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Fall 2014

Three years ago I had the opportunity to serve alongside one of our global outreach teams in the Dominican Republic during one of our spring break mission trips. While on that trip, I had the privilege of witnessing one of the students on our team encounter God in a new way. As we walked the streets of Bani, her eyes were opened to new realities. She was met with poverty and injustice that she had never witnessed before. She experienced a great need and her heart was moved with compassion for the people of Bani. When we returned from the Dominican Republic, she and I began meeting regularly to examine the impact this experience had on her life. As she continued to reflect on her skills and passions, and the needs around her, she realized that she had something to offer to bring help to those in need. She saw education as a way to change the cycle of poverty so she began by sending monthly support to fund one young boy’s education. Once she graduated from Judson, she decided to continue her education and pursue a master’s degree in International Development and Education at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. In addition to the coursework, she spent an additional three months in Ghana, studying the implications of education on a developing country. Julia will complete her master’s program this fall with the potential, preparation and dreams to shape the world in a significant way. As I reflect on her life and the path she is on, I quickly recall that life-changing week we shared together in the Dominican Republic. Julia’s experience at Judson has shaped her life, and now she is shaping the world.

Stories like Julia’s are the reason I love my job as Assistant Vice President of Student Life. At Judson, we are committed to developing the whole person. We believe transformation happens best in the context of relationships. We have the joy of walking alongside our students as they explore who they are and the role they have to play in our world. Like Julia, our students encounter God in new ways through experiences such as student leadership opportunities, residence life, small groups, local and global outreach, chapel, campus activities, and so many more.

In Student Life, we are also committed to working with excellence to effectively communicate the message of the Gospel to our students. Chapel is one way in which we do that as an expression of Judson’s faith identity. There are exciting advancements in our chapel ministry that will continue to take place throughout the school year, and we look forward to the ways in which God will continue to move on our campus as a result.

Another exciting advancement is with our food service this year with the addition of Riverside Café, a location for grab-and-go food in the Lindner Tower. We continue to look for new opportunities every day to improve our students’ college experience and work hard to implement these changes.

We consider it a privilege to lead our students in transforming ways every day as we challenge them to grow in their faith, develop lifelong friendships, pursue intellectual engagement, serve locally and globally, and exercise their leadership.

Lisa Jarot ’03Assistant Vice President for Student Life

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C O V E R P H O T OStudents come together to worship in the chapel.

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High School Students Learn to SOAR .................................................................. 5 Students attend the first annual conference on June 6.

Choir Reconnects with Jamaica on Spring Tour ........................................ 10Center for Worship in the Performing Arts students take part in the Choir Tour to Jamaica from May 5 - 14.

Pursuing Holistic Transformation ............................................................... 12Changes to Chapel philosophy and strategy strengthen Judson’s campus.

Connecting Faith and Science in the Classroom .............................................17Dr. Rolf Mhyrman recalls his blessings at Judson before retiring.

CCAC Championship ................................................................................................22The baseball team celebrates its second-year CCAC championship.

2015 World Leaders Forum Speaker Announced ............................................24Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón to keynote the World Leaders Forum.

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Faculty Accomplishments ......................................................................................16

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Judson’s Adult Program Introduces Two New Majorsby Bethany Suckrow ’09

In 2014, Judson University is celebrating 20 years of serving adult learners. During the past two decades Judson University has faithfully provided educational opportunities relevant to the needs of the adult student, embodying its motto of “connecting the classroom to the world.” Adult students bring life experience into the classroom, and they are also looking to connect the classroom with their worlds. For this reason, Judson University is proud to announce the addition of two new applied majors: Applied Psychology and Business Administration.

The Applied Psychology major establishes a solid theoretical base in psychology while providing application skills that will prepare students for either a career or further graduate studies. The field of Applied Psychology is broad and examines how psychology theories and principles can be applied in a variety of settings such as traffic and construction, consumerism, the workplace, and community settings. In this major, students will have an opportunity to integrate Christian values as they conduct, evaluate, and present research projects, develop assessment, counseling and intervention skills, and examine how individuals and groups behave in various settings. Students will then apply classroom theory and knowledge in an organization of their choice during Field Experience. Employment in the psychology field is expected to grow, particularly in organizational psychology. This program is relevant to many industries and students will benefit from the broad base. Face-to-face and/or online cohorts are projected to start in the spring of 2015.

The Business Administration major equips students to effectively manage processes, achieve goals, and solve problems

in a corporate or organizational setting. It also enables them to continue further graduate studies. Students integrate Christian values while developing appropriate business aptitudes, including communication, operation, marketing, strategy, and financial skills. This application-based program was designed with input from business professionals and executives. This major prepares students for a wide range of management roles in corporations, profit, and not-for-profit organizations. The job outlook for this area is above average. The accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration major will be offered face-to-face and/or online. Cohorts are projected to start in the spring of 2015.

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At Judson’s first-ever SOAR Youth Leadership Conference held June 6-7, high school students came together to learn what it means to be a leader at school, at home, in their communities and in the world. Sessions led by local ministry leaders gave students insight on topics like worship, social media, spiritual gifts, and women’s leadership. Worship sessions were led by Judson bands Citizen Way, Mass Anthem, and Graveyards to Gardens. Students also had the opportunity to dedicate their talents and skills to benefit a real ministry organization, so the group created a promotional video for RAJ Ministries, which exists to aid the underprivileged people of Northern India and Nepal. View the video and a photo review of SOAR at JudsonU.edu/SOAR.

