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oon after Harold Dupper ’50 drilled with the Medical Cadet Corp at

Union College in 1943, he was drafted by the U.S. Army and spent

the next two years as a medic during the final days of World War II. As a

result, Dr. Dupper would spend the rest of his life supporting the mission

through his medical skills as he followed his Lord’s leading.

With his G.I. bill paying for college, Harold returned to Union and

then went to medical school. He took the strong work ethic he gained

growing up on the farm and applied it to his studies, and more impor-

tantly “The Lord was with me,” he said.

After graduating, Harold and his new wife, Velma Lorenz ‘49, felt the Lord was leading them to become

medical missionaries in Burma. “I wanted to be in God’s work, using the abilities He gave me to serve Him,”

Harold said.

Later, the couple returned to the U.S. and opened a family practice in Ft. Collins, Colo. Harold continued

to use his medical skills to serve God and his fellow man, but he also wanted to be a good steward of the fi-

nancial blessings he had received. When approached by the Advancement staff at Union College to support

the new Science and Mathematics Complex, he enthusiastically gave a modest gift and he wanted to do

more for the college.

But Harold realized if he gave a larger gift he could not be certain he could keep up with his expenses

while in retirement. What was he going to do?

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CORDmagazine staff:

LuAnn Wolfe Davis ’82Vice President for Advancement/Publisher

Ryan Teller ’98Director of Public Relations/Editor

Steve Nazario Director of Visual Communications/Designer

Scott Cushman ’03Director of Digital Communication

Kenna Lee Austin Carlson ’73Class-ifieds Editor

Joellyn Sheehy ’14News Writer

Ruby Ruano ’14News Writer

Melissa Ratter ’16News Writer

Articles and photos as credited.

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Union College Alumni AssociationOfficers and Board Members:

Ardyce Dick Stenbakken ’62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President

Larry Christensen ’72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President-elect

David Nowack ’76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Past President

Larinda HoskinsonFandrich ’86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Board member at large

L. Steve Gifford ’63. . . . . . . . Golden Club Co-President

Matthew Roque ’05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOLD Rep ’02-’12

Brad Forbes ’82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class Rep ’82-’01

Karen Affolter Johnson ’72. . . . . . . . . Class Rep ’62-’81

Anita Keith Kidwiler ’61. . . . . . . . . . Class Rep up to ’61

Kenna Lee Austin Carlson ’73. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alumni Activities Director

LuAnn Wolfe Davis ’82 . . . . . . . . . . .Vice President for Advancement

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Maximizing throughminimizing/10

Lorilee Lippincott ’03 and her fam-ily have learned that home is not al-ways about the stuff in their house.

Helping create the perfect home/14

Making a dorm room home/26

Class-ifieds/28 In memory/32

At home in astrange land/12

For Byard Parks ’92, building ahome in Turkey has been an

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Saying goodbye toan old home/18

As the Division of Science andMathematics prepares to move to anew, state-of-the-art facility acrosscampus, Union takes time to re-member the people who made

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The idea evokes feelings ofwarmth, love and security. Yet, I find theword difficult to define. I grew up inNorth Dakota and still have many won-derful ties to people there, but the stateand my hometown no longer feel likehome.

My parents moved to Mesa, Ariz., fol-lowing their retirement. Now, after morethan 20 years, the sunny southwest feelslike home—because of my mother’s car-ing and love, not the house she lives in.

Lynn, Caitlynn and I have lived in thesame dwelling for 11 years now. WhenI’m done with work for the day or returnfrom a trip, it’s the place that feels mostlike home. Yet if we were to move,would I lose my home? No, we’d createa new household that would eventuallybecome “home.”

As I get older, I sometimes dreamabout my retirement. I think it could befun to make my home in a retirementcommunity with planned activities, peo-ple to cook some of my meals and pro-vide transportation to the mall. Will thatidea of “home” be as appealing 30 yearsfrom now?

Even as Union undergoes many

significant changes, our goal is to con-tinue to create an educational experi-ence that will not only help our studentsfeel at home here, but be able to createa home where ever they go. I hope youenjoy this issue of CORDmagazine,filled with stories about students andalumni who have done just that.

This year 881 students are enrolledin classes and more than 500 of themalso call our campus home—either inthe residence halls or campus-ownedapartments. You too may share fondmemories from the days you calledUnion home. Regardless of how muchtime you have spent on campus, I inviteyou to Union’s annual homecomingweekend April 4-7 when we will beOpening Doors to welcome you back torevisit a place you once called home.

Most of all, I get excited dreamingabout my heavenly home. Daily I seestudents on our campus growing in theirrelationship with our Heavenly Fatherand I look forward to living with themand each of you in the home God hasprepared for us. That idea of home willnever lose its appeal. C

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arrison Smith likes computers. In fact,that’s what he decided to study when he ar-rived at Union College a couple of yearsago. But through his job at a popular musicblog he discovered that instead of learningthe language of machines, he’d rather usethem as tool to connect with people.

“I realized I wanted to change my majorto communication in the middle of last se-mester,” said Smith, a junior from Lincoln. “Italked with the chair of the Division of Hu-manities about what was available andwhen I mentioned that I work in socialmedia she told me about the new commu-nication emphasis in emerging media. Ilooked at the curriculum guide andthought, ‘all right, this is awesome.’”

Smith is one of the first students atUnion College to embark on the newemerging media emphasis in the communi-cation degree program which will start inthe 2013-14 school year. The emphasis in-corporates classes that teach students toapply their communication skills to the on-line world by learning how to be an onlinejournalist; use social media as part of a pub-lic relations or marketing campaign; tell sto-ries using video, audio and multimediatools; and understand how to leverage aworldwide audience and the immediatefeedback of social media.

Already well immersed in the socialmedia world, Smith works as an assistant toa local music blogger. “My friend interviewsbands that come to town and then we postthe videos on YouTube,” he explained. “Myjob is to deal with the online communitythat has built up around these videos; re-plying to tweets, managing Facebook andposting stuff for fans to engage with. I talkabout what’s happening in the music sceneand post articles from other websites.”

Although only three years old,BryanStars Interviews boasts 120,000 Twit-ter followers, 50,000 Facebook fans andmillions of views on YouTube. Smith haspersonally been involved only in the lasteight months. “The blog had been big for awhile, but recently it was growing so fastthat my friend decided he needed extrahands and hired me,” he said. “It’s thecoolest job on the earth, and I seriouslycannot complain.”

The new emerging media emphasis isperfect to assist Smith in developing the

proper skills necessary for his career. “Iwould love to help businesses grow theirpresence in social media,” he said. “I wantto show them how to better interact withtheir customer base.”

The emphasis is aptly timed as employ-ers increasingly demand greater socialmedia competency from their young em-ployees. “In the past few years we’ve beenseeing graduates going into jobs or intern-ships and being tasked with running theentire social media presence of the organi-zation,” said Ryan Teller, director of PublicRelations at Union College and one of thedevelopers of the new program. “Peoplethink ‘oh, they’re young, they know how to

Facebook,’ but there’s a pretty significantdifference between Facebooking on a per-sonal level and knowing how to use socialmedia as an effective mass communicationtool.”

Six new classes will be offered to sup-port the emphasis, including Digital Story-telling and Social Media Public Relationsand Marketing. “Teaching these principlesand skills is incredibly important for ourcommunicators and marketers in gettingjobs and being effective in today’s market,”emphasized Teller.

“The courses will mostly be taught byadjuncts who are practicing in the fieldright now,” said Michelle Mesnard, chair ofthe Division of Humanities. “I think part ofthe strength of the program is that it will betaught by people who are doing these ac-tivities in their day-to-day work and are ontop of the latest developments.”

The new classes will also be incorpo-rated in the curricula of both the businessprogram and religion program, includingcontributing toward a completely newmajor called Social Media Ministry. “Pastorsand people working in churches in the fu-ture are really going to have to be con-nected to social media and understand howto use it for the church and outreach,” said Bob Fetrick, chair of the Division of Reli-gion and associate professor of religion andcommunication. “This major will give pas-tors the skills to interconnect their churchesand church workers with a new mode forevangelism. Ministry is ultimately about re-lationships between people and socialmedia is a great tool to strengthen thoseconnections.”

“What I love about social media is thatit’s instant,” said Smith. “You can get a re-sponse from somebody in moments —there’s no waiting. If someone has beenburning to talk to you they don’t have towait two weeks for a response, you can getback to them immediately. That to me iswhat’s most rewarding: being able to helppeople right away.”

To learn more about this new emphasisor any other program at Union College,schedule a free visit during one of ourspring preview days. Learn more by calling800.228.4600 or at www.ucollege.edu/ex-perienceu C

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Junior Harrison Smith already works for apopular music blog. Now he plans to learnhow to use social media tools more effec-tively by switching to the new emergingmedia emphasis—part of Union’s commu-nication degree program.

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s Hurricane Sandy, dubbed a “super-storm” by the national media because ofthe unique and potentially dangerousweather patterns converging on the north-eastern United States, churned across NewYork and New Jersey, a team of UnionCollege International Rescue and Reliefstudents packed their gear ready to help.A group of ten students and two instruc-tors departed in the early hours of Tues-day morning, Oct. 30, before the stormhad moved off the coast.

While they were initially invited to theEast Coast to be a part of the search andrescue operation, the ten international res-cue and relief students quickly learnedthat disaster response is about being readyfor anything.

“You have to be veryflexible to what the peo-ple need,” said DanMeachum, a senior IRRmajor who plans to joina rescue service aftergraduation. Althoughtrained as a paramedic,he, along with the restof the students, hadnever responded to adisaster situation before.“Their needs were dif-ferent than what we ini-tially expected, but thepeople were very dev-astated by the storm.”

The search and res-cue phase of the response had come to aclose by the time the team had driven the20 plus hours to New Jersey, so they spenta day helping families along the shore inToms River clean up the mess. “They hada lot of water damage in their houses,”said Meachem.

Even though the students on the teamhad received extensive preparation fordisaster situations, they discovered class-room experience and technical trainingcan never replace working with real peo-ple in real life. “Most people knew the in-surance company would be able to helpthem,” said Meachum. “But a lot of theitems they lost went way beyond mone-tary value—personal or handmade items.They didn’t care about the dollar amount,

they cared about the item. That was some-thing I never really understood until I sawit for myself.”

“As we were cleaning up, I found a lotof personal items in the debris,” said SarahSteahly, a senior who plans to attend den-tal school and eventually work overseas.“I found a two year old’s birthday carddated October 2012. Someone had a birth-day and it was just washed away. I foundlittle kids’ art projects strewn about theyard, family pictures, all kinds of things.You can buy a lot of things, but you can’tbuy things like that. That really hit meemotionally, but I’m sure for the personwho actually lost it, it was much harder.”

A couple of weeks after the team re-turned, thankful Toms River resident Patty

Kerr sent this note to Union PresidentJohn Wagner:

“My entire neighborhood was floodedout due to a storm surge during Super-storm Sandy, and there is mass devasta-tion everywhere. On Thursday, Nov.1—All Saints Day for us Catholics—threeyoung men walked up my driveway as wewere beginning cleanup. They told methey studied search and rescue at UnionCollege in Nebraska and offered their helpin whatever way we needed. To say I wasstunned is an understatement. Theseamazing students cleared a large amountof debris from my yard and then carriedruined furniture and destroyed appliancesfrom my house to the curb. They weretireless, friendly and wonderful.

I couldn't even offer them a glass ofwater and they wouldn’t take any money.I told them God sent me three angels andI would pray for them every day for therest of my life. Unfortunately, I cannot re-member all their names, but I just had toemail their school to let you know whatfantastic students you are blessed to haveattend your institution. I truly believe Godsent them to me that day and I will never,ever forget their goodness and generousspirit during one of the lowest points ofmy life.”

The students, too, felt the long hoursspent traveling were worth the experi-ence. “I think we have a very dynamicclassroom experience,” said Meachum.“But going out and actually responding to

a disaster solidified theeducation we’ve hadthus far. I’m gettingready to graduate in thespring, and I’m verythankful to be selectedto go on this mission. Ifeel like my classroomtime has made a lotmore sense as a result ofthis trip.”

The International Res-cue and Relief baccalau-reate degree program isdesigned for adventur-ous students who wantto work in public safetyor serve around the

world through humanitarian relief. Certi-fied as emergency medical techniciansduring their first year, each student mustalso complete training in wilderness sur-vival, search and rescue, swift water res-cue, high angle rescue and other disasterresponse skills.

Union College makes provision for IRRstudents to miss up to five days of classesto respond to disasters—including Hurri-cane Katrina, Hurricane Ike, the Haitiearthquake and the 2011 tornado out-break in Alabama, so the team was notable to stay on the East Coast for long. “Inthe long run,” said Steahly, “I would havespent even more time in the van for justthat one day.” C

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Senior IRR major Matthew Russell and nine other IRR students helped clean upyards in Toms River, N.J., after Hurricane Sandy struck in October.

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alcolm Russell, Union College’s vice pres-ident for Academic Administration, doesn't re-gret his career path, but wishes he had beenmore intentional about discovering and fol-lowing his calling while in college.

“My father was a teacher, I did well inschool yet faced a poor job market when Igraduated from college,” said Russell. “Thelogical thing to do was go to graduate school.While there, I successfully interviewed for ajob at the Department of State, but at the sametime I was approached about filling a positionat Andrews University. You may think of thatas the Lord opening windows, but to me acalling is deeper than feeling the Lord hasopened or closed doors. It should lead to adeeper sense of what we’re supposed to bedoing with our lives.”

Russell has been working with a group offaculty and staff, finding ways to help UnionCollege students discover their calling beforeleaving college and entering the workforce.“When we look for our calling, we look forthe connection between the passion God builtinto us and the various avenues that passioncan shine through,” said Michelle VelazquezMesnard, chair of the Division of Humanities.“Discovering our calling impacts every area ofour lives—our education, our social pursuitsand our spiritual pursuits. It is multifacetedand has everything from daily to lifelong ap-plications. When we are living our calling, welive a more fulfilled life!”

Union College was recently awarded agrant by the Council of Independent Colleges(CIC) to develop a program on calling and vo-cation and will receive $49,150 to use duringthe next two years. The coorperation of stu-dents, faculty and administrators played a cru-cial role in winning this grant.

The journey to receive the grant began in2009 when representatives from Union wereinvited to a CIC seminar on vocation and call-ing, which later became the Network for Vo-cation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE).Russell attended with faculty members in 2009and then again in 2011 and 2012. “We’ve beentrying to do something with calling eversince,” he said. “We came back from the con-ferences enthusiastic and inspired to explorethe idea of vocation further, recognizing thefirst step was to create a core of people whounderstand the concept of calling and itsvalue.”

In 2012, after reflecting the unique rolesstudents play on campus, Russell persuadedNetVUE that Union’s students should join a re-gional conference, alongside faculty and staff.“The two Union students, Joellyn Sheehy andMichael Rohm, changed both the dynamics ofthe conference and the energy level atUnion,” says Russell. “Our students gained the

respect of the other attendees, and when wereturned to campus, we had the critical massto advance the discussion.”

