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In 2016, Joseph R. Hartman '07 became the first-ever student to graduate from Southern Methodist University Meadows with a Ph.D. in art history. He released his first book, "Dictator’s Dreamscape: How Architecture and Vision Built Machado’s Cuba and Invented Modern Havana" this month through University of Pittsburgh Press.
Jesse Woodworth '07 loved living in Colorado. But when his grandfather died, he knew he needed to leave that life behind to embrace life working on the family farm in Indiana.
Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley '97 is Goshen's city forester, working at revitalizing Goshen’s urban forest with a tree canopy assessment, tree plantings and maintenance coordination. Leah Thill '12 is the senior environmental planner with the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG).
Thomas Stuckey '70 of West Unity, Ohio, has been appointed interim executive director of Mennonite Education Agency (MEA). He is expected to serve for approximately a six-month period, with possibly a longer tenure while a search for a new executive director takes place.
Phyllis and Gordon Hostetler are members of several arts-related organizations including the Midwest Museum of American Art, are advocates for the Pumpkinvine Trail and are dedicated volunteers at the county Historical Society.
In the dictionary, the informal use of the word amazing refers to that which is “startlingly impressive.” When talking with Anna Mast, you will hear her say “amazing” to describe a variety of people and things. To her, though, what she is describing truly is “startlingly impressive.”
The influential publisher, editor, critic, and broadcaster Ellah Wakatama Allfrey '88 is now Chairperson of the Caine Prize for African Writing.
Liz Shenk '14 directs the monthly ArtWalk with the Elkhart County Arts Alliance and is a part owner of Spacious Heart Yoga in Downtown Goshen.
Adrienne Nesbitt '08 keeps everything organized for the 80 or so business owners who are part of Downtown Goshen Inc. and is director of events at Eyedart Creative Studio.
Iowa Mennonite girls basketball coach Kari Heusinkveld was awarded the E. Wayne Cooley “You Can” Award by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association for her work in rebuilding the Iowa Mennonite girls basketball program.
