Goshen College Alumni in the News

2011

Justin Gillette '05

Gillette could make run at Oceanfront Marathon mark. The Maui News, Jan. 22, 2011

Sylvia Shirk '73

Shirk uses her French, Creole to help Haitians. The Mennonite, Jan. 1, 2011

2010

Ellah Wakatama Allfrey '88

Zimbabwean writer to receive Order of the British Empire from Queen. New Zimbabwe, Dec. 31, 2010

Erin Geiser '79

She walks toward leaner, richer life. Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Dec. 14, 2010

David Shenk '09

David Shenk heeds the siren’s song. Augusta Free Press, Dec. 3, 2010

Anna Mast '08

Podcast: Baking Goodness: A Conversation with Anna Mast. Beyond Laurelville, Nov. 16, 2010

Dick Lehman '76

Wheel keeps turning for Goshen potter. Elkhart Truth, Oct. 29, 2010

Edgar Diaz '10

Edgar Diaz strategizes on social media as a tool in building relationships with customers. South Bend Tribune Business Weekly, Oct. 18, 2010

Philip Kendall '05

Elderly dementia patients and “at-risk” students create friendships. Chicago Tribune, April 14, 2010

Andy Yoder '08

Born Amish, student remains on course to become doctor. Associated Press, April 5, 2010

David Denlinger '67

Like Bears, Mosquitoes Fatten Up For Winter. NPR, March 4, 2010

Roger Beachy '66

Is there an agricultural sustainability consensus. Farm and Dairy, Feb. 24, 2010

Dan Coyne '80

Customer donating kidney to grocery store clerk; Transplant set for next month at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Chicago Tribune, Feb. 7, 2010

Jesse Landis-Eigsti, Greg Yoder and David Kempf '09

Goshen College grads venture wherever their band's music takes them. The Elkhart Truth, Feb. 7, 2010

2008

Susan Swartzendruber '78

Bridging Cultures, and Taking Arabic to Iowa. The New York Times, Jan. 2, 2008

2007

Jesse Miller '02, Luke Miller '02, Steve Clemens '00, Mike Rempel

There are no words for Lotus' instrumental tunes. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Dec. 27, 2007

Canon Kodwo Ankrah '58

Keeping the Pan African dream alive, The Standard (Kenya), Oct. 13, 2007.

Evan and Janice Kreider '64

Moral authority and divine diplomacy, Canadian Mennonite, Sept. 17, 2007. (second article on page)

Ruby Payne '72

The Class-Consciousness Raiser, New York Times Magazine, June 10, 2007.

2006

Owen Gingerich '51

Must we have a separation of church and science?, NPR's Talk of the Nation, 8.4.06.

Eugene Sensenig '78

County native tells of life in Beirut amid fighting, evacuations, Lancaster Online, 7.24.06.

Stephen Ainley '73

Union Label: Cultural 'gem' economic driver, president says, MSNBC, 7.16.06.

Vance George '55

And now for the coda -- the Symphony Chorus' longtime leader, Vance George, is stepping down, San Francisco Chronicle, 6.14.06.

Dick Lehman '76

Artist as survivor: Battling cancer has left its mark on Lehman, The Truth, 6.12.06. (Free registration required)

Disease shapes shaper’s life: Lehman learns how to balance family, business and treatment, The Truth, 6.13.06. (Free registration required)

A life filled with meaning, The Truth, 6.14.06. (Free registration required)

Heather Kropf '94

Goshen grad does modern folk, South Bend Tribune, 6.4.06.

Andre Swartley '01

Local author's book reaches contest final, The Truth, 5.31.06. (Free registration required)