Whitworth Today: Fall 2019 by Whitworth University

WHITWORTH TODAY

Community Voices

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MEMORY FROM LIFE IN BJ? I was working as a night clerk, and one of the Baldwin guys received an urgent call home at 2 a.m. He didn’t want to wake anyone, so he asked if I would watch his pet for the night and then pass it off to a friend the next day. I agreed so that he could get home, and then I had a very sleepless night – his pet was a large tarantula. Deneen Blake ’86 My favorite memories include calling out “Man on the floor” when a male visitor came into the women’s living areas, and working the front reception desk – everyone was required to take shifts, but you could pay someone to take your place. But why miss out on seeing who was dating who? Josilyn (Vos) Gayhart ’73 When Baldwin-Jenkins opened, it was housing for freshmen through seniors. Study tables in the lowest level were offered every day but Saturday. Each freshman was required to participate in study tables, with a “house mouse” (resident assistant) as proctor. Emily (Hurn) Seeger ’69 The doors to Jenkins locked at 10 p.m. – no boys allowed. I’d never had a boyfriend or a date, and this boy I kinda liked tossed a pinecone at my secondfloor window to get my attention. I was smitten! Lynn (Griesbaum) Onley ’77 Spokane was hit by an ice storm the week before Thanksgiving in 1996. BJ had no power or running water. I remember sitting in the lounge and watching tree branches fall in the Back 40. I also recall several BJ guys hiding in the stairwells and scaring people in the dark. It was a fun time. Phil Hagen ’00

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STAFF Julie Riddle ’92 (Editor), Heidi Jantz (Art Director), Elizabeth Strauch ’04 (Photography Coordinator and Writer), Garrett Riddle (Project Manager and Writer), Trisha Coder (Writer), Megan Jonas (Writer), Katie Lacayo ’19 (Writer), Anthony Davenport (Digital Media Specialist), Kathryn Wagner ’10 (Photographer), Nate Lewis ’11 (Videographer)

WHITWORTH TODAY whitworth.edu/whitworthtoday Fall 2019, Vol. 89, No. 2

CONTRIBUTORS Josh Cleveland ’01, Marina Gulova, Ashton Kittleman ’20, Taylor Meredith ’22, Erica Salkin, Gerald L. Sittser EDITORIAL BOARD Josh Cleveland ’01, Trisha Coder, Dale Hammond ’98, Nancy Hines, Haley Jacob, Heidi Jantz, Megan Jonas, Scott McQuilkin ’84, Greg Orwig ’91, Garrett Riddle, Julie Riddle ’92, Nicole Sheets, Matt Silvers, Elizabeth Strauch ’04, Shawn Washington ’04, Tad Wisenor ’89

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH US! Email us at today@whitworth. edu, or write us at Whitworth Today, University Marketing & Communications Office, Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne Road, Spokane, WA 99251.

ADMINISTRATION Beck A. Taylor (President), Scott McQuilkin ’84 (Vice President for Institutional Advancement), Nancy Hines (Associate Vice President of University Marketing & Communications)

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UNEXPECTED SETBACKS, NEW ROADS TO RUN President Beck A. Taylor and Whitworth trustees Jim Bennett ’89 and Dr. Jennifer Ratcliffe ’86 anticipate the start of the Phoenix half-marathon.

I remember dropping like a sack of potatoes… and the pain. After a lifetime of participating in various sports with no major injuries, my athletics career was rocked when I ruptured my Achilles tendon several years ago playing pickup basketball in Graves Gym. Doctors call it the “weekend warrior injury,” most common among men in their 40s who, in a futile effort to hold on to the vitality of their youth, suffer the ignominy and reality of age and decay. In one interrupted stride on the court, I went from being an 18-going-on-50-year-old gym rat to a decrepit, washed-up, wannabe athlete. Or so I thought. Was there really life after basketball? For me, running was never an option. Sports were about teams and community. Running seemed like self-imposed isolation. But with limited options for exercise after recovering from my injury, and not wanting to tempt fate again on the court, I reluctantly bought my first pair of running shoes and hit the road. I needed to find community and accountability in this otherwise lonely activity, so my friend and fellow Whitworth trustee Jim Bennett ’89 and I set an audacious goal of running a half-marathon (13.1 miles) together. As the miles racked up, I began to love the sport. I used the hours on the road by myself to think

about life, to pray for those I love, and to listen to the many books that had piled up on my desk. And runner’s high? Yep, that’s real. The endorphins were pumping. I now have several half-marathons under my belt. My runs are an integral part of my weekly rhythm. As my 50th birthday approached this past October, I set a goal of running a personal best time in an upcoming race. My training was intense and difficult, and I barely made it to the starting line due to nagging injuries. But as I crossed the finish line in record time, I was overcome with satisfaction and thanksgiving. I was reminded that when life dishes out unexpected setbacks, there are always new horizons to chase, new passions to discover, and new roads to run.

Beck A. Taylor, President

SCHOLARSHIPS MAKE

ALL THE DIFFERENCE Donors to The Campaign for Whitworth have responded to the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call for scholarship support as a top priority. The Whitworth Scholarship Fund (formerly The Whitworth Fund) provides more than $1 million in annual student aid. Generous alumni, parents and friends have also funded new endowments that will provide yearly scholarship support in perpetuity. Learn how you can fund a scholarship at whitworth.edu/endowedscholarships. Scholarships established since The Campaign for Whitworth began July 1, 2010

Endowed scholarships

Endowed scholarships still being funded

Annual scholarships funded by donors

These recent figures demonstrate the importance of scholarships in making a transformative Whitworth education accessible to students from all socioeconomic backgrounds.

471

$66,287,919

325

Scholarship awards funded by donors in 2018-19

Total amount of scholarships and grants awarded from all sources in 2018-19

Individual donor-established endowments held by Whitworth (264 of these fund scholarships)

FINANCIAL AID SUMMARY 2018-19

$33,133

$39,919

$55,316

AVERAGE FRESHMAN GIFT AID (SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS)

AVERAGE FRESHMAN FINANCIAL AID (ALL SOURCES)

COST OF TUITION, FEES, ROOM & BOARD

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

CAMPAIGN GIVING UPDATE | TOTAL: $127.8 MILLION

$29.3M

$35.6M

$38.3M

$24.6M

ENDOWMENTS

FACILITIES

PROGRAMS

BEQUESTS

Learn more about campaign projects at whitworth.edu/campaign.

academic minute

MARIA STRAIGHT ’21 MAJOR: PHYSICS

I am a Christian, and physics studies God’s creation. I really want to learn more about how everything works. I very much believe that science and faith are related. I chose to major in physics because I’ve always enjoyed math and science, and my grandpa is a nuclear physicist. He encouraged my interest in math and science. In high school, I was an Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholar. I took a NASA-based course and then attended a summer camp. We designed a human mission to Mars, and I got to go to the NASA Ames Research Center. I think it would be really cool to go to space as an astronaut. Going to space would be great, but I’m also interested in studying open-ended questions in physics, like “What is dark matter? How does it behave?” While aerospace engineering focuses on building rockets and going to space, astrophysics is more about understanding cosmology and how the universe developed to what it is today. I’m more interested in studying the science behind the universe and our place in it by working with simulation data and continuing with my research. Last summer I had a Research Experience for Undergraduates at University of Texas at Austin, where I worked with a professor and a postdoctoral student on a project about dark matter. The experience confirmed my interest in going to graduate school after college to continue doing astrophysics research. We think science has all the answers, but there’s actually so much that we don’t know, and that’s humbling. I think it really leaves room for God.

We beat on against the current

AN INTERVIEW BY JULIE RIDDLE ’92 Bob Woodward, associate editor of The Washington Post, has been called the best reporter of our time and likely the best reporter of all time. His résumé as an investigative journalist certainly supports these claims: He’s won two Pulitzer Prizes, for his coverage of Watergate and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and 13 of his 19 books have been No. 1 bestsellers. Prior to speaking at Whitworth’s fall President’s Leadership Forum, Woodward spoke with me for Whitworth Today.

Is it going to be a bumpy ride? Many times, certainly. But we need to be fortified. We have our procedures. It’s like when you go back and look at the Watergate coverage. It turns out that when you examine [our reporting] against the information that came out in Nixon’s tapes in the investigations, [our coverage] was a very conservative, cautious rendition. And I think we’re going to find that to be the case with President Trump. What was it that F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote? “We beat on against the current.”

JULIE RIDDLE: Former director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has said of you, “He has an extraordinary ability to get otherwise responsible adults to spill [their] guts to him...” What essential skills do young journalists today need to develop?

JR: You’ve been portrayed in four movies. Which movie got it right?

BOB WOODWARD: Patience. Second, patience. Third, patience! Do your homework, and go back to people many, many times. In my book on Trump (Fear: Trump in the White House), [there was] one person in his inner circle who I interviewed, and in the transcripts of the interviews, there are 110 pages. That’s a lot of interviewing, going back and back, trying to find out, to get notes and documentation.

