The Power of Photography

Brown Bulletin The Power of Photography

Images of Homecoming The Cathedral: Complete A Day in the Life of JBU Students

Winter 2008–2009 a publication for alumni & friends of JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY

The Completed Cathedral 24 Brown Bulletin letter from the Winter 2008-2009 Editor Andrea Phillips

JBU Staff Writers Rachel Fiet Student Life 14 Homecoming 21 president Anna Mulder

Director of Design Andrea Phillips

Lead Designer Hayley Smith

“He is the image of the invisible God” Design Assistance Allen Dempsey Colossians 1:15 Troy Black features 10 The Power of Photography Dear Friends of JBU, Production Assistance Meagan Dees There’s a new major at JBU this year: Photography. Because photography is a powerful medium Anna Mulder for communication and persuasion, JBU faculty are particularly interested in helping students This Brown Bulletin is filled with images of life at John Brown University, from learn to be responsible photographers, not to mention excellent ones. images of an ordinary day at JBU to images of special days of celebration The Brown Bulletin is the official publication of John by Neal Holland such as the rededication of the Cathedral Group and Homecoming. Indeed, Brown University. It is published at 2000 West I expect that we will see more and more beautiful images of JBU as our new University Street, Siloam Springs, Arkansas 72761. 14 A Day in the Life of Students at JBU major in photography continues to grow. We trust that these images will convey JBU photography students put their skills to work, capturing images that represent an to you the reality of our life here together at JBU, a reality that is animated by average day in the lives of students on campus. our consistent commitment to educate students to honor God and serve others. by Andrea Phillips To submit story ideas, photos, feedback: It is a commitment seen in the images of students at work in the classroom, or Andrea Phillips eating together in the renovated cafeteria, or worshiping in chapel, or serving Director of University Communications children through our CAUSE ministries. It is a commitment that is also seen [email protected] in pictures of the faculty, staff, and trustees who have served JBU for 25 years or more and whom we have honored by inscribing their names in the new departments Alumni information: Cathedral plaza. Jerry Rollene 5 JBU in Focus And, it is a commitment seen even in the beautiful images of the restored Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Cathedral Group itself because these pictures represent how we have kept [email protected] 8 The Economy and JBU by Patricia Gustavson faith with the founder’s vision, not just for the buildings, but for the purpose of 9 Chaplain’s Corner by Rod Reed Christ-centered education at JBU. Admissions information: (888) 528-4636 Now, during the Advent season, we are also reminded again of the miracle of 21 Images of Homecoming 2008 the incarnation, the miracle that Christ took on flesh and became the “image [email protected] of the invisible God.” In Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection, we see God’s www.jbu.edu/admissions 24 The Cathedral Vision: Complete consistent commitment to redeem His people, even at the cost of the suffering of His son. Christ is the incarnate image of the love of the invisible God, and To submit alumni news and photos: 28 JBU Athletics “New Hall of Fame Members” by Anna Mulder and Simeon Hinsey His incarnation remains the reason that we continue to affirm “Christ Over [email protected] All” at JBU. www.jbualumni.com 29 Phonathon: Building Relationships, Pursuing Results Thank you for the many ways you support and encourage the work here at JBU. by Chad E. Cunningham May God continue to bless and keep you and your loved ones. For information about giving to JBU: www.jbu.edu/giving 31 Alumni News (800) 446-2450 Godspeed, 35 Flashback: Once New at JBU

John Brown University provides Christ-centered education that prepares people to honor God Dr. Charles W. Pollard and serve others by developing their intellectual,

spiritual, and professional lives. O n the COver: Junior photography major Jeran Anderson Photo by Andrea Phillips jbu in focus

JBU Creates Major in Renewable Energy Christian university.” This fall, JBU announced the addition of a Bachelor of JBU maintained its 86 percent student retention rate this Letters Science in Renewable Energy to its program offerings. year. With enrollment in adult undergraduate programs at JBU is the first university to offer a renewable energy 449 and graduate programs at 308, JBU’s total enrollment degree in Arkansas and one of only a few U.S. institutions for this year is 2,046. This is the third year in a row that offering a four-year degree in this field. Students can begin JBU’s total enrollment has passed the 2,000 mark. One Marriage Success Story Flashback Alumni Found the renewable energy program in fall 2009. “Renewable energy sources are becoming an important I had literally just sent an e-mail to our pastor when I decided I always look forward to sitting down with my Brown share of the mainstream energy supply in the United JBU Ranked Third by U.S. News to read the Bulletin. In an age where there is sexual addiction, Bulletin to see what is going on at JBU and, perhaps more States,” said Fernando Vega, director of the renewable marital problems, etc., my topic was a request for scheduling importantly for me, scanning the latest on alumni news. energy program. “Economic, political, and environmental JBU’s academic excellence was displayed in its recent a renewal of our marriage vows. The “I Do” article on weddings at JBU was very concerns are among the drivers contributing to this third-place ranking among Baccalaureate Colleges in the U.S. News & World Report I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 and was in interesting. In the Mick and Patty (Bunnel) Leibold rapid growth. JBU is developing this program and will South on the “America’s Best remission until 2006. The Lord has blessed us by helping wedding [in which all the be seeking to integrate sustainability topics into other Colleges” list. JBU’s assessment score of 92 places it Alan and me to become even closer than we were when we attendants were identified curricula to match the demands of this emerging trend.” among the top seven baccalaureate colleges in the country were married on December 27, 1975. I attended JBU during as JBU alumni], the flower JBU’s program in renewable (out of 319 colleges and universities). the 1969–1970 terms. I transferred to Cedarville College girl and ring bearer later energy will include courses in wind, “It is wonderful to receive outside affirmation of JBU’s and graduated from there in the spring of 1971. became JBU grads as well. solar, and biomass energy as well as academic and institutional strength, but even the best In 1977, the Lord took our twins to heaven before they were Jared Redyke graduated practical experience in designing, college rankings cannot always capture the commitment, old enough to live here on earth. We adopted our son Brian in in 1994 and Claudia constructing, and monitoring community, and excellence of the people who make up 1978 when he was seven days old. He is 30 now and is working (Benware) Ford graduated renewable energy generators. an institution. I am deeply grateful for the faculty, staff, in Tucson, Arizona. We adopted another newborn in 1987, a in 1998. Students will choose among one of students, and alumni who continue to excel in their chosen girl who was three days old. Our daughter has fought a battle Keep up your good work. three focuses within the renewable fields and who remain committed to serving others. They with Ankylosing Spondylitis energy degree: design, management, best represent JBU’s commitment to top quality, Christ- and had a hip replacement in Janie Bunnel Ives ’66 and international development. centered education,” Dr. Charles Pollard, university Brown Bulletin her freshman year of college. Tulsa, OK JBU’s renewable energy program president, said. She is now a junior and wants will study the growing worldwide to teach ancient history at the demand for conservation and energy college level. This would allow efficiency, increasing energy costs, KLRC Sets Record in Ratings her to work while dealing with environmental benefits of renewable a complicated disease. JBU’s radio station, 101.1 FM KLRC, recently set sources of energy generation, climate change/global a record for the highest rating for any noncommercial I thought you would like to CORRECTION warming, and the importance of renewable energy as an read a success story in light of radio station in Northwest Alumni Serious In the caption for the photo of Franklin Graham with aspect of Christian stewardship. The program will be an about Offering Arkansas. The latest Freedom from what is written about in the John Brown Jr. that appeared in the Summer 2008 issue, Sexual Addiction interdisciplinary program that builds on some of JBU’s publicly released Arbitron summer Brown Bulletin. we referenced a photo taken 50 years ago with Billy Vowing To Save established programs, including science, engineering, figures give KLRC a 7.6 Marriages in Graham and John Brown Sr. on the JBU campus. That Northwest Arkansas intercultural studies, and business. share of the listening Janet (Swiger) Currence ’71 historic photo actually features Billy Graham with John Those interested in learning more about the renewable Summer audience in Northwest 2008 a publication for alumni & friends of JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY Hurricane, WV Brown Jr. Founder John Brown Sr. met Billy Graham early energy program at JBU can get detailed information at Arkansas, which positions in Graham’s ministry, but Graham did not visit the JBU www.jbu.edu/science/renew or by calling 877-JBU-INFO. them in second place in a market of more than 25 stations campus until after the founder’s death. heard in the region. KLRC’s record share, or percentage of audience, is JBU Enrollment Sets Record High the highest in the history of the station. The 7.6 share JBU’s traditional undergraduate enrollment for the represents one of the highest ratings for Christian radio 2008–2009 academic year hit an all-time high with 1,289 anywhere in the nation. students according to the “11th Day Report,” a report “This is a huge tribute to the work of an amazing team that all institutions of higher education must file with the under the programming leadership of our program director, government each year. Mark Michaels. It’s also very direct evidence of how God “This year’s incoming class is very strong both is using and blessing KLRC. There’s no other logical LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY: Letters are published with academically and in diversity,” said Don Crandall, vice explanation for how a noncommercial 6,000 watt station the permission of the author. Some letters are edited for length. Not all letters president of enrollment. “They have an average ACT can reach so many people,” said Sean Sawatzky, KLRC can be published. Published letters will be selected based on the value of their of 25.6 and average high school GPA of 3.65. Our new general manager. content, tone, clarity, and other such characteristics. Send your letters by e-mail students represent 35 states and 27 countries. We are KLRC is programmed and staffed locally. In addition to to Andrea Phillips at [email protected] or by U.S. mail to: Andrea Phillips, pleased to see that despite the state of the economy, people serving the Northwest Arkansas community, it also serves Brown Bulletin Editor, John Brown University, 2000 West University are still seeing the value of a quality education at a private JBU as a training tool for advanced broadcasting students. Street, Siloam Springs, AR 72761. KLRC plays a station mix of contemporary Christian

