WHEATON ¤ P.22 ARTS THE AND MUSIC FOR CENTER ARMERDING NEW THE 7 201 // 3 ISSUE // 20 OLUME V Mental Health at Wheaton Giving Across the Generations Cookies for the Kingdom Always be bold, ask questions, and have a deep faith in God’s love for you. If you hold tight to that advice you will be ready to take on Wheaton and the world.” —Ma!hew Adams ’17 As alumni and friends of Wheaton, you play a critical role in helping us identify the best and brightest prospective students to refer to the College. We value your input and invite you to join us in the recruitment process once again. To refer a student who will take full advantage of the Wheaton Experience, please let us know at wheaton.edu/refer. To share stories from current Wheaton students and links to valuable content that will help guide prospective students as they navigate their college search journey, go to blog.wheaton.edu. VOLUME 20 // ISSUE 3 AUTUMN 2017 featuresWHEATON “Everything else fades away, leaving the simple beauty of the landscape in front of me. It becomes a spiritual experience, and revitalizes my soul.” Facebook ➝ facebook.com/ FROM THE HEART, ART: MIKE HUDSON ’89 wheatoncollege.il FOR THE KINGDOM / 32 / 21 Twitter ‘89 twitter.com/ wheatoncollege HAPPY 80TH MENTAL HEALTH AT Hudson BIRTHDAY, WHEATON / 34 Mike Instagram by GRADUATE SCHOOL instagram.com/ photo wheatoncollegeil / 30 WHEATON.EDU/MAGAZINE 1 S E C T I O N N A M E H E R E VOLUME 20 // ISSUE 3 AUTUMN 2017 WHEATON 2 Trust is precious. It has to be earned. For more than 100 years, generous men and women have entrusted Wheaton College with their charitable gift plans and trust arrangements. 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HATCH ’68 54 GRAD SCHOOL 56 WEDDINGS 46 57 NEWCOMERS 58 IN MEMORY 49 BENEDICTION / 64 Volume 20, Issue 3, Autumn 2017 Editor Allison Althoff Steinke ’11 Editorial Consultants Charles V. Audino M.A. ’16, Ashley Rydberg Bright ’10, Adrianna Wright ’01 Director of Marketing Communications Kimberly Medaglia Designers Katie Alford ’10, Stefanie Enger, Mary Leiser Class News Editor Donna Antoniuk EDITORIAL Adviser Cindra Stackhouse Taetzsch ’82 Editorial holmes Interns Kelsey Plankeel ’18, Emily Stackhouse Taetzsch ’18 Wheaton College President Dr. Philip G. Ryken ’88 Provost Dr. Margaret DuPlissis Diddams ’83 Vice President for Finance Dale A. Kemp Vice President for Student Development Dr. Paul O. Chelsen ’91 Vice President for Advancement, Vocation, and Alumni Engagement Dr. Kirk D. Farney stuart M.A. ’98 Executive Assistant to the President Marilee A. Melvin ’72 CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS Vincent Gagnon, Stuart Holmes, Andrew Joyce, Frances MacLeod, Bernd by Schifferdecker, Sarah Tanat-Jones CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Les Barker, Carrie From Photography, Mike Hudson ’89, Tony Hughes, Teddy Kelley ’15, Joey Reger, Greg Halvorsen Schreck Wheaton Magazine is published winter, spring, and autumn by Wheaton College. Because Wheaton Magazine is an expression of the College’s commitment to what it holds to be biblical faith and practice, we do not communicate events or updates that, to our knowledge, fall outside of convictions illustration expressed in our institution’s Statement of Faith and Community Covenant. Wheaton Magazine is printed on 30 percent postconsumer recycled fiber. cover © 2017 Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL wheaton.edu 501 College Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187-5593, 630.752.5779 WHEATON.EDU/MAGAZINE 3 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE VOLUME 20 // ISSUE 3 AUTUMN 2017 WHEATON 4 HOWING HOSPITALITY Wheaton is promoting liberal arts and making music to President’s excellence. In the classroom we see the glory of God. Two Christ at the Core meeting with clear building projects are Perspective success. Our new general education S making both of these curriculum is helping students under- kingdom activities stand the values and possibilities of more visible on the campus of Whea- liberal arts education, and also giving ton College. them shared intellectual experiences In order to show better hospitali- DR. PHILIP G. RYKEN ’88 with great texts that help them see the ty to prospective students and other PRESIDENT world in Christian perspective. campus guests, a new Welcome Cen- Wheaton is becoming more ethni- ter now stands adjacent to front cam- cally diverse. Meeting our goal of $7.5 pus, between the Beamer Center and million in scholarships for students McCully Field. Last spring it looked from