Tabor College Connection Spring 2015

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Spring 2015 • Vol. 69 / No. 2

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From the President

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He can be found at www.twitter.com/ presglanzer

Generosity and gratitude are two words that are connected. Two virtues, when practiced, make the world a better place. Two actions when expressed bring fulfillment and joy. At Tabor, we are experiencing both.

My heart is overflowing with gratitude for the generosity of the entire Tabor community. Over the past three years, the friends, alumni and people of Tabor College have opened their hearts and pocketbooks— generously giving over $14 million to the Signature Campaign; $10 million is for the Center for the Arts. Gifts have ranged from $1 to over $2 million. We have received goats, land, stocks, grain, works of art and, yes, cash and checks. People have given their hard-earned dollars, money they have inherited, appreciated assets and life savings. People have given out of their abundance, others have given with great sacrifice. People of all ages have given.

Recently I received a note in the mail from my 7-year-old granddaughter, Avery.

Christian character trait that when practiced makes the world more as God intended it to be. The Tabor people have been practicing godliness. Gratitude is a characteristic of Christ followers. When we recognize all that we have is a gift from the good hand of God, we have no choice but to be thankful. The Signature Campaign is bringing out the best in Tabor people.

At the recent President’s Dinner, the audience joined me in singing that chorus many of us learned in Sunday School: He owns the cattle on a thousand hills, The wealth in every mine; He owns the rivers and the rocks and rills, The sun and stars that shine.

Wonderful riches, more than tongue can tell He is my Father so they’re mine as well; He owns the cattle on a thousand hills I know that He will care for me.

The song teaches us about stewardship. If the song is true, then this past year He has decided to sell some of those cattle. He decided to sell some of the land He owns and cash in on some of the metals in the mines and the stocks that owned the mines. He has done that through the people of Tabor. He has prompted people to give and they have responded. Thank you for listening to the voice of the Lord and to that inner prompting of the Spirit of God to give and then follow through with a gift. Thank you for believing in Tabor. Thank you for trusting Tabor. Thank you for loving Tabor.

Some facts as of the writing of this article that might interest you: • 2,250+ Number of campaign donors • 2 gave gifts of $1 million or more • 26 gave gifts exceeding $100,000 • 50 gave gifts exceeding $25,000 • 74 gave gifts exceeding $10,000

In the envelope was $1. In school she learned about earning, saving and giving. Avery decided she wanted to give to Tabor College.

As president, I have often been humbled, at times brought to tears, and amazed at the generosity of our people Tabor. There is a deep love for our school that is being demonstrated in the outpouring of gifts.

What the Apostle Paul said of the Macedonians, could be said of the people of Tabor—that you are “excelling in the grace of giving.”

Generosity is one of the characteristics of God. “For God so loved the world that He gave…” It is a

Quoting again the Apostle Paul, I believe it can be said of the people of Tabor, “For I testify that they gave as much as they were able and even beyond their ability.” Thank you.

Despite this generosity, as you can see in the Signature Campaign update on page 5, we have yet to complete the campaign and raise the needed funds to build the Shari Flaming Center for the Arts debt-free.

The architect estimates that to build the Center for the Arts we believe meets our needs, $12 million is needed. The remaining amount in order to reach the $16.2 million goal is $2 million.

Will you continue to listen to the prompting of the Spirit? Will you consider helping complete the building of the Shari Flaming Center for the Arts? Will you make a gift to the Signature Campaign? Your support is greatly appreciated.

President Jules Glanzer

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Connection A magazine for Tabor College alumni & friends Editor Katrina Hancock katrinah@tabor.edu Contributor Aleen Ratzlaff aleenr@tabor.edu Senior Designer Diane Steiner dianes@tabor.edu Student Designer Taylor Janzen Photographer/Webmaster Vance Frick vancef@tabor.edu Student Photographer Courtney Reed Sports Information Director Anthony Monson anthonym@tabor.edu Tabor College 400 South Jefferson Hillsboro, Kansas 67063 (620) 947-3121 tabor.edu Tabor College Mission: “Preparing people for a life of learning, work and service for Christ and His kingdom.” @TaborCollege /TaborCollege /taborcollege

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Spring 2015 Vol. 69 No. 2

President’s Dinner

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The Signature Campaign

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Musical Performances

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Theater Production

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Roll Call of Donors

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Tabor College in Wichita & Online

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Leonard Sweet

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Sports 20 Alumni News

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Board of Directors: Lyndon Vix (Chair) Diana Raugust (Vice Chair) Theodore Faszer (Secretary) Brent Kroeker (Treasurer) Darrell Driggers (at-large) Craig Ratzlaff (at-large) Loren Balzer (at-large) Jose Cabrera Roger Ediger Rick Eshbaugh Del Gray (Faculty Rep.) Jeral Gross Brandon Johnson (Student Rep.) Loretta Jost

Mark Jost David Karber Mike Kleiber Jerry Kliewer Elaine Kroeker Bill Loewen Nate Loewen Dean Nachtigall Dennis Penner Elaine Setzer-Maxwell Tim Sullivan Wilbur Unrau Richard Unruh

For current events and up-to-date news, go to tabor.edu/calendar

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President’s Dinner Tabor College President Jules Glanzer expressed heartfelt gratitude for the generosity of every single donor who has contributed to the Signature Campaign.

“During the past couple of years, during this campaign, we have received gifts now from a dollar to $2 million,” Glanzer said. “We’ve received goats, we’ve received corn and grain and land and cash and all kinds of different commodities. As of today, the total amount that you and a thousand other people have given to this campaign is $13.4 million.”

A record crowd of over 315 Tabor College donors, faculty, staff and students responded with applause upon hearing the amount Tabor’s donors have contributed for this campaign.

“Thank you for believing in Tabor and thank you for trusting Tabor,” Glanzer added.

The Signature Campaign—the largest fundraising project in the history of the college—will shape the lives of current and future students, for generations to come.

“The Signature Campaign is an ARTS campaign,” Glanzer said. “In addition to building a Center for the Arts, we also are committed to Attracting students, Retaining students, Transforming students and Sending students into God’s world.

The Signature Campaign will help make this happen.”

President Jules Glanzer

Janie Brokenicky, assistant professor of choral music & David Martens, director of contemporary Christian music, sang “The Lord’s Prayer.”

Don Mahoney, Center for the Arts & Building God’s Way architect affirmed the BGW mission statement to the appreciative audience: “To build God’s Kingdom by translating the God-given ministry vision of Christian organizations through high-quality, cost-effective buildings and to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ on our job sites through the BGW Ministry of Construction program.”

Seniors Sara Sagner & Trevor Morris performed Irving Berlin's arrangement of “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better.” The couple is engaged and will be married in July.

Michael Spinelli hired as Director of Development – West Coast Michael Spinelli has been named the new Director of Development - West Coast. The majority of his responsibilities will include networking with Tabor alumni and donors on the West Coast, while nurturing and developing donor relationships.

“I am thrilled to join the Tabor family and help reconnect the West Coast alumni and friends to their Tabor roots in real and personal ways,” Spinelli said.

Spinelli completed his bachelor of arts degree in contemporary ministries and business administration from Fresno Pacific College, Fresno, Calif., in

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May 1986, and a master of divinity, with emphasis in church and family ministry, from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, Fresno in May 1995. He went on to earn a doctor of ministry degree in pastoral leadership in May 2009 from Western Seminary, Portland, Ore. He is ordained for ministry with the Pacific District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches and the Northwest Conservative Baptist Association.

The Signature Campaign I am creating something new.

There it is! Do you see it?

– Isaiah 43:19 (CEV)

Building Planning Committee:

Groundbreaking

The Signature Campaign

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$16,200,000 $2.0m

$14.2m

May 2, 2015

Remaining Needed

1:00 p.m.

Tabor Park

Gifts & Commitments

• Keith Harder, Chair • Darrell Driggers, Vice-Chair • Laurel Koerner, Director of Theater • Kirby Fadenrecht, Senior Vice President for Business & Finance • Brad Vogel, Chair, Vocal & Performing Arts • Norman Hope, Faculty Chair • Chris Glanzer, Director of I.T. • Carol Dirks, Music Department • James Paulus, Vice President of Student Life • Shin-hee Chin, Associate Professor of Art

To finish the campaign, we need: $600,000 Tabor Fund $800,000 Facility Endowment $600,000 Campus Enhancements $ 2,000,000 Center for the Arts

Center for the Arts Update The building committee and architect are working together to develop plans for the new Center for the Arts. However, new architectural estimates indicate a need for additional funds to construct the facility we feel will meet our longterm needs.

Our staff will continue to work hard to secure the additional $2 million in gifts and commitments that will fund our campaign as well as the added $2 million for the new Center for the Arts.

Will you join us in Completing the Signature Campaign?

