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FALL 2003 WWW.EASTERN.EDU EASTERN UNIVERSITY REUNITES WITH EASTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The boards of Eastern University and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (EBTS) of Wynnewood, PA, have voted to reunite. This merger, effective PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 1 July 1, comes 15 years after the two institutions officially separated in 1989. Dr. David Black, president of the newly expanded Eastern University, says, "The union is a very good fit because our faculties and boards share a common Christian heritage and strong commitment to faith, reason and justice. We both emphasize spiritual formation, rigorous academics, and social action in learning

inside communities that are highly contextualized and diverse."

Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary was established in 1924 by a group of socially progressive but theologically conservative professors. Twenty-eight years later, the Seminary's collegiate division moved to suburban St. Davids and was chartered as a residential liberal arts CARING FOR CREATION 2 college dedicated to the integration of faith, reason and justice in its Scott Althouse ’99 4 curriculum and student formation program. In 1999, Eastern College Jesse Johnson 5 was encouraged by the Middle States Association, its accrediting agency, to seek university status because of Eastern's complexity and extensive graduate programs in the third world. University status was granted the following year, when Eastern University and the Seminary began conversations about reuniting. With the affirmative vote of the University Board on May 17, 2003, and the Seminary Board on May 23, 2003, that union was achieved.

FAITH, REASON, AND JUSTICE Students will now have greater access to a shared faculty of Faith 6 distinguished scholars, authors, theologians and activists as well as Reason 7 combined library resources and research databases. They will also Justice 8 share several institutes that embody the combination of rigorous reason, lively faith, and proactive justice for which both institutions ACADEMICS have been known. A description of three such institutes follows. Templeton Honors College 9 Campolo School for Social Change 9-10 Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA), based at the Seminary, School of Professional Studies 11 promotes Christian engagement, analysis, and understanding of School of International Leadership major social, cultural and public policy issues. ESA is led by Dr. Ronald J. and Development 11-13 Sider, Seminary professor and author of Rich Christians in a Hungry World and other books and articles on social justice. Institute for Global Engagement 13

The Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE) is a group of DEVELOPMENT 14 ministries committed for the past 30 years to the poor in urban America and the third world. EAPE was founded and continues to be led by Eastern professor, Dr. ALUMNI 15-20 Tony Campolo, sociologist and activist-evangelist, who has authored 30 books Alumni News and more than 500 articles on Christianity and social issues. The Institute for Homecoming Global Engagement (IGE), located on Eastern's St. Davids campus, was founded by Ambassador Robert Seiple (former Eastern College president) to be a "think tank with legs" reporting on and promoting religious freedom worldwide. IGE publishes a journal and conducts the Brandywine Forum, which brings scholars from around the world to discuss and publish their findings on religious conflict in the context of geopolitical realities. Both Eastern University and the Seminary are affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, U.S.A., but welcome students from a variety of denominations.

The Seminary's 700 students are enrolled in Doctor of Ministry programs, the CAMPUS COMMUNITY 21 Master of Divinity, and the Master of Theological Studies. The University, prior Ron Matthews at Carnegie Hall 22 to merger with the Seminary, enrolled 3050 students in the following schools: a traditional undergraduate School of Arts and Sciences that includes the ATHLETICS 25 Templeton Honors College; the Campolo School for Social Change in Philadelphia Mark Birtwistle: Coach of the Year that offers graduate studies in an urban context; the School of International First President’s Cup Title Leadership and Development that offers graduate studies in five countries in the two-thirds world; and the School of Professional Studies that offers accelerated undergraduate and graduate degree programs for working adults.

Cover: Students Rachel Petersheim (from left), For more information about Eastern University, call 610-341-5930 or visit Allison Book and Prsicilla Allen volunteer on Eastern’s ponds www.eastern.edu. renovation project. The News Magazine president’smessage of Eastern University Fall 2003

Spirit is published by the Communications Office Eastern University EASTERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN a place where important commitments are made. Alumni Ott Hall 1300 Eagle Road I meet often describe the time and place on campus where they answered the St. Davids, PA 19087 610-341-5930 Lord’s call to a life’s work, or agreed to marry the person who is now their spouse. — Executive Director Linda A. Olson (MEd) ‘96 The University’s very mission is founded on seven particular commitments. The Art Director Charles L. McNeil, Sr. ’99 first is our commitment to scholarship and teaching. The next three are our

Staff Photographer commitments to Scripture, to the Graphic Design Assistant church, and to evangelism. The last Patti SingletonE three are commitments to justice, to the — world, and to community. Article suggestions should be sent to: Linda A. Olson 610-341-5930 These published commitments are e-mail: [email protected] values embraced by the University, Alumni news should be sent to: Susan Barnes ’99 values we attempt to instill in Eastern’s Director of Alumni Relations 1-800-600-8057 students. When articulating what we Dr. David Black (from the left) signs an educational e-mail: [email protected] partnership agreement with Dean Hirsch, president of World mean by our commitment to the world, Vision International, and Millard Fuller, president of Habitat for Humanity International. (See more on page 11.) Mission Statement we state in the University catalogs, “We Spirit supports the mission of Eastern University to provide a Christian higher seek to encourage each other as ‘ambassadors for Christ’ and ‘agents of education for those who will make a difference in the world through careers reconciliation’ in a world torn apart by conflict.. .but also for the earth itself as and personal service rooted in faith applied to academic disciplines. The news stewards of the environment and other physical resources.” magazine serves as a connection between the Eastern University campus community of students, faculty, staff and administration and its alumni, trustees, This issue of Spirit tells the story of how Eastern and her students have absorbed friends, donors, parents and neighbors. the value of a commitment to our world, particularly as it relates to environmental © Copyright. Eastern University October 2003 stewardship and third world development. Please enjoy the articles as you think All rights reserved about your own commitments and values in life. www.eastern.edu

Finally, join this community in reflecting on Harold Howard’s stewardship of Eastern. We benefitted greatly from his wisdom and charity. We miss him.

In Christ,

Named to the Templeton Honor Roll for Character Building Colleges David R. Black President

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In his book, How to Rescue the Earth Without Worshipping Nature, Tony Campolo states, “Creation is a trust from God . . . God expects us to care for [it] . . . to be faithful servants who attend to [it].”

Environmental stewardship has long been a part of Eastern University’s commitment to faith, reason and justice. Environmental studies courses, Windows on the World presentations, summer biology camps, and student-led Earth Keepers Club have provided opportunities over the years to apply God's mandate to “take care of the earth (Genesis 2:15).” Under the direction of John Munro, This September, Eastern University class of 1973, initial construction for Phase was selected to receive two 2003 Governor's I began in 1995. The restoration work of Awards for Environmental Excellence from Phase I has improved both Lower Lake and Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell Willow Lake. The reedbed nutrient removal and the Pennsylvania Department of system installed adjacent to Willow Lake Environmental Protection. One is in the has helped resolve our annual algae bloom Education and Outreach category, based on problem, and the sediment trap constructed our students’ Sustainable Peace Initiative. on Willow Run continues to prevent a The second award is in the Watershed significant volume of sediments from Stewardship category, based on our ongoing reaching this lake. The restoration work improvements to campus lakes, storm and construction for Phase I was completed water runoff, and the Gulph Creek with private and institutional contributions Watershed. Both awards were presented at totaling $154,000. Phase I of Eastern’s water- a ceremony in Harrisburg. way master plan enabled the University to use its lakes as a demonstration site for new Gulph Creek Watershed techniques in wetlands management. Eastern University considers its three In the fall of 2000, the condition of lakes a vital educational and community Upper Lake was deteriorating rapidly. This resource. In the early 1990s, these lakes fact and an invitation from Governor Tom were severely stressed by sediments Ridge to apply for a watershed protection and nonpoint source pollution from Gulph and restoration grant compelled Eastern to Creek Watershed. Part of Pennsylvania’s begin planning for an Upper Lake restoration 83,000 miles of free-flowing surface project, Phase II of the University’s waters and publicly accessible lakes, waterways master plan to eliminate the Eastern’s lakes are subject to the input continuing siltation of Upper Lake and to of dissolved and alluvial materials. The significantly upgrade water quality in all of upstream area along the watershed is the campus waterways. The restoration of heavily suburbanized and partly Upper Lake has reduced the capture of urbanized, and directly affected by the runoff from dense development. continued on next page

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SCOTT ALTHOUSE ’99 WORKS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS

IT’S A LONG WAY FROM ST. DAVIDS to Moscow, Idaho, but that’s awareness for social justice. Professors and students taught where Scott Althouse’s journey has taken him, with a three- me the importance of asking the right questions, equipped year detour in Oregon to attend Lewis & Clark Law School. me with ears to hear, and cultivated my passion to then turn Within 24 hours of taking (and passing) the Oregon Bar around and put my skills into action.” Exam, Scott received an offer to work for the Nez Perce When asked to comment on how he thinks we are doing Tribe in Idaho. He now works for the Tribe’s Fisheries Depart- as a country in our treatment of our environment, Scott ment (over 150 employees), where he provides legal and concedes that this is a very difficult question. He says, “Now policy support to fisheries managers and serves as liaison more than ever the American public — and Christians in to the Office of Legal Counsel. The particular — have increased their Tribe is extensively involved in the awareness and support for the recovery of salmon and steelhead importance of individual and throughout the Columbia and governmental responsibility when Snake River Basins, with it comes to our collective ability to numerous habitat restoration restore degraded lands and to projects. The Tribe has treaty protect our natural heritage. The reserved fishing, hunting, and timely question, however, has gathering rights over an area become whether our political exceeding 13.5 million acres across leadership will continue to north central Idaho, southeastern represent this clearly expressed Washington, northeastern Oregon, and western Montana. public interest in the context of our foreign policy crisis and Many of these lands are under the jurisdiction of the U.S. economic recession. I also think there are regional trends Forest Service, and the Tribe has an important role in co- and key differences between improving environmental managing these forests. quality as compared to public land management. For example, He says, “The most satisfying part of my job is working the Bush Administration should be commended for securing with people as passionate as I am about protecting creation. increased funding to address the cleanup of abandoned urban The Nez Perce are leaders in the Northwest on complex sites that are contaminated by toxic and hazardous waste. and politically charged issues, such as the recovery of This is a sound policy for East Coast cities. However, I am endangered species and protection of their habitat. My work greatly disappointed with the trend of this Administration’s with the Tribe is on the forefront of some very significant apparent obsession to roll back the clock on progress our natural resource and Indian law issues.” society has made when it comes to our commitment to When asked what he hopes to accomplish in this endangered species protection and responsible public land position, Scott says, “This work is never done, but I would management, particularly with respect to timber harvest and consider my time with the Nez Perce a successful oil and gas development across the West.” accomplishment by working myself out of this position. Scott concludes, “I continue to follow my calling to This requires educating all agencies of the United States protect and restore environmental quality, and to advocate government and other regional stakeholders that it’s for responsible stewardship of our natural resources. important to continually honor the Tribe’s sovereignty, Currently I am doing just that with the Nez Perce Tribe. treaty rights, and to recognize the Tribe’s present and future God may call me to other places in the future, but for now role of managing the resources upon which their culture so I am keenly aware of my duty to utilize my legal training closely depends.” and political skills to advance these efforts.” Scott feels well prepared by Eastern University for his present assignment. He explains, “I think the greatest lesson Contact Scott Althouse via e-mail to [email protected] I learned at Eastern was to trust God and follow my heart. or phone 208-843-7320 ext 2442. My experience at Eastern was all at once a frenetic journey

in faith, mixed with love and hard work, and an increased PHOTO: Scott Althouse (left) with a colleague in the Fisheries Dept.

