May 2001

Huntington College Friends and Family,

 In just a few days Huntington College celebrates its 103rd Commencement on Saturday, May 19, 2001.  Baccalaureate services will be held in the Merillat Centre for the Arts auditorium at 10:30 a.m.  Dr. Dwight D. Brautigam, professor of history, will present the baccalaureate address, “What’s That Smell?”  Commencement will be at 3:00 p.m. on the front campus with Dr. Anthony T. Evans, co-founder and senior pastor of the 4,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas Texas, as speaker.  

 There will be an estimated 180 undergraduate and graduate students participating in the Commencement exercises.   We will also confer honorary degrees on Dr. R. William Hasker, emeritus professor of Philosophy and chair of the division of humanities and Bible at Huntington College, Mrs. Marjorie Pauline (Polly) Roush, long time volunteer and supporter, as well as recipient of the centennial medallion from Huntington College and, and Dr. Evans.   Please pray for our graduates as they leave Huntington College to be redemptive agents in our world.

 I trust you also will remember to pray for all our students this summer as they take on a variety of responsibilities, summer jobs, and ministry opportunities in their home communities and around the world.  We are grateful to have a Praise Team traveling this summer representing the College at various venues.  This admissions/campus ministries initiative is another evidence of the creativity in programming that permeates our campus.  We look forward to what the Lord will do this summer in the lives of our students and in the lives of the people they will serve.

 Sincerely,
G. Blair Dowden
President

Admissions

Outlook Positive

The chart above summarizes the number of prospective students who have applied and been accepted to Huntington College.  The bars represent year-to-date comparisons over the past five years.

Academic

Business

Dr. Ann McPherren released the results of her latest student-faculty collaborative study of the economic impact of Huntington College upon our local community.  McPherren reported that HC’s economic impact has risen by 75 percent over the past six years.  In 1995, the total impact of Huntington College on the community was estimated by McPherren to have been $3.2 million.  Because of the college’s growth, that figure is $5.6 million today.  For additional details, see the online edition of the Herald-Press newspaper at www.hponline.com/archives/Apr2001/010411/city.htm.

Professor Dave McEowen recently wrote a case history of McJon, Inc., the small business he previously owned.  This case study was adopted for use in a senior seminar business strategy course at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.  On April 9, 2001, McEowen conducted a two-hour seminar and strategic discussion of the McJon, Inc. case with the students and their professor at Kansas State University.

Business students at Huntington College will soon be able to earn their bachelor’s degree in three new specializations.  Beginning Fall 2001, new concentrations in
e-commerce, not-for-profit management, and small business management will become a part of Huntington’s growing business program.  Huntington College's Department of Business is the third largest academic program on campus.  The three new concentrations will be added to existing offerings in accounting, economics, management, and business education.  

Education

Dr. Katherine Rohrer has been awarded a fellowship to attend the Institute on Holocaust Jewish Civilization in recognition of her expertise and study related to understanding the Holocaust and its survivors.  For more details, see www.huntington.edu/news.

The Education Department hosted a meeting for small colleges in N.E. Indiana on Friday, April 20.  The purpose of the meeting was collaboration on current issues regarding teacher education in Indiana.  Topics of discussion included the state’s new licensing structure and program assessment and the implications of legislation recently passed mandating every college or university with an approved teacher education program to design and implement an “alternative licensing” program for people who already possess a baccalaureate degree.  Colleges represented at the meeting in addition to HC were Grace, Indiana Wesleyan, Tri-State, Taylor, and Manchester.

Faculty Lecture

Dr. Chris Leland will present the annual Faculty Lecture on May 10, concluding this year’s Forester Lecture Series.  Leland will address “A Remote Existence:  Exploring the Challenges of Christianity in a Postmodern Media Culture.”  The presentation is free and open to the public.  This summer, Leland will become Senior Fellow for Christian Worldview Studies with the Focus on the Family Institute.

