MARRIAGES
Matthew Baker ’98 and
Amanda Norris of Elgin, Okla., April 9, 2011
Alicia Roberts ’01 and Ivan
Baird Jr. of Indianapolis,
Sept. 6, 2010
Brandi Schuman ’01 and Brad Chauncey of Winona Lake, Ind., May 20, 2011
Rosetta Burkholder ’04 and Martin Waichigo of
Albany, N.Y., Dec. 30, 2006
Elizabeth Ennis ’05 and
Max Leffler of Fort Wayne,
Ind., March 15, 2010
Viktoria Khutorska ’06 and Kevin Kuhn ’06 of
Tampa, Fla., Aug. 20, 2011
Matt Unger ’06 and
Lindsey Helstern ’08 of
Fort Wayne, Ind., June 4,
2011
Andrew Kauffman ’07 and
Sabrina Brinkmeier ’08 of
Westfield, Ind., June 26, 2010
Sara Oszuscik ’08 and
Scott Ross of Bremen Ind.,
May 15, 2010
Breann Peters ’08 and
Matthew Kroft of Knox,
Ind., June 26, 2010
Nicole Prouty ’08 and
Gabriele Nichols of
Warsaw, Ind., Sept. 17, 2011
Sarah Yocum ’09 and
Sam Carsey ’10 of Peru,
Ind., June 11, 2011
Josalyn Frye ’10 and Troy
Selig of Kalamazoo, Mich.,
Aug. 5, 2011
Anna Harvey ’10 and Josh Worch ’11 of
Indianapolis, July 29, 2011
Births
Brynn Erin, born Jan. 25,
2011, to Tony ’90 and Sara
Herendeen ’99 England of Warsaw, Ind.
Audrey Grace, born June
29, 2011 to Alta Jane
Overholser ’92 of
Claypool, Ind.
Liam Heaston, born May 3,
2011, to Keith ’92 and
April Loehmer ’98
Stouder of Chapel Hill,
N.C.
Maya Elise, born Feb. 11,
2011, and adopted by Brian
and Kimberly Koczan ’93
Flory of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Andreah, Anamarie, Janae
and Josie of Bogota,
Colombia, adopted in
October 2010 by Lori
Pippenger ’94 and Kevin Bryant ’95 of
Nashville, Tenn.
Oliver Bennett-Johnson,
born in April 2011, to Dean
Johnson ’96 and Melissa
Bennett ’97 of Fort
Wayne, Ind.
Emma and Emily Newnum,
born May 17, 2011, to
Rebecca and Brad
Newnum ’96 of Bamburg,
Germany
Alaina Kay, born April 26,
2010, to Tony and Amanda
Lauer ’99 Coshow of
Granger, Ind.
Cale Chandler, born May
27, 2011, to Reena Chandler ’99 and Cory
Markstahler ’99x of
North Manchester
Alli Elizabeth and Riley
Jeanne, born Nov. 29, 2010,
to Todd ’00 and Amy
Hall ’05 Hartsough of
Garrett, Ind.
Riley Elizabeth, born Feb.
9, 2011, to Colin and Tammy Terman ’00 May of Valparaiso, Ind.
Nolan Keith, born Sept. 2,
2009, to Jennifer and Kevin Myers ’01 of
Indianapolis
Brinley Michelle, born June
16, 2010, to Travis and
Janel Bailey ’02
Manwaring of Zionsville,
Ind.
Tyler Adam, born April 5,
2011, to Julia and Mark
Overly ’02 of Wilmington,
Del.
Isabelle Alyce, born Jan. 19,
2011, to Weston ’03 and Gretchen ’05x Rettinger of Bourbon, Ind.
Selah Marin, born March 18,
2011, to Cristofer and Heather Barto ’03 Wiley of
Winston-Salem, N.C.
Davis Reid, born March 16,
2011, to Greg and Mariah
Holderly ’04 Mueller of
Avon, Ind.
Braxton John, born Feb. 23,
2011, to Jay and Jessica
Dombrowski ’04 Ryans of
South Bend, Ind.
Hannah Norene, born Sept.
15, 2011, to Matthew ’05 and Sarah Malooley ’06
Crosby of Kokomo, Ind.
