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The School of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Education Beyond Degree

2 The Olivetian Fall 2006

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Editor The Olivetian

Olivet Nazarene University One University Ave.

Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2345

THE OLIVETIAN (USPS 407-880)

(ISSN 0891-9712)

EditorHeather (Quimby) Day ’02

Design and Editorial ConsultGeorge Andrew Wolff ’93

Contributing WritersCaleb Benoit ’06

Dr. Michael Benson Gary Griffin ’81 Seth Hurd ’06 Kate Morgan

Marc Shaner ’00/’02 M.A.T. David Caudle ’79

DesignerDonnie Johnson

Additional DesignMatthew Moore ’96

Monique (Cartier) Perry ’03

Class News EditorChristine (Mazzella) Howell ’05

Editorial AdvisersGary Griffin ’81 Brian Parker ’93

Susan (Hendley) Wolff ’94

Editorial ConsultantRev. Gordon C. Wickersham ’47

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Olivet Nazarene University

PresidentDr. John C. Bowling ’71/’72 M.A.

Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Gary W. Streit

Vice President for Student Development

Rev. Walter “Woody” Webb ’86/ ’89 M.A.R.

Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Dr. Brian Allen ’82/’05 Litt.D.

Vice President for FinanceDr. Douglas E. Perry ’68/

’95 M.B.A., Litt.D.

The Olivetian is published quarterly by the Office of Marketing Communications under the direction of the Vice President

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p Dr. Bud Reedy, senior pastor of Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene in York, Penn., led the Olivet community during fall revival services.

t Students kicked off the school year with a little friendly class competition during the annual Ollies Follies festivities. Here, the juniors prepare for the classic egg and fish battle.

q ONU dorm rooms were buzzing with activity as students returned to camp for the beginning of the Fall 2006 semester. Here, Nicole Chapman ’07 and Rachael Nichols ’07 try to decide where they will store all their belongings in their University Place apartment.

u The Chicago Bears weren’t the only ones fine-tuning their athletic abili-ties at Olivet this summer. More than 1,100 local students participated in the 16 camps sponsored by the athletic department. Daniel Voudrie ’96, as-sistant men’s basketball coach says of the experience, “It has been wonder-ful to watch this interaction on and off the court, particularly when you ob-serve things like one of the ONU players sharing his faith with a camper.”

q More than 100,000 sports fans descended on the Bourbonnais campus during Bears Camp July 27 through August 16, making this the second-best attended camp since the inaugural year. Also in attendance were hundreds of Chicago and national media representatives.

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Fall 2006 The Olivetian 3By Dr. John C. Bowling ’71/’72 M.A., University President


went to school for a long time, a long time ago.

I was fortunate to be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in religion, a master’s degree in theology, a master’s degree in religious education, a doctor of education degree and a doctor of ministry degree and then spend time at Harvard University as a post-doctoral Resident Fellow. One could say I went to school “by degrees.”

Years ago in a conversation with my father, at a time when I think he was

thinking, “Enough already!” — he said to me, “Think how old you will be when you finish all that schooling.” I had a great relationship with my dad, and I could tell he was teasing me a bit, so I responded by saying, “I’ll be the same age whether I finish this or not — so I might as well finish, right?” “You’re right,” he said. He couldn’t have been more supportive along the way and took great pride in introducing me as “Dr.” Bowling.

These days, there are many individuals who are going to school by degrees. In addition to a vibrant undergraduate program here on our campus in Bourbonnais, Olivet is also reaching out in new ways, geographically and programmatically, to ex-tend our mission of an “Education With a Chris-tian Purpose” to a wider constituency. The Olivet Nazarene School of Graduate and Continuing Studies now offers nearly 20 programs and prepares hundreds of students for graduation each year.

This vital and growing part of our work rests upon a recognition that learning continues throughout life. Each year, more and more individuals are pursuing graduate study. Others are seeking to finish an undergraduate program, which was begun earlier but not completed. Still others are re-tooling their skills and education to pursue previously unintended vocational directions.

All of this is not new to the life of Olivet. The University began offering graduate degrees in the mid-1960s. My master’s degree from ONU was conferred more than thirty years ago. The work of our graduate school today, however, is much more sophisticated and diverse than

ever before. Our degree programs are constantly being retooled and new programs and geographic service areas are being added.

The University seeks to provide intellectual, spiritual and personal growth through these quality graduate programs. Our goal is to offer educational oppor tunities to adult students who appreciate the religious and ethical teachings of Olivet and whose occupations, family responsibilities, personal preferences and/or geographical location do

not permit them to enroll in a traditional residential degree program on campus.

Two of the most exciting developments from this area of our work have just become official.

1. A few weeks ago, Olivet received final written approval from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for Olivet to offer a Doctor of Education degree in ethical leadership. This is Olivet’s first doctoral program. It will be launched next summer as one of our centennial initiatives. We fully expect this program to gain a national reputation. This doctoral degree will prepare individuals for senior leadership positions in a wide range of fields including education, ministry, business, social services and healthcare. The program will provide an advanced study of the dynamics of leadership coupled with an intentional emphasis

on the character and spiritual life of the leader.

2. Olivet has also received full approval from the Chinese government in Hong Kong to offer our Master of Professional Counseling degree on site beginning this year. Our first group of Chinese students is being assembled right now. We are working with an outstanding Chinese Christian educational leader who is directing this exciting new venture.

Doctoral education and international programs not only extend the influence and ministry of Olivet, they also enrich the traditional undergraduate program. Together, the graduate school and the undergraduate programs of the University provide a full compliment of educational programs for today’s students.

Going to School by Degrees


Olivet named one of ‘America’s Best Colleges’By Heather (Quimby) Day ’02

Once again, U.S.News & World Repor t has named Olivet Nazarene University as one of “Ameri-ca’s Best Colleges,” one of only 10 Illinois colleges to be named in the “Best Universities – Master’s” category. According to U.S. News, schools within the “Best Universities – Master’s” category provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s pro-grams, a category for which 557 U.S. schools were considered. Olivet offers more than 120 areas of study, including the newly approved Doctor of Education degree in ethical leadership. University President Dr. John C. Bowling ’71/’72 M.A. responded to the honor by saying, “This important rec-ognition by U.S.News & World Report verifies the growing repu-tation of Olivet. It affirms that not only has the University been increasing in student enrollment, but the quality of the academic pro-grams, campus life and facilities are also improving year by year. I particularly commend the faculty and staff of ONU who have made this achievement possible.” Brian Parker ’93, dean of undergraduate en-rollment, is delighted by the recognition. “We are certainly celebrating this distinction in the Office of Admissions. Our stature and influence continue to increase as the University grows both numeri-cally and qualitatively. We are now positioned in the top 10 largest Christian universities in the United States.” Parker also notes the greatest benefit of the recognition is for Olivet students and alumni. “As ONU becomes more widely known, their degrees and credentials begin to carry additional weight.”

pq Olivet continues to offer the most mod-ern facilities, with Reed Hall of Science updating four labs. The building also added a new entrance canopy.

pq Dripping sweat while trying to sleep in a freshman hall is no longer a rite of passage at Olivet as Chapman and Williams halls installed central air conditioning. They also received new carpet, paint and fire sprinklers, with Williams Hall purchasing new lobby furniture. These proj-ects were made possible, in part, by gifts made through the Alumni Phoneathon to the Friends of Olivet annual fund.

p The Class of 2006 donated $2,006 to place park benches throughout Decker Quad. The area, first created in 1984 after a generous donation from Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Decker of Saginaw, Mich., also received new landscaping and paving. Older trees and bushes were removed to create a more open feel.

p Office entrances on Burke’s main floor received a major facelift. Oak door frames and frosted glass mirror the transformation second floor Burke re-ceived last summer.

Students looking for a study break in Benner Li-brary can now visit Jazzman’s Café a la Carte, which offers an assortment of specialty coffees and pastries. Common Grounds coffee shop also received a new, cosmopolitan look.

As part of the Centennial Celebration, Ol’ Smokey was changed to read ONU instead of ONC. By unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, “Univer-sity” officially replaced “College” in Olivet’s name in 1986.

Other projects around campus:ó Additional offices were constructed

in the Admissions Center.ó Olde Oak and Fortin Villa/intramural fields

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They Suffer in FaithBy April Perry ’79 • XULON PRESS

April Perry says her medical mis-sion work in Haiti has “allowed God to use service to others to transform [her] into the being He created [her] to be.” Chronicling her work within that country, They Suffer in Faith tells the stories of Haitians who have shown great faith in the midst of turmoil and suffering. Perry’s love for these people shines throughout the book, and her writing will be an inspiration to all who read it. Proceeds help provide funding for training of health care providers in Haiti.

