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College strengthened by record giftsMakingHeadlines

Barbara Bush scheduled for dinner

Barbara Bush, First Lady of the United States (1989-1993)

Beautiful fall weather complemented the opening of RochesterCollege�s fortieth academic year. Students continued to benefitfrom new facilities and the availability of additional majors.

Barbara Bush, wife of formerPresident George Bush, will bethe featured speaker at the 28thannual Partnership Dinner onMay 8, 1999, in Detroit.

�Partnership Dinner will be amixture of the old and the new,�stated Dr. Ken Johnson, presi-dent of the college. �We will con-tinue to enjoy the great fellow-ship the dinner has fostered, butwill also experience the excite-ment of having a key public fig-ure with us for the event.�

Since leaving the White House,Mrs. Bush has continued to serveothers with the same tireless en-ergy, good will, and humor thatendeared her to millions aroundthe world. Throughout her yearsin public life, she has supportedhundreds of charitable and hu-manitarian causes, often volun-teering her time and energy.

In her bestselling autobiogra-phy, Barbara Bush: A Memoir,the former first lady defined thekey to her successful life. �Whenall the dust is settled and all the

crowds are gone, the things thatmatter are faith, family, andfriends,� she wrote in her mem-oir. �We have been inordinatelyblessed, and we know that.�

�Mrs. Bush is a strong propo-nent for family values,� statedDoug Edwards, vice president fordevelopment. �Since proceedsfrom the dinner provide scholar-ships, those attending the dinnerwill be helping us instill the samevalues in our students.�

�I only wish we had an appro-priate place on our campus wherewe could host a significant publicfigure like Barbara Bush,� statedDr. Johnson. �At the dinner, weplan to reveal a campaign thatwill provide the college with sucha facility. The presence of Mrs.Bush will add to the significanceof the evening.�

For some time, organizers havebeen looking for ways to invigo-rate the Partnership Dinner.Elton Albright, coordinator of theevent, stated �We are confidentthat a well-known speaker like

Mrs. Bush will result in majorattendance increases.�

The Partnership Dinner origi-nated in 1972, when Dr. DonGardner, third president of thecollege, organized the campaignto meet annual payments on theAlma Gatewood Residence Hall.Attendance peaked in 1978, whenparticipants gathered on the mainfloor of the Pontiac Silverdomefor the annual event.

In the years that followed, thedinner moved back to Cobo CivicCenter in Detroit, and friends ofthe college organized similar din-ners in Chicago, Western Michi-gan, and Northern Michigan. Inall of those years, the Partner-ship Dinner has provided an im-portant time of fellowship forfriends of the college.

Tickets for the 28th annualPartnership Dinner may be pur-chased through congregationalchairpersons or from the Devel-opment Office at $100 for adultsand $50 for students. In addition,the college will be offering spon-sorships for the first time thisyear. �Those funding sponsor-ships will be invited to a pre-dinner reception with Mrs. Bush,�Mr. Albright added.

�The presence of Mrs. Bush atthe Partnership Dinner will be amomentous occasion for thoseattending the dinner as well asthe college,� stated Dr. Johnson.�Her presence at Cobo Civic Cen-ter marks a significant step in atransition of the public image ofRochester College.�

NEW MAJORSDegree options include in-novative programs. Page 2.

ADULT PROGRAMCollege of Extended Learn-ing expands staff and out-reach efforts. Page 3.

TEEN PROGRAMSCollege projects additionalsummer programs. Page 4.

PIANOS PROVIDEDBaldwin and Evola Musicprovide pianos. Page 5.

SPIRITUAL LIFENew employee focuses onspiritual life of the campuscommunity. Page 6.

ALUMNI AWARDSCollege honors three out-standing alumni. Page 7.

REUNION CONCERTAutumn celebrates twenty-five years of music withupcoming concert. Page 9.

NEW BOARDCollege forms National Ad-vancement Board. Page 10.

Friends of Rochester Collegebestowed an estimated $1.3 mil-lion in special gifts upon the col-lege during the summer months.One of the gifts came in the formof stock and the remaining fourthrough estates.

�The donors of these generousgifts recognized the critical im-portance of increasing the finan-cial strength of Rochester Col-lege,� stated Dr. Ken Johnson,president of the college. �Theseindividuals realized that such giftsare necessary for the college toachieve its full potential.�

Early in the summer, a couplethat has been deeply involved withthe college for many years do-nated a stock gift valued at nearly$300,000. �Wishing to remainanonymous, these individuals arequiet, humble servants of Godwho simply want to help build astrong Christian college in thisregion,� stated Dr. Johnson.

As the summer progressed, col-lege officials received notificationof four significant estate gifts,which will total about $1 million.�Funds from these estates willcome to the college over the nexttwo years and are critically im-portant to advance the college,�stated Doug Edwards, vice presi-dent for development.

The estate gifts included pro-ceeds from the estates of Mary

Moore of Livonia, Michigan; Wil-liam O�Neal of Livonia, Michi-gan, in memory of his parents,Joe and Elsie O�Neal; HarryRiemenschneider of Mt. Clemens,Michigan; and Ernest and MaryTaylor of Madison, Tennessee.

�The stock gift and one of theestate gifts are particularly note-worthy since they represent thelargest and second largest singlegifts in the history of the college,�noted Mr. Edwards. �One of theother estate gifts is expected torank in the top six.�

�Some of the funds from theestate gifts will go toward endow-ment and our next campaign,�Mr. Edwards continued. �Anotherportion will be used to fund im-provements that will make exist-ing facilities more functional asthe college serves increasing num-bers of students in a more variedacademic environment.�

�The key to the operatingstrength of Rochester College isour level of endowment invest-ments,� stated Dr. Johnson. �Nocollege achieves its potential with-out a significant financial base.These recent gifts help start us inthe direction we must go to buildthe financial base necessary toassure the strength of the collegefor generations to come.�

�Since the college is now in itsfortieth year, we are entering a

stage when we will receive moreestate gifts,� noted Dr. Johnson.�While many who have built thecollege over these years have beenunable to make major gifts dur-ing their lifetimes, they will beable to do so through estate plan-ning. In that way, they will play amajor role in fulfilling their long-term dreams for the college.�

Dear Friends,

There are no shortcuts to building a strong Christian college. Itrequires time. It requires generations of committed friends. Itrequires deeply committed employees. It requires large finan-cial resources. It requires wise leadership. It requires continualadjustment to a changing world. It requires careful planning.

College trustees are now reviewing our Strategic Plan for thenext ten years. The plan involves more than can be accom-plished with the resources we could reasonably hope to receivefrom our friends. Therefore, for the needs of the college to be metover the next decade, we must find new friends to step up to theplate and old friends who will take on greater weight in thefinancial burden for new facilities.

God has blessed us with a doubling of enrollment in the lastseven years. Whether that can happen again in the next sevenyears, we do not know. However, we do believe that we are justone building away from significant enrollment increase. If thatone new facility, an athletic complex supplemented by essentialclassroom space, can be funded and built within seven years, wewill have the space for enrollment to double once more.

Meanwhile, with God as our helper, we also shall continue towork on four goals that are more important than growth,namely; strengthening spiritual emphasis on the campus, pro-viding high quality academic programs, operating in the black,and raising the college endowment. These are the keys to astrong Rochester College, regardless of the size of enrollment,and God is blessing in all four areas.

Thank you for your friendship, your many encouragements bycard and letter, and your financial involvement in makingRochester College a place for our children to prepare for careerswhile also preparing to be Christian leaders.

Yours for His sake,

Kenneth L. JohnsonPresident

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Innovative degree options finalized

Bachelor of Science

Behavioral ScienceCounselingEarly Childhood Ed.Social Work

EnglishLiteratureProfessional Writing

MusicMusic EducationMusic MinistryVocal Performance

Psychology

Bachelor of BusinessAdministration

AccountingComputer Systems Mgt.ManagementMarketing (spring 99)

Bachelor of ReligiousEducation

Biblical StudiesChristian Ministry

PreachingYouth & Family Ministry

Cooperative Programs

Elementary EducationSecondary EducationTechnical Fields

Indented fields are tracks. Ac-counting and computer systemsmanagement are offered in co-operation with Baker College.

Four-yearPrograms

Library growth targeted by Friends

Friends of the Muirhead Library visit with Fall Festival participants.

FacultyOpenings

Junior accounting major Melissa Bruce prepares for class in her room.

Designed to enhance the aca-demic services of Rochester Col-lege, Friends of the Muirhead Li-brary recently organized. Thegroup launched their efforts witha membership drive as the aca-demic year opened.

�Through this organization, wehope to increase visibility of thelibrary and foster a number ofprojects that will benefit the col-lege and surrounding commu-nity,� stated Sheila Owen, direc-tor of the library.

�The Muirhead Library has alot to offer,� she continued. �Wehave exceptionally good holdingsin many areas, but there are somany needs and services that canbe provided by the donations andefforts of such a group.�

Since forming, the Friends havehosted two book reviews. CaroleEberly, author of Michigan Sum-mers: Tales and Recipes and OurMichigan: Ethnic Tales and Reci-pes, visited the library in Septem-ber. The Friends hosted Rick

Atchley, author of Sinai Summit,at the college lectureship.

�Ray and Sherry Stewart, mem-bers of the Development Council,have been of great assistance ingetting our group started. We al-ways have library projects thatcan use volunteer assistance,� Ms.

