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The Pulse of a Pioneer 3 Taylor
In the two decades since he performed the first human-to- human heart transplant, Dr. Christiaan Barnard has University Magazine tallied immeasurable experience and insight; he relates
the changes in his life over the past 20 years and discusses the state of the heart. Summer, 1987 Joy and Celebration 6 During a two-day visit to Taylor University, Dr. Editor: Kurt E. Bullock '81 Christiaan Barnard lectured to pre-med students, chatted with reporters, dined with area medical experts, and Class News: Betty Freese shared with a campus-wide audience his views on the
value of life - quality is more important than quantity. Photography: Jim Garringer, Kurt Bullock A Change of Heart 8 Darkroom Tech: Jim Garringer A Taylor University student reports on his father's heart transplant of a year ago, the struggles and setbacks he has faced in his recupera Hon, and the power of love and faith Taylor University in their family that gives them strength to face each new Dr. Jay L. Kesler, President
trial. Dr. Daryl R. Yost, Provost
37! 10 But I'm Only Board of Trustees Connie Griffin had a husband, three children - and a heart 1986-87 Officers defect requiring immediate and risky open-heart surgery; Carl W. Hassel '50, Chairman pain and suffering became her two closest companions, but Ted Brolund, Vice Chairman through this "quiet " time, she came to understand why God R. David Boyer '61, Secretary struggle. allows His people to Robert C. Gilkison '57, Treasurer
Fitness /Wellness: The Christian's Response 13 National Alumni Council Taylor University's approach to whole-person education 1986-87 Officers now includes a Fitness for Life course required of every Wendell C. True '56, President student; a commitment to well-being makes sense for all Michael May '75, President Elect people, but it 's more than that for the Christian — it's a JoAnne Powell '72, Recording responsibility. Secretary Robert C. Larsen '63, Past President
News Items Taylor University Magazine is pub- lished three times a year for alumni, parents of current students, faculty, staff, students and friends of Taylor Engstrom presents grads with 21st-century challenge 16 University. Send correspondence to Editor, Taylor University Magazine, Administration Building, West Whippling up cell biology research at Taylor University 18 Reade Avenue, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana 46989. Jenkinson concludes his year as president of the NAIA 20
Chairman named, four trustees added to Taylor's board 21 Taylor University complies with all federal and state nondiscrimination laws. Taylor University is an equal-opportunity institution. Class News, plus weddings, births, deaths, global Taylor 24 Direct inquiries to the Office of the President, Taylor University, Upland, IN 46989, 317-998- 5203, or the Office of Civil Rights, D.H.E.W., Student development & services vice president named 27 Washington, D.C As a ten-year-old boy, I can remember sitting on Christiaan . the living room couch, my feet not yet touching the floor, reading and re-reading the
December 1 1, 1967, issue of Life magazine. High- lighted on its front cover was the historic human heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard: Barnard. I was fascinated and in awe that a man could extend life - replace one's heart when his own had
failed. I remember pondering the advance and The Pulse of a Pioneer wondering how a man could ever dream of doing what Christiaan Barnard had achieved.
I truly had no idea I would someday travel with by Michael F. Reger 79 and know this remarkable individual on a personal basis, receiving firsthand answers to my many ques-
tions. I was not only to have my questions answered, but to have my thought processes challenged about
life on earth. Philosophically, I was to grow from quantity to quality thinking through the influence of this South African doctor.
In 1983, 1 became director of public relations at Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, a large and extremely progressive, innovative acute-care hospital. Shortly after my arrival, the first major public relations function to be planned was the opening of the Oklahoma Heart Center. The highlight of the dedication events was to be a key- note address by the heart transplant pioneer, Dr. Barnard, a long-time friend of the chairman of the
new Heart Center, Dr. Nazih Zuhdi. Naturally, I I '""'k* s^T^F M felt ecstatic because the day promised to be an over- whelming community and media event, one which ? would help position the new Center as a national ^ «** .^^ H leader in cardiovascular care. We also would have the opportunity to actually meet a medical genius whose name is recorded in history.
The tall and fit, conservatively-dressed man I met with a firm handshake was very gracious and warm, a caring individual. His demeanor was one of a humble visitor who possessed a great abundance of energy and interest in what was to unfold at Baptist. Many say that first impressions are deceiving, but
the first impression I had of Dr. Barnard has held
B I him, whether consistently true wherever have seen in Oklahoma or on the many trips we have made together on behalf of the hospital. After the success of the dedication event and the acceptance of our medical staff, Dr. Barnard was extended a five-year contract to serve as scientist-in- residence at our facility. His chief responsibilities are to develop our heart and heart-lung transplant This December marks thelOthanniversaryofDr. Christiaan programs, establish research protocols, and represent Barnard 's history-making heart transplant surgery. The world- the Center as an enthusiastic ambassador on visiting
famous surgeon (above) has since retired from the operating lectureships. On these trips, I accompany Dr. arena, but continues to serve as a scientist-in-residence at the Barnard to handle the press details and have grown Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma. to know him personally - as a doctor, an author, a physician, a scientist, and, most of all, as an extraordinary human being.
It is his wide knowledge of our world, regardless of the topic, and his common sense approach to life's problems that impress me most. Since 1983, the 63-year-old surgeon has crisscrossed the United States with invitations from some of this nation's leading medical institutions to discuss his views, his beliefs, and his personal thoughts on heart trans- plantations. But what comes from his lips are not merely words about replacing an organ, but a philosophy of how he feels life should be — for all mankind. Barnard was raised in Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa. His parents were Protestant missionaries who put their beliefs into practice. Barnard has often remarked that "the Bamards weren't well liked by many white families because we befriended blacks and treated them as equals." The impressionable young boy learned from his early years the attitudes toward apartheid that have forged his present convictions. Barnard today strongly opposes segregation and oppres- sion. He maintains a passionate concern for fairness and the quality of life for all.
"One of the main reasons I chose medicine as my life's work was to help people experience a better level of living," Barnard says. He began his career as a family physician but soon returned to study surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital. In 1956, on scholarship, Barnard trained at the University of Minnesota and received a master's degree in surgery and a PhD in cardiac surgery. Barnard then returned to South Africa with a U.S. Public Health Grant to continue research in cardiac surgery. This research included experimentation with animal organ transplantations and heart valve replacement surgery. Every researcher must decide when to move from the experimental laboratory area into clinical practice, Barnard says. Such was the leap of faith for the first transplant with humans. "As we progressed, we learned to repair hearts," Barnard said, "but if they couldn't be repaired, we lost the patient. Transplantation was a natural progression in our thinking." This past winter, Barnard shared his early experiences as a heart transplant pioneer in a forum which included Dr. Denton Cooley, Dr. William DeVries, and Dr. Robert Jarvik at the Foundation for American Communications in Washington, D.C. The following includes excerpts from his comments on some of today's issues surrounding cardiovascular medicine.
First Transplant
"When we started doing the first transplant, I went to the cardiolo- gist and together we decided on criteria to use for patient selection. These still hold today. The patient must be in total heart failure as a result of irreversible, extensive destruction of the heart muscle. He must not respond to intensive medical treatment, and we must not be able to help him by more conventional surgical intervention. When we decided on this, we consulted the medical/legal staff about the donor's death and how we would go about getting a donor and a heart. By the time we had worked all this out, we had some experience with kidney transplantation and immuno-suppression. "One night we selected the patient, a Louis Washkansky. He was 58 years old, a severe diabetic with extensive edema. We then got a
donor. That night, I operated on the man and replaced his heart.
When the operation was finished, I thought, 'I'd better tell somebody
in this hospital that we've done the operation.' I phoned the medical
superintendent, Dr. Bcrger, the head of the hospital. I said, 'Dr. "
"J was watching a TVprogram the other day," Barnard says. "An artificial heart recipient, the late Bill Schroeder, was described going fishing. He had to alert technicians, change his driving machine, get in a van with a bunch of people, and so on. I just thought how different it would have been if he had had a human heart transplant."
Berger, we've done a transplant, a Four patients lived more than 18 biology, we may make great strides in heart transplant.' He said, 'Why do months. Two survived for more than all types of transplantations and you wake me?' And I said, 'No, ten years, one passing twelve-and-a- organ preservation." tonight we did one on a patient.' And half years and another still alive Barnard quipped, "In all of my he said, 'Well, how is the patient.' I after fourteen-and-a-half years. work — surgical, clinical, or in the said, 'Well, very well.' He said, It's all about the quality of life, laboratory - I've received criticism 'Well, thank you for telling me according to Barnard. After a human from different groups throughout that.' transplant, patients live virtually time, and I have to tell you I haven't
"Now, during the operation that normal lives, as normal as a patient lost one minute's sleep over it." night, there wasn't a single reporter receiving insulin for diabetes. at the hospital. . . not a single picture "I was watching a TV program the Two Hearts, One Human was taken of that operation. In fact, other day," Barnard says. "An arti- Another major contribution of there have never been pictures taken ficial heart recipient, the late Bill Barnard's was the first "piggyback" by the mass media in the operating Schroeder, was described going transplant — the placement of a rooms where I've done transplants. fishing. He had to alert technicians, donated heart alongside the patient's There was no reporter and no tele- change his driving machine, get in a native heart. vision team. The next morning, while van with a bunch of people, and so on. "This procedure occurred to me driving home, I heard one news item I just thought how different it would when I had lost a close family friend on the radio. It said that a team of have been if he had had a human I was performing a transplant on," doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital heart transplant. He would not have Barnard says. When he left the had performed the first human-to- had to alert anybody to go with him. operating room, Barnard's son asked human heart transplant. That was He would not have had to change his his father what had gone wrong. The all the publicity we got. When I got driving machine nor alert techni- surgeon responded that the transplant home, a friend called me from town cians. In fact, if he went fishing and heart had failed to start beating. and said, 'Chris, listen. I know you felt like taking a swim, he could The son responded, "At least his own did the transplant, and if the news- have even done that. That is the heart had kept him alive." Barnard papers don't mention your name, I'm difference between quality of life said this statement served as a cata- going to write a letter and tell them.' with a human transplant versus a lyst. Later that evening, Barnard "Well, it was quite a different mechanical device." sketched a diagram of connecting a situation that night. A TV crew from transplanted heart to the native the United States arrived and within Criticism Comes and Goes heart so they would work in a a week there were journalists from During the past year, Barnard has cooperative manner. Although still every part of the world to interview received some criticism for his work uncommon, three such surgeries have us. Overnight we became very and involvement with Glycel, a been performed in Oklahoma, and the important and very popular." cosmetic product proclaimed to be an patients are alive and doing well age reversing agent for human cells. today. Quality of Life Barnard says the information from Barnard admits that in those days the discovery of the glycoswingo- The Mechanical Heart the work was experimental. In fact, lipid has been applied in the makeup "When discussing transplants or he describes that time in very much of the Glycel creme which reversed mechanical hearts, you must also the same terms as the experimental the effects of ultraviolet light. This consider the cost of the alternative. phase of the mechanical replacement is what causes skin to age. When many people talk about
of the heart. Consider this — the "But the principles in the research transplantation, they argue that it
first patient operated on lived 18 leading to Glycel also may have costs $100,000, and if you don't
days after surgery and then died from major implications for research in replace the heart, it costs nothing. infection. The second patient oper- multiple sclerosis and other micro- That's not true. When you have a ated on left the hospital and lived cellular dysfunctions," Barnard says. heart failure patient and you don't do for 20 months after transplantation. "If we learn the secrets of cellular a transplant on him, the cost is Joy and Celebration
Dr. Christiaan Barnard shares
his views on quality of life with Taylor's campus
as he had prepared so many tell you of the value the Just thousands of patients for surgery, soldier, who shoots his Dr. Christiaan Barnard carefully enemy in cold blood, prepped his Taylor University puts on life. Neither audience during a campus-wide have I the ability to convocation May 8. tell you what value the Greeted by a long round of doctor who does 20 applause, Barnard quickly sliced abortions a day puts on life. Or the ' The night before his convocation into his topic, the value of life, by lawmakers, who spend billions of appearance, Dr. Barnard (right) defining the boundaries of his dollars on creating machines to spoke topre-med students from views. "I'm only qualified to talk destroy and kill people when there Taylor and other area colleges, then about the value of life as a surgeon are millions of people dying of hun- was hosted by Dr. fay Kesler (left) values life," stated the man who ger and malnutrition, what value and Dr. Robert Jackson at a dinner performed the first human-to- they put on life." attended by area medical human heart transplant in 1967. And with those few words, specialists. "I'm unable to talk about what Barnard captivated his audience value the guards in the concentra- tion camps during the Nazi regime Please turn to "Celebration" placed on life. I'm also unable to on page 22
There exists a lot of confusion physical descriptions of life, it today in making scientific does not help us see value in our Value of and political decisions lives during the times of pain and about what makes human living suffering. Where is the joy and
worthwhile. Is it worthwhile to celebration when your child is Life live the life of a scarred burn dying of leukemia or you are a victim, a retarded child, or a bedridden, ninety-year-old person with Alzheimer's disease? woman? Perspectives on Dr. Christiaan Barnard suggests The value of human life must that the quality of a person's life first be seen in the nature of our Vain and Suffering and not just the presence of a personhood as opposed to mere heartbeat is the key to defining a physical dimensions of being. We worthwhile life. He defines a are beings created in the image of quality life as one with joy and a by Mark Cosgrove celebration in living. While this Please turn to "Value" Professor of Psychology definition is better than mere on page 22 "Today we can keep anyone 'alive' with technology. But as physicians, as human beings, we must ask ourselves about the outcome of that life with our intervention. I believe we should strive to improve the world's quality of life, not the quantity," Barnard says.
