The Bridge - Winter 2019

Crown College’s Alumni Newsletter

On Sunday evenings at 9:00 pm, the Crown community gathers in the Chapel for Selah, a time to worship and pause in the presence of God. Selah is typically led by students.

WINTER 2019

GRADUATION

690 ONLINE STUDENTS

534

ON-CAMPUS STUDENTS

45

CROWN COLLEGE OMAHA STUDENTS

305 PSEO STUDENTS

Crown College’s Alumni Newsletter

CROWN’S ENROLLMENT On-campus

On-campus enrollment growth has been strongest in Business (120), Accounting (21), and Exercise Science (29).

Recruiting partnerships are being strengthened with youth groups, camps, and Christian high schools.

Online

Enrollment in online graduate-level degree programs at Crown College continues to grow, with over 300 students enrolled in a ministry degree program and more than 140 in the Master of Arts in Counseling program.

Crown College Omaha

The new Crown College Omaha program launched in August 2018, with 40 students registered in its first Fall semester. Students in this program combine online courses with classes held at Christ Community Church.

Post Secondary (PSEO)

A Minnesota state program that allows 11th and 12th grade students to earn college credit while in high school. Those attending Crown have increased by 463 percent over the last three years. Students can take classes on campus or online.

CONTRIBUTORS Designer | Pam McMurdo Alumni Relations Manager | Sarah Benbow Marketing Communications Manager | Tara Anderson Photographer | Josiah Bondy Administrative Assistant for External Relations | Julie Howe Vice President of External Relations | Jill Osborn

CROWN PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP STORY

“Called to Serve. Prepared to Lead.” Crown’s motto is more than a simple tagline. It’s a philosophy of raising Christian people who will serve God by leading others to him.

“God has designed a purpose for every one of our students,” says Crown College President Joel Wiggins. “Our job at Crown is to help draw that purpose out so each student can lead others and live up to his or her God-given potential.”

Crown equips students to be Christian leaders who follow God’s call into any area of the world, witnessing to and blessing others in whatever field they pursue. The upcoming shortage of Christian and Missionary Alliance church leaders is an area in which Crown is positioned to help.

Due to upcoming retirements and growth of new churches and Alliance ministries, the C&MA will likely face a gap of 3,000 church leaders within the next 10 years—that’s about 300 leaders each year. There are approximately 2,000 C&MA churches in the United States and 20,000 churches worldwide—deep roots in international ministries has led to such prevalence overseas.

off the Great Commission—to go and make disciples.”

Students who wish to work in international congregations face a number of challenges, including facing college and other debt while ministering overseas.

Rob Mapstone, Pastor of The River Church in Chaska, MN, and Adjunct Professor of Theology at Crown College, explains that “international workers have to adjust to new cultures and work to bring people to Christ. The Alliance has one of the lowest attrition rates for international workers.”

One reason for this is that the Great Commission Fund of the C&MA helps students who take a position in a C&MA church and become a licensed Alliance worker to repay college debt.

Qualified students can receive $12,000 over the course of three years. “During that time, students Due to upcoming are working in ministry, learning to lead, retirements and growth and are becoming equipped for a role internationally,” says Mapstone.

of new churches and Alliance ministries, the C&MA will likely face a gap of 3,000 church leaders within the next 10 years

From Crown’s beginning more than 100 years ago, raising up pastors and missionaries has been a foundational part of its mission. One of four C&MA-affiliated colleges, Crown is consistently producing the highest number of pastors and missionaries. Last year, Crown graduated six students with associate degrees in Christian Ministry or Bible, 23 students with bachelor’s degrees within the Biblical, Theological, and Ministry Studies Department, and 43 master’s students in Christian Studies, Ministry Leadership, or Divinity. In addition, many Arts & Sciences students graduate with either a second major or a minor in Christian Studies.

“Crown’s Pastoral Leadership major is designed to help students who feel called into vocational ministry or local church ministry to learn how to lead a church, how to lead Christians to become fully committed disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ,” says Dr. Phil Petersen, Professor of Pastoral Leadership. “We build our program

Crown is building other unique programs to help prepare more students for ministry.

Church partnerships or residency programs have been established in Omaha, NE, Salem, OR, Appleton, WI, and Dayton, OH. In these programs, students are working and interning at the churches while taking online courses through Crown. This partnership allows students to graduate debt-free.

This model is working in larger churches and Crown is partnering with C&MA Districts and Headquarters to develop this model for smaller churches.

While developing ministry leaders is a priority of Crown College, educating leaders in every area of service is tremendously important.

