Messiah College's The Bridge magazine: President's Report issue - Fall 2018

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Simon Roberts ’95 coaches bobsled team

PRESIDENT’S REPORT ISSUE

MESSIAH COLLEGE ALUMNI MAGAZINE FALL 2018

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Louisa Mfum-Mensah ’12 keeps mayor (and city of Philadelphia) on track

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President’s Report Promoting the common good

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT ISSUE MESSIAH COLLEGE A LU M N I M AG A Z I N E

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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Office of Marketing and Communications One College Avenue, Suite 3020 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717.691.6027 | www.messiah.edu PRESIDENT

Kim S. Phipps V I C E P R E S I D E N T F O R A DVA N C E M E N T

Barry Goodling ’79

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF M A R K E T I N G & C O M M U N I C AT I O N S

Carla E. Gross EDITOR

Anna Seip C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O R

Nancy Soulliard

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Cindy Agoncillo ’09

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Kristy Tunnell

DIRECTOR OF A L U M N I & PA R E N T R E L AT I O N S

Jay McClymont ’92 CONTRIBUTORS

Rachel Hungerford ’22, Jake Miaczynski ’20

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The Bridge (ISSN-0279-3938) is published quarterly by the Messiah College Office of Marketing and Communications for alumni and friends of the College, free of charge. Periodicals postage (USPS #342000) paid at Mechanicsburg PA 17055 and additional mailing offices. Please contact us at thebridge@messiah.edu or 717-691-6027. Items for the alumni news section should be identified by class year and sent to the Messiah College Office of Alumni and Parent Relations, One College Avenue Suite 3023, Mechanicsburg PA 17055.

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F E AT U R E S

As its name suggests, The Bridge connects alumni, parents and donors with Messiah College. It also serves to build the College’s image with these audiences. It does this by publishing accurate news about the College and about alumni and by offering interesting feature articles that are issue- or College-related for readers’ continued education.

Messiah College accepts news submissions from alumni and the broader community but reserves the right to edit or decline to print materials at its discretion.

Messiah College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, disability and national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other Collegeadministered programs.

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Public Humanities Fellows work for the common good.

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At the heart of the President’s Report issue of The Bridge, you’ll find our financial report.

Take a look at the accomplishments of Messiah’s students, faculty and staff from the 2017-2018 school year.

THE FINANCIALS

Messiah College is a Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences. The College is committed to an embracing evangelical spirit rooted in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan traditions of the Christian Church.

Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership, and reconciliation in church and society.

© 2018 Messiah College

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YEAR IN REVIEW

F R O M T H E E D I TO R IN COLLEGE, I WORKED NIGHTS TO PUT MYSELF THROUGH SCHOOL. AFTER A SEMESTER OF RAMEN NOODLES AND DIET COKE, ONE NIGHT I FELT MY HEART START RACING WITH CHEST PAINS. I WAS 22 AND BY MYSELF, SO I CALLED 911. TURNS OUT, I WAS DEFICIENT IN POTASSIUM, IRON AND MOST OTHER NECESSARY NUTRIENTS.

So, I called my Aunt Van, and she drove the two hours from Atlanta with bags of groceries. And vitamins.

And a lecture. A couple days later, I showed up to final exams, made the dean’s list and graduated.

Twenty-five years later, a student mentioned to me—quite casually— about being out of dining dollars with days left until finals. This student said, “I’ll be fine if I get my roommate to bring me a banana each day.” Um, no.

I went to the grocery store that night and loaded up a couple bags of “Aunt Van groceries”—yogurt, granola bars, Gatorade, etc.

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ONLINE EXTRAS

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MESSIAH.EDU/THE_BRIDGE

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Read more about the academic year’s theme of Promoting the Common Good.

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Heard Around Campus

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Brain Waves

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Faces and Places

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Campus News

Learn more about the change in status to Messiah University.

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OUR ALUMNI

Watch the Community Day video.

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Alumni Profiles

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Class Notes

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In Memoriam

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From the Archives

Check out Digital Harrisburg’s blog.

In President Phipps’ state of the college address in August, she debuted the theme, “Promoting the Common Good,” unpacking the concept of shalom and its relation to the welfare of all human beings.

Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. For many of us, peace means the absence of conflict. But, shalom means so much more. Etymologically, it comes from the root word salaam, meaning to be safe, complete in mind and body, whole. When we live out this wholeness, it encourages us to give back, to pay something forward, to give a college kid a few meals at the end of a tough semester just like someone did for us years earlier.

We hope you see the concept of shalom—over and over—woven into our stories throughout this President’s Report issue of The Bridge.

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Promoting the common good, committing to shalom

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generatively, advance wholeness, nurture faithfulness and embrace a hope-filled future.

In his book, “Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good,” author Steven Garber references Walker Percy’s image of “hints of hope” when talking about promoting the common good. “In the daily rhythms for everyone everywhere, we live our lives in the marketplaces of this world: in homes and neighborhoods, in schools and on farms, in hospitals and in businesses, and our vocations are bound up with the ordinary work that ordinary people do. We are not great shots across the bow of history; rather, by simple grace, we are “hints of hope.”

“ In the daily rhythms for everyone everywhere, we live our lives in the marketplaces of this world: in homes and neighborhoods, in schools and on farms, in hospitals and in businesses, and our vocations are bound up with the ordinary work that ordinary people do. We are not great shots across the bow of history; rather, by simple grace, we are ‘hints of hope.’”

— Steven Garber, as quoted from his book “Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good.”

Let us commit this day to be “hints of hope” who cultivate trust as we educate our students and ourselves to be bearers of shalom.

Please join us in celebrating “Promoting the Common Good” through a full calendar of events and resources available at messiah.edu/commongood.

K I M S . PH I PPS, PRESIDENT

TO READ MORE, VISIT THE PROMOTING THE COMMON GOOD WEBSITE: MESSIAH.EDU/COMMONGOOD

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Messiah College’s theme for the academic year is “Promoting the Common Good.” While creating our strategic plan for 2016-2020, we identified this theme as a means to communicate internally and externally how the members of the Messiah College community work together to promote the common good.

At Messiah, we define the common good as advancing human flourishing in a distinctively Christian way that’s rooted in the Old Testament meaning of shalom— wholeness, completeness and generativity.

In this present moment, we are called to nurture shalom as we prepare our students (and ourselves) to live, learn and serve in a context that may feel, at times, like exile. U.S. culture is rife with discord and distrust of most institutions, including colleges. Confidence in churches and organized religion is at its lowest point (38 percent) since Gallup began surveying on the topic in 1973. In the midst of this difficult environment, Messiah College is faithfully fulfilling our mission and demonstrating that members of our community are advancing shalom in our region, nation and world.

At Messiah College, we are preparing our students and graduates to be agents of shalom as they live, serve and work in church and society. Scholar James Davison Hunter calls Christians to respond to the skepticism toward Christians and faith-based institutions by being faithfully present where they are. For a model, he points to the story of the Israelites who had been taken from Jerusalem into Babylonian exile where they would remain for several generations to “build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters … . Also, seek the peace and prosperity [shalom] of the city to which I have carried you into exile (Jeremiah 29:5-7, NIV).”

As people of faith living in a pluralistic society that is increasingly negative in its assessment of religion, we may often feel very estranged. Yet, we can and should commit to steadfastly work for the good of all of our neighbors even as we confidently profess our faith. God’s shalom inspires us to cherish our deeply held beliefs and teach our students to embody those beliefs, by actively loving and serving their neighbors. A commitment to shalom requires that we live

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AS THE FALL SEMESTER BEGAN, WE ASKED STUDENTS AND FACULTY, “WHAT ARE YOU PRAYING ABOUT?”

“ The kids in Young Life that we haven’t reached yet, that God would give leaders the gifts and tools they need to reach those kids.”

— Kami Insley ’21, applied health sciences major

“Differential equations.”

