The Messiah College Bridge

Spring 2009

Alumni

Chi Ly ’89Palm Beach, Fla.

Coaching

As the head coach o Palm Beach Atlantic University’stennis teams, Chi Ly was recently honored as one o seven regional winners o the Community Outreach Award rom the United States Tennis Association/ Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Ly and his studentathletes volunteer at First Serve, a tennis-based youth empowerment pro-gram that teaches children about responsibility, honesty, integrity, and otherlie skills. “It is a great opportunity or the team to share the Gospel to thechildren through the development o relationships and mentoring,” says Ly.

Matthew Martin ’97Indian Head, Maryland

Accounting

Matthew Martin recently became the chie nancialocer (CFO) o American Community PropertiesTrust (ACPT) in Waldor, Maryland. Ater graduatingrom Messiah in 1997 with an accounting degree,Martin worked in the elds o auditing and orensicaccounting. He then became the chie accounting ocer at ACPT and, lessthan three years later, was promoted to CFO. “My education at Messiah wasinstrumental in providing me with the academic and ethical oundationnecessary to be successul in such a competitive eld,” says Martin.

Kristine Steakley ’92Columbia, SC

Publication

Kristine Steakley recently published her rst book,

Child o Divorce, Child o God: A Journey o Hope andHealing

. The book details the story o her childhoodalong with the experiences o others who enduredtheir parents’ divorces. She says her goal is to helpreaders realize that they are not alone in their struggles and that “God canturn their pain and suering into something beautiul.”

Stephen McPherson ’95Deland, FL

Education

Stephen McPherson, a world history instructor withthe Florida Virtual School, was chosen out o 800teachers to be one o six educators supervising therst-ever virtual classroom internship. McPherson iscoaching six students rom the University o CentralFlorida as they acquire experience teaching in a virtual classroom. “Virtualeducation is cutting-edge learning,” says McPherson. “It allows students inthe ‘net generation’ the opportunity to customize their own learning experi-ence, receive instant eedback, and have un while learning.”

Alumni Spotlight

“Alumni Spotlight” is a column that celebrates achievements and interest-ing experiences among our alumni. I you, or someone you know, should beconsidered or uture issues, please submit the person’s name and a brie nar-rative explaining why he or she should be spotlighted to the Ofce o Alumniand Parent Relations, Box 3023, Messiah College, Grantham, PA 17027, ore-mail alumni@messiah.edu.

College may not be in session over the summer months,but learning at Messiah doesn’t come to a standstill rommid-May to late August. During the months when manystudents and educators get a much-welcomed break romthe demands o the academic semesters, there’s no hiatusin Messiah’s community engagement and quality edu-cational programs. Among this year’s summer learningopportunities oered by the College are:

Summer Academy

At Messiah’s Summer Academy, local students who havecompleted grades 6–11 can learn in a collegiate-level,un-lled environment through hands-on activities. “Mygoal or each student is to become inspired by some newopportunity or perspective that broadens their perceptiono a topic, talent, or viewpoint,” says academy directorBeckie Lacey, the gited support teacher at MechanicsburgMiddle School. Classes, which are held on campus andare taught by Messiah aculty, include topics such as FieldSchool in Archaeology, Engineering Design: Rockets, and We Are What We Eat: Food in Literature and Film.

Sports

Messiah’s athletic camps provide a positive environmentor young athletes at all levels to improve their skills andto learn principles o sportsmanship through personalizedinstruction in individual and team settings. Twelve di-erent sports camps will be oered on Messiah’s campusthis summer. “Throughout our camp, we instill many o the same principles and values that (ormer head coach)Dave Brandt created to provide a meaningul oundationor our Messiah men’s soccer team,” says boys’ socceracademy director and head men’s soccer coach BradMcCarty. “These values range rom ‘team over individual’to ‘we choose to be positive’ to ‘we nish strong.’”

Music

The intensive chamber music program and compositionworkshop is designed to provide an environment ormusically gited students age 16 and older to enhancetheir perormance and composition abilities throughpersonal coaching, master classes, and a public recital atthe conclusion o the camp. Students participating in thecomposition workshop will write, critique, and superviserehearsals or their own works, with at least one workselected to be perormed by the Mendelssohn Piano Trio.

