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1 . O N , 1 4 E M U L O V , 5 0 0 2 r e t n i W FOTHEC ANDREWS UNIVERSITY MAS GAZINE IN FOCUS The ANdrews uNiversiTy MAgAziNe A Note for Bill ow do you end up liking a guy who, when evaluating the first issue under your editorship, uses the phrase “better keep your day job?” (see “Letters” FOCUS Spring 2002). H ediTor I’ve asked myself that more than a couple of times over the last three years as our Ivan Davis (MA ‘92) correspondence and ensuing friendship evolved. Then again, how can some part of you not enjoy an old codger taking the time to AssisTANT ediTor fully undress your editorial efforts with sarcasm, wit and tongue-in-cheek earnestness? Patricia Spangler (BS ‘04) Of course, this was not just any old codger, this was former network news anchor Bill Shadel, one of coNTriBuTiNg ediTors Edward “Murrow’s Boys.” Brent Geraty (MA ‘91) Rebecca May (BA ‘77) And as we wrote back and forth, it became clear Beverly Stout (MA ‘04) that this former reporter, who’d covered the Truman White House, was a World War II corre - desigN coNsulTANT Matt Hamel spondent, and moderated the third of the historic Kennedy-Nixon debates, was not just a walking PhoTogrAPhers museum of TV news and journalism history, he was Martin Lee Gerald Paul New a livewire—a thoughtful, funny, and amazingly Sarah Spangler (BT ‘02) youthful 96-year-old. Beverly Stout (MA ‘04) Who else but Bill could have told me about David William Shadel Brinkley’s love of “high stakes cards and the race track,” that Nixon chewed him out in a profanity- laced tirade after the debate, that old friend and colleague Walter Cronkite regrets not throwing off his “most trusted” moniker to offer views on the country’s “preemptive ANdrews uNiversiTy strike” policy in the war on terror? President: Niels-Erik Andreasen (MA’65, BD ‘66) During the last three years, our email conversations wandered from historic vice Presidents for moments (Bill covered John Glenn’s flight, Kennedy’s inauguration, and was the first Academic Administration: Patricia B. Mutch (BS ‘65) correspondent into the Buchenwald concentration camp) to more personal observa - university Advancement: David A. Faehner (MA ‘72) student services: Frances Faehner (BSW ‘76) tions and reminiscences: his dearly loved wife of 54 years, the dying off of friends Financial Administration: Edward E. Wines enrollment Management: Stephen Payne and family, and the political dynamics that swirl around an Adventist college. (As a first year student at EMC in the late 1920s, Bill, who’d been playing profes - Focus (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, sionally in a number of jazz bands, was expelled for dancing at a local party. When free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews confronted about his behavior by the dean, Bill retorted, “Oh yeah, I love to dance. University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The maga - They tell me I’m pretty good at it, and I don’t want to lose it.”) zine’s address is FOCUS, Office of University Among Bill’s more frequent observations were misgivings about the state of our Relations, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, nation in the current war. On such topics, he rarely held his acerbic tongue: “With the MI 49104-1000. Copyright 2004 by Andrews University. Reproduction in whole or part without war idiots deploying, and dangerously, choosing to make war in the wrong place at permission is prohibited. Printed by The Hamblin the wrong time and breaking the bank, I deeply regret the direction that coterie of Company, Tecumseh, MI. Periodicals postage paid at Berrien Springs, MI, and at additional mailing Cheney, Rummy, Wolfowitz have persuaded our weak-minded Chief to take.” offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Bill died on January 29, 2005, at the age of 96. Knowing that he won’t be reading Focus , Office of Alumni Services, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0950. any longer is a real loss. * * * This special issue of FOCUS , celebrating the 40-year history and legacy of the maga - editor’s office: (269) 471-3316 zine, is dedicated to Bill Shadel, Andrews University’s most renowned alum in the email: [email protected] office of Alumni services: (269) 471- 3591 field of journalism. email: [email protected] www.andrews.edu CONTENTS Winter 2005, VOLUME 41, NO. 1 FEATURES Forty Years of Focus A decade-by-decade look at your university alumni magazine. 