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CARING continued and in February, Eastern won second WORKING WITH OPPORTUNITY place, having collected a total of 3.59 INTERNATIONAL sediments from upstream, returning the tons of recyclable materials. The $1,000 By Jesse Johnson lake to a more natural off-stream condition award was presented to the Student and normal stream flow. The removal of Government Association. I’m an international economic nutrients via pumped reedbed systems, Also on campus, SPI has held development student working as a like the one on the island across from the environmental forums with guest speakers graduate assistant in a partnership University’s Gatehouse, can take up to such as Enele Sopoaga, Ambassador of with Opportunity International four years to catch up to the quantity of Tuvalu to the United Nations; drafting an environmental policy for nutrients in the pond. (See the biology Don Brown (left), former head of their microfinance clients. Microfinance has the Web pages at www.eastern.edu for the the Environmental Protection potential to impact the environment positively. University’s waterway master plan.) Agency; and Jim Ball, head of the Since they are already engaged in the informal Evangelical Environmental Network. They sector, microfinance’s leadership in introducing addressed issues such as renewable energy, environmentally sustainable business activities global warming and transportation alter- can have significant influence on its clients’ natives. SPI has partnered with Urban practices. Through an adoption of this policy, I Promise and Mission Year to donate clean believe, Opportunity International is setting the energy to families in the inner city and will standard that says: microfinance should be about help convert brown fields into working financial and environmental sustainability. urban farms in partnership with Greens- Christians (especially seminarians) too often grow, an urban farm in Philadelphia. live in an idealistic bubble that isolates them from the problems of the real world. This partnership

Jim Ball shows his electric car to Eastern students. Rural Malawi Project has given me the chance to struggle with some Eastern is also reaching out to the rest of the real issues that Opportunity International Sustainable Peace Initiative of the world through its Rural Malawi and many microfinance organizations wrestle with Last fall, a group of sociology students Project. The project, begun last February, on a day-to-day basis. For example, in the highly formed the Sustainable Peace Initiative involves collecting used printer cartridges competitive market of microfinance, Opportunity (SPI), a campus organization dedicated from Eastern's campus, local businesses International seeks to be both financially sustain- to addressing issues of Christian and neighbors, then recycling them able and provide a social and spiritual impact for responsibility, environmental justice and to raise money for an educational their clients. Although it is a difficult tightrope to sustainability. They entered the Depart- community development project in South walk (and by no means perfect), I’m excited to ment of Environmental Protection (DEP) Eastern Africa. be learning from an organization bold enough to Rush to Recycle Challenge, a nine week Each year, more than $750 million take steps in that direction. competition against other member worth of printer cartridges are thrown away, colleges and universities of the Pennsyl- and because they do not decompose easily, OPPORTUNITIES FOR vania Consortium for Interdisciplinary they become an environmental hazard in our ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY Environmental Policy, including landfills. Eastern sells these cartridges to a AuSable Institute, with sites in the Great Lakes, Villanova, University of Pennsylvania, company that cleans, refills and resells them, Pacific Rim, Chesapeake Bay, Africa and India, Swarthmore, and Temple-Ambler. Bins and all of the funds raised will introduce solar offers courses that combine academic content, donated by the DEP were set up across power to the rural areas of Malawi as an field experience and practical tools for steward- campus to collect paper and plastic, alternative renewable source of power, ship of natural resources. replacing wood. These efforts will make Creation Care Studies Program allows impoverished areas of the country more juniors and seniors to study for a semester in efficient for income-generating activities and the rain forest of Belize, Central America or New also control deforestation. To donate used Zealand, integrating environmental, policy and printer cartridges, contact Professor Mike development issues Mtika, project director, at 610-225-5684 or Honors Research Program at the Argonne [email protected]. National Laboratory in Chicago provides junior Students are available to pick up cartridges and senior biology, chemistry and math majors from places of business, and drop bins are an opportunity for advanced research at a located throughout the St. Davids campus. nationally recognized laboratory.

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AT ANNUAL FORUMS, THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY DISCUSSES HOW FAITH, REASON, AND JUSTICE INTERTWINE WITH EASTERN’S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD.

aith and By Dr. Christopher A. Hall HE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITHF AND TRUTH It is at this specific juncture, Tcan be a sticky one. When we speak of truth, when we move from the world for instance, what kind of truth do we have in the Pursuitof Homo scientia to that of Homo sapien, view? It seems that both believer and non- that faith performs a unique role in believer can recognize, study, and comprehend shaping human thinking and living. Or, many truths. The atheist as well as the believer of ruth to borrow a helpful expression of can perceive that two plus two equals four. As far as I can Princeton theologian Ellen Charry, certain truths can only tell, an atheist who is well trained in biological science can be grasped through the use of, and search for, “sapiential analyze an amoeba’s structure on a microscope slide justT as knowledge.” Take, for example, the desire to interpret and effectively as the biologist who possesses a Christian worldview. understand the Scriptures more clearly. Early church fathers Indeed, an atheist who has disciplined herself in the rigors of biology such as Athanasius and Gregory of Nazianzus insist that one’s will understand certain biological truths better than the believer ability to understand biblical truth entails more than the exercise grounded in Scripture but unversed in the rigors of biology. Many of reason alone. Both affirm a deep connection between the truths undergirding the physical universe, then, appear to be spiritual health of biblical interpreters and their ability to available to all who possess reason and use it in a disciplined fashion comprehend and live the Bible well. Athanasius and Gregory to explore topics as varied as mathematical formulas, the nucleus argue that the Scriptures must be studied, pondered and of a cell, and the habits of cheetahs in the south of Kenya. interpreted within the context of worship, reverence, and Faith, however, immediately comes into play when we begin holiness. The fathers consider the Bible a holy book that opens to ask certain kinds of questions: What or who is the source of itself to those who are progressing in holiness through the grace the breathtaking beauty of the crystalline structures discernible and power of the Spirit. The character of the exegete determines to us only through the lens of an electron microscope? What is in many ways what is seen or heard in the biblical text itself. beauty itself? What sets beauty off from ugliness? Why does Character and exegesis are intimately related. creation possess the perceptible rhyme and reason accessible to In Athanasius’s work On the Incarnation, he insists that “the both believer and atheist? searching and right understanding of the Scriptures [demands] a Why do humans possess a nagging sense of “ought,” of good life and a pure soul . . . One cannot possibly understand the right and wrong? Why do signposts toward meaning mark the teaching of the saints unless one has a pure mind and is trying to world in which I live? If these signposts are only figments of the imitate their life . . .” Gregory offers much the same advice in his human imagination, a misguided quest for meaning, why do theological orations. Theological study “is permitted only to those humans continue to mark the landscape with ethical and who have been examined, and are past masters in meditation, and metaphysical signals? who have been previously purified in soul and body, or at the very Why do I have such a hard time facing the truth about myself? least are being purified.” Why am I constantly tempted to lie about the true state of affairs Neither Athanasius nor Gregory envisioned exegesis or in my own life? Why, as Jesus puts it, do human beings “love theology as the academic activity of biblical scholars or theologians darkness rather than light”? Why do we run from the “truth” about divorced from the life of the church or personal spiritual formation. ourselves? Why is it that, as Professor Gatlin says on page 7, “Most Hence, some truths can only be learned as we willingly ground our things worth knowing cannot be reckoned with mathematical, reason on certain tenets grasped by faith, and as we act consistently geometrical, precision – such as the words of our Lord . . .” As Gatlin on the truths we contemplate. observes, some truths fit “what philosophers of science have called ‘ordinary language.’” Other truths, however, “the messy language Dr. Christopher A. Hall is professor of biblical and theological of real people in the real world,” demand a different vocabulary. studies. Contact him at [email protected].

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By Dr. Stephen Gatlin

N PLATO’S EUTHRYPRO period. Most things worth knowing cannot be reckoned with math- we are presented with ematical, geometrical, precision — such as the words of our Lord, Ia young man who is about eason: usually cast in the form of narratives, fraught with metaphor to charge his father with — what philosophers of science have called murder. Socrates views theR young “ordinary language,” the messy man’s actions as precipitous, ill-advised, andreal unnatural. Richard but and often irrational language Weaver in the ninth chapter of his book Ideas Have Consequences ise of real people in the real world, appropriates Plato’s dialogue to indicate something crucial about and not the language of abstract science. modus W the nature of modern science and technology, whose primary Only Cartesian presumption would separate the heart and the head operandi is reason; and he cautions us that reason must be governed, in such a militant and onerous way. Postmodernism today is pushing seasoned, matured, in order to remain within the bounds of piety. the envelope of a long-standing cultural complaint that has its origins That is, reason must not be “puffed up,” excessively proud in the Cartesian effort to overcome the religious and intellectual of its accomplishments, lest it violate its proper place in the scheme quagmire of the Thirty Years’ War. of nature — of God’s wondrous (largely mysterious?) creation. So, Toulmin’s concept of “being reasonable” within context is Reason without such government leads to what romantics, historically akin to C. S. Lewis’s understanding of sapientia — of humanists, as well as Christian humanists, C. S. Lewis among the Homo sapien, the wise creature as opposed to the expert creature, the latter, have called scientism: the over- or misvaluing of the Homo scientia. Lewis promotes the tradition of “Godly common scientific, rational, knowledge. The error sometimes travels by sense” as opposed to the expertise of the intellectuals. Indeed, Lewis other names — positivism, materialism, naturalism. All denote “fought the good fight” in his all-too-modernist times. When his an imbalance, a misevaluation, of the nature of reason — what it contemporaries were promoting the “isms” — fascism and can and can’t do, as well as what it should and shouldn’t do. communism — he was, along with G. K. Chesterton, promoting the Modernists and postmodernists have traveled a similar path common sense and dignity of the common man. And his Christianity in their manifold and troubled revolt against Reason and avoids thereby the perverse attempts to deploy reason in ways Rationality over the course of modernity. It has been a long- incommensurate with human decency and the fundamental standing revolt, beginning in the early 18th century and preciousness of all peoples, irrespective of race or nationality or culminating in some practical ways with the relativist philosopher intellectual attainments. Lewis preached a form of reason that was of science, Paul Feyerabend, who hailed “farewell to reason” some “under judgment” and hence made way for faith and God’s peace, years ago in a book by the same name. But, as another philosopher which passes all understanding, as well as for justice — what we of science, Stephen Toulmin, has argued in his book Cosmopolis, practice when we temper our minds in ways that are consistent with Feyerabend was actually saying farewell to what we might say is the words of Christ, who WAS reason, faith and justice in the flesh. an impious Reason (of the ilk impugned by Richard Weaver), one Although it may seem quaint for (some, many) philosophers, that has overstepped its boundaries over the past three centuries. I persistently ask myself the question: how did our Lord reason? Feyerabend, argues Toulmin, is not bidding farewell to “being What was his “epistemology”? And when I ponder the words of reasonable.” He is bidding farewell to the worship of reason. Christ, I do not find Descartes’ posture of systematic doubt — for Toulmin’s (postmodern?) conception of reason places it in “sure and certain knowledge” via abstract reason. Rather, I find the lower case, where it belongs, he believes, and where it is the fountainhead of all real truth and all right reason, just as St. moderated by a humane reason of the variety we have always Augustine taught long ago. Our faith must precede our reasoning. found in the humanities — in, say, Shakespeare, who has his I find also modesty, quietness, chastening, humility, all of which Hamlet declare in words that reverberate across the centuries: look and feel very unlike the “human-all-too-human” reason that “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are has in modern times run amuck — so twisted has it become in dreamt of in your philosophy.” Such injunctions against the the ways of scientism and utopianism. I think Richard Weaver improper use of reason abound in the western tradition. knew what he was about when he equated impiety with modern Prometheus, Faust, and Frankenstein hover nearby. Thomas science and technology. They can be good servants. But they are Mann’s incomparable treatment of this theme is hammered home bad masters. Responsible science and technology, with Godly in his novel Doctor Faustus (1947). Amid the convulsions of VALUES, we cultivate. Such a project can make for a rich reason Germanic irrationalism, Mann, not unlike his contemporary C. that knows where it stands and stands where it knows. The early S. Lewis, defends a Christian orthodoxy that embraces both the 20th century is a terrifying reminder of just how far we can go limits of reason and the numbing persistence of (original) sin. wrong when we reason outside the fear of God. Stephen Toulmin, then, regards the mainstream triumph of Reason in the 17th century as a betrayal of the original and humane Dr. Stephen Gatlin is assistant professor of history. Contact him richness and reasonableness and abundance of the early modern at [email protected]

