Signatures: Spring 2018

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Anderson University loses a friend.

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A SINGLE FRAME When Anderson University’s engineering students and the Campus Activities Board come together, you get a night of competition for endurance and strength by students, faculty, and staff. The engineering students designed and constructed the course, which included a warped wall and a salmon ladder. CAB students stood in as referees.

Pictured competing is Jenny Bustos, sophomore nursing major.

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Dr. Richard Sowers at rehearsal with the Anderson Symphony Orchestra.

14 | Professors Who Practice What

They Teach Anderson University faculty work as hard outside of the classroom as they do in front of one. Meet four of those professors and learn how they share their knowledge and skills off campus.

20 | Losing a Friend, Mentor, and Leader

News 4 | From the President

22 | Always Connected

5 | Across the Valley

23 | The Raven Family

8 | Raven Athletics

25 | Class Notes

12 | Summer Camps

26 | Remembering Our Friends

In November 2017, Anderson University said goodbye to Dr. Robert Nicholson, president emeritus of Anderson University and longtime dean.

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Alumni

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ON THE COVER: Professor Denna Thompson keeps her nursing skills sharp by working off campus in the emergency room at Community Hospital in Anderson.

Editor — Deborah Lilly BA ’90, MTS ’11; Design/Illustration — Larry Stuart BA ’84; Editorial Assistants — Marissa (Phillips) Johnson BA ’13, Scott Tilley BA ’86; Contributing Writers — John S. Pistole BA ’78, Tammy Tilley BA ’85; Student Writers — Liam Crays, Faith Sayles; Photographer — Dale Pickett, Elizabeth Murray. Photos of Dr. Sowers were taken by Dale Pickett and appear courtesy of the Anderson Symphony Orchestra (andersonsymphony.org). Signatures is the official alumni periodical of Anderson University, published three times a year (April, August, December) and printed by Progress Printing Plus. Editorial offices are located in

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FROM the PRESIDENT

Matt Olsen (left), former general counsel to the National Security Agency and former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, visited campus Feb. 14. He addressed the university and campus communities in a discussion moderated

by President John Pistole.

Speakers Enlighten Students, Community Guests on campus discussed issues concerning national security and conflict resolution

It’s been an exciting time at Anderson University this semester. We’ve hosted powerful speakers on campus through our National Security Studies initiative and through PACT (Peace and Conflict Transformation). Joining us on campus through the university’s National Security Studies Fellows program were John Brennan, former CIA director; Matt Olsen, former general counsel to the National Security Agency and former director of the National Counterterrorism Center; and Gen. James Clapper, former director of the Office of National Intelligence. Each speaker met with our National Security Studies students and then gave a presentation for the entire university and Anderson community. We were pleased to host Matt Olsen on the same day the university unveiled our new Situation Room (see page 6).

The PACT speakers were, well, impactful, in so many ways, including helping us realize anew how fortunate we are living here in the United States. The series has brought to campus discussions of violence from around the world, as well as audience members beyond the Anderson community.

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As this issue of Signatures goes to print, we are preparing for even more guests as family members and friends join us in celebrating our 2018 graduates on May 5. We have chosen two dynamic speakers to address our graduates. The Rev. Dr. Melissa Pratt, senior pastor at Teays Valley Church of God in Scott Depot, W.Va., will be speaking at the 10 a.m. baccalaureate service. The Teays Valley Church of God has seen significant growth and engagement under Pratt’s leadership. At 3 p.m., Bishop Timothy Clarke, senior pastor at First Church of God in Columbus, Ohio, will address the crowd at the commencement ceremony. Clarke has served in ministry for more than 44 years, providing vision and leadership across the country in multiple venues, including the National Association of the Church of God. “LOOKING You are welcome to ahead, we attend both events and anticipate a will be blessed by their much larger messages. incoming class And finally, we continue developing this fall, giving our Christian Spiritual us greater Transformation initiative, opportunities to with our complemenimpact lives for tary major now offered Christ and the for students. It’s great Kingdom.” to hear stories of Real Life. Transformed. from students, faculty, staff, and even guest chapel speakers.

Looking ahead, we anticipate a much larger incoming class this fall, giving us greater opportunities to impact lives for Christ and the Kingdom. Later this year, I’ll be announcing a fundraising campaign and share ways you can help us transform lives by investing in Anderson University.

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News ACROSS the VALLEY

DR. MICHAEL FRANK, a professor in the Department of History and Political Science, is pictured in the new Situation Room on the third floor of Decker Hall. The classroom will provide real-life simulations of national security crises as well as provide the equipment needed to learn from national security experts.

Keeping Pace with the World New lab and Situation Room heighten student experince /// BY MARISSA JOHNSON

Universities are challenged with keeping up with demands in the workforce. As security concerns grow around the world, Anderson University offers majors in national security studies and information security (anderson.edu/ security-studies). This year, thanks to outside donors, the university was able to open a Cybersecurity Engineering Laboratory in the AU Engineering Center and a Situation Room to match its counterpart in the White House.

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engineering. Modeled after server rooms and data centers at large companies, students write code, connect to the laboratory, and run their code on the lab’s servers, which have more than 20 physical cores and 256GiB of RAM to allow for complex code to be executed quickly. Faculty can also use the lab to work on research or more computationally complex projects.

Ascension Information Services was the lead sponsor for the Cybersecurity Engineering Laboratory, with generous support from their friends at Integration Partners, Extreme

Networks, Inc. (formerly Avaya), and Dell EMC. Ascension can also bring their staff to AU’s campus for periodic training.

The Situation Room, located in Decker Hall, is designed for national security studies majors. To celebrate the addition to the program, Matthew G. Olsen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, was invited to speak on campus.

The Situation Room provides students classroom space to respond to mock crises and a video-conferencing setup to allow for opportunities to hear from experts in the field of national security studies. The Situation Room at AU was made possible by donor and AU alumnus Charles R. Carroll ’77.

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UNIVERSITY See pages 12-13.

NEWS BRIEFS PISTOLE JOINS ADVISORY GROUP Dan Coats, director of the Office of National Intelligence and former United

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uring this past academic year, Anderson University and the School of Science and Engineering hosted two VEX robotics competitions for students in elementary through high school. In December, 109 teams competed, while 36 came for the February competition. The event allowed students who have an interest in science and engineering to tour the university’s engineering lab and meet AU engineering students and faculty. Chad Wallace BA ’94, dean of the School of Science and Engineering, said, “We think it is important to invest in these talented young people as they are our future STEM students and society’s future STEM professionals.”

HEARD IN CHAPEL

“When we practice stillness, we practice letting go of being in control. When we practice solitude, we practice letting go of being defined and limited by the affection and esteem of others. And when we practice silence, we practice letting go of finding security in what we have. In letting go, we grow in trust of God and experiencing peace.”

—PHILEENA HEUERTZ, author and spiritual director, speaking on contemplative prayer

States senator from Indiana, has invited AU President John Pistole BA ’78 to serve as a member of his Senior Advisory Group.

Pistole said, “I’m honored to serve in this capacity. It’s great to be able to go back to Washington, D.C., and give advice .”

NEW VP OF FINANCE Jim Ragsdale BA ’83 joined the executive staff at Anderson University as the vice president of finance in March. He previously served as senior financial analyst for St. Vincent Health Indiana at Ascension Information Systems. He replaces Dan Courtney BA ’81, who had been serving as the interim vice president of finance since the retirement of Dana Stuart BA ’83 in the fall 2018.

Keep up with ANDERSON UNIVERSITY between issues of SIGNATURES. ANDERSON UNIVERSITY Alumni Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018

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RAVEN ATHLETICS

What to Expect from Raven Football New head coach prepares for his first season at AU /// BY LIAM CRAYS

The Anderson University Department of Athletics has announced that Steven Rock has been named the 14th head coach of the Raven football team. Rock served 11 seasons as the assistant coach at Franklin College, also a competitor in the Heartland Athletic Conference (HCAC). As an observer from the other side of the field, Rock saw opportunities for improvement in the AU team. The head coaching position at AU also met his desire to serve in a leadership role at a Christian university. | 8

“I believe the game of football opens the door to mentor young men in a period of their lives where they need role models to provide guidance,” Rock said.

