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Houghton magazine welcomes letters, alumni news, and art or photographs for possible inclusion in the magazine. All are subject to editing and the opinions expressed are those of the authors or their subjects and are not necessarily shared by the college or the editor. Send these in care of the editor to the college, or fax 585.567.9668, or e-mail: magazine@houghton.edu. Address changes should be sent to the Alumni Office, Houghton College, Houghton, NY 14744-0128. Neither Houghton College nor Houghton magazine is responsible for unsolicited mail received by persons who ask that their addresses be printed in the magazine. Written permission is required to reproduce Houghton magazine in whole or in part. Contents ©2010 Houghton College.

HOUGHTON MAGAZINE STAFF

Scott Wade Vice President for Development and Marketing

Sharon Myers Editor

Catherine Jaycox Creative Director

Daniel Noyes ’93 Executive Director of Alumni Relations

Brandon Rush Lead Designer & Production Coordinator

Elaine Tooley ’05 Assistant Editor

Contributors Cameron Airhart Bruce Brenneman Mark Hijleh Michelle Hillman ’08 Shelley (Smith ’93) Noyes Ginny (Hoskison ’97) Routhe Naomi (Spurrier ’05) Smith Elise Speiser ’10

Photography Wesley Dean ’10 Mary (Gibson ’06) Dougherty Ian Galloway ’08 Brandon Rush

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CorrECTIoNSWe make every effort to ensure that information yresented within this publication is accurate and timely. The following notes are corrections for the Houghton magazine published in fall/winter 2009.

In the story written by Jon Arensen regarding the Houghton in Tanzania program, two sentences were mistakenly omitted in the first paragraph (page 15).

Zachary Adams is the class of 2011 rather than 2010 (page 18).

Julie Bailey is the class of 1989 rather than 1999 (page 31).

Dr. Keith Horn received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois rather than Illinois State University (page 16).

The obituary for Leslie Beach ’49 was inadvertently omitted and has been included in this publication.

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06 invitation to excellence

06 coMMenceMent

10 an acadeMic journey

12 senior reflection

14 alternative energy

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18 PrePared to achieve, Motivated to serve

22 green initiatives

23 a new tradition

24 aluMni Profiles

28 faculty accolades

30 bookshelf

32 houghton reads

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“Ourstudentsknowthattheirgiftsare,insomedeepsense,nottheirown.Thegiftsareonloan—tobehonedanddeveloped—forjoyandpersonalsatisfaction,certainly,butalsoforeffectivenessinmeetingrealneedsintheworld.”

—Shirley A. Mullen ’76

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ItisthatconfidenceinaGodwhocarespurposefullyforhiscreationandwhohasinvitedustopartnerwithhimintheseplansthatinspiresHoughtonstudentsandHoughtongraduatesyearafteryearbothtoprepareforachievementandtobereadyforservice.

Whetheritisinthelaboratoryorontheathleticfield,whetheritisinwritingasermonorplayingthecello,whetheritisperformingincollegechoirorteachinginaninner-cityelementaryschool,whetherinErieCountyorinEcuador,ourstudentsknowthattheirgiftsare,insomedeepsense,nottheirown.Thegiftsareonloan—tobehonedanddeveloped—forjoyandpersonalsatisfaction,certainly,butalsoforeffectivenessinmeetingrealneedsintheworld.

Houghtonstudentsknowthateffectivenessisdirectlyrelatedtotheirdevelopedhabitsofpurposefulattention—attentiontotheircraft,attentiontotheircommunity,attentiontotheirfriends,attentiontothosewhomtheywishtoserve,andattentiontoGod.Effectivenessdoesnothappenbyaccident.ItiswhathappenswhenourpreparationmeetsupwithGod’shopefulpurposes.

IinviteyoutoenjoyinthiseditionoftheHoughtonmagazinesomeoftheseencounterswhenpreparationmeetsGod’screativeandlovingplans.

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“Houghtonhashelpedustoidentifywhatistrulyvaluableinlifeandtodistinguishitfromwhatisnot.Wehavebeenchallenged,commissionedifyouwill,bythelivingtraditionofthisschooltoconfrontwithgracethesweepingbeautyanddeeptragedyofthisearth.”

WiththosewordsfromLuke Hands ’10,theclassof2010—271undergraduatesand11master’sgraduates—preparedthemselvestowalkacrossthestageofWesleyChapelandintoanewchapteroftheirlives.

President Mullenwelcomedthegraduatesandcommendedthemfortheirpassion,questionsandauthenticity.Sheencouragedandchallengedthemtousetheirgifts,notsolelyfortheirownpurposes,butratherforthebenefitoftheworld.HoughtonMedalofHonorrecipient,Dr. Eugene D. George ’60,sharedwiththeclassthat“AHoughtoneducationmakesyoulookatthingsinadifferentlight—asitisnotalwaysblackandwhite—andyouwillberequiredtomakechoices.”

Dr.EugeneH.Peterson,commencementspeakerandwellknownauthor,calledattentiontothelessonslearnedfromtheHebrewprophet,Jeremiah.“I,likeJeremiah,realizedthatGodwaswavinghishugewindmillJesusarms,callingmeintosomethingfarlargerthananythingIhadimagined—awayoflifethatabsorbedmeintothegreatstoryofsalvation.”InhonoringDr.Petersonwithanhonorarydegree,PresidentMullenremarked,“WewanttorecognizewithgratitudeyourgiftsandhowyouhavechosentostewardthesegiftsforthegloryofGod.”Dr.EugeneH.Petersonhaswritten36booksonvariousaspectsofspiritualtheology,mostnotable,TheMessage,hisparaphrasedtranslationoftheBible.

class of 2010 snaPshot • Valedictorian—Brittany L. Ioset,abiologymajorwithaminorinchemistry

• Salutatorian—Josiah B. Nunziato,adoublemajorinpsychologyandphilosophywithaminorintheology

• 73 undergraduatesachieveddoublemajors

• 124 graduatedwithhonors

• Graduates came from 24 states and 10 countriesincludingCanada,France,Germany,GreatBritain,Guatemala,Kenya,Nigeria,Slovakia,TaiwanandTanzania

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forAcceleratingCollegeEducation(P.A.C.E.),Houghton’sadultdegreeprogram,thatpointwasmagnifiedintheknowledgethatasadultlearnerswithfull-timejobsandresponsibilities,theychosetomaketheireducationapriorityinordertoearnabachelor’sdegreefromHoughtonCollege.

Dr. Linda B. Mills Woolsey ’74,associateacademicdeanatHoughtonCollegeandP.A.C.E.commencementspeaker,encouragedthegraduatestoliveagenerouslife.“Justastherearemanywaystoliveagoodlife,therearemanywaystocultivategenerosity.Beintentionalandjoyfulinsharingwhatyouknow.AP.A.C.E.educationisdesignedtostretchyou,developyourproblem-solving,communicationandteam-workskills,whiledeepeningyourknowledgeofyourworldandyourwork.Asleadersinyourworkplacesandcommunities,youwillexperiencegrowthinyourlearningandbecomemoreusefulasyoushareit.Liveagenerouslifebylivingforsomethinglargerthanyourself.”

degree Minors offeredBeginninginJuly2010,P.A.C.E.willofferdegreeminorsinleadership,humanresourcemanagementandmarketingatallprogram

locations.HoughtonCollegeistheonly

highereducationinstitutioninWesternNew

Yorktoofferdegreeminorstoadultlearners.

Byofferingtheseadditionalcoursesinboth

classroomandonlineformats,thecollege

anticipatesservingexistingandprospective

students.Studentswilldistinguishthemselves

fromotherjobcandidatesandreceivefurther

trainingintheirownareasofexpertise.

“Basedona2009survey,welearnedthat

ourstudentsandalumnivaluespecialization

aswellasmanagementtrainingand

knowledge,”remarkedDr.RonaldMahurin,

vicepresidentforacademicaffairsanddean

ofthecollege.“Aswelookedatourregional

competitorsandnationalsisterschools,

wediscoveredthatmanyofferspecialized

degrees,butnoneofferdegreeminors.”

Lookingformethodstomaketheadult

learningexperiencemorevaluabletostudents

ispartofthecollege’sdedicatedapproachto

P.A.C.E.“Webelievethatourcoreprogram

“Liveagenerouslifebylivingforsomethinglargerthanyourself.”

—Dr. Linda B. Mills Woolsey ’74

inmanagementcannotbematchedandshouldbepreserved,”statedKatherine Buvoltz ’98,associatedeanforadultanddistanceeducation.“Theadditionoftheminorswillbuilduponthestrengthsofourprogramandequipstudentswithadditionalskillsfortheirfutureintheworkplace.”

P.A.C.E.continuestosetindustrystandardswhilemaintainingtheintegrityofafour-yeardegreeprogramtaughttoadultlearners.Houghtoncongratulatesthismostrecentgroupofgraduatesandrecognizestheirextraordinarycommitmenttoachievingtheireducationalgoals.

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alsotheculminationofwhathecalls“the

mostrewardingacademicexperienceofmy

collegecareer.”InlateApril,Stanfordstood

beforeacommitteeofHoughtonfaculty

anddefendedhisseniorhonorsprojectin

philosophy,a60-pageinvestigationintothe

ideasoftwophilosophers.Forstudentslike

Stanford,aseniorhonorsprojectopensupa

worldofintellectualdebate—andawindow

intothelivesoftheirHoughtonprofessors.

EvenasanunderclassmanatHoughton,

Stanfordwaseagertoexplorethepossibility

ofanhonorsproject.“Earlyon,itwasclear

thathewantedtotrythisout,perhaps

todiscoversomethingabouthimselfand

hiscalling,”saysphilosophyprofessor

Dr.BenjaminLipscomb,whoservedas

Stanford’sacademicadvisor.Ashewatched

otherphilosophystudentssucceedin

completinghonorsprojects,Stanfordsaw

thatresearchingandwritingapaperof

thisdepthwouldbegoodpreparationfor

graduateschool—andforlife.“Ibelievethat

collegeisaboutbecomingacertainkind

ofperson,”Stanfordexplains,“andpart

ofthatprocessisengaginginchallenging

activitiesthathelpbringyoutothatgoal.”

(Incidentally,Stanfordfilledhisfouryears

atHoughtonwithaplethoraofchallenging

activities,includingsinginginCollegeChoir

andservingastheResidentAssistantfor

theHoughtonAcademyboys’dorm.)

TheinspirationforStanford’shonorsprojectcamewhenadiscussioninLipscomb’s“EthicalTheory”classilluminatedtheconnectionsbetweenAristotle,anancientGreekphilosopher,andImmanuelKant,an18thcenturyGermanphilosopher.WhilescholarshavetraditionallyplacedAristotleandKantonopposingsidesofthephilosophicaldebateaboutthe“highestgood”ofthehumanlife,Stanforddiscoveredthatthetwophilosophershaveagreatdealincommon.Inhispaper,heargues,“Despitetheinherentdifferencesbetweentheirviewsofthelivesweshouldleadashumans(Aristotletalksintermsofa“good”lifeandKanttalksintermsofa“moral”life),KantisclosertoAristotlethantheformercouldhaveeverdreamed.”

PoliticalscienceprofessorDr.PeterMeilaender,whohelpedStanfordfine-tunehisproject,describesaseniorhonorsprojectas“anexperienceofintellectualdepthratherthanbreadth.”Asstudentswalkthroughtheprocessofaskingquestions,conductingresearch,brainstormingandwriting,theygraduallybecome“experts”intheirchosenareaofstudy.“Asstudentslookattheproblemsofacertainquestion,”Meilaendersays,“theybegintoseethateverythingismorecomplexthanwethink.”Thedepthandcomplexityofanhonorsprojectmakesthisadauntingtaskforstudents,onethatrequiresgreatcuriosity,self-motivation,diligenceandendurance.

Thestudentswhoembarkonthisacademicjourneyseldomtravelalone,however.Duringthecourseofhisproject,Stanfordwasmentored,encouragedandcritiquedby

an acadeMic journeyNaomi(Spurrier’05)Smith

Lipscomb,Meilaender,andevenPresidentMullen,whowasareaderonStanford’shonorscommitteeandcoveredsimilargroundinherPh.D.inphilosophy.Forthesefaculty,workingone-on-onewithastudentlikeStanfordisarewardingexperience.“Advisinganhonorsprojectexercisesandgratifiesbothaloveforone’smaterialandaloveforone’sstudents,”Lipscombexplains.“Igettoseestudentsdothingstheyhadn’tdonebefore,thingstheydidn’tknowtheycoulddo,”hesays,“andIamdrawninwiththem,alloveragain,intotheprocessofinquiry.”

Inasmuchasanhonorsprojectdrawsstudentsandprofessorstogether,italsobecomesaninvitationforstudentsto“tasteandsee”whatthescholarlylifeislike.ForStanford,whohopestogethisPh.D.inphilosophyandteacheitherhighschoolorcollege,thisprojecthasonlyincreasedhisdesiretopursueacareerinhighereducation.“It’sbeenimmenselydifficulttopullallthesundrypartsoftheprojectintoacohesiveargument,”headmits,“butIhavelearnedatremendousamountabouthowoneshouldn’twriteapaper,andevenalittlebitabouthowoneshouldwrite!”WhateverthefutureholdsforStanford,onepointiscertain:heisleavingHoughtonawiserscholarbecauseofhisjourneywithinthiscommunityofmentors.