Riley Cadence, born Sept.
28, 2010, to Kristen
Caldwell ‘07 and Wesley
Gardner ’07 of Fort Wayne,
Ind.
Emersyn Elizabeth, born
April 23, 2011, to Megan
Julian ’07 and Jody
Sarber ’07 of North
Manchester
Lily Isabelle, born June 30,
2011, to Matthew and Breann Peters ’08 Kroft
of Knox, Ind.
Mackenzie Claire, born Feb.
24, 2011, to Scott and Sara
Oszuscik ’08 Ross of
Bremen, Ind.
Danni Lynn, born Sept. 1,
2011, to Dwayne and Jennifer Hare ’09 Brumley
of Niles, Mich.
Deaths
 *DR. WILLIAM R. EBERLY ’48
of North Manchester, professor emeritus of biology for
Manchester College, former president of the Indiana
Academy of Science and a College and community
historian. Dr. Eberly founded and led the
Environmental Studies program at the College. He
served as Annual Conference moderator and secretary
for the Church of the Brethren. He was 84.
JULY 28, 2011 |
 *DR. R. EMERSON NISWANDER
of North Manchester, professor emeritus of biology for
Manchester College and a member of the Indiana
Academy of Science. He taught future scientists,
teachers, lab technicians, physicians and dentists for 32 years, from 1950 to 1982. With a recent endowment,
the College dedicated the Dr. R. Emerson & Evelyn
Niswander Biology Department. He was 97.
AUGUST 10, 2011 |
*As a member of the Otho Winger Society, this donor included the College in an estate plan or established a deferred gift with the College.
Rachel Collins ’29n Bair of
Eaton Rapids, Mich.,
April 24, 2011
Jean Cripe ’34n Guyer of
Flora, Ind., July 5, 2011
* Ruth Weaver ’34n Tully of
North Manchester,
Sept. 23, 2011
Ruby Searer ’38 Long of
Galveston, Ind., May 10, 2011
Avis Holloway ’38n Riddle of South Bend, Ind.,
July 7, 2011
Frances Frost ’38x Williams of Indianapolis, July 4, 2011
Earl W. Moldenhauer ’39x of Warren, Ind., July 1, 2011
* Paul F. Shrider ’40 of North
Manchester, June 11, 2011
Ruth Nesbitt ’40 Sturgeon of West Lafayette, Ind.,
May 3, 2011
Eleanore Roney ’40 Sullivan of Rensselaer, Ind.,
April 12, 2011
* Ruth Smith ’41 Kurtz of
North Manchester,
July 24, 2011
Dean Frantz ’42 of Leo,
Ind., Aug. 2, 2011
Jonas Myers ’42 of Avon,
Ind., May 24, 2011
Nell Bendsen ’43 Von Ehr of Aurora, Ill., May 6, 2011
Helen Brubaker ’44 Evans of North Manchester,
June 11, 2011
Marvin Hanson ’44x of
Madrid, Iowa, July 8, 2011
* Mary Meyers ’45 Binns of
Kingston, Wash., April 18,
2011
Glen Fisher ’45 of
Monterey, Calif., April 9, 2011
Edna Hoover ’45x Rhodehamel of Greenville,
Ohio, July 1, 2011
Donald Stone ’47 of North
Manchester, July 5, 2011
* Howard Uhrig ’47 of
North Manchester,
Aug. 2, 2011
* William R. Eberly ’48 of
North Manchester,
July 28, 2011
Louise Helsey ’49 Blanchaine of Bridgewater,
Va., June 11, 2011
Phillip Burkhardt ’49 of
Melville, N.Y., June 25, 2011
Howard R. Johnston ’49, of
Clarksville, Tenn.,
Feb. 26, 2011
* Ray S. Bowman ’50x of
North Manchester,
May 23, 2011
Harry Kelley ’50 of
Angola, Ind., July 17, 2011
David Amstutz ’51 of
Wooster, Ohio, April 17,
2011
Gerald Kindy ’51 of
Ellettsville, Ind.,
Dec. 28, 2010
Phyllis Gibbel ’51x Miller of Richmond, Ind.,
June 6, 2011
Marjorie Smith ’52 Dilling of North Manchester,
April 19, 2011
Joyce Snyder ’53
McFadden of North
Manchester, Sept. 21, 2011
R. Eugene Plunkett ’53 of
Eaton, Ohio, July 21, 2011
Ray E. Wagner ’53 of
Athens, Ohio, July 14, 2011
C. Wayne Zunkel ’53 of
Elizabethtown, Pa.,
April 21, 2011
Marjalie Swihart ’55x
Schrock of Stowe, Vt., Sept.