Judson University faculty members and staff were quite involved in making this leadership conference a success. Dr. Robert Wallace, associate professor of Biblical Studies, served as one of the keynote speakers; and many others led breakout sessions, including Dr. Mark Torgerson, Professor Kimberly Schmidt, Dr. Michael McKeever, Dr. Kimberly Budd, Dr. Dave Sanders, and Dr. Marsha Vaughn.

by Bethany Suckrow ’09

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In times of disaster, how can one bring hope and dignity to people suffering in a protracted humanitarian crisis?

It’s a question Judson University’s 33 sophomore Architecture students tried to answer through designing and building creative emergency shelters for rapid deployment and setup in areas affected by natural or man-made disasters.

First, the students did a trial run, assembling three shelters that were entered into the Disaster Shelter Competition – sponsored by World Vision and John Brown University (JBU) – in April at JBU in Siloam Springs, Ark.

It was the third year the Elgin university’s design studio students have participated in the contest. For most students, it was their first opportunity to build a full-scale model of their design, said Stacie Burtelson, Judson professor of architecture.

“Rarely in academia and architecture do you start with an initial design idea and take it all the way to a full-scale build,” she said. “It’s a real leap for these sophomores ... bringing that idea to tangible results with real materials.”

During the semester-long project, each student had to design a preliminary shelter concept, which was then critiqued to narrow down the contest entries to the top three shelter designs. Three teams of students built the prototypes of their designs in a timed session to prepare for the competition.

In years past, the competition theme was hypothetical disaster scenarios. This year, students were asked to design transitional shelters for a Syrian refugee camp.

World Vision might use some of the ideas for shelters it deploys in that region.

“It’s made it a little bit more real,” Burtelson said. “The students have become fully invested in that whole crisis. We’ve been following the newsfeeds and reading everything we can about what’s been happening in the current refugee camps.”

Environmental stewardship is a design philosophy guiding

Judson’s architecture program, founded in 1997 and accredited in 2004.

“As architects, we approach the problem in a different way,” Burtelson said. "We really kind of think about the humanistic aspects that factor into designing a space, is there any way a space can heal, deal with the holistic needs someone has, maybe give hope and not only take care of basic needs.”

Students incorporated features like color, windows, and courtyards to make the shelters feel more like homes for Syrian refugees who may live for years in camps.

“As humans we innately love beauty -- we search for those things,” said sophomore Curtis James “C.J.” Schneider, 20. “To some degree, that is the job of an architect. If you look at a lot of the refugee camps, they are monochromatic.”

Schneider’s team incorporated blue colored panels in its shelter to eliminate that dreariness. The prefabricated panels also can be individually customized. “We want to at least add some of that personal element back into the camp,” he said.

Casey Richards, 19, said her team’s focus was preserving human dignity.

In researching Syrian culture, students found that Syrian people often sleep and socialize on rooftops because of the hot climate. So the group designed a shelter with a roof that could carry the weight of roughly two people.

“We had to construct roof trusses,” she said. “It’s also going to help with the congestion of refugee camps. They are very tight and dirty. Just to be able to elevate yourself up above this congestion is going to really give them a sense of dignity.”

The modular design also allows for adaptability so multiple shelters could be grouped together to create a courtyard space within where families could gather, she added.

The third shelter design is shaped like an L, also allowing for a courtyard. It is insulated with Styrofoam to keep cool during hot days and contain the heat at night. Inside, it is one big space that can be divided by hanging tarp from roof trusses. The roof also angles up with a window above acting like a skylight, said student Joseph Lentini.

“The sky is universal, and they can kind of look up out of that situation,” Lentini said.

Editor’s Note: The Judson team placed third in the World Vision/John Brown University Disaster Shelter Design Competition.

This article was originally published in the Daily Herald on April 19, 2014, and is reprinted with permission.

by Madhu Krishnamurthy

Judson University Students Design Shelters for Disaster Relief

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by Bethany Suckrow ’09

First Ever World Leaders Forum Student Scholars Announced

Five incoming freshmen just won the right to dine with royalty, learn from the university’s leadership team, and work on projects that bring key officials to campus. That is because Kendall Getzinger of Grayslake, Ill., Dora Perez of Clinton, Md., Hannah Kyle of Mahomet, Ill., Emily Jensen of Fort Collins, Colo., and Faith Gazdzicki of Round Lake, Ill., are the 2014-15 World Leaders Forum Student Scholars.

The World Leaders Forum Student Scholars is a new program that offers significant leadership training and financial aid to students based on their academic merit, leadership qualities, and financial need, and these five ladies are this year’s recipients. Getzinger will study graphic design; Perez will study premedicine; Kyle will study elementary education; Jensen will study studio art; and Gazdzicki will study psychology.

The World Leaders Forum Scholarship was established with funds raised from the university’s annual World Leaders Forum, which has welcomed world-renowned leaders such as Condoleezza Rice,

Tony Blair, Mikhail Gorbachev, and George W. Bush to campus since it began in 2011. This is the most prestigious scholarship that a Judson University student can receive; only five recipients will be chosen for the honor each year. To be eligible, a student must show attributes of creativity, leadership, innovation, mission and faith. They must also be in good academic standing, maintaining a 2.75 cumulative GPA or higher. Additionally, student scholars agree to be an ambassador for the annual World Leaders Forum event.

Along with the financial aid package, student scholars will have access to unique opportunities for the purpose of cultivating their aptitude for leadership. Students will receive a sponsored ticket to the annual World Leaders Forum Community Event in Herrick Chapel, and they will interview for the World Leaders Forum Internship position during their sophomore, junior and senior years at Judson. Student scholars also will be invited to the Presidential World Leaders Forum Scholar Dinner in Chicago, an exclusive dinner with Judson’s president and a renowned business leader.

