Brown Bulletin - Winter 2009

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The Official Magazine of Jo hn Bro wn Universi ty

SPECIAL CAMPAIGN ISSUE

KEEPING

FAITH

WITH OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

THE $100 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

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Winter 2009 The official magazine of John Brown University, the Brown Bulletin is published by University Communications twice a year for alumni and friends in the JBU community.

Dr. Chip Pollard President Dr. Jim Krall Vice President for Advancement EDITORIAL STAFF Lucas Roebuck Editor and Director of University Communications Contributors Tracy Balzer, Eric Greenhaw, Anna Mulder, Jerry Rollene, Traci Letellier, Lori Walker, Dr. Richard Ellis, Luke Davis, Mark Jackson Production Support Allen Dempsey, Rachel Fiet, Rebecca Ridings, Jean Atkins, Mike Peterson, Virginia Wietecha, Rebekah Krall Copy Editing Mary Habermas, Andrew Klungland Thanks Dr. Joe Walenciak, Bill Stevenson, Mark Stoner, Ken Leonhard, Andrea Phillips Submissions of news items, story ideas, letters and corrections can be made via electronic mail to: lroebuck@jbu.edu or via U.S. postal service to Brown Bulletin 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761

FEATURES KEEPING FAITH CAMPAIGN SPECIAL ISSUE 2 | How We Are Keeping Faith past — present — future

by Dr. Chip Pollard, JBU president

12 | A Detailed Look at JBU’s $100 Million Campaign

Keeping Faith $ 1 0 0 M I L L I O N C A M PA I G N

by Traci Letellier, Eric Greenhaw and Lucas Roebuck

15 | Campaign Questions Answered

by Paul Eldridge, Senior Director of Development

20 | Student Impact Stories

by Traci Letellier and Rebecca Ridings

23 | Now Is the Time to Keep Faith

by Dr. Jim Krall,Vice President for Advancement

ALSO INSIDE 25 | Homecoming Celebrates JBU’s 90th See photos from JBU’s 2009 Homecoming of class reunions and more

DEPARTMENTS JBU News — The latest JBU headlines — page 4 Chaplain’s Corner — The Gift of a Question — page 8 Advance — After Two Decades, Graduating JBU — page 9 Graduate Studies — Grad Goes Global — page 10 On Alumni — Presidents Reflect on 90 years — page 24 Alumni News — News and Notes on JBU alumni — page 28 Flashback — Then and Now — page 30 From the Editor— The Symbolism of a Logo — page 32

ON THE COVER CATHEDRAL OF THE OZARKS MOSAIC — If a picture says a thousand words, what can you say with a thousand pictures? The mosaic on the cover of this month’s Brown Bulletin was made with more than 400 photos, using a computer program called AndreaMosaic.You can see all the photos used to make the cover on JBU’s Web site at www.jbu.edu/mosaic

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How We Are Keeping Faith

By allocating half of the Keeping Faith Campaign’s overall goal to student scholarships, we are keeping faith with the founding vision of JBU by making college education as affordable as possible to as many students as possible.

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Dear Friends of JBU, In I Corinthians 16:13, Paul writes that we should “remain alert. Keep standing firm in the faith. Keep on being courageous and strong” (ISV).

At John Brown University, we have set out to live by Paul’s admonition for 90 years by educating head, heart and hand so that students would honor God and serve others.

In October, we announced the public phase of JBU’s Keeping Faith Capital Campaign, and this Brown Bulletin is a special edition to share the news with the JBU community. In 2005, we set an internal goal of $100 million to be raised in seven years, and we have been humbled and amazed at the generous response of JBU’s alumni and friends so far. In the first four years, we have received more than $76 million in gifts and pledges toward campaign projects.

We are calling this effort our Keeping Faith Campaign because we see these projects as a strategic way for us to keep faith with the past, present and future of JBU’s Christ-centered educational mission. Let me explain.

Keeping Faith with the Past JBU was founded with the intent to help students who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend college. Student financial aid is the heart of the Keeping Faith Campaign. We have set a goal of raising up to $50 million for need-based scholarships, with up to $30 million for endowed scholarships and $20 million for annual scholarships. By allocating half of the Keeping Faith Campaign’s overall goal to student scholarships, we are keeping faith with the founding vision of JBU by making college education as affordable as possible to as many students as possible.

After World War II, John Brown Sr. also had a vision for the buildings on

campus that we now call the Cathedral Group. The Art (formerly Science) Building, the Engineering (formerly Library) Building, and the Cathedral of the Ozarks and classroom facility are the historic center of the campus. We have sought to keep faith with the past by renovating and restoring the Cathedral Group as part of this campaign.

We have replaced roofs, repaired the stained glass windows, renovated the HVAC systems, and refurbished offices and classroom so these buildings can be used for the next 50 years. Indeed, we took a step further to complete John Brown’s original vision for the Cathedral group by cladding all three buildings in limestone, a step that not only preserved the exterior of the buildings but also made them even more beautiful than before. Finally, we kept faith with the past by recognizing all of the trustees, faculty and staff who have served JBU for 25 years or more with a named brick in the new Cathedral Plaza. Those names represent JBU’s great cloud of witnesses who have given their careers to help JBU stay faithful to our mission. We are deeply grateful to the almost 1,400 alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends who gave to help complete the Founder’s vision.

Keeping Faith in the Present This campaign is also committed to keeping faith with the current generation of JBU students. We are seeking to meet that commitment, in part, by raising $20 million to support annual scholarships over the seven years of the campaign. The JBU Scholarship Fund is a key component of annual scholarship support, and we appreciate the widespread support of that fund.

Of course, educating students in a residential context with a full offering of social, spiritual, academic, athletic and

Dr. Pollard discusses keeping faith with the Founder’s vision at the campaign announcement event in early October. (Photo: Mark Jackson ‘90)

other programming is costly. In addition, the breadth of JBU’s mission includes our two centers, the Center for Relationship Enrichment and the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics, as well as our award-winning radio station, KLRC, and a variety of student missionary efforts, all of which receive some annual gift support. Accordingly, we have set as a goal an additional $20 million to support JBU’s current operations.

These $40 million in gifts for annual scholarships and current operations are essential for us to keep faith with the present generation of JBU students and our current mission.

Keeping Faith with the Future A capital campaign makes little sense if it does not imagine a stronger future for JBU, and we are committed to keep faith with the future generations through this campaign. For example, raising up to $30 million for endowed scholarships doesn’t only carry out our commitment to the past; it also promises to meet the financial needs of future students since each endowed scholarship continues to fund scholarships into the foreseeable future.

We are also planning for $30 million in building construction as part of the campaign, and many of those projects are about keeping faith with JBU’s fu-

ture by providing more and better space to carry out our educational mission.

So, for example, the expansion of the wing on North Hall added 80 beds to our residential capacity. Similarly, renovating Kresge Dining Hall has greatly enhanced the dining experience for current and future students. The Berry Performing Arts Center will enable future generations of singers, musicians, worship ministry students, debaters, actors, set and costume designers to give glory to God in a state-of-the-art facility. We estimate more than 20 percent of our students will perform in the new facility every year, and every student will have the opportunity to enjoy the performance of their friends. For the first time, our facility will match the skill and talent of our students. The Berry Performing Arts Center will also strengthen our service as a cultural resource for the Siloam Springs community. We are so thankful for the lead gift from Bill and Donna Berry to make this facility possible.

The Bill George Arena will allow future athletes to show the grace and skill that God has given them to perform in basketball or volleyball. It will seat 1,800 people for an athletic contest. It will offer new locker rooms for our basketball and volleyball players and new offices for coaches. It, too,

will finally offer our students a facility equal to their skill and talent. The Bill George Arena will also allow us to keep faith with future generations of families at graduation. It will seat 2,700 people for commencement and provide better sound and sightlines for families to enjoy that special service. The Bill George Arena will enable us to welcome national speakers in our chapel program, such as when Franklin Graham visited two years ago, and invite alumni and local community people to join us for worship.

We are pleased to honor Dr. Bill George in the naming of this arena. Bill served on JBU’s board of trustees for more than 50 years; he was a senior administrator of JBU’s military academies, radio stations and advancement office; he served gracefully as interim president during a difficult year; and his love and commitment to JBU was exemplary.

As I trust you can tell, serving JBU students is what animates this Keeping Faith campaign. $100 million goal: $50 million for need-based scholarships ($30 million for endowed scholarships and $20 million for annual scholarships); $20 million for annual operating support; and $30 million for facilities. $76 million given or pledged. $24 million to go. We receive all gifts with deep gratefulness to God and his people for their generosity and with a sincere commitment to keep faith with the past, present and future of JBU’s Christ-centered mission. And we keep faith with that mission because we desire to keep faith with our Lord Jesus Christ, who John describes in Revelation as one who was, and is, and is to come.

May keeping faith with Christ always be true of us at JBU. Godspeed,

Dr. Charles W. Pollard President

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Burns Inducted into NACDA Hall of Fame The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced in May that Dr. Bob Burns, former John Brown University director of athletics (1977 – 2006), was to be inducted into the

NACDA Hall of Fame’s Class of 2009.

Burns received his award at the NACDA 44th Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla., in June at the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Awards Luncheon, sponsored by NCAA Football.

While at JBU, Burns was a professor of education for 31 years as well as chair of the health and physical education department for 27 years. He laid the foundation for gender equality throughout the athletics program with the addition of many new women’s programs.

He also spearheaded the construction of new tennis courts, a soccer complex, club fields and a multi-use health and recreation complex. In addi-

{ J B U NE W S } tion to this, Burns also initiated efforts to increase fundraising dollars.