24, 2011
Gilbert Apfelstadt ’56x of
Evansville, Ind.,
March 14, 2011
Ruth Funderburg ’58
Botkin of Springfield, Ohio,
May 11, 2011
Donald Ruhl ’58 of
Winona Lake, Ind., Oct. 1,
2011
Vernon Bame ’60 of
Portage, Ohio, June 23, 2011
Karyl Hartzler ’60 of Lake,
Minn., Sept. 3, 2011
John “Tim” Jones ’62 of
Wooster, Ohio, May 22, 2011
Shirley Raub ’65 Hiatt of
Rochester, Ind., June 14,
2011
Connie Eubanks ’71 Puska of Carmel, Ind., July 6, 2011
Carl Kreighbaum ’73 of
Spring Hill, Tenn., Sept. 23,
2011
Bobby Ray Webb ’84x of
Wabash, Ind., April 24, 2011
Marie Rollins ’85 Clupper of Wabash, Ind., Aug. 17,
2011
Jeffrey Summerfield ’87x of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
April 18, 2011
Angela Ruby ’95 Wright of
Plymouth, Ind., May 16, 2011
Alina BigJohny ’11 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., Aug. 13, 2011
Jennifer Haskell ’11x of
Muncie, Ind., Aug. 19, 2011
Alumni News and Notes by CLASS YEAR
1940s
Howard McIntire ’40 of
Fort Worth, Texas and his
wife, Margaret, celebrated
their 70th wedding
anniversary July 15, 2011.
R. James Hamblin ’41 of
Knox, Ind., was a 2011
inductee into the Knox High
School Athletic Hall of Fame.
David Lower ’41 of
Wildomar, Calif., and his
wife, Kathryn, celebrated
their 70th wedding
anniversary on July 11, 2011.
1960s
James Thompson ’63 of
Roy, Wash., has retired after
45 years of teaching third,
fourth and sixth grades –
five years at Yelm
Elementary School in
Washington state and 40
years teaching sixth-graders
at New Haven Elementary
School.
Loren Finnell ’64 of
Larchmont, N.Y., has written
a memoir of his 47-year
career with nonprofit
agencies involved in
international development
and his travels to 44
countries in Latin America,
Africa and Asia. He plans to
donate a portion of the
proceeds from Still a Country
Boy, published by Mayhaven
Publishing, to Manchester
College.
Jim Dwyer ’67 of New
York, N.Y., is a mission
interpreter for the Western
Jurisdiction of the United
Methodist Church. His wife,
Helen Dyck ’67
Dwyer,
retired from missionary
service in December 2010.
The couple plans to move
soon to Claremont, Calif.
Mary Dawalt ’67 Stine of
Etna Green, Ind., retired in
January 2011 from Biomet
after 5½ years in general
manufacturing. Previously,
she was an educator for 26
years.
Philip ’68 and Sandra
Burnett ’69 Hoskins of
Olathe, Kan., recently
moved to Kansas to be near
grandchildren after retiring
from Fairfield Community
Schools near Goshen, Ind.
1970s
Freda Clark ’71 Maxson of
Sidney, Ohio has retired
after teaching music for 37
years, including 32 years for
Sidney City Schools.
Rick Grimme ’73 of
Sharpsville, Ind., was
inducted into the Hall of
Fame of the Indiana
Association of Student
Councils. Grimme advised
and mentored Student
Council members for 25
years, during much of his
teaching at Tri-Central
High School in Sharpsville,
Ind. His school hosted the
IASC state convention, its
representative assembly
and district workshop (five
times).
James Colon ’74 of
Palos Verdes Peninsula,
Calif., was awarded an
honorary doctorate of
humane letters during
commencement
ceremonies May 7 at
Martin University in
Indianapolis. Colon is vice
president of Toyota
product communications
for Toyota Motor Sales
USA Inc.
