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THEIR SUCCESS IS OUR BUSINESS Executives and entreprenuers trace the roots of their achievement back to Union College. Building an exit strategy

rank (’39) and Evelyn Roll ’41 Rice had a problem—their buFsiness was too successful. After a lifetime of building their forklift sales and service business, Rice Equipment Company, in St. Louis, Mo., Frank and Evelyn looked forward to retirement. Over the years, their company had diligently saved profits and accumulated a nice sum of retained earnings. While this may be an enviable problem to have, if Frank and Evelyn took those retained earnings they would have had a substantial tax bill to pay. They needed to develop an exit strategy. The Rices wanted to unlock the value tied up in their business so they could retire, but they didn’t want a big chunk of the proceeds to go to Uncle Sam. What should they do?

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Scott Cushman ’03 Director of Digital Communication Earning their stripes/16 Kenna Lee Austin Carlson ’73 Paul and Christy Prevo did set out Class-ifieds Editor to own and operate their own early childhood education center, Raschelle Casebier Hines ’13 Designer but they have found the rewards go far beyond making a living.. Natalie Bruzon ’16 News Writer

Stefani Leeper ’16 News Writer

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Editorial by Ryan Teller ’98

As a Mid-America academy student in the early 1990s, I had no intention of attending Union College. Just coming out of the worst of the debt years, Union suffered from a shrunken enrollment and a less-than-ideal reputation. But in what has been a long-standing tra - dition for Adventist academy students, I made the annual 600-mile trek from Bis - marck, N.D., to Lincoln with schoolmates for e g e l music festivals and academy days. And l o C

slowly, maybe even imperceptibly, my atti - n o i tude began to shift. n U / n Was it the storied buildings, run down as a m h s funds had been diverted to pay off debt? The u C

t surrounding city—much larger than any I t o c S

previously called home? Or the nearly obso - : o t o

lete computer terminals in every room? h Hardly. I found myself almost inexplica - p bly drawn to Union by the connections I made on each campus visit—the students I stayed with, the band and choir directors, the Connect with Union online anytime professors. Their friendship and influence brought me to Union even though I had to On the web On Twitter alter my chosen career path (television www.ucollege.edu www.twitter.com/ucollegeNE Learn everything there is to know about Event announcements, photos, videos and broadcasting) to study here. Union College including the latest news, de - more! The connections I made through the gree options and everything in between. communication program led to a career working for the Adventist church, and ulti - On UCLive via Livestream mately back to Union as director of public re - On Facebook www.facebook.com/ www.ucollege.edu/uclive lations more than five years ago. When the UnionCollegeLincolnNebraska Union webcasts a wide variety of programs call came from LuAnn Davis asking me to re - Facebook is a great way to see what’s coming on our Livestream channel including worship turn to Lincoln, I didn’t have to think very up on campus and to experience the year’s services, sporting events and other special long or hard about coming back to work events in pictures. programs. View live or archived programs with friends. from your computer, mobile device or Roku Photos from the Resurrection set top box. Union looks a lot different 20 years later. Check it out: A much larger and more diverse student Pageant during Homecoming Weekend Dr. Dan Lynn’s final choral population thrives in many new and updated 2015—http://www.ucollege.edu/photos- Check it out: facilities. Unique academic programs bring Easter2015 spring concert featuring the Unionaires and students from all over the world. But one vocal octet. thing hasn’t changed: the connections. http://new.livestream.com/uclive/spring - On YouTube choralconcert2015 This issue of CORDmagazine comprises www.youtube.com/unioncollegeNE stories from alumni who graduated with de - Subscribe to Union’s YouTube channel to dis - grees from the Division of Business and cover student and alumni stories, promotional On the Rockpile Community Computer Science. Invariably, they trace the videos for new programs and videos de - rockpile.ucollege.edu roots of their success back to connections signed for prospective students. Explore the Union College alumni directory made during their time at Union. and keep up with the latest alumni news. So as you enjoy their stories, contemplate Longtime art professor Jim Mc - Check it out: the many ways you can stay connected to Clelland explains why he loves teaching. The CORDmagazine Online your alma mater in those long months be - https://youtube./KlLjfCCpfh0 www.ucollege.edu/cord tween issues of CORDmagazine . We have Read the CORDmagaine stories online or developed a plethora of social media chan - download back issues in PDF format. nels for every taste—written text, photos On Instagram video, live events—so you can stay con - www.instagram.com/ucollegene Experience life at Union College in photos. nected to the place and the people who had a major influence on your life. C 4 SPRING 2015 ______C___A__M__P__U__S___N___E__W___S _ New four-year renewable scholarships make Union a top value in Adventist education By Ryan Teller ’98

For some students, studying at an Adven - The scholarship plan, based on high tist college seems like an impossible school academic performance, includes two Union College’s new dream—especially when state subsidies new levels for high achievers—students make a public university education appear with a high school GPA of 3.75 and above scholarship packages much more affordable. But Union College’s and ACT scores of 29 or above. These stu - new scholarship program could change all dents can earn $13,000 per year or even KEY: that. Starting this fall (2015-16), freshmen free tuition. 1. Scholarship type will be eligible to receive new four-year 100 2. High school requirements percent renewable scholarships from $6,500 3. Renewable award up to free tuition. Expanding access and 4. Four-year total “We want Union College to be accessi - opportunity ble to everyone.” said Nadine Nelson, vice According to Sauder, a significant part of Board of Trustees Scholar president for Enrollment and Student Finan - the college’s strategic plan calls for finding GPA 3.9 (GED 750) and cial Services. “This new scholarship pro - ways to expand access and opportunity to a ACT 32 (SAT 2120) gram will make the Union College Union College educational experience so FULL TUITION! experience much more affordable and help more interested students can attend. “We’re $85,000+ families better plan their finances for all four built to deliver an amazing learning experi - years of school.” ence that is on par, and in fact surpasses, Presidential Scholar what a public university offers,” she said. “I GPA 3.75 (GED 700) and find examples of that every day. In the last ACT 29 (SAT 1940) The Adventist quality advantage 15 years, more than 60 of our students have “Over the last five years, I have been $13,000 become top executives in the health care $52,000 part of a major research project that studied and hospital field, with thousands more em - Adventist graduates from both Adventist ployed in health science fields. These new Academic Excellence Scholarship colleges and public colleges,” said Vinita scholarships will allow more students to GPA 3.5 (GED 650) and Sauder, president of Union College. “The re - enjoy the unique educational experience ACT 27 (SAT 1820) sults were striking. We found that Adventist we offer.” $11,000 colleges provide a personal touch, mentor - Ricky Amimo chose Union because he $44,000 ing and relationships—dramatically increas - wanted more than career preparation. ing education satisfaction—in a way that “Union is preparing me for a future as a Academic Honors Scholarship just doesn’t happen in public universities.” physician assistant in many ways,” said the GPA 3.25 (GED 600) and David Deemer experienced the power junior pre-PA major who also works as a ACT 23 (SAT 1590) of these relationships firsthand. When he ar - head resident assistant in the men’s resi - $9,000 rived at Union to study biomedical science dence hall. “The classes I’m taking are tai - $36,000 and ultimately become a medical doctor, he lored specifically to my career path and struggled with balancing his life and studies teaching me skills I will eventually need in Academic Merit Scholarship while dealing with problems at home. “My my field. But you can find that at any GPA 3.0 (GED 550) OR ACT 20 (SAT professors became more than my teachers,” school. Union stands out—spiritually, by 1410) he said. “They became my mentors, people preparing me to take on any task with God $7,000 I could talk to, people I could trust. And at my side; socially, by allowing me to be a $28,000 most importantly, I knew they cared about part of a variety of campus community me in ways other than the grade I got on events; and as a future leader, by offering so College Achievement Scholarship my test.” many leadership opportunities on campus.” Admission Criteria “This new scholarship program can Union plans to phase in the new pro - $6,500 make a significant difference for students gram by offering it to all new students en - $26,000 who want to experience the tremendous rolling in fall 2015. By 2019, all students will benefits of Union College, but are consider - be covered under the new scholarship plan. To be eligible to renew each scholar - ing a public university for financial reasons.” If you’d like to learn more about Union said Sauder. “We believe a top quality Ad - ship, Union students must maintain College’s new four-year 100 percent renew - specified academic standards and be ventist education should be affordable for able scholarships, visit us online at everyone. This new scholarship package enrolled for at least 12 hours each se - www.ucollege.edu/financial or call mester. makes that possible. We want to ensure that 402.486.2504. C anyone who wants a Union education can make it happen.”

CORD magazine 5 _C__A__M___P__U__S ___N___E__W___S ______Campus facelift continues with ad building entrance and lobby by Stefani Leeper ’16 For more than two years, heavy equip - two of the offices and moving the en - administration decided to defer that proj - ment and construction-orange barriers trance way on the west side out of the ect, and Murray encouraged the college to have become a common sight at Union as lobby and under the porch. support the lobby redesign by renovating new construction and renovations have After removing the dated furniture the west entrance. made a significant impact on the look and from the lobby, the Associated Student The addition of the west entrance layout of campus. This past summer and fall were no exception as crews renovated the Everett Dick Administration Building lobby and rebuilt the west entrance to the building. The plan took shape thanks to the vi - sion and financial support of Nick Murray and family. “We recognized there are many other major future building projects at Union and that the Everett Dick Admin - istration Building will need to serve for many years to come. And while the center of traffic, it was looking tired.” said Mur - ray. r e l l e T Keeping the momentum going n

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Scott ’06 and his wife, Brittany, decided to p fund the project. “The family wanted to The renovated lobby and west entrance to the Everett Dick Administration Building provides continue the momentum at Union that a more spacious and inviting envrionment for students and visitors. started with the new science building,” he said. “With much help from the college, Body, Union’s student government, con - renovation—including new crescent- we challenged people to come up with an tributed a major portion of the money to - shaped stairs and repouring some of the efficient lobby refresh that will serve ward purchasing new lobby furniture. sidewalks on that side of the building— Union for the next decade.” One class gift that was in the lobby pushed the completion of the project into This building holds a special place for prior to reconstruction has been moved to the fall. Murray. Having graduated from Union the heritage room in the library and others “The Murrays have been responsible with an emphasis in business, accounting have been moved to new locations within for funding well over half the cost of the and computing, he has stayed connected the lobby. The class of 2013 purchased lobby and west entrance renovation.” said by helping establish the Business Advisory software to digitize names of alumni and Jeff Leeper, vice president for Financial board in 2003. He has since co-chaired students who have served as overseas Administration. “Union College is blessed this group of alumni who help guide and missionaries—now available through a to have the Murray family and many other provide support for the Division of Busi - touch screen located next to the elevator. donors who passionately support Union ness and Computer Science. So finding a financially and make projects like this pos - sible.” way to improve the building that houses Making a grand entrance the division and continue the momentum Initially Murray hoped to fund a new on campus “became a natural goal for the entrance for the east side of the building Always more to do family.” that faces what has become known as the The Murrays hope the renovations The lobby renovations provide for a “the quad,” the area bounded by the don’t stop with the administration build - more open, inviting, and friendly wel - Everett Dick Building on the west, the ing. “We hope friends will adopt a floor to come for visitors, as well as more usable Don Love Building on the east and remodel in the Everett Dick Building such space for students who throng the build - Krueger Center and Prescott Hall on the as was done on the third floor several ing every day for classes. The renovation north and south. years ago.” Murray said. “We think there raised the ceiling and added 70 percent But because of significant costs for re - are several meaningful projects like this more lighting. Additional square footage placing ramps providing handicap accessi - that families can embrace if that is their and double doors at the east entrance bility and renovation of the trash pickup passion.” C were added by trimming back space in area on the south side of the ad building,

6 SPRING 2015 ______C___A__M__P__U__S___N___E__W___S _ Expanding the virtual classroom Shared classrooms between sister colleges help improve academic offerings at Union. by Natalie Bruzon ’16 S ince discussions began between Union pertise, Middle East history and politics. This College, Southern Adventist University and semester he is sharing that knowledge with Southwestern Adventist University about the other two campuses in a course marking Virtual Classes forming the Adventist Educational Alliance the centennial of World War I. he Adventist Educational Alliance two years ago, the three schools have sought Russell believes distance learning has Toffered four courses on all three cam - ways to collaborate to not only save money, many advantages, but also recognizes some puses this school year through dis - but provide the best possible educational ex - marked differences from teaching a strictly tance learning technology. perience for students on all three campuses. local class. For one, the video and audio trans - One of the early fruits of the Alliance mission over the Internet can cause a delay, —taught at Southwestern Parasitology to students at both Union and South - western.

—taught at Union to stu - Real Analysis dents at Union and Southern.

—taught at Southwestern Immunology to students there and at Union.

—taught History Topics Class: WWI jointly by a professor from each cam - pus for students at all three schools.

Origins: Issues in Science and Reli - —taught to Union students by a gion professor from Southern.

r It’s not as easy for some of the other classes.” e l l e T Because Southern Adventist University n a y

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: o t o their staff helped train professors at the other h p two schools to teach multiple classrooms at Students Sarah Dawson and Lexi Dossenko watch a lecture from a professor at Southern the same time. Adventist University during their History Topics: WWI course. Both Russell and McHenry see the ulti - began this past school year in the form of sometimes making class participation difficult. mate advantage to students on all three cam - shared courses between the three schools. “Discussion has to be more formal, slower puses. “I think it’s a great opportunity for our These offerings have included parasitol - and more controlled,” he said. departments to share faculty expertise,” ogy, taught by Union graduate and South - McHenry from Southwestern agrees this is McHenry said. western biology professor Amy Shepherd likely the biggest challenge. “It’s much more “Offering our students access to courses McHenry ’04. Likewise, a high level math difficult for me to ask students to discuss a we can’t teach on our own enables us to en - course taught by a Union adjunct professor question in small groups of two or three and rich student learning,” Russell agreed. was offered to students at Southern. circulate around the room to help them un - In the long run, Russell believes the pro - Using innovative technology, distance derstand the concept.” gram will provide a cost savings, too. “Sup - learning allows a professor at one campus to While students appreciate the opportunity pose Southwestern and Union together hired teach an interactive course with a live class - to take additional courses, they see the limita - a sociologist or anthropologist?” he asked. room on their own campus and an online tions, too. “I think you need to be a self-moti - “One could be located in Lincoln, the other in classroom at the other two. Students in the on - vated student to do well in these classes,” said Texas. It will also give us more faculty in line classrooms still sit in a classroom, watch Sarah Dawson, senior history major taking the broader areas.” the live lecture on a video monitor and inter - WWI course partially taught by Russell. Distance learning does require technologi - act with the instructor and students in the “We have an advantage because one of cal dexterity, and for now, the learning curve other classrooms.. the teachers is here on our campus,” ex - is steep. However, as technology continues to Malcolm Russell, vice president for Aca - plained Lexi Dossenko, junior history educa - improve, professors and students may soon demic Administration, has taught many tion major also taking the WWI course. “If we participate in distance learning without a sec - classes at Union, including in his area of ex - have questions, we can just talk to Dr. Russell. ond thought. C

CORD magazine 7 _C__A__M___P__U__S ___N___E__W___S ______ForeSight Enriches Union College’s Future Union College receives more than $4 million in estate gifts in less than a year by Scot Coppock, Director of Leadership Giving I n 2014 Union “They lived an College received adventurous life more than $4.2 and saw many million through es - wondrous things,” tate gifts. These Lance said. “They gifts were given by hiked the moun - generous alumni tains in Rwanda to who felt Union had see the ‘Gorillas in made a significant the Mist’ long be - impact on their fore it was fashion - lives, and wanted able,” Lance added. to ensure students When Edna today and in the made a final future could bene - amendment to her fit from the unique trust in 2012, she Christian educa - gave all 880 acres tion experience of South Dakota found on Union’s farmland to Union campus. College without “We have been any restrictions on blessed with estate how the land was gifts that were cul - to be used. This in - tivated many years credibly generous ago,” said LuAnn Estate gifts from two families, Edna Maier Harris (‘48) and Ira ’44 and Margie Pound left gift is worth $3.1 Davis, vice presi - more than $4 million dollars to Union College this past school year. million. dent for Advance - “She wanted to ment. “We thank God for His “She did not graduate from Union, give to an educational institution that goodness and for the generosity of so but always wished she had,” said her was aligned with her beliefs, and she many alumni and friends.” son, Lance Harris. “Her experiences at certainly saw that in Union College,” Union College shaped her life, and Lance explained. she wanted to help others have the “We are humbled by Edna’s gift in The family farm Edna Maier Harris’ (’48) grandparents same experiences.” support of our mission and will care - came to the United States from what is Edna met her husband, Jack Harris fully consider how best to use it,” Dr. now Ukraine and settled in South ’50, at Plainview Academy, formerly Sauder commented. “This gift has the

located in Redfield, S.D. Four days potential of making a significant im - . Dakota in 1885. The family worked as d n u

after they started dating Jack was pact on the institution as a whole and o farmers and eventually grew the fam - P

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Jack joined Edna at Union College birthday, Edna left all 880 acres of the friendship with Ira ’44 and Margie e h t

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“We are so thankful for the tremen - nearly their entire estate valued at t r u dous generosity Edna Harris has graduated, he received a pastoral call more than $800,000 to the college, o C

to Oklahoma which started Edna’s ca - : o shown toward Union,” stated Union without restriction on how the funds t o reer of moving. The Harris family h College’s president, Dr. Vinita Sauder. are to be used. p “Our trustees will ensure her gift will lived in 35 different homes all over The Pounds did not have children have a significant impact on our stu - the world. They traveled to 50 coun - of their own, so partnering with Union dents.” tries and visited every continent ex - made perfect sense to them. “They cept Antarctica.

