ANNUAL REPORT } August 2015 Context Alumni Magazine

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1 ANNUAL REPORT } August 2015 Context Alumni Magazine

2 Bethel College is an independent institution of higher education. The mission of the college is to prepare students, through active learning and rigorous instruction imbued with the spirit of liberal arts, to become critical thinkers and engaged global citizens. Building the institution in a changing landscape by Perry D. White This annual report gives me the opportunity to thank you for your support of Bethel College. Your gifts mean more than you could possibly know, as our needs are great. The ever-changing landscape in higher education has forced colleges and universities across the nation to reimagine how we go about our core business and to address the challenges of a new paradigm in our approach to serving students at the highest level. With that in mind, I have been pleased by the way Bethel faculty have engaged our newly articulated mission statement (see above) and focused on ways we might benchmark our academic success as an educational institution. As dedicated teachers who practice continuous evaluation of their work, they together have focused on measuring: 1. Our commitment to active learning We know that the sage on the stage method of transmitting knowledge or disciplinary content is of a bygone era. Data and experience tell us this generation of college students brings with them the most tactile learning styles faculty have ever faced. Secondary schools have become much more adept at implementing hands-on learning in their coursework, and colleges must adapt as well. Some have gone so far as to implement programs that guarantee students will not sit in class for more than 20 minutes before they engage in active learning a guarantee that seems to speak to this generation of students. 2. Our commitment to rigorous instruction and the spirit of liberal arts For decades, rigorous academic experience has been the hallmark of a Bethel College education. However, some questions today s faculty must address are: What does rigorous instruction look like in the internet age? How is it measured? As our society moves toward linking educational success solely and directly to job training and employment, where do the liberal arts fit? To me, the definition of liberal arts lies not so much in what subject is taught as how it is taught. The liberal learning model is built on acquisition of broader knowledge, the ability to transfer learned content from one area of study to another and using that broader knowledge to solve problems and live a fulfilling life. 3. Our commitment to critical thinking I recently attended the Council of Independent Colleges presidents conversation with foundation leaders in New York City. There, I was pleased to hear leaders such as Barbara Chow citing research done by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation clearly indicate that today s employers are still looking for college graduates who can think critically, solve problems and work in teams. We ve heard these same sentiments echoed at the local level by business owners, and through direct interactions with the Harvey County Economic Development Council as well as numerous opportunities to host a variety of economic development and business leaders forums on our campus. Bethel students are busy. Bethel students are active. Bethel students are engaged and involved often in a wide variety of activities, including their studies. I believe this culture of involvement is part of the reason our graduates are so successful. Transfer of knowledge from one discipline to another is a virtue of a liberal arts education, and I believe it is especially effective when activities are a recognized and intentional part of learning that contribute to the development of critical thinking skills. 4. Our commitment to engaged global citizenship Historically, the realized outcome for Bethel graduates has been commitment to service and to nurturing engaged global citizens. Above all others, I believe this characteristic comes to us directly from the values imbued by Bethel s relationship with the Mennonite church. Mennonite Economic Development Associates, Mennonite Central Committee, Mennonite Voluntary Service, our own cross-cultural learning requirements within our current curriculum all are examples of how Bethel students and graduates engage the world in service to others. Even students who come to us from different backgrounds and cultures learn those values and understand them to be central to the Bethel experience. With these principles in mind these commitments that have actually been a part of this institution for over a century and a quarter I think of this as an opportunity for all of us to engage this dialogue. It s a chance to celebrate the value of the Bethel College experience. We hope you will take every opportunity to connect and share that experience with others. 2 Bethel College Context

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS} ACTIVE LEARNING 5 FROM THE DESIGNER S HEAD TO THE HAPPY CLIENT RIGOROUS INSTRUCTI0N 11 A SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION FOSTERS THE DESIRE TO MAKE SOCIAL CHANGE CRITICAL THINKERS 15 CHEMISTRY OPENS DOORS TO THE FUTURE ENGAGED GLOBAL CITIZENS 19 EXPANDING STUDENT HORIZONS BY SHRINKING THE WORLD CLASS NOTES 26 BOOKMARK 29 AROUND THE GREEN 30 On the cover: Celebrating at Commencement 2015 are classmates April Harpe, Memphis, Tennessee, left, and Taylor Durant, Westminster, Colorado, who were also teammates for Bethel women s basketball. PHOTO BY VADA SNIDER Bethel College Context Alumni Magazine August 2015 context.bethelks.edu Editorial Board Dave Linscheid, Lori Livengood, Pam Tieszen and Melanie Zuercher Class Notes Wendy Nugent Layout and Design Donalyn Manion, Eric Preheim and Brian Krehbiel Context Bethel College 300 East 27th Street North Newton, KS Comments: context@bethelks.edu Class Notes: class-notes@bethelks.edu Published three times a year Printed by Mennonite Press, Newton, Kan Bethel College Bethel College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, sexual orientation, parental or marital status, gender identity, gender expression, medical or genetic information, ethnic or national origins, citizenship status, veteran or military status, or disability. questions regarding Title IX to TitleIXCoordinator@bethelks.edu August

4 TAKE NOTE} Bethel had the second-highest number of students to be named to the Kansas Athletic Trainers Society (KATS) 1st Team for the 2014 academic year. Those students were graduating seniors Mariah Ekart, Taylor Morris and Tanner Steingard, and seniors Tori Kaufman, Kendra Scott and Lauren Ulrich. Graduating senior Brooke Powers was named to the 2nd Team and sophomore Rachael Terbush was Honorable Mention. Bethel College s young forensics team accomplished a clean sweep, with every one of its members qualifying to the national tournament, three of them for the first time. One of those, freshman Shaelyn Atwood, advanced to semi-finals in Communication Analysis at the tournament, held in April on the campus of Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon. The Threshers finished 37th in the nation, 12 places higher than last year. Sophomore Jacob Miller placed first and graduating senior Jesse Voth- Gaeddert second in the Bethel section of the C. Henry Smith Peace Oration contest. Miller s speech was titled For the sake of peace, please remember that not all terrorists are Muslim while Voth-Gaeddert spoke on Bridges of Understanding. There were two faculty awards given at the end of the school year. Brad Born 84, vice president for academic affairs, presented both. The David H. Richert Distinguished Scholar Award went to Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, while Dan Quinlin, professor of languages, received the 2015 Ralph P. Schrag 37 Distinguished Teaching Award during commencement. Kent Allshouse, athletic director, introduced a new award this spring, to be given each year to an enthusiastic Bethel athletic supporter and named to honor Bethel s #1 fan, Loren Reusser 59. Allshouse inaugurated the award by presenting it to Reusser himself, who was present with his wife, Peggy, at the final convocation of the school year. Bethel is one of only three private faith-based colleges in the state to be named a Christian College of Distinction. Thresher golf joins volleyball in being named the first KCAC Team of Character in their respective sport. Two students are participating in the summer Ministry Inquiry Program: Allie Shoup at Bethel College Mennoite Church and Josh Janzen at Salem (Oregon) Mennonite Church. Vice President for Student Life Aaron Austin presented the 2015 John O. 38 and Esther Schrag 38 Helping Hand Award to Hamilton Williams, associate professor of social work. Graduating seniors and social work majors Tevin Freel and Katelyn Melgren nominated their professor. The 2015 URICA Summer Scholars are Will Shoup in literary studies, Renae Stucky in history, Lila Tibbets in psychology, Leah Towle in education, Natalie Unruh in biology and Emily Wedel in biology. URICA Summer Research Grants give a stipend to the student and a donation to the department s/he is working in. URICA stands for Undergraduate Research, Internships and Creative Activity. The 2015 Thresher Awards went to two graduating seniors honored for making outstanding and sustained contributions in their academic field. Patricia Shelly 76, professor of Bible and religion, presented a Thresher Award to Benjamin Kreider in Bible and religion, while David Long, professor of art, gave a Thresher to Jessie Pohl in art. Pictured, from left: Long, Pohl, Associate Professor of Visual Art and Design Rachel Epp Buller 96, Kreider and Shelly. VADA SNIDER 4 Bethel College Context

5 ACTIVE LEARNING From the designer s head MATTHEW RODENBERG to the happy client MELANIE ZUERCHER On a field trip to Mennonite Press in Newton, Graphic Design I student Katherine Fry looks at how dots of color (called CMYK dots) create a photograph on the printed page. The students were visiting when the April 2015 issue of Context was on the press. Almost by definition, a course in graphic design one of Bethel s newest majors requires hands-on work. For two students in the spring semester Graphic Design I class, this translated into experience with paying customers. But for all seven students, the emphasis was on what it s like in the actual field of graphic design, says course instructor Donalyn Manion. She is the communications coordinator for Bethel s Institutional Communications office who spent 20 years as art director at Kansas State University. The course requirements at Bethel were similar to how I taught the graphic design interns at K-State, she says. They would come [to our office] having taken all the classes but they were missing knowing how to work with their clients and sell the design. They needed to know branding. So that was how she structured the course. From the first day, students were to imagine they were graphic designers in a studio, each with a client who needed a logo design. They were to develop black-and-white and two-color versions of the logo and, in addition, a graphic standards guide on how to use it. They had to work with the art director (instructor) on client research, idea exploration and concept development. The context for the logo could be real or imagined. Brian Krehbiel, a junior from Donnellson, Iowa, is majoring in graphic design and business with an emphasis August

6 in marketing. His final project for Graphic Design I was a logo for Bike Newton, the Newton Bike Plan, an effort to encourage bicycle riding and use of the Newton bike path. The client, Lester Limón, contacted Donalyn and asked if she had a student who could work on a logo, a website and a folding map that showed local bike routes, Brian says. I had done logo design with clients before, so this was similar. However, It was more in-depth than any project I ve ever done. It was also his first brush with working for a group, since Lester was representing a committee. Having a group as the client was also a new experience for Sondra Buller, senior from Aurora, Nebraska. She did a re-branding campaign for the Newton Area Senior Center, now called Grand Central. Sondra, a graphic design major, had already taken Graphic Design I. She got her credit in Design Special Topics (typography). Sondra s assignment came after Donna Becker 70, the chair of the Grand Central board, contacted Lori Livengood, Bethel vice president for marketing and communications, to see about getting a student to work with the center s public relations committee. Sondra has worked for a year as a graphic design student assistant in Institutional Communications, but this was her first time to work so directly with a client. KATHERINE FRY For his final project in Graphic Design I, Brian Krehbiel did a branding campaign for Newton s newly developed bike plan. Some of what was new: working for someone I didn t know, coming up with the branding and then doing the branding, she says. She started out by doing research interviewing the public relations committee and touring the senior center facility. As Grand Central, the center needed a new logo. Should it have a train theme or not? Should it have people in it, like the old logo, or not? Sondra recalled as some of the main questions. MELANIE ZUERCHER To fulfill her class requirement, graphic design student Sondra Buller worked with a paying client, the Newton Area Senior Center, which had changed its name to Grand Central. Pictured, from left, are Donna Becker 70, Grand Central board chair, Buller and Bob Becker Bethel College Context

7 Along with that came a new brochure, new letterhead and a website. By the end of the semester, Sondra could show the logo, envelopes and letterhead, and a tabletop calendar that can be used to publicize upcoming events. The website was designed, though not yet implemented. Pondering on what the experience had taught her, Sondra says, I had to learn not to put too much in [to the logo]. I had to learn how to work with a group of people. There were four members on the public relations subcommittee and then they would show ideas to the whole board. I learned to pitch the idea. My other projects had started with a baseline. For this one, I had to make the case for how my logo design conveyed their vision. I had to work with the printer to get quotes, do the purchasing, be the intermediary between printer and client. She s been very professional about it, says Donalyn. It s been great. Although not working so directly with paying clients, other members of the Graphic Design I class also had concrete applications for their final project. Da Ron Gillis, freshman from Balch Spring, Texas, came up with a logo design he ll present to his family for their construction company. Katie Schmidt, graduating senior from North Newton, did several small items, including a proposed logo for the Environmental Action Club and posters the club used during spring semester to encourage water conservation on campus. One class activity during the semester was a field trip to Mennonite Press to see what happens between the time you send a design from the computer and the finished, printed piece, Donalyn says. They learned about developing the 3-D aspects of their logos, including collateral materials, package design, publications and ads. KAYLYN RHODES Sondra Buller, left, and her Graphic Design I instructor, Donalyn Manion, consult on a project in the Institutional Communications office, where Buller is gaining more practical experience as a student assistant. I wanted to start them moving into real-world scenarios. They should know what it s like in the actual field of graphic design, to know that yes, I want to do this, or no, I don t. I wanted them to know what it was like to be in a graphic design studio and work as part of a team, to follow a project all the way through to seeing a piece finished and a client happy. KAYLYN RHODES Da Ron Gillis works on his final project for Graphic Design I designing a logo and branding campaign for his family s construction company. August

8 BETHEL FUND INITIATIVES Just a few of the things made possible during this past year thanks to the generosity of the Bethel Fund donors: student organizations campus ministries scholarships fine arts academic programs athletics student recruitment cross-cultural learning undergraduate research CONSTITUENT GIVING $3,564, BETHEL COLLEGE ENDOWMENT ALUMNI $1,776, BETHEL FAMILY $204, BOARD OF DIRECTORS $103, BUSINESSES & CORPORATIONS $108, CHURCH $127, FRIENDS $147, ESTATES $698, FOUNDATIONS KANSAS INDEPENDENT COLLEGE FUND $392, $6, $13,149, $14,466, $14,352, $16,134, $17,272, $17,205,090 JOIN THE CIRCLE} As of July 2014, Bethel College has created new gifting clubs that recognize donors who support the Bethel Fund. Donors who annually contribute $1,000 or more to the Bethel College Fund will be recognized as follows: President s Circle $5,000-plus Legacy Circle $2,500-$4,999 Thresher Circle $1,000-$2,499 We invite you to JOIN THE CIRCLE, and we thank you in advance for your support of our students. GIFT CLUBS Bethel has various gift clubs that recognize donors who support the college. Circle clubs comprise all donors who contribute $1,000 or more yearly to the Bethel College Fund. The President s Circle includes those donors who contribute $5,000 or more yearly to the Bethel College Fund. A gift to the Bethel College Fund provides for scholarships, student ministries, faculty development, campus landscaping and technology upgrades. It helps to fund the difference between what students pay and the actual cost of their education. Unrestricted gifts assist every student at Bethel College, and allow the college the flexibility to respond to opportunities as they rise. President s Circle members are drawn more fully into campus life through news and information from the president s office and additional opportunities for interaction with the campus community and campus visitors. Membership in the President s Club is for all donors who contribute $1,000 or more yearly to Bethel College. This year the members provided percent of Bethel s total gifts. We are grateful to our more than 2,200 donors. Each gift is important and ensures the existence of ongoing programs of Bethel College. Estates and corporation matching gifts can also be found within these listings. Deceased individuals are designated with ++ behind their name. President s Circle ($5,000 or more to BC Fund) 90 $1,561, Legacy Circle $2,500 - $4,999 to BC Fund) 44 $ 146, Thresher Circle ($1,000 - $2,499 to BC Fund) 238 $ 392, President s Club ($1,000 or more) 142 $1,162, Leaders Club ($ $ 999) 209 $ 121, Founders Club ($ $ 499) 246 $ 75, Century Club ($ $ 249) 594 $ 78, Bethel Bethel College College Context Context