KENDALL GETZINGER Hometown: Grayslake, Ill.Major: Graphic Design

DORA PEREZHometown: Clinton, Md.Major: Natural Sciences

HANNAH KYLEHometown: Mahomet, Ill.Major: Intercultural Leadership

EMILY JENSENHometown: Fort Collins, Colo.Major: Art

FAITH GAZDZICKIHometown: Round Lake, Ill.Major: Psychology and Comm.

CHECK OUT THE BACK OF JUDSON TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE 2015 WORLD LEADERS FORUM.

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Family and friends gather for Judson University’s 71st Commencement last May.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visits Judson University for an informal discussion about stu-dent debt with some recent alumni, current students and administrators.

This year’s Prayer Breakfast nominees include Dr. Phyllis E. Folarin, Dr. Risé D. Jones (Winner) and Velma Sept, shown here with Judson President, Dr. Gene Crume Jr.

Staff and faculty clear out a lot of unnecessary items on Campus Clean Up Days

Professor Terry Wandtke sits and chats with Ron Dean at the 2014 Imago Film Festival.

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Judson students help incoming students move in on Orientation Weekend.

The women’s soccer team help both President Gene Crume and his son take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Orientation Weekend was chock-full of lasting memories and new beginnings.

Freshman take their first family photo. Check out the formation at http://bit.ly/juformation.

Kick-off Chapel ends with an array of confetti!

2014 ORIENTATION WEEKEND

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In January of 1986, I had the privilege of touring Jamaica and Haiti with the Judson Choir under the direction of the late Dr. Ed Thompson. Rev. Huntley Brown, a Jamaican international student then a sophomore at Judson, helped plan aspects of the Jamaica leg of the tour, the

highlight of which was a midnight concert at his home church in Brownstown. Why a midnight concert? It’s a long story, but suffice to say that our flight out of Haiti was significantly delayed, and our Jamaican guests waited patiently for us to arrive, six hours after the concert’s start time!

Fast forward 28 years, and now I am honored to serve as the director of the Judson University Choir. One of the first things I did upon taking this role was to contact my old buddy Huntley to see if he would be willing to partner with us for another trip to Jamaica. Rev. Brown, as most Judson folks know, is an internationally

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renowned concert pianist, who partners with, among others, the Billy Graham Association. As both a current staff member and an alumnus, connecting current Judson students with alumni doing significant Kingdom ministry is one of my great joys. Twenty-seven students and six chaperones took part in this third Judson Choir tour of Jamaica on May 5-14. (Rev. Brown also helped the Judson Choir tour Jamaica in 2004, under the direction of Dr. Dale Voelker.)

Our first ministry opportunity on this spring’s tour was a combined seminar/concert in Kingston. Rev. Brown and I each shared some thoughts on music ministry before the choir ministered, individually at first, and then in conjunction with Rev. Brown, a pattern we followed throughout the tour. Significant connections were forged between Judson’s Center for Worship in the Performing Arts (CWPA) and the Jamaica Theological Seminary, which sponsored the event, and I was able to share the CWPA vision with potential students.

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Photos by Warren Anderson and Center for Worship in the Performing Arts students.

On Sunday, we were privileged to return to Brownstown Baptist Church, all these years later. Over 500 people crowded into the fellowship hall for a wonderful concert. Rev. Brown’s parents, both in their 80s, were in attendance, so Mrs. Brown had an extra-special Mother’s Day. The next night, our final concert was held in a small church, nestled high up in the mountains, inland from Montego Bay. The concrete block walls were sweating with the heat—and so were all inside, over 125 of us in a space that comfortably should have seated 50. Both congregation and choir worshiped passionately that evening, and our Lord was glorified.

That passionate worship of our Jamaican hosts, a topic which came up often during our debriefing the next night, certainly impressed us, and many students used the words life-changing to describe this aspect of the tour. Four-hour concerts challenged their understanding of worship, and because many of them are CWPA students, these experiences will definitely inform their ongoing worship leadership. I look forward in the years ahead to see how our Judson Choir alums will impact the Kingdom—as have so many others before them over the past 50 years—with the overflow of what God taught us on this remarkable choir tour.

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Now, something special happens when we, as a delightfully quirky community, gather for our tri-weekly chapel services. When, in the context of their academic and athletic pursuits, students pour into the chapel space and believers are ready to worship, one can almost sense the expectancy. What do they expect? They expect to meet God. They expect, in the context of their academics, to see Jesus.

Chapel does far more than merely encourage spiritual pursuits. As it has always served this campus, Chapel is the hub through which we can connect what students are learning in the classroom (reason) to who God is, what He has done, and who He invites us to be (revelation). It serves as a traditional mainstay, a foundation upon which to build. So, while students are studying for their vocation, Chapel can be a stabilizing method by which God reminds them of the Gospel.

In short, Chapel at Herrick Chapel exists so that the Judson community can pursue holistic transformation.

We had a blast this past school year in Chapel. We were able to bring in phenomenal speakers, experience moving musical worship sets, watch fun videos, celebrate through drama and dance, repent together, learn with one another, and even engage on social media after the Chapel hour was over. Social media provided a medium

Quite often people from outside the Judson community ask me, “Can you tell me about Judson?”

I love it when they ask this question.I smile and affectionately reply, “Well, I like to think of us as this

merry band of misfits.”A merry band of misfits is exactly what we are, and we like it that

way! We have students that come from many backgrounds with a multiplicity of interests, passions, and experiences. Some students are athletes and some are artists. Some learn architecture and some love accounting. Some are history buffs and some are scientists. Some are passionate about business and others about worship arts. Some were raised in the Christian faith, and some were not.

Do you see what I mean? We are this beautiful collective of a merry band of misfits, a community that is changing and growing together, with diverse passions, pursuits, and pleasures. We learn from one another, pray with one another, worship Jesus with one another, fight and reconcile with one another, and share our story with one another.

