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Did you know that you can help your college by doing internet searches through Good Search? www.goodsearch.com is a charitable search engine. What’s in it for you? You are able to search the web at a location that allows you to filter adult information. What’s in it for Bethany. We receive the benefit of one penny per search.
We estimate that each search will raise $0.01 for Bethany. The more people use GoodSearch, the more money will be directed towards your college. The sky is the limit!
Here's an example of how much your organization can earn: 100 people doing 2 searches a day could yield $730 in estimated revenue for the college. For free! At the rate that we have currently seen we would raise $560. To date we have $75.15 accumulated from searches. Won’t you join us today? I set Good Search as my homepage. I even link to the Bethany website through Good Search. Please help BC in this simple free way!
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We want you to share your news with us. Let us know of important and even regular things that are happening in your life. We will even post pictures. To post your news click here, or email us at greenupj@bethanylb.edu . The plan is to grow toward on-line communities by decade, but until then we will have a monthly news update.
All are welcome. Hmmm, wondering what that means ~ just click here!
Special Link of interest: http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/index.html Learn more about Higher Education and the US Dept. of Education.
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Alumni – do you have a minute? And will you use that minute to do something that will benefit Bethany College?
All you have to do is follow the example of David Nelson, ’67, who added the Bethany College website as a link to his own website (www.humanagenda.com). With each new link to a website, Bethany College becomes more visible to more people searching the web every day.
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Alumni & Friend News
May 30
Bethany Students compete in National Track Meet...MORE
John Pearson who was a longtime sports information director at Bethany College was named the 2007 recipient of the NAIA Sports Information Director's Clarence (Ike) Pearson Award.
Shelly (McGuire) Adrian '03 graduated with her DVM from KSU College of Veterinary Medicine in May 2007. She was accepted into a small animal emergency/critical care internship program in San Diego, CA. As a senior veterinary student, she received the Dr. Don H. Spangler Memorial Award for Professionalism, as well as the Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Award.
May 25
Andy Spirek '07 is starting his career at Archer Daniels Midland in Kansas City, KS as a Wheat Midds Merchandiser.
Tyson Weisshaar '07 is starting his career at USD 494 in Syracuse, KS as the Kindergarten through 6th grade Physical Education teacher.
Christine Sturges '07 is starting her career at Topeka Public Schools in Topeka, KS as the social science teacher.
Nicole Beckley '07 is starting her career at Chapman School District in Enterprise, KS as a 3rd grade teacher and junior high volleyball coach.
Taumi Feil '07 is starting her career at TFI Family Services in Emporia, KS as a resource family worker.
Chris Deines '07 is starting his career at the Mental Health Association in Wichita, KS as a childrens attendant care.
Sara Freeman '07 is starting her career at Orscheln Farm and Home in McPherson, KS as the assistant manager/
Andrea Haden '07 is starting her career at Schilling Elementary in Salina, KS as a 5th grade teacher.
Justin McDonald '07 is starting his career at Bombardier Learjet in Wichita, KS at a Flight Controls Engineer.
Ben Cook '07 is attending Graduate School at Chicago Center.
Lindsey (Durall) Coleman '07 is starting her career at Kanopolis State Park as a park clerk and camp host.
Kris Shelite '07 is starting his career at Hospira in McPherson, KS as a R & D Chemist.
Josh Whitcomb '07 is starting his career at Deschutes County Sheriff Office in Bend, Oregon as a corrections deputy.
Adam Kirchman '07 is starting his career at Continental Analytical Services in Salina, KS as a lab tech.
Jessica Hanzlick '07 is continuing her education at Southern Illinois University Graduate School.
Eugene Allyn '07 is starting his career at Valley Center Schools as a chemisty teacher.
Craig Hull '07 is working for United Parcel Service in Salina, KS as a preloader, soon to be driver.
Kyle Peterson '07 is starting his career at General Electric in McPherson, KS as a field service representative and chemical technician.