Jeremy Davis, a junior football player, hopes that Rock will bring a sense of energy to the team that has been lacking. Davis also appreciates that Rock is a man of strong faith with experience and a gread deal of knowledge about the game.

When it comes to recruiting players, Rock is looking for players who will

work hard and prepare themselves to be the best that they can be. He is also looking for players who have prepared themselves academically for college-level work. But Rock believes character is the most important trait he is looking for in his recruits.

Rock is thankful for the opportunity to lead the Raven football team. His goal is to return pride to this historically successful football program and is looking forward to meeting the AU alumni, friends, and fans this coming fall.

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RAVEN GOLF OUTING If you like playing golf and also enjoy supporting the Anderson University Department of Athletics, consider signing up for the Ravens Varsity Club Golf Outing, scheduled for June 1, 2018, at the Edgewood Country Club. The format is a golf scramble, and registration cost is $75 per golfer or $280 per foursome.

There are also opportunities for tournament sponsorships.

The tournament will begin with registration at 11 a.m., followed by lunch.

The shotgun start will be at noon. The registration deadline is May 25, 2018.

The Ravens Varsity Club golf outing is an opportunity for alumni and friends of AU to invest in the Raven athletic teams, to create a first-class experience for Raven athletes, and underwrite expenses such as recruitment, team travel, equipment upgrades, and facility upgrades.

For more information about registering for the golf outing or about giving to AU athletics, contact Athletic Director Marcie Taylor at (765) 641-4495 or

Three hit 1,000 points

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hree AU men’s basketball players hit significant goals this past season by scoring the 1,000th point in their career on the court. Senior Trevor Lucas (middle) and juniors Cole Hartman (far left) and Stanley Duncan (far right) earned their spots in the Raven Men’s Basketball 1,000-point Club, bringing the number of players on the list to 39. Ken Strawn BA ’63 still holds the top spot for the number of points made. He was a member of the men’s team from 1959-1963 and ended his career at AU with a total 2,142 points.

GOLF, TENNIS RETURN Men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis are coming back beginning in the fall. Jeff Brunnemer will coach both golf teams, and Bryant Beard will coach both tennis teams. The women’s golf and tennis teams compete in the fall, and the men’s golf and tennis compete in the spring. The men also compete in a couple of golf tournaments each fall.

mjtaylor@anderson.edu.

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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S

TRACK AND FIELD 5/4

Billy Hayes Invitational @ Bloomington, Ind.

5/10

Hillsdale Last Chance @ Hillsdale, Mich.

5/24-26 NCAA Outdoor Nationals

@ LaCrosse, Wisc.

To stay up on all Raven athletic news, visit athletics.anderson.edu.

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A SINGLE FRAME Anderson University students, faculty, and staff didn’t allow the cold January day to dampen their celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the continuing work of unity. The students joined the citywide convocation at the Paramount Theatre downtown and then marched back to campus to continue the daylong celebration, which included service projects around Anderson.

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SUMMER CAMPS at ANDERSON UNIVERSITY

PRE-COLLEGE EXPERIENCES

ATHLETIC SUMMER CAMPS

June 4-8

STEM Immersion Camp

June 18-22

Tennis Varsity/Jr. Varsity Clinic

June 4-8

String Camp

June 25-27

Raven Girls Volleyball Camp

June 17-20

Music Education and Leadership Camp

July 2, 3, 5, 6 Basketball Co-Ed Day Camp

June 17-23

Broadway Boot Camp

July 6-7

Boys Basketball Intensive

June 17-23

Summer Dance Intensive

July 8-12

Anderson Co-Ed Soccer Camp

June 18-20

Design Camp

July 9-12

Little Kickers Co-Ed Soccer Camp

July 8-14

Orangehaus Music Business Camp

July 9-14

Filmmakers Camp

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For more information or to register, visit anderson.edu/summer.

ATHLETIC TEAM SUMMER CAMPS July 19-21

High School Girls’ Soccer Team Camp

July 13-15

High School Boys’ Soccer Team Camp

July 15-17

High School Boys’ Soccer Team Camp

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“Our amazing faculty continue to INSPIRE and ENCOURAGE all of us. Not only do they expertly TEACH the subject at hand, but they MENTOR students in ways that simply aren’t possible in large universities. And for those students seeking to learn more about being a Christ follower or going deeper in their faith walk, our professors are ready, willing, and able to WALK with them, sharing real life experiences to help students CONNECT their career and calling.”

— JOHN S. PISTOLE, ANDERSON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

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Professors Who

Practice What They Teach B Y TA M A R A T I L L E Y

George Bernard Shaw’s words ring hollow at AU: “He who can, does; he who cannot, teaches.”

The reality is, a number of professors practice what they teach. They work in churches, theatres, hospitals, shelters, even fancy city buildings — one even works remotely in London. And then they bring that work into the classroom, where theory, faith, and reality collide in beautiful glory.

While many of AU’s faculty fit this teaching/practice model, not all their stories can be shared in a single article, so we highlight four: very different journeys, stories, and specialty areas, but sharing a fruitfulness that points to God’s redemptive work.

The Maestro of Music and Life

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Richard Sowers personifies kindness. His eyes dance with life, his words extend grace and dignity, his handshake the warmth of an old friend.

If you’ve been around AU within the last 34 years, you know him as the director of choirs and conductor of the Anderson University Chorale, Anderson Symphonic Choir, and Men’s Choir. As a professor, he teaches private voice lessons, undergraduate and graduate conduct“When we place ing, and music education the music making classes, all within the above our own selfSchool of Music, Theatre, interests, that’s the and Dance.

If you’ve attended an way we serve others.

Anderson Symphony AU has that, and not Orchestra (ASO) concert every place does.” in the last 29 years, you’re familiar with him as the —DR. RICHARD SOWERS conductor.

Sowers’ résumé continues. He is involved in the Indiana Choral Directors Association and conducts in Indianapolis studios for music publishing companies.“I’m really able to keep my professional chops up, if you’ve heard that phrase before,” said Sowers.

And how does all of that experience outside the classroom influence his work in the classroom?

“What I bring when I get in front of the students, both in the classroom and also in rehearsals, is the best that I have to offer. In the conducting classes, I’m able to fall back on the experience I’ve had, the wisdom I’ve gained...and talk about those issues with the students. But because I’ve r.

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had to work through those things, I know the process of what you need to do to get to where you want to go.

ENHANCING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC Sowers describes his time with the ASO as “amazing. What [the musicians] bring to the table is astonishing sometimes.

I still shake my head at how blessed I am to be collaborating with these folks. When you have everybody working together on a piece of music, the human connection is glorious at times.

“I’m very proud of the fact that we as an organization, the ASO has been able to remain strong at times when other orchestras have simply gone away. And it blows my mind that it happens in a community with all that Anderson has gone through,” he said, referring to the city’s

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economic struggles and the decline of General Motors.

“The musicians want to play in the orchestra.”

MUSIC AND FAITH Dr. Sowers admits the connection between music and faith is a bit ineffable.

Pausing, searching for just the right words, he eventually says, “The thing is, at our core, we believe that it’s not about us. When we place the music making above our own self-interests, that’s the way we serve others. AU has that, and not every place does.”

Sowers illustrates his conviction with a powerful story.

In 1990, the AU Chorale visited Estonia, still under Soviet control. The Chorale was the first American group to travel inside Estonia in more than 50 years. The churches had been shut down, so the Chorale performed to a packed audience inside a modern concert hall. Among the crowd

were members of the KGB assigned to the Chorale.

“One of the pieces we were doing was a setting of the prayer of Saint Francis. The Estonian translator said the people of Estonia don’t know the prayer of Saint Francis.

Rather than trying to read the whole poem, I just said, ‘This speaks of peace, which we all universally wish for,’” Sowers explains.