Changes to Chapel Philosophy and Strategy Strengthen Judson’s Campus

by Chris Lash, Director of University Ministries

PURSUING HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION

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PURSUING HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION

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DEPENDENCE: We constantly need Christ.The Christian life is not one of independence but dependence. As Jesus leads us into deeper belief, we become increasingly dependent on His grip, His grace, and His goodness. We believe that as we are more aware of our frailty, we are even more aware of Jesus’ strength and presence. We endlessly fix our eyes on Christ.

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HONESTY: We’re real.We value honesty — not a moral principle, but a freedom we experience in the Gospel — because of Jesus Christ. Jesus delights in us as we are, in this moment, allowing us to be candid with ourselves about our own stories, share our story with others, and express our hurts and celebrations with God. As God liberates us from image-management, we are liberated to rest in Jesus Christ.

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BEAUTY: We create and enjoy beauty.Life teams with beauty. God has built in the hearts of people the passion to enjoy and create what is truly magnificent. Everything that is beautiful and lovely ultimately points to the beauty of the Creator, who is to be enjoyed forever. We value enjoying, recognizing, and creating beauty-things as an act of worship.

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STORYFORMED: We are formed by God’s Story. Everyone is caught up in a story. For all people, there is a greater Story that shapes our lives, defines who we truly are, informs how we interact with others, and describes how we relate to God. This is the story of Divine pursuit of broken humanity. As Christians, we believe we can participate in God’s age-old unfolding Story. Therefore, we regularly grasp and remind ourselves of the Story by connecting with God’s Word in the Scriptures.

COMMUNITY: We boldly pursue being known.We are not to be isolated, truly individual, creatures. We were created to dwell in community for our joy and to show the world who God is and what He is like. Though many recoil at the prospect of being known, we know that in our mess, because of Jesus, we can extend and receive radical grace. Accordingly, we are an inclusive community, welcoming the religious, irreligious, burned-out, skeptic, doubter, and believer.

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HERE IS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT OUR REVISED CHAPEL MISSION AND VALUES:

OUR VALUESOUR MISSION: Chapel exists to make plain the whole Gospel to the whole person for the good of the whole world.We want, in everything we do, to make plain the freeing Gospel (Good News) of Jesus Christ. Chapel will proclaim that the incarnation, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession of Jesus Christ frees us from having to strive to earn approval from God; the work is finished! This floods and transforms our whole being, leaving our very identity changed. We want to show students that as we undergo this holistic transformation we can participate in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ by loving our neighbors in the dorm, across the street, in our city and country, and even in the remotest points on earth.

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for the conversation that we started in Chapel to continue on a larger scale, long after the service actually ended. In the beginning of the year, we had a fun Vine video contest wherein we gave doughnuts to the best Judson Vine video. We have also set up a podcast page on iTunes (search “Judson University Chapel”), so that everyone in our community can follow along, whether it’s a student that missed a Chapel session, or a staff member or alumnus that would like to tune in. The coolest social media engagement took place through our hashtags, #juchapel and #ATGjuchapel, on both Twitter and Instagram. Students were tweeting and posting, and, most importantly, talking about the Gospel and what they were learning in Chapel.

We had a great year in 2013-14, and I am even more excited about where we are headed this year. Chapel will be experiencing some big changes coming this fall as we roll out an updated theology, philosophy, and strategy of ministry (see page 13). Our goal with these changes is to hone and directly articulate the purpose, goal, audience, and values for Chapel so that we can more effectively minister to our community.

I ask that in the coming semesters you pray for the Chapel ministry. We have exciting times ahead of us and God has shown that he will continue to free the captives, heal the broken, seek and save the lost, and be near His people. I believe next year as we implement these changes we can be even more storyformed, creators and enjoy-ers of beauty, honest and free, partakers of deep community, and hopelessly dependent on Jesus Christ. Please pray that we would remain faithful and the Lord would bless Chapel. Also, join us by subscribing to our iTunes podcast and participating in the #juchapel hashtag!

SPECIAL CHAPEL GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED

BILL HYBELSJOHN PERKINS MICHAEL JR.

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Adam Lewis Greene: Taking on the Word as Art

Judson University Graphic Design graduate Adam Lewis Greene ’09 dared to dream, larger than most of us would ever imagine. With his Visual Communications degree in hand and a passion in his soul, he leapt headfirst into a project that would change his life and the lives around him in ways he never expected.

Greene envisioned the Bible, God’s holy word, as something more than a time-honored read that needed to be tolerated and roughly digested. He wanted to create a presentation where the words would sing, the breadth of its sacredness would be illuminated, and people of all ages would desire to spend hours with it on end.

What he created was a sleek four-volume, chapter-less Bible, written using a custom font that he created. He named the project Bibliotheca, explaining that biblia is Latin “for many books” and theca is Latin for “library.”

The production process was costly and a huge risk for the young book designer who dreamed of transforming what some viewed as a boring, old book, into an exciting must-read. In fact, he knew that he’d never be able to tackle it alone. So, he reached out to friends, family and possible contributors on the crowd-funding website, Kickstarter.com. His goal was to raise $37,000 – enough money to print and bind 500 copies of his American Standard Bible.

The response to Greene’s work, in concept and execution, was overwhelming. He reached the $37,000 goal quickly. Before long, he eclipsed the $1 million mark as well. Now, he has commitments of more than $1.4 million.

This unorthodox project that examines the Bible as sacred word and art has not gone unnoticed by mass media. Greene and his Bibliotheca volumes have been prominently featured in the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Christianity Today, Fast Company and other outlets.

