THE MAGAZINE OF WARNER PACIFIC COLLEGE SPRING 2009

THE EXPERIENCE

A CLEAR PATHPresident-Elect Andrea Cook’s passion for Christian higher education is born out of adversity and an unshakeable desire to be faithful to God’s direction. Page 12

It’s an historic time as we lead up to the inauguration of ournewcollegepresident,Dr.AndreaCook,onSeptember20.Dr.CookarrivedatWarnerPacificin2005asourVicePresidentfor

InstitutionalAdvancement.Inthisissue,werevealhowthepathofthisrancher’sdaughterledtothepresidencyofWarnerPacific.It’saremarkablestoryofsomeoneovercomingadversitywithastalwartfaithintact.

OneoftheaspectsofWarnerPacificIappreciatemostisthatitisaplaceforsecondchances.Storiesaboundofstudents,manyatmid-career,whodeferredtheirdreamofacollegeeducationforonereasonoranotherandwhoarenowseeingthatdreambecomeareality.

AcaseinpointisJuniorKeli Gilmore ’10,acommunicationsmajoratourMt.Taborcampuswhostartedcollegeinhermid-fortiessothatshecouldbecomeanadvocatefor families whose children havelearningdisabilities. Keliisasinglemothertoakind-heartedteenagernamed Patrick who happens tohaveAsberger’sSyndrome,aformofautismcharacterizedbyunder-developedsocialskills.

Patrick doesn’t pick up socialcues thewayotherskidsdo,andhestruggledinmainstreamclasses.ButbecauseKelihad towork towork to full-time – as a welder,forklift driver, and later, as anoffice assistant – she had to press teachers in Patrick’s suburbanPortlandschooldistricttoaccommodatehisneeds.

“Theskillsthatmostchildrenlearnbywatchingsocietyhappenaroundthemthesekidsarenotcapableoflearning,”saidKeli.“Theyhavetobetaughtitoverandoveragain.Teachershadnoideawhattheyweredoing.”

Finally,whenPatrickwasaneighth-grader,aschoolemployeementionedacharterschoolwithinthedistrictthatcateredtostudentswithlearningchallenges.Itprovedaperfectfit.Overnight,Patrickwentfromnearlyfailingtoscoringhighmarks.

“A teacher called to say that Patrick was a shining star in herclass,”saidKeli.

Patrick’s success inspired Keli to pursue her own education atWarnerPacific.Sheadmitsclasseshavebeenrigorous,butprofessorshavegoneaboveandbeyondtohelphermakethetransition.

“Almost every professor has touched my life and been helpfulandencouraging,”Kelisaid.“Withoutthisopportunity,Iwouldnotbeabletohelpthemanyfamilieswhodon’tknowtheinsandoutsofschoolsystemsandwhoaren’tgettingwhattheysodesperatelyneed.”

KnowingwhatKelihassethermindtodoaftergraduation,itremindsmeofwhyWarnerPacificCollegeishereinthefirstplace.WehelpequipstudentswhoarereadytomaketheworldabetterplacethroughChristianservice–andit’sanoblework,indeed.

Withwarmestregards,

ScottA.ThompsonEditor

Remembering why we are here

Cover photo of Dr. Andrea Cook by Scott A. Thompson.

FROM THE EDITOR

THE EXPERIENCE

Keli ’10 and Patrick Gilmore

THE EXPERIENCETheExperience@warnerpacific.edu

EDITOR / PHOTOGRAPHER / DESIGNERSCOTT A. THOMPSONsthompson@warnerpacific.edu503-517-1123

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSRICK BAILEY BILL SHROUT

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSKELTY BISTRITAN ’10ANDREA MILLEN ’09JOHN JOHNSONDAN SNIPES

“The Experience” is produced three times a year by Warner Pacific College for its alumni and constituents. Opinions expressed are those of individual authors and do not necessarily reflect official policies of Warner Pacific College.

Warner Pacific is an urban, Christ-centered liberal arts college dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds an education that prepares them for the spiritual, moral, social, vocational, and technological challenges of the 21st Century. WPC is affiliated with the Church of God, Anderson, Ind.

PRESIDENT-ELECT ANDREA COOK, PH.Dacook@warnerpacific.edu503-517-1246

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DEPARTMENTS4 Campus News20 Alumni News22 In Memoriam

6 OUT OF HARM’S WAY Rob Ingram ’09 draws upon his own challenging childhood in his role as Director of Portland’s Office of Youth Violence Prevention.

8 CAMPOLO’S CRUSADE Guest speaker Dr. Tony Campolo argues that the Christian church should create cottage industries that will provide jobs for the poor.

10 MISSION: HONDURAS A ten-member team from Warner Pacific spends a week serving kids, families, and Churches of God in La Ceiba, Honduras. 12 COVER STORY: A CLEAR PATH President-Elect Andrea Cook’s passion for Christian higher education is born out of adversity and an unshakeable desire to be faithful to God’s direction. By Rick Bailey

18 2009 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS Meet this year’s legacy, young alumni, service and ministry award recipients.

23 FIRST PERSON: A WALK WITH THE PRESIDENTS As a former college administrator battles cancer, he reflects on his time with those who led Warner Pacific College through the decades. By Bill Shrout

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AbanquetheldNovember15,2008atthePortlandArtMuseumcelebratedPresidentEmeritusJay ’64andJanBarber’s servicetothecollege.Theeventwelcomed350guestsandfeaturedvideosandlivespeakersdescribingthecharacter,influence,andlegacyofPresidentBarber,whoretiredfromofficeinMay2008.Attheendoftheevening,BoardofTrusteesChairJim Teague ’75madethesurpriseannouncementthattheboardhadselectedDr.AndreaCookasBarber’ssuccessor.Picturedaboveare(clockwise)theBarbersacceptingflowersfromformerexecutiveassistantConnieBless;Danielle(Capps)Valentine ’05performing“SomewhereOvertheRainbow;”PresidentBarberplacingamedallionontheneckofPresident-electCook;emceeVic Gilliam ’75, whoprovidedtheevening’scomicrelief,welcomingguests.

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COLLEGE NEWS

“The Experience” stands out from the rest

Ireceivealumnimagazinesfromseveralalmamaters,includingmychildren’sformerschoolsanduniversities.“TheExperience”isthebest-soprofessional!Thephotogra-phy,thewriting,theeditingandthedesignareallexcellent.Congratulations!Lyla White ’63Pasadena,Calif. WP education challenging

When I enrolled at WarnerPacificCollege,mygoalwastoearnadegreethatwouldguar-antee a high paying job. As Iimmersedmyselfinmystudiesandthecollegeculture,myviewofeducationandGodbegantochange.IgraduatedwithadeepunderstandingthatIwantedtodo my part to be the change Iwantedtoseeintheworld.Iamcurrently pursuing a Master’sofEducationinStudentAffairsat Baylor University in Waco,Texas. I tookownershipofmyeducation and college experi-ence, and in the process, I waschanged. Now, I seek to helpcreate experiences that developcollegestudents.

Michael Dewsnap ’03Waco,Texas

Alumni insightsThank you for the excellent

article [see “Community Ac-tion,” Winter 2009]. Reading“TheExperience”iswonderful.It really gives more insight towhat we as Warner graduatesaredoing.MayGodcontinuetoblessyourefforts.

Delores Dillard ’95Vancouver,Wash.

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Ten student-athletes received post-season honors by Cascade Conferencecoacheslastfall.Themen’ssoccerteamledthewaywithfourFirstTeamselec-tions.ForwardChris Price ’09(9goals,7assists),midfielderLouis Galvan ’09 (11goals,8assists),forwardDavor Lukic ’09 (14goals,5assists),anddefenderJuan Castillo ’12 (1goal,3assists)helpedleadthepower-packedKnightsoffenseintothe national leaders for shots on goal.DefenderJaxin Skyward ’08andforwardAlija Sacirovic ’12receivedsecondteamhonors,whileJacob Jackson ’10(3goals)earnedhonorablemention.

Women’s soccer player Kelsey Wal-ton ’09 (1 goal) received Second Teamhonors, while teammate Chloe Yeldon ’10receivedhonorablemention.Finally,outsidehitterKara Veach ’09(247killsand249digs)earnedhonorablementionforwomen’svolleyball.

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Gary Bays named Coach EmeritusFormer WP men’s basketball coach

GaryBays(picturedinredwithWPAthletic Director Bart Valentine ’75)received the honor “Coach Emeritus”from Warner Pacific during AlumniWeekend festivities in January. Bayswasheadcoachfrom1976to1988andtheprogramenjoyedstrongsuccess,notonlyintermsofwins,butalsobasedonthe positive influence Bays had on hisplayers. Bays also ran youth basketballcampsatthecollegeduringthesummermonths.

“You’ll never know how much thismeans to me to have this opportunitytocomebacktowhereIstartedcollegecoaching,” Bays told an audience at areceptioninhishonor.

AfterWarnerPacific,Baysservedastheathleticdirectorandmen’sbasketballcoachatWarnerSouthernUniversityfornineyears.Fromthere,hemovedontoMontana State-Billings for four years,then returned to Warner Southern tocoachwomen’sbasketball.Heiscurrent-lythevarsitywomen’sbasketballcoachatBrenauUniversity,inGainesville,Ga.

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Fall athletes earn All-Conference honors

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A great day for mid-year grads WarnerPacific’s2008Mid-YearCommencementwas

fullofpompandcircumstance-andanoccasionalshoutoutfromanenthusiasticaudience-as131studentsgraduatedbeforefamilyandfriendsatNewHopeCom-munityChurch,Dec.13.Ofthosewhoreceiveddegrees,121 represented the college’s Adult Degree Program,includingTiana Green ’08(picturedabove),agraduateoftheMaster’sofManagementandOrganizationalLead-ershipprogramseenherereceivingherhoodfrom(left)Dr.ToniPauls,DeanoftheAdultDegreeProgram,andReligionandEthicsprofessorDr.BryanWilliams.

Duringtheceremony,thecollegehonoredADPgradu-ateAaron Butler ’08withtheWilmaI.PerryAward,namedinmemoryofthe late Warner Pacific professor. The award is given to one outstandingADPgraduatewhodemonstratesservice,academicexcellence,integrity,andtransformation.

“Iwasgivenanopportunitytochallengemyself,”Butlertoldtheaudienceuponacceptingtheaward.“Ifoundfriendship.Ifoundloyalty.Ifoundanopportunitytobeabetterperson.”

RobIngramseesalotofhimselfin the faces of the youth hemeetsastheDirectoroftheCityof Portland’s Office of Youth

Violence Prevention (OYVP). Ingram,35,worksinthelocalcommunity–andnationwide – on various outreach andcommunicationseffortsinthehopesofsteering vulnerable youth away fromcriminal behavior. And Ingram, cur-rentlyabusinessadministrationmajorinWP’sAdultDegreeProgram,knowshisterritory.