Sowers continues, “As the piece ends, the harmony never resolves. It just trails off at the end. The whole point is that our job as peacemakers is never done.”

As the Chorale reached the end of the piece, jets from the nearby military base flew overhead and drowned out the music in the concert hall. As the jets trailed off into silence, so did the Chorale.

“There wasn’t a sound except for people sniffling, probably for 30 seconds, and then applause,” says Sowers. “It was one of those magical, magical moments.”

The Clinician and Classroom Instructor

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ead just a few statistics about AU’s accredited nursing program, and you’ll soon conclude this is a great place to study nursing.

• 100% of 2017 graduating seniors successfully completed the NCLEX licensure examination on the first attempt.

• AU’s nursing program is ranked #3 in the state of Indiana for NCLEX pass rates (#1 for Christian Universities).

• 100% of 2015 graduating seniors secured job placement.

P R O F. D E N N A T H O M P S O N Obviously, one of the biggest reasons for the program’s success points to faculty like Denna Thompson. Professor Thompson is in her third in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life year as a full-time assistant professor in the School of Support, Trauma Nursing Core Course, and she is NIH Nursing and Kinesiology. She is a clinical instructor, course Stroke Certified. coordinator, and, like the other professors, an academic Dr. Lynn Schmidt, dean of the School of Nursing advisor with 18 advisees. and Kinesiology, is quick to sing the praises of her faculty, Thompson is also a 19-year veteran emergency room nurse including Thompson, who “model that shared experience of and continues to work in that role. She holds certifications working and teaching with faith and patience.”

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Thompson said about her journey, “I fell in love with emergency nursing about a year and a half into my career as a nurse. I would hear the overhead page, ‘Respiratory therapy E.R., stat,’ and I would Student Samantha get excited and wonder what it would be like to Case describes work in the emergency Thompson as “one room.” Thompson of the most genuine applied, was hired, and professors I have come has never done any other type of nursing since. into contact with.”

As a researcher and presenter, Thompson began teaching others in her department on topics such as overdoses or how to remove body jewelry. She naturally migrates to the younger nurses “to take them under my wing.” That move, along with completing her Master of Science in Nursing, led her to combine her love for nursing with her love for teaching, “the toughest job you’ll ever love,” she quips.

“LIVED EXPERIENCE” “I had no idea how difficult it is to transition from in-practice to in-the-classroom. As an expert in my field, I just do things without thinking about them. I can teach in a clinical setting, but in the classroom, it’s a whole different dynamic. I don’t have a patient in front of me, so I bring patient scenarios to my students. I also try to bring things that they won’t find in a textbook.”

This is the type of real-life experience to which Schmidt refers to as “lived experience: [Denna] will often say to her students, ‘The patient that came into the emergency room last night,’ or ‘This is what I just saw and this is what we did.’”

Students Samantha Case and Marie West agree Thompson both challenges and encourages them in specific ways. Case describes Thompson as “one of the most genuine professors I have come into contact with.” West comments, “I am excited to travel to Nicaragua with my group of classmates for our senior intercultural nursing trip.”

Said Thompson, who helped lead the trip, “I just want to encourage them and lift them up.”

The Professor and the Preacher

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ucked away in a cloistered corner of the School of Theology and Christian Ministry’s (SOTCM) steepled building, Dr. Gary Agee’s office is awash with sunlight, casting a glow through the window and creating an appropriate juxtaposition that speaks to the professor and preacher himself: calmly intense, carefully effusive, and warmly prudent.

Agee is comfortable with seeming paradoxes. For example, he has written three books about Eastern Kentucky, where much of his extended family lives, although he himself has never lived there. Agee’s spiritual roots are tethered to the Church of God, but he garnered his master’s degree at Xavier University and his doctorate at The University of Dayton, both connected to the Catholic church. Agee, a Caucasian, studied church history and then wrote his doctoral dissertation on civil rights leader Daniel Rudd, an African American Catholic born into the South’s slavery in the late 1800s. His dissertation received notoriety and subsequently was published. Currently, Agee is working on a second book with a similar theme.

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Then there’s the sometimes-ambiguous idea of studying religion and “doing” ministry. Historically, people like to place the two schools of thought in different camps, but not Agee. They go together. They need each other, he says. He more “It’s also been a than gives words to the idea: He lives wonderful opportunity in the reality where Agee is both a for the church to meet professor and a pastor. new people, to hear Agee teaches full time at AU’s SOTCM, while he also pastors at new voices, of women Beachwood Church of God, a small and men who have church in rural Preble County, been called to preach.”

Ohio, about 90 miles southeast of Anderson.

—DR. GARY AGEE Agee’s résumé extends into the corporate world as well, as he has facilitated discussions about diversity inclusion for numerous companies, including Toyota Motor Corporation’s facilities throughout the United States.

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A MESSAGE OF RECONCILIATION Though Agee’s experience is vast, his calling has remained clear: To promote discussion about reconciliation that’s relevant to student education, to the church, and to the culture.

“Daniel Rudd’s message was about the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of humanity,” said Agee.

“Interestingly enough, I found that same rhetoric used in our own tradition.”

Then there’s the SOTCM mission statement that strives to “form women and men for the ministry of biblical reconciliation,” Agee said.

It all relates, he contends.

“I love the curiosity our students have in the classroom.

They really see merit in theological and ethical discussions beyond just our traditions.... Their willingness to engage here, not just with their studies, but also with the needs in the community is an encouragement to me and shows what kind of student is coming here.”

This same message of unity flows from the SOTCM to the church and back around again. Agee provides opportunities at his church for students to speak and “practice” their gift.

“When I began here as an adjunct,” said Agee, “the dean of the seminary at that time said he needed someplace for one of his students in his preaching class to get some experience. I said, ‘Well, send him our way.’ I had never met this kid before, but he came to my church, preached a sermon, and he did a really good job.

“It’s also been a wonderful opportunity for the church to meet new people, to hear new voices, of women and men who have been called to preach.”

Michelle Mosier MDiv ’13, DMin ’18 studied under Agee both in the classroom and in the church; she has witnessed firsthand how education and ministry connect.

Providing one of the greatest compliments someone who has devoted their life to ministry could ever receive, Mosier adds: “Gary and his wife, Lori, showed me what it means to really pastor.”

The Brit with the Brand

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U Falls School of Business alumnae Victoria Shaw BA ’17 traveled to London to learn more about the cultural heritage and not necessarily for business. Her professor, Dr. Ray Sylvester, encouraged her to meet some of his colleagues in London. “Before I knew it,” explains Shaw, “I had a CEO of a global company standing at the entrance of my hotel meeting me for breakfast.

“Dr. Sylvester’s connections were with some of the most brilliant and kind people I had ever met in the industry, and they wanted to know how they could help me get connected in Europe. Whether it was helping me coordinate meetings or praying with me before my departure, Ray was invested in my personal and professional growth during

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this incredibly formative experience.”

Meet Dr. Ray Sylvester, Falls School of Business newest associate professor of marketing.

Dr. Sylvester, who is passionate about personal branding, is also British.

How in the world does a person from London, England, end up 4,500 miles away from his extended family in another country, in the Midwest, at a Christian university, at Anderson University?

“I first had a connection that probably links back to 2012. I was presenting at a conference in Los Angeles, and a professor from here, Rebecca Chappell, introduced herself to me.... In 2013 I started visiting some business camps that

were being run here (Orangehaus Music Business Camp).

In 2014, my entire family came over, and at that time, I think my intrigue was solely based on my faith. It didn’t seem logical on paper to leave London to come here, but God had a different plan.”

Sylvester said Dean Terry Truitt also played a large role in his arrival: “After I turned down the offer the first

A SANCTIFIED PERSONAL BRAND In discussing the value of personal branding, Sylvester points to a pie-shaped schemata with the words “Holy Spirit” in the center. He explains, “A Christian business context should reveal that the Holy Spirit is at the core of our individual identity.

“Some denominational interpretations think personal branding is blasphemous against God, but for my interpretation, I’m talking about a personal brand that is sanctified, that operates with Jesus first.”

