ALUMNI NEWS
Jean Sutter Glick ’78, Pekin, Ill., the professional development school (PDS) site coordinator for Pekin Public Schools and Illinois State University, taught and supervised 29 students in an intensive yearlong internship where students were immersed in the culture of the school district. The PDS model is a university-public school partnership that combines teacher education and school reform to improve student learning.
retreats. Janice volunteers with Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference and Dave volunteers with the MC USA executive board.
Eileen Hostetler ’78, Saint Ignatius, Mont., works as a social worker at Home Options, Home Health and Hospice in Lake County. She also works as a private duty nurse for Northwest Home Care.
Jane E. Friesen, wife of Kelvin E. Friesen ’77, 412 Quail Run, Archbold, OH 43502, died April 22, 2012.
Darrell Martin ’76, Richfield, Minn., is enrolled in an R.N. nursing program at a community college, after working almost 30 years for consulting engineering firms. His experiences in Haiti during SST and the Congo with Mennonite Central Committee were influential in his career change. Steve R. Martin ’76, Middlebury, Ind., opened Ignition Music in Goshen in February 2012. His store features new, classic and hard-to-find music, some of which includes albums, and also features live performances. He also included a broadcast booth in the front of the store for The Globe, Goshen College’s independent radio station, which allows broadcasts of musical events and interviews with artists.
DEATHS Lucy Gerber Bontrager ’76, wife of Jerre D. Bontrager ’76, 125 Erb St., Hesston, KS 67062, died May 1, 2012.
Richard Boyce, husband of Lyn Sommers GaschoBoyce ’77, 408 Fairlane Drive, Alma, MI 48801, died Dec. 4, 2011. Elizabeth R. Lindsay ’75, North Charleston, S.C., died Feb. 25, 2011. Ronald J. Lukomski, husband of Suzanne Pasztor Lukomski ’77, 7835 Jackson Ave., Munster, IN 46321, died Oct. 29, 2011. Karen K. Tyson ’75, Sarasota, Fla., died Jan. 14, 2012.
1980-84 NOTES
Richard H. Meyer ’79, Millersburg, Ind., accepted a position in August 2011 as founding director for Elkhart County Clubhouse, a community of support for people with mental illness. The Clubhouse opened May 22 at 114 S. 5th Street in Goshen. The Clubhouse relationships and work-ordered days give members support for employment, education and access to other services they may individually need. Mary Kathryn Schmid Miller ’78, Elkhart, Ind., is the volunteer coordinator at Greencroft Goshen. She is also working on becoming a master gardener. Bob Smoker ’77, Goshen, is self-employed as a clay artist. Joanna Suter ’75, Maumee, Ohio, retired after 32 years as a librarian in public libraries. David Sutter ’79 and Janice Yordy Sutter ’79, South Bend, Ind., pastors at Kern Road Mennonite Church for 24 years, enjoy leading marriage
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Susan R. Miller ’83 and Kenneth Barrows, Augusta, Maine, were married Nov. 11, 2011. Susan earned recognition from Living Innovations as a direct support professional.
Jim E. Alvarez ’84, Goshen, was appointed chief financial officer of Everence, Goshen. He formerly served as senior vice president of corporate services at Everence. Kent Beck ’81, Furlong, Pa., is teaching at Philadelphia Mennonite High School. Dawn Yoder Harms ’81, Ephrata, Pa., is serving as interim pastor at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church, Lancaster.
Phil Kaufmann ’80, Tiskilwa, Ill., uses his oneman production of Cotton Patch Gospel to raise funds for Mennonite Central Committee and hunger projects. Dane Larsen ’81, Wakarusa, Ind., teaches sixth grade science at NorthWood Middle School, Wa-Nee Community Schools.
Gwen Ratzloff ’83 moved to Phoenix, Ariz., last fall, where she continues to operate a bookkeeping services business. Tim Schmucker ’83, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is in a one-year assignment with Mennonite Central Committee Canada as public engagement coordinator. For 11 years he was the justice and peace coordinator with MCC Ontario. Esther Yoder Strahan ’84, Bluffton, Ohio, published Parenting with Reason: Evidence-based Approaches to Parenting Dilemmas (Routledge/ Psychology Press) in 2011. Diane Bontrager Woodworth ’83, Middlebury, Ind., was named superintendent for Goshen Community Schools effective July 1, 2012. She had served as deputy superintendent for GCS and replaces longtime GCS Superintendent Bruce Stahly ’67. Diane earned a Ph.D. in educational leadership in December 2007 from Purdue University. Sheila Stopher Yoder ’80, Middlebury, Ind., began serving Jan. 3, 2012, as half-time church relations associate with Mennonite Mission Network. Sheila will connect with congregations in Mennonite Church USA’s Allegheny, Franconia, Franklin, Lancaster, New York and Virginia conferences.
1985-89 NOTES Kevin L. Bacher ’89, Eatonville, Wash., a full-time ranger and director of the volunteer program at Mount Rainier Park, also served as a public information officer after the fatal shooting of fellow ranger Margaret Anderson in January. Sonja Gyori-Helmuth ’85, Plainfield, Ind., works as a pediatric triage nurse in an inner-city clinic that provides health care for low income families. Todd Holsopple ’88, Millersburg, Ind., is vice president for client services for Everence Trust Company and Mennonite Foundation. Jan Friesen Holsopple ’90 is a guidance counselor at Parkside Elementary in Goshen.