The RECORD, Summer 2014

RISKY BUSINESS Saying yes to adventure!

NORTH!

THREE THOUSAND MILES

LESSONS FROM THE OUTBACK

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Finding Favor with the Author of Adventure The God we serve seems to like adventure. Scripture is filled with evidence that He calls His children to risk wealth, reputation, relationships and even their lives to lean on Him as they face the unknown.

His love for adventure isn’t confined to biblical events either. I speak from experience as one who felt called to leave my employment, sell my belongings, say good-bye to friends and loved ones and move my family across the globe. Each fall, we see freshmen embark on similar adventures, carting their belongings into residence halls on move-in day, aware of the homes and friends they’ve left behind. Some fear adventure because they fear losing what they already have.

Adventure is about more than risk, however. Alumni often tell me about its rewards.

Many of the alumni I meet use the phrase “my GC experience” as if to say they encountered far more than schooling here. They talk about life-changing relationships and inspirational professors who opened their homes and hearts as much as they opened doors to knowledge and understanding. They talk about enduring relationships, strengthened faith and paths that led to gratifying work.

This past school year, GC embarked on a new adventure to examine our place in the changing landscape of higher education. We want to learn how we can better meet the needs of students. We know of no better way to proceed than to seek God’s favor and heed his call. As part of this move forward, we have updated our vision statement to clarify who we are and what we do: Greenville College believes that God created each of our students to uniquely shape the world! Therefore, we: • Offer a transformational Christ-centered educational experience that empowers, enriches and endures; • Focus on the development of the whole person so that each student thrives spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, relationally and physically; • Inspire our students to embrace God’s call; and, • Give our work as worship and welcome the presence of the risen Christ to fill us, equip us and send us.

This is Greenville College, and we invite you to join our community.

Adventure always entails risk, but when we seek guidance from the author of adventure, we have reason for confidence. C.S. Lewis explained it well in his allegorical tale The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. After the children learn from Mr. and Mrs. Beaver about the mighty lion Aslan, Susan asks, “Is he – quite safe?”

“Who said anything about safe?” Mr. Beaver replied. “’Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good.

He’s the King I tell you.”

Saying yes to adventure!

ON THE COVER: Credit analyst-turned motocross professional Seth Fargher is part of an emerging employment trend called the “portfolio career.” Read about Seth’s adventures in the air and in the job market on page eight.

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We are sure to encounter threats on this adventure, but we have confidence in the goodness of our guide.

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Blessings,

Writers Heather Fairbanks, Carla Morris ’77, Kaity Teer ’10

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{ 2 } NORTH!

A wild race by dogsled marks the end of the school year for three teachers in the Alaskan Territory, two of them Greenville College graduates. Anna Church recounts the unforgettable adventure, a gift from her students on America’s last frontier.

{ 4 } THREE THOUSAND MILES

A biking enthusiast celebrates retirement in unusual fashion with a coast-to-coast ride.

{ 6 } ENDURING LESSONS FROM THE OUTBACK

Adventure puts teens on the learning fast track by calling them to a slower pace.

AIR { 8 } CATCHING The power sports industry serves as

backdrop for Seth Fargher’s portfolio career and faith witness.

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Adventure Learning and the Call of the Wild . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Campus News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Youth Ministry Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Freelancing Demystified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

In Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Homecoming Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Jesse Dart, Cultural Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Perfect Adventure By Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Recent Books by Alumni Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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By Kaity Teer

Sixty years ago, the desire to serve in the Alaska Territory consumed schoolteacher Anna Bortel ’47. She knew it as the Lord’s call, but the prospect meant driving more than 3,700 miles from her home in Ohio to Valdez, Alaska, where college friends had invited her to assist with planting a church. Her father cautioned against the 2,000-mile drive on the rough Alaska-Canadian Highway. “I’d rather see you cross the ocean to serve in Africa,” he said. Her mother warned her to watch out for bears.

Even as her unconventional journey challenged expectations for a young single woman in 1954, Anna’s calling bolstered her. She taught a friend to drive, and together the women ventured north, where Anna soon taught students ranging from kindergarten to high school.

“I loved it!” Anna now recalls. “I wanted to do it.” Later, she felt drawn further north to Tanana, an Athabascan village on the Yukon River. Anna sold her car and shipped her belongings by river barge to Tanana, where her students included Naomi Gaede, the physician’s daughter.

Curious about teaching in a remote Nunamiut village, Anna accompanied Dr. Elmer Gaede’s medical team to Anaktuvuk Pass, well above the Arctic Circle and accessible only by airplane.

The village had no school, and the few children who attended boarding school were homesick and unhappy.

Called north again, Anna moved to Anaktuvuk Pass, with its infrequent supply airplanes and 50-below temperatures.

She paid $200 for a sod house and held classes in the small Presbyterian log chapel. Though she faced dangerous weather and isolation, she found purpose in her work.

“My days and nights were busy, and I loved it. I knew that I was serving where God wanted me to serve, and with that knowledge, I experienced great joy.”

Anna collaborated with her former student and writer Naomi Gaede-Penner to gather her stories of pioneer teaching into a book, A is for Alaska: Teacher to the Territory, which was published in 2011. In the excerpt that follows, a group of eighth grade boys give Miss Bortel and other teachers, including GC alumna Harriet Amundson ’58, the gift of a dog sled race.

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Elias, the school janitor and the eighth grade boys decided that the schoolteachers needed to compete in a dog race.

We were skeptical about our ability, but only temporarily resistant to the contest. It was agreed that the teachers would ride down river in the sleds and then exchange places with the experienced driver, the student, on the ride back.

We gathered below the riverbank in front of the hospital, where Doc had kept his airplane tied down.

“Miss Bortel, come, hang onto Blackie,” Tom, one of the eighth-graders instructed me.

Somehow the dogs, which usually howled on top of their doghouses, or curled into tight ear-to-tail balls, had been transformed into powerful, raring beasts. They pulled and yelped as Tom tried to straighten out their harnesses. My heartbeat quickened as I sensed that this wasn’t just a simple joy ride, but more like being tied to

Artist Kevin G. Smith used photos provided by Anna to create this mural, “Nunamiut Hall of Elders,” at the school in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. The North Slope Borough School District commissioned the work, and the State of Alaska’s Percent for Art Program funded the project. View Kevin’s photos of Alaska online at kgsalaskaphoto.com/alaska.html.

a rocket ship. Perhaps I should have stayed home and graded papers.

him and be able to get the team back to the finish line in front of the village.

My instructor’s final words were not reassuring. “No matter what, just hang on tight,” he yelled.

He grabbed the sled handle and shouted “Mush” to the dogs. For a moment he ran behind, letting the dogs pick up speed, and then he jumped onto the sled runners behind me.

After only a few minutes, Harriet’s team passed us and our two teams tangled in their harnesses.