Owen noted. �Even those wholive far from the college can helpus purchase materials throughmembership donations.�

For more information aboutbecoming a member of the Friendsof the Muirhead Library, phoneSheila Owen at 248.218.2106.

As Rochester College con-tinues to meet the needs ofa growing student body, ad-ditional faculty memberswill be needed.

Applications for faculty po-sitions in business and reli-gion (Old Testament em-phasis preferred) are nowbeing accepted for the fallsemester. A doctoral degreeis preferred for both posi-tions, and a minimum of amaster�s degree is required.

For an application or moreinformation, please contactDr. Michael Westerfield,provost, at 248.218.2100 ormwesterfield@rc.edu.

Officials of Rochester Collegerecently finalized a collaborativeagreement with Baker College.Through the arrangement, stu-dents will be able to completemajors in accounting or computersystems management throughRochester College.

�While most of our new pro-grams at the bachelor�s degreelevel are offered in their entiretyon our campus, by our faculty,collaborative agreements withlocal colleges have allowed us tooffer some innovative programsfor our students,� stated Dr. KenJohnson, president of the college.�Our arrangement with Bakeradds to those opportunities.�

Two years ago, the college fi-nalized collaborative agreementswith Oakland Community Col-lege and Macomb CommunityCollege. Through those arrange-

ments, students may completehighly specialized tracks in suchfields as vehicle design, graphicand commercial art, criminal jus-tice, and health care administra-tion, while obtaining most of theirclass work and the bachelor�s de-gree from Rochester College.

�We began discussions aboutan arrangement with Baker Col-lege in conversations with Dr. JoeReddick, chairman of the account-ing department at Baker,� statedDr. Michael Westerfield, provost.�Dr. Reddick teaches accountingfor us on a part-time basis, so heknows our institution. As a re-sult, we ended up with the bestagreement yet.�

�Our arrangement with Bakerallows our students to registerand pay for their specialized Bakerclasses as a part of our registra-tion process,� Dr. Westerfield con-tinued. �They only attend classat Baker, which is only ten min-utes from our campus.�

College officials consider col-laborative programs as a meansof providing additional opportu-nities for students until similarprograms can be developed by thecollege. Students find that sucharrangements allow them to ben-efit from the unique atmosphereof Rochester College while com-pleting specialized majors.

�As some of these programsgrow, we eventually will hire fac-ulty and teach the specializedcourses ourselves,� stated Dr.Westerfield. �In the meantime,this is an ideal way to serve stu-dents until such majors surfaceon the priority list of programsthat we want to add.�

�In the last year, we have hadseveral colleges and universitiesapproach us about collaborativeagreements and even offeringgraduate work on our campus,�noted Dr. Westerfield. �Our re-cent name change has caused sev-

eral institutions to take a secondlook at Rochester College and theyare impressed with what they see.We are located in an ideal settingwith a strong student body, somany of them are extremely in-terested in working with us.�

Strategic planwill require

both new andold friends

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EmployeeHighlights

Rochester College

Building the Infrastructure

of the Kingdom

knowledge ~ jobs

homes ~ relationships

College of Extended Learning expands influence

Job placement rate exceeds average

Career personnel from various Christian colleges gather on campus.

Members of the first ASAP cohort listen attentively to a presentation.

Members of the MichiganCollege Counseling Associa-tion elected Dr. Ben Noah,associate professor of coun-seling, as treasurer of theirorganization. He also servesas chairman of the PublicPolicy and Legislation Com-mittee of the MichiganCounseling Association.

Assisting in the establish-ment of a congregation, Dr.David Fleer, professor ofreligion and communica-tion, preached for theNorthpointe CommunityChurch of Christ during thesummer. In September, hespoke at a fifty-year celebra-tion for the Sunset Churchof Christ in Taylor.

Members of the AmericanPsychological Associationattended a presentation byDr. Brian Stogner, pro-fessor of psychology, at theirAnnual Convention in SanFrancisco in August.

Assisting the Holmes RoadChurch of Christ in Lan-sing, Michigan, while theysearch for a new minister,Dr. Michael Westerfield,provost, presented a seriesof sermons this fall. EltonAlbright, church relationsdirector, began preachingfor the Madison HeightsChurch of Christ in June.

Completing twelve years ofservice to the college, BobRathbun recently retired.As plant superintendent,Bob coordinated all main-tenance activities.

Growing to nearly 100 studentsin its first year of operation, theCollege of Extended Learning re-cently announced personnel ad-ditions and expansion plans.

�We began our efforts last yearwith a weekend degree comple-tion program for working adults,�stated Mark Davis, vice presidentfor academic development. �Theprogram has been so successfulthat we have decided to diversifyand enter some additional educa-tional markets.�

To meet the new challenges,Dr. Ken Johnson recently namedMark Davis to his new role in theCollege of Extended Learning,and Phil Conner to a position asdean of accelerated enrollment.Kurt Fleischhut joined the staffas associate transfer coordinator.Angela Hazel continues as direc-tor of academics.

In the process of refining theweekend program, the College ofExtended Learning chose Accel-erated Student Advancement Pro-gram (ASAP) as their new pro-gram name. Currently, workingadults may complete a bachelor�sdegree in either management orbehavioral science in as little asseventeen months through theaccelerated weekend program.

�CEL personnel also are pre-

paring to contact businesses andgovernmental agencies in theDetroit metropolitan area to es-tablish ASAP courses at businesslocations,� stated Mr. Davis. �Un-derstanding today�s hectic life-style, we realize that on-siteclasses provide students with theconvenience they need.�

�To utilize the tremendous ca-pability of the college�s Internetsite, we also are planning to de-velop a number of on-line aca-demic courses,� Mr. Davis con-tinued. �These courses will pro-vide an opportunity for computer-knowledgeable individuals to takeclasses in a virtual classroom withgreater flexibility and additionalconvenience.�

During the past year, the Col-lege of Extended Learning intro-duced pilot courses on-line forstudents enrolled in the acceler-ated program. �Currently, we of-fer two ethics courses on-line, butwe hope to add several otherswithin the coming year,� notedMr. Davis.

�The services being planned bythe College of Extended Learningreflect the commitment of Roch-ester College to education in the21st century,� Mr. Davis com-mented. �They also demonstrateour commitment to using new

educational methods and tech-nologies to serve students in aflexible and credible manner.�

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Exceeding national averages bythe close of summer, RochesterCollege posted a 100% placementrate for the class of 1998. Overthe past six years, the college hasmaintained a 96% average forplacement of bachelor�s degreerecipients within six months ofgraduation, compared to a na-tional rate of 89%.

�Career placement is a majorissue for most prospective stu-dents,� stated Dr. Ken Johnson,president of the college. �Studentswant to know that their educa-tion will someday translate into asuccessful career, and our trackrecord is outstanding.�

�We are situated in an ideallocation for job placement,� statedDr. Ben Noah, director of career

guidance and assessment. �Weare surrounded by major busi-nesses, corporate headquarters,and even Fortune 500 companies.It is not unusual for one of ourstudents to obtain an internshipwith one of these places and thenbe hired upon graduation.�

While 15% of the class of 1998decided to pursue full-time gradu-ate studies upon completion oftheir degrees at Rochester Col-lege, the remainder opted for im-mediate employment. Graduatesaccepted positions with such firmsas EDS, General Motors, Life ofVirginia, ExecuTrain, and Apart-ment Search.

�The Michigan Collegiate JobFair continues to be one of ourbest sources for job leads,� statedDr. Noah. �We pay the registra-tion fee for our seniors to attendand then take them to the fair.Normally, our business majorsleave the program with at leastfive interviews.�

�Last week, we had calls fromtwo contract companies who planto visit our campus after midtermexaminations,� Dr. Noah contin-ued. �The big three automakershire most of their entry-levelmanagement, marketing, com-puter, and engineering positionsthrough these companies.�

�We receive far more inquiriesfor job placement from businesses,churches, schools, and agenciesthan we can even begin to fill,�stated Dr. Noah. �Employers likeour graduates and continue toreturn to us for more.�

During the late summer, ca-reer center directors from six

Christian colleges gathered on thecampus of Rochester College fortheir annual conference. Dr. Noahcommented, �The conference par-ticipants were very impressedwith the resources available tous. Fortunately, those same re-sources are available to our stu-dents on a regular basis!�

The Kingdom of God always needs leaders. In every culture andevery community, the Body of Christ waxes and wanes based onthe strength of its leadership. Good leaders in one culture andtime can easily fail or be ineffective in a culture and time theydo not know or understand. At this time, I am not thinkingabout rural Africa. I am thinking about urban and suburbanAmerica in 1998.

Forty years ago young urban church families who came straightfrom the farm brought the religious customs and traditions oftheir family to the city. They started city churches which tookon the traits of their rural counterparts. Now, a generationlater, with leadership born, raised, and highly educated, know-ing only urban or suburban life, a much different culturalpreference is emerging.

If our training of a new generation of urbanites is to be effective,we must learn how to phrase the old, old story in a way that fitstoday�s youth and young families. Urban and suburban leaderslocked into a former time and culture must adapt their style orrelease to new leaders who understand today�s youth and youngfamilies. Otherwise the Kingdom suffers.

Dr. J.

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Additional summer programs for teens projected

Senior citizens enjoy visiting with Summer Jam campers and workers.

Cross country runners receive instructions from director Dave Hutson.