7 e g a P 16 The 60s 18 40 Years of Covers 9 e g 22 The 70s a P 24 The 80s The 90s 2 26 1 e g a P 28 The 2000s 4 1 e g a P DEPARTMENTS 2 In Focus 4 Letters 6 Campus Update 2 2 e 12 Faculty & Staff g a P 30 Alumni News 31 Class Notes 34 Life Stories 4 3 36 Campus Cache e g a P WINTER 2005 l FOCUS 3 LETTERS Political fallout Liberal agenda being eliminated? Where is the compas - The Fall 2004 issue arrived several Being an Adventist who actively sup - sion for those unfortunate kids who hours ago. Congratulations, it is your ports Religious Liberty I am concerned won’t have tutors at school? What about best effort yet! with the Liberal agenda that is taking the crucial moment for Bush to show his To have Andrews join the real world hold in this country. I can name a num - compassion for the law enforcement and engage real issues is most refresh - ber of things with the Liberal movement community by signing the gun ban, but ing and most assuring. I recall the 1936 that are not in keeping with our U.S. deciding to leave it alone? What about election, which was a landside for FDR. Constitution. education reform for those who are less The EMC vote was 6 for FDR and 294 The Liberals ridicule the concept of fortunate? “No child left behind” has for Landon: seems that you have a bet - moral values, they believe in a more not turned out to be as successful as it ter mix today. Socialistic system of government and was portrayed, even in Texas where the Hugging a motherless 15-year-old on they are anti-Christian. They love to program originated. a whistle stop in Ohio proves nothing morph the first amendment using the Who would cut taxes during a war but Bush was in Ohio and had good so-called separation of church and state while the deficit is getting bigger than ears. It demonstrates no leadership abil - principle, which is NOT written in the it’s ever been? Who is going to deal ity, particularly when the thousands of constitution. They then twist this sepa - with such a huge deficit once Bush motherless children go un-hugged and ration principle so as to prohibit the leaves office? Does that show that Bush un-cared for by a compassionless FREE exercise of religion, which IS writ - is a visionary? Compassion is not only administration. Dennis Woodland has it ten in the constitution. Do students at shown on the campaign trail in giving right. Our way of life cannot be Andrews consider these things? hugs, but also in the Oval Office where destroyed by terrorists unless we let The mock election held by the stu - important, life-changing decisions are them. President Bush is simply playing dents in PLSC 104 caught my attention. made. their game—hysterical, flounder, over- I was surprised that the majority of a Bush won the 2004 election not kill, overspending, infringement of due group of Adventist students who sup - because of his leadership, his handling process ultimately leading to the destruc - posedly champion religious liberty of the economy, or the war on terror, but tion of our democracy and the bankrupt - would vote for the candidate of the because of “moral” issues like gay mar - ing of our treasury. We must settle down party that promotes the Liberal agenda. riage and abortion. Individuals who are to intelligent vigilance, get our monetary Is this the time of the end or what? concerned about these two issues voted and fiscal houses in order, show less for Bush regardless of his other short - muscle and more brains and heart in Glenn Saunders (MA '63) comings. world affairs. Bullying can't get us Well, what’s done is done. We just acceptance either on earth or in heaven. have to keep on hoping for a better Question of leadership future. Better future with a huge, huge Tom Zwemer (att.) deficit—interesting. Professor Nowack stated that his vote for Bush is based on “integrity, genuine Egzi-a-kulu Tamrat (BBA ‘96) leadership, genuine compassion, and a Letters to Focus are welcome and genuine, positive vision for an America should be sent to Editor, Focus, Office and a world at peace.” That is well said Aussie rules of University Relations, Andrews but I doubt if these qualities truly repre - University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104- sent President Bush. Nowack based My years at Andrews were very mean - 1000 or by e-mail to: Bush’s “proven compassionate” charac - ingful and enjoyable, but the present <[email protected]> with “Letter to ter on the fact that he gave comfort to a American content of FOCUS is entirely Focus Editor” on the subject line. The editors reserve the right to edit for little girl who lost her mother on 9/11. irrelevant to me as a previous interna - content, style and space. Opinions But who wouldn’t do that, including tional student with an alien stamp on expressed in letters are not necessari - John Kerry? my passport.

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