“I have always had a passion for helpingstudents discover their calling,” said Mesnard,the faculty attendee at the 2012 NetVUE con-ference. “Developing a campus focus onGod’s calling connected so closely with mypassion for helping students discover their

calling that I couldn’t resist attending. Ourgroup actually walked away with the begin-nings of a plan to implement a program onour campus. The workshop lit the fire. Whenthere was a grant available, we couldn’t helpbut apply for it.”

Union College will use the money tolaunch an “Experience Your Calling” programin the fall of 2013 to help students discovertheir life mission. Planning and preparation forthe campaign began in January. “This grantenables us to develop a more complete pro-gram, more than we could do in our owntime,” said Russell. “It gives us the opportunityto fund directors, create a retreat for facultyand staff who are interested in exploring voca-tion, as well as to host guest speakers on cam-pus.”

Faculty hope the new program will helpstudents spend more time focusing on a planfor their lives. “My life would have been differ-ent if I had actually searched for my calling,”said Russell. “I accepted a vocation without re-ally considering it. We need to challenge stu-dents to think about their calling, encouragingthem to listen to God and helping them pre-pare to follow His leading.”

Russell believes helping students go be-yond simply training for a career will helpUnion College take the next step in preparingstudents for service. “We’ve been the Collegeof the Golden Cords for more than a century,and we need to remember all those mission-aries were called to serve, maybe for a schoolyear or maybe for a lifetime. This grant givesUnion an opportunity to be a leader amongAdventist colleges in addressing vocation andcalling. We hope discovering vocation willsoon become a part of our educational cul-ture, much like mission service.” C

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ne click is now all it takes for Unionitesto order official Union College transcripts.Starting Nov. 27, the Union College RecordsOffice will use the National Student Clearing-house to provide online access to orderingany time.

Previously, students and alumni couldonly order transcripts by filling out a transcriptrequest form or by calling the Records Office.“We felt it was time to switch to an online

service,” explained Michelle Younkin, directorof the Records Office. “Students will be ableto order transcripts from anywhere and atwhatever time they choose.”

The service also provides timely email ortext alerts for tracking order progress and de-livery status. “We are trying to provide bettercustomer service and this is something weknow will be helpful to our students,” ex-plained Younkin.

Better service and more options alsobrings a change in the pricing structure. Nowevery transcript order will cost $5, both forstudents and alumni. To place a transcriptorder or find out more about the new service,visit www.ucollege.edu/transcripts startingNov. 27 or call the Union College Records Of-fice at 402.486.2529. C

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“Discovering our callingimpacts every area of ourlives—our education, our

social pursuits andour spiritual lives.”

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n October, Union College students re-ceived a media challenge: produce a shortvideo for use on the Web and social mediathat answers the question, “Do we under-stand the world of the blind?” Six filmmakers rose to the challenge and on Janu-ary 17, three were awarded cash prizes atthe first In:Sight Video Awards event—hosted by Christian Record Services for theBlind and Union College.

First prize and a cash award of $1000went to Eric Bing, a senior biomedical sci-ence major, for his film, Color, about awoman who learned to appreciate theworld even without sight. Second placeand $500 went to Benjamin Baugher, ajunior physics major, for his film, Ed Car-penter, about a blind military veteran whofinds fulfillment through creating in hiswood shop. Third place and a $250 cashaward went to Elliott Moseley, a sopho-more elementary education major, for hisfilm Staying on Key, a stop motion ani-mated film about a frustrated man who fi-nally has his piano tuned properly by ablind piano tuner. The videos can beviewed on Union College’s Youtube andVimeo channels.

“It’s nice to see organizations likeChristian Record promote creativity,” saidBing. “I’m a science major, so I enjoy hav-ing a creative outlet completely differentthan what I normally do.”

Bing started dabbling in video around

the time he arrived at Union College andappreciated mentorship from experiencedfilmmakers on campus. “I am hopefulwhen I see church organizations puttingmoney into young people,” he explained.“I know many people back home in Wash-ington have downloaded my film andshowed it in their churches.”

The idea for the contest came from Raj-mund Dabrowski, assistant to the presi-dent for marketing at Christian Record. “Increating the contest theme, I felt it was im-portant to invite and involve the studentsthemselves to communicate to us in theirlanguage,” he said. “Our hope is that wewill be able to use the winning videos tobring awareness to a larger audienceabout the world of people who are blind.”

“I think it’s really exciting that ChristianRecord Services for the Blind is looking fornew and innovative ways to communicateto new audiences and to tap into the in-credible creative potential here at Union,”says Ryan Teller, director of public rela-tions at Union College. Video entries werereviewed by a six-member judging panel,including filmmaker Terry Benedict andrepresentatives from both sponsors.

The awards ceremony featured specialpresentations by Terry Benedict and DanWeber, associate communication directorfor the North American Division of the

Seventh-day Adventist Church. Benedict,who directed an award winning documen-tary film, The Conscientious Objector, pre-miered his newest documentary, TheEconomics of Poverty, at the event.

Teller, who teaches video productionat Union, said, “I work with students everyday and I see the ideas they have, and tohave somebody believe in those ideas andgive them an opportunity to express themis fantastic not only for Christian Record,but also for our students. When they seewhat they create being used and valuedby an Adventist organization, that helpsthem feel more connected to our church,and it helps them feel ownership in ourchurch.”

Christian Record and Union Collegeare already laying plans to hold the eventagain next school year. To learn moreabout the ministry of Christian Record,visit www.christianrecord.org.C

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Film Festival challenges students to explore the world of the blind

Iby Jeri Lyn Rogge ’94, courtesy Christian Records Services for the Blind

Union College students Elliott Moseley, Benjamin Baugher and Eric Bing won the top threespots—including cash prizes—at the In:Sight Film Festival sponsored by Christian RecordServices for the Blind and Union College.

“I am hopeful when I seechurch organizations put-ting money into young peo-ple. Many people back homein Washington have down-loaded my film and showed

it in their churches.”

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nion College’s new scienceand mathematics complex isnearing reality—both physicallyand financially.

“With more than $13 millioncommitted for Union’s new sci-ence and mathematics complex,we have passed 90 percent ofthe campaign goal,” reportedLuAnn Davis, vice president forAdvancement. “In keeping withthe legacy of generosity exhib-ited by the college’s alumni andfriends, we remain confidentothers will join the donors whohave already stepped forward tocommit the final 10 percent offunding needed to achieve the$14.5 million goal for the OurPromising Future campaign.”

Already the framework forthe new, 58,000 square footbuilding towers over what usedto be parking lots between ReesHall and Larson Lifestyle Centeron the north side of the campus,and the complex is well on itsway to completion at the end ofthe calendar year.

On June 16, 2011, Union Col-lege officially launched a capitalcampaign to support the con-struction of a new science andmathematics complex to replaceJorgensen Hall, home of the Division ofScience and Mathematics for 66 years.

Because almost 60 percent of Union’sstudent body are in programs requiring asignificant number of science and mathe-matics classes: biology, chemistry, physics,

math, pre-med, pre-dental, pre-PA andUnion’s two largest majors: nursing and in-ternational rescue and relief; the Unioncollege faculty and board decided an up-to-date science complex should be theschool’s top priority.

The new two-story complex willprovide laboratory and learningspaces for biology, chemistry,physics and mathematics, with ad-ditional labs specifically designedfor student and faculty researchprojects. It will contain seven re-search labs large enough to houseequipment necessary for faculty toguide students in research projectsand for faculty to engage in theirown research as well.

In addition to the generosity ofleadership donors, Union alumniand the Lincoln community, theUnion College family—employeesand board—have backed up theirdecision with action. Nearly 90 per-cent of employees and all boardmembers have contributed to thecampaign.

“The new facility is more thansteel and brick,” said John Wagner,president of Union College. “Thisbuilding sets the tone for the futureof education at Union College. Itwill facilitate our professors’ abilityto continue to provide the highestlevel of education for our studentsand equip them to be leaders intheir communities.”

You can watch the constructionprocess live on our constructionwebcam at www.ucollege.edu/con-

structionvideoBe part of the last 10 percent. To learn

more, visit www.ucollege.edu/OurPromis-ingFuture or call the Advancement office at402.486.2503. C

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he Union College Alumni Associationwould like to identify all Union Collegealumni who served in the military so wecan honor them during the 2014 UnionHomecoming Weekend. If you, a friendor family member who attended UnionCollege served in the military in any ca-pacity, please send us the following infor-mation:

Name of person who servedYears at UnionBranch of serviceRankYears of servicePlease email the information toalumni@ucollege.edu, call 402.486.2503or mail to Alumni Office, Union College,3800 S. 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506.

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As of January, Union College had raised more than 90 percentof the $14.5 million Our Promising Future campaign goal.

inimalism. For most people, the word conjures upimages of modern apartments with sparse decor. But for UnionCollege graduate Lorilee Ross Lippincott ’03, minimalism is a wayof life that stretches beyond modern decorating.

“For my family, minimalism means living intentionally,” sheexplains. “Technically, the term means buying and having fewerthings. But we’ve taken an approach to minimalism that allows usto have fewer responsibilities and expectations in the negativesense of the words.”

It’s clearing these stresses and unnecessary responsibilitiesfrom their schedules that has allowed Lippincott, her husband,Bryon (’99), and children, Lily and Ian, to focus on the things thatare most important to them: God, family, and health.

Deciding to live simply“It’s amazing how much little things take up our time. Getting

rid of things we don’t need has allowed us to grow in differentways,” she shares. “Now, we spend less time working, cleaningand taking care of our stuff. Instead, we have more time for fam-ily, traveling and hobbies we enjoy.”

Lippincott says the decision to live more simply came long be-fore she had even heard the word minimalism. “My story is onethat everyone can relate to,” she shares. “I was trying to maketime for God, my husband, my kids, church and work, and takecare of myself. I was feeling frustrated because I was juggling allof those things, and I wasn’t able to deliver all that I wanted togive to each important area. We were running all of the time, butit wasn’t getting us where we wanted to go.”

Facing those frustrations made Lippincott realize she wasn’tliving the way she wanted to live.

Then, a look around their house gave her an idea. The familyof four had a comfortable home, but it was full of toys and extrabelongings that made it feel cluttered, which only added to Lip-pincott’s stress. So she decided to begin by getting rid of someitems the family didn’t need in an effort to simplify their lives.

She started with her own bookshelf, and quickly determinedshe probably wouldn’t ever reread most of the books it held. Soshe boxed them up and gave them away.

“I got rid of about 90 percent of my books, and it felt so goodto clear them out that I decided to go through the rest of thehouse and look for other things we didn’t need,” she explains. “Idiscovered our belongings fit the 80/20 rule: we used about 20percent of our things 80 percent of the time, and the rest wasmostly unnecessary.”

Their belongings were no more than what the average familyowns, but Lippincott says she had an epiphany while clearing outthe excess. “We did what most people do—we bought in bulkand picked up things at garage sales when we found good deals.We kept extra stuff on hand we didn’t need immediately, but that

we might need later,” she admits. “We thought wewere being smart consumers. But I realized housing and

maintaining all of those things cost money, time and effort.”

Bit by bit, the Lippincotts pared down their excess posses-sions. Eventually, they made the decision to downsize their foot-print and financial commitments by moving into an apartmentand renting out the 2,000 square-foot home that was now muchtoo big for their needs. Months later, they’d trimmed down theirhousehold goods even further and transitioned into a smallerapartment.

Their diets also changed. Lippincott says that one short phrasefrom Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food sums up her approachto eating: “Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” She adds, “Forus, food is defined as something God or our grandmas would rec-ognize as food. I like the idea of a vegan or vegetarian diet, but Ithink it’s more important to eat unprocessed foods.”

So the family eats mainly fruits, vegetables, beans, rice, lentils,potatoes and other simple and inexpensive foods. “It just comesdown to cooking your own food with real ingredients instead of‘add water and microwave’ types of meals,” Lippincott says. “Notonly is that healthier, it’s much cheaper.”

Sharing the journeyEnergized by the space, time and money she was freeing in

her family’s lives, Lippincott began to research her commitment topurging unneeded items. It was then she discovered she wasn’tthe only one trying to rid her life of the unnecessary. In fact, mini-malism is an ever-growing trend with a bevy of blogs, books,magazine articles by and for people who are tired of modern con-sumerism.

Lippincott saw how much interest the topic generated, andshe began blogging about her family’s transition to a simpler life.As her blog, LovingSimpleLiving.com, gained readership, she de-cided to share her experiences in two self-published books, 3 2 1Stop and Simple Living—30 Days to Less Stuff and More Life. Shealso compiled and self-published You Can Do it Too!, an ebookthat shares the experiences of 25 families who homeschool theirchildren.

More than 80,000 copies of her books are in circulation; and inlate 2012, she received word that Skyhorse Publishing wanted topublish 3 2 1 Stop. The book, renamed The Simple Living Hand-book, will be available in April 2013. Lippincott has also sharedher story and minimalist tips as a featured speaker at a women’sexpo, and during an interview by KSBJ, a Christian radio station inTexas.

This career, which allows her to work from home and furthersimplify her schedule, was a surprise to Lippincott. She had ma-jored in international studies with an emphasis in business whileat Union College, and she’d planned to eventually enter the realmof international business.

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Still, Lippincott explains that her commitment to intentionalliving started when she worked in Union’s Campus Ministries de-partment. “Pastor Rich did a great job of teaching and modelingpurposeful living,” she says. “He and my teachers at Union en-couraged us to try new things. That helped me think for myselfand work toward intentionally living in a way that was meaning-ful to me, and I was able to build confidence in my own ideas.”

Choosing family over possessions Lippincott admits that practicing minimalism isn’t always

easy—especially when it comes to explaining their lifestyle to oth-ers. “When people see the changes we’ve made, they don’t al-ways understand we’re choosing to live with less,” she shares.“They see we’ve downsized, and some think we’re going bank-rupt, are out of money or are being irre-sponsible. It’s hard to explain we still haveall we need, and we’ve cut down on ourstress levels and wasted time.”

Practicing minimalism while raisingchildren brings special challenges, and theLippincotts are constantly refining their ap-proach to balance the two worlds.

“When we first decluttered, we gaveaway toys the children didn’t play with,and they didn’t miss them because theyhad so many,” Lippincott shares. “Butnow, they are old enough to make theirown choices, and decide what items areimportant to them and which just take upspace. Letting them be in charge of theirbelongings helps them learn to makesmart choices about what they truly needand want.”

Still, holidays and commercial influ-ences have an impact. “It’s an interestingexperience trying to live with less whenyou have children,” Lippincott says. “Forinstance, we’ve taken care to make Christ-mas more about spending time togetherrather than about collecting more stuff.We’re constantly weighing how much theyunderstand and how much is too much.”

