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Hesston College announces spring 2013 academic honors

Hesston College announced the names of full-time students – those completing 12 hours or more – whose spring semester grades earned them a place on the Dean’s List (3.90-4.00) and Honor Roll (3.50-3.89).

Dean’s List (3.90-4.00) Freshmen

Alyssa Becker – North Newton, Kan.
Stephen Cabe – Niles, Mich.
Denver Coblentz – Hartville, Ohio
Mason Davis – Mustang, Okla.
Mitchell Denlinger – Denver, Pa.
Rebecca Eichelberger – Geneva, Neb.
Kelvin Ferbianto – Jakarta Utara, Indonesia
Victoria Gunawan – Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Rachelle Haarer – Goshen, Ind.
JD Hershberger – Hesston, Kan.
Marissa Hochstetler – Strang, Neb.
Savannah Hofstetter – Dalton, Ohio
Makayla Ladwig – Wichita, Kan.
Joshua Landis – Sterling, Ill.
Nadia Loveta – Jakarta, Indonesia
Mitchell Martin – Milford, Neb.
Kendrik Mast – Harrisonburg, Va.
Elsa Miller – Millersburg, Ohio
Nathan Peters – North Liberty, Iowa
Jared Regehr – Moundridge, Kan.
Eyan Roth – Hesston, Kan.
Tyler Roth – Canby, Ore.
Amy Seibel – Lawrence, Miss.
Sarah Telleen – Haven, Kan.
Tien Tran – Hochiminh City, Vietnam
Hannah Weaver – Inola, Okla.
Wesley Wilder – Hesston, Kan.
Carley Wyse – Archbold, Ohio

Dean’s List (3.90-4.00) Sophomores

Brooke Beckerman – Inman, Kan.
Cory Bowman – Millersburg, Ind.
Angela Brockmueller – Hesston, Kan.
Neal Brubaker – Goessel, Kan.
Jill Eigsti – Goshen, Ind.
Taylor Ermoian – Hays, Kan.
Grant Fenton – Hesston, Kan.
Sarah Geiser – Apple Creek, Ohio
Adam Heisey – Elizabethtown, Pa.
Andrea Kelley – Archbold, Ohio
Ashley Kirkham – Marion, Kan.
Russell Klassen – Goshen, Ind.
Nicholas Ladd – Hesston, Kan.
Jacob Landis – Sterling, Ill.
Supassara Loobookraingkrai – Bangkok, Thailand
Olivia Miller – Newton, Kan.
Brandi Moore – Wichita, Kan.
Michelle Moyer – Monticello, Ill.
Mollie Nebel – Hesston, Kan.
Gregory Nolt – Partridge, Kan.
Keisei Ohta – Yokohama, Japan
Josanna Raber – Wooster, Ohio
Jennifer Rhoten – Wichita, Kan.
David Rudy – Manheim, Pa.
Alyssa Rychener – Hesston, Kan.
Paul Schoenhals – Archbold, Ohio
Kayla Stevenson – Meade, Kan.
Derek Swartzendruber – Shickley, Neb.
Rachel Tippin – Newton, Kan.
Courtney Unruh – Hesston, Kan.
Anna Waddell – Wichita, Kan.
Ron Wenger – Adair, Okla.
Mark Yoder – Wichita, Kan.
Monica Yosin – Central Java, Indonesia
Michaela Zook – Hesston, Kan.
Pierre Zook – McMinnville, Ore.

Dean’s List (3.90-4.00) Unclassified

Angela Azzarito – Wichita, Kan.
Jessica Isley – Wichita, Kan.