From 2002 – 2006, Burns served on the NACDA Executive Committee and was named the AstroTurf AD of the Year for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) central region in 2006. He is a two-time winner of the NAIA Region VI Athletics Director of the Year Award and served as the NAIA Region VI chair for six years. He is also on the original committee that developed and implemented the NAIA Champions of Character program.

Under Burns’ leadership, JBU teams captured an NAIA title in basketball and a pair of NCCAA national championships in soccer and basketball.

KLRC Receives Nomination for Marconi Award

JBU SIFE Team Takes 4th at National Competition JBU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team placed fourth among all participating colleges and universities across the country at the National USA SIFE Exposition held in May in Philadelphia. The road to the national competition began earlier in the spring when a total of 370 SIFE teams from across the nation com4 |

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peted at one of 16 SIFE USA Regional Competitions. After being named regional champion in April, the JBU team joined 137 other SIFE teams from across the nation at the national competition. The JBU team was also named a national finalist in two of the six individualized competitions – Environmental Sustainability and Team Sustainability – placing them in the top 20 teams in the country for each category.

JBU radio station KLRC was selected as a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for Religious Station of the Year.

The NAB Marconi Radio Awards honor radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting.

The NAB has been honoring radio stations with Marconi Awards since 1989. This is the first time that KLRC has been nominated for the most prestigious NAB award.

Other stations nominated for the Religious Station of the Year award are KFSH-FM Los Angeles, Calif., KKLAFM Los Angeles, Calif., KLTY-FM Dallas, Texas, and WFMV-FM Columbia, S.C. More than 8,300 radio and television stations are members of the NAB. Learn more at www.nab.org.

JBU Receives Highest Rating for Fiscal Management

Dr. Main Awarded $75,000 NSF Grant JBU Assistant Physics Professor Dr. Daniel Main was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for his upcoming study of the structure of the northern and southern lights (aurora borealis and aurora australis).

The nearly $75,000 grant will be given to JBU to cover the costs for an undergraduate research assistant, travel, equipment, and other research expenses.

Over the next three summers, Main and a JBU student assistant will seek to understand the fine-scale structure of the aurora. The aurora is caused by high energy electrons colliding with air molecules at around 100 kilometers in altitude. By using a computer code, which models the basic physics governing the behavior of the electrons, they hope to learn how the electrons are energized as they travel toward earth.

Main has been involved in various levels of research of the electrons since 2002. The input parameters for the computer code were developed using observational data from the Fast Auroral SnapShoT spacecraft and research previously done by Main.

“This is a great opportunity for me and for JBU students,” said Main. “I look forward to opening up an area of physics and engineering that would not be possible without this funding.”

Main, who is in his second year of teaching physics at JBU, is one of 15 in his field to receive a grant from the NSF this year.

For the third consecutive year, JBU was awarded the coveted 4-star rating for sound fiscal management in the nonprofit sector from Charity Navigator, an organization that evaluates the efficiency of charitable organizations.

JBU was given a 4-star rating for its ability to efficiently manage and grow its finances. It is estimated that approximately 25 percent of all charities evaluated by Charity Navigators will receive a 4-star rating. Only 12 percent of the charities rated by Charity Navigators have received at least three consecutive 4-star evaluations.With a growing demand for financial account-

Walenciak Speaks at SIFE Partner Summit Joe Walenciak, JBU professor of business and director of SIFE, was asked to speak at the 2009 SIFE Partner Summit in November. He was one of three people giving speeches on specific topics, one of whom was

‘U.S. News’ Ranks JBU Second In The South JBU moved up to the number two spot in its category in the 2010 “U.S. News & World Report” America’s Best Colleges list published in August.

The magazine categorizes JBU as a baccalaureate college in the southern region. JBU was also named to the “Great School, Great Price” list and was acknowledged for having the highest graduation rate in the region.

“U.S. News & World Report” America’s Best Colleges ranks colleges and universities by region and degree

ability, Charity Navigator is providing the much needed evaluation of charities and the financial health people are looking for in a charity.

Charity Navigator was founded in 2001 and has since become the nation’s largest evaluator of charities. Its rating system examines two areas of an organization’s financial health—responsibility in functioning day to day as well as how well it positions itself to sustain its programs for years to come. Charities are given an overall rating, ranging from zero to four stars. Charity Navigator’s website (www.charitynavigator. org) provides donors with essential information that is needed to give them greater confidence in the charitable decisions they make.

Doug Conant, president and CEO of Campbell Soup. The topic of Walenciak’s speech was how SIFE helps universities become a leading source of effective, responsible business talent.

Corporate attendees of the summit were leaders in companies such as Frito-Lay, Inc., Kraft Foods, and The Proctor & Gamble Company.

classification. In the southern region, 96 baccalaureate institutions were evaluated with JBU. More than 280 baccalaureate colleges from across the country appeared on the 2010 ranking.

Over the past eight years, JBU’s ranking has continued to climb. JBU ranked twelfth in 2002 and 2003, eleventh in 2004, eighth in 2005, sixth in 2006 and 2007, fourth in 2008 and third in 2009.

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Column of Water for Tracking

EPA Grant Funds Development of Solar Water Heating System With the help of a $10,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), faculty and students at JBU are working to improve the water heating options for people in developing countries.

“Solar heaters are not a new concept,” said Bland. “What our research is trying to do is find a lower tech, low-cost solution that can be used in underdeveloped regions of the world.

They have to be both easily built and maintained with materials that will be readily available in these regions.”

The solar water heater that is being

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developed with the help of the grant will replace various energy sources that currently depend on fossil fuels and contribute to air pollution. The system will utilize a parabolic trough that will focus the sun’s rays on a black water pipe.

Along with creating hot water for various household needs, the water is expected to reach temperatures sufficient to destroy pathogenic bacteria and provide a secondary benefit of a system that works both as a heater and a water pasteurizer.

The research project is being headed up by Bland and Dr.Young-Gurl Kim, professor of engineering, along with the help of undergraduate research assistant Katie Sesler.

Award for Educational Fundraising. The award is designed to honor institutions for exemplary fundraising. A panel of peer judges selected JBU to receive the Overall Performance award after reviewing three years of fundraising information.CASE considered 450 institutions for awards in a variety of categories. In all, only 66 colleges and universities received a WealthEngine Award for Educational Fundraising for Overall Performance or Overall Improvement in their respective categories. JBU is the only university in

The National Space Grant Foundation recently awarded a team of JBU students $5,000 to be used in preparation for NASA’s first annual Lunabotics Mining Competition to be held at the Kennedy Space Center in May 2010.

“How many students can say that NASA paid them to build a robot to dig dirt on the moon?” said Dr. Rob Norwood, faculty advisor. “The Lunabotics Mining Competition provides a unique opportunity for our students.”

Team members include seniors Thomas Congdon, Chris Keathley, Mitch McKinnis, and James Netherland, along with faculty advisors Norwood and Dr. Will Holmes. They are in the process of designing a lunar regolith excavator.

The project will be multidisciplinary and students in the group will incorporate mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer engineering concepts.

The team will also be involved in outreach in the Siloam Springs School District using age-appropriate presentations to inspire and engage all audiences toward robotics, engineering, or lunar activities, said Norwood.

Arkansas to be recognized for Overall Performance.

In 2008, JBU received the CASE Circle of Excellence Award and the distinction of being named among only Five private comprehensive colleges and universities nationwide for best overall performance in fundraising and creative programming.

CASE is one of the largest international associations of education institutions, serving nearly 3,400 universities, colleges, schools and related organizations in 61 countries.

Business Students Take First at Tri-State Governor’s Cup Students from the JBU business team Progressive Solutions took first place honors at the Reynolds Tri-State Governor’s Cup Business Plan Competition in May in Las Vegas.

The students were awarded a

Graphic Design Classes Raise Awareness for Social Issues A group of seven students in Graphic Design II class has turned a class project into a real effort to fight hunger in Northwest Arkansas.

The class was split into three groups to create posters and awareness campaigns for different social issues: sex trafficking, recycling, and hunger.

The group researching and developing the hunger campaign found out that the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank could somehow transfer every dollar given into five warm meals for those in need.

“At this point the whole project was mere concept, but our professor [Todd Goehner, assistant professor of art and design] encouraged us to take our project beyond the classroom and make it a reality. So that’s what we did,” sophomore Shawn Chronister said.

“When we think about hunger we often think of it as something far away, something that doesn’t affect us, but there are literally thousands of people going hungry every day right here in Northwest Arkansas,” junior Anna

$25,000 cash prize for their win.

For the competition, each team is required to complete a business plan that includes a mission, vision, strategy, marketing, financials and investment opportunities for the first five years of business. Judges examined the plans and watched team presentations before selecting the winners.

The Progressive Solutions team consists of recent JBU graduates Angela Langer, Kirena Duffel, Clayton Anderson and Drew Cleaver.

JBU’s other team, Creatively Mine, also did very well at the competition, but did not receive first or second place.

JBU’s Graduation Rate Highest in the State

Carol Brymer said. “Often as college students we feel like we can’t do anything about social issues because we don’t have money. One dollar will help the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank distribute five meals. Only a dollar! Even

photo storage boxes, spray painted them, sealed them with duct tape, cut an opening on top to put money into, and put a label on the front of the box.

“The label we designed for the boxes was taken directly from the poster that we made so that people can immediately see the connection between the posters and the boxes,” Chronister said. The students put the boxes at key places on campus, such as the media lab, library, business office, post office, cafeteria, and California Café. They hope to raise money and add more boxes as the year goes on.

“We do great work for classes at JBU, but there’s something especially motivating about creating something that’s actually going to make a difference,” Brymer said. “Suddenly, I’m not just designing for a grade; I’m designing to make a real difference in the world. What an amazing opportunity!”

