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It is the mission of Corban University to educate Christians who will make a difference in the world for Jesus Christ. The Hebrew word for corban (qorban) represents the highest gift given to God. “…in view of God's mercy… offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.” Romans 12:1 NIV Our students are trained to become leaders who are set apart for a life of spiritual sacrifice and service, and able to advance as salt and light in a darkened world.
Corban Staff Publisher Reno Hoff ‘73 Editor J. Steven Hunt ‘69 Writer Sheldon traver Designer Nick Saemenes Contributing Writers Deleen Wills, Darrel White, David Sanford Photographer Sheldon traver Contributing Photographers Deleen Wills, Jessica Marple UNivERSity aDMiNiStRatioN President Reno Hoff ‘73 Provost, Executive vice President Matt Lucas ‘94 vice President for advancement Michael Bates vice President for Business Kevin Brubaker vice President for Student Life Nancy Hedberg ‘93 vice President for Marketing J. Steven Hunt ‘69 vice President for Enrollment Management Martin Ziesemer ‘91 Board of trustees: thomas Carlson ‘69 (Chair), timothy H. aagard ‘80, timothy R. Baker ‘89, Darrell v. Beddoe, Daniel E. Brammer ‘76, James Carlson, virginia K. Hendrickson ‘67, Ronald B. Hill, Curtis Horton ‘69, Ronald Lawler Sr, Stephen E. McBee, Donn Mogford, David R. Nicholas, Pat Nicholson ‘74, Paul B. Null ‘73, Bob oldright, Michael L. Patterson ‘74, Douglas Pfeiler, terrance Posey, tom Ruhlman, Joyce a. Sherman '81, Erhardt Steinborn, David Unrau, Richard Whipps, Dan Wilder ‘75, Gary Williamson ‘86, alumni Board: tyson Pruett ‘92 (Chair), Corky Lambert ‘75 (viceChair), Nathan Knottingham ‘03 (Secretary/ (Secretary/treasurer), angie alden ‘75, Eric Christen ‘91, Jerry Cudney ‘63, Dan Hill ‘93, Mike Howden ‘81, Daryl Knox ‘96, Mike Patterson ‘74, Shari Ridings aDP ‘05, John Storkel ‘79, Jack Werre ‘78, Nelson Zarfas ‘82 CoRBaN Magazine is published by the office of Marketing & Communications of Corban University and is sent to alumni, parents, supporters and friends of the University. Corban’s mission is to educate Christians who will make a difference in the world for Jesus Christ. www.corban.edu/corbanmag Send address changes to: office of advancement 5000 Deer Park Drive SE Salem, oR 97317-9392
IN ThIS ISSuE 9 Development Johnson Scholarship Fund established for education students
10 Alumni in the Media Corban Alum is Principal of the Year
11 Faculty Feature English professor Ryan Stark brings life to the classroom
12 Student Feature Senior Business students assist missionary endeavors
4 From the President Committed to Expanding the Ministry
5 News Briefs Notes and news on campus
18 Homecoming Join your classmates as you rekindle and celebrate friendships.
22 Alumni Action Spring and summer activities
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28 Class Notes Stay up to date on alumni news
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Committed to Expanding the Ministry
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t is very apparent that the Lord has had his hand on the University in all the years of our existence. The increase in students, funds for new buildings and programs, and should be an encouragement to us and affirmation of our mission as a worthy endeavor. The severe economic downturn has many very apprehensive about the future. Some state that we need to lower our expectations, as was the case in the history of the Israelites that caused a division among them. In Numbers 13:18-20; 26-29 ten Israelites were given the assignment to spy out the land that they were to conquer. The overall findings were, “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey.” What they didn’t like was that with every opportunity comes a challenge. In their case, it was the fear of the people now occupying the land. “But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large.” Why wasn’t Caleb afraid? Numbers 14:24 gives the answer, “…My servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly…” To have an attitude like Caleb could be dangerous. Verse 10 says, “But the whole assembly talked about stoning them.” Some may think that the situation is different for Corban. We don’t have a “Promised Land” that God has given us to take over, but He has given us something even larger, “all nations,” Matt. 28:18-19: “Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” We have the same command and assurance of the Lord with us as did Israel. The great commission is for everyone. The church does the evangelizing and baptizing, and we play a major role in “teaching,” just as our mission emphasizes. In fact, at Corban we have the goal that all of our graduates should consider their lives a ministry. This spiritual emphasis is much greater than developing an educational institution because it has lasting, eternal values. This means that we all must be committed to the task of expanding the ministry. It is
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a given that the main reason for our success is the leading of the Lord and His blessing. I believe that we have the Lord’s blessing because we remain true to our founding faith principles. The Lord will continue to bless us if we stay true to the Great Commission and our mission. In fact, it is my personal goal to have said of us as it was in Joshua’s time, “Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and the elders who outlived him and who had experience everything the Lord had done for Israel.” Joshua 24: 31 I recently read John Maxwell’s book, Qualities of a Leader, where he asks the question, “What am I willing to die for? If it came down to it, what in life would I not be able to stop doing, no matter the consequences?" How would you answer that question? Is Corban’s mission something to die for? This is a very important question because it is the underlying reason for one’s commitment to a cause. First, commitment starts with the heart. Remember, Caleb had a different heart. Commitment always precedes achievement. Michael Jordan said that “Heart is what separates the good from the great.” If you want to make a difference in other people’s lives, look into your heart. Second, commitment is tested by action. We must be like Caleb, ready to act on our commitment and what is in our heart. Third, commitment opens the door to achievement. Caleb followed the Lord wholeheartedly for 45 years as they took over the land. Joshua 14:11-12 “I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out. Now give me the hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourselves have heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.” The next few years will test our commitment to educate Christians who will make a difference for Jesus Christ but I am sure we will be successful because our cause is worth dying for. Dedicating Heart and Mind to God,
Reno Hoff, President
President Hoff unveils retirement plans Corban University President Reno Hoff informed the Corban Board of Trustees that he will retire at the end of his contract on June 30, 2013. Hoff, 76, underwent a successful hip replacement on June 14 and returned to his office a month later to carry out his vision for Corban in the next 23 months. “A succession plan was instituted several years ago and we will follow its guidelines to ensure a smooth transition at the specified time,” said Board Chairman Tom Carlson. The Board is solely responsible for the hiring of a new president. During his presidency Hoff introduced an unprecedented series of capital projects including the Psalm Performing Arts Center, the Psalm Music Annex building, Alton and Joan Velde Davidson Residence Hall, John G. Balyo Residence Hall, the Oak Grove Amphitheater, a new softball facility, and the campus clock tower. Under Hoff’s leadership, the graduate level programs were started as well as the transition to university structure after enrollment reached 200 in those programs. The name Corban University was formally adopted in 2010.
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News briefs Corban leads a team of business leaders to Indonesia Between May 27 and June 4, Corban University Provost Matt Lucas led a contingent of nine to Indonesia where they were able to meet with some of that nation’s top movers and shakers. The result was the further development of a vision for the future where Corban University takes its mission to a whole new level. “We can see the impact and see the map grow as we become globally engaged,” Lucas said. “It was an education for all of us to see what can be accomplished as a result of a clear vision.” Three key components became apparent to each of the attendees. The first was how many opportunities Corban has to play a substantial role in Business as Mission. “We had to identify what it looks like to do Business as Mission,” Lucas said. “What it looks like is what is happening in Indonesia. It’s committing your resources to change a society and advance the Gospel. It’s what businessman Dick Withnell has done locally. After being on this trip he came back saying ‘we can do it better and we can do it bigger.’ The second key component was the need for Christian business education at Universitas Pelitas Harapan. Faculty at Corban University’s School of Business are considering whether to send a contingent of graduating seniors to Indonesia to study and learn about global business. The third component focused on micro-finance and business literacy. While discussions are still in early stages, Lucas said he wants to see a partnership with World Vision that could enable Corban business majors (in the Corban Consulting Partners program) to write curriculum to be used to teach microfinance in Indonesia. The end result of each of these components includes enhanced relationships with Christians who are worlds apart but sharing a common vision of spreading the good news of Jesus Christ with others. C-Span Digital Bus visits Salem campus The integration of government, education and technology arrived at Corban University in a big blue package on April 1, 2011. The C-SPAN Digital Bus was on the University’s Salem campus and attracted students and staff to the cable network’s premiere outreach vehicle. The bus was equipped with
the latest interactive technology, including four Touchsmart computer kiosks to access C-SPAN's resources. These included the Video Library, C-SPAN Classroom, Book TV, and many websites. C-SPAN Marketing Representative Jenny Marland said this is one of many reasons the Digital Bus travels across the nation and to college campuses. “We are using tools they access everyday like Facebook and MySpace and Twitter,” she said. “Students are a great demographic for C-SPAN because they can utilize all of the resources we have. They won’t have any problems accessing our video and historical accounts and other primary resources they can use in the classroom. The wonderful thing is that it’s all free, which is very good for a college student, as most of them know.”
BAM Team members gather for a meeting with Indonesian officials.
Commencement 2011 On May 7, the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center was filled with laughter, applause and plenty of encouraging shouts from the packed arena as 264 students received diplomas. Within the class of 2011, 165 students earned undergraduate degrees, 45 earned graduate degrees and 54 students graduated with degrees from the undergraduate Adult Degree Programs (ADP). “There were about 10 percent more graduates this year than last,” said Registrar Chris Vetter. “It was a great way to end the academic year. Spring enrollment was up, and we are anticipating a larger group of incoming students this fall.” The 2010/2011 academic year was a time of achievement for many students. Nineteen students earned Summa Cum Laude honors, 25 earned Magna cum laude and 33 earned cum laude. Corban Associated Student Body President Alyssa Teterud was named the Distinguished Graduate for Student Life Leadership, and Edward Ziebart was named the Adult Degree Program’s Distinguished Graduate Award recipient. Additionally, Vince Rediger received the $2,000 Morris Scholarship. The year also saw growth within Corban’s four graduate level programs in business, education, counseling and ministry, as well as the Graduate Teacher Licensure Program. Corban University President Reno Hoff
The C-Span Digital Bus visited campus in April.
The C.E. Jeffers Sports Center was filled to capacity to recognize the 264 members of the Class of 2011.
conferred an honorary doctorate upon State Representative Kevin Cameron, who delivered the challenge to the class of 2011. Cameron told students they shouldn’t waste their degrees, but instead discover ways to use their gifts and talents to serve others. Additionally he said, “The best leaders are followers,” and he encouraged students to be missionaries for Jesus Christ wherever they go and in whatever profession they work in. The fall semester at Corban begins with Student and Family Orientation on Aug. 26. Classes begin on Aug. 31. To view or purchase photos of the May 7, 2011 Corban University Commencement, visit www.corban.smugmug.com CORBAN
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Hymn Festival tradition continues at Corban With their hands and voices lifted high, approximately 800 people worshipped and enjoyed great music during Hymn Festival 2011 in March. It was the 11th year for Corban’s music department to gather its talented music students together to sing hymns. The event was held in the historical First Presbyterian Church of Salem and featured 82 musicians and choir members. The theme, “Work! For the Night Is Coming!,” focused on hymns and Scripture related to service to God. “It was a great collaboration within the music department and the First Presbyterian Church,” said Corban Music Chair Dan Shuholm. “There is a segment of our Salem community that really enjoys HymnFest and comes year after year. It’s a real blessing for us to be able to do this.” The next Hymn Festival is scheduled for March 1 and 2, 2012. For more information, visit www.Corban.edu/music.