Honor Roll (3.50-3.89) Freshmen

Nadia Asprila – Purwodadi, Central Java, Indonesia
Nebiyu Bachore – Kansas City, Mo.
Garrett Byler – Belleville, Pa.
Timothy Clayton – Morehead, Ky.
Emma Cloud – Chandler, Ariz.
Morgan Cockrum – Falcon, Colo.
Abigail Hochstetler – Arthur, N.D.
Angelica Holguin – Newton, Kan.
Andrew Krege – Marion, S.D.
Victoria Kropf – Monroe, Ore.
Brandon Kutrubs – Brunswick, Ohio
Morgan Martin – New Holland, Pa.
Muna Mohammed – Ethiopia
Robin Morris – Hutchinson, Kan.
Thang Nguyen – Hanoi, Vietnam
Amy Nussbaum – Union, Mich.
Rebecca Rhodes – Arthur, Ill.
Taylor Schrag – Moundridge, Kan.
Kendal Slabach Brubaker – Harrisonburg, Va.
Rebecca Slabaugh – Goshen, Ind.
Taylor Wright – Salem, Ore.
Sierra Wyse – Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Jasmin Yoder – Sweet Home, Ore.

Honor Roll (3.50-3.89) Sophomores

Erin Albrecht – Sebewaing, Mich.
Asbel Assefa – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Joshua Burkholder – Warden, Wash.
Broxton Busenitz – North Newton, Kan.
Erika Dorsch – Whitewater, Kan.
Taylor Fritz – Atglen, Pa.
Bonita Garber – Bainbridge, Pa.
Traci Gronau – Newton, Kan.
Jenae Hershberger – Goshen, Ind.
Samuel Hinga – Nairobi, Kenya
Rhett Imel – Olathe, Kan.
Kenzie Intemann – Bessie, Okla.
Cody King – Wichita, Kan.
Mariah Martin – Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Jeptha Miller – Millersburg, Ohio
Alisa Murray – Orrville, Ohio
Logan Orpin – Canton, Kan.
Ashish Pathak – Katmandu, Nepal
Alec Stahly – Newton, Kan.
Tyran Stutzman – Newton, Kan.
Leah Unruh – Walton, Kan.
Victoria Wheeler – Wichita, Kan.
Nicholas Yoder – Millersburg, Ohio

Honor Roll (3.50-3.89) Unclassified

Philip Kauffman – Hesston, Kan.

Bel Canto Singers membership for 2013-14 announced

The Hesston College Music Department has announced membership for the 2013-14 Bel Canto Singers. Members are selected by competitive audition.

Incoming first-year students named to the ensemble are Rachelle Adrian, Mountain Lake, Minn.; Mary Bender, Harrisonburg, Va.; Spencer Berning, Newton, Kan.; Keilah Brokaw, Kalona, Iowa; Davis Cook, Goessel, Kan.; Galed Krisjayanta, Surakarta, Indonesia; Havela Lehman, Canby, Ore.; Matt Lind, Harrisonburg, Va.; Jay Marsten, Murpheysboro, Ill.; Karli Mast, Hubbard, Ore.; Holly Peters, Hesston, Kan.; Jason Schroeder, Harper, Kan.; and Taylor Zehr, Archbold, Ohio.

Hesston College students named to the ensemble for their sophomore year are Laura Baker, Protection, Kan.; Rachelle Haarer, Goshen, Ind.; and Nathanael Ressler, Mount Vernon, Ill.

Hesston College students who were part of Bel Canto during their freshman year and who will return with the ensemble for their sophomore year are Josh Booth, Goessel, Kan.; Rebecca Eichelberger, Geneva, Neb.; Morgan Martin, New Holland, Pa.; Cameron Ponce, Elkhart, Ind.; Rebecca Rhodes, Arthur, Ill.; Jeffrey Smoker, Harrisonburg, Va.; and Emily Taylor, Inman, Kan.

The 2013-14 year will mark 30 years of Bel Canto Singers, Hesston College’s premiere choral ensemble. Under the direction of Bradley Kauffman, the mixed chamber choir performs ambitious concert and touring schedules annually.

The choir has performed for professional clinicians including The King’s Singers, Charles Bruffy and Constantina Tsolainou and appeared with the Wichita (Kan.) Grand Opera in its tenth anniversary gala concert in 2011. During the 2012-13 academic year, Bel Canto performed at churches and schools throughout Kansas, including at St. Fidelis Church: The Cathedral on the Plains (Victoria, Kan.) and toured in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and was part of a mass festival choir which performed at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

Bel Canto Singers represent a broad sampling of academic pursuits, from aviation to nursing to music majors.

