Deb Detwiler, professor of music, dies at age 62
Dr. Debra Detwiler, Goshen College professor of music, died Monday, April 22, early in the morning at her home in Goshen. She was 62 years old and taught at the college for 20 years.
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Vibrant People of Elkhart County: Joanne Gallardo ’06
Joanne Gallardo '06 is a pastor, but she is also a devotee of roller derby, loves scary movies and will travel far and wide for a great cup of coffee.
Vibrant People of Elkhart County: Adrienne Nesbitt ’08
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.
Ranck Prize for Research Excellence awarded to musicology professor E. Douglas Bomberger ’81
Elizabethtown College Professor of Musicology Dr. E. Douglas Bomberger '81 recently received the 2018-2019 Ranck Prize for Research Excellence.
Scott Lehman ’09: Good of Goshen
Scott Lehman '09 is an elementary school music teacher and well-known face in the Goshen music scene.
Tiffany Friesen ’91 and her neighbors no longer wanted to live on Confederate Avenue. Here’s what they did about it
Tiffany Friesen '91 and her Atlanta neighbors didn't like living on "Confederate Avenue." After years of discussion and months of neighborly activism, her street has a new name: United Avenue.
Buckwalter twins, seniors, to receive Indiana Outstanding Future Educator Awards
Renee and Anne Buckwalter, twin seniors from Wellman, Iowa, will both be honored by the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education with the Outstanding Future Educator Award on April 12.
JD Martin ’70 and Jan Garrett release new album ‘Better Angels’
On their ninth album, the local folk music duo of Jan Garrett and J.D. Martin are searching for hope to combat our troubling times.
Lotus drops new album and studio documentary ‘Frames Per Second’
Lotus, which includes former GC students Jesse Miller '02, Luke Miller '02 and Mike Rempel, released their new album, Frames Per Second, on Dec. 5. The all-instrumental 19-song studio album and accompanying documentary aims to showcase Lotus in a pure, raw form performing live in the studio.
The love story of one gamelan’s journey
The gamelan — a massive, multi-piece set of percussive instruments — was donated by Duane Gingerich ’69 in 2011. He passed away in 2016, but his dream was finally realized this summer when the Nyai Oyer Gamelan, translated to Sister Oyer Gamelan, arrived in the United States and was dedicated in honor of Professor Emerita of Music Mary Oyer.