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wanted their estate to go to something Dr. Amy Utt, assistant professor of they felt strongly about,” said Les biology at Union College, was amazed Speer, executor of their estate. Ira and when she first saw the collection and Estate Gifts in Margie believed that supporting Union enthusiastically accepted them in the 2014 College through their estate would biology department. “My colleagues help change the lives of young people and I are excited to receive the collec - through a Christian education. tion and we will make sure they are Union College honors the memory Ira enjoyed his time at Union Col - put to good use,” Dr. Utt explained. of those people who created a lasting lege and wanted Union’s current and “The shells will be used in future legacy with their financial contribu - tions through their estates to make a future students to enjoy the same classes, perhaps in general biology, difference in the lives of young peo - Christian experience. Although Margie and I would like to put them on dis - ple. did not attend Union, she was a nurse play in the Krueger Center as well.” throughout her career and wanted to help future nurses obtain an excellent Edna Harris ’48 It takes a village – Unrestricted $3,109,800 education. During their lifetime the Since both Edna Harris and the Pounds contributed annually to two Pounds’ estate gifts were undesig - Ira ’44 and Margie Pound separate scholarships at Union: one nated, Union College’s Board of – Unrestricted $813,418 scholarship assisting students studying Trustees will decide how these gener - nursing and the other scholarship ous acts of philanthropy will be allo - Harold Dupper ’50 – Unrestricted $99,547 helping members of the Union College cated. And because the college Concert Winds. received several Leroy (’37) and Martha (’38) The bulk of the more undesignated Wasemiller Pounds’ estate con - “She did not graduate estate gifts in – Unrestricted $51,337.96 sisted of their life from Union, but always 2014—over $4.2 savings, which million—the Glenn ’43 and Helen ’43 Wiltse – Krueger Center $39,914 came to the college wished she had. Her trustees will care - in cash, but they experiences at Union fully study how Earl ’50 and Vada ’67 Leonhardt also had some in - best to use these – Earl and Vada Leonhardt Math triguing col - College shaped her life, gifts to strategically Scholarship $36,968 lectibles. Ira and make a lasting im - Margie enjoyed and she wanted to help pact on the col - Willard ’49 and Norene ’49 Regester – Unrestricted $25,000 beautiful things, others have the same lege. and Margie enjoyed “Union College is Genevieve Dickerson ’60 nothing more than experiences.” a special place that – Unrestricted $18,992 collecting sea offers a vibrant ed - shells. She had ucation experience Eleanor Berecz ’39 – Unrestricted $9,750 more than a thousand shells in her trademarked by an embracing commu - collection from all over the world, in a nity,” explained Davis. “Our alumni Ron Carlson ’55 variety of shapes, and ranging in size enjoyed that experience, and now – Unrestricted $59,031 from as small as an acorn to as large as they are committed through gifts both a lunch box. Margie was quite meticu - large and small to ensuring both cur - Paul DeBooy ’49 – Unrestricted $8,739.69 lous about her shell collection, label - rent and future students benefit from ing each one with its family, genus that same Christian education steeped Ellen Saito-Hebish ’50 and species along with where and in rich tradition.” – Unrestricted $7,431.44 when the shell was found. To learn more about supporting “Ira told me many times how happy Union College through a financial con - Marieda Blehm ’55 – Unrestricted $6,776.44 he was that Union would get Margie’s tribution, please contact LuAnn Davis shells and use them in the science de - at [email protected]. C Lorraine Miller partment,” Les explained, “and I know – Union College Tribute Scholarship giving this collection was very per - $39,587.13 sonal for Margie, it was like she was giving a part of herself to Union.”

CORD magazine 9 _C__A__M___P__U__S ___N___E__W___S ______Start your nursing education now Union College introduces an early admission track for the nursing program by Ryan Teller ’98

Do you feel called to be a nurse? Don’t Google search. “I wasn’t expecting to worry about two-year waiting lists. Check come to Union,” she said. “It was kind of a out a nursing program where graduates shot in the dark just in case everything else pass the national licensure test on the first didn’t work out.” But God had other plans attempt at a much higher rate than the na - and last summer she found herself moving tional average. Now Union College has in - into an apartment in Lincoln and enrolling troduced two new ways to give nursing in classes. students peace of mind while they follow “You can either wait it out, you can their calling: a nursing scholarship and an work, or you can follow your dream,” said Early Admission Track. Boone. “I thought, okay Lord, this accept - For Heather Boone, it seemed like her ance letter means that I can follow my dream of becoming a nurse had all but dis - dream—even to Lincoln, Neb. I thought appeared. Headed home to Salem, Ore., that I would be settling, but I haven’t from a nearby private college after her been. I’ve found a great church, a great teachers told her she wasn’t cut out to be a support system. I met my boyfriend here. e g e l nurse, she had difficulty understanding God has been saturating my life with l o C what God had in mind for her. blessings since I got here.” n o i The child of an emergency room nurse At Union, she found academic support n U / o i and a recovery nurse, Boone really never she needed to be successful. “I had never r a z a

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: ing as certified nurse assistant and taking plained. “I came from a school where they o t o h classes at a community college, did she At Union College, Heather Boone found a tried to weed people out. I didn’t find that p truly discover her calling. program that accepted her right away and here. I have never had my transcripts re - “I had a job working in an emergency teachers committed to helping her succeed. flect what I feel in my heart until I came to room,” Boone recalled. “That’s where I re - Union.” course prerequisite requirements, new ally fell in love with nursing because I ac - freshmen will be guaranteed a spot in the tually saw what nurses did. I worked nursing program when they finish their alongside them. I helped with psych pa - Scholarships for nurses first three semesters of general education As part of the new scholarship package of tients; I helped with teens who wanted to classes. four-year, 100 percent renewable scholar - commit suicide; and even kids with snotty “Very few schools offer this type of ad - ships for new students enrolling in fall noses. It ignited my passion.” mission track,” said Nicole Orian, chair of 2015 and beyond, Union has made it more But even after doing all the right the Division of Nursing. “Early admission affordable for students to study nursing. things—gaining experience, improving validates the student who demonstrates Now freshmen enrolling in the nursing her grades, Boone ran into what many academic excellence in their high school track are eligible to receive an additional would-be nurses discover: a two-plus-year education, is committed to the profession annual scholarship of $2,500—that’s waiting list to get into nursing school. of nursing, and is called to serve. It guar - $10,000 over four years. Students are re - antees these incoming freshmen can be as - quired to have a qualifying high school Start on the right track sured a spot in the program. For most GPA and must main a qualifying college In fall 2015, Union College is launching students and their parents, that is great GPA to be eligible. a program to help change that—the Early peace of mind.” “Nurses are the backbone of the Amer - Admission Track. In most schools, a stu - Students will be required to maintain ican healthcare system,” said Orian. “In dent must complete all the prerequisite certain academic standards to retain their fact, the economic value of BSN-prepared general courses even before applying to spot in the program. To learn more, visit nursing professionals is so substantial the the nursing program, and are then rele - ucollege.edu/nursing/earlyadmission Institute of Medicine recommends that 80 gated to wait for an opening. percent of the nursing workforce be BSN- Now incoming freshmen can apply for prepared by 2020 to assure quality health the Nursing Early Admission Track as part You are going to school where? care. Investing in these nursing students is of the Union admission process. If they Boone decided to consider nursing our commitment to the future of meet high school grade, ACT score and school in Nebraska because she had fam - nursing.” C ily here, and stumbled upon Union in a 10 SPRING 2015 ______C___A__M__P__U__S___N___E__W___S _ These young adults don’t want to leave Union students host a summit to find ways young people can connect with the Adventist Church by Stefani Leeper’16

lifelong Adventist and daughter of this problem of young adults leaving.” Out data, and she and Union’s student govern - mAissionary parents, Natalie Bruzon is tired of these discussions developed the idea ment president, Debbie Pinto, were in - of seeing youth walk out during a ser - for the summit. vited to share their findings during the mon—and sometimes joining them. Feel - For the summit weekend, two repre - 2014 North American Division year-end ing disconnected to the Seventh-day sentatives from each Adventist college in meetings and to other leadership groups Adventist Church, she even considered at - North America were invited to the Union since. tending a nondenominational Christian College campus, and the committee in - church. Getting social Having witnessed the implications of a The students also launched a social walk with God led astray through discon - media campaign on Facebook, Instagram, nect to the Adventist Church, Bruzon was and Twitter, with the hashtag determined to see something change. She #iAmTheChurch. This hashtag was in - became the driving force behind the de - tended to raise awareness about the sum - velopment of the North American Division mit, but organizers hope the campaign will Youth Retention and Involvement Summit. also initiate critical thinking by the stu - Hosted by Union College from Octo - dents, asking them to consider what role ber 23-25, 2014, and developed by Bruzon they will be playing in the church five and other Union students, the summit years in the future. “We are the church of gave young adults around the country the tomorrow. What are we going to be doing e opportunity to discuss ways that Adventist g

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: In 2013, student government leaders other Adventist schools will continue the o t o h from Seventh-day Adventist colleges -- movement across North America. p around the country were invited to sit in “The committee members are really on a North American Division leadership Natalie Bruzon led a group of students who passionate and have done all the work to meeting. “The ASB presidents felt that the hosted a summit for college students across make this possible,” said Bruzon. “It’s Adventist church needed more young North America to brainstorm ways to con - been amazing the way every single one of adult support,” said Bruzon. “One of the nect with the Adventist Church. them has stepped up, taken on a project, big issues in the church right now is that and volunteered to be a part of something. 60-70 percent of our young adults, 18-30 vited four young adult leaders, who spoke The support we have gotten from Pastor years old, are leaving.” during the event, from the North American Rich Carlson, Union College chaplain, and The Union College student senate took Division. Dr. Linda Becker, dean of students, has up the idea and examined different possi - “The summit is not so much to offer been monumental.” bilities, events, and other ways they could concrete solutions, but more of presenting The summit and the committee are es - create awareness about the issue. “As the young adults’ voice,” Bruzon ex - pecially important to Bruzon because she church members, we felt like we needed plained. “We want to bridge the communi - personally wants to see students taking an to do something to help,” explained Bru - cation gap we have with our church active role in the church and a step for - zon. leaders. We want to be a part of that.” At ward in their spiritual lives. “This commit - “Everything I do is powered and en - the Summit, four Think Tank sessions tee has made me aware of the role church compassed by my beliefs,” she told her brainstormed ideas. plays in our lives,” she explained. “It’s classmates. “I never stray from them.” All young adults were invited to partic - made me take it more seriously and actu - Passionate about her new-found goal, ipate in the discussion, and older folks ally look at it from a new perspective.” Bruzon formed a committee of Union stu - were invited to listen in. The think tank As for Bruzon’s own five-year plan, she dents to figure out how to reach students groups explored questions such as: Why sees herself still actively and passionately of all majors and ages. “Our purpose was do young adults stay? Why do young involved with the committee and its mis - to discuss issues we see in the church and adults leave the church? What can we give sion to reach young adults struggling to reasons why we would not want to stay in the church? And what would we like the connect with the Adventist Church. C the church. We wanted to shine a light on church to give us? Bruzon compliled the CORD magazine 11 President Sauder on the Future