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IserveanamazingGod.Hehasblessedmeandprovidedformecontinuallythroughoutmylife,andmytimeatHoughtonhasbeennodifferent.ItwouldbeimpossibleformetotellyouaboutmycollegejourneywithoutalsotellingyouaboutHislove.Tobeginwith,GodguidedmetoHoughton—ofthatIamsure.AssomeonewhohadabsolutelynoconnectionstoHoughtonbeforedecidingto

attend,Iwasverynervousaboutwhomyroommatewouldbeandspentagreatdealoftimeinprayeroverit,askingHimtodirectthatsituation.Then,thatsummer,Laura,agirlI’dmetatWelcomeWeekendaskedmetoroomwithherandIwastorn.IhadtoldGodIwouldtrustHimforaroommateandnotmakeadecisionmyself.Wouldsaying‘yes’begoingagainstthat?OrwasthisHiswayofprovidingtherightroommate?IntheendIdecidedtosay‘yes’and,aftersendingoffmyrequesttothethenassociatedirectorofhousing,DennisStack,Ireceivedareplyfromhimthatwouldsetthetoneformyentirecollegeexperience.Hewrote,“HiElise,youmayfindthishardtobelieve,but…IhavehadachancetolookupwhatroommateplansIhadmadeforyouandLaura,anditturnsoutthatIhadalreadyplacedthetwoofyoutogetherasroommatesbeforeeitherofyourequestedit.AsfarasIcanremember,thisisafirstinallmyyearsofplacingnewincomingstudents.”Wow!Whatconfirmation!IhadtheassurancethatGodhadHishandovermeandhadcalledmetothisplace.Isatthereandprayed,thankingHimforcaringenoughtosupplytherightroommateandfornotlettingmesay‘no’toherrequest!

Afterabustlingfirstsemester,whichGodusedtoconfirmmydecisiontomajorinEnglishLiterature,weheadedofftoLondonfortheFirstYearHonorsProgram.ThereIwasstretchedandchallenged,learningsomuchmorethanjustacademics.Allthewhile,IstruggledwithahealthissueIdidnotknowIhadandthatwouldeventuallyforcemetotemporarilywithdrawfromschoolinthespringofmysophomoreyear.Ifeltlikeafailureforhavingtoleave,notknowingifIwouldevenbeabletoreturnoreventuallygraduate.Becauseofmyhealth,muchofthatyearwasadarktimeforme,duringwhichGodwasvastlymorepatientwithmethanIdeserved,asIstruggledwithwhyHehadsentmetoHoughtonatallifthiswastobetheresult.Lookingbackonit,IcanseehowitwasGod’sgraceandcareformethathelpedmethroughthosedifficultdaysandweeksandallowedmetorecoverenoughtoreturntoschool.

Duringmyjuniorandsenioryears,I,likeeveryoneelsestruggledwithavarietyofsituations,beittroublewithfriends,continuedhealthproblems,ormypurposewithinacademics.Throughitall,however,GodupheldmeanditistoHisgloryalonethatIaccomplishedallthatIdid.HeincreasedmypassionforliteratureandgavemeadesiretodoHisworkinthatfieldwhichfillsmewithexcitementforthefuture.GraduationnowhasmoremeaningformethanIeveranticipateditcould—notdespitethetrialsIwentthrough,butbecauseofthem—andbecauseofhowIhavecometoseeHishandovermyentirejourney.Hehascontinuedtoheapblessingsonmylifeandtoshowmemydirectionandpurpose:itisinHim.

“IhadtheassurancethatGodhadHishandovermeandhadcalledmetothisplace.”

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science honors students exPlore alternative energy oPtions

OnacrispspringdayinlateApril,dozensofHoughtonCollegestudents,staffandfacultygatheredtowitnessthefirst-ever“carrally”to

appearontheHoughtoncampus.Inplaceofautomobilehobbyistsparadingtheirantiquecars,however,fourteamsofbuddingscientistsweretestingthevehiclestheyconstructedtoexploretheuseofalternativeenergyintransportation.Theseprototypes,theculminationofthe2009-2010ScienceHonorsProgram,representedcountlesshoursofprobingthoughtandresearchgearedtowardaddressingthemountingproblemofournation’sdependenceonoil.

Mostvehiclestodayrunongasoline(oroilinitsnaturalstate),butprocuringthissourceofenergyisbothcostlyandunsustainable.Drillingforoilhasanimmenseenvironmentalimpactonourworld—highlightedmostrecentlybytheApril2010explosionofDeepwaterHorizon,theoilriglocatedintheGulfofMexico,whichhasthreatenedcoastalecosystemswithmorethanfivemilliongallonsofoil.Howfarwillwegotoobtaintheoilweuseinourday-to-dayliving?Whatwillwedowhentheoilsupplyrunsdry?

Real-worldproblemslikethecurrentenergydilemmainformthecoreresearchquestionsoftheHoughtonCollegeScienceHonorsProgram.TheScienceHonorsProgramtakesaninterdisciplinaryapproachtosolvingimportantissuesintoday'sworld—issuesthatcallforbothtechnicalscientificknow-howandadeepunderstandingofcontext.The

Real-worldproblemslikethecurrentenergydilemmainformthecoreresearchquestionsoftheHoughtonCollegeScienceHonorsProgram

flagshipoftheprogram,theScienceHonorscourse,immersesstudentsinthestudyofadifficultscientificandsocietalproblemandthenoffersthestudentsopportunitytofindsolutions.Thecourseisteam-taughtbyabiologist,achemist,aphysicist,awritingprofessor,andacommunicationsprofessor.

Thefocusofthisyear’sScienceHonorscourserequiredthatthe21first-yearstudentsnotonlyresearchvariousenergysourcesbutalsoputtheirknowledgeintopracticebyconstructingalternativeenergyvehicles.Teamsofstudentsdesignedandbuiltworkingprototypesthatranonalternativefuelsourceswhilealsoexperimentingwithtechniquesforproducingfuelandanalyzingtheenvironmentalandeconomicconcernsrelatedtotheirdesign.AtonepointthestudentshadachancetointeractwiththeGMFuelCellTeam,discussingalternativefuelstrategiesandtest-drivingtheChevroletEquinoxfuelcellelectricvehicle.

Theteamsworkedhardtoconstructfunctionalsolar,ethanol,biodieselandhydrogenfuelcellvehiclesthatwerethentestedatthedemonstration—orcarrally—fortheentirecampus.Eachteamfacedchallengesalongtheway,somethroughouttheentireprocessandsomeatthelastminute.Thebiodieselteamconfrontedconvertingcafeteriafryingoilintoanenergysourcethatwouldfueltheengine—andyes,itdidsmelllikeafrenchfryasitdroveby.“Biodieselisaviableoptionfortoday,”explainedbiodieselteamrepresentative,Stephen Trinidad ’13.“Itisafuelthatcanbeimplementedrightnow,isadaptableandveryclean.”

Thesolarteamwasnotshyindeclaringitsvehicle“cool-looking”butalsopointedtoitsversatilityasabenefittothedesign.Theirdifficultiesstemmedfromthechargetimenecessarytoproperly“fuel”thevehicle.“Whiletherearestilldetailstobeworkedonwithsolarvehicles,thefactthatthisenergysourceissustainableandhasnoemissionsmustbeviewedaspositive,”remarkedteamrepresentative,Austin Rudd ’13.

Andrew Evans ’13extolledthevirtuesofthehydrogenfuelcellvehiclebutadmittedtheteam’sdifficultywasinattainingspeed.“Ourmaximumspeedis10mph—aniceleisurelypace,”hereflected.Healsopointedoutthatthecosttoproducethesetypesofvehiclesisprohibitivedueto

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Fortheethanolteam,thechallengesweremoreoperational.Theirvehiclewasabletoreach32mph,makingitsometimesdifficulttocontrol,andthecarcrashedintoatreethedaybeforethecampusdemonstration.“Basically,weandthecargotintoafightwithatree—andlost,”statedJoshua Mertzlufft ’13.Noonewasinjured,buttheframewasabitdamaged.

Theprogramgeneratedagreatdealofsupportoncampusasevidencedbythelargegatheringofspectatorssurroundingthestudentsandtheirvehiclesforthecarrally.Passionateabouttheirchosenalternativefuelsource,thestudentsenjoyedthechancetoarticulatetheirfindingsandrelatetheirhands-onexperiencetoawideraudience.“Thiswasayear-longprojectthatrequiredthestudentstobeinvolvedineveryaspectofmakingthesecarswork—frombuildingallthecomponentstosupplyingthefuelnecessarytomake

themrun,”explainedMarkYuly,director

oftheScienceHonorsProgramand

chairmanofthephysicsdepartment.“We

alllearnedagreatdealaboutalternative

energythroughthisexperience.”

sMashing atoMsAgroupofHoughtonCollegephysics

studentshasbuiltamachinecapable

of“smashing”thenucleiofatoms.This

smallparticleaccelerator,or“mini-

cyclotron,”hasavacuumchamberthesize

ofahumanhandandcanberemotely

controlled.“Houghtonstudentshave

hand-constructedoneofonlytwoorthree

workingmini-cyclotronsintheworld,”

explainsDr. Keith Horn ’75,associatedean

ofnaturalsciencesandmathematics.

EachyearanumberofHoughtonphysics

studentsspendtheirsummerworkingon

nuclearphysicsexperimentswithHoughton

ProfessorMarkYulyattheLosAlamos

NeutronScienceCenter,partoftheLos

AlamosNationalLaboratory.Theirresearch

usesthehalf-milelongClintonP.Andersonlinearaccelerator,oneofthemostpowerfulprotonacceleratorsintheworld.Inordertopreparefortheirworkwiththisworld-classtool,theHoughtonstudentsbeginbystudyingtheprinciplesofoperationbehindthemachine.Oneofthebestwaystounderstandhowalarge-scalemachineworksistobuilditonamuchsmallerscale,andthisisexactlywhatthesestudentsdid.

OnApril24,2010,themini-cyclotrontookcenterstageasHoughtonCollegewelcomedvisitorsfromaroundtheUnitedStatestotheveryfirstmini-cyclotronconference.InattendancewerescientistsandstudentsfromRutgers,Caltech,theUniversityofMaryland,SLACNationalAcceleratorLaboratory,theNationalSuperconductingCyclotronLaboratory,andseveralengineeringcompanies.“Thisconferencewasacelebrationofthestudents’successandachanceforourteamtosharetheirknowledgewithothers,”remarkedHorn.

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“OurinvolvementinBuffaloisaverydeliberatepartofpreparingourstudentstobeinvolvedinthecomplexworldofthe21stcentury.”

—President Mullen

PrePared to achieve, Motivated to serve

Houghtonhaslinkedserviceandlearninglongbeforetheterm“servicelearning”becamefashionableinhighereducation.EveryyearHoughtonstudentsserveinAlleganyCounty,throughoutWesternNewYork,andaroundtheworldinplacessuchasSierraLeone,Russia,LatinAmerica,TanzaniaandEasternEurope—

teaching,coaching,andhelpingtoempowercommunitiestoachievetheirgoals.

OnMarch31,2010,PresidentMullenpubliclyannouncedtwonewinitiativesinBuffalo,NewYork:WesleyServiceCorps(incollaborationwithWNYAmeriCorps)andCitySemester.Theseprogramsaimtoexpandthecollege’soutreachandengagementinBuffaloduringthenextdecade.“A20-yearHoughtonCollegetraditionofservingtheBuffalocommunitywillcontinueviatheestablishmentoftheWesleyServiceCorpsandCitySemesterprogram,”statedPresidentMullen.“BothinitiativesembodytheHoughtonidealofgraduatingstudentswhoareexceptionallywell-preparedtoachievetheirprofessionalandpersonalgoals,butwhoarealsomotivatedtoofferthoseachievementsinservicetoothers.”

wesley servicecorPsEstablishedincollaborationwithWNYAmeriCorps,WesleyServiceCorpswillencourageandenableaselectgroupofHoughtonCollegegraduatestoserveforayearwithorganizationsinBuffaloandAlleganyCountycommittedtoeducationandanti-povertyinitiatives.TheworkoftheCorpswillbecoordinatedwithcommunitypartnerstotakefulladvantageofthetalentsandinterestsofCorpsmembersandtoestablishcontinuityandconsistencyintheservicesprovided.HousedintheHoughtonCollegeOfficeforUrbanConnectionsinBuffalo,WesleyServiceCorpswillbegininSeptember2010.“OurinvolvementinBuffaloisaverydeliberatepartofpreparingourstudentstobeinvolvedinthecomplexworldofthe21stcentury,”commentedMullen.“These12Houghtongraduateswillberecruitedtogethersothattheirappointmentsaremorecollaborativeandcooperative.ThisstrategiccoordinationwillstrengthentheimpactthatAmeriCorpshasinBuffalo.”

Formanyyears,HoughtonCollegestudents,facultyandalumniservingthroughAmeriCorpshaveworkedwithcommunitypartnerstoaddressneedsofrefugeesinschools,afterschoolprograms,healthandhumanservices,housing,andcommunitydevelopmentinBuffalo’swestside.Overthepastyear,nearly200individualshaveservedatotalofmorethan25,000hoursandprovidedservicestoover3,700persons.TheWesleyServiceCorpswillcontinuethisinvolvementbutinastrategicmannerthatallowsthoserecruitedintotheprogramtoworktogetherasateamratherthansimplyasindividuals.

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“MyexperiencehastaughtmetodomybesttotrytoovercomethetendencytojudgequicklybasedonmyownbeliefsandinsteadspendtimereallygettingtoknowthepeopleIamserving.”

—Katarina Kieffer ’09

HoughtongraduatesalreadyservingwithWNYAmeriCorpsrecognizethebenefitofthisnewprogram.“Thereareanumberofeducationalandculturalbarriersthatthesepopulationsarefacing,”statedStephanie (Smith ’07) Lipnicki.“ThroughmyworkwithAmeriCorps,Ihavedevelopedaprogramoffinancialeducationthatweoffertofourdifferentlanguagegroups,allowingpeopletolearnaboutourbasicfinancialsystemshereintheUnitedStates.Itallowsthemtonavigatethesesystemssuccessfullyandmanagetheirlimitedresourcestomoveforwardontheroadtowardself-sufficiencyastheystartnewliveshereinAmerica.”

