1967 Gary and Ann Van Demen ’08 Gar wood are now residing near Groton, Conn., where Gary is a dentist for the U. S. Navy at the submarine base there. A. Eugene Pearaon has left his po sition with Garden Grove Community Church to become co-pastor of the New Life Community Church, Artesia, Calif. He and his wife Sandra Schaper, have a daughter Ashley Re becca. Gerald Auien accepted a position as instructor of economics and fac ulty research assistant at the Univer sity of Missouri, Columbia. He hopes to complete work on a Ph.D. disser tation a t the University of Michigan by next spring. Barbara Alhart Simon is a teacher and graduate student at Syracuse University while her husband Rich ard completes his ophthalmology res idency a t Upstate Medical Center. Morris L. Peterson has been pro moted from assistant cashier to as sistant vice president a t the People's State Bank, Holland.
1968 Blaneka/rd Demerchant, who re turned from Vietnam in March 1970, is a graduate assistant while working on an M.A. in philosophy a t WSU and hopes to receive it by the end of the school year. He and his wife Phillis have a daughter, Sonya Rene. Frances Gralow has been assigned to Colombia, S. A. with the Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc. (other wise known as the WyclifFe Bible Translators). Steven and Ruth Ann Sjolin Reynen spent 1969 and 1970 in the Peace Corps teaching in Kenya. Early in 1971 they spent a few weeks working on a health project in N. Kenya for the Kenyan government. Before re turning to New York in May 1971, they travelled from E. Africa to W. Africa on a motorcycle. Neal Sobania is still working with the Peace Corps in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He expects to leave in May and plans to go into graduate school. Harvey D. and Patricia Myers ’67 Stremler are living in Albion. Har vey MSW is presently a psychiatric social worker at V. A. hospital in Battle Creek. Harvey and Pat have a little son.
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Gerrit John Tysse completed Army obligations in August 1970 after a two year stint, one and one-half years
of which were in a mililary police unit in Germany. He entered Ohio State University — School of Law Sept. 1970 and is now in his second year. Allen H. Wildschut, U. S. Army captain, piloted helicopter gun ships in Vietnam. He entered the Army in August 1968 and received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Air Medal with Vietnamese Service ribbons.
1969 Cynthia Bache is teaching high school physical education in Gibral tar, Mich. She is sponsor of G.A. and coaches all girls' varsity team sports. She is also taking graduate hours for her M.A. in physical education at Eastern Michigan U. Edward Chris Conlon, who is work ing on his M.A. in history, is teach ing English in Memorial High School, West New York, N. J. and is a mem ber of a Rent Control Commission in North Bergen, N. J. Michael S. Etecemuin is employed as a commercial credit analyst by the Michigan Bank N.A, in Detroit. Carolyn Gangler, B.S. is working as a pediatric nurse in the Babies Hospital, New York City.
1970 Brian and Karen Toonder Clapham live in Ann Arbor. Brian received an M.A. in history and is currently per forming alternative service with Citi zens for Better Care (Detroit), a non-profit consumer protection agency in the field of health care. Karen is teaching second grade at Lincoln Con solidated School, Ypsilanti. Jean De Graff is working on an M.S. in education a t the University of Pennsylvania. She is in the Teach er Intern Program and will receive her certification and her master’s in May. Presently she is teaching social studies in an inner city school, Phil adelphia. Thomas A. Kooistra is going to Western Michigan U. on an assistantship in biology. Ernest P. Otto is a teaching fellow working towards a graduate degree in geology at the University of Utah. He and his wife Susan Lindauer live in Salt Lake City. Paul H. Prins 1ms been awarded his silver wings at Vance AFB, Okla. upon graduation from USAF pilot training. He is remaining a t Vance as an instructor pilot and is assigned to a unit of the Air Training Com mand. William St ram-pel is a student at the Chicago College of Osteopathy,
Erwin Johnson is serving as a livein-counselor in French Hall a t West ern Michigan U. which is a pilot proj ect started by campus ministries.
Lois Ten Hoor is teaching French at Chicago Christian High School.
Joti Smoker was discharged from the Army as a conscientious objector in May 1971 and started graduate work in philosophy a t the University of Notre Dame.
Bob Vanderberg plans to get an advanced degree in journalism from Northwestern or the University of Missouri after he gets out of the Army soon.
Dorothy Spencer joined the library staff, Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, where she is developing a media program to support student self-instruction through the library.
Daniel R. C. Vogel received Naval Flight Officer Wings in July 1971. Stationed at NAS North Island, he became lieutenant, junior gj-ade, in February. He will be deploying abroad the USS Oriskany in June.
Glenn and Virginia Sullivan '70 Syperda are students at the Chicago College of Osteopathy.
Nancy Beth Wamoclc was a vol unteer English teacher in Abey, Le banon last year under the auspices of the Lebanese YMCA. This year, she is teaching English in a private school in Beirut. She finds this ex perience gratifying and rewarding.
Peter C. Walthcr is currently studying for an M.A. in musicology a t New York University. Judith Workman is teaching in a one-room school in Taitung, Taiwan under the Far Eastern Gospel Cru sade Mission. The school itself is associated with the Morrison Acad emy. Judith wrote, teaching in such a situation is a challenge and she loves it. William and Patricia Lang Young are presently living in Annapolis where Dr. Young is teaching math at the United States Naval Academy.
1971 Barbara Ann Ferguson Adams is married and living in Fort Lewis, Wash., where her husband is sta tioned in the Army. Marshall and Nancy Meryl ’70 Anstandig are in Detroit; he is attend ing the Detroit College of Law and she is working on an MA in Counsel ing at Wayne State University.