A Publication of Palm Beach Atlantic University Volume XXVII No. 3 Current Fall 2016
Hands of hope & healing Nursing grads serve on hospital ship: Page 14 Current Fall 2016 Volume XXVII No. 3 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Ben Starling III '92 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Thorstad '07 MBA From the President Brendan Kesler '07 Ramona Zapper '91 President Don Harp, Lifetime Member Paul Giles '94 Dear Friends, learning the campus and having fun together in Vice President PARENTS COUNCIL I love Welcome Week at Palm Beach Atlantic. The assigned “Fish groups.” After rallies, skits, worship, Rosemary Aguilar '09/ '11 M.S. Brad and Debbie Mason, games and music, the week came to a climax with a Recording Secretary week before fall classes started, our new Sailfish began Co-chairs; moving onto campus, greeted by the smiles, cheers and footwashing service in the DeSantis Family Chapel. Natalie Alvarez '11 Rich and Catherine Berlanti high-fives of upperclassmen student leaders. Following the example of Jesus at the Last Supper, Rob Anderson '94 Wayne and Deretta Cotton, More than 700 new undergrads joined us, University administrators and professors washed the Daylen Brinkley '15 Founding Members; Deborah Bowmar Jaffe '89/ '92 MBA John and Sheila Rinker decorating their “Fish hats” to declare their home feet of student leaders, who then washed the feet of the Beth Charbonneau '10 Jon and Helen Dickinson states and countries. They hail from 41 states and 14 freshmen. It was a powerful lesson in community and Jessica Clasby '13/ '15 M.S. Eric and Jennifer Duncan Sports Center Victoria Chouris '97/ '01 MBA countries. (Christian Academy of Louisville alone sent servant leadership, and the new students had already David and Kathy Fox John Cupini '08 us six freshmen, while Germany also provided six begun to see this symbolism take tangible form. That Lee Curtis '04 Mark and Cyndie Friese 22 students, to lead the international brigade.) Saturday they began their day at 8 a.m. with their first Evelyn Flores '06/ '09 M.S. Dave and Priscilla Guinta Richard Heers '90 The newcomers enjoyed a packed schedule, meeting experience of Workship, the wonderful PBA tradition Patti Johnson Hovey '87 Andy and Terry Hardman peer mentors, absorbing academic orientation, of community service. Putnam Kling '10 Mike and Christy Lubben Learning together, worshipping together, playing Richard Lassiter '88 Stephen Magallanes '07 Robert and Cindy Read Features together and serving together – here’s how one Jean Marseille '05 Bob and Karen Scheuer 18 freshman summed up the experience: “I can't imagine Matt McKee '95 what my start to college would’ve been like if I didn’t Yalonda Moring Meckstroth '83 David and Alesia Wilson Claudia Wolf Moore '05 Pharm.D. have the opportunity to meet so many amazing people Carlin Stob Rykse '08 in just the first few days!” Ana Salguero '12 How exciting it is that these students have just Chad Simpson '96 4 8 Don Sloan '73 begun their new adventure of learning and serving Behind the The Home together. In years to come we can read about them in Barbed Wire Depot Current magazine, as they continue in the joyous habit William M. B. Fleming, Jr. | President of serving others that enriches the lives of so many Brett Fox ’08, chaplain Co-founder behind PBA students and alumni. They’ll join the ranks of Vicki Pugh | Vice President for Development in women’s prison, this business success servants like the two nursing grads you can read about Becky Peeling, APR, ‘05 M.S. | Associate Vice President for shares the hurts and story to be honored on in this issue of Current. Katie TenHoeve and Jenny University Relations and Marketing needs among 1,600 inmates. American Free Enterprise Day. Mullis left their stateside hospital jobs to volunteer Delesa Hinkle Morris ‘85/ ‘14 M.S. | Assistant Vice President for aboard the hospital ship Africa Mercy, and they’re Alumni Relations and Annual Fund loving it. Also in this issue, pharmacy students tell how Maria O‘Carroll ‘07 | Assistant Director of Alumni Relations 10 24 a mission trip to the Dominican Republic impacted Mary Jacobs | Director of Special Projects and Parent Relations their lives, while alumnus Brett Fox offers his unique Thorny Class perspective as chaplain in a North Carolina women’s Issues Notes prison. LeMieux Center forums Catch up with The blessings from PBA students and alumni just and Fellows tackle tough your old classmates keep coming, and we’re so grateful. public policy questions. and send us your news. Sincerely yours,
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William M. B. Fleming, Jr. Nurse Katie TenHoeve '12 with young patient Student leaders wash the feet of freshmen. On the Lixia aboard the hospital ship Africa Mercy. President TenHoeve and Jenny Mullis '11 provide kids cover: medical care and much more. Page 14 2 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 3 'A prison chaplain saves lives and truly epitomizes the hands and feet of Christ.' -- 17-year inmate in North Carolina Correctional Center for Women Chaplain in a women's prison, alum Inside suggests better ways churches view: could do prison ministry ehind the barbed wire of a sprawling complex selling the pills, and every pill she gets caught selling in Raleigh, North Carolina, more than 1,600 could be a certain number of days or years” in prison. female inmates serve their time, some in Inmates like that, said Fox, are coming out of Bresentful resignation, some in lonely desperation economic and social situations “that I think could and some in the haze of mental illness. As a chaplain be resolved on the outside. And I think the churches serving these women, PBA alumnus Brett Fox offers could be on the front lines of that, but it’s an area that a broad, eye-opening perspective on how Christians we’ve overlooked in a lot ways.” might better fulfill the New Testament call for prison The chaplain also encourages Christians to support ministry. or develop ministries like the Religious Coalition for Fox ’08 is a clinical chaplain at the North Carolina a Non-violent Durham. This group equips churches Correctional Center for Women. There in the to develop teams ready to help people coming out of heart of the Bible Belt, “people call us every week” prison. “And then the church comes in and creates wanting to come in and preach the Gospel, he said. kind of a circle of support around them, become Fox appreciates those volunteers, and he helps them friends with them,” said Fox. “To give them tools so develop ecumenical outreach that doesn’t oppress they don’t go back to prison is very valuable.” other faiths. But he also hopes