TheimpactonHoughtongraduatesservinginBuffaloisevidentbytheircontinueddedicationtothecommunityandwillingnesstoremaininthecity.“TheseHoughtonstudentsandgraduatesfallinlovewithBuffalo,”commentedCharlesMassey,coordinatoroftheOfficeforUrbanConnections.“Todaythereare24Houghtongraduatesfromtheclassesof2007,2008and2009wholivewithinwalkingdistanceoftheGrant-Ferryneighborhood.”

TheCorpscarriesthenameofJohnWesley,18thcenturyEnglishtheologianandfounderofthemovementthatgavebirthtoTheWesleyanChurch,sponsoringdenominationofHoughtonCollege.Committedtosocialreform,Wesleyworkedtirelesslytoimprovethelotofthepoor,givingattentiontoeducation,prisonreform,healthcare,employmentandtheabolitionofslavery.

Hecombinedsimpleactsofkindnesswithacontinualefforttounderstandandaddressunderlyingcausesofpovertyandinjustice.TheWesleyServiceCorpswillperpetuatehistraditionofserving.

city seMesterSincethe12thcentury,citieshavebeenthefocalpointsforartistic,commercial,political,religiousandintellectualactivity.Understandingthedynamicsofinterpersonalcitylife,graspingthemechanismsthatmakeacitywork,becomingcomfortablewiththecity’sdiversity,andlearningtocelebratetheresourcesofanurbancontextareimportantskillsformakingadifferenceinAmericainthe21stcentury.

ThenewCitySemestercombinesastructuredintroductiontothepatternsanddynamicsofurbansettlementwithexperientiallearningviainternshipsandserviceopportunities–pedagogically,readinganddiscussionwithfieldstudy.Abstractideasbecomemoremeaningfulwhenintroducedwithasenseofplace:anintroductionto“thecity”isbestcarriedoutinthecontextofaspecificcitywithanurbanexperiencethatengagesallthesenses.TheCitySemesterprogram,designedforadozenstudents,willoperatebothfallandspringsemestersbeginningspring2011.Itisdesignedtoserveprimarilystudentsintheirjuniorandsenioryearsofstudy.

why buffalo?Severalkeyfactorsinfluenced,orratherdemanded,acommitmenttothecityofBuffalo:

• In 2009, more than 30 percentoftherefugeescomingtoNewYorkStatehavesettledinWesternNewYork.

• The largest concentration of refugees is living in BuffaloontheWestSide.Morethan2,000BurmesearelivinginBuffalo(approachingonepercentofthecity’spopulation)andmosthavearrivedinthelastfiveyears.

• Nearly 10 percent of the students in the BuffaloPublicSchoolshaveafirstlanguageotherthanEnglish.These3,277studentsspeak65differentlanguages.

• Some refugee children have waited for as long as four monthsformedicalservicesrequiredbeforebeginningschool.

• There is a shortage of TESOL or ESL teachersintheBuffaloPublicSchoolsandsupplementaleducationprograms.

• In additiontotheeducationandhealthissues,therearealsoissuesofhousing,employment,etc.

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“IbelievethatHoughtonhasasmuchtolearnfromBuffaloasBuffalohastogainfromHoughton’spresenceinthecity.”

—Timothy Chen ’09

a strong PartnershiPWhileHoughtonCollegehasincreaseditsopportunitiesforserviceinthecity,ithasalsorecognizedthatitmustfindstrongpartnerstoaddresslargeneeds.NeithertheWesleyServiceCorpsnorCitySemesterprogramwouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutthefinancialcommitmentmadebytheMargaretL.WendtFoundation,whichhaspledged$106,000towardthefirstyearofbothprograms.“TheMargaretL.WendtFoundationhasplayedacriticalroleinpartneringwithHoughtonCollegetoprovideopportunitiesforstudentlearningandserviceinthecityofBuffalo,”remarkedPresidentMullen.

houghton graduates reflectHoughtongraduatescurrentlyservingwithWNYAmeriCorpshavelearnedasmuchaboutthemselvesastheyhaveofthepeopletheyserve.“I’vegrowninmyunderstandingofthevalueoftoleranceandrespectforalltypesofpeople,faiths,andexperiences,”statedKatarina Kieffer ’09, acurrentWNYAmeriCorpsvolunteerworkingatLafayetteHighSchool,runningBuffaloYouthinMotion.“MyexperiencehastaughtmetodomybesttotrytoovercomethetendencytojudgequicklybasedonmyownbeliefsandinsteadspendtimereallygettingtoknowthepeopleIamserving.”Kiefferadvisedothersenteringintoservice“tohaverespectforyourselfandrespectforthemanydifferenttypesofpeopleyouwillencounter.Bewillingtobeledinyourservicebythoseyouare

serving,ratherthanseekingtoimposeyourowndirectionorthoughtsaboutwhattheyseemtoneed.Itwillbechallenging,butyouwilllearnmuchandhavetheopportunitytogettoknowmanyamazingpeopleifyoucanmanagetobehumbleinyourservice.”

Timothy Chen ’09hasbeendirectlyinvolvedwiththecreationofboththeWesleyServiceCorpsandCitySemesterprogramthroughhisworkwithWNYAmeriCorpsandassignmenttoHoughtonCollege’sOfficeforUrbanConnections.HehasalsoassistedwiththeBreckenridgeBlockClubwhichinvolvesworkingwithcommunitymemberstoimprovethequalityoflivinginthearea.“ServicehasalwaysbeensomethingIwasdrawntoandfeltaresponsibilityfor,andAmeriCorpshasprovidedmeanopportunitytoparticipateinservicewithinacommunityforamoreprolongedperiodoftime,”remarkedChen.“Mypositioncertainlyhasgivenmeampleopportunitiestotestandstrengthenthecriticalthinkingskillsandadaptabilitythatare,inmyopinion,bothhighprioritiesofaliberalartseducation.”Chenconcludedbystating,“WesleyServiceCorpsisanimportantstepforthecollegeinacknowledgingthatasaChristiancollegewhereacademiaistheprimaryfocus,thereisalsoaresponsibilityofeducatingstudentsabouttheirdutiesasChristians.IbelievethatHoughtonhasasmuchtolearnfromBuffaloasBuffalohastogainfromHoughton’spresenceinthecity.”

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“Houghtonboastsmanygreenspaces.It’spreciselybecauseofthisproximitytothenaturalworldthatwesensekeenlythecalltostewardcreation.”

HoughtonrecognizesthatbeinggreenisanarenainwhichChristianshavecontributedthroughouttheages

yetcurrentlyappeartobemissing.ThatisexactlywhyHoughtonispromotinggreeninitiatives.It’saboutfaithandpraxis.

Whatdoesfaithhavetodowithbeinggreen?Ithastheworldtodowithbeinggreen.ThatispreciselywhyDr.StevenBouma-Prediger,authorofFortheBeautyoftheEarthandreligionprofessoratHopeCollege,wasinvitedtovisitoncampusduringEarthWeekthisyearandwhytheCreationCareCommitteechosetofocusonthebiblicalbasisofenvironmentalstewardshipfortheweek.

AsDr.Bouma-Predigerpointedout,creationcare,orearthkeeping,wasmandatedfromthebeginningwhenGodappointedhumanstoserveandprotecthisgoodcreation(Genesis2:15).ThemesandpatternsofenvironmentalstewardshipweavethroughouttherestoftheBiblerightthroughtoRevelation.Yes,Godgaveusdominion

going greenGinny(Hoskison’97)Routhe,sustainabilitycoordinator

overtherestofcreation,butwedon’tdefineourruleovercreationapartfromtherestofthebiblicalnarrativeandtheexampleofJesus.InPsalm72,agoodrulercaresforthepoor,widows,aliens,afflictedandrescuesanddeliversthem.JesushimselfexemplifiestheruleofGod,notbycrushinganddomineering,butratherbybecomingaservanttothoseunderHisleadership.

Houghtonistakingstridestopracticeearthcare.Dr.MullensignedthePresident’sClimateCommitmentin2008andappointedaCreationCareTaskForcetoleadthecampustowardmoreintentionalstewardship.Thisacademicyear,theCreationCareCommitteewasformed,andwiththenewlyappointedsustainabilitycoordinator,toidentifyandimproveHoughton’senvironmentalindicatorsandencourageearthkeeping.

Mostrecently,theCreationCareCommitteeandFoodServicesrolledoutapilotcompostingprogramwiththepurchaseoftwo168-galloncomposttumblers.Already,ahalftonofwastehasbeendivertedfromthelandfillinamonth’stime.Protection

continuesforthe1,000saplingsplantedlastyeartoreclaimgrassyareasfromunnecessarymowing.Studentslearnedaboutcreationcarethroughlectures,panels,chapels,filmscreenings,theEarthFair,andcurriculumcontentsuchastheScienceHonorsbiofuelproject.Moreopportunitiesexisttoparticipateinthecommunitybikeshareprogram,growvegetablesatthecommunitygarden,recycleattheclothingswap,tourlocalfarms,conserveenergy,andrecycle.Houghtonleadstheway,recyclingthemostmaterialsofanyorganizationinAlleganyCounty.TheCreationCareCommitteecommissionedasurveyofdorm-sizedrefrigeratorsoncampusthatusenearlyasmuchenergyastheirfullsizedcounterpartsandisworkingtosubstantivelyreduceenergyconsumptiononcampus.

Houghtonboastsmanygreenspaces.It’spreciselybecauseofthisproximitytothenaturalworldthatwesensekeenlythecalltostewardcreation.Thisisn’tsomethingnewtoHoughtonortoChristianity.It’ssomethinginwhichwehaverootsandavoice.

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the start of a new traditionDanielNoyes’93,executivedirectorofalumnirelations

OnOctober2,1981,sixHoughtonstudentleaders,Mark Anderson, Beth Andes, Alan Bushart, Joy Ellis, Albert Rapp,andCynthia RudeswerekilledinacaraccidentastheytraveledtobefittedforcostumesforHoughton’sHomecomingcelebration.ThetragedyhadadeepandlastingimpactontheHoughtoncampus.Onemonthlaterinanarticle

intheHoughtonMilieu,editorDean Liddick ’60wrotethefollowingaboutwhatthiseventrevealedabouttheHoughtoncommunity:“Repeatedly,reportersexpressedsurprise,puzzlementandakindofadmirationoverthewaythecampusdrewtogether,managedcrushingsorrow,tastefulcommemorationandresolutecontinuityofprogram,allinaweek.Suchaprofoundwitnessdidn’tjusthappen,norwasittheresultofa‘let’spullupoursocksandgetonwithit’stoicism.Ratheritwastheconsideredresultofapermeatingfaith.”

FiveyearslaterabrasssculpturedepictingsixsoaringeagleswascreatedbyDavidCacciatorememberthesixstudentslostin1981,anditwasdedicatedatHomecomingin1986.Thoseeaglesstillsoaraboveourcampus,evenasthousandsofstudentshavestartedandfinishedtheircollegedegreesinthepast25years.MostofthemembersoftheHoughtonclassof2013werebornaround1991,wellafterthistragedyhadoccurredandthesculptureerected,yetthecommunityofHoughtonhasremainedmuchasLiddickdescribeditalmost30yearsago,asupportivecampusof“permeatingfaith.”

Asameanstoconnectthisyear’sincomingclasswiththeclassesthathavegonebeforeandtothisspiritoftheHoughtoncommunity,theHighlanderscarftraditionwasstarted.OntheeveningofNovember11,2009,morethan250membersoftheclassof2013gatheredaroundthesculptureoftheeaglesforacandlelightservice.Theylistened,huddledtogether,candlesinhand,astheyweretoldthestoryofthesixstudentswhoinspiredthesculptureandaboutthestrengthandfaithofthecommunitythey,asfirstyearstudents,hadrecentlyjoined.Eachstudentwasthenpresentedwithascarf,embroideredwiththeHoughtonCollegesealandtheirgraduationyear.Theirclasspresident,Josh Mertzlufft,explainedtothemthattheirrespectivejourneysthroughHoughtonwillnotbeundertakenalone,butnavigatedwiththehelpofaloving,supportivecommunity.Hethenaskedthemtoconsideranopportunitytohonorthiscommunityoffaith:“BeforeyougraduateinMayof2013orearlierifyouareatransfer,wewouldlikeforyoutopresentthisscarftosomeonewhomadeasignificantcontributiontoyoursuccessatHoughton.Itcouldbeafacultyorstaffmemberwhomentoredyouoraparentorclassmatewhowalkedwithyouthroughadifficulttime.Whoeveritisandwhateverdifferencetheyhavemade,thisscarfistobeasymbolofyourthankfulnessfortheirpartinyoursuccess.”

ItisourhopethatthistraditionwillhelpthememoriesofthesixHoughtonstudentsandthemessageoftheeaglessculpturetoendure,andforustocontinuetofosterthetypeofcommunitydescribedfollowingthetragedyin1981.

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Family,friends,andcolleaguesgatheredonanearlyspringSaturdayinMarchtohonorthecareerandcontributionsofDaniel Woolsey ’77, recentlyretiredprofessorofeducation,andtowelcomeDan’slastgifttotheHoughtoncommunity:achildrenandadolescentliteraturelibrarywithover6,000titles.Therecouldhardlybeamoreappropriatelegacy

fromDanWoolseytohisfriends,studentsandcolleagues,forDanlovedwordsandlovedbooksandforthepasttwodecadeshaskindledapassionforliteratureinthelivesofHoughtonCollegestudents.Notonlyhasheinspiredthousandsofcollegestudentsovertheyears,buthehasindirectlytouchedhundredsofthousandsofschoolchildrenbyequippinggenerationsofteacherswhovalueandpromotetheroleofliterature.

Danworkedtirelesslytobuildanexpansivecollectionofbooksforchildrenthattappedintomultiplegenresofliterature:fiction,non-fiction,sciencefiction,historicalfiction,multiculturalliterature,graphicnovels,andfantasy.Withthesebooksandinhisclassrooms,Danshowedfutureteachershowtouseliteraturetoopentheirchildren’seyestotheworldthroughbooks.Hedidthisfearlesslyforhedidnotshyawayfromcontroversialtopics.Hechallengedhisstudentstofacedifficultsocialissueshead-onandusedthetoolsoftheliberalartstoexamineandanalyzethekindsofliteratureonemightusefordifferentpurposesandwithdifferentaudiences.