Ingram grew up in NE Portlandduring the rise of gang violence andthe influx of crack cocaine in the late1980s. He’s watched members of hisfamily succumb to drugs and alcohol.He’sseenpeoplegunneddown,andeven

had a close call himself when a bulletgrazedhisheadduringagangshooting.However,Ingram-adevoutChristian-believesGodprotectedhimforagreaterpurpose;namely,tobringaboutpositivechangeinthelivesofyouth.

“[My upbringing] is a reality that Idon’t shyaway from,” said Ingram.“Idid hang out with gang members andwas involved in that lifestyle for sometime,butIalsohadpeople[inmylife]whosaid,‘Robthatisnotyou.Youhavethepotentialtoliveabovethis.’”

Gang violence on the riseIngram took on his role at the city

lastyearafterpreviouslyworkingastheprogram director of the Blazers Boysand Girls Club, also in NE Portland.

Hishiringcameatacriticaltime.Gangviolencespikednearly70percentinPort-landin2008.Accordingtolocalreports,Portlandpolicerespondedto68casesofgangviolencelastyear,themajorityofwhichwereshootings.

AlthoughIngram’sofficeisn’tpartofthepolicebureau,heandhis3-memberstaffaretiedintothecity’sYouthGang

thefamilyhadlivedinagang-affectedneighborhood where murders, drive-byshootings,anddrugaddictionwererampant.

“ItellpeoplewhogrewupinPortlandthatthingsweseeastragichere,wasev-erydaylife[inFresno],”saidIngram.

ButPortlanddidn’tprovetobeaha-venfromviolencefor long.In the late1980s,prominentCaliforniagangstrans-plantedtheirdrugoperationstoPortlandand Ingram’s neighborhood changeddramatically,particularlyfollowingtheinfluxofcheapcrackcocaine.Foratime,Ingram’sownmotherbattledacocaineaddictionbeforeeventuallygettingclean.Sheisnowanordainedministerandaformercollegeprofessor.

“Iwatchedthegangscomeinandset-upshop,”saidIngram.“Isawthiswholeneighborhoodgetravaged–andIsawtherebuilding.”

Wake-up callsWhile his father was never in the

picture,Ingramsayshehaduncleswhoservedasauthorityfigures,andhealsogot involved with Self EnhancementInc.,ayouthoutreachprograminNEPortland.Nonetheless,Ingramhungoutwithknowngangmembers,andittookastringoflife-threateningsituationstogethisattention,includingahigh-speedcarcrashwherehewaspronounceddeadatthescenebeforebeingrevived.

“IkeptfindingmyselfinthesereallyterriblesituationsandIkeptgettingoutofthem,”saidIngram.“SothequestionIbegantoponderinmyheart,andlatertoGod,was‘Whyme?Whydoyoukeepsparingmylife?’”

“I’m looking [to help] the kid that isn’t getting into any trouble yet, that’s sitting there and trying to mind his own business, but has missed some key components in having a good, structured life.”

Rob Ingram ’09Director of the City of Portland’s

Office of Youth Violence Prevention

TransitionTeam.Healsotravelstocit-ies throughout the U.S. learning newstrategies for addressing gang activity,aswell as sharinghisknowledgewithcommunities that are only now seeinggangsemerge.

“[Between] 70 and 90 percent ofour focus and energies target gang-af-fected youth, gang-affected families,and gang-affected neighbors, as wellas young people who are in danger offallingintothatlifestyle,”saidIngram.In the thick of things

Raised by a single mother, Ingramspent half of his childhood in Fresno,Calif. before his mother relocated In-gram and his sister to Portland whenIngramwasinseventhgrade.InFresno,

Out of Harm’sWayRob Ingram ’09 draws upon his own challenging childhood as Director of Portland’s Office of Youth Violence Prevention.

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STUDENT PROFILE

Adult Degree student Rob Ingram ’09 grew up surrounded by gang activity.

Steve Arndt,AssociateProfessorofedu-cation,continuestowriteandresearchhisOregontravelseries“RoadsLessTraveled.”Hisfourthbook“MoreRoadsLessTrav-eledinNorthwestOregon”waspublishedinOctoberandthefifthbook,“RoadsLessTraveledinNortheastOregon,”issched-uledforpublicationthisspring(availableatwww.bearcreekpress.com).

Arndtalsohascreateda2009day-to-daytearoffcalendarof“SignificantDates inOregonHistory.”InJanuary,hewas thefirstOregonauthor scheduled foran in-dividualbooksigningattheStateCapitolInformationCenter.

Megan Enos, Director of AcademicCounselingintheAdultDegreeProgram,hasbeenworkingfromseveralanglesontherelationshipbetweenacademiccoun-seling and the concepts of life coaching.To this end, she has begun a certificateprogramatWesternSeminary,inPortland,in lifecoaching. Inaddition,Enoswasatrainer at the recent Consortium for theAdvancementofAdultHigherEducation(CAAHE) national conference, trainingindividualsworkinginstudentservicede-partmentsinnon-traditionalprograms.

Inadditiontohisteachingduties,devel-opmental psychology professor Dr. John Fazio gathers institutional data for vari-ousreports.Thisyear,hehasworkedonreportsfromTheIntegratedPostsecondaryEducationDataSystem(IPEDS),TheCol-legeBoardSurvey,andtheNationalAsso-ciationofIndependentColleges.Dr.FazioisalsoworkingoncreatinganInstitutionalReviewCommitteeProtocolforresearcheffortsthatusehumansubjects.

Educational Psychology professor Dr. Lou Foltz presented a workshop at theeighthannualLillyConferenceonCollegeandUniversityTeaching,heldSeptember18-21, 2008 in Traverse City, Mich. Dr.Foltz spokeon“Shrinking theDistance:The Social Landscape of the LearningEnvironment.”Dr.Foltzsharedhowre-centfindings inneuraldevelopmentandfunctionsuggestcautioninthedesignandimplementationofmanytypesofdistancelearningmechanisms.

AssistantProfessorofHistoryDr. Luke Goblepresentedtheworkshop“TeachingSocialJusticeinandoutoftheClassroom”at theannualYoungerLeadersNetworkRetreat,heldatBiolaUniversity,inSouth-ernCalifornia,lastAugust.Goblealsopre-sentedthefirsttwoinstallmentsofaseriesexploringhighereducationandtheologyinapostmodernworld,basedonhisongoingcollaborationwithWPphilosophyprofes-sorTerryBaker‘81.

Dr. Roger Martin, Assistant Professorof Business, will be submitting a paperregarding total quality management tothe Academy of Management in March2009.Heisworkingonanadditionalpaperwhichwilldealwithredesigningmanage-menteducation.

ProfessorMartinadvisestheWPBusi-ness Club (wpbusinessclub.com) whichhostsweeklycampusmeetingsthatfeatureguestlecturersfromthelocalbusinesssec-tor.Hehasalsobeenelectedthechairmanof the board for the NAPE Foundation,a non profit organization that provideseducational opportunities for students inGhana.

MusicprofessorDr. Dennis Plieshasbeenresearchingandwritingabouttheprocessesofimprovisation.Oneofseveralpurposesinthisprojectistostressthepositiveeffectsofanimprovisationalstance,whetherinbusi-ness,science,thearts,teaching,ortheser-mon.InFebruary,Pliesco-ledwithDr.LouFoltzaforumoncreativityandthebrain,specificallyhowimprovisationalprocessesstimulateteachingandlearning.

Dr. Bryan Williams, Associate Profes-sor of Ethics and Religion, has under-gone training as a peer evaluator for theNorthwest Commission on Colleges andUniversities. He is the immediate pastPresident of the Wesleyan PhilosophicalSocietyandservesasapeerreviewerforthe2009conferenceentitled“MoreThantheOthers:AResponsetoEvilandSuffering.”TheconferencewillbeheldonthecampusofAndersonUniversity,Anderson,Ind.inconjunctionwiththeWesleyanTheologicalSocietymeeting,laterthisyear.

Williams also contributed a passagecommentaryontheMindofChrist(Philip-pians2:5)forthenewWesleyStudyBible,recently published by Abingdon Press(Nashville,Tenn.).

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Campolo’s Crusade

Duringacampusvisiton-December 2, 2008, wellknown Christian authorand speaker Dr. TonyCampolo challenged theChristian church to notonlycare for the spiritualwellbeingofpeopleinthecity,butalsotohelpcreatesmall businesses and jobsforthepoor.

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In an exclusive interview, guest lecturer Dr. Tony Campolo argues that the Christian church should worry less about new outreach programs in the inner city and instead create cottage industries that will provide jobs for the poor.

TE: How can Warner Pacific be a conduit for creativity and engaging the social problems of the city where we exist?

Firstandforemost,donotunderestimatetheimportanceoftheclassroom.Theclassroomisaplacewherelivesarechanged,more so, I think, than in the church, because [students] aretherehourafterhour,inaveryintensivewayascomparedtoanhouronSunday.Plus,onSunday,theministerhastospeakingeneralitiestoacongregationthatisverydiverse,whereasintheclassroomyoucanbeveryspecificinaddressingandcalling[students]toalifestyleofradicalservice.

WehavetoaskourselveswhetherourclassesaskquestionsaboutthesystemfromaBiblicalperspective,orraisequestions

abouttheAmericanpoliticalsystem,thejudicialsystem,theeconomicsystem.AndthenwehavetobesufficientlyintothescripturesthatweareabletoprovideBiblicalperspectivesthatwouldprovideanswerstothoseissues.ThatmeansallclassesultimatelycanrecruitpeopleforKingdomservice.Soacollegelikethishastobefaithfultothetruth.It’ssoeasytobeseducedbythedominatecultureandpreparepeopletofittheneedsofthepolitical[and]economicsystemcalledtheUnitedStatesofAmerica,insteadofaskingwhattheneedsoftheKingdomofGodare.

TE: Do you think we should get rid of the term “social jus-tice” and just use the term “serving” or “loving?”

No.Ilikethetermsocialjustice,becauseitsuggeststhatthereisapoliticalandeconomicsystemouttherethatneedstobechallenged.ALatinAmericanArchbishop,HelderCâmara,said,“WhenIgivefoodtothepoor,theycallmeasaint.WhenIaskwhythepoorhavenofood,theycallmeaCommunist.”

Ithinksocialjusticeisagoodword,becausepeoplethink

On Dec. 2, 2008, Christian author and speaker Dr. Tony Campolo spoke in chapel and in a special evening lecture on the topic of the church engaging the city. Between talks, Campolo sat down with “The Experience” to elaborate on the role the Christian college can have in the urban setting. [Editor’s note: For the sake of continuity, one anectdote is taken from Campolo’s evening lecture].

