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1846-1996 AUTUMN 1996
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Joyful
Homecoming
for Jere Truex
{1945-1996) Ik^LVKl iiH^I IBLICAL STAN Q^omen of
Women's issues dominate much of our current social ijyiiM discourse and rightly so. One of my favorite touchstones on the subject is contained in Dr William Ringenberg's book, Taylor Uni
versitv: The First 125 Years. He quotes President Henry P. Tappan of the
Uni\ersity of Michigan, who as late as 1867 proclaimed that to allow
women to compete in education and other areas of life on the same level as
men was to "disturb God's order" and such a practice, he argued, would result
in "defeminated women and demasculated men."
I am proud of our beginning as Fort Wayne Female GoUege because it refutes
the cultural myth that all Christians are reactionary and backward and that they
drag their feet on every social issue. To perpetuate the myth one must o\'erlook the
contribution of Ghristians and the Ghurch in a broad variety of human concerns such
as child labor laws, women's suffrage, public health, to welfare, hospices and certainly
the area of higher education. Taylor Uni\'ersity has represented this progressive stance
on social issues as evidenced by the contributions of her alumni over these decades.
Educating women has rightly resulted in disturbing the social order, but it has not
"disturbed God's order." This issue of the 7fl)'/or magazine highlights the contributions
of a representati\'e group of Taylor women. Names like Florence Nightingale, Sojourner IffiH Truth and Eleanor Roosevelt are recognized worldwide; however, to those who have
known Hazel Carruth, Mildred Chapman, Grace Olson, Jessica Rousselow, and Flor-
ence Gavender, or have looked into the eyes of Colleen Kendrick and Kiersa Nahler,
the radiance is just as bright.
Currently half of our students are women. Proudly they represent who we are
and the essence of our dreams, without any shadow of the biases and fears of
the 19th century. As an institution that takes the scripture seriously, we are ini
der the mandate that in Christ there is "neither male nor female" as touch-
ing our worth or our standing before God. There is still progress to be made and injustice to correct in 20th-century culture. At Taylor we are ^ committed to addressing these issues, and we take courage and
strength from our beginnings, our heritage and the contribu- IN EVAN tion and example of these "Women of Taylor University." —Jar h'esler. president GION BECAi
) INDIVIDU Hk^awEiui OTHER. vliLDRED Chapman, speech from 197' ROSEBOWLNow's Your Chance To Go To The WITH THE TROJANS
We invite you to join your hosts Ken and Bethi Smith, After devotions on Sunday morning, the group will other Taylor personnel, and the Taylor basketball spend the remainder of the day viewing the con- team on this trip to sunny Southern California. struction of the beautiful Rose Bowl Parade floats.
Then Monday is the big day; the group will depart
Follow Coach Paul Patterson and his powerful Taylor to see the Rose Bowl Parade. In the afternoon Trojan basketball team as they take on South- the day will climax with the exciting Rose ern California College and Biola University; plus Bowl football game. watch the Rose Bowl Parade, and reserve Rates per person your seat in Pasadena's Rose Bowl gome. Twin: ^ 321 Triple: 779 By joining Taylor University's 1996 Rose Quad: 755
Bowl Tour, you will enjoy six nights in beau- Single: 1023 tiful Marriott Marine Beach Hotel which of The above rates do not include thie fers the Fisherman's Village, modeled after a airfare v\/hich is currently booked witt^ New England fishing town. The Village has 30 Delta Airlines at approxinnately $255 per person. charming shops selling gifts from around the world, as well as three other shopping centers with a wide Flight Information variety of specialty shops and 20 restaurants. Har- Friday, Decennber 27 Indianapolis - Cincinnati 7:30 o.nn. 8:45 a.nn. bor and charter boat cruises are available from Cincinnati - Los Angeles 9:25 a.nn. 1 1 :02 a.nn. Marino del Rey. The Hollywood Wax Museum, Thursday, January 2 Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm and the J. Paul Getty Los Angeles - Atlanta 7:20 a.nn. 1 2:28 p.nn. Museum are all not more than 45 minutes to an Atlanta - Indianapolis l:10p.nn. 4:17p.nn. hour away by cor. Bus tours depart daily from the For Reservations or Information Contact Marina Beach to all major sights and attractions The V\/illiam Taylor Foundation throughout Southern California. 1 (800) TU - 23456, ext. 851 44 $ Walk in the steps of Martin Luther
, AND experience THE PAST OF
Come on a tour which celebrates the people and the events of the Protestant Reformation. Visit Wittenberg, where Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church, and Worms, said to be the birthplace of Protestantism, where Luther refused to recant his beliefs. Imagine the anxiety that loomed about the Wartburg Castle as he hid from his would- be captors, while he translated the New Testament into German. Visit St. Peter's Cathedral where Calvin
preached from 1536 to 1564; nearby is Calvin's Chapel where he and John Knox lectured on the doctrines of Reformed faith.
Visiting Berlin, Leipzig, Lucerne, Interlaken and Geneva, you will see the cities and rolling landscapes while you experience the cultures of both the Ger- man and Swiss peoples.
Join Jay and Janie Kesler and Ken and Beth Smith on July 5-18, 1997 as they host this unique twelve day excursion.
For more information, please contact the William Taylor
Foundation at 1 (800) TU - 23456, ext. 85144 I ^^^Bi 1 1 F>^^1 ' 4^ ^i/\ ' ^^ mPi Ib^ \9^EiMi
President's Report (insert) Klin Rint;le\" ifinge 22) Jan Pletcher {page 5) Taylor bids farewell to a dear friend (page 2)
Taylor University (317)998-2751
Autumn 1996 President: Dr. Jay Kesler '58 i/ Provost: Dr. Daryl Yost h hi IK Volume 88, Number 1
Taylor: A Magazine for Taylor University
Alumni and Friends (ISSN 1073-4376) is published quarterly by the Office of University Z Celebrating the Life of Jere Truex Relations, 500 W, Reade Ave,. Upland, IN 46989,
Taylor is distributed at no cost to alumni, current students and their parents, faculty, staff, and 4 Women of Distinction friends of Taylor University. Copynght © 1 996 A triJDute to the -women of Taylor, with features of Fletcher Taylor University. Jan (p. 5),
Gilda BeUman (p. 7), Marty Songer (p. 8), Grace Olson (p. 9), Hazel
Carruth (p. 9), Colleen Kendrick and Kiersa Nahler (p. 1 0), Elsie Kesler Executive Editor: Donna Downs (p. 1 1), MMred Chapman (p. 12), and Penny (James '82) Stone (p. 12). Editor: Randy Dillinger '95
Alumni notes editor: Marty Songer '78 Parnassus Taylor's Photography editor: Jim Garnnger iJ Continues Literary Tradition
Editorial consultants: Betty Freese, Mary Ann McDaniels 14 The Modern Era ( 1 946- 1 996) Graphic consultants: Angela Angelovska '96, Don Wilson '96 Pari Three of William C. Ringenberg's book, Taylor University: The First 150 Years.
Additional assistance: Michele Shneve Contributing writers: Dan Beath '93. Sherry 1 / Remembering George Fenstermacher (Perl Jay Kesler '58, Brook Noel, Dr. Dwight Mikkelson, Mary Rayburn, Renee Richard '96, Dr. William C, ZZ Kurt Ringley's Fight Against an Unseen Enemy Ringenberg '61, Jean Ritchie, Phil Ritchie, Nancy (Schmidt '73) Roush, Dr. Jessica Rousselow, Jere Truex '68, Mark Varner Zj Chris Rood: A "Sparkplug" for Taylor Baseball Student writers: Amy Eversole '98, Jennifer Greer '00, Kendra Lightfoot '00. Abigail Reese Zj The Sonnenberg Story '99, Amy Seefeldt '97 Joel Unsolicited manuscripts are welcome. Opinions Z7 Tracy Kerlin expressed in Taylor are those of the authors, not Endowing a tradition of Biblical schokmhip necessarily Taylor University. Send address corrections to the Alumni Office, Zo Alumni News and Notes Taylor University, 500 W, Reade Ave.. Upland. IN 46989. or call 1 (800) TU-23456. etx. 81 15 36 Vista Visit the Taylor University World Wide Web site at http://www.tayloru.edu N e w s Address correspondence to: University Editor. 18 FORT WA^'NE CAMPUS 24 ATHLETICS Taylor University, 500 W, Reade Ave,. Upland, IN 19 ACADEMICS 26 DEVELOPMENT 46989. or send email to [email protected]. phone: (317) 998-5197; fax: (317) 998-4910. 20 UPLAND CAMPUS 27 WILLL\M TAYLOR FOUNDATION elebrating the i^ife an n the early morning The story begins in hours of August 24, Grant County, 1952, Jere Truex took his where a se\ere outbreak final breath as a mortal of ]3olio was occurring. man. His death was These were the days be- mourned by se\eral hun- fore one could be immu- dred who gathered in the nized against polio. Ironi- Rediger Auditorium for a cally the Salk vaccine, memorial senice on Au- which combatted polio, gust 27. was de\eloped within the Those of us \\ ho had following year. the pri\ilege of knowing Jere, se\en at the Jere Truex in this life re- time, and his younger call the joy he brought sister, Karen, both be- into our li\-es. Was it his came ill with what their affable personalin; or his mother, Maxine Sanders, eagerness to attend to recalls as flu-like symp- e\ery word of a con\er- toms. \Vhen Jere began sation? Was it the humor to have trouble breath- that lifted our sullen spir- ing, howe\'er, he was ad- its, or the words of bless- mitted to Riley Chil- ing that he so often Maxim' Sanders stoodjaillijullv In henon.Jere Tiutx 'Oli, Jui uver 51 years. dren's Hospital in Indian- spoke? Was it the cour- apolis. There he was di- age he exhibited, weathered by 44 years of respiratory agnosed with ijolh spinal and bulbar poliomyelitis. quadriplegia? For each of us there are reasons to re- Karen also had polio, but the virus was killed due flect on our brief association with Jere. Undoubtedly, to her high fe\'er. Jere's condition only worsened until we have all been changed for the better through our he had become totally paralyzed and could no longer fellowship with him. breathe or swallow on his own. He required the use of Jere made us think about the things we take for an iron lung for his sui-vival. granted, like scratching an itch, or waving to a friend. The situation was indeed bleak, but Jere had an ^Although he laughed at himself and encouraged oth- incredible dri\'e to sunive. During that difficult time, ers to do the same, he did wish for a more normal life. many individuals came alongside Jere and offered him However, his gift of humor helped him through times encouragement in various ways. Finally, after seven of despair. Did Jere ever tell you about his only handi- months in the hospital, Jere was allowed to go home cap (baldness)? Or have you ever asked Jere how long and the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis he could go without his respirator? He'd likely say furnished him with an iron lung. something like, "I don't know, I've ne\er found out." Jere was able to complete high school with the aid Despite his physical suffering, Jere always man- of an electronic link to his classrooms at Jefferson aged a smile and laugh that often caused us to do the Township High School in Upland. He was a disci- same. He demonstrated that our worth as individuals phned student and graduated \-aledictorian of his is not defined by what we are capable of in ourselves, class in 1 964. Jere had his sights set high, and was on but rather by what God does in us. Jere 's only limita- his way to achieving an excellent college education, tions were the obvious ones. But this was the burden which brought him first to Taylor aitd later to Ball Jere had to carry through most of his life. State Uni\ersiry. There is a sense in zjuhir Thanks, Jere. We •'\l .'k v^ '•^•^rsity 2 MyiOfl/ Autumn 1996 — L egacy o ere Truex Jere began his student years at Taylor in the Fall For se\eral years Jere worked of 1964. He graduated magna cum laude in 1968 with a under the leadership of Dr. B.A. in business administration. Jere couldn't take all Charles (Chip) Jaggers '69. Chip the credit, though. His mother, Maxine Sanders, was also part of a small group Bi- faithfully took notes for him through both high school ble study with Jere that included and college. Taylor awarded her an honorar)- under- Nelson Rediger '67, Barry Pavesi graduate degree for her efforts. After graduation, Jere '75, and Tom Jones "71. Chip struggled for fi\'e years in search of a job. He was fi- shared some of his thoughts with nally hired by XIFSCO in Marion where he worked the other men the day of Jere 's for ten years before beginning his studies toward a burial: "My last time with Jere was 3," master's degree at Ball State. Tuesday e\'ening, Augi^ist 1 Countless indi\'iduals have been touched by Jere "s Chip wrote. "An unexpected \isi- warmth and genuine spirit o\er the years. Taylor and tor. Dean Swanson ('79) had Ball State ha\e both publicK' acknowledged the im- stopped by. Dean shared with us pact Jere has had at each school. He was honored as the deep lessons he had learned Distinguished Alumnus for Personal Achie\ement for through the death of his mom in 1 rare photograph oj Jere standing, at the age oj two. 1983 by Taylor, and as Disabled .Alumnus of the Year May. The con\'ersation was about in 1987 from Ball State. He has also recei\ed the a lo\ing God, Hea\en, death, and Disabled Hoosier of the Year (1989) and Sagamore of the imphcations for all of us. It was unusual, pro- the Wabash (1995) awards, among other honors. found, and looking back on it, was a gift from God in Following his studies, Jere returned to Taylor and our last time together" sen-ed as adjunct professor and as an administrati\-e Jere's co-workers had a similar final experience specialist, coordinating grant solicitation efforts for the with him on the de\eiopment staff retreat in ad\ancement department. Most recently, Jere was em- Archbold, Ohio, this summer. Jere led de\otions one ployed by the office of de\elopment, lending his as- morning and shared his thoughts about his own suf- sistance to the uni\ersitv relations staff in se\eral fering (see J'lsta on page 36 for part of this message). ways, such as writing press releases on Taylor students He stated, among other things, that God is interested for hometown newspapers. more in our holiness than in our happiness. Jere was in the position of understanding the meaning behind those words. He had, in a worldly sense, e\'ery right to be angry and bitter over his lot in life. Instead he re- sponded with grace and humility. Jere was like a letter from God, teaching us about suffering, and showing us that tragedy can gi\'e birth to hope. Abo\e all, Jere pointed us toward Jesus. Jere had looked forward to meeting his Sa\'ior and Friend for so long, and he is now in His presence. Jere now has a new body; he runs with both feet and breathes freely in a place where pain and sorrow, sick- ness and death, no longer exist. I look forward to seeing Jere Truex again, as do )ou. Please remember John and Maxine Sanders in their time of grie\ing, along with the rest of their Jere had a lovejor Taylor athletics, particularlyJor the women's events. family. Jim Garrmger with Randr Dillinger navoare. If angels do visit, they 're I %^ .M. ay Kesler, from his remarks during the memorial sendee for Jere Truex, August 27, 1996. . J eopeople: men inartv of yjeriiaoe D I s tin c ti o n by Jessica Rousselow, Ph.D. Taylor Uni\'ersity began its rich history women and men. Women have studied every as a women's college. As long as I ha\e been a\ailable subject and have succeeded or a member of the Taylor faculty I ha\'e been failed according to their own merits. They intrigued by the fact that this occurred dur- ha\'e participated fully in all dimensions of This linage icill ajipcar on the cover of ing a time \\ hen the education of women collegiate life. As alumnae these women have God's Ordinal')- People: No Ordinary was not a national prioritrv'. It has been my greatly contributed to the institution's \isibil- Heritage, a new hook by Dn. Jessica desire to learn more about those early days. its' in the larger world. Rousselow and Alan II inquisi, which will The occasion of Taylor's sesquicentennial Many times women faculr\' and women be mailable at Homeeommg. October 25-27. year has afforded me the opportiniity to pur- students form powerful bonds of mutual in- The sidebar articles on pages six, eight and sue this project. tellectual, spiritual and emotional influence ten. iccrc adajitedjrom this book. Over the past U\o years I ha\e spent which endure well past graduation day. Some considerable time poking into forgotten women who may not have earned ad\'anced boxes and obscure files in various archix'al degrees, published books, or executed re- I aylor wVomen "firsts" collections in search of \vomen who ha\'e search projects, have watched with pride and contributed significantly to the Taylor I ha\'e joy as their progeny fulfill these and other result 1 First Women Facuhy Members : known for nearly three decades. As a worthy goals. Howe\'er, the bond which en- Aliigai! Keis. Elizabeth and of this research. I ha\e encountered a multi- dures between and among communities of Jane In-iiig (1847). tude of women, each of whom left her signa- women across generations is not primarilv ture on the institution's historical mosaic. woven by the achiexement of goals. Rather it 2. First \\oman Missionary from 'Fhroughout Taylor's 150-year history is their willingness to respect and share in the Fort Wayne C^oUege : Emma L. there has ne\er been a time when the faculty, experiences of others which binds them to- Knovvles (India, 1882). or "Board of Instruction" as it was called in gether; it is the knowledge that my sister will 3. First \\'oman to Edit a College the early days, was de\'oid of women. \'irtu- be there in my corner cheering for me Publication : Mrs. \V. E ally every major area of Taylor's liberal arts whether I stand or fall. \bcum, who edited The College curriculum has benefited from women fac- Through this research project I ha\'e Me.K in 1885. uhy. .Most of these women did not lead leg- gained a deeper understanding of what it 4. First Women "Frustees : H. endary lives, nor were they usually the means to be a current Taylor woman faculty Maria Wright and Mary Taylor-connected persons most visible to the member. I, too, am part of this wonderful Stemen(1900). world "beyond the village border." They company of sisters stretching back in time to were not often the ones in Universit)' leader- 1 846 and reaching ahead into the tvvents'- 5. First \\'oman Facult\- Ph.D. : Marie Zimmerman, professor ship positions. Howe\'er, what makes their first century. It is the intertwining of our lives of English and German (1915). lives extraordinan' is their faithfulness iit car- w hich forms such an integral part of the rying out the \\ork they were appointed to Taylor tapestry. 6. First Woman to Head an Aca- do. Many of them lived incredibly sacrificial demic De]jartment : Lula F". li\es and, sadly, they often recei\'ed little or Dr. Jessica Rousselow is C:line, English Department no recognition for their accomplishments. professor of communication (1923). Another important reality in under- arts at Taylor University. 7. F''irst W'oman Chair of the Board standing the Taylor story is that there has Her research will hefeatured of 'Frustees : Rosie Kerlin ( 1 996). nc\er been a time when women students in God's Ordinary Peo- 8. First Woman to Sen-e as Dean ha\e been missing from the classrooms. The ple: No Ordinary Herit- of_VVornen: Madeline institution has always been committed to age, a book she co-authored Southard (1926) providing equal educational opportunities to ivith Dr Alan Winquist. f*^^^ ^m iii;.. > - >v^ 1 Hope & Healing Jan Pletcherts journey into thefire offaith nee there was a girl for whom exerything went right. During this time of unrest. Jan ga\e birth to her son 01' She was reared in a secure Christian home, had posi- Da\-id, whose good health was a blessing to the family. Jan's tive high school experiences, and possessed leadership health, however, continued to fail. skills, scholarships, and awards. She married her high school "I became so sick that I couldn't control my physical sweetheart and looked forward to experiencing a happy and body, and I would be flat in bed for 24 hours," she says. comfortable life with her family. That's when she decided to ha\'e surgery. In the years that followed, Jan Fletcher was struck twice "I had just finished praying with my mother on the by the harsh realities of life. She came to an understanding phone the night before my surgery, and had given it to the that she could ha\e only that which God offered to her. And Lord. I believed that everything was going to be alright." it is that which Jan now treasures and enjoys more than all When she finalK' awoke three days after surgery, Jan dis- the accomplishments and goals she has attained. covered that she had hemorrhaged and had almost bled to Following her marriage to Tom Fletcher and the birth of death. It was difficult for her to understand why God hadn't their first child, Jennifer, who is currently a sophomore at proN'ided the solution that she wanted: to be healed and able Taylor, Jan contracted an inner ear disease and began to lose to be a mother to her two children again. She says of the ex- her hearing. She was suffering from vertigo, among other perience, "I learned a lot by just realizing I could not control symptoms, and soon she was facing experimental surgery to the outcome. I couldn't say, 'God this is the problem, and find some answers. You solve it my way'." Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 5 — Women cult times. Through these verses, she found her joy again. And it has since remained. of Tom continues as a physical education teacher, but still suffers pain. Jennifer stops in to say hello nc tion to her mother every day. David, paralyzed from the waist down, is an active high schooler with strong musical talent on the saxaphone. Jan has turned her painful e.x- periences into ministry opportuni- ties, speaking before women's groups, camp retreats, denomina- tional meetings, and large confer- As a Taylor professor, Jan Fletcher enjoys taking timefor her students ences. She shares her story with each class she teaches, year after Jan found that lesson of submission yean Jan's openness is well-received. Her stu- again put to the test six months after she had dents use words like "approachable" to de- regained her health following a second siu"- scribe her, but also feel pushed in her classes gery. April 16, 1984, began as a typical Mon- to achieve academic excellence. Alice Holcombe day morning. Tom, a teacher, was on spring Jan has learned to allow others to see break and taking care of David, now almost her \ulnerabtlity and weaknesses, and as a Alice Holcombe came to two years old, for the day. While dri\'ing out result, she has been able to share the pain of Taylor as a student in 1934 where of town they did not see an oncoming train others who have felt life drop out from be- she majored in secondary educa- as they approached an unmarked crossing. neath them. She has learned to find her tion with English and Latin as her The train and vehicle collided, critically in- strength in Christ and to allow her story to subject fields. Upon graduation, juring both father and son. When Jan arri\'ed minister to others. Amy Eversole she discovered that there were few at the hospital, she discovered that David opportunities for secondary teach- had suffered a spinal cord injury and Tom Jan Pletcher received her bachelor's degree in ers. Therefore, she decided to pur- had many broken bones and similar injuries. speech and social science, and her master's in speech sue library science. David was later transferred to a chil- communication with a history minorfrom Ball State Mice exentually applied for dren's medical center in Dayton, Ohio, while University. She taught high schoolforfifteen years admission to the hbrary sciences Tom remained in Muncie. For a period of before coming to Taylor. She is currently working program at the University of about sLx weeks, the famUy was scattered. Jan toward a doctorate in educational leadership. Michigan, was accepted and .spent split her time between David, Tom, and the next three years there working Jennifer, learning to depend on others to take in the Uni\'ersir)' library and earn- care of her family. Her mother stayed \\ ith ing a library science degree. her at the Ronald McDonald House in Faced with a sudden need for Dayton and pro\dded much-needed emo- a librarian when Ivel Guiler died. tional support. But it was after everyone re- Dean Milo Rediger contacted ttu ned home that Jan really began to grow. Alice. She accepted his offer to "I thought that if I could just get every- assume the position of head librar- body home and in our house everything ian in 1946. would be alright," she says. "Then, when we One day in the fall of 1953, all were home it was not very pleasant." Alice looked up from her work to Tom was still emotionally down and see a young woman whom she rec- bedridden, Jennifer was the forgotten child ognized as one of her former stu- who needed her mother's attention, and dent assistants walking through the David required constant care. "That's when I library. The young woman was really went through struggles," Jan confesses. Lois Weed, and Alice decided she "I had lost my joy, and I began a quest to had found her assistant. Alice em- regain it." phasized training for her staff, and It was not to be an easy quest. A year made an effort to build a top qual- after the accident, Jan's mother died. At that ity undergraduate research library. time, a friend gave Jan her life verse, James She also made great contributions 1 :2-4. She was then inspired to read through toward the establishment of the the writings of Paul, and learned that she Jan Pletcher is assistant professor of eommumcation arts Taylor archives. had a Conqueror to help her throtigh diffi- at Taylor University. Shejoined the faculty in 1987. —— Conviction & Compassion Gilda Bellman raised her children to know the love of God and to ooey his commands ^ ^ ilda Sue Haines, born to Rever- three or four mandatory imitations endured my ignorance and someho\v V ^ end Xe\in Haines and his wife were given for the sinners in Gilda's managed to teach my sisters and me V_^^ Ester, was a mother before she congregation. No one left without ha\- about the love of the Lord. During was five years old. Being the eldest of ing her sins forgiven. those times she helped each of us con- four sisters somehow had a special way Not much of Gilda's parenting struct a firm foundation upon which a of bringing out the moth- style has changed from house of faith could be built. God used erly characteristics that those early years. Her my mother to bring me to Himself existed within her. When primary responsibility as My faith finally left the infancy her baby sister Jo was a parent has always been stage, and I began to see what I born, Gilda became her and remains that of nur- thought of as "gray areas" inside the second mother. She turing her children into a faith. In doing so I found something out fondly remembers cud- relationship with Al- about my mother—she does not know dling her baby sister for mighty God. On occa- gray. She chooses to see those "gray hours on end without sion that nurturing in- area" situations as im'itations by our growing tired. volved spankings for me Lord to a higher road. Many times, af- Gilda's punishment and my three sisters, but ter discussing a debatable subject about for a bad bab)- Jo was ad- Gilda BiUiiiiui.Jill Dill 11 juDiiil. more consistently it came our faith, I found that I opted for an ministered with spankings in the form of family de- easier road over a more difficult one. when needed. Most of their time, votion time. This special time was a The challenge to accept a higher though, was spent playing games like crucial element in my Christian walk, road is one reason I still go to Mom pretend church. All four sisters joined although not always a welcome inter- when I need ad\'ice on a particular in on this game in which GOda sen'ed ruption of my childhood agenda. matter. I can always count on the most as piano player, music leader and ^^'hen I was not downcast and grimi- strict interpretation of biblical instruc- preacher all at the same time. These bling about wasting time on devotions, tion. My mother has always mentored services were unique not only because my mind was wandering somewhere on me in the faith. I see her first and fore- of the remarkably diverse talents of the a baseball or football field. most as a servant of God. She loves the leader but also because of the number Even in the face of all my resist- Lord and because of her I have chosen of altar calls per serxice. No fewer than ance she did not give up on me. .She to lo\e Him also. Dan Beath '93 Grace & Goodness Marty Songer's search for contentment as a single mom / \ ^ eing the mother of txvo teenage Jesus Christ, I have found that my rela- / \ daughters is a role that I truly tionship with the Heavenly Father has \,_^V^ enjoy, even relish! I cannot, how- deepened through my solitary walk in ever, use the same descriptives to ex- life. I do, of course, have my down press my feehngs about being single. times—times when I am not particu- Combining these facets of my experi- larly joyful, thankful, or even faithful to ence has been quite a challenge over God in my attitude and actions. Even the past thirteen years. so, the Lord keeps extending His loving Through the struggle, though, I hands to embrace and encourage me. have come to discover that being single I claim as my "life verses" is not the same as being alone. Yes, I Philippians 4:12-13, which state, "I Marty (Cleveland '78) Sanger u director oj alumni programs have encountered the expected bouts of know what it is to be in need, and I and special events. She lives in Upland with daughters Allison loneliness, disappointment, and feelings know what it is to have plenty. I have and Loratee (r to I.}, who both attend Eastbrook High School. of self-doubt and inadequacy, but the learned the secret of being content in continuing reassurance of God's pres- any and every situation, whether well As a mother, I want the best for ence has strengthened me month after fed or hungry, whether living in plenty Allison and Loralee. And part of the month, year after year. or in want. I can do everything through "best" for them, as I have experienced While all Christians are privileged Him who gives me strength." These in my life, is knowing the peace and to receive the extraordinary gift of a verses have challenged me and given contentment of the Lord's presence in personal relationship with our Lord me a goal for which to strive! every circumstance. Martv Sanger Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 7 omen Scholarship & Service of Decades ofexcellence in education are part ofher legacy at Taylor 7) f /I mong the facultv- members of the ~<-y IS imc tion /~i latter half of the 20th centuiy, few \.^ JL were as demanding of their students as Hazel (Butz '38) Carruth. Yet. she is also one of the most fondly remembered profes- sors among alumni wiio studied under her. In recent %ears, much of Hazel's time has been spent caring for lo\ed ones; first for her husband of 1 9 years, who died of a stroke in 1986. Her modier died the follow- ing year. She now cares for her sister, v\-ho has moved into the health center near the residential community \\ here Hazel li\es. Of all her life experiences, Hazel loved teaching the most. After one year of study at Northern State Teacher's College in Aber- (jrrace yJl.son deen, South Dakota, she began teaching at the school she had attended as a child. She Grace Olson returned to taught there from 1932 to 1935. Those \vere Hazel Carruth eurreiitir resides in Marion, Indiana. Taylor Universits; her alma mater, diflicult years in South Dakota, as they were as professor of histors' in 1945. across the nation. Hazel recalls the Depres- ing high school in Mission Hills. South Da- The following year she became the sion, crop failure, drought, grasshopper kota, from 1938-40, and serving as Dean of di\"ision chair of the social sciences. plagues, and one memorable dust storm. Women and professor at Fort \Vayne Bible She enjoyed the respect and "The school buUding had windows on College from 1941-45, Hazel pursued gradu- appreciation of her students. When the west, and they didn't fit well," she says. ate studies at Indiana University', receiving asked which woman facults- ""One cla\ one of those dirt storms came up. her master's degree in 1946. She then made member they looked up to the most and it got so dark and dusty in the school a return to Ta\lor. this time as a professor of as a role model. ;\lyce (Rocke) room that I couldn't tell one child from an- composition and literature. As \\as the situa- Cle\eland. Ruth (Brose) Rogers other. I lit a kerosene lamp because that \vas tion for se\eral faculty members at the time, and Frances (Johnson) Willeri, all the only kind of light we had. and I had the Hazel li\ed in the old Magee-Campbell-\Vis- graduates of the class of 1948, children come up around my consin Dormitory. answered immediately, "Grace desk and cox'er their faces Hazel still had a desire to Olson! \Ve flocked around her." with wet cloths." further her own education, They remembered %\ith Hazel was used to endur- howexer, and e\"entually re- warmth the many e\'enings the)- ing this kind of hardship. She turned to Bloomington to spent with Miss Olson in her had been raised on a South work toward her doctorate at apartment. They knew, e\'en at the Dakota farm and learned to Indiana Uni\ersir\'. time, that she had \'eiy little money, work hard for what she "I thoroughly enjoyed but she always had something to wanied, as did her t\vo sib- my graduate work at lU." share ^vith them. lings. Hazel did well in Hazel says. "I was often the Professor PhU Loy, currently school, graduating as (jnlv woman in my seminars, associate dean for the social valedictorian of her high but it was a veiy broadening sciences division, was a student of school class. She is quick to experience." Olson's in the early 1 960s. Loy add that there \vere onh' thir- After successfully de- classified Olson as one of the five teen graduates in her class. Hazel Carruth as a Taylor professor. fending her doctoral disserta- best teachers he had ever had in his While a student at pictured in the 1961 Gem. tion on T.S. Eliot's relation to life. .According to Lo); she was a Tavlor from 1935-38, Hazel the Christian tradition. Hazel true scholar who sought to inte- majored in secondary education, was acti\e came home to Taylor once again, where she grate her knowledge v\ith other in the Prayer Band, and co-chaired Youth taught in the English department until her disciplines, and encouraged the Conference with Milo Rediger her senior retirement in 1978. Despite the many obsta- same habits in her students. She year. She worked in \'arious jobs on campus cles she has faced as a woman in an era of influenced a whole generation of as money was scarce. male-dominated education. Hazel has history majors including those cur- Her years at Taylor did not end w hen achieved more than could be asked or imag- rendv ser\'ing on Tavlor's facultv. she graduated [magna cum laudc). After teach- ined. Kciidra Lightfool icith Randy Dillinger — Discipline & Dedication Colleen Kendrick and Kiersa Nahler on medical missions: '^Been there. . . Done that. Overseas medical missions is often and resources. Children are dying from After returning from Guatemala, associated with poorly equipped things that are so easy to treat, like the C'dlleen contacted the CIDC; with regu- medical facilities and unsanitary flu or dehydration."' laritv. Her persistence j^aid off when conditions, where overworked doctors Kiersa will begin her medical she was asked to be in\olved in a study attempt to keep the sick from dying schooling at the Cambridge 0\erseas of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, the from diseases so easily cured in Medical Training Program in Cam- leading cause of death in AIDS pa- America. Such were the realities that bridge, England, next \ear. Though she tients. Starting in December, she will be pre-med students Colleen Kendrick "98 does not know where she will eventu- studying AIDS patients in Indianapolis and Kiersa Nahler "97 disco\'ered in ally go, she will alwavs remember India concerning their treatment, lifesrvle two of the poorest regions of the world. for showing her the needs of the world. habits, and other \\ ellness issues. Before the summer of "95 Kiersa Colleen Kendrick has been dream- Colleen is also hoping to return to had ne\'er been overseas, nor had she ing for years of being a doctor Hci' in- Guatemala next summer to stud\ chil- gained any medical e.xperience. It is terest in medical missions, though, was dren sulTering from \'isceral leishmania- understandable, then, that her parents not part of that dream at first. sis, a fatal disease carried by the sand were shocked when she wanted to go to "My interest in medical missions is fly. She is currentK' \\ riling a grant for India for her pre-med practicum. like a puzzle,"" she savs. "God ga\'e me that project. "My parents were scared," she the pieces, but I didn"t see what it was C'oUeen is wary of her grades and says. "My mom cried a lot and my Dad until He added the last one."' works dilioenlh' to axoid anvthino" less said he knew God would take care of It was after her sopho- me, btit I think he was scared too." more year in high school that Despite her inexperience and the the final piece fell into place anxieties of her family, Kiersa set out through a class trip to France, for India in June, 1995, for eight life- C^oUeen's first o\'erseas experi- changing weeks at a mission hospital in ence. During that time she dis- Raxaul. Kiersa's first impressions of the co\'ered her love for tra\el. hospital were much akin to the Ameri- Taking advantage of the can doctor in the Cilv of Jot. "When I interterm trips offered by first saw the operating room I thought Taylor, Colleen journeyed to there was no way anyone could survive Ethiopia last year with Light- a surgery in this place." house. .She recalls a mental Kiersa spent most of her time in picture there that profoundly the deliver)' room where she saw nearly impacted her. She was kneel- 60 births. Though she never got over ing in the middle of a circle the miracle of life, she often caught while se\eral women braided herself thinking, "Okay, here comes her hair She looked up and another one." caught the eye of a little girl. Kiersa would never ha\e experi- Her name was Jameela. enced most of what she did had she "I was right at her eye chosen a practicum in the States. But level," Colleen says. "She was due to the shortage of doctors in India, wearing the r\pical tattered she was able to fill a variety of roles. clothes. She was looking at me "Doctors in India are viewed sim- so intently with those deep i .III lull III Hill ii K ,/, iiiiil kiiiHi.\ulilii kiL II hiitik Iwm l/iar icork Willi ply as people trying to help others," brown eyes, and something in- Dr. Tim Burkholder. Bolh have experienced medical miiiioiisjirslliand. says Kiersa. "Sometimes the doctor side of me just broke." messes up, but people are just so happy Experiences like that have to have someone helping them." driven Colleen toward an intense desire than a 4.0 G.P.A. She knows that a Before her experiences in India, to be fully prepared for work in medical lesser grade could cripple her goals for Kiersa was planning to pursue a future missions. In the past year she made medical school. But she doesn't allow of medical practice in her hometown contact with a doctor at the Center for her goals to cripple her love for others. of Fort Wayne, Ind., but now she sim- Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta. This "I always say that the part of my ply wants to go where she is needed. contact opened the door to a CDC 4.0 that isn't found in the grades is go- She saw the need in India through the laboratory in the middle of the Mayan ing toward people. The only reason I "vast amount of simple things that are rainforest in Guatemala, where Colleen want to be a doctor is because I love so easily cured with enough doctors .spent a week of research this summer people." Herb Harjes Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 9 — Wo.Mnen Patience &persistence of The story of one woman who dared to follow God into the jungle t ' ' /he jungles of Colombia are far from teacher and dean of women at the Cristalina 7)-/-^ IS imc iion / the fields of Northern Indiana. But for Bible Institute, founded b)' OMS in 1955. V / one alumna of Fort Wayne Bible Insti- Although she enjoyed her work at the tute, no such distance was too great to follow school, Florence soon felt called to take the the Lord's leading. gospel to the primitixe Kuna Indians of Co- Florence Cavender (F\VBI'35) was born lombia. She was in\-ited to li\'e with the on a farm in Cuher, Indiana, on September chief's family, and led many Kunas to Christ. 23, 1912. The second of sLx children, she Enlisting the help of others, Florence began started attending the local one-room school- a school there, and set her mind to the task house at the age of four When she was in of translating the Bible into the Kuna lan- the second grade, a young missionary visited guage. She later gave the project to Wycliffe her church and taught her Sunday School Bible Translators and in 1994, translation of class. At that time Florence decided that she the New Testament was complete. too wotild be a missionaiy Florence learned much about the power Her new-found desire e\^entually led her of prayer in the jungle. On one occasion, she to the Fort Wayne Bible Institute from which was told that she could no longer li\'e in the Ousan Talhott Wengatz she graduated in 1935. Her dreams of mis- chief's home. She also received subde threats sionar)' senice, howe\er, were postponed as he tried to force her to leave. Florence and Before Susan Moberly Talbott while she pursued the ministry. She returned her partner prayed for protection and stayed had met and married John to Fort \Vayne after recei\'ing an inxitation to in the jungle despite their discouragement. Wengatz '09, she had already re- pastor a church there. Upon returning from a trip to Medellin, ceived the call to go into African Florence spent three years at that church Florence was greeted with an imitation to missions. In 1910, one year after and there learned the power of perseverance return to the chief's home as his friend. they married, the Wengatzes were in prater, a discipline she would need as a Weeks later, she discox'ered that Korean appointed to Angola, where they missionary. She watched that church grow Christians had dedicated that time to prayer sened for the next twenty years. into a thri\ing fellowship in those years. for her ministry among the Kunas. Susan had a gift for languages, During that time Florence began to learning both Kimbundu and Por- feel a gende tug at her heart. Once tuguese; she had an ear for music, again, though, it wasn't a tug toward the translating over 50 songs into mission field. Rather, she pursued her KimJDundu; and she had a way desire to further her college education. with words, writing for the South She attended Asbur\^ College in African Missionary Advocate. She also ^\'ilmore, Kentucky; and graduated in assisted John in his work. 1943 with a Bible major. In 1928 Susan was a major Still, she was not certain that God ad\'ocate for the William Taylor was calling her to the mission field, and Bible Institute at the Quessua Mis- she accepted a job as the dean of sion Station, founded by Bishop women at People's Bible School in Taylor. This station became the North Carolina. It was at the school's heart of ^Angolan Methodism and missionary conference in 1944 that was the largest Methodist mission Florence finally sensed God was calling in Africa. The mission, unfortu- her to go. Within a few months, she was nately, was bombed and invaded accepted as a missionary candidate to Flu (( Carenckr in Culomlna.Jrom the /.'Vi7 Light Tower. during the civil war in the 1 990s Colombia with OMS International. and has since been abandoned. In Colombia, Florence first ser\ed as the -Although Florence reached the age of Susan Wengatz died tragically dean of women at a seminary in Medellin. retirement in 1977, she continued working as onjanuarv' 16, 1930, after being E\"angelical Christians at that time were con- a missionary in Taiwan and Colombia. She bitten by a rabid dog. Serum had sidered "hated Protestants," and were often has since moved to a retirement center in arrived from South Africa, but it imprisoned or tortured. Northern Indiana, but still participates in was too late to save her. Upon her Despite great opposition to the mission- short-term trips with Trans World Radio and death. John returned to the United ary presence, Florence felt at home in Co- OMS. She is still '"on the field" today, serving States, but eventuall)' made an- lombia. She enjoyed working with children World Missionary Press as a Spanish transla- other journey to Angola with his and leading e\'angelism trips along the tor, simply taking the next step in the journey second wife, Helen Barton. Magdalena Ri\er She later sened as a she besjan man\- \ears aafo. Amy Eversole — \t aith & t ervency Elsie Kesler shares her secret to raising a happy family 51sie Kesler recenth' opened her Kesler. who U\ed with the family for home to members of the Taylor nearly ten years, as making an early communit)-. gi^ing them a ghmpse impact on the future evangelical leader. into her life experiences. During that As a young man Jay picked up two \'isit. the\' also heard some wonderful hobbies that -would remain with him to stories about her son. President Jay this day: fishing and \\oodworking. He Kesler "58. enjo\'ed spending Listening to Elsie qualit\- time with his relive her memories, it father through these was not difficult to see hobbies, and did so that she approaches until Herbert died in life with expectant joy. 1982. The nvo \\-ere a genuine sense of alwa\s \er\' close. humilirs; and dedica- Elsie says. Elsie and Herbert Kesler on their jOth Wedding Anniversary. tion to her Lord that The question of inspires others. whether or not Ja\' about the large number of grandchil- Elsie was born was a Christian ne\er dren ( 12; and great-grandchildren (22) the voungest chUd of entered Elsies mind. in the famUy. a blacksmith on April He had always been "Jay said. "Mother, look w hat 9. 1915, in a sod imohed in church vou've done!" ,And he just laughed, be- house on Bone Trail, e\-ents. But after at- cause he knew Fd get a kick out of it,"' near WiUiston. North tending a Youth For Elsie sa)s. "He knew hoxv his dad felt Elsie Kesler in Uncoln. III. at the age of 4. Dakota. She had n\in Christ e\ent following about children and knexv that he would brothers who were rwehe years her his freshman year at Ball State L'ni\er- ha\e laughed too."' elder. In those early years, her father, sir\; Jay brought home the news that he Elsie thanks God for the blessing Zed Campbell. tra\eled 50 miles away had accepted Christ and \vanted to at- of a large family. .