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1950s Monya Faye (’54) and Glen C. Smith (’56) celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on June 16, 2010. Glen was a pastor for 42 years and Faye taught school for 26 years. Since retirement, they have worked with the Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders and have been a part of building projects in 27 of the 30 Texas Baptist Church Encampments at Glorieta Conference Center. Glen continues to preach for churches. Both are active at their church, where they teach Sunday school and Faye serves as the church pianist. Faye and Glen have five grown children, 12 grandchildren, and 11 greatgrandchildren.
1960s Dr. Phil Tilden, CBU professor (1964 – 1973), has been preaching for 70 years and is still preaching twice on Sundays at his church. He is now 88 years old and lives in a retirement community. Rodger P. Knight (‘64) retired after 31 years as a probation officer. Susanne Derby (nee Dacus ‘66-‘67) teaches French at Yucaipa High School. She is also a member of San Jacinto First Southern Baptist Church. Virgil (‘67) and Susan Dahl celebrated 40 years of marriage on August 8, 2010. Johnie C. Nottingham (nee Kobz ’67) retired after 33 years of teaching in Rialto and Redlands. Johnie and her husband are spending their retirement traveling and golfing. Kathleen (nee Greenwood ‘68) and Robert Anderson (‘69) are both enjoying retirement, filling their days with church activities, travel, and enjoying their two children’s families, including their five grandchildren. Oili Lawrence (nee Boberg ‘69) retired in June 2010 after teaching Spanish for 20 years in public schools. For the last 13 years, she taught at Fallbrook High School, where she served for four years as the department head for the World Languages Department.
1970s Miriam Callahan (nee Montgomery ‘73) is serving as Community Pastor of a megachurch in San Antonio, TX. She has led recovery and freedom ministry for the past eight years. Miriam has been married to Ray Callahan (’69) for 39 years. They have three daughters. 26 I 27
Barry Campbell (‘74) is the lead Pastor at Highland Baptist Church in Redmond, OR. Gail Ann Newton (nee Patterson ‘74) and her husband, Jim, live in Dana Point and have been married for 19 years. Gail began her 14th year of teaching kindergarten at Saddleback Valley Christian schools and her 37th year of teaching in Christian education. Jim works for the federal government and graduated from Vanguard University with a degree in Religion in 2001 after serving in the U.S. Air Force for 14 years. Martin (‘74) and Laura Mae (nee Merino ‘75) Leach have lived in Moreno Valley for 23 years. They have one son. After graduating from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Martin served churches in Santa Clara, Merced, and Moreno Valley. He has been Church Growth Consultant for the Inland Empire Baptist Association since 1997, where he has developed several popular training events including Equipped for Excellence and Adiestrados para Excelencia. Laura Mae has been branch manager of the Louis Rubidoux Library, a part of the Riverside County Library System for 13 years. Donna Bruder (nee Fulks ’75) and her husband, Rob, are staying busy during retirement. Donna’s son, Keith, will be playing basketball for William Jessup University when he starts his freshman year. Her daughter, Mei Lin, is now 11 years old. Dave Fletcher (‘79) has been married to his wife, Jane, for 30 years. He is the pastor and founder of God Cares We Care–a prison ministry that matches inmates with believers through “paper sunshine” (letters). Dave and Jane have two grown sons, Sean and Kurt. Dave loves to ride his motorcycle and is a former member of the Professional Bowlers Association.
1980s Patty (’80) and Ron Shepard (’80) have been living in the Seattle area since 2004. Ron is the Executive/Regional Director of Puget Sound Baptist Association. Their son, Matt, graduated in May 2010 from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (GGBTS). Matt and his wife, Cara, along with their two children, Levi (age 3) and Elora (age 2), reside in San Mateo, where Matt is the Youth and Worship Pastor at Western Hills Church. Matt’s brother Tim, is scheduled to graduate in May 2011 from GGBTS. Stella Brumley (nee Rathjen ‘81) graduated from the University of Washington, Tacoma with a B.A. in Social Welfare and is now a social worker for South Sound Outreach Services, a non-profit agency. Her daughter began attending community college this fall. Cynthia C. Faverty (‘81 & ‘83) is pursuing a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science.