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Fail to Plan Or
Plan to Fail
What Changed and
What Didn’t
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CONTENT/SPRING 2014
Volume 4, Issue 1
PRESIDENT
Gary E. Weedman
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT
Philip Eubanks
Fail to Plan or Plan to Fail
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PRESIDENT, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Neil Wheeler
An in-depth look at how to maintain a
balance between proper planning and
flexible improvisation
PRESIDENT, COUNCIL OF 70
Ryan Moulden
MANAGING EDITOR
Kevin O’Brien
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Catherine E. Baker
Philip Eubanks
Reggie Hundley
Mark Pierce
Alex Sookrajh
Lauren C. Surber
Gary Weedman
PHOTOGRAPHY
Tyson Chastain
Marsha Cunningham
Philip Eubanks
Tyler Hensley
Cliff McCartney
Natalie Schaedler
Brittany Sidwell
Clyde Timbs
10,000 Times a Day
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Discover the technology and innovation
behind The Missions Network
What Changed and What Didn’t
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CREATIVE & PRODUCTION
Milton Chamblee
A retrospective look over the last three
years at Johnson
CONTACT INFORMATION
Johnson University Tennessee
7900 Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37998
865.573.4517
JohnsonU.edu
[email protected]
3 - 7 President’s Reflections
8 - 19 Feature Articles
OUR MISSION
Johnson University educates students for Christian ministries and other strategic vocations framed by the Great
Commission in order to extend the kingdom of God among
all nations.
20 - 25 JUTN News
26 - 28 Alumni News
OUR VISION
To bring glory to God and hope to the world by preparing
promising students for excellence in Christian ministry
through an affordable, community-oriented, Christcentered education.
29 - 31 Gifts to Remember
32 - 33 Gifts to Honor
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- Benjamin Franklin
Accentuate The Positive Rather
Than Eliminate The Negative.
By Gary E. Weedman | President
Two seemingly contradictory views about successful organizations: one stressing the need for
planning and problem solving and the other for a
more fluid, affirming, positive-focused approach.
PLAN FOR SUCCESS
Franklin’s figure of speech (technically, a “chiasmus”) takes its place along with other famous
ones: “Ask not what your country can do for you;
ask what you can do for your country” (President
John F. Kennedy); “Meat for the belly; the belly for
meat” (Apostle Paul); “You like it; it likes you” (7-Up);
“Every journey has an end and the end is the journey”; “Don’t be kissed by a fool or fooled by a kiss”
(Unknown origin). These encapsulate a truth common to all time and to all peoples.
Affirming the relationship between planning
and success or failure has become a polar star for
most organizations and businesses. Bloomberg’s
BusinessWeek reports that 8 out of 10 startup businesses fail due to some fundamental flaw in their
planning process or assumptions.
You can see the importance of strategic planning by searching the Internet; Google produces
112,000,000 hits! Our accreditation agency, the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges, requires as one of 12 core
requirements for accreditation: “The institution
engages in ongoing, integrated, and institutionwide research-based planning and evaluations
processes….” Along with finances, more institutions struggle with this requirement than any of
the others. Even if we did not want to engage in
planning, the accrediting agencies compel us to
do so.
We believe it. We spend a lot of time in planning.
We read educational journals that analyze trends
both national and global. We read the best of
breed articles and books on successful strategies
for planning. We look at strategic plans of successful universities. We attend conferences that offer
workshops on planning. Ultimately, our Board of
Trustees approves our strategic plan. We have one
administrative office (led by Dr. Mark Pierce) with
the primary responsibility of strategic planning.
AND YET...
We did not plan to have a program in China. If you
have read the pages of this magazine in the past,
you know that incredible story. This summer we
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have around 35 Chinese (mostly teachers of
English) for eight weeks on our campus finishing
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their master’s degrees in educational technology.
The courses they take include Hebrew History and
Law and Early Eastern Mediterranean Literature.
The Ministry of Education in Beijing has now
approved this master’s degree. How could we
have planned for such happenings?
We did not plan to have a program in the management of nonprofit organizations. A few years
ago I was sitting at supper in Mae Sai, Thailand,
with a number of leaders of nonprofits working
in Thailand. They were complaining about the
struggles of their organizations, and one of the
group looked at me and said, “One of our Christian
colleges needs to start a program in non-profit
management!” And we did.
We did not plan to start a major in urban studies. After I had been president for about one and
half years, I was met by a cadre of students early
one morning. They had a petition for me (almost
always a sign of a bad day for the president). But
this one was different. The petition said that they
respectfully requested the administration consider starting an urban studies program so they
could be prepared to work in the cities of our
country and of the world. They wanted to know
the economic, social, political, psychological, and
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religious circumstances that make the city what it
is. And so we have an urban studies major.
We did not plan to have a partnership with Christ’s
Church of the Valley, Peoria, Arizona. Dr. Mark
Moore, former Christian college professor and
current minister on the CCV staff, approached us
about a residency program that he had sketched
out—a final year spent on one of their campuses in Arizona. We had not focused too much
on preparing graduates specifically to work in
mega-church settings. We now have a successful program in which we have seen our students
blossom in ways they could not have done on
the Tennessee campus. Furthermore, in collaboration with CCV, we now offer a master’s degree
on the CCV campus that has enrolled a number of
their own staff. By this time next year we will have
had approximately 30 students on that campus.
Each of these “unplanned programs” meets the
test of a “strategic vocation framed by the Great
Commission.”
I don’t want to be too hard on our planning (or
lack of it). We have done some good planning. We
have a Ph.D. program in leadership that was the
result of extensive planning, was quickly accredited, and now has approximately 55 students in
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five cohorts with the first cohort set to graduate
in 2016. We have deliberately planned online
degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s,
and Ph.D. levels and have them accredited. We
have planned and created a School of Business
and Public Leadership that has a strong fit to
our mission of extending the kingdom of God
among all nations. We continue planning for programs in Health Education and Public Health; in a
Communications major with six concentrations; in
Bible Translation (with Pioneer Bible Translators);
in School Counseling; and in Sport and Fitness.
Each of these “planned” programs also meets the
test of a “strategic vocation framed by the Great
Commission.”
Franklin’s maxim holds true, then, only with modifications. Organizations must plan, of course.
However, most of the 8 out of 10 businesses that
fail do so not because of the lack of a plan. They
do so because either the plan was flawed from the
beginning, or they were so tied to a plan that they
could not recognize the changing environment
around them or recognize open doors of opportunity that fit their mission but may not have been
in their original plan.
ANOTHER VIEW OF SUCCESSFUL
ORGANIZATIONS: APPRECIATIVE
INQUIRY
A real tension exists between planning and improvisation. Successful organizations use both as a
means to accomplish their mission but do not
allow either to dominate the mission. On the one
hand, they follow organization guru Jim Collins’
“Hedgehog Concept” of successful organizations,
a “deep understanding of three intersection circles:
1) what you are deeply passionate about, 2) what
you can be the best in the world at, and 3) what
resources are at hand to accomplish the task." The
mission of Johnson University to extend the kingdom of God among all nations constrains each of
those three principles. We cannot be all things to
all people. We shouldn’t merely imitate other institutions. We must assess the environment, note
educational trends, evaluate human and financial
resources, identify opportunities that fit institutional missions, and in that light prioritize time and
energy in planning responses to meet those opportunities. That’s typical strategic planning.
But, successful organizations also develop the
ability to improvise amidst a rapidly changing
environment. They keep their eyes and ears open
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to change. A relatively new theory of organizational behavior called “Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and
Organizational Improvisation” advocates a focus on
what’s right about an organization. While not jettisoning the traditional strategic planning processes
entirely, this approach questions the reactive
nature of a strategic planning process that concentrates primarily on identifying problems to be
solved. One author explains appreciative inquiry
thusly:
An organization will grow in whichever direction that people in the organization focus their
attention. If all the attention is focused on problems, then identifying problems and dealing
with them is what the organization will do best.
If all the attention is focused on strengths, however, then identifying strengths and building on
those strengths is what the organization will do
best. Appreciative Inquiry, then, creates an environment in which all contribute to mission. Not
worried about making mistakes, all embrace
the freedom to be proactive in the ongoing
work of the organization.
I saw evidence that our students have been
impacted by such an approach. At the opening
flag ceremony at Homecoming in February, Matt
Shears, incoming SGA president, wrote the accompanying script while students solemnly carried 48
flags across the stage:
We raise a flag for every student God has
brought to Johnson University from another
country and for every missionary serving internationally. These flags are not just flags. They
are doors that God has opened, relationships
that he has built, and lives that he has changed.
We invite you to join us in celebrating the work
that God has done, and what he will continue
to do through Johnson University to extend his
kingdom among all nations.
He sees each of these countries represented by
these flags as “open doors.” I wish I had written that.
Matt gets it. Each of those countries faces serious
challenges—political, social, economic. One could
easily focus on the problems they present. But the
leader of our Tennessee student body sees them as
open doors.
David Cooperrider, the father of “AI” and professor
at Case Western Reserve, noted:
We have reached the end of problem solving as
a mode of inquiry capable of inspiring, mobilizing, and sustaining human system change. The
future of Organizational Development belongs
to methods that affirm, compel, and accelerate anticipatory learning involving larger and
larger levels of collectivity.
Ideally, all within the organization keep eyes and
ears open for new opportunities that align with the
mission and complement the available resources.
This approach minimized weaknesses within the
organization while maximizing the strengths. It
creates an attitude of exploration, of seeing the
positive in opportunities as they emerge.
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Even in adverse circumstances, our students learn
to square up and embrace a positive view of the
future. Last year’s graduating class on our Florida
campus was the last to receive a diploma from
Florida Christian College. The senior class there
had been through an unbelievably difficult year:
(1) the loss of accreditation after several years of
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struggle with the accrediting agencies; (2) the subsequent loss of federal aid from the Department
of Education; (3) the loss of an appeal to the
accreditation association; (4) the potential loss of
a permanent campus in Florida; (5) a lawsuit filed
by the College against the accrediting agency. I will
not pretend that I can understand the sadness they
felt by those circumstances.
In that context, they planned a “skip day” to
help morale and then decided to honor their
revered veteran professor James E. Smith with
an inscribed motto located in the walkway
between the Carver building and the music building. It says:
Like the sun of Psalm 19
The day will come
When their voice is heard
To the end of the earth
Students said that. They thought it important,
even in the midst of great despair about their alma
mater, to leave that affirmation as their last word
to the School. No matter what happened to their
beloved school, their voice would not be silenced.
CONCLUSION
I recently re-read an article written for the Christian
Standard in 1961 by Robert Reeves, minister at my
home church in Fairfield, Illinois, at the time. It was
called “Too Little, Too Late.” He described how at the
beginning of the 20th century doors were opened
in Russia and in China for the Gospel. Going
through those doors was not in our plans, however,
and they were shut for decades. I can’t help but
note that in recent years, those doors have been
opened again. Although still not in our plans, we
were able through “Appreciative Inquiry” to improvise in order to extend the kingdom of God among
all nations. You can read in this issue how that has
been done in other places as well.