Message from the Vice President of Advancement The most exciting part of each day is acknowledging the gifts received from the growing number of donors supporting this campaign. Every gift is both an answer to prayers and a demonstration of God’s faithfulness to meet Tabor’s needs. Thank you for sharing generously. Thank you for the encouragement, joy and blessing you bring to our campus. Pray with us that our joy may be made complete.

– Ron Braun

For pictures, videos, specifications and more information on the new Center for the Arts project, visit our website at tabor.edu/signature-campaign. To make a monetary donation, please call our Advancement Office at (620) 947-3121 Ext. 1709 or email us at advancement@tabor.edu.

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Musical Performances

The Concert Choir was chosen to perform at the Kansas Music Educators Association State Convention on Feb. 27 at the Mary Jane Teall Theater, Century II in Wichita. The Concert Choir has performed at the KMEA Convention six times in the past 15 years and three times in the past five years. “To perform for this event, the choir competes with all college and university choirs in the state, both large and small,” Brad Vogel, Concert Choir director, said. “To be selected to perform—and with the regularity the choir has achieved—demonstrates that the quality of our performance is on even par with universities whose choirs are comprised of music majors, as well as with graduate students.”

Zach Neumann performed pieces by Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff and Liszt for his junior piano recital on March 17. Neumann is working on a degree in music. After he graduates in May 2016, he plans on attending graduate school and studying piano performance. He hopes to become a concert pianist one day.

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Sara Sagner performed her senior voice recital on March 10. Sagner is majoring in vocal music education and special education. Her musical experience at Tabor has been enlightening and spiritual. “Performing is always a rewarding experience,” Sagner said. “But it is a spiritual experience to know that none of it would be possible without the Lord’s blessing. God gave me the gifts that I have—I didn’t earn them. All the glory goes to Him.”

Music tours The Symphonic Band and Chamber Strings performed at schools and churches in Nebraska and South Dakota during their annual spring tour, April 23-27. The theme for this year’s tour was “Symphoniae Laudis,” which translated from Latin is “Symphony of Praise.” They close out the spring tour with a home concert at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 3 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church located at 300 Prairie Pointe.

The Concerto Bella Voce Women’s Choir embarked on its third annual concert tour during spring break and finished the tour with a home concert on March 29. The women traveled all over the state of Kansas and to Fairview, Okla., performing nine concerts in high schools and churches with the theme “Illumination.”

The Concert Choir traveled around the state of Kansas for its annual spring tour, March 20-29 and performed concerts in 10 different churches.

The choir closed out the tour with a home concert April 12. The theme for this year’s tour was “His Holy Presence.”

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The Secret in the Wings The Tabor College Department of Theater presented “The Secret in the Wings,” a new play by Mary Zimmerman March 11-14. The adventurous play used

music and inventive storytelling to weave together centuries-old fairy tales, resulting in scenes that were often funny, sometimes strange, yet always captivating.

Allerliera’s companions help her escape into the woods, featuring Alisa Ediger, Cheyenne Derksen, Molly Wiebe and Olivia Kliewer.

The three princes, Kari Schmidt, Ryne Preheim and Reuven Isaac (foreground), search for their three princesses, Molly Wiebe, Cheyenne Derksen and Olivia Kliewer (background).

Front row (L to R): Cheyenne Derksen, senior; Olivia Kliewer, junior; Alisa Ediger, freshman; Molly Wiebe, freshman; Kari Schmidt, freshman Back row (L to R): Michael Beye, sophomore; Reuven Isaac, freshman; Ryne Preheim, freshman; Samuel Klein, senior

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2014 Roll Call of Donors The following donors are gratefully recognized for their generous support of the mission and vision of Tabor College during the calendar year 2014. Your gifts provide educational opportunities and practical experiences that prepare our students for a life of learning, work and service for Christ and His kingdom. For that, we extend a heart-felt “Thank you!”

5 – Anonymous Donors AAD USSSA JoAnne Abbate Abbotsford Community Foundation Accounting & Financial Initiative James Acosta David Adams Deleata Adams James Adams Lyman & Marie Adams Vicky Adams Adams MB Church Byron & Leona Adrian Lovella Adrian Adrian & Pankratz P.A. Taneisha Aeschleman Aetna Foundation, Inc. Ag-Service Georgia Aguilar Octavio Aguilar George & Kathy Ahlenius AISD Education Foundation, Inc. Ned Albers Albert J. Goodwater FFA Alumni Association Dennis Albrecht Larry & Debi Albright Richard & Karen Aldis James & Christiana Aleru Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church Carol Algra Johanna Algra Randy & Kim Algra All Saints Lutheran Church Florence Allen Josephine Allen Russell & Debra Allen Whitney Allen Allen & Sweet Greg & Debra Allison Sandra Alvarez Alvin H. Dick Living Trust Alvin Kroeker Revocable Trust Aly Aly Nancy Aly American Bindery & Mailing, Inc. American Endowment Foundation American Indian Graduate Center American Legion Post 366 American Maplan Corp Americorps Dale & Joleen Anderson Ivan Anderson Sharon Anderson Troy & DeeDee Anderson

Angie Swigart Memorial Scholarship John & Judy Anguiano Cindy Anthony Jack & Barbara Applegate Freddy & Dani Arck Linda Arck Elaine Armstrong Army Emergency Relief Doris Arnold Robert & Margie Arnold Arnold & Edith Regier Trust Arnold Levin Memorial Fund Sarah Arthur Assembly of God Curtis & Teresa Atchley Alisha Atwell-Sipe Suzanne Audino Gerald Avila Joseph Baber Keith Bacon Kent & Brenda Bacon Marcia Bacon James Bailey Robert Baird James & Elaine Baker Linda Baker Paul & Nikki Baker Michael & Coleen Ball Jona Baltzer Mary Baltzer LeVon & Alice Balzer Loren & Jane Balzer Mark & Patricia Bandre Adrian & Gina Bankowski Joyce Barkman Lue Barndollar Jeffrey Barnett Bradley & Rita Bartel Daryl & Darlene Bartel Erwin & Winnie Bartel James & Sharon Bartel James Bartel Janet Bartel Jay & Brenda Bartel Jim & Diane Bartel Jonathan & Elsie Bartel Ken & Anna Bartel Leland & Carol Bartel Monroe & Doris Bartel Paul & Amanda Bartel Sandy Bartel Richard & Karen Bartlett Velma Base Basehor United Methodist Church Bettie Batt Terri Bauer Thomas Bauer Burnetta Bauerle David Bauerle

Debra Bauerle Bay Shore Mennonite Church Jack Beach Brian & Catherine Beachy Caron Bear Philip Beckenhauer Glendon & Debbie Becker Katherine Becker Ken & Joan Becker Marlin & Gayla Becker Suzanne Beers De & Meredith Behnke Matthew & Lindsay Behnke Robert Beitler Chuck Belknap Don Bell Jerry Bell Belleview Community Church Roger Bellows Mary Benedict Robert & Linda Bereman Ella Berg Elton Berg Linda Berg Steven & Sandra Berg Larry Berger Michael Bergman Bernard J. Meysing Revocable Trust Bethany MB Church Bethel MB Church Bethesda MB Church Better Business Bureau Beverly Community Church Bible Baptist Church Bible Fellowship Church Mary Biggs Rose Bina Chris Birdwell Howard Birky Glenna Bishop Jayne Bittner Jonell Blackwood Del Blair Blair Tax Consulting Jennifer Blatchford Twila Bleam Stacie Bleicher Charles & Karla Block Paul & Annette Block Ted & Sandra Bloemhof Jonathan & Diane Blough Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Bruce & Norma Boatman Boeing Gift Matching Program Anita Boese Dennis & Tracy Boldt Eugene Boldt Mary Bontrager Tammy Booe

Samuel & Sara Bookless Reginald & Nancy Boothe William & Helena Born Diane Bostian Rene Boullion William & Carolyn Bowe Dorothy Bowles Frank Bowles Bowles Charitable Remainder Trust Connie Bowman Donna Bowman Mark Boxman Catrice Boyce Cook Bradley & Sandra Boyd Jeffrey & Marcia Boyer Doris Brainard Brand Wagner Scholarship David & Melva Brandt LaVada Brandt Donald & Joyce Braun Doris Braun Jack & Laverna Braun Ronald & Dena Braun Bray Whaler, Inc. Randal & Carolyn Brazil Frank & Anne Brenneman William Brenneman & Judy Vander Henst Gary Brewer Joell Brewer David & Rochelle Bridges Josephine Briles Christopher & Elizabeth Brimager Lori Britt Janis Brockel Blayne & Tonya Brockmueller Blayne Brockmueller Percy & Arlyss Brockmueller Cole & Janie Brokenicky Jeff & Tonya Bronleewe Gary & Ruth Brooks Gerald Brooks David Brown Kaitlyn Brown Lucas Brown Rickey Brown Ronald & Veronica Brown Roy Brown Andrew Brubacher Don & Janette Brubacher Grant & Victoria Brubacher Karl & Marcia Brubaker Paul & Nancy Brucks Paul H. Brucks Insurance Agency, Inc. Colleen Bruner Barbara Bruno Bobby Brunson Brooks Brunson