Explore Kansas! trip to venture south

Hesston College’s 12th annual Explore Kansas! trip June 14 and 15 for alumni and friends of the college will venture to historical sites and places of interest in Kansas and Oklahoma.

The trip will depart from Hesston June 14 and travel to Oklahoma to visit the Cherokee Heritage Center near Tahlequah. The museum features the Trail of Tears exhibit, Ancient Village and Adams Corner Rural Village. The group will enjoy dinner at a Bartlesville, Okla., restaurant before taking in the OK Mozart Festival’s Woolaroc Ranch Outdoor Concert of the Amici New York Orchestra performing the score from “Hollywood on Parade.”

Participants will spend the night in Bartlesville. June 15 events include the Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve including the country lodge ranch of Phillips Petroleum founder Frank Phillips and travel to Elk Falls, Kan., to explore the falls, Prudence Crandall history, the unusual Outhouse Tours, a visit to Elk Falls Pottery with a potter’s wheel demonstration, a restored barn and bunkhouse, a Missouri oak timbers home and early 1900s restored garden and estate. The evening will conclude with a garden party dinner and show by folk singer Clint Gilbert before returning to Hesston.

The cost of the trip is $150 per person and is limited to the first 50 people to register. Cost includes charter bus service, meals, lodging and all admission fees. Registration and full payment must be received by May 31.

To reserve a spot or for further information, call the Hesston College Alumni Office at 620-327-8109 or 866-437-7866 or email alumni@hesston.edu.

Graduates commissioned to be promoters of peace and hope

above - Pastoral ministries graduate Kenzie Intemann, Bessie, Okla., receives his stole and a blessing from program director Tim Lichti.

Commencement speaker J. Nelson Kraybill, president-elect of Mennonite World Conference, filled graduates with hope for a world filled with shalom as they departed Hesston College during the May 5 ceremony.

Kraybill referenced the apostle Paul’s words to the church in Ephesians 1:16-23 to encourage the graduates that there is hope in the world and God is not silent.

“I do not cease giving thanks to God for you as I remember you today in my prayers,” Kraybill said. “And I pray with Paul that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so you understand the hope to which God has called you, and the power of the gospel to transform lives and change the world.”

Kraybill, who serves as pastor of Prairie Street Mennonite Church in Elkhart, Ind., and is president emeritus of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart, shared stories of forgiveness and love to show that, despite the pain and suffering in the world every day, there is hope in faith and within faith communities. He challenged the graduates to live for shalom community and serve others boldly.

“In this world of violence and poverty and need, what if Hesston College graduates were known around the world as the best trained shalom activists, who are so effective because they are not afraid to die for Jesus?” said Kraybill. “What if Hesston College alums were ready to risk everything for [selfless] reconciliation?”

The church of Paul’s day served selflessly because of the hope they found in Christ’s teachings – even risking their health, comfort and lives to help the church grow. Kraybill commissioned the class of 2013 to respond to a world in need in the same way.

“As terrorism again touches this nation, as warfare festers in other parts of the world, as environmental and natural disasters befall the world that God loves, it is timely for people trained in disaster response to go out and give your lives in living sacrifice for the healing of the nations,” Kraybill said. “It is time for teachers and nurses, scientists and pastors, pilots and artists, computer programmers and historians to infiltrate the structures of government and business and politics and the church and subvert them for hope.”

“Graduates, God is not silent in our suffering world,” Kraybill continued. “God is speaking and will speak through you and act through you for the healing of the nations. That is the hope to which you are called. Go out from here with joy and be led back with shalom.”

President Keim conferred 161 degrees for the class of 2013 – 59 associate of arts degrees, 20 associate of science degrees and 82 associate of applied arts and sciences degrees.

above - Dr. J. Nelson Kraybill encouraged graduates to be carriers of hope and shalom as they go out into the world during commencement exercises May 5; Destavia Davis, Nacogdoches, Texas, receives her Hesston College diploma from President Howard Keim. Davis was one of 160 graduates of Hesston’s 103rd graduating class.