“Dr. Sylvester’s connections were with some of the most brilliant and kind people I had ever met in the industry, and they wanted to know how they could help me get connected in Europe.”

—VICTORIA SHAW

Truitt encouraged Sylvester to share his research with the students. Sylvester assigned his students to write papers based on his model.

D R . R AY S Y LV E S T E R “The students were very, very honest about their backgrounds ... and how that shapes some of their value systems … and it’s so gratifying time, he asked for permission to stay in contact with me, because the model is speaking in life.” so he would call me probably once a month. And it was Then Sylvester challenged the students with another just, ‘Hello, friend,’ and that was it. Then we would start personal branding assignment: To share AU’s Doctorate talking.” of Business Administration (DBA) story through digital Through a series of other only-God-could-orchestrateanimation, a task akin to projects he might create for his this events, Sylvester arrived on campus in 2015, joining own clients in London. Sylvester guided the class through the business faculty, and he has been telling his “Londonall the steps and even appointed AU students to write the Lands-in-Anderson” story since. music. Once the project was completed, he shared the video Sylvester, former senior lecturer and leader of two music with Truitt and with the president, who then shared the business programs at Buckinghamshire New University, video at the Church of God International Conference in co-wrote the first music business program in Europe in Wichita last summer.

1996. He is published on the topic of personal branding, In the summer of 2017, the DBA program at Anderson and he has presented across both Europe and the United University ranked 20th among all DBA programs in the States. Sylvester holds an MSc in behavioral science, an country. By this spring, it had moved up to the 12th position.

MA in management, and a PhD in brand management. He “That’s where practice meets theory,” said Sylvester. “It’s continues to work with London clients remotely. not about selling something inauthentic. … Marketing is about sharing a good story. So let’s share the good story.”

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Losing a friend, mentor, and

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Arthur “Nick” Nicholson BS ’44 died Nov. 22, 2017, peacefully at his Anderson home surrounded by family and friends. Nicholson had been part of the Anderson University community since his student days in the early 1940s. More than 35 years past his retirement from AU, he was still beloved at his alma mater.

Nicholson was born in Wisconsin and grew up in Minnesota. His family attended the St. Paul Park Church of God. It was his church’s influence that led him to enroll at Anderson University. On campus, he met the love of his life, Dorothy Jane Nelis BS ’46. They were married the day after he graduated from AU. He liked to say he got his bachelor’s degree one day and lost it the next.

After graduation, Nicholson joined the staff at the Church of God in Hickory, N.C. Nicholson was soon called back to Anderson to teach music at the college. One of the highlights of his time as a music professor was his founding of the Anderson College Choir (now known as the Anderson University Chorale) in 1945. During the years as a music professor, Nicholson completed his Master of Arts degree and his PH.D. from New York University.

He was ordained to the ministry of the Church of God in 1951 and became dean of Anderson University in 1958, a post that he would hold for more than 25 years. He said many times that the role of dean was his favorite role.

Nicholson worked tirelessly to build a quality faculty and academic programs for AU. His wise selection of faculty members would have a positive impact on thousands of students for years to come. He was elected in 1983 to become the institution’s third president. It was during his first term as president that Anderson College became Anderson University as the university continued to expand her mission.

As current AU President John Pistole said, “He is credited with expanding AU’s influence beyond Anderson and Madison County, engaging business and community leaders in Indianapolis, as well as the Indiana legislature and Statehouse. As president, his emphasis was always on academic excellence and servanthood.” obert

R o b er t N i c ho l s o n , P r e side n t E me r itus Pictured on page 20: (top) Dr. Robert Nicholson at the 2012 AU Commencement. Below (left to right) he is pictured with family, President Pistole and Dr. James Edwards at an event for Pistole prior to taking over as president, and with the late Dr. Robert Reardon, AU’s second university president, at Nicholson’s inauguration. Pictured on this page: (top) Nicholson when he was academic dean, and (bottom) Nicholson with former Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr during a ceremony marking the name change from Anderson College to Anderson University.

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of

AU,

dies at age

94

During the final years of his presidency, the institution undertook a major expansion of the library, which would be renamed The Nicholson Library after his retirement in 1990.

The Nicholsons were married more than 66 years and had 2 children, Paul Maurice Nicholson BA ’71 and Gary Allen Nicholson BA ’77. Dorothy passed away in 2011. After Dorothy died, he married Laura Lee Oldham-Nicholson ’52 and was blessed with 3 step-daughters — Paula Oldham-Johnson ’71, Karen Oldham-Offenbacker, and Rebekah Oldham. She preceded him in death in 2014. He had six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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HOMECOMING

Alumni

SEPTEMBER 28-29 Mark your calendars!

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Upcoming Alumni receptions APRIL 18 Phoenix APRIL 25 Oklahoma City JUNE 20 Columbus, Ohio JUNE 24 Goshen, Indiana

ALUMNI AWARDS Do you know an alum whose

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life has truly exemplified the call to live a life of faith and service? Consider nominat-

LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS

ing them for an Anderson University alumni award.

Find out about the Legacy Scholarship and how it can impact your prospective student. anderson.edu/scholarships

Alumni Gathering event in Celebration, Florida

To learn more, contact the Alumni Office at alumni@ anderson.edu.

100 ! %

The School of Nursing faculty and staff are celebrating with the graduating class of 2017!

The students’ first-time pass rate for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) is 100 percent! The national C E L E B R AT I O N , FLORIDA

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baccalaureate degree pass rate for 2017 is 90.04%. If you would like to send your congratulations, write them a note at questions@anderson.edu using the subject line “Go Raven Nurses.”

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T h e R AV E N FA M I LY

From hobby to career

Dietz’s interest in tea at a young age became a business before he was even out of college. /// FAITH SAYLES Working on a tea plantation in Taiwan.

It began as a hobby, then a pursuit of knowledge, and finally a business venture.

Billy Dietz This is the path BA 2014 Billy Dietz BA ’14 has taken in his passion for tea.

Dietz’s interest in tea started through his own interest in health. In high school, he studied tea and herbs as a hobby before starting a tea blog to share what he learned and to connect with other tea enthusiasts.

Dietz explained, “This led to me taking professional tea courses through the Specialty Tea Institute, a division of the Tea Association of the United States.” At the age of 17, Dietz became

the youngest Certified Tea Specialist in North America.

Before starting at AU, Dietz connected with a student who was operating a tea business out of his dorm room; their partnership lasted until Dietz bought the company, with help from the Flagship Enterprise Center business incubator.

“Mid-way through my time at AU, I was presented the opportunity to help start a coffee roaster and café through an AU alumni husbandand-wife team and a Falls School of Business classmate,” said Billy. “With their guidance, support, and mentorship, we were able to grow both the coffee and tea businesses and ended up merging the companies together.”

Today, Dietz is the manager of tea

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research and development for Davids Tea, a tea retailer based in Montreal.

He describes the position as being “responsible for managing the R&D team to create innovative and flavorful tea blends for the North American market.”

Dietz enjoys his job. He likes keeping abreast of food and beverage industry trends to leverage new product launches and reach the best their sales potential. He finds gratification in mixing analytical data with his gut instincts. As the manager of vendor relationships, he has made some lifelong friends. And, Dietz adds, “I love the constant learning. I don’t go a day without learning something incredible and building my knowledge base.”

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PHOTO BY ANNIE SPRATT ON UNSPLASH

The Book Bin Venture Alums collect books to help others /// FAITH SAYLES

Rob Knight BA ’00 graduated from Anderson University with a degree in business Rob Knight marketing. After BA 2000 he graduated, he used his knowledge of business to create a charity.

Knight is the founder and owner of The Book Bin. The Book Bin collects used books, including textbooks, to resell, donate, or properly recycle. Its mission is to get the books “into the hands of new readers who can enjoy them over and over again, all the while helping to avoid the billions of pounds of waste headed to landfills unnecessarily. We are extremely passionate about finding new homes | 24

for unwanted books as well as supporting charities,” explained Knight Seeing donation bins for books in New England inspired Knight to do something similar in the Indianapolis area. In 2015, he reached out to college roommates and business partners for help with starting his

to help her husband run The Book Bin. Knight’s college roommate and business partner Matt Miller BA ’00 also helped start the company and continues to work with him.