underrepresented communi- almost like an Amish barn rais- ties has enriched our campus, where ing, with freshly cut timbers rising roughly one quarter of the student against blue skies. body now represents the beautiful, Meanwhile, over on the north end colorful diversity of North America. of the Quad, the shell of our old sci- Wheaton is becoming more global. ence building has been gutted and Walk into Anderson Commons and then completely reconstructed to be- you will see the flags of 100 nations— come the new Armerding Center for all from countries that students on our Music and the Arts. Students and fac- campus love to call home. We deepened ulty will move in this fall to enjoy larg- some of these connections last May, er studios, more practice rooms, and when the Gospel Choir and Concert new rehearsal spaces—better spaces Choir toured the Republic of Korea. for practicing and performing some of There will be more to see as our vi- the best music in the world. sion becomes reality. One of the main Other changes on campus are less things we hope will become visible is obvious yet still visible, especially on “ AS WE EXPERIENCE the final phase of the Armerding Cen- closer inspection. As we experience ter: a new 650-seat concert hall that God’s provision through the From the GOD’S PROVISION we pray God will provide as a place Heart, For the Kingdom capital cam- THROUGH THE to show more hospitality, and make paign, we see progress on many fronts. FROM THE more music. Wheaton is becoming more reachable. Some of the students we HEART, FOR THE see around campus would not be KINGDOM CAPITAL with us if generous supporters had CAMPAIGN, WE not provided $10 million in need- EMAIL [email protected] WITH FEEDBACK AND based scholarships over the last SEE PROGRESS ON STORY IDEAS. TO ACCESS ADDITIONAL CONTENT, VISIT WHEATON.EDU/MAGAZINE several years. MANY FRONTS.” bernd schifferdeker ILLUSTRATION BY kelley ’15 teddy Mike Hudson ’89, inset photo by photo BY BACKGROUND 74825_Wheaton_01_19.indd 4 656 P04 8/5/17 10:52 PM NEWS ’15 kelley p.12 teddy WHEATON SPORTS by FEATURING ALL- AMERICAN FATHER- photo DAUGHTER DUO JON ’83 AND JORDAN TUIN ’17 inset ’89, Hudson Mike BY photo BACKGROUND PROFILES CAMPUS NEWS VOLUME 20 // ISSUE 3 AUTUMN 2017 WHEATON 6 Review Task Force Updates In February 2017, the Senior Administrative Cabinet (SAC) released the Diversity Review Team report on campus, which recommended creating a cabinet-level position for deepening ethnic diversity and promoting intercultural understanding. Additionally, select groups of faculty and staff met to share stories of how they were affected by events from last year. Chaplain Timothy Blackmon is preparing a report of lessons learned. WHEATON IN THE NEWS SOUND BITES FROM WHEATON FACULTY QUOTED IN MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS “It seems to me that our well-intentioned impulse to ‘celebrate diversity’ doesn’t take diversity seriously enough, relegating it to something of a curiosity rather than deep-seated commitments that may, at times, be in conflict.” DR. BRYAN MCGRAW, associate professor of politics, from “Flourishing in a Pluralist World,” Public Justice Review: A Publication of the Center for Public Justice, March 1, 2017 “Practicing the Christian virtue of endurance places us in the middle of God’s salvation narrative brought to completion in CONGRATULATIONS Christ, because it demonstrates in our soon-to-be-resurrected bodies that we are co-heirs with a suffering Messiah.” CLASS OF 2017 DR. LYNN COHICK, professor of New Testament, from “The ‘Feminine’ Trait Every Christian Needs to Learn,” Christianity Today, March 28, 2017 “While Christian hope can never rest in any American ortho- doxy, Hamil ton may inform how we Christians perform liturgy together in an effort to draw closer to the truth that is in God.” DR. BETH FELKER JONES, professor of theology, from “Hamilton is so much bigger than Hamilton,” The Christian Century, March 17, 2017 lEs Barker and Mike Hudson ’89 photos BY 74825_Wheaton_01_19.indd 6 P06 8/5/17 10:52 PM THIS YEAR’S CORE BOOK IS GILEAD BY MARILYNNE ROBINSON. LEARN MORE AND GET INVOLVED AT WHEATON. EDU/COREBOOK Remembering Ethan Roser ’20 FRESHMAN ETHAN ROSER, age 19, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017. A member of the men’s soccer team known for his passion for evangelism and theology, Ethan died as the result of a tragic accident while 100 PERCENT OF PSY.D. volunteering at a Wheaton College STUDENTS MATCHED track and field meet north of campus AT PRE-DOCTORAL at Lawson Field.