\t each reunion, from home to work and was gone for a tend a Christian coUege. He wanted to though, there are now uvo grandchil- month or two at a time. The famUv go to Taylor to study for the ministry. dren missing: Kathvs son, Nathan, who moved to Indiana in 1 920 and exentu- ""\Ve needed about twenr\-four drowned, and Jackie"s daughter. aUy setded in South Bend. hours to digest that,"" Elsie recalls. "It Tammx; w ho was run o\'er b\' a car. Elsie's life changed dramatically was hard for my husband at first. He Elsie recalls the grief borne of when, in her early teens, her mother was concerned for Jay and thought that these tragedies, yet she never lost faith died. Less than a year later, at the age he might not know in God"s love and of fifteen, she quit high school to marn- what he was doing."" perfect plan. Neither Herbert Kesler, a young man she had Since Ja)"s initial did her children. kno\m as a child, and who had also lost commitment to the "We all just his mother not long before. They li\ed Lord. Elsie has fol- trusted the Lord," she with Herbert's father for a year, but lowed her son"s spir- says. "That was all mo\ed to Wisconsin in 1932 \\here they itual and professional we could do. We were buQt their ox\ti log cabin. "It was dur- growth closely. She sad. but we didn"t ing the Depression." she says, "so we talked of Jay's first question." decided to make it on our own.'' preaching experience Through aU her Elsie recalls that it took "a pile of at a small countrs" experiences, Elsie has wood as big as the house"' to heat it for church near Taylor It de\eloped a recipe winter. It was in this log cabin that was not to be his last. for successful family daughter Jacqueline was born, in 1933, Adjusting to Jay's in- fife: trust the Lord followed by Jay, in 1935. \\'hen the De- creasingly full sched- each day, foster a pression had ended, the family mo\ed ule oxer the years has Elsie Kesler at home in South Berni. Indiana, spirit of peace in the back to South Bend, where two more been difficult for Elsie, home, and always daughters were born, Beverly 1 1937) but she expresses joy that he makes know where \our chOdren are. She is a and Kathy (1943). contact with her and is present at fam- true example for Christian women, Jay was the quiet chUd in the fam- Ay gatherings whenever he is able. with her \ibrant dedication to her fam- ily. He was obedietit and eas)-going, Elsie recalls, with a smOe, a recent ily and steadfast commitment to her Elsie credits Jay's grandfather, John reunion in \vhich Jay made a comment Sa\ior. Amy Seefeldt with Randy Dillinger Ajtumn 1996/ TAYLOR 1 1 — omen —bjnrichment & tjloquence of Penny (James "82) Stone saw a need; now she^s meeting it nationwide T'oday more and more professional touches the hearts of women. They also en- 7)•^/^ IS imciion career women are leaving the work- joy the humor Fm pleased that we're able to force and opting to stay at home as full- meet their needs. time mothers. Women, especially those sta\ - ing home to raise their families, have special Q: Is Domestique a Christian-oriented needs. These needs are what TU alumna- publication? turned-publisher. Penny (James '82) Stone, wants to address with a new publication A: Domestique is a publication for all called Domestique. I talked with Penny re- women who run the home, whether they run cently about her new venture. The following it on a full- or part-time basis. Our publica- are some highlights of our conversation. tion is accented by Christian wisdom, but our subscribers come from diverse back- ^t ^3-O grounds. I do encourage writers to share "nuggets of gospel" that the Holy Spirit can Q: What is your moti\'ation for publish- ing Domestique? iVlildred (chapman A: I have noticed that many women who As a child li\'ing on a Ken- choose the career path of full-time mother- tucky farm, Mildred Chapman hood ha\'e been subject to sidelong glances grew to enjoy teaching. She would and comments like, "So do you have a real teach her dolls, and when she was job?" I have been a stay-at-home mom for able, she would pla)' school with most of the past six years. My children are the neighbor children. now ages 11,6, and 3. I beheve that raising MUdred carried her love for children is one of the most challenging and teaching through her own educa- rewarding jobs around. Unfortunately, most tion and back into her hometown mothers are not recognized for their domes- high school as a teacher herself tic engineering abilities. Domestique is a way She continued to pursue her own lor me to reach out to these women and to education as well, earning her B.A. encourage, help, and inspire them. from Asbury College in 1947, and her master's at the University of Q: What makes Domestique unicjue? Kentucky in 1954. She received a Kentucky Research Foundation A: We have a "Behind the Scenes" look Fellowship in 1959 to aid her doc- at news events that ha\'e a direct impact on toral research. She was the first om- families. Much of this news comes from graduate student in education at our correspondent in Washington, D.C. We Pmnv (James '82) Stone has been puhlisliing Domestique UK to receive the fellowship. offer a column called "Reju\enale!" that fo- since February of this rear. Mildred first arrived at Taylor cuses on self-help and positive reinforcement. in 1956 as a single wornan, but "Domestic Engineering" shares practical tips use as seeds to plant in the hearts of unbe- that didn't last long, as four years for making the home run smoother. "Home lie\'ers. Just maybe we'll run a quote, a poem, later, she married Albert Front" is our parenting column where we or an article that will start people thinking Chapman, a chemisti-y teacher she address concerns of parenting from infancy about their final destiny. That's our hope had met while supervising student to the empty nest. We have "Quiet Mo- anyway. teachers at Marion High School. ments" as our devotional column to encour- Mildred emphasized disci- age the spiritual aspect of life. We also have To contaet Penny (James '82) Stone, or to re- plined study for students in the special features, recipes, and lots of humor ceive more information on Domestique, write to teacher education program. She PenUorks Publishing, Domestique, PO. Box left Taylor in 1962 to have her first Q,: What kind of response has Domestique 509013, Indianapolis, Iff 46250-9013. Or, if child, and during that time, also recei\'ed? you prefer, vou may write to her via email to managed to complete her doctor- Pen]\'orks@net. USAl.net. ate. She remains professor emeri- A: \Ve'\'e recei\ed really positive feed- tus at Taylor. She and Albert live back on our efforts. The comment I receive Used by permission of Brook J\~oel, afreelance '00 in Marion. Kcndra Lightfool o\'er and o\'er is that our selection of articles writerfrom Port Washington. Wisconsin. " — F WHFM . „ IX! M t SAY : Parnassus continues Taylor's literary tradition Fraternities may be nonexistent at and literary societies such as the Alone he steps himself cmto the stage Taylor University, hut the Cireek Thalonians and Philaletheans thrived to force the rigid planks to bend and fit. system lias inspired honor societies (Al from ra\lor"s founding. Parnassus was The bones of wood speak out against pha Chi Omega), campus art (The originally spaw ncd by the English C'lulj, his rage. Hurl), and sports (the Trojans). And which became the Literary C^lub, and They snap and crack icith each then there is Parnassus, the exentually begat today's demanding hit. repository of Taylor's classic \\'riting Club. However, as He laughs as sparkings slap against literatiu'e. From its humble underground "alternatixe" his chin. beginnings as a 33-page pam- publications became more He's building walls he'll tear back phlet in 1960 to its current popular in the 197()s, Par- down again. status as a 272-page book. nassus sputtered and died Parnassus has maintained a at least temporarily. The 1996 edition is the most pro- commitment to publish the In 1980. Dr. Ken Swan fessional Parnassus to date. The publica- best of Taylor's creative gen- resurrected the magazine tion boasts a color cover, 75 contribu- ius. with an eye toward more tors, 272 ]3ages, advertising, and a five- The publication was first inclusi\e publication. Swan fold circulation increase. Dr. Rick Hill, I'lnniiwin 1 '-)')() edilian called The Toiver, but the says, "Creative expression is Parnassus advisor, is enthusiastic about present name soon emerged as shown one of God's gifts to us, and for a stu- the future: "We have received many- on the co\'er of the 1962 edition dent to recognize and develop this is compliments on the magazine this vear, ("TOWER presents PARNASSUS") the mission of the college." but 1996 is onlv a warm-up to what and title page featuring this poem bv A visit to the Tavlor archives will were planning for "97." Fred Sanderlin "63: uncover a wealth of pastoral poems Aliunni, students, and prospective ("Death in the Desert," 1960), morality students of both the L'pland and Fort Climb the steps of life? — Then plays ("Token Lost," 1965), humorous Wayne campuses are encouraged to Climb the stairs of Parnassus. essays and funny stories ("Lifestyles of submit their work for the 1997 edition. Givefreedom to thought, the Dull and Bored," 1987), and intel- Entries are limited to three poems, two Explore the unconventional, lectual challenges ("Human Need: Its stories, two essays, and three art pieces. and think independently. Effect on Commimity," 1973). It's never too late (or too early) to join Recent standouts have included Taylor's classic literary tradition! Tes, climb the stairs of Parnassus, "Tearing at the Seams at Twilight Send submissions, with your name To become dissatisfied with satisfaction (1988), "Storm Watch" (1992), and and titles of work on a separate sheet For that tranqiiilizes the soul "Let the Children Come to Me" (1994), of paper, and a self-addressed, stamped Inducing mediocrity. a thought-provoking short story of a envelope to: Parnassus 7997 Entry, Eng- Rekindle it with creativity. mother's faith in Christ renewed bv her lish Department, Taylor University, 500 child. The enckning quality of Taylor's W. Reade Ave, Upland, IN 46989. Do Despite temporary changes in title, original literature shines through the •iiot include any identifying information Parnassus has remained committed to its years, from the beautiful first stanza of on the submissions themselves. purpose as reflected in the 1996 mis- Evelyn Van Til's poem "Sunset" (1962): To purchase a 1996 edition, send sion statement: "Belie\ing that all truth $7 (including postage) to Parnassus 1996 has its source in God, the mission of Spread your Joseph's coat c/o Dr. Richard Hill, Taylor University, Parnassus is to bring forth the talents, Gently across the sky, sun. 500 W. Reade Ave., Upland IN 46989.' gifts and aspirations of the Taylor com- Tou're covering a tender earth. —Renee Richard '96 munity. We seek to publish original Hurt from salt-rubbed wounds works of excellence which will edif\' our Fathered by the salty tears of day. Renee Richard '96 studied readers and magnify our Creator." English at Taylor. She spent Taylor's literary roots run deep. to the last quatrain and couplet of part of her summer in Kenya Professor Barton Rees Pogue was a Jason Francis' 1996 award-winning l)eforc returning to her home well-known regional poet in the 1930s, sonnet, "Work Backstage": in Solvang, (California. ,ONG Xti-E .,1 -Dan Plate 97, honorable mention for poetry, P*rw Autumn 1996/ M)'iOfi 13 The adapted/mm W'iUimn C. Ringenberg's book Taylor University: The First 150 Years The Taylor-Summit merger / acquintion allowed for the expansion of Taylor\fociis Methodist tlhincii. Since The Wandering Wheels bicycle in the 1990s to include urhan-onented academic majors and ministry opportunities. 1890, Taylor had been in- program began in 1 964 as an effort by dependent of the Confer- Bob Da\^enport to offer young people a he most important dc\clopnu-m ence. It is somewhat ironic that these group experience that would combine in Taylor's academic program reunion talks came in the 1960s be- adxenture and physical vigor v\-ith o\'er the last fifty years v\-as the cause by this period the school was "less Christian fellowship and witness. In the acquiring of regional accredita- Methodist" than it had ever been. An early years most of the riders came tion by the North Central Associa- agreement was ne\-er reached, though, from Taylor; however, gradually an in- tion of Colleges and Secondary and by 1965 the talks had ended. creasing number of students from other TjSchools in 1947. The achie\ement Most .American colleges experi- colleges and high schools started to join of membership in the North C'entral enced their greatest period of growtii in the tours. The group received wide Association represented the culmina- the years after 1945. The growth at publicir\- and rare opportunities such as tion of many years of hard w ork to up- Taylor reflected this national pattern. singing before Presidents Johnson and grade the qualit)^ of the institution. In The enrollment of 159 in 1944 grew to Truman, appearing on the Today Show, many respects President Clyde W. 429 in 1946, 613 in 1949, 848 in 1960, and being joined by Governor and Mrs. Meredith (1945-51) was a good man to and 1426 in 1970. The number of full- Edgar D. ^Vhitcomb in Indiana on one lead the college in its effort to obtain time facult\' members also increased, of their trips. accreditation. His Holiness Methodist from 24 in 1945 to 95 in 1967. While Taylor has experienced tre- background pleased the Taylor con- Along with the increase in mendous growth in the last fifty years, stituency, and his solid academic cre- enrollment. Tavlor experienced in- there have been many difficult circum- dentials and pleasing manner fa\orably creased \isibility through sports e\ange- stances that had to be o\'ercome. Trag- impressed the accrediting officials. lism. The \ enture for \'ictory basket- edy struck the Taylor community on Following Meredith's presidency, ball program was the first such effort at Januar)' 16, I960, just two weeks after the board of directors offered the posi- Taylor. The idea originated with two Martin became president, when the tion to one of their fellow trustees, missionaries in Taiwan who discussed administration building was destroyed E\an Bergwall. Bcrgwall came to the their ideas with Taylor board member b\' fire. W'nh the campus "nerx'e- presidency with excellent scholarly cre- Ted Engstrom '38. Don Odie '42 was center" now gone, the school leaders dentials. After graduating siimtna cum in\'ited to lead the first team in a series began to consider the idea of moxing laitde and first in the Ta\lor class of of games in Taiw an during the summer the university from Upland. In 1961, 1939, he pursued graduate studies at of 1952. Each day the team would Fort \\'a\ne businessmen offered the Vale Di\inir\' School, New York Uni- compete and speak to the N'ersity, Emory University, and Oxford crowd, which axeragcd about Uni\'ersit\'. 4,000 per contest. After the Although Bergwall enjoyed being first year OdIe recruited ath- the religious and intellectual leader of letes from several schools be- the school, he disliked his responsibili- sides Taylor to comprise the ties as the director of fundraising and \'enture for \'ictory teams. In de\elopment. Haxing grown weary of 1965, OdIe transferred the these, he resigned in 1959 to resume his leadership of the organiza- work as a Methodist minister tion to the Oxerseas Crusades Berg\vall was succeeded by B. Mission. Joseph Martin, a Methodist minister with a Ph.D. degree from the Uni\er- sirs" of Southern California. One of The ^ondervan Library and Rice Martin's goals while at Taylor was to Belltower are tivo visible offsprmg/rom hand ownership of the school back to the mid- 1980s of the Campaignfor the North Indiana Conference of the Taylor i'niversitr. 14 MKiOfl/ Autumn 1996 ODERN Era 1946-1996 The History Of Taylor University From Rcdin'r to hesler school S 1.5 million, plus the purchase Rediger belie\ ed that the school cost of a new campus site, to relocate in could increase the quality of instruction that city. Plans were made to purchase if it would increase the faculty salaries. a one-hundred-acre plot in Fort Wayne The median salary, which had been and to sell the present facilities to Indi- $4100 in 1958, grew to S6900 in 1964, ana Northern University. and to S9400 b\- 1970. One result of The trustees hoped that Taylor the improxement of the academic level would begin classes at the new campus and economic status was a decrease in in the fall of 1963. As the target dale the turno\Tr rate of faculty and staff. approached, however, it became ob\d- To pay for the higher salaries the col- ous that more time would be needed, lege increased tuition rates from $170 and as 1963 changed to 1964, many of per year in 1945 to $300 in 1950, $800 the board members became increas- in 1961, and $1698 in 1971. Thus, by ingly skeptical of the possibility of fi- the 1970s, the college was no longer a nancing the mo\e. Gradually, Martin "poor man's school." lost his ability to sell the idea of his \Vhen the college decided to cancel project, and injanuary 1965, he re- the plans to mo\e to Fort \\'ayne, it im- signed from the presidency. On March mediately launched the largest building 1 2 of that same year. Board President program in its history. Se\en buildings Milo Rfdigi'i: pir\idcnlJor over thiikrii years, provided key leadership Lester C. Gerig announced the decision appeared in the next two years, includ- that strengthened Taylor's academu and spiritual environment. to remain in Upland. ing Wengatz Hall (1965), the Attcrbury Tension had existed between Building (1965), the Field House Taylor and the Upland commiuiity for (1965), bison Hall (1966), the Reade reer planning for students, and campus almost as long as the school had been Liberal Arts Center (1966), the Presi- beautification, and he introduced the in Upland, and the talks of relocation dent's Home (1966), and the Nussbaum President's Associates fundraising pro- only added more stress to the situation. Science Center (1967). In 1971 two gram and the idea of an outdoor edu- When Milo A. Rediger '39 became new buildings were constructed at the cation center. president in 1966, howe\er, relations southern edge of the campus near the InJiiK' of 1981 Lehman, at the age greatly improved. He was a diplomatic eight-acre campus lake. Gerig Hall of 34, replaced Rediger as president. person and had already li\ed in Upland opened in the fall of 197 1 and the .His nearly four years saw the comple- 25 years. Rediger served Taylor as dean Hodson Dining Commons was com- tion of the Smith-Hermanson Music (1945-48 and 1952-65) and president pleted near the end of 197 1 . The col- Building and the launching of the $20 (1965-75 and 1979-81), lege also purchased an eighty-acre tract million "Campaign for Taylor Larixer- Rediger sought to lead Taylor from of land that year, on which the Arbore- sity," which included the $5.5 million "an academic level of indoctrination to tum and the Randall Emironmental Zonder\'an Library. Lehman resigned an academic level of education." He Studies Center now stand. in the spring of 1985. made decisions that strengthened the Rediger's last few years in the mid- The Taylor World Outreach school in the areas such as faculty de- 1970s were less energetic ones and were (TWO) program began spontaneously, velopment, and incorporated a system followed by two relatively short presi- on a small scale, at least as early as of "community government" at Taylor. dencies (Robert C. Baptista, 1975-79, 1 960, when several students began As dean, and later as president, Rediger and Gregg O. Lehman x'69, 1981-85) spending their summers in some kind sought to create an academic emiron- that were separated by a t\vo-)ear of Christian ser\'ice in this countiy or ment built upon the philosophical Rediger interim presidency. abroad. Gradually the number of stu- premise that "all truth is God's truth, Baptista 's skills were those of a dents participating increased, and dur- and the Christian does not fear it—nor manager rather than a visionary. Many ing the 1967-68 year the first college is he afraid of where it will lead him." buildings came to completion during pastor, Peter Pascoe '35, organized, ex- The maxim remains to this day. his administration; he emphasized ca- panded, and gave a name to the pro- Autumn 1996 / MKiOfl 15 gram. Now hundreds of students are and learning integration theme in an The single most important factor imoh-ed in the ministry opportunities interdisciplinary manner was the Faith in the more recent increase in Taylor's offered b)' TWO. During .spring break and Learning Seminar \vhich was of- visibility was the appointment of Jay and interterm, students travel to India, fered to a limited number of juniors Kesler '58 as president in 1985. Like Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Guate- and seniors during the early and middle Engstrom and Sam Wolgemuth '38, mala and a host of other destinations 1970s. Dax'id Xeuhouser was the origi- Kesler served as president of Youth for around the world. nal promoter oi' the course. Founda- Christ. That position, in addition to the Faculty development became an tions of Christian Thought, formerly 19 books he had authored by 1994, as important aspect of the academic life Freshman Seminar, now offers simUar well as a syndicated radio program. of the uni\'ersirs'. During the 1970s and course content at an introductory le\el, Family Forum, ga\'e Kesler the distinction 1980s, Walter Randal together and is taught by Dr. Mark Cosgrove. of being the most widely-recognized with fellow scientists \Vhile the aca- president in Taylor's history. on the board of trus- ecliger sought demic side of the By the late' 1980s, Taylor had be- tees, Marshall Welch university was grow- come less and less the "best kept secret" '39, Richard Halfast ing, tremendous ad- in Christian higher education and was '38, and Fred \'ances were being becoming increasingly known by the Stockinger -\'63, led to create an made in the area of general public. Publications, such as the go\'erriing board student development. U.S. Jvm's and I Vorld Report, listed Taylor in a call for a greater Charles Griffin "61, among the best colleges in America as degree of faculty ac ad eiiuc environ x'ice president for stu- early as 1983. By the late 1980s, Taylor professionalism. dent de\'elopment had become nationally-recognized as a When such en- (1969-1973), more strong liberal arts college. hanced expectations than any other one The most significant event of the were formally imple- nient built upon the person, gave major last decade was the merger-acquisition mented in the mid- emphasis to the of Summit Christian College (SCC) in dle and late 1970s, counselling mode of Fort Wayne, Indiana. SCC, formerly the faculty itself ap- pliilosopliical student development. Fort Wayne Bible College (FWBC), had pro\ed a new pro- He believed strongly long been one of the most respected motion and tenure in the need to help Bible colleges in North America. How- policy; strengthening people with problems e\er, enrollment at the school, as was the emphasis upon premise that "all as opposed to easily the case for most Bible colleges at that the doctoral degree, suspending them time, was low, and SCC was facing a research acti\'ir\', and from college. To fur- major financial crisis. The merger gave •)•> a new post-teirure ther this constituents of assurance that the truth is God's tiiith. implement SCC review system. counseling emphasis, school would survive as an institution Accordingly, the the universit)' intro- of Christian higher education. — JVilliam C. Ringenberg '61 percentage of the duced the personnel After 1 50 )'ears of growth as an faculty holding assistant program e\'angelical educational institution, earned doctoral degrees increased from which placed paid student assistants Taylor Universit)' remains strong, 25% in 1971 to 54% in 1980 and 57% (R'Vs) on each residence hall floor and poised, and ready for the challenges of in 1 994, and its involvement in research entrusted them with a larger role than the next century. As the mission state- projects and the meetings of profes- previous floor leaders had. ment reads: "Taylor University is an sional organizations increased signifi- Other innovations in the 1970s interdenominational evangelical Chris- candy, especially in the 1 980s under the aird the early 1 980s included the mod- tian institution educating men and encouragement of Dean Richard ern orientation program (PROBE) in- women for lifelong learning and for Stanislaw. troduced by Walt Campbell '64; the ministering the redemptive love of Jesus The faculty adopted a new general student chaplaincy program with Disci- Christ to a world in need. As a Chris- education program in the spring of pleship Coordinators (DCs) on each tian community of students, faculty, 1983. The changes were major, repre- floor, introduced by Chaplain WUliam staff, and administration committed to senting the most extensive innovations Hill; and the student leadership pro- the Lordship of Jesus Christ, Taylor in the core curriculum since at least the gram developed by Lowell Haines '75. University offers post-secondary liberal 1950s. They emphasized 1) the integra- Charles Jaggers '69, vice president for arts and professional education based tion of faith and learning, 2) the devel- student affairs (1979-1985), together upon the con\'iction '6 its opment of computer literacy, and 3) the with Stan Burden 1 , Hill and Nancy that all truth has acquisition of whole-person education, Cicero, created the current "Life To- source in God." values and disciplines, enhanced global gether Statement," which reflects the awareness, and basic skills. supportive counseling orientation that Dr. William C. The first Taylor course to focus has become characteristic of the uni- Ringenberg is professor explicitly and entirely upon the faith versit)' as a whole. of history at Taylor. 