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Lee E. Miller ’80: Studying brain signals to help patients

Lee E. Miller ’80 is leading cutting-edge research to restore lost limb movement no farther away than Chicago. Miller uses advanced surgically implanted electronics and signal processing systems with a goal of helping people regain mobility and independence after spinal cord injuries or amputations.

A royal honor for Ellah Wakatama Allfrey ’88

Ellah Wakatama Allfrey ’88 was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to the publishing industry, at Buckingham Palace.

Culture for Service thrives in Elisabeth Fast Beels ’75 and Rebecca Dyck ’75

Culture for Service burns brightest for some Goshen College alumni just after graduation. For Elisabeth Fast Beels ’75 and Rebecca Dyck ’75, however, Goshen’s motto continues to guide their lives of helping others.

Joan Miller Block ’82 mission is to eradicate hepatitis B

Twenty years ago, Joan Miller Block ’82, her husband, Dr. Tim Block, and their friends, Paul and Janine Witte, all from Pennsylvania, founded the Hepatitis B Foundation in response to a young family affected by hepatitis B.

Egyptian odyssey: First SST unit in the Middle East is transformed by living in a country on the brink of revolution

In the Fall of 2010, 19 Goshen College students engaged in a fascinating Study-Service Term in Egypt under the leadership of Director of International Education Tom Meyers. After a semester, the students returned home on the eve of a turning point of history: the popular uprising that forced the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt for three decades. Four of the students have shared their transformative experiences.

“Gillette could make run at Oceanfront Marathon mark” in The Maui News about Justin Gillette ’05

“Shirk uses her French, Creole to help Haitians” in The Mennonite about Sylvia Shirk ’73

“Zimbabwean writer to receive Order of the British Empire from Queen” in the New Zimbabwe about Ellah Wakatama Allfrey ’88

Goshen College honors seven outstanding alumni during Homecoming Weekend

2010 Culture for Service Awardees: Wilma Shank ’46 and David A. Shank ’48 (front), Wilmar Stahl ’71 (back, third from left), and Nancy Chupp ’87 (back, second from left) 2010 Decade of Servant Leadership Awardee: Cristina Hernandez ’00 (back left) 2010 Champions of Character Awardees : BJ Leichty ’75 and…

Alumnus named one of the World’s Most Influential People for seeking cancer cure

TIME Magazine announced today that Goshen Center for Cancer Care Medical Director Dr. Douglas Schwartzentruber, a 1978 Goshen College alumnus, has been named to the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, the 2010 TIME 100.