Profiles of Students, Alumni & Faculty

Sep 08 2020

Todd Woodworth ’78: Champion of Character Award Goshen, Indiana Retired high school Spanish teacher and farmer Physical education and Spanish double major For Todd Woodworth ’78, his time as a soccer player at Goshen College was only one piece of...

Sep 08 2020

Krysten Parson ’02: Champion of Character Award Goshen, Indiana Physical education and health teacher Physical education major Krysten Parson ’02, a former Maple Leaf basketball and All-Conference softball player from Indianapolis, Indiana, remembers much more about her time at Goshen...

Sep 08 2020

Paul ’08 and Rebecca Shetler Fast ’08: Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award Goshen, Indiana Paul Shetler Fast MCC global health coordinator History major, minors in international studies and global economics Rebecca Shetler Fast Director of Elkhart County’s System of Care...

Sep 08 2020

Franklin Baer ’72: Culture for Service Award Winner Harrisonburg, Virginia Baertracks: Health Systems Development | Former Senior advisor to IMA World Health and vice president of SANRU NGO Biology and natural sciences major Franklin Baer ’72 is a citizen of...

Sep 08 2020

Shashi Buluswar ’90: Culture for Service Award Winner Oakland, California CEO of the Institute for Transformative Technologies Computer science and business double major Shashi Buluswar ’90 is committed to problem-solving that brings basic rights to all humans, as he dedicates...

Sep 08 2020

What made you decide to come to Goshen College? I heard about GC from one of my friends. He had such great things to say! I fell in love with the music program here, and the fact that GC is...

Sep 08 2020

Where are you from? I am from a city called Bangalore in India. What made you decide to come to Goshen College? I decided to come to Goshen College because I really liked their Psychology Program over here and the...

Aug 24 2020

Philip Horst ’93 has sung with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the San Francisco Opera, as well as with companies around the world. » Read Philip’s full bio He was the first prize-winner...

Jun 22 2020

Deena Elizalde of Goshen, Indiana, is a family nurse practitioner at Goshen Family Physicians. For 19 years, Elizalde has cared for a variety of patients, with clinical expertise in primary care. “Deena has successfully balanced her professional world of practicing...

Jun 22 2020

Patti Gasper of Elkhart, Indiana, has been a nurse for over 26 years, with a specialty in cardiology. She is currently employed by Beacon Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists in South Bend. “I am passionate about working with patients with cardiac arrhythmias,...

Jun 22 2020

Jewel Yoder teaches at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and is the chair of the nursing department. She also serves as the director for BSN education. “Without this program I certainly would not have had the qualifications to be promoted...

Jun 12 2020

1) What are you doing at this point in your life and how did your Psychology degree help with that? It has helped in relating with different clients in my work place who had experienced traumatic situations in their past....

Jun 12 2020

1) What are you doing at this point in your life and how did your Psychology degree help with that? I am currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science. I believe that my Psychology degree played a role in developing...