9 HERITAGE ROLL OF HONOR: 178 MEMBERS STRONG The Heritage Roll of Honor recognizes, during their lifetimes, those individuals who remember Bethel in their estate plans. Membership in the Heritage Roll of Honor is open to people who indicate that they have made specific plans to provide for Bethel in one or more of the following ways: Specific provision by will Creation of a charitable trust Purchase of a charitable gift annuity Assignment of life insurance A gift of property with life estate reserved Designated beneficiary of retirement plan assets These friends of Bethel College extend their influence beyond their lifetimes. They ensure the mission of Bethel College. They motivate others to do likewise. They assure foundations, companies and accrediting agencies that Bethel College will exist for generations to come. Annually, Bethel College holds a memorial service to recognize Heritage Roll of Honor members who have died during the year. The following were recognized in June 2015: Kenneth Deckert Elaine Goering Melvin Klaassen Tina Block Ediger Amparo Goering New Heritage Roll of Honor members are honored annually during a reception. Bethel welcomes these persons to the Heritage Roll of Honor: Anonymous (1) Paul & Shirley Harms Vernon & Janice Pauls Arlene Epp Pearsall Hilda Goering Paul Goering John O. Schrag HIGHLIGHTS } ACTIVE LEARNING Five students in two teams participated in an annual programming competition, with one team finishing in the top third. Programmers were graduating seniors Brendan Bergen and Dylan Jantz, juniors Yun Suk Kee and Tim Regier and sophomore Zach Preheim. At the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) West Central Region annual conference and student auditions, junior Cameron Ponce took second place in Upper Division Men s Music Theater, competing with singers from Colorado State University and the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. A group of students with faculty adviser Siobhán Scarry, visiting assistant professor of literary studies, re-started Bethel s literary magazine, renaming it YAWP!. The first issue was published online in fall and the second issue both online and in print in the spring. The Ray 48 and Betty Funk 48 Award for Entrepreneurship went to Adam Arciniega, Justin Haflich, Richard Linares and Kyle Riesen for their business plan for a hunting and fishing lodge and guide service they called Beartooth Outfitters. Junior Eric Preheim, a business major and avid disc golfer from a young age, came up with a plan for funding and building a disc golf course on campus. Thresher National Disc Golf Course opened in fall 2014 and hosted its first open tournament this spring. PRESIDENT S CIRCLE Anonymous (4) Carl & Rosalind Andreas John & Evelyn Bertsche Bethel College Women s Assn Erwin & Priscilla Boschmann Bruce & Meribeth Buhr Paul & Linda Buller Central Kansas Community Foundation Milton Claassen ConocoPhillips Stephen & Sharon Cranston Jerry & Delora Decker Kenneth Deckert Estate++ Earle & Patsy Dirks Dee Gaeddert Dorsey Walter Dyck Mark Ediger & Jocelyn Milner D Stanley & Florine Eitzen James Ensz & Vicki Hinz-Ensz Dianne Epp E LaVerne & Marilyn Epp Rex & Connie Esau Robert & Barbara Esau Willis & Eunice Esau Jay Franz Joyce Franz Minnie Franz Ruth Franzen Estate Joachim & Lois Friesen James Gaeddert & Leda Kaufman Warren & Diane Gering Aaron & Marcella Glanzer E Fred & Beverly Goering Jacob Goering T James & Shirley Goering Virgil & Verna Goering Willis & Dorothy Harder Gordon & Paula Harms Merril & Gladys++ Harms J C & Roberta Hodgson Royce & Carol Janzen Barbara Kaufman Philip & Sondra Koontz Fred & Kay Krehbiel Ralph & Evelyn Lehman Emily Leisy Lester Neufeld & Son Dorothy Loepp Varden & Luella Loganbill Mennonite Agri-Urban Inc Mennonite Foundation Inc Midland National Bank James & Bonnie Miller Steven & Marcia Miller Ted & Berneil Mueller Clarence & Gladys Niles Dewayne & Elisabeth Pauls Vernon & Janice Pauls Arlene Pearsall Douglas Penner & Raylene Hinz-Penner Ray & Lois Penner Alvin & Nadine Peters Marles & Norma Preheim Ronald & Lois Preheim Loren & Peggy Reusser Alvin & Wilma Schmidt Arthur & Ruth Schmidt Roland Schmidt Schowalter Foundation Inc Dwayne & Sandra Schrag Richard & Frances Siemens Grace M Starlin Trust Gregory & Gracia Stucky Mildred Stucky Vena Stucky Elvera Suderman Dorotha Sundquist Velma Teichroew Jerry & Leann Toews Marie & Martha Voth Keith & Sharon Waltner August

10 AUDRA MILLER The Gaeddert brothers at the wedding of Leah (Clark) and David, from left: Aaron Gaeddert, Leah and David Gaeddert, Joel and Crystal Gaeddert A family of skills produces local business success Joel 06, Aaron 11 and David Gaeddert 13 A love of creating things has shaped the lives of the Gaeddert brothers, Joel 06, Aaron 11 and David 13, who grew up in the Kansas City metro area and now live within a block of each other in North Newton. David, a natural sciences major, has always been involved with computers he built his first one in middle school. Aaron s degree was in art, and his senior project at Bethel became a grid product for Joel s company, Flint Hills Design (FHD). Joel graduated with a degree in natural sciences and math and has always liked working with metals and digital technology. The brothers now work in two local businesses that call on their varying, related interests and areas of study and also carry on a family tradition of entrepreneurship that includes their grandfather, James Gaeddert 62, and father, Greg Gaeddert 83. Joel founded FHD in 2008 and is the CEO. Both David and Aaron worked there as college students. David is now principal and lead developer for the company and Aaron is artist-in-residence. Working from a small warehouse in North Newton, the company started out designing websites and museum exhibits and has added a focus on video production and motion graphics. Just last year, Aaron, Joel and Crystal (Enz) Gaeddert 04, David and Leah (Clark) Gaeddert 14 and Greg and Terri (Preheim) Gaeddert 83 became the owners of Prairie Harvest Market & Deli, a natural foods store in Newton, where Aaron is now the manager. Threads of creativity, making things and using everyone s skill set runs through the brothers lives and businesses. So does developing sustainable businesses and products that support the community. For example, Prairie Harvest bakes and markets around the country a line of peppernuts (tiny spicy cookies) that originated as a family business in Goessel. They also want their business to support global economic development. FHD and the family members have recently become more involved with Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), with its goal of finding and supporting sustainable and appropriate business solutions for socio-economic problems in the developing world. PRESIDENT S CIRCLE CONTINUED Kenneth & Dardanella Wedel Kermit & Kathleen Wedel Mark & Kay Weidner Perry & Dalene White John Zehr Jonathan Zerger & Heather Esau Zerger LEGACY CIRCLE Anonymous (2) Ethel Abrahams Thomas & Ann Adrian Louise Auernheimer David & Kristina Balzer Brad & Diane Born Harald & Lieselotte Boschmann John Buhr & Vanessa Lum Stanley & Carol Buller Christopher & Emily Burkhalter Blosser Kim & Deborah Claassen Fergus & Vicki Couch Cloris Enns Louie & Ellen Esau Gail Goering Gladys Goering Marvin & Mary Beth Goering Victor & Elizabeth Goering Eric & Lisa Habegger Harvey & Alison Hiebert Johnson & Johnson William & Linda Johnson Kansas Independent College Fund John & Valerie Klaassen Nick Kroeker David & Cynthia Linscheid Steven Linscheid Delon & Joretta Martens Mike & Lindsay Museousky John & Jo Ann Preheim Laurel & Twila Preheim Evelyn Quiring Richard & Lois Reimer Right Cooperative Association Gordon++ & Diena Schmidt James & Mary Schmidt Duane & Lois Schroeder Stephen & Jeanette Stucky Team Marketing Alliance LLC Paul & Shirley Unruh Max & Irma Voran Bill & Nada Voth Orvin & Janet Voth THRESHER CIRCLE Anonymous (8) Rex & DeVonne Abrahams Brian Adler & Karen Bertrand Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Brent Auernheimer Allan & Susan Bartel John & Lila Bartel Lewis Bartel & Darlene Milligan Eldon & Joan Becker Helmut Bertrand E Stanley & Anita Bohn James & Regina Bonds Hugo & Mary Ann Boschmann Rosella Goering Brandt Stanley & Pauletta Brodhagen Wallace & Evelyn Brown E James & Lois Brubacher Wade & Joan Brubacher Arlin & Maretta Buller Citizens State Bank City of North Newton Eugene & Dorene Claassen John & Miriam Claassen Patrice Claassen Roland Claassen 10 Bethel College Context

11 RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION A social work education fosters the desire to make social change VADA SNIDER MELANIE ZUERCHER Los Angeles native Sheldon Nunnally, a social work graduate in the Class of 2015, receives congratulations from Brad Born, then vice president for academic affairs. For Sheldon Nunnally, Los Angeles, who just graduated from Bethel with a degree in social work, a trip to Kansas City in his final semester proved to be, in his words, life-changing. Hamilton Williams, associate professor of social work, took 10 of his students to the annual conference of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD), March 4 8 at the Westin Crown Center. The students in Williams Intervention in Human Systems class had successfully applied to present a poster at the BPD conference. Sheldon had agreed to be one of two students who stayed with the poster to answer questions for judges and other visitors. I didn t know how big this conference was until I got there, he says. Hamilton didn t tell me because he didn t want me to be nervous. Since the theme of the conference was Educating the Masses, the Bethel poster described how the Día de los Muertos parade that Intervention in Human Systems students help organize each fall, in conjunction with a Newton Catholic church, can be used in place of a protest event to educate and inform. When people hear protest, often they think riot, or something negative, Sheldon says. We showed how, instead, a parade could inform about [a minority] culture and history, and even about issues such as voting, and could take the place of protesting. Sheldon hit a home run with his connection to the dynamics in the community and the impact this has had since the parade began three years ago, Hamilton says. The size of the conference and the number and variety of people he spoke to were part of what made the experience significant for Sheldon. I think about my friends [back home in Compton], how many are in jail, or dead, he says. I had never done anything like this before if they could see me now. I have a daughter, and I want to make her proud. It was also life-changing because school has not been so important to me before, he goes on. Sports was the main thing. August

12 I wasn t interested in school because they weren t interested in me. And I was the student to make the presentation [at the BPD conference]. I ve come a long way from where I was. Besides being a confidence-builder, the conference put Sheldon and three of his peers all of them young black males in a surprising position. It was almost like black privilege, Sheldon says. There are not a lot of males in social work, much less black males. They don t usually see a group of young black men at a conference like this. People would come up to us and say, We re so glad you guys are here, says junior Malcolm Mustin. They said, Keep it up and see if you can [encourage] more males and more racial minorities to consider social work. We need them. It really affirmed this career choice, Sheldon adds. People were telling us they wanted us for their [master s degree] programs. The guys were really heavily recruited, observes graduating senior Katelyn Melgren. They saw the value placed on them, and how their education applies [to career choices]. Sheldon would credit his education at Bethel and his social work degree with being life-changers, too. For his senior seminar, he did an extensive data analysis on the topic of stereotypes of African Americans in U.S. culture and history. The evidence of stereotyping through the present day is sobering. TV influences what you think of a group or culture if you have never met or experienced the group of culture for yourself, Sheldon says. Before TV, the movies, beginning with silent films, reinforced, fostered or flat-out created white views of people of color. And it seems not much has changed, he says, when what media currently shows most of is riot situations in Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, and on and on. Thug is the new N-word, Sheldon says. Thug is what black people, mostly men, are called when they make white people uncomfortable. How do we fix it? I think about [myself] as a black man who has a daughter. I want to teach her about black culture, not leave it up to TV, music, movies or even school. Doing the research for his seminar proved to Sheldon the importance of books. We need to read more books. We have to bring back School is cool. Education is key it s powerful. Sheldon s dream for using his education is to start a non-profit, something of my own to help influence [young people] away from the stereotypes. When you re being fed nothing good [at home] your dad s in jail and your mom works two jobs who s going to be your example? I want to find mentors from all places and races. If we did more treating people how we want to be treated, and were more willing or brave enough to speak against stereotypes [then things would get better]. Sheldon Nunnally, center, with his Bethel social work professors, Ada Schmidt-Tieszen 74 and Hamilton Williams, at commencement VADA SNIDER 12 Bethel College Context