— Cade Bender ’21, engineering major

“ I’m an “ That the RA, so I’m hours of work praying for I am putting a floor of in will all be guys that worth it in have a lot on the end.”

Hannah Monette ’20, their hearts.” — environmental science major

“ I’m praying for good health and boosted spirits—just good energy.”

—H annah Rauhut ’20, English and communication major

“ Family at home.”

—A manda Black ’20, nursing major

“ Guidance.”

—M ikayla Ickes ’21, communication major

“ I’m praying that I would forgive someone who I’ve been in a long relationship with, someone who has had a meaningful impact on my life.”

— Christine Perrin, senior lecturer in English

“ My mom’s declining health and my dad as he takes care of her.”

— Tanya Leppo, adjunct instructor in mathematics

— Zack Hartman ’21, civil engineering major

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Digital Harrisburg helps future generations

Every other year, a new group of students take a digital history course taught by Professor of History and Archaeology David Pettegrew. Not long ago, history major Anna Strange ’20 was one of those students. Now, she’s part of the Digital Harrisburg Initiative.

Created in 2014, Digital Harrisburg, a series of projects created by students and faculty at Messiah College and the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, explores the history and culture of the Harrisburg area. Collaborators unite to build digital projects that create public value for the region.

“This initiative is what the Harrisburg community needs,” said Strange. “Because of the information we gather, we’re able to create a cohesive understanding of the city, which may help the Harrisburg community in the future.”

History major Rachel Williams ’19 says the initiative has been an integral part of her college career. “I met friends, learned more about my interests and capabilities and understood more about the place I call home,” said Williams, a Mechanicsburg native.

She’s studying Harrisburg’s Old Eighth Ward, a residential community the city demolished in 1917 to make space for the Capitol Complex.

That’s the thing about the initiative: Sometimes, it uncovers uncomfortable parts

MATTHEW TENNISON

CREATING A COHESIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CITY IS KEY

Professor David Pettegrew works with history students to study the spatial distribution of Harrisburg’s historical population.

of Harrisburg’s history. The demolition of the Old Eighth Ward displaced the city’s most ethnically and racially diverse neighborhood.

Was the demolition just? For Andrew Dyrli Hermeling, Digital Harrisburg project manager, this is where the importance of research comes into play.

“The project has the potential to play a very important role in helping Harrisburg address many of its social issues, especially in terms of how the city and its suburbs have been divided along racial lines,” he said. “And as a college with a commitment to the Christian faith, we should be leaders in addressing such concerns.”

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History Bernardo Michael focuses his research on racial redlining and topics such as transportation, housing, shopping, dining and entertainment, which are often overshadowed by larger histories in the region. These subjects help to add a strong local flavor to the research, said Michael.

“You see, the institutions we live within and our lives have all been touched by this history,” said Michael. “The history of segregation, exclusion and inequality has a more recent past and might be closer to home than we think.”

A number of important research projects are produced by the initiative throughout the academic year. These projects are posted on the initiative’s website as a blog. An interactive map of

Harrisburg in 1900 also contains data developed by Messiah and Harrisburg faculty and students.

“As faculty and students, we work across disciplinary boundaries to make meaningful contributions as we continue to know, explore and learn about the city of Harrisburg,” said Pettegrew, who will continue to teach this course in hopes of inspiring the next generation of Digital Harrisburg contributors.

—Jake Miaczynski ’20

TO LEARN MORE, GO TO THE BLOG AT: MESSIAH.EDU/THE_BRIDGE

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11 MEN LIVE TOGETHER TO FIND CONNECTIONS If you walk past Frey and Kline Halls toward Bittner Residence, you’ll see a modest brick ranch.

That’s the Unity House—also known as the men’s ministry house—one of six special-interest houses on campus.

The house’s main mission is to form godly relationships among the 11 men who live there.

Engineering major Dan Mewha ’19, house spokesperson, helps publicize the house’s values.

“Unity is such a powerful and profound word,” said Mewha.

“How do we work for better unity on campus across different lines when there’s so much pain?”

The men in the house try to answer that question through three goals: pursuing identity, dealing with sensitive issues and beginning the healing conversation.

Caleb Bornman ’19, who lives in the house, said, “I feel very connected to this house’s mission because of our deep conversations.”

Mewha says many young men have lots of superficial friendships, but not a lot of friends whom they can be vulnerable around. He also lists mental health and societal pressure to

While emphasizing the importance of deep, connective relationships to work through problems amongst themselves, they also partner with Minds Matter, the mental health awareness group on campus.

What’s the biggest surprise about living in Unity House?

“That a house of 11 guys doesn’t smell,” said Calvin Trimble ’19,

“ WE NEED TO HEAL AND REPAIR BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS, BUT IT’S A PROCESS, AND IT WILL TAKE TIME. IT’S SOMETHING WE’RE WORKING TOWARD.” –Dan Mewha ’19, Unity House spokesperson be stoic as just a couple of the sensitive issues men face.

“Our goal is to have everyone feel fully known and fully loved,” said Mewha.

For Matthew Eshleman ’19, the community aspect of living with a group of friends appealed to him. “I like the mission of Unity House: being with people, talking about life and having someone to talk to,” he said.

leadership and advisors,” he said.

Mewha says that leaders of both genders can give a voice to reconciliation, honoring each other and refining education about gender-specific problems. An idealist who’s also practical, he acknowledges not everything will work out at once, and that’s okay.

“We need to heal and repair broken relationships, but it’s a process, and it will take time,” he said. “It’s something we’re working toward.”

—Rachel Hungerford ’22

Justin Kim ’19, George Noble ’19 and Dan Mewha ’19 live in Unity House, a place dedicated to men’s ministry.

one of the house’s occupants.

“But, seriously, everyone lives in community and welcomes other people on campus. I want to continue investing in other people—not just men, but everyone on campus.”

Mewha agrees, emphasizing he wants to make the Unity House’s ministry welcome to all.

“I think it would be really cool to have male and female

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UNITY HOUSE EMPHASIZES RECONCILIATION

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First African-American alum honored at three-day event 100TH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONE CELEBRATED “We remember Rachel, because to remember is to love, and to love is to remember,” said Bernardo Michael, professor and co-chair of the Department of History, who served as co-chair of the Rachel Flowers Centennial Committee. “This project is an act of love that yearns for racial reconciliation.”

Her photo previously misidentified, Flowers—and her importance in Messiah’s history—was discovered nearly a decade ago

by Mollie Gunnoe ’12, a student research assistant for Hierald Osorto ’06, director of multicultural programs at the time.

“While Rachel left behind only faint traces in the historical record, her silence has spoken to us powerfully,” said Michael.

Christina Thomas ’14, fellow co-chair of the Flowers

showed us that the fragments we discovered in the archive tell us a larger story that could be explored through advanced graduate work,” said Michael. “This is the message from the past that can be a lamp unto our feet and light unto our path.”

—Staff report Christina Thomas ’14 (left) returned to campus to deliver the keynote lecture about Rachel Flowers, Messiah’s first African-American student. Flowers (below) is represented in one of 30 posters of intercultural alumni for the event.

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To honor the 100th anniversary of the graduation of Rachel Flowers—Messiah’s first AfricanAmerican student—in 1918, the College celebrated this historic milestone in September. The three-day event, “Remembering, Rejoicing, Reflecting: A Centennial Celebration of Rachel Helen Flowers, 1918-2018,” included a dinner, jazz performance, lecture and exhibits.

committee, returned to campus to give the keynote lecture for the celebration. In 2009, she worked for Michael in the Office of Diversity Affairs.

For Thomas, the study of Flowers turned into much more than a student research project.

“What started as a small project grew into a larger research project, she said. “Simultaneously, my love for African-American history grew even stronger.”

After Messiah, she continued studying Flowers, receiving a master’s in history from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. There, she won the Patterson Prize for best graduate paper, titled “Our Children’s Lives Forever: The Educational Activism of the SawyerFlowers-Wilson Family, 18661988.” Now a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University, she is studying 19th- and 20th-century U.S. and African-American history.