Union’s president answers questions about goals and growth

ow concluding her first school year as president of Union College, rescue and relief programs, a new building for Advent Source , renovations NDr. Vinita Sauder has been able to get to know the school and the in the Everett Dick Administration Building—all these projects have taken people who help shape the college’s future. We recently asked her about a tremendous amount of energy and drastically changed the face of the the school year and where she believes Union College is headed. campus. What’s next for Union College? The Board of Trustees voted on the goals for Union’s strategic Dr. Sauder, thanks for taking a moment out of your busy Sauder: CORD: plan in May, and we are implementing three top priorities—enrollment schedule to chat. You’ve been at Union for an entire school year. What is growth, new academic programs, and a new facilities master plan. Setting the most important thing you’ve learned that you didn’t know when you a vision and direction for an organization like Union College is never a first arrived? one-person job. Thankfully, Union’s Strategic Planning Committee has I’ve learned that the leadership team at Union is extraordinar - Sauder: worked diligently for some time to set goals for the future of our school. ily nimble and collaborative. As a team we are very eager to work to - It seems that everything follows enrollment numbers. While gether to take Union to the next level of excellence and implement our CORD: strategic initiatives. I’ve also seen firsthand how our students are empow - our enrollment has held fairly steady over the past five years, it is down a ered for leadership and service. Union College creates an authentic envi - little from historic highs of eight or ten years ago. How important is grow - ronment allowing everyone to find their calling and reach their potential. ing enrollment to reaching the other goals? I want to reframe the discussion about enrollment growth. It In our last conversation, you said you felt that people are Sauder: CORD: is very easy to think only about numbers, but that’s not what Union Col - Union’s greatest resource. Do you still feel that way? lege is about. We are about expanding access and opportunity to the stu - Now more than ever. I had always heard references to the Sauder: dents who are already applying and being accepted to Union, and “Midwestern work ethic.” But now I have experienced it for myself. making it possible for more of these interested students to attend. Union’s team of faculty and staff go out of their way to achieve the best If we truly believe we have an amazing environment here at Union, results and they really believe in this school. That’s why Union survived one in which students not only gain knowledge, but also mature spiritu - through tough times back in the late 1980s and early 90s and is now ally and socially in order to lead, minister and fulfill God’s calling for their doing well. Our students see this special work ethic modeled during their lives when they graduate. then we ought to help as many as possible be - time on campus. come a part of our community. I believe we have the potential here at Union’s people also create the family-like, personal environment that Union to grow and provide the opportunity for a life-changing experi - gives students, faculty and staff a real sense of belonging. This community ence to even more students. spirit is so strong, one faculty member told me recently “it was in the air” This past school year Union enrolled 886 students, which translated to when she came to interview for her teaching position. Visiting families 833 full-time equivalent (FTE) students. Union’s enrollment has held and guests tell me the same thing—you can feel the warm welcome. This steady around this same mark for the past five years. One of our strategic sense of caring and community runs so deep that I’m now calling it the goals is to provide greater access through increasing scholarships and “Union DNA.” It’s something you have to experience, hence our tagline: streamlining processes. If students and families desire a top-quality “Experience the Spirit.” Adventist education and didn’t think they could afford it or do it, it’s time Union College has undergone tremendous growth in the to check us out and take another look. We believe an Adventist education CORD: physical plant over the past three years. The construction of the Krueger is the best available and we want to give more young people the oppor - Center, renovation of a facility for the physician assistant and international tunity to take advantage of what Union offers. 12 SPRING 2015 So is giving access to a Union education to more students CORD: part of the school’s mission? Nearly three years ago, the presidents of Union, Southern Ad - CORD: It’s really a stewardship issue, so yes, this idea aligns with our ventist University in Tennessee and Southwestern Adventist University in Sauder: mission. We believe our job includes doing everything possible to expand Texas pledged to seek ways to work together to strengthen each of the access to this special living-learning environment. My latest research proj - schools in what has become known as the Adventist Educational Al - ect, completed with four other researchers and soon to be published by liance. How will that agreement play a role in developing new initiatives the Association of Adventist Colleges and Universities, clearly shows the at Union College? Adventist college experience is superior to that of a public university in a Colleagues from all three campuses are actively working on Sauder: majority of key areas. If we have 200 openings on campus, then 200 stu - collaborative approaches to faculty development and teaching classes via dents are missing out on the Union experience. distance education. Just recently groups of professors from all three cam - puses met to discuss how to provide an excellent classroom experience How will Union accomplish these goals? CORD: for the online classes we are offering jointly. We hope to expand the col - We have already taken the first step. Starting next school year, Sauder: laborative course offerings so fewer courses have to be offered in alter - freshmen will qualify for new four-year 100 percent-renewable scholar - nate years. By working together, each school can offer more upper ships ranging from $6,500 to free tuition each year. These scholarships division and honors classes by drawing on the expertise of professors make an Adventist education more affordable than ever. from all three campuses. e g That’s really exciting. Readers can learn more about the new Last year the three schools aligned academic calendars and simultane - e l CORD: l o scholarships on page 5. How else will Union seek to reach enrollment ously launched the first four courses offered on all three campuses C n o i goals? through distance-learning technology n U / I’m a big believer in making [see page 7]. o i

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: puter software, purchasing, etc. This fall o t o search. We are working hard to improve the presidents and academic deans will h p missing out on the Union our data collection so we can look closely meet for an all-day planning session re - at trends across campus and make more experience ... I believe we have garding the collaboration. It’s exciting informed decisions about programs and work, filled with potential we hope will processes that will improve our college. the potential here at Union to benefit future students. Data analysis has already revealed areas As we mentioned earlier, we need to focus on, and we’re starting to grow and provide the CORD: Union’s campus looks quite different tackle these opportunities and challenges. opportunity for a life-changing thanks to building and renovation proj - Over the past 15 years, Union CORD: experience to even ects over the past three years. What is College added two new cutting-edge pro - next for the campus? grams that now account for nearly 25 per - We have hired a cam - more students.” Sauder: cent of our enrollment—the Master of pus planning firm to help us create a Physician Assistant Studies program and new facility master plan, which will in - International Rescue and Relief. As job markets and technology land - clude a prioritized list of campus renovations as well as provide informa - scapes continue to shift, will Union look for new programs that will help tion about new building projects that will serve Union for the long term. the school meet the needs of the future? We want to make sure we make wise decisions about facility planning Absolutely. Union’s strategic plan calls for Union to add at Sauder: based on thorough and thoughtful analysis. least two new graduate or undergraduate programs over the next five The facilities master plan, which was envisioned a decade ago, has years. We are currently in the process of exploring many options—in - culminated in the Krueger Center for Science and Mathematics. While cluding entering into agreements that will lead to new programs in coop - many of the pieces from that plan have now been put in place, it is im - eration with other colleges and universities. portant to re-evaluate the campus facilities in light of academic plans for We are also re-evaluating our current degrees and programs and ad - the future. justing and realigning as necessary to make sure we offer degrees that We expect the planning firm to give us a report at the end of the sum - help students achieve their career and life goals. Union’s new interna - mer and then the leadership team and the board can begin looking to - tional relations degree is a great example. With the expertise of new pro - ward the next building projects—maybe residence hall renovations, a fessor Christopher Banks, the degree is a transformation of international health science building or student recreation facilities. We thank those studies and history degrees into a new program that will prepare students alumni, parents, and friends of the college who participated in online sur - for high demand careers in international business, law and government veys to help us explore facilities ideas for the coming decade. foreign service. Thanks for giving us a glimpse into the plans for Union’s fu - CORD: All of this sounds like a lot of work. Who will lead out in CORD: ture. making these new programs a reality? I deeply appreciate each faculty, staff and student who makes Sauder: In order to identify and implement new academic programs, Sauder: Union College a vibrant place of learning and spiritual growth for all of us. we’ve hired Michelle Velasquez Mesnard as Union’s new associate vice I also appreciate the supportive alumni and those who are so generous president for academic initiatives. Our financial team found a creative with their talents and gifts on our behalf. Please continue to pray for way to fund this new position, and thanks to cost savings and some unre - Union College and the students who come here to discover their calling stricted gifts, we were able to make this important position a reality [see and become productive citizens and servants for Jesus. C page 8]. Michelle has been a communications professor at Union for 12 years and more recently chaired the Division of Humanities. We couldn’t be more delighted to have her expertise and abilities focused on this new and important task. CORD magazine 13 THINKING BIG (Union alum on ‘Being a hoot!’)

By Joellyn Sheehy ’14

“I believe in the ABC’s of life: always be curious,” said Steve eral ones,” he said. “So from ‘director of sales’ I might move to ‘di - Johnson. “If you’re a lifelong learner the best roles and future are rector of partners.’ From a career perspective that’s typically not not necessarily going to involve a promotion, but rather some - such a great move because I didn’t go up, but I wanted to expand thing you like that interests you. That’s what brought me to Hoot - myself and knew I could learn something new.” suite.” Johnson was introduced early on to Hootsuite by one of its Steve Johnson, 1987 business and computer science graduate, initial investors. “With my broad array of skills I was the missing is the Chief Revenue Officer for Hootsuite, a growing software piece of the board they were looking for, and they thought I company that enables businesses and individuals to manage their would be a good fit,” he said. content on multiple social media platforms. Since beginning in Most companies tend to focus their business on either high- Vancouver, Canada, in 2008, Hootsuite has grown to be available dollar, low-volume sales, generally to larger organizations, or low- in 16 languages in more than 175 countries, making it the most dollar, high-volume sales, usually to individual users. But widely-used social media relationship platform in the world. With Hootsuite’s visionaries saw their product being used by both sec - clientele as diverse as the NHL, eBay, and Sony Music Entertain - tors, and Johnson had the experience to make that happen. “What ment, Hootsuite has more than 10 million users and boasts 744 of attracted me to Hootsuite was that I didn’t know how it would the Fortune 1000 companies as customers. pan out, but the company met my chief criteria,” he said. “It had a But why did Johnson risk investing his time and energy in an global vision and was dealing with social media, which everyone organization that began as a group of daydreamers in a dingy knows is really big. But it was also disrupting how people com - garage? “The tech industry is very volatile. Now everything is municate: that’s the reason it has grown so fast. I thought the chal - going great for us: we’re at 700 employees compared with the 26 lenge was interesting and it was somewhere I could make a real we started with. But it could have easily gone the other way,” he impact.” said. ”That’s the risk in tech and something you’re always scared When Johnson joined Hootsuite, the company had raised $1.9 about. I had a family and insurance like most people, but you million in Series A funding through investors. It has since raised a have to look at the bigger picture and think about what you want total of $250 million, including $165 million for its Series B fund - to be. I wanted to be a part of something really disruptive and big, ing round that was the largest venture capital raised for software where I could personally make a difference. Even if we didn’t in Canadian history. “There are a bunch of things that have made make it, I knew that I could make more of an impact in a 26-per - Hootsuite so successful,” he explained. “We nailed our revenue son company than in a bigger, ‘safer’ company.” model, but we got the money because we have a model that per - Johnson did not always plan on his dalliances with technol - forms well. Every day some 1,000 people sign up for a free Hoot - ogy, beginning his career with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. suite account or for the Pro product. Our ‘go-to-market team’ has “I can’t say that I was interested in tech in college,” he said. been very effective, which has then driven investment and suc - “Union was early on in its resources, but I liked entrepreneurship cess.” and wanted my own business. I did an auditing internship before But Johnson does not attribute Hootsuite’s success solely to its my senior year that I really didn’t enjoy; because of that I’m a leaders’ business acumen. “At the beginning we were desperate massive proponent of internships.” for employees, but we made sure to choose only people who After graduation, Johnson immediately began working in the truly believed in what we were doing,” he said. “We were in a tech industry and discovered his new joy. He has since started horrible building on a bad side of the city with dogs nearby. Peo - and sold his own company, and also worked within larger corpo - ple would come in, look at the place, and then never come back. rations. “In my career, I’ve taken a series of roles, sometimes lat - Other applicants didn’t even know what Hootsuite was and saw it

14 SPRING 2015 as ‘just a job.’ But you have to think about the ‘why’: if it isn’t re - warding and something you want to stick with, you won’t be suc - cessful.” Now Hootsuite’s latest Vancouver office, a converted police station, was ranked by TechCityNews.com as one of the world’s top 10 “coolest offices,” featuring a nap room and a yoga studio. Johnson attributes the company’s low turnover rate to its early focus on finding passionate employees. “Our vision is to revolu - tionize the way our customers communicate,” he said. “We’re not just about helping people manage and de-clutter their social media, though we also do that. We’re about empowering cus - tomers to turn messages into meaningful relationships. People have to buy into that, and if they don’t then they probably shouldn’t be here.” Johnson’s message to find meaningful work is not only to Hootsuite employees. “You have to have some bigger reason, growth just isn’t enough,” he said. “Companies that have a noble purpose outperform peers by 40 percent. They have something bigger than a product and it’s far more rewarding and authentic for people to buy into.” Johnson appeals to students and young professionals to spend time reflecting on the bigger picture when looking for a job. “The most important thing to understand and know is what you like and what is your long-term view,” he said. “What are you created for in this world that can truly make a difference? That’s the why of what you do that can help you maximize your talents and learn as much as you can. Think big!” C

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Leaders buildling leaders During Homecoming Weekend 2015, the Union College Di - vision of Business sponsored Leaders Building Leaders fea - turing a wide variety of presenters—all graduates of Union’s business and computer science programs.

Many of the presentations are available to view on UCLive at www.ucollege.edu/uclive, including those by alumni fea - tured in this issue of CORDmagazine.

“Global Communication Disruption—and What It Means for with Steve Johnson ’87, Chief Revenue Officer, Hoot - You” Suite

“From Diapers to Dollars: How Embracing Core Values Can by Christy Bales Prevo ’97, Lead to Exponential Growth!” majority owner of Tiger Tots Child Development Center and Tiger Tots Academy of Early Learning

“The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff: Buildling a Culture that Drives Performance, Excellence, and Bottom-Line Results” with Amanda Sauder Maggard ’04, Administrator, Florida Hospital Winter Garden

CORD magazine 15 EARNING THEIR STRIPES

Business owners Paul and Christy Prevo use lessons from Union to run thriving early childhood education centers

By Lauren Bongard Schwarz ’05

Growing a business from start-up to successful requires more than supported us while we were in school and are still a system of sup - o v e r P

luck. It takes hard work, dedication and the right education. For Paul port for us, so it’s great to be able to give back.” y t s i

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“The business division and professors had a huge impact on us After graduating cum laude with a degree in business administra - l u a P and our future,” Christy says. “Union gave us a great foundation for tion and emphases in finance, management and accounting, Christy f o

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building and running our own business.” served for two years as business manager at College View Academy e t r u

Paul and Christy (who went by “Chrissy” until after college) were and Helen Hyatt Elementary. But the couple missed their families and o c

