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Problems, solutions, and marketplace relevance
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{ FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES } BEGINNING AGAIN “All beginnings are hard,” Dr. James Reinhard said from the speaker’s podium during my very first chapel service as a freshman. Somehow, he knew I needed to hear that. My new beginning at GU had already brought excitement mixed with difficulty. I experienced the thrill of new friends, but also longing for familiar faces. New classes fascinated me, but also challenged me. I realized more freedom than ever before, but it came with increased responsibilities and expectations. Dr. Reinhard was right; “hard” and “new” often went hand in hand. They still do. COVID-19 has forced new beginnings on all of us as we navigate the unknown. Difficulties dealing with this novel virus have certainly loomed large, but not so large, I’ve discovered, as to silence God’s voice. On Sunday, April 26, the Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of President Ivan Filby, GU’s twelfth president. As President Filby later explained to our campus community via a Zoom meeting, his decision followed God’s clear call.
THE RECORD (USPS 2292-2000) is published three times a year for alumni and friends of Greenville University by the Office of Advancement, Greenville University, 315 E. College Ave., Greenville, IL 62246. Phone: (618) 664-6500. Non-profit class postage paid at Greenville, IL 62246. Vol. 111, No. 2 Greenville University online: www.greenville.edu Email: therecord@greenville.edu Send address corrections, correspondence and alumni updates to the Office of Advancement, 315 E. College Ave., Greenville, IL 62246; or call 618-664-6500; or email alumni@greenville.edu. Chief Development Officer Scott Giffen ’99
I deeply appreciate the steadfast leadership and love for Greenville University that President Ivan and First Lady Kathie have shown. They model servants’ hearts, devotion to Jesus Christ, and unfailing dedication to GU students. Anyone who knows them knows they regard obedience to God’s call as paramount.
Director of Advancement Brett Brannon ’97
Also on April 26, the Board of Trustees named Suzanne (Allison ’00) Davis GU’s acting president for a two-year term. President Davis previously served in various administrative roles at GU, including two years as executive vice president. In that capacity, she managed the University’s reorganization of enrollment, marketing, and international affairs. She also oversaw the finance office, financial aid, and athletics. She holds advanced degrees in law and business administration. Suzanne brings strong strategic and operational skills we believe God will use during this unprecedented time. In the days to come, you will discover that she champions GU’s mission because it reflects her personal journey of transformation.
Campaign Director Breck Nelson
GU may face unprecedented challenges that force us to think in new ways, but they cannot silence God’s voice. President Filby began his tenure as president by saying that he counted it his most important task to “seek God’s favor for the institution . . . the more of God’s favor we experience, the more fruitful we will be.” Yes, all beginnings are hard, but faithfully seeking God’s favor even in the face of novel challenges gives us hope. Thank you for prayerfully and continually seeking God’s favor on behalf of GU’s leadership, students, faculty, and staff. Blessings,
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ON THE COVER: Wanted in the workplace: problem-solvers who can integrate people, processes, and technology. CBS MoneyWatch blogger Jessica Stillman calls the return of the liberal arts major “the most unexpected workplace trend” in 2020. This fall, GU unveils a new major in liberal studies that equips students with broad learning and skills that apply across multiple fields.
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LIBERAL ARTS
APPLIED! A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE HOGUEY’S CLAWSET . . 2 Where students perfect marketplace skills RAMPING UP INGENUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Engineering students vs. the thief REBEKAH’S DESK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Telltale signs of the GU experience THE COMPANY HE KEEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Technology, worship arts, and hanging out with excellence ALL TURTLES ON THE LOG . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 And the persuasive voices that will keep them there HELLO STRANGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Workplace collaboration and the liberal arts advantage
MORE Confidence 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 COVID-19 Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
NEWS Campus News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Alumni News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 In Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Jasmine Webber ’20 has reason to smile. She is an employer’s dream, graduating with multiple internships under her belt and experiences in public speaking, leading groups of all sizes, working on teams, and helping organizations reach their goals. A ministry and worship arts major, Jasmine secured a full-time position in her field months before graduating.
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A Sneak Peek Inside Hoguey’s Clawset Where students perfect their marketplace skills By Rachel Heston-Davis
Need a customer service rep who exudes calm while piecing together a solution to a problem? Marissa can do that! Need an adaptable employee who pivots when obstacles appear? Christina can do that! Need more efficient organization? Kimberly can do that! Marissa Gomez ’22, Christina Hardin ’21, and Kimberly French ’20 learned these and other timeless skills while employed at the Panther Clawset. A storefront and print shop, the Panther Clawset sits next to Jo’s Java in the Dietzman Center. The store sells University clothes, gifts, and collectibles. The print shop takes custom apparel orders. The Clawset currently employs seven student workers and serves as an incubator for valuable marketplace skills, like empathy, communication, critical analysis, and problem solving. Students who assist with new apparel development even practice creative design. Manager Allen Farthing ’87 sees the Clawset’s student workers as a win-win solution. Students need experience putting their smarts into action on a job site. The Clawset needs manpower to grow its business. Farthing looks for applicants who will treat the enterprise like their own.
