CELEBRATING 125 YEARS, A COLLECTIVE HISTORY OF MILESTONES & MEMORIESP5 VOL. 36, NO. 1 NO. 36, VOL. HORIZONS 2020 FALL The 2020 Time Capsule A collection of items telling the story of this unprecedented time in our 125-year history Horizons (USPS 0884-8939) is published by Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa. The magazine is distributed without charge to select alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university. Free copies are available upon request. CONTACT US Your feedback is always welcome! Direct correspondence and address changes to: Graceland University Alumni Programs Office 1 University Place Lamoni, IA 50140 866.GU4.EVER
[email protected] BOARD OF TRUSTEES Harry J. Ashenhurst, PhD, ’70, CHAIR Sue Bevington ’89, VICE CHAIR David J. Brown, MBA, ’73, TREASURER Michelle Hampton ’83 Waite, SECRETARY Robert G. “Bob” Ackerley ’06 Michele Black, MBA, ’81 Follow me: Joseph Booz, JD, ’86 Stassi Cramm, PhD, ’03 @GracelandUPres Nancy Tanner Edwards, PhD, ’65 John Glaser, PhD, ’84 Karen Booth ’76 Jewell, JD Ivan Joseph, PhD, ’96 Aleksandar “Aleks” Memca, ’00 John Sheehy ’79 125 Years Together Dennis Shields, JD, ’77 Samuel G. “Sam” Smalldon, MBA, ’78 Julia Snethen, PhD, ’82 do not typically get a lot of questions about my time outside of the Ryan Watson ’77 Michael R. Wiley, PhD, ’83 Graceland community. I think part of the reason is that immediately upon my arrival, Graceland’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends ADMINISTRATION I embraced me as one of their own. There is something extremely special Patricia H. Draves, PhD, PRESIDENT Talia Brown, MEd, ’05, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER about how tightly knit the fabric of the Graceland community is woven.