“It was Christina who

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Bio major wins grant to study asthma at PSU STUDENT CONDUCTS SUMMER RESEARCH For 10 weeks this past summer, molecular biology major Rachel Steckbeck ’19 studied at the Penn State College of Medicine through an undergraduate grant with the American Physiological Society (APS).

At Penn State, Steckbeck researched the differences between the male and female lungs of asthmatic mice. Molecules called microRNA can worsen asthma in humans, so she correlated the trends with mice as a model system. At the end of the program, she and her team presented their findings.

“The presentation really brought it home as to how far I had come in those 10 weeks,” she said. “This experience helped me to grow in my communication skills as well as my team-working abilities, biochemical techniques and critical thinking skills.”

Scott Kieffer, professor of health and exercise physiology, health nutrition and exercise science, wrote Steckbeck a letter of recommendation for the grant.

“I read about the competitive APS undergraduate research grants in one of my publications and immediately thought of Rachel,” he said.

According to Kieffer, the grant recipients come from some of the top science programs in the U.S. to study in the best labs with the best research mentors.

Through Steckbeck, Messiah was one of the few small colleges

breadth of Messiah’s academic programs, College leadership agreed that other factors affirm Messiah’s advancement to university status, including its current multi-school structure with interdisciplinary centers and public educational programs; expansion of educational facilities and academic research opportunities for students; participation in international and other off-campus programs; and an increase in Messiah’s visibility—particularly with student recruitment inroads in China and Malaysia.

Phipps will be forming an implementation team to oversee the transition. Celebration of the status change will be a focal point of the 2020 Homecoming festivities. —Staff report

represented this year.

Steckbeck encourages other students to apply for the APS grants.

“Not only was it paid, but I had many opportunities to network

with professionals in my field,” she said. “After the experience, I’ve been able to focus more clearly on what I want to pursue after graduation.” —Jake Miaczynski ’20

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VIEW THE FULL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT AT MESSIAH.EDU/UNIVERSITY

COURTESY OF RACHEL STECKBECK ’19

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The Messiah College Board of Trustees announced recently that it approved Messiah moving to university status by July 1, 2020.

“In many ways, university status is a much more accurate reflection of how Messiah has functioned for several years now,” said President Kim Phipps.

“With our comprehensive offering of undergraduate and graduate programs in both the liberal arts and applied sciences—including our expansion to master’s and doctoral programs—Messiah’s educational profile is already well-positioned with the academic distinction of a nationally recognized, private Christian university.”

This decision was facilitated through a two-year process initiated by a representative campus task force. In addition to distinguishing the strength and

Rachel Steckbeck ’19 (left) extracts microRNA molecules at a Penn State lab.

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT CONTENTS

12 Scholarships, Financial Aid 13 Timeline 14 Revenues, Expenditures 16 Net Assets 18 Lifetime Societies 20 New Heritage Society, Board of Trustees 22 Charitable Gift Allocation

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A President’s Report foreword from Trustee Linda Eremita

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fell in love with Messiah College during the 1990s with each visit to campus and glimpse of the covered bridge.

In 2004, I was honored to join the Board of Trustees and call Messiah my family.

Since that time I have observed: • caring administrators • dedicated faculty • the creation of great new programs and • spectacular new buildings.

These are all ingredients for our students to go out into the world to “love one another as I have loved you” and employ Messiah-acquired intellect with great ethics.

This mandate to love as Jesus loved, to fully use one’s intellect and to place ethics above all else to become highly sought-after Messiah alumni, does not happen by accident. It begins with Messiah strategies that are crafted to deliver many resources to our students.

Strategic planning at Messiah calls for the highest goals to provide: • meaningful academic programs • solid resources for our students and • strong fiscal health for the College.

This kind of education, which nourishes the mind, soul and body, happens through Messiah’s: • great people living Christ’s message of love • strong academics and

• beautiful, state-of-the-art campus facilities.

This kind of environment requires the continuous replenishment of financial gifts to supplement what families cannot afford. That is why I give my time to Messiah College and make financial contributions. I am also dedicated because Messiah students and alumni make the world a better place.

What a wonderful world it would be to have an increasing population of Messiah graduates fill the world each year with their love and intellect! Let’s help to continue that population growth of exceptional Messiah graduates by donating to Messiah scholarships and facilities … FOR THE COMMON GOOD. —Linda Eremita, Messiah College Trustee

SCHOLARSHIPS THE FOLLOWING SCHOLARSHIPS, ESTABLISHED DURING THE 2017-18 ACADEMIC YEAR, ARE AN INVESTMENT IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS THAT WILL YIELD FRUITFUL AND LASTING RETURNS. • Accounting Alumni Scholarship • Alexander Scholarship Endowment for Civil Engineering • Marlin and Nancy Benedict Accounting Scholarship Endowment • Marlin and Nancy Benedict Nursing Scholarship Endowment • The Boyd Foundation Scholarship • Carole DeSoto Scholarship Endowment in the Arts • Terry L. & Donna B. Earhart Student Leadership Development Fund • Gibson Accounting Leadership Award

•P hillip & Cathy Headland Family Scholarship •D . Ray Hostetter Scholarship Endowment • International Student Scholarship Endowment •A lvin & Allyne Isaac Family Scholarship Endowment •D r. Howard Kenig Fund for Student & Faculty Research in the Philosophy of Religion & Science •K ieffer Fund for Student Research in the Applied Health Sciences •V . Celia Lascarides Scholarship Endowment •M artin Family Accounting Scholarship Endowment

• Dr. Bernardo A. Michael Grant • W. Edwin & Miriam G. Naugle Endowed Scholarship • Phipps Family Endowed Scholarship Fund • Andrew & Jane Samuel International Students Scholarship Endowment • E. Morris and D. Leone Sider History Scholarship Endowment • Unsung Hero Award • Joan Wagner Endowed Nursing Scholarship • Wolfkill Family Scholarship • Women of Influence Scholarship

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2017-2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

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YEAR IN REVIEW Take a look at what happened at Messiah this past year.

OCTOBER 2017

THE COLLEGE DEBUTS the new athletic mascot, Flex, at Homecoming 2017.

THE COLLEGE CELEBRATES THE DEDICATIONS of the Falcon Fitness Center, the Ralph S. Larsen Finance Lab and the Charles Frey Commuter Lounge.

TODD ALLEN, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST FOR DIVERSITY AFFAIRS, is featured in Diverse Issues in Higher Education, in the article “Aligning Faith with Diversity,” focusing on his foundational work with the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights Bus Tour.

MORE THAN 3,200 ATTEND HOMECOMING 2017, featuring more than 70 events—including a “reveal ceremony” for the return of the long-lost Wittenberg Door.

AS PART OF THE HIGH CENTER’S CULTURAL SEASON, Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham delivers the keynote lecture “The Art of Leadership: Lessons from the American Presidency” in Parmer Hall.

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DONOR PROFILE

Student tuition and fees Less, financial aid Net tuition and fees Government grants and appropriations Gifts and grants Capital gifts Endowment return designated for operations Investment income Other sources Auxiliary enterprises Total operating revenues

99,192 (40,961) 58,231 964 2,253 8,293 7,245 1,048 4,035 21,248 103,317

95,597 (38,959) 56,638 981 3,253 627 7,187 1,145 4,050 20,686 94,567

93,411 (37,894) 55,517 1,118 3,724 1,508 7,148 637 3,946 21,065 94,663

EXPENSES (IN 000S)

Instructional Academic support Student services Public service Auxiliary enterprises Supporting services, institutional support Total operating expenses Net operating income

38,907 37,585 35,016 9,388 9,204 9,512 19,874 19,028 17,718 2,496 2,330 2,617 16,198 15,440 15,230 14,838 14,127 14,148 101,701 97,714 94,241 1,616 (3,147) 422

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Endowment and life income gifts 2,116 Endowment investment returns, net of amount designated for operations 2,218 Change in value of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts 53 Other non-operating income - Investment return on trusts and gift annuities 348 Change in value of split interest agreements (Trusts and CGA’s) (342) Total non-operating revenues, expenses and other changes 4,393 Total changes in net assets Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year

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BRIAN ’99 AND JOELA ’99 (CAMPBELL) MBUU A PERSONAL STORY: We graduated from Messiah College in 1999 and are fortunate to live and work in the Harrisburg area. As a result of our close proximity to Messiah, we have had opportunities to interact with other individuals in the community who currently work at the College or are fellow alumni. Through several of these interactions, we learned of Messiah’s desire to enhance its diverse learning community.