for Christians to meet a Fox and his wife, Sarah, go to Emmaus Way, a three-pronged goal for lasting change: Durham church “very in-touch” with community ◆ Understanding the issues that land people in social issues, including the needs of those coming prison. out of incarceration. The church also meets critical, ◆ Moving from evangelism to discipleship. personal needs for Chaplain Fox, as a sanctuary and ◆ Operating “re-entry” programs to help ex-inmates community of support. “These people (at Emmaus build new lives. Way) are incredibly important to me and to sustaining “One of the ways volunteers can help themselves the longevity in this type of work,” he said. most is coming in with open ears and open eyes and Fox’s path toward this challenging vocation began being willing to listen,” said Fox. “And to come in and after two PBA mission trips to Brazil. “I think in a lot just show them that you’re willing to listen, for me, it of ways it was more of a pilgrimage” than a mission shows a deeper level of care than coming in and simply trip, he said. The people he met in Brazil “did more preaching the Gospel.” for me than I did for them. What I received was Fox has done a lot of listening since he became a incredibly valuable, because it’s pointed my life into prison chaplain in July 2015. He’s come to understand this direction.” “it’s not always a character issue” that puts someone At PBA Fox had a double major of psychology behind bars. For example, he cites the Medicaid and Christian leadership. He moved to Durham and recipient who gets painkillers for her chronic back Duke University, where he earned a Master of Divinity Brett Fox '08 on his way to work in Raleigh, N.C. trouble, but then can’t pay her rent. “She ends up (Continued on page six)
4 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 5 Photo by Music prof joins alum in gig Brett Fox Ethan Parker ’13, far left, of the Ethan Parker Band, looks on in appreciation as Roget Pontbriand takes off As prison chaplain with an avocation of wedding photography, Fox shares in both moments of despair and moments of joy. on a trumpet solo. Pontbriand, head of the University’s (Continued from page four) popular music program, was a special guest in the a young woman in her greatest time of distress, only band’s concert at Harbourside Place in Jupiter. “He’s an degree with a certificate in prison studies. His direction to turn around Saturday and share in another young amazing musician,” said Parker. “To share the stage now into prison ministry came after he made prison visits woman’s greatest time of joy. Fox is a self-taught with my professor is pretty cool.” during clinical pastoral education. Burdened by the photographer, finding “another outlet to hear and tell www.pba.edu/Ethan-Parker-Band-6-16 needs he saw in prison, he concluded, “I think that I people’s stories.” Those stories of love and celebration can go in and be a person who can enter into the midst are a lot more fun to share, but the stories told behind of a crisis, keep healthy boundaries and connect with bars also have value, Fox said. “As Christians, we value people and help them get through it.” every human life, no matter what people have done.” Along with healthy boundaries, he said, “one of the Fox sees inmates convicted of crimes ranging from And details on the Web biggest things is learning I can’t fix people’s problems light drug charges to murder. One prisoner, having News briefs for them. We’re here to listen and to be advocates.” already served 17 years, offered her view on the value Employee of year, theme named New pharmacy dean announced Fox urges others to become advocates for of chaplains and the volunteers they coordinate: inmates and other hurting people, The state attempts to address the At Community Day on Aug. 17, President William M. Dr. Jeffrey Lewis is dean of the Lloyd L. Gregory School including a special segment of today’s humanity of the inmate with psychology B. Fleming Jr. unveiled the new theme for the academic of Pharmacy. He was formerly associate dean of the prison population: the mentally ill. and psychiatry, but until the spiritual is year — Exalt Him! — based on Exodus 15:2. Michael School of Pharmacy at Cedarville University in Ohio. “Mental health institutions have been embraced, the individual is incomplete. Brown, senior associate athletic director for external www.pba.edu/dean-appointment-pharmacy-Lewis-16 methodically shut down and those people Inmates need options of study, fellowship, operations, was named PBA’s 2016 Employee of the Year. have ended up in prison,” he said. “This prayer, praise and worship. States could www.pba.edu/Community-Day-16 Admissions has new AVP is NOT a healing place for them and for not possibly compensate the amount of Joseph Bryan ’05 has been named assistant vice many it exacerbates their condition.” time, energy and resources volunteers Projects spruce up campus president for Admissions, reporting to Tim Worley Learning to care for the mentally ill, commit to chaplaincy programs, nor should Among the 62 different improvement projects recently ’94, vice president for Admissions and Special Projects. hearing so many stories of pain, working they underestimate the responsibilities of completed was the complete renovation of eight units in Bryan was formerly director of Financial Aid. Jennifer daily in the midst of crisis and trauma – the chaplain. I look back at the different Rinker Hall, a men’s residence hall. McMahon has been appointed director of Financial Aid. how does a prison chaplain keep his own “seasons” of my incarceration and know www.pba.edu/start-of-school-fall-16 She was formerly director of student accounts. sanity? Self-care is important, he said, that the chaplaincy is to receive much www.pba.edu/staff-appointments-2016 PBA mourns loss of Dr. Lovejoy “knowing our boundaries and knowing credit for my perseverance. There are days Homecoming set for Nov. 2 - 5 when I need to take day off.” Fox enjoys Brett Fox '08 life seems futile and I am downtrodden Dr. Donald W. Lovejoy, retired associate professor of fly-fishing and other outdoor hobbies. He with guilt. Undoubtedly, the chaplain will oceanography, died Aug. 21 at the age of 85. He began Celebrations will include reunions for classes ’76, ’81, has an avocation as well, a side business notice, pull me from a sea of inmates, just teaching at PBA in 1979 and retired in 2011. ’86, ’91, ’96, ’01, ’06 and ’11. as wedding photographer. to talk or listen. A prison chaplain saves lives and truly www.pba.edu/Lovejoy-remembered-16 www.pba.edu/homecoming And so on a Friday this PBA grad might sit with epitomizes the hands and feet of Christ.