Gary Weedman assumed responsibility as sixth president of Johnson University in 2007. He graduated from
Johnson in 1964 and returned as a professor from 1969
to 1976. He later held administrative roles at Lincoln
Christian College, Milligan College, Palm Beach Atlantic
University, and TCM International Institute.
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The Missions Network: a faster more
efficient medium to communicate
with missions and missionaries.
By Reggie Hundley | Adjunct Lecturer
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, 165 years ago, penned
an epigram that has been repeated in virtually every
nation in every age. The usual translation of his statement in the January 1849 issue of Les Guêpes is, “The
more things change, the more they stay the same.”
Mission Services has embraced changes and adaptations during its 68-year history. The office location
has moved from Minnesota, to Illinois, to Indiana,
and finally to Knoxville, Tennessee. The major ministry publication bore two different names before
becoming HORIZONS in 1952. Changes have come
in personnel (an impressive number and percentage
being Johnson graduates), locale, and methodology, but the original purpose remains the same.
While specific wording has evolved to reflect current
methods and opportunities, Mission Services has
always existed to communicate the news and stories
of world missions to all interested in and committed
to the Great Commission.
In 2011, Mission Services launched a communication strategy as bold as Harrold McFarland’s 1946
statement to his wife Adele, “I’m going to start a
magazine!”1 Capitalizing upon the major cultural
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shift toward electronic information, the missions
network was launched seeking faster and more efficient means to communicate the stories and needs
of missions and missionaries. Realizing the rising
preference individuals have for streaming infor-
mation upon demand, Mission Services adopted
the concept of streaming audio and video reports
via the Internet as the network’s core strategy.
Launching the missions network website on July 1,
2011 (themissionsnetwork.com), the success of the
network has been greater than the most positive of
the original plans, dreams, or expectations.
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Individuals currently access the network 10,000
times daily, discovering information about world
missions. While a majority originate from the United
States, people from more than 90 different nations
connect with the network about the work of God’s
Kingdom during any given month. The total list of
nations represented now numbers more than 165.
The programming available on the network is the
major reason for the success. It includes:
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Video reports from missions and ministries
around the world
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Main sessions from conferences like the ICOM
and the Lake James School of Missions
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Great stories that God writes through the lives of
ordinary people when people least expect them
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Training audio and video series from workshops
and seminars around the world
•
Current newsletters from points around
the world
•
Thousands of historical documents telling the
exciting stories of missionaries now home with
the Lord
•
Opportunities open for service now
•
HORIZONS magazine and more
God has used this information source to accomplish His purpose in missions. Congregations are
introducing their members to the network to help
them become acquainted with and inspired by the
size and scope of God’s kingdom. Mission teams
are learning that it helps them stay in touch with
the specific ministries they support and with other
developments within the nations where works are
ongoing. Students of missions in colleges and universities like Johnson are finding a valuable tool in
their education process about both missions history and current developments. Individuals are
discovering new ministries that intrigue them and
are learning of opportunities where their talents are
needed for service. Missionaries are discovering that
the network improves communication with their
supporters because current and historical information is available whenever it is desired or needed.
These are just samples of how the missions network
is serving the needs of missionaries, students, individuals, and congregations in ways that were not
possible just one generation ago.
Change is unavoidable. How we approach change
and embrace its accompanying opportunities will
help determine the future. When my wife and I
attended Johnson Bible College, an education was
delivered in a traditional fashion of classroom lecture on a defined campus for a predictable period
of years. Now, as an adjunct lecturer, I see how
Johnson University has embraced the opportunities presented through non-traditional learning
and an online campus. Similarly, Mission Services
embraced the opportunities created by developing the network as a ongoing process. Aggressive
implementation of Facebook and Twitter announces
when new information is made available. We also
recognized the growing trend in connecting with
the Internet via smartphone and tablet. Thus, we
introduced our app for Android phone, iPhone and
iPad.2 People on five continents now access world
mission information in an entirely non-traditional
fashion, via an app! Yes things are changing, but the
Great Commission remains the same, as does our
commitment to its fulfillment.
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A Family Affair. Adele McFarland 1976
The missions network app is available in Google Play for Android and
the App Store for iPhone & iPad at no charge
2
Reggie Hundley (’75) has served as the executive
director of Mission Services Association since 1996
and lecturer in the School of Intercultural Studies at
Johnson University Tennessee since 2013. Reggie also
is chairman of the boards for the Christian Churches
Pension Plan and the Italy for Christ Mission.
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By Catherine E. Baker and Lauren C. Surber
Junior Honor Students at Johnson University Tennessee
This January, we attended the United States Naval
Academy Leadership Conference (USNALC) in
Annapolis, Maryland, with Dr. Gerald Mattingly
(professor, Intercultural Studies; Honors Program
coordinator). Here we encountered excellence in all
its forms. We met university students and military
midshipmen with enthusiastic ambition. We heard
from esteemed speakers who have led million-dollar organizations and created impressive military
legacies. The commandant of midshipmen, Captain
William Byrne Jr., captured the vision of this conference in his opening remarks: “Be excellent to yourself.
Be excellent to others. Be excellent to this place.”
Established in 1984, the USNALC welcomes students from universities all across the United States.
Originally held exclusively for service academies, the
conference expanded in 2002 to include civilian participants. This year, the USNALC welcomed over 200
individuals from 60 universities including Yale, Cornell,
and MIT. The USNALC brings together young leaders
to share unique understandings, observations, and
ideas. Renowned military and public figures lecture
and participate in panel discussions, and small group
breakout sessions allow students to assess what
they hear and work through challenging concepts.
The exchange that takes place between the students
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and speakers fosters inspiration and innovation that
builds upon centuries of leadership tradition.
This year’s conference theme, “Followership: The
Evolution of a Leader,” emphasized the dynamic
relationship between leaders and followers and
the interchangeability of these roles. Speakers such
as Joel Kaplan (vice president, U.S. public policy,
Facebook) and General John R. Allen (U.S. Marine
Corps) noted that no real distinctions exist between
followers and leaders. In order for one to follow well,
he must know how to lead. In order for one to lead
well, he must know how to follow. Kristine Lilly, who
competed with the U.S. National Soccer team in five
World Cups and three Olympic Games, noted that the
best leaders advocate for their followers.
Several lectures and panel topics highlighted the
importance of maintaining strong moral convictions in order to make ethical decisions in leadership.
Former Vice President Richard B. Chaney, in the
Forrestal Lecture to the entire brigade, noted that,
“Big decisions can be easy if you’re playing the crowd.
If you’re looking out for the interest of the United
States, the decisions will be harder, but they’ll be
right.” Navy Seal and NASA Astronaut Christopher
Cassidy echoed this point when he spoke at the final
(L/R) Midshipman Escamilla, Lauren, Catherine, and Gerald Mattingly
conference dinner, stating that for a leader to lead
well, it is paramount that he make good decisions.
Speakers drew from fascinating personal experiences
to illustrate effective leadership and followership.
Lieutenant General John Sattler and Sergeant Major
Carlton Kent demonstrated a quintessential leaderfollower relationship. As they served for several
years together in the U.S. Marine Corps, their mutual
respect and camaraderie cultivated an invaluable
friendship. Heather Penney (Major, Air National
Guard) shared an inspirational story of self-sacrifice
and commitment to followership, as she was a first
response fighter pilot during 9/11.
The conference’s location provided as much of a
learning opportunity as the speakers and discussions
themselves. The United States Naval Academy has a
rich legacy of leadership, and merely walking its yard
offers a glimpse into its hallowed heritage. All 4,500
midshipmen who attend the academy live together
in Bancroft Hall, the second-largest dormitory in the
world, and at 12:00 every weekday, all 4,500 come
together for lunch in King Hall, served family-style. A
strong sense of unity permeates the ideals and aims
of these midshipmen. As they unite under a desire
to serve their country, they unite in action at the
Lauren Surber (‘16)
Catherine Baker (‘16)
academy. They submit to strict orders and distinct
lifestyles with dress codes, curfews, and high ethical
standards. These midshipmen have sacrificed certain
freedoms toward the higher cause of service to their
fellow countrymen.
Can we not relate these traditions to those of Johnson
University? Since its foundation, Johnson has drawn
young leaders “who desire, above every other desire,
to preach the Gospel of Christ.” Sacrificing pride and
worldly gain, these students have united in service to
a higher purpose. Many students who have walked
on Johnson’s campus work to advance the Gospel in
lands far from their little corner of Kimberlin Heights.
As the conference led us to evaluate the ancestry of
leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy, it also reminded
us of the sacred heritage of our own Johnson home.
Our experience at the USNALC has indeed inspired
us to excellence. We have learned to be excellent
to ourselves by maintaining high moral standards
and goals. We have learned to be excellent to others through humble leadership. Ultimately, we have
returned to Johnson to be excellent to this place. With
our fellow classmates, we will continue Johnson’s
great tradition of followership—devoting our lives to
the upward call of Christ.
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By Mark Pierce | Vice Provost for Research and Planning
The second decade of the 21st century presents
some interesting challenges for organizations with
roots that go back into the 19th century. We live in
an environment where the major languages of the
world are now spoken in our neighborhoods and on
our campus. Many of the Fortune 500 companies that
dominated markets in our youth no longer exist or
have merged, changed, or been made obsolete by
shifting demographics or emerging technology. This
is also true of colleges and seminaries. The church
and its affiliate organizations are not immune from
these massive changes. Johnson University does not
merely seek to survive in this climate—we want to
thrive by reaching all the new people who are now
within easy reach. We do not lament the change—we
see them as grand new opportunities to extend the
Kingdom among all nations. We have made healthy
adaptations so that we can be faithful to our historic
mission. As such, the last three years at Johnson have
been breathtaking!
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WHAT HAS CHANGED...
In the last three years we...
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Renamed our school Johnson University on
July 1, 2011.
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Clarified our mission statement to encourage
strategic vocations for the expansion of the
Kingdom among all nations.
Johnson educates students for
Christian ministries and other strategic
vocations framed by the Great
Commission in order to extend the
kingdom of God among all nations.
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Successfully merged with Florida Christian
College to make a university system with
campuses in Tennessee and Florida. Johnson
University Florida has enormous potential to
expand. We are so blessed by this new team of
co-workers.
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Restructured our single school into eight distinct schools of specialists and content experts.
All eight of these follow an intercultural missionary model. We hired or promoted eight
new sets of deans, assistant deans, and assessment coordinators to support this change, and
every Johnson program is rigorously designed
to meet regional and professional standards. As
such, many of our professional areas are doing
significant revision to match current reality in
their fields.
