G. Weldon Friesen ’63 restores organ, hosts driveway concert
G. Weldon Friesen said that ever since he was a young boy, he has enjoyed fixing things. His most recent project was a 1896 Mason & Hamlin Liszt reed organ
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Tony Janzen ’08 new boys soccer coach at Bethany Christian
Tony Janzen '08, who’s been a boys assistant the past four years, will now be the boys head coach at Bethany Christian High School in Goshen.
Joel Gonzalez ’08 leaves Bethany girls soccer program
Joel Gonzalez '08, who can be credited with restarting the girls soccer program at Bethany Christian High School, has decided it’s time for a new adventure.
Goshen teacher Lavonne Shetler ’13 calls for action in fight against racism
Lavonne Shetler '13, an English teacher at Goshen High School, called on members of the Goshen School Board to support corporation-wide anti-racism training.
Danielle Klotz ’14 appointed Anabaptist World Inc. executive director
Danielle Klotz of Goshen, Indiana, director of marketing and communication for Mennonite Mission Network, has been named executive director of Anabaptist World Inc., the new independent journalistic ministry being formed by the merger of Mennonite World Review Inc. and The Mennonite Inc. on Sept. 1.
GC GOATs: Frank Hess’s ’88 love for tennis led to Maple Leaf success
Frank Hess '88 holds the Maple Leaf program record with 100 career wins, with 55 individual wins and 45 wins in doubles. He was also an all-conference player all four seasons he played.
Sarah Yoder ’05 excelled as women’s tennis player, coach
Sarah Yoder '05 holds the women’s tennis program record for most career wins, compiling 80 of them in a four-year varsity career.
Jen Jimenez ’00, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, loves her patients
For Jennifer Jimenez '00, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at St. Catherine Hospital, the hardest part of the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of personal contact.
GC GOATs: Peni Acayo ’11 lone conference POY in women’s volleyball history
Peni Acayo Laker '11 re-wrote the record books during her four seasons with the Maple Leafs, becoming the only player in program history to earn NAIA All-American honors and win a conference player of the year award.
Rushika Perera ’95 lands COVID-19 research award
Rushika Perera, who is leading a team that is testing hundreds of existing drugs, compounds and chemicals to see if they might provide options to fight the virus that causes COVID-19, has received grants from the Boettcher Foundation to fight COVID-19 and potential future pandemics.