Online Classes

Also returning this year is the online summer session,where students can earn academic credit by interactingwith classmates and aculty through online classes thattake nearly hal the time o a traditional semester course.Online summer classes allow students to “plug in” any-where, at their own pace while still receiving personalizedinstruction rom Messiah aculty.

For more inormation on summer programs atMessiah, please visit the ollowing websites:

www.messiah.edu/academics/summer_academywww.messiah.edu/athletics/pages/campswww.messiah.edu/academics/online

Messiah College gears upfor summer programs

The Messiah College Bridge

Spring 2009

clAss notes

B i C H i s t o r i C a l l i B r a r y a n d a r C H i v e s

On June 9, 1911, an eager group o studentscaught their rst glimpse o the new homeo Messiah College (which was then calledMessiah Bible School and Missionary Train-ing Home). The students rode the trainrom the ormer campus in Harrisburg tovisit the tiny village o Grantham. At thetime, Grantham included little more than amill, the Smith and Co. noodle actory, andthe Grantham National Bank. Ater touring the site o the uturecampus, the students laid a ew bricks tobuild what is now Old Main and endedtheir day with dinner at the home o Samueland Elizabeth Smith, the couple whodonated the Grantham land to the school.George Haagan captured theCollege’s move in this excerpt rom hispoem “Grantham” that ran in the schoolnewspaper:

Thou hast been wooing us we know it so wellThou hast been calling we did hear the tellO nice broad meadows with hedges and tree; And a laughing brook e’er singing with glee.

1970s

Kathleen Schettig’77

 a hrd grad ahr h nrh P shDr  lada, Pa.

Eugene Good ’78

a ah ahr a Abraxash ma Rracr  sh ma,Pa.

1980s

John Prescott ’80

aa vary qahah a laar cyDay sh  laar, Pa.

Nancy (States)Althouse ’82

 a apa h u.s. Ar Fr nrcrp ad  mawa, Japa.

Kathy (Davis) ’83

adedward

Gillikin

ah brh f Axa mar,obr 28, 2008.

Susan (Lias) ’85

adchar

Manges

ah brh f lyda Jy, Apr28, 2008.

Rebecca Ann (Miller)’85

ad Kv

Smith

a h brh f naha Brady, Jaary 26,2008.

Helene (Hunt) ’86

adtha

Pinner

ah brh f lyra Ga, Apr25, 2008.

Cynthia (Moomaw)Smith ’86

arrd mhaAda  may 1, 2008.cyha  h lad Faamaag Aay h P maagDpar a nAVicP mhabrg, Pa.

Ralph Eckardt ’87

hary pbhd a wbk,

The Invisibile Edge:Taking Your Strategy to theNext Level Property.

Linda (Fletcher)’88

ad Br

Pelham

a h brh f Brky epra, spbr4, 2008. lda rvdhr Jr Dr dgrfr Ara uvry may 2008 ad waadd  h maryadBar Dbr 2008. thyrry v  Rkv,md.

Kimberly (Butler) ’88

ad Bra

Steinbruegge

a h brh f sa Way, may 2, 2008.

Danielle (Sandbo)’88

ad Rbb

Stewart

a h brh f cr Ja, J 29,2008.

Sharon (Weaver) ’88

adchr

White

a hbrh f Aga Gra, Jy9, 2008.

John Quintilian ’89

rvd a m.Dv. Dgrfr evaga thgasary  myrw, Pa., may 2008.

1990s

Kristine (Powell) ’90

ad Davd

Conde

a- h brh f chasr, marh 21, 2007.

David ’90

ad l

Kreider

a hbrh f nha Dva,Apr 28, 2008.

Paul ’92

ad

Linda(Ward) ’94 Adams

arwr f Ada edcap, a a-yar apgr  lafay, n.Y.

Michele (Wastler)’92Dombach

 h drr

of nancial development for

shrbr Pdar Rhabcr  laar, Pa.