Carolyn Hilles ’74 Pilant and her husband, Keith, are
living and working in
Viterbo, Italy for School
Year Abroad, a high school
program for American
students. Hilles-Pilant is a
college counselor for the
program. Attempts to
establish a similar program
in Japan last year were
unsuccessful.
Merry Hensel ’74x
Rumbold of Willoughby,
Ohio is a unit secretary for
the Cleveland Clinic
Foundation.
Rochelle Walter ’75 of
Kansas City, Kan., earned a
master’s degree in
theology in 1992 and
became a commissioned
Stephen Minister lay
caregiver in 2010.
Tom Cook ’76 of West
Lebanon, Ind., was
inducted into the 2010-
2011 Hall of Fame of the
Indiana High School
Wrestling Coaches
Association. He now is
head football coach for
Seeger Junior/Senior High
School in West Lebanon,
where he teaches health
and physical education.
Carla Griebel ’77x Mishler of Goshen, Ind., is a family
physician for Goshen
Family Physicians.
David Wynn ’77 of
Logansport, Ind., has
retired from teaching after
34 years at Caston
Elementary School in
Fulton, Ind. He is working
part-time in guest services
for Grissom Inn at Grissom
Air Force Base.
Anne Shrock ’78 Ott of
Churubusco, Ind., has
published her first novel, Windswept, a love story,
with Amazon.com. The
book is available in
paperback and by
download. Ott has been
writing professionally for
more than 30 years.
Sandra Miller ’78
Radvanyi of McGregor,
Ontario, Canada is artistic
director and a clowndoctor/
familial-clown (“Dr.
Merry Kay”) for Fools for
Health charity in Windsor
and Essex County, Ontario.
She has been with the
program since 2004 and
became artistic director
2009.
Valerie Hissong ’79
Staples of South Bend, Ind.,
presented at the 2010
National Eating Disorders
Association conference in
New York City and provided
consultation and training in
2011 to University of Notre
Dame staff for study abroad
sites in Chile, England and
Ireland.
1980s
Bill Jones ’81 of St.
Augustine, Fla., and his
company, ProShow Disc
Jockey Service, received a
2011 Bride’s Choice Award
from WeddingWire.com as
one of the nation’s top
wedding professionals
based on customer
satisfaction. Jones began
entertaining at weddings
and events while he was a
Manchester College
student.
David F. McFadden ’82 of North Manchester is a
new member of the Board
of Trustees of Bethany
Theological Seminary. He
is executive vice president
of Manchester College and
interim dean of the School
of Pharmacy.
David Barnes ’83 of
Shelbyville, Ind., is a
corporate claims quality
assurance analyst for State
Auto Insurance Co. in
Indianapolis. He audits
property claim files for
several offices and
recommends training and
development.
Ron Miller ’84 of
Talahassee, Fla., is chief
financial officer for the
Florida Department of
Corrections. He held a
similar position for the
Indiana Department of
Corrections.
Tish Leas ’85 Hart of New
Haven, Ind., is with
Trelleborg Sealing
Solutions in the Fort
Wayne area.
Rosanna Eller ’85
McFadden of Goshen, Ind.,
earned a Master of Divinity
degree in May 2011 from
Associated Mennonite
Biblical Seminary in Elkhart,
Ind. She is a part-time
member of the pastoral
team of Creekside Church
of the Brethren in Elkhart.
Sherri Kremer ’86
Rouiller of Paris, France
teaches at the American
School of Paris.
Alex Strati ’87 of Elkhart,
Ind., is northern region
president for Old National
Bank. He most recently was
Michiana market president
for Old National.
1990s
Heather White ’90
Schilling of North
Manchester earned her
Doctor of Education
degree in elementary
education in May 2011 from
Ball State University. Her
dissertation title was “An
Exploration of the Reading
Strategies Used by
Sixth-Grade Students
When Reading Internet
Sources.”
Alta Jane Overholser ’92 of Claypool, Ind., is a
licensed mental health
counselor and licensed
clinical addition counselor
for Bowen Center in
Syracuse, Ind.