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music featuring artists such as Third Day, Jeremy Camp, being done at the university. It is a pleasure to recognize JBU’s graduate counseling program to provide regular about jobs and post their resumes for employers to see. It MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, and Natalie Grant. their commitment by naming this facility in their honor.” counseling services to anyone in the community. Interns also makes it easier for employers to find JBU students KLRC was also recently voted by the readers of JBU has initiated the design and development phase for are supervised by fully licensed counselors, who are also qualified to fill their company’s positions, whether Celebrate magazine as the number one “must have” music the $8.5 million project. No date for the groundbreaking available to provide counseling services when needed. internships, part-time positions, or full-time positions. station in Northwest Arkansas. has been set, pending the additional funding needed to Services are provided at a low cost, with prices based on In addition to the CCN feature, the new CDC site also Ratings produced by RRC from Data © 2008 Arbitron, Inc. All complete this project. It is anticipated that the location each client’s need and circumstances. offers links to other job search sites, information about estimates are MSA, AQH Share for Adults 12+ Monday–Sunday unless otherwise noted. of the auditorium will be west of the Maybee/Chapman “The CARE Clinic has been designed to give employers and positions, resume writing tips, interview parking lot near the Broadhurst apartment complex. graduate counseling students at JBU an easily accessible tips, and resources to help with career planning. opportunity for further training and supervision, while Portions of this article first appeared in JBU’s student newspaper,The JBU Biology Professor Greuel making affordable counseling available to anyone in the Threefold Advocate. Elected Fellow of the ASA community,” said Dr. Ryan Martin, CARE Clinic executive CIRCULATION director. CLASSROOM JBU biology professor Dr. Brian Greuel was elected CONCESSIONS JBU graduate students in counseling must complete Homecoming Marked by Openings Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) by CONTROL BOOTH three to four semesters of direct client contact until they and Dedications DRESSING ROOMS reach a total of 500 hours of counseling experience in the ASA. The honor was announced at the annual ASA OFFICE meeting at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, SEATING order to graduate. All faculty and local counselors who JBU Homecoming 2008, October 10–11, was not only August 1–4, 2008. STAGE/STAGE SHOP staff the clinic are licensed by the state of Arkansas. a time for alumni and friends to gather and reminisce, but STORAGE also it was a time to celebrate the development of JBU’s “We are pleased that Dr. TICKETS/COAT ROOM Greuel has received this richly TOILETS campus and the generous deserved recognition,” said Dr. gifts that are furthering JBU’s mission. Cal Piston, division chair of JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY BILL & DONNA BERRY AUDITORIUM The festivities natural science at JBU. “He has SEPT 19, 2008 SCALE : 1" = 20' been a leader in our academic started on Thursday division both in scientific afternoon when research and developing the KLRC Launches Online residents of JBU’s understanding of the integration Alternative Music Station North Hall gathered of science with Christian faith.” with board members, Greuel, who has taught Award winning radio station 101.1 FM KLRC expanded faculty, and staff to biology at JBU for 11 years, is its market past the borders of Northwest Arkansas when it dedicate the new wing one of five who joined the current list of 171 Fellows. launched a new online Christian Alternative music station, of North, completed Vice President for Student Development Steve in August thanks to Beers welcomes the students, alumni, and friends “This honor recognizes his stature in the scientific MyPositiveEdge.com (MPE), on September 12. President Charles Pollard and Ryan Martin cut the ribbon to mark who gathered on the lawn of North Hall for the community, his contributions to issues of science and With a new format and 24/7 online access, MPE will the opening of JBU’s CARE Clinic in Fort Smith. an anonymous $3 dedication ceremony. Christian faith, and his support of the ASA,” said Randy allow JBU broadcasting students more “hands-on” radio million gift in 2007. Isaac, executive director of the ASA. experience. Broadcasting students taking practicum hours The student-organized The ASA is a fellowship of men and women of science will be the on-air DJs for the new radio station. New Career Development Center service recognized that the hall is more than a building, but and disciplines who share a common fidelity to the Bible “For several years, we have heard of the desire and Web Site Connects Students and Alumni a community of students. It culminated with a prayer over the residents and for future residents of the hall. and a commitment to integrity in the practice of science. need to have a radio station with positive music that was with Employers, and Vice Versa specifically designed for high school and college-aged On Friday morning, JBU honored its “living stones,” students,” said Jeremy Louis, MyPositiveEdge.com For JBU students and alumni, searching for job those who have served JBU as faculty, staff, or board Alumni Pledge $5 Million for program director. “This new station is an answer to many openings, posting resumes, and using other online career members for 25 years or longer. Honorees were invited Performing Arts Center prayers. By utilizing Internet streaming technology, MPE guidance tools just got easier. A completely revamped to a reception in the new plaza built in the center of is not only able to be “Northwest Arkansas’ Hit Music Career Development Center web site is now available at the Cathedral Group. Within the new cement and brick JBU alumni Bill and Donna Berry ’56 ’57 recently Alternative,” but will be heard all over the world as well. www.jbu.edu/ life/studev/cdc. walkway are made a $5 million lead gift commitment toward the We are excited to see what God will do through this new The new web site incorporates software by College individual bricks construction of a new 500-seat auditorium and performing ministry to youth and young adults.” Central Network (CCN), which offers job and resume inscribed with arts center at JBU. listing services for both large and small universities. the names of the The Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center will The new career page features separate search menus for honorees, who also be a venue for JBU theater productions, music recitals Fort Smith CARE Clinic Opens to Community students, employers, and alumni. received medallions and performances, speakers and lecturers, small chapel Chris Confer, director of career development, said that to commemorate their JBU’s graduate counseling department has opened a programs, large campus meetings, and other special alumni were visiting JBU’s Career Development Center service. new CARE Clinic, a counseling clinic, for the Fort Smith campus events. The 23,950-square-foot facility will (CDC) web site, looking for resources to help in their Following the community. This is the second CARE Clinic operated by provide much-needed performance space for the university. career transitions. Employers were also contacting the reception, alumni JBU, with the first one located adjacent to the JBU campus “We are deeply grateful for this very generous gift from CDC wanting to hire JBU students and asking for a job- and board members in Siloam Springs. JBU hopes to open a CARE Clinic in Bill and Donna Berry,” said President Charles Pollard. posting board. joined the campus President Pollard addresses alumni and friends Rogers in the future. during the reception for JBU’s “living stones.” “They have been a source of great encouragement to us all The new web site helps students and alumni learn community in a special with their faithful commitment to Christ and to the work JBU’s CARE Clinic model uses counseling interns from