: high school sweethearts at Sunnydale Academy. The two initially dreamed of living in the country, so they moved home to Columbia, o t o h chose different colleges, with Paul attending Union in fall 1993 and Mo. p Christy bucking family tradition—her grandparents and parents had Christy was development director and alumni coordinator at Sun - attended Union—and enrolling at a different Adventist college. nydale Academy before moving to a large real estate company. There, she worked her way up to Controller within six months. She credits But it wasn’t everything she had expected. her success in large part to the education she received at Union. “I don’t think a single professor knew my name,” she recalled. So “Our professors made sure we had the experience we’d need to she moved back across the country and enrolled at Union. “The per - be successful in the business world,” she recalled. “They pushed us to spective I’d gained during that first year showed me what a special become well-rounded and get a true sense of what business is and place Union is,” she said. “Rob Weaver and my other professors made what it takes to run a successful company.” it their goal to learn every student’s name. That made a huge differ - Along with their day jobs in real estate and property management, ence—just having the teachers know my name showed that they the Prevos also flipped foreclosed properties, including a building knew me and wanted me to succeed.” they intended to turn into student housing for the nearby university. Paul attended Union for only one semester due to financial rea - However, on the advice of friends and family, the couple renovated sons, but he too experienced the welcoming atmosphere. “I was the property as a child care center. But illness forced their planned around campus a lot, but I was never just ‘Christy's boyfriend ” he re - business partners to back out after the Prevos had completed the re - membered. “The teachers knew her personally and cared eno,ugh model. about her that they knew me by name, too.” “We’d put a lot of time and money into the building, so we were That personal involvement helped shape Christy’s professional fu - stuck,” Christy recalled. When friends offered to run the center with ture. When the president of Adventist Health System spoke at Union, the Prevos acting as silent business partners, they excitedly moved professor and chair of the Division of Business and Computer Sci - forward. ence, Barry Forbes, encouraged Christy to ask about internship op - Paul came up with the name Tiger Tots, referencing the local uni - portunities, she did. The president recommended adding leadership versity’s mascot, and the community latched onto the idea. The cen - experience to improve her resume. That spurred Christy to run for ter was up and running, but when it was clear the time commitment student body financial vice president before applying for a coveted was overwhelming for their business partners and their young family, internship position. the Prevos offered to buy out their friends’ interest in the business. “Sure enough, the next summer, I got an internship at Florida “The only way to do it right was to run it ourselves,” Paul shared. Hospital,” she said. “I had that phenomenal experience all because of “This year, we’re celebrating the eighth anniversary of Tiger Tots.” Barry and his interest in my future. He really cared about where I was Christy doesn’t consider this luck. “My professors convinced me to headed and helped me set the path that led me to where I am today.” take management, accounting and finance courses,” she said. “That She is so thankful for her experience at Union that she currently advice has played a huge role in my life and gave me the tools I need serves on the Division of Business Advisory Board, a position that al - to run my own business.” She and Paul have built a strong team by lows Christy and other professionals to help formulate initiatives and drawing on lessons from college and their ventures since graduation. create programs that guide students toward being successful employ - “I still use the information I learned at Union,” she said. “It makes me ees and business owners. Advisory Board members also help finance a better business owner.” board-suggested initiatives. “It’s an honor to help set the course for current students and give Growing up and out toward the fund that makes sure those initiatives are carried out,” said The Prevos’ array of experience and education—Paul’s experi - Christy. “It helps keep courses relevant for students and is a great op - ence in marketing and Christy’s expertise in business—proved to be portunity to give back to our school.” the keys to their ever-growing success. Paul agreed. “There’s so much to be said for the connections we Tiger Tots started with 15 students. Eight years later, it celebrates made at Union. The teachers and students were a community that an enrollment of 262. “We’ve averaged one new building and open - 16 SPRING 2015 ings for 25 more students each year,” Christy affirmed. “God has smoothly, and that would be impossible if we were raising children of blessed everything we’ve tried our hands at, and it’s been an amazing our own,” Christy explained. “We care for a lot of kids, and we need journey.” time to recharge. We couldn’t do this and have a family. It takes so In fact, Tiger Tots is one of the largest preschool programs in mid- much work to keep our parents, students and teachers happy and to Missouri and was recently nominated for the Small Business Adminis - maintain balance.” tration’s Persons of the Year Award for the Eastern Missouri Region. Paul agrees. “I spend at least two hours a day giving hugs and fist- Today, Paul and Christy each lead a Tiger Tots location. While bumps. It doesn’t get any better than that. These kids feel like my they are regularly asked by clients to consider expanding to serve own, and we’re giving them a foundation that will direct the rest of their sprawling community, the Prevos are happy with their current their lives.” setup. “There are only two of us, and we are content with our two lo - cations,” Christy laughs. “That gives us each a location to run and al - Supply and demand lows us to be hands-on with day-to-day operations.” Tiger Tots graduates are recognized in local private and public This gives the duo a unique perspective on what goes on daily in schools as being well-prepared for kindergarten, and that positive each classroom, and makes them teammates in their students’ educa - reputation has helped the business grow. In fact, centers like Tiger tion in ways they wouldn't be able to do as outside managers or silent Tots are in higher demand across the country as national leadership partners. and private donors allocate more funds to education. “We offer a team dynamic, and we appreciate and support our “People are starting to realize that early childhood education is at teachers,” explained Christy. “Our work is all about the kids, which is the forefront of economic policy,” said Paul. “Every dollar spent on different from businesses that simply try to make as much money as educating young children gains even more over time and makes a they can. Making enough to be viable and take care of our employees positive impact on that child for life. It’s a simple factor of providing is important, but only if we are also successful in our core values and the services parents want and children need to make their lives and loving our kids.” the country better in the long run.” Paul stresses that Tiger Tots is more than a daycare center. “It is re - As a business major at Union, Christy learned that supply and de - ally an early childhood education center,” he said. “We emphasize ed - mand is the foundation of any successful business, and Tiger Tots is ucation, and our goal is to create a lifelong love of learning in all of proving that to be true. our kids.” When students graduate Tiger Tots for kindergarten, they Christy vividly remembers the lesson about supply and demand already know how to read, write and count, he adds. that Dr. Gibson illustrated during an early morning class when he auc - “Research has proven that most of a person’s responses, coping tioned off a single donut to a classroom of hungry college students. mechanisms and preparedness for school are formed between three “I’m pretty sure I paid $10 for that donut,” she laughed. “I didn't care and five,” Christy said. “We take that seriously, and we do everything what it was going to cost me, it was early and I was tired and I had to we can to keep our kids engaged in fun and exciting activities so they get my hands on it.” fall in love with learning. We’ve been taught, ‘Train up a child in the Long after she’s forgotten the taste of that expensive donut, the il - way they should go. We are really doing that here.” lustration still lingers for Christy. “That donut was worth every In addition to Tig̓er Tots, the Prevos own about 30 rental units in penny—the lesson really stuck with me,” she recalled. “I learned that the Columbia area and stay active in real estate. While the couple has if you can create demand for yourself and your business, you’ll al - chosen not to expand their own family, they are content with the ways be successful.” C equilibrium they’ve struck in their lives. “It can take 60 hours a week to keep our locations running

CORD magazine 17 LEARNING AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY By Brittany Wren LEARNING AT EVERY For Amanda Sauder Maggard ’04, every opportunity is a learning experience. And she made the most of her opportu - OPPORTUNITY nities at Union and since then to recently become adminis - trator of the new Florida Hospital facility in Winter Garden.

“It’s been a fun and exciting journey,” Maggard said, “and I’m very Making connections grateful to Union for the educational and experiential foundation.” Looking back over the experiences that prepared her for her job After completing majors in business administration and communi - today, Maggard still appreciates her strong educational background cation with emphases in marketing and journalism, Maggard began provided by Union College professors like Andy Nash, Mike and her career at Adventist Health System in Florida. She then spent two Michelle Mennard, and Chris Blake. She says she started at Union as a years as an executive recruiter for The Powell Group before returning communication major because she loved to write. “I still use skills I to work for Florida Hospital where she has been ever since. “I’ve learned in my communication classes,” she admitted. worked in a variety of roles involved in marketing, strategic commu - The summer before her junior year, Maggard interned at the nication, foundation, corporate training, patient experience, and now Adventist Review . There she gained hands-on experience in writing hospital operations,” she explained. and publishing. She also learned more about how the Adventist Maggard still values her friendships with the faculty who men - church operates, an experience she still values highly. About that tored her in college and the classmates who eventually became her same time, Maggard decided to add a business major and marketing colleagues. She still exchanges Christmas cards with Union College emphasis to diversify her skills and give her more career flexibility business professors Barry and Lisa Forbes, and she related that her after graduation. decision to pursue an MBA was influenced by another Union College The next summer—her last summer before graduation—Maggard alumnus, Brian Adams, who is now CEO for Florida Hospital Tampa. interned at Florida Hospital to complete one of her final requirements for her business degree. “This internship helped me get my foot in the Building a culture from the ground up door,” Maggard said. The professional network she formed during her Years after graduation, Maggard has never stopped learning. In internship helped her land her first job at Florida Hospital after gradu - 2010 she completed an MBA from Webster University. That same year ation, paving the way to a successful career. she also became director of operations and internal communications Building a diverse network of friends and mentors is part of why for Florida Hospital’s Altamonte campus. Even as a director, Maggard Maggard has been so successful. “My [leadership] style is constantly intended to come away with something new, and one of the things forming from watching others,” Maggard said. She looks to her men - she gleaned from her time there was how to foster employee engage - tors and studies what they do. In this way, she continues to learn ment. She explained that the Altamonte campus has extremely high even as she steers the operation of a major new health facility. employee engagement, and she plans to bring that same quality to Some of Maggard’s first leadership experiences happened at Winter Garden. Union. As a student, she was involved in Campus Ministries, student In her current administrative role at the Winter Garden campus, government, and public relations team, as well as editor of the Clock - Maggard is responsible for building the new facility from scratch. This tower, Union’s student newspaper. In these roles, Maggard was em - campus will be a new model for the Orlando area, focusing mainly on powered to rally a team and develop a product, an experience she outpatient services. Slated to open late next year, the facility will offer said greatly impacted her. “Union helps students learn to craft and ex - an ER, a 23-hour observation unit, imaging services, primary care, and ecute a vision,” she explained. She took those skills to her job where some specialists. they have been instrumental in shaping her as a leader and in devel - These days, Maggard and her team are focused primarily on plan - oping her career path. ning the new facility’s design, operational model, and physician model. “There really is no average day,” Maggard laughed. Among Converging business and beliefs her many responsibilities, Maggard is most excited about building a When she returned to Adventist Health System in 2008, Maggard campus culture. This involves not only selecting the right employees, realized how much she loved working for a Christian organization Maggard said, but also setting certain standards of behavior on- and where her professional skills and personal convictions could work to - off-stage. ward the same goal. Serving as an administrator today gives her many Internal processes like how often nurses round on their patients, opportunities to touch lives. She is able to build processes and make or how and when follow-up calls are made, will influence how the decisions for a large team of people whose influence extends far be - campus culture is built. These processes may not seem obvious or im - yond her. She often asks herself, “How can I creatively extend the portant to some, but to Maggard, they deserve careful attention be - healing ministry of Christ, not just to our patients, but to our employ - cause they greatly impact each patient’s experience. ees as well?” Her philosophy is that every day on the job is an oppor - d r a

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: ing experience is wasted. C o t o h p CORD magazine 19 Union graduate finds dream job with BNSF Railroad

By Mindy Liebelt ’11

At first, there is only the plaintive echoing cry of the whistle. Then Catching a ride on the BNSF a faint shudder begins underfoot. Soon the engine chugs into view, a The solution came in the form of a corporate internship, required for plume of smudge gray smoke unfurling like a diaphanous ribbon his Business Administration degree. Burke decided to apply with two from its chimney. Full of nostalgia and history, trains often invoke a different railroads. BNSF Railway was the first to hire him for a ten- strong link to the past. But for Jason Burke ’15, who graduated in may week summer internship at the company’s headquarters in Fort with a business administration degree, they represent something else Worth, Texas. as well. His future. Burke believes Jon Turk, one of his business professors at Union, From Knoxville, Tenn., Burke chose to attend Union College be - played an integral part in the application process. “He went above cause of its small size and friendliness. “I could see many opportuni - and beyond to double check my resume and cover letter, give me ties to get a great education, make friends, and be in a good place for helpful tips about interviewing, and just answer any questions I had,” a career,” he said. said Burke. Burke chose to study accounting after observing his grandfather’s Grounded in the very soil of American history, the construction of work as a treasurer for the Southern Union Conference of Seventh- the railroad system was elemental in far-reaching technological, eco - day Adventists. “I enjoy helping people, so working with people to nomic, sociological, and environmental changes. It would lay the figure out how to make the most of their money is something I tracks that would eventually connect the country coast-to-coast. Ac - enjoy,” he explained. cording to the company’s website, BNSF’s story began in 1849 as a humble 12-mile track “laid with secondhand iron” and operated with Following a childhood dream “borrowed equipment,” at the Aurora Branch Railroad, in Illinois. Like many children, he played with toy trains as a young boy. But The BNSF website says that today the company is comprised of instead of dissipating as he grew older, his interest grew. What started “nearly 400 different railroad lines that merged or were acquired” over as classic toy Lionel and wooden Thomas the Tank Engine train sets the last 165 years. It is distinguished as “one of the top transporters of later became HO scale model trains with intricate layouts built at his the products and materials that help feed, clothe, supply and power grandparent’s house. Despite having no family or friends working at communities throughout America and the world.” a railroad, his knowledge about locomotives, cars, operations and railroads increased as his sets became more complex. Eventually, I’ve been working on the railroad though, the time and monetary investment required by model trains Part of a team that managed BNSF’s $5 billion dollar capital pushed him to pick up a new hobby—train photography (see budget for the year 2014, Burke had many important responsibilities. flickr.com/photos/jason-burke). They included compiling, writing, and submitting spending requests, As he got older, Burke considered a hands-on railroad job as a while acting as an intermediate between the various departments’ re - train service employee. But due to federal and union regulations re - quests for funds and meeting with those that approved spending. He quiring employees to work rotating twelve-hour shifts, he realized it also played an integral role as a team member who created a long- would prove too difficult to accommodate his sundown to sundown range interdepartmental five-year plan for the company. Sabbath observance as a Seventh-day Adventist. 20 SPRING 2015 “When I came to Union, I didn’t know what I was going to do after I graduated, but I did know I was going to go into accounting of some sort. Through the years I was able to narrow down where I wanted to work, what I wanted to do, and how I was going to get there. My biggest goal was to graduate with a job, and now I can say that I have met that goal thanks to the support and education ex - perience I received from Union.”

the Fort Worth & Western Railroad—a complicated task that involved getting clearance to use Union Pacific Railroad’s tracks and assem - bling a train to support local industries. The process was further com - e k r u plicated by railroad congestion and long delays. B n o

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: o t Little did Burke realize when he chose to attend a small and o h p friendly college in Lincoln, Neb., that it would enable him to be “all Jason Burke has loved trains ever since he can remember. Now the aboard” in reaching his personal dreams and goals. “It has given me 2015 graduate has found a job that marries his first love with cho - the drive to work hard and pursue my goals,” he said of his time at sen career—business. Union. After graduation, Burke plans to begin his career at BNSF Rail - way as a Finance Management Trainee, and in time become an ana - Burke credits his education at Union College with aiding in his lyst for the company. ability to accomplish his tasks well. While the information taught in “When I came to Union, I didn’t know what I was going to do class provided him with necessary knowledge, the hands-on experi - after I graduated, but I did know I was going to go into accounting of ences, assignments, and group projects actively contributed to his some sort,” he said. “Through the years I was able to narrow down overall skill. Learning in college how to effectively work as a team where I wanted to work, what I wanted to do, and how I was going member has since proven invaluable to him on the job. to get there. My biggest goal was to graduate with a job, and now I Throughout his internship at BNSF, he had many supportive men - can say that I have met that goal thanks to the support and education tors who assisted him in gaining an even greater understanding of the experience I received from Union.” railroad and the numerous facets within the company. Burke enjoyed It is a wintery dusk in one of Burke’s evocative train photographs. going to work every day. Something he especially looked forward to A light dusting of powdered sugar snow coats the crushed stone bal - was the weekly meetings held to discuss requests for capital. He par - last, contrasting with the graceful dark curves of the steel rails. Out of ticularly enjoyed “learning about what was happening in various de - the pale periwinkle background and bracketed by bare sentinel trees, partments and what work was about to happen on the railroad,” he a train passes under an old searchlight signal bridge. In the luminous explained. glow of its headlight and ditch lights, the BNSF logo is just visible A challenging, but ultimately positive aspect of his internship was against the trademark orange of the engine. Past the click of the cam - being in a non-religious work environment with a wide range of indi - era, the train races on. Symbolic of the photographer himself. vidual lifestyles and beliefs. Activities such as going out to eat with coworkers who drank alcohol, led him to an even greater personal Moving forward. On track. C awareness of his own Seventh-day Adventist values. These interac - tions taught him a lot about himself and about how other people live. One memorable experience occurred in late July, when Burke left the corporate office for a day to shadow a train crew. They were tasked with transfering train cars from the Fort Worth North Yard to CORD magazine 21 DESIGN BY NUMBERS