Upon reflection of our experiences at Messiah, we realized that many of the blessings we have received – such as a stronger faith, meaningful friendships and careers we are passionate about – were built as a result of our undergraduate journey at Messiah. There were many individuals who touched our lives in a positive way, including faculty, co-curricular leaders and work-study supervisors.

Providing access to a great educational experience to international students was an idea that was placed on our hearts. This idea inspired us to collaborate with Ryan ’03 and Twila ’03 (Jones) Glenn, Chilobe ’99 and Megan Kalambo, David ’88 and Bonnie ’90 (Rapp) Millary, and Anthony ’06 and Jessica ’08 (Debrah) Thomas to lead the fundraising efforts establishing the International Student Scholarship Endowment. We are proud that we were able to partner with other donors, including the Messiah College Board of Trustees endowment matching challenge initiative, to make this scholarship a reality for future Messiah students.

As Messiah continues to grow in a variety of areas, we are excited that future international students will continue to have an opportunity to attend Messiah, participate in its learning community and graduate with the tools necessary to be a Christian leader and serve the Lord around the world.

2017-2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

NOVEMBER 2017

DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY BRANDON HOOVER, along with the Sustainability Committee, completes Messiah College’s first application for the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS)—achieving recognition as a Bronze Institution based on measurable outcomes in campus sustainability.

DECEMBER 2017

THE FIELD HOCKEY TEAM FINISHES AS NATIONAL RUNNER-UP. Head Coach Brooke Good is named the NFHCA Regional Coach of the Year. Carissa Gehman ’18 is featured in Sports Illustrated.

JANUARY 2018

MEN’S SOCCER WINS THE NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP, the 11th in program history. Head Coach Brad McCarty and staff are named United Soccer Coaches’ Coach and Staff of the Year.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KIM S. PHIPPS ADMISSIONS AND WELCOME CENTER. Centrally located, the building will welcome prospective students and their families to campus.

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Donor endowment Board-designated endowment Total endowed funds Endowment percentage change

41,756 96,328 138,084 2.91%

MESSIAH COLLEGE NET ASSETS

38,904 95,278 134,182 6.45%

34,422 91,627 126,049 4.80%

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ASSETS (IN 000S)

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7,286 12,661 10,464 2,235 1,794 1,761 7,389 2,362 4,219 194 194 190 574 573 546 1,282 1,245 1,548 152,413 146,682 144,056 2,910 2,855 2,854 5,320 - 14,526 3,978 3,925 3,704 156,356 157,577 145,320 339,937 329,868 329,188

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DONOR PROFILE

KORIN MARTIN ’17 A HEART FOR GIVING Korin Martin ’17 recently began funding a monetary prize for the Unsung Hero Award through the Student Activities Board (SAB).

While a student at Messiah, Martin had been involved in student leadership through SAB as treasurer and had received the inaugural Unsung Hero Award as a senior.

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8,598 1,449 34 1,442 3,853 501 64,872 2,502 2,899 86,150

8,963 1,595 51 1,243 6,272 819 66,916 2,435 2,809 91,103

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appreciated and reminded me that my hard work hadn’t gone unnoticed,” said Martin.

“Being involved with student leadership was transformative in my college experience and life. I wanted to find a way I could continue to support student leadership and the impact that this experience can have on their lives.”

The award is given to a leader who supports

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and serves their team when no one is looking.

“Those qualities are things that I learned and valued through my leadership experience,” said Martin. “I wanted to make this award even more special by creating a monetary gift to go along with the honor of being selected for the award.”

She has several family connections to Messiah, including brother Mitchell ’12; brother Conrad ’20; and her aunt Karen Rohrer Crouse ’83. We are grateful to Martin for her commitment to future students who model her example of servant leadership.

2017-2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS PARTICIPATE in the greater Harrisburg MLK Day of Service, partnering with multiple community organizations such as Bethesda Women’s Shelter, Silence of Mary Home and Paxton Ministries.

FEBRUARY 2018 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ranks Messiah College #2 for student engagement in the northeastern U.S. Messiah is the only Christian college recognized in the top 10.

MESSIAH’S SECOND ANNUAL GIVING DAY is a success, raising a total of $125,355.

THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HUMANITIES sponsors its Spring Humanities Symposium on the theme “Home,” featuring a keynote lecture by award-winning author Edwidge Danticat.

We reported on the inaugural giving day last year.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, two female swimmers qualify for the NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships—Katie Wingert ’18 (for the second time) and Cassie Cotton ’19.

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SU PPORTERS OF MESSIAH COLLEGE

1.2%

Government

21.7%

Alumni

21.3%

Trustees

19.6%

Current and former parents

17.3%

Businesses

10.2%

Friends

0.5%

8.1%

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0.1%

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LIFETIME SOCIETIES M E S S I A H L E G AC Y

Lifetime cumulative giving totaling $10,000,000 or more Leonard Fry† Calvin G. & Janet C. High* Abe† & Gladys† Mellinger MESSIAH TRUST

Lifetime cumulative giving of $1,000,000 to $9,999,999 Vernon E. & Faye R. Anderson Ernest L.† ‘48 & Kathryn G. (Tyson) ‘46 Boyer Brethren in Christ - Cooperative Ministries Covenant Fund Conestoga Wood Specialties Norman† & Elizabeth M. Hahn* Charles F.† & Ann E.† Frey* Emerson C.† ‘57 & May† Frey* Larry E. & Lois A. Gladfelter* Harry R.† Hitchcock William M.† & Lucille M.† Hollinger Lawrence L. & Julia Z. Hoverter Charitable Foundation David G.† & Beatriz A.† Howe Richard E.† & Louise K.† Jordan* Richard E. ‘70 & Sharon N. Jordan 1 8 | FA L L 2 0 1 8 • T H E B R I D G E • M E S S I A H C O L L E G E

Josiah W. & Bessie H. Kline Foundation The Kresge Foundation Ralph S.† & Dorothy Larsen* Lilly Endowment Inc. Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe James A. & Donna F. Martin * McCormick Family Foundation W. Edwin† & Miriam† Naugle Galen M. ‘48 & Boots L.† (Buckwalter) ‘49 Oakes The Parmer Family Foundation George A. & Barbara Parmer* D.S.† & Helen† Poorman Sawyer Products Maurice† & Dorothea I.† Shaffer John E. † & Ida† Sollenberger The Stabler Foundation Donald B. † & Dorothy L.† Stabler LeRoy M.† ‘55 & Eunice (Frey) ‘58 Steinbrecher* The Whitaker Foundation John L.† & C. Jeanette† Witmer World Vision Inc. Anonymous Donors (5) THE PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

Lifetime cumulative giving of $250,000 to $999,999 Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania M. Louise† Aughinbaugh

Richard S.† & Ann B. Barshinger Frances H.† Berg Quentin Berg Trust Bingaman & Son Lumber Co. John A. Blessing Foundation Marion† Barker Burr David E.† ‘61 & Jean Byer Charlie B. ‘56 & Miriam N. (Nissly) ‘56 Byers Clemens Family Corporation Asa W.† ‘16 & Anna E.† (Kipe) ‘16 Climenhaga Cumberland County Industrial Development Authority J. Harold† ‘58 & Ruth† (Eckert) ‘58 Engle * Melvin E.† ‘48 & Vivian Eyster * Richard F.† Fake ‘37 C.J.† & Harriet† Fredricksen S. Johannah† Gearhart General Electric Foundation HARSCO Corporation Scott A. ‘89 & Gaye Y. Heintzelman * Evert C.† & Mildred S.† Hokanson Charles B. & Sally Hoober George C.† & Patricia† Hoopy Clyde W. & Barbara A. Horst D. Ray† ‘48 & Audrey (Fisher) ‘50 Hostetter * Clarence W. † Hottel Sr. Randall B. ‘66 & Judy G. Inskip Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies W.M. Keck Foundation W. Wayde† & Glenda Kelly

2017-2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

MARCH 2018 THE BRIDGE RECEIVES A SOCIETY OF PUBLICATION DESIGNERS MERIT AWARD for its winter 2017 cover, alongside fellow winners such as British Vogue and O, the Oprah magazine.

