{ ALUMNI NEWS } MARK BENNETT AND DESIREE (HARRIS) BENNETT ’03 welcomed their second son, Evan Mark Bennett, into their family on Sept. 13, 2011. DAVID BURNEY ’08 AND EMILY (AMON) BURNEY ’10 were married on Oct. 16, 2011, in Fayetteville, Ark. Both live in Siloam Springs and hope to further God’s Kingdom through academic development. BRANDON COLE ’06 AND BETHANY (SITES) COLE ‘06 recently celebrated the arrival of their first child, Ellie Grace Cole on May 9, 2011. Ellie Grace was born in Siloam Springs, Ark. She weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz., and was 20 inches long. Brandon is currently the assistant coach at Bentonville High School and Bethany stays home to raise their new daughter. MALACHI CRANE ’06 AND SARAH (SHINER) CRANE ’05 welcomed their daughter Adalyn Renee Crane on Sept. 2, 2011. Both Malachi and Sarah are employed at Spring Arbor University in Spring Arbor, Mich.
are proud to announce the birth of Elsa Beatrice DeYoung. Elsa was born on May 18, 2011, weighing 8 lbs., 16 oz., and 20.5 inches long. She has beautiful red hair like her brother and blue eyes like hers sisters.
JAMES ELDRIDGE ’06 AND JESSA (PARETTE) ELDRIDGE ’11 were married on June 11, 2011, in Rogers, Ark. Jessa is currently the staff editor for university communication at JBU and James is a reservist in the United States Air Force. NATHAN FIELDS ’09 AND ANNA (NEALE) FIELDS ’06 were married on July 16, 2011, in Little Rock, Ark. Both serve as missionaries and plan to return to the field after a year long furlough. JULIE GUMM ’94 wrote “Adopt without Debt: Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption”, which reached Amazon’s #1 Bestseller’s list (in it’s category).
DEREK CRAWFORD ’09 is now the Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church in Seymour, Texas.
SIMEON HINSEY ’02 AND STEPHANIE HINSEY welcomed their son Seth Alsabyerdiese Hinsey into their family on Dec. 30, 2011. He weighed 8 lbs., 15 oz., and was 20 ¾ inches long. Mommy and baby are home and doing great.
NICK DEYOUNG ’98 AND SARAH (GESELL) DEYOUNG ’98, with their children Thad (7 yrs.), Gwennie (5 yrs.), and Sophie (2 yrs.),
JEREMY HUDSON ’02 developed ECO Modern Flats, the first LEED platinum-certified multifamily apartments in the state of Arkansas. Other
alumni involved in the project were Jacob Tankersley ’03 and Heidi Tankersley ’04 JAMES BRETT LANDRUM ’12 AND KRISTEN (STARKEY) LANDRUM ’11 were married on May 14, 2011 in Garland, Texas. Warm fuzzies were had by all. PAWAN MAGAR AND BROOK (BIRCH) MAGAR ’03 were married on June 18, 2011. Brook majored in digital media and has been living in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the past 7 years. JOSHUA MITCHAEL ’14 AND ANDREA (GREENE) MITCHAEL ’11 were married on Sept. 17, 2011, in Springdale, Ark. MARK A. MILLER ‘88 was recently appointed Associate Provost for Academic Administration at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. For the past 12 years, Mark has served there as a member of the mathematics faculty. Mark’s wife, Andrea, works for Marietta College as a mental health counselor. KEVIN MILLS ’95 wrote “Baby Codes: 101 Winning Combinations to Help Your Baby Sleep”, which reached Amazon’s #1 Bestseller’s list (in its category) in July 2011. JOSHUA NAUMAN ’95 was recently promoted to a commander in the JAG Corps of the United States Navy. TIMOTHY NICHOLSON ’11 AND SARAH (NEALEIGH) NICHOLSON ’11 were married on Oct. 24, 2011. Winter 2012 | Brown Bulletin
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