Upgraded our accreditation to Level V so that
we can offer the only accredited Ph.D. program
among Christian Church schools. This created a
new collaborative agreement with seven of our
sister colleges and seminaries. This was the first
partnership of this type in the modern era.
Added Johnson University Online, which
already enrolls approximately 200 students on
six continents, and added a number of new
bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
Expanded our relationship with Chinese school
systems and universities. We now have Johnson
instructors visiting China and Chinese students
attending the Knoxville campus. This summer
we will have over 30 Chinese public school
teachers studying in our classrooms.
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Entered into a strategic partnership with
Pioneer Bible Translators. We now enroll about
100 future Bible translators and support staff.
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Partnered with Christ’s Church of the Valley
to offer practical ministry degrees at both the
baccalaureate and master’s level in Phoenix,
Arizona.
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Hired more new faculty than at any time in
the history of the University to cover these
expansions.
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Completely revised our assessment system and
installed new software to support the system
and upgraded our academic records software
for both our Florida and Tennessee campuses.
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Grew from 816 students in 2010 to 1,333 students in the fall of 2013. To serve these students
we increased our career services and academic
support systems. Enrollment and applications
continue to grow each year.
This is not the whole list. There are more, but I hope
you get the point.
WHAT STAYS THE SAME...
If your head is spinning because of all this, don’t feel
like you are alone. You should see it from the inside!
However, while all this healthy change is happening,
we hold true to our core values. Some things change.
The important values stay the same.
Johnson University in all locations, modalities, and
programs is committed to:
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The Lordship of Jesus Christ. Without him there
is no reason for us to exist.
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The centrality of the Bible in modern education. People have never needed it more.
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The Great Commission. All we do is framed by this.
Every student in every location, modality, and program is a valued member of the Johnson family. We
want to provide the highest quality education in a loving and supportive environment.
We still need you, probably more than ever. Pray for
us. Help us by sending students. If you are able, send
us financial support. Use your sanctified imagination
to help us identify even more ways and more partners
in this service. Stand alongside us as we seek to carry
out the Great Commission through Christian higher
education in an increasingly complex world.
Mark Pierce serves as the Vice Provost for Research and Planning at
Johnson University. Mark’s primary duties at Johnson are chairing the
University Planning Committee, designing and conducting all university
assessments, and overseeing the University retention plan. He teaches
courses in psychology for undergraduates, statistics for the graduate students in the Templar School of Education, and organizational behavior in
the School of Business and Public Leadership.
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Proud to be
By Kevin O'Brien | Director of Alumni & Public Relations
Jim (’75) and Caranita (Kesterson ’75) Wolsieffer
received the Distinguished Service Award from the
Johnson University Tennessee Alumni Association
during 2014 Homecoming in February. The JUTN
alumni recognized the Wolsieffers for extraordinary
service to the Kingdom of God over an extended
period of time.
Jim and Caranita were the first Distinguished Service
Award recipients to receive the award while in two
countries simultaneously. Jim, unable to travel to the
States due to ill health, joined the presentation via
Skype from their home in Italy. Caranita, in the U.S. on
mission business, came to the campus.
They learned that:
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Millions of Italians are threatened by centuries
of dangerous cultural attitudes. Italian journalist, Aldo Busi wrote, “Italy manufactures
self-absorbed cheaters.” Italians pride themselves as being one of the most ungovernable
nations in Europe while crying out for someone
to magically solve the problems they themselves cause.
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Historically, two forces have actively opposed
the State. Paramilitary organizations overtly
terrorized the nation while “men of honor”
covertly fought the State through scams,
extortion, and loansharking. This use of intimidation contributes to cultural mistrust of
authority. The substantial problem is not defiance of authority as much as the widespread
expectation to go unpunished for any misbehavior. Italian Judge Felice Lima suggests,
“There is a general attitude of impunity of all
for all. This allows Italians to feel honest while
stealing, socially equal while racist, and catholic while pagan.”
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Italians have mastered the art of silencing the
conscience and of covering their immorality with superficial compliance to rules. This
inhibits the ability to discern authentic spirituality from counterfeit religion, allowing abusive
leaders to shame and control others while living their own lives in immorality.
Jim Wolsieffer and Caranita Kesterson enrolled in
Johnson as freshman students in 1969. They married
in 1971 and immediately left Johnson to spend two
years in Italy. While there, Jim and Caranita learned
how difficult it is to herald the faith in Italy. In fact,
they learned mission work in Italy can become ineffectual if done without an understanding of the
hidden inner workings of culture. Unspoken rules,
tacit assumptions, and cultural values can work
against any missionary effort.
Convinced of God’s direction and blessing, these two
twenty-somethings returned to Johnson to complete
their bachelor’s degrees and graduated in 1975. That
same year Jim and Caranita moved intentionally into
an environment of organized anarchy and spiritual
adversity and have served faithfully and victoriously
in Italy for nearly 44 years.
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Experts in world evangelism maintain that for these
and other reasons, Italy is one of the most difficult
places to share the Gospel. Jim and Caranita view
issues of ill health, spiritual adversity, cultural norms,
social need, and other challenges as opportunities for
new or expanded ministry. They began their service
in Italy with preaching and teaching. Health issues
caused them to shift their focus. They saw evangelistic opportunity in radio broadcasting and began the
first Christian radio station in Southern Italy. Declining
health once again required a shift of focus, and great
social need, along with personal and professional
interests, resulted in managing a professional counseling and spiritual retreat center.
In 2006 Jim and Caranita were joined by their daughter and son-in-law, Stephany (’05, ’08) and Gianni (’05,
’14) Bruno. Once again, adjustments were made for
new and expanded ministries.
Today the Italy for Christ mission exists, “To identify
the obstacles unique to the Italian culture that hinder
mature Christian living and to help Italians remove
those obstacles.”
The Wolsieffers, Brunos, and national leaders believe
that Italy is a shame-based, fear-oriented culture that
needs servant leaders who can provide this generation a grace-filled and love-motivated environment.
Christian counseling, leadership training, culturally
relevant teaching, and evangelism are some of the
instruments that Italy for Christ uses from the shared
attitudes of mistrust and dishonesty.
while simultaneously offering those services to the
Italian population at large, without discrimination of
creed or denomination.
While networking with other Italian Christians, Jim
and Caranita seek to add American team members.
Currently Ross (‘07) and Megan (Brock ‘07) Najmon
are support raising to join the Italy for Christ team.
Includes excerpts from an article titled "Sowing in
Tears, Reaping with Joy," published in the January,
February, March 2014 issue of Horizons magazine.
Read the entire article at missionservices.org.
To accomplish these objectives they will, with God’s
help, move Italians:
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From survival to stability
•
From stability to thriving
•
From thriving to significance
Now, in addition to Jim and Gianni’s church planting,
preaching, teaching, and church leadership ministries, Caranita, Stephany, and some Christian Italian
nationals have established the only legally recognized
nonprofit organization in the Italian brotherhood.
This nonprofit combines professional counseling and
spiritual training to equip Christian church leaders
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By Kevin O'Brien | Director of Alumni & Public Relations
MISSIONARY TO INDIA
When Sunita uttered the words, “No one has ever
loved me the way you do,” I felt honored that
Christ’s love was being poured out from my flesh.
Her words, uttered in August 2012, resonate with
me to this very day. At only 20 years old, I felt a
sense of responsibility for this orphan with whom I
had spent only two months in Kulpahar, India, during my summer internship at Kulpahar Kids Home
and Christian School. I still feel drenched from the
many tears she shed on my lap the day I left as she
clung tightly, crying for me not to leave.
On the day I left India, I wrote these words in my
journal: “I don’t know if this is just the end of a
chapter of my life or the start of a book.” In the last
two years, God has so clearly affirmed to me that
the day in 2012, when I left India to resume my
studies, was not going to be the last time I hugged
Sunita. The two months spent in Kulpahar, India,
2012, were the opening chapter of a story yet to
be told.
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JOURNEY TO CHRIST
I grew up in sunny South Florida in a family with
diverse religious beliefs; my father is Hindu and my
mother is Catholic. As a child and as a teen-ager, I
was quite independent, with freedom to do many
things that I wanted. As a result, one of my friends,
Gina (de la Garza ’13) Hall, a strong Christian, introduced me to the youth group at her church. Soon
I was spending more time with the youth group
than I was with my family. The church’s youth minister, Nhu Nguyen (’06), played a crucial role in
helping me become more familiar with Christ, and
I eventually made the decision to be baptized at
First Christian Church, Boca Raton, Florida (now
Connected Life Christian Church). Although my
mother had converted to Catholicism when I was
five, she requested of the church that I not be baptized. I was torn between the wishes and beliefs of
my parents and my desire to do what Christ tells His
believers to do, but, with much prayer and Nhu's
guidance, I was finally baptized in 2008, a year after
making the decision to follow Christ.
JOURNEY TO JOHNSON
In my junior year of high school, I began to consider
seriously my college/university options. Nhu made
plans to take a van load of students from the church
to visit Johnson. I joined the group primarily because
the absence from school was excused. However, the
moment we drove on campus, I knew that Johnson
was where I wanted to attend college. Upon returning home, I talked to my father about my desire to
come to Johnson. He was adamantly opposed to
my attending a Christian college. He said if I came to
Johnson, he would leave my mother, would take my
name out of his will, and would not help me financially in any way. My mother thought he was just
trying to scare me into following his wishes, but I felt
he was very sincere. I convinced myself that Johnson
would not be an option; I was seventeen years old
and could not go on my own.
Consequently, I decided to attend a community college in my city, and soon after, my church hired a
new senior minister, Jason. One evening after youth
group, he called me into his office to inquire about
my college plans. I explained my decision and mentioned that I really wanted to go to Johnson, but my
father wouldn’t allow it. While Johnson was prepared
to provide a significant scholarship, I could not afford
the remainder. The very next day, Jason once again
called me into his office and told me he had spent
the day contacting other churches and that four
churches were willing to fund four years at Johnson
University for me! Jason stressed that I must be committed to the decision if I accepted the offer.
My father’s reaction to the offer was one of anger.
He said, “I don’t care if they’re giving you a million
dollars, I will not let it happen. If I have to fly to
Tennessee to come get you, I will. I will walk into
that church you attend and curse out the ministers.”
My sisters supported my father and sent me harsh
text messages and phone calls about how I would
be responsible if my mother ended up on the street.
My mother didn’t support my decision, but she supported me. Church members were divided in their
opinions as well. It was a very difficult time for me,
but through many prayers and seeking of guidance,
I made the decision to go to Johnson University. My
father followed through on his threats and left our
home and disowned me financially.
However, I received much support and help from my
friend Gina’s family, from the leaders at my church,
and from many people in the church. I realized that
God has the power to do ANYTHING! In August
of 2009, I enrolled at Johnson and graduated in
2013 with a degree in Management of Nonprofit
Organizations.
