Bethel University Magazine Fall 2021

(PLO\ 5RGJHUV 6KHUZRRG Š , Director of Alumni Relations _ $OXPQL#%HWKHO8QLYHUVLW\ HGX ’60s ALUMNI NEWS Dear Alumni, $QRWKHU VFKRRO \HDU LV XSRQ XV DQG WKHUH DUH QHZ DQG H[FLWLQJ WKLQJV KDSSHQLQJ DW %HWKHO 7KLV PDJD]LQH LV IXOO RI VWRULHV DERXW WKRVH QHZ SHRSOH SRVLWLRQV DQG SURJUDPV EXW DOVR H[DPSOHV RI KRZ ZHŠYH VWD\HG VWHDG\ DPLGVW WKH FKDQJH 7KDWŠV RQH TXHVWLRQ WKDW , R̃HQ UHFHLYH IURP RXU DOXPQL $UH \RX VWD\LQJ WUXH WR WKH PLVVLRQ" <RX FDQ EH FRQƃGHQW WKDW ZH UHPDLQ GHGLFDWHG WR HGXFDWLQJ RXU VWXGHQWV IURP D Christian perspective. We invest our time and energy to raise up leaders for the nation and the world. Late summer and early fall brought us several opportunities to be with alumni in person. You can read in this section about a few of those connection points. In addition to the highlighted events, we hosted DWKOHWLF DQG DƅQLW\ UHXQLRQV 3OXV ZH DUH DOUHDG\ EHJLQQLQJ WR EUDLQVWRUP D ELJ +RPHFRPLQJ WR FHOHEUDWH RXU WK \HDU LQ :H KRSH \RXŠOO EH DEOH WR MRLQ XV ŝ VWD\ WXQHG Thank you for your continued prayers and support for Bethel. We are grateful for our alumni who IDLWKIXOO\ VXSSRUW XV E\ SUD\LQJ DWWHQGLQJ HYHQWV JLYLQJ ƃQDQFLDO UHVRXUFHV DQG YROXQWHHULQJ :H KDYH the best alumni! Stan Cuyler ’64 (1) served 27 years as a U.S. Army Chaplain and 20 years as a Prison Chaplain. He is now retired at Air Force Village and serves as a volunteer chaplain at Brooke Army Medical Center, VA Home in Floresville, and Dominguez Unit Prison. Wayne Feece ’92 (2) attended Bethel IURP DQG WKHQ DJDLQ LQ 92, graduating with a degree in English Secondary Education. He spent most of his WHDFKLQJ FDUHHU DW .QR[ &RPPXQLW\ 6FKRROV LQ .QR[ ,QG UHWLULQJ LQ D̃HU \HDUV What attracted him most to Language Arts was his love of writing. Having never forgotten the encouragement received during his Bethel years by professors such as Dr. Rebecca Wilson, he only recently took the time to get serious about writing professionally. The result is 5HƄHFWHG /RYH 7KH 6WRU\ RI D 3ODFH RI *LYLQJ , a memoir DERXW KLV ŢRUGLQDU\ H[WUDRUGLQDU\ IDPLO\ţ that lived and cared for one another on a small Indiana farm, concluding with his granddaughter as the seventh generation. As he wrote, Wayne discovered with great joy the kind of giving that characterized Seitz Farm over the course of a century. Eric Demeter ’05 (3) SXEOLVKHG KLV ƃUVW ERRN in September titled +RZ 6KRXOG D &KULVWLDQ 'DWH" ,W V 1RW DV &RPSOLFDWHG DV <RX 7KLQN , with Moody Publishing. Eric earned a 0 $ 7 6 IURP %HWKHO LQ DQG LV FXUUHQWO\ working with YWAM in Athens, Greece, discipling Persian refugees. Amy Whitehead ’05 (4) of Elkhart, Ind., graduated from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) in Elkhart on May 1, 2021, with a Master of Divinity with a major in Chaplaincy. She plans to continue working full time in social work at Lifeline Youth and Family Services in Elkhart, a faith- based organization where she has served for VL[ \HDUV Josh Goodman ’18 (5) was recently appointed head cheerleading coach at 0LVKDZDND +LJK 6FKRRO D̃HU FRDFKLQJ FKHHU at Bethel from 2017-2021. Alex Price ’18 is now the Managing Artistic Director of The Round Barn Theatre in 1DSSDQHH ,QG +H RYHUVHHV DOO FUHDWLYH operations of the organization, including directing productions in the main stage series. In 2021, he directed the world premiere musical :KHQ &DOOV WKH +HDUW WKH 0XVLFDO EDVHG RQ WKH -DQHWWH 2NH QRYHO DQG Hallmark TV Show. It brought thousands of people from across the country and world to northern Indiana. Ashlee Stanley ’14 (6) became engaged to 7 -HUHP\ .OLQJHQVPLWK RQ $XJXVW 7KH\ ORRN IRUZDUG WR WKHLU ZHGGLQJ RQ -XQH 11, 2022. ’90s ’00s ’10s 20 %(7+(/81,9(56,7< ('8̌0$*$=,1(