Crossroads Summer 08

our Servant-leaderS in Science
summer 2008 emu... preparing students to serve and lead globally

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Crossroads (USPS 174-860) is published seasonally by Eastern Mennonite University
for distribution to 16,000 alumni, students, parents and friends. Eastern
Mennonite University, founded in 1917 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is an educational
institution of Mennonite Church USA. EMU serves students of diverse religious and
cultural backgrounds and confers undergraduate, graduate, and seminary degrees. As
a leader among faith-based universities, EMU emphasizes peacebuilding, creation
care, experiential learning, and cross-cultural engagement. EMU's mission, vision
and shared values statement is posted in its entirety at
www.emu.edu/president/mission. Board of Trustees: Susan Godshall, chair, Mount
Joy, Pa.; John M. Bomberger, Harrisonburg, Va.; Andrew Dula, Lancaster, Pa.;
Gilberto Flores, Newton, Kan.; Curtis D. Hartman, Harrisonburg, Va.; Shirley
Hochstetler, Kidron, Ohio; Gerald (Gerry) R. Horst, New Holland, Pa.; Joan King,
Telford, Pa.; Linford D. King, Lancaster, Pa.; Herb H. Noll, Lancaster, Pa.;
Kathleen (Kay) Nussbaum, Grant, Minn.; Kathy Keener Shantz, Lancaster, Pa.; J.
Richard Thomas, Ronks, Pa.; Lillis Troyer, Walnut Creek, Ohio; Diane Z. Umble,
Lancaster, Pa.; Paul R. Yoder, Jr., Harrisonburg, Va. Associate trustees: Myron E.
Blosser, Harrisonburg, Va.; Steve Brenneman, Nappanee, Ind.; Robert (Bob) P.
Hostetler, Erie, Pa.; Clyde G. Kratz, Broadway, Va.; Amy L. Rush, Harrisonburg,
Va.; Dan Garber, Hutchinson, Kan.; Carlos Romero, Mennonite Education Agency rep,
Goshen, Ind.; Judith Trumbo, Broadway, Va. Loren Swartzendruber, president; Lee
Snyder, interim provost; Kirk Shisler, vice president for advancement; Andrea
Wenger, marketing and communications director. Bonnie Price Lofton Editor/writer
bonnie.lofton@emu.edu Paul T. Yoder Mileposts editor paul.t.yoder@emu.edu Marcy
Gineris Web content manager marcy.gineris@emu.edu Lindsey Roeschley Project
coord./videographer lindsey.roeschley@emu.edu Jon Styer Designer/photographer
jon.styer@emu.edu Jim Bishop Public information officer bishopj@emu.edu Jason
Garber Web/new media coord. jason.garber@emu.edu Laura Bomberger Project assistant
Loren Swartzendruber confers with Kirk Shisler, v-p for advancement, on expansion
plans.
Modern Facilities Needed for Tomorrow's Servant-Leaders

Five years ago, in preparation for assuming responsibilities as president, I
reviewed documents outlining dreams for new and renovated facilities. The Suter
Science Center was near the top of the list. I was momentarily disoriented; in my
mind the Suter Science Center was a relatively new building and should hardly need
a renovation. And then reality set in. Forty years ago this fall I entered EMU as
a first-year student, the same year that the science center opened. The building
and I had both aged since 1968! The inspiring stories in these pages have emerged
from a university that prepares students to be agents of change in the world. Our
science alumni repeatedly note that EMU prepared them superbly for their graduate
studies and for their roles as servants and leaders afterwards. In 1969 I
transferred to the University of Iowa to study pharmacy. I went from small science
classes at EMU taught by PhDs (who were also in the labs with students) to lecture
classes of 300-400 students at Iowa. Labs were taught by graduate assistants. When
I advised my children to attend EMU and take advantage of its excellence, I was
speaking from experience. The quality of our current science faculty is
impressive. They are well prepared to carry on the legacy of venerated faculty
members of past decades. If one had to choose between quality faculty and state-
of-the-art facilities, the faculty would have to come first. Now is the time to
improve the science facilities to match the quality of our faculty. We will
continue to prepare graduates to serve and lead globally. EMU is undertaking a
comprehensive campaign of extraordinary scale. The speed with which we are able to
proceed with construction is dependent upon the generosity of alumni and friends.
Please pray for this campaign. If you wish to be among the leadership group in
making a commitment to this effort during the initial quiet phase of this
campaign, please contact Kirk Shisler, v-p for advancement at
kirk.shisler@emu.edu, or me at lorens@emu.edu (or by calling 540-432-4000). I hope
to see you at Homecoming 2008, October 10 through 12. Blessings,
All EMU personnel can be reached during regular work hours through calling (540)
432-4000, or via contact details posted on the university website, www.emu.edu.
Cover photo of Serita Frey '86 by Perry Smith, courtesy University of New
Hampshire Photo Services. Also see page 3. POSTMASTER: Submit address changes to:
Crossroads Eastern Mennonite University 1200 Park Road Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Loren Swartzendruber
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President
3 Rigorous Research
Eight alumni involved in research ranging from breast cancer to global warming.
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In this Issue
6 Science, Service, Success 20 Rural Rooted
Photos of science alumni working in health, space exploration, education and

business.
Many alumni have chosen to care for the Amish or others in “under-served” rural
areas.
26 Model Teacher
Daniel Suter, a legendary pre-med professor, is fondly remembered.
28 New Science Center
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Time to modernize and expand EMU's 40-year-old Suter Science Center.
30 Cross-Cultural Snapshots 32 Array of Alumni

A cross-section of our hundreds of alumni involved in science-related work.
A large percentage of our health-care alumni work outside of the developed West.
40 Alumni Honorees
Donald B. Kraybill, Donald R. Jacobs, and Herman Bontrager to be recognized Oct.

10-12.
56 Homecoming 2008
Find all the information you need to come and enjoy EMU's big annual celebration.

Tough of Mind, Strong in Spirit . . .
Our Science Alumni Tackle Unpaved Roads
esponding to an appeal in the spring ’08 issue of Crossroads, more than 400
science-alumni filled out an online survey or sent us an e-mail to update us about
their work. Most of the people pictured in this issue were drawn from those
updates. As in our previous issue on “alumni in business,” we were somewhat
limited by how far we could dispatch our photographers – brothers Jon Styer ’07
and Matthew Styer ’05 – to shoot fresh photos. Occasionally we hired a distant
photographer or asked alumni to send us their amateur photos from afar, in an
effort to show the wide impact of EMU’s alumni. As a result, the next 54 pages
contain 62 photos of 81 alumni from 18 scientific professions, working in 15
states and eight countries. For an even better grasp of what alumni are doing,
however, peruse the 359 listings we compiled on pages 20 through 27, based on our
surveys and research. Realize, though, that the 457 science-alumni noted by name
in this issue amount to no more than a quarter of the total emerging from Eastern
Mennonite College/University over the last 60 years. This magazine does not list,
for instance, such servant-leaders as Richard Keeler ’60, MD, who was given EMU’s
annual “distinguished service award” in 2004 for his 13-year commitment to the
eradication of Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) in Trinidad and Tobago. We just didn't
receive a survey from Dr. Keeler. We also didn't receive one from Beth Good '03, a
nurse who was traveling around Africa for much of the late spring and early
summer, working on programs to alleviate HIV/AIDS. Our alumni tend to be busy
folks, so we are grateful for those who took the time to respond and we under2 |
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stand why we missed hearing from many. We dedicate this issue of Crossroads to
those of you who are not pictured in this issue… To physician assistants like Mary
Beth Lichty ’86, who "takes care of God's lost children" – those incarcerated in
federal prisons. And to Konnie Landis, a ’96 graduate of Temple medical school who
spent her honeymoon helping people with AIDS in Uganda and building a Habitat for
Humanity House, before returning to the United States to serve in rural Washington
state under the National Health Service. Konnie died of pancreatic cancer three
years ago at age 36, just a year after her marriage, but she is remembered for
being “a doctor who took her skills and compassion around the world,” according to
the Herald newspaper in Everett, Washington. Konnie wasn’t the first EMU alumnus
in her family. Her physician-father, R. Laverne Landis ’63, began his career in
rural Factoryville, Pennsylvania, where he saw patients in his home basement
regardless of their ability to pay. Her mother, E. Jean Landis, a If you do not
find your name and profession listed anywhere in these 56 pages – and if you are
an alumnus or alumna working in, or retired from, the sciences (health, natural or
technological) – please do send us your information. Just complete the online
survey at: emu.edu/crossroads/update We will compile a supplemental listing which
we will publish either on the Crossroads website, or if space permits, in the next
issue of Crossroads.
’62 graduate with a nursing degree, helped in the practice and eventually opened a
homebased day-care facility to take care of adults with Alzheimer’s, brain
injuries and other chronic conditions. Mom and dad Landis also worked four years
in Jamaica and another four years on an Apache reservation. They are now retired
in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Konnie’s brother Kenenth R. Landis ’94, MDiv ’04, is
a Mennonite pastor in rural New York. The pattern visible in the Landis family –
multi-generations at EMU, embracing the underserved both in the U.S. and
internationally – can be seen throughout this magazine. On page 20, we look at
other alumni addressing the needs of the under-served in such areas as the coal-
mining belt around Harlan, Kentucky, and Amish farm country in Ohio and
Pennsylvania. On page 30, you’ll find photos borrowed from the home albums of
alumni who have served extensively in cross-cultural settings. On pages 40 through
43, two of the three alumni-award recipients have worked directly for mission or
church agencies in rural or overseas settings. Occasionally we note that EMU needs
your financial gifts to continue serving effectively as a nurturer of such
remarkable servant-leaders. And somewhere – at the back actually – is an
invitation to attend a jam-packed Homecoming celebration in October. Do both, if
you can: supply ongoing support and come visit, not necessarily in that order. 
Bonnie Price Lofton, MA ’04 Editor
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Serita D. Frey ’84 - ’86, PhD (Colorado State)
Associate Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of
New Hampshire I am an ecosystem ecologist. My research examines how global change
– climate warming, nitrogen deposition, land-use change, biodiversity loss, and
invasive species – is altering ecosystem function, particularly in terms of soil
nutrient cycles. With funding from the National Science Foundation, I recently
started a global change experiment at Harvard Experimental Forest in Petersham,
Massachusetts. I am also involved in the development of the National Ecological
Observatory Network, a NSF-funded continental-scale observation program monitoring
ecosystem responses to global change. My desire to be an environmental scientist
began when I was a pre-med major at EMU and took an ecology class with Dr. Clair
Mellinger (’64). But I wanted to take more environmental science courses than EMU
offered at the time, so I transferred to UVa’s environmental sciences program for
my last two years as an undergraduate. I have to admit, too, that I wanted to
experience something new. I was raised on a dairy farm near Harrisonburg and had
attended Eastern Mennonnite High School, so I was ready to try on new experiences.
I keep in touch with my first-year roommate, Katrina Eby Yoder (’87), the daughter
of Omar Eby (’57, retired EMU English professor), and with Gloria Rhodes (’88) who
teaches justice, peace and conflict studies courses at EMU. I stop by EMU
regularly when I visit family and friends in Harrisonburg. My experiences at
Eastern Mennonite were very positive and helped shape the direction of my life.
For more inFo on Frey’s work, visit:
unh.edu/natural-resources/fac-frey.html

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photo by robert dicks, courtesy oF stanFord's childrens hospital
Anthony R. Pratkanis ’79, PhD (Ohio State)

Psychology professor, University of California-Santa Cruz + Researches social
influence, attitude structure, function and change (in particular, marketing
techniques and consumer behavior). + Co-author of The Age of Propaganda: The
Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion (revised edition, 2001). + Studies and
consults on economic fraud crimes, especially those targeted at the elderly. +
Founding editor of journal Social Influence and contributor to many other
psychology journals. + Winner of USCS’s “excellence in teaching” award. + Over 350
appearances or citations via mass media, including Oprah, Dateline NBC, CBS News,
C-Span, Washington Post, L.A. Times, and CNN. +
Janelle Aby ’86, MD (UVa)

Clinical Associate professor of pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center,
Palo Alto, California + Research focuses breastfeeding and factors that impact it.
+ Seeks to improve the educational experience for residents and students in the
nursery regarding the examination and management of term or near-term infants. +
Clinical/ educational website: http://newborns.stanford.edu + “In my opinion, the
benefits of the ’Ivy League’ universities are realized at the graduate level, not
the undergraduate level. I would absolutely recommend a school like EMU; the
education received there can take one anywhere.” +
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Tammy Rowe ’98, MS (Shippensburg)

Analyst, Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications, NIMH, Rockville,
Maryland + Implements validity testing for disease categories and uses “program
analysis research information system” software to do scientific coding, among
other duties. +
Virginia “Ginny” Mason, RN ’99

Executive director, Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Bainbridge
Island, Washington + Survivor of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) and founding
administrator of a foundation launched in 1999 to address this "most aggressive
form of breast cancer," which represents 2% to 5% of all breast cancers in the
United States. + Sparks research into the causes of the disease and disseminates
information about it, especially on recognizing its symptoms, because it is not
usually detectable by mammograms or ultrasounds. + IBC usually grows in nests or
sheets rather than a solid tumor; it can spread throughout the breast without a
detectable lump. + More information at http://www.ibcresearch.org, including
Mason's story. +
Kenton J. Swartz ’86, PhD (Harvard)

Senior investigator, molecular physiology & biophysics section, Porter
Neuroscience Rsrch. Ctr., NIH, Bethesda + Oversees lab that uses biochemical,
molecular biological and biophysical techniques to investigate the structure of
voltage-activated ion channels and to explore the molecular mechanics by which
these channels gate. +

Richard E. Royal ’84, MD (Ore. Hlth. & Sci. U.)

Senior Investigator, Surgery Branch, National Cancer Institute, National
Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland + Royal's group has developed
immunotherapy (the alteration of a patient's immune system to cause a tumor
regression), based mainly on lymphocyte immunology. + Directs several clinical
protocols advancing the treatment of pancreatic cancer. + Clinically, specializes
in complex resections of tumors of the pancreas, including vascular reconstruction
and microscopic pancreatic duct restoration. + Research is targeted at extending
immunotherapy to pancreas cancer. In one study, tumor cells from resected pancreas
cancers are expanded, along with tumor infiltrating lymphocytes to better
understand the tumor immunology of this disease. + Another study explored the
interruption of immunosuppression as a way of allowing the immune system to cause
regression of advanced pancreatic cancer. + An associate investigator in an effort
to explore advanced immunotherapy against melanoma. + In the metabolism section,
also an associate investigator into experimental regional therapies including
peritoneal, limb and liver perfusions. + Credits retired biology professor Clair
Mellinger for “the start you and the department at EMU gave me,” adding “from
there my career has launched off to exceed my grasp at every turn.” +
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Abram M. Hostetter ’51, MD (Jefferson Med.)

Psychiatric consultant and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of
Miami Miller School of Medicine + Is one of a handful of researchers credited with
a series of ground-breaking studies published in the American Journal of
Psychiatry during the early 1980s on affective disorders (involving episodes of
mania as well as episodes of depression) among the Lancaster County Amish. These
provided “presumptive evidence” of genetic factors in affective disorders, as well
as in suicides. + Was one of the authors of a 1987 article in Nature that
summarized findings on the genetic link: “Bipolar affective disorders linked to
DNA markers on chromosome 11.” + Toward the end of his 20 years of researching the
genetic component of mental illness among the Amish, was one of the authors of a
1998 study published by the National Academy of Sciences that found that Amish
with no signs of bipolar affective disorders seem to have protective alleles that
prevent or reduce their risk of developing the disorders. “The identification and
characterization of protective alleles and their gene products could lead to the
development of a more rational and direct approach to effective therapy for
affective disorders,” Hostetter and his colleagues wrote. +

"EMU . . . a nurturing, safe, God-centered environment."
ome of the people in the photos on pages 6 through 19 are famous, some are known
mainly to their families, colleagues and patients. But all came to Eastern
Mennonite University (or College, as many of them knew it to be) at pivotal points
in their lives and were put on the path to their careers. If they were pre-med
majors, they were able to dissect one or more cadavers under the close and careful
supervision of a PhD-holding professor, an exercise which put them ahead of many
of their peers when they got to medical school. “Our classes are smaller than one
finds at larger universities and we do not rely on teaching assistants at the
undergraduate level,” notes vice president and undergraduate academic dean Marie
Morris, PhD, “Our highly qualified faculty members work with their students in
small-class settings, collaborating with students one-on-one to do research that
often is published in peerreviewed journals. "These are some of the reasons why
EMU historically has out-produced many large prestigious universities in the
percentage of its graduates who go on to become successful physicians, nurses and
other professionals in the health-care arena.” In the last five years, 23 out of
25 applicants from EMU's pre-med program have been accepted into medical schools –
an eye-popping 92% rate of admission. (See the list of schools on page 53.) In
March 2003, 17-year-old Aaron Trim-
Science, Service, Success
the mountain range separating UVa and EMU to attend a conservative Mennonite
church each Sunday. “Going to church with farmers provides me with balance that I
need; it keeps me in check despite the pressures of school.” Kevin Foley ’96, a
doctorate-holding pharmacologist who co-directs a medical lab program at the Mayo
Clinic, echoes the observations of Aaron: “I have come to believe that the biggest
problem facing new college students isn’t their intellect or their high school
background, it is their work ethic and campus environment. I have worked in
schools where numerous students start out as excited, starry-eyed freshman, eager
to go on to medical school. But soon after moving on campus they become entangled
in the sex, drugs, fraternity/sorority, partyatmosphere and their goals and work
ethic quickly fade. “I've attended two grad schools, completUVa medical student
Aaron Trimble '06 ed post-doc research, and taught grad and After applying to five
schools in the undergrad students at different universities vicinity of UVa and
being admitted to each, – I can honestly say that EMU is the best Aaron settled on
Eastern Mennonite. “In school I have been a part of. EMU provided the end, it just
felt right. I honestly felt me with a nurturing, safe and God-centered the Lord
was directing me here. This place environment which, as I look back, was the
challenged me in all the right ways.” Aaron reason I was able to be successful.”
was admitted to UVa medical school on his Foley also thinks EMU’s graduates
benefit first try in 2006. “I think it helped that they from additionally
receiving a broad liberal knew EMU and its world view and the type arts education
– he majored in history of people that tend to come out of EMU.” and political
science – and from “EMU’s Raised in an evangelical non-denominapeaceful
environment and commitment to tional church, Aaron drives an hour across conflict
resolution.”
ble journeyed from his home in Anchorage, Alaska, to scout for pre-medical
programs in Virginia. The son of a neurologist, he was trying to improve his odds
of admission to the University of Virginia medical school, which admits only 9% of
its applicants on an average year. (The odds are better for in-state applicants,
18.5% of whom were admitted in 2005.) His father advised him to look at small
schools that might have a pipeline to UVa.
photo by matthew styer Internist Emmanuel Mbualungu ’87 graduated from New York
Medical College and did his residency in 1996 at the Washington Hospital Center,
where he continues to practice.
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1. SuSMiTA SolANKi ’92

“Missy” Solanki is the daughter of Eastern Mennonite Seminary professor Dr. Anil
Solanki, who came from India on sabbatical in 1988 with a mission of translating
the Old Testament into Gujarati. He and his family of five ended up settling here,
where Anil combines teaching at EMS with pastoring for the United Church of
Christ. All three children of Anil and his wife Shaila went into health care after
graduation from EMU. (See following entry.) Missy earned a doctorate in pharmacy
at Shenandoah University and now works in the pharmacy of Augusta Medical Center
in Waynesboro, Virginia.
2. MADHuR SolANKi ’93

Madhur Solanki’s role at Winchester Medical Center in the northern end of the
Shenandoah Valley is not the typical one. An osteopathic-trained physician, Madhur
is part of a team that ministers to patients lacking private health insurance or
other means to fully pay their medical bills. He cherishes those he serves,
finding them down-to-earth and appreciative. Madhur is the youngest of three
sciencealumni siblings. The middle child, Missy, is described above. The eldest,
Elizabeth ’91, earned a masters degree in physical therapy from Old Dominion
University and works at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. Madhur will
be a featured speaker on Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. during EMU's homecoming festivities. He
plans to explore the differences between the osteopathic and allopathic approaches
to health care.
3. SuSAN MARiE ZEHR DEAN ’79

Registered nurse Sue Dean is employed by the Rockingham County School System to
tend to the needs of vulnerable preschoolers in 17 of the county’s programs. “They
live at or below the poverty level, live with only one parent or with parents who
never finished high school, or are affected by other factors that make them at
risk academically.” She teaches health lessons to both the children and their
parents. Sue and her husband Greg are the parents of two EMU undergrads – Joshua
and Matthew – and Eastern Mennonite High School senior Janelle.
4. JoSEPH GASCHo ’68

In addition to being a cardiologist, Joe Gascho is a photographer, with some of
his best work displayed in the hallways of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of
Penn State. The photos show patients of Gascho’s in their home or work settings,
such as at a gift shop, in a car dealership, or with model trains that are the
patient’s hobby. “I want patients to be seen as more than a heart attack,” says
Gascho, who taught physics, chemistry and math at Eastern Mennonite High School
before deciding to be a physician. He graduated from the University of Virginia
School of Medicine in 1973. He now directs the Cardiology Fellowship Training
program at his medical center.

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1. RobERT E. ColliNS ’54

Robert Collins was the orthopedic surgeon for the Redskins from 1985 to 1990,
during the years when Joe Gibbs became the winningest head coach in Redskins
history…when quarterback Joe Theismann’s leg snapped in a compound fracture,
forcing him to retire after a 12-year career in which he became the Redskins' all-
time leader in pass attempts and completions… when the Redskins set 20 Super Bowl
records…when Art Monk became famous. Collins was there through it all, and he has
an official Superbowl ring to prove it. Of course, this is just one chapter in
Collins’s long and successful career – he no longer operates, but he still
consults with patients at his office in the Washington Hospital Center complex in
Washington D.C.
2. GERAlD (JERRy) HERTZlER ’88

“I’ve always known I would be a teacher. My mother was a teacher, and it combines
the interest I have in kids and in the outdoors,” says Jerry Hertzler. “Teaching
is not really a job for me. It is something I enjoy doing that I get paid to do.
What better deal is there than that?” Married to the former Lisa Mumaw, a 1988
nursing graduate, Jerry is a science instruction team leader and biology teacher
at Harrisonburg (Va.) High School. Jerry's mother, Evelyn Hertzler '60, died this
spring after many years of supporting EMU and other educational and church causes
(more on Evelyn on page 50).
3. GRETCHEN lEAMAN bRANDT ’88

When Gretchen Brandt realized there was no branch of the Christian Medical and
Dental Association (CMDA) for Washington, D.C. medical professionals, she joined
with three others and started one in 2005. Such initiative typifies Brandt. As a
medical student at Penn State, she went to Kenya in her fourth year of medical
school. As a resident at Georgetown University Hospital, she opted for a rotation
in Haiti and in Colombia. After a renal fellowship at Georgetown, she became one
of three staff nephrologists at Washington Hospital Center – she loved the
combination of clinical work, teaching, administration and research – then stepped
away to be a stay-at-home mother for two children that she and her husband Randy
adopted. These days she treats renal patients on a part-time basis at a Kaiser
Permanente clinic near Capitol Hill (on left in the photo, with some of her staff
and one of her patients). Recently, Brandt went to Thailand, presenting at a
Christian Medical Education conference there and laying the groundwork for CMDA-
and Georgetown-sponsored education exchanges.
4. RAyMoNDE SAiNTil ’09

Nobody completes the clinical laboratory science program at EMU without
successfully rotating through a yearlong medical technology lab practice. Raymonde
Santil, a senior at EMU, is doing her rotation at Augusta Medical Center in
Waynesboro, Virginia, where a half-dozen other graduates of EMU are employed.

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1. PHiliP ZAPANTA ’96

As associate program director of the Otolaryngology Residency Program at George
Washington University Hospital, Philip Zapanta not only treats sinus disease,
allergies, head and neck trauma, and general ear, nose and throat problems, he
trains others to do so. An assistant professor of surgery, Zapanta is a board-
certified otolaryngologist and specialist in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. He
is a 2000 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
2. boNNiE ZEHR ’86

Pediatricians can fall into the trap of sacrificing the wellbeing of their own
children in their efforts to meet the needs of other people’s children. It’s a
trap Bonnie Zehr, a Lancaster (Pa.) pediatrician, hopes to avoid. She has placed
herself in a group practice where colleagues cover for each other and she makes a
point of wrapping up her day in time to do family things, like taking daughter
Joelle (pictured with her mother) to an early-evening baseball game. Bonnie’s
brother, Kenton J. Zehr ’83, is also a physician. He is a cardiac surgeon.
3. JuDiTH TRuMbo ’82

This EMU nursing grad and experienced nursing administrator has an unusual title
these days: “Transitional Planning Director at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.” It’s
a big deal, really. For the first time since the hospital was founded in 1912, it
is packing up and moving to a new, expanded complex on 254 acres outside of the
city of Harrisonburg. Somebody has to organize and coordinate the several dozen
teams working on the move, to be completed by 2010. And that somebody is Judith
Trumbo, who holds a masters degree in business administration from James Madison
University as well as a BS in nursing from EMU. Trumbo is also on the board of
trustees of EMU. She will be a featured speaker on Oct. 11 at 8 a.m. during EMU's
homecoming festivities.
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4. THADDEuS HolliNGSwoRTH ’04 & MARK GRiMAlDi ’94

For nearly a decade, Mark Grimaldi (on right of photo) soaked up knowledge and
experience as a chemical engineer working for Merck Pharmaceuticals. Then he
started his own company, Equinox Chemicals, in Albany, Georgia. Since its founding
in 2003, the company has “become one of the industry’s leaders in custom organic
synthesis,” says Grimaldi, who is married to Jessica Derstine ’97. Thaddeus
Hollingsworth (on left) recently joined Equinox as chief chemist and lab manager.
For information on the company’s synthetic and analytic capabilities, visit
www.eqx.chem.com.