Field trip-based class first of its kindBy Kate Morgan

In an age in which students demand hands-on learning and real-life applications, Drs. Don Daake and Gary Koch created a first-of-its-kind business class designed to take students out of the textbook and onto the company floor. The summer offering of business policy and strategy, a capstone seminar course

for business students, utilizes team teaching and field trips to understand how successful organizations apply classroom concepts and theories. Daake, a business professor, and Koch, associate professor of psychology, worked to integrate traditional strategy topics and larger issues including economic development, com-munity responsibility and social and economic justice. Instead of reading case studies from a text about such issues, field trips act as “living” case studies. Students prepare in advance for what they will see, hold on-site discussions with the hosts and have extensive follow-up dialogue in the classroom. In order to broaden students’ business perspectives, the class visits a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit companies.

“We went everywhere,” says Kristina Jasonowicz ’07. “We saw line work at Deere and CAT. We went to family-owned businesses like Whitey’s Ice Cream. We visited the busy Mer-cantile and Federal Re-serve in Chicago, but also got to see the nonprofit organizations like Pacific Garden Mission. “We saw the big to the small, from the money hun-gry to the just plain hun-gry. And through it all, we got to understand how we as individuals can fit into business and society.” Students discuss the underlying themes of eth-ics and values in business throughout the course. “There’s a lot to say about ethics in the business

world today,” says Ciera Hansen ’07. “It was good to hear testimonies from business own-ers, sharing how they integrate their faith in the workplace.” “It was also incredibly encouraging to me to see the number of very successful business people who were also very successful Christians,” adds Karen Benson ’07. Overall, students are impressed with all aspects of the class. “I’d recommend it to every-one, regardless of major,” says Jennifer Engelland ’08. “It’s an exciting class that requires students to think critically about how classroom information is applied in business.” With its success, Daake and Koch plan to offer the course again next summer.

When God Takes Too LongBy Joseph Bentz ’83 • BEACON HILL PRESS

One of the greatest frustrations of the Chris-tian life is having to wait for God to act. We wait, sometimes for years, for our prayers to be an-swered, for our deepest longings to be fulfilled. In When God Takes Too Long, Joseph Bentz examines the mysteries of God’s timing and shows Christians how to thrive in the midst of one of life’s greatest frustrations — waiting. He offers those who have been discouraged by a life of waiting a chance to alter not only their per-spectives on waiting, but also their actions in response to it. Look for this book wherever Christian books are sold, or visit www.josephbentz.com.

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ONUStudentsin the NewsOlivetians part of first Youth in Mission team to Congo: Junior Stefphan Gambill, a cross-cultural studies major from Conway, Ark. and senior Susan Shand, a social work major from Nashville, Tenn., were members of the first U.S. Youth in Mission team to visit the Demo-cratic Republic of Congo. The four-person U.S. team, including a stu-dent from Southern Nazarene University and Trevecca Nazarene University, partnered with a Congo YIM team to visit schools, orphanages, hospitals and Nazarene churches. The team’s main ministry was door-to-door evangelism. They also ran vacation Bible schools, taught AIDS education and trained youth leaders. “The children were one of the best parts of the summer,” says Gambill. “From sharing Bible stories and playing games — they were such an incredible blessing.” Gambill and Shand worked closely with members of the Nazarene church in Goma, Congo. “We were very honored by their hos-pitality,” says Gambill. “It was incredible to see how ardently the people worshipped in the face of such extreme pover ty,” says Gambill. “It was humbling to see the way they praised God.”

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Students featured in this issue of The Olivetian are recipients of the following scholarships:

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Ciera Hansen: A.K. and Beatrice

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Rachael Nichols: Russell Lundry Scholarship

Nicole Chapman: Walter “Charlie”

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Stefphan Gambill: Don Gibson Ministerial

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By Kate Morgan

V isibly shocked and humbled, Judy (King) Coomer ’71 shook her head as he made the announcement to the crowd. As a surprise ending to the annual President’s Dinner, Dr. John C. Bowling ’71/’72 M.A. announced the University dining

room would be named after the longtime food services director. The tribute, he said, was only fit-ting for someone who had served more than 30 million meals. The announcement came on the heels of Dr. Bowling’s explana-tion of the Centennial Citation of Merit series and a proclamation that Coomer would be the very first recipient. This award will be given during Olivet’s Centennial Celebration to select individuals who have made extraordinary con-tributions to the University. “Judy Coomer has served faith-fully and tirelessly for 37 years as the food service director here at Olivet,” Bowling said when pre-senting the honors.

Streit leading Olivet initiatives through new pro-vost role: Dr. John C. Bowling ’71/’72 M.A. has ap-pointed Dr. Gary Streit to be Olivet’s first provost. Streit will continue as chief academic officer and vice president for academic affairs, but will also assume responsibilities for current and future major insti-tutional initiatives.

Topping his list of immediate responsibilities, Streit will lead the new China Initia-tive. During the 2006–2007 school year, Olivet will begin offering course instruction in Hong Kong, as well as continue to recruit a select group of Chinese students to study on the Bourbonnais campus. Also resulting from this initiative will be opportunities for both faculty and student internships in Hong Kong and beyond. Streit will also oversee the implementation of the University’s first doctoral de-

gree program, the Doctor of Education degree in ethi-cal leadership, and will work closely with Dr. Carol Maxson to expand the School of Graduate and Con-tinuing Studies’ enrollment to 5,000 students. Bowling says, “[Dr. Streit’s] career performance, experience, education, people skills and extraordi-

nary management abilities make him well-suited for this new level of leadership.”

Streit’s leadership capabilities are also underscored by a recent invita-tion from Ottawa University. After a rigorous national search for quali-fied presidential candidates, the Kansas-based institution deemed Streit the right person for the job. Ultimately, Streit declined the pres-tigious offer so as to continue his work at Olivet.

Pastor, social worker to serve as new departmental chairman: Olivet welcomes Houston Thompson as the new chairman of the Department of Social Work and Crimi-nal Justice. Thompson says he looks forward to this new role. “I believe there is a need for social workers who know and live Christ through what they do. My hope is that I can model Christ while teaching the best practices of social work.” Thompson has served as executive director of Interfaith Community Council, an extensive social service agency in New Albany, Ind., for the past six years and as a school social worker for 11 years prior to that. He also served as a minister in sev-eral Nazarene churches. He holds degrees from Nazarene Bible College, Mid-America Nazarene University, Olivet and Spalding University. He is enrolled in the Doctorate of Education program at Trevecca Nazarene University.



Reddick and Bruner named faculty, staff members of the year: Dr. Bowling awarded Dr. Don Reddick ’79, chairman of the department of music, and Mr. Greg Bruner ’88/’94 M.B.A., director of financial aid, as the 2006 Faculty Mem-ber of the Year and 2006 Staff Member of the Year, respectively, at the annual President’s Dinner. Reddick joined Olivet’s faculty 10 years ago. As chairman, he su-pervises the curriculum planning and instruction of the department’s five majors. He also oversees dozens of departmental events, ranging from student recitals to the annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. A gifted musician himself, Reddick has twice been chosen to provide music leadership for the General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene. While presenting the award, Bowling noted Reddick’s “service to the Church as well as the University” and “the many ways [he goes] the second mile, time and time again.” Bruner joined the ONU staff in 1988. As director of financial aid, he has created an office known not only for its efficiency, but also for its personal touch. He works tirelessly to meet expectations of students and families, while complying with fed-

eral and state policies. In the past academic year alone, Bruner and the financial aid staff processed more than $52 million to help stu-dents attend Olivet. “Greg has a win-some way of walking families through that financial maze,” says Bowling. He also cited Bruner’s “Christ-like spirit of service” while presenting the award.

President names dining room after long-term food services director

Coomer began working in food services at Olivet as a student in 1969. As food service director, she won numerous awards including: Staff Member of the Year, Olivet; Region Six Manager of the Year, Saga Education Food Services; and Employer of the Year, Kankakee County

Training Center for the Disabled. “I’m over whelmed,” said Coomer when accepting the un-expected honors. “As I look back over the years, I have to thank all of you. You have been my encour-agement and my mentors. “Although I have been em-ployed by an outside contract company, I’ve always considered myself a part of Olivet Nazarene University first.”

É Judy Coomer receives the first Centennial Citation of Merit from Dr. John C. Bowling during the annual President’s Dinner

Dr. Gary Streit

Dr. Don Reddick and Dr. John C. Bowling

Greg Bruner and Dr. John C. Bowling

A beautiful tapestry Who is the Olivet student? With the rapid expansion of the University’s School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, Oliv-et’s student body has devel-oped into a beautiful tapestry representing all walks of life. ONU students are nurses, teachers, salesmen, manag-ers, stay-at-home moms, po-lice officers, preachers, radio personalities, carpenters, and in a plethora of other profes-sional positions. Their ages run the gamut, and they have var-ied educational backgrounds — some have bachelor’s or master’s degrees, others have just a little college un-der their belts. A few haven’t been in a classroom since high school more than 10 years prior.