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Cheney Cardinal Club Cherokee Nation Chickasaw Nation Higher Ed Dept Loretta Childs Ku-Sup & Shin-hee Chin Alan Chinn Chris & Kelsi Chisholm Cheryl Christensen Christian Church Christian Life Church Christian Renewal Church Chuck's Automotive Repair, Inc. Church of the Nazarene Church of the Open Door Abe Claassen Arlin & Helen Claassen Jeanette Claassen Russell & Chandelle Claassen Bob & Carolyn Clark Bret & Ronda Clark Pamela Clark Ruth Clark Susie Clark Robbie Clarke Clarke Corporation James & Dot Classen Marilyn Classen Paul & Judith Classen Loren Cleveland Deloris Cline Dorothy Cline Cloney's Pharmacy Coake Farms Feeders, LLC Ronn Coates Bill & Lillian Cobb Samantha Cody Mitchell Cogburn Steven Cohlmia Robert Coleman College Community MB Church College of Emporia Alumni Association Comanche Nation Shelia Combs Larry & Carolyn Comer Community Bible Church Community Bible Fellowship Community Foundation of Dickinson County Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas Community Thrift Store Don Cone Jessica Conklin Paul Conley Angela Connolly John Connolly ConocoPhillips Matching Gifts Container Services, Inc. Maria Contreras Conway Bank Dana Cookson McKenzie Cookson Lindsay Coombs Jeff Cooper Mike & Kathy Cooper Mikhael Cooper Cooperative Grain & Supply

Angela Corbett Helen Cordova Magdalena Cordova Onofre Cordova Corinthian Lodge No. 307 Corn MB Church Cornerstone Bank Cornerstone Christian Church Cornerstone Community Church Doreen Cornwell Cornwell Memorial Scholarship Adela Cortez Mario Cortez Roland Cote Jill Couch Pauline Couch James & Kelley Coughlin Countryside Bible Church Keith Covert Sheryl Cowan Clara Cox Matthew & Beth Cox Norma Cox James Crawford Clint & Jenelle Crismas Brett & Mary Crist Steven & Amanda Crist Sandra Crnic Robert Croak CSI Bladen Julio & Ana Cuellar D. Driggers, Inc. Kathy Dagestino Calvin & Arlene Dahl Dorothy Dahl Karen Dailey Dan & Donna Dalke Gordon & Doris Dalke John & Delores Dalke John Dalke Michael Dalke Nora Dalke Violet Dalke Warren & Ruby Dalke Yvonne Dalke Dalke Construction Dalke Electric Dallas Center Grimes Community School District Dallas Claims Association, Inc. Dane G. Hansen Foundation Mabel Danenberg Janice Darling Lynn Darling Michael & Kristin Darrah Darrell Driggers Business Acct Bill & Jeanette Daugherty Julie Dautel Kenneth & Dorothy Davidson Diane Davis Kathleen Davis Mary Davis Rick Davis Vera Davis Claude & Vonnie Dawes Nathan Day DeBoer Family Foundation Daniel & Joy Dechant

Alan & Nema Decker Jeanette Decker Loretta Decker Richard & Kari Decker Tony & Stephanie Decker Vohn Decker Duane & Linda Deckert Lori DeLester Dell YourCause, LLC James Dellinger Susan Delong Esther Delp Dennis & Thelma Mendel Family Trust Gerie De Pater & Ruth De Pater-Pichotta CaroLee Derksen Deidre Derksen DeWayne & Margaret Derksen Larry & Dixie Derksen Marvin Detwiler Patricia Detwiler David & Arva Deutschendorf Patty DeWitt Aaron & Katie Dick Alvin & Bernice Dick Annette Dick Christopher Dick & Christine Crouse-Dick John & Carol Dick John & Michelle Dick Lena Dick LeRoy & Judy Dick Loren & Cathy Dick Mark & Karen Dick Robert & Verla Dick Steven & Ruth Dick Willard & Margaret Dick Wilma Dick Lynette Dickenson Nancy Dickenson Joel & Hannah Dillon Dwight & Carol Dirks Marilyn Disalvatore James Dittmer Carol Ditzler Sylvia Dixon Kelly & Kristen Doerksen Doris Donner Jette Dorr Rob Dort Tom & Janis Doty Doucett & Silfies CPA's, Inc. Daniel Douglass Douglass Public Schools Jack Dowell Dwight Downs Jamie Downs Dr. Robert J. Arnold, O.D. Jody Drastata Brenda Drees Darrell & Charlene Driggers Eric & Tami Driggers Bernice Dueck Jane Duell Nathan Duell Deanne Duerksen Ron & Francine Duerksen Sharon Duerksen

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John Greathouse Shelby Green Green Valley Living Trust Pauline Greenhaw Steve & Lou Greenhaw Griffin Family Endowed Fund Bradley & Rachel Griffith Josephine Griswold Griswold Family Trust Faylene Groenenberg Elsie Groening Irma Groening Jerry & Sherylene Groening Loren & Lois Groening Kathileen Grose Celia Gross Dave & Paulette Gross Ida Gross Jeral & Andrea Gross Leroy Gross Mark & Stacy Gross MaryAnn Gross Ed Grothe Emmit Grove Susan Grover John & Becky Groves Leora Grunau Chelsey Guffy Gullo Companies Athella Gunter Jonathan Gutierrez Amber Haack Mindy Haase Pearl & Velma Hadley Dorothy Hagen Ethel Hagen George Hagen John & Marlene Hagen Leon & Kay Hagen Lewis & Lavada Hagen Luke & Joanne Haidle Haiti Lifeline Ministries Suzan Haizlip David & Rose Hall Richard Hall Peggy Hambrick Derek Hamm Duane & Shirley Hamm Randy & Janelle Hamm Rodney & Brenda Hamm Rodney Hamm J.A. Hammersmith Katrina Hancock Keith Hanneman Linda Hansen Glen & Peggy Harden Jesse & L. Mae Harder Keith & Judith Harder Scott & Stephanie Harder Lyndel Hardesty Sharon Hardesty Thomas & Debbie Hardy Dorothy Harmon Dale & Loretta Harms Irvin Harms Jeffrey & Elizabeth Harms Lillian Harms Richard Harms

Wanda Harms Wilmer Harms Brian & Cecilia Harris Christopher & Melodie Harris Julie Harris Louis & Juanita Harrison Harvey MB Church Donald & Phyllis Hasty Wendell Haubein Robert & Erica Haude Ryan Haug David & Rose Haury Jill Hauser Charles Hawkins Damon & Rebecca Hawkins Joy Hawkins Hays Foursquare Church Helen Hayzlett Mike Hazelip Heartland Trust Company Charles Heerey Jon & Sonya Hefley Marion Heim Bill & Janet Hein Caroline Hein Jeffrey & L. Anne Hein Julie Hein Tim Hein Dennis & Ruth Heinrichs Douglas & Sarah Heinrichs Kathryn Heinrichs Brian & Denise Heizelman Kerri Hemmett Henderson Community Foundation Henderson MB Church Jon & Denise Hendrickson Ryan & Jennifer Henriksen Jason & Amber Henrikson Mary Henry Clayton Herbel Kathleen Herbel John Herrington Jeffrey Hertel Jeffrey & Christine Hesse Hesston MB Church Janet Hester Clifford Hett Gary & Joella Hett Mary Hett Bruce & Janell Heyen Jamie Hickerson Traci Hickman William Hickman Allen & Lois Hiebert Allen & Judy Hiebert Connie Hiebert Dean & Eileen Hiebert Esther Hiebert Ferne Hiebert Fredrik & Katherine Hiebert James Hiebert Nadine Hiebert Nathan Hiebert Ronald & Marilyn Hiebert Viola Hiebert Wayne & Cynthia Hiebert Georgia Higgins