How much is too much is an ongoingconversation, but the Lippincotts’ devotionto simpler living means their two childrenhave a nondebatable advantage when itcomes to family time. Lippincott home-schools the kids, and the family’s busi-nesses—Lippincott’s writing career and herhusband’s construction firm and photogra-phy business—allow them more auton-

omy than typical 9-to-5 jobs, as does their lower-maintenanceapartment home.

That freedom means they can take longer vacations and edu-cational trips to national sites. In the last three years, the familyhas spent more than 14 weeks on road trips across the countryand Canada. This fall, they spent more than five weeks touringthe Southeast Coast; and last year, they visited the Grand Canyonand Banff, Canada.

“Spending more time with our kids was much of the reasonwe wanted to cut back on the things that didn’t matter,” she says.“We knew we’d rather live simply in a smaller home and havemore time to devote to family and experiencing life together thanhaveing to work too many hours to pay for a big, cold house fullof stuff.”

Embarking on the nextchapter

In January 2013, the family learned oneof their biggest dreams was coming true:the chance to live and work overseas.Their applications to work at a school inChina were accepted, and the family lefton February 19. The Lippincotts will taketurns teaching English and staying homewith their children.

“Since we own very little, homeschoolour kids and have no debt, we have morefreedom to make such a move,” Lippincottshares. “We are excited to learn moreabout the culture and the language, andwe feel the educational experience will bean amazing opportunity for our kids.”

The move will mean the family has tofurther minimalize: this time selling theirvehicles and their furniture, leaving themwith little more than what they can carryon the plane as they start the next chapterof their lives.

But for Lippincott, it’s all a part of thejourney to a simpler life that she and herfamily started on years ago.

“The more I think about simple livingand minimalism, the more I realize we canuse more simple in all of our lives: simplestuff, simple space, simple food, simplemoney,” Lippincott says. “Less is more isan idea that works in every part of ourlives. It’s just a matter of training ourselvesto stop wanting more and learn to appreci-ate and be content with what we have.” C

Lorilee Ross Lippincott ’03 has written abook about living life simply.

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Maximizing Life by Minimizing Stuff

ave you ever tried to picture Heaven—to truly imagine the

sights, sounds and feelings that willcome with finally getting there? ForByard Parks ’92, Heaven is not somegold-plated, shimmery idea, it is areal place filled with laughter, musicand the warmth of unique peoplesharing their experiences together.Heaven is home, and for a world-traveler like Parks, home is a sacred,treasured place—a place to create, toconnect, to protect.

Parks, his wife and their two sonscurrently make their home in Turkey,though he spent much of his lifegrowing up on Union’s campus inthe heart of the United States. Begin-ning first grade at Union’s lab school,George Stone Elementary, the sameyear that it opened, Parks attendedSeventh-day Adventist Schools ofLincoln throughout his elementaryand academy years. He took advan-tage of Union’s program for highschool students (advanced enroll-ment) and began his freshman yearat Union with 27 credits already com-pleted. He graduated in December1992 with a degree in both Interna-tional Studies with a business em-phasis (a degree he helped createalong with Dr. Ward Hill, professorof religion) and Theology. Eventhough his family made their homein Lincoln, he still found a homeaway from home in the McClellandhousehold, a place he describes as“transcendently calm.” Parks re-called. “I felt more at home aroundthe McClelland’s dining room tablethan any other place on earth. Theirhome was a holy, beautiful place that

was also rollickingly fun. It was therethe thought of laughter in Heavenfirst occurred to me.”

Remembering the multiculturalnature of his own childhood homehelps Parks understand and appreci-ate his ability to adapt to new cul-tures around the world. He recallshis parents were always part of theInternational Club at Union and in-ternational students were frequentlyguests in their home. A most unusualMidwestern upbringing, indeed, andit has certainly served Parks well inhis endeavor to become a citizen ofthe world.

That adventure began the year hereceived his Golden Cord for servingin Pohnpei, Micronesia, as a studentmissionary. Parks remembers withtime-tested accuracy the old, moldyhouse he was to call home for theyear. During the first week of livingin Pohnpei, he found a crab in histoilet—a far cry from the Nebraskaplains home he was accustomed to.Hanging food labels from care pack-ages he received from the States onthe walls of his room, Parks tried tocarve out some semblance of nor-malcy in this topsy-turvy world hefound himself. But no amount ofQuaker oats, Skippy peanut butter orWorthington Super Links labelscould help his heart land where hisbody had taken him. Parks rumi-nates, “What really helped to makePohnpei home that year wasn'tabout decorating the old and moldyphysical structure I lived in, butabout entering the Pohnpeian’shomes and sharing what matteredmost to them. As I ate bread and fruit

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Byard Parks, his wife, Ania, and their sons, Samuel andElijah, enjoyed a trip to the olive oil factory on Christmasday 2012. The plant squeezed 11 liters of oil out of 70kilos of olives the family picked that morning.

At home in a strange landByard Parks ’92 and his family have learned to enjoy their home in a Muslim country.

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from their tables, celebrated with them at their weddings andfeasts, received greetings from locals all around the island, onlythen did Pohnpei begin to feel like home.”

It was a lesson he has never forgotten. Since graduating fromUnion, Parks has enjoyed traveling to many parts of the planet asa writer, a pastor and a sought-after revivalist. Finding a way tomake a home for himself wherever he goes has been an excep-tional part of his journey. For the last eight years, that place hasbeen Turkey. Parks says his family is “following in the footsteps ofthe great apostle Paul and making the most of the opportunitiesthat living in a Muslim country affords.” He met his wife whilespeaking at a music festival in Poland and they moved to Turkeyabout a year after having their first son, so Parks explains theirfamily traditions are a unique blend of favored Polish, Americanand Turkish customs. One tradition that stays the same, no matterwhere they travel, is keeping the Sabbath. “The constancy of Sab-bath,” Parks intimated, “is the glue that holds together our globalhome.” This heritage begun here on earth is one Parks will nodoubt celebrate in his Heavenly home.

No matter the constants that make life easier along the way, ittakes time to become part of the fabric of a foreign-born life.Turkish evening meals, for example, begin around 9:00 p.m. andcan last well into the night—not a great fit for a family with twoyoung children who wantto entertain in their home.Always ready to adapt forthe sake of truly making ahome, Parks and his wifebegan to invite guests tostart their day with them;gathering friends and visi-tors for breakfast, usuallyan 11:00 a.m. spread ofbread, a variety of olives, cut cucumbers, tomatoes, olive oil,boiled eggs, white cheese, jams, a tahini molasses mixture andhoney with cream.

This skill of adaptation is one Parks does not take for granted.In fact, for his trilingual, inarguably multicultural sons, it is the traithe describes with the utmost pride. One of the best parts of see-ing other cultures up close is being able to adopt practices andvalues that make sense, to absorb the good from different culturesand leave behind the undesirable qualities. Parks describes a truesense of joy from seeing his sons greet an older man or woman

by kissing their hand and putting it to their forehead—a Turkishsymbol of respect. Incorporating the good and eschewing the badisn’t the only benefit to making a home in a different culture.Parks says he has also been able to actually define his family’s val-ues more clearly because the boundaries are so much more evi-dent. He explains, “We don’t have other Christians near us; thereare only a handful among the 3.5 million people in our city. Thishas made it possible for us to define life in our home veryuniquely from the Bible alone.”

Of course, there are difficulties as well. The biggest of which,Parks laments, is maintain-ing strong bonds withthose who are far away—grandparents, brothers, sis-ters, aunts, uncles, cousins.It is a struggle to keep ex-tended family present inthe minds of young boysgrowing up in a countrywith no blood relatives.

But Parks says even in that they are fortunate. “Our families haveencouraged our living in Turkey and make a great effort to keepthe bigger sense of “home” alive for our sons.” He also credits hisparents, as well as his in-laws, with the outlook that this world isnot our home; that our real home is Heaven.

And that is why Heaven is so tangible to this Nebraska-bornTurk. Because he and his family have created this joy-filled, Sab-bath-celebrating, richly cultural existence that brings their heartsinto God’s home no matter where they find themselves onEarth.C

At home in a strange landby Nicole Onjukka Meharry ’04

Byard Parks and his family enjoy meals like this typical Turkishspread of fruit, cheese, olives and other delicacies.

“Cultural differences, no matter the constants thatmake life easier along the way, take time to becomepart of the fabric of a foreign-born life. Turkish

evening meals, for example, begin around 9:00 p.m.and can last well into the night—not a great fit for a

family with two young children.”

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ven though their business is to design and furnish home interiors, forty years of business—and before that at Union

College—taught Dean and Sherri Fandrich that relationships arewhat matter both in business and in life.

“The reason we do this is really for the people, because wehave met some of the most wonderful families and become reallygood friends,” said Sherri, who started Sutter Place Interiors withher husband in 1973. “I went through my old pictures and found apicture of Nora Krein, one of our first clients. She hasn’t lived inLincoln for years, but she is like a sister to me.”

As the years pass, Sherri and Dean have found joy in buildingmore than just a business relationship with their clients. “It’s peo-ple like Nora that keep you wanting to do what you do. Everyyear there are two or three families who make it worthwhile to behere,” Sherri explained. “They are upbeat and easy to get alongwith and you can do no wrong for them. Those kind of peoplekeep you coming back.”

Building RelationshipsFor Sherri and Dean, the process of designing the perfect

home interior begins by creating a partnership with the client.“People sometimes don’t know how to get to the end results,” ex-plained Sherri. “They know what they like, but they really can’ttell you. That’s where we come in.”

And that partnership continues as the plan comes to life—throughout the building process. “To me, every home interior wedo has always reflected the client’s lifestyle, their tastes,” said

Dean. “Its not about what we like. It’s about what our clients like.”To provide the best for their clients, the Fandrichs have

learned to build those same strong relationships with all the arti-sans who install countertops or sew the drapes, the carpenterswho build the cabinets, and the suppliers who provide the furni-ture. They are able to work in collaboration with the buildingcompany to give homeowners control over their choice of design-ers and carpenters.

Getting a handIn the beginning, they had no choice but to rely on good sup-

pliers. When the Fandrichs purchased the tiny drapery shop thateventually grew into Sutter Place Interiors, Dean was working atthe Union College bindery. He had a degree in business, butdidn’t know anything about drapes or interior design. Sherri had asmall advantage. “We had a lot of interest in the business becauseDean had always wanted to be his own boss,” she said. “It wasperfect for me because my emphasis in college was home eco-nomics.”

The two found that connecting with people who were willingto help them along the way made all the difference in the successof their business. Their initial search for someone to sew drapesled them to a German couple in Colorado. “The man told me hecouldn’t do business with me until he met me,” said Dean, whomade the trip west to meet the immigrants who had survivedWorld War II. “I learned how to hang draperies from him in threedays. So that was our start.”

Creating the perfect home For Dean ’68 and Sherri Johnson (’69) Fandrich,helping people create the perfect home has become far morethan a way to earn a living.

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When the couple retired a few years later, the Fandrichsturned to the Omaha phone book in search of a supplier closer tohome. Calling a randomly selected listing, they met Robert andBessy Strickland, also Seventh-day Adventists. “They were like amom and dad to us,” said Sherri. “Any time an order of ours camethrough, they always watched it and made sure there weren’tproblems with it. They sewed draperies for us for more than 10years until they retired.”

Clients also took a chance on the young business. When Deanattempted to bid on the draperies for the headquarters buildingfor the Mid-America Union Conference being built in the late1970s, the treasurer told the young man he was in over his head.“I told him that if he gave us the job, we would have thosedraperies in before they came to work on Monday morning,”Dean remembered.

With fervent work and collaboration with the Stricklands, thedraperies were sewn in just a few days. The installations began onSaturday night and were completed by Sunday at noon—well be-fore the deadline.

Lending a hand“Just because someone is young and starting out in a business

you always need to give them that opportunity,” explained Sherri.Over the years, they have done the same by offering internshipsand jobs to students who have since built successful careers allover the country.

“When Dean’s brother [Arlie Fandrich, former chair of the Di-vision of Business], was at Union, we got some of the best stu-dents,” said Sherri. Sutter Place Interiors has given many Unionstudents the opportunity to gain internship experience in the ac-counting and management areas while pulling double duty as aninstaller. Sutter Place also welcomes interior design interns fromthe University of Nebraska-Lincoln every year.

It started at UnionThe couple knows the importance of the college experience.

Although they may not have prepared directly for the businessthey eventually built, they both feel their time at Union Collegehelped equip them for success.

“Going to a liberal arts school helps prepare you for manythings because you get a lot of different experiences in college,unlike a trade school,” said Sherri. “Even if you don’t work in thefield you studied, all of your classes were not a waste of time be-cause you always have the creative and problem solving skillslearned in those classes.”

Dean credits tough professors like Dr. Eldon Christie ’49 andDr. Earl Leonhardt ’50 with teaching him to persevere. “They weretwo challenging teachers,” he said. “I told myself if I can make itthrough those two, I should be able to finish anything. They gaveme confidence to complete my degree.”

It’s all about the peopleBut in the end, success comes down to a strong network of re-

lationships. And even practices maligned by modern studentssuch as assigned seating at meals helped Dean grow as a person.“For me it had a lot to do with building relationships,” explainedDean. “When we went to eat in the cafeteria, we ate with threedifferent people every meal and got to know all the students andteachers. We were somewhat forced into broadening our hori-zon.”

For the Fandrichs, the reward in their work comes from help-ing people make a place to call home—Dean and an assistantpersonally deliver and set up all furniture and apply the finishingtouches. “There are so many stories,” said Sherri. “I love this somuch. It’s not like getting up and going to a job. And the reason isreally the people.” C

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by Mindy M. Liebelt ’11

ome. A small word. Two consonants. Twovowels. Yet this humble word matters. This wordcounts. It can conjure up a million different im-ages and evoke a thousand different feelings inall of us. Familial abode, physical space, or emo-tional solace, it connects us to what matters. ForKendra Carlson, who claimed the whole westcoast as home growing up, this word has sincecome to evoke something much more specific.These days, a renovated old house in Lincoln,Neb., is the hub from which Carlson’s world em-anates.

An unconventional childhood spent travers-ing the west coast with her family, living out of a35- foot trailer, and doing home school with hersisters, made her as a little girl long for the per-ceived normalcy of other people’s homes. It was not until she wasin junior high that her family settled in the Midwest, and Union be-came her logical choice for college.

Graduating in 2004 from Union College as a graphic designmajor, Carlson credits her teachers with providing her with a biggerworldview. It was while at Union that she met and fell in love withher husband, Brian Carlson, while they both were working atChristian Record Services. A Union College alum, he had graduatedin 1998 with a public relations degree, and would later earn an ed-ucation degree in 2006. It was when he began working at CollegeView Academy during their engagement that Carlson realized shewould be putting down roots in Lincoln.

“I’ve dreamed of making a home since I was a tiny girl. Thisdominated my grown-up imaginings more than wedding plans orbabies,” she shares. “Whether I was picturing my first apartment ora farmhouse, it was always warm, comfortable, safe and full oflove.”