The Book Bin contributes a part of every book sale to charities. Much of the support goes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in gratitude for the care the “WE ARE EXTREMELY hospital gave to a member passionate about finding new of Knight’s family. The homes for unwanted books as Book Bin’s donations allow well as supporting charities.” him to give back and help —ROB KNIGHT support the hospital’s company. Tim Bontrager BA ’00 continuing research and care. built the website and helped create The Book Bin also supports the logo. He continues to serve as outreach programs at universities an investor for The Book Bin, along in the Indianapolis area, including with Steve Harris BA ’98. Greta Anderson University’s Tri-S program (Garretson) Knight BA ’99 continues to help fund trips for students.

CLASS NOTES

Celebrating 70 years together Jean Longton ’47 and James “Tex” Litton BS ’52 met as students at Anderson University. Jean was known for her singing voice and Litton for his skill in baseball.

Litton’s life goal was to play major league baseball. In 1947, James was recruited to play for Atlanta, but he didn’t feel it was safe to leave Jean in the vulnerable position of being single around so many young college men who were also interested in dating her. So James decided to stay in Anderson, marry Jean, and continue his education. They were married in Park Place Church of God on Sept. 5, 1947. Jean’s father, Charles A. Longton, officiated the ceremony. James graduated and began a lifelong career in business. He and Jean have three children — Penny Kay, Pebba Sue, and James Ray. James writes, “Jean and I are relatively healthy and enjoy living in Frisco, Texas.”

Marlita (Hughes) Williams BA writes, “I have been serving on the mission field in Gonaives, Haiti, since March 2016.

I am working with People Concerned For Missions, founded by Robert and Vera Boudreaux. I work with churches, schools, and sick and hurting people. The work isn’t easy, but it is very rewarding.”

1973

Terry West BA is the owner of WestLink Consulting LLC. For the past 10 years, Westlink Consulting LLC has provided eligibility services determination for the Riverview Health Network in Noblesville and Hamilton County, Ind.

1977

Eddie Moore BA is a candidate for Hamilton County (Ind.) Sheriff. He and his wife, Brenda (Anthony) Moore BA ’85, moved to Hamilton County after graduation, and Eddie began his 31 years of service with the agency. They have three adult children — Dani, Caleb, and Cody — and one still at home, Micah. Eddie writes, “Please like and share on Facebook @eddiemooreforsheriff. GO RAVENS!”

1987

Jeff Whye BA and his wife, Monique, welcomed a fourth child, Atticus Jeffrey, into the world Oct. 26, 2017. Jeff adds, “In December, I also started a new ministry role at Central Christian Church in Arizona as associate campus pastor at the Mesa Campus.”

2001

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Summer (Harrison) McKinney BA had her first book, I AM, published in November 2017.

The book is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and at other book retailers.

2002

Rachel (Johnson) Rush BA and her husband, Jeremy, welcomed twins on Sept. 3, 2017.

Violet Elaine (5 lbs., 18 in.) and Jude Robert (5 lbs. 11 oz., 18.5 in.) are looking forward to their first visit to AU!

2003

Bradley Hills BA and Maggie (Lucas) Hills BA announce the birth of Simon Bradley Hills on Nov. 27, 2017. The family lives in Indianapolis.

2011

Have you moved to a new address or finally decided to tackle Twitter? If you have any changes to your mailing address, email address, Twitter handle, Instagram name, or phone number, please send your new information to the Anderson University Office of Alumni, 1100 E. Fifth St., Anderson, IN 46012. You can also send us your updated information by email to alumni@ anderson.edu.

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REMEMBERING our FRIENDS

THE REV. BETTY RUTH JONES TIPPIN MARCH BA ’75, MRE ’78 died Nov. 1,

2016. She served as a minister for many years, most recently in Marshall, Mich.

She was married to Ken Tippin BA ’76, MDiv ’79, MRE ’91, who died suddenly in 2001. She then married Harold March in 2006, who died three days before Betty. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, and siblings.

GARY LEE GUIDRY BA ’78, MRE ’84 died

July 28, 2017. He was a former minister at Mounds Baptist Church in Anderson.

He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne Guidry; two sisters, Cindy Guidry-Ross ’79 and Dee Ann Guidry-Grove ’79; and a niece and three nephews.

THE REV. THOMAS PAUL SNYDER BA ’64, MRE ’69 died Oct. 31, 2017. He pastored

churches in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida. He was the statewide director of child protection teams, making a significant impact in helping abused children.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years,

Linda (Wosika) Snyder ’64, as well as two children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

DANIEL JAMES CUSTER ’80 died Jan. 28, CHARLES LONG ’57 died Nov. 13, 2017.

He served Church of God congregations in Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. He started a non-traditional ministry called The Benton Harbor Ministries and established an intramural church basketball league in the Muncie, Ind., area. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Rosine; three children, Cheryl Long Hosey ’76, Cindy Long Roeder ’77, and Doug Long; and their families.

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2018. He attended Anderson University and the School of Theology. He met his wife, Sue Lindgron BA ’83, SOT ’84, at a Positive Christian Singles meeting. They married July 22, 1978. He was employed by Engage Healthcare Business Services in Columbus, Ohio, for more than 30 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a stepsister and many nieces and nephews.

STEPHEN GLENN “STEVE” JONES BA ’84

THE REV. DR. GEOFFREY EUGENE MCGILLEN ’71 died Dec. 8, 2017. He

earned degrees in music education and piano performance from Ball State University. He taught at the college level, as well as in parochial and public schools. He was ordained as a Baptist minister. He is survived by his wife, Mary Shannon McGillen; his son, Jesse Daniel McGillen; his mother, Marcella

DR. GLENN FALLS BA ’48 passed away Nov.

PASSING OF FORMER PROFESSOR

McGillen Abbott; his brother, Chris McGillen; and three grandchildren.

10, 2017. He was 95.

Falls was a professor emeritus of Anderson University, retiring in 1987. After graduating from AU, he earned both his MBA and DBA degrees from Indiana University. Falls was one of two business professors credited with the growth and success of the business program at AU during their time on campus. The School of Business was named the Falls School of Business in honor of Falls’ contributions to the School of Business and Anderson University.

Falls married Ruth Wagner ’47 on April

passed away Jan. 28, 2018. He played football while attending Anderson University. He married Lori Whiteley BA ’94 June 8, 1991. He taught physical education at Wawasee Community School Corporation. In addition to his wife, he is survived by their daughter, Molly Jones; two sons, Jacob Jones and Hunter Jones; his father, Wilbert Jones; and three siblings.

5, 1942, and they had two daughters. He was a veteran of World War II and active at Park Place Church of God. He also had a private accounting practice for many years.

After Ruth’s death in 2001, Glenn married Bernice McIntyre Berquist BA ’52 in 2002.

He is survived by Bernice, along with his two daughters, Carolyn (Falls) Caldwell BS ’64 and Barbara (Falls) Schelstrate BA ’67; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Oliver Falls, and a sister, Arlis Asnicar, and several nieces and nephews.

“

I love the Ravens! I love the fact that AU is in my community. The diversity of the education at AU, which is grounded in Christian belief, is amazing for a small school.

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—BETH THARP (AS ’80, MBA ’O5)

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

BETH THARP pictured center in orange blouse, surrounded by family at the 2017 Alumni Awards ceremony. Many of her family members have also attended AU.

Community Hospital Anderson CEO Advocates for Anderson University Beth Tharp AS ’80, MBA ’05 has long been a supporter of Anderson University and the city of Anderson.

She is the president and CEO of Community Hospital Anderson, where she has worked for 38 years. She began working as a staff nurse at Community Hospital Anderson after her graduation from AU (then Anderson College) in 1980. She worked her way up through the ranks, and eventually earned her Bachelor’s in Nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University while she was the Director of Women’s and Children’s Services. “Only because AU did not offer it at the time I went,” said Tharp with a smile.

