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The Simpson University campus is an exciting place to be with a new school year under way. Athletic teams reported prior to the end of summer to get ready for volleyball, soccer, cross-country, golf, wrestling and basketball. Baseball and softball teams will soon be preparing for competition in the spring semester. New traditional undergraduate students have filled the classrooms; other traditional undergraduate students returned at the highest rate ever, making this year’s undergraduate population the second highest in Simpson’s history.

New places of service have been chosen for WorldSErVE teams even as we rejoice in the ministry of teams from the past summer (see pgs. 10-12). This fall we’ve added a Master of Arts in organizational Leadership program, an online Bachelor of Arts in Psychology through our degree-completion program, and we will offer a Spanish major for fall 2014.

The campus has been noisy with the sounds of heavy equipment working on the new Science and Nursing Building. It will get even noisier when the steel beams and girders arrive on campus and the frame takes shape over the concrete slab. The construction is scheduled to be completed in summer 2014, and the noise I expect to hear in September 2014 will be the cheering of excited science and nursing students and faculty.

A personal note of joy can be found in the alumni baby section on page 20. My grandson, Scott Carpenter, can be found there in all his cuteness (actually, on page 3 also). Mom and Dad are doing fine, and Grandma is a little proud, too. As I watch the changes in the little guy and see how quickly he is learning new things, I’m reminded that as an institution, we continue the development and learning process of the students entrusted to our care through instruction in and out of the classroom.

God provides us with the tremendous privilege of sharing in his work in the lives of students across all programs. The sincerity of faith, the hearts of service, and the desire to learn inspire and encourage me. I am reminded daily of the reasons I have the best job ever—the students, parents, alumni, staff, faculty, administration and trustees whom I serve.

I pray that your hearts will be touched as you read about what is happening in the lives of Simpson students and those who serve the school. Please support us in prayer as we continue to live out our motto as a “Gateway to World Service.”

Grace, peace, and joy be yours through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Dr. Robin DummerInterim President

Dr. Robin Dummer and his wife, Debbie, in front of the construction site for the Science and Nursing Building. (Inset photo): Dr. Dummer and his grandson, Scott Carpenter.

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features04 Simpson Celebrates Start of New Building10 Serving the Nations14 The Heart & Mind of Christian Education16 Alums Pursue Dreams of Pro Ball17 Simpson Goalies Score Love Off Field23 Employees Recognized

departments04 Happenings06 Academics: History08 Academic Activities09 Faculty Scholarly Activities 18 Alumni Updates22 Giving Focus

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SiMPSon UnivERSity EXECUtivE ADMiniStRAtioninterim President: Robin K. Dummer, Ed.D.Provost: Gayle Copeland, Ph.D.Executive vice President: Bradley E. Williams, M.B.A.vice President for Advancement: Gordon B. Flinn, M.B.A.vice President for Student Development: Richard W. Brown, D.Min.Chancellor: James M. Grant, Ph.D.

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ImPSON UNIvErSITy students, staff, faculty and friends celebrated a campus milestone Sept. 2 with a dedication ceremony at the site

of the new Science and Nursing Building.Though construction began in late July,

the ceremony was planned for orientation weekend to include new and returning students. About 200 people, including local media, attended the 20-minute ceremony, which included messages from science and nursing faculty and students, Interim President Robin Dummer and Board Chair Betty Dean.

Dr. Dummer, who gave the welcome and a prayer of dedication, noted that Simpson had a missionary nursing program in the 1960s. Several decades later, the university began

offering nursing again, first through its RN-to-BSN degree-completion program in 2007 and then as a four-year bachelor of science in nursing program (started in 2011).

“Today is kind of a fulfillment of that dream from the ‘60s,” he said, standing on a stage in front of the construction site.

The two-story building will house classrooms, offices, clinical skills labs, patient simulation zones, and specialized areas for physics, microbiology, genetics, chemistry, organismal studies, and anatomy.

Professor Larry Siemens, chair of the Science Department, noted the growth of the sciences at Simpson, with a biology program added in 2007 and the number of science faculty growing from two to six. Simpson has 38 students in biology and 20 in math this fall.

“The Science Department has strained the facilities of the university a bit,” he said, noting that classrooms have had to be remodeled into labs and that some classes are being taught in residence halls. The new building will provide space for more labs and

prep rooms and enhance opportunities for student research.

“Our students will have greater opportunities to learn and try new things,” he said. “God has been good to us… This is a major step.”

Jan Dinkel, dean of the School of Nursing, also spoke, sharing the excitement of finally seeing “the earth move” at the site. Simpson has 182 nursing students this fall, with 90 registered for pre-nursing, 62 in the four-year BSN program, and 30 in the RN-to-BSN program.

The first class of 20 four-year nursing students graduated in the spring, with graduates expressing a desire to serve in settings ranging from trauma centers and community hospitals to overseas missions. The biology program has graduated three classes, with alumni in medical and pharmaceutical schools, research, and education, Siemens said.

Dr. Dean thanked faculty and staff for their work on the project and recalled board

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members praying over the site two years ago.“We continue to pray and ask that you pray with us…that this building,

when completed, will be debt-free,” she said. “We will be able to prepare hundreds, and over the years, thousands, of

students to be a ‘gateway to world service,’” she said, referencing Simpson’s motto since the early 1950s.

Biology student Siby Sabu of Sunnyvale and nursing student Patty Brown both shared briefly from the stage what the new building will mean to students in their programs.

Sabu said his experiences with the faculty and biology program have been life-changing. “I know for a fact that this will truly impact future students and offer them life-changing, life-challenging opportunities,” he said.

Though she will graduate months before the building opens in fall 2014, Brown encouraged others to pray for those in the science and nursing programs. “Right now we are learning things that may someday save someone’s life,” she said. “Every time you look at the building, let it remind you to pray for students and faculty.”

FOLLOW THE PrOGrESSFollow construction progress online at simpsonu.edu/webcam. We are seeking to raise $3.8 million to complete the building debt-free. Learn more about how to partner with us at simpsonu.edu/snbuilding.