I was too busy paying attention to my own dilemma to watch Herman or Harriet maneuvering into place. Before I felt prepared for this launch down the Yukon River, the straining dogs pitched forward and we were off. Away we flew. I screamed and hollered.

The wind knocked back my parka hood, and a blast of cold air shot down my already tingling back. Tom laughed. I’d imagined a smooth gliding sensation. The river pathway, however, was a rugged trail of ice upheavals and wind-crusted drifts. I hung on. This was nothing like my Sled Dog song, which merrily conveyed a sense of tranquility while enjoying the beauty of nature. I was petrified.

When we got to our turningaround point, Tom and I exchanged positions. Now I was supposed to have learned from

“Hold the brake! Hold the brake!” the eighth-graders shouted.

I stepped down as hard as I could while Tom tended the dogs.

Then he jumped back into the sled. “Mush, Miss Bortel!”

Forty minutes later, trailing behind Herman and Harriet, Tom and I straggled back to the finish line.

“What took you so long,” joked Herman, the winner. He tossed his head in exaggerated pride.

“I think you had the advantage when our dogs tangled and you passed,” I teased.

To thank the eighth grade boys for their wild and unusual graduation gift to us, a few days later, I made cherry pies, and we all sat around with pie and cocoa, reliving our sledding experiences. When we recounted the events, exaggerated twists and turns added to the humor, and close-calls were turned into near-death possibilities. Harriet, Herman and I dramatized our terror. The boys threw themselves back in their chairs and chortled uproariously. Regardless of the outcome, everyone had had an unforgettably good time.

Note: Anna (Bortel) Church currently lives in Newberg, Oregon. She would love to hear from GC alumni. To send her a message or inquire about her books, send an email to anna. mch23@gmail.com or visit prescriptionforadventure.com.

Anna (Bortel) Church CLASS OF ’47

Major: Psychology Education Minor: Biology GC Activities: Glee Club, Life Services Club, Messiah

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My heart pounded in my ears, but now that I’d arrived safely back at the finish line, I burst out, “I loved every minute of it! Even if I get an F in dog-mushing.” From now on, watching dogsled races would be from a more appreciative perspective.

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The good pace she enjoyed on the paved highway; the biker close in front of her serving as windbreak; the bridge they approach on an eightfoot shoulder; his sudden yell, “Hole!” and the jump of his front wheel over the cavity; the rough drag of his rear wheel through it; her forceful squeeze on the brake handles and then the crash.

“It was probably the worst thing to do,” she recalls, “but I had no other choice.”

Deeanna fell hard. The blow split her helmet through, and she slid out into the highway lanes. Thankfully, it was a traffic-free moment.

Thankfully, she wore a strong helmet. Thankfully, though bruised and battered, she emerged from the accident able to ride again. And ride again she did, thankfully.

By Carla Morris

Eight years later in 2011, Deeanna biked from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida. She celebrated more than her recent retirement with the transcontinental trek. She checked off another bike route on her “bucket list” and added the crowning achievement to a tally of hiking and biking ventures that have taken her far beyond her home in Pana, Illinois, to Switzerland, Paris and many U.S. national parks.

THOUGH THE CYCLING MISHAP OCCURRED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, ITS ALARMING IMAGE STILL INVADES

Deanna followed a route mapped out by the Adventure Cycling Association that skirted the southern boundaries of the U.S. She traveled with companions from her bike club and also with wisdom gleaned from hundreds of previous rides. In all of the miles she has biked and backpacked, no scare or close call has overpowered her love for exploring places new to her, explorations free from the confines of a motorized vehicle.

DEEANNA (ROBERTS ’79) SHIDLER’S THOUGHTS AND REPLAYS IN HER MIND’S EYE.

Ernest Hemingway wrote, “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.” Deanna remembers some contours for the unflinching focus they required, like the mountain pass out of California where her speedometer registered 47 frightening miles per hour. The only way through is on the interstate, and bicyclists are free to take it.

“Coming down, we flew along that shoulder,” she said. “The trucks whizzed by at high speeds because they were going downhill too.

At times, I was going down so steep and so fast that tears streamed from my eyes.”

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And to think, just a short time before, she had slogged up hill and up hill and up hill at barely four miles per hour.

On the easier stretches, when the pavement rolled out straight before her like a ribbon, Deeanna’s thoughts drifted from daydreams to her family to wonder over the variety of life manifested in God’s creation. She studied biology at Greenville College and now

At left, Deeanna, a Midwestern farmer’s daughter, had never before seen cotton fields like these in Arizona. Fascinated, she captured every stage of cotton harvest in photos.

ADVENTURE LEARNING AND THE CALL OF THE WILD marveled mile after mile over the remarkable fit of nature’s details, like the white sand of the rivers she crossed in western Louisiana and the white, blue-eyed alligators she saw at zoos in Florida. “Having seen these rivers, it was easy to understand how the albino alligators could conceal themselves on a river bank,” she observed.

The beauty of the passing landscape humbled Deeanna, and thankfulness often overwhelmed her. “I’d find myself breaking out singing at times. Every day I was thankful for our safety and thankful to be alive, thankful that I was able to do this.”

God seems to prefer the wilderness as a place to connect with His people. Moses, Elijah, John the Baptist and Paul were all changed and empowered in the wild.

“The wild is uncomfortable,” explains Dustin Fenton ’01, GC’s director of leadership development and guide through the years on more than 40 studentbackpacking expeditions. “In the wilderness, we’re highly attuned and sensitive to what’s happening.

We’re better listeners and more willing to rely on God.”

Some cyclists say the best routes are the ones they have not yet ridden. They would rather follow their curiosity down unexplored roads than loop the familiar. Deeanna knows that feeling. She grew up on a farm in Lawrence County, Illinois, and recalls riding her pony down every deer trail in the woods. “When bike riding, I would go down every road just to see where it went.”

Routes she’s not yet traveled intrigue her, like the Riverto-River Trail in the Shawnee National Forest and the Mississippi River Trail. She has already planned her approach to Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail, 1,000 miles that highlight Wisconsin’s Deeanna (above) at a ranch in ice age heritage. Each day, she Louisiana on a day when lines of will place her bicycle at a point rainstorms ahead and ice storms on the trail, drive her van back behind determined her speed. “We’d slow down when we came into the to the place where she will start rain,” she recalls, “and speed up hiking, hike to her bicycle and when we felt ice pellets.” then bike back to her van. She estimates completing the trail would take four months of hiking every day. “Since I can’t do that much, I will break it into small segments; it may take 10 years to do it all.”

For those who dismiss the idea as improbable, surely they don’t know Deeanna Shidler’s track record for realizing her adventure dreams. And surely they don’t know the deep satisfaction she gains from discovery along the ride.

Deeanna (Roberts) Shidler CLASS OF ’79

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.