The 82 members of the Corban choir and orchestra provided a beautiful musical backdrop for the audience sing-along participation at the hymn Festival.
The Woman to Woman Conference brought 224 women together for fellowship and inspiration around workshops and featured speaker Robin Jones Gunn.
Conference encourages and equips coaches and athletes “Never place a period where God has placed a comma.” These words were used to inspire many coaches and athletes during the Virtue First Conference sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and hosted by Corban University on June 18. The conference offered encouragement and advice to athletes and coaches who desire to leverage high school and college athletics to mentor and train young men and women, who in turn will have a positive impact on the world around them. Keynote speakers, including head football coaches Mark Speckman from Willamette University and Dean Hood from Eastern Kentucky University, talked about not giving up on their players and about how to teach positive life skills and virtues as part of their athletics programs. The Virtue First Conference was born during a meeting at Corban University between Athletic Director Dave Johnson, Virtue First Foundation founder Randy Traeger, and Greg Bradstreet, the Willamette Valley area director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “We really wanted coaches and players
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The Great Britain Academic tour was an opportunity for 29 students and faculty to share in cultural learning on location.
to focus on what is good and bring that into their leadership style,” Johnson said. “This conference gave coaches an opportunity to learn how to be led and to lead in a virtuous way.” He also noted it was an opportunity for others to see Corban’s program being modeled at the university level. “The people who were here are excited about Corban and I think it will get bigger each year,” he said. “Parents and coaches can see what we’re about and will encourage them [students] to come here. As Coach Hood said, we need to lead by example, and this is a place where I really see it happening.”
Woman to Woman Conference coming Feb. 25, 2012 The 2011 Woman to Woman Conference held this spring was a day of celebration, empowerment and renewal of spirit for 224 women at Corban University. The event was a powerful day of encouragement and learning, and organizers are building on that momentum in preparation for the next Woman to Woman Conference scheduled for Feb. 25, 2012. Conference organizer and Vice President for Student Life Nancy Hedberg said the conferences impact women who come from
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Faculty news across the Pacific Northwest to attend. The workshops provide opportunities for women to learn about fitness, contentment, photography, spiritual disciplines, how to handle change in their lives and other ways to enhance their lives. Feedback for the 2011 conference was overwhelmingly positive, which Hedberg said continues to motivate and encourage her. “It’s healthy to get together with other women from time to time,” Hedberg said. “We had 42 students who attended last time, and it was great for them to spend time with women who are so diverse in age and background. I’m really excited for what next year will bring.” For more information about the Woman to Woman conference, contact the Office of Student Life at 503-375-7010 or e-mail studentlife@corban.edu. First Great Britain academic tour inspires students In May a group of 29 students, family members and faculty from Corban University became part of Corban’s first Great Britain Academic Tour. Along the way they traveled to Edinburgh, Stratford upon Avon, Oxford, Bath, London, and Dublin. They also visited Sir Walter Scott Tower, St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle, National Galleries, Palace of Holyroodhouse, John Knox Museum, Shakespeare’s birthplace, Holy Trinity Church and Shakespeare’s grave, Blenheim Palace, C. S. Lewis’s house and church, Magdalen College, Eagle & Child, Wells Cathedral, Stonehenge, Windsor Castle, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Trinity College and Christchurch Cathedral. “The greatest impact for me was the ability to study and research these historical sites and events,” said Corban Associate Professor of Ministries Sam Baker. “For English and literature majors it may have been standing in Shakespeare’s birthplace or Jane Eyre’s home. Regardless, to be able to stand in those places and put what we had learned into a historical and cultural context was important and rewarding.” The next Great Britain Tour is tentatively scheduled for May 2013 and will be limited to 30 people. Anyone interested in staying informed as plans develop should contact Dr. Sam Baker at sbaker@corban.edu
New academic personnel join Corban The Provost has announced the hire of several new academic personnel who started work on July 1. Each brings a solid education and years of professional experience to their programs.
KEllI GASSMAN brings years of international business experience to her new role as a professor at Corban’s School of Business. She spent more than a decade with FedEx in its Global Development Division where she developed branding and marketing strategies in 147 countries. She will teach international business and marketing during the fall semester.
SHAWN HUSSEy (ADP '03) is a veteran of the Marine Corp where he supervised a security detail guarding Marine One, the U.S. President’s helicopter. He is a graduate of Corban’s Adult Degree Studies program and previously worked as an entrepreneur and with international business giant IBM. He is a professor in the School of Business and will teach entrepreneurship, financial management and two MBA courses during the fall semester. Dr. PAM TESCHNEr, Corban’s new director of assessment, has career roots in education, finance and research. In her role, Teschner will oversee campus-wide assessment for University and student outcomes. Additionally, she will conduct research and teach courses. AlAN SCHArN (ADP ’97) is bringing 30 years of law enforcement training and experience to Corban’s Criminal Justice Program. He is recognized nationally as an expert investigator in homicide cases without a body. His background includes training law enforcement officers through Oregon’s Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. He will teach criminology, administration of justice, intro to law enforcement to undergraduates and a master’s level course in biblical leadership.
JESSE PAyNE is a new professor in the School of Education. His research in developing new strategies to foster learning and the importance of brain development and teaching students the importance of the brain in all aspects of life has been utilized in schools and clinics nationwide. Additionally he developed a successful Foundations of Education course and has published two books. Payne will teach educational psychology, research writing, child and adolescent development and other courses during the 2011/2012 school year.
MICHElE EAvE is a licensed practical counselor who brings years of experience in Christian counseling to Corban’s Master of Counseling program. She will supervise MA students who will perform their internships through the Salem Free Medical Clinic. Additionally, Eave will serve as an assistant professor teaching several courses throughout the school year. She will be completing her Ph.D in Counselor Education from OSU in August. CORBAN
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Dr. Hermann Austel with the Lord
Services were held June 6 at Temple Baptist Church, Fircrest, Wash., for Dr. Hermann Austel who passed away after an extended illness. For 58 years, Austel was a professor, friend, mentor and father figure to many who passed through Northwest Baptist Seminary/Corban University. Known by most as a quiet and private man, he started at Northwest Baptist Seminary in 1953. Although he occasionally taught other courses, Austel’s primary focus was on teaching seminary students how to read and write in Hebrew. Greg Trull, Corban University’s dean of ministries, said Austel’s Hebrew readings with one to three students in his study was typically a special time of prayer and learning for those involved. “He was personally concerned for his students and liked the oneon-one interaction,” he said. “The readings weren’t required. His desire was to help students become vibrant servants of God and gave them every opportunity to do that.” His love of the Hebrew language extended to his collection of Torah scroll fragments that he collected. Trull said Austel would help translate scroll fragments for clients in return for fragments he could keep. His goal was to collect fragments of the Old Testament where God revealed himself to His people. Trull said he owned two of the three he wanted. “I rejoice that he is with Christ, but I wept,” said faculty colleague Russ Glessner. “He was special and there are few people like him.”
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"But God…": The Two Words at the Heart of the Bible Casey Lute The phrase “But God…” appears more than 175 times throughout the Bible. The important meaning of these two words is explored by Corban alumnus Casey Lute (Ministry ’02), in his book, “But God…”: The Two Words at the Heart of the Bible. Lute analyzes and deciphers nine appearances of the phrase, “But God…” to reveal God’s sovereign grace from Noah to the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ. Taken together, this collection of brief Bible expositions provides a big-picture overview of the consistent way God chose to save sinners. It has always been by his might, his power, His grace, and his initiative. Lute currently lives in Salem, Ore., with his wife, Kelly, and their two children. “But God…” is available online in electronic and print editions at www.cruciformpress.com/ our-books/but-god, www.Amazon.com and other online retailers. Life to the Fullest Reid Saunders Are you living the abundant life? Alumnus Reid Saunders (Ministry ’98) recently published his first book, Life to the Fullest as a way to encourage (1) those who are seeking God, (2) those who are already a follower of Jesus Christ and (3) those who want to grow deeper in their relationships with Christ. Building on Jesus’ teaching from John 10:10, “I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better than they ever dreamed,” Saunders urges readers to find the meaning and purpose of their lives by understanding that God loves them personally. After graduation, he founded the Reid
Saunders Association and through his ministry and medical outreaches has since reached tens of thousands of people with the lifechanging gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. He currently lives in Salem, Ore., with his wife, Carmen, and three children. Life to the Fullest is available for sale at www.reidsaunders.org/life. The Button Blanket and The Shoestring Library Sheryl Kindle Fullner Veteran librarian and Corban alumna Sheryl Kindle Fullner ('70) has been hard at work not only with students, but as an author. The Button Blanket is a fictional novel about a young woman with non-fictional problems. As an adopted Native American teen, Amber Asmundsen must face the pain of her birth mother’s death, the feelings of not belonging, and the dangers of accepting a ride from a stranger. It’s also the story of a teenager growing into womanhood who creates her own cultural button blanket and with it, a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Using 13 years of experience as a public school librarian, Fullner also wrote The Shoestring Library as a resource for other librarians. In it, she offers up ways to enhance the form and function of the library by utilizing inexpensive resources. These include using golf pencils because “A box lasts several years even if student marauders decimate their numbers,” using nonfunctioning promotional credit card or used gift cards to smooth out bubbles in book covers, and even offers tips for recruiting library volunteers. The Button Blanket is available through www.villagebooks.com for $9.95. “The Shoestring Librarian” is available online through Amazon and Barnes & Noble for $30.
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“At first I was overwhelmed; it was quite emotional. It was special to see how my brother’s life will have an eternal impact," Doris Howard shared.
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he was describing how she felt meeting the Corban education students who are the first recipients of the Marvin Johnson Scholarship. Marvin, a lifelong teacher, left his estate to Doris to distribute for educational purposes. With tears in her eyes, Doris said, “I have the privilege of giving his funds; I wish my brother could have been a part of that. There was such a peace in the room as I visited with the students.” She continued, “How neat it is that the estate funds can be given to Christian students. I felt it was God’s plan to give the funds to Christian schools. My friends say that there can be no doubt that God allowed me to be executor of Marvin’s estate with only a broad directive to support education. This has given me the opportunity to give to where I’m led.” Doris and her husband, Dick, said they chose Corban University as one of the higher education institutions to receive funds. “Several students at our church attended Corban, and I was so impressed with them. Any time I have mentioned Corban to people, they reply that it is a great school.” She smiled and said, “I also researched about the school through the webpage. “Then we met with Darrel White, the director of development, and from day one I felt we worked so well together. From there we met other leaders of Corban, including Dr. Janine Allen, the dean of education. She is an amazing gal, and I trust her judgment in helping choose the students who will receive the scholarship.” The Howards feel strongly about the value of giving to Corban and they are confident in its faith statement. They have already contributed $200,000 to the Marvin Johnson Scholarship Fund. They plan to add to that total as money becomes available from Marvin’s estate. Several scholarships will be awarded annually to top Corban education
majors. Doris said, “I am excited that the scholarship will have a domino effect. It will impact the Corban recipients, who in turn will impact the students they teach and those students will influence others; this will continue on and on. We don’t know the multiplying effect in reaching people for Christ; it could be phenomenal. “Meeting the students at Corban was an incredible experience. Their stories already affirmed that the scholarship will change lives. One student would not have been able to complete her teacher education degree with only one semester left. You could see how moved she was that her teachers believed in her enough to award her a scholarship.