Whileanundergraduate,DanmajoredinelementaryeducationandEnglish.HeidentifieshisclasseswithProf.LolaHalleraslife-changing,especiallyacourseinchildren’sliteratureinwhichsheassignedabookbyCharlotteHuckentitledChildren’s Literature in Elementary School.InDan’sownwords,“Charlottewasasignificantleaderinthemovementtoincorporateliteratureintoliteracyinstructioninelementarygradeswhilealsocelebratingtheartisticandliteraryqualitiesofthebooks.AlthoughIdidn’tknowitatthetime,thisclassopenedthedoortomyinterestandfuturecareerinchildren’sliterature,anditalsointroducedmetothepersonwhowouldlaterbemyadvisorandfavoriteprofessorinmydoctoralprogramatOhioStateUniversity.”

WhileteachingthirdgradeinNewJersey,DanrenewedhisoldcollegeacquaintancewithKathie Kiefer ’77.Interestblossomedintofriendshipandthenintolove.Thatlovehasgrownovertheyearsandnowincludestheirthreechildren,Caitlin,Jesse ’10,andJamie.

DanandKathie’sjourneytogethertookthemfromcoasttocoast:amaster’sdegreeforDanatSimmonsCollegeinBoston,whichprovidedconnectionswithThe Horn Book Magazine,oneofthemostrespectedjournalsdevotedtochildren’sliterature,andinteractionswithtwoofDan’sfavoritewriters,KatherinePatersonandMadeleineL’Engle;thentoColumbus,OhioforaPh.D.andthechancetoworkdirectlywithCharlotteHuck;backtotheBostonareaforDan’sfirstteachingjobatGordonCollege;acrossthecountrytoSeattle,wherehetaughtbothundergraduateandgraduatestudentsatSeattlePacific;andfinallybacktoHoughtonin1991toreplaceLolaHaller,whowasretiringafteryearsofteachingchildren’sliteratureandhelpinggenerationsofstudents,includingDan,tofindtheirpassionforthispartoftheEnglisheducationdiscipline—alegacytowhichDanhascontributedinturn.

OneofDan’sfavoritedeclarationsaboutthepowerofwordscomesfromEdgarDale:“Goodbooksinform,butgreatbookstransform.”ThosewhoknowDanielWoolseycanaddacorollarybychangingoneword.Goodteachersinform,butgreat teacherstransform.Dan’slifeprovesthatisso.

“DuringmysenioryearatHoughton,IenrolledinDr.Woolsey’sChildren’sLiteratureclass.IamfairlycertainIwastheonlyartmajorinthemix!Dr.Woolsey’senthusiasm,gentlespiritandknowledgewereexactlytheinspirationIneeded.HeplayedacriticalroleinmydevelopmentasanartistinexactlythemomentwhenIneededclarity.”

—Erin (Bennett ’00) Banks

“IamgratefultoDr.Woolseyforthepassionthathehasforchildren’sliterature.Hedemonstratedaloveandrespectforbooksthatimpactedhisstudents.Wenowpassthatloveofliteratureontoanothergeneration.”

—Stacy (Zandy ’01) Rubin

“Dr.Woolseyopenedclasswithprayer,instructedonthecomponentsofqualityliterature,andconcludedclassbyreadingachildren’sbook.ManyofthebooksIhaveinmyteachinglibraryarebasedonselectionshereadinclass.”

—Julie (Stevens ’97) Zoller

“Inhisclass,healwayslethispassionforliterature,children,andtheireducationbeevidentinhowhetaughtandinhowhefosteredhisownstudents’learning.HetrulyglorifiedGodthroughhisinstruction.”

—Steve Scott ’09

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Rachel Moran ’05livesinahigh-riseoverlookingtheheartofthecommercialdistrictofChicagoandspendsmuchofher

timeinjail—visitingclientsaspartofherpositionwithintheOfficeoftheStateAppellateDefenderforthestateofIllinois.ShehasdefendedindividualsaccusedofmurderandhasmetSupremeCourtJusticeSamuelAlito.TheWesternNewYorknativeisadie-hardBuffaloBillsfan,anavidreaderandalsoassiststheChicago-KentTrialAdvocacyProgram.

WhileatHoughton,MoranmajoredinpoliticalscienceandminoredinSpanishandcommunication.DuringhersecondyearatHoughton,RacheltooktheLawSchoolAdmissionTest(LSAT)—“sortofasaback-up,”sheremembered.ShehadbeenacceptedtoafewgraduateschoolstostudyArabic/crisisnegotiationsbutchosetoattendChicago-KentCollegeofLawaftertheschoolofferedherafullscholarship.

In2008,MorangraduatedfromChicago-Kenthavingachievedseveralnotableawardsinherthreeyears.Moranattendedherfirst-everadvocatecompetitionandwasnamedOutstandingAppellateAdvocateandwinneroftheIlanaDiamondRovnerCompetition.SheparticipatedintheAmericanBarAssociation’sNationalAppellateAdvocacyCompetitionwhereherteamplacedthirdoutof185teams.Inherfinalyearoflawschool,MoranwontheMootCourtNationalChampionshipandthe

NationalEthicsTrialCompetitionandwasnamedBestAdvocateatbothcompetitions.

AsNationalBestAdvocate,shewasinvitedtotheannualconventionoftheAmericanCollegeofTrialLawyers.Shewasintroducedasa“DistinguishedGuest”alongwithJusticeSamuelAlitooftheU.S.SupremeCourt.“ForsomereasonthecrowdseemedmuchmoreinterestedinJusticeAlitothanme,”shejoked.

Morandidnotenterlawschoolanticipatingthatshewouldleaveandbecomeadefenseattorney.“Ididn’treallyknowwhatkindoflawIwantedtopracticewhenIstartedlawschool.CriminalLawwasmyfavoriteclassmyfirstyear.Duringmysecondyearoflawschool,Iinternedwiththecriminaldefenseclinic,loveditandbasicallyjuststuckwithit,”Moranrecalled.

DuringthesummersofherfirstandsecondyearsatChicago-Kent,RachelexternedfortheHonorableAnnWilliamsattheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheSeventhCircuitandinternedwithboththeU.S.ArmyJAGCorpsandU.S.DepartmentofJustice.“IlovecriminaldefensebecauseIamrepresentingrealpeoplewithmajorproblems,andsometimestheyhavenooneelsewhowilllistenandtrytohelp,”Moran

commented.“Ialsolovethechallengeoftryingtocommunicateeffectivelywithsuchadiversearrayofpeople:myclients—whotypicallycomefromextremelydifferentculturalandeducationalbackgrounds;theclients’families—whoareoftenstressedout,sometimesunreasonable,andusuallystrugglingtounderstandwhytheirfamilymemberisinjail;andultimately,ifthecasegoestotrial,twelvepeople—whobringtheirownexperiences,opinionsandpreconceivednotionsintoeachcase.”

Herfaithplaysalargepartinherday-to-daylifeassheworksalongsidethosewhomostneedherhelp.“MyfaithinformshowIthink,howhardIwork,myattitudetowardsetbacks,andperhapsmostofall,howItreatmyclients.Criminaldefenseisfullofpeoplewhoaredesperatelyinneed,”Moranexplained.“IhaveapassionforadvocatingontheirbehalfbecauseJesusChristlookedatmyunworthyselfandacceptedmedespitemysinanddiedintheultimateactofadvocacyonmybehalf.”

“IlovecriminaldefensebecauseIamrepresentingrealpeoplewithmajorproblems,andsometimestheyhavenooneelsewhowilllistenandtrytohelp.”

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Mindy Airhart ’99,graduatemusicprogramcoordinator,participatedinanartexhibitionattheFountainArtsCenterinBelmont,N.Y.calledPassionforPrintmaking.Theexhibitwasacollectionoffourlocalprintmakers,includingJillian Sokso,assistantprofessorofart.

Brian Casey,assistantprofessoroforchestralstudiesandhorn,hasbeenfeaturedasguestconductorfortheHornellAreaWindEnsemble,theRobertsWesleyanCollegeWindEnsemble,andthewindsoftheSouthernTierSymphony.Hehasalsowritten,arranged,ortranscribedandself-publishedseveralbrasspieces.

Susan Hice,directorofStudentAcademicServices,wasinvolvedinaculturalexchangeprogramthatwelcomedeightRussianEnglishteacherstoHoughtonCollegeforaweek.

Mark Hijleh,professorofcompositionandconducting,appearedas“ComposeroftheMonth”forMarch2010atJohnKennedySchoolinBatavia,N.Y.,andpresentedapostersessiononrhythmattheFirstInternationalConferenceonAnalyticalApproachestoWorldMusicattheUniversityofMassachusetts-Amherst.Inaddition,theHoughtonPhilharmoniapremieredhisoriginalorchestralcomposition“Sama’IiHijazalHijleh,”andsopranoAmanda Cox ’01,instructorandRachel Smith ’12premieredhisoriginal“ThreeHindiLoveSongs”atCox’sfacultyrecital.

Irmgard K. Howard,professorofchemistry,hascompiledabookletofsongsshehasusedinherclassestoteachscientificprinciplesentitledChemsong.Aseparateeditionofaccompanimentsisanticipatedinthenearfuture.

Lori Huth ’00,assistantprofessorofwriting,wasselectedasafinalistfortheKatherineAnnePorterPrizeforFiction,aswellasforGlimmerTrain’sVeryShortFictionAwardforherstory“ElCorazón.”

Donna Lorenzo ’75, assistantprofessorofviolin&viola,performedaconcertwiththePhilharmonicQuartetinBuffalo,N.Y.onJanuary24,2010.

Sharon Johnson,assistantprofessorofpianoandcollaborativepiano,andhertwo-pianopartnerNancyDavisarenowundermanagementwithScottManagementAgency.Theycallthemselves‘MusicByTwo’andkickedofftheirspringtourinHoughtononJanuary13,2010.TheyhaveperformedinconcertattheUniversityofNorthCarolina-GreensboroandRadfordUniversityinRadford,Va.Laterthisspring,theywillbeteachingamasterclassattheCollegeofWoosteraswellastoperformasguestpianistswiththeCanateSingersfortheirspringconcert.Inaddition,Sharonperformedonthe“LivefromHochstein”radiobroadcastviaPublicRadio90.3/91.5(WXXI)inRochesteronApril7,2010.

Don Little,missionaryscholar-in-residence,waskeynotespeakerforaday-longconferenceonIslamheldatHoughtonCollegecalledIslam,Jihad&Terrorism:AChristianResponse.OtherfacultymemberswhoofferedseminarsandworkshopsduringthedaywereBen Hegeman,missionaryscholar-in-residence,Paul Shea ’69,associateprofessorofmissions,andJon Case, associateprofessoroftheology.RonMahurin,vicepresidentforacademicaffairsanddeanofthecollege,joinedthegroupinanhour-longpaneldiscussiontoclosethewell-attendedconference.

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Peter Meilaender,associateprofessorofpoliticalscienceandchairofhistoryandpoliticalscience,participatedinaconferenceon“LoveandHonorinShakespeare”atAssumptionCollegeinWorcester,Mass.wherehepresentedapaperonthepolitical/theologicalteachingaboutmarriageinMeasureforMeasure.Inaddition,hepresentedapaperonthepoliticalthoughtofJeremiasGotthelfattheMidwesternPoliticalScienceAssociation’sannualconference.

William (Bill John) Newbrough,associateprofessorofpiano,wasinvitedlastsummertoperformasguestpianistatFirstBaptistChurchofAtlanta,thehomeofDr.CharlesStanley’sInTouchtelevisionministry.Newbroughhadthehonorofaccompanyingthechoir,orchestra,andsoloists,aswellaspresentinghisownsolopianooffertories.OtherpianoperformanceshehasgiventhispastyearincludeHoughtonCollege,BrooksvilleWesleyanChurchinFlorida,ShadowHillsBaptistChurchinNevada,AsburyMethodistVillageinMaryland,CivicMorningMusicalsinSyracuse,N.Y.andSouthernTierSymphonyconcertsinOlean,N.Y.andBradford,Pa.Newbroughalsorecentlypremieredtwonewhymnarrangementsforsolopiano,“EternalLife”and“RiseAgain,”atHoughtonWesleyanChurch.

Jean-Louis Roederer ’64,associateprofessorofFrenchandSpanishandDavid Kinman,associateprofessorofSpanish,attendedtheNewYorkStateAssociationofForeignLanguageTeachersatNazarethCollegeinRochester,N.Y.onMarch13,2010.

Jillian Sokso, assistantprofessorofart,isparticipatinginanexhibitioncalledMonumentalIdeasInMiniatureBooks,acollectionof142bookshandcraftedbyinternationalartists.Herwork,AsAWomanIWantNoCountry,combineselementsof

embossing,archivalinkjetandsilkscreenandispresentedasa3”roundbook.Theexhibitwilltravelforfouryearsto45sites,rangingfromAdamsHouseGalleryatHarvardUniversitytoIndusValleySchoolofArtandArchitectureinKarachi,Pakistan.HoughtonCollegewastheonlystopfortheexhibitinNewYorkState.

Paul Shea ’69,associateprofessorofmissions,continueshistravelstoSierraLeoneaspartoftheongoingHoughtonCollegeconnectiontotheworkoftheWesleyanChurchandWorldHopeinthatcountry.Sheaconductsathree-weekin-depthexplorationofwaystolinkHoughtonstudentsandfacultyinfutureserviceandcurricularministriesalongsidethechurchesandtheologicalinstitutionsthere.