Major: Biology GC Activities: Dominican Trip, American Chemical Society, Tri Beta, Women’s Field Hockey, Intramurals, Track

The best wilderness experiences leverage a sweet spot of learning that occurs somewhere between comfort and panic. Fenton strives to keep hikers in that learning zone, challenged, but calm and thinking clearly. Most recently, he led students through 30 miles of Utah’s Zion National Park (pictured above), where they endured a good measure of tension in the thin mountain air, negotiating switchbacks, streams and rock formations. Rules prohibiting campfires kept the nights frigid.

“On some level, I think we’re meant to encounter God in wild spaces,” reflects Fenton, “whether those spaces are metaphorical, like when a family member is sick and we don’t know how to navigate that, or if it’s literally the wilderness.”

He points to John Muir, champion of the Yosemite area’s natural wonders, who spoke of days on the mountain as “opening a thousand windows to show us God.” Fenton counts on those windows as he plans and prays over hiking adventures for students.

He knows the wilderness will expose more than their vulnerabilities. If they earnestly seek God in the adventure, they will find Him.

GC Vision: We focus on the development of the whole person so that each student thrives spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, relationally and physically.

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ENDURING LESSONS FROM THE OUTBACK

By Greg Groves ’80

IT IS STILL DARK – 5:15 A.M. TO BE EXACT – AS I WAKE SLEEPY BIKERS TO PREPARE FOR ANOTHER DAY ON THE ROAD. “IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY BIKERS. TIME TO GET GOING. CAN I HEAR SOME NOISE IN THERE?” I GIVE MY STANDARD SPEECH AS I MOVE FROM TENT TO TENT, BUT I HEAR NOTHING.

These teenagers are amazingly good humored on a dark and chilly morning.

They would struggle to get up by noon on a typical summer morning back in Illinois, but somehow here in the Upper Peninsula they manage to down breakfast, unchain bikes, bring their tires up to pressure, break camp and hit the road in just 60 minutes.

“ALRIGHT BIKERS, TIME TO GET MOVING. I NEED TO HEAR SOUNDS OF MOVEMENT IN THERE.” BUT ALL I HEAR IS SOME GIGGLING FROM THE TENT NEXT DOOR, AND THEN I REALIZE – THEY HAVE DONE IT TO ME AGAIN – THE TENT I AM SHAKING ONLY HAS LUGGAGE IN IT.

There is something about being OUT, being AWAY, being UNPLUGGED that gets their juices flowing. Whether they are backpacking the Appalachian Trail, biking the Cabot Trail or canoeing the Au Sable River, they shift into a different gear. Not higher, certainly not faster, just different.

Major: Secondary Education (math and physics)

When teens float the Au Sable River, I ask them, “What is the difference between the river and the highway?”

They see their canoes make no trace on God’s stream, unlike their high-emission trips on manmade interstates. They typically determine their own destinations, but this stream only takes them where it wants to go.

They learn much about God’s care and provision and timing when they slow down to the water’s pace.

GC Activities: Intramurals, Messiah, Peer Tutor, Religious Life, Track

And when they explore God’s world up close and personal, they see things and experience things they would

Greg Groves CLASS OF ’80

normally miss. Life is simpler. Life is slower. They eat, they sleep and they travel – by path, by road or by stream.

Teens learn lessons here that they cannot learn in cyber space or in cyber time, but they must . . . go . . . slow.

There is no other option. Going slowly leads to listening; they discover that God really does speak. Unplugging leads to shared conversation and shared life; they discover that community really can exist. And in that community, lessons are learned, lives are shaped and futures are molded.

When we biked 1,200 miles from Greenville to Estes Park, Colorado, I shared a two-man tent with Mark*, one of my students. Our first night together in the tent, just before we drifted off to sleep, I prayed out loud.

I did not “announce” that I was going to do this; I did not make some big production out of it. I just prayed a simple prayer before I fell asleep, like I often do. Neither of us made any comment, and we slept.

Each night on the 18-day trip, I prayed before we fell asleep. One night after I prayed, I was surprised to hear Mark pray out loud. I had never heard Mark pray before; I’m not sure Mark had ever prayed out loud before, but

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this became our pattern from that night forward. Years later, I realized that the disciples had not asked Jesus, “Teach us HOW to pray,” but rather, “Teach us TO pray.” A whole year of sermons or youth group talks would not come close to matching what Mark and I experienced through our nightly ritual.

And this is the way teens learn when they are forced to go beyond their normal limits, forced out of their comfort zones, forced into stress and risk and difficulty. They grow by stretching, and nothing stretches them quite like a physically demanding trip with their peers.

Once they have endured four days of backpacking in the rain, or climbing a mountain on their

bikes, or battling relentless winds in their canoes, or living in ultra-primitive conditions serving in a third world country, other hardships pale in comparison. They say, “If I can do THAT – then passing this test, making this team, resisting this temptation is certainly doable.”

Bring those biking and canoeing teens together for a 20-year reunion and you may be surprised to hear what they talk about. They might mention prom or football games or the funny things that happened in algebra, but the life-changing stories, the career-shaping stories and the marriage-saving stories will center on the bike trip where they learned, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”

Note: Greg Groves has led nearly 40 adventures that challenge youth through backpacking, biking, canoeing and more. He holds a master’s of divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and trains others, including GC students, in youth ministry. Groves currently serves on the pastoral staff at the Greenville Free Methodist Church.

Each year, the Department of Philosophy and Religion places students in paid positions where they gain experience working with teens and preteens. As interns, they learn not only about relating to youth, but they also develop skills in planning and producing programs. They raise funds and build networks of ministry contacts.

“I don’t know if you can call humility a skill,” reflects Jesse Tyrell ’14 of his internship with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes last summer in Colorado, “but I was definitely humbled by the whole experience.

Most importantly, I realized how necessary it is to rely on others in ministry. We alone will not change the world. It will take a group of like-minded individuals who can rely on one another to run effective ministries.”

This summer, GC student interns will serve throughout the U.S. at local churches and other ministries including: • Soccer academy for underprivileged youth • Christian camping for youth in junior and senior high school • Arts camp for teens in juvenile detention facilities • Youth camping program (K-12) • Ministry with youth at Texas Boys Ranch • Day camp for junior high girls • Youth and music ministry at churches and church camps For information about Greenville College’s Ministry Internship Program, contact Professor Ben Wayman ’02, director: ben.wayman@greenville.edu, 618-664-6837.

A former ministry intern with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Jesse Tyrell ‘14 received the inaugural James Arnold Reinhard Ministry Award in May. Beginning this fall, Tyrell will serve as director of The Simple Room in Greenville, which offers Christ-centered youth programs. Pictured from left: Professor Emeritus of Religion James A. Reinhard ’54, Tyrell and Marilyn Reinhard ’76.

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CATCHING AIR

By Kaity Teer

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he distinction between man and machine blurs as the armor-clad ATV rider throttles the engine. Gloved hands grip the handlebars and forearms shudder with the shock of tearing across undulating sand dunes. The rider conquers shifting crests of sand in a roaring flash of color. A torrent of dust billows in his wake. He grits his teeth, adjusts his grip and steers toward a steep incline.