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ustice By Miguel Pulido Jin contemporary NE OF THE MAJOR PREOCCUPATIONS IN OUR SOCIETY is with the build a just society, our Oissue(s) of justice. So many TV shows are dedicated to the educational building cannot presentation of how justice (law) works in our society; Judge Judy, ociety be left to innovative masons Texas Justice, and Judge Joe Brown, fill the TV screens of America who build with un-dried bricks (no value base) and with images of the American public seeking and receiving justice. Sinferior mortar (no traditional method). Our values define Various social bromides assail us regarding the individual pursuit who we are and, as such, we rely on biblical principles, cultural of justice; lawyers offer their services in commercials guaranteeing beliefs and some universal ideals to define our “way” in the justice and a large settlement for your pain and suffering. Our world. We build with the bricks and mortar of tradition and political leaders debate how justice must be brought to the Iraqi experience coupled with our faith and reason. people, Palestinians, and North Koreans. However, an attorney If the innovators or conditioners of humankind were to once shared the following cliché with me, “The law is what you dominate, as some fear in our postmodern society, the foundation get here, justice is what you get in heaven.” of our Judeo–Christian world (and other societies based on the Obviously, we don’t live in heaven (yet) but, at Eastern, we “way”) would fall. Regarding the conditioners of humanity, Lewis are concerned about kingdom building and how to mortar the points out that “ we have no instinctive urge to keep promises or bricks of justice into our masonry of faith and reason. Our earthly to respect individual life: that is why scruples of justice and kingdom is built on all three core values; whereas, faith may humanity in fact the Tao (way) – can be properly swept away when inspire the building and reason may lift the bricks to the correct they conflict with our real end…” (The Abolition of Man, p. 33). height and position, it is justice that compels us to build our In other words, even in a postmodern 21st century society where Christian edifice in the right way. In keeping with our building rights are protected by law, if given free reign, the selfish instinct metaphor, I introduce the warnings against architectural would topple our civilization. If we have no basis for value malpractice described in C.S. Lewis’s book, The Abolition of Man. judgments based on the Natural Law, Traditional Morality, the His warnings stem from an overview of an evolving educational First Principles of Practical Reason or the First Platitudes, we will system where values are replaced by objective facts rendered by simply allow the conditioners to effectively abolish man and the instinct of “innovators.” These innovators propose to teach therefore the need for justice (The Abolition of Man, p.43). Our knowledge without emotional substance so that the students will building collapses. However, man has not been abolished and the be free from cultural biases (i.e. faith, reason and justice), thus building of the kingdom continues. creating “men without chests” (The Abolition of Man, p. 25). The How do we promulgate justice at a Christian university? We new values are those of the “innovators” who later become are called to witness as men with chests, or as men with hearts, “conditioners” of men, who lead them to think and act in a despite the efforts of the innovators to condition us to a postmodern prescribed way. application of justice. I believe the ubiquitous solution is the Lewis’s objection to this new type of educational innovation Gospel of Jesus Christ. We must be prayerful in seeking the wisdom is based on his view of the need for the establishment of objective of God who will direct our actions in this fallen world. Micah 6:8 values common to all people/cultures. Lewis blends all major states, “ He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does cultural core belief systems into one “way” or “Tao” that defines the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to the best human values. He states, “ It is the doctrine of objective walk humbly with your God” (Holy Bible, NIV). values that certain attitudes are really true and others really false, to the kind of thing the universe is and the kind of things Miguel Pulido is instructor of organizational management. we are” (The Abolition of Man, p.18). In essence, if we are to Contact him at [email protected]

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campolo school for social change

For the graduating DR. VIVIAN NIX-EARLY, dean of the Campolo Both of these lectures preview an arts class of 2002 School for Social Change at Eastern model of transformation developed from (traditional undergraduates),9 % University, was invited to deliver the 2003 a national research project funded by the a total of 99% were Princeton Lectures on Youth, Church and Louisville Institute and excerpted from a academicsCulture at the Princeton Forum on Youth new book, Taking it to the Street: Using employed, full-time volunteers,9 not looking, Ministry in Mt. Hermon, CA. These the Arts to Transform Communities, co- or involved in post-graduate education lectures are part of a broad initiative at authored by J. Nathan Corbitt and Vivian within six months of graduation. Princeton Theological Seminary designed Nix-Early (Baker Books, Sept. 2003). The comparable percentage for the class to help the church reclaim and integrate of 2001 was also 99%. Of those employed, ministries with young people into the total BuildaBridge International mission of the church. Dr. Nix-Early’s As part of their ministry to com- 67% are working in a field directly related lecture series was entitled “ART: A Natural munities in need, Drs. Corbitt and Nix-Early to their major. Resource for Building Bridges to the have formed a nonprofit organization, NU JERUZ.” BuildaBridge International, dedicated to J. Nathan Corbitt, professor of cross- fostering youth development, strength- cultural studies in the Campolo School, ening families and congregations, and presented at the Music and the Church: building community through the arts. Last Relevance in a Changing Culture Con- year, the Campolo School hosted BI’s ference sponsored by the Baylor University Institute for the Church and Community The first graduating class of Templeton Center for Christian Music Studies last Arts, a four-day training experience for Honors College. October. His paper was, “Marching to Zion: students, pastors, teachers, community Evangelicals, Sanctuary Music and the leaders and artists. The second Institute was NU JERUZ.” held at the Campolo School, May 14-18, 2003. For more information on the Institute, go to buildabridge.org, click on Training.

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YOUNG LIFE AT EASTERN BY DR. VIVIAN NIX-EARLY They could have gone anywhere but they came to Eastern! Young Life, that is. For the last two years, at the impetus of Dr. Tony Campolo, we have been working on a strategic partnership with Young Life to meet the educational needs of the organization’s urban youth workers. The fruit of our labor has come in the form of 1) a formal Memorandum of Understanding between Eastern and Young Life; 2) a new graduate degree, the MA in Urban Youth Leadership, in which students from Young Life will enroll each year; and 3) a bi-annual training institute. The first of these two-week institutes has been completed. Fifty-nine committed urban youth ministry staff from 20 different states, ranging in age from 23 to 50-some- thing, and representing Mexican, Puerto Rican, African-American, Anglo-American, KOREAN CONNECTION Philippine and Chinese cultures, received certificates of completion. Leonard Jamison (center) with members of the Korean Council. Last fall, Through the Institute, the CSSC offered Leonard Jamison, vice president for University relations and chief enrollment three courses contained in the proposed new officer, traveled to South Korea with The Friendship Council of U.S.A. Master’s degree: “Biblical & Theological According to the Council’s President, Bishop Peter Hwang, the purpose of these Basis of Urban Youth Ministry” taught by trips is to build understanding, especially between African Americans and Calenthia Dowdy and K-lee Johnson; Korean Americans. Contact Bishop Peter Hwang at 610-352-4705 “Apologetics for the Urban Youth Context” taught by associate faculty member Bob Hepburn; and “Personality Dynamics & & Generations of Destiny Youth Ministry and Nueva Esperanza. As they implemented Psychosocial Assessment: Understanding in Chester; James Mosely, Founder of tools for theological reflection, their perspec- Urban Youth” taught by Sheldon Nix and Restoration Inner City Ministries; Maher tives on youth ministry were broadened by Randolph Walters. Salhani, Converted (American) Muslim these varied approaches to community undergoing persecution. The Institute also outreach. “There is no perfect model. There Special Guests had a terrific line-up of chapel speakers from is no one model that works everywhere,” The Institute featured a number of Eastern and from around the city for their was the conclusion. The development, practitioners from diverse backgrounds daily worship. therefore, of relevant youth outreaches must including: Ben Chan, Area Director of take into consideration, not just theological International Ministries of American Baptist Special Project foundations and ministry techniques, but Churches; Brady Goodwin, Christian Rap Students in the Biblical & Theological the context of the ministry. Artist also known as “The Phanatik,” from Foundations of Urban Youth Ministry course We look forward to continuing a The Cross Movement; Linda Hernandez, were afforded the opportunity to explore relationship that is truly living out the Communications Director of the Metropol- some ministries in the Greater Philadelphia mission of the CSSC and Eastern. We’ll itan Christian Council of Philadelphia; area. They learned much from organizations be taking additional degree courses to Danny Kwon, Youth Pastor at Young Sang such as Teen Haven, Covenant House, other locations around the country as the (Korean) Church; Dickie Robbins Founder Generations of Destiny, Asaph Studios and new degree comes online and as Young of Life in Christ Cathedral of Faith Church Bethel Temple Community Bible Church, Life students apply for degree candidacy.

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school of professional University. He is currently completing an school of international executive doctorate in management from studies Case Western Reserve University. Efrain’s leadership and desire to help others grow academically, development SPS WELCOMES A NEW DEAN professionally, and spiritually led him to Efrain Rivera was installed as dean of the accept the dean’s position at Eastern School of Professional Studies at the University. His responsibilities have since PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD VISION Spring Honors Convocation. President been expanded, and he was named Dean EXPANDS TO WELCOME HABITAT David Black says, “Efrain of the College of Graduate and Professional FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL is well prepared for this Studies in October. Eastern University’s School of strategic leadership role. Eastern University’s School of International Leadership and Development We welcome him with Professional Studies provides accelerated has been engaged in a unique leadership enthusiasm to our learning undergraduate and graduate degree development initiative with World Vision community.” programs designed to meet the needs of International since 1999. These two Efrain comes to Eastern from Bausch working professionals. Since it began in organizations work together to deliver a & Lomb where he was corporate vice 1989, over 2,000 adults have successfully graduate leadership program focused on president of Canada and the Latin completed their bachelor’s degrees or earned developing the competence, character, and American Division. Prior to joining Bausch their MBAs through this well-received vision necessary to be effective general & Lomb in 1987, he served as a trial format. Eastern’s adult programs integrate managers or senior leaders in Christian attorney with the Civil Division of the ethical leadership, communication, a global nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). U.S. Department of Justice. outlook, and team building. The organizations involved share a A graduate of Houghton College (B.S. passionate commitment to serving the poor in psychology) and the University of For more information about the School of and their Christian faith. “Partnerships are Rochester (M.B.A.), Efrain Rivera earned his Professional Studies, call 800-732-7669 or juris doctorate degree from New York visit www.eastern.edu/sps. continued on page 13

This lecture/performance series brings leading Christian thinkers to St. Davids each semester.

Ambassador David Rawson, Angela Gustafsson’92, Mrs. United protect the Church, but has professor of political economy at Nations 2001 and motivational instead become a tool to negate Spring Arbor University speaker, used examples the voice of people of faith in the and distinguished visiting from her own life to public arena. “It is the job of professor of political encourage listeners to Christians to raise the public’s con- science at Hillsdale discover who God sciousness, and the job of politics College, shared his thoughts about created them to be by first believing to resolve the details,” he said. the response Christians should have they are worthwhile because God “Christians should provide a to global conflict. loves them, instead of trying to earn powerful, prophetic, outsider Rawson used his experience as acceptance from other people. voice while patiently an ambassador to Kigali, Rwanda accepting that we might during the Rwandan civil war as an Dr. Stephen L. Carter, William not see changes in our example to compare various conflict Nelson Cromwell professor of law at lifetime.” resolution modes with Christ’s man- Yale University, spoke date for peace, justice and mercy. on the separation of Patricia He emphasized Christ’s love in action church and state, the Kaurouma, as more important than coming up theme of his bestseller, researcher of with simple solutions to complicated The Culture of Disbelief: How the African- problems. “I have to be extraordi- American Law and Politics Trivialize American Experience, narily humble and realize I don’t have Religious Devotion. Carter spoke about Duke Ellington, the answer. It’s important for all of us explained that the separation of calling him “a well-respected as Christians in engaging the world.” church and state was initiated to human being as well as a well- respected musician.”