In 2005, she furthered her education again, earning an MBA from AU. “When I completed my MBA, I chose AU because of the outstanding reputation of the Fall’s School of Business,” she said. “It was an added plus they make the program very doable for

working adults.”

She was appointed as president and CEO of Community Hospital Anderson in 2012. She has been recognized for her outstanding service with several awards, including Rotary’s Community Image Award, the Athena Award, the 2012 Nurse of the Year Award, chosen by the Indiana State Board of Nursing from nearly 900 nominations, and AU’s 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award, awarded at Homecoming.

Tharp truly believes in AU. She and the staff at Community Hospital Anderson enjoy supporting the university and its graduates. “AU is an iconic and valuable part of Madison County,” she said. “We choose to support AU because it is part of the fabric of our community not only through the education provided but also in its involvement.”

The hospital has also hired many AU alumni, due in large part to the

education that AU provides. “Many of our employees are AU graduates and we find them to be of the brightest from their diverse learning experiences,” said Tharp. “We have also been blessed to have many of the faculty and staff who choose to serve on the hospital’s Board of Trustees and committees. Their commitment and influence to our organization has been invaluable.”

You can also support AU by giving back today! “Giving to AU presents an opportunity to take part in something you love and helps create strong connections to the school,” said Tharp.

“By giving to AU you are providing support that will assist in continued enhancements and improvements. This will allow the university to continue to attract the best students, faculty, and staff and stay the valuable asset that it has become over the last 100 years.”

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A NDERSON U NIVERSITY Report of Gifts 2017 Morrison Society 1917 ASSOCIATION Recognition of accumulated lifetime giving of $1,000,000 or more Mr. Daniel W. Babb Dr. Eric and Mrs. Sally Blom Mr. Leland E. Boren Church of God Ministries Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Falls Bill and Gloria Gaither Dr. Jayne Grandison Independent Colleges of Indiana Foundation Krannert Charitable Trust John and Cleo Leppien Lilly Endowment, Inc. Mrs. Dana H. Moore National Christian Foundation Harold and Betty Pontious Tom and Sch’ree Ward Winner Family Foundation Dr. James York and Dr. Elizabeth York BUILDERS ASSOCIATION Recognition of accumulated lifetime giving of $500,000 - $999,999 Mr. H. Paul Cheeks City of Anderson Community Church of God, Ridgefield, New Jersey Crossings Community Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mr. Glen A. Frederick Mr. and Mrs. James Giesler Ms. Suzonne Kardatzke Mrs. Carol Lawson Jack and Carrie Ott Saint John’s Health System Dr. Lloyd B. Schnuck, Jr. State of Indiana U.S. Department of Education FOUNDERS ASSOCIATION Recognition of accumulated lifetime giving of $100,000 - $499,999 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Adcock Mr. Charles Raymond Armstrong Bill and Peggy Arnold

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Mrs. Bettie J. Arthur Pat and Mark Bailey Mrs. Ann Naille Baker Ball Brothers Foundation Mr. Larry Ballinger Rev. Bernard S. Barton Dr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Batdorf Dr. and Mrs. Norman E. Beard Dr. and Mrs. F. Dale Bengtson Dr. Anna Lou Blevins Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bloom Board of School Commissioners Dr. Donald G. Boggs Fred E. and Thelma V. Boze Foundation, Dr. Larry and Renee Allen Dr. and Mrs. Don Preston Brandon Breiel Boulevard First Church of God, Middletown, Ohio BridgeWater Church, Hamilton, Ohio Miss Charlotte Kathryn Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Carl Howard Caldwell Dondeena and Maurice Caldwell Mr. Richard F. Capin Christian Women Connection Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Cima Citizens Banking Company Mr. Ronald K. Clark Clarkston Community Church of God, Clarkston, Michigan Coleman Foundation, Inc. Rev. and Mrs. Donald Lee Collins Community Hospital of Anderson & Madison County Jamie H. and Daniel A. Courtney Mr. and Mrs. Mort Crim Mrs. Laura Darby Mrs. Doris Dennis Dow Chemical Company Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Dunkin Dr. and Mrs. Dwight L. Dye East Side Church of God, Anderson, Indiana Mr. James Edward Eckman Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Eeds Lori Efroymson-Aguilera and Sergio Aguilera Mrs. Norma Eikamp Eli Lilly and Company Fairfax Community Church of God, Fairfax, Virginia

Dr. Clifford N. Felchle Dr. and Mrs. Hans Fichtenberg Mr. Gale M. Finney First Church of God, Ansonia, Ohio First Church of God, Saint Joseph, Michigan First Church of God Foundation, Wichita, Kansas Flagship Enterprise Center Fredericks, Inc., Bill Fredericks Dr. Walter Froese Christopher M. Funk and Company General Electric Foundation General Motors Foundation Dr. E. Joe Gilliam Mrs. Lena Graham Dr. and Mrs. Roy Dale Grubbs Rev. Wayne Halbleib Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Hall Mrs. Ann Hardacre Rev. Dan Harman Mr. and Mrs. Clyde L. Harting Mr. John Leonard Helvering, Jr. Mrs. Jacqueline Hensley Mrs. Joyce Hensley Dr. and Mrs. Carl Andrew Hicks Highland Park Church of God, Casper, Wyoming Dr. and Mrs. Terry Horner Mr. and Mrs. Everette J.W. Humphrey Indiana Department of Education Indiana Space Grant Consortium NASA Integration Partners Ms. Ann N. Ivey Mrs. Michele Jackson and Mr. Wayne DeVeydt Mrs. Kimberly Leach Johnson James S. Kemper Foundation KeyCorp Dr. Philip L. Kinley and Dr. Phyllis E. Kinley Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Knupp Kresge Foundation Dr. Juanita E. Leonard Jeff and Stephanie Leppien Ms. Margaret Ann Lewis Mrs. Janet Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Larry Lilly Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Lockhart

Maiden Lane Church of God, Springfield, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. John Hayden Maidlow Marathon Oil Foundation Terry and Kimmi McCardwell Dr. and Mrs. Robert William McCurdy Mr. and Mrs. David B. McCutcheon Meadow Park Church of God, Columbus, Ohio Dr. E. Darlene Miller Mountain Park Community Church, Phoenix, Arizona North Webster Church of God, North Webster, Indiana OneAmerica Pennway Church of God, Lansing, Michigan Dr. and Mrs. Guy Feland Perry, Jr. Don and Sandi Peslis Dr. J. G. Pierce John Pistole and Kathy Harp Rev. and Mrs. Lee Dean Preston Procter and Gamble Fund Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pruett Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Reitz Mr. and Mrs. Jerry R. Riddle Jay and Amy Rouse Salem Church of God, Clayton, Ohio Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Shaffer Dr. and Mrs. Wendell Sharpton Mr. Billie R. Smith Mrs. Clara Estella Smith Mr. Harold E. Smith Ms. Norma Jean Smith South Meridian Church of God, Anderson, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Sowders, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Staley Star Financial Bank Rev. and Mrs. Loren C. Sutton United Way of Madison County USX Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Weippert Mr. and Mrs. James B. Winner Mrs. Dolores Tate Wright Wyoming General Assembly of the Church of God