The engine growls as the quad gains speed. Adrenaline surges in anticipation, pumping oxygen into his muscles just as the firing of compressed air and fuel launches the ATV above the horizon.

For a brief moment, the throttle quiets and the silhouette of the rider is suspended against a brilliant blue sky. His feet kick off the pegs and his body stretches out behind him as the 375-pound vehicle soars more than 20 feet in the air. This is big air, and for Seth Fargher ’08, it is a gift from God. The thrill of freestyle motocross has captivated Fargher ever since his first ATV ride at age three.

But he put the thrill on hold to pursue a degree in accounting and business management at GC and then to work as a credit analyst at a bank near Dufur, Oregon, his hometown. Fargher recalls the frustrating 18 months following graduation, “I wasn’t happy at my job, and I didn’t know what to do.”

Rather than spin his wheels, Fargher used the diverse skills he’d learned at GC and hustled to make a place for himself in the power sports industry. While still employed, he sought weekend opportunities to freelance as a photojournalist and media marketer. He traveled to events and shows, wrote articles, took photographs and relentlessly networked.

He learned everything he could about

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freestyle motocross and practiced big jumps in his free time.

Doors opened, and God provided. In October 2009 he received an invitation to ride professionally, so he took a leap of faith, packed his 1979 Chevy pick-up and set out for Temecula, California, to pursue his dream. Fargher performed in stunt shows, gained sponsors and toured while mastering new tricks. Even as he caught big air, his faith kept him grounded. He knew the opportunities were God given.

As he gained experience, it wasn’t long before Fargher set his sights on the holy grail of freestyle motocross – the backflip. In July 2010, while practicing the flip at a renowned training facility in Texas, Fargher made a critical mistake.

“I zigged when I should have zagged,” he recalls. “The front of the quad took a nosedive.”

Fargher was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he remained in ICU for 10 days. He broke his scapula, severed his ear canal and fractured his skull.

The ear injury prevented him from flying, so he returned to California by train. Stiff and sore, he struggled to put the pieces of his dream back together. Though he could have given up, Fargher says the perseverance it took to make it through those 18 months after college gave him the tenacity and skills he needed to find a new plan.

The plan he devised – two part-time jobs and continued freelancing – exemplifies an emerging trend known as the “portfolio career,” which mixes freelance, part-time and full-time work. Business experts call talent

FREELANCING DEMYSTIFIED With the single-track career pattern on the decline, more job seekers today look to the “portfolio career” as an income source. The portfolio career mixes freelance work with temporary, part-time and full-time employment. Multi-career professionals are called “slashers” for the slashes that separate the roles they play: Seth Fargher, journalist/photographer/marketer.

Fargher meets people from all walks of life through freestyle motocross. “I have an opportunity to get in the thick of an industry and share my faith,” he says.

like Fargher a “slasher” – a journalist/photographer/marketer.

Even when he landed a full-time job, Fargher continued freelancing. His diverse skills and freelance opportunities gave him the flexibility to adjust to life’s zigs and zags. His portfolio career sustained him through a tough job loss and a cross-country move.

He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina, and works as the marketing and communications manager at JRi Shocks, a suspension company that provides shocks for ATVs, motorcycles, hot rods and NASCAR. His continued freelancing as a photojournalist brings lucrative opportunities, like attending high profile press intros – basically all-expenses paid vacations for media members to experience product launches firsthand as manufacturers unveil new vehicles. Fargher attends and asks questions, takes photos and, of course, test rides.

“Every time I get a chance to go on a press intro, I remember that it wasn’t that long ago I was a kid dreaming about these opportunities,” says Fargher. “Now, I’ve rubbed elbows with my childhood heroes.”

Eighteen months after his accident, Fargher set up his old ramps, took a couple test runs on his quad and then went for it. “The first jump is always the scariest,” he says. Muscle memory took over, and he experienced the thrill once more.

“The journey has definitely been a blessing, and I’ve learned so much through it,” he says. “I know that God has had a hand in my life and continues to. It’s mind blowing.” For Fargher, God’s provision is mind-blowing, just like the thrill of big air.

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Seth Fargher CLASS OF ’08

Major: Business Management and Accounting

The portfolio career provides a safety net of varied income sources, but the freelance piece of the puzzle can prove intimidating. Though many media outlets now hire freelance writers to do the work previously assigned to full-time employees, those new to the market join a crowded talent pool.

“They face competition from laid-off newspaper reporters and other experienced journalists who have a wide network of contacts,” says Jeff Finley ’96, managing editor of Light & Life Magazine.

“One good place to connect is Twitter where many editors can be found.”

At GC, students receive help in unraveling the mysteries of freelancing: • Journalism students in newspaper and magazine production courses tackle assignments that mimic freelance work.

• On the public relations and communication side, they learn about the freelance development of all media products and freelancing as a publicist, writer and photographer.

• In studio art courses like photography, video and painting, students learn about commissions, pricing and professional resources.

• Students enrolled in Business Practices in Design learn about copyrights, contracts, time sheets and billing. They view actual freelance proposals and sample contracts from large advertising firms. They fill out timesheets for all projects completed in class and “bill” their instructor accordingly.

Pictured at left, Logan Shaw ‘14, co-editor of The Vista, GC’s restyled, award winning yearbookturned-magazine.

Logan graduated last month with experience as a graphic designer/ videographer/ photographer.

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HOMECOMING EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 Jazz Band Concert – 7:00 p.m.

Whitlock Music Center is the site for swinging sounds from GC’s very own jazz ensemble in this kick-off event for Homecoming 2014.

groups that will step off at 4 p.m. for a school spirit parade. Beloved members of our college community James and Marilyn Reinhard will serve as parade marshals.

Post-Parade Homecoming Bash Gather on Scott Field for food, fun and music. A meal is available for $10 each, payable at the register.

Vespers – 9:30 p.m.

After the concert, stay for this popular student-led worship service that regularly draws more than 500 attendees.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Homecoming Chapel – 9:30 a.m.

Join us in Whitlock Music Center to recognize this year’s recipients of GC’s Alumni Awards. Afterward, make your way over to Hogue Hall Lawn for refreshments and conversation with faculty and friends.

Alumni Open House – 7:00 p.m.

Stop by our lovely welcome center at the Watson and Bonnie Tidball Alumni House to enjoy refreshments, conversation and reconnecting with classmates and friends.

Wear your orange and black on Friday afternoon to cheer on the Panther Corps marching band, athletes, alumni honorees and a host of other

Tailgate Lunch – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch with family and friends under tents at the John M. Strahl Athletic Complex. After the meal, stay to watch Panther football and soccer teams compete, or return to campus via one of the shuttles that will be available throughout the day.

Greenville College Choir Concert – 7:30 p.m.