“I have shared this with friends and they were very touched with her story as well,” Doris said. Other recipients echoed the impact of knowing people believed in them. Not only was the scholarship extremely helpful, but it gave them a sense of responsibility to do their best with their education and talents. “This donation has eternal value,” Doris added: “especially giving to the quality of young people at Corban.”
“Meeting the students at Corban was an incredible experience. Their stories already affirmed that the scholarship will change lives.” – Doris Howard Marvin Johnson began his teaching career in 1950 and taught students in Japan, France, Saudi Arabia, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona. CORBAN
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Corban University alumnus named Oregon High School Principal of the year What does it a take to turn d? school aroun Four years ago, students at La Pine High School in Central Oregon struggled to meet state benchmarks. Less than 10 percent applied to four-year colleges, approximately 30 percent applied to community colleges, and most of the rest never saw the inside of a college classroom. By 2011, this cycle had reversed as Jay Mathisen, a ’95 Corban School of Education alumnus, started “doing
school differently.” In April, his efforts were rewarded when he was named the Oregon High School Principal of the Year. Since taking the reins as La Pine’s principal in 2005, Mathisen has built solid relationships with his staff. In turn, his staff members have built better relationships with students, have seen higher test scores, and have helped more than 75 percent of La Pine’s students graduate and head to college or trade programs. To help students overcome poor test scores and a lack of interest in school, Mathisen helped them bypass the typical stereotypes of poverty that many had come from. Many students have families where nobody attended college at any level. “Our students needed to be treated like they could succeed,” he said. “We’re very aggressive in how we tailor the classes so that students not only pass tests, but see the possibilities for their future.” In addition to offering more rigorous classes, staff at La Pine High School help interested students apply to colleges and universities, assist with scholarship and grant applications and more. “The key is giving them the tools to succeed,” he said, “to let them know college is within their reach.” After four years at La Pine High, the number of students meeting state standards in math nearly doubled and reading scores increased by 23 percent. Additionally, the dropout rate at the school was reduced from 7.4 percent to 1.7 percent, and the school was ranked as Outstanding on the 2011 Oregon Report Card. The school also met Annual Yearly Progress standards for the first time in school history.
Corban’s commitment to educational excellence “Corban Education alum are passionate teacher leaders,” said Dr. Janine Allen, Corban’s dean of education and counseling. “Jay’s drive for excellence is infectious and models effective teacher behavior. “Graduates like Jay strive to make a difference in the learning communities where they have been called to serve,” she added. “It’s not surprising to learn of their strong intentional leadership.” Upon graduating from Corban, Mathisen taught social studies and math in the Mackenzie School District east of Eugene, Ore. He married classmate Shannon Green, ’95, in December 1995.
The key is giving them the tools to succeed. Although he’s serving in a public school, Mathisen said he privately prays for his students as the morning bell rings each day and works hard to model the grace and love he’s received from Jesus Christ with his students in every interaction. It’s a habit he developed in college that has helped him through the challenges faced by educators each day. Mathisen currently teaches as an adjunct in the Corban University graduate education program. Corban’s Department of Education offers Christcentered graduate and undergraduate degrees for those called to serve students in K-12 learning communities.
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W
hile English and literature classes may not inspire some students, English Professor Ryan Stark’s classroom and office are often a source of laughter and unbridled creativity.
After teaching at the University of Southern California and Penn State University, Dr. Stark was hired as an English professor at Corban’s Salem campus at the beginning of the 2010/2011 school year. Like so many before him, he has left an impression, and a love of the written and spoken word, on his students. Stark is a published poet and scholar. His book, Rhetoric, Science, and Magic in Seventeenth-Century England, was published in 2009. He spent much of his summer vacation at UCLA researching Reformation rhetoric and theology for his second book and is writing several articles on Christianity and satire.
In our interview with Dr. Stark, he responded to these questions: Have reading and writing been loves throughout your life? As a child, I spent much time outdoors in northern Montana. I did a lot of fishing in the Missouri River and on the shores of the Fort Peck Reservoir. I did not read very much, except for the Bible, which I studied because I regularly attended Sunday school. Sunday school profoundly shaped my intellectual development. The story of Jonah captured my imagination. At some point during high school, I began to study philosophy and literature and also began to lose interest in organized sports, as I started to feel a strong calling to be a university professor in the humanities. In other words, my nerd-to-cool ratio went up considerably! your first position out of graduate school was at USC. How did you end up at Penn State? God sent me to Penn State in 2003. I knew that it would be a good place for me to develop as an intellectual. Penn State also gave me a large research fund to use for travel expenses to deliver papers at professional conferences around the country, which I did. This was good for me, and it accelerated my growth as a scholar, but it was also something of a treadmill.
Like most big research universities, PSU had large class sizes and little interest in stressing the importance of educating undergraduates—to put it bluntly. I found myself missing teaching; I missed knowing the names of all my students, and I missed being able to have lively conversations in a classroom with a manageably-sized group of students, which had always been a tremendous source of joy in my life. Why did you choose to come to Corban University? Corban looked like a great place—a school obviously on the move. I was attracted to the name Corban University, and I was excited about the school’s commitment to Christ-centered education. Provost Matt Lucas and the Dean of Ministry Gregg Trull visited with me about Corban’s desire to create and maintain an edifying spiritual environment and a lively university-style curriculum. I was totally reassured by our discussions. I had other job offers, and so I prayed, and God answered my prayer by opening the doors at Corban and shining a very bright and joyful light. I said “Hallelujah” when I received Corban’s offer, and I have not looked back. your teaching style has been described as fun and empowering. Why is this? I love teaching! I enjoy myself in the classroom, and I get the sense that students appreciate my positive energy and good attitude.
And, I love engaging students in intellectual conversations and learning from students. I see them as conversation partners. Together we have intellectual adventures. I want them to be emerging intellectuals in the classroom-not passive, docile scribes. I expect them to be intellectuals, and that expectation shapes the course environment to very good ends. I am there to guide them, to offer them sound Christian advice and encouragement, and to help them develop their own God-given gifts and talents. What is one thing few people know about you? When I was a small child, I got serious frostbite, and I believe this episode gave me the superpower of being immune to the cold. I do not get cold. I hope these are not my famous and ironic last words, as I freeze to death at the North Pole—or some such. Spiderman got bitten by the radioactive spider. I got frostbitten in a major way, and now I do not fear the cold. The Heat Miser is another matter entirely.
Become a part of the mission God is continuing to assemble a group of uniquely gifted, Christian faculty who are passionate about educating the next generation. If you or someone you know would like to learn more about Corban and its mission call us at 503-375-7005 or visit www.corban.edu.
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Student Feature
School of Business project provides much-needed software in Kenya
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Student Feature
Corban seniors Joel Martini (’11, Business), Neil Mayfield, (’11, Business) and John Shaw (’11, Business) gave technical assistance to missionaries in Africa as their senior capstone project, called Corban Consulting Partners.
At Bible Translation & Literacy in Nairobi, Kenya, the business of doing God’s work has its limitations.
Internet download and upload speeds are extremely slow and sporadic, and the electricity needed to power modems and computers even more so. Communication between missionary translators in Kenya’s rural areas and BTL’s home base in Nairobi was limited and did not provide the kind of information needed to keep the project moving efficiently. That was before Corban seniors Joel Martini (’11, Business), John Shaw (’11, Business) and Neil Mayfield, (’11, Business) took BTL’s plight to heart and made it their senior capstone project, called Corban Consulting Partners, in the hope of making a difference for the Christian ministry. “We needed to create a human resources database that would connect all of their resources from around the country and be able to do that over the Internet instead of regular mail or e-mail,” Martini said. “They wanted a system that they could log into as necessary and that people from all over the country could access.” The trio started e-mailing BTL and placing phone calls through Skype with BTL administrators in Nairobi. “We determined that it had to be lightweight and couldn’t have any images that would hamper load-up time,” Mayfield said. “Other software had a lot of functionality, but wouldn’t work with the low bandwidth. We knew we could create something from scratch that was bare bones and could be adapted to meet their future needs.” After a month collecting all of the information needed, the trio set to work writing code, testing it and writing again. In all, they spent more than 500 hours on the project and wrote approximately 6,000 lines of code. The program was set up to
allow different levels of access, give missionaries the ability to request time off and to record manager and employee evaluations. However, it would be all for naught if it didn’t work in the real world, so Martini, Shaw and Mayfield flew to Nairobi for one week in March to install and test the system on BTL’s servers. “The biggest challenge for us was discovering how unreliable their Internet access was,” Shaw said. “It took us a long time to get everything onto their servers because the Internet and electricity was iffy. Sometimes we would walk around the BTL compound with our netbooks in front of us looking for a signal.” He added they would occasionally hear laughter from their Kenyan hosts as they scurried around the compound with their Dell netbooks looking for the elusive Internet signal. While it may have been frustrating at times, Martini, Shaw and Mayfield said they were encouraged because so many people at BTL were praying for them and their work. For them, seeing the project come to fruition and how God was using their knowledge and experience to build His Kingdom was a solid ending to their four years of education at Corban’s School of Business. “To be able to give back to God through the skills He gave us was a great opportunity,” Mayfield said. “Someone may have a skill and think it doesn’t really apply to missions, but this just shows you can take anything and use it for God’s glory.” While it may have been the three seniors’ capstone project, it won’t be the end of Corban’s involvement, according to Eric Straw, Associate Professor of Information Systems. The software was designed to allow future Corban students the opportunity to modify it for use by BTL or other missions organizations. Already, WyCliffe Bible Translators has expressed an interest in modifying their software to meet the needs of missionaries within its organization.
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Todd Gould and Michele Eave in front of the Salem Free Medical Clinic headquarters at Broadway Commons. SFMC partners with Corban for the Salem Free Mental Clinic that offers assistance to underprivileged people in Salem neighborhoods.
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Counseling Feature
Counseling program
launches innovative practicum
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ometimes all it takes to save a life is a compassionate heart and the ability to listen and encourage. However, that can seem out of
reach for those with limited financial resources. Corban University is filling the divide between professional counseling services and those who can’t afford them with its MA in Counseling program. In a unique partnership with Salem Free Clinics, student interns receive practical, hands-on experience under the guidance of a licensed counselor. The result? Uninsured and impoverished individuals and couples in Marion and Polk counties now have access to free mental health care.