A busy orientation weekend kicked off the new school year, as we welcomed 787 new and returning traditional undergraduate students to campus. Total enrollment in all programs (traditional undergraduate, continuing studies, and graduate studies) for the fall semester is 1,255.

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In briefSImPSON UNIvErSITy hosted a sold-out crowd of community members for its 12th annual Business Leadership Luncheon in August, featuring author

and speaker Laurie Beth Jones.

SImPSON UNIvErSITy FOr SENIOrS opened its offerings to adults of any age this fall and continues to enjoy popularity in the community. Learn more about these monthlong, not-for-credit courses atsimpsonu.edu/seniorschool.


A C A D E M I C S : H I S T O r y

ImPSON UNIvErSITy history students stepped back in time

this fall to help with two local Civil War events, including

one on campus.In late September, four officers of the

university’s History Club participated in a weekend event at Hawes Historic Farms in Anderson put on by the Reenactors of the American Civil War in Northern California. (Simpson alumna Elizabeth Fannin, a 2009 history major, is an official member of the Reenactors and provided the link between the groups. Elizabeth and some classmates created the History Club, now in its sixth year.)

Students Sadie Brown, Mariah Percy, Elizabeth Haase, and Zachary Sanchez slept in Civil War-era tents and had the choice to dress either as civilians or infantry members (the latter staged two battles for the public to watch). A dress ball ended the second evening.

Dressed as civilians, the women participat-ed in activities consistent with the times, such as reading, writing, cooking and cleaning. “It was very interactive,” Sadie Brown said. “We could explain things to people.”

On Oct. 17, six members of Dr. John Ayabe’s American Civil War class donned period costumes and played the part of

abolitionists during a Civil War Student Day for hundreds of eighth-graders from throughout Shasta County. For several hours, student groups rotated through sev-eral stations, learning about many aspects of the war, including civilian and military life, battlefield tactics, and much more.

Justin Thomason, a junior history major from Manteca, Calif., said the students were given the chance to participate for class credit. They chose real characters and researched them. “We did our best to try to think like them, how they viewed slavery and abolitionism,” he said. “We wanted to be in some way inside their minds.”

The actors shared their characters’ indi-vidual stories but stopped frequently to ask questions of their young audiences, such as, “Can anyone tell us more about the Un-derground Railroad?” and, “Do you think violence should be repaid with violence?”

“We didn’t want to just talk at them,” Justin said. “We tried to mingle and be legitimately 1859.”

It was the second consecutive year the History Department has partnered with the Reenactors of the American Civil War to host the “living demonstration.”

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Students, professor tour England and ScotlandDr. Cherry McCabe, assistant professor of politi-cal science, led 12 students on a 10-day history tour of England and Scotland in May. “My goal for the trip was that students would experi-ence history firsthand, beyond the textbook, and in the process develop new perspectives about the world and themselves,” she said.

Left to right: Eric Brown (parent), Sadie Brown, Michelle Malavong, Nick Shoup, Kim Burberry, Vanessa Buendia, Jeff Porter, Cassandra Heath, Andrew Dougherty, Rebecca Zadnik, & Shea Heston.

History students explore Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone monument in Wiltshire, England.


OUr SImPSON UNIvErSITy students and three recent graduates were inducted this fall into a new campus chapter

of Phi Alpha Theta, a national honor society for history.

Students Myrsadies Brown, Daniel Cross, Jose Reyes, and Kelly Warner, and ‘13 graduates Justin Buchert, Tim Medeiros, and Ahnaleza Wilseck, were honored during an evening ceremony Sept. 27 inside the J.D. Williams Suite on campus. The event included the installation of the university’s chapter of Phi Alpha Theta.

Dr. Jason Nice, associate professor of history at Chico State University and a national representative for Phi Alpha Theta, was the guest speaker. Other Simpson speakers included Dr. Robin Dummer, interim president; Dr. Gayle Copeland, provost; Dr. John Ayabe, chair of the Division of

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Humanities and Fine Arts; and Dr. Cherry McCabe, assistant professor of political science.

Phi Alpha Theta has more than 350,000 members and 860 chapters. Simpson University’s History Department learned this summer that its yearlong petition to add a chapter was granted.

“We’re thrilled,” said Dr. Ayabe, who is also an associate professor of history. “Having a chapter of Phi Alpha Theta will enable our history students to become part of a national organization of history scholars and lets us recognize their academic achievements.”

To become a member, undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours in history, achieve at least a 3.1 grade-point average in history and an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.

Simpson University’s History Department includes 22 students and three professors.

The history major is designed for students who may pursue careers in education, public history, business, commerce, government, or politics. It offers specializations in pre-law, U.S. history, European history, and non-U.S./non-Western history.

Phi Alpha Theta was established in 1921 by a professor at the University of Arkansas.

In addition to Phi Alpha Theta, Simpson University also has chapters of the following national honor societies: Alpha Chi, Kappa Mu Epsilon (mathematics), Psi Chi (psychology), and Alpha Sigma Lambda (for adults in the continuing studies program).

From left: Kelly Warner, Myrsadies Brown, Dr. Cherry McCabe, Dr. John Ayabe, Tim Medeiros, Jose Reyes, and Daniel Cross.

Learn more at simpsonu.edu/history. simpsonu.edu / 1-888-9-SIMPSON 07


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EvEN GrAdUATE STUdENTS WErE HONOrEd for achievements in Simpson University’s Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program during an evening reception Oct. 4.

About 80 people attended the ceremony inside the J.D. Williams Suite in the Owen Student Services Center. In addition to the students, an MACP faculty member and clinical supervisor were honored, and a public health analyst was named Community Member of the Year.

The following students received awards: Vanessa Areiza, for her commitment to work with diverse and marginalized populations; Justin Dobrenz, for excellence in clinical practice; Heather Jordan, for outstanding contribution to the community; and Anna Frandsen, for professional promise.

The following students received special recognition: Roy Dyer, for theoretical application in clinical practice; Amanda Lockman, for professional growth; and Dan Marshall and Vanessa Areiza, for achievement in thesis research.

The program named Charlene Ramont as its Community Member of the Year. Ramont, a public health program and policy analyst at Shasta County Public Health, is a guest lecturer each year in the Issues of Diversity in Counseling course, where she teaches on issues related to poverty.