Don ’92

ad

Noelle(Henderson) ’93Glickert

a hbrh f Brady cay,D 7, 2007. thy v sgaraf, Pa.

Heidi (Gruber) ’92

admha

Holko

ah brh f A sky,Ag 29, 2008.

James Martin ’92

r fwar awh sabagh nB- s Yrk, Pa.

Sarah (Winkleblech)’92

ad Rbr

Ord

a h adp f ejah Rbr, fr ehpa,marh 2, 2006.

Stephen ’92

ad Ja

Shetler

a h brhf iab mar, Ag 13,2007.

Michael ’93

ad

Rebecca (Clendaniel)’93 Brown

ah brh f Wya Ja, Jy 7, 2008.

Laura (Carlson) ’93

ad mahw

Dalton

a h brh f Rah Hp, Jaary 30,2009. th Da v Ah, oh.

Timothy Dawson ’93

 drr f adad r aHarrbrg uvry f s ad thgy Harrbrg, Pa.

Andrea (Nutter) ’93

adsph

Hawley

ah adp f r Ja ly-A admara Rh, nvbr15, 2005.

Hope (Steck)Laubach ’93

rvd aaa’ dgr  rgfr lzr cycg  may 2008.

Michael Dellosso ’94

 a v wh dbk,

Scream

, wa pbhd marh 2009.

Kathleen (Pickel)Gamblin ’94

wa ada  f 10 nr f ex  Aaa by h

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

f Aaa Ga. fr hr wrk a a ogy nrnavgar fr WsarHah sy.

Juli Grifn ’94

arrdRady Gr  J 27,2008. J ba a da prfa -r  maryad  2007ad ahvd na Bard

certication from the Nat-

a Bard fr Prfatahg sadard nvbr 2008.

Steven ’95

ad

Deena(Wenger) ’95 Brown

rom

the

rchives

All aboard to Grantham!

a h brh f AdaParkr, obr 11, 2008.

Evan ’95

ad D

Gehman

a hbrh f Aya R,may 24, 2008.

John ’95

ad

Daralynn(Costello) ’95 Krekoska

a h brh f J Da, Dbr5, 2007.

Jessica (Garrett) ’95

ad l

Martin

ah brh f Garr mar,obr 15, 2008.

Stephen ’95

ad say

McPherson

a hbrh f Axadr mha, Jy 6, 2008.

Tia (Gripp) Unthank ’95

 drr f Ad a Prvdsh f Jakv  Jakv, Fa.

David ’96

ad

Christie(Drabble) ’97 Hubner

a h brh f JaDavd, obr 9, 2008

Tracy (Hout) ’96

admahw

Moore

ah brh f Jph Davd,may 1, 2008.

Deborah (Dymond)’96

ad Jry

Nelson

a h brh f Jph Jry, marh 23,2007.

Kevin ’96

ad

Bree(Arbogast) Solomon ’96

a h brh f ova Gra, Dbr29, 2008. thy v mddbrg, Pa.

Brady Candell ’97

 agaz ha ad pryahr a la ma Pry mahaa, n.Y.

Davene (Huffman) ’97

ad Jff

Fisher

ah brh f tb ezra, Jaary 12, 2008.

Michelle (Cutright)’97

ad tha

Gill

a h brhf Dva tha,nvbr 7, 2007.

Michelle (McClure)Magnotta ’97

 a ahra ea BapPrh  mr, n.c.

Adam Mancus ’97

arrd sz Frrgr Dbr 13, 2008. thyv  Brr, Wah.

Janelle (Riekert)’97

ad Adrw

Barnes

a h brh f Jha Adrw, Jaary2, 2006, ad cab edw, Jaary 8, 2008.

Ruth (Reitz) ’97

adDa

Brewer

ah brh f lAdrw, Fbrary 13, 2009.

Timothy ’97

ad

Kristin (Clemensen)Sayegh ’00

a hbrh f l-Pw saygh,marh 4, 2009.

Bradley ’98

ad Kr

Bowman

a hbrh f A Jrah,obr 6, 2008.