considerable. You can't leave him alone. You have to continue medical Michael Reger 79 is assistant vice president treatments, expensive medical in charge of public and media relations for treatments. It all costs a lot of money, the Oklahoma Healthcare Corporation, the and the patient may never return to owner of Baptist Medical Center of productive living, which is also ex- Oklahoma. During Dr. Barnard's time in pensive. He will die sooner or later Oklahoma, Reger and his staff handle because nothing can save his life. Barnard's appearances nationwide. How much money is a father, a "My own ability to perceive and mother, or a son worth?" experience a higher, better quality of life has increased through close association and Personal Life understanding of the way Dr. Christiaan Of his personal life, the doctor says Barnard truly is," Reger says. "His respect that it has been highly sensational- for life and our Creator of life shines through ized by the media. "I never asked for in philosophy and practice." all the coverage I received. In fact, at most times in my research, I would have preferred privacy. But my professional work opened my personal life to the world, and because of it, I, my children, and relationships have suffered. I have always tried to be responsive to the press, in response to scientific discoveries." When Barnard looks into the future, relating to both medicine and himself, he still sees the real issue of life as defining and improving its quality.
"Today we can keep anyone 'alive' with technology. But as physicians, as human beings, we must ask our- selves about the outcome of that life with our intervention. I believe we should strive to improve the world's quality of life, not the quantity. I will continue to work in any area that will do this because I love living and
I love medicine. When I get up in the morning, I hunger for it. And if I didn't, I'd stop." 8
His illness came very suddenly, in August, 1984. A few minor blood clots were found in his legs and were removed. During September, while recovering from these surgeries, he A suffered a stroke. Another blood clot had traveled to his brain. Two days later, he had open-heart surgery to
remove still another blood clot which was inside the heart. Something that sticks in my mind Change about his open-heart surgery was the surgeon's meeting with us following the operation and showing us the ping-pong-ball-size clot that he had removed from Dad's heart. We of Heart realized just how close he had been to death. Before the operation the doctor warned us of the high risk involved in the surgery and the possibility of death, but Dad pulled through. He had a long way yet to go to A Loving Son recovery. The stroke really affected him. He lost a lot of his memory and Reports mechanical skills. He had to learn.to read and write all over again, as well as regain other basic abilities that by Dwight Fetzer '89 we take for granted. We knew at this point that Dad would never return to what he had been; instead, we were has been ten months since my father had a heart transplant. His thankful that we still had him. Itcondition today is not much better than it was before his August 18, 1986, Those were hard and trying times operation, yet he is alive and breathing the precious breaths of life that for all of us. Knowing what my dad once were almost taken away from him. had been like, it tore me up inside to see him struggle with things like The day of August 18, 1986, sticks out in my mind more than any other day I simple math problems and spelling can think of. . . more than some of my family members' birthdays, during his time of rehabilitation. anniversaries, and even holidays. It was on that day that my struggling Through rehabilitation, father received a human heart from a 22-year-old female to replace his encouragement, trust in the Lord, and degenerative and diseased heart, in order to continue his life. his own burning desire to achieve, In a sense, that was the day my father's life started over. The struggles that Dad pulled through and regained were to lie ahead for him and our family could have been devastating, yet our most of the tools that he lost due to trust in a team of surgeons, nurses and physicians made things easier. Most the stroke. importantly, our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ helped us get through bad times His problems appeared to be over, as well as good. Although I occasionally question why this had to happen to at least for the time being. Dad took my father, my family and I have accepted it and dealt with it in our most an early retirement and soon began to positive attitudes. I am thankful that my father is still alive and with us live a semi-active life once again — today. up until last summer, when his condi- tion began deteriorating. He was
father has always been physically fit, running and exercising having difficulty breathing; he could Myregularly. His yearly exam was always proof of his good physical not sleep through the night without condition. He was a very successful businessman, husband and father; he was having to sit up for several hours; he an elder and very active in our church; he was a devout Christian who was completely exhausted by the end practiced what he preached; he had five children and two grandsons. of each day. What more could my father have? Nothing. He was a man of great wisdom and leadership. Something was wrong. My father's quality of life will never be what it was before he became ill three years ago. He will never work again or go on daily jogs, yet he has a powerful relationship with his family and the Lord, and he is alive today to witness it all. Wliat more could we ask for?
visit to the cardiologist at the We waited three months for a phone immuno-suppressed; therefore, A University of Cincinnati Medical call that eventually came, a phone viruses that are already in the body Hospital once again altered his call which would bring good news of pop out here and there. chance to carry on his life. He was an acceptable donor heart. As of July, my father has been in admitted to the hospital the same The call brought great relief, antici- the hospital for over 100 days since day of his appointment with conges- pation, and fear. the first of the year. We are not sure tive heart failure. what tomorrow brings, but we trust in His heart was failing him, again. The operation was a success. At age God that it will be for the best, what- It was double its normal size and 56, Albert Paul Fetzer was the ever it is. My father's life is still an pumping out only 13% of the blood 23rd patient to receive a human heart uphill struggle that he must face that flowed into it (normal for him transplant at University Hospital. daily. His new heart is fine; there is should have been 55-70%). In short, The big operation was over, yet trials no rejection at this time, yet some- the doctor told my dad that he had and times of testing were still ahead times, all of the other problems he six to eight months to live with his for my father and our family. has faced seem devastating. Some- heart in its deteriorating condition; His body accepted the heart with times we wonder if his pain and his only alternative would be a heart no major problems. This truly seemed suffering will ever end. transplant. like the turning point. It was over, My father is very close to the Lord When informed by the doctor of the operation was a success. Though Jesus Christ, and that helps. At this, my father's reply, with many he spent many days in a germ-free times he may be suffering, but he is tears, was, "I don't want to leave my intensive care room, Dad always always rejoicing in the strength of the family." seemed to be improving. When he Lord and anticipating better days! After explanations of the compli- was awake and alert, his attitude Before the transplant, we were told cations and side effects that could was positive. Even though these of possible complications, but I never evolve, my father made the decision were hard times, we, as a family, imagined they would be as harsh as to have a human heart transplant. never gave up hope. they have been. Dad is in the
Thus began a long wait. . . a wait for Before we knew it, Dad's initial hospital this summer with spinal someone to donate his living organ to hospital stay of two-and-one-half meningitis that has kept him bed- my father for transplantation. weeks was over, and he came home. ridden and very weak. The doctors
Looking back, it all went so fast, al- are talking about letting him come I first learned that my When though I know the memories will last home soon, which will be great! father was going to have a heart a lifetime. It was not pleasant for me transplant, I was shocked. People father's quality of life will to see my dad hooked up to machines receiving heart transplants was Mynever be what it was before he with drug lines and monitors running something I usually read about in the became ill three years ago. He will in and out of him. It was pleasant, paper or saw on the news — but now it never work again or go on daily jogs, however, for me to see him alive and was my father. It was hard for me to yet he has a powerful relationship breathing on his own, once everything comprehend all of this, in the begin- with his family and the Lord, and he was turned off and removed. ning, yet my father's life depended on is alive today to witness it all. What it, and it was the only alternative. Ten months have gone by since the more could we ask for? To think that a human heart can be operation. Dad has had many Sometimes we take for granted the transferred from one body to another problems since then, ranging from a common things in life, like our health still boggles my mind. Our family all case of the shingles to having his gall or our family. My father means an aw- agreed to the operation, with much bladder removed. His life, right now, ful lot to me, and I love him dearly. love, support and prayer. depends on the drugs that he must When I returned to Taylor last fall, During this time of waiting, the take in order to fight the possibility he apologized for not being an most important thing that we did was of rejection. Dad takes three main adequate parent these past few years support my father through encourage- drugs to fight rejection, plus about because of his health.
ment and love. His attitude was twelve more to control his blood pres- I told him that was nonsense. He great; he knew what was in store for sure and the side effects of the three has done more for me than any child him, and he knew it was for the best. primary drugs. The drugs make him could ever expect! "
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But I'm only 37!
