Profiles Excellenceof PRESIDENT’S REPORT 1999 From the President Good People Making Good Things Happen university can be no better than its people. In mission field in Athat regard, Indiana Wesleyan University Southern Africa truly is blessed. We are blessed one-hundred fold, and Cambodia indeed four-hundred fold. That’s how many for 14 years and people there now are in the IWU family: 430. had not In planning this issue of the Triangle, Alan considered the Miller gave our vice presidents a most difficult possibility of assignment. Alan, in his role as editor of the teaching at Triangle, asked each vice president to choose one IWU. Three person from his area of responsibility who years ago, he Dr. Jim Barnes demonstrated the excellent caliber of people who brought his twin work at IWU. sons to campus for a visit where he learned about That’s almost like asking a parent to pick one of an opening in the religion department. He was his or her children as examples of good kids. offered and accepted the job. Dr. Lo recently Employees at IWU are like family. began his fourth year as head of IWU’s (For the record, Wilbur and Ardelia Williams, intercultural studies program, which already has who are featured on the cover of this magazine, 70 students. weren’t involved in the selection process. They Two years ago, Dr. Harriet Rojas flew to were consensus choices to represent the very best Indianapolis to interview for a job at a state that IWU has to offer.) university – only to learn that the university no The six choices made by the vice presidents are longer planned to fill the position. She drove to excellent, as we think you will agree when you IWU to visit with friends and wound up being read their stories in the pages that follow. It goes offered a job, which she accepted. without saying that there are many similar stories Well, you get the idea. The Lord has assembled throughout our campus. We will get to many of a remarkable group of people, and he’s done it in those stories in future issues of the Triangle, as remarkable ways. And each person, regardless of time and space allow. rank or responsibility, is just as vital to fulfilling The common thread that runs through this the mission of IWU as the next person. particular issue is the remarkable story of how That explains why our six vice presidents, God has assembled this group of people for this without consulting each other, chose: particular time in IWU’s history. Those who do • Three people who are administrators at not understand the heart of a Christian institution different levels of the university. may consider some of the stories to involve pure • One faculty member. coincidence, but we know better. • The nurse who directs the student health Susan Rose, a nurse who grew up down the center. street from IWU, wanted to work in the campus • And the Director of the Physical Plant who is health center so badly that she pestered Dr. Todd responsible for keeping the grass cut and the air Voss for three straight years. Just when she was conditioners running and the restrooms cleaned – about to give up hope, a job opened. Susan has and sees it all as a ministry. been the director of the Health Center for the last We hope you will enjoy this issue of the five years. Triangle, which celebrates the lives of all those Dr. Jim Lo, on the other hand, had been on the who are a part of the IWU family. Dr. Jim Barnes ‘65 is the president of Indiana Wesleyan University. 2 | TRIANGLE Table of Contents Called to Higher Education Many11 educators prepare themselves academically to teach at the elementary or secondary level, and then they graduate to higher education. Once Dr. Mark Smith answered God’s call, he began INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY TRIANGLE preparing for a career in Christian higher education. President’s Report 1999, Vol. 80, No. 1 EDITOR: Alan Miller ART DIRECTOR: Gary Phillips ‘92 God Kept Opening Doors ALUMNI NEWS EDITOR: Carolyn McGhee Although Dr.13 Harriet Rojas grew up on the West Coast and spent two years The TRIANGLE (issn 10666893) is published quarterly, free to alumni, by Indiana Wesleyan University, 4201 on the mission field in South America, Indiana Wesleyan University never South Washington Street, Marion Indiana 46953-4974. has been far from her heart. In 1997, she returned to IWU for the third time. Second class postage paid at Marion, Indiana and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Indiana Wesleyan University, 4201 South Washington Street, Marion, Indiana 46953-4974. Internet address: http://www.indwes.edu Caring for God’s Campus Maintaining15 the Indiana Wesleyan University campus goes well 1998-99 Alumni Association beyond mowing lawns