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around the green – faculty and staff
– Appointed– Attended
– Exhibited
– Participated
– Performed
– Preached
– Presented
– Promoted
– Published
– Served
Appointed
Brad S. Born ’84, academic dean and vice president for academic affairs. Born, an associate professor of English, has taught at Bethel since 1995 and has been interim academic dean and vice president for academic affairs since fall 2005.
Alissa Randa Cyphers ’98, Web editor. She has a B.A. from Bethel College and most recently served as an editor for The Decorative Painter, the magazine of the Society of Decorative Painters, Wichita.
Aaron Chappell Deckert ’96, vice president for student life. He has been interim vice president for student life since summer 2006.
Patsy Dirksen ’81, assistant to the president. She most recently worked with her husband, Ronald, at Dirksen Construction in Goessel.
Chester Gonzalez, maintenance. He was most recently on the custodial staff for USD 373 Newton Public Schools.
Steve Ralos, men’s and women’s soccer coach. He is a 2003 graduate of Newman University. He was an assistant soccer coach at Newman 2003-06 and since 2002 has been on the coaching staff of the Air Capital Blazers, part of the Air Capital Soccer Association in Wichita, for which he serves as director of coaching.
Attended
Cindy Beth ’80, institutional advancement, Rodney Frey ’67, registrar, Mary Regier ’72, development, and Kay Schmidt ’88, associate registrar, attended the Central States JAM RUG (Jenzabar Regional Users Group) conference Oct. 19, 2006, at Park University, Parkville, Mo.
Brett Dewey, assistant professor of Bible and religion, attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature in Washington, D.C., Nov. 17-21, 2006.
Karen Garcia, student accounts and financial aid, attended the Department of Education Electronic Access Conference, Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2006, in Orlando, Fla.
Tony Graber ’73, director of financial aid, attended the USA Funds Combined Advisory Council Meeting in Phoenix, Oct. 24-26, 2006. He is a member of the Kansas Advisory Council.
Dave Linscheid ’75, alumni director, met with alumni department personnel from seven other Kansas Independent College Association institutions at Central Christian College in McPherson Nov. 2, 2006.
Patricia Shelly ’76, professor of Bible and religion, attended “Ending the silence: Voices from the Holy Land” in Kansas City, Oct. 20-21, 2006. She also participated in a workshop for writers of the Believers Church Bible Commentary series Nov. 17, 2006, in Washington, D.C., right before the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature, Nov. 17-21, 2006, which she also attended.
Exhibited
Gail Lutsch, professor of art, was part of an invitational print exhibition titled “Lineage” at the University of Minnesota at Morris from Jan. 18-March 10.
Participated
Duane Friesen ’62, Edmund G. Kaufman professor emeritus of Bible and religion, participated in a Breakfast with an Author discussion of his book (At peace and unafraid: public order, security and the wisdom of the cross, co-edited with Gerald Schlabach, Herald Press, 2005) at the meetings of the Society of Christian Ethics in Dallas, Jan. 4-6.
Allen Jantz ’84, associate professor of education, participated in the Kansas State Department of Education program review process Oct. 24-25, 2006. He reviewed the grades 6-12 mathematics programs for Kansas Wesleyan University, McPherson College and Newman University and the middle level mathematics program for Newman.
Performed
Jim Pisano, assistant professor of music, performed with the Jazz Heritage Orchestra in September and October in northern Ohio; at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham, Mass., and Concord (N.H.) Community Music School in November 2006; at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, part of Lincoln Center, Dec. 5-9, 2006; with Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Nancy Wilson at Severance Hall, Cleveland; and at Jardine’s, a jazz venue in Kansas City, Mo., in January. He was part of the orchestra for the Wichita Grand Opera’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata Dec. 2, 2006. He played with jazz percussionist Neil Shilansky as part of the CD release tour for Shilansky’s Something I Know on which Pisano is a featured soloist.
Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, performed with clarinetist Suzanne Tirk in her faculty recital at Wichita State University Oct. 22, 2006, and on a work by Charles Ruggiero, Nov. 9, 2006, for WSU’s American Music Week.