BW: In All the President’s Men they got the sense of what reporting is like, particularly when you’re going up against the president of the United States with all of his powers, and how you go home many times with a lump in your stomach. You believe your sources, you’ve done as careful a job as possible, but you don’t have video or audio documentation of what you’ve presented. That is the balance of aggressiveness and caution that is required of journalism. Particularly when it involves high officials and the president.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

BY MEGAN JONAS Every weekend, Anne Wilcox gives herself an infusion of donated blood plasma to treat the immune disorder she’s had since birth. She usually schedules the treatment for Saturday because it can cause dramatic fatigue over the next day, and the Whitworth assistant professor of education needs her energy to teach. The first thing Wilcox does as she sits at her kitchen table and begins the hourlong process is pray for the donors. “Without the infusions, I wouldn’t have the stamina to teach and I wouldn’t have immune protection, so I’m always grateful for those who give blood plasma,” she says. “They’re giving me an opportunity to express my gifts and live a meaningful life.” At Whitworth, Wilcox’s gifts are on full display. She is the director of the English Language Learner Endorsement program, and she has been recognized for her innovative work in intercultural education. She has also formed rich relationships with students, mentoring several who are dealing with their own health challenges.

“When you have a chronic disability or illness and you speak to hope, it’s more powerful because you know what the hard days are like.” “I can be empathetic to what they’re going through but still provide some hope,” she says. “When you have a chronic disability or illness and you speak to hope, it’s more powerful because you know what the hard days are like.” Wilcox has experienced many hard days. For most of her life, she struggled with unexplained chronic infections. Constant illness prevented her from playing sports in her youth and forced her to take time off from college during both her undergraduate and graduate school years. “My desire to pursue academics often got interrupted by the condition, without anyone really knowing what it was,” Wilcox says. “The lack of a diagnosis was bewildering, and I blamed myself for not being strong enough to reach my dreams.” 10

Finally, new research led doctors to diagnose Wilcox at age 41 with common variable immune deficiency. While a healthy immune system functions as an army against infection, Wilcox jokes that hers “acts as a ‘welcome mat’ for infections.” Even though she finally had answers, insurance refused to cover treatment for many years. That changed after she was hospitalized with double pneumonia in 2013, early during her career at Whitworth. These days, with access to immune-boosting infusions called subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy, Wilcox rarely gets sick. Now in her 60s, she has surpassed the life expectancy she would have had without the treatment.

“I live on borrowed time, which makes me love each day, each family member, each opportunity to teach, and each student or colleague who crosses my path,” Wilcox says. “I really do wake up with a deep awareness that every day is a gift – and that Christ walks beside me in years I should never have had.” Fatigue is still a major challenge. Ambitious and extroverted, Wilcox wishes she could say yes to every professional and social opportunity. “Many times my determination exceeds my stamina, and I am forced to rest,” she says. “In my enthusiasm for life, I often forget to stop and rest.” Wilcox refers to her condition as an “unseen disability.” While her immediate colleagues know about it, she typically doesn’t tell others unless necessary. “People are usually surprised to find out what I live with because I don’t look like I’m sick,” she says. “It’s not something I like to lead with. I like to lead with who I am rather than the disease.” Last year, Wilcox began advising a student who has epilepsy, another unseen disability. Wilcox and elementary education major Savanna Clark ’22 met weekly for months before Wilcox shared her own story. Wilcox knew it was time after Clark had

a seizure and came to her, discouraged about her fatigue and wondering whether she could become a teacher. “It felt like it was important to say, ‘Guess what? I’ve got something too, and I’ve been able to teach all these years, so let me tell you about what I have to do to be healthy,’” Wilcox says. She reassured Clark that she was more than her disability, and that she has the resilience and determination teachers need. Clark says she feels blessed to have Wilcox as her advisor. “I’ve occasionally wondered if I’ll be hired,” Clark says. “She just turned that around for me and really answered that question, and I’m not discouraged anymore.” Now in her ninth year at Whitworth, Wilcox hopes to keep doing what she loves – teaching the next generation of teachers – but knows this calling is not a given. What she is certain of, and what she tells students like Clark, is that God has her life, and God is there in the things she can and can’t do. “Walking side by side with Christ is such a privilege and really does make a difference,” Wilcox says, “because I’m not in charge of this.”

Timeline: Adoption BY ELIZABETH STRAUCH ’04

As we pursue what matters to us, we often encounter false starts, failures, surprising shifts or unexpected obstacles. We may have to change plans, change our definition of success or adjust our expectations. In times of doubt and disappointment, we seek stories of those who have traveled a similar road. Alumni Jaime (Fangio) Stoess ’04 and Brian Stoess ’05 met at Whitworth, married in 2005, and planned to have a child by 2010. In 2013, when they realized pregnancy was not likely to happen naturally, they began looking into adoption. Their revised timeline lengthened, and came to include points of heartache, waning patience and moments of hope. As the late poet Mary Oliver wrote, “Things take the time they take.” This is the time – and the trials – it took the Stoesses to become a family of three.

Quotes excerpted from Jaime’s blog:

March 2013 “I’ve never, ever felt called to adoption. It’s never appealed to me. One day I realized that God was probably trying to change my heart, so I did the natural thing and got mad. ‘Why me?’ Adoption takes time to process. Right now I am feeling okay about it – some days I’m even excited by the thought.”

November 2014 Adoption agency chosen, paperwork begins.

January 2015 “I don’t really do resolutions, but I do try to pick a word or theme with which to frame the year. This year, I decided my theme is ‘Expect Miracles.’ I need to expect miracles and to ask, unabashedly, for what I want even if the end result isn’t how I wanted it. We have found a placement agency to work with and have begun to fill out the application. It’s very involved, very intrusive, and it makes me sweat (and whine), but it’s exciting to feel like we’re finally taking some tangible steps toward starting our family.”

March 2015 Adoption application mailed. 13

April 2015 Foster parent training (required in Colorado in order to adopt), CPR class and home study.

October 2015 Home study approved. Jaime and Brian await a placement. “It really does try one’s faith, hope and patience to feel like you are ‘expecting’ but not know when. The only analogy I have is that it feels like God is planning a surprise party for us. A party that will completely change the rhythm of our lives (and take away a lot of our sleep). But we only suspect he’s up to something and have no idea when, how or even if he’s going to do it.”

November 2015-November 2016 Still waiting.

December 2016 “As each month of 2016 passed with no progress or news of any kind, I became increasingly not okay with not being in control. I KNOW YOU KNOW MY PLAN, GOD. Why are you messing with me? This adoption process was planted in faith. Each time I felt like quitting, someone would contact me with words and prayers of encouragement. Those moments were everything to me.”

January 2017 After receiving no profiles from their adoption agency, Brian and Jaime open their adoption to include foster-to-adopt. They could be called any time to foster a child in need of a permanent home. “Right now the most challenging part of beginning this journey is that we can always say no. We have to make the hard choice; we have to intentionally choose yes. What if I say no too many times and miss out on the child God has chosen for us?”

June 2017 After making the painful decision to decline several foster placements, Brian and Jaime decide they are not ready to foster-to-adopt, and begin looking for a new adoption agency. “This journey has made Ephesians 1 so much more powerful. We’ve all been adopted as God’s children, without hesitation, including all of our failures, faults, diseases and sins. Having been asked to do the same for foster children, and failing, makes me realize all the more how incredible God’s love is.”

September 2017 The Stoesses select an adoption agency that specializes in domestic infant adoption. The application process starts all over again. 14

January 2018

March 30, 2019

The new agency approves the Stoesses, and they are placed on the list of waiting families.

“The person I was in March 2013 was mad about everything. She felt forced into adoption and didn’t want anything to do with a birth family. She wanted someone to give her a baby and she wanted to take that baby and pretend like she birthed it.

August 2018 Brian and Jaime are notified about a baby due soon, and they are selected to be the baby’s adoptive parents.

August 31, 2018 Baby Adley is born.

September 1, 2018

“I am continuously in awe at the gift Adley’s birthmother gave us; the weight of it hits me often and I cannot fathom how we get to be the recipients of that kind of bravery, love and sacrifice. I love Adley’s birth family and I want her to love them, too. They are the whole reason she exists, the whole reason I get to be a mom, and they love her so much; how can I not love them?”

The Stoesses bring Adley home.

March 15, 2019 Adley’s adoption is finalized.

How long did it take you to accomplish a goal? Your story might bring hope to fellow alums. Let us know at today@whitworth.edu for possible inclusion in our online feature. 15

A Faith Imperiled BY GERALD L. SITTSER PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY & SENIOR FELLOW OFFICE OF CHURCH ENGAGEMENT I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s. I remember how visible and influential Christianity was, especially mainline Christianity. It was the peak period of church life in America: big numbers, big budgets, big buildings and big influence. Since then the mainline church has declined precipitously, and so has the Catholic Church. Evangelical Christianity has now become the dominant religious force in the nation, though there are signs that it, too, will suffer decline, and for probably similar reasons. Though 26 percent of boomers identify as evangelical, only 8 percent of their children do, though these polls apply only to white Christians. They are the “nones” and “dones” in American society. The United States is not post-Christian. It would probably be better if it was, for that might create the conditions for a fresh start, like new growth after a forest fire. This country, however, has certainly become post-Christendom. Christianity is fast losing its place of cultural privilege and power.

