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From left: Ann Marden, Patricia Gentry,
Tiffany Maple, Wendy Matheny, Sarah Reed,
Meagan Harlow and Parker Marden
MC honors Marden leadership,
five students for philanthropy
Manchester College has awarded13th President Parker G. Marden
and College First Lady Ann Wagner Marden with its highest honor for
philanthropy. The couple, who retire this summer after 11 years of
service to the liberal arts college, joined five students in receiving
Manchester’s Certificate of Responsible Philanthropy on Monday, April
18.
In presenting the award to the Mardens, President Jo Young Switzer
praised them for “creating an environment that nurtures a sense of self
identity, a dedication to the service of others and an acceptance of the
demands of responsible citizenship – and exemplifying those values in
action.”
Also honored at the annual Philanthropy Convocation were seniors
Patricia A. Gentry of Swayzee, Ind. and Wendy J. Matheny of
Peoria, Ill.; and juniors Meagan E. Harlow of Clayton, Ohio;
Sarah A. Reed of Mishawaka, Ind., and Tiffany A. Maple of
Greentown, Ind.
During the Marden years, Manchester College’s campus has grown with a
$17 million science center, library expansion and recital hall. The
small, liberal arts college now is more diverse in student body, faculty
and leadership. Ann Marden heightened awareness and raised funds for
area shelters for abused women and children.
“With Ann, it has been my privilege to invest 11 years of my life in an
institution that I like, and respect – both in mission and the way that
this mission is met,” Marden told the audience. “This is a remarkable
academic institution because of the interests that come together so well
– faculty, staff, students, and donors, alumni and friends.”
All five students are active in many volunteer activities, but each
focuses on favorite causes.
Gentry, majoring in business administration with a double minor in
nonprofit management and German, is especially active in Habitat for
Humanity fund-raising and traveling with the college chapter to build
homes in other communities.
Maple, an elementary education major, has volunteered on a mission trip
with other MC students at a Salvation Army and a half-way house for
socially challenged men in Germany.
Harlow, Matheny and Reed have traveled to Togo and Benin in West Africa
to work with ECHOPPE Inc., which works with women to break their cycle
of poverty.
“Sarah and Wendy are amazing women who bring amazing amounts of energy
and passion to the work we do with ECHOPPE,” said Harlow, who is
majoring in elementary education, with an endorsement in mild
intervention. Matheny has a double major in political science and
French; Reed’s major is Spanish and music.
Service and responsible citizenship are in Manchester’s mission as a
Church of the Brethren college. Last school
year, more than 700 students contributed more than 11,100 hours of
service to their college and communities. Big recipients were the
Indiana Reading Corps (more than 5,000 hours), campus orientation and
Habitat for Humanity. For more about Manchester College, and its Office
of Volunteer Services, visit
www.manchester.edu |
