Bulletin | Spring/Summer 2019

THE MAGAZINE OF GOSHEN COLLEGE | SPRING / SUMMER 2019

EDITOR Jodi H. Beyeler ’00 ASSISTANT EDITOR Brian Yoder Schlabach ’07

Our new, distinctively Goshen mission

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hannah Gerig Meyer ’08 NEWS NOTES ASSISTANT Myrna Kaufman ’66

BY REBECCA J. STOLTZFUS ’83, President of Goshen College

ALUMNI OFFICE ASSISTANT Jan Ramer ’87

“WHERE THERE IS no vision, the people perish.” This familiar Proverb (29:18, KJV) is freshly paraphrased in The Message: “If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves.” Well, we certainly can’t afford that!

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What if God is the lead actor, and our vision and mission are a matter of aligning with God’s work in the world in 2019? In these first 18 months that I have been president, we have worked to make visible what God is doing as we have discerned new mission and vision statements for the college. If ever there was a time to be crystal clear about them, this is it.

As higher education becomes more and more generic and secular, we asked what is our distinctive, Spirit-led mission?

Our new mission statement is a fresh articulation of what we do today, and what we have been doing for nearly 125 years. We transform communities by acting as courageous, creative and compassionate leaders. In claiming the word “leaders” in this way, it is clear that we are not talking about job titles or positions. Rather, leadership is a form of social and spiritual influence that transcends position.

How do we nurture transformative leaders? By combining the key ingredients of academic excellence, real-world experience and active love of God and neighbor. This is what makes us “distinctively Goshen.”

Our new vision statement arose from the many “Soup Talks” around our dinner table in the first two months of my presidency with 128 students and employees. And this vision statement is meant to focus our work for the next five to seven years.

From faculty, staff and students we heard the call for a greater sense of joy, growth and purpose as hallmarks of the Goshen experience. And we envision staying rooted in the ways of Jesus that are bringing about inclusive community and transformative justice in the students we welcome to our campus and in the skills and dispositions with which we equip them.

For all of us who belong to Goshen College, it is our unique privilege to steward our mission and to bring our vision to life through our lives, programs, teaching and relationships. And a particular thanks to each of you for being living embodiments of our mission as you serve your communities and the world as courageous, creative and compassionate leaders.

NEW MISSION

NEW VISION

Goshen College transforms local and global communities through courageous, creative and compassionate leaders.

Shaped by Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition, we integrate academic excellence and real-world experience with active love for God and neighbor.

Goshen College will cultivate joy, growth and purpose, preparing students to thrive in life, leadership and service.

Rooted in the way of Jesus, we will seek inclusive community and transformative justice in all that we do.

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Todd Yoder ’84 DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT Dan Koop Liechty ’88 ___________________________ BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bruce Stahly ’67, chair Conrad Clemens ’85 Susan Fisher Miller ’79 Rose Gillin ’81 Cristina Hernandez ’00 Felipe Hinojosa Ken Hochstetler ’83 Gerry Horst ’72 Dan Nussbaum ’94 Timothy Oyer ’85 Faith Penner ’77 John Powell Myrtis Yake ’61 Aaron Zou Carlos Romero, ex-officio ___________________________ Magazine: goshen.edu/bulletin gcbulletin@goshen.edu 574.535.7569 Postmaster: Send change of address to: Alumni Relations 1700 South Main Street Goshen, IN 46526 alumni@goshen.edu Other college phone numbers: Switchboard: 800.348.7422 Admissions Office: 844.704.3400 Alumni Office: 574.535.7565 Box Office: 574.535.7566 Development Office: 574.535.7564 President’s Office: 574.535.7180 The Goshen College Bulletin (ISSN 0017-2308) is published two times yearly by Goshen College, 1700 South Main Street, Goshen, IN 46526-4794.

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Features

14 Our commitments

to diversity, equity and inclusion

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The future of SST: Global education for all

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The global language of basketball

In this 50th anniversary year of Study-Service Term, read about the initial plans for where global education at GC is headed.

Errick McCollum’s ’10 professional basketball career has taken him around the world to live and play.

00 FROM THE PRESIDENT

12 ATHLETICS

36 IN MEMORIAM

02 #IHEARTGOSHEN

24 ALUMNI CROSSINGS

38 EVENTS CALENDAR

04 CAMPUS NEWS

25 ALUMNI NEWS

40 LASTING TIES

President Rebecca J. Stoltzfus shares about the college’s commitments to these important values.

Departments

About the cover The wall hanging featured on the cover was pieced by Goshen College Professor of Music Debra Detwiler ’79 and Shirley (Claassen) Dick ’75 and quilted by Meredith (Lambright) Yoder ’66. It was given as a gift to Marilyn Rudy-Froese ’85 when she left her pastorate at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship in 2017. The quilt symbolically represents how Goshen College is “shaped by Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition” and seeks “inclusive community and transformative justice in all that we do.” As well, we chose this as the cover in tribute to Deb after her too-early death on April 22, 2019. Deb’s life and work were committed to the themes of this issue — diversity, equity, inclusion and global citizenship — and this quilt beautifully captures those ideas with its circles, the interconnectedness, the darkness and the light. For this journey we are on — as Deb well knew — is not straight, is complex, is never complete and is filled with great joys and challenges.

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#iheartgoshen | goshen.edu/social Join the loving! The hashtag #iheartgoshen is being used across social media for posting photos or thoughts that demonstrate why people love GC. So don’t forget to add it the next time you post about us!

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911theglobe Thanks to Tom Gjelten from @npr for visiting the station before he speaks at Goshen College tonight!

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goshencollege_wvb i think we are gonna stick to playing volleyball and not running track 5

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bsherman2 GAME DAY AT THE CRIB

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gc_artdept Hosted Parkside second graders on a field trip to the GC Music Center this morning, where each group spent some time in the gallery, then some time creating their own mural, in addition to making music. Loved spending time with them!

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LAST GAME of the regular season is TONIGHT @ 7pm vs.

Aquinas in the Goshen RFC. Be there or be .

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Check out @ ecotivacollective, an exciting new project

by Sustainability Studies majors, and Sustainability Leadership Semester alumni, Jose Chiquito, Mandira Panta and their team.

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We messed around with this in different parts around campus.

A recreation from last years post :)

FIND MENNO We heard from 61 of you who correctly found Menno in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue on page 25, sitting on the table during the Study-Service Term search conference. We are sure that Menno Simons would have had an opinion about what the future of global education should look like!

From the correct submissions, we chose five lucky winners at random to receive limited-edition Goshen College T-shirts: 1. Glenn Buller ’77

Bluffton, Ohio 2. Gordon Burck, relative of an alum

Washington, D.C. 3. Debbie Miller, spouse of an alum

Engadine, Michigan 4. Gavin Nyce, son of Rustin Nyce ’02

and Kimberly Lichty-Nyce ’02 Goshen 5. Stephanie Thompson ’76

Newton, Kansas We love hearing from all of you as you find where Menno is hiding (he looks just like the photo at the top, just smaller). So, when you do, submit your entry to gcbulletin@goshen.edu by July 30, 2019, for a chance to win. Be sure to include your name, address, T-shirt size and graduation year/affiliation with Goshen College.

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Campus News

goshen.edu/news

Brian Yoder Schlabach ’07

WGCS merges radio, television with new website and video platform ‘Globe TV’ In February, 91.1 The Globe (WGCS) launched a new website and video broadcasting platform, called Globe TV, to add new content to the station’s programming. The official launch included a tour of the newly-renovated 4K TV studio (left).

Globe TV consists of Globe News, to provide more Goshen community news, and Globe Sports, to add more video to its award-winning Goshen College Maple Leaf Athletics coverage.

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Globe News, in addition to the radio news reports, has video stories featuring human interest and music news in and around the Goshen community. New video stories appear weekly on GlobeRadio.org and a monthly TV studio show, “The Globe News Report,” recap the months best stories.

Senior Emily Stoltzfus wins annual peace oratorical contest Emily Stoltzfus ’19 (right), a social work major from Goshen, won the 2019 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest and $500 in prize money on Feb. 12 with her speech titled “Getting the Words Right: Rethinking our Measures of Education.”

Stoltzfus spoke about how schools measure the success of their students, and that the ways they do this don’t always take all factors into account and can lead to negative outcomes for the students.

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Ecuador added as newest SST location

Taking second place was Mandira Panta ’20, a sustainability studies major from Bhaktapur, Nepal, with her speech titled, “Why Climate Change?”

The other contestants included Deborah Tshidimu ’19, a nursing major from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, whose speech was titled “The Human in Me: How MJ Shaped the Heart of a Congolese Girl”; and Ronit Goswami ’22, an exercise science major from Goshen, whose speech was titled “Interfaith Exploration and Learning.”

Andrew Nussbaum ’19

Goshen College will move the location of its Spanish-speaking study abroad program, Study-Service Term (SST), in South America from Peru to Ecuador beginning in the fall of 2019. Indigenous cultures and sustainability will be two key themes of this new location.

Tom Meyers ’75, director of international education, cited logistical issues in Peru, as well as a new partnership opportunity in Ecuador, as the main reasons for the change. Since 2005, more than 600 Goshen College students in 37 different units have studied and served in Peru.

Brian Yoder Schlabach ’07

70-year-old mural revealed in Union Building A mural painted by former art professor Art Sprunger in 1949, depicting student life on the Goshen College campus, was revealed in December after being hidden behind wall panels for nearly four decades.

About 50 people gathered to see the mural as it was unveiled and hear about its history from Joe Springer ’80 (above), Mennonite Historical Library curator.

The mural, located on the south wall of the Leaf Raker Snack Shop in the Union Building, was covered in wood paneling in the early 1980s as part of major renovations to the snack shop area. It was revealed as part of the beginning stages of the current Union Building Renovation and Revitalization project (learn more at goshen.edu/union).

Sprunger (1897-1972) taught art classes on Saturday mornings at GC from 1927 until 1954, when GC hired Ezra Hershberger as the first full-time art professor. The mural is believed to be the largest work Sprunger created.

The Cofán Survival Fund, an organization dedicated to the survival of the Cofán indigenous culture and its Amazonian rain forest environment, will be the program’s official sponsor and partner.

Students will visit the Amazon rainforest and other cultural and historic sites, study Spanish language and Ecuadorian culture and history in Quito and travel to smaller towns and villages for the service portion of the semester. As with the program in Peru, a sign language track will be available every other year.

It will take place year-round, sending students in the fall, spring and summer semesters. Ecuador will be the 25th country to host SST groups from Goshen College in the 50 years that the program has existed. Other current locations include China, Indonesia, Senegal and Tanzania.

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At 17, Mikol Aspinwall ’19 is GC’s youngest graduate In April, Mikol Aaron Merino Aspinwall ’19 (above) graduated with a degree in computer science, and at age 17, is believed to be the youngest graduate in the college’s history.

Aspinwall arrived at Goshen College at the age of 13. Originally from Phoenix, Aspinwall is used to being ahead of his age group. He built his first computer at the age of five with his dad and helped his mother streamline her eBay business. He started attending high school at the age of nine and audited classes at Arizona State University before moving to Goshen.

While at GC, Aspinwall started the college’s Esports club, helped build a walking tour app for the Goshen Historical Society, managed websites and cyber security protocols for several local companies and works remotely at Blink Labs, a start-up social media firm in Silicon Valley. He is currently working with two other GC seniors on a start-up drink called “Local,” which is seed-funded and hopes to “bring local artists together with the local community through sparkling water with an all-natural sweet twist.”

“In college the most important thing I’ve learned is how to work really well with people and learn how to get the best out of other people in order to meet common goals,” Aspinwall said. “I’ve also learned a lot about how important other people can be and that vocation isn’t all there is to life.”

Along with his drink venture, his future plans include grad school and possibly someday returning to GC as a professor. He says “The sky’s the limit.”

Buckwalter twins receive Indiana Outstanding Future Educator Awards Anne ’19 and Renee Buckwalter ’19, (left) twin seniors from Wellman, Iowa, both received the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education with the Outstanding Future Educator Award on April 12.

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Renee is an elementary education major who student taught kindergarten at West Goshen Elementary School in a special education classroom. Anne, a music education major, student taught middle school music classes at Concord Junior High in Elkhart.

Richard Aguirre

Students advocate for state hate crimes legislation Six Goshen College students and an administrator told members of the Indiana Senate on Feb. 18 that it is past time for the Hoosier state to pass a law allowing judges to impose stricter sentences for those convicted of threatening or harming people or damaging their property because of their age, ancestry, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or religion.

(Above) Sandra Cortez ’21, Emily Bennett ’21, Gabe Miller ’21, Zack Begly ’21, Lizeth Ochoa ’21 and Christi Sessa ’21 (not pictured), along with Community Impact Coordinator Richard R. Aguirre, testified in support of Senate Bill 12 during a hearing of the Senate Public Policy Committee at the state capitol in Indianapolis.

In August, President Stoltzfus signed a letter supporting hate crimes legislation, joining 23 other higher education leaders from around Indiana calling for a hate crimes law.

In March, after the bill was “gutted,” President Stoltzfus again joined other leaders from Indiana colleges and universities in signing a letter seeking stronger language in Indiana hate crimes legislation.

Students again win writing, journalism and broadcasting awards National

• 34 Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) awards,

including five first-place awards and a nomination for “Best College Station in the Nation” for the ninth consecutive year.

Richard Aguirre

• 6 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) awards, including one first-place award.

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• 38 Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) awards for

“The Record” and “Red Cents,” including 14 first-place awards, and Indiana “Newspaper of the Year” for the second consecutive year in the college division (top right).

• 20 Indiana Association of School Broadcasters (IASB)

awards for 91.1 The Globe (WGCS), Globe TV and FiveCore Media, including three first-place awards and Indiana “Radio School of the Year” for the fifth time (bottom right).