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thatallIhavetodoisrescuepeoplefromspiritual,material,andsocialprivation.WeallunderstandthecalltobeagoodSamaritan,butifyouaretravelingdownthatroadthenextday,andthere’sanotherpersonthat’sbeenmugged,andthedayafterthattherearetwoorthreepeoplemuggedonthatroad,ataparticularpointyouhavetosay,“Ihavetodomorethanrescuethevictims.Ithinkweneedtoputanewlightingsystemonthisroad.Ithinkwe’dbettergotopublicauthoritiesandaskwhythisroadisn’tbeingpatrolledbythepolice.”Ithinkyouhavetochangewhatishappeningontheroad.Inshort,youhavetochangethesystemaswellasrescuethevictimsofevil.

TE: Why should a teenager be thinking about this as he or she is contemplating where to go to college?

Recently,IwasinaverylargemegachurchonahillinthesuburbsofDenver,Colo.Icouldseefiveothermegachurcheswith5000–6000peopleeach.AndIaskedmyself,“Dotheyreallyneedanothermegachurchinthiscommunity?”Inthecity,therearepeoplewhohaven’tevenheardthegospelonce.Besidesthat,citiesaredisintegrating.

AtEastern[University],wehavealotofworkinCamden,N.J.,[where]94percentofthechildrenbornlastyearwerebornoutofwedlock.Ifyouare15yearsold,thereisa42percentprobabilitythatyouwillspendayearinjailbeforeyouare25.It’sacityof80,000people.Everyday,atleast10,000peopledriveintothecitytobuydrugs.IfyougotoCamdenHighSchool,thereislessthana40percentchancethatyou’llgraduate.

Now,whywouldyouwanttogotoaplacewhereyouarenotneededwhenthereissuchdesperateneedinaplacelikeCamden?What’smoreis,whenIcangetyoungpeopleataschoollike[WarnerPacific]tocometoaplacelikeCamden,they’rehooked,becausethey’reusedtothatchurchbackhomewhereinordertogetyoungpeopletocome,youhavetohaveadoggieroastandtakethemtoDisneyland.Inthecity,allyouhavetodoisopenthedoorsandthekidscomeflockingin.

Westartedaprograminfivedifferentneighborhoodsandthefirstsummerwehad2,500kidsintheprogram.Itwaseasy.These[innercity]kidsaredyingtobeapartofsomethingandareopentothegospelandhaveneverevenheardthenameofJesus,exceptasacurseword.

TE: Why should an urban Christian college like Warner Pacific establish an Urban Studies Program?

Americaisnowamultiethnicsociety.That’swhatthislast[presidential]electionmadeclear.Butethnicityandculturaldiversity ismostlyanurbanphenomenon.Inshort,wemaybefacingtherealitythattherearetwoAmericas.Historically,thechurchhasbeengoodatministeringtoruralandsuburbancommunities.Wehaven’tfiguredouthowtodoanythinginthecity.Ifwearetalkingaboutsendingpeopletoreachtheunchurched and the unconverted, you don’t have togoanyfartherthanthecity.Youdon’thavetogotoMalaysiatomeetMuslims.Youdon’thavetogotoRussiatomeetRussians.Wejustdon’tknowhowtodoeffectiveworkinurbanareas.Theonlypeoplewhohavefiguredthisoutareethnicgroups.

TE: Why does the Kingdom of God matter to a young person?

IthinkitshouldmatterbecauseofwhatJesusdidforyou.IthinkthattobeaChristianistolivenotinastateof“oughtness”likeIhaveamonkeyonmybackandI’vegottodothisorIwon’tgotoheaven.Jesusdiedonthecrossforyou.Hesacrificedhimselfwithoutreservationforyoursalvation.AndifyouarereallyintoJesusonthecrossashetakesthesinawayfromyouandabsorbsitintohisownbody,yourgratitudewouldbesogreat,thatyouwouldbesaying,“Ok,Jesus,howdoIexpressmygratitude?”Andyouknowwhathisansweris?“Gountoalltheworldandpreachthegospel–thewholegospel–notjustthegospelthatgetspeopleintoheavenwhentheydie,butthegospelthatisgoodnewsforthepoorandoppressedpeopleoftheworld.”

ArewenotobligatedasChristianstoinvestourliveswherewecanmakethebiggestdifference?AndIwouldsaythecityiswherethebiggestdifferencecanbemade.That’swhyatEastern[University]westartedthisgraduateprogramthattrainspeopletostartsmallbusinessesandcottageindustriesthatpoorpeoplecoming into thecitiescanownandrunthemselves,becauseyou’vegottodomicroeconomicdevelopment.

TE: What is an example of a successful micro-economic venture you’ve been a part of?

Someyearsago,weestablishedalittlebusinesswithwhatwasthenBellTelephone.WeaskedBelltodonatebrokenphonesasatax-writeoff.Workinginagarage,agroupofmenformerlyondrugswouldtakethephonesapartandtesttheparts.WethensoldtheworkingpartsbacktoBell.TheprogramwassosuccessfulthatBellboughtthemout.Soyouhaveeightinner-cityguyswhousedtoselldrugsonthecornerwhoarenowsellinga business for$600,000, splitting the moneybetweenthem.ThenBellTelephonehiredthemtodothesamejobfor$15anhour.Thegospelisgoodnewsforthepoor.

Whentherewerenohospitals,itwasthechurchthatcreatedhospitals.Whentherewerenoschools,itwasthechurchthatcreatedtheschools.Whentherewerenorecreationalfacilities,itwasthechurchthatcreatedtheYMCAs.[But]ifyouwenttotheThirdWorldandasked,“Whatdoyouneed?”theywouldn’tsayhospitalsorschools.Theywouldsay,“Weneedjobs.”

The question is, will the church respond in this new erawherepeoplearecravingforjobs?Whatshouldbeinstilledin[collegestudents]isnotjusttogointothecorporateworld–andtheyareneededtobe leaventhere–but togowhereno one has ever gone before and to start small businessesandcottageindustriesamongthepoorinurbanareaswhereunemploymentratesarehigh.Thisschoolshouldbesaying,“To what degree are we simply going to go on as we havebeen, or to what degree are we going to be innovative?”

“If you went to the Third World and asked, ‘What do you need?’ they wouldn’t say hospitals or schools. They would say, ‘We need jobs.’ Now the question is, will the

church respond to this new era of people craving for jobs?” - Dr. Tony Campolo

Interview conducted by Lani Faith and edited and condensed by Scott A. Thompson. Visit the “WP News” section of www.warnerpa-cific.edu to hear a recording of Campolo’s Dec. 2 evening lecture.

Heading into her first mission tripever,SeniorKatie Annas ’09hadnoideawhattoexpectonWarnerPacific’smissiontriptoHonduras

inearlyJanuary.AnnasknewshewouldbehelpingpeopleanddoingsomeworkforlocalChurchesofGod,butshecouldn’tanticipatetheremarkableexperiencesinstore.

“IfIcansayonethingaboutthetrip,it’sthatloveknowsnolanguage,”Annassaid.

Annaswasapartofa ten-membergroupfromthecollegethatspentaweek,Jan.7-13,servingchildrenandfamiliesinLaCeiba,acityofover200,000onHonduras’Caribbeancoast.AprimarygoalfortheteamwastoworkonbehalfoftheChurchofGod’sglobalchildsponsorship program, Children of Promise(COP),whichsponsors impoverishedschoolchildrenin21countriesinAsia,Africa,andCentralandSouthAmerica.

COP’s executive director, Paul Maxfield,flewinfromAnderson,Ind.tojointheWarnerPacific team as they conducted site visits ofchildren’shomesinordertoprovideupdatesfor COP donors. With the help of transla-tors,theWPvolunteersinterviewedover40sponsoredchildren,thelargestnumbereverinterviewedinasingleCOPsitevisit.

“Thesechildrendon’tnecessarilylivewiththeirparents,”saidWPreligionprofessorandteamleaderDr.JohnJohnson.“Somelivewithgrandparents or with neighbors. We askedthemhowoldtheywere,howtheyweredoinginschool.It’smorethanaccountability;it’saconversationaboutthewell-beingofthechild.Ournoteswillgo ineachchild’sfileso thatdonorscanlearnabouttheirstudent.”

Junior Ben LaMar ’10 was impressed bytheimpactthatCOPwasmakingonthelivesofthechildren,manyofwhomliveincrime-riddenneighborhoods.COPfundshelppayfor school fees, books, uniforms, food, andmedicalcare.

“Theyarethepoorestofthepoor,”saidLa-Mar.“SomeofthemliveinthispartoftowncalledNewYork.It’ssodangerousthattaxi

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The Warner Pacific Honduras missions team included (clockwise) Zack Barron ’09, Children of Promise Exec. Director Paul Maxfield, Katie Annas ’09, Ben LaMar ’10, team leaders Gwen and John Johnson, Lindsey Daniels ’10, Jill Peoples ’09, Kristina Larson ’09, Kelty Bistritan ’10, and Andrea Millen ’09.

(Top left) Katie Annas ’09 (seated on table) and Gwen Johnson (standing behind) work on a craft project with children sponsored through the Church of God Children of Promise program.

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driverswon’tdrivethereatnight.It’sfullofdrugsandprostitutionandviolence.That’sthecommunitythatsomeofthesekidsgrowupin,soitwascooltovisitthehomesandseehowChildrenofPromisewashelpingeachfamily,individually.”

Attheconclusionoftheinterviews,theWPteamhosted38sponsoredchildrenforacasualoutingtothebeachthatincludedgroupgames,lunch,andartsandcrafts.

“Itwassuchanawesomeexperiencetobeabletospendthatqualitytimewiththechildren,”saidjuniorLindsey Daniels ’10.“Wewereabletoplaygameswiththem,haveconversationswiththem,andjustbuildrelationships.Theyweresothankfultohaveusthere.”

TheChurchofGodoperatesfivechurchesinHonduras,aswellasaprivateschoolinLaCeibathatserveschildrenfrompre-Kthroughthethirdgradefreeofcharge.TheWPvolunteersspentpartsofthreedayspaintingclassroomsattheschool.Theyalsobrokeintopairsandstayedinthehomesofchurchmembers,inadditiontopar-ticipatinginatotaloffourchurchgatheringsthroughoutthecity.

Dr.Johnsonandindividualstudentstookturnsspeakingandperformingatthegatherings,aidedbybilingualChurchofGodpastorDonnyAllen,anativeHonduran.Allenhopesthistripwillbethebeginningofalong-termrelationshipbetweenWarnerPacificCollegeandtheChurchesofGodinHonduras.HebelievestheHonduranchurchunderstandshowtodoministrywell,butneedstraininginotherareas,suchasteachingmethodology,smallbusinessmanagement,andleadershipdevelopment.

