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vanguard magazine spring/summer 2011 i
Spring/Summer 2011
90 Reasonsto LoveVanguard
Rick WaRRen 2011 UndergradUate
CommenCement speaker
Taming YouR inbox pg. 19
SocceR makeS naTional TouRneY
alum lands show on oprah networkpg. 23
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As an Assemblies of God university, the purpose of Vanguard University is to pursue knowledge,
cultivate character, deepen faith, and equip each student for a life of leadership and service.mission statement
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Ninety years! For a person, that’s a lifetime. For Vanguard University, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary, it’s a time to reflect on our heritage and on what God continues to do through this great institution.
The centerpiece of this issue is a fun article called 90 Reasons
to Love Vanguard. Of course, this list is not comprehensive!
There are thousands of reasons to love Vanguard — and when
I think of the education so many people have received, the
traditions born here, the spiritual growth, the life transformations
that have occurred on campus, I am thankful to be part of the
story of Vanguard University. I hope you are, too, as this article
reminds you of what you love best about Vanguard.
You will also read the gripping story of a baby born premature,
whose mother is a Vanguard alum and staff member, and
whose nurse is a Vanguard student. You’ll enjoy a first-person
column by a military wife and alum whose husband, also an
alum, is on the front lines. And you’ll get practical advice about
how to manage your email inbox from personal productivity
guru and VU professor, Bonni Stachowiak.
Did I mention that one of our alums, Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco
’01, won her own show on the Oprah Winfrey Network? She
appeared on Oprah’s reality show every Friday night these past
few months. Check out our update on her.
Ninety years after its founding, Vanguard is as vibrant as ever.
The campus is alive with nearly 2,000 students. In virtually
every industry and at every level, Vanguard alums, faculty and
staff are shaping the future. Appreciating and honoring the past
gives us vision and passion for the future. When we see what
God has done, we have faith in what He can do through us and
in the generations we are helping to educate. What a profound
privilege it is to partner with Him.
That’s worth celebrating!
President, Vanguard University
in this issue
Features90 Reasons to Love Vanguard ............................... 8Forget top ten lists — we’re going with all 90 reasons to love Vanguard.
Of course there are plenty more, but this fun and informative list will get
you started.
A Bond in Crisis .................................................. 16When VU staff member Anita (Foster ’99) Hann’s baby was born very
prematurely, one of the nurses assigned to her was a student in VU’s
RN-to-BSN program. A special bond was created as they journeyed
through the difficult experience together.
Taming Your Inbox .............................................. 19Bonni Stachowiak, Vanguard professor and management consultant,
shares tips for de-cluttering your email inbox — and de-stressing your life.
Alum on Oprah Network ...................................... 23Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco ’01 just won her own show on the Oprah
Winfrey Network.
DepartmentsMessage from the President .................................. 1
On Campus .......................................................... 2
Sports ................................................................ 20
Class Notes ........................................................ 22
Postcards........................................................... 28
A Vine of His Own Planting .................................. 29
University GovernanceChair, Board of TrusteesDavid Oddo
University AdministrationPresidentCarol Taylor
Provost / Vice President for Academic AffairsJeff Hittenberger
Vice President for Business and FinanceLettie Cowie
Interim Vice President for Enrollment ManagementKim Johnson
Vice President for Student AffairsAnn Hamilton
Interim Vice President for University AdvancementKelly Kannwischer
EditorJoel Kilpatrick
Associate Creative DirectorTawny Marcus
PhotographerChauncey D. Bayes
Associate Director of Marketing and CommunicationsErin Schell
On the cover:Cupcakes courtesy of Frosted Cupcakery (frostedcupcakery.com) and VU alum Tina Sakai ’06
Vanguard University of Southern California, in compliance with laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, disability, national origin, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures.
vanguard magazine is a free publication published 3 times per year by Vanguard University of Southern California. All contents copyrighted, 2011, Vanguard University of Southern California.
Bulk rate postage paid at Las Vegas, NV. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: VUSC Alumni Relations Office, 55 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
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Jack Hayford event draws hundredsDr. Jack Hayford, founder of Church on the Way and past president
of the Foursquare denomination, spoke at campus as part of the
Lewis Wilson Institute for Pentecostal Studies speakers series and
drew nearly 500 people to Newport Mesa Church.
“Dr. Hayford talked about the necessity of praying in the Spirit and
brought out some points from 1 Corinthians 14 regarding what it
means to pray in the Spirit and what it does for the believer,” says
Derrick Rosenior, associate professor of communication and director
of the Lewis Wilson Institute for Pentecostal Studies at VU. “It was well
received. He shared from Scripture and from personal experiences,
with anecdotes and humor. He connected well with the audience.”
Attending were students, faculty and staff from VU, plus pastors from
all over southern California. One purpose of the Institute’s events is
to connect VU to pastors, Rosenior says.
“Events like this build a bridge to the church community as pastors
come onto our campus and see what we’re about,” he says. “It also
exposes the Vanguard community to Pentecostal leaders who have a
wealth of ministry experience.”
The Lewis Wilson Institute exists to highlight and emphasize the
Pentecostal heritage and identity of Vanguard. It holds five speaking
events throughout the year.
on campus
Jazzy sounds of springThe Vanguard music department hosted its annual Jazz Festival
in March with a day of clinics, workshops and performances. High
school and junior high jazz bands from around southern California
attended and competed.
“At our Jazz Festival, high school students are adjudicated by
top notch musicians and educators and learn to become better
performers,” says Ken Foerch, assistant professor of music at VU
and frequent musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
This year, the festival offered more in-depth instruction. After each
jazz band performed, a judge took them into a practice room and
gave them instruction on how to improve.
The festival closed with a performance by Vanguard’s own Jazz
Ensemble joined by adjudicators Josh Welchez on trumpet, Nate Jarrell
on jazz guitar and woodwind player Sal Lozano who is a member of
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band and plays on the TV show Dancing
with the Stars. All are working musicians and music teachers.
“For our students, it’s a chance to perform music, observe
adjudication and host high schoolers on our campus,” says Foerch.
“It’s always a great event.”
The music department is also presenting its annual Spring Classical
Concert at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in April. The concert,
conducted by James Melton, features two contrasting settings of Te
Deum (We Praise Thee O God), the first by Mozart, the second a world
premier by contemporary composer Dan Forrest, commissioned by
the Brehm Center for Worship Arts at Fuller Seminary. The concert
also features selections from major works by Brahms and Faure.
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Veterans group brings Assemblyman to campusThe Orange County Veterans Advisory Board sponsored a “Meet
Your Elected Official” event at Vanguard, the first time the Board has
partnered with a university for such an event.
“The Veterans Advisory Board connects elected officials with veterans
and the veteran community,” says Jamie Brownlee, director of the
School for Professional Studies at Vanguard. “We have a shared interest
in promoting veterans’ interests at Vanguard and in the community.”
The keynote speaker at the lunchtime event, held in a lecture hall,
was Assemblyman Jim Silva, who took questions from students after
his remarks. During the meeting one of Vanguard’s veteran students,
Brent Theobald, was honored. Theobald has played a significant part
in the launch of Vanguard’s Veterans Center. VU president Carol Taylor
presented him with a flag that had hung over the U.S. Capitol building.
“We hope to do events like this again,” says Brownlee. “Vanguard is
committed to serving veterans, and our student veteran population is
growing fast.”
Summer in SoCal on a dime.Find out how you can use Vanguard housing as your vacation hub this summer!
email: [email protected]
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Business alums meet for breakfastTwo dozen young alums attended a business alumni network
breakfast at the Great Commission Hall in the Heath Building hosted
by the office of alumni relations.