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE contributions made in 2017 of $10,000 or more Byron and Keiko Adcock Dr. Larry and Mrs. Renee Allen Mr. Kristian Leif Andersen Pat and Mark Bailey Ryan Bates Dr. and Mrs. Norman E. Beard Dr. Eric and Mrs. Sally Blom Mr. Leland E. Boren Fred E. and Thelma V. Boze Foundation, Dr. Larry and Renee Allen Doctors Don and Wanda Carmichael Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roger Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Dennis D. Carroll Church of God Ministries City of Anderson Estate of Ronald K. Clark Dan and Angela Combs* Rev. and Mrs. James Randall Cook Estate of Janet Cook Council of Independent Colleges Jamie H. and Daniel A. Courtney Dr. and Mrs. David E. Cox Dayspring Church of God, Cincinnati, Ohio Delaware Glass & Mirror Company* Mrs. Michele Jackson and Mr. Wayne DeVeydt Mrs. Norma Eikamp Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Falls Estate of Robert Glenn Falls Gale M. Finney Trust Flagship Enterprise Center Dr. Walter Froese Gaither Charitable Foundation, Bill and Gloria Gaither Bill and Gloria Gaither Mr. and Mrs. James Giesler Mr. and Mrs. Warren Neil Gourley Rev. and Mrs. Martin David Grubbs Mrs. Donna Akers Harman Jon and Amanda Hayhurst Dr. and Mrs. Carl Andrew Hicks Independent Colleges of Indiana Foundation Indiana Space Grant Consortium (NASA) Intel Corporation Mrs. Kimberly Leach Johnson Dr. Shanu Nikhil Kothari* Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Leach Lehman’s Inc., Mr. and Mrs. John Hayden Maidlow Leppien Foundation, John and Cleo Leppien

John and Cleo Leppien Dr. and Mrs. Larry Lilly Mr. and Mrs. John Hayden Maidlow Majestic Productions, Inc. Terry and Kimmi McCardwell Dr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Nicholson NiSource Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. C. William Norris Dr. and Mrs. Guy Feland Perry, Jr. John Pistole and Kathy Harp Harold E. and Betty L. Pontious Trust Mr. John P. Sanders Dr. Lloyd B. Schnuck, Jr. Snap-Raise Chris and Julie Spires Mr. Dale E. Stultz WNG Management Services, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Warren N. Gourley Mr. and Mrs. John R. Zerkle DEAN’S CIRCLE contributions made in 2017 from $2,500 to $9,999 Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Adcock Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Adcock* Brian and Catherine Allison American Insurance Administrators, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Jack K. Anderson Mr. Charles Raymond Armstrong Chaplain Michael D. Ashley Associated Agencies, Inc., Gary Thornhill Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Glen Bair Mrs. Katherine J. Barnett Rebecca Beeler Dr. David Paschal Boyle Central Indiana Community Foundation Central Indiana Orthopedics

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Clarkston Community Church of God, Clarkston, Michigan Dr. Erin Coffman Mr. Palmer W. Collins Community Church of God, Chesterfield, Indiana Community Church of God, Danville, Illinois Conreco Doctors David and Shirley Coolidge Cornerstone Christian Church, Brownsburg, Indiana Cross Pointe Church of God, Bloomington, Illinois Dr. Robert G. Culbertson Mark and Barbara Denton Family Foundation, Inc. Denver Foundation Max and Esther DePree Design Collaborative, Inc. W. R. Dunkin & Son, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Dunkin Eaton Corporation Lori Efroymson-Aguilera and Sergio Aguilera First Baptist Church, Marion, Illinois First Church of God, Ansonia, Ohio First Church of God, Austin, Texas First Church of God, Eaton, Ohio First Church of God, Monroe, Ohio First United Methodist Church, Anderson, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Gerig Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Gerould Gilwell Technology Services, LLC Mrs. Joyce A. Hall Mr. Thomas E. Hamer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Harbron Mrs. Connie Henderson Barry and Connie Hippensteel Ms. Pamela Hockema

Dr. Mary L. Holland Rhodes Dr. and Mrs. Terry Horner Indiana Center for Nursing, Inc. Indiana Electric Cooperatives Paddy and Mary Jamerson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Jenness Dr. Scott B. Kennedy Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. King Charles Koch Foundation Korean United Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gregory and Jennifer Krodel Ronald and Marilyn Leach Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Virgil L. Leatherman Jeff and Stephanie Leppien* Mr. Buddy Lewis Julie and Gabriel Ling Living Water Fellowship Church, Indianapolis, Indiana* Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Lockhart Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Loose Mr. Ryan L. Mason Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McCutcheon Col. Marjorie Charlene Merrill Mrs. Joan Westfall Messer Ms. Linda J. Miller Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mitchell Mr. Keith and Dr. Marie Morris Myers Autoworld New Life Christian Fellowship, Fortville, Indiana Dr. Arlo F. Newell Dan and Misty Novak OneAmerica Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Packard Park Place Church of God, Anderson, Indiana Perfecto Tool & Engineering Co., Inc. Timothy and Jennifer Poncé

As an out of state student, I am so humbled by the generosity of the Anderson University Alumni. AU is such an amazing place that is filled with so many opportunities and talented individuals. I am so appreciative that I am able to attend due to the charitableness of the donors.

— CASSANDRA SANCHEZ, MARKETING, CLASS OF 2020

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Praise Chapel Church of God, Union City, Indiana Presser Foundation Wilbur J. and Edith J. Qualman Trust Ms. Anita L. Riegsecker Dr. and Mrs. Kerry B. Robinson Salem Church of God, Clayton, Ohio Jonathan and Lynn Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Hollie Lynn Sharpe Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Smith South Meridian Church of God, Anderson, Indiana Rev. and Mrs. Rodney Kent Stafford Mr. Joshua T. Staley Dr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stoner, Jr. Strada Education Network Ms. Mary L. Terry Mr. Gary Thornhill Scott and Tamara Tilley Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Tovey David and Jody Vanderwel Arvid and Beulah (Boyer) Waller Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Weippert Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Edward Welton, Jr. Wisconsin Assembly of the Church of God Mr. Ronald L. Wolff Paul and Kim Womack Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Yoder Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Young YourCause, LLC - Pepsico Foundation SCHOLAR’S CIRCLE Annual contributions of $1,000 to $2,499 Abundant Life Church, Indianapolis, Indiana Africa Inland Church - Tharuni Agape Apostolic Faith Assembly, Indianapolis, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Raymond Allen AmeriFirst Home Mortgage Anderson Rotary Club Ascension Health Ministry Service Center Mr. and Mrs. Robert Paul Asel Dr. and Mrs. James Ault Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Austin Ms. Beth E. Backus Mrs. Arnetta V. Bailey Michael and Brenda Bailey Dr. Brent and Mrs. Allyson Baker Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Baker Ms. Lori Ball* Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ballinger Basic Life Community Church, Monee, Illinois | 30

Mr. Adam Scott Bastin Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Bate, Sr. Mr. Matthew Baugher Beechwood Church of God, Gratis, Ohio Dr. and Mrs. F. Dale Bengtson Mr. and Mrs. Max Benson Nelma L. Berry-Hostetler Blue Mountain Community Church, Walla Walla, Washington Boeing Company Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lee Borgers Dr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Bracken Dr. Janet Brewer Brookhaven Wesleyan Church, Marion, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Brown Dr. Merribeth D. Bruning Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burton Dr. and Mrs. Carl Howard Caldwell Calvary Baptist Church, Greenfield, Indiana Cambridge City Christian Church, Cambridge City, Indiana Esther E. Cantley Revocable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Shelby D. Cantley Tim and Michelle Cantwell Cardinal Health Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. H. Bruce Carr Carter Express, Inc. Mrs. Betty Jo Cavender Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dale Chalk Mrs. Carol L. Chapman Church at the Crossing, Indianapolis, Indiana Church of God in Italy, Rome, Italy Meredith and Betty Church Clinton Frame Mennonite Church, Goshen, Indiana Mr. Jason P. Codrea Bob and Vivian Coffman Coleman Wesleyan Church, Coleman, Michigan Rev. and Mrs. Donald Lee Collins Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne W. Combs Community Christian Church, New Palestine, Indiana Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Community Foundation of Burke County Community Foundation of Wabash County Community Hospital of Anderson & Madison County Jason and Mandy Confer* Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Steven Cook Prof. David William Coolidge