“Ourbiggestneedrightnowisknow how,”Allenwroteinanemail.Dr.Johnsoncameawayencouragedbytheexperience,seeingpotentialforeven

morestrategicworkinfuturetrips.“Thisisadifficultplacetodoministry,”saidJohnson.“Thechurchistryingto

findwaystonotjustconnectspiritually,buttoconnectsocially,aswell–tomakeadifferenceforChrist.”

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HondurasA team from Warner Pacific spends a week serving children, families, and Churches of God in La Ceiba, Honduras.

Mission:

(Top) Two young children in La Ceiba.

(Above) Andrea Millen ’09 and the other Warner Pacific team members interviewed children in their homes on behalf of the Children of Promise sponsorship program in order to provide updated information for donors in the United States.

(Left) Zack Barron ’09 and Ben LaMar ’10 and two young friends return from a group field trip to the beach.

“If I can say one thing about the trip, it’s that love knows no language.”

- Katie Annas ’09

AndreaCookneverexpectedtobeacollegepresident.Nonetheless,herpathtothepresidencyofWarnerPacificCollegehasbeenclear-albeitinsteps.And,lookingback,itshouldcomeasnosurprisethatherpathcurvedinWP’sdirection.Sinceherselection,

Andreahasreflectedonapieceofscripturethathascomfortedhersinceshewasateenager.

“MylifeverseisProverbs3:5-6,whichbegins,‘TrustintheLordwithallyourheart,’”saidAndrea.“It’sfascinatingtoseehow,intheprocessoflovingGodandleaningonHim,Hewillindeedleadyou.Butwitheverystep,I’velearnedthatthethemeofthatversehasworkedoutverydifferentlythanIexpected.Ican’tsaythatthepathhasalwaysbeenstraight,butGodhasalwaysmademypathclear.”

Enterprising rootsBeforesheeverthoughtofbeingDr.Cook,Andreagrewup

onaranchineasternOregonnearatownthatdescribesoneofhermanyattributes:Enterprise (justmiles fromParadiseandPromise,infact).Fromthewindowsandporchesofherfamilyhome,onecanseemountainheightswithloftynameslikeSacagaweaPeak,MatterhornandEaglesCap.Andjustafewmileseast liesHell’sCanyon,thedeepestgorgeintheUnitedStates.Withtopographythatsoundsabit likepagesfrom“PilgrimsProgress”servingasherlifebackdrop,Andreaisnostrangertohigh,lowandunusualpaths.

The power of communityRunningtheranchyear-roundwasafamilyeffort.Andrea

wasonhorsebackatanearlyage,ridingherbelovedbrownandblackhorse,Sugar,asshehelpedmovecattle,askillthatsheemployedasrecentlyasfiveyearsagowhenshehelpedherfathermoveaherdtopastureinhighcountry.

“Believeitornot,Ineverreallylearnedtorideabikebecausewewerealwaysonhorseback,”shesaid.

Workingalongsideherparents,WayneandMeleese,brothersRussandDavid,andyoungersisterConnie,Andrealearnedthevalueofahardday’swork-andthatcooperationcomesfirst.

“Wedidn’ttakealotoffamilyvacations,butwedidworktogether-alot,”sheadmits.“Yougrowupwithsomemindsetsabouttraditionalroles,butIworkedalongsidemenandthat

shapedmyearlyexperienceandunderstandingaboutworkandcommunication.Ilearnedyoudon’tworkalone.Youchange[sprinkler]pipewithapartner.Youmovecattleasateam.Youstackedhaywithcoworkers.Andyoulearnthatit’snotallaboutyou.Youdoworkforthesakeofthefarm,forthesakeofthefamily,forthecommunity.”

Faithful to the task at handAndreaalsolearnedaboutGod,faith,andtheimportanceof

educationduringthoseformativeyears.Certainlyherparentsshapedherunderstanding,butPunchandBonitaFoster,closefamilyfriendsandAndrea’sSundayschoolteacherswhenshewas four years old, helped with the early steps on Andrea’spathtofaith.

“Theywerelikeanextrasetofgrandparentstome,”Andreasaid.“They’dtakemefishingandIclearlyrememberBonitatalkingtomeaboutJesus.”

Afterherfourchildrenwereschool-aged,Andrea’smotherwentbacktocollege,commuting150milesroundtrip,whileshewasinhermid-thirtiestobecomeaschoolteacher,demonstrat-ingthevalueofacollegeeducationforAndrea.Evenasachild,Andrealookedbeyondherimmediateresponsibilitiesandwasalwaysinterestedindoingmorethanwhatwasrequired.

“Andrea always presented herself in a way that was anexampletoothers,”saidherbrother,David.“Shehasalwaysbeenabletoseetherightwaytodothingsandshehaslearnedto use management techniques well. She’s a great source ofinspirationtome.”

Andreacreditsherfather,inparticular,forteachingherthatshemustbefaithfultowhatsheiscalledtodotodayandnottrytorunaheadoftheLord’splan.

“MydadtellsastoryaboutwhenIwasalittlegirlalwayssayingthatIwasavailable,”Andreasaid.“Formeit’saboutbeingfaithfulandbeingavailableandhavingopenhandstoreceivewhateverGodhasforyoutodoandnottryingtoleadGod,butlettingGodleadyou.”

Andreawasanactiveleaderinherchurchyouthgroupandonstudentcouncilatschool.ShelaterbecametheSalutatorianfortheEnterpriseHighSchoolClassof1973.

President-Elect Andrea Cook’s passion for Christian higher education is born out of adversity and an unshakeable desire to be faithful to God’s direction.

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“Ofallofus,Andreawasthemostwell-mindedandwell-behaved,”saidherbrother,Russ.“Therewasnodoubtshe’dbealeader.Becauseshewassuchagoodstudent,Iknewshe’dbeagreatteacher,but,toberealhonest,Ineverpicturedherbeingacollegepresident.You justdon’t thinkofyour littlesistergrowingupthatway.”

College daysDespite her academic success, Andrea actually didn’t put

muchthoughtintowhereshewouldattendcollegeuntilaftershehadgraduatedfromhighschool.HerpastorcalledtosaythatarepresentativefromJudsonBaptistCollege–aprivate,two-yearschoolinPortland–wasintowntomeetwithher.

“IhadnointentionofgoingtothebigcityofPortland,andcertainlynotthatfarfromhome,”Andrearemembers,“butIwenttothemeetingbecausemypastorcalled.”

Attheendofthatsummer,AndreadecidedtopackherbagsandheadwesttoPortland.However,shortlyafterenrollingatJudson,shecamedownwithmononucleosisandhadtoreturnhometorest.

“IwastemptednottogobackbecauseIwasmissingsomuchschoolrightatthestart,butthefacultymembersshowedsomuchconcernandcare,”Andreasaid.“Theyrecordedeveryclass session Imissedand sentmenotes.Since theyhad in-vestedsomuchinme,Ifeltresponsibletoreturntofinishthesemester.”

AftertwoyearsatJudsonBaptist,AndreaenrolledatNorth-westNazareneCollege(NNC)inNampa,Idahotocompleteherbaccalaureatedegree.ItwasthereshefirstlearnedaboutWesleyantheologyanditsemphasisuponholiness.ItwouldprovetobeanearlyprimerforhertimeatWarnerPacific.

Trusting her path to the LordAndreagraduatedin1977withanelementaryeducationde-

gree,certainherpathwouldleadtoateachingcareer.However,

thejobmarketwastightandteachingjobswerehardtocomeby.So,AndreaputherfaithandherpathinGod’shands.

“ItrustedthatthefirstjobIwasofferedwouldbeaclearsignofHisdirection,”shesaid.

After her graduation ceremony at NNC, Andrea took aroadtripbacktoPortlandwithhersister,Connie,whowasattendingJudsonBaptist.Onceoncampus,Andreabumpedintoformercolleaguesandadministratorswhotoldheraboutthreeopeningsattheschool.Shehadn’tcomepreparedforaninterview, but then remembered she had an old choir dressstashedinhercar.

“Wecutitoff,hemmeditupand,voila!Ihadsomethingtowearforajobinterview,”Andreasaid.

Ofthethreepositions,oneheldparticularinterest.TheCol-legehad justreceivedapproval tooffer federalfinancialaidprogramsforstudentsandJudsonBaptistneededsomeonetolearntheregulationsandadministertheprograms.

“IwashandedastackofpaperstoreadandbythefirstofJuly,Iwasthedirectoroffinancialaid,”Andreasaid.“Twomonthslater,Iwasofferedaschoolteachingjob,butIhadtoldGodI’dtakethefirstjobofferedasasignofmytrust.SoIwasafinancialaiddirector,thoughIbarelyknewwhatthatmeant.”

Life-changing driveLookingback,AndreabelievesGodwasdirectingherinto

highereducation,butherpathwouldn’tbecomecompletelyclearuntilanunexpecteddetour.In1980,JudsonBaptistmoveditscampustoTheDalles,Ore.andAndreabecamethedeanofadmissionsandfinancialaid.Twoyearslater,whiledrivingthroughEasternOregonafteralate-nightcollegefair,Andreafellasleepatthewheel.Thoughsheusuallyworeherseatbelt,shehadforgottentobuckleupthistime.Thecardriftedlefttowardthemedianuntilthewheelscaughtsomegravel,jerkingAndreaawake.Confused,sheovercorrectedhardtotherightandthecarrolledthreeorfourtimes.

“WhenIcametorest,Ilandedonmywheels,butIknewsomethingwaswrongwithmyneck,”Andreasaid.

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Anambulancetookhertoalocalhospital where doctors treated andreleasedherwithabrokenshoulder.However,fourdayslater,whenAn-drea was recuperating back in TheDalles,doctorscalledtosaytheyhadmissedsomethinginthex-raysandthat she needed to get to ahospitalrightaway.

“Inreviewingthex-rays,someonehadnoticedafracture inmyneck,”Andreasaid.“Ididn’tthinktoomuchaboutit,butfortunatelyafriendtookitseriously.IwenttothehospitalinPortlandwhereIwasdiagnosedwitha ‘hangman’s break.’ I was put in atraction halo for seven months andultimatelyIhadtohavemycervicalvertebraefused.Thedoctorskeptsaying,‘Youaresofortunatetobealive.’”

Beingalivewasonething;knowingwhywasanother.Theaccidentbecameadefiningmomentforthe27-year-old.ForAndrea,thelessonslearnedthroughthelonghealingprocessclarifiedapathofservice.Shechosehighereducationashervenue.

Education callingIn1983,Andreatookajobastheassistantdirectoroffinan-

cialaidattheUniversityofOregon,whereshealsopursuedamaster’sdegreeineducationalpolicyandmanagement.Fouryearslater,GeorgeFoxUniversity,inNewberg,Ore.,recruitedhertoserveasthedirectorofadmissionsandmarketingforitsContinuingStudiesProgram.