Skills for life For many adult students, the decision to return to college is made primarily for professional reasons. Dana Washington ’07 M.B.A. says, “My motivation for seek-ing my master’s degree is self-preservation and to become more marketable for maybe a director or vice president’s position.” Her classmate, Cary Frame ’07 M.B.A., also hopes the business courses will allow him to gain knowledge that will “better assist [me] in obtaining an upper management position.” Darlyn, who is studying for her associate’s degree, admits the possibility of promotion is a motivator for her, but she recognizes the courses have other benefits — both professionally and per-sonally. “Not only will it help me to move up in the company, but it’s also helping me with life skills like leading a group, giving presentations and more.” She also says she hopes her return to school will serve as inspiration for her two young daughters.



BY HEATHER (QUIMBY) DAY ’02

It’s a pitch-black Monday morning when Darlyn Patalinghug ’08 A.A. reaches over to turn off the blaring alarm clock. Without her glasses, she

squints to read the large, red numbers: 4:45 a.m. — she’d better get a move on.

5:35 a.m.: After a quick shower, blow dry and breakfast, she slips into the room shared by her 13- and 7-year-old daugh-ters. They barely stir as she kisses them each on the forehead. Darlyn whispers she’ll see them tonight, then grabs her car keys for the 45-minute drive from Bourbonnais to the Metra train station in Midlothian, Ill.

6:25 a.m.: Sliding into one of the train’s front seats, Darlyn takes a book from her bag to pass the time until she arrives in Chicago.

7:01 a.m.: Darlyn begins the 15-minute hike from the Metra station to her insur-ance office. She’s lucky today — no um-brella needed, as the sun is rising into a clear blue sky.

4 p.m.: “Yes,” Darlyn clicks on the Micro-soft prompt. She couldn’t be more sure she’s ready to end her Windows session. The train leaves in less than a half hour, and she simply can’t afford to wait for the next one.

5:35 p.m.: Pizza, sandwich or hot dog? The choices for a nutritional meal are look-ing bleak at the Bourbonnais Speedway, but there’s no time to stop anywhere else. Darlyn’s group is making a presen-tation tonight, and she’d really like to run through her notes one last time.

6 p.m.: “Good evening, everyone,” booms the professor. “Before we get start-ed, would anyone like to offer a short prayer?”

10:05 p.m.: Darlyn turns the key in her car’s ignition and heads toward home. It’s been a long day — a very long day. But this is the choice she’s made, and she smiles as she contemplates the reason. In May 2008, when she stands in her cap and gown before her family, professors and peers, she knows it will be worth it all.

She will have earned the right to call herself a graduate of Olivet Nazarene University.

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“It’s all about Christianity” Perhaps more significant is the spiritual impact the University’s graduate and continuing studies programs are making in the lives of students. Central to each course, be it in business, nursing, education or otherwise, is a commitment to lifting up Jesus Christ and His teachings. For Darlyn, this Christian focus has played an integral role in her growing faith. Though the young woman grew up going to church on a weekly basis, her relationship with God faded in early high school. She soon found herself mothering a child at 16 and moving out on her own at 18.

“Before coming to Olivet,” Darlyn sheepishly admits, “I didn’t really know what a Nazarene was. But when I took my first course, I realized it’s all about Christianity, and I like that. “Having the Christian background to the college has made my faith stronger, and it’s gotten me closer to the Church and made me want to go to church on a regular basis.”

The School of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Education Beyond Degree



Where is Olivet?Most people know about Olivet Nazarene University’s main campus in Bourbonnais, Ill. But did you know Olivet offers courses in approximately 50 locations scattered throughout Chicagoland? As new groups of students apply, off-campus classrooms continue to be added on a regular basis.

What’s more, Olivet now offers graduate-level courses for students in Hong Kong and will soon offer undergraduate courses and internships in mainland China.

Combine that with ONU’s worldwide network of more than 30,000 alumni, and Olivet has a reach that literally circles the globe!

Current Off Campus Class Sites(* indicates new site)

BUSINESS PROGRAMS

E Chicago Regional Center 3601 Algonquin Road Suite 730 Rolling Meadows, Ill.

1) Molex Inc. 2222 Wellington Court Lisle, Ill.

J Morrill Math & Science 6011 S. Rockwell Street Chicago, Ill.

J NW Free Baptist Church 5318 W. Diversey Avenue Chicago, Ill.

J Mt. Sinai Hospital (see Nursing)

J Schubert Elementary (see Education)

J The Palmer House Hilton 17 E. Monroe Street Chicago, Ill.

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

J Burbank (Luther) School* 2035 N. Mobile Chicago, Ill.

2@ Carl Sandburg High School 13300 S. LaGrange Road Orland Park, Ill.

j Clark School 1045 S. Monitor Avenue Chicago, Ill.

4) Crescent City Grade School* 600 South Street Crescent City, Ill.

2# Eisenhower High School 12700 S. Sacramento Avenue Blue Island, Ill.

H Elmwood Park High School 8201 Fullerton Avenue Elmwood Park, Ill.

G Fenton High School 1000 W. Green Street Bensenville, Ill.

1% Hometown Elmentary School 8870 S. Duffy Avenue Hometown, Ill.

3# Homewood/Flossmoor High 999 Kedzie Avenue Flossmoor, Ill.

3$ Infant of Prague School* 1101 Douglas Avenue Flossmoor, Ill.

3( Iroquois West High School* 529 E. Second Street Gilman, Ill.

3@ Julian Rogus School 20027 S. 88th Avenue Frankfort, Ill.

1! Kennedy Junior High* 2929 Green Trails Drive Lisle, Ill.

F Kenyon Woods Middle School 1515 Raymond Street South Elgin, Ill.

1( Lemont Townshp High School 800 Porter Street Lemont, Ill.

1# Neuqua Valley High School 2360 95th Street Naperville, Ill.

1^ North Palos/District 117 Admin. Center 7825 W. 103rd Street Palos Hills, Ill.

1& Oak Lawn Community H.S. 9400 Southwest Highway Oak Lawn, Ill.

1* Oak Ridge Elementary School 8791 W. 103rd Street Palos Hills, Ill.

2! Old Quarry Middle School 16100 W. 127th Street Lemont, Ill.

2& Plainfield Central High School 611 W. Fort Beggs Drive Plainfield, Ill.

2( Professional Development Alliance 2705 McDonough Street Joliet, Ill.

1$ Reavis High School* 6034 W. 77th Street Burbank, Ill.

2) River Valley Middle School 15425 127th Street Lemont, Ill.

J Schubert Elementary 2727 N. Long Avenue Chicago, Ill.

2$ South Holland District Office 320 E. 161st Place South Holland, Ill.

3! Lincoln Way East High 201 Colorado Avenue Frankfort, Ill.

3) Lockport East Campus 1333 E. 7th Street Lockport, Ill.

2% Madison School* 15700 Orchid Drive South Holland, Ill.

3^ Minooka Intermediate* 305 Church Street Minooka, Ill.

3& Morris Community H.S. 1000 Union Street Morris, Ill.

2* Timber Ridge Middle School 2101 Bronk Road Plainfield, Ill.

J Young School 1434 N. Parkside Avenue Chicago, Ill.

NURSING PROGRAMS

C Condell 303 Cleveland Avenue Libertyville, Ill.

3% St. James Hospital 1423 Chicago Road Chicago Heights, Ill.

B Midwestern Regional Medical 2520 Elisha Avenue Zion, Ill.

1) Molex Inc. (see Business)

J Mt. Sinai Hospital California Ave. at 15th Street Chicago, Ill.

4! Parkland College* 2400 W. Bradley Avenue Champaign, Ill.

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Doctor of Education degree Now, as the University moves into her cen-tennial year, the definition of the Olivet student continues to evolve. In the summer of 2007, the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies will launch its first-ever doctoral degree, allowing a whole new demographic to experience “Education With a Christian Purpose.”

“It is only fitting as we celebrate our first 100 years of Olivet Nazarene University that we start a new chapter in Olivet’s academic life,” said Presi-dent John C. Bowling ’71/’72 M.A. “Offering a ter-minal degree is the perfect beginning to the next 100 years, and the Ed.D. in ethical leadership, in particular, is the ideal outgrowth of Olivet’s mis-sion to equip men and women for lives of service to God and humanity.” The three-year interdisciplinary program, in-cluding the action research dissertation, is broadly designed to appeal to those who are, or aspire to be, in positions of leadership.

Dr. Carol Maxson ’88/’90 M.A.E., dean of Olivet’s School of Graduate and Continuing Stud-ies, says, “It is our vision that the legacy of this program will be to provide future generations of ethical leaders.”