Hiland Grove Trust II Britt & Pamela Hill Sara Hill Michelle Hilliard Hillsboro Community Hospital Auxillary Hillsboro Dental Care Hillsboro Hardware, Inc. Hillsboro Lions Club Hillsboro MB Church Hillsboro State Bank Hillsboro USD 410 Hillside Community Church Olga Hnizdil Jack & Nyla Hobbs Dale Hochstetler Timothy & Mary Hodge Jeffrey Hodges Ben & Agnes Hofer Delcie Hofer Donald & Debra Hofer Joel & Judith Hofer Korey Hofer Marjorie Hofer Robert & Karol Hofer Roger & Joyce Hofer Roman & Rebecca Hofer Eric Hofer Holdeman Hofer-Loewen Family Charity Hofer-Loewen Farm Linda Hoffman Jeff Hohnbaum Jessica Holler Brian & Jodi Holloway Dean Holloway Edward & Myra Holmes Kristin Holmskog Lori Holt Marva Homrighausen David & Sharon Hooge Neil Hoogenboom Wilma Hoover Norman & Julie Hope Hope Christian School Hope Community/Education Endowment Hope USD 481 Lawrence & Nancy Hopkinson Deena Horst Hospira, Inc. Julie Houston Reagan Houston Freddie Howard Howell Country Feeders, LLC Bill & Bernice Hudspeth Frank & ReNita Huebert M.M. Huff Monroe Hughbanks Jonathan Hullman Kim & Helen Hullman Karol Hunt Sondra Hurford Florence Hurlbutt L.E. Hurlbutt Shari Hurlbutt Retha Hurst Jennifer Hussey Mark & Jacqueline Hutcherson Matthew Hutcheson

R o l l Hutchinson Community Foundation Hutchinson Music Club Chad Hutchison Deann Huxman Melvin & Wanetta Huxman Rodney & Kay Huxman Vaughn Ingram Helen Iniguez International Scholarship Irish Fnd for Educ Excellence Maria Irucuta Teresa Irucuta Roberto Irucuta Arreola & Catalina Irucuta Catherine Irwin Alvin & Roberta Isaac Donald & Constance Isaac Menno & Alice Isaac Russell & Kathy Isaac Albert Isaak Evelyn Iverson J. & H. Farm Equipment J. & M. Gaede Living Trust Darla Jackson Joel & Beverly Jackson Brenda Jacobs Robert Jantz Franklin & Alice Jantzen Amy Janzen Brian & Jerrilyn Janzen Daniel & Susan Janzen Darrell & Barbara Janzen David & Shannon Janzen David & Karen Janzen Dwayne Janzen Eugene & Lillian Janzen Jerry & Loretta Janzen Jesse & Ashley Janzen Jimmy & Staci Janzen Marilyn Janzen Marlin & Lu Janzen Neil Janzen Ralph & Charlene Janzen Randy & Sharon Janzen Roger & Edna Janzen Stephen Janzen Vernon & Genevieve Janzen Grace Jaworsky Durella Jenkins Jennie G. & Pearl Abell Educational Trust Jenzabar, Inc. Marlin & Elizabeth Jeschke Santanna Jessee Shawnee Jessee Kirk & Jocelyn Jessop Jacalyn Jimenez Jim's Foodliner Joe Gutierrez Insurance Agency, Inc. Susan Johansen John or Barbara Hambrick Rach Account Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab Angie Johnson Carey & Jean Johnson Frank & Terri Johnson

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Janet Johnson Judy Johnson Kenneth & Rita Johnson Michael & Karen Johnson Patricia Johnson Sandra Johnson Tim Johnson Troy & Joy Johnson Steven & Sophia Johnston Darrell & Aberta Jones Deborah Jorns Alice Jost Bruce & Kimberlee Jost Clyde & Sharon Jost Dale & Shirley Jost Dean & Loretta Jost Garry & Gloria Jost Gerald & Joan Jost Karl & Marilyn Jost Leroy & Janice Jost Luella Jost Mark & Jane Jost Rosella Jost Steve & Sherry Jost Travis Jost Victor & Myrna Jost Walton & Myrna Jost Journey Mennonite Church Lindsay Judd Shirley Judge Bradley & Malinda Just Hilda Just Mark & Marilyn Just Kallsnick & Careswell, D.D.S., P.C. Kansas 4-H Foundation Kansas All Star Scholars Fund, Inc. Kansas Association of Student Kansas BackFlow Service Kansas Hospital Education & Research Foundation Kansas Independent College Fund David & Elaine Karber David & Mary Karber Ramona Karber Bonita Kaufman Tom & Sherry Kaufman Daniel Keegan Forest Keeling Phyllis Kellerman Janice Kelley Ryan & Kylie Kelley James Kelly Roy Kelly Troy & Jonette Kemling Justin & Kimberly Kenas Randy & Cynthia Kennedy Ernestine Kennelley James Kerschen Kim Olson Business Account Kincaid Coach Lines David & Laurel King Makenzie King Delmar & Phyllis Kinser Duane & Vonda Kinser Sherry Kippes Kelly & Renee Kirby

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Kenneth & Renea Kirby Mark Kisner Jeremy Kittle Kiwanis Club of Bartlesville Arlene & Arnold Klaassen David & Ruth Klaassen Dwight & Sharon Klaassen Gary & JoAnn Klaassen Harold & Esther Klaassen Janell Klaassen Joel & Nancy Klaassen Michael Klaassen Nick & Neva Klaassen Paul & Lisa Klaassen Ronald & Faith Klaassen Arthur & Beverly Klassen Eldo & Janice Klassen Elizabeth Klassen Erol & Carolyn Klassen Lucille Klassen Paul & Gladys Klassen Victor Klassen Michael & Carolyn Kleiber Ethel Kleinsasser Harold Kleinsasser Joseph & Michelle Kleinsasser Leland & Sharon Kleinsasser Norma Klemm Bill & Susan Kliewer Elinor Kliewer Glen & Susan Kliewer Jerry & Crystal Kliewer Jerry & Kim Kliewer Kim Kliewer Lawrence & Gail Kliewer Lowell & Alvina Kliewer Myrna Kliewer Ray Kliewer Roy Kliewer Vivian Kliewer Wayne & Miriam Kliewer KLM Farms Donald Kluver Diane Knight Koerner Heights MB Church Patty Kolarik Dale & Mona Koop Irma Koop Murray & Coleen Koop Frank & Ruth Kopp Bryce & Ann Kopper Dean & Barbara Kornelsen Kenneth Kornelsen Diana Koslowsky John & Susan Koslowsky Kenneth & Carla Koslowsky Leona Koslowsky Melvin & Donna Koslowsky Tom Koslowsky Scott Krebs Ardelle Kredit Richard & Peggi Kriegbaum Edgar Krieger Eunice Krieger Norbert & Sylvia Krieger Brian Krigbaum Joseph Krisik Alvin Kroeker

Carolyn Kroeker David & Kim Kroeker Deborah Kroeker Doris Kroeker Elmer & Connie Kroeker Jay & Marilyn Kroeker Jeff & Lisa Kroeker John & Michelle Kroeker Lorraine Kroeker Margaret Kroeker Marvin & Lily Kroeker Paul & Cara Kroeker Wallace & Marlene Kroeker Wesley & Elaine Kroeker Kroeker Grain & Lumber KSCPA KSHSAA Kermit Kuhns Joe & Shonna Kukula Kurt Bowman Memorial Scholarship Mark Kurtz Dennis & Francy Kusch Ken Kuykendall Richard & Joyce Kyle Luciano & Bess L'Abate Brian & Stephanie Lachman Joshua & Megan Lady Michelle Laiter Lakeview Village Foundation Marilyn Landers Audry Lane Dean & Joyce Langhofer Terry Lannon Matthew & Elizabeth Lansdowne Carolyn Lapota Robert Lapp Henry Larsen Deborah LaStrap David & Linda Lauer Lon Laufman Warren Laughlin Arthur & Judy Lautt Robert & Marlene Lautt Russell & Nancy Laverty Diane Lawrenz Nathan Lawson Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation Dennis LeFevre Legacy Regional Community Foundation Robin & Susan Lehrman Timothy & Trisha Leibold Roy Leighton Derek Leiker Roland & Elsie Lekey Randy & Debbie Lepp Kent & Daveda Leppke Larry & Alice Leppke Maria Leslie William Letvinchuck Alfred Lewis Donnita Lewis Gary & Carol Lewis Karen Lewis Kimberly Lewis Paul & Paula Lewis