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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA BY DR. MIKE MATHAMBO MTIKA , professor of sociology and faculty in SILD’s graduate programs

It is late afternoon of April 15, 2000. of people living with HIV/AIDS in that Packard and Epstein, in their article: Thembi approaches her aunt respectfully region to 7.2 million and claiming 490,000 “Epidemiologists, Social Scientists, and and asks, “Aunt, why am I getting ill lives in the year. The worst affected region, the Structure of Medical Research on frequently?” Knowing that however, is still sub- Saharan Africa, which AIDS in Africa” published in Social Thembi is suffering from had 3.5 million new infections in 2002 Science and Medicine in 1991, observed HIV/AIDS but taken by bringing the total of people living with that efforts to understand and prevent surprise, her aunt mumbles HIV/AIDS to 29.4 million and claiming 2.4 AIDS in Africa resemble similar an answer, that her body million lives in the year. approaches on understanding why may not be as effective in fighting off On a hopeful note, there is evidence Africans suffered from higher rates of infections as other children’s. Thembi, 10 of some progress in fighting the epidemic. morbidity and mortality from infectious years old at the time, was experiencing Many countries are pooling resources diseases in general and tuberculosis and frequent fevers, chronic coughs, worsening and experience, mobilizing commitment, syphilis specifically in the early 1900s. oral thrushes, and was losing weight. Her and forging regional initiatives to reduce These efforts focused on the peculiarities beautiful body was undergoing abhorring HIV/ AIDS-risky behavior. On the other of Africans’ behavior. Such a perception change. Thembi’s father died when she was hand, Thembi would have been able to is not only derogative but compromises eight years old; her mother followed a year live a much longer life if she had access investment of western re-sources into later. Since then, Thembi and her brother to antiretroviral treatment. UNAIDS the problem. At the root of such a problem Matembo came to live with their uncle. Her remarks in its December 2002 report that is bankrupt social justice ethos. Social aunt was visiting the family when Thembi fewer than 4% of people in need of justice embodies moral claim virtues and raised the question. Thembi died in 2002, antiretroviral treatment in low- and actions to transform the world of the only 12 years old and after struggling with middle-income countries were receiving suffering. These moral claim virtues and the disease for most of her life. the drugs at the end of 2001 and less expected action over the rights to life for Thembi is one of the millions of than 10% of people with HIV/AIDS have those caught in the HIV/AIDS tragedy victims of HIV/AIDS. The United Nations access to palliative care or treatment of have been rationalized and compromised. and World Health Organization Joint opportunistic infections. For sub-Sahara As Douglas Porpora remarks in his Program on AIDS keep the world abreast of Africans, a tiny fraction of the millions 2001 book, Landscapes of the Soul, the the epidemic. The December 2002 report in need of antiretroviral treatment are very moral meaning of life is being lost. shows that 42 million people in the world receiving it. Hospitals have turned A main reason for this is that we have are living with HIV/AIDS; 3.2 million are into hoards of AIDS patients with the mobilized the sacred dimensions of life off children less than 15 years old. During 2002, epidemic only aggravating the budgetary the agenda of international concerns. To AIDS claimed 5 million lives; about 800,000 constraints for drugs endemic in sub- effectively attack HIV/AIDS demands of them were children less than 15 years Sahara Africa nations. acting upon the moral claim virtues; old. The spread of HIV/AIDS is increasing Meanwhile the world watches. It has it demands seeking answers to why at a higher rate in Asia and the Pacific resources but has not mounted a response our hearts are not troubled when we see region, which had a million new infec- that would match the scale and severity Thembi die from something we could tions during 2002, bringing the total of the epidemic. What could be the reason? have prevented.

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PARTNERSHIPS continued from page 11 time, Serbia was under the dictatorship of roads, houses, and other infrastructures Slobodan Milosevic and was isolated from along with improving economical condi- complex” says Beth Birmingham, assistant the rest of the world by the sanctions tions and the overall quality of life, we can dean, “and most of the literature around imposed by the United Nations. The create opportunities for further develop- alliances and partnerships tells us that less sanctions resulted in the tremendous ment of third world countries. than half succeed. We believe that increase of crime and poverty, which partnering is a good biblical model for the further worsened the economic conditions SILD HAS MOVED work we do and the challenges we have of the country. The Kosovo crisis in 1999 SILD moved its offices from Eastern overcome are evidence of God’s hand on resulted in NATO’s intervention and three University’s Library to the National this relationship.” months of bombing on Serbia and Christian Conference Center in Valley The curriculum content is developed Montenegro. My presence in Belgrade Forge, PA. For more information, contact collaboratively utilizing the best of World during those three months of bombing Sharlene Joseph-Brown at Vision’s practitioner experts from each of reaffirmed my desire to work towards the [email protected] the regions coupled with Eastern University improvement of the conditions of societies faculty. The program enrolls 250 students, affected by war and poverty. representing 57 countries. My time at Eastern University studying institute for global This summer, SILD signed a new international economic development and partnership covenant that includes both my graduate assistantship researching anti- engagement World Vision International and Habitat for human trafficking action in Serbia and Humanity International. This next phase Montenegro, have helped sharpen my BRANDYWINE FORUM of the program will equip 200+ World Vision knowledge and skills of what is needed to Eastern University and the Institute for and Habitat for Humanity International and improve the difficult conditions in these Global Engagement (IGE) presented the third other NGO staff worldwide in an MA countries. I believe in Jesus Christ with Brandywine Forum May 16-18 on the in Organizational Leadership program. all my heart. I believe that we, as true Eastern campus in St. Davids, PA. The For more information, contact Beth Christians, have an obligation to spread the conference theme was Religious Freedom: Birmingham, [email protected] Gospel not only through our words but also The Missing Dimension of Security. through our actions. As the book of James Ambassador Robert A. Seiple, founder and EXPERIENCES OF WAR states that faith without works is useless president of IGE, says, “Since the MOTIVATE PEACE THROUGH (James 2:20) so I believe that by building Enlightenment, the West has divided state ECONOMIC JUSTICE from religion in the name of good BY MARKO VUKOSAVOVIC, INTERNATIONAL governance. The result has been admirable, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDENT but the casualty has been holistic analysis. I was born in Bar, a coastal city in We have forgotten that much of the non- Montenegro. From there I moved as a child Western world, to a large extent, views to Belgrade, the capitol of Serbia and religion and state together. This year’s forum former Yugoslavia. I spent six years at explored the hypothesis that states that do Belgrade University majoring in econo- not foster religious freedom are vulnerable mics, finance and accounting. From 1997 to a number of significant security threats.” to 2000, I researched the motivations, financial and social aspects, of starting and Contact IGE at 610-225-5672 or maintaining small businesses. At that e-mail: [email protected]

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KRESGE FOUNDATION CHALLENGES now and December 2003 counts towards paign priorities in support of the Student Aid EASTERN UNIVERSITY this challenge. Fund and the Center for Information and The Kresge Foundation of Troy, MI has Because you believe in the purpose of Technology. Your gift, whatever its size, will awarded Eastern University a $750,000 Eastern and its value in our global ensure the continued educational quality of challenge grant to help fund the Center for community, we hope you will prayerfully Eastern University. Please take a moment Information and Technology, a part of the consider helping us with this special to review the convenient ways to make your University’s 50th Anniversary Campaign, challenge. We would be so pleased if you contribution on the back of this magazine. Linking Today’s Visionaries/Equipping would make a two-year monthly financial Give online or send your gift in the envelope Tomorrow’s Leaders. commitment to Eastern’s remaining cam- included in this issue. As we move into the fifth and final year of this capital campaign, we are pleased to report that $22.8 million has been raised in gifts and pledges. That means we are 91% of the way towards meeting our campaign goal of $25 million. We are very gratified by the response to this campaign, because it demonstrates a profound commitment on the part of those dedicated to supporting the Eastern traditions of academic excellence, moral clarity and global justice. Although we are very close to a successful completion of this campaign, we still need your help. Over the next two months, we need to raise $1.45 million in gifts and pledges if Eastern is to receive this generous $750,000 project completion grant Nicholas P. Santoleri has captured the grandeur of the historic Waterwheel on the campus of Eastern University. He is a nationally known artist, praised for his beautiful landscapes, and for the from the Kresge Foundation. Every gift or architectural detail of his paintings of famous Philadelphia landmarks such as Independence Hall pledge Eastern University receives between and Boathouse Row. To order a print, use the form below.

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Top Ten Ways to Support E. U. dedication to serving Christ in eastern.edu; fax to Office of — Keep Eastern University and their chosen field. The criteria for Alumni Relations 610-341-1727; its faculty, staff and students in your this award includes outstanding or mail to Eastern University, Office prayers service through church, of Alumni Relations, 1300 Eagle — Help plan a reunion for your community and/or vocational Road, St. Davids, PA 19087. If you class, sports team or other group excellence coinciding with the have questions, call Susan Barnes — Attend Eastern’s events and fine mission of Eastern University. ’99, Alumni Relations Director, at arts productions and concerts 1-800-600-8057. — Make an unrestricted gift to the For each nominee, prepare a alumniStudent Aid Fund statement outlining the general Current students who are Susan Barnes ’99 is the new — Encourage your child/children reasons for the nomination. children of alumni Jeffrey Amos, director of the alumni office. to attend Eastern University Include information and a listing of Alicia Anselmo, Kelvin Bach, Brian — Talk to school guidance coun- achievements which respond to Barnes, Erin Bond, Lindsey Eib, ALUMNI VOLUNTEER selors about Eastern University the above statement. Be specific Kimberly Fey, Zane Bruce, Emily OPPORTUNITIES — Invite the Angels of Harmony or and give dates. Nominations must Hargis, James Mellon, Daniel Turning Point to perform for your be submitted in writing and are Baker, Mercy Obeng-Appau, Homecoming 2004. It’s not too church, school or civic group accepted by mail, e-mail, fax or in Christopher Seifarth, Catherine early to plan! October 8-10. Join — Come home for Homecoming! person. All nominations must be Smith, Benjamin Davis, William the Alumni Association Board all or Always the 2nd weekend in October received by September 29, 2004. Kehler, Boubacar Sacko, and part of the day on Saturday. Help — Request a faculty, staff, or E-mail nomination to sbarnes@ Andrew Bradstreet. with managing the Registration student speaker from Eastern for Tent, giving directions, setting up your church, school or civic group for the Alumni lunch or dinner — Keep your address, phone num- (alternates from year to year). ber and e-mail address up-to-date in the Office of Alumni Relations Fall Future Alumni Networking Reception. Help our newest Seeking Nominations for the alumni move a step ahead. Share Alumnus/ae of Year 2004 Award information about your particular This award is presented at the William in December 2002. He career/employer and provide an annual Homecoming Alumni dinner births joins sister, Courtney, who is 2. opportunity for our graduates to to an Alumnus/ae of Eastern Krissy is a stay-at-home mom. learn how to network within their University to express appreciation Deborah (Knauss) Hackman ’80 Greg is a financial analyst/CPA field of interest. for outstanding service and and her husband, David, announce with Merck & Co. the birth of Abigail on October 11, Join the Alumni Association 2002. She joins her sister Rachel. David Urban ’90 and his wife, Board. If you would like to help Carolyn (Spahr) ’94, added a Eastern Alumni make a difference Donna (Porter) Williams ’88 second child to their family. for Eastern University, join us. and her husband, Rob, welcomed Annika was born on May 16, their third child, Abigail, on August 2002. Sister Madison is three. Become the Class 31, 2002. She joins siblings Stefanie Representative for your Class. and Meaghan. Donna is Christian James Weyand ’90 and his wife, If your class does not yet have Education Director, Holden Chapel, Melissa, are the proud parents of a Class Rep., consider this Holden, MA. three children; the most recent, important role. It is a great 50TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER Isabella, was born on September opportunity to help classmates HIGHLIGHTS Dave ‘90 and Laura (Armbruster) 18, 2001. Brooke and Joshua are reconnect and only takes about Held on Homecoming ‘02 ’90 Fuguet rejoice in the birth of the other siblings. The Weyands 30 hours a year. Saturday evening, it was a great their third boy, Samuel David, on reside in Bowie, MD. time with over 300 alumni, parents November 2, 2002. The other For more information about and friends attending. Alumnus brothers are Joseph (5) and Camrin (McDonough) Azzarano these volunteer opportunities Bruce Buell ’79 was a terrific MC Nathan (2). ’93 and her husband, Mike ’94, contact Susan Barnes ’99 in and performances by the Eastern have two children. David was the Office of Alumni Relations University Choir and Angels of Krissy (Nichols) Dunlop ’90 and born on April 14, 2001, and Eliza at 1-800-600-8057 or Harmony topped off the evening. her husband, Greg ’90, have a [email protected]. growing family with the birth of continued on next page

