Goshen College Alumni Awards - 2008

2008 Culture for Service Award Winners (L to R):
Dale Kempf '78, Virginia '65 and Jim Mininger '65, Paul Myers '66

2008 Decade of Servant Leadership Award recipient Janna Hunter-Bowman '00.

2008 Champion of Character Award Winners:
John Ingold '59 and Trinda H. Bishop '69

Their lives have taken them to an antiviral research lab in Chicago, a university in Lithuania, impoverished countries around the world, violence-stricken communities in Colombia, an elementary school in Colorado and college sporting events. During Goshen College's annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 3-5, seven outstanding alumni were honored for their service, achievements and contributions.

The 2008 Culture for Service Awards, which are given out by the Goshen College Alumni Board, were received by Dale Kempf '78 of Libertyville, Ill., Jim '65 and Virginia Mininger '65 of Hesston, Kan., and Paul Myers '66 of Akron, Pa. The Culture for Service Award program was initiated in 1989 to recognize alumni whose lives embody the college's motto. The awards affirm those who have served the college, community, church and world, or whose professional and personal achievements are models of the motto.

The 2008 Decade of Servant Leadership Award was received by Janna Hunter-Bowman '00, who currently resides in Bogotá, Colombia and is from Bally, Pa. The award, created in 2004, recognizes a Goshen College alumnus or alumna whose contributions and achievements in career, public or church service and volunteer activities early in post-graduate life – during or prior to their 10th class reunion year – are worthy of recognition.

And the Maple Leaf Athletic Club presented the Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award to Trinda H. Bishop '69 of Greenwood Village, Colo., and the Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award to John Ingold '59 of Goshen, Ind. The two awards, created in 2005, are presented to a male and female alumni athlete who exemplify the college's core values in their lives, work and community service. Gunden and Gingerich were pioneers in Goshen College's athletic history.

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About "Culture for Service"

In April 1904 "Culture for Service" was announced officially as the motto of the college. This phrase was spoken first by N.E. Byers in the closing words of his inaugural address as president. The aim of the college, he said, would be to train men and women for true living. "Let our motto be, Culture for Service."– From Goshen College: 1894-1954, John S. Umble.

Nominations

Send your nominations to: . Criteria: the nominee must have completed 24 credit hours or more at Goshen College and must be currently living.

All alumni are encouraged to send nominations for this award to the Alumni Board. In selecting awardees, the board is guided by the college's mission and core values.

About the awards

The Culture for Service Award program was initiated in 1989 by the Goshen College Alumni Board to recognize alumni whose lives embody the Goshen College motto. The awards affirm those who have served the college, community, church and world; or whose professional and personal achievements are models of the motto.

The Decade of Servant Leadership Award was developed in 2005 to recognize an alumnus or alumna whose contributions and achievements in career, public or church service and volunteer activities early in post-graduate life are valuable and inspiring. The award is given to alumni during or prior to their tenth class reunion year.

Recent alumni award recipients

2007

• Jonathan Beachy ’72
• Ruby Payne ’72
• David Bartel ’82
• Dana Graber Ladek ’97
• Henry Zehr ’78
• Sue Conrad ’92

2006 alumni award winners

2006

• Edgar Metzler ’52
• Ethel Yake Metzler ’46
• Glen E. Miller ’57
• Lisa Koop ’99
• Don Jantzi ’72
• Sally Hunsberger ’86

2005 alumni award winners

2005

• Hans J. Hillerbrand '55
• Ramzi Farran '68
• Carol Farran '69
• Justin Rothshank '00

2004

• Harold Kauffman ’61
• Raúl García ’56
• Anita Swartzentruber García ’56
• Pearl Hartz ’49

2003

• Ron Graber '52
• Esther Buckwalter Graber '52
• Arden Schmucker '53
• Dan Steiner '65

2002

• Sylvester Outley '69
• Kathleen Zehr '40
• Ed Yoder '58
• Theo Hartzler Yoder '57