Carl Schultz ’53,professorofOldTestament,andhiswifeAnnaleeareconcluding39yearsofpastoralleadershipattheHinsdaleandIschuaUnitedMethodistChurches.Firstappointedin1971byBishopYeakel,SchultzservedthesechurcheswhilemaintaininghisHoughtonposition.Annaleeservedasorganistandchoirdirector.Duringtheirministry,bothchurchesaddededucational/fellowshipwings.Inaddition,SchultzhasofferedcoursestoUnitedMethodistpastorsthroughbothUnitedTheologicalSeminaryandtheCourseofStudy.

Gary Stith,professorofmusiceducation,servedasconductorofthe2009Zone2NYSSMASeniorHighAreaAll-StateBand.TheensemblerepresentedthemostoutstandinghighschoolinstrumentalistsfromthegreaterRochesterarea.Hewasalsorecentlyfeaturedasguestconductorforthe2010Genesee-WyomingSeniorHighAll-CountyBand.Inaddition,herecentlyhostedaclinicsessionattheannualNewYorkStateBandDirectorsAssociationSymposiuminSyracuseentitled“InterviewwithaLegend.”

HewasaffordedtheprivilegeofinterviewingRetiredColonelLowellE.Graham,formerconductoroftheU.S.AirForceBandinWashington,DistrictofColumbia.

Ryan Thompson,assistantprofessorofdigitalmediaandphotography,recentlytraveledtoGeneva,SwitzerlandtodevelopabodyofartworktitledGlacialErratics:GenevatobeaseeninthelargerexhibitionPublicThingsforGalerieAnalixForever.Theworkconsistsofamap,avideo,andaseriesof3-Dstereoanimationswithcorrespondingphotographsthatregardtheerraticdisplacementofrocksbybothglacialandhumanforces.TheexhibitionwasorganizedbyConradBakkerandrunsfromMarch18—May15,2010.Ryanalsoparticipatedinapaneldiscussionentitled“DoctorArtist:PhDs,MFAs,andtheFutureofArtisticProduction”withJamesElkinsattheNEXTArtFairinChicago,Ill.

Mark Yuly,professorofphysicsandchairofthephysicsdepartment,presented“HowtoBuildYourOwnCyclotron”onMarch26,2010attheAlfredUniversityPhysicsSeminar.Inaddition,YulywillbetakingHoughtonphysicsstudentstotheLosAlamosNeutronScienceCenterthissummerwheretheywillparticipateinnuclearphysicsexperimentswithcollaboratorsfromMIT,LosAlamosNationalLaboratory,theUniversityofKentuckyandBogaziciUniversityinTurkey.

Jim Zoller,professorofwritingandliterature,hasbeennamedasaFulbrightScholarfor2010-11andhasbeenappointedtoPusanNationalUniversityinPusan,SouthKorea

B. David Benedict ’73,professorofpoliticalscience,hasbeennamedasaFulbrightScholarfor2010-11.Benedictiscurrentlyawaitingdetailsonhisappointment.

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HoughtonCollegefacultyandstudentshavehadtheirresearchandwritingpublishedinjournalsandperiodicalsaround

theworld.Continuinginthetraditionofexcellence,Houghtoncelebratestheworkandfindingsofourfacultyandstudents.

Richard Eckley. “HolinessinotherChristianTraditions”BeHoly:God’sInvitationtoUnderstand,Declare,andExperienceHolinessWesleyanPub.House,2008

Benjamin Hegeman.“FlightoftheSwans”EvangelicalMissionsQuarterly,April2010

Mark Hijleh.“ReformingMusicTheoryastheCenterpieceofaTwenty-First-CenturyCurriculum”CollegeMusicSymposium,Volume48TheCollegeMusicSociety,2008

Wei Hu.“IdentificationofHighlyConservedDomainsinHemagglutininAssociatedwiththeReceptorBindingSpecificityofInfluenzaViruses:2009H1N1,AvianH5N1,andSwine”JournalofBiomedicalScienceandEngineering,3:114—123

Wei Hu.“CryptanalysisofTEAUsingQuantum-InspiredGeneticAlgorithms”JournalofSoftwareEngineeringandApplications,3:50—57

Wei Hu.“QuantifyingtheEffectsofMutationsonReceptorBindingSpecificityofInfluenzaViruses”JournalofBiomedicalScienceandEngineering,March2010

Wei Hu.“IdentifyingPredictiveMarkersofChemosensitivityofBreastCancerwithRandomForests”JournalofBiomedicalScienceandEngineering,3:59—64

Wei Hu.“TheInteractionBetweenthe2009H1N1InfluenzaAHemagglutininandNeuraminidase:Mutations,Co-mutations,andtheNAStalkMotifs”JournalofBiomedicalScienceandEngineering,3:1-12

Wei Hu.“AnalysisofCorrelatedMutations,StalkMotifs,andPhylogeneticRelationshipofthe2009InfluenzaAVirusNeuraminidaseSequences”JournalofBiomedicalScienceandEngineering,2:550—558

David King ’09, Roger Cherry ’11,andWei Hu.“CovariationofHIV-1MutationsfromDifferentTreatmentsandSubtypesofProteaseandReverseTranscriptase”JournalofBiomedicalScienceandEngineering,March2010

Ronald Mahurin. “Tortureafter9/11—TheRoadtoAbuGraib,”aresponsetoKarenJ.GreenberginReligiousFaith,TortureandOurNationalSoul,MercerUniversityPress,2010

Ronald Mahurin.“BalancingtheQuantitativeandHumanSideofCurriculumAnalysis,”panelpresentationattheCouncilforIndependentColleges&UniversitiesChiefAcademicOfficer’sConference,November2009

Peter C. Meilaender.“TheMeaningofMeddling:Obama,LincolnandDemocraticStatesmanship”TheCresset,Michaelmas2009VolLXXIII,No.1,pp28-31

Peter C. Meilaender.Reviewofthebook TheVirtueofAristotle’sEthicsbyPaulaGottlieb.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress,2009.BrynMawrClassicalReview2010.02.15Pp.xx,241

Kaitlin Smith ’10andHillary Chartrand ’11.“Green”OxidationofAlcoholstoKetones/AldehydesinanIndustrialContext.”PostersessionpresentedatWesternNewYorkAmericanChemicalSociety(WNYACS)SectionMeetingatNiagaraUniversityonMarch6,2010

W. Christopher Stewart.“OnGivingIntelligentDesignTheoristsWhatTheySayTheyWant”DivineGraceandEmergingCreation:WesleyanForaysinScienceandTheologyofCreation,WipfandStock,2009

Linda Mills Woolsey ’74.“ElizabethBarrettBrowning,”“HarrietBeecherStowe,”“EvelynUnderhill”and“TeresaofAvila.”TheEncyclopediaofChristianLiterature,ed.GeorgeT.KurianandJamesP.Smitt,III(Lanham,MD:RowanandLittlefield/ScarecrowPress,April2010)

Linda Mills Woolsey ’74.“HelenMariaWilliams,”“HelenMariaWilliams,LettersfromFrance”and“SydneyOwenson,TheMissionary.”EncyclopediaofLiteraryRomanticism,ed.AndrewMaunder.(NewYork,NY:FactsonFile,August2010)

Jo-AnneYoung.“EquestrianSafety”EquestrianMedicalSafetyAssociationNews,Winter2009-2010

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havehadsomeofyourworkpublished,pleasecontactthePublicRelationsOfficesowecancelebrateyourachievementswithyou.

Peter Galuteria ’57.HeartofaHero,CharlesReedBishopP.Galuteria,1999

Mary Anne Phemister ’63.LessonsfromaBrokenChopstick:AMemoirofaPeculiarChildhoodHannibalBooks,2009

Robert Orr ’62.MedicalEthicsandtheFaithFactorEerdmans,2009

Nan (Miller) McCullough ’68.EntertainingforEternityCampusCrusadeforChrist

Nick Chamberlain ’69.GalileanNightsOakTara,2009

Nick Chamberlain ’69.TheWormWithintheSkullOakTara,2009

David Eckman ’69. KnowingtheHeartoftheFather:FourExperienceswithGodThatWillChangeYourLifeHarvestHousePublishers,2008

David Eckman ’69.Sex,Food&God:BreakingFreefromTemptations,Compulsions,andAddictionsHarvestHousePublishers,2006

David Eckman ’69.BecomingWhoGodIntended:ANewPictureforYourPast,AHealthyWayofManagingYourEmotions,AFreshPerspectiveonRelationshipsHarvestHousePublishers,2005

Kenneth L. Parker ’76.TraditionandPluralism:EssaysinHonorofWilliamSheaUniversityPressofAmerica,2009

Kenneth L. Parker ’76.Authority,Dogma,andHistory:TheRoleoftheOxfordMovementConvertsinthePapalInfallibilityDebatesAcademicaPress,2008

Victor V. Claar ’87withRobinJ.Klay.EconomicsinChristianPerspective:Theory,PolicyandLifeChoicesInterVarsityPressAcademic,2007

Brian Kvasnica ’95.“ShiftsinIsraeliteWarEthicsandEarlyJewishHistoriographyofPlundering”inWritingandReadingWarSocietyofBiblicalLiterature,2008

Brian Kvasnica ’95andRandallButh.“TempleAuthoritiesandTithe-Evasion:TheLinguisticBackgroundandImpactoftheParableoftheVineyardTenantsandtheSon”Jesus’LastWeekBrill,2006

Matthew Burden ’05.FreedomCryOakTara,2009

Alicia B. W. Clifton ’07.“ThePriscillaProject:FacilitatingEqualityandtheSelf-EmpowermentofAt-RiskWomeninHealthcareEncounters”GenderIssuesVolume26,Number2SpringerScience+BusinessMedia,2009

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GototheHoughtonOnlineCommunityatcommunity.houghton.eduandjointhediscussion.

houghton reads: oPen a conversationMarkHijleh,directorofintegrativestudiesandprofessorofmusic

HoughtonReads.“Well,ofcoursewedo,”onemightbetemptedtosay,buttheideaofareadingprogramthataimseachyeartoprovidesomecommongroundforreflectionanddiscussionamongstudents,faculty,staffandevenalumniacrossthecampusandacrosstheworldmaynotbesoaxiomatic.Wemayreadalot,

butreading as an act of communityseemsincreasinglyrareinouraudio-visuallysaturatedworld,especiallywhenthatreadingmightextendbeyonddevotionalmaterialsandintothebroaderrealmofhumanissuesandideasimportantforChristianstobeengagedwithspiritually,intellectuallyandculturally.

ThegoalsoftheHoughtonReadsprogram,aninitiativeoftheCollege’sIntegrativeStudiesCommittee,areto:1)EncouragereflectiveChristianresponsetoimportantissues;2)CreatecommonreferencepointsandareasofinquiryfortheCollegecommunity;3)Provideopportunitiesforsignificantideasandissuestobeviewedthroughavarietyofdisciplinaryandinterdisciplinarylenses;and4)Encouragethoughtfuldiscoursethatextendsbeyondtheclassroom.

Eachfallsemester,faculty,staff,studentsandalumniareinvitedtoreadonebookselectedthepreviousspringbycampus-widevotefromamongcampus-widenominationsandtoparticipateinformalandinformaldiscussionsfacetoface,inclassesandotherpublicforums,inwritingthroughtheHoughton Starnewspaper,andacrosstheworldthroughtheHoughtonOnlineCommunitywebsite.

ThetopicorperspectivesrepresentedineachHoughtonReadsbookshouldnotbeassumedastheofficialperspectiveorbeliefofHoughtonCollege.Noteveryonewillagreewiththeideassharedwithinthechosenbook,andsuchpointsofdiscussionandevendisagreementarepartoftheintentanddesignoftheprogram.Throughdialogueaboutthought-provokingtopics,allofusarechallengedtoevaluateourperspectivesaswellastheperspectivesofothersandtodevelopathoughtfullyChristianwaytoaddressthecomplexculturalissuesweface.

For2009-2010,thefirstyearoftheprogram,HoughtonreadunChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity…and Why it MattersbyBarnaGrouppresidentDavidKinnaman,whovisitedcampusforalectureduringthefallsemester.Forfall2010,theselectedbookisReSounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of MusicbyDukeUniversityprofessorJeremyBegbie,whoalsoappearedontheHoughtoncampusinNovemberof2009aslastyear’sWoolseyLecturerinTheologyandCulture.

ConsiderjoiningusforHoughtonReads2010.GototheHoughtonOnlineCommunityatcommunity.houghton.eduandjointhediscussiongroup.

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HoughtonCollegewelcomesallsubmissionstoAlumniNews&Notes.Duetospacelimitations,notallnewsitemsorphotographsmaybepublishedandthecollegereservestherighttoeditsubmissionsforspaceandcontent.Youcansendupdatesviae-mail

tomagazine@houghton.edu,orbyregularmailtoPRDepartment,OneWillardAvenue,Houghton,NY14744-0128.Whensendinginphotosforpublicationpleasesubmitdigitallyinthehighestresolutionimageavailable(atleast4”x6”oraminimumresolutionof300dpi).Thankyouforkeepingintouchwithyouralmamater!

UWCShelley Lynn Berry,56,passedawayonFriday,March5,2010,atherhomeinConyers,Ga.Beforeshewasawifeandmother,andanadministrativeassistantfortheSouthCoastalDistrictofTheWesleyanChurch;shewastheDeanofWomenatUnitedWesleyanCollege.ShewasaleaderofwomenandawonderfulwifeandhelpmatetoherhusbandastheylaboredinalifetimeofChristianministry.Shelleyisprecededindeathbyherparents,RobertandPaulineMiller.Inadditiontoherhusband,Dan A. Berry,sheissurvivedbyhertwosons,JasonDanielBerryandJoshuaRobertBerry,andtwosisters,SusanGreenandCherylBarr.