6 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 7 Word from Home Depot co-founder: AS S NI OC M I A Learning is gateway of opportunity U T L I A O
n Nov. 10 the PBA community will hear from Hard work is essential, he said, and “we’re looking • N
a key figure in one of the biggest business for people who are motivated enough to want to learn. Congratulations to success stories of the past quarter century. They don’t view learning as a chore as much as it is a H 2016 • OKenneth Langone, a co-founder of The Home Depot, gateway of opportunity for them.” all of our honorees O will receive the University’s American Free Enterprise And to young entrepreneurs, Langone shared what M G Medal in ceremonies at the Greene Complex for Sports he considers when investing in a startup company. E C I N and Recreation. “The first thing you look for,” he said, “is the quality of Distinguished Alumni O M Founded in 1978, Home Depot grew to the $40 the people and their knowledge of what they want to billion revenue mark faster than any retailer in history, do and their passion.” according to the Harvard Business Review. Langone Starting a business takes a certain resolve, he said that remarkable growth happened on a very said, “because there’s going to be a lot of days of simple formula: “Service, price and assortment, and disappointment in every startup. I tell people, ‘startups the most important of the three are like kids: if you don’t want to is service.” have a few days of aggravation, New York native Langone has don’t have kids.’” a personal story aligning with Langone’s investments in that of Home Depot, in that retail, medical technology and he rose from a working class technology companies have paid Distinguished Alumnus Award Distinguished MSL Award Alumnus Service Award Young Alumnus Award family to become a prominent off so handsomely that he’s been Theo Neilly ’01 Scott Johnson ’02 Shaun Castillo ’01 Zach Williams ’06 businessman, investor and able to make multiple, major gifts Member of Parliament Officer, Port Saint Lucie Business Development Lead Vocalist, North Eleuthera District, Bahamas Police Department Event Manager, Sun Sentinel The Lone Bellow philanthropist. Langone’s father to a variety of causes. He and his left school in the eighth grade wife are especially sensitive to and his mother in the seventh efforts serving children, higher Sports Hall of Fame grade. Seeing how their lack education and health needs. of education limited them, He’s also sensitive to the needs they gave their son “constant of ordinary Americans pinched encouragement” in education, he by the cost of living. “Any business said. I’m involved in, I feel very Langone received his strongly that we pay people well bachelor’s degree in political enough that they can makes ends science and economics meet,” he said. “And every chance from Bucknell University in I have, I talk to industrialists and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. While business people about how we’ve working full time on Wall Street, got to figure out a way to help Nordia Reid Morris ’04 Jonathan Lawrence ’10 Dr. Timothy Ladd he earned his MBA from New Kenneth Langone these people who are living below Soccer Basketball PBA Faculty Athletics York University. The school’s the poverty level.” Representative part-time night program now bears Langone’s name, Langone is a devout Roman Catholic. “I believe after generous gifts from Langone and his wife, Elaine. in the Golden Rule and I believe in the teachings of Homecoming: Nov. 2-5 Langone left The Home Depot board in 2008. He Christ,” he said. “Religion, in my mind, is one of the is founder and CEO of Invemed Associates LLC, a key reasons that I’ve done as well as I have.” www.pba.edu/homecoming New York Stock Exchange member firm specializing Thank you to our sponsors: in healthcare and high technology companies. From American Free Enterprise Day ceremonies begin his many years’ experience building successful teams at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10. Three companion in the business world, he offered his direction to PBA medalists will also be honored: Yvonne Boice, Alan students and others beginning their careers: Crowetz and Rob Morris.
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8 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 9 'Powerful voice' 'Without trust, for community there can be Public policy center draws crowds, challenges students in research no future.' --Jeremiah Clarke, he national debt, religious liberty, legalization of marijuana, drones in the War on Terror: LeMieux Fellow How can university students understand Tand debate such topics that have embroiled their elders in controversy and deadlock? It helps to have the leadership of George LeMieux, an attorney experienced in tackling thorny issues, after his time as a member of U.S. Senate. In December of 2012, two years after LeMieux left the Senate, Palm Beach Atlantic University announced the opening of The LeMieux Center for Public Policy. The goal, said LeMieux, was to “create a place in South Florida for serious conversations concerning the opportunities and challenges that are facing Palm Beach County, South Florida, Florida and the United States.” Those “conversations” have blossomed over the last three years, in public forums drawing large crowds and in the intimate setting around a conference table, where LeMieux and a PBA professor sit down with select undergraduate students doing research. “Senator LeMieux has been a tremendous resource for us,” said PBA President William M. B. Fleming, Jr. “His expertise, his leadership and his many deep connections in the LeMieux fellow wrestles with the result of independent study under the guidance me to the law is the opportunity to defend people who realm of public policy of Sen. George LeMieux and Assistant Professor of can’t defend themselves,” he said. “For those who don’t make the LeMieux tough questions, hopes to be Politics Dr. James Todd. have a voice, I want to be that voice.” Center a powerful voice a voice for the voiceless “Jeremiah pours himself into this,” said Todd. “He’s Those “voiceless” folks could include people with to our students and our one of the hardest working students I’ve ever met.” various disabilities, said Clarke. “Being someone who community.” rom high in the sky, an unmanned drone Clarke concluded his paper with five policy comes from that background, I could as a lawyer help Six students have unleashes its Hellfire missile, enabling its CIA suggestions regarding the use of drones, and he called them and try to make a difference. I can relate to them now studied as or military pilots to land a deadly strike while for a delicate balance between “necessary secrecy” and and understand their day-to-day difficulties.” LeMieux Fellows, two Fstaying secluded, anonymous and far out of harm’s truth on the part of the military and CIA. “Truth is an It’s not just the physical aspect of a disability that’s chosen each year. With way. But the benefits of this new high-tech warfare absolute necessity,” said Clarke, “for without truth, there challenging, he said. “The psychological and emotional the help of LeMieux come with troubling questions of efficacy, legality and can be no trust; without trust, there can be no future.” aspects of the disability can be the most exhausting and a supporting morality. While the future of the drone program remains and hard to deal with.” In those day-to-day challenges, professor, each fellow “Is it morally permissible for the Obama clouded with controversy, the future of this young Clarke has been blessed by the friends and family-like conducts independent administration to assume the role of both judge and researcher is full of promise, say those who’ve worked encouragement he’s found at Palm Beach Atlantic. study into a public Sen. George LeMieux executioner?” asked PBA senior Jeremiah Clarke. And with him. “He’s an exceptional young man,” said “The people I’ve met at PBA are so caring and so policy topic of his or her what about drone missiles killing civilians, including LeMieux. genuine,” he said. When he has especially challenging choosing. The fellows present their resulting research children? And where was “due process” when drone A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Clarke was born moments, he recalls the kind, uplifting words spoken papers in a program at the University, and one of pilots targeted and killed a U.S. citizen and alleged al- two months premature and developed cerebral palsy. by his PBA family. “Then I can look myself in the them, Peter Copan ’14, had his paper published in Qaeda recruiter? “My entire childhood I attended Shriners Hospital in mirror and say that I’m going to go out there, I’m going Humanitas, a scholarly journal from the National Law school hopeful Clarke has dived into those and Tampa,” he said. He didn’t walk until the age of 5. to go to classes, and I’m going to graduate. I’m going Humanities Institute in Washington, D.C. other drone-related questions in his role as fellow with Clarke’s physical condition continues to limit his to make something of myself and I’m going to law “These are rare opportunities for undergraduates,” The LeMieux Center for Public Policy. He’s already mobility somewhat, but it also has given him a goal school and I’m not going to let this disability, this mild (Continued on page 12) made a preliminary presentation of his research paper, and a purpose in aiming for law school. “What draws cerebral palsy, define who I am.”