Administrative changes improve outreach effortTechnologyProgress

Why RC?

Mark VanRheenen, Michael Westerfield, Mark Davis, Debi Rutledge, and Phil Conner accept new roles.

Hundreds of teens and youngerstudents gathered on the campusof Rochester College during thesummer months for a series ofcamp programs. Based upon apositive response to the variousactivities, organizers plan to de-velop additional programs overthe next few years.

�We are committed to full useof our facilities on a year-aroundbasis,� stated Dr. Ken Johnson,president of the college. �Sum-mer programs are an effectivemeans of introducing the collegeto teens. Consequently, they areextremely beneficial to both theparticipants and the college.�

Early in the summer, the Ad-missions Office hosted their sev-

enth annual Summer Jam, a pro-gram focused on the developmentof spiritual leadership skills. Forthe third year, home school stu-dents participated in a camp de-signed to provide laboratory ex-periences in science.

As the summer progressed, over600 campers enrolled in one offour sessions of a popular basket-ball camp directed by Coach GarthPleasant. Since 1980, over 5,000campers have participated in thisday program. Many individualsin the community know the col-lege through Lake Norcentra Bas-ketball Camp, and several stu-dents have enrolled at RochesterCollege as a result.

�This summer, we introducedcross country and soccer camps,�stated David Hutson, director ofsummer programs. �By next sum-mer, we plan to split the soccercamp into two sessions and add abasketball team camp.�

�Since we experienced a wideage-span among those attendingsoccer camp, we decided to add aboarding option for the older play-ers,� Coach Hutson continued.�The basketball camp will be de-signed for teams, which will playin a tournament format during aone-week session.�

In addition to the camps hostedby the college and Coach Pleas-ant, Cheer America rented cam-pus facilities in July for a cheer-leader camp. �Even though wedid not sponsor the cheerleadingcamp, it still introduced Roches-ter College to almost 350 highschool students and coaches,�noted Dr. Johnson.

�Once we are able to build anathletic complex, we will be able

to offer even more summer pro-grams,� stated Coach Hutson. �Atthat point, we will be able to addvolleyball camps, a basketballcamp for boarding students, andpossibly even choices in softballand baseball.�

At the conclusion of one campsession, a parent wrote to Dr.Johnson, stating, �My son Bradand his friend Paul were partici-pants in the soccer camp. Theyhad a lot of great things to sayabout the campus, the coaches,and the soccer activities. Bothcame home expressing a stronginterest in attending RochesterCollege in the future.�

�Brad and Paul are already tell-ing their soccer friends of theawesome soccer camp they at-tended at Rochester College andare proudly wearing their campshirts,� the parent continued.�My guess is that there will beothers joining them when theyreturn for camp next year.�

NETWORKCollege personnel recentlycompleted installation of anew local area network inthe residence halls. The sys-tem allows students to con-nect personal computers tothe campus system and pro-vides them with direct ac-cess to the Internet, e-mail,web directories, and theirindividual file space. Whilestudents previously had ac-cess to the system by mo-dem from their individualrooms in the residencehalls, the new connectionprovides access at a muchhigher rate of speed.

RESOURCESSupporting the new majorin music, the Muirhead Li-brary opened two listeningstations and began a collec-tion of compact discs at thebeginning of the semester.The library also added fourcomputer stations to pro-vide word processing capa-bilities and additional ac-cess to the Internet.

Why does Rochester Col-lege exist? Because of stu-dents like Moses Velasco, asenior psychology majorfrom Scarborough, Ontario.

�Rochester College hasfound a dear place in myheart,� stated Moses. �Overthe course of the last fouryears, I have learned somuch about my mind, myheart, and my God.�

Since entering RochesterCollege, Moses has per-formed with Autumn, theA Cappella Chorus, andSpectrum. He has hostedCelebration, played roles inthe annual fall play, andworked in the preschool,Admissions Office, and Aca-demic Services Office.

Moses noted, �The collegehas taught me many les-sons. God has truly smiledon me through the bless-ings I have experiencedthrough this institution.�

Strengthening the infrastruc-ture of Rochester College, Dr. KenJohnson recently announced a re-alignment of administrative du-ties. �With the addition of twotalented individuals, we are nowable to direct more attention toour outreach into student mar-kets,� stated Dr. Johnson.

�By adding Mark VanRheenento the administrative team as vicepresident for finance, and DebiRutledge to the admissions staffas dean of enrollment services,we were able to move two keyindividuals to the College of Ex-tended Learning,� Dr. Johnsonadded. �The college is committedto building a strong nontradi-tional program that will help sup-port our primary mission.�

As part of the realignment,Mark Davis, former vice presi-dent for operations, accepted anew role as vice president for aca-demic development in the Col-lege of Extended Learning. PhilConner, former dean of enroll-ment services, moved to a newposition as dean of acceleratedenrollment.

Mr. VanRheenen taught ac-counting at Harding Universityfrom 1976 to 1986. In 1986, hebegan an accounting firm and con-tinued as CEO of that firm until

1997. Mrs. Rutledge, who previ-ously worked with the AdmissionsOffice and served as director offinancial aid, recently returnedto the college after completinggraduate studies.

�In keeping with the breadth ofduties covered by Dr. MichaelWesterfield in both academic andstudent services, we also decidedto name Dr. Westerfield as pro-vost of the college,� stated Dr.Johnson. Dr. Westerfield previ-

ously served as vice president foracademic affairs.

In addition to those involved inthe administrative realignment,other individuals assumed newroles with Rochester College. PamLight, assistant professor of En-glish; Dr. Tony Mowrer, profes-sor of music; Vivian Turner, in-structor of mathematics; and BethVanRheenen, assistant professorof English, joined the full-timefaculty for the fall semester.

Individuals joining the full-timestaff in the fall included TannonDavis, student services clerk; KurtFleischhut, associate transfer co-ordinator and soccer coach; Sh-annon Flores, preschool instruc-tor; Nathan Gurganus, admis-sions counselor; Jamie Nelson,administrative assistant; BurtRutledge, associate dean of stu-dents; Shaun Westaway, admis-sions counselor; and ShannonWilliams, director of spiritual life.

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Molding Futures ...

Good instructors are the heart of a quality academic program.The lives of students at Rochester College are molded not onlythrough strong experiences in the classroom, but by individualattention and personal relationships with instructors. Some ofthe outstanding faculty members that serve the students ofRochester College are introduced below.

Enthusiasm radiates from Dr. David Fleer, professor of reli-gion and communication, when he enters the classroom. Afterpreaching for eighteen years, Dr. Fleer began teaching atRochester College in 1995. He holds a diploma from SunsetInternational Bible Institute, a bachelor�s degree from Wash-ington State University, master�s degrees from Abilene Chris-tian University and Portland State University, and doctoraldegrees from Fuller Theological University and the Universityof Washington. He has written for a variety of scholarly journalsand occasionally teaches graduate courses for Pepperdine Uni-versity and the Harding Graduate School of Religion.

Known for his perseverance with students attempting to learnboth basic and complex numerical concepts, Gary Turner,assistant professor of mathematics, holds a bachelor�s degreefrom Harding University and a master�s degree from OaklandUniversity. Prior to joining the faculty in 1991, Mr. Turnerworked as an associate engineer for Lockheed-Martin and as anoperations research analyst for the United States Army.

Serving also as assistant to the provost, Vikki Bentley, asso-ciate professor of English, provides academic advising servicesto a large percentage of students at Rochester College. Beforejoining the Rochester College faculty in 1986, Mrs. Bentleytaught at Christian schools in Florida, Louisiana, and Tennes-see, and a public school in Louisiana. She holds a bachelor�sdegree from Harding University and a master�s degree fromNortheast Louisiana University.

David Fleer, Gary Turner, and Vikki Bentley

National finals planned for campus

Pianos provided through local store

Music faculty members listen to the quality of a piano with Jim Evola.

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Baldwin Piano Company of Cin-cinnati, Ohio, recently agreed toprovide seven pianos for the Mu-sic Department of Rochester Col-lege. Baldwin selected Evola Mu-sic Center, which operates fourstores in southeast Michigan, asthe local representative to handlearrangements.

�The timing for this agreementcould not be better,� stated JoeBentley, director of music activi-ties. �It provides one more indica-tion to our current students thatwe are committed to our new ma-jor in music. It will also help re-cruiting when prospective stu-dents see the quality of instru-ments we are using.�

�Many academic institutionsparticipate in similar programsnationwide,� stated Dr. TonyMowrer, professor of music. �Wewill have use of quality new in-struments for a year, after whichtime Evola Music will host a pi-ano sale on our campus. If every-thing goes well, we will then re-ceive another set of new instru-ments for the next year. This is agreat arrangement for both thecompany and the college.�

Initially, the college will receivethree studio acoustic pianos, andfour digital pianos. The acousticpianos will be used in practicerooms and the music rehearsal

room, while the digital pianos willbe used in faculty offices and aspecialty classroom.

�When we expanded our musicprogram to the bachelor�s degreelevel, the department securedprimary use of an additional class-room,� stated Mr. Bentley. �Sincethe digital units are MIDI com-patible, one will be placed in thisroom and connected to a com-puter audiovisual system.�

�As an instructor plays the digi-tal piano, the computer will trans-

late the music to a staff and thenproject it on a screen,� Mr. Bentleycontinued. �The entire process isvery impressive and functions asa great teaching tool.�

�Once again, the college�s loca-tion has enhanced our teachingcapabilities,� noted Dr. Mowrer.�This arrangement might nothave been possible if the endmarket in this area were not sostrong. We look forward to a verypositive relationship with bothBaldwin and Evola Music.�

Cross country, soccer, and vol-leyball teams from across the na-tion will once again converge onthe campus of Rochester Collegeat the end of their regular sea-sons for national competition.

