Senior consultant, Smucker Consulting, Milwaukee, Wis. Education after Hesston: B.A. in sociology from Goshen (Ind.) College, M.A. and Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from The New School for Social Research, New York City. The life and work of Glenn Smucker is a reminder that science is more than chemistry, biology and physics. Glenn’s work applies social […]
General surgeon at Sumner Regional Medical Center, Wellington, Kan. Education after Hesston: B.S. from Friends University in Wichita, Kan., medical school at the University of Kansas in Kansas City, Kan., general surgery residency through the University of Kansas in Wichita. Former women’s basketball coach and current Vice President of Admissions Joel Kauffman remembers Janelle’s dream […]
Homecoming 2010 was Sept. 24 to 26. The premier event for the weekend was a Science and Math Symposium featuring 13 alumni speakers. Keynote speakers included Dale Kempf ’75, Gene Zaid ’71 and Glenn R. Smucker ’66. Other events included reunion gatherings, Partner Appreciation Breakfast, Alumni Banquet, Tailgate Picnic and Family Festival and sports events. […]
Hesston College plans to renovate the dorm rooms, lounges and infrastructure in Erb central and west beginning in May 2011. The college is continuing a campaign to raise funds for the improvements. So far, $1.2 million has been raised with another $1.8 to be raised by summer 2011. Excel Industries in Hesston gave a major […]
The Washington Monthly first started releasing rankings in 2005 in response to the annual “Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report. Instead of asking the question, “What can college do for you?” the magazine asks, “What can college do for the country?” The purpose of the rankings is to highlight colleges that have a […]
by Jim and Phyllis Yoder It has become increasingly clear that our world needs education, for religion without education leads to fanaticism. It has become increasingly clear that our world needs its education tempered with Christianity, for education without a strong and prevailing sense of the transcendent leads to cynicism and hopelessness. It has become […]
When John F. and Marilyn (Stauffer) Murray scheduled an appointment with a financial planner, their main goal was to ensure they were being financially responsible in their retirement. But when they discovered they could cover their living costs and still have a little cushion, they decided to do something meaningful with the extra funds. That’s […]
By Andrew Sharp As Kenny Graber’s size 11½ New Balances sped across the Baldwin City (Kan.) Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 4, a well-trained ear could have picked up the sound of applause ascending from Hesston College constituents coast to coast. Graber was one of 12 student athletes running that morning, officially marking Hesston College’s […]
A team from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools will visit campus March 21 to 23, 2011, for a comprehensive evaluation. The college invites the public to provide written comments to the commission which will be forwarded to the evaluation team for its review of the college. Submit […]
New faculty and staff for the 2010-11 year include Justin (JR) Allen, plumbing and heating specialist; Becky Bartell, nursing faculty; Janine Coblentz ’02, Erb Hall resident director; Dr. Robert Enns, sociology faculty; Megan Gongwer ’08, campus activities director, Larks Nest manager, assistant women’s soccer coach; Dan Harrison ’78, campus counselor; Jeanelle Herrell, education and psychology […]
International peacebuilder John Paul Lederach ’75 and his daughter Angie Lederach ’04 collaborated to write a book on social healing and reconciliation, When Blood and Bones Cry Out: Journeys Through the Soundscape of Healing and Reconciliation, released March 2010. The Lederachs explore healing as ongoing in the midst of continuing violence in communities. They present […]
In May 2010, Tim Detweiler, Dan Diener, Alvaro Fernandez, Nick King and Steve Ramer, all 1972 graduates, met at Crooked Creek Christian Camp in Washington, Iowa, for a weekend of reminiscing, personal sharing, worship and celebration. In June of 1972, about 10 days after their graduation from Hesston, the five left in a 1967 Ford […]
The Math-Science Division at Hesston College has a history of providing students a strong academic background preparing them for continued study and completion of professional degrees. Thirteen of our distinguished alumni made presentations at this fall’s homecoming event, sharing about the work they have been called to do and how Hesston College assisted their journey. […]
Last fall Loris Habegger, our Dad, died, having outlived Evelyn, our Mom, by just two years. Both our parents lived long and productive lives. They chose to live modestly, spending little, saving and investing, but always giving too. Over the years, local community agencies as well as the Mennonite church and its institutions were beneficiaries […]
by Howard Keim This issue of Hesston College Today features the contributions of our Business Department, and I am pleased to be able to add my comments to the articles that follow. I am especially pleased that we are able to honor Bill Mason, past administrator and current faculty member, with a scholarship that bears […]