Olivet is … Who is the Olivet student? Who will the Olivet student be in the next 100 years? Those ques-tions are virtually impossible to answer, as the student body is a diverse reflection of the 4,500 current students who call themselves Olivetians. One thing is for certain. Though the faces may change and the population continues to grow, Olivet will forever continue to be that which she was in her humble beginnings in 1907. Olivet Nazarene University is a place where scholarship is pursued, life is celebrated and Christ is lifted up above all else.

p 3* Weber Center, Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Ill.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND CONTINUING STUDIES,

CALL TOLL-FREE 1-877-465-4838 AND VISIT US AT www.olivet.edu

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CHAPLAIN’S NOTEBOOKSeeking fresh spiritual inspiration and bibli-cal insight? University Chaplain Michael Ben-son, noted author and evangelist, has a regular blog on Olivet’s Web site. Go to www.olivet.edu and select “Chaplain’s Notebook” from the drop-down menu.

FEATURED POSTING:

“Quenching your thirst” (September 4, 2006) Today’s college and university students often report high levels of spiritual interest and involve-ment, yet few pursue the spiritual disciplines need-ed to maintain an active relationship with God. In this posting, Dr. Benson introduces Olivet’s “Thirst Quenchers” series through which students will be challenged to take their faith to the next level. By joining the Olivet community in reading these post-ings, you too can learn what it takes to “quench your thirst for God.”

PODCASTSFree, downloadable broadcasts of weekly chapel ser-vices and other ONU events are now available online. Go to www.olivet.edu and select “Podcasts — Listen Now!” from the drop down menu.

FEATURED PODCASTS:

How is Christ formed in you? (August 30, 2006)Dr. John C. Bowling, University president Bowling draws on Jesus’ words, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink,” as the school year and fall 2006 chapel theme “Journey Inward: Thirsting for God” begin.

When is discipline spiritual? (August 31, 2006)Dr. Michael Benson, University chaplain In his first chapel address of the 2006–2007 school year, Benson offers a challenge: “If your life-as-usual has not been the fertile ground in which God can bring change, then life-as-usual must go.”

Fall Revival Services: The Community Well (3-part series: September 18, 19, 20)Dr. Bud Reedy, senior pastor Stillwater Church of the Nazarene, York, Penn.

Additional Podcasts include chapel addresses byn Mark Quanstrom, professor of theologyn McCartha McKenzie, vice president of spiritual lifen Talmadge Johnson, general superintendent emeritusn Princess Zulu, HIV advocate, World Visionn Major Janet Munn, The Salvation Army

By Kate Morgan


Upcoming golf outings! S AV E T H E S E D AT E S !

FEBRUARY 15–18, 2007Fourth Annual

Winter Golf OutingOrlando, Fla. • Marriott’s Hawk’s Landing

• Disney’s Palm and Magnolia • Celebration

APRIL 27, 2007Olivet Open • Bourbonnais, Ill.

Call 815-928-5455 for more information

The Larry WatsonMemorial Golf Series


Former student brings Hollywood to campus

Aspiring filmmaker and former Olivet student Daric Gates ’05 turned the campus of Olivet Nazarene University into his own movie set when he flew in cast and

crew from Los Angeles to film his latest project, Reunited. With the story of Reunited following the lives and struggles of students on a small campus, Gates envisioned Olivet as the perfect place to film. He used locations including Decker Quad-

rangle, Strickler Planetarium, Weber Center and the Red Room within Ludwig Center. He hopes to show the film, which he also de-scribes as a “conservative story of Job or Hosea,” at next year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Gates was in the process of receiving a communications de-gree from Olivet when Mark Bishop, director of the television and video pro-duction and film studies concentrations at the University, told him about the Los Angeles Film Studies Center. Gates applied for the program, designed to integrate a Christian world view with an introductory exploration of the work and work-

ings of mainstream Holly-wood entertainment, and was accepted his junior year. Filming since the age of four, Gates used his ex-perience at the L.A. Film Studies Center to launch his career. “Storytelling is my passion,” he says. “And the film school taught how to use that passion to work in film and, with Christian beliefs, to im-pact the industry.” Experienced in both film and television, Gates has worked on films in-cluding Seabiscuit, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Fri-day Night Lights and as an assistant director of

the television show Las Vegas. He currently works for Edge Creative as an editor for TV show promos. “In this business, it’s all about who you know,” says Gates, reflecting on his career so far. “And God has put me on the right path.”

Gates works to set up a scene in the Ludwig Center’s Red Room.

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Class Notes

Sharon Monck ’65 was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Commis-sion on Aging. The 25-member commission advises the governor and members of state government on issues involving seniors in the state of California. She will serve a three-year term.

Jerry Hertenstein ’70 had three pieces of his work — an oil painting, an acrylic painting and a graphite rendering — featured in the annual jur-ied Spring Show of ArtSpace Lima in Lima, Ohio. Only 85 works from 383 entries were accepted. Hertenstein is retired as a journalist after working at daily newspapers throughout the country and now spends his time pursuing his “other love,” art. He resides in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Chuck Westhafer ’70 has completed a condo project at Fort Myers Beach, Fla. The condo is situ-ated across the street from the white, sandy beach on the Gulf of Mexico; the first of the two buildings was completed on June 30, 2006. Chuck and his wife Marge reside in Naples, Fla. and attend First Baptist Church of Naples.

Brenda (McCorkle) Nixon ’76 is writing a book on child discipline to follow her first book, Parent-ing Power in the Early Years. Her interview about children’s temperaments on Focus on the Family’s “Weekend Magazine” radio program aired each weekend in September and October. She is on the faculty at Glorieta Christian Writer’s Conference. Brenda and her husband Paul reside in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Thomas Jacob ’80 is beginning an online minis-terial service, www.ChurchWithoutWalls.com. The goal of this Web site is to attract people to the Lord Jesus Christ and to the Church of the Nazarene.

Colleen (Patrick) Tew ’82 received the presti-gious Laura Bush Foundation grant for her middle school library. Her grant is one of only 206 awarded nationwide. She received her master’s in library and information science from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2002. She is a librarian at Cameron Middle School in downtown Nashville. She is cur-rently working on her doctorate in reading from Tennessee State University. She and her sons re-side in Nashville, Tenn.

Jim Kelnhofer ’84, who played football for Olivet, recently participated in the 2006 U.S. Transplant Games June 16–20 in Louisville, Ky. Kelnhofer was diagnosed with diabetes at a young age and be-came progressively ill. In July 2002, he received life-saving pancreas and kidney transplants. Once the transplant took place, there were no com-plications, and Jim’s life has been completely changed.

Frank Johnson ’86 has been appointed vice president for academic affairs at Sterling College in Sterling, Kan. Frank served as a professor of history and led the university in new innovations as associate academic dean for graduate and adult studies. Frank, his wife Terri and their two daugh-ters reside in Olathe.

Jay Earles ’89 is an LTC and psychologist in the Army and was recently deployed to Baghdad, Iraq for six months.

Janet (Gross) ’94 and Steve Rohde ’91: A boy, Jackson Theodore, July 26, 2005. He joins brother Maxwell, 7. Janet works in the building department for the City of Valparaiso, and Steve is the ministry-equipping pastor at Real Life Community Church and a bus driver for Portage Township Schools.

They reside in Portage, Ind.

Kim (Whaley) ’93 and Bruce Cotton: Adopted a boy, Jonathan Raymond, May 25, 2006. Kim is a high school science teach-er, and Bruce runs his family farm. They reside in Kalkaska, Mich.

Christopher ’94 and Brandy (Carey) McCarty ’95: A girl, Jasmine Meiy-ing, born Jan. 3, 2005 in Hunan, China and joined her forever family on Sept. 19, 2005. Chris is the di-rector of business develop-ment for an electrical sub-contractor and Brandy is a stay-at-home mom. They reside in Indianapolis, Ind.

Steve Peterson ’95 was recently promoted to vice president for the industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation. He will be responsible for global staff-ing, university relations, human resources func-tional excellence and organizational analysis.

Christopher ’95 and Anita (White) Shotts ’97: A boy, Creed Jameson, July 6, 2006. He joins sis-ter, Kadynce Janae, 2. Chris is part owner in the CPA firm Shotts, Merryman, and Co., and Anita is a day-care provider in their home. They reside in Pittsfield, Ill.

Melody Corbin ’96 recently earned her Master of Science in education for licensed professional counseling in August 2006.

Dawn (Pfleger) ’96 and Benjie McLain ’98: A boy, Landon Taylor, March 22, 2006. Dawn is a stay-at-home mom, and Benjie is the sports medi-cine coordinator for Marion County. They reside in Ocala, Fla.

Bill Mikolajczyk ’96 has accepted a job at Cox’s Country WWKA-FM/Orlando. He resides in Al-tamonte Springs, Fla.

