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Ephesians 2:10
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” MISSION STATEMENT Wisconsin Lutheran College, affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, is a Lutheran liberal arts college for Christian men and women. The college is committed to providing quality teaching, scholarship, and service that are rooted in Holy Scripture; promoting the spiritual growth of students, faculty, and staff; and preparing students for lives of Christian leadership. Executive director of Marketing and Communication Jason Van Acker ’00
Wisconsin Lutheran College Magazine
Vol. 25, No. 2
Features
4 Grenada: God’s plan to connect WLC and Grenada
2 From the President
Executive editor Vicki Hartig Editor and photographer Melanie Gohde Buellesbach Contributing writers Sarah Malchow Katie Steinegger ’13 Curtis Wech ’09 Contributing photographers Bill Scharf Rev. Dan Schroeder Jeffrey Wilson Designer Jennifer Rueth Wisconsin Lutheran College Magazine is published for and distributed free of charge to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the college. All correspondence, letters, news, corrections, and comments are welcomed and should be directed to:
Departments
8 On Campus
7 Teacher education marks 25th year
11 Student News 12 Christian Leadership 15 Faculty & Staff
14 Academic highlights
16 Fine Arts 17 Athletics
20 Celebrating 40 years of God’s grace
18 Alumni 19 Development
22 Vision 2020
Jason Van Acker Wisconsin Lutheran College Magazine 8800 West Bluemound Road Milwaukee WI 53226 jason.vanacker@wlc.edu
ON THe cover
Shown are some members of the WLC “paint crew” after completing a home on a steep hilltop in the Cherry Hill area of Grenada.
PRESIDENT Dr. Daniel W. Johnson, Germantown, Wisconsin BOARD OF REGENTS 2012-2013 James Fischer (chair), Waukesha, Wisconsin Ryan Barbieri ’00, Sussex, Wisconsin Steve Boettcher, Mequon, Wisconsin Matt Burow, Slinger, Wisconsin Gary Drska, Muskego, Wisconsin Dr. Gerald Fischer, Bethesda, Maryland Rev. Kenneth Fisher, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Stephen Granberg, Jackson, Wisconsin Justin Gregorius, Watertown, Wisconsin Dr. Terry Gueldner, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Rev. Jeff Gunn, Phoenix, Arizona Paul Hartwig, Appleton, Wisconsin Rev. Mark Henrich, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Rev. Dennis Himm, Grand Blanc, Michigan Charles Kluenker, Roseville, California
Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, College Station, Texas Scott Mayer, Franklin, Wisconsin Tom Plath, Collierville, Tennessee Kent Raabe, Brookfield, Wisconsin Dr. William Raasch, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Rev. Gene Sims, Grove City, Ohio C. Daniel Stefferud, Redondo Beach, California Dr. Gary Stimac, The Woodlands, Texas William Treffert, Naples, Florida Matt Trotter, Cudahy, Wisconsin W. Andrew Unkefer, Phoenix, Arizona Dr. Ronald White, Fort Myers, Florida Kerry Woody, Muskego, Wisconsin George Zaferos, Watertown, Wisconsin Wisconsin Lutheran College | 3