“It was a great event,” says alumni director Heather Clements. “The
alumni office is partnering with different departments on campus
to do monthly networking meetings for alumni in specific majors. It
gives alums a chance to reconnect with professors and classmates
and make connections for the future.”
Carol Winter and Caroline Stephens, faculty members in the
business school, helped host the event, which included free
breakfast.
Tammie Pickens ’99, who works for the Orange County fire authority
in the finance department, says it was good to reconnect with people
she knew from Vanguard.
“I got to find out where their careers had taken them,” she says. “It
was also nice to see our accounting professors and catch up on
what’s going on with the program.”
The alumni office will continue to host networking events, says
Clements. For more information, visit vanguard.edu/alumni.
on campus
Public speaking competition enlivens campusTwo hundred high school public speakers from around southern
California came to campus in April for the ACSI (Association of
Christian Schools International) Speech Competition, hosted
annually by the VU forensics team.
The competition, for students in grades 8 through 12 attending
Christian schools, is organized, run and judged by members of the
VU forensics team.
“The idea is for current Vanguard students to invest in high school
students,” says Karen Nishie, director of forensics and assistant
professor of communication. “These visiting kids have an opportunity
to be on a college campus interacting with college students, and
to say, ‘Forensics might be more than a hobby, it might be a way of
getting myself through college and to a future in law school, politics,
the head of the PTA,’ or whatever their goals are.”
The competition offered ten speaking events in a variety of styles,
from impromptu and dramatic interpretation to children’s literature
and humorous interpretation.
“VU students learn a lot about judging, running a tournament and
being good hosts,” says Nishie. “They get to take what they learned
in competition and apply it to their judging. They give advice and
encouragement to younger students. It’s a long, 16-hour day, but
everyone enjoys it. It’s a fun atmosphere.”
Joseph Henson, a VU junior from Murietta, competed for four years
for ACSI and came to VU as a result of participating in the annual
competition. He is now the co-captain of the VU debate team.
“We compete in these events all year, but when you’re judging you
see it from the other perspective,” he says. “It helps us understand
what judges want. That has helped to improve our team.”
The tournament is always family-friendly, with parents and siblings
laying out blankets in the quad and enjoying campus between
competitions.
Dr. Rick Warren to Speak at Vanguard University Commencement
Rick Warren, founder of Saddleback Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life, one of the best-selling books of all time, will be the keynote speaker at Vanguard University’s 2011 Undergraduate Commencement on May 7 at Mariners Church. Visit registrar.vanguard.edu/commencement for event details!
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Students Host Sustainability ConferenceThe VU chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) held its second
annual Environmental Sustainability Conference to educate the local
business community and students about the effect of their choices
on the environment.
“We were thrilled to see how engaged and devoted the attendees
were in learning skills to create a sustainable world,” says student
Matt Edmondson, who led the project. “The SIFE team planned,
strategized and coordinated the conference. Along the way we
learned teamwork and determination, and found a renewed passion
for creating environmental sustainability.”
Main sessions offered engaging talks with business leaders to
show how sustainability is expressed in different settings. Speakers
included Shaheen Sadeghi, founder and CEO of Lab Holding
and former president of Quiksilver, and Rob Holmes, founder and
president of Green Living Project, the leading media production
company showcasing global sustainability initiatives for corporate
partners including National Geographic and L.L.Bean.
Workshops offered hands-on knowledge of how to incorporate
sustainable practices into daily life. Highlights included a Low
Carbon Diet workshop by Bon Appetit, in which participants learned
why the food system is responsible for a third of global greenhouse
gas emissions. The interactive workshop explored the impact the
food system has on climate change and how to make lower carbon
food choices.
SIFE students received official recognitions from Congressman Dana
Rohrabacher and California state assemblyman Allan Mansoor for
their efforts in putting on the annual conference. Both recognitions
were presented by Costa Mesa planning commissioner Jim Fitzpatrick
who has mentored the students in planning the conference.
SIFE is a non-profit organization which encourages students to
create a better world through business and entrepreneurship. SIFE
has 1,800 chapters on university campuses worldwide. VU SIFE’s
faculty advisor is associate professor Bonni Stachowiak.
1920 Vanguard enrollment: 15
2010 Vanguard enrollment: 2,100
1950 Orange County population: 216,224
2010 Orange County population: 3.1 million
1939 Bachelor’s degrees offered:2 (theology and sacred music)
2010 Bachelor’s degrees offered:30 majors and concentrations
1950 Vanguard (then SCBC) moves toformer Army Air Base. Three years later, Costa Mesa incorporates with an initial size of 3.5 square miles and a population of 16,840.
DidYouKnow?In the 1940s, students were required to bring their own napkin and napkin ring to meals. They were fined for broken dishes.
1946 Number of Faculty: 14
201 Number of Faculty: 86 full-time and 113 part-time; 75% of full-time faculty hold doctoral degrees.
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Homecoming 2011Nothing brings smiles like a Vanguard homecoming — and an In-N-Out truck packed with burgers
and fries parked by the towers’ lawn. Five hundred people came out for the festivities, one of the
many highlights of Homecoming 2011.
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Of all the many reasOns tO lOve vanguard,
we’ve narrOwed it dOwn tO 90, in celebratiOn
Of the university’s 90th anniversary.
what wOuld yOu add?
Palm treesVanguard boasts
a climate that’s coastal, sunny, friendly and perfect. The palm trees on campus (233 at last count) are always waving hello.
Don BalDwin’s Communion traDition For years the first day of classes started in the
Scott courtyard with a Communion service led by the late professor Don Baldwin. It was just one way Vanguard puts Christ at the forefront of everything we do.
Prayer anD Praise/ shine serviCeThe glowing heart of student spiritual experience,
this student-led praise and worship service has nourished souls for decades.
u.s. news & worlD rePort rankingFor half a dozen years and counting, VU has placed in the top ten among comprehensive colleges in the west in the annual U.S. News &
World Report rankings. Sweet recognition!
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Professors who know your name
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FrontlineHow can you not love a Welcome Week team that lugs everything you bring to college to your dorm room? Up seven flights of stairs?
With almost shocking enthusiasm? You know you were impressed.
the Vanguard Voice (now called the Voice)
The venue for student reporting and opinion for 60 years. Online in 2011.
naia championsWomen’s basketball delivers year after year, and in 2008 gave VU its first NAIA championship. Way to go, Lions!
international missions trips Ten percent of VU students spend
summers abroad doing ministry. These experiences can be as formative and informative as a semester-long class, and are part and parcel of a Vanguard education.
BarBershop and Beautyshop quartetsThe melodic strains of these student singing groups continue to cheer and enliven any event.
loBBypaloozaLaunching pad for countless world famous bands (okay, not really), this musical extravaganza gives
students with the pop star itch a weekend under the spotlight.
mr. VuPart pageant, part talent show
and part unnerving public audition, this amounts to the closest thing VU has to a male popularity contest.
rez ralliesIf you’re crammed into Needham Chapel watching your RAs do humiliating
choreography and skits, you must be at a Rez Rally. Maybe there are funner ways to lay down the rules of on-campus living, but we haven’t found them.
deck the hallsTaking the Christmas carol seriously, Laguna Hall freshmen decorate their floors for the holidays (with some help from the
Huntington Hall guys), and are judged by a panel of certified Christmas décor experts. A (mostly) friendly competition.
princeton reView ranking
Yup, another high annual ranking from a nationally respected organization. And these rankings are based on student feedback. Thank you, students!
caring staFFAww, but it’s true. Students are more than a number to the great
people who work on campus.
lion mascotThe costumed representative of our fan pride and fierce competitiveness.
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Life-Long friendshipsIn addition to their degree, Vanguard grads take away
friendships that last as long as they do.
