President’s Cabinet
Rebecca Stoltzfus ’83 President
Erica Albertin Athletic Director
Jodi Beyeler ’00, ‘19 (MBA) Vice President for Communications and People Strategy
Ben Bontrager ’19 (MBA) Vice President for Finance and Operations
Board of Directors
Bruce Stahly ’67, Chair Goshen, Indiana
Retired Public School Superintendent Education Consultant
Joy Sutter ’81, Vice Chair Harleysville, Pennsylvania Associate Administrator, Cancer Service Line, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Susan Fisher Miller ’80, Secretary Evanston, Illinois Retired Foundation Relations, Alumni Relations and Development Northwestern University
Kevin Deary ’00 Elkhart, Indiana President and CEO Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart County
Alumni Council
Gretchen Nyce ’93, Chair Harrisonburg, Virginia
Ainslee Zou ’22, Vice Chair Baltimore, Maryland
Anita Miller ’90, Secretary Denver, Colorado
Margaret Fisher Aeschliman ’87 Salem, Oregon
Ameera Alshuga ’20 Topeka, Indiana
David Housman
Faculty Chair, Professor of Mathematics
Gilberto Perez, Jr.
Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Ann Vendrely ’85 Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean
Steve Wolma Vice President for Enrollment Management
Kathleen Yoder ’85 Executive Assistant — Office of the President (ex officio)
Todd Yoder ’84 Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Ken Edwards ’81
Morris Plains, New Jersey Chief Financial Officer
Edison Learning, Inc.
David Gautsche ’85 Lancaster, Pennsylvania President/CEO
Goodville Mutual Insurance Group
Kelly Hartzler ’97 Mishawaka, Indiana Attorney Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Gerry Horst ’72 New Holland, Pennsylvania President Horst and Son, Inc.
Susan Lehman ‘93 Millersburg, Ohio Professor of Physics The College of Wooster
Bart Miller ’90 Oak Park, Illinois Liquidity Risk Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Tonya Miller ’95 Seattle, Washington Anesthesiologist TLKMiller MD, PLLC
Dan A. Nussbaum ’94 Oakville, Ontario, Canada President Arconas Corporation
Katie Villegas Durham, North Carolina Financial Advisor Ellevest
Aaron Zou Bristol, Indiana Director for China Sales and Marketing Power Solution International, Inc.
Jaime Stack Applegate ’15 Goshen, Indiana
Arvis Dawson ‘76 Elkhart, Indiana
Galen Graber ’83 Wellman, Iowa
Kristina Roth Martin ‘89 Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Maryn Munley ’14 Watertown, Massachusetts
Pamela Ortiz Ramirez ’21 Chicago, Illinois
Bryan Hernandez Rodriguez ’23 Goshen, Indiana
Rachel Smucker ’15 Chicago, Illinois
Dear Goshen College community and friends,
As we look back on the 2023-2024 academic year, I am filled with gratitude and joy for the various ways our campus community continues to innovate, adapt and pursue excellence while remaining deeply rooted in our mission, vision and values.
Here are a few highlights I want to share with you from our 2023-2024 academic year on campus:
• On September 1, we hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the historic $21 million Westlawn Hall renovation project. This renovation will allow significant growth for the new Center for Nursing and Public Health in state-ofthe-art learning spaces, as well as provide enhanced dining services and indoor and outdoor gathering spaces that serve the entire campus.
• Professor Emeritus of History John D. Roth ’81 authored a new college history book, “A Mennonite College for Everyone(?): Goshen College and the Quest for Identity and Inclusion, 1960-2020.” It vividly describes the transformation of this faith-based, liberal arts college as it wrestled with questions of identity and inclusion in a context of rapid social and cultural change.
• In October, the U.S. Department of Education awarded us a highly competitive $3 million Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) grant. This grant will propel the institution’s efforts to support student success and close the equity gap over the next five years.
• We announced the launching of a new academic initiative, an Honors Program, designed to provide a transformative educational experience for high-achieving students, including a dynamic community cohort and deep learning experiences, including various forms of research, specialty seminars, service and leadership opportunities and a capstone course. Dr. Rob Brenneman, professor of criminal justice and sociology, is leading the new program.
• Dr. John Mischler, associate professor of sustainability and environmental education, was honored with a Fulbright fellowship in order to foster his educational collaboration with universities in Indonesia, where he has been involved in farm-based research related to sustainability. A biogeochemist by training, Mischler’s research focuses primarily on examining phosphorus levels in ecosystems.
• During Homecoming Weekend 2023, five outstanding alumni were given alumni awards for their commitment to living out our mission and values: Daryl Abbott ’69, Goshen (Culture for Service Award); Pauline (Graybill) Kennel ’53, Goshen (Culture for Service Award); Jeremy Pope ’11, Nashville, Tennessee (Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award); Melissa (Lehman) Gillette ’05, Goshen (Maple Leaf Athletics: Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award); and Geof Landis ’76, Goshen (Maple Leaf Athletics: Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award).
On behalf of all of us at Goshen College, I thank each of you for your generous giving and vital contributions that helped make all of this possible. Through you, we continue to nurture life, leadership and service in this deeply rooted community “where everything connects.”
In joyful service,
Dr. Rebecca J. Stoltzfus ’83 President of Goshen College
July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2024
Alumni
Government
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Friends
Churches
3,645
Total Number of Donor Households
Our Advancement Team
Rebecca Stoltzfus ‘83 President
Todd Yoder ’84 Vice President for Institutional Advancement
DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS
Neal Friesen ’07 Annual Fund Gift Officer
Adam Graber Roth ’05 Major Gifts Officer
Trisha D. Handrich ’11 Major Gifts Officer
Dan Koop Liechty ‘88 Director of Alumni Engagement
Jill Koop Liechty ‘90 Manager for Annual Giving
Kevin Miller ‘85 Major Gifts Officer
Jan Albrecht Ramer ‘87
Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Kathy Nofziger Yeakey ‘86 Gift Receipting and Report Manager
September 2023: Students celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Our Mission
Goshen College transforms local and global communities through courageous, creative and compassionate leaders.
Shaped by Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition, we integrate academic excellence and real-world experience with active love for God and neighbor.
Our Vision
Goshen College will cultivate joy, growth and purpose, preparing students to thrive in life, leadership and service.
Rooted in the way of Jesus, we will seek inclusive community and transformative justice in all that we do.