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A taste of Bollywood Students perform a Bollywood dance during the International Student Club Coffeehouse on March 23. The coffeehouse showcases the cultures of international students on campus, who come from more than 30 countries.

Andrew Nussbaum ’19

Birky, Shetler appointed to new leadership positions The Goshen College Academic Dean’s Office has announced the appointment of Beth Martin Birky ’83 (left), professor of English, as the next associate dean, and Jan Bender Shetler ’78 (right), professor of history, as the next director of international education.

Birky will support the work of the academic dean, handling student grievances, advising interdisciplinary studies students and coordinating undergraduate research and grants.

And she will serve as the Title IX Coordinator.

Shetler will be responsible for all aspects of GC’s international education programs., bringing extensive experience living abroad and leading Study-Service Term units.

Shetler will replace Tom Meyers ’75, who will retire after serving in that role for the past 15 years.

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The Class of 2019

The following is a list of degree candidates for the 2019 graduating class, including some December 2019 graduates. Inclusion on this list does not mean that all degree requirements have been met though.

Master of Arts Degrees

Todd A. Rayhill Jr. • Environmental Education • Liberty, Kentucky

James Peter Austin • Environmental Education • Foxboro, Massachusetts

Alison Leigh Sanders • Environmental Education • Dover, Delaware

Andrew Beal • Environmental Education • Liberty, Kentucky Victoria Ann Benko • Environmental Education • Lakewood, Ohio Delanie J. Bruce • Environmental Education • Snyder, Nebraska Samantha R. Buchanan • Environmental Education • Dupont, Indiana Joshua Martin Crawford • Environmental Education • Birch Run, Michigan Terri Jo Gildner Habig • Environmental Education • Fort Wayne, Indiana Sarah B. Gothe • Environmental Education • LaPorte, Indiana Emily Louise Hayne • Environmental Education • Mahtomedi, Minnesota

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Master of Business Administration Degrees Jodi S. H. Beyeler ’00 • MBA General Management • Goshen, Indiana Benjamin J. Bontrager • MBA General Management • Goshen, Indiana Annalisa K. Brenneman ’11 • MBA General Management • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania James C. Cheng • MBA General Management • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Gordon J. Daman • MBA General Management • Niverville, Manitoba, Canada Marcus L. Ebright Zehr ’01 • MBA General Management • Goshen, Indiana Carolyn A. Fenny • MBA General Management • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Anna Elizabeth Schrock Herdeck ’06 • MBA General Management • Chicago, Illinois Adara K. A. Kaita • MBA General Management • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Master of Science Degrees Jordan Thomas Alberda • Family Nurse Practitioner • Byron Center, Michigan Jodi L. Braford • Family Nurse Practitioner • Three Rivers, Michigan Julia D. Chairez ’09 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Goshen, Indiana Kelly A. Davis • Family Nurse Practitioner • Bristol, Indiana Susan Marie Doepker • Family Nurse Practitioner • Three Oaks, Michigan Tori Rebecca Driver • Family Nurse Practitioner • Goshen, Indiana Benjamin C. Friesen ’16 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Bristol, Indiana

Jeff Hire • Family Nurse Practitioner • Goshen, Indiana

Ginger R. Wade ’14 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Goshen, Indiana

Erin W. Hurd • Family Nurse Practitioner • Niles, Michigan

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Degrees

Marie Johnson ’15 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Burr Oak, Michigan Jeanine L. Kaufman ’99 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Goshen, Indiana Evelin Keultjes • Family Nurse Practitioner • Granger, Indiana Falon R. Kuhn • Family Nurse Practitioner • Warsaw, Indiana Cecilia M. Maina ’16 • Family Nurse Practitioner • South Bend, Indiana Diana R. Marmolejos ’09 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Elkhart, Indiana Isaac S. Miller • Family Nurse Practitioner • Sturgis, Michigan Ann Kristine Mueller • Family Nurse Practitioner • Mishawaka, Indiana Jessica Rinehart ’16 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Orland, Indiana Kylee J. Rohatgi • Family Nurse Practitioner • South Bend, Indiana Ashika Rachel Thanju ’15 • Family Nurse Practitioner • Kathmandu, Nepal

Mariah A. Ackerman • Sign Language Interpreting • Fruitport, Michigan Naomi F. Adamski • Nursing • Orland, Indiana

Spencer Jeffrey Aeschliman • Physics • Salem, Oregon

Ana Paola Andriano • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Haley N. Archibeque • Exercise Science • Toledo, Ohio Alyssa M. Arella • Biology / Psychology • Plymouth, Michigan Mikol Aaron Merino Aspinwall • Computer Science • Goshen, Indiana Diana G. Astakhov • Nursing • Elkhart, Indiana

Sara Azzuni • Nursing • Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tara Baker • Nursing • Galesburg, Michigan Lizette Ballinas • Social Work • Elkhart, Indiana Tamara F. Barnes • Nursing • Bronson, Michigan Alhassan Barrie • Business • Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium

Lydia V. Beachy • Social Work • Harrisonburg, Virginia

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Mara Alderfer Beck • Social Work • Woodstock, Vermont Tracie D. Belcher • Nursing • Edwardsburg, Michigan Ari J. Benjamin • Physical Education • Castara, Trinidad and Tobago Shannon Gene Bir • Nursing • Bronson, Michigan Erin Yoder Bontrager • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • New Paris, Indiana Carter Boos • Business • Grand Rapids, Michigan Tyler J. Born • Elementary Education–Special Education • Goshen, Indiana Denise Brenneman • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Rachel Buckley • Theater • Elkhart, Indiana

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total graduates Bachelor of Arts: 131 Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 71 Bachelor of Science: 4 Master of Science in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner): 21 Master of Business Administration: 4 Master of Arts in Environmental Education: 11

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Wellman, Iowa James Andre M. Buller • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Maria E. Burket • Sign Language Interpreting • Maumee, Ohio

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students graduating with honors

Alia J. Byrd • Elementary Education–Special Education, (ENL K-12 Education) • Rensselaer, Indiana Shannon M. Caldwell • Nursing • Mishawaka, Indiana Ruth E. Callaway • Nursing • New Paris, Indiana

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Alexis Ann Carpenter • Elementary Education– Special Education • Central Lake, Michigan Morgan A. Catron • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Goshen, Indiana

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Juan M. Ciudad • Physical Education (K-12 Education) • Valencia, Spain Joseph Connor Clemens • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Ellicott City,

Maryland Murray John Cockburn • Business • Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Britni L. Conley • Nursing • Battle Creek, Michigan Olivia R. Copsey • Journalism • Goshen, Indiana

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1. Sara Azzuni ’19, Diana Kaitei ’19, Deborah Tshidimu ’19 and Yedidiya Mulugeta Zewdu ’19 2. Yanshing (Danny) Lam ’19 signs the alumni book, aided by Dan Koop Liechty ’88 (left) 3. Hans Miller ’19 4. Jonah Yoder ’19, Lukas Thompson ’19, Naomi Peters ’19 and Emily Stoltzfus ’19 sing the Alma Mater

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Juan Cortez • Interdisciplinary: Biology, Social Work, Sociology • Goshen, Indiana

Yadira Figueroa • Art • Goshen, Indiana

Courtney Crapser • English • Churubusco, Indiana

Kelly Foster • Nursing • South Bend, Indiana

Chelsea Lou Cravens • Nursing • Delton, Michigan Sydney Lynn Cruz • Nursing • South Bend, Indiana Michelle Darling • Nursing • Osceola, Indiana Aimee Del Valle Rodriguez • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Annika Christine Detweiler • Nursing • Minneapolis,

Minnesota Jasmine Diaz • Interdisciplinary: Biology, Psychology, Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Cristina Diaz de Arambula • Accounting • Goshen, Indiana Kelly Eash • Nursing • Granger, Indiana Allison B. Ebersole • Sport Management • Lafayette, Colorado Tanner Engle • Nursing • Decatur, Indiana Johan S. Escalante • Exercise Science • Kissimmee, Florida Megan Shelby Ewing • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Stuart Alexander Fakhoury • Interdisciplinary: Environmental Science, Communication, Art • Indianapolis, Indiana

Marcy Floyd • Nursing • Niles, Michigan

Cornelius Glass • Communication • Cassopolis, Michigan

Lars Jacob Marius Hovde • Environmental Science • Mulberry, Indiana

Ricardo Gonzalez • Accounting • Goshen, Indiana

Abigail Hoyt • Nursing • Sturgis, Michigan

Lydia Ruth Borntrager Good • Elementary Education– English Learners (TESOL) • Goshen, Indiana

Ethan Anthony Joseph Francois-Ravalier • Exercise Science • Leicester, England

Abigail Viviann Graber • Social Work • Los Gatos, California

Aidan Gareth Friesen • Environmental Science • Goshen, Indiana

Angela Annette Gray • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana

Hannah Landis Friesen • Psychology • Fresno, California

Suzanna Robling Griest • Business • Oak Park, Illinois

Zachariah Robert Ganger • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Goshen, Indiana

Jordan Haarer • Engineering Physics • Elkhart, Indiana Jessica Sue Hale • Nursing • Constantine, Michigan

Erin L. Garbine • Nursing • Sturgis, Michigan

Amy M. Harlan • Nursing • Syracuse, Indiana

Rebekah Sayali Garboden • Interdisciplinary: American Sign Language, Social Work, Sociology • Goshen, Indiana

Dawña Mist Heiliger • Social Work • Mishawaka, Indiana

Roxanne Krehbiel Gehring • Music / Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies • Manhattan, Kansas

Nicole Heiliger • Social Work • Elkhart, Indiana Jordan Elizabeth Helmuth • Nursing • New Paris, Indiana

Lisa Jane Geiser • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana

Kaitlin M. Hendrickson • History • Muskegon, Michigan

Tevin Gilkes • Communication • Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago

Laura J. Hoover • Broadcasting • Chesterton, Indiana

Michaela Gingerich • Elementary Education– English Learners (TESOL) • Kalona, Iowa

Leah R. Horner • Interdisciplinary: Business, Women’s Studies, Peace and Justice Studies • North Canton, Ohio

Irina V. Gladun • English / Art • Goshen, Indiana

Rhonda L. Johnson • Nursing • Battle Creek, Michigan Diana S. Kaitei • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Deborah K. Tshidimu • Nursing • Phoenix, Arizona Jeffery L. Kauffman • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Lydia Rose Kelsey • Spanish • Chicago, Illinois

Anja Schaefer Kenagy • Physics • Dix Hills, New York Hajin Kim • Accounting • Goshen, Indiana Abigail Marie King • Journalism • Lancaster, Pennsylvania Marie A. Kjer • Nursing • Warsaw, Indiana Kyle I. Kotecki • Business • Wonder Lake, Illinois Ashley A. Ladig • Nursing • Avilla, Indiana Yanshing Lam • Accounting • Hong Kong, China Cheyenne Lambert • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Elsa Kaczor Lantz • Writing / TESOL • New Holland, Pennsylvania Julianne Leichty • Social Work • Goshen, Indiana

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1. Commencement processional 2. Annalisa Brenneman ’11, ’19 (Collaborative MBA) and Jacob Brenneman ’09, with twins Irene and Margaret 3. Johan Escalante ’19 4. Commencement speaker Gayatri Patnaik ’90 5. Yazan Meqbil ’19 and President Stoltzfus ’83 6. Clinton Stroble II ’19

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Grace K. Leighton • Nursing • Mendon, Michigan Joshua C. Liechty • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Archbold, Ohio Andrew J. Longacher • Accounting • Castle Rock, Colorado Isaac M. Longenecker • Accounting • Grayslake, Illinois Nahshon Josiah Lora • History • Goshen, Indiana Jonathan A. Lozada • Business • Elkhart, Indiana Viviana Madrigal • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Theresa L. Malcom • Nursing • Elkhart, Indiana Meghan Ann Manley • Nursing • Decatur, Indiana Marisa Veronica Marquez • Interdisciplinary: Elementary Education, Social Work, Psychology • Goshen, Indiana Carter Benjamin McKayEpp • English • Denver, Colorado Skye McKinnell • Environmental Science • Salem, Oregon Sandra E. McMasters • Social Work • Goshen, Indiana Melissa R. Meade • Nursing • Kalamazoo, Michigan Abraham Medellin • Interdisciplinary:

Broadcasting, Marketing, Music • Goshen, Indiana

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Yazan J.I. Meqbil • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Iraq AlManshiya, Majdal, Palestine Mariana Cristina Messick • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Cassidy N. Miller • Sign Language Interpreting • Fort Wayne, Indiana Erika Marie Miller • Nursing • Berne, Indiana

Elda Vanessa Navarro • Social Work • South Bend, Indiana

Jose A. Ramirez • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Goshen, Indiana

Kartikeya Sharma • Computer Science / Accounting • Delhi, India

Sherry A. Newcomer • Nursing • Elkhart, Indiana

Jimmelle Ramkissoon • Accounting • Arouca, Trinidad and Tobago

Stacy L. Sharp • Nursing • Colon, Michigan

Mercy Wairimu Ngugi • Nursing • Sacramento, California

Christina Rangel • Nursing • Warsaw, Indiana

Nguyen Ngoc Lien • Music • Hanoi, Vietnam

• Nursing • Osceola,

Annie G. Njoroge • Nursing • Elkhart, Indiana

Geoffrey D. Miller • Environmental Science • Centreville, Michigan

Andrew J. Nussbaum • TESOL • Galena, Ohio

Hannah Rose Miller • Social Work • Freeman, South Dakota Johan Andrew Miller • Accounting • Goshen, Indiana Rae Ann Louise Miller • Mathematics (Secondary Education) • Elkhart, Indiana