hones her management skills there. She managed the switch from an inefficient sales tracking system to something more userfriendly. “I actually designed and formatted the spreadsheet template that we still use,” she says. Christina learned the importance of flexibility when she began as a general employee behind the counter. “Everyone pitches in and helps out anywhere they can,” she realized, and quickly added cleaning, organizing merchandise, and assisting on deliveries to her job duties. Everyone solves problems, too. Marissa remembers fielding a phone call from a frustrated customer with questions about an order. While politely managing the call, she secured information that ultimately satisfied the customer. She learned “to never take a customer’s anger or frustration personally” and “how to quickly and effectively find information” in tense moments. Christina learned the value of patience one week when confusion arose between herself
and another employee over scheduling. She soon learned that a personal emergency in her coworker’s life caused the confusion. “Sometimes situations develop out of the blue,” she said, “and instead of having a knee jerk, frustrated reaction, patience can go a long way.” These experiences will shine on a resume. In the meantime, they help Farthing scale up the Panther Clawset’s services. Although the storefront is closed due to COVID-19, the Panther Clawset still offers merchandise and accepts print orders through its website, ThePantherClawset.com. Students will gladly fill your order. You can help these students build experience on their resumes! The Panther Clawset accepts orders for custom print apparel, which will support the addition of more student employees in the fall. Order for your church, school, team, or other organization today at ThePantherClawset.com.
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“This is a real business,” he tells them. “There are real deadlines, real customers, and real dollars being counted.” He says the student workers “absolutely have a direct effect” on the Panther Clawset’s growth as a business.
Thank you for being Christlike. Jesus himself gave and instructed us to do the same. I appreciate your attention and direction to his teachings. Thank you for making higher education a possibility for me.
Ideally, he hires students whose areas of study complement the roles they will fill. Kimberly, for instance, minors in business; she serves as the Clawset’s bookkeeper and
– Christina Hardin, recipient of multiple donor-funded scholarships Thank you for giving.
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Engineering students vs. the thief
Ingenuity
By Carla Morris
Some people look at a wheelchair ramp and see handicap assistance; others look at it and see a chance to make a quick buck. Residential aluminum wheelchair ramps touted as lightweight and easy to install prove just as easy for thieves to remove, haul to a scrap yard, and convert into cash. “It’s a lot more common than you’d expect,” says Cameron Tanzyus, a senior engineering major at GU. He tells a story about a homeowner whose ramp went missing only two hours after its installation. Cameron presented the dilemma to members of GU’s Engineering Advisory Board, who visited campus last fall. They registered a mix of surprise and appreciation for the thieves’ ingenuity. As their laughter wound down, Cameron and his three co-presenters launched into an update of their senior capstone project that would span two semesters: designing an affordable thief-proof ramp. The idea sounded simple, but the product development process proved complex. Volumes of research set them up for dozens of decisions about details: the
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ramp’s extension and incline, its strength requirements, parts, surface materials, lighting enhancements, and more. The students tracked down suppliers, mulled over quotes, and weighed priorities. Additional challenges emerged as the project moved into second semester. “Two of us having internships and three of us in spring sports makes it extremely difficult to find time all together,” said Erick Garcia.
By mid-March, Isaiah Canales still pronounced the task of finding proper materials and vendors “complicated.” He and his team awaited a few more quotes to know just how much money they’d have to invest before they began building a model. The students’ project timeline reveals more than the path from idea to prototype. It reflects a broad mix of applied art and science—collaboration, critical thinking, analysis, empathy for consumers, problem
Clear Goals, Deep Gratitude An area where I’ve improved is thinking and planning how to tackle a challenge. I’ve learned to think strategically. Hard work has paid off. Thank you for helping me pursue higher education and reach goals that my parents had always desired for me to reach. – Erick Garcia ’20, Commerce, California; recipient of GU’s donor-funded Dean’s Scholarship Thank you for giving.
solving, understanding of materials and the physical world, economics, markets, and persuasive communication. Even when the students presented the early stages of their project last November, they engaged the art of storytelling and chose a problem-solution approach. They imagined what their listeners would want to know and struck a good balance of information. In under 20 minutes, they presented relevant tables and diagrams, summarized explorations into concepts and materials, explained next steps, and invited questions. In short, they demonstrated skills and understanding that future employers value. The project gave them meaningful experience to include on their resumes and talk about during job interviews. With such breadth in skills, it’s not surprising that top business leaders have backgrounds in engineering. Harvard Business Review reported that 24 percent of the CEOs on its list of “Best Performing CEOs in the World” studied engineering.* The young engineers in Snyder Hall on GU’s campus may one day entertain that vision. For now, however, they would gladly settle for starting to build the ramp that has consumed them for months, and possibly, finally, foil that thief. *Martin, R., Goleman, D., Collins, J., & Harvard Business Review Staff. (2017, June 14). The Best-Performing CEOs in the World. Retrieved April 14, 2020, from https://hbr.org/2014/11/ the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world
Telling a compelling story, clockwise from top: Cameron Tanzyus, Andrew Torbeck, and Isaiah Canales
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REBEKAH’S DESK Cultural adventurer.