“The American church needs to return to its first principles and rebuild its foundation, making disciples.”

The worst pathway for Christians to follow – but also the easiest and widest, as Jesus put it – is to strive to gain or maintain cultural privilege and power at the expense of faithfulness to the gospel, which inevitably leads to massive compromise. We already see ample evidence of this with the rise of white Christian nationalism, the popularity of the prosperity gospel, and the compelling power of social causes that, however just, can all too quickly replace Christianity, becoming their own secular religion. Christianity in America is imperiled because many Christians don’t know how to respond creatively to this new post-Christendom phase of Western history. It is at just this time that the church needs to rediscover its original message and pattern of life. Jesus provided a new way to life through his death and resurrection, and he modeled a new way of life too, which set in motion a movement that, though outside power for several centuries, changed the world. I write this not out of panic and despair but out of hope. Failure can lead to renewal and creativity. The American church needs to return to its first principles and rebuild its foundation, making disciples. The early Christian movement faced challenges far more difficult than ours. Yet it grew steadily for more than 260 years, until Constantine assumed the throne and set a trajectory for the gradual emergence of a cultural Christianity. If growth happened then, it can happen again.

My Reality with T1D BY TAYLOR MEREDITH ’22 ENGLISH MAJOR

I was 11 when I first grasped what Type 1 diabetes is. Distilled down, T1D is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body turns on itself, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. Since my diagnosis, I’ve given myself countless insulin injections and finger pricks and counted every carbohydrate I’ve eaten. For a long time, I struggled with whether I should get academic accommodations at Whitworth because of my T1D. Accommodations seemed weak to me. The first time I visited the Educational Support Services Office, I felt like I was fundamentally deficient. I’ve since realized that I couldn’t be more wrong (though I still have to remind myself that sometimes). Even though a formal letter of accommodations goes to each of my professors at the beginning of the term, I still tell them the basics, including that I’ll be using my phone to check my blood sugar (I’m not surfing Instagram – honest!). When I first talked to my

professors about T1D, I was incredibly nervous, and the discomfort of many of them was apparent, too. Being different can make people surprisingly uncomfortable around you. But I remember stepping out of class one day because my blood sugar was really low, and when I returned my professor said it was good I’d come back before he’d had to send someone out to find me. His simple acknowledgment normalized my reality with T1D. What’s most common, and most awkward, is when people pretend they don’t notice my continuous glucose alarms or that I’m nearly incoherent from low blood sugar. For the first several years after my diagnosis, I tried to hide my T1D; I went into the bathroom to test and to take injections. When I got my G6 continuous glucose monitor, I wore long-sleeved shirts to cover it. Over time, I decided that T1D is something I’m going to have until I die, so it’s silly to try to hide it. My diabetic alert dog, Liam, who alerts me to out-of-range or rapidly changing blood sugars, also helps me advocate. (Amazingly, he’s more accurate than any technology.) Since I stopped hiding my T1D, hundreds of people, diabetics and nondiabetics alike, have commented on my devices and on Liam, and many of the interactions are positive. It’s always wonderful when someone comes up to me at Whitworth and says, “I have the G6 too!” and points to the monitor under their shirt sleeve. That moment of relating to another student or faculty member is priceless, and it’s one reason why I now love proudly showing off my gadgets. 19

Artist

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soul BY TRISHA CODER

Artist and writer Makoto Fujimura, director of the Culture Care Initiative at Fuller Theological Seminary, visited Whitworth in October. He is a former presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts (2003-09), and his talent, passion and ability to translate beauty into a language of peace in intercultural dialogue have earned him the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top awards in art and literature. At Whitworth, Fujimura presented the homily in chapel, spoke with President Beck A. Taylor for the first video interview of Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new series Beck & Calling, spent time with Whitworth art students, and presented a lecture centered on the theme of his latest book, Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life. Fujimura reminded us that the world is a fractured place, but through cultural stewardship we can create healing. He urged anyone with a calling to create, whether through visual art, literature, music or other means, to find their passion and pursue it with their whole heart. See Taylor's video interview with Fujimura at whitworth.edu/beckandcalling.

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THE COOL FACTOR OF CRYSTALS BY TRISHA CODER Ask Drew Craddock ’21 what he did during his summer vacation, and his response will likely surprise (and impress) you. The chemistry major spent the summer manipulating molecules in Whitworth’s new crystallography center, the first of its kind in Spokane.

The center also supports a unique partnership between Whitworth and Eastern Washington and Gonzaga universities. Instead of sending samples out to determine the particular structure of a crystal, students can now do that work right in the center.

Craddock worked alongside Hugh W. Johnston Professor of Chemistry Kraig Wheeler, who spearheaded the quest to bring a single-crystal X-ray diffractometer to Whitworth.

Craddock, who plans to become a pediatric dentist, says crystallography research has implications for his future career.

The X-ray diffractometer can determine the molecular and atomic structure of a crystal, allowing scientists to identify matter like salt, quartz, insulin, penicillin and DNA. Chemists and other scientists are already using the equipment for drug delivery and to determine how viruses bind cells and cause infection. Such research may even one day yield a cure for the obstinate common cold. Whitworth purchased its diffractometer through grants from the National Science Foundation and the Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County. The crystallography center gives Whitworth chemistry students a significant advantage over their peers throughout the nation. “This equipment is not typically available to undergraduates,” Wheeler says. “It’s an opportunity to explore areas they’ve never dreamt of.”

“In the case of a chipped tooth, we now have ways to be able to put the chipped piece back on,” he says. “But it’s possible that this kind of research could allow us to have even better methods or find better materials that bind the tooth properly.” Along with majoring in chemistry, Craddock is pursuing minors in philosophy and theology. He says the bonds created at Whitworth between students and professors have helped him develop into a more virtuous person, and he’s now equipped to navigate the moral dilemmas that can arise in science. “When we get into scientific quandaries, I can step in and say, ‘Maybe this isn’t the healthiest thing for us to be doing,’” he says. “Having those critical conversations of ‘Why?’ instead of just ‘How?’ have been of utmost importance to me, and Whitworth does a phenomenal job of that.”

THIS RESEARCH MAY EVEN ONE DAY YIELD A CURE FOR THE OBSTINATE COMMON COLD.

sheds his wet coat

BY MEGAN JONAS Sather Gowdy ’11 stands in front of the stage at St. Charles School in Spokane as uniformed youngsters file in for an assembly. It’s the recent law school graduate’s day off from the public defender’s office, and he’s wearing a Heal Spokane logo shirt that incorporates his signature Afro. He had just spent a few minutes out on the playground getting in the zone for his second job. Although he has spoken to students more than 70 times, he still mentally prepares before sharing about his personal struggles and hopes for his community. “You guys like stories?” he asks the students. “I think the best ones are the true ones.”

In a single month in 2017, while he was a student at Gonzaga Law School, Gowdy experienced a string of events that sent him reeling. Two of his close friends died, he was injured in a car accident, and he went through a difficult breakup. “That month – just 15 to 20 days of awfulness – changed me completely,” Gowdy says. “It broke me down to the very core of who I was, and it was scary.” Gowdy remembers waking up each day wanting not to hurt – and hurting. Feeling like he didn’t matter. Too angry to go to class. Until one day, something changed. Gowdy’s elderly neighbor asked him to help unload her groceries, and she thanked him with a hug. As Gowdy returned home, he realized that for the 25

‘Even in your most broken, you have value.’ first time in months he didn’t feel angry. “When you’re so used to feeling awful, it’s like wearing a wet coat,” he says. “And for just a little bit, I wasn’t wearing that. I felt like maybe I had some value, some purpose.” Desperate to feel better and thinking helping others could be the key, Gowdy started doing one kind thing every day. He shoveled the sidewalks on his street, picked up trash, mowed his disabled neighbor’s lawn – acts of service that weren’t revolutionary but had important effects on Gowdy. Instead of waking up thinking, “Why is this happening to me?” he began thinking, “Who can I help today?” Gowdy, using the hashtag #HealSpokane, challenged others on social media to perform acts of kindness, and was soon contacted by the local news media. He agreed to tell his story, thinking it might help someone else. As more people got involved with Gowdy’s efforts, he decided to form an organization. With help from his law school, Heal Spokane was born. “I never thought I’d start a nonprofit,” Gowdy says. “That was never on my radar.” Heal Spokane’s mission is to help vulnerable and indigent populations. The organization hosts community service events, holds donation drives and works in schools. Gowdy says the talks he gives to students are crucial to changing the community. “If we can convince young people that helping others is worth their time in this world that’s telling them to just focus on you,

that’s actual, lasting change,” he says. Gowdy looks back on the hardship he endured and believes God had a reason for it. “In the Bible, you look at all the people that God uses, and they’re not the first-round draft picks. They’re the secondaries,” he says. “God reaffirmed that for me – that even in your most broken, you have value. That was a powerful lesson.”