Indiana Brooklyn Kelly Ries • Nursing • Freeman, South Dakota

Nate Nussbaum • Accounting • Mishawaka, Indiana

Jessica Rodriguez Flores • Accounting • Ligonier, Indiana

Mary O’Connell • Social Work / Sign Language Interpreting • Milton, Pennsylvania

Johanna L. Roth • Nursing • Archbold, Ohio

Diana Ortega-Ramirez • Psychology • Goshen, Indiana

Rowan John Miller • Social Work • Millersburg, Ohio

Holly Marie Hoffman Reagan

Alejandro Rosales • Biology • Elkhart, Indiana

Alicia Ruhs • Nursing • Sturgis, Michigan

Claire M. Mitchel • Theater • Carmel, Indiana Esteban A. Montoya • Computer Science • Goshen, Indiana

Patryk Ostrowski • Computer Science • Jelenia Góra, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

• Accounting • Goshen,

Rudin Mucaj • History • Goshen, Indiana

Naomi Alison Peters • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Emma Fae Schrock • Psychology • Lakewood, Colorado

Mariah Shae Myers • Nursing • Middlebury, Indiana

Ana Pina • Spanish • Edinburg, Texas

Victor Naik • Nursing • Sturgis, Michigan

Nivia L. Presteguin • Nursing • Warsaw, Indiana

Emily L. Namisnak • Exercise Science • Elkhart, Indiana

Jessica L. Raffel • Environmental Science • Indianapolis, Indiana

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Brianna Nicole Sherman • Business • Granger, Indiana Jordan David Shields • Biology • Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Meredith Ashlyn Satchwell • Nursing • Carlock, Illinois Sadie Elizabeth Schlabach Indiana

Cassandra Marie Sessa • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana Christi Sessa • Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies • Goshen, Indiana

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Carolina M. Villalobos Palacios • Exercise Science • San Rafael, Cartago, Costa Rica

Brandon I. Vires • Psychology • New Baltimore, Michigan

Sydney F. Stein • Exercise Science • Plainfield, Indiana

Lindsay I. Walker • Nursing • Marcellus, Michigan

Emily Lynn Sherer Stoltzfus • Social Work • Goshen, Indiana Joseph Christian Shenk Stoltzfus • Interdisciplinary: Bible and Religion, Computer Science, Mathematics • Harrisonburg, Virginia

Clinton D. Stroble II • Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies • Newport News, Virginia

Sarah K. Walker • Nursing • Wakarusa, Indiana Yichen Wang • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Bridgette Webb • Environmental Science • Goshen, Indiana Breanna L. Weisser • Nursing • Syracuse, Indiana Landon Alan Weldy • History • Goshen, Indiana

Olivia G. Wenger • Psychology / Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • Goshen, Indiana Amanda Dawn Wilcox • Nursing • Three Rivers, Michigan

Demarkus T. Stuckey Jr. • Business • Saginaw,

Michigan Taylor L. Sutliff • Biology • Agua Dulce, California Candace S. Sutter • Interdisciplinary: Business, Sport Management, Physical Education • North Branch, Michigan Logan N. Swartzendruber

Min Kyoung Woo • Accounting • Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Chloe Juana Schrock Woodward • Accounting • North Newton, Kansas Alexandra E. Yoder • Elementary Education– Special Education • Berea, Kentucky Jonah Samuel Yoder • Interdisciplinary: Entrepreneurship, Music, Theater • Goshen, Indiana

• Computer Science •

Goshen, Indiana Jenna Lynn Thompson • Accounting • Elkhart, Indiana

Katie Leigh Yoder • History and Social Research, Spanish • Stryker, Ohio

Lukas Albert Thompson • Music • Goshen, Indiana Ashley R. Tolliver • Nursing • Shelby Township, Michigan

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Jessica Verleum • Nursing • Three Rivers, Michigan

Clarissa Villegas • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana

Ollie Smith • Exercise Science • Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England

Kory J. Stoneburner-Betts • Public Relations • Mentone, Indiana

Samantha Jo Scott • Nursing • Edwardsburg, Michigan

Yessica Veloz • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana

Maria D. Villaseñor • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana

Kamen Veskov Slaveev • Nursing • Mishawaka, Indiana

Alexander Steiner • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry • West Liberty, Ohio

Manisha Sapkota • Elementary Education • South Bend, Indiana

Jose Angel Ortiz • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry / Psychology • Goshen, Indiana

Emily E. Shaver • Nursing • Goshen, Indiana

Hallie Nicole Vanitvelt • Interdisciplinary: Business, Biology, Chemistry • Grand Blanc, Michigan

MacKinnon J. Tracy • Nursing • Mill Creek, Indiana Kristin Troyer • Public Relations • Shickley, Nebraska

Rachel L. Yoder • Art (K-12 Education) • Howe, Indiana Trever Ray Yoder • Bible and Religion / Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies • Goshen, Indiana Taylor Danielle Zehr • Elementary Education– English Learners (TESOL) • Key West, Florida

Tyrus N. Tucker • Music • Elkhart, Indiana Nimoy Gopal Vaidya • Business • Goshen, Indiana

Yedidiya M. Zewdu • Computer Science • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Men’s volleyball team | photo by Sydney Stein ’19

Katie Baer | photo by Allison Adams

Demarkus Stuckey | photo by Jeff Douglas

SCOREBOARD FALL/WINTER 2018-19 CL = Crossroads League | WHAC = Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

MEN’S SOCCER (7-9-2, 2-5-2 CL) Stuart Aeschliman (Salem, Oregon) was named to the all-Crossroads League first team after a sophomore season that included a team-high 10 goals, exactly one-fourth of the team’s output. Senior Spencer Aeschliman (Salem, Oregon) was a second-team pick after dropping in a team-high five assists. The Maple Leafs outscored their opponents 40-29.

WOMEN’S SOCCER (6-8-2, 2-7 CL) Sophomore goalkeeper Katie Baer (Villa Ridge, Missouri) and senior defender Carolina Villalobos Palacios (Cartago, Costa Rica) each took home Crossroads League honorable mentions. Baer made 146 saves in 16 games and the defense recorded 5 shutouts on the season, allowing 1 goal in a 5-match stretch from Aug. 28 to Sept. 15. Allison Ebersole (Lafayette, Colorado) led the team with 4 goals and Lauren Cernak (Granger, Indiana) added 4 assists.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (9-25, 3-15 CL)

Sophomore middle hitter Elizabeth Breckbill (Kidron, Ohio) was a secondteam all-conference selection after leading the team with 253 kills and 96 blocks.

Sophomore Taylor Eash (Topeka, Indiana), senior MacKinnon Tracy (New Carlisle, Indiana) and first-year Naomi Willis (Mishawaka, Indiana) received honorable mentions: Willis had a team-high 422 assists and Tracy led all players with 311 digs.

MEN’S TENNIS (11-4, 7-2 CL) A trio of Maple Leafs earned allconference honors after the team finished third in league play, won its conference tournament quarterfinal and finished an unbeaten fall season at home.

Sophomores Danny Boussom (Goshen) and Martim Cafe (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) were joined by senior Juan Miguel Ciudad (Valencia, Spain) on the all-conference list. The team’s 11 wins tied a program record.

WOMEN’S TENNIS (2-14, 1-8 CL) The Maple Leafs opened the season with a two-match win streak and were in the conference playoff picture until the final match of the season. Senior Chloe Woodward (Newton, Kansas) led the team in wins.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (3RD IN CL) Senior Vincent Kibunja (Nakuru, Kenya) finished in the top 10 of every regularseason race, taking third place at the conference meet to earn all-Crossroads League recognition. He ran a career-best time of 24:54.6 for 8 kilometers (4.97 miles) at the Louisville Classic on Sept.

29, posting the second-fastest time in program history, and finished 110th at the national meet.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (9TH IN CL)

Junior Siana Emery (North Yarmouth, Maine) and sophomore Sierra Ross Richer (Goshen) each clocked personal-best times as the Maple Leafs took ninth at the conference meet Nov. 3, with Ross Richer leading the team in 35th place. Ariana Perez Diener (Goshen) had paced the team two weeks prior with a 20th-place finish at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge as Goshen finished 10th, beating a seasonhigh four teams.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (8-22, 2-16 CL) Senior Demarkus Stuckey (Saginaw, Michigan) took the Crossroads League by storm, averaging 21.3 points per game and shooting 42 percent from the floor to earn all-conference honors. He also authored the most memorable shot of the season, a 3-point basket with 1.7 seconds remaining to upset top-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University on Feb. 2 in Gunden Gymnasium. Alhassan Barrie (Antwerp, Belgium) led the team with 5.5 rebounds per game and 24 blocks.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (8-22, 1-17 CL)

First-year Graysen Cockerham (Brighton, Michigan) led the Maple Leafs with 12.9 points per game, taking home third-team all-conference honors and earning a spot on the Crossroads League all-freshman team. TaNiece Chapman (Fort Wayne, Indiana), also a first-year, led the team with 6.8 rebounds per game and senior Haley Archibeque (Sylvania, Ohio) graduated with the second-most games played in program history.

NEW HEAD COACHES AND ATHLETIC STAFF

KOURTNEY CRAWFORD

Kourtney Crawford took the reins of the women’s volleyball program in March when Jim Routhier retired after 10 seasons at the helm. Crawford is a University of Indianapolis graduate, winning third-team all-conference honors there in 2009 and helping the Greyhounds to an average of more than 30 wins per season from 2009-12.

She has worked on the club scene for six seasons, spending two years as an assistant in Indianapolis high schools before returning to her alma mater as an assistant in 2017.

SAMANTHA EMMART

Samantha Emmart is the new coordinator for compliance, student services and kinesiology. Emmart arrived in February from Houghton College, her alma mater, where she was an assistant in the compliance office as well as an assistant coach for cross country and track and field and a sports information assistant. In her new position, Emmart is in charge of Goshen's efforts in compliance, retention, academic support and student-athlete development. She will also serve as co-advisor to the new Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and coordinate special athletic events.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL (8-21, 0-8 WHAC)

In the first addition to Goshen’s sport lineup since 1993, the Maple Leafs earned their first win on Jan. 24. Firstyear outside hitter Alexander Rabadzhiev (Razlog, Bulgaria) finished second in the NAIA with 426 kills and 28th in the nation with 195 digs while classmate Andy Bennett (Franklin, Indiana) added 77 blocks. Sophomore Nick Yutzy (Iowa City, Iowa), who was 11th in the NAIA in digs per set, and head coach Jim Daugherty were named to the WolverineHoosier Athletic Conference Champions of Character team.

JULIACLARE PLEZBERT

Juliaclare Plezbert took over as head softball coach before the 2019 season. Plezbert comes to Goshen after spending the last three seasons at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where she helped the Eagles to two NAIA tournament appearances. She played collegiately at Indiana Tech from 2012-15, winning three academic allconference awards from the WolverineHoosier Athletic Conference. On Feb. 2, she became the first GC softball coach to win her inaugural game.

NEW ATHLETIC AWARDS: THE LEAFYS The Maple Leafs recognized some of their brightest moments of the 2018-19 athletic year on April 14 at the Leafys awards banquet. The program included the presentation of “G” letters to senior student-athletes as well as team-specific awards determined by each head coach.

Major departmental award winners included: Team Service Award: Men’s basketball Play of the Year: Demarkus Stuckey’s game-winning 3-pointer to defeat top-ranked Indiana Wesleyan (men’s basketball, Feb. 2) Victories of the Year: Baseball sweeps 20th-ranked Taylor in a three-game series with every contest decided by one run (March 28, April 2) Maple Leaf Character Award: Tanner Camp (men’s basketball; Fremont, Ind.) Male Rookie of the Year: Alexander Rabadzhiev (men’s volleyball; Razlog, Bulgaria) Female Rookie of the Year: Jessica Bachtell (softball; Chula Vista, Calif.)

Coach of the Year: Rustin Nyce ’02, men’s and women’s cross country and track and field John Ingold Award for Excellence: Spencer Aeschliman (men’s soccer; Salem, Oregon) Ruth Gunden Award for Excellence: Caitlyn O’Neal (women’s soccer; Russiaville, Ind.) Male Student-Athlete of the Year: Vincent Kibunja (men’s cross country/ track and field; Nakuru, Kenya) Female Student-Athlete of the Year: Suzette Rodriguez (women’s track and field, Goshen) Scholar-Team of the Year: Men’s tennis Male Scholar-Athlete: Spencer Aeschliman (men’s soccer; Salem, Oregon) Female Scholar-Athlete: Carolina Villalobos Palacios (women's soccer; Cartago, Costa Rica)

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OUR COMMITMENTS TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

BY PRESIDENT REBECCA STOLTZFUS ’83

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AM CONVINCED that we — Goshen College — cannot achieve our mission without our collective and conscious work toward diversity, equity and inclusion.

What are the foundation and cornerstones of the house we want to build at Goshen College?

The foundation of this house — that we are created in the image of God — makes every one of us deeply beloved and unspeakably precious. If we do not speak about it and be reminded of it in our words, rituals and social arrangements, we know what happens.

In every time and culture, people who are not grounded in universal human

sacredness regress toward bias and discrimination and in the extreme, genocide. Our need for affirmation, our hunger for worthiness, is so profound, that without healthy religion or some other way to stay grounded on this foundation, we create a false worthiness by thinking that people like us are more worthy than others.

OUR WORKING DEFINITIONS OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION DIVERSITY is the sum of the

ways that people are both different and similar. Diversity has many dimensions that intersect in a wide variety of ways; these dimensions include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, language, culture, religion, mental and physical ability, class, immigration status and others.

EQUITY entails an intentional focus to reduce disparities in opportunities, experiences and outcomes for all members of the campus community. Equity is expressed in a commitment to address historical and current manifestations of social bias and exclusion, including the ways in which social arrangements disadvantage some groups and legitimate others.