Home has since become an older house bought and lovinglyrenovated—a dream that both Carlson and her husband shared.Accomplished with not much renovating know-how and four longmonths of constant hard work except during Sabbath hours, shecalls the experience an “adventure with God” that required an ini-tial leap of faith and then moment-to-moment dependence on di-vine help.

With her husband now the principal at College View Academy,Carlson currently is busy athome writing a blog shestarted this last summer(havemercyat.blogspot.com),while undertaking occasionalgraphic design projects andhomeschooling their six-year-old twins, Chandler and Ca-dence. With the family’sliving space, her office, and

the children’s school all under the same roof, Carl-son has merged her love for design, home fashionand beauty to be both highly functional anddeeply personal. She sees their home as a celebra-tion of their story—as a family and as a couple.

“Decor shouldn’t be impersonal,” she said. “Ifeel as you look around your space, you shouldbe reminded of the best parts of your story by see-ing how much you’re loved or how well you’veloved. I use pages from special books, beachwood from vacation, and a door taken from thehouse where we first kissed to keep us focused onhow rich we are—in a people way.”

Referencing her nomadic childhood, she ad-mits to not being able to attach the feeling ofhome to a particular house while growing up.

Now, more than just the warm and welcoming physical space shehas created for her family, Carlson views her home as being anemotional space, “a safe place to grow.” For her own children shewants a home where kindness is key, where there is a “willingnessto be flawed and apologize, [and a] commitment to communicatehonestly in a building up way—even when it’s painful,” she says.

Which means that an important guiding principle in the Carlsonhome is, “valuing and seeing everyone as wonderful, like Jesusdoes, regardless of the package—whether that be body or behav-ior,” she shared. “I believe in goodness and beauty - that it’s thelight shining through sin that speaks to us of God.”

Her philosophy on beauty is refreshing and illuminating. “I be-lieve beauty is powerful for soul-deep good. It gets a bad rap andis called superficial because of how it’s misused, but I think itechoes at time when everything was perfect and when we see it,it’s like we’ve been here before…”

As a reflection of this, Carlson shares a Navajo prayer she plansto display in her home.

May it be beautiful inside me.May it be beautiful before me.May it be beautiful behind me.May it be beautiful below me.May it be beautiful above me.May it be beautiful all around me.I am restored in beauty.

In this prayer we can sensethe essence of Carlson’s vi-sion for her home as a placereflective of God’s love: abeautiful, safe and welcomingspace. Home. C

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Left: The west side of the building facesRees Hall. This is where the main entrance and lobby will be located.

Right: The east side of the buildlingfaces Larson Lifestyle Center. Most ofthe steel and external framing is al-ready in place.

Left: The steel framework outlines theshape and size of the roughly 58,000square foot building.

Right: To make way for the newphysician assistant and interna-tional rescue and relief facility, AdventSource recently moved intotheir new production and officebuilding on the southeast corner ofcampus across the parking lot fromPrescott Hall.

Science Building UpdateThe new science and mathematicsbuilding is quickly taking shape,changing the landscape of the northside of campus. Here are some photosfrom February 2013.

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or more than half of Union’s 122-year history, Jorgensen Hall has been home to top-notch science and math

education. The professors who filled the stockrooms andmade their classrooms come alive created a host of memoriesfor the thousands of Union students who have roamed the halls.

The marks on the walls and ceilings, the smells, the oldequipment all tell stories of teachers and students past and pres-ent. “I was doing a chemistry experiment using a bombcalorimeter to determine the amount of calories in a substance,”said Douglas Guerrero ’86. “This is done under oxygen pressureand inside a water bath to keep everything at a controlled tem-perature. After pressurizing the canister and pressing the ‘go’button, the top blew up, and black soot and water shot up allthe way to the ceiling. My lab partner and I were dripping blackwater not knowing what had just occurred, and after freezing fora couple of minutes we ran to the restroom to clean up. When Icame back to the lab, there was a black mark on the ceiling.Years later, I visited Union College and the stain was still there!”

For most, the professors made the difference. “Dr. DonAbbey really engaged me in General Biology and asked deepquestions that made me think,” said Dr. Frankie Rose ’02, assis-tant professor of biology at Union. “It wasn’t about rote memo-rization, but rather a pattern of how to think critically when itcame to science. That has been invaluable. It has shaped my lifeand it continues to shape the way that I teach students today.”

And those teachers also created many unforgettable mo-ments for their students. “We were watching Dr. Freidline blowsomething up in our first General Chemistry lab,” rememberedSerena Stevens ’12. “Whatever it was exploded all over the ceil-ing and caught something on the desk on fire. As soon as thefire was put out, a cockroach traipsed across the burnt pages.Quite a lab.”

The timeline below shows the tenure of 30 professors whodedicated a significant portion of their career to Union College,and on page 21, there’s a brief biographical sketch of the 10who served (and continue to serve) Union the longest.

Saying goodbye to an old home

As Union’s scientists and mathematicians prepare to moveacross campus to their new state-of-the-art facility completewith fully configurable lecture spaces and research labs for stu-dents and faculty, we want to hear about your memories fromJorgenson Hall.

Were you a science major, spending the vast majority ofyour days wafting the formaldehyde and chemical fumes thatbecame a staple of life in Jorgensen? Maybe you had just oneor two classes, but a passionate science teacher foreverchanged your views on covalent bonds or osmosis. We want tohear from you.What teachers made an impact on your life?Share the laughs, the lectures and the learning with us so thattogether we can remember the people of Jorgensen Hall.

Sharing your memories is easy. Here’s how:

1) Send us an email at alumni@ucollege.edu2) Mail your memories to: Union College Alumni Office,

3800 S. 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506

3) Post your memories on the Division of Science and Mathematics’ Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ucollege.sci.math

Better yet, make plans to visit Union during HomecomingWeekend, April 4-6, 2013. We’ll be honoring the classes of1943, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1993, 2003. But justas imporant, we’ll be honoring the teachers who served andthe alumni who studied in Jorgensen Hall before the Divisionof Science and Mathematics moves into the new building inearly 2014.

If you visit in person, we would love to record your storiesso future generations can relive the moments with you.Throughout the weekend, special video stations will be set upat different locations around campus. Please take a moment tostop by and leave a legacy of memories that will help UnionCollege build a promising future.

After nearly seven decades, the Division of Science and Mathematicswill say goodbye to Jorgensen Hall, but not without remembering thepeople who made it a place of learning and excellence.

The professorsThis timeline depicts the tenure of 30 professorswho dedicated a significant portion of their careers to Union College. Most of them taught inJorgensen, but a few left before it was completed. For more info about the longest serving, turn to page 21.

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Earl Leonhardt, Ph.D.Sound logic and reasoning were attributes that closely aligned Earl

Leonhardt to his love of mathematics and teaching math to hundreds ofstudents. Dr. Leonhardt knew he wanted to teach math from the timehe graduated from Union in 1950—so much that he was hired upongraduation. He taught part-time for the next year while he completed amaster of education degree. After teaching high school math for oneyear in Fairbury, Neb., he was hired to teach full-time in Union’s mathdepartment from fall 1952 until his retirement in March 1987. Wellknown for his unique sense of humor and for serving as one of the mar-shals who led the faculty down the aisle at graduation time, Dr. Leon-hardt was at Union for 37 years.

Edwin Ogden, Ph.D.Having the distinction of being the first chair of the mathematics de-

partment at Union College in 1938, Ed Ogden began his illustrious ca-reer as a math teacher in 1926 after graduating from Union in 1922. Hisclass gave a gift of clock works for the clock in the clock tower so itwould actually function and, in 1972 his class spearheaded a fund driveto build the new clock tower at their 50-year reunion. Dr. Ogden andSam Reinholtz, a plant services employee, constructed the six and ahalf-foot stainless steel globe that is welded at the 50-foot level of theclock tower. He also served as academic dean from 1946-1958. A con-ference room located next to the president’s office was named theOgden Room in appreciation for Dr. Ogden’s many years of service toUnion College.

Walter Page, Ph.D.Devotion to Union College kept Walter Page in Lincoln for many

years following his career as a biology teacher at Union. Beginning thesummer following his graduation from Union until he retired in 1980,Dr. Page brought biology to life for scores of students. After his retire-ment he continued to volunteer time in the division as well as devotemore time to his love of photography. He especially enjoyed copyingand restoring old photographs. Earning a Master of Science degree onlythree years after he began teaching, he completed a doctoral degree inzoology in 1962.

Guy Jorgensen, Ph.D.When Guy Jorgensen came to Union College to teach chemistry in

1925, he was the only member of the chemistry staff. Chemistry washoused at the south end of the College Building basement and, as thisdepartment grew, Jorgensen grew with it, earning master’s and doctoraldegrees. Dr. Jorgensen was well known for his chemical mastery andheld an unequaled record among SDA colleges for training pre-medicalchemistry majors. For many years the acceptance rate into medicalschool was higher than other Adventist colleges. A new science build-ing was built in 1947 and was later named for Dr. Jorgensen for his 30+years of service. As an avocation, he played the piano and often playedduets with Dr. H.G. Reinmuth, professor of modern languages.

Keith Riese, M.S.E.EAsk any student who has taken statistics (or any other class) from

Keith Riese what kind of teacher he is and they will generally reply thathe’s one of the best. Known around campus as someone who trulycares about teaching, Keith has taught pre-engineering and math atUnion since 1981. He enjoys researching sequential machine and ocular

movements in his spare time when he’s not playing the organ at CollegeView church or managing public address systems on campus.

Larry Ray, Ph.D.When Larry Ray first came to Union in 1983 he taught in the Divi-

sion of Business and Computer Science. Not wanting that to be his onlycontribution to Union, he became chair of the division in 1991. Fromthere he served as academic dean for two years before assuming hiscurrent role teaching mathematics. In September 1990 he was awardedthe Zapara Award for Excellence in Teaching, a prestigious nationalaward given to Adventist teachers. Upon winning the award, many stu-dents remarked, “It’s clear he WANTS to help each student learn and hecares about the students.”

Charles “Chuck” Freidline, Ph.D.Known across campus as a singing chemist, Chuck Freidline retired

from full-time teaching in 2012, after spending 29 years at Union. Al-ways a chemist at heart, he helped myriad students remember oxida-tion-reduction reactions through song, specifically the song “Leo theLion.” He is an avid researcher and has encouraged many students tostudy environmental research through the years. He earned recognitionas a winner of the Zapara Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1990.Freidline taught kindergarten Sabbath School for many years, bringinghis chemistry expertise to the young children as well.

Neil Rowland, Ph.D. A son of missionary parents, Neil Rowland’s academic career was

interrupted by World War II and, after his discharge from the Army, hegraduated from Union College in 1947. After teaching high school for ashort time, he returned to Lincoln to complete a master’s degree in ecol-ogy and began teaching biology at Union in 1952. His Ph.D. was earnedin plant physiology in 1961 and he became a full professor through1966 when he served as academic dean until 1975. An overseas calltook his family to the Philippines until 1983, when they returned to Lin-coln. In his retirement, he volunteered in various capacities on the col-lege campus.

Gilbert McMillen, Ph.D.Just eight years after earning a baccalaureate degree in biology from

Union College, Gilbert McMillen came back to Union to teach in 1967,teaching until his untimely death in 1991. In 1981 he helped establishand was the curator for Union’s statewide arboretum site, the JoshuaTurner Arboretum. One of his last contributions to Union’s campus wasthe acquisition and planting of a tree that was a direct descendant ofIsaac Newton’s apple tree. The dedication service for this tree tookplace eight days after his death. Dr. Charles Freidline wrote a song in hishonor that was sung at the service.

David Show, Ph.D.For 24 years David Show taught astronomy, origins and physics at

Union after teaching math and science at Gitwe College in Rwanda. Al-ways a favorite professor, he was granted the Zapara Award for Excel-lence in Teaching in 1989. He served on the strategic planning committeeand was well known for his intelligence, knowledge and humility. In hisspare time, he enjoyed golf and tennis, always coming up with a new golfclub to try. He succumbed to brain cancer in December 2002. C

Tribute to the teachers of Jorgensen HallAlthough many professors have made significant contributions to learning in Jorgensen Hall, here are 10 who served the longest, touching the lives of countless students over the years.

by Linda Skinner

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by Mindy M. Liebelt ’11

t is a miracle really, when we think about it, how people meet, how lives merge, how

a home is made; the journey, the love,the promises that make it so.

A house, well, a house is a differ-ent story all together. A house can bemade relatively quickly. The process isfairly straight forward. Get the sup-plies. Get a crew. Hammer. Sweat.Work hard. Work really hard. Andthen, there it is, in a matter of monthsif all goes well.

Owner of his own constructionbusiness, Aaron Hulse (’98) under-stands this process well. But how heand his wife came to meet, fall in love,get married, have children, and buildtheir life together —their home—wellthat is something just a little moremiraculous. To those in the Hulsehome, they attribute it entirely toGod’s divine leading.

Sheryl March Hulse (’94) grew upin Macon, Mo., and Aaron Hulse grewup in Oskaloosa, Kan. Both decided toattend Union College. It was while at Union that they believeGod brought them together, and they fell in love and were mar-ried.

Aaron worked as an apprentice electrician in Lincoln, butwhen their first baby was born they hoped to move closer to Sheryl’s parents in Missouri. Her mother decided to bring theirsituation up as a prayer request at church. When a job offercame from Missouri they took it. Since leaving Nebraska, theyhave moved three times. In each instance they share that theycan see the hand of God leading them to where they are now.

Although they en-joyed Aaron’s job andtheir church communityin Lincoln, Sheryl be-lieves it was providen-tial they left when theydid. Within a coupleyears of moving to Missouri, her father was diagnosed with pan-creatic cancer. “After a battle of a little over a year, he passedaway,” she shares. “I looked back over the previous 3 1/2 yearsand realized God had brought us home in order to have thatprecious time with my dad.”

In 2006, they decided to start their own business. At thattime, Aaron had a great job and Sheryl was very hesitant thiswas the right decision. By now they had three small children,and as she puts it, “Momma wanted security!” But Aaron alwayshad the desire to go into the construction business on his own,

so they decided to pray for God’sleading.

Sheryl recounts her very spe-cific prayer; because she wantedto be sure this was God’s will forthem. He had already found con-struction jobs for the first week ofthe upcoming month of Januaryand for the fourth week, but hadno jobs lined up for in-between.Her prayer was that if Godwanted them to move forward,they would get work for thoseempty weeks. “Within 30 minutesof that prayer, the phone rangand we had work for weeks twoand three,” she said. “I acceptedthat as God’s answer and we havenot looked back since.”