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1. RobERT CoNlEy ’68

In the late 1960s, Bob Conley thought he would be a schoolteacher and thus majored
in elementary education at EMU. To avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War,
however, he declared himself to be a conscientious objector (C.O.) and was
assigned to doing "inhalation therapy" at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C.
He enjoyed the work. After his C.O. stint was over, he got further respiratory
therapy training in a two-year program at the University of the District of
Columbia. Now he is in his 40th year of employment as a respiratory therapist,
with 36 years in two Adventist hospitals in the Maryland suburbs of Washington
D.C. "I think I might be setting a record for the longest respiratory therapy
career in Maryland," he said.
2. GEoFFREy NolT ’02

Dentist Geoffrey Nolt works in a family practice in every sense of the word. Not
only does he treat entire families, he is surrounded by his own immediate family.
After graduating from Temple University School of Dentistry, he joined his father,
also a dentist, in his practice in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Their office is managed
by Geoffrey’s wife, Stashia Davis (right side of photo), who is a 2002 graduate of
EMU, and her mother, Carol Davis '78 (on left).
3. w. PAul MExCuR ’78

Paul Mexcur works for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as
a proposal manager for the next NASA mission to Mars. “This mission will study
Mars’ atmosphere, climate, liquid water and planetary habitability,” Mexcur says.
It is scheduled for a 2013 launch. Mexcur is technology and IT manager for
heliophysics. He was a liberal arts major at EMU, who went on to earn a masters in
public administration. He is based at the Goddard Space Flight Center in
Greenbelt, Maryland.
4. SARAH KuNJAM ’06

Sarah Kunjam is facing difficult choices, as she weighs whether to remain as a
nurse at George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C. or to transplant
herself to the Norfolk, Virginia, area from which her husband Selam Hussein ’04
presumably will be deployed for the duration of his four-year enlistment in the
U.S. Navy. Kunjam, whose parents are from India but who was born in the United
States, and Hussein, an Ethiopian national who is the son of a Mennonite pastor
and educator, have made it a priority to achieve financial and social stability as
they prepare to welcome their first-born child into the world in late 2008. They
have discovered that fellow alumnus Michael Williams ’06, a Navy nurse who has
been caring for veterans at Bethesda Naval Hospital, understands their situation
well, as he too is providing for his family through military service.

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1. REbEKAH HuNTER DAViS ’93

While attending a small Christian high school in New Hampshire, Rebekah saw an EMU
pamphlet that invited her to study nursing at a college where cross-cultural study
was required, where “giving back to the community” was assumed. “Sounded like my
kind of program,” said Rebekah, daughter of a Panamanian father and Jamaican
mother. She considered being an osteopathic physician – even took classes at the
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for a year – but settled on critical
care nursing. She works two 12-hour shifts weekends at Children’s Hospital in
Philadelphia, which allows her to be a full-time mother to her two-year-old
daughter and enjoy weekday evenings with her husband.
2. GoDFREy MuGANDA ’79

Godfrey Muganda, PhD, who majored in math at EMU, is climbing the ranks at North
Central College in Naperville, Illinois. With graduate degrees from the College of
William & Mary and Lehigh University, Muganda is now associate professor and chair
of computer science and coordinator of the masters in computer science program. He
is the coauthor, with Judy Walters and Tony Gaddis, of 6th Edition, Starting Out
with C++: Early Objects, 2007. Muganda is married to Lore Hower ’80 and they have
three children.
3. GERAlD (JERRy) l. KAuFFMAN ’73

Being a pharmacist with no walk-in customers, Jerry Kauffman enjoys being able to
dress casually at work. “How many other EMU graduates are pharmacists?” Jerry
wrote to Crossroads. (Answer: A tiny fraction of the number who are nurses and
physicians.) “It’s a great field. We are always in demand, and that has been the
case ever since I graduated from pharmacy school.” Kauffman’s employer, Omnicare
Pharmacy of Wadsworth, Ohio, meets the pharmaceutical needs of institutional
living centers, especially those caring for the aging.
4. Jill GEHMAN ’98

What are the chances of two nursing graduates from the same 1998 class at EMU –
but now living in different states and working for different hospital systems –
simultaneously winning the same prestigious national award? As the manager of the
cardio-thoracic surgical intensive care unit at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital, Jill Gehman led the team that won the Beacon Award from the Association
of Critical Care Nurses in 2007. It’s an award conferred on only 121 intensive
care units out of 6,000 eligible in the nation for demonstrating “clinical
excellence, team work, evidence-based practice, and organizational ethics.” So
imagine Gehman’s surprise when she learned that one of the other winners was
Tiffany Good Witmer, also class of 1998, who directed until recently the
cardiovascular surgical intensive care unit at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio.
(For more on Witmer turn to page 32.)

J. MARK SNyDER ’02

Optometrist Mark Snyder is the primary care resident at the Pennsylvania College
of Optometry in Philadelphia, where he diagnoses, treats and manages visual and
ocular health problems. He also supervises students during their clinical
rotations. He is married to Kristy Shellenberger ’02, a physician assistant in a
busy urban pediatric clinic.
I stumbled across the field of optometry after needing an eye exam before I headed
off on my cross-cultural semester my junior year at EMU. At first I saw myself
being a physician, but I became interested in optometry because it allowed me to
be specialized and challenged, yet it was widespread in scope – it touches
everyone. Also, optometry is rooted in math and physics, two subjects I enjoy very
much. My father teaches both subjects at Western Mennonite High School, and both
were sort of engrained in me from a young age. I enjoy being able both to use
logic and to feel awe and wonderment.

Dairy cattle veterinarian Harley M. Kooker ’73 says 85% of his work is on Amish
farms, such as this one.
They Sank Roots

In Under-Served Areas
ichard and Elaine Stotlzfus moved to Harlan County, Kentucky, because “we wanted
to be out of the mainstream,” Richard ’59 says. “We wanted to be where we would
feel really useful.” That was 32 years, and two grown children, ago. Today they
live in a log home they built about 100 yards from the duplex they shared with
another Mennonite doctor and his family for most of their first 17 years in
Harlan. They shared the telephone, washing machine, vacuum-sweeper, and nurture of
the four kids – two per family. Now they just share part of the driveway. The
Stoltzfuses and their former duplex neighbor, Dr. J.D. Miller, are the oldest of
about a dozen Mennonites who moved to the coal-mining region of Harlan to be of

service. They have stayed decades in the lovely Appalachian mountain region where
the southwestern tip of Virginia meets eastern Kentucky. Richard is an internist.
Elaine, who spent 1961-62 studying at EMU’s seminary, is a certified health
educator. They work in clinics where warnings about the dangers of the abuse of
OxyContin (a powerful prescription-only painkiller) are posted on the walls. They
shop in places where the men in line ahead of them may have coal dust ground into
their faces, necks and arms, making their skin pigment a
color that fits no racial category – gray. The waitress at the local Chinese
restaurant looks young enough to be their granddaughter, but she already exceeds
by three-fold her ideal body weight. Her friend, lighting up a cigarette outside
the door, looks the opposite – as if a strong wind would carry away his wispy
frame. A tough place to fret about people’s health? For sure. But Richard and
Elaine love living and working in Harlan. They have since the beginning. They
don’t regard it as a hardship. They regard it as safe and supportive – a great
place to raise children. “People who don’t have very much often have something
else,” explains Elaine. “Fam-
ily is very strong here. They are just good, honest, hard-working people here.”
“When patients come to see me, they don’t come alone,” says Richard. “They come
with their husbands or wives, children, grandparents… whoever can come along in
the family comes. Family means everything here.” Adds Elaine: “In many ways, being
away from the more mainstream of American culture is not a bad thing.”
alumni (nurse-practitioner Lisa Gallagher Landes ’86, physician Robert Pence ’87,
and registered nurse Janet Sonifrank ’71) – has a well-used hitching post in its
parking lot for the convenience of Old Order Mennonite patients. Like Lehman in
Ohio, Landes makes house calls as needed. Before retiring in Dayton in January,
Martha Rohrer, a 1969 graduate of EMU’s nursing program, specialized in house
calls
to pregnant women, doing 1,103 home deliveries in the Shippensburg area of

Pennsylvania and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She was particularly in demand
by Old Order Mennonite women. In 1980 Rohrer completed a one-year midwifery
program at Meharry Medical College, a historically black college in Tennessee, to
earn her midwifery certificate and pass her licensing exam. From 1956 to 1975,
Rohrer
photo by Jon styer
Called to the Under-Served

Elaine and Richard may be different from typical American health-care
practitioners, but they have lots of company among EMU’s alumni group. In a 1985
chapel on the eve of his retirement, veteran EMU biology professor Dan Suter
reflected on what happened to the 300 or so students he had taught: “Many of these
have or are practicing in third world countries or in deprived or underserved
areas of the United States, devoting their abilities to alleviate suffering in
areas often avoided by the medical profession.” Elton Lehman ’58 was named
"Country Doctor of the Year" in 1988 for serving a uniquely isolated group: the
Amish. In a book and CD that chronicles his life, House Calls and Hitching Posts
by Dorcas Sharp Hoover (2004), Lehman is portrayed as feeling undecided in the
early 1960s between being a medical missionary overseas and serving a large Amish
community in rural-eastern Ohio. He came to appreciate the need of the Amish for
“doctors who understood and respected their convictions for living simple,
separated lives,” wrote Hoover, and listened to God’s call to settle in Mount
Eaton, Ohio. Similar to his classmates who went to Kenya, Ethiopia or Haiti to
offer medical care, Lehman found himself needing to be the “jack of all health
trades,” from obstetrics (even home-delivering multiple sets of twins) to surgery
(stitching up the victims of farm-machinery accidents). Other EMU grads have
stepped up to meet the needs of the Amish for scientific assistance beyond the
level of their own education, which typically ends after grade eight. Veterinarian
Harley M. Kooker ’73, for instance, tends to the dairy cows owned by the Amish in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In Dayton, Virginia, the Carilion family practice
– staffed, in part, by three EMU
Jeannette and Elzo Johnson of Harlan County, Ky., are deeply loyal to their
doctor. photo by Jon styer
Internist Richard G. Stoltzfus ’59 sees Jeanette and Elzo at his no-frills clinic.

photo by Jon styer
photo by Jon styer
Lois Ann and Steve Alderfer, class of '86, share one nurse-practitioner job in
rural Virginia, so they can share and enjoy parenting their three children.
Donald E. Yoder, MDiv '74, practices in the southwestern Virginia town of Pulaski
and enjoys motorcycle riding on America's backroads. photo by matthew styer
EMU alumni-physicians pictured at the Mount Eaton (Ohio) Center, which serves
Amish women desiring to give birth outside of hospitals: from left, Elton Lehman
'58, Brent Lehman '91, Titus Dutcher '83, Maurice Stutzman '78

photo by Jon styer
Martha Rohrer '69 holds her great-granddaughter, born after Rohrer retired from
midwifery in January, 2008.
did nursing in rural Ethiopia where, out of necessity, she delivered hundreds of
babies. She earned a nursing degree at EMU in 1969 while on furlough from
Ethiopia. Psychiatrist Harold Kraybill ’61 specializes in treating Amish and
conservative Mennonite in- and out-patients, working from an Amish-built cottage-
like facility in a secluded corner of the grounds of Philhaven in Lebanon,
Pennsylvania. Called the “Green Pasture Program,” it handles Amish with mental
health problems from all over North America. Among the low mountains of Nelson
County, Virginia, two family nurse practitioners, Lois ’86 and Steven ’86 Alderfer
jobshare so that they can be equally engaged with raising their three children.
(For more information, see the article posted at www.
emu.edu/news/index.php/1669/alumni.) In Pulaski, Virginia, most of the patients of
Donald E. Yoder, would be surprised to learn that their motorcycle-riding
internist also holds a master's of divinity from EMU. Fellow motorcycle enthusiast
Samuel Showalter ’65, practices part time at the Green Valley Clinic in Bergton,
Virginia, located on a narrow rural road near Highland Mennonite retreat center.
Sticking Close to Home

The disparate communities served by alumni working in rural areas tend to share a
devotion to family and place. Like the Amish, the residents of Harlan County
generally stick close to home, even without restricting themselves to horse and
buggy transportation. “Some of my patients have never left Harlan County,” says
Richard. But the ailments are different. Elton’s preretirement case load – he
recently handed over his practice to another family practitioner, son Brent ’91 –
revolved heavily around delivering babies and treating injuries. In Richard’s
internal medicine practice, he sees conditions linked to the ways that Harlan
residents must earn their living and the lifestyles they tend to lead, such as
cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic lung ailments. One of Richard’s
favorite patients is 73-year-old Elzo Johnson and his second wife Jeannette. A few
years ago Elzo snipped some nature scenes from a calendar and slipped them into
Elzo-made frames that now decorate the wall in Richard’s office. Until June 23,
1983 – the date is etched
in Elzo’s memory – Elzo was a coal miner. Now he is on disability from black-lung
disease. Despite his shortness of breath – it’s not just the black lung, he still
smokes unfiltered Lucky Strikes – Johnson maintains an immaculate, ranch-style
house beside railroad tracks where coal-filled cars pass a half dozen times per
day. He has improved the place himself over the years, installing log siding, wood
floors, and a tin roof. Elzo is not one to pull punches, verbally or otherwise. He
talks about shooting and injuring some neighbors who were vandalizing his home and
demonstrates his quick draw with his pistol. So when he says he likes his doctor
and wouldn’t go to anybody but Dr. Stoltzfus, he means it. “Dr. Stoltzus, he’ll
talk to you. Some doctors say, 'Hello, how are you,' and hardly listen to what you
say. They take notes and you’re out of there,” says Elzo. Four years ago, Elzo
took Jeanette, his wife of six years, to see Dr. Stoltzfus. She agreed with her
husband: “A lot of doctors race you out the door, but he is concerned about you
and he’ll give you as much time as you need.” So now Dr. Stoltzfus is her doctor
too, treating her at age 55 for “hardening of the arteries.”
photo by Jon styer
"I’ve been to three doctors in my life, and Dr. Stoltzfus is the best," says Elzo.
"My plan, Humana, is saying that they won’t pay for it (his services) because he
has to be in the plan and some other doctor is in the plan. But I will pay the 88
dollars myself if I have to.” Richard’s not talking about retirement yet, but when
that time comes Elaine and Richard probably will move closer to their two adult
children. They are both graduates of Eastern Mennonite who have chosen not to
settle in the remote area in which they were raised. Mark Stoltzfus ’94 is an
anesthesiologist with Commonwealth Anesthesia Associates in Richmond, Virginia;
Jill Stoltzfus ’91, with a PhD in psychology, is director of the Research
Institute at St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. "The only time I go
back to Harlan now is at Thanksgiving, but it still feels like home," Mark says.
"I ran into my second-grade teacher at the mall, and she remembered me. I always
run into old friends, and it is like I never left. We just pick up where we left
off." Yet moments later, Mark refers to interests he has developed as an adult
that he could not pursue in Harlan, like scuba diving and competitive tennis. "I
never saw myself staying in Harlan permanently," says Jill, who was born in Haiti
where her parents worked before moving to Kentucky. "These days when I visit my
parents, I must admit to experiencing some culture shock, and it reinforces to me
that I'm exactly where I need to be right now, living and working in the suburbs
of Philadelphia and being close to where the 'action' is. Having said that,
growing up in Harlan County helped shape my worldviews and values in significant
ways." Mark likes to get to know the patients he is going to "put under." The time
he spends talking with patients pre-operatively, making sure they feel comfortable
with the anesthesia process and with him, has resulted in thank-you notes – an
unexpected gesture to someone in his line of work. Mark seeks to treat everyone
with equal respect – the janitor, technician, patient, desk clerk, nurse. "It is
hard to say why I like to work this way or where it all comes from," says Mark.
His friends in Harlan wouldn't wonder. They would nod knowingly: "Just like dad."
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Sam Showalter '65, is co-administrator of the Mennonite Medical Association. photo

by Jon styer
Lisa Gallagher Landes '86, Robert Pence '87 and Janet Sonifrank '71, care for Old
Order Mennonites, as well as modern Mennonites, in a Dayton, Va., office location.

Bellefontaine, Ohio, medical alumni: Upper row (from left) John Wenger '85,
Charles Kratz '88, Rodney Graber '87, Roger Kauffman '73, Winfred Stoltzfus '80.
In chairs, Ryan Kauffman '99 (left) and Randall Longenecker '75.
By Randall Longenecker ’75, MD
Small is better: Training Rural Practitioners

centered on the doctor-patient relationship, which we consider the core of
clinical practice. “Faculty Jam,” a parallel process among program faculty, is our
version of continuing faculty development, focused upon the teacherlearner
relationships and learning to teach in practice. The curriculum is a longitudinal
experience in small-town group practice covering the full spectrum of family
medicine, including an active obstetrical practice. It includes immersion
experiences at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and University Hospital in Columbus,
Ohio, an hour away. Eleven graduates will have proceeded to rural or underserved
initial places of practice in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Ohio,
as well as Canada. In addition, two faculty have gone on to teach in residency
programs in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Portland, Maine. Mad River Family Practice
emerged from Oakhill Medical Associates in 1997. The two practices, both heavily
staffed by EMU graduates, share a building and collaborate to offer “a practice
with a residency” (as opposed to most residencies with a practice, or model family
practice center). They are responding to a wider call for community-embedded,
practice-based health professions education. In fact, at this point medical
students and residents, nurse practitioner students, and pharmacy students all
train here, creating a virtual rural health professions campus. In addition to the
author, alumni involved in this effort include Arland Esch ’76, D.O., assistant
director until 2006; current assistant director John Wenger ’85, D.O.; and these
members of Oakhill Medical Associates – Roger Kauffman ’73, MD; Charles Kratz ’88,
MD; Ryan Kauffman ’99, MD; Rodney Graber ’87, MD; and Winfred Stoltzfus ’80, MD,
who provides specialty teaching in cardiology and internal medicine. Andy
Hershberger ’02 is assistant practice administrator for both Mad River and
Oakhill. For more inFormation visit www.madriverfamilypractice.org or contact:
randall longenecker, md 308 e williams ave. belleFontaine, ohio 43311 (937) 465-
0080 rlongenecker@embarqmail.com
“Medical education is rigorous, but that doesn’t mean it is relevant and

responsive to the needs of rural communities, not to mention the learners
themselves,” says family practice professor and practitioner Randall Longenecker
’75, founding director of the first “2-2-2” integrated rural-training track in
family medicine in the nation. Here is his account of the founding and growth of
Mad River Family Practice in Bellefontaine, Ohio. EMU alumni designed,
implemented, and continue to refine Mad River Family Practice, a program
affiliated with Ohio State University to train rural practitioners. Mad River
Family Practice – otherwise known as The Ohio State University Rural Program – is
what we like to refer to as an “idealized micropractice” in medical education. In
addition to the “2-2-2” configuration (two residents a year for all three years of
training – a waiver from the minimum requirement of four residents a year by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education), The Ohio State University
Rural Program has spawned other innovations in medical education. “Clinical Jazz”
is an eight-year experiment in group process

photo by Jim bishop
Smart and Humble, Rigorous and Loving

"Daniel Suter was a model for me. He was the type of person and teacher I hope to
be." Such was the message that emerged, comment after comment, page after page,
when Suter’s daughter, Janice Showalter, assembled the notes she received from his
former students after her father’s death on December 24, 2006. “As a member of the
last class to have him as an advisor, I feel blessed and thankful,” wrote R. Todd
Weaver ’87, a dentist who is president of the Mennonite Medical Association. “Dan
was the father figure who believed in me, next to my own father, of course. He was
so supportive and respectful, unlike the professors I was to meet in professional
school. He taught us to be respectful of ourselves and others…how to take
initiative, responsibility, and how to problem-solve. “He gave us feedback and
taught us how to be creative,” continued Weaver. “But, above all, he taught us
about the wonders and the mystery of God. He was the first
Dr. Suter, Model Teacher

scientist who demonstrated to me/us not only how to act as a scientist, but
believe as a Christian.” Suter joined the science department at EMU in 1948 and
eventually became head of the biology department and pre-med advisor. He retired
in 1985. During his tenure, EMU established a remarkable acceptance rate for its
pre-med students: more than 85 percent were and are admitted into medical, dental
and veterinary schools, well above the national average of 40 to 50 percent. “At
many medical colleges, Dr. Suter’s word of recommendation was considered enough
for admission,” says Stan Godshall ’65, a family practitioner who earned his
medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Suter provided recommendations
for about 300 students during his 36 years of teaching. “Dr. Suter quietly
launched us all,” says Kenton J. Zehr ’83, cardiac surgeon at, successively, the
Mayo Clinic and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Wrote Joyce Hostetler, a
former administrator at the Mennonite Medical Association: “He was, in the very
best sense, the kind of Christian I’d like to be…gentle, honest, clear,
compassionate, and alive.” Janelle Aby ’86, a Stanford University pediatrician,
was among the last to be taught by Suter. In an anatomy class where a cadaver was
to be dissected, “Dr. Suter made sure we remembered this was a person who had
dignity, family, and friends – he insisted that we treat the cadaver with the
utmost respect,” she said. “As I later entered medical school and compared notes
with many others, many of whom came from very elite colleges, I realized how rare
an opportunity we had been given, and how important Dr. Suter’s preamble was in
setting the appropriate attitude in medical work,” added Aby. “What a difference
it makes to see patients as amazing creations of a loving God!” Aby also credited
Suter and his fellow faculty members with establishing a reputation whereby “my
EMU degree laid out
photo by Jim bishop
something of a red carpet for me on the interview trail.” “People seemed to

recognize that this small college with its unique opportunities gave its graduates
some distinct advantages, producing future physicians who were conscientious,
well-rounded, and prepared for further education,” said Aby (pictured on page 4),
a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Stanford. Suter was the son of
Eastern Mennonite’s first registrar, J. Early Suter. His father advocated that
Eastern Mennonite not limit itself to being a Bible school, but also offer
academic courses like English, algebra and Latin. This proposal was accepted when
he and A.G Heishman agreed to teach these courses on the condition that their pay
come out of any money remaining after the Bible teachers were paid. So Suter grew
up in the shadow of this school and graduated from it when it was a junior
college. He earned his bachelors degree at Bridgewater College. Years later, as a
“mature” student with a family to support, he earned a masters degree at
Vanderbilt University and a PhD in neuroanatomy at the Medical College of
Virginia. (At MCV he found himself in classes with two former students of his –
Ron David ’60 and Duane Diller ’60 – whom he laughingly said he “struggled to stay
ahead of.”) In a campus chapel on the eve of his retirement in 1985, Suter
credited his wife Grace for “supporting the family (eventually four children) by
taking care of a small laying hen flock, milking the family cow, and laundering
shirts for EMC fellows” while he was away in graduate school. Toward the end of
his doctoral studies, Suter was offered a post at MCV. The offer was tempting:
“time for research, a teaching load that small-college teachers dream about,
teaching entirely in my area of interest, a unique opportunity to be a Christian
witness in a non-Christian situation, and a salary nearly triple what I would get
here.” But he felt “God wanted me to be at EMC,” despite the frustrations of lack
of educational resources, miniscule salaries that forced him to moonlight, and
views sometimes expressed in the students' Weather Vane that made him think, “I
may as well be teaching in a non-Christian school.” As a freshly minted teacher in
the late 1940s, Suter said he “practiced” on his early students, naming six of
them in his
Dr. Suter teaching anatomy... (Recognize the student above? Tell us who at
Crossroads@emu.edu.).
chapel talk. All became physicians, the first to emerge from Eastern Mennonite.
[The six today: in a part-time, post-retirement position, Paul T. Yoder (pictured
working in Ethiopia on page 31) is editor of the Milepost section of this
magazine; Ruth Peachey is a retired psychiatrist in Florence, Alabama; John Paul
Heatwole is a retired anesthesiologist in Waynesboro, Va.; David Kauffman Sr. is a
retired family physician in Whitefish, Montana; Abe Hostetter, pictured on page 5,
is a consulting psychiatrist in Charlottesville, Va.; and James R. Brunk Sr. is a
retired internist in Harrisonburg.] As chair of the Nursing Education Committee in
1966, Suter helped plan and set up Eastern Mennonite’s nursing program. In the
same era, he helped plan the science
center that came to carry his name. “The trustees gave the planning of the
building and its furnishings almost entirely into the hands of the science faculty
and its architects,” Suter said in his 1985 chapel, recalling that he moved the
lab equipment from the basement of the old administration building to the new
building in his GMC pick-up truck. The satisfaction of seeing hundreds of students
– often successive generations from the same family – ultimately “make a
contribution to the spiritual and physical well-being of those they serve” trumped
any misgivings and hardships Suter had along the way. “Very rarely did I have any
doubt that here is where God wanted me to be.” 
One Way to Honor Dr. Suter's Memory and Devotion

Maintaining the tradition of excellence and of worldwide service for EMU’s science
graduates, established in the era of Dr. Daniel Suter, requires that we join
together to modernize and expand the 40-year-old building bearing his name and
still housing (inadequately) our science programs. For more information: Kirk
Shisler Vice President for Advancement Eastern Mennonite University 1-800-368-3383
kirk.shisler@emu.edu. www.emu.edu/giving
ViSioN FoR A NEw SCiENCE CENTER......
the troyer group inc. with rendering by whitney lake
increased use of natural light
labs with improved air circulation building materials purchased locally and
regionally
photo voltaic energy use
energy - efficient windows
The Need More EMU Science Grads

The world is asking for the kinds of science graduates EMU produces: well-balanced
and cross-disciplinary people motivated by a concern for God’s entire creation, by
a love of humanity, by a desire to offer healing and hope in our diverse world.
This is why 92% of our pre-med students are accepted into medical schools. (See
chart on page 53.) This is why hospital administrators who have hired our nursing
graduates prop their door open for future graduates, noting that EMU seems to
produce the kind of nurses that makes them natural picks for “nurse of the year”
awards. This is why we have graduates working to improve farming techniques and
address global warming, water pollution and other world problems.
The obstacle Inappropriate and Outdated Facilties

The 40-year-old Suter Science Center – which was state-of-the-art when it was
built – now impedes the quality education that EMU seeks to offer. The current
facility wastes energy through inefficient heating and cooling systems. It has
poor ventilation in its laboratories, making them unhealthy. It exemplifies non-
sustainable building design at a time when EMU is trying to show and teach its
students how to leave a lighter footprint on God’s earth. It makes collaborative
learning difficult, though EMU has pioneered such learning and advocates it. In
short, the building is due for an overhaul.