13 From left: Casey, Diana, Rob and Kylee Schunn VADA SNIDER Liberal arts prove launching pad for careers in journalism, forensic nursing Rob 86 and Diana (Erb) Schunn 87 Rob Schunn 86 knows his degree in natural sciences and communication arts prepared him well for the career he ended up in: multimedia journalist. The title has developed over almost three decades at KWCH-Channel 12 in Wichita. Liberal arts and a small-college setting exposed him to a wide variety of experiences, he says. Rob played basketball, and he was interested in science when he arrived at Bethel from Arizona. He quickly immersed himself in all Bethel had to offer. One of the best Bethel experiences he recalls was the startup of radio station KBCU-FM 88.1 in his senior year. Rob and several other students passionate about this communications medium raised the funds and saw the station to fruition. At that point, Rob says, he was bit by the bug. He had a chance to do an internship at KWCH his senior year, after serving there in several capacities in earlier years. Later, as a camera operator, he would often do solo shoots, conducting the interview from behind the camera and doing final editing back at the station. Rob credits his Bethel liberal-arts education for preparing him to do the many different kinds of news stories he encountered daily and for building the base to launch a journalism career. As a student at Bethel, Diana Erb played volleyball and studied nursing, maintaining both those interests through her senior year no small feat given the time requirements of both programs. Diana graduated in 1987 and began her nursing career as a post-surgery floor nurse at St. Joseph Family Hospital, now Via Christi, in Wichita. She then moved to the emergency room and developed an interest in forensic nursing. Part of her responsibilities included writing a report for JCAHO, a health-care compliance review. One section of the report was on sexual assault, which led Diana to research and coursework in Santa Cruz, California. She learned revolutionary care for victims of sexual assault and her research changed the trajectory of her career. Today, Diana is the executive director of the Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County. She speaks nationally as an expert on children and sexual assault, and in that capacity has served as a consultant to The Oprah Winfrey Show. Rob and Diana have two children, Casey, who graduated from Bethel in 2014 and now manages Thresher Shop (formerly the Bethel bookstore), and Kylee, a sophomore basketball player planning to major in social work. After 29 years in television journalism, Rob has made a job change as of Aug. 7, he joined the Bethel advancement team as annual fund director (see page 24). THRESHER CIRCLE CONTINUED Virgil & Louise Claassen Randy & Barbara Clinkscales Carolyn Coon Robert & Lois Corbin Raymond & Amanda Dick John & Virginia Dietterich James & Susan++ Dodson Darrel & Eunice Doerksen Michael & Ann Doerksen James & Ann Dunn Peter & Rachel Eash-Scott Robert Epp John & Bernice Esau Douglas & Barbara Ewy Orlando & Maxine Fast Marlene Faul Bonnie Fey First Bank Calvin & Sidonnia Flickinger Daniel Flickinger John Flickinger & Doug Basinger Paul & Judy Fransen Duane & Elizabeth Friesen Harold & Catharine Friesen Jacob & Lola Friesen James & Joan Friesen Lloyd Friesen Richard Friesen & Dorothy Nickel Friesen Rubena Friesen Ruby Friesen Donna Froese Gregory & Terri Gaeddert Edna Galle Omer & Zona Galle Richard & Barbara Gehring Lucille Gering Nelson & Margaret Gingerich Judith Goering Julaine Goering Leland & Leona Goering Melvin & Lorene Goering Peter Goering & Sara Fretz Goering Elma Goertz Galen & Denece Goertzen Wallis & Rosella Goertzen Peter & Katherine Goerzen Duane & Rachel Goossen William & Marilyn Goossen Harlan & Kay Graber Martha Graber Monica Gross John & Karin Haag Marianna Habegger Neil & Elizabeth Hamill Paul & Eldine Harder Robert & Lorna Harder Ruth Harder Allen & Marilyn Harms Paul & Shirley Harms Timothy & Lisa Harms Richard & Sharon Harris Ronald & Linda Headings Richard & Brenda Hieb Scott & Janet Hiebert Kathie Hiebert-Dodd LaRoy & Brenda Hiebner Wilma Hinz Galen Hofer & Stephanie Phibbs Marvin & Joyce Holck Robert & Clarice Hostetler Steven & Victoria Howard Deborah Hunsberger IBM Corporation John & Joy Imel Jonathan & Sue Ann Jantz Vern & Helen Jantz Carl & Anne Jantzen Kevin & Cynthia Jantzen David & Cynthia Janzen August

14 BETHEL COLLEGE STUDENTS Bethel s enrollment in September 2014 was 463 full-time students, 15 part-time and 6 audit. There were 239 male students and 250 female students. They ranged in age from 17 to 62. HIGHLIGHTS } RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION IMBUED WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE LIBERAL ARTS Graduating senior Dylan Jantz, a double major in mathematics and chemistry with a minor in computer science, received a full fellowship for the chemical engineering doctoral program at the University of Kansas Guadalupe Gonzalez, who graduated in 2014 with a double major in psychology and business, has been awarded a Ford Fellowship, one of only about 60 pre-doctoral fellowships given in 2015 in research-based fields. She starts doctoral studies in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Texas- Austin this fall graduate Nicole Eitzen Delgado, a literary studies major, has received full funding for a five-year Ph.D. program at New York University through NYU S Henry H. McCracken grant program. For the second year in a row, Bethel appears at No. 3 on the Washington Monthly Best Baccalaureate Colleges list. Bethel is the only private, liberal arts college in Kansas to be listed in Forbes.com s analysis of top U.S. colleges and universities, ranking ahead of Wichita State University based on return on investment. Seven countries other than the United States were represented in the student body. Bethel welcomed students from 21 religious affiliations. Bethel is in the top 25 Best Regional Colleges-Midwest in the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report, the highest among KCAC peer institutions. THRESHER CIRCLE CONTINUED Dorothea Janzen Elva Janzen Jerome & Robin Janzen John & Reinhild Janzen Keith & Dorothy Janzen Leon & Juanita++ Janzen William & Carita Juhnke Howard & Neva Kaufman Jim Kaufman Mitchell & Roseann Kaufman John & Hazel Kliewer Donald & Linda Klippenstein Matthew & Jennifer Koontz Richard & Barbara Koontz Clinton Koppes Donald Krehbiel Dwight & Bonnie Krehbiel Mark & Sherry Krehbiel David Kreider & Heidi Regier Kreider Robert & Lois Kreider George & Shirley Kroeker Louise Langenwalter++ Thomas & Mary Jo Lehman Jerald & Diane Leisy Lori Livengood Dennis & Aldora Loepp Weldon & Jenny Martens John & Karen McCabe-Juhnke Cecil & Judith Miller Michael & Lois Miller Terry & Debra Miller Donald & Marilyn Moutray Rosemary Moyer Edna Mueller Estate Grayson Murphy & Kate Brubacher Michael & Diane Nachtigal Samuel & Sharon Nance Edward Neufeld Harold Neufeldt Randall & Leticia Nielsen Marlo & Mavis Ortman Walter & Marlene Ott Jon & Sondra Otto P & G Fund Larry Swales++ & Y H Laurie Pan Ronald & Evelyn Pauls Alvin & Susanne Penner Donald & Carolyn Penner Marvin & Ruth Penner Thomas & Paige Penner Virgil & Kaye Penner Donald & Virginia Peters Leron & Carol Peters Ronald & Carol Peters Stanley & Cynthia Peters Anna Marie Peterson Darrin Preheim & Maureen Entz James & Gladys Preheim Merlin & Mary Jo Preheim Peter & Lynette Preheim Vern Preheim & Norma Johnson Arlin & Janora Ratzlaff Keith Ratzlaff & Treva Reimer Marlan & Marvella Ratzlaff Raymond James Global Account Edwin++ & Ella Regier Ivan & Anna Regier Myron & Lorene Regier Wendell & Aleta Rempel Jonathan & Tai Rich Daryl & Denise Riesen George & Rita Rogers Bonnie Royer Orville & Naomi Rutschman Herbert Schmidt Trust Donald & Marlene Schmidt Donald & Debra Schmidt 14 Bethel College Context

15 CRITICAL THINKERS Chemistry opens doors COURTESY PHOTO to the future MELANIE ZUERCHER Amber Schmidt-Hayes, left, works at measuring solubility in a chemistry lab at the University of North Texas in Denton, where she is spending the summer in an undergraduate research program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Amber Schmidt-Hayes loves science and she gets to spend all summer doing it. She s from Newton, a 2014 Newton High School graduate who just finished her freshman year at Bethel. Last spring, she learned she d been awarded a prestigious REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) from the National Science Foundation, which meant she got to do research in the chemistry labs at the University of North Texas in Denton. As far as Bethel faculty can determine, Amber is the first Bethel student to earn this particular opportunity. Gary Histand [professor of chemistry, currently on a twoyear teaching leave in China] sent an to Katy [Layman, associate professor of chemistry] saying the NSF-REU was low on applicants this year and to encourage everyone to apply, Amber says. It s a really cool opportunity. Amber is a chemistry major, which she pretty much knew she would be ever since she watched her NHS chemistry teacher, Phil Schmidt 96, douse a T-shirt in liquid, then light it on fire, and it didn t burn. It was the coolest thing I ever saw. This first year at Bethel, she enjoyed a titrations lab where she got to put liquids into different solutions to determine acid or base, which made a lot of rainbow colors. It was just Kiley Varney [freshman from Hesston] and me in the afternoon lab so we got to do extra cool things. In her NSF-REU cohort at UNT, Amber is with eight other college students from schools in Arkansas, California and Texas. Her hope of being in an organic/inorganic chemistry lab was fulfilled. The students are working on measuring the solubility of different compounds, both organic and inorganic, in different liquids. We re using the numbers we gather to estimate solubilities. This has applications for medical purposes, she says. We can predict the effects [of compounds] on organs if they are taken or used as medicine. She adds, I like being in the lab. It s fun. I like discovering new things, and I like figuring out that something won t work and why. August

16 Besides the fun in the lab, she is also enjoying meeting science majors from bigger schools and comparing my experience at Bethel. They are amazed that I know everyone on campus and I can walk to all my classes in just a few minutes. I have fun stories about my professors, while most of them say they don t even know their professors names. There might be 300 people in a class. At UNT, there are classrooms that seat 500. Her first year at Bethel prepared her well for this summer experience, she says. I was introduced to college through [College Issues Colloquy] with Rachel Epp Buller 96. She was pretty clear with us about the expectations, and I got it I m in college now, this is harder. That work ethic has really helped me a lot here. She can also see how the NSF-REU will help her at Bethel in the future. Most immediately, the graduate assistant in her lab is sharing some tips on organic chemistry that Amber thinks will give her a boost when she takes the class at Bethel next year. She will be listed as a co-author on a scholarly article, accepted for publication, about the summer s research. I ll learn how to put it on a resume, she said. This is my first chemistry accomplishment, and it s helping me start to build my resume. The NSF-REU students get to do plenty of fun recreational activities such as visiting Six Flags Over Texas but Amber finds it just as enjoyable getting to see all the technology available at UNT. There is a spectrometer you can fit in your hand. It s amazing. KATHERINE FRY Delora and Jerry Decker with Susan Peschel Deraney on her wedding day, Aug. 19, I m getting some ideas about what to do with my future. [In one of the leadership seminars] we met a guy who does patent law for Eli Lilly. That was interesting, because he started out in a lab. I know research is a definite possibility for me. I m also interested in pharmacy. I m making some great contacts. Angela Wilson, the program director, has been all over the world to talk about chemistry with people. My mentor [for the REU], Dr. William Acree, is the head of the chemistry department at UNT. The experience of spending every day with other college students like her, eating lunch and hanging out and talking about science, along with the research opportunities, have been stimulating and valuable, she says. It s opening my eyes to many of the possibilities. COURTESTY PHOTOS Amber Schmidt-Hayes in a chemistry lab at the University of North Texas in Denton. I know research is a definite possibility for me, she says. 16 Bethel College Context

17 Priscilla and Jim Neufeld COURTESY PHOTO Leaders in the field: farming, bilingual education and mental health Jim 63 and Priscilla Dick Neufeld 64 It could be fairly said that Jim Neufeld 63 has been farming for 50 years, but there s so much more to the story. Jim married Priscilla Dick Neufeld 64, following graduation from Bethel, and finished at Kansas State University in mechanical engineering. They moved to Wasco, in the San Joaquin Valley of central California, in Priscilla taught school for a few years, retiring to raise a family and work in the farm office until Using her reading specialist certificate, she began teaching secondlanguage learners in elementary school, which she did for the next 20 years, along the way earning a master s degree in bilingual education at California State University- Bakersfield. She was also adjunct faculty at the university for 12 years. Jim has been CEO of Semi-Tropic Gin/Huller for about 30 years. In that capacity, he has guided the cotton gin through the years of Upland cotton, adding Pima cotton and eventually an almond huller as well. He has served on various farming and cotton boards throughout the years. Jim now farms with daughter Nancy Neufeld and her husband Daniel Waterhouse. Jim and Priscilla s other daughters, Gwen Neufeld 89 and Hannah Neufeld 98, are farm participants from a distance both live in Kansas with their families (Kurt Friesen 88 and Willmar Harder 97, respectively, plus a total of six children). Originally we farmed under Lester Neufeld & Son Jim s dad died about two years after we arrived on the scene, Priscilla writes, and have added NeuHouse Farms with the addition of roses to the farm. (Some of those, of the Knockout Rose variety, grace the front of Sand Creek Community Gardens on campus.) Traditionally, Jimmy farmed cotton, alfalfa, wheat and beans, but that now includes almonds, roses, carrots and other vegetables and grains. Jim spent 12 years serving Mennonite Mental Health Services, including as board chair of KernView Mental Hospital in Bakersfield, which later merged services at Memorial Hospital. The Neufelds attend the Shafter (California) Mennonite Brethren Church. Priscilla notes, Our nine grandchildren continue in the Mennonite tradition. She adds, All of my seven siblings attended Bethel at some time, including George John Dick 61 [who received the 2013 Distinguished Achievement alumnus award] and Kathryn Dick Kasper 62 [professor emeritus of music]. Jimmy s uncle Vernon Neufeld 49 was installed as Bethel president my freshman year. THRESHER CIRCLE CONTINUED Elizabeth Schmidt Hartzel & Ilene Schmidt Helen Schmidt John & Kay Schmidt Kenley & Susan Schmidt Kenneth Schmidt Randolph & Meribeth Schmidt Rodney & Elizabeth Schmidt Steven & Lynn Schmidt LaVerle Schrag Samuel & Luana Schrag Harold & Carolyn Schultz Rachel Senner Patricia Shelly John & Elsie Sheriff Douglas & Michelle Shima Joleen Siebert John & Iris Siemens Robert Slobe & Kimberly Mueller Keith & Aldine Sprunger Philip Sprunger & Elizabeth Yoder Velma Stoesz Mark & Diana Stucky Wayne & Sharon Stucky Elwyn & Lucille Taylor Textron Foundation Albert Thieszen Carl & Louise Thieszen Harold & Esther Thieszen Marvin Thieszen Donald & Stephanie Thompson Pamela Tieszen Francis & Margaret Toews John Tribuiano & Veronica Vrancuta Joann Unruh Kenneth Unruh Richard & Janet VanDyke Alan & Jennifer Vogts Omar & Carolyn Voran Helen Voth Mariell Waltner Robert & Rozanna Wedel Melva Wiebe Paul & Eleanor Wiebe ElRoy & Loretta Wiens Maurine Woods Ezra & Faye Yoder Marvin & Jeannie Zehr Joseph & Beverly Zerger Theodore & Vera Zerger PRESIDENT S CLUB Anonymous (5) Thomas Abraham & Elizabeth Yoder Esther Bartel Estate Floyd Bartel & Justina Neufeld Bethel College Alumni Assn Bethel College Mennonite Church North Newton Bethesda Mennonite Church Henderson, Nebraska BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas Foundation Boeing Company Lorraine Boyd Richard++ & Carolyn Brandt William & Karen Claypool Charles & Nancy Craig Custom Mobile Equipment Inc Andre & Amy David Robert Deich Gary & Rebecca Dick Gregg Dick Donley & Carol Duerksen George & Edna Dyck Eden Mennonite Church Moundridge Warren & Joleen Ewert August