16 MKtO/?/ Autumn 1996 — J' aeoroey 51ens/aTinacnermi At the age of 96. George E. end of \Vorld \Var I, and shortly Methodist Church as Executixe Fenstermacher passed awa); on thereafter mo\ed into the .\bbey house Secretary of the Board of Education April 2 1 , after a distinguished life of with Russell. During his 2 1 years in this position. service to Taylor Uni\ersit\' and the It was not long after the mo\e lliat George led Methodist Churcii. An accomplished George, 19, took notice of pretty, dark- numerous \'iolinist, respected jsrofessor, and able eyed Eloise Abbey, 1 7. They were soon workshops and administrator, George olTered many banging code messages to each other on dexeloped creatixe talents to the Taylor communitx the radiator pipes. George wooed her, programs at through the years. Vet George might playing romantic music on the \iolin as Epworth Forest, a ha\e ne\'er heard of Taylor had it not she listened from the parlor. Methodist camp in been for the positi\e experience his Others liked George's violin Xorthern IndicUia. older brother Russell had at the school. plaxing as well, and asked to take After a three- lessons from him. He was year return to the gi\en a small room to use Taylor classroom and began gi\ing lessons in, George while a student at Taylor. branched into his Russell graduated in third career as (ieorge 1919 and became a Methodist minister Femtermaclier as projeaur q Methodist minister. George in 1970 at Mount German and violin, circa 1920s. graduated in 1922 and Carmel United began teaching German Methodist C4iurch, south of Hartford and \iolin at Taylor. He Cir^; Indiana, xvhere he preached for also conducted the nine years. orchestra. Bonnie (\Vea\'er George and Eloise celebrated their '44) Odle, who was a 50th wedding annixcrsary in 1974. The student in George's Fenstermachers and Iris Abbey xvere German classes, honored by their alma mater in 1 984 remembers him as a "kind during the Taylor Heritage Chapel George '22 and Eloise (Abbey '24) Fenstermacher in JMat. 1987. and sympathetic teacher." organized by Helen Jones, director of George and Eloise .donor senices and lifelong member of Russell came to Taylor to finish his married the dav after she graduated the Upland communits. senior year of college in 1918, and from Taylor in 1 924. The ceremony For the past fix-e years George and rented a room in the home of Merritt took place in the Abbey parlor Eloise's Eloise resided at the Methodist Home " and Birdie Abbey, located at 2 1 3 Wright sister h'is 1 5 was the maid of honor. in Warren, Indiana, xx'here Iris also Ave. He wired George, back home in The ne\vK-\\eds mo\ed into their new- resides. Eloise continues to live at the Cleveland, "Why don't you join SATC house at 307 West Wright A\e., built by home. Dwight A likkcisou and come out to Taylor?" George called Merritt Abbey. George and Eloise had the SATC the "Saturday Afternoon Tea two children, Dorothy and Bob. InformationJor this story was provided by Club" though in reality it was a mUitaiT Between the years of 1927 and Dorothy (Fenstermacher \'47) Villwock, of unit similar to ROTC, combining 1934, George pursued graduate studies, Longi'ille. Minnesota. military training with college classes. earning his master's degree from the George joined the S.\TC in Unixersiry of Chicago in 1934. Dr Divight Mikkelson is October, 1918, and began his Taylor In 1935 George became the dean a former professor of experience living in the barracks of of men at Taylor, a position he held ibr history and archivist at Sammy Morris Hall. George was nine years. In 1 944 he left Taylor to Taylor He resides in discharged from the sei"vice in accept a new position in the North Harford City, Indiana, December of that year, following the Indiana Conference of the United with his wife Mary. Autumn 1996/ MKiOfl 17 — FORT WAYNE CAMPUS Celebrating 20 Years Don 'f miss your chance . . . to hear Dr. Bob Aienhiiis. rice president of the Fori 1 1 ajne Campus, in jour hometown/ February 2-7, 1997 WBCL's BiblcMllc Cluiilerence Grouiids. and 20th Birthday Celebration! Rio Grande Bible Institute Alamo. TX Sunday, October 20, 1 996 March 9-14, 1997 Open House from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Bibletown Bible Con- with special music by saxophonist Scott Olson ference Boca Raton. FL Dr Bnh \ „ nhin > at 2:00 p.m., Gerig Activities Center, Taylor University, Fort Wayne Tours of the WBCL Studios will be given throughout the afternoon. WBCL coordinates Bible recycling program We've been encouraged for years to Wayne radio station, as well as several recycle our jjaper. plastics, and locations in Ohio. aluminum, biu who would e\Tr think The campaign began this spring of recycling Bibles? \VBCL . . . that's and concluded September 28. The Bi- who. B\ summer's end. o\er 400 com- bles are being distributed to se\eral plete Bibles and o\er 300 Xew Testa- charitable organizations in the W'BC'L Henry Corerl, milmgjrom Peim.. tauglit coursesjor ments had been donated to the Fort listening area. Herb Harjes liie American Chaplaincx Training School this year. Fort Wayne Campus continues expansion of academic offerings ThefoUouing are some highlights from the past academic year and goals for the new year The American Chaplaincy ment established a bachelor of science LIpland campuses. Se\-en students com- Training School (ACTS) and degree in business information applica- pleted the Classroom Management and TUFW agreed to provisional plans for tions effective this fall, and plans to add Discipline course, taught by former incorporating ACTS into TL P'^\"s an accounting major in the fall of education professors Drs. Xanc\- MoUer academic program. Taylor faculty from 1997. • Last year the Christian Min- and MariKii Stepnoski. • This year is Justice Education and Urban Ministn- istries (CML Department added new the inaugural offering of English as a taught courses in the second annual degree programs in pastoral ministries, major on the Fort Wavne campus. Four ACTS this summer, held June 9-14. • urban ministries, and youth ministries. students are currently enrolled as ma- The Community School of the CMI is the largest department on the jors, and three as minors, in the pro- Arts (C\SA; is undergoing restructuring Fort \\'a\ne Campus. • Communica- gram. • The Criminal Justice De- during the 1996-97 year. The program tion Arts began its first year as a ma- partment divided into three separate provides instruction, performance, and jor last year. Mark Vermilion taught all majors last year: Criminal Justice, Law ser\-ices to people of aU ages in the lo- eight sections, for which appro.ximately and Justice, and Justice and Ministi)'. cal communiu'. Last year, enrollment in 1 50 students enrolled. Vermillion is Thirty-three students are currently en- CSA was 478. with such di\-erse offer- joined this year by Michael Smith, who rolled in the program. • Plans to inau- ings as guitar, piano, \-oice, dance, art, filled the nevv full-time position in the gurate the Eicher Chair of Mis- drama, ensembles, choirs, music con- department. • The first Distance sions were announced last year. Mini- tests, computer workshops, and a Fine Learning course vvas taught last mum funding necessary to establish the • .'\rts camp. The Business Depart- spring between the Fort Wayne and chair is S 1 .25 million. 18 MKiO/7/ Autumn 1996 President's 1846«1996 PRESIDENT Dr. Jay Kesler president ( / he following report constitutes a summary of some of the more ^, / measurable accomplishments at Taylor University this past year. Obviously this represents the combined efforts of our entire community. The president's role is like that of a symphony conductor. All of the members play their instruments better than the conductor and there would be no music made by the waxing of a baton. Keeping the orchestra together, in tune, on the same page, and playing music worth their effort constitutes the task. Functionally a sLx-foot metronome would doubtless work; however, if the conductor and orchestra pass some level of compatibility and commitment, the result is mutually gratifying. Together we are grateful at Taylor that this past year has been relatively free of crisis and has allowed the progress reported. It is im- portant that we never take this progress for granted. It represents labor, faith, sacrifice, planning, cooperation, sublimation of ego, and collegial love. With this spirit present it is not very difficult to '"wave the baton." The president reports but others do the work, and for their work I am grateful and ever proud. Our current level of attainment provides the springboard for our next level of striving. You will be hearing a great deal more about the sesquicentennial campaign in the weeks ahead. It is my desire that this report will inspire faith in the future and a resolute commitment to reach goals heretofore beyond our grasp. Thank you for your part in this year's accomplishments. A-2 TAYLOR/ President's Report 1996 PROVOST Dr. Daryl Yost provost/executive vice president This past year has been a time of much versity has ever enjoyed. It represents an planning for the balance of the 20th experience and expertise that is imaluable century and the first decade of the 2 1 st cen- in planning for the future. There is a sense tury. Much of this planning has taken place of trust among the membership of the sen- with a vision for what the sesquicentennial ior administration. campaign might be able to accomplish for Within the ne.xt five years or less, this the university in the team will begin to way of academic change membership. programs, technol- There are four of ogy, personnel, and this team of eight facilities. There is who will be eligible always a deep and for retirement within sincere interest in this time frame. The the planning process reality of this is not when the outcomes being ignored as we have potential for plan for the future Dr. Jay Kesler and the President 's Council. Together, this group positi\e changes. composes the senior administration of Taylor University. and the necessity for Some of the these transitions. most exciting projects of this past year fo- Taylor University is healthy, and there is cused on the Fort Wayne campus. The de- much excitement about the present and the velopment of a College for Adult and Life- future. Our greatest challenge at this time is long Learning and a College for Urban En- to remain committed to the mission of this gagement represents a large part of these great institution and to keep the seculari- projects and will help set the tone for the zation of our society from becoming the Fort Wayne campus well into the future. standard by which we measure success. Taylor University has been blessed with We do have a "charge to keep" and it a stable and mature senior administration. requires the best from everyone. It is chal- The team may be the strongest that the uni- lenging, but rewarding. President's Report 1996 / TAYLOR A-3 FORT WAYNE CAMPUS AS the Fort Wayne campus begins its student on our campus. Our \'eteran stu- fifth year of operation, we are able to dents are haxing a good experience here Dr. Robert W. Nienhuis look back with tlianksgi\'ing and ahead with and are telling others about Taylor This vice president anticipation. trend is also a great encouragement to us. In May of 1996, we graduated 55 stu- With our location in a major metropoli- dents. It was the first commencement for tan area, the Fort Wayne campus is becom- students who had received all four years of ing Taylor Universit)''s "college for urban their education at Taylor Fort Wayne. What engagement." Both the academic and stu- a joy it was to be able to celebrate this dent development programs are working to achievement with a special group of stu- offer students opportunities to understand dents who had pioneered and persexered and engage the urban culture. through the early days of transition and be- Taylor Fort Wayne joined Trinity E\an- ginning. gelical Di\init\- School and Winebrenner This fall's freshman class is unique in Theological Seminary in bringing graduate- two respects. First, fully two-thirds of the level theological education to Northeast Indi- students have applied directly to the Fort ana/Northwest Ohio through the Institute Wayne campus. In the past, we ha\e de- for Theological Education. Participants may pended on the Upland "waiting pool" for obtain a Master of AiH degree in Religion. our students. Second, several new students The work at Taylor University, Fort ha\'e indicated that their presence on the Wayne Campus, is multifaceted and engag- Fort Wayne campus is a direct result of the ing. God continues to open doors of oppor- influence of an older sibling or a friend tunity for us, and we celebrate His goodness from church or high school who is a current and faithfulness in our midst. REVENUE EXPENSES 0.1% 16.6% 25.6% Endowment Other Sources 10.5% / Other Expenses 17.9% Auxiliary Sales by Enterprises Auxiliaries _26.2% 6.9% Instruction Scholarships 58.6% 9.4% Tuition and Fees Physical Plant 9.3% 12.1% Academic Support WBCL/WBCY: Student Services Revenue: S 1,064,431 E.xpenscs: S 1,093,809 Total revenue: $5,382,356 Total expenses: $5,600,028 A-4 TAYLOR! President's Report 1996 BUSINESS & FINANCE The office of business and finance expe- this change relates to the business office, rienced much transition this past year, budget managers now ha\e online access to as it was the first to undergo the university- their accounts and may view balances and Allan J. Smith wide shift to a new management informa- acti\ity, request purchase orders, and reci\e vice president tion system. online approval for purchase orders. Among the changes was a new format The financial foundation of the uni\"er- for Taylor's financial statements to reflect sity is especially strong at this time. The of- new accounting regulations mandated by ficers of the uni\ersity ha\e been sensiti\e the Financial Accounting Standards Board to good fiscal management. (FASB). The business office, which has kept The unixersity's endowment passed the "fund accounting" records in the past will $20-million-dollar mark for the first time in now maintain records according to "net as- its history last year. This is the result of Ijoth sets" categories. This represents a significant faithful contributors to Taylor and expert change in the manner in which financial portfolio management. reports and records are managed, reflecting The uni\ersity continued to fund re- more of a corporate appearance. serves for the replacement of equipment Due to the expansion of institutional and major building maintenance during the programs in Fort Wayne and in Upland, the past year. university conducted extensixe research There are many e\'idences of God's concerning the management of records. goodness as we have the opportunity to re- The transition to a new management infor- \iew this past year. We are quite cognizant mation system was in response to the com- of our Lord's admonition, "To whom much plexity of our ever-growing data base. As is given, much is required." REVENUE EXPENSES f7\ 0-5% 22.3 % Endowment Auxiliaries,f^'^,^^.y ^_^__ / /^ Other Expenses V^^^^l^^ 5.8% ^^^^^^^^^ Other Sources ^ .^^^^^^^Bk 3.6% ^^^^^^H^^k ^^KS^^^^T \ Gifts f'-^^^^^^"^''^^ ^HS-^^^^ 1 20.7% « f p>>-^^| instruction ^^^pr 14.9%^V/13\ Scholarships , \ 6.6% 66.3% g / \ Academic Support Tuition and Fees Physical Plant 8.6% Student Services Total revenue: $32,190,956 Total expenses: $32,185,169 President's Report 1996 / TAYLOR A-5 — ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Taylor University continued to receive 2) to continue to support faculty develop- national recognition during the past ment and training opportunities, 3) to im- Dr. Dwight Jessup academic year, as it once again was named plement two-way interactive distance learn- vice president one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. ing instruction between campuses, 4) to im- ..^'elvs and World Report. The John Templeton plement the student component of Banner, Foundation also recognized Taylor as a re- the new management information system, cipient of the 1 995-96 Honor Roll of Character and 5) to continue addressing high-tech Building Colleges and Universities. policy, planning, and infrastructure issues. Preparations for the reaccreditation The 1995-96 academic year held some process continued this past year. The aca- exciting changes and accomplishments for demic programs at both Fort Wayne and the Taylor University Archives. Archi\'ist Upland are accredited by the Commission Bonnie Houser continued to advocate on Institutions of Higher Education of the Taylor's commitment to presei'ving her his- North Central Association of Colleges and tory; and gained approval for a University Schools (NCA), the National Council for Records Policy which will enable her to im- Accreditation of Teacher Education, and plement a simple version of records man- the Indiana Professional Standards Board. agement in the coming years. Programs at the Upland campus are further Much effort this past year was devoted accredited by the National Association of to the restructuring of the general educa- Schools of Music, and the Council on So- tion objectives into eight main domains cial Work Education. The NCA on-site re- each having precise knowledge, skills, and \'iew team is scheduled to be at Taylor Feb- value objectives. Matching these objectives ruary 24-26, 1997. to indixidual courses in the curriculum is On May 9, 1996, the faculty approved the next step. the following five academic technology Several new majors and degree pro- goals for 1996-97: 1) to continue to improve grams were added to the curriculum this computer access for faculty and students, past year as well. Major Grants Awarded to Taylor University, 1 995-96 National Science Foundation—$30,070, NASA—grants totaling $775,000, spanning awarded to Dr. Stan Burden four years, awarded to Dr. Hank Voss Indiana Department of Environmental Amerltech—$25,000, awarded to Dr. Steve Bedi Management—$12,877, awarded to Dr. Lilly Endowment—$181,554, awarded to Dr. Edwin Squiers Steve Bedi National Science Foundation—$40,000, Arthur Vining Davis Foundations—$149,706, awarded to Dr. Hank Voss awarded to Donna Downs A-6 MKtOfl/ President's Report 1996 7 STUDENT AFFAIRS e who are involved in and responsible our Student Life Suney. Our retention rate W.for carrying out the mission of Taylor (students eligible to return that do return) is University are committed to a God who is at 94%, ranking among the highest in Wynn A. Lembnght unthreatened by change and who has colleges across the nation. Our residence vice president blessed Taylor University with certain halls are filled to about 99% capacity. "anchor points" that tie us to a tradition and Each year we survey our student body heritage. The programs within the division relative to their congruence with the Life of student affairs are characterized by this Together Covenant. We are encouraged by sense of being connected with the past, the fact that 96% of our students worship while looking ahead toward the future. weekly, that 75% of our students feel that The students who seek a Taylor their experience at Taylor has equipped education are those who are in step with our them to function as Christian leaders, and mission statement. We are experiencing an that 95% of our students feel that the Taylor increased conversion rate of those students environment has been supportive of their kho apply and who matriculate. Prospecti\'e spiritual growth. Our student body is fully students have continued to \isit our campus enrolled and pleased with the product they with increased frequency. are receiving. Approximately 35% of our current We are in the midst of considering freshman are either children of alumni or changes in our residence life policies, in our siblings of current or former students. They athletic program administration, in our are coming from economically diverse health care delivery, in our financial aid backgrounds and with high academic awarding policy, and in our recruitment competencies. They are a more diverse literature that speaks of "Taylor Today." group than we have ever had in the past. And all the while, we are committed to the We have few measurements that tell us values and mission that have served our more definitively how our students fit Taylor students and served the Kingdom so well University than do our rate of retention and these past 150 years. Financial Aid C omparisons (1 991 -92 throu gh 1995-96) 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 Total Grants $ 5,873,268 $5,174,223 $5,027,136 $5,361,187 $ 4,595,353 Total Loans 5,365,962 4,709,136 