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Niki Lewis-Wyatt Lexington Community Foundation Myron & Ruth Liebelt Brian & Lindsay Lightner Don Lightsey Lincoln Community Foundation Maryellen Lind Karly Lindroth-Yates Lions Club Activity Fund Lippard Auctioneers, Inc. Lockhart Land & Cattle Albert & Martha Loewen Alyce Loewen Anna Loewen Charles & Mary Loewen David & Joanne Loewen Harold & Darla Loewen Jeremy & Dionne Loewen Jonathan & Diane Loewen Nathan & Rosette Loewen Robert & Darlene Loewen Robert & Rita Loewen Rose Loewen Ryan & Rachel Loewen Wallace & Esther Loewen Wesley & Lou Loewen William & Joyce Loewen Norman & Betty Lofland Marcus Loganbill Marguerite Lohrenz Otto & Elma Lohrenz Roger & Toni Lohrmeyer Steven & Beverly Long Betty Loper Erica Lopez Luis & Eva Lopez Don & Gail Loveless James Loyd Jill Ludlow Alan Lumpkins Myrtle Lundin Lustre MB Church Margaret Lusty Janet Lyons Larry Mabra Jim & Ruth Macy Kimberly Madsen Patrick & Sara Magee Magnolia Independent School District Magnolia Summer Bash Allen Magnuson David Mann Tracey & Audrey Mann Jannalynn Manning Rod & Jane Maphet Margaret L. Hein Trust Marion County Firefighters Marlys A. Lane Revocable Trust Mason Marquette David & Lillian Martens Elmer & Phyllis Martens James & Virginia Martens Joel Martens Larry & Kathleen Martens Michael & Ann Martens Paul & Lori Martens

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Trent & Sheri Martens Viola Martens Wilfred & Erma Martens Loyal & Rosella Martin Pauline Martin Wilma Martin Martin Calkin Trust Charles Mason William Mason Sarah Massey Matthew Schneider Sole Prop Ronald Matz Alfonzo & Sheila Maxwell Bob Maxwell Teresa Maxwell Ruth Mayer Dolores Mayfield Alois Mazur Linda McAdam Helena McAfee McAlester Schools Timothy McBratney John & Karen McCabe-Juhnke McCak Whitesell's Lawn Service Ellen McCall Jean McCool Sheila McCullough McFadden Charitable Trust LaVonne McGee Linda McGhee Margaret McGinn F.B. McGregor Leann McIntosh Larry & Cheryl McJunkin Bonnie McKinzie Susan McKinzie Krista McKnight Larry McLain Pat & Jane McLaughlin Christopher McMahon & Debra Faszer-McMahon Phil & Beverley McMillan T.L. McNett Becky McNiel Scott & Colleen McPeck McPherson County Community Foundation Randy McQueen Martha McReynolds Matt Means Maxie Means M.J. Means Melinda Meckenstock Lynne Meek Robert Meidinger Kelly Meier Memorial Road MB Church Kent & Teresa Mendel Lynn Mendel Luiz Mendoza Mennonite Brethren Foundation Mennonite Foundation Forney Merritt Mike & Christina Metcalf Metcalf Excavation, Inc. Lawrence & Joyce Metelski Amber Metzger MHS Alumni Scholarship Fund

Dana Michael Mid-Kansas Coop Association Mary Miles Douglas Miller & Holly Swartzendruber Jim & Bonnie Miller Roland & Ruth Miller Stacey Miller Eva Millikan Angela Millner Evelyn Mills Dirk & Christine Millsop Millwood Golf & Racquet Club Miscellaneous Mitchell K. Haney & Associates Cathie Money William Money Brenda Monroe Jane Moon Arleene Moore Barbara Moore James & Donna Moore Michael & Joanne Moore Donicia Moreno Crystal Morgan Steve Morgan Morgan Stanley Denise Morganthaler Delores Mork Kenda Morrison Moundridge Evangelical Free Church Dan & June Mount Charlie & Gwen Moyer Mt. Zion Community Church Ronald & Kaylene Mueller Jeanette Mulhause John & Cheri Mullen Genevieve Muller John Murphy Kevin Murray Stuart Murray Muscogee Creek Nation My Company, Inc. Gary & Dianne Myers Glenn & Susan Myers Grant & Cari Myers Mike & Rachel Myers NABI Foundation Elizabeth Nachtigall Harold & Eunice Nachtigall Loyd Nail National Association of Letter Carriers BR 458 National FFA Foundation Nebraska Mennonite Mission Neighborhood MB Church Connie Nelson Donald Nelson Gary Nelson Matthew Nelson Jeffrey Nemit Network For Good Brenda Neufeld Byron & Lucille Neufeld Douglas & Pamela Neufeld Douglas & Christina Neufeld Gaylen & Loretta Neufeld James & Gail Neufeld

L.D. Neufeld Leon & Karen Neufeld Mary Neufeld Nancy Neufeld Orville & Ida Neufeld Phillip & Joyce Neufeld Roger & Carolyn Neufeld Neufeld Family Trust Neufeld Tax Service, LLC New Hopedale Mennonite Church New Life Church New Life Church of Osawatomie David Newlin Bryce Newman Jerry Ney Kent Nichols Floyd & Jo Nickel Phyllis Nickel Richard & Nancy Nickel Ted & Rosalie Nickel Merle Nickell Darrel Nickels Linda Nicks John Nielsen Randy & Amy Nightengale Linda Nightingale Daryl & Judy Nikkel Jeff & Lianne Nikkel Larry & Elaine Nikkel Malinda Nikkel Morton & Doris Nikkel Rose Nikkel Wilbur & Barbara Nikkel NIMA Corporation Ann Nispel Marie Nispel Marilyn Nispel Thomas Noone Barbara Nordling Larry & Jeannie Nordstedt Norel Farms Bakery North Oak Community Church Northside Baptist Church Rebecca Nowak Betty Nulik Terry & Cathy Oberg Aaron O'Donnell Marion Ogden Oklahoma Gas & Electric Foundation Oklahoma Texas Panhandle Chapter Esther Ollenburger Jaryl & Janice Ollenburger LaVina Ollenburger Ronald & Karen Ollenburger Jeremy & Nicole Olsen Joyce Olsen Ralph Olsen Jeff & Rebecca Olson Scott & Kimberly Olson Renee O'Neill William O'Neill ONEOK Foundation Samuel & Amy Ongstad Pablo Orengo Gioacchino Orologio

R o l l Melinda Orr Eldon & Margene Ortman Glenys Ortman Scott & Sheila Osborne Ralph Ostmeyer Our Lady of Grace Church Marjorie Owen Gregg & Carol Owens Joseph Page Lawrence & Susan Paine Palmer Lumber & Hardware, Inc. Ronald Panizzi Allen Pankratz Harold & Esther Pankratz Laura Pankratz Lee & Kelley Pankratz LillyAnn Pankratz Phyllis Pankratz Robert & Kelly Pankratz Roger & Donna Pankratz Helen Panttaja Lori Parish Susan Parker-Hoffland Parkview MB Church Marites Pascasio Pathway Church James & Lorene Pauls Mark & Miriam Pauls Melvin Pauls Vernon & Bertha Pauls Candace Paulson Thomas Paulson James & Laura Paulus Mark & Laura Pearce Pearl M. & Julia J. Harmon Foundation Scott & Terri Pease Rodger Peck Silas & Micah Pederson Rita Peitz Bradley & Deborah Penn Ann Penner Clarence Penner Craig & Sylvia Penner Dennis & Marilyn Penner Donald & Carolyn Penner Herbert & Verna Penner Herbert Penner Ivan & Karen Penner Jacob Penner Jay Penner Kathryn Penner Lawrence & Karen Penner Lee & Leanna Penner Marcus Penner Reno & Edith Penner Richard & Eldora Penner Richard Penner Roger & Rebecca Penner Willy & Geraldine Penner Penner Cattle, Inc. Penner Manufacturing, Inc. Chad & Christy Pennick Sharon Pennick Penwell Gabel Funeral Home & Crematory Daisy Perez Victoria Perrett

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Pete Henry Foundation Alan & Imogene Peters David & Sara Peters Marvin Peters Sarah Peters David & Vonnie Peterson Maureen Peterson Betty Phillips Debra Phillips Pioneer College Caterers, Inc. Esther Plenert David & Elvira Plett Jerry & Rowena Plett Lyndon & Brenda Plett Philip & Sharon Plett John Popp Luella Popp Kimberly Potter Poudre Valley REA, Inc. Robert Powell Pratt Friends Church Robert & Rhonda Prieb Brian Priest Jon & Juana Pritchard Jim Pritchett Proctor Farms Linda Proehl Prudent Tours Suzanne Puccio Puppies Extraordinaire, LLC Alden & LaVerna Quiring Craig & Christine Quiring Dorothea Quiring Jason & Nicole Quiring John & Helen Quiring Lavern & Mariann Quiring Lonnie & Lisa Quiring Marvin Quiring Richard & Tillie Quiring Anita Rabelo Rachel McCormick Scholarship Fund Jordan Ragsdale & Sydney Coughlin Ruth Ramey Cathy Ramirez Santos Ramirez Ramona D. Karber Rev. Trust Karrie Rathbone Lynn Rathjen Aleen Ratzlaff Barney & Saloma Ratzlaff Craig & Tammy Ratzlaff Damian & Amy Ratzlaff Dan Ratzlaff Don & Marilyn Ratzlaff Donald & Shirley Ratzlaff Kermit & Ruth Ratzlaff Lowell Ratzlaff Marvin & Marilyn Ratzlaff Ronald Ratzlaff Sherwin & Carol Ratzlaff Stuart & Beth Ratzlaff Ratzlaff Orthodontics Alvina Raugust Barry & Diana Raugust Monroe Raugust Raymond James Charitable Endowment