MESSIAH COLLEGE APPROVES NEW UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS for its 2018-19 academic offerings: business administration (B.A.), cybersecurity (B.S.), graphic design (BFA) and a pre-athletic training five-year accelerated program.

MESSIAH WRESTLING MAKES HISTORY when eight wrestlers—a program record – qualify for the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL completes one of its most successful seasons, reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament’s “Sweet 16.”

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FINANCIALS

Allen F. Knouse ‘68 Leon E.† & Margaret M.† Kocher Jeffrey F. ‘74 & Leslie (Lustig) ‘75 Lehman Wayne A. & Martha G. Marcho * Aaron J. ‘48 & Jean† Martin Stephen W. ‘78 & Jana M. (Shultz) ‘77 McBeth Jacob & Ada Miller Trust Kenneth V. & Renee A. Moreland William L.† & Geraldine† Murray Paul W. & Laura† Nisly Jeannie Pascale PBS Coal Inc. Pew Memorial Charitable Trusts Preis Investment Company Harry W.† & Nancy R. Preis

Marlin & Nancy† Riegsecker Andrew S. ’84 & Jane D. (Davis) ’83 Samuel Maynard & Carolyn Sauder Oscar F.† & Pauline M.† Shafer Jerry T.† & Hilary M. Simpson The Joseph T. and Helen M. Simpson Foundation L.B. Smith Educational Foundation Inc. Robert H.† ‘42 & Marilyn L. (Byer) ‘51 Smith Ellis R.† & Louise P.† Speakman The John Frederick Steinman Foundation Stover Family Foundation Matthew E. & Debra Stover Kermit† Thomas Marlin H. & Doris Ann Thomas

Turkey Hill Dairy Daniel† Vollmer The Franklin H. & Ruth L. Wells Foundation Paul A. ’63 & Elaine K. ’57 (Crider) Wengert Amelia C.† Winter Leslie K. & Marion H. Witmer Kenneth E.† & Minta Wolfe Anonymous Donors (8) *M essiah College thanks the parents of our current and former students who continue to generously support the College’s ongoing education mission. † Messiah College gratefully acknowledges the generosity of donors who are deceased.

N E W H E R I TAG E S O C I E T Y M E M B E R S

Thank you to those who became members of the Heritage Society, now with 634 members, during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.

The Heritage Society was established to appropriately thank those who have included Messiah College in their wills, created a deferred gift arrangement or established an endowed fund. Their dedication is greatly appreciated.

SARAH HENRY ’19

Joanna E. Barnhouse ’11, MA ’16 Tiffany D. Burrows ’15, MA ‘18 Robert E. ’62 and Judith (Wolgemuth) ’63 Hamilton H. Royce ’48 and Phyllis E. (Engle) ’51 Saltzman Gerald L. ’72 & Donna L. Underkoffler Ronald J. and Joan H. Webb B OA R D O F T R U S T E E S | 2 0 1 8 –2 0 1 9

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Gerald Wingert ’47 Gerald Wolgemuth ’58 Doris Crider ’60 Ruth Wolgemuth ’60 Kathleen Stuebing ’63 Rudy Crider ’71 Gina Gilliam ’83 Kurt Shook ’92 Craig Flemmens ’93, Chair Mark Hopkins ’94 George Book ’97

Barbara Bingham ’03 Ray Chung ’04 Charles Blachford ’06 Sean Sims ’08 Ulysse Toussaint ’08 Jacob Specht ’11 Derek Mosley ’13 Jean Mosley ’13 Paul Broomel ’14 Elizabeth Gallo ’16 Moses Kavishe ’16 Jenna McClain ’17

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George A. Parmer chair Harrisburg, Pa. Dr. Craig E. Sider vice chair West New York, N.J. Heidi G. Bingaman ’80 secretary Kreamer, Pa. Rim A. Hinckley ’83 treasurer New York, N.Y. Barbara A. Avery Safety Harbor, Fla. Sherrie Bailey Randallstown, Md.

Larry Bashore Mechanicsburg, Pa. Wendy L. Cole Winfield, Pa. Linda D. Eremita Pittsburgh, Pa. Richard L. Godshall Souderton, Pa. Anthony H. Hahn East Earl, Pa. Joachim “Joe” J. Huerter Annville, Pa. Richard E. Jordan II Mechanicsburg, Pa.

J. Gary Langmuir Manheim, Pa. Garret Larsen Spring, Texas Emerson L. Lesher Mechanicsburg, Pa. James A. Martin Chambersburg, Pa. Kenneth V. Moreland West Friendship, Md. Barbara G. Moses Charlotte, N.C. Rodney L. Musser Pomona, Calif.

Edward P. Nevin Finksburg, Md.

Linda R. Pheasant Wormleysburg, Pa. Marlin Riegsecker Upland, Calif.

Alan Robinson Dillsburg, Pa. Anthony J. Schiano Duck, N.C. Eunice F. Steinbrecher Greenville, Ohio Kimberly Thornbury New York, N.Y. John C. Wagner Jr. Phoenix, Md. Jerry L. Wenger Bird in Hand, Pa.

2017-2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Messiah hosts “MLK50: Where do we go from here?” The day of campus events includes recitations of King’s writings, a panel and chapel service.

APRIL 2018

MESSIAH COLLEGE IS RECOGNIZED AS A 2017 TREE CAMPUS USA, which honors colleges and universities for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and employees in the spirit of conservation.

1,103 FOR SERVICE DAY, 1,103 Messiah volunteers participate in more than 34 projects on campus and throughout the region.

THE CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND THE ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE take students on an Into the City trip to New York City for a unique networking experience with employers such as Bloomberg, WeWork and RedStream Technology.

LINDA TEDFORD, DIRECTOR OF THE CHORAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC, receives a legislative citation from Rep. Francis Ryan for her work in the arts, marking her retirement after 24 years at Messiah.

MAY 2018 AT THE GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, 148 graduate students from the Messiah College School of Graduate Studies receive their master’s degrees May 12.

Ryan Keith ’02, founder and president of Forgotten Voices, delivers the Commencement address.

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DONOR PROFILE

I chose Messiah because of its great reputation for rigorous academics in a Christian environment and found a community of people who would forever shape my life.

Being a part of this special community allowed me to grow in my faith, develop wonderful friendships with other students and professors and learn how to incorporate my love for Jesus and others into my nursing major.

After getting married and having three children, I always thought it would be great to have even one of them attend Messiah.

During their searches, I encouraged them to look at many colleges but was thrilled when my son Stephen ’16 and daughter Sarah ’21 decided upon Messiah!

I was pleased that the sense of community I had found was still there for my children.

Stephen explains, “Community is a buzz word at Messiah for a reason. There’s real and authentic journeying with other people. That experience has given me a vision and passion to ‘pass it on’ and create community in our world wherever I am.”

Stephen flourished with the many opportunities to grow in his faith and found his

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THE HAVERSTICKS FROM JUDY HAVERSTICK ’87

From left: The Haversticks include David, Judy ’87, Stephen ’16, SunHae, Sarah ’21 and Josh.

passion for ministry. Supportive and available professors guided him to his current job. Friendships formed at Messiah continue to be a vital part of his life three years after graduating.