Joshua Smith '07 is starting his career at the Salina Art Center as the gallery manager.
Majkin Holmquist '07 is starting her career as an English teacher in Salina, KS at Salina Public Schools.
Katharine Hudson '07 is starting her career at St. Francis Academy in Hutchinson, KS as a family support worker.
Christa Parsons '07 is starting her career at St. Francis in Ellsworth, KS as a social worker.
Josh Deschner '07 is working at Flint Hills Resources in Wichita, KS as an accountant.
Tori Everhart '07 will be attending Denver School of Pharmacy in the fall.
Brandon Krinhop '07 is working in Salina as a Financial Advisor.
Andrea Ohlman '07 will be attending Washburn Law School in the fall.
Candace Friedrich '07 is continuing her education at Wichita State University Graduate School in the fall.
Karen Ballou '07 is starting her career at Good Samaritan Center in Minneapolis, KS as a social worker.
Sara Coover '07 is continuing her education at Wichita State University Graduate School in the fall as a Physician Assistant.
Ashley Dunham '07 is continuing her education at Wichita State University Graduate School in the fall.
Sunni Gladden '07is continuing her education at Rose State/Sam Houston Graduate School in the fall.
Brian Swenson '07 will be continuing his education at Wichita State University Graduate School in the fall.
Travis Rohrberg '07 is starting his career at Hospira in McPherson, KS as a Microbiologist.
Polina Georgesal '07 is starting her career working at the Lyons State Bank in Lyons, KS.
Emily Bynum '07 is starting her career working at Bethany College as an Admissions Officer.
May 21
Bruce Harding '61 is enjoying a retirement hobby of Scandinavian-style woodcarving caricatures. His story was published in the Salina Journal May 14, 2007.
Marilyn (Dixon) Edgington '62 was recently divorced and is living in El Dorado. She is retired and has one son and 2 grandchildren.
Former Kansas Governor John Carlin: awarded at Bethany College Graduation Ceremony.
Beulah (Peterson) Mattson '42 went through cardiac catherization, showing no blockage in coronary arteries. Her heart is still strong, but she has developed atrial fibrillation. The valve replacement surgery was sceduled for May 8th. So keep her in your prayers!
May 18
Class of 2007 Senior Dinner~The 3rd floor of the Hickory Tree Restaurant in Smolan, KS was full the evening of May 18 as over 50 graduating seniors were joined by their families, friends, and Bethany College representatives for the 2007 Sneior Dinner. The evening included a wonderful buffet meal, and Tim Wallace, '04, Wichita, KS was the guest speaker. In his address, Tim shared with tthe seniors the importance of staying involved through their attendance at college events, volunteering to their Alma Mater, and keeping up on the Bethany news. Following the induction ceremony where the class of 2007 was officially welcomed into the Alumni Association, it was announced that these graduating seniors have given two gifts to the college--$675 in liability deposits were donated as a gift to the annual fund, and the class funded the purchase of a granite bench as part of the Campus Green Project. Click here for Senior Dinner Pictures!
May 11
Patrick Bihlmaier graduated from Bethany College in 1994 with a degree in theater and music and in the mid-1990s ran a popular Lindsborg coffee cafe that was the site of ...MORE
Josh Smith '06 is taking a job at the Salina Art Center as The Gallery Manager/technician. He will be responsible for the physical plant of the Art Center, the security of the facility, safety of visitors, exhibitions installation, and media support assistance. The Gallery Manager/Technician reports to the Director, and works directly with the Director, staff, and volunteers to Accomplish tasks.
John Gelroth '87 MSgt, USAF NCOIC, is working for Hospital Laboratory 10 Medical Support Squadron at the United States Air Force Academy.
May 1
Audrey (Bazil) Ratzlaff '01 will receive the degree of Master of Divinity at the AMBS Commencement Service on May 19, 2007.