�We have hosted tournamentsfor the National Small CollegeAssociation in four out of the lastsix years,� stated Barry Wheeler,the Rochester College volleyballcoach. �Teams like coming herebecause of the abundance of ac-commodations and availability ofprofessional sports.�

Teams from Rochester College

will compete in all three tourna-ments. With regular season playin progress, each team looks for-ward to their respective nationaltournament.

�Even though both our men�sand women�s teams are young,we have competed with schools aslarge as Michigan State Univer-sity,� stated David Hutson, coachof the cross country teams. �Weare pleased that we have beenable to run competitively againstseveral teams that are membersof the NAIA conference that weeventually hope to join.�

�All but three of our currentrunners are freshmen, but theyare making good progress,� CoachHutson continued. �The adjust-ment to college level competitionis particularly challenging for themen since they run five miles forcollege competition instead of thefive kilometers they previouslyran in high school.�

The soccer team opened theirseason before a good crowd onFall Festival day with a victoryover Lawrence Technological Uni-versity. Since that game, the War-riors have posted wins over suchinstitutions as Northwood Uni-versity and Calvin College.

�We have a very good team andthey are playing well,� stated KurtFleischhut, first-year coach of theRochester College soccer team.�If we play at the level of ourability, we should do well in thenational tournament.�

Beginning their season with a11-5 record, the women�s volley-ball team also has achieved victo-

ries over colleges that may pro-vide NAIA competition for Roch-ester College in the future. �Weare confident that the team wehave put together can effectivelycompete for the national champi-onship this year,� stated CoachWheeler.

Over the past several years,teams from Rochester Collegehave stepped up their level of com-petition in preparation for a moveto the NAIA. That move is antici-pated once the college can pro-vide a consistent home court in anew athletic center.

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Jump Start, a week-long programdesigned to welcome new students to

the campus of Rochester College,provided opportunities for students to

interact as they became acquaintedwith the campus and college life.

Informational sessions, social andathletic activities, small group

discussions, and devotionals filledeach day from early in the morning

until late at night. Returningstudents hosted the program.

Opening of 40thacademic year

Senior behavioral science major NakitaBass reviews a class schedule withLynne Stewart before finalizing herschedule for the fall semester.

Participants in Jump Start listenattentively to devotional comments bysophomore Nate Oliver as they begin theactivities of another day.

Ukrainian student Alex Safonov completes the laststep of registration at the identification card table.

Worth RepeatingKind words can make a person�s day. As the new academic yearopened, Dr. Ken Johnson, president of the college, received thefollowing unsolicited letter from a newly-enrolled student. Herenthusiasm for what she is experiencing at Rochester Collegeemphasizes the importance of providing a strong liberal artsprogram in a Christian setting. The efforts of every employeeand every friend of the college are making a difference in thelives of countless individuals!

Dear President Johnson,

Although life in the college realm is tremendously hectic, Iwanted to pause for a moment to thank you for allowing me theopportunity to attend Rochester College. Words are unable toexpress my gratefulness to you for this adventure. Rochester isa truly wonderful place to be, and I thank God immensely forsending me here. What a truly incredible honor and privilege!

Many of the students have been so kind and helpful. I have beenhere only a week and have already made several good friend-ships. However, my greatest admiration, by far, is for myteachers. They are amazing! Each one has such a creativeapproach to teaching what they love, and they are dedicated tohaving you understand their subject. That commitment isinvaluable. Never have I been to an educational institution thathas had teachers like Rochester does. It is incredible. I amoverwhelmed with appreciation for them!

Again, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I pray thatGod will reward you richly for being such a blessing in my lifeand the lives of so many others.

Sincerely,

Tiffany Blankenship

Director of Spiritual Life employed

Campus announcements follow a period of worship in daily assembly.

Enhancing an important em-phasis of the campus community,Rochester College welcomed adirector of spiritual life at thebeginning of the fall semester.

�For quite some time, we havewanted to bring a person to thecampus who would devote their

entire effort to the spiritual de-velopment of our student body,�stated Dr. Ken Johnson. �Whenwe learned that Shannon Will-iams, a talented youth ministerfrom Ohio, was planning to relo-cate, we seized the opportunity.�

In his new position, Mr. Will-

iams plans daily assembly, cam-pus devotionals, and Peak-of-the-Week. He leads a new spirituallife committee and interacts dailywith the students.

�About thirty students imme-diately volunteered for the spiri-tual life committee,� stated Mr.Williams. �While the committeehas been a great sounding boardon the effectiveness of activities,it also has provided a nucleus ofleaders who are helping us stressthe importance of daily life-styleand interaction.�

�Devotionals have been uplift-ing, with more people involved,�noted Jonathan Woodall, a sopho-more from Cherry Tree, Pennsyl-vania. Yolanda Crites, a juniorfrom Elida, Ohio, commented, �Ihave already seen the lives ofmany being changed.�

�I look forward to assembly,�stated Ryan Hoggatt, a freshmanfrom Cedar Rapids, Iowa. �I likethe singing and often hear con-versations about the messagesthroughout the day.�

�We are trying to foster a spiri-tual community that is conduciveto helping Christians mature andgrow closer to the Lord,� statedMr. Williams. �It is also impor-tant to us that the campus atmo-sphere is inviting and encouragesunbelievers to develop faith.�

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Two alumni, Fonda (Waller) Robinson, class of 1980, and Shirley (Allen) Funston, class of 1961,played an integral role in the Associates Fall Festival. Throughout the summer, the Associates raised$22,400 on behalf of Fonda and Shirley through the annual Queen Contest. Fonda represented theEcho Meadows chapter, and Shirley the Parkside chapter. At the festival, Chairperson BarbaraWilliams, assisted by former Queen Jeannette Schiele, crowned Fonda as the 1998 Festival Queen.

Exciting things are happen-ing on the campus of Roch-ester College! Help us in-form the high school stu-dents in your congregationabout the unique opportu-nities available to them atRochester College. The re-sults are often eternal!

Talk to your teensabout the college.

Send us the names ofyour teens.

Bring your teens to thecampus.

Call us about yourspecial prospects.

Office of AdmissionsRochester College

1.800.521.6010www.rc.edu

Three outstanding alumni recognized for service

Dean Moore, Dean Oliver, and Nola Cucheran display their awards.

ReunionsSummer provides an idealtime for classes to gatheron campus for reunions.Such events are particularlyeffective at ten-year incre-ments. Thus far, a twenty-year reunion is planned fornext summer.

Class of 1979July 30-31, 1999

While the Alumni Office canprovide guidance and sug-gestions for reunion plan-ners, volunteers are neededto assist with coordinationof a ten-year and a thirty-year reunion.

Class of 1969Class of 1989

To assist in planning or forquestions about reunions,contact Larry Stewart at1.800.521.6010 (option 4)or lstewart@rc.edu.

Recognizing exceptional serviceto others, Rochester College re-cently recognized three outstand-ing alumni for 1998. The collegenamed Dean Oliver as Alumnusof the Year, Nola Cucheran asOutstanding Alumna in Chris-tian Service, and Dean Moore asOutstanding Alumnus in Com-munity Service.

�Rochester College is veryblessed with hundreds of talentedalumni,� stated Dr. Ken Johnson,president of the college. �Nar-rowing the list to three was adifficult task. However, we arevery proud of the three receivingthe awards this year.�

Dean Oliver, a member of theclass of 1973, has played an inte-gral role in the development ofChristian education in the stateof Michigan. After working withthe college�s Admissions Office inthe early 1970�s, he began a suc-cessful career as a life insurancerepresentative.

In 1977, Mr. Oliver was a moti-vating force behind the establish-ment of Luckett Christian Acad-emy. On two occasions, he servedLuckett as director of develop-ment, and again assisted the col-

lege as an admissions representa-tive in the mid-1980�s.

Mr. Oliver served as director ofdevelopment for Valley ChristianAcademy for six years, beginningin 1989, and expanded his insur-ance business to financial plan-ning in 1994. During all of theseyears, he has remained a faithfulsupporter of Rochester College.

Mr. Oliver and his wife, Zan(Eubank), a member of the classof 1975, have four children. Theiroldest son, Nathan, is a sopho-more at Rochester College.

While many serve the churchin a public role, Nola Cucheran, amember of the class of 1965, hasquietly influenced the lives ofhundreds in her own special way.Countless individuals have re-ceived notes of encouragementfrom Mrs. Cucheran, and evenstrangers have been touched byher vibrant spirit.

Mrs. Cucheran, and her hus-band Bob, also a former student,have adopted dozens of studentsfrom Rochester College. Theyhave played a significant role inthe lives of two of those adoptedstudents, Vic Bliss and Ann (Bliss)Sparks, who lost their parents in

a tragic automobile accident whileenrolled at the college.

A lifetime member of the Asso-ciates, Mrs. Cucheran, also hasserved on alumni committees andthe Development Council. She isa regular teacher in Bible classesand speaker for Ladies Day pro-grams.