The CafThe bustling heart of campus, generations of students have enjoyed hours of conversation and countless tons of food here.
spsSome people don’t realize that Vanguard boasts
one of the best degree completion and continuing education programs in the area. Just ask your boss.
30 majors and ConCenTraTions
Wherever you go, whatever you do, Vanguard prepares you to succeed.
homeComingOnce a year, members of the extended Vanguard
family crash campus like a tidal wave to celebrate the school with current students. A wonderful mash-up.
presidenTiaL Leadership
Since the Needhams founded the school, VU has been blessed
with effective leadership at the top. Carol Taylor, VU’s ninth president, is the
first female president of any Assemblies of God college or university.
ChrisTmas fanTasiaThis seasonal concert
held in Segerstrom Center for the Arts gets better every year.
pre-VUFamilies love this two-day campus previewing experience which has
tracks for prospective students, parents and even siblings. Welcome, everyone!
sTUdenT goVernmenT
A campus institution since the 1950s, student government remains a training
ground for leaders.
goLd prideFeel that surge
of pride for your athletics program, team and university? There’s a name for that.
jsB (jUnior/ senior BanqUeT)
This prom equivalent continues to draw sweethearts and plain old friends for
a classy evening of food and entertainment.
assemBLies of god heriTageAs a proud member of the world’s foremost Pentecostal fellowship, VU has a living heritage, as vibrant as ever, as a Pentecostal school with roots going back to the Azusa St. revival.
AwArd-winning theAter productionsWho says Christians don’t do art well? VU’s outstanding theater program shines
in nationally judged competitions (like the Kennedy Center contest) and has
alumni on hit television shows, plays and leading roles from coast to coast.
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5 miles to the beach’Nuff said.
John cheng’s cookies
These famous oven-baked goodies have
warmed many a heart.
Delta kappaVanguard’s service award
honors outstanding students with an engraved brick in front of the library. Permanent recognition!
Woo-festThis freshman courtship ritual
involves flowers, dinner and pleasant conversation, just as it should.
hanDs across the borDerIf you attended VU in the ’80s or later, chances are you spent spring break in Mexico constructing a building, teaching children or serving some other way for 15 hours a day. Spiritual formation with boots on.
late nights in the cove
When you want to get your nose out of a book, the Cove has always been the place. Once an arcade of sorts, now a campus living room with snack bar, the Cove remains the late-night epicenter of goofing off.
Delivery boys anD entouräge
A Vanguard legacy on campus and at countless summer youth camps, these
student improv comedy/ministry teams know how to bring the joy.
campus benchesMeant as nice public furniture, the benches around campus have come to be known as
DTR — “defining the relationship” — benches. If you see a couple sitting and talking earnestly there, redirect your steps and walk slowly around them ...
morning surf trips
At how many college campuses do you see guys rinsing off their surf boards in an outdoor shower near the dorms before morning classes?
alumni netWorkEvery graduate joins the
network of those who’ve gone before: alumni who help one another professionally and personally and keep the global Vanguard community vibrant.
the art anD b. price campus houseFor years this was the place for students to congregate, do homework, watch movies and talk about life with the wise and compassionate Art and B. Those who visited their house cherish those times.
the pitTiny, homely, smelly and old,
there’s no place Lions fans would rather cheer on their teams.
neeDham chapelThe central geographical point of
the campus is a quaint, beautiful location for recitals, weddings and prayer. Listen for the chimes coming from the bell tower ...
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CoaCh ReynoldsA mentor to countless players, and a legendary
basketball coach, Reynolds is remembered in our
hearts and honored (along with wife Shirlee) by the
new gym floor, which is named after them.
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The heaTh CenTer
Awesome new tech-laden classrooms, offices and more. The future of VU’s campus is here.
Serve DayAn explosion of service into the surrounding community, Serve Day takes the Vanguard ethic and applies it across the street.
The big vUSC leTTerS
The class of 2005 made a big impression,
installing 7-foot tall letters spelling VUSC on the quad near the library. Come bask in their monumental glory.
alUmS in bUSineSSChuck Buck, Ed Lee, Paul and Barbara Heath,
Hal Keener and many other entrepreneurs started their journeys at Vanguard.
SCienCe TripSCecil Miller’s ski weekends, Larry McHargue’s
botany trips — there’s just something about learning science (or playing in the snow) outdoors.
prayer banDSBack in the ’60s, student prayer bands (that is, literally singers and musicians)
would lead services in area churches to raise money for missionary efforts in certain parts of the world.
FreShman iniTiaTion beanieS
If you wore one, you’ve never forgotten the humiliation. If you made someone
wear one, you’ve never forgotten the joy.
The big big Show
This hugely popular student talent show at homecoming showcases everything from the wacky to the truly wonderful.
ChapelAdmit it: you loved going and
you hated going, but a Vanguard education wouldn’t be the same without the regular soul care chapel services provide.
CampUS ClUbSEvery hobby, ministry and vocation you
can think of has had a club over the years. It’s what makes campus culture lively.
bUCk bUCkIf you’ve seen it played, you know that this weird, hazardous and endearing recent tradition is not for the weak-kneed.
inTramUralSYou played. You loved it. You miss it.
ra’SLike older siblings, except nicer.
ChriST-CenTereDneSS
Everything else takes a back seat.
Carnegie hallVU’s music program is second to
none, evidenced by its many honors and frequent performances at Carnegie Hall over the years.
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Brother and SiSter floorSWhether it’s baking cookies as gifts or singing Christmas carols to one another, brother-sister floors create a special bond between tower residents.
laventina’S pizza runS
Raise your hand if you have ever eaten take-out pizza on the curb after 10 p.m. Yes, that would be all of you.
90 yearS of preparing
miSSionarieSFrom 1920 to today, Vanguard has been a missionary-sending powerhouse. The world is our back yard.
truth, virtue, ServiceStudents are so busy living these out that it’s easy to forget they’re also the university motto.
championS of character Vanguard sports aren’t just
about sports, they’re about crafting the character of its athletes. VU is one of the leading Champions of Character programs in the nation, thanks to athletics director Bob Wilson, his staff and the many student-athletes.
alumS in the artSRalph Carmichael, Emily Rose, Larry Mantle, Tony Salerno and many others excel in the world of
arts and entertainment.
prayer cloSetSIn a small room
on each floor of Laguna Hall, with a carpeted “seat,” a journal and a tiny light, many prayer warriors were born during their
scheduled weekly hour of prayer.
major league BaSeBall drafteeS
VU has had more than half a dozen players drafted by major league baseball teams.
a BaSeBall firStVanguard jumped into the national news when Ila Borders became the first
female player to pitch in a men’s college baseball game. The Lions won 12-1.
military legacy and Service to veteranS
VU has always prepared people for service in the military chaplaincy
and was recently ranked one of the top schools in the country for veterans to attend. Welcome home, service men and women.
juStice iSSueSVanguard and its Global Center for Women & Justice are
trailblazers in issues of combatting human oppression and abuse.
graduate programS
Our popular education, clinical psychology and religion master’s programs take you to the next step in your career.
joe dimaggioThat’s right, back when 55 Fair Drive was an Army Air base, Joe DiMaggio served here and played on the base’s baseball team. Which makes this hallowed ground for some.
floor momSOffering freshman women a mom
away from home, this mentoring program sponsored by the Faculty Staff Women’s Association gave that extra dimension of comfort and care to new female students.