MACP adjunct faculty member Lisa Jellison was honored for Excellence in Teaching; and Jeannie Jacobs was named Clinical Supervisor of the Year.

Simpson University’s M.A. in Counseling Psychology program began in January 2010. It has 27 current students and has graduated 28. The rigorous program is designed to prepare students for licensure in California as marriage and family therapists or licensed professional clinical counselors.

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MaCP HONOReeS: Back row, from left: Dan Marshall, Roy Dyer, and Justin Dobrenz. Front row: Anna Frandsen, Vanessa Areiza, Amanda Lockman, and Heather Jordan.

Charlene Ramont

More information on Simpson’s graduate programs can be found at gs.simpsonu.edu.

SCHOOL OF EdUCATION NEWSThe School of Education, one of Simpson’s graduate schools, honored teacher credentialing students during a May 28 medallion ceremony in the Heritage Student Life Center.

From left: Cedeño Hernandez and Lisa Maki, Outstanding Student Teachers for Secondary; Hannah McGaffee, Dean’s Cup; Alydia Atkins and Ben Lopez, Outstanding Student Teachers for Elementary.

School of Education Dean Glee Brooks, left, stands with Carlye Nuccio and master teacher Marla Willis from Junction Elementary.


N OrIGINAL COmPOSITION by SImPSON University music professor and department chair Dan Pinkston is featured on a new CD released by the American Choral Directors Association.

“Commissions” is a CD compilation recording that celebrates the first 10 years of the association’s Brock Composition Series, and “includes stunning compositions by some of America’s finest composers,” according to the association’s website.

Dr. Pinkston’s featured piece, “Nunc Dimittis,” won the raymond W. Brock Student Composition Competition in 1999. At that time, Dr. Pinkston attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned two graduate degrees in music. He joined Simpson’s music faculty in 2001.

Pinkston’s composition is one of only two student works on the CD, said Scott Dorsey,

Music professor’s work selected for ‘finest choral composers’ CD

r. PATrICk bLEWETT jOINEd A.W. TOzEr Theological Seminary in August as its dean. He served most recently on the pastoral staff at Westside Church in omaha, Neb. In addition to

serving in pastoral positions throughout the U.S., Dr. Blewett has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia International University (South Carolina); academic vice president and dean of the faculty at Grace University; and dean of Grace College of the Bible in omaha.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from Montana Institute of the Bible; a master of arts in church education, master of divinity and doctorate of ministry from Western Seminary in Portland, ore.; and a Ph.D. in education from the University of Idaho.

Dr. Blewett is also engaged in international theological education, serving as board chair for a Global South higher

education mentoring organization called “Synseis Alliance International.” He has also worked with leadership and taught at the Academy for World Mission near Stuttgart, Germany, and has participated at Jerusalem University College.

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director of education and communication at the American Choral Directors Association. The other pieces are commissioned works by world-renowned composers, including Daniel Pinkham, David Brunner, and Grammy winner Stephen Paulus.

During his tenure at Simpson, Pinkston has won several composition awards and composed two symphonies. “Symphony No. 1” premiered in November 2010 at North State Symphony concerts in redding and Chico.

“Symphony No. 2” was commissioned and performed by the Shasta Symphony orchestra in october 2012. It will be performed April 5 and 6 by the Juneau Symphony orchestra in Alaska under the direction of North State Symphony conductor Kyle Wiley Pickett.

“Commissions” can be ordered through the association’s website at acda.org.

Follow Simpson music events at simpsonu.edu/musicevents.

Stephen Bailey, professor of intercultural studies, co-edited the August edition of The Review of Faith and International Affairs

Journal. He also contributed an article and co-authored another in the same journal. In September, he spoke at an event in Washington, D.C.,

funded by the John Templeton Foundation, to announce the special edition of the journal, which focused on religious freedom in East and Southeast Asia.

paul StonehouSe, assistant professor of outdoor leadership, had an article published in spring 2013 in Pathways: The

Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education titled “Character development and outdoor adventure education: Critique and hope.”

timothy CarliSle, associate professor of English and literature, read an essay and chaired a session at the Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature in May. He also served as a reader for Advanced Placement in Louisville, Ky., in June.

miChael lyonS, associate professor of old testament, read a paper entitled “Ezekiel 34: Composition and Allusion” at the Society of Biblical Literature International meeting in Scotland in July.

perry Gee, dean of the School of Continuing Studies, co-led a session at an American Association of Diabetes Educators conference in August in Philadelphia. He also presented research at the Gerontological Society of America annual symposium in New Orleans in November.

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miChelle StinSon, assistant professor of old testament, presented a paper at the Trinity College Bristol Postgraduate Research Conference in June.

Find faculty activities online at simpsonu.edu/scholars.


S T U D E N T m I S S I O N S

SERVINGTHE NATIONS...In 2013, Simpson University sent 107 students to serve throughout the U.S. and the world.


CEntRAl ASiAThis team traveled to Wuhan, China, to be a part of a summer program for preteens and teenagers aimed at improving their English by teaching them about purity, how to have integrity, and how to maintain firmness of character in a country where these topics are rarely discussed. In the time they spent there, they saw several students express interest in Christ.

El SAlvADoRThis team partnered with the Envision ministry “Broken” and spent three weeks doing outreach among elementary schools in the community. Many kids committed their lives to Christ. The team members faced challenging events, including the hospitalization of one of the in-country staff members, but were able to rely on God and each other to complete the task that was placed before them.

MiDDlE EAStTwo young women traveled to Jordan to intern for a month with long-term field workers who run a community center in the capital city. They spent their days teaching English to Syrian refugees and Muslim women and also ran a kids’ camp. They were able to bless the ministry of the long-term workers by tangibly showing the love of Christ.

MonGoliAThe Mongolia team spent three weeks encouraging young Mongolian believers. The local students are mostly first-generation believers faced with daily challenges of being Christians in a highly unreached country. The team encouraged the locals to stand firm in their faith, visited homes with hosting church members, and prayed for those who asked for or were willing to receive prayer.

noRth AfRiCAThis team traveled to the city of Melilla to partner with a local church and conduct soccer camps for kids. The majority of these kids come from Muslim families that have had little to no exposure to the Gospel. The field workers expressed that they have desired to help the local church do more outreach in the Muslim community and that the Simpson team helped with this goal.