Individual student groups were recognized in special ceremonies May 4. Longtime Mennonite Disaster Service volunteer and member of the bi-national MDS Board of Directors, Paul Unruh, (Hesston) presented the message “Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things” to students completing the Disaster Management Program.

Shiloh Jiwanlal, MSN, APRN-BC, a clinical nurse specialist in behavioral health service at Via Christi Health Systems in Wichita, Kan., and wife of 1980 graduate Rich Jiwanlal, presented the message, “Knock of Jesus,” to nursing graduates during the nursing pinning ceremony. The nursing class of 2013 marked the largest class to date with 54 graduates.

Kurt Horst, lead pastor at Whitestone Mennonite Church (Hesston), and a 1973 graduate, brought the message “Sufficient in Christ” for the pastoral ministries commissioning.

Aviation and air traffic control graduates were honored during a reception and encouraged by a message from Jonathan Rudy (Manheim, Pa.), father of 2013 aviation graduate David Rudy and 2011 aviation graduate and current flight instructor Solomon Rudy. Rudy is professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and scholar in residence at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College.

Other weekend events included a voice recital by sophomore Emerencia Dudas, Walbridge, Ohio, student-directed one-act plays and a Bel Canto Singers concert as a precursor to their 30th anniversary tour to the east coast, including a performance at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

Graduates listed below photos.

Faculty, staff, students and families surround disaster management graduates for a prayer of blessing following a recognition ceremony May 4.

Nursing graduate Michaela Zook, Hesston, Kan., receives her pin from her mother and former nursing faculty member Marcella Zook. Zook was among the college’s largest nursing class with 54 graduates.

Graduates Asbel Assefa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), Herane Girma (Alexandria, Va.) and Zenawit Nerae (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) celebrate their new degrees following commencement.

Associate of Arts:
Erin Albrecht, Sebewaing, Mich.
Atsushi Ambo, Niigata City, Japan
Ashley Beatty, Washington, Iowa
Seth Bitikofer, Saint George, Kan.
Timothy Bixler, Indianapolis, Ind.
Nathan Bray, Galva, Kan.
Neal Brubaker, Goessel, Kan.
Deni Brummer, Hutchinson, Kan.
Joshua Burkholder, Warden Wash.
Broxton Busenitz, North Newton, Kan.
Ian Croyle, Goshen, Ind.
Seth Davenport, McPherson, Kan.
Destavia Davis, Nacogdoches, Texas
Tate DeGraff, Runnells, Iowa
Joel Dick, Wichita, Kan.
Kaci Diener, Harrisonville, Mo.
Mallory Eicher, Berne, Ind.
Taylor Ermoian, Hays, Kan.
Bonita Garber, Bainbridge, Pa.
Hayley Gately, Roseville, Calif.
Sarah Gilman, Knoxville, Tennessee
Jordan Gray, Shreve, Ohio
Adam Heisey, Elizabethtown, Pa.
Jenae Hershberger, Goshen, Ind.
Preston Hornbeck, McKinney, Texas
Mahlon Jones, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Timothy Jordan, Hutchinson, Kan.
Yoshiki Kasai, Tokyo, Japan
Andrea Kelley, Archbold, Ohio
Cody King, Andale, Kan.
Justin King, Hillsboro, Kan.
Russell Klassen, Goshen, Ind.
Ashlyn Knepp, Millersburg, Ind.
Supassara Looboonkraingkrai, Bangkok, Thailand
Junau Louis-Jean, Les Cayes, Haiti
Mariah Martin, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Alexander Miller, Beemer, Neb.
Michelle Moyer, Monticello, Ill.
Alisa Murray, Orriville, Ohio
Mollie Nebel, Hesston, Kan.
Keisei Ohta, Yokohama, Japan
Armond Patterson, Indianapolis, Ind.
Luke Ropp, Inman, Kan.
Alyssa Rychener, Hesston, Kan.
Alex Santiago, Burrton, Kan.
Marissa Schuett, Wichita, Kan.
Alec Stahly, Newton, Kan.
Jonathon Steele, Hesston, Kan.
Trevor Toews, Hesston, Kan.
Courtney Unruh, Hesston, Kan.
Leah Unruh, Walton, Kan.
Mason Unruh, Newton, Kan.
Matthew A. Weaver, Hesston, Kan.
Scott Weaver, Goshen, Ind.
Kaitlynn Wills, Kapolei, Hawaii
Jerry Yang, Fresno, Calif.
Melinda Yoder, Garden City, Mo.
Jacob Zehr, Peoria, Ariz.
Pierre Zook, McMinnville, Ore.