Telltale Signs of the GU Experience
PASSPORT
Calls Oaxaca, Mexico, "the place that taught me to open the borders of my heart." Has lived and worked in Guadalajara.
A day in the life of a social worker—psychology, critical thinking, empathy, and faith. Anticipated meeting: Potential nightmare.
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Participating family: Previously rude and combative. Preparation: “I prayed that the Holy Spirit would pave the way for an atmosphere of peace.”
God’s call.
Outcomes: Family revealed fears that fueled their past negativity. They expressed “more hope than they had all year . . . “
Ability to see things from other perspectives. “I had a new understanding of the situation.”
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“God always calls us. I have found it is usually in the small, everyday things where I can learn to develop the qualities that make me more like him—patience and perseverance, kindness, hope. And, this is the call that matters most, regardless of where I am or what thing I am doing.”
Rebekah Friend ’12 double-majored in Spanish and social work at GU. A licensed social worker in Kansas City, she sometimes marvels at how her varied passions open doors: “It’s as if the Spirit whispers ‘for such a time as this.’”
Growth at GU. “Many things contributed to my development and growth as a person, such as chapel speakers, field trips, research projects, and friends. I think overall, GU’s atmosphere promotes unique experiences and depth.”
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“I found other students who had an equal passion for the subjects we studied, and those students became my close friends. [They] inspired me to improve my GPA.”
Reflective Moment. It’s okay to resist “expected” paths. “The richest experiences were not things I planned. I could not have imagined them for myself! It's okay to follow dreams, ideas, passions, and interests that may not seem to go together at first glance.”
During a home visit, Rebekah drew from her broad palette of understanding to help a youngster with her homework. They discussed the Spanish language, the Spanish Civil War, and Picasso. Rebekah later treasured the moment as “the beautiful worlds where Spanish and social work collided.”
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Technology, worship arts, and hanging out with excellence By Carla Morris
“I think they would’ve succeeded no matter where they were,” he says of his classmates.
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Since his arrival at Peoples Church, Jordan has designed a new portion of its audio system and addressed the challenge of integrating new and old components. The church’s auditorium seats 2,000 and often accommodates concerts and theatrical productions in addition to worship. Jordan
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Jordan’s appreciation for excellent working relationships began long before Peoples Church entered his life. Those seeds were planted at GU when he learned and worked alongside others who also loved what they did and loved doing it well.
He’s right. Graduates of GU’s Music Industry Studies and Worship Arts programs consistently and quickly find work in their fields. Jordan landed his job with People’s Church last fall, before formally completing his studies at GU in January. He made at least half a dozen trips to Fresno by air that semester, juggling job responsibilities with coursework.
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Passionate, hard-working, excellent at what they do, good people to be around—Jordan James ’20 values his colleagues who assist with worship arts at Peoples Church in Fresno, California. Each week Jordan, audio director at the megachurch, and his crew apply their expertise in technology, music, and lighting to serve about 4,000 attendees.
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GRADUATES FOR HIRE Nearly 100 percent of GU graduates who majored in music industry studies and/or worship arts last year secured jobs in the areas for which they trained. Professor of Worship Arts Paul Sunderland unpacks GU’s winning formula: ‣ Faculty talk often about their industry and workplace experiences. ‣ Assignments resemble real work. Daily, Jordan leverages tech "to point people to Jesus." At GU, he received the donor-funded President's Scholarship.
‣ Projects require collaboration that mimics teamwork found in most churches.
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‣ Projects also regularly integrate multimedia, worship theology, and musical arrangements and transitions. ‣ Students practice leadership by heading teams that lead worship regularly.
suspects installation of an audio system in the new children’s ministry center will involve his expertise too. He credits excellent preparation and loads of experience for his smooth transition from college to career. The equipment he used at GU in Whitlock Music Center and The Blackroom provided a good taste of the industry, particularly important for students just entering the field. He calls The Blackroom “the kind of thing you’d find in a small church or club . . . great real-world experience.” As a student, Jordan also picked up field experience working for St. Louis-based, familyowned Kent Audio. “I owe a lot to them,” he says. When thinking back on those who influenced him most at GU, Jordan names the classmates who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with him, peers who valued excellence and who treated their work as an extension
of their faith. Jordan recalls friends using all the resources available to them—knowledge, skills, creativity, inspiration, experience—to encourage others on their faith journeys. Today, he describes his work as simply “leveraging tech to point people to Jesus.” Jordan’s campus memories, laced with gratitude, reveal friends whose love for excellence yielded beautiful results. If you believe the old proverb—“Show me your friends, and I’ll tell you who you are”—they also reveal much about Jordan’s character and expertise.