“Christian service is needed in churches, but we must also think about equipping people to go out as Christian missionaries within their jobs,” says Dr. Wiggins. “Students should leave Crown better than they came in. Better thinkers, better leaders, better servants, better Christ-followers, in every area of life.”

CROWN ONLINE RANKS #2 FOR PREPARING MISSIONARIES TO LEAD OnlineChristianColleges.com has ranked Crown College second in the country among all online Christian colleges for preparing missionaries in the field.

Using weighted averages comparing 50 online colleges, the site uses criteria such as the number of missions-related programs and, according to the site, the “number of online or hybrid programs, availability of a practicum or apprenticeship program, financial aid, exclusivity (admission rate), and the retention rate and graduation rate.”

Because the programs are available from anywhere in the world, current missionaries and other international workers engaged in business and cross-cultural activities can complete the classes without ever stepping foot on the campus.

In October, Crown was also ranked in the top 50 Best Regional Colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The school was also ranked by the publication as one of the top three regional colleges in Minnesota.

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HOW DO YOU DETERMINE IF SOMETHING IS GOD’S WILL? The ceiling and walls of Crown’s chapel were water-stained, there was no video capability, and several pews were stained and broken. Wouldn’t God want excellence? Wouldn’t he want us to update this place of worship?

These were questions we asked as we approached the chapel restoration. In addition, we asked, “Where will the $150,000 that we need come from?!”

Someone once told me, “If it is God’s will, it is God’s bill.”

So we prayed for guidance. We prayed over every letter. We prayed for God to speak to the hearts of people to give. The result: God touched the hearts of more than 240 couples and individuals. And he did it through means that matched our need and their capability. For instance: • Two alumni wanted to encourage others to give, so they each gave $15,000 as matches. This raised $60,000.

• Alumni and friends of Crown sent in $20 to $5,000 gifts.

• One donor anonymously gave $22,000 to cover the cost of the video screen.

• Another alumnus sold stock to make a significant donation and challenged family members to donate as well.

• Monthly donors directed their giving to the chapel.

After three months, we were short of the goal by about $8,000.

Then a donor walked into our office. She felt prompted by God to tithe on a piece of land she was selling. The donation amount? $8,000! She had no knowledge of what amount was still needed.

Sometimes God just wants to make sure we do not miss his blessings and his attention to detail. We were so blessed by all of you who helped make the chapel restoration happen. We also hope you felt God’s blessing as you gave to the project.

In this new year, I hope you see God’s blessings throughout your life!

All the best,

Jill Osborn, Vice President of External Relations

CAMPUS UPDATES

EMERGENCY TRAINING TAKES PLACE AT CROWN For 17 years, Jeremy Baker (’00) has saved lives and helped those in need as a firefighter for the St. Bonifacius Fire Department, where he is now the Rescue Captain. For 12 years, he has been an Emergency Medical Technician. Now Baker is taking on one more challenge: he’s working at Crown College, teaching others how to save lives.

The first classes began this January. “Most people taking courses at this point are Ridgeview Medical personnel because the program is just beginning,” says Baker. Other continuing education courses, such as Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Emergency Medical Responder, Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and more, will be offered to the community.

Baker began his work at Crown last semester as the Director of Programs for the new Emergency Medical Training Institute Crown is excited to take on the challenge and provide more (EMTI), a program that began at Crown College with long-time caregiving educational opportunities. Health care has been an partner Ridgeview Medical Center, one area of growth for the college. Nursing The program leverages of the region’s top medical providers. and Exercise Science continue to be the college’s expertise in popular and growing programs.

The program leverages the college’s education and program expertise in education and program Baker has big dreams for the future management with the medical expertise of EMTI at Crown. “I want to see the management with of Ridgeview to provide emergency Emergency Medical Services (EMS) the medical expertise medical services’ personnel with program grow into a bachelor’s degree required training and American Heart within three to five years, and see the of Ridgeview Association certifications. development of a paramedic program and tactical medicine program, which is primarily working with In years past, Ridgeview has worked with other vendors who are police who deal with injuries at the scene.” ending their commitment. “Because of the strong partnership Crown already has with Ridgeview, they asked us if we would be For more information, visit crown.edu/EMTI interested in running this program,” says Baker.

Oylen Alliance Church, a small rural church in Verndale, MN, blesses one Crown student each year with a check from a special Sunday School offering. This year Anders Ames of Grantsgurg, WI, was awarded the donation for his passion to serve in camp ministry.

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FINDING DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH

ON-CAMPUS STORY

Ian Erickson faced a steep uphill battle when he entered college with a lower-than-desired GPA. Coming to Crown College was a restart, a time to refocus and move forward.

Now in his sophomore year, Erickson holds a solid cumulative GPA, and made the dean’s list both semesters of his freshman year.

