Seattle, Wash. Major: Aviation – Professional Pilot Parents: Wes ’91 and Kate (Miller) ’92 Yoder Take to the skies “I had always been aware of aviation as a career, but hadn’t really considered it until I got to high school and started taking aerospace engineering classes. Several of my family members have their pilot’s licenses […]
Telford, Pa. Career: Pilot for Republic Airways, business owner/entrepreneur Curtis Denlinger spent four years at Hesston College before bachelor’s degrees at the college existed. Aviation was part of the draw to Hesston for Denlinger, but as an ambitious and driven personality, Denlinger’s goals stretched even further than the skies. Inspiration and learning “I came to […]
Lark Softball rounds out season with honors Topping off a record-breaking 2019 season, the Hesston College Softball program received its share of post-season accolades with first-year student Amy Bretado’s first-team NJCAA All-American selection topping the list. Bretado (Whittier, Calif.) smashed the career Hesston home run mark in just one year, connecting for 19 home runs […]
Hesston College Class of 2019 graduates were sent into their go everywhere journeys with charges to show love and compassion and make a difference in the world during commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18. President Manickam conferred 39 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degrees and 105 associate degrees.
Many members of the Class of 2019 shared their future plans at the New Alumni Dinner hosted by the Advancement division, which includes Development, Alumni and Church Relations and Marketing and Communications. Congratulations, Class of 2019, and best wishes as you go everywhere! This list includes the plans shared by those who chose to respond, […]
Hesston College faculty, staff and students support Risa Fukaya at her April baptism. For 2019-20, Fukaya has committed to a year of service in Mississippi through Mennonite Mission Network. Risa Fukaya ’19 (Zushi, Japan) left Hesston College with a degree as well as expanded language skills, increased cultural understanding, influential friendships, and a new-found faith. […]
The start of Hesston College’s second bachelor’s degree program this August – the Bachelor of Science in Aviation-Professional Pilot – is momentous in its own right. It’s equally momentous for the four students who earned their Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences in Aviation-Professional Pilot in May and who have decided to continue at Hesston, […]
Saying that time flies seems cliché, but also so relatable. The first half of the 2018-19 year is nearly behind us when it seems like we just welcomed students to Opening Weekend and the start of a new chapter of their lives. We celebrated Homecoming in September with an emphasis on the legacy of our […]
by Jasmine Pankratz ’18 and Rachel McMaster Talk with Evan Oswald ’48 for even a few short minutes and a couple of things will become clear – he’s passionate and determined. Those qualities dominate at 94 years old, and they were likely evident in Oswald as a “green” 24-year-old in 1949 when Hesston College President […]
Cassopolis, Mich. MAJOR: Exercise science as a start for a degree in occupational therapy ACTIVITIES: Varsity volleyball, intramural basketball Cross cultural life I was born in Costa Rica, in the small town of Jerico. When I was five, my family moved to Michigan because of a great opportunity my aunt provided my mom to work […]
Hesston, Kan. Career: Sportswriter and sports broadcaster The making of a sports fan From the mid-80s on, my dad and I seemed to go to all of the Hesston College basketball, baseball and soccer games. Growing up in Hesston, and right across the street from the campus, made that an easy thing to do. Both […]
Members of the women’s soccer team move a load of leaves during a Saturday Athletic Department service project where all student-athletes and coaches raked leaves in the community. Photo by Jaden Hostetter ’19. There are a couple schools of thought on college athletics; perhaps even on athletics in general. What’s their purpose in the grand […]
Gerry Sieber addresses the crowd at the dedication of Sieber Field. Soccer field named in honor of coach The Hesston College soccer field underwent some upgrades before and during the 2018 season. Leveling and resurfacing took place during the summer and a new scoreboard was installed in September. The transformation was complete Sept. 29, during […]
53 students from alumni legacy families found their start at Hesston College in 2018-19. Jacob Baker ’20, Andover, Kan. – Mike ’93, faculty and Joanne (Monney) ’94 Baker Erin Beachy ’20, Middlebury, Ind. – Sheila (Eash) ’92 and Douglas Beachy Sabrina Bellar ’20, Conway Springs, Kan. – Chris ’87 and Amy (Koehn) ’88 Bellar Sam […]
What has been your favorite Lark athletic moment? Lindsey James ’19, softball, Butte, Mont. “Watching Autumn Lungwitz ’19 serve in a volleyball game after she tore her ACL. The whole gym stood in support of her, and I cried.” Jaden Lais ’20, men’s soccer, Grantsville, Md. “When I was able to wear number 10 to […]
