Ken Hochstetler ’83: Combining faith and finance
Ken Hochstetler's path to heading a $3 billion company and becoming Everence CEO began with a paper route as a kid.
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Vibrant People of Elkhart County: Jessica Davila ’16
Jessica Davila came to Goshen in high school, speaking no English. After graduating from Goshen College, Jess earned her Master’s degree in Medical Science at Indiana University and is now in medical school at Loyola University in Chicago.
Wilma Marie Springer ’56 presented with Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who
Wilma Marie Springer '56 received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award after 45 years of teaching.
Vibrant People of Elkhart County: Ben Hartman ’01
Ben '01 and his wife Rachel Hershberger '99 own and operate Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen. His book “The Lean Farm” is gaining a lot of attention in both the farming and business worlds.
Gerhard Reimer, professor emeritus of German, dies at 90
Gerhard Johan Reimer, professor emeritus of German, died Jan. 1, 2019. He was 90 years old. Reimer taught German and occasionally Spanish at Goshen College from 1966-1994, and led eleven study abroad groups for the college’s Study-Service Term (SST) and Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA) in Costa Rica and Germany.
Joanna Osborne Masingila ’82: Seeing with new eyes
As she’s moved through life and her career, Joanna Osborne ’80 Masingila, a mathematics and mathematics education professor and dean of the School of Education at Syracuse (N.Y.) University, she has remembered God’s call for her to open her eyes and remained receptive to the opportunities and experiences placed before her.
Jay Smith ’74 offers secrets to longevity, excellence
Jay Smith '74 is retiring as a high school basketball official after 48 years, having been named the IHSAA Outstanding Girls Basketball Official in 2001 and the same for the boys in 2010. In 2009 he was awarded the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Circle Center Award, and in 2015, he was awarded the Mildred Ball Award for excellence in basketball officiating.
Riding school teaches students to master selves while bonding with horses
Kristen Savage '12 founded the Savage Riding Academy in Goshen, combining her love of horseback riding with her training and skills as a teacher.
Katherine Yutzy, professor emerita of nursing, dies at 91
Katherine “Kay” Yutzy associate professor emerita of nursing at Goshen College, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at the age of 91. She taught nursing at Goshen College in 1970, 1973-75 and from 1977 until her retirement in 1993.
Tom Gjelten, NPR religion and belief correspondent, to speak Jan. 28
Tom Gjelten, NPR religion and belief correspondent, will present the 2019 Yoder Public Affairs Lecture on Monday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Goshen College Music Center's Rieth Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the public.