Sarah’s love for Messiah started through the many visits to see her brother Stephen.

She says, “I always knew Messiah was special by the way my mom talked about it. I knew it was true when I visited my brother and saw him thrive, and now I know it for myself because I’m experiencing the incomparable love and joy that comes from living in this community.” As a sophomore, Sarah has immersed herself in this community through various campus ministries and meaningful

relationships.

Sharing my love of Messiah with my husband through participation in the Parents’ Advancement Council has been an honor and a privilege. It has provided him with an understanding of what a special community Messiah is. He admits he wishes he could have been a part of Messiah community as a college student but is thankful his kids are able to have this opportunity.

Our family feels so fortunate and blessed to be a part of the Messiah College community and legacy. Sharing the title Messiah alumni with two of my children is a special bond we will have forever!

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Restricted gifts and grants

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Government grants

0.2%

Budgeted restricted

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2017-2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

MESSIAH COLLEGE CELEBRATES ITS 109TH UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT MAY 13, conferring degrees on 651 graduating seniors. Speaker David Kim says, “I hope and pray for every success for you, graduates. In your careers, in your relationships and in your daily witness of God’s love.”

JUNE 2018

SAWYER PRODUCTS FUNDS THE NEW DIGITAL PROFICIENCY INITIATIVE, a three-pronged plan to help students stay ahead of the curve in an ever-changing tech world.

FOLLOWING A NATIONAL SEARCH, the Board of Directors of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra names Timothy Dixon, professor of music, conductor of the American Youth Philharmonic (AYP) for the 2018-2019 season.

THROUGH THE LAUNCH OF THE INCOME SHARE AGREEMENT—a new financing model—students can defer education costs. The program reduces the up-front cost of tuition in exchange for a set percentage of students’ income after graduation during a set period of time.

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ALUMNI NEWS SIMON ROBERTS ’95

From Capitals to Olympics ALUMNUS SETS SIGHTS ON BEIJING FOR 2022

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For many, landing a job as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Stanley Cupwinning Washington Capitals would count as a career high.

Where do you go after working for the National Hockey League?

If you’re Simon Roberts ’95, you head to the Olympics—to help coach a bobsled team. For Australia.

How does that even happen?

Born in Australia, Roberts moved to Boston in the late 1980s

as a child with his family. Then he attended Messiah, majoring in sport and exercise science. He still remembers a question on his College application: Which is better—to give or to receive?

“My answer to the question I still remember today was, ‘It’s better to give. If I’m giving and someone else is giving, then everyone is receiving,’” he said.

He returned to Boston after graduation and worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for Boston University and then Harvard. After playing for the Australian national ice hockey team in 1997, he moved to Virginia and began working with the Capitals in 2000.

Fast-forward to 2016 when Roberts and his wife, Mary, visited Whistler, Canada. While at a

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bobsled course, he ran into Lucas Mata, the pilot for the Australian bobsled team. (Mata had spent time in Whistler training with his team after competing in the

Australian bobsled team for the 2017-2018 season.

“I make it about the athlete, not me,” said Roberts. “If I made it about me, then the team—the

“NO MATTER WHAT COUNTRY YOU’RE FROM, NO MATTER WHAT AFFILIATION YOU ASCRIBE TO ... EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL: TO ENJOY THE SPORT.” — Simon Roberts ’95, Capitals’ assistant strength and conditioning coach

2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.) After realizing they were both from Australia—and after a ride down the bobsled course— Roberts came on board as the high performance coach for the

community dynamic, the oneness and the culture of the team— would dissipate.”

In February, he arrived with the team in PyeongChang, South Korea, for the Winter Olympics.

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baby. While in South Korea, he got the call: the baby had been born. He rushed home to meet his newborn son, Colin, who he says is his “real gold medal.”

After all of the career accomplishments and personal milestones, what’s next for Roberts?

He’ll continue to work with the Capitals. The flexibility of his job allows him to travel with the bobsled team as they train and compete for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, China.

“It’s a fast-paced sport, a fastpaced job and a fast-paced life,” said Roberts.

— Jake Miaczynski ’20 Simon Roberts ’95 works for the Washington Capitals and for the Australian bobsled team in different coaching roles.

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“‘Surreal’ definitely doesn’t do it justice, but it was surreal,” said Roberts. “Seeing all the countries competing, the different athletes of all shapes, sizes and disciplines. The amazing talent pool of people there was pretty mind-blowing.”

Roberts says all Olympic coaches and athletes bring something unique to the table.

“The spirit of the Olympics is this: No matter what country you’re from, no matter what affiliation you ascribe to, whether that be political, religious or socio-economic, everyone comes together for a common goal: to enjoy the sport,” he said.

Roberts did, however, miss the closing ceremonies—for a very good reason. He and his wife had been in the process of adopting a

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ALUMNI NEWS

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EARLY TO RISE, WITH A HEART FOR SERVICE ALUM GOES FROM WORKING FOR PRESIDENT PHIPPS TO PHILLY MAYOR’S OFFICE While most of Philadelphia sleeps, an alarm buzzes at 3 a.m.

After prayer and a morning workout, Louisa Mfum-Mensah ’12 gets to work. As the special aide to Mayor Jim Kenney, she compiles event details and talking points for the day.

It’s funny how things work out, because this isn’t her first rodeo serving a community leader. While at Messiah, she worked in the office of President Kim Phipps, honing an already detail-oriented skill set.

After graduating with a degree in politics, she served with organizations such as Global Citizen and worked in Kenney’s Office of Education as a development assistant before moving into her current role.

Mfum-Mensah is meticulous.

“So much of my job requires me to pick up little details that others don’t notice,” she said. She’s expected to know anything and everything from administration policies to random pop culture

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“ The mayor always says, ‘There are no throwaway people,’ and I really resonate with that.”

— Louisa Mfum-Mensah ’12, special aide to Philadelphia’s Mayor Jim Kenney references for press conferences and interviews. She’s a mediator.

If the mayor draws a blank, that’s when it’s her time to shine.

This same attention to detail helps her separate work life and personal life. “I’ve really had to practice radical self-care. I know self-care is a trendy topic these days, but to me, it’s more than face masks and pedicures,” she said.

That self-care involves some personal boundaries in the form of getting a good night’s sleep.

“Everyone in my office knows to prioritize communicating with me before 10 p.m.,” she explained.

After 10, she mutes all notifications for text messages, emails and calls until she wakes up the next day.

She reserves one day each

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When her alarm goes off at 3 a.m., she’s up and ready to do it all again.

“In my office, we put aside the notion of ‘self’ and put others at the forefront of our decision-making,” she said. “The mayor is a servant-leader at his core. He strives every day to meet the needs of those suffering in our communities.”

Born in Ghana and raised in Canada, she says Philadelphia holds a special place in her heart.

“Philly definitely now feels like home to me,” she said.

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— Jake Miaczynski ’20

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Former Messiah soccer player Kyele Bridel ’16 competed as part of the U.S. Armed Forces soccer team at the Women’s World Football Championship this summer.

K YELE BRIDEL ’16

From USAF to U.S. soccer team ALUMNA IN AIR FORCE COMPETES IN WOMEN’S WORLD FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY When Kyele Bridel ’16 joined the Air Force, she didn’t know she’d be playing soccer again.

This summer, she competed in the 11th annual Women’s World Football Championship in El Paso, Texas. In this elite soccer tournament, military women from around the world contend for the gold medal.

She heard about tryouts from a co-worker.

“There isn’t an Air Force soccer team, so I had to compete against girls from all of the other branches to get a spot on the roster,” Bridel said.

She was one of 21 women selected for the U.S. Armed Forces soccer team.

One of the pivotal experiences of her college years was playing soccer for Messiah.