But because Ian didn’t meet baseline academic standards at the start of his college career, he was admitted into the new Diamond Program.

support meetings, participate in no more than one co-curricular activity (as long as their grades are good), record hours with a tutor in the Academic Center each week, and participate in a mentoring relationship.

They are required to hold a General Studies major for four semesters and take no more than 12 credits a semester. Each semester they must meet all of the Crown College academic requirements outlined in the catalog which includes a minimum GPA requirement that gets progressively steeper.

“I wouldn’t be at Crown without the Diamond Program.”

- Erickson

The Diamond Program began in Fall 2016 as a joint venture between the enrollment and academic divisions of the college. This is a unique, invitation-only, cohort-based program designed for a student who is a strong spiritual, social, and character fit for Crown but is underprepared in one (or several) key academic areas. Today the Diamond Program has 10 students. Patty Pitts, Institutional Director of Persistence and Completion, serves as the advisor to all students admitted into the program.

“Each student goes through an in-person interview with me, the Associate Director of Admissions, and the Dean of Students,” says Pitts. “If selected, this group of students is given the opportunity to come to Crown provided they are in agreement with the Crown lifestyle statement, covenant of faith , and all of the requirements of the program.

The group determines whether each student has the capability and the desire to do better in their academics.”

“I wouldn’t be at Crown without the Diamond Program,” says Ian. “They looked at me— not my test scores—and they saw potential.”

When admitted in this fresh-start program, each student is required to attend weekly

“This program is totally in line with the mission of Crown College because we are investing in students to make a kingdom impact,” says Pitts. “The Diamond Program is about giving these students an opportunity to be successful at Crown, in their lives, and in the world. We believe in them.”

While the program is designed for a small number of students each year (only 10), it makes a huge difference in the lives of each student.

Ian knows this first hand. “High school was terribly frustrating,” he says. “I blamed others and maybe even God for my failures. Before Crown, I felt there was a darkness about me.

Here I feel new and I feel God.” The progress that Ian showed was so incredible, he was removed from the program after only one year and subsequently was hired by Pitts to tutor other students who need assistance with time management and study skills. She is convinced Ian’s investment in the lives of these students is a crucial part of why they are doing well this year.

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HISTORIC SEASON FOR MEN’S SOCCER Crown men’s soccer team completed a historic season, winning a dramatic quarterfinal game after a penalty kick shootout and finishing even (at 6-6) in their conference.

The team—which includes three players who rebounded after injuries last year—fought hard all season and ended up winning their first playoff game against the University of Minnesota – Morris on October 29. Storm Heyer, a senior, scored the game-tying goal with less than a minute remaining in regulation to send the contest to overtime. The team then prevailed 4-2 in penalty kicks to punch their ticket to the next round.

In the next playoff game against the number one seeded University of Wisconsin – Superior on Halloween night, the team led 2-1 through 52 minutes before Superior rebounded to win the game 6-2.

“Five years ago, I first arrived to Crown,” says senior Ger Jones, a business major who also managed the campus store. “If I had told someone then the men’s soccer team would be that close to a UMAC championship appearance, they would not have believed me.”

The entire season was quite an uphill battle.

The team struggled to a 2-5 record to open the conference season, but rallied to win four of their final five regular season matches to clinch a playoff berth. That run included four shutouts, most notably at home against Martin Luther and Northwestern.

“I’m so proud of the team for overcoming a tough start to the year to reach their potential and make the playoff push we knew we were capable of making,” says Coach Luke Herbert. “The guys answered the bell every time and were phenomenal through the second half of the season.”

Herbert says a highlight of the season for him was how the players maintained their composure and integrity throughout, even when other teams got “chippy” on the field.

“I believe our coaching staff did an excellent job of disciplining our mindset and encouraging us to be better competitors on the pitch and off. I am proud of our accomplishments, I am proud of my teammates, and I am proud to have worn the Crown badge on my chest,” says Heyer, who scored three goals in the conference tournament, including a brace against UM-Morris.

“I want to thank all the fans this season who traveled hours to watch us play, and have endured incredible temperatures on both ends of the spectrum just to support us,” added Jones.

For men’s soccer, it’s onward and upward into next season.

ATHLETIC NEWS MEN’S SOCCER

Crown men’s soccer had their best season in school history as Head Coach Luke Herbert completed his third season as coach. The team advanced to the UMAC Playoffs and won their opening playoff match in a penalty kick victory over UM-Morris. Crown was down 1-2 with a minute left in regulation when senior Storm Heyer scored on a loose ball to give Crown the chance to win in overtime/penalty kicks. The team had a Crown record six players who were voted an All-UMAC selection after the season.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Crown women’s soccer started out on a tear, with two straight shutouts and a margin of victory of +15.