Howard Thompson ’92 of
Stafford, Va., is financial
management policy section
head of Strategic Systems
Programs for the U.S.
Department of the Navy.
Thompson joined Strategic
Systems Programs in
Washington, D.C., as a
budget and senior financial
management analyst in
2000.
Pedro Larco ’94 of Carmel,
Ind., is marketing manager
for Covance, one of the
world’s largest drug
development services
companies.
Dean Johnson ’96 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., earned a Ph.D.
in religious and theological
studies with a
concentration in religion
and social change from the
University of Denver and
the Iliff School of Theology
in Denver in November
2010. He is an assistant
professor of religious
studies for Defiance College
in Ohio.
Jeffrey DuPont ’96 of
Indianapolis has launched a
music website, www.
laundromatinee.com, that
features original session
videos of national and
international touring bands
that are mainstream and
up-and-coming acts.
Laundromatinee.com is in
partnership with
MyOldKentuckyBlog.com.
Matthew Baker ‘98 of
Elgin, Okla., is video
production manager for
Lawton Public Schools.
Shawn Kobb ’99 of
Arlington, Va., has finished
his second tour as a U.S.
Foreign Service Officer in
Nassau, The Bahamas. He
next will serve a one-year
assignment in Washington,
D.C., before heading to
Afghanistan in 2012 for a
one-year assignment at
Embassy Kabul.
Aaron Wellman ’99, of
Ann Arbor, Mich., is director
of strength and
conditioning for the
University of Michigan
football team, responsible for the daily strength
training of 90 to 100
student-athletes.
2000s
Erik Stevens ’00 of Fishers,
Ind., is a senior chemist for
Eli Lilly and Company in
Indianapolis.
Adam Hohman ’01 of
North Manchester is
director of admissions for
Manchester College.
Kevin Myers ’01 of
Indianapolis, a licensed
clinical social worker, is
providing private practice
therapy services for Indiana
Health Group and is a
full-time social worker for
the Stress Center of St.
Vincent Indianapolis
Hospital.
Alex Hawkins ’02 of Gary,
Ind., earned a master’s
degree in teaching and
learning with technology
from Ashford University.
He is with Charter School
of the Dunes in Miller, Ind.
Pemba Sherpa ’02 of
Sonoma, Calif., is co-owner
and chef of Taste of the
Himalalyas restaurant in
Napa, serving a blend of
Nepalese, Tibetan and
Indian cuisine. Sherpa
completed culinary school
in the South Bay area. Visit
the website at www.himalayaca.com.
Lisa D. Updike ’03 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., was named
one of 15 “Up and Coming
Lawyers” by The Indiana
Lawyer. She was chosen
based on her
professionalism and
community leadership in
Young Leaders of
Northeast Indiana. Updike
is an associate attorney
with Barnes & Thornburg
LLP, Fort Wayne.
Ian Webb ’03 of Fort
Wayne, Ind., is marketing
and advertising manager
for Auctions America by RM,
classic car and motorcycle
auction company in
Auburn, Ind.
Jill Kline ’04 of Milwaukee,
Wis., is an advocacy
coordinator for the
Wisconsin Humane Society.
She received a United Way
of Greater Milwaukee
Philanthropic Five award
honoring community
leaders for extraordinary
commitments of leadership,
volunteerism, mentoring
and philanthropy to the
non-profit community of
Greater Milwaukee.
Monica Rice ’04 of
Richmond, Ind., is
administrative assistant for
institutional advancement
and coordinator of
congregational relations for
Bethany Seminary.
Rosetta Burkholder ’04 Waichigo of Albany, N.Y., is
a student at the University
of Albany, SUNY and an
employee of GE Energy.
Amy Eager ’05 Cox of
Kokomo, Ind., earned a
master’s degree in English
literature from Ball State
University in May 2011.
Elizabeth Ennis ’05 Leffler of Fort Wayne, Ind., is a
therapist for Bowen Center
in Albion, Ind.
Nicolaas Vermeulen ’05 of
Champaign, Ill., received a
Ph.D. in organic chemistry
from University of Illinois in
August 2011. He is doing
post-doctorate study at
Northwestern University in
Evanston, Ill.
Travis Poling ’06 of
Richmond, Ind., is teaching
English composition at Ivy
Tech Community College
and Indiana University East
in Richmond.