Associate of Science:
Asbel Assefa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Cory Bowman, Millersburg, Ind.
Maureen Brenneman, Wellman, Iowa
Karl Buller, Hesston, Kan.
Faith Denwalt, Anthony, Kan.
Grant Fenton, Hesston, Kan.
Taylor Fritz, Atglen, Pa.
Herane Girma, Alexandria, Va.
Andreww Harris, Lititz, Pa.
Keenan Jensen, Hesston, Kan.
Jacob Landis, Sterling, Ill.
Jeptha Miller, Millersburg, Ohio
Zenawit Nerae, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Logan Orpin, Moundridge, Kan.
Michael Oyer, Hesston, Kan.
Ashish Pathak, Kathmandu, Nepal
Paul Schoenhals, Archbold, Ohio
Derek Swartzendruber, Shickley, Neb.
Redfa Titihalawa, Jakarta, Indonesia
Matthew R. Weaver, Goshen, Ind.
Ron Wenger, Adair, Okla.

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences:
Ashle Ashley, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Angela Azzarito, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Amber Baker, Newton, Kan., nursing
Alexander Bargerstock, Massillon, Ohio, general studies
Brooke Beckerman, Inman, Kan., nursing
Colleen Berger, Everest, Kan., nursing
Lori Bingham, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Logan Blackford, Orrville, Ohio, Bible and religion
Quinn Bowers, McPherson, Kan., aviation – professional pilot
Angela Brockmueller, Hesston, Kan., nursing
Heather Crawford, Newton, Kan., nursing
Angela Dickson, Hesston, Kan., nursing
Troy Dorrington, Hesston, Kan., general studies
Erika Dorsch, Whitewater, Kan., nursing
Jasmine Douangpraseuth, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Jill Eigsti, Goshen, Ind., nursing
Shelia Ford, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Samuel Foxvog, Tiskilwa, Ill., general studies
Sarah Fuller, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Jennifer Garcia, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Sarah Geiser, Kidron, Ohio, early childhood education
Ethan Gingerich, Kalona, Iowa, general studies
Khrystian Glover, Muskogee, Okla., general studies
James Godshall, Souderton, Pa., aviation – professional pilot
Traci Gronau, Newton, Kan., nursing
Alexander Hart, Derby, Kan., general studies
Martin Hernandez-Oviedo, Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Whitney Hickert, Hays, Kan., nursing
Samuel Hinga, Nairobi, Kenya, general studies
Kathryn Ignowski, Derby, Kan., nursing
Rhett Imel, Olathe, Kan., aviation – air traffic control
Michelle Inman, Tustin, Calif., nursing
Kenzie Intemann, Bessie, Okla., pastoral ministries
Byron Jiles, Oklahoma City, Okla., general studies
Courtney Johnson, Walton, Kan., nursing
Esther King, Sturgis, Mich., nursing
Janae King, Gordonville, Pa., general studies
Ashley Kirkham, Marion, Kan., nursing
Chanel Knight, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Jacob Landis, Sterling, Ill., Bible and religion
Ezekiel Lazaro, Andover, Kan., aviation – air traffic control
Kaedi LeFevre, Hesston, Kan., nursing
Rebecca Lopez, Wichita, Kan. nursing
Louisa Martin, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Lisa McGuire, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Alissa Modlin, McPherson, Kan., nursing
Brandi Moore, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Gregory Nolt, Lancaster, Pa., nursing
Peyton Olden, Rose Hill, Kan., nursing
Brittani Peterson, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Alexis Porter, Newton, Kan., nursing
Josanna Raber, Wooster, Ohio, nursing
Courtney Reimer, Inman, Kan., nursing
Delmer Reyes, Hugoton, Kan., general studies
Tieyce Rhodes, Newton, Kan., nursing
Jennifer Rhoten, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Jason Robinson, Wichita, Kan., aviation – air traffic control
David Rudy, Manheim, Pa., aviation – professional pilot
Amanda Sandoval, Hutchinson, Kan., nursing
Ashley Sassi, Newton, Kan., nursing
Natalie Saypativath, Mountain Lake, Minn., general studies
Jennifer Shepherd, El Dorado, Kan., nursing
Amanda Smith, Partridge, Kan., nursing
Jason Stubby, Newton, Kan., nursing
Rachel Tippin, Newton, Kan., nursing
Carly Unruh, Wayland, Iowa, general studies
Felicia Unruh, Walton, Kan., nursing
Marissa Vermillion, Halstead, Kan., nursing
Anna Waddell, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Taylor Walsh, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Michelle Ward, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Rachelle Wenger, Adair, Okla., nursing
Lorena Weymouth, Subiaco, Ark., early childhood education
Victoria Wheeler, Wichita, Kan., general studies
Amber White, Inman, Kan., nursing
Carol Wingo, Oklahoma City, Okla., aviation – air traffic control
Mamiko Yamagata, Ebina Kanagawa, Japan – general studies
Kassidy Yeackley, Milford, Neb., nursing
Mark Yoder, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Natalie Young, Wichita, Kan., nursing
Michaela Zook, Hesston, Kan., nursing

