Tammy Briggs ’06, Salt Lake City, Utah, is planning to pursue a master’s in community health online from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Ronald Copeland MDiv ’06, Harrisonburg, Va., began The Early Church, a church plant, June 17, in Harrisonburg.
Groff ’81, Aug. 11. Susan Gascho ’97 to Teman GaschoCooke, Sept. 2. Megan Horst ’98 to Paul McLaughlin, Sept. 16. Kelinda (Keli) Lam ’00 to Iban Feldmeier, Oct. 6.
Jonalyn Denlinger ’06, Lancaster, Pa., is a bi-lingual caseworker for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Lancaster, working primarily with Hispanic families in the city school system.
Christopher Keyes ’00 to Maria Dove, June 30.
Jeff McCutcheon ’06 was born and raised in Elmhurst, Ill., near Chicago. Jeff is a fitness consultant at Gold’s Gym, Staunton, Va.
Julie M. Stoltzfus ’00 to Todd A. Lehman ’01, June 9.
Stephanie Miller ’06, Lancaster, Pa., is a chemist at Lancaster Laboratories.
Kristy Shellenberger ’02 to John Mark Snyder, June 23.
Aerlande Petros Wontamo ’06, moved to St. Louis, Mo., after working in Washington, D.C., for one year. She began graduate studies at Saint Louis University School of Public Health, pursuing a master’s in public health with a concentration in behavioral science and community health. Rebecca Drooger ’07, Swansea, Mass., began a one-year Mennonite Voluntary Service term in Washington, D.C., in August. Kyle Mast ’07, Hubbard, Ore., has been employed as the new director of donor/ alumni relations at Western Mennonite School. Kyle is an alumnus of WMS and its youngest employee. Kara Miller ’07, Perkasie, Pa., is in Fresno, Calif., as part of the outdoor programs support staff with San Joaquin River Parkway Conservation Trust. Aaron Nussbaum ’07, Harrisonburg, Va., has joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County as an AmeriCorps volunteer, helping the agency in its administrative functions. Soon Cheon Park MA ’07, Louisville, Ky., has been accepted into the PhD program in counseling at Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville. Kevin Ressler ’07, Lancaster, Pa., is serving a one-year term under Mennonite Voluntary Service as a nonviolence trainer/office manager with Pace e Bene Nonviolence Services in Oakland, Calif., Rachel Spory ’07, Boswell, Pa., began employment as the development assistant/phonathon coordinator at EMU in November with primary responsibility for gift receipting and helping to establish and operate a call center on campus.
Marriages
Dennis R. Kuhns ’71 MDiv ’84 to Edith Newswanger ’60 Shenk MA ’84, Oct. 6.
Norma Jean Bender ’72 to Dan Eddy, July 28. Wayne Smucker ’90 to Lisa Munro, June 15. Carmen J. Hartzler ’92 to Timothy L.
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Daniel Showalter ’00 to Joo Yeon Kim, Sept.10.
Derick Trissel ’ 01 to Laura Roes, June 2.
Amanda Stoltzfus ’05 to Matthew Myers, Oct. 20.
Craig ’95 and Krista Martin ’96 Martin, Harrisonburg, Va., Bryan Isaiah, Sept. 4.
Stephanie Lynn Walton ’05 to Eric A. Sents ’06, July 7.
Anna ’95 and Ben Yoder ’95 Wyse, Harrisonburg, Va., Sam Edwin, born May 31, adopted in June. Martha Ann, Sept. 12.
Holly Elizabeth Smith ’06 to Timothy Borkert, July 21. Jared Morgan ’06 to Elizabeth Hagey, Aug.18. Brenna Mae Beck ’07 to Jason M. Hostetter ’07, Oct. 14. Mary Yoder ’07 to Rob Anderson, Aug. 4.
Births
Marshall ’96 and Donna Kay Yoder ’96 McDonald, Pasadena, Calif., Madeline Elizabeth, Oct. 2. Jonathan ’98 and Beth Witmer ’04 Bowman ’98, Harrisonburg, Va., Caleb Isaac, Jan. 3. Jennifer Stauffer ’97 and Eli W. Moore, Waynesboro, Va., Analise Helena, Apr. 13, 2006.
Philip (Phil) ’87 and Jana Landes, Bridgewater, Va., Cooper, Sept. 11.
Tiffany Good ’97 and Jerry Witmer, Dalton, Ohio, Benjamin Daniel, Oct. 18.
Kevin James Zook ’02 to Kara Anne Westerbeek, May 12.
Donna Harnish ’89 and Rodney Charlesworth, Lancaster, Pa., Finley Todd, July 13.