10 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 11 (Continued from page 10) seniors, while all four previous fellows are now in said Dr. James Todd, assistant professor of politics, graduate schools. LeMieux sees the fellows on track for LeMieux Fellow Molly Michael ’15 is halfway through her master’s who this year has been working with LeMieux Fellow significant leadership roles. degree program in American Government at the Catholic University of Jeremiah Clarke. “The broader impact is tremendous.” “Any time you’re trying the develop leaders, you’re America in Washington, D.C. The fellows describe the process as a rigorous time looking for people of principle and integrity,” said The LeMieux Fellowship was one of my favorite experiences at PBA — of growth, one that opens great doors of opportunity. LeMieux. “Thankfully, Palm Beach Atlantic, with hands down. The whole semester was a time of growth for me. I learned how (See below and page at right for their comments.) its faith-based values, with its commitment towards to persist through a difficult topic. I learned how to fine-tune my writing. “What I love about the process,” said LeMieux, public service and giving back to the community, Most importantly, I learned how to present my research with confidence “is that invariably sometime during the semester the already has a great foundation of students to work — to the senator and to a room full of peers. I can’t thank PBA enough for students realize that the topic they’re researching is not w it h .” this blessing! The opportunities and connections post-graduation have been the most important thing they’re discovering; they’re Two more LeMieux Fellows are to be chosen next beyond what I imagined. Thanks to Senator LeMieux, I have the confidence discovering some other essential truth about policy month, and on Nov. 16 the center will host former to “take a seat at the table” and influence this world for Christ. and this country, and it’s wonderful to be there when Florida Gov. and U.S. Senator Daniel Robert “Bob” these students have these moments of epiphany.” Graham. Soon the center will announce a headliner The senator is now chairman of the Gunster law speaker for its spring interactive lecture. Past speakers In August LeMieux Fellow Evan Berlanti ’16 entered law school at the firm, which has an office on South Flagler Drive near have included George Will, Karl Rove, David Gergen Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. the University. “I’m so heartened by these young and Peggy Noonan. Noonan, an author, columnist The LeMieux Fellowship is an extremely thorough and intense program people and so optimistic about the future of our and former speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan, that offered a tremendous diversity in learning opportunities. I think the country when I meet with these students as we work drew the largest audience of any LeMieux Center biggest takeaway I had from the countless conversations with the senator on these projects,” he said. event, as 500 people packed the DeSantis Family and my faculty advisors was a greater appreciation for the complexity Clarke has completed his project and will soon Chapel to hear her in February. For reports about past of modern public policy issues, coinciding with an equally deep sense of make a presentation, along with the other current speakers and news about upcoming events, see the importance and need to wade in and be an issue solver rather than a LeMieux Fellow, Cassie Stanton. They are both www.pba.edu/lemieux-center. problem creator in our national conversations.
