Gina Leichty ’95 elected as Goshen’s first female mayor – WNDU
Leichty defeated Republican newcomer Benjamin Rogers to become Goshen’s first female mayor. According to the unofficial results, she won with 54% of the vote.
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Peter Fairfield ’02: Part of the Eastern Mennonite School trio
During high school, Peter Fairfield '02, Dan Steller, David Wingfield, and Peter Fairfield were all in the same graduating class of ’98 at Eastern Mennonite School. Now, the three are part of a team racing against time to help preserve the Ojibwe language.
Emily Stutzman ’08: Building Humanity Into Online Dating on TEDx Talks
Knowing there has to be a better way than simply swiping left or right, Emily Stutzman '08 decided to bring community back to online dating, like how it used to be. Friends making recommendations and connections for other friends. And in bringing back community, she hopes to also bring back the humanity. She shared that idea in her TEDx Portland Talk.
Marisa Smucker ’94: An adoptee who invites others – Anabaptist World
Mission Network leader Marisa Smucker knows what it means to be welcomed into the household of faith.
Mario Wenger, retired professor of German, dies at 91
Marion “Mario” Wenger, retired professor of German at Goshen College, died in Goshen on September 21, 2023. He was 91 years old. Wenger was a professor at Goshen College for 25 years, from 1963 to 1988. He taught a variety of German and linguistics classes at Goshen, as well as spending time as the chair of humanities and of humane studies.
Five alumni honored with 2023 Goshen College alumni awards
The 2023 alumni awards were presented to: Daryl Abbott ’69, Goshen, Culture for Service Award; Pauline (Graybill) Kennel ’53, Goshen, Culture for Service Award; Jeremy Pope ’11, Nashville, Tennessee, Young Alumni Servant Leadership Award; Melissa (Lehman) Gillette ’05, Goshen, Dr. Ruth Gunden Champion of Character Award; Geof Landis ’76, Goshen, Dr Roman Gingerich Champion of Character Award
AMBS honors three GC alumni with awards: Martha Smith Good ’71, Peter Stucky and J. Denny Weaver ’63
Martha Smith Good, DMin, of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Peter Stucky, MDiv, of Bogotá, Colombia; and J. Denny Weaver, PhD, of Madison, Wisconsin; are the 2023 recipients of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s (AMBS) Alumni Ministry and Service Recognition.
Drew Weber ’06: Meet the bird-lover behind the wildly popular Merlin Bird ID app
Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand this summer, you’ve probably heard of the Merlin Bird ID App. It’s a creation of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that allows you to identify birds you see or hear, with ease. Over the course of this year, it’s been downloaded by millions of people who use it to identify thousands of species of birds based on their song. And the man behind the app is 2006 Goshen College graduate named Drew Weber.
Sadie Gustafson-Zook ’17: A local singer/songwriter is part of the cultural richness of our community
Goshen singer/songwriter Sadie Gustafson-Zook '17 began performing music in Goshen as a fiddle player in the family band at the age of six.
National quilt authority and Goshen native to give gallery talk on Sept. 16
Janneken Smucker, a foremost authority on Amish and other American quilts, will give a gallery talk on Saturday, September 16, at 2 p.m. in the Goshen College Library Gallery.