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dedication chapel service in the Cathedral to celebrate the building as the Bob and Know an Outstanding Alumnus? completion of the Cathedral Group renovations and the Von Sheridan Construction fulfillment of John Brown’s vision for the iconic buildings. Management Floor in tribute to JBU is looking for the next Alumnus of In his chapel message, President Charles Pollard compared Bob and Von Sheridan ’54, the Year. If you know an alum who reflects The Gift of the the “living stones” of 1 Peter 2:5 to those members of who have supported JBU the ideals of JBU, is a leader, and graduated the JBU community, past and present, who have made an students and the CM program at least 25 years ago, nominate him or Unexpected and Undesired impact on the campus and the lives of students to the glory for more than 25 years. The her. Go to www.jbualumni.com for more by Rod Reed of God. (A concrete panel in the walkway leading to the ceremony, which took place on information.  University Chaplain Cathedral displays the verse.) You can download and listen the third floor, was simulcast in to Dr. Pollard’s message at www.jbu.edu/life/christform/ a display screen in the first floor chapel/media.asp. lobby where numerous alumni . In the past few months, most of us have experi- Later on Friday, the Construction Management (CM) could view it. enced some significant news that we didn’t expect department dedicated the third floor of the engineering Bob and Von Sheridan or want. Mortgage crises, falling home prices, fail- This year JBU welcomed For more information about these and other news stories, visit www.jbu.edu/news ing banks, stock market crashes, family tragedies Rod Reed as the new —the list could go on and on. It is hard to find a university chaplain. JBU AlumNET. family that is not affected by one or more unex- Reed comes to JBU with pected and undesired situations. And for most of more than 20 years of to register or log-in. us, the natural human response—trying to avoid experience in church the pain—happens automatically. Our prayer lives and college ministry. The Economy and JBU Before coming to JBU, Find your alumni friends on usually reflect that. When difficulties arise, our first by Patricia Gustavson, Vice President for Finance and Administration JBUALUMNI.COM he served as the campus prayer is often that God would resolve the diffi- pastor and dean of Go to culties and return our lives to a state of comfort. spiritual formation at The current economic environment presents significant chal- average value. Even if an endowment is brand new, we can PLUS you can: We see in scripture that God often answers those Fresno Pacific Univer- lenges to each of us as individuals and to every kind of or- calculate what it would have been worth a year ago, two years prayers. Many of Jesus’ miracles were answers to sity for 11 years. Reed “@jbualumni.com” e-mail address ganization. At JBU, our responsibility to be good stewards is ago, and so forth. By using this average, we do not spend too Get an prayer for healing or provision. has a master of divinity in theology from Bethel never so evident as when we are under pressure. The policies much in years when market values may be high or too little that works with your existing However, I think we misread scripture and misunderstand God’s intent for us if we assume that Theological Seminary. and practices that JBU has established over the years are now when values may be depressed. This makes our spending much e-mail account! God’s purposes are always to relieve our pain. And He is working on a PhD keeping JBU financially healthy, but we do not take the current more stable, rather than rising and falling with short-term mar- in practical theology Access ProQuest, the jbu library when we assume that those are God’s purposes, economic situation lightly. ket movements. from the University of research database of more than 2,500 it can lead us to bitterness and disillusionment Bristol (United King- The economy impacts not only the university’s own assets In addition to careful investment management, JBU budgets full-text, CURRENT MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS with Him. Additionally, we can miss out on many dom) with a research and liabilities but also those of our donors and of our current conservatively. Each year, we leave budget “buffers” that can for free. of God’s blessings if we only pray for deliverance focus in spiritual and prospective students and their families. We understand cover unexpected budget expenses . We also plan the budget or provision. formation in American In John 16:33 (NIV), Jesus comforts his disciples Christian universities. that the entire JBU community, including our employees, stu- based on past average enrollment levels rather than highest- latest information , see photos, Get the who have just been told of the many trials they will He is the chairperson of dents, alumni, and friends, puts trust in us to manage JBU’s ever numbers. jbu events and sign up for . have to endure as His followers by saying these the Campus Ministries finances wisely in challenging years as well as when things are JBU’s score on the Composite Financial Index, a tool for words,“I have told you these things, so that in me you Commission for the CCCU. Reed and his going well. measuring the financial health of colleges and universities, is may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. wife Michelle have three Like most university endowments, JBU’s $60 million of always in the top quartile of our peers. This is accomplished But take heart! I have overcome the world.” sons and one daughter. investments are well diversified across many managers and as- by steady policies for protecting assets, limiting debt, staying Peace comes not from the absence of trouble. set classes. We invest for the long term. We intentionally have within our fiscal means, and protecting against the “rainy day.” We have peace and security in Christ in the midst funds in asset classes that underperformed the S&P 500 when In addition to being fiscally prudent, this is good scriptural of troubles. In fact, we see in James 1 that God uses times of trouble to bring us to maturity in faith. An author friend of the U.S. stock market was soaring, but they are positioned to stewardship. mine has told me many times that lasting spiritual growth rarely happens soften the blow when that market falls. Of course, the current There are many things that help me to be confident. JBU apart from struggles. So, when our primary goal is to escape difficulties, economy leaves very few places to hide. But our broad diver- is blessed with experienced, astute leadership and with a tal- we may be short-circuiting God’s purposes for our growth. This is not to sification is considered a prudent and safe investment policy ented board of trustees who provide thoughtful and diligent say that we shouldn’t pray for healing, or financial recovery, or the sale over time. oversight. We have a very long history of careful and effective of a home with a burdensome mortgage. It does mean, however, that in Another way that we protect both the value of the endow- financial management. But most of all, I am confident that God addition to those prayers, we should seek God’s purposes in the midst of ment and our spending level for budget is through five-year continues to hold JBU in His hand and continues to call us to those difficulties. Ask God what He wants you to learn in this time that you might not be willing or able to learn in easier times. Often our ears averaging. As JBU budgets spending from our endowment fulfill the mission He has given us. and hearts are more willing to hear when we have a very real sense of our funds, our spending rate on new endowment funds is 5%; it is Use your JBU need. So when you are in the midst of trouble, take heart, seek Christ, for a fraction more on older endowment funds. We do not spend He has overcome the world, and in Him you may have peace. Patricia Gustavson has served JBU faithfully for 29 years. student ID number 5% of the current endowment value, but 5% of the five-year She has served in her current position since 1984. She or the unique recently announced that she will retire in 2009. ID code on the mailing label of this 8 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 magazine to register Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 9 on AlumNET. 7

Our innate ability to understand images helps us to interpret photos and form judgments about that same news, entertainment, or art.

KODAK 400 TX Because an unedited photograph cap- tures the exact image of a moment in time, photography can be seen as the most realistic of the visual media. It reflects reality as the eye sees it; it is not a description or metaphor of reality as are other more “artistic” forms of communication. This quality of realism alone makes photography very powerful. When realism is combined with the subjective nature of photography—that photographers can frame reality in a way that interprets the moment and conveys specific messages—photos have the potential to inspire good or incite destruction.