KRISTY ENGEL ’92

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Warren Anderson, D.W.S., Director of the Center for Worship in the Performing Arts, had an article appear in the January/February issue of Worship Leader magazine earlier this year titled “Martin Luther: The Champion of Spiritual Song.”

Brenda Buckley-Hughes, Ph.D., Professor, Speech Communications and Performing Arts partnered with Karen Swanson, Director of the Institute for Prison Ministries, to receive a grant from Vital Worship at Calvin Institute of Christian Worship to train chaplains and

volunteers to integrate Bibliodrama and Visual Arts into Worship in Correctional Facilities.

G.E. Colpitts, M.F.A., Professor, Art and Design, had her work in two exhibitions this spring. ”Cenotaph: Study #6” was displayed at the 35th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition at the Sydney Larson Gallery of Columbia College in Columbia, Mo., from February 3 -

March 2, 2014. “Vessel Form #131” was displayed at the 2014, 20 x 20 x 20: A National Compact Competition at Louisiana State University from April 14 - May 16, 2014. Colpitts juried and curated the “Myth/memory: Works by ART 319M/C Students,” held March 24 - April 3, 2014. She presented “Project 1216/Civil War Narrative as Post-Modern Pretext,” for Judson’s Faculty Colloquium. Colpitts was elected as the board co-chair for Four Year Schools through the Illinois Higher Education Art Association in April 2014, for which she will serve a three-year term.

Julene Ensign, M.S., Asst. Professor, Exercise and Sport Science, had an article in the July/August 2014 edition of the peer-reviewed Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance, titled, “Strategies for Increasing Academic Achievement in Higher Education.”

She also presented at the Society for Health and Physical Educators’ National Conference in St. Louis in April 2014. The session was titled, “Perception Differences in Curriculum Between Physical Education Teacher Education Students and Induction Teachers.”

Catherine Headley, Ph.D., Professor, Exercise and Sport Science, gave several presentations this spring, including: “The Nuts & Bolts of the IRB," at Lewis University in March; “Tai Chi ’Flow Motion’” for Activate Elgin’s March Into Health Community Program in March, and

for the City of Elgin’s Healthy Aging Expo in May; ”Aging Gracefully: Intergenerational Exercise Program,” for the City of Elgin’s Green Expo in May; and “Intergenerational Learning: Engaging the Community,” for the Christian Society of Kinesiology and Leisure Studies Annual Conference at Messiah College in June. Headley was also given a three-year, $10,000/year grant by the Consortium for Older Adult Wellness, to continue research of N’Balance, a fall-prevention program for older adults.

At the American Literature Association conference in May 2014, Sharon Kim, Ph.D., Professor, English, became an at-large Executive Board member of the Edith Wharton Society, and she will serve as the Associate Editor of the Edith Wharton Review, beginning in the fall of 2014.

Sue Larson, Ph.D., Professor, School of Education, will publish an article condensed from her dissertation this fall in Literacy Research and Instruction.

Eric Mason, Ph.D., Assoc. Professor, Biblical and Theological Studies, presented a paper titled “Heavenly Revelation in the Epistle to the Hebrews” at the national meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association, at Providence College, Providence, R.I., on July 28, 2014. Mason’s book

got published (edited with Troy W. Martin): “Reading 1-2 Peter and Jude: A Resource for Students” (Resources for Biblical Study 77; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2014). In addition, three of his book chapters were published in three different resources: “2 Baruch, 4 Ezra, and the Epistle to the Hebrews: Three Approaches to the Interpretation of Psalm 104:4” in “Interpreting 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch: International Studies”; “Biblical and Non-biblical Traditions” in “Jude and 2 Peter: Sources, Usage, and the Question of Canon in Reading 1-2 Peter and Jude: A Resource for Students”; and “Watchers Traditions in the Catholic Epistles” in “The Watchers in Jewish and Christian Traditions.”

David Ogoli, Ph.D., Professor, Architecture, gave a presentation of his peer-reviewed paper, “Performance of Natural Ventilation in Deep-Plan Educational Buildings,” at the Architectural Research Centers Consortium held in March 2014 at the University of

North Carolina in Charlotte, N.C.

Curtis Sartor, Ph.D., Dean of Art, Design and Architecture, contributed to the Substantial Equivalency Report for the National Architectural Accreditation Board visit of the Department of Architecture at the University of Dammam College of Architecture and Planning in

Dammam, Kingdom of Saudia Arabia, which took place May 4 - 7, 2014.

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Faculty Farewells We will miss the following faculty and wish them well.

Dr. Kathy Miller joined the faculty of Judson University in 2005 as an adjunct education professor and began her service as dean of the School of Education in 2008. After nine years of service with the university, she resigned in April 2014.

Dr. A. Paul Mouw, a Communication Arts professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, retired in April 2014 after 23 years of service.

Dr. Rolf Myhrman, a Science and Mathematics professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, retired in April 2014 after 41 years of service.

Dr. Tom Voigt Jr. joined the Judson faculty team in 2007 as an assistant professor in the School of Leadership and Business. He retired from that role in April 2014. However, he remains on the Judson campus as an adjunct professor.

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Around 1970, while I was a graduate student at Northwestern University, I transitioned from a position of believing in God and going to church to a commitment to follow Jesus and let Him control the major decisions in my life. This left me with a dilemma: I felt strongly called toward ministry, and yet I had already invested several years of long hours toward a Ph.D. in chemistry. And it soon became more than a personal dilemma; I fell in love with a wonderful girl, but I couldn’t tell her whether she might be marrying a pastor, a research scientist, or something in between.