Chronister said they hoped to be a blessing to everyone who works for or is affected by the work of the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.

“God is redeeming all of his creation, and he invites us as his children to be a part of that,” Chronister said.

a college student has a dollar.”

The students in the hunger awareness group decided to flesh out their campaign idea: They hung the posters around campus and made donation boxes. For the boxes, they took white

According to the American Enterprise Institute, JBU had the highest graduation rate in the state of Arkansas among colleges and universities in the “Competitive” or above categories with 71 percent of students who enter the university graduating within six years.

The categories are Noncompetitive, Less Competitive, Competitive, Very Competitive, Highly Competitive or Most Competitive. JBU’s graduation rate tied for fifth in the southern region when compared to other colleges and universities.

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The Gift of a Question “Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God.”

— I Peter 1:18 (The Message)

Listening to someone else’s story is such a simple thing. But it is a profound avenue of ministry, a chance for them to review the ways God has been at work in their lives.

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One day last week I ran into Toni, one of our JBU seniors. Toni had traveled with my husband and me last summer on our British Studies Tour, so I feel a special affection for her. I really wanted to meet with her so I could hear about her life after our time together in England.

I had more than a casual interest, because unlike most of the rest of our team last summer, Toni did not return to the States at the end of it; she continued on to Latvia, where she served as an intern for seven weeks in a Christian Latvian orphanage.You can’t have an experience like that and not be changed forever, so I requested some “tea time” with Toni. I wanted to hear from this petite blonde with a wide smile and more courage than I’ll ever have.

So one afternoon we met in my office, drinking tea and sitting in cushy chairs while Toni told me her story. I pried her for details: What was it like working in Latvia, and not knowing how to speak Latvian? Where did she go to church? How did she manage being in Latvia by herself? Where was God in all of this? And how was she different because of it?

Her eyes fairly glowed as she recounted the challenges and the blessings that came out of her experience.

It gave her the chance to reflect, to process, to re-visit that experience that has left a profound imprint upon her life.

Listening to someone else’s story is such a simple thing. But it is a profound avenue of ministry, a chance for them to review the ways God has been at work in their lives. I came away from

my time with Toni convinced that a vital channel of Christian formation here at JBU is not only in the sending of our students — to missions, to study abroad programs, to inner city ministry — but also in the receiving of our students. Initiating time with them afterwards to hear about their experiences can be more than a polite gesture. It may actually be a way that God is calling us to collaborate with him in shaping and forming them into Christlike creatures.

I think Toni left my office that day with a renewed sense of how God used Latvia in her life…which is not a bad return from the investment of 90 minutes and a cup of tea.

Tracy Balzer is the Director of Christian Formation and the author of Thin Places: An Evangelical Journey Into Celtic Christianity (Leafwood, 2007). She holds a Master of Ministry from John Brown University.

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After Two Decades, Graduating from JBU Judy Lanyon’s JBU journey began more than 20 years ago when, as a high school graduate, she considered enrolling at the main campus in Siloam Springs. “I initially wanted to go to John Brown University when I started college, but due to other circumstances, I was unable to [enroll].”

Instead, Lanyon found herself driving along the interstate in central Arkansas in 2007 with a couple of years of college under her belt, but no bachelor’s degree. When she saw a billboard about the JBU Advance Program in Little Rock, she decided it was time to finish her degree at the university that captured her attention two decades ago. Lanyon started in the LR49 cohort in January 2008, and has found the Advance Program to be a perfect fit for her lifestyle.

“I can’t say, in the traditional college setting, trying to work and raise a family while finishing my degree would have worked as well as the Advance Program has for me,” Lanyon said.

“Going through one class every five weeks with the same students makes it so that anyone can obtain their goal of finishing a degree.”

It was that goal of finishing her bachelor’s degree and the desire to show her children the importance of education that motivated Lanyon to enroll in the JBU Advance Program. “The first night of class, everyone shared that they were at JBU to fulfill a dream. That was me.

It took me a long time to get here. I had to show my kids that education is valuable, that it was important enough for Mom to go back and to sacrifice.”

The Advance Program’s cohort model has helped Lanyon and her classmates in LR49 form a lifelong bond. “You walk in with apprehension and fear, looking at this group of people they’re telling you you’re going to be-

come good friends with, and thinking 18 months is a long time,” Lanyon said.

“You begin the program, you begin to get to know the people, and you become a family. That is more important than anything you could do, having that group of people that you get to know and can rely on, and you e-mail and you can vent your frustrations and your fears and know they’re feeling the same thing.”

To Lanyon, the support system afforded by the JBU Advance Program extends beyond the cohort. “This Advance Program is amazing,” Lanyon said. “The support isn’t just from your classmates, it’s from your professors.

They care about you. They’re available.

They will listen to you. You have staff in Northwest Arkansas that you can e-mail and their immediate response is genuine concern and genuine prayer.”

While the program has been academically challenging, Lanyon is happy she made the choice. “Looking back on it, I wouldn’t change a thing. Any sacrifice I made to get to this point was well worth it. You study hard, you keep up with the reading and the homework and suddenly you’re looking at the end and thinking, ‘Where did the time go?’You begin to look forward to those classes that you have with [other Advance students], and you begin to dread the time that you’re not seeing them every week and you don’t have that contact. It’s not only a friendship, it’s a family.”

In December, Lanyon and her LR49 classmates will graduate with bachelor’s degrees from JBU. “I’m excited to say that my dream is within reach and I’ve shown my kids the value of education. It’s something I’ve done for my family, but more importantly, for me. It’s sad to look now at the end of it all. If you’ve never fulfilled your dream of finishing your

I’m excited to say that my dream is within reach and I’ve shown my kids the value of education.

It’s something I’ve done for my family, but more importantly, for me.

— Judy Lanyon education, I strongly urge you to enroll in the Advance Program. To come through in group with Christians and to know that you have that support is unlike anything else.”

The JBU Advance Program has locations in Fort Smith, Harrison, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Rogers, and the Sam M. Walton Development Center in Bentonville.

For more information, visit www. jbu.edu/advance or call 866-YES-2JBU. LoriWalker is director of admissions for the advance program.

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Graduate Goes Global “Global Education” is more than a catchphrase for John Brown University graduate students in business and counseling. Prior to 2004, JBU’s international opportunities were limited to undergraduate students. In that year we offered our first international graduate course by taking a group of MBA and MSLE students to Belfast with Bill Stevenson. Since that time, the graduate international offerings have expanded programmatically to include graduate counseling and geographically to include Central America. Plans are underway currently for a graduate business trip to the cities of Beijing and Shanghai, China, in summer 2010.

The age-old question: How many grad students fit into an Irish phone booth?

Global Business The international trip is now either a requirement or option for most graduate business students at John Brown University. In 2009, we had 35 – 40 graduate business students in Northern Ireland and Guatemala. The classes begin stateside with two “rampup sessions” with readings and assignments led by faculty who are personally involved in work outside of the States; their personal passion is contagious.

In the case of Northern Ireland, the course is taught by JBU Director of International Programs and Belfast native Bill Stevenson. The Guatemala study was directed by economics professor Dr. Doyle Butts and graduate business director Dr. Joe Walenciak. Dr. Walenciak has extensive experience with the people and culture of Guatemala.

‘Fill up the trip with people and powerful experiences’ In a presentation to the annual meeting of the Christian Business Faculty Association (CBFA) about our international graduate business travel opportunities, Dr. Walenciak told business faculty from across the country that

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the key to success in an international program is to fill the trip with people and powerful experiences. The courses utilize the educational concept of “place as text,” meaning that they are not just sitting in a class or a tour bus learning about the country and culture, the students experience and interact with the culture at multiple levels. In the case of Guatemala, the journey began with a dinner at a resort by Lake Atitlan, continued with a day in an indigenous village, a day with Walmart Centroamerica leadership, a tour of the stock market, and a closed-door meeting with the vice president of Guatemala, Dr. Rafael Espada. The students also saw the poverty of Guatemala by meeting gang leaders and residents of the city’s garbage dump.

People, places and experiences filled the Northern Ireland course as well.

Before launching out across the sea, Bill Stevenson told the students, “We will look at the culture, traditions, history, economies, politics, food, language, of Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom and also the greater European environment.” Building on Bill’s multiple contacts in his hometown, students visited the Learjet production facilities of Bombardier Aerospace Ltd. and the Northern Irish-owned Delta Packaging, whose customer base reaches across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Students met members of the Northern Ireland Parliament and Queens University. The history of conflict in Belfast was presented through personal histories and historical venues.

China and the Pacific Rim One of the biggest players on the international business scene is China and the emerging economies of the Pacific Rim. New for 2010 is a graduate business trip to China. The Graduate China Studies Program will provide a

Dr. Rafael Espada, vice president of Guatemala meets with JBU grad students. At the table with the Vice President, from left to right, are Chad Owens, Mark Lewis, Chad Foster, Josh Eldridge, JD Sievers, Amanda Echegoyen and Mirna Ordonez.

10-day intensive visit to China, including several cities, tours to retailing and manufacturing facilities, and intercultural immersion. Business-related elements of this experience will be developed using JBU’s strong corporate connections with Walmart and Procter & Gamble. Day trips to rural areas will give the group a stronger understanding of more traditional Chinese culture. Leading this trip will be Tom Verdery, a new member of the graduate business faculty and executive in residence at the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics. Tom joined JBU this year following a career at Procter & Gamble that included more than three million miles of travel. Tom knows international business from the inside, and his contacts with key individuals and companies in Shanghai and Beijing will make this trip unforgettable for those students willing to make the long flight across the Pacific next summer.