‣ They perform administrative tasks similar to those in a work environment. ‣ They grow proficient in using Planning Center Online software, a standard planning tool among churches. ‣ They make decisions, plan, and implement plans in GU’s chapel and other venues. Faculty routinely check the students’ work. ‣ Students also often serve in area churches that practice dynamic worship.
If you are interested in seeking a GU worship arts or music industry studies student for an internship, contact Professor Paul Sunderland: paul.sunderland@greenville.edu.
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And the persuasive voices that will keep them there By Rachel Heston-Davis
“Bring all turtles onto the log!” At first, the speaker’s charge to attendees at the 2020 Sustainability Summit at Merry Lea amused Darci Webber ’20, an environmental biology major at GU. Then it resonated with her.
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Environmental scientists can’t achieve sustainability alone; it takes a whole society, “all turtles,” to create change. Educating the public will eventually fall to up-and-coming environmental scientists like Darci. But unlike reptiles, human beings possess different personalities and experiences.
Getting “all humans” onto the log of sustainability requires advocates to connect with people from different disciplines and points of view. Darci and the classmates she attended the conference with, Sandrine Umuhoza ’20 and Gabe Carter ’22, must prepare for this reality.
They’ll need a holistic skillset, says Eric Nord, chair of GU’s Department of Biology and Chemistry. “Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field that includes humanities as well as social sciences,” Nord says.
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All of this means knowledge gained in “gen ed” courses won’t gather cobwebs once Darci, Sandrine, and Gabe join the workforce.
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Presenters at the conference confirmed this. Karl Duchmann of Indiana’s Hoosier Environmental Council said writing and speaking skills help sustainability advocates gain the ear of local and state governments. They also draw from basic health classes to inform conversations they initiate with partners about healthy eating clinics and fresh food markets. Conference attendees agreed that event-planning and marketing skills helped them raise awareness about sustainability events. That’s useful information for Gabe as he seeks to grow GU’s ecology club this fall.
Sandrine, who hopes to work in environmental education or nature conservation in her home country of Rwanda, practiced one evergreen skill in real time at the conference: interpersonal communication. “It’s all about being able to form good relationships with different people,” says Sandrine, who networked with conference presenters and discovered potential job leads.
“I think a well-rounded liberal arts education provides students with many skills that will help them be effective [environmental] advocates,” Nord says.
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Workplace collaboration and the liberal arts advantage By Rachel Heston-Davis
Collaborating with near strangers is part and parcel of any new job. Working with people different from yourself requires a measure of grace, too. Experience helps. GU offered plenty of experience to Becca Winemiller ’17 and her classmate Bryson Buehrer ’17 on both counts. Becca, Bryson, and three peers worked together on an Experience First team at GU. Experience First pairs students of different majors with business partners to solve real-world problems over the course of a semester. Asking two music business majors, one audio engineering student, a biology major, and a future P.E. teacher to help develop a new product might sound unusual. But these five students found
their different skills complemented one another. One student excelled at organization and kept the group on task. One excelled at technology and managed videoconferencing with the group’s mentor. Becca used her natural mediation skills to give all team members an equal voice in the project. “With Experience First, you’re put with people you really don’t know, and you have to figure out [how to] build a relationship that works,” Becca says. She and her teammates started as acquaintances and ended as a unified, productive force. This mastery of cross-discipline collaboration spilled over into career success for Becca and Bryson. Becca,
now a high school P.E. teacher, must work with science faculty to align and document their departmental curriculums, even though their classroom activities and learning objectives differ. Bryson, meanwhile, puts his writing skills to work at Greenville-based Entertech Global, LLC. He collaborates with engineers to translate technical concepts into consumer-friendly terms. When it comes to marketing, his expertise complements theirs. A wide knowledge base in the liberal arts makes GU graduates effective at reaching across disciplines. Like Bryson, today’s graduates can say, “That’s where I come in.”