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“ Our graduates will
have a real edge when they go out looking for jobs.” – Michele Eave
The program is the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest and the first in the nation for a Christian university. The news is spreading quickly, as a full cohort of 24 new students begins their training. A new set of applicants has already queued up for Fall 2012. “We have a unique opportunity to offer mental health services to people throughout the surrounding region who haven’t been able to obtain them before,” said Michele Eave, Corban’s Clinical Director. “Our graduates will have a real edge when they go out looking for jobs.” She will provide close supervision for all of the counseling interns serving at Salem Free Clinics. Corban’s Dean of Education and Counseling, Janine Allen, Ed.D., says the fact that the University offers a respected MA in Counseling program isn’t news. “What sets us apart is the fact that our students now interact with diverse individuals of a low income background that seek healing and change,” she said. “No other Christian university in the region has a program like ours in the heart of the city intentionally reaching out to ‘the least of these’” (Matthew 25:40). Allen also knows that a solid counseling education is more than knowledge and theory; it’s about building relationships between God and the lives each student will touch. “We build a rock-solid theological orientation and then offer practical opportunities to see our mission come to
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Michele and her team of students offer help and hope to patients at the clinic.
fruition,” she added. “That mission is to foster healing. We want to observe students discerning God’s calling and their particular focus within the broad field of counseling. Our students are learning to work with almost anyone from any walk of life. Some very well could go out and establish new free mental health clinics in other cities.” Because of the intimacy and confidentiality of each MA in Counseling client, Corban’s Counseling Education faculty carefully screens every candidate. “We want to find students who will be successful in our program and in this profession,” Eave said. “They need to be Christ-based, with strong Christian beliefs, yet open to serving those who
The program is generating strong interest from outside of the Salem, Ore., region. According to Melissa Collings, Graduate/ADP Admissions Counselor, telephone and online inquiries about the MA in Counseling program have increased substantially. Additionally, the program offers new opportunities for graduates of Corban’s popular adult degree Family Studies Program. Because it is so unique, Collings expects to see the inquiries and the pool of potential candidates continue to grow. “There are not many other M.A. in Counseling programs within easy driving distance that provide nearby internship opportunities,” Collings said. “And none are as inspiring or compelling as ours.”
aren’t Christ followers yet.” In this way, they can mirror the example of Jesus Christ reaching out to Nicodemus (John 3), the Samaritan woman (John 4), the adulterous woman (John 8), and many others during His public ministry here on earth. “Words cannot express how thrilled I am about this program,” Eave says. “This is why I got into counseling in the first place. You wouldn’t believe the growth we see in MA students over two years.”
Salem Free Clinics locations Mental Health Services 3850 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301 Medical Health Services Broadway Commons 1300 Broadway Ave NE Suite #104 Salem, OR 97301 For more information www.salemfreeclinics.org
Counseling Feature
Overview Master of Arts in Counseling Mary Aguilara Director of Counseling
Mission Statement
To train counselors who value personal and professional excellence guided by biblical principles to promote and encourage positive change in the clients they serve. Our instruction is Bible-centered and is communicated in a caring environment that encourages life-long scholarly learning, drawing from counseling literature both theoretical and applied.
Program Distinctive Recognized Students looking for a Master of Arts in Counseling program that is approved by The Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OBLPCT) and advances their career and Christian faith will find one at Corban university. Corban’s Master of Arts in Counseling offers the latest in research and counseling techniques while shaping a biblical perspective. Convenient Corban’s Master of Arts in Counseling is offered through an evening and online class format. Students can work while enrolled in a combination of online and on-campus classes from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the Salem campus. With the convenient class formats, students can fit their class schedule into their already busy lives. Classes start every fall semester. Accelerated In as few as two years, a student can complete his or her master's degree. That’s only six semesters.
Affordable Corban’s Master of Arts in Counseling is budget sensitive. Federal financial aid is available for most students. Corban also accepts employee reimbursement plans, military tuition programs and can set up a personalized payment plan. For more information on how to pay for school, contact an admissions counselor at 1-800-764-1383. Accredited Corban university has been regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and universities (NWCCu) since 1969. Biblical Corban’s Master of Arts in Counseling is truly faith integrated. Each class builds faith while equipping students to become competent, Christ-honoring counselors. At Corban university students can advance their career while building their faith.
Program Objectives Upon completion of Corban’s Master of Arts in Counseling program, candidates will be able to: 1. Demonstrate and deliver supervised clinical skills to both individuals and groups.
5. Articulate and demonstrate a primary theoretical orientation and counseling style.
2. Demonstrate an awareness of spiritual issues impacting clients and articulate a counseling and theological framework.
6. Develop and exhibit a professional identity as a counselor including effective self-evaluation.
3. Articulate a theory of person including spiritual, physical, behavioral, and psychological aspects.Demonstrate awareness of differences among people and seek to understand others from a diversity of backgrounds.
8. Be prepared to begin the licensure process to become a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and/or a National Certified Counselor (NCC).
7. Model professional ethical and legal practices.
4. Articulate and demonstrate various psychotherapeutic theoretical orientations to establish an effective therapeutic relationship.
Learn more by logging onto www.corban.edu/graduate/counseling.
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Corban University all-alUmni
HomeComing 2011 sept. 30 & oCt. 1
DistingUisHeD alUmni: tim Hills
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was born in Wellsboro, Penn. in 1946 but spent most of my youth in Washington and California. I accepted Christ as my Savior at a young age and was baptized in Wenatchee, Wash. I graduated from Alhambra high School in Martinez, Calif., in 1964 and attended Corban/WBBC from 1964 until graduation in 1968. In June of 1968 I married JoAnne Booth and we have been blessed with two great children, Jodi and Brian. We have 5 wonderful grandchildren. At age 23 I became head basketball coach and Athletic Director at Corban/WBBC. I also served as baseball coach and volleyball coach for a couple of years during my 23 years as basketball coach at WBC. I spent four years coaching at Chemeketa Community College, five years at Western Oregon university and six years at Northwest Nazarene university. Summers have been spent as a King Salmon fishing guide in Alaska, playing softball, working basketball camps and recruiting. Getting to share God's saving grace in these endeavors has been very rewarding.
I have served as NAIA District 2 Chairman and also was chairman of the men's basketball coaches. I have also been blessed to be inducted into the NAIA District 2 hall of Fame, Oregon Softball hall of Fame and Corban university Athletic hall of Fame. I am an avid sportsman and love to fish, bow hunt and also follow high school, college and pro sports. having a great family and being blessed with many All-Americans, as well as many other fine players, has been very humbling and rewarding and I thank God for all his goodness. Winning the 1977 NCCAA National Championship with my brother Jon on the team and going to the NAIA National Tournament in 1997 with my son Brian on the team are two great highlights for me. I am presently a part-time assistant for the men's basketball program at Corban and look forward to supporting the athletic programs for years to come.
DistingUisHeD yoUng alUmni: ben laro
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en graduated from Corban's Adult Degree Completion program in 2001, receiving a degree in Business and the 01' Servant Leader Award for Management and Communication majors. Since graduating from Corban, Ben received his MBA in Leadership & Personnel Management and has worked for a variety of professional organizations, including several Fortune 100 companies. In 2008, he chose to move out of the corporate sector to accept a role at James Reed & Associates Insurance, a family-owned business that focuses on insurance and risk-management for ministries and related organizations. This position gives him the ability to play a key role in the success of ministries and the opportunity to share his leadership experiences with pastors and church teams. Ben has served as an Adjunct Instructor in Corban's business program, and has assisted recently with the development of the Leadership Institute and the business alumni network, CuBE. Beyond Corban, Ben has served on the board of directors for a number of organizations and has provided consulting for various
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non-profits including the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Friends of the Children, The Portland Rescue Mission, and Shepherd’s Door. Ben is a current member of the Marion County Sheriff's Mounted Posse and can often be found leading a church service at his home church or the county jail. Ben met his wife, Karryn, at a church CPR class, in 1998. As Ben puts it, "She was beautiful, she was a Christian, and she promised to save my life!" They served as youth leaders for several years and were married in 2002. They have three young children—two boys and a girl, who are equally outgoing and adventurous. You can often find Ben riding bicycles with his family through their hometown of Sublimity, riding horses in the mountains, floating a local river, or hunting the current, in-season game.
homecoming
Dear Warrior alUmni,
presiDent’s lUnCHeon
We look forward to having you return to campus this fall for homecoming. In addition to reconnecting with classmates and friends, we are providing opportunities for you to rediscover your alma mater. We welcome you back for this special time dedicated to you, our alumni. Enjoy time with friends as you relive memories of your days as a student, no matter which campus you attended. Make your reservations using the form in the brochure you recently received in the mail or go online at www.corban.edu/alumni/homecoming. We hope to see you soon.
A great event to catch the vision, hear from students through life stories and music, and honor friends and classmates. Tim hills ’68 will be honored with the Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award and Ben Laro ADP ’01 will be honored with the Distinguished Young Alumni of the Year Award. Adrian Jeffers ’52 and Anne Swearingen Jeffers ’53, along with long-time volunteer howard Games, will receive the Outstanding Service Award. Christian Ministry Award will go to Clarence and Jan Nelson ’60 and honorary Alumni Award to Dr. Rich Rollins. The lunch will also include our President’s State of the university address.
Serving you, Deleen Wills, Director of Alumni Services
Saturday 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. Psalm Performing Arts Center Cost: $12 per person
Honorary alUmni: riCH rollins
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ich Rollins is the co-author of Redeeming Relationships: How to Resolve 10 Common Conflicts and Reduce their Frequency (FaithWalk) and Spiritual Fitness: A Guide to Biblical Maturity (Credo). Rich started his career in healthcare as a medical technologist. Because of his commitment to local church ministry, he completed the M.Div. core at San Francisco Conservative Baptist Seminary during this time. After completing a Master’s in Business Administration, with an emphasis in healthcare administration, he accepted a management position giving leadership to the clinical labs in a Bay Area hospital. During that time, Rich was elected to the Trustee Board of Corban/WBBC where he served from 1975 through 1977. Feeling the call to full-time ministry, the Rollins family moved to Salem, Ore., in 1978 where Rich assumed the position of Dean of Students /Vice-President of Student Development. While at the College, Rich also served as interim pastor to two area churches and taught Bible, leadership communication and related courses in the classroom. Rich served in this capacity from January, 1978 through June, 1990. In 1986 Rich completed the Doctor of Ministries degree at Western Conservative Baptist Seminary.
In June 1990, the Rollins family returned to the Bay Area where Rich served as Executive Pastor of Valley Bible Church. Largely due to the rapid growth of this ethnically-diverse congregation, the 2,500-membership ministry became nationally acclaimed and launched Rich’s consulting, speaking and writing career. Rich recently retired to write full time. For more than 30 years, Rich’s work on organizational leadership, pastoral leadership, and relational conflict has made him a soughtafter counselor, consultant, and conference speaker. Rich co-directs, with Dr. Marty Trammell, Redeeming Relationships ministries. he has been featured on Family Life Radio with Dennis Rainey and Night Line. he has written for Focus on the Family and other Christian organizations. he and Trammell currently write for www.StartMarriageRight.com (Moody Press). Rich and his wife, LouAnna, have been married for 48 years. They have two married daughters who live in Southern California. Both daughters, Jennifer and Rebecca, graduated from Corban as did Jennifer’s husband, Andrew Dickson.
CHristian ministry: ClarenCe anD Jan nelson
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larence and Jan Nelson both were born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and met for the first time in the registration line at Corban/WBBC. They were students when the college had just moved to the El Cerrito, California campus. They enjoyed dorm life, traveling together on choir tours, serving together on Christian Service assignments and being stretched academically. Marriage soon followed their graduation in 1960 and they entered their first ministry at Calvary Baptist Church in Fremont, Calif., where Clarence served as interning pastor. During those years, Clarence also went to San Francisco Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary, graduating in 1966. They had transitioned to serve at hillview Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., where Clarence served as pastor and they celebrated the birth of their first child. After 2½ years they were called to serve at Grace Bible Church in Redwood City, Calif., where Clarence served as associate pastor. The ministry emphasis was with youth and Christian education, and also serving as the Bay Area director for the Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts.
