Students recognized for achievements Students were recognized for their academic and extracurricular achievements during the 2013-14 year at the annual LarkFest awards ceremony May 2. Awards were given to 25 students in 12 departmental categories. Two students, Rebecca Eichelberger ’14 (Geneva, Neb.) and Hannah Weaver ’14 (Inola, Okla.), received the Lark of the Year Award […]
This summer, as movie-goers flock to one of the summer’s most talked about films, New York Times best-selling author Dinesh D’Souza’s America: Imagine the World Without Her, they will hear music from a man who started at Hesston College. Brian “Bryan” Miller ’86 (Valley Village, Calif.), is the founder of Sensory Overload Music, the company […]
Since 2005, I have had the opportunity to interact with thousands of Hesston College alumni. This is perhaps the biggest perk of the presidency, and I am grateful for the chance to be with people who got their start at Hesston College. In some ways, START HERE is a misnomer. Our students actually start in […]
A story of surprises and give-and-take inspiration between a father and daughter When it came time to choose a college and a major, Megan Cernek ’14 (Elton, La.) surprised her friends and family when she announced she was interested in aviation. Hailing from a family of mechanics and farmers in her small Coushatta Tribe community, […]
With countless professional opportunities, Tony Brown ’69 chooses to make teaching at Hesston a priority. Students aren’t the only ones who have a myriad of options when choosing a college. Faculty have choices, too. Hesston College is blessed with an overwhelmingly intelligent, talented, creative and energetic faculty who choose to help make students’ starts incredible. […]
Sophomore Kelvin Ferbianto quickly discovered that his education would mean more than classes and tests. Choosing a college sight unseen is bold for anyone, but especially when you do it from halfway around the world. That’s exactly what Kelvin Ferbianto ’14 did when he left his home of Jakarta, Indonesia, for Hesston College after plans […]
Following a call In 2007 my wife, Lori (Birkey) ’97, and I felt God calling us to her hometown of Hopedale from Pennsylvania, where I had been teaching for about seven years and doing part-time administration at Hinkletown Mennonite School (Ephrata). Shortly after arriving in Hopedale, we heard rumblings of plans for an empty school […]
Choosing the right start I visited Hesston during my junior year of high school. I really enjoyed my visit, but I was convinced it wasn’t the place for me. During my senior year I visited three other colleges but none of the visits compared to my Hesston visit. I just felt a sense of home […]
After disappointments with his college expectations, sophomore Dustin King discovered the start he was looking for all along. This was not the path Dustin King ’14 (Wichita, Kan.) envisioned following high school graduation. Having enrolled at a four-year Kansas private school, the ambitious right-handed pitcher envisioned immediate success as a student athlete. In the spring […]
A group of communication students get an early start to their professional careers with competitive internships. Communications and graphic design majors at Hesston College are getting an extra leg up on their peers. Whereas most students don’t start building their professional portfolios until their junior or senior years, seven Hesston students are digging in and […]
A challenging career path inspired a Hesston College start for freshman Sarah Hostetler Chemical engineering is not for the faint of heart. And if there’s any word to describe Sarah Hostetler’s ’15 pursuit of her dream, it’s not “faint.” She chose this plan of study fully aware she would face an intense course workload. She […]
Karl ’80 and Wilma (Ressler) ’81 Cender reflect on the student experience as alumni and parents and why they choose to support Hesston College. by Karl ’80 and Wilma (Ressler) ’81 Cender Hesston College was a great place for us to start our education. Hesston shaped much of who we are today in career choices, […]
Conference employs Heilsgeschichte Marion Bontrager ’57 explains a portion of the Heilsgeschichte timeline during the college’s annual Anabaptist Vision and Discipleship Series conference Feb. 21 to 23 with the theme “Reading the Bible in an Instagram World.” Using a condensed version of the well-known Biblical Literature curriculum, the 190 participants explored the Bible’s relevance in […]
Why did you choose to start at Hesston? Maria Diener ’15,Meridian, Miss., Social Work major It’s a diverse, Christian-based community, but a small enough community where I can transition into a more independent lifestyle. One of the reasons I chose Hesston was because I was instantly accepted as a prospective student. Heather Dussinger ’15, Lancaster, […]
Alumnus named men’s soccer coach The men’s soccer program gained a new head coach following the 2013 season. Michael Armstrong ’05, a former Larks soccer player, succeeds Kurt Hostetler ’93, who led the team for seven years. Armstrong served as an assistant coach for the Larks during the 2013 season and as an admissions counselor […]
