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Brett Klingenberg (right), a 2011 graduate of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, stands on his farm in Beatrice, Neb., with his wife Cassie, daughter Maya and son Caleb. Klingenberg is the pastor of First Mennonite Church in Beatrice and operates a 37-acre farmstead. (Photo courtesy Brett Klingenberg)
Faculty & Staff Melody Miller ‘89 Cash, nursing professor, Harrisonburg, Va., was awarded a fellowship from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). AACN sponsors an executive leadership fellowship tailored specifically for aspiring and new deans. Designed to prepare a more diverse, younger pool of leaders for nursing programs, this professional development experience encompasses an assessment and evaluation of leadership skills, opportunities for strategic networking and case study development, consultation to achieve long-term goals, and identification of key partnerships. William (Bill) Goldberg, MA ‘01 (conflict transformation), Harrisonburg, Va., became the director of the Summer Peacebuilding Institute in the summer of 2013. He has worked for EMU for a total of 13 years. Nate Koser ‘07, MA ‘09 (counseling), assistant professor in counseling, Harrisonburg, Va., successfully defended his dissertation “An Aporia of the Psychoanalytic Discourse from a Lacanian Perspective with Special Reference to the Theory of Intersubjectivity” and has
officially graduated from Saybrook University with a doctorate in psychology.
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John Robert (Bob) Eshleman ‘56, Midlothian, Va., part-time professor of dentistry at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), was awarded the Dean’s Faculty Excellent Award for PartTime Faculty. He received the award at a recognition ceremony Sept. 10 at the Kontos Medical Sciences Building Auditorium on the VCU campus. The award is based upon publications, student and faculty evaluations, service on committees and other public service, and length of service to the school. Bob has a total of 53 years, 21 of which were part time.
Charles Longenecker ‘57, Lititz, Pa., retired biology teacher at Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS), has authored a 198-page paperback titled This I Remember: A Memoir. He wrote the book mainly to share his experiences with his children and grandchildren that “would have been lost otherwise.” Charles taught at LMS for four decades, retiring in 1999 and continues to use his gift of teaching as an instructor for Landis Homes’ Pathways Institute of Lifelong Learning.
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Harold F. Miller ‘63, Nairobi, Kenya, taught history and civics at Eastern Mennonite High School for two years after graduation. Beginning in 1965 he was seconded by Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Mennonite Central Committee to four African ecumenical organizations in Tanzania, Sudan, and Kenya. Interspersed between the secondments, Harold and his wife, Annetta Wenger ‘62 Miller undertook assignments specific to Mennonite Central Committee in Kenya, East Africa, and Sudan. Together, they are now retired in Nairobi, Kenya. Nelson ‘63 and Emma Jane Roth, Belleville, Pa., recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A reception, planned by their children: Darrel, Bernadine Stauffer ‘87, Cedric ‘91, and Arlin ‘92, was held at the Allensville Mennonite Church, where they were married in 1963. In lieu of gifts, the Roths requested that contributions be made to the local Crossroads Pregnancy Center’s project to finance a medical ultrasound clinic for abortion-minded women. Approximately 80 of the mothers who have seen their pre-born children chose adoption or parenting. To date, anniversary contributions have totaled
more that 2,500. Nelson volunteered at Crossroads for the past 10 years as a pastoral counselor. He now works as a chaplain at the Valley View Retirement Community, where the Roths reside. Lee ‘63 and LaVerne Zehr ‘63 Yoder, Harrisonburg, Va., returned from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, after 16 months serving as head of school at the American School of Vietnam. The school is a new one, having just completed its third year, but has become a candidate for accreditation with The Western Association of Colleges and Schools (WASC). It is a nursery through grade 12 institution with an enrollment of 240 students. A dual credit program was established last year with Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. in which grade 11 students could enroll and earn three undergraduate university English credits, while also meeting the English credit and requirements for Grade 11 at the school. The private school is completely English speaking and has nearly 70 enrollment of Vietnamese students who are preparing for university studies in the U.S. and abroad. A complete American curriculum course of studies is offered. LaVerne was an elementary resource teacher at the school. Lee is serving in a ministry of educational leadership, having been
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