Graduate School of Christian Ministries

Dr. Ray Seilhamer will become the Associate Dean for the Graduate School of Christian Ministries (GSCM) and Director of the Pastoral Ministries track beginning this fall.  (He replaces Pastor Dennis Miller in leadership of the Pastoral Ministries track.)  He will also teach several courses during the academic year.  Dr. Gary Newton will continue teaching in the graduate school and serving as Director of the Educational Ministries track. 

History

The Huntington College History Seminar held its second spring meeting Monday, April 16.  The topic was "Saving the World by Saving American Youth."  Dr. Tom Bergler, assistant professor of educational ministries, presented some of the findings from his recently completed doctoral studies at Notre Dame.

Kappa Delta Psi

HC’s Omega Psi chapter of Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) initiated 31 new members on Thursday, April 19.  Also, a proposal submitted by Dr. Terrell Peace and KDP officers Jill Johnson and Erika Helm was accepted for presentation at the KDP 43rd Biennial Convocation to be held in Orlando, Florida, November 8-10, 2001. 

Mathematics

The Math Department hosted its 3rd HC Mathematics Competition on Wednesday, April 25.  Nine high school teams participated.  Dr. Patrick Eggleton, associate professor of mathematics, is the organizer of this annual event.  The first place team was Hamilton Southeastern; the 2^nd place team was Huntington North.

Philosophy

John Wait, a senior philosophy major, presented his research from a paper he had written, "The Case for Virtue in Marketing," to the IPFW Student Research and Creative Endeavor Symposium.  This work was the result of interest generated in a course on consumer behavior. 

Richlyn Library

The RichLyn Library presented the fifth in its “Focus on Excellence” lecture series on April 30.  The featured speaker was Dr. David Rahn, professor of educational ministries and director of the Link Institute for Faithful and Effective Youth Ministry.  Rahn’s address was titled “Contagious Faith: Empowering Student Leadership in Youth Evangelism.”

Advancement

Recent Campaign Activities

As of the end of April, we have exceeded $36.5 million.  Approximately $1.7 million remains to be raised to meet our science project goals.  If each of the four campaign goals is met (science, endowment, improvement projects, and Fund for Excellence), we expect to exceed $40 million in fund raising totals.

Fund raising efforts in the various regional and special campaigns have been significant.  The following table outlines campaign commitments made because of the work of these committees.

Steering Committee                                                    408,497

Board of Trustees                                                   1,519,187                                 

PACE                                                                         377,350

Alumni                                                                       186,826

Campus (personnel)                                                  277,781

Community Campaign                                               687,301                                 

Grand Rapids Region                                                   48,600

Indianapolis Region                                                       7,222

Lansing Region                                                             24,382

Huntington Region                                                     230,820

Campaign Phonathon                                                 229,262

Miscellaneous/Major Don.                                   16,180,882

The following represents giving facts regarding donors who gave $1,000 or more to the campaign.  These totals include gifts received, outstanding pledges, and deferred giving arrangements.

Donor Range                    # Donors                                   Amount

>$100,000                               31                                      $31,221,759

$50,000 – 99,999                    29                                          1,993,600

$10,000 – 49,999                    76                                          1,555,283

$5,000 – 9,999                        70                                             444,582

$1,000 – 4,999                       339                                            694,637

Board of Trustees

Highlights

The Board of Trustees met on Thursday and Friday, April 26-27, on the campus of Huntington College, for their annual spring meeting.  Following are several items discussed or acted upon:

Finance Committee Recommendations 

• The Board approved the revised the Huntington College Long-Term Investment Guidelines.
• The Board approved the appointment of Brian Nofzinger, as member-at-large, to the Investment Committee with term to expire October 2004.
• The Board approved the appointment of David Tinkey, as member of the Board, to the Investment Committee with term to expire October 2003.
• The Board approved the proposed budget for 2001-02.