RUSSiAThe Russia team spent a month in a city on the Black Sea, helping to run an outdoor camp for Russian youth. The Russian Alliance Camp directors said that it was vital to have “native” English speakers in order to attract these non-Christian youth to their English camp with the intention that they would also attend their Bible camps later in the summer. The team learned how to teach conversational English classes while also living in the cabins with the teens and leading camp activities.

SoUth KoREA/tAiWAn/ChinAThis team spent five weeks in five different locations in Asia. They partnered with Footsteps International and another small team from Olivet Nazarene University to teach English to children in these countries. They were also fortunate to teach the kids Bible stories in English. At each location they stayed with local families and learned much of the language and culture as they built relationships.

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UKRAinEThe Ukraine team was given the task of conducting a two-week camp for American missionary kids living in Europe and a one-week camp for at-risk Ukrainian children and youth. The field workers reported that the team was able to make wonderful connections with the children in both camps and were especially impressed with one team mem-ber’s initiative to talk with his group of boys during the MK camp about what it looked like to be men of God.

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–Daniel, Mongolia Team 2013

I dearly hope that I have been able to make as much of an impact on the lives of those I lived, worked, and played with for four weeks as they have made on me. I can humbly say that in order to glorify god, I gave everything I had to those kids, my teammates, and the other staff we worked with. I wouldn’t trade this trip for anything, and I hope that I will be able to return there next summer and in the years to come.

–Josh, Ukraine Team 2013

as we shared our lives with the mongolians, they also shared their lives with us. we learned generosity and hospitality from them. we learned passion from them. we learned endurance from them. we blessed them and they blessed us. we impacted their lives and they impacted ours.


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inDiAThe India team partnered with the team leader’s parents in India to do outreach mainly among children and young adults. They helped to put on a Vacation Bible School and conducted a retreat for young adults who are believers, as well as helped build a church. The team also visited a small community of lepers and was able to pray over people they spent time with in the villages and on the retreat.

lAoSThe Laos team of six Hmong students visited various cities to learn more about Laos and the lack of religious freedom. Fluent in Hmong, they were able to communicate with locals on a level that other teams were unable to do. Most team members had the wonderful opportunity of meeting distant relatives during their travels. Local believers reported being very uplifted by the team and very much enjoyed hosting them.

SoUthEASt ASiAThis team traveled to Indonesia, where they partnered with field workers who have a business sending international travelers, believers and non-believers alike, into local villages for several days at a time in order to experience the culture first-hand. They were welcomed into the homes of the locals and learned about the presence of Islam in Indonesia. The team was taught the basics of the local language to share their faith with local believers.

thAilAnDOur Thailand team spent three weeks in Bangkok with university students hoping to improve their English and befriend the visiting Americans. The team developed meaningful relationships with these students, and a few team members were able to share their faith with their new Muslim and Buddhist friends. They conducted a retreat and befriended several young women involved in prostitution, seeking to give them a glimpse of hope and God’s light.

– Emily, Thailand Team 2013

– Heidi, India Team 2013

“Come and see the works of the lord, his glorious deeds among mankind.”2014 Psalm 66:5

Learn more at simpsonu.edu/missions.

I am still in awe of the fact that god chose me and my team to be vessels for his love. we were able to share that the only reason we can love is because god first loved us. and they wanted it. they want him. I thank him every day that he will not relent in his pursuit of their hearts.

the bible became so tangible. while in India we were able to show love to the orphans, care for the widows, and touch people who have suffered or are in the process of healing from leprosy. my heart and desire for people to hear the gospel grew even deeper. I hope and pray that god chooses to send me and use me as a part of what he is doing.

Gary SChmidt, assistant professor of business, was faculty sponsor of a summer missions team to Bang-kok, thailand. In this role, he helped coach the student leader, mentor students, gave a devotional at a retreat for thai University students, and helped with strategic

planning of the “ties with thailand” partnership between Simpson University and Christian and Missionary alliance (C&Ma) workers in Bangkok, primarily through a coffee shop outreach. gary also visited tainan, taiwan, where a number of recent Simpson graduates are involved in a church and/or teaching english. he was able to observe and learn about the work being done there.

harold lund, assistant professor of mathematics, attended the C&Ma general Council in tampa, Fla., in June. later that month he went to asuncion, Paraguay, with the existence Church of San Diego as part of a 10-person team. they worked with C&Ma field

missionaries doing vacation Bible School in a public school, painting a wall mural at the school, replacing playground equipment in a local park, helping with a new church construction, worked with awaNa, and did a Fourth of July presentation to an english class.


Or THE NINTH CONSECUTIvE yEAr, dOzENS OF Simpson University students partnered with community organizations in the university’s annual Day of Service. The students did not let rainy weather stop them from

helping in numerous ways at more than 10 locations in the area on Sept. 21, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, Parsons Junior High School, the Manter House in Anderson, and the Heritage Roast-ing Co. in Shasta Lake. Service tasks included painting, landscaping, graffiti eradication, deep-cleaning, and gardening.

The Day of Service has become a start-of-the-year tradition at Simpson, where fall classes for traditional undergraduate students begin the day after Labor Day.

“This is an opportunity for the Simpson community to serve the community which has housed us for more than two decades,” said Travis Osborne, director of spiritual formation.

Last year the Day of Service marked the beginning of a new service team initiative (called strike teams) that continued throughout the school year. Almost every weekend, students participated in projects throughout the community, most on short notice. Students logged more than 1,600 person-hours on 30 projects, including cleanup, construction, moving, and maintenance. Those teams have already started serving again this fall.

“The Day of Service kicks off our ‘way’ of serving year-round,” said Jon Thompson, coordinator for student ministries. “This increases our connectivity, our heartbeat for service, and our understanding of what’s happening in our city.”

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Learn more about the service teams at facebook.com/striketeamsforjesus.