18 HIGHLIGHTS } RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION (CONTINUED) The Bethel College Department of Social Work celebrated its 40th anniversary as an accredited program in Following two years of extensive renovation, the Fine Arts Center was re-dedicated at Fall Festival It is now called Luyken Fine Arts Center in honor of 17th-century Dutch engraver and illustrator Jan Luyken. Five pods within the building highlight forensics, choral music, instrumental music, theater and emeritus faculty in those areas plus visual arts. The redone art gallery has been named in honor of Professor Emeritus of Art Robert W. Regier 52. Annette LeZotte became director of Kuaffman Museum in September. She has a doctorate in art history from the University of Texas. She taught at Wichita State University for 12 years and also worked at the Wichita Art Museum. Graduating senior Stacey Webber received the J. Lloyd Spaulding Award for Economics and Business. Ami Regier 85, former professor of literary studies, started a life-writing program with inmates at Hutchinson Correctional Facility this past school year. Assisting her during the year was Will Shoup, a senior literary studies major. PRESIDENT S CLUB CONTINUED Arnold & Melva Ewy First Mennonite Church Beatrice, Nebraska First Mennonite Church Halstead First Mennonite Church Hillsboro First Mennonite Church Newton First Presbyterian Church Brent & Lisa Fitzmorris Elaine Fleenor Sarah Fleming Rowena Flory Mark & Susan Fox Stephen & Cynthia Fransen Eric & Sarah Frey Friesen Tool Company Kurt Friesen & Gwen Neufeld Larry Friesen & Donna June Douglas & Lisa Gaeddert John & Mary Gaeddert Elaine Goering++ Amparo Goering++ Joe & Paula Goering Kevin & Sheryl Goering Randall & Carol Goering Verna Goering Wynn & Ardith Goering Gary Goertz & Caryl Flinn Goodville Mutual Casualty Co Christopher & Mandi Graber Tony & Susan Graber Grace Hill Mennonite Church Whitewater Marianna Galle Hall Estate Martha Harms Estate David & Rose Haury Rhonda Heidebrecht Rupert Hohmann Salome Holsinger++ Lonnie & Paula Hoops Hope Mennonite Church Wichita Gary & Bonita Howard HUDL Fundraising LLC Alice Humphreys Hutchinson Community Foundation Imogene & Daniel Jansen Estate Allen & Joni Jantz D Kurt & Susie Jantz Keith & Becky Jantz Kenneth & Mary Janzen Ralph & Laurel Kauffman Kaye Electric Louise Koehn Jeff & Becky Koller Douglas & Wylene Lengel Claudia Limbert Steven & Susan Livengood Marcus & Cynthia Loganbill James Lynch Gary Lyndaker & Darla Banman John McCoy Mennonite Education Agency Stanley & Marianne Miller Walter Nehring & Annette LeZotte Edgar & Barbara++ Neufeld Jim & Priscilla Neufeld David & LaVerna Nygaard Pamela R McCullough John & Rachel Pannabecker Donald Quiring Merrill & Boots Raber David & Judy Regehr Charles & Cynthia Regier Raymond Regier Robert & Vernette Regier Susan Reimer Richard & Erna Rempel Robert & Esther Rupp Chris & Joyce Saricks Howard & Marilyn Schmidt Lola Schmidt Menno & Doris Schmidt Robert & Betty Schmidt Marjorie Schowalter Estate Dale & Margaret Schrag Maxine Schrag Stan & Rosalind Scudder Douglas & Jane Seibel Linda Sekiguchi John Shepherd Merle & Florence Siebert Jonathan Slemmer & Kristi Neufeld Edwin & Mary Smith Conrad Snider David Sprunger & Charlotte Siemens Dale & Laura Steingard Blaine & Teresa Stucky Bruce & Patricia Stucky Franklin & Kathleen Stucky Kathleen Stucky Mark & Gail Stucky Mary Kathryn Stucky Tabor Mennonite Church Newton John & Diana Torline Turpin Mennonite Church Turpin, Oklahoma Myron & Mildred Voran Sara Voth Estate James & Jean Weber Allen & Pamela Wedel Mark & Carolyn Wedel Western District Conference Vesta Wicke Estate J Wendell Wiens Martin Wiens James A Will Estate Bruce & Janice Woods William & Edith Zehr Estate David & Crystal Zerger Richard & Donna Zerger LEADERS CLUB Anonymous (6) Adrian & Pankratz Steve & Connirae Andreas Eva Andres Mark & Andrea Andres Ruth Andres AT&T Higher Education Jerl & Connie Banning Harlan & Grace Bartel Marvin & Delores Bartel Bob & Donna Becker Brent & Audrey Blacklock Edward & Barbara Boldt Craig & Andrea Brandt Berdine Buller Ronald & Penny Buller Dennis & Kathryn Campbell L Terry & Barbara Chappell Xi Chen & Lian Liu David & Delores Claassen Paul & Virginia Crabb Edgar & Paula Dalke Marion & Lois Deckert Darlene Dick John & Lucia Dick Nathan Dick & Peggy Souder Paul & Helen Diringer Richard Drake & Kathleen Schroeder Roger & Sharon Duarte Roland & Mary Duerksen Sheryl Dunavan Rudolph & Betty Dyck Arlen Entz & Vanessa Bergman Charlene Epp Virgil & Nadine Epp Everence Brian Ewert & Kathleen Rulka Lester Ewy & Elvera Voth Faith Mennonite Church Newton Donald & Diane Fast Larissa Fast First Mennonite Church Hutchinson Elsie Flaming Debra Flickinger Arlo & Geneva Flickner Lowell & Barbara Flory Glenda Franklin Larry & Constance Franz Marion Franz Rodney & LaDeen Frey Sherwin Frey & Debra Fischer Charles & Patricia Friesen Melissa Friesen Steven Friesen & Monta Lee Dakin Thomas & Ruth Friesen Dennis & Michelle Friesen- Carper Fuqua Insurance Inc Jared Gingerich & Shana Goering Thomas Gingerich Clyde & Felice Goering Eugene & Waneta Goering Homer & Dorothy Goering Orville Goering & Elizabeth Asher Vernon & Marna Goering Wayne & Danielle Goering Emily Goertz Letha Hamm Ethel Harder Keith & Judy Harder 18 Bethel College Context

19 ENGAGED GLOBAL CITIZENS Expanding student horizons by shrinking the world TODD FLORY MELANIE ZUERCHER Fourth-graders from Wheatland Elementary School in Andover Skype Dec. 4, 2014, with Larry Fisher, the Indonesian diplomatic interpreter for the U.S. State Department, about his trip to Asia with President Obama earlier that fall. The walls of the classroom, says Todd Flory, don t wall in learning. In fact, Todd, who is about to start his fourth year teaching 4th grade at Wheatland Elementary School in Andover, is constantly finding new and creative ways to use technology to bring the world to his class. Todd is one of only 26 Skype Master Teachers on the planet. The technology coach for the Andover school district is Dyane Smokorowski, the 2013 Kansas Teacher of the Year and the originator of the Skype Master Teachers group a small subset within the larger (in fact, global) Skype in the Classroom program. Skype Master Teachers is a collection of people around the world who use Skype in different, more innovative ways to connect their classrooms to individuals and classes in the world, Todd says. My goal is to create global citizens and global classrooms. My students can go anywhere they want to, we can bring in anyone we want to, we can extend our learning anywhere we want to. Todd graduated from Bethel in 2004 with a degree in communication arts with an emphasis on print journalism. He spent a year working full-time at the McPherson Sentinel, where he d done part-time work as a college student, before joining Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS), part of the Church of the Brethren denomination in which he grew up. His first year with BVS, Todd was in the Washington, D.C., office of the organization, and his second year in Elgin, Illinois, the denominational headquarters. Those two years got me outside my comfort zone, he says. They gave me a different view of the world, exposure to different kinds of people and to more global situations. Todd returned to Kansas and a job at the Salina Journal. My main job was web reporter get the story as a video, then put it together for the web and post it. There was such a contrast between working at a newspaper increasing profit, staying relevant, the bottom line and the serviceoriented things I d been doing. I started to think about other [vocational] opportunities that would be more meaningful and fulfilling. August

20 There are a lot of teachers in my family. So I did it. Todd completed his education degree and then taught 5th grade in Buhler for one year before taking the position in Andover. Growing up in the Church of the Brethren and being part of BVS were significant to Todd s outlook as a teacher and interest in global citizenship, he says. So was his education. During my time at Bethel, I began to embrace the idea that what we did mattered beyond a specific vocation. Through convocations, international friends and conversations inside and outside of class with professors, my worldview was being shaped by the values that Bethel espoused service, peace, compassion and a solidarity with all people of the world. Being exposed to new and different ideas during college helped me see that the world is bigger than just what you ve experienced in your hometown. While I didn t get my education degree from Bethel, I value the liberal arts education and my communication arts degree. I feel that they help me in my effort to become a better teacher. Teaching is so multifaceted. I can see the benefits of my communication classes with Christine Crouse-Dick or talking philosophy with Paul Lewis to the way I teach, and my approach to students and their learning. In his second year teaching at Wheatland, Todd began to learn about the advantages of using Skype in his classroom. We were studying space, so I did some of the TODD FLORY Two of Todd Flory s 4th-grade students, Haley DeVaughn, left, and Ella Jahnke, Skyping with a 4th-grade class in North Carolina to review math concepts. NASA Skypes [with astronauts]. I got the idea that if you can t go to these places for a field trip, because of the expense and the logistics, what about connecting virtually? Dyane has lots of connections worldwide, so she had the idea of starting the Skype Master Teacher group. She proposed this to Skype. They took it from there and she consulted with them. The group has a Skype chat where we share ideas throwing different things out there, getting feedback from each other. Even though most people haven t met face to face, we re still a pretty tight group, able to network and share resources. Near the end of the school year, Todd Flory led his 4th-grade classroom in a Mystery Skype with a class from North Carolina. DARREN DECKER 20 Bethel College Context

21 The Skype Master Teachers are mostly from the United States (five are from Andover) but also from Kenya, Greece, Serbia, the United Kingdom and Australia. In his own classroom, Todd really dived in headfirst, fullbore, this past school year. We talked with authors like Grace Lin, the Newbery Honor author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, a class read-aloud. We Skyped with Kim Stafford, William Stafford s son [who is a distant relative], who took the students through a writing exercise, then heard some of their writing samples and gave them feedback. We spoke with the Indonesian interpreter for the State Department. He Skyped from Arizona about his trip to Asia with President Obama last fall, talking about the importance of language and culture. The most recent project was Skype Around the World Day, April 16. We Skyped from noon until midnight. Not all the students stayed all 12 hours but probably a third of them did. We talked to individuals or classes on all seven continents in California, Hawaii, Ecuador, Bolivia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Antarctica, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Greece, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, the Island of Saipan and Australia. The kids loved the Skype but they also loved being in the school after hours and staying up late. Earlier in the day, Todd s students had made passports, and before Skype Around the World Day, they had researched Kansas economy, geography and culture in order to be prepared to talk about them and ask questions about those subjects to the people they Skyped with. They filled the information into their passports. Then later in the week, I had them do a narrative-writing project. It s a really powerful way to see other cultures, to see peers and interact with peers who don t look or sound like them, whose school is not like theirs, to see that the world is larger than central Kansas. We have a map on the classroom wall where we note all the places we Skype with. It brings social studies, geography and history alive [and creates] a more real world, instead of just something they look at in a book. One of the unintended benefits [of Skype ] is that it makes the world smaller. The smaller the world gets, the less things are unknown. The fewer things there are to fear, the more safe the world becomes. It s beneficial to my students and it s beneficial to the world as a whole. They re building empathy and understanding. Todd plans to do another Skype Around the World Day next year. I kind of want to try a 24-hour one, he says. We ll see. One of Todd s favorite things to do is a Mystery Skype, which he calls a good introduction to using Skpe in the classroom. I ve done 12 or 15 Mystery Skypes in the U.S. and eight to 10 with other countries. The teachers know where the other class is from but the students don t. So the students ask Yes and No questions to the other class to narrow down the location. I preview the types of questions I want them to ask, to focus more on geography cardinal directions, landmarks (like the Rocky Mountains or the Mississippi River), terms like landlocked or bordering other countries. They re not allowed to guess until they have a really good idea of where the place is. Skype helps students develop soft skills in communication, Todd says, such as asking appropriate questions, responding appropriately, being respectful and courteous, making eye contact and speaking clearly. Skype is a tool to take academic content we re all supposed to teach, he adds, but apply it in a more meaningful, impactful way how this math concept or these geography terms apply or play out in the real world. He continues, My education philosophy this year was: Create a global classroom. Enable my students to become global citizens. I want them to know that things all over the world also affect their lives in Kansas. It s all interconnected. Something that TODD FLORY Screen shots from Todd Flory s class s Skype Around the World Day last April, from the top: U.S. Virgin Islands; Australia; Vietnam; Japan. happens in a classroom on the completely other side of the world can also affect them. We re all part of the same world. Their background, ideas and knowledge are just as valuable as ours. The more exposure we give kids to different parts of the world, the better people they become. We make the world a safer August