Jane “Janie” Lee McCormick,65,diedunexpectedlyatherhomeonTuesday,March2,2010.JanietaughtatseveralcollegesanduniversitiesincludingUnitedWesleyanCollege.Studentsfondlyrememberherasfiercelyindependent,remarkablywitty,andfullofopinions.ShelovedGermanopera,ScottishandYorkshireTerriers,DevonRexcats,“Jeopardy”,primeribdinnersandchocolatechipcookies.Sheissurvivedbyhermother,GlennaJaneSultzbaugh;twobrothers,NelsonMcCormickIIandJohn“Mac”McCormick;a

sister,Cynthia“Cindy”Keefer;twocousins;severalniecesandnephews;andTabitha,herDevonRex.

Robert Lee Stoudt,67,diedOctober21,2008atFellowshipManorinWhitehall,Pa.AfterservinghiscountryinVietnam,RobertownedandoperatedStoudt’sRestorationandRadiatorsinLehighton,Pa.HewasamemberofBethanyEvangelicalCongregationalChurch,theCarbonCountyGideonsandtheNashCarClubofAmerica.Robertissurvivedbyhiswifeof47years,Sharon;asonLloydStoudt;adaughter,DeniseSuess;threesisters,JanetSharp,JeanTice,LindaGibble;abrother,Harry“Sonny”Stoudt;andthreegrandsons.

Jerald Allen Travis,55,diedFriday,February15,2008atSt.VincentHospitalinIndianapolis.JeraldattendedFrankfortPilgrimCollegeandwasanordainedWesleyanminister.HeservedaspastorforseveralchurchesthroughoutOhioandIndianaincludingCiceroWesleyan,SilverLakeWesleyan,UnionCityOhioWesleyanandGraceWesleyaninShelbyville,Ind.Additionally,hewasDistrictWesleyanMen’sDirectorofIndianaSouthDistrictandtreasurerofShelbyvilleHolinessAssociation.Jerrylovedtosingandpreachanddidbothenthusiasticallyforthe

gloryofGod.Hewasprecededindeathbyhismotherandtriplets,JeLeneTravis,JeVonneTravisandJeLaineTravis.Survivingarehisfatherandstepmother,RonaldandLindaTravis;hiswife,Joyce;twosons,IlieTravis,andIanTravis;onedaughter,JewelleCanter;threebrothers,DaleTravis,TracyTravis,andTheronTravis;threesisters,TheresaBelow,TaraClymer,andTrinaWolphofFostoria;andfourgrandchildren.

1936Marion S. Rice passedawayonJanuary3,2010attheageof94.ShewasateacherandstatisticianatEastmanKodakCo.,whoenjoyedcamping,downhillskiingandgardening.Marionwasprecededindeathbyherhusbandof62years,Jack.Sheissurvivedbyhersons,SteveandLarry(Betsy),andthreegrandchildren.

1938Leona (Strickland) Foster Morrill,94,passedawayJanuary30,2010inFortMyers,Fla.LeonawasemployedasaregisterednursebyOlinHealthCenteratMichiganStateUniversityuntilsheretiredin1979.Shewasprecededindeathbyherhusbands,Charles A. Foster ’41,andCharlesC.Morill;

andson,PaulD.Foster.Sheissurvivedbyherson,StephenA.Foster,andfourgrandchildren.

1939Lois (Roughan) Ferm,91,wenttobewiththeLordonNovember29,2009,inBlackMountain,N.C.ShereceivedherMasterofArtsfromtheUniversityofMichiganandherdoctoratefromtheUniversityofMinnesota.ShetaughthighschoolinNewYorkandMinnesota,thentaughttheuniversitylevelatJohnBrownUniversity,HoughtonCollege,andattheUniversityofMinnesota.LoiswasalsothedirectorofadmissionsatBrenauCollege.Atthetimeofherretirementatage87,shewasworkingaspersonalassistanttoBillyGrahamaswellascoordinatorofresourcesattheBillyGrahamCenter.LoiswasalsoinstrumentalinestablishingthearchivesandoralhistoryprogramattheBillyGrahamLibraryatWheatonCollege.Shewasprecededindeathbyherhusband,Dr. Robert O. Ferm ’39,andbyherson-in-law,MitchMitchell.Sheissurvivedbyherdaughters,EstherMitchellandRebecca Dodson ’64;hersons,PaulFermandSteveFerm;tengrandchildren;andninegreat-grandchildren.

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1941Louise (Dietrich) Lytle,91,diedonNovember24,2009atColonialOaksHealthCareCenterinMarion,Ind.Louiseenjoyedbeingapastor’swifeforfouryearsinFillmore,N.Y.beforegoingtoColumbia,SouthAmericawithherhusbandasmissionariesintheWesleyanMethodistChurchfor14years.In1959,shebeganworkingatWesleyanHeadquartersandlatertaughtsecondgradefor14yearsatLibertySchoolintheMadison-GrantCorporation.Afterretirement,theLytlesmovedtoBrooksville,Fla.until2004andthenlivedatColonialOaksRetirementCenterinMarion,Ind.LouisewasamemberofCollegeWesleyanChurchinMarionwhereinprioryearsshewaspresidentoftheWomen’sMissionarySociety,taughtSundayschool,andservedonthelocalchurchboard.Shelovedherfamily,gardening,reading,andhadthegiftofhospitality.LouisewillberememberedforherlovefortheLord,herdisciplinedlife,andthegraciousnesssheshowedtoall.Shewasprecededindeathbyhersister-in-lawMary (Lytle ’33) Woodardandherinfantson,BruceWayneLytle.Sheissurvivedbyherhusbandof68years,Robert N. Lytle ’39;hersister,Melva Freeborn ’45;hersonsWesley (Rebecca Tam ’66) Lytle’67 andBernard (Kathy Sorrentino ’69) Lytle ’69;herdaughterJule(Kerry)Kind;sevengrandchildrenincludingJennifer (Christopher ’98) McNiven ’97andKristin Kincer ’99;andfifteengreatgrandchildren.

1944Gordon BarnetthasauthoredabookabouthislifeentitledTheSerendipitiesofaMother’sPrayers.ItchronicleshisjourneytoredemptionasacommanderintheUnitedStatesNavy.

Joyce E. (Valkema) ChryslerwenttobewiththeLordonJune22,2009.Shemetherhusband,

Arthur Chrysler,whileastudentatHoughton,andthecouplewentontobecomemissionariestoJapan.Arthurpredeceasedhiswife.Survivorsincludeason,BruceChrysler;twodaughters,SherylBoyerandJerryGleason;severalgrandchildren;great-grandchildren;andniecesandnephews.

1948Glenn Wiford BarnettdiedinHudson,Fla.onJanuary31,2010.Heservedascorporaltechnicianinthe38thSignalConstructionBattalioninEuropeduringWorldWarII,thenreceivedhisdivinitydegreefromAsburySeminaryin1950.HeandhiswifeJaniceworkedasWesleyanMethodistmissionaryBibleteachersintheRepublicofHaitifrom1951-1967,thenservedinWesleyanpastoratesinMinnesota.Uponretirement,thecouplesettledinWesleyanRetirementVillageinBrooksville,Fla.HewasawardedtheWesleyanChurchmedallionforover50yearsofservicetotheWesleyanChurch.Glennlovedpeopleandwaswelcomingtoeveryone,greetingthemwithasmile,aheartyhandshakeandwordsofencouragement.ItwashisjoytoservetheLord.Hewasprecededindeathbyhiswife,Janice (Gracely ’48);adaughter,Marilyn;abrother,David;andhisparents.Heissurvivedbytwodaughters,Kathy (Richard ’69) Daake ’69andBarbara Daake ’73;twosons,Ron ’79andJonathan Barnett ’84;sevengrandchildren;onegreat-grandchild;fivebrothers;onesister;andmanyniecesandnephews.

Marion (Hagen) OehrigpassedawayonOctober3,2009afteraprolongedstrugglewithAlzheimer’sandcancer.Shewasamastergardener,apreschoolteacher,andanavidtraveler.Sheenjoyedplayingthepianoandviolin,aswellashostingmissionariesinherhome.Marionissurvivedbyherhusband,

carl laMbeinCarlJ.Lambein,oneofHoughton’smostgenerousdonors,passedawayonNovember9,2009attheageof102.Mr.Lambein’sfriendshipwiththecollegebeganin1955whenhewasbuildingSouthgatePlazainWestSeneca,N.Y.Thebanker-turned-real-estate-developerdonatedatwo-storyhousetothecollegeandmoveditathisownexpensetowhatiscurrentlyHoughton’sWestSenecaCampus.Mr.LambeinbelievedintheworkthatHoughtonwasdoingtoimpactthelocalcommunity,andhisgiftfinancedtheLambeinLearningCentertherein1972.

Overtheyears,LambeincontinuedhissupportofHoughtonCollegebygivingmorethanonemilliondollarstotheinstitution.TheimpactofCarlLambein’sgenerosityhasbeenfeltbythethousandsofstudentswhohavelivedinLambeinResidenceHall(namedafterhislatewife,Irma),studiedintheChamberlainCenter,playedintramuralsintheNielsenCenter,orspentanytimeattheWestSenecaCampus.Inaddition,morethan25studentswereabletoattendHoughtonthroughthehelpoftheCarlJ.LambeinEndowedScholarshipFundestablishedin1983.

Hetalkedoftenofthejoyhefoundingiving,especiallytoaplacelikeHoughton.“Givinghasbeenenriching,”saidMr.LambeintotheWest Seneca BeeonOctober31,1985.“Ithasnevermademepoor.”ToformercollegepresidentandfriendDanChamberlainhesaid,“HighqualityChristianeducationissoneededinourworldtoday,andwefeelHoughtonisoutstandinginthisregard.”AccordingtoDr.Chamberlain,“CarlhadaprofoundrespectfortheChristianwitnessoftheschoolandthecharacterofitsgraduates.”

CarlLambein,describedbythosewhoknewhimasquiet,humbleandunassuming,wasastrongcommunitybuilderandaloyalfriendtothecollege.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Marion;ason,Carl;adaughter,SusanSztuk;andtwostep-daughters,CynthiaBainbridgeandSuzanneBehrens.

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Robert ’43;childrenKathleen (Paul ’71) Mason ’72, James (Rebecca Thorn ’83) Oehrig ’83,andRobert (Dana Coddington ’75) Oehrig ’75;thirteengrandchildren;andfivegreat-grandchildren.

1949Leslie Beach, 82,ofHolland,Mich.,diedSeptember7,2008.LeslietaughtpsychologyatGeneralMotorsInstitute,WhitworthCollegeinSpokane,Washington,BowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio,andHopeCollegeinMichigan.HewasamemberofHopeChurchwhereheservedasanelder.LeslieservedintheU.S.NavyduringWorldWarIIandtheKoreanConflict.SurvivingarehiswifeCarlaof44years;children,Rev.Dr.RandyMcGrady-Beach,LisaBoes,andMichaelBeach;andsixgrandchildren.

1950Norman Jones, 80,passedawayonJune23,2009.HelovedhiscountryandservedinKoreainthe1stMarineAirWing,513thAirDefenseSquadron,risingtotherankofcaptain.Followinghismilitaryservice,hespentalifelongcareerindataprocessingandinformationtechnology.Afterretiring,hebecameafieldrepresentativewithFriendsofIsrael.Hislifemissionstatementwas“IexisttohelpmakeGod’slivingWordalivetoHispeople.”HetaughttheBibleinSundayschoolfor60years.Heissurvivedbyhiscollegesweetheartandwifeof58years,Ruth (Russell ’51);hisbrotherGordon (Roxy ’58) Jones ’54;hissons,DavidJonesandStephenJones;anddaughters,PamelaDipronio,CherylEnnis,andLindaJones.Hehadsixgrandchildrenandonegreat-grandson.

Jean Smith WhipplecontinuesherworkwithConcernedWomenForAmerica.Recentlyshewasrecognizedfor15yearsofservicetoanorganizationwithinCWFAcalled

‘535’,agroupofvolunteerlobbyistswhomeeteverymonthtostudycurrentlegislationandtopreparetovisitofficesonbehalfofCWFA.

1951Dorothy M. VanCleve,80,wenthometobewiththeLordonMonday,March10,2010.Dorothyspent43yearsasateacherinNorthCarolina,TennesseeandIndiana.Shewaswelllovedbyherstudents,prayedforthemandstillhadcontactwithmanyofthem.In1997,shebecameachaplainwithMarketPlaceMinistriesandservedatMcLaneMid-Atlanticfor12years,retiringinDecember2009.Dorothyissurvivedherbrothers,HaroldVanCleveandDonaldVanCleve;hersisters,Ruth Griswold ’53andLois Strum ’62;severalniecesandnephewsincluding,Richard Strum ’85andNorma Strum ’89;great-niecesandgreat-nephews;andonegreat-greatniece.

1953Frederick S. IrishpassedawayonFebruary7,2009.HewasapastorinOntarioandQuebec,Canadaforapproximately40yearswiththeWesleyanMethodistandFreeMethodistChurches.HeservedontheboardoftrusteesforHoughtonCollegefrom1958-1965,andwassecretaryfortheCentralCanadaDistrictoftheWesleyanChurchformanyyears.Afterretirement,Frederickhadmoretimetopursuehisloveofpaintingwhilestillpastoringparttime.Hisfavoritesubjectswerehistoricalbuildingsandchurches.HewaspredeceasedbyhiswifeRuth (Fletcher ’55).Heissurvivedbytwodaughters,SusanSuttonandColleenGrant,andtheirfamilies.

Arthur David SeelanddiedonOctober23,2009,afteralongbattlewithpulmonaryfibrosis.HewasaMethodistministerfor11yearsinsouthernNewJerseyandthenserved23yearsasaU.S.Navy

stePhen calhoonDr. Stephen Calhoon, Jr. ’53,formerfacultymemberandheadofthechemistrydepartment,diedathishomeonSaturday,December12,2009.

