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Allen Brenneman is a poet, a sculptor, an award winning photographer, a traveler and explorer. He loves music. He holds a master’s degree in religious studies. He is also a research engineer who has been awarded 34 patents for medical devices.
Discovering the potential of wood has been a lifelong interest for Matt Thomas '12. Now, his company, Elko Hardwoods, sells custom tables online and at a retail location in the south side of Chicago.
As a “lean” operation, Ben Hartman and Rachel Hershberger's Clay Bottom Farm thrives from the couple’s commitment to several key principles, as Hartman details in his book, The Lean Farm.
Ken Hochstetler's path to heading a $3 billion company and becoming Everence CEO began with a paper route as a kid.
Jessica Davila came to Goshen in high school, speaking no English. After graduating from Goshen College, Jess earned her Master’s degree in Medical Science at Indiana University and is now in medical school at Loyola University in Chicago.
Wilma Marie Springer '56 received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award after 45 years of teaching.
Ben '01 and his wife Rachel Hershberger '99 own and operate Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen. His book “The Lean Farm” is gaining a lot of attention in both the farming and business worlds.
As she’s moved through life and her career, Joanna Osborne ’80 Masingila, a mathematics and mathematics education professor and dean of the School of Education at Syracuse (N.Y.) University, she has remembered God’s call for her to open her eyes and remained receptive to the opportunities and experiences placed before her.
Jay Smith '74 is retiring as a high school basketball official after 48 years, having been named the IHSAA Outstanding Girls Basketball Official in 2001 and the same for the boys in 2010. In 2009 he was awarded the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Circle Center Award, and in 2015, he was awarded the Mildred Ball Award for excellence in basketball officiating.
Kristen Savage '12 founded the Savage Riding Academy in Goshen, combining her love of horseback riding with her training and skills as a teacher.