6 One of the most striking cases for the power of the photograph can be made from the Farm Security Administration’s (FSA) use of photography to frame the tragedy of the Great Depression for Americans in the 1930s. The FSA developed a photography program, hiring writers and pho-

KODAK 400 TX tographers to report on the plight of poor farmers, believing that the stories and photos would move Americans to support Roosevelt’s New Deal. by Neal Holland, Associate Professor of Visual Arts None of these photos was more successful than Photos submitted by current JBU students as class assignments Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” (shown below). This famous photo features a mother in a ragged sweater, with a furrowed brow, seated with a baby on her lap, her hand at her jaw as she stares in the distance, seemingly pondering her plight. Her children flank her with heads on her shoulders, faces hidden, as A photograph can be simply a nice thing to look at, if seeking consolation from the woman who has noth- eliciting pleasurable emotions by displaying the ing to give. This photograph possesses incredible power; it has beauty of nature, the common humanity 5 the capability of stopping time, helping us to visualize of an unfamiliar people group, history. It helps us to empathize with the misery of the or something that merely Great Depression and, in particular, the misery of this struggling mother. She is at once an individual and a ste- piques our interest. Modern reotype for the pain of that particular challenge in our photography, however, also nation’s history. The image is so vivid, so powerful, be-

plays a significant role KODAK 400 TX cause it is real. It is essential to bear in mind, in shaping perceptions however, that the documentary of our own time and photograph is not merely a re- place as we consume flection of reality. This work is driven by the photographer’s de- photography daily with sire to create a functional, subjec- our news, entertainment, tive interpretation of the reality and art. captured in the image. That snap- shot of time is only one piece of

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the full event. It is a limited view of the whole landscape. and integrity.

And photographers choose the exact moment and the ex- 9 In helping to implement the new pho- act view to represent their interpretation of the subject. KODAK 400 TX tography major at JBU, this tension of sub- In Lange’s case, she was hired by the FSA to take jectivity and reality has never been far from photos that would help Americans understand the plight my mind. It is a great responsibility to teach of migrant farm workers. The photographer’s purpose students how to properly use such a powerful —to subjectively interpret reality—takes priority in media. Many of our students are preparing for this landmark image. If you dismiss the subjectivity jobs in commercial photography, advertising, of the media, you negate the purpose for which the or photojournalism. Many others are interest- photo was taken. ed in producing social documentaries or sup- The balance of subjectivity and realism exists porting mission work. As educators, the critical in modern photography as well. Think about the question we must continually ask is this: How devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Few of us had can the university best prepare students to use the opportunity to visit the storm-ravaged areas their photography skills to influence their audi-

for first-hand knowledge about the impact. Our ences appropriately? KODAK 400 TX 400 KODAK only visual source of information was the pho- 16 Currently, JBU photography students are tography that was delivered to us. Those photos exposed to a wide variety of photography uses gave us a real glimpse of the calamity, but we and styles, so they can learn the full potential and would be naive to deny any subjective inten- influence of the medium. They take courses in tions in the snapshots of reality. Photographers digital photography and manipulation, traditional

intended to capture photos that would shock 10 photography methods, fine art photography, social us, inspire us, or move us to specific emotions KODAK 400 TX documentary, and photography for a variety of or actions. Subjectivity doesn’t make photos commercial uses. Students are allowed to explore, less real, but responsible viewers should be define and redefine photography and its uses by savvy enough to recognize the subjective as- practicing in all of these arenas. pect of photos. One goal of the university has been to give Subjectivity in photography might photography students opportunities to study inter- sound like a negative trait, but that need nationally, emphasizing the way photography can not be the case. The photograph’s subjec- be used to encourage and support mission activities. tive nature is the true power of its form. In 2007, student photographers went to Spain with In fact, subjectivity is the power of any graphic design students. There they worked with art form. It is believed that Lange’s “Mi- Avant Ministries to produce an evangelistic book- grant Mother” photograph inspired let for Spanish youth that featured the photography John Steinbeck to write The Grapes of and design of our students. The booklet has been

Wrath. Images of Katrina’s aftermath TX 400 KODAK widely adopted, not only in Spain but also through- moved viewers to pour relief aid and 15 out many other Spanish-speaking countries. Avant money into the New Orleans area. Ministries was pleased and our student photographers Most who saw the photos felt the im- and designers together were able to use their skills to pact of the disaster more profoundly influence youth for the glory of God. Our hope is that than they would have by simply students learn the lesson of this experience—that God reading or hearing about it. 11 can use their talents to bring about great good in the

KODAK 400 TX Subjectivity and reality always world for the cause of Christ—in the JBU classroom as exist side by side in the visual arts. well as through foreign study. Photographers are somewhat di- As a field, photography is an excellent example of vided over the appropriate use of photos by: JBU’s Head, Heart, Hand motto at work. Students are subjectivity in photography, but it Donny Epp, senior learning the principles of visual art and communication, is hard to deny that every photo Matt Feyerabend ’05 the ethical and spiritual principles that should guide their Dani (vanEttinger) Jernigan ’06 is in some way subjective. This Sarah (Cross) Masciana ’03 art, and the skills to become good photographers. And tension does present a thought- Ben Rasmussen ’07 the photographs themselves can be a means of informing ful, responsible photographer Amanda Reed, freshman the head of the viewer, moving the heart of the viewer, with a perpetual challenge: Phil Roberts, sophomore and motivating viewers to use their hands in response to Colby Webb ’05 how to use the subjectivity the visual message. This is the power of photography and, Tim Woodring ’07 of photography with honesty Ben Young, senior arguably, its highest purpose. 

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13 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF Zellers Troy by Photo Photo by Ashley Knapp Ashley by Photo STUDENTS ATJBU

Sometime between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.—depending on when their first class starts—JBU students start their day in residence halls, townhouses, duplexes, or apartments. Most are sharing space with roommates, learning to compromise, learning

Photo by Ashley Knapp Ashley by Photo to communicate, and hopefully learning to respect each other’s differences and preferences. If they’re not hurrying off to class, they may make time for breakfast, and perhaps personal Bible study or worship time to start the day. Classes at JBU take place in traditional classrooms, Photo by Melody Mitchell and also in science labs, in computer labs, on the construction site, in the boardroom, and even outdoors Photo by Clayton Chamberlain Clayton by Photo on the quad on days when the beautiful Arkansas weather proves irresistible. As it has for nearly 100 years, JBU continues to educate each student’s head, heart, and hand, preparing them to be critical thinkers as well as successful leaders and workers in God’s service. Home economics as a major has been retired. Renewable energy has been created. Agriculture and carpentry have been replaced with computer-related studies such as digital media and graphic design. At 10:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, students fill the Cathedral of the Ozarks for chapel services. At 11:15, they file out of the Cathedral, heading for classes, work, lunch, or a little free time. Photo by Corey Lenihan Corey by Photo Photo by Emily Rupert by Photo

Photo by Kara Bird While many things have changed at JBU over the years, one thing remains constant: JBU is still a place where 18- to 21-year-olds live, learn, and prepare for the futures God has for them. As a class project, we asked JBU Emily Rupert by Photo photography students to capture day-to-day activities in pictures to illustrate campus life as today’s JBU students know it. Photo by Melody Mitchell 14 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 15 Photo by Melody Mitchell Photo by Jennie Anderson

In the Walker Student Center, students can get several things done in one location: They can grab a

Photo by Kara by Bird Photo snack or a meal at California Café. Students check their mailboxes, hoping for real letters or packages from home rather than fliers or junk mail. Students can use their laptop computers to access the wireless Internet and work on assignments, check their e-mail, get the latest news online, or simply update their page on Facebook.com. Work-study is still an important part of the JBU experience. Like generations before them, students

today work in the business office, sort mail in the Annaka by Ailie Photo mailroom, serve in the cafeteria, help with grounds- keeping, or assist in academic offices. Today’s students, however, also have opportunities to work on the JBU web site or in Information Technology Services, repairing computers and managing technology tools that are standard in every JBU classroom and office.