StudentsrememberDr.Calhoonasdemandingbutfairintheclassroom.Asananalyticalchemist,Calhoonwasasdetailedand

preciseinhislifeashewasinthelab.“Whatwouldhavebeentediousformeisallinaday’sworkforhim,”aformerstaffmemberremembered.Somecalledhimthe‘watchdog’offacultyandrecollectCalhoontotingabriefcasefullofdetailedminutestoandfromeachfacultymeeting.“Heenjoyedputtingdetailsinorder,”onefriendrecalled.

Calhoon’sattentiontodetailstillimpactsstudentstoday.Duringhistimeatthecollege,CalhoonwasinstrumentalinsettingupHoughton’soriginalcardiacpacemakerresearch,expandinglaboratoryfacilitiesandassistinginthedesignofthePaineScienceCenter.“HedevelopedthechemistryprogramatHoughton,makingitwhatitistoday,”remarksfriendandformerchemistryprofessor,Bernie Piersma.

StephenCalhoon’sfaithwascentraltohislife,andhewasalsoactiveinHoughtonWesleyanChurch(HWC)duringhistimeatHoughton.Paul Shea ’69,associateprofessorofmissions,rememberstheprofessor“asarealchurchmanandaspiritualmodel.”CalhoongavehistimeandenergyasSundaySchoolsuperintendent,vicechairofthechurchboard,andwasalsoatrusteeofthechurch.Inaddition,hewaspartofthecommitteethatbuilttheeducationalwingofHWC.“HewasoneofthemostdevoutmenIhaveeverknown,”saidPiersma.FamilywasaprioritytoCalhoon.Heenjoyedattendinghisson’sbaseballgames,wasanassistantscoutmaster,andlovedtoshowslidesofhisfamilyvacations.Calhoonalsospenttimefishing,hunting,backpackingintheAdirondacks,listeningtoclassicalmusic,andwouldreadforanhoureveryday.

Calhoonissurvivedbyhiswifeof57years,Louretta;twodaughters,Denise ’81(Gary ’79)Schoenwald,andMelindaWigger ’77;ason,Kevin ’85;andsevengrandchildren.

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chaplain.HeendedhiscareerasabishopintheCatholicChurch,AnglicanRite.ArthurissurvivedbyhiswifeMaryann (Hove ’53);sons,John R.A. Seeland ’78andEric Seeland ’81;hismother,DorotheaSeeland;severalniecesandnephews;andfourgrandchildren.

1956Eleanor Mills (Hacking) Watts, 74,diedOctober5,2009fromcomplicationsofmultiplemyeloma.SheheldteachingandadministrativepositionsinFairhaven,Mass.for34yearsandservedaschapterpresidentoftheDeltaKappaGammaHonorSocietyofKeyWomenEducators.UponretiringtoFloridain1990,sheinitiatedaprogramforspecialneedsandgiftedchildrenatSevenRiversChristianSchool,aswellascreatingalibrary/mediacenterthere.Eleanorissurvivedbyfoursisters,GladysDobija,MarionKramer,RuthPhippsandPhyllisPhipps;andseveralniecesandnephews.Shewaspredeceasedbyherhusband,Ivan,whowasagraduateofUWC.

1957Gordon R. Beckparticipatedwith10,000otherathletesintheNationalSeniorOlympicsatStanfordUniversityinAugust2009.Hebroughthomeasilvermedal

forbasketballandabronzemedalfortennisinthe75-79agegroup.Gordonhasbeenretiredfor15yearsfromDeltaAirlineswherehewasaninternationalcaptain.01

Aggie HaikcontinuestobeactiveinthelocalGirlScoutsmentoringprogram,herladies’Biblestudygroup,herchurch’sAwanaprogramandanywhereelsethereisaneedforameal,transportation,orencouragement.

1958Linda (Lyke) Svitak, 72,diedofcanceronApril2,2009.Professionally,Lindawasateacher,aneditor,atestingspecialist,aparalegalandahomehealthaide.Inherpersonallife,shewasintentonsettingandmeetinggoalsforherselfincludingjogging1,800milesinayear,climbingMt.Washington,andcompletingtheBigSur,Calif.marathon.Shealsolearnedtoplaypiano,organ,accordion,trumpet,saxophoneandflute.Herhobbiesincludedhiking,knittingcountlessbabysweaters,painting,drawing,photography,andcomposingsonglyricsandpoetry.Lindawasahospicevolunteerandanactivememberofherchurch.Sheissurvivedbyherhusband,JohnJ.Svitak;ason,KeithL.Svitak;twostepsons,JohnF.SvitakandJosephT.Svitak;sixgrandchildren;andseveralniecesandnephews.

1959Alan D. Chamberlain,72,passedawayFriday,January15,2010atErieCountyMedicalCenterafterashortillness.HeservedintheU.S.Armyaftercollege,thenwentontoteachhighschoolmathinCaledonia,N.Y.andAngelica,N.Y.Followinghisteachingcareer,AlanworkedasaninsuranceagentandlaterwasthedirectoroftheAlleganyCountyDepartmentofWeightsandMeasures.HewasactiveinhiscommunityasalongtimememberoftheBelfastVolunteer

george wellsDr.GeorgeR.Wells,affectionatelyknowntodecadesofstudentsandcollegeemployeesas‘Coach,’passedawayonOctober15,2009.Hewas88yearsold.

In1940,Coachbeganhisstudiesasamathmajor.InJuneof1947,PresidentStephenPaineaskedWellstoremainatHoughtonandleadthephysicaleducationandrecreationprogram.Heagreedandalsobeganworkingonhismaster’sdegreeatSpringfieldCollege.WellscompletedhisdoctorateattheUniversityatBuffaloin1956.

CoachworkedatHoughtonfrom1947to1988servingasthechairofthephysicaleducationdepartmentandtheathleticdepartment.HewasinstrumentalinmovingHoughtonCollegeintointercollegiateathletics,andhewasthecollege’sfirstfieldhockeycoach.Wellsservedasaprofessor,acoachandanadministratorwithintheathleticdepartment.HeplayedamajorroleintheplanningoftheNielsenPhysicalEducationCenterthatreplacedtheBedfordGymnasiumin1980.Hisstronginterestinswimminginstructionwashonoredwiththecollegepoolbearinghisname–theGeorgeWellsNatatorium.In1993,WellswasaninauguralinducteeintotheHoughtonCollegeAthleticHallofHonorandin2005wasnamedamemberoftheAlleganyCountySportsHallofFame.

GeorgeWellsleftanincrediblemarkontheathleticdepartmentatHoughton.Thatworkandinfluence,however,palesincomparisontotheimpactthathehadonthespirituallivesofstudents.Coachexperiencedfirsthandtherevivalin1951–amovementthatsweptthecampusinalldirections.BornoutofthespiritualrenewalwasagroupthatWellsfoundedcalled‘YouthinOneAccord,’agroupwhichconsistedofstudentswhotraveledthroughouttheeasternUnitedStatesandtheCaribbeanministeringtochurchesthroughmusicandtestimonies.YouthinOneAccordlastedfor46years,spannedmillionsofmiles,reachedcountlesspeoplethroughover1,000appointmentsandwastheprecursortoHoughton’scurrentsummerministryteams.

CoachGeorgeWellsissurvivedbyhiswifeofDoris (Driscoll) ’42;fivechildren,Robert (Beth) Wells ’69, Laurie (Spurgeon) Wentzell ’71, Delores Wells ’73, Darlene Wells ’75,andDr. David (Lois Piscopo ’77) Wells ’77,fivegrandchildren;andfourgreat-grandchildren.

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FireDepartmentandtheBelfastRescueSquad.ApastmemberoftheBelfastCentralSchoolBoardofEducation,hewasalsoformerBelfasttaxassessorandformerBelfasttownsupervisor.Alanenjoyedhunting,woodworkingandhelpingothers.Survivingarehiswife,Lana;asonAndrew Chamberlain ’90;daughterPennyChamberlain,abrotherMark (Lois ’65) Chamberlain ’65;twosisters,Phyllis Chamberlain ’60 andLinda (Decker ’63) Perry;severalniecesandnephews;andgrandchildren.Hewaspredeceasedbyhisparents,LelandandRuth (Warburton ’27) Chamberlain.

ofHumanityFoundation.Theywillbeactiveinadministration,teachingandcoaching.

1966C. Robert OwensdiedonApril22,2009afteran18-monthbattlewithmantlecelllymphoma.Heissurvivedbyhiswife.

1968Doreen (Williams) MohrrecentlymetwithasmallgroupofalumniatCarolyn (Rich ’68) Benson’shomenearMinneapolis,Minn.Thegroup,formedwhenlivingtogetherinthedorm,wascalled‘TheOctopus’.Doreenreportsthatshewasn’tapartofthegroupincollegebutwaspleasedtoreceivetheinvitation.Uponarrivingandsharingstories,thegrouprealizedtheyhadinvitedthewrongDoreenbutenjoyedhercompanysomuchtheymadeherthehonorary9thmemberofthegroup.TheothermembersoftheOctopusareRuth (Kephart ’68) Southard, Sharon (Eustace ’68) Gates, Pamela Metthe ’68, Marjorie (Carmen ’68) Guzek, Carole (Timberlake ’68) Quinn, Brenda (Rhoad ’69) Brokaw,andtheoriginalDoreen (Newberry ’69) Tucker.

1969Recently,Tom Hilgemanpresentedaworkshopcalled“LateralThinkingasaToolforCreativeTeaching”toover50teachersinElSalvadoraswellasinGuatemala.HeandhiswifeMariellyn (Jones ’71) continueintheirworkwithAVANTMinistries.

1970 Ester (Davis) GliwinskiwasgiventheRochesterNews8GoldenAppleAward(formerlyTeacheroftheWeek)onMarch2,2010.Theawardisgiventolocalteacherswhoarenominatedbytheirstudents,peers,familymembers,communitymembersorsupervisors.EsterisasixthgradeduallanguageteacheratJohnJamesAudubonSchoolNo.33.

AccordingtoschooladministratorRoseMarieUrzetta,“Estergivesherheart,soul,andalltheresourcesshecanmustertoprovidemultiplelearningopportunitiesforchildren.Shealwaysvolunteersforschoolwideprojectsandhasestablishedrelationshipsthatgowaybeyondtheclassroomandtheschool.”

1972Jeff CrawfordretiredfrompastoralministryintheUnitedMethodistChurchonJune30,2009.HeservedchurchesintheWesternNewYorkandNorthCentralNewYorkConferences.HislastappointmentwastotheCanandaiguaFirstUMC,whereheservedfiveyears.Ahighlightof33yearsoffulltimeministrywasbeingappointedDistrictSuperintendentoftheOleanDistrict(nowMountainViewDistrict)in1991.Heandhiswife,Beverly (Poe’78),recentlyboughttheirfirsthomeinFairport,N.Y.Theyhavethreechildrenandtwograndchildren.02

1974Deborah (Boyko) EricksonhasbeennamedasProvostandVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsatLockHavenUniversityofPennsylvania.

Wendy AtkinsisinZemio,CentralAfricanRepublic,servingwithAIM(AfricanInlandMission)wheresheiscoordinatingreliefeffortsforCongoleserefugees.

1975Delayne (Stout) Geeseyhasbeennameda2010Coca-ColaBronzeScholar,andwillreceivea$1,000award.DelaynewasselectedbasedonthescoressheearnedintheAll-USAAcademicTeamCompetitionsponsoredbytheCoca-ColaScholarsFoundation.SheiscurrentlyastudentatTerraCommunityCollegeinFremont,Ohio.03

1960Gail LaRue Patterson,72,passedawaypeacefullyathomeonDecember23,2009afteralongillness.GailtaughtschoolintheKentSchoolDistrictoutsideofSeattle,Wash.for30years.HermanyactivitiesincludedchairingtheSeattleSymphonyFamilyConcertinKent,workingwiththeKentareaPTA,andreceivingtheGoldenAcornAwardforsomeofthoseefforts.Gailwasalsointerestedintakingautomobiletrips,makingjewelry,cooking,playingtennisandgoingtothemovies.ShelovedNativeAmericancultureandCelticmusic.Gailwillberememberedasanartisticandpassionatemother,wifeandteacher.Sheissurvivedbyherhusbandof49years,Dean Patterson ’60;sons,KaynanPattersonandKylePatterson;abrother,CharlesPfahler;andfivegrandchildren.

1962Robert OrrwasrecentlyhonoredwithChristianMedicalandDentalAssociation’sServantofChristAward.ThisawardhonorsthosewhoexemplifycommitmenttoChristcoupledwithservicetoothersoverthecourseoftheircareers,andthosewhohavedemonstratedaremarkablecommitmenttoexcellenceinthefieldofmissions,research,patientcare,ormedicalethics.Dr.OrriscurrentlyaprofessorintheBioethicsProgramofUnionGraduateCollege/TheMountSinaiSchoolofMedicine;ProfessorofMedicalEthicsatLomaLindaUniversity’sCenterforChristianBioethics;ProfessorofBioethics,TrinityInternationalUniversity;andProfessorofFamilyMedicineattheUniversityofVermontCollegeofMedicine.

1964GaryandSusan NoyeshavemovedtoFloridawheretheywillbeginworkingwiththeHope

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1987Victor V. ClaarrecentlyacceptedapositionasassociateprofessorofeconomicsintheSchoolofBusinessatHendersonStateUniversityinArkansas.HewaspreviouslyanassociateprofessoratHopeCollege.Victorspentthe2006-07academicyearasaFulbrightScholar,servingonthefacultyoftheAmericanUniversityofArmenia.Hetaughtgraduatecoursesineconomics

1988Heidi GehmanhasbeenappointedtoanewpositionasdirectorofacademicadministrationforPrincetonSeminary,effectiveSeptember8,2009.SheearnedherMasterofDivinityatPrincetonSeminary,andherdoctorateattheUniversityofChicagoDivinitySchool.Herdissertationwasonthetheme“ConscienceandMoralAgency:IrisMurdochandH.RichardNiebuhrontheFormationoftheMoralSelf.”HeidipreviouslyservedasassociatedirectorfortheinternationaldoctorateprogramatHartfordSeminaryinHartford,Conn.WhileatHartford,shealsoservedasfacultyassociateintheologyandethicsandregularlytaughtcoursesatthemaster’slevel.ShehasservedasadjunctfacultyatFairfieldUniversityandWesleyanUniversityinConnecticut.