Karen (Haessig) ’96 and Sunu Thomas: A girl, Hannah Grace, May 11, 2006. Karen and Sunu are on staff with Campus Cru-sade for Christ in Colorado Springs, Colo. They reside in Colorado Springs.

Kevin Whisman ’96 and Adele McMunn were married June 26, 2004. Kevin and Adele are both teachers for Asheville City Schools in Ashville, N.C. Kevin is a middle school teacher working with autistic children, and Adele is a fourth grade teacher. They currently re-side in Sylva, N.C.

Matthew ’97 and Sheila Alger: A boy, Winston Edward Paul, Aug. 15, 2006. He joins brothers Austin and Preston, and sister Jayton May. Mat-thew is associate pastor in Dothan, Ala. Sheila is a Stampin Up! demonstrator. They reside in Dothan.

Chad ’97 and Teri (Per-kinson) Luginbill ’00: A boy, Drake Foster, May 18, 2006. He joins Brice, 7, Brie, 5, and Eli, 2. Chad is a loan officer, and Teri is a nurse at a local hospital. They reside in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Aaron ’97 and Dawn Thompson: A girl, Emilee Marie, Dec. 1, 2005. Aaron teaches at Elmwood Grade School, and Dawn teaches at Maternity BVM School. They reside in Bradley, Ill.

Joel ’99 and Karolyn Parsons: A boy, Andrew Jaren, Aug. 10, 2006. Joel and Karolyn serve to-gether as co-pastors at the Church of the Nazarene in Coal Valley, Ill., where they reside.

Dana (Benson) ’98 and Stephen Porter: A boy, Watson James, Sept. 7, 2005. Stephen is the family ministries director at Fair-view Village Church of the Nazarene, and Dana works part-time in the church of-f ice and with Pharmacy Connections. They reside in Royersford, Pa.

Beth (Jensen) ’00 and Bob Aussem: A girl, Aislinn Jensen, August 5, 2006. Beth is a mental health therapist at Ottawa Community Hospital, and Bob is a painter at the same hospital. They reside in Ottawa, Ill.

Sarah (Blanchette) ’00 and Matthew DeYoung: A girl, Claire Hope, June 1, 2006. Sarah is a stay-at-home mom, and Matt is an operations manager for an Internet retailer in Chicago. They reside in Kankakee, Ill.

Jason ’00 and Shannon (Wheeler) Garrett ’00: A boy, Josiah Clark, May 11, 2006. They reside in Mt. Zion, Ill.

Travis ’00 and Jesi (Dierickx) Myers ’02: A boy, Clayton Allen, Dec. 17, 2005. He joins sister Sage, 3. Travis is a deputy for a county sheriff’s de-partment, and Jesi is a

stay-at-home mom and an independent jeweler for Premier Designs Jewelry. They reside in Rockford, Mich.

Wes ley New ’00 is the youth and college/ca-reer minister at Menifee Valley Church of the Nazarene. He re-sides in Menifee, Calif.

Chris ’99 and Holly (Watson) Pollock ’00: A girl, Annabelle Joy, April 6, 2006. She joins a brother, Watson, 4. Chris is the senior high pastor at Bethany First Church, and Holly is a kindergarten teach-er for Putnam City Schools. They reside in Bethany, Okla.

Josh ’01 and Jennifer (Alderson) Broughton ’01: A boy, Noah Michael, April 27, 2006. Josh is the youth pastor at Woodland Lakes Community Church, and Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom and social worker. They reside in Wichita, Kansas.

Brent ’01 and Carla (Edwards) Duncan ’03: A girl, Aubry Nicol, Jan. 30, 2006. Brent is a geolo-gist working for RT Environmental, and Carla is a stay-at-home mom. They reside in Holland, Pa.

Marcus Lackey ’02 was selected as Trevecca Nazarene University’s 2006 staff member of the year at the university’s annual President’s Dinner on Aug. 19, 2006. For the past six years, Mar-cus has been an employee of Trevecca, serving as the receptionist and admissions counselor in the Division of Adult Studies. Marcus was raised in Highland, Ind., and relocated to Nashville in 1999. He graduated from Olivet with a degree in speech communications.


Dear Friends:

I am more convinced than ever before that Olivet Nazarene University is blessed with incredibly loyal alumni who love their alma mater and long for ways to support her mission.

Counted among them are those who serve as members of the alumni board. These men and women model what it means to support the mis-sion of Olivet Nazarene University through the giv-ing of their time, talent and treasure. They are:

Mark Quanstrom (President)Stan Martin (Vice President)Selden Kelley (President Emeritus)Gordon Wickersham (Historian)Charles Sunberg

(Ministerial Representative)Keith Peachey (Lay Representative)Joyce Ayers (Northwest Indiana)Angie Beauvais (Senior Class

President 2006–2007)James Boardman (Off Zone)Mark Bottles (Off Zone)Tammy Chenoweth (Chicago Central)Craig Dillman (Illinois)Marlys Drebenstedt (Northern Michigan)Linda Dunbar (Chicago Central)Lon Farris (Off Zone)

Their involvement in the work to reconstitute and repurpose the alumni board and the alumni association to better position both to support the mission of Olivet Nazarene University received significant impetus when 89 percent of alumni participating in the recent ballot expressed support for amending the constitution of the alumni association. This process will continue in the coming months.

Yours for connecting and reconnecting,

David Caudle ’79 Director of Alumni Relations

From the Director…


Jasmine McCarty

Jackson Rohde

Hannah Thomas

Winston Alger

Drake Luginbill

Emilee Thompson

Watson Porter

Watson and Annabelle Pollock

Claire DeYoung

Josiah Garrett

Sage and Clayton Myers

Wesley New

Noah Broughton

Jonathan Cotton

Jeff Forgrave (Indianapolis)Bart Garvin (Chicago Central)Beth Kring (Eastern Michigan) Dan Lee (Indianapolis)Leora Legacy (Off Zone)Carolyn Lunn (Off Zone)Trisha Parks (Illinois)Wendy Parsons

(Northwestern Illinois)Don Pierce (Michigan)Dena Reams (Wisconsin)JoAnne Rexroth (Off Zone)Chris Stevens (Southwest Indiana) Johnny Wakefield (Senior Class

President 2005–2006)Denny Williamson

(Northeastern Indiana)


In MemoriamBeloved former president’s wife passes awayMaybelle E. Reed, 94, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 at Bickford House in Bourbonnais. Her late husband, Dr. Harold W. Reed, was president of Olivet Nazarene College from 1949 to 1975. Mrs. Reed was involved in the lives of students as hostess and mentor. She took an active role in developing and promoting the social and cultural life of the college. She was known as a gracious first lady of the Olivet campus in Bourbonnais and hosted many events for Olivet faculty, staff, trustees and friends at their home on South Chicago Avenue in Kankakee. She also shared in her husband’s ministry in Hun-tington, Ind.; Newton and Junction City, Kansas; and as president of Bresee College, Hutchinson, Kansas; and vice president of Bethany Nazarene College, Okla-homa. Together, in 1966, the Reeds formed and led the Reed Institute for the Advanced Study of Leadership, which continues now as a program at Olivet Nazarene University. She was born Oct. 6, 1911, in Armel, Colo. Her husband was born in nearby Haigler, Neb. They were married June 19, 1933. She is survived by her son, Hal, and his wife, Mary, of Palmdale, Calif.; their daughter, Kate McAllister, her husband, Bruce, and their sons, Cameron and Eric of Quartz Hill, Calif.; and daughter, Ann Reed, of Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. Reed was preceded in death by her parents, Karl and Jessie (Baxter) Ripper; two brothers, Dr. C. Harold Ripper of Bethany, Okla., and Marlow Ripper of Wray, Colo.; and a sister, Loraine Sharp of Bethany, Okla.

Maybelle E. Reed

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Lyle E. Eckley ’33 a highly regarded minister whose work spanned 75 years of service as pas-tor and district superin-tendent of the Church of the Nazarene died Au-gust 15 from complica-tions due to a stroke. After attending Flint Junior College and As-bury College, Eckley transferred to Olivet College on the original Olivet, Ill. campus. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1933. In 1958, he received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity de-gree for his outstanding leadership both to the Church and to the University. His early efforts as a minister began with a student pastorate in Sidell, Ill. in l932. This was followed by pastorates in Freeport, Ill. and Milwaukee, Wis. In l942, Eckley was appointed the district superintendent of the New York District of the Church of the Nazarene. He served the New York metro region for six years before being appointed to the newly formed Northwestern Illinois Dis-trict. He moved his family to Peoria, Ill. in l948 where he served for 20 years. This was followed by an appointment to the West Texas District with headquarters in Lubbock in l968, where he finished out his career serving nine years and retiring in l977. Upon official retirement he continued to serve the church as an evangelist and later as a nurs-ing home chaplain. His distinguished leadership was marked by a clear initiative to plant new churches most of-ten through tent revivals and storefront churches that he himself worked to establish. His constant connection to the “man on the street” led to the organization of new Nazarene churches that are still functioning today. In addition he sought to revitalize established churches and develop his pastors personally and professionally.