Cross-Cultural Counseling On two occasions over the past few years, the graduate counseling depart-

ment has offered students the opportunity to travel for Belfast as part of the social and cultural foundations course. This fall, Graduate Counseling Program Director Dr. John Carmack visited Guatemala with Dr. Walenciak to explore opportunities for counseling students in Central America. The result is a refocusing of the international experience for counseling students toward developing areas. Utilizing networks of agencies and people with connections to JBU, the counseling students will be introduced to social and ministry services that are attempting to alleviate individual suffering in hardship situations. Students will meet leaders of indigenous and international aid efforts as well as the people they serve. We expect this to be a life-changing event in the lives of these students making them better counselors in the future.

Today, leaders must have a global perspective because the world is more interconnected and interdependent than ever. It is uncommon for graduate programs that are designed to accommodate adult commuter students to offer this level of in-depth international involvement. How can we do it? Only because of the key people at JBU who have a passion for teaching and a passion for specific areas of the world. We offer a unique experience — that is only just beginning.

Dr. Richard Ellis is dean of graduate studies.

Developing Global Perspectives One of the roles of graduate education is the development of leaders.

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A detailed look AT JBU’s

HistorIC CAMPAIGN

By Traci Letellier ‘01

It is 1897 and a young man stands on a café porch in Rogers, Ark. The 17-year-old is weary after working a 12-hour shift in a nearby lime kiln for 75 cents a day. The job is one of many he has held since family circumstances forced him to leave his education behind at age 11.

A Salvation Army drum echoes down the empty street. The young man listens, captivated by the sound. In a moment, he will leave the shelter of the porch, step into the wind and rain, and follow the drum through the night.

The young man is founder John E. Brown Sr. And this is the first chapter in the story of John Brown University — a story that continues to this day.

On Sept. 29, JBU celebrated 90 years of keeping faith with its founder by providing young men and women with a quality, affordable, Christ-centered education. One week later, officials announced the Keeping Faith $100 Million Capital campaign–the largest fundraising effort in JBU history.

Keeping Faith is centered around nine major projects focusing on scholarships, buildings and operations.

The last major JBU campaign saw gifts of $39 million and was completed in 2000.

Before going public in an announcement on October 8, 2009, the campaign had gained significant momentum in a quiet phase that began in July 2005.

Over the past four years, JBU has seen gifts of $62 million and pledges of $14 million, for a total of $76 million in campaign contributions.

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university president. “Their generosity speaks of their faith in JBU and its commitment to equipping students to honor God and serve others. We’ve chosen Keeping Faith as our theme because JBU is a Christ-centered institution, and all that we do should be done in keeping with our faith in Jesus Christ.”

The Keeping Faith $100 Million Campaign consists of four major initiatives:

past — present — future

Keeping Faith $ 1 0 0 M I L L I O N C A M PA I G N

North Hall WestWing ($3.5 million) On Oct. 7, 2007, a generous gift to complete North Hall was announced.

Phase II built the West Wing, which currently houses 80 students. Phase I was completed in 2004 and consisted of central common areas and the East Wing, which houses 110 students.

“So much of the mission of JBU — specifically, developing the spiritual and intellectual lives of students — happens in our residence halls. The North Hall facility is a catalyst for student development,” said Steve Beers, vice president for student development.

• $30 million in endowment scholarships • $20 million for annual scholarships (A total of $50 million for scholarships) • $30 million for building projects • $20 million for operations & programs Completed Projects Four Keeping Faith Campaign projects have been completed to date.

These are the $10 Million Endowment Challenge, the Cathedral Group restoration, the addition of North Hall West Wing, and the Kresge Dining Hall renovation. $10 Million Endowment Challenge In December 2006, fundraising was completed on the $10 Million Endowment Challenge, nearly doubling the university’s endowed scholarship funds in half the time given to complete the project.

“We see a lot of families who are struggling, and we look for any resources to help those students attend JBU,” said Kim Eldridge, associate vice president of financial aid and admissions. “The gifts from the $10 Million Challenge have already enabled us to help dozens of students solve the financial aid puzzle and enroll at JBU.”

original vision. Other renovations included remodeling interior classrooms and offices, further preserving the cathedral’s stained glass windows, replacing roofs, updating the heating and air conditioning systems, and many other much-needed repairs.

“To see my grandfather’s vision realized in the Cathedral group restoration and new building and scholarship programs honors our past, well serves the present student body, and provides unique opportunities for excellence in our future,” said John Brown III, trustee and former president.

Kresge Dining Hall Renovation ($1.3 million) The renovation of the Kresge Dining Hall was completed in August 2008.

A variety of meal options are served three times a day, seven days a week in this cafeteria-style facility for students, faculty, staff, alumni and community friends.

Cathedral Group Restoration ($6 million) On April 26, 2007, JBU celebrated the beginning of the Cathedral Group Renovation with a commemorative placement of the first stones on

the outside of the Cathedral of the Ozarks. By refacing the Cathedral of the Ozarks, the Art Building, and the Engineering Building with limestone, JBU was able to realize the founder’s

Projects In Progress Five campaign initiatives are currently underway: the Berry Performing Arts Center, the Bill George Arena, the $20 Million Endowment Challenge, the annual JBU Scholarship Fund, and resources for scholarships, programs and operational funds.

Bill & Donna Berry Performing Arts Center ($8.5 million) The groundbreaking ceremony for this 28,000 square-foot facility was held on August 27, 2009. Scheduled to open in August 2010, the Berry Performing Arts Center will provide a modern venue for JBU theater productions, music recitals and performances, chapel programs, and other special campus events.

“With an excellent acoustic design and comfortable seating for 500, we’re looking forward to providing audiences with some of the best musical performances JBU has ever produced,” said Professor Paul Smith, director of the JBU Cathedral Choir.

Bill George Arena ($9.5 million) This 38,000-square-foot, multi-purpose arena will provide much-needed space for athletic events, commencement and other JBU gatherings. NAIA basketball and volleyball will move to the Bill George Arena next season from the 50-plus year old Murray Sells gymnasium. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 2, 2009.

“As a premier university, JBU has long needed a state of the art arena to showcase its athletic programs and host campus-wide events,” said John Sheehy, former JBU basketball coach of 18 years. “JBU’s proud history of competing with quality student-athletes will be honored and greatly enhanced when we open the doors of the Bill George Arena in 2010.” $20 Million Endowment Challenge On April 13, 2007, JBU announced the beginning of a five-year matching gift program created by an anonymous donor to encourage JBU alumni and friends to raise $20 million for new and existing endowed scholarships and essential program endowment.

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{ q u e s t i o n s a n s w e r e d — P a ul El d r i d g e , J . D . } “Endowed scholarships will provide opportunities for the children and grandchildren of current JBU students.

The Berry Performing Art Center and Bill George Arena will be used by JBU students for decades to come.” deserving students for generations,” said Paul Eldridge, senior director of development and planned giving. “Endowment gifts are legacy gifts.”

JBU Scholarship Fund This annual scholarship fund provides work-study and need-based scholarship support to students year after year. The fund is included in all seven years of the Keeping Faith Campaign, with an annual goal that has grown to reach $825,000.

“I love talking with people connected to JBU,” said Tori Mick, a member of the Student Advancement Team, which works to build relationships with people who give to the JBUSF. “Sharing stories with Alumni, talking about days past and the exciting new changes, on and around campus. I love sharing that the JBUSF provides resources for students who need it now.”

Programs and Operating Support Each year, JBU receives gifts that provide resources for special scholarship programs, support for programs such as KLRC and SIFE, and general operational support that allows JBU to keep tuition and fees lower than they would be otherwise.

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education.

“John Brown University was founded with the intention of helping students who could not afford college,” said Dr. Jim Krall, vice president for university advancement. “The gifts to this campaign allow us to keep faith with that legacy by improving the quality of a JBU education through new campus buildings and support for programs, while also providing scholarships for students with financial need.”

Through the Keeping Faith Campaign, JBU is upholding its commitment to keeping faith with the present generation by supporting annual, funded scholarships through the JBU Scholarship Fund and supporting important current programs, like the Center for Relationship Enrichment, the Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics, and the university’s awardwinning KLRC radio station.

“The campaign is significant in that it touches every area of campus life today,” says Paul Eldridge. “From completed new facilities, to important programs, to annual scholarships, students are directly impacted every day by the Keeping Faith Campaign.”

Through the Keeping Faith Campaign, JBU is upholding its commitment to keeping faith with future generations, particularly through building projects and endowed scholarships — both of which will benefit future JBU students in perpetuity.

“JBU is great today, but the JBU of the future is going to be even better because of the Keeping Faith campaign,” said Dr. April Moreton, director of foundation and corporate relations.

Getting Involved When John Brown University first opened its doors in 1919 as Southwestern College Institute, it comprised one building, 70 students and a handful of teachers. Since that time, 17,000 graduates have taken JBU’s vision of “Christ Over All” across the country and around the world.

Through the Keeping Faith Campaign, alumni can help ensure that JBU’s vision continues into future generations.

“Each gift from alumni is a vote of confidence,” said Jerry Rollene, director of parent and alumni relations.

“There are a variety of ways alumni might choose to get involved in the campaign. It depends on their passion and interests. Athletes may consider giving toward the new arena. Music majors might want to help fund the new performing arts center. Alumni who received scholarships to attend JBU might want to take this opportunity to pass that gift on to current students with need.”

With the help of alumni and friends, JBU expects to complete the campaign by the summer of 2012.

“Over the next three years, it will take a concerted effort to reach our $100 million goal,” said President Pollard. “It is an ambitious goal, but, even in these difficult economic times, we have faith that God will provide what is needed to successfully complete the campaign.”

Traci Letellier ‘01 is a freelance writer and editor based in Siloam Springs.

Lucas Roebuck contributed to this report.

KEEPING FAITH

Q&A

Why is this campaign going public now?