Fortunately, I was introduced to Judson, and my faculty position here has allowed me to combine ministry and science for the last 41 years. Professionally, I have been driven by three goals. The first is to help students grasp the beautiful logic and atomic-molecular structure that underlie the grandeur of the world that God has created. The second is to help both believers and not-yet-believers understand that we can, at the same time, take the Bible seriously as the Word of God and the basis for faith and action, and yet also take science seriously as the story of how He works and has worked in the physical universe. My third goal has been to use science to generate more food for hungry people in emerging nations. At Judson, I have had the opportunity to do all of these.

Along the way, I’ve experienced many blessings:

Students who want to learn science in order to help people. Nothing is more fun than watching the look in someone’s eyes as a scientific concept suddenly makes sense. It has also been a joy to watch so many of our students go on to succeed in medical and graduate schools, or to land an interesting job in a laboratory or other scientific setting right after graduation, or to go into science education.

Students who have a sincere desire to find the harmony between science and faith. One of my favorite memories is of a young lady who told me that after the week that we spent discussing the issue in her senior capstone course (then called Faith and Life), she spent half of Friday evening reading her Bible, and the other half reading her biology book, and no longer felt the tension between the two that she had always experienced. It is a privilege to help someone on that journey so that they, in turn, might relate more easily to scientifically sophisticated people who are searching for meaning in life.

Faculty colleagues who combine a deep faith with impressive teaching and research skills, and who have related to me with warmth and grace even while grappling with contentious issues. This has been consistently true not only within our tight-knit group in the Center for Science and Mathematics, but in my relationships with colleagues across the campus.

Staff members, the unsung heroes of Judson, who by doing their jobs so well have made it possible for me to be more efficient and effective.

Administrators who carry heavy responsibilities for the success of the school and do so with diligence and collegiality.

Trustees and other supporters of the school who choose to invest in Judson so that we can help students develop a rigorous and durable faith, expand their abilities to reason and analyze and create, and explore options for activities and careers that will enable them to make positive changes in the world.

My family, who granted me the time and space to meet the demands of my position in the manner to which I felt called.

I retired this past spring, and I reflect on each of these blessings with deep gratitude. I won’t miss the grading, but I’ll miss the day-to-day give-and-take with students and the frequent interactions with the rest of the campus community.

Dr. Rolf MyhrmanRetired Faculty Member

Connecting Faith and Science in the Classroom

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Aaron ’08 and Andrea (Pflaum ’10) Anderson announce the arrival of Olivia Rae Anderson born on April 14, 2014, at 12:08 p.m. Olivia weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. and measured 20.25 inches long. Aaron teaches at Tivy High School and Andrea teaches and coaches at Our Lady of the Hills School in Kerrville, Texas.

Kirsten Allen ’06 and Christopher Olson ’08 were married on July 6, 2013, at Burnidge Forest Preserve. Judson alumni in the wedding party included Hannah (Tran ’05) Dormeier, David Benson ’03, Jennifer (Moyer ’03) Benson and Josh Polanco ’99. Chris works for AID in Elgin and Kirsten works in Judson’s Office of Records and Regis-tration. The happy couple resides in Elgin, Ill.

Paul and Stephanie (Vaughn ’05) Fidlin welcomed their second child Jacob Steven Fidlin on Oct. 9, 2013. Jacob was welcomed by all, but most excitedly by his big sister Grace! The Fidlins reside in Milwaukee, Wisc., where Paul is a case manager for Salvation Army and Stephanie is a nurse supervisor for Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital.

Jean Kirkpatrick Mercer ’76 received Master Teacher recognition for 2014. The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus use the program to salute the area’s best educators for their service and dedication to students in western Illinois schools. Jean is the music teacher at Earl Hanson School in Rock Island, Ill.

The latest book by Edward Gilbreath ’92 was recently released by InterVarsity Press. “Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Epic Challenge to the Church” traces the history of MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and its lessons for today. Ed currently works as the executive director of communications for the Evangelical Covenant Church denomination and is a member of the Judson Alumni Board.

Alan Boelter ’92 was named the Student Conduct Coordinator at Grand Canyon University in February 2014. Alan was the athletic director at Northwest Christian High School and Joy Christian High School in the Phoenix area for the past 10 years and also spent time as a teacher at Aurora Christian Schools before moving to Phoenix.

Brandon Bower ’99 became an Indiana State Licensed Clinical Addic-tion Counselor in 2001 and graduated from Trinity Theological Semi-nary with a Master’s Degree in Counseling in 2006. He now works as the director of rehabilitation services at the Fort Wayne, Ind., Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center. Brandon and wife Elizabeth have three children, Braydon (9), Sawyer (7), and Isabelle (5) and reside in Columbia City, Ind.

Talbot School of Theology announced that author and theologian Kyle Strobel ’00 is joining their faculty in fall 2014 as an assistant professor of spiritual theology and formation. Kyle earned two gradu-ate degrees from Talbot: an M.A. in philosophy of religion and ethics and an M.A. in New Testament. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen and has served as a fellow at Yale University’s Jonathan Edwards Center. Kyle’s newest book, ”Beloved Dust,“ co-authored with Jamin Goggin, pastor of spiritual formation at Saddleback Church, is set for release on Oct. 7, 2014, with Thomas Nelson Books.

Nathan Jarot ’01 was selected to serve as principal of Lake in the Hills Elementary School effective July 1, 2014. He began his career as a fifth grade teacher at Perry Elementary in Carpentersville, Ill., and then worked at Lakewood School where he taught and was a team leader from 2001 to 2007. Nate moved into administration in 2007 at Lakewood as a dean, adviser and curriculum administrator and was moved to the assistant principal position in 2008 through 2010. He was most recently principal of Oak Ridge School.