JOURNEY TO INDIA
During my junior year at Johnson, I began exploring internship opportunities with Dr. Garry Rollins
and with Professor Cindy Reece. It was getting late
in the semester, and I was getting nervous about
securing an internship. When the idea of interning in India was proposed, it resonated with me.
My family is Indian, but I had never been to India.
Professor Reece suggested exploring Kulpahar Kid’s
Home and Christian School in Kulpahar, India, and
Dr. Rollins gave me a list of other mission organizations in India. I contacted many of them. While I
waited to hear from them, my mother, a certified
nursing assistant, called to tell me about a man
who was visiting his parents, residents of the facility
where she was working. In a discussion about each
other’s children, my mother told the gentleman
about my desire to serve an internship in India. The
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man took out his checkbook, wrote a $1,000 check,
and told my mother to encourage me to complete
an internship abroad. I was so shocked that this
stranger who was Jewish would give me this money
that I called him and thanked him but told him I
couldn’t accept his gift. (At this
time, I had not heard from anyone in India and had begun to
focus more on the US.) The man
told me to hold on to the check
for thirty days until I was certain
of what I was going to do. At
the end of the thirty days, I had
made all the arrangements to go
to India, to Kulpahar Kid’s Home
and Christian School! My benefactor was a very wise man.
So in June of 2012, I set out for Kulpahar, India. I had
raised sufficient funds; it took three tries, but I also
secured my visa. It was a true step of faith to make
the long journey from Florida to India by myself,
trusting God’s leading. I was welcomed to Kulpahar
Kid’s Home and Christian School by Linda Stanton
and Sharon Cunningham. They were in charge of
operating both the home and school of approximately 427 kids.
Persecution, poverty, slavery, and corruption are
the four words that categorize the lives of the people in the small part of India where I worked. It is
impossible to describe in this short article all that I
witnessed. I saw disabled orphans who had been fed
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opium instead of milk as babies, children rescued
from slavery, babies who had been abandoned, and
Christians who had been persecuted for their beliefs.
When I returned to Johnson for my senior year, part
of my heart was left in India.
After graduation, I accepted a
job at Johnson as an admissions counselor but was still
exploring the possibilities of
going back to India, even for a
short visit. I didn’t fully realize
how God was preparing the
way for me to go, even though I
knew that Sharon Cunningham
and Linda Stanton were praying for someone to come
alongside them and assist
with the work in Kulpahar. Also, during my internship, I had met an American man named Geoff who
relayed to me that God told him I would return to
India one day to continue the work in Kulpahar. I did
not know how God could speak to Geoff so clearly
about a girl he barely knew, but I did not forget
what he told me. In the fall of 2013, a Johnson student came to my office asking about an internship
with Kulpahar Kid’s Home and Christian Home; she
asked me if I was going to return. Soon after her visit,
a message came from Sharon Cunningham inviting me to return there to work full time. This past
January I was visited by a couple from a church willing to support my return to India; in fact, unknown
to me, the church had been putting aside money for
me to go. In February I contacted another church
who told me they had put aside funds from a special
offering for me to use when I made the decision to
go. God had truly been preparing the way while I
wrestled with the decision!
In March, Sharon Cunningham visited the Johnson
campus and encouraged me in my decision to
return to Kulpahar. Due to previous difficulties
obtaining a visa, I applied early for a five-year visa;
within a week I had been granted a ten-year visa!
I am now making arrangements to go to India in
August 2014 for a preliminary six-month term. My
desire is to learn from Kulpahar Kid’s Home and
Christian School and to share the skills and knowledge I learned at Johnson University and through
my experience of walking with Christ.
Each detail in my journey has been a progression
from one event to another, validating a clear path
for my return to India. Though I am aware of the
challenges ahead, I am reminded of what Paul says
in Acts 20:22-24 (substituting India for Jerusalem):
“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to
Jerusalem (India), not knowing what will happen
to me there. I only know that in every city the Holy
Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to
me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete
the task the Lord has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.”
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Have you ever hiked up a tall mountain? After you’ve
hiked several hours and your legs begin to ache, you
begin to long for the summit.
You look at the trail up ahead and wonder, “When I
turn that curve, maybe I will see the top.” But if your
experience has been like mine, when you round
the curve, you often find you have—a little more
climbing to do.
These past four years we have been climbing the
mountain of the Prepare the Way campaign. Last
year we easily reached the high base-camp at $7.5
million and set our sights on the $9.5 million peak.
One of the things that encourages me to press on
and finish a hike is the companionship of others
on the trail with me—people like Lawrence Randle
who reflects on a 50-year partnership with Johnson
in the next article.
If you have been steadily climbing with us
throughout the Prepare the Way campaign, I want
to thank you. We couldn’t have gotten this far
without you. Will you hang in there and continue
the last stretch of trail with us?
We planned to be at the summit by now. But, when
we turned the curve in the trail in April, we still
needed $200,000 to reach the goal. So, we have—a
little more climbing to do.
I have to confess—I’m a little tired; we’ve been on
the trail 4 years; I’m ready for the top; but I’m not
discouraged. How could we be discouraged when
we look at all the Lord is doing at Johnson?
Alumni are now serving in nearly 50 countries.
The merger with the Florida campus is complete,
and total enrollment has grown to over 1,300.
More students than ever, like Emily Nifong (see her
comments), are being nurtured and prepared as
ambassadors to extend God’s kingdom.
So, I’m not discouraged. But, if we want to continue
encouraging and supporting laborers coming
to prepare at Johnson, we have—a little more
climbing to do.
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Of course, we began this campaign in 2010 in
the wake of a significant recession. At that time,
many were not able to participate. If this was your
situation, hopefully things have eased up for you,
and maybe now you can make a gift that will give
the boost we need to reach the goal.
If you have a passion for extending God’s kingdom
a n d wa nt to e n co u ra g e s t u d e nt s w h o a re
committed to sharing Christ, we invite you to join
us as we press on to the top.
You can be there with us when we turn the final
curve in the trail and celebrate reaching the
summit—giving glory to God from whom all
blessings flow.
Emily Nifong
Senior in Intercultural Studies (Missions)
Spending 12 weeks in China this summer
Johnson has nourished my passion for
China by helping to fund my education
and by putting people in my life who
inspire me to work harder at pursuing
every desire that is placed in my heart.
I cannot explain how truly grateful I
am for Johnson and all the people who
are always here for students.
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By Lawrence Randle | Temple, Georgia
The inception of a long partnership between a
central Indiana farm family and Johnson began
in 1963 when David Eubanks visited the New
Brunswick Church of Christ near Lebanon,
Indiana, to share the work and vision of Johnson.
His message was simple: "Send us your young
people, and we will provide them with a sound
Christian education that will make them sowers
of the seed of the good news of Jesus Christ."
This message resonated with my wife and me as
we had spent our life farming the land, and we
knew how vital it is to prepare the soil and to
plant good productive seed if we wanted a bountiful harvest. When a farmer plants his seeds in
the soil, he relies on God to nourish it with sunshine and rain until it reaches its maturity. It just
made sense to us that a young person wanting to serve in God’s kingdom also needs an
environment where he could be properly nourished and brought to maturity. Our family felt
then and still feels today that Johnson is a place
where this can be accomplished.
Because of the Johnson vision and our partnership, it has been a joy to see over 20 students from
New Brunswick and several other students from
around the country get a quality education and
then to see them become productive “farmers “
for the cause of the gospel.
Lawrence Randle is an honorary alumnus who now lives in Temple,
Georgia, with his daughters, Margo Shepherd and Mary Alice Hobson.
Lawrence’s wife, Violet, is deceased, and he has lovingly remembered her
by furnishing the lounge in the Russell Preaching Center in her name, as
well as establishing the Violet Randle Memorial Preaching Scholarship
Fund. Lawrence has attended Senior Saints for several years where he is
affectionately known as “the birthday boy,” since his birthday normally
falls during Senior Saints. This May, he will celebrate his 99th birthday.
"Send us your young people, and we will provide them
with a sound Christian education that will make them
sowers of the seed of the good news of Jesus Christ."
DAV I D L . E U BANK S
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By David L. Eubanks
The new marble pavilion is fast becoming the distinctive feature identifying the Tennessee campus (see cover image). Trustees, faculty, and staff
joined President Weedman and President Emeritus Eubanks for a dedication and naming service conducted on a cold and windy Wednesday
afternoon during 2014 Homecoming. Paul Coleman (’74), legal counsel for Johnson University and administrator for the Gally Trust, made the
arrangements for the gift through the Gally Trust. Dr. Eubanks called attention to Paul’s deep love for this institution and announced the name for
the structure. His comments follow:
Paul Coleman was the sixth of 10 children. He grew
up on the Virginia/North Carolina border near and in
the town of Ridgeway, Virginia. His father died when
Paul was 15 years old. During his teen years he got to
know and was influenced by Johnson alumni Harold
Noe (’53), Jim (’54) and Norma (Richeson ’54) Scott,
Thomas Joyce (’66), L.D. Campbell (’65), and Vernon
(’67) and Denny (Hamilton ’67) Eaton. He came to
Johnson in 1970 and graduated with honors in 1974,
president of the senior class. During his senior year,
he worked for Don Gally, a Knoxville investment manager who, along with his wife, Mary, were honorary
alumni of Johnson. Paul’s association with Mr. and
Mrs. Gally, at that time, and later when he attended
U.T. Law School and until their deaths as their legal
counsel and friend, has played a key role in generous gifts from the Gally Trust, which he administers,
including this beautiful pavilion.
During a three-year associate ministry at First
Christian Church in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Paul
attended and graduated from Milligan College. In
1977, he came back to Knoxville to pursue a law
degree at the University of Tennessee, earning his
Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1979. From 1980 to
1984 he practiced law in Tampa, Florida, and earned
a Master of Laws in taxation from the University of
Miami. From 1984 until the present he has practiced
law here in Knoxville. For much of that time he has
also sat with Johnson’s Board of Trustees as our legal
counsel. Paul is a brilliant attorney. Among his clients
was Alex Haley, author of Roots. He is still attorney for
the Haley estate. George Haley, the executor of that
estate and a brother to Alex Haley, is a member of the
Johnson Board of Trustees.
Although not a preacher in the usual sense of the
word, in many ways Paul has lived out the Johnson
ethos. He benefitted from the financial aid that has
made it possible for some of Johnson’s most distinguished alumni to attend during the past 120 years.
As a young boy and a grown man, he has manifested
a strong work ethic. He prizes the influence on him
of Johnson alumni who served in humble circumstances at the time. He believes that God has sent
him and used him to help further the mission of
Johnson University.
Paul loves his alma mater and has been one of
Johnson’s greatest friends. One cannot recount all
that he has done for this institution over the last two
decades. This pavilion is a dream of his and appropriately bears his name—the Paul T. Coleman Pavilion.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Jody Owens ('95), Professor, Bible and Pastoral Ministries,
spoke during 2014 Homecoming
"New Creation" from Johnson University Florida joined
in our Homecoming celebration.