They continued their season and had a signature victory over the Bethany Lutheran Vikings during their homecoming match. Junior Anna Kragt and first-year Hailey Carter led Crown in points, both having eight goals throughout the season.

GOLF

Crown men’s golf took sixth in the UMAC this season and had the opportunity to host a meet at the legendary Hazeltine National Golf Club, which has hosted the Ryder Cup (2016), PGA Championship (2002, 2009), and the U.S. Open (1966, 1970, 1977, 1991). Senior Austin Coyne was named to the All-UMAC team, and Hunter Jontz of women’s golf was named an honorable mention.

CROSS COUNTRY

Crown women’s cross country had their best team finish in the NCAA-era, placing fifth in the UMAC Championship. All five Crown women runners from the team had season bests at the conference meet, and junior Mackenzie Nelson was named to her third straight All-UMAC team.

FOOTBALL

A young team that featured two first-year quarterbacks, Crown had its first season with new Defensive Coordinator Eric Shourds. They nearly took down

the favorite in the UMAC MacMurray in an incredible game that went into two overtime periods. Junior kick returner/defensive back Sebastian Alvarado was a first-team All-UMAC selection, and offensive lineman Matthew Leathers and linebacker Jeremiah Jones were named to the All-UMAC second team.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Crown men’s basketball program is off to a recordbreaking start after a successful 2017-2018 season in which Crown hosted its first ever home UMAC playoff game. The men’s team is putting up astonishing offensive results, leading the team to an 15-8 record. Crown is in contention for the school’s first conference title, scoring 89.2 points a contest which leads the UMAC. Crown basketball has been led by the stellar junior campaign from Tim Wendel, who is the favorite to win the UMAC Player of the Year this season. Wendel leads the UMAC in scoring, rebounding, and FG % , and is top 5 in numerous other statistical categories.

Running alongside Wendel are seniors Josh Volness and Keegan Oyugi who, like Wendel, have joined the elusive 1,000 point club during their collegiate careers. Sophomore Chris Moore and junior transfer Gunnar Ledin are also averaging double digit points to help pace Crown’s explosive offense.

The men’s basketball team has their sights set high. The team is eyeing a deep run in the UMAC postseason in hopes to make the NCAA Division III National Tournament this winter for the first time in school history.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

The year after a record-breaking season with doubledigit wins (and losing their six leading scorers to graduation), the Crown women’s basketball program has two signature victories with a very young team in the 18-19 season, besting both Faith Baptist and Trinity Baptist.

TIM WENDEL

is the favorite to win the UMAC Player of the Year this season. Wendel leads the UMAC in scoring, rebounding, and FG %, and is top 5 in numerous other statistical categories.

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ALUMNI NEWS

1950s

1980s

Edgar Burg, husband of Doris (Meissner, ’52) 1 Doug (’83) and Helen (Gibbons, passed away Nov. 13, 2018, at the age of 86. ’83) White are serving in Guadalajara,

Mexico, collaborating with the C&MA John (’57) and Carol (Brandt, ’54) Olson (Mexico Alliance). They have finished their were missionaries with the Evangelical Free Spanish language course, which was a Church in Venezuela for 30 years. John passed big shift from Portuguese they had been away on July 11, 2013, and Carol lives in the using in Brazil, where they served for Christian Retirement Center in Rockford, IL. 22 years. “Taking on Spanish 35 years after graduation from Crown has been a Rev. Donald E. Brown (’54), husband of challenge. The exciting part is being part Beulah (Shepard, ’53) Brown, passed away of what God is doing here to bring light, June 8, 2018, at the age of 84. living water, and hope to many families and couples. We are excited to be part of what Katherine (Larson, ’54) Stanton passed God is doing here!” The Whites began this away Jan. 7, 2019. She was married to ministry in Jan. 2018 and are involved in Norman Stanton (’55) from 1955 to 1980.

Marriage Encounter Ministry.

Rev. Vernon Maxa (’55) passed away in Brainerd, MN, on Oct. 17, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, their four children, and 10 grandchildren.

1960s

Lura Joseph (’67) retired from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, on May 1, 2018, with the designation of Associate Professor Emerita, University Library, after 17 years of service. Joseph has served as a petroleum geologist for 15 years in Oklahoma, physical sciences librarian at North Dakota State University, and geology librarian at University of Illinois. She has earned a B.A. in anthropology, an M.S. in geology, an MLIS in library studies, and an M.A. in psychology. She attends Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet and is a member of the American Scientific Affiliation, a network of Christians in the sciences.

