by Howard Keim Some of the fondest memories of our alumni who were here as traditional students (ages 18 to 22) are from their lives in the dorm. Of course, they remember pranks, and those stories get embellished and stretched as they are retold over the years. But beyond the fun, the residence hall experience […]
by Rachel Schlegel The best way to confuse a Hesston College graduate who attended in the 70s, 80s, or 90s is to say “Old Erb” when talking about Erb Hall central and west wings. In 2000, central and west, the dorm that had been known as “New Erb” for 30 years, lost its title to […]
First-grade teacher, Teach for America Education after Hesston: B.A. in education and Teaching English as a Second Language from Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg, Va.). Working on M.A. in education at North Central University (Prescott, Ariz.) Tell us about your career. After graduating from Hesston I went to Guatemala for the Central American Study and Service […]
Freshman, member of women’s basketball and soccer teams, Erb Hall Renovation Student Committee member Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D. Parents: Athanasus and Betty Ungang Major: Athletic training How did you choose Hesston? I was planning to go to McPherson (Kan.) College because of family connections. I started looking at small Christian colleges in the area. I […]
One of my favorite things about living in the dorms was the conversations. Homework, classes, professors, family, hometowns and boys were all discussed in the hallway, in the dorm rooms and even the bathroom. Amanda (Heinrichs) ’95 Tyacke I and several friends once found a broken toilet which we intended to make into a planter […]
83 alumni families sent students to Hesston this year. Children of alumni receive a $1,000 scholarship for each year of full-time study at Hesston College. Hannah Bachman- Beth ’75 Gerig and Dean Bachman, Tiskilwa, Ill. Jesse Baer- Sheila Yoder Baer ’84 and Jonathan Baer, Villa Ridge, Mo. Erin Banman- Teri (Mullet) ’92 and Jeff Banman, […]
by Marathana Prothro Brothers Bob Ac63, ’65 and Paul ’70 Mullet remember well the station wagon that brought their family to Hesston in 1958. Their parents, Roy and Bess Mullet, were moving the family from a farm in Montana to Kansas so their five sons wouldn’t have to commute 25 miles to attend high school […]
The Hesston College campus community was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Elam J. Peachey from a heart attack Jan. 6, 2011. Elam, a Development Officer and Planned Giving Advisor, was 70 years old. Elam worked at Hesston College in various roles in Development since September 1990, including Development Officer, Director of Development […]
by Andrew Sharp The end of the academic year will have Hesston College saying goodbye to more than just the departing graduates. Longtime athletic director and baseball coach Art Mullet will retire at the end of the year, his 30th on the Hesston campus. During his time at Hesston, Mullet witnessed athletic facilities expansions and […]
Hesston College hosted 164 sixth graders from John Marshall Middle School in Wichita Nov. 30 as part of Marshall’s Achievement Via Individual Determination program. The program is designed to get students thinking about college and to prepare them for success through secondary education and beyond. The Marshall students visited 11 sites on campus where they […]
From 1964 to 1966, Hesston College brought eight students from across the country to Erb Hall where they bonded by living, studying, playing, pulling pranks and going to chapel together. Orv Gingerich, Duane Kauffman, Richard Kauffman, Harley Kooker, Michael Lambright, Lloyd Mumaw, Lorne Rideout and Duane Sauder formed deep friendships during their time at Hesston. […]
Wendy (Boll) ’97 Van Wingerden and her husband Jake turned the tragic death of their 11-year-old daughter, Ashley, into an opportunity to support orphaned children in Haiti. Ashley was killed in an accident almost six months before a massive earthquake devastated the island nation of Haiti. Jake traveled to Haiti six weeks after the earthquake […]
The year was 1973 and I was a freshman entering Hesston College. Due to crowding in Kauffman Court, I was assigned to live in Erb Hall west. Our mod was the first group of males allowed to live in Erb Hall, and it appeared to me to be an upgrade as it placed us much […]
The Erb Hall Renovation Project won’t turn our dorms into five-star hotel rooms. Right now we have basic furnishings-beds, desks, dressers and closets. We have heat, air conditioning, electricity and water. When we return to Hesston College in August, we will still have all of those things, we will just have an updated version and […]
