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Illinois Wesleyan President Richard F. Wilson Elected Chairman of CCIW Council of Presidents
[April 23, 2008] -- Illinois Wesleyan University President Richard F. Wilson was elected chairman of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Council of Presidents Tuesday.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Announces 2008 Merle Chapman Award Winners
[April 15, 2008] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of the Merle Chapman Leadership Award Tuesday.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Hosts First-Ever Student-Athlete Workshop
[February 4, 2008] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) hosted its first-ever student-athlete workshop over the weekend at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wis.
[Full Story]

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CCIW SAAC Collects Over 1,000 Pairs of Shoes in First-Ever Donation Drive
[February 4, 2008] -- The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) at each of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) schools took part in the conference’s first-ever shoe drive donation, collecting a total of 1,246 pairs of shoes during the two-month project.
[Full Story]

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CCIW To Host First-Ever Student-Athlete Workshop
[January 25, 2008] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) will host a first-ever student-athlete workshop Feb. 1-2 at the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wis.
[Full Story]

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Millikin University to Search for New Full-Time Athletic Director
[January 11, 2008] -- Millikin University will begin a nation-wide search for a new Director of Athletics and Recreation in order to allow current AD and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Lori Kerans to devote her full attention to the Millikin women’s basketball program. The search process will begin immediately, but Kerans will remain in the dual roles until June 30.
[Full Story]

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Augustana Athletics Director Resigns to Take Position in Cairo
[January 7, 2008] -- Chuck Gordon, director of athletics at Augustana College since 2004, will resign at the end of this month to take a new position leading the athletics programs of the American University in Cairo (AUC).
[Full Story]

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CCIW SAAC Set to Take Part in Shoe Drive Project
[November 27, 2007] -- The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) at each of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) schools will take part in a shoe drive donation starting December 3, 2007, and ending on January 28, 2008.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Improves on Directors' Cup Standings in 2006-07
[August 21, 2007] -- For the third straight season, the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) improved on its standings in the United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup coordinated by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
[Full Story]

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CCIW Implements Heat Protocol Guidelines for Football and Soccer
[August 15, 2007] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) has developed guidelines for the implementation of mandatory hydration/cooling breaks in the sports of football and soccer effective August 15, 2007.
[Full Story] [Heat Protocol Policy]

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CCIW Announces Partnership with Apparel Company Boomer T’s; Website Store Created
[July 5, 2007] -- The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) is pleased to announce a partnership with Boomer T’s, a professional logo design and embroidery company located in Aurora, Ill., as announced by commissioner Chris Martin Thursday.
[Full Story]

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Augustana’s Voiland Selected to Represent CCIW as NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
[June 15, 2007] -- The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) has selected Meghan Voiland from Augustana College to represent the conference in the 2007 NCAA Woman of the Year award.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Announces 2007 Merle Chapman Award Winners
[April 18, 2007] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of the Merle Chapman Leadership Award Wednesday.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Schools Take Part in "Think Pink" Program
[January 24, 2007] -- Four College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) institutions were part of the "Think Pink" initiative during a pair of women's basketball games on Saturday, Jan. 27.
[Full Story]

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Millikin Names Two New Head Coaches
[January 4, 2007] -- Millikin University added two new head coaches to its staff Thursday as former Millikin student-athlete Paul Yemm was named interim men's & women's swimming coach, while William "B.J." Noble was named head men's soccer coach.
[Full Story-Soccer] [Full Story-Swimming]

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Fall 2006 National Post Season Awards
[December 18, 2006] -- Click on the link below to view a list of the All-Region and All-America selections from the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) in men's & women's cross country, men's & women's soccer, volleyball and football.
[Full Story]

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Five CCIW Schools Make Top 60 of Academy’s Directors’ Cup
[September 26, 2006] -- The 2005-06 season was a banner year for the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) in the United States Sports Academy Directors Cup results coordinated by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
[Full Story]

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Illinois Wesleyan's Sprague Selected to Represent CCIW as NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
[July 17, 2006] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) has selected Melinda Sprague from Illinois Wesleyan University to represent the conference in the 2006 NCAA Woman of the Year award. 
[Full Story]

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Millikin Hires New Track & Field, Cross Country and Women's Soccer Coaches
[June 13, 2006] -- Millikin University added three new coaches to its staff recently. Click on the link below to read about the new additions to the Big Blue athletics department, courtesy of the Millikin sports information staff.
[Full Story]

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Two CCIW Schools Top Academic All-America List
[June 29, 2006] -- According to statistics kept by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), two College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) schools are among the top 20 on the all-time list of Academic All-Americans, including this past academic calendar year.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Announces Merle Chapman Award Winners
[April 26, 2006] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of the Merle Chapman Leadership Award Wednesday.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Shirts Available to the Public
[April 14, 2006] -- A limited number of special College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) shirts are now available.
[Full Story]

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NCAA President Myles Brand Highlights CCIW’s 60th Anniversary Event
[February 21, 2006] -- NCAA President Myles Brand was in Naperville on the evening of Monday, Feb. 20, at the Holiday Inn Select as a guest of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin.
[Full Story]

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Penn Racquet Sports to Serve as CCIW’s Official Tennis Ball
[November 15, 2005] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced Tuesday that Penn Racquet Sports will serve as the official tennis ball of the conference, effective for the 2006-07 tennis season.
[Full Story]

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CCIW Apparel Available
[October 3, 2005] -- Special College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) apparel is now available through Impact Sports and the CCIW.
[Full Story]

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CCIW to Honor Illinois Wesleyan Football Player With Moment of Silence
[August 31, 2005] -- Illinois Wesleyan football player Doug Schmied will be honored by the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin with a moment of silence before every CCIW football game Oct. 1.
[Full Story]

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Illinois Wesleyan Mourns Death of Football Co-Captain [August 25, 2005] -- Illinois Wesleyan University senior Doug Schmied, a co-captain on the Titans football team, died on Wednesday, August 24, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
[IWU Story] [CCIW Statement]
[Update]

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CCIW Forms Partnership with National Car Rental
[July 21, 2005] -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin has partnered with National Car Rental to be the primary rental car provider of the CCIW as announced Thursday by commissioner Chris Martin.
[Full Story]

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CCIW places five in top 75 of Academy Directors’ Cup
[July 20, 2005] -- For the first time in conference history, the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) recently placed five member schools in the top 75 of the Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, awarded by the National Association of the Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
[Full Story]