Stephen Bailey, professor of intercultural studies, led a worldSeRve team of hmong-american Simpson students on a trip to laos this past summer. he notes, “I worked with lao people in thailand and laos for 17 years, and for the past 12 years I have been in and out of laos

two or three times a year working with the lao government on religious freedom programs. But for my students whose parents were all born in laos, this was their first opportunity to visit. Several of the students were able to meet relatives for the first time. the students had opportunities to share their lives and their faith with a number of Christian and non-Christian people during the trip. I was so impressed with the way the students reached out and coped with the heat, difficult travel and cross-cultural communication. It was the best short-term team I have ever been part of.“

aM a FiRSt-GeNeRatiON college graduate who had the privilege of being raised in a Christian home. Despite their

lack of formal higher education, my parents practiced and instilled in me the biblical notion that I am God’s “workmanship,” God has a plan for my life, and everything I do must be viewed through the lens of Scripture.

I did not realize that I had been instructed in what is now termed “the integration of faith, learning and living” until I attended

a Christian college. Indeed, I was surprised that fellow Christians found this view to be revolutionary. In college, I began to discover my calling to help Christians understand this view of our Christian journey. This calling is foundational to my philosophy of Christian higher education.

In his book Academic Faithfulness, my friend Steve Garber writes that Christian higher education should have a threefold approach: convictions (developing a worldview sufficient for life’s questions and

crises), character (involving incarnating this worldview), and community (living out this worldview in company with mutually committed and stimulating people).

While Christian colleges certainly are institutions that are committed to teaching, research, and service, we do so in a caring and grace-filled community. This communal behavior is an imperative and should characterize the distinctive identity of Christian colleges, which are built on the core values of Christ-centered excellence with a focus and priority on people.

I believe that Christian colleges are to be places where people can ask the tough ques-tions, explore intellectual ideas with a boldness and assurance borne of our conviction that God is Creator, Designer, Sustainer, Re-deemer, Comforter, and Lord. We can do this because of our recognition of our identity in Christ and our absolute dependence on Him.

I believe that such an approach is contingent on students developing a “Christian identity.” I believe that people are the heart and mind of Christian higher education. As much as it is about learning about God’s world, Christian higher education is also about embracing and encouraging people to accept, follow and establish a relationship with an infinite, personal, triune God who is transcendent and immanent, omniscient, sovereign, and good.

I also believe that a Christian university

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This fall Simpson University welcomed Dr. Gayle Copeland as its new provost and chief academic officer. Dr. Copeland takes over the position held most recently by Dr. Stanley Clark, who retired in 2012. Her educational background includes master’s degrees in history and education from the University of Kansas and California State University, Fresno, respectively, and a Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership from the University of Kansas. Her undergraduate degree in history was from Geneva College.

Since 2003, Dr. Copeland has served as professor and chair of the Education Department at Geneva College. She has taught a variety of courses at CSU Fresno, Baylor University, University of Kansas, and Alliant International University. Prior to moving into higher education, she served as assistant principal at Central High School in Fresno, among other high school teaching and administrative positions.

We invited Dr. Copeland to share her philosophy of Christian higher education with Gateway readers.

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should provide opportunity to those who may be bruised and battered to find fellow image bearers who will walk alongside them and encourage them. I believe that how members of a Christian community love the Lord with heart, soul, strength, and mind and care for our community and our neighbors is essential.

Christian colleges are about challenging students to see themselves as God sees them. In Ephesians 2:10, Paul asserts that we are God’s workmanship, or masterpiece, who have been “created” in Christ Jesus to do good works that he prepared for us to do. I believe that we, as Christian college faculty, are about helping students develop a saving relationship with Jesus Christ which propels them to develop and utilize their calling as students in serving in Christ’s kingdom—and later, in their vocation, which is a holy calling whether one is a scientist, teacher, pastor, artist, or entrepreneur.

In Judges 6, the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon and said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” By all accounts, Gideon was a young man who was threshing wheat in a wine press. He was not expecting to be called a “warrior.” While Gideon struggled to grasp

what God was calling him to do, we know that Gideon indeed became a warrior. He followed God’s plan for him by utilizing the gifts that God gave him. This story reflects the purpose of Christian colleges—helping our students see their identity in Christ that gives them the boldness to serve Christ in a variety of ways in our ever-changing world.

I believe that Christian colleges and univer-sities, particularly at this time in history, need distinctively Christian thinking that results in changed lives, communities, and societies. The Apostle Paul writes in Romans 12 that as Christians we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, and this renewal of thinking will enable us to test and approve what God’s good, pleasing and perfect will is.

This renewal of thinking, or Christian thinking, is the reference point from which we view all knowledge and engage and minister to our changing world. The well-known axiom, “All truth is God’s truth,” is certainly applicable, but the continuous imperative of “renewing our minds” compels us to discover and expound on God’s truth wherever it is found with the accompanying humility that confesses that God knows all things and we do not.

The Christian college is rightly poised to be a community that encourages academic exploration within a Christ-centered and grace-filled community. Because God endures, our students can learn and experience engag-ing cultural thinking in light of God as the Author and Sustainer of All Truth. In fact, Allan Bloom, in The Closing of the American Mind, states that “the contemporary student is exposed to an environment of openness and indifference which leads to a type of mental vacuum. Reasoning is subjectively based on the dominant world philosophy expressed in the classroom. Education is attempting to find answers, but is ignoring Christ as the answer.”

Christian colleges and universities begin with Christ as the answer and encourage exploration and true wrestling with the big and small questions. Christian faculty and staff encourage the question with an eye toward healing, restoration, and encourage-ment. This attitude grows out of our commit-ment to love God with all our heart, soul, and

mind, and our neighbor as ourselves. Bryan Borger writes, “Learning about God’s world as a person with this luxury of being a student is itself a calling, and the college years are also preparatory for future service in Christ’s kingdom, as young adults find their place in a career. This is how we change the world, tak-ing institutions and career areas seriously and learning to be faithful followers of Christ in (but not of ) those culture-shaping spheres.”

As a Christian university, we have a mission. And this mission is so significant and so urgent that if we do not embrace it with both seriousness and joy, and if we do not strive after it both individually and corporately, then something quite precious might be compromised or even lost.