by Connie Griffin
awakened slowly from a two- vividly the anxiety I felt going to and day drugged sleep to the sterile from the hospital that day for the Even though I struggled I surroundings of the Intensive Care test. If I became too prepared emotion- Unit in Butterworth Hospital. with pain and depression, I ally and the doctors said I did not Another patient was being brought in never doubted the presence need surgery, it would probably be a from surgery, and across the room I letdown. On the other hand, if I did of God in my life nor could see the form of a patient not prepare for surgery and it was sleeping in a chair. questioned the fact that He necessary, I would not be able to cope
well either. I felt like I was over a I had just been through open-heart had allowed this "quiet surgery and was still not totally barrel. time a reason. aware of all that had happened. My for We arrived back at the home of our husband and parents had been in and new friends, the Stockingers, and - out for two days, and I had vague faithfully had a yearly checkup later in the afternoon we received a recollections of their ministrations. complete with X-rays and electrocar- phone call from Fred. His feeling was
Earlier in life — when I was twelve diogram. It had now been two years that I should have the surgery, but years old — my family doctor discover- since I'd seen a doctor. that I should not wait any more than ed a heart murmur while conducting a We became acquainted with Dr. two or three months. My heart had routine physical. An undiagnosed Fred Stockinger, a cardiovascular begun to enlarge. After much discus- case of rheumatic fever a few years surgeon in Grand Rapids, Michigan, sion and prayer, we decided that earlier had evidently caused the who was a trustee at Taylor Univer- "now" would be the perfect time. murmur. During the next few months I sity where my husband Bob was now Fred had room in his surgery sched- saw several specialists who confirm- serving as campus pastor. I called ule, Jane graciously offered to care for ed the diagnosis and predicted that I Fred and asked if we could stop in our children, Bob had more vacation would need corrective surgery by the Grand Rapids on our return from a time coming, and my mom and dad time I was 40 (a fact I promptly vacation in northern Michigan. We could make plans to fly in immediate- tucked away in the back of my mind, spent a lovely weekend getting ac- ly from California. but which proved to be very accurate quainted with Fred, Jane, and their We spent time talking with the -I was 37!). The doctor' sonly limita- four children, who were very close in children about my impending surgery, tion was "no school P.E." — and I age to our three. Jane and I and although they did not absorb the didn't argue! immediately began to build a close situation in detail, they knew it was
I set out to prove that I was as relationship which continues today. serious. We prayed and cried healthy and energetic as any other While there, Fred arranged an together as we thought of the future,
person. In high school I was active in appointment with a fellow physician believing that God knew all about our
choir, drama, Youth for Christ, who discovered that my blood pres- little family. Bob and I spent the church youth group, and of course sure was very low. This fact meant evening talking on the phone or dating. Life was great! that my heart was working too hard requesting prayer from family and
Later I married, had three child- to compensate for the leaking aeortic friends around the country. ren, and was living a full and active valve that had been damaged years The next morning Bob did some life. We had moved to Indiana from before. He suggested we stay over shopping for me; then early afternoon
California, but I had procrastinated another day for a heart catheteriza- I checked into the hospital. I felt
in finding a doctor. In the past I had tion - which we did. I remember very anxious until I arrived in my -
11 room, and then a great peace flooded over me, and I had the assurance that
I would come through surgery just fine. Only yesterday
The night before surgery I had I hurried busily planned to write farewell messages to "doing my thing." my three children — then thirteen, twelve and five — but God gave me Today such overwhelming quietness and a I contemplate sense that I would come through life surgery that I did not write any values messages. priorities We had experienced many emotions in just four short days: denial of the Time to reflect is good possibility of surgery, fear for the for the soul. children, questions about the future
(in fact, I even told Bob that if I died You gave me time.
I wanted him to remarry — he could maybe live without a wife, but the children needed a mother), and shares finally acceptance of the fact that I Connie Griffin needed surgery. her poetry in this The operation went well, and even article as a way of though there were a couple of rough expressing the struggles and days in the hospital, I did very well. The children came to visit one day, difficulties she and Debbie remembers how scared she experienced during her was because she had never seen me open-heart surgery and subsequent sick and was afraid I was going to die. recuperation. I left the hospital a week following "We surgery and went to stay with the must allow ourselves Stockingers for two days before return- to feel the pain, ing home to Indiana. The children embrace it, and let had been treated royally with trips God touch us in a way to the museum, the waterslide, that brings personal McDonald's, and numerous other maturity and healing places special to kids. from our suffering," The worst was yet to come. The next she says. five weeks were long and difficult. I felt that I would never be well again.
I cried every day, and often felt very alone. I was told I would suffer depression - and I did. Severe muscle cramps in my back also caused great discomfort. The family all took turns rubbing my back with Ben-Gay. The community around us was won- derful. A hot meal was brought to us each evening, a group of gals came each week to clean, and a couple of friends came faithfully to pick up our dirty laundry and bring it back clean and ironed. One friend even noticed look back on my surgery and the dusty grate under the refrigerator recuperation, but hopefully they will and cleaned it! The body of Christ remember the many people who cared was at work. Many people came to for us. It was also a very difficult and visit, and I felt the prayers of friends stretching time for Bob as he strug- around the country as the get-well gled with being mother and father as cards continued to fill our mail box. well as picking up responsibilities in I am not sure how the children will a busy fall campus schedule. . .
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I was gradually increasing my recuperation was II Corinthians 1.
daily walk until I was covering three Paul reminds us that in our trials and
Pain. . miles a day. By now it was fall; the difficulties we come to a new under- That unseen force leaves were changing color, the standing of what it means to suffer That drives me to my knees - students were returning to campus, and and be comforted by God; then we can
I ask I realized that I was getting well. more effectively minister to others in Why? My walks afforded me a great oppor- their suffering with the same comfort How long? tunity for prayer and meditation God gave us. Is this fair? without the interruption of children If I had not experienced the pain and household duties. and limitations of open-heart sur- My body responds to One of the most significant by- gery, I could not as effectively care for its compelling control products of my surgery was the new others in pain. If I had not struggled
And I have to listen. closeness the crisis nurtured in Bob in my marriage, I could not be as and me. We had struggled at times in understanding of those who suffer My mind too succumbs as it our relationship, but because of my around me. unleashes its fury. being temporarily out of commission, Even though I struggled with pain
Bob felt much more needed than he and depression, I never doubted the
I am driven to despair had before and was ready to be avail- presence of God in my life nor ques-
as I contemplate able to care for me. My value to him tioned the fact that He had allowed hours and days took on new significance, and his love this "quiet" time for a purpose. of this haunting presence. for me grew. It brought us together in Each of us, at one time in his life or a way we had never experienced. For another, struggles and experiences
Yet I cannot escape. the first time in our marriage, I felt difficulties which are part of the respect, appreciation, acceptance for fallen world in which we live. Our But then. .. who I was. I had longed for those pain is very real, even though it may
I breathe deeply feelings. not seem to measure up to the pain of of Your presence Today we share openly with someone else. We must allow our-
And I see anew engaged couples the struggles we selves to feel the pain, embrace it, You are there too. experienced and the faithfulness of and let God touch us in a way that God. Our commitment to our marriage brings personal maturity and healing A new sensitivity arises got us through those "winters of from our suffering.
I listen and hear. . emotional discontent" to a "newness of I have thanked God often (in my A child in distress, springtime" love. better moments) for suffering, because A mother's plea, Now — five years later — I am I know that the process continues to A sorrowing friend. strong, healthy and enjoying life and conform me to his image, helping me And thee. ministry. One of the passages of to reach my goal of becoming the scripture that God gave me during my woman that God intends me to be. 13
several years the physical Fitness / Forfitness movement in America has been highly visible. Benefits of exercise and a physically- active lifestyle are detailed in magazines, newspapers and books, and discussed often on radio and tele- Wellness: vision. These treatments of physical fit- ness usually focus on cardiovascular fitness (heart, lungs, blood), muscular The Christians Response strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition (weight and percent of body fat). Development of these "health-related" components of total well being. Physical fitness is a physical fitness requires rather specif- vital part of that whole concept, but ic programs and the appropriate it is also joined by other components "intensity," "duration," and "frequen- such as nutrition, drug and alcohol cy" for each individual's needs. This control, stress management, accident type of "exercise prescription" can prevention, and mental, social and often be obtained from trained per- spiritual fitness. sonnel in health clubs, YMCAs and The strength of the concept lies in YWCAs, fitness centers, corporate its recognition of the interrelatedness fitness centers, and local educational of all aspects of a person's life. institutions. For example, one cannot deal In addition, numerous highly- only with the physical. qualified authors are producing Neither can spiritual growth excellent program guidelines, ranging occur in a vacuum. It is influ- from the needs of a beginning exerciser enced by physical elements, in middle age to the regular runner social characteristics, and all wanting to train for the marathon. other parts of our total being. During the early years of the fitness movement, the general With this information public often viewed the jogger, cycler, as a backdrop, what aerobic participant as having been should be the response of somewhat typical, perhaps an ex- the Christian to the fitness/ athlete trying to retain some vestige wellness movement, and of past glory or simply an eccentric how can we at Taylor Uni- with time to "waste." However, as versity justify our efforts time passed and the benefit of exer- to encourage this type of cise received publicity, the movement lifestyle among our stu- gained respectability, to the extent dents? that nearly all people today at least While the scriptures do acknowledge their need for some not contain admonitions such
". physical activity. as . .thou shalt jog," or As the physical fitness movement "Delight thyself in aerobics by Larry Winterholter '64 has progressed, a relatively new and He shall give thee a Associate Professor of term, carrying a broader meaning, has healthy heart," there are Physical Education emerged: Wellness. Wellness sug- significant scripture refer- gests a lifestyle that is characterized ences which suggest physical by a deliberate effort to maintain fitness and wellness may be good health and achieve a state of more than an opportunity, 14
Larry Winterholter stands next to a Nordic-Trak cross country ski machine
(left) and a Schwinn Air-Dyne exercise bicycle — two of several machines students have the option of using in the Fitness for Life course.
"Each . . . provides a means for aerobic work with good cardiovascular
benefits, as well as upper body involvement for muscular strength and endurance," Winterholter says.
that they may in fact be a responsi- us to "Be very careful, then, how you function at his best, it appears that bility for the Christian! live — not as unwise but as wise, the Lord would expect us to respond by In I Cor. 6:18-20, Paul says, "Flee making the most of every opportuni- participating in some type of aerobic ." from sexual immorality. All other ty. . Finally, both I Cor. 10:31 and exercise. sins a man commits are outside his Col. 3:17 carry the same message - Some Christians have adopted body, but he who sins sexually sins whatever we do, do it as unto the I Tim. 4:8a as their life verse: ". against his own body. Do you not Lord, for His glory. None of these . .bodily exercise profiteth little." know that your body is the temple of verses carry the directive "thou shalt When looked at in context, however, the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom sweat," but they all offer instruction Paul is not providing an excuse for you have received from God? You are to the Christian regarding the avoidance of exercise, but is stating not your own; you were bought at a importance and reasons for caring that in comparison to spiritual fit- price. Therefore, honor God with properly for the body. ness, physical fitness is of somewhat your body." (MV) lesser value. A better rendering of the Admittedly, this reference is from a The Christian's response to the meaning of that verse is, "for physi- section of scripture in which Paul is fitness/ wellness lifestyle must be cal training is of some value, but addressing immorality, and some motivated by more than personal godliness has value for all things." have suggested it has no relationship gains and benefit, of which there are (NIV) to the case for regular exercise. Clear- many. Our Lord wants us to be able to It is at this point that the concept ly, though, verse 18 points out that a function at our best level, for Him, in of Wellness is appealing to the Chris- major result of the sin of sexual immor- all areas of our life. That will be tian. Certainly, physical fitness is ality is the impact it has on one's own impossible if we are careless or uncon- not the ultimate goal of mankind, but body. J.B. Phillips finishes verse 20 cerned about our physical well-being. for a person to be truly well, physical ". as follows: . .Therefore bring glory For example, fitness experts agree fitness must be included. Fitness/ to God both in your body and in your that good cardiovascular fitness calls Wellness cannot guarantee anyone a spirit, for they both belong to Him." for some type of aerobic exercise longer life, but there is great evidence Psalm 139 states we are "fearfully (walking, jogging, swimming, cycling, that it increases the quality and pro- and wonderfully made." Rom. 12:1 etc.) performed three or four times ductivity of life. For us Christians, ". calls us to . .offer your bodies as weekly, at an appropriate intensity the length of our earthly life is not living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to level, for 20 to 30 minutes each time. our major concern, while being a God - this is your spiritual act of With this information available, "living sacrifice," without spot or worship." (NIV) Eph. 5:15 instructs and the Christian motivated to blemish, is a goal. 19 • HOMECOMING • 87
Ow m QM John 17:21 WEEKEND CALENDAR
Spirit Week Activities on campus Monday - Thursday, October 12-15 (Taylor is on Eastern Standard Time)
Friday, October 16
10:05 am Chapel, We the People . . . One in Christ Rediger Auditorium
1:00 pm *Cont Ed: Anger: Friend or Foe tba , 2:00 pm *Cont Ed: FitnesslWellness - The Christian's Response tba 3:00 pm *Cont Ed: AIDS - Myth or Reality? tba 4:00 pm *Cont Ed: The Complete Woman tba *Child care available 8:15 pm *Danny Gaither & Image in concert Rediger Auditorium
Following the The Colonies Revisited - meet your friends for conversation < Hodson Commons concert and refreshments Saturday, October 17
9:00 - 10:00 am Music and Social Work Reunions (Refer to list for locations) 10:15 -4:30 pm Child Care available - ages 3-11 SU Reading Lge 10:30 am *Alumni Brunch Awards • Music • Reunion tables Hodson Commons 10:30 am Soccer - TU vs Anderson Soccer Field 11:00 am Women's Volleyball - TU vs Marion Odle Gym 11:00- 12:15 pm Lunch Americana for students HM Lobby 12:00 n Bell Tower Classic Run Rice Bell Tower 1:00 pm Crowning of the Homecoming Queen Wheeler Stadium 1:30 pm Football • TU vs DePauw Wheeler Stadium 4:30 - 6:00 pm Various department reunions (Refer to list for locations) 4:30 -6:00 pm President's Open House President's Home 6:00 pm Science Alumni Dinner Bergwall Banq Rm 8:15 pm "Revolutionary Ideas • A musical Rediger Auditorium Following the Refreshments Rediger Auditorium musical Lobby Sunday, October 18 8:30 am "Breakfast & Morning Devotions Bergwall Banq Rm Speaker, Mrs. Jean Bergwall, former TU First Lady 10:30 am Service of Worship and Dedication Rediger Auditorium Speaker, President Jay Kesler Dedication of the Evan H. Bergwall Banquet Room
* Please make advance reservations
TAYLOR UNIVERSITY • OCTOBER 16-18, 1987 FRIDAY CONCERT Danny Gaither Danny Gaither & Image will lift your spirits with their concert selections ranging from quiet gospel and favorite hymns to contemporary up-tempo songs. Gaither, a well-known name in gospel music for over thirty years, is a former member of the Bill Gaither Trio. Now teamed with daughter, Trina, and two
other talented singers, Marc Clarke and Jay Rouse, Danny is an able communicator of God's love. Don't miss this evening of good music with a message!