1970s

Ginnie Epp Warkentin (’71) retired as the

church secretary of her church after 26 years of service.

Doug and Phyllis (Thurlow, ’83) Ronco

have “started over in life!” They raised their two children, Josiah (31) and Chayris (28), and God led them to foster children in 2014. The Roncos have adopted three boys: Jaydence (4), Corban (3), and Sullivan (2).

“They each came from different families with unique stories, but we are so blessed to call them our own. God must have laughed when at the beginning of our foster training, we said, ‘We only want to foster, not adopt.’”

2 John Kitchen’s (’83) new book, Philippians for Pastors, has been published.

Kitchen has published several books, and this is one of a series of books for pastors.

Others include The Pastoral Epistles for Pastors and Colossians and Philemon for Pastors. Check out jkitchen.org for more.

Doug Trouten (’81), husband of Elisabeth (French, ’81) Trouten, passed away July 30,

2018, at the age of 58.

1990s

Tammy (Carstensen) Amoako (’95) passed

away Oct. 7, 2018, at the age of 47.

Linda Rude (’93) moved from Chaska, MN

to Moorhead, MN and teaches toddlers ages 16-36 months at Trinity Preschool. Her twin sister, Lori, passed away Sept. 7, 1994.

Scott Hyde (’90) earned First Place for the

entire Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center corporation for conducting the most successful blood draws this year, with 841.

2000s

3 Bronwyn (Weiss, ’09) and Joshua Neuman married on Sept. 8, 2018.

Maria (Militello, ’08) Homan passed away

Sept. 28, 2018, at the age of 53. Her co-workers are giving a student scholarship in her memory.

Sara Marie (Spaulding, ’08) Moore, editor

of the Shoreview Press in the Twin Cities, received first place in the breaking news category for the largest weeklies at the Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest this year. The lede was a worship song. Moore married her husband Andrew in 2015 in the Crown chapel and they live in St. Paul.

4 Elliot (’05) and Emily Malm welcomed baby girl Hope Elise on Oct. 28, 2018.

Hope attended the Christmas at Crown concert with her parents and grandparent, and was the youngest person in attendance!

After nine years of serving God with Gospel for Asia, Sara Linert (’05) is transitioning to serve Him with International House of Prayer in Kansas City, MO.

ALUMNI OF THE YEAR Darlene (Brown, ’62) Carpenter was named the Crown College Alumni of the Year for the 2018-19 academic year. Carpenter is the founder of Dresses for Orphans, a charitable organization that sews and donates dresses and shirts to orphans around the world.

Carpenter’s ministry began in her retirement, when she made 20 to 30 garments on her own each month. After sharing her new personal venture with some friends, the mission swelled to a group of 80 volunteers who have made more than 40,000 garments since 2009.

A friend nominated Carpenter for the award, saying, “Darlene has a deep love for and dedication to this amazing ministry. God is using her to bless the lives of thousands of children around the world.”

For more information about Dresses for Orphans, visit www.dressesfororphans.org.

ALUMNI NEWS 5 Matthew (’01) and Melissa Swenson welcomed Abigail (Abby) Grace into their family on Feb. 1, 2018. She joins big brother Wyatt (4). In the summer of 2018, the family sold their house in Minneapolis and moved to Bloomington, MN.

8 Tyrel (’17) and Carissa (Johnson, ’19) LaValle welcomed daughter Sophia on Dec.

2010s

9 Colin and Katelyn (Fiss, ’15) Post

Kaywin (Bogle, ’10) and David Herro

welcomed baby boy Jairus Ghazal in July of 2018. He joins big sister Cassia Love (2).

Max (’15) and Sara (Wiggins, ’13) Moser

welcomed baby boy Timothy on Nov. 29, 2018.

6 After graduating from Crown, Kayla

(Lemon, ’13) Roste lived for two years in

Wuhan, China, teaching at an international school. She returned to the Minneapolis area, teaching in the Roseville and Fridley school districts before finding Lakes International Language Academy, a school that reflects who she is and her passion for the world. The academy is a Mandarin and Spanish immersion school in the north metro area. In March 2018, she married her husband, Steve. They live in Mounds View, MN, with their Labrador retriever, Copper.

7 Roland (’15) (’17) and Jessica

(Klaustermeier, ’17) Owczarek welcomed

son, James Scott, on April 7, 2018.

18, 2017.

Micah (’17) and Cassy (Stiller, ’19) Ostergard were married May 19, 2018.

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welcomed son, Logan, on June 11, 2018.

Katelyn worked for three years in the health office at Hassan Elementary School in Rogers, MN and now “has the blessing of staying home full-time to take care of Logan, along with providing day care for a two-month-old. Couldn’t be happier!”