Top student athletes named at Hesston athletic banquet

Hayley Gately, Roseville, Calif., a sophomore co-captain on the softball team, and Jacob Landis, Sterling, Ill., a men’s cross country runner, are the 2012-13 Hesston College Student Athletes of the Year.

Gately, an all-region infielder, is the Larks all-time leader in homeruns, doubles, triples, runs and runs batted in. Off the field, she served the Hesston campus as a student ambassador and resident assistant. Gately follows Emily Wagner-Davis, also of Roseville, Calif., as this year’s Larks’ Female Student Athlete of the Year.

“Hayley made countless contributions to our program and the broader Hesston campus,” said Hesston softball coach Andrew Sharp. “She demonstrated tremendous leadership through her words, and more importantly, her actions. We will miss her, but are excited for her very bright future.”

A two-time competitor in the NJCAA national cross country meet and all-region runner, Landis placed 44th among over 300 runners at the 2011 national meet. Landis served Hesston College as a resident assistant, a chemistry lab assistant, a ministry assistant and a student ambassador. Landis helped the men’s cross country team to the second highest team GPA in the nation.

“Jacob is a gifted, well-rounded person,” said Hesston cross country coach Gerry Sieber. “He’s had a meaningful engagement with so many aspects of the Hesston College community, and I expect he will make significant contributions to the church and the world.”

Students recognized for acheivements at Larkfest 2013

Hesston College students were recognized for their academic and extracurricular achievements during the 2012-13 year at Larkfest April 26.

Larkfest is an annual end-of-the-year event that recognizes students for their academic, extracurricular, service and leadership accomplishments throughout the academic year. The full Larkfest ceremony can be viewed online at hesston.edu/larkfest.

Two students, sophomores Bonita Garber, Bainbridge, Pa., and Jacob Landis, Sterling, Ill., received the newly established Lark of the Year Award for demonstrating excellence in academics, leadership and service. Lark of the Year nominees were selected through grade-point average and involvement in leadership and service opportunities on campus and the faculty and staff chose the winners.