John C. Severs ’03 to Tiffany Renee Wright, Sept. 22.
Darrin Yoder ’97 and Julie Aeshliman ’99 Aeshliman-Yoder, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Lucia Salome, Aug. 19.
Lori Hochstetler ’91 and Karl Kuder, Richmond, Va., Rachel Nye, June 19.
Denver Steiner ’03 to Tara Gerber, Sept. 30.
Thomas ’98 and Kristel Wenger ’98 Kennedy, Lititz, Pa., Tessa Jane, Nov. 4.
Kevin ’91 and Tanya ’91 Kurtz-Lehman, Cornwall, Vt., Asher Emmanuel, Sept. 25.
Ryan ’98 and Hannah Rohrer ’02 Steiner, Orrville, Ohio, Seth Elijah, Sept. 22.
Jeffrey (Jeff ) ’93 and Anita Reiff, Reading, Pa., Sara Jane, Jan. 5.
Ryan ’99 and Valerie Smith ’99 Kauffman, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Simon Daniel, Aug. 31.
Erin Wentorf ’03 to Eric Lantz ’03, July 21. Jennifer Ann Eberly ’04 to Timothy Ryan Freed, June 23. Adam Gingerich ’04 to Erin Wagner ’05, Aug. 19. Rebecca Reeder ’05 to Jeremiah Mast, Dec. 16, 2006. Daniel (Dan) Risser ’05 to Cara Salmon ’05, Oct. 27. Absalom Isaac Shank ’05 to Kendra Sue Heatwole ’05, Aug. 11. Virginia Ann Showalter ’05 to Timothy Godshall, May 27.
Mary Jane Puryear ’94 and Joel Pena, Lancaster, Pa., Samuel Joel, Mar. 1. Lavonne Byler ’95 and Randy Yoder, North Canton, Ohio, Nina LiYang, born, Mar. 23, 2005, adopted, Feb. 27. John ’94, MDiv ’00 and Paula Hochstedler ’98, MDiv ’03, Stoltzfus, Lombard, Ill., Lilianna Kathryn, Oct. 23. Tanya Rivera-Wenger ’94 and Michael Tyler ’04, Nashville, Tenn., Gabriel Harrison, Aug. 30.
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Prizes Offered for Story Ideas for Summer Science Issue The summer 2008 issue of Crossroads will center on “alumni in science.” If you have a story about your science work - or that of another alumnus - that you think may be of interest to the 16,000 readers of Crossroads, please send a summary of it to Crossroads@emu.edu by May 1, 2008. The five story ideas that best show “the differences being made by EMU alumni in the world of science” will be selected by a committee of five - Jim Bishop, Bonnie Price Lofton, Kirsten Parmer, Steve Shenk, and Dr, Roman Miller. The selected stories will be featured in staff-written articles in the summer issue of Crossroads. The persons submitting the five selected ideas each will receive a $50 gift certificate to Ten Thousand Villages (www.tenthousandvillages.com). Immediate family members of those on the selection committee are not eligible for this award.
Lynn ’99 and Anita Nafziger Roth, Wauseon, Ohio, Leah Ellen, Sept. 4. Hiroko Sano ’99 and Pieric Schoch, Himaji, Hyogo, Japan, Leo Towa Sano, Nov. 20, 2006. Dora Ybette Flores ’99 and Noah Spaulding, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Raymond Jacobo, Sept. 21. Darla Knepp ’99 and Eddie Trejo, Balwyn North, Victoria, Australia, Lucia Isabella, Sept. 26. Matthew ’99 and Crystal Good ’98 Trost, Harrisonburg, Va., Zachary Matthew, Oct. 3. Phil ’00 and Jennifer Bender Bergey, Chesapeake, Va., Kendra Leigh, Sept. 16. Carl ‘00 and Kristin Yoder ‘01 MA ‘07 Kauffman, Keezletown, Va., Phoebe Yoder, Nov. 17 Mark ’01 and Wendy Wenger ’01 Hochstedler, Alfred Station, N.Y., Isaac Lee, Sept. 14. Janelle Myers ’01 and Jason ’99 Myers-Benner, Harrisonburg, Va., Nora Lynne, Oct. 30. Jesse ’02 and Anna Fitzgerald ’02 Bergey, Harrisonburg, Va., Caleb Fitzgerald, Apr. 23, 2006. David ’02 and Ericka Histand ’02 Gingerich, Hubbard, Ore., Liliana Belén, July 30. Shawn ’02 and Melanie Miller ’03 Rice, Millersville, Pa., Lydia Grace, Nov. 9. Megan Popp ’03 and Dustin Miller, Hutchinson, Kan., Broody Austin, Feb. 3.