Cornerstone Community Church, Decatur, Indiana Rev. and Mrs. C. Theodore Corns County Line Church of God, Auburn, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Donald Edwin Courtney Mr. and Mrs. Mort Crim Cross Lane Community Church, Terre Haute, Indiana D. J. Angus - Scientech Educational Foundation Dr. and Mrs. John Mark DeFoggi* Joseph C. and Carolyn S. Ditto Ms. Desta Deanna Donnell East Columbus Christian Church, Columbus, Indiana East Side Church of God, Anderson, Indiana Eastland Church of God, Lexington, Kentucky Ray Z. Edson Charles Eldridge and Evelyn Eldridge Eli Lilly and Company Mr. and Mrs. Arlyn Engbrecht Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Erskine David L. Evans Ms. Katherine L. Fairchild Fairview Church of God, Seattle, Washington Faith Fellowship Apostolic Church, Indianapolis, Indiana Fall Creek Christian Church, Pendleton, Indiana Tracy and Donna Faudree Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Fifth Avenue Church of God, South Charleston, West Virginia Finneytown Church of God, Cincinnati, Ohio First Baptist Church, Crawfordsville, Indiana First Church of God, Bedford, Indiana First Church of God, Eaton, Indiana First Church of God, New Haven, West Virginia First Church of God, Pekin, Illinois First Church of God, Pryor, Oklahoma First Church of God, Saint James, Missouri First Church of God, Saint Joseph, Michigan First Church of God, Tallmadge, Ohio First Church of God, Wauseon, Ohio First Church of God, Wellsburg, West Virginia First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Indiana

First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, Ohio First Presbyterian Church, Ossian, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Brian David Fiscus Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Foggs Dr. Jerry Fox and Mrs. Deborah Miller Fox Franklin Community Church, Franklin, Indiana Rev. Deidre Franklin Galilee Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea Geist Community Church, McCordsville, Indiana Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, Tipp City, Ohio Mr. Stephen Daniel Girt* Mr. and Mrs. Steven Comer Givens Glenwood United Methodist Church, Glenwood, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Keith Gordon Grace Assembly of God, New Whiteland, Indiana Lena Graham Greater Light Church, Anderson, Indiana Mrs. Myrna Guillen Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Guthrie Rev. Wayne Halbleib Constance Hambrick-Rennard Owen Handy Mr. Peter A. Handy Mrs. Frances Schnuck Hardman Dr. and Mrs. David A. Harris Harvest Bible Chapel, Granger, Indiana Mr. Drew Helvey Highland Park Community Church, Casper, Wyoming Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Donald Hills Dr. and Mrs. Duane C. Hoak Dr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Hobbs Mr. Rudy Hoffman Hope City Church, Carmel, Indiana Hudson United Brethren Church, Hudson, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Everette J.W. Humphrey* Mr. Jacob D. Hutchison Indiana Campus Compact Dr. and Mrs. Delano Blake Janutolo Duane and Amy Jernigan Mrs. Laurale Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Kearns Kelley Crossing Church of God, Frankfort, Indiana Dr. Philip L. Kinley and Dr. Phyllis E. Kinley Dr. Stanley E. Kirkpatrick

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This campus has changed my life. However, I couldn’t have afforded AU without the scholarship I was awarded. I’ll forever be truly grateful to the kind hearted donors who help transform so many lives like mine.

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— HAMILTON SMITH, MARKETING, CLASS OF 2018

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wayne Knight Daniel and Cynthia Knispel Mr. Joel D. Kolmodin Chris and Lisa Kreiger Mr. Michael J. Larson Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Leatherman Chris and Heather Leeper Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Lenz Mr. Randy Scott Lewandowski Rev. James W. Lewis Mr. Jonathan Lewis Liberty Mills Church of the Nazarene, Fort Wayne, Indiana Life Spring Community Church, Goshen, Indiana LifePoint Church, Goshen, Indiana Living Word Fellowship, Troy, Ohio Dr. and Mrs. Doyle John Lucas Madison County Bar Association Maiden Lane Church of God, Springfield, Ohio Mrs. Anne Rummel Manley Tom and Joan Marcuccilli Matthew and Christine Martin Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. McCall Benjamin and Sandra McCurdy Dr. and Mrs. Mark McDaniel Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. McKinney Marian J. McLaughlin Meadowbrook Church of God, Rayland, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mesecher Dr. E. Darlene Miller Phil and Holly Miller Dr. and Mrs. James T. Morris Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana Mts. Runn Baptist Church, Zionsville, Indiana National Christian Foundation Greater Chicago

Mr. and Mrs. Ward E. Nelson New Hope Church, Frankfort, Indiana Nitro Church of God, Nitro, West Virginia Dr. Martin LaVern Norris North Modesto Church of God, Modesto, California Northwood Church of God, Northwood, Ohio Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lee Norton NTN Driveshaft Anderson Inc. Mr. Leif Adam Nunneley Olive Garden, Anderson, Indiana* Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ostrognai Mr. Terry J. Pahls Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta, Georgia Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mark Peterson Mrs. Ricki Elaine Pich Dr. Laura Pires-Hester Place of Grace Fellowship, San Antonio, Texas Porter Memorial Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky Quest Church, Grovetown, Georgia Mr. Benjamin S. Randel Rev. and Mrs. J. David Reames Rex’s Dedication to Education, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Grant Rice Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Riedel Fritz and Patricia Robertson Dr. and Mrs. M. Richard Rose Rev. and Mrs. Richard Lee Rothman, Sr. Col. and Mrs. Robert C. Rothman Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alan Runion John and Linda Sala SalesForce.com Foundation Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders Mr. Jeffrey T. Savage Mr. Justin C. Savage Mr. Donald Scharbert*

ANDERSON UNIVERSITY Alumni Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018

Mr. Michael Scheidler and Dr. Sharon K. Calhoon Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schnuck Kyle and Laura Schroeder Dr. and Mrs. David Lee Sebastian Forrest Eugene Shaffer Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Sharp Sherman Street Church of God, Anderson, Indiana Shiloh Friends Church, Frankton, Indiana Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Shults Dr. Jerry and Dr. Betty Sipe Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Sipka Rev. and Mrs. Merrill Dean Smith Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Smith Mr. and Mrs. Rodney David Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Snyder Solid Rock United Methodist Church, Warren, Indiana South Lake Wales Church of God, Lake Wales, Florida Southwestern Church of God, Detroit, Michigan Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Sowders, Jr. Spartanburg Christian Church, Lynn, Indiana Mr. Derrick James Spires Jeffery and Robin Spires* Mr. Terry Gene Spradlin Richard and Linda Sprague St. Joseph’s Church of Christ, Saint Joseph, Illinois St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Whitestown, Indiana Mrs. Darlene Stafford Mrs. Sandra K. Stephenson Sterling Christian Church, Veedersburg, Indiana Ms. Roslynn L. Steward Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Allen Stiers Stone’s Hill Community Church,

Ligonier, Indiana Dr. and Mrs. Merle D. Strege Mr. and Mrs. John Martin Suko Mrs. A. Jeanette Taylor Dan and Erin Taylor Don and Pam Taylor The Grace Place, Hermitage Church of God, Hermitage, Tennessee The River Church, Liberty Township, Ohio Mr. Andrew Tink Michael and Donna Toombs Trinity Methodist Church, Lafayette, Indiana Dr. and Mrs. Merle C. Turner Two Guys and A Truck, John and Carol Mitchell Valley Mills Christian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana Valleybrook Community Church, Elburn, Illinois Mr. James R. Vincent and Dr. Marilyn L. Vincent Mrs. Linda L. Vytlacil* Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Walden Joyce Duty Wehneman Wesley United Methodist Church at Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia Mrs. Georgia Wessling West Virginia Christian Women Connection Westlake Community Church of God, Indianapolis, Indiana Westwood Church of God, Kalamazoo, Michigan* Jack and Faye Wildman Kevin and Holli Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Woods Word of Light Outreach Ministries, Nairobi, Kenya Mrs. Dolores Tate Wright Ms. Linda Dianne Wycoff Wyoming General Assembly of the Church of God Doctors Daryl and Wanda Yoder Mr. Shaun C. Yoder Dr. Daryl Yost* Mrs. Heike Baird Young Your Cause, LLC - Duke Energy Foundation Mr. Scott J. Zebedis Mr. Brian A. Zinser To see the full report of gifts to Anderson University during 2017, go to anderson. edu/donor-report.

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