Jacob Paio ('15) and C.Y. Kim ('67); Jacob is from Hunchun City, China.
Chelsea Medrano ('15), Jared Baer ('15), Chris Adkins,
Brennon Carpenter ('14), Dan Higgins ('13 not pictured,) and
Joel Hensley ('13 not pictured) led worship for Homecoming.
Chad Broaddus ('07), Indian Creek Christian Church, Cynthiana, Kentucky,
addressed Homecoming.
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Homecoming participants celebrated the Lord's Supper Wednesday
evening. Pictured is Laura Rexrode ('15) serving Gabriel Johnson ('16).
Gianni Bruno ('05), Italy for Christ, gave the final Homecoming sermon.
PHOTOGALLERY
GALLERY
PHOTO
An unusual 6" snowfall that stayed long enough to enjoy.
Fast Fact
Benjamin Settlemyre ('15) received a second Ledford Scholarship
for undergraduate research during the summer of 2014 through the
Appalachian College Association. Benjamin is on the Honors History
program at Johnson University Tennessee. The grant funds research of
ancient weapons housed at the Museum of Archaeology on Johnson’s
Tennessee campus. Ben will determine the period, purpose, and people
where such weapons were fashioned. Weapons were made for battle,
personal protection, and show.
This is a great opportunity for Benjamin to further his archaeological research skill. In 2013 Benjamin received the Ledford Scholarship
to study ancient human and animal figurines also housed on the
Tennessee campus.
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alumni news
BIRTHS
Nathan Thomas was born to Leslie (Mattingly
‘07) and Adam (‘07) Bean on April 9, 2014, in
Baltimore, Maryland. First-time grandparents
are Johnson faculty/staff, Jerry and Pam (’82)
Mattingly.
Eden Faith was born to Chris and Jen (Dove
‘07) Curry on May 29, 2014, in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Laura (Coates ‘05) and Nick (’04) Farr
announce the birth of Glory Dawn on February
11, 2014. Nick is now serving as the student
pastor at Pantano Christian Church in Tucson,
Arizona.
Andrea (Luttrell ’07) Hattenberger and
husband, Lucas, announce the birth of their
daughter, Anya Lee, on October 21, 2013.
Ken and Anita (Zutaut ’01, ’03) Hoch welcomed Lydia Kaitlyn on March 5, 2014. She
joins big sister Natalie. The Hochs serve in
Burkina Faso, West Africa, with CMFI.
Carsen Alan was born to Kristen and Kyle (’10)
Leadingham on October 1, 2013. Kyle is the
student minister at Broadway Christian Church
in Lexington, Kentucky.
Rebekah (Wingfield ‘04) and John (’04)
Richardson announce the birth of their fourth
child, Nolan Patrick, on July 19. He joins siblings Evan, Maria, and Elijah.
Amy (Wingfield ‘08, ‘09) and Michael (’08)
Vaughan announce the birth of their first child,
Josiah Teague, on August 6.
MARRIAGES
Susan Martin (‘06, ‘07) married Kyle Thorp
on August 3, 2013, in Mooresville, Indiana.
Kyle and Susan are living in Wadsworth, Ohio,
where Kyle is an engineer and Susan is a teacher.
EMPLOYMENT
Tasha (Broad ‘11) and Daniel (’11) Knowlton
are living in Cass City, Michigan, where Daniel
is the family and youth minister at Novesta
Church of Christ.
POTPOURRI
Richard C. Besteder (’64) has authored
a new book Adam: You are Descended from
Adam! What about Adam? It is available at
Amazon.com.
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Joe Hurtak (‘12), youth minister at Colonial
Heights Christian Church, Kingsport,
Tennessee, was ordained into the ministry
on September 22, 2013, at his home church,
Tate’s Creek Christian Church, Lexington,
Kentucky. Joe’s wife, Kylee (Gephart ‘12,
‘13), received both her bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in teacher education from Johnson.
Charles W. King (‘54) and his wife Anna
celebrated two anniversaries in 2013. Charles
celebrated 60 years in the ministry, either as a
minister in the local church or as a professor
in one of our Bible colleges; he and Anna also
celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary.
Charles is currently teaching part-time in two
of our Bible colleges and has two books being
published.
Steven Potts (‘99) has written his first book which is
published by WestBow Press,
a division of Thomas Nelson.
Heart of Heaven explores the
greatness of God and his
longing to share an intimate
relationship with us. Heart of
Heaven is available online through Barnes &
Noble, at Amazon.com, or from Steven Potts,
RR 3, Box 50, Sumner, IL 62466. Steven
is ministering with Bethlehem New Light
Church in Sumner, Illinois, along with his
wife, Carrie, and their son, Aiden. He is the
founder of Amp Ministries.
Carol and Kent (’79) Stookey celebrated
their 25th wedding anniversary on April
8, 2014. Kent is associate minister of pastoral care at Bethany Christian Church in
Anderson, Indiana.
William “Rusty” Swafford (‘88) recently
celebrated 25 years of ministry with Mission
Explosion International. Rusty is the
founder/executive director of MEI, a church
planting and child rescue ministry (Freedom
House). MEI also hosts short-term mission
trips to south India and southern Mexico. He
has preached the gospel in many countries
and has planted over 25 churches in the states
of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, India.
He is also working with the Church of Christ
at Playa Del Carmen, in the state of Quintana
Roo, Mexico. He has been married and serving in ministry with his wife Audrey (’89)
for 33 years. For more information about the
ministry, see missionexplosion.com.
DEATHS
Glenna Mae Allen, wife of Donald Allen (’56),
passed away April 9, 2013, in Zanesville, Ohio.
She and Don were married for 54 years. Glenna
enjoyed teaching children about the Bible, traveling, and nature. She loved people, the church,
and was a wonderful host for hundreds of
ministers, missionaries, and evangelists. Don’s
address is 425 Coventry Circle, Zanesville, OH
43701.
Marjorie Conn Allen, widow of Bill Allen
(’44), passed away February 18, 2014, at the age
of 92, in Benton, Illinois. Marjorie worked to
help her husband attend Johnson Bible College.
She began her teaching career in a one-room
schoolhouse and taught and was a principal in
the Benton area for many years. Although she
had no children of her own, Marjorie made
hundreds of Christmas stockings for her school
children for many years and knitted scores of
sweaters and afghans to give away. She devoted
herself to serving as the “pastor’s wife” in numerous churches and communities and was much
loved by her nieces, nephews, and community.
Paul C. Boulton (’52) entered his eternal home
on March 16, 2014, nine days short of his 95th
birthday. While Paul was serving in World War
II, he felt the Lord’s call to full-time ministry
and enrolled in Johnson Bible College, where
he met his first wife, Helen (Jones ’52), mother
of his five children. They served congregations
in Cincinnati, Ohio; Carthage, Jasonville and
Camby, Indiana. Paul became interested in computers during the 60s and eventually became
employed by IUPUI, retiring in 1989 as a computer consultant. One of his accomplishments
was the development of a computer program that
was used throughout the nation for several years,
showing a clear statistical connection between
smoking and cancer. After Helen’s death in 1983,
Paul married Zoe who resides at 5589 Liberty
Boulevard Place, Indianapolis, IN 46220.
Joe Wayne Brumett (’49) passed away
November 20, 2013, one day before his and
Ann’s 65th wedding anniversary. During his
more than 50 years in the ministry, he served
churches in Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and
Virginia. After Joe retired from the ministry, he
wrote two novels, North of Big Spring and The
Ragan Brothers. His wife Ann, three children,
five grandchildren, and three great grandchildren survive. Ann’s address is 350 E Main St,
Orange, VA 22960.
Bob J. Daugherty (’54) passed away on
April 20, 2014, at his home in Sunbury, Ohio.
After attending Johnson, Bob graduated from
Milligan College. He served as the minister of
Taylor’s Valley Church of Christ in Virginia;
Danville Church of Christ near Hillsboro,
Ohio; and the Rich Street Church of Christ in
Columbus, Ohio. He taught elementary school
in both Hillsboro and Sunbury, Ohio, school
systems. He is survived by his wife of 59 years,
Mary Frances, and two children, John Mark and
Jeanie Marie Swain. Mary Frances’ address is 52
Otis St, #629, Sunbury, OH 43074.
John (Johnnie) Robert Elmore (’69) passed
away December 7, 2013, at his home in
Bluefield, Virginia, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was the minister of
the Mudfork Church of Christ for 44 years, as
well as Springville Christian Church for 27 years.
He also served as vice-chairman of the board of
directors of Blueridge College of Evangelism.
He loved to preach, and during his ministry
he touched countless lives, including baptizing
342, conducting 454 funerals, and performing
152 weddings. He also preached 188 revivals in
11 states, as well as one in Mexico, resulting in a
total of 59 baptisms. He was preceded in death
by his wife of 40 years, Carol (Ervin ’72). All
four of their children survive and are Johnson
alumni: Mark Elmore (’93), Rhonda Elmore
(’94), Rhoda Elmore Whitaker (’96), and John
David Elmore (’01).
Ione Boal Gladieux (’52) passed away
November 20, 2012, in Hemet, California, at
the age of 84. Ione was preceded in death by her
husband of fifty-eight years, Dwight Gladieux
(’50). She leaves behind four children, Ted
Gladieux, Terry Gladieux, Timothy Gladieux,
and Tama Miller.
Albert (Sonny) Hamilton (’56) passed away
on April 28 at the age of 78 in Columbia,
Missouri. Al embodied a passion for missions and an entrepreneurial pioneer spirit, as
evidenced in the three organizations he was
involved in starting: Outreach International,
Youth Educational Services, and Pioneer Bible
Translators. Memorials to continue his legacy
may be made to any of those ministries. Al’s
wife, Annette (Coppess ’59), and daughter, Fran (Hamilton ’80) Laughren, are also
Johnson alumni. Annete's address is P.O. Box
272, Shelbyville, MO, 63469.
Charles Hill (’50) passed away February 7,
2013, in Sullivan, Illinois. He was preceded in
death by his wife Juanita (Nixon ’49) in 1987.
Charles was a Disciples of Christ minister and a
WWII Navy veteran. Survivors include his son,
Charles Richard Hill, and daughters, Deborah
Allen and Karen Coe.
John Morris Jackson Sr. (’80) passed away
on March 22, 2014, in Hospice care in Ocala,
Florida. John and his wife Nancy both served
on the staff at Johnson in the early to mid 80s.
They went on to serve the Lord as missionaries
with TCM and later with international teams
in Austria. John also served as outreach minister with Lamb and Lion Ministries. In addition
to Nancy, John is survived by his children
Karen Jackson Hackney (‘79), Joan Jackson
Howard (’84), and John Jackson Jr. (’90).