By Brittany Wren

For Cid Coto ’14, the digital world isn’t just about ones and zeros, He is also grateful for his time working as a student employee for or servers, networks and hardware. As Union College’s first computer the Marketing Communications department at Union. During his time major to graduate with the new web design emphasis, he understands there, he worked as an assistant web developer, student photogra - that when it comes to computers, form is just as important as function. pher and video cameraman. Experiencing each of these roles gave Coto feels called to serve others by helping to solve problems, him an idea of how the whole marketing communications process create beauty and visually organize the World Wide Web. In today’s should work as well as how to solve problems as they arise in real-life world of constant connectedness, web design has become increas - situations. ingly vital. “It is now how we do business, practice medicine and stay Before coming to Union, Coto attended high school in Wyoming in touch with those we care about most,” Coto explained. “A web de - and later earned a two-year degree in computer science at a local signer has to be there to ensure the site is understandable and enable community college. But a bachelor’s degree was his ultimate goal. interactions to take place.” Coto has always been drawn in a clear direction toward the web de - In the months before his December graduation, Coto attended sign field because it combines aspects of computer programming with several career fairs hosted by Union and by the University of Ne - the instant visual results of design. He finds this creative combination braska-Lincoln. Because of his interactions at those career fairs, he very rewarding and looks forward to a lifetime of continued learning. was interviewed and eventually landed his first job as a graphic de - signer at Sandhills Publishing. This international company is head - Learning to learn quartered in Lincoln, Neb., and serves industries like agriculture, Coto is grateful not only for the skills he learned in his web design heavy machinery and construction. classes, but also for the close friendships he made at Union and the At Sandhills, Coto’s main responsibility is to accommodate client camaraderie he found. He first came to Union because he wanted to requests for website changes and maintenance. On a daily basis, Coto associate with peers and mentors who shared his beliefs. Those uses the skills he learned at Union such as HTML and CSS coding, as friends and mentors would later influence the way he viewed the well as industry-standard tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustra - world and his role in it, both professionally and personally. tor. He also credits his writing courses at Union for preparing him to While redesigning Eden Valley's website, Coto was asked to re - meet the professional standards of his job, where grammatically accu - search and highlight all of the organization’s satellite missions. To do rate communication is just as important as technical skill. this, he had to read through several years of archived quarterly publi - cations and later write about them for the website. He laughed as he Building practical experience remembered he had never expected to use the research skills he Before completing his degree at Union, Coto interned as Web learned in college, but for projects like this, they proved to be invalu - Content Manager for Eden Valley Institute of Wellness in Colorado. able. There, he was in charge of all the writing, photography, videography Beyond work-related research and design, Coto credits the influ - and website design for the non-profit organization. “I was a one-stop ence of Ben Barber, one of his instructors and work supervisors, for shop,” Coto laughed. “If I wanted it to happen, I had to create it.” his heightened intellectual curiosity and desire to continue learning o i r a

But while he was challenged and stretched during that summer, for its own sake. “He inspired me to become more of a reader than I z a N he believes his web and graphic design classes at Union prepared already was,” he explained. “It's amazing how much information e v e t

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site from scratch for a client taught him how to work through an au - Overall, Coto feels his career path has been a spiritually guided o h thentic work assignment from beginning to end. He later used this ex - one. “I am still on this journey,” he said. “It doesn’t end when you p perience when he redesigned the homepage for Eden Valley to be leave college, but if it were not for college, specifically Union, I know more easily navigable, intuitive and maintainable. my experience would have been different.” C 22 SPRING 2015 “I am still on this journey. It doesn’t end when you leave college, but if it were not for college, specifically Union, I know my experience would have been different.” _C__L__A__S_S__-_I_F__I_E__D__S______

his wife, Charrie, of Ardmore, 24 years in active duty as an Okla.; and Lorelie Agee and her Army chaplain, retiring in 1992 Keep in touch husband, Darryl, of Bent Moun - at the rank of full Colonel (0-6) CORDmagazine wants to tain, Va. They have seven to become director of Adventist hear from you. You have told grandchildren. Chaplaincy Ministries (ACM) at us this is your favorite sec - the General Conference of tion. Tell us where you are, , an educa - Seventh-day Adventists, serving Don Weatherall ’56 what you’re doing or just tion major from Oklahoma, and there until 2005. He was a fre - send greetings. , a nursing quent speaker at U.S Senate/ Ardyce Kuhnke (’56) student from Colorado, met staff prayer luncheons and Pen - Direct your letters to: while working in the bakery at tagon prayer breakfasts. He has Class-ifieds Alumni Office Union College. They married also produced 60+ first-person Union College on July 28, 1954, and have cele - biblical presentations that have 3800 South 48th Street brated their sixtieth anniversary. been shown at local schools, Lincoln, NE 68506 Don served as teacher and churches and other events all e-mail: [email protected] administrator in Nebraska, over the world. He is an avid make changes online at Kansas, Tennessee, Hawaii and student and collector of first Jerry Moon p www.ucollege.edu/ Florida; and then at the South - century Roman artifacts. ern Union and North American , spent cordmagazine Linda de Romanett ’73 Division. Meanwhile Ardyce most of her career as an inter - ’67 denotes graduation year started a successful flannel nal medicine physician. Now (’67) denotes last year attended graph company for children’s she is blazing trails in media or preferred class year Sabbath Schools across North evangelism by founding the America. After 50 years of de - nonprofit corporation Family nominational service, the First Radio Network. Since the Weatheralls retired and now 1990s, de Romanett has worked 195109s 50s live in the Florida Living Retire - independently or with churches ment Community in Apopka. to launch radio stations. She and Leonard ’56 Mavis ’55 They are the parents of three began in the Southeast and has recently cel - Durichek Shockey daughters: Cynthia Bucking - now expanded to other areas of ebrated their 60th wedding an - ham, Kristy Williams, and Lori the country. Family First uses niversary. Leonard graduated Asbury; and four grandchildren: talk radio programming to with a bachelor’s degree in Jaclyn and Justin Williams and reach listeners. The first station chemistry from Union College, Bailey and Rylee Asbury. began broadcasting in Colum - and Mavis graduated with a bia, S.C., in the late 1990s. More bachelor’s degree in nursing. than 500 people have been Dick Stenbakken Leonard practiced family medi - baptized from their connection cine and surgery for 40 years in to the network’s broadcasts. de Colorado and Texas. They Romanett’s evangelistic work helped build a church in East 1970s 1970s eventually inspired her aunt, Texas that still thrives today. the late Mary Harris, to establish The couple retired and have is a co-editor of Jerry Moon ’71 a nonprofit foundation to lived in Ardmore, Okla., for the newly released Ellen G. support the ministries nine years. They have two White Encyclopedia . Working de Romanett was involved children: Dr. Brian Shockey and as a team with Denis Fortin and with. With support from her Don Weatherall and Ardyce some 180 authors, the goal was Kuhnke to produce a comprehensive source to which both scholars and new readers could turn for easy access to specific informa - 196109s 60s tion about Ellen White. In process from 2000 to 2013, the learned in Encyclopedia includes some Dick Stenbakken ’62 April 2014 that one of his new 1,200 articles about Ellen TV shows won a Silver Award White’s life, beliefs, publica - at the Houston International tions, institutions she founded, Film Festival. “The Dorchester and biographical sketches of Story” relates the saga of four hundreds of people with whom Army chaplains who gave their she corresponded. Jerry is life vests to others around them professor and chair of the after their ship had been torpe - department of church history in Leonard and Mavis Durichek doed in the North Atlantic on the Seminary at Andrews Uni - Shockey February 3, 1943. Dick served versity. Linda de Romanett 24 SPRING 2015 ______C___L_A__S__S _-__I_F__I_E__D__S _

aunt’s foundation, her parents and Izaak Danielle Bullard ’02 and her own funds, de Ro - 199109s 90s Fox were married in Mount Ver - manett says she followed God’s non, Wash., on July 25, 2014. , has been leading and started applying for Terry Forde ’93 Danielle is a physician assistant radio station licenses with the named president and CEO of in occupational medicine and Federal Communications Com - Adventist HealthCare. Forde, of surgical assisting. Izaak is a civil mission. Silver Spring, said he is focused engineer. They live in Olympia, on the continued need for more Wash. outpatient services, reducing 1980s readmission rates, additional 1980s behavior health and rehabilita - and tion health components, and Richard ’76 Kayla Wagner , were among the first helping the physicians evaluate Booth ’80 teachers in the North American electronic clinical health card Todd Hoyt Division to receive the Journey systems for improved data to Excellence Teacher’s Award, access. Forde joined Adventist 2000s which is being presented to HealthCare, based in Gaithers - 2000s longtime Adventist educators burg, Md., in July 2011, as the Colin Watley and Elsa Diné ’00 who embody the vision of organization’s executive vice of Rio Nido, Calif., welcomed helping every learner excel in president and chief operating Hero Essex Watley on Feb. 19, faith, learning and service. officer. Since then, he has over - 2014. He weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and Richard began his teaching ca - seen the organization’s Mary - was 20 inches long. Elsa works reer in Humboldt, Iowa, in land entities and operations, in customer service sales at Gap. 1976. Kayla started her career in recruited several top executives Colin is a server at Chef her home state of Kansas in and helped Adventist Patrick’s, a French restaurant. HealthCare successfully adapt 1981 teaching in Pittsburg. Danielle Bullard Fox and to the many changes that have Richard and Kayla met at Union Izzak Fox College while working on their occurred at both the state and master’s degrees through the national levels. Forde previ - (at Union as Arlene Esche Arlin Loma Linda University summer ously served as an executive for ) and her husband, Sugandhi school program. They have eight years with Centura Aaron, are pleased to announce been a teaching couple since Health, the largest health the birth of August Liam on their marriage on July 28, 1985, system in Colorado. April 11, 2014. He weighed 6 creating an educational team lbs 15 oz and was 19 inches that has spanned nearly long. He joins his sister, Alana 30 years. Grace, at home. Aaron is working toward a Ph.D. in psychology from Ball University Hero Essex Watley in Muncie, Ind. Arlene is an active duty Air Force officer and working at Wright Patterson Jonathan (’01) Pauline welcomed AFB in Ohio. Deeb Bilima ’03 Jonathan “Zion” on Christmas eve, Dec. 24, 2013. He weighed 7 lb 15 oz and was 21.5 inches long. Jonathan is the lead pas - tor of Relevant Church in River - Richard Booth side, Calif. Pauline is the director of the Healing Hands Terry Forde Grateful Patient Program at Loma Linda University Health. is the new pre- Todd Hoyt ’93 arrangement counselor for the cemetery division at Fairmount Mortuary, Cemetery and Cre - mation Services in Denver, Colo. Originally from Grand Junction, Colo., he graduated August Liam Esche from Union in 1993 with a de - Kayla Wagner Booth gree in Communication with an and Byron ’02 Liv Pedersen Ja - emphasis in public relations. welcomed Katalina cobson ’02 Jonathan “Zion” Bilima Iskandar on June 11, 2014. She CORD magazine 25 _C__L__A__S_S__-_I_F__I_E__D__S______weighed 7 lb 5 oz and was 21 and child, preceded by Ryann Ser - Sports and Family Chiropractic Rande ’04 Heather Palmer inches long. Liv is a graphic de - welcomed Ellie ena (Nov. 5, 2009-May 19, and Acupuncture. They live in Colburn ’04 signer at Advent Source , and Elaine on April 5, 2014. She was 2011) and Clifton Sumner (Sept. Overland Park, Kan. Byron owns his own carpet 7 lbs 13 oz and 20.5 inches long 9, 2012). Damie is the adminis - cleaning business, Interior Dry and joins big brothers, Drew, 7, trative assistant to the vice Cleaning Systems, LLC. They and Carter, 5. Heather is taking president for Academic Admin - live in Lincoln, Neb. a break from teaching to stay istration at Union College. Jared home but plans to pursue a is working toward a doctor of master’s degree in education musical arts degree at the Uni - next year. Rande is a web mar - versity of Nebraska—Lincoln. keting manager for OtterBox. They have lived in Fort Collins for almost three years.

Kalin Zacariah Sallee Katalina Iskandar and Andrew ’05 Natasha Maty - and her welcomed Anas - Callie Kanen Adams ’03 chuk Gray ’04 husband, Andy, are pleased to tasia Faith on May 20, 2014. She announce the birth of Elizabeth weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19 Gwen, born on May 3, 2014. inches long. Natasha is a clini - She joins sisters, Abby and Cate, cal assistant to an orthopedic at home in Alamosa, Colo. Cal - Walden Elder Hiscock surgeon at Columbia Or - lie is the manager of Mountain thopaedic Group in Columbia, Air Oxygen, which supplies and Mo. Andrew is a licensed mas - David ’04 Eunice Lopez oxygen and medical equipment welcomed Elijah David ter social worker (LMSW) and Jahn ’04 to the San Luis Valley. Andy on Dec. 4, 2013. He weighed 5 family therapist for the state di - works for Phoenix Management lbs 7 oz and was 19 ¾ inches vision of youth services in Co - in the accounts receivable de - Ellie Elaine Colburn long. David teaches at Great lumbia, Mo. partment. He is also a customer Kids Academy and is the assis - service agent for Great Lakes and tant volunteer pastor at the Bill ’04 Tasha Reynolds Airlines. are pleased to an - South Bend First Church in Heinrich ’03 nounce the birth of Alice Mar - South Bend, Indiana. Eunice is garet, born Feb. 7, 2014. She the administrative assistant at joins Colton, age 4, and Khloe, the same church. age 2, at home in Wesley Chapel, Fla. Bill is the chief fi - nancial officer at Florida Hospi - tal—Zephyrhills, which is part of Adventist Health System. Anastasia Faith Gray Tasha is a stay-at-home mom. and Gary ’05 Tara Trewitt are pleased to an - Adams’ Family Manly ’08 nounce the birth of Cora Layne was on May 5, 2014, weighing 8 lbs Derek Hansen ’03 presented the Excellence in and measuring 21 inches long. Teaching Award from the She joins Levi Charles, age 2, at Alumni Awards Foundation, which is given to ten teachers from across the nation each year on graduation day in May. Elijah David Jahn His hands-on approach to teaching, plus dedication to helping all students, earned him and Dan ’04 Brittany Spaulding this prestigious national teach - are pleased to an - Sallee ’08 ing award for Seventh-day Ad - Alice Margaret Heinrich nounce the birth of Kalin ventist teachers. He has taught Zacariah on May 19, 2014. He science and some math at Walden Elder Hiscock was born weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and was 20 College View Academy in May 1, 2014, to Jared and inches long. Brittany works for Lincoln, Neb., since he gradu - . Retirement Advantage as a Damie Elder-Hiscock (’04) ated in 2003. He was 6 lb 7 oz and 19.5 compliance analyst, and Dan is inches long. He is their third a chiropractor at Advanced Cora Layne Manly 26 SPRING 2015 ______C___L_A__S__S _-__I_F__I_E__D__S _ home. Gary is a stay-at-home and his wife, son, Nev., and Jason is an oper - Brad Bascom ’06 dad and part-time art teacher. Giovanna, are pleased to an - ations manager for a fuel com - Tara is an internal medicine nounce the birth of Andrew pany. For full birth story and physician assistant for Scott and Loic on Aug. 10, 2014. Andrew other blogs, check out Pamela’s White Hospital in Belton, Texas. weighed 9 lbs 1 oz and was 21.5 blog at torrespamelag.wix.com. inches long. He joins siblings, Kason Juhl Hansen and Jaxon Audrey, age 5, Abigail, age 4, and his wife, Kris Wetmore ’08 Lee Hansen were born to and Austin, age 2. Brad is a Whitney, welcomed Lydia Kief and physical therapist at Frye Med - Susan on July 28, 2014. She ’05 Andrea Hansen ’07, ’10 on Oct. 15, 2013. Kason was 6 ical Center in Hickory, N.C. Gio - weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and was 20 lbs 5.6 oz and 19.25 inches vanna is a stay-at-home mom. inches long. Kris owns his own long. Jaxon was 5 lbs 2.2 oz and business in Hendersonville, 18.5 inches long. Kief is a real - N.C., Family Tree Care. His wife tor at the Real Estate Group in is a teller at First Citizens Bank. Rapid City, S.D., and Andrea is a Blake Edward Barnett was born physician assistant at Black Hills on Oct. 29, 2014, to Ryan ’09 Urgent Care. Cress Family and Ryan Kallie Adams ’08 McCutcheon were married in Anacortes, Wash., on Jan. 3, 2014. They live in Sitka, Alaska, and Kallie is a teacher and prin - Andrew Loic Bascom cipal of the Sitka Adventist School. and Rachel Turner Orrison ’07 her husband Alan (former em - welcomed Elliot Jude ployee) on March 24, 2014. He weighed Lydia Susan Wetmore 8 lbs 12 oz and was 20 inches long. Rachel is a lead creative and . Kay McCarthy Barnett ’10 services designer at Deloitte. He weighed 9 lbs and was 21 Alan is a teacher at Atlanta inches long. Ryan and Kay both Adventist Academy. work for Florida Hospital in Or - Kason Juhl and Jaxon Lee lando, Fla. Ray is a finance man - Hansen ager and Kay is a business development director. Grady Whittaker Smith was Kallie and Ryan McCutcheon born to Julie Harding Smith ’05 and her husband Jordan on Norah Elizabeth Pedigo was born Aug. 3, 2014, to Nov. 28, 2013, weighing 7 lbs 10 Pamela and her hus - oz. He joined big sister, Peyten, Torres Pedigo ’08 at home in Tampa, Fla. Julie is a band Jason. Born at home after senior auditor at GTE Financial, 26 hours of labor, Norah and Jordan is a plumber at weighed 9 lbs 13 oz and was Florida Hospital in Tampa. 21.5 inches long. Pamela is a stay-at-home mom in Hender -