Gowdy majored in sociology at Whitworth, where his roots run deep. His father is longtime Professor of English Leonard Oakland, and his grandmother is Professor Emeritus of Psychology Pat MacDonald. “Whitworth’s a part of my DNA,” he says. “Those values of loving God and loving humanity – using your mind but also not neglecting your heart. That’s a part of who I am.” At St. Charles, Gowdy ends his message to the students by issuing a call to action. “I challenge you to do something every day to help someone else,” he says. “Who can do that?” Their hands raise up. As Gowdy prepares to depart, a teacher asks him to wait for a surprise. Beaming eighth-graders walk in holding boxes of diapers for Heal Spokane’s baby supply drive. Although he still hurts sometimes, every day Gowdy feels a little better. He leaves the school, on this day, heartened that he and his community made a difference.

CLASS NOTES Let us know what you’re up to! Update us at whitworth.edu/alumniupdate, email us at alumni@whitworth.edu, or write us at Alumni & Parent Relations Office, Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne Road, Spokane, WA 99251. Submissions received March 1-Sept. 30 appear in the fall issue of Whitworth Today; submissions received Oct. 1-Feb. 28 appear in the spring issue.

2010s 2019 Chad Miller and Chloe Manning were married June 29. Lindsey Smith married Joe Spencer Aug. 4. Lindsey is the visit office program assistant in the office of admission at Gonzaga University. Megan Stewart works at Power Marketing Services Inc. and is earning a master’s degree in digital analytics from the University of North Texas. Taylor White married Michael Svetlichny June 21, 2017. Caleb Hughes and Sara Dawes ’18 were married on July 13, 2018. 2018 Reylene Abbott decided not to attend Harvard Law School. She is heavily involved in serving her community and was named a 2019 Idaho Business Review Women of the Year honoree. Devon Clements is the learning specialist at Studio 200, the writing center at Hastings College in Nebraska. He also works at a local craft brewery. Ibrahim Danladi married Felicity Jaramillo Nov. 3, 2018. Emily Derby married James McKinney July 8, 2018. Denin Koch is earning a master’s degree at Eastman School of Music; his musical analysis book was set for publication this fall, he teaches music, and he is writing the music for his debut album. Jason Markarian and Caitlin Wilhoite ’19 were married June 8. Andrew Adams and Katie McKay were married in August 2018. Katie completed an accelerated nursing program, and Drew is pursuing a physical therapy degree from Idaho State University. The couple live in Pocatello, Idaho. Sara (Stuhr) Schiberl married Cameron Schiberl in

2018. The couple moved to Okinawa, Japan, and Sara is pursuing a master’s in healthcare administration. 2017 Zachary Goold and Katelyn Granum ’18 were married May 26. Katelyn is enrolled in the Whitworth Master in Teaching Program. Caitlyn Heredia earned a master’s degree in kinesiology from California State University. She is pursuing a second master’s degree in Arizona. Wonbin Jung M.A. is earning a doctorate in family therapy after completing the marriage & family therapy program at Whitworth. 2016 Cassidy Baumgartner and Vince Peterson were married in Spokane July 21, 2018. They continue to live and work in Spokane and love being a part of the Whitworth family. Adam Blyckert and Kristin Bennett were married July 2. Jacqueline Brennan married Joseph Barajas Sept. 7. Sarah Gady married Christopher Castle; she is earning a Ph.D. in undergraduate mathematics education at Michigan State University. Megan John and Brandon Colwell were married in June 2018. Megan earned a master’s in occupational therapy and is an occupational therapist in Portland, Ore. Tyler McFarland hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017 and the Continental Divide Trail last summer. He is earning a master of arts in theology degree at Whitworth. Jenna Reardanz completed a master’s in developmental sciences at the University of Alabama and is working toward a Ph.D. Zachary Shuholm and Kendall Todd ’17 were married July 1, 2017. Kendall teaches

second grade in Wilsonville, Ore. 2015 Jordan Dale and Samantha Pridemore were married Sept. 22, 2018. Rebekah Miller earned a master’s degree in social work from Loyola University Chicago. She helps with administrative tasks at her church, and also develops the children’s and youth programs and partnerships with local homeless shelters. Elke Neuenschwander, M.D., is a first-year resident in family medicine at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Wheeler teaches high school social studies in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, after serving in the Peace Corps in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan. 2014 Courtney Bagdon married Ryan Cox Sept. 14, 2018. Karen (Angell) Sales MBA and William Sales MBA were married May 1, 2015. Kristin Santroch married Tim Ozimek July 22. Melissa Seiber is an analyst with the U.S. Air Force. 2013 LeAnn Fields is a client services coordinator with Goodale & Barbieri, which manages low-income apartment buildings. Brayden Hollis earned a Ph.D. in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a research computer scientist for the Air Force Research Laboratory. 2012 Rachel Busick and Winston Morrison were married March 3, 2018. Andrew Lewis graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary and works at Tierra Nueva, a Christian ministry in Burlington, Wash. Kacie (Thrift) Little 27

signed with a literary agent through Pinder Lane & Garon-Brooke Literary & Media Representation. 2011 Travis Niles is a doctoral candidate and research associate in New Testament at the University of Göttingen, Germany. 2010 Gordon Graves is the community employment coordinator for Healthcare for Homeless Veterans and is heavily involved in the Spokane community. Jacklyn Herzog celebrated two years clean and sober on April 9. She has held two jobs in management and is taking her second school with Youth with a Mission. Mollie (McComb) Horne built a business in marketing and communications for travel businesses. Francine Lamb earned a master of arts degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University. Giselle (Stone) Miller teaches K-12 art in Haines, Alaska. Michelle (Rush) Quigley opened an Etsy shop to share her sewing and quilting hobby. DEBUTS 2015 Declan, to Adam Wilks and Heather (Lenhardt) Wilks, June 17 2012 Anna, to Morgan (McQuilkin) Galle and Skyler Galle, Sept. 10, 2018

Enoch, Isaiah and Malachi, to Janell (Talbot) Lum and Joshua Lum, July 23, 2018 Beckett, to Madalyn (Heath) Manning and Justin Manning, Oct. 19, 2018 Melia, to Crystal Miller and Kelly Miller, March 3 2011 Elanor, to Linnea (Pearson) Wentworth and Todd Wentworth, July 26, 2018

Emma, to Hanna Winkelman, Aug. 1 2010 Breckyn, to Tory Bye and Tai Bye, May 29 2000s 2009 Anna (Collins-Wakeman) Baer MIT ’10 has taken a break from teaching high school art to work on her own painting. She lives in Heidelberg, Germany, with her husband, Dominik, and their child. Kamee (Blackburn) Bissell started a business as a life coach. 28

2008 Matthew Amble is a project manager at Boeing. Carrie Arnold and her husband, Mitchell Arnold, live in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. They own and operate Always Clean LLC. Patricia (Rizzo) Meredith’s short story Mary, Did You Know is slated for publication this fall in an anthology. She is pursuing publication of her first historical mystery novel, The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Taker. Matthew Park is the education director at Single Carrot Theatre Company. He earned an MFA in devised performance from the University of the Arts. 2007 Cory Bartlett M.Ed. earned a doctorate in education administration from Walden University. After teaching for 15 years, he opened Gigamedics, a computer services firm; he is also working to establish a STEM charter school. Marie Elliott published her second poetry collection, Immortal as Thor. Priscilla Fuentes relocated to Portland, Ore., and was promoted to chief administrative officer for the American Red Cross, serving Alaska, Oregon and southwest Washington. Megan (Doellefeld) Gibbs and her husband, Aaron Gibbs, are preparing to move to Slovakia to partner with the mission organization Josiah Venture. Bryan Stutz M.Ed. is a middle school principal in the Northshore School District in Washington state. 2006 Marcus Corder was licensed as the assistant pastor at Christ Community Fellowship Church in Walla Walla, Wash. Brian Frasier was named director of global compliance for RPM International Inc., which manufactures chemical products. Christopher Holmes is the John H. Stembler Jr. Scholar in Residence and director of biblical and theological education at First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Katie Orphan’s debut book, Read Me, Los Angeles, is slated for publication in March 2020. 2005 Serena (Lindquist) McPherson is a laboratory manager in the Analytics and Psychopharmacology Lab at the Washington State University College of Medicine. Katie (Brown) Puente transferred to the graduate studies department at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, where she is earning a master’s degree in bilingual/