Academic Programs Recommendations

• The Board approved the list of candidates for diploma, associate, baccalaureate, and masters degrees for 2001.
• The Board approved continuous tenure for Dr. Cindy Steury and Professor Jim O’Donnell.

Student Development Recommendations

• The Board gave approval to the student development staff to develop a

               residence hall and/or apartment concept that would adequately address the           

             anticipated enrollment increase.

Student Development

Little Sibs Weekend

Residence Life hosted a "Little Sibs Weekend," April 27-28.  About 100 little brothers and sisters invaded the campus to spend the weekend with their older brothers and sisters.  Activities included a roller skating party, a baseball game, and a movie.

Professional Activities

Mr. Ron Coffey, associate dean for student development, served on a residence life audit team at Asbury College.

Ms. Martha Smith, assistant dean for student development, is chairing an ACSD (Association for Christians in Student Development) subcommittee that plans the annual new professionals retreat at the association’s national conference.  The 2001conference will be held in June at Northwestern College (IA).

Servant Leadership Award

Linda Neely and Angela Molidor were selected to receive the Servant Leadership award.  Each student received a $1000 check, of which $200 will be given to a charity of her choice on her behalf, and was recognized at the annual JMC banquet in May.  The servant leadership award is funded in part by the Barney II and Moore Foundations.

Student Leadership

Leaders for 2001-02 have been elected for Student Senate, Student Activities Board (SAB), and the Joe Mertz Center (JMC).  Also, Mentors for the freshman orientation program have been named.

Student Senate

President -  Jeremy Rufener              Vice President - Julie Magrum

Secretary -  Jordan Hopper                Treasurer - Tim Caldwell

Sr. President - Mark Richard             Sr. Senators - Brooke Owens, Stephen Prabhakar

Jr. President - Julie Buist                    Jr. Senator - Ken Miller

So. President - Todd DeKruyter        So. Senators - Kyle Glass, Ryan Dunlap

Commuter Rep. - Adam Hill              Senator-at-Large - Aaron Kent, Terri Marlowe

SAB

Abbie Rodgers, Angie Riggs, Heather Wiltse, Grace McBrayer, Todd DeKruyter, Mike Matura, Michael Christner, Tim Doll, Jessica Abbott, Kristie Joy Davidson, Brandon Schalk

JMC

Director - Lauren Hines                        

PR Coordinator - Jami Lugbill

Program Coordinators - Jessica Salsbery, Kyle Shoemaker, Julie Buist

Project Coordinator -Tanner Babb

Freshman Mentors:

Jennifer Herring, Julie Baker, Grace McBrayer, Bart Koester, Courtney Taylor, Kati Hultman, Kelli Whiteman, Alicia Jester, Katie Harner, Rachel Blue, Abby Myers, Jordan Phillips, Brooke Owens, Jean Gizinski, Jami Kelley, Jordan Hopper, Sara Kunze, Brandon Schall, Tim Thompson

Athletics

Baseball

The baseball team defeated St. Francis 9-2 in game one and 5-2 in game two of a conference double-header.   Paul Wright picked up his third win of the season, pitching 7 strong innings while surrendering 4 hits and 4 walks.   Aaron Kolpfenstein collected his third win of the season in the second game.   Kolpfenstein pitched 5 innings, surrendering just 1 hit and 5 walks. 

In the game with Goshen College, Paul Wright picked up his 4^th pitching win of the season to improve his overall record to 4-4.  The Foresters won the first game 4-2.  In the second game, Aaron Klopfenstein surrendered only 7 hits in holding Goshen to a single run.  HC won game-two 3-1. 

The Foresters erupted for 38 hits in a double-header against Taylor University.  HC swept this twin bill 11-4 and 14-6.  In the first game, HC collected 16 hits and no errors.  Heath Luther collected two homers, and Marc Roth and Neil Stinson each added a homer to propel HC from the plate.  Paul Wright collected his 5^th win of the season, making his record 5-4 overall.  In the second game, Kyle Daugherty found the fence for a homer, while teammates Jerry Kaufman and Mark LeBeau each collected four hits.  HC had 22 hits and no errors in game-two.  Aaron Klopfenstein collected his 5^th win of the season to push his overall record to 5-2. 

