Goshen College Alumni Awards - 2007

2007 Culture for Service Award Winners (L to R):
Jonathan W. Beachy ’72, Ruby Payne ’72, David P. Bartel ’82

2007 Decade of Servant Leadership Award recipient Dana Graber Ladek ’97 was unable to attend the awards ceremony held on the Goshen College campus from her current location in Amman, Jordan.

2007 Champion of Character Award Winners:
Henry Zehr ’78 and Sue Conrad ’92

Their lives have been focused on rehabilitating prisoners, educating educators about the needs of children in poverty, changing the way researchers think about genetics, assisting Iraqi refugees, preaching and serving a family in need. During Goshen College’s Homecoming Weekend 2007 on Oct. 5-7 the college honored six exceptional alumni with awards for lives and dedication to service that has inspired others.

Awarded by the Goshen College Alumni Board and named for the college’s motto, the 2007 Culture for Service Award was presented to Goshen College alumni Jonathan W. Beachy ’72 of San Antonio, Texas, Ruby Payne ’72 of Corpus Christi, Texas, and David P. Bartel ’82 of Boston, Mass.

Dana Graber Ladek ’97 of Amman, Jordan, received the 2007 Decade of Servant Leadership Award, which recognizes young alumni who are making significant contributions to their communities, church and world.

The Goshen College Maple Leafs Athletic Club presented the 2007 Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award to Sue Conrad ’92 of Lancaster, Pa., and the 2007 Dr. Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award will go to Henry Zehr ’78 of Warsaw, Ind.

The award recipients were honored at the Alumni Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Church-Chapel. All of the alumni award recipients were present, except Graber Ladek who was unable to attend from Jordan.

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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

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