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ALUMNI continued were united in marriage on 1961 Class Representatives Rev. Dave Bevington ’62 serves November 16, 2002. The couple Calvin (Cal) G. Best as Protestant chaplain at Angela was born on January 16, 1999. resides in New Jersey. Michael is 124 Hastings Ave. Health Care, Livonia, MI, specializ- They are residents of Wayne, PA. assistant youth pastor at Aldine Havertown, PA 19083-2430 ing in hospice care. Bevington has United Methodist Church. H (610) 449-5739 also developed a unique ministry April (Balco) Coleman ’96 married W (215)625-1796 based on his 37 years as a pastor. In Glenn Coleman in 1998. April is a [email protected] the last eight years, he has written a stay-at-home mom with two updates variety of works, including poetry, children, Anya Marie, born in April Samuel (Sam) W. Hill for use in weddings and funerals. 2000 and Declan Thomas, born in 28 Old Coach Rd. His writings are designed to elicit April 2002. She previously worked Clifton Park, NY 12065-7624 responses from audiences, and at Campbell Soup Company in new H (518) 383-3258 emphasize hope and celebration. product development. The W (518)244-2227 Colemans live in West Chester, PA. [email protected] Arlin Hunsberger ’62 has retired 1950s1955 Class Representative and lives in Goshen, IN. Prior to his Joy (Knopp) Greer ’96 and her Joseph (Joe) Tatta 1963 Class Representative retirement, Arlin served on the husband, Steve, welcomed their 341 Rockland Rd. Margaret (Peggy) (Parker) Thomas faculty of Goshen College where he first child, Victoria Ann "Tori," on Wayne, PA 19087-3868 RD3 started a new program called Study December 31, 2002. Joy is in the (610) 688-7979 P.O. Box 172 Service Trimester. The program second year of her OB/GYN [email protected] Wellsboro, PA 16901-9413 required all graduates to spend a residency at Naval Medical Center (570) 724-3618 trimester in a developing country, or Portsmouth in Portsmouth, VA. 1956 Class Representative [email protected] to complete a trimester of study on James (Jim) Meek campus covering non-western 274 Cedar River Rd. 1966 Class Representative studies. For 20 years, he served as Indian Lake, NY 12842-1702 Rev. Robert (Bob) L. Muse director of international education at (518) 648-0255 154 Country Farms Road Goshen College, and traveled [email protected] Marlton, NJ 08053-1453 extensively to set up and manage H (856) 985-1013 programs in such countries as Rev. Dr. Paul Green ’57 and his wife, W (610)645-5565 Nicaragua, Jamaica, South Korea, Jane (Sargeant) ’57, host interna- Fax (610)341-1468 Poland and China. tional travel, and have been to 36 bob/[email protected] Hunsberger also spent ten years in marriages countries over a 12-year period. Prior [email protected] Haiti where he directed a USAID to his retirement, Green pastored funded environmental program that Laurie Ann Michael ’84 became churches in North Oxford, MA, 1967 Class Representatives included tree planting and erosion the bride of Don Eugene Myers on Odessa and Watkins Glen, NY, and Joyce (Hamilton) Wik control projects. He directed a job April 27, 2002. Laurie, also a Knoxville and Scranton, PA. The 1801 Whitford Hills Rd. creation project that provided up to graduate of Moody Bible Institute, is couple has two children and four Downingtown, PA 19335-3340 60,000 jobs daily for four years for an accountant at Foremost grandchildren and live in Knoxville. H (610) 518-6373 needy persons throughout the Industries Inc., Greencastle, PA. [email protected] entire country. The newlyweds live in Greencastle. Rev. Roland Marcus ’59 has been a Dayton, OH public radio announcer B. J. (Cheever) Dunbar Rev. Aurelia (Ree) Hale ’62 is the Barbara J. Sierp ’91 married for WDPR since 1986. He served as 755 North Reeds Road general secretary of North American Yu-ling Shao in September 2001. pastor of Dorothy Lane Baptist Downington, PA 19335 Retreat Directors Association, part Barbara works in the Behavioral Church in Dayton for 31 years. He is H (610) 458-1992 of the World Council of Churches. Psychology Department at the presently pastor of First Baptist [email protected] She also serves part-time as Kennedy Krieger Institute, Church in Middletown, OH. associate pastor of Windsor United Baltimore, MD. The couple resides 1969 Class Representative Church of Christ that is near in Ellicott City, MD. Dr. Carolivia Herron Madison, WI. 6514 Seventh St, NW Colleen Allison Pysher ’98 married Washington, DC 20012 Rev. Floyd Meredith ’62 has retired Timothy Robert Koeller on June 23, H (202) 829-2427 after serving as pastor at Leiper 2002. She is employed by Middle [email protected] Presbyterian Church in Swarthmore, Smithfield Elementary School in East PA for 29 years. Stroudsburg School District, PA. He 1960s1960 Class Representative Robert Adney ’61 is the owner of works for the Gale Company in Ann S.(Steinbright) Edwards BodyTek Rochar, Inc. in Valparaiso, Lucretia (Towle) Spence ’62 has Florham Park, NJ. The Koeller’s 312 S. Haverfield Dr. IN. His wife, Charlene (Paul) ’62, retired after 31 years of teaching reside in Hackettstown, NJ. Spring City, PA 19475-1247 is a social worker and home elementary school. She is an active (610) 948-4524 school advisor, Portage Township member of Fellowship Bible Church Jacqueline Beth Curcio ‘02 and fax: (610)935-7965 Schools. During the summers, in Sewell, NJ where she serves as Michael William Chapman ’02 [email protected] they enjoy traveling in their R.V. Sunday school superintendent.

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Donald Inazu ’63 and his wife, are co-authoring a book on leadership 1976 Class Representative Albert M. Johnson, Jr. ’72 is an Nancy, have been married for 25 for Christians which is expected to be Barbara (Barb) (Hale) Waldo itinerant evangelist, Al Johnson years. Don began his career in published in 2004. 8990 Williams Rd. Evangelistic Ministry, Ogunquit, ME. education, serving as a teacher and North East, PA 16428-5610 He is a member of Bethany Church, a principal. He left the education Susan Anderson ’69 was elected H (814) 725-4845 Greenland, NH, where he works field and became involved in to the National Board of Directors W (207) 897-3491 with young people and is involved healthcare insurance, working as a of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. at the [email protected] with a street ministry. consultant and administrator for national convention held in Long over 20 years. He retired three Beach, CA in 2001. Anderson has 1977 Class Representative Linda Ralph Kern ’72 is the chief years ago. In his retirement, Don also served as president, board of John Lehoczky, III administrative officer of Renaissance went back to school to become directors of Girl Scouts of 4200 W. 90th Terrace Charter School in Philadelphia, PA. recertified in education. He is Southeastern, PA. In April 2001, Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-2336 presently an eighth-grade world she received the Thanks Badge H (913) 642-3757 Rev. David Laquintano ’72 is the geography teacher. Inazu also recognizing outstanding and unusual W (913) 652-6600 rector of Holy Trinity Church, Ocean serves as a part-time commissioned service that benefits the entire Girl [email protected] City, NJ. He led a mission team to lay pastor in the Presbyterian Scout movement. Anderson has Honduras, and also engaged in a Church in the United States. been active with the Pennsylvania 1978 Class Representative project in Ecuador. David is married Bar Association and the Pennsyl- Mary de Cottes-Cantelope to the former Christine Hadley ’72. Larry Thoren ’64 gave the keynote vania Bar Institute. She also serves 9 Summit Court address at the 2002 Veteran’s Day on the board of the Medical College Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-2100 Patricia Ann (Lewis) McHale ’72 program in the auditorium of Canton of Pennsylvania. H (610) 825-5045 was a secondary English teacher for High School, Canton, PA. Prior to W (215)328-2019 17 years. She was honored as the his retirement, Thoren taught Ray Naylor ’69 released his first CD [email protected] Teacher of the Year in 1984. At the reading, psychology, world events entitled Slow Cooker in March 2003. present time, she is teaching and verbal SATs at Canton Area The CD includes 12 original songs 1979 Class Representative journalism and public speaking. High School. and one cover of a Phil Ochs song. Michael (Mike) Pahides McHale also served as a travel Ray has been performing since 1980. 270 Dogwood Road coordinator for two of Bruce Paul Bolster ’66 and his wife, He has been involved in the local Media, PA 19063-1603 Springsteen’s tours. Livija ‘Riki’ (Rieksts) ’67, have Philadelphia folk music scene as a H (610) 566-8541 been married for 35 years. They performing songwriter, manager of W (215) 464-8550 Alice (Turner) Olson ’72 taught have three grown children. Paul is other songwriters, concert promoter, [email protected] English/math for three years in president of St. Joseph’s Mercy venue broker and open mic host. Montana. She also served as a vice Care Services, Atlanta, GA. Riki is Naylor is also a social work pro- Maxine Banks ’72 is the social president at U.S. Bank for 18 years. a retired journalism teacher/free- fessional, and has supervised an work supervisor, Behavioral She is presently a claims manager lance writer. Their lives have been Eastern University student intern. He Health Sciences, York Hospital, at Primera Blue Cross, Seattle, WA. focused on service in various ways is employed by Baptist Children’s York, PA. She also serves as a including coaching soccer, leading Services in Collegeville, PA. commissioner for the York Susan (Johnston) Owen ’72 community organizations, running Housing Authority. has retired after teaching special political campaigns, serving in education for 25 years. She also elected office, and managing a Elizabeth (Siegenthaler) Burt started the first class for socially program that provides health care ’72 has served as a substitute and emotionally disturbed children to the poor and underserved. Paul teacher for 16 years. She and (K-6) in Delaware County, PA. also served as a representative in her husband, William, have been Since 1997, Owen has been the Georgia State Legislature. married for 29 years. They reside engaged in a vocal career, and has in Cazenovia, NY. recorded three professional jazz Richard Haviland ’68 has authored 1970s1971 Class Representative CD’s. a number of business articles on Douglas (Doug) H. Schroeder-Scott Brenda Joyce Fortes ’72 was assessment in employee selection 701 Eklund Court selected as Who’s Who Among Dr. Lawrence Tornquist ’72 is the published in John Wiley and Sons’ Northfield, MN 55057-1381 America’s Teachers in 2000 and 2002. co-director of Grove Center for employee relations periodical. He H (507) 663-1422 She was also a 2002 nominee for Counseling, Mt. Prospect, IL. He has also written a number of short W (952)830-7302 Disney America’s Teacher Awards. has practiced as a licensed clinical stories that will appear in the [email protected] professional counselor for 25 years. Abbeywood Press anthology, Wings Beverly (Houck) Funk ’72 is a He is a member of Arlington and Waking Dreams, available in 1975 Class Representative part-time secretary and wedding Heights, Il Evangelical Free Church. bookstores in Fall 2003. Haviland’s Jeffrey Leonards coordinator assistant at Bethlehem first novel, Did You Ever Get To 329 Walker Hill Church in Randolph, NJ. Her Karen (Osterburg) Warriner ’72 Edinburgh? will be published in Wilton, ME 04294-4624 husband, Fred ‘72, has retired from has worked as a medical/geriatric early 2004. Dr. Scott Rodin, former H (207) 645-3204 the Prudential Insurance Company social worker for several years. president of Eastern Baptist W ((207) 778-0035 where he served as a vice president, Theological Seminary, and Haviland [email protected] client management. continued on next page