22 COURTESY PHOTO Lisa and Eric Habegger with their children, Jeff and Kelly An education to change the world Eric 83 and Lisa Habegger 83 On their graduation day in May 1983, Eric and Lisa (Loeffler) Habegger would never have imagined their careers in education would take them to six different continents and more than 70 countries. They would have not have guessed that their Bethel experience would open doors to living and working in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, as well as generate an open-mindedness to broader linguistic, religious and cultural experiences for themselves and their two children. They probably wouldn t have predicted that a Bethel education, with its strong emphasis on service to others, would directly impact more than 5,000 current and future South American leaders, as well as thousands of highly disadvantaged children and their families each school year. Yet upon reflection, these many years after receiving their Thresher diplomas, Eric and Lisa realize they ve experienced firsthand how a Bethel education prepares graduates for a life of service to others, at home and around the world. Without question, Bethel provided us with the Mennonite values and academic foundations that inspired us to believe in the power of each individual s capacity to change the world, Eric and Lisa wrote. Lisa graduated from Bethel with a bachelor s degree in social work. Later, she was certified in elementary education and earned a master s degree in library science. She has worked with children of more than 50 nationalities in grades K-12 as an elementary school teacher and librarian. Eric s Bethel degree was in English and communication arts. He earned his master s degree in school administration and has an Ed.D. in educational leadership, policy and organizations from Vanderbilt University. He currently serves as superintendent at one of the largest international schools in Latin America, located in Bogotá, Colombia. He also oversees the school s charitable foundation, which offers a K-12 education to 650 underprivileged students and provides three meals a day and free medical and dental care to students, and parent education classes. In addition, Eric serves on the board of an educational consortium that provides comprehensive school services for five public charter schools serving more than 6,500 disadvantaged children and their families. Beyond their commitment to international education, the Habeggers strong sense of social responsibility motivates them to give back to Bethel. We are annual donors to Bethel because of our belief in advancing the essential Bethel spirit of giving to others both locally and around the world, they wrote. We are truly grateful to the many Bethel donors who made it possible for us many years ago to receive a high-quality, service-oriented college education. We know that our financial gifts to Bethel will help provide these same opportunities for future graduates to continue changing the world. LEADERS CLUB CONTINUED Milton & Katharine Harder James & Elaine Harms Matthew & Louise Harms Roger & Joyce Hofer Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church Inman Gerlof & Roelie Homan Jeff & Stacey Honer Kenneth & Jan Horst John & Adeline Huebert Inman Mennonite Church Inman David & Dawn Jackson Jantz Management LLC David & Cheri Jantzen Vern & Dolores Jantzen Bernd & Kristi Janzen Bradley & Kara Janzen Susan Janzen Margie Johnson Don & Corinne Kehrberg Donald & Carol Kirchmer David & Barbara Kliewer John & Jill Koehn Susan Koehn Miriam Krehbiel Randall & Janeal Krehbiel Rick & Patricia Krehbiel Emil & Louise Kreider John & Grace Kroeker Loren & Loretta Kuehny Jeffrey Landis & Sharon Fransen Landis George & Jeanette Leary Carrie Lehr David & Karen LeVan Allen & Georgia Linscheid Don & Rebecca Linscheid Norman & Betty Lofland Frederick Loganbill & Renee Sauder Keith & Barbara Martin Willene McElvain Michael McGrath & Alice Deckert Francisco Mendoza & Annaken Mendoza-Toews Meridian Chiropractic Center Mid-America Orthopedics Franklin & Helen Nachtigal Robert & Rosalie Neufeld Ohio National Foundation Oklahoma City Community Foundation Kent Olson & Cornelia Krahn Oregon Community Foundation Orville & Janelle Ortman Janet Parker Randall Pastrone & Sylvia Graber-Pastrone Brennan Peacock Lawrence++ & Kathryn Penner Lawrence & Karen Penner Edwin & Evelyn Peters Elvera Peters Joe & Lillian Peters Carroll & Cynthia Peterson Phillips 66 Company Principal Financial Group Foundation Galen & LeAnne Quenzer Donald & Shirley Ratzlaff Reaching Our Goal Bryan & Sharon Reber Jordon & Emily Regehr Harold & Rosella Regier Hilda Regier Paul & Katherine Regier Sara Regier Ron & Joni Reichenberger Barbara Reimer Gladys Reimer Ramon & Marian Reimer Thomas & Mary Richardson 22 Bethel College Context

23 Christopher Riesen Russell & Bernice Ronnebaum Marilyn Rose Lynn Roth & Karen Wiens Salem Mennonite Church Freeman, South Dakota Savage Poly Pipe Rental & Sales, LLC Archie & Kristin Schmidt David & Rita Schmidt Ella Schmidt Gene & Kay Schmidt Loren & Janet Schmidt Matthew & Amy Schmidt Wes & Ada Schmidt-Tieszen John O Schrag++ Estate Benjamin & Tina Schrag Delbert & Stella Schrag Jerol & Rebecca Schrag Kyle & Robin Schrag Myron & Ericka Schrag Wayne & Laurel Schrag Vern & Janice Schroeder William & Anne Schroeder Robert & Diana Schunn Stanley Scott & Nancy Banman Harvey & Dana Selzer Miner & Valetta Seymour Randy & Jocelyn Shields Randy & Ann Smith Vada Snider Gary & Deanna Steingard Clair Stucky Philip Stucky Russell & Sheryl Stucky Allan & Jean Teichroew John & Barbara Thiesen Karl & Bonita Tieszen Robert & Caryl Tieszen Robert & Sondra Tolle Elias & Jane Toubassi Claude & Brenda Turner Belva Unruh Paul & Lois Unruh Robert & Helen Ruth Unruh James & Barbara Voth Kenneth & Hulda Voth Stanley & Donna Voth Anne Waltner Lenore Waltner Martin & Carol Ward Jerry & Cathy Weaver Marie Wedel Western District Women in Mission Emerson & LaWanda Wiens Ted & Darlene Wynn Marcus & Vonna Yoder Randall & Janette Zercher John & Sandra Zerger Roger Zimmerman Zion Mennonite Church Elbing William & Joyce Zuercher FOUNDERS CLUB Anonymous (5) Helen Bargen Olivia Bartel Fredrick Becker Helen Bertrand Kenneth & Linda Bielek Howard & Elizabeth Birky John Blosser & Rebecca Unternahrer BMG of Kansas Inc Anita Boese David & Dorothy Boldt Breadbasket Roland Brown Howard Buller Garold & Deena Burkholder Brody & Kira Buzzard Central National Bank Central Plains Mennonite Conference John & Barbara Chang Arlin & Helen Claassen Cassidy & Sarah Claassen Samuel & Barbara Claassen Thomas & Annelle Claassen Susan Combs Bradley & Kim Cutting Hielke & Siegelinde De Jong Richard & Patricia Denno Kent Dick Philip & Laura Dick Drubers Donut Shop Robert & Amanda Dueck Michael Dunn & Kathy Neufeld Dunn Wilma Dyck Johann Eberhart & Mary Swartz Ecumenical Proj/Intl Cooperation Byron & Janet Ediger Gudrun Eglitis Alden & Laura Entz M Ruth Epp Mark Epp & Catherine Wismer Elbert & Zola Esau Todd & Julie Esau Shelby Evans Robert Ewy & Carolyn Zanta Frelon & Judith Facemire Arlen Fast & Anne Ediger Jerel Fast Bingbing Feng & Guiyun Zhou First Mennonite Church McPherson First Mennonite Church Ransom Gary & Ann Flory Duane & Shella Franz Deane Frey Blaine & Karren Friesen Orie & Lynda Friesen Ronald & Phyllis Friesen Shannon & Carrie Friesen James & Irene Fudge Gordon & Delores Funk Menno Gaeddert Curtis Gering Jane Gibb DeAnna Goering Lloyd Goering Mark & Sheila Goering Steven Goering & Susan Ortman Goering Leo Goertz Lois Goertzen Timothy & Judy Goertzen Martin & Mary Goerzen John & Janice Good Lauren Good & Jennifer Hiebert Levi & Rose Goossen Robert & ChrisAnn Goossen Mark Grasse Brad Grier & Linda Shadoin-Grier Allen & Carolyn Guernsey Bradley Guhr & Sara Friesen Guhr Jeff & Shannon Hafner David Harder & Michele Horn James Harder & Karen Klassen Harder Richard Harris & Caprice Becker Maurine Hean Carl & Anne Hege Wilbur & Elizabeth Hershberger Barry & Fern Hieb Kenneth & Eleanor Hiebert Marcia Hiebert Thomas & Lenore Hiebert Steven & Suzanne Hitt Loretta Hoard Hopedale Mennonite Church Hopedale, Illinois Hospira Pharmaceuticals Iglesia Luz de Evangelio Dallas, Texas Eric & Joelle Jantzen Mark Jantzen & Alice Hartman Jantzen Jazz Education Network Kansas Special Olympics Bernice Kaufman Clemon & Jane Kaufman Jerome & Bonnie Kaufman Michael & Connie Kaufman Randall & Elizabeth Kaufman Virgil & Vernell Kaufman Kevin & Sarah Kehrberg Dennis & Teresa King Hannah Klaassen Benjamin Kliewer Ellen Kling HIGHLIGHTS } CRITICAL THINKERS Bethel was one of 55 colleges and universities nationwide, and the only Kansas school, recognized by the Council on Undergraduate Research for participating in the 15th annual Posters-on-the-Hill event April 29, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Three students saw their research appear in national forums during this school year. Junior Lila Tibbets and sophomore Azucena Gonzalez (with Guadalupe Gonzalez 14) presented a poster during the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 17. Graduating senior Laura Jensen published in Proceedings of the National Conference of Undergraduate Research The students faculty adviser is Dwight Krehbiel 69. For the second straight year, sophomore Kaylen Fike received a Dorothy Wedel Kaufman 45 Honor Scholarship, given in writing and literary studies. Fike was also selected for a Writing Fellowship award. Graduating senior Lani Astorga received the Iota Chi Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Award for having the highest grade point average in the senior nursing class. George Kling Brett & Cassandra Klingenberg Howard & Wanda Knight Bradley & Megan Kohlman Theodore Koontz & Gayle Gerber Koontz Duane Koppes Lawrence Kuck & Peggy Goering-Kuck Kenneth & Annette Lamp Florine LeClerc Dennis Lehmann & Eloise Schrag Charles & Lois Lehrman Ronald & Vivian Leupp John Linscheid & Ken White August

24 Bethel College Corporation Meeting Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, 7:30 p.m. Luyken Fine Arts Center} Agenda: Welcome and invocation Call to order and chair s remarks State of the College report Corporation business Closing remarks New faces in Advancement The Office of Advancement has welcomed two new staff members in the past few months. Cassandra Schmidt began July 1 as assistant to the director of development, replacing Gail Marsh. Cassandra grew up in North Newton and still lives there. She graduated from Newton High School, taking art and design classes at Bethel as a high school student. She has owned and operated her own photography business, Strikker Images, for six years and she has an almost-4-year-old daughter, Chloe. With Fred Goering s retirement (see page 31), there has been some adjustment in job descriptions. Matt Hein 09, formerly associate director of development, is now director of development, while Rob Schunn 86 began Aug. 7 as annual fund director. In between leaving Bethel upon graduation and coming back to Bethel as staff, Rob spent 29 years working for KWCH- Channel 12 in Wichita as a camera operator and most recently a multimedia journalist (see page 13). DEVELOPMENT STAFF Pictured from left to right: Pam Tieszen, vice president for advancement; Matt Hein 08, director of development; Rob Schunn 86, annual fund director; John Sheriff, estate planning associate; Cynthia Beth 80, assistant to the vice president for advancement; Cassandra Schmidt, assistant to the director of development; and Dave Linscheid 75, director of alumni relations. 24 Bethel College Context