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Experience First, A Beginner’s Guide to “You’ve Got This”
By Rachel Heston-Davis
Clueless, thought Sam in response to the survey question. How ready am I to launch a career? Yep, clueless. Sam isn’t alone. In 2017, more than 32,000 students at 43 four-year institutions reported a crisis in confidence when it came to career-readiness.* Success requires confidence, but most students don’t know where to begin. Enter Danara Moore; she knows where to start. Moore, GU’s director of experiential education, imagined a class that teaches new college students how to shake hands and project confidence when they introduce themselves. She imagined students identifying and learning from role models early in their college careers. She imagined freshmen of different majors and backgrounds tackling projects together to learn “how I work” and “how you work” on a team. Moore helped create GU’s Panther Preferred scholarship program, which selects students based on character, service, and academic determination. She then wrote the curriculum for the intro-tocollege course all Panther Scholars take their first semester. Last fall, 81 incoming Panther Scholars—61 freshmen and 20 transfers—completed the initial offering of “Intro to Experience First.”
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The result? A resounding success. The young scholars learned much from assignments designed to build their selfawareness. One assignment had students read C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters, in which a chief demon instructs a junior demon in how to tempt humans. Students then responded to the prompt, “How would Screwtape try to tempt you?” Weeks later, they wrote a rebuttal to “Screwtape” outlining what they had learned about their own temptations and how they would resist.
“I was blown away by how thoughtful and insightful they were.” - Danara Moore Another weekly assignment asked students to describe high points and low points from the week, inviting reflection on the kinds of things that bogged them down and the kinds of things that lifted them up. Perhaps the most challenging assignment involved collaboration. Working in groups, students designed and executed service projects. One group initiated a coat drive for winter, one group volunteered at
a senior center, and one group provided musical entertainment at a nursing home. Here, too, students learned about themselves and their adaptability. The senior center volunteers envisioned spending quality time with the seniors who utilize the facility, only to realize the staff wanted them to help clean the facility instead. They adapted with grace. The musical entertainment group put their own musical tastes aside and researched top songs from earlier decades to ensure a more enjoyable concert for senior attendees. Moore saw the Panther Scholars’ personal growth as they presented the results of their projects at the University’s Common Day of Learning, and also in video projects filmed near semester’s end. Students recorded their musings on lessons learned over the semester and spoke messages to their “future selves” that they would revisit later. Many expressed growth in faith since beginning at GU. Their careful reflections exceeded Moore’s expectations. Christmas break proved bittersweet for Moore as the inaugural group of Panther Scholars moved on from her class. But she watched them go, confident that they carried with them the tools to excel as lifelong learners, and as individuals. *2017 College Student Survey, Strada Education Network, stradaeducation.org.
Zavier Shaw ’23, recipient of the donorfunded Panther Preferred Scholarship, says “Intro To Experience First” helped him forge friendships that “sharpen me like iron.” He expresses gratitude for the opportunity to meet fellow Panther Scholars and says he expects to rely on those friendships throughout his college career and beyond. Thank you for giving.
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Telework & flex hours Faculty & staff work from home.
Creative distance learning Faculty & coaches innovate science labs, music lessons, and coaching sessions.
Investment in technology
Worship together
Rapid transition to online teaching & learning.
Chapel & Vespers convene online.
RAPID RESPONSE
COVID-19:
GU leveraged resilience and creativity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 28, few cases have appeared in the county, and no cases have appeared on campus.
Student leaders sustain community
Care in Christ Deacon’s Fund assists students with severe financial hardships.
Games, events, and student meetings occur virtually.
Home away from home Staff support selfisolating international students who cannot return to their homes.
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Government relief GU qualifies for assistance; reimburses students for unused room & board.
HOMECOMING 2020 OCTOBER 16-18 Come home to GU! Friends, memories, and fun await you. Don’t miss: Friday night’s Panther Palooza on College Avenue The Panther 5K and kids’ races A friendly tailgate lunch and Panther football
THIS YEAR ONLY! GU’s Athletic Hall of Fame celebration Sunday Commencement for our 2020 graduates View all events and register online at www.greenville.edu/homecoming.
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COACHES RECOGNIZED claimed distinction as the GU Lady Panthers’ winningest coach. A victory over Lincoln Christian University marked the 294th win of his 21 seasons as head coach. Prior record holder Phyllis Holmes ’61 won 293 games in 24 seasons from 1967-1991.
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Coaches in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) voted GU’s Head Football Coach Robbie Schomaker Coach of the Year for 2019. The Panthers finished second in the UMAC; nine players received All Conference honors. Head Women’s Basketball Coach Roy Mulholland ’86
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ORDAINING WOMEN CONFERENCE Professor of Theology Ben Wayman ’02 delivered a keynote address and facilitated workshop sessions at the 2020 Ordaining Women Conference in Madrid. Wayman’s updated and fully annotated version of B.T. Roberts’ Ordaining Women (Wipf and Stock; new edition, 2015) captures Roberts’ position that the ordination of women signals the world made new in Christ. Wayman serves as the James F. and Leona N. Andrews Chair in Christian Unity at GU.