In recent years, GC’s choir has performed for music educators, choral directors, cathedral congregations and more. Come hear one of the Midwest’s premier choral groups.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

Open Houses – 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Joy House once served as the president’s residence, but it is now the place where admissions counselors welcome prospective students to campus. Come see the renovation and then stroll over to tour the president’s new residence on the corner of Main and Locust Streets.

Panther 5K – 8:30 a.m.

President Filby Addresses Alumni – 1:30 p.m.

President Ivan Filby shares from his heart about GC’s vision, mission and meeting the needs of students today.

Homecoming Parade – 4:00 p.m.

Presentation of Greenville College Summer Research Experience – 10:00 a.m.

Visit Snyder Hall of Science and see what student researchers accomplished this summer as they engaged their problem solving skills and used state-of-the-art equipment to conduct research.

Bring your running gear and race to the finish in this time-honored tradition, or take your place as a spectator on Hogue Hall Lawn to applaud runners as they cross the finish line. Registration starts at 6:45 a.m.

Children’s Races – 8:00 & 8:15 a.m.

Children ages eight years and younger will join the College’s mascot and race through the Fun Run course on Scott Field at 8:00 a.m. Older children, ages 8-12, will sprint down College Avenue at 8:15.

Coffee and Conversation – 9:30 a.m.

Enjoy leisurely conversation and light refreshments at the Watson and Bonnie Tidball Alumni House.

Bock Sculpture Museum – 9:30 a.m. to

11:00 a.m.

GC’s Homecoming guests are invited to view the Bock collection that includes more than 300 bronze and plaster sculptures, in addition to drawings, documents and photographs.

Art Reunion – 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Visit Maves Art Center for a special exhibition of works by John Hubbell ’71, adjunct professor of art.

Refreshments will be served.

Alumni Dinner – 5:30 p.m.

Join us at the Eleanor M. Armington Center as we recognize reunion classes and welcome members of the 50th Reunion Class into the Wilson T. Hogue Society.

Childcare is available for children age six and younger.

Reunion Class Informal Gatherings – 8:00 p.m.

Members of reunion classes always enjoy the relaxed conversation, snacks and laughter that come with these casual get-togethers.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Breakfast with President Ivan Filby – 8:00 a.m.

President Ivan Filby hosts a continental breakfast in the FMY Room at the Greenville Free Methodist Church followed by worship featuring the Greenville College Choir at 8:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary.

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ATHLETIC HOMECOMING EVENTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

Junior Varsity v. Alumni Football Game – 3:00 p.m.

Junior Varsity Men’s Soccer v. Lindenwood – 6:00 p.m.

Varsity v. Alumni Baseball Game – 6:30 p.m.

Varsity v. Alumni Softball Game – 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball v. Fontbonne – 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Alumni Soccer Game – 9:00 a.m.

Women’s Alumni Volleyball Game – 9:00 a.m.

Tennis Alumni Mixed Doubles Matches – 9:00 a.m.

Women’s Alumni Basketball Game – 11:00 a.m.

Women’s Alumni Soccer Game – 10:30 a.m.

Football v. Iowa Wesleyan – 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Soccer v. Iowa Wesleyan – 2:00 p.m.

Men’s Soccer v. Iowa Wesleyan – 4:00 p.m.

Men’s Alumni Basketball Game – 7:00 p.m.

SPECIAL REUNIONS

Did you play Panther football at GC?

Did you major in religion or philosophy?

If you fall into one of these three “affinity” groups, then we have special reunion

Did you complete a degree related to commercial music – Contemporary Christian Music, Audio Engineering and/or Music Business?

activities just for you! Look for more information in the mail.

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JESSE DART, CULTURAL EXPLORER

By Heather Fairbanks

Photos by Jesse Dart

STOP, LOOK, LISTEN. For Jesse Dart ’04 the call to pause is much more than a childhood formula about crossing streets; it is the key to treasures hidden in everyday experiences – the conversation he shares with a stranger on London’s “tube,” the basil and cracked black pepper he sprinkles over fresh tomatoes in season, the old guy on the side of the bike path who sold a whole box of the ripe beauties to him for only €6.

Jesse Dart CLASS OF ’04

Major: ITEP in General Studies and Humanities GC Activities: Africa Semester, Europe Interterm, Papyrus Staff, Social Life, Agape, Drama

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A world traveler, author, photographer and self-described gastronome, Jesse has followed his passions from Greenville College across the globe to Mozambique, Australia, Italy and now London. His articles have appeared in The Atlantic, The Culturist and The Daily Beast, and his learning continues down a path of study he charted as a student at Greenville College, a path of his own design.

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As a college student, Jesse found himself drawn toward courses in art history, sociology, communication and photography. His scholarly passions leaned toward the arts and humanities, so with the help of Professor Rick McPeak, he created a unique course of study with GC’s Individually Tailored Education Plan (ITEP). “It was liberating, motivating and inspiring to think about the questions that were asked during the process and to think about what it is I wanted from my time at GC, as opposed to being pushed into a line of study I didn’t think I fit into,” shares Jesse. “I’ve never been good with boxes. I don’t follow normal paths; I never have.”

A winding road of deeply meaningful learning has given Jesse a contemplative perspective. “Finding beauty and peace in the moment will be a lifelong quest,” he reflects. His photography and writing echo the beauty he unearths.

TRAVEL NOTES 2006 - Traveling lightly in Sydney, Australia “You show up in a country and know absolutely no one and just see what happens. I didn’t know where I was staying or who I’d meet in my classes, but I just showed up. It worked out. I’ve realized that I’m a resilient person. I’m flexible.”

Jesse’s first experience abroad came at age 13 when he took a 4-H exchange trip to Japan. In the days before instant connectivity via Wi-Fi and smart phones, the young teen immersed himself in a culture completely unlike Montrose, his tiny hometown in southern Illinois. “Japan was and is about as different as you can get from the Midwest,” Jesse says, “but after that experience, I came away wanting to continue to travel and experience as much of the world as I could.”

During his junior year at GC, Jesse’s growing wanderlust led him to study in Mozambique for a semester. Once again submerged in a culture poles apart from rural Illinois, he cultivated a sense of satisfaction by coupling daily adventure with reflection. “We read a lot, talked a lot. It is one of the few times in my life where I’ve been given the gift of time to truly and fully absorb what is around me.” Even more powerful than roughing it in the bush were the opportunities Jesse realized to closely examine the full spectrum of life. “We were, on a daily basis,

2010 - Beauty upon beauty in Tuscany, Pisa, Veneto and Florence, Italy “Italy sticks with you. It’s like Africa: it gets in your blood; you live it and breathe it [and] long for it when you’re not there . . . Italy doesn’t let you forget. How can you forget the frescoes, the food, the colors and the dramatic seaside?

The best espresso you’ve ever had? Impossible.”