Blake Edward Barnett Elliot Jude Orrison and Mike ’09 Katelyn Rabanal Oliver Daniel Cress was born welcomed Owen Brown’09 July 16, 2014, to and Michael on Dec. 12, 2012. Daniel ’08 . He Owen weighed 8 lbs 3 oz and Trina Peterson Cress ’08 weighed 9 lbs 3 oz and meas - was 20.5 inches long. He is the ured 21 inches. He joins older little brother to Eli, who will be siblings, Brylee and Ian. Daniel four in February. Katelyn owns is a financial aid advisor at her own health and wellness Union College, and Trina is a business as an Arbonne Con - freelance writer and stay-at- sultant and is a stay-at-home Grady Whittaker Smith home mom. Norah Elizabeth Pedigo mom. Mike is the clinic man - CORD magazine 27 _C__L__A__S_S__-_I_F__I_E__D__S______ager and prosthetic clinician at oz and 22 inches long. Tyrell is in the Nebraska Army National People Hanger Clinic in Mercy Hospital an officer in the U.S. Public Guard and a clinical lab worker People in Des Moines, Iowa. Health Service currently as - at Nebraska LabLinc in Lincoln, Placements signed to the Great Plains Neb. Emily is studying sonogra - Placements Indian Health Service Division phy at Bryan College of Health is the new stu - Tamara Adams of Facilities Management. Sciences and is a stay-at-home dent health director. She most Heather is a stay-at-home mom. mom. recently worked at Orchard Park Retirement Home as the and Russell ’13 Rachel Welsh associate services director. She welcomed Hadley Huggins ’10 graduated from Union in 1989 Elizabeth on July 9, 2014, with a bachelor’s in nursing. weighing 5 lbs 5 oz and 19 Tammy enjoys walking, music inches long. Rachel is a well - and spending time with her ness manager at Union Bank in family. She and her husband, Lincoln, Neb. Russell is a me - Peter, have four children, all chanic at Anderson Mazda. either attending or have gradu - ated from Union.

is a new assis - Larinda Fandrich tant professor of nursing. She Owen Michael and Eli Brown Jack Lyston Lang most recently worked as Same Day Surgery Director at the Cassidy Faith Diehl was born on , recently gradu - Jeffrey Schall ’11 Lincoln Surgical Hospital. June 24, 2014, to and ated with a degree in nursing Jeremy ’10 Larinda graduated from Union . She from Loma Linda University. He Kate Hudson Diehl ’09 with a degree in nursing in 1986 weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 19 is a registered nurse at Loma and completed a Master of inches long. The family live in Linda University Medical Center Science in Nursing last fall. She Memphis, Tenn. Jeremy is a in the medical intensive care enjoys running, quilting, and third-year medical student at unit. He also serves on the spending time with family and Debusk College of Osteopathic board of a free clinic in San friends. She and her husband, Medicine. Kate recently finished Bernardino, where basic med - Scott, have three children, Alex, a master’s degree in math learn - ical care is provided to the Hadley Elizabeth Huggins Lindsey and Jared. ing and teaching from Drexel underserved population in the University. She is taking time off city. He volunteers with a group and is the new Rickie Edouard Prince ’13 Courtney Gutknecht from math teaching to be a from Loma Linda called Street her husband Dave are pleased enrollment coordinator for full-time mom. Medicine. The group teaches to announce the birth of Raiden Enrollment Services. She gradu - medical students basic medical on Feb 23, 2014. He weighed 6 ated from Union College in skills they can use when provid - lbs and was 19.5 inches long. 2014 with a degree in elemen - ing medical care to the under - Rickie is a nurse in the progres - tary education. Courtney enjoys served populations of San sive care unit at Jackson Hospi - sports, outdoors and traveling. Bernardino. tal in Marianna, Fla. Dave is a respiratory therapist. has spend the past Devi Halim Vienna Loren Beinlich was born year as a graphic designer for on Aug. 1, 2013, to Justin Enrollment Services. She gradu - and his wife, Emily. Beinlich ’13 ated from Union in 2014 with a Vienna was 5 lbs 13 oz and 19 degree in graphic design. inches long. Justin is a sergeant is a new assistant Lesa Kean professor of mathematics. She most recently recently taught classes at Emporia State Univer - sity and a community college in Kansas. Lesa graduated with a Cassidy Faith Diehl bachelor’s degree in music edu - cation and math education from Union College, and both a mas - 201200s 10s ter’s and Ph.D.in mathematics Raiden Prince education at Illinois Institute of and Tyrell (’11) Heather Mekel - Technology. Lesa and her are pleased to an - burg Lang ’11 husband, Frank, have a dog nounce the birth of their son, and a cat. Jack Lyston. He was born on Sept, 8, 2014, weighing 9 lbs 5 Vienna Loren Beinlich 28 SPRING 2015 ______I__N___M____E_M___O___R_Y__

is an assistant pro - Lisa Marie, Eukarys, Maykelis, nations to snorkel, swim and 2014, at age 99. She was born Seth McNeill fessor of engineering and com - and Johnny. play in the surf. She and her Dec. 12, 1914, in Cheyenne, puter science. He most recently husband, Shawn, have twin 11- Wyo. She was a member of the worked as an Applications Engi - is a new asso - year-old girls, Allie and Zoe. Denver South Seventh-day Ad - Aaron Purkeypile neer for the University of ciate professor of business. He ventist Church. She is survived Nebraska-Lincoln NIMBUS lab. most recently served as associ - is the new office by her sons, and Lisa Turk Bruce (’61) Seth earned a bachelor’s in engi - ate treasurer for secondary edu - manager for the Division of ; four grandchildren Steven (’66) neering from Walla Walla Univer - cation in the Washington Human Development. She and four great-grandchildren. sity, and both a master’s and Conference. Aaron enjoys rela - graduated from Southern Ad - doctorate in electrical engineer - tionship building and building ventist University with a degree , Eldine Hahn Friesen (’36) ing from the University of communities (for example in consumer and family sci - Loma Linda, Calif., died March Florida. He enjoys hiking, bik - through fitness, athletics, or ences in 1989 and a degree in 25, 2014, at age 99. She was ing, robotics, amateur radio and faith) where anybody can join office administration in 1992. In born May 23, 1914, in Hastings, computers and is married to and feel they have a place of 2010 she graduated from La Neb. She is survived by her son, Corraine, assistant professor of belonging regardless of their Sierra University with a master’s Dean; daughter, Carolyn biology at Union. previous experiences or per - degree in education and re - Garvin; four grandchildren and ceived baggage. Aaron and his ceived her NAD certification in 12 great-grandchildren. is the new wife, Kerri, have a seven-year- 2013. Lisa is married to Jon, a Marcia Nordmeyer conference and guest services old, Maxwell. professor in the Division of , Long - Evelyn Bullock (’37) director. She most recently Business and Computer Sci - mont, Colo., died Feb. 12, 2014, worked in the marketing de - is a new clinical ence. They have two children, at age 97. She was born Sept. 6, Rebecca Randa partment of a Lincoln-based instructor for the Division of William and Katherine (Katie). 1916, in Lyons, Colo., to Orel software company. Marcia Nursing. She worked as a nurse LeRoy and Louise Bensel Bul - graduated from Union College in a medical/oncology/stroke lock. After graduating from Transitioned with a business administration unit at St. Elizabeth Regional Campion Academy in Loveland, degree in 2007. She and her Medical Center. Rebecca gradu - is the new Colo., she attended Union Col - Addison Hudgins husband, Jeremy, have one ated from Union College in 2007 assistant director of admissions lege and graduated from Col - son, Calvin. with a nursing degree and is for Enrollment Services. She orado State Teachers College in working toward a master’s in most recently served as campus Greeley, Colo. Her forty-year is the new assistant Nursing Education at Capella visit coordinator. career as a teacher began in the Val Opp manager of the Campus Store. University. She, and her hus - Montgomery School in Lyons, She most recently worked as an band, Tom have a four-year-old Colo. After she retired in 1978, accountant for the Nebraska daughter and three-year-old son. she enjoyed meeting with the Department of Roads. Valda IN MEMORY “Ramblin’ Roses” Red Hatters enjoys sewing, reading, hiking served for the group, made up of her teacher Laura Selivanoff Death dates and/or obituar - and spoiling grandchildren. She past year as records assistant for friends. She loved gardening ies have been received for and her husband, Rod, have a the Records Office. She gradu - and was known for her green the following individuals. son, two daughters and five ated from Union in 2014 with a thumb at producing beautiful grandchildren. degree in psychology and asso - African violets. ciates in pre-allied health. Laura is enjoys traveling, reading and , , Lincoln, Emily McFadyen Patterson Alice Nelson Peterson (’35) George Nielsen (’39) the new assistant dean of horseback riding. Angwin, Calif., died March 20, Neb., died May 17, 2014, at age women. She graduated from 2014, at age 102. She was born 95. He was born in Fairmont, Union with an elementary served for the Oct. 2, 1911, in Glenwood, Minn., and spent most of his life Joellyn Sheehy education degree in 2011 and past year as AQIP systems port - Minn., the first of three chil - in Minnesota. George married most recently taught in an folio coordinator, helping to dren. Becoming an Adventist as on Florence Unterseher (’39) Adventist elementary school in manage Union’s accreditation a teenager, she attended Union Christmas day 1941. Three Montana. Emily is married to process. She graduated from College where she met Henry weeks later he was shipped Jevon, whom she met while at Union College in 2014 with a Peterson. They married Jan. 5, Union. degree in international rescue 1936. She and Henry, a minis - and relief. ter, were missionaries to Singa - is the new HR gen - pore and Rhodesia (now Juan Perez eralist for the Human Resources is the new en - Zimbabwe), Africa. Alice was a Melissa Sorter Department. He most recently rollment counselor for the Divi - schoolteacher for many worked as a financial services sion of Nursing and most decades, teaching elementary professional. Juan earned a recently worked as registrar of through college. She is survived bachelor’s degree from Univer - Wisconsin Academy. Missy at - by her children: LeRoy, Lowell, sity of Nebraska, and enjoys tended Union College, and Tom and Genene Sharp; nine being involved at the Lincoln graduated with a degree in radi - grandchildren and nine great- Spanish church, spending time ologic technology from Univer - grandchildren. with his family and prison min - sity of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. istry. He and his wife, Eliza - She loves travelling with her , Jessie Van Divier Cross (’36) beth, have four grown children: family to warm weather desti - Denver, Colo., died Feb. 27, George Nielsen CORD magazine 29 _I_N___M____E__M__O___R__Y ______