I believe that we are to be helping students to see more and to see more clearly. So, the subjects, the departments, the books, the facts, students’ career aspirations, and the like proceed from and toward a fundamental commitment to honor the Lord.

This perspective provides a foundation for discerning what to make of things and ultimately how to live. Further, I believe that the Christian university must strive to be “practical” in that we reach to teach and to model for students—in and out of classrooms, with regard to ideas and with regard to behaviors, in our personal relationships and in our structural processes—how they might enflesh Christian perspective and Christian discernments of the times and, in so doing, serve as what Al Wolters calls “billboards” for God’s kingdom to others.

PUrSUING EXCELLENCEDr. Gayle Copeland (center), Simpson’s new provost, talks with students on campus.

“ I believe that Christian colleges are to be places where people can ask the tough questions, explore intellectual ideas with a boldness and assurance borne of our conviction that God is Creator, Designer, Sustainer, Redeemer, Comforter, and Lord. “


ErSEvErANCE IS A kEy TrAIT SHArEd by mANy athletes, including former Simpson University women’s basketball player Ariassa Wilson (’13) and men’s baseball player Tyler Provost. Both Ariassa (pictured bottom

right) and Tyler (pictured above) dreamed of playing their sports professionally, and despite hardships both reached their goal.

Over the summer, Ariassa, a youth ministry major from Tacoma, Wash., signed a professional basketball contract to play with Rio Claro in Brazil. Tyler, a business major from Hollister, Calif., played his first three games of professional baseball with the Hawaii Hilo Stars of the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs in August.

“It’s been a dream since I was a kid to play pro ball,” said Ariassa. “Many times it didn’t seem like it was going to happen, but God is a good God, and He’s seen all the work that I put in regardless of whether I thought it was going to happen or not. I believe God rewards work. Every day I wake up and have to remind myself that I’m a professional basketball player; I get paid to do what I love. How cool is that?”

“All summer I continued to work my heart out every day knowing that I may have already played in my last game of baseball,” said Tyler. “I went to a tryout and didn’t hear back from any of the coaches there. I decided to give it one more shot, knowing that if I didn’t hear anything after this, I would move on to the real world and hang up my cleats. Three weeks after the second tryout, I received a phone call from Hawaii and was offered a professional contract to finish the season with the Stars.”

Both Tyler and Ariassa faced difficulties during their college careers. After finishing junior college, Tyler attended Patten University in Oakland, Calif. But when Patten cut its sports programs in the spring of 2012, Tyler sought out Simpson’s head baseball coach, Travis Fortner, for a spot on the Red Hawks’ team.

“I had one year of eligibility left and no school to play for. Coach T decided to give me a chance to join his program after playing against them the year before, and I loved every second of it,” said Tyler. “I enjoyed everything about Simpson. The campus, the teachers, the

people, and everything else that makes Simpson what it is.”With his athletic eligibility up, Tyler transferred back to Patten to

finish his business degree. He plans to graduate in December.“Most kids need motivation,” Travis said. “We had to tell Tyler to take

rest days. His sheer love for the grind and a refusal to be told he was not good enough kept him playing. Hands down one of my favorite players I have coached or played with.”

Ariassa’s time at Simpson was full of challenges, including a season-shortening torn meniscus her junior year, her grandmother having a severe heart attack, and the murder of her sister.

“During my years at Simpson I was faced with many events that required toughness and strength,” said Ariassa. “I had to learn how to be successful despite adversity.”

“Ariassa was a very focused young woman,” said Derrick Pringle Jr., Simpson’s head women’s basketball coach. “She brought a sense of passion and enthusiasm to our program that I don’t think will ever be matched. I am extremely happy that she has reached her goal and dream to play professional basketball and am blessed to have been able to coach her at Simpson.”

Even though she is pursuing her dream of playing professional basketball, Ariassa struggles with the language and cultural differences of living in a foreign country.

“While I am in Brazil where few speak my language, the ways of living are different, the basketball system is different,” she said. “I am being faced with another challenge to become successful through adversity. If I wasn’t so prepared and hadn’t developed such a tough mindset during my years at Simpson I would have been on a plane home weeks ago.”

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ULy 28 HOLdS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOr Simpson University seniors and men’s and women’s soccer goalies Justin and Natasha Webb. Not only is it the day they got married this summer in Freeland,

Wash., but it is also both of their parents’ anniversary. Natasha’s parents, Duane and Helen Kamps, celebrated 46 years of marriage on their wedding day; and Justin’s parents, ron and Laura Webb, celebrated their 23rd anniversary.

Justin, an accounting major from oakhurst, Calif., and Natasha, a cross-cultural studies major from Freeland, Wash., used soccer as a special element in their wedding to represent them as a couple. They and Justin’s groomsmen wore indoor soccer shoes, and one of their ring bearers carried goalie gloves down the aisle.

Justin and Natasha are enjoying being a married couple while still attending school. Even though soccer practices and games and classes keep them busy, they enjoy the time when they are both at home and can be together.

“It’s fun to hear my name announced as Webb now as I head out onto the field,” said Natasha. “Justin is an incredible keeper, and I feel honored that I get to have his name now. It inspires me to live up to the name.”

Soccer played a crucial role in bringing Justin and Natasha together. Although they both played soccer their freshman year, they didn’t start noticing each other until their sophomore year when Justin started helping Natasha with her goalie skills.

“Truth be told, we spent many hours out there,” said Natasha. “He was very patient with me, listened to me vent about the rest of my

life, and as time went on I really began to consider him my best guy friend. We also spent time with groups of friends and eventually all of this led to a question in the goalie box after he sent me on a scavenger hunt. He wanted to know if I would be his girlfriend. I said yes, of course.”

on oct. 20, 2012, Justin surprised Natasha by proposing at the Sundial Bridge in redding. They celebrated their engagement by eating cookies and ice cream while watching the sun set and then going to Logan’s restaurant, which was also where they went on their first date.

Justin and Natasha both enjoy playing soccer for Simpson. “I love being able to hang out with all the guys whether we are

joking around off the field, talking about tactics and the seriousness of our season, or simply working and communicating with each other on the field,” said Justin. “Aside from the friendships of soccer at Simpson, I will always love the competition and spirit of the game.”