INCLUSION means belonging

to a campus environment in which people are welcomed, accepted and connected to one another.

Community members come together in friendly, caring and authentic ways, and have opportunities to participate in community life and its ongoing evolution.

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President Stoltzfus: Upon this foundation, I want to place four cornerstones that further define the nature and motivations of our world house.

The third cornerstone is the sheer joy of human connection.

The first cornerstone is truth seeking.

The greatest source of happiness in life is human relationships and connection.

Inclusion means belonging to a campus environment in which people are welcomed, accepted by and connected to one another. If we are increasingly able to be open to one another, to connect and belong to one another, we will be more joyful. In a welcoming community, diversity is a source of surprise, wonder and discovery.

Because of our biases and our highly subjective nature as humans, approaching a question or an event or a thing from multiple viewpoints is the most effective way for us to seek the truth.

At its best, our truth-seeking conversations include diversities of experience, intelligence, identity and academic discipline. And the conversations advance our understanding through creative conflict, not competition or dominance. Research shows us that diverse groups make better decisions than groups that are less diverse.

The second cornerstone is social mobility and economic thriving.

Goshen College transforms communities, and that means enabling all families and citizens to enter the social economy. At Goshen, 58 percent of our traditional undergraduate students are relatively low-income, defined by eligibility for Federal Pell or Stafford Loans. Thirty percent of our first-year students are first-generation college students.

And education is the most effective way to get people into better careers and thus better lives. The lifetime wage difference of someone with a bachelor’s degree compared to someone with a high school diploma is around $1 million.

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The fourth cornerstone is justice.

While it is true that we crave self-worth and self-affirmation, it is also true that we long for justice. We know in our bones and in our hearts that the injustices in our society are wrong, and they hurt us all. We are called to be a college where injustice is revealed and remedied.

Our vision is to seek inclusive community and transformative justice in all that we do. And to do that we need to teach and learn about historical and present forces that perpetuate injustice, as well as creative social movements and action that dismantle oppression.

This work is not easy. And it is not comfortable. We will make mistakes.

And so we will learn and we will do better. And it will be highly rewarding, both personally and collectively. Let’s build this house together.

This article was adapted from President Stoltzfus’ remarks during convocation on Jan. 16, 2019. The full text of the speech is available at goshen.edu/president.

MY SEVEN COMMITMENTS AS WE WORK TOWARDS GREATER DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION: 1.

I will remember that we are all in this together.

2.

I commit to see differences and similarities as always present. I will try to be alert and aware and curious about diversity so that I can be more effective as a leader, and more genuine as a friend.

3.

I commit to regularly take stock of the privileges that I enjoy, unearned, by virtue of who I am, and to extend privileges to others who have less.

4.

I will reach out to develop friendships with people different from me.

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I commit to practice centered listening: listening without taking it personally.

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I commit to keeping the new mission and vision of Goshen College at the center of my work.

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I commit to speaking up when I see opportunities to seek inclusive community and transformative justice in all that we do.

Gayatri Patnaik ’90:

My global journey to Goshen Brian Yoder Schlabach ’07

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T SEVEN YEARS OLD, Gayatri Patnaik’s ’90 world changed. Having lived the first years of her life with her grandmother in New Delhi, India, she came to the United States to join her mother and older brother in rural Grantsville, Maryland, where her mother worked at nearby Frostburg State College (now Frostbury State University). Like many immigrants, coming here was a shock to the system.

“It turned my life upside down,” she said. “In my case, I didn’t speak English, had never seen white people, had only ever eaten Indian vegetarian food, was Hindu, hadn’t ever seen snow, but most profoundly, I was coming to meet my mother and older brother who I simply had no memory of.”

In the midst of this confusing time, Patnaik met Ruth (pictured at right together) and Alva Yoder. Ruth taught third grade and her sister Esther Yoder ’46 was principal at the Yoder School, a quaint four-room, white-frame schoolhouse.

“As was the case with much of my life at the time, I really didn’t know what to make of Ruth and Alva in the

beginning,” she said. “Obviously, I knew we weren’t related to them. In fact, I don’t know if we had anything in common with Ruth, her family or her community.”

Yoder became a surrogate grandmother to Patnaik and her brother, and had a profound and lasting impact on them.

They spent many weekends and holidays with them, occasionally joining them for church. Ruth changed the arc of Patnaik’s life in many ways, including introducing her to Goshen College.

When Patnaik was a student at Goshen College, she would visit Ruth, who had moved to nearby Greencroft, a local retirement community. On one visit, she decided to ask a question that had been on her mind for years: Why had Ruth made such a commitment to Patnaik’s family? After all, after raising four children and working incredibly hard, Ruth and Alva were close to retirement, were busy in the community and had their own grandchildren.

“I’ll never forget her response. She said, ‘Before you came to America, I was playing with your brother one day, and I heard God say to me: Take care of this family. And so I did,’” Patnaik said.

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“That was all Ruth had to say about that.

It was that simple for her.”

Ruth taught Patnaik how to choose to live a life that exemplifies global vision and action.

“Ruth embodied the values instilled at Goshen College to heed the call to serve,” Patnaik said. “She’s also an excellent example of global citizenship because although she never left the U.S., she never let borders get in the way of loving or reaching out to people.”

Gayatri Patnaik ’90, editorial director of Beacon Press in Boston, was the keynote speaker at Goshen College’s 121st commencement ceremony on Sunday, April 28, 2019. This story is adapted from her speech. The full text of her speech is available at goshen.edu/news.

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THE FUTURE OF SST:

global education

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BY JAN BENDER SHETLER ’78 professor of history and incoming director of international education

student in Haiti, I learned that in order to play any role in changing systems that impoverish some and enrich others I had to be able to understand it from the perspective of Haiti’s poor. Now that I have led SST units in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Senegal, I see that same transformation in our current students.

IKE MANY Goshen alumni, my Study-Service Term experience (Haiti, 1975) profoundly affected my life and career choices. What I learned there and what has continued to animate my work and scholarship as a historian of Africa is the fundamental conviction that we must learn to see the world from someone else’s perspective — to understand the complex ways that their lives have been shaped by the past and how deeply we are all intertwined in that story. As a young, idealistic college

and shaped in a way that ensures that we are truly providing a global education for all.

This program matters to a lot of us and it is still a core Goshen College distinctive.

But given the reality of the reduction in the percentage of students participating in SST (see chart below), we have realized that its future needs to be reimagined

In addition to noting the reduction in participation, we have also observed that there is a large gap between the percentage of students going on SST who are white and those who are students of color (see chart on page 20). They face increasing financial and scheduling barriers that keep them from taking advantage of the program. In addition, we know we need to increase and improve our communication of the

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Here are some of the highlights of our convictions and plans: 1. SST is still a Goshen College distinctive. We will improve and adapt it for a new set of students and a new global context.

2. We want a unified program with one set of outcomes that are immersive and intercultural.

Every Goshen student will be part of the program.

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The proposed changes in the program recommit us to the original 1968 vision of SST: to make this learning part of the general education program without extra cost. Lots of ideas emerged at the conference to revitalize and improve the program as the core distinctive of a Goshen College education that prepares students to become effective agents of change in a complex global society. We are excited about launching a series of initiatives next year to put in place various paths toward an immersive intercultural global education for everyone.

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During this 50th anniversary year of SST, the whole campus participated in a process of evaluation and imagining our ideal future. The year began with a Search Conference over a long weekend in September at Camp Amigo and ended with a campus conference in March.

Guest speakers, faculty and students led sessions discussing different aspects of a global education geared to everyone’s needs.

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tangible benefits of a global education to prospective students, current students and their parents.

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goals: local and global, short and long. We believe that we can have immersive global and intercultural experiences domestically as well as abroad.

4. We will remove financial and scheduling impediments for students so that everyone can participate. This includes large majors as well as co-curriculars, like athletics.

5. We will develop scholarship and program growth by inviting investment in the SST endowment.

6. We will better communicate our unique global education outcomes for careers and lives to highlight the excellence of our program.

7. We will continue to improve the traditional SST global education program.

This anniversary year has generated a lot of momentum on campus to renew our vision for global education and make it accessible for everyone. We are excited about the prospects going forward and hope you will join us with your ideas, gifts and blessings.

BY DAVID DRIVER

THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE OF BASKETBALL

Photos provided by UNICS KAZAN

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UNICS KAZAN

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RRICK MCCOLLUM ’10 had the basketball at the top of the key and sank a 3-pointer, giving his team a seven-point lead they would not relinquish. That long-distance bomb ignited a large puff of smoke above his team’s basket, and fans of the green-clad Unics of Kazan — a professional basketball team in Kazan, Russia, that plays in the VTB United League and EuroCup — roared their approval. A banner in Russian a few feet behind the basket said “We are Together” in both English and Russian. Another sign in English said “While I breathe, I hope and believe in my team.”

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in Europe and other parts of the world. There is also some quirkiness to basketball overseas, as McCollum has discovered in nine years of a vagabond existence that has taken him from Turkey to China and this season to Russia for play in the top league in that country.

wins in the annual The Basketball Tournament and he set a record in the Chinese professional league in 2015 for the most points in a game with 82 when he played for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls.

“Basketball is such a global sport,” he said, standing on the court in Kazan after a game this season.

McCollum, 31, grew up in Canton, Ohio and dealt mostly with two cultures — African-American and Caucasian.

That changed when he got to Goshen.

“It allowed me to see different cultures,” he said. “Goshen introduced me to different cultures and people. I was a bit close-minded back then, but [at GC] I met students from different countries who changed my perspective. I began to immerse myself in other cultures beside

Over the years, several other Goshen College men’s basketball players have also gone on to play the sport professionally overseas after graduation as well, though McCollum has seen the most success.

He has helped lead his team Overseas Elite to four consecutive championship

COMING TO GOSHEN

my own. Those friends I met taught me about their traditions.”

“What I appreciated about Errick was his loyalty to Goshen College and his teammates. He could have transferred to a higher level after his [first] year when there was a coaching change, but instead he decided to stay and finish out his career at Goshen,” said Gary Chupp, former men’s basketball head coach.

A GLOBAL CAREER After a standout college performance — he holds the single season and career scoring records in men’s basketball, and in his senior year one of his dunks made it on to ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays — he graduated in 2010 with a degree in business. Since then he has seen the world through basketball, also playing for teams in Greece and Israel.

“I enjoy seeing different places/ cultures, going somewhere new and just adapting,” he said. “Each country is a new adventure and every place has something historic or a sight to behold.

I’ve been blessed to see many places.

I’ve visited 20 different countries so far through basketball.”

“God blessed me with the ability and talent to play basketball,” he added. “I took that gift, worked extremely hard and maximized it. Yes, it’s true not many guys coming from smaller colleges play at the professional level, but when God has something for you, nothing can get in the way of that. Here I am nine years into my career, just blessed. I just try and glorify God’s name and represent my family and everything associated with me in a positive manner.”

The 6-foot, 1-inch McCollum had several teammates this season in Russia who had impressive Division I pedigrees and even some NBA experience, but it was McCollum who played point guard in key stretches for the team in Kazan.

“He is an amazing player,” said his teammate Jordan Carmichael. “He

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brings all the things you would want in a teammate in Europe. He’s selfless, very skilled and can play the one and two guard spots and is the best shooter I have ever been around. He is very talented and such a veteran leader, which helps me so much on and off the court.”

McCollum has gotten used to adapting to new countries and cultures. That was also true in Kazan, which is about 500 miles east of Moscow and has about 1.2 million people.

LEAVING A LEGACY OFF THE COURT “Life in Kazan is a little like the Midwest,” he said. “Except it’s colder and more snow.”

McCollum’s brother, C.J., was a star at Division I Lehigh University and is now a standout in the NBA with the Portland Trailblazers. They have remained close

and both try to be role models off the court.

Last fall the brothers teamed up with an Akron, Ohio food bank for their first annual turkey giveaway to provide Thanksgiving meals for 200 families.

They also host a summer youth basketball camp in Akron, mentoring more than 100 kids in their hometown.

“My brother and I talk almost every day,” the Goshen grad said. “We watch and keep up with each other’s games, and push each other on and off the court. He’s my little brother, my workout buddy, business partner all in one. We have a very unique relationship that has pushed us to excel at an extremely high level on the court, but what I’m most proud of is the difference that we have been able to make off the court.”

David Driver is a sports freelance writer from the Washington D.C. area.

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ALUMNI CROSSINGS

BY DAN KOOP LIECHTY ’88, Director of Alumni Engagement & International Student Adviser

GOSHEN

Giving something back AS I WRITE THIS, I’m basking in the glow of another

successful International Student Club Coffeehouse. Recently more than 100 students (domestic and international) and others prepared a wonderful meal for more than 400 people and an amazing show for more than 750 people. What an extravaganza of tastes, sights and sounds!

There are many things I love about this evening. Perhaps my favorite part though is getting to honor a few junior international students who have been nominated by their fellow international students and faculty to receive scholarships for their work and engagement with the campus community and beyond. This year four students were honored: Yejin Kim, a music major and Spanish minor from South Korea; Mandira Panta, a sustainability major and peace, justice and conflict studies minor from Nepal; Nithya Abraham, a music and mathematics double major and musical theater minor from India; and Nasim Rasoulipour, an interdisciplinary major from Iran. Such amazing young women!

What’s equally amazing though is that these awards are funded each year by three of our international student alumni who wanted to give back to their college, and to current international students specifically. In fact, one award is named the “Giving Something Back” scholarship. It is funded

by Raj Biyani ’92 and is an endowed scholarship in honor of his enterprising and philanthropic grandfather. The other award given out at the coffeehouse is funded by brothers Tim ’82 and Sam Manickam ’87.