JR SATURDAY FOOTBALL GAME On the gridiron A Taylor tradition-the Homecoming football game, where old friends gather in Wheeler Stadium to support the Trojans. Come TUvsDePauw early to see the Homecoming Queen.
SATURDAY MUSICAL THEATRE
Revolutionary Ideas was written from the viewpoint of a young person changing from a British subject to an American.
Its music reflects the humorous, the serious, and the poignant
Revolutionary facets of the fight for independence. The cost of freedom-was it
worth it? Yes, of course! It was then, and it is now, because- Ideas We founded our land on liberty, Based our hopes on democracy,
And if we don't make it work, Oh Lord,
Who will . . . Oh Lord, who will? Come celebrate with us as our Taylor students perform this rousing and entertaining musical for your pleasure!
SUPER FRIDAY CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing Education is cooperating with Alumni Relations to provide you with learning opportunities designed for individual enrichment and acquisition of new knowledge and skill. Join us on Super Friday for one or more of these special mini-courses.
1:00-1:50 pm - Anger: Friend and Foe by Mark Cosgrove, PhD, Professor of Psychology
A Christian perspective on anger is developed. Topics include: Is anger a sin? How to express your own anger. Dealing with anger in the family.
2:00-2:50 pm - "FitnesslWellness"- - The Christian's Response by Larry Winterholter, MS, Assoc. Prof, of Physical Education
What is fitness/wellness? What does it require? How does a Christian respond? What is Taylor's program?
3:00-3:50 pm - AIDS - Myth or Reality? by David Brewer, MD, University Physician
Epidemic? Media Hype? Scare Tactics? Am I at Risk? Whatever your position, it is your responsibility to be informed.
4:00-4:50 pm - The Complete Woman by Beulah Baker, PhD, Professor of English
Contemporary opportunities challenge us to be confident, complete women whether we are single or married. How can we enhance our roles as self-directed,
committed Christian women? A panel of Taylor professional women will compare strategies which enable them to be alone and alive, or married and self- fulfilled. You will be invited to contribute questions and solutions.
Course fees: Take one course for $3, two for $5, three for $7, four for $10. Special activities have been designed to creatively
entertain your child while you take advantage of the mini-courses. Kiddie College is staffed and run by Taylor faculty from the
Education Department. Fees: $1.00 per child per course. v .
INTEREST GROUP ALUMNI ART EXHIBIT ALUMNI MEETINGS ON SATURDAY
You are invited to stop by and meet others from your major Commercial and graphic design by field who attended Taylor. Hosted by the Department faculty. Dpuglas Diedrich '80, Vice President of Studio Design in Art 4:3a Ayres Bldg Indianapolis, Indiana. Ground Floor Biology 4:30 NS 109
Business/Acctg, Econ 4:30-6:00 Gortner home (across from Taylor Lake-2nd house west of Odle's red barn) Chemistry 4:30 NS301 CAFETERIA LINE SERVING HOURS Friday Lunch 11:00 - 1:00; Dinner 4:30 - 6:00 Communication Arts 4:30 Ayres Bldg Saturday Breakfast 7:45 - 8:30; Lunch (no service) Little Theatre Lobby Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 Education 4:30 RC-LRC Sunday Breakfast 7:45 - 8:30; Lunch 11:30 - 1:00
English 4:30 RC-240 AILab REGISTRATION INFORMATION History/Soc Studies 4:30 RC Lounge 2nd floor The registration desk in the Rediger Auditorium lobby Information Science 4:30 NS-004 will be open during the following hours:
Friday Noon - 8:15 pm - Mathematics 4:30 NS-205 Saturday 8:00 - 1 :00 pm; 4:00 - 8: 1 5 pm
Music/Ensembles 9:00 am -HM Lounge
Physics (PAF) 4:30 NS-206 Building abbreviations DC Hodson Dining Commons NS Nussbaum Science Ctr Psychology 4:30 RC-217 HM Hermanson Music Ctr RA Rediger ChapefAud LRC Learning Resource Ctr RC Reade Lib Arts Ctr SU Student Union Religion/Philosophy 4:30 RC-238
Social Work 9:00-10:00 am RC-128
Greetings from the Homecoming Executive Cabinet!
We are planning a sensational Homecoming weekend, eagerly anticipating your arrival on campus. You are invited to this time of celebration because of our common bond-we are one in Christ, and neither time nor distance can sever this bond.
The Cabinet is attending to every detail to make this Homecoming a special weekend for you. So mark the dates on your calendar, make your reservations, and come join us for Homecoming '87!
We the People . . . One in Christ,
'Karen & Jatmy
Karen Pfister '88 and Jamey Schmitz '88 Student Co-Chairmen Homecoming '87 ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Friday Child care will be provided during the mini-courses from 12:45 - 5:15 pm at the cost of $1.00 per child per hour. Advance reservations are required. Further information will be mailed to you from the Office of Continuing Education.
Saturday Taylor students will create "The Nutty Professor" for your children, ages 3-1 1, during the Alumni Brunch and the football game. In the Student Union Reading Lounge, transformed into a laboratory, they will enjoy various experiments, crafts, movies, and games.
Advance reservations are required for the morning session since it includes lunch. Children may be brought to the
Reading Lounge at 10:15 am. Lunch will be served at 1 1:30 am, at a cost of $2.50 per child.
From noon until 4:30 pm your children may participate without reservations or cost. All children must be picked up by 4:30 pm.
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We want each student to graduate from Taylor University with complete understanding of the benefit of exercise and wellness lifestyle. Our desire is that a lifetime commitment be made to regular exercise, not because of scientific data alone, but also because God's word calls us to live wisely.
A second response to the fitness/ 2) Individualized testing and live wisely. The net result will be a wellness lifestyle by the Christian is analysis of needs; "well-equipped temple" — a "living not to overindulge. Many individu- 3) Regular appropriate exercise sacrifice" that is free of limitations als, Christian and non-Christian, are during the duration of the class. imposed by a lesser lifestyle, and an so involved in the good feelings pro- The general class goals are to edu- active life that is lived "as unto the duced by exercise that they give such cate as to why exercise is important, Lord." It is the Christian's response
pursuits inordinate amounts of time. how one can best meet personal needs . . . not an option, but a responsibility. They make exercise their God. Rela- presently, and the importance of a tionships, families, jobs, Christian personal commitment to an intelligent service have all been damaged by and Godly active lifestyle in the people who begin to worship their future. physical accomplishments. Here In order to facilitate active exercise again, a correct interpretation of I on the part of each student, Taylor Tim. 4:8 and an understanding of phys- has progressively been developing a ical fitness as part of the wellness fitness room. The room is located on concept can help keep exercise in the second floor of Odle Gymnasium perspective. Once, a noted Christian at the east end and is equipped with fitness authority shared that he four Schwinn Air-Dyne exercise bicyc- gained peace about this matter when les, two Nordic-Trak cross country ski he began to give time daily to his machines, and a Concept II rowing devotional life equal to that spent on ergometer. Each of the three types of exercise. This formula may not be equipment provides a means for aero- appropriate for each individual, but bic work with good cardiovascular the principle it suggests is clear. benefits, as well as upper body in- volvement for muscular strength and Taylor University believes in endurance. Students now have suit- "whole person" education and is able options in addition to walking, continuously working to provide an jogging and cycling. The exercise environment where that will take expectation for each student is three place. The similarity between to four days of aerobic exercise per "whole person" education and well- week throughout the duration of the ness is obvious. It is no surprise that class, some or all of which may be as an institution we are committed to performed in the fitness room. providing education and opportuni- In addition to the cardiovascular ties in the area of fitness/ wellness. component, the Fitness For Life class A first-year requirement of all also deals with muscular strength and students entering Taylor is completion endurance, flexibility, body composi- of a general education course called tion, weight control, nutrition and "Fitness For Life." This class is diet, stress, and cardiovascular risk taught by several members of the factors. physical education department, but aside from differences in individual We want each student to graduate teaching styles, each section has the from Taylor University with same substantive content, experiences complete understanding of the benefit and goals. Departmental ownership, of exercise and wellness lifestyle. and belief in the need for such a Our desire is that a lifetime commit- course, has led to a class based upon: ment will be made to regular exercise, 1) Data and knowledge not because of scientific data alone, substantiating the need for exercise; but also because God's word calls us to 16 Engstrom challenges ! 87 grads to prepare for 21st-century world
Ted Engstrom is very much a 21st- "There is power in the world available century man, for his concern lies with to you — there is the power of prayer." those who will run the world after the Engstrom added that the difference in the year 2000. world's direction will be made by the Addressing Taylor University's 323 students of today who serve the Lord on a graduates of the class of 1987, Engstrom daily basis in all they do during life. spoke of challenges to be faced by Chris- Direction will be afforded their efforts, try. As president and chief executive tians during the next two decades. Change he said, for "God is always in the business officer of World Vision, Engstrom oversees will be effected most by those controlling of doing new things." the world's largest child-care agency. He information and communication, Engstrom Challenges will abound, however; is widely-recognized and highly- stated. Engstrom listed the impact of the respected within the Christian communi-
"It will not be a world of the haves and international drug market, the threat of ty and management circles for his work the have-nots," he said, "but a world of terrorism and nuclear war, and the erasure with hunger relief, development projects the knows and the know-nots." Engstrom of world hunger as primary challenges the and evangelism. assured the graduates that they have an graduates would face in their various Engstrom has labored for World Vision advantage. "Not one person in this avenues of work. since 1963; previously, he served with graduating class is an ordinary person," he The world hunger problem is one that Youth for Christ International, eventual- said. "We have the plus of God in us. challenges Engstrom in his line of minis- ly becoming president of the organization,
Senior James Davis (left) respectfully removes his capfor the benediction during commencement exercises. Entreating his
classmates to "remember" all they had learned and experienced at Taylor University, ]im Wierenga's (below) brief but thought-provoking message was meaningful to not
only the graduates, but all who attended graduation ceremonies. Christians must hold firmly to spiritual values, Ted Engstrom (right) told the graduates, as they face the challenges of the 21st century. Senior Class President Quinn White shares a light-
hearted moment with Taylor President fay Kesler (left) at the Senior Recognition Dinner on Friday night.
and was also editor of Campus Life magazine. A 1938 graduate of Taylor University, as is his wife Dorothy, Engstrom was director of public relations and assistant to the president of his alma mater following graduation, then worked 1 1 years as book editor, editorial director and general manager of Zondervan Publishing House, the world's largest religious independent publishing firm. In his 70 years, Engstrom has viewed the world from many different angles; he has seen the need for the Christian to be aware of the world around him, and he has seen the need for the Christian to contribute to its well-being. Ted Engstrom has made a difference in the 20th century; now he's intent on seeing today's graduates make a difference in the 21st century.