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Everett Hawk (’18) passed away July 7,

2018, at the age of 22.

FACULTY/STAFF NEWS John Briggs passed away July 4, 2018.

Briggs served from 1973 to 1982 as the Director of Development and the Vice President of Development.

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Dennis Johnson passed away Nov. 26,

2018. Johnson served from 1975 to 1984, during which time he was the Dean of Students and a part-time Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry.

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Class of 1968

Lance Kates (’15) passed away July 11,

2018, at the age of 38.

Zach Schmitt (’16) began working as the

Director of Student Ministries at Oakwood Community Church in Waconia, MN. Schmitt is the Crown College Alumni Board president and serves as a trustee.

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CAMPUS VISITORS We welcomed several alumni and former trustees who visited campus this year, including Rick (’72) and Diane (Esau, ’72) Porter, Brian (former trustee from ’66-’81) and Jackie Andreen, and Paul (former trustee from ’89-’03) and Jeanette Fields. Paul Fields gifted Crown College with a clock he constructed for the college.

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THANK YOU!

Thank you to all alumni and friends who gave generously to Crown College in 2018.

$10,000 +

Anonymous Anonymous Christ Community Church of Omaha The Christian and Missionary Alliance Brad and Sue Hewitt InFaith Community Foundation Fund Jim and Peggy Johnson Don Jones Kendall Lehman Estate Kern Family Foundation Matt and Nicole Klein KleinBank Paul and Donna Mertens Ruth Miller National Christian Foundation Twin Cities

Ridgeview Medical Center Dale and Susan Teal Ruth Waldin Lintelmann Estate Western Great Lakes District of C&MA Joel and Kathy Wiggins

$5,000 - $9,999

Dick and Beth Berreth Chatlos Foundation Cheyenne Alliance Church Dick and Louise Colenso Pat and Bonnie Costello Faith Alliance Church Fellowship Alliance Church First Alliance Church Helena Alliance Church Keh-Shew and Oan-Yu Lu Ron and Kim Ludwigson MidAmerica District of the C&MA New York Life Insurance Co* Andrew and Wendy Palileo Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group Hoang Pham and Trinh Nguyen Dave and Jenny Russell Bill and Lucille Sapp Larry and Rhonda Sharpe Ruth Stanley Lee and Mali Thompson

$2,500 - $4,999

Appleton Alliance Church Jim and Dora Balis Don and Cindy Berglund Big Sandy Camp and Retreat Center Chinook Alliance Church Community Heights Alliance Church Peter and Arlene Eldridge Funderbolt Grainger* Doug and Kimberly Hile Hopkins Area Little League, Inc. Nestor and Edith Korpi McTar LTD Bob and Betty Meyer North Central Distirict of the C&MA

Jill Osborn Gordon and Diane Paisley Plymouth Alliance Church Riverside Church Roadway Alliance Church Rocky Mountain District of C&MA Dan and Christy Secor Bob and Jody Ann Solfelt Verndale Alliance Church Vogel Foundation Patricia Zappia

$1,000 - $2,499

3M Foundation* Alliance Bible Church Brian and Jackie Andreen Jeff and Char Aune Bill and Judy Bedford Barry and Ann Berglund Jim and Colleen Best Dewayne and Diane Bloem Jordan and Nikki Brown C&MA Church of Richey Jeff and Shonna Caswell College Coaches Skills Camp, LLC Community Alliance Church Barton and Marilyn Comstock Dan and Moni Cutler Fairview Alliance Church Faith Alliance Church Paul and Jeanette Fields Carroll and Grace Galvin Bill and Jan Gear Paul and Marcia Gedden Merwin Gordon Glen and Loise Grandy Hawley Alliance Church Melessa Henderson Steve and Angie Heyer Doug and Darla Holmgren Mark and Susie Hummel Arnie Hustad Gary and Sue Keisling Kevin Kempton Bill and Ginger Kuhn Living Rock Church Living Stone Alliance Church Dave and Sue Lloyd Jim and Adah Loscheider Chell and Amy Luesse David and Marian Martin Tom and Fawn McCracken Kathryn McFadden Melchert Hubert Sjodin, PLLP Melrose Alliance Church Wendell and Jill Nelson New Hope Alliance Church Northland Alliance Church Nowthen Alliance Church Gen Olson Onamia Alliance Church

Dick and Annette Oppedahl Phil and Debra Petersen Brent and Carole Peterson Gregg and Patty Pitts Rick and Dianne Porter Shane and Verna Price Russ and Lynn Robinson Samuel and Lindsey Schmitt Eugene Secor Bruce and Marcie Snyder Joe and Rae Ann Tewinkel John and Kimberly Thomas David and Amy Thompson Travelers Cyber Grants* Duane and Bonnie Trostad Wausau Alliance Church Don and Linda Wiggins Jeff and Sue Wilson