1989Julie (Siemens) Baileyandherhusband,Perry,welcomedSusannahJoyBaileyintotheirfamilyonSeptember23,2008. 05

1991Charles Kevin ThompsonisparticipatinginaninnovativefictionmanuscriptpremisecontestthroughMarcherLordPress.Thewinnerofthepremisecontestwillearnachanceatpublicationin2010withMLP.Kevin’swork,TheSerpent’sGrasp,isbasedonRomans1:25andisdesignedtogivethereaderadifferentapologeticanglefromwhichtoviewthesubjectofevolution.

1992Elizabeth (Oswalt) Claar completedherDoctorofMusicalArtsdegreeinorganperformancefromtheUniversityofMichigan,aswellasearningacertificateinmusictheorypedagogy.ShetraveledwithherhusbandVictor’87toArmeniawhereshestudiedthehistoryoforgansandorganmusicaswellasvolunteeringinanorphanageinYerevanrunbytheSistersofCharity.

Dawn GurleywasmarriedonNovember27,2009toJeffreyWaggoner.ThecouplemakestheirhomeinClarence,N.Y.

Sharon HibbardandJamesMulliganwereunitedinmarriageonNovember28,2009.

Lisa MattoonmarriedJoePrattonOctober10,2009.HoughtonalumniinattendanceincludedEllen Barnes ’92, Cathy (Arnold ’92) Piger,andCheryl (Draper ’92) Fox. 06

1996Carl Greeneandhiswife,Cynthia,aretherecipientsofthe2009YoungFarmerAchievementAwardgivenbytheNewYorkStateFarmBureau.Carlisapartnerina400-cowdairyfarmwhereheisresponsibleforlabormanagement,cowhealthandreproduction,andCAFOregulatorycompliance.Cynthiaisresponsibleforfarmtours,communityrelationsandofficeassistance.

Ben Pehrsonandhiswife,Mandy (Hobbs ’97),haveaddedtwinstotheirfamily.JacobStevenScottandJennyElizabethwerebornonSeptember15,2009.BenandMandyarenowaretheparentsoffivechildren.ThePehrsonsworkwithWycliffe

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1997Alana (Davis)andEric Torraca ’98announcethebirthofTimothyJamesTorraca,bornSeptember13,2009.07

Steve ClarkrecentlytookapositionasaninsuranceadvisorwithUnitedProfessionalAdvisorsinMacedon,N.Y.afterservingforsevenyearsatCamp-of-the-Woods.Heandhiswife,Ryan,aretheproudparentsofHannahandareexpectingtheirsecondchild.

EthanJobKaminskiwasbornonMay13,2009,toHeidi (Brautigam) Kaminskiandherhusband,Keith.Hejoinsolderbrother,Logan.08

1998Dan BatesrecentlyopenedthePortland,Ore.officeofanewWashington,DistrictofColumbia-basedgovernment

relationsfirmcalledThornRunPartners.Hisimmediatepracticewillincludestateaswellasfederalgovernmentrelations.

Bonnie de VriesgraduatedfromAlbanyMedicalCollegeandhasstartedherfamilymedicineresidencyinPortland,Maine.BonnieismarriedtoTor ’99,andtheyhavebeenblessedwithtwogreatkids,AidenandEleonora.

1999Heather Armstrong,assistantprofessorofOboeatLutherCollege,performedaninstrumentalrecitalonSeptember25,2009intheNobleRecitalHallintheJenson-NobleHallontheLutherCollegeCampus.HeatherholdsaMasterofMusicandaDoctorofMusicalArtsfromtheEastmanSchoolofMusic.ShebeganteachingatLutherin2006.ShealsoplayswiththeLacrosseandWaterloo-CedarFallssymphonies.ShewasrecentlyappointedasprincipaloboistintheWaterloo-CedarFallsSymphony.

Jeremiah StricklandearnedadiplomainChristianStudiesfromTrinityWesternSeminary,BritishColumbia,Canadain2001.Recently,hegraduatedfromtheNewYorkStatePoliceAcademyandiscurrentlyworkinginnorthernNewYorkasastatetrooper.Heandhiswife,Stacy,alongwiththeirtwoboys,NoahandElijah,liveinOgdensburg,N.Y.

Tor de VriesearnedhisMasterofFineArtsinDesign&TechnologyfromParsonsSchoolofDesignandisnowthewebproducer/seniordesignerforEngenderHealth,aninternationalnonprofitthatworkstoimprovehealthcareindozensofdevelopingcountriesaroundtheworld.HeismarriedtoBonnie ’98,andtheyhavetwochildren,AidenandEleonora.

2000Libby (Shaw) Fullerandherhusband,Todd,areexcitedtoannouncethebirthoftheirdaughter,EmmaJoyFuller,bornonDecember15th,2009.09

Kari TenoandAaronFraseweremarriedonOctober10,2009.Amanda (Young ’01) CoxandRebekah Baney ’01werebridesmaids.TheFrasesresideinErie,Pa.,whereAaronisafirefighterandKariisasocialworker.10

2001OnJune6,2009Nicole ClinemarriedJoshuaCole.HoughtonalumniinattendanceincludedmatronofhonorMichelle (Cline ’04) SchieveandStephen ’93andBeth (Cline ’93) Turner.ThephotographerwasJason Baldomir ’96. 11

2002ColbyJeffreyFancherwasborntoJessica (Cavagnaro)andJeffFancheronFebruary14,2009.12

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2003Mindy (Albrecht) andAndySaueraretheproudparentsoftwinboys,JonathanandBenjamin,bornonMay5,2009.Theiruncle,Dan Albrecht,isamemberoftheclassof2011.14

Ron FerriwasnamedRegionalVicePresidentofTops’WesternRegionbyTopsFriendlyMarkets.Heisresponsibleforthegrowthanddevelopmentof65TopsMarkets-operatedstores,includingallstoresinWesternNewYork,theSouthernTierofNewYork,andPennsylvania.RongraduatedfromtheP.A.C.EprogramwithCohortA3andreceivedaMasterofBusinessAdministrationfrom

theUniversityatBuffalo’sExecutiveMBAprogram.HealsoservesasamemberontheboardoftrusteesfortheGoodwillIndustriesofWNY.15

TrevorWilliamGagewasborntoKristin (Pillsbury)andNathanGageonOctober4,2009TheGagesliveinHaverhill,Mass.16

Stephanie (Smith)marriedRichardHolmgrenonSeptember12,2009.HoughtonalumniattendingincludedSarah Newell ’03, Katie Kuntz ’03, Jonathan Stevens ’03, Jason Dolon ’03, Hannah Alsdurf ’03, Brooke (Rader ’03)RockeyandRyan Rockey ’03.ThecoupleresidesinRayham,Mass.17

2004AnnaKatherine“Katie”BullingerwasborntoJulie (Brisben) andJeremy BullingeronAugust7,2009.18

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2005Laure (Hanks) KlineearnedherMasterofFineArtsinMediaDesignfromFullSailUniversity.Sheandherhusband,Joel,runAxiomDesign/Works,acreativestudiothatworksmainlywithnon-profitorganizationsandchurches.

BlairandDanielle (Luckey) MacDonaldwelcomedMollyAmberLuckeyMacDonaldtotheirfamilyonMay23,2009.20

Isabel (To)andKevin Tom ’04weremarriedonJuly,182009.21

Jillian CareyandTimothy Norton ’04wereunitedinmarriageonMarch20,2008.TheyhavechangedtheirlastnamestoCarter.22

2006Karla (Mauro)andDanielAlfredmarriedonSeptember26,2009.KarlacompletedherMasterofEducationdegreeatLesleyUniversityinAugust2009.KarlaandDanliveinChapelHill,N.C.,whereKarlateachesfifthgradeandDanattendsgraduateschoolatUNC.23

Stephen JenningsmarriedDanielleA.FurtadoonAugust1,2007inFiji.ThecouplemetwhilestationedasarmyofficersinKoreaandarenowstationedinHawaii.TheyownaphotographybusinesscalledJFPhotography.

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2007Charis DiamantopoulosmarriedEdwardO’ConnellonJuly7,2007.FellowalumniattheweddingwereThomas Legrew ’08, Blonnie Creswell ’07, Joshua Mills ’07, Rebecca Hernandez ’07andVirginia Whealton ’07.24 CharisandEdward’ssonLukeEdwardwasbornonNov.6,2008.TheO’ConnellfamilyresidesinReading,Pa.25

Ryan Fadden,stationedinAfghanistanasafirstlieutenantwiththeUnitedStatesArmy,wasfeaturedwithhisunitinanOctober3,2009SeattleTimesarticle.Thearticledescribedtheconditionsthecompanyisfacing.RyanismarriedtoAllison (Breitinger ’07),andtheyhaveadaughter.

Stephanie (Smith)andAlexander LipnickiweremarriedonJune28,2009.Fivefellowalumni

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2008Rebecca Farleywasawardedthethird-placeprizeintheannualvoicecompetitiongivenbyFriendsofEastmanOpera.Rebeccaisasecond-yeargraduatestudentinthestudioofCarolWebberattheEastmanSchoolofMusic.27

Nicole (Trask) Gustafsonjustcompletedaone-yeartermasanAmeriCorpsvolunteeratSnellFarmChildren’sCenterinKanona,N.Y.Sheiscurrentlyworkingpart-timeatWegmansinCorning,N.Y.Nicoleandherhusband,Alan,anewsproducerandcreativeserviceassistantfor

FamilyLifeMinistries,liveinBath,N.Yandareintheprocessofpurchasingtheirfirsthome.

Sarah BucklewmarriedTim Wilson ’07onApril25,2009,inHarmony,Pa.SarahwillfinishhergraduatedegreeinmusicinMay2010,andTimisalegalsoftwareengineerinRochester,N.Y.

2009Michael AngstadthasbeenselectedtoparticipateintheCongress-BundestagYouthExchangeforYoungProfessionals(CBYX),ayearlong,federally-fundedfellowshipforstudyandworkinGermany.Heisoneof75applicantsthatwerechosenoutofapoolof632individuals.WhileinGermanyonCBYX,Michaelwillattendatwo-monthintensiveGermanlanguagecourse,studyataGerman

universityorprofessionalschoolforfourmonths,andcompleteafive-monthinternshipwithaGermancompanyinhiscareerfield.

Kaylan ReynoldsandJohn Buteyn ’08wereunitedinmarriageonMay23,2009.ServingasthebestmanwasEric Stevenson ’08,andgroomsmenincludedWill Airhart ’08 and Henry Langston ’08.Kristin Buteyn ’05wasthemaidofhonorwithEmily Buteyn ’11andKristen (Poyer ’05) Zale servingasthebride’sattendants.ThemusicianswereAmanda (Young ’01) Cox, Andrew Vogan ’09andDavid Petersons ’12.ThecoupleisresidinginStatesboro,Ga.whileJohnattendsGeorgiaSouthernUniversityforaMasterofMusicinMusicTechnology.28

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do you Possess an original work of art by an ortliP? Audrey Stockin Eyler (’64),daughterofMarjorie Ortlip Stockin,nieceofAileen Ortlip Shea,granddaughterofH. Willard and Aimée,continuestocataloguethepaintingsandsketchesbythefamilypainters.IfyouhavenotloanedittoaHCexhibitionsince1999,whentheOrtlipGalleryopenedoncampus,orhavenotalreadymadeheracquaintedwithit,sheasksyourhelpinsendingheradigitalimageorphoto,alongwiththesedetails:itsartist,subject,medium,date,height,width,exactsignatureandsignature’slocation,notesaboutyouracquisitionofthepiece.

Pleasealsoincludeyourownnameandaddress(youraddresswillnotbepubliclydisclosed).

WriteAudreyateyleras@plu.eduor4609GustafsonDrive,NW,GigHarbor,WA98335.Manythanksforyourhelp.

Houghton’sArtDepartmentwasfoundedin1936byAileenOrtlipShea.Itsfacultywasadditionallyservedbythreeotherpaintersfromherfamilyformorethan40years.AnumberofOrtlippaintingshangintheWillardJHoughtonlibrary.MoreinformationabouttheOrtlipfamilyartistsisavailableatFourgenerationsart.com.

october 1-3join the celebration as the houghton college community – students, alumni, faculty and community members – reunite to celebrate homecoming 2010 and houghton family weekend. don’t miss this weekend of fun, friendship, family and faith.

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2010

golf tournaMent

fireworks

Pancake breakfast with President Mullen

fall festival

sPorting events

recognition of coach doug burke for his Many years of service

tailgate Party

faMily weekend worshiP & brunch recePtion

event highlights

check for updates and registration information by visiting www.houghton.edu/events/homecomingQuestions – contact houghton college alumni relations at alumni@houghton.edu

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HougHton College offiCe of gift Planning

Where Creative StrategieS Lead to LaSting LegaCieS

When Joe Liddick ’72 and esther (Smith ’74) Liddick first came to Houghton, little did they know the value and life impact the college would have

on them. During their years at Houghton they would build valuable friendships, gain insights into their calling, and find in each other a partner for life and ministry.

“We wanted to help the college make a difference in the lives of future generations. it’s an easy way to give—to look at your estate and decide how you want to further the lord’s work. our estate plan allows us to make a substantial gift to the college and its ministries.”

houghton College offers a variety of gift Planning options, including estate plans, annuities, trusts, gifts of stock, insurance, and others.

to find out more, call the office of gift Planning at 585-567-9545 or visit our web site at giving.houghton.edu and click gift Planning.

“ We wanted to help the college make a difference in the lives of future generations.”

—Joe and esther liddick Read their story at

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do you reCognize theSe PeoPLe?help us identify these people and be entered into a drawing for a houghton College sweatshirt.

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