Two additional children were added to their family during those years. Ten years later they were called to serve as pastor of educational ministries at the Evangelical Free Church in Walnut Creek, Calif., (now NorthCreek Church). Clarence, who is known as C.J., has developed the education ministry at NorthCreek to include LifeStage classes, day camp, family camp, sports camp, Senior Safari’s for senior adults and launched a Christian school (K-8th). During the last three years, CJ has gone to a half time position, focusing on caring and senior adult ministries. Serving in the same church for 33 years has allowed their roots to grow deep and appreciation of the Lord and his church to branch out with praise to the Lord.
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oUtstanDing serviCe: HoWarD games anD aDrian anD anne Jeffers
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oward games was raised on a farm in Southern Idaho. his only dream in those early days was to fly an airplane. This dream was realized as a sophomore at the College of Idaho in 1940 where he earned his private pilot’s license. his dream was further realized in 1942 when he enlisted in the u.S. Army Air Corps for pilot training. This brought him to service as a pilot of a B26 medium bomber, flying 62 combat missions over Europe. It was during this combat experience that he made the greatest decision of his life when he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. upon returning to the united States for a bit of a rest he made the second greatest decision of his life when he met and married Ivy, his wife of 66 years. After completing military service he graduated with, a Civil Engineering Degree from Gonzaga university in Spokane, Wash. Ivy had a good job with the Spokane School District until his first employment in 1948 at Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. After a few years, and two lovely daughters later, they ended up in Seattle where they became active in Gatewood Baptist Church. It
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drian Jeffers and anne swearingen met at Corban/
WBBC in Oakland, Calif., September 1949. Adrian was a sophomore after having served three years in the Marine Corps. Anne, a freshman from Flint Mich., had worked four years at Michigan Bell. They were married the following spring and completed their undergraduate degrees at Piedmont Baptist College, Winston Salem, North Carolina—Adrian, with a Th.B., and Anne, a BRE in 1953. They moved to Winona Lake, Ind., to attend Grace Theological Seminary where Adrian received graduate degrees M.Div., Th.M. and Th.D., and Anne a B.A. They moved to Portland where Adrian taught hebrew and Church history at Western Seminary and then returned to Indiana for his residency for the doctoral program. When that was completed they moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., where Adrian taught for six years at Tennessee Temple Seminary. Anne served in several capacities in the public school system during the years of integration, 1965-71. She taught elementary school, served as elementary principal and as resource teacher in a 10-county, federally funded program. She took graduate courses at St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Ind., the university of Georgia, and received an M.E.D. from the university of Tennessee, Chattanooga in 1968. When the opportunity came in 1971 for the move to Oregon and Corban/WBBC they were happy to move to the beautiful Northwest. Adrian taught Old Testament and hebrew. The following summer the Dean of Women resigned and Anne was asked to take that position. She has worked at the university in several different capacities to this day: Associate Dean of Students, Director of Career Services and Field Education and Assistant Professor of Women’s Ministries. In 1973, Adrian spent ten weeks on an architectural dig
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was at this church that howard started his involvement with Western Baptist Bible College in El Cerrito, Calif. around 1960. The team of Vic hubbard and Nelson Zarfas, who visited Gatewood several times, was instrumental in sparking that interest. It led to regular financial support as well as time spent driving Gatewood young people to El Cerrito for open house and encouraging them to enroll. When the College relocated to Salem howard joined several work parties from his church that helped prepare the new campus for students. he recalls trimming the evergreen shrubs along the driveway to the Music house. Later howard served on the Trustee Board for ten years. Since moving to Salem in 1999 he has spent several years as a volunteer in Corban’s archaeology museum with Adrian Jeffers, as well as in the construction of sets for theatrical productions. With the passing of time, the energy level has dropped, resulting in a cessation of physical involvement, but Corban is very much in the prayers and financial planning of the Games family.
at Beersheba, Southern Israel. In 1978, Adrian’s brother Clarence developed terminal cancer and Adrian took over the supervision of his construction business. After Dr. Frank Prewitt died in 1992, Adrian became curator of the museum and continues to serve in that capacity. Adrian and Anne joined Bethany Baptist Church of Salem and have been involved in that ministry since coming to Oregon. Adrian served as a shepherd and adult Sunday school teacher. Anne serves on the Women’s Ministries Team. They have traveled to Europe and Middle East and have cruised the East Coast and Canada. They have done extensive travel to Civil War sites, and Adrian is currently writing a book on his great-uncle, Samuel Jeffers, who died at Shiloh during the Civil War. he has also done extensive genealogical studies for both the Jeffers and Swearingen families. Anne has done many retreats and workshops all over the united States and Canada. Adrian and Anne just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Their daughters, Beth and Dawn live on the Oregon Coast; son, Tim, East Ridge, Tenn.; and Joel, Ontario Calif. At one point all four were students at Corban, and where Beth and Tim earned degrees. Their twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren are scattered, and two of them serve in the Army in Iraq. Granddaughter Rachel just received her B.S. degree in May.
homecoming
events
more information
Thursday
saTurday
Decades of the 50s & 60s reception Phoenix Inn & Suites
President’s luncheon 11:30 –1:30 p.m. Join us for the State-of-the-university address by President hoff, special musical presentation by the Mensingers plus Corban students, life stories from current students, awards recognition and more.
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Friday Alumni Chapel Service 10 a.m. Kick off the weekend by attending chapel in the Psalm Center, brought to you by alumni and students. Class visits 11 a.m.– 4 p.m. Don’t miss this opportunity to reexperience the quality education Corban provides. Pick up a list of options at the registration table. Museum 11 a.m.– 4 p.m. Visit our extraordinary Prewitt/Allen Archaeological Museum, located on the second floor of the Library. Featuring hundreds of items from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome and Palestine including: monument inscriptions, Bible Lands artifacts, Bible manuscripts, pottery, coins and much more. lunch 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Dining hall Open lunch on your own. Campus Tours 2 p.m. Alumni trip-down-memory-lane tours guided by Professor Bryce Bernard ‘82 ,VP Steve hunt ‘69. Women’s Soccer Game Corban vs. Northwest university
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reception in Alumni House 3:30 p.m. reunion Dinners 6 p.m. Decades of the 50s & 60s, '71, '81 and Mensingers
Class of 2001 reunion Dessert 2 p.m. Immediately following the President’s Luncheon. reunion Dinners
6 p.m.
Class of '91, Soccer Men & Women Join classmates and friends for your own private dinner located on campus. volleyball Game 7 p.m. Corban vs. Southern Oregon university
reUnion Dinners Join your classmates as you rekindle and celebrate friendships. Cost: $17 per person. Reservations required. Friday Night reunion Dinners 6 p.m. Decade of 50s & 60s Class of ‘71 Class of ‘81 Mensingers Saturday reunions 2 p.m. Class of ‘01 6 p.m. Class of ‘91 Soccer Men & Women You are always welcome to join a reunion dinner that is not your class year.
registration Friday 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Saturday 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Report to the Registration Center in the Psalm Performing Arts Center. Pick up your welcome packet with name tag and tickets to all events. You will receive a complete schedule of events when you register. Souvenirs Friday and Saturday 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Visit the Corban Bookstore for the latest Warrior wear and other logo items. For your convenience our campus bookstore is open for extended hours. Need some down time? Take a break in the comfortable Mezzanine located at the top of the Art Gallery ramp in the Psalm Center. Meals in the Dining Commons All are welcome to dine in the Dining Commons. It’s self-service with plenty of selections. Friday Hours: Cost Breakfast ............. 7:30–9:30 ...........$7.25 Lunch .................. 11:15–2:30 .........$8.55 Dinner ................. 5:30–7:00 ...........$9.45 Saturday Hours: Dinner ................. 5:30–6:30 ...........$9.45 Children under 3 eat free; 4-12 $5.75 (payable at the door; cash, credit and debit cards accepted) Questions? Contact Deleen Wills at 503-589-8182 or dwills@corban.edu with questions, concerns, special dietary requirements or other needs.
Join classmates and friends for your own private dinner located on campus.
For more information or to register online: www.corban.edu/alumni/homecoming
volleyball Game 7 p.m. Corban vs. Oregon Institute of Technology
A map of campus is available at: www.corban.edu/visitor/campusmap.html
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Alumniaction Spring and Summer Events
We are honored to be able to serve you in whatever way we can. Please do not hesitate to contact our alumni office with any questions, concerns or suggestions. Serving the Lord and you, Deleen Wills Director of Alumni Services 503-589-8182, dwills@corban.edu
long time friends gather in Seattle “Several alumni who attended Corban/WBC in the 70s continue to reunite each spring somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. They live in California, Montana, Oregon and Washington, but all make an effort to spend some time with each other to catch up, talk about college days and where they are at in their lives. It is an amazing group that God has brought together and a source of encouragement each time. Lifelong friends are not easy to come by, but this group is committed to each other and I thank God for each one and the fun times He gives us.” [Submitted by Jack Werre ’78].
Beth Rose ‘79, Olympia, Wash.; Betsy Ross Sellick ‘70, Tigard, Ore.; Mark Pedersen ‘79, Shoreline, Wash.; Jack Werre ‘78, Fountain Valley, Calif.; Tom Rabenberg ’77, Concord, Calif.; Ralph Rowland ‘80, Kirkland, Wash.; Russ Dexter ‘82, Lolo, Mont.; Joel Loh ’78 Portland; and Clyde Brown ’79, Colville, Wash.
Eugene alumni met on March 12 at Sweetwater’s on the Willamette River for a first-time event. Photos counterclockwise
Director of Development Darrel White with Julia Faucette Royer ’05 and husband Eric Alums Morgan Colburn ’69, Marc Knutson ADP ’05, Hollie McGill ’10, Bettie Wollard Delury ’84, Julia Faucette Royer ’05 and Maggie Penix ’09 Professor Jim Hills visits with ADP alum Marc Knutson ‘05
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Golden Grads The Class of ’61 and guests gathered on Friday, May 6 for their 50-year Golden reunion. Many saw each other for the first time in fifty years. Photos clockwise
Front row, left to right: George Massey, Ala.; Rowena Turner, Calif.; Carol Pearce, Nev. Second row: Charlie Smith, S.C.; Glenn Gardiner, Canada; Shirlie Moore, Salem Third row: Grace West, Salem; Jan Carson, Calif.; Janet Hughey, Wash. Fourth row: Ruth Anne Nichols, Salem; Marjorie Beals, Calif.; Janet Ott, Calif.; Pat Clark, Texas Fifth row: Pat Snethen, Calif.; Lillie Graham, Salem; Ernie Clark, Texas. Sixth row: George Snethen, Calif.; Jim Warthan, Calif. Not pictured: Jim Moore Rowena Stottmeister Turner, Lillie Zachry Graham, Ruth Anne Nichols Lillie Zachry Graham, Shirlie Bong Moore, Marjorie Davis Beals, Jan DeSart Carson On Saturday, Golden Grads ready for Commencement ceremonies. George Snethen, Pat Simpson Clark, Ernie Clark, Glenn Gardiner Class of '61 Golden Grads Front row, left to right: Rowena Stottmeister Turner, Kelseyville, Calif.; Shirlie Bong Moore, Salem; Grace Hutchinson West, Salem; Janice DeSart Carson, Newhall, Calif.; Carol Wanzer Pearce, Yerington, Nev. Second row: Janet Reape Hughey, Edgewood, Wash.; Lillie Zachry Graham, Keizer, Ore.; Marjorie Davis Beals, Woodland, Calif. Third row: Janet Baker Ott, Coarsegold, Calif.; Ruth Anne Nichols, Salem; Glenn Gardiner, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada; Ernie Clark, Argyle, Texas, Pat Simpson Clark, Argyle, Texas Fourth row: George Massey, Moundville, Ala; George Snethen, Woodland, Calif.; Charles Smith, Bluffton, S.C., Jim Warthan, Roseville, Calif.