..... Caring for God’s Creation
our graduates embody the healing way of Jesus
Our graduates learn to think analytically and critically, to exercise compassion
and care, and to creatively solve problems in meeting local and global needs. As
practicing health-care professionals they give direct care to hurting individuals
in God’s creation. From a Christian Anabaptist perspective, we understand that
helping others through loving and sacrificial service is an attribute of a
follower of Jesus, who was the Supreme Servant. Thus through a healthcare career,
one can embody the "way of Jesus," who went about healing the sick and doing good.
This new facility will provide up-to-date facilities and equipment and will
revitalize our programs. I anticipate enhanced teaching and research
opportunities, increased student enrollment, new programs, improved pedagogical
approaches, and expanded opportunities in meeting the needs of our students.
Roman J. Miller, PhD Daniel B. Suter Endowed Professor of Biology Eastern

Mennonite University
green roof
(absorbes run-off)
bioswale
(soil/drainage systems)
why EMu nurses are in demand by employers

I often point to my strong science background at EMU as the reason why I am able
to deal with the ever-changing health-care environment. EMU prepares its nursing
students for a wide variety of situations and equips them with the flexibility and
openness to learning that they will require all their lives while working in this
field. Whenever I see that a potential candidate has put "BSN-Eastern Mennonite
University" on their job application, I act immediately to snap them up. EMU’s
nurses are of the highest caliber and have a world view that is unknown in wider
society.
possible geothermal energy sources
The Solution Consolidation, Modernization, Expansion

EMU intends to help reverse the national trend since 1980 of declining first-year
enrollment in medical degree programs. The United States and countries around the
world need more health-care workers like those nurtured by EMU, not fewer. In
1985, EMU had 145 students majoring in biology (the usual major for pre-med
students); in 2006, the number had declined to 62. We propose to reclaim our
leading role in preparing students for health-care and other scientific
professions by renovating and adding to the Suter Science Center, providing the
facilities that our faculty and students – in biology, chemistry, math, nursing,
psychology, and computer science – require to teach, study, research, collaborate,
and excel in their mission to serve and lead in a global context.
Tiffany Good Witmer ’98 Associate Vice President Aultman Hospital Canton, Ohio
Ophtha lm catarac ologist Paul t suger R y in Bu . Yoder Jr. ’6 where he has r 3
does donated ma, one of 13 countr his ser ies vices.
in East J. Harold Housman ’49 was the “Flying Doctor” in Africa for 12 years. He
became an ophthalmologist 1980s. the 1970s and taught eye surgery in Nigeria in
the
Harold flew his little red plane daily from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center.
He visited each of the 19 clinics two times a month. He saw everyone who came and
needed care, no matter how long the day.
Surgeon and author Harry L. Krau s Jr. ’82 is currently living and working in Keny
a.
Nurse-midwife Na dene Swartzentruber Brunk ’75 is foun der and head of “M idwives
for Haiti.”
From Nadene’ s website, ww w. midwivesforh aiti. org: “Every woman in th is world

deserv es the knowledg e and care to have a safe pregnancy an d birth. With th
right knowle e dge and tools, community women can keep babies and mothers from
dying.”
Rick A. Yoder ’69, PhD, has advised the Nepalese government on public health
matters.
Psychiatr is much of t Carl L. Keener ’5 his caree working r, late ’6 7 spent w 0

Wyoming ith native Americ s to ’90s, an popula and Mon tana. tions in
Carl says: "Nowadays students at EMU get crosscultural training, but I didn't get
mine until after I left. Gradually I learned that each tribe has a different
culture and needs."

T
SNAPSHOTS OF CROSS - CULTURAL HEALTH SERVICE
a Paul Yoder’s 21 years in Ethiopi e broken up by several wer one, furloughs in
the States. On TB e Paul worked at the Blue Ridg ed Sanatorium. On another he
servey as interim pastor at Landis Vall Mennonite church. The third ns year, he
got his MPH from Joh Hopkins. In 1992, at age 64, he completed his MDiv at EMU.
he impact of Eastern Mennonite alumni on health care around the world merits its
own book, but we have just a short column here. Let’s pull just one thread from
the tapestry of the life of Dr. Paul T. Yoder, class of 1950, as an example of
ripple effects . . . Yoder worked in Ethiopia for 21 years, initially the only
physician serving 33,000 people in the district where he and his family lived. A
young Ethiopian named Ingida Asfaw enjoyed studying science in school. He observed
Yoder, Dr. D. Rohrer Eshleman (ThB '45) and other health-care providers in action
at a Mennoniterun hospital in Deder, Ethiopia. Yoder made house calls in his jeep,
which doubled as an ambulance. Impressed, Asfaw set his sights on becoming a
physician. Fifty years later at EMU, Asfaw ’62 was named “Alumnus of the Year.” He
was now famous in his adopted-home region of Detroit, wearing multiple hats,
including chief executive officer of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons of
Michigan. Traveling frequently to his native land of Ethiopia, he is laying the
groundwork for a heart hospital and a medical school. MU alumni who immerse
themselves in cross-cultural settings for years are, or perhaps become, a special
breed. They come to feel immense gratitude for the way the experience informed and
transformed them, and they may find it difficult to re-settle back home.
Accompanied by his wife and three teenage sons, general surgeon and best-selling
author Harry Kraus ’82 has spent two years performing and teaching surgery at
Kijabe Hospital in Kenya. “You come back here, see people who worry about things
you don’t see as that important, and you have to be careful – you can be
judgmental,” he said during a visit to his home city of Harrisonburg. Kenton J.
Zehr ’83, former chief of cardiac surgery at University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, is now spending every other month in Perm, Russia (“684 miles east of
Moscow, the last city on the Trans-Siberian railroad before you get to Siberia”),
co-directing a team that performs 3,000 heart surgeries per year. “I see it as a
privilege to be here, training residents, lecturing a couple of hours a week, and
having legions of grateful patients.” Jan Emswiler ’98, a nurse teaching at Aga
Khan University in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, wrote to friends at EMU recently:
“God, thank you for connecting me with the souls of others. Holy Spirit, teach me
through these connections, make yourself known to me through these connections,
use me in these connections.” 
a 21 years as ’50 spent l T. Yoder iopia. Pau Eth titioner in general prac
Pediatrician George R. Br en with Navajo health worke neman ’57 (front left
himself to Indian health rs in Arizona) has devo ted care for 46 years.
Verle has do almost ever ne ything where he works – a nursing sc with 150 s hool
tudents – teaching, administrat io directing a n, community health pro gr
translating am, an AIDS man ual into Swahili.
Verle Rufenacht ’77 has been a nursing instructor in Tanzania for the last 27
years.
Tiffany Good Witmer '98 (left) and Elizabeth Good '01 are nurses and sisters, who
have joined their nurse-mother Eileen Good in being administrators and clinical
leaders at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. Tiffany, associate v-p at Aultman,
recently won the prestigious national Beacon Award (see Jill Gehman's entry on
page 17 for more details). Elizabeth is director of the emergency room. Both
sisters hold MBAs. Tiffany is earning an MSN while Elizabeth already has her MSN.

AluMNi iN SCiENCE
A cross-section of our science alumni, derived partly from survey responses and
partly from staff research. Additional entries, updates or corrections are welcome
(for how, go to end on page 39). The photos in this section, pages 32 - 39,
feature science-alumni from the same family.
ADAMS, BROOKE DROOGER ’00 Account executive Medical Education Training Associates
Cheshire, Conn. AKERS, “MARGiE” YODER ’83 Private duty nurse Carilion Home Care
Radford, Va. ALDERFER, RiCHARD “DiCK” D. ’65 Retired physician Waynesboro, Va.
ALExAnDER, “JiM” G. ’77 Field service engineer Abbott Labs Abbott Park, Ill.
ALGER, LinDA CRAWFORD ’99 Director, critical care telemetry nursing Rockingham
Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. ALLEn, FRiEDA KinG ’92 RN, site manager
Carilion Medical Group Lexington, Va. AMBROSE, SHAROn TRAUGER ’83 Nursing care
coordinator Dock Woods Community Inc. Lansdale, Pa. BAKER, AUDRA ’05 Registered
nurse Salem Hospital Salem, Ore. BARnHART, CHEERi KnABE ’77 Registered nurse Salem
Hospital Salem, Ore. BEACHY, ALiCiA SHEnK ’93 Maternity case manager Siskiyou
Community Health Center Cave Junction, Ore. BEACHY, MiCAH W. ’00 Physician
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Neb. BAER, ROSE LAnDiS ’87 Nursing
supervisor (PRN) Masonic Village Elizabethtown, Pa. BECKLER, CARL ’83 Family
physician Mettowee Valley Family Health Granville, N.Y. BEiDLER, CARMELETA MiLLER
’85 Nursing practice and education associate Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, N.H. BEnnER, CLARA nUnEz ’89 Project data manager Merck & Co. Inc.
Souderton, Pa. BEnnER, G. KEnDALL ’88 Research associate Merck & Co. Inc. West
Point, Pa. BEnSOn, “BEA” FRYE ’05 RN, BSN-Care manager August Medical Center/Home
Health Fishersville, Va. BERGEY, DAviD L. ’86 Staff RN, exercise physiologist
Grand View Hospital Sellersville, Pa. BERKSHiRE, DiAnA S. ’74 CEO First Choice
Home Services Harrisonburg, Va. BEYA, “BELinDA” LEiDiG ’78 Certified nurse-midwife
Associates of Anderson OB/GYN Cincinnati, Ohio BOUCHOnviLLE, SUSAn LEHMAn ’98
Chemist New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division
Albuquerque, N.M. BOWMAn,“RAnDY” J. ’78 Physician Midwest Community Health
Associates Archbold, Ohio BOYER, LinDA BURKHART ’63 Staff nurse Northern Michigan
Regional Hospital Petoskey, Mich. BRAnGAn, DOROTHY YODER ’75 Registered nurse
Chesapeake Health Department Chesapeake, Va. BREnnEMAn, “AnGiE” FREED ’95
Registered nurse, ER Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. BREnnEMAn,
AnnE GinGERiCH ’96 Clinical nurse specialist Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah BREnnEMAn, SUSAn K. ’78 Associate v-p decision support St.
Luke's Hospital & Health System Bethlehem, Pa. BRUBAKER, DERiCK ’95 Physician
Eastern Mennonite Missions Cusco, Peru BRUBAKER, ROY D. ’92 Forest resource
planner Pa. Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry
Harrisburg, Pa. BRUnK, BRiAn P. ’83 ApiDB project manager University of
Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. BRUnK, SUSAn SvERDUK ’80 Certified nurse-midwife
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, Pa. BURKHOLDER, GAiL ’77 Certified nephrology
nurse Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, Pa. BYLER, DAviD ’79 Family
physician Cornerstone Health Care Saint Marys, W.Va. CALLiHAn, BRADLEY S. ’86
Certified pediatric nurse practitioner Laurel Pediatric Associates Johnstown, Pa.
CAnEPA, “DEBBi” BEACHY ’76 Associate professor of biology Linfield College
McMinnville, Ore. CARUFEL-WERT, DOnALD ’87 MD, asst. prof. dept. of family med.
University of Wis.-Madison, Madison, Wis. CHRiSTOPHEL, “M.J.” SLABAUGH ’96
Registered nurse Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. CLAASSEn, LORnA
SnYDER ’77 Home care and hospice nurse Goshen General Hospital Goshen, Ind.
CLYMER, J. PAUL ’64 Family physician (retired) Lancaster, Pa. COOK, MinERvA
STAUFFER ’62 Family physician (semi-retired) Markdale Community Clinic Priceville,
Ontario, Canda CRAWFORD, CHRiSTY L. ’96 Critical care unit manager Rockingham
Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. CUSTALOW, CATHERinE BOMBERGER ’84 ER physician
& assoc. prof. of emergency med. (retired due to physical disability) U.Va. Health
Sciences Center Charlottesville, Va. DAvEnPORT, JOYCE SAUDER ’81 Blood bank
advisor, MT (ASCP) Augusta Medical Center Fishersville, Va. DAviDSOn, ELAinE
MARTin ’84 Family physician Saltzer Medical Group Caldwell, Idaho DELP, ARLEn ’60
Family physician Lakeshore Medical Clinic New Berlin, Wis. DEnLinGER, CHADRiCK ’96
Cardio-thoracic surgeon (fellow) Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis, Mo. DEnnETT,
AMY ’00 Registered nurse Valley Ear Nose and Throat Harrisonburg, Va. DERSTinE,
nATHAn ’97 Physician Greencastle Family Practice Greencastle, Pa. DERSTinE,
TiMOTHY H. ’88 Psychiatrist, founder SunBridge Health State College, Pa.
DiCKERSOn, MARCiA ’79 Clinical lab scientist Main Line Clinical Laboratories
Wynnewood, Pa. DiLORETO, DAviD ’81 Family physician Rowan Family Physicians
Salisbury, N.C. Dix, MARY ALiCE ’87 Registered nurse UVA - Augusta Dialysis
Fishersville, Va. DRivER, EvELYn J. ’67 Professor of nursing Goshen College
Goshen, Ind. EBERLY, CAROL WEAvER ’76 Registered nurse, office manager Valley
Children's Clinic Harrisonburg, Va. EBERLY, MiRiAM “MiM” ’72 Nurse practitioner
(retired) General Internal Medicine of Lancaster Lancaster, Pa. EBY, JOHn B. ’63
Radiologist/nuclear medicine (retired) Formerly w/ Lewistown Hospital Belleville,
Pa. ESCH, ERiC L. ’95 Family practice physician Norlanco Medical Associates
Elizabethtown, Pa. ESHLEMAn, D. ROHRER ’45 Emergency physician (retired) In
Ethiopia w/ EMM for 20 years, as well as in Pa. Landsville, Pa. ESHLEMAn, J.
LESTER ’45 Urologist (retired) In Tanzania & Kenya for EMM, as well as in Pa.
Lititz, Pa.

ESHLEMAn, KEiTH ’80 Registered nurse Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, Pa.
ESHLEMAn, J. ROBERT ’56 Prof. of dentistry (semi-retired) Medical College of
Virginia School of Dentistry Richmond, Va. FATH, KEnnETH ’78
Internist/cardiovascular disease Kernodle Clinic Burlington, N.C. FiTTERY, FAYE
BRUBAKER ’81 Diabetes nurse educator Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, Pa.
FLY, RUTH Ann ziEGLER ’72 Licensed practical nurse Souderton Mennonite Homes
Souderton, Pa. FOREMAn, THOMAS ’85 Post doctoral fellow clinical and
organizational ethics University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario FOSTER, RiCHARD ’76
Radiologist, diagnostic Medical Center Radiologists Norfolk, Va. FRAnKEnFiELD,
JAMES ’81 Senior Director, Biochem Quality Genentech, Inc. Singapore FREDERiCK,
SHAnnOn KRATz ’97 Physician assistant Doylestown Gynecology Doylestown, Pa. FREED,
DAniEL M. ’88 Staff physician (DO, MD) Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs, Va.
FREi, STEvEn P. ’78 ER physician and clinical instructor Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, Pa. FREY, EDWARD ’76 Medical doctor, radiologist Radiology Inc. Powell,
Ohio FRiESEn, BRADLEY ’93 Pediatrician Pediatric Medicine South Burlington, Vt.
FRiESEn, TinA GROFF ’95 RN - Healthy Beginnngs Plus Clinic, Childbirth Instructor
Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, Pa. FURR, MARGARET REinHOLD '01 RN, pediatrics
Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. GEHMAn, ERiC D. ’98
Biologist/manager, Engineering & Environmental Services Div. Haines & Kibblehouse
Inc. Skippack, Pa. GinGERiCH, DEREK J. ’96 Assistant professor, biology University
of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wis.
GinGERiCH, KAREn ’88 Clinical psychologist Professional Association Leavenworth,

Kan. GinGERiCH, KEiTH ’75 Nurse anesthetist University of Michigan Hospital Ann
Arbor, Mich. GinGRiCH, RYAn A. ’95 Nurse anesthetist Kaiser Permanente Portland,
Ore. GinGRiCH, TRULA n. ’79 Registered nurse Hospice of Lancaster County
Lancaster, Pa. GLiCK, RUTH HARTzLER ’60 On-site visitor Department of Health
Professions, Virginia Board of Nursing Richmond, Va. GOAD, BETTY ARCE ’83
Obstetrician/gynecologist Self-employed Charleston, W. Va. GODSHALL, STAnLEY MOYER
’65 Family physician Norlanco Medical associates Elizabethtown, Pa. GODSHALL,
STEPHEn E. ’92 Family physician Rockingham Family Physicians Harrisonburg, Va.
GOinS, MATTHEW ’00 Physician, anesthesiology resident University of Virginia
Hospital Charlottesville, Va. GOLDSCHMiDT, MARY KOLB ’70 Registered nurse Felix
Platter Hospital Basil, Switzerland GOnzOL, KAREn LEHMAn ’79 Adjunct clinical
faculty, nursing Shenandoah University Winchester, Va. GOOD, KiMBERLEY WAY ’92 RN,
BSN assistant coordinator parent-child education department Mary Washington
Hospital Fredericksburg, Va. GOOD, PETER A. ’95 Physician, internal medicine St.
Mary's Duluth Clinic Duluth, Minn. GREEn, MARSHA SHULL ’93 Psychiatric nurse
practitioner Remuda Ranch Milford, Va. GROSS, KAREn KURTz ’75 Nurse practitioner
Jewish Tower Atlanta, Ga. GROvE, AnDREW ’90 Scientific reviewer Food and Drug
Administration Rockville, Md. HARDER, JUDY DiCKERSOn ’76 Dietitian Sanford Clinic
Mountain Lake Mountain Lake, Minn.
HARDER, nATHAn ’05 Environmental science consultant Mennonite Central Committee

Bolivia HARDER, STEvEn ’76 Family physician Sanford Clinic Mountain Lake Mountain
Lake, Minn. HARLOW, KAREn M., SUMMER '93 Substitute school nurse Shenandoah County
Public Schools Woodstock, Va. HARniSH, HEnRY ’53 Anesthesiologist (retired) Enid
Anesthesiology Management Enid, Okla. HARniSH, SAnDRA KinG ’87 Registered nurse
Willow Valley Retirement Communities Lancaster, Pa. HARRiS, nORMA HERR ’88
Clinical nutrition manager Sodexo Lititz, Pa. HARTz, RiCHARD ’88 Principal
scientist Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Wallingford, Conn. HARTzLER, STEPHAniE
WEnGER ’94 Registered nurse Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, Pa. HATTER,
DEnniS L. ’70 Family physician Stuarts Draft Family Practice Associates Stuarts
Draft, Va. HAviLAnD, JEnniFER HEiSHMAn ’97 RN, clinical coordinator Rockingham
Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. HEATWOLE, MAROLYn ’86 RN, pediatrics NCH
Healthcare System Naples, Fla. HEATWOLE, “GinnY” CARR ’79 RN - ambulatory surgery
Bon Secour's St. Mary's Hospital Richmond, Va. HEATWOLE, ERiC v. ’93 Radiologist,
interventional Summit Radiology PC Fort Wayne, Ind. HELMUTH, "BiLL" ’63
Pediatrician (part time); neonatologist (retired) Union County Health Dept. &
local child advocacy clinic Marshville, N.C. HELMUTH, LOREn ’83 Surgeon Abbeville
Surgical Associates Abbeville, S.C. HELMUTH, LORETTA MiLLER ’63 Nurse, ob-gyn
(retired) Marshville, N.C. HERR, DAviD R. ’54 Surgeon, plastic (retired) Vero
Beach, Fla. HERR, JAMES “JiM” ’79 Physician Lancaster Emergency Associates
Lancaster, Pa.
HERSHEY, LUAnnE TYSOn, '97 Clinical nurse York Hospital York, Pa. HESS, JOHn
“FRED” W. ’79 Senior investigator Merck Research Lab West Point, Pa. HESS, PHiLiP
'91 Physician (moving soon to Alaska to serve indigenous peoples) Family Practice
Center Helena, Mont. HiETT, JUDiTH vROLiJK ’84 Staff nurse Rockingham Memorial
Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. HiLL, BRiAn E. ’92 Urologist West Cobb Urology
Mableton, Ga. HOCHSTETLER, MARCUS J. ’75 Clinical psychologist South Coast
Psychological Center Irvine, Calif. HOCKMAn-WERT, DAviD ’91 Biologist U.S.
Geological Survey Corvallis, Ore. HOOK, KRiSTA ’98
Biomedical researcher
Charles River Laboratories Wilmington, Mass. HOOLEY, “JULiE” STAUFFER ’80
Director, Center for Study and Testing, School of Nursing Malone College Canton,
Ohio HOOvER, LA vOnDA ’80 Registered nurse Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los
Angeles, Ca HORST, MARCiA SCHMiDT ’71 Staff nurse Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown, Md. HORST, MiCHAEL A. ’91 Director of research & CME Lancaster General
Hospital Lancaster, Pa. HOSTETLER, JAnET nEUEnSCHWAnDER ’79 Nurse practitioner
Primecare Zanesville, Ohio HOSTETLER, vERnOn H. ’81 Fellow, American Academy of
Orthotists & Prosthetics Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. Zanesville, Ohio
HOSTETTER, ALDEn ’79 Pathologist Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va.
HOSTETTER, RiCHARD B. ’81 Surgical oncologist Goshen Center for Cancer Care
Goshen, Ind. HUFF, viCKiE BRAiTHWAiTE ’05 RN, team leader Winchester Medical
Center Winchester, Va.

Laura Rosenberger '03 celebrated graduation this spring from Jefferson Medical
School with her father, James Rosenberger '68, a math professor at Penn State and
a former member of EMU's board of trustees. Laura is now a surgical resident at
UVa.
HUMMEL, TREnT ’97 Pediatric oncologist, instructor Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio iRiSH, JOSEPH D. ’79 Psychotherapist Schoharie County Mental
Health Schoharie, N.Y. iROMUAnYA, nnABUGWU ’75 ER pediatrician, attending
physician Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center South Bronx, N.Y. iSnER, v.
SCOTT ’94 Optometrist Self-employed Glen Allen VA iWAniEC, SHARYn WiTMER ’92
Physical therapist Legacy Health Care System Portland, Ore. JARRELS, MiLTOn B. ’75
Pulmonary diagnostics supervisor Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va.
JEnnER, HADLEY ’05 Registered nurse Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va.
JOHnSOn, JiLL WAiBEL ’79 Staff nurse Barrett & Geiss Dermatology Lancaster, Ohio
JOHnSOn, JOAn EPSTEin ’77 President, nursing consultant J.E. Johnson and
Associates Plymouth, Minn. KABOnGO, MARTin ’77 Asst. clinical prof. of family
medicine; dir. of UNSC rsch. in fam. med. (has PhD in dermatopathology) U of
Calif.-San Diego-Sch of Med. San Diego, Calif. KAnAGY, JOY BURKHOLDER ’75 Staff
registered nurse (hospice) Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va.
KAUFFMAn, JEFF L. ’84 Nurse practitioner Oaklawn Psychiatric Center Goshen, Ind.
KAUFFMAn, MARLA YODER ’90 Pediatric nurse practitioner Riverview Hospital,
Noblesville Pediatrics Noblesville, Ind. KAUFFMAn, RiCHARD S. ’81 Research
agronomist W-L Research, Division of Land O' Lakes Columbia, Pa. KAUFFMAn, RYAn D.
’99 Family physician Oakhill Medical Associates West Liberty, Ohio KAUFFMAn,
SHAROn WERT ’82 Registered nurse Lancaster General Women & Babies Hospital
Lancaster, Pa. KAUFFMAn, “BiLL” S. ’84 Family physician, owner Spring Road Family
Practice Carlisle, Pa. KAUFFMAn, ELROY W. ii ’81 Senior systems analyst Eli Lilly
and Company Indianapolis, Ind. KEEnER, BRiAn JAY ’98 Surgeon, hand Lancaster
Orthopedic Group Lancaster, Pa. KEnnEL, ARTHUR J. ’53 Cardiologist (retired) Mayo
Clinic Rochester, Minn. KEnnEL, DERYL ’72 Quality engineer, Asia Pacific, for
Assurance & Compliance Merck & Co., Inc. Elkton, Va. KEnnEL, ELMER E. ’64 Surgeon
Harrisonburg Surgical Associates Harrisonburg, Va. KEnnEL, LARRY J. ’69
Veterinarian, owner Cornerstone Genetics Mount Joy, Pa. KinG, CHAD ’97 Assist.
professor, environmental science Ohio Dominican University Columbus, Ohio KinG,
JEAnETTE nEUEnSCHWAnDER ’73 RN, Help Me Grow service coordinator Holmes County
MR/DD Holmesville, Ohio KinG, JULiA SHULTz ’75 Nurse clinician VCU Health System
(MCV Hospital) Richmond Va. KinG, RiCHARD n. ’79 Family physician Pueblo Community
Health Ctr. Pueblo, Colo. KinG, RODnEY ’77 Regional agronomist Brodbeck Seeds Inc.
Wabash, Ind. KinG, WALTER L. SR. ’63 Ophthalmologist Viewmont Eye Association
Hickory, N.C.