“I remember laughing and crying with the girls who are still

my best friends, trying to build a team based on a vision we had for ourselves, bothering Coach Frey and always looking for the next opportunity we could all eat together,” she said. “My senior year didn’t have a storybook ending”—the team lost in penalty kicks in the Final Four—“but I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.”

Scott Frey, head coach of women’s soccer at Messiah, praises her work ethic and skills. “Kyele is one of the most competitive and driven individuals I have ever coached during my time here at Messiah,” he said. “It didn’t surprise me at all when I heard she was trying out for the U.S. military team.”

Much to Bridel’s surprise, her U.S. Armed Forces soccer coach already knew about Messiah soccer, having read the book “The

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Messiah Method” by Michael Zigarelli, professor of leadership and strategy.

“The coach wanted to pick my brain about soccer and building a culture, so what I learned in college definitely contributed to my value within the team,” she said.

In the tournament, the U.S. finished 2-2, third in their bracket behind China and South Korea.

“We were proud of this finish because other countries had girls who had played on World Cup teams,” Bridel said.

Stationed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bridel works as an operations research analyst at the Kirtland Air Force Base. A physics graduate, she works with technology for satellites, aircraft, munitions and more.

But it’s not just science and soccer for Bridel. She says the Air Force has been an overall positive influence on her life. “Both my parents were pilots in the Air Force, and my closest friends growing up came from other Air Force families,” she said.

What’s next? She submitted an application to undergraduate pilot training and will find out about her acceptance in December. “I have always seen myself flying,” she said, “but in the meantime, I intend to finish my master’s in industrial engineering. I’m certainly very happy with the Air Force and the opportunities it has provided me.”

— Rachel Hungerford ’22

“ THE COACH WANTED TO PICK MY BRAIN ABOUT SOCCER AND BUILDING A CULTURE, SO WHAT I LEARNED IN COLLEGE DEFINITELY CONTRIBUTED TO MY VALUE WITHIN THE TEAM.” — Kyele Bridel ’16

“ I can’t think of a better way to get to know someone than to share a meal with them.”

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— Elena Yamamoto ’09

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KITCHEN CREATIVE: ART HISTORY MAJOR FINDS NICHE AS CHEF ALUM PURSUES PASSION AT JAPANESE PUB In the heart of Brooklyn, there’s a classic American diner known as Walter’s. But it has a secret.

Behind an unmarked back door, you’ll find another restaurant: Karasu.

Elena Yamamoto ’09 works as co-chef of both. “[Karasu] often gets labeled as a ‘speakeasy’ since we’re located in the back of another restaurant,” she said. “While we enjoy watching new customers discover a bustling restaurant behind an unmarked door, we advertise and welcome everyone. We even write ‘Walter’s and Karasu’ on the chalkboard out front.”

Originally from New Jersey, Yamamoto didn’t set out to be a chef. At Messiah, she majored in art history and studio art. She says her art history classes gave her the perspective to see her place in the world, while her visual art classes helped her develop and share ideas.

“The confidence that I gained in my own voice and perspective—having to articulate it, defend it, make it physical—laid the foundation for who I am today in the world and in the kitchen,” she said.

After graduation, she worked at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., waiting tables

at night. However, she realized that a career in art wasn’t a good fit. So, she traveled to Japan, where she “studied cooking by doing” for three years. When she returned to the U.S., she had a renewed passion for the restaurant environment—this time, prepping and cooking in New York.

“I fell in love with the camaraderie and the community that the food industry champions,” she said. “I was able to learn from so many different co-workers and chefs, learning different types of food and approaches to cooking at various restaurants in New York and Tokyo.”

Karasu is based on a traditional izakaya—a Japanese pub.

Yamamoto and her co-chef Yael Peet serve a mix of traditional dishes along with some riffs on standards.

Yamamoto says she views the culinary arts as a form of hospitality. This distinction, as well as her Japanese-American family heritage, is why she chose to work in Japanese cuisine: the focal point being omotenashi, serving other people.

“Hospitality is based on the relationship between house and customer,” she said. “I can’t think of a better way to get to know someone than to share a meal with them, and so creating that

From left: Yael Peet and Elena Yamamoto ’09 work as co-chefs at Brooklyn restaurants Walter’s and Karasu.

space, setting the tone, fulfilling cravings, helping people be present and enjoy themselves and each other’s company is a worthy pursuit.”

She also likes the simplicity of the cuisine. “Traditionally, the most ideal examples of Japanese food are those dishes that bring out and highlight the natural flavors of the ingredients rather than techniques that are meant to dazzle and transform,” she said. “I’m attracted to that honesty.”

Although her art degree and her culinary career may seem contradictory, Yamamoto says that creativity assists her in the kitchen. Color theory and balance are two important elements of her plating.

“In traditional Japanese food, you eat with your eyes first,” she said. “A beautiful presentation prepares your mouth and body for the perfect,

delicious bite of food.”

As she continues on her culinary journey, Yamamoto stays humble. “Seven years after starting out on this path I’m running two kitchens [Karasu and Walter’s],” she said, “and I’m finding that the more I learn, the more I realize that I’ve only scratched the surface.”

— Rachel Hungerford ’22

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Nutrition specialist makes sure kids eat right at school Kids are picky eaters, especially when it comes to school lunch.

But for Sarah Tomasiewicz, it’s all in a day’s work. As a nutrition specialist in the D.C. Everest Area School District in Weston, Wisconsin, she teaches kids about nutrition.

She uses monthly “menu spotlights” that focus on different types of food, places nutrition fun facts near the serving lines and conducts taste tests with the students. Talking to the kids at lunch, she receives expected responses (“ice cream and brownies!”) and surprising ones (“more fruits and veggies!”).

“Some will tell you everything wrong with our food,” she said, “but it is the kids who say they love everything on our menu who really brighten my day.”

After completing a B.S. in human biology with an emphasis in nutritional science at the

1950s Gerald F. Wolgemuth ’58 received the Bishop D. Frederick Wertz Award from Lycoming College.

1980s Will Barnes ’80 works as the deputy general counsel for Health Alliance Plan in Detroit, Mich.

Lynn Cohick ’84 was named the provost/dean

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Tomasiewicz applied to Messiah College for her dietetic internship. In addition to taking classes, interns work in several areas of dietetics, serving multiple rotations in hospitals, school food service and nonprofits, all of which are requirements for participants to take the national registered dietitian exam.

Tomasiewicz chose Messiah’s program, because it emphasizes the study of food insecurity—a lack of access to and ability to buy healthy foods. That focus proved helpful, since she also helps to run her district’s summer program that provides breakfast and lunch to any child 18 and under.

“Messiah’s program gave us a great taste of many different aspects of dietetics,” she said. “[Dietetic Internship Director] Michelle Sanford ... helped us to narrow down the areas of dietetics we loved, and she helped us through the difficult rotations.

Michelle really helped me to feel

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Sarah Tomasiewicz, who completed Messiah’s dietetic internship, works as a nutrition specialist for a school district in Wisconsin.

comfortable being away from all of my friends and family.”

Sanford has high praise for Tomasiewicz in return. “Sarah came into the internship self-directed with a desire to learn and push herself beyond her comfort zone,” said Sanford. “Her passion

of Denver Seminary in Littleton, Colo.

Vineyard Cincinnati Church in Springdale, Ohio.

John ’85 and Karen Bohn ’85 work at Greater Grace International School in Budapest, Hungary. He is an IT technician/proctor, and she is a fourth-grade teacher.

Bob Chavez ’91 works as a sports editor for the Daily Messenger in Canandaigua, N.Y.

1990s Brian Beatty ’91 works as a senior director of worship, media and hospitality for

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Stephen McPherson ’95 works as a coordinator of the teacher preparation program and accreditation/compliance at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.Va.

for enhanced knowledge in the field, diligent work ethic and desire to also study leadership examples of others contributed to success in the program and ability in obtaining a unique job in the industry.”