Joe Amaturo, Amaturo Family Foundation; Yvonne Boice, Fugazy International Travel; In August LeMieux Fellow Emily Harman ’15 began her graduate Brian Burns, attorney and entrepreneur; Jim work at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Burns, KKR; James Donnelly, Castle Group; Washington, D.C. Bob Dunkin, U.S. Trust; Frances Fisher, The LeMieux Fellowship was a springboard for me into the world philanthropist; Gay Hart Gaines, activist; of public policy and international relations, and gave me a challenging Robert Ganger, commissioner, Town of opportunity to help me know what I want to pursue for my career. Looking Gulfstream; Hannes Hunschofsky, Hoerbiger back, it truly was an ordained step in my life journey! I thank the Lord for Corporation of America; Josh Kellam, Garcia allowing me to complete the fellowship! Farms; Mario Murgado, Brickell Motors; Dr. Robert O’Neil, Equine Health and Safety Advisory Board Director, Florida; Donald E. Phillips, Phillips Founded in 2012, The LeMieux Center for Public Policy Development & Realty; John Radtke, Incapital; is directed by former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, with the and Rhys Williams, Rhys Tequesta Ventures, LeMieux Fellow Cassie Stanton is a PBA senior and student body following advisory board members: Inc. president. The fellowship experience reshaped my educational experience at PBA. The program is designed to study a single public policy topic, but Senator LeMieux Fellow Peter Copan ’14 basis was a terrific experience as well as an honor. The LeMieux further directs students towards broader foundational conclusions recently completed his master’s fellowship experience has given me more confidence and truths, applicable to nearly every lesson learned in other classes. degree at Azusa Pacific University in my gifts and abilities as a researcher and budding Suddenly, all of my classes seemed to fit together seamlessly when studied in a program “that allowed me to scholar, and helped solidify my desire to go for a under the lens of the truths I learned through the fellowship. It was as if the live incarnationally among the Ph.D. I was able to present my research findings on conclusion I came to while completing the fellowship became the backbone to poor in an Indian slum for a year several occasions in academic settings and my paper my liberal arts education. and a half.” was eventually published in a scholarly journal. This Spending time with Senator would not have been possible without the opportunity LeMieux and discussing my that the LeMieux Center offered. It was a tremendous “I’m so heartened by these young people and so optimistic about the future of our country research with him on a regular opportunity; it is humbling to recall that season. when I meet with these students . . . .” — Sen. George LeMieux
12 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 13 “It’s really easy to get focused on tasks in nursing, getting things done, making sure everything is the way it’s supposed to be,” said TenHoeve, “but you have to remember that a big part of nursing is the relationships that you can make with these patients during a harder Africa time in their life. And that’s not really coming from yourself; it’s coming from the love that Jesus is pouring out through you.” And the love “that we poured into them is poured Mercy right back into us,” she said. Jenny Mullis ’11 felt the same two-way flow, Nursing alums “through play and love and hugs and smiles.” Mullis joined the Africa Mercy in August of 2015, and delight in serving her first term on the ship briefly overlapped with TenHoeve’s. on hospital ship The nurses began their days gathered for prayer, and they would pray with each patient before surgery. Groups would gather spontaneously to pray for special needs. “Mercy Ships showed me the power of prayer,” said Mullis, “to see how God works through that in such a powerful and immediate way.” Mullis recalled her PBA training, “where there was such a focus on doing everything with excellence.” Mercy Ships, she said, shares that priority: “to not just 82-bed Africa Mercy do what we’re doing and rush through each patient, has sailed to Benin (Continued on page 16) in West Africa
t seemed kind of crazy,” admitted Katie TenHoeve. an island nation off the coast of southeast Africa. There " “I’m going to just quit my job and go and pretty the ship provided free medical care, including surgery, much pay to be a volunteer?” for patients like young Lixia, whom TenHoeve will IThat’s right: quit her full-time nursing job at never forget. Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Florida. It Lixia, who has no parents, was unable to bend her was a secure, rewarding job, much like Jenny Mullis’ elbow or wrist, the after-effects of serious burns. After job at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. These surgery she stayed aboard ship for some weeks as two PBA alums eagerly stepped away from their paid doctors dealt with complications. “God even worked nursing jobs for assignments aboard a floating hospital through that,” said TenHoeve, “because being on the providing hope and healing to some of the world’s ship she was able to get a lot of love and care that she forgotten poor. really hasn’t had much of in her life. “It was dream come true” to volunteer on the ship “Lixia began getting really excited to read the Bible Africa Mercy, said TenHoeve. “You’re given the great and pray, and she loved going to church” on the ship, opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus to people said TenHoeve. “She just loved singing and dancing.” who might not otherwise see Him.” In addition to providing medical care after surgery, In October of 2014 TenHoeve ’12 joined volunteers TenHoeve and the other nurses had much opportunity from many other countries for her first assignment on “to just play with the patients, and build relationships the 82-bed hospital ship operated by the faith-based with them,” she said. TenHoeve felt well equipped, with Jenny Mullis '11 with 4-year-old burn victim Sasimeny. Katie TenHoeve '12 helps a patient enjoy fresh air on deck. organization Mercy Ships. They sailed to Madagascar, her Christ-centered training from PBA.
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but to really do it with excellence and to do more than what we have to, doing what is best for these patients and really giving all that we have.” The volunteers faced cultural challenges as well as medical challenges. Some of their patients had traveled You have a many miles to reach the port, perhaps seeing for the first time the ocean, a ship or even a white person. “At first they are very cautious of us, and don’t always talk a lot,” said Mullis. But soon the patients see these uniformed strangers are friendly and loving, and a brighter role bond begins to form. Mullis recalled 4-year-old Sasimeny, another burn victim, who shyly kept to herself at first. The nurses taught her to play games, blow bubbles and cover her face with stickers. Soon, said Mullis, Sasimeny’s in nursing. favorite thing was “being carried up and down the hallway snuggled in Master of Science in Nursing someone’s arms.” Volunteers Mullis and Doctor of Nursing Practice pay for the TenHoeve both so opportunity to enjoyed their work work on the ship, on the Africa Mercy so that general that they served one donations to the assignment, and organization can then came back for A BRIGHTER YOU provide as many a second. They are life-changing both serving now, on surgeries as a 10-month stint that began in August and possible. that has taken them to Benin, a West African nation with Nursing is a calling that directly impacts tremendous healthcare needs. lives and the world, and your community Mercy Ships serves countries ranked by the needs more well-trained professionals. United Nations as the poorest in the world. Nurses Our programs for Master of Nursing and other crew members are volunteers who pay for and Family Nurse Practitioner DNP the opportunity to work on the ship, so that general In addition to medical care, the nurses reach out “through play are designed to help you serve at a and love and hugs and smiles,” said Mullis. donations to the organization can provide as many life- higher level through hybrid online changing surgeries as possible. and in-classroom learning. The volunteers come from 35 countries. Mullis and Mercy Ships is a global charity with more Visit pba.edu/school-of-nursing TenHoeve have loved building friendships with so than 1,600 volunteers helping around the or call 561-803-2122. many health professionals of different lands, languages world. www.mercyships.org and cultures. Photo Credits: “It’s just really cool to see,” said TenHoeve: “people Cover: ©Mercy Ships/ Katie Keegan ORLANDO | WEST PALM BEACH | ONLINE from all over the world following Jesus’ call to take Page 14: ©Mercy Ships/Catrice Wulf care of the people who are sometimes forgotten by the Page 15: ©Mercy Ships/Ruben Plomp Page 16: ©Mercy Ships/ Catrice Wulf w or l d .”