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Published facultyFrom NIV Bible translator William Williams to
storyteller Jerry Camery-Hoggatt, Gary Tyra, Russ Spittler and more, VU’s faculty members continue to touch the world through writing.
alums in medicineStudents who graduate from
Vanguard have a 75 percent acceptance rate to medical school, double the national norm. Alums like Dan Amen, Larry Kraiss, Steve Sparks and Victor Thannickal are leading lights in the medical community.
ministries founded by students and alumsThe Far East Broadcasting Co., Master’s Commission, Enlace, Evangelical Theological Seminary in Croatia, Royal Family Kids Camp, Latin America Child Care, juvenile hall student ministry, Krochet Kids and 31 Bits — students and alums continue to pioneer ministries before and after graduating.
roommatesYou love them, you hate them,
you love them again. Really, would you rather have lived alone?
sPring concert tours
With music ensembles this good, it’s easy to bless the world through music.
a Vine of his own PlantingThe official history of
Vanguard told in lively fashion by beloved dean emeritus, Lewis Wilson.
noon hooPsThe tradition continues, sweaty and unbroken.
camPus Pastors
A spiritual resource away from home, campus pastors help thousands of students. Maybe you, too.
four namesOne great university. What was
the name when you attended, SCBS, SCBC, SCC or VUSC?
worshiP teamsNo matter what the campus event, chances are there’s a worship team and a worship time. That’s just how we roll.
the sojournVU’s annual yearbook continues to catalog campus
happenings. Do you even remember what you wrote in there?
the o. coPe budge library
For when you really wanted to study or just escape
your dorm for a while. A campus anchor.
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When Anita (Foster ’99) Hann, a 12-year member of the VU admis-
sions staff was taken in for an emergency C-section, nobody
knew if her 26-week-old baby would survive.
“The baby hadn’t grown for two weeks because my kidneys were
failing and doctors couldn’t get my blood pressure under control,”
says Hann. “It was awful.”
The baby girl, Finley, was born weighing 1 lb. 6 oz., and measur-
ing just over 12 inches — a “micro-preemie.” In that critical time for mother, father and
child, the Hanns discovered that one of the nurses assigned to them at Hoag Hospital’s
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was a student in Vanguard’s RN-to-BSN program in
the School for Professional Studies.
Vanessa Butler, a nurse and respiratory therapist for more than twenty years, had
enrolled in VU’s program at the recommendation of fellow nurses and her director at
Hoag, who had gone through the program.
“I had always wanted to get my BSN in nursing, and then I found out about Vanguard,”
says Butler. “People I worked with at Hoag had high
regard for it and told me how good the program was.”
The common bond gave added comfort to the Hanns as
they waited to see if Finley would live.
“Vanessa talked my husband Brian ’01 through all the
tests and kept him at peace as our baby was fighting for
her life,” says Anita. “She is a phenomenal nurse. She
would give us a hug when we walked through the NICU
doors. She would come down before I saw Finley and
give me updates: ‘She’s doing so well today. Can’t wait
for you to meet her.’”
Butler remembers the day Finley was born — and the
look on her father’s face.
“They put her in the radiant warmer and she was
tiny, tiny, tiny,” Butler says. “You could tell Brian was
overwhelmed seeing his fragile little baby hooked up to
tubes and wires. He wanted to love her like a dad and
be strong, but he was also frightened. We didn’t know
if she would survive. My heart always goes out to the
parents because they are on such an emotional roller
coaster. As nurses we have to take care of the family
as well as the baby and get them through the whole
process. That’s why you become a nurse, because you
want to nurture people.”
The Hanns’ journey to become parents had not been
easy. They had experienced infertility and a stillborn birth
before Anita became pregnant with Finley. After being
born, Finley underwent heart surgery and suffered from a
collapsed lung and a serious infection.
“There were a couple of really scary days when we
thought we would be planning a funeral,” says Hann.
It soon became clear that though Finley was the lowest
birth weight baby in the NICU, she was thriving. After
two months, Anita had to return to work part-time, feel-
ing torn from her baby, like her “heart was in that incuba-
tor,” she says. Butler would text her photos of Finley with
a in crisis
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“I would have said I understood the Vanguard community before, but it was literally overwhelming.”
Left: Finley Grace Hann overcame tough odds to survive.
Above: Anita (Foster ’99) Hann with SPS student Vanessa Butler and Finley Hann.
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messages: “Just had a bath.” “My oxygen
levels are great today.” “Here’s the outfit I’m
wearing!”
“Vanessa went above and beyond,” says
Hann.
Both women found strength through the
Vanguard community. Hann felt humbled
when fellow employees donated sick time so
she could spend more hours at the hospital
with Finley. Countless people donated gift
cards to local restaurants.
“I would have said I understood the Van-
guard community before, but it was literally
overwhelming,” Hann says. “You want to
say thank you, but that feels trivial. People
I’d never met told me how much they were
praying. A faculty member I didn’t know
made a quilt for Finley. How do you say
thank you for that?”
In the classroom at the same time, Butler
says the RN-to-BSN nursing was “elevating
my level of nursing.”
“You get individual attention, and it’s such a
good environment for learning,” she says. “I
would come home and tell my husband how
nice the students and teachers are. The pro-
gram really enhanced who I am as a nurse.”
Butler’s cohort included nurses from differ-
ent local hospitals and specialties, allowing
her to compare notes and practices with
other professionals.
“The program speaks to every part of being
a nurse,” she says. “Your ethics, your be-
havior, your character, your leadership skills.
The BSN goes beyond basic nursing.”
Meanwhile, Finley struggled to gain weight
and wasn’t eating enough to go home. The
doctors intended to insert a feeding tube,
but the Hanns wanted to try a different
feeding schedule first. Doctors were skepti-
cal. Then Butler intervened and advocated
strongly on the Hanns’ behalf. The doctors
relented and the new schedule was at-
tempted. Three days later Finley was eating
enough to go home without the feeding tube.
It had been 106 days since she was born.
“Vanessa was there the day we left,” says
Hann. “She is part of our little family at
Hoag. I felt cared for there the same way I
felt cared for by my Vanguard family. Both
went out of their way for us.”
Today Finley is healthy and strong and has
none of the deficits doctors feared for a
baby born so early. Butler and another Hoag
nurse came to Finley’s baby dedication and
were invited to her first birthday party.
“I feel very close to Vanessa,” says Hann.
“We built a relationship with her through all
we went through. We’re friends now.”
“We do become part of people’s lives,”
says Butler. “People say it must be sad
when they go home. Not at all. It’s a joyful
time. The contact doesn’t end when they
walk out the door. You stay in touch and
see them grow. That’s very exciting.”
Butler says she is glad she chose to attend
Vanguard.
“I love its Christian values,” she says. “It’s
nice to have a teacher who’ll pray for you
before you take a test. It makes a difference
going to a Christian school and I can see the
difference in my nursing and in my life.”
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By Vanguard professor and personal productivity guru,
Bonni Stachowiak
Bonni Stachowiak and her husband blog at Innovatelearning.com.
Using this method, I’ve been able to leave work with an empty inbox nearly every day. Email doesn’t stack up and I don’t feel overwhelmed. Give “inbox zero” a try. It can help you achieve zero — or much reduced — inbox anxiety.
Remember when email was new, back in the early 1990s? I received five or ten emails a day at work, only half of which needed an answer. Most of the time, if a co-worker had a question, he or she would walk down the hall and ask it. I got many more phone calls than emails.
Somewhere along the way the world reached a tipping point. If you’re like me, your inbox these days is bombarded from all sides, business and personal. I work as a professor at Vanguard, and during the school year I receive about 100 emails a day relating to school matters. I also am the owner of a business consultancy, and during peak times I often get another 100 or so from clients.
Then, of course, there are emails from friends and forwards from family members. Even my fax number goes into my email inbox now.
Like many people, I came to a point where I felt I was drowning in my email. My inbox was a bottomless ocean of unanswered (and urgent!) queries — a sea of my own negligence.
Yet as I write these words today, both my work and personal email inboxes are completely empty. That’s right — empty.