Nancy’s address is 9701 E. Hwy 25, #158,
Belleview, FL, 34420. Memorial gifts may be
given to the John and Nancy Jackson Fund at
Johnson University.
Leroy Knight (’51), age 86, passed away
February 26, 2014, in his home in Springfield,
Missouri. Leroy served in the Marine Corps,
and, after graduating from Johnson, he and his
wife Evelyn spent the next forty-five years planting churches throughout the Midwest. Evelyn
and three children survive him: Jon Mark
Knight, Stephen Paul Knight, and Rebecca
Luann Cox. Evelyn’s address is 1110 S Ferguson
Ave, Springfield, MO 65807.
George Orwin Laskey (’52) passed away
December 10, 2013, at the Fort Thomas
Kentucky Veterans Rehabilitation Center.
George’s life was one of service and humility,
perhaps demonstrated most by his years as a pastor and educator. After serving in the Navy, he
earned six degrees and ministered at churches in
Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
He was preceded in death by his wife Marjorie
and his son, John Curtis Laskey. He is survived
by his sons, Jeffrey Laskey and James Laskey.
Melvin Kenneth McCord (‘15) of Chamblee,
Georgia, died on December 15, 2013. Ken had
completed two years at Johnson where he participated in the tour choir and in several plays. He
loved working with children, and his plans were
to become a middle school math teacher. He
is survived by his parents, Lloyd and Maureen
McCord of Chamblee, and sisters Malia
McCord Leach (’12) and Hannah McCord
(’13, ’14). The family requested donations be
given to the “Young Scholars Program,” EIRO,
FCS Urban Ministries, P.O. Box 17628, Atlanta
GA, 30316.
Marion L. McFarland (’66) of New Castle,
Indiana, passed away February 19, 2014.
Marion was a minister for 50 years serving the
Lord at Kennard, Curtisville, and East Sparta
Christian churches. He enjoyed gardening,
reading, and doing crossword puzzles. Survivors
include his wife, Phyllis, of 2370 S Spiceland
Rd, New Castle, IN 47362, and three children: Mark, Tim, and Susan Carter McFarland.
Memorial donations may be made to Johnson
University.
Terry M. Plowman (’83), passed away April
16, 2014, at the age of 55 after an extended
battle with cancer. He was the former pastor of
Jackson Christian Church in Jackson, Georgia.
He leaves his wife, Melissa, of 234 Ferguson
Avenue, Locust Grove, GA 30248.
Charles H. Presley (’59, ’92) passed away
February 12, 2014, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Charles served as minister of Laurel Springs
Christian Church, Cosby, Tennessee, for 15
years and retired from Johnson University
in 1994 after six years of faithful service as
housekeeping supervisor. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Ruth Crow Presley,
and daughter, Jean Presley Singh (’77).
He is survived by alumni daughter Tammy
Presley Jeter (’93).
June Scott Rogers (’50) passed away August
31, 2013, in Columbia, South Carolina. June
was preceded in death by her husband, David
C. Rogers (’49), in 1992. They were both ministers with the Disciples of Christ. Surviving is
their daughter, Charmaine Rogers.
Mary Helen Sandefur (’57) passed away April
2, 2014, in Mortons Gap, Kentucky. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Henry
“Gene” Sandefur (57), in 1994. She is survived by her children: Glenna Sue Sandefur,
Kathy Miracle, Steve Sandefur (’82), and
Timothy Sandefur (’78). Before her death,
Mary Helen asked Steve to officiate her “celebration of life” service and to center it around
the Johnson theme of “faith, prayer, and work.”
In Steve’s words, their mother was a wonderful
example to many through the years in all three
of those virtues.
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ALUMNI NEWS
Lloyd David Sanders (’43) passed away December 2,
2013, in Brasília, Brazil, at the age of 95. David Sanders
and his wife Ruth were missionary pioneers in Brazil and
served faithfully there for 65 years. Supported by fellow
Johnson alumni from the class of 1943, David and Ruth
Sanders moved to Brazil in 1948 under Brazil Christian
Mission. Over the years, David was honored by the city of
Brasília, the church in Brasília, churches and conferences
throughout Brazil, and by the World Convention in 2004
and 2012. David and Ruth received Johnson University’s
Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1975. As a result of
David’s evangelistic passion and persuasive commitment, he
inspired many missionaries to follow him to Brazil, including a number of Johnson alumni. Lloyd David is succeeded
by son Daryl and daughters, Marla Castro and Starla De
Azevedo.
Harold E. (Hal) Simones (’50) passed away December
5, 2013, in Fort Myers. Florida. Hal was also a graduate of
Defiance College, Christian Theological Seminary, and Yale
University. He was a minister for the Disciples of Christ and
UCC and served on the regional church boards in Ohio,
West Virginia, and Florida. Hal was preceded in death by his
wife Marsha (Dickerson ’52) and is survived by daughters,
Pamela Simones and Debra Bomberger. Memorial donations can be made to the Harold and Marsha Simones
Preaching Scholarship Fund at Johnson University.
Donald D. Staton (‘61) passed away on February 9, 2013,
in Port Richey, Florida, at the age of 76. He leaves his wife
of 52 years, Carol (Holland ‘62), now living in Spring Hill,
Florida. Donald served as a minister in churches in several
states during his lifetime and leaves three sons, James (‘89),
Timothy (‘99), and Michael.
Carissa Webb Tillman (’12) passed away February 23,
2014, in Memphis, Tennessee, from a rare form of untreatable liver cancer. She was 23 years old. Carissa donated her
body to the Genesis Foundation in hopes of helping others
with their cancer prognoses by way of scientific research. She
leaves behind her husband, Curtis Len Tillman (’09), 448
Goff Rd, King, NC 27021.
With the exception of deaths that we find
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FEATURED ARTICLE
Glen Wheeler
Glen V. Wheeler (’47) joyfully entered eternity
on March 1, 2014.
Glen was a faithful alumnus, impactful leader, and tireless
promoter of Johnson University. He served as trustee for 20
years. He led alumni in the first successful alumni campaign
to raise funds for Alumni Memorial Chapel and was involved
as a key leader in the Council of Seventy. He helped guide
the College during the critical time following President Bell’s
death. Glen held ministries in Tennessee, Illinois, and Ohio.
He authored eight books. He remained a faithful, joyful, hardworking servant of the Lord to the very end of his 88 years.
Glen was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn (Grove
’46) Wheeler who passed away in 1981. He is survived by
his children: David (‘73), Dennis (‘77), and Judie Fugitt
(‘66). Memorial gifts may be given to the Glen V. and Evelyn
R. Wheeler Scholarship Fund at Johnson.
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Jerry Lovelace
M/M Ken Lovelace
Jack Lowe
Mrs. Gwen Garner
M/M Gene Grasham
D/M David Osborn
Jack & Becky Lowe
Ms. Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Christina A Lower
M/M William L. Lower
Kirk & Mildred Lumsden
Mrs. Kay Vandyke
Russell Lyall
Mrs. Marie Lyall
Lauren Lyons
Mrs. Christine Lyons
Harold L Maddux
M/M Frank Baker Jr
Nadine Dorsheimer Mahler
M/M Richard E. Tamble
Cleopas & Maxine Malone
M/M Bill Worrell
D.C. Maness
Mrs. Alma Matlock
George H. Manning Sr.
M/M George H. Manning Jr
Mrs. Linnie Manning
Jessie V Martin
M/M Gene Grasham
Mr. Raymond Martin
M/M Stephen R. Martin
Bob Martin
M/M Joshua D. Kelley
M/M Paul Kelley
D/M David C. Nelson
M/M Douglas B. Plaster
Russell, Juanita, and Allen McBride
M/M Oren McBride
Carl McClellan
Mrs. Kathryn McClellan
M/M Donald R. Ridgeway
Mr. Ronald Weisenberger
Tom McGaha
Mrs. Alma J. Kivett
Marge McGuirk
Mr. Richard McGuirk
Emily McKenzie
Mrs. Maxine Scott
M/M George McKeowan
M/M Richard A. Glenn
James McKowen
M/M David McKowen
M/M Paul McKowen
M/M Ronald Shepherd
Barry & Edna McLean
Dick & Carol Clifford
Rae Dean Lambdin McNeil
M/M Rick Keck
Joann White McPherson
M/M D.G. Collier
Woodrow & Gladys McPhetridge
D/M L.D. Campbell
Don & Virginia Merrell
M/M Scott A. Biss
M/M Rick Merrell
Richard A Merrill
Mrs. Peggy Merrill
Zelma Mikeworth
Mr. J. Russell Mikeworth
Harold & Elva Miles
First CC, Gillespie, IL
Ella Mae Miller
Mr. Howard Miller
Ben Moore
M/M Donald R. Moore
Golden & Mildred Moore
Mortons Gap (KY) CC
Jenabeth Simmons Moore
M/M Joel Bolen
Ms. Deborah Durrett
Heritage Hospice, Hurst, TX
Mrs. Lila Turnage
Ronald D Moore
Debra A. Adams
Steven & Stacy Moore
Betty J. Moore
Russell & Jean Morgan
M/M B. Dale Peterson
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Newell & Margaret Morris
M/M Charles B. Morris
Joe Mullen
Mrs. Sue Mullen
Joyce Scolnick Murphy
Mrs. Jane Scolnick
Chloe Neely
Ms. Crescentia Brown
Friends in Christ Cl, Mechanicsville, VA
M/M John Vogt
Wake Tech Community College, Raleigh, NC
M/M Donald Wheeler and Matthew
M/M Ned Cates
William B & Ethel Neeriemer
D/M David C. Nelson
Ronald & Margaret Nelson
IN MEMORY OF
DONATED FROM
Jack & Nadine Noel
Paul Odom
M/M Larry Atkin
M/M Frank Baker Jr
D/M Timothy W. Wingfield
D/M David Eubanks
M/M Philip Eubanks
M/M Jackie Miller
M/M Kenneth L. Overdorf
M/M William Paul
M/M William K. Knight
Mrs. Helen Paddock
M/M Eugene A. Gottlieb
M/M Victor R. Whited
M/M M. Kenton Parkey
M/M David Peeples
D/M David Eubanks
D/M David Eubanks
Mr. Noble Perry
M/M Gene Phillips
M/M Walter Phipps
M/M Eugene Pride
M/M Bill Worrell
Mrs. Loraine Pitman
Mrs. Janet Pitts
M/M Roy Poling
M/M Bradley L. Burkholder
Mr. Dwight C. Price
M/M Kenneth L. Overdorf
M/M Larry Proctor
M/M Ark Quinn Jr
M/M Scott W. Teaford
Mrs. Mary Alice Hobson
Mr. Lawrence Randle
M/M Ronald Shepherd
M/M Bob Buchanan
Mrs. Marian Ratzlaff
GGO
M/M Tom Moll
M/M Humberto Ramirez
GGO
Miss Sharlotte L. Ray
Mr. Dwight Reever
M/M Johnny Arnold
M/M Jeffrey P. Berkley
Suzy G. Bough
Mrs. Jean Bowen
M/M Rusty Farrell
Mrs. Gwen Garner
M/M Bruce Graff
M/M Larry Johnson
M/M Wayne F. Lambert
Dr. Timothy O. McBride
M/M Wayne Pearson
M/M Kenneth Mitchell
Mrs. Norma Northam
M/M Wayne Pearson
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Harold Ray
Mrs. Linda Reid
Mr. Gregory W. Thornburg
M/M Thomas R. Warner
M/M David A. Woods
M/M Larry Johnson
Mrs. Bernedyne Respess
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Mrs. Della Farrer
Ms. Lorrene Wetzel
First CC, Morristown, TN
Mrs. Sara Michael
Mrs. Louise Ridlen
M/M Tom Scott
Mrs. Joyce Stotts
M/M H. Wayne Robertson
M/M G. Merrill Cunningham
D/M Gary E. Weedman
Bobby Orcutt
John & Margaret Osborn
George & Berneice Overdorf
M/M Elmo M Owen
William C Paddock
William C. Padgett
Parents
Wilma Parkey
William C. Peeples
Jan Perry
Joseph H & Maggie Perry
Norma Perry
Scott H Phillips
Dian Phipps
Judy L Pickett
William Franklin Pitman
James H “Jim” Pitts Sr
David Earl Poling
Harvey G Powell
Fred C Price
J.R. & Christine Price
Mayo & Janet Proctor
Michael, Marilyn, & Baby Quinn
John Ralls
Violet Randle
Harry C. Randolph
Ruben Ratzlaff
Erwin Ray
Gwen Rogers Ray
Harold Ray
Howard & Gwen Ray
Betty Reever
Wilbur Reid Jr.