LEWiS, iRMA SHEnK ’72 Administrative supervisor Sarasota Doctors Hospital
Sarasota, Fla. LiCHTY, MARY B. ’86 Physician assistant Tri-County Infectious
Disease Consultants Morgantown, W.Va. LinD, AnDREA K. ’93 Family physician, esp.
ob-gyn Pacific Family Medical Center Salem, Ore. LivEnGOOD, P. AAROn ’97
Agronomist/farmer Livengood Family Agriculture Keyser, W.Va. LivEnGOOD, PAUL T.
’72 Family physician Ft. Ashby Family Practice Fort Ashby, W.Va. LivEnGOOD, RYAn
H. ’00 Hematology-pathology fellow Univ. of W.Va. Morgantown, W.Va. LiTWiLLER,
DEniSE HOCHSTEDLER ’97 Informatics nurse specialist University of Iowa Hospitals
and Clinics Iowa City, Iowa LOnGACHER, JOSEPH W. ’59 Family physician Virginia
Physicians Incorporated Richmond, Va. LOWRY, STEPHEn ’96 Surgeon General Surgery
Associates Kansas City, Kan. LYOn, DEBORAH MARTin ’88 Nursing supervisor The Good
Shepherd Ashland, Ohio MAHOnE, iRMA HEPPnER ’80 Research assistant professor
University of Virginia School of Nursing Charlottesville, Va. MARTin, ALLEn S. ’59
Medical doctor Private practice Goshen, Ind. MARTin, BARBARA ’88 Executive
director (PhD, Hopkins) Lancaster Heart & Stroke Foundation Lancaster, Pa. MARTin,
C. EDWin ’59 Radiologist/cardiologist Cardiac Diagnostic Associates York, Pa.
MARTin, DARvin L. ’94 Product manager, analytical instruments Buchi Corporation
New Castle, Del. MARTin, DOn R. ’79 Staff rheumatologist Rockingham Memorial
Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. MARTin, JEnniFER KULP ’89 Research dietitian National
Clinical Research Richmond, Va. MARTin, JOHn P. ’89 Family physician Cornerstone
Care Inc. Rogersville, Pa. MARTin, “JO” HiSTAnD ’81 Project manager IES Engineers
Blue Bell, Pa. MARTin, JOAnn BURKHOLDER ’71 Family nurse practitioner Frontier
Nursing Service Hyden, Ky. MARTin, “PEG” SHEnK ’84 Harrisonburg Pregnancy Center
Nurse manager, nurse sonographer Harrisonburg, Va. MARTin, MARiA ’04 Lead mental
health technician Oaklawn Psychiatric Center Goshen, Ind. MARTin, nORMA F. ’61
Home health RN (retired) Park Ridge Hospital Fletcher, N.C. MARTin, ORPHA BRUBAKER
’77 Home care registered nurse ComPassionate Home Care Middletown, Pa. MARTin,
RAYMOnD S. ’63 Executive director (MPH, Hopkins) Christian Conections for
International Health McLean, Va. MARTin, ROBERT “CRAiG” ’86 Internal & emergency
medicine Georgetown Internal Medicine Georgetown, Ky. MARTin, TOnYA KinG ’91
Physician assistant Cornerstone Care, Waynesburg U. Waynesburg, Pa. MASSEY, RUTH
DUTCHER ’76 Registered nurse Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, Ohio MAST,
ESTHER CASSEL ’77 Certified nurse midwife OB-GYN of Lancaster Lancaster, Pa. MAST,
MARK M. ’93 Family physician Springbrook Family Medicine Broadway, Va. MAST,
MELODY ’00 Certified nurse-midwife, women's health care nurse practitioner
Shenandoah Women's Healthcare Harrisonburg, Va. MAST, SHARi YODER ’88 Physical
therapist Hess Orthopaedic Rehab Harrisonburg, Va. MAYER, nATALiE SEiBERT ’83
Family physician Fairbanks Clinic Fairbanks, Alaska MAYviLLE, HEiDi WEnGERD ’93
Clinical pharmacist Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, Pa.
Internist James Spicher '82 and diabetes educator & nutritionist Carol Burkhart
Spicher '82, with son Jon Spicher, pre-med at EMU. Jon's grandfather is John
Spicher '58, EMU's chemical safety engineer, retired from Westinghouse Corp.
KOLB, AAROn J. ’74 Physician, occupational Susquehanna Wound Healing Ctr.
Williamsport, Pa. KOLB, nAOMi (DUBLAniCA) ’62 Family physician (retired) Now
active as UCC chaplain Birdsboro, Pa. KRABiLL, SARAH THOMAS ’92 Family & internal
medicine Goshen Health System Goshen, Ind. KRATz, RiCHARD T. ’91 Pediatrician
Pennridge Pediatric Associates Sellersville, Pa. KRATz, ROnALD D. ’87
Anesthesiologist Riverside Anesthesia Associates Ltd. Harrisburg, Pa. KRAYBiLL,
ERnEST n. ’58 Professor of pediatrics (retired); co-chair, biomedical
institutional review board at UNC UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, N.C.
KRAYBiLL, EUniCE KAUFFMAn ’57 Research assoc., pathology (retired) UNC School of
Medicine Chapel Hill, N.C. KREiDER, ELvin G. ’60 Allergist (semi-retired);
pediatrician (retired) The Myers Clinic Philippi, W.Va. KURTz, “JiM” R. ’80 Staff
nurse Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, Pa. KURTz, ELAM S., ’48
Physician (retired) High Country Family Medicine Jefferson, N.C. KYLER, ROBERT M.
’81 Radiation oncologist Rockingham Memorial Hosptial Regional Cancer Center/AMC
Cancer Center Harrisonburg, Va. LAnDiS, BETH ’79 Family nurse practitioner Eagle,
Idaho LAnDiS, CHERYL WEAvER ’74 Instructor, practical nursing Lancaster County
Career & Technology Center Willow Street, Pa. LEAMAn, DAviD M. ’60 Cardiologist
Penn State University Hershey, Pa. LEAMAn, TiMOTHY J. ’93 Family physician &
associate medical director Esperanza Health Center Philadelphia, Pa. LEE, R. DAviD
’90 Family physician Page Rural Health Center Stanley, Va. LEHMAn, STEPHAniE
MiLLER ’06 Chemist Lancaster Laboratories Lancaster, Pa. LESHER, RUTH DETWEiLER
’75 Psychologist, partner Behavioral Healthcare Consultants Lancaster, Pa.

MELLinGER, MAMiE MiLLER ’64 Home health nurse First Home Health Services Inc.
Harrisonburg, Va. METzLER, MARiLYn J. ’93 Health education director Cross Over
Ministry Richmond, Va. MiEDEL, HAnnAH MiLLER ’97 Community clinic physician Holmes
County Health Dept. Millersburg, Ohio MiKAYA, MARTin ’76 Emergency
physician/surgeon Memorial Hospital Towanda, Pa. MiLLER, BARBARA WiLSOn ’63 Staff
nurse Clark Memorial Hospital Jeffersonville, Ind. MiLLER, CALvin L. ’66
Ophthalmologist Regional Eye Center Bristol, Tenn. MiLLER, DARRELL ’74
Psychotherapist Johnson County Mental Health Olathe, Kan. MiLLER, GREGORY ’85 AnD
JOAnniE J. ’96 Co-owners and nurse practitioner (Joannie) Paulina Peak Family
Healthcare, Inc. La Pine, Ore. MiLLER, J. ALLEn ’68 Psychiatrist, child/adolescent
Private practice Monterey, Calif. MiLLER, JAniCE E. ’78 Registered nurse Capital
Regional Medical Clinic Versailles, Mo. MiLLER, JOSEPH ’72 Registered nurse Pain
Management Center of Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, Pa. MiLLER, MARiAn SWARTz
’59 Teacher and office manager (retired) Merry Lea Environmental Center Goshen
College Wolf Lake, Ind. MiLLER, PHYLLiS J. ’78 President, nurse Phyllis Miller and
Associates Arlington, Va MiLLER, RiCHARD B. ’70 Family physician Stuarts Draft
Family Practice Assoc. Stuarts Draft, Va. MiLLER, ROSS D. ’83 Family physician
Hillsdale Community Health Center Hillsdale, Mich MORRiS, JUDiTH E. ’00 Clinic
director Sunnyside Retirement Community Harrisonburg, Va. MORROW, DORCAS STOLTzFUS
’56 Psychiatrist (retired) Service in Pa., Somalia, Tanzania Norristown, Pa.
MOYER, SUSAn M. ’76 Internist, specializing in geriatrics Albert Einstein Medical

Center Philadelphia, Pa. MUMMA, JULiA STOLTzFUS ’71 Registered nurse, BSN
Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, Pa. MYERS, AUDREY THOMAS ’88 Pediatric nurse
practitioner Augusta Pediatrics Fishersville, Va. MYERS, HERBERT E. ’66 Senior
psychiatrist Philhaven Mount Gretna, Pa. MYERS, SARAH BUCHER ’67 Program director
Compeer Lancaster Lancaster, Pa. nAFziGER, CHARLES ’71 Certified RN anesthetist
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center La Junta, Colo. nAFziGER, DAniEL A. ’83
Medical director, infectious disease consultant MMA and Goshen Health System
Goshen, Ind. nAFziGER, JUDiTH REiMER ’81 Registered nurse Rockingham Memorial
Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. nAFziGER, MiRiAM HERR ’75 Registered nurse Lancaster
Regional Medical Center Lancaster, Pa. nAFziGER, SARA STRUnK ’00 Nurse educator
Shenandoah Women's Healthcare Harrisonburg, Va.
nAFziGER, STEvEn D. ’77 MD, vice-president of medical affairs Parkview Medical

Center Pueblo, Colo. nOFziGER, DAn L. ’68 Family physician Buhl Medical Center
Buhl, Idaho OBRi, SARA nEUEnSCHWAnDER '03 Nurse specializing in HIV/AIDS Institute
of Human Virology Jos, Nigeria PASLEY, FAiTH RiCHARDSOn ’68 Family physician, esp.
gyn Jefferson Street Gynecology Roanoke, Va. PEACHEY STOnER, ROBERT ’92 Scientist,
chemist Hospira McPherson, Kan. PiERAnTOni, JULiE HOUFF ’91 Patient educator
Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. PRESLEY, MiCHELLE R. ’88
Pediatrician & ER physician/pediatrics WellStar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, Ga.
PROCO, iDA REinFORD ’74 Clinical coordinator nutrition services Centra Health
Lynchburg, Va. QUiOnES, DOnnA SHAnK ’79 Research nurse coordinator St. Joseph's
Research Institute Tampa, Fla. REED, JOHn E. ’63 Retired diagnostic radiologist
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, Ohio
REiST, CHRiSTOPHER ’80 Prof. & vice chair of psych. dept., asst. dean of med.
sch., dir. of med. research UC-Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Veterans
Affairs Long Beach, Calif. RESSLER, MELvin ’86 Surgeon, general Gloucester Surgery
Gloucester, Va. RHODES, LEAnnA SHOWALTER ’75 Assistant director, staff RN
Generations Crossing Harrisonburg, Va. RiCE, vERnA LOnG ’74 Certified school nurse
Waynesboro Area School District Waynesboro, Pa. RiCKERHAUSER, nAnCY MARTin ’87
Family & attending physician Valley Baptist Health System Harlingen, Texas
ROBinSOn, DOnnA L. ’84 Pediatric nurse practitioner Clinic for Special Children
Strasburg, Pa. ROPP, LELAnD J. ’76 Emergency physician, pediatrician Henry Ford
Hospital-Fairlane Dearborn, Mich. ROSE, “KATRinE” LOnGACRE ’83 Administrative
coordinator of nutrition Prince William County Public Schools Manassas, Va. ROSS,
BETTY PEACHEY ’78 Registered nurse Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Society Care Center
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Elton Lehman '58 (D.O.) and Brent Lehman '91 (M.D.), father and son, pose in the
horse stable where Amish patients "park" near the Mount Eaton Center in Ohio.
Elton established the center to serve those who did not want hospital births. When
Brent finished medical school, he offered to take his father's place, permitting
his father to ease off from working 24/7.

ROSS, MELiSSA DAnnER ’81 Registered nurse Frederick Memorial Hospital Frederick,
Md. RUTLAnD, KiMBERLY vAnCUREn ’85 Senior staff nurse Kadlec Medical Center
Richland, Wash. RUTT, Ann ’82 Adult nurse practitioner New York Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, N.Y. RUTT, CLAREnCE H. JR. ’53 Surgeon (retired) With MCC in Indonesia;
also in Pa. Landisville, Pa. SAHAWnEH, TUOMAH ’72 Family physician Baptist Health
Center Oneonta, Ala. SAnDERS, “CHRiS” DEnnEn ’81 Occupational therapist Fairfax
County Public Schools Falls Church, Va. SAnDY, EDWARD A. ii ’81 Chairman, OB-GYN
Dept. Franciscan Skemp Healthcare/Mayo Health System La Crosse, Wis. SAUDER,
KURTiS L. ’89 Pediatrician Blue Ridge Pediatrics Staunton, Va. SCHAEFER, JOnATHAn
’99 Registered nurse Augusta Medical Center Fishersville, Va. SCHLABACH, DELMER
’74 Systems analyst Mennonite General Hospital Aibonito, Puerto Rico SCHMUCKER, M.
LEE ’73 Family physician Loma Vista Medical Center La Junta, Colo. SCHWARTz,
CHERYL ’96 Pre-Op/PACU registered nurse Orthopaedics Northeast Fort Wayne, Ind.
SEiBEL, D. LAMAR ‘70 Physician, general practice Self-employed Vineland, N.J.
SEiLER, SiGMUnD ’82 Family physician Huguenot Primary Care Midlothian, Va.
SHEARER, CHERYL MiLLER ’87 Nurse clinician Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Chicago, Ill. SHELLY, MARTinE STAUFFER ’65 Director of nutritional services
Calvary Hospital Bronx, N.Y. SHEnK, JEWEL HARMAn ’65 Speech and language
pathologist Sarasota County Schools Sarasota, Fla.
SHEnK, TAnYA CHARLES ’93 RN, shift coord., charge nurse over labor/ delivery,
postpartum & nursery Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. SHETLER, vELMA
MYERS ’79 Nursing supervisor Summa Healthcare Barberton Hospital Barberton, Ohio
SHinSKY, ELAinE HOCHSTETLER ’87 RN, shift coordinator Martha Jefferson Hospital
Charlottesville, Va. SHiRK, KAREn HOCHSTETLER ’78 Registered nurse Dermatology
Associates Ltd. Tinley Park, Ill. SHROCK, PAUL J. ’65 Medical technologist Jewish
Hospital Healthcare Services Inc. Lousiville, Ky. SiEGRiST, JAY D. ’67 Family
physician Eastbrook Family Health Center Ronks, Pa. SiLvEiRA, FAYTHE ROPP ’86
Registered nurse Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. SKALSKY, DEBRA ’88
Missionary/nurse Harvesting In Spanish Ministry El Salvador SLACK, BETHAnY MiLLER
’00 Medical technologist Beverly Hospital Beverly, Mass. SMALL, CHERYL niSSLY '84
Registered nurse Froedtert Memorial Hospital Milwaukee, Wis. SMiTH, LiSA HiGGS ’87
Health care education faculty National College Harrisonburg, Va. SMiTH, “MiM” EBY
’59 Registered nurse Maryland School for the Deaf Columbia, Md. SMUCKER, RAY E.
’76 Family physician Molalla Medical Clinic Molalla, Ore. SOUDER, CHRiSTOPHER A.
’00 Emergency physician Palmetto Health Columbia, S.C. SPAnGLER, SHAROn STEvEnS
’75 School nurse Upper Adams School District Biglerville, Pa. SPEiGLE, JOAnnE
BREnnEMAn ’81 Radiologist Doylestown Radiology Associates Doylestown, Pa. SPEiGLE,
nAnCY J. ’92 Registered nurse, working on graduate diploma in international health
University of the Nations Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
STAinS, KEnDRA MARTin ’90 RN, critical care Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg,
Pa. STAUFFER, BRiAn L. ’91 Cardiologist/assistant professor Denver Health Medical
Center/University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colo. STAUFFER, JOHn
M. JR. ’73 Family physician New Market Family Practice New Market, Va. STECK,
AUDREY BRUBAKER ’86 Pathologist Sentara Hospital Williamsburg, Va. STiCKLEY,
ROnALD G. ’96 Director of health services Shenandoah University Winchester, Va.
STOLTzFUS, DOUGLAS A. ’85 Family physician Roscoe Village Family Medicine Chicago,
Ill. STOLTzFUS, KY ’99 Internal medicine resident physician University of Kansas
Medical Center Kansas City, Kan. STOLTzFUS, PATRiCiA BAER ’83 Radiologist Robert
C. Byrd Health Sciences Center West Virginia University Morgantown, W.Va.
STOLTzFUS, viRGiL DELEE ’54 Medical doctor (retired) Valparaiso, Ind. STUCKY,
JAnET HARDER ’73 Registered dietitian Via Christi Health Systems Wichita, Kan.
STUTzMAn, MERLE D. ’80 Medical technologist Pomerene Hospital Millersburg, Ohio
SWARTzEnDRUBER, COnniE MiLLER ’84 Medical transcriptionist Kalona, Iowa SWOPE,
JOHn D. ’76 Dentist Private practice Roanoke, Va. TAYLOR, CHRiSTOPHER ’91
Neurosurgeon Univ. of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Albuquerque, N.M. TAYLOR,
DOnALD R. ’59 Administrator (retired) w/ MA in Science in Hygiene Elyria Memorial
Hospital in Ohio Harrisonburg, Va. (in retirement) THiESSEn, KELLiE TALBOT ’95
Registered midwife Central Health Authority of Manitoba Winkler, Manitoba, Canada
TiLLER, PATRiCiA POWELL ’70 Public health nurse manager Alleghany & Roanoke Health
Districts Roanoke, Va.
TOMAn, “CinDiE” HARRiS ’70 Associate professor Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada TRO, KAREn KAUFFMAn ’90 Clinic
registered nurse Women's Health Center of Oregon Oregon City, Ore. TROYER, JAnET
BREnnEMAn ’86 RN staff nurse, shift coordinator Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrisonburg, Va. TROYER, JEAnnE MiLLER ’74 Staff nurse Generations Crossing
Harrisonburg, Va. vAn zAnT, DEnniS J. ’86 Obstetrician/gynecologist Nash OB-GYN
Associates Rocky Mount, N.C. vASS, SHERRi ALLEBACH ’00 RN, emergency room Central
Montgomery Medical Center Lansdale, Pa. WAiTE, ALYSSA LivEnGOOD ’98 RN, maternity
supervisor Lancaster General Women & Babies Hospital Lancaster, Pa. WALTER, DAniEL
B. ’73 Anesthesiologist Western Pa. Anesthesia Associates Ltd. Pittsburgh, Pa.
WAYBiLL, PETER n. ’81 Radiologist, vascular, interventional, diagnostic Hershey
Medical Ctr. & College of Med. Hershey, Pa. WAYBiLL, REBECCA A. ’88 Admissions
coordinator, BA CRRN Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus, Ohio WAYLAnD,
ROSE HERR ’78 Pastoral psychotherapist Pastoral Counseling Associates Washington,
D.C. WEAvER, A. RiCHARD '60 Surgeon (retired) In Tanzania with EMM; also in Pa.
Ephrata, Pa. WEAvER, DEBORAH R. ’89 Psychotherapist Genesis Therapy Center
Chicago, Ill. WEAvER, JOHn W. ’50 Prof. of computer science (retired) SSHE: West
Chester University West Chester, Pa. WEAvER, LESETTA MUMMAU ’97 Nurse practitioner
Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, Pa. WEBER, PHiLiP L. ’77 Clinical
psychologist Self-employed Bryn Mawr, Pa. WEBER-SHiRK, MOnROE ’85 Director of
AguaClara Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y.

WEnGER, “BOB” B. ’58 Professor (retired) of natural and applied sciences
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. WEnGER, EvAn ’95 Family
physician Private practice Waynesboro, Va. WEnGER, JOHn R. JR. ’58 Family
physician (retired) Bedford Co. Community Hosp. & Cariilion Bedford, Va. WEnGER,
MARK A. ’93 Allergist & immunologist Allergy and Asthma Associates Fredericksburg,
Va. WERT, DAniEL D. ’62 Anesthesiologist (retired) Formerly w/ Community Hospital
of Lancaster Lancaster, Pa. WERT, ROY E. ’62 Surgeon, orthopedics (retired)
Lebanon, Pa. WHiTE, EvELYn WEAvER ’69 Diabetic education Aultman Health Foundation
Canton, Ohio WiEBE, “JULiE” MARTin ’84 Senior account executive C. R. Bard
Medical, StatLock Division Covington, Ga. WinGATE, LOiS SMiTH ’74 Endocrinology
diabetes educator Wilford Hall Medical Center Lackland AFB, Tex. WiTMER, E. JAMES
’64 Pediatrician Children's Clinic Perry Township, Ohio 44646 WOLGEMUTH, KATHLEEn
L. ’02 Registered nurse Travel Nurse Across America Romeo, Colo. WOOD, CYnTHiA S.
’94 School nurse Keene School District Keene, N.H. WYSE, KATRinA A. ’96
Obstetrician/gynecologist May Grant Associates Lancaster, Pa. YODER, ALMA JEAn
WERT ’63 Certified nursing assistant Naomi West (private individual) Bridgewater,
Va. YODER, EMMA HiLTY ’96, MA ’99 Director Mosaic Counseling Center Harrisonburg,
Va. YODER, J. BYARD ’75 MD, assistant program director Penn State/Good Samaritan
Family and Community Medicine Residency Program Myerstown, Pa. YODER, LAvOnnE
BYLER ’85 Registered nurse Akron Children's Hospital Akron, Ohio
Ryan Kauffman '99 and Roger Kauffman '73, son and father, work side-by-side as
physicians in the Oak Hill Family Medical Practice in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
YODER, LEO J. ’62 Family physician Self-employed Baton Rouge, La. YODER, nORMAn S.
’96 Physician assistant Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, Va. YODER, PAUL
J. ’77 Clinical psychologist Oaklawn Psychiatric Center Inc. Goshen, Ind. YODER,
PAUL “STAn” ’65 Senior qualitative research specialist Macro International Inc.
Calverton, Md. YODER, SHAROn ’98 YUnGinGER, RiCHARD C. JR.’79 Family physician
Norlanco Medical Associates Elizabethtown, Pa. YUTzY, LAvERn ’70 CEO (retired)
Philhaven Mt. Gretna, Pa. zEHR, JOHn M. ’84 Family physician Univ. of Northern
Iowa Health Center Cedar Falls, Iowa ziMMERMAn, BARBARA ’81 Emergency physician
Elkhart Emergency Physicians Inc. Elkhart, Ind. ziMMERMAn, EUGEniA ’91 M.D. brd
certified in phys. med. & rehab Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. Durham, N.C.
zOOK, ETHAn D. ’76 School psychologist Harrisonburg City Public Schools
Harrisonburg, Va. zOOK, KELLY KERn ’96 Neonatologist Onsite Neonatal Associates
Philadelphia, Pa. zOOK, MATTHEW ’95 Dermatologist (3rd yr. res); PhD in
microbiology & immunology Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, Pa. zOOK,
SUSAnnA UnTERnAHRER ’95 Registered nurse U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Centers Houston,
Texas
alumni covered elsewhere in this issue are not listed on pages 33-39. we will
compile a supplemental listing oF "alumni in science" For publication on our
website or possibly in the next issue oF crossroads, iF space permits. to submit
or update an entry, please Fill out the Form at: or send a message to the editor
at the emu address on this magazine or to
crossroads@emu.edu. www.emu.edu/crossroads/update
Traveling nurse
American Traveler Wellman, Iowa YODER, SYLviA WEAvER ’81 RN, home health staff
nurse Amedisys Home Health Services Lancaster, Pa. YODER, YOLAnDA ’82 Physician
Southern Indiana Community Health Care Paoli, Ind. YODER-BOnTRAGER, MARLiSA ’80
Care coordinator Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, Pa.