A second home businessevolved when the couple’s mu-tual love of quilting began to gen-erate income. Because of the longdrive to take their quilts to be fin-ished and the poor quality work,they jumped at the chance to buy

their own quilting machine. Initially it did not get much use, but once Aaron gave it a try

they realized he had a God-given talent. He now has a reputa-tion in the local quilting community for his work with free mo-tion quilting—meaning without the use of a computer.Customers often tell him, “Whatever you think it needs, I trustyou.”

In addition to custom-made quilts and T-shirt quilts, theyalso offer wall hangings, table runners, and have recently begunmaking clothes for 18”-size dolls. Creating these unique, Ameri-

can Girl-type dollclothes has been a ven-ture that has paid offand the demand isgrowing quickly. Theyare thrilled to currentlybe working with

AdventSource to produce American Girl doll Pathfinder and Adventurer uniforms. A recently created storefront on Facebookand a shop in Moberly, Mo., display their wares.

“Working from home has allowed Aaron to be there for thelittle things and the big ones involved in raising a family,” Sherylsaid. God has blessed them with Lydia, age 12; Joshua, age 10;Clarissa, age 8; and Julia, age 4.. The children enjoy contributingwhen there are tasks they can do. Lydia even helps by crochet-ing tiny shawls to go with the doll dresses her mother makes.

The Hulses value honesty and integrity and seek to exem-

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plify both in their family and in their work. “If we run our businessin a way we like to be dealt with as a customer, and always pro-duce work we are proud to have our name attached to, then wefeel we are honoring God with our product,” they explained.

A quote by Dwight L. Moody hanging on the wall in their quilt-ing area continues to inspire them, “If God be your partner, makeyour plans large.”

Realizing God is their partnerhas been a wonderful spiritualrevelation. “On more than oneoccasion, we have been lookingat the upcoming bills and won-dering where the money wasgoing to come from,” she admit-ted. “When surrendered to God,the work always came. Severaltimes we needed to pay a bill byat say, 6:00 p.m. The phonewould ring at 4:00 p.m. with ajob and a pay advance in just theright amount.”

This partnership has alsoreaffirmed their belief in faith-fully paying a 10 percent tithe.Whenever they prioritized a needor a bill first with plans to paytheir tithe later, the work “driesup almost immediately.” Butwhen they are committed to put-ting God first, God always pro-

vides for them abundantly. When Elder Dean Coridan made an offering appeal for evan-

gelism at campmeeting a few years ago, they both felt impressedthey should give—even down to the same dollar amount of$500—which they did not have. After praying about it they de-cided to pledge 25 percent of their quilting proceeds from that

campmeeting until next year’scampmeeting to the offering.

One year later as they addedup their profit they were amazedto discover that instead of the$500 they had hoped to give,God had turned it into nearly$1,000. “We walked away withthe reassurance that God can doanything, and [that God] wants touse US to do it, if we are willing!”Sheryl said.

In 2013, the Hulses plan tocontinue growing their quiltingbusiness and are excited to seewhere God will lead next. Thank-ful for the divine construction oftheir home, they marvel at God’smiraculous timing in leadingthem each step of the way.

To learn more visit thair Face-book page atwww.facebook.com/cus-tomquilts and more. C

Sheryl and Aaron Hulse with their children, Joshua (11), Lydia(12), Clarissa (8) and Julia (4).

Aaron Hulse and his wife, Sheryl, set up a quilting business and a construction business so he could be home more with the family.

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or many Union College students, finding ways to make Union a home keeps them coming back each year to

graduate. But for Nathan Huggins, finding a place like home iswhat brought him to Union.

Stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nathan wantedto spend the Sabbath hours with people who shared his newfaith. He had recently started attending an Omaha area Adventistchurch, but his search for a Friday evening vespers service ledhim to make the drive to Lincoln.

Looking for the service, he wandered into the Ortner Center. “Iended up meeting Crista Nazario, an IRR student who was work-ing at the desk,” he explained. “It was funny because her familyplanned to go see the Glass Cathedral near Omaha. Even thoughwe just met, she basically invited me to go with them. I hung outwith them that whole night and then later kept going back to theirhouse.”

Huggins ended up enrolling at Union 14 months later and hascontinued to maintain a close relationship with the Nazarios.“They’re kind of like parents to me,” said the senior InternationalRescue and Relief major. “Just to be able to talk to people outsideof school and get advice is really helpful. I hardly ever get to gohome to see family, so having someone to visit and a house to go

to is really nice. It’s something that I think everybody needs.” Steve Nazario, director of visual communication at Union, and

his family are notorious for welcoming students into their home.They are one of many Union employees who go out of their wayto help students feel comfortable. “With Steve, it’s like family,”said Caleb White, junior theology major. “Their place is basically ahome away from home.”

Many staff find it fulfilling to entertain students and see it as apart of their Union experience. “The joy of being at Union Collegeis the interaction with students,” said Sharon Russell, conferenceand guest services coordinator. “It’s important for them to feelwelcomed.”

Russell believes generosity to others is a calling from God.“One Sabbath morning, after we moved to Lincoln, my husband,Dr. Russell, had gone for a bike ride with Dr. Smith, then Union’spresident,” she recounted. “When we were about to leave for Sab-bath School he said he had invited the Smiths over for lunch. Isimply lost it because he hadn’t asked first and we were just goingto have FriChik for lunch. It was a no-no in our house to not go toSabbath School, so we left anyway and I couldn’t plan anythingmore. Cherie, Dr. Smith’s wife, gave the sermon that day and itwas all about hospitality and opening your home with what youhad. That was quite a clear message from God.”

Russell has made it her personal mission to invite studentsover for Thanksgiving if they have to work or have no place togo. She also hosts all the graduating students who have workedfor her and their extended families during graduation weekend.

By Joellyn Sheehy

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Sabbath afternoon at the Nazario’s builds friendships for a lifetime in a home for all to enjoy. Students love the food, too.

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“God has given me thenicest home that I haveever lived in and I want toshare it with others,” shesaid. “There are all kinds ofthings you learn from hav-ing people around. Meal-time is a sacred time whenyou really get to know eachother.”

Union employees findthey are equally blessed bythe students who visit.“Ellen and I benefit somuch ourselves just beingable to hang around suchbright young people,” saidFrankie Rose, assistant pro-fessor of biology. “Wesometimes get stressedwhen it’s just us for weekson end, but having studentscome over is a break. There’s energy in college students that youdon’t get elsewhere.”

The Roses frequently open their home for students and divi-sion events. The relationships are so relaxed that students havetaken to calling them and invit-ing themselves over for gamesor a movie. “I think it shows justhow much they care about us asindividuals,” said Rachel Fer-nando, second year PA student.“We’re not just a grade on apaper, we’re people they like tohave around. It honestly makesyou want to try harder in theirclasses when you know theteacher and think of them moreas someone you want to makeproud.”

“Part of the wonderful thingabout being at Union is that Ilearn a lot from students—some-times even more than they learnfrom me,” said Rose. “We rub offon each other on a moment-by-moment basis and I think havingstudents over has had a positiveimpact on my own spiritual jour-ney, as well as in other aspectsof my life.”

Probably the most famous of

Union’s generous hostsare Buell and KathyFogg, who religiouslywelcome students intotheir home for fresh cin-namon rolls every Fridaynight. “When Kathy andI attended Union, wewould go to vespers, butthen there was not a lotto do afterwards,” re-called Fogg, Union’s as-sociate chaplain. “Wealways thought it’d becool to go into a houseand interact with friendsoutside of the dorm, sowe decided to providethat. We want to givekids a venue where theycan have meaningfulconversations and enjoy

the Sabbath hours with friends.”Kathy gets busy on Friday afternoons to make up to twelve

dozen cinnamon rolls for as many as 100 students. “To have peo-ple call us years later and say ‘oh, I remember those rolls’ makes it

all worth it,” said Fogg. “We gettired just like everyone else, but Ithink it makes a major differenceto students to know there arestaff members who care and willgive of their time and money.Many of the kids thank us andsome say ‘we’ve been waiting forthis all week.’”

The hard work of faculty andstaff to incorporate students intotheir lives does not go unappre-ciated. “It’s very supporting andcomforting to have that place togo, kind of a safe haven,” saidHuggins. “It just shows they’revery sacrificial for kids atschool.”

“I love that about Union,” saidFernando. “When I come back[from a break or summer vaca-tion] I feel like I’m home. I see allthese people who look like fam-ily. It makes it easier to leavehome because I feel like I’mgoing to a second home.” C

Union employees help students feel at home

Nearly every Friday night Kathy Fogg whips up a large batch of cinnimon andcaramel rolls to share with a houseful of students.

I have to live where? With whom?

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By Melissa Ratter

AOne student’s story of figuring out how to make a home in a cold,

bare dorm room with a complete stranger.

s I turned the doorknob and walked in, I stared at the room I would be living in for the next nine months —or possibly

four years—of my life. I was greeted by undecorated white walls,empty drawers and closets, and a stack of naked bunk beds.This is supposed to be my home?

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I had never left home before. Sure, there were the occasionalsleepovers and camp visits, but nothing like going to college. Igrew up with two brothers and a bedroom all my own. Now, Ihad to learn to live with a person I didn’t know in a dorm full ofdramatic girls. Honestly, it scared me half to death.

Earlier in the day, I finally met my new roommate, Sara, face-to-face. We both acted polite and sweet, still unsure of each other,but we knew we would have plenty of time to get acquainted.Over the summer, we discussed colors we both liked and hobbies,but now as we had both moved in, we never could have imaginedthat our stuff would blend together so well. The bright colors inour room practically slapped you in the face—it was perfect!

A few weeks rolled by. Sara and I had always talked about get-ting curtains in our room, but one thing stood in our way: a curtainrod—or more precisely—the lack of one.

Determinedly, I found the curtain rods atWalmart and picked one out, along withsome brightly colored curtains. Sara and Ispent the rest of the evening close to the ceil-ing hanging our new curtains. When we fi-nally finished, we took a step back andreflected on our hard work.

This room looks much better than when Ifirst walked in, that is for sure.

Then I looked at Sara. We had been get-ting to know each other for a couple monthsby now and it seemed like a pretty goodmatch. Of course, there were always somethings that we didn’t agree on, but every pairhas its issues.

Maybe it won’t be so bad living hereafter all.

It was a Saturday night and I adjusted thepillows behind my back one more time.Movies had always been a Saturday night tra-dition at home and I was delighted to getone started. Then, Sara walked in.

“Whatcha doing?” “Watching a movie,” I answered.“Oh” She stared at me a little while,

thinking something I didn’t care to questionher about, and then walked to her desk. Idiscovered early on that if I asked Sara whatshe thought about, the conversation couldgo on for hours, so I just pretended like I justdidn’t notice something was on her mind. Istruggled to get used to someone always inthe room with me, because I liked to bealone most of the time. But as I pressed theplay button, something nagged at my dusty conscience.

“Sara,” I hesitated, “would you like to watch a movie with me?” Her face brightened as she accepted my offer. I did my best to

smile back. Maybe it’s what all roommates do, but Sara knew ex-actly how to push my buttons. Talking during movies was the onething that made me want to pull my hair out, and Sara seemed likethe master of it. But I let out a deep breath and chose a movie Ihad seen about a hundred times so her talking wouldn’t botherme. She snuggled comfortably next to me and I pressed play, try-ing to keep my cool.

Our laughter filled the room and probably bothered the neigh-bors at near the halfway point of our second movie. Pop, crackers

and candy littered the floor from our movie marathon, and it waswell into the morning hours before we said goodnight.

In the dark, my mind wandered. Huh, Sara and I actually hadfun together. Maybe next Saturday night I will let her pick themovie.

Months passed and Sara and I got to know each other better.We started talking about small things, such as classes and sched-ules and slowly our relationship developed into a friendship.

The room rested in darkness, the absence of sound filled it tothe brim. Sara and I had said goodnight about five minutes before,but I couldn’t stop thinking. Finally, I gave up and bent over thebunk bed, looking at her upside down.

“Sara! Guess what!” Sara’s eyes snapped open and her head jerked up like her pil-

low had suddenly turned to hot coals. Istarted laughing uncontrollably at her reac-tion and after realizing what had happened,her laugh joined in. We spent the next fifteenminutes laughing and talking about our day.In the midst of laughing so much it hurt, Ithought, it is nights like these that make mefeel the most at home.

One Sunday afternoon, I walked into thelaundry room to retrieve my laundry and no-ticed a broken and battered full-length mirrorby the trash chute. I felt a pang of sympathyas I examined the mirror’s bumps andbruises. The upper right-hand corner wasripped from its frame and the lower left-handcorner looked like something had smashedinto it, creating a spider web of broken glass.I was appalled, especially since it was stilluseable.

“Don’t worry, little one,” I spoke to itsoftly. “Just because you’re a little brokendoesn’t mean you’re a piece of trash. You’remine now, and I’m going to fix you up—there’s nothing a little duct tape can’t fix.” Ismiled.

As I carried it into my room, I remem-bered Sara had always wanted her own full-length mirror and I was sure she would loveit. When I presented it to her, she reactedwith delight and helped me nail it to hercloset door. From there I cleaned up thestreaks and dust the mirror had accumulatedand grabbed my neon pink duct tape to fixthe upper right-hand corner. Stepping back Iaddressed my handywork. “See, now you

have a nice home to call your own, little mirror.” I chuckled at myown reflection staring back from the object of my affection.

When I arrived at Union, my past had left me broken and bat-tered. Others had smashed my confidence, leaving the reflectionshattered into pieces. But here at Union, God has found me, fixedme up, and given me a home.

I looked at Sara and thought back to all we had gone throughtogether: curtain hanging, movie watching, late night laughing,and room decorating.

Yes, at Union, God had given me a home away from home,because a home is not where you are, it’s what and with whomyou inhabit it. C

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Melissa Ratter and Sara Allman madetheir room a home and became friends inthe process.

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1950sGerald ’53 and Naomi JensenFillman (’47) celebrated their65th wedding anniversary Au-gust 18, 2012, in Madison,Tenn., with family and friends.The Fillmans met when theywere students at Union Collegeand were married in 1947 inNevada, Iowa. They began their50-plus years of denomina-tional service teaching churchschool together in Oak Grove,Mo. Following completion ofhis theology degree, Fillmanpastored churches in New Mex-ico, Texas, Iowa, Tennessee,Kentucky, and Pennsylvania,many of them three-church dis-tricts. From the start, it was a

ministry partnership. Naomiloved helping with children’sdepartments at church, campmeetings, and evangelisticmeetings; and conducting Vaca-tion Bible School, often writingsongs and programs for them.In 1992, they “retired” to Madi-son Campus Church nearNashville, Tenn., where Geraldworked part-time as associatepastor for more than six years.Along the way they wereblessed with four children: RitaWagner (’73), Debra Coyner,Gary, and Kathy Brummett.They have 10 grandchildrenand five great-grandchildren.They continue to be healthyand active in their church, serv-ing people, giving Bible stud-ies, and working in theirgarden.

