Alumni Notes 1950s Longtime NCU professor George Knox '51 and his wife
Frances (Herrington) '51
celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in August 2019 at their home in Eugene, Oregon. George and Frances have three children (Gary, Kathi and Scott), eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Prior to joining the NCU faculty in 1978, George was in ministry at First Christian Church in MiltonFreewater, Washington and Kern Park Christian Church in Portland, Oregon. George & Frances Knox
Alva Good ('55-'58) serves as a consultant to Oregon Fire Equipment Distributors (ORFED), an educational association, in the areas of fire protection codes and maintenance. He also serves as a volunteer for the State Fire Marshall and is a member at Northwood Christian Church. He and his wife Shirley live in Pleasant Hill, Oregon. Gerald Sawyer '55 is a chaplain with On With Life. He and his wife Gladys live in Ankeny, Iowa.
1960s Gordon Read '62 retired from the U.S. Navy in May of 1991. He retired as Pastor from First Christian Church in Hamilton, Montana in April of 1998. Linda Dorsey '63 is currently filling in as an organist at First Christian Church in Eugene, Oregon. She loves playing the organ, and would like to thank Mr. Myrick for teaching her how to play. Thomas Newton '67 is a marriage and family therapist and is the Northwest Director for A Touch of Hope Ministries in Vancouver, Washington. He and his wife Diane (Kestie) live in Vancouver as well. Frank Musgrave '68 served as Interim Minister at Turner Christian Church from October 2017 to October 2018.
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Dee (Dolores Ford) Potter '68 has retired from teaching in the Oregon Artist in Education Program and from the Bend LaPine School System. She remains in the Bend, Oregon area where she is an active artist in the worlds of weaving and printmaking.
1970s
Sherry (Perkins) Nettles '70 is a registered nurse serving at the Riverside Cancer Clinic. She lives in Riverside, California with her husband Chris '72, who is a retired minister. John Mulkey '72, D. Div. '08 and Marilyn (Daniels) Mulkey ('68-'69) have returned to Tigard, Oregon. They just concluding forty years of working in Indonesia with CMFI Doug Harvey '74 is pastor of Harvest Church in Iowa. He and his wife Patricia have two adult children. Rev. Ron Naff '74 and his wife Kay (Crewse) '74 are living in Longview, Washington where Ron is retired and Kay is teaching middle school math part-time at St. Rose Catholic School. Pastor Ted Davis '75 and his wife Sheila recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. They have spent the majority of their marriage in church ministry, currently serving as the Founding Pastor
of Faith Center La Grande (Oregon) where he continues to serve in teaching and discipleship ministries. They have four children, eleven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Douglas Goodwin '76 is serving as the pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Sheridan, Wyoming. He and his wife Marcy have two adult sons. Christine (Krueger) Wilkinson '77 is living an active retired life with her husband Larry in Port Orchard, Washington. She is an avid quilter, active in the Order of the Eastern Star and National Camping Travelers, as well as a bowling league. Gary Brower '78 was appointed Priest-inCharge of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Centennial, Colorado. He and his wife Susan live in Englewood, Colorado. Michael Jameson ’79 lives in Salem, Oregon where he works for Portland General Electric as a Specialist III.
1980s Thomas King '82 is a Professor of Old Testament at Nazarene Bible College. He is an avid contributor to scholarly journals and commentaries. He and his wife live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dr. Timothy Aho '86 and his wife Tammy celebrated 25 years of life in