Jon Christenson Dennis and Jayne Christianson Robert and Lisa Cowman Julie Craven Daniel and June Cunningham John and Twila Davis Day Spa Association Jon Deming John and Mary Dennert Bonnie Dennis John and Vee Diebel Randy and Debbie Discher Harold and Kathleen Donis Jerry and Alison Dorton Carl and Peg Eckdahl Bob and Lois Eddy Don and Dawn Edlund Kevin and Sherry Ellis

Yellowstone Community Church YourCause, LLC* Gwynne Zylstra

Terry and MaryKay Erdman Dean and Janice Erickson Jon Erickson Marge Erickson Daryl and Debbie Erwin Faith Community Church Austin and Nicole Falter Frank and Ginger Ferrin Mitch and April Fisk Tim and Cheryl Fisk Dan and Heidi Fitch Paul and Ann Flagstad Buddy Flaherty Bob and Nancy Foster Roy and Lois Fraticelli Dave and Sue Frazer Friends at the Andy Hendel Foundation Friends at Waconia Jo Volleyball Doug and Helen Gettle Pat and Kim Geurts George and Linda Gianoulis Nate and Kari Gilkey Avis Gilleland Beverly Gillen Ladene Glanzer Jesse and Gina Godding Mark and Karen Gold Dennis and Jeannine Gordon LaVonne Gorsh-Gingerich Brad and Diane Goudy Gayle Grant Ruby Greenberg Janice Greenfield Curtis and Mary Grimley Dennis and Vickie Groenweg Dan and Sandy Gruhlke Mary Lou Guentzel Karen Gustafson Alan and Danielle Hall Sue Hanaford Don and Joy Hardy Cindy Harris Myron and Rita Heckman

Xcel Energy Foundation Matching Program*

$100 - $999

Anonymous Brian and Tina Ackermann Travis Adams Paul and Lorri Ague Nancy Albertson Seth Allen Iona Amspaugh Chris and Janna Anderson John and Gloria Anderson Andrew and Elisa Armstrong David and Lori Arrell John and Kristen Auer Bernie and Carrole Badtke Jeremy and Kristen Baker Gordon and Janet Barker David and Mary Barnum Roy and Laura Beck Chris and Sarah Benbow The Benevity Community Jim and Pam Blask Mark Boettcher Josiah Bondy Michael and Darlene Bortel Don and Melody Bouchard John and Kathi Braland Bob and Teresa Brannon Tianna Brocker David and Denise Bubeck Eric and Kaia Bubna Joel and Abby Bubna Tim and JoLee Bubna Jill Burg Randy and Debbie Burg Steve and Sonya Busch Dan and Darlene Carpenter Ken and Katherine Castor Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

Emergency Physicians & Consultants, P.A

Churches that give $1,000 or more provide scholarships for students from their congregation. If your student attends Crown, and you don’t see your church listed, please ask your church to contact External Relations for more information at externalrelations@crown.edu.

ALUMNI NEWS We love to share about alumni, so please send updates about marriages, babies, new jobs, recent awards and accolades, or other recent news to alumni@crown.edu. Please include your full name, your graduation year, and the information you would like us to include. And remember, if you send us birth announcements, we’ll send your baby a Future Crownie onesie.

Gus Hedin Vern and Gloria Heidner Marilyn Helfinstine Luke and Lindsey Herbert Dean and Theresa Hilgers Edwin and Joanne Hollatz Hope Community Church Roger and Elaine Hovda Jacob and Sarah Howard Dick and Julie Howe Lois Hultberg Dale and Marcia Hummel Kevin and Stephanie Husk ImpactFund Dennis and Sheila Ingolfsland Dorothy Irwin David Jernander Geri Jewell Art and Kathleen Johnson Elaine Johnson Greg and Julie Johnson Jeff Johnson Marolyn Johnson Marvin Johnson Paul and Loni Johnson Paul and Nelda Johnson Steve and Carol Johnson John and Cleo Jones Stephen Jones Lura Joseph Randy and Debbie Junker Tom and LuAnn Kaeter Ethan and Moriah Keller Richard and Florence Keller William and Kayla Kelly Chris and Sarah Klempay Terry and Cheryl Klempner Sheryl Dean Kliegle Koch School Bus Service, Inc. KPMG Foundation* Jerry and Shelly Kragt Ron Kragt Susie Kranz Aaron Krienke Cleo Kulish Gregory and Carla Kummer Larry Kuyper Lakewood Christian Fellowship Harry and Evelyn Landaw Bill and Jan Lanpher Kimberely LaQuay Stan Larson Dennis Lawman