with the Army to Australia and Biloff. He graduated from a Christian choral group often , Edna Johnson Abrams (’44) served in the Pacific until 1944. Sheyenne River Academy and under the name of the “Light Walla Walla, Wash., died Feb. 9, George established the Nielsen briefly attended Union College. House Chorale”. In 1962, Felix 2014, at age 93. She was born Store Equipment Company in Hagen accepted a job cutting and Lucille moved to their Oct. 22, 1920, to John and Mary St. Paul, Minn. He was a long - tail pieces for the P38 aircraft at country home in Northville, Warkentine Johnson in Wood - time member of the St. Paul Lockheed Martin during WWII. Mich., where they lived and worth, N.D. She graduated from First Seventh-day Adventist Hagen married Gladys Juhl on served local churches in south - Woodworth High School and at - Church. Survivors include his June 1, 1941. Hagen moved his east Michigan as pastors, teach - tended North Dakota State children, and wife and 4-month-old son back ers, and choral directors until Teacher’s College in Valley City Angela Hardt ’67 ; two sisters, to the Biloff homestead two their move to Loma Linda in and received teacher certifica - Wayne Nielsen (’73) Betty Porter and Laura Mercanti; years later. He worked the land 2012. He is survived by his wife, tion. She taught for at least one four grandchildren and five with cattle and sheep and vari - Lucille, and four children. year in a rural school between great-grandchildren. ous grain crops for the next 24 Woodworth and Jamestown, years. After moving from the , Her - N.D. Edna then completed pre - Wanda Klee Johnson (’43) , farm to Minnesota and then to miston, Ore., died May 3, 2014, requisites for nursing at Union Helen Christensen Barker (’40) Lincoln, Neb., died Aug. 24, the Milton-Freewater, Ore., at age 89. Born in St. Louis, Mo., College and earned a nursing 2014, at age 95. Born Sept. 7, area, he went into the construc - on Oct. 28, 1924, Wanda was diploma from the College of 1918, in Winner, S.D., to Mel - tion business and built several the only child of Peter and Medical Evangelists in 1950. In choir and Anna Hansen Chris - homes. Later he opened and Olivia Janssen Klee. She gradu - 1965, she graduated from Loma tensen. She felt privileged to operated a lumber yard in Mil - ated from Campion Academy Linda University with a bache - attend Oak Park Academy and ton-Freewater, Ore. He is sur - and studied nursing at Union lor’s degree in nursing. She ob - then Union College where she vived by his wife, Gladys; College. Her first nursing job tained a master’s degree in met . They children: was at White Memorial Hospital nursing from the University of Merle Barker (’41) DeVern (’62), Dennis were married April 13, 1940. , Neil, and in Los Angeles, Calif. It was California, San Francisco in (’64) Lana Sepolen ’76 They farmed near Merle’s family Wade; 10 grandchildren and here that she met and married a 1970. She taught nursing at in Colorado and near her family four great-grandchildren. young Loma Linda medical stu - Loma Linda University and at in Iowa before they purchased dent, Milton Johnson on Dec. Walla Walla College until 1987 their first farm in Mindenmines, , Indi - 17, 1946. She is survived by her when she retired. In 1973 she Della Wiltse Morrison ’41 Mo., in 1953. She led the local anapolis, Ind., died October 4, children: Milton Jr., Judith Van and Emmett Downing were Pathfinder Club camping for 25 2014, at age 98. She was born in Tassel, Jeffrey, Jerrold and Joel. married. After his death in 1995, years, attending many cam - Bruno, Minn., on Feb. 16, 1916, she married Paul Abrams in porees. After Merle’s death, she to Austin and Mable Wood , Signal 1998. Survivors include her hus - Edward Wines ’43 moved to Gering, Neb., to be Wiltse. After graduating from Mountain, Tenn., died Aug. 13, band, Paul, and many nieces near her daughter, Union College, Della earned a 2014, at age 91. A longtime edu - and nephews. Carol Huen - and family. In 2012 degree in nursing from Loma cator within the Seventh-day ergardt ’70 when her health began to fail, Linda University. It was while Adventist church, he was dean , Sykeston, Viola Voth Stolz ’45 she moved to Lincoln, Neb., she was doing nurses’ training of Platte Valley Academy, prin - N.D., died July 22, 2014, at age near family again. She is sur - that she met Russell Morrison, cipal of Enterprise Academy, 88. She was born to William and vived by her children: Keith, who was teaching church president of Southwestern Ad - Rosa Schmidt Voth on March 19, Carol Huenergardt and ; school. They married on March ventist College, education direc - 1926. She graduated from Ted ’76 12 grandchildren and 13 great- 15, 1945. She was a lifelong tor for the Columbia Union Sheyenne River Academy in grandchildren. member of the Seventh-day Ad - Conference, and vice-president 1943 and then from Union Col - ventist church. Survivors in - for advancement and public re - lege in 1945 with a degree in clude two daughters, Cheri lations at Loma Linda Univer - secretarial science. After marry - Thompson and Carole Sannes; sity. He is survived by his wife ing Lawrence Stolz in 1946, she four grandchildren, seven great- of 71 years, worked briefly in Jamestown as Moneta Caviness grandchildren and one great- ; son, Edward; a secretary and then worked Wines (’43) great-grandchild. daughters, Muriel Phillips and harder than ever raising three Mary Ann Graves; and eight children and helping on the , Loma Linda, grandchildren. farm. She is survived by her Felix Lorenz (’42) Calif., died Nov. 2, 2013, at age son, ; son-in-law, Larry Stolz ’84 91. He was born on April 5, , Highlands , and four Dale Aalborg ’44 Merlyn Gottfried ’75 1922, in Kansas. After graduat - Ranch, Colo., died Feb. 19, grandchildren. ing from Maplewood Academy 2014, at age 93. He was born on in Hutchinson, Minn., he at - July 15, 1920, in Viborg, S.D. He , Pasadena, Robert Marsh ’47 tended Union College, the served as a pastor in Texico, Calif., died Aug. 21, 2014, at age Peabody College, and Vander - Oklahoma, Colorado, 94. He was born July 25, 1920, Helen Christensen Barker bilt Divinity School in Nashville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania and in Lincoln, Neb., to Lee and , Milton-Free - Tenn. He later graduated from Arkansas-Louisiana confer - Edna Serns Marsh. Robert grad - Hagen Biloff (’40) water, Ore., died April 9, 2014, the seminary of Washington ences. Survivors include sons, uated from Glendale Union at age 96. Hagen was born July Missionary College in Takoma and Bryan; Academy in 1937 and attended Bruce ’72, Merlin ’78 23, 1917, at home in Carrington, Park, Md., in 1952. Wherever six grandchildren and six great- Glendale City College for two N.D., to William and Julia Huff they lived, Felix soon organized grandchildren. years before returning to Lin - 30 SPRING 2015 ______I__N___M____E_M___O___R_Y__ coln, Neb., where he graduated Throughout most of his work - lived happily together for al - Midwest to schools and from Union College in 1940. ing life, Bud was involved as an most 66 years. Richard gradu - churches. He is survived by his After graduating from Loma owner and officer of a family- ated from College View son, Loren Opp, and daughter, Linda University School of Med - owned business in Denver— Academy in 1946 and served as Margaret Christoffel. icine and completing a medical Gates & Sons, Inc. He was a youth leader and pastor in the internship, he served in the U.S. deeply involved in the Seventh- Adventist church for more than , Suam - Clayton Whetmore (’51) Air Force as a ranked flight sur - day Adventist church, and 40 years. Elder Warner is sur - ico, Wis., died May 28, 2014, at geon at the field hospital in served on many church affili - vived by his wife Shirley; two age 86. Born on June 13, 1927, Neubiberg, Munich, Germany. ated boards and committees, in - daughters, and in Newburgh, N.Y., he is the Joni Bell (’70) Upon his return, he finished cluding Union’s Board of Heidi Lane; three grandchildren son of Edward and Mildred surgical training, became a fel - Trustees. He also proudly and six great-grandchildren. Clay Whetmore. Clayton low of the American College of served on the board of Porter , Gresham, Ore., proudly served in the Army Carl Heft ’51 Surgeons and set up practice in Memorial Hospital in Denver died March 27, 2014, at age 90. from August 1945 to December Glendale, where he practiced for a number of years. In 1991, His survivors include his wife, 1946. On Sept. 3, 1950, he mar - for 37 years. He held chief of Bud and Delphine retired and ; son, ried . After Dorothy Winn Heft ’50 Christine Walker ’54 staff positions at Behrens Hos - moved from Denver to Grand Wally; brother, John; sisters, Union College, he graduated pital (later to become Verdugo Junction, where they remained , Mary Kelly, from Kansas City College of Os - Carol Killion ’51 Hills Hospital) and the Glen - until the time of their deaths. Millicent Rieboldt and Diane teopathic Medicine in 1960 and dale Adventist Medical Center, He is survived by his son, Owens; and five grandchildren. completed an OB/GYN resi - Robert married Marguerite Garry; daughter dency at this school several Sandy Drobny Strahle in 1948. He is survived ; six grandchildren and 11 years later. Over the next 35 ’69 by his wife, Marguerite; son, great-grandchildren. He was years he delivered over 7,000 Christopher; daughter Victoria preceded in death by two babies and started a Christian Tapper; two granddaughters wives, Edith and osteopathic medical school. He Delphine Wat - and two great-granddaughters. ; and son, Lee is survived by his wife, Chris - son Gates ’49 Gates III. tine; children: , Clayton ’81 George, and ; Joy Lauck (’78) , Fort Collins, eight grandchildren and five Harold Dupper ’50 Colo., died as a result of an au - great-grandchildren. tomobile accident on June 19, 2014, at age 89. He was born , Crete, Neb., Kenneth Kaiser ’52 January 27, 1925, at home in died Jan. 13, 2014, at age 91. He Beebe Draw, Colo., to Henry was born Nov. 21, 1922, in and Caroline Dupper. After he Shaffer, Kan. Kenneth was completed his Army experi - called to serve in the Army dur - Richard Warner ence, he met , ing World War II. and then at - Velma Lorenz ’49 who had written encouraging tended Union College, letters to him while he was in , Loveland, graduating with a bachelor’s Arthur Opp ’51 Italy. He joined her at Union Colo., died Sept. 17, 2014, at degree in education. In 1948 he College and they were married age 90. Art was born Jan. 9, married Eleanor Engeberg. Robert Marsh on June 6, 1949. After graduat - 1924, in Hazelton, N.D., to Kenneth was a teacher/princi - ing from Loma Linda, Harold Christian and Margaretha Opp. pal in the rural school system in , Port - took his family to Burma where During World War II, he joined Kansas for 30 years. He earned Edna Maier Harris (’48) land, Ore., died April 22, 2014, he served as a physician in a the Army and served in the Pa - a master’s degree from Fort at age 87. She was born April mission hospital in Rangoon, cific Theater in hospital admin - Hays State College in Kansas. In 27, 1926 in Bowdle, S.D. Sur - and in 1960 found a position at istration, rising to the rank of retirement they moved to Lin - vivors include her husband, the Beebe Clinic in Fort Collins, sergeant major. After returning coln, Neb. He is survived by ; son, Lance; Colo. After Velma died, he met home, he earned a business de - children, and Jack Harris ’50 Alicia Murray ’72 daughter, Karyl Dupée; brother, and married Wanda in 1988. gree from Union College, and ; five grandchildren, Jim (’77) Harlan Maier; and four grand - She accompanied him in death met and married four great-grandchildren; and Theda Eibert children. on June 19, 2014. He is survived . They were married for 54 sister, Wanda Dick. ’49 by his siblings, years until her death in 2004. Elma Lorenz , , Donna Cor - Art served in treasury and audit - , Topeka, Lee “Bud” Gates (Honorary (’42) Frank ’54 Norman Harvey ’53 , Grand Junction, Colo., dova, and ; sons, ing while working for the Sev - Kan., died April 17, 2014, at age ’49) Kenneth ’64 died Aug. 16, 2014, at age 96. , , and enth-day Adventist church for 84. He was born Aug. 30, 1929, Harold (’77) Bob ’81 Ron Born June 17, 1918, in Denver, ; seven grandchildren and 40 years in Maryland, South in Fairland, Okla., the son of ’81 Colo., to Lee and Bertha Gates, two great-grandchildren. Dakota, Indiana, Michigan, Charles and Bessie Clark Har - he was the first of six children Texas, and Nebraska. In retire - vey. After graduating from in the family. He graduated , Fresno, ment he continued his services Freemont County Vocational Richard Warner ’50 from Campion Academy in Calif., died June 14, 2014, at age to the church serving as treas - High School in Lander, Wyo., in Loveland, Colo., in 1930 and at - 86. He was born March 7, 1928, urer of his local church in Love - 1947, he graduated from Union tended classes at the University in Bettendorf, Iowa. He and land and traveling as a College in 1953. While at col - of Colorado in Boulder. representative throughout the lege he met Shirley Wilmot Warner (’50) Thelma Kepler CORD magazine 31 _I_N___M____E__M__O___R__Y ______

, and they were married on the Seventh-day Adventist , Love - , , , (’51) Charles Anderson (’54) (’78) Sue (’78) Todd ’86 Teresa Aug. 19, 1951. Norman spent his church and spent more than 40 land, Colo., died Dec. 2, 2013, at , and ; 11 grandchil - (’85) Sara ’90 entire denominational career years as a pastor. He is survived age 80. He was born Dec. 21, dren and eight great-grandchil - within the Mid-America Union by his wife, Toni; daughters, Vir - 1932, in Denver, Colo., to Edwin dren; brother, . Bill Hanson ’61 as a pastor, teacher and treas - ginia Gifford and JoAnn and Ida Wilson Anderson. urer in Wyoming, Kansas and Loignon; step-daughter, Julie Charles attended Campion , Powell, Clifton Taylor (’54) North Dakota and Kansas. In his Pulley; sister, Jeanette Gafner; Academy and later graduated Wyo., died Dec. 26, 2013, at age retirement he served the local four grandchildren and three from the University of Colorado 82. He was born April 8, 1931, church in many capacities as step-grandchildren; and three with a bachelor’s degree in busi - in Basin, Wyo., to Odus and well as church auditor of the great-grandchildren. ness. He married Ethyl Shaw Taylor. Following Ruth Holmes conference. Survivors include in Keene, Texas. Charles high school graduation, he at - ’54 his wife, Thelma; daughters, , Port Orchard, lived in Loveland, Colo., most of tended Union College for two Don Sullivan ’53 and Wash., died August 19, 2014, at his life and worked as a farmer years. On Feb. 14, 1954, he mar - Cynthia Lane ’79 Muffy ; grandsons, age 83. He was born on Oct. 10, and a truck driver. He loved ried in Lin - Kessler (’80) Travis Edith Cochran (’54) , 1930, in Omaha, Neb., to trucks, tractors and car racing. coln, Neb. Following their Lane (’05) Nicholas Mohr ’12 and Trevor Mohr; sister, Michael and Anna Sullivan. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; marriage they moved to Reba and many After graduating from Platte Val - sons, Michael and Steve; five Wyoming, settling in Basin, and Christensen (’56) nieces and nephews. ley Academy in Nebraska, he grandchildren and eight great- then moved to the Powell area , began ministerial training at grandchildren. in 1959. He was lifelong mem - William “Mac” McCormick ’53 Omaha, Neb., died Jan. 16, Union College. On Sept. 3, ber of the Seventh-day Adven - 2014, at age 81. He was born 1950, he married his academy tist church. He loved farming Genevieve Hanson Mekelburg Nov. 19, 1932, in Omaha, Neb. sweetheart, Dorothy Lair. Upon , Yuma, Colo., died Oct. 22, and working in his auto repair (’54) He was a member of Omaha graduation from Union, he 2014, at age 80. She was born shop—Cliff’s Repair. Survivors Memorial Seventh-day Adventist began his ministry in New Mex - Dec. 19, 1933, to William and include two sons: Robert and Church. He is survived by his ico. In 1958, the family moved Nancy Jo Hanson in Yuma, Larry; daughter, LaVaonna Mc - devoted wife of 60 years, to South America and served in Colo. Gen graduated from Clannahan; six grandchildren; Sylvia ; children, , Bolivia, Peru, and Chile, where Yuma Union High School in and brother, Delmar Taylor. ’56 Brenda Miner ’79 and ; he was the first president of the 1952. After the 1952-53 school Mike ’81 Carol Fletcher ’83 six grandchildren; two sisters; newly organized Chile Union in year at Union College, she mar - , Mesa, Ronald Carlson (’55) and many nieces, nephews and 1966. During their 1963-1964 ried Ariz., died May 2, 2014, at age Milton “Bud” Mekelburg good friends. furlough, Don completed a on Aug. 30, 1953, and they 80. He was born July 13, 1933, (’54) master’s degree in education at returned to college for the fol - in Stutsman County, N.D., to Andrews University. He later lowing year. Moving back to the Roy and Lydia Pfaff Carlson. He worked in Texas, New Mexico family farm in 1954, Gen’s life graduated in 1951 from and California until he retired centered around raising six ac - Sheyenne River Academy. On 1999, completing forty-six years tive children and managing the Nov. 13, 1953, he married Arella of service to his church. A home. Once her children were Jean Lang, and they made their month after his retirement, Don educated, she returned to home on the farm near Cleve - became the volunteer pastor of Northeastern Junior College in land, N.D. After 25 years of the Kona church in Hawaii for Sterling, Colo., and graduated in farming, they moved from the four years. Don is survived by 1986. Upon graduation she farm to Denver, Colo., and Ron his wife, Dorothy, and four chil - began work as special educa - turned his focus to business dren: sons, David, Kim Alan and tion secretary for the Northeast - ventures. Several years later Mark; and daughter, Jolene; 15 ern Colorado Board of they decided to build a home in grandchildren and one great- Cooperative Educational Serv - Jamestown, N.D., for the sum - granddaughter. ices. This career brought a new mer and Mesa, Ariz., in the win - Norman Harvey joy and spirit to her life. She is ter. On Jan. 2, 2005, Ron survived by her husband, Bud; married . He Norma Reile (’49) , Oklahoma children, , served on many boards, includ - Henry Petry ’53 Roger (’78) Arlen City, Okla., died Feb. 14, 2014, ing Union College, where he re - at age 84. He was born May 5, ceived an honorary business 1929, in Hockley, Texas, to degree. Ron is survived by his Baldwin and Zora Petry. After wife, Norma; children, Denise graduating from high school in and ; three Smith ’77 Lonnie ’79 1947, he attended Southwestern grandchildren; brother, Wally Junior College in Keene, Texas, ; sisters, Carlson (’50) Carol Sei - where he pursued a degree in and bold (’49) Delaine Morford ministry. After graduating with a ; as well as nieces, nephews ’53 bachelor’s degree from Union and cousins. College, he earned a master’s degree in chaplaincy at Abilene , Boul - Estelle Krasko Quam ’55 Christian College. In 1961 he der, Colo., died Aug. 23, 2013, at was ordained in the ministry of Don Sullivan Genevieve Hanson Mekelburg age 90. She was born Sept. 14, 32 SPRING 2015 ______I__N___M____E_M___O___R_Y__