Wilbur & Mabel Reid
Edwin G Respess
Dennis E Reynolds
Evelyn Rice
Leslie Richhart
Charles W Ridlen
Wayne Robertson Sr.
James & Audra Rose
31 SPRING 2014
IN MEMORY OF
Clark & Ruth Rowland
Martin Rudolph
Clifford & Myra Runk
Margot Rush
Ross Rust
Bill Rutherford
Craft & Blanche Sams
Ronnie W. Sams
Gene Sandefur
Lloyd David Sanders
Teresa Shipley Schultz
Norma J Scott
Robert C Scott
Walter C Scott Jr
Joe Scrafton
Paul & Alma Lee Sechrest
Mary L Sements
Don & Ruth Sharp
Chad Shaver
Gayl & Irene Sheets
Pennie Sheets
Edith Shimmel
W Glenn Shoemaker
Craig Shuck
Cyril & Mary Simkins
Harold Simones
Marcie Simones
Lisa Slone
Elbert Bryan Smith
Everett Stanley Smith
Howard & Irene Smith
Josephine Smith
Ivan & Betty Snider
Edith “Mama” Snow
Ray Sox
Edward Spencer
Bill Spicker
Howard G Spradlin Sr
Arlie Steffenson
Mr & Mrs Herman Stone
Harold Stringer
Rodney Stringer
Elizabeth Boeddeker Sullivan
Oren & Helen Sutton
Edward Swartz
Charles W. Swisher
David Sykes
Donald W Tabor
Dennis Takayoshi
Angeline Talbot
Christine Taylor
Josh Teegarden
S Edward Tesh
S Edward & Daisy Tesh
Doris Hanks Tharp
James A. Thomas
Kenneth Thompson
Robert E & Brenda Thompson
Robert & Katherine Thompson
A R & V M Toney
W.F. & Pearl Trexler
Clyde H True
DONATED FROM
Ms. Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Mrs. Margery Rudolph
M/M Norman Loos
M/M Jackie Miller
Ms. Della H. King
Mrs. Mary Rutherford Searle
M/M Lewis Sams
M/M Gary Boschain Jr
M/M Stephen L. Sandefur
M/M Valdecy J. Dasilva
D/M David Eubanks
M/M Philip Eubanks
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Bruce Shipley
Mr. James Scott
James S. Vance
Mrs. Maxine Scott
M/M David Wheeler
M/M Dave Manes
M/M John Chapman
M/M D. Stephen Sharp
D/M Ronald L. Waggoner
M/M Craig Shaver
M/M Timothy Banta
Mr. Gary Sheets
First C of C, Philipsburg, PA
Mrs. Charlotte Shoemaker
Mrs. Peggy Blevins
Ms. Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Ronald C. Simkins
D/M David Eubanks
M/M Philip Eubanks
Ms. Patricia S. Miller
Mr. Harold Simones
M/M Jeffrey P. Berkley
M/M Carl Smith
Mrs. Mickey Smith
M/M G. Kevin Duval
M/M Daniel Smith
M/M Max E. Smith
M/M Robert Blazek
M/M Donald F. Sandwell
Ms. Brenda Lewis
M/M Walter Dooley
M/M Richard Smartnick
Mrs. Jean Spicker
M/M Samuel Smithwick
Mrs. Thelma Steffenson
Mrs. Carole Vosdingh
M/M William K. Knight
Elott H. Raffety Farms, Inc.
Mrs. Shirley Stringer
M/M Harold Stringer
Mrs. Shirley Stringer
Mrs. Constance M. Boeddeker
M/M William Sutton
Mrs. Martha Swartz
Mrs. Mable Swisher
Ms. Betty Ann Sykes
Mrs. Maxine Scott
Mrs. Florence Takayoshi
M/M Jim Kallam
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Steve Fox
M/M A. LaVerne Tesh
Mrs. Nancy Thompson
M/M Donald M. Tharp
Mrs. Beverly Thomas
Mrs. Nancy Thompson
Mr. Robert D. Thompson
M/M Robert C. Thompson Jr
Mr. Fred T. Toney
Ms. Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Mrs. Phyllis True
IN MEMORY OF
DONATED FROM
West Side CC Fellowship Cl, Elizabethton, TN
Vivian True
M/M Brian W. Tucker
William F Tucker
Mrs. Lila Turnage
William “Bro Bill” Turnage
M/M Mike Turnage
Ms. Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Charles & Louise Ulmer
Mrs. Kay Higgins
George & Ranie Vartenisian
Ms. Della H. King
Mrs. Thelma Steffenson
Larry J Vosdingh
Mrs. Carole Vosdingh
D/M Ronald L. Waggoner
Lee Waggoner
Mrs. Christine S. Walker
Adrian Walker
Betty J. Moore
Jim & Mitt Walker
M/M Webster Walker
Rufus H Walker
M/M Jerry Kincaid
Chuck Walters
Mrs. Marlene Walters
Mrs. Anne R. Waring
Ritchie Ware
Elizabeth G. Waring
M/M Thomas R. Warner
Melvin & Jane Warner
Mrs. Marjorie Washler
Delbert Washler
M/M Tom Moll
W Edward Watts
D/M David Eubanks
Mildred Ruth Weatherly
M/M Norman Weaver
Marshall & Marie Weaver
M/M William M. Weaver
Mrs. Myra O. Weinbarger
Jon Carlston Weinbarger
Mr. Ronald Weisenberger
Donna Weisenberger
M/M Jarrell B. Hammond
George & Donna Wells
Mrs. Vonda Wesner
Ellis E Wesner
Mrs. Irene West
Chester West
M/M Douglas L. Dade
William Charles & Ruth Hughes West
Mrs. Joyce Wheeler
Charles R. Wheeler
Mrs. Zella Spani
Evelyn Wheeler
M/M David Wheeler
New Vienna (OH) C of C
Edwin White
M/M Lloyd Ginns
Leonard White III
M/M John T. Moore
Mr. Richard Swartzel
M/M Leonard M. White Jr
M/M Robert Van Est
Jeffrey Wilkerson
Mrs. June Williams
John W. Williams II
Mrs. June Williams
John Wiley Williams
Samuel & Jeanette Warfield Willman M/M William A. Palmer Jr.