4,173,722 2,900,343 2,677,731 Total Aid 11,239,230 9,883,359 9,200,858 8,261,530 7,273,084 President's Report 1996 / TAYLOR A- DEVELOPMENT he department of unh'ersity develop- the establishment of academic chairs. To be T ment has been charged with the task successful, this campaign will require that all Gene L. Rupp of encouraging gifts to the university' from our alumni and friends be involved as much vice president akimni, friends, corporations and founda- as possible. It is the most ambitious cam- tions. What an exciting privilege we have to paign ever undertaken by Taylor, and many share information about the needs and chal- hours have been spent in preparation for lenges facing Taylor University. meeting this new challenge. In the fiscal year 1995-96, Taylor Development can be divided into six alumni, trustees, parents, friends, churches, major areas: alumni relations, capital cam- foundations and corporations contributed paign. Fort Wayne campus, university rela- over $4 million to the university through the tions, annual fund, and the William Taylor annual fund, scholarships, estate gifts, and Foundation. By working together, each of planned giving. these sLx areas proclaim the Taylor story to University development is strengthened our publics. through the efforts of not only development This past year, 47% of solicited alumni staff but those indixiduals serving in alumni ga\-e to the Upland campus and 27.5% of relations and university relations. During alumni gave to the Fort Wayne campus. the 1995-96 fiscal year, university relations The national average for alumni participa- was added to this department and is prima- tion among private liberal arts colleges is rily responsible for Taylor publications, me- 33%. We deeply appreciate the faithful sup- dia relations, conferences and special events. port of Taylor alumni. At this time the university is preparing Your de\'elopment team members are to launch a capital campaign as part of our ambassadors for Taylor University who be- sesquicentennial celebration. The campaign lieve educating and preparing young men will benefit both the Upland and Fort and women for the future is a vital part of Wayne campuses by providing new build- the Great Commission. Thank you for your ings, endowments, larger annual funds, and faithful support and prayers. Taylor Fund 5-Year Totals Endowment Market Value In thousands 1200. In millions Q12 Q04 1.001 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 A-8 TAYLOR! President's Report 1996 PLANNING & IMFORMATIOM RESOURCES ost of the functions and sendees of puses. The Last Mile Project fulfilled an M:.planning and information resources academic goal of one networked computer are in a significant state of change. This for each full-time taculty member. The in- Robert D. Hodge past year the Board approved the long- coming freshmen, and their parents as \\ ell, vice president range plan for the vuiiversity, which will are certainly the most computer literate us- serve as the foundation for the sesquicen- ers of technology that we have seen; their tennial campaign and beyond. This plan, requests for access and functionality are sig- together with the J'ision from the president's nificantly greater this year as compared to office, identifies who we are, where we are previous years. going, and how we intend to get there. The uni\ersity has considered, rather With the advent of new communication than shunned, many technologies to identify media, many Christian colleges have gained those which will be most supporti\'e of our interest in collaborative traditional and dis- mission. We had our first chapel concerning tance education pilot projects. Taylor has Christ and cyberspace to assure that our hosted or led most of the discussions on students are not only prepared to use the these topics. We participated with another technology at hand, but will consider its ap- college in the first interactive video confer- propriate use as well. Taylor will intention- ence between colleges. Internet and interac- ally use high tech to improve teaching and tive \'ideo have the potential to extend the learning, but will not fall prey to technology influence and accessibility of Christian for its own sake. higher education far beyond the borders of The foundational information resources a single campus. are also being rebuilt to provide for the fu- This year, more than any other, the rate ture. The world wide web has already of change in technology has threatened to proven to be one of the most frequently outpace the culture within the university. used tools for scholarly research and will be We now have almost a thousand Taylor- extended for internal purposes as well. owned computers between the two cam- Taylor has been blessed by many new Microcomputer Growth members of the information services de- partment. have come with a sense of 800- They K, ^ , Number of computers calling to provide their spiritual maturity on campus and professional skills as technology contin- ues to become a greater part of how we teach, learn, work, and recreate. 991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 President's Report 1996 / TAYLOR A-9 TAYIOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING If a plaque was made to sum up the past In the past sLx months we have paid off year for WBCL/VVBCY, it could well the Archbold (WBCY) debt, one year earlier Char Binkley read, "Change cushioned by God's grace." than projected, received a construction per- general manager The car accident in December which mit to build a station in Spencer\'ille, Ohio, claimed the life of our belo\'ed Jeff Carlson in 1997 {see graph belowfor coverage area), and brought instant change to the morning air received a construction permit for a transla- waves. Amidst our grief God graciously tor in Muncie. hand-picked two new employees for our ra- In this, our 20th year of broadcasting, dio team: Phil Reaser, who now hosts "Rise we pause often to thank the Lord for His and Shine," and Tim Yazel, who became faithfulness as He has blessed the ministry assistant manager for operations. of WBCL/WBCY far more than we would — God poured out His blessing in abun- ever dare ask, or even dream of "infinitely dance during our 20th Sharathon in Janu- beyond our highest prayers, desires, ary as we surpassed the goal of $750,000, thoughts, or hopes" (Ephesians 3:20). Daily, finishing with a total of $859,000 pledged. the mail reflects the impact that WBCL/ The $109,000 abo\'e the goal is being ap- WBCY's programming has on its listeners, plied toward the installation of digital as they experience inspiration for spiritual equipment throughout the studios. On Oc- growth, and encouragement to remain solid tober 20, the $ 1 20,000 project will be com- in their Christian commitments. pleted, and Studio A will be renamed "The We look back o\'er our 20 years of Jeff Carlson Studio." broadcasting with thanksgiving, and we look By vote of the Taylor University Board ahead with a determination to continue of Trustees, WBCL/WBCY were reorgan- broadcasting "with obedience to God and ized July 1 of this year as Taylor University Broadcasting, Inc. (TUBI), a subsidiary of Taylor University. This decision allows for the effectiveness and efficiency with which X Auburn -. ' ArcllboU^ \ WBCY media must operate. Huksiiir o\*ejiance \ 7 / A newly-formed board of directors Fort ]\'aYnc Pai /ding WBCL overseeing the policies of TUBI is com- w,uiiliiigton Decalur^ I m Wabash \ O prised of four Taylor University Board \ \ Blujfton^ /Sbencervdie • \ \ I members, two administrators, and three New station / V/,V, 1997 o,,., , , community representatives. FCC GUARANTEED LISTENING AREA A- 10 MKtOfl/ President's Report 1996 1 WILLIAM TAYLOR FOUNDATION This year, 1996, marks the WilUam the ability to answer technical questions, full Taylor Foundation's 63rd birthday. confidence is placed in the Foundation. The Foundation is a legally separate entity This past year the Foundation com- Ken Smith which serves as a financial buffer for the pleted the renovation of Sickler Hall, the executive director University. Its primary purpose is to receive oldest building on campus. Its offices, along property, real or personal, tangible or intan- with those of alumni relations, now occupy gible, outright or in trust; to hold, invest and Sickler Hall. The major financial backing manage any such property; and to distribute for this project came from the Neil and such property by way of grants, scholar- Renee Compton estate, which had been ships, and stipends for the direct or indirect given to the Foundation. The Compton benefit of Taylor University. Oriental Art Collection is also housed in The Foundation was established in 1933 Sickler Hall. to presence Taylor during a time when The Foundation also established three bankruptcy threatened. However, after the new charitable trusts and nine charitable financial danger to the uni\ersity had annuities with alumni and friends of the passed, the Foundation sold the school back university last year, totaling more than to the Board of Trustees and went into $521,000. Through the Foundation, donors quiet remission. Not until the mid-1980s may enter into trust, unitrust, or annuity was the Foundation revitalized to enhance agreements, which allow for substantial tax financial support for Taylor. and income benefits. Through the Foundation, estate As President Kesler has stated, "Many counseling is naturally provided. This cre- care very deeply about the importance of ates and buUds a relationship with donors developing tomorrow's leaders today at that goes far beyond financial transactions Taylor, but they cannot be directly involved alone. Because of our Christian commit- with students. The William Taylor Founda- ment, professional and caring attitudes, and tion allows indi\iduals to use their talents and resources to support and enhance D Charitable ^^ trusts 1 Christian higher education." It is exciting to work with people who Ctiarltable annuities love Taylor and to know we are not only providing them the tools they need to make wise estate planning decisions, but also help- 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 ing them find joy in giving. Total value: $ 5.6 million President's Report 1996 / TAYLOR A- 1 Taylor University Board of Trustees 1996-97 Mr. John McDougall Ex Oficio Retired Executive Vice President and Direc- Dr. Jay Kesler tor, Ford Motor Company President, Taylor University Bloomfield Hills, Ml Dr. Ted W. Engstrom Upland, IN President Emeritus, World Vision Pasadena, CA Dr. L. Marshall Welch Term Expires 1997 President, L.M.Welch & Associates, Inc. Sedona, AZ Dr. La Rita R. Boren Mr. Robert C. Gilkison Vice President, Avis Industrial Corporation President, Kahn Brothers Investment Mr. Paul W. Wills Upland, IN Alexandria, VA Chairman, Toledo World Terminals Richfield, OH Dr. Beverly Jacobus Brightly Dr. Lester C. Gerig Senior Program Associate Retired Chairman and President Dr. Samuel F. Wolgemuth U.S. Department of Education Mutual Security Life Insurance Co. President Emeritus, Youth for Christ Int'l Washington, D.C. Fort Wayne, IN Englewood, CO Mr. Theodore F. Brolund Mr. Richard W, Gygi Mr. Paul Zurcher President, W.A. Witney Co. President, CPS Corporation President, Zurcher"s Tire, Inc. Rockford, IL Franklin, TN Monroe, IN treasurer Ms. Marta-GabreTsadick Dr. Richard W. Halfast President/!. T.G. Commercial Trading Retired Surgeon Exec. Director/PROJECT MERCY Rochester, IN Term Expires 1999 Vice President/Hel Mar Mr. Roger E. Beaverson Fort Wayne, IN Dr. John O. Hershey Certified Public Accountant Retired Chairman of Board and President Indianapolis, IN Mr. John R. Home Milton Hershey School assistant treasurerfor endowments Chairman, President and Chief Executive Mechanicsburg, PA Officer, Navistar Int'l Transportation Corp. Dr. Joseph D. Brain Chicago, IL Mr. Jerry Home Dhnker Professor of Environmental Chief Executive Officer Physiology, Harvard University School of Mr. V. Donald Jacobsen Manpower Temporary Services of Public Health Executive Vice President and Chief Operat- Western Michigan Boston, MA ing Officer, Christian Financial Concepts, Inc. Holland, Ml Atlanta, GA Mr. Kenneth Flanigan Mrs. G. Roselyn Kerlin Managing Partner, St. Charles Building Mr. Carl W. Moellering Chhstian Laywoman Partners, and Director of Stewardship President, Moellenng Management Company Danville, IN The Evangelical Alliance Mission Fort Wayne, IN chairman Carol Stream, IL Mr. Richard Russell Dr. William E. Pannell Dr. J. Paul Gentile President, Russell Homes, Inc., Arthur DeKruyter/Christ Church Oak Brook Physician General Contractors and Land Developers Professor of Preaching and Practical Fort Wayne, IN Grosse Pointe Farms, Ml Theology/Dean of Chapel Fuller Theological Seminary Mr. Arthur K. Muselman Dr. James H. Woods Pasadena, CA President, E P Graphics General and Vascular Surgeon Berne, IN Milwaukee Gen. and Vascular Surgery, S.C. Mr. Paul D. Robbins Milwaukee, Wl Executive Vice President and Chief Dr. Fred S. Stockinger secniarr Operating Officer, Christianity Today, Inc. Cardiovascular Surgeon Carol Stream, IL Idaho Falls, ID Term Expires 1998 vice chairman Mr. R. David Boyer One year term Mr Paul A. Steiner Attorney at Law, Helmke Beams Boyer & Chairman of the Board Dr. Carl W. Hassel Wagner, Counselors at Law Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company Consultant Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne, IN Farmlngton Hills, Ml — ACADEMICS Taylor explores relationsliip with Dagestan In April, 1996, Dr Ga\irbeg geographic information system (GIS), Abdurakhmano\', director of the data analysis software, and a global po- Institute of Applied Ecologs' (lAE) at sition system (GPS), which would aid Dagestan Pedagogical Unixersiry, \'is- the two uni\ersities if joint research ited Taylor as a guest lecturer. During efforts are pursued. that time, he imited consideration of One of the efforts under consid- facult)- and student exchange between eration in Dagestan is the building of the two uni\ersities. hydroelectric power dams, Squiers says. Dr. Edwin Scjuiers, professor ol With his expertise in that field, the lAE biology and eiuironmental science; is in fa\or a collaborati\e relationship Frank Pianki. assistant professor of \\ith Taylor. Ho\se\er, basic conflicts Dr. Paul Rolhrock ivith a C^arex section Ox'ales business, accounting and economics; have yet to be resoh-ed, such as the lan- Rothrock discovers Dr. Stephen Hoffmann, professor of guage barrier and the limited a\'ailabil- political science; and Timon ity of communications technolog)' in new flora in Ozarks McPhearson "97, emironmental science Dagestan, Squiers says. Randy Dillinger major, accepted the imitation with a Dr. Paul Rothrock, professor of biol- \isit August 5-20 to Dagestan, a small ogy' and eiuironmental science, is Russian republic bordering Chechnya pictured abo\e w ith a member of the and the Caspian Sea. Carex section Orales, the genus in which The team explored opportunities to he disco\ered a new species with Univ. exchange teaching and research with of Michigan's A. A. Reznicek. lAE as well as the possibilit) of student The study, recently published in exchange between Taylor and the Brittunia, describes carex ozarkana, a spe- newly-formed Russian American Chris- cies local to the Ozark Mountain re- tian Uni\ersity. Visits to potential areas gions of Oklahoma. Missouri, and Ar- for teaching and research in cli\erse kansas. Rothrock also discoxered a sec- ecosystems were informati\e for the Looking toward tlic Jutiirc: (I. to r.) Al)durak/imanov, ond new species during that time. group. The team successfully installed a Sgiiun. Huffmann. McPhearson. and Pianki. Academics in Brief David Dickey, associate Perspective," in South Dal "Ox Tail Soup," an essay ap- Larry Helyer, professor of Bibli- tive this fall. He will share ad- sor of computing and system pearing in the book Dining Dur- cal studies, authored a book ministrative responsibilities for sciences, published a review of ing the Depression, published titled Yesterday. Today and For- the education department with The Gift of Fire, a new computer by Reminisce Books, Greendale, ever: The Continuing Relevance Dr. Joan Kitterman. associate ethics book by Sara Baase. for Wl. • Dr. Ted Dorman, associate of the Old Testament, published professor and newly-appointed Prentice-Hall. • Dr. Jim Spiegel, professor of Biblical studies, by Sheffield Publishing Com- chair of the education depart- assistant professor of philoso- • assistant authored "Mark" and "II pany, Salem, Wl. • Dr. Jim ment Jan Fletcher, phy and religion, published Corinthians," study guides for Hendrix, associate registrar and professor of communication "Socrates: A Messianic Type for the Life Change Series pub- assistant professor, published arts, co-authored "Reading the Gentiles," in Philosophia lished by NavPress. • Dr. Paul "Cooperative Learning: Building Needs in High School Commu- C/!r/s?/ (Journal of the Evangeli- Harms, associate professor of a Democratic Community," in nication Courses," in the Indiana cal Philosophical Society), Vol. mathematics, published "Solu- The Clearing House, Vol. 69, No. Reading Journal, Summer 1996, 18. No. 2.«Dr. Alan Winquist, tion to Problem 4508" and "So- 6. • Dr. Rick Hill, assistant pro- with Patricia Wilson and alumni professor of history, published '96 lution to Problem 4520" in fessor of English, authored Wendy Loney and Nicole "Swedish-American Landmarks '94) • School Science and Mathemat- "Group Poems Under Pressure," (Aschliman Schrock Dr. in New Sweden, Maine" in Swe- of ics. Vol. 96, Nos. 2 and 4, re- an article appearing in AWP In- Bill Ringenberg, professor den and America, Spring 1996. spectively. • Dr. Barbara ternational Conference 1996: history, authored the articles He also authored a chapter on Heavilin, associate professor of The Pedagogy Papers, pub- "William H. McGuffey" and Scandinavians in Peopling Indi- English, published "Judge, Ob- lished by Associated Writing "Francis Wayland," in Blackwell ana: The Ethnic Experience, server, Prophet: The American Programs, Fairfax, VA. 'Tom Dictionary of Evangelical Biog- published by the Indiana His- Cain and Steinbeck's Shifting Jones, assistant professor of raphy, published by Basil torical Society, Indianapolis, IN. Autumn 1996/ MUOfl 19 — CAMPUS '96 Seiiiiiiar encourages ] I huh Loner and Scutt Carter '96 share prejudice reduction innversation with ticn //'- Discovering ways to reduce prejudi- Towigfriends during cial attitudes was the agenda for Spectrum trip to "Celebration of Diversity;" a workshop Australia this summer. coordinated by Toni Barnes, director of Taylor students taught enrichment ser\ices. Dr. Zenebe Abebe, special assistant to the president for drama techniquei ichitc multicultural affairs and associate pro- alsojacditating small fessor of psychology' at Goshen College, group discusiioui with led the workshop, held August 27. the .\u\tralian teens. Abebe led the group of partici- pants through two sessions designed to promote positive, rather than prejudi- Spectrum ministers in the land "down under" cial, relationships. Abebe sought to make the seminar as relevant as possi- 1'he Great Ocean Road, "G'clay matters and cultural differences be- ble for the participants, using the mate,'" "keep left," Aussie, and "no tween America and Australia. These group's personal and shared experi- worries." These were just a few of the discussions opened the door for the ences as illustrations. phrases learned by the Taylor World Taylor students to share their testimo- Barnes is planning future seminars Outreach drama team Spectrum during nies with the Australian teenagers. exploring cultural dixersity. institutional their trip to Australia this summer. The team learned the importance change, and empowerment to cultural The group was hosted by Australia of planting seeds, as only two to three understanding. According to Barnes, Youth For Christ (YFC) for three weeks, percent of Australians are evangelical the seminars are designed to pro\-ide from May 21 to June 1 1. The primary Christians. But the groundwork that the tools necessary to function in to- ministry for the group involved teach- \vas done will open the doors wider for day's society. Barnes is also in the proc- ing drama classes in secondary schools. future evangelism in the schools. ess of arranging a second \isit by Each class period featured theater The trip "down under" began \\ ith Abebe sometime next year. games designed to teach drama tech- a stopo\'er in Spokane, Washington, niques, as well as an e\'angelistic sketch May 19-21, where the team minis- dealing with various topics. tered through drama for evening \v or- Taylor Theatre At the end of each session, the ship at a local church, and Monday class was di\'ided into small groups of morning chapel for Valley Christian 1996-97 Schedule four to six students for discussions with School. Tim '92 and Jennifer Spectrum team members, ranging from Hildebrand hosted the Taylor group issues raised by the sketches to spiritual during in Spokane. Marv Ravburn Season tickets for Taylor Unix'ersit)' Theatre productions are a\'ail- able for %\5 (SI 2 for alumni). The sea- ( .'heck nut those son begins Nov. 8-9, and 14-16 with dapper roung men! Stefanie Hero, a magical performance for Approximately all ages by the author of "Children of a Lesser God. "An adaptation of 150freshmen Sophocles' classic tragedy Antigone, by particpiated icith Jean Anouilh, will run Feb. 21-22, and the Taylor contin- Feb. 27-March 1. The Great AU-American gency in the annual Disaster Musieal, a wildl)' funny Tim Kelly mini-musical with lyrics by Jack Upland Labor Sharkey, v\-ill end the year with per- Day Parade. A forrnances on May 2-3, and 8-10. special Taylor Sesquicentennial To order season tickets or for more infor- mation, please contactJeanne Bullock in the thea- float wasfeatured tre office at (317) 998-5289. in the parade. 20 MKiOfl/ Autumn 1996 — — CAMPUS Messer honored for excellence in teacliing Department of Music Follo\ving tradition, members of the lory tliroiigli research of the \\ea\er Fall Concert Calendar Upland faculty \\ ere not informed Community, a ]5roject he co-directed which of them had recei\'ed the Teach- with Tom Jones '71, assistant professor ing Excellence and Campus Leadership of education and history. Messer has Fri., Oct. 11 (Parents' Weekend) Award. As they sat on the stage of the was a strong ad\'ocate for Taylor's par- Rediger Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Rediger Chapel, Dr. Beulah Baker, last ticipation in the Martin Luther King Collage Concert year's recipient, introduced the new Jr. Da\ celebration, and remains acti\e Admission S2 at the door. honoree by re\ealing facts concerning in the leadership of the celebration. his life and accomplishments. Messer recei\ed his B.A. from Sat., Oct. 26 (Homecorning) The 1 996 Teaching Excellence and Trinirs' College in 1978. He pursued Odle Gymnasium, 7:30 p.m. Campus Leadership Award was gi\en graduate study at Florida State Uni\er- Sesquicentennial Pageant to Di". Stephen Messer, associate profes- sit); recei\ing his M.A. in 1982 and his Featuring \arious Tavlor Ensembles sor of history, for his contributions to M.S. in 1984. He also earned his doc- the campus. Messer was selected, torate in 1987. His wife. Betty, is also a Wed., Nov. 13 among other reasons, for his effective- member of the Taylor faculty, ser\-ing Rediger Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. ness in challenging students to examine as associate professor of moderir lan- Symphonic Band Concert cultural and gender stereotypes. guages. Herb Harjes Featuring "Huffman Prairie Winds" Messer has re- from Wright-Patterson AFB searched and studied Jeannette Grqff Concert Series a wide \ariety of top- ics, including runaway Fri., Nov. 22 wives in colonial Rediger Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. South Carolina and Jazz Ensemble & Coinbo colonial responses to Featuring guest artists "The Prime death. More recently, Time Band" Messer worked with Jeannette Groff Concert Series students to collect pieces of African- Sun., Dec. 8 American oral histoiy Butz-Carruth Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. in the communities Carillon Chorus, Bell Choir & close to Ta\lor During Taylor Ringers Concert the summer of 1991, Messer furthered his Tues., Dec. 10 knowledge of local Butz-Carruth Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. African-American his- Dr. Slephm Messer joins Imfalher-m-lmc diiniig theJail academic chapel. Chamber Orchestra Concert Miss Alabama to speal^: in chapel Sat., Dec. 14 Butz-Carruth Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. As a contestant in the Miss Alabama successfully combated through charac- Gospel Choir Concert Scholarship Program, Amie Beth ter education. Through her talks Amie Dickinson '90, presented her "Absti- Beth has encouraged her audiences to Sun., Dec. 15 nence Platform" for the first time. In commit to building their own moral Rediger Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. 