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ALUMNI continued APM Community Health Centers her bachelor’s degree in social Holly (Melander) Jones ’82 has in Philadelphia, PA. She has also work from Eastern, Wendy also completed the requirements for For 14 years, she has coordinated served for two years as a holds a master’s degree in social her permanent teaching license the Mexican mission vacation volunteer in Nicaragua with work from the University of (Pre-K-6th grade) in New York Bible school program at the First Brethren Volunteer Service. Pennsylvania. She has established State. She teaches fifth grade. Baptist Church of the Woodlands, her credentials in the field of TX. Karen also holds a master’s Mark Moore ’77 has been a aging. She previously worked Susan (Burroughs) Mallory ’82 degree in social work from the member of the United States Air as a counselor in the mental received a master’s degree in University of Tennessee. Force Reserve, serving as chaplain health department of a hospital in counseling psychology in 1985. since 1982. He was called to active Lewistown. She worked for several years as a Jeffrey Leonards ’75 presented a duty in December 2001, and counselor in private practice. paper entitled “Sport Psycho- presently is the deputy command Susan Acerbo ’82 is an engineer Later, she was the director of a physiology: The Current Status of chaplain at Joint Forces Command who designs lighting protection counseling center. Biofeedback with Athletes” at the in Norfolk, VA. Moore has also systems for government, commer- 24th annual meeting of the Society pastored several churches in Penn- cial, historic, residential and other Dr. Bill Nasuti ’82 is a family for Behavioral Medicine held at the sylvania between 1977 and 2001. structures. She is presently the only physcian with the Pinnacle Health Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake woman certified to design protection System in Harrisburg, PA. City, UT, March 19-22, 2003. Juliet Young ’77 holds a master’s systems in the Northeast US. in counseling degree from the Cynthia (Castner) Tidwell ’82 Jane Cocks ’77 is the purchasing University of Vermont. In 2001, she John Camp, Jr. ’82 is president of is a licensed independent clinical and facilities manager at PDI in Fort was recognized by the climate Light Lines, Inc., Frazer, PA. He is social worker. She is employed by Washington, PA. committee of the President’s also a member of the board of the Counterpoint Mental Health Commission on Racial Equality for governors of the American Lighting Association (a group of Christian Dr. Scott A. Davis ’77 holds the rank efforts to improve the racial climate Association in Dallas, TX. counselors) in Deerfield, NH. of full professor and president of the at UVM. Faculty Senate at Mansfield Univer- Margaret (Cranston) Carson- Robert Burns ’85 is pastor of sity, Mansfield, PA. In addition to Gable ’82 works in vaccine Troy Presbyterian Church, Troy, teaching chemistry to science and planning for Merck & Co., West MO. Prior to his move to non-science majors, Davis also Point, PA. Missouri, Robert was manager teaches forensic science courses. of Logos Bookstore in Davis’ wife, Carolyn (Brown) ’76, Rebecca (Berry) Dixon ’82 is the Richmond, VA and served as works for the Loyalsock Township executive director of an outpatient the Presbyterian Campus School District, Williamsport, PA. substance abuse treatment agency Minister at the University of 1980s1980 Class Representative in New York State. She is also Richmond. His wife, Janice Lisa (Learsch) DeNardo ’77 is a Jane (Longhurst) MacNeill president of the local coalition of (Kimball) Burns ’85, served as facility coordinator and grant 40 Buckhill Drive substance abuse treatment and youth ministry assistant at Good specialist at Collagen Matrix, Inc. in Holland, PA 18966 prevention programs. The Dixon’s Shepherd Episcopal Church in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Prior to her 215) 579-8507 live in Mechanicville, NY. Richmond. They have a current position, Lisa was an [email protected] daughter, Rachel (11). employee of several companies in David Ellis ’82 is the owner/ the biotech industry for 15 years. 1983 Class Representative general manager of an Acura Margaret (Thomas) Foote ’88 Donna (Gillenardo) Duffy dealership near Albany, NY. He is retired as office manager at Vernon Keesey ’77 is a financial 200 Prestwick Lane also active on a number of boards, the Library of Congress in consultant with Lincoln Financial New Castle, DE 19720 including a social services agency December 2002. Advisors. H (302) 325-3841 that helps people with AIDS, victims [email protected] of substance abuse and children Laura (McManus) Hunter ’88 and Rev. Fred McCloskey, Jr. ’77 is with learning disabilities. her husband are providing care for the pastor of Calvary Baptist 1989 Class Representative a foster child, Damon. They are Church in Washington, PA. Prior to Derek C. Ritchie Bonnie (Rhone) Hansen ’82 has interested in possibly adopting his 17 years as a pastor, McCloskey 324 Rose Lane appeared in Walmart, Best Buy and Damon in the near future. served for three years as a math Broomall, PA 19008-3222 other national TV ads. She has also teacher and four years as a H (610) 325-8579 appeared as an extra in Robert Liz Mercogliano ’88 is marketing supervisor with UPS. He is married W (610) 341-1955 Altman’s Kansas City, a movie "Grove Point", a community in to the former Robin Sleicher ‘76. [email protected] called Silence and another named Montgomery County, PA built by The Painting. She is scheduled to Cornerstone Communities. She is Sylvia (Merriken) Metzler ’77 Wendy (Milne) McCleary ’80 play the mother of the groom at the on the staff of Long & Foster Real obtained an MSN degree from is the wife of Dr. Jeff McCleary opening of the wedding scene in Estate Inc. in Devon, PA. Yale University in 1984. She is a who became pastor of the First the Ang Lee Civil War movie Ride family nurse practitioner, and Baptist Church in Wellsboro, PA With the Devil which features Toby Keith Avellino ’89 is attending currently serves as director of in November 2002. In addition to McGuire and the singer “Jewel.” Westminster Theological

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Seminary. His wife, Stephanie Peter Bartolini ’92 is a residential ship with the Assembly of God Chi supervisor of admissions and family Hatfield ’99, is at home taking care and commercial mortgage broker in Alpha Christian Fellowship in development at Bethanna, Inc. in of the couple’s seven children. The Scottsdale, AZ. He is also an active Tallahassee, FL. They will then serve Southampton, PA where she has Avellinos live in Lafayette Hill, PA. member at Scottsdale Bible Church as missionaries on a secular univer- been employed for ten years. where he leads children’s worship. sity campus, reaching students with He and wife, Julie, are the parents of the Gospel. The Kennedy’s will Rev. David Winner ’94 is pastor to Rose, born on July 30, 2001. return to New Jersey in fall 2003. students and young adults at Baptist Temple in Blue Bell, PA. Tara Lee (Yadav) Burdick ’92 Erika (Musselman) King ’92 and works in the legal affairs depart- husband, Kirby, are the parents of Katrina Gierman ’96 was named ment at Twentieth Century Fox Film two children. Prior to the birth of the 2002 Walmart and Sam’s Club 1990s1995 Class Represntative Corporation. She is also their daughter, Meredith, Erika regional teacher of the year for Caralee (Crary) Gellman (Scott) considering a possible career with was a kindergarten teacher at Burlington and Mercer Counties, NJ. 7373 Ridge Avenue, Apt. 327 the FBI. She and husband, Geoff, Penn View Christian School in Philadelphia, PA 19128-3256 will celebrate their fifth wedding Souderton, PA. She also coaches H (215)508-5086 anniversary in 2003 by taking a trip field hockey at Christopher Dock [email protected] to Hawaii. Mennonite High School.

1997 Class Represntative Danielle Delgado ’92 holds a W. Scott Layer ’92 graduated from 2000 Class Representatives Heather Willis master of art’s degree with a Asbury Theological Seminary in Timothy2000s (Tim) April 6095 Major Lane # 12 concentration on dance/movement May 2002 with a Master of Divinity 33 Bittersweet Court Columbia, MD 21045 therapy from Hahnemann University degree and a master’s degree in Norristown, PA 19403 H (410) 802-0616 in Philadelphia, PA. She was pastoral counseling. Layer plans on H (610) 539-0997 [email protected] recently named the Coordinator of pursuing pastoral ministry in the [email protected] Settlement Music School’s United Methodist Church in 1998 Class Represntative Therapeutic Arts Program. In this Tennessee. He and his wife, Kate Emily Eichenlaub Laura Manger position, Danielle will work with (Odiorne) ’93, are the parents of 201 Erb Avenue Bala Terrace East children and adults with disabilities three children, and reside in Willow Street, PA 17584 West Chester, PA 19830 to utilize the arts to address individ- Wilmore, KY. (717) 464-4645 H (610)524-6907 ual needs and enhance overall [email protected] W (610) 399-3377 development. She has also been a Elizabeth (Boden) Mazzochi ’92 [email protected] member of the Pazaz Sacred Dance is the director of music for contem- Janice Smith ensemble for ten years. porary worship at Trinity United 102 Lafayette Avenue 1999 Class Represntative Methodist in Bridgeton, NJ. She Collingdale, PA 19023 Tiffany M. Moyer Joanne Gillespie ’92 works as a and husband, Paul, have a son, H (610-461-0102) 3645 Indian Queen Lane nurse at Paoli Memorial Hospital, Steven, who is four years old. Cell (518-928-7039) Philadelphia, PA 19129 Paoli, PA. In September 2002, [email protected] H (215)844-2223 she participated in a rota plast Mary MacNeill ’92 married Cell (610)390-9319 mission to Barquisemeto, Thomas Salvo on July 13, 2002. 2002 Class Representative [email protected] Venezuela. In 2001, Gillespie For five years she worked as a Rod Snyder went on a pilgrimage to Quebec certified manager/ supervisor in P. O. Box 25 Heather (Thompson) Taylor ’91 with a youth group. Other rehabilitation case management Shepherdstown, WV 25443 and her husband, Glen Alan ’92, pilgrimages were taken to Israel, for Quality Rehab Services, (304) 876-6520 have formally adopted two children, Jordan, Turkey and Greece. She Montgomery County, PA. Future [email protected] Linda Ann (12) and Ben Alan (13). also serves as a lay elder of employment plans include possi- Their dream of a family has finally women in the Episcopal Church. ble work as a hospice, parish or Ashley Sanchez ’00 married been fulfilled. The Taylor’s reside in rehab nurse. Daniel From on October 13, 2001. St. Joseph, MO. Alice Leary Heckman ’92 retired She obtained her master’s degree in from nursing after 26 years of Kevin Maness ’92 is currently in Teaching English as a Second Arden Thomas ’91 is pursuing a service at Lankenau Hospital, a Ph.D program at New York Language from Oral Roberts doctorate in theater at Stanford Wynnewood, PA. She and her University, University, Tulsa, OK. Ashley is a University in California. Arden’s husband, Kenneth, also retired, kindergarten teacher at Grace parents are Dr. Ardell and Peg now live in Plymouth, MA. Mark Nelson ’92 is an internal Christian Fellowship. Her husband (Parker) Thomas ’63. auditor for the Vanguard Group, is pursuing a double master’s degree Kathleen (Hart) Kennedy ’92 was Malvern, PA. in missions and theology. Future Rodney Arters ’92 serves as the employed as a special education plans include working in a full-time youth pastor at Christ Church in teacher in middle and high schools Debra (Davidson) Sharpe ’92 ministry in Germany and other coun- Irmo, SC. He and his wife, in New Jersey for over six years. holds a master’s degree in social tries in Europe planting churches. KarenAnne have a son, Rodney (4) She and her husband, Christopher, science from Bryn Mawr College, and a daughter, Emily (2). are completing a one-year intern- PA. In 2001, she was promoted to continued on next page