GeorgeFox’spresident,EdStevens,toldAndreashehadthecharacterandskillstobeacollegepresidentsomedayandthatsheshouldgetadoctoraldegreetobeready“justincase”theopportunityaroseinthefuture.ThoughAndreahadnosightonafuturepresidency,shetookStevens’adviceandreturned

to the U of O in 1991 to complete a Ph.D. in EducationalPolicyandManagementwithanemphasis inhighereduca-tionadministration.Herdissertationfocusedontheinfluenceoffacultyinterventiononstudentretention.Twoyearslater,StevenspromotedAndreatothepositionofvicepresidentofenrollment.

“Edaskedme,‘Twentyyearsago,didyoueverthinkthatyouwouldbedoingthisnow?’Ihadaflashbacktoamomentinthesummerof1973whenIwouldhavebeenoutinthemiddleofafieldchangingsprinklerpipe.Ithought,‘NowayintheworldwouldIeverhaveimaginedthis.’”

A leader of strength

In2002,afterfifteenyearsatGeorgeFox,Andreawasreadyforanewchallenge.ShirleyShowalter,thepresidentofGoshenCollege,inGoshen,Ind.,invitedAndreatomovetoIndianaandserveasGoshen’svicepresidentofinstitutionaladvance-ment,overseeingthefund-raising,marketingandenrollment

“From the first moment I met with Andrea to ask her to consider coming to Warner Pacific, I thought to myself, “I’m sitting with the next president of Warner Pacific College.’ And that was four years ago.”

- President Emeritus Jay Barber ’64

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Growing up on a working cattle ranch in Eastern Oregon, Dr. Andrea Cook learned the essential values of hard work and

cooperation. Her parents, Wayne and Meleese Cook (pictured), were devout Christians who taught Andrea to take each day as it comes and not try to rush ahead of God’s plan for her life.

When Andrea and her three siblings were school-aged, Meleese (now deceased) returned to college and studied to become an elementary school teacher. Wayne, now 80, continues to run the ranch. Andrea summarizes the life lessons her upbringing instilled in her by saying, “For me it’s about being faithful and being available and having open hands to receive whatever God has for you to do and not trying to lead God, but letting God lead you.”

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effortsofthecollege.“[Andreabrings]calminastorm,steadinessandreliability,”

saidShowalter.“She’ssomeonewhocomesinstrongbutkeepsgetting stronger with experience. Andrea is a good listener,loyal,disciplined, faithful–someonewho lovesachallenge,aclearcommunicator.She’srespectfulofothers.Ontopofallthat,she’ssomeonewhocanalsobeplayfulandenjoyagoodlaugh.”

DuringthreeyearsatGoshen,Andreachampionedalong-rangeplanningprocess,ledacampus-widemarketingeffort,focused on improving recruitment of new students, and as-sistedinthefinalstagesofa$26millioncapitalcampaignforGoshen’sMusicCenter.Overall, shehelpedmembersof theGoshencommunityrealizehowmuchbettertheycouldworktogetherbyusingtheirownpersonalstrengths.

“Andreaactuallyintroducedmetotheideaofstrengths,incontrasttopersonality,”saidShowalter.“SheseesallindividualsasevidenceofthevarietiesofGod-givengiftsintheworldandbelievesthat,astheyexploretheirgifts,theyarealsoexploringtheshapesoftheirownsouls,bringingthemclosertoGod’spurposefortheirlives.Helpingotherstorecognizeandunitetheirdifferentstrengthstoworkwitheachother-—thesearethetasksthatchallengeanddelightAndreaatherverycore.”

The path to Warner PacificFormerWPCpresidentJay Barber ’64wasinstrumentalin

attractingAndreatoreturntoOregonandleadtheWarnerPacific’sOfficeofAdvancementin2005.Throughoutthelonginterview process, Barber wondered if God wasn’t alreadypreparingAndreatobehissuccessor.

“FromthefirstmomentImetwithAndrea toaskher toconsidercomingtoWarnerPacific,Ithoughttomyself,‘I’msittingwiththenextpresidentofWarnerPacificCollege.’Andthatwasfouryearsago,”saidBarber,whoretiredinMay2008.“Andrearepresentsanewparadigmasthefirstwomanpresi-dentamongallofourChurchofGodcollegesanduniversities.SheisnationallyrecognizedasadynamicleaderinChristianhighereducation.Herexpertiseinmarketing,strategicplan-ningandresourcedevelopmentledtothecollegebeingnation-allyrankedforthefirsttimeinourhistory.ItiscleartomethatGodhascalledhertothisassignment.”

History in the makingMakinghistoryastheCollege’sfirstfemalepresidentishuge,

notonlyfortheChurchofGodbutforChristianHigherEduca-tion,ingeneral.Onlyfiveofthe111membercampusesoftheCouncilforChristianCollegesandUniversities(CCCU)havefemale presidents and only eight women have been CCCUpresidentsthroughouthistory.

“Ithinkit’smarvelousthatAndreahasbeenappointedtoleadWarnerPacific,”saidBlairDowden,PresidentofHun-tington University, a Christian college in Huntington, Ind.“WeneedtoincreasethenumberofwomeninthepipelineforsignificantleadershipamongourCCCUschools.Wehaven’tdoneenoughworktodevelopthoseopportunitiesforwomen.Andrea’sappointmentisanimportantnextstepintherightdirection.Sheservesasamodelforotherwomentomoveintotheseimportantroles.”

On the shoulders of giantsPerhapsthelessonsattheranchhelpedAndreaunderstand

thatanysuccesssheenjoysatWarnerPacificwillbebuiltupontheworkofthosewhocamebefore,mostnotablythesixformerpresidentsDr.A.F.Gray,Dr.MiloChapman,Dr.LouisGough,Dr.E.JoeGilliam,Dr.MarshallChristensen,andBarber.

“None of us gets where we are without standing on theshouldersofthosewhogobeforeus,”saidAndrea.“AtWar-nerPacific,we’vehadagreatsequenceofpresidentsthathasbroughtusthisfar.A.F.Graybuiltthecampusandcreatedaframeworkforprogress.MiloorchestratedthetransitionfromaBiblecollegetoanaccreditedliberalartscollege.LouisGoughwasaNewTestamentscholarwhohadavisionforwhatthecollegecouldbe.E.Joebroughtremarkablecapitalimprove-mentsandputWPonthenationalstage.Marshallestablishedasolidacademicprogramandlaidthefoundationforagreatliberalartsexperience.AndJayensuredthatthefundingwasinplacetoachieveabigvision,andleduswithapastor’sheartatthetimeweneededthatmost.”

Whileacknowledging thecollege’s solidheritage,Andreaalsoenvisionsabig future forWarnerPacific.Shewants totransformoperationsatthecollegeandimprovethedeliveryofservicestostudents.

“ThisissimplyanamazingplacewithsomuchpotentialtobecomemoreofwhatGodhascalledusto,”shesaid.“Andthereisworktobedone.Wehaveapowerfulandpossiblefuture,andwehaveasignificantmission.”

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Holistic ChristianityAndrea says that the reasons students choose a Christian

collegevary,butshebelievesWarnerPacificisinanidealposi-tiontohelpstudentsexploretherealitiesofChristianserviceinanurbancontext.ShewantsWPstudentstoseethatfaith,worshipandanunderstandingofGod’swillshouldn’tbecom-partmentalized into chapel and religion courses, but, ratherinfusedacrossalldisciplines.Inaddition,studentsshouldcometounderstandtheuniquenessofGod’screationinwhotheyareandtheCallthatGodhasfortheirlives.

“Throughtheprocessingoftheirformaleducation,recogniz-ingthepermeationoffaithacrossthedisciplinesandco-curricularlife,owningtheirworldview,anddiscoveringtheirstrengths,theyhopefullywillcometoagrowingunderstandingofGod’sloveforthemandHisdesiretowalkwiththemthroughout their life’s faith journey,” Andreasaid.

Urban ContextMention Warner Pacific’s location in urban

PortlandandPresident Cook’s eyes light up.Sheseesitasthecollege’sgreatestasset.

“Wepreparestudentstoleadinachallengingworldwhere therearenoteasyanswers tobefound,”shesaid.“It’sadiverseworld—anurbanworld—andweneedtohelpourstudentsnotbeintimidatedbytoughissues.Wehavesomethingtosaytothiscommunityandtothechurchaboutwhatitmeanstobepeopleoffaithinthemidstofextremeperspectives,beiteconomics,racialorsocialjustice,ortensionscreatedbyurbanplan-ning.Godhascalledustoloveourneighbors.What better place for students to apply theirfaithandlearningtothiscommandmentthaninanurbansettingwheretheirservicewillspeakloudlyofwhomtheyserve?”

AndreadifferentiatesWarnerPacificfrompeerinstitutions,recognizingtheCollegeasbringingtogetherfaithwithissuesofjustice.

“LotsofChristiancollegeshavethepietypieceoftheequationdown,”shesaid.“We’renotuniquethere.Andothercollegeshave the socialagendapiecedown.WarnerPacificneeds tobringthesetwotogether.Weneedpracticalapproachesthatmeettheneedsofourneighborsandtheworldaroundus.Notloftyideals,butrelevantinresponsetotheGospel.”

Playing to her strengthsAskAndreaabouttheroleanindividual’sstrengthsplaysin

definingpositivelifeoutcomes,andyou’lldiscoverthatshe’smodestandwouldprefertheconversationfocusonyouratherthanherself.Usually,she’llbeginanytalkaboutherselfwithalittlelaughandatiltofherhead.Ultimately,Andreaismoreconcerned with identifying and helping foster the strengthsofothers.

“Sheknowshowtoencouragepeopletousetheirgiftsandtalents;andshedoesn’thavetotakealltheglory,”saidAndrea’ssister,Connie.“However,shewantstheproducttobeofhigh-estquality.She’salsoveryresourceful.Shecantakewhateverisavailableand turn it into somethingyounever thought itcouldbecome.”

Andrea’s brother, Russ, adds that Andrea demonstrates agenuine concern forothers anddoesn’t lethavingauthoritygettoherhead.

“She’sanachiever,butsheisn’ttryingtoout-doothers,”hesaid.“She’salwaysbeenverycaring.”

“God has called us to love our neighbors. What better place for students to apply their faith and learning to this commandment than in an urban setting where their service will speak loudly of whom they serve?”

- President-Elect Dr. Andrea Cook

Rick Bailey is the founder and principal at Richard Harrison Bailey - The Agency, a marketing and advertising firm based in South Bend, Ind.