1960sRobert Tan ’63, who com-posed the song “Hail to UnionCollege” during his senior year,plans to attend the 50th class re-union in April. After college, hetaught music at three differentacademies in the Northern Cali-fornia Conference. He retired in2002 after 36 years of teaching.His last school was Lodi Acad-emy where he taught for 22years. Great experiences in-clude taking his choir, the Lo-dian Singers, on tour to Hawaii,Hong Kong and Singapore in1985, and two years later takingthe choir to Europe, performingin Germany, Austria andSwitzerland. His last overseastour was to Greece. Presentlyhe teaches private voice andpiano lessons and directs theLodi Children’s Chorus andYouth Chorale. In 2012 he wasawarded the Mayor’s Commu-nity Service Award, and in 2009was inducted into the LodiCommunity Hall of Fame.

1970sCindy Ray Davis ’70 retired inMay 2011 from teaching SDAelementary schools for 37 years.

Thirty-two years were spent atMadison Campus Elementary inthe Kentucky-Tennessee con-ference. In addition she taughtfor three years at GreaterNashville Junior Academy inTennessee and two years inDes Moines, Iowa.

1990sHans Widicker ’96 and hiswife, Lindsay, welcomed WyattRockne Widicker on November15, 2012. Wyatt was 7 lb 8 ozand was 19 inches long. Hans isthe operations manager andLindsay is the meeting plannerat AdventSource in Lincoln, Neb.

2000sLiv Pedersen Jacobson ’02has illustrated a book calledSean Learns the Tummy TownWay. Check it out atwww.tatepublishing.com/bookstore and purchase copies forthe special children in your life.

Kelly James ’02 and Alexan-der Cramond were marriedAug. 26, 2012, at NorthstarTahoe Resort in California.Kelly is a neuropsychologist atthe Reno Veterans Administra-tion. Alex was recently hiredthere as well. Also a neuropsy-chologist, he will conduct evalu-ations on veterans applying fordisability and other benefits.

Brooke Lynne Elizabeth Howelland Wyatt Casey Howell wereborn to Greg ’02 and MelissaPalmer Howell ’03 on Oct. 12,2012. Brooke weighed 5 lbs 9oz, and Wyatt was 5 lb 12 oz.Both were 18 inches long.Wyatt’s middle name, Casey, isfor Pastor Sylvester Case—whoencouraged the friendship ofGreg and Melissa in Greek classwhile at Union. The twins havetwo older brothers, Caleb, fiveyears old, and Toby, three yearsold. Greg is a pastor in MountVernon and Stanwood, Wash.Melissa is a former Bibleteacher and assistant girls’ deanat Auburn Academy. Now sheis “deaning a small dorm athome.”

April Nielsen Fearing ’02 andJustin Fearing ’05 announcethe birth of their son, Everett

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Lincoln Fearing. Everett wasborn July 13, 2012, in Lincoln,Neb. He joins three-year- oldsister Quincy to make their fam-ily of four complete. The photoof Everett and Quincy wastaken by their friends andUnion alums, Josh ’04 andAubrey Goble Leeker ’05 ofThe Leekers Photography,when Everett was 6 days old.

Susie Reis Kahler ’03 andBrad Kahler ’02 welcomedAlea Reese Kahler on June 5,2012, at 5:23 p.m. She weighed 7lb 3 oz and was 20 inches long.Alea joins Leyton, age 8, andBrannen, age 5, at home. Susieworks at Anne Carlsen Center inJamestown, N.D. Brad is an opti-cian at Lifetime Eyecare.

Elyssa Naomi Bascom was bornAug. 30, 2012, at 12:25 p.m. toJosh Bascom ’03 and ElinaCamarena Bascom. She joins

big sister, Evelyn, at home. Joshis vice president of finance forChristian Record Services forthe Blind in Lincoln, Neb.

Heidi Hiebert Jones ’03 andher husband Dustin are pleasedto announce the arrival ofNolan Robert Jones, born Oct.6, 2011. Heidi is a chaplain withCharter Hospice, and Dustin isassociate director of public rela-tions at Loma Linda University.

Mark ’04 and StephanieCarlile Murrill ’03 welcomedMcKinley “Kiki” Joy Murrill onAug. 3, 2011. She was 5 lb 10 ozand 18 inches long. She joinedher big sis, Monroe “Rosie”Mary-Jean Murrill, who wasborn on Aug. 25, 2009. Theylive in Fletcher, N.C., nearAsheville—enjoying the moun-tains and waterfalls. Mark is thebusiness manager of the ED,ICU and surgery departments atParkRidge Health. Stephanie en-joys being a stay-at-home mom.

Gavin Eli Carlson was born Oct.19, 2010 to Steven ’04 andDaisy Ornopia Carlson ’02.He joins big brother Ian, who is

four. Steven is the youth direc-tor for the Ohio conference, and Daisy is a full-time, stay-at-home mom.

Patricia McGuire Gomez ’04and her husband Robert wel-comed Karlina Amalia Gomezon April 9, 2012. She weighed 6lbs 10 oz and joined Pippin, thefamily dog, at home in Glendale,Calif. Robert is a civil engineerwith Los Angeles County PublicWorks. Patricia quit her K-4music teaching job at GlendaleAdventist Academy to be a stay-at-home mom.

Clifton Sumner Hiscock wasborn Sept. 9, 2012 to Jared andDamie Elder Hiscock (’04).He was 8 lb 2 oz and 21 incheslong. Clifton is their secondchild—their first was Ryann Ser-ena (Nov. 4, 2009 – May 29,2011). Damie is the administra-tive assistant to the vice presi-dent for AcademicAdministration at Union College.Jared is working toward a mas-

ter of music degree at the Uni-versity of Nebraska—Lincoln.

Jessica Casebolt Scharffen-berg ’04 and Kenny Scharf-fenberg ’04 are proud toannounce the arrival of MaggieLynn Scharffenberg, born onJune 19, 2012. She weighed 9 lband joins big brother Liam athome. Jessica is a mental healthand substance abuse therapistat the state penitentiary in Lin-coln, Neb. Kenny works at StateFarm Insurance, with SolomonHalim, as his sales and serviceassociate.

Jonah Bruce Prindle was bornto Amy Dolinsky Prindle ’05and Cale Prindle ’07 on June21, 2012, at 9:23 a.m. Heweighed 8 lbs 6 oz. and joinedVincent at home in Lincoln,Neb. After working as the man-aging editor of Outlook for sixyears, Amy has been a stay-at-home-mom and freelance copyeditor since 2010. Her businessis called Flawless Documents.Cale teaches English at NorthStar High School.

Everett Lincoln Fearing

Alea Reese Kahler

Elyssa Naomi Bascom

Nolan Robert Jones

McKinley “Kiki” Joy Murril

Gavin Eli Carlson

Karlina Amalia Gomez

Maggie Lynn Scharffenberg

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Josh (’06) and Krissy FollettLoshman ’05 welcomed Adde-lyn NaDean Loshman on Aug.17, 2012. She weighed 8 lbs andwas 21.75 inches long. Addelynjoins her big sister AliyaMichelle, age four, at home.Josh is manager of store opera-tions at Hy-Vee in Lincoln, Neb.As a medication aide, Krissyworks for Emerald Communi-ties in their palliative care wing.

Levi Charles Manly was bornJuly 7, 2012, weighing 8 lbs 3oz. His proud parents, Tara

Trewitt Manly ’08 and GaryManly ’05 live in Temple,Texas. Gary is a medical pho-tographer and Tara is an ortho-pedic spine physician assistant.Both work at Scott and WhiteHealthCare.

Patty Kimberly-Martinez ’05and her husband Jacob arepleased to announce the arrivalof River Jacobo Kimberly-Mar-tinez on April 18, 2012. Riverwas 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19.5inches long. Patty works in herown private practice as a li-censed independent mentalhealth practitioner. Jacob is agraphic designer at the MinnowProject, a local advertising firmin Lincoln, Neb.

Michael ’04 and AngelaSchafer Shofner ’05 arehappy to announce the birth oftheir daughter, Eliora MercyShofner on May 30, 2012. Shewas 7 lbs 3 oz and 20.5 incheslong. The family lives inNashville, Tenn. Michaelteaches eighth grade and is viceprincipal at Madison Campus

Elementary. Angela is executivedirector at Madison ChristianMedical Clinic and is in lawschool.

Emily Mattison Roque was bornSept. 10, 2011, to MatthewRoque ’05 and Trista Peter-son Roque (’08). Emilyweighed 7 lb 11 oz. Matthew isa city planner in Lincoln, Neb.,and Trista is a registered nurse.

Calvin Scott Nordmeyer wasborn to Marcia AshcraftNordmeyer ’07 and JeremyNordmeyer on July 4, 2012, at3:18 a.m. He weighed 10 lbs. 6oz and was 22 inches long.Calvin enjoys car rides, bubblebaths, and snuggling with hisstuffed tiger, Hobbes. Jeremyand Marcia both work at Soft-ware Technology, Inc. in Lin-coln. Jeremy is a seniortechnical support specialist, andMarcia works in the marketingdepartment.

Casey Lee Prindle ’07 andSandra JoAnne NazarioPrindle ’09 welcomed theirbaby girl, Charlotte Rain onDec. 28, 2012, weighing in at 6lbs 14 oz and 20.5 inches long.After maternity leave Sandy willgo back part-time as an OBnurse at St. Marys Hospital.Casey is the principal of Inter-mountain Adventist Academy inGrand Junction, Colo.

Tori Ziegler Henton ’08 andMic Henton ’09 welcomedEden Hadassh Henton on Nov.8, 2012. Born in St. Joseph,Mich., she was 7 lbs 15 oz and19.5 inches long. Before Edenwas born, Tori worked for Ad-ventist Frontier Missions as anadministrative assistant andnow she will be a stay-at-homemom. Mic works for the Iowa-Missouri Conference while he isstudying at the seminary at An-drews University. After hisgraduation in August 2013, thefamily will return to the Iowa-Missouri area.

Jonah Bruce Prindle

Addelyn NaDean Loshman

Levi Charles Manly

River J Kimberly-Martinez

Eliora Mercy Shofner Calvin Scott Nordmeyer Eden Hadassh Henton

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Amy Carlson Howard ’08 andher husband David are pleasedto announce the birth of LincolnDavid Howard on July 20, 2012.He was 8½ lbs and 20.5 incheslong. Amy is a full-time mom tohim and his sister, Allyson, agetwo. Dave is a constructionmanager at Kettering MedicalCenter.

Esther Shields Shaw ’08 andher husband Tyson welcomedAbigail Larynn Shaw on August21, 2012, in Durham, N.C. Sheweighed 8 lbs and was 20¾inches long. In October 2012,they moved to Philadelphiawhere Tyson is an attorney forthe Department of Justice, Bu-reau of Prisons. Esther is a full-time mom.

2010sJordan Higley Wittenburg’09 and Caleb Wittenburg ’10are pleased to announce thebirth of their son, Judah TimothyWittenburg. He was born Feb.29, 2012, and weighed 7 lbs 7 ozand was 20.5 inches long. Calebworks for the Community MentalHealth Center in Lincoln, Neb.,as a mental health specialist. Jor-dan is a stay-at-home mom.

Shanell Laursen ’09 and CarlNorris Jr. ’10 were marriedJune 3, 2012, in Clear Lake, Wis.The Norrises make their homein Duluth, Minn.

Amy Widicker ’09 andJohnny Thom ’10 were mar-ried July 15, 2012. They live inBismarck, N.D.

Michael Isaiah Tunnell Birthwas born Sept. 28, 2012, weigh-ing 8 lbs 2 oz and 19.8 incheslong. Proud parents, AshleyTunnell Birth ’11 and AllynBirth ’11, live in White BearLake, Minn., which is a suburbof St. Paul. Ashley is a stay-at-home mom and Tupperwareconsultant. Allyn is an opera-tions analyst for Wells FargoHome Mortgage.

Rachel Maloney Halim ’11and Andy Seiler (’08) weremarried on Sept. 23, 2012, on

the Union College campus.They recently moved to Little-ton, Colo., and love living closeto the mountains. Andy worksat Orion Entertainment as pro-ducer/editor for several outdoorshows aired on cable TV. Healso continues to work at hisown business, CueMotion,videoing weddings and com-mercial work. Rachel works atAnthropologie and recently ac-cepted a nursing position on theTelemetry floor at Littleton Ad-ventist Hospital. She also visitsthe mountains to snowboard asmuch as possible.

RaeLea Rebarchek ’12 andZach Frishman, current stu-dent, were married on June 3,2012, outside at the ChapelOaks Church in Shawnee, Kan.RaeLea says “God totallyblessed our wedding! Therewas a 70 percent chance of rainthat day with the highest possi-bility being during the time ofthe wedding. It sprinkled up to30 minutes before the weddingstarted and then the sun came

out and it was beautiful!” Theymoved to Lincoln where Zachwill finish his nursing degree atUnion.

People PlacementsJody Detwieler is the newfield director for the social workprogram after spending the lastsix years as a social worker andtherapist in St. Joseph, Mo. Shegraduated from Union with abachelor’s degree in social workin 2004. From there she contin-ued to Walla Walla Universityand earned a master’s degree insocial work in 2005.

Renan Gorski is a new com-puter technician for InformationSystems. He previously workedin the South American Divisionas a web designer and program-mer and graduated from Unionin December 2012.

Jackie Halley is the new nurs-ing clinical instructor for theMedical Surgical II class. Shepreviously worked as a nursefor Bryan Health in Lincoln.Jackie earned a nursing degreefrom the University of NebraskaMedical Center in 2009 and iscurrently enrolled in a master’sprogram with University ofPhoenix. She and her husband,Zac, are expecting their firstchild in April.

Lisa Kaldhal is the newrecords assistant in the RecordsOffice. Lisa most recentlyworked at Kuehl’s Midwest Dis-tributor in Lincoln. She is mar-ried to Tim, the math andcomputer instructor at CollegeView Academy, and they havetwo sons who attend CollegeView Academy.

Virginia Moreno is the newUnion Market T’torias cook. Be-fore working at Union sheworked as a cook in daycareand assisted living facilities. Shehas been married for 35 yearsand has three children and fourgrandchildren.

Rachel and Andy Seiler

Zach and RaeLea Frishman

Michael Isaiah Tunnell Birth

Judah Timothy Wittenburg

Abigail Larynn Shaw

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Cherie Needles is the newhead cook at Union Market. Shemost recently worked at Sunny-dale Adventist Academy, but sheand her husband, Jeff, associatedirector of Plant Services, movedto Lincoln so their two childrencould continue their Adventisteducation at Union and CollegeView Academy.

Deb Schultz is the new pro-gram secretary for the physicianassistant program. Deb gradu-ated from Union in 1982 andthen worked for the AdventistMedia Center in ThousandOaks, Loma Linda Hospital andAdventist Health System West inSacramento. She spent the lastfour years working at the Lin-coln Chamber of Commerce.