16 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 17 the other two faculty members on the trip. Jim Laidlaw of Global Partnerships Initiative, Inc. went along as coordinator and facilitator. Laidlaw has coordinated a lot of such mission trips, and he doesn’t always see young volunteers as effective as this group from PBA. Pharmacy students “It was their willingness to jump in and help out,” Didrick Jean-Baptiste, said Laidlaw. “These students quite often knew what left, and Rebecca had to be done and would jump in to do it.” Elyea at work in In addition to the medical mission, the trip had the busy Dominican a strong spiritual focus. In a partnership with local Republic clinic. pastors, missionaries and Word of Life workers, there Jean-Baptiste's cap was much prayer and evangelism connected with the bears the emblem clinic. As a result, “200 people gave their lives to Christ of the Kappa Psi for the first time,” the team reported. Pharmaceutical “That just blew our expectations out of the water,” Fraternity. said Jackson. The trip ran May 30 through June 6. On June 5 the team visited a local church, where Morris shared a testimony and Jackson preached a message. Morris said the opportunity for mission trips was one of the main reasons she chose PBA for her pharmacy school. “This trip allowed me to realize that really the purpose of what I’m doing is just to be able to serve people and be able to love people,” she said. “And a lot of times, in pharmacy you can do that in a way that really changes lives for people.” (Continued on page 20)
"Such a blessing and a gift volunteers had no air conditioning and no running from God that we were able water. “We had one rule for the students,” said Jackson: Four hot days, 777 “no complaining. And they didn’t. The students were to see so many people," says amazing.” pharmacy student. “Every single day, seeing the gratefulness of each grateful patients: patient was one of the coolest things,” said Alli Gerking s students work their way through the patients just kept coming,” said fourth-year student Morris, a fourth-year student. “Just the joy in their rigorous Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy Stephanie Jones. “It was such a blessing and a gift from eyes and their hugs of thanks on their way out, and program, the faculty love the growth they God that we were able to see so many people.” them coming back the next day with all of their family Awitness, those moments “just seeing that light bulb Some of the patients had walked miles through the members, so excited that people were there who cared come on.” That growth happens in lecture hall, high- rain to receive care. They showed an obvious lack of about them and wanted to treat them.” tech lab, informal study group and even such an access to healthcare, said Dr. Jay Jackson ’12 Pharm.D., Paul Michael, in his third year of pharmacy school, unlikely place as a vacant, un-air-conditioned funeral assistant professor of pharmacy practice. He saw is a veteran traveler, having visited spots all around home in the Dominican Republic. infected wounds, high blood pressure, malnutrition Europe and 42 of the 50 states. “But honestly,” he said, That’s where three professors and 14 pharmacy and tremendous fluctuations in blood sugar. “this trip was so much better than all those other students found themselves during a mission trip last Partnering with Dominican Republic physicians and trips combined.” Using his triage skills, helping that summer. There they offered free services to the urban doctors with Word of Life Ministries, the Gregory crew needy community, seeing their smiles – “it was just so poor, who came flooding in during a four-day medical cared for 777 patients. satisfying,” he said. clinic. Such a patient load over four days would be Dr. Marile Santamarina and Dr. Carlos Torrado, “It seemed like no matter how fast we worked, more exhausting in the best of facilities, but these visiting both assistant professors of pharmacy practice, were Dr. Jay Jackson, one of the trip leaders
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For Jackson, the “huge Connections still growing highlights” of the trip were the 'Jesus is in my heart,' spiritual responses of the patients between PBA and TKA and “just seeing the students grow.” says the coloring piece special partnership enjoyed those connections between of this young visitor to The majority of the students had the Dominican Republic never before been on a mission continues to flourish the two schools. “I've even had a clinic. trip. Their professors saw them between Palm Beach student teacher from PBA and was AAtlantic and The King’s Academy, a so excited to be able to give back grow in clinical skills and watched “their hearts transformed,” said West Palm Beach based Christian to the school I hold so dear in my Jackson. school. The summer edition of heart and connect with professors I “You see them really Current noted the many PBA had,” she said. understanding the power of alumni now serving at TKA. That Other PBA alumni now at TKA serving,” he said. “The power story overlooked a few of those not mentioned in the earlier story of not living for yourself. The grads, and now even more PBA include the following: power of laying down your life for alums have joined TKA, so an Bonnie Mutz ’90, academic Many thanks to all the another and really loving people sponsors and participants the way that Jesus did.” update is in order. support coordinator; David Skinner In addition to the Dominican “It is always a joy to run into ’87, director of instrumental arts; in the Republic trip, Gregory School of other PBA graduates,” said Rachel Elizabeth Erneston Brown ’95, 29th annual Alumni Pharmacy teams went to Costa Savage Rinker. “There will always admissions assistant; James Kohl Association Scholarship Rica, Honduras, Uganda and Belle be a bond beyond the alumni Brown ’96 , assistant football coach; Golf Tournament! Glade, Florida. Trips are directed connection of this institution: it and Kimberly Denney Ibebunjo by the Gregory Center for Medical is Jesus.” Rinker ’97 is a first grade ’01, English and physics teacher. Come back next year! Missions: assistant at Kings. Additionally, David Snyder, artistic www.pba.edu/gregory-center First grade teacher Christine director of TKA Conservatory, has October 7, 2017 Toohey Kovachik ’99 has also been an adjunct professor at PBA.
Keep 'em spinning Like their counterparts in the Gregory School of Pharmacy, undergraduate students were also busy with mission trips over the summer. Campus Ministries sent teams on nine trips, to Save the Date! locations in Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Greece, United March 31 – April 4, 2017 Kingdom, Spain, Germany and Poland. Head Coach Ray Robinson Tribute Concert Kent Bottenfield and the and Music Alumni Weekend baseball team traveled to Costa Rica to work in Tribute Performance of Mozart Requiem with baseball clinics for youth. Oratorio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Dr. Ray Robinson At right, a lad enjoyed a sucker, face painting and Enjoy events the entire weekend and Read about Dr. Robinson at plate twirling with help from sing in the Monday night performance. www.pba.edu/ray-robinson-passing Katie Hiatt during a United Kingdom trip.