2012 - New home, new culture to explore in London, England “A true foodie town, we have landed on our feet here, and for the next while, we think we’ll call it home.”

Jesse and his wife, Venice-native Valeria Necchio, are freelance authors and photographers who write primarily about food and travel. Jesse is actively engaged in the Slow Food movement. He holds a master’s degree in applied anthropology from Macquarie University in Sydney and another in gastronomy and food culture from Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronimiche, Bra, Italy.

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I’ve never been good with boxes. I don’t follow normal paths; I never have.

PERFECT ADVENTURE BY DESIGN “In a perfect world, in a world where you ran the universe, what major would you want?”

NPR’s Radiolab producer Andy Mills ’07 recalls this question as the defining moment in his college career. It moved him to commit to the adventure of self-designed learning.

Mills worked closely with professors to personalize his studies under GC’s Individually Tailored Education Plan (ITEP) and pursued his passion – storytelling – with rigor. Risky? Yes. Rewarding? Very. Mills now tells stories with the largest public radio station in the country.

For more than 30 years, students at GC have followed the ITEP path to customize their studies and prepare for careers, both conventional and unconventional. Here’s a sampling:

Photos by Jesse Dart

confronted with humanity in many of its best and worst forms. Even now, it is an experience that is hard for me to put into concrete terms.”

He remembers his college experience more as equipping him for life’s journey than filling him with information. “GC doesn’t give you answers to questions of life, but it gives you the tools to find answers for yourself and experiences to think about your life, your path and journey,” he reflects.

Jesse still fashions a trail of learning that integrates world travel and cultural immersion. His passions for gastronomy, identity and a connection to place all came about differently and at different times on that trail, but he feels them close together. These days, Jesse helps his readers see the connections and dig deep into the experience of culture too. One publication says Jesse makes his readers think and gives them the ability to connect to a location as a traveler, not just a tourist.

The student of culture, it appears, is now a teacher.

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• Coach • College Resident Director • Composer • Curator • Dentist • Editor • Emergency Medical Technician • Entrepreneur • Environmental Health Specialist • Hosting Engineer/ Technology Solutions • Insurance Agent • Lawyer • Library Assistant • Manager • Marriage and Family Therapist • Musician

• Pastor • Performing Arts Director • Personal Fitness Trainer • Photographer • Priest • Producer • Professor • Programmer • Sales Engineer • Singer/Songwriter • Studio Manager • Teacher • Therapist • Videographer • Vocal Coach • Worship Leader • Writer • Youth Program Director

GC Vision: Greenville College believes that God created each of our students to uniquely shape the world.

Recent Books by Alumni Authors

The Pastor’s First Love: And Other Essays on a High and Holy Calling

by Donald Bastian ’53 (BPS Books, 2013)

Loving Samuel: Suffering, Dependence, and the Calling of Love by Aaron Cobb ’01 (Cascade Books, 2014)

Rest Not in Peace by Mel Starr ’64 (Lion Fiction, 2013)

A lifetime of pastoral wisdom unfolds in these practical essays on the pastor as shepherd, preacher, worship leader and professional.

With writing deeply rooted in scripture and the pastoral tradition of the historic church, The Pastor’s First Love offers resources and helps that make it a useful tool for today’s pastor.

Donald Bastian, bishop emeritus of the Free Methodist Church of North America, is widely regarded as an inspired preacher, wise overseer of the church and outstanding writer. His previous books include God’s House Rules: Seven Biblical Truths to Transform and Enrich Your Family Life.

Loving Samuel recounts Cobb’s experience of welcoming and loving his son Samuel, who was diagnosed in utero with a chromosomal abnormality known as Trisomy 18. Samuel died January 2, 2012, just five hours after his birth. Loving Samuel weaves together the narrative of Cobb’s experience with broad thematic reflections on the human condition, the difficulties of loss and grief, the importance of friendship and the necessity of virtues like faith and love for suffering well and wresting something good from circumstances that seem meaningless. Cobb is assistant professor of philosophy at Auburn University.

Starr’s medieval mystery series about surgeon Hugh de Singleton has sold nearly 200,000 copies in book and ebook versions since its release in 2008. The books have been published in Germany, The Czech Republic, Turkey, Poland and the Netherlands. In this sixth volume, Master Hugh is asked to provide a sleeping potion for Sir Henry Burley, a friend and guest of Lord Gilbert at Bampton Castle. The next morning, Sir Henry is found dead, eyes open, in his bed; the death is not potion-induced. The U.S. release of book seven, The Abbot’s Agreement, is scheduled for October 2014.

PROFESSOR/AUTHOR LENDS EXPERTISE GC’s own Alexandria LaFaye was recently tapped for her expertise in multicultural children’s literature with an invitation to serve on the editorial committee for the journal Children’s Literature. The associate professor of Language, Literature and Culture also was a featured speaker for the Children’s Literature Festival at the University of Missouri at West Plains. She has authored numerous historical fiction and fantasy books and is on track to receive her Ph.D. in English from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. LaFaye considers Greenville College her home “professionally and spiritually” and counts it a blessing to be part of helping students seek and find the best within themselves that God wants them to utilize to make the world a better place.

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New Board Member

Edward L. McMillan is the newest member of the Greenville College Board of Trustees.

McMillan served as president and chief executive officer of Purina Mills, the nation’s largest

manufacturer and distributor of animal nutrition products, from 1988 until 1996. He is now an independent business consultant, advising clients on business alliance creation; merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions; and change management with a focus on food and agribusiness. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in agricultural science from the University of Illinois and is a graduate of the Credit Research Foundation, Inc. School of Credit and Financial Management. He chairs the University of Illinois Research Park L.L.C. Board of Managers and serves on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. McMillan and his wife, Judy, reside in Greenville.

Ministry Students Win Generous Scholarships Greenville College continues its tradition of excellence in preparing students for local church ministry.

Maria Koppelberger ’14 recently earned a full-tuition scholarship to Asbury Theological Seminary, and Brittney Gilleland ’14 received a 2/3-tuition scholarship to Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Both students will begin their master’s degree programs this fall. Chris Albin ’14 was awarded the Presidential Scholarship for a four-year master’s program at Dallas Theological Seminary. Jessica Chambers ’13 received a 3/4-tuition scholarship from Duke Divinity School, where she will join Niquita (Reinhard ’13) Hohm and Amanda DiMiele ’13, last year’s recipients of the highly selective full-tuition Duke Scholarship.

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School of Education Earns Highest Rating

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation recently approved GC’s School of Education for seven years with no stipulations or qualifications. The Council awarded GC’s education program its highest possible rating.

Congratulations go to Professors Brian Reinhard ’86 and Mark Lamb, who facilitated the rigorous two-year review process.

Mitchell Throws No-hitter

This May, Chris Albin ’14 received GC’s Wilson King Award from Christina Smerick, chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Albin also joins the ranks of recent graduates to win substantial scholarships for theological studies.