Wendy VanSkiver is the newclinical director for the PhysicianAssistant Program. She previ-ously worked as a family prac-tice PA after earning a Master’sof Physician Assistant Studiesfrom the University of NebraskaMedical Center. She also has anursing degree from CreightonUniversity and worked as anurse in various places. Wendyis married and has two boys.

Transitioned:

Angela Heam is transitioningfrom the annual giving directorto program development andenrollment counselor for the Di-vision of Nursing. After graduat-ing from Union she taught atPlatte Valley and Spring Valleyacademies as an English andsubstitute teacher. She and herhusband, Tim, have a daughter,Abigail.

Ben Yancer is an academiccoach at the Teaching LearningCenter (TLC). He earned abachelor’s degree in Englishfrom Union College in 2005. Be-fore his position at Union heworked in the TLC as Office Co-ordinator from 2005 to 2011.

John Boyd ’43, Keene, Texas,died Jan. 19, 2013, at age 92.John attended Union Collegefrom 1938 to 1943 when hegraduated with a degree in the-ology. He pastored in Texas,Wisconsin, British Columbia,and throughout the North Pa-cific Union. After retiring in1980, he continued pastoringand preaching past his 80thbirthday. His two youngerbrothers, Larry ’47 and El-wood ’51, were also SDA min-isters receiving their educationat Union. He is survived by hisson, John W. Boyd Jr., formeradjunct professor; sister FernJohnston (in the ’40’s);brother, Elwood Boyd; grand-children, Jeff Boyd ’98 andLisa Boyd Bowen ’94 and ’07;and three great-grandchildren.

Ken Brenneise (’45), RapidCity, S.D., died Sept. 17, 2012, atage 86. He was born May 5,1926, in Greenway, S.D., toHenry and Kathryn Brenneise.He attended Plainview Acad-emy and after attending UnionCollege for one year, he wasdrafted into the U.S. Army. In1947, he married Betty Binderand moved to Bowdle, S.D.where he built a brick hardware

store and a drug store. Hemoved to Rapid City in 1952and built more than 500 homesand apartment buildings. overthe next 56 years. Ken is sur-vived by his wife, Donna;daughters, Kelly Commet,Robin Brenneise, DaenaMcKenzie, Carol Harrington,Holly Brenneise, Heather An-drews; eight grandchildren; twostep-children and four step-grandchildren; brother, Nathan;and two sisters, Ruth Duerk-sen ’54 and Orpha Benson.

Adrian Woods ’45, Paradise,Calif., died May 14, 2012, at age93. He was born Feb. 17, 1919 inMinnesota. After graduating fromUnion College, Adrian served asa pastor in Arkansas, SouthDakota and California. Retiringin 1980, he became an avid goldprospector and sold White’smetal detectors for many years.He is survived by his wife, MaryAnn Johnson Woods ’45;sons, Alan Woods, Norman D.Woods ’75, and Dale Woods’73; daughter, Joanna Moore;two grandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

Arleen VandeVere Herr (’46),Keene, Texas, died June 18,2012, at age 86. She was born inLincoln, Neb., on Feb. 19, 1926.She attended Union Collegeand was married to John Herr’46. During their first year theyworked in evangelism in RapidCity, S.D. From 1947-73, sheand John pastored churches inSpearfish and Madison, S.D., St.Joseph and St. Louis, Mo., andAnderson Cicero and SouthBend, Ind. Arleen was always incharge of the music programsand was an accomplished pi-anist and accompanist. She gavepiano lessons to children in allthe cities where they lived. Sheis survived by her husband,John; son, Gary, daughter,Deanna; sister, Verla VanArs-dale; and five grandchildren.

Charles Allen ’47, Keene,Texas, died July 30, 2012, at age88. He was born in Denison,Texas, on Aug. 9, 1923, to Min-nie (Church) and Charlie Guy

Allen. Charles served his coun-try in the U.S. army during theKorean War. He is survived byhis wife, Cordelia; sons, Larryand Jack; and six grandchildren.

Meribelle Wood Burnett (’48),Greeley, Colo., died Oct. 5, 2011,at age 85. She was born May 26,1926, to John and Gladys Woodin Enterprise, Kan., and attendedclasses for nursing while in col-lege. While at Porter Hospital inDenver, she married James Bur-nett, Jr. After their marriage, theylived in Denver where sheworked for Mountain Bell Tele-phone Company. Meribelle wasthe first woman supervisor inconstruction services for thecompany in the region. Theymoved to Greeley in 1970 andlater Estes Park and Loveland.She retired in February 1981after 18 years with the company.She loved cooking, crocheting,quilting, cross-stich, knitting,sewing and reading. Survivorsinclude her husband, James;daughters, Amy Tregoning, andBarbara Dumler; six grandchil-dren and 13 great-grandchildren.

William Garrison ’48, MillsRiver, N.C., died Sept. 6, 2012, atage 98. A native of Wyoming,he grew up in Nebraska andhad lived in Hendersonville forthe past 34 years. He was pre-ceded in death by two wives;Agnes Garrison, who died in2005, and Violet Snow Garrison,who died in 2011. Bill was alifelong employee of the church.As a finish carpenter, he decided

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Death dates and/or obituar-ies have been received forthe following individuals.

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to go into education as an indus-trial arts and biological scienceinstructor and then principal.Bill was also the maintenancesupervisor for many years forPorter Hospital in Denver, Colo.He is survived by six nephewsand nieces: Gary James Shafer(’84), Rolland Shafer, Jean Sim-mons (’58), Darlene Morri-son ’56, Lowell Rhodes andLarry Rhodes (’87).

Gilbert Jorgensen ’48, GrandJunction, Colo., died Oct. 24,2012, at age 87. He was a nurseanesthetist. Survivors includehis spouse, Rosella Hart Jor-gensen (’40); sons, Gary Hart,Matthew Hart (’80), DanielHart, and Michael Hart ’81; 11grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Keith Wheeler ’48, Marsland,Neb., died Oct. 15, 2012, at age85. He was born May 1, 1927,in Crawford, Neb., to Calvinand Alice Malone Wheeler(’25). He married Aloha Mor-genstern and graduated fromUnion in 1948, then taught inDenver, Colo. He later workedas a school administrator in Os-howa, Ontario, and at MontereyBay Academy in California. Inretirement, he and his wife re-turned to the Wheeler familyranch in Sioux County, whereKeith served as an elder in theHemingford church and aschool board member of theSioux County District 43. Hewas preceded in death by hisdaughter, Pamela, and hisbrother, Gaylord ’55. He is sur-vived by his wife, Aloha;daughters, Tamara Hansen,Kathleen Baker and Laurie; fivegrandchildren; brothers, Karl’51 and Glenn ’56; and sisters,Merilyn Rainbolt ’58 andMary Alice Goree ’61.

Charles Grabill, Jr. ’49, Lin-coln, Neb., died Aug. 3, 2012, atage 93. He was born May 31,1919, in Lost Lake, Mont. In1942, he and his wife, Helen,came to Lincoln, Neb., to attendcollege. After learning the elec-trical trade, he established Gra-bill Electric Service in 1952 and

continued in the business forfive decades. In 1964, Charlesmarried Fern Wise (’64). Theywere active participants in thePiedmont Park SDA Churchand in a variety of Maranathaprojects. Charles is survived byhis sons, Chuck, Roger, andRichard; daughter, CharleneJohnson; four step-sons, Ger-ald, Cleo, Dale, and GordonWise; seven grandchildren, 35step-grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren, 16 step-greatgrandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.

William Ledington ’49, Para-dise, Calif., died Aug. 18, 2012,at age 92. He was born May 26,1920, in Hutchinson, Minn.William had a great sense ofhumor and loved sailing, travel-ing, photography and his fam-ily. He is survived by his wife of62 years, Ruth Hanson Led-ington ’49; sons, Stanley andJohn; daughters, Anna Chris-tianson, Becky Simmons andBarbara Plubell; 10 grandchil-dren and two great-grandchil-dren; and his black lab, Thor.

Shirley Boyer Anderson ’50,Saint Paul, Minn., died Aug. 27,2012, at age 84. She is survivedby her husband, Delbert;daughter Mary Kay AndersonPorter (’73); son, Kent An-derson ’82; five grandchildrenand five great-grandchildren.

Dale C. Bower (’50), Cheney,Neb., died Sept. 30, 2012, at age91. He was born Feb. 10, 1921,in Colome, S.D., to Harry andPauline Bower. Dale graduatedfrom Plainview Academy be-fore serving as a medic in thePacific Theater during WorldWar II. and then attendingUnion College. For years he rana front-end loader caterpillar,digging several thousand base-ments in the Lincoln, Neb.,area. He and his wife, Alice,operated Bower Bees for 25years. He was a lifetime mem-ber of the College View church.For many years, he served thechurch as a deacon and Sab-bath School teacher. Survivorsinclude his wife, Alice; daugh-

ter, Jeannie McCarter; sons,Rollin, Russell (’74), andRandy; two sisters, 14 grand-children and nine great-grand-children.

Beverly Huffines Denny(’50), Knoxville, Tenn., diedJune 9, 2012, at age 83. She wasborn April 12, 1929, in Houston,Texas, but had resided in theKnoxville area since 1954. Shehad worked for local doctors,many assignments for KellyServices, and retired from thelocal office of Diebold, Inc. Sheenjoyed baking, cooking,sewing, entertaining and, whenyounger, playing her violin forspecial occasions. She is sur-vived by her husband, EdwardDenny ’50; sons, Edward Jr.,Stephen and David; nine grand-children and one great-grand-son.

Einar Berlin ’51, Boulder,Colo., died Nov. 10, 2012, atage 90. He was born Oct. 13,1922, in Green Lake Township,Minn., to Herman and JohannaBerlin. Einar served as a sonaroperator in the Navy for twoyears in the South PacificOcean during WWII. He thenearned an English degree andmet his future wife VirginiaTrout (’51) at Union. The cou-ple moved to Boulder, Colo.,where he started Berlin Floor-ing, which he owned until 1991when his son took over thebusiness. Einar was active inthe Boulder Church, where hewas an elder, taught classes,

sang in the choir, quartet andsang solos. His other interestswere golf, travel, reading, fam-ily and friends. He is survivedby his wife, Virginia; daughter,Jan Gates (’72); son, Steven,all of Boulder, Colo; four grand-children and three great-grand-children.

Charles Cotham ’51, Spiro,Okla., died March 27, 2012, atage 83. He was born to Ray-mond and Mary Cotham onSept. 18, 1928, in Shreveport,La., and he graduated fromLoma Linda University in 1956.Dr. Cotham was a practicingphysician for forty years. He alsoserved in the Navy as a physi-cian during World War II. He issurvived by his wife, Margaret.

Gordon Gerst ’51, Casper,Wyo., died July 12, 2012, at age82. He was born Oct. 10, 1929,in Sperry, Iowa, to Albertineand Hugo Gerst. After graduat-ing from Union College Acad-emy and Union College, heserved in Korea in the U.S.Army. On June 1, 1969, he mar-ried Ila Mae Gudath in Casper,Wyo. Gordon worked in Na-trona County in pupil servicesfor 25 years. Survivors includehis wife, Ila Mae; daughter,Gina Pellegrini ’93; son,Craig ’99; brothers, Albert ’47,and Martin (’57); sister, RuthGerst ’53; and two grand-daughters.

Gerald Miller ’51, Lakewood,Calif., died Sept, 6, 2012, at age86. Dr. Miller served his country

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as an Army staff sergeant until1942. He earned a medical de-gree from Loma Linda Universityin 1957 and continued to enjoyserving others all his life. He hadhis pilot’s license and was part ofnumerous mission trips. He issurvived by his wife, Betty;daughters, Cynthia Dobalian,Cathleen Steppe, and PattyMcLennan; sisters, Maxine Mc-Dowell and Shirley Stewart; and11 grandchildren. He was pre-ceded in death by his son, Curtis.

Donald Wetenkamp (’52),Tintah, Minn., died Dec. 11,2011, at age 88. He was bornJuly 22, 1923, to Theodore andBertha Wetenkamp in Zenith,N.D. Don graduated from Camp-bell High School in Nashua,Minn., and married Clara Heitz-mann (’51) in 1947. After at-tending Union College, theysettled on a farm near Tintah,Minn., where they made theirhome and raised their family.Don obtained his pilot’s licensein 1951 and contracted as an in-dependent crop duster from1955 to 1996. One of the high-lights of his flying career wastaking three mission trips toGuyana, South America, be-tween 1960 and 1963. He wasactive in the Wahpeton church,where he served as an elder anda board member. He is survivedby his wife, Clara; daughters,Viola Redick ’76 and VidellAhrens ’77; sister, Alice Wel-harticky; two grandchildren andone great-grandchild.

Edmund (E.B.) Blair, Jr. ’53,Fullerton, Calif., died Sept. 17,2012, at age 83. He was bornFeb. 27, 1929 in Rock Springs,Wyo. E.B. spent more than 45years as teacher, principal andmanager with the Seventh-dayAdventist church education sys-tem in southern and southeast-ern California. Followingretirement in 2003, he became ahospital and hospice volunteer.He is survived by his wife, Jan-ice; two sons, Kelly and Kevin;and brother, Mardian Blair ’54.

Joada Marsh Korgan (’53),Claremore, Okla., died Oct. 17,

2012, at age 80. She was bornJuly 5, 1932 in Pea Green, Colo.She graduated from Campionand met and married DarrellBeyer ’53 while attendingUnion College. Later she be-came a hairdresser and eventu-ally earned a master’s degreefrom the University of Tulsa.She and Darrell divorced in1970, and in 1973, Joada mar-ried Dennis McGehee. Eighteenyears later, Dennis passed awayand Joada married Julius Kor-gan ’45, who was already alongtime friend. Joada was aloving mother and grandmotherto not only her biological chil-dren and grandchildren, butalso to her extended family.Survivors include her husband,Julius; sons, Doug Beyer and AlBeyer; eight grandchildren; andsisters-in law, Margaret Marshand Faye Marsh.

Cyril Miller Jr. ’53, Burleson,Texas, died Oct. 13, 2012, at age84. He was born Feb. 11, 1928,in Preston, Okla., to Cyril andNatura Roberts Miller. He at-tended Southwestern JuniorCollege and graduated fromUnion College in 1953. He pas-tored for several years in Okla-homa and Arkansas beforejoining the conference office.He served as conference presi-dent in the Chesapeake Confer-ence, Texas Conference, andSouthwestern Union—as wellas vice-president of the NorthAmerican Division. He was pre-ceded in death by his first wifeMarian Dailey Miller (’45)and brother Griffith Miller(’53). Cyril is survived by hiswife, Joyce Miller; son, William;daughter, Janet Miller; sister,Marjorie Miller Wallace; threegrandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Don D. Dick ’55, Collegedale,Tenn., died Sept. 16, 2012, atage 80. Born in Lincoln, Neb., tohistory professor Everett andOpal Dick, Don graduated fromUnion College, earned a mas-ter’s degree in speech from theUniversity of Nebraska and aPh.D. from Michigan State Uni-versity. He married Joyce

Tornow ’57 in 1955 in Murdo,S.D. After eleven years of teach-ing speech and managing aradio station at La Sierra Univer-sity, Don and Joyce moved toCollegedale, Tenn., with theirthree children. Don taught com-munications at Southern Adven-tist University for 37 years. Donloved traveling, museums,birds, music, books and hisfamily. He is survived by hiswife, Joyce; daughters, LindaGustad and Valerie Hunt; son,David ; eight grandchildren;brother, Art Dick ’58; sister,

Lorle Stacey ’57; and manynieces and nephews.