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Joey and Kristin Lehman Katie Lemke James and Charlene Lent Joy Levins Jim and Marylan Lewis Tim and Brenda Libert Carl and Lynnae Lightbody Dave and Sandy Link Livingstone Chen Bruce and Dawn Locklear Loffler Companies, Inc. Tom and Gwen Lundeen Jim and Lissie Lutz Madsen Electric Steve and Shelley Maki Bob and Pam Mallery Andrew Malm Roger and Sandra Malm Leigh Ann Martin Bruce and Carol Matson Dale and Joanne Mattinen James and Laurene Mattinen Kenneth and Sarah Mattinen Jerry and Mary Lou McCauley Ray and Bobbi McCoy William McGuigan Madison McHugh Paul and Joyce Melchert Gary and Rosie Meradith Bill and Estella Merkel Jan Merrill Midwest District of the C&MA Josh Mignanelli Minneapolis Foundation Minnesota Coaches, Inc. Alan and Elaine Mitchell Bob and Joannie Morton Roger and Barb Moshier Clay and Vicky Moss Michael and Deanna Munson Topher and Tina Murphy Kozo and Toshiko Nakagami Janet Nash Roger and Joanne Natwick Bix and Dorothy Nauman Brad and Julie Nelson Ray and Judy Newton Jim and Shelley Nichols Darren Noble Emmett and Patricia O’Hare Larry and Miriam Olson Dave and Carol Osterhus Kevin and Cheryl Owczarek

Marv and Joyce Parker Daniel Payne Laurel and Carol Pearson Karen Peterman Dave Petrie Mark Petrie Chad and Jo Piehl Charles and Marsha Prasuhn Tim and Jan Preble Al and Dianne Prentice Joe Ramsey Wilbert and Helen Ratledge Blaine and Jennifer Raushel Cindy Reeder Steve and Mary Reedy Greg and Pang Foua Rhodes Jon and Kathie Rich Jim and Barbara Rightler Joseph and Christy Robertson Terry Rodeen Pete Roeth Randall Rollins Dorothy Ronzheimer Phil and Mary Ellen Ronzheimer Mark Rose Jamie Ross Greg Ruiter Sanctuary Covenant Church, Inc. David and Ronda Schiebout Evan and Leslie Schiebout Thomas and Julia Schiebout Zach Schmitt Carol Schock Jerry and Deb Schommer Scobey Alliance Church Curtis and Gerrie Selen Rick Selvey Bernie and Karen Shambour Kevin and Julie Sharpe Rick and Lynne Shenk Eric Shourds Sisseton Alliance Church George and Harriet Slaughter Paul and Deborah Slechta Sodexo, Inc & Affiliates Greg and Cathy Sorensen Phil and Barbara Sorensen Eric Soberg Doug and Carol Spany George and Judie St. Cyr Jay and Ellen Steele Roger and Paula Stenlund Jim and Anna Stern

Ron and Lisa Straka Craig and Krista Strawser John and Joanna Stumbo Nick and Michelle Stumbo Dave and Marilyn Sundeen Ken and Connie Svoboda David and Maureen Tarrant Eldon and Anita Thiessen Jon and Deborah Thomford Gary and Pat Thompson Stephen Tisch Evy Toth Jeff and MerriLee Valentine David Veen Rob and Janean Vineyard Jonathan and Tina Vinson Voice + Data Networks Waconia Ford Mercury, Inc. Wagner Community Church Dale and Becky Walker Harold and Virginia Warkentin Rebecca Warpala Stanley and Erda Waters Knute and Etter Watne Tom and Jan Watne William and Nancy Weathers Marilyn Weldin Nadine Wentworth John Westland Sam and Joan Wharton David and Mary Lynn Wick Judy Wiens Jonathan and Lori Wiggins Mark and Lindsay Wiggins Dwight Williams Roy and Valerie Williams Steve and Becky Witmer Randy and Connie Woodward Janice Wright Noah Yang YoungLife Jim and Vernice Zdrazil Louis and Ann Zeigler Zero-Max* Mariah Zieroth Megan Zook Drew Zoromski *Matching gift contributions

COMMENCEMENT | SATURDAY, MAY 11 SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 HOMECOMING | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 WINTER 2019 | BRIDGE

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8700 College View Drive St. Bonifacius, MN 55375

The new Collaboration Center—located on the third floor, outside faculty offices— is a space where students can collaborate, study in groups or individually, receive tutoring, take tests, and have easy access to faculty members.