Senior lefthander Tyler Mitchell threw the eighth no-hitter in Greenville College baseball history April 23 at Blackburn.

It was the first no hitter thrown by a Panther pitcher in nearly 20 years. Mitchell registered four walks and seven strikeouts in a team-high 42 innings pitched.

In a post-game interview, Mitchell said he pitched through five innings before thinking in earnest of throwing a no hitter. “I really needed to erase that from my mind and focus on what I needed to do on the mound.” GC won the double-header shutout. Mitchell is a grateful recipient of GC’s Dean’s Scholarship and the GC Scholarship.

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Maxwell Award Goes to Strathman

Senior pre-med student Kara Strathman of Florissant, Missouri, received GC’s Maxwell Award at the twenty-second annual Richard W. Maxwell Memorial Lecture this past April. As part of the honor, she received a check for $1,000.

The award is given annually to students entering the field of

medicine. Biology faculty select the recipient based on academic excellence and need. Dr. James Kerns ’78, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, delivered the lecture. Kerns is assistant professor and clerkship director at University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.

Dunnington Receives Templeton Fellowships Greenville College Associate Professor of Philosophy Kent Dunnington was awarded two fellowships of national renown for the 201415 academic year, totaling $85,000. He will participate in a yearlong research fellowship at Saint Louis University as part of its Templetonfunded “Philosophy and Theology of Intellectual Humility” project. He also received a semesterlong research fellowship from Biola University as part of its Templeton-funded “Intellectual Virtue and Civil Discourse” project. Dunnington will take a sabbatical leave from Greenville College to participate in the fellowships and continue work on a new book, tentatively titled, From Virtuosity to Virtue: Educating for Wisdom.

GC Introduces Health Psychology Degree Greenville College will launch a new degree completion program this fall for a bachelor’s of science degree in health psychology. Career opportunities include work in rehabilitation, social services, health education, hospital quality administration and community and public health. “The goal of our program is to prepare students for health service professions by exploring how multiple psychological and behavioral factors influence health at individual, family and organizational levels,” said Dr. Susan (Hughey ’73) Hughey-Rasler, chair of GC’s psychology department. The program is offered in a fully online format. This is GC’s second online bachelor’s degree completion program.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni News 40s Floyd ’47 and Verona McCallum celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary April 29, 2014. They would love to receive well wishes and hear from alumni who know them. 220 Yorktown, Kernersville, NC 27284.

50s Jane (Moorehouse ’50) Sanders struck gold at the Polk County Senior Olympics earlier this year. She won the gold medal for the 50yard women’s backstroke. Last year, she and Everett ’50 both medaled in backstroke.

What’s New With You? Submit your information online at greenville.edu/alumni.

60s ’64 REUNION YEAR October 23-26, 2014

Elaine (Turner ’69) Boardley and Robert Balogh were married November 2, 2013 in Coon Rapids, MN. Elaine recently moved back to the U.S. and retired from missionary service with ReachGlobal, the mission arm of the Evangelical Free Church of America. She had served as a guidance counselor at the International Christian School of Budapest for the past eight years.

The Balogh’s candlelight wedding ceremony was streamed live with a translator present to facilitate viewers from Hungary. emb4life@gmail.com.

70s William Hale ’72 retired from teaching in 2011 and from coaching in 2013. He enjoys spending time at home with his son, Eric. 4038 McDermott Pond Creek Rd, McDermott, OH 45652. wfhale@gmail.com.

’54 REUNION YEAR October 23-26, 2014

Gerald ’55 and Marlene (Parsons ’55) Bates continue their service at Hope Africa University in Burundi where Gerald is rector. 6715 Oak Lake Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46214.

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Linda (Groesbeck ’73) Myette is now executive director of the Parkland College Foundation, the fundraising arm of Parkland College in Champaign, IL. The community college draws about 8,500 students each semester from 12 counties. Linda’s

husband Phil ’75 works in the Admissions Department at Parkland. They have lived in the Champaign community 10 years, attend the Mattis Avenue Free Methodist Church and are the proud parents of Rachel (Myette ’98) Killinger and Ben Myette ’05. They have eight grandchildren. 3206 Baronry Dr, Urbana, IL 61802. linda.myette@att.net. ’74 REUNION YEAR October 23-26, 2014

Brenda (Buckley ’74) Buckley-Hughes has taught at Judson University for 19 years. She chairs the Department of Speech Communication and Performing Arts and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses.

In July 2014, she will begin teaching in the Doctor of Literacy Education Program. P.O. Box 5210, Elgin, IL 60121. bbuckley-hughes@judsonu.edu.

80s Robin (White ’84) Darmon is now career services director for the University of San Diego. She previously directed career services at the Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego. 13060 Sundance Ave, San Diego, CA 92129. robinwhitedarmon@yahoo.com.

Mark White ’87 is now operations manager for the City of Stillwater. He oversees field service and facilities management, which includes street, traffic control, parks maintenance, water distribution, wastewater collection and facilities maintenance. 3116 W 31st Ct, Stillwater, OK 74074. mwhite@fwmurphy.com. ’89 REUNION YEAR October 23-26, 2014

BEESON HONORED WITH PATRIOT AWARD Earlier this year, Kevin Beeson ’88 was honored for a 16-week program he developed and teaches at the University of Illinois-Springfield that grants military veterans and active military personnel credit for prior learning. Army Master Sgt. Anthony O’Neal presented Beeson with the Patriot Award.

The online format of the course has attracted participants from around the globe, including Kuwait and Afghanistan. They share their experiences through a discussion board and produce portfolios that draw from their military experiences.

“It’s a chance for them to write about their lives,” Beeson said in an interview

John ’89 and Laura Kelley, twin boys, Arthur and Henry, born in March 2013.

1202 Ward St, Durham, NC 27707. kelley@tunl.duke.edu.

90s ’94 REUNION YEAR October 23-26, 2014

00s Jared Bryson ’00 completed studies for a doctorate in ministry in Christian spirituality at Washington Theological Union. His thesis project was entitled “Contemplation in Action: Executive Formation and Servant Leadership in Catholic Health Care.” 5512 Callaway Ln, Fort Smith, AR 72916. jared.bryson@mercy.net.

with The State Journal-Register. He explained that their shared military background allows them to be more expressive and dig into issues that nonmilitary people may not understand.

The course empowers veterans by easing them back into civilian life.

It also eases them into the college experience. By engaging their communication skills in this unique forum, participants have the potential to waive other courses.

When Beeson is not facilitating the class, he has taken to the road to champion the approach at conventions and conferences. He has also worked with other universities to create courses based on the model.

B.J. ’01 and Laurie (MAT ’10) Schneck, a daughter, Maelynn Elaine, born April 19, 2012. B.J. serves as director of athletic event management and sports information at Greenville College. Laurie is a parent educator for the Bond County Community Unit #2 School District. 1014 Asbury St, Greenville, IL 62246. wschneck78@hotmail.com Amanda Grieme ’02 is now professor of psychology and department chair of social and behavioral sciences at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. 106A 38th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209. argrieme@gmail.com.