"It is a challenging world out there," Engstrom said, urging the graduates to uphold their spiritual values in the face of the humanistic values which will dominate their world. "There will be challenges ahead of you beyond description — but you can make a difference. Go for it; give it all you've got."
Future teachers recognized and honored by State of Indiana
Four students have been recognized by the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (I ACTE) for their outstanding work as future educators. The four — Luci (Best) Bowman, Lori Kendall, Kara Lynn Stanley and John Stark, all of whom graduated in May — were honored at the first annual I ACTE recognition banquet in May at the Ritz Charles, Indianapolis. Among the dignitaries present were Robert Orr, governor of Indiana, and Dr. Robert Dalton, deputy superintendent for the Indiana Department of Education. also spoke four times to groups of education majors on April 24. Additionally, the Taylor University students attended a His visit was sponsored by the education department. professional development seminar and luncheon the afternoon of The nine-volume Foxfire series began as a project for the banquet. Wigginton's ninth and tenth grade students at Rabun County One hundred and twenty students were chosen state-wide by High School, Georgia, in 1966. A magazine continues to be the 36 1 ACTE teacher training institutions as a representative published quarterly, and articles from the magazine make up sample of outstanding future educators. The program is funded by the contents of the book series, which is published by a grant from the Indiana Department of Education. Doubleday. Royalties undergird the work of the Foxfire Fund, Bowman is an elementary education major from Soldotna, Inc., a nonprofit educational corporation which Wigginton Alaska; Kendall is an English major from Upland; Stanley is an founded in 1966 and continues to direct today. The organization's elementary education major from West Lafayette, Indiana; and nine staff members operate out of both the high school and 27 Stark is a mathematics major from Kokomo, Indiana. historic log buildings that have been moved and reconstructed to form a year-round base of operations. Recently, Wigginton was named one of four finalists for the Eliot Wigginton, Foxfire creator, USA public schools' Teacher of the Year and appeared on NBC's Today show. Dozens of honors have already come Wigginton's shares with education majors way since he initiated the Foxfire series as a way of making learning practical for his students; additionally, he is a From out of the halls of Rabun County High School and onto consultant to public schools from Maine to Alaska and has the campus of Taylor University came Eliot Wigginton, creator served, or is serving, on some two dozen boards and advisory and editor of the Foxfire magazine and "book series, to address councils. the campus and especially its education majors. Wigginton presented a campus-wide convocation address and a
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Dr. Andrew Whipple inspects a test tube of disorganized callus tissue from a soybean plant with student assistant Brenda Seman. Whipple and his student researchers are using a 2600- cubic-foot growth chamber Whipple built into a room in the Nussbaum Science Center to study cell biology
of the soybean plant as apart of genetic engineering.
Whipple plants seedling of cell biology research
For most people, recognizing a Siamese Once seeds sprout, small portions of the process of embryogenesis in the cat, an oak tree or a soybean plant is the seedling are sterilly excised; these soybean callus cultures. Success would be simple, based upon common, everyday are then placed in tubes of sterile valuable in efforts to apply genetic experience. culture medium which will support the engineering techniques to soybeans. A peek at the embryonic forms of these growth of disorganized callus tissue. The biologist is also a carpenter; with three vastly-different items might At this stage, it is possible to select a $1,500 grant from the Taylor Univer- prove to be somewhat more confusing. cells with desired characteristics from sity Fund for Faculty Scholarship, They all may look remarkably the same the tissue, genetically alter other cells, Whipple bought materials and built a — just a mass of undistinguished and or otherwise use the system to rapidly 2600-cubic-foot growth chamber for the only slightly-organized material. generate new forms of the plant — plant material as well as a sterile This is the world of developmental process which would take years to transfer chamber for manipulating the biology, also referred to as cell biology, achieve through standard breeding cultures under sterile conditions. With- molecular genetics, or biotechnology. At techniques, if it were possible at all. out this facility, there would be Taylor University these days, there is Through manipulation, scientists can noresearch. quite an active interest in this branch of study the signals and controls the plant An additional $1,500 award has been biology. utilizes in embryo formation and granted toward the purchase of an Dr. Andrew P. Whipple is investigat- development ~ information very orbital shaker — about one-half the sum ing the mechanism whereby unorganized important and as yet unattained in the Whipple needs for this piece of plant callus tissue can give rise to plant study of plant physiology. equipment which is necessary for embryos and ultimately plantlets regen- While soybeans resist the process of continuation of the project. If he can find erated from such humble beginnings. He embryogenesis in culture tubes, some of a matching amount for this next step, and student researchers are using cells the soybean's wild relatives do not. Whipple feels he then will be in a from soybeans (Glycine max) and their Whipple believes the chemical signals position to successfully compete for wild, weedy relatives (Glycine soja and these plants produce during embryogene- significant outside funding — and his Glycine canescens) in a quest with both sis accumulate in the culture medium; research at Taylor University will move theoretical and practical aims. quite possibly, they could stimulate into high gear. 19
Opera, orchestra, ballet headline '87-88 Performing Artist Series schedule
Music and ballet highlight another ~l outstanding Performing Artist Series Season Ticket Order Form season planned for the 1987-88 school year. Name Opera opens the season as Jerome Hines, basso with the Metropolitan Opera of Address_ performs October during New York, 3, City State Parents' Weekend festivities. Taylor Zip Phone University welcomes the Tokyo String Quartet to campus for the season's second performance on November 6. Season Ticket Prices - Public: $24 Holiday celebrations are set for Groups, Senior Citizens: $12 Christmas and Valentine's Day. On Taylor Parents, Alumni, and ID Cardholders: $12
December 5, the River City Brass Band, -- often called the "Boston Pops in Brass," I enclose my remittance of $ for season tickets at $ each. will present a musical event for the whole family, entitled "A River City Holiday," Seating — Renewing ticket holders please indicate: complete with a musical tale and Retain assigned seats New seating choice_ Christmas carol sing-along. As Cupid unfolds his romantic magic, the Chicago September selection
City Ballet will do its part to enhance the Deadline: September 11, 1987 mood with an evening of mixed repertoire on February 13. New subscribers seating choice: The Series concludes March 14 with a September selection concert by the prestigious Israel Chamber Orchestra. Return to: Season Ticket Office, Taylor University, Upland, IN 46989 The 1987-88 Performing Artist Series season ticket offers these five events at a significant savings over individual ticket prices and the convenience of assigned Music scholarship fund established season seats. Seat charting begins September 8 for renewing ticket holders in memory Elaine Miller Heath and September 14 for new subscribers; if of you would enjoy the pleasure of this Friends of the late Elaine (Miller '65) University during the past two decades, superb season, fill out the order form Heath have established the Elaine bringing groups of high school students to above and mail it, along with a self- Heath Memorial Music Scholarship Fund. Youth Conference each year. For a number addressed, stamped envelope, or hand- The fund is an endowed scholarship, of years, they directed a teen choir called deliver it to the Season Ticket Office. meaning that alumni and friends may "Teen Sing-Out," a group which travelled continue to support the award's growth widely.
through gifts to Taylor University Elaine Heath died January 8, 1987, Members of the designated for the fund. The scholarship after undergoing surgery for a brain was created by two of Elaine Miller's aneurysm. She left her husband Onley classmates, Jack Given of Valparaiso, and two teenage sons. Class o! 87 Indiana, and Lynn Miller of Marquette, The Elaine Heath Memorial Music Michigan. Scholarship will be awarded annually to Please send your new So far, nearly 100 people have donated one or more full-time students who are to the fund, most of those from Heath's music majors. The size of the award may address to the Alumni home area of Berlin, Ohio. The scholar- vary depending upon the number of Office. ship total stands at just under $6,000. qualified applicants and the financial Elaine Miller, a music major, was active need of the selected recipients. And let us what know in choral groups on campus and played the Persons interested in giving to the you're doing so that we piano for numerous activities, programs Elaine Heath Memorial Scholarship can tell yourfriends in our and functions. She married Onley Heath Fund may do so by sending a check to Class News section! '66. Taylor University designated for the The Heaths actively supported Taylor scholarship fund. 20
Although he was a standout basketball player while at
Taylor University and is a
member of the school 's Athletic Hall ofFame, Roger Jenkinson has never entered the coaching
ranks at the college level. His appointment to the NAIA Executive Committee in 1980 thus was something quite
unusual, for the group is made up of coaches and athletic directors. Jenkinson (right) teaches geography and history at Taylor University.
Jenkinson guides NAIA through year of transition
A year at the top has come to a close will continue to serve as an NAIA altogether." Jenkinson identified some for Dr. Roger Jenkinson, but there is still representative on the USOC. He will of those issues to be development of drug more work to be done. also serve one year as past president on and substance abuse policies at NAIA Taylor University's professor of the NAIA Executive Committee's schools, creation of a development office geography and history has spent his administrative panel. and staff for fund raising, establishment twenty-first year with the National Jenkinson governed the NAIA during of academic standards, evaluation of Association of Intercollegiate Athletics a year of transition; the newly-founded sports that require championships, and at the helm of the organization, serving Council of Presidents was organized to creation of divisions of competition. as president of the executive committee. co-exist with the Executive Committee, Although he leaves the presidency,
Along with the title go leadership and it was Jenkinson's job to see that a Jenkinson will continue to be very much responsibilities: chairing the executive smooth relationship was established. involved with the NAIA. As a past committee, coordinating the standing Also, responsibilities of the two groups president, he serves one year in an committees and the coaches' associa- had to be determined, centering on advisory role on the executive tions, and representing the NAIA with administrative and policy issues. committee; he will be available for
external organizations. "I think as I reflect back, I feel very other assignments in following years.
