ALUMNI NEWS
Jacob Geyer and Hannah M. Roth, Goshen, were married July 29, 2012. Eliza A. Hochstetler and Seth J. Gingerich, Canby, Ore., were married July 7, 2012. Jennifer Shears Miller, Sturgis, Mich., is an administrator with the St. Joseph County Conservation District. Edgar Saucedo-Davila, Goshen, is a sixth grade ELL teacher at Goshen Middle School.
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Adrienne Yoder, of Goshen, began a one-year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in August 2012 in Fresno, Calif., as program assistant with San Joaquin River Parkway Conservation Trust. Bethany Yoder, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, began a one-year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in August 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, as classroom aide with Daughters of Charity. Emily L. Yoder and Zach Fedor, Philadelphia, Pa., were married Aug. 4, 2012.
NOTES Alisha Bender, of Pittsburgh, Pa., began a one-year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in August 2012 in Washington, D.C., as site coordinator with Kid Power.
Jonathan Harnish, of Colorado Springs, Colo., began a one-year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in August 2012 in Tucson, Ariz., as home repair worker with Community Repair Program of Arizona.
Mayra Salamanca, Elkhart, Ind., works at Elkhart County Clubhouse. Carrie W. Slagel and Eric Scholten, Kalamazoo, Mich., were married May 18, 2012. Carrie is a nurse aid at Sisters of St. Joseph, an assisted living facility for retired nuns. Meredith (Lane) Thomas, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, began a one-year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in August 2012 in San Antonio, Texas, as legal assistant with RAICES.
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NOTES Don Blosser ’59 (faculty ’79-01), is the author of Pastor and Professor: A Public Faith, published in August (Wipf and Stock Publishers). The book tells Blosser’s story of a life filled with experiences that “tested his faith and demanded growth that was both exhilarating and painful. It is the personal story of moving from faith as right doctrinal belief to faith as a liberating response to a loving God – a God who is always with us, continually drawing us into the future.” Lauren Friesen (faculty ’82-97), professor of theatre and chair of the theatre and dance department at the University of Michigan-Flint, has been named a 2013 distinguished alumni providing outstanding service and leadership in his profession. He is a former recipient of the Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for “Excellence in Theatre” and the Indiana Theatre Association’s award for his “Outstanding Contribution to University Theatre.”
Garrett R. Cannizzo, Elkhart, Ind., works as an auditor with McGladrey, LLP.
Jonathan Hershberger, of Canton, Ohio, began a one-year term of Mennonite Voluntary Service in August 2012 in San Francisco, Calif., as youth counselor intern with Larkin Street Youth Services.
FACULTY & STAFF
2011-2012 ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE ONLINE We appreciate the generosity of our alumni and friends. Our latest Annual Report recognizes GC donors who provided support during the 2011-2012 fiscal year. You can find a link to it at: www.goshen.edu/give
Keith Graber Miller (faculty ’87-89, ’93-present), Goshen, received the Dale Brown Book Award for the text he edited titled Prophetic Peacemaking: Selected Writings of J.R. Burkholder. The award is given for a new book that is “judged to advance significantly the scholarship in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies,” and is given annually by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Graber Miller and Burkholder traveled to the Young Center in October where Keith delivered the Dale Brown Book Award Lecture and J.R. offered a response. DEATHS Sara Faye Hendricks Blickenstaff, wife of Marvin Blickenstaff (faculty ’78-99), 3904 Landis Road, Collegeville, PA 19426, died Oct. 3, 2012. Karen Lowe Raftus (faculty ’02-05), Elkhart, Ind., died Aug. 20, 2012.