I love that these students get recognized for the amazing things they do to make this campus, community and world a better place. I also equally love that these loyal alumni have committed themselves to support future generations of international students.

My challenge to anyone reading this is to think about what you are doing to give back. Like Raj, Tim and Sam, I invite you to consider a gift to the Student Aid Fund or the GC Fund to help make a GC education more affordable and accessible for all students.

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Still time to give this year “On behalf of our fellow students, thank you for taking our calls, sharing your stories with us and fulfilling your pledges for our annual phonathons! We are continuing to make calls, and hope you will answer your phone and make a gift before June 30 (the end of our fiscal year) to help make college more affordable for our students. So far we’ve received $86,820 in gifts and pledges from our fall and spring phonathons. Help us reach our goal of $100,000 by the end of the fiscal year. You can also give online at goshen.edu/give, or by mail: Development Office, 1700 S. Main St., Goshen, IN 46526.” — Aaron Lambert ’21 and Lucia Aryee ’20, phonathon student coordinators

Prepare for your class reunion by connecting on Facebook In preparation for Homecoming Weekend and to help classmates reconnect, we have created a Facebook group for each graduating class since 1950. In addition to catching up and conversation, you can post photos, add files, create events or conduct a poll question just for members of the group. Please invite your classmates to join if they haven’t already. You can find links at goshen.edu/alumni under “Stay Connected.”

Annual report available online Goshen College’s 2017-18 annual report is available for viewing online at goshen.edu/give under “News & Reports.”

It is one opportunity to reflect back on the past year and say a big “thank you” to each of the individuals, churches and organizations that supported the college’s students and mission during this past fiscal year. Every donation matters!

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Constance Brenneman Longacher ’58, wife of Joseph Longacher, 1571 Park Rd., Harrisonburg VA 22802, died Feb. 22, 2019.

Aldine Yordy Hartzler ’38, Flanagan, Ill., died Jan. 4, 2018.

Glenda Frey Mast ’56 and Leon Mast, Springfield, Ohio, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 3, 2018.

Abner Martin ’56, husband of Shirley Martin, 485 Beechwood Dr., #4, Waterloo ON N2T 1H8 Canada, died Nov. 23, 2018.

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Allen S. Martin ’59, Goshen, died Dec. 9, 2018.

Luther L. Shetler ’38, husband of Geneva Stamm Shetler ’40, 700 Maple Crest Ct., Bluffton OH 45817, died Dec. 15, 2018.

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Nancy Peachey Bontrager, wife of Marion G. Bontrager ’59, 332 W. Spruce St., Hesston KS 67062, died Sept. 30, 2018.

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Lowell J. Byler ’51, Harrisonburg, Va., died Dec. 22, 2018.

Mary Ellen Rupp Meier ’50, Archbold, Ohio, died Aug. 24, 2018.

Irvin M. Detwiler ’58, husband of Althea Alderfer Detwiler ’59, 226 Woods Dr., Lansdale PA 19446, died Nov. 18, 2018.

Donald G. Miller ’50, husband of Mary Lois Detweiler Miller ’50, 2701 Amhurst Blvd., Apt. 5C, New Bern NC 28562, died Sept.

30, 2018.

“Paul Ervin’s Pilgrimage,” the autobiography of Paul E. Hooley ’49 (who died in 2015), has been republished and is now available on Amazon. Dr. Hooley assisted in the administration of a United Nations Yugoslav refugee camp in Egypt during World War II. After the war he oversaw the building of a hospital in Ethiopia for Mennonite Central Committee.

DEATHS Clarence M. Cobb, husband of Beulah Marner Cobb ’48, 4201 N. 600 E., Kokomo IN 46901, died March 15, 2019.

Jeanette Leek Klingler ’40, Santa Barbara, Calif., died Sept. 2, 2018.

Paul H. Martin ’43, Lititz, Pa., died Oct. 31, 2018.

D. Paul Miller ’47, Normal, Ill., died Nov. 3, 2018.

Ophia Sevits Snyder ’49, Vestaburg, Mich., died June 9, 2018.

Louise Hartzler Wenger ’46, Carlisle, Pa., died Dec. 3, 2018.

Esther Mishler Yoder ’47, wife of Galen Yoder, 1225 Greencroft Dr., #621, Goshen IN 46526, died Dec. 12, 2018.

Thomas J. Diener ’55, husband of Carolyn Smith Diener ’55, 1824 Knollwood Rd., Louisville KY 40207, died March 10, 2019.

E. Jean Detwiler Mann Graber ’56, wife of Calvin Graber, 1212 Waterford Cir., Apt. 409, Goshen IN 46526, died Feb. 23, 2019.

Clare L. Martin ’50, Walnut Creek, Ohio, died Nov. 5, 2018.

Edward R. Miller ’54, husband of Velma Miller, Goshen, died Nov. 13, 2018.

Emma Kramer Beachy Miller ’59, Goshen, died Aug. 23, 2018.

Esther Yoder Mishler ’57, Shipshewana, Ind., died Nov. 9, 2018.

Roger P. Haines ’54, husband of Charlene Sommer Haines ’56, 632 Hubbard Hill Ln., Elkhart IN 46517, died Feb. 2, 2019.

Gail Miller Yoder Neville ’53, wife of Frank Neville, P.O. Box 277, Buies Creek NC 27506, died Feb. 8, 2019.

Herman B. Hall, husband of Doris Birky Hook Hall ’54, 1801 Greencroft Blvd., Apt. 311, Goshen IN 46526, died Nov. 4, 2018.

J. Robert Peifer ’56, husband of Helen Stoesz Peifer ’57, 1222 Main St., Akron PA 17501, died March 13, 2019.

Edward S. Helmuth ’59, husband of Gloria Helmuth, 3510 E. 32nd St., Apt. 11, Tulsa OK 74135, died Sept. 9, 2018.

Lena Smeltzer Byler Pettiford ’57, Goshen, died Dec. 7, 2018.

LeRoy E. Kennel ’51, husband of Pauline Graybill Kennel ’53, 1416 Hampton Cir., Goshen IN 46526, died Feb. 14, 2019.

Glenn J. Riegsecker, husband of Esther Graber Riegsecker ’55, 524 Crystal Rdg., Middlebury IN 46540, died Sept. 30, 2018.

William Klassen ’52, husband of Dona Harvey, 545 Laurelwood Dr., Unit 12, Waterloo ON N2V 2R4, Canada, died Jan. 29, 2019.

Lore E. Rittmayer ’54, Lorettosteig, Germany, died Nov. 4, 2018.

William L. Koerner ’53, Lutz, Fla., died Oct. 29, 2018.

Elias N. Saig ’59, Manhattan, Kan., died March 12, 2019.

Virginia Brenneman Ryan ’57, Ypsilanti, Mich., died Feb. 18, 2019.

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Marlin W. Sala ’59, husband of Joan Sala, 2941 Reifsnyder Rd., Gilbertsville PA 19525, died Oct. 13, 2018.

Beatrice Miller Shetler ’53, wife of Francis Shetler, 143 Fairmont St., Colorado Springs CO 80910, died July 12, 2018.

Dorothy Schrock Slagel ’51, wife of Dean G. Slagel ’51, 19080 County Road 8, Bristol IN 46507, died Dec. 22, 2018.

Samuel O. Smeltzer ’53, Elkhart, Ind., died Jan. 21, 2019.

Rose Hostetler Smith ’57, West Liberty, Ohio, died Dec. 11, 2018.

Robert O. Snyder ’58, husband of Beth Snyder, 50 Tillsley Dr., Apt. 605, Kitchener ON N2E 3V3, Canada, died Jan. 23, 2019.

Erma Kauffman Swartzendruber ’59, wife of Melvin Stutzman, 58527 State Road 15, Goshen IN 46528, died Jan. 18, 2019.

Frank G. Ward ’55, husband of Margaret Ward, 3004 Ivy Dr., North Newton KS 67117, died Sept. 28, 2018.

Dale D. Weldy ’53, husband of Helen Eicher Weldy ’55, 508 Short Buehrer Rd., Archbold OH 43502, died March 13, 2019.

Pat Hostetter Martin ’64, a chaplain at Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Va., has been elected to the 12-member steering committee of the Anabaptist Center for Religion and Society.

1 Phyllis Hahn Miller ’63 and Wilmer Martin, South Bend, Ind., were married on Oct. 6, 2018.

Bruce Stahly ’67, Goshen, began serving as interim superintendent at Fairfield Community Schools on Jan. 2, 2019.

DEATHS William C. Baer ’63, husband of Nancy Baer, 10358 Foxleigh Cir., Waynesboro PA 17268, died Jan. 5, 2019.

E. Jay Bechtel ’64, husband of Patricia Sutter Bechtel ’64, 253 E. 600 N., Valparaiso IN 46383, died Dec. 30, 2018.

Ronald K. Crowe, husband of Victoria Blair Crowe ’67, 2439 E. Joy Ranch Rd., Cave Creek AZ 85331, died Oct. 21, 2018.

Joseph Thomas “JT” Cutler, husband of Evangeline Yoder ’61, 13057 Warwick Blvd., Newport News VA 23602, died Oct. 21, 2018.

Herbert C. Wenger ’52, Harrisonburg, Va., died Aug. 31, 2018.

Cletus L. Graber, husband of Norma Miller Graber ’62, 3030 Squire Cir., Shelbyville KY 40065, died Feb. 18, 2019.

Lonabelle Jantzi Yoder ’55, wife of James D. Yoder ’53, 3056 Ivy Ct., Apt. 15, North Newton KS 67117, died Sept. 2, 2018.

Dwight E. Grieser ’65, husband of Carol Hartzler Grieser ’65, 1454 Hampton Cir., Goshen IN 46526, died Feb. 25, 2019.

F. Arlene Zimmerman ’54, Lititz, Pa., died Sept.18, 2018.

John (Jack) R. Guipe ’62, husband of Susan Hostetler Guipe ’65, 411 S. 5th St., Goshen IN 46526, died Nov. 13, 2018.

1960-69 NOTES Frank Bontrager ’64 and Leta Schrock Bontrager ’66, Lakewood, Colo., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 29, 2018. They have two sons and one grandchild.

Ivan Friesen ’64, Bluffton, Ohio, rode his bicycle in the MCC Bike Michiana for the 10th year in September 2018.

Lura Sherman Hoover ’64, Goshen, died Nov. 13, 2018.

Allen M. Horst ’64, husband of Viola Vogt Horst ’69, 160 Garland Dr., Goshen IN 46526, died Sept. 9, 2018.

Elaine Weldy Hostetler ’64, wife of Merle D. Hostetler ’62, 1264 Westbrooke Ct., Goshen IN 46526, died Sept.10, 2018.

Sue Silver Huffman ’65, wife of Dennis Huffman, 808 S. Dixie Dr., North Webster IN 46555, died Jan 6, 2019.

Fran Hassencahl ’64 presented a paper, “Stages of Being Foreign as Portrayed in Three Maghrebi Films,” at the Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies at Seville, Spain, in July 2018.

Sandy Kauffman ’67, Crown Point, Ind., retired December 2018 from a social work career that spanned more than 48 years.

Merritt D. Lehman ’64, Elkhart, Ind., won the gold medal for the age 75-79 lightweight division at the world indoor rowing championship event held in Alexandria, Va., in February 2018.

New book of JLB’s writings published A new book, titled “Mennonite Ethics: From Isolation to Engagement,” written by former Goshen College President J. Lawrence Burkholder ’39 and edited

by Lauren Friesen ’85 (FriesenPress, 2018), is now available online.

Burkholder served as a professor in Goshen College’s Bible, Religion and Philosophy Department from 1949-1961, and later as president from 1971-1984. Friesen, who was professor of drama at Goshen College from 1982-97, is the David M. French Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan and Burkholder’s son-in-law.

“Over the past few years, I have been editing these volumes and now they appear under one cover,” Friesen said. “Two of the manuscripts were never published and therefore appear in print for the first time.”

Burkholder was a sectarian realist who advocated nonviolent activism in order to engage the faith community with the power structures that guide society and politics. He encouraged the Mennonite church to move beyond its tradition of withdrawal and separatism in order to renew its spirit. Burkholder assumed that people of faith, and especially Mennonites, should impact social and political structures through nonviolent action, and thereby make those systems more just and peaceful. Any withdrawal of that responsibility was, according to his thinking, a denial of the Gospel itself.

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Ronald Hunt, husband of Carol Snyder Hunt ’65, 485 Grand Blvd., Oakville, ON L6H 1P2, Canada, died Sept. 3, 2018.

Gerald R. “Tony” Hurst ’65, husband of Glenda Gautsche Hurst ’63, 1505 Hampton Cir., Goshen IN 46526, died Feb. 14, 2019.

John J. Kaufman, husband of Violet Garber Kaufman ’66, 1300 Greencroft Dr., Apt. 81, Goshen IN 46526, died Jan. 20, 2019.

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Abner Hershberger ’60 takes his Midwest art to NYC Fulfilling a long-held dream, Goshen College Professor Emeritus of Art Abner Hershberger ’60 (above with President Stoltzfus at the opening) showed his recent mixed-media paintings in his first one-person show in New York City at the National Arts Club Gregg Gallery, from March 4-29, 2019.

The exhibit, “Abner Hershberger: Recent Paintings,” was comprised of 25 paintings and mixed media works, and it opened on his 85th birthday.

“It’s gratifying to have work pulled together in a good way, in a good gallery which shows it properly, and to have many of my friends and former students come by and take a look because they remember the earlier things I had done,” Hershberger said in a Goshen News interview.

Hershberger uses acrylic paints and silk-screened prints to create multimedia pieces. He fuses together images of his rural childhood with abstract and colorful shapes.