Dr. Cook with members of her advancement team (left ) Lani Faith, Director of Marketing and College Relations, and (right) Dana McGuire, Director of Alumni, Parent, and Church Relations.

Leading the wayAndrea’sfullyawareofthechallengesahead.Sheidentifies

theneedformoreresourcesforprogramsandoperationsasa“foreverthing”giventhesignificantcostofrunningaprivatecollegein2009andbeyond.

HerpathtoWarnerPacificCollegemayindeedhavebeena jaggedjourney,buteachsteppreparedheralongtheway.That’sexactlywhatshetellsstudentstodo:listentothefaculty,letthemspeakintoyourlives,andbeprepared.Whenaskedinarecentchapelaboutthesignificanceofherappointment,Andrea responded, “You justneverknowwhatGodhas inmind.YourjobistobefaithfulandavailabletowhatGodhasinstoreforyou.”

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2009 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDSEach year, the WPC Alumni Council recognizes a select group of alumni for their

contributions in the areas of service and ministry. Meet this year’s recipients.

Muriel (Anderson) Marble ’44,and her husband, Ivan ’44 ,established the Gales Creek

Church of God, in Gales Creek, Ore.in 1952 and ministered to that churchcommunityforover42years,whilealsoraising nine children and operating awood-crafting business. All told, ninemembers of Marble’s extended family-includingchildren,grandchildren,andgreat-grandchildren - have attendedWarnerPacificCollege.

MurielwasbornAugust10,1926inBellingham,Wash.,butspentherschoolyears on a family farm in Cornelius,Ore.SheattendedPacificBibleCollege(WarnerPacific)onafellowshipin1943

andworkedinthePortlandshipyardstosupportherself.Thatsameyear,shemetIvan,afterhehaddrivenacarownedbyMarble’sauntacrosscountrytotheAn-dersonhomeinCornelius.Hedecidedto stay inPortlandandenroll atPBC.Healsofoundworkintheshipyards,ashealthissueshadkepthimfromenlistingtofightinWorldWarII.

The Marbles married on June 2,1944,andtheirfirstchild,Fred,arrived

elevenmonths later.Muriel left schooltobecomeahomemaker.IvanandMu-rielacceptedtheirfirstpastorateattheMethodistChurchinBanks,Orein1950.Twoyearslater,inAugustof1952,theystartedtheGalesCreekChurchofGodwithfiveotherfamilies,anditwastheretheyinvestedtheirlives.

Marbletookonmultiplerolesatthechurch,includingoverseeingtheChris-tian Education program and teachingSunday school. Ivan supported thefamilythroughcarpentrywork,andhepassedonhisbuildingskillstohischil-dren,whocherishedthefaithexampleoftheirparents.

Ivan died of natural causes at theirchurch in 1995, immediately after thecongregationapproveditsfirsteverby-laws.Murielstayedbusywelcomingnewgrandchildrenandgreat-grandchildrenintoherfamily.MembersofMuriel’sex-tendedfamilyhavegoneontocareersintheministry,education,law,accounting,construction, technology management,farming,andthemilitary.

Peter Carlos Okantey ’06, ’09 is avisionaryandanentrepreneurwhois turning his dream of bringing

new educational opportunities to theyouthofhisnativeGhanaintoareality.OkanteyisagraduateofWarnerPacific’sAdultDegreeProgram,whereheearnedbothaBachelorofSciencedegreeandaMaster of Art degree in ManagementandOrganizationalLeadership.

Whilestillastudent,Okanteyfoundedthe non-profit Naa Amerley PalmEducation(NAPE)Foundationin2006.ThroughNAPE,Okanteywantstopro-videscholarshipsforGhanaianstudentswhoarecurrentlyattendinghighschoolsanduniversitiesinGhana,makeon-linedegree programs available in Ghana

throughaccreditedAmericanuniversi-ties,andeventuallyestablishafour-yearliberalartscollegecalledPalmMemorialUniversity.GhanaisroughlythesizeofOregon,buthas22.4millionpeopleandonlyfouruniversities.

“IhaveastrongpassiontoreturntoGhana to assist my country and feelstrongly that education is the key tohelping eradicate disease, poverty andcorruption,”Okanteysaid.

After finishing university in Ghana,Okantey,33,workedforthenon-govern-mentalorganizationWorldEducation,teachingAIDS-HIVprevention.Whilethere,hemethisAmericanwife,Beth,a social worker. The two relocated toPortlandinlate2004.

Okanteyhasworkedasamealscoor-dinator forLoavesandFishes, aSUNschool site coordinator, and a familyinterventionspecialistwithMultnomahCounty. In January, Okantey becamethe full-time director of the NAPEFoundation.

Between September and December2008,Okanteyraised$20,000dollarsforNAPE, including $12,000 in scholar-

ships,whichwereearmarkedfordistri-butionbytheendofJanuary2009.

His goal is to raise $1 million andestablishPalmMemorialUniversityinrented facilities inGhanaby2015andserveastheschool’sfirstpresident.

PETER CARLOSOKANTEY ’06, ’08

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DuringJayBarber’stwelveyearsasPresident,WarnerPacificCollegebuilt tremendous momentum.

Majorachievementsincludedretiringthecollege’slong-termdebt,rejuvenatingtheAdult Degree program, initiating newbuilding projects on campus, revivingKnightathletics,andseeingWPrecog-nized as one of “US News and WorldReport’s”bestcollegesinthewest.

FollowinghisretirementinMay2008,BarberbecamethefirstMurdockSeniorFellowattheM.J.MurdockCharitableTrust, based in Vancouver, Wash. Hewilladministeratrainingprogramthatpresentselementaryconceptsoffundrais-ing/resourcedevelopmenttosmallandemergingnot-for-profitorganizations.

“Iamresponsibleforselectingtheap-plyingorganizationsforthetraining,thefacultyandallmaterialswhicharepre-sentedatthetwodayseminarheldtwiceeachyearinVancouver,”Barbersaid.

In addition, Barber is a “Pastor inResidence”at theNewHopeCommu-nityChurch,inPortland,workingwith

Orlo ’55 and Carol (Trudgeon)Kretlow ’55 served as careermissionarieswiththeChurchof

God.Theyspent31yearsministeringinJapanandonemoreyearinSiberia.

Orlo and Carol met as freshman atPacificBibleCollegein1951andmarriedthefollowingyear.BothhadlearnedoftheschoolfromtheirhomechurchesinMinnesotaandWashington,respectively.Orlo,inparticular,camebecauseofthefaculty.

“Inmymind,theywerethescholarsoftheChurchofGodandIwantedtostudyunderthem,”hesaid.

TheKretlowslovedtheirtimeatPBC.Theystartedafamily,givingbirthfirstto Bonita (Kretlow) Ray ’77, and thenPatricia,twoyearslater,anddreamedofservingoverseas.However, thecountrywas in a deep recession and funds formissionarieswerehardtocomeby.

In 1956, the Kretlows moved to An-derson,Ind.sothatOrlocouldpursueaMaster of Divinity degree at AndersonSchoolofTheology.Upongraduatingin1959, he became the pastor of Slusser’sChapel Church of God, in Blacksburg,Virginia,whereheservedforfiveyears.

Finally,in1964,theKretlowsjumpedatanopportunitytobecomemissionariesinTokyo,Japan.Afterstudyingthelan-

guagefortwoyears,theKretlowsplantedtheNishiKuniTachichurchinasuburbofTokyo.Theynurturedthecongrega-tionfortenyearswhiletheirdaughtersfinishedtheirschooling.

TheKretlowsdevisedcreativewaystobuildrelationshipswiththecommunity–fromofferingfreecookingandtypingclasses,tostartingskiandtennisclubs.

“Evangelismisn’tveryeasythere–wewoulddomanydifferent things just tomakecontact,”Orlosaid.

After ten years, the Kretlows startedteachingEnglishasaSecondLanguageat Tamagawa Seigakuin, a Church ofGodMissionSchoolinTokyoformiddleandhighschoolgirls.Theystayedtherefor21years,whilealsocontinuingtheirpastoralwork.

In 1995, as they were nearing retire-ment,theKretlowsacceptedaninvitationtospendoneyearaspartofagroupof17Church of God missionaries in Chely-abinsk,Siberia.

In 1996, they returned to the UnitedStatestoretireinVancouver,Wash.andattendFirstChurchofGod,wheretheirfriendGeraldMarvelwaspastor.How-ever,PastorMarvelaskedOrlotoserveasapastor to seniors,whichhedid fortenmoreyears.Duringthattime,OrloservedontheChurchofGod’sNationalTask Force for Senior Adults, whichencouragedchurchestoutilizethewis-dom and experience of seniors in theircongregations.

Finally, in 2005, the Kretlows fullyretired – and are now as busy as everwith hobbies, such as golf and skiing,andbeinga regularpartof the livesoftheirsixgrandchildrenandeightgreat-grandchildren.

ORLO ’55 & CAROL(TRUDGEON) KRETLOW ’55

Retired Church of God missionaries

MINISTRY AWARD

JAY BARBER ’64

President Emeritus Warner Pacific College

SERVICE AWARD

alumnus and senior pastor Ray Cotton ’73. Hewillpreachregularly,andmentoryoungerstaff.

Finally,BarberhasacceptedaSeniorConsultant role with the newly estab-lishedChurchofGodFoundation.Underthe leadership of General Director Dr.Ronald Duncan, the Foundation’s goalistoraisealargeenoughendowmenttounderwritethetuitioncostsofallChurchofGodyoungpeoplewhowishtoattendaChurchofGodcollegeoruniversity.HisrolewillbelargelytotrainFoundationstaffinmajorgiftsfundraising,includingplannedgivinganddonorcultivation.

Barber,andhiswifeJan,haverelocatedtoSeaside,Ore.

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Areatbigthankyoutoallthealumniandfriendswhomade2009AlumniWeekend last January so special.

Highlightsinclude:Pricelessexpressionsonthefacesofalumniwhentheyfirststeppedintoournewlyremodeledfacilities,theper-formanceofthealumnichoirandorchestraduringChapel,andtheuncannypersonalityof chapel speaker Fred Douglas ’78, whochallengedustomovebeyondourspiritualcomfortzones.

Onanothernote,wehaveexpandedourAlumniCounciltoincludetworepresenta-tivesfromeachdecade,aswellasgraduatesof our Adult Degree and master’s degreeprograms.Ourcouncilmembersdesire torepresenttheirdecadeaswepurposetoenhanceourcommunication,pro-grams&services,financialsupport,andstudentconnections.Allowmetointroducethreeofthesemembers:

Breanna (Agnor) Fischer ’03 received her Masters in Marriage andFamilyTherapyatFullerTheologicalSeminaryandcurrentlyworksinAdolescentTherapy.In2008,BreannamarriedJasonFischerandenjoysbeingwithLogan,her5-year-oldstepson.Shedesirestomaintainasenseofcommunityamongthoseinthedecadeof2000.