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Salem Volcanoes baseball Alumni and their families attended the opening season Volcanoes baseball game on June 22. Photos clockwise Bryan Baker ’99 and son Nolan with foul ball souvenir Mike Glaser 81’ and Shannan Alexander Glaser ’78 and two-year old grandson Brandon Rick Riffle ’76, Suzanne Reeves Riffle ’76 with son Ryan ‘13
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious One hundred thirty one alumni, families and friends attended the Broadway musical Mary Poppins at the Keller Auditorium on June 26. The Alumni Office obtained fabulously priced group tickets for the first-time outreach. It was a grand experience and a lot of fun singing along with songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” and many more. Photos counterclockwise Curtis Mason ’91 and wife Natalie Corban’s greeting committee from the Admissions Office: Courtney Dodds ‘04, Jared Hernandez ‘07, Sarah Ernst ‘05, Heidi Stowman ‘01 Michelle Zarfas Doring ’08, Lyndsey Steward Zarfas ’09 and Ellen Brush Zarfas ‘82
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welcome AssociAte of Arts Jolynn Holly Boice Lauren Michelle Dimock Ann Margaret Talcott BAchelor of Arts Collin Lloyd Box Elissa Hope Christenson Alison Carey Clark Audrey Elizabeth Engel Heidi Ann Herzog BAchelor of science Andria Leeann Abrahamson Olga Petrovna Alekseyenko Nathanael Stephen Altmeyer Kcenia A. Anderson Stephanie Dee Asbjornsen Vanessa Marie Baccellieri Mackenzie Rae Beals Victoria Lynn Bence Kristina Marie Benitez Matthew Roelse Bible Jacob Renald Bidwell Abigail Jo Bisson Rene McCammon Blubaugh Stacey Lynn Blum Nicola Elizabeth BoringMackie Allyssa Lynn Bost Kailey Anne Bostwick Teri Lynn Braun David Randall Breshears Mike T. Brock Jeffrey Wesley Brown Courtney Nicole Brucks Kathleen Marie Bullard Michael S. Butler Jr. Sarah Nicole Campbell Carmelle Kay Campbell Melissa Jo Castilleja Alvin Lee Chak Jason R. Clark Joshua William Clarke Coleen Marie Cleven Nikita L. Cole Pamela Diane Contreras Kevin Thomas Cook Michael Britt Cowan Kristine Adaila Darby Austin Wade Davis Joshua Robert Davis Bianca Elizabeth Davis Monica De Anne De’Rosier Rachel Anne Diller Callie Marie Doremus Luke Lemuel Doremus
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Katherine Joanne Dougherty Elizabeth Iva Kunigundia Draper Becky Lynn Eakin Randy Dale Elam Jordan Michael Emery Brittany Marie England Luci Christine Field Shelby Marie Fleming Mark David Flores Rebecca Lynn Franke Tanner Jay Paul Froese Patrick Douglas Frost Sarah Faith Gaspar Alysha Mae Gates Tina Dawn Gearhart Adrienne Frances Goodrich Amber Nicole Gould Karissa Marie Griggs Natalie Jeanette Haddix Brandy Christine Hadley Kelsey Catherine Hanson Katelyn Sue Hanson Jason Wynn Hardrath Ashley Hope Harman Whitney Kristine Harris Rachel Marie Harter Melissa Maelaine Hatcher Christina Lynn Hathorn Carly Elizabeth Havens Brent Y. Hayes Jeanne Marie Heine Tyler John Heine Valerie Ann Heinrichs Kaleb Dean Herring Nathan Bartholomew Hiebert Paul Matthew Higgins Louise Margaret Horn Samantha Catlin Huhn Patricia Ann Jansen Rachel Anne Jeffers Jessie Leane Jones Elizabeth Ann Jones Jeremy S. Joseph Carrie Emeline Kann Robert Roy Kansky Melissa Joy Kazemier Nash William Keene Amanda Marie Kelly David Spencer Van Kirk Adam Christian Knust Jamie Elyse Knust Erin Melissa Kropf Carol Suzanne Kruse Kyle John Lamson Stephen Jacob Landis
Lori Lynn Leary Madison K. Lewis Andrew Michael Lind Ian Alexander Logan Mark Alan Long Kenneth Douglas Mabry Brian William Mabry Gabriel James Manning Janice Lorraine Mantell Makenzie Rae Marchbanks Joel A. Martini Neil Allyn Mayfield Andrew James McFerron Kristina Marie McGill Sean P. McGuyre Shaina Elizabeth McIntosh Annie Elizabeth McKay Amber Colleen Meeker Jennesa Rose Miller Joshua Scott Millikan Nathan Elliott Moller Monique Desiree Moore Lisa M. Morrish Peter Robert Musick Genessa Ann Neeser Abraham Titus Newman Andrew Quoc Nguyen Miranda Jean O’Connor Kristy Marie Olson Michael Ryan Pargeter Melinda Joy Paulson Desiree’ Hedman Perry Beau Douglas St. Peter Carole Elaine Peters Tiffany Michelle Petersen Jessica May Pinkston Lucas Craig Pitman Sara Jaellyn Pittock Sarah Elizabeth Price Craig Allen Pruitt Jeanette Esther Pruitt Crystal Betty Rath Carol Patricia Raymundo Vince William Rediger Brandon Lee Reece Aaron Eugene Reid Mitchell Lee Riddle Maria Lynne Robertson Ashlee Nicole Roderick Nico Shane Roundy Christopher Herbert Rowley Nichole Rene Rushin Richard Deane Saffeels Robert Brigham Saffeels Anna Katherine Schell Jessica Anne Schell Eric James Scott
Shelby Marie Sessums Myles T. Shafer Kayla Nikolle Shaughnessy John Thomas Shaw Daniel R. Shipley Michelle Lynn Slay Emily K. Small Meredith Hope Smith Amber Dawn Smith Barbara Ann Spane Audrey Nicole Spencer Brion Christopher Spore Daniel Steven Staton Melissa Kathryn Stephenson Nathan Matthew Stevens Don Stewart Erin K. Stokes Erinn Michelle Streckfuss Monica Lyn Stringer Ashley Christine Strom Catherine Suzanne Stumberg Cody John Stupfel Jenifer Dawn Sutton Brian D. Swearingen Sara Noreen Swenson Christine Ann Talbot Kyle Parks Taylor Audrey Elizabeth Terhune Alyssa Ranae Teterud Doreen Marie Tissler Michaela Rae Tong Christopher Edward Trammell Brittney Carole VanderHoogt Kasi Ann Vanderwall Steve Daniel VanPelt Katherine Marie Venegas Justin William Wallace Larry Steven Warren II Travis Alan Wells Jack M. West Lois A. Whitaker Darrel James White Amanda Merie White Allison Mae Whitlock Joanie T. Wigginton Laura Lee Willcoxen Trevor Mackenzie Winsor Richard Jon Wolfington Kelly Lynn Yount Edward Leland Ziebart Jake Daniel Zufelt Teesha Bree Zufelt Ayouba Moussa-Issoufou Marisol Amador-Diaz
MAster of Business AdMinistrAtion Aylee Meeka Allen-Rhea Braden Adair Bicknell Chasity Tracey Claire Colipano Cheryl Ann Friesen Andrew Wayne Grames Arnold Kevin Hanson Peter Michael Harder Terry Drew Howell Dustin James Karstetter Nathan Daniel Knottingham David Eugene Larsen John Rudy Lawless Joshua Phillip Mann Scott Andrew Marshall Lori Ann McNeil Justin Wayne McRobert Andrea May Potloff Larna LaVette Ricard David John Shirk Ronald Lee Sisler, Jr. Nathan Scott Warthan Jason C. Wozniak MAster of science in educAtion Sheryl Ann Bashaw Katrina Lauersen Beranek Jenna Ann Cerda Angela Faye Dedera Tina Marie deVries Aimee Lynne Docherty Kathleen Margaret Finch Page Allison Gianella Andrea Jane Hansen Evan Jude Harris Bryan Timothy Haws Kyle Christian Koontz Tyler Wayne Lindsey Sarah L. Lynn Kelsey Jo Miller Amanda Rae Peterson Josiah David Phillips Gayle Leanne Reichelt Trisha Dawn Rutherford Beverly Jean Slater Lauren Nicole Stillinger Robert Austin Tavares Courtney Len Thompson John Nathan Zumwalt
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upcominGevents central oregon Alumni September 18
Come worship with the Corban Music Department as they share 45 minutes of the 75-minute worship service at 1st Baptist Church in Bend at 10:15 a.m., Sunday, September 18. The church is located at 60 NW Oregon Avenue. Visit other Central Oregon alumni and their families at 12:30 p.m. at Abbey’s Pizza, located at 1115 NE Third Street for a no-host lunch. The Alumni Office will provide dessert. We’ll need a count for lunch so please call Hollie at 503-316-3388, email hmcgill@ corban.edu or visit our Facebook page under Events to let us know you are coming and with how many.
cinderella presented by corban Theatre Arts
Adults: ...................................$8. Students & Seniors: ...............$6. Children under 12: ..................$4.
Alumni and family night. Special group tickets are available for this night only by calling Hollie in the Alumni Office, 503-316-3388 or email hmcgill@corban.edu Have your credit card handy for easy payment. There will be an intermission where desserts can be purchased at an additional cost that directly benefit the Theatre Department.
Other performances include November 10, 11, 12, 18, 19 & 20. Regular pricing applies; call the Corban Bookstore for tickets at 503.375.3075.
November 17
Alumni christmas Soiree December 3
Homecoming Homecoming
September 29 & October 1, see pages 18–21
Attention Basketball Alumni October 29
You are invited on Saturday, October 29 to reconnect with friends by either observing or playing. The women’s game begins at 5:30 p.m., and the men’s game begins at 7:30 p.m. Email hmcgill@corban.edu to RSVP.
Scholarship Fundraising luncheon November 8
Noon to 1 p.m. KROC Center, Salem. No cost, call 503-589-8182 for reservations. Seating is limited. An opportunity for your financial support will be extended.
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Mark your calendar for our sixth annual Alumni Christmas Soiree Saturday, December 3. Kick off your Christmas season with refreshments at 6 p.m. in the lobby of Schimmel Hall, followed by an evening of beautiful Christmas music presented by the entire music department. The concert begins at 7:30, Oregon alumni will receive an invitation in the mail to the Soiree, hosted by President and Mrs. Hoff.