1994, she was crowned Miss Alabama character. Her topics include the Carols and Candle Lighting and has since had the opportunity to "Challenge to Develop Christian Char- Music Department Ensembles travel all over the nation bringing a acter," and "Helping Build Self-Esteem message of hope and encouragement to in Young Ladies," as well as "The Need All concerts are free and open to the young people. for Character-Based Education," public unless otherwise stated. She has addressed audiences for "Choices for Single Adults," and the such diverse occasions as school assem- "Challenge to Excellence." JVote: This is not a complete listing. blies, youth rallies, worship services, Amie Beth will visit her alma mater For more information about these civic clubs, conferences, and gradua- as the featured speaker for chapel on and other concerts, please call the tions. Music Department (317) 998-5232. At the core of her message is a Monday, October 2 1 . She li\-es in Bir- belief that many of society's ills can be mingham, Alabama. Randy Dillinger Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 21 " — ATHLETICS Pressing on through the fire Kurt Ringley's testimony ofgrace and healing opening round of the 1 996 March, 1994, he went in It's the NAIA national tournament and a for routine follo\v-up tests double-digit deficit ho\-ers over Trojans and received another dis- Coach Paul Patterson. Looking for couraging report—a small quick relief, he scans the bench and cancerous spot on his lung calls on Kurt Ringley "96, who answers had been discovered the call with a trio of three-pointers. through a CAT scan. The Trojans are back in the game. This Kurt began chemo- n- was one of Kurt's finest moments on therapy treatments. L' the court. It isn't rare for Kurt to face able to eat, he quickly lost such challenges; not long ago he fought twenty pounds. He also for his life against a daunting opponent. lost his hair and his skin It was during his freshman year turned pale-grey. E\'en so. that Kurt first noticed discomfort. A he often saw a lighter side series of physician referrals led him to to his circumstances. Indianapolis, where the malady was "I didn't care about finally diagnosed. As the doctor joined the hair," he says. "I iiijin uii tlie Kurt ami Amy Riiigl, i lijt logetlhi other side of the storm. the Ringleys in the waiting room, he thought it was cool." was in tears. The \\'ords he spoke were Once when a facultv' Kurt de\astating. . . Kurt had cancer member asked how he was doing. \\ hen Kurt rettirned for his final When Linda Ringley. Kurt's grabbed a fistful of hair and said. "I tell round of chemotherap)- on May 9, mother, heard those words she immedi- ^ou, it's making me ptill my hair out! 1994, he received the good news that ately thought. "Oh no, I'm going to Though weakened by chemo- the cancer had disappeared. Kurt testi- lose my son." She therapy, he re- fies that "God definitely used the doc- desperately de- m mained on the tors, but He did the healing.'' sired to be there basketball team. Kurt has since found opportunities for him and care Coach Paul to minister to others stricken by cancer. for him, but she Patterson \isited Kurt and his wife .Amy (Heindl '97) met knew she had to and prayed with with a high school soccer player who let him go. Kurt Kurt, and told him was preparing to undergo chemo- \vanted to be at that there was a therapy. school and live a place for him on "He was so scared," Amy recalls. normal life. the team when he But after talking and pra\'ing with him As he lay in was ready to re- they saw his countenance change. Kurt bed that night, turn. "I wanted then told his ne\v friend, "You'\'e got cognizant of his him to know that the power of God on your side.'' condition but we would fight This same power has kept Kurt comforted by the with him," cancer-free for the past two years. He lo\-e and prayers Patterson sa)"S. and Amy are now thinking of what of his family, Kurt Kurt came their "normal life" might be like as they came to grips with back to the team grow older together. .Amy sa\'s she Kurt Ringley shows his prowess on the basketball his own life, pray- with great deter- "would lo\'e to see Kurt work in a court as a member of the 1995-96 Trojans team. ing, "Lord, I don't mination and church, and for us to have a family." kno\v why you allowed this to happen, poured himself into the game. "I loved As Kurt reflects once more upon but it's aU yours.'' basketball too much to quit," Kurt says. the storm that passed through his life, Shortly after the diagnosis, Kurt Patterson was careful, though, to one thing which remains transcendant unden\ent surgeiy to remove the can- keep Kurt from becoming physically like a glowing rainbow is "how great cer, and he was soon able to return to exhausted. "We had to go a litde easier the Lord has been." Taylor But the enemy had not yet been on him in conditioning and practice," The Ringleys reside in Upland and defeated. Se\en months of normal life he says, "but he worked hard; he never are currently working with youth in a had passed since Kurt's surgeiy In wa\'ered. He is a remarkable athlete." local church. Jim Garringer 22 wyiOfl/ Autumn 1996 ATHLETICS Chris Rood: a sparkplug that fired the '69 Trojans During the years he played second fingertip were histors'. That was no ob- base at Taylor Uni\'ersit\', Thomas stacle, however, for the relendess Rood Chris Rood '70 de\'eloped his own As a senior at Taylor the next season pledge to treat each pitch as the most Chris played on the team, though due important ever, and to a\-oid arguments to the injurv' he had to play right field with umpires. Tenacity and passion instead of second base. came naturally, but the acquiescence Chris transferred to Taylor from didn't. His tough, aggressive st\le of \Vestern Michigan University and baseball won more games and grudging helped Taylor capture three NAIA Dis admirers than it did friends. trict 2 1 baseball championships from Chris died unexpectedly of natural 1968-1970. The team \ielded an out- causes on Februar)- 20, 1995, at the age standing 78-34 record of 47. Wabash Friends Church Pastor over those three years. Da\id Phillips '67 conducted the fu- .\s a member of the neral from the perspective of a minister 1969 team, Chris and a parent: his son Mike played on helped the Trojans the Wabash High School baseball team capture fifth place in that Chris coached to the 1986 state the X.\IA national championship with a 31-6 record, a tournament. It was the startling feat for a small school compet- only season the ing against the top high school teams of Trojans have ever ad- Indiana. In his 2 1 years as the school's vanced to the national coach, Chris led his teams to a com- tournament. bined 411-211 record. With Chris at sec- Chris filled another role at \Vabash ond. Randv Mohler High School as a history teacher His "70 at shortstop, and "69 fascination with the .\merican Ci\il Rick .\tkinson fol- The 1968 Trojans baseball team (above). Rood standing secondfrom ^Var stimulated many students. He had lov\ed by Garth Cone right: Rood at second base (top), a position he played lico years at Taylor. a knack for injecting his lectures with "69 at third base, humor. One of his former students savs Taylor featured v\hat some say was On January 19. 1996, Chris was Chris probably had 150 dilTerent stories their best infield ever. In 1970 Chris inducted into the Indiana High School about ho\\' he lost a fingertip. Taylor was named team M\'P and was se- Baseball Coaches .Association Hall of buddy Garth Cone "69 knew the true lected to the XAIA All-District team F'ame. A commemorative plaque was story: while working as a meatcutter, (District 21). presented to his mother. Peg. which is Chris was listening to his favorite base- "Chris was a definite key player on now on displav at the IHSBC:A Hall of ball team sthe Yankees) on the radio the team."" says Jack King, coach of Fame in Jasper. Ind. .\ similar plaque and got overexcited when Mickey Man- Taylor's most successful baseball teams. was also donated by the Rood family to tle hit a home run. The story and the "He was our sparkplug."" Wabash High School. -Jc'c Tniex Search for athletic director remains open Atliletics in Brief- The position of Athletic Director at spiritual contributions of a quality ath- Dr. Joe Lund has been named the Taylor Universit\' remains open, letic program, and demonstrate proven new Trojan Softball coach. Lund also and the screening committee continues experience in athletic administration coaches men's soccer and chairs the to review applications. Taylor Univer- and leadership. psychology department in Upland. • sir\' is committed to identifving an indi- Perhaps vou know of someone who Joyce Fox started her nev\' responsibili- vidual who v\ ill provide experienced fits this description. We anticipate that ties as cheerleading coach this fall. She leadership to our intercollegiate and candidates wQl be found through the also serves as the director of confer- intramural program. Tavlor network. Please send vour rec- ences and special events. • The 1995 Applicants are considered based ommendations to Dr. Don Tavlor. volleyball and women's basketball primarily on their abilits' to exhibit and Chairman of the Screening Commit- printed programs, both produced by articulate strong Christian commit- tee, Taylor Universirs; 500 \V. Reade Mark Varner, sports information direc- ment, understand the educational and Avenue, Upland IN 46989-1001. tor, recentlv won national av\'ards. Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 23 — ATHLETICS Trojaii sports off to a strong season Right On Schedule Come cheerfor Taylor at a visiting After producing the best season in The men's soccer team enjoyed Taylor volleyball liistory last year its most successful season in 1995, fin- game in your area this season. with a 51-16 record, the Lady Trojans ishing 20-2-1 and winning the MCC are well on their way to doing it again, regular season and tournament cham- VoUeybaU with a 1 5-2 start to the season. The pionship. The 1 996 team had a slow Oct. 15 @ Indiana Wesleyan Lady Trojans won their season opener, start opening week, but pulled ahead to Oct. 18-19 ©Grace winning 3-0. Natalie Steele '98 and a 4-2-1 record as of Sept. 19. The Lady JVCCAA District Tournament Heather Pickerell "99 both were named Trojans opened their inaugural season Oct. 29 @ Bethel Sept. 7 against Grand \'alley State L'ni- Nov 9 \s. Mt. Vernon @ Ohio St. \-ersiry- (see story below). Both the men's and women's cross Football country teams won the MCC champi- Oct. 19@Trinit\- International No\-. 2 St. Xa\der onship in 1 995 and qualified for the @ XAL\ C'ross Country National Cham- Nov 1 6 @ Westminster pionships. Both teams are on track for Men's & Women's Cross Country another great season. James Njoroge '97 Oct. 18 (S: Indiana Litde State (lU) took first place at the Purdue Imitational. Oct. 26 Olivet Nazarene Both men's and women's tennis @ No\-. 2 Goshen {MCC Meet) both opened their seasons in winning @ Nov 9 Springfield, Oh. fashion, \\ith a collecti\'e Il-l record by @ J\''CCAi Championships Sept. 19. C^athy Harner the women's Nov. 16 (a), Kenosha, Wis. tennis head coach, was unable to per- '97 Jama J^joroge paces the pack at a recent meet. MAIA National Championships form her duties this season due to an to the ,\ll-Tournament Team at the extended illness. Rick Seaman, former Men's Soccer Cedar\'ille Imitational. men's tennis coach, and Beth Prior "96, Oct. 1 2 (S Tiffin The Trojans charged into their four-year tennis letterwinner, are coach- Oct. 15 @ Bethel 49th season of football on Sept. 14, ing in her stead. Mark Variter but fell short to Anderson 37-27 in the Women's Soccer season opener The Trojans won three For 'roimd-tlic-clock scores, highlights and Oct. 17 (Qi Bethel of their final four games last year to statisticsfrom each Taylor athletic contest, call Oct. 29 @ Grace finish 4-7. Don't forget to cheer the the Trojan Sportsline at (317) 998-4959. team on at Homecomina;! The Sportsline is updated every day. Men's Basketball Nov 15-16 @ Asbuiy Wouien s soccer team kicks offfirst season Nov 26 @ lU-South Bend Nov 29-30 @ Malone (Oh.) he Taylor athletic program proudly "We have a lot of talent on the Dec. 3 @ Tri-State T' \velcomed a new arri\'al this fall team, we just need more playing time Dec. 6-7 @ Cumberland (Ky.) with the ad\-ent of it an intercollegiate to bring to maturity," he says. "We'\'e Dec. 20-21 (a), Hope (Mich.) women's soccer team. The team, how- had two of our toughest opponents Dec. 30 @ Southern California ever, was not born without its share of early on, and we're looking forward to Dec. 31@Biola labor pains. playing conference games." The women's soccer club, prede- The undeniable skill of several Women's Basketball cessor to the team, began several years players promises to make this an excit- Nov. 15-16 @ Malone ago. Until this year there had been no ing season. Prior to the season opener Nov 19@Cedar\'ille funding provided for a women's soccer the women underwent an intensi\-e Nov 22-23 @ Georgetown team. Now the women ha\'e both fund- conditioning schedule. They have also Dec. 10@DePauw ing and their own practice field. played scrimmages against other teams Dec. 14 @ Franklin The season began with a 2-0 loss and ha\'e done quite well. Dec. 28 @ Manchester to Grand "Valley State University fol- Twelve games are scheduled, in- For complete schedules, times and home game lowed by a 1 -0 loss to Indiana Wesleyan. cluding home matches against Grace iiformation, contact Mark Varner at 1 Despite a 1-2 record at the begin- (Oct. 12) and Goshen (Oct. 26), and (800) TU-23456 (ext. 84958} or send him email ning of the season, Coach Larry Mealy away games vs. Bethel (Oct. 1 7) and at remains optimistic about the season. Grace (Oct. 29).—.4;«)' Seefeldt mrvariwialtavloru.edu. 24 r/lKtOfl/ Autumn 1996 — ADMISSIONS From tragedy to blessing: a story of God's goodness reshman Joel Sonnenberg is a real came to the aid of the Sonnenbergs, He had previously spoken in chapel last I achiever: student body president of including Barbara (Johansen "68) spring in anticipation ol his arrival. his high school in Montreat, N.C., ath- VanWicklin, who offered her immedi- Joel and his famih' have had nu- lete with interest in se\'eral sports, and ate assistance, and Dr Garrett Crow merous o]5poriiuiities to share his testi- dynamic public speaker with a heart for '65, who ofl'ered daily encouragement mon\. In I 9cK-).J.met published /?i7ff/f)/' ministering to others. In many ways he Joel was later transferred to the Life, \\hi( li chronicled the first three is representati\e of his class. But to Shriners Burn Institute, Boston really appreciate who Joel is today re- Unit, where his chances of sur- quires an understanding of his journey \i\al rose to 50 percent. He un- over the last 1 7 years of his life. derwent numerous surgeries The journe\' began on Saturdav. w here his remaining skin and September 15, 1979, a bright day of that of donors were grafted into promise for Mike '68 and Jan (.Schnei- the burned areas of his body. der x'72) Sonnenberg as they began Fi\e months later. Joel was their first family vacation to the coast disharged from the hospital and of Maine with their four-year-old the family finally made their \\ ay daughterJami and 22-month-old son, home. But challenges remained Joel. Joining the family were Mike's sis- as they, especially Joel, tried to ter Kathy (Sonnenberg '7,5) and her get back to "normal" life. As a husband Doug Rupp '74. They had no family they had to battle the en- idea what kind of trauma lay ahead. emies of anger, frustration, and "A toll booth in Southern New depression. They had to adjust Hampshire. A Saturday afternoon. An to the perpetual coming and go- automobile accident. In a stupor, stum- ing of physical therapists, con- bling away from a fi\-e-car smash-up, stant health needs of their son, my hair and clothing on fire, I tried to and many sleepless nights. look into the eyes of my son Joel, his Again, the Body of Christ body charred beyond recognition. In a was there. Taylor alumni who few seconds, my life and the li\es of my reached out to the Sonnenbergs family became a survival test of unim- during this time included Kathy aginable proportions," wrote Mike in (Luedeke '76) Mascaro, who pro- the Fall 1983 issue of Taylor. \ided regular meals for the fam- Joel Sonneiiherg '00 is joined bv his grnndmother. Joann Jan, Jami, Kathy and Doug were ily. Dr. Linwood '46 and Elsie Schneider, after Joel sliared his !e\limonr in chapel this Jail, physically fine, and Mike was hospital- (McWherter x'48) Barney, who ized in a burn unit for a time. But Joel provided a much-needed car for the years of the ordeal follow ing the acci- was barely recognizable in his infant family. Dr. Thomas '44 and Joyce dent. Joel has also made several televi- seat, which had been rescued from the (Wentz '46) Bailey, who gave frequent sion appearances on shows such as the blazing car by a stranger. His body was encouragement, and Bob '68 and 700 Club and the Today Show. charred, and his arms were so hot that Priscilla (TenEyck '68) Wynkoop, who Joel is a Christian education major his mother couldn't touch them. provided a week-long getaway for the and enjoys the Taylor community. As After Joe! was transferred to a Bos- family at their New Jersey cottage. he said to Echo reporter Andrea Anibal ton hospital, he was given a one-in-ten A special scholarship fund was es- '97, "I feel at home here, like this is chance of survival when it was discov- tablished at Taylor for Joel. These gifts where God wants me to be." ered that third-degree burns covered given to the family were absolutely es- Joel also wants his classmates not 85% of his body. Mike also suffered sential due to the reconstructive surger- to dwell on their differences, but to severe burns. Despite his injuries, ies which Joel would have to undergo. think of him as a regular friend. "I though, Mike donated layers of his own Seventeen years later, Joel has VN'ant to be a friend who will listen and flesh for his son. more than survived. He arrived at be there for them," he says. The Sonnenbergs lost everything Taylor this fall as a vibrant member of Indeed, Joel Sonnenberg exempli- in the fire. They had no money, no the class of 2000. Within his first three fies the truth that a good tree will bear credit cards, and no nearby relatixes or weeks on campus he ran for Inter-Class good fruit. Though times of pruning friends. That's when the Body of Christ Council (ICC), started playing are painful, they produce a great har- went into action. Several Taylor alumni intramurals, and even spoke in chapel. vest. Amy Eversole with Randy Dillinger Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 25 — — DEVELOPMENT You are invited. . . Yoimg aluimii participation on the increase to hear Dr. Jay Kesler speak at Professor Rick Seaman introduced this effective program in 1993 the times and places listed below Bick Seaman, assistant professor of Ninety-nine percent of the Class Oct. 27-28 Christian College _ business, first made his Young of 1993 participated in the initial chal- Consortium Alumni Participation challenge to the lenge, followed by 93 percent of the Asbiirj College, Wilmore, hi graduating seniors of 1993, giving each Class of '94, 88 percent in 1995, and graduate a one-dollar bill and a two- 89 percent in 1996. Third-year partici- 29-30 "Treparing for College" dollar bill. He asked them to give one pation was six percent higher for the with Jim Dobson dollar back to Taylor that same day, class of '94 than it was for the Class of and Rich Stevens classifying them as alumni contributors. '93, indicating an encouraging trend Colorado Springs, CO The two-dollar bill, Seaman told among successive class years. According Nov. 1 - 3 The Cove them, was to be used the following year to Seaman, however, about two more Ashemlle, A'C to double their gi\'ing total. Seaman years of data are necessary before accu- 4 Taylor-Fort WavTie then challenged the seniors to double rate conclusions can be drawn regard- 10 Lakeview Wesleyan their annual giving for each of the next ing the effectiveness of the program Church ten vears. Randr DilUnger Marion, Z'V 12 LaPorte YFC Banquet State of Indiana honors Taylor celebration LaPorte. ZV Members of the 109th General As- lege in an era w hen "many higher edu- 16-17 Fishers UMC Bible sembly of the Indiana House of cation administrators belie\ed that edu- Conference Representatives recently agreed to cating females "disturbed God's order'." Fishers, ZV House Resolution No. 64, adopted in The resolution also recognizes Taylor 22 Washington Crossing honor of Taylor University's Sesqui- for its "tremendous academic achieve- Christian School centennial celebration. ments and ser\'ice to the Lord." Washington Crossing, PA Introduced by Representatives P. The Indiana Senate, likewise, Eric Turner (District 32) and Dennis honored Taylor by proclaiming Octo- 24 Northview Christian Kruse (District 32), the resolution ber 25, 1996, Taylor Unix'ersity Day. Life Church names se\'eral significant persons and The proclamation was introduced to Carmel, Z\' events in Taylor's history, including the Senate bv Senator Da\id Ford (Dis- Dec. 3 Taylor-Fort Wayne Samuel Morris, Thaddeus Reade, and trict 19), and was signed by Go\'ernor 11 Taylor-Fort Wayne the school's founding as a female col- E\an Bavh. Randv Dillinm Keep warm and cozy over the hohdays R^pvnojaTion ,URope ' with your own Taylor University afghan iji he William Taylor Foundation is spon- J_ soring a unique trip, July 5-18, 1997, honor of Taylor's 1 5Uth celebra- In which will include seven days in Germany tion, commemorative alghans were and five days in Sv\itzerland. Join President designed for both the Fort Wayne and Jay and Janie Kesler, along with your hosts Llpland campuses which are available Ken and Beth Smith, as we visit the places for purchase. The afghans consist of and events surrounding Martin Luther's lOO'Vo cotton material and measure experiences. 