It is this last item of duty that sent good about this year," Jenkinson said. Jenkinson's association with the Jenkinson to the House of Delegates of He was quick to credit new Executive NAIA began in 1966 when he was asked the United States Olympic Committee. Director Jeff Farris and Past-President by Taylor's George Glass to serve as As an organization which conducts Dave Olson of Pacific Lutheran chairman of the District 21 Eligibility national championships, the NAIA is College, Tacoma, Washington, for Committee. He was then appointed to allowed five delegates; Jenkinson is one. their excellent leadership, as well as the NAIA National Eligibility
As it was host for this summer's Pan members of the executive committee for Committee in 1970 before being elected to Am games, Indianapolis was chosen as their management. "My evaluation is the Executive Committee in 1980. this spring's meeting site. The NAIA is that this executive committee is one of The Executive Committee's members one of 39 associations and national the best the NAIA has ever had. are primarily coaches and athletic governing bodies which compose the "For the first time in the history of directors; Jenkinson is neither, and has USOC, which is the governing body for the NAIA, we were able to achieve a never coached on the college level. He the Pan Am games, the World Univer- comprehensive budgeting process. We was a standout basketball player while sity games, the Sports Festivals, and of also were able to tackle some of the attending Taylor in 1956-60, played two course the Olympics. issues that have been hanging on for years of baseball and one year of golf, And even though he relinquishes his years — issues that have either been and is a member of the Taylor title of president this month, Jenkinson swept under the carpet or ignored University Athletic Hall of Fame. 21 PRING PORTS
Steve Wertman (far left) fixes his gaze on
the catcher 's mitt; he was one offour
workhorse pitchers for Taylor 's 26-10 baseball team. One of the 6-18 softball team's two pitchers was Shannon Ford
(left), who also hit .333 for the team.
Total concentration is a necessity when running the hurdle events; while Teresa Gollmer
is barely over one hurdle
(right), her full
attention is
riveted to the
next obstacle in her path. The women's track
and field team successfully
defended its NAIA District
21 title and placed second in the National Christian A Taylor runner at the front the pack in College of a distance race is not an unusual site, but Athletic leading the way — Kevin Roth, Association five ferry Gehrig, Peterson, Trent and National Meet Jeff Mays Mike Engler — is a speciality. The track this spring. team won a second straight NCCAA title.
Board adds new members, chairman Taylor University's Board of Trustees has added four new members and named a new chairman. Dr. Carl W. Hassel of Southfield, Michigan, is the new chairman, replacing John McDougall. McDougall, who had been chairman three years, will continue to serve on the board. Carl Hassel John McDougall Ken Flanigan Arthur Muselman New members are Jay Thomas Crutchfield, Sebring, Florida; Ken Flanigan, Elmhurst, Illinois; John Home, St. Charles, Illinois; and Arthur K. Muselman, Berne, Indiana. 22
which the pieces of life fit. The "Value" Bible teaches that there is a larger "Celebration" picture of life, described by Eccles- page six page six from siastes 3 as our "lot" in God's design, from God's personhood, and, thus, we trans- that will contain both good and bad for the next half hour, pinning them cend mere physical or functional moments. Joy and celebration can even with pathos, peppering them with descriptions of life. Our life has exist in times of suffering and strife, humor, and piercing them with worth and purpose in spite of poor because our life draws its definition thoughts, philosophies and ideas health, low I.Q. or old age. Being a and value from beyond the present. that have been battered and shaped person means communicating, I have a strange, sad joy when I by the trials of his profession like a relating, loving and creating. Our witness my children growing up and I castle of sand by the waves of the physical limitations rarely have to realize that they will soon leave ocean. The surgeon's remarks became interfere with our personhood. Joseph home. My joy is not a pleasure but a the basis for hours of stimulating
Merrick, known as the elephant man, longing for that which I cannot keep, discussion in classrooms and residence underneath a body horribly deformed for the wholeness and fulfillment of halls for the next weeks — discussions by neurofibromatosis, struggled to life for which I was created. Both my that drew students, faculty and staff live and reveal his personhood. good moments and my suffering into timely issues and helped them to Helen Keller, though shut in behind moments are vivid pictures of my define their thinking on those issues. blind eyes and deaf ears, broke longing for the eternal. There is Before discussing the value of life, through into the world of personhood. value to my living, especially in the Barnard took several swipes at his We also need to see human life as most severe moments of pain. own profession and society in general. transcending both the physical and Even the concept of death makes us "Do you know what is the most the personal, especially when we think and hope beyond the present. important disease in the world?" he struggle for meaning in the presence of The constant pressure of pain and suf- queried his audience. "Malnutrition suffering. We need to see human life's fering and the vision of our own death and starvation. I worked out that in spiritual dimension, in which we will not let us forget the hardest ques- 10 years I had operated on about 30 exist not merely for ourselves but as tions of of our hearts. We have been patients, trying to help them through part of God's design. Meaning and joy given many years to search out what cardiac transplantation. And in that and the celebration of life have to life offers, to test the meaning we same 10 years, 250 million children come from a larger perspective on life have discovered, to read God's Holy died from starvation and malnutri- than an individual, isolated moment Bible, to enjoy the innocent pleasures. tion. But because cardiac disease is a of life. A dedicated athlete does not Our questions of meaning come quite disease of the wealthy and the rich, draw meaning and joy from the excruci- naturally from pained lips and this is the most important disease. ating moments of practice, but from aching hearts. The questions grow "The most important heart disease the larger picture of future victory. more frequent with age. Animals do is not coronary heart disease," the To limit life's value to the now is to not need long lives because they have surgeon continued. "The most impor- give life meaning only if we experi- no questions. But neither could they tant heart disease is rheumatic fever, ence pleasure and no pain. hear the answers. With us, over good because the most important heart Joy and the celebration of life come times and bad, there is sufficient disease in the Third World is
not because of pleasure, but because answer for living, if we would but rheumatic heart disease.
there is a larger reality within hear it. "Rheumatic heart disease is a preventable disease; starvation and malnutrition is a preventable disease. We cannot prevent coronary heart Dates to Remember: disease, and yet what do we do about those diseases we can prevent? We've got our sense of values totally PARENTS' WEEKEND wrong." October 2-4 Before the convocation, Barnard had remarked on the irony of his fame as a heart transplant surgeon. He felt his most significant contri- HOMECOMING bution to the medical world was in prenatal surgery; techniques and October 16-18 practices he helped to develop have saved or improved countless more lives than all transplant surgeries Don't miss these special events! combined. Cutting to his topic's heart, 23
"So often you see today, with the modern technology that's available, that the doctor's whole goal is not to improve the quality of life, but to extend the existence of the patient. I've realized that it's the duty of the doctor to try and give or restore to the patient something which he can celebrate about so that there is again a joy in life ~ that the goal of medicine is not to prolong life, but that the goal of medicine is to improve the quality of life. "--Dr. Christiaan Barnard
Barnard challenged his Taylor in a very poor home; his mother and extend the existence of the patient," audience to define what life is before father came home drunk one night Barnard continued. "I've realized placing a value on life. He then and had an argument. The mother that it's the duty of the doctor to try related a tale that established his threw a paraffin lantern at the and give or restore to the patient personal definition of life. father, but it ended on the boy's head something which he can celebrate The scene was a children's ward, and burst. The boy developed third- about so that there is again a joy in and Barnard told how two youngsters degree burns of the whole head, and life - that the goal of medicine is not had commandeered a breakfast both his eyes were burned out — he to prolong life, but that the goal of trolley. It became their grand prix was blind. At that stage, he had a medicine is to improve the quality of racer, and the corridor became their big tube grafted to his nose to try and life." track. The trolley had two sections; reconstruct the nose. He was squinting With that, Barnard moved into the at the bottom sat the driver, steering like somebody who is blind, but he last of several tales he had used as the trolley with his legs, and behind argued that it had been totally the basis for his remarks. The heart ran the mechanic, head down, propel- unnecessary to stop the race, because a surgeon told of Eli Conn, a patient ling the cart down the hall. few cups didn't matter very much — admitted to a hospital with multiple "Unfortunately, the driver didn't and he did believe they had won the organ disease, carcinoma, and emphy- maneuver the trolley well enough, race. sema, among his many ailments. Conn and they ended up going into the "And I realized all of a sudden that told the doctor that he didn't want wall, and of course the cups and life is the joy of living; that is what the staff to extend his life in any saucers ended on the floor and broke," it is," Barnard continued quietly. "It way; the doctor responded that hos- Barnard said. "That was not very is really a celebration of being alive. pitals don't just allow people to die. popular with the attending nurse; she You see, what they taught me was "And Eli Conn said, 'But doctor, put them both to bed and scolded that it's not what you've lost that's what is wrong with dying,' " Barnard them. important; it's what you have left related. " 'We all have to die. The
"I walked into their room and that's important. But I qualify this: only certainty of life is death, and looked at the mechanic and the There must be a joy in living. There life would not have been able to driver. The driver had only one arm; must be still enough left so that there continue on this earth if there was no
I knew him quite well, as I had opera- can be a celebration. You can't death, because through death you get ted on him because he suffered from celebrate nothing; there must be a better life, an improved life.' Tetralogy of Fallot (congenital heart something to celebrate." As the weeks went by, tubes went disease). We corrected that, then Just as he had asked his audience to into Eli Conn's bowel to inflate it and some time later we saw him again, define life, Barnard indirectly asked into his lungs for artificial respira- and he had sarcoma of the humerus, them to define death. "If there is the tion, and monitors were placed all which is a very malignant disease. presence of a heartbeat and the over his body. The man in the bed Unable to help him, they had to do a presence of respiration, without that beside him, suffering from terminal forequarter amputation - they had to individual's being able to make any cancer, arrested, only to have his remove the whole arm, plus the communication with his surroundings, heart shocked back to life by a coro- shoulder girdle. or get any pleasure from his surround- nary care team. "You know, those "He was the driver. He was laugh- ings, or emit anything that gives people know nothing about the ing and telling me it was not his fault pleasure to his surroundings, is that patient's illness; they know nothing that they had the crash; it was the God's idea of life?" Barnard about his history," Barnard said, fault of the mechanic, who didn't put asked. "I don't think so. sidetracking his tale for a moment. on the brakes when he told him to. "So often you see today, with the "What's the sense of starting the
"The mechanic was a little boy I modern technology that's available, heart of somebody with terminal did not know, but at that time, he was that the doctor's whole goal is not to cancer? But that's their duty, to really a picture of horror. He grew up improve the quality of life, but to restart the heart, and when they've A