JBU’s initial hope was to announce the public phase of the campaign in October 2008. However, because of the incredibly difficult economic situation that arose last fall, JBU made a determination to hold off on the public announcement.

Quiet phase? Public phase?

The quiet phase often lasts two, three or sometimes even four years. During this time period, the campaign becomes known to a small group of donors and volunteers, and lead gifts are solicited and received.

The public phase of the campaign is generally characterized by a public announcement. During the public phase of a campaign, media attention can be very helpful in spreading the news of the campaign’s success and gaining additional support from those who are interested in a broader, large campaign.

What is the campaign time frame of the Keeping Faith Campaign?

The campaign start date was July 1, 2005, and the anticipated end date for the campaign will be June 30, 2012.

Why initiate a campaign during a recession?

As mentioned above, the Keeping Faith Campaign was actually initiated in July 2005. At that time, no one at JBU (or anywhere else) anticipated the dramatic shift in our economy over the last 14 –16 months. And, it was precisely because of the economic recession that we made the determination to not announce the campaign publicly until this year.

What is the difference between funded and endowed scholarships?

Funded scholarships have to be funded and re-funded on an annual basis.

For example, JBU receives gifts in excess of $800,000 every year for the JBU Scholarship Fund. Every single one of these dollars is then disbursed directly to students with financial need. So, at the end of the year, there are no funds left to disburse for the following year.

On the other hand, an endowed scholarship is a scholarship where the principal amount is invested with JBU’s general endowment fund and only a certain portion of the fund is distributed on an annual basis. The typical distribution from an endowed scholarship is five percent per year. For instance, if a $100,000 endowed scholarship is established at JBU, five percent of the market value of that scholarship will be distributed on an annual basis to students in the form of scholarships for as long as JBU is in existence.

What is the ‘JBU Subsidy’?

The JBU subsidy is an unpublished subsidy given to every traditional undergraduate student at JBU, regardless of their financial status or scholarships they receive. The true cost of a JBU education is approximately $4,000 more than the published tuition, room and board.

The JBU Subsidy exists because most of the buildings on campus are paid for through generous gifts from our alumni

and friends. As well, endowment spending and annual gifts to JBU help to offset the annual cost of a JBU education. So while the sticker price this year is just over $25,000, the actual cost for a JBU education is closer to $29,000.

How do I participate?

I’ll answer that question with some questions. What is your passion? What is your interest at JBU? Is it the arts, is it student scholarships, is it athletics? You can support any of these areas through the Keeping Faith Campaign. In fact, every single gift that comes to JBU during the campaign period is considered a part of the Keeping Faith Campaign. As such, by giving a gift to JBU, you are participating in the campaign.

Can give over several years?

Absolutely. The Keeping Faith Campaign provides the opportunity for those who would like to support the campaign to make multi-year pledges. Typically, multi-year pledges are made on gifts that exceed $10,000.

Is my gift tax deductible?

John Brown University is a 501(c)(3) organization, and as such all gifts to the capital campaign are tax deductible.

FIND OUT MORE online at jbu.edu/KEEPINGFAITH

$100 Million GOAL

CATHEDRAL GROUP RESTORATION

past — present — future

Keeping Faith $ 1 0 0 M I L L I O N C A M PA I G N

North HALL West Wing A generous gift to complete North Hall was announced October 7, 2007.

Phase II built the west wing, which currently houses 80 students. Phase I was completed in 2004 and consisted of central common areas and the east wing that houses 110 students.

The $6 million restoration updated the outside surfaces of the Cathedral of the Ozarks, Art Building and Engineering Building with limestone, remodeled interior classrooms and offices, further preserved the Cathedral’s stained glass windows, replaced roofs, updated the heating and air conditioning systems, and made many other necessary repairs.

The group was rededicated during Homecoming 2008.

$62 Million Oct. 8, 2009 PUBLIC Phase ANNOUNCED

BiLL GEORGE ARENA The 38,000-square-foot multipurpose arena will provide much needed space for athletic events, commencement and other special JBU gatherings. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sept. 2, 2009.

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$10 Million Challenge

The 2008-09 JBU Scholarship Fund Incentive Opportunity motivated more than

In December of 2006, fundraising was completed on the $10 Million Challenge, nearly doubling John Brown University’s endowed scholarship funds in only half the time given to complete the project.

1,300 donors and provided for a countless number of students this year.

Eva Fast

Joshua Hixson

Melissa Gute

Bryce Felkner

Zachary Zander

Joshua Hill

Amandria Bayer

Jacob Crabb

Chase Palmer

Tabatha Raiees-Dana

Stephen Carlson

Alan Hill

Jessica Berens

Drew Chenault

Julie Pensa

Katelyn Tipton

Bryce Burchfield

Daniel Hill

Brendah Masinde

Benjamin Klar

Bryan Cole

Madysen Lenihan Brandon Cole

Larisa Sheppard

Emily Nuss

Benjamin Congdon

Emily Caneday

Corey Campbell

Amy Deming

Dawson

Jacob Little

Sarah Cook

Sarah Jabr

Cowles

Bo Brandt

Joshua Moyer

Ian Dunaway

Stephanie Wilson Adelle Moxness Meghan Reimer

n Franz

Hannah Cole

Susan Ashley

Lindsey Baker

Brandon Benefield Jordan McHone Jamie Raymer

Joshua Schumacher

Bryan Schroeder

Cory Lenihan

Jason Bishop

David Storer

Casey Poteet

Caleb Shelburne

Christina Pierce

Stefan Merciez Elizabeth Chance Hannah Jeppsen

Rebecca Ruiz

Alexandria Schultz

Joshua Bailey

William Strnad

Corey Cribbs

Benjamin Wolcott

Matt Sooter

Jennie Anderson

Anna Willis

Clare Young

Mackenzie Urban

Stuart Lippincott

Anna Guthrie

Gary Stewart

Sarah Carlisle

Nathaniel Rofkahr

h Dean

Zachary Poulter Marshall Nicholson

Gabrielle Glenn-Psenko

Robert Headrick

Justin Morse

i Allen

Andrew Wyers

Emily Proffitt

Elizabeth Eisenberg

$10M Challenge Justin Thompson

Laura Reinhardt Matthew Sievert

Anna Buck

Grace Bentley

Jacob Bartlett

Klemm

a Adams

Danica Schmidt Carolyn McClain

Sara Hatteberg

Scarlett Bush Timothy Nicholson Amy Woolard

Connor Lenihan

John Spriggs

$40 Million

This $1.3 million project completely renovating the cafeteria/dining commons at JBU. The update facility opened in August 2008.

Jessica Massey

06 – 07

$50 Million

Kresge Dining Hall Renovation

Millicent Dickeson

05 – 06

$60 Million

The 28,000-square-foot facility is estimated to be completed by August 2010 and will provide much needed space for JBU theater productions, music recitals and performances, small chapel programs, and other special campus events. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Aug. 27, 2009.

$20M Challenge

JULY 1, 2005 Quiet Phase Begins

$70 Million

BiLL AND DONNA BERRY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

JBU announced the beginning of a five-year matching gift program on April 13, 2007, that was created by an anonymous donor to encourage alumni and friends of JBU to raise $20 million that can be used for existing or new endowed scholarships and essential program endowment.

$30 Million

JBU SCHOLARSHIP FUND (JBUSF)

SCHOLARSHIPS, PROGRAM AnD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

JBU’s annual scholarship fund provides work-study and need-based scholarship support to students year after year. The campaign includes the JBUSF for all seven years, with an annual goal that has grown in recent years to $825,000.

Included in the Keeping Faith Campaign are a variety of other projects, programs, and scholarships: Walton Scholars Program, other annually funded scholarships, student missions support, gifts toward operational support, KLRC radio station, athletic annual support.

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08 – 09

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$80 Million

$20 Million Challenge

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CAMPAIGN COMPLETE JUNE 30, 2012

Total Given To Date

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$20 Million

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PROGRAMS & $20 million $24 million OPERATING SUPPORT to meet goal $20 million PROGRAMS & $20 million

SCHOLARSHIPS OPERATING SUPPORT $50 MILLION Progress to date $20 million & PROGRAMS $30 million $20 million TOTAL OPERATING SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORT MAJOR ALLOCATIONS$50 MILLION $30 million $20 million $30 million BILL & DONNA BERRY BUILDINGS TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS $50 MILLION $30 million BILL GEORGE ARENA $30 million BUILDINGS TOTAL $20 million SCHOLARSHIPS $50 MILLION TOTAL

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PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

$8.5 MILLION — 24,000 square feet — Seating: 500

$9.5 MILLION — 37,000 square feet — Seating: 1,800 (Stadium) 2,700 (With Floor Seating)

Keeping Faith & the $20 Million Challenge One very unique way to participate in the Keeping Faith Campaign is to establish a new endowed scholarship through the $20 Million Endowment Challenge. The $20 million challenge was issued to JBU friends and alumni by an anonymous donor. The challenge is for alumni and friends of JBU to create $20 million in current and future endowed scholarship and endowed program funds. The anonymous donor has pledged up to $10 million in matching funds for all current and deferred gifts designated to new and/or existing endowed scholarships that meet minimal criteria and conditions.

JBU has until June 30, 2012, to raise its $10 million share of the challenge in order to receive the full amount pledged by the anonymous donor.

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for JBU and will provide need-based scholarships for current and future generations of JBU students!

Both current AND deferred gifts count toward the Challenge with certain minimum requirements. If all Challenge criteria are met, the match will be made IMMEDIATELY, even if the gift to JBU is a deferred gift. This is truly a unique possibility for JBU to dramatically increase its commitment to students with financial need!