• Receiving the Ambassador of the Year awards from Admissions were sophomores Quinn Bowers, McPherson, Kan., and Carly Unruh, Wayland, Iowa.
• Receiving the Resident Assistant of the Year awards from Student Life were sophomores Zenawit Nerae, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Michael Oyer, Hesston, Kan.
• Sophomore Mahlon Jones, Oklahoma City, was named a third-team National Junior College Athletic Association Division II All-American.
• Receiving the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement were Atsushi Ambo, Niigata, Japan, men’s basketball; Brooke Beckerman, Inman, Kan., softball; Broxton Busenitz, North Newton, Kan., men’s soccer; Taylor Ermoian, Hays, Kan., men’s tennis; Jenae Hershberger, Goshen, Ind., women’s cross country; Mariah Martin, Glenwood Springs, Colo., women’s soccer; Marissa Schuett, Wichita, Kan., volleyball; Kayla Stevenson, Meade, Kan., women’s cross country; Pierre Zook, McMinnville, Ore., men’s basketball. The award is given to sophomore students who earn a 3.6 to 3.79 GPA.
• Receiving the NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement were Jacob Landis, Sterling, Ill., men’s cross country, and Courtney Unruh, Hesston, Kan., women’s tennis. The award is given to sophomore students who earn a 3.8 to 3.99 GPA.
• Receiving the NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence were Olivia Miller, Newton, Kan., softball; Mollie Nebel, Hesston, Kan., volleyball; and Keisei Ohta, Kanagawa, Japan, men’s tennis. The award is given to sophomore students who earn a 4.0 GPA.
• Named as Male and Female Athletes of the year based on athletic and academic achievement were sophomore softball player Hayley Gately, Roseville, Calif., and sophomore cross country runner Jacob Landis, Sterling, Ill.
• Receiving the Hesston College Business Department Award were sophomores Neal Brubaker, Goessel, Kan.; Broxton Busenitz, North Newton, Kan.; Keisei Ohta, Kanagawa, Japan; and Matt Weaver, Goshen, Ind.
• Receiving the Bill Mason Business Scholarship were freshmen Alyssa Becker, North Newton, Kan.; Mitchell Denlinger, Denver, Pa.; Mitchell Martin, Milford, Neb.; and Amy Seibel, Lawrence, Miss. The scholarship was established in honor of longtime business instructor, Bill Mason, Hesston, Kan., and awards a $2,500 scholarship to business students during their sophomore year.
• Receiving the Mariann Martin Drama Award from the Theatre department was sophomore Deni Brummer, Hutchinson, Kan.
• Receiving the Social Science Excellence Award were sophomores Taylor Ermoian, Hays, Kan.; Sam Foxvog, Tiskilwa, Ill.; and Sam Ruth, Wichita, Kan.
• Receiving the Clayton V. Beyler Award from the Bible department were sophomores Jacob Landis, Sterling, Ill., and Mariah Martin, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
• Receiving the Daniel Gerber Peace and Service Award from the Bible department was sophomore Asbel Assefa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• Receiving the Outstanding Math/Science Graduate Award was sophomore Cory Bowman, Millersburg, Ind.
• Receiving the Service Leader Award for 60 or more hours of community service logged during the academic year were sophomores Adam Heisey, Elizabethtown, Pa.; and Mason Unruh, Newton, Kan.; and unclassified student Philip Kauffman, Hesston, Kan.

Art students’ work on display

Hesston College student artwork is on display in three locations from now until May 3. The student work features a variety of art media from both fall and spring semesters of the 2012-13 academic year. All exhibits are free and open to the public.