GU’S TERRELL CARTER AUTHORS BOOK ON THE CHURCH IN A POST-CHRISTIAN ERA In his latest published work, Learning to Be the Church in a New World (Pinnacle Leadership Press, 2019), GU’s Vice President of Community Life Terrell Carter addresses challenges that face the church in the post-Christian era. These include falling attendance, aging attendees, and sporadic attendance by younger generations whose spiritual connections often occur outside the traditional church. Carter looks at trends and possible solutions, reminding readers that choosing faith brings hope.
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ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME HONOREES ANNOUNCED GU’s 2020 Hall of Fame class includes basketball and soccer standout Cole Johnson ’96; career record holder for soccer assists Rodney Malone ’01; multiple career and single-season record holder, basketball’s Amy (Brinkerhoff ’04) Aguilar; and two-time SLIAC player of the year, volleyball’s Jessica (Dothager ’11) Koele. GU will also induct Brian Patton ’88, head coach for Panther cross-country and track and field, and the 2004-2006 men’s track and field teams.
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Two partnerships involving technology now enhance GU’s programming. One with Wiley Education Services allows GU to expand its online offerings and enhance student recruitment and retention, marketing and market research, transcript evaluation, tuition planning, instructional design, and faculty development. “Each of these areas is becoming more complex and requires great technical expertise,” says Dave Holden, dean of Graduate
and Adult Studies. GU has also partnered with not-for-profit TEL Library, provider of college-level courses and workforce training to broad audiences. TEL’s students include high school and homeschooled students completing university coursework. TEL Library instructors and courses satisfy GU standards and the standards of the Higher Learning Commission, GU’s accrediting body.
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CLINIC ON CAMPUS Beginning Fall 2020, GU students can access healthcare on campus. The University has converted one of its properties, the Myers House, into a clinic. A new student fee structure will cover students’ unlimited access to services including wellness checks, acute care, and physical exams. For additional charges, the clinic will also fill some prescriptions and provide lab work and immunizations. This clinic provides easier access to medical care for out-of-town students who face long wait times to become a “new patient” with local Greenville doctors.
DOCTORATES EARNED: CONGRATS TO LAUGHLIN AND NAVA GU’s Study Abroad Coordinator Faith Marie Nava, also professor of Language, Literature and Culture, received her doctorate in education administration from Bethel University (St. Paul, Minnesota). She titled her dissertation “Mathematics, Reading, and Student Learning of Hispanic Elementary
ACCREDITATION TIMES TWO
Students in the State of Illinois.” Michael
Earlier this spring, Greenville University’s regional accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), said that GU has met its accreditation requirements. The news came as part of GU’s regular 10-year accreditation cycle. Continued accreditation affirms that GU provides the transforming educational experience it promises. Also, GU’s Briner School of Business received its first ever accreditation from the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
Laughlin ’99, department chair of Criminal Justice and Social Work, received a doctorate in public affairs with an emphasis in criminology and public policy from the University of MissouriColumbia. Laughlin titled his dissertation “Racial Disparity in Police Killings: An Analysis of 2014 United States Lethal Force Data.”
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WILSON, LEADER OF LEADERS, BIDS FAREWELL This year, GU’s Director of Choral Activities Professor Jeff Wilson also served as president of the Illinois American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). ACDA members teach choral music and
work with a wide range of ensembles in public and private schools, including colleges and universities. The 2019-2020 school year also marked Wilson’s last at GU. Beginning July 1, he will serve as director of choral activities with the Visual and Performing Arts Division at Fresno Pacific University.
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ALUMNI NEWS 1950s Norma (Randlett ’49) and Bill ’50 Mullins celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on August 20, 2019.
1960s 1 Frank Spina ’65 retired in June 2019 as professor of Old Testament and biblical theology from Seattle Pacific University and Seattle Pacific Seminary. His 46-year tenure holds a place in Seattle Pacific’s history as the longest of any faculty, staff, or administrator in a continuously full-time position. 2157 N Josie Way, Meridian, ID, 83646. fspina@ spu.edu.
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1980s John Curry ’80, a member of GU’s Athletic Hall of Fame, returned to his alma mater on January 24 to inspire student athletes assembled for a special chapel in H.J. Long Gymnasium. Curry
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delivered a message of hope for any competitor fighting against challenges and distractions. Valerie Gin ’82 served on the steering committee for the 2nd Global Congress on Sport and Christianity held last fall at Calvin College. She presented research on the “Integration of Faith and Coaching at Christian Colleges and Universities.” The Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Studies awarded her its 2019 Literary Award for Outstanding Scholarly Activity.
country at Marmion Academy while he and his wife Dru (Orcutt ’85) wait for God’s next adventure. coachpmac1@ gmail.com.