Donald B. Kraybill ’67, author of 20 books, is EMU’s 2008 Alumnus of the Year
But Prefers Quiet Scholarship

f the subject is the Amish, Mennonites, or something linked to pacifism – and a
reporter needs an expert to quote – look for the quote to be from Donald B.
Kraybill ’67, EMU’s 2008 Alumnus of the Year. An Associated Press story in May,
for instance, contained Kraybill’s observations on a legal case pitting the
district court of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, against two Swartzentruber-Amish men
who refused to dispose of raw sewage in the manner prescribed by local sanitation
laws. The AP story was printed in newspapers across the nation.
Kraybill Adept With News Media

Also quoted in the AP story was Herman Bontrager ’72, our 2008 Distinguished
Service Award honoree (pictured on page 43). Bontrager was interviewed as
secretary-treasurer of the National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom. Both
Kraybill and Bontrager took the view that this sewage case was not representative
of Amish non-conformist practices linked to religious belief. In a USA Today
report in June, Kraybill noted that some Amish claims don't pertain to their
religion or culture: “Sometimes, you get a cantankerous individual who doesn’t
want to comply with a regulation," irrespective of his or her religious belief. In
the same two-week period, Kraybill was quoted in the Washington Post, this time on
the varied responses of traditionally pacifist colleges to the danger of violent
mass-assaults on campus. Kraybill expressed disappointment that the trustees at
Juniata College in Pennsylvania, a historically Brethren school with a peace and
conflict studies program, voted to permit armed guards. "I would hope that
colleges in the peace church tradition have the brainpower to
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come up with creative nonviolent alternatives," Kraybill said in the Post. “I find
myself in the role of interpreting Anabaptist issues, perspectives and theology,”
Kraybill told Crossroads recently. “I’m not a theologian. I’m a cultural
sociologist.” As adept as Kraybill has become at fielding reporters’ inquiries –
he was on TV and in newspapers non-stop in the days after the shooting of 10 Amish
schoolgirls in October, 2006 – Kraybill’s true spiritual and mental home is far
from the spotlight. Kraybill says he is happiest doing research and writing
manuscripts quietly at his desk – office door closed, phone unanswered – at the
Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. The center is the brainchild of
long-time director Kraybill. It is housed in a 20-year-old stone-clad building
that resembles a 1700s-era Brethren meetinghouse. Beginning with Our Star-Spangled
Faith in 1976, Kraybill has written 20 books, an average of one every year and a
half. Many are heavy-duty books of record, complete with carefully researched data
and citations. His dozens of journal articles range in topic from suicide patterns
among the Amish to methods of teaching research in the classroom. Kraybill’s
expertise on the Amish was established when he authored the bestselling The Riddle
of Amish Culture in 1989 (revised in 2001; now published in French too). Tourists
to Amish regions of North America often rely upon Kraybill’s easyto-read, 48-page
paperback Who Are the Anabaptists? Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites
(2003). In the larger Christian world, Kraybill might be best-known for his
explanation of the distinctives of Anabaptist theology in The Upside-Down Kingdom,
which won the National Religious Book Award in 1979. With nearly 100,000 copies in
print, it is in its third edition and has been translated into Arabic and five
other languages. “Over the last several decades, I’ve seen a growing respect in
the larger world for the distinctive beliefs and practices of Anabaptists,”
Kraybill said in an interview this spring. “The more we (Anabaptist institutions)
can build on our unique distinctives, the stronger we will be." Summarizing the
values of Anabaptists, Kraybill said: “peacemaking, our sense of community, and
our service to the larger world.”
“These distinctives cut across all Anabaptist colleges and help us distinguish
ourselves from other colleges. “The peacemaking institute at EMU is a great
example of this,” said Kraybill, who was a member of EMU’s board of trustees in
the late 1980s and early 1990s. “This (Center for Justice and Peacebuilding) is
exactly what we should do. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t teach chemistry or art,
but we should highlight in our academic programs our unique Anabaptist
perspectives.” After graduating from EMU in 1967, Kraybill returned to his home
area – he was born in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania – and served as associate pastor at
Willow Street Mennonite Church in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for five years
and as associate director of Mennonite Voluntary Service for four years. He then
embarked on graduate school. For his doctoral dissertation in
sociology at Temple University, he studied ethnic socialization in Lancaster

Mennonite High School and eventually wrote a history of the school. In 1971 he
began teaching at Elizabethtown College, affiliated with the Church of the
Brethren. He has been there since, except for a hiatus (1996-2002) as provost at
Messiah College. Desiring to worship with fellow faculty members and students, he
became a member of the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren about 20 years ago.
Kraybill’s most recent book, co-authored with Steven M. Nolt and David L.
WeaverZercher, is Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy (2007). The
global fascination with the schoolhouse shooting and how the Amish handled it –
2,400 media stories appeared in the week following the attack – motivated Kraybill
and his co-authors to produce a book explaining the theology behind the Amish
choice to forgive, show compassion, and respond in a gracious way, despite their
deep pain. Amish Grace soon may top Kraybill’s list of bestsellers, with 60,000
hardbound editions sold in its first seven months on the market and a Japanese
edition already out. After spending nine months promoting the book, Kraybill is
eager to return to the quiet of his office. On sabbatical for 2008-09, Kraybill
will refuse public engagements – except attendance at EMU’s 2008 Homecoming – in
order to work “morning to night” on his next book, A Concise Encyclopedia of
Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites, to be published by Johns Hopkins
University Press in 2009. He has another link to this press – he is its series
acquisitions editor for the Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies.
Kraybill is married to Frances Mellinger and they have two daughters, Sheila and
Joy ’95. Learn more about Donald Kraybill by attending one of the several sessions
at which he will speak at Homecoming 2008, Oct. 10-12, including a symposium in
which he and Herman Bontrager will talk about the grace of the Amish in the face
of the Nickel Mine shootings. For more inFormation, check out the homecoming
program at the end oF this magazine.

Donald R. Jacobs, PhD

latest honor
Lifetime Service Award, 2008 EMU Alumni Association
current position
Missiologist and Director Emeritus of Mennonite Christian Leadership Foundation
long-standing other work

Mennonite missionary, with wife Anna Ruth, in Tanzania and Kenya, 1954 to 1973
Director of Overseas Ministeries (in 23 nations) of the Eastern Mennonite Board of
Missions, 1975 to 1980.
church
Chestnut Hill Mennonite Church Lancaster, Pennyslvania
education
Studies at EMU, 1945 and 1948; B.A., Franklin and Marshall, 1952 ; M.A., European
History, U. of Md., 1953; grad diploma in education, U. of London, U.K., 1954;
Ph.D., religion and education, N.Y.U., 1961
immediate Family
Wife Anna Ruth; children Jane, David, Alan and Paul; ten grandchildren.
memorable quotes
 We were ordinary people – there was nothing very special about who I am and the
missionaries I worked with. The momentum was created by the locals.
 I had to change my belief system in Africa. Their belief in the supernatural was
so contrary to my worldview – I had come from a secular society dominated by the
Enlightenment.  I came to feel somehow at home in that (African) world. It was a
little more like the world as Jesus talked about it. read an article about donald
r. Jacobs posted at: www.emu.edu/crossroads/jacobs

Herman Bontrager
latest honor
Distinguished Service Award, 2008 EMU Alumni Association
current position
President/CEO Goodville Mutual Casualty Company
long-standing other work

Mennonite Central Committee roles, 1976 to present National Committee for Amish
Religious Freedom Mennonite Board of Missions/Mennonite Mission Network Board
recently in the news media as

Spokesperson for the Nickel Mines Amish Community and School Victims Fund
church
Akron Mennonite Church Akron, Pennsylvania
education
B.A., sociology and Bible, EMU, 1972 Certificate in Spanish, Spanish Language
Institute, Costa Rica, 1973 M.A., sociology and Latin American Studies, University
of Florida, 1976
immediate Family
Wife Jeanette Noll ’73; daughter Elizabeth; son Nathan ’07
memorable quotes
 I am thankful for the variety of roles and responsibilities that I have been
fortunate to experience. This is a gift, not a right.
 I hope I have done some good and done minimal harm as I have kept learning in
every role I have filled. Learning is life-long. read an article about herman
bontrager posted at: www.emu.edu/crossroads/bontrager
 I have had a life-long mission to not accept a gap between business and church
people – we are helped if we understand that our Christian vocation is first and
primary and that occupational choices fall into place as a result.
Beryl Brubaker Retires After 37 Years
by heather bowser oF the daily news-record and bonnie price loFton
or the first time in several decades, 66-year-old Beryl H. Brubaker won’t be one
of the key “go-to” people at EMU. She will retire in August, leaving behind her
fingerprints on almost every aspect of the university. “She’s an icon and a mentor
of mine,” said president Loren Swarztendruber, describing the woman who served as
interim president for eight months before he filled the position in 2004. “She has
been the person I could trust to manage the operational details when I was away
from campus.” The middle of five girls, Brubaker and all her siblings attended
Belleville Mennonite School in rural Pennsylvania. Her father, Clayton Hartzler,
helped found the school and was president of the school board for most of her
years there, serving as a model for her in her adult life. Her father also founded
a retirement community and coffeehouse for young people. In 1960, Brubaker entered
what was then Eastern Mennonite College to pursue a music major. As a soprano she
“loved singing high C’s” in various musical groups on campus. Yet toward the end
of her first semester, she decided, “I didn’t see a future in music. A career in
singing just didn’t fit my concept of service at that point in my life.” She
switched to nursing, completing a nursing program at EMU and the Riverside
Hospital School of Nursing in Newport News, a bachelors degree at Case Western
Reserve University in Ohio, and a masters degree at the University of
Pennsylvania. In 1970 then-president Myron Augsburger called her at the
Pennsylvania school, where she had become an instructor, and persuaded her to come
to Eastern Mennonite. “At the time, there weren’t many Mennonite women with
graduate degrees,” Brubaker said. Over the next decade Brubaker and another
administrator, Vida Huber, established EMU as a center of innovative excellence in
nursing. They created the first “competencybased, self-paced” nursing program in
the state.
Taking advantage of a sabbatical year, Brubaker began work on a doctorate at the

University of Alabama, completing it in 1984. In 1994, Brubaker became EMU’s vice
president for enrollment, where she led the school to achieve record enrollment –
in part by expanding financial aid and matching church grants. In 2000, she became
the university’s first provost, a behind-the-scenes position where she was second-
in-command. “I’ve been amazed at her administrative skills, her attention to
detail and her sense of institutional history,” said Jim Bishop '67 who has worked
with Brubaker for 36 years.
“Beryl has left an indelible imprint upon this place.” As provost, she encouraged
many initiatives, such as: STEP (Study and Training for Effective Pastoral
Ministry) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; a program in Lancaster to enable registered
nurses to earn their bachelors degrees; partnerships with local school systems in
offering teachers masterslevel courses; and the Anabaptist Center for Religion and
Society. She facilitated a series of campus conversations on homosexuality in
2005-06 and an Ethics of Biotechnology conference in 2003. Her office helped fund
major speakers, such as Jim Wallis of Sojourners and Archbishop Elias Chacour,
both in 2006. She supported the organization of the first Faculty Senate and
worked in collaboration with others to improve EMU’s policies on such matters as
rank and promotion and academic freedom. She wrote a number of successful grants
for projects that have changed the face of the university, including a $1.75
million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop the campus computer
network and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation grant for construction of the
seminary. In retirement Brubaker – a self-described workaholic, accustomed to 60-
hour work weeks – will work part time on EMU’s reaccreditation process. In her
free time, she plans to garden as well as enjoy the company of husband J. Mark
Brubaker, a biology professor at James Madison University, and their two children
and four grandchildren. the search For brubaker’s replacement continues. an
interim provost has been appointed For the 2008-09 school year: lee F. snyder, who
was v-p and academic dean at emu For 12 years in the 1980s and early 1990s. she
then was president oF bluFFton (ohio) university, beFore retiring in 2006. input
on possible candidates For provost is welcome. contact emu's director oF human
resources, marcy engle at (540) 432-4148 or e-mail her at marcy.engle@emu.edu.

photo by lindsey roeschley
mile posts
Faculty and staFF
Lori Leaman ’88, assistant professor in
Dr. Roman Miller, the Daniel B. Suter Endowed Professor of Biology, confers with
Michelle Roth-Cline ’00, who is exploring the intersection of ethics, medicine,
statistics, and law as a fellow in the medical science training program at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a PhD in clinical investigation in
2006 and will finish her MD in 2009. She plans a career in ethics and policy, with
focus on human-subject research. Dr. Miller is an advisor for the pre-professional
health sciences track at EMU and often writes the letters of reference that help
students to gain admission to competitive graduate programs..
health. This program captured the attention of President George W. Bush on his
recent visit to Tanzania.
Margo Mcintire, program representative
himself and his wife, Janet Scheffel (MAL’91) Stutzman, in which they covered
4,000 miles by sea and 2,500 miles by land, traversing the missionary journeys of
the Apostle Paul. An account of that journey is described in their book Sailing
Acts: Following an Ancient Voyage.
Julia White, artistic director and founder
the education department, completed her doctorate. She presented “Culturally

Responsible Teaching” and “Differentiated Learning: Meeting Diverse Needs” at a
Mennonite educators conference.
David A. King ’76, athletic director, is featured in the Mar. 3 issue of Mennonite
Weekly Review regarding sports as an obsession in American culture. King maintains
that a fixation on elite-level sports is keeping young people and families from
gaining all the values of participation in sports. As a result, the game is
shifting from creative fun and learning to a parent-driven emphasis on winning.
The game becomes a stressor on the children. Allon Lefever, former associate
profes-
in the Adult Degree Completion Program, will fill the assessment counselor
position, effective July 1.
Dorothy Jean Weaver ’72, professor of New Testament, co-led a work group to
Nazareth and Bethlehem, May 2-19, with the Partners in Mission Program under
Virginia Mennonite Missions. n. Gerald Shenk ’75, professor of church and society,
returned to the Evangelical Theological Seminary, Osijek, Croatia, May 12-23, to
teach an intensive course in sociology of religion to upper-level and graduate
students. Moira Rogers, language and literature professor, will take a 40-hour
crash course in conversational Arabic to improve her communication skills and
enable her to connect with local people in Spain and Morocco during her
crosscultural experience next fall. Linford Stutzman ’84, MAR ’90, associate
professor of culture and mission, challenged those attending the Sunday morning
session of the Conservative Mennonite Conference’s 97th annual meeting in Maple
City Chapel, Goshen, Ind., “to learn to sail with Jesus.” Linford spoke in the
context of a journey by
of the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir, directed the American Choral Directors
Association (Western Division) Honors Children’s Choir in Anaheim, Calif., Feb.
27-Mar. 1. About 150 children from 10 states participated in three days of
rehearsal and a final performance.
Mike zucconi was named Old Dominion Athletic Conference sports information
director of the year at their annual meeting, May 1. He produces almost all of the
press information for EMU’s athletic department.
contexts in Germany. He was under assignment with Eastern Mennonite Missions in

Germany and Luxemburg. He attended Heidelberg University, after which he wrote his
dissertation on the British Peasants Revolt of 1381 and the German Peasants War of
1525. In addition to his many teaching roles, Horst has written a number of
articles and books on the Amish and Russian Mennonites. According to Horst, there
are no longer Mennonites in Russia. Many have moved to Germany. Jan Gleysteen '55,
Goshen, Ind., is coauthor (with Leonard Gross) of Colonial Germantown Mennonites,
published in 2007. The book describes the first permanent Mennonite settlement in
North America. Jan has pursued many interests and professions over more than five
decades: painter, illustrator, photographer, storyteller, tour guide, slide
lecturer and Mennonite historian. He is also an environmentalist, train lover and
humorist. Jan was born in 1931 in the Netherlands. He studied art at a rigorous
academy in Amsterdam. With his family, he attended 400-year-old Singel Mennonite
Church, located in the heart of the city. After World War II, Jan met American and
Canadian Mennonite relief workers, which led him to attend Goshen College, then
EMU, for a year each. He then became a full-time illustra-
sor of the business and education department and vice president of Mennonite
Economic Development Associates, was featured in the Mar. 3 Daily News Record for
his work with NetsforLife in Tanzania. NetsforLife distributes mosquito nets for
pregnant women in that nation in an effort to lower the death rate of malaria-
stricken children. The organization works in cooperation with the local ministry
of
1920-49 1950-59
Evelyn Maust ’41, Harrisonburg, Va., is a volunteer at World of Good Thrift Shop
and assistant manager of Park View women’s missionary and service commission.
Horst Gerlach ’55, has a long and impressive history of teaching in various

tor, designer and editor at Mennonite Publishing House in Scottdale, Pa. He is on
the board of Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust.
J. David Eshleman ’58, BD ’61, Man-
Robert (Bob) ’59 and Eloise Beyeler ’61 Hostetler, Erie, Pa., are stalwart
heim, Pa., has retired after 48 years of pastoral ministry and two years as a
bishop in the Lancaster Mennonite Conference (LMC) and is now serving as church
consultant for LMC and Eastern Mennonite Missions.
Florence E. Horst ’58, Harrisonburg, Va., has had a remarkable 95-year life
journey that included operating the EMU snack shop and college kitchen. Since her
retirement at age 70, she has read 582 books, according to a record she began in
1994. In addition, she reads Mennonite Church-related periodicals, the Daily News
Record and magazines. She is now residing in the Redbud wing of Virginia Mennonite
Retirement Community Crestwood apartments. Donald L. Mellinger ’58, New Holland,
Pa., retired from teaching in the department of biology at Kutztown University in
2001. He now coordinates internet sales for Booksavers of Ephrata, Pa., for the
benefit of Mennonite Central Committee. Becci Stoltzfus ’58 Leatherman, Lititz,
Pa., has discovered many service opportunities since retirement. These include
Booksavers, a before-school program for low income families living near her
church, Community Mennonite Church of Lancaster (CMCL), and Bridge of Hope. She is
also involved in curriculum development and teaching in the Christian education
department of CMCL. Harlan Steffen ’58, Syracuse, Ind., is engaged in various
roles: pastor, realtor, developer of condos near Lake Wawasee, and helping
establish a half-way house in Syracuse for women with drug and alcohol problems.
He also directed a summer boat-in worship service on Lake Wawasee with an average
attendance of 1,000 persons. J. Daniel (Dan) Hess ’59, Indianapolis,
financial supporters of EMU. At the Mar. 14 Friday morning student chapel, Bob
presented a stirring, biblically-based, message entitled “Giving as Worship.” He
and Eloise have enjoyed granting “Pass it on Loans” to persons in need of
financial assistance, with the understanding that the loan is not to be repaid to
the Hostetlers but to be passed on.
1960-69
James M. Lapp ’60, Sem ’61, and his
Debra Boese '07 with professor Jim Yoder.
wife, Mim (Book), were installed as pastors of Salford Mennonite Church,

Harleysville, Pa., Mar. 30.
J. Lorne Peachey ’61, Scottdale, Pa.,
Suter’s Successors Are Creating Own Legacies

EMU’s current science faculty may not have museums, planetariums or campus
buildings bearing their names. Yet they are racking up significant
accomplishments, much like their professorial forebears. Dr. Doug Graber Neufeld
works primarily on environmental science matters. With a PhD from the University
of Texas at Austin in environmental physiology, he recently spent two years with
Mennonite Central Committee in Cambodia addressing water issues. At EMU in 2008,
Graber Neufeld joined with Dr. Jim Yoder to offer a “green design” course.
Students researched ways to modernize and expand the 40-year-old Suter Science
Center in a manner that promotes “sustainability.” They presented findings to
EMU’s board of trustees and architects for consideration in building design. Yoder
advises the environmental science majors and teaches ecology, zoology, and
conservation biology. His primary research interests include conservation biology,
landscape ecology, behavioral ecology and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Currently he and his students do field research in Shenandoah National Park. In
the summer of 2007, two undergraduate students got intensive, practical experience
in molecular biological research under a National Science Foundation grant
administered by Dr. Greta Ann Herin, assistant professor of biology, working
collaboratively with colleagues from Bridgewater College and James Madison
University. The students spent 10 weeks in laboratories in the Suter Science
Center studying “electrophysical investigations in glutamate receptor function.”
Advised by Dr. Roman Miller, Rebecca J. Drooger ’07 spent two years at EMU
studying the responses of the young adult mouse prostate to neonatal phytoestrogen
exposure. Drooger described it as studying the effect on young mice of “chemicals
produced by plants that are similar in structure to human estrogen,” such as that
found in soy-based products. The results could have implications for cancer
studies that consider whether a diet high in such products has an impact on
prostate cancer. Organic chemistry expert Dr. Tara Kishbaugh has studied, with
students, the water quality of the local Blacks Run. She also studies food issues,
starting with what kind of food is consumed in EMU’s dining hall and how much goes
to waste. Other natural science professors at EMU have recently joined the
faculty, or are returning from sabbatical, and thus are just starting local
research projects: Drs. Shelly Thomas, Steven Cessna, and Matthew Siderhurst.
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was recognized in the Feb. 19 issue of The Mennonite on its 10th anniversary for
his leadership in the historical merging of The Gospel Herald of the Mennonite
Church and the former The Mennonite of the General Conference Mennonite Church.
Donald Showalter ’62, Broadway, Va., an attorney with Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver
PLC, Harrisonburg, Va., was ranked among the Legal Elite in Virginia Business
Magazine. David D. Yoder ’62, Auburn, Pa., is director of development for
Quakertown Christian School, a Franconia Mennonite Conference school, offering
preschool through grade eight. Glenn Cordell ’63, McConnellsburg, Pa.,
a retired teacher, spoke Sept. 1 on the lasting value of education on opening day
ceremonies at a Muslim secondary school in Istaravshan, Tajikistan. Glenn was in
the area visiting the family of an exchange student who had lived in the Cordell
home during a school year and attended Rock Hill Mennonite Church.
J. Mark Frederick, Jr. ’63, BD’66, and his wife, Emma Longenecker ’64 Frederick,
Quakertown, Pa., are intentional
interim pastors at Perkasie Mennonite Church, Perkasie, Pa.

Dorcas Martin ’63 Good retired in 2005 from her role at Henrico County Public
Library in Richmond, Va. She and her husband, James Good ’60, moved from their 37-
year home in Richmond and now reside in Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community in
Harrisonburg. Dorcas is a volunteer at Book Savers and People Helping People. The
Goods attend Ridgeway Mennonite Church. nancy Rudy ’63 and Robert ’60 Martin,
Lancaster, Pa., led an 18-person work party to Nazareth Hospital in Israel. The
group spent two weeks working and traveled another week. nelson Roth ’63,
Belleville, Pa., is a counselor to men and couples at Crossroads Pregnancy Center,
in Lewistown, Huntingdon and Mount Union. He is also engaged in private counseling
and teaches Sunday school at Allensville Mennonite Church.
Ind., has engaged in research about leaders with college- and graduate-level
education in Mennonite educational institutions. He published a series of articles
in January and February issues of The Mennonite on the value and impact of
Christian education, with a focus on higher education in a Mennonite context. In
the series, Dan reported his interaction with the following EMU alumni: Paul
Gingrich ’52; Ruth nisly
’59; Pat Hostetter Martin ’64, MA ’98; Lee Roy Berry ’66; Brenda Lehman Benner
’89, MDiv ’06; Marilyn Metzler Benner ’92; Rigoberto negron, MDiv ’95; Laura
Brenneman ’96; Jeremy Byler, ’99, MDiv ’06; Tammy Krause, MA ’99; and Rachel
Gerber, MDiv ’05. Their
robust and resounding affirmation of the context, value and impact of a Christian
education is available for review in the Feb. 5, 22 and Mar. 4, 18, issues of The
Mennonite.
Jean E. Snyder ’63, Pittsburgh, Pa., has
taught English and music for a number of years. Currently she is a full-time music
teacher.
Robert Wert ’63, Goshen, Ind., retired in 2004 after working at Oaklawn for 26
years as a clinical social worker. His spouse, Esther Glick ’63 Wert, retired in
2007 from her role as a data processing worker at Oaklawn. Carroll Lehman ’64,
Rindge, N.H., is di-
software to camps and conference centers. They now serve over 130 sites in the
United States and Canada. Wyse Solution provides websites to more than 100
customers.
George zimmerman ’68, Thompson-
town, Pa., recently completed a term as interim pastor of Habecker Mennonite

Church, Lancaster, Pa. He continues to work part time for Hoober, Inc, delivering
farm equipment.
Willard M. Swartley ’69, Elkhart, Ind., has had his latest book, Send Forth Your
Light: A Vision for Peace, Mission, and Worship, published by Herald Press,
Scottdale, Pa. Willard has produced an erudite analysis of peace, mission and
worship with well-documented biblical foundations. The book is dedicated to his
wife, Mary Lapp ’57 Swartley, to celebrate the golden anniversary of their marital
covenant.
rector of vocal/choral activities at Keene State College, Keene, N.H., and music
director and coordinator of Monadnex Chorus of Peterborough, N.H.
Kenneth nissley ’66, is a case manager for Lancaster Area Victim Offender
Reconciliation Program. Kenneth manages the case load for a victim-offender
conferencing program involving approximately 75 volunteer facilitators. This
includes being liaison person between referring agencies, juvenile court and
police departments, and the volunteers who facilitate the meetings. It also
involves assisting with training classes several times a year and mentoring
volunteer facilitators throughout the lifecycle of a case. Anna Margaret (Peg)
Groff ’68 Engle,
Clair Mellinger
1970-79
Clair Mellinger’s Lesson: Take Students Outdoors

If biology professor emeritus Clair Mellinger ’64 had his 37-year career at EMU to
do over again, he would do this differently: “I would take everyone on more field
trips.” When Mellinger was an undergraduate, professor D. Ralph Hostetter "used to
make us get up at dawn on Saturdays to birdwatch. He wanted us to have an
uninterrupted stretch of time for his morning lab, and Saturday worked best,” says
Mellinger, who retired from teaching in the summer of 2007. Mellinger says
Hostetter's trips left him with cherished memories. "In geology, I recall
especially the Canaan Valley (W.Va.) field trip and the overnight trip to Jones
Wharf in Maryland. We took many shorter trips to local habitats in ecology and
ornithology." As a professor, Mellinger's own ornithology field trips were also
once a week – on Tuesday or Thursday, but rarely earlier than 8 a.m. Yet “the
earlier you start, the more birds you see,” he says. Former students tell him such
outings are what they remember best. Mellinger was a protégé of Hostetter, from
whom he took one of EMU’s first ecology courses in the early 1960s. Professors
Daniel Sutor and Hostetter used Mellinger as a lab instructor in 1965, the year
after he graduated with a bachelor of science degree. After that, Mellinger went
off to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to pursue a doctoral degree in
plant ecology. While wrapping up his doctorate, Mellinger was asked to return to
EMU as an assistant professor. It was 1970 and Hostetter was winding down his
teaching career, shifting attention to his natural history museum. Mellinger took
over the ornithology, botany, and ecology courses and introduced an environmental
biology course. “Most of the pre-med and other biology majors wound up taking at
least one of my courses. I like to think this helped them understand that there
was interesting God-created life outside of the human race,” Mellinger says.
Mellinger doesn’t mind being known as “the birdman,” given that he spends much of
his free time banding and studying Northern Saw-whet Owls in northwest Virginia.
"But I would consider myself to be an ecologist or a naturalist, even though this
implies more of an understanding of plants, animals, soils, weather, climate and
so forth than I have. However, I am still learning. We all need to learn more to
enable us to sustain the quality of life we have in this biosphere.”
John Weber ’71, Ephrata, Pa., began
Harrisonburg, Va., was ordained May 2006 as a minister by Virginia Mennonite

Conference. Peg serves as associate pastor for pastoral care at Lindale Mennonite
Church.
Del Glick ’68, Washington, D.C., was installed Oct. 21 as intentional interim
pastor at Mount Joy Mennonite Church in Pennsylvania. idella Borntrager ’68 and
husband Emory Otto ’70, a psychologist, are in
serving Jan. 1 as the moderator of Atlantic Coast Conference. He is the principal

of Lancaster Mennonite School’s Kraybill campus in Mt. Joy, Pa. John and his wife,
Janet ’98, are members of Akron Mennonite Church.
John D. (J.D.) Stahl ’72, is professor in
private practice as a Christian counseling team in Lititz, Pa.