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Photo by Robert Headrick In the afternoons, students are in classes again. Lectures, labs, projects fill the day. One of the distinctives of JBU’s academic atmosphere is the availability of professors who take a sincere interest in helping students learn academically, spiritually, and professionally. For some students, the afternoons are a time to work out, to enjoy team sports, to study with friends, to get involved in club activities, to rehearse for performances, or simply enjoy the outdoors. A stroll across the quad on a nice day allows you to see students studying on the grass, playing Frisbee® golf, relaxing in hammocks they’ve set up for themselves, or practicing their slacklining skills.

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As the sun begins to set, students migrate to the caf for dinner with their friends. The

all-you-can-eat format allows students a variety Bri Suitt by Photo of options, including several hot entrees, vegetables, pizza, a salad bar, sandwiches, ice cream, and cereal, which is available at every meal. After dinner, students scatter, each to activities that highlight their interests and choices: Students interested in drama head to the Jones Recital Hall for the latest show or rehearsal. RAs serve as counselors and party planners, encouraging their residents and leading events. Those interested in Photo by Anna Carol Brymer art, missions, politics, or social justice are gathering for club meetings to discuss their last event or plan their next outreach. Missionary kids, whose families are just waking up half a world away, call home free of charge on their computers using Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) software such as Skype. Friends can be

found relaxing in front of TV screens, playing Mandy Lawrence by Photo video games, surfing the web, text messaging their friends, or doing all of these things at once Photo by Melody Mitchell by Photo into the late hours of the night. Chamberlain Clayton by Photo Day ends, and the campus slowly becomes still, but students are still awake. They are back in the lab or in their rooms putting the final touches on projects due tomorrow. They are in the common areas of the residence halls, getting to know their potential mates. They are closing their day with a passage of scripture and prayer, allowing God to shape their minds and hearts. Long after the rest of Siloam Springs has fallen to sleep, JBU students gradually make their way to bed, having come one day closer to the future God has for them, hoping that they’re ready to face the activities and challenges of Photo by Grace Pennington Grace by Photo the next day. The End! zzz... Photo by Antony Floyd

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18 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 Jennie Anderson by Photo Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 19 Photo by Emily Rupert by Photo Student Blog

Many JBU students keep blogs as an electronic diary, an online journal, or a personal web page to chronicle their lives on campus. This is an entry posted on one such blog by a JBU student, sophomore James Cooke. When we saw it, we asked James’s permission to share his essay with you.

God must have a sense of humor. Last year, when I came to JBU, I joined the ranks of those who today I was shopping for the software. I found a site that had use pirated software. I justified it by saying that I was only going MS Office Pro for…guess how much…$77! I think I seriously to “try it out.” Plus it was software from the giant Microsoft, laughed aloud. I know that isn’t very spiritual, and many would who probably charges ten times what it’s actually worth. And probably just say it’s because of some natural reason. I don’t tons of college students do it. It’s not like I have that much really care. I think we don’t give God credit for as much as we money lying around to buy the software anyway; I am a poor should. college student after all! Anyway, so why did I bring this up? I have a premise: If you So my good intentions were to use the software for a while. live life like you are a “poor college student,” guess what you’ll But I didn’t think about the fact that downloading the newer be: A poor college student. MS Office software completely upgraded my old version of If you are living with the thought that you are poor, you are The picture-perfect weather lured Several alumni like Dirk Baumann ’82 partici- Kay Emery ’58 visits with alumni friends the software, and left no trace on my computer. I couldn’t just going to make decisions like that. You will make decisions like everyone outdoors. pated in the JBU career fair, talking with students in Walker Student Center. uninstall my new version [because then I’d be without any knowingly using pirated software, or not tipping what a waiter/ about jobs and internships with their companies. version of a] word processor, which is needed by any college waitress deserves, or not tithing, or not being a generous giver. student. What I want us to think about is how decisions affect us. If we So I just kept [the illegal software]. It kind of bothered me, cling so tightly to what we do have that we only spend it on but I just ignored that. ourselves (and even participate in less-than-legal activity) how This summer I started thinking about it again. I have also can God bless us? Do we really expect Him to bless us when we been thinking a lot about the “poor college student” mentality. I don’t even see what we DO have? When we cheat others out of also have been hearing a lot and thinking about the blessings of what we should be giving to them, or even what they lawfully God in our lives. So I reached a conclusion: I don’t think having deserve? illegal software on my computer is a good idea. Three reasons why I think we don’t see God miraculously But [how to unload the illegal] Office 2007? Some of my provide for us: 1. Most of the time, we really aren’t poor, and files are the new version, which isn’t supported by anything we have the means to pay for whatever the need. God has else yet. And I used the new version of Outlook, the e-mail already provided. 2. We don’t expect God to provide, and we program. I don’t know any easy way to get my e-mails off don’t allow Him to. We cut corners. We don’t let Him come of there and go back to the old version. So this prompted through, because that would require faith, something that can The 2008 JBU Homecoming Court: (l. to r.) Bethany Shorey, Paul Smith directs alumni and students during choir two more thoughts: Should I really [get rid of the Office be hard to come by. 3. We miss it when He does provide. We Henry Fennell, Faith Kinyanjui, Clayton Anderson, Meredith rehersal for the Showcase performance. programs]? Do I really care that much? don’t connect the check from our grandmother that covers our Ghrist, and Ben Bergstrom. I decided it does matter. So, I checked into [prices for books [with God’s provision]. I do believe God is constantly academic versions of the software] online, and found them to providing for us; we just choose to think that the way things be quite reasonable: about $120 for MS Office Pro. work out is “natural.” I made a deal with God. (Yes, this is where the humor comes So that is my story. I am going to live like a child of God— in.) I have been selling stuff on eBay. One of the things I sold the King of the universe. He promises to take care of my every was my old camera. As I watched the bids go up, I told God need, so I think I’ll stop trying to take care of them myself. Are if it sold for $120–the price of the software–I would use the there more ways I don’t trust God to provide for me? Probably. money to buy the software right away. Guess what? He can and will reveal that to me. He is gracious Well, my camera sold for $77. I was off the hook, right? Not enough to show us these things slowly, one step at a time. This really. I had decided to buy the software regardless. (My “deal” is a step He has shown me, and so I take it without hesitation. with God was really just for fun. I think God likes to joke with What step would He have you take? us; hearing our needs all the time has to get boring.) Well, Students and alumni enjoyed a volleyball Members of the class of 1983 reunited Students show their JBU spirit, cheering game Saturday afternoon. at the soccer game on Saturday. on the volleyball team.

20 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 Gary Guinn ’74 visited with Joy (Ernst) Ken- Joallen and Dr. John Moose ’90 strolled Barney Smiley ’51 and former basketball Future alumni enjoyed games and activities at Dr. Pollard shared campus news and stories Alumni board member Jake Naramore ’03 dall ’00, Charlene (Handiboe) Birky ’00, and across the quad Friday afternoon. coach Sam Starkey visited at the Athletic KidZone throughout the weekend. with a roomfull of interested alumni. presents the alumnus of the year award to Megan Low ’05 Saturday afternoon. Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Dr. Les Hromas ’51.

The largest choir in JBU’s history, which included Alumni who traveled to Ireland as students gath- JBU students challenged alumni to a rugby game Soccer alumni pose following an exciting match. alumni and students, performed at Showcase. ered at the home of Billy Stevenson Friday night. Saturday morning. The alumi won!

The Aquino family gathered together for a Soccer coach Bob Gustavson laughed with Following the Showcase performance, JBU Heritage Society 2008 picture in the new Cathedral plaza. alumni at the athletics banquet. alumni gathered for a reception in the student center.