A member of the class of 1962,Dean Moore has served as presi-dent of the United Way of PorterCounty, Indiana, since 1974.Since that time, income from theorganization�s annual campaignhas grown from $385,000 to $2.5million, and the United Way ofPorter County has developed areputation among professionalsas a leader in the nation.

In recognition of his work, thegovernor of Indiana presented Mr.Moore with the Sagamore of theWabash Award in 1995, the high-est civic award in that state. Priorto his work with the United Way,Mr. Moore, and his wife, Mary(Branstetter), also a 1962 gradu-ate of the college, served ashouseparents at both Shults-Lewis and Midwestern Children�sHomes. Both serve on the college�sDevelopment Council.

Accelerated programs serve alumniSince the inception of the Col-

lege of Extended Learning in Julyof 1997, a number of former stu-dents of the college have reen-rolled in accelerated programs tocomplete bachelor�s degrees.

�Former students of RochesterCollege make up about one-fourthof our first ASAP class, which willgraduate in December,� statedAngela Hazel, director of academ-ics in the College of ExtendedLearning. �It is exciting to seesuch people achieve this impor-tant goal in their lives.�

�Many completed associate de-grees a number of years ago andimmediately began careers,� Mrs.Hazel noted. �When we startedour accelerated program, theyseized the opportunity of earningtheir bachelor�s degrees from aplace they know and trust.�

�The thought of going back toschool at fifty-five years old scaredme to death,� stated Jim Dillinger,a minister from Noblesville, Indi-

ana, and student in the Profes-sional Ministry Program. �How-ever, Dr. Fleer convinced me thatI could do it.�

�For years I have had a dreamof getting my degree,� he contin-ued. �I first came to RochesterCollege in 1961. I was nineteenyears old and single. Lord willing,that dream will be fulfilled thirty-seven years later.�

Currently, the College of Ex-tended Learning offers bachelor�sdegrees in management and be-havioral science through the Ac-celerated Student AdvancementProgram (ASAP), and a bachelor�sdegree in professional ministrythrough the College of Religion.The CEL plans to introduce aslate of on-line courses within thenext year.

�For years, working adults ex-pressed an interest in completinga bachelor�s degree on our cam-pus while remaining employed,�stated Dr. Mike Westerfield, pro-

vost. �Our new accelerated pro-grams meet that need.�

�The Professional MinistryProgram is a great blessing to mepersonally and to my work,� Mr.Dillinger commented. �It will en-able me to be more effective in myministry, and eventually will im-pact the church as a whole.�

�I met my wife at RochesterCollege. We have three childrennow, and five grandchildren,� hecontinued. �Both of our sons arepreachers and our daughter ismarried to a youth minister. Roch-ester College was a great blessingto us back in 1961. I believe thatby coming back, Rochester Col-lege will bless us again.�

Jim Dillinger enjoys a break with students from Norway and France.

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We want to hear from you!Share your news! Clip and return this form to Larry Stewart,Director of Public Relations, Rochester College, 800 West AvonRoad, Rochester Hills, MI 48307.

Name (maiden if appl.) ____________________________________

Years __________ Occupation _____________________________

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Years __________ Occupation _____________________________

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Please note children's names, recent births, job changes, mar-riages, promotions, etc. on a separate sheet of paper and send itto the college with this form.

Alumni News and Notes1959

Ed Monroe, and his wife Gerri,are living at 4 Grayburn Drive,Marlton, NJ 08053. Ed is a car-penter and does volunteer workin a Philadelphia children�s hos-pital. Gerri is a teacher�s aide.The couple has two living chil-dren and six grandchildren. Ed isthe son of Mary Monroe, long-time treasurer of the Associates.

1962

Dieter and Marlyn (Hopkins)Balzat moved to 33160 ChurchRoad, Warren, OR 97053 in 1998.Dieter is a purchasing managerfor Wacker Siltronics.

Tom Martin recently returnedfrom mission efforts in Kiev,Ukraine. He is now preaching forthe Alpena Church of Christ andcan be contacted at 510 Saginaw,Alpena, MI 49707.

1968

Karen (Wise) Smith is teach-ing second grade at Lamar El-ementary School, and SundaySchool classes for the Denison

Church of Christ. Karen and herhusband, Lloyd, have two chil-dren, Starlyn and Rick. The fam-ily can be contacted at Route 4,Box 886, Denison, TX 75021.

1977

Randy Wise was recently pro-moted to vice president of salesfor Prime Response, a computersoftware company. He also servesas a deacon of the Metro Churchof Christ. Randy and his wife,Kim, have three children, Katie,Brandon, and Chelsea. The fam-ily lives at 7854 South LocustCourt, Englewood, CO 80112.

1978

Nathan joined Elissa in the homeof Tom and Joanne (Nation)Longfellow on October 8, 1997.Tom is a courier for Federal Ex-press, and Joanne is a computerprogrammer/analyst at Tennes-see Technological University. Thefamily lives at 881 Spring ValleyRoad, Cookeville, TN 38501.

1979

Mark Taylor recently accepted

a position as assistant professorof English at Berry College. Hecan be contacted at 495010 BerryCollege, Mt. Berry, GA 30149.

1981

Shelley Boyd is currently em-ployed as program coordinatorfor the Easter Seal Society ofHawaii. She can be contacted at1965 Ala Wai Boulevard #6, Ho-nolulu, HI 96815.

Deland Guthrie owns a profes-sional photography studio inValdosta, Georgia. He is a deaconat the Airport Church of Christand preaches part-time for areacongregations. Deland and hiswife, Bonnie, have two sons, Aus-tin and Adam. The family can bereached at 500 East Alden Av-enue, Valdosta, GA 31602.

Glenn Montgomery is workingas a general foreman for the LearCorporation. He can be contactedat 9000 East Jefferson #17-1,Detroit, MI 48214.

Along with their children, Bran-don, Beth, and Phillip, Barry andBecky (Morrell) Thompsonare living at 1204 Harding Place,Nashville, TN 37215. Barry is alandscape management special-ist with Sunrise of Nashville, andBecky is an interlibrary loan as-sistant at Lipscomb University.

1982

Anita Clay is planning a Marchwedding to John Clauss. Anita isa technician at First of AmericaBank. She lives at 15 Leroy Street,River Rouge, MI 48218.

Bob and Kathy (Butterfield-83) Norton will be living in En-gland for two years. Bob is anattorney with the Kelsey-HayesCorporation. Kathy recently com-pleted her bachelor�s degree atthe University of Michigan. Thecouple can be contacted at 55 St.Bernard�s Road, Salihull, WestMidlands, England B92 7DF.

David Rogers recently accepteda position as a staff consultant forSignature Consultants. His wife,Saule, is a software engineer. Thecouple lives at 1701 Bonnie Lane,Charlotte, NC 28213.

1983

On March 12, 1998, Chuck andRobin (Couch) Brandi wel-comed twin sons, Jack Connerand Nicholas Charles. Chuck isthe director of underwriting forHartford Insurance. The familylives at 4569 Narragansett Av-enue, San Diego, CA 92107.

1984

Randy and Pam (Pierson-81)Dill are living at 1500 EastwoodDrive, Muskegon, MI 49442.Randy is a business process con-sultant with Haworth, Inc., andPam is an office clerk for Drs.Karnes and McDonald.

David and Rita (Lutes) Pulleywelcomed Larisa Marie on April21. David currently is employedas a telecommunication analyst,and Rita works as a marriage andfamily therapist. The family re-sides at 826 South LaSalle Drive,Abilene, TX 79605.

1985

Rob Losher recently began aposition as manager of account-ing and advisory services forKentner Sellers, LLP. His wife,Karen, is a homemaker and con-sultant for Longaberger. Thecouple has one daughter, Ashley.The family lives at 85 EleanorDrive, Springboro, OH 45066.

Have You Registered?Alumni, have you registered your e-mail address on the collegeweb site or left a note for everyone toread? If not, please do so today!

Now on the alumni page:

North Star Information FormE-Mail DirectoryAlumni GuestbookReunions and Alumni EventsAddress Change FormCampus News for AlumniMissing Alumni Listing

www.rc.edu

Students visit with Doug Allen on the sidewalk before entering class.

Count of alumni ministers increasesMay 9, 1981, marked a momen-

tous occasion in the history ofRochester College. On that date,Doug Allen received the firstbachelor�s degree awarded by thecollege, the Bachelor of ReligiousEducation degree, with a majorin Christian ministry.

Prior to 1981, Rochester Col-lege offered only associate degreesand alumni of the college servedas ministers in only a very smallnumber of Michigan Churches ofChrist. Today, Rochester Collegeoffers bachelor�s degrees in a widespectrum of academic majors andalumni of the college serve asministers in 21% of the state�scongregations.

�As our number of academicmajors has increased, the num-ber of former students serving inchurches throughout this regionhas continued to rise as well,�stated Dr. Ken Johnson, presi-dent of the college. Throughoutthe state, alumni serve in a vari-ety of ministerial roles, includingpreaching, family ministry, andyouth work.

