Three Goshen College students receive the second annual Reuben Savanick Memorial Scholarship

GOSHEN, Ind. – Three Goshen College students, Hilary Mayhew, of Hutchinson, Kan., Emily Iehle, of Sandusky, Ohio, and Chet Franklin, of Antwerp, Ohio, are the recipients of the 2007 Reuben Savanick Memorial Scholarship.

This scholarship, established by the Savanick family and managed by the Anabaptist Deaf Ministries (ABDM) board, honors Reuben Savanick from Scottdale, Pa. Reuben, a Goshen College alumnus and a child of deaf parents, was active in Mennonite Church Deaf Ministries as well as having worked for many years at the Mennonite Publishing House.

The scholarship, awarded to Goshen College or Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary students, was designed to foster and encourage students studying American Sign Language to pursue careers in ministry or other fields related to the Deaf community. Goshen College is also the only Anabaptist-Mennonite Church related college that offers a degree in ASL-English Interpreting.

Mayhew, the daughter of Gayle and Charley Wilson, attends Faith Mennonite Church in Hutchinson and is a senior pursuing a double major in Spanish and ASL/English interpreting.

Iehle’s parents are Margery and Dennis Iehle. She will be a junior majoring in ASL/English interpreting. Iehle attends Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.

Franklin, son of Alan and Pam Franklin, attends Community Christian Center and will be a junior in the American Sign Language interpreting program this fall.

The Anabaptist Deaf Ministries Board of Directors is a national board chosen from Deaf and hearing people across the Anabaptist churches and charged with the responsibility for giving overall direction to the deaf ministry of Mennonite Church USA.

The Anabaptist Deaf Ministries Board and the Reuben Savanick family would like to thank all who are making this scholarship possible through generous donations. Tax deductible donations are still being accepted. Contact Sandy Slabaugh, program coordinator for ABDM at sandys@goshen.edu or call (574) 535-3077 for more information.

Editors: For more information about this release, contact Sandy Slabaugh by e-mailing sandys@goshen.edu.

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Goshen College, established in 1894, is a residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college’s Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron’s Best Buys in Education, “Colleges of Distinction,” “Making a Difference College Guide” and U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition, which named Goshen a “least debt college.” Visit www.goshen.edu.