25 FOUNDERS CLUB CONTINUED Arley Loeffler Blair & Lisa Loganbill Lanoy & Mary Esther Loganbill Wilma Loganbill Kenneth Lohrentz Lain & Michele Long Robert Mann & Charlotte Kroeker Jonathan McCammond & Mary Bucholtz John McKay Richard & Susan McLean-Neufeld Frank & Emmy Midkiff Maurice & Marilyn Miller Michael Miller & Michelle Friesen Bradley & Jodi Nachtigal Kirsten Zerger & Sanford Nathan Jordy & Emily Nelson Network Tool & Die Company Inc Kevin Neufeld Scott & Mary Neufeld-Wall Francis & Kathryn News Newton Medical Center Rachid Nouri & Mary Sprunger Paul & Charity Ortman William & Sherilyn Ortman Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference Norman & Lorrayne Pankratz Darin & Erica Penner Stanley Penner & Cash Peters Richard & Thelma Percoco Burton & Beverly Peters Dennis & Carolyn Peters Michael Peters & Lois Briles Dwight & Lavonne Platt Michael & Darlene Powers Atlee & Debra Preheim Doyle & Mary Jo Preheim Randall & Kathy Preheim Neal Ratzlaff Randall & Donna Ratzlaff Richard & Velma Ratzlaff Donovan & Laurie Regehr Regier Construction Inc Johann & Laura Reimer Roger & Carmen Reimer Clarence & Amanda Rempel Mark Rich & Kathrin Engisch James & Beatrice Robb Joseph & Joy Robb Rochester Area Mennonite Fellowship Rochester, New York Anne Rupp Byron & Alyssa Rupp Thomas & Mary Sandwell Leroy & Winifred Saner Sauerwein Construction Co Inc Ronald & LaVonne Sawatzky DuMont & Barbara Schmidt Gordon Schmidt & Christine Downey-Schmidt Lela Schmidt Melvin & Charlotte Schmidt Michael & Jane Schmidt Randall & Rachel Schmidt William & Lori Schmidt Alvin & Verna Schrag Calvin Schrag David & Janelle Schrag James & Judith Schrag LaVera Schrag Valerie Schrag Shalom Mennonite Church Newton Christopher Shaw Alma Shelly Frances Siemens Joel & Emily Smith Goering Joseph Smucker & Barbara Goering Nathan Smucker & Greta Hiebert Stanley & Marlene Smucker Southern Hills Mennonite Church Topeka State Street Foundation Jeffrey & Kathryn Steely John & Marcia Stoesz Ben & Jeanette Stucky Donna Stucky Elva Stucky Kirk & Carla Stucky Richard & Beth Stucky John & Alice Suderman Lawrence & Carol Temple Jon & Maurine Thieszen Lelan & Marlene Thieszen Robert & JoAn Thieszen Bruce Toews Jim & Geraldine Tyrell United Way of Central New Mexico Robert & Sally Unrau Dwight & Luella Unruh Gary & Nola Unruh Jack & Elizabeth Unruh Roy & Mildred Unruh Voran Home Inspections Inc Ellen Voran Samuel & Rachel Voth Schrag Krista Voth Stanley Voth Timothy & Carolyn Voth Richard & Ann Walker Timm Walker & Karen Siebert Ken & Jill Weaver Susan Wedel Leonard & Joan Wiebe Orletta Wiebe Raymond Wiebe Willard & Mary Ann Wiebe Darrell Wiens & Arleen Cook Robert & Dorothy Wiens Asbury Williams & Ami Regier Lamont & Lillian Woelk Willis & Naomi Wollmann Robert & Ann Yeoman Tina Zahn Orlyn & Janis Zehr GOLD CLUB This club honors Graduates Of the Last Decade who give $100 for 10 years after graduation. These young leaders ( ) set a standard for their peers as they establish careers and families. Dustin & Lindsay Abrahams Monday Akintuyi Nathaniel & Rebecca Bartell Amelia Brandt Cory Buchta James & Chandra Copeland Aaron & Jacqui-Ann Doig Rodney Ensz Evan & Kelli Fast Jerel Fast Adam Gabriel Joel & Crystal Gaeddert Peter & Katherine Goerzen Matthew Hein Benjamin Histand & Claire Unruh Isaac & Rachael Hochstetler Aaron Howard Kylie Jantz Heidi Johnson Reid & Grayce Kaufmann Hannah Klaassen Benjamin Kliewer Vicki Koehn Bradley & Megan Kohlman Jean-Yves Komayombi Kevin & Naomi Leary Aaron & Caitlin Linscheid Tom & Gloria Martin Brian McGuirk & Kristin Wedel Jesse Mueller Jordy & Emily Nelson Joseph Penner & Erin Boers Kent Peters Karrie Peterson Jordon & Emily Regehr Justin & Tiffany Regehr Abraham Regier & Christiana Harms James & Allison Regier Johann & Laura Reimer Christopher Riesen Abram Rodenberg Marshall & Victoria Schmidt Monica Schmidt HIGHLIGHTS } ENGAGED GLOBAL CITIZENS John Thiesen 82, co-director of libraries, went to the Hopi Reservation over spring break to give a digitized version of the H.R. Voth photo collection, taken at Hopi in the late 1800s and early 1900s, to the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office. He also made a short presentation to the Hopi Tribal Council. Bethel was one of six Kansas schools and one of four Kansas private colleges named to the President s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for John McCabe-Juhnke 78, professor of communication arts, was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship that allowed him to spend the school year at Lesya Ukrainka East European National University in Lutsk, Ukraine. This year, the Waldo H. 34 and Linda Zielke Friesen Awards in Global Ministries, not given for several years, went to four students for work done during the January 2015 interterm: graduating seniors Melinda Regehr (Jerusalem Seminar), Ethan Rodenberg (East-Central Europe) and Jesse Voth-Gaeddert (East-Central Europe) and sophomore Austin Regier (Mexico). At the final convocation of the school year, junior Abby Schrag received the Seth Dunn Memorial Award. Dunn died in an accident in 2011 right before his senior year at Bethel, and his family established the award to be given annually to a student who identifies areas of needed change on campus, challenges others and takes action that makes a difference in accordance with the stated ideals and values of the Bethel community. Kristen Schrag Christopher Shaw Joel & Emily Smith Goering David & Shelley Stucky Brent Stutzman Jetaime Taylor Andrew Toews Rebekah Trollinger Jim & Geraldine Tyrell Graham & Rachel Unruh Michael Unruh Samuel & Rachel Voth Schrag Cameron & Addison Voth Garrett & Maranda Whorton Cavan Winn August

26 Class notes Information received as of July 14, 2015 For additional activities of Bethel faculty and staff who are alumni of the college, go to Hattie Elta (Pettis) Buhler 38, Pratt, celebrated her 100th birthday July 14. She was the 1937 Bethel College Homecoming Wheat Bowl Queen Delmer Kaufman 59, Moundridge, was honored for meritorious service while teaching and coaching in the school system in Bennett, Colorado, for more than 30 years. In late January, he was inducted into the Bennett High School Hall of Fame as part of the Class of Delmer was instrumental in starting girls basketball and track programs in the 1970s at the high school. During his tenure, he taught math, science, geography, Colorado history, driver education, reading and social studies. He coached football, basketball and track at the junior and senior high school levels, beginning his coaching and teaching career in 1962 in Bennett. He retired from the Bennett school system in the early 1990s and now resides at Pine Village in Moundridge Verda (Wagner) Byrd 64, San Antonio, Texas, was featured in a March 25 article in The Newton Kansan about her formative years in Newton and meeting her biological siblings. An article about her, Texas woman discovers she s white after 70 years, was in the June 23 edition of USA Today. Jim Juhnke 62, North Newton, has started a blog about Kansas Mennonites in politics. His first posts can be found at kansasmennonitesinpolitics.wordpress.com and is about Steven Becker, a member of Buhler Mennonite Church and the Kansas legislature. Elizabeth Raid 66, Newton, was ordained Jan. 4 at Bethel College Mennonite Church, North Newton. She and her husband, Lucio Gomez, serve as campus pastors at Mennonite Friendship Communities in South Hutchinson. Sheldon Sawatzky 65, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, retired from Mennonite Mission Network in Elkhart, Indiana. He served as a missionary in Taiwan , and was director for East Asia for the Commission on Overseas Mission of the General Conference Mennonite Church, Mennonite Board of Missions of the Mennonite Church and Mennonite Mission Network of Mennonite Church USA ( ). He was also interim general secretary for the Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan ( ). Joe Schrag 61, Wakarusa, is the author of The Kansas Relays: Track and Field Tradition in the Heartland (Adina Publishing, 2014), which was one of 15 books recently named to the Kansas Notable Book List of The list, coordinated by the State Library of Kansas, is the only honor for Kansas books by Kansans Glen Ediger 75, North Newton, wrote and designed the book Hoffnungsau, A Hopeful View (Mennonite Press, 2014), which covers Mennonite history, including the Mennonite migrations from Prussia to Russia and from Russia to Kansas. The full-color, 230-page book also includes Buhler and Inman history, with more than 800 photos and 300 highlighted quotes. The book is available from Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, which celebrated its 140th anniversary during 2014, culminating in the publication of the book. Glen was also the keynote speaker March 5 at a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics Education Summit in Kirksville, Missouri, in conjunction with Truman State University, where he spoke on The Art of Engineering how his industrial design experience combines art and the sciences. He also met with several business classes. Glen was invited by Jon Gering 94, dean of science and mathematics at Truman State. Lauren Hiebner 72, Omaha, Nebraska, is in his 40th year of teaching. He currently teaches at Brownell-Talbot, a private independent school in Omaha, where he is an instructor in American government, economics, AP U.S. history (APUSH) and methods of historical research, as well as chair of the history department. Brownell-Talbot is the only school in Nebraska that requires 4½ years of history to graduate. Lauren and his wife, Cecilia, spend their summers in Quito, Ecuador, where Lauren was in the Peace Corps from Pamela (Becker) McCullough 73, Newton, owns her own dentistry business in Newton. I enjoy multi-faceted aspects of dentistry, including diagnosis, preventative care/education and treatment procedures including oral surgery, she wrote. I especially enjoy watching families of my patients grow up, donating my services to the disadvantaged and adopting new technologies. Abram Wiebe 71, Steinbach, Manitoba, retired from the lay ministry July 1, 2012, at Steinbach Mennonite Church. He and his wife, Susan, in the company of family and friends, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 10, Abram serves on the Mennonite Church Manitoba nominations committee and is the Manitoba representative for the JoinHands Mennonite Church Building Program of Mennonite Men USA and Mennonite Men Canada Charles Epp 84, Lawrence, was one of three University of Kansas professors to receive a top book award in public administration for their collaborative research on race and investigatory police stops, and ramifications of those institutionalized policies. They were honored by the American Society for Public Administration. Their book is Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship (University of Chicago Press, 2014). Sherwin Frey 81, Los Angeles earned his third-degree black belt. He is an instructor at KMA Black Belt Champions in Sherman Oaks, California. He teaches a blended style of tae kwon do and Muay Thai kickboxing. The weapons used are based in karate. Students range in age from 4 to 64. Rachel Waltner Goossen 82, Topeka, received the 2015 Roy Myers Award for Excellence in Research from Washburn University, Topeka, where she has been a member of the history faculty for 15 years. The award is given annually to recognize teaching and scholarship. Most recently, Rachel published Defanging the Beast : Mennonite Responses to John Howard Yoder s Sexual Abuse, in the January 2015 issue of Mennonite Quarterly Review. Marnette (Ortman) Hofer 87, Dolton, South Dakota, and Kelsey Ortman 12, Marion, South Dakota, were featured in an article titled Moving History in the Freeman (South Dakota) Courier. Kelsey is the Heritage Hall Museum and Archives administrator, while Marnette is the archivist. The two are redoing the archives at the museum. Judy (Kehler) Reimer 83, Hesston, marked 15 years of employment as clerk of the board for Hesston USD Lance Hofer 96, Enid, Oklahoma, graduated with distinction from the United States Air Force s pilot instructor training in October 2014 at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas. He moved to Enid and is stationed at Vance Air Force Base as a T-1 instructor pilot. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in Palwasha Kakar 99, Woodbridge, Virginia, was featured in an article in the May 14 issue of the Augusta Free Press (Waynesboro, Virginia) titled Mennonite education provided Afghan-American Muslim woman leads her to key roles in world peacebuilding. Cara Kliewer 97, Wichita, was named one of the Top 20 Women in Business by the Wichita Business Journal. She is owner of CK Communications in Wichita. Chris Kliewer 97, Wichita, is project manager at GLMV Architecture in Wichita. Eric Nachtigal 95, Wichita, has been appointed assistant principal at Maize South Elementary. 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27 ously, he was a school counselor there. Eric also is president of the Heart of America Men s Chorus in Wichita. David Preheim 93, Mishawaka, Indiana, is in his 21st year with Concord Community Schools in Elkhart, Indiana, including the last 11 years as athletic director at Concord High School. He was elected president of the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association in March. Valerie Schrag 95, Lawrence, received a Northwestern University Distinguished Secondary Teacher Award June 18, which honors high school teachers who have touched the lives of Northwestern students. It carries an award of $2,500 to each teacher and $2,500 to their school. Sydney Stigge-Kaufman 98, St. Louis, is director of Strategic Partnership in the East St. Louis school district. She works at development with new initiatives within the district. Krista Voth 98, Tucson, Arizona, is director of Annual Giving Programs at the University of Arizona Foundation Aislinn Conrad-Hiebner 07, Lawrence, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on the relationship between economic hardship and risk for child physical abuse. Her dissertation research was funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. She graduated with a Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of Kansas and has accepted an assistant professor position at the University of Iowa School of Social Work. Braden Conrad-Hiebner 07, Lawrence, worked as an education officer/communications assistant at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, with the Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky exhibition. He completed his master s degree in anthropology and museum studies from the University of Kansas in Todd Flory 04, Wichita, was chosen to attend the Microsoft Global Educator Exchange conference April 28-May 1 on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. This is a global education conference focused on education technology. Only 20 U.S. educators were selected to attend. (For more about Todd s work with Skype in the classroom, see the story on page 19.) Peter Goerzen 07, North Newton, graduated this spring from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, Indiana. He received the Award for Excellence in Theological Studies and Award for Excellence in Preaching. For the first award, Peter was noted for his thoughtful, careful and creative approach to theological issues and ability to apply these skills to ministry. For the second award, he was described as a preacher who carefully and bravely reads the text; who has eyes on the world and the church, on lament and joy; and who preaches the good news with humility and confidence. Peter is Bethel campus pastor and director of church relations. Caitlin (Welch) Linscheid 07, Kansas City, Kansas, successfully defended her dissertation March 12 through the University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Beller Conference Center, to complete a Ph.D. in anatomy and cell biology. Her dissertation was on Expression, Regulation and Release of Human Placental Antigens: Implications for the Maternal Immune Response to the Fetus. Joel Linscheid 08, Wichita, was featured in the summer edition of HarveyCountyNOW magazine, published by Lindsey (Miller) Young 07 and her husband, Joey, about his time with The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. Nisha Onta 03, Bangkok, Thailand, is knowledge management coordinator for Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN). WOCAN s vision is that organizations engaged in agriculture and natural resource management fully recognize and support the roles and leadership of women farmers, environmental managers, professionals and decision makers, leading to an equal distribution of responsibilities, rights, benefits and power between women and men in management of natural resources to achieve sustainable development and poverty alleviation, as stated by woman.org. Karrie Peterson 06, Washington, D.C., was in Nepal for work-related travel during the recent earthquake. The past week has been one wild ride, Karrie wrote in an soon after the earthquake hit April 25. I was given the option to come back to D.C. or continue on with my mission. For various reasons, I decided to continue and was subsequently evacuated to Bangkok. Toby Tyner 07, Newton, earned a master of education degree from Fort Hays State University in June. Samuel Voth Schrag 04, University City, Missouri, was featured in an article, A light for social justice, in The Mennonite. The article is about two Mennonite churches in St. Louis, Bethesda Mennonite Church and St. Louis Mennonite Fellowship, that are working together to be a light in their community for racial justice. Sam is pastor at St. Louis Mennonite Fellowship. Lindsey (Miller) Young 07, Newton, and her husband, Joey Young, in August launched a weekly community newspaper, Newton Now, that will cover North Newton and Newton Creigh Bartel 14, Newton, was in Nepal when the recent earthquake hit, although he was in a different part of the country than the epicenter. Camille Claassen 12, Hutchinson, graduated from Kansas State University in May 2014 with a master of accountancy degree. She started working for the Kansas Farm Management Association in July Anna Cook 13, Lawrence, has been named the orchestra teacher at Shawnee Mission North High School, Olathe, beginning with the school year. Joseph Creiglow 13, El Centro, California, earned a master of science degree in negotiation and dispute resolution from Creighton University. Nicole Eitzen Delgado 10, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, received funding through the Henry M. MacCracken Program for five years of study at New York University. She will start in fall 2015 in the Ph.D. program in English. The funding is for more than $45,000 through fellowship, grant and stipend money. Guadalupe Gonzalez 14, Austin, Texas, was awarded a Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, which gives $24,000, plus some additional benefits, per year for three years for people engaged in graduate study leading to a doctor of philosophy or doctor of science degree. She was one of only about 60 pre-doctoral students selected across a wide variety of disciplines in research-based fields. Emily Harder 15, McPherson, is serving with Mennonite Voluntary Service in Washington, D.C. Benjamin Kreider 15, North Newton, is serving in Honduras with Mennonite Central Committee s Serve and Learn Together (SALT) program. Audra Miller 14, San Francisco, is in her second year with Mennonite Voluntary Service, working in the Tenderloin District for a supportive housing organization called DISH. It which recently started a Home Is portrait project that includes images of some of the 450 formerly homeless tenants. Tenants wrote what home means to them to accompany the black-and-white photos. Each tenant gets a copy of their photo to hang on the wall or send to family members. Audra also has started a documentary photoproject featuring dogs and their owners. She s taken more than 200 street portraits of people and canines in San Francisco. August