No, I don’t just delete every message that comes in, though at times I wish I could. Rather, I tamed the torrent of email by using a concept called “inbox zero,” created by tech writer Merlin Mann. The idea is to treat
your inbox like an old-fashioned mailbox.
Think about it: When you go to the mailbox at your home you bring the stack of mail in, sort it, throw away the junk, set aside bills or pay them immediately and maybe make a stack of things to deal with in the next day or two. We each have our own method of managing “snail mail” that does not allow it to accumulate on the kitchen counter until it avalanches, endangering pets and small children.
Why, then, do we treat our email differently? Because our inboxes function as more than just inboxes; they become our to-do list, calendar, filing cabinet, address book and more. No wonder we feel buried — we are using our inboxes for everything.
Inbox zero offers a way out of the clutter with a few simple rules for handling email. It’s one of the best ways I know to make everyday life more productive.
First, check your email only when you need to. In some customer service jobs that’s every hour. In most jobs it’s probably twice a day at most. I am amazed at how many people keep their email alerts on throughout the day and find themselves living under the
Do it. If the action requested of you takes you less than two minutes, do it right then.
Defer it. If it requires more than two minutes, put the task on your to-do list,
move the email out of your inbox and return to it later along with your non-email-based tasks. This also gives you an opportunity to re-assess it then.
Archive it for future reference if you will need it again someday. I have a robust filing
system in my email program, and I use it constantly so those messages aren’t staring me in the face.
DelegAte it if you can.
responD to it (again, only if the response will take two minutes or less).
Delete it.
tyranny of the most recent message. Do yourself a favor and turn those alerts off! Look at your inbox when you want to, not when it demands your attention.
With each message, take one of the following actions:
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Vanguard’s men’s soccer team advanced to the national tournament for the first time in school history, led by an outstanding group of seniors.
“Our expectations were really high for this season,” says coach Randy
Dodge. “We had the most talent we’ve ever had on one team. We were
good at every position. Our eleven starters were some of the best play-
ers in the conference. On top of that we had guys coming off the bench
who were second and third year starters for us. That made our team
incredibly strong.”
The Lions dominated opponents from the start, going undefeated in pre-
season and beating perennial powers APU and Westmont during regular
season play to gain homefield advantage in the Golden State Athletic
Conference (GSAC) tournament. In the conference final, the Lions beat
APU 3-0 at home in front of 800 people.
“It was epic,” says Dodge. “We felt we had to win that to go to nationals.
Through the whole season our fans were so rabid, it was awesome.”
The Lions traveled again to APU for the first round of nationals, and so
did hundreds of Vanguard students and President Carol Taylor to cheer
them on. Rain poured as the game went into overtime tied at 1. On a
corner kick, with the ball bouncing around, midfielder Tomislav Colic hit
a bicycle kick to the far post where sophomore Kevin Cornwall, GSAC
player of year and leading goal scorer in the conference, headed it in for
the win.
“The place erupted,” says Dodge. “We had hundreds of fans on the field,
celebrating, going crazy. It was an incredible feeling.”
With their ticket punched to the next round in Alabama, the team
Men’s soccer makes national tournament for first time
sports
Midfielder Tomislav Colic (left) and Kevin Cornwall, GSAC player of the year and VU’s first, first-team All-American for soccer, led the team to its best season ever. Bottom right, Colic bicycle kicks against conference rival APU.
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traveled to meet undefeated Notre Dame of Ohio. The game was evenly
matched, but the Lions didn’t capitalize on chances to win and their
season ended there.
“We were disappointed,” says Dodge. “We enjoyed the season so much
that we didn’t want it to end.”
Kevin Cornwall became the first, first-team All-American for soccer in VU
history. Kyle O’Brian made third team.
“I was shocked and grateful to get the award,” says Cornwall. “I didn’t see
it coming, and I don’t take it for granted. I see it as a team effort.”
Cornwall says the team excelled this year because of the intensity of prac-
tices and the work ethic.
“Everyone put in the work and we’re very happy with how the season
came out,” he says. “Obviously, nationals didn’t go where we wanted to,
but overall we were delighted with how it went, and we became a lot closer
as a team. I’m proud of how we performed this year and I think we’ll do
very well next year.”
Midfielder Colic says the key to success was the closeness of the team.
“What brought us together was friendship on and off the field,” he says.
“I’m proud of the result this year, winning the conference and regional
playoffs, making nationals for the first time in the history of our program.
We took it to another level and played fast and organized. It was easy to
get the result when you had all the players on the same page. The student
body really enjoyed watching us.”
For Dodge, it’s his second trip to nationals in the same year: the women’s
soccer team, which he also coaches, made it to their national tournament
last year for the first time.
On the men’s side, the team will have seven starters return next year.
“They are our best players,” says Dodge. “We’re returning a lot of talent.”
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’50sPhil Adams ’51 is 90 years old and still active.
He has traveled the world and preaches
whenever he receives the invitation. He works
out at the YMCA, teaches Bible classes, serves
as a hospital chaplain and volunteers at Focus
on The Family. Phil lives in Colorado Springs. He
is grateful for the Vanguard alumni community.
’60sSally (Ferris ’69) and Frank Boado ’68 live in
Bakersfield. Frank recently retired from school
administration while Sally is a second grade
teacher at Stockdale Christian School. They enjoy
being grandparents to Dominic, 3, and Bella, 1.
Nancie (Pearson ’65-’66) and Bill Carmichael ’66 are publishers of
Deep River Books based
in central Oregon
(deepriverbooks.com).
Last year they published 35 new authors. The
Carmichaels have written books individually and
together, and lead marriage and family
conferences in Hawaii. They have a daughter,
Amy, and three grown sons who attended
Vanguard: John ’92, Eric ’94 and Chris ’95.
Bev (Hall ’61) and Pete Caruso ’62 live near
Lake Elsinore where they have a hospitality
center for missionaries and ministers in need
of short-term housing. They have traveled to
45 countries and teach marriage enrichment
seminars (PeteandBevCaruso.com) They recently
released two books, Keeping It Fresh: A Love that
Keeps on Growing and God’s Gift of Friendship:
Tools for Improving Relationships. They are proud
parents of three children, grandparents of eight,
and great-grandparents of nine.
Norma (Hill ’61) and Dave Cole ’61 are retired
and live in Eugene, Ore. They celebrate their
fiftieth wedding anniversary this year. Their
children threw them an anniversary party and
sent them on a Southern Gospel Cruise to the
Mexican Riviera. The Coles have two children,
four grandchildren and one great grandson.
They are proud of the Vanguard alumni in their
family – daughter Dana (Cole ’83) McGuire and
granddaughter Heather McGuire, current junior.
Galen Hertweck ’68 and wife Dickie serve at
Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in Baguio City,
Philippines. Galen teaches the New Testament
and is the seminary’s director for extension.
Dickie teaches English.
Marilyn (Heath ’67) Kunde taught music at
Prince of Peace Lutheran School then “retired” in
1972 when she married Philip, a social worker. In
1977, Marilyn started a missionary support group
at Newport Mesa Christian Center. This ministry
has grown to become Love-Lift Ministries, which
encourages missionaries and indigenous local
pastors with personal care gift bags to distribute
to their congregations. In 2010, Love-Lift
Ministries delivered 8,300 gift bags to mission
fields around the world. They have partnered
with Vanguard students to deliver care bags on
short-term foreign mission trips. See lovelift.org.
Doris ’65 and Berle Taylor ’65 work with Fresh
Water Ministries, which drills water wells for
the poor in many countries. Berle and Doris live
in Colorado.
Don Woods ’61 relocated his private practice,
Christian Psychological Services, from
Michigan to Vancouver, Wash. He is a licensed
clinical psychologist.