Helen F. Christman ’69 Buckwalter,
Homer, Alaska, assists and participates in the ministry of her husband, Daniel, a
flying circuit pastor to a number of villages on the Alaskan Peninsula and leads
summer vacation Bible schools in those villages.
Karen Hoover ’68 Ransaw, Detroit,
the department of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. His research deals
with how values and perspectives are expressed in literary form across cultural
boundaries. J.D. has written a book about Mark Twain and culture and gender and
co-edited an anthology of children’s literary texts and criticism. J.D. was
recently honored as the recipient of the 2008 William E. Wine Award. The award,
established in honor of the former rector of Virginia Tech Board of Visitors and
president of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, is awarded annually to three
Virginia Tech faculty members to recognize “a history of university teaching
excellence.”
Jan Rutt ’73 Landis, Akron, Pa., is a vol-
Mich., retired from teaching in 2003. She is a volunteer in various roles in her
church: front desk one day a week; in charge of a free movie one night a month;
vacation Bible school coordinator the last four years; and secretary of church
council. She is a secretary and interviewer for the church’s Good Samaritan
Ministry, giving free clothing two days a month. In addition to these roles, she
tutors two hours per week at a drug rehabilitation facility and volunteers for
Detroit sport events.
Bernadine Swartzentruber ’68, Lowville, N.Y., retired in June after 21 years as a
teacher aide at a local public school. Dwight Wyse ’68, Harrisonburg, Va.,
unteer teacher of English as a second language with the Literary Council of

Lancaster.
Carolyn Grasse-Bachman ’76, Mt. Joy,
Pa., is assistant professor of education at Pennsylvania State University,

Middletown, Pa. She teaches graduate students who are pursuing a masters degree in
teaching and curriculum in an internet format. Carolyn is also a member of the
board of directors of Lancaster Mennonite School.
Rose zook ’77 Barber, Eugene, Ore., was licensed Nov. 18 as lead pastor of Eugene
Mennonite Church. Donald ’77 and Mary ina Flisher ’77 Hooley, Bluffton, Ohio,
spent two
started REC SOFT with his son, Derek in 2002 to provide camp management
weeks in India in June where Mary Ina attended her 35th class reunion at Woodstock
School.

Michael Kurtz ’77, Oak Ridge, N.C., is senior pastor of a 1,100-member United
Methodist congregation. His ministry includes preaching, leading worship,
teaching, vision casting, shaping leaders, counseling and pastoral care. Judy
Benner ’78 Frei, Whitehall. Pa.,
completed an MA in counseling at Biblical Seminary, Hatfield, Pa. She is a member

of the pastoral team at New Covenant Church, Bethlehem, Pa.
J. Eric Bishop ’78, is a doctorate-holding
a spiritual director, spiritual formation retreat facilitator and worship resource

consultant. The mission of Deep Well is to empower individuals and groups to
deepen their relationship with God and each other in worship and spiritual
formation that engages faith in action. It is an ecumenical endeavor.
Sue Rutt ’80 and her husband, Kevin Glick, moved back to Akron, Pa., after 20
years in Portland, Ore. Sue works in the International Program Department at
Mennonite Central Committee and Kevin at Ten Thousand Villages information
technology department. John Lowe ’81, Davie, Fla., is an as-
English teacher at Christopher Dock Mennonite School, Lansdale, Pa. He spent his
spring semester sabbatical working in lifelong learning initiatives at Dock Woods
Community and taught a graduate course in adolescent and young adult literature at
EMU’s Lancaster campus.
Mark Hartman ’78, is teaching at Central College in Pella, Iowa. This fall, he
will become the orchestra director at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
Mark continues to perform on violin and occasionally guitar and participated in
the 16th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at EMU this year. Teresa King ’78,
Long, Lancaster, Pa.,
sistant professor at Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of

Nursing, Boca Raton, Fla. He is the primary investigator of the Teen Intervention
Project-Cherokee and president of the Native American Nursing Scholars Institute.
Dennis G. McAdams, MAR ’81, and his wife, Effie, are promoting the Kingdom of God
in the village of Hopongo, Rendova Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands.
Their ministry verse is: “For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who
are being saved and those who are perishing (2 Cor. 2:15).” Dennis requested we
publish their website, www.dennisandeffie.com, to enable people to “check in with
them.” Douglas Phillips ’82, has served a number of years as director of Camp
Brethren Woods, Keezletown, Va. Kenny Boyers ’83, has been named the principal for
the recently opened Cub Run Elementary School in Penn Laird, Va. Kenny was
selected from a pool of potential candidates for his “clear vision for the
identity of Cub Run Elementary,” according to a statement by the Rockingham County
School Board. Susan Shirk ’83, is volunteer coordina-
Myron Blosser
Myron Blosser Receives National Recognition

Myron Blosser ’83 rose above about 1,000 other teachers of biotechnology at a mid-
June (2008) convention of 20,000 people in San Diego, Calif., to receive the
second-place prize of $5,000 for being one of the top biotechnology educators at
the high school level in the nation. Blosser teaches biology, advanced placement
biology and a biotechnology course at Eastern Mennonite High School in
Harrisonburg. He promotes and leads an annual biotechnology symposium for schools
in the central Shenandoah Valley. Now in its 15th year, the symposium brought
scientists and students together for a day this spring to focus on nuclear
genetics. Since its start, 4,500 students from 26 high schools have participated
in the symposium. Blosser was chosen by a panel of judges for “his proven
leadership and excellence as an educator, his commitment to furthering the
teaching of biotechnology by outreach to other educators, and the development of
innovative ways to teach biotechnology.” Blosser received his prize at the BIO
2008 International Convention, which drew 20,108 industry leaders from 70
countries and 48 states to its convention June 17-20. Keynote speakers were
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and General Colin L. Powell (Ret.). The
convention showcased how the biotechnology and life sciences industries could make
the world a cleaner and healthier place to live through new drug developments,
cleaner technologies, and improvements in food supply. Blosser has been the
recipient of numerous awards, including EMU Alumnus of the Year in 2005; biology
teacher of the year in several different years (1993 from the Virginia Association
of Biology Teachers, 1994 from the American Association of University Women, and
1998 from the National Association of Biology Teachers); and member of the 1999
USA Today Teacher First Team, one of 20 teachers nationwide named to this team.
Blosser is a member of EMU’s board of trustees.
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has been named vice president of health services at Tel Hai Retirement Community,
Honey Brook, Pa. Previously, Teresa was regional director of operations at Manor
Care Health Services and, more recently, health care administrator for Lakeside at
Willow Valley.
Margaret Rollins ’78 Kreider, Not-
tingham, Pa., retired from 45 years of nursing in 2006. Her career included
hospital care, education and public school nursing. She is now employed part time
in the health center at Lincoln University, Oxford, Pa.
Doug zehr ’78, Leo, Ind., graduated in June with a doctor of ministry from Ashland
(Ohio) Theological Seminary. His doctor of ministry project, “Prayer Ministry
Teams in a Local Mennonite Church,” was part of the transformational leadership
track. Doug is completing his 14th year as lead pastor of North Leo Mennonite
Church. He has served churches in Dungannon, Brussels and Elmira, Ontario. He
recently enjoyed a three-month sabbatical under the Clergy Renewal Program for
Indiana congregations sponsored by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Fred Kniss ’79, Chicago,
Ill., has been
tor at Landis Homes, Lititz, Pa. She was highly pleased that her group received
the Volunteer of the Year Group award in 2007 from the Pennsylvania Association of
Non-Profit Homes for the Aging—now known as Homes for Senior Services—for their
“star comforter program” in which persons stay with persons who are dying.
J. David (Dave) ’83 and Shelby Landis ’85 Swartley live in Lancaster, Pa. Dave
the chairperson of the department of sociology of Loyola University since 2005. In

2007, he published a book, Sacred Assemblies and Civic Engagement: How Religion
Matters for America’s Newest Immigrants, co-authored with a colleague, Paul
Numrich.
is executive vice-president of Moravian Manor, Lititiz, Pa. Shelby is a social

worker at Lancaster General Hospital Health Campus.
Susan (Sue) Blauch ’86, Harrisonburg, Va., has been selected from a pool of about
two dozen qualifying American referees to represent the United States at the 2008
Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Sue will be the only American referee for the
women’s games. Mary Jo Bowman ’86, MDiv ’07, Mt. Solon, Va., is a chaplain
resident at the University of Virginia Health System,
1980-89
Roberta Jantzi ’80 Egli, Corvallis, Ore. is pastor of Deep Well, a United
Methodist urban church in Salem, Ore., in a half time position. In addition, she
serves as
Charlottesville, Va. Mary Jo credits her Clinical Pastoral Education experience at
EMS for influencing her to become a chaplain.
Stanley (Stan) Swartz ’87, Harrisonburg, Va., is featured in the Feb. 15 issue of
the Daily News Record for his “Lifelong Love of Theater.” Stan has been the
artistic director of theater at Harrisonburg High School for 19 years and
continuously involved in productions since he was a sophomore in high school.
Regina Lutz ’88 Beidler, Randolph
Debra Gingerich ’91, Sarasota, Fla., is employed as the web communications and
publications manager for Manatee Community College. Her first collection of
poetry, Where We Start, has been published by Cascadia Publishing House. She
recently received a John Ringling Fund Individual Artist Fellowship and had one of
her poems read by Garrison Keillor on his radio program, “The Writer’s Almanac.”
Kevin Kurtz Lehman ’91, Middlebury, Vt., is a senior web producer at Country Home
Products, manufacturer of the Newton battery-power lawn mower and the DR brand of
outdoor power equipment. Kevin and his wife, Tanya Kurtz ’91, have lived in
Middlebury seven years. Gaye Spivey ’91, Reidsville, N.C., is employed by Wek
Industries as a purchasing/planning coordinator. Barrett (Barry) Freed ’92 is
returning to his home community, Lebanon Pa., after 5 1/2 years of service with
Eastern Mennonite Missions in Lithuania, where he taught English and engaged in
church development.
Center, Vt., worked as a social worker in Boston and in Vermont. She and her
husband, Brent, went to Chad under MCC in 1995. Since their return, they have
operated their own dairy. Regina also works as the east coast coordinator for
Organic Valley’s Farm Ambassador Program.
Meg n. Mason-Hahn ’88, Everett, Pa., is a stay-at-home mother of two children,
Jonathan, 2 years, and Katy, 18 months old. Jeff Myers ’89, Afton, Va., teaches
8th
Former dean Joe Martin '59, left, at Harvard's research building dedication. Photo
courtesy of Harvard University News Office, by Stephanie Miitchell.
Joe Martin's Journey So Far

Joseph Boyd Martin came to Eastern Mennonite College (EMC) in 1958-59 on a year’s
leave from the University of Alberta. “My studies (at EMC) focused entirely on
ethics, Bible studies, church history and the like,” he recalls. Martin
transferred his University of Alberta credits here to obtain a B.Sc. in Bible from
EMC. After graduation he returned to Alberta, where he completed his medical
degree. Rachel Wenger, an EMC sophomore in 1958-59, left EMC to be Martin's wife.
(She finished her degree at the University of Alberta, then taught elementary
school in Edmonton.) A year ago, Martin removed his flag from what many would
regard as the summit of his hugely successful medical career. He stepped down from
being dean of Harvard Medical School after serving for a decade, beginning July
1997. At age 69 he remains, however, the Edward R. and Ann Lefler professor of
neurobiology at Harvard. He is also on the board of directors of a couple of major
private companies and is chair of the non-profit New England Healthcare Institute.
Martin’s trajectory: After Alberta, Martin did a residency in neurology and a
fellowship in neuropathology at Case Western Reserve. He received his PhD in
anatomy from the University of Rochester in 1971. By 1977, he was chair of the
department of neurology and neurosurgery at McGill University. He next moved to
Harvard as neurology professor. In 1989, he became dean of medicine at the
University of California-San Francisco, eventually becoming chancellor of the
whole university. In 1997, he returned to Harvard as dean. What does this all have
to do with Martin’s ethics studies at EMC? In the Harvard Gazette’s account of
Martin’s contributions to that university (at
www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/10.05/01-martin. html), he is praised for “his
insights, his decency, his moral leadership.” Martin was known for fostering
“collaboration” across disciplines and among academics and practitioners. He put
new emphasis on “the value of teaching,” and he “improved diversity” by placing
members of minority groups and women in key positions. He left a legacy of
“stronger community ties.” Martin did much more than this, of course, including
raising money for and opening in 2003 a $260-million, 520,000-square-foot research
building, the largest in Harvard's history. Yet others have raised money for
large, impressive structures and seen them built, including tycoons like Donald
Trump. It’s in the less tangible, but perhaps more important, area of ethical,
collaborative and community-oriented leadership, where EMC may be able to claim an
influence on Martin. After all, he did spend a year focusing upon such matters,
and that year was here.
grade physical science for Albemarle County.
1990-99
Brad Schantz ’92 a PhD candidate, is IT project assistant, University of

Wisconsin-Madison.
Audrey Mumaw ’93 Borkholder,
Margaret (Marta) Beidler Castillo ’90 is a pastor at Nueva Vida/Norristown New

Life church of Franconia Mennonite Conference.
Jeff Gingerich ’90, Norristown, Pa., is as-
sociate professor of sociology at Cabrini College, Radnor, Pa.

Deborah Woodring ’90 Gish, Elka Park, N.Y., works for Rifton Equipment, which
produces equipment for handicapped children to enable them to move and become more
fully integrated in their homes, schools and society. Harry Jarrett ’90, MDiv ’06,
pastor of Neffsville Mennonite Church, Lancaster, Pa., was a member of an Atlantic
Coast Conference delegation that visited Argentina to renew a three-year-old
partnership with 13 churches comprising a mission and outreach program, Vision
Evangelica y Misionera de la Zona Oeste (Evangelistic and Missionary Vision of the
Western Zone). Rhonda Miller ’90 is an adjunct instruc-
Centreville, Mich., has served as the director of Burr Oak Township Library for
seven years. She is secretary of the local school board, Nottawa Community School,
and secretary/treasurer of Burr Oak Chamber of Commerce.
Joanne Kaufman ’93 Brigham, Del Norte,
Colo., works as a nationally certified massage therapist. Joanne is active in

economic development and sustainable resources in the region. She helped organize
the Rio Grande County Oil and Gas Accountability Alliance.
Karen Minatelli ’93, Alexandria, Va., is a bilingual attorney and deputy director
of the D.C. Employment Justice Center (EJC). Karen works closely with the
executive director of EJC with her focus being on the internal aspects of the
organization. She recently contributed a commentary on National Public Radio
advocating that the D.C. Council enact legislation requiring employers to provide
paid sick and safe days for the employees. Jonathan Moyer ’93, Alburtis, Pa., has
tor, teaching Spanish, at Randolph College, Lynchburg, Va.

Rick Augsburger ’91, Capon Bridge, W.
Va., is deputy director of the Headington Institute. Prior to joining Headington,

Rick was the director of emergency programs (1996-2005) and deputy director for
Church World Service. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School Executive
Leadership program in performance measurement and management for nonprofit
organizations. Rick has more than 19 years of experience in humanitarian
programming. He has traveled extensively, working on relief and development in 50
countries.
been accepted into Hatfield Biblical Seminary in the masters in divinity program.
His goal is to become a licensed professional counselor.
Kris M. Short ’93, Strasburg, Va., began working as a program manager at Evans
Home for Children, Winchester, Va. Previously, she worked in the foster care unit
at Harrisonburg-Rockingham Social Services. Marcia Rempel Weaver ’93 MACL '08,
Broadway, Va., recently provided leadership to the process for a new identity for
Virginia Mennonite Board of Missions. The result is a new logo, name and tagline
for what is now Virginia Mennonite Missions. Marcia worked two years as a graphic
designer at EMU and has been a freelance designer since that time.
Jen Smith ’94 Caraccio, China Grove,
N.C., classifies herself as a “domestic specialist” after leaving her role as a

Title I reading specialist in a local public school, to become a “stay-at-home
mommy” for the couple’s four pre-teen children.
Jan Emswiler ’96 and her husband,
Center Valley, Pa., in 2004. The last two seasons, he was an assistant coach for
women’s soccer at James Madison University. Jason holds a National Soccer Coaches
Association of America (NSCAA) Premier Diploma and a NSCAA National Goalkeeper
Diploma and is a NSCAA regional instructor. Darla Knepp Trejo ’99, is an assistant
in the math and statistics deptartment, at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
2000-2008
Matt Garber
EMU Mourns Three Deaths

From June 2 to July 2, the EMU community mourned the deaths of three people near
and dear to its heart: EMU’s alumni council president Evelyn Hertzler ’60, who
died June 3 at age 70 after struggling with Lou Gehrig’s Disease; history
professor emeritus Dr. Albert N. Keim ’63, who died June 27 at age 72, after
complications following a liver transplant; and nursing graduate Matthew R. Garber
’08, who died July 1 at age 22 in a drowning accident in Costa Rica. Evie
Hertzler, who had a degree in elementary education from EMU, taught for more than
three decades in New York City and West Liberty, Ohio. Upon retirement, she and
husband Don moved to Harrisonburg to be near the families of their three children
– Sandy ’92 (Byler), Jerry ’88, and Barry ’86. Evie filled her time with volunteer
work, including the EMU alumni council, when not watching her grandchildren’s
sports events and organizing family get-togethers. She sang in numerous choirs and
served on many boards, including Roberta Webb Childcare, Valley Brethren Mennonite
Heritage Center, and Mennonite Women USA. Raised Amish in Hartville, Ohio, Al Keim
taught in the EMU history department from 1965 until he retired in 2000. He also
served as vice-president for academic affairs and dean from 1977 to 1984. He was
the author of four books, all on topics pertaining to the role of Anabaptists in
history or society. In 1972-73, Keim led EMU’s first semester-length cross-
cultural seminar in Europe, which paved the way for cross-cultural education
becoming a graduation requirement in 1982-83. Honors student Matt Garber graduated
with a BS in nursing and a minor in Bible and religion. He went to Costa Rica for
the summer to help a missionary family and to learn Spanish. At summer’s end, he
planned to return to his home area of Elizabethtown, Pa., and begin work at
Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital’s emergency room. Matt was a student who almost
everyone knew, or felt as if they knew. He was seen in chapel after chapel, often
singing with others, but sometimes as speaker or music leader. He was a residence
hall community advisor for three years, active in the Young People’s Christian
Association, and a member of Chamber Singers for four years. Mostly, he always
seemed to be smiling, whether on photos for EMU marketing materials or simply
strolling across campus. At graduation, he was one of 10 seniors to receive EMU’s
top recognition, named to the “Cords of Distinction” group. Read more about Matt
at www.emu.edu/news/matt-garber.
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Kajungu Mturi, have accepted a position with Mennonite Central Committee to work
with its Somalia program. Jan, Kajugu, and their son, Luga, will return to the
States in July. After participating in an MCC orientation, they will move to
Nairobi, the base of their operation, due to security issues in Somalia.
Mark Schroeder ’96, Austin, Texas, is relocating to Durban, South Africa, for a
two-year assignment upon being promoted as regional director for Africa by his
employer, Forecasting (Stratford) Inc. Ryan Shen-Hoover ’97, Lancaster, Pa., has
worked as an advocate for communities affected by large dams in Lesotho from 1997-
2000. Since returning to the United States, Ryan has continued this work as a
member of International Rivers Network Africa program. In 2006, he launched the
Investing in Africa newsletter. Anna L. Creech ’98, Richmond, Va.,
Kyle Stutzman ’00, Staunton, Va., has been named vice president of technology
systems at Dupont Community Credit Union. He has been with the credit union five
years and previously served as systems manager. Brittany Culbertson ’01 Bates,
Harrisonburg, Va., has begun a new business in her home after being employed in
the mortgage business with Wells Fargo for seven years. Amanda Williams ’01
Knight, Broadway,
Va., was featured in The North Fork Journal as “Teacher of the Month,” nominated
by one of her students at Fulks Run Elementary School, Fulks Run, Va.
Mindy nolt ’01, Lancaster, Pa., has returned from Egypt and is now working in
refugee resettlement with Church World Service. Anthony Streiff ’01, Mount Sidney,
Va.,
has returned to the east coast after three years working as the serials and
electronic resources librarian at Central Washington University. She is now the
electronics resources librarian at the University of Richmond.
Chad ’98 and Michelle Weaver ’00 nussbaum, Dayton, Va., own and operate
Fox’s Pizza in Harrisonburg.

Michael Stoltzfus ’98, Harrisonburg, Va., has worked in information technology at
Harman Construction and Harman Realty. On July 1, Mike will begin working as
information technology specialist at Eastern Mennonite High School with
approximately 25 percent of his time contracted out to Park View Federal Credit
Union for information technology planning and management. Christina (Tina) Hartman
’99, Lancaster,
a former track runner at EMU and a three sport athlete at Fort Defiance High
School, participated in a wheelchair basketball tournament in Harrisonburg, Va.,
Feb. 23, as a member of the Shenandoah Valley High Rollers. His team was
undefeated and took first place. Streiff’s involvement in typical sports
activities came to a halt after a 25-foot fall from a tree. Anthony says, “I love
competition. I love competing, and when I’m out here, I forget I’m injured.”
Rhoda S. Glick, MDiv ’02, Mountville, Pa., received her doctorate of ministry from
Lancaster Theological Seminary. The title of her dissertation is, “A
Psychospiritual Model for Pastoral Care: Toward a Synthesis of Gestalt Pastoral
Care and St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul.” Rhoda continues to
practice and teach gestalt pastoral care in eastern Pennsylvania. David T. Maurer,
MDiv ’02, Columbus Grove, Ohio, became the lead pastor of Bethel Mennonite Church,
West Liberty, Ohio, July 2008. Melanie M. Miller ’03 Rice, Millersville, Pa., is
an oncology adult nurse practitioner and a student at the University of
Pennsylvania. Mandi Dagen ’03 Stoltzfus, Broadway, Va., is a stay-at-home mother
caring for two children under two years of age. Her husband, Todd ’02, is a
business lender for Park View Federal Credit Union in Harrisonburg.
Pa., is vice-president of lending and member services at the Lancaster office of

Mennonite Financial Federal Credit Union.
Jason Moore ’99, previously of Telford,
Pa., has been named the men’s and women’s soccer coach at Bethel College, Newton,
Kan. Jason began coaching as an assistant woman’s coach at EMU in 1999. He was a
four-year letter winner at EMU, leading the team to Old Dominion Athletic
Conference titles in 1996 and 1998. He was head women’s soccer coach at DeSales
University,
Esther Harder ’03 will return to the United States in February after serving four
years with MCC as a peace writer and secondary school teacher in Soroti, Uganda.
nathan (nate) Hoffer ’03, Ephrata, Pa., is pursuing an MBA degree at Eastern
University. Recently, he and his spouse, Rebekah, formed a company by the name of
lovetogive.net. The company enables people to donate money to a Christian
organization while purchasing items online. Kristine Sensenig ’03, Staunton, Va.,
is the team leader on a 24-bed male forensic unit at Western State Hospital. She
particularly enjoys teaching yoga to the patients and has plans to pursue a
massage therapy license and yoga teacher certification. Carolyn Weaver ’03,
Augusta, Ga., has graduated from the Medical College of Georgia and began an
obstetrics/gynecology residency in June. Shawn Gerber, MDiv ’04, formerly of
Avada, Colo., has joined Goshen General Hospital, Goshen, Ind., as a chaplain and
coordinator of spiritual care. Eric Kennel ’04, site director for Lu-
John neiswander ’05, Millersburg, Ohio,
is serving a one-year term with Mennonite voluntary service as a paralegal with

ProBAR in Harlingen, Texas.
Michael (M.J.) Sharp ’05 of Baum-
Where in the World?