6' X 5'. Buildings and symbols through- See the door upon which Luther nailed out the history of each campus are de- the 95 Theses, visit the site where he hid picted. The afghans are available in from the authorities who sought to silence navy, hunter green, or cranberry red. him, and see the churches which welcomed To order your Taylor L^niversitv' his ]30v\-erful v\ords of change. The Svsitzer- afghan, send S36.75 (includes shipping land portion of the trip will be highlighted and sales tax), payable to Taylor Lini- by visits to Lucerne, Interlochen, and Ge- versity, to the Office of Universit)' Rela- neva. For more information, please call the tions, 500 W Reade Ave., Upland, IN William Taylor Foundation at 1 (800) TU- 46989, or call (3 1 7) 998-5 1 09. Be sure Alary Ann AlcDaniels models a sample 23456, ext. 85239. to write "afghan" on your check memo. Upland campus commemorative afghan. 26 r/H'tO/?/ Autumn 1996 — — WIllIAM TAYLOR FOUNDATION Kerliiis announce plans to establish endowed chair Longtime Hartford Cin graduate studies at Ball of these clubs during one summer resident Tracy Kerlin State University. alone. One of the Taylor students who never attended Taylor, but Tracy was once again w orked with Clarence at that time was with a strong family con- with his family. He still Jay Kesler '58. To this day, Kesler in- nection to the University, carries the memory of cludes Clarence Kerlin with other men. it was inevitable that the those earlier years with such as Milo Rediger '39. who ha\e rvvo would become well- him. E\'en though the greatly influenced him. acquainted. Kerlins often struggled fi- Rediger was also a great influence Tracy taught for nancially, Tracy saw in his on Tracy's brother Joe '56. As a student many years in Hartford parents a genuine concern at Taylor, Rediger ga\e him counsel City and is still an active for others. His father, about a girl, Rosie Baugh '55, who had Rotarian there. Though Clarence, ser\'ed as a co-chaired Youth Conference with Joe. Tracy Kerlin isjunding an endowed he started his post-college Methodist minister. "I remember Joe talking to Dr. chair in Biblical studies at Taylor. career as a teacher in .After living on the Rediger about choosing Rosie as his Lapaz, Indiana, Tracy's career plans East Coast, the Kerlins moved to Grant wife," Tracy says. "And he gave him were put on hold during World War II. County. Indiana. In addition to good encouragement that way." Wanting to serve his country, Tracy pastoring a church in Marion. Clarence Joe took Rediger's advice as he of- enlisted with the Navy, but was rejected worked with untiring dedication for ten had done before. for service due to colorblindness. That Child E\-angelism Fellowship. Tracy, Joe, and Rosie Kerlin's grati- didn't hinder Tracy, however, as he en- "He didn't ciiiit working when he tude for Taylor has remained strong listed in the Army instead. retired," Tracy says. "He worked right o\er the years. They recently an- Tracy was assigned to the 249th up untU he had to quit driving. That nounced their decision to establish in Coast Artillery Medical Corps, sta- w as the hardest thing for him, because memor\' of Clarence Kerlin an en- tioned at Fort Stevens, Oregon, where he drove all over town to visit homes." dowed chair in Biblical studies, the first his principal duties imolved clerical Many of these \isits would be to in Taylor history. This will ensure per- work. When the war was over, Tracy the homes of children he taught in petual funding for one full-time faculty returned to Indiana and pursued "Good Xews Clubs.'" Clarence ran 16 member's salarv Randy Dillinger The Benefits of Charitable Remainder Trusts Through charitable gixing, you can income being paid to you and your property is not currentlv producing in- have the satisfaction of both con- spouse, and your ages will both impact come at the level desired. tributing to an organization you \sish to the deductible amount. For example, if Neither you nor your spouse may support and redticing your income tax. you give SI 00,000 to a charitable re- access the principal after you give the A charitable gift is tax-deductible (with mainder trust with income at 6% of the property to the trust. Therefore, before certain limitations) and will not incur market value of the trust assets, and making such a transfer, you should be estate taxes in the e\'ent of your death. you and your spouse are currently age confident that you wUl not need that A charitable remainder trust is an 65, then the factor is approximately principal. In the right circumstances, irre\'ocable trust which wUl pa\- you an 29%. This means that you can take a though, a charitable remainder trust income each year. Upon your death, $29,000 charitable deduction. offers many significant advantages to this income can be paid to your spouse If you own highly appreciated you. Mincy (Schmidt '73) Roiish or others, such as children, for life. propert); the charitable remainder trust For more information on charitable trusts or estate There are no estate or gift tax conse- has an additional advantage in that the planning, please contact the IVilliam Taylor quences incurred when your spouse current market value is much greater Foundation at l(800)-Tl!-23456. ext. 85239. succeeds as beneficiary, assuming he or than your original cost basis. You can- she is a citizen of the United States. not sell that property without paying a .Nancy (Schmidt '73} Roiish Upon your deaths the remaining prop- significant capital gains tax, but a chari- is a partner in the lawfirm erty in the trust will pass to a charity or table remainder trust can sell the prop- of Shook, Hardy & Bacon charities as designated by you. erty without paying any capital gains L.L.E, Kansas City, Mo. She The amount of income tax you tax. Therefore, 100% of the proceeds resides in Olathe, Kans., with may deduct is calculated by the gift can be reinvested to produce income. husbandJohn Roush '73 and amount times a factor The amount of This is particularly advantageous if the daughter Jessica. Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 27 , Send your alumni notes and photographs lumni to Marty (Cleveland '78) Sanger in the alumni office, and we'll be sure to include you in the next magazine. Write us, call us at 1 (800) TU~23436, ext. 85113, n ^l^S or send us email: aliimni(a) larloru.edu. 1922 1939 1949 address is 704 S Dungan Ave, Gushing, OK 74023. George Fenstermacher Nellie (Blake) McKitrick Dr. Elmer Nussbaum has moved to Robin Run Health died on April 21 in the United died on April 18. She lived in 1951 Methodist Memonai Home in Greenville, SC. She had Care Village, 5354 W 62nd Warren, IN. He was a music, been a HS teacher before St, Indianapolis, IN 46268- Reg Alford is a retired '82 minister of the Missionary English and German she retired. She is survived 6631. His son Mark and '77 professor, and dean of men by husband Max who daughter Kathleen both Church and has just live in the Indianapolis area. completed a 6-month interim at Taylor from 1922-1945. resides at 1 1 01 Garlington He was also exec, secretary Rd No. 115, Greenville, SC Elmer would love to hear pastorate at the Pu'ula of the Board of Education 29615. from TU friends!! United Church of Christ at UIVI Church North Indiana Pahoa, Hawaii. About 2 yrs Conference from 1945-65. 1942 1950 ago he underwent open Survivors include wife Frank Carver retired from heart surgery (quadruple Dorothy (Hislop) Miller Eloise (Abbey '24), Point Loma Nazarene bypass) and is doing quite received a Spirit of daughter Dorothy College, San Diego, CA after well. Sue (Adams) is a Excellence award from the (Fenstermacher '47) 35 yrs of teaching. He piano teacher and worked in Sacramento Sierra Chapter Vlllwock and son Robert recently had a book Hawaii with children and of the American Red Cross in choral Fenstermacher '50. Eloise published titled When Jesus youth and piano for "superior commitment to resides at the UM Memorial Said Goodbye: John's music. Their address is RR the goals and mission of the 1-B, Home, 801 Huntington Ave, Witness to the Holy Spirit. 2, Box Oxford, NY American Red Cross to 13830. Warren, IN 46792. Frank will be teaching the • Rev. Reynold & those who serve as an next 2 yrs at European Marllee (Brown x'52) inspiration to others and Bohleen have retired near 1928 Nazarene Bible College in epitomize the qualities Buesingen, Germany. His their family. Their daughter Elizabeth (Beebe) Irish essential to achieving lives with them, wife Betty (Ireland) will and they are died on April 8 in Sun City, excellence." Dorothy, who accompany him and tutor/ blessed to be members of AZ. She was preceded in received the support award, teach English. Their address The Chapel in Akron where death by husband Deane. has been involved with the their son, Geoff, is Dir. of is ENBC, Postfach 60, CH- Red Cross since the 1980s. 8238 Schaffhausen, Family Ministries. The 1932 She supervised the CPR SWITZERLAND. •Jo Bohleens' address is 5053 Irene (Witner) Hoover passed Saturday hotline for many (Young) Martin has recently Portland Cove Dr, Stow, OH away on March 4 in Sun City, years. She and husband retired from full-time work 44224. AZ. Husband Kenneth '31 Vern '43 live at 7007 Altair with Union Gospel Mission. preceded her in death. Pkwy, Sacramento, CA She and husband Jack had 1955 95823. 1936 been in the ministry together Mike & Lorena (Smith x'56) 1945 for over 50 yrs. They lived in Murphy continue to serve in Rev. VanNess Chapped Mexico for 20 yrs. During Brazil with OMS Intl. Their passed away on April 17. He Agnes (VanMeter) McLane this time they founded 2 overseas address is Caixa was a retired United died on July 22 at her son's missions and a ranch for Postal 58, 86.001-970 Methodist minister from the residence in Feeding Hills, abandoned boys. Jo acted Londrina, PR, BRAZIL. • South Indiana Conference. MA. She had lived in Indiana as office manager, secretary Edith Peters is in Honduras is He survived by wife most of her life. Agnes came and newsletter editor. They working with CAM IntI in a Louise (Cline), who resides toTU in 1941, but her have 12 children, 5 of whom Christian school. Her at 3475 E Chappell Ct., studies were interrupted. are adopted Mexican address is Apartado 767, Hernando, FL 34442-3921 She finally graduated as a children. They will be doing Tegucigalpa DC, well "65 as as son Edwin member of the class of interim work with Intl. Union HONDURAS. and 2 daughters. 1993. Gospel Missions. Their 28 Ml'iOfl/ Autumn 1996 • 1959 1961 the Starfish, an Honorary at 4575 E Walnut St, Society for exemplary Westerville, OH 43081. Two Illinois Taylor alumni Stewart & Marlene (Silvis) community support and were elected to the Georgia continue to serve employment services Winnetka Interfaith Council. with TEAM in the English as 1969 practitioners, by the Ohio The Rev. Robert Dvorak '60 a Second Language (ESL) Michael Minnema was is Dept of Mental Health. is vice president and Sherry Center. Their address Hse presented a 1995 Susan was honored for her Presidential for (Perkins) Gormanous is 31 BSt31, F7/1 Islamabad Award lifetime career commitment president. In a recent 44000, PAKISTAN.* Dale Excellence in Science and to people with psychiatric editorial of the Winnetka Williams is asst dean of the Mathematics Teaching. He disabilities and her work to Talk, a North Shore weekly College of Science and teaches secondary science help them get and keep jobs. publication, Sherry talks Technology at St. Cloud at North Community HS in about the Council's State Univ. Edythe (Brown Minneapolis, MN. He and '60) 1967 '72) membership and its goals. is teaching in a private wife Katherine (Stone The Council includes music school, directing a For 8 yrs, David reside in Fridley, MN. representatives for a dozen community senior citizens' Bowermeister has directed affiliations and works to chorus and a children's choir a 123-voice choir in the 1970 serve such needy at church, as well as working Springfield (OH) community. Millard Foraker is western organizations as: in sales at Dayton's dept He and wife Connie reside at region manager for Medex, Emergency Family Housing, store. They currently have 3 3917 Mumper Rd, Inc. He supervises 10 reps Greater Chicago Food children in college! Their Springfield, OH 45502. covering 6 states. They sell Depository, Interfaith Council address is 2903 12th St N, Barbara Van Wicklin has medical products to tor the Homeless, and the St. Cloud, MN 56303. accepted the position of hospitals. His new address North Shore Food Pantry. program manager for is 2404 Calle Aquamarine, Each November the Council 1962 instructional technology for San Clemente, CA 92673. • hosts a Thanksgiving Eve Rodina (Priestly x) the Canaraugus/Allegany Terry Jordan has taught at Service for the neighboring MacLean and husband BOCES. They serve the Orange HS in Pepper Pike, communities. A book titled To Sutherland are back in educational needs in OH for 23 of his 26 yrs in Serve the Hungry was Odessa, Russia where they technology for 24 school education. The class of 1996 written by the Council, are serving with Fellowship districts. honored him by asking him giving a brief history of each IntI Mission. They recently to give the featured address of the affiliations and obtained a 3-yr visa and will 1968 at this year's graduation. He including a cookbook by the be helping a university team David Knauss recently also has been listed in members. Sherry also evangelize and disciple the earned a master of arts in Wtio's Who Among High serves on Taylor's National lost student population. They biblical studies (with honors) School Teachers. He and Alumni Council, the are also assisting a new from Dallas Theological wife Linda have 3 children: executive committee, and is medical project by bringing Seminary. He is president of Lea (8), Call (6) and Cody a class agent. She is the needed medical supplies Ulrichsen & Knauss, Inc, (almost 4). widow of David Gormanous and equipment. building luxury homes in the and lives with her 2 children, Philadelphia metropolitan 1971 Jeff and Jennifer, in 1965 area.9 Richard & Ann Fred Jenny recently Kenilworth, IL.# A Susan (Beam) (Henton) Shaw graduated graduated with a doctorate retirement reception was Crumbacher, VRC of the 28 yrs ago, and their son in instructional design and held for Robert Trout for 31 Ohio Rehabilitation Services Brian graduated last spring! technology from Univ of yrs of service as principal of Commission, Bureau of Their son Eric is a freshman Pittsburgh. He is chair of the Lancaster Elem School in Vocational Rehab in Xenia, at TU this fall. After several computer system dept at Huntington, IN. He and wife has been inducted into years of HS teaching and Grove City College. Wife Beverly reside in Warsaw, membership in the Order of serving with Campus Gerri (Covert '73) is a Crusade, the Shaws doctoral candidate in ed. returned to Ohio where leadership at Duquesne And the winner is. , , Richard is employment Univ, Pittsburgh. She is an Trudy Qohnson '43} Clark won our manager for Battelle adjunct education prof at Mystery Alumni contest by correctly Memorial Institute, a Thiol and at Butler County identifying the three women pictured in contract research and Community Colleges. Fred WK' the summer edition, Joyce (Wentz) development organization. Gerri ^^Hf^S^ -> ^^^hV and are the parents of , ^v"*. ' .a>^ ^nr Bailey. Ruth (Bergert) Messerschmidt, Ann taught English for 3 children: Nate (20), Seth '•=^" and Marion Brown, all threefrom the several years at Bb _:..-»^ ^P Columbus (17), and Joy (13). Their Class of 1946. State Community College, address is 608 Stockton W - - ^ but is now back in HS Ave, Grove City, PA 16127. ( . . .Triidy Clark! teaching. The Shaws reside Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 29 1977 Kelly (6) and Casey (3). Their address is 1377 Tom Gross is working as news/sports director for Williamstown Rd, Erial, NJ Marcus Media, producing 08181. • Scott & Colleen '81) nightly television news and (Scott Goodman are sports for Columbus and pleased to announce the Bartholomew Counties. He birth of Lucas Scott on March 5. and wife Lynnetta live at Lucas was 4865Timbercrest, welcomed home by brother Grant (7) and sister Abbie Columbus, IN 47203. Tom is always on the lookout for (6). Scott serves as pastor of the members of the "Brotherhood" First Baptist Church of Niles, Ml. • Joseph Daniel kii\(iht iCluiiuii '(}(); \'iiliili.\ (I.) and Slienj (I'e-ikuu 'j'Jj Guiiuaiuiu.s from 1973-1980! was born on Jan. 17, 1995. model their Imndiwork at the Upland Park during the NAC work day. 1978 Kevin & Ruth (Smith) Johns thankfully Dr. David Ellis relocated to welcomed NAC hosts Summer ofService home their precious adopted Salt Lake City, UT He son on May 12, 1995. Ruth's To celebrate Taylor's 1 50 years of establishment recently sold his business in father Rev. Berman Smith and to provide a service to the community of Upland, Champaign, IL. He and wife '53) officiated at Indiana, the Service Committee of this year's National Carol, along with their (FWBC the dedication ceremony of his Alumni CouncU accomplished quite a task. On Friday children Graham (8) and newest grandson. The Johns and Saturday, Juire 21 and 22, 17 alumni, friends, and Taylor Grace (6), reside at family has recently moved family gathered together \\ ith tools and energy! 1920S Imperial St, Salt from Colorado to Michigan. With the help of a bulldozer, the dedicated \olun- Lake City, UT 84105. teers cleared and replaced the gravel flower beds around the Town Hall and Library including the park- 1979 1981 ing lot tree squares. Following a brief break and devo- Don & Beverly (Ehringer After IWartha (Palmer) tions, they moved on to the Upland Park where they '80) Fugett proudly welcome Chambers' husband Dave transplanted trees and shrubs, remo\ed deJDris, and Kathryn Elizabeth born lost his job in the computer cleaned out and replanted two large flower Ijeds. March 25. Brothers are Brad industry last Sept., he Participants in the work day were Lois (Jackson (11) and Brian (7). Don is an decided to do something '63) '65, and Dennis Austin Mary and Car\ Brown, RN and Bev is director of he'd been wanting to do for Aaron Brown '97. Mary (Baker '65) Campbell, children's ministries at their several years: attend C^oojjer, '74. Michael Linda Cummins Randy church. The family lives at seminary and go into full- '95. DiUinger Betty Freese HA'83. Sherry 8023 E 34th St, Indianapolis, time ministry. So, on June '59) (Perkins Gormanous, Marty (Cleveland IN 46226. • James & Sandy 12, Martha, Dave and their 2 '78) Loialee '67, Songer. Songer. Chuck Stevens (LeMaire) Gonzalez are the children, Caity (8) and and Bill '48, Helen Stone and Rosalie (Closson proud parents of Paisley Keven (5) left New Jersey '60) — Valutis. Sherry Gormanous Elizabeth born July 19, and moved to Englewood, 1995. James is self- CO, where Dave began at welcome visitors! Call them employed doing rental real Denver Seminary. Dave is 1975 at 205-378-6283. ^Dan estate and Sandy is a stay- interested in going into Allen & Danielle Rockefeller has been at-home mom. The family's men's ministry, teaching at a (Messinger 76) Mathis appointed as a member of address is 172 3rd St, Christian college, or serving have developed a cavern the Workers' Compensation Huntley, MT 59037. in a church. If anyone is attraction Oversight Board for the state called DeSoto passing through the Denver Caverns. Danielle has been of Florida. He will be serving 1980 area, they hope you will stop busy home-schooling their a 3-yr term. Keith & Vicki (Daugherty x) in and say hi. The children: A.W. (17), Brandon Gollihue joyfully welcome Chambers' new address is c/ (14), Jordan (11) and Joy 1976 Kevin Edward, born Jan. 24, Denver Seminary, CB 312, (7). Two of the children are J. R. McFarland is a teacher 1995. Sisters are Erin (8), PO Box 10,000, Denver, CO in church schools this year. at Wilmington Area Middle If anyone is traveling School. He teaches for PE Areyou trying to simp lifii your life? Doyou wishyou could get rid of all through central Alabama, grades 5-8, is head coach that "stuff"you've keptforyears? We're lookingfor some stiff swing by DeSoto Caverns for gids' varsity volleyball specifically, pre- 19 60s Taylor University publications. Ifyou would like Park, just 35 minutes and head coach for girls' to get rid of those old magazines and newspapers, we'll gladly add them southeast of Birmingham varsity track and field. He Childersburg. to our collection. Send publications to Bonnie Houser at the Taylor near The and wife Joanne live in New Mathises live in the park and Wilmington, PA. University Archives (or bring them by when you're in town). 30 MKtOfl/ Autumn 1996 • 80250. •Jim & Linda recruiter and career brothers Ryan (6), Jack (5) continues to work in civilian Fereira welcomed Kristin counselor. Wife Reagan is and Colton (2). Mark is sales life as Japanese Operations Marita born IVIarch 23. Jim is completing her master's in manager at Somers Point Director for the Ocean dean of students at North audiology at the Univ of TN. Marina, while Kim stays at Activities Center. They have Central Bible College in They would love to hear home. The family resides at large boats that take tourists Minneapolis, and Linda is from old TU friends! They 20 Seaside Ave, Marmora, snorkeling, whale watching program director for the reside at 1 1 1 Bristol View Dr, NJ 08223. • John Moser is or sports fishing. He attends Minnesota Teen Challenge. Bristol, VA 24201 . •Glenn & senior pastor of Community the Maui Nikei Christian Their address is 8858 Sphng Laura Brower are the proud Gospel Church in Melrose Church where services are Ln, Woodbury, MN 55125. • parents of Jordan Glenn Park, IL. He and wife Eileen conducted in Japanese. CJ Robinson & Linda (Allan) born Feb. 17. Sister Rachel have 6 children: Miriam (10), and wife Kimiko, daughter Mosquera have been is 5. Glen is eastern regional John Paul (9), Mark (6), Naomi (6), and son Makoto blessed with 4 children: Jade sales mgr. for NEC Hannah (5), Peter (3) and (3) live at 807 Paniolo Place, (9), Reid (6), Shea (5), and Technologies. The family Hosea (1). Makawao, HI 96768. • Mark Kyla (3). The Mosqueras lives at 220 Timber Laurel & Brenda (Hugenin '81) own an interactive Ln, Lawrenceville, GA 1983 Metzger are both teaching multimedia firm specializing 30243. • Adiey & Jen Dr. Judy (Gufford) Allison at Camanche HS. In '84) in business-to-business (McCaughan Harms became asst professor of addition, Mark is varsity communications. They live in joyfully welcome Mason pastoral counseling at football coach and asst boys' Waltham, MA. Adiey born May 9. The Ashland Theological track coach and Brenda is family lives at 5801 girls' S Seminary, Ashland, OH in the varsity track coach. Kingston 1982 Way, Englewood, the fall of 1995. Husband Their children Noah, Nathanael and Samantha Andrew Bowman x has CO80111.