Current endowment gifts (cash, appreciated securities, appreciated real estate), charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities (both of which create lifetime income for the donor), life insurance, revocable deferred gifts amended to irrevocable deferred gifts, and many other types of gifts will qualify for the Challenge, with certain minimum requirements ($10,000 for cash or current gifts and $20,000 for irrevocable deferred gifts). If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity, don’t hesitate to contact JBU at (800) 446-2450 to learn more.

— Paul Eldridge

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Emily Ortiz CAN’t WAIT TO EXCEL IN BILL GEORGE ARENA Junior sports medicine major Emily Ortiz says she is looking forward to playing basketball in the new Bill George Arena once construction is complete.

“I can’t wait for the chance to play in a place that will bring both inspiration and a whole new sense of pride to our team and the JBU community,” says Ortiz.

The 38,000 square-foot Bill George Arena is a key initiative of the Keeping Faith $100 Million Capital Campaign.

The multipurpose facility will provide much-needed space for athletic events, commencement and other JBU gatherings.

For gifted athletes like Ortiz, a strong athletics program is a top consideration when deciding which university to attend. Ortiz says that initially, the opportunity to continue playing basketball caused her to consider JBU, but when she learned about the challenging academics, intimate size, and Christian community that JBU also had to offer, she knew her search was over.

“Ultimately, I’m just thankful that God used basketball to bring me here,” says Ortiz. “It has become a place where I have grown so much in finding out who I am, but more importantly — who I am in Christ.”

Ortiz says that JBU has not only given her a quality education, but has also prepared her for life.

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“Being at JBU has taught me that it really doesn’t matter much what our work is or who we work for,” says Ortiz. “What matters most is the way in which we work — if we are working for the kingdom.”

Ortiz serves on the leadership team for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Champions of Character.

Basketball has been a big part of her life since she began playing in first grade.

She says the sport has taught her teamwork, discipline and time management, and has also brought important friends into her life.

“Through playing basketball at JBU, I have come to see more and more the ways God can use this sport to open doors,” say Ortiz. “At JBU I’ve had the opportunity to play for a team that prays before practices, has team Bible studies, and serves others through mission trips. All these opportunities have happened because of the passion God has given me to throw a rubber ball through a hoop.”

When asked about her most memorable moment of playing basketball at JBU, Ortiz doesn’t hesitate.

“It has to be our game last year at Oklahoma Christian. We were down by 15 points at halftime, but we came back to win! It’s always exciting to pull together, come from behind, and win against a good team.”

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JUSTIN EDDY

HELPs CHILDREN IN FIJI THANKS TO

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

Senior illustration major Justin Eddy is the Assistant Resident Director of J. Alvin residence hall and one of hundreds of endowed and annual scholarship recipients currently attending JBU. “If I had not been blessed with scholarships, I wouldn’t be here. It’s as simple as that,” says Eddy.

The $20 Million Endowment Challenge is a key initiative of the Keeping Faith $100 Million Campaign. The challenge is a five-year matching gift program established by an anonymous donor to encourage JBU alumni and friends to raise $20 million in new endowment funds. This endowment will help keep JBU affordable for students.

Eddy is one of many scholarship receipients currently working to make

the world a better place.

Last summer, Eddy traveled to New Zealand and Fiji, where he and visual arts classmates spent a month serving with Marine Reach, the mercy ship ministry of Youth With A Mission (YWAM). Eddy’s standout memory is a day spent in remote Fiji.

“We spent the entire day swimming in the river, drinking from raw coconuts, and simply talking with and learning about the people who lived there.”

Eddy’s group put together an illustrated booklet to help calm the fears of children needing dental and ophthalmic care aboard the M/V Pacific Link.

“Sharing God’s love and taking the Good News further into the world was an adventure I’m very thankful for.”

past — present — future

Keeping Faith $ 1 0 0 M I L L I O N C A M PA I G N

J U STIN

ZACH RAY

wouldn’t live anywHere BUT

NORTH HALL

Senior Zach Ray serves as a Resident Assistant in North Hall, where he has lived since his freshman year. Many upperclassmen move into the JBU townhouses or even off campus, but Ray wouldn’t live anywhere else.

“North Hall is a place where I am able to be myself, rest, study and have fun,” says Ray. “It is a safe place, where I am accepted and encouraged spiritually, emotionally and intellectually.”

North Hall West Wing is one of three building projects completed by the Keeping Faith $100 Million Campaign. The new wing currently houses 80 students.

“The new wing has brought a sense of completion and finality to North

Hall,” says Ray. While still a high school student, Ray applied for JBU’s Presidential Scholarship and was invited to attend scholarship weekend for an interview.

“Both of my parents are teachers,” says Ray. “So although our needs have always been met, I knew that a private, Christian education was not within the budget for me. Thankfully, God had other ideas.”

A few days later, a surprise visitor dropped by Ray’s AP physics class.

“My admissions counselor strolled into class with a bundle of balloons and the Presidential Scholarship award! So God opened the door and I stepped through to find myself at JBU.”

Zach

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Why Support the Campaign? past — present — future

Keeping Faith $ 1 0 0 M I L L I O N C A M PA I G N

SHANNON QUINTANILLA SINGS FOR JOY FOR THE

BERRY PERFORMING

ARTS CENTER Senior and Cathedral Choir alto Shannon Quintanilla says she can’t wait to sing for joy for (and in) the Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center (currently under construction).

“I’m excited about having an actual stage for our performances–not only for the choir, but also for recitals, lyceums, and music theater productions,” says Quintanilla. “The choir will have its own practice room in the new center. I will also be holding my senior recital there, which will give me a better feel for what it is like to perform in a professional auditorium.”

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productions, music recitals and performances, small chapel programs, and other special campus events. The center will seat 500.

Quintanilla anticipates that the center, which is scheduled for completion in summer 2010, will enable JBU to increase its positive impact within the local community as well.

“By having a larger space, local schools will be able to use the center,” says Quintanilla. “The center will allow JBU to open more doors and involve Siloam Springs and the surrounding community even more.”

Quintanilla says that as a senior in high school she had made plans to attend another university, but a visit to JBU changed her mind.

“I chose JBU because of the community I sensed from just one visit,” says

Quintanilla. “I also came to realize that my educational needs would be served much better at JBU, and they truly have. My professors are good at letting me know that I can talk with them whenever I need to. They seem to be more like mentors than professors.”

When asked about her most memorable moment as part of the Cathedral Choir, Quintanilla’s answer is one that many choir alumni share.

“It is such a blessing to be part of the Christmas Candlelight that so many people attend, not only from JBU, but also the Siloam Springs community and beyond,” says Quintanilla.

“It is so encouraging to see the way members of the community look forward to Candlelight each year and understand it for what it truly is, a worship service, not a performance.”

The JBU Keeping Faith $100 Million Capital Campaign is about improving the quality of a JBU education and providing opportunities for students to attend JBU. Since the founding of JBU in 1919, 90 years ago, JBU has been a place that offers a quality Christian education for a great value.

Alumni and friends reduce the cost of attending JBU each year by about $4,000, which we call the JBU subsidy.

The true cost of a JBU education is approximately $4,000 more than the published tuition/room and board.

The JBU Subsidy exists because most of the buildings on campus are paid for through generous donations, and because the endowment and annual gifts to the university help to offset the annual cost of a JBU education.

The cost of a JBU education has always been offset by generous alumni and friends, with students and their parents receiving a generous subsidy. Beyond the $4,000 discount (in today’s dollars) that all students past and present have received, generous alumni and friends have given scholarships to students with financial need so that they can have an opportunity to attend JBU. The combination of generous gifts to JBU to improve the quality and offset the cost of attending, along with scholarships, makes JBU one of the best values in Christian higher education.

In the early years, a JBU education was given to the students for little or no charge. The students worked as part of their payment for their education and the work was part of the educational training. A student’s work did not cover the true cost of their education, but generous friends of the school gave to help offset the cost of students’ education and the cost of running the school.

Each decade of JBU’s history has had

numerous and generous benefactors who gave to help improve the quality of the campus buildings and programs, and to keep the cost of attending JBU reasonable. Some of those names you have heard, such as Mabee, California (representing many from the state of California who gave to the California dorm), Sells, Blood, Hyde, Chapman, Kresge, Jones, Broadhurst, Harvey, Sloan, Walker, Soderquist, Walton and Berry. Many others gave sacrificially to help support the school and keep it affordable for students.

The Keeping Faith Campaign continues in the JBU tradition of improving the quality of a JBU education through improved facilities and programs, and providing scholarship resources for students with financial need.

So why give to JBU during this campaign?

JBU has long-standing relationships with alumni, friends, parents, foundations and corporations that believe in the mission of JBU and support it financially. We depend on these partners who care and invest in the university.

Some are called to give back to a place that impacted their life in a deep way — a recognition that others gave to JBU to help offset the cost when they or their son/daughter attended JBU, and an understanding that faculty and staff sacrificed with their dedication to JBU. During a recent groundbreaking for one of the new buildings, the lead donor shared some insight as to why they gave their generous gift so that this building could be built. “The Lord has blessed us and we want to give back to JBU.” Many JBU alumni friends give back from their blessings, understanding the joy they receive when helping the current and future generation of students receive a JBU education.

Others are moved because of their desire to help students get a high quality Christian education. Scholarships are an investment in great students who will be impacting our culture with a Christian’s heart and kingdom values.

Some resonate with the mission of JBU, to provide Christ-centered education that prepares people to honor God and serve others by developing their intellectual, spiritual and professional lives, and believe in the JBU mottos, Head, Heart, Hand and Christ Over All. Students desire to attend JBU and get a quality Christian education.

Alumni, friends, parents, foundations and corporations want to help JBU offer a quality Christian education and to help students with financial need. This is what the $100 million Keeping Faith Campaign is all about — strengthening JBU and helping JBU students. I hope you will be involved.