Scholarship donors Lola Woodard (center) and George Townsend ’58, Jane (Becker) Weathers ’64, and Friday’s Chapel John Brown III ’71 and Stephania Brown ’72 met Both of JBU’s soccer teams—men and women— Linda Casey spent time with scholarship recipient Margaret Siemens Weathers ’47 sign the decade guest students who are scholarship recipients at the won their games Saturday. Natasha Bevis at Friday’s scholarship dinner. books at the registration area in Walker Student Center. Scholarship Recognition Dinner Friday night. Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 23 The Cathedral Vision: COMPLETE

This fall, JBU saw the completion of the Cathedral Group renovation project, fulfilling founder John Brown’s vision of the iconic campus buildings and ensuring that they will stand strong for generations to come.

The Cathedral of the Ozarks, the engineering building, and the art building (formerly the science building) have stood as the center of campus for more than 50 years. Prior to the renovations, their unfinished cinderblock exteriors showed the wear of weather and age, their original roofs needed to be replaced, and interior portions of the buildings were in need of updates. The contributions of JBU faculty, staff, students, and alumni, together with gifts from friends of the university, made the $6.2 million renovation plan a reality. In addition to the interior and structural renovations (including the preservation of the stained glass windows), the buildings received external renovations that are remark- able. The external appearance of the buildings has been transformed by the addition of limestone facades that protect the buildings as well as beautify them. A new plaza before the entrance welcomes students and visitors as they come to the Cathedral for opportunities to learn and worship. 24 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 The Cathedral Vision: COMPLETE On Friday, October 10, the JBU community gathered for a special chapel service to re- dedicate the Cathedral.

As part of the dedication of these buildings, President Charles Pollard recognized those faculty, staff, and board members who have served JBU for 25 years or more, calling them “living stones” in reference to 1 Peter 2:5. In his chapel message, President Pollard compared the “living stones” of 1 Peter to those members of the JBU community, past and present, who have made a lasting impact on the campus and the lives of students to the glory of God. The more than 100 “living stones” were each honored with a brick inscribed with his or her name, placed in the cement and brick plaza walkway as an enduring tribute. Each also received a medallion to commemorate their service.

Members of the Brown family (left), including John Brown Jr., John Brown III, and Barney Smiley ’51, gathered to mark this momentous day.

At last, the Cathedral Group Download and listen to Dr. Pollard’s buildings that have been chapel message at www.jbu.edu/ life/christform/chapel/media.asp central to the JBU experi-

Board members Nick Petelski ’61, Dick ence for generations have McCartney ’47, and Galen Gilbert ’40 (above) and Alice and Boyce McQuay ’58 (above right) a magnificent appearance take note of the names inscribed on the bricks that reflects their impor- in the walkway. JBU’s “livings stones” enjoyed a reception The Cathedral’s stained glass (top right) in the new plaza before the chapel tance on campus and their windows were repaired and service. At the reception, 25-year honorees restored, and each received a clear During the chapel service (top), John Brown received commemorative medallions (right) to place in JBU’s history. outer window to protect the stained Jr. expressed his gratitude for those who have recognize their place in the university’s history. glass panes from the elements. served the university faithfully. JBU Athletics Inducts New Phonathon: Hall of Fame Members Building Relationships, Pursuing Results 1983 Soccer Team by Chad E. Cunningham ’97 by Anna Mulder, JBU junior, Assistant Director, JBU Scholarship Fund and Simeon Hinsey ’01, Sports Information Director

Calvin Coolidge, former U.S. president, once said: “Press on. Nothing oining the ranks of the greatest athletes in JBU history, six individuals and two teams were in the world can take the place of persistence.” inducted into the Golden Eagle Hall of Fame during Homecoming this fall. Inductees J The truth in this statement is meaningful for the JBU Scholarship included John E. Brown Jr., Sam Starkey, Dr. Ed Renfrow, Mike Castleman ’65, Mark Fund (JBUSF) phonathon. Each night our student callers dial the phone Latham ’77, Steve Matchell ’78, and the 1983 and 1984 men’s soccer teams. These inductees were chosen on the basis of their exceptional contributions to the 1984 Soccer Team in an effort to connect with alumni and raise funds for the JBUSF. achievement and prestige of the JBU athletics program. The individuals and teams Some nights are difficult, but the callers press on, looking forward to nominated were outstanding athletic performers, coaches, or friends with a unique identification with the athletics program. great conversations, knowing that gifts to the scholarship fund enable They also exemplify the ideals and standards of JBU. many students to experience a JBU education. The JBU phonathon is about so much more than asking for money. Our desire is to connect on a personal level, inform alumni about recent A highly influential contributor to JBU athletics, former JBU presidentJohn E. Brown Jr, reinstated intervarsity athletics JBU news, and enable others to engage with the university. It’s about in the fall of 1958 with men’s basketball, track, and cheerleading. Thirty-seven years earlier, intervarsity capturing up-to-date information—addresses, phone numbers, and athletics had been discontinued because of athlete injuries and lack of practice time. e-mail addresses—so alumni can receive information about events and After becoming the first men’s basketball head coach at JBU in 1958,Sam Starkey turned the program opportunities to support JBU, not to mention receive the Brown Bulletin. into the one of the top basketball programs among small colleges. During his four years as head coach of the It’s about learning how God is using our alumni, parents, and friends to team (1958–1963), he led JBU to victory at the Council for Advancement of Small Colleges (CASC) National impact the world. Championship in 1961 and to District 17 playoffs as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate The other day, one of our 26 student callers told me, “This is the Athletics (NAIA) the following year. best job I’ve had. It is so cool to talk to so many great people; it’s Dr. Ed Renfrow helped reinstate the cross country and track program at JBU in 1981. exciting.” Each of our callers possess a genuine desire to contribute to John E. Brown Jr. He served as head coach for the next seven years while also teaching in the physical science something bigger than themself. And the JBU phonathon is one way for division. After concluding his role as coach, Renfrow continued to teach and later became them to realize that the JBU community extends far beyond the borders sports information director in 2003. He retired in 2004 after 23 years of service to JBU. of campus. It’s not uncommon for us to hear students say, “Before I took A tri-sport athlete, Mike Castleman excelled in baseball, basketball, and track and field this job I had no idea how important fundraising is for JBU.” Sam Starkey (1960–1964). He was the first player ever to hit a home-run for JBU during varsity Every dollar given through the phonathon goes to students who have baseball’s inaugural year. In track and field, he participated in various events including financial need. And since 85 percent of JBU students receive some form the long jump, the 100-yard dash, and relays. He also played both the point and shooting of scholarship or work-study, keeping this fund healthy is vital. (If you guard positions on the JBU basketball team. Castleman came back to JBU in the mid-90s were among the 15 percent not receiving a scholarship when you were as an assistant women’s basketball coach. a student, keep in mind that a tuition subsidy provided through dona- Ed Renfrow Mark Latham was a successful swimmer at JBU for four years (1973–1977). The men’s tions has always paid a portion of every student’s tuition costs. Recently, swimming program was discontinued for a time, but when it was reinstated in 1984, he the tuition subsidy has reduced every student’s tuition by approximately $4,000 per year.) Mike Castleman returned to coach the men’s program and create a new women’s program, which he also coached. Each caller has a unique story: Students are from America, Canada, Belize; they are graphic design and illustration majors, business and As one of only two former men’s basketball players who have scored more than 2,000 points accounting majors, engineering majors, chemistry majors, and English in a career (2,047), Steve Matchell set a standard for men’s basketball at JBU during his four year career (1974–1978). He shares the highest scoring average for a career with 17.8 majors. They are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Yet they are united by the JBU experience and a desire to connect with people Mark Latham points per game. In addition, he holds the individual record for field goals and points in a single game with 21 and 47 respectively. who give generously for student scholarships. They are a key part of the process of providing a life-transforming education to other students. National champions of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) in So the phonathon is not so much about asking for money, though back-to-back years, the 1983 and 1984 men’s soccer teams had a combined two- that is necessary. It’s about building relationships with alumni, friends, year record of 22 wins, 10 losses, and two tied matches. They were led by head coach Bob Steve Matchell Gustavson. and parents who share a JBU connection. It’s about enhancing a life- long JBU relationship. It’s about watching God move in the hearts of Roy Englebrecht ’67 was a manager, trainer, and statistician for the men’s basketball people to give generously to the mission of JBU. program (1963–1967). He also was an umpire for JBU home baseball games and a member of the track team. After graduating, he served as the voice of JBU basketball on local radio station KUOA for a year.

