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ALUMNI NEWS 1950s Kay ’58 and Ruth Cole celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 27, 2020. Their son Deloy ’84, who heads GU’s digital media program, daughter Kari (Cole ’01) Cliff, and son Paul, and their families joined them in celebration at their home in Caldwell, Idaho, in July.
1970s ’70 REUNION YEAR October 16-18, 2020
Jeff Barker ’76 recently published two books: Performing the Plays of the Bible: Seven Ancient Scripts and Our Journey to Return Them to the Stage (Webber Institute Books, 2020) and Iowa Ethiopia: A Missionary Nurse’s Journey Continues (Hendrickson Publishers, 2019). Barker recently retired from his work as professor of theatre at Northwestern College. 1
John Edwards ’77 retired and moved to Wendell, North Carolina, in 2018. He and his wife Nita
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Yvi Martin ’01 now serves as senior pastor at Platte Woods United Methodist Church in north Kansas City, Missouri. 3
’85 REUNION YEAR October 16-18, 2020
1990s Janet (Koch-Tuin ’93) and Richard Knack were married on October 20, 2018, in Gaylord, Michigan, where the couple currently resides. Janet runs her web design business Acera Technologies and works parttime in retail. She also serves as her mother’s guardian and caretaker. ’95 REUNION YEAR October 16-18, 2020
2000s Last fall, Jim Catanzaro ’00 completed his 11th season as head football coach for Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois. He now ranks as the second winningest coach in Lake Forest football history with 60 wins. Jim is just 21 wins away from making school
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(Smith ’77) live in the Robinwood Apartments where John serves as a volunteer chaplain for Robinwood’s 135 residents. PO Box 2276, Wendell, NC, 27591.
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4 Amber (Boxley ’04) Hurd earned her doctorate in educational practice from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. drahurd19@ gmail.com.
Cory and Emily (Nicholas ’06) Gerdts welcomed Avi Anne on May 18, 2020. Big brother, Landry John, three years old, is overjoyed. Seth England ’08 was featured in Billboard’s 2020 Indie Power Players list. His previous distinctions include Billboard’s Nashville Power Players (2018, 2019), Billboard’s 40 Under 40 (2014), Variety’s Hitmaker List (2018), and Variety’s Music City Impact Report (2017). He is a partner and CEO of Big Loud Publishing in Nashville, Tennessee. Big Loud’s records division celebrated five years on August 1.
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Stewart Stephens ’14 and Kiki Lizárraga