Two Bethany College alumni will be honored as 2007 Award of Merit recipients. They are LeVoy Nelson, class of 1941, and Rev. J. Rolland Christenson, class of 1950...MORE
Presidential Candidates invited to campus...“The next step will be campus interviews—giving the Bethany and Lindsborg communities a chance to again participate in the process.”...MORE
John Carlin, former governor of Kansas and former United States archivist, will speak at Bethany College's commencement at 3 pm Sunday, May 20, 2007.
Linnea (Jones) Gettman '88 works part-time for Lynn Cooper, a Christian singer, as her Promotions Manager. You are invited to take a look at her website....lynncoopermusic.com
Rory Heimsoth '85-'87 (attended and played football for Bethany from 85-87) After living in Texas for awhile and receiving his Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise and Sport Science, he and his wife moved back to Fayetteville in September of 2006. He is working at Fayetteville High School in the special education department and coaching baseball. His wife, Cherie, is a teacher/counselor.
Steve Fikac '00 recently received a job in sales with 3D Belt Company. I am now living in Kansas City.
Joanne Halstead '83 is getting things ready to move to Maryland at the beginning of June. The last day of school for Nixa School District is May 24th and it will be her last day at work. In the meantime, she will be staying temporarily with friends.
Warren Olson '72 retired from Xerox Corporation in December 2006. He is now working as the Senior Gifts Officer in the Advancement Office here at Bethany College.
Robyn Velasco '01 is working as a Victim Advocate for the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She assists victims of violent crimes to navigate their way through the criminal justice system.
Barbara (Karstadt) Malm '96 is working as the Assistant Director, Annual Giving & Special Events for the Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc. located in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Alumni & Friends Scrapbook
Many of you share your pictures with us. When you do just let us know if it is ok for me to post one on here.
New! We have a new way to view pictures! Click here to check out Smugmug!
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Births
Send us your birth announcement and we will send you a Swede baby bib for your new arrival!
Courtesy Photo: Joel '01 and Sandra '02 Cromwell their son Jason.
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Marriages
Amy Jo Jacobs '04 and Jamie Carl Cruce '99 were united in marriage Saturday April 28, 2007 at Sacred Heart Church in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. Couple are at home in Lindsborg, KS where Jamie is head football coach at Bethany College.
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In Memory
Pastor Walter Burns '60 of St. Joseph, Missouri, died on May 9, 2007, at the age of 72. His funeral was held last Monday, May 14 (which would have been his 73rd birthday) at First Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, the congregation from which he retired in 1995. Pastor Burns served on Bethany's Board of Directors some years ago.
Ethel Jackson (Burns) Underwood '38 died August 6, 2006 due to Alzheimer's. She was a Music Education and Piano Major. She was a music teacher at the Public School until 1942.
Frances (Dahlsten) Larson '37 died April 26, 2007...MORE
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Irma (Lann) Lindquist '30 died April 29, 2007 widow of Emory Lindquist former President of Bethany College... MORE...Eulogy
Courtesy Photo: John & Carol Pearson
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Kenneth Forsberg '51 died April 29, 2007.
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Faculty News
Paul Gentine has been given a Woodward Award to fund attendance at the EduComm ’07 Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif., June 19-21.
Barbara Mohler-Spear has been given Woodward and Burmeister awards for continuing education course to mainting her CPA license.
Caroline Kahler has been given a Burmeister Award to fund the retrieval of art from her gallery exhibition at Concordia University.
Dan Masterson has been given a Woodward Award to fund travel to the Music Management Workshop at DePaul University June 25-29.
Deanna Douglas has been awarded the Garrett Travel Stipend for Faculty Scholarship for Spring 2007. She made a presentation on Student Perceptions of Cheating at the Southwestern Psychological Association's 53rd Annual Conference in Fort Worth.
Zbysek Brezina will present a paper on the accessibility of various East Central and Eastern European archives after 1989 and their ability to help in the reinterpretation of the communist past at the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences conference at Moravian College in Bethlehem. He also will chair a panel of young scholars who will discuss aspects of European and U.S. history, culture and science.