28 Jackie (Kamphaus) Moore 12, Newton, has been named instructor of literary studies at Bethel to start in fall She completed her master of arts in English literature at Wichita State University in May. Joshua Nathan 10, Los Angeles, was featured in an April 28 Hutchinson News article headlined Walking filmmakers tour of Kansas makes Hutch stop. Josh and collaborator Patrick Ross, Lawrence, are trekking to the Eight Wonders of Kansas and making a documentary along the way. In Hutchinson, they stopped at Strataca (the Kansas Underground Salt Museum) and at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center. Kelsey Ortman 12, Marion, South Dakota, and Marnette (Ortman) Hofer 87, Dolton, South Dakota, were featured in an article titled Moving History in the Freeman (South Dakota) Courier. Kelsey is the Heritage Hall Museum and Archives administrator while Marnette is the archivist. The two are redoing the archives at the museum. Caleb Regehr 11, Lake Worth, Florida, is quality control and safety manager for Consolidated Minerals Inc. in Leesburg, Florida. marriages Ken Bachman 83 and Rachel Wallace, Hesston, Dec. 20, 2014 Leah Bartel 13 and Gregory Schwarz, Merriam, Aug. 8, 2014 Marissa Bontrager 14 and Nathan Murphy 13, Newton, July 26, 2014 Amanda Dick 04 and Brandt Pedota, Bloomington, Illinois, May 3, 2014 John Flickinger 81 and Doug Basinger, Seattle, Feb. 16 Adam Gabriel 08 and Mallory Mleynek, Wichita, Oct. 13, 2013 Benjamin Histand 11 and Claire Unruh 12, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 12, 2014 Reina Jasso 75 and Craig White 75, Singer Island, Florida, June 23 John Linscheid 75 and Ken White, Philadelphia, July 4, 2014 Leah Martisko 96 and Roy Copland, Kansas City, Missouri, Dec. 20, 2014 Kristine Thimm 03 and Henry Louie, Seattle, July 12, 2014 Katrina Toews 98 and Aaron Aeschliman, Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 2014 births Clint Ackerman 06 and Carla, a son, Asher Ackerman, Aug. 20, 2014 Jake Childs 03 and Adrienne, Nickerson, a daughter, Quinn Noelle Childs, Dec. 22, 2014 Aislinn 07 and Braden Conrad- Hiebner 07, Lawrence, a son, Silas Conrad-Hiebner, Aug. 1, 2013 Dan 08 and Tina (Schmidt-Tieszen) Graber 07, Freeman, South Dakota, a daughter, Adaline Marie Schmidt Graber, March 2 Kelli (Ackerman) 07 and Tony Hoops 05, Newton, a daughter, Kendri Michelle Hoops, June 22 (which is also Tony s birthday) Annaken Mendoza-Toews 00 and Francisco Mendoza, Colorado Springs, Colorado, a son, Tali Mendoza-Toews, May 19 Lauren (Gillis) Montoya 05, Colorado Springs, Colorado, a son, Aldon Thomas, Dec. 17, 2014 Ian Schmidt 04 and Jasmine Titus, a daughter, Lorelei Kay Titus Schmidt, Shawnee, April 15 Kristen (Yarrow) Sisk 05 and Tony, Morganville, a son, Dominic Lee Sisk, Jan. 26 Brian 02 and Erin (Schmidt) Stucky 03, Boulder, Colorado, a son, Owen Benjamin Stucky, May 5 Sara (Adrian) Unruh 08, Topeka, a daughter, Alice Rohr, Oct. 25, 2014 Sarah (Schroeder) Wirth 02, and Michael, Boise, Idaho, a son, William Edward Wirth, Sept. 19, 2014 deaths John Arn 60, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 Michael Cardenas 55, Wichita, June 19 Alan Carney 62, Macon, Missouri, Nov. 11, 2013 Heidi (Thieszen) Cooper 90, Hutchinson, Feb. 15 Mary Lou (Franz) Duerksen 50, Shawnee Mission, March 4 Gertrude (Hohmann) Dyck 44, Topeka, Jan. 17 Marvin Ewert 50, North Newton, March 25 Elaine (Wedel) Goering 47, McPherson, Sept. 29, 2014 Hilda (Haury) Goering 35, Moundridge, Dec. 12, 2014 Allen Graham 08, Hutchinson, April 2 Gladys (Schmidt) Harms 48, North Newton, June 30 Raymond Harnly 56, Lancaster, Pennsylvannia, March 1 Helen (Little) Hart 44, Newton, March 14 Juanita (Preheim) Janzen 61, Hesston, Jan. 3 Muriel (Seitz) Johns 43, Glendale, Arizona, Feb. 22 Frank R. Keller 75, Souderton, Pennsylvania, May 31 Melvin Klaassen 47, North Newton, Feb. 14 Ervin Klippenstein 50, Fullerton, California, Oct. 14, 2014 Donald Klippenstein 50, Goshen, Indiana, Feb. 18 Louise Langenwalter 41, Vassar, May 27 Evelyn (Franz) Lohrentz 63, Hesston, May 15 Evelyn (Regier) Martens 45, Hesston, May 2 Clayton Millner 53, Carpinteria, California, Jan. 1 Lilly (Regehr) Neufeld 50, Newton, Jan. 18 Florene (Riesen) Penner, North Newton, Nov. 29, 2014 Marlene (Voran) Penner 58, Upland, California, July 5, 2014 Erna (Penner) Reimer 46, Beatrice, Nebraska, Sept. 27, 2014 Dorothea Schroeder 40, Lawrence, Jan. 11 Kelly Schroeder 71, Tempe, Arizona, Jan. 26 Stephen Shenk 66, Windsor, Colorado, Jan. 10 Florene (Gehring) Stucky 46, Galva, Oct. 12, 2014 Marjorie (Olson) Stucky 52, North Newton, Dec. 25, 2014 Oliver Unruh 45, Newton, April 24 Marguerite (Sprunger) Wiebe 45, Visalia, California, March 16 Alumni are invited to submit recent news of interest to others marriage, job change, addition of a child, award, promotion, graduate school, retirement, and so on to the Office of Alumni Relations. Mail to 300 East 27th Street, North Newton, KS 67117, to alumni@bethelks.edu or submit via the Bethel website at alumni-update. Please model your information after the current listings below, beginning with name, class year, city and state. Anyone who earns 24 or more credit hours is a Bethel alumnus, whether a graduate or not. When reaching alumni status, they are assigned a class year (later replaced by grad year if they graduate). The year behind each name below is the person s class year, often the same as the grad year unless the individual has told the alumni office that they wish to associate with another reunion year (as in the case of a five-year program, study overseas, etc., that delays graduation). 28 Bethel College Context

29 John Ferguson, professor emeritus of organ and church music at St. Olaf College, leads a hymn-sing during the 2013 Worship and the Arts Symposium at Bethel. The 2015 symposium is Nov. 21 on campus. VADA SNIDER Keep up with all the latest happenings at bethelks.edu/news-events ADMISSIONS Visit Days for prospective students and parents, Sat., Sept. 19; Fri., Oct. 9; Fri., Nov. 13. Call or , ext. 230, or campusvisit@bethelks.edu; see www. bethelks.edu/visit. Honors Orchestra Clinic, Sun. Mon., Oct , Krehbiel Auditorium and Memorial Hall. For more information, call Chris David Westover, , or cwestover@bethelks. edu. Honors Band Clinic, Sun. Mon., Nov , Memorial Hall. For more information, call Chris David Westover, , or cwestover@bethelks.edu. ALUMNI Fall Festival, Thurs. Sun., Oct Men s basketball alumni scrimmage, Sat., Oct. 24, 6 p.m., Thresher Gym For more information about alumni events, call or , ext. 251, or alumni@bethelks.edu; see www. bethelks.edu/alumni. ATHLETICS See for current schedule. CONFERENCES STEM Symposium, Fri., Oct. 9, 1 4:30 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium, Sat., Oct. 10, 9 11 a.m., campus Worship and the Arts Symposium with Christine Pohl and Michael Driscoll, Sat., Nov. 21, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., Luyken Fine Arts Center and Will Academic Center EVENTS KIPCOR Film Series, Slavery by Another Name, Sun., Sept. 13, 3 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium KIPCOR Film Series, Chasing Ice, Sun., Nov. 8, 3 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium Worship and the Arts Symposium worship service, Sat., Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall Annual Messiah sing, Weds., Dec. 2, 11 a.m., Bethel College Mennonite Church Five Places of Christmas, Sat., Dec. 5, 10 a.m. 4 p.m., Kauffman Museum and Luyken Fine Arts Center Lighting of the Green, Sun., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, Mon., Jan. 18, 7 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium Celebrate Kansas Day!, Sat., Jan. 30, 11 a.m., Krehbiel Auditorium, 1:30 4:30 p.m., Kauffman Museum EXHIBITS Root for the Home Team exhibit opening reception, Thurs., Sept. 10, 7 p.m., Kauffman Museum Regier Gallery, Luyken Fine Arts Center: Debi Cox exhibit reception, Thurs., Sept. 17, 6 8 p.m. Gail Lutsch and Bob Regier exhibit reception, Fri., Oct. 8, 6 8 p.m. Worship and the Arts Symposium reception for Jan Luyken exhibit (curated by Rachel Epp Buller), Sat., Nov. 21, 5 p.m. HESSTON BETHEL PERFORMING ARTS Hot Club of San Francisco, Sat., Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium Cherish the Ladies, Thurs., Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., Hesston Mennonite Church LECTURES Staley Lectures with Safwat Marzouk, Thurs., Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Oct. 30, 11 a.m., Krehbiel Auditorium Menno Simons Lectures with Jeff Gundy, Sun., Nov. 1, and Mon., Nov. 2, 7 p.m., Mon., Nov. 2, 11 a.m., Krehbiel Auditorium MEETINGS Kauffman Museum Association annual meeting, Sun., Sept. 13, 1:30 p.m., Kauffman Museum Bethel College Corporation meeting, Fri., Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., Luyken Fine Arts Center and Krehbiel Auditorium Bethel College Board meetings, Thurs. Fri., Oct. 8 9, Administration Building chapel PERFORMANCES Wind Ensemble Plays the Classics III, Sun., Oct. 4, 3 p.m., Memorial Hall Bethel Jazz Ensembles@Taste of Newton, Thurs., Oct. 8, 6 p.m., downtown Newton Fall Festival play, Brooklyn Bridge by Melissa James Gibson, Fri., Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m., Sun., Oct. 11, 2 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium Bethel Jazz Ensembles, Sat., Oct. 10, 1 p.m., Prairie Sky Stage Philharmonia and Honors Orchestra concert, Mon., Oct. 26, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall Women s Chorus fall concert, Sun., Nov. 1, 4 p.m., Bethel College Mennonite Church Mid-Kansas Jazz Ensemble concert, Mon., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium Honors Band concert, Mon., Nov. 23, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall Christmas Gala jazz concert, Fri., Dec. 4, 8 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium August

30 Around the Green E. LaVerne Epp, Lawrence, addresses the Class of 2015 at this year s commencement ceremonies. VADA SNIDER EPP TO GRADUATES: BUILD FROM YOUR BETHEL FOUNDATION As he addressed the Class of 2015 at commencement May 17, E. LaVerne Epp 72, Lawrence, got a little personal. He recalled a day in May much like this one and a 21-year-old young man, a history major, sitting where you re sitting among his other graduating classmates. He asked: What will I be? Will I be successful? Will I even know? What will I be doing? Where will I be living? Who will I be loving? How will I get from here to there? In other words, Epp said, in an address he titled From Here to There : How do you take a memorable college experience and [use it to] build careers and lives? Epp had three suggestions, starting with Be a thinker. He quoted from Ralph Waldo Emerson s essay Intellect : What s the hardest task in the world? To think. Not from the neuroscience perspective on the biological activity of the brain, Epp said, but in the sense of forming ideas, asking questions and solving problems. Keep an open mind, Epp said. That s how you become a thinker. Epp s second suggestion was Be ready. You all know the statistics, he said. You [will likely] have four careers and seven job changes over the course of your life. And I m right on track. After Bethel, Epp earned a degree in law. He was a practicing lawyer and judge before founding his own company. He served as Bethel College president for three years and now is executive chair of the Bioscience and Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas and an occasional January interterm instructor in entrepreneurship at Bethel. Epp commended the Class of 2015 for already having practiced readiness, using specific (though unnamed) examples of members of the class such as the football quarterback who majored in communication arts and the natural sciences major who added a minor in literary studies. Finally, Epp s third suggestion was as difficult as it is simple: Be grateful. A college degree is an achievement be worthy of it and be grateful for it. Brad Born 84, then vice president for academic affairs, introduced the class of 2015 by citing a number of its characteristics, including the fact that 74 of the 95 graduates are from Kansas; the largest cohorts of 2015 graduates are within two of the professional programs, nursing (26) and social work (15); and at least four graduating seniors are following a long-standing Bethel tradition of taking voluntary service assignments, both overseas and within the United States, soon after graduation. At the baccalaureate service earlier in the day, several graduating seniors reflected on their journeys at Bethel College, in keeping with the theme from Dr. Seuss: You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. Katie Schmidt noted that what she d found was a community a group of people who care about what I have to say. That is Bethel. She cited one of the foundational scriptures for the baccalaureate service, Isaiah 42:16: I will lead the blind by a road they do not know I will guide them... This idea of journeying with God parallels my last four years, my years at Bethel, Schmidt said. My journey at Bethel has been about seeing God in people and in this place. MELANIE ZUERCHER Bethel Bethel College College Context Context