Katie Emberton ’04 married Kyle Goings ’04 on March 29, 2009, and their daughter Everlyse Aurora was born on Sept. 20, 2012. Katie is the morning show host on 88.3 KLMP the Light with Bethesda Christian Broadcasting and also works as the station’s programmer, website man-ager and the PSA director. The Goings family resides in Rapid City, S.D.

Carl Kerby Jr. ’06 founded Apolomedia with Drew Thorwall and is a high-impact nationwide speaker and guest on radio channels like Moody Broadcasting. They recently released the book, ”It’s Not Just a Game, How Parents and Gamers Can Apply God’s Word to Video Games.” He also serves as youth pastor at Crittenden Baptist Church and lives with his wife, Tish, and two children in Hebron, Ky.

Kate Kinsley ’12 was featured on the Making a Difference segment on Northland News Center for her work in helping create Old School Lives, Inc., a faith-based non-profit community outreach center in Cotton, Minn. The Cotton School, a landmark in the community, was being closed and Kate, along with her family and volunteers, had the vision to purchase the school and create a center that would provide community development, social services and even a small business incubator for the Cotton community. Learn more at www.oldschoollives.com

Alumni gathered at the home of Jeff ’99 and Julie (Schwartz ’00) Mont-gomery in the Indianapolis area. Pictured are: Jeff Montgomery ’99, Bon-nie Bienert, William Hoadley ’04, Tricia Hoadley, Judy (McConnell ’74) Doyel, Mark Hetrick ’74, Karen (Harding ’75) Hetrick, Ken Morgan ’67, Nancy (DeRolf) ’67 Morgan, Jeff Sexton ’78, Lissa (Holliday) Stranahan, Gene Crume, Kim (Niedermeyer ’92) Beckley, Julie (Schwartz ’00) Mont-gomery, Mark Doyel, Jose Torres ’04 and Leanne (Bunnell ’04) Torres.

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9 Palm Springs was the gathering place for alumni, Trustees and the Judson Leadership Team in February 2014 where a few Judson friends gathered for a photo opportunity. Pictured are: Darcy Dougherty ’95, Gene Crume, Cindy Crume, Bob Dougherty, Lisa (Ellingson ’03) Jarot, Rebekah Street ’12, Nancy (Smith ’97) Binger, Brent Richard-son and Ginny Guth ’02/’08.

Warren Anderson ’86 took the Judson University Choir to Colorado for a spring break choir tour where he was greeted by Tim Chambers ’87. Tim coordinated an opportunity for the choir to sing at Compas-sion International. The choir was also hosted by Rev. Bill Wolfe ’76 and Highland Park Church in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Our first 50-year class was recognized at a Golden Alumni reception and ceremony on May 2–3, 2014, where each alumnus was presented with a medallion. Pictured are: President Gene Crume, Norman Haupt ’64, John Halsey ’64, Judy (Taft ’64) DeRolf, Kevin Barker ’64 and Alumni Board Chair, Benjamin Glunz ’10.

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Kevin Bieschke with parents Chris ’09 and Sabine ’09

Ellison Cooper with wife Heather Cooper ’04

Colten Bicknese with mother Lauri Lee Hogan ’98

Ronnie Follett ’01, Christie (Bienert ’03) Follett, Kaylie Bienert ’16, Corey Bienert ’10, Margaret Ingraham Bienert, Kellie (Bienert ’06) Bartley, Nathan Bartley ’06, Carey Bienert

Patty Curtiss with sisters Sue Cole Dahlstrom ’77, Judi Cole Riordan ’77, and Sarah Cole Huffaker

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SoftballThe 2014 season for the Softball team found the Eagles receiving

many accolades for their accomplishments on and off the field. First-year transfer center fielder, Murielle Vansach led the award-winning Eagles by earning the honors of not only CCAC All-Conference election, but also NCCAA All-Region Player of the Year and NCCAA All-American. Sophomore Brie Tennyson pitched her way to the podium to receive nomination to the second team CCAC All-Conference honor, NCCAA All-Region Pitcher of the Year, and joining Vansach as an NCCAA All-American. Finishing her senior year, left fielder Shannon Nevins also received the honor of election to the second team All-Conference and NCCAA All-Region. The Eagles’ other senior Amanda Hart capped off her Judson career by earning the honor of NCCAA All-Region. Joining Hart with the identical selection to the NCCAA All-Region team was sophomore catcher Maddie Smith. And finally, showing the conference that the Eagles not only perform on the field, but also in the classroom, sophomore first baseman, Taylor Neuschwander-Thurow received the CCAC All-Academic award. Becky Pearl, former head coach for the Eagles, could not be more proud of her team’s accomplishments.

Baseball The Eagles continued their championship ways in 2014. After a regular season CCAC co-championship, Judson won the CCAC Conference Tournament for the second year in a row. The conference championship earned Judson its third straight trip to the Opening Round of the NAIA World Series. The Eagles completed their season after getting knocked out in the Montgomery, Ala., bracket hosted by Faulkner University. Finishing with a record of 42-19 (22-5), the program has now won over 40 games for a fourth consecutive year. The Eagles were carried by a strong hitting team that led the CCAC in all major hitting categories and strong starting pitching that finished third in E.R.A. out of 12 teams. Five individuals earned CCAC All-Conference hon-ors including Cameron Balough (DH), Mark DeYoung (3B), Ryan Perez (P), Josh Raymond (OF), and Matt Stevens (C). Josh Raymond

was also named CCAC Co-Player of the Year. Tony Ruggiero (LF) and Tony Rallo (1B) earned the CCAC Gold Glove Award. Bryan Englesen (P) and Frank Oliver (C) were recognized on the CCAC All-Academic Team.