We would be grateful if you would help us locate the alumni listed below to notify
them of class reunions. Contact alumni@emu.edu or phone Donna Souder at (540) 432-
4204.
Class of 1948 Raymond Stoltzfus Class of 1953 Elsie Cressman Anna Ruth Hess Martha
Kulp Sylvia Parker Helen Teleskie Class of 1958 Mabel Baral Helmut Hauter Nancy
Howe Nathan Lehman Rhoda Lind Alvin Mast Rachel Stauffer Class of 1963 Merle
Alberts Ruth Delp Levi Hershberger Jr Oren Horst James Kayondo Elizabeth Kennedy
Paul Lehman Frederick Martin Karen Roth Alfonso Ruiz Willard Shertzer Anna
Stauffer Donald Swartz Grant Weaver Mary Yoder Class of 1968 Amzie Brubacher Bob
Buckwalter Jr Everette Carr Peggy Casey Kay Foley Martha Francis Susie Gamble
James Gascho Melvin Harnish Florence Khayenje Marilyn Kimble Ernest Lefever Wilma
Mast James Nafziger Barbara Neal William Pigueron Justin Sabiti Mary Shank James
Shank Jr Stephen Shriner Betty Stephenson Nematollah Tabrizi Mary Uchida Carl
Wenger Carlton Wyse Class of 1973 Katherine Black Frances Dickerson Paul Foltz
Ralph Fortune Christine Heller Janet Kauffman Sandra Miller John Morrison Alene
Nafziger Garald Overholt Joanne Phillips James Shelly Rita Sims Dwight Stoltzfus
Robert Stoltzfus Gary Troyer Karen Tyson Lester Weaver Gloria Whitmore Esther
Yoder William Yoder Jane Zongker Class of 1978 Steve Allen Barbara Beachy Jean
Brunk Peggy Cassada Kim Craig Carol Davis Manoochehr Ghelejghshlagh S Lorraine
Gordon Darlene Heinrichs Abdidahir Ibrahim Carol Jordan Carl Keener Joseph Kibler
Clifford Landis Yvonne Lefever Brenda Liller Dan Martin Lavonne Martin Robert
Millen James Miller Marcia Miller Randall Miller Susan Patterson Weldon Raber
Charles Shank Ruth Shibata Janie Sinclair Joyce Stokes Gregory Stutzman Rose Vance
Class of 1983 Chuck Albrecht Joyce An Charlene Brawley Melvin Buckwalter Mike
Byler Beverly Chartrand Yvonne Clemens Jay Comfort Nazie Daneshvar Dave Donophan
Ibrahim ElFaqir Debbie Goldstein Jay Graber Ivette Guzman Becky Hannah Bill
Harkins Peg Heaver Phuc Huynh Keith Jackson Jewel Leaman Beverley Nath-Rampersad
Jill Orsini Greg Paul Sylvia Perry Cindy Roa Debbie Sanders Billy Scott Jr Gina
Showalter Beth Taylor Sheila Thomas Elda Tuinstra Roy Tuinstra John Uanivi Astrid
Valdivieso Juan Vega Mary Vitasek Cheryl Warne Elizabeth Wilkson Jerry Wright
Geraldo Xavier Class of 1988 Krista Amaya Lynn Anthony Artemas Babili Janine
Barrett Bruce Braun Sarah Click Beth Clineff Tracey Cochran Donita Eye Cathy
Hampton Pete Harnish Bobby Hite Kenny Kreider Anne Lapp Dan Lebold Lois Miller Sue
Miller Michelle Nguyen Pat Perich Sheri Rhodes Sandy Richner Janice Richter Rob
Richter Jarey Schlabach Doug Wyse Cindi Yoder Class of 1993 Lisa Anderson Aaron
Bartley Madeline Bender Nip Crites Jr Lynne Dueck Peggy Dunstan Merry Eton Dan
Gardner Dale Glass Jeana Golin Tammy Gray Robert Habwe Lareine Hayes Aiko Hirai
Kim James Melissa Judy Jenny Karumuna Andrei Kuznetsov Daryl Lambert Debra Lucas
Karla Morris Brad Nevil Sharon Norris Sherman Pearson Nick Pizarro Patti Raab Tony
Ramsey Juel Russell Tamara Ruth Sarah Showalter Andy Smith Ron Snyder Tema Tellado
Phillip Thompson Doug Vogt Holly Yoder Lucinda Zehr Jeannie Zigler Class of 1998
Louise Alexander Hershey Burkhalter Charles Clutteur Chris Colombel Christopher
Davis Jamie Delawder Greer Etchebarne Claudia Evick Neil Fencer Erin Fischer
Elizabeth Garber David George Tami Good Peggy Heishman Tammy Houge Liz Hylton
Cynthia Kauffman Chad Landis Robert Mercer Gwen Miller Yolanda Moore Shabani
Mwemena Tricia Nesselrodt Lynnell Payne Satthanha Phanhthy Jason Porter Carol
Rames Cathy Ray Deborah Raynes Lorna Rivera-Wenger Carole Sandys Carrie
Schwartzentruber Tonia Stutzman Saya Sugawara Victoria Sullivan Dawnita Taylor
Sandi Thorpe Shirley Trobaugh Leslie Updyke Jessica Vaughn Sharla Wenger Wossen
Yemane Sharon Yoder Steven Yutzy Class of 2003 Karen Allison David Bell Steve
Brett Xiaorui Chen Martha Chiwanza Whittney Coffey Ashley Cook Can Deng Erin
Garber Mary Grace Garris Melvin Gaye Nichole Hilmer Kristen Hoekstra Andy Hook
Chris Kirby Brandon Knight Eric Lantz Nannan Li Chris Lowen Justin Mast Heather
Menzies Homare Miyazaki Emily Nelson Moses Nyakia Tisha Poindexter Katie Propst
Rus Pyle J R Rohrbough Todd Rohrer Abby Rosenberger Lisa Rowland Doreen Rukaari
Laura Schubert Lynda Smith Daniel Stutzman Bonnie Switzer Erin Walker Jill Wenger
Ben Wilkins Justin Yoder Lan Yu Albert Zeng
mental, Germany, is head counselor for Military Counseling Network. He provides

supportive counseling for persons who serve in the military and who have developed
a conscientious objection to warfare, often related to their experience in
military service. As a result, some of them have received honorable discharges
from military service.
Todd Warren, MDiv ’05, is a hospital chaplain at Mount Carmel Health Systems,
Columbus, Ohio. Dustin Galyon ’06, Sterling, Kan., has been named men’s basketball
coach at Hesston College. Dustin is noted for his excellent recruiting skills. He
is thrilled with the challenge of building relationships with players, enabling
them to be successful in their faith journeys. Michael Kniss ’06 has moved from
Chicago to begin a graduate program at the University of Maryland-College Park,
School of Public Policy. Joel Lehman ’06 is a journalist for the
theran Immigration and Refugee Service in central Pennsylvania, reports in the

February issue of Missionary Messenger on assisting two Burmese brothers to be
resettled as refugees in the United States following the death of their father.
The preteen brothers fled Burma (Myanmar) to escape from killings and almost
weekly raids in their home village, which is located in a region populated by a
minority group named the Chin. Though separated when they fled through the jungles
of Thailand and Malaysia, they were miraculously reunited, with the help of some
friends, in the sprawling city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After months of
interviews, security checks, and medical screening, they were eventually permitted
to enter the United States.
Jeff Carr MDiv ’05 is director of pastoral
Lancaster New Era newspaper in Pennsylvania. He joined New Era in 2007 where he
edits interactive online content for the newspaper.
Jill Gerig, MDiv ’07, is in training as a
chaplain resident at the University of Colorado, Aurora, Colo.

Kendra nissley ’07, Columbiana, Ohio, has begun a one-year term with Mennonite
Voluntary Service as a shelter and thrift store staff member with La Puente Home
Inc., La Jara, Colo. Phil Wiechart, MDiv ’06, Dalton, Ohio, was installed as
associate pastor at Kidron Mennonite Church, Nov. 18, with primary responsibility
for pastoral care and education. Esther M. Good ’07, Lancaster, Pa., works at
Lutheran Refugee Services in Lancaster. Jason Ritter ’07, Washington, D.C., is
care at Bridgewater Retirement Community, Bridgewater, Va.
Aram DiGennaro, MDiv ’05, and his wife, Deborah (Debbie) Diener ’04, Colum-
assistant equipment manager for D.C. United Major League Soccer.

Joy Shaiebly ’07, Harrisonburg, Va., is
bus, Ohio, with their two children, Priska and Shem Shadrach, have moved to
Nairobi, Kenya, to become hosts at the Mennonite Guest House. Later, they will
transition into the roles of missionary representatives for Eastern Mennonite
Missions.
Benjamin J. Myers ’05, Arlington, Va., has presented his photographs entitled
“Behind Closed Doors: An Insider’s Look at the Nation’s Capital” in a display at
EMU. His photographs, printed on 16 x 21-inch aluminum sheets to give the images a
silver finish, were taken while he worked as a photographer for The Hill, a
journal aimed at those working in Congress.
teaching 8th and 9th grade health and physical education at Page County High
School. She is also the head coach for the junior varsity girls’ volleyball team.
This spring, she volunteered her time as a goalkeeper coach with Eastern Mennonite
High School’s and Broadway High School’s varsity girl's soccer teams.
Peter J. Eberly, MDiv ’08, began serving as youth pastor at Harrisonburg Mennonite
Church in Virginia in 2003. He was licensed for his ministry in 2005 and ordained
to continue the role, Apr. 27.
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marriages
June 30. Sept. 29.
Madeline Bender ’93 to Paul Whelan,
Ryan ’96 and Aletha Beachy Miller, Kalona, Iowa, Grael Elizabeth, Apr. 3. Robert
’97 and Gaby Ochoa Brenneman, South Bend, Ind., Robert
Christopher ’00 and Maria Clymer ’00 Kurtz, Stephens City, Va., Noemi
Peter J. (MDiv ’08), and Natalie Lehman Eberly, Harrisonburg, Va., Isaac Chris-
Salome, Dec. 25.

Amy Sauder ’00 and Ted Lehman, Arlington, Va., Jackson Robert, Mar. 9. Amanda
(Mandy) Storms ’00 and Christopher Souder ’00, Columbia, S.C.,
tian, Apr. 22.
Sidney Moyer ’94 to Jennifer Howren, Lisa Guengerich ’98, to Merle Detweiler,
Gabriel, Oct. 7.
Deborah (Lynn) Eastman ’97 and Daniel Diener, Goshen, Ind., Daphne Almeda
anniversaries
27, 1943.
Arthur ’39 and Rachel Shearer ’40 Kraybill, Atlanta, Ga., 65th, married Feb.
Oct. 13.
virginia Showalter ’00 to Tim Godshall,
and Andrea Danae, Apr. 4.

Shannon Kratz ’97 and Jim Frederick, Telford, Pa., Joshua Calvin, Feb. 27. Trent
’97 and Cara Derstine ’97 Hummel, Cincinnati, Ohio, Ella Louise and
Elliot Grace, Jan. 9.

Ryan ’00 and Sherri-Lynn Kauffman ’00 Wenger, Tofield, Ont., Caleb Garret,
May 27.
Kimberly Hein ’03 to John Bannister,
deaths
Mar. 25.
Mar. 22.
Brooke Steury ’01 and nate Clemmer ’98, Harleysville Pa., Aubrey Mae, Dec. 3. Chad
(MAL ’01), and June Miller, Hart-
Mary Brunk GT ’34, Moyers, 94,
Dec. 30, 2006.

Melissa Horst ’03 to Matthew Kinman,
Broadway, Va., Feb. 23.

Mary W. Metzler ’35, 101, Lititz, Pa., Eunice Heatwole ’37 Wenger 85,
Ian Paul, Apr. 28.

Michael ’97 and Mary Evans Kulp, Harrisonburg, Va., Gregory Michael, Feb. 7.
Jennifer voth ’97 and Brent Roland ’97,
June 20.
Megan Hostetter ’03 to Zack Kennel,
ville, Ohio, Hudson James, Nov. 20.

David T. (MDiv ’02), and Beth Maurer, Columbus Grove, Ohio, Josiah Wayne, Dec 5.
Geoffrey ’02 and Stashia Davis ’02 nolt,
June 30.
Kurt Holsopple ’04 to Ellie Lind ’04,
Pinnacle, N.C., Feb. 10.

Lydia Pearl Heishman ’38 Eby, 86,
June 23.
Dorothy Butler ’04 to Kirk Landis,
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Alana Grace, Oct. 24.

Heather Smith ’97 and Russ Steinman,
Harrisonburg, Va., Mar. 31.

J. Leon Martin ’49, 85, Goshen, Ind.,
July 13.
Tiffany n. Williams ’05 to Cody Cole,
Asbury, N.J., Ryan Wesley, Mar. 14.

Andrea Buchen ’98 and Bryan Foard,
Denver, Pa., Caden Nathanael, Feb. 15.

Sally Gardner ’02 and Andrew vogan, Dayton, Va., Hannah Joy, Mar. 11. Charity
Shenk ’02 and Steven Zook,
Mar. 6.
Arthur E Smoker, Sr. ’51, 88, West
Mar. 29.
Emily F. Burner, MBA ’06, to Lewis Burkholder, Oct. 20. Chris Jantzi ’06 to Lori
Holsopple ’06,
Ephrata, Pa., Rebecca Gracy, Apr. 7.

Chan ’98 and Kelly Holsopple ’00 Gingerich, Harrisonburg, Va., April Lynn,
Chester, Pa., Jan. 6.

Edna D. Whetzel ’55 Dove, 88, Criders,
May 3.
Melody nolt ’98 and Timothy Althouse,
Akron, Pa., Gavin Zook, Mar. 24.

Emilie Hall ’03 and Warren Bontrager,
Va., Jan. 31.

Mabel S. Miller ’55, 84, Wilmont, Ohio,
Jan. 19.
Joel Lehman ’06 and Stephanie Miller ’06, Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 11. Marla norris
’07 to Brandon Alger,
Alexandria, Va., Anna Naomi, Mar. 29.

Laurie Finkbiner ’98 and David Belote,
Hutchinson, Kan., Madison Paige, Jan. 7.

Jeremiah ’03 and Kristine Denlinger,
Feb. 1.
Kermit H. Derstine ’56, 74, Denver,
Easton, Pa., Faith Madison, July 10.

Susan Lehman ’98 and Matthew Bouchonvillle, Albuquerque, N. M., Zachary
Lancaster, Pa., Isaac Widders, Nov. 28.

Megan Hostetter ’03 and Zack Kennel, Lancaster Pa., Asher David, Apr. 25. Mandi
Dagen ’03 and Todd Stoltzfus ’02, Broadway, Va., Wyatt Stover, Dec. 3. Brandi n.
Tappy ’03 and Jason Breeden, Shenandoah, Va., Ava Grace, Feb. 3. Christy Yohn ’03
and Andrew ’05 Michaels, Orrville, Ohio, Ellice Marie,
Colo., Mar. 29.

Harold S. Stauffer ’59, 70, Lancaster,
Dec. 22.
Pa., Feb. 13.

Mary A. Wismer ’59, 74, Souderton, Pa.,
births
May 15.
Ryan, Apr. 4.
Catriona Trice ’98 and David vance,
Nov. 9.
Joan Esch ’59 zook, 72, Laramie, Wyo.,
Terence (Terry) ’87 and Elizabeth Phelps Jantzi, Ithaca, N.Y., Valerie Lynn, neil
’88 and Donna Harnish Reinford,
Blacksburg, Va., Jean, Jan. 24.

Gary ’98 and Charla Steiner ’98 Sommers, North Canton, Ohio, Luke Hayden,
Mar. 21.
illa Mae Homsher ’61, Shank, 81, Morrisville, Vt., Mar. 20. Her husband, Ralph
’61, survives. Joseph S. Hertzler ’62, 75, Goshen, Ind.,
Lancaster, Pa., Joshua Dean, Jan. 7.

Joanne Kaufman, ’93 and Steve Brigham, Del Norte, Colo., Kaitlyn Lena
Nov. 10.
Derek ’98 and Joy Smith, Yoder, Hess-
Mar. 6.
Megan Mease ’04 and Hank Reifsnyder,
ton, Kan., Callie Rae, Mar. 31.

Ky ’99 and Tanya Ortman Stoltzfus, Kan-
Kauffman Brigham, June 16, 2007.
Jonathan ’93 and Lian Yang Hartzler,
Orrville, Ohio, Brock Henry, Jan. 3.

Heather Brubaker (MA ’05), and Matt Benin, Harrisonburg, Va., Ella Catherine,
April 15.
Mary K. Beyeler ’62, Hertzler, 73,
sas City, Mo., Asher J. Ortman, Sept. 29.

Sherri Allebach ’00 and Emil vass, Perkasie, Pa., Selina Rose, Oct. 30. Micah ’00
and Shanna Eigsti ’00 Beachy, Omaha, Neb., Ethan Joseph,
Goshen, Ind., Dec. 29.

Fannie M. Plank ’65 Yutzy, 66, Wooster,
Cleveland, Ohio, Issabella Mae, Sept. 16.

Lisa Paules ’93 and Arne Kauffman,
Feb. 7.
Denis ’05 and Meghan Shank ’05 Cela,
Ohio, Dec. 12.

Paul R. Hurst ’67, 63, Lancaster, Pa., Mar. 13. His spouse, Louetta Weaver ’68,
Hurst, survives. Charlotte n. Shuler ’72, 91,
Philadelphia, Pa., adoption of 5th child, Amir Camryn Jedidiah, Jan. 9. Arrived
home, Jan. 30.
Jen Smith ’94 and Frank Caraccio,
Aug. 27.
Brittany Culbertson ’00 and Tom Bates,
Harrisonburg, Va., Leidon James and Darien Calim, May 14.

Heather Risser ’05 and Bryan Harper, Broadway, Va., Kaleigh Grace, Jan. 11. Adria
Arnold ’05 and John Moore, Ches-
China Grove, N.C., Isabella Joy, June 30, 2007

Amy Glick ’94 and Patrick Helmuth, Or-
Harrisonburg, Va., Tennyson Harper, July 30.

Brooke Drooger ’00 and Jeff Adams,
Shenandoah, Va., Mar. 19.

Janet Louise Koller ’85, Hottinger, 47,
ter, Va., Sawyer Arnold, June 18, 2007.

Joy zimmerman ’07 and Tom Haller,
rville, Ohio, Anna Miriam, Mar. 20.

Robert (Bob) ’94 and Pamela Bressler Yoder, Goshen, Ind., Mira Susannah,
Grottoes, Va., Feb. 14.

Correction: Birth: Phil ’00 and Jennifer Bender ’01 Bergey, Chesapeake, Va. Carter
James,
Providence, R.I., Tessa Elizabeth, June 21, 2007.

Denver, Pa., Katelyn Jane, Feb. 9.
Apr. 12.
Marcelo ’95 and Melissa Mast, Lansdale,
Winners of Prizes for Ideas

In the spring ’08 Crossroads, we offered a $50 gift certificate to Ten Thousand
Villages for feature ideas used in this issue. These three respondents won: [1]
Serita Frey, featured on p. 3; [2] Linda Gehman who told us about the Beacon Award
won by her daughter Jill Gehman, p. 17, and her classmate Tiffany Witmer, pgs 29
and 32; and [3] Randy Longenecker, who wrote on p. 25 about a new rural training
track in family medicine. We thank all contributors!
Sept. 16.
Pa., Matthew Merrill, Dec. 27.

Jeremy ’95 and Joan Steiner ’95 Weaver,
Harrisonburg, Va., Claire Noel, Dec. 8.

Angela zook ’95 and Delmar zimmerman, Leola, Pa., Mara Beth and Lisa
Renae, Mar. 21.

K. Ryan ’96 and Amanda Ehst, Burke, Va., Ashtyn Teagen, Jan. 28.
mileposts is compiled by retired physician paul t. yoder ’50, mal ’92, who may be
reached at paul.t.yoder@emu.edu or at (540) 432-4205. Feel Free to send news
directly to paul or to the alumni oFFice at alumni@emu.edu.

what About Me? what Can i Do?
Most of us reading this magazine are not health-care providers. We aren’t
scientific researchers or biology teachers. What can we – all of us, inside and
outside the field – do? How can we keep folks following in the footsteps of the
hundreds of remarkable alumni covered in this magazine?
Medical School Acceptances Of EMU Students, 2004 - 2008

name of School Albany Medical College Drexel University College of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School George Washington University School of Medicine
and Health Sciences Georgetown University School of Medicine Jefferson Medical
College of Thomas Jefferson University Medical College of Georgia School of
Medicine New York Medical College Pennsylvania State University College of
Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Pikeville College School of
Osteopathic Medicine State University of New York Upstate Medical University
College of Medicine Stony Brook University School of Medicine Temple University
School of Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward
Hebert School of Medicine University of Amsterdam Medical School University of
California, Davis School of Medicine University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Colorado - Denver School of Medicine University of Kansas School of
Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine University of Massachusetts
Medical School University of Nevada School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Virginia School of Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University School
of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine West Virginia School of
Osteopathic Medicine West Virginia University School of Medicine Wright State
University School of Medicine Location Albany, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Norfolk, Va.
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Pa. Augusta, Ga. Valhalla, N.Y.
Hershey, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Pikeville, Ky. Syracuse, N.Y. Stony Brook, N.Y.
Philadelphia, Pa. Bethesda, Md. Totals 1 2 7 2 3 1 1 1 8 1 1 2 1 8 1
How can we help EMU to maintain, for instance, its current 92% acceptance rate
into medical school for its pre-med graduates? Check out the data in the table at
right.
"If the past predicts the future, these EMU graduates will likely go where the
need for health care is greatest, treat their patients with gentle respect, win
acclaim for their high standards, gladly teach others what they know, and
willingly cross cultural, racial and national barriers in their quest to be of
service." — Kirk Shisler ’81, vice-president for advancement So… find a
contribution plan that works for you. Give sacrificially. Or not. Your choice.
There are ways to give where your needs are met now, but EMU and its students are
provided for over time. Robert ’59 and Eloise Beyeler ’61 Hostetler, co-chairs of
EMU’s comprehensive campaign (now in its quiet phase), say they anchor themselves
in prayer, seeking God’s guidance in discerning how and what to give. Bob, as he
prefers to be called, is a retired Penn State math professor and author of
bestselling math textbooks.
Amsterdam, Netherlands Sacramento, Calif. Cincinnati, Ohio Denver, Colo. Kansas

City, Kan. Baltimore, Md. Worcester, Mass. Reno, Nev. Philadelphia, Pa. Rochester,
N.Y. Charlottesville, Va. Richmond, Va. St. Louis, Mo. Lewisburg, W.Va.
1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 7 6 1 1
Ways to give (while likely cutting your tax bill) include:  Writing a check or
using your credit card to make a gift  Gift of appreciated stock or real estate
 Charitable bequest in your will or living trust  Life insurance policy –
naming EMU as one of the beneficiaries  Gift annuity – make a gift and retain
income from it for your lifetime.  Gift of the remainder from a retirement plan
(IRA, 401k, or pension plan)  Charitable remainder trusts – provides income for a
period of years or lifetime  Retained life estate – give your home or farm but
live there until you die  Charitable lead trust – provides income to EMU for a
period of years  Making a pledge to be fulfilled in 3 to 5 years What can we all
do to keep EMU on track?
SOMETHING
Work with the folks at EMU’s Development Office at 1-800-368-3383 – or visit
www.emu.edu/giving – to discover a giving plan that works for you and for EMU.
Morgantown, W.Va. 1 Dayton, Ohio Total Acceptance Offers '04 - '08 1 70

The following is a supplemental list of alumni working in businesses and business-
related professions, based on information received after press time for the spring
'08 issue of Crossroads. That issue can be accessed at www.emu.edu/crossroads.
ALDERFER, JAMES “JiM” R. ’80 Technical lead, computer programmer The Vanguard
Group Inc.
One of the world’s largest investment management companies. Headquartered in
Valley Forge, Pa.
buSiNESS & PRoFESSioNAl

FRiESEn, JOSEPH ’04 Owner Design Concrete Builders Inc.
Offers decorative concrete to enhance sidewalks, patios and driveways for
residential and commercial properties and insulated concrete walls that provide a
distinct green advantage to turn-key buildings. Located in Harrisonburg, Va.
KREiDER, JOnATHAn A. L. ’90 Owner Kreider Four Seasons Equipment and Kreider
Machine Shop
KFSE sells and services outdoor power equipment while KMS provides welding,
fabrication, machining and hydraulics services. Both businesses are located in
Harrisonburg, Va.
www.vanguard.com AMSTUTz, LAURA LEHMAn '06 Co-owner Downtown Fine Furniture

Company
Sells custom-built Amish-crafted furniture in a variety of solid hardwoods and
finishes. Located in downtown Harrisonburg, Va.
www.designconcretebuilders.com LAPP, JOSEPH L. ’66 Representative for Mennonite

Foundation and MMA Trust Company Mennonite Mutual Aid (MMA)
Provides insurance and financial services, primarily serving people and groups
within the Anabaptist family. Offices in 15 states. Chan Gingerich ’98, Sue
Guengerich ’04, Glen Kauffman ’82, Geoff Keens ’07, Adam Savanick ’06, Joe Shenk
’02 and Kevin E. Strite ’95 also work at MMA.
jonathan.kreider@gmail.com LOnGACRE, CORY ’92 Vice president of retail services

Farm & Home Oil Company LLC
Provides delivery and HVAC service for oil or propane fuel homes and businesses
throughout southeastern Pennsylvania.
www.downtownfinefurniture.com BEnnER, STEvEn ’80 Project management lead-

laboratory information systems Merck & Co. Inc.
Global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops,
manufactures, and markets vaccines and medicines. Headquartered in Whitehouse
Station, N.J., with branches across the globe.
www.fhoil.com LOWE, JOn W. ’81 Application developer senior specialist CIGNA

Medicare
Offers a variety of Medicare plans to meet the needs of individuals
www.mma-online.org HARMAn, HAnS C. ’02 President H2 Enterprises LLC/ Harman

Development
Specializes in real estate development and construction in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and
Harrisonburg, Va.
www.merck.com BERRY, ALiCiA SLAUBAUGH ’00 & DiCKEL, KEESHA ESBEnSHADE ’00 Co-
owners RubySky Photography
Artistic photography that specializes in weddings and portraits. Located in
Harrisonburg, Va.
jon.lowe@cigna.com MEnG, RAvY ’93 System analyst and administrator Sherwin

Williams Company Northeast Region
Produces paints and coatings in the United States. Headquartered in Cleveland,
Ohio.
www.harmanconstruction.com HESS, WEnDY JO ’02 Owner Wendy Jo's

Bakery offering homemade cookies, pies and dog treats located in Lancaster City,
Pa.
www.sherwin.com MiLLER, DAviD v. ’94 Network administrator Intex Solutions Inc.

