Inspire, Fall 2002

28 Fall 2002 which is “awarded to the senior medical student who embodies the ideal of the physician’s caring commitment to moral and ethical values in medicine.” John and his wife, Anne, currently reside in York, Pennsylvania, where he is beginning his residency program in general medicine at York Hospital. Ruth Fareno Longenecker ’83 and her husband, Craig, will be going to a closed country as tentmakers in November 2002. Craig will do medical research, clinical work, and teach in a university. Ruth will home-school their two children and reach out to women in the area. Ken Bandy ’84 received his doctorate in training and organization development from the University of North Texas in May 2002. Ken is an assistant professor of business administration and management information systems with Texas A&M University System. He and his wife, Stacey, live in Allen, Texas, with their two children, Stuart and McKenna, where they enjoy leading small group leadership training workshops and are assisting in a new church plant. Jim Conley ’84 is flying AC-130U gunships with Air Force Special Operations. Since September 11, he has been on the road continuously around the globe. Jack Einwechter ’84 was reassigned in June 2002 as legal advisor to the office of the chief, U.S. Army legislative liaison, in Washington, D.C. He will represent the Army on legislative matters before Congress and serve as a special prosecutor with the anti-terrorism war crimes commissions. Previously, Jack served as the deputy staff judge advocate for the first infantry division in Würzburg, Germany. Aaron ’85 and Annegret Grosse Bowes ’87 and their four children, Hanna, Philip, Kathrin, and Emily, enjoy Lois King Riggs ’76 received her master of education degree from Bob Jones University in May 2000. She resides in Greenville, South Carolina. Patty Neely Zemmer ’76 and her husband, Dave, rejoice that a church building was constructed for Berean Baptist Church in Barreiras, Brazil. They enjoyed a mini- furlough this past summer. Jonathan Couture ’77 is the groundskeeping supervisor for Legacy Center in Xenia, Ohio. His wife, Sarah (Griffeth) ’74 , teaches art two days a week at Dayton Christian Schools in Kettering. They reside in Xenia. Sallie Pickard Fogle ’77 and her husband, Larry, work in the stewardship department of Bibles International in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Larry generates meetings, then represents Bibles International where God opens the door. He is thankful that Sallie is able to travel with him often. Larry is also the liaison with an Internet host site for the Internet version of a New Testament for the Philippines. 80s Joanne Davis Rink ’81 and her husband, Daniel, announce the adoption of Emily Olivia in April 2002. Emily joins her brother, Brandon, at home in Anderson, South Carolina. Timothy Power ’82 received his master of theology degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in May 2002. John M. Balaicuis ’83 received the degree of doctor of medicine from the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 7, 2002. At a special ceremony during Commencement Week, he was selected from his graduating class of 225 students to receive the prestigious J. Woodrow Savacool Prize in Medical Ethics, design and layout of sports media guides, game programs, and “The STING,” a sports information newsletter. He will also continue as the women’s basketball public address announcer and as assistant volleyball coach with his wife, Teresa (Cooper) ’75 , who is the head coach. Rod Robison ’75 recently lectured and performed at the Magic Circle Theater in London as part of The Christian Consortium on the Paranormal. The event featured Christian illusionists from the U.S. and Great Britain sharing papers on the role deception plays in alleged psychic phenomena. Rod has been a professional comedy illusionist for the past ten years. He and his wife, Jeannie (Yoder) ’76 , have three children, Jennifer (19), David (15), and Jordan (6), and reside in Tucson, Arizona. Ken Van Loon ’75 was honored in May 2002 when Great Plaines Baptist Divinity School of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, conferred the honorary degree of doctor of humanities on him. Ken is the national deputy chief of the chaplain service in the United States Air Force Auxiliary and a pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church in Newton, Iowa. Thomas McDonald ’76 is currently president of Bible Believers Assembly and is professor of theology at Masters Native Bible College in Tyendanaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario. He is working on completing his doctorate of theology at Carolina University of Theology while pastoring Ross Brethren Church in Mendon, Ohio. The German state of Westphalia recently gave him two coats of arms: a personal coat of arms and a coat of arms representing his title of Blaustern Persevant. The title is based upon one of Thom’s ancestors—Lonhard Miess—who was a member of the court of the count of Wittgenstein. The count was well- known for giving refuge to Anabaptists in the 1500s in Germany. This is not the first time Thom has received an honor from a foreign government. In 2001, he received the Native American Veterans Medal from the Canadian Government for his service during the Vietnam War (Thom has dual American/Canadian citizenship and is of Cree heritage on his father’s side.) Thom has homes in Leipsic, Ohio and Lost River, Québec, since he ministers to the Hispanic migrant workers of Leipsic and the indigenous peoples of Québec. Martha White Mohler '76 shares that four cousins graduated from Cedarville University together in June 2002. They are (from left to right): Holly Mohler '02 , Jamie Mohler '02 , Rachael Mohler '02 , and Aaron Dieringer '02 . Proud alumni parents are: Thomas '78 and Martha White Mohler '76 of Austin, Texas (Rachael's parents) and Dennis '81 and Joyce Mohler Dieringer '74 of Conyers, Georgia (Aaron's parents). Alum Named Outstanding Teacher Kirt Wilson ’89 , assistant professor of rhetoric and communication studies at the University of Minnesota (UM), has been honored with the Arthur “Red” and Helene B. Motley Outstanding Teaching Award. Kirt began teaching at UM in 1996, and the very next year was nominated by students to receive the Outstanding Faculty Award. (He won the award when he was nominated a second time in 2001.) He continually receives positive evaluations from students, one of which said: “I look to Professor Wilson as an exemplar scholar, whose scholarship is first rate and who continually inspires my own critical thinking; as a model teacher, whose pedagogical skills I attempt to emulate; and as an ideal mentor, who is both supportive and fun.” In addition to his teaching honors, Kirt has garnered awards for his research on rhetoric topics. His research on African-American civil rights earned him The New Investigator Award in 2001 and the Karl Wallace Award from the National Communication Association in 2002. Kirt holds two advanced degrees in rhetorical studies: an M.A. from Purdue University and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife, Janice (Solak) ’92 . To contact Kirt, e-mail him at wilso092@umn.edu . A Medical Hero Dr. William Randolph Marriott ’85 has been named one of two 2002 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients at Wright State University School of Medicine. The July/August 2002 issue of Health Care Today explained: [Randy], who earned his medical degree from Wright State in 1991, is an attending emergency physician in the Emergency Trauma Center at Miami Valley Hospital. [He] is also part of Ohio Task Force One, which was deployed to New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. In the wake of the terrorist attacks, [Randy] spent nine days working 12 to 14 hours each day assisting rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero. For his efforts, he was another recipient of the first State Fire Marshal Award for Heroism. [Randy] also conducted disaster recovery efforts following the Xenia tornado in September 2000. [He is] medical director for the Dayton and Miami Township Fire Departments. Randy and his wife, Lynda (Masters) ’87 , live in Dayton. Photo Courtesy of Diana Watters