Betty (Asher ’64) Yater moved to Springfield,
Mo., and has enjoyed short-term ministry
to India, Honduras and Romania. Betty is
passionate about teaching and mentoring women
in the Springfield Greene County Jail. She often
travels to California to visit her three children and
longtime friends and Vanguard classmates.
’70sGreg Buhler ’78 spent the past thirty months
working on a Native American Reservation as a
counselor. The reservation has a population of
10,000. Greg is grateful to see the ways Jesus
has prevailed in his life. He is the proud father of
Henry, 15.
Janell (Fultz ’79) and
Dan Campbell ’77 are
pastors at South Coast
Christian Assembly in
San Juan Capistrano.
They have three sons
and two grandchildren. All three sons are
Vanguard Delivery Boys alumni: Andrew ’03 and
Melody Campbell have two children, Hannah
and Luke, and are Wycliffe missionaries in Papua
New Guinea; Scott ’06 and Carissa (Buchmiller ’06) Campbell are youth pastors in Covina; and
Jared is a senior at Vanguard.
Gene Hudlow ’72 had
the privilege of traveling
to the Dominican
Republic on a
construction team to
break ground for a
Christian school. After returning home to North
Carolina, Gene began a missionary-in-residence
program and now teaches at the Assemblies of
God Native American Bible College. He is
happily married to Sue. They are parents of
Rachael, Abby, David, Jonathon ’07 and
daughter-in-law Jenna (Migliuri ’08).
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’80sStephanie (Russell ’87) and David Gupton ’85 are excited to
celebrate 25 years of
marriage this year.
Stephanie is a licensed
vocational nurse in the pediatric department of
their local hospital. They live in Westmorland
with children David, 20, who joined the Air Force
last summer, Stephan, 17, and Jolene, 15.
Wendy Kliewer ’80 is
chair of the psychology
program at Virginia
Commonwealth
University in Richmond,
Va., where she has
worked for nearly nineteen years. She is
presently living in Durban, South Africa, for six
months on a Fulbright research fellowship to
study risk and resilience in South African youth.
She is looking at the role parents and families
play in helping youth cope with stress.
Tom Nguyen ’88 was a computer operator for
a federal credit union before moving to Seattle
where his family settled after emigrating to the
U.S. in 1993. He was an assistant foreman on
a fishing factory trawler for Tyson Seafood in
Dutch Harbor, Alaska, and is now the production
supervisor for Crown Cork and Seals. He and
wife Hanh have been married fourteen years and
have a son, Timothy, 8. The Nguyen family is
active at Christian Vietnamese Church in Seattle.
’90sLeslie (Taylor ’00) and
John Hertweck ’96
celebrate eleven years
of marriage and have
three children, Ethan, 9,
Gabriel, 7, and Hannah,
3. John is in his eleventh year as an algebra
teacher and is the ninth grade math department
chair at James Monroe High School in North
Hills. Leslie is a stay-at-home mother and home-
school teacher to their children. The Hertwecks
live in Simi Valley.
Vanguard alum to host show on Oprah’s new network
Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco ’01, who
studied theater at Vanguard and starred in
several stage productions, won the Oprah
Winfrey Network’s Your Own Show:
Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star which
aired Friday nights this spring. Kuzmic-
Crocco was chosen by Oprah from
among ten contestants to host her own
cooking show, Kristina’s Fearless Kitchen.
“It’s an unbelievable opportunity,”
Kuzmic-Crocco told Vanguard University.
“You feel like you’ve won the lottery.
Things like this don’t happen to me.”
Kuzmic-Crocco was born in Zagreb,
Croatia, and came to Vanguard University
to study theater. She is the daughter of
Peter ’71 and Vlasta Kuzmic.
After graduating and going through
a personally painful time, she found
herself waiting tables, raising two young
children and struggling to pay bills. From
that experience was born a desire to
teach others how to cook healthy food
for less money.
She created a cooking website to
display her recipes, and a fan of the site
encouraged her to try out for Oprah’s
new show. Soon, Kuzmic-Crocco
was interviewing with Mark Burnett
Productions, which also produces
Survivor and The Apprentice, and was
named a top ten finalist.
The competition, judging and weekly
eliminations were aired on Friday nights
on OWN. Kuzmic-Crocco and the other
finalist were both awarded their own
shows in a surprise ending on the finale,
which aired February 25.
“Honestly, it still hasn’t hit me,” Kuzmic-
Crocco told People magazine of
surviving the elimination process. “It was
a journey of learning to believe in myself
and knowing that I’m worth my dreams.”
Watch for Vanguard magazine’s full
story on Kristina Kuzmic-Crocco and her
exciting new show in an upcoming issue.
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class notes
Alex Mathew ’94 and
wife Annie have two
children, Gabriel and
Hope. The family lives
in Frisco, Texas.
Marvette Smith ’97
has been a product
manager in the finance
industry of the San
Francisco Bay area for
the past ten years. She
received an MA in theology from Fuller in 2008
and met her husband Iniobong Uto-Uko while
serving together during Hurricane Katrina relief.
They live in northern California and love to serve
wherever they can.
’00sAmira (Adams) and
Jonathan Barger ’09
live in Carrollton, Texas.
Amira was the
development
coordinator for the
North Texas Food Bank before becoming
development director for Habitat for Humanity.
She is looking forward to completing her MBA
from Letourneau University this year. Jon works
for a Christian ministry called BlueFish TV and
volunteers as a youth leader for the junior high
ministry at Relevant Life Church. He will be
pursuing an MTS at Baylor University in the fall.
Melody Byrd ’01 lives
in Huntington Beach
and works for a
pharmaceutical
company. She serves at
her church as a mentor
and leads the scrapbooking club. Melody is a
proud aunt to Matthew, 2.
Jenni Busse ’06, MS
’08 lives in Sioux Falls,
S.D. She is a mental
health and chemical
dependency counselor
to federal and state
criminal offenders. She is pursing licensure in
South Dakota and California. She hopes to
return to California in the near future.
Candi (Booska ’05)
Crawford is the events
specialist for Los
Angeles programs at
Best Friends Animal
Society, a national non-
profit organization dedicated to promoting animal
welfare. Candi also cofounded Stella’s Hope, a
non-profit dog rescue organization for dogs
facing euthanasia or abandonment in shelters
throughout Southern California (stellashope.org).
Edward Godinez ’02 received an MA in recovery
ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2010.
He has since earned a clinical pastor certificate
from Methodist Hospital and volunteers as a
hospital chaplain. Edward continues to oversee
gang intervention trainings in Mexico and Los
Angeles. Edward lives in Alhambra and is thankful
for the experience and professional guidance of
his Vanguard professors.
Tim Larson ’04 and
Brandon Tyra ’05 have
built on their Delivery
Boys experience and
acting skills from the
Vanguard Theater
department to form a stand-up comedy duo,
Brandon & Tim (brandonandtim.com). They have
performed at special events and comedy shows
in southern California, including the Hollywood
Improv and the Comedy Store. Brandon and Tim
were finalists in the recent Orange
County’s Funniest Comedy competition.
Erica (King ’04, MA
’09) Lewis is a marriage
and family therapist
intern at a private
practice in Placentia.
She is married to
Anthony. They live in Fullerton and are looking
forward to starting a family.
Carlee (Trautman ’07) Novak and husband Matt
are on staff at New Life Center in La Grande,
Ore. They are excited about what God has in
store for this new chapter in their lives.
Laura Palmer ’04
spent last summer
helping to launch the
first-ever Women’s
Conference in Bahir
Dar, Ethiopia. She also
participated in the Life4All conference that
ministered to thousands of Ethiopian students.
Back home, Laura will pursue an MA.