�For years, we have maintainedthat more students would settlein this region if they could obtainbachelor�s as well as associatedegrees on our campus,� notedDr. Johnson. �Already, more than70% of our alumni live in thisregion, and that percentageshould increase as more studentscomplete bachelor�s degrees withus. This trend should have a ma-jor impact upon the church in theyears ahead.�

�Our department experienceda new twist when Doug Allen, ourfirst bachelor�s degree graduate,began teaching a freshman Bible

course for us this fall on a part-time basis,� stated Dr. Mel Storm,director of the College of Reli-gion. �Doug recently accepted arole as family minister for theAllen Park Church of Christ, andthe congregation agreed to allowhim to teach a Bible course for ustwo days each week. Dr. GordonMacKinnon, another member ofthat first class, also teaches psy-chology courses for us on a part-time basis.�

�Churches trust our programand the quality of students thatare coming out of it,� noted Dr.Storm. �Most of those studentsare from this region, so they planto serve in this part of the countryas well. This is important to mostchurches, since they want to hirepeople who will stay for an ex-tended period of time. They areseeking ministers who, like thecollege, are committed to build-ing the church in the North.�

SecondGenerationOver forty sons and daugh-ters of former students en-rolled at Rochester Collegefor the fall semester. Someeven traveled from placeslike Maryland, Iowa, andWest Virginia to carry on afamily tradition. Many aredeveloping friendships withone another as their par-ents did a generation ago.

If you recently welcomed anew child to your family, besure to submit that infor-mation for publication inthe North Star. You willreceive a great keepsake inthe form of a Gold andWhite Award certificate.

If you have sons or daugh-ters in high school, be sureto pass their names on tothe Admissions Office at1.800.521.6010. Make surethe next generation hearsabout the new opportuni-ties available to them atRochester College.

February 6, 19997:30 p.m.

Rochester Church of Christ

featuring

Original Autumn(Randy Gill, Mark Smith, Lynne (Yoakum) Stewart,Kathryn (Boggs) Ahart, Holly (Wiser) Rademaker

Anniversary Autumn(former members spanning 25 years of outstanding talent)

1998-99 Autumn

for concert or reunion information contact Larry Stewartat 248.218.2023 or lstewart@rc.edu

alumniNORTH STAR FALL 1998 PAGE 9

Air Force utilizes talent

Everyone is invited!

25th AnniversaryAutumn Concert

Autumn celebrates twenty-five years

Chandler Kevin joined Jeffrey andSarah in the home of Kevin andTrula (Potter-84) Muir on De-cember 2, 1997. Kevin is a behav-ior interventionist for the FortOsage Schools, and Trula is nowa full-time homemaker. The fam-ily lives at 820 North Delaware,Independence, MO 64050.

Tim Pittman has been promotedto vice president and group man-ager over the Commercial Bank-ing Division of KeyBank in Day-ton. His wife, Laura (Sandlin-82) Pittman, is an automationspecialist for National City Mort-gage. Tim and Laura have twosons, Jared and Caleb. The familyresides at 275 Parker Drive,Springboro, OH 45066.

1986

On February 8, 1998, Dave andBonnie (Clayton) Daniel wel-comed their first child, RachaelMarie. Bonnie works as an officeadministrator for American Ex-press Travel, and Dave is an elec-trician and locksmith at DukeRealty Investments. The familylives at 9974 West Fork Road,Georgetown, OH 45121.

1987

Makenna Clare joined her sister,Alyssa, in the home of Jim andLori (Truex) Calkin on Febru-ary 3. Jim accepted a position asyouth minister of the PlymouthChurch of Christ after elevenyears with Rochester College. Loriteaches early childhood educationcourses for the college. The fam-ily lives at 2852 Weaverton, Roch-ester Hills, MI 48307.

1988

Amy (Herren) Draffen is em-ployed as a legal assistant. Amyand her husband, Todd, are nowliving at 5404 Harbin Place,Westerville, OH 43081.

On November 19, 1997, Steve andLaura (Bologna) Elmore wel-comed their second son, RyanTimothy. Steve is a support tech-nician for Ajilon, and Laura is ahomemaker. The family lives at19854 Stafford Street, ClintonTownship, MI 48035.

1989

Nicholas Stephen joined Justinin the home of Gary and Lisa(King) Collins on December 22,1997. Gary is an engineer andLisa is a homemaker. The familylives at 22582 Sylvan Drive,Brownstown, MI 48134.

Beth (Morton) Smith has ac-cepted a position teaching secondgrade in the Hart Public Schools.Her husband, Mark Smith, is aconstruction worker. The couplehas two children, Tori and Erica,and can be contacted at P.O. Box161, Hart, MI 49420.

Madison Leigh joined Raegan inthe home of Curt and Shawn(Winksi) Whitsett on April 3.

The family lives at 4870 LumRoad, Attica, MI 48412.

1991

Claudia Elizabeth was born onAugust 28 to David and Melissa(Cooney) Boling. Melissa is aquality analyst. The family canbe contacted at 1611 Cooper Av-enue, Lansing, MI 48910.

On March 7, Sean Wesley joinedhis brother Brett in the home ofJohn and Kristy (Bentley)Lewis. John is a shear operatorat Michigan Electrical Steel, andKristy is a legal assistant for theUAW Legal Services Plan. Thefamily lives at 1560 Lindbergh,Wyandotte, MI 48192.

1995

Andrew Bryan was born to Billand Becky (Stutts) Langloison February 5. Bill is a communi-cations technician for Ameritech,and Becky is a homemaker. Thefamily lives at 1902 Joseph Street,Northwood, OH 43619.

Debra Schroeder recently mar-ried Brian Murray. Debra is theathletic director and a teacher atDominion Christian School. Thecouple lives at 8600 SchweigerCourt #605, Lenexa, KS 66219.

Chris and Deanna (Jessee)Stampfly welcomed TimothyDaniel on October 30, 1997. Chrisis a student. The family can becontacted at FHU Box 223,Henderson, TN 38340.

1996

Jesse and Deborah (Greene)Phalen recently moved to 4010Via Estrella, Martinez, CA 94553.Jesse is a customer service repre-sentative at Bank of America andDeborah is a homemaker. Theyare expecting a child in October.

Remembering When . . .

Autumn has delighted audiences for twenty-five years. To celebrate the occasion, the entire originalgroup, pictured above at the third annual Partnership Dinner in 1974, will return to campus onFebruary 6 to perform for a special anniversary concert. In addition, former members spanning theentire twenty-five years will perform together during the program. Anyone who has enjoyedlistening to Autumn over the years will not want to miss this unique anniversary concert!

Members of Autumn will cel-ebrate twenty-five years of sing-ing at a unique reunion perfor-mance on February 6, 1999. Bothformer and current members ofthe popular performing group willparticipate in the program.

�For over two years, we havediscussed with Randy Gill, JoeBentley, and Frank Pitts the con-cept of this event,� stated LarryStewart, director of alumni ac-tivities. �All three played an inte-gral role in the development ofAutumn and will be on hand forthe event.�

A feature of the program willbe a performance by the originalgroup from 1973-74. All five mem-

bers plan to participate, includ-ing Randy Gill, Nashville, Ten-nessee; Mark Smith, Montgom-ery, Alabama; Lynne (Yoakum)Stewart, Shelby Township, Michi-gan; Kathryn (Boggs) Ahart, LosAngeles, California; and Holly(Wiser) Rademaker, The Colony,Texas.

In addition, members from allpast groups have been invited toparticipate in the day and singtogether in a big Anniversary Au-tumn. A total of 119 individualshave performed with Autumnsince its inception.

�Even though we have not yetasked for reservations, we haveheard from several former mem-bers who plan to participate,�stated Mr. Stewart. �A formerchorus member from Washing-ton state even indicated that shemight come just to see friendswho sang with the group.�

Since the concept of a smalltraveling ensemble with popular

music was fairly new amongChristian colleges in 1973, half ofAutumn�s original membershiphad to be recruited. �Now, it isnot unusual to have as many asforty audition for the group,�stated Frank Pitts, current direc-tor of Autumn.

Members of the first group se-lected the name Autumn to re-flect the easy-listening style oftheir music, and to honor thebeautiful season that they all en-joyed on the campus. In their firstsummer tour, the original grouplogged 12,000 miles, performingfor eighty-four audiences over asix-state area.

�The first group set a standardof excellence that has character-ized the group since,� noted Mr.Stewart. �As contemporary Chris-tian music became popular, thegroup switched its style of musicin 1981, but continued upholdinga tradition that has honored thecollege for twenty-five years.�

Following his graduation fromRochester College in 1995, BennyLumpkins decided to pursue acareer with the United States AirForce. In addition to working as afirefighter, he has been able touse his talents on the stage.

�At Rochester College, I wasallowed ample opportunity to bein leadership positions,� statedMr. Lumpkins. �These opportu-nities allowed me to succeed andbe way ahead of my peers once Ijoined the Air Force.�

While enrolled at RochesterCollege, Mr. Lumpkins performedwith the A Cappella Chorus andcompeted in soccer and track. Healso assisted with production of avideo yearbook.

Since starting his career with

the military, Mr. Lumpkins hasearned an achievement medal, adistinguished unit award, and asecond place position in a spe-cialty category of the Air ForceWorldwide Talent Content. Mostrecently, he earned a position inTops in Blue, the premier enter-tainment showcase of the UnitedStates Air Force.