Garth Hamilton ’98receivedhisBAinReligionandChristianMinistry.AlongwithhiswifeKathy (Eason)’98,GarthcurrentlyservesastheyouthpastoratAlohaChurchofGod.Perhapsyouhave spottedGarth inanoccasionaltelevisioncommercialorprintad.Garthencourageseveryonefromthedecadeofthe90’stojoinFacebookandcheckoutourWarnerPacificAlumnigroup.

Ruth (Hossler)Palmer ’66 representsthedecadeofthe60’s.Presently,RuthservesattheOregonandSWWashingtonChurchofGodDistrictOffice.Ruthdesirestoseethealumnifromthe1960’srespondtothechal-lengeandrecruitprospectivestudentsandbecomeaviddonorsinaseasonoflifeinwhichtheyareabletoprovidefinancialgifts.

60’s

Former WP professor Arthur ’65 andJudy (Winklepleck) Kelly ’62 wererecentlyappointedSpecialAssignmentMissionariestobepartoftheGatewayBerlinTeam.Assoonastheyraisetheirfunds,they’llbeheadingfora2-3yearassignment.Arthur and Judy are alsorecentlygreat-grandparentsofacoupleofbeauties:JaydynandKahliyah.

70’s

ForthepastseveralyearsDarcy(Senft)’76 and Reinhard Neufeld have beendoingmissionworkinRomania(wheretheir2nddaughterwasbornin1988)withthe organization “Outstretched HandsofRomania.”

Jonathan Mayes ’78hasbeenpromotedtoGroupVicePresident,GovernmentRelations with Safeway. Mayes joinedSafeway in 1994 as a Senior Attorney.He has a law degree from WillametteUniversityCollegeofLawandisalsoatrusteeofWarnerPacific.

This last August, Neil Anderson ’79 endedhisministryafter10yearsasse-niorpastoroftheFirstChurchofGodinOwatonna,Minn.HenowworksforCabela’s as aClubCardOutfitter.Hiswife, Deb (Moss) ’79 has worked forCabela’s for 9 years and is currently aleadintheInventoryDept.

80’s

Lori (Nearing)Lindsay ’89 is thesur-gical services manager for ProvidenceMilwaukie Hospital, in Milwaukie,Ore.LorirecentlyobtainedherMaster’sDegrees in Nursing and Health CareAdministration.

Kiply (Prescott) ’89 and Robert ClairownandoperateaBritishLabradorken-nel,www.tallgrasskennels.com.KipleyalsoworksattheLauraIngallsWilderElementary School in De Smet, SouthDakotawhereLauraIngallsgrewup.

90’s

Jeff Mudrow ’95was recentlyhiredastheheadadministratorofaPre-Kto12th

A NOTE FROM DANA

Dana McGuireDirector of Alumni, Church, and Parent Relations

dmcguire@warnerpacific.edu

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A great alumni weekend, and new-look Alumni Council

Ingramdoesn’tuselabelslike“juveniledelinquents”or“at-riskyouth”whenhedescribeshisworkbecausehefeelssuchterms put too much responsibility on children. He prefers,instead,theterm“disconnectedyouth,”becauseitpointstothebroaderfamilial,educational,andsocio-economicsystemsthat

should be sources of stability, but often are not. For its part,OYVPhasprovidedatotalof$800,000ingrantstoahandfulofoutreachprogramsinthecityoverthelasttwoyears.

“Ifwesayayouthisdisconnected,atwhatpointdidweloseconnectionwiththem?Wasitinkindergarten?Wasitinthirdgrade?”askedIngram.“I’mlooking[tohelp]thekidthatisn’tgetting into any trouble yet, that’s sitting there and trying tomindhisownbusiness,buthasmissedsomekeycomponentsinhavingagood,structuredlife.”

A matter of degreeIngramsayspeopleassumehehasacollegedegree,givenhis

position,butheworkedaseriesofjobsinsteadduringhistwentiesbeforelandingattheBlazersBoysandGirlsClub.Helearned

Ingram

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“It definitely helps me in my career, learning how people are wired, how we operate.” - ADP student Rob Ingram ’09

about Warner Pacific through anumberofalumniathisNEPort-landchurch,TheInternationalFel-lowshipFamily-inparticularpastorSteven Holt ’91andpastor-emeritus James Coleman ’61.IngramenrolledintheAssociateofArtsinOrganiza-tionalDynamicsProgramatWPin2006andcontinuedontopursuehisbachelor’sofbusinessadministration,whichhewillfinishlaterthisfall.

Ingram believes his degree willgivehimevenmorecredibilityinhiswork.Andasafatheroffivechildrenwhoregularlyworks50-60hoursaweek,theone-night-a-weekADPschedulewasIngram’sbestoption.

“It definitely helps me in my career, learning how peoplearewired,howweoperate,”saidIngram.“I’mexcitedtogettoschoolbecauseI’mgoingtolearnsomethingthatwillhelpme thenextday, even if it’s just tomotivatemycoworkers.”Positive example

A sharp dresser, Ingram works hard to project a positive,professionalimage,particularlywhenheisbackinhisoldneigh-borhood.Hesaysthewayhecarrieshimselfspeaksvolumestoyouthintheinnercity.

“Iintentionallyspendtimeinthecommunity,dressedinpro-fessionalattire,goingaboutmybusinessandmakingsurethattheyoungkidsarewatching,”hesaid.“Thereissomethingtobesaidaboutyoungpeopleseeingsomeonethatlookslikethempresenting[himself]asaprofessional.”

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As a youth development specialistwith The Salvation Army WhiteShield Center, in NW Portland,

Rhona Brant ’07helpsteenagemothersrecoveringfromdrugandalcoholabusegaincontroloftheirlives.LastJanuary,local television station KATU-Channel2honoredBrantasan“EverydayHero”with a news report about her work attheresidential treatmentfacility,whichservesyoungwomanaged12to18.

“I was a teen mom, myself,” saidBrant,39.“That’swhythisjobwassuchaperfectfit.”

White Shield provides clients a safe,structuredenvironmentwheretheycanget clean and learn parenting and jobskills.Brantoverseasavolunteermentor-shipprogramthatallowsteenagedclientstodeveloprelationshipswithfemalerolemodelsinthecommunity.Oncematched,mentorsandteenagedclientscommittomeetingregularlyforayear.Brantsaysthepayoffcanbeprettydramatic.

“Twohourscanmakeallofthediffer-ence,”saidBrant.“I’veseenliveschangedonadailybasisthroughvolunteerism.”

Brant recruits women volunteersthrough various community and pro-fessionalorganizations like theOregonWomen’sLawyerAssocationandKiwa-nas,andwillevenadvertiseonCraigslist.Shesaysthat,sadly,churchestendtobedifficultplacesforhertofindvolunteers–atrendshewouldlovetoreverse.

“Iknowtherearepeopleinchurches

whoarewilling,”saidBrant.“Themes-sageisn’tgettingthrough.”

Brant, the mother of four daughtersaged14to24,earnedanassociate’sdegreein mental health and human servicesfromMt.HoodCommunityCollegebe-forecompletingherbachelor’sdegreeinhumandevelopmentthroughWP’sAdultDegreeProgramin2007.

“ADPwasfantastic,”Brantsaid.“Be-ingable towork full-timewhilemain-tainingafamily.Iappreciatedit.”

Everyday HeroPortland TV station honors ADP graduate Rhona Brant ’07 for her work with teenage mothers.

Rhona Brant ’07 (left) was interviewed by KATU-Channel 2 news reporter Steve Dunn last January as part of an “Everyday Hero” segment. Brant runs a mentorship program for teenage mothers with The Salvation Army White Shield Center, in Portland.

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gradeChristianschoolinKlamathFalls,Ore. His wife, Teresa (Brawn) ’94 isteaching5thgradeattheschool,aswell.

Aimee and Bryon Palmer ’96welcomedthe birth of CalebWi l l i a m P a l m e ron November 7 ,2008. Caleb was sixpounds,sevenouncesand measured 18.5inches.Bryonworksfor A-Dec, Inc., adental equipment manufacturer, andis also the worship leader at NewbergChurchofGod,inNewberg,Ore.

00’s

Liz Lanej ’01worksontheArmybaseon Kwajalein Island, Marshall Islands– her home country – as an environ-mentalscientist.Shehasaseven-year-olddaughter.

Chris ’01andErika (Robertson)Traut-man ’00welcomedtheir first baby,Jackson Christo-pher Trautman,born July 9, 2008.H e w e i g h e d 7pounds,14ouncesandwas20.5inch-es long.Erika is thedaughterofSteve(Board member) and Judi (Gomes)Robertson ’70.Jackson’sauntsandunclesincludeJeff ’99andMcKenzie(Teague)Trautman ’00.ErikaworksastheAsso-ciateDirectorofEnrollmentatWarnerPacificwhereshehasworkedfornineyearsandChrisisamortgagebrokerinLakeOswego,Ore.ThefamilylivesinHappyValley,Ore.

Birdie Wermy ’06isaProjectSpecialistwiththeNorthwestPortland-AreaIn-dianHealthBoard,anon-profitNativeAmerican Organization for which shehasworkedsincegraduating.Hercur-rentresearchprojectinvolvesmetham-phetamineuseamongAmericanIndiansin theNorthwest andhas allowedhertoworkwithresearchersfromOregonHealthandScienceUniversity.

Heather Phillips ’06iscurrentlypursu-ing a Master of Urban Studies with aCommunityDevelopmentemphasisatthe school for socialchangeatEasternUniversityinPhiladelphia.

Rev. Calvin Brallier ’50Rev.CalvinBrallier’50diedJanuary2,2009.HewasbornJuly25,1925andgrewupinSunnyside,Wash.Brallierandhiswife,Marty (Cox)’50,pastoredanumberofChurchofGodcongregationsintheU.S.andservedasmissionariestoKenyafrom1950to1962.AfterreturningtotheU.S.in1962,BrallierstartedseminarywhilesellingFullerBrushproducts,work-ingconstructionandotheroddjobs.Helaterservedasapastorinsixstates.Survivorsincludehiswife,fourchildrenandninegrandchildren.

Willa Mae Dorsey ’64 GospelsingerWillaMaeDorsey’64passedawayJanuary5,2009.ShewasbornJuly2,1933,inAtlanta,Ga.Asayoungadult,DorseymovedtoLosAn-gelesforclassicalvoicetrainingbeforecomingtoWarnerPacific,whereshefurtherdevelopedherownstyleofoperaticgospel.Followinggraduation,DorseyservedasministerofmusicatanumberofPortland-areachurches.Shealsobecamewell-knownaftersingingatmanyBillyGrahamCrusades,andonherownweeklytelevisionshow,“JoyinMySoul.”In1968shewasnominatedforaGrammyAward.SurvivorsincludehersonandcaretakerWilliam,ahostofcousins,friendsandmanywhoadmiredhermusic.