Even though there is no admission fee for this event, a reservation is required. The concert is open seating. Please contact the Alumni Office to register your attendance at the Soiree by calling 503-316-3388 or emailing mcgill@ corban.edu by December 1. Other performances are available on Friday at 7:30, and Saturday at 3 p.m., but there will be no Soiree preceding these events.
christmas at the mansion December 10
Washington alumni are invited to an open house Saturday, December 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the historic Weyerhaeuser Mansion — Corban University Tacoma campus (formally Northwest Baptist Seminary). Visit with faculty and staff from Tacoma and Salem, enjoy music provided by students, refreshments and tours. There is no fee but reservations are required. Please call 503-316-3388 or email hmcgill@corban.edu by December 5.
Beauty and the Beast February 18
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Portland! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classical musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Keller Auditorium. Join us Saturday, February 18, for the 2 p.m. Matinee. The Alumni Office has obtained a limited amount of tickets at the special price of $36 (regular $62). Seats are in the first balcony, sections B, C and D. Tickets will be mailed February 1. Call the Alumni Office at 503-316-3388 for tickets and have your credit card handy. Note: 131 tickets for Disney’s Mary Poppins where sold in two weeks for the June showing. Don’t delay!
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ore than 220 ladies gathered to enjoy two hours of student stories, musical entertainment, door prizes and, after all was said and done, $14,000 toward 2011/12 projects was raised. Projects are: sound system for the dining room, a study room for Prewitt/Van Gilder residence hall, two sets of automated lights for the Psalm Performing Arts Center and scholarships. (Above) Junior Rachelle Schafer and her mom Cindy Clark Schafer '85 of Texas shared the Corban Connection day. Rachelle played a Celtic medley on the harp for the guests.
Corban Connection Saturday, April 14
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clASSnotes 70s lynda Deardorff neuman (’74) and Jerry neuman (’76, cuSm Thm ’11) have been serving with ABWE as missionaries/teachers in Brazil since 1984. They were directed to a ministry of Maranatha Bible School (SIBIMA) in Fortaleza where in 2006 their ministry branched into Maranatha Biblical Baptist Church where students from the Bible school make up the leadership of a young congregation, and Maranatha Multicultural Mission that sends Brazilians past their borders with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jerry received his master of theology degree from Corban University School of Ministry in June and plans to get his doctorate next. A high point of Jerry’s teaching ministry is the opportunity to teach two post-graduate level modules in Biblical theology this year. 1
Allene Aagard latzko (’76) and Jim latzko (’77) co-founded New Life Baptist Mission in Tacloban City on the island of Leyte in the Philippines more than 26 years ago. Their mission is to identify and train Filipinos with a calling to plant new Christian churches across Leyte and Samar and around the world. With their help, 20 Baptist churches have been planted in communities with several reaching “graduated” status, meaning they are completely self-supported by their congregations. Corban news writer and photographer Sheldon Traver spent one week working with the Latzko’s in May following a medical mission trip on Leyte. 2
80s Jeffrey Bailey (cuSm mABS ’88) of Attleboro,
Mass., has been the pastor at Grace Baptist Church since 1988. He founded Grace Baptist Christian Academy in 2001 and was its principal until he was appointed superintendent at the end of the 2009-2010 school year. Jeffery also works with the Massachusetts Family Institute (a branch of Focus on the Family and Family Research Council), and is a regular fixture in the State Legislature. In April, he was named the Attleboro police department’s chaplain. Jeffery and wife Lorraine have two adult children, Andrea and Adam. 3
ulf Spears (’89) of Portland, Ore., earned his doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University of Virginia Beach, Va. He works as an adjunct professor at Warner Pacific College in Portland and a part-time professor at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham,
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Ore. Ulf also serves as a consultant to churches, teaching church government, 4 discipleship training, diversity, coaching and mentoring. He ministers to youth and young couples at New Song International in Portland and in social services. He and his wife Carrie mentor and counsel individuals and engaged or newly married couples with an interest in Christian leadership and ministry. The Spears have been married for 24 years and have three children, Adreanna, Atarah, and Annaka. 4
90s Kevin Brubaker (’95, cuSm mDiv ’01) served
as the business manager for four years at Corban/NBS in Tacoma, Wash. He also worked at a CPA firm and was an assistant pastor at Sunset Bible Church in Tacoma for eight years. He now works at Corban/Salem as the vice president for business. Kevin and wife Yulia met while he was teaching at a Bible Institute on Sakhalin Island in Russia. They have been married for four years and have an eight-month-old son, Daniel. The Brubakers have an interest in missions in Russia and plan to start and administer a modular training institute which will help men on Sakhalin Island obtain the training they need to be church planting pastors. Kevin loves to run and coached track and cross country at Tacoma Baptist for 11 years. Alan Scharn (ADp ’97) has been hired as the assistant professor of criminal justice at Corban. He has 30 years of experience and is a national leader in no-body homicide investigations. Alan completed his MBA from George Fox University and worked for the Oregon Department of Corrections as the operations manager for new prison construction. He is also the president of the Oregon Executive Development Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the best executive leadership training available to public safety professionals in the state of Oregon. Alan resides in Salem with wife Kathryn.
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Foursquare Church, where he has been on the pastoral staff since 2000. He and his wife Jenny Watterberg Vick (’02) reside in Bothell, Wash., with their children Makayla, 8, Hana, 6 and Eli, 1. Jenny is a stay-at-home mom and is very active with the worship team and kids classes at church. She also created her own music album and frequently performs with her band in the Seattle area. DJ does an annual Sprint Triathlon with friends in Sammamish, Wash. and is an adjunct professor at Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash. 5 christy Ellis (ADp ’01) is the city manager in Dayton, Ore. She has held progressively responsible positions in local government since 1995 and obtained her master of public administration degree at Portland State University’s Hatfield School of Government in 2003. She serves on the Yamhill County Transit Area Advisory Committee, the YCOM Budget Committee and is a member of the board of directors for the Yamhill County Affordable Housing Corporation. She has traveled to Argentina and Uruguay and enjoys antiques and classic cars. 6 Bin chen (’03) of Tigard, Ore., completed his MBA in 2006 and his law degree at Lewis & Clark Law School in December 2010. He works as an associate attorney at Reinisch Mackenzie, P.C. law firm. Jimmy D’Agosta (’04) led one of Corban’s Summer of Service trips to Bogotá, Colombia, for two weeks. Participants on the trip included current students Jen Hague (’12), Katy Dolan (’13), noel Griggs (’13), Amy Valentine (‘13), and Rachel Hargreaves (‘14) along with the pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Ken Bass. The Corban Team worked with ABWE missionary Heidi Gott (‘04) to present the gospel through drama and personal testimonies. The team had the opportunity to share the gospel in eight schools, several orphanages, an elderly ministry and in several parks. However, the impact of their
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ministry did not end with their trip. An opportunity has opened up to return and share the Gospel in one of the schools. 7 Seth Burke (’04) completed his master of science in counseling from Oregon State University/Cascades on June 12. He graduated summa cum laude with a 3.97 GPA. Seth worked for the Redmond School District during the 2010-2011 school year and hopes to be a middle or high school guidance counselor. Seth and wife Jenni marken Burke (’04) celebrated their 7th anniversary this summer. Seth is pictured with brothers Tim (’00) and David (’02). 8 Robin Smith (ADp ’04) of Portland, Ore., received her master’s degree in taxation from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She opened a business in accounting and taxation called Robin’s Accounting Service. Her passion is to make sure her clients pay the least possible legal tax. chris Roberts (’05) recently joined the IT staff at Corban as a network analyst. He is on the board of directors for Mark 5 Ministries, which is a community of Christians dedicated to solving computing technology problems for missionaries. Chris resides in Salem with wife Becky and son Luke. Sharon Raugutt (ADp ’06) of Edgeley, N.D., is a therapist in The Village Family Service Center in Jamestown. She offers counseling and support services to families who have at least one child at risk. Her goal is to assist families with at-risk children and prevent unnecessary out-of-home placement and provide reunification services to families where placement has already occurred. Sharon received her master’s in professional counseling at Liberty University. She did counseling internships at the James River Correctional Center and the North Dakota State Hospital. She also worked with the canine-assisted therapy program and Great Plains Assistance Dogs. Sharon and her husband Keith have two sons.