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RCF Leasing, LLC Real Estate Center, Inc. Aaron Ream Taylor Redding Casey & Hollie Reece Don & Linda Reed Mark & Abby Reed Maurice Reed Shawn & Miranda Reed Reedley MB Church Michael Reeh Reflection Travel Agency, Inc. Wayne & Colleen Regehr Regehr Farm Account Arlen & Clara Regier Betty Regier Charles & Carol Regier Dale & Teresa Regier Debbie Regier Jack & Evelyn Regier James & Maryetta Regier Leland & Jane Regier Leo & Ann Regier Leon & Marilyn Regier Paul & Carol Regier Peggy Regier Ronald & Cora Regier Sarah Regier Laverna Reid Tracy Reid Kristin Reid Parrino Tom Reilly Deloris Reimche Arnold & Helen Reimer Dan & Gloria Reimer Delmer & Geraldine Reimer Dianne Reimer George & Lois Reimer Janice Reimer John & Judith Reimer Lyle & Kathleen Reimer Marvin & Fern Reimer Roland & Lois Reimer Timothy & Anita Reimer Troy & Emily Reimer Wilbur Reimer Jennifer Reinbrecht Jeffrey & Lanice Reiswig Michael Reith Darren & Sherry Rempel John & Phyllis Rempel Leslie & Janie Rempel Marvin & Grace Rempel Michael & Jamie Rempel Nick & Marlene Rempel Ronald & Diane Rempel Vic & Marla Rempel Dianne Renfro Rent A Tool Jerry Renzelman Loren & Peggy Reusser Larry & Billie Reutter Virgil Rexwinkle Amy Rice Rice County Farm Bureau Association Janet Richard Lonn & Beverly Richards

Leroy Richardson Herbert & LaVerne Richert Joel & Ruth Richert Sheryl Richert Rickerson Oil, LLC Riedel Precision Landscaping Roland Rienstra Candace Rima Marvin Rink Vivian Rink River Hills Seed, Inc. RMM Group Limited Robert E. Downs, O.D. Robert G. Franz Living Trust Carolyn Roberts Richard Roberts Sarah Roberts Alistair & Sevia Robertson Rodney’s Pizza, LLC Cedric Rodriguez Victor & Meghann Rogers Timothy & Beth Rohrig Joyce Rongey Nancy Rose Lori Ross Lavada Rothe Glenn & Susan Rowan Laura Rowley Roy & Donna Brown Charitable Giving Fund Roy L. Moore & Aleata M. Moore Scholarship Fund Dorothy Rucker John Ruder Cora Ruhl Dustin & Sheila Rupke Bob & Esther Rupp Angela Russell Rachael Russell Paul & Brenda Rust Marian Saar Sadle Cattle Co. David Saenz Don & Shirley Sager Salem MB Church Salem Mennonite Church Saline County 4-H Development Fund Barbara Sammons Barry Sammons Samson Ronald Samuelson Raul Sanchez Martinez Cynthia Sanders James Sandquist Michelle Sarratt Sarver Charitable Trust Myra Sater David & Tamera Sauer Leroy Sauer Ronald & Elaine Saunders Gerald & Wilma Sawatzky Alan Schale Estil & Irene Schale Kitty Schamber Kathy Scheer Marvin & Andrea Schellenberg Loree Schlichting Schlichting Family Trust

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David & Judith Schmatjen Alice Schmidt Alma Schmidt Elmer & Moira Schmidt Elmer & Darlene Schmidt Esther Schmidt Garvie & Diane Schmidt Jay & Carolyn Schmidt J.J. Schmidt Judy Schmidt Leland & Joanne Schmidt Randolph & Meribeth Schmidt Robert & Mary Schmidt Vernon & Ruby Schmidt Lisa Schmitt Lynn & Gloria Schneider Scholarship America Ruth Schrock Arlyss & Letha Schroeder Dale & Phyllis Schroeder David & Nevonna Schroeder David Schroeder Dennis & Lavina Schroeder Donald & Janice Schroeder Edsel Schroeder Eldon Schroeder Gary & Karen Schroeder Harold & Phyllis Schroeder Herbert & Pauline Schroeder Irvin & Esther Schroeder Mark & Michelle Schroeder Matt & Sharon Schroeder Michael & Shara Schroeder Nathan & Bonnie Schroeder Richard Schroeder Steven & Penni Schroeder Vincent & Vickie Schroeder Gary & Lucinda Schultz Paul & Audrey Schultz Casey Schumacher Ronald Schumann Lora Schutz Eric Schwab Janie Schwartz Richard & Marge Schwartz Scrougham Construction Marie Seastrom Security First Bank Lawrence Seeger Clinton & Evelyn Seibel Ervin & Marilyn Seibel Gil & Ruth Seibel Harlan & Marlene Seibel Robert & Betty Seibel Ronald & Katherine Seibel Ted & Valerie Seibel Tim & Ruth Seibel Nina Seibert Stephen Seirer Del Seitz & Mary Friesen Seitz Christopher Shade Shady Brook Farm Donald Shaffer Shawnee Bible Church Lucille Shearer Cindy Sheern Karla Shepherd Beverly Sherman

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Andy & Kerry Shewey Dale & Shawna Shewey Marcia Shewey Stanley & Rebecca Shewey Bradley & Cassandra Shields Rose Shilling Kay Shipman Keith & Victoria Short Myron & Kathleen Showers Karen Shultz Sidney Kiwanis Club Leona Siebert Brian Siemens & Katherine Sovik-Siemens Harry & Nancy Siemens Joseph & Heather Silhan Silver Lake Community Scholar Silver Lake Public School Silver Shears Darryl & Kathy Simmons Greg Simmons Teena Simon Roger & Stephanie Sinclair Thomas Sinclair Sinclair's Jack & Ronda Sisk Sleeping Lady Mountain Lions Steve & Lindsay Small SMART Scholarship Funding Corp.

Steven Smiley William Smiley Melinda Smith Rita Smith R.J. Smith Larry & Jeanne Sneed Jennifer Snyder Siegfried & Lois Snyder Soaring Eagle Designs Elisa Soliz Juan Soliz Joel & Lori Soo Hoo Patsy Sooby Debby Sousa Alan Southards Southern District Conference of MB Churches SouthGate Church Beverly Spade Mark Spangler George Sparks Brent & Sherie Spencer Larry Spicer Lonnie Sprague Jeremy Spreitzer Shirley Springman Sidney & Carol Sprunger St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral St. John Baptist Church Christopher & Paulina Stagg Larry Standiford Roger Standiford Madeline Staner Gene & Elaine Stangohr Starlite Lanes, Inc. State Farm Co. Foundation Shelly Steadman Eldon & Grace Steele Vernon Steele

Diane Steiner Justin & Alyson Steiner Shawn Sterling Renee Stevens Verdela Stevenson Ella Steward Patricia Stewart Kenneth & Vicki Stobbe Ronald & Shawna Stocks Beverly Stockton June Stoesz Carolyn Stone Stony Brook Farm Dorcas Storer Todd & Ginger Storer Bob & Paula Strasser Curtis & Rachel Strauss Michael Strecker Michael Stremel Rachel Strobridge Russell Strobridge & Juliana Duerr Keith & Phyllis Stuckey LaDeen Stucky Lori Stucky Norman & Beth Stucky Timothy & Darla Stucky Daniel & Jodie Stutzman Keith & Rochelle Stutzman Kenneth & Bettina Stutzman Allen & Norine Suderman Don Suderman Dwight & Danielle Suderman Elda Suderman Emery & Inez Suderman Gregory & Beth Suderman Harriet Suderman June Suderman Kevin & Nicole Suderman Lyle & Julie Suderman Paul Suderman Robert & Alice Suderman Rodney & Shirley Suderman Rosella Suderman Shannon Suderman Tamara Suffield Kolene Sugars Jody Suiter Irene Sullivan Timothy & Donna Sullivan LeeAnn Sunberg Sunderland Foundation Sunflower Bank Supreme Floor Co. Joann Sutherland Inge Sutton Ernest & Carol Sweat Elizabeth Sweet Jeffrey Sweet Jill Sypnicki Joseph Sypnicki Tabor College Student Fees Tabor College Student Senate Tabor Foundation Tabor Mennonite Church Tabor Women's Fellowship Marva Tanner Peggy Tanner