Brandon Tugmon ’06 of
Elkhart, Ind., is a social
studies teacher and football
coach for Elkhart
Community Schools.
Alicia Sue-Ann Niedermeyer ’07 Burkett
of Columbia City, Ind.,
earned a Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine degree
“with distinction” in May
2011 from Purdue
University School of
Veterinary Medicine. She
received the 2011 American
Animal Hospital
Association Student
Achievement Award, the
2011 American College
Veterinary Surgeons
Surgical Proficiency Award,
the 2011 American College
of Veterinary
Anesthesiologists Student
Award for Clinical
Proficiency and the 2011 G.
Edward Cummins
Compassionate Care
Award. Dr. Burkett will
pursue a small animal
internship at Northeast
Indiana Veterinary
Emergency and Specialty
Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Kristen Caldwell ’07 Gardner of Fort Wayne,
Ind., is an assistant product
director for DePuy
Orthopaedics in Warsaw,
Ind.
Andrea Numbers ’07 of
Fort Wayne, Ind., is a senior
specialist in regulatory
affairs for Zimmer Latin
America, providing
consultation for country-specific
regulations and
working with the
corporation’s business
units to ensure licenses and
registrations are current.
Mohammed AbuZayda
’08 of Cleveland, Ohio is a
tax associate for
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP in Cleveland.
Carrie Darnell ’08 of
Greenfield, Ind., is director
of social services and
director of marketing and
admissions for Essex
Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center in Lebanon, Ind. She
received a master’s degree
in social work and health
care in May 2011 from
Indiana University-Purdue
University Indianapolis.
Breann Peters ’08 Kroft of
Knox, Ind., is a Head Start
teacher for Marshall-Starke
Development Center Inc. in
Plymouth, Ind.
Felix Lohitai ’08 of Erie,
Pa., is an instructor and case
worker for Northwest
Tri-County Intermediate
Unit 5 in Erie. He works with
refugees and immigrants
seeking language
proficiency and other
relevant skills to adjust to
living in the United States.
Wendi Coffey ’08 Moon of
Fort Wayne, Ind., is a
probation officer working
with repeat operating-while-intoxicated (OWI)
offenders in Allen County,
Ind.
Matthew Pallidino ’08 of Davenport, Iowa
received his Doctor of
Chiropractic this fall from
Palmer College of
Chiropractic in Davenport.
Stacey Goins ’09 of
LaGrange, Ind., is an
education development
consultant for Lakeland
School Corp. and is
working on a Master of
Education degree at
Indiana Wesleyan
University.
Stephanie Rion ’09 of
Minier, Ill., is coordinator of
sports medicine for
Hopedale Medical
Complex in Hopedale, Ill.
She also is the primary
athletic trainer for Olympia
Community Unit School
District 16 and works in the
sports medicine clinic. She
is finishing coursework on
an MBA in healthcare
management.
Danielle Walker ’09 of Indianapolis is a selection and promotion consultant for the Institute for Public Safety Personnel Inc.
2010s
Kelsey Morris ’10 of Fort Wayne, Ind., is a special education teacher for Summit Middle School in Southwest Allen County Schools, Fort Wayne.
Josalyn Frye ’10 Selig of Kalamazoo, Mich., is working on a master’s degree in counseling psychology at Western Michigan University.
Ryan Adams ’11 of North Manchester is a fifth-grade substitute teacher for Tippecanoe Valley School Corp.
Brittany Betz ’11 of Chicago, is 2011 Bachelor of Social Work Student of the Year of the Indiana Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She is a care facilitator for adults with mental illnesses for Oaklawn in St. Joseph County, Ind.
Josh Bowling ’11 of Richmond, Ind., is a student at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
Kyle Carlson ’11 of Fort Wayne, Ind., is a student at Kansas City University College of Medicine and Biosciences.
Erin Cole ’11 of Mooresville, Ind., is a student at Indiana University of School of Medicine, Terre Haute.
Chaitra Jewell ’11 of North Manchester is a teacher for Area Five Agency Head Start in Akron, Ind.
Nicholas Seman ’11 of Howe, Ind., is studying at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the University of Pikeville in Kentucky.
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