Bruce Kahler presented his paper "Our Family: Union Veterans' Organizations in Late Nineteenth Century Kansas" at the 2007 annual conference of the Kansas Association of Historians. His review of "Next Year Country: Dust to Dust in Western Kansas, 1890-1940" by Craig Miner appeared in the spring 2007 issue of "Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains."
Joyce Pigge was awarded the Donna Meredith Humphreys Award for Teaching at the honors banquet The award is an endowed gift in memory of Donna Meredith (Meredy) Humphrey who graduated from Bethany in 1991. It is given to the faculty member who exhibits excellence in teaching, success in exciting intellectual curiosity in students and fellow teachers, concern for students, and concern for fostering leadership and responsible character.
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Student News
At the honors banquet on Wednesday night Brandon Krinhop '07 and Candace Friedrich '07 were awarded the Spencer Bartlett Respect Awards. The awards are presented to the graduating man and woman who best exhibit the greatest respect for God, for the U.S. and for their fellow citizens. They are made in the memory of Caleb Hall, Vera Hall Bartlett and Spencer Bartlett.
For the third week in a row Bethany students have placed in the top 25 in the Global Business simulation. They have moved from 24th to 18th to 10th place. They also ranked 4th this week in earnings per share in stock price. Students on the team are Agnes Eklund, Jill Warner, Mike Cuestas and Casey Getzelman. “They have done a very good job of positioning BC students among the best,” said Paul Gentine, who uses the simulation as part of his Integrated Marketing Communications class.
Jen Hinman has been selected to participate in an OxFam America program that trains leaders in several of Oxfam’s campaigns. Hinman will attend a one-week workshop in Boston at the end of July. Oxfam America is a non-profit organization “that works to end global poverty through saving lives, strengthening communities and campaigning for change,” according to its material.
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Upcoming Events
Homecoming/Hyllningsfest 2007
It's almost here! Planning is going on now! Mark your calendars October 12-14, 2007!
Are you ready to come home? The Alumni Office is ready to help you plan your five-year reunion for the 2007 Homecoming/Hyllningsfest. If you are in one of the following classes and want to get your class together – just let us know!
2007 fall reunion classes are: 1937, 1942, 1947, 1952, 1958 (Class of 1957 had their reunion last fall), 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2002.
All it takes is one class member to get the ball rolling. So, if you would like to see a reunion for your class, but you don’t know where to start, e-mail us and we will help you with the planning process. Since we would like to include as much class reunion information in the Homecoming Flyer as possible, we would need your information very soon. Don’t delay-- lets talk now! greenupj@bethanylb.edu
Other Upcoming Events
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June 9-16~Bergie Bus Tour (for high school youths)
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June 20-23~Creativity Workshop for Writers (for high school youths)
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July 8-12~CSI Camp (for high school youths)
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July 30-August 2~Yearkbook and Newspaper Workshop (for high school youths)
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May 29-June 3~Tennis Camp (for youths 9-18)
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June 4-7~Boy's Basketball Day Camp (for boys grades 2-5 & 6-8)
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June 11-14~Girl's Basketball Day Camp (for girls grades 2-5 & 6-8)
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July 8-11~Girl's Basketball Camp (for girls 9-18)
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July 15-18~Full Contact Football (for boys 13-18)
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July 23-26~Youth Football Camp (for boys 6-12)
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For more information on these camps/workshops contact Roxie Sjogren 785-227-3380, ext. 8158
- September 22 Alumni & Family Sports Weekend~More information to come!
- October 12-14 Homecoming 2007-Hyllningstfest~More information to come!
- Nelson-Wilson Golf Tournament-October 12
- November 3 Kansas City Alumni & Friends Annual Event~More information to come!
Check out Homecoming 2006 pictures! MORE
Check out KMEA 2007 pictures! MORE