The following single season records were set this season: Doubles (21) Josh Raymond, ties Matt Mchenry (2012), Hits (86) Josh Raymond, Wins (12) Ryan Perez, Strike Outs (92) Ryan Perez, ties Reggie Smith (1976), Innings Pitched (111) Ryan Perez, Fewest Walks per/9 (13BB/102 2/3 innings) Andrew Bergmann, Runners Picked Off (10) Andrew Bergmann. Career records were set by Andrew Bergmann with 21 wins as a pitcher, Jordan Pemble with 20 saves, and Cameron Balough with 165 RBI.

LacrosseJudson came back

strong from the 2013 conference championship to have another great season of winning lacrosse under the direction of Head Coach AJ Collier. The Eagles finished the season with an 8-4 record and earned an at-large berth to the Great Rivers Lacrosse

Conference tournament. Two seniors, Taylor Stark and Josh Elmore, both made their mark in the record books. Stark led the entire Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) in points per game average with 7.22. Elmore was fifth in the country in the same category with 5.82 points per game. Stark was also named first Team All-Conference at the Attack position. Teammate Frank Falcone was first team All-Conference as a defender. Philip Lindsay earned third Team All-Conference honors at Midfield. Josh Elmore and Jacob Ettelbrick were both named honorable mention All-Conference.

Men’s and Women’s Track and FieldFirst-year Head Coach Joel Popenfoose helped lead the Track and

Field teams to great success in the 2014 season. During the indoor season, four athletes from the women’s program qualified for the NAIA national meet held in Geneva, Ohio. The Distance Medley relay team of Jordan Wagner, Meaghan Ciochon, Gabby Nystrom, and Sarah Miller placed 17th. Meanwhile, Wagner qualified for the finals in the 800m run, where she placed sixth, earning her NAIA All-American honors. Wagner is the first NAIA All-American from

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the Judson women’s track and field program. Wagner and Ciochon were also NCCAA All-Americans during the indoor track season.Moving to outdoor track, the Judson men placed seventh in the CCAC with 33 points. Leading the way for the Eagles was the 4 x 100m relay team that placed fourth with team members Gavin Fleagle, Troy Lloyd, Isaac Johnson, and Troy Jackson. Jackson also placed fourth in the High Jump. Tying their best team finish in history, the Judson women’s team placed third in the CCAC meet with 92 points. All-Conference honors went to Jordan Wagner, who won the 800m run, and Meaghan Ciochon, who won the 1500m run. Three athletes qualified for the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Senior Meaghan Ciochon closed out her decorated Judson career with a 13th place finish in the 5000m run. Junior Jordan Wagner placed ninth in the trials of the 800m run, which was one place short of making the final. Junior Sarah Miller placed 24th in the 3000m Steeplechase in her second consecutive trip to the NAIA meet in that event.

Men's and Women's TennisThe men’s and women’s tennis program had new leadership this

year as Judson named Chris Moment as the new head tennis coach for both programs. The men’s and women’s team saw some great competition this year and had their share of wins. The men’s team had some close matches this year as many players had to step up their match play to a higher level with the increasing competition in the conference. The men put four wins on the board for the season. They also won in the first round of the CCAC tournament to advance to the semi-finals, where they suffered the loss to Olivet Nazarene University. Our ladies team grabbed some wins this year by defeating Roosevelt and Aurora and had many close matches. Their season ended in the first round of the CCAC tournament, but the matches were played well and their attitude of never giving up was surely observed. Marissa Gauss was named to the CCAC All-Academic team for the women.

Men’s GolfThe Men’s Golf Team came into the season looking to continue

to build momentum for the program under second year head coach Bruce Horgan. Senior Tim Schofield led a roster dominated by upperclassmen with five seniors and one junior. The Olivet Nazarene University Fall Invite proved to be their best meet of the season finishing sixth overall out of 11 teams. The season finished off this spring at the CCAC Conference Championships at the George Dunne National Golf Course in Oak Forest, Ill. Judson finished 11th out of 12 teams with an overall score of 726. Tim Schofield battled to finish tied for 21st after the two-day competition with a final score of 162. The Men’s Golf Team will look to take its program to new heights next season.

Judson Athletic AwardsRecognizes Outstanding Athletes of the Year

Each year, the Judson Athletic Department presents awards in two major categories. The first category is the Judson University Male and Female Athletes of the Year. The second category is the Judson University Male and Female Scholar Athletes of the Year. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding athletic achievement and to promote excellence in all areas, including athletics, academics, and spiritual life.

Josh Raymond, a two-time All-CCAC player and a NCCAA All-American in his senior season, won the 2014 Judson University Male Athlete of the Year award. Raymond helped the Judson baseball team win three straight

conference championships and play in the NAIA National Tournament in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Honorable mentions: senior Josh Elmore (lacrosse) and junior Jason Mok (soccer).

Senior Meaghan Ciochon took top honors in the 2014 Judson University Female Athlete of the Year category. Ciochon is the school record holder in six events in cross-country and in track and field. During her career, Ciochon qualified

for the NAIA National Championships seven times, and she is a three-time NCCAA All-American. Honorable mention: senior Sara Hoffman (soccer).

The 2014 Judson Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year was junior Zachary Salvati. The biochemistry major from Batavia, Ill., currently holds a 3.71 GPA. Honorable mentions: senior Doug Gordon (golf ), junior Vincent Laneve

(track and field), and senior Hunter Scott (soccer).

Senior Cassandra Criminger of Flanagan, Ill., was named the 2014 Judson Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She graduated in May with a 3.7 GPA and a degree in Visual Communications. Honorable mentions: senior

Marisa Gauss (tennis), senior Amanda Hart (softball), senior Sara Hoffman (soccer), and junior Taylor Lesner (volleyball).

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