Judith Tartaglia Julia Tashima H.R. Taylor John & Diana Taylor Loraine Taylor Ryan Taylor Team Electric Supply, Inc. Team Marketing Alliance Angela Termotto John Ternes Tamyra Thaxton The Greenhouse Community The Hein Family Trust The High Street Company The Learning House, Inc. The Malinda Nikkel Rev. Trust The Mane Studio The Micah Project The Navajo Nation The Oasis Ranch & Retreat Center The Scholarship Foundation Jerry & Audrey Thiesen Brett & Tamara Thiessen Erma Thiessen Harold Thiessen James & Joyce Thiessen Leon & Jolene Thiessen Linden & Dorene Thiessen Lonnie & Barbara Thiessen Virgil & Nelda Thiessen Wilmer & Hildegard Thiessen Thiessen Enterprises Craig & Rhonda Thomas James & Betty Thomas Jon Thomas Leanne Thomas Lorraine Thomas Norma Thomas Douglas Thompson Ronald Thompson Edwin Thomson Ian & Melissa Thomson Dennis & Tammy Thrash Louis Thrash TIAA CREF Employee Giving Campaign Stanley Tidwell Pamela Tilson Cari Tippin Richard & Norma Tippin Tobacco Scholarship Administrator Daniel Todd Lewellyn & Alosia Todd Ellis Toews Doug & Brenda Tofteland Nathan & Angela Tofteland Gail Tombleson Sandra Torosian Beth Touchstone Trailhead Church Joleen Traudt Judy Traudt Meghan Traudt Scott Traudt Danny & Dawn Trent Jack & Janet Trompert Zachary Trostel

R o l l Aaron & Melissa Troxell Wesley & Lois Tschetter William Tschudy Tricia Tseng Norman & Carolyn Tucker Nicole Tunks Cliff Turnbull Donald & Geneva Turnquist Twin Rivers Life Church, Inc. Jeff Ulrich Jurine Unrau Paul Unrau Wilbur & Vernelle Unrau Darrell & Judy Unruh Dayle Unruh Derrick & Jenna Unruh John & Eileen Unruh Kaylene Unruh Lewis & Carrie Unruh Richard & Carol Unruh Suzanne Unruh Timothy & Alissa Unruh Gail Unruh Revel UPS Foundation USD 113 Foundation USD 254 USD 397 USMB Churches USMB Conference USTA Foundation, Inc. USTA Pacific Northwest Section, Inc. Susan Utterback Della Vallem Valleyview Bible Church Janet van Houten Lee Van Nostrand Rachel Vanamburg Douglas & Lara Vanderhoof Gary Vanderwerf Barbara Vaught Adelina Vela Mary Ver Steeg Raul Vera Susanne Vereline Joyce Vestering Myron & LaVon Vetter VFW Post 704 Viking Pipe & Supply, LLC Stephen Vincent Kelyn & Marissa Vix Kenton & Violet Vix Lyndon & Annette Vix Wesley & Mavis Vix Bradley & Beverly Vogel Nathan & Mallea Vogel Gary & Delight Vogt Hannah Vogt Hilda Vogt John Vogt Mildred Vogt Carolyn Vogt Winter Alan & Jennifer Vogts Edward & Kathryn Vogts Vogts-Parga Construction, LLC Harold Voshage Arlo & Anna Voth LouAnn Voth Matthew Voth

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John Wilkey Brian & Sharolyn Wilkin Charles Wilkinson Chelsea Willems LuAlan & Judie Willems Ronald & Jenny Willems William S. Harvey Revocable Trust Chris & Chanda Williams Noman & Elizabeth Williams Williams Companies, Inc. Cathy Willis Christopher & Aimee Wilson Dan & Julie Wilson James Wilson Rhea Wilson Randy Windhorst James & Carol Wink Harold & Margaret Winsinger David & Joanne Winter Erin Winter Rachel Winter Rolland & Jewel Winter Sean Winter Winter Investments, LLC Leroy Winters Carolyn Woerz Steven & Linda Wohlgemuth James & Amber Wolf Marilyn Wolfe Walter & Sherryl Wolff Roger & Diane Wollman Glen & Cynthia Wood Jonathan & Allison Woods World Impact, Inc. Wray Roofing, Inc. Jeff & Debbie Wright Stacey Wright Joseph & Whitney Wuest Phillip Wyssenbach XTO Energy Brandolin Yahya Tami Yantis Michael & Bridget Yoder Shawn Young Lloyd & Judith Yutzy Robin Zauche Karen Zehr Amy Zeigler Ray & Carolyn Zeisset Gregory & Tamara Zielke Zoar MB Church Loren & Diana Zuercher Mary Zuschlag Loraine Zweimiller Timothy Zwink

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More Online Graduate Degrees Online education is key for busy, working adults wanting to go back to school. That is why Tabor College in Wichita &

Online has expanded within the past 24 months. We now offer more online classes for students than ever before. Check out our online degrees:

Associate degrees: Urban Ministry Business Administration

Bachelor’s Degrees: Business Administration Business – Accounting Business – Entrepreneurship Business – Health Care Business – Human Resources Business – Operations Management Business – Professional Sales Nursing, RN-BSN Christian Ministries

Master’s Degrees: MBA – Leadership MBA – Sales Management Entrepreneurial Ministry Leadership

Sales Courses offered for Business Professionals Tabor College in Wichita & Online has added sales courses as an option for three degrees: master of business administration, bachelor of science in business administration and associate of science in business.

Brett Andrews, executive vice president of Tabor College in Wichita & Online, recognizes a demand for these types of classes.

“We have heard from the business community that there is a need for college courses in ethical and effective sales skills in entry level, experienced and leadership sales positions,” Andrews said.

The unique emphases, within each degree, are to accommodate students’ needs.

“Our MBA degree will now include a choice of a specialization in sales management,” Andrews added. “Our bachelor of science degree in business administration will

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now include a choice of a specialization in professional sales. Our associate of science degree in business will now include the option of elective courses in professional sales.”

There are also options for those not looking for a degree, rather, to improve their sales skills.

“As a service to the business community, we are also happy to have sales professionals join us for individual courses,” Andrews emphasized.

Courses are being offered in three formats and will be conducted at the Wichita campus one evening per week with one course at a time. Online courses will be broadcast via the Internet on a new Zoom technology that permits interactive two-way access from nearly all computers with Internet access.

Individuals seeking more information can call (316) 729-6333 or visit us online at tabor.edu/adult.

Leonard Sweet is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tabor Tabor has formed a new partnership with bestselling author and American cultural scholar Leonard Sweet to enhance the graduate theological education program.

Sweet, as a distinguished visiting professor, will work as an active partner in the marketing and educational processes of the master of arts in entrepreneurial ministry leadership degree program.

“Dr. Leonard Sweet and Tabor are both committed to providing high-quality, educational experiences to their respective constituencies,” said Jules Glanzer, president of Tabor. “We both have different yet complementary missions. We are well-suited to establish a partnership for mutual benefit.”

Sweet said: “I am honored by the invitation of President Glanzer, whom I believe to be one of the most strategic and savvy presidents in the world of higher education today—a world which I believe is poised right where the church was on the eve of the Reformation. I look forward to navigating these uncharted waters with him.”

Sweet is a preacher and author, who has written more than 200 articles, published over 1,300 sermons and written more than 50 books. He shares the gospel with a signature, bridging of the worlds of faith, academia and popular culture.

“In my lifetime, the world has changed from a Gutenberg culture to a Google culture, or what I call a TGIF (Twitter, Google, Instagram, Facebook) culture,” Sweet added. “I hope to join other Tabor faculty in helping our students learn the semiotics of this global Google world we are in, critiquing the perils, problems and promises of TGIF culture and pioneering ways to be in but not of, this culture.”

Rick Bartlett, director of theological education at Tabor, welcomes someone of Sweet’s caliber joining the faculty.

“Dr. Sweet is a deep thinker who will be able to help Tabor students engage with a wide variety of issues,” Bartlett said. “I’m especially excited for the entrepreneurial ministry leadership students because, as entrepreneurs, they will need to be able to make connections across a wide variety of disciplines. Dr. Sweet has the ability to help students make those connections.”

Sweet has emotional and sentimental ties to this part of the country.

“My heart belongs to the Heartland,” Sweet said.

“Even though for the past 20 years I have lived on both coasts and taught on both coasts, I come from the Heartland. My mother’s family comes from the mountains of West Virginia, but my father’s family

hails from the heart of the Heartland. In fact, one of my ancestors was the 12th president of Baker University (1879-1886). Being on the faculty of Tabor is a homecoming for me.”

Sweet is a popular and highly sought-after speaker throughout North America and around the world. In the past few years, he has spoken in the following international locations: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, England, Wales, South Africa, South Korea, Iceland, Scotland, China, Indonesia and Latvia.

In 2006 and 2007, Sweet was voted by the Church Report as “One of the 50 Most Influential Christians in America.” He was also selected by the top non-English Christian website as one of the “Top 10 Influential Christians of 2010.”