�I have been to Saudi Arabia,Jordan, Germany, Spain, Ireland,Italy, and over twenty-five states,�Mr. Lumpkins noted. �We havefought fires in a variety of placesfrom the desert to a dumpster! Inone incident, my crew chief be-came injured and I immediatelyhad to take over. Fortunately, weextinguished the flames and man-aged to save the structure.�

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Faculty and staff opted for a change of pace on three occasionsduring the summer months as the college continued to renovatefacilities and improve the campus grounds. Several assistedwith the removal of dead trees, while others worked in theChinese Gardens and assisted with renovation of the first floorin the Associates Campus Center. By the opening of the aca-demic year, the Academic Services Office, College of ExtendedLearning, and additional faculty members moved to the firstfloor, completing a two-year project that has converted bothfloors of the Associates Campus Center into office space.

John Benedict Phillip Malone Robert Martin Jim Randolph Richard Westlund

Five selected to serve with Trustees

National Advancement Board forms

41st Annual Bible Lectureship AwardsLEFT: Dr. Ken Johnson presents the first annual ChristianWorkmanship Award to John and Phyllis Clayton for theirexceptional efforts with Does God Exist? BELOW: Individu-als recognized at the annual lectureship for long-term ser-vice to the church in the North include Gary and JaneVaught, Ypsilanti, Michigan; Stephen and Joy Ennis, Lapeer,Michigan; John and Carldene Brown, South Haven, Michi-gan; Don and Nell Bone, Woodhaven, Michigan; Orum andChristine Trone, Detroit, Michigan; Wayne and Faye Porter,Dearborn, Michigan; and Zebedee and Madora Bishop, St.Petersburg, Florida (not pictured).

Gerald Isom visits with Dr. Ken Johnson at the annual Fall Festival.

Continuing to build leadershipfor the next century, the Board ofTrustees recently added five newmembers to its ranks.

John Benedict of Auburn Hills,Michigan, is the human resourcesdirector for EDS Corporation.From 1986 to 1998, he led twelvecampaigns for the United Way,raising over $8.8 million. Sincejoining the Development Coun-cil, he has secured several dona-tions of computer equipment forthe college. Mr. Benedict and hiswife, Joanne, are members of theRochester Church of Christ

�In the current global market-place, the ability to use knowl-edge, insight, and wisdom is a keyto making graduates more suc-cessful career people, as well asChristian advocates and evange-lists,� stated Mr. Benedict. �Iwant to help in that effort!�

A regular supporter of the col-lege for many years, PhillipMalone of Toledo, Ohio, works asa transportation broker. He servesas an elder and junior high youthdirector for the Flanders RoadChurch of Christ, where he andhis wife, Peggy, are members.

�I view Rochester College as anecessity in helping to build Chris-tian principles, values, and rela-tionships in young adults,� statedMr. Malone. �Geographically, thechurch needs the college�s strongpresence and the college needsthe church�s support.�

A member of the DevelopmentCouncil, Robert Martin teaches

vocal music at Southfield LathrupHigh School. He has served as anadministrator of Luckett Chris-tian Academy, a board member ofMichigan Christian Youth Camp,and as director of the Metropoli-tan Detroit Youth Chorus. He is adeacon of the Rochester Churchof Christ, where he and his wife,Kim, attend.

Mr. Martin commented, �Be-yond the tremendous honor ofserving Rochester College and itsstudents, I am thrilled to be apart of the impact and deep-rootedinfluence the college will have onthe Churches of Christ of thisregion and people of the local com-munity in the 21st century.�

Jim Randolph, a global financeinformation officer for the Gen-eral Motors Corporation, mostrecently assisted the college withdevelopment of a new strategicplan. Jim and his wife, Caye, aremembers of the Rochester Churchof Christ, where Mr. Randolphserves as an elder.

�I believe that a strong collegecurriculum delivered with anemphasis on Christian values iscritical not only to the health ofthe church body, but also to ournational moral fiber,� stated Mr.Randolph. �This is why I supportChristian education financiallyand with my personal time.�

A production control managerfor the Ingersoll-Rand Company,Richard Westlund has servedRochester College as a member ofthe Development Council and as

a Partnership Dinner chairper-son. Mr. Westlund and his wife,Sherry, are members of the Ply-mouth Church of Christ, wherehe serves as an elder.

�I am very pleased to be a work-ing part of a great institution likethe college,� noted Mr. Westlund.�While I hope to contribute to thegrowth and development of thecollege, I am also confident thatmy work with the board will pro-vide personal enrichment andspiritual growth in my life.�

Fall Festival weekend providedan ideal opportunity for Roches-ter College to host its newest vol-unteer organization, the NationalAdvancement Board. Designed toprovide feedback and assistancewith key issues and goals of thecollege, the board spent part oftheir time during the weekenddiscussing the institution�s nextstrategic plan.

�We envision the National Ad-vancement Board as a key groupof influential people who will helpus move the institution forward,�stated Doug Edwards, vice presi-dent for development. �Generally,members will be people who areprominent in their companies andwho are able to provide key lead-ership for the college.�

Members arrived on Fridayevening for a reception, hosted byPat Kirby, a member of the Board

of Trustees. On Saturday, theymet with Dr. Ken Johnson, presi-dent of the college, and DougEdwards to discuss strategic plan-ning. They then participated in ajoint meeting with the Develop-ment Council.

�We are inviting husbands andwives to serve together on thisboard,� stated Mr. Edwards. �Todate, thirteen couples have agreedto serve, and we plan to add eightto ten more during the course ofthe year. Eventually, we wouldlike to have about sixty memberson the board.�

�While most of the members ofour Board of Trustees and Devel-opment Council live in this re-gion of the country, the NationalAdvancement Board will be morenational in scope,� Mr. Edwardscontinued. �Already, we have rep-resentation in several states andanticipate adding members fromcoast to coast.�

Gerald Isom, president of theProperty and Casualty Divisionof CIGNA, a major insurance com-pany headquartered in Philadel-phia, Pennsylvania, serves as

chairman of the advancementboard. �I had the pleasure of get-ting to know Gerald Isom duringmy tenure at International Chris-tian University, and look forwardto his leadership with this group,�noted Mr. Edwards.

Current membership of theNational Advancement Board in-cludes, Donald and Joan Barton,Corbin, Kentucky; Gary and Rose-mary Carson, Clarkston, Michi-gan; Donald and Shane Carter,Montgomery, Texas; Bob and JanChaffin, Rochester Hills, Michi-gan; and Harrison and RobbieDavis, Nashville, Tennessee.

Other members include Carland Linda DeCaspers, Holidays-burg, Pennsylvania; Michael andLynn Dreimiller, Reisterstown,Maryland; Kerry and CharlotteGiven, Aurora, Illinois; Gail andCaroline Hopkins, Hinsdale, Illi-nois; Gerald and Lucille Isom,Penn Valley, Pennsylvania; Boband Jane Jackson, BloomfieldHills, Michigan; Mark and LeslieStowe, Bel Air, Maryland; andGordon and Carole Wright, Ply-mouth, Michigan.

volunteersNORTH STAR FALL 1998 PAGE 11

Planned Giving Matters

Memorial gifts and honor gifts may be sent to the Office of the President at the college address onthe mailing panel. Be sure to include 1) your name and full address, 2) the name of the person beinghonored, and 3) the name and address of the person to receive an acknowledgment card.

Memorial and Honor GiftsApril 1 through October 12, 1998

MEMORIAL GIFTS

EVERETTE ALEXANDEREleanor Davis

ANN ANTHONYL.L. Anthony, Jr.

FRANK BAKERNan Alexander

DON BARBIERChristine Barbier

DONALD BENNGary & Dana Davis

MARIE BLACKWELLNancy Alexander

BERNICE BOUDEMANRoger & Kathy AnspachJoe & Sarah Reddick

MILLIE BYRDBill & Billie Verkler

LAREITA CAMPBELLGlenn & Joan BerryDavid & Alisa BrackneyWilliam & Sandra BrackneyKay BrzakDavid & Linda DeSimoneBetty DickinsonEd & Delores DickinsonRoyce & Terri DickinsonFritz & Kathy DueselMike & Diana FolkertsSteve & Julie HarperKent & Debi HoggattRon & Nina HyderDavid & Niki KirkpatrickDan & Lora IsenbergBill MartinDoug & Diana McArthurJim & Bertha O�RourkeRamie & Michelle PhillipsCathy, Kelly, & Tina RiesBill & Joanne ShinskyLarry & Lynne StewartTrenton Church of ChristEnoch & Clara WhiteheadJesse & Sarah Yoakum

DENNIS CARTER, JR.Herman & Carol Hendon

DON & MARIE CARTERDonald Carter, Jr.