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nathan morris (’07) and wife Holly reside in Maupin, Ore. Nathan is a fishing guide for the Deschutes Canyon Fly Shop and the coach for the Dufur High School boys’ basketball team, which he led to a district championship in his first year. He enjoys being a guide and coach since both encourage people to reach beyond their capabilities. Nathan is also the outdoors columnist for The Chronicle. 9 carol Jones (’08) of Sandy, Ore., recently obtained a juris doctor degree from Liberty University School of Law in Lynchburg, Va. She is currently in Texas studying for the Texas Bar. Jason Braun (’09) of Dallas, Ore., was promoted to the Double-A Carolina Mudcats after being with the Single-A Dayton Dragons. Braun's move to the Double-A level marked the first time since 2008 that a Warrior has played professional baseball at such a high level. 10 David Englert (’09) of Kihei, Hawaii, works for Coldwell Banker Island Properties. He was given a Corban t-shirt by Corban employee Donny Zavala, who was vacationing with his family on Maui. David and wife Sally attend Hope Chapel where his dad is the senior pastor. David helps with the youth group and church functions. He works in sales and rentals for Coldwell Banker Island Properties. 11 Britny Scholz (’10) is a church administrator for Life House Church in San Antonio, Texas. Previously, she served as an administrative assistant in the student life office at Corban. mark Flores (’11) is an assistant to the Statesman Journal sports editor and page design team. He constructs stories, conducts interviews and processes statistics for high school, college and minor league baseball teams in Salem. Adrienne Goodrich (’11) was awarded the Snowden Internship from the University of Oregon and worked for the Baker City Herald in Baker City, Ore., for ten weeks. She plans to find a reporter position in the Salem area or work as a freelance writer. 12
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Elizabeth Halseth (ADp ‘11) is a Nevada State Senator of District 9 in Clark County. At age 27, she is the youngest woman ever elected to the Nevada Senate. She resides in Las Vegas, Nev., with husband Daniel and their three children: Dana, Jordan and Sierra. Elizabeth enjoys hiking, sports, cooking, baking and volunteering. 13 Steve landis (’11) of Gladstone, Ore., was awarded the P.J. Boatwright Internship from the Oregon Golf Association (OGA) and is a tournament director until October. He is responsible for scoping out golf courses, developing local player rules and determining hole locations prior to tournaments. During tournaments, he answers players’ questions, runs the scoreboard and posts information online. The OGA hosts 20 tournaments from May to October with 3-5 per month. Steve plans to continue in the golf industry. 14 Joel martini (’11) works full-time in the intelligence unit with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Pocatello, Idaho. michael pargeter (’11) of Salem works at Isaac’s Room, a program that empowers young people to build their capacity to rise to the challenges of life. nichole Rushin (’11) and Brittney VanderHoogt (’11) are teaching in Thailand together. Nichole is working with first through sixth grade students in an English language workshop that helps students improve their English. Brittney is teaching sixth grade math, English, science, art and Bible. They have been enjoying the markets, food and elephants at the zoo in their free time. 15 Brian Swearingen (’11) of Pasco, Wash., has a full-time career as a pianist. He has a teaching studio at Ted Brown Music in Richland, Wash., where he instructs over 20 students of all ages and skill levels three times a week. Along with teaching, Brian also does accompanying and solo gigs. 16
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Down the Aisle Katie Gray (’96) married Jon Hall on June 19,
2010, at Lake Bible Church in Lake Oswego, Ore. melinda Reid Smith (’95) was maid of honor and four of her six children served as flower girls and ring bearers. The couple lives in Wilsonville, Ore. and is active in children's ministry at Lake Bible Church. Jon is an account manager at Golsan Scruggs Insurance and Risk Management. 17 Janie Walter (’04) married Tim Mones on April 23, 2011 at Athey Creek Christian Fellowship in Wilsonville, Ore. Her sister, Anne Walter Kappler (’06) was in the wedding party. Janie has taught elementary school in the Hillsboro School District for seven years. 18 Katrina irish (’05) married Peter “P.J.” Gemin July 10, 2010 in Bremerton, Wash. carolyn murdock Wallace (’06) and melissa leonardi (’05) were part of the wedding party. Katrina works at Sylvan Way Christian Daycare in the toddler room. The couple attends Kitsap Lake Baptist Church in Bremerton. 19 Alexis Berdeaux (’09) and isaac Gallaway (’10) were married on November 27, 2010, at Perrydale Valley Baptist Church by Dr. Greg Trull and Dr. marty Trammell (’83). Their wedding party consisted of alums Dan morrow (’10), Andy mayner (’12), Tonya Fuller (’09), Katie Bender (’09) and Erin Ziegler Floyd (’08). Alexis works as a part-time administrative assistant in Corban’s information systems department and substitute teaches in Salem-Keizer school district. Isaac works full-time at Fry’s Electronics as a merchandiser. They live in Woodburn, Ore., and are enjoying being together after having been separated by the Pacific Ocean for a year. 20 Ryan Rasmussen (’09) and Roni paden (’09) were married October 24, 2009. Their wedding party included Krista Zelmer Zade (’08), Jessi Huffman (’09), Stefani pickett (’09), Ryan pickett (’09), Sam Vanderwall (’10) and Jason Williams (’10). Ryan and Roni live in Salem where Ryan works for Hanson and Vaughn CPA firm and Roni is a family interventionist at Family Building Blocks. 21 Adreanna Steed (’09) of Belmont, Calif., married Adrian Thompson April 16, 2011, in Manteca, Calif., at the home of a family
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friend. Alums that were a part of the wedding were Danielle Steed (’02), Bryan Steed (’05), Kenny Stone (’05) and Kimberly Jones Stone (’05). Adreanna works at LaBelle Day Spas and Salons in Palo Alto, Calif., as a certified massage therapist. Her husband, Adrian, is a freelance motion graphics artist. They lead a high school band, and Adreanna has a small group at Central Peninsula Church in Foster City. 22 luke Balbas (’10) and Amber meeker (’11) were married on June 4, 2011, at Salem Heights Church. Corban alumni included in their wedding party were Jake Simpson (’10), Jennifer Bassett (’11), Tyler Heine (’11), Steve landis (’11), Sarah price (’11), Emily Small (’11), natalie mayo (’12), Kaitlyn Ragan (’12) and Jake Balbas (’13). mikayla mueller (’12) and callie Doremus (’13) sang at the wedding and Jonathan Anderson (’12) played the violin as Amber walked down the aisle. Emily cook Dempster (’99) was the wedding coordinator. The couple resides in Boise, Idaho, where Luke is an officer at the Ada County Juvenile Detention Facility and Amber is attending Boise State University for a master’s of elementary special education and administration. 23 luke Doremus (’11) and Alethea Strauser (’12) were married on April 2, 2011, at the Green Villa Barn in Independence, Ore. callie Doremus (’13) was in their wedding party. Luke works at Country Financial and Alethea works part-time as an admit clerk at Santiam Memorial Hospital. 24 chris Trammell (’11) and Katie Hanson (’11) were married on June 4, 2011, at Summerfield Farms by Dr. marty Trammell (’83) and Dr. Greg Trull. Their wedding party included Justin Trammell (’09), David Howden (’11), Erin laughlin Stokes (’11), Kelly Yount (’11), cameron Elliott (’12) and Josh Trammell (’13). The couple lives in Indonesia, where Chris is teaching middle/high school history, and
Katie is teaching first grade at Sekolah Pelita Harapan, an English-speaking school in the Kemang Village in downtown Jakarta. 25 Anthony Darling (’12) and leAnna Bartholf (’12) were married May 21, 2011, at Lebanon First Baptist Church in Lebanon, Ore. Their wedding party consisted of Anna Darling Bertz (’07), Andrew Bertz (’07), Jonnie Atchley Barnett (’12) and Kenny Saether (’12). The couple resides in Salem where Anthony works at Les Schwab. 26
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Colo., with husband Mark, welcomed Andrew James into their family August 24, 2010. He joins older sister, Brooke, 5. Tina is a stay-athome/home-school mom and Mark is a computer programmer. 27 nikki Baker Hodsdon (’00) and husband Carl announce the birth of Josiah Charles born March 8, 2011. He weighed 10 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 ½ inches long. He joins big sisters Ashliynn, 9 and Catelynn, 7. Nikki and Carl are missionaries/ESL teachers in Venezuela, South America. 28 crystal Whitfield lloyd (’05) and husband Nathan of Ridgecrest, Calif., announce the birth of Anna Karyn born March 21, 2011. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. Crystal plans to become a medical transcriptionist so she is able to stay at home and work. Nathan was promoted to detective with the Ridgecrest Police Department. They attend Calvary Chapel and help with the multimedia ministry and outreach events. 29 Scott meredith (’06) and wife Tanya of Midlothian, Va., welcomed their second son, Jacob Brett, on April 13, 2011. He weighed 8 lbs. 11 oz. and was 21 inches long. He joins big brother Matthew, 1. Scott works as an
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enrollment manager at University of Phoenix and working on his doctor of education degree through Liberty University. He and Tanya serve in the nursing room and help out with small groups at The Village Church at Midlothian. 30 Joe Greenwood (’06) and Jessica Dunlap Greenwood (ADp ’06) of Aumsville, Ore., welcomed Jenna Grace on April 17, 2010. She joins big sister Joy, 3. Joe is a full-time student at Oregon State University pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He is also an adjunct math professor for Corban and Chemeketa Community College. During the summer, he was an engineering intern for ATS Automation in Corvallis, Ore. Jessica is a stay-at-home mom. They attend Salem Heights Church, where they sing in the choir. In their spare time, they enjoy building and launching model rockets. 31 Kyle Koontz (’07, mSE ’11) and wife Lisa of Salem welcomed Korban William to their family October 10, 2010. He joins siblings Allison and Kaleb. Kyle obtained his Master of Science degree in education this year from Corban. 32 Bryan Bernard (’07) and charissa Hunter Bernard (’07) of Adair Village, Ore., announce the birth of Cayden Elizabeth Ann March 7, 2011. She weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 21 inches long. Her middle names are in honor of Corban professor and family friend, Beth Bartruff, who passed away last year. Bryan is the youth and English pastor at Corvallis Korean Church. He is attending Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Vancouver, Wash. Charissa works as the community editor for the Woodburn Independent newspaper. 33
With the lord Gary Field (’78) of Silverton, Ore., went to be
with Jesus, his Lord and Savior, surrounded by family and friends April 23, 2011. Gary attended Western Baptist College before graduating from Northwest Nazarene College in Caldwell, Idaho, in 1978. He moved to Portland, Ore., where he met his wife Donna in April 1979 while both were employed at Judson Baptist College. Gary and Donna moved to Silverton, Ore., in September 1983, and together they raised three beautiful children. His daughter luci Field (’11) graduated from Corban this year. Gary received his CPA license in 1981 and was a partner of the Silverton accounting firm Steffen, Pattee and Field until he established his own firm in 1999. In 2005, he also became a licensed investment advisor. He was a member of Silverton First Baptist Church, where he served on various boards, committees and sang in the choir. He enjoyed coaching his children’s little league baseball and soccer teams. 34 Sara Swenson (’11) of Fallon, Nev., left this world for her heavenly home May 2, 2011. Sara was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in June 2009 and passed away quietly at home with her parents present after her two-year battle with cancer. Sara was active in her church, Parkside Bible Fellowship, and in her community. She loved singing, dancing and musical theatre. Her first role was in seventh grade when she played Annie in the Junior High musical. Working with kids was another of Sara’s greatest joys. She helped with children’s musicals and church camps. Sara attended Grace Baptist Church in Salem while she was a student at Corban. After much determination, in February 2011, Sara received her diploma from Corban, and called that day “the best day of my life.” Her goal was to live her life to bring glory and honor to her savior, Jesus Christ. She did. 35
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max pyles of Peoria, Ariz., went to be with the Lord on June 7, 2011, at the age of 92. He was one of the original pioneers on the maintenance staff that helped prepare the Salem campus grounds for students in the fall of 1969. He worked at the college for several years. His daughter Valeeta pyles Hall cisneros (’72) and grandson Jonathan Hall (’06) attended Corban. Max enjoyed his retirement years and remained active until the Lord took him home. 36 Tara Jean cannon meisner (’00) of Aumsville, Ore., passed away July 7, 2011, at home with her family around her. She spent the last ten years teaching elementary school at Centennial Elementary in Scio, Ore. Tara ministered to many people during her life through her beautiful singing and her kind, loving and gentle spirit. Her faith in her savior, Jesus Christ, kept her strong through her 14-year fight with brain cancer. She was an active member of her church, Mountain View Wesleyan. She enjoyed walking marathons with her friends, fishing and spending time with her husband Adam meisner (’02) and their 3-year-old daughter Ashley. 37 pRoGRAm KEY ADP = Adult Degree Program CUSM = Corban University School of Ministry (previously Northwest Baptist Seminary) MABS = Master of Arts in Biblical Studies MDiv = Master of Divinity MSE = Master of Science in Education This issue of Class Notes consists of items submitted between Feb. 1 and June 1. Deadline for Class Notes for Winter 2011 is October 1.
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$200,000 Estate Gift Benefits Corban Education Students “Corban university is an incredible place to support. Giving to young people has eternal value and it is extremely satisfying to give to the students of such quality at Corban,” said Doris howard. After researching Christian higher education institutions, Doris and Dick howard chose to give a sizeable portion of her brother’s estate to Corban. her brother, Marvin Johnson, left his estate for her to distribute for the benefit of students seeking teacher education degrees. It was important to them that they honor her brother’s love of education and use these funds to further God’s kingdom. Marvin was passionate about teaching, and the howards believe he would be pleased to know this scholarship will allow students, from one generation to the next, to share his love of educating others. Marvin began his teaching career in 1950 and taught students in Japan, France, Saudi Arabia, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona. “God is leading me to invest in young people and it is priceless. I look at money differently now as I think of the eternal impact giving to scholarships can have. The opportunity to contribute to worthy schools has enlarged my world,” said Doris.
For more information about Corban’s planned giving options, please call Kevin Brubaker at 1-800-845-3005 or e-mail kbrubaker@corban.edu. You may also request a booklet on planned giving or visit our website at giving.corban.edu. Corban University is a non profit, 501(c)(3), tax exempt educational corporation. We offer several other planned giving vehicles such as a: 1) Charitable Gift Annuity, 2) Charitable Lead Trust, 3) Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust, and 4) Charitable Remainder Trust. Gifts of real property or life insurance are another way to support the mission of the University.