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been the church's pastor for 17 years. restarted the heart, they pat them- Taylor University's campus communi- selves on the back and leave that ty had the opportunity to taste and Dr. David & Marcella (Minks) Mays are man to continue in his agony." digest for weeks to come. living in Wheaton, Illinois. After 15 years in research and management with Bristol Myers, Finally, Barnard told his hushed They became the source of explora- David returned to school and obtained an MA tion learning, offering students, audience, Eli Conn had had enough. and in biblical studies at Wheaton Graduate "During the night, with the strength faculty and staff alike a splendid School. He now works for the Assocation of Church Missions Committees, a he had left, he managed to discon- opportunity to define their thinking transdenominational network of more than 800 himself. But matters of great importance to all nect the respirator on churches working together to strengthen and before he died, he wrote a note to his people. multiply their missions outreach. David is available to work with churches in Illinois, doctor. It said: 'Doctor, the real Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The couple's enemy is not death; the real enemy is Class News home address is 418 Western Avenue, in humanity.' Wheaton, IL 60187. '31 "I want you to think about that. Rev. Kenneth Hoover has, In his 80th year, '68 Death is not the enemy to the doctor. retired for the third time in his career. His At the May 1987 banquet of Ball State If he values life, then death is not most recent assignment was as minister of University's Handicapped Services the enemy. program and Christian education at the department, Jere Truex was presented the 1987 Willowbrook United Methodist Church of Sun Outstanding Alumnus award for outstanding "It's strange to think that the doc- City, Arizona. In April, he and Irene (Witner achievement. Jere earned the MS degree from tor should prevent death. Death is '32) went to Pennsylvania where he officiated Ball State in 1981. His address is 313 West often good medical treatment, at the wedding of his grandson. In May he Berry Street, Upland, IN 46989. underwent surgery and is recuperating at his because death can achieve what all cabin in the Catskill Mountains with the '76 of medicine cannot do: it can stop the nursing skill and TLC of Irene. Their summer Keith & Glynis (Maria tte) Thompson have suffering of that individual. address is RR 1, Box 126, Hobart, NY 13788. moved to the State of Washington where Keith is general manager of the Hartford "So I think one must realize that, •37 Insurance Group's Pacific Northwest regional as a doctor, if you value life, your Dr. John & Ruth (Imler x40) Vayhinger live on office in Seattle. Keith is the youngest goal must be not to prolong life; your the back side of Pike's Peak in Colorado. general manager in the company, as well as Their son Jack '71 and his family live in nearby being a corporate officer. The couple's address goal must be always to provide « Woodland Park where Jack is a wildlife is 12416-1 69th Avenue NE, Redmond, WA something to that patient that he biologist for the State of Colorado. Daughter 98052. can celebrate — provide something so Karen Kuper x74 is a pediatrician in Holland, Michigan. Home address for John and Ruth is •77 that life can be the joy of living." 119 Illini Drive, Woodland Park, CO 80863. Tom and Eunice (Hammel) Branch and family Barnard concluded with a poem by live in Vermont where Tom is pastor of the R.L. Sharpe: '42 Waterbury Alliance Church and Eunice Dr. O. Carl Brown is a professor in the teaches kindergarten. They have two department of correspondence studies at Fort children: David, born January 3, 1985, and Isn 't it strange that princes and kings Wayne Bible College. He and wife Martha Sarah, bom July 30, 1986. The family's And clowns that caper in sawdust (Gerber x43) spent 20 years as missionaries in address is 27 Randall Street, Waterbury, VT rings Haiti, and Carl retains the title of dean 05676. emeritus, Learning Center for Haitian And common people like you and me Languages and Culture, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Last October, Debra Maat received the Are builders for eternity. W.I. The couple lives at 9905 Thiele Road, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Fort Wayne, IN 46819. (CPCU) designation from the American Institute for Property and Liability Each is given a bag tools, of '52 Underwriters. She is property underwriting A shapeless mass, a book of rules. Rev. Ray Snyder had heart bypass surgery in research manager with The Signature Group in April and is recovering very well. plans to Schaumburg, Illinois. Debra welcomes letters And each must make - ere life is He continue his ministry as pastor of Christ from friends. Her address is 17850 Wentworth, flown — United Methodist Church in Newcomerstown, Lansing, IL 60438. A stumbling block or a stepping stone. Ohio, and would be pleased to have contact with friends from Taylor. His address is 654 78 Beaver Street, Newcomerstown, OH 43832. Paul Brown and wife Mai have moved to Dr. Christiaan Barnard, heart Dundalk, Maryland, where Paul is senior transplant pioneer, left Taylor •56 pastor of the Dundalk Presbyterian Church. University's convocation to the thun- Dr. Joseph Grabill is participating this Paul and Mai have two children, Aaron (3) summer in a Japanese studies institute in San and Bethany (9 months). Their new address is derous roar of a standing ovation. Diego, California, sponsored by the American 1969 Merritt Boulevard, Dundalk, Maryland What remained, though, were Association of State Colleges and Universities 21222. challenging thoughts and ideas of a and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. has been a member of the history '80 man who has held a beating human Joe department faculty at Illinois State Kimball Johnson has received her MD degree heart in his hand, who has perform- University since 1968. His home address is 21 at Emory University School of Medicine in ed corrective surgery on an infant Knollcrest, Normal, IL 61761. Atlanta. She will remain at Emory for her pulled from the mother's womb, and three- year residency in internal medicine. •64 Her address is 51 6 Sydney Street, Atlanta, G who has seen suffering and death in Rev. Tom Allen preached to an overflow crowd 30312. the faces of thousands. These on Easter Sunday as he led the first service in the Des Moines First Federated Church's new '83 thoughts and ideas, then, became 4,200-seat building. Largest church building in In March, Steve Nygren received his the food of discussion and debate, of the State of Iowa, the facility has a total of company's award for technical merit and agreement and of criticism, that 262,000 square feet of floor space. Tom has achievement. Steve is a systems analyst with 25
Nalco Chemical Company in Naperville, on August 8 at Bent Creek Baptist Church, Birkeys live at 635 South Home, Oak Park, IL Illinois, and received an MA in information Asheville, North Carolina. They live at 156 60304. systems from Aurora College in May. Wife Rumbough Place, Asheville, NC 28806. Marsha (Brinson) is in consumer research in Forrest and Janet (Wieland '77) Butterfield are the catalog division of the Spiegel Company. David Murray '82 and Connie Knight were the proud parents of Emily Rae, born April 24. The couple lives at 30 W 177 Allister Lane, married May 22 with David's father, Rev. Emily, her sister Meghan (2), and their Naperville, IL 60540. Herschel Murray, officiating. Mark Nussbaum parents live at 22618 Red Arrow, Mattawan, '82 was best man. Connie works for the MI 49071. •84 Hartford City, Indiana, News-Times, and Mark Breederland received the master's David is afternoon announcer on WGOM in Born to John and Diane (Belding '77) Marshall degree in environmental science in May from Marion. Residing with them at 1215 North on June 23, 1986, was Adam Christopher. Miami University of Ohio. He is a water Maple Street, Hartford City, IN 47348, is Adam, brother Justin (3) and parents live at resource specialist for Northwest Michigan Connie's 16-year-old son, T.R. 3901 Calle Alte Vista, Newbury Park, CA Regional Planning, directing a $48,000 study 91320. and action plan development for nonpoint On October 4, Suzanne Geney '84 married pollution control on a river basin in that Charles Mclntyre in Randolph, New Jersey. Ron Neuenschwander '77 and wife Carole are region. He is a Sunday School teacher and Sue is a laboratory technologist doing kidney pleased to announce the birth of their second college /career group coordinator at Bible research. Chuck, a graduate of Randolph- child, Caron Elaine, on March 14. Brother Baptist Church, and this month is going on a Macon College, works for AMTRAK. The Robert James is 3. The family lives at 2130 Wandering Wheels trip to Maine. His address couple lives at 5607 Tumbleweed Circle, Embassy Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 4681 6. is 824 West Seventh Street, Traverse City, MI Richmond, VA 23228. 49684. Karl '78 & Julie (Merchant 77) Smith announce Since their marriage on September 20, Michael the birth of their third child, Kolby Loren, Jenny (Rarick) Pannabecker was selected as Willis '85 and wife Patricia have made their born May 6. He joins sisters Kasey (5) and April Employee of the Month at the Caylor- homeat4675 Hunt dub Drive, Apt. IB, Shelby (3). Julie has taught high school math Nickel Clinic in Bluffton, Indiana, where she Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Patricia works for a for 10 years, but plans to take a year's leave of
is a patient representative. Jenny's first General Motors director as a cost accountant, absence beginning this fall. Karl is a certified association with Caylor-Nickel was as an and Michael is a project manager for Motorola. financial planner. Address for the Smiths is intern in medical social work which led to a Taylor people in their wedding party were: Box 37, Hillside Drive, Bridgman, MI 49106. permanent position after her graduation. Her Larry Walker "84, Holly (Egner '85) Walker, husband, Daryl, is a computer programmer. Pat Mulligan '86, Jon Zier x86, Ana Schneider Bob '77 & Janet (Carley 78) Spence announce They live at Apt. 7434-A, Mill Run Road, Fort x85, Glenn Tower '85, and officiating minister the birth of Carley Ann on May 5. Bob is an Wayne, IN 46819. Dr. Bill Sturgeon '74. Assistant State's Attorney in DuPage County, and Janet is on leave of absence from her Marine 1st Lt. Scott R. Taylor recently Sarah Meier '86 and Scott Wagoner were teaching position. Their address is 126 North reported for duty with Training Squadron 23 married December 20 in Archbold, Ohio. Van Buren Street, Batavia, IL 60510. based at Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Included in the wedding party were John Meier Texas. Scott joined the Marine Corps following '80 and Andrea (Price '84) Preissler. Sarah is Ashley Marie was born April 3 to Ginny and
graduation from Taylor. librarian at Fort Wayne Christian School, and Tim Hawkins 78. She joins Melinda (7), James Scott is Christian education director for the (5) and Christy (3). Tim is vice president of '86 Evangelical Mennonite Church Conference. financial/administrative services for a fund- Jeffrey T. Schaffner has been hired by Richard This month they will move to the Chicago raising company. Ginny is a busy homemaker G. Lugar, U.S. Senator from Indiana, as a area where Scott will complete his master's who, in addition, is homeschooling the legislative correspondent on Lugar's degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity children. The Hawkins family lives at 4083 Washington staff. Jeff interned in the fall of School. Johns Street, Lilburn, GA 30247. 1985 with Lugar's Washington office; during the past year, he has worked for U.S. Senator Tammy Rinard & Andrew Lee, both '87, were Gene x77 & Laure (Smith x78) Pashley are Phil Gramm of Texas. married May 27 in Farmland, Indiana. The happy to announce the birth of Ellen Marie on
groom's parents are Dr. John '61 & June March 29. Gene, Laure, Ellen, Christopher (4), (Yamauchi '59) Lee. Other Taylor people in Jenna (6) and Anna (2) recently moved to RR 4, the wedding were: Angie Hatfield '88, Kathy Box 479, Spencer, IN 47460. Weddings Jones '87, Bob Zentz '87, Curt '87 & Jana (Saathoff x87) Smith, Jamie Davis '87, Joan Gary and Nan (Kennedy 78) Smith announce Wendell W. "Pepper" Goad II '76 was married MacLeish '87, Judi Gibbons '88, and officiating the birth of Morgan Elizabeth on May 1 5. to Anne E. Anglemeyer on September 6 in minister Scott Wagoner '85. Morgan, her sister Heather (4) and parents FJkart, Indiana. Taylor friends in the live at 220 E. Maywood, Morton, IL 61550. wedding were Carla (Stump '79) Butcher, Ruth Meier x87 married Kenneth R. Wilson on Brian McEachern '77, Roland Johnson '76; Rev. July 31. Completing her BSN degree at Craig and Vicki (Olmstead 78) Vielguth are
Kevin Butcher '76 made it all legal. Pepper Grandview College, Ruth has been employed happy to announce the birth of Abigail Anne has been in law practice with his father for as a registered nurse at Mercy Hospital in Des on January 24. Abigail, brother Dayton (4) and six years; Anne, a Christian Heritage College Moines, Iowa. The couple's address is 2080 SE parents live at 14 Dunbar Street, Chatham, NJ graduate with an MS in home economics from King, Apt. 17, Des Moines, IA 50320. 07928. Purdue University, is director of Northwest Indiana Vocational Educational Consortium. Charlie & Mary (Spencer) Humberd, both 79, Pepper and Anne live at 261 7 Knollwood are happy to announce to the birth of Sarah Drive, Crown Point, IN 46307. Births Marie on December 30. Sarah joins her two brothers, Caleb (5) and Joel (2). The family On June 13, Amy Yordy '81 married Monte Herb Shaw '69 and wife Sue Ann are happy to lives at RD 6, Box 153, Red Uon, PA 17356. Shanks, a student at Dallas Theological announce the birth of Jennifer Lee on September Seminary preparing for ministry to single 22. She joins nine-year-old sister Lisa and A second child, Amanda Nicole, has been bom adults. After five years of teaching physical their parents at 2944 Yoakam Road, Lima, OH on March 7 to Mike and Denise (Gehrke 79) education in St. Petersburg, Florida, and one 45806. Herb is presently employed as treasurer Lane. Amanda, Heather (3) and their parents year as a reading specialist in Cornell, of Westtm Ohio Truck Co., a truck sales live at 31 1 S. Chicago Avenue, Kankakee, IL illinois, Amy now teaches in Dallas. The dealership in Lima. 60901. couple's address is 3909 Swiss Avenue #1386, Dallas, TX 75204. Randal and Debbie (Wolgemuth '77) Birkey Trevor & Debbie (Frank) Tipton, both 79, welcomed Marshall Monroe on February 24. At proudly announce the arrival of Jordan Karen Wittig '82 married Christopher Kemp home were Taylor (4) and Noel (1). The Rebekah, bom May 4. Jordan joins sister Drew 26