Dr. Jim Krall is vice president for university advancement.

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Presidents Reflect on JBU’s 90 Years

Each [president] knew they were building on another man’s work and many other people have contributed, at significant personal sacrifice, to keep the mission moving forward.

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September 29 marked the 90th birthday of what we all know today as John Brown University! How does one celebrate the 90th birthday of a school?

For the Showcase program on the Saturday night of Homecoming 2009, we decided to take a look at JBU through the eyes of the men that have served as our presidents. Through that experience I had the personal privilege to interview four of those men for oneand-a-half to two hours each with the cameras rolling. I learned a lot not only about the history of JBU, but also about the men themselves.

What I heard from them was a tremendous respect for the mission and vision established by God through our founder, John E. Brown Sr. Dr. A Levon Balzer, JBU’s fifth president, said it was easy for him to get behind a school with the motto of “Christ Over All” and a “Head, Heart, Hand” approach to education. He said, “I had no need for a different agenda.” Dr. Chip Pollard, our current president, expressed it this way, “When I first came to JBU [I realized] this is not a place that needs to be fixed. This is a place with its own sense of trajectory ... its own sense of identity.”

As they responded to question after question, I sensed a characteristic essential for effective leadership ... humility, coupled with a genuine respect for their predecessors. Each of them knew that they were building on another man’s work and that many other people have contributed, at significant personal sacrifice, to keep the mission moving forward.

The hardest part of leadership is making those decisions that invariably will not please everyone. John E. Brown III had more than his fair share of those types of decisions during his tenure.

Reflecting on his early years as his

“salad days” when he was “green in judgment and cold in blood,” he made tough decisions like dropping baseball in favor of soccer. The most difficult decision he made that literally changed the course of history for JBU, however, was to resign so that a person outside the Brown family could step into the office of president. As we all know, that transition didn’t go as smoothly as John III had hoped. As I prepared the Showcase program, one of the questions I was asked the most was, “How are you going to handle ‘the Ford debacle,’” referring to Dr. George Ford’s short, tumultuous tenure as JBU’s fourth president.

What I found is that during “that year of which we do not speak,” as Dr. Pollard so aptly phrased it, the JBU community drew closer together, and it helped us realize that we had an identity which defined who we were, and what we were not. Looking back, Dr. Pollard commented, “[That year] was a real tribute to both the strength of the institution through the Brown family and the capacity of Lee Balzer to really take and build that momentum.”

As an alumnus, I am thankful for the foresight of John III and his fortitude to stick with his decision to open up the presidency to “outsiders.” It was that kind of servant leadership which has allowed JBU to grow and reach “God’s highest and best.”

It was the beat of a drum by a faithful Christian that God used to get the attention of John E. Brown Sr., and since the beginning JBU has taught us to beat our own drum to a lost and hurting world of the redeeming power of the Lord Jesus Christ ... and as the Chancellor is known for saying, “The beat goes on!”

Jerry Rollene (’75) is director of parent and alumni relations.

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Madysen Lenihan and Dan Bolger were crowned Homecoming King and Queen.

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The Heritage Society Reunion. Front row: Alice (Moore) McQuay, Loretta (Wohlgemuth) Lee, Doris (Krout) McKinzie, Ruth (Smith) Ronan, Joyce (Renfer) Kee, Evelyn (Brown) Miller, Joan (Buchanan) Smith, Donna (Weathers) Bowling, Margaret (Walton) Siemens Weathers, Carolyn (Clark) Pollan, Alva Wright, Rachel Pike Van Amburg, Pat Pickle Wolf. Middle row: Elizabeth (Berry) Nelson, Bob Sheridan, Frank Shannon, Thomas Lee, Scotty Little, Bill Smith, Roger Garland, Shelly Van Amburg, Bob Mitchell, Jim & Martha (Hamlin) Sheets, Janet (Thomas) Broling. Back row: Nick Norris, Carl Haetten, Ken Miller, Don Williams, Jesse Miller, Tom Cates, Daniel Esquivel, Don Pace, Ed McIntyre, George Townsend.

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ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

Jan Winebrenner Jan Winebrenner ’71 was honored with the “Christ Over All Award” by the John Brown University Alumni Board during Homecoming 2009. The award is to recognize individuals who show exemplary outstanding Christian leadership and service to their community and church.

Jan is founder of the Dallas Christian Writers Guild and co-founder of the Writers Roundtable Conferences.

Mentoring and encouraging other writers is one of her passions, as is studying classic Christian literature. She has been a freelance writer for 30 years. Jan speaks nationally for retreats and conferences.

She grew up in Arizona, spending her teen years on the Navajo Indian reservation where her parents were teachers.

She briefly attended a state university but quickly made her way to John Brown University. It was at JBU that she began to seriously study literature and Ken Winebrenner, who she has been married to for more than 40 years.

Jan and Ken live in Plano,Texas, and have two married children, Matt and Molly and three grandchildren. Jan continues to teach Bible studies and actively participates in church ministries.

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NOMINATE THE NEXT ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR

has been recently selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel.

Nominate someone who reflects the Christian standards, has attained outstanding occupational achievement, demonstrates leadership, shows loyalty to JBU and by contacting Jerry Rollene at jrollene@jbu.edu.

Greg ’99 & Jackie (Sittema) ’00 Ratzlaff – Greg and Jackie welcomed baby boy Chase Bradley to their family on July 15, 2009. He weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz., and was 19 inches long. He was greeted at home by his excited big brother, Noah (almost 4), and big sister Lauren (almost 2). The Ratzlaffs praise the Lord for their healthy and very happy baby boy!

Shane Barkley ’93 – Shane is president of Dad the Family Shepherd, a ministry to train dads to live out their fathering responsibilities. They give live presentations through Savvy Dads Conferences. Shane recently wrote a book titled Dad Cents, which came out in October. The book is written to help fathers teach their children biblical principles about money.

Aaron Elmore ’06 – Aaron started the Master of Divinity program at Denver Theological Seminary in the fall of 2009.

Kenneth R. Williams ’02 – Kenneth was awarded fourth place in the 2009 General William E. DePuy Writing Competition, sponsored by The United States Army Combined Arms Center in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for his article “The Noncommissioned Officer as Moral Exemplar.” His article will appear in the September/ October issue of Military Review. Kenneth Williams has served as an active duty Army chaplain for 15 years and is currently assigned as the Brigade Chaplain, 14th Military Police Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Chaplain Williams

Mark Vaughan ’92 – Mark has a private medical practice, the Auburn Medical Group, Inc., which he started in 2005. Mark also produces and hosts a medical talk radio show, Medically Speaking Radio that can be heard on www.kahi.com every Saturday at 10 a.m., Pacific Time. His medical web site is www.auburnmedicalgroup.com, and his radio show’s website is www.medicallyspeakingradio.com.

Adam Harbottle ’08, Bryson Moore ’06, Jameson Sheppard ’08, & James Smith ’09 – Adam, Bryson, Jameson, and James are currently working on a documentary film. James worked for Dr. Phil last summer and booked a show with a man named Benjaman Kyle, who has a severe case of retrograde amnesia. The JBU graduates are currently working on what they hope will be a feature-length documentary. They are still in the earliest stages of production. Their hope is to find out the identity of this man and help him either reclaim his past, or start life anew, content with who he is. Information about Benjamin Kyle can be found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjaman_ Kyle, and the documentary web site is www.whoisbenjamankyle.com.

CDC for ALUMNI, too It’s all about who you know! The Career Development Center at JBU is there to help make the connections needed to land a good job. The services are available to all JBU students and alumni. From resume writing skills to interview tips, they can help you prepare to land a new job. The online services at www.jbu.edu/cdc are a great place to check for jobs, post a resume or to make professional connections.

Lisa Cooper Vest ’02 – Lisa received the Fulbright-Hays award to do research for her dissertation in Poland for a year, beginning this September.

Lisa’s dissertation topic is avant-garde, or experimental, Polish composers of the 50s, 60s and 70s, the most famous of whom is Krzysztof Penderecki. Lisa graduated from JBU with degrees in music (piano performance) and English. While at JBU she won an Alfred Nolle Scholarship from Alpha Chi for the paper she had done in Harmonic Form and Analysis on a piece by Bela Bartok (Hungarian, 1881-1945) she was preparing for her senior recital.

This sparked her interest in the work of Eastern European composers of the 20th century.

Lisa was accepted into the master’s program for historical musicology at Indiana University. During her first semester in fall 2003, she was invited into the fast-track PhD program. She has been on the team of TAs teaching the music history survey to undergraduates under Peter Burkholder, author of one of the most widely used music history survey textbooks.

Monique Harris Ingalls ’03 – Monique finished her doctorate in anthropology of music last summer from the University of Pennsylvania.

Monique is now teaching at Middle Tennessee State University.

Cambria Kaltwasser ’06 – Cambria, who is from Tulsa, Okla., received The Archibald Alexander Hodge Award in Systematic Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary at the school’s 197th Commencement Exercises on May 23, 2009. The Seminary awarded a total of 216 degrees at the Commencement Exercises. Cambria is a senior in the Master of Divinity program this fall.

James and Jonna (Henderson) Nixon ‘01 – James and Jonna welcomed Parker James Nixon on January 2, 2009.

He weighed 6 lbs.

12 oz. and was 20 inches long.

Doug & Mara (Thompson) ‘98 Vander Meulen – Brinley (5) and Kaelyn (2) welcomed their newest sissy, Skylar Kate, on April 17, 2009.

No one thought that the baby in Momma’s tummy could possibly be another girl. But all are overjoyed with Skylar’s arrival, and Dadda is just waiting to see who will want to play Legos and basketball with him one day.