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He was married in 1933 to Margaret Bradford, now deceased. In 1991 he married Fayra Quinn. He is survived by his wife and three daugh-ters: Carolyn Lunn and Jeanne Millhuff of Olathe and Kathleen MacLaren of Marblehead, Mass.; and his stepchildren: Julie Gilmore of Olathe and Chuck Quinn of Lenexa. He had 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

June (Mongerson) Dippel ’36 passed away June 1, 2006, at age 92. Called to preach at age 15, her life was spent as pastor, evangelist, and ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Along with her Th.B. from Olivet in 1936, she earned Olivet’s M.A. in Religion in 1989. In ad-dition to several other pastorates, she served the Creve Coeur Church of the Nazarene from 1941 to 1963. She was Dean of Women at Frankfort Pilgrim College and secretary to the Division of Re-ligion at Olivet. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Kankakee, Ill. Her daughter, Doris Dippel, survives.

Russell Dickinson ’42 passed away Aug. 7, 2006 at Mercy Hospital in Cadillac, Mich. He was born Feb. 8, 1908 in Marine City, Mich., the son of Samuel and Laura Riffenburg Dickinson. After graduating from Olivet, he became an or-dained minister in 1958 and pastored Nazarene churches in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana until his retirement in 1973. He pastored at the Clif-ton Congregational Church from 1969 to 1973. He was a church planter, starting churches in Gaylord, Mich.; Washington, Ind.; and Sandusky, Mich. He enjoyed refinishing furniture, decorating and painting.

Urey Arnold ’49 was born Dec. 31, 1919 and passed away Aug. 17, 2006. Prior to attending Olivet Urey graduated from Davis Business College in Toledo, Ohio. He received a master’s degree in school administration from the University of

Illinois and a Doctor of Education degree from Wayne State University, where he was honored with the Anthony Wayne Award fro Educational Leadership. He worked as a public accountant until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served in WWII. He taught school in Ill. and Mich., serving as a vocational teacher from 1954–1963. He was a member of the committee which estab-lished Wayne County Community college and wrote policy for the Plymouth School Board. He served as superintendent of schools in Rich-mond, Mich. and deputy superintendent of the Macomb County Intermediate School District. For two years he served as president of the American Regional Education Association, which gave him the prestigious Judd Prentis Award for Leader-ship. Urey retired in 1982 after serving 32 years in public education. Upon retirement, the Ma-comb ISD honored him by naming the confer-ence center after him.

Jacqueline “Jackie” (Spencer) Watson ’54, age 74, of Maple Park, Ill., passed away peace-fully in her home Aug. 11, 2006. As a student at Olivet, Jackie was a member of Orpheus Choir, sang in several prominent trios, as well as the Olivetians, served on the student council, was a residence president and served as president of the women’s “O” Club. She was honored with a “Who’s Who” designation and was inducted into Olivet’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. She used her musical gift and degree to teach el-ementary and junior high students the beauty of music. During her 35-year tenure, she obtained her master’s degree in education at Northern Illinois University, and upon retirement in 1997, she became an enthusiastic member of the “Red Hat Society.”

Wilma (Davis) Collins ’59, age 66, went to be with the Lord June 25, 2006 in Red Wing, Minn. She was a 1958 graduate of Pontiac High School in Pontiac, Mich., then attended Olivet, where she met her husband Jerry. She served the victims of domestic violence as a victim’s advocate at Quanada for 16 years until she re-tired, and then volunteered there, receiving the Quanada Volunteer Award of the Year. She also served Calvary Baptist Church, of which she was a member for more than 30 years, as librarian, Mission Committee member, Outreach Commit-tee member and AWANA leader, and she was chairman of the Christian Women’s Club.

Vernon Thomas Groves ’82, retired ONU faculty member, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 30, 2006 at Atria Collwood Knolls in San Diego, Calif. He would have celebrated his 95th birthday August 15. He earned an undergraduate degree in English and graduate degrees including a Ph.D. in education and psychology from the University of Wisconsin. He devoted the rest of his life to education, teaching high school for three years and then teaching as a professor of education and psychology for 36 years at Eastern Nazarene College and Olivet Nazarene College. During these years, he held many positions of academic leadership and continued his own education by attending Boston University, the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Art. In 1957, he was married to Miriam Grace Schwada, a public school teacher, who was a professional help to him as well as a loving and faithful wife. He retired in 1976, and 10 years later they moved to San Diego. Throughout his life, he was a devout Chris-tian and a devoted husband and father. He was known for his calmness, patience, intelligence, honesty and wry sense of humor. He loved words, memorized poetry, read voraciously, planned beautiful landscaping, played the cornet, sang bass, published articles, traveled widely, painted portraits and walked on his hands.

Chris ’02 and Mindy (Shotts) Scott ’03: A boy, Luke David, June 8, 2006. Chris is an Army Signal Corps captain at Fort Ri-ley, Kan., who served in Ramadi, Iraq from 2003–2004, and Mindy is a stay-at-home mom. They reside in Manhattan, Kan.

Todd Maberry ’03 graduated in May 2006 with a Master of Divinity degree from Duke Divinity School, Durham, N.C. He was also ordained as an elder in the Church of the Nazarene in August 2006 by Dr. Nina Gunter at the Northwest Il-linois Campgrounds, Man-ville, Ill. He and his wife Laura currently reside in Cary, N.C.

Erin (Erwin) ’03 and Phil Rexroth: A girl, Haley Elis-abeth, March 27, 2006. Phil is working for the fed-eral government, and Erin is working part-time. They reside in Alexandria, Va.

Dawn (Blair) ’03 and Adam Tudor ’03: A girl, Kate Lynae, July 30, 2006. Dawn is the head of loan operations at Ossian State Bank, and Adam is an eighth grade history teacher at Norwell Middle School. They reside in Ossian, Ind.

Molly (Roberston) Cable ’04 has been accepted to the doctoral program at the School of Veteri-nary Medicine at Purdue University. She has been employed as a veterinary assistant in alternative medicine at Noblesville, Ind. Molly and her hus-band Brian reside in Kokomo, Ind.

Courtney Bergman ’05 and Brian Baker ’06 were married on July 29, 2006 in Bourbonnais. Brian works for Olivet in the information technology department, and Courtney is a science teacher at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School. They reside in Bourbonnais.

Luke Wadsworth ’05 was one of 183 soldiers to graduate from the U.S. Army Ranger School in Fort Benning, Ga. As a chemical officer, he has now been assigned to the Army’s 3rd Brigade and 2nd Infantry Division. The unit is based at Fort Lewis, Wash., and currently de-ployed to Mosul, Iraq.

Jessica Allison ’06 and Nathanael Swanson were married on May 26, 2006, in Alton, Ill. Jessica is in the Teach for America pro-gram and is teaching fifth grade social studies and science at DC Preparatory Academy public charter school, and Nate works for the Millennium Challenge Corporation. They reside in Washington, D.C.

Emily Franks ’06 and Brett Wampler ’06 were married on June 24, 2006 in Indi-anapolis, Ind. They re-side in Indianapolis.

Benjamin Jerome ’06 was recent ly honored by Capital University Law School as one of the first Adop-tion Law Fellows. Adoption Law Fellowships are available to outstanding first-year students who are interested in pursuing a career in child welfare and/or adoption law upon graduation. An adoptee from Seoul, Korea, Jerome founded a chapter of the International Justice Mission — a human rights organization that rescues victims, often children, of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery and oppres-sion — while at Olivet. He currently attends the Christian Assembly Church and enjoys participating in triathlons across Ohio.

Tricia Miller ’06 recently accepted a job as a research associate at the Almanac of American Politics. The almanac is owned by National Journal Group, which also owns Congress Daily.