Nelson E. Kelly ’66, husband of Deborah Kelly, 808 Manor Ln., East Liverpool OH 43920, died Oct. 25, 2018.

Doris A. Keyser ’68, Knoxville, Tenn., died Nov. 21, 2018.

Erick Kuehn ’66, husband of Karen Fox, 1122 S.E. 16th St., Cape Coral FL 33990, died Feb. 26, 2018.

Marcia Yoder Lind ’64, Oakland, Calif., died Oct. 29, 2018.

Kenneth D. Litwiller, husband of Shirley Slagel Litwiller ’64, 518 Crystal Rdg., Middlebury IN 46540, died Oct. 8, 2018.

Garre T. Schell, Sr. ’60, Bristol, Ind., died Feb. 23, 2019.

William L. Sherck, husband of Betty Mast Sherck ’64, 1559 Harvest Dr., Goshen IN 46526, died Sept. 27, 2018.

William H. Shumaker ’69, husband of Eleanor Shumaker, 6555 U.S. Highway 68 S. Apt. 9B, West Liberty OH 43357, died Sept. 5, 2018.

Douglas N. Snyder ’63, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, died March 10, 2019.

Carol Wyse Stuckey ’64, wife of Paul Stuckey, 518 Linda Dr., West Unity OH 43570, died Nov. 25, 2018.

Merlin W. Unruh ’65, husband of Vesta Unruh, 1480 Amador Ter., Atwater CA 95301, died Sept. 27, 2018.

Judith Tassin Williams ’65, Goshen, died Dec. 9, 2018.

Donna Wyse, wife of Larry J. Wyse ’69, 4440 County Road 21, Archbold OH 43502, died Sept. 25, 2018.

Laura Ann Hetler Martin ’60, Goshen, died Oct. 27, 2018.

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Richard R. Martin ’67, husband of L. Louise Martin, 57 Amanda Ave., Leola PA 17540, died Nov. 24, 2018.

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Orlene Stuckey Mason ’60, wife of Walter Mason, 25126 County Road F, Archbold OH 43502, died Jan. 6, 2019.

James J. Miller ’66, husband of Judith Miller, 3700 Babcock Ln, Spc. 72, Eugene OR 97401, died Jan. 18, 2019.

Verlin L. Miller ’66, husband of Deborah Miller, 1000 S. Cleveland Massillon Rd., Ste. 112, Fairlawn OH 44333, died March 12, 2019.

Violet Rohrer, wife of John W. Rohrer ’69, 19781 W. Pierson Rd., Pierson MI 49339, died Sept. 30, 2017.

Samuel Rolon ’62, husband of Dorcas Rolon, 84 Derstine Rd., Apt. 2219, Hatfield PA 19440, died Oct. 19, 2018.

James R. Krabill ’73, Elkhart, Ind., retired Jan. 30, 2019, after 42 years of service at Mennonite Mission Network.

Samuel D. Miller ’73, Harrisonburg, Va., chairs the Albania Christian Education Foundation which supports the administration of Lezhe Academic Center in Albania.

Gloria Yoder Nussbaum ’72, Beaverton, Ore., continues to help people record their life stories for family and friends with her personal history business, Real to Reel (real-to-reel.org), which she started in 2001.

David L. Weldy ’72, Monclova, Ohio, is an associate professor of family/sports medicine and kinesiology at the University of Toledo College of Medicine.

“Throughout my career as an art professor and exhibiting artist, my work has been inspired by the Midwest landscape of North Dakota where I grew up,” Hershberger said.

“An abstracted aerial perspective of the various farm crops and textures, cultivation patterns, irrigation influences, and seasonal variations has provided unending subject matter to explore artistically.”

Hershberger’s work can be viewed at abnerhershberger.com.

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Linda Sue Lambright Brisby ’71, wife of Robert Brisby, P.O. Box 1935, Sun City AZ 85372, died Nov. 19, 2018.

Paul D. Zehr ’76, husband of Kathleen Zehr, 914 SW Douthitt Ave., Apt. A, Topeka KS 66604, died Jan. 18, 2019.

Shirley Shipman Evans ’70, Kathmandu, Nepal, died March 2, 2019.

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Paul J. Nelson ’73, Souderton, Pa., died Sept. 13, 2018.

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Beatrice Fisher Nusbaum ’70, Louisville, Ky., died March 10, 2019.

Charles E. “Chuck” Owens, husband of Mary Lois Bontrager Owens ’71, 700 Crystal Rdg., Middlebury IN 46540, died Jan. 23, 2019.

Karen Weaver (board of directors ’09-13), wife of Dale L. Weaver ’71, 80495 Via Talavera, Quinta CA 92253, died Oct. 19, 2018.

Ronald L. Yoder ’70, husband of Reidun Yoder, 121 White Oak Way, Sarasota FL 34237, died Feb. 28, 2019.

1975-79 NOTES Eileen Becker-Hoover ’77, Goshen, retired after 33 years teaching English at Bethany Christian High School.

Jean Sutter Glick ’78 and her husband Sam recently completed one year as hosts of the International Guest House in Washington, D.C. After retiring from teaching in 2017, they completed a bicycle trip from Oregon to New York City in October 2017. 2 Janet Martin Hershberger ’75, Goshen, a retired elementary teacher, was honored by The Goshen News with a Neighbors Helping Neighbors award in August 2018.

J. Nelson Kraybill ’78 retired as pastor from Prairie Street Mennonite Church, Elkhart, Ind., on April 8, 2018.

Randall C. Miller ’75, Goshen, began as transitional pastor at North Main Mennonite Church, Nappanee, on Oct. 15, 2018.

Timothy D. Roberts ’78, Philadelphia, Pa., was a finalist in an international documentary photography competition.

Three of his pictures were shown at the Barcelona Biennale in Spain.

Michele Miller Sharp ’77 is the athletics compliance and eligibility specialist at Hesston (Kan.) College.

Nancy Potteiger Slavin ’79 was ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Calif., on Dec. 1, 2018.

Tom Albrecht ’80 and Dee Schrock Albrecht ’80, Goshen, own and operate Fallen Tree Goods, a design studio specializing in using cast-off wood to create art and home goods.

Irv Bomberger ’81, Barrington, Ill., retired as executive director of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Timothy B. Brenneman ’81, a professor of plant pathology at the University of Georgia, was elected a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society at the International Congress of Plant Pathology.

He is also a fellow of the American Research and Education Society. He has written nearly 150 refereed journal articles and is widely known for his studies on management of peanut and pecan diseases.

Beth Good Gerig ’83, Mishawaka, Ind., graduated in December 2018 from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary with a Master of Divinity and a major in pastoral care and counseling. She was selected to receive the award for excellence in pastoral care and counseling from the seminary’s church and ministry department. 3 Dawn Yoder Graber ’82, Sarasota, Fla., has joined Design Group International (DGI) as a senior consultant. DGI has been a leader in process consulting, a type of organizational development consulting that relies on an iterative, collaborative approach with clients.

As a process consultant with experience in education, nursing and religious leadership, she has a special interest in working with female leaders.

Tito Guedea ’83 and Rachel Bixler Guedea ’85, Goshen, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 17, 2018. They have three daughters, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Joanna Osborne Masingila ’82, hired in 1992 as a professor of mathematics and mathematics education at Syracuse (N.Y.) University, has served as dean of the school of education since 2014. 4

1985-89 NOTES Susan Kennel Harrison ’87, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, is coordinator of spiritual care for the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County—Erie Shores campus.

Janis Miller ’81 (right) with Dr. Denis Mukwege (middle). Photo by U-M School of Nursing

Janis Miller ’81 assists Nobel Peace Prize research Janis Miller ’81, a researcher in the University of Michigan’s School of Nursing, is a close research partner to Denis Mukwege, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his work to end sexual violence against women in armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“I feel like there has been a need to be patient when the cause has demanded impatience,” said Miller, who has partnered with Mukwege’s Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo for close to a decade. “The Nobel Prize to Dr. Mukwege gives a voice to the survivors of sexual violence who have been hidden from the public eye for so long.”

Their partnership started when Miller spent a day with the Congolese doctor in 2010, and although she couldn’t speak French and his English was limited, the two clicked.

“We bonded over our mutual interest in helping women whose bottom ends have seen the worst side of the world,” said Miller, whose expertise includes recovery from pelvic tissue trauma in childbirth and the resulting physical and psychological distress.

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John A. Hochstetler ’87, Fishers, Ind., was selected 2019 Teacher of the Year for the Hamilton Southeastern School District.

He went on to represent his district in the running for Indiana State Teacher of the Year and made it to the top 25. He is in his 26th year of teaching and was recently featured in the Indianapolis Star.

René Harder Horst ’89, Boone, N.C., is the I.G. Greer Distinguished Professor of History 2018-2021 at Appalachian State University.

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Tiffany Friesen ’91 joins neighbors to change street name Tiffany Friesen ’91 and her husband Atiba Mbiwan (both pictured above) have lived in Atlanta, Georgia, on Confederate Avenue since 2003. It is a Southern city with many street names, monuments and statues connected to the Confederacy.

After the 2015 church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, and then the 2017 deadly protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, Friesen and her neighbors decided that it was time for a change, at least on their street.

They joined together and formed a group they called Neighbors for a New Name. Friesen told CNN in an interview that the work was “collaborative,” “egalitarian” and “inclusive.” After getting a petition showing 50 percent of the neighborhood residents supported a name change, they voted on a new name. “United Street” was the clear winner.

Dawn R. Leatherman ’88 and John McCarty, Goshen, were married on Sept. 9, 2018.

Dawn has worked as a private duty nurse in Home Care for 26 years, focusing on pediatric respiratory patients with ventilators. In October 2017, she accepted a position as a supervisory nurse/case manager and currently manages the care of Home Care patients. 5 Lee Pfahler ’89, Goshen, is a staff chaplain at Goshen Health, ministering primarily in the outpatient areas of heart and vascular rehabilitation, the Center for Cancer Care, and day surgery.

Elizabeth Oliveira McMenamin ’85, Ocean Grove, N.J., died Oct. 26, 2018.

1990-94 NOTES Myron E. Bontreger ’91, Goshen, was hired as the girls soccer coach for Goshen High School (GHS). He has 25 years of coaching experience, including the last 11 as an assistant for the GHS boys soccer program.

Dawn Kaczor ’90, New Holland, Pa., is employed with Lancaster Mennonite Schools and teaches Spanish immersion at the Locust Grove campus.

Mark Schloneger ’92, Goshen, concluded his time as minister at North Goshen Mennonite Church on Oct. 2, 2018, and joined Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship’s pastoral staff in February 2019.

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Donna J. Stoltzfus ’86, Lancaster, Pa., published a book of middle-grade fiction, “Captive” (Schiffer Publishing, 2018), a well-researched historical novel about German POWs who worked on a Mennonite farm during World War II.

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Lon L. Swartzentruber ’88, Grand Rapids, Mich., is CEO and senior design partner with Design Group International.

Jeremy Kauffman ’96, Goshen, is executive director of Community Health Clinic in Topeka, Ind.

Steve Thomas ’86, Goshen, began as transitional pastor at Prairie Street Mennonite Church, Elkhart, on July 1, 2018.

Gina Leichty ’95, Goshen, co-owner and creative strategist of Eyedart Creative Studio, was appointed as associate director of Interra Credit Union board of directors.

She is also the co-founder, president and administrator of Downtown Goshen, Inc., spearheading the development and growth of the city’s popular First Fridays program.

Randy Zimmerly ’85, Goshen, executive director of the Northern Indiana Educational Center, was appointed as associate director of Interra Credit Union board of directors.

He is also a professor of educational leadership at Ball State University, Muncie.

DEATHS Scott J. Mark ’88, Muskego, Wis., died Nov. 9, 2018.

Lowell M. Brown ’95 and Chelle Bruhn, Philadelphia, Pa., celebrated the birth of Beatrix Catherine on Feb. 26, 2019. She joins Rhys, 16, and Violet, 10. 6

Sidharth S. Sahni ’97, Glastonbury, Conn., has been hired as senior vice president, chief strategy and corporate development officer at Prime Therapeutics LLC, a leading pharmacy benefit manager serving more than 27 million members nationally. He is

“We weren’t just changing it from Confederate because it was too long or too cumbersome or old-fashioned. We were changing it because it stood for something that we didn’t care to uplift. And if we’re going to replace it, let’s replace it with something we do want to uplift,” Friesen said.

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responsible for overall corporate strategic planning and execution. He also leads the assessment of corporate development initiatives, such as acquisitions or partnerships. 7 Corbett D. Troyer ’96 has been appointed as director of Fresh Start Recovery Center at Volunteers of America, Indianapolis.

Fresh Start Recovery Center is an intensive residential addictions program that serves pregnant women and mothers struggling with addiction.

and detect fraud, and meet regulatory compliance through location intelligence, big data and artificial intelligence.

Jesse Miller ’02, bassist/composer and Luke Miller ’02, keyboardist/composer, are members of the instrumental jamband Lotus which released a new album, “Frames Per Second” in December 2018.

Troy Sands ’03 and Mary Jo Martin Sands ’07, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Zacary on July 5, 2018. He joins Jayse, 4, and Kameryn, 2.

Jonathan Witmer-Rich ’97, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, a Cleveland State University Law School professor, is using the hit podcast “Serial” in his classroom. The Serials spotlight on the Cuyahoga County justice system has been the podcasts most popular season, with 1.5 million downloads the first day alone.

Jesse Sensenig ’01 and Amanda Johnson Sensenig ’03 (faculty ’15-present), Goshen, were inducted into the Elkhart County Business Legacy Hall of Fame as the 2018 winners of the Havilah Beardsley Young Entrepreneurs of Elkhart County award for their business, Goshen Brewing Company.