— Rachel Hungerford ’22

Tonya Wheeler ’95 works as a teacher at Dayspring Christian Academy in Greeley, Colo. She earned a Master of Education in special education from Concordia University.

Ian Hartzler ’97 works as a science teacher at The Ark Christian School in Málaga, Spain.

Jason Page ’98 works as the ITSM manager for BPX Energy in Denver, Colo.

Justin Page ’98 works as the senior global incident manager for Pearson, a global education company.

Erin Shaffer ’99 works as a child life specialist for the Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hershey, Pa. She received the 2018 HDFS Outstanding Alumni Award.

2000s Amy Wagner ’00 and her husband Joshua announce

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

ETHAN VAN BOCHOVEN 1996-2018 Music major Ethan Van Bochoven ’19 died in a tragic car accident involving 11 vehicles while he was traveling home for fall break Oct. 12.

More than 500 students, employees and community members attended a memorial service held in his honor at the College’s Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts Oct. 14. Worship Pastor Doug Curry, President Kim Phipps and Van Bochoven’s faculty advisor, Tim Dixon, co-chair of the Department of Music, remembered him through personal stories and prayer. The worship community, of which he was a part, led a time of singing and reflection.

Recounting Van Bochoven’s audition for the Department of Music as an incoming student, Dixon said, “He just opens up, and there is this amazing fire to

the birth of Maeley Grace, June 30, 2016.

Danielle Foster ’01 works as the assistant principal at Evangel Christian School in Long Island City, N.Y.

his playing. He could improvise, which is an unusual skill for a violin player.”

But it was his character people remembered most. “He was humble. He was not afraid to show people love, even if he didn’t know them,” said friend Esteban Nieves ’18. “He would want the love of Christ to be shown through this somehow. It might be tragic, but the love of God that Ethan showed is stronger than death. He showed that in his life.”

During her eulogy at the memorial, President Kim Phipps said in prayer, “God of love and mercy, thank you for the light that Ethan brought to so many lives. May we all find inspiration in his joy-filled Christ-like example, and may we find hope in Your promise of resurrection and eternal life for Ethan and each one of us.”

Van Bochoven was to play in his final orchestra concert Oct. 19, so classmates recognized him with an empty chair placed on the stage to honor his memory.

2017. Jacqueline works as functional PeopleSoft analyst for UMBC in Baltimore, Md.

Amy Wallace ’01 works as the vice president of training and development at Members 1st Federal Credit Union in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Hierald Osorto ’06 works as the director of religious and spiritual life at Ithaca College. He also received the Rachel Henderlite Award for Racial Reconciliation from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary this year.

Jacqueline Brown ’06 and Alan Essex married May 28,

Melissa Lynott ’07 and husband Paul announce the

adoption of Michael Declan, March 27, 2018.

Mallory Markloff ’07 works as a physician for Keystone Behavioral Health in Chambersburg, Pa. David Bittner ’09 received a Master of Arts in counseling in education this year.

Lucy Barnhouse ’08 works as a visiting assistant professor of history at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

Jennifer Buczynski ’08 and her husband Rick announce the birth of Judah Everett, Dec. 10, 2017.

Kaelie Eernisse ’09 and her husband Caleb announce the birth of Hadley Steven, Oct. 23, 2016.

Lisa Lindle ’09 works as the manager of grassroots and advocacy outreach for the American Library Association in Washington, D.C.

2010s Christie Miller ’10 published, “The Girl Behind the Door,” a book about a young girl who shuts herself in a room because she’s afraid of the outside world.

Joanna Barnhouse ’11 works as the director of development for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C.

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“ The college was founded on a vision to be welcoming to everyone who is serious about their studies, and I believe we continue to do that even today.”

Messiah began in Harrisburg S.R. SMITH’S HOME SERVED AS CLASSROOM Before Messiah College held a single class in Grantham, the institution began in a little house owned

by S.R. Smith in Harrisburg.

With the help of the Brethren in Christ General Committee, Smith served as the president of the Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home—in his home at 46 North 12th St. According to Morris Sider’s book “Messiah College: A History,” the house quickly became

crowded. Students learned from the few donated books and relied on the proximity of the state library and public lectures in the city for education. The committee also became concerned that “city life” tempted students with alcohol consumption and dangerous nighttime endeavors. It was time to relocate.

Even before Messiah began in his home, Smith was already looking for a place to expand his noodle company. At that time, the up-and-coming town of Grantham showed economic potential because of the railroad. So when Smith relocated to Grantham, Messiah followed.

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Old Main was built in 1911, and the rest is history. And even though Messiah College changed locations, the mission and the vision of the institution did not.

Director of the Brethren in Christ Historical Library and Archives Glen Pierce said, “More than 100 years ago, the general committee that founded Messiah College put together a purpose statement that said any student is welcome regardless of race, gender or ethnicity. The College was founded on a vision to be welcoming to everyone who is serious about their studies, and I believe we continue to do that even today.”

—Jake Miaczynski ’20

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– Glen Pierce, Director of the Brethren in Christ Historical Library and Archives

As president of the Messiah Bible School and Missionary Training Home, S.R. Smith first held classes at his home in Harrisburg.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS DECEMBER 2018–MARCH 2019

7:30 p.m.

Parmer Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

DECEMBER 3 United Voices of Praise

MON.

7:30 p.m.

Parmer Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

DECEMBER 7 Musica Nova: Student Compositions

FRI.

7:30 p.m.

High Foundation Recital Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

DECEMBER 7-8, 14-15 Senior Series 7:30 p.m.

Poorman Black Box Theater Climenhaga Building

DECEMBER 8 Messiah College Guitar Ensemble

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1:30 p.m.

High Foundation Recital Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

DECEMBER 14 Susquehanna Chorale Concert, “A Candelight Christmas”

FRI.

8 p.m.

Parmer Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

DECEMBER 15 One College Ave Concert

SAT.

4 p.m.

High Foundation Recital Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

JANUARY 22 Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia

TUES.

8 p.m.

Parmer Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

FEBRUARY 7-10, 14-17 “Company” 3 p.m., Feb. 10, 17 8 p.m., Feb. 7-9, 14-16 Miller Theater Climenhaga Building Directed by Daniel Inouye

COURTESY OF CHANTICLEER

DECEMBER 2 Messiah College Christmas Concert

SUN.

Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices.” Its seamless blend of 12 male voices will perform for the first time at Messiah March 29.

Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts The president of the Children’s Defense Fund delivers a lecture on the symposium’s theme, “For the Common Good.”

FEBRUARY 24 Mendelssohn Piano Trio Concert

SUN.

FEBRUARY 10 Damian Savarino, Bass/Richard Roberson, Piano Faculty Recital: “Schubert’s Die Winterreise”

SUN.

8 p.m.

High Foundation Recital Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

FEBRUARY 21 Marian Wright Edelman, “Towards the Common Good: Ending Child Poverty in America”

THURS.

7:30 p.m.

Parmer Hall

4 p.m.

High Foundation Recital Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

FEBRUARY 28 Messiah College Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds

THURS.

7:30 p.m.

Parmer Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

MARCH 2 Trio Atlantis Recital

SAT.

8 p.m.

High Foundation Recital Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

MARCH 3 Kuhlman Competition

SUN.

7:30 p.m.

Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

MARCH 8-9 Senior Series 8 p.m.

Poorman Black Box Theater Climenhaga Building An evening of entertainment created and presented by department seniors

MARCH 29 Chanticleer

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MARCH 1 Trio Atlantis and The Messiah College Symphony Orchestra

FRI.

7:30 p.m.

Parmer Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts

8 p.m.

Parmer Hall Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts A seamless blend of 12 male voices from countertenor to bass FOR A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS, VISIT MESSIAH.EDU/EVENTS

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ABBIE ZOEBISCH ’20

Abbie Zoebisch ’20 took this photo as part of a series to re-contextualize Messiah’s iconic covered bridge. Capturing the landmark in a new, and even unrecognizable way, causes the viewer to reimagine the bridge and see anew.