“In all honesty, I have developed a deeper love for the game here in college than I’ve had my entire life,” said Natasha. “I’ve been pushed to become the best goalkeeper and person that I can be both on and off the field. I truly believe the unity of our team is incomparable to any other team I have ever been on; I am so blessed to call them my teammates and sisters in Christ.”

Justin plans to graduate in January 2015 and Natasha will graduate in January 2014.

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SImPSON WELCOmEd A NEW mEN’S basketball coach this summer. Jim Holcomb earned his bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership in 2001 through the School of Continuing Studies (ASPIRE), and a teaching credential and master’s degree in education through the School of Education. His daughter attended Simpson, and Holcomb has taught

in the ASPIRE program. He also served as an assistant coach with Simpson’s basketball team from 1999-2003, then led the Anderson High School boys’ team from 2003-2008. For the past five seasons, Holcomb has been assistant coach for Shasta College’s basketball team.

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1970sdoug dobbs ‘79 posted this photo of himself (sporting an SU T-shirt) and his wife, Sal, on the Simpson University Alumni Facebook page. Doug lives in Greencastle, Penn., and teaches junior high school.


look who dropped byTsim ‘10 and jer yang ‘08 kue stopped by the Alumni office in August with 9-month-old son Zechariah. The Kues live in Illinois, where Tsim attends Trinity Western University.

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tHe Next GateWaY MaGaziNe is scheduled for late spring. Email your up-dates to [email protected] (while you’re at it, ask to receive the free monthly alumni e-newsletter). Stay connected with former classmates through facebook.com/simp-sonualumni or at hawksnest.simpsonu.edu.

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david Newton ’93 is teaching history at a charter school in Tehachapi, Calif. He and his wife, Edith, and four children live and attend church in Bakersfield.

rob voss ’96 graduated in August 2013 with his Ph.D. in American history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He started a position the same month as an assistant professor of American history at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Mo. Rob and his wife, joni (brown ’97), have four children.

jennifer Lampl ‘99 married John Darrow on Dec. 11, 2012. They live in Sunnyvale, Calif., and attend Trinity Church of Sunnyvale.

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josh and Christina blackburn, both ’10, are teaching at a Christian school in Indonesia. “Simpson helped make this possible by gaining a Christian perspective of education as undergrads and in the Education department, and opening our eyes to the possibilities of using our career of teaching to travel and serve God in another country,” Christina writes. Follow them at www.blackburnadventures.wordpress.com.

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in memoriamWilliam Northrup blake ‘46 passed away Nov. 12, 2011.

rev. ronald C. Franklin ’70 passed away May 21, 2013.

Glenna roukes ‘74 passed away Aug. 21, 2013.

Paul A. Hansen ’84 passed away Sept. 16, 2013.

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josiah brown, 23 months old in this picture, is the son of Paul and Sarah (Anderson ’98) brown and younger brother of Jeremiah.

Elizabeth Anne Chiles was born Dec. 23, 2012, to Phil ’08 and meganne (Lockman ’06) Chiles. The Chiles got married oct. 3, 2010, and live in San Marcos, Calif.

Charlotte Welch is the daughter of katrina (kirby ’05) and josh Welch. The Welches live in Marysville, Wash.

jaaziah vang, almost 9 months in this photo, is the son of Nao ‘10 and See Moua Vang.

renavia Lian Espinal, born June 15, 2013, is the daughter of omar and marlia (Wong ’04) Espinal.

Shane Alexander Swan, born May 27, 2013, is the son of ryan ’08 and rachael (vonhof ’07) Swan.

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riley jean danna was born Nov. 5, 2012, to Tim and Stefanie (Singh) danna, both ’10.

Addison rae Wilkinson was born Dec. 26, 2012, to Brett and Chrissy (drenon ’00) Wilkinson.

Avery and Audrey batko were born Feb. 20, 2013, to Angela (Todd ’03) and Ruslan batko.

Abigail mae Harth was born March 7, 2013, to Shanon (Hawkesworth ’02) and David Harth. The Harths graduated from The Salvation Army College for Officer Training and have been assigned as assistant pastors in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Elise rose Anderson was born March 16, 2013, to Nick ’05 and rebecca (Holman ’03) Anderson.

Addison jael Goss was born April 8, 2013, to Andrew and kerri (Takeuchi) 01’ Goss.

Let us know about your new arrival, and we’ll send you a Simpson University onesie. Then be sure to send us a photo of your future Simpson graduate sporting his or her first SU T-shirt. Email [email protected].

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matthias Herum was born April 10, 2013, to Jonas and délice (Harris ’06) Herum. Matthias joins big brother, Lije, born April 3, 2011.

Scott jacobson Carpenter was born May 8, 2013, to jake ‘11 and Shannon (Dummer) Carpenter. Scott’s grandparents are robin and debbie (Wallmark) dummer, both ‘76.

miles Allister Anderson was born May 16, 2013, to matt ’06 and Amy (Stinnette ’10) Anderson.

Charleigh jane Wheaton was born May 24, 2013, to michael ’06 and Abby Wheaton.

Todd matthew Huntsinger was born May 26, 2013, to jason ’07 and Haylee (Todd ’08) Huntsinger.

Henry benjamin keck was born May 26, 2013, to Ben and April (Cranfill ’02) keck.

Alexis rae Hauptman was born Aug. 10, 2013, to Curtis ’05 and Chanelle Hauptman.

blake madisyn Ochoa was born Aug. 28, 2013, to kyle and Shelby (Clerico ’13) Ochoa.

Parker brown was born Sept. 4, 2013, to joey ’05 and krista (mcConnell ’04) brown.

Chloe Louise bachman was born Sept. 27, 2013, to jenna (barney ‘09) and Kendall bachman. Chloe joins brother Samuel.

daniel London Altero was born March 23, 2013, to Tim and Ashley (moran ‘07) Altero. Daniel joins big brother Philip, born in 2011.

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yOUr ALUmNI ASSOCIATION IS PrOUd TO OFFEr A NEW ALUmNI bENEFIT: A location-based online alumni networking directory. You can see who’s living or working in your area.

