MILEPOSTS FACULTY & STAFF Kathy Evans, professor of education, published The Little Book of Restorative Justice in Education (Good Books), co-authored with Dorothy Vaandering. Robin Setlock Frey Felty '90, adjunct faculty, EMU Lancaster, Lititz, Pa., has been appointed superintendent of New Manheim Township School District. She was formerly assistant superintendent at Warwick School District. She has also served as an assistant superintendent in Ephrata Area School District and a consultant with the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Robin has a doctorate in educational leadership and an MBA.
organizational communication. He is director of communication and leadership cultivation for Franconia Mennonite Conference. Jonathan Lantz-Trissel '00, sustainability coordinator, is in his second and final year as co-chair of Virginia Sustainability in Higher Education Consortium, comprised of sustainability professionals from 17 Virginia colleges and universities. Ed Martin retired in June from a parttime position as director of the Center for Interfaith Engagement. Ed brought decades of experience in the Middle East and Asia to the position, which he held for six years while commuting from Akron, Pa.
Joan Griffing and Ryan Keebaugh, professors of music, and Marti Eads, professor of English, collaborated on three pieces to be performed by the group Musica Harmonica, of which Griffing is a member, during concerts in Wyoming and at the Decolonizing Music Conference in Puerto Rico in September. Two pieces are based on Eads’ poetry inspired by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowee MA ‘07. The goal of Musica Harmonica is to promote peace and cultural awareness through musical collaboration.
Doug Graber Neufeld, professor of biology, will direct the new Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions at EMU. He returns this summer from a two-year research and service leave working with Mennonite Central Committee in East Africa.
Amy Springer '92 Hartsell, assistant dean and coordinator of student services, is an executive board member of The Virginia Network of the American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education.
Alena Yoder '16 is a program associate with the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program at the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding.
Ericka Histand '02 Gingerich began this fall as admissions receptionist and daily campus visit coordinator. She moved from Oregon with her husband David '02, who is studying at EMS, and two children. Ericka has taught in Oregon and Ecuador. Rebecca Kauffman, adjunct faculty, language and literature department, has published Another Place You’ve Never Been (Counterpoint Press, 2016), which, among other accolades, was named in the 20 best books of fall 2016 by the Huffington Post. Steve Kriss ‘94, associate director of pastoral studies, EMU Lancaster, Philadephia, Pa., graduated from Duquesne University with a PhD in rhetoric focusing on ethics and
Trina Trotter Nussbaum '00 has been named interim director of the Center for Interfaith Engagement. Paul Yoder '06, MA '11, assistant professor of education, earned a PhD in education from the University of Virginia in August 2016.
1940-1949 Chester Wenger EMHS '34, AA '36, BT '41, Lancaster, Pa., was featured on Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast “Revisionist History,” on the theme of “how people deal with difficult questions.” Wenger’s episode is titled “Generous Orthodoxy,” which takes the title of a 2014 essay he wrote laying out the biblical and theological rationales for his change in belief about LGBTQ inclusion.
1950-1959 Amos Yoder '54, Grove City, Minn., published his memoir, A Chirp from the Grass Roots. He celebrated his 10oth birthday in November.
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Alumni and current members of the women's basketball team came together for a spirited game during Homecoming and Family Weekend. (Photo by Andrea Cable)
Anita Rose Runion '58 Ovalle, Guatemala City, Guatemala, teaches part-time at Christian Academy of Guatemala after more than 40 years in education. Urbane Peachey '58, Lititz, Pa., has published More Than One Thing Is True: Agony and Ecstasy Below Cloud Nine (Masthof Press). The memoir includes reflections on his experiences with Mennonite Central Committee from 1960-86 and as a Mennonite pastor from 1986-2000. He writes as a practitioner about his work with NGOs in the Middle East; on commonalities between Islam and Christianity; and on pastoral life, a section which presents lived examples of adult personal and spiritual formation and makes a strong case for people of faith to be advocates for the common good in public life.
1960-1969 Doug Hostetter '66, Valley Cottage, N.Y., is director of Mennonite Central Committee’s United Nations (UN) Office. He continues to work on behalf of Vietnamese people affected by Agent Orange. Doug volunteered in Vietnam as a conscientious objector. Kenneth C. Reed '66, San Jose, Ca., published Both My Sons (Masthof Press, 2016). This historical novel, his third, recounts the life of a Swiss-German immigrant and his family.
1970-1979 Rebirth, comprised of Rob Eby '71, Mel Lehman '71, Dean Clemmer '72, James Krabill '73 and Elaine Warfel Stauffer '73, have re-released their third and final self-titled album as a compact disc and digital download. Proceeds of the sales benefit the Sadie A. Hartzler Library. Visit www.rebirthforsale.com. Rob Eby '71, Scottdale, Pa., is a behavioral health therapist with Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services, Inc., in Uniontown. He and wife, Gwen, attend Scottdale Mennonite Church. John Lazer '71, Winchester, Va., is a substitute bus driver for Winchester City Schools since his retirement and drives a shuttle bus in Glacier National Park in the summer. Additionally he
drives for WATTS, a ministry to the homeless in Winchester. Last year, he went on a mission trip to Nicaragua. Gloria Shenk '75 Worme, Mount Joy, Pa., is a receptionist and in support services for Hospice and Community Care Pathways Center for Grief and Loss. She married Tony Worme in May 2014 and moved to Mount Joy soon after, where she attends Mount Joy Mennonite Church. Carolyn Grasse-Bachman '76, Bridgewater, Va., is a visiting assistant professor at Bridgewater College in the department of health and human sciences. She earned a BS in home economics education from Eastern Mennonite University, an MEd in home economics education from Oregon State University and a PhD in individual and family studies from the University of Delaware. Joe Bontrager '78, SEM '93 and Gloria Beidler CPS '92, BS'00 Bontrager have completed their overseas service with Eastern Mennonite Missions and started a term as nonresident volunteer workers to East Africa. They will focus on continued relationships, development, and publication of materials for partner churches. Conley McMullen '78, Harrisonburg, Va., a professor of biology at James Madison University, received the James Madison University Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award in 2016. Wilda Stoltzfus '78 Schwartzentruber, Bellefontaine, Ohio, is clinical director of Community Health and Wellness Partners of Logan County, a year-old Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that offers whole-person primary health care in two locations in rural West Liberty, Ohio. She had previously worked many years in oncology. Miles Yoder '79, Lancaster, Pa., assistant principal at Lancaster Mennonite School, is also principal at the Hershey campus of Lancaster Mennonite School. J. Merle Zook '79, Mount Sidney, Va., has returned to his former position as chief financial