Nate & Kristi (Russell) Mouttet ’94, ’01 – Nate and Kristi welcomed their first child, Samuel Nathan Mouttet, on Feb. 5, 2009.

Samuel joined them after 11 years of marriage. Nate works as vice president for communications for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Kristi completed her doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision in May. They live in Reston, Virginia. mouttet.blogspot.com

A Hand-Crafted Crest

Dr. Chip Pollard (right), Carey Pollard and Jerry Rollene stand in front of a crest crafted by a father of JBU alumni, Rafael Angel González.

The hand carved JBU crest was a gift to President Pollard and John Brown University from Rafael Angel Gonzalez.

It was made by Mr. Angel Gonzalez in Volcan Chiriqui, Panama in appreciation for the experience his son, Rafael, received at JBU. The crest was the last masterpiece created by Mr. Gonzalez before he passed away on June 16, 2009.

VISIT ALUMNET! Despite our best efforts it is easy to lose track of friends when you leave JBU. AlumNet is a great place to look for those long lost-friends that you want to reconnect with. While you are at JBUAlumni.com you can get a @ JBUAlumni.com e-mail address that will work with your existing e-mail account, access library resources, and get the latest information on upcoming events, and see photos from fellow alumni.

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{ i n m e m o r i um } Robert (Bob) William Jackson ’35, a longtime member of the JBU community, passed away Aug. 23, 2009.

Bob was born in Talpa, Texas, on July 21, 1914, and grew up in San Angelo. After graduating, he worked for JBU as registrar. He served as a Naval Officer in World War II. After the war he was appointed chief executive officer of Southern California Military Academy in Long Beach, Calif., a subsidiary of JBU. He then returned to JBU as executive vice president. He left the JBU staff in 1949 to become an insurance executive until his retirement in 1975.

He continued to serve JBU on the Board of Trustees until retirement from the Board as chairman in 1984.

Bob and his wife moved to Canyon Lake, Texas, where they were members of the Church in the Valley. While there he was ordained as associate pastor. After moving to The Summit at Westlake Hills he started the Summit Christian Fellowship where he preached for several years and was the volunteer Protestant chaplain of the Summit at Westlake Hills.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Kathryn Spivey Jackson, one granddaughter, and one great-grandson.

He is survived by his children Robert W. Jackson, Jr. and Janelle Jackson Decker, three sisters-in-law, Grace Smith, Margaret Duff, and Arlene Carter, nine grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson. He was loved, honored and respected by all who knew him.

Kristie Denise Jackson ’97 – Kristie passed away May 28, 2009. She had a history of a heart condition. She majored in psychology and

family studies at JBU and then worked as a child psychologist. Kristie lived in Owasso, Okla.

George William Pettitt Jr. ’64 – Bill, as he was affectionately called, died peacefully at his home on Oct. 20, 2009. Born in Glen Ridge, N.J. he had been a resident of Roseland, N.J. for most of his life. He proudly served as president for the JBU Alumni Association. In September 1959 at JBU, he met Clark Barnes, Max Beebe, Bill Miller, Skip Murphy, Lee Netherton and Ken Simon. The men, who were sometimes referred to as the “Magnificent Seven” by others on the JBU campus, remained close friends for the past 50 years.

Bill truly loved and found fulfillment in his positions as treasurer for Peerless Tube Co. of Bloomfield, New Jersey, for more than 20 years and more recently as Comptroller for Eagle Work Clothes Co. in Union. He was a Sunday School teacher. He was beloved husband of 41 years to Lois (Costanzo) Pettitt and devoted father to Kimberly Burk and her husband, Nathan, and William Pettitt and his wife Carmen. He was cherished grandfather to Samuel and Gabrielle Burk, Laurel and Grace Pettitt and loving brother to Bette Fleischer.

James Edwin Hutton ’48 – Edwin, as he was known to many people, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2009, at Midwest City Nursing Center after 84 years of life.

Edwin was born Sept. 13, 1924, in Houston, Texas, to William and Vera Hutton. Edwin graduated from JBU with a degree in electrical engineering. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, being discharged in 1945. Edwin moved to the Midwest City, Okla., area in 1952 and was employed by WKY RADIO/ TV as an audio engi-

neer until 1955, when he was hired as an electrical engineer at Tinker Air Force Base, where he worked until his retirement in 1989. Edwin was a resident of Midwest City for more than 50 years, where he was a member of Wickline Methodist Church for that same number of years. He was married to Bernice Oneta Coley in April 1956.

Edwin loved to fish and travel, visiting all of the 50 states in his lifetime.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice, in 1999. He is survived by one daughter, Elaine, and her husband, Robert Rierson, and two grandsons, James and Nathen Rierson, all of whom are serving as missionaries in Hungary, and also many cousins and nieces and nephews. A special thanks to Mary Coulter, who was always available.

Robert J. Hendry ’42 – Robert passed away on May 11, 2009, after suffering a stroke several months ago. He married Helen Stanbury ’41 (deceased). He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary. The Hendrys joined Berean Mission, Inc., and, after a year of study in Brussels, Belgium, they arrived in the Belgian Congo in 1955 where they established a school for missionary children.

This was interrupted by the independence conflicts, so they opted to go to Kenya, where he taught at Rift Valley Academy and, later, at the Scott Theological Seminary. They retired to Gainesville, Texas, where their two children, David ’71 and Linda Hendry Coolen ’66, reside.

Bob was a much loved teacher, and there are a host of MKs who remember fondly his compassion and biblical knowledge. He is survived by three sisters: Barbara Hendry Pearson ’44, Rose Hendry Richart ’46, and Marjorie Hendry ’48.

William R. “Randy” Rogers ’77 – Randy, of Malvern, Ark., passed away Oct. 26, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.

While at JBU, Randy was a member of the Cathedral Choir and graduated with a degree in music education. He was an excellent student and a gifted vocalist who once placed as a finalist in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) competition. He was also a featured tenor soloist for the 1976 Christmas Candlelight Service in the Cathedral Choir’s presentation of Handel’s Messiah. However, his classmates may remember Randy most fondly for his wholehearted portrayal of Mayor George Shinn in JBU’s 1976 production of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. Randy’s career was devoted to public education and church music. As an educator, he completed his career as a math teacher at Ouachita High School in Donaldson, Ark. As a church music director, he was a committed Christian who dedicated his leadership and talents to the ministries of several Arkansas churches. Randy was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church at the time of his death. He dearly loved gospel music and was a big fan of college football, especially the Arkansas Razorbacks.

He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Ann (Mills) Rogers ’78; sons, Matt Rogers and wife, Renee, Marcus Rogers and wife, Annie; daughter Erin Rogers; brother, Richard Rogers; sisters, Kay Rogers, Kari Fitzhugh, and Kathy Bemberg; grandchildren, Emma, Leah, and Abram Rogers; and numerous nieces, and nephews, along with many other extended family members and cherished friends.

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“Images I must suppose, have their use or they wouldn’t be so popular.” — C.S. Lewis

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The first task on my desk as the new director of university communications was to launch the new JBU logo. The unspoken goal in unrolling a new logo is to please everyone — an impossible task when selecting an icon for a community as broad as JBU. It’s sort of a shoot-for-Mars-and-if-you-hit-themoon-you’re-doing-OK scenario.

Take a random sample of students, faculty, staff and alumni, shake them up in a jar, and ask them, is a logo important? What is the purpose of a logo?

Who should the logo be designed for?

The answers would be more congruent if you queried preferences of ice cream flavor. And that’s not even dipping into what the logo should actually look like.

Fortunately for me, 99 percent of the design work was complete when I started in August. My predecessor, Andrea Phillips, had already led JBU through the process of researching, designing and selecting the logo. My own research found out this important fact about the new logo: JBU staff and alumni were involved at every stage, and the final design was created by JBU alumni. Adair Creative of Bentonville, Ark., was the firm that did the new logo design, and those on the logo team were JBU alumni.

Let’s unpack the symbolism in the logo. JBU’s two mottos,“Head, Heart, Hand” and “Christ Over All,” are both encoded in the logo, one subtly and one not-so-subtly. The three solid blue quadrants provide an understated representation of the threefold dictum.

The cross that divides the quadrants is the unmistakable symbol of Christianity and speaks to our outspoken institutional dedication to Christ.

The upper left-hand quadrant is a representation of the Cathedral of the

Ozarks, the best-known physical embodiment of JBU. If you missed it, take another look and you’ll “see” it.

The shield form factor of the logo is clearly an allusion to academia (commonly found in the icons of many schools); the crest is also an echo of JBU’s very first logo.

As with any change, some embrace the new, while others don’t see a need to challenge the status quo. If it isn’t broke... you know the rest. The point is well taken. When we pulled the curtain off the new logo, some wistfully pined for one of the several Cathedral Window + Eagle logo iterations we bounced through in the 90s. In addition to some design problems (the eagle’s head was lost in the window in solid black versions, etc.), the eagle/window combo was confusing to people who were unfamiliar with JBU. Was it a bird flying out of a cage? The window said “church,” but did they say Christ?

In its clarity, I am confident that the new logo is superior to its predecessors. Those outside looking into JBU (prospective students, etc.) who are first exposed to JBU though one of our many marketing communication efforts will see in the new logo two key, unmistakable messages: academic excellence (shield) and Christian emphasis (cross). If those are not the first two precepts we want people to infer about JBU, I don’t know what they would be.

Clearly communicating to those outside our community what JBU is about ultimately helps us fulfill our mission to provide Christ-centered education preparing people to honor God and serve others. By this measure, the symbolism embedded in the new logo has already made it a success.

Lucas Roebuck is the editor of the Brown Bulletin and the director of university communications for John Brown University.

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