The online version of Wheaton magazine does not include the Class News section. 77058_BCFC_Q6 8/12/09 9:38 PM Page 1 autumn 2009 WHEATON Beyond Borders The Global Reach of Wheaton Alumni Inside: SPECIAL —A Global Focus • New Media, Good or Bad? • The Promise Report WHEATON 1 FC 77058_IFC_15_Q6 8/5/09 6:14 PM Page ifc2 Wheaton College exists to help build the church and improve society worldwide by promoting the development of whole and effective Christians through excellence in programs of Christian higher education. This mission expresses our commitment to do all things “For Christ and His Kingdom.” VOLUME 12 ISSUE 4 14 22 AUTUMN 2009 ALUMNI NEWS DEPARTMENTS 36 Alumni Association Annual Report 2008-2009 2 Letters News 37 Wheaton Alumni Association News 5 Association news and events 11 Sports 42 Alumni Class News 31 The Promise Report An update on The Promise of Wheaton campaign 58 Authors Books by Wheaton’s faculty; thoughts from Cover photo: Silhouetted against the sky is an adolescent published alumnus, Ben Lowe ’07 Yemeni boy showing off his dare devil balancing skills, having shimmied up one of the ancient pillars at the temple of the 60 Faculty Voice Queen of Sheba. Read more on pages 23-24 about the Dr. Stewart DeSoto ’88 tests your scientific knowledge photographer, Dr. Scott Kennedy ’77, who captured on film the 61 Student Profile land and people of Yemen when he served in that country as the The Record editor goes on the record Medical Attaché for the U.S. State Department. Dr. Kennedy’s book (coauthored with his wife, Nora), Yemen—A Pictorial Tour, 62 Commencement 2009 offers windows into the country’s customs—the three-day Dr. Walter Kaiser, Jr. ’55, B. D. ’58 addresses wedding celebrations; the 40-day rest periods for new mothers; Wheaton’s newest alumni the wearing of the jambia, a curved dagger; and more. 64 President’s Commentary Inside photos: Michael Hudson ’89, pp, 11-12, 18-19, 30, 32- 501 College Avenue 36, 40, 60, 63, and reunion photos, pp. 42-56 (except p. 53, by Wheaton, Illinois 60187 Craig Taylor); Carlos Vergara ’82, p. 59; Jennifer Grant ’89, p. 61. IFC 77058_IFC_15_Q6 8/11/09 10:03 AM Page 1 WHEATONcontents 60 FEATURES Wheaton View Lives of Significance 14 Wheaton Arena Theater student actors perform 26 For their service overseas for nearly 50 years, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Dr. Greg ’62, M.A. ’68 and Sally Coltman and Professor Emerita Beatrice Batson M.A. ’47 Livingstone ’62 received the 2009 Alumni asks a rhetorical question about the Bard of Avon. of the Year Award for Distinguished Service ign to Society during Alumni Weekend. by Katherine Halberstadt Anderson ’90 SPECIAL Beyond Borders GLOBAL FOCUS: iPhone, Therefore I Am Navigating Cultural Seas 28 Wheaton alumnus Bryan Campen ’05 and wledge 16 Listen in on this interview by the director Communication Professor Dr. Read of the Hastert Center, Professor Javier Schuchardt debate the consequences Comboni, with Phil Foxwell ’80, a businessman of media technology. in Japan—both experts on global trade. introduction by Dr. Kenneth Chase, chair of communication Over Diplomatic Shoulders 22 Three Wheaton alumni provide insights into the Middle East. by Katherine Halberstadt Anderson ’90 and Jennifer Grant ’89 01 77058_IFC_15_Q6 8/5/09 6:16 PM Page 2 letter from the editor he ocean surged over the California sand, its waves shallow and swirling Editor Georgia I. Douglass ’70, M.A. ’94 about my feet. Could this same water, I asked myself, have delighted Managing Editor tanother person like me meandering along a beach, perhaps as far away LaTonya J. Taylor as China? How many others could this water have touched as it traveled Editorial Consultant Katherine Halberstadt Anderson ’90 between the continents? Where has it been and where is it going? The Design Consultants oceans are one, encompassing yet dividing the globe. Alice Isoz Chrismer ’70 In Acts 1:8, the Lord Jesus tells His disciples that they would witness Ellen Mardock Chrismer + Mardock Communication of Him to the uttermost parts of the earth. The extent of just how Class News Editor far they thought that was, was certainly limited. Theirs was a flat world. Donna Antoniuk Never would they have imagined that that witness eventually would travel Editorial Adviser Dr. R. Mark Dillon around a round world, borne across boundless oceans, to lands and people unknown to them. Wheaton Alumni Association President One hundred fifty years ago, Wheaton College was founded for the Matthew C. Hsieh ’93 purpose of educating men and women to witness of the Lord Jesus President-Elect Timothy A. Stoner ’82 Christ to the uttermost parts of the earth. In the past, like today, Executive Director alumni represent the fulfillment of this