The Foresters finished in second place in the MCC conference and are the top seed in the MCC Tournament.  In the 1^st game of the tournament, the Foresters baseball team defeated St. Francis by the final score of 3-1.  Heath Luther pitched a 9-inning game to collect his 8^th win of the season.  Luther is now 8-2 on the season. 

Softball

The softball team improved their conference record to 4-10 with a 4-2 win in game-two of a double header with Grace College.  Jami Halsey had a great day from the plate, collecting four hits and two RBI. 

The Foresters collected two wins in a double-header against Calumet of St. Joes.  HC won the first game 8-0, then followed that up with an 11-3 victory.  Candace Cooper collected the pitching win in game-one, while Lindsey Reinking was the pitcher of record in game-two.  Jami Halsey, Jessie Janero, and Alison Winger all had strong performances at the plate.  With these wins our Foresters improve to 12-28 on the season. 

Tennis

The women’s team continued on their record setting season winning the 1^st Annual Foresters Tennis Invitational.   In head-to-head matches HC defeated Aquinas 5-0, Grace 5-0, and Tri-State 3-2.  Becky Harness, Janine Senanayake, and Brooke Owens were undefeated in three matches at #1, #2, and #3 singles respectively.  These victories bring the women’s season record to 17-4 overall. 

The men’s team traveled to Crawfordsville to play NCAA D-III and nationally ranked #20 Wabash College.  The Foresters defeated a strong Wabash team 7-2.  Jacob Miles (#1 singles) and Matt Taylor (#3 singles) paced the Foresters with straight set wins.   David Taylor and Bryan McDaniel dominated their doubles match, winning by a final score of 8-3.  The men’s team is now 15-2 on the season.  

Golf

In golf, the Foresters finished in 5th place in an MCC event hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University.   IWU won the event with at team score of 311.  For HC, Tim Hoving was the top scorer with an 82 on the day.

Track

The men and women’s teams competed in the IWU Quad.  Outstanding individual results included a 1^st finish for John Ngure in the 1,500 meter run, a 2^nd place finish for Jonathan Doyle in the 400 meter low hurdles, a 2^nd place for Cameron Norris in the 3,000 steeplechase, and a 2^nd for Gary Skeel in the high jump.  In the women’s event, outstanding individual results included a 1^st place for Julie Lowe in the 3,000 meter run, a 1^st place by the 4x800 relay team, and a 1^st for Rachelle Smith in the pole vault.

In the recent MCC Track Championships, the men’s team finished in 5^th place with a score of 89 points.  Outstanding performances included a 1^st by Pat Pettyjohn in the 200 meter dash, a 1^st for John Ngure in the 10,000 meter run, and a 3^rd by Jonathon Doyle in the 110 meter high hurdles.  In the women’s event, HC finished in 4^th place with 120 points.  Outstanding performances by HC student/athletes included a 1^st by Danielle Vohs in the 800 meter run and a 2^nd place finish in the 1,500 meter run.  Julie Lowe placed 2^nd in the 3,000 meter run, 1^st in the 5,000 meter run, and 1^st in the 4x800 meter relay.

Other

United Way’s

Volunteer of the Year Service Award

Merillat Centre Events

Mr. Jim Elliott, director of community relations, was recently awarded the 2000 Ray Vanderspool Volunteer of the Year Service Award from the United Way of Huntington County.  Mr. Elliott serves as vice president of the United Way’s Community Leadership and Development Committee and chaired the Cannonball Club for the 2000 United Way Campaign.

Through May 19.  Spring Senior Art Exhibit featuring work by talented graduating seniors in the Robert E. Wilson Gallery.