W i t h S u i n t r o m a p S , y o u C a n : Get together with other alumni in your region Support businesses owned by alums See potential job openings in your area improve your career networking opportunities Relocating? See if any alumni live in your new town

With IntroMaps you can view the Simpson community on Google maps, connect using your LinkedIn account, and post jobs, events and class notes in one central location. IntroMaps offers alumni the most up-to-date information.

IntroMaps will allow you to network in a meaningful way, build a community, and connect with those who share your passions.

To find out more or get connected, visitsimpsonu.edu/intromap. Questions? Contact [email protected].

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diCK StauB Jr. graduated from Simpson’s San Francisco campus in 1971. he is an award-winning broadcaster, writer and founder of the Kindlings, a movement devoted to rekindling the creative, intellectual and spiritual legacy of Christians in culture. Dick graduated cum laude from Simpson College and gordon-Conwell Seminary and has done additional graduate level coursework at harvard Divinity

School and University of washington. Dick has served on the board of North Park University, Martin Marty’s Public Religion Project, and Image (a Journal of art, Faith & Mystery). Since 2007 he’s been the senior pastor of orcas Island Community Church. Dick and his wife, Kathy, have four children, a granddaughter and grandson.

UpcomingEvents 2014

Feb. 7Grandparent Day

Feb. 7-8Homecoming Weekend

march 13Spring Scholarship Banquet

Aug. 2reunion at the former San Francisco campus

Watch your mail & email for more information on these exciting events.

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david preSZler, a 1995 Simpson graduate, was elected to the Board of trustees this fall. David grew up in Siskiyou County in Northern California. he earned degrees in english and history from Simpson, where he also met his wife, erin lewis. he and erin have three children, all of whom were adopted from South Korea. the family lives in Medford, ore., where David is a financial advisor. he worked as a newspaper

reporter for six years and manager of communications and marketing for a health system for about five years before moving into the financial sector. he earned an MBa in 2005 and became a Certified Financial Planner® certificant in 2008. David serves on the board of directors for the Chamber of Medford/Jackson County and Pacific Bible College. he’s a member of Rotary and a volunteer soccer coach.

Meet all of our trustees online at simpsonu.edu/trustees.

THE AdvANCEmENT OFFICE IS PLEASEd TO have seven student ambassadors this year, who spend time in the afternoons and evenings contacting alumni and friends in a fundraising and “friend-raising” capacity. These students are excited to be at Simpson and express their gratitude to the many people who support the Student Scholarship Fund.

To learn more about these ambassadors, including their majors, hometowns, what they like about Simpson, and what they do when they’re not in class or working, visit simpsonu.edu/studentcallers.

Introducing our student callers

Left to right: Zachary Sanchez, Megan Moreland, Emily Molchan, Chelsea Trujillo, Sierra Koefoed, and Katie Weatherly. (Not pictured: Samantha DeYarman)


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THE SImPSON UNIvErSITy Advancement Office is pleased to welcome Don Merrill as a regional advancement representative. Don will be building and strengthening relationships with

individual donors, foundations and corporations in support of Simpson and its mission. He will be utilizing his considerable business, entrepreneurial and fundraising experience to develop unique strategies for increasing gift income, and will work in the Northern and Southern California region.

Don graduated from Warner Pacific College with a degree in psychology and brings successful experience with capital campaigns, major and corporate donors, and planned giving. He most recently led a campaign for a new school facility at Central Christian School in Bend, Ore.

Don can be reached at [email protected], (530) 226-4935 (office) or (541) 788-9490 (cell).

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California to campus Nov. 1-3 for President’s Weekend. This event honors those who have faithfully supported Simpson through their finances and prayers. Weekend highlights included sessions led by professors Cherry McCabe and Brian Hooker on “Faith in0 Politics” and “Iron Mountain Mine—SU Students and the Microbiological Study of the Superfund Site,” meals with student mission team members and student leaders, a Shasta Symphony Orchestra concert, and a time of sharing and prayer. The weekend also coincided with the annual Parent Weekend, where family members joined students for activities on and off campus.

President’s Weekend

SImPSON UNIvErSITy HOSTEd a breakfast event at The Alliance’s General Council in Tampa, Fla., in June. It was a special time of connection with friends and alums and others, such as former President James Grant and his wife, Hazel (pictured left).

C&MA General Council


Front row seated, from left:beth kurtz, Academic Success Center coordinatorShannon Carpenter, program specialist, ASPIREkelly bartaldo, administrative assistant for Business Servicesjill Ault, controller Cathleen Ledford, adjunct instructor, ASPIRE Sara Lemme, associate registrar for registration and reporting

Middle row, from left: Tonya moore, grant writerrebecka renfer, assistant director of admissions, ASPIREdebora rager, assistant professor of Spanishdannielle Stahly, associate registrar for records and advisingkim Snow, assistant director of admissions for Graduate StudiesLorrie vaus, School of Nursing coordinatormyra Perrine, adjunct instructor, ASPIRE

Back row, from left: ryan belong, website administratorTravis Osborne, director of spiritual formationPaul Stonehouse, associate professor of outdoor educationmark Wood, director of marketing & communication

Not pictured: Danielle Beck (associate professor of psychology), Luke Manwaring (head men’s soccer coach), Jon Roberts (adjunct instructor, Education), Marney Switzer (assistant coach, softball), Fredrick Wichmann (adjunct instructor, ASPIRE).

employee service recognizedEach fall, Simpson University takes time to acknowledge faculty and staff who are celebrating milestone employment anniversaries.

From left:vonnie dodson, donor relations specialistPaul jones jr., assistant professor of educationkori Oechsli, director of human resourcesGary Schmidt, assistant professor of businessEd Frydel, admissions counselor, ASPIRE

Not pictured: Wendy Bramble (distance learning coordinator/adjunct instructor, ASPIRE), Brooks Clark (director of institutional research and assessment), Judith Loucks (admissions assistant), Mardy Philippian Jr. (associate professor of English), Raymond Schwerdt (School of Education university supervisor)

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jessica Skropanic, adjunct instructor, ASPIRELarry Haight, director of library services, assistant professor of library sciencerichard brown, vice president for Student Development

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