Edward T. Yoder ’98, Harrisonburg, Va., was elected partner in PBMares, LLP, one of the region’s leading accounting and consulting firms. He serves a variety of closely-held businesses, not-for-profit entities and consolidated corporate entities with multistate filings.

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DEATH Todd P. Gingerich ’95, husband of Sylvia Gingerich, Elkhart, Ind., died Jan. 12, 2019.

2000-04 NOTES Megan Yoder Brody ’03 and Isaac Brody, Alexandria, Va., celebrated the birth of Sidney Frederick on May 9, 2018. In September 2018, Megan founded Brody Immigration Law, PLLC. 8 Bijay Chapagain ’01 works as creative advisor at the Energy Development Council in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Jeremy Garber ’01 is the academic advising and writing center coordinator at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colo., as well as an adjunct instructor in theology. His book, “Another Way: Thinking About the Holy Spirit,” will be published by Wipf & Stock in 2019.

NOTES Jane L. Litwiller ’05 (administrative faculty ’10-18) and Molly C. Kauffman ’06, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Lyle Frederick Kauffman on Oct. 12, 2018.

Molly is in her 13th year of teaching in the Goshen Community Schools. After eight years as an environmental educator at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Jane is now home with Lyle.

Keith Paul ’05, Goshen, began working in operations management at Genesis Products, Inc., in June 2018.

2006 NOTES Matthew J. Bauman ’06 and Charity Grimes Bauman ’09, Chicago, Ill., celebrated the birth of Lena Marie on Sept. 28, 2018.

Matt completed a Ph.D. in bioengineering in December 2018 at the University of Pittsburgh. He is now working as a senior research scientist with Julia Computing. 9

Eric S. Kanagy ’03, New York, N.Y., is CEO/ co-founder of a startup, Simple Sense.

Burkholder family travels the world in 365 days Last summer, Susan ’93 and Alan ’93 Burkholder quit their jobs and left their home in Denver with their two daughters in tow for a one-year, ’round-the-world family sabbatical (pictured above). The Burkholders began toying with this idea more than a year ago.

“We love travel,” Susan wrote in their blog. “We were ready to press pause on our careers for a bit.

And most importantly, we want to provide some sort of intentional, cross-cultural experience for the girls at formative ages.”

As a board member of Mennonite Mission Network (MMN), Susan has used those connections in choosing some their destinations, often acting as MMN workers on “special assignment.” So far they have traveled to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal and South Africa. As their year abroad winds down, they still plan to travel to Kenya, France, Spain and Portugal before returning home. They’ve set aside about a month for each location, and have been homeschooling their daughters on the road.

Susan writes in their blog, “Admittedly, that is still a quick visit, but we’re hoping that it is enough to give the girls, and us too, a better understanding of the many different ways people live and work and play.”

Utpalendu Majumdar ’02 and Prakriti Adhikari Majumdar ’05, Clearwater, Fla., celebrated the birth of Samara Maya on Sept. 21, 2018. She joins Neel, 6.

Juan J. Medina ’00, Granger, Ind., is managing director of financial services at Pitney Bowes. He leads a team of software engineers and banking consultants to improve customer experience, prevent

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Isaiah Goertz ’06 (staff ’09-12) and Allison Brenneman Goertz ’06, Iowa City, Iowa, celebrated the birth of Jay Henry on May 10, 2018. He joins Ruby, 3. 10

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Kyle D. Reinford ’06 and Lindsey Reinford, East Nashville, Tenn., celebrated the birth of Walker Finn on May 29, 2018. Kyle works as a freelance photographer with ongoing clients including The New York Times, Spotify and Live Nation. 11

Jason A. Yoder ’08 and Katelyn Drudge, Bloomington, Ind., were married on June 30, 2018. 17

Joshua G. Sprunger ’06 and Erica Nofziger Sprunger ’07, Wildwood, Mo., celebrated the birth of Levi Glen on May 11, 2018. He joins Ellie, 7, and Jayla, 3. 12 Photos provided

Two alums named Hoosier Resilience Heroes In April, Indiana University’s Environmental Resilience Institute named two Goshen College alumni to its list of ten 2019 Hoosier Resilience Heroes: Aaron SawatskyKingsley ’97 (left) and Leah Thill ’12 (right). These are individuals “who are working to make Indiana more resilient in the face of environmental change, and make Indiana residents safer and healthier now and for generations to come.”

Sawatsky-Kingsley is Goshen’s city forester, working at revitalizing Goshen’s urban forest. Together with the Goshen Tree Board, SawatskyKingsley has initiated an urban forest canopy goal to double Goshen’s tree cover from 22 percent to 45 percent by 2045. He also writes a weekly column in The Goshen News which discusses the value of individual trees and forests, the impacts from climate change and so much more related to caring for the planet.

Thill is the senior environmental planner with the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG).

She facilitates the implementation of clean energy, clean transportation and clean air initiatives and supports regional brownfield redevelopment.

Prior to this role, she served with MACOG as the Technical Advisor for the SolSmart Program, and she launched the volunteer-powered Solarize Northern Indiana initiative which brought 97 new solar installations to the region in eight months.

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Jacob D. Stucky ’06 and Becca Johnson Stucky ’06, Silver Spring, Md., celebrated the birth of Reese Alexander on Sept.

7, 2018. Both Jacob and Becca work at Thycotic, a cyber security software company in downtown Washington, D.C. Jacob is vice president of software development and Becca is senior director of demand generation and programs. 13 Andrea Wiens ’06 and Bobby Larson, Denver, Colo., celebrated the birth of Ellis Sebastian on Feb. 1, 2018. 14

2007 NOTES Joel J. Gonzalez ’07 and Brook A. Hostetter ’13 (administrative faculty ’17-18), Goshen, were married on Oct. 21, 2018. Joel teaches Spanish at Goshen High School and coaches soccer at Bethany Christian Schools. Brook works as a Spanish-English interpreter/translator at Maple City/VISTA Community Health Center. 15 Joel M. Miller ’07, Denver, Colo., joined the design studio of Humphries Poli Architects.

He has a diverse background in land management and studio art.

Karla M. Stauffer ’07 is featured on the cover of the January 2019 issue of Art Education. She authored the lead article, “Reclaiming Creativity Through Objects, Collaboration and Site-Specific Work,” describing her innovative school teaching methods. She currently teaches elementary art at the International School of Beijing, China. She describes her uses of collaborative projects based on postmodern contemporary art forms that extend traditional boundaries of art as well as student conceptions of art in their own lives.

Jesse Woodworth ’07 and Ariane Bergen, Shipshewana, Ind., were married on Sept.

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2009 NOTES Emily Shantz Huffman ’09 and Jarrod Huffman, Las Vegas, Nevada, celebrated the birth of Theodora Shantz Huffman on Dec. 21, 2018. She joins Ambrose, 2. 18 Jordan E. Miller ’09 and Elizabeth J. Nafziger ’10, Ann Arbor, Mich., celebrated the birth of Cora Joy Miller on Dec. 2, 2018. Liz is finishing her final year of residency training in neurology and in July will begin a one-year fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine at the University of Michigan. Jordan teaches fourth grade in Chelsea, Mich. In the fall he will begin his third year as head coach for the Chelsea High School boys soccer team. 19 Aaron N. Nafziger ’09 and Kendra Ellington Nafziger, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Lily Ellington on Dec. 12, 2018. She joins Luke, 2. 20 Luke Y. Penner ’09 and Rachel Yoder Penner ’11, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Margaret June on June 5, 2018.

Luke teaches third grade at Prairie View Elementary. 21 Nathan L. Swartzendruber ’09 and Grace Eidmann Swartzendruber ’09 (staff ’13-15), Coralville, Iowa, celebrated the birth of Ezra Lee on Sept. 19, 2018. He joins Ira, 3. 22 Seth Unruh ’09 (staff ’11-18) and Ashley Walker Unruh ’11, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Verdene Joy Walker Unruh on Jan. 3, 2018. Seth works in IT for Stair Supplies, and Ashley works to provide healthier chemical-free cleaning solutions for families as a Norwex sales consultant.

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2010 NOTES Nicholas H. Bouwman ’10 and Mariah K. Martin ’16, Goshen, were married on July 28, 2018. Nick works at Lincoln Avenue Cycling, selling, building and repairing bikes and trikes. Mariah was licensed and installed as pastor at Bonneyville Mennonite Church, Bristol, on Nov. 4, 2018. They are hosts of Faith House, a house that Faith Mennonite Church has available for transitional housing. 24

Mark Hershberger ’10 and Lauren Eash Hershberger ’10, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Leo Eliot on Sept. 21, 2017. He joins Jonah, 6, and Charlie, 3. 25 Melissa Larson ’10, MA ’18 (family nurse practitioner), Goshen, works at Goshen Physicians Gastroenterology. She manages care for patients with a range of stomach and digestive disorders.

Marlys Weaver-Stoesz ’10 (staff ’18-19), Goshen, is the director of communications at the Center for Healing and Hope, Goshen.

Phil Weaver-Stoesz ’12 (administrative faculty ’18-present) received a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre directing from Arizona State University in 2017. He is currently working as technical director for GC’s theater and music performance venues.

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2011 NOTES Daniela Zehr Butler ’11 and Daniel Butler ’13, Kalamazoo, Mich., celebrated the birth of Roman Israel on Sept. 5, 2018. He joins Micah, 10, and Arianna, 4. Daniel is an independent contractor for Promed Services and works at the Boys & Girls Club. Daniela works as a labor and delivery nurse at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. 26 Casey L. Diener ’11 works as an emergency room nurse at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. He has completed training for DART (disaster and relief team) through World Medical Mission and may be called on to go anywhere needed. He has served in Jordan, Iraq, Bangladesh and most recently in Burundi.

Philip A. Shenk ’11 and Anne L. Lehman ’11, Muncie, Ind., celebrated the birth of Levi Scott on Dec. 3, 2018.

Annali Murray Topf ’11, Glendale, Calif., graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree in fall 2018.

2012 NOTES Sara M. Alvarez ’12 and Adam Waugh, Goshen, were married on July 28, 2018.

Sara works as content marketing director at Everence. 27 Jennifer Snyder Dombek ’12 and Jeffrey Dombek, Indianapolis, Ind., celebrated the birth of Phillip Vincent on May 8, 2018. 28 Ted Maust ’12 works as the associate director of Elfreth’s Alley Association, which operates a historic house museum in Philadelphia. He earned a master’s degree in public history from Temple University in 2018.

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Weston T. Troyer ’12 and Colette Troyer, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Reid Thomas on Dec. 17, 2018. He joins Tessa, 3. 29

2013 NOTES David L. Graber ’13 and Jennifer K. Steinmetz ’14, Portland, Ore., were married on Aug. 18, 2018. Jennifer teaches high school special education and David is a research and developer laboratory technologist. 30

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Jacob Q. GunderKline ’13 (administrative faculty ’14-present) and Alicia R. Hofer ’14, Goshen, were married on July 14, 2018.

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Justin Gillette ’05 wins his 100th marathon

Becca H. Kraybill ’13, Washington, D.C., is assistant manager of advertising and communications for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

While many people run and complete marathons — and that is a significant accomplishment — Justin Gillette ’05 (above), of Goshen, won his 100th marathon on March 23, 2019. He is just the second person in the country to do so, and there are only four or five people in the world who have won more.

Jaqueline Martinez ’13, South Bend, Ind., was promoted to western financial center manager for MutualBank. She most recently served as service manager and has been with the bank nearly five years. 32 E. Clare Maxwell ’13 and Vasti Rosado ’14 started a nonprofit farm, guest house and educational facility in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (casadeabue.org).

At GC, he was a three-time AllAmerican in the marathon distance and he still holds the school record of 2:29.14. Now a professional racer, Gillette began running marathons when he was 16 and has since competed in more than 30 states — from Maine to Hawaii — and a few countries. At one point in his career, he was running more than 20 races a year, but only runs 10 a year now that he is a father of four children.

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2014 NOTES Karli M. Grabill ’14 and Andrew Newcomer, Nappanee, Ind., were married on Oct. 20, 2018. Karli is an accountant for Loucks & Schwartz in Nappanee.

Liz Core Shenk ’14, Goshen, has been hired by the Elkhart County Art Alliance to serve as the program manager for Elkhart ArtWalk, an event where artists and musicians display their talents in downtown Elkhart on the second Wednesday of the month.

Kelsey R. Smucker ’14 and Andrew Namisnak, Granger, Ind., were married on Sept. 29, 2018. Kelsey is a registered nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at Beacon Children’s Hospital, South Bend.

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Aaron does graphic design and marketing for the family agritourism farm, Ramseyer Farms. Elise is nurse in the special care nursery at Wooster Community Hospital. 38 Neal J. Brubaker ’15 and Carley R. Wyse ’15, Hesston, Kan., were married on July 7, 2018. Neal is a financial adviser at Everence and Carley is an admissions counselor at Hesston College. Neal will be starting law school at the University of Arizona in the fall. 39

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Dominique L. Chew ’15 began a two-year Master of Public Policy degree program at DePaul University in September 2018.

Mollie Nebel ’15 and Lee Gaeddert, Atlanta, Ga., were married on Sept. 2, 2018.

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2017 NOTES Emma Koop Liechty ’17, Washington, D.C., works as a communications assistant at Briya Public Charter School.

Jordan Waidelich ’17 accepted a position as associate producer of the evening newscasts at WHSV in Harrisonburg, Va. Her responsibilities include stacking the newscast and writing the script for the anchors.

2018 NOTES Valerie Diaz ’18, Goshen, celebrated the birth of Santiago A. Coronado on Jan. 2, 2018. She works at Everence Financial. 41 Katie Hurst ’18, Goshen, completed a year-long internship at Disney and now is a creative writer at Everence.