Israel Valenzuela ’02 now serves as associate dean of online education at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He holds a master’s degree in educational technology from Pepperdine University. 3505 Shenandoah Ave D, St. Louis, MO 63104. isv.mail@gmail.com. ’04 REUNION YEAR October 23-26, 2014

Julianne (Gilmore ’07) Cameron graduated from A.T. Still University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in May 2013.

She started family medicine residency the following July. 1973 Territorial Dr, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. jgilmore85@gmail.com.

As an engineering manager with Twitter, Jason Kozemczak ’07 leads a team that supports mobile products for Android and iOS. Jason also co-hosts a software development podcast called iOhYes. Jason’s Twitter handle is @jak.

Annie Rice ’07 now practices immigration law with The Fleischer Law Firm, LLC in St. Louis. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in May 2013 and was sworn into the Missouri Bar in October 2013. rice.annie.l@gmail.com.

10s Jered ’10 and Jordan (Bauer ’11) Schneider along with T.J. Gaylord ’07 comprise the team at Pounds Media, an award-winning, full service video production business in St. Louis. Their clients include the St. Louis Cardinals, Mashable and Land of Lincoln Tourism. www.pounds-media.com.

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ALUMNI NEWS

Jeremy Teran ’95 is now application development senior specialist at CignaHealthSpring. 1315 Chapman Ct, Spring Hill, TN 37174

Kevin Beeson ‘88, shown with his wife, Kim.

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In Memory Florine (Kersey ’36) Dawdy, age 99, passed away March 4, 2014. Her career as a schoolteacher included 28 years teaching kindergarten in Greenville. Florine was married for 61 years to William Dawdy ’35.

Kathryn (Snyder ’37) Miner died January 29, 2014. She was 97. Kathryn served various Free Methodist congregations alongside her husband, the late Rev. Paul Miner ’36.

Harold Dufloth ’38, age 99, passed away January 23, 2014. He and his wife Florence (Logan ’39) enjoyed 68 years of marriage before her passing in 2007.

They were familiar faces to Free Methodist congregations in the various communities in which they lived and worked, including Indianapolis and Lakeland, Florida.

Dr. William Craig ’41, age 93, died July 5, 2013. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1944 and served as an obstetrician until his retirement in 1974.

Rev. Philip Myette ’41, age 94, passed away February 11, 2014. Phil served as pastor and denominational executive for the Free Methodist Church for 52 years.

Marian (Britt ’42) Marcoot, age 90, died March 14, 2014. She and her farmer husband were active members of the Illinois Jersey Cattle Club and served as 4-H leaders for over 25 years.

Shirley (Rogers ’45) Kaufmann died January 27, 2014. Shirley and her husband of 64 years, the late Dr. A. Walter Kaufmann ’47, were vital members of the Roberts Wesleyan College community. She led the Ellen Stowe Society and often hosted guest speakers and faculty receptions.

Jane (Furry ’47) Tomb Osolin died January 22, 2014. She taught school and gave piano lessons before working as an accountant for U-Haul and APS. She retired in 1990.

Dr. G. Gayle Stephens ’48, an early activist in medical reform, died February 20, 2014.

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of Primary Medical Care, University of Alabama in Huntsville, and later chaired the Department of Family Practice, University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. He retired in 1988 as professor emeritus. Survivors include Gayle’s brother, Greenville College President Emeritus W. Richard Stephens ’53.

Herman Bowman ’49, age 87, passed away February 24, 2014. A career educator, Herman received his master’s and doctorate degrees in education from the University of Buffalo and served in school administration until his retirement in 1985. He then served as associate professor of teacher education at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Carmen (Tomb ’49) Kline, age 88, passed away January 5, 2014. She was a registered nurse.

William Minton ’52 passed away February 16, 2014. He worked for State Farm Insurance for 32 years and was a founding member of the John Wesley Free Methodist Church in Indianapolis. William’s wife, Beverly (Barcroft ’52), survives.

Allene (Wyrick ’53) DeWeese, teacher for 28 years, died April 20, 2014. She helped found the Christian Learning Center of Florence County (South Carolina) and also served on its board.

M. Lucille (Lady ’52) Wingert, age 84, passed away February 9, 2014. Lucille held a doctorate in early childhood education from Vanderbilt University. In addition to teaching, she served as administrator of Bethany Christian Services. Her husband Gerald ’51 survives.

Marie (Shank ’53) Jenkins, age 93, passed away March 27, 2014. Marie taught in oneroom schools in Bond County and retired from teaching in 1985.

Dale Noble ’53, musician and educator, passed away March 22, 2014. Dale taught choral music at the prestigious Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii, for 32 years.

Survivors include Dale’s siblings, Greenville

College’s Professor Emerita of Music Jo Ann Noble ’56 and Professor Joe Noble ’56.

Jeanne Schaufelberg ’55 died December 8, 2013. She graduated from Prairie Bible Institute and Columbia Bible College and worked for BCM International.

J. David Riley ’56, age 80, passed away February 26, 2014. He is remembered as “a jack of all trades and master of them all.” The son of missionaries to South Africa, David later served as a missionary to Burundi, Africa. He also worked with Radio Lumiere in La Jeune, Haiti, under the World Gospel Mission. His wife Anne (Robinson ’53) survives.

Helen (Newton ’60) Pickersgill Motley passed away January 26, 2014. She taught high school business. In retirement, she volunteered extensively at her local church and Integris Baptist Medical Center.

Sharon (Armstrong ’64) Neeley, age 75, passed away February 27, 2014. Sharon taught school for 30 years and loved working with children in her church. She is survived by her husband Wayne, son Dewayne ’98 and daughter-in-law Franki (Eadie ’97).

Rev. Regina (Smith ’70) Shaw, age 65, passed away January 10, 2014. She and her husband, Raymond ’71, were married 42 years. They served Free Methodist and United Methodist churches. He survives.

Steven Devall ’71, age 63, passed away March 31, 2014. His wife Karen ’03, a GOAL alumna, survives.

Richard Broadfield ’72 passed away January 30, 2014. He worked 24 years in the food industry before retiring in December 2013.

Mari Schaeffer ’12, age 26, passed away March 22, 2014. She worked at New Horizons Christian Counseling in Salem, Illinois. Though Mari faced significant health challenges, she described herself as a “lover of our great big wonderful God.”

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GREENVILLE COLLEGE SUMMER 2014

GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS 62246

GC Vision: GC offers a transformational Christcentered educational experience that empowers, enriches and endures.

GC students on spring break make the last push to the summit on Angel’s Landing at Zion National Park in Utah. Read more inside.

“There is more in you than you think.”

—Kurt Hahn, pioneer in adventure learning

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