31 A LEGACY OF FRIENDSHIP Though he was in the development office for 15 years, Fred Goering has devoted most of his life to supporting Bethel College. Goering, director of development since 2000, announced his resignation effective June 30, expressing a desire, as he said, to transition into retirement. Goering came to Bethel in the middle of the Leave a Legacy capital campaign that resulted in the construction of Voth Hall (2000) and Krehbiel Science Center (2002). He also noted on his personal development timeline the campaign to build Thresher Stadium (2005) and the major renovation of the former Science Hall into Will Academic Center (2012). But the most consistent item on Goering s list has been the Bethel College Annual Fund. One of his successes through his 15 years is that we met our goals almost every year. What he ll remember most, he said, is wonderful friends and relationships. I love Bethel s loyal constituents, Goering said. It has always been one of my goals to help further the work of Bethel College, to let people know what an enjoyable place it is and the good that it does. I value that as much as anything. Goering has strong family ties to Bethel that he values as well. He and his first wife, the late Donna (Waltner) Goering, both graduated from Bethel (in 1972 and 1973, respectively) as did their three daughters, Kim Cutting 99, Shana Goering Gingerich 00 and Megan Waltner 02. Goering s wife Beverly 72 and sons-in-law Jared Gingerich 02 and Jarod Waltner 04 are all Bethel alumni. In the past year, I ve been given the opportunity to work and learn from Fred, and I can tell you that Bethel is at the heart and core of his being, said Pam Tieszen, vice president for advancement. His relationships with Bethel alumni and friends built a strong support system for the Bethel Fund and numerous campus projects over the years. Tieszen pointed to a couple of statistics. The cumulative Annual Fund total for Fred s 15 years is $17,219,130 and that doesn t include the many designated gifts and scholarships he also brought in to support the college. During Fred s tenure, 7,488 students passed through Bethel, which translates to $2,311 per student. Fred s resignation is a great loss for our department and for Bethel. We wish him well in his transition. MELANIE ZUERCHER Fred Goering cheerfully chauffeured people around campus in the Bethel College limo, and always dressed the part. VADA SNIDER August

32 FROM TEACHING TO ADMINISTRATION AND BACK AGAIN Brad Born started his undergraduate years at Bethel (in 1980) and finished them at Tabor College. He returned to Bethel in 1995 when a former professor, John Sheriff, recruited him to teach in the English department. Ten years later, in 2005, he left teaching for fulltime administration and now, another decade on, has left administration to return to teaching. Born was an associate dean (along with three other faculty members) in , when Bethel underwent an extensive academic program review under then President E. LaVerne Epp 72 and Sheriff as academic dean. When Sheriff moved into the interim president role in 2005, Born became interim academic dean. Later, when Sheriff decided to retire rather than return as dean, Born tossed his hat into the ring of a national search for Sheriff s replacement. Last fall, Born announced he would be stepping down as vice president for academic affairs. He ll take a year off to prepare for a return to Bethel in fall 2016 as fulltime faculty in literary studies. Although he has taught the occasional interterm course, and twice co-led the Diversity Seminar with George Rogers 69, during the past decade, there have been significant changes in technology, student demographics and higher education in general during that time. Reflecting on his decade in administration, Born said, There s a difference between administration and faculty, but faculty don t understand it until we do it and that is that administration is much more collaborative. It sounds almost cliché, but you do almost nothing apart from the group. That s very different from the autonomy and individualized responsibility of designing, prepping and delivering a class. I was always working on projects with one or more other persons, whether it was Denise [Krase, administrative assistant], the registrar, the cabinet, the athletic director. It was a very rewarding part of the job, that sense of sharing the accomplishment with others. Even all the report writing his job called for had that sense, he said. I m hardwired to think and work that way [required for reports] and to slog through it. I won t say I ll miss writing Higher Learning Commission self-studies but it s another project that involved multiple people, coordination and organization. What I missed about teaching was the direct, everyday contact with students. In this job, the contact tended to be in times of crisis a grade appeal, suspension, not able to graduate. I don t wish the crisis for them, but it is rewarding to be with them and help them when they are. Finally, I liked the ceremonial features of my position the formal opening of school, awards to students and faculty, commencement. That said, Born looks forward eagerly to all the things that attracted me to teaching from the start. First, I love books and literature, I love talking about them, and teaching allows me to spend time and energy on something I love. Second, I get to spend time talking about books and literature with college-age students, which is great even when sometimes because they don t all love it. Sheriff, in a recognition of service for Born at the spring Board of Directors meeting, said, Students are fortunate you are returning to teaching fulltime, eager to engage with your unforgettable hand gestures and your voice that intones the gravity and depth of the ideas presented. MELANIE ZUERCHER VADA SNIDER One thing Brad Born especially enjoyed about being vice president for academic affairs was the ceremonial features. He is pictured, center, at Commencement 2015 with President Perry D. White, left, and commencement speaker LaVerne Epp. 32 Bethel College Context

33 VADA SNIDER This is the view that many generations of students had of Kay Schmidt, associate registrar for 27 years, greeting them with a smile at the registrar s office window. KAY BY THE NUMBERS Kay Schmidt graduated from Bethel in 1988 with a degree in home economics. But for the next 27 years, her life as Bethel s associate registrar was all about numbers. An Indiana native, Schmidt went one year to Ball State University in Muncie before marrying John Schmidt 70. She went to Bethel for a year and after that stayed home to raise their three children while John farmed. The farm crisis in the 80s was the incentive for her to go back to school, with the help of Bethel s response to Willie Nelson s Farm Aid, offering free tuition to people leaving farming. As she was finishing her degree, Diana Torline, then registrar, was advertising for the associate position. It started out as a nine-month contract, but Schmidt never left until this spring, when she and John decided to move to Kansas City to be closer to their family, daughter Alison 99 and Gilberto Flores 00 and son Ian Schmidt 04 and Jasmine Titus and especially three small grandchildren, Mateo and Marco Flores and Lorelei Titus Schmidt. Certainly the biggest change Schmidt has seen in almost three decades has been the evolution of technology. One big piece of her job was sending out transcripts. It used to be when we got a request, I would photocopy the transcripts, attach a grade key, sign it and date it, put on the official Bethel seal, then type the envelope and mail it. Since 2010, it s been electronic you can request and receive your transcript online and it hardly takes any time at all. She recalled registration days each semester when there would be a long line of students at her window, snaking out into the Ad Building lobby. Now they or their advisers can do it all online. Students still did come to her window occasionally, though. One of her favorite stories remains the time one stopped in to ask for the intercourse schedule. (He meant to say interterm. ) MELANIE ZUERCHER Here is a sampling of Kay by the numbers : Head counts compiled fulltime, part-time, full-time equivalent (also included demographics, e.g., male, female, states, counties)* 4 times annually x 27 = 108 NAIA eligibility certification completed freshmen have one set of academic requirements; continuing students and transfer students another annually x 27 = 5,400-6,300 Transcript requests filled approx. 1,000 annually = approx. 27,000 Course catalogs compiled 27 Course schedule booklets compiled 3 times annually x 27 = 81 Degrees verified impossible to say Retention rates tracked at least 54 (2 times annually, spring and fall) *Asked who needed head counts, Schmidt said: IPEDS [Integrated Post-Secondary Education System, a federal tracking system], Admissions, U.S. News & World Report, the State of Kansas, Mennonite Education Agency, Peterson s [college guide], Forbes.com, anybody who asked. August

34 APPOINTED New VP for admissions comes to Bethel from Fresno Pacific University Andrew Johnson began July 13 as vice president for admissions. Johnson recently concluded two years as director of undergraduate admissions at Fresno (California) Pacific University. Before that, from November 2006 through February 2013, he was director of seminary admissions at FPU Biblical Seminary. Johnson is a cum laude graduate of Tabor College, Hillsboro, with a B.A. in English. He also has a Master of Divinity degree from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary (now FPU Biblical Seminary), where he was a P.A. and Sophie Enns Honors Scholar. Johnson has served as an adjunct instructor in communication at FPU, as lead pastor of The Dwelling Place in Kitchener, Ontario, and as associate transition pastor at First Mennonite Church, Paso Robles, California. Bethel College has a wonderful history of inspiring students in the classroom, through art, athletics and service, equipping them to make a difference in the world. I am excited to join the Bethel community to continue this missional work, Johnson said. Bethel is poised to capitalize on existing strength and value to reach out to new students who desire a college experience that encourages them to find the intersection between intellect, culture and professional success. I am thrilled to have someone of Mr. Johnson s caliber join our administrative team, said President Perry D. White. Not only does Andy bring with him a track record of tremendous experience and success in the admissions field but, by all accounts, he is a person of tremendous integrity and character, with significant familiarity with Bethel and the south-central Kansas region. Milliman named vice president for academic affairs Robert Milliman began July 1 as vice president for academic affairs. Milliman comes to Bethel from Cedarville (Ohio) University, where he was professor of New Testament and Greek. He has also served Cedarville in various leadership roles as a faculty member, dean of the School of Humanities, Fine Arts and Bible, executive director of academic development and academic vice president. I am grateful for the opportunity to assist President White and the other members of his cabinet with supporting and implementing Bethel College s vision and mission, Milliman said. It is a privilege to join an academic community known not only for its rigorous instruction and liberal arts emphasis, but also for its Anabaptist values. The most impressive feature of Bethel, however, is the people that compose this unique community. They manifest the highest levels of professional qualifications, practices and achievements. More importantly, they are kind, open and welcoming. It is an honor now to be counted among them. Milliman has a Bachelor of Science in Bible and history from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a strong emphasis in business administration from the University of Minnesota. He earned his M.Div. and Th.M. (major in New Testament) degrees from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Plymouth, Minnesota, and his Ph.D. in theological studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois. We are pleased to have someone with Bob s experience and vision join our Bethel community, President Perry D. White said. Milliman replaces Brad Born, who announced his resignation last fall and who will take a leave for the school year before resuming his position as professor of literary studies at Bethel. 34 Bethel College Context

35 Former Wichita Wild head coach takes helm of Thresher football Morris Lolar has been appointed Thresher head football coach. Lolar, a Wichita native, comes to Bethel from Independence (Kansas) Community College, where he was defensive coordinator and secondary coach. From , Lolar was on the coaching staff for Wichita s Indoor Football League (IFL) team, the Wild, first as interim head coach and assistant defensive coordinator and then as head coach. In 2013, Lolar led the Wild to a 12-2 record and a league championship. Lolar has had defensive coaching stints at Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia; Texas A&M University-Commerce; Friends University, Wichita; and Wichita East and Wichita North high schools. At A&M-Commerce, Lolar coached four All-Lone Star Conference selections, including an NCAA Division II First Team All-American. At Friends, he had three All-KCAC picks and a two-time NAIA All-American. Lolar was an All-City defensive selection at Wichita South High School. As a collegiate player, Lolar lettered his freshman season at the University of Minnesota, then transferred to Friends University, where he was a three-year starter and two-time NAIA All-American. He went on to play professionally, spending time at a Kansas City Chiefs training camp before signing with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he played four seasons. After earning a starting spot on defense in his first season with Edmonton, Lolar was part of a Grey Cup championship team in 1993 and runner-up team in He is the only native Wichitan to have played on a Grey Cup-winning team. After a brief time away from football, Lolar returned to the game in 1998 to play one season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Lolar was inducted into the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of He is also in the athletics hall of fame at his alma mater, Friends University. I am really excited to have Morris on staff, said Kent Allshouse, Bethel athletic director. We are fortunate to have a coach with his abilities taking the helm of the Thresher program. He is without a doubt the right person at the right time to take Bethel football to the next level. Academically and athletically, Bethel is about excellence, Lolar said. I am very blessed and honored to have this opportunity to be a part of the Bethel family. On and off the field, we pledge to carry forward the tradition of excellence at Bethel College. Lolar follows Marty Mathis, who resigned after two seasons leading the Threshers. Lolar has a B.S. in organizational management and an M.S. in management from Friends University. Shirley joins registrar staff after 18 years at Newton High School Even though she wasn t looking for a new job and seldom checks the classified ads, one day earlier this year, Tammy Shirley happened to see something in the Newton paper that caught her attention. Bethel College was advertising for an associate registrar. You never see an ad for a registrar, Shirley told her husband, Don. Should I apply? she wondered. Yes, he told her. What do you have to lose? As of July 1, Shirley is Bethel s new associate registrar, filling the position that Kay Schmidt 88 left after 27 years (see page 33). Shirley is a lifelong Newton resident who graduated from Newton High School and studied at Hutchinson Community College. Starting in 1998, she spent 18 years working with USD 373, Newton Public Schools, in the administration offices at Newton High School. She started as receptionist, then moved into the academic registrar position. For the last six months, she was administrative secretary to the principals. She also worked for five years in accounts receivable at Bunting Magnetics and spent a number of years at home while daughter Kayla was small. Kayla is currently a student at Santa Fe (New Mexico) Community College where she is studying computer programming. Shirley missed registrar-ing, she says, and regularly dealing with students, so she s looking forward to having students on campus again soon, although she also says there s a lot to learn before then. As the academic registrar at NHS, she worked on maintaining records and grades, and running state reports. Scholarships, transcripts, honor roll, grade classifications and degree checks were all part of her job description. The requirements for a college associate registrar are similar, she says, but on a whole new level. August

36 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit # 1 North Newton KS CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED ZOOM ERIN DOERKSEN Gallerie dell accademia, Venezia, May 22, 2015, 2:14 p.m. Members of the interterm-style class Renaissance Art History (a spring offering, after commencement) indulge Lauren Ulrich s obsession with lions. From left are Kathryn Kelman, Ulrich and Kendra Scott. The painting is The Lion of St. Mark by Giambattista Cima de Conegliano. It depicts the symbol of Venice s patron saint with, from left, John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, 36 Mary Bethel Magdalene College and Context Jerome.