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Gianetta Hamerly ’86 has written a book of essays and poems, Emperfect Emages (Page Publishing, 2019) under the pen name GK Frost. The book is available on Amazon. The title of the book purposefully misspells “imperfect images” to reflect the limitations of the human mind in trying to grasp the glory of God. 4
After working at West Chicago High School since 1988, Paul McLeland ’86 retired from teaching PE and coaching track and field. He still coaches cross
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Donald Easton-Brooks ’88 received the 2019 Phillip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education. His recent book, Ethnic Matching: Academic Success of Students of Color (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2019), provides teachers with insights and techniques to engage diverse learners.
1990s William Peters ’93 serves as chief scientist at AerosourceH LLC and as principal of Cape Bioresearch Inc. 2159 Main St, West Barnstable, MA 02668. wpeters@capebioresearch.com. ’95 REUNION YEAR October 16-18, 2020 5 Tyler Boyer ’96, adjunct GU professor and pastor at Knox Knolls Free Methodist Church (Springfield, Illinois), published Thou My Best
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Thought (Ignite Press, 2019), available on freemethodistbooks.com. The book contains litanies for daily morning, noontime, and evening prayers and seasonal readings based on the lectionary. Boyer credits his GU education with giving him “the freedom to explore and learn how to pray the hours.”
2000s After serving various schools as assistant principal and principal, Laura Parn ’02 now works as executive director of student services for Wentzville School District in Wentzville, Missouri. In 2019, the St. Louis Suburban Elementary Principals Association named her Exemplary New Principal. She also holds the 2012 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Sam Story ’03 guided his team to the first winning season for girls’ varsity basketball in the history of University High School, a ten-year-old school in Orange County, Florida. The 2019-2020 season saw the varsity team finish 14-12 and break 13 school records. Sam, head coach for five years, has accumulated the most wins for a coach in the school’s history. 1380 15th St, Orange City, FL, 32763. sstory1994@gmail.com.
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Amanda (Landis ’06) and Evan Bridgford reside at 230 S. Monaco Parkway, Apt. E-702, Denver, CO, 80224.
David Hanks ’11 serves as principal of Vienna Grade School District #55 in Vienna, Illinois. David holds a master’s in administration from McKendree University. He resides in Centralia, Illinois, with wife Sara and daughters Addison and Aftyn.
Audra (Newby ’10) and Noah Clodfelter, a son, Owen James, born December 16, 2019. Older brother Micah joined in welcoming Owen home. ’10 REUNION YEAR October 16-18, 2020
6 Brandan Lemarr ’06 and Kaci Lueking MA ’16 received 2019 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards for their accomplishments in education. Each year, Emerson honors highachieving educators from the St. Louis metropolitan area who demonstrate outstanding commitment to education. Awardees represent all levels of instruction from kindergarten through college. Lueking earned her master’s in curriculum and instruction from GU and teaches first grade at Wabash Elementary School in Foristell, Missouri. Lemarr completed his undergraduate degree in elementary education at GU and teaches seventh grade language arts and literature at Lewis and Clark Junior High School in Wood River, Illinois.
Josh Kuusisto ’14 now serves as head track and field coach at University of Minnesota Morris. He and wife Ali (Potthast ’14) reside in Morris, Minnesota. Kyle Anderson ’18 manages Atlas 46, a new textile manufacturer in Hillsboro, Illinois, part of the Montgomery County Growth Initiative. Atlas 46’s opening in Hillsboro marked the first time in 90 years that a textile manufacturer has operated in Hillsboro. Atlas 46 plans to employ 40 workers in the Hillsboro location.
7 Avery ’09 and Rachel (Brown ’10) Watts, a daughter, Lily Grace, born December 1, 2019, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
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Edna Hardaman ’04 recently published a book, Looking Back, Facing Forward (AuthorHouse 2019). “I am attempting to share with the world the most
important existence in our lives, in my opinion—making our moments blend together as family, friends, love, prayers, and faith—creating an unbreakable bond,” she says. The book is available at authorhouse.com or by special order through Barnes & Noble. Edna previously authored Entrance to Your Heart (AuthorHouse 2018).
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IN MEMORY Irene (Groves ’37) Frank, age 102, died January 10, 2020, in Carthage, Tennessee. She worked as a secretary. Beulah (Jacobson ’40) Allayaud, age 100, passed away November 30, 2019, in Godfrey, Illinois. She served as a schoolteacher and administrator. Ellen (Barton ’44) Parmerter, age 97, died October 26, 2019, in Fort Meyers, Florida. Rev. Samuel Hofer ’46, age 94, died September 28, 2019, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He pastored in Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Margaret (Bebermeyer ’46) Vahle, age 97, died May 12, 2019, in Warrenton, Missouri. She taught school. Florence (Eisenmann ’49) Anderson, age 91, passed away March 27, 2019, in Milan, Michigan. She taught school, piano, and organ. Angela (Marino ’50) Amorosi, age 91, passed away December 22, 2019, in Elmhurst, Illinois. She served as a schoolteacher and administrator.