The college’s annual juried student art show is on display in the Regier Friesen Gallery. Ted Adler, associate professor of ceramics at Wichita (Kan.) State University, served as juror for the show. Students receiving recognition included:

• Best in Show: Phillip Hilty, Peoria, Ariz.
• Juror’s Choice: Russell Klassen, Goshen, Ind.
• First Place: Trevor Toews, Hesston, Kan.
• Second Place: Nadia Loveta, Jakarta, Indonesia
• Third Place: Andrea Kelley, Archbold, Ohio

Honorable mentions in specific media include:

• Painting: Tori Wheeler, Hesston, Kan.
• Printmaking: Kayla Stevenson, Meade, Kan.
• Drawing: Marissa Schuett, Wichita, Kan.
• Photography: Alyssa Gustafson, Derby, Kan.
• Ceramics: Leah Unruh, Walton, Kan.
• Sculpture: Carley Wyse, Archbold, Ohio

The public is invited to attend a reception for the artists from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 29, in the Regier Friesen Gallery. The gallery is located in the Friesen Center for the Visual Arts on the Hesston College campus and is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

A second viewing option for student artwork is the college’s Sophomore Art Major Exhibit featuring the work of Kayla Stephenson (Meade, Kan.) and Tori Wheeler (Hesston, Kan.). The exhibit is located in the entry to Mary Miller Library in Smith Center on the Hesston College campus.

An additional show of student work will be featured at Peace Connections, 612 North Main St. in Newton, as part of Art and Music in the Heart of Downtown Newton event Thursday, April 25. The exhibit features drawings done by students in the college’s Drawing II course reflecting their participation in a March 20 on-campus Poverty Simulation organized by the college and Harvey County Circles of Hope – Peace Connections. Students also were required to conduct additional research on poverty as part of their work for the assignment. The Peace Connections exhibit can be viewed from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays until May 30.

Art students study under Lois Misegadis, who teaches drawing, painting, graphic design, photography, design and color theory, and Hanna Eastin, who teaches ceramics.

Located 30 miles north of Wichita, Hesston College is the two-year liberal arts college of Mennonite Church USA.

Photo release - Green engineering

Hesston College physics students Keenan Jensen, Hesston, Kan., and Ron Wenger, Adair, Okla., talk with Earth Day guests about the electric bicycles with solar power charging stations they helped build. Other students presented about a possible solar electric plan for the J.D. Charles Hall of Science and Arts and environmental biology and microbiology students presented about sustainability practices ranging from recycling to water conservation. Engineering students at Hesston have opportunities in their physics classes to create projects like the bikes and solar plans that give them hands-on experience for their future careers. The college also has an articulation agreement with Kansas State University-Salina for engineering technology students to transfer into and complete their bachelor’s degree in four total years of college.

Music students close year with recitals

The Hesston College Music Department will close out another successful year of music with three student recitals. The recitals are free and open to the public.

Deni Brummer, Hutchinson, Kan., will perform a voice recital at 7 p.m., Friday, April 26 at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. Brummer, a soprano, studies under Dr. Holly Swartzendruber. Selections will include music by Handel, Reger and Quilter as well as several musical theatre selections. The Hesston College Bel Canto Singers, of which Brummer is a member, will join her for “You now are sorrowful” from Johannes Brahms’ “A German Requiem.” Hesston College music faculty member Ken Rodgers will provide piano accompaniment.

Kaedi LeFevre, Hesston, Kan., will perform a voice recital at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 27 at Hesston Mennonite Church. LeFevre, a mezzo-soprano, studies under Matthew Schloneger. She will perform music by Martini, Mozart and Schubert as well as several musical theatre selections. Sophomores Alex Bargerstock, Masillon, Ohio, on guitar and Broxton Busenitz, North Newton, Kan., tenor, will join her for portions of the program. Rodgers will provide piano accompaniment.

Emerencia Dudas, Walbridge, Ohio, will perform a voice recital at 4 p.m., Friday, May 3 at Hesston Mennonite Church. Dudas, a mezzo-soprano, studies under Schloneger. She will perform music by Torelli, Franck, Barber and Bartok as well as several musical theatre selections. She will be accompanied on piano by Rodgers and joined by fellow musicians, sophomore Redfa Tithalawa, Papua, Indonesia, on piano, freshman Jake Pokorney, St. Louis, Mo., on guitar, and Bargerstock, baritone, for portions of the program.