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onstruction has begun on the John and Sheila building is a promised feature in PBA’s membership in target Rinker Sports Center, a key element in the the NCAA Sunshine State Conference. completion of the Marshall and Vera Lea The University extended its successful The Time is CRinker Athletic Campus. When completed in the Now campaign with a new goal to raise $8 million for summer of 2017, the 28,000-square-foot building will the final portions of the athletic campus. The bulk of provide much needed space for locker rooms, athletic that money will go to the sports center. Contributions training, strength and conditioning and coaches’ can be made through www.pba.edu/the-time-is-now. offices. The Rinker Athletic Campus provides fields for As shown in the architect’s rendering, the building baseball, softball, soccer and lacrosse, as well as tennis will have the same barrel tile roof and coloring as the courts. Six courts have been finished, and construction other structures at the athletic is underway on six more courts, campus. And with its colonnade, plus a championship court. the center will match “the feel” of Men’s and women’s lacrosse, the Greene Complex for Sports and now club sports, will become Recreation on the main campus. varsity sports in fall 2017 with the The athletic campus is a 76-acre first segment of championship facility on Parker Avenue, just 1.5 competition in spring 2018. The miles from the main campus. University has hired head coaches “Everything at the Rinker for both teams. Stephen Tempone Athletic Campus has been worth will lead the varsity men’s lacrosse the wait, and I believe having this program, while Jayson Schmidt new building will raise the bar is head coach for varsity women’s and increase excitement to be part lacrosse. of Sailfish athletics,” said Kimmy Tempone comes to PBA from Bloemers, head softball coach. “The new facility will his alma mater, New York Institute of Technology, be undeniably instrumental for coaches, student- where as offensive coordinator he led the team to a Lisa Caprara, at left, top photo, sends a kick past athletes, administration, as well as future recruits and 13-5 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Johnson & Wales University defenders to score a goal, prospects.” Schmidt, a 2011 PBA grad who played on the club then celebrates with teammate Karina White. White Construction of the sports center moves forward lacrosse team under Coach Chris Southard, has served also scored a goal in the Sept. 11 home match, as the after a lead gift from John and Sheila Rinker. The on the coaching staff since his graduation. Sailfish won 5-0. Follow all the Sailfish teams: www.pbasailfish.com.
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Vicki Solochek Bonassin ’91 to launch a church Lione law firm. Allison “Alli” Stroud ’02 is the works as a licensed received her master’s degree and plant and teach at the He, his wife, Kelly, middle and lower school theatre electrician and teaches Newsworthy Notes was a case manager for Child Newton Richardson and their two teacher at the University School part time. He, his Protective Services for 10 years. Theological children, Sam and at Nova Southeastern University. wife, Kerry, and their David Haley ’74 serves as pastor She is now retired and is working Seminary. He is Eleanor, live in She spent the last three years at the three daughters live in of the Knightdale, North Carolina, to have a book published on her the lead pastor at Tampa, Florida. Black Forest Academy in Germany, Winston-Salem, North United Methodist Church. He has experiences. She lives in Mesa, Arapahoe Road Baptist Church and Email: [email protected] and in August 2015 she received Carolina. traveled on Arizona. lives in Centennial, Colorado. her master’s degree in educational www.nathanspeir.com more than 50 Email: [email protected] David Taylor ’98 is the systems ministries from Gordon-Conwell mission trips Lance Womack ’91 is the architect for E.W. Scripps Company Theological Seminary. She lives in Gina Sabean ’06 is the new senior including 35 elementary school principal at Jacqueline Rogers ’96/’97 M.S. in Cincinnati, Ohio. He, his wife, Jacksonville, Florida. vice president to El Salvador Coral Springs is the dean of health sciences and Hannah Sleigh Taylor ’94, and Email: [email protected] of PNC Wealth and 11 to Sri Christian public safety at Palm Beach State their three daughters, Emma, Sophie Management, Lanka, and Academy. College in Lake Worth, Florida and Abby, live in Burlington, Heather Deitchman ’03 completed Palm Beach. She lives in Knightdale. Lance, his and the director of the Loxahatchee Kentucky. Email: David.Taylor@ her 12th year of teaching and joined PNC Wealth Email: [email protected] wife, Barbara, Groves campus. She provides scripps.com for the last Management team and their operational oversight, leadership eight years almost three years David Miller ’78 will serve as two sons, and vision for the new campus. She Cara Wingert Lamborn ’00 is a she has taught ago and is heavily involved in president of the pastors conference Benjamin (10) and Maximilian (6), has served on the Palm Healthcare certified financial at American the community, serving on the for the 2017 Southern Baptist live in Coral Springs, Florida. Foundation Healthcare Workforce planner for Jones Heritage School executive board of the Florida East Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. Partnership Committee, the Nursing Lowry. She is in Delray Beach, EBRG, Women Connect and PBA He lives in Sioux City, Iowa. Kent Annan ’93 published his Consortium of South Florida and the president of the Florida. This Alumnae Tea Committee. She and Email: [email protected] third book, Slow Kingdom Coming: board for the Governor’s Council Palm Beach year she purchased her first home in her husband, Jeff, live in West Palm Practices for Doing Justice, Loving on Community Health Partnerships. County Estate Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Beach. James “Jim” Seckman ’83 is Mercy, and Walking Humbly in the Email: [email protected] Planning Council Email: [email protected] the CEO of World from InterVarsity Press. He and is pursuing her accredited estate Barbara Ferreira MacMannis Metro Atlanta lives in Vero Beach, Florida. Tate Soles ’97 operates Soles planner designation. She lives in Sarah Elver Crain ’04 published ’09 and her husband, Ken, work Recovery Exterminating, his family’s pest Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. her book, Bucket List for Foodies with Love A Child, a nonprofit Residences, Linda Leicht ’94 MBA received control business, which expanded of Southwest Florida: 50 Dishes organization based out of Fort Inc. He has her doctoral degree in education to Palm Beach County in January Christina Apperson Fox ’02 M.S. That Should Be On Your Bucket List. Myers, Florida, with a ministry in more than from Nova 2016. He also serves as the pastor released her book, A Heart Set She lives in Fort Meyers, Florida. Fond Parisien, Haiti. Barbara