Richard Tirk, assistant professor of music, was the trumpet soloist for Hesston High School’s Fall Concert. He and Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, did a mini-tour in Colorado in January, performing at the University of Denver, Denver School for the Arts and Beth-El Mennonite Church in Colorado Springs. Tirk led a master class with trumpet students at the University of Denver and worked with the orchestra at Denver School for the Arts and the wind ensemble at Loveland (Colo.) High School.
Preached
Brett Dewey, assistant professor of Bible and religion, preached at New Creation Fellowship Church, Newton, Dec. 10, 2006.
Duane Friesen ’62, Edmund G. Kaufman professor emeritus of Bible and religion, preached at First Mennonite Church, Denver, Oct. 29, 2006.
Presented
Brett Dewey, assistant professor of Bible and religion, led a session of lectio divina on Luke 1:68-79 at Bethel College Life Enrichment Dec. 6, 2006.
Larry Friesen ’67, professor of social work, gave a presentation on “Immigration and the Texas/Mexico border” at the annual fall retreat of the Kansas Council on Social Work Education at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Nov. 11, 2006.
Allen Jantz ’84, associate professor of education, presented and facilitated at the Kansas State Department of Education/National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education training at Mid-America Nazarene University July 26-28, 2006. He gave a presentation on the Kansas Performance Assessment to first- and second-year teachers in USD 373 Newton Public Schools Oct. 23, 2006.
Chuck Regier ’81, Kauffman Museum curator of exhibits, led an all-day workshop on exhibit design, and Andi Schmidt Andres ’84, Kauffman Museum curator of education, and Barb Goering ’83, Goessel Grade School teacher, led a session built on their experiences with the traveling exhibit “K is for Kansas,” at the Kansas Museums Association annual meeting in Hays Nov. 1-3, 2006.
Dale Schrag ’69, director of Church Relations, led a four-part series on “Anabaptist Visions/ Mennonite Realities” at First Mennonite Church, Newton, in February 2006; Faith Mennonite Church, Newton, in November; and Eden Mennonite Church, Moundridge, in January. He did a two-part version at Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church, Inman, in September 2006. He presented “The ambiguity of Anabaptist martyrdom: The story of Michael Sattler” Feb. 18, as part of a public lecture at Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church, Wichita, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Patricia Shelly ’76, professor of Bible and religion, led a Sunday school session at Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church Oct. 15, 2006; gave three presentations for the Mission Festival at Buhler Mennonite Church Nov. 12, 2006; and presented “What Christians should know about Islam” at First Presbyterian Church, Newton, Nov. 12, 2006.
Promoted
Terri Headrick, human resources director. In this role, she will provide administrative support to the Offices of Business Affairs and Institutional Development. She formerly served as assistant to the president.
Published
Brett Dewey, assistant professor of Bible and religion, had a review of the book John Howard Yoder: Mennonite Patience, Evangelical Witness, Catholic Convictions published in the journal Reviews in Religion and Theology in January.
Jon Piper, professor of biology, published the article “Grasses and grasslands” in Grolier’s 2007 online edition of The New Book of Knowledge.
Served
Allen Jantz ’84, associate professor of education, transitioned into the role of president of Kansas Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (KACTE) July 1, 2006. In conjunction with this, he attended the Summer Leadership Institute hosted by the parent organization, American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, July 8-10, 2006 in Minneapolis, Minn. Also as part of this role, he coordinated and hosted the KACTE fall meeting in Emporia Oct. 27, 2006. He served as visiting team chair for the Kansas North Central Association visit to the Remington Public Schools Nov. 6, 2006.
John McCabe-Juhnke ’78, professor of communication arts, served as an external reviewer for the Baker University communication program, Jan. 22-23, in Baldwin City.
Rachel Pannabecker ’80, director of Kauffman Museum, chaired the Kansas Museums Association (KMA) Institutional Projects Grant Committee, which awarded competitive grants to five Kansas museums at the KMA annual meeting, Nov. 1-3, 2006.
Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, completed a four-year term as chair of the Pre-College Auditions for the Kansas Music Teachers Association. She organized and ran all levels (274 participants) of the pre-college state auditions Nov. 11, 2006 at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
Richard Tirk, assistant professor of music, served as the clinician for the South Central Kansas Music Education Association Middle School Honor Band Nov. 4, 2006.