Haley Rexroth

Luke Wadsworth

Jessica and Nathanael Swanson

Emily and Brett Wampler

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TIGER TRACKSF O O T B A L L | V O L L E Y B A L L | S O C C E R | C R O S S C O U N T R Y | G O L F | T E N N I S

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‘There was still so much damage’Men’s soccer team aids New Orleans year after Katrina

For many college athletic programs, summer is a time of intense workouts and training. For 24 members of the Olivet men’s soc-cer team and three athletic coaches, sum-

mer meant hitting the road to serve others. They traveled to New Orleans at the beginning of August, nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, working with Operation Blessing International. No one could believe how much work still need-ed to be done. “The views didn’t change. It didn’t matter where you drove,” says Mark Howard, head men’s soccer coach. “You could drive eight, ten miles, and it was all the same. It was amazing the amount of devastation that remained.” The team toured the city, including the Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard’s Parish. They saw logs resting on the roofs of homes; walls and ceilings covered in mold; rows and rows of FEMA

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FOOTBALL: The Tigers opened the season 1-6 for the first time since 1994. The offense was led by quarterback Derek Diehl ’08. Diehl passed for 1,237 yards in the team’s first seven games. He had also passed for four touchdowns. 323 of Diehl’s passing yards came on 18 completions against Geneva Col-lege (Pa.). Diehl’s favorite target has been Dan Herrman ’09, who caught 26 passes for 310 yards. Austin Kizzee ’09 added 19 catches for 308 yards and three touchdowns, while Matt Ostrom ’09 hauled in 16 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown. Billy Lawrence ’07 etched his name in the Tiger record book, re-cording his 186th career point, with a six-yard score against McKendree, which gave him the fourth spot on the list. He also entered the career rushing list with 2,805 career yards, which is the fifth most yards ever by a Tiger player. This season, Lawrence has gained 351 yards on 109 carries and scored two touch-downs. Chris Bjorkland ’07 led the defense, recording 72 tackles through the first seven games. He also registered four tackles for loss and intercepted two passes. Jeremy Robinson ’08 recorded 46 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack, while Aaron Palmer ’07 posted 44 tackles, four tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one interception.

MEN’S SOCCER: After suffering a season-opening loss, the Tiger men’s soccer team won in double overtime, defeating Elmhurst Col-lege (Ill.) 1-0. However, the Tigers dropped their next two games to slip to 1-3 to start the year. But over their next 10 games, the Tigers went 7-3 to improve to 8-6 in their first 14 games. Leading the offense was Mouhamadou Diop ’07 who had scored eight goals and dished out three assists. Paul Dawson ’07 missed the Tigers’ first three games of the year, but came on to score six goals and dish out three assists. Josh Ayers ’10 also scored

six goals for the Tigers. John Crabtree ’08 has been solid in the net, posting a 1.34 goals against average, allowing 16 goals in 1,075 minutes. Crabtree made 58 saves, while post-ing four shutouts.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: After starting 2-1-1, the Tigers have gone 5-4-1 over their next 10 games. One of those wins was a 1-0 win over nationally ranked Saint Xavier Univer-sity, while another was the team’s first ever win over Trinity International University at Trinity International University, winning 1-0. Leading the offense has been Rachel Page ’09, who had scored seven goals and dished out one assist in the team’s first 14 games. Danielle Hickey added two goals and three assists, while Lindsay Atkins ’07 registered three goals. Danielle Johnston ’10 has been steady in net, posting a 1.23 goals against average, allowing 17 goals in 1,248 minutes. She has made 76 saves, while recording five shutouts.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: For the first time since head coach Mike McDowell took over the cross country program, the men’s cross country team was mentioned in the na-tional poll, as they picked up 13 votes in the Sept. 14 poll. The Tigers placed fourth and third in their first two meets, respectively. In their own invitational on Oct. 14, they scored 21 points to win the meet. Kacey Carr ’07 won the Tiger Invitational, running a 26:51.00. Alex Gerber ’09 finished second, running a 26:57.10. Caleb Erway ’10 and David May ’10 finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Erway ran a 27:04.82, while May finished in 27:22.41

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: The return of five runners from a team that was ranked second in the final NAIA Top 25 Poll, the Ti-ger women’s cross country team was ranked

fourth in the NAIA Top 25 Preseason Poll. In four of their first five meets, the Tigers won the meet. The only meet that they failed to win, was the Augustana (Ill.) Invitational, which was won by the University of Illinois. At the Tiger Invitational on Oct. 14, the Tigers took five of the top seven places. Leading the way was Bethany McCoy ’08, who won the meet, running a 17:42.37. Carmin Green ’07 and Jenny Ellis ’07 finished third and fourth, respectively. Green ran an 18:44.70, while Ellis finished in 19:02.41. Cheri Hoffmann ’08 finished sixth in 19:35.35, while Kaeley Matuz ’10 ran a 19:36.58 to finish seventh.

GOLF: With a roster featuring nine fresh-men, the future looks bright for the Tiger golf squad. The linksters finished second at the Olivet Nazarene University Invitational to open the season. By the end of the year, the Tigers finished second at the Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Golf Conference Cham-pionship. Seth Doran ’10 led the way for the Tigers, firing a 77, tying for the NIIGC Play-er of the Year. Jordan Dillard ’10 shot a 78 and was named to the NIIGC First Team All- Conference squad, along with Jason Hopkins ’09, who fired a 79.

MEN’S TENNIS: Coming off their fourth straight NAIA National Tournament appear-ance, the Tiger men’s tennis team finished the fall season with an unblemished 5-0 record. Arka Mondal ’08 and Christian Sanchez ’07 were the only singles players to start the sea-son undefeated, as they both went 5-0. Mark Bell ’10 and Chris Tudor ’09 went 4-1 in singles action. Mondal and Bell, and Leandro Viltard ’09 and Tudor, started the year 4-1 in doubles action.

VOLLEYBALL: After starting the year 1-7, the Tiger volleyball team was able to rebound and win 16 of their next 19 matches, includ-

ing a 3-1 win over eighth-ranked Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.). Of their first 26 matches, 10 came against schools that were either ranked in the NAIA Top 25 Poll or receiving votes. The Tigers were without the services of NAIA Honorable Mention All-American Michelle McFadden ’09 for the first 14 matches. McFadden was sidelined with an injury. However, several players filled in admirably in her absence. Three players had recorded at least 225 kills, led by Amber McKean ’08 with 267. Laura Wilkens record-ed 254, while Katarina Stanojevic ’08 posted 249. NAIA Honorable Mention All-American Megan Gullickson ’07 had dished out a team-leading 1,032 assists and had recorded 47 ser-vice aces. Michelle Kapteyn ’10 recorded a team-high 444 digs. Stanojevic had recorded 92 blocks to lead the team. The Tigers opened the year ranked 18th in the NAIA Top 25 Pre-season Poll.

WOMEN’S TENNIS: The Tiger women’s tennis team is attempting to return to the NAIA National Tournament, where they made three appearances from 2001–2004. If the fall season is any indication of the rest of the sea-son, the Tigers could qualify for their fourth tournament appearance, as they went 10-1. Their only loss was a 5-4 setback to nation-ally-ranked Indiana Wesleyan. Jade Stanlick ’09, Lily Gonzalez ’09 and Jennifer Ramsey ’09 all went undefeated in singles action, com-piling a combined 33-0 record. Stanlick and Jill Haas ’08 combined to go 11-0 in doubles action.

while gutting the homes — it made us grow as a team,” Troglio says. “It was important to go, serve and give back with servants’ hearts,” adds Matt Ryba ’10. “And what we accomplished … we now have a bond un-like any other team.” That bond was put to the test when ONU scrim-maged two Louisiana teams. They had scheduled one game in advance and picked up another game when they saw a team practicing on a local field. “With all the destruction, all the anger and feel-ings of hopelessness, there are still moments of normalcy,” Howard says. “We were privileged to be a part of that, to just spend time playing soccer with them.” Howard hopes to make missions a regular part of Olivet’s soccer program. This year’s mission trip received support from Olivet’s administrative team, men’s soccer alumni, The Firehouse Chapel in Or-land Park, Ill., and the First Church of the Nazarene of Indianapolis. They also held a one-day soccer camp at First Church to raise additional funds. The plan is to organize a trip every three to four years, allowing each player who participates in the program to go at least once. But with the reaction they received from the people of New Orleans, How-ard and his team might find themselves heading south again soon. “People would stop to thank us for coming — people who we weren’t even personally helping,” Howard remembers. “They feel really forgotten and isolated. All the promises that have been made … the amount of work is just overwhelming.” “People would walk down the street and say, ‘God bless you,’” adds Chris Walker ’08. “It meant so much to them to see people doing some-thing.”

trailers; houses in the middle of streets; and a house sitting on an upside-down truck. “It was devastating and very sad to me,” recalls JP Troglio ’09. “It hit me that we had all forgotten about New Orleans because a year had passed. But there was still so much damage.” Luke Smith ’07 and

Chad Houseman ’08 had worked in the region dur-ing spring break. “Having visited in March, I was shocked by the amount of work still left to do,” Smith says. After seeing the destruction, they got to work. The goal was to gut as many houses as they could. They cleared years of accumulated posses-sions, now ruined from the storm and floods, from each home. They took out sinks, bathtubs, refriger-ators with food still in them, toilets with waste still in them. They removed walls and ceilings caked with mold, leaving only the foundation. In all, they gutted three homes during the trip. “I cannot brag enough on my players and their ef-forts,” Howard says with a proud smile. “We gutted three houses in only four and a half days. That’s amazing!” The work they did also helped solidify them as a team. “Working, pushing, lifting each other up

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Josh Koch ’07 has played golf since he was four. And now he enters the most bittersweet season for any athlete — his

senior year of college. The Michigan native hopes to end his collegiate career with a bang. “This year, we have a lot more athletes,” he says. “Our team this year is a lot closer. We hang out aside from the golf course. We play basketball together a lot, go bowling, eat together in the cafeteria.” Although this sounds like the be-havior of a group who’s played to-gether all the way through college, Koch is one of only two seniors on a squad made up primarily of fresh-men. “It’s been cool to know these new guys coming in. I’m excited for the program for the next three years after I’m gone. We have an abundance of very talented players that are young.” The strong bond the team has already cemented is vital for any group that spends so much time together. Meets and tournaments are often all-day events. “We get up early, eat together, and talk about how cool it is to miss classes,” he comments lightly. “We’ll make our way to the course, drive some balls and then play our hearts out. After that, we’ll eat dinner together and come back home.” It’s not just the mentality of the team that’s changed. Coaches Jeff Schimmelpfennig and Adam Reynolds have revamped the entire golf program for the ’06 season. Josh says the changes are easy to see. “Practices are a lot more structured this year. The attitude is a lot more serious — but the players are better, and that makes it fun.