Crawford Pierce ’55, Lincoln,Neb., died Sept 15, 2012, at age81. He was born Oct. 13, 1930,in Willmar, Minn. He marriedGloria Greig ’55 in 1953. In1960 they built Homestead Nurs-ing Home in Lincoln. Later in hislife, Crawford was the first per-son inducted as a Fellow into theCollege of Nursing Home Ad-ministrators. He also served onthe Board of Trustees at Union

College for 12 years. Survivorsinclude his wife of 59 years, Glo-ria; daughters, Sylvia Penix(’74) and Sharon Vercio ’76;son, Greig; brother, Richard(Dick); eight grandchildren andfour great-grandchildren.

Margaret Amyx Patterson’56, Fallon, Nev., died May 27,2012, at age 94. She was bornJan. 9, 1918, in Pagosa Springs,Colo. Margaret graduated fromUnion College with a bachelor’sdegree in education and was ateacher for many years. Sheloved the Lord very much. Sheis survived by numerous niecesand nephews.

Gloria DeHerrera Garcia ’57,Canton, Mich., died Oct. 20,2012, at age 70. She was bornSept. 17, 1940, in Saguache,Colo., to Lydia Ruybal and Ed-ward DeHerrera. Gloria at-tended Monte Vista HighSchool, Campion Academy,Union College, Pueblo BusinessCollege, Western Nebraska Col-lege and Oakland University inMichigan. She majored in sa-cred music with an emphasis onpiano and pipe organ. Beforethis, she worked for many yearsin the banking and insuranceareas. She traveled extensivelyin the United States and servedoverseas as a missionary. Gloriais survived by her mother; herhusband, Erwin Garcia; son,David; daughters Kim and Car-lene; three grandchildren andmany other relatives.

Joyce Miller Hensel ’58,Heron Lake, Minn., died Aug 20,2012, at age 76. She was born inBoulder, Colo., on April 26,1936. Joyce attend academy andtwo years of college at South-western Junior College in Keene.She transferred to Union Col-lege, where she met her hus-band Donald Hensel ’58. Theywere married Aug. 3, 1958. Afterteaching for two years in Col-orado and Michigan, the familymoved to North Dakota, whereJoyce assisted Don in ministryfor eight years. In 1971, theymoved to Iowa where Joyceworked 15 years as a certifiedCrawford Pierce

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nursing assistant. Because of theprogressive hereditary atoxiadisease she had, she becamedisabled and used a wheelchairsince 1999. Joyce is survived byher husband, Donald; son,Latham ; daughters, HeidiHensel ’86, and TinaBankhead (’84); brother,Roger Miller ’60; and sevengrandchildren.

Robert Conway ’59, Laurel,Md., died Oct. 2, 2012, at age80. He is survived by his wifeCharlotte Lehto Conway ’58;children, John, Sharon, Danieland Robert; brother, Alan; andfive grandchildren.

Marianne Underwood Hoag’59, Redlands, Calif., died April23, 2012, at age 74. She wasborn June 15, 1937, in Beach,N.D., to Arthur and Alice Under-wood. She grew up on a farmsouth of Sentinel Butte, N.D.Marianne graduated fromSheyenne River Academy and

earned a degree in nursing fromUnion College in 1959. Marianneworked at the Johnstone Memo-rial Hospital in Beach beforejoining Sheyenne River Acad-emy as a dean. She then becamean instructor at Hinsdale Hospi-tal School of Nursing and com-pleted her master’s degree innursing from Boston Universitybefore taking a research positionat Loma Linda University. Whileat Loma Linda, she met and mar-ried Robert Hoag (’51). Mari-anne and Bob lived in Boise,Idaho, and in Illinois where sheworked as director of nursing atHinsdale Hospital. But she lovedCalifornia and soon acceptedthe position of director of nurs-ing at Glendale Adventist Med-ical Center. Survivors include hersisters, Alice Krueger and CathyUnderwood; sisters-in-law, IloUnderwood and Bonnie Under-wood; and nieces and nephews.

ValGene Devitt (’62), Meridian,Idaho, died Oct. 27, 2012, at age72. He was born in Faulkton,S.D. He attended SheyenneRiver Academy, Union College,University of Minnesota andMarylhurst University in Oregon.In 1959, Val married CarolynStotz (’59) in Leola, S.D. Heserved the U.S. Army’s ProjectWhite Coat from 1961 to 1963and then began his career inhealthcare as a radiology techni-cian, progressing to departmentdirector then senior vice presi-dent at Portland Adventist Med-ical Center. He then served aspresident at Charlotte RegionalMedical Center in Punta Gorda,

Fla., and at Ukiah Valley MedicalCenter in northern California,oversaw the construction ofSonora Regional Medical Centerin California. He ended his ca-reer by developing and manag-ing the construction of theexpansion wing at Glendale Ad-ventist Medical Center in Glen-dale, Calif. Val is survived by hiswife Carolyn; mother, Alta De-vitt; daughter, Cheri Betts; son,Michael; four grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren.

Beverly Troyer Gifford (’63),Cleburne, Texas, died Oct. 30,2012, at age 71. She was born inOttawa, Ill., on Sept. 10, 1941,to Robert and Vera Troyer. OnAug. 18, 1963, she marriedSteve Gifford ’63. Her hus-band became a minister, whichtook the young couple to sev-eral locations in the UnitedStates. Beverly became a regis-tered nurse, earning a bachelorof science in nursing degreeand a master’s degree. Sheworked as director of medical-surgical nursing in Riverside,Calif. When they moved toTexas, she was director of nurs-ing at two different nursinghomes in Fort Worth. Beverlystruggled with heart problemssince 2008. Survivors includeher husband, Steve; sons, Trent,Jon, and Michael; brother, JohnTroyer (’63); sisters, PatriciaReiner ’64 and Marilyn Russell.

Yvonne Scott BurgessWright ’63, Bronxville, N.Y.,died May 24, 2012, at age 72.She was born in Kingston, Ja-maica to Cyril and Violet Scottin 1939. After graduating fromKingsway High School inKingston, Jamaica, she earned abachelor’s degree from UnionCollege and a master’s from Co-lumbia University’s Teacher’sCollege. Yvonne taught Englishin New York City, but most ofher career she served as a certi-fied educational administrator.Yvonne was preceded in deathby her first husband, LeonardBurgess. She is survived by herhusband, Barrington Wright;daughter, Kimberly; and onegranddaughter.

Larry Karpenko (’64), TildenTownship, Pa., died July 15,2012, at age 67. Born in Minot,N. D., to Fred and AnneKarpenko, Larry graduatedfrom Campion Academy in Col-orado, Westminster Choir Col-lege, Princeton, N. J., andearned a master’s degree fromthe University of New Jersey.He worked as a choral andvoice teacher at Sheyenne RiverAcademy and Blue MountainAcademy before becoming areal estate investor. Larry is sur-vived by his wife, Donna;daughter, Julie Reid; son, LarryII; one brother, Lyle; and fivegrandchildren.

Joan Kirkegaard Cooper ’65,Montrose, Colo., died Oct. 28,2012, at age 69. Joan was bornin Denver, Colo., to Philip and

Beverly Troyer Gifford withher husband Steve

Larry Karpenko

Robert Conway

Marianne Hoag

Joyce Miller Hensel

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Elsie Kirkegaard on Sept. 3,1943. She graduated from Cam-pion Academy and then UnionCollege. Joan and WesleyCooper (’62) were married in1965 just three weeks after hergraduation from Union Collegeand his graduation from IllinoisCollege of Optometry.

Clarence Dizárd II ’66,Pikesville, Md., died April 10,2012, at age 67. He was bornJuly 12, 1944, to Clarence andDorothea in Neptune, N. J.—thefirstborn of four children.Clarence graduated from Unionwith a degree in history. It waswhile studying at Union whenhe first met Valeria Humphrey(’66), whom he married in1968. A lover of history—partic-ularly Black History—he taughtin the Baltimore public schoolsystem for nearly forty years. Heis survived by his wife, Valeria;children, Damian and Erica; andthree grandchildren.

Claralee “Clare” KreutzerPfeiffer (’70), Cleburne, Texas,died Sept. 10, 2012, at age 62.Clare was born June 14, 1950, inWashington, Mo., to John andPearl Schunemeyer Kruetzer.She graduated from SunnydaleAdventist Academy in 1968.After attending Union College,she graduated from the Univer-sity of Missouri—Columbia witha degree in medical technologyin 1972. Working in that field forthe span of her career in Madi-son, Tenn., San Jose, Calif., anda number of laboratories in cen-tral Missouri, she retired while

working in clinical microbiologyat the UM-C Hospital. Clare en-joyed a lifelong passion forplaying organ and piano. Sheplayed regularly at the Cleburnechurch, where she was also Sab-bath School superintendent. Sheis survived by her husband, Billand daughter, Christine Pfeif-fer Allison ’02.

John Thomson ’72, St. Maries,Idaho, died Sept. 3, 2012, at age62. He was born Nov. 25, 1949,to George and Evelyn LefflerThomson at Fort Collins, Colo.After growing up in Texas, hisfamily moved to Lincoln, Neb.,where he graduated from Col-lege View Academy. After abachelor’s degree from Union,he earned a D.D.S. from LomaLinda University in 1975. Hemarried Bobbye Childers ’73on June 9, 1974, and the two setup a practice in Libby, Mont. In1982, they moved to St. Mariesand opened a dental practicethere. He was active in his localchurch, Kiwanis club, and Cham-ber of Commerce—serving inmany capacities. John enjoyedfishing and running— he com-pleted the Boston Marathontwice. He is survived by his wife,Bobbye; daughter, BrennaThomson; sister, Mary JoBrand (’70) as well as numer-ous aunts, uncles and cousins.He was preceded in death by hisson, Jeremy in 2005.

Joan Watson Hamm (’77),Longview, Wash., died Sept. 27,2012, at age 56. She was bornJuly 31, 1956, in Lincoln, Neb.,

to Atwood and Arlene Mc-Clatchey Watson. Joan earned abachelor of science degree fromthe University of Nebraska andworked for Homeland Securityas a federal customs and immi-gration service officer at the Lin-coln Service Center until sheretired in 2010 and moved toLongview. Joan loved decorat-ing, remodeling and baking,and was known for her pies andcakes. She is survived by herhusband, Allan Hamm; son,Jason Thomas; daughter, JustinaThomas; father, Atwood Wat-son; brother Atwood Watson, Jr;and two nephews.

Cheryl Clark Spear (’80),Syracuse, N.Y., died Dec 11,2011, at age 54. She was born inHarlem, N.Y. on Feb. 12, 1958.Although Cheryl lost most of hereyesight, she was a passionateadvocate for human rights anddisability rights, including serv-ice on the board of Women Or-ganized to Make AbuseNonexistent. In 1998, she ob-tained a bachelor’s degree inclinical psychology from Brook-lyn College, where she led a stu-dent advocacy organization incompelling the college to ad-dress the standards of the Amer-icans with Disabilities Act. Sheearned a master's degree atSyracuse University in culturalfoundations of education and acertificate of advanced study indisability studies in 2003. Shewas completing a Ph.D. degreeat the time of her death. Sur-vivors include her mother, BettyRobinson; father, Onus Clark;and nine siblings.

Daniel Mark Burghart ’02and Aimee Bennett Burghart’03, Little Rock, Ark., died Jan.24, 2013, at ages 32 and 33, in atragic car accident. Daniel wasborn in Minnesota and movedto Little Rock, Ark., at age five.He earned a bachelor’s degreein nursing from Union Collegeand a Master of Science in NurseAnesthesia degree from TexasWesleyan University. Heworked most recently atHoward Memorial Medical Cen-ter in Nashville, Ark., as a Certi-

fied Registered Nurse Anes-thetist. Aimee was born in Or-lando, Fla. and grew up inDenver, Colo. She earned abachelor of social work degreefrom Union College and a mas-ter’s degree in social work fromthe University of Arkansas-LittleRock. She and Daniel were mar-ried on May 30, 2004. Most re-cently Aimee was astay-at-home mom. Daniel issurvived by his daughter, Lillian,age 2; parents, Mark ’72 andDebbie Scott Burghart ’74;sister, Becky Burghart Samuel(’03); and grandparents. Aimeeis survived by her daughter, Lil-lian, age 2; parents, BeverlyRoyal (’73) and Terry Bennett;brother, Brook Bennett (’99);and sister, Linnea Soriano.

Notice of the following deathshave been received:

Russell Anderson (’49), Tulare, S.D., died April 15, 2011, at age 84. He is survived by his wife, Cleo Speh Anderson ’49.

Robert Conway ’59, Laurel, Md., died Oct. 2, 2012, at age 80. He is survived by his wife,Charlotte Lehto Conway ’58.

Annette Ross ’62, Chattaroy, Wash., died July 24, 2012, at age 71.

Dassie Kisart Burch (’85),Clark, Mo., died May 16, 2011, at age 47.

Daniel and Aimee Burghart

Claralee Kreutzer Pfeifer

Clarence Dizárd

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Investing in Union’s Future

It takesForeSight...

hen Harold Dupper ’50 wanted to give a gift in support of Union

College’s mission to empower students for learning, service and leader-

ship, he needed to make sure he had enough money for retirement. So

he turned to the Union College Advancement staff for help.

After speaking with the Advancement staff, it was apparent to

Harold that a charitable gift annuity would make the most sense for his

situation.

The annuity allowed Harold to make a gift that will benefit the col-

lege when he passes away while providing a guaranteed income stream

to him for the rest of his life. “I like the payout rate and the income is

mostly tax free,” said Harold.

Harold enjoyed the benefits of the charitable gift annuity so much

he has set up another five annuities, for a total of six, all of them undesig-

nated which will direct the annuity proceeds toward whatever is the col-

lege’s highest priority at the time.

Harold praises God for the lifetime of service in the medical field

that started so many years ago in the Medical Cadet Corps, and looks for-

ward to the day when he will hear “Well done, my good and faithful ser-

vant.”

If you would like more information on how to set up a charitable

gift annuity with Union College, please contact Scot T. Coppock, director

of Leadership Giving by emailing sccoppoc@ucollege.edu or calling

402.486.2503. Scot is eager to help those who want to find the best way

to support the mission of Union College.

Want to learn more about Dr. Dupper’s story?

Visit www.ucollege.edu/advancement/donor-stories

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