Global provider of structured fixed-income cashflow models and related analytical
software. Located in Needham, Mass.
www.rubyskyphotography.com HARTzLER, DALE E. ’85 Senior software engineer Jenzabar

Inc.
Provides administrative management software and services for higher education
institutions. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., with regional offices across the
United States. Donald L. Bomberger ’72, Derek Christner, '97, Lois Ann Wenger
Handrich ’67, Mark R. Horst ’05, Robert Ranck ’90, Mark Showalter ’91 and Michael
D. Weaver ’90 also work at Jenzabar.
www.wendyjos.com HiLEMAn, GEOFFREY ’97 Director, group actuarial Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of North Carolina
Delivers innovative health care products, services and information to nearly 3.4
million members. Located in Durham, N.C.
www.intex.com MiLLER, MARK ’87 Senior internet engineer Verizon

Broadband internet services, TV service, local wireline and wireless
telecommunication services.
www.bcbsnc.com KEnnEL, MARY ELLEn ’85 Digital forensic analyst and incident
response specialist Mind Over Technology
Conducts incident response investigations in compromises, fraud, embezzlement,
extortion, theft of intellectual property, identity theft, and corporate
espionage; performs forensic analysis and technical investigations; performs
vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
www.jenzabar.com FEEnSTRA, GREGORY ’94 IT development manager Foley Inc.

Offers the full line of Caterpillar Construction Products. Located in Piscataway,
N.J.
www.verizon.com RUTH, KEnDALL ’96 CPA Acuity Advisors and CPAs LLP
Specializes in accounting and consulting services for the agricultural and agri-
business industry segments. Located in Lancaster, Pa.
www.foleyinc.com Fix, JULiE CAMPBELL ’88 Applications specialist Shenandoah Valley

Electric Cooperative
Provides high quality electric service to the Central Shenandoah Valley and the
Potomac Highlands. Headquartered in Mount Crawford, Va.
www.mindovertechnology.com KinG, STARLA J. ’90 Owner Signature Gardenscapes LLC

Customized assistance with gardens and landscaping, including design, installation
and/or maintenance. Ashburn, Va.
www.acuitycpas.com SALTzMAn, AnDREW C. ’95 CPA Andy Saltzman CPA

Sole practitioner CPA providing small business and tax preparation and consulting
services to a varied Mennonite community, as well as the Amish. Located in Kalona,
Iowa.
www.svec.coop
www.signaturegardenscapes.com
andysaltzman@yahoo.com

photo by Jon styer
Steven W. Mumbauer ’88 is the managing partner of a practice with four

pediatricians and 10 staffers in Waynesboro, Virginia. “People tend to not think
about their doctors' offices or their hospitals as businesses. They expect their
health-care providers to be compassionate professionals. As a physician
leader/entrepreneur, it is an interesting challenge to find the balance that
allows me to meet the needs of my patients and their parents, but also make sure
that the business runs successfully so that it will continue to be able to meet
their needs in the future.”
SHAnK, MiCHAEL J. ’98 Inventory control/quality assurance Walmart Distribution

Center 7045
Public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores.
Headquartered in Bentonville, Ark.
SWARTzEnTRUBER, JOHn ’85 Senior software developer OSIsoft Inc.

Specializes in delivering real-time innovations that help optimize operational
performance. Headquartered in San Leandro, Calif.
WHiTMORE, TERRY L. ’71 Vice president E & M Auto Paint and Supply Corp.
Wholesale distributor of DuPont Performance Coatings throughout the Central
Shenandoah Valley and the state of West Virginia.
www.walmart.com SHiRK, ERiK D. ’80 Director of quality Morton International

(Morton Salt/Canadian Salt)
Produces salt for food, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural and
road/highway use. Headquartered in Chicago, Ill.
www.osisoft.com THOMAS, JOHn L. ’89 Chief information officer Florida Southern

College www.flsouthern.edu WEAvER, BEnJAMin ’05 Retail store management Alderfer
Glass Co
Services auto, flat, home, and business glass needs in eastern Pennsylvania and
south Jersey.
www.emautopaint.com WU, JiE-ROnG “JEnnY” ’92 Senior development engineer Aspen

Technology
Applies process engineering know-how to modeling the manufacturing and supply
chain processes that characterize the process industries. Headquartered in
Burlington, Mass.
www.mortonsalt.com SMiTH, PHYLLiS nEFF ’74 President, owner Phyllis D. Smith CPA
PA
Accounting for business and tax preparation for corporations, trusts, estates and
personal. Located in Sebastian, Fla.
www.aspentech.com YODER, JEFFREY “DEAn” ’87 Application architect Accenture Ltd.

Develops software applications for many of the largest banks in the U.S.
www.alderferglass.com WEAvER, LAMAR S. ’72 President, owner TCW Computer Systems

Inc.
Designs, installs and supports networks, wireless systems and IP phone systems;
installs conference rooms and home audio and video systems. Located in Manheim,
Pa.
phyllispds@bellsouth.net SMiTH, TRACY ’94 Manager, data services University of

Virginia www.virginia.edu
deanjul@yahoo.com YODER, MiCAH ’96 Linux systems administrator II Rackspace IT
Hosting
Enterprise-level managed services for businesses around the world. Based in San
Antonio, Texas.
www.tcwcomputers.com
www.rackspace.com

Homecoming and family weekend 2008
Join us October 10-12, 2008 To “Celebrate the Vision” at EMU we have planned
activities for alumni, families of EMU students and friends. Please register now!
It’s a weekend for everyone to connect to the past while renewing friendships and
building for the future.
The Paul R. Yoder Sr. Memorial Golf Classic, sponsored by Loyal Royals
spotswood country club, 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. shotgun starts with lunch at
11:30 a.m. Four-person captains’ choice with Flighted scoring and great prizes.
Cost is $100 per person, with many sponsorship opportunities. Contact the EMU
athletics office at (540) 432-4440 or schlable@emu.edu to register. Welcome center
and registration desk
Friday, October 10
Conference: “Optimal Aging”
university commons, 3 – 8 p.m.

Evening meal
seminary building, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

The Third Annual Conference on Family Solutions with the Eastern Mennonite
Seminary Clinical Pastoral Education Program as supporting sponsor will feature
Priscilla Friesen, LICSW, speaking on Optimal Aging. Ms. Friesen is the founder of
The Learning Space in Washington, D.C. She has been an associate of the Bowen
Center for the Study of the Family since 1978 and has been on the faculty since
1987. For more information and registration visit www.shenfamilysystems.org.
Symposium: “Forgiveness in the Face of Tragedy: The Amish of nickel Mines"
dining hall, 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Donor appreciation banquet (by invitation only)
university commons lower level, reception, 4:45 p.m.; banquet, 5:30 p.m.
An Eclectic Evening with Ted & Trent
lehman auditorium, 8 p.m.
lehman auditorium, 10 - 11:30 a.m
Featured speakers will be Alumnus of the Year Donald Kraybill ’67 and
Distinguished Service honoree Herman Bontrager ’72, both of whom spoke on behalf
of the Nickel Mines Amish community following the tragic shootings in Oct. 2006.
Question and answer session will follow. Art exhibit:
Join Ted Swartz ’89, Trent Wagler ’02, and friends for an evening of storytelling,
extraordinary original music, comedy sketches, and acts of artistic heroism. The
show, in its world premier, asks questions of faith, politics (gently), and “Why
are we here?!” A most unique and unpredictable evening! Purchase tickets in
advance via the attached registration form or pay at the door. (Program repeated
at the same time Saturday evening.)
Saturday, October 11
Welcome center and registration desk Fun run
hartzler library gallery, open during library hours

EMU professors Barbara Fast, Cyndi Gusler, Jerry Holsopple, and Steve Johnson will
exhibit work in mixed media, photography and digital imaging. A gallery talk and
reception will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Hartzler Library Gallery.
university commons, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. meet at the track, 7:30 a.m.
5K run/walk. All welcome. No entry fee; premiums for all.
Science center annual breakfast and program
suter science center, 8 a.m.

Session I: Annual breakfast
Parents perspective
campus center, room 226, 10:30 a.m.

This seminar is led by the EMU cross-cultural program office and is especially
intended for parents (or prospective parents) of EMU students. Come hear stories
from past cross-cultural journeys, learn about future opportunities, and bring
your questions. All-time Oakwood reunion
Advance reservations required. Dr. Madhur Solanki of Winchester Medical Center

will speak on osteopathic vs. allopathic medicine at 9 a.m. Session II: Mini
Science Summit, 10 a.m. Tour stations hosted by science faculty and students
(environmental science and green design class members). Learn about student
research, nursing, physics, biochemistry and chemistry, and preprofessional health
sciences. Hear updates on EMU’s plans for new science laboratories and renovating
Suter Science Center for nursing and other programs. Haverim breakfast and program
on the quad, between the “woods” residence halls, 11 a.m.

All former Oakwood residents are invited to gather near the former site of the
“once-beloved dormitory” for a time of swapping stories, jogging memories, and
light refreshments. Advance reservations recommended; no charge. To share ideas or
suggestions for this event, please contact Doug Nyce at douglas.nyce@emu.edu.
Jubilee alumni reunion luncheon and program
seminary Fellowship area, 8 a.m.

Keynote speaker will be Dr. Donald Kraybill ’67, noted author, speaker,
sociologist, and currently senior fellow/distinguished professor at the Young
Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown (Pa.) College. Advance
reservations required. Business and economics breakfast and program
campus center, irene martin greeting hall, 11:30 a.m.

This event is for alumni who attended EMU 50 years ago or more. The class of 1958
will be honored and inducted into the Jubilee Alumni Association. There will be
designated tables for classes of 1958, 1953, 1948, 1943, and 1938. General seating
is available for other Jubilee Alumni guests. Advance registration required.
Encore! Lunch and student/faculty music recital
discipleship center, 8 a.m.
Judith Trumbo ’82, recently appointed as Transition Planning Director for

Rockingham Memorial Hospital, oversees the coordination and operation of the
organization’s move to its new location. She will speak on the intricacies of this
task, and “answer” the question, “How do you move a hospital?” Advance
reservations required. nurses’ breakfast and presentation
eastern mennonite seminary, martin chapel, 12 noon

Sponsored jointly by EMU’s music department and the “Encore!” alumni support
group, this luncheon is open to everyone. Following the meal, enjoy a variety of
student and faculty musical talents and styles, instrumental and vocal. Advance
registration required. Lunch
campus center 3rd Floor, lisa haverstick nursing lab, 8 a.m.

Breakfast will be served in the classroom section of the lab. Following breakfast,
the group will walk to the Science Center to take in the presentation there
beginning at 8:45. Nursing alumni may also wish to remain and take part in the
“Mini Science Summit,” described above under Science Center Breakfast. Advance
reservations required. Hall of Honor breakfast and awards
dining hall, 12 – 1 p.m.

Noon meal served in the dining hall. Pay at the door. intercollegiate athletic
events
university commons court c, 9 a.m.

Sponsored by Loyal Royals and EMU athletics department. Jen Kooker Peifer ’96 and
Krista Ebersole Sensenig ’98 will be inducted into the Hall of Honor. Advance
reservations required.
women’s volleyball vs. southern virginia, 12 noon men’s soccer vs. roanoke, 1 p.m.
Field hockey vs. virginia wesleyan, 4 p.m. women’s soccer vs. virginia wesleyan, 7
p.m.
Youth activities
grades 6-12, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Come explore EMU. From academics to social life, from the Shenandoah Valley to
Delhi, India, EMU students and admissions counselors will lead the way. Meet at
the registration area in the University Commons for fun activities, including free
pizza dinner. Please pre-register. Children’s activities
For Weather vane staffers: Language & Lit. Dept. Reception
campus center, room 203, 9 – 10 a.m.

Jesse T. Byler Lecture Series
pre-school (ages 0-5)

Child care is available during class reunions. Please pre-register. Information
will be at the welcome center registration desk.
A reunion for all former students associated with the Weather Vane.
seminary building, room 123, 9 a.m.

J. Eric Bishop ’78, Ph.D, will present “The teacher you choose to be.” Eric
currently teaches English at Christopher Dock High School, Lansdale, Pa. The
lecture is open to everyone.
grades 1- 5
Meet in the Campus Center greeting hall for fun-filled youth activities organized
and led by the EMU Student Education Association. These action-packed activities
go far beyond child care. Registration includes free dinner and supplies.
emu.edu/homecoming

Class reunions
beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Reunions will be held for the classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993,
1998 and 2003 at various locations on campus. Check at the welcome center in the
University Commons for reunion locations. There is no charge to attend your
reunion, but please register. If you wish to join your classmates for dinner
following the reunion, please pre-register on the registration form. Artists’
reception and gallery talk
Registration and payment can be conducted simply and securely online at

www.emu.edu/homecoming, or return this form and payment, with checks made payable
to Eastern Mennonite University, by September 19. Mail to Alumni Office, EMU,
Harrisonburg, VA 22802. List only those attending and indicate how the names
should appear on nametags. Please include maiden name.
hartzler library gallery, 4 p.m.
Join the EMU faculty artists for light refreshments and gallery talk. Further
description of this event under "Friday" on the previous page. Family and reunion
dinner
Registration
Name _____________________________________ Class _____________ Spouse/Guest
______________________________ Class _____________ Address
______________________________________________________ City
________________________State___________Zip ________________ E-mail
________________________ Day Phone ______________________ Children and Youth
Activities Name _______________________________ Age ______ Grade _________ Name
_______________________________ Age ______ Grade _________ Name
_______________________________ Age ______ Grade _________ Childcare  During
reunion  During Sunday worship Name _______________ Age ____ Name
_________________ Age _____ Name _______________ Age ____ Name _________________
Age _____ Tickets No. Cost Total
dining hall, northlawn (by reservation) 5 – 6:30 p.m.

Enjoy a dinner buffet with classmates, family and friends. There will be
designated tables for reunion classes. An Eclectic Evening with Ted and Trent
lehman auditorium, 8 p.m.
Further description of this event under "Friday" on previous page.
Sunday, October 12
Homecoming worship service
lehman auditorium, 10 a.m.
Worship celebration of song and scripture led by Ken J. Nafziger. Alumnus of the
Year Donald Kraybill ’67, Distinguished Service Award recipient Herman Bontrager
’72, and Lifetime of Service Award recipient Donald Jacobs ’48 will participate
and be recognized in the service. Child care available. Lunch
main dining room, northlawn lower level, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Pay at the door. Award recipient dinner (by invitation only)
An Eclectic Evening with Ted and Trent Adults (non-students age 18 and over)
______ Students ______  Friday evening  Saturday evening Breakfast programs
Haverim continental breakfast Science continental breakfast Hall of honor country
breakfast Business deluxe breakfast Nurses’ continental breakfast Language &
literature reception All-Time Oakwood Reunion Jubilee Alumni lunch (class of 1958
and earlier) Encore! Lunch and Music Recital Reunion, class of ________ Family and
reunion dinner Total amount enclosed
$7.50 $5.00
______ ______
various locations, 12 noon
Monday, October 13
Alumni Association annual council meeting
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
$5.00 $4.00 $7.00 $8.50 $4.00 free free
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
______ ______ ______ ______
$6.00 $7.50 free $8.50
______ ______ ______ ______ ______
special showings oF video documentary

EMU at 90: Celebrate the Vision. A 30-minute video featuring historical photos and
interviews will be shown during homecoming weekend. The location and time will be
posted at the registration desk area.
Questions? Please call (540) 432-4245. You may also reach us by fax (540) 432-4444
or email alumni@emu.edu. Refund policy: To receive a refund, send your
cancellation notice by October 6. Registration and information is available at
emu.edu/homecoming Office Use Only ID # ____________________ Amt Rec’d $________
Amt Due $ ________

emu.edu/homecoming
Lodging Information
The following hotels are holding rooms under the name of Eastern Mennonite
University for the weekend of October 10 – 12, 2008. Please make your reservations
directly with the hotel. It is important to indicate that you are requesting a
room from the block of rooms reserved by EMU. Guests are responsible for securing
their own reservations and making their own payments. Best Western Tel #: (540)
433-6089 Rooms: 10 doubles Rate: $79 Lift Date: September 10, 2008 Candlewood
Suites Tel #: (540) 437-1400 Rooms: 10 double & 10 king/queen Rate: $99 Lift Date:
September 10, 2008 Pets allowed EMU Guest House Tel #: (540) 432-4280 Rooms are
also available in local homes. Rate : Double, $42.50; single, $27.50 Lift Date: as
long as “supplies” last… Holiday inn Express Tel #: (540) 433-9999 Rooms: 3 king
and 7 with two queen size beds Rates: $89.99 and $99.99 respectively Lift Date:
September 20, 2008 All reservations must be guaranteed with a valid credit card
Hampton inn Tel #: (540) 432–1111 Rooms: 10 double and 10 king/queen Rate: $139
Lift Date: September 10, 2008 Sleep inn Tel #: (540) 433-7100 Rooms: 10 double and
10 king/queen Rate: $105 Lift Date: September 10, 2007 Pets allowed
don’t miss an eclectic evening with
ted & trent wagler swartz
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Lehman Auditorium Those who have heard Trent
Wagler '02 know he sings and plays guitar really well; but do you know that he can
also act? Those who have seen Ted Swartz '89 know he acts really well; but did you
know he sings…well, he acts really well!” To see this evening of comedy and music,
purchase your tickets for the show in advance via the Homecoming registration form
attached, or online after Aug. 1 at www.emu.edu/homecoming. Limited tickets will
be available to purchase at the door.
all-time oakwood reunion

The (in)famous Oakwood residence hall, scheduled for demolition in August 2008,
will nonetheless live on in the hearts and minds of its many former residents.
While we lament the razing of this “legendary” dorm, and we know there will never
be another one quite like it, we want to give all its “alumni” a chance to look
back and remember. All men who once lived in this aromatic, stylish, and revered
hall are invited to come together to pay tribute to the place where they once
lived, and help keep the institutional memory of our beloved Oakwood strong. There
will be lots of storytelling, tall tales, and special guests commemorating the
dorm and the activities of its residents over the years. Join us at 11 a.m. on the
Quad (between the “Woods” residence halls) for light refreshments and The All-Time
Oakwood Reunion. Register in advance using the attached form; no charge.
25%
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emu Homecoming 2008

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back cover!
oct. 10 - 12
weather vane reunion

All alumni who were once aapart of the Weather Vane staff areare welcome who were
once part of the Weather Vane staff welcome to All to attend a reception hostedthe
language and literature department. Forattend a reception hosted by by the
language and literature department. Former Weather Vane editors reminisce
aboutabout experiences on EMU’s mer Weather Vane editors will will reminisce their
their experiences on EMU’s student newspaper. Advance recommended; no charge. If
you student newspaper. Advance reservations reservations recommended; no
charge.former editoraand wanteditor and want to share your event, please were a If
you were former to share your memories at this memories at this event, please
contact 432.4164 • beachyk@emu.edu or Vi Dutcher at contact Kirsten Beachy at
Kirsten Beachy at 432.4164 • beachyk@emu. edu or Vi Dutcher at 432.4316 •
violet.dutcher@emu.edu. 432.4316 • violet.dutcher@emu.edu.
don’t miss your class reunion!

Reunions for alumni who attended EMU 50 years ago or more will Reunions for alumni
who attended EMU 50 years ago or more will gather at the Jubilee Alumni Luncheon
at 11:30 a..m in the Campus occur at the Jubilee Alumni Luncheon at 11:30 a..m in
the Campus Center’s Martin Greeting Hall. All other reunions, for the classes of
Center’s Martin Greeting Hall. All other reunions, for the classes of 1963 and
later (grad years ending in 3 or 8) will begin at 3:30 p.m. Af1963 and later (grad
years ending in 3 or 8), will begin at 3:30 p.m. ter meeting in in its designated
location, each class will also have a space After meeting your designated
location, each class will also have a space set aside for additional gathering and
fellowship at the evening dinner, set aside for additional gathering and
fellowship at the evening dinner, to be held in the dining hall, first floor of
Northlawn. Please register to be held in the dining hall, first floor of
Northlawn. Please register for both your class reunion and the dinner to follow.
All Homecoming for both your class reunion and the dinner to follow. All
Homecoming and Family Weekend guests are welcome to register for this Family and
and Family Weekend guests are welcome to register for this Family and Reunion
Dinner. Serving lines will be open 5 – 6:30 p.m. Reunion Dinner. Serving lines
will be open 5 – 6:30 p.m.
oakwood reunion
All Alumni who once resided in Oakwood will come together to share All alumni who
once resided in Oakwood will come together to share memories and refreshments.
memories and refreshments. See inside for more details of these special reunions
and onSee inside for more details of these special reunions or check line at
www.emu.homecoming online at www.emu.homecoming
EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY

Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462 Harrisonburg, VA 22802-2462
Parents: If this is addressed to your son or daughter who Parents: If this is
addressed to your son or daughter who has established a separate residence, please
give us the new has established a separate residence, please give us the new
address. Call (540) 432-4294 or e-mail alumni@emu.edu address. Call (540) 432-4294
or e-mail alumni@emu.edu
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our Servant-leaderS in Science

summer 2008 emu... preparing students to serve and lead globally

vol. 89, no. 1

Modern Facilities Needed for Tomorrow's Servant-Leaders

6 Science, Service, Success 20 Rural Rooted

Photos of science alumni working in health, space exploration, education and

Daniel Suter, a legendary pre-med professor, is fondly remembered.

28 New Science Center

Time to modernize and expand EMU's 40-year-old Suter Science Center.

30 Cross-Cultural Snapshots 32 Array of Alumni

Donald B. Kraybill, Donald R. Jacobs, and Herman Bontrager to be recognized Oct.

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photo by robert dicks, courtesy oF stanFord's childrens hospital

Anthony R. Pratkanis ’79, PhD (Ohio State)

Janelle Aby ’86, MD (UVa)

photo by matthew styer

photo by Jenny lee

Tammy Rowe ’98, MS (Shippensburg)

Virginia “Ginny” Mason, RN ’99

Kenton J. Swartz ’86, PhD (Harvard)

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Richard E. Royal ’84, MD (Ore. Hlth. & Sci. U.)

photo by Jon styer

Abram M. Hostetter ’51, MD (Jefferson Med.)

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Science, Service, Success

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photo by Jon styer

photo by Jon styer

photo by Jon styer

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photo by matthew styer

1. SuSMiTA SolANKi ’92

2. MADHuR SolANKi ’93

3. SuSAN MARiE ZEHR DEAN ’79

4. JoSEPH GASCHo ’68

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photo by matthew styer

photo by Jon styer

photo by matthew styer

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photo by Jon styer

1. RobERT E. ColliNS ’54

2. GERAlD (JERRy) HERTZlER ’88

3. GRETCHEN lEAMAN bRANDT ’88

4. RAyMoNDE SAiNTil ’09

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photo by matthew styer

photo by matthew styer

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photo by matthew styer

1. PHiliP ZAPANTA ’96

2. boNNiE ZEHR ’86

3. JuDiTH TRuMbo ’82

photo courtesy oF equinox chemicals

4. THADDEuS HolliNGSwoRTH ’04 & MARK GRiMAlDi ’94

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photo by matthew styer

photo by matthew styer

photo by matthew styer

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