Verda Hershberger was born in Nappanee, Indiana in 1920 and attended Goshen College in 1937 – 1939, earning a 2-year Elementary Teacher Training Diploma that qualified her to be a school teacher in the State of Illinois. She taught in a series of one-room schoolhouses in Illinois and Indiana for…
Oswin George Gerber and his uncle David Nussbaum Gerber both grew up in eastern Ohio but took different paths in life. Both men are important in the history of the Gerber family according to John Gerber, creator of the Oswin and David Gerber Scholarship. Oswin George Gerber (known as George)…
Willard and Verna Smith have a deep and abiding faith in the church, its educational institutions, and the society of which they are a part. Their beliefs are evidenced by their lifelong membership in the Mennonite Church, their tenure on the Goshen College faculty from 1929 and 1931 to 1972,…
This Scholarship is to honor the life of Mary Saxton Blocher Gongwer, and her career as an elementary teacher in Wakarusa, Ind. Established by the estate of Sharon Ann Gongwer (born 4.14.1938; deceased 12.30.2022), as a loving tribute to her mother.
My mother, Janice Stutz Rasley, is a descendent of early pioneers who settled in the Goshen area. She graduated from Goshen High School in 1947 and then attended the University of Oklahoma majoring in Journalism. Jan began her career in journalism in 1948 as a college intern at the Goshen…
“The dreams of what our son could have been have been broken, but if we can focus our efforts on making the dreams of others and help them to cope more easily with life, then something good can come out of this tragedy.” On September 8, 1984, T. Scott Wideman…
Elizabeth Ann Loux Kraybill, of Harleysville, PA, was born in Sellersville, PA, but lived in Providence, RI, during her first three years, after which her family returned to PA. She had warm memories of growing up on her family farm in Souderton, PA, riding horses, playing in the barn, ice…
Galen C. Roose (1892-1955) and Grace I. (Slagle) Roose (1894-1955) valued education for themselves, their family and others. They made Nappanee, Indiana their home and raised their family there while serving many years in local schools and in the First Brethren Church.
Victor and Marie Stoltzfus, both 1956 graduates of Goshen College, first learned of a Goshen College international student who was in need of a sponsor when her mother lost her job. They helped her stay in college with a personal donation.
At sunrise, May 5, 1935, Charles W. Young and Mable Arvilla Miller were married in an unusual ceremony. They stood atop Hanging Rock, which projects over the Wabash River. Indian lore has it that maidens watched their sweethearts canoeing up the river from this rock—a lovely image.