and keeping boilers operating. ‘It’s a matter of Board Members and Officers OFFICERS stewardship,’ says Brendan Bowen, who took over as IWU physical John Ragan APS ‘90, President; Stephen Bickel ‘69, plant director a year ago. President-Elect; Pam (Biberstine) Shattuck (Owosso ‘68), Secretary; John Rowe ‘59, Finance Chairman; Krischelle Abraham ‘95, Activities Chairman; Bonnie (Volek ‘69) Biggs, Activities Chairman-Elect; Marilyn Service With a Smile (Pieper ‘77) Simons, Faculty Representative; R. Marlowe Wood APS ‘93, APS Representative; Randy Dewing ‘99, Students get excellent17 care at the IWU Health Center, and it all comes Student Representative; Howard Inman (Owosso ‘40), with a smile. Susan Rose, director of the center, says her staff goes the Owosso Representative; Judy (Macy ‘70) Mohler, extra mile to ensure that patients have a good experience at the center. Alumni Director. MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Matt Cannon APS ‘98, Michael Clegg APS ‘97, Betty (Hicks ‘52) Christler, Dotty (Marshall ‘70) Hamlin, Departments James Jones ‘67, Donna (Barker ‘61) Landis, Larry Norris ‘72, and Dwight Ott ‘85. 8 Academic Affairs Indiana Wesleyan University does not discriminate on the 10 Adult & Professional Studies basis of sex, race, color or national origin in its employment policies, administration policies, scholarship 12 Enrollment Management and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs, and does not deny to any student 14 Financial Affairs on the basis of sex, race, color, or national origin any right, privilege, program, or activity generally accorded 16 Student Development or made available to students at Indiana Wesleyan University. 18 University Advancement Mission Statement Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered academic community On the cover: committed to changing the world Wilbur and Ardelia Williams recently began their 33rd year by developing students in character, at Indiana Wesleyan University, but they have no thoughts of retiring. See Page 4. scholarship and leadership. Photo by Rob Curfman PRESIDENT’S REPORT 1999 | 3 Wilbur and Ardelia Williams A Lifelong Quest for Excellence Wilbur and Ardelia Williams first came to Indiana Wesleyan University in the late 1940s as students and then returned to join the faculty in 1967. Wilbur is an Associate Professor of Biblical Literature and Archaeology, and Ardelia is an Associate Professor of Art and Coordinator of the Art Department. As they begin their 33rd year of teaching, the couple has given no thought to retirement. Wilbur and Ardelia Williams, as much as anyone on campus, exemplify the kind of excellence that makes IWU an excellent university. In the next few pages, we invite you to listen in on our conversation with the Williamses – and to meet some other people who are examples of excellence at IWU. 4 | TRIANGLE Wilbur & Ardelia You both are graduates of Indiana or should I date that girl?’ and she’d ARDELIA: I was a double major, music Wesleyan University. What led you here give me advice. and art. Both vocal and instrumental as students? music. I planned to be a teacher. ARDELIA: Well, he’d date one girl at a WILBUR: I came from a Wesleyan time. I’d tell him you need to date WILBUR: She doesn’t let people know background, but I went to Central around, because that was what I was that she has two majors, because she Wesleyan the first year and nearly doing and having fun. doesn’t want anybody to ask her to teach flunked out. When I came here, I lacked music. public speaking skills. Laura Emerson WILBUR: She didn’t tell me when we was the professor, and the first term I started dating that she hadn’t let go of ARDELIA: I taught music in the public made a D. She asked me to come to her the other five guys. When I found out, I schools. That’s a hard thing to do, office where she said, ‘I don’t think this called her up and said, ‘I’m backing because if you’re art and music you represents your capability.’ I said, ‘Well out. I’ve seen those five guys, and have to do the programs, the plays, the my brother flunked out of college, and they’re all more handsome than me, backgrounds; you have to do it all. So I my parents only went through fourth and I just don’t want to have that kind just focused on art. grade, and I probably won’t make it.’ of contest.’ That was in my mindset. She said to WILBUR: I taught in a public school for a me, ‘I wish you would prove to ARDELIA: He didn’t want competition. year before we went to England, because yourself, prove to the class, prove to me I had some bills to pay off, and I also and, most of all, prove to the Lord that WILBUR: But we finally started dating was a full-time pastor in Sheridan, Ind.