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ALUMNI continued Karl Smith ’02 (MBA) is the execu- aid organization in Afghanistan. Since 2001, he has worked with tive editor for PhillyBurbs.com, the Contact him at iamfindept@ DAWN Ministries to oversee the Holly (Hinrichs) Smith ’00 and her Web site for three Calkins iamafg.org. process dispersing funds and husband have two children, newspapers: The Bucks County requiring reporting from Cameron (2) and Carter (1). Courier Times, The (Doylestown) Marty Miller’93 (EDEV) works in indigenous church planters. They reside in Columbus, GA. Intelligencer and the Burlington Washington State for a nonprofit that Contact Harold at County (NJ) Times. A major redesign builds houses for low-income farm [email protected]. was completed in December 2002. workers. He is at [email protected] SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL Since assuming his position in Octo- STUDIES ber 2001, Smith and his staff have Lindy Backues’93 (EDEV) and his IN MEMORIAM Allyn Starry ’99 (Group No. 172) more than doubled their audience. wife, Donna, have called Indonesia Rev. Frank M. Rossi ’54 died on has been admitted to the Schuylkill Their ultimate goal is to become the home since 1989, and relocated to November 19, 2002. Rossi served County Bar Association, PA. She top regional portal in their area. Tasikmalaya in 1997. They inaugura- churches in New Jersey, Rhode has a law degree from Widener ted a micro-credit program and the Island, New York and Ohio. His wife, University School of Law. resulting local NGO, Sumbangsih Madaline, and two daughters SCHOOL FOR Nuansa Tasikmalaya (SNT), now survive him. INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP boasts a total staff of about 16, GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT united to alleviate poverty and Mary Jane (Holeman) Johnston Rev. Rothangliani Rema Gregg Keen’98 (EDEV) has joined suffering in the city where they live. ’65 died on November 19, 2002 Chhangte ’87 (MBA) is the the ministry team of Compassion SNT employs both Muslims and after a courageous battle with director of Ecumenical Formation International, working from the Christians, with the belief that by cancer. Mary Jane was a highly for American Baptist Churches, Colorado Springs, CO office. He working together to help others, a accomplished organist and pianist. USA. She has also provided writes: "My passion has always spirit of cooperation and understand- She was also an elementary school leadership for the office of Co- been for poverty-related issues. My ing and witness can be engendered. teacher for many years. She is operative Christianity in promoting job will consist of helping local Lindy, who was Eastern's survived by her husband, Cyril, ’66 the ecumenical relationships and churches better understand what Outstanding Graduate Scholar in who is senior minister of Calvary ministries of ABCUSA. In her they could be doing to enhance the economic development for 1993- Baptist Church, Charleston, WV, newly created position, Rev. learning environments of the 200- 94, has been working on a PhD from two daughters and three Chhangte will develop and 300 Compassion-sponsored Leeds University in the United grandchildren. encourage ecumenical involvement children in their community. I’ll be Kingdom. For more information on at the regional and local church working with Compassion's Lindy and his colleagues' work, visit Thomas E. Wisniewski ’76 died on levels of American Baptist life. national staff in Africa, Asia, and http://www.mrds.org/indonesia/snt. November 4, 2002. He had worked Latin and South America to as a business office manager at Fair Alexander Aroutiounian ’92 support the partner local churches, Wolfgang Riedner’97 (EDEV) Acres Geriatric Center, Lima, PA. (MBA) is the deputy General and with Compassion's partner and his family returned to the US His wife, Ruth, and two children Director of the Investment Company countries (Canada, Australia, New after 12 years in Uganda, where survive him. RUSS-INVEST, Moscow, Russia. Zealand, the Netherlands, UK, he served for the last four years France and Italy), helping them as head of the Department for Lorelei (Goodreau) Huntington Dan Preston ’98 (MBA), a identify strategic investments that Management, Business and ’90 died of cancer on November registered professional engineer, really impact the lives of sponsored Development of Uganda Christian 28, 2002. Her survivors include has been appointed to the children." Contact him at University. He is now educational her husband, Gene, and four Skippack Planning Commission, [email protected] director with Development daughters. The family resides in Skippack, PA. Preston has Associates International (DAI), a Hillsborough, NJ. Lori was a worked in the water utility industry Bill Innes’90 (EDEV) has started the ministry committed to leadership stay-at-home mom. for 15 years. As a member of the Good Samaritan Orphanage in development in the two-thirds planning commission, he will help Africa with six clergy and lay people. world. He says, "If you would like Kirk Stanford Thompson ’94 died to monitor the water supply needs Their objective is to raise support DAI help in training leaders in your of brain cancer on November 23, as well as source water protection and create partnering relationships country, just e-mail me at 2002. He had a brief career as a to assure that ground and surface between people and churches in the [email protected]." keyboardist with several groups. qualities are not degraded US for parentless children in Africa. Kirk then joined the staff at Calvary through the decisions made by They are focusing on locating funds Harold Overstreet’96 (EDEV) Chapel, Philadelphia where he the commission. for African orphanages, raising reports that after leaving worked in the music and radio children whose parents have died Pennsylvania in 1996, his family ministries and taught Bible in the Gretchen Mary Schmidt ’01 from AIDS. Joe Njoroge’99 works moved to Colorado Springs where Calvary Chapel Academy. He is (MBA) married William Andrew with them as their webmaster. Visit he worked with Mission Training survived by his wife, Mary, and Reasner on July 13, 2002. www.goodsamorph.org. International for two years, then children, Naomi (6) and Josiah (4). Gretchen is a teacher at Tredyffrin with his wife, Jane, in Develop- Easttown Middle School in Steve Martin’01 (EDEV) has ment Associates International, a Rev.Edna Welbourne ’81 died Berwyn, PA. The couple lives in returned to the US, having served as leadership development ministry of lymphatic cancer on New Holland, PA. finance director for an international birthed at Eastern University. August 30, 2002.

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Julia Aguilar, associate professor Thomas Dahlstrom reports that and chair of the foreign language his ECON 200 Personal department, had her multimedia Stewardship class anthology of Spanish-American hosted several literature “Textos en contexto” campus speakers and reviewed by The Modern Language outside guests Journal, which said, “it deserves including Leonard praise for its conceptualization, Galloway, from the Bureau of structural organization, and Consumer Protection, Philadelphia pedagogical goals, but even Office of the Attorney General of more for the way it points toward PA; Steve Carpenter, Vice EASTERN UNIVERSITY HONORS THE LIFE OF the next generation of multimedia President of Business Banking for DR. HAROLD C. HOWARD (1926-2003) Citizens Bank; Stephen DiOrio, applications in the teaching of The Eastern University community mourns the passing of Senior Vice literature.” State Farm Insurance; and Jerry President Dr. Harold C. Howard on Friday, September 5. University Barr, GMAC Mortgages. President David Black said, "With a heavy heart and a deep sense of Mary Boylston, associate profes- earthly loss my words come to inform you our colleague and friend, sor of nursing, wrote two chapters Jeanne Bundens reports that Dr. Harold Howard, passed away. Amidst the loss, join also with me for Nursing Fundamentals: Reviews Eastern was listed in a large table in gratitude that Harold suffers no more and that he has been warmly and Rationales Textbook for of colleges granting chemistry greeted as a humble and faithful servant of the heavenly Father. Prentice Hall Publishers. She also degrees in Chemical & Our community has been deeply and richly blessed by Harold's presence among us." reports that Lauren’s House, started Engineering News, February, Funeral services were held at the Lower Merion Baptist Church in by BSN grad Mike McGarrigle, 2003. She says, “It is most Bryn Mawr, PA, on September 9. A campus memorial service was held interesting to see the vast number was awarded the Reaching Out at Eastern University on September 10. The Harold C. Howard Student Award for Pennsylvania on behalf of of small chemistry programs Leadership Center has been established in honor of Dr. Howard at the Special Kids network. Lauren’s around the country graduating Eastern University. The family has requested that memorial donations be House provides skilled nursing for just a few chemistry majors per made payable to Eastern University, with "Howard Leadership Center" special needs children. year. We graduated three in 2000 written on the memo line. Send them to: Eastern University, Office of and seven last year.” Development, 1300 Eagle Road, St. Davids, PA, 19087. Darrell Boyd, instructor of A graduate of Kings College in Delaware, Harold Howard earned organizational management, Harry A. Dorian, Esq., part-time his Ph.D. in history at Loyola University. Dr. Howard joined Eastern University as a history professor in 1965 and was quickly named vice presented, “A Mentoring Program professor of business and president and academic dean. He served in this position for 13 years. for New Associate Faculty,” at the economics, participated in the In 1978, Dr. Howard started a consulting business, teaching strategic conference on “Armenia: Recent meeting of the Adult Higher planning to organizations in the U.S., Canada, and France. In the late Education Alliance in October. Economic Trends and Growth 1980's, Dr. Howard was invited back to Eastern to help shape the Prospects” sponsored by the plans that would eventually transform Eastern College into Eastern David Bradstreet, professor of Armenian International Policy University. Shortly after his return, he started the Degree Completion physical science, reports that he Research Group. The conference Program which helped working adults complete their college degrees. and David Steelman brought together specialists from The first of its kind in the Delaware Valley, this program has greatly plan to release an the World Bank, the International expanded at Eastern and has been adopted by over a dozen other updated version of Monetary Fund, the U.S. colleges and universities in this area. Dr. Howard later served as provost, writing and disseminating Binary Maker this fall. Congress, the Treasury numerous scholarly publications called "Provost's Perspective" on trends Originally written in Department, and the Federal in higher education, leadership, ethics and the Christian worldview. Reserve Bank, among others. 1993, this software for studying A faithful Christian, Dr. Howard began his life's work as pastor of binary stars grew from Dr. Cypress Avenue Baptist Church in New York City. He and his wife, Bradstreet’s doctoral work at the Enrique Fernandez, professor Gladys, the church organist, were active in various church ministries. University of Pennsylvania. It is emeritus of Spanish, received the When Gladys passed away in 1992, Dr. Howard established a music now used for teaching, research Cross of the Order of Isabella the scholarship at Eastern University in her honor. During the last 10 years and modeling around the world. Catholic from His Excellency the of his life, Dr. Howard took several pastoral interims at American Binary Maker 3.0 has been Ambassador Don Emilio Cassinello Baptist Churches in southern New Jersey. Dr. Howard is survived by a completely rewritten in Java so son, Mark Howard, and a daughter, Carol Joy Jackson. that it will run under platforms that continued on next page

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COMMUNITY continued Ramirez has been the editor of this publication since 1996. in January. Dr. Fernandez received RON MATTHEWS AT CARNEGIE HALL this award for “his meticulous BY ALICIA PERRY’03 Scott Robinson, music research, passionate dissemina- instructor, had a premiere with tion and scholarly publications” Dr. Ron Matthews, professor of music at Eastern since 1992, recently had Philadelphia’s Voces Novae et about Spain’s contribution to the the opportunity of a lifetime when he was asked to conduct the Jubilate Antiquae chamber choir with his independence of the United Deo Chorale and Orchestra in a commemorative concert at the world piece, “Heart of Singing Light,” a States and the first three Spanish renowned Carnegie Hall. The performance, titled Rekindle the Flame: five-movement cantata for choir, diplomats in this country. The Remembering 9-11, was held on September 15, 2002 soprano solo, flute, clarinet, violin, Order of Isabella the Catholic was just four days after the first anniversary of the terrorists cello, and percussion. He established by King Ferdinand VII attacks that shocked the nation on September 11, received a grant from Meet the in 1815. 2001. The image of the flame is in reference to the Composer, and participated in flame held by the Statue of Liberty, with the hope that outreach activities. Dr. Robinson the performance would somehow rekindle the flame of was also in residence at faith in the hearts of those in attendance. The performance lasted two Northwestern College in Iowa, hours and featured a compilation of music ranging from classical to last March. The Northwestern patriotic. Representatives from the military were present as well as opera choir performed Robinson’s singer Barbara Dever. “Psalm 42” on their spring tour. Dr. Matthews is in his second season as conductor for the Jubilate Deo Chorale and Orchestra, a part of the Archdiocese of Camden, NJ. Dave Unander, associate “I felt overwhelmingly honored and humbled at the same time by this professor of biology, participated immense privilege of conducting music for such an important in the Educational Concerns occasion,” Ron Matthews said. “As I stood in the Conductor’s Suite for Hunger Organization before the performance, I noticed the pictures hanging on the walls and Agricultural Missions Conference I realized that I was being watched over by the faces of some of the in Ft. Myers, FL. Dr. Allen Guelzo (left), dean of the Templeton Honors College and member world’s greatest conductors.” Equally touching was knowing that of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial among the audience were 30 of Matthews’ students and colleagues Randolph Walters, assistant pro- Commission Advisory Committee with from the music department at Eastern who had traveled to New York to fessor of counseling, successfully Harry Jaffa, another member, on either side of a statuette of Lincoln's political share in his experience. completed the National Board for idol, Henry Clay. There was a sense of lingering fear in the people of New York City Certified Counselors Exam. and it could be felt in the atmosphere. Despite the fact that Matthews described the mood as somber, he noted a shift as the music filled the Kent Sparks, associate professor Dr. Guelzo was invited to the air, from the poignancy of the loss, to the thrill of the freedom that of biblical studies, has had a White House as a member of America still holds. book, The Pentateuch: An the Committee. He was one of Annotated Bibliography, 50 members to meet with published by Baker Books. President George W. Bush to “Smooth Approximation of proposal with Dr. Lacey. kick off plans for the observance Singular Perturbations,” which Sara Miles, Dean of NECHE, Sandra Bauer, associate of the bicentennial of Lincoln's was accepted for publication in is co-author of a chapter on professor of social work, along birth in 2009. Some of the the refereed Journal of gender in a new book from with six senior social work majors, nation's leading Lincoln experts Mathematical Analysis and Johns Hopkins University Press, attended the conference of the were there including Pulitzer Applications. Science and Religion: An North American Association of Prize winner David Donald and Historical Introduction. Christians in Social Work in Harry Jaffa, author of one of the Ed Kuhlmann, professor of Rochester, NY. Dr. Bauer presented great Lincoln books of the past social work, attended the 20th Julie Morgan, assistant professor a workshop, “Family Rituals: Clues century. Dr. Guelzo also wrote an Annual Conference of the and chair of the communication to Restoring Families.” article, "Defending Emanci- Association of Baccalaureate department, delivered a paper at pation: Abraham Lincoln and the Social Work Program Directors the Annual Meeting of the Calenthia Dowdy, assistant Conkling Letter, August, 1863," in Pittsburgh, PA. National Communication professor of youth ministry, gave a for the December issue of Civil Association in New Orleans, LA, presentation on dismantling racism War History. His op-ed piece on The nursing department is “Teaching Students that at the Race Relations Program the Emancipation Proclamation pleased to announce a $10,000 Communication is Action.” held at Holsey Temple Christian was published in the January 1 grant from the McLean Methodist Episcopal Church in edition of The Washington Post. Contributionship for the Elvira Ramirez, assistant Germantown, PA. purchase of physical assessment professor of Spanish, edited the Walter Huddell, assistant equipment to be used off-site at January-June 2003 Encuentro Van Weigel, professor of professor of mathematics, wrote the Seminary. Josey Banner, con Dio publication, the economics, wrote an article, “The a joint paper with Dr. Rhonda director of development, was Scripture Union Spanish version Loading Dock Model of Education Hughes of Bryn Mawr College, instrumental in formulating the of daily devotions. Professor Meets the Broadband Virtual