1922, in Little Falls, N.Y., to Joyce Wasylyshen; six grand - Gage County. Survivors include Evans Hall on the Southwestern Charles and Teofila Lesczcenski children and one great-grand - friends and distant relatives. Adventist University campus. Krasko and was one of 14 chil - daughter. He retired from Huguley Hospi - dren. After earning a degree in , Deer Park, tal after 35 years of service as a Wallace Specht ’58 education from Union College, , Kel - Calif., died March 20, 2014, at radiology technician. He is sur - Raymond Tininenko (’56) she taught in Florida and Col - logg, Iowa, died Nov. 2, 2014, at age 77. He served as boys’ dean vived by his wife, Marjorie; orada and earned a master’s de - age 76. He was born Nov. 15, at Sheyenne River Academy and sons, Jonathan and Nathan; six gree during this time. Her 1937, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Thunderbird Academy before grandchildren and two great- teaching career spanned 46 George and Julia Tininenko.He teaching physical education at grandchildren. years. Estelle married John B. attended Sheyenne River Acad - Pacific Union College. As a Quam, Sr. on June 19, 1959, in emy and Union College. After stonemason he built fireplaces , Sparta, Glen Farnsworth ’60 Denver, Colo. They divorced in meeting on a blind date, he for numerous Angwin homes. Tenn., died July 16, 2013, at age 1982. She is survived by her married Barbara on August 28, As a Pathfinder leader, Wally 86. Born March 7, 1927, near daughter, Kim Magana; son, 1960. They made their home in shepherded hundreds of Noble, Okla., to Velmer and John; and three grandchildren. Williston, N.D., where they Angwin children on dozens of Odessa Winkler Farnsworth, he lived for 40 years. Ray worked outings and eventually became was attending Southwestern , at George Young Construction regional director of that organi - Junior College in Keene, Texas, Arlene Robinson Lynn ’56 Alamo, Texas, died Nov. 2, in Des Moines, Iowa, Jacobsen zation. Survivors include his when his education was inter - 2013, at age 81. The oldest child Construction and Zapara Con - wife, Sally; son, Kirk; daughters, rupted by military service in of Hubert and Margaret Bell struction in Williston, N.D., and Rebecca Miller and Ginger Jew - South Korea. He then com - Robinson, Arlene was born Oct. was a lifelong farmer and ett; and six grandchildren. pleted a degree at Union Col - 23, 1932, in Vinita, Okla. She rancher northeast of Bainville, lege, where he met and married was a home economics teacher Mont. He loved his Montana , Sun City, Charlene Ewing. He pastored James Heinrich (’59) and girls’ dean at Forest Lake land and commuted 1,000 miles Ariz., died Oct. 12, 2013, at age across the nation for a total of Academy in Florida and Cam - each way from his house in 76. Jim was born Aug. 5, 1937, 50 years in Oklahoma, Texico, pion Academy in Colorado. She Iowa to care for both farms. He in Okeene, Okla., to Alvin and Rocky Mountain, Kansas, Pota - also worked with Dr. Earl Reed is survived by his wife, Barbara; Lucile Heinrich. He served in mac, Georgia-Cumberland and and Dr. Duane Mock in their children Brent Tininenko and the Army during the Korean Arkansas/Louisiana confer - clinic in San Juan, Texas, for Roxane Sipe; brother, David; sis - War. Jim worked in construction ences. After Charlene passed many years. She was a lung can - ters; Mary White and Marti Ed - for most of his life in Alaska and away in 2004, he met Blanche cer survivor for eight years prior wards; and six grandchildren. Nebraska. Later he became a fu - Orser, and they were married in to her passing. Survivors include neral home director. Survivors 2005. Survivors include his wife, her husband, ; , Lincoln, include his wife Blanche; son, Randall; daughter, Ned Lynn ’62 Derald Goetz (’57) Bonnie Smith sons, Terry and Gary; daughters, Neb., died Apr. 2, 2014, at age ; sons: Mike, Barry, Cynthia Higgins; and two Heinrich ’59 Juanita Holder and Debby 79. He was born July 11, 1934, Brad Turner and Brian Turner; grandchildren. Fisher; 14 grandchildren; and on a farm near Gettysburg, S.D., brothers: and Lance; Gary (’62) sister, . to Christ and Emma Perman sisters: Carolyn Howerton, Beth , June Klein ’69 Lorraine Mickelson Miller ’60 Goetz. Derald served in the Chapman and Jo Buchanan; and Gresham, Ore., died Sept. 6, , Yakima, Army and married 11 grandchildren. 2014, at age 87. She was born Jay Randall Sloop ’56 Shirley Bren - Wash., went missing May 14, in Rapid City, S.D., Sept. 9, 1926, in Myrtle, Minn., neise (’59) 2013, at age 77. He was born on Nov. 10, 1957. Derald and , Hot Springs, to Alonzo and Hannah Mickel - Max Singhurst ’59 Nov. 19, 1935, in Caldwell, Shirley started Goetz Founda - S.D., died June 6, 2014, at age son. Lorraine moved to Oregon Idaho, to J. Randall and Faye tion Coating in 1965 and suc - 84. He was born to Jesse and in 1960 to start a job as supervi - Sloop. Jay enrolled at Union cessfully grew the business for Lucy Noble Singhurst in sor for the elementary program College at age 16 and met his more than 30 years. He received McAlester, Okla., on June 26, at the Seventh-day Adventist future wife, an honorary degree from Union 1929. He served in the Army in church in Oregon. In 1963 she Sharlene Wood (’56) at Union in 1955. Jay graduated College in 2004. He is survived Korea and then on June 7, 1953, met Wilber “Bill” Miller, and the from the College of Medical by his wife, Shirley; children, he married two were married in 1965 in Cathleen Chilson Evangelists (now Loma Linda , , his English teacher. Max Portland, Ore. Survivors include Sherene McGee (’77) Douglas ’47 University) in 1960. He prac - , and ; three sib - graduated from Union College her stepsons, Terry and Kelly ’83 Dennis ’84 ticed OB/GYN in Yakima, lings; eight grandchildren and in 1959. He pastored churches Miller; and many nieces, Wash., from 1969 to 2005. After one great-grandchild. in both South Dakota and North nephews and friends. retirment, he worked as director Dakota. Survivors include his of health ministries for the , Hebron, wife, Cathleen; sons, Steve and , Punta Miriam Bercha ’58 William Wilson ’60 Upper Columbia Conference. Neb., died Sept. 6, 2014, at age Joel; four grandchildren and Gorda, Fla., died March 17, Jay went to Serbia and Ukraine 96. She was born Aug. 12, 1918, one great-granddaughter. 2014, at age 76. He was born for three weeks in early May near Naper, Neb., to George June 2, 1937, in Clinton, Mass. 2013 on a medical mission trip. and Nettie Mae Springer Bercha. , Keene, Texas, Bill served as a pastor in West Donald Stowe ’59 On May 14, 2013, he disap - Miriam graduated from Beatrice died June 29, 2014, at age 84. Virginia, Arizona, Washington, peared during his morning walk High School and Union College He was born Nov. 2, 1929, in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He in Kiev. Jay’s family includes his and took graduate work at the Hobart, Okla., to Oscar and was also trust services director wife, Sharlene; sons, Richard, University of Nebraska. She Kate Stowe. Don married Mar - for the Minnesota Conference Randal and Gregory; sister, taught school for 43 years in jorie Yates on June 15, 1958, in for 11 years. Upon retirement, CORD magazine 33 _I_N___M____E__M__O___R__Y ______he volunteered as administrative jury, Dianne worked in food gree from Union College and a homes they owned until 1994. pastor for the Port Charlotte service at several summer master’s degree from the Uni - In September 1989, Mary mar - church. He is survived by his camps and academies. During versity of Nebraska. She spent ried and they Caris Lauda 32 wife of 55 years, Frances; son, this time Taylor had 11 back fu - twenty years teaching at Helen moved to Somers’et Lodge in James; daughter, Tralese Syvert - sions. Taylor’s survivors include Hyatt Elementary School (now Gladstone, where she bright - son; three grandsons and two his wife, Dianne; son, Kieth; College View Academy K-12) in ened the lives of many people granddaughters. daughter, Lynell Arroyo; three Lincoln, Neb.—nearly all of that with her genuine caring of each grandchildren and one great- time teaching kindergarten. Sur - one. She is survived by her , Bour - granddaughter. vivors include her husband, daughters, Shirley Chiburis and Alyce Chapman Huff ’62 bon, Mo., died Sept. 3, 2014, at Wayne; sons Kevin and Beverly Johnson; six grandchil - Kenneth age 75. She was born in Cuba, , Arvada, ; and two grandsons. dren and nine great-grandchil - Myron Huffman ’65 (’78) Mo., on July 25, 1939, to Floyd Colo., died Aug. 9, 2014, at age dren. and Agnes Stevens Chapman. 72. He was born to Carlton and , Cinda Brunken Peterson ’74 She graduated from Union Col - Ethel Huffman on March 7, Washington, Utah, died Feb. 18, , Bruce Ronk (former faculty) lege with a degree in secretarial 1942, in Philadelphia, Penn. 2014, at age 59. She was born Eau Claire, Mich., died Jan. 13, science and a teaching certifi - Most of his childhood was spent May 27, 1954, in Burlington, 2014, at age 77. He was born cate. On April 11, 1960, she growing up in Kansas City with Iowa, to Herbert and Ilien May 30, 1936, in Chicago, Ill., married Joseph Huff, with his sister, Brunken. Cinda graduated from the son of Leroy and Dorothy Shirley Ponder (’64) whom she had three children. and his brother, . Oak Park Academy in 1972 and Wimerslaugh Ronk. He earned Richard (’66) While Alyce worked as a He attended Sunnydale Acad - from Union College in 1974 a doctorate from the University teacher and secretary during her emy and earned a bachelor’s with an associate degree, spe - of Nebraska while teaching at early married years, she ulti - degree in business administra - cializing in secretarial duties—a Union College. He taught Eng - mately chose to be a mother tion and accounting in 1965 gift she used repeatedly lish at Andrews University from and homemaker. She also man - from Union College. He then throughout her life in profes - 1970 to 1990. In 1990, he left aged the health food store, worked for 22 years at Porter sional and church callings. At teaching for private enterprise. served as school bookkeeper at Adventist Hospital in Denver, Union College, Cinda met and He is survived by his wife Judy; the Bourbon Seventh-day Ad - and then other Adventist health married . In sister, Delores Prellberg; six chil - Stan Strange (’71) ventist Church. She is survived care systems until 1997. He mar - 1977 they had a son, Corey. Stan dren: Sherri Amstutz, Lorrie by her son, ; daugh - ried Karen Johnson in 1963, and and Cinda divorced in 1982. In Reese, Leian Royce, Bruce, Matt, Donald ’95 ter, ; four they had three children: 1991 she met and married Scott Naomi Reese; 11 grandchildren Cheryl Kennison ’02 David grandsons; and other relatives , and Susan. Later Peterson. and one great-grandchild. He ’88 Dara (’89) and friends. they were blessed with three was preceded in death by his grandchildren: Evan, (a first wife, Irene, in 1977. Morgan Mary Brewer Paulson Lauda , Cochise, current Union student). , Gladstone, Taylor Peacock ’63 (honorary alumna) Ariz., died April 8, 2014, at age Ore., died Oct. 5, 2014, at age Notice of the following deaths 72. He was born to William , Jamestown, 97. She was born Dec. 17, 1916, has been received: Larry Unruh ’68 Kieth and Mabel Peacock, in N.D., died Aug. 25, 2014, at age to John and Lulu Bell Cummings , Weed, N.M., on July 4, 1941. 67. He was born Sept. 9, 1946, Brewer. She met Alfred Paulson Rosella Weidemann Gott ’45 After graduating from high in Woodworth, N.D., to Art and when she was fifteen years old Napa, Calif., died Oct. 23, 2014, school in Cranfills Gap, Texas, Dorothy Hewitt Unruh. He and they were married on Oct. at age 92. he attended Southwestern Jun - graduated Sykeston High 21, 1934. Mary climbed about 50 , ior College and graduated from School in 1964. Larry attended mountains and backpacked sev - Donna Wadsworth Specht (’45) Union College in 1963. He met Wahpeton State School of Sci - eral hundred miles. During one Reno, Nev., died Dec. 20, 2013, at Union and ence for one year before trans - of these climbs, she experi - at age 87. Dianne Stotz (’63) the two married on May 31, ferring to Union College, where enced the devastating loss of 1964. He enjoyed teaching in he met , her husband, Alfred, in 1977. , Inchelium, Phyllis Cunningham ’68 David Hensel (’51) the winter and working for the whom he married on June 9, After his death, Mary continued Wash., died Aug. 6, 2013, Forest Service in the summer. 1968. Larry spent most of his life managing the three nursing at age 79. After Taylor suffered a back in - as a hospital administrator in the , Burleson, western United States. Survivors Alice Moore ’55 include his wife, Phyllis; chil - Texas, died May 22, 2014, dren, Lucinda Schmidt, Lorin at age 80. and Lorinda Unruh; and four , Jack - grandchildren. Stephen Hwang (’59) sonville, Fla., died Sept. 30, , 2014, at age 80. Barbara McKamey Fleming ’69 Burleson, Texas, died Feb. 5, , Eidson, Tenn., 2014, at age 84. She was born Dick Dale ’62 Feb. 21, 1929, in Niles, Mich., died Feb. 19, 2014, at age 79. and lived there until her mar - riage to , Wayne Fleming (profes - Sharon Sandefur Williams (’78) on Aug. 26, 1951. Brush Creek, Tenn., died Sept. sor emeritus) Taylor Peacock Barbara earned a bachelor’s de - Mary Brewer Paulson Lauda 2, 2014, at age 57. 34 SPRING 2015 Investing in Union’s Future

rank (’39) and Evelyn Roll ’41 Rice wanted to retire and cial need. Geoff explains, “They felt that helping someone nFeeded to take money from their business, but they didn’t get an education was the best way to make an impact on a want to pay a big tax bill. young person’s life.” The Rices also firmly believed in the power of Christian After Frank and Evelyn both passed away the balance re- education to change lives and they faithfully supported maining in their trust was added to their scholarship. “There Union College with their time and their money. have already been quite a number of students who have Their son, Geoff Rice ’78, says, “They always had a real been helped by this scholarship,” Geoff reports. “When the soft spot for Union College.” It is where Frank and Evelyn trust matures, even more students will receive the financial met and were engaged, and after graduating, they remained help they need to get a Christian education each year.” connected to the College of the Golden Cords. A charitable remainder unitrust converted the Rices’ Frank and Evelyn consulted with Union College about highly appreciated, low-yielding securities into consistent their dilemma and discovered a unique and creative way to and increased income. Additional benefits include: generate supplemental retirement income. They decided to • A sizable income tax charitable deduction create a charitable remainder unitrust, funded with shares of • Deferral of capital gains tax stock from their business. Union College, as trustee, then of- • Professional management of the trust assets fered to sell the shares back to Rice Equipment Company. • Assets given to a charitable remainder unitrust will not be The company purchased the stock from the trust using the included in the donor’s estate for computing estate tax retained earnings, thereby avoiding a big tax bill to Frank Frank and Evelyn found a charitable remainder unitrust is an and Evelyn. excellent method for devising a supplemental retirement The cash in the unitrust was then invested for the long plan. If you want to find out more about how a charitable re- term and the Rices began receiving a quarterly distribution mainder trust can help you in retirement, contact Scot Cop- for the remainder of their lives. Every year the trust is reval- pock at 402.486.2503 or email [email protected]. He ued and a new quarterly distribution is calculated. is excited to help you explore meaningful ways to fund your After creating the trust, Frank and Evelyn established a schol- retirement. arship at Union to assist students who demonstrate a finan- It tak es For eSight ...

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