is the 20 years’ Southeastern of student ministries at First Baptist Free: A Journey to Hope through www.bucketlistforfoodies.com medical administrator of the Haitian experience in the field of addiction University in Church of Royal Palm Beach the Psalms of Lament, through clinic, and Ken oversees daily treatment and has served as the May 2016. She is and regularly works with PBA Christian Focus Publications. She Nathan Speir ’04 has released functions of the orphanage, school, president of the Georgia Association working for the ministry interns. Tate, his wife, writes for a number of ministries more than seven solo artist music church and clinic. The couple also of Recovery Residences. His wife, School District Leigh Herring Soles ’96, and their and publications, including Desiring albums, and this year began his own helps the community build churches Julie Seckman ’83, is the assistant of Palm Beach three children live in Royal Palm God and The Gospel Coalition, record label, Neptic Music. His label and schools, and manages various director of music and movement for County as a Beach, Florida. Email: tate.soles@ and serves on the advisory board produces music by Byzantine Ark, sustainability programs. the North Decatur United Methodist fourth-grade teacher. Email: linda. solesexterminating.com at Covenant College in Lookout performing traditional sacred chants www.macmannis.org School. They have been married 35 [email protected] Mountain, Georgia. She, her of the Orthodox Christian Church. years, and live with their son, Josh, Alejandro “Alex” Fernandez ’98 husband and two sons live in Nathan's music was featured on Sarah Hebert ’10 completed her in Decatur, Georgia. Matthew Perry ’94 is leading a is the managing partner for the first Roswell, Georgia. NPR, and is regularly broadcast master’s degree in Christian mission trip to Trinidad and Tobago Florida office of Brinks, Gilson & www.christinafox.com on Pandora and Spotify. Nathan studies at Impact 360 Institute in
24 Current Fall 2016 Current Fall 2016 25 Pine Mountain, Georgia. She is Rock Recovery Center as a mental Stephanie Wall Morrow ’08 MBA a resident director for Southwest health counselor and Jocelyn is and William Morrow ’10 MBA Baptist University and lives in a speech-language pathology welcomed Bolivar, Missouri. assistant at The Els Center of their son, Excellence. Jocelyn received a William Natalie Diaz ’11 graduated with second bachelor’s degree from Nicholas, honors from Nova Southeastern the University of South Florida on March University College of Optometry in in communication sciences and 22, 2016. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May disorders, and she is pursuing her Stephanie 20, 2016. She is an optometrist master’s degree in speech and is the for TrueiVision, LLC and lives in language pathology at Florida clinical Hollywood, Florida. Atlantic University. The couple business development manager Melissa Sandison Simpson ’12 lives in Jensen Beach, Florida. for Oticon USA and William and Austin Simpson ’12 welcomed Lauren Muscarella ’14 is a music Email: jocelyngmartinez@aol. is a performance improvement their daughter, Kinsley Noelle, teacher at Evangelical Christian com consultant for CDK Global. They on July 16, 2016. Both work for a Academy in Madrid, Spain. She live in Atlanta, Georgia. nonprofit organization that focuses teaches elementary music and Email: [email protected] on international humanitarian relief middle school choir, offers private and business startups. They live in piano lessons and directs the high Orlando, Florida. school musical. Earlier this year she took four of her high school students to an honors choir event in Budapest, Hungary. Email: [email protected]
Sherriann Cosgrove ’15 and Kaitlyn Chasse ’12 married Jon Maria Antoun ’09 Pharm.D. e’re continually Professors, staff members, Tyler Ascenzi ’15 launched Mode August 29, 2014, in East and her husband, Mena Gawargi, encouraged and inspired peer mentors and others help our DormBox, a subscription box Haddam, Connecticut. Kaitlyn welcomed their first child, by the meaningful things students in this exciting journey of WPalm Beach Atlantic alumni are praying, planning and equipping company that offers a convenient is the international marketing Evangelina Pistavros, on April 25, way to send care packages manager for the World Cargo 2016. Maria works for the Veterans doing with their lives. As you’ve for the future. It’s wonderfully read some of the stories from these rewarding to be a part of this to college students once a month. Affairs Medical Center as a clinical Association and Jon is account successful alums, we trust you’re process, and you can easily join www.SendDormBox.com manager at PTL Enterprises. They pharmacist. They live in Boynton Kayla Reesor Prewitt ’15 rejoicing with us to see how these the effort to help students live on live in Coral Springs, Florida. Beach, Florida. Pharm.D. and her husband, Travis, men and women are living out purpose. To find their purpose, Email: [email protected] welcomed their daughter, Haley God’s purpose of service for their our students need your support Weddings Kate, on Mother’s Day, May 8, lives. through contributions to the 2016. Both are pharmacists at God created each person with University’s Annual Scholarship Births & New Additions Kroger Supermarket, and they live unique gifts, suited for a unique Fund. You can help create the purpose. Some students enter PBA financial security that allows in Corbin, Kentucky. Laura Ammerman Mize ’05 already aiming for a particular students to more fully explore and Email: [email protected] goal and purpose, while others are pursue their career and volunteer and Patrick Mize ’05 welcomed puzzling over the direction they interests. their daughter, should take. We design programs As many of you know first-hand, Cora James, Hollie Mode Frederick ’09 and Current and opportunities to help students PBA transforms lives. As you help on May 12, her husband, Robbie, welcomed unlock their purpose. From their students graduate with purpose and 2016. Laura is a their son, Edison James, on May Editorial Offices: classroom studies to community direction you’ll be making a lasting Jocelyn Martinez ’11 and freelance writer 29, 2016. Hollie is assistant to P.O. Box 24708 service, to career exploration, to investment and legacy. Please join Kenneth Harrison ’11/’14 M.S. and Patrick is an the director of the preparatory West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4708 mission trips and study abroad, us in supporting these promising were married on March 4, 2016, at attorney. They department in the PBA School of students are encouraged to identify young adults and their futures by John Sizemore, Editor the Mansion at Tuckahoe in Jensen live in Naples, Music and Fine Arts. They live in and explore their interests and making your gift at www.pba.edu/ [email protected] chart their paths. Beach, Florida. Kenneth works for Florida. Boynton Beach, Florida. annual-scholarship.
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