ESL education. Chris Teal is co-director of the Institute for Creative Music at the University of Arkansas. He released an album with his group, The Chris Teal Trio, and launched the inaugural Fayetteville Jazz Festival. Kristina (Lundy) Weiss and James Weiss live in Spokane after 12 years in South Korea. Kristina is a primary ARNP for Atlas Health, and J.D. is the financial director for Landmark Turf and Native Seed. Dani (Dunn) Woolley married Bart Woolley in 2014. The couple have two children. Dani earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Weber State University and a master’s degree in social work from Utah State University. 2004 Melody Downie-Dack MIT ’05 participated in a mission trip to Cuba with Living Water World Missions; she is an administrative assistant for the organization. She lives with her family in Lemoore, Calif. 2003 Jacob Spaun and Krista (Shrader) Spaun ’05, MBA ’08, have been married 13 years and have two sons. Jacob is an oncology nurse at Evergreen Health in Kirkland, Wash. Krista is home with their children and hopes to start a furniture redesign business. 2001 Josh Cleveland owns and operates Spokane Garden Coach, a coaching, consulting and design business for gardeners. Brooke Evans completed a Ph.D. in social policy from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Sharon (Groh) Schmidt has worked with mentally ill, low-income patients for 14 years; she was recently licensed in social work. 2000 Lindee Treweek is a nurse and community health volunteer for Napa Emergency Women’s Services. She loves to garden and has attended the master gardener program at University of California, Davis. DEBUTS 2009 Siera, to Anna (Collins-Wakeman) Baer MIT ’10 and Dominik Baer, March 9

Easton, to Molly Enkema and Brad Alesi, April 6, 2018 Elinor, to Angela (Forney) Oswald and Drake Oswald, Jan. 15

Patience, to Charity (Purvis) Whitney and Ian Whitney, Feb. 1 2008 Marley, to Jalina (Acevedo) Zinn and Merrit Zinn, May 30

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2007 Lacee, to Lance Beck and Charlee Beck, May 18 2006 Cedar and Sage, to Hannah (Fischer) Azevedo and Perry Azevedo, July 5, 2018

Nolan, to Elizabeth Greene and Margie Scribner Greene, July 9 Bennett, to Alissa Kensok and Josiah Roloff ’15, March 12 2005 Milo, to Juliette (Todd) Piepenbring and Ben Piepenbring, June 28, 2018

Colton, to April (Brast) Smith and Travis Smith, July 3 Charlotte, to Tiffany (Bruce) Teal and Chris Teal, June 1, 2018 Camille, to James Weiss and Kristina (Lundy) Weiss, Feb. 10, 2016 2004 Rose, to Megan (Haley) Anderson and Michael Anderson, Nov. 1, 2018

Jameson, to Julie (Grubb) Mead and Matthew Mead, July 28, 2018 Sophia, to Megan (Lentz) Mesh and Brian Mesh, March 4 2003 Callie, to Jonelyn Langenstein and Kurt Maekawa, June 20

Adley, to Jaime (Fangio) Stoess and Brian Stoess ’05, Aug. 31, 2018 2001 Brigit, to Robert Rose and Sarah (Hickinbotham) Rose, Oct. 19, 2018 2000 Elija, to Danielle (Swift) Fish and Ryan Fish 1990s 1999 Joshua Moore is a renewal underwriter with Travelers Insurance; he also composes and produces professional music and videos. 1997 Emily (Nordhagen) Sandico is a technical editor for Oracle, a computer technology company, and she works as a veterinarian. She lives in

Nine years ago, Mike Dobie ’05 did the unexpected: He moved from the Pacific Northwest to China to teach outdoor education, explore and develop rock-climbing routes. After studying athletic training at Whitworth and starting to mountaineer in 2007 with friend Josh McDowell ’08, Dobie’s interest shifted to rock climbing, which quickly turned into a passion. “It doesn’t feel like work to me,” he says. “More like an art.” Dobie got his first taste of world travel through Whitworth’s Seminar in Sports Medicine program in Japan. “After that I knew I wanted to go international again,” he says. Once in China, Dobie soon heard about sandstone rock walls in the rural province of Yunnan. He headed for Liming, an area in Yunnan being developed for tourism. After receiving government permission allowing access for climbing, “it was full-on first ascents and exploration,” he says. Dobie began developing climbing routes and within a few years established Liming as an international climbing destination. “I see developing rock climbing in China as an opportunity and a service,” he says. “There is now a lot of opportunity for the Liming community to do business.” Dobie spends part of each year working as an athletic trainer at Boeing in Everett, Wash. The rest of the year he is creating and improving climbing routes in Liming. “The process of exploration and hard work and in the end watching another person enjoy the route is satisfying to me,” he says. “It contributes to something bigger than myself.” 29

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CONNECTION WE’RE TAKING CORE 250 ON THE ROAD! Celebrate 50 years of Core 250 along with beloved faculty members. Jan. 18: Honolulu; April 3: Portland, Ore.; April 18: San Diego and Denver; April 19: Huntington Beach, Calif., and Boise, Idaho; May 5: Seattle. Details at connect.whitworth.edu.

WHITWORTH’S 130TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES WILL TAKE PLACE MAY 16-17. Details at whitworth.edu/ commencement.

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Lynnwood, Wash., with her husband, Patrick, and her three stepchildren. Jennifer (Heaton) Tachell is a behavior intervention specialist with the West Ada School District and serves as a representative on the Idaho Governance Task Force on Children at Risk. Brandon Tanner started a YouTube channel, Virtual Eats Guru, to teach his kids about barbecue, social media, video editing, content creation, business and marketing. 1995 Bethany (Grout) Moser and her husband, John Moser, moved to rural Idaho to homestead and build a log home. They homeschool their eight children and are active in Standing Stone Ministry. 1993 Renee (Hensley) Brasher is a special education English teacher at Vanden High School in Fairfield, Calif. Nathan Whelham M.D. graduated from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine and is a resident in emergency medicine in Kalamazoo, Mich. 1992 Diane Hanson is interning at the Southern Arizona Psychology Internship Center, where she works with clients struggling with heroin and opioid addiction and mental illness. DEBUTS 1999 Jayden, to Jennifer (Ratcliff) Stueckle and Matthew Stueckle ’01, MAT ’11, March 3 1980s 1989 Juliane (Meagor) Brown launched a private practice in counseling/ psychotherapy after many years as a stay-at-home parent. She works with clients dealing with anxiety, depression and ADHD. Ronald Rupke is the deputy chief of administration for the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. 1988 Thomas Billger has worked for nearly 30 years with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. He is thankful for his Whitworth education and the opportunities it has brought. Jeanne Donais moved from Alaska to Montana

to teach. Kelly Henriksen was promoted to senior assistant attorney general in the Attorney General’s Office in Alaska. Scott Hudson retired after 37 years as a teacher, coach and administrator in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. 1987 April Burns retired early as an international flight attendant. She would love to get in touch with longtime friends. 1986 Jill Sem-Johnston completed a master’s of science degree in industrial hygiene from Montana Tech University and works for Washington River Protection Solutions at Hanford. 1985 Susan Bryant and her husband, John Paul Bryant, built a house near Ellensburg, Wash., where they have lived for 13 years after living in Europe for six years. The couple are busy raising their three kids. Jon Dyer is co-founder and president of 911 Pet Chip, which provides microchip identification for companion animals and lost pet recovery services. Margaret Fowler is an artist and her current project is an “art biography”; she has arranged her art from birth to the present in one piece, including from her time at Whitworth. Lori (Pickard) Zulz enjoys her two grandchildren, Theo and Rowen. 1983 Stephen Brown was appointed a judge with the Montana Water Court after practicing environmental and natural resource law for 25 years. Jarri (Hopkins) Hendrix has one child, Ekko Hendrix. Jarri is doing well recovering from an aneurysm stroke. Diane (Harrison) Holt retired after 17 years as a principal and three years as a leadership trainer and executive director. She gardens and makes artisan soaps and lotions in Maple Valley, Wash. Brian Larsen’s book, Archetypes and the Fourth Gospel: Literature and Theology in Conversation, was published by T & T Clark. He is an English professor at Simpson University in Redding, Calif. Robert Prichard retired after 35 years teaching at Riverside School District. He now enjoys traveling with his wife, DeAnna (Stohl) Prichard ’84, fishing, camping and volunteering in his grandchildren’s classrooms. Marlena Sessions is senior vice president for Grant Associates, New York.

ALUMNI PROFILE 1982 Lois (Collins) Droegemeier, after 16 years as a homeschool teacher and stayat-home mom, teaches English online to Chinese children, teaches piano lessons and repairs band instruments. Alice Hostetter M.Ed. ’86 retired as an organist and now substitutes at churches in her area. Kelly Purdek and her husband, Fred, returned to the U.S. in 2016 after serving as missionaries for 22 years in the Czech Republic. Kelly is now a chaplain at Methodist Hospital in Sacramento, Calif. Bill Williamson is the head pastor of Grace of Christ Church in Yakima, Wash. He and his wife, Debbie Williamson, welcomed their third grandchild. 1981 Robert Bracht and his wife, Dana Bracht, have two children and are moving forward in their careers. Robert is a selfemployed videographer, photographer and storyteller. Wayne Christensen moved to San Tan Valley, Ariz., after 30 years teaching in Washington; he teaches P.E. and coaches high school golf and track as well as K-8 football. Karl Renschler retired after 35 years with the State of Washington Office of Disability Determination Services. Randy Roorda retired after 30 years in education; he loved getting to know his students and watching them grow. He is also passionate about and involved in suicide prevention efforts. 1980 Anne (Washburn) Goddard lives in Santa Barbara County. She writes grants and manages grant plans for the county and private nonprofits, and she serves on a statewide hate crime prevention task force with the Department of Justice. Gary Paukert is vice president of geosciences at Canadian International Energy Corp. Kristen Thompson retired after 17 years as a circuit court judge in Washington County, Ore. She continues to serve as a senior judge and private mediator. 1970s 1978 Karen (Blair) Irwin moved back to the Pacific Northwest and started a job in Milwaukie, Ore., to be closer to her granddaughter who was born in 2017. 1977 Rondi (Snelling) Downs manages four libraries in the Yakima Valley Libraries district. She enjoys the challenges of