Courtney (Stephenson
’07) and Nick Parsons
’07 recently relocated
to Tulsa with their
yellow lab, Dixie. Nick
works for television
broadcast company Outdoor Channel. He owns
Veritas Films, an independent documentary
production company. Courtney coordinates
marketing, public relations and advertising for
the architecture and design firm GH2 Architects
LLC. Nick enjoys hunting whatever is in season
while Courtney compiles family recipes and does
freelance graphic design. They are active
members of their home church, LifeChurch.tv.
Sara (Bradley ’04)
Peevyhouse and
husband Josh live in
Costa Mesa. Sara has
been a Spanish teacher
at several Orange
County schools and considers teaching a
ministry. Both are active in Christian Surfers;
Josh serves as national operations director and
they co-lead the Newport Beach chapter. Sara
cherishes the friendships she made as a VU
student and stays close with a group of alumni
through a prayer/devotional email chain.
Alexandra (Hodges
’06) and Darren
Rouanzoin ’06 live in
Long Beach and lead a
church plant of Rock
Harbor in the inner city
of Long Beach. The church, called The Garden,
is growing and partnering with other churches to
serve the city.
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Lynnea Wilson ’10 was
accepted into the
Scribe Program at St.
Joseph’s Hospital in
Orange, giving her
hands-on experience.
Before this, Lynnea served as the clinical
coordinator for Flying Samaritans Orange
County, which helps medical professionals
administer free medical and dental care to the
destitute population of Baja California. Fluent in
Spanish, Lynnea also translates for physicians
and other medical volunteers. She hopes to
become a missionary physician. Mother, Julia
Wilson, is the associate director of the nursing
program at Vanguard.
Just MarriedBrittany (Loranger ’09)
Baker and husband
Douglas were married
August 22. Brittany is a
teacher at a private
school for students with
autism. The newlyweds make their home in
Westminster and attend Beachpoint Church in
Fountain Valley.
Meagan (Shortridge
’05) Finegan married
Chris on June 5.
Meagan is director of
sales and marketing for
a nationwide medical
supply company. They live in San Clemente.
Krista (Castro ’10) and
Tovar Hernandez ’10
were married July 17 in
Camarillo. Tovar is a
reminiscence care
manager at Sunrise
Senior Living Facility and will be pursuing an
accelerated BSN program at Cal State
Northridge. Krista is a file coordinator at Genesis
Capital, a private money lending company, and
is looking forward to starting coursework toward
an MFT degree. They are youth leaders at La
Iglesia Cristiana de Oxnard and also lead at the
church’s English service.
Kayli (Cotton ’06) and
Ryan Hillebrand ’07
were married June 26
and honeymooned in
Tahiti. After Ryan
received an MA in
Christian ministry and leadership from Talbot
Seminary, they moved to Bozeman, Mont. Ryan
is the youth pastor at Belgrade Community
Church while Kayli is a case manager at a non-
profit organization serving mentally ill youth.
They feel blessed by the ministry God has given
them in big sky country.
Kent Ingle ’84 MTS ’94 has been appointed president of Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.
“There is no greater privilege than preparing students and helping to unleash their God-given potential,” says Ingle. “We want to prepare students well for the stewardship of life.”
Southeastern is the largest Assemblies of God university by student population. Ingle’s career began as a TV sports anchor in Bakersfield at age 18. He then earned his degree in communications at VU.
“I am still very close with a lot of people I met at Vanguard,” he says. “Vanguard helped to build a great spiritual foundation to sustain and strengthen me throughout my life. I learned skills that helped me in the opportunities God has given me.”
Ingle continued in broadcasting for ten years after graduating, then went into full-time ministry. He pastored churches in southern California and near Chicago before becoming dean of the college
of ministry at Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington.
There, he helped redesign the college of ministry, developing unique programs such as a ministry finance success program to help students avoid school debt, and education courses for laypeople in area churches. He led a team to build the graduate program in ministry from the ground up. The college of ministry has almost doubled in size.
At Southeastern, Ingle says his first task will be to “go in as a listener and learner, because you never know the potential of an organization until you know the potential of its people,” he says. “I want to capitalize on the uniqueness of Southeastern University as we carry out our mission to serve students.”
Ingle has a doctorate in ministry from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. He and wife Karen Kraiss ’85, niece of former VU president Wayne Kraiss, have three teenage children adopted from Romania.
Alum named president of Southeastern U.
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Galina (Tramposh ’05)
and Dan Holecheck
’03 were married
October 23 in Santa
Barbara and honeymooned in Paris. Dan edits
TV broadcasts for major networks and has
started a production company with twin brother
Dave ’03. Galina works for a respected high-end
interior design firm in Los Angeles. Dan and
Galina are active in their church and are parents
to a Pomeranian dog, Louie.
Jenna (Migliuri ’09) and Jonathon Hudlow
’08 were married October 10 in Washington
D.C. Jonathan is pursuing an MA in global
security at John Hopkins University and works
in the finance office at the Art Institute. Jenna
is completing an internship at the International
Justice Mission.
Future AlumniCarly (McCoach ’06)
and Jeremy Bautista
’03 have a new addition
to their growing family:
Kennedy Grace, born
March 20, 2010. She
was welcomed by sister Jaydn, 5, and brother
Kingston, 2. Jeremy works from home; Carly is a
stay-at-home mother and homeschool teacher.
The Bautistas live in Huntington Beach.
Andrew Freeman ’05
is a special assets loan
administrator for Union
Bank. He and wife
Ashley are proud
parents to son Regan,
born August 20.
Amy (Barnhart ’97) Gill
and husband Robert
welcomed first daughter
Kelley Grace, born
October 20. The Gills
live in New York City.
Rebecca (Cantrell ’00)
and Craig Greenwood
’98 had a baby boy,
Thatcher Craig, born
September 8.
Laura (Lee ’03) Kenny and husband Tait are
excited to announce their newest addition, Asher
Rayd, born November 22. He joins Darius, 2 .
The Lee family lives in Palmer, Alaska.
Silent no moreSin By Silence, a film by Olivia Klaus ’99, began with a personal quest to help
a friend in an abusive relationship. It
grew into a documentary film that has
won awards and been featured in People
magazine and on CNN.
Nine years ago Klaus began volunteering
with domestic violence expert and recently
retired VU professor Elizabeth Leonard in a
federal women’s prison. They participated in a
support group for imprisoned battered women
— women who had killed their abusers and
were now serving long sentences.
“Friendships grew with these women, and
they asked me to tell their stories as a film
maker,” says Klaus. “How could I say no?”
Five years ago she began documenting
the stories of abused women behind bars
and the work of Convicted Women Against
Abuse, an advocacy group created by inmate
Brenda Clubine. The group’s work has helped
change laws for battered women and led to
the release of nearly 30 women in California.
Sin By Silence, which debuted in March
2009, continues to gain momentum. In
2010 Klaus screened it in forty locations
around the country, as well as twenty-five
film festivals. It’s also been shown in South
Korea, Paris and Milan.
“When the lights come on after a screening,
people ask, ‘What can I do to help?’” she
says. “We’re always giving people ways of
being involved — signing petitions, writing
letters to their representatives and to the
imprisoned women. We’re doing online
initiatives so people can host their own
showings, continuing to screen it around the
country and working with state legislators to
implement change.”
Interviewed in the film are Leonard, Sheriff
Baca from Los Angeles, the chief of Anaheim
police — and the inmates themselves, whose
stories are gripping, tragic and ultimately
uplifting.
Klaus says the film wouldn’t have happened
had she not attended VU.
“Transferring to Vanguard was the best
decision I ever made,” she says. “The
mentorship, the professors — I got the best
hands-on training, the best professional,
spiritual and personal teaching. It’s a great
community for growth. Without it, I wouldn’t
be doing what I’m doing now.”