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Forrest Van Valin ’50, age 90, died August 5, 2019, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A pastor, he later worked in vocational rehabilitation. Mary (Kendle ’50) Wood, age 89, of Greencastle, Indiana, passed away January 18, 2020. She taught English for more than 25 years. Verda (Langel ’51) Chappelear, age 89, passed away January 11, 2020, in Hillsboro, Illinois. She enjoyed gardening and cooking. Maurice Schmollinger ’52, age 88, died February 16, 2020, in Greenville, Illinois. He taught high school business and drivers’ education and managed the Bond County Theater. Jennie (Long ’53) Bentley, age 91, died January 5, 2020, in Boone, Iowa. A schoolteacher, she later led various youth activities. GU’s 1993 Distinguished Alumna Mary (Taylor ’53) Previte, age 87, passed away November 16, 2019, in Haddonfield, New Jersey. She spent part of her childhood in an internment camp during Japan’s World War II occupation of China. She later served in state
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government and headed a model youth reform program. Rev. Frank Van Valin ’53, age 88, passed away January 11, 2020, in Pigeon, Michigan. He served local Free Methodist churches and the denomination. Merlin Roth ’54, age 87, passed away December 7, 2019, in St. Ann, Missouri. He taught in Indiana high schools. Rev. Jim Thornton ’54, age 87, died November 12, 2019, in Hannibal, Missouri. He pastored for more than 42 years, including churches in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Missouri. Charlotte (Nissly ’54) Young, age 87, died November 1, 2019, in Champaign, Illinois. A schoolteacher and then a fulltime homemaker, she led Bible studies and fellowship groups. Rev. Herbert H. Coates ’55, age 90, passed away February 12, 2020, in Decatur, Illinois. Long-time pastor of Free Methodist churches, Coates served on GU’s Board of Trustees from 1968 to 2005. Ronald Coash ’56, age 83, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, passed away February 22, 2020. A U.S. Army veteran, he retired from Federal Express. Robert “Bob” Rose ’56, age 89, died February 5, 2020, in Saint Charles, Missouri. A Korean War-era paratrooper, he later served as a math teacher and guidance counselor. Bonnie (Reed ’57) Bollman, age 102, died December 23, 2019, in Taylor Springs, Illinois. A schoolteacher, she instituted Career Night at Hillsboro High School and helped initiate the Montgomery County Cancer Association (MCCA). Harold Walker Jones ’57, age 93, passed away January 17, 2020, in Effingham, Illinois. He earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his World War II service with the U.S. Army. He later taught school. Quentin Quiner ’58, age 89, died September 20, 2019, in Tucson, Arizona. A U.S. Army veteran, he later served as a social worker. Thomas Anderson ’61, age 80, passed away February 6, 2020, in Lewes, Delaware. A U.S. Army veteran, he later served in banking and finance, auction services, and heavy equipment sales.
Betty (Fretty ’62) Blue, age 78, died December 1, 2019, in Mesa, Arizona. She taught school for 35 years in Iowa and Michigan. Thomas McKean ’63, age 83, died December 12, 2019, in Highland, Illinois. A U.S. Army veteran, he worked with Shell Oil. He owned and operated Illini Mobile Homes. Joel Kimery ’65, age 74, died April 22, 2019, in Mattoon, Illinois. A U.S. Army veteran, he worked in public schools and in real estate. He operated numerous sports pubs and eating establishments. Herschel Prater ’68, age 73, passed away December 24, 2019, in Maryville, Illinois. He taught school for 33 years. Mary (Childers ’69) Roe, age 83, died May 3, 2019, in Judsonia, Arkansas. She taught school for 27 years. Mary (Smith ’70) Eyman, age 88, passed away February 10, 2020, in Altamont, Illinois. She taught school for 32 years. Family practitioner Dr. William Barnhart “Barney” Van Valin II ’76, age 67, died January 4, 2020, in Solvang, California. He attended medical school at Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and played on Mexico’s national football team, placing third in the World Cup. Joyce (Shore ’80) Gernetzke, age 59, passed away January 7, 2020, in Blue Springs, Missouri. Once a travel agent, she later worked for public schools. Sherry (Purcell ’98) Derry, age 70, passed away July 10, 2019, in St. Louis, Missouri. She worked for more than 20 years with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency. Lucy (Horstmann ’98) Wellen, age 62, died January 31, 2020, in Highland, Illinois. She served as an LPN and office administrator. William Lange ’12, age 30, died January 23, 2020, in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. He coached college soccer. Gretchen (Howard MAE ’16) Marks, age 40, died September 28, 2018, in St. Louis, Missouri. She taught school.
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