2025 CoHFAC Kickback
 EXPERIENCE OUR COLLEGE | CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESS

Saturday, March 8, 2025
Philip Lynch Theatre & Wadsworth Family Gallery
6:00 p.m. Doors Open | Open Bar
Programming Begins at 6:30 p.m.
Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree: John Carey,
Associate Professor of Communications

This event has already taken place.
 Thank you to everyone who supported the 2025 CoHFAC Kickback!
See you in 2026!

Questions?
Please contact Mark Swain, Dean of CoHFAC at SwainMa@lewisu.edu or 815-836-5043.

Couldn't attend but would like to support CoHFAC?

The College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Communications (CoHFAC) at Lewis University is dedicated to fostering intellectual curiosity, creative expression, and community engagement. Through a diverse range of programs in the arts, humanities, and media, CoHFAC empowers students to become thoughtful, skilled, and socially responsible leaders.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

Angelo '89 & Jeanne '91 Lazzara/22 Creative Group

Kim '89 & Kurt Hartman

Mike & Jean Lucas/Lucas Law Firm

Tom '88 & Carrie '88 Drez and
Ed '88 & Sue '88 Tennant
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Marc Pozdol & Terry Pozdol Niego

 

PHOTO BOOTH SPONSOR
Mark '93 & Natalie '91 Swain

DJ SPONSOR
Keleher Research Group

 

SPONSORS
Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Lockport
Nik & Ivy Brewing Co.
Embers Tap House
Mama Onesta's Italian Restaurant
Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club
McWethy's Tavern
Go Brewing Taproom
With Purpose Media & Events
Public Landing Restaurant
Lock & Mule
Sodexo at Lewis University
Lewis Bookstore

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CoHFAC Lifetime Achievement Award

The CoHFAC Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have made transformative contributions to Lewis University. Honoree John Carey, a double alumnus of Lewis and communications professor, has spent four decades establishing the campus TV/Radio stations and spearheading philanthropic initiatives such as the WLRA radio station's fundraising for Advocate Children’s Hospitals.

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Renaming of Studio Theatre

The Studio Theatre was be renamed the Keith White Theatre in honor of the 2024 award recipient Professor Emeritus Keith White.

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Scenes from the 2024 CoHFAC Kickback