28 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 29 alumni NEWS from the Why Joe Wallenciak ’81 – Joe is now the director of in January 2009. The book has been described I Give Back to JBU JBU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), and he as “a companion to military wives the world over, director’s travels to Guatemala frequently for projects. He written by 15 military wives from each branch 1970s sent a story about Berta ( ), a lady who works of service….[It is] a collection of devotions Gaylord Browne ’72 – Gaylord was inducted  into the Truman High School Hall of Fame in the Guatemala City garbage dump digging that squarely addresses the challenges unique desk in October. Gaylord starred at John Brown for trash and selling what she can. She attended to those whose husbands serve our country.” In University in both baseball and basketball and the medical clinic that was part of the JBU SIFE her message sent for alumni, Sarah wrote, “The was drafted by the Yankees. He and his wife project in Guatemala in May. Medics alerted Army moved us to South Carolina in January for Kathy live in Blue Springs, Missouri. Joe that Berta needed emergency attention, Doug’s Captains Career Course, then on to Ft. suspecting she had a ruptured gall bladder. Berta Carson in Colorado Springs in June. Drop us a Don Klein ’74 – Don (), a member of The had already gone to the government hospital note!” The Balls’ e-mail address can be found Sound Generation, is now CEO of Greater where she was told she had an infection and on AlumNET. Our JBU “Thankful List” Nashville Association of Realtors, one of needed to buy antibiotics. JBU SIFE members Middle Tennessee’s largest professional trade took her back to the government hospital. When Rich & Cynda (Armstrong) Mullikin ’91 In the fall of every year, my wife Donna ’77 and I ask our teenage associations. He was recently certified by The they refused to see her, SIFE members took ’89 – Rich and Cynda celebrate the birth of daughters to make out their Christmas lists. This year, one of our Pacific Institute as a facilitator for Investment in her to a private hospital and assumed financial their son Andrew Glen (), who joins his 10- twins, now 18 years old and away at college, was the first to give us Excellence, TPI’s curricula. responsibility. Berta was immediately diagnosed year-old brother, Smythe. Andrew was born her list. It was amazingly short, but along with that list, she included with severe intestinal blockages. Tests then November 17, 2008, weighing in at 6 lbs. 8 oz., revealed that Berta had a severely inflamed measuring 20 in. long. “He’s healthy, sleeping, another page titled, “My Thankful List.” She included things that appendix that had become entangled with her and eating well, and all the pipes are working,” she is thankful for, like “Knowing I can always talk to you” and intestines. Surgery was successful, and Berta is say Rich and Cynda. “Can’t ask for anything “Knowing that you have loved me more than I deserve” and “Being back home, praising the “angels” that God sent more than that.” able to see God so clearly through the way my parents live.” It’s 1980s to help her. “The doctor told us that she would Chris & Kathie (Kitchen) Clendenen the kind of list that melts your heart and causes even a dad to tear ’83 ’83 – Chris and Kathie are excited to have died within hours if we had not brought her Kimberly (Moore) Shattuck ’98 – Kimberly up as the words sink in. It reminds a parent that you must have announce the newest addition to their family: in,” Joe said. “These are the kinds of things that and her husband, Owen, celebrated the birth of done something right, and that “God is so good!” Donna and I will an 18-year-old son named Brandon Luke emerge from SIFE work. We are very blessed to their daughter, Sarah Joy (), on April 17, 2008. treasure it for the rest of our lives as a special family memory. Clendenen, adopted March 11, 2008, weighing have been a part of this experience.” Clark Sheehy ’98 – JBU basketball coach Every homecoming, I am reminded that JBU is a family, too! 190 lbs., measuring 74 in. () Brandon began Clark Sheehy and his wife, Elisa, welcomed son This fall, when the alumni family came back “home” to campus, living with the Clendenens as a foster child in December 2006. He is a junior at Siloam Cameron Allen () into their family July 20, they were greeted by a number of visual reminders of the many It helped make me who I am. Springs High School, plays trombone in the 2008. Cameron weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. Cameron items we would put on our “JBU Thankful List.” band, and is involved in several youth groups. is also the grandson of retired coach John Sheehy At the top of that list has to be the long awaited completion of 1990sDoug & Sarah (Rittenhouse) Ball ’97 ’97 – and wife, Linda. He is a new Christian and “on fire for the Lord.” founder’s vision for the Cathedral Group buildings. Dr. John Brown JBU has developed the Head, Heart, Hand for The Clendenens, who have another adopted Levi David Ball joined the Ball family on January Sr. imagined that they would have a natural stone exterior. Now the child and four biological children (all of whom 29, 2008. Doug and Sarah now have four Carrie (Penner) & Jeremy Snell ’98 – The buildings have it. The Cathedral Group rededication service held so many students. Some of the most important are grown), are advocates for foster care. They children: two boys, two girls. Another noteworthy Snells welcomed Emily Katherine () to their during homecoming was an expression of thankfulness for the way are trying to build a ministry to encourage the accomplishment is Sarah’s contribution of family on July 1, 2008. She arrived weighing 7 years in a person’s life, years that will determine six devotions to a book, Faith Deployed: Daily lbs. 14 oz. and measuring 20½ in. The Snells God used so many alumni, friends, faculty, students, and foundations church to become more involved in foster care Encouragement for Military Wives. The book ( ), now live in Bentonville, Arkansas. Their address to provide the resources needed for this major renovation. their habits, beliefs, and values are those years and to support those who are opening their  homes to foster children. written and compiled by Jocelyn Green, is can be found on AlumNET. Another blessing we are thankful for is the newest residence in college. Since JBU has contributed so much scheduled to be published by Moody Publishers hall, North Hall. The new wing, completed this summer, provides housing for 80 more students. It is a reality because a friend of the to who I am today, I will always be grateful university believes that living on campus has a huge impact on a  student’s JBU experience. and committed to being a life long supporter. We are thankful also for the remodeled Construction Management I challenge my fellow Alumni and friends to Floor in the engineering building, made possible with financial support of Bob and Von Sheridan; for the amazingly successful contribute to the university that has helped $10 Million Challenge, and now the $20 Million Challenge, which make you who you are today! Understand that no together have so far provided new scholarships for 300 students; for the 240 students who went overseas this past year on mission trips, contribution is too small as you will be investing academic programs, or the choir tour; and for the $5 million lead  gift commitment from Bill and Donna Berry for a new $8.5 million in the development of the Head, Heart, Hand for    Performing Arts Center to be built at JBU. future students. The “JBU Thankful List” could go on for several pages, but the most important blessing for which we are thankful is YOU! Your   prayers, involvement, and support have made JBU what it is today.