BEV (ANDERSON) WASHBURN

In the years following the Whitworth Pirates’ 1960 NAIA National Baseball Tournament win, teammates have gathered seven times to commemorate their historic title run. Bev (Anderson) Washburn ’61 has played a central role in organizing each of those reunions. Bev is married to standout Pirates pitcher Ray Washburn ’60, a Whitworth Heritage Hall of Fame member who pitched in the major leagues from 1961-70. “She is the glue of the group,” says Whitworth Vice President for Institutional Advancement Scott McQuilkin ’84. Most recently, Washburn spearheaded the team’s gathering at Whitworth in October to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the university’s first and only national athletics championship. Washburn, a retired adolescent substance abuse counselor, says she hopes she’s helped preserve memories of the 1960 team. “It was pretty special,” she says of the historic season. “I just don’t want the school to forget what that was.” Among the most memorable reunions over the years, Washburn says, is the five-year gathering, when former teammates pitched in to buy legendary coach Paul Merkel ’44 his first television set. Washburn also recalls a less fun but equally indelible time in 1980, when a preparatory reunion trip coincided with the eruption of Mount St. Helens, leaving Washburn and her longtime friend Jan (Everson) Rieger ’61 stranded in Ritzville for five days. Through six eventful decades, the connections between the teammates and their families have endured. “We appreciate it more and more as we get older,” Washburn says. “We are bound by history.” 31

strategic planning and supporting her staff. Marguerite (Fitzsimmons) Green lost her daughter to pancreatic cancer in 2014. She is author of the book Come, Walk with Me: A Mother’s Journey through Grief. Marilyn (Cole) Hann is a hospice nurse. She has four grown children, including Brian Hann ’19, and two grandchildren. 1976 Julie (Johnson) Custer retired from teaching and is now a substitute library specialist. Barbara (Condit) Krabacher is a preschool teacher at Mission Hills Early Learning Center in Littleton, Colo. Christina (Hein) Morris and Scott Morris ’77 retired in January 2018 and divide their time between their grandchildren in Vancouver, Wash., and their grandchildren in Dover, N.H. Janey (DeWitt) Redinger works with New Horizons. 1975 Carolyn (Curley) McNeil retired after 40 years of teaching in the Grand Coulee School District. Her husband, John McNeil, passed away from cancer in April. Margaret (Copple) Venemon retired from Pierce County Library after 40 years in the public library field. She is involved with her church and with pet therapy work, visiting nursing homes and schools. JoAnn (Fernandes) Yamaguchi retired after 27 years as an elementary school teacher in Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i. She has two children and two grandchildren. 1974 The Rev. Sylvia (Carson) Dilworth and the Rev. John Dilworth ’75 have been serving with Africa Inland Mission for three years, teaching pastors and being pastors to missionaries. Scott Nelson celebrated 30 years as the organist/choirmaster at All Saints Episcopal Church in Sacramento, Calif.; he continues to do pipe organ maintenance, tuning and relocations. David Votaw retired from full-time ministry in the Presbyterian Church. He and his wife, Cheryl (McPherson) Votaw ’75, now enjoy time with their children and grandchildren. 1973 Michelle (Curley) Twohig creates art featuring nature and horses. She has shared her children’s book, The Artful Dodger: The Way He Sees His World, with middle school classes to encourage creative writing.

1971 Dave Holden retired from Veterans Affairs in 2004 and moved to Deming, N.M., to be closer to his mother. 1970 Carol Bryan M.A. ’83 retired after teaching 36 years in Spokane. She now implements practices of Buddhism and nonviolent communication to help build community and bridge division. Lillian (Fahner) Dorman retired from education. She cared for her husband, Ted Dorman, until he passed away March 28, 2017, from Alzheimer’s disease. Lillian is thankful for the Whitworth community’s support during this journey. Catherine (Hager) Graville moved to Vancouver, Wash., to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law. Barbara (Baird) MacIntyre and her business, Kitsap Weaving School, moved to Oregon. Florence Petherama lives in Auburn, Wash., where she continues to write; she recently published her third children’s book. Linda (Graham) Stevens and her husband, Dean Stevens, have been married 47 years. Linda teaches a precept Bible study and enjoys sewing and selling crafts. 1960s 1967 Peggy Singleton is a retired high school English teacher. She enjoys volunteering in her granddaughter’s school, reading, writing, and living on a vineyard in northern California after five wonderful years on Maui. 1966 Gilbert Gates retired after teaching 38 years in Spokane’s Mead School District. 1965 Bill Von Heeder and Jane (Fry) Von Heeder enjoy travel in their truck and fifth wheel. They recently visited cousins in Nebraska and South Dakota. 1964 Dodie (Vogler) Argast retired from teaching and spends her time as a church volunteer, with women’s groups, walking at the marina, sailing with her husband, Terry Argast ’67, traveling, and visiting her family. Karen Collins was celebrated as the Honorary Mayor of Sonoma, Calif., for her contributions to the welfare of the city. Judith Sanderman and her late husband, Dennis Wilkins, established Project Ethiopia to empower Ethiopians to implement and sustain improvements in

their communities. Judith continues her work with Project Ethiopia and travels in retirement. 1960 Jan (Lamott) Adams and Samuel Adams ’61 are retired from ministry in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and have settled in Loveland, Colo. Lola (Anderson) Blackwell married Ken Wegman in 2017. JoAnne (Greene) French’s book Petals upon My Path is slated for publication before Christmas; her previous works include My Leis upon the Water and My String of Pearls. Maralyn (Dover) Killorn volunteers with Wycliffe Associates at sites around the world; she currently volunteers in Yakima, Wash. 1950s 1959 Janeth (Park) Childers retired after 27 years with Rockwood Clinic. She and her husband, Elvin Childers, moved to Jellico, Tenn., to help with their grandchildren. 1957 David Reed is the proud grandfather of current student Natalie Nelson ’22. 1955 Marian (Davis) Johnson and William Johnson ’65 minister to senior adults in their home church. 1954 Joyce (Dudeck) Beeksma is proud that all six of her grandsons graduated from Whitworth. 1950 Georgene (Summerson) Patten’s granddaughter was married in Illinois; the Rev. Scott Matheney ’75 officiated the wedding.

IN MEMORIAM Obituaries received March 1-Sept. 30 appear in the fall issue of Whitworth Today; obituaries received Oct. 1-Feb. 28 appear in the spring issue. Bolded names without class years indicate those who attended Whitworth but did not graduate.

2010s Madison Armendariz ’20, of Turlock, Calif., died Sept. 14 due to complications from cancer treatment. Maddie was a sociology major with a love for life and conversation. Her big smile and joyful spirit were wellknown on campus and are deeply missed. Charlene Jackson ’22, of Spokane, died July 29. She was a psychology and health science double major and was passionate about changing the world. She also was an artist and golfer. Her presence and light on campus are deeply missed.

2000s Joseph Feryn M.Ed. ’06, of Spokane, died July 5. Survivors include his wife, Angela (Dudley) Feryn ’97.

1990s Brian Bischoff ’92 died April 18. Debra Pankey ’92, MAT ’97, of Spokane, died Sept. 18. Laurie (Hydorn) Skouge ’95 died Sept. 21. Survivors include her husband, Robin Skouge.

1980s Kenneth Brown ’81 died June 10. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Brown. Margaret McGilvray M.Ed. ’81, of Annapolis, Md., died Jan. 29. Randy Burkhart ’84, of Spokane, died May 19. Survivors include his wife, Delon (Leighton) Burkhart ’85, sister Deborah (Burkhart) Peterson ’87, M.Ed. ’95, brother Richard Burkhart ’93, and nephews Daniel Johnson ’18 and Andrew Johnson ’20. Sylvia Richards MAT ’85, of Newport, Wash., died July 15. Survivors include her husband, Leonel Galaviz, her son Thomas Foster ’94, and her daughter Janet (Foster) Smithson ’00. Kathleen (Sorensen) Tanksley ’85, of Spokane, died Aug. 15. Survivors include her husband, Adam. Devearl Brown ’86, of Spokane, died May 27. Lorrie (Krahn) Bell ’87, MAT ’93, of Davenport, Wash., died July 25. Survivors include her husband, Dave Bell.