ASHTON ALEXANDER COXRick & Judy Cox

LEONARD DICKINSONBetty DickinsonEd & Delores DickinsonRon & Nina Hyder FamilyEnoch & Clara Whitehead

ROYCE DICKINSONBetty DickinsonEd & Delores DickinsonFritz & Kathy DueselGary & Emily Isleib

BETTY DRUMMONDBob & Jan Chaffin

MARTIE DUNNDonald Dunn

CHARLES DYERMarlene Dyer

MARY ANN FERGUSONAnnette Riley

LILLIAN FONVILLEPauline Montgomery

CHARLOTTE FRANCISLarry & Lynne StewartJesse & Sarah Yoakum

JACKIE LEE GIBSONWalter & JoEllen Forster

COREY & EVANGRANTHAM

Roger & Kathy AnspachSANDRA GRANTHAM

Keith & Wilma KennedyBill & Joanne Shinsky

DETHA GROBMildred Bell

RALPH HALEHoward & Elva Hale

CHARLES HANLINJohn & Beth FisherRochester Church of Christ

PAT HEATONHelen Baither

GREER EZELL HENDONHerman & Carol Hendon

DIANE HILLWilliam Hill

LILLIAN HINSONTedd & Linda Case

MARIE HODGESNancy Alexander

JOHN E. HOPTONCarolyn Roe

AMY IVEYRichard & Betsy BriceIrv & Olga DworkinEdward & Tessie NepiMary J. Rubin

PERSIJS JONSAstrida Jons

WILLIAM KEASTIrv & Olga Dworkin

EVELYN KILMERDennis & Patricia Carter

SANDRA LOU KIRKJim & Linda Ott

ULDEAN LEDFORDMrs. Leo Gentry

CALVIN LIGHTMichael & Pam Light

JANE LIGHTMichael & Pam Light

HUBERT & WILLA LOCKEAnnette Riley

ALEX LUMSDENBill & Phyllis Tansil

WANDA MADDOXJesse & Sarah Yoakum

DENISE MAGEECharles & Margaret HadfieldJoe & Mary PaceKevin & Lori Shaffer

JOHN MALLOYAnnette Riley

RICHARD MELTONBillye MeltonJohn & Clarice SparkmanMr. & Mrs. Thomas Vaughn

WILLIAM MELTONBillye Melton

MARY MOOREHae GentryPhoebe Thornton

ELIZABETH NESBITLorene McDonaldPauline MontgomeryParkside Church of Christ

WALTER NONNENMACHERKent & Debi HoggattBill & Joanne Shinsky

LILLIE PARKERAnnette Riley

JAYNE LEE PATRICKJeff & Gayle Cohen

CHERYL RILEYIrv & Olga DworkinJames & Pamela FlanneryAnnette Riley

STANLEY ROBERTSONRichard & Billye Melton

MINNIE RUSHJohn & Beth FisherHae Gentry

HELEN SHEEHANAnnette Riley

EDNA SLACKMrs. P.R. Wheeler

CHRISTINE TAYLORJesse & Sarah Yoakum

JIM THOMPSONMildred Bell

ROSS TRINKLEINWes & Kathryn HendrickVera Manley

ERLON TURNERBethel DrewFred & Anne Liimatta

LEE UNDERWOODClyde Summers

L.C. & ELIZABETH UTLEYBob & Mary UtleyJohn & Chris Utley

ERNEST WEEKS IIMildred Bell

WILKIE WINTERFred & Hazel Kibler

JIM WOODHellen Wood

CARL YOUNGAgatha Young

M. NORVEL YOUNGNancy Alexander

HONOR GIFTS

VIOLA DECKARDHomer & Estelle Kuykendall

DOUG & JANET EDWARDSGeneva Parker

JIM & PAM FLANNERYAnnette Riley

B. GENE GRATEBrad & Karen Grate

MAURICE & MARIE HALLJudy Harbottle

AL & BARB HENRYMartin & Nelda Gay

AMY IVEYIrv & Olga Dworkin

KEN JOHNSONJames & Linda Butterfield

DAVE MORROWPaul & Bev Schandevel

ORVIS & ANN OLIVERDean & Zan Oliver

LUCIEN & IDA PALMERDoris DunnHerman & Carol Hendon

TOM & DIANE RELLINGERSteve & Julie Harper

JACK SCHANDEVELPaul & Bev Schandevel

DERON & BECCA SMITHGuilford & Pat Rice

KIM SPECKMichael & Marilynn Canterbury

BOB & MARY UTLEYHugh & Joy Mingle

LEROY & DORA WOODRick & Shirley Wood

Advisory board expands

More Blessed to Give ....

God is blessing Rochester College in marvelous ways. The coverpage of this issue features several estate gifts which recentlyhave been received by the college. These gifts will make itpossible for the college to continue impacting the lives ofstudents in wonderful ways while strengthening the college.

Has the college fully arrived financially? No. Does it need estategifts in the future? Yes!

As the college is strengthened through endowment and asgrowth is planned to provide for increasing numbers of stu-dents, estate gifts will be needed even more. Most people canmake their most generous gift to Rochester College throughtheir final estate.

Have you planned your estate? Do you have a will? If not, yourstate of residence likely has a will planned for you! It is probablethat your state of abode will not be thinking of your personalinterests as it disburses your estate.

Consider leaving a legacy for the future. Careful planning ofyour estate, whether small or large, will benefit your family andthe nonprofit organizations that you want to encourage.

Rochester College has established an estate planning advisoryboard to help serve you better. Our staff is available to counselyou, and we have many professional resources to call upon foranswers to your questions.

For assistance or questions, please call 1.800.521.6010 and pressoption 4 on the menu. We will be happy to send you a freebrochure entitled �Charted Giving Plans.�

Doug Edwards

Chairperson Barbara Williams honored Helen Slater and BenitaWard for their longtime leadership of the Associates Fall Festi-val at the 39th annual event. Over half of the festivals have beenchaired or co-chaired by one or both of these two amazing ladies!

EquipmentDonationsand Needs

Equipment donations that could be used by Rochester College andresult in tax benefits to the donor include the following items:

automobiles (any size) quality microscopes lawn mowersfireproof files tractor and attachments lap top computers

mini-vans or trucks golf carts (maintenance) snow plow

To discuss donation of an item, please phone Doug Edwards, vicepresident for development, at 1.800.521.6010 (option 4).

Members of the Estate Plan-ning Advisory Board held theirfirst regular meeting on the cam-pus of Rochester College on Sep-tember 3. Growing from an ini-tial membership of four, the groupnow includes twelve people.

�Enthusiasm ran high at ouropening meeting,� stated DougEdwards, vice president for de-velopment. �While we originallyplanned to hold only one meetingper year, the group wanted tomeet at least three times!�

�Initially, we formed the boardas a resource to aid our staff as wework with individuals who areinterested in estate planning,�Mr. Edwards continued. �A pro-fessional association is develop-ing that provides a positive dy-namic that is beneficial to both

the membership and the college.�Current membership of the

advisory board includes EdwardBailey, Nashville, Tennessee;Gregg Carrier, Clio, Michigan;Bob Carris, Livonia, Michigan;W. Stanley Edwards, Martin, Ten-nessee; Greg Hinkson, RochesterHills; David Laikind, Ortonville,Michigan; Alex Litrichin, Roch-ester Hills; Dean Oliver, Davison,Michigan; Bob Perry, Birming-ham, Michigan; Michael E. Tho-mas, Flint, Michigan; Dr. JohnTodd, Rochester Hills; and MarkVanRheenen, Rochester Hills.

Accountants, attorneys, andfinancial planners who are inter-ested in working with the advi-sory board should contact DougEdwards in the Development Of-fice at 1.800.521.6010.

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rn hor taNEWS BULLETIN OF ROCHESTER COLLEGE VOLUME 40 NUMBER 1 FALL 1998

t sNew majors serve record enrollment

English students take advantage of a fall day with Mrs. VanRheenen.

Dr. Ben Noah shares insights with an upper-division psychology class.

Current MajorsSee Page 2

Rochester College experiencedanother record enrollment for thefall semester as the institutionbroke the 500 mark for the firsttime in its history. The availabil-ity of additional majors contrib-uted to the record.

�Last year, our admissions staffdubbed the year End of an Era,since they felt we would neveragain enroll less than 400 stu-dents,� stated Dr. Ken Johnson,president of the college. �In onlyone year, we have reached yetanother enrollment milestone bypassing the 500 level with stu-dents from nineteen states andeleven nations.�

As the fall semester began, thecollege introduced new majors inEnglish and music. �While wedesigned the new majors for edu-cation students planning to cer-tify in English or music, the pro-grams ended up providing attrac-tive options for students seekingemployment in a variety of ca-reers other than teaching,� statedDr. Michael Westerfield, provostof the college.

Students enrolled in the newEnglish major may select tracksin either literature or professionalwriting. Options in music educa-tion, music ministry, and vocalperformance are available tomusic majors. Among the cur-rent student body, 14% of those

with declared majors list Englishor music as their choice.

�To support the majors, we hadto employ additional faculty mem-bers,� stated Dr. Westerfield. �Wewere blessed with seasoned in-structors who bring strong aca-demic credentials and comple-ment the faculty we already hadin these departments.�

With eighteen years of teach-ing experience at NortheasternChristian Junior College andFaulkner University, Dr. TonyMowrer, joined the faculty ofRochester College as a professorof music. Before joining the fac-ulty this fall, Beth VanRheenen,assistant professor of English,taught for seventeen years at the

secondary and college level, in-cluding positions at HardingAcademy, Harding University,and Arkansas State University.Pam Light, a popular adjunct in-structor at Rochester College forthe past two years, moved to full-time status as an assistant pro-fessor of English.

�During the year, we plan todevelop additional majors in his-tory and general studies,� notedDr. Westerfield. �Again, thesemajors will be designed for teachercertification, but will be appli-cable to other students as well.�

�In the general studies major,students will select two tracks,�Dr. Westerfield continued. �Atthis point, we anticipate offeringtracks in communication, history,general science, literature, math-ematics, music, professional writ-ing, and religion.�

�We have hit a critical plateauwith our enrollment,� noted Dr.Johnson. �We are now at the pointwhere we will need additional fa-cilities to accommodate major en-rollment increases. It is very im-portant that we maintain momen-tum by providing new programsand facilities as quickly as re-sources become available.