Sweet’s responsibilities for Tabor will be to host student residencies, assist in creating/servicing cohorts and teach classes for the entrepreneurial ministry leadership program.

“Sweet is a historian and futurist who will be able to provide graduate students with insights from a wide variety of sources,” Bartlett said. “What I especially appreciate about Dr. Sweet is his deep love for Jesus. It shines through in all that he does.”

Sweet graduated with honors from the University of Richmond and earned a master of divinity degree from Colgate Rochester Divinity School and a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Rochester. He is the recent recipient of honorary doctorates from the University of Richmond (Virginia), Baker University (Kansas), Otterbein College (Ohio), Coe College (Iowa) and Lebanon Valley College (Pennsylvania).

Sweet has held distinguished lectureships at various colleges, universities and seminaries and has presented academic papers before major professional societies. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, state conventions, pastors’ schools and retreats.

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Men’s Basketball team ends season at NAIA National Tournament For the first time in a decade, the Tabor College men's basketball team claimed the top spot in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference as they won their first conference title since the 2004-05 season.

The Bluejays finished the 2014-2015 season with a record of 15-3 in the KCAC and 19-13 overall, qualifying for the NAIA Div. II National Tournament for the second consecutive year. Tabor's season came to a close in the opening round of the tournament as the team fell just short, 86-79, to 6th ranked Morningside College.

Senior Andrew Thomas took home top honors for Tabor as he was named

NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All-KCAC. Newcomer junior Malik Brooks earned Third Team All-KCAC honors, while senior Dewayne Biggs and sophomore Lance Carter were named to the Honorable Mention All-KCAC Team. Head coach Micah Ratzlaff earned his first KCAC Coach of the Year award as his 15 conference wins were the most in his eight years at the helm of the Bluejays. Tabor ended the year out of the NAIA Div. II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Postseason Poll. The Bluejays were receiving votes and finished No. 26.

Andrew Thomas, senior

J.T. Nemit, senior

Dewayne Biggs, senior

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Women’s Basketball team makes history in NAIA Elite Eight A stellar year ended with the most successful postseason run in women’s basketball history. The Lady Jays, who won their first regular season title since the 2005-06 season, advanced to the Elite Eight of the NAIA Div. II National Tournament before bowing out just one game short of reaching the Final Four. Tabor lost to Briar Cliff University 62-53. The Lady Jays scored a first round win over No. 7 Marian University (53-50) and a second round victory over No. 10 Southern Oregon University (72-65) to reach the Elite Eight. Senior Tonisha Dean took home top honors as she was named Third Team NAIA All-American and a First Team All-KCAC selection. Other Lady Jays honored included sophomore Tena Loewen, who was named Second Team All-KCAC, Kaleigh Troxell who was named Third Team All-KCAC and Kayla Wilgers who earned Honorable Mention All-KCAC. Tabor finished the year ranked No. 16 in the final NAIA Div. II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Postseason Poll,

with a overall record of 21-13 and a 15-3 record in conference play. Head coach Shawn Reed was also named the KCAC Coach of the Year. Reed’s 15 conference wins were the most in his four years as Lady Jays’ head coach.

Tonisha Dean, senior

Taylor Janzen, senior

Tena Loewen, sophomore

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Swim Team makes it to NAIA Nationals in Inaugural Season

Front row (L to R): Tanner Sechrist, Brett Magee, Adam Walsh, Ben Dorsett, head coach Nate Duell; Back row (L to R): Angela Smith, Whitney Livesay, Kelly Smith, Sarah Schulte, Samantha Norton

The first year of the Tabor College swimming program was an overwhelming success.

Fifteen swimmers competed in meets beginning in early October and culminating with 10 relays and 10 individual event qualifiers for the NAIA national championship in Oklahoma City March 5-7. The men’s team was small, just five swimmers, but each qualified to participate at the national meet. The women’s team also had five swimmers qualify for the meet. While the Bluejays were not able to score any points, the experience of a national championship this early in the program’s existence was invaluable.

Every swimmer who competed in the inau-

gural swimming campaign saw time improvements throughout the season, but more importantly they represented Tabor College in the pool with integrity and class.

“I am extremely proud of what these swimmers have accomplished this year,” head swim coach Nate Duell said. “Not only did they exceed performance expectations, they have established a solid ground for our program to grow and thrive going forward. The integrity and commitment that they have shown this year will do more for a better tomorrow than any performance could accomplish. Tabor should be very proud of these men and women.”

The baseball team has been ranked in the top 10 of the NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll all season long and will play in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament May 12-15. For a complete schedule of postseason games, visit taborbluejays.com.

Follow Bluejay Sports on Twitter @GoTaborBluejays

All smiles after the KCAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in Manhattan, Kan. Front row (L to R): Shawn Johnston, Oree Johnson, Keith Francis, Caleb Blue, Hannah Holmes; Middle row: Ashton Kroeker, Sarah Hagen, Kaylee Schmidt, Garrett Daugherty, Zac Krehbiel, Jessica Samuel, Paula Young, Trent Parrish, Tyler Parrish, Joel Allen, Kelly Gomez, Lillian Bear; Back row: Dave Kroeker, Bret Mueller, Daniel Quiring, Tyler Entz, Josh Richert, Avery Franz, Matt Richert, Johnny Loera, Macy Root, Caleb Neufeld, Robert Nenadal, Mike Klaassen, Brett Friesen

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Alumni News Marriages Shane Brant and Debbie Darrow (g’07), married in Denver, Colo., Oct. 18, 2014

Births/Adoptions Jeff (g’08) and Liz (Kleinsasser g’11) Harms, Johnson, Kan., a boy, Elijah, Dec. 5, 2014

Dr. Josephine Elsen (ff’59), Winnebago, Ill., Feb. 2, 2015 Hilda (Thiessen g’64) Vogt, Hillsboro, Kan., Feb. 17, 2015

Alumni News – 1970s

Anthony (g’07) and Amber (Wiens g’08) Monson, Hillsboro, Kan., a girl, Kaydence Mae, Dec. 31, 2014

Jo-Anne Wanamaker Edwards (g’76), is teaching English and drama at Reading Girls’ School in Reading, United Kingdom.

She has shared this position for the past year. In January, she became the head of literacy for the school.

Ian (g’06) and Melissa (Rouse) Thomson, Hillsboro, Kan., a boy, Henry Edwin, Feb. 17, 2015

1980s

Deaths

William Brenneman (g’87), was advanced to research fellow at the Procter & Gamble Co., Oct. 1, 2014. Research fellows are appointed by the chief technology officer for Lily, Levi & Macy Wray Henry Thomson “sustained contribution to business advancement with a clear record of excellence and leadership through Connect with technical innovation.” us ONLINE!

Aaron and Lisa (Friesen fs’97) Wray, Wichita, Kan., triplets, Lily, Levi and Macy, Dec. 8, 2014

Douglas Thiessen (fs’67), Thorton, Colo., May 13, 2014 Barbara (Rockeffeler g’72) Biddle, Greeneville, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2014 Dan Thiessen (g’69), Bakersfield, Calif., Nov. 1, 2014 James Schmidt (fs’75), Hillsboro, Kan., Nov. 14, 2014 Kenneth Schroeder (st’93), Marion, Kan., Nov. 20, 2014

Elijah Harms

1990s

Lillian (Just g’43) Harms, Moundridge, Kan., Dec. 27, 2014

Brian Bergeson (g’94), was working as a technical writer for a Swedish company located in Shanghai, China. He has now retired and is living near his brother in Rhinelander, Wis. Since moving to Rhinelander last July, he has been volunteering at the local senior center while teaching classes on using cell/smart phones, tablets and other electronic devices to students ages 55 to 93.

Betty (Frantz fs’48) Berg, Bakersfield, Calif., Dec. 31, 2014

2000s

Walter Kleinsasser (fs/ff’87), Hillsboro, Kan., Jan. 15, 2015

Jonathan Denning (g’09), earned a Ph.D. from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., June 2014 in computer science–graphics. He and wife, Cindy (Harden g’02) Denning, along with their family, moved to Indiana in July 2014 where he accepted a position as assistant professor of computer science at Taylor University.

LaVurne Unruh (g’42), Valley Center, Kan., Dec. 1, 2014 Leroy Cornelsen (fs’55), Green Valley, Ariz., Dec. 21, 2014

Walter Lichti (g’60), Bolanden-Weierhof, Germany, Jan. 15, 2015 Ella (Reddig g’48) Berg, Hillsboro, Kan., Jan. 29, 2015 Rosemary (fs’69 Nachtigall) Friesen, Sebastopol, Calif., Jan. 30, 2015

Brant/Darrow

Kaydence Monson

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