Emily J. Kauffman ’18 (staff ’19-present), Goshen, works at Anna’s Bread and as a marketing coordinator at Goshen College.

Jill K. Steinmetz ’18 is currently serving as a digital media specialist for Mennonite Central Committee as a part of their Service and Learning Together program in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

FACULTY AND STAFF NOTES Richard R. Aguirre, community impact coordinator at Goshen College, received the Indiana Latino Spirit Community Service award from the Indiana Latino Expo on Dec. 8 for his volunteer service to immigrants and the Latino community. This award recognizes an individual who actively engages in activities that encourage and support building strong local communities, embodies the spirit of the community, and nurtures and expands Latino culture through their service and actions. 42

Kevin McGregor (staff ’18-present) and Rachel McGregor, Warsaw, Ind., celebrated the birth of Andre Leland on Feb. 17, 2019. 43 Rudy Wiebe (faculty ’63-68), professor emeritus at the University of Alberta, received the 2019 Canadian Mennonite University PAX award. He has published 33 books and is a two-time recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Fiction. He is best known for his novels that focus on faith, life on the Canadian prairies and the voices of Canada’s Indigenous peoples. 44

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DEATHS Carl P. Dintaman, husband of Darlene Dintaman (staff ’03-09), 1218 Westbooke Ct., Goshen IN 46528, died Oct. 19, 2018.

Nancy Reith Miller (staff ’86-17), wife of Jonathan L. Miller ’82, 68158 County Road 23, New Paris IN 46553, died Dec. 22, 2018.

Philip W. Miller, husband of Vickie Miller (administrative faculty ’95-15), 59338 Park Shore Dr., Elkhart IN 46517, died Sept.

23, 2018.

MASTER’S DEGREES NOTES Aly Munger ’17 (environmental education) works as a wetland educator at the Little River Wetlands Project, a nonprofit land trust that restores and protects wetlands in the watershed of the Little River, a tributary of the Wabash River.

Deborah Nethercutt ’18 (family nurse practitioner), Goshen, works at Goshen Physicians Family Medicine Middlebury.

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In Memoriam

Debra Detwiler ’79

Humberto Perez

Gerhard Reimer ’56

Debra Detwiler ’79, professor of music, died April 22, 2019, at the age of 62.

She taught at Goshen College for 20 years, beginning in 1999, after teaching music at Bluffton (Ohio) University for 10 years.

Humberto Pérez Pancorbo, age 85, passed away on Dec. 9, 2018. He was a visiting professor of Spanish at the college between 1971-74 and 1998-2000.

Gerhard Reimer, professor emeritus of German, died Jan. 1, 2019, at age 90.

He joined the faculty in 1966 and retired in 1994.

Professor of Music 1957 – 2019

Detwiler was particularly passionate about exploring how the use of hymn and folk singing can become a catalyst for connections between people of differing cultures, faiths, ages and circumstances, and serve as an empowering tool for women. In 2004, she created the college’s Women’s World Music Choir, and along with it, she has directed the Goshen College Chorale, Chamber Choir and Parables Worship Ensemble. She has contributed stage, vocal, and orchestral direction to fully staged productions of operas and musicals at the college as well.

“She taught a generation of students to appreciate the transformative power of world music,” said Scott Hochstetler ’97, professor of music. “She leaves behind a gaping hole at Goshen College, but she also leaves behind a community profoundly changed by her presence.”

She is survived by her two sons, Andy (Ali Gotwals ’10) Brubaker ’10 and Martin Brubaker ’11; her mother, Helen (Thut) Detwiler ’54; a sister, Karen (Loren ’77) Nofsinger ’77; and a grandson.

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Visiting Professor of Spanish 1933 – 2018

Professor Emeritus of German 1928 – 2019

Raised in Costa Rica, he dedicated his entire life to teaching and the education of others in Panama, Costa Rica as well as the United States, where he also taught at Ohio University.

Reimer taught German and occasionally Spanish at Goshen College from 196694. He led eleven study abroad groups for the college’s Study-Service Term (SST) and Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) in Costa Rica and Germany.

He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Solano; children, Marianela (Carlos Wille) Pérez, Margaret (Francisco) Ramirez, Giovanni (Joselyn) Pérez, Diana (Joel Barcenas) Pérez ’07 and Ivannia (Ben ’08) Graber ’08; and eight grandchildren.

“Gerhard was respected and admired by our partners in Germany and Latin America for his language ability, good humor and flexibility,” said Tom Meyers ’75, director of international education and associate academic dean.

He is survived by his second wife Rosemary (Wyse); three children, Paul (Kathy Meyer ’83) Reimer ’83; Julia (Phillip Lund) Reimer ’86 of St. Paul, Minnesota; Christine (Michael Collins) Reimer ’88 of Vancouver, British Columbia; and five grandchildren.

Carolyn Schrock-Shenk

Philip Thomas ’87

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Associate Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies Carolyn Schrock-Shenk, age 63, died Feb. 6, 2019. She joined the Goshen College faculty in 2000 and retired in 2017.

Philip Thomas ’87, adjunct professor of peace, justice and conflict studies, died Nov. 29, 2018, at age 53.

Katherine “Kay” Yutzy, associate professor emerita of nursing at Goshen College, died Dec. 23, 2018, at age 91. She taught at Goshen College in 1970, 1973-75 and from 1977 until her retirement in 1993.

Retired Associate Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies 1955 – 2019

A leading expert on mediation and reconciliation, she developed a class called “Transforming Conflict and Violence,” which continues to be a popular and transformative core class for students. She also began the popular Inside-Out Exchange Program class at the Elkhart County Correctional Center, which paired Goshen College students with “inside” incarcerated students at the jail.

“She helped scores of students, both Goshen College students and incarcerated men and women, discover our commonality and imagine new ways of relating and living together,” said Glenn Gilbert, director of facilities at Goshen College and co-teacher for the Inside-Out class.

She is survived by her sons, Caleb and John Schrock-Shenk ’18, and their father, David Shenk, all of Goshen; sisters, Judy (Darold) Beachy, Mt. Gilead, Ohio, Velma (Sheldon ’77) Swartz and Shirley (Jim) Troyer, both of Goshen; brother, Stephen Schrock, Middlebury; and sisters-in-law, Norma Schrock, Goshen and Rhonda Schrock, Middlebury.

Adjunct Professor of Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies 1965 – 2018

With more than 30 years of experience in conflict prevention, transformation and peacebuilding, Thomas had traveled to more than 30 countries in his work with heads of states, indigenous groups, community leaders and corporate executives, trying to encourage dialogue and implement peace. In 2017, he received the college’s Culture for Service Alumni Award.

“Goshen College has lost an occasional professor and constant friend who loved working with students. The Goshen community has lost a friend who cared as much about our nitty-gritty local concerns as he did about the great issues of war and peace across the globe. Our beautiful, struggling world has lost a friend who gave himself to its well being,” said Joe Liechty ’78, professor of peace, justice and conflict studies.

Surviving are his father of Goshen; wife, Ana; daughters, Alicia Thomas, of Goshen, and Sofia Thomas of Goshen; former wife and mother of his children, Charlene Mast ’90 (Randy Miller ’75) of Goshen; brothers, Steve (Linda ’87) Thomas ’86 and Timothy (Nitza) Thomas ’88, both of Goshen.

Associate Professor Emerita of Nursing 1927 – 2018

Working through the Elkhart Mission Network, she taught in Dhamtari, India, before coming to Goshen College. While at Goshen, Yutzy managed return trips to Dhamtari to assist in upgrading the School of Nursing/Midwifery to a college status, where they now have more than 300 students in three different nursing programs.

“Kay was very self-disciplined and efficient and encouraged this in others,” said former colleague Anne Hershberger ’58, associate professor emerita of nursing. “She was versatile in being able to teach many areas of nursing. Her experience in India gave her an important world view to share with students.”

Survivors include three brothers, Paul Yutzy and Allen Yutzy of Plain City, Ohio, and Homer Yutzy of Wauseon, Ohio; two sisters, Ada Schlabach of Sun City, Arizona, and Esther Zeitz of Solon, Ohio.

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Campus Events goshen.edu/calendar September 2019 SEPT. 13 Performing Arts Series: Mariachi Herencia de Mexico Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $30, $25, $20 SEPT. 22 - NOV. 10 Exhibit: Recent paintings by Abner Hershberger, professor emeritus of art Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery Reception: Saturday, Oct. 5, 5:30 p.m.

Artist talk: Saturday, Oct. 5, 6:15 p.m.

SEPT. 24 Performing Arts Series: Bruce Cockburn Umble Center 7:30 p.m. | $40, $35, $30

October 2019 OCT. 1 Performing Arts Series: Cirque Mechanics Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $40, $35, $30 OCT. 3 Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: “Global Mental Health Policy — Indonesia and China” by Professor Byron Good of Harvard University Music Center, Rieth Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.

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OCT. 5 Homecoming Music Gala Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $ OCT. 6 Homecoming One Act Plays Umble Center 2 p.m. | $5 OCT. 22 Treble Fest Concert Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $ OCT. 25 Chamber Choir & St. Joseph Valley Camerata Concert Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $

November 2019 NOV. 1 Symphony Orchestra Concert Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $ NOV. 2 Performing Arts Series: Preservation Hall Jazz Band Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $45, $40, $30 NOV. 9 Choral Concert Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $ NOV 12 Performing Arts Series: Seraphic Fire Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $35, $30, $25

OCT. 4 Homecoming One Act Plays Umble Center 8 p.m. | $5

NOV. 15, 16, 23 Fall Mainstage (TBA) Umble Center 7:30 p.m. | $10/$5

OCT. 5 Homecoming One Act Plays Umble Center 4 p.m. | $5

NOV. 17, 24 Fall Mainstage (TBA) Umble Center 2:30 p.m. | $10/$5

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NOV. 17 - JAN. 12 Exhibit: Emma Gerigscott and Nick Loewen, art alumni Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery Reception: Sunday, Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m.

Artist talk: Sunday, Nov. 17, 6:15 p.m.

NOV. 22 Lavender Jazz / Wind Ensemble Fall Concert Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $ NOV. 25 Yoder Public Affairs Lecture: Katie Rogers, a White House correspondent for The New York Times Umble Center 7:30 p.m.

December 2019 DEC 1 Performing Arts Series: The Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $45, $40, $30 DEC. 6, 7 A Festival of Carols Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 7:30 p.m. | $ DEC. 8 A Festival of Carols Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall 4 p.m. | $

Events listed are open to the public and free unless otherwise indicated. Call 574.535.7566 or visit goshen.edu/tickets for pricing information and to order tickets. For a complete list of Goshen College events, including upcoming Performing Arts Series and athletic events, visit goshen.edu/calendar.

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LASTING TIES

Before there was SST...

BY JOE SPRINGER ’80, Curator, Mennonite Historical Library

BY SEPTEMBER 1968 — when the

first Study-Service Term groups departed Goshen — the student body had been testing the waters of international exposure for over two decades. Faculty and young alumni helped staff postWorld War II relief efforts in Europe.

Soon there were regular opportunities to spend summers in a mix of educational travel and service camps working alongside youth from other countries.

Collaborating with other Mennonite colleges, GC began developing opportunities in other parts of the world — including Latin America. In 1964, Professor of Chemistry Henry Weaver scouted Caribbean and Central American locations for what became a

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partial prototype for SST. Settling on El Salvador as a “relatively unspoiled country, not geared to tourism,” he noted that nationals seemed eager to teach U.S. students about the country.

That summer, Spanish and history professors, Verna ’28 and Willard Smith ’28, assisted by future Spanish professor, Robert Yoder ’62, led an eight-week seminar with an interdisciplinary group of 15 students (five from Goshen).

All 18 packed into a van and a station wagon to make the overland trek through Mexico and Guatemala to El Salvador. (A wad of chewing gum kept a gas tank leak from slowing them down.)

On arrival in San Salvador, students — most without much Spanish language

training — were immersed in host families themselves ignorant of English.

Like SST, students had a wide variety of lectures by national experts. Excursions to coffee plantations, volcanoes and ruins were part of the experience, but there was no service component.

(Above) 1964 El Salvador Seminar leaders/ participants, together with unidentified non-GC students/program personnel: (seated at left) Willard Smith ’28, Gary Weaver ’65, then seated next to each other Barbara Aeschliman Johnson ’66 and Ross Rhodes ’65; (standing at left) Verna Graber Smith ’28 and Robert L. Yoder ’62 (second male).

Goshen College students not pictured: Jon Byler ’66 and Ken Brubaker ’65. The Smiths later led an SST unit in Honduras. Yoder, together with his wife Dorothy, led three SST units in Honduras, one in China and one in Indonesia.

Image from the Goshen College Archives

Look back.

Give forward.

As you cherish your college memories — life-long friends who you still keep in touch with, discussions that opened new windows to the world, professors who cared deeply about you in and out of the classroom — now is the time to start planning to ensure a bright tomorrow for future Goshen College students and yourself. Planned giving offers you peace of mind and reflects your values as you are able to joyfully share from your abundance for many years to come.

Learn more at:

goshen.edu/give The historic photo above is from the 1972 Maple Leaf yearbook.

In it, Gab Group Beta meets for Composition and World Literature.

PLANNED GIVING

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OCTOBER 4-6, 2019

Homecoming

for alumni and families of current students (parents, siblings and grandparents) CLASS REUNION YEARS: 2009 | 1999 | 1994 | 1989 | 1984 | 1979 | 1974 | 1969 | 1964 | 1959 | 1954

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Alumni awards | Homecoming convocation | Special events related to 125th anniversary | 50th class banquet (1969) | Goshen’s First Friday activities – downtown | Family bike ride | One Act Plays | Alumni breakfast | Ultimate Frisbee tournament | Soccer game | Hymn sing | Alumni picnic | Music Gala | Food trucks

Beginning July 1, register online at:

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