ALUMNI NEWS
Jonathan Sommers ’02, Sault St. Marie, Mich., a nurse practitioner, is a familypractice provider at War Memorial Hospital’s clinic in Kinross.
Gretchen Stoltzfus Paulovich ’05 and Jon Paulovich, Redmond, Wash., celebrated the birth of Miles James Paulovich on June 19, 2014. He joins Owen, 6 and Lucy Mae, 2.
Jill Lehman Stahly ’02 and Thomas Stahly ’05, Broadway, Va., celebrated the birth of Berkeley Thomas on June 21, 2014.
Adam Graber Roth ’05, Goshen, graduated May 24 with a master of divinity from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Ind. In August he and his wife, Karen Graber Roth ’08, began a threeyear assignment with Mennonite Central Committee in Beni Suef, Egypt. They are teaching English and peace building to adult learners at a school started by the Coptic Orthodox Church. 24
Andre Swartley ’01 began working as an English as a Second Language instructor at Hesston (Kan.) College in fall 2014. Kevin Swartzendruber ’00, Goshen, graduated from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary with a master of divinity degree on May 24, 2014. 22
ERRICK MCCOLLUM ’10 TESTS NBA WATERS, SIGNS WITH PROFESSIONAL CHINESE TEAM Overlooked and underestimated much of his career, professional basketball player Errick McCollum ’10 has made it difficult to ignore him any longer. An excellent season in Greece this past year created a buzz about McCollum in NBA circles this summer, highlighted by an invitation from the Denver Nuggets to play for their Summer League team in Las Vegas. In July, McCollum signed with Chinese CBA team Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank for the 2014-15 season. On Nov. 14, he scored 63 points in one game, the most of any professional basketball player this season. As a Goshen College Maple Leaf, McCollum scored a school-record 2,789 career points. He was also named a first team NAIA Division II All-American in his senior season, when he averaged 25.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.5 blocks. His amazing dunk in January 2010 ended up on ESPN SportCenter’s top 10 plays.
John I. Weldy ’04 and Sarah Weldy, Frankfort, Ky., celebrated the birth of Conrad Chapman Weldy on May 17, 2014.
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Lamont R. Steiner ’05 and Jennifer Rupp Steiner ’06, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Mara Rose on Jan. 23, 2014. 25 Shu Tu ’05 and Kent Boles, LaJolla, Calif., celebrated the birth of Audrey Tu Boles on Nov. 6, 2013.
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NOTES Melissa Lehman Gillette ’05, Goshen, completed a Ph.D. at the University of Notre Dame in spring 2014. Thushan Hemachandra ’05 and Jill Hemachandra, Milwaukee, Wis., celebrated the birth of Austin Rumesh on May 12, 2014. Sean Kauffman ’05, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, began a master of mathematics in computer science at the University of Waterloo in fall 2014. He is studying safetycritical embedded systems. Rachel Naftali ’05 and Mike Wallach, Edmonds, Wash., celebrated the birth of Isabel Naftali Wallach on May 31, 2013. Rachel works at Protiviti as a manager in internal audit and financial advisory practice at the Seattle office. 23
NOTES Miriam Augsburger ’06, Iowa City, Iowa, is working on a master’s degree in choral conducting at the University of Iowa. Catherine A. Bender ’06 and Bryan Bender, Seattle, Wash., were married on July 20, 2013. Dominique Burgunder-Johnson ’06 and Patrick Coonan, Washington, D.C., were married on June 21, 2014. Dominique is the director of digital innovation for the Sierra Club. Shanda Hochstetler ’06, Gretna, Manitoba, Canada, graduated from the University of North Dakota with a master’s degree in social work in May 2013. She completed a thesis on family resilience and severe traumatic brain injury.
“I always say, when I don’t want more, I think it’s time to stop playing,” said McCollum, 26, in an interview with CantonRep.com. Excerpted from a story by Josh Weir. Read the full story at CantonRep.com.
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