Jerry Rollene ’75 Director of Alumni and Parent Relations Jake Naramore 2003 JBU Graduate

30 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009  Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 31 El Dorado Chamber of Commerce and is on the In Loving 2000s El Dorado Promise Committee. Ruth (Bonge) Graham ’00 – Ruth and her Dana Nance ’06 – Dana was named Walmart Memory husband have a 2-year-old son. They expect their Teacher of the Year for the Rogers (Arkansas) second child in December. school district (). Lloyd G. DeArmond ’44 of Joplin, Missouri, passed Emma Kalka ’07 – Emma works for Apple Danae (Millard) Wheeler ’05 – Danae Remembering away April 27, 2008, at the Tree and Ryan PR Company in Seoul, South was married on Saturday, August 23, 2008 age of 81 following a long Korea. She is an account executive, writing copy, to Jeremy Wheeler of Ashtabula, Ohio. () E. William “Bill” George illness. Lloyd was born in editing, and acting as a liaison between the firm The wedding took place in Littleton, Colorado.  Pittsburg, Kansas, and lived and the foreign press. Guests included the couple’s families, friends, in the Joplin area most of his and JBU classmates. They purchased a home in E. William “Bill” George ’48 went home to be with the Lord October 20, life. He owned and operated Alice Mahony ’05 – Arkansas Governor Mike Henderson, Colorado, where they now live with 2008. Bill worked at JBU-owned radio stations in California and Oklahoma. He DeArmond Electric for 57 years. Lloyd was Beebe recently appointed Alice to the Arkansas their three pets. a member of the Fellowship Lodge 345 State Board of Education. Alice co-founded the consulted at JBU stations in Texas, Florida, and Missouri. Bill also worked with Brown Military Academy, Southern California Military Academy, the western and served as Worthy Patron of the Ruth El Dorado Education Foundation, which began Brandon Wise ’02 – After serving as the Chapter 177 Order of the Eastern Star. the Chair Programs (a program designed to build associate pastor at Crystal River United operations of John Brown Schools, and the John Brown Schools Foundation. He was a member of Park Plaza Christian math, science, and foreign-language skills). The Methodist Church in Florida for the past three Bill lent his leadership and expertise to JBU’s development office and served as Church. He is survived by his wife, a son, 5 foundation also provides grants to teachers with years, Brandon was appointed as the associate a consultant to the university since the 1990s. He is remembered as JBU’s longest- daughters, 10 grandchildren, and 6 great- their own creative approaches to education. Alice pastor at Heritage United Methodist Church in  sitting board member, serving more than 50 years. In 1994, Bill was given the grandchildren. also serves as the chairman of the board for the Clearwater, Florida, beginning July 1. privilege and great responsibility of serving as JBU’s interim president before the arrival of president Lee Balzer later that year. In addition to his JBU service, Bill also volunteered with civic organizations, E. Paul Ettinger ’58 suddenly passed into the presence of Jesus on July 26, 2008 in served on a number of boards, and faithfully gave his time to the churches he and Chris Merrick Phoenix, Arizona. His career in electrical his wife Mary Eva called home. He received a number of awards and honors, engineering took him from St. Louis to Major: Biology including an honorary doctorate degree from JBU in 1998. Dallas, and then Hometown: Springdale, Arkansas He is survived by his wife, two children (Eric and Marsha ’79), two to San Diego. He Graduated: May, 2008 grandchildren (Ryan and Lindsay), and a great-granddaughter, Sophia. retired in Sun City, Now: Attending University of Arkansas medical school Arizona in 1996. He is survived by his wife Friends of the Georges posted the following tributes online. June (Moore) ’57, son David ’81 and “[Bill was] one of the most optimistic, humble, “Bill will be sorely missed. He was a kind and his wife Renee ’84, and godly men I have ever known. Not only did gentle man who went way out of his way to a daughter, and 5 I experience these characteristics firsthand, but I greet even the people who would not normally grandchildren. also observed and witnessed them from a distance be recognized and appreciated. He always made in the manner in which [he] loved [his] wife, people feel important and honored. I will miss [his] family, and all the many people associated his warm, strong handshake and gentle smile. I with John Brown University.” know [he] will hear those words of our Saviour, John A. Newcomer ’73 died October ‘Welcome, Bill, thou good and faithful servant; 18, 2007. After 25 years at Fifth Third “My memories of Bill go back many years, when Enter in to the joy of your Lord.’” Bank in St. Joseph, I was a young man and interested in gospel music Michigan, he and and gospel radio. He took me under his wing and “One of my forever memories of Bill is the warm his business partner gave me a real education on being a gospel music and gracious welcome that would always greet us Dan Posthuma ’74 disc jockey, but, most of all, along with that, at [their] home. Whether it was the first arrival started Doxology always being sure that there was always ministry of the summer, or the third time in three days, Records, a Christian involved on my radio programs. He was a pillar when the brown JBU station wagon would pull recording company. in the industry and my respect for him goes into [their] driveway, the ever-present smile on his Because of a patriotic beyond words that I have.” face would say, “Welcome!” Bill’s commitment to project produced by JBU and the values it upheld were an inspiration Doxology Records, “Bill was one of those people who seemed as to all that knew him. Students far into the future John and his wife, Susan ’73, and Dan busy in retirement as when he worked, committing are indebted to him for his efforts to ensure that and his wife, Sara ’73, were invited to the himself enthusiastically to numerous community a quality, Christian education would be theirs at White House in 2003. John went on to activities. We will remember him with a twinkle John Brown University.” be a physician recruiter for Southwestern Medical Clinic, a Christian medical clinic in his eye, a good word for everyone, a gentle man with an emphasis in medical missions. He and a complete gentleman.” Refer a prospective is survived by his wife; three sons; two brothers, including Gary ’73; and his These tributes and many others posted by friends and family can be viewed in their father. John and Susan had lived in Baroda, student to JBU! entirety at www.wassonfuneralhome.com Michigan, since graduating from JBU. Bill and Mary Eva established an endowed scholarship in their names at JBU. go to www.jbu.edu/refer Those wishing to make a memorial gift can contact JBU University Advancement at 800-446-2450. 32 orBrown call Bulletin 1-877-JBU-INFO Winter 2008-2009 Brown Bulletin Winter 2008-2009 33 “Using our IRA to fund gifts to JBU has been simple and beneficial for us. We are thankful for this unique opportunity to give to JBU.” John and Joallen Logan Moose

Below: Dr. and Mrs. Moose at the JBU Scholarship Recognition Dinner with Once New at JBU students who benefit from scholarships funded by the Mooses’ gifts. At Homecoming this October, JBU held ceremonies to celebrate the completion of North Hall and the Cathedral Group renovation. With Beth Hough, wife of board member Cass Hough 51 percent of JBU’s buildings built or renovated in (right), cuts the ribbon to open South Hall (later The ever-popular the last six years, we wanted to remember other named Mayfield) as John Brown Jr. and Chairman charitable IRA legislation building ceremonies from JBU’s history. of the Board Bob Hyde ’37 look on in 1964. has been extended for 2008 and 2009.

If you are 70½ or older, this legislation allows you to make lifetime gifts from your individual retirement account (IRA) to charitable organizations, like John Brown University, without A large crowd turned out for the opening of California claiming it as taxable income or Benefits: Dorm in 1927. Sam Walton attended the dedication ceremony for the • In most cases the charitable distribution counts toward your Walton Lifetime Health Complex in 1988. using it as a deduction. minimum required distributions. • The transfer generates neither taxable income nor a tax deduction, so you still benefit even if you do not itemize Since 2006, this opportunity your tax deductions. has proved to be a popular and • The transfer may be made in addition to any other charitable giving you have planned. beneficial way to make a gift. • You may transfer any amount up to $100,000 in 2008 and Take advantage of the many 2009 directly from your IRA.* benefits you receive with the

Charitable IRA Rollover. If you are interested in this uncommon opportunity to help further JBU’s mission or if you have questions, please contact:

Paul J. Eldridge, Senior Director of Development and Planned *The transfer must come directly from your IRA Founder John Brown and members of the administrator to your intended charity. Contact Giving, or James Elliott or Eric Greenhaw, Regional Directors our office or your IRA administrator for details on community look on as the founder’s wife, Juanita, how to accomplish the transfer. of Development, at (800)446-2450. turns a shovel of dirt at the groundbreaking Founder John Brown stands at the center of the ceremony to mark ceremony for the Cathedral of the Ozarks (1945). the placing of the J. Alvin Hall Browncornerstone Bulletin in Winter 1920. 2008-2009 35 Family2009 Weekend

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