Helmut Hintz ’67 HelmutHintz ’67diedJanuary9,2009athishome inPuyallup,Wash.duetocancer.HewasbornonMarch13,1941 inthecityofChaminin,inWartegau,Germany. Hewaspartofafamilyof12that immigratedtoMilwaukie,Wis.whenhewas13yearsold.HelaterattendedWarnerPacific,wherehemethiswifeCharlotte(Conrad)’67.Heworkedasacar-penter,aGermanteacher,atoolingdepartmentmanager,aretailstocker,andapartmentmanager.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,foursisters,onebrother,twodaughters,andthreegrandchildren.

Dr. Darold H. Jones ’53 Dr.DaroldH.Jones’53passedawayDecember4,2008attheageof77.HewasborninSeattle,Wash.onJanuary3,1931.Daroldmethiswife,Joyce (Hinkle) ’54atPacificBibleCollegeandtheyweremarriedin1951.DaroldcompletedhisDoctorateatLaJollaUniversity,inCalifornia.HeservedasseniorpastorofthreecongregationsinOregonandCaliforniaduringthenext14years.In1967,hefoundedVacationSamaritans,laterknownasSa-maritans,andleditfor37years.Theministrytookyoungpeopleandadultsintoothercountriestoassistinshort-termmissions.Daroldissurvivedbyhiswife,threeadultchildren,includingChris Jones ’72 andJulianne (Jones)Wallace ’85,andsevengrandchildren.

JoAnn (Shields) Tate ’70 JoAnn(Shields)Tate’70diedDecember20,2008inArima,Trinidadshortlyafterreturningfromoverseastravel.ShewasbornNovember24,1947andgrewupinGraysHarbor,Wash.Earlyintheirministrycareer,JoAnnandherhusband,Bob ’70, servedfor tenyearsaspara-missionaries inPeru.TatemostrecentlyworkedasateacherandasregistrarintheWestIndiesTheologicalCollege.Sheissurvivedbyherhusband,sixchildrenwiththeirspouses,herparents,twobrothers,andonesister.

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Caleb Palmer

Cheri (Jaeger)’06marriedOwenDavisonSeptember19, 2008atEdgefield inTroutdale,Ore.Becky VanTine ’06wasoneofthebridesmaids.

Kristen Anderson ’07willcompleteherMaster’s in Nursing at the UniversityofWisconsin-MadisoninMay,andhasbeenacceptedintotheuniversity’sPh.D.program. She hopes to teach nursingwhilealsodoingresearch.

Last April, Adult Degree ProgramgraduateOscar Izaguirre ’08 joinedtheall-male barbershop chorus “The Sen-ateAires,”basedinSalem,Ore.Thecho-rusiscurrentlyranked26thintheworldout of 800 choruses in the BarbershopHarmonySocietyandwillcompeteattheorganization’sinternationalconventioninAnaheim,Cal.thissummer.Visitthechorus’websitesenateaires.orgformoreinformation.

A walk with the presidentsAs a former college administrator battles cancer, he reflects on his time

with those who led Warner Pacific through the decades.

FIRST PERSON

IambeginningtolearnmywayaroundthehallsoftheKai-serInterstateOncologyCenter,inPortland.Iwalkitshallsfrequently,nowthatI’mapatient.Afterbeingdiagnosedwith adenocarcinoma cancer in my lower esophagus, a

teamoftendoctorsprescribedthreeroundsofchemotherapy.Iftreatmentworks,adifficultsurgeryislikelynext.

AsIwalkthehalls,IbelievewithallmyheartthatIamsur-roundedbytheabsolutepromiseofGod’spresence,grace,peace,andhealinghand.Iamnowtravelinganewjourney.Assuch,Ihavehadsometimetoreflectonpastjourneys.SomeofthosethoughtsracedbacktomytimeonstaffatWarnerPacificCol-lege,from1965to1976.

WhenIfirstarrivedatthecollegeasthenewbusinessmanagerandtreasurer,planswereintheworksformovingthecampustoCalifornia.Infact,Ifirstvisitedtheonehundred-acregiftparcelof landnearSanJosebeforecoming toPortland.Theleadership of the college seemed very serious about moving.Afteritwasdecidednottomakethemove,oneofmyfirstdu-tieswastoflytotheBayAreaandstopaloftfullofarchitectsfromgoingforward.

Dr.LouisGoughhadaskedmetocometoWarnerPacificandwasthefirstpresidentIworkedfor.IspentmyfirstweekinthecityasahouseguestofLouisandhiswife,Louise.Hewasajollysortofpersonwithahearty,deeplaugh.Irememberthebreakfaststogether,theeveningbowlofapplesalongwithasharpparingknifeforcoringandcuttingforthosepresent(sometimesstudentsandfaculty).Itwassohomey,butinsuchelegantsur-roundings.That’showitappearedtothisHoosierwhowassoontoobtainthe“web-feet”ofatrueOregonian.

WhenIcametoWarnerPacific,thedoorswereinaclosingmode.Thephonerangandrangwithvendorsrequestingpay-mentoflongpastdueaccounts.Ibelievetheunpaidvoucherswouldhavemadeastackmorethaneightfeettall.Icouldalmostseethesheriff,hammerinhand,readytonailthefrontdoorshut.IdebatedwhethershouldIgobacktoIndianaorstickitout.Throughmuchprayer,Idecidedtostaywithit.

Next,IbecameacquaintedwithfoundingPresidentDr.AlbertGraywhileassistinghiminthepublishingofhisautobiography,“TimeandTidesontheWesternShore.”Irememberhisstatelycrownofhair.HetaughtacoupleclassesandhadasmallofficeonthefirstfloorofOldMain,alarge,forty-roombuildingthatatonetimehadbeenasanitarium.Iwenttoadimestoreandpurchasedasmalleight-by-teninchmirrorandmounteditbythedoor.Thosedistinguishedlockswouldnowbeinplacewhenhemetwiththeclass.

AsIstoodonedayinthemiddleof68thAvenueandwatchedthebigbulldozerbladehittheporchposttoOldMainwhentimecametotearitdown,someoneranupthestreetshouting,“Dr.Grayjustpassedaway!”Itwaslikehishearthadstoppedbeatingatthesoundofthehugebulldozercrashingintotheobjectthathadrepresentedagoodportionofhislife’swork.Icalled“TheOregonian”newspaperandarrangedanimmediateinterviewrightinthemiddleof68thAvenue.

MymemoryofPresidentDr.MiloChapmantravelsadiffer-entlanethantheotherfivepresidents.Mywife,Julia ’68,andIhadmanygreattimeswithMiloandhiswife,Maurinda.TheChapmansownedpropertyontheDeschutesRiverincentral

Oregon.Wewouldparkourtraveltrailerbesidetheirs,eating,playinggamesintothenightandthenfishingthenextmorn-ing.MilohadthedeepestbutkindestvoicethatalwaysleftmeconfidentthatIhadhisattentionandrespect.

ThegreatestportionofmytimespentatWPCwaswithPresi-dentE. Joe Gilliam ’50.HesawtoitthatmytitlewouldincludeAdministrativeVicePresident.E.Joeistrulyapeople’sperson.Hehasagreatabilityinandoutofthepulpittocommunicate,beitwithhungrysoulsonaSundaymorningorwithaWallStreetinvestoroveraWednesdaylunch.

OnetimeJoeandIwentonadevelopmenttriptoCaliforniainhiscar.IrememberstayinginarealMotel6,foritcostjustthreebucksapiece.Onthatsametrip,IhadJoestopthecarsoIcouldmakeacallfromapublicphonebooth.AfterImadethefirstdialingmaneuver,outcamewhatseemedlikeabucketfullofcoinsrollingeverywhere.

I quickly called the telephone operator and asked what Ishoulddowiththecoins.Followingtheoperator’sinstructions,

A former administrator at WP, Bill Shrout is retired. Visit his blog at www.billshrout.com to read more about his personal journey.

BY BILL SHROUT

With the health challenges that I now face, it is still my deepest desire to see Warner Pacific continue to further expand God’s Kingdom.

Istarteddroppingthembackintothecoinslot.IcanstillhearE.Joelaughingashewatchedmestruggle.IthinkwemighthavediscussedthepossibilitythatGodwastryingtogetinvolvedinoursearchforfunds.My,thememorieswebothhaveofthosebygonedays!E.JoeandI,inrecentyears,havebecomewhatweliketocalleachother’sbestfriendinthisworld.

Presidents Dr. Marshall Christensen ’65andDr. Jay Barber ’64arealsoamongmycampusmemories.MarshallandIwereonDr.Gilliam’scabinetwhenhewastheAcademicDean.Later,afterWarnerPacific,Iworkedashisrealtor.Havingbeenamemberof the Church of God’s National Council and the NationalBudgetCommitteeformanyyears,IadvisedMarshallandJayseveraltimeswhentheypreparedtopresentthecollege’sbudgetatAndersonduringtheirrespectiveadministrations.IremembersittingbesideJayatalargeoblongtableinAnderson,offeringsomeassistancetothisnewcollegepresident,andnotingthathehadtheonlylaptopinthecrowd.

Serving at Warner Pacific was undoubtedly the most dif-ficultandstressfulassignmentinmyworkingcareer.WiththehealthchallengesthatInowface,itisstillmydeepestdesiretoseeWarnerPacificcontinuetofurtherexpandGod’sKingdom.WithwhatIknowaboutournextpresident,Dr.AndreaCook,thiscanbeareality.Mostofall,Iwouldnothavemissedthatjourney,“nestledonMountTabor’sbosomwithgloriousHoodinview,”foranything.

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A host of activities welcomed alumni at the 2009 Alumni Weekend, Jan. 23 and 24. (Clockwise) Members of the alumni worship orchestra perform during the Saturday chapel; the 2009 Alumni Weekend court (L to R) Nate Chiles ’10, Jill Peoples ’10, Jordan Andrews ’12, Lauren Waymire ’09, Aaron Simons ’09, Queen Katie Doran ’09, King Conner Peckham ’09, Rebecca Bitz ’12, Jacque Barton ’09, Curt Lockard ’09, Kelsey Walton ’09, Zack Barron ’09, and JoAnna Dewey ’11 pose following the Jan. 23 coronation; Claude Kretlow ’53 receives a pin from Carol Hinrichs ’73 in honor of his induction into the Gold Torch Club for alumni who attended fifty or more years ago; the alumni worship choir sings; chapel speaker Fred Douglas ’78 expounds on Jesus’ parable of the talents. (Photos by Scott A. Thompson)