Kimberly (Brown)’98

ad Rbr

Cook

a h brh f Ry eva, Apr 4, 2008.

Nicole (Gordon)’98

ad l

Fraser

a h brh f oarBarak, Ag 29, 2005.

Melissa (Hanson)’98

ad Adr

Gorgenyi

a h brh f lw mha, marh 31,2009.

Erica (Dayton) ’98

ad Jh

Haubrich

ah brh f ly Gra, J 16, 2008.

Nadene Hershey ’98

arrd Bb crgh  J 14, 2008.

Elizabeth (Clem) ’98

ad er

Master

ah brh f mah Ra, Jaary 17, 2009.

Gregory ’98

adKra

Reiff

a hadp f Braa c, Jaary 31, 2009.

Jennifer (Truluck) ’98

ad

Daren ’96 Statler

a h brh f mah Ja, Dbr 20, 2008.

Chris ’98

ad Hahr

Zirke

a h brhf chapa Graha, Jaary 16, 2009.

Lisa (Welsh) ’99

ads

Byrom

a hbrh f ea Gra, Apr17, 2008.

Stefanie (Schultheis)’99

ad Brad

Campbell

a h brh f Wa Brady, Dbr9, 2008.

Christina (Ficarra) ’99

ad Ada

Curry

ah brh f Gra lrra,spbr 29, 2008.

Kristin (Capozzi)’99

ad t

Detamore

a h brh f tyrn, obr 9, 2008.

Nicole (Rossbach)’99

ad cry

Grewell

a h brh f tra naha, Jaary28, 2009. n  a aadj prfr f bgya Grv cy cg Pyvaa. sh ad hrhbad v  Grv,Pa.

Matthew ’99

ad

Maria (Hackman) ’99Franchina

a hbrh f la s,Fbrary 18, 2007

Philip ’99

ad

Rebecca(Moorhead) ’99 Geiser

a h brh f swar Php, may 14, 2008.

Stephan ’99

ad

Julie(Small) ’00 Hodge

a- h brh f JhaDavd, Dbr 10, 2007.

Wesley ’99

ad

Jaime(McMillan) ’01

Horst

a h brh f ezabh sha, Dbr5, 2008.

Elizabeth (Messimer)’99

ad

Shane ’01Kingsley

a hbrh f iaa cr,spbr 20, 2008.

Lisa (Sprinkle) ’99

adGrg

Martin

a hbrh f K Bh, Fbrary13, 2009.

Jill (Troxell) ’99

adAa

Miller

ah brh f Jak Pa,spbr 2, 2008.

Bradley ’99

ad Jfr

Thompson

a h adp f Jay, Bra, ad Ja, Jy 17, 2007.

Marcus ’99

ad

Emily(Graybill) ’98 Yeatts

a h brh f Aya

The Messiah College Bridge

Spring 2009

Leading man plays the role of a public servant

Artistic director discovers commonalities among players in the world’s human drama

“Theatre, at its heart, is an act o giving,” says Jesse Baxter ’02 Messiah theatre grad (picturedhere, let). In 2006, he started Dramatic Adventure Theatre (DAT), a theatre company thatocuses on giving a voice to those who are typically not heard. Working in Zimbabwe in the summer o 2007, Baxter and his colleagues collaboratedwith local theatre proessionals to lead playwriting and acting workshops or dierentvillages and cities. Ultimately, they produced a play written mostly by the children in thecountry’s ravaged by poverty and AIDS. When the cast o DAT returned to the States andperormed the show in New York, audiences expected to see Arican dancing and drumming.“What they saw,” says Baxter, “were refections o themselves.” The stories the children o Zimbabwe told were the same kinds o things that American kids experience — a rst crush,the day a parent died. “It was the same story with a very dierent backdrop,” Baxter says. At DAT, actors break out o the sel-centered world o theater and lm in the U.S. andemploy the theatrical arts as a way to empower disenranchised communities around theworld.

—Susan K. Getty ’84To learn more about Dramatic Adventure Theatre and their upcoming project in Ecuador, visitThe Bridge Online at www. Messiah.edu/the_bridge.

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