We really focus on working together to help each other out.” And the restructuring has already produced measurable improvements, most notably the team’s stroke count of only 289 at Indiana University’s Gleason Tournament, the lowest ONU score in the past several years. According to Coach Schimmelpfen-nig, the top players are continually driving the team toward excellence. “So far this season we have seen a great deal of consistency out of our top players. We’ve won one tourna-ment and finished in the top three in several others. The next few years should be some of the best years in Tiger Golf history.” One player in particular making the team better is freshman stand-out Seth Doran, whose influence Josh says has “driven us all to work harder. He’s a really good teammate. If one of us plays bad, he’ll sit and encourage us.” It’s true of all athletics that hot-shot newcomers are often a negative influence on team momentum, but this isn’t true about Doran. “Even though he can beat me, he gives me

respect because I’m a senior,” Josh explains. “This year, there’s a lot of respect between the coaches and players, and between the players and players. That’s nice to see.” Now that Josh can count the meets he has left on his fingers, he’s come to an understanding that the relationships are the most impor-tant aspect of his athletic career. “I look forward this year to having the guys grow closer together and become more of a family. They’ll get to know each other as the years progress, and they’ll just keep getting better. They’re so talented as it is. If they keep practicing, I really don’t see how anything can stop them.”



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ognized for academics: The 2005 Olivet Nazarene University volleyball team was one of 21 NAIA schools to be recognized for its academic achievements by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Trinity Christian College (Ill.) was the only other Chicagoland Collegiate Ath-letic Conference team to receive the award. The AVCA named 287 volleyball programs the recipients of the 2005–06 AVCA Team Academic Award. The 287 programs are the second most, only to the 305 programs named following the 2003–04 season. Re-cipients of the award range from NCAA Division I to high school girls’ and boys’ teams. The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors college and high school teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Nominating head coaches must be AVCA members. Last season, coach Brenda Williams had three players named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes.

Haas becomes first ITA Re-gional Champion: Women’s tennis player Jill Haas ’08 de-feated University of Illinois-Springfield’s Kathleen Branca-to 6-4, 6-4 in the ITA Central Regional Championship. With

her win, Haas became Olivet Nazarene’s first-ever ITA Re-gional Champion. She won the event out of a 64-player field and advanced to the ITA NAIA National Champion-ship, where she finished sixth out of eight players.

Four football players land on Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette Preseason NAIA All-American list: Running back Billy Lawrence ’07, defensive end Andy Kizzee ’07 and defensive back Chris Bjorkland ’07 were named to the Don Hansen Football Gazette Preseason Third Team All-American squad. Place kicker Matt Soulia ’08 was an honorable mention selection by the same publica-tion. All four were NCCAA First Team All-Americans by the publication. Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette was the first publication to exclusively cover small college football.

Gullickson records career-high: In the Tiger volleyball team’s 3-2 win over 24th-ranked and previously unbeaten Cornerstone University (Mich.), setter Megan Gullickson ’07 recorded a career-high with 71 assists. Her previous career-high was 67 assists, which she set in an upset win over sixth-ranked College of Saint Mary (Neb.) last season. Gullickson has dished out 4,125 career assists through 13 games this season.

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1 Tell us a little bit about your family.I am the oldest of four children. Jonathan is a freshman here at Olivet, Caleb is an eighth grader, and Anna is in sixth grade. My parents, Jon and Twyla, are awesome. They are both very involved in our church, Lima Community Church of the Nazarene, and my dad is a plumber and electrician.

2 What’s it like having your “little” brother at Olivet with you this year?

I love having Jonathan at Olivet! It is so fun to be walking on campus when all of a sudden he comes out of nowhere and tackles me. Jonathan is my best friend in the world, and it has been hard to be away from him and the rest of my fam-ily these past several years.

3 What’s the best part about being in a min-istry team (Before Tomorrow) for Olivet?

For me, the best part about being in a ministry team for Olivet has definitely been sharing life with the other guys on my team. It is so encourag-ing to be a part of a team that loves each other, prays for each other and shares a passion with me to spread the love of Jesus to those we meet wherever we are.

4 As you travel, you have lots of students ask you what it’s like to go to Olivet. What do you tell them?

It’s a lot of fun! Olivet is like a home away from home. I talk to students about what they are in-terested in studying and whether or not Olivet offers that for them. I tell them about the minis-tries and activities I’ve been able to be a part of and about my favorite part of Olivet: the spiritual life. I love how Jesus is allowed into classrooms, invited into classes through prayer, and people are encouraged to love Him and grow deeper in their relationship with Him.

5 Tell us a little bit about Sister 2 Sister and your involvement with that organization.

Sister 2 Sister is a campus mentorship program through Women’s Residential Life. Freshmen and transfer students, or as we lovingly call them “lit-tle sisters,” each fill out a personality survey and then are matched with a female upperclassman. The girls become “sisters” and hang out about once a week throughout the semester. The “big sisters” have times of accountability with other big sisters and sponsors, women fac-ulty and staff members — or wives of faculty and staff — who lift our girls up in prayer and hang out with them once a month. Sister 2 Sister is probably the biggest pas-sion of my heart right now. Beth Harvey ’08 and I, co-leaders for this year, have a desire to see these girls build amazing relationships and as a result become closer to God. Several weeks ago we hosted our annual Sister 2 Sister kick-off party. It was amazing … there were more than 400 people present.

6 Why did you choose social work as a major and what do you hope to do with it after school?

I came to Olivet intending to be a missionary nurse. As I began the nursing program, I realize I have a heart for people in their full situation — not just the little girl sick in the hospital, but her whole family. I changed my major to social work in hopes that I can work to bring people hope and the love of Jesus through my interac-

tions with them. I still have a passion for mission work and feel that God is calling me to serve Him as a missionary. I have no idea what that looks like. I guess I will just continue to take things a day at a time and pray that God will put me in situations where I can reach out to hurting people and their families.

7 With all your classes and campus involve-ment, you must have a pretty crazy sched-ule. What do you do to “de-stress?”

I do have a pretty crazy schedule! To “de-stress” I love to get coffee with my roommates, read the Chronicles of Narnia, sing, talk to my Momma on the phone, go on walks with friends, hang out with my brother or sleep … sleeping is probably the best of all of them!

8 What’s something about you that very few people know?

I love to smell crayons!! Crayola crayons smell amazing. Whenever I go to the store and walk past the crayon section, I must stop and smell them. I also keep a box on my desk and dream about the day that I will journey to Kansas City with my roommate, Allison Caudle, and go to the crayon factory store!!

9 What’s something you’re really passion-ate about?

I am extremely passionate about people. I love to be with them, hear their stories, be an encourager and help them to dig deeper into who they are in Christ. A verse I loved to share with girls this summer is Psalm 45:11: “The King is enthralled by your beau-ty. Honor Him, for He is the Lord.” I am awe-struck that the Lord, my King, is enthralled by me and thinks that I am beautiful, regard-

less of the dirty and ugly things in my life. If we understand that He made us and loves us just as we are, then we can be even more passionate about honoring Him and loving and serving Him in every area of our lives.

0 What has God been teaching you lately?Lately, God has been teaching me a lot about fear and relying on Him. As a leader for Sister 2 Sister, a lead worshipper in Before Tomorrow and at College Church and as a student, I get very overwhelmed by my incompetence and in-abilities to do the work that I need to do. A few weeks before school started, I was just lying on my bed, terrified of what was to come. I opened my Bible and the words in Isaiah jumped out of the pages at me. God is speaking to His chosen people Israel in this passage, and I felt like at the same time He was speaking to me. He says in chapter 41 verses 9–10, and 13–14: I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. “For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid … for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.” God is teaching me to trust Him. There is nothing too big that I cannot handle with Him, and so I am resting in His hand.



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