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Classroom,” for the December/ two workshops to educators. Gardner and Dr. Thomas January 2003 issue of On Campus, “Using Instructional Games to Armstrong, both leaders in the published by the American Enhance Achievement” was field. In addition, Eden Enterprises Federation of Teachers. Read presented to teachers in asked Dr. Yerger to write a more at www.aft.org/publications/ Brigantine, NJ, and focused on booklet, “Twelve Fundamentals on_campus/dec02_jan03/technolo the use of “pizza wheels” as for Student Success on the State- gy.html. instructional tools (see photo). Mandated Tests.” In early January, Dr. Weigel Dr. Yerger says, “They are gave a keynote address, “E- by far the most powerful hands- Dr. John E. Stapleford, professor Learning — The Next Generation” on tool I’ve ever used. I presently of economic development, was for an education conference at have about 250 of them for all interviewed on Larry Burkett’s Bowling Green State University, subject areas and add about 15 “Money Matters,” WFIL and a and presented, “Discovery-based more a year. About 20 are radio station in Pittsburgh, WPTT, Learning: The Key to Deep versatile enough to use in kinder- about his new book, Bulls, Bears IN MEMORIAM HELEN CRAYMER Learning and Learning Communi- garten through adult settings.” & Golden Calves: Applying By Dr. Helen Loeb and ties” at a conference at Kent His workshop, “Creatively Christian Ethics in Economics James G. Rogers State University. Implementing the Theory of (InterVarsity Press). Multiple Intelligences in the Professor Emeritus Helen S. Classroom” was presented to 20 HONORS CONVOCATION Craymer, former education depart- college educators in Hershey, PA. Kenneth Frazier, senior vice ment faculty member, passed Dr. Yerger also presented president and general counsel away on February 3, 2003 at the at the 48th Annual International with Merck & Co., Inc., age of 83. She came to Eastern in Reading Association in Orlando, addressed students, faculty and 1967 to develop and implement FL in May. The focus of his staff about the importance of the elementary education program, and designed the Helen S. presentation was “Creatively morality in leadership at the Craymer Curriculum Lab with its Implementing the Theory of Spring Honors Convocation. neighboring planetarium. She is Multiple Intelligences in Narrative He emphasized the need remembered with respect and William Yerger, associate pro- and Content Materials.” Dr. Yerger for corporations to address the affection by faculty colleagues and fessor of education, presented has had training with Dr. Howard deeper and tougher issues of students for her 30+ years of morality, such as fighting AIDS, service to the University. Helen which is a key contributor to was renowned for her thorough- poverty in the developing world. ness and persistence in the Merck is doing research for a training and preparation of her safe and effective AIDS vaccine students. Blessed with a gentle spirit and a sharp wit, she found a and free medicine has been strong sense of purpose in servant provided, but besides supplying leadership. In various school goods and services, companies systems around the nation, there need to partner with churches are uncounted teachers who owe and other institutions to meet their quality and tenacity to Helen’s needs in practical ways. indefatigable work. Quoting Secretary of State If you wish to make a Colin Powell, Frazier said, “Plans contribution in her honor, please are good, but only action can send it to the Helen S. Craymer put food in the mouths of little Memorial Student Fund c/o James G. Rogers, Eastern University boys and girls. Stopping HIV Development Office, 1300 Eagle must be one of our highest goals Road, St. Davids, PA 19087-3696. GLADYS M. HOWARD CHRISTIAN MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS and priorities.” This fund was started by Dr. Harold Howard and friends of the — University to honor Mrs. Howard’s strong affection for music and its SHAKESPEARE’S ENGLAND Anita Marland '92, Eastern's place in Christian worship and service. Our current Gladys M. Howard What better way to learn than by director of Student Health Services Christian Music Scholars are: immersing yourself in the subject for 15 years, passed away March of study? After studying 27, 2003. She was formerly a staff Front row, (left-right): Liesel Schuchart, Brenna Shevlin, Shakespeare, a group of 21 nurse at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Brianne Dunkleberger, John Messner students and ten parents and Bayada Nurses. She is survived by husband Al, and daughters Andrea alumni spent Spring Break and Alyssa. Center: Kate Wood, Amy Tapper touring “Shakespeare Country” Donations are encouraged to (Oxfordshire and Warwickshire) the American Cancer Society, 600 Back Row: Wei-Hsuan Hsu, Anja Altgroth, David Mack, and London. N. Jackson Street, Suite 201, Ashleigh Henderson, Melissa Keyser, Jon Frost Media, PA, 19063. continued on next page

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SERVICE AWARDS

Eastern honors the following individuals for their years of service to the University:

5 YEARS OF SERVICE 10 YEARS OF SERVICE David Black Wesley Bryan Anthony Blair Nathan Corbitt Steve Brennen Jackie LeRoux Darrell Boyd Ron Matthews Melinda Buurma Eloise Meneses FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF NUEVA ESPERANZA Heewon Chang Teresa Nevola Front row, l. to r.: Gabriel Valdes, Brendalis Diaz, Mighel Hernandez, Kevin Comber Mary Anne Peters Olga Quintana, Bethzaida Butler. Markeva Corey-McCoy Back: Marion Alvarez, Argelia Segarra, Madeline Perez, Iliana Santiago, Ed Groce 15 YEARS OF SERVICE Carmen Torres, Iraida Rivas, Felix Espino, Luis Cortes, President of Mark Hallen Thelma Gray Nueva Esperanza. Nancy Hartsock Stephanie MacTavish Gilda Jean-Louis Patti McHugh Leonard Jamison Jim Rogers COMMUNITY continued Dr. Cary previously taped Gary Jenkins Robert Smith three lecture series, which are Kimberlee Johnson George Zampetti One highlight of the trip was “Augustine: Philosopher and Lisa Lamson-Scribner going to the Old Vic to see a Saint” (1997), “Philosophy and Francisco Milan 25 YEARS OF SERVICE production of “The Tempest,” Religion in the West” (1998), and Connie Minnich Sandra Bauer starring the noted British actor Sir part of the Great Minds of the Robert Muse Wendy Bryant Derek Jacoby as Prospero. Western Intellectual Tradition Rob Nash Beverly Long Another highlight was worshipping series (2000). When he was at Donna Pinckney Pat Root in Christ Church Cathedral in Villanova, Dr. Cary was asked to Jean Rines Oxford; built in the 12th century, it do the Augustine series by a Dave Seapy 30 YEARS OF SERVICE is the smallest cathedral in former student who now works Wendy Valentino Kenneth Maahs England, and also part of the for The Teaching Company. Gary Wissinger setting for the first Harry Potter Dr. Cary is preparing his RETIREE AT 35 YEARS movie. Other sights included fourth lecture series which will Helen Loeb Warwick Castle, Westminster focus on Luther and the spiritual Abbey, and the reconstructed crisis in his life that was not Globe theater where Shakes- resolved until he found the peare’s plays were first performed. Gospel, not only the law, of Christ. A similar trip is planned to The lectures will explain why Italy in Spring 2004. Students, Luther was so willing to defy relatives, and alumni are welcome everyone for his beliefs. They’re to participate. Write Dr. Caroline scheduled for release around Cherry at Eastern University for Christmas, 2004. more information, or e-mail her at Contact Dr. Cary at 610-341- [email protected]. 5928 or e-mail: [email protected]

PHIL CAREY’S AUDIO NEW DANCE STUDIO LECTURES By Rebecca Oakley’03 Dr. Phillip Cary, professor of phi- losophy and religion, has agreed to do a fourth lecture series for The Teaching Company®, which produces educational audiotapes Professors Joselli Deans (center) for people on the go. The and Karen Clemente (right) cele- OFFICE DEDICATION audience includes business brate through dance the opening The Student Government Association Office in Walton was named in people with long commutes who of their new studio. Dance is now honor of Dr. Harold Howard. Shown from the left are President David listen as they drive, and retirees a major field of study at Eastern. Black, Dr. Howard, and Senior Class President Robin Weinstein. and others interested in engaging Visit www.eastern.edu/academics (Please see tribute to the late Dr. Howard on page 21.) and broadening their minds. for more information.

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Prescott, and junior mid-fielder WOMEN’S SOCCER 2002 EASTERN WELCOMES TWO Amber Shellenberger, both Senior forward Katie Horning was NEW COACHES named to the first team. Junior named PAC Player of the Week Brian Burke, a graduate of forward Beth Ramsey was after scoring four goals to lead her Delaware Valley College, joins named to the second team. The team to a 2-0 week. Overall, Eastern as head coach for the team ended the year with an Horning posted 14 goals during baseball team. He was the overall record of 16-5. the season, leading her team to assistant coach at Delaware finish second in the PAC. Valley for the past five years. PAC HONORS Brian is hard at work recruiting WOMEN’S TENNIS 2002 MEN’S SOCCER 2002 players and hopes to have 40 Junior Angela Sprock was the Senior forward Chris Hammacher prospective players by the time the first Eastern women’s tennis earned the honor of PAC Player of season starts. player to be named PAC Player the Week three times and ended of the Year. She was second in the season as the team’s lead Gershwin Sandberg '00 is back the PAC finals for the #4 singles scorer with a total of 20 goals and at his alma mater as coach for the and finished the season with a 6 assists. women's tennis team. Originally perfect 11-0 PAC record. Other from Capetown, South Africa, season highlights include PAC Sophomore forward Kent Metzler Gershwin has big plans for the PAC CHAMPIONS wins for singles champion Jen also earned the honor of PAC season and says, "Personal growth VOLLEYBALL Brunner for #5 singles, and Player of the Week for men’s in the team and as individuals is a Head coach Mark Birtwistle doubles champions Sara soccer. goal, too. Winning is important, was named Mid-Atlantic Region Robertson and Sheri Mease for but that's not how we want to Coach of the Year as he led the #1 Doubles. News compiled by Alicia Perry’03 define the season." Lady Eagles to their 6th PAC Conference Championship and 4th NCAA Tournament Proceeds benefit Eastern's appearance. Birtwistle was one of only eight coaches in the Student Athletes. country to receive this honor. He also marked the season by leading his team to the most wins in program history with a total of 32 in the 2002 season. The team was led by junior Kate Adams, who was named PAC Championship MVP, and Erin Meredith, who earned two all-tournament honors, PAC Conference Rookie of the Year, EASTERN FINE ART and Mid-Atlantic Freshman of EASTERN FINE ART the Year. The team ended the season with an overall record && CRAFTCRAFT SHOWSHOW of 32-6. Saturday,Saturday, Oct.Oct. 25,25, 10a.m.-6p.m.10a.m.-6p.m. FIELD HOCKEY Sunday,Sunday, Oct.Oct. 26,26, 11a.m.-5p.m.11a.m.-5p.m. The Fall 2002 Field Hockey —— season ended on a high note 75 Exhibitors, door prizes, food! with the program’s second PAC 75 Exhibitors, door prizes, food! Conference Championship and a Admission:Admission: $5;$5; childrenchildren underunder 1212 freefree trip to the NCAA Tournament. —— Junior mid-fielder Emily EasternEastern UniversityUniversity GymGym andand adjacentadjacent groundsgrounds Neimond was named PAC Championship MVP. The team HeldHeld rainrain oror shine.shine. FreeFree parking.parking. also named three All-Conference CallCall 610-341-1736610-341-1736 oror visitvisit www.eastern.edu/athleticswww.eastern.edu/athletics players including sophomore forward and lead scorer Danielle

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Electronic Funds Transfer Eastern University alumni, parents and friends may now 1enjoy the ease and convenience of sending monthly donations via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Just think — no more searching for elusive envelopes, no more paying escalating postage prices, and no more having to remember! With EFT, you establish a monthly amount for your bank to transfer to ours, complete a simple form that we will send to you, then sit back and let the banks do the rest.

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