mission. Many have worked as Cindra Stackhouse Taetzsch ’82 missionaries to other cultures. Others have worked overseas in business, Professor Emeritus education, public service, government, the military, the arts, and other Leroy H. Pfund ’49 vocations—also taking the gospel around the world. Alumni Trustee Representatives Matthew C. Hsieh ’93 Strewn throughout this magazine—in lead articles, reports, profiles, Timothy A. Stoner ’82 Georgia I. Douglass Robert D. Dye ’73 ’70, M.A. ’94 and class news—you’ll find plenty of information about alumni Wheaton College Editor serving across the oceans. Watch for their stories. Globalization isn’t President new for Wheaton. Dr. Duane Litfin I want to tell you a wonderful story. Provost Wheaton alumni Dr. Kenneth ’24 and Margaret Mortensen Landon ’25 Dr. Stanton L. Jones served as Presbyterian missionaries in Siam (now Thailand) between Senior Vice President Dr. David E. Johnston ’65 1927-37. You might already know that the Rodgers and Hammerstein Vice President for Student musical The King and I was based on Margaret’s book, published Development Paul O. Chelsen ’91 in 1944, titled Anna and the King of Siam. In 1941, Kenneth began Vice President for Advancement working as the U.S. State Department’s International Relations and Alumni Relations Officer for Southeast Asian Affairs. His job required him often to journey Dr. R. Mark Dillon Executive Assistant to the Far East, when crossing the Pacific typically meant long, arduous to the President voyages by ship. Marilee A. Melvin ’72 In January 1954, as Wheaton alumni opened their most recent Wheaton is published autumn, winter, spring, and special by Wheaton Alumni News, they read this class news item on page 8: Wheaton College, 501 College Ave., Wheaton, IL 60187-5593, “Kenneth P. Landon ’24 has returned from a number of weeks 630/752-5779, and mailed free spent in Thailand and Malaya on business with the State Department of charge to alumni and friends of Wheaton College. Periodicals where he is officer in charge of Thai and Malay Affairs.” postage paid at Carol Stream, IL (USPS 016326). Postmaster: Please Then, in a matter-of-fact tone, the snippet closed with startling send address changes to Wheaton information that proved the world was growing larger and the oceans College, Wheaton, IL 60187-5593. Opinions expressed are those of the smaller. contributors or the editors, and do not necessarily represent the official It said simply, “He flew both ways.” position of the College. © 2009 Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL www.wheaton.edu 2 AUTUMN 2009 02 77058_IFC_15_Q6 8/11/09 12:43 PM Page 3 dearWHEATON Stories to Encourage spring 2009 of when I was at Wheaton asking the same What an encouragement I received when questions that you as a student asked. reading the latest edition’s “Sweet Fruits WHEATON It has been years since I was in a Wheaton of Innovation.” It helps to know that classroom. But we need to be reminded others are persevering and seeing the of some of the questions that we had at fruits of their labor. My husband and I work the time and of the answers that we have with Muslim immigrants in Europe and are found since then. It was great to read on the brink of opening an art center that them again. will be a gathering place for the most Paul Haney ’50 marginalized in our city. We hope and pray Sebring, Florida it will be full of light and hope, a place Sweet Fruits of Innovation where imaginations are unlocked, art How are inventive alumni improving our lives? I was talking to an alumna recently and is redeemed, and the beauty of Christ is suggested she read the article, “Miracle Inside: Student DNA Research • Senior Art Show • The Promise Report revealed. Thank you for keeping us 18: For Christ and His Kingdom.” In light connected with the Body. of the economic news in the first few Rachel Fontaine Morris ’98 months of this year, I was encouraged to Spain Words to Encourage read how the College and alumni How very much I like getting the magazine responded during a worse economic I enjoyed the article “Major Changes” and reading about what is going on at situation in the Depression. I realized that profiling four fellow alumni and the paths Wheaton, and the news from old friends. if I urge others to read the magazine, they have traveled since graduation, I often meet alumni at my church and in I should also encourage those whose taking “unexpected turns” and finding my work here with Café Africa Uganda— efforts brought it into my hands. Thank you themselves in “very different places than and even in my travels around the region, for putting together a publication that not the ones their younger selves anticipated.” sometimes in the oddest places.