1970s Janet (Arnold) Adams ’70, of Boise, Idaho, died May 1. Survivors include her husband, Keith Adams ’69, and her daughter Kimra (Adams) Parsons

’98. Steve Whitehead ’70, of Spokane, died April 4. Carol (Franz) Mountain, of Street, England, died June 19. Survivors include her husband, Harry Mountain, and her niece Aubrey Rogers ’16. Frances Gorton ’72, of Spokane, died July 9. H. Peter Carstensen III ’73, of Almira, Wash., died Feb. 28. Survivors include his wife, Darcy Carstensen, and his children Jody (Carstensen) Schmidt ’93, MIT ’97, and Henry Carstensen. Pat Manners ’73, of Spokane, died July 9. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Manners. Beverly Crandall M.Ed. ’73, of Spokane, died May 19. Survivors include her daughter Pamela (Crandall) Aden ’80, M.Ed. ’88. Anthony Bamonte ’74, of Spokane, died July 11. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Bamonte. Ross Davenport ’74, of Spokane, died March 10. Survivors include his wife, Arleen Davenport. Patricia (Hobbs) Aijian, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, died Aug. 19. Survivors include her husband, Philip Aijian ’77, and her daughters Meri (Aijian) Keller ’02 and Christine (Aijian) McCann ’03. Scott Richner ’75, of Spokane Valley, Wash., died June 26. Survivors include his sister Joanna (Richner) Ellison ’70. Nina (Millen) Cumming M.A. ’76 died April 2. Elizabeth (Murphy) Helberg M.Ed. ’76, of Bigfork, Mont., died March 14. Survivors include her husband, Gene Helberg. Mark Helt M.Ed. ’77, of Colville, Wash., died April 22. Survivors include his wife, Dolly Helt. Lindy Newell M.A. ’79 died May 12.

1960s John Nugent M.Ed. ’62, of Spokane, died May 3. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Nugent. The Rev. Tucker Thompson ’62, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., died March 15. Survivors include his wife, Pamela Thompson. Thelma Bayne, of Prosser, Wash., died Sept. 18, 2017. Survivors include her husband, David Bayne ’62, and her daughter, Suzanne (Bayne) Colgren. Robert Borchers, of Spokane, died Jan. 15, 2017. Walter (Spike) Grosvenor died Sept. 16. Survivors include his wife, Erlene (Eastgard) Grosvenor ’63, and his daughter Heidi (Grosvenor) Hudnut ’94. See obituary on P. 36. Roger Records ’63, of Kent, Wash., died June 3. Survivors include his wife, Carol (Eyestone) Records ’64. Jerry Reeves ’63, of Seattle, died Jan. 24. Survivors include his wife, Karel Reeves, and his brother Danny Reeves ’72. Ronald Weller died April 11. Bernice (Lampert) Ent M.Ed. ’64, of Spokane, died Aug. 5. Sandra Chow ’66, of Prince George, British Columbia, died Feb. 27. Suzanne (Roby) Jahns died July 8. Survivors include her husband, Karl Jahns ’69. Richard Langford ’67, of Seattle, died Dec. 17, 2018. James Ross M.Ed. ’67, of Spokane, died July 25.

1950s Mary (Wetzel) Baskett, of North Admiral, Wash., died July 13. Georgetta (Kenoyer) Nupen ’50, of Lynnwood, Wash., died March 22. Survivors include her sister L. Vivian (Kenoyer) Gardner and her granddaughter Kari Nupen ’07. Ruth (Edson) Proctor ’50, of Yuba City, Calif., died Aug. 31. George Ellis ’51 died March 18. Survivors include his wife, Karen Ellis. Helen (Dunlap) Rasp, of Riverside, Calif., died Feb. 5. James “Pat” Evans ’52 died July 22. See obituary on P. 34. Shirley Bowie died April 13. Survivors include her husband, Frank Bowie. Howard Moneymaker ’53 died May 14. Loretta Ames ’54 died April 3. Edna (Rasmussen) Hollingsworth ’54, of Santa Barbara, Calif., died Aug. 2. Lee Holum ’54, of Tacoma, Wash., died March 12. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Holum. Beatrice Polinsky ’54, of Bellevue, Wash., died March 11. Survivors include her husband, Don Polinsky. George Weber ’54, of Spokane, died June 29. See obituary on P. 35. Maurice Legare ’55, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died July 15. Survivors include his wife, Ann Legare. Capt. William “Bud” Pocklington ’55, of San Diego, died Feb. 22. Survivors include his wife, Bess Pocklington. Connie (Hilt) Squires ’55, of Lynden, Wash., died June 25. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daryl Squires ’58, who died on May 31. See obituary on P. 37. Bob Bradner ’56 died July 12. Survivors include his wife, Janice Bradner, and his brother Denton Bradner ’57. Dwight Cameron ’56, of Portland, Ore., died March 7. Joyce (Ellis) Clydesdale ’58, of Castro Valley, Calif., died March 3. Robert Rigstad ’59, of Salt Lake City, died June 30. Survivors include his wife, Anita Rigstad ’60, and his son Peter Rigstad ’85.

1940s Ruth (Baldwin) Wegeleben ’43, of Yakima, Wash., died July 8. Ruth (Jaqua) Madeira ’48, of Penney Farms, Fla., died March 24. Margaret (Morrill) Pontius ’48 died Sept. 11. Survivors include her daughters Linda (Pontius) Olson ’75 and Kristina (Pontius) Bossingham. Donald Howell ’49, of Aberdeen, Wash., died Aug. 29. Survivors include his wife, Leona (Leonard) Howell ’54. Marian (Venn) Klefstad ’49, died June 22.

IN MEMORIAM

JAMES “PAT” EVANS Dr. James “Pat” Evans ’52, the namesake of Whitworth’s athletic training center, died July 22 in Dallas. He was 88. Pat grew up in Texas and participated in Young Life. He attended Whitworth on a football scholarship and earned a degree in physical education; he later studied physical therapy at Grady Vaughn School. After working as a physical therapist for Baylor Hospital, he received his M.D. from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Pat went on to serve as a team physician for the NFL Dallas Cowboys and the NBA Dallas Mavericks, and he treated countless rodeo cowboys. He was a national pioneer in developing sports medicine as a practice, and he founded the Justin Sportsmedicine Program, the first organization to provide medical care to rodeo cowboys. He was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2002 and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2004. Throughout his career, Pat served with Christ-like compassion and love for others. Through a significant gift Pat made to Whitworth, the university opened the Dr. James P. Evans Athletic Training Center, which includes modern therapeutic modalities, a hydrotherapy center and a functional rehabilitation center. Pat is survived by two sons.

JACK BILLS Trustee Emeritus Jack C. Bills died April 9 in Wenatchee, Wash. He was 92. During World War II, Jack served in the Air Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps. After the war, he moved to Wenatchee, Wash., and married Mary Finnigan in 1946. He began a 30-year career with Wenatchee Paint and Glass, starting as a stock boy and janitor; he eventually became president of the corporation. Jack was a longtime member and elder of First Presbyterian Church of Wenatchee. In his service as a Whitworth trustee, from 1967-88, he provided wisdom, guidance and support to the institution. He chaired the finance committee and was a member of the executive and development committees. Jack is survived by his daughter, Nancy Salisbury; two grandsons; and one great-grandson.

GEORGE WEBER Professor Emeritus of Business & Accounting George E. Weber ’54 died June 29 in Spokane. He was 87. He majored in economics at Whitworth and received a fellowship to Harvard’s Graduate School of Business Administration, earning his MBA in 1956. George taught part time at Whitworth before joining the faculty in 1965; across more than three decades of teaching, he integrated business ethics into all of his courses. George earned his CPA certification and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Gonzaga University. He started the Pavilion Pool Co. in 1966 and was known to some of his students as “the swimming-pool baron,” a title that reflected his entrepreneurial endeavors. A founding elder of Faith Bible Church, George described himself as a Christian giver and worker. When he retired from Whitworth in 1999, he held the longest tenure of a professor in the history of the institution up until that time. He is survived by his wife, Dorine Weber; five children, including Kathleen Deibler ’74, Colleen Hanenburg, Shari Anderson ’81, Paul Weber, and Daniel Weber ’90 and his wife, Kyrsten Weber ’93; 14 grandchildren, including A.J. Hanenburg ’07 and Leah Hanenburg ’10; and 18 great-grandchildren.

PATRICK VAN INWEGEN

Associate Professor of Political Science Patrick Van Inwegen died from cancer on June 26 in Spokane. He was 45. Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Patrick loved the outdoors, earning the rank of Eagle Scout in high school. After earning his undergraduate degree from Gonzaga University, he received his Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago. He took an adjunct position at University of Puget Sound in 2004. One year later, he and his family moved to Spokane, where he began his 14-year teaching career at Whitworth. Patrick’s areas of expertise included international politics, environmental studies and peace studies. He developed and led a study abroad program centered on peace and conflict, guiding students on trips to Ireland, Great Britain, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Cuba. In reflecting on his teaching, Patrick once noted, “My role as an educator is so important because education is the best weapon to combat injustices. If we want to end poverty, racism, sexism, etc., in a systematic way, education is the best first step.” Professor of Political Science Julia Stronks says Patrick was smart, committed, gentle and firm at the same time. “He was unflappable but also a consistent voice encouraging everyone to use fewer natural resources, to conserve more, to love God’s creation and to love others in God’s world.” Patrick’s survivors include his wife, Victoria Van Inwegen, and two children. An endowed scholarship has been established at Whitworth University in Patrick’s honor. To make a gift, visit connect.whitworth.edu/vaninwegenschol.