^ Marks Kim John is a pastor and full-time '83) served in the military for (Ramsland Mentzer student at the seminary. keep them hopping! The over 13 yrs and was recently are pleased to announce the They have a son Michael family resides at 720 4th birth of Gunnar William Ave, Camanche, lA 52730. promoted to Sergeant First on who is A. 9 Paul Branks 29. Class. He is a full-time May Gunnar joins has accepted a position as • Kelly & Cheryl director of communications (Hochstettler) Neer are with the world's second glad to announce the arrival Aluniniis accepts new position in largest nursing research of Abigail Joy, born June 5. organization. He oversees a Brother Patrick is almost 4. The family lives in Werner Burklin Ministries, Inc. staff of seven at the inti headquarters based in Columbus, OH, where Kelly Erik Burklin '81 accepted a new pcsition a.s direc- Indianapolis. Paul's wife Ann works for Secretary of State tor Taft of operations with \Verner Burklin Ministries, Inc., in is a homemaker and they Bob as a campaign Littleton, CO. The organization holds regular evangelism have 3 girls: Lauren finance examiner. Cheryl, training all traveling to plans on staying conferences o\er China. Besides Elizabeth (11), Ellen Ruth (7) who home is for awhile, a tutor with China twice a year, Erik responsible for running the and Meredith Jo (3). Paul's was total operations of the ministry including communica- e-mail address is paul@stti- Columbus City Schools. tions, fundraising, and processing donor receipts. sun.iupui.edu. The Branks Erik recently returned from China where he taught family lives at 61 1 Jackson 1984 evangelism and evangelistic preaching in Jinan and St, Brownsburg, IN 491 12. On May 14, Halley May was Fuzhou. Following in the steps of his grandfather, Gusta\' Tim & Cheryl (Anderson born to Don & Denise Burklin, Erik is carrying on the mission of bringing souls '84) Duncan are excited to (Combs) Crum. Hannah is to Christ. For 25 years Gustav and wife Lina worked dili- announce the birth of Natalie her big sister. Denise is gently, but saw few results from their sacrifice. Their Marie on Jan. 23. She is currently working at Earlham faithfulness to the task, joined at home by brother College in the computing though, has resulted in a Joseph (2). The family center's administrative growing harvest for Christ resides at 133 S Summit St, programming staff. • Jeno & in China. Wheaton, IL60187.^ Sherri (Hewlett) Smith, and Erik lives in Littleton, Charles May II has their children Andrea and CO, with his wife Tammy transferred to a new duty Austin, are serving with (Rediger '81) and two station with the Marine Foreign Mission Board in daughters, Brittany (8) and Reserves. He was promoted South Brazil. They are Briana (5). You can write to to Major in 1994 and has working with student the Burklins at Werner assumed the duties of evangelism on 4 university Burklin Ministries, Inc., operations/executive officer campuses. Please remem- 14A\V. Dry Creek Circle, Erik Buikhii 'SI itwuL on tlu Ciml for 4th Force Reconnais- ber them in your prayers. Littleton, CO 80120. I Vail during his recent trip to China. sance Co, Honolulu. He Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 31 • 1985 Crutchfield joyfully welcome parents of Dana Grace born Cedarville College on a part- Taylor Leigh born April 28. June 28. Rod works at time basis and working in John & Diane (Huff) The family's address is 363 Rapha in community the aquatics program at Roberts are the proud Hwy 27S, Sebring, FL relations and is a therapist. Kettering Recreational parents of Allison Nicole US 33872-2140. Colleen works part-time at Center. The couple lives at born May 1 1. John is an Wheaton College as a 1118 Sharon Ave, Kettering, electrical engineer and biology lab associate. They OH 45429. • Jeff & Diane is at home with 1987 live at 214 N Williston St., Timberly Miller are the Allison. They live at 4418 Dan & Kris (Leffingwell) Wheaton, IL 601 87. Marty proud parents of Madeline Williamsport Dr, Beaver Chilcott joyfully announce • Deanna (Ogren) Rietgraf Michelle born 12, Creek, OH 45430. the birth of Trey Matthew on & Nov. 1995. August 16, 1995. Brothers proudly announce the birth Jeff graduated from Bradley 1986 Jonathon and Andrew are 6 of Joshua Taylor on Nov. 29, Univ with an MA in and 4. Dan is in his 8th year 1995. Brothers are Andrew psychology and is working Chris & Sarah Adams are as a product engineer at (5) and Peter (3). Marty is as a clinical therapist. Their proud to announce the birth Deico Electronics. He was youth pastor at Western address is 9010 W Goetz of Amelia Rose on March 29. recognized as a 1995 Springs Baptist Church and Rd, Hanna City, IL61536.» Siblings are Drew (5) and recipient of the "Boss" Deanna is at home with the Earl & Kim (Frederickson) Emily (2). Chris teaches and Kettehng Award (GM's top boys. They reside at 5408 S Schmoll proudly welcome is head baseball coach at technical award) for one of 6th Ave #2, LaGrange, IL Kordell Stuart born March Carroll HS. Sarah is a full- his five patents. award- 60525.« Willy & Angle 10. Sister Dani is 4. Their time homemaker. They The '88) winning invention is used to (Smith Wood are the address is N3928 Shamrock reside at 908 Woodland deploy airbags on GM cars. proud parents of Hanna Cir, Appleton, Wl 54915. Springs PI, Ft. Wayne, IN Kris keeps busy at home Gabrielle born on April 15. 46825. • Scott & Terri with their 3 sons. The Sister Taelor Danielle is 4. 1989 Have you seen me? Chilcottsliveat419 W350 Willy is head track and field Jim & Lori (Arnold '91) N, Sharpsville, IN 46068. • and cross country coach at Bushur proudly announce Ifyou know where these alumni are, please Jere & Stacey Johnson Columbia Univ. The family the birth of Lydia Anastasia contact Marty Sanger in the alumni office. resides proudly welcome Caleb at 560 Riverside Dr on April 23. Jim is pastor at 1947 James born May 10. Sister #7G, New York, NY 10027. Trinity Lutheran Church and Francis Cole Lauren is 2. Their address is is completing an STM Leroy Houk 1400 SE Delaware Ave, 1988 degree at Concordia Theol Bartlesville, OK 74003. Todd Janine (Newell '89) Sem. The family's address is 1948 • & Karen Muselman married Bauder joyfully welcome Box 254, Goodland, IN William Abram David Thomas on Sept. 2, Austin Todd born June 6. 47948. James & Beth Arvid Berg • 1995 in Louisville, KY.TU Todd owns and operates a (Bathje) Harnish joyfully Tom Carpenter participants in the wedding jewelry store and Janine is a announce the birth of Bekah Donald Jansen included Roger '86 & retirement home Louise on March 17. Brother Le.ster Kennedy Naomi (Humphrey) administrator. They live at Toby is 2. Their address is Helene Dixon McClure IVIuselman, Lynette 2638 Morning Dove Ln, 24 Nebraska St, Geneva, IL James Mitchell (Bullocl< '92)Waligora, Charleston, SC 29414. 60134.» Tim & Ashlyn Dorcas Galbraith Parsons Jayanne (Householder) Madeline Hollis was born (Fell '90) Holz have moved Miriam Heisey Sanchez Roggenbaum, and Jenny Dec. 9, 1995, to Jeff & to 7138 Logan Ave S, 1949 (Sprunger '89) Collins. Dr. Carole (Newing) Johnson. Richfield, MN 55423. Tim Giles Jane Bliss Jay Kesler '58, Bob Carole has resigned from received a promotion with Delores Mellon Brdlik Brummeler '81, Alicia her position as editorial mgr Home Depot.* Clare Velnajohnson Crum (Helyer '92) Brummeler, atTyndale House Publishing (Voigt) Kasemeier is Hubert Lytle and Wesley Steury '72 were where she has worked for working with Lydia Home Roberta McDowell among theTU participants at over 7 yrs. Jeff is director of Assoc as a counselor/ SteUa Miller the reception. Over 60 Taylor personnel and administrative therapist for children who Lydia Zinke Muniz personnel and friends services at Tyndale House. need residential treatment Phyllis Charnbes Pendleton attended the festivities. The Johnsons reside at S due to behavioral difficulties, Donald Peoples David serves as senior 264 Church St, Winfield, IL physical or sexual abuse. Ula Trodahl Peoples pastor at Hodgenville United 60187.« On July 15, 1995, Husband Chris is working for Edward Poser Methodist Church in Beth Mignon was married Baxter Healthcare as an Marion Kramer Prigge Hodgenville, KY and Karen to Douglas Callinan in South information consultant.* Harold Rigel is deeply involved with him Dayton Presbyterian Church. David Matthew was born to Roger Smith in service to the church. • TU participant was Susan Jerry & Sheri (Bedi) L.C. Thorne Rod & Coreen (Zoromski (Kellum) Crites as matron Meleski on March 7. After Jeanne Wimberly '89) Ogilvie are the proud of honor. Beth is teaching at teaching for over 6 yrs, Sheri 32 WKiOfl/ Autumn 1996 . • is staying home with David. Misener are the proud ^^ Their address is 121 12 Arbie parents of Mallory Elaine Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20904. born April 25. They live at • Rex & Jenny Stump are 110'^ E Jackson, Morris, IL the proud parents of Collin 60450. • Phil & Amy James born June 5. The Roberts joyfully welcome family resides at 355 Virginia Daniel Phillip born April 15. Dr, Wauseon, OH 43567. • The family resides at 2850 S Jeff & Lisa (Gammage '90) Pantano Rd, Tucson, AZ Wallace are the happy 85730. • Linda Sechrist parents of Adrianne has been struggling with Suzanne born June 3. Sister Lyme disease since 1994. is 2. Jeff is with the This illness the loss Megan caused '92 J'ller (jiiiy. ioii uJ Cairy '91 ami (Jiri.\lina Deiee. daughter oj John Clinton Township Police Dept. of a good job for her and the Susan (Johnson '921 Liltlejolm. and Michelle (Martin '92) Aha. Lisa enjoys being a stay-at- past 2 years have been long home mom. Their address is and difficult. Linda's address 45356. • Marks Sheri Lilly. Their address is 1048 42383 Clinton Place Dr, is 1015 S 21st St, (Russell) Daubenmier Monitor Ct, Greenwood, IN Clinton Township, Ml 48038. Chesterton, IN 46304. • Jim joyfully announce the birth of 46143. • Gary & Jenny (Moody) X & Lisa (Gendich x) Megan Marie on Dec. 27, Wilcox are the proud parents Strickland are the proud 1995. Mark is teaching HS 1992 of Jonah Albert born May 31 parents of Sydney Rose math and computer science John & Michelle (Martin) Siblings are Stephen (3) and born June 18. Siblings are and coaching soccer and Aho are the proud parents of Crystal (2). The family lives at sister Taylor and brother basketball at The Columbus Christina Devee born Dec. 10477 Bottle Rock Rd, Austin. They live at 4 Church Academy. Sheri is working 28, 1995. The family resides Keiseyviile.CA 95451. Ln, Towaco, NJ 07082. part-time as a property/ at 2041 Redwood Rd, Napa, casualty actuary at CA 94558. • Kenyon Nationwide Ins. Their 1990 1991 Knapp finished an MS in This spring, Steve Mitch & Melissa (Miles '93) address is 155 W Kenworth community counseling from Baarendse received 2 Beaverson are proud to Rd, Columbus, OH 43214. Georgia State Univ and master's degrees from announce the birth of Cairy & Susan (Johnson certificate of Christian '92) Indiana Univ in comparative Heather Nicole on April 4. Littlejohn give thanks counseling from the literature and art history. He The family lives at 2295 to God for the gift of Peter Psychological Studies is spending the Cairy born August Institute in Atlanta. He has a next 2 yrs serving 26, 1995. They live counseling job with the at Black Forest at 1424 Briarwood American Family Assoc in Academy (an MK Dr, Naperville, IL Tupelo, MS and would love boarding school in 60540. • Jeff to hear from Taylor friends. Germany) as an Smith X is an His new address is AFA, RA/HS teacher with orthopaedic occu- Outreach Division, PO TEAM. His address pational therapist Drawer 2440, Tupelo, MS is c/o Black Forest working in a hand 38802. • Scott Leu Academy, Postfach injury programs He received a master's degree 1109,79396 and wife Lisa live at in social work from the Univ Kandern, 51837 Miller Dr, of South Florida in May. He Granger, IN 46530. GERMANY. • is employed as a social David Benjamin • David & Donalee worker in the Pasco County (Moore '90) completed an MA .,yy School Systems. His wife j^^^.^.^, nnd Lisa Butt were miirried on April uj thi', year in political science Vermeesch are the Nicole is an elementary proud parents of D. Paul at Auburn Univ in June. • Winding Brook Ct, teacher at Belle Shoals Vermeesch III born May 20. Doug & Tonya (Davis) Bloomington, IN 47401 . • Baptist Academy. They Cotton have put the Larry Butt and Lisa Anthony They live at 0S086 River Ln, reside at 145 Picardy Villa, Winfield, IL Bill finishing touches on the were marrred on April 6 in 60190. • & Apt. #201, Brandon, FL Jill (Ivey) home they built last year. Piqua, OH. Larry is area Wickham 3351 1.» Chris Moell Tonya does graphic design director for Young Life in the welcome God's gift to them graduated from Ohio for LEWISystems, a division Miami-Shelby County area of Jessica Holly born April Northern Univ Law School 24. Jill is accountant with of the Menasha Corp. They and Lisa is a teacher at an an on May 12 receiving the liveatW362S2313Lisa Ln, adolescent residential Larry Nunn and Assoc in degree of Juris Doctor. He Columbus, IN. Bill is a Doysman, Wl 531 1 8. • Eric center. The couple resides at also received the ONU & Donna (Mickelson) 4105Camelot, Piqua, OH computer technician with Eli Recognition Medal for Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 33 • Ted Mollis is an attorney birth of Caleb Jonathan on "" %\ Miip with Baker & Daniels Law April 19. The family resides Ay, ^ Firm. His address is at 4747 W Waters Ave, Apt ^Iirh ^Ek J i^H 10732 Seaview Ln, #816, Tampa, FL33614.« kli Indianapolis, IN 46236. • Jeff Lasanen had the Ml i^s Darcy Schmachlenberger opportunity to travel to the IIK has been appointed Olympics in Atlanta last Pi athletic director of summer with a missions Sheridan Hills Christian team known as "Medals for , Schools. She would enjoy Glory." This group, Darcr Schmachlenberger '93 hearing from friends at representing a class from 4128 Montcalm NE, First Baptist Church in r youth and Gowen, Ml 49326. Defiance, OH, participated in 1^^M i }Jj m^^^ singles and a much larger effort 1^1 retreat planning. spearheaded by a national Shawna non-profit organization Chris '92 and Becky (Brandt '92) Moell at Ohio Palmateer '94 known as Baptist Mid Northern University Law School graduation. taught English Missions. The team shared at Kids Club, IntI their faith in four separate having the highest GPA in in Seoul. Marc Curless languages: English, his class. Chris is with a law '94 taught English in Spanish, French and Arabic. firm in Dayton, and wife Korea for a yr and is now Jeff works in customer Becky (Brandt) is teaching a substitute houseparent service advertising at The English at Dayton Christian at White's Institute (IN). Crescent-News and lives in Schools. The couple's Edie (Rader '81) Moon Defiance, OH. 9 Charity address is 7652 Normandy returned to Seoul Foreign Smith and Hal Paddock Ln, Centerville, OH 45459. • School, from which she were married in Cincinnati, Until May 1997, Jenny graduated, to teach HS OH on May 6, 1995. Maid of '94) Peters x will be teaching 4th English. She lives in Tina (Bardslev and Dee Ripley honor was Kari Rieskytl. gr. at the Christian Academy Seoul with her husband of Guatemala. Her address Jack and daughters Melissa 1994 is CAG (M-299), PO Box 02- (6) and Kayla (4). Matt '96 & Tina Bardsley married 5345, Miami, FL 33120-5279. Alex (Patterson '96) Lutz Dee Myron Rupley on are teaching English in llsan August 5, 1995 in Berne, 1993 for 2 yrs. Edie was IN. Assisting in the Six TU grads were together pleasantly surprised at the wedding from TU were '95 in Seoul, Korea last spring. influx of TU grads to Korea Irene Chong and Lance David was serving at after many years of being Esther Ho '95, both from Seoul Union Church with the sole Taylorite there! • Singapore. Tina completed her master's in social work from the Univ of Kentucky in May. Dee is employed fulltime with S&S Firestone. The couple resides at 121 Hal '94 and Charit,' (Smith '94) Paddock Todds Rd, Apt. #88, Lexington, KY 40509. Best man was Doug Griffith David Chamberlin has '95. Others from TU moved from the Family participating were Jill Research Council to become Klinehamer x, Clark the assoc producer/publicist Holland and Marshall of Sweet! Digizine, an Potter. Hal is a manager interactive CD-rom with Pitney Bowes magazine. David's new Management Services and address is 5824 Whitsett Charity works for the Ave #3, North Hollywood, Northwest School District. Taylor alumni in Korea: (front row) Alex (Patterson '96) Lutz, Lance David CA 91 607. • Jonathan & Their address is 5620 '93, Edie (Rader '81) Moon; (back row) Matt Lutz '96, Marc Curless '94, Kristin (Hoffrage) Couch Whitney PI #2, Cincinnati, and Shawna Palmateer '94. are pleased to announce the OH 45227-2126. 34 MViO/?/ Autumn 1996 — 1995 now resides in Marion, IN. • Jeanette Antoncew and Kristin Oakley and Brian Scott Hoeksema '93 were Hoover '94 were married on married on June 17, 1995. Sept. 30, 1995 in Dublin, TU participants were Jill OH.TU participants in the Garretson, Joll Bach, wedding were Susan Goss, Sharon Hong, Lisa Dianna Woodward, Kristin (Oliverson) Herschberger, Kroehler, Jamie Thomas, Eric Twietmeyer, Micah Heather McCready, Newhouse '93, Bryon Timothy Drenk, John Phinney '92, Becky (Brown DeKruyter, Amy Barnett '91) Phinney, and Dave '94, Nelson Kefauver '94, Brown '96. Scott is teaching Shawn (Clark '91) Oakley, 4th gr at Lincoln Elementary Kent Oakley '91, and Kurt School and Jeanette is a Stout '92. The couple case manager for Family resides at 2871 Wooded Glen Service Society. The couple Brian '94 and Kristin '95) (Oakley Hoover, surrounded by several Taylor friends. Ct, Indianapolis, IN 46268. WTF group experiences "trip of a lifetime" They saw the empty tomb and sang on the sea He ivalked upon Greece: a chilization rich in history; a nation painted with picturesque \il- lages; a land surrounded b)- deep-blue waters and dotted Members of the Taylor family gather in Portland. Ore. by secluded beaches; a pano- rama boasting green hills TU Northwest: Way up against an azure sky. These were the images that wel- beyond the village border comed our group of 43 di- Taylor alumni, parents, friends, and \erse indi\iduals, touring students gathered July 20 in Tiegard, Greece and Israel with the Oregon, this summer for "Tavlor Noith- WiUiam Taylor Foundation west." The progi'am, sponsored by Dale May 28-June 9, 1996. and Bonnie Sloat iboth HA'93), was In Greece we \'isited .\etx'Jru-ndi enjoying their tune together, sponsored by 1 1 'TF. hosted at their church m Tiegard. Athens and Corinth, then The program included a \'ideo sailed to Ephesus, home of one of the the judgment hall and down the \'ia greeting from President Kesler, updates first established Christian churches. We Dolorosa to the site of Christ's crucifix- And memories from all, a meal, and visited the island of Patmos, where the ion and burial. then We celebrated prayer for Taylor. Response was enthusi- Aposde John wrote Revelation. Christ's resinrection with communion astic and all asked for a repeat in 1997. We explored se\eral historical sites in the Garden of the Empty Tomb. Those present included Dr. Dave in Israel as well, with the aid of won- Drs. Kesler "58 Jay and Bob {'53) and Becky (Swander '53) derful local guides. Highlights of this Xienhuis added helpful commentaries LeShana. Elizabeth Hampton '31, part of the trip include singing on the throughout the trip. Emily Hubler '99. Marci Sloat '93, Sea of Galilee, swimming in the Dead By the end of the trip, our group of Lori (Jacobsen '81) Walker. Gay Sea, and visiting the caves of Qumran, fort^ -three strangers had bonded as and Naomi (Knight '42) Hicks, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. brotliers and sisters in Christ. We will Randy ('84) and Nancy (Erickson Most of our time in Israel was ne\er forget tliis remarkable experience. '84) Brannen, Craig ('70) and spent in Jerusalem, which is celebrating We can hardly wait for the next trip! Marilyn (Minks '70) Hubler. Bill Its 3,000th year as the Jewish capital. Phil &Jean Ritchie ('58) and Catherine Loevven. Heidi There we visited the Wailing Wall, the Oakley ('94), Melinda Hugoniot Dome of the Rock, and the Holocaust Phil &Jean Ritchie are Taylor parents. ('95),Janice (Roehl '82) Cook. Museum. The highlight of our time in Son David '96 graduated in and Paul is cur- Candi (Jacobsen '75) Sonerholm, Jerusalem, though, was walking from rently enrolled as a sophomore. The Ritchies Betty Tusant Roehl ('50), and Gwen the Garden of Gethsemane through live in Shippensburg, Penn. (Davies '58) andJohn Gettmann. Autumn 1996/ TAYLOR 35 — I s ta Celebrating the Life of Jere Truex (1945-1996) ^ooking^ n£p at ^ife Miu know thai God answers prayers, and you know that the answers often disappoint, baffle, or anger us. .As a respiratory quadriplegic for o\er forty years now, I ser\"e as rolhng proof My Christian "walk" doesn't include any meditati\e strolls in the woods—polio eliminated such acti\ity from my life when I \\as se\'en years old. The handbook of ''Pat Answers to Any Question" (if such a book existed) ]3robably would state. "When you're on your back, you can look up more eas- ily," "The hard times make you strong." and "What we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly." You know the drill—you"\e heard it all before and you'xe probably said those things to someone who was hurting. You and I also know it's a lot easier to recite platitudes than to hear them. . . especially when you're hiuiing. . . e\en from God. The thoughts might apph" in a situation but the pain remains. I praved that my body would be made strong and attractixe: I prayed that my career would shake and shape the business world; I prayed that an intelligent and beautiful woman would marry me. (She wouldn't need to sweep me off" my feet.) These and similar selfish requests haven't been granted yet, and I'm not good at holding my breath. I now beliexe God broke my body and has refused many of my requests for se\"eral reasons. First, He used a hammer on me because He knew pinpricks wouldn't penetrate my stubbornness and arrogance. Second, He uses my physical weakness to show others His strength and goodness. Third, He sees and understands our needs more than x\e e\er can. I'm not pleased to be a quadriplegic, but I'm pleased that God listens to our prayers. Jere Truex Jere shared these thoughts during a devotional time this sum- mer ivith his eo-icorkers in the development ojfiee. It is with honor that we dedieate this issue to him. our dearfriend. 36 MKiOfl/ Autumn 1996 E Alumni Directories Available If you have not yet received your copy of the Sesquicentennial Alumni Directory, and you have donated any gift to the Taylor Fund between February 19, 1996 and June 30, 1996, we have a complimentary copy waiting for you. To receive your directory, contact Joyce Helyer at 1 (800) TU-23456, ext. 84956. Taylor 1996 ALUMNI DIRECTORY *^?9!|(((?H«. Taylor Fort Wayne is uniquely positioned to weave a thread of hope in the urban fabric. This Christ Centered, Urban Focused education isn't just textbook bound — it's real life. Meaning you'll be inyolved in internships; in co-op programs; and, most importantly, in the lives of people. Choose Taylor University, and you'll earn more than a degree. You'll learn to live Jesus inside-out everyday. In the classroom seat. In the corporate suite. In the city street. 1-800-233-3922 TaylorUniversity Fort Wayne Campus Christ Centered. Urban Focused. 't^^;-^^ LW", r< , ';:v. H^<2; .earye: t* GS^®^ The biggest event is yet to come! bJ^^'! 'JN''I'^^y.' ., X^YLOR UniversiT- The Sesquicentennial Pageant ^ ' T3 IP- ' ' u 7:30 p.m. (prelude at 7:00 p.m.) a; o u • Odle Gymnasium '\ • VIRTUAL HOMECOMING—Stop on by for a \isit to Taylor's web site for Homecoming at http://wvvw.tayloru.edu. We'll bring you li\e co\erage of Charles Col.son's chapel address, Friday, October 25, at 10:00 a.m., as well as the Sesquicentennial Pageant on Saturday, October 26, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. (Indiana time). ,