Elizabeth (3). Trevor teaches fourth grade minister at First United Methodist Church. Streams. Since then she has been teaching and coaches at Central Noble. Debbie, who The family's address is 1950 Vernon, Wabash, missions courses at Emmanuel Bible College, has been teaching kindergarten, is on leave to IN 46992. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, where she will be with the children at home. The family's return for next spring's term. address is 207 West Highland Street, Albion, Douglas '83 & Kimberly (Westbrook '82) IN 46701. Willman announce the birth of Kaley Faith on Margaret Bash '56 returned home on furlough January 30. Doug is a commercial mortgage this month from her work with Child A daughter, Whitney Erin, was born April 29 banker for First Interstate of Atlanta, and Evangelism Fellowship in Vienna, Austria. to Newell x74 & Colleen (Frank '80) Cerak. Kim, a former elementary school teacher, is She is available for meetings. While on Whitney's sister, Carly Rebecca, is 2. The now at home with Kaley. The Willman furlough, she may be reached through CEF Ceraks live at 126 West Wright Avenue, family resides at 4747 North Springs Road, Inc., Box 348, Warrenton, MO 63383. TUMS, Upland, IN 46989. Kennesaw,GA 30144. Phyllis Engle '58 is in her third three-year Neal & Trish (Dial) Smith, both '80, Randy & Nancy (Erickson) Brannen,both '84, term with Brethren in Christ World Missions excitedly and thankfully announce the birth of are thankful to God for the health of their in Zambia. She is librarian in a college which their daughter, Whitney Noel, who arrived daughter, Megan Marie, who was born trains elementary teachers. In addition, she December 22. She joins brothers Britton and December 15, three weeks early, with teaches a Good News Qub and teenagers' Grant, age 4. Trish is busy as a homemaker respiratory distress. After seven days in Bible study. Her address is David Livingston and working part-time at Neal's dental office, intensive care, she was suddenly healed and is Teacher Training College, Private Bag 1, as well as joining Neal as high school sponsor now perfectly healthy. Randy works for Livingston, Zambia, Africa. at their church. The family's address is 9743 Paramount Supply Co., an industrial supply Baldwin Road, Bridgman, MI 49106. house. Nancy, formerly an accountant for Gary & Sherryl (Hatton) Bowman, both '65, Goodwill Industries, is now at home with and their children, Cristina, Daniel and Paul, Ryan Scott was born to Scott and Carol Megan. Their address is 2072 Greiner Street, return to the States this month from Madrid, have (Lowery '81) Anderson on April 21 . Ryan joins Eugene, OR 97405. Spain, where they ministered with sister Erica Christine (2). The Anderson TEAM for the past 19 years. Their new family has been serving with TEAM in the Bob and Janelle (Murray '84) Monin announce assignment is in the Foreign Area Secretaries United Arab Emirates since 1982. They will the birth of Joseph Lee on February 10. Bob is a Department of TEAM in Wheaton, Illinois. return to the U.S. in October to pursue further systems engineer trainee with Electronic Data New address is Box 493, Waterman, IL 60556. studies. Their stateside address will be 1647 Systems at the G.M. Tech Center in Warren, Lindenhall Drive, Loveland, OH 45140. Michigan. Janelle sells Avon part-time. The Four years after her return from Irian Jaya, an Monins live at 26250 Pinehurst, Roseville, MI interim during which she worked at TEAM Dan and Linda (Harlan '81) Barrett and 48066. headquarters in Wheaton, Illinois, Pat Moore '69 daughter Alicia Crystal (3) welcomed is embarking on a new ministry in Baja, Gabriella Ruth to the family on April 20. Mexico. Her language study extends to May, with expected departure They live at 1 031 South 8th Street, Terre Deaths 1988, for Mexico soon Haute, IN 47807. thereafter.
Gertrude (Jackson '28) Rupp died May 10 in Philip '82 & Martha (Collins '81) Cook were David Brown '72, wife Janet, and their baby Archbold, Ohio. Gertrude was the widow of blessed with their firstborn, Rachel Ann, on son Jonathan returned to the States in July for a Orlo Rupp '27. March 25. Phil is a communications specialist year's furlough from their work with Arab for American Trans Air, Inc., and Martha is on World Ministries in England. Their stateside Lois Comstock, wife of Jim Comstock '52, died maternity leave from her position at a local address is c/o King Brown, 921 West Street, December 13 after suffering an aneurysm in elementary school. The Cooks reside at 4879 Winston-Salem, NC 27101. June. Her children who attended Taylor Fairway Drive, Plainfield, IN 461 68. University are: Dr. Barton '66 &. Marilyn Harold '75 & Nancy (Shepson 76) Lund and (Stucky x66) Comstock; Rev. Jay '77 & Shirley Thorn and Peggy (Kendall x82) DeWaele are family are completing a nine-week furlough (Lee 70) Comstock; Brooke (Comstock x76) pleased to announce the birth of Andrew from their teaching at Alliance Academy in Bruner; Jay '77 & Paige (Comstock '77) Thomas on April 27. Andy, Nathan (3) and Quito, Ecuador. They write that the past year Cunningham. A loving wife to Jim for 43 years, their parents live at 233 North Opio Place, has been an eventful one, with the kidnapping Lois is missed by him, their six children and Kihei, HI 96753. of their President and a series of earthquakes; their spouses, and 18 grandchildren. but it has also been one of great blessing and Ken and Cathy (Endean '82) Glupkerare the growth, their Ecuador address is Alliance Judy (Howard '64) CrandalL wife of Rev. proud parents of David Eric, born January 25. Academy, Casilla 6186, Quito, Ecuador, S.A. Robert Crandall, a Free Methodist minister, The family's address is 630 Azalea, Holland, died April 27 of complications arising from her MI 49423. Harold and Erin (McConnaughey 78) LaMar two-year struggle with cancer. Judy is the and family are ministering in Jamaica at daughter of Art '34 & Esta (Herrman '36) Zachary Gunnar was born January 7 to Kelly & Shield of Faith Church and Trelawny Howard, and taught physical education at Wendy (Soderquist) Koons, both '82. Kelly is a Infirmary. They are being sponsored by the Taylor for several years before her marriage. middle school physical education teacher and Light of the World Tabernacle in Port Richey, Two memorial services were held - at the coach in the Mississinewa School Corporation, Horida. Their mission address is Duncans first one in Salem, Oregon, the meditation was and Wendy is assistant to the director of resi- P.O., Trelawny, Jamaica, W.I. delivered by Dr. David LeShana '53; at the dence life/director of off-campus housing at second in Winona Lake, Indiana, George Glass Taylor University. Each summer they run a Barb Stedman '80 leaves for Pakistan this '58 spoke as a representative of Taylor bike ministry in Colorado for junior high and month to serve with TEAM missions. She will University. high school youth. The family lives at 4556 E, be there for one year to teach English to 100 N, Marion, IN 46952. Afghan refugees. Barb is leaving Marion College, Marion, Indiana, where she has Grace Allison was born March 6 to Jeff Global Taylor taught English for three years and also served Marshall '83 and wife Gail. Jeff graduated as director of publications. Her new address is with an MDiv degree from Duke Divinity c/o TEAM, P.O. Box 421, Rawalpindi, School; he was ordained a deacon in the North In September, Eileen Lageer '49 will return to Pakistan. Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Africa to teach for one term at Sierra Bible Church in May of 1985. Jeff and Gail, along College in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This will Diane Stocksdale '85 leaves this month for a with children Grace, Nichole, Leah, Jacob and be her first visit to Africa since she returned two-year appointment to teach math to Seth, live in Wabash, Indiana, where Jeff from Nigeria in 1974. In the four years missionary children and nationals at Rift serves as full-time pastor of the Church of Our following her return, she researched and wrote Valley Academy in Kenya. She will serve Saviour United Methodist Church and youth a history of the Missionary Church, Merging under the auspices of Africa Inland Mission. 27
Wynn Walt Lembright Campbell
he naming of a vice president Tlhas created shifts in several positions this summer. Wynn Lembright, dean of admissions since 1983, has been appointed Vice President for Student Development and Services. With this appointment, Taylor University merges two of its student service programs ~ student development and admissions - under one leadership position. Consideration is being given to further expansion of the vice presi- dent's responsibilities as other areas related to student life are identified Administrative and assessed. Walt Campbell, formerly dean of career development, has been named Associate Vice President for Student positions filled Development. A 1964 Taylor Univer- sity graduate, Campbell has served his alma mater since 1969 as dean of career development, associate dean of students and assistant professor. Student Development, Taylor University's student development program has gained nationwide recognition for its progres- Admissions merged under sive role in establishing orientation, leadership and service activities for one leadership position college students. As associate vice president, Campbell will oversee the student ministries, career develop- Helyer, associate professor of religion ment and student development areas. at Taylor. With Lembright's appointment as Lembright is a graduate of the vice president, Herb Frye was pro- University of Toledo; he holds the moted to dean of admissions. Frye, a master of divinity degree from Asbury 1980 Taylor University graduate, was Seminary and the master of theology formerly assistant dean of admis- in pastoral psychology from Princeton sions. Joyce Helyer has been named Theological Seminary. He worked campus visit coordinator to fill Frye's four years in Eli Lilly's Management/ opening; she has served since 1985 as Corporate Training program and 11 executive secretary in the Office of years as Eastern Regional Director of the President. A graduate of Biola the Fellowship of Christian Athletes University with a degree in speech before joining the Taylor University and Bible, Helyer is the wife of Larry staff. Iooking ahead is the task at formed the committee, will serve in hand for the newly-formed an exofficio capacity along with the mm* President's Strategic vice presidents and one student who Planning Council. will serve as observer. Strategic The function of the council is to "I believe this council will have give Taylor University the best great and long-range importance to possible input from internal and the future of Taylor University," external constituencies in projecting Kesler said. He added that the Planning plans for the future. The council council should not be viewed as a will be comprised of nine voting contingency task force nor a short- members, including Roger term response to specific pressures. Council Jenkinson, professor of geography "We want, in the most objective and history, who will chair the manner, to determine where we are council. at the present time in relation to Faculty members selected to people, programs and resources," formed serve on the council, along with Dr. Kesler said. "We want to take the Jenkinson, are: Dr. Oliver long view as to the shape and Hubbard, associate professor of definition of our future. Then we can communication arts and director of begin to put into place vehicles to theatre; Robert Gortner, associate enable us to achieve our vision in the professor of business; Dr. Mildred most intentional manner rather than Chapman, professor of education; be victim of reactive, piecemeal, Advisory panel and Dr. Stanley Burden, professor short-term solutions to immediate studying mission of chemistry and physics. Admini- environmental stresses." strative staff members named to Jenkinson has called the council statement, North the council are George Glass, together this summer in order to associate vice president for alumni establish the structure under which evaluation Central and institutional relations; Robert it will function. Ideas and Hodge, director of information suggestions should be communicated systems and services group; and to members of the council so that Carmen Taylor, director of records. both the formal and informal data Student member for the 1987-88 collection process can take year will be senior Dina King. advantage of the greatest possible President Jay Kesler, who insight.
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