Roman and Shirley Gingerich and their children In the early 1940s, many people in the Mennonite Church believed that sports would allow worldly ideals like pride and aggression to leak into campus culture. Roman ’41 and Shirley Gingerich ’41 thought otherwise. Roman and Shirley met…
It takes a lot of energy to keep up with Ruth Gunden ’52, even at age 83. That energy drove Gunden’s 40-year Goshen College career, which left a legacy filled with milestones.
A scholarship for children and grandchildren of former Maple Leafs is being revived with the help of some generous alumni. The fund, which was originally created in 1993 by the alumni board, has historically been administered in combination with another alumni scholarship. It is now being revived with…
Norman family honors late daughter, sister with endowed scholarship Bettie Norman in 1977 Paul and Alma Norman were products of the Great Depression. Paul was a maintenance man in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Alma raised their two daughters, Margaret and Bettie. The family got by with modest…
When Isaac Steiner, 7, died on March 6, 2013, after a 21-month struggle with brain cancer, his parents, Rob and Sarah Steiner ’98, were devastated. Though the experience of Isaac’s illness was agonizing, the Steiners found that having meaningful nursing care made a difference. As a tribute to their son and his nurses, they recently established a scholarship for Goshen College nursing students in the hope that recipients will provide the same kind of compassionate care that Isaac received.
David and Darlene (Dottie) Birkey Byler spent their whole lives in service to others. Dave, a pastor and musician, was well loved for faithfully serving those in his congregation, and Dottie was a tireless mother, teacher and church member. Passionate about their Christian faith, they lived lives that witnessed to Jesus’ teachings, quietly manifested in repeated acts of everyday kindness shown to friends and strangers alike. It is for that reason that Dave and Dottie’s four children established a scholarship fund to honor and remember their parents.
Esther Showalter Deal '53 has focused her life on serving others, from teaching, to working at summer camps, to volunteering. Now in her 80s, she enjoys being close to the Goshen College campus after relocating to Goshen in 2007, where she continues to help others. Her scholarship fund, established to benefit education majors at Goshen College, was first awarded in the spring of 2011.