WALTER “SPIKE” GROSVENOR

CALVIN “CAL” RIEMCKE Calvin “Cal” Riemcke, a former Whitworth basketball coach, golf coach, athletics director and professor of physical education, died March 26 in Spokane. He was 92. Cal was born in Yakima, Wash. While attending the University of California, Berkley, he played football for two years and basketball for three; he was on the team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 1946. Cal joined the Whitworth faculty in 1969, serving in a variety of coaching, teaching and administrative capacities within the athletics department. Cal compiled an 84-98 record during his seven years of coaching at Whitworth and a 384-292 record across 26 years of coaching. Dave Tikker ’76, who played for the last Whitworth team Cal coached, told The Spokesman-Review, “Coach definitely left his mark. It may not be seen just in wins and losses, but it is in the lives of his players.” Cal is survived by his wife, Eileen Riemcke; three children; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Professor Emeritus of Art Walter B. “Spike” Grosvenor ’63 died Sept. 16 in Bothell, Wash. He was 81. After serving in the U.S. Army, Spike enrolled at Whitworth, where he majored in art. He competed in club soccer and varsity baseball, and was a pitcher on the 1960 NAIA National Championship-winning baseball team. After graduating, Spike launched the art program at Issaquah High School, and he earned an M.A. in art education at the University of Washington. Spike returned to Whitworth as a professor and coach, teaching art from 1968-99, coaching baseball in 1972 and again from 1975-77, and founding and then coaching varsity soccer for two seasons. He also established the leaded glass program in the art department. Spike’s creativity and skill contributed greatly to the university community. In 1999, he created the focal point of the campus dining hall: a stunning, 20-foot stained-glass window he titled Glory of God. Spike was also commissioned to create the sanctuary windows for Millwood Presbyterian Church. He had grown up next to the church and shattered one of its windows 45 years earlier in a game of stickball. He collaborated on the stained-glass project with his former student Susan Kim ’89, owner of Reflections Stained Glass. Kim welcomed the opportunity to work with her mentor. “He’s one of a couple really influential people in my life,” Kim said in a 2005 interview. “He not only taught me to do stained glass, but the way he treats his students, cares about people – that’s the way I treat my customers.” Spike is survived by his wife, Erlene (Eastgard) Grosvenor ’63; three children including Heidi (Grosvenor) Hudnut ’94; and five grandchildren.

BENJAMIN “BEN” FRANKLIN MOSS III

Nationally renowned landscape painter Benjamin “Ben” Franklin Moss ’59 died Aug. 9 in Spokane. He was 83. Ben grew up in both Devon, Pa., and Huntington, N.Y. After receiving his degree in art from Whitworth, he earned an MFA from Boston University. Ben taught as an adjunct painting and drawing instructor at Gonzaga University and later directed the MFA and Visiting Critics program at Fort Wright College. He was a founder and acting dean of the Spokane Studio School, a nonprofit that provided art education. Whitworth Professor of Art Gordon Wilson cofounded the studio school with Ben and others, and he studied under Ben in graduate school. Wilson recalls how Ben was teaching a class one

day and began describing his vision for their drawings. “In the middle of his explanation,” Gordon says, “a crow flew through an open window and into [the] blinds, taking everyone by surprise. Ben quickly said, ‘That’s what I want to see in your drawings.’” Ben went on to teach at the University of Iowa and at Dartmouth College, where he served as the George Frederick Jewett Professor of Studio Art. His work has been shown in more than 60 solo exhibits and 360 group exhibits, and he received numerous honors and awards. In 2018, Ben and his wife, Jean (Russel) Moss ’59, donated to Whitworth 278 of Ben’s paintings valued at about $1.3 million. Ben is survived by his wife, two children and a sister.

WHITWORTH STAFF

BONNIE KINKEL, department secretary for chemistry, biology and physics from 1979-96, died June 15 in Spokane.

DARYL SQUIRES ’58, Whitworth’s football coach from 1977-80 and interim coach in 1994, died May 31 in Lynden, Wash. He was 85.

JOANNA SCOTT, supervisor of student accounting services from 1990-2016, died Aug. 18 in Spokane. She was 72.

GEORGENE WINNIFORD, who served in several roles including director of the Whitworth Health Center from 1963-85, died Sept. 28 in Spokane. She was 95. 37

2019

ALUMNI AWARD HONOREES

Our award recipients share what they hope is the legacy of their life’s calling. Clockwise, from top left. MIND & HEART AWARD Dave Vaughn ’77 | Retired Educator and Coach “I hope people, especially the students I worked with as a counselor and coach, saw a Christ-follower who lived with purpose, peace, enthusiasm and joy. I prayed often about wanting to make a positive impact for the God I love and serve.”

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Edker Matthews ’65 | Retired Educator “I hope my legacy would be anchored in the hearts of those with whom I’ve come in contact. Whether they are family members, students, fellow educators, friends or other individuals, I hope their memories of our interactions include: Edker knows how to listen, he is very present, he is inclusive, and he is supportive.”

EMERGING LEADER AWARD Molly Hough ’13 | Commercial, Labor &

Employment, and Consumer Litigation Attorney “I want to be known as a woman who not only lived a life reflective of hope and fierce love for God, but who also disrupted structures of inequality through being a generous advocate that gave power and love to those who were told they cannot get them or were not worthy of them. And that I was faithful to the strengths God gave me.”

SERVICE TO WHITWORTH AWARD Peter Enkema ’69 | Real Estate Agent “It is my mission field every day to help and serve others. I encourage a positive attitude and actively participating in life. I believe in being passionate and intentional about life and supporting endeavors that help others achieve and be successful.”

See a compilation video about the 2019 Alumni Award honorees at whitworth.edu/2019alumniawards.

How to Connect Through Cultural Discomfort BY ÁNGELES GONZÁLEZ-ALLER Associate Professor of World Languages & Cultures Some of the most significant learning experiences I’ve had occurred when I found myself in completely unfamiliar situations, both in other countries and in diverse settings here in the United States. Although being in new situations may bring confusion and anxiety, these experiences also bring increased curiosity, humility, and a whole lot of perspective.

Start with humility : Engage with diverse cultures and

To put it bluntly, being in unfamiliar situations has a way of putting us in our place. It’s as if we suddenly realize our default settings have been skewed all along. When I’m surrounded by “strangers” who speak different languages or have different ways of going about their lives, I am reminded of my need, and our need, to learn more about each other.

Travel to a different culture or spend time with

To engage with diverse cultures and people in meaningful ways, consider the following:

people for the sake of learning and understanding. This clears a path to meaningful relationships, as it allows others to feel heard and recognized.

Let go of stereotypes – they just don’t apply anymore

(and never really did). Be aware of your own assumptions, and remember that assumptions are just that: something we accept as true, yet without proof. others from diverse backgrounds. Pay attention to your reactions, as these may reveal new information about yourself. Force yourself to experience culture shock; each of us needs to be the stranger once in a while. Placing ourselves in unfamiliar situations brings discomfort by forcing us to recognize how much we really do not know. But remember what awaits on the other side of that discomfort: increased mutual understanding and meaningful relationships with others we may never have otherwise known.

Como conectar con otros por medio de inquetudes culturales Los momentos de aprendizaje más significativos que he experimentado en la vida han ocurrido al encontrarme en situaciones completamente desconocidas, tanto en otros países como en entornos diversos aquí en los Estados Unidos. Aunque situaciones ajenas nos pueden causar confusión y ansiedad, estas experiencias también nos brindan curiosidad, humildad, y muchísima perspectiva. Hablando claro, encontrarnos en situaciones ajenas suele ponernos en nuestro lugar. Es como si de repente nos diéramos cuenta de que nuestra configuración personal llevaba tiempo desequilibrada. Es cuando me encuentro rodeada de “extranjeros,” que me doy cuenta de lo mucho que en realidad no sabemos el uno del otro. Para acercarse de manera significativa a culturas y personas diversas, considere lo siguiente:

Empiece por la humildad ; cuando se acerque a culturas y personas diversas, hágalo para aprender y entender. Esto prepara el camino para una relación valiosa, ya que permite que otros se sientan escuchados y reconocidos.

Deshágase de los estereotipos ; a fin de cuentas,

simplemente no aplican (nunca lo hicieron). Sea consciente de sus propias suposiciones y recuerde que una suposición es simplemente eso – algo que aceptamos como cierto, pero sin pruebas.

Viaje a otra cultura o pase tiempo con personas

de diversos trasfondos culturales. Preste atención a sus reacciones. Puede que estas le proporcionen información nueva sobre su persona. Oblíguese a atravesar un choque cultural – a todos nos viene bien ser el desconocido de vez en cuando. Estar en situaciones ajenas trae inquietud, ya que nos recuerda lo mucho que no sabemos. Aun así, recuerde lo que nos espera al otro lado de esa inquietud: un mejor entendimiento mutuo y relaciones valiosas con otras personas que, de otra manera, no hubiésemos conocido. 39

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