Communications professor Ann-Caryn
Cleveland is Klaus’ film partner, and Klaus is
now an adjunct professor at VU.
For more information, visit SinBySilence.com.
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In MemoryWheeler Anderson ’38 passed
away January 1, 2006.
Waymann Carlson ’54 passed
away December 16, 2010.
Altus Compton ’53 passed away
December 5, 2009.
Sue (Robinette ’87) Dailey passed
away January 30, 2011.
John N. Leavitt ’63 passed away
August 22, 2006.
William Liege ’58 passed away
January 19, 2011.
Lewis Litzmann ’41 passed away
December 23, 2010.
Letha (Laree ’60) Sappington
passed away March 16, 2010.
Jerry R. Terrry ’60 passed away
December 9, 2008.
Chad Underkoffler ’03 passed
away January 4, 2011.
Virginia (Bryan ’61) Winters
passed away January 2011.
Lloyd Zeigler ’77, ministry innovator
and director of Master’s Commission
for 21 years, is the Vanguard Alumnus
of the Year. Under his watch, Master’s
Commission grew from an in-church
program with fewer than twenty students
to a worldwide ministry with thousands of
graduates. Zeigler earned three bachelors
degrees at VU in health, physical
education and recreation. He is now
pastor of Relevant Church in north Dallas.
The Career Achievement Award was
given to Rick Myers ’85, founder of
Southern California Prosthetics. Myers
has two decades of accomplishments in
the field of medical device management,
including developing several companies
into industry leaders. His specialty is
carbon-fiber prosthetic feet and micro-
processor controlled knees. He is on
the board of directors for the Amputee
Coalition of Americans, which empowers
individuals with limb loss.
Dale Coad ’76, MA ’86 received
Vanguard’s Distinguished Service
Award. Dale and wife Patti have served
as missionaries to the Caribbean since
1988. Dale is the director for Latin
American Child Care in the Dominican
Republic and oversees LACC in
Jamaica, Haiti and Belize. He serves as
the area director for the Caribbean. Patti
serves as the LACC Christian education
coordinator for the schools in the
Dominican Republic.
Brad Bentley ’96 is the Young Alumnus
of the Year. Bentley is senior vice
president of marketing and direct sales
for DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s leading
satellite television provider. He works to
bring new subscribers to DIRECTV and
to market to existing customers. He was
instrumental in launching and building
the direct sales department, which now
represents half of DIRECTV sales.
Alumni of the year named
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VA N g U A R D U N i V e R S i T y
AlumniWhat is your favorite Vanguard memory?
Being woken up at 4am when i was chosen to be an RA!!! i miss those days.–Tyler (Martinook ’07) Simpson
Botany field trips with Dr. McHargue -
the absolute best!–Timothy M. Hughes ’80
Decorating the elevators with the lobby furniture.–Hope Roe ’81
Meeting my future husband!–Dona (Hall ’89) Baker
Meeting Art & Betty Price at their, ‘Priceless’ home on campus. Art’s Spaghetti. Betty playing the piano and Art singing to his bride.–Pete Ruth ’87
Lobbypalooza.–Reece Lemmon ’97
(l to r) Lloyd Zeigler ’77, Rick Myers ’85, Dale Coad ’76, MA ’86 and Brad Bentley ’96.
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The Illusion of Control
For years I thought I could control my life by doing all the right things. I am an over-achiever, a type-A personality. I liked being busy because that meant I was directing my life and my destiny.
Then I married a military chaplain, and my sense
of control took a long vacation.
I remember coming to Vanguard in the footsteps
of my grandfather and parents. I loved it from the
start. My classes were amazing. Professor Bill
Dogterom mentored me for years after college
as I went into the ministry. But I also overworked
myself: I was a ministry leader, RA, ASB leader,
member of Entourage, and I graduated a year
early. I loved it all, but it’s no surprise that I burned
out toward the end.
Eight years after graduating, I married the guy I’d
gone with to the freshman/sophomore banquet.
Aaron Wesson ’02 became my dream man. He
was also training for the military chaplaincy. We
were married three months before he shipped out.
Suddenly, I was a military wife and my husband
was in the thick of battle with his battalion.
My learning curve got real steep, real fast.
Aaron’s battalion took heavy casualties right
away. He was visiting guys all over the place,
holding services and Bible studies, performing
memorials, spending time with the wounded and
traveling roads targeted by the enemy with IEDs
(improvised explosive devices). Aaron is wise,
personable, athletic and built for military service,
and we both knew he was right where the Lord
wanted him.
But I found myself laying awake at night
wondering if he’d show up on the casualty reports
the next day. I had to recite scripture constantly to
keep anxiety at bay. I had to learn to manage the
emotions and sorrow for each person lost, and
what to say to their wives, some of whom I knew.
In short, I learned that control is an illusion. This
idea that I could keep myself safe by doing all the
right things — wearing my seatbelt, looking both
ways before crossing the street, not giving out
personal information — war took that all away.
Now I had to decide, did I really trust God with my
life? With Aaron’s life?
In time, my answer was “yes.” I discovered that
control is a type of fear, and you can’t live in fear. I
had to trust the Lord to take care of Aaron and his
guys, and me. I found liberty in trusting God.
God also showed me that the most powerful thing
I can do for Aaron is to pray for him. Aaron says
he literally feels the prayers of people holding him
up. In the middle of battle he is at peace, full of
strength and the Holy Spirit. He says he feels the
Lord speaking through him.
I’m thankful that Aaron and I have more contact
now. We email some days, which is a huge gift to
both of us. Many unexpected graces have come
our way — the community of chaplaincy couples,
the sisterhood of military wives. None of it was
expected, but every bit is cherished.
I feel privileged to support Aaron in his God-given
mission. When I hear of men encountering the
Lord out there, it makes it all worthwhile. We are
believing that those men will come home hungry
for God, ready to be good husbands and fathers
and marked for the rest of their lives by God’s
hand rather than simply the horrors of war.
As for me, I pray for Aaron and the people he
ministers to every day, trusting God to keep
them safe.
Because I’m not in control — God is.
By Kara (Townsend ’02) Wesson
postcards
Editor’s notE: The column features an essay by a different alum each issue.
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Kara (Townsend ’02) and Aaron Wesson ’02
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a vine of his own planting
In 1946 Vanguard, then Southern California Bible College in Pasadena,
added Aviation, Navigation and Meteorology to its courses in the Division of
Missions. A Fresno businessman, D.T. “Pop” Jenkins, provided a red two-
seater Taylorcraft which was housed at the nearby Monrovia Airport, enabling
students to take flying lessons. The 1946-47 yearbook proudly carried pictures
of the nine members of the student flying club, the “Flying Missionaries.”
But the program proved more romantic than practical. Flying lessons were
too expensive for some students who wished to join the club, and soloing
required hours of pre-flight training and flying experience. Though the
school’s plane was regarded as very safe, students reported incidents which
could have ended their aviation careers or even their lives, encouraging
some to leave the program and others to avoid it. Arthur Chestnut, the club’s
president, would graduate and spend his life in overseas ministry without
using his flying training. Fellow alum Dewey Hale, who earned two bachelor’s
degrees from SCBS, would be appointed to Liberia where he would transport
west African missionary personnel for two terms before his death in an Ohio
airplane crash in 1966.
By its second year, club membership had so declined that no pictures
appeared in the annual, and the plane was returned to its donor. By 1950,
and the college’s move to Costa Mesa, the aviation course had disappeared
from the catalog and the attempt to train missionary pilots was largely
forgotten. But the program remains representative of the innovative and
creative spirit that drove members of the Vanguard community to try new
ways of taking the gospel to the world.
Vanguard’s airplane and aviation experiment
Research and photos provided by Vanguard Archives
Flying Missionaries Duke Tobey and James Wright
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