Ms. Laura Boyer
Clara Glass Willyard
Frieda Boyer Morgan
M/M Larry Stone
Fred & Shirley Wilson
Mrs. Ramona Wilson
James A “Jim” Wilson
Helen B. Wilson
Joseph Wilson
Teresa Gail Marion Wilson West Side CC Fellowship Cl, Elizabethton, TN
Dr. Eddy Wilson
M/M Jeffrey P. Berkley
Charles Wingfield
Miss Natasha H. Sutherland
D/M Timothy W. Wingfield
Ms. Della H. King
Laura Winters
Scottsville CC, Floyds Knobs, IN
Glenn D Wolfe
M/M Bill Worrell
Allen & Nona Worrell
M/M Paul Johnson
Bruce Wotring
Sharon Sevier
Mrs. Doris Wotring
M/M Ronald Bourland
Don & Winnie Wright
Mortons Gap (KY) CC
Mrs. Judith Zeigler
Gary L. Zeigler
M/M Craig Heathco
Andy Zupan
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gifts to honor
GIFTS RECEIVED FROM OCTOBER 1, 2013, TO JANUARY 31, 2014
IN HONOR OF
Steve & Barb Abernathy
Norman Able
DONATED FROM
Mr. Gordon Mehaffey
Mr. Ryne T. Able
M/M Richard L. Peck
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Lucretia Scammahorn
Charles & Virginia Aldridge
Mr. Kevin Aldridge
Floyd & June Alexander
Ms. Betty Ann Sykes
Johnny & Carolyn Arnold
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Tony & Diane Augsburger
Raleigh CC, Rushville, IN
Amy Baker
M/M Michael Panzer
Frank & Alice Baker
Miss Anne M. Crowe
M/M Hugh Lee
Mike Baker
M/M Kevin Huette
Charles & Mary Beckett
M/M William Kidd
Pamela Blakley
M/M D.G. Collier
Peggy Blevins
M/M Jeffery G. Campbell Sr
M/M John Paul Duncan Jr
M/M Dale E. Dunlap
M/M Charles E. Hathaway
Rachel Boertje
Mr. Wendell L. Boertje
Carole Bolling
M/M Charles E. Hathaway
Jacob Boschain
M/M Gary Boschain Jr
Lily Boschain
M/M Gary Boschain Jr
Glenn H Bourne
M/M George D. Gastfield
M/M Scott W. Teaford
Scott Breeden
M/M D.G. Collier
Gerry & Kelly Brooks
M/M Richard Brown
Michael & Stephanie Brown
M/M Richard Brown
Rick & Georgianna Brown
M/M Richard Brown
Todd Brown
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
L D & Joyce Campbell
M/M Jeffery G. Campbell Sr
M/M Charles Holland
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Joe & Joan Caraway
Pratt CC, Baldwyn, MS
Ray & Nancy Carter
M/M Ralph Bounds
Jeff & Mary Case
Mrs. Peggy Blevins
David Chambers
M/M Lanis E. Kineman
Class of 1945
Mrs. Mildred Acuff
Mrs. Charlotte Shoemaker
Class of 1946
M/M J. Landon Williams
Class of 1950
Mrs. Della Farrer
Class of 1952
Mrs. Della Farrer
Class of 1953
M/M Frank Baker Jr
Class of 1957
M/M Dwight Bechtel
Class of 1959
Fay Schnars Bailiff
Class of 1960
M/M Donald D. Baker
M/M Larry Johnson
Class of 1962
Ms. Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Class of 1965
Mr & Mrs. Donald N. Weaver
Class of 1967
M/M Kenneth Mitchell
Class of 1969
Ms. Betty Ann Sykes
Class of 1971
M/M Charlie F. Webster
Class of 1976
M/M Bruce Graff
M/M James Gresham
M/M Rick Keck
M/M Robert J. King
M/M Douglas E. Newhouse
M/M Humberto Ramirez
Class of 2001
M/M Robert J. Gibson
Class of 2003
Mr. Leonard Becker III
M/M Adam Buckland
Class of 2004
M/M Gary Boschain Jr
Mr. Joshua R. Funkhouser
Lt. & Mrs. John Richardson
Class of 2005
M/M Scott A. Curtice
Class of 2008
Mr. Joseph M. Curry Jr
Class of 2009
M/M Adam Bloch
M/M Kyle Rademacher
Class of 2013
Johnson Alumni Association, Knoxville, TN
Class of 2014
Mr. Zach Park
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IN HONOR OF
DONATED FROM
M/M Philip Eubanks
Carol Clifford
M/M Kevin Huette
M/M D.G. Collier
D/M James D. Bailiff
Dr. Benjamin Caton III
M/M J.C. Blackburn
Nathan & Bri Crowe
D/M L.D. Campbell
D/M Chris Davis
Mrs. Shirley Hasty
Dean & Judy Davis
M/M Bill Knight
L Dean Davis
Mrs. Peggy Blevins
Karen Davis
M/M David Eunson
Ben & Jennie Diehl
M/M Charles Miller
Devin Dutka
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Vanessa Brown Easterday
M/M Paul Johnson
Pamela England
M/M Burton Brackney
David & Margaret Eubanks
D/M L.D. Campbell
East Side CC, Elizabethton, TN
M/M Rusty Farrell
M/M Darrell Hess
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Ralph Sproles
M/M Gary Carter
David Eubanks
Mrs. Judith Craig
Mr. Ernest E. Hamilton
Clarksville CC, Noblesville, IN
Steve & Ruth Ann Fair
Mrs. Della Farrer
Dan Farrer
Mrs. Della Farrer
Bob Farrer
M/M Frank T. John
Doris Ferguson
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Carol Morgan Fields
Julia Snow
Tim Fisher Family
M/M Thomas S. Ford
JoAnn Ford
Miss Claire C. Dore
Sharon Ford
M/M Charles E. Hathaway
M/M Richard A. Fordyce
Charles Fordyce
Mr. Donald L. Strayn
Edward H. Fox
M/M Chris Gehring
Margaret Gehring
M/M J. Clifton McLawhorn
Richie Goad
M/M Harlon Coy
Grandchildren
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Greg Grant
M/M Harlon Coy
Betty Gray
Mrs. Charlene Baker
Tanner N. Green
East Win CC, Memphis, TN
Teena Green
Mrs. Nelda Klendworth
Terry & Gayle Green
Mrs. Harvey F. Enyeart
Jim & Dianne Gresham
M/M Timothy A. Hanze
Bob Hanze
M/M Wes Moore
Eugene & Joyce Hardison
M/M Kevin O’Brien
Marjorie Harper
Mrs. Rose R. Frank
Shirley Hasty
Miss Jennifer Heck
Herb & Peggy Heck
M/M Ben Lutz Sr
Michelle & Jeff Henson
M/M John Callaway
Clarence & Bea Herrin
M/M Wyatt Scoles
M/M Floyd Kline Jr
Tyler Howe
Anti-Can’t Class, First CC, Findlay, IL
Juanita Jesse
First CC, Findlay, IL
Geraldine Bailey
Grace Johnson
M/M Victor M. Penrod
Herbert V. Johnson
Mrs. Amy Baker
Johnson University Faculty & Staff
M/M Harlon Coy
Johnson University Florida
Mrs. Della Farrer
Susan Farrer Jones
M/M Charles Miller
Glenn Keller
M/M Roger D. Cummings
Jim Ketchen
M/M Ralph Bounds
Edna Kidd
M/M David Chambers
Lanis & Nancy Kineman
M/M Donald A. Lawler
Lanis Kineman
Mrs. Kay Higgins
Della King
M/M Ralph Bounds
Bill & Sybil Knight
M/M William Kidd
Greg & Jill Lagerberg
M/M Melvin J. Warner
Major Lane
Class of 2017
Dick Clifford
Molly Aper Conaway
Sharla & Bill Conklin
Dr Fred B Craddock
IN HONOR OF
DONATED FROM
Mr. Gordon Mehaffey
M/M James C. Garrett
M/M Ken Lovelace
M/M Ken Lovelace
M/M Ben Lutz Sr
M/M Ben Lutz Sr
M/M Lester Spicer
M/M Dave Manes
M/M George H. Manning Jr
M/M Frank Baker Jr
M/M Gene Gresham
M/M Stephen R. Martin
M/M David Rosenbaum
M/M Michael L. Hall
Larry & Susan McAdams
Ms. Kathy C. Hopper
M/M Jerry Nash
Bill & Evelyn McKnight
M/M D.G. Collier
Martha McPherson Grundman
M/M D.G. Collier
Stan & Cindy McPherson
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Kay Moll
Miss Anne M. Crowe
Fred & Patsy Moore
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Kenneth D. Mulvany
Oren & Lois Mulvany
M/M Jeffery G. Campbell Sr
Charlotte Nidiffer
M/M Wayne F. Lambert
Noah, Masson, Thomas
David and Cathy Wheeler
Tommy & Patricia Oaks
M/M Gary Ogburn
Jonathan & Susan Ogburn
Mrs. Clara M. Adamson
Old Union CC, Poseyville, Indiana
M/M Bill Logsdon
Daniel Overdorf Family
D/M Daniel L. Overdorf
Ken & Becky Overdorf
M/M William Paul
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Range Community CC, Elizabethton, TN
M/M James R. Tweedy
M/M Robert Cary
Ken Overdorf Family
M/M Joe Mueller
Dr. Jody Owens
M/M John Parker
Brad Parker
New Hope C of C, Piney Flats, TN
Paul W Peer
Mrs. Myra O. Weinbarger
Ms. Deedra D. Gerkin
Rufus & Arlis Peer
M/M Paul Johnson
Mike & Connie Percifield
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Jim & Norma Pierson
Marty & Pam Ditson-McCall
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Jeffrey Messinger
Mr & Mrs. Donald N. Weaver
M/M Henry F. Poore
Tony R. Poore
M/M Bradley L. Burkholder
Ann Powell
M/M Erwin Ray
Benjamin & Jacob Ray
Suzy G. Bough
Linda Reid
M/M Charles E. Hathaway
M/M Wayne Pearson
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Lee & Lovella Richardson
Mr. Gordon Mehaffey
Brian & Julie Richmond
M/M Charles Ronan
M/M James R. Tweedy
M/M Gene Heid
Scottie Richmond
M/M D.G. Collier
Phyllis & John Ricker
Mrs. Beth Ridgeway
Russell Ridgeway
First CC, Morristown, TN
Louise Ridlen
Mrs. Sara Michael
M/M William Kidd
Mr. & Mrs. Pat Robinette
M/M Frank Baker Jr
Dick & Sarah Robison
M/M Valdecy J. Dasilva
David and Cathy Wheeler
Mr & Mrs. Donald N. Weaver
Delmar Rodgers
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Joel & Judy Rood
M/M Richard R. Barker
Bob Russell
M/M Clifford McConnell
Mike & Betty Anne Sanders
M/M Larry D. Potts
M/M Dan R. Noblitt
John Sichting
Steve & Becky Lane
Lois Largent
Barbara, Eric & Natalie Lovelace
Polly Lovelace
Ben & Carla Lutz
David & Dana Lutz
David Maltzan
M/M Bob Manes
Linnie Manning
Raymond A. Martin
3 Ways to Visit us at NACC
IN HONOR OF
Ed & Pat Simon
Joseph E. Simon
Margaret Ann Simon
Debbie Smith
Tommy & Debbie Smith
Steve & Linda Smith
Robert & Susan Spellman
Susan O Spellman
Conston S Spradlin
John & Madonna Spratt
Ralph & Ricki Sproles
DONATED FROM
Ms. Margaret A. Simon
M/M Edward C. Simon
M/M Edward C. Simon
M/M Charles E. Hathaway
D/M L.D. Campbell
D/M Garry Rollins
M/M Russell Fahlberg
M/M Michael Black
M/M Samuel Smithwick
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
M/M Perry Carroll
M/M David K. Smith
Joe & Alice Stump
Evergreen CC, Walterboro, SC
Lewis Styons
M/M Joseph Ayers
M/M Robert Garrison
Mrs. Patsy Lynn
Betty Ann Sykes
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Bernard & Ruth Thompson
M/M Bart W. Newton
M/M Shelton Thompson
M/M Dave Manes
Richard & Cathi Throckmorton
M/M Stacy J. Abernathy
M/M Rick Throckmorton
Ms. Lorrene Wetzel
Jamie & Carol Tyler
M/M Paul Lavengood
Alex Tyson
D/M Archie A. Tyson Jr
David Tyson
D/M Archie A. Tyson Jr
Leigh Tyson
D/M Archie A. Tyson Jr
Dr. Zan Tyson
D/M Archie A. Tyson Jr
Crystal, Zachary & Rachel Waters
M/M Lester Waters
Lester & Charleen Waters Christian Workers Cl, Corinth CC, Loganville, GA
Mrs. Sandy Green
Donald and Marie Myers
Mrs. Dorothy Waters
David and Cathy Wheeler
Andrew James Weaver
M/M James C. Weaver
Don Weaver
M/M Barry Weaver
Linda Weaver
M/M Barry Weaver
Norman & Beverly Weaver
Mrs. Inez Hawks
Bill & Clara Mae Weaver
Mr. Gordon Mehaffey
Reddington CC, Seymour, IN
Dr Gary Weedman
Hua Duan
M/M Lanis E. Kineman
Gary & Janis Weedman
M/M Harlon Coy
Mrs. Carol Fields
M/M Tom Moll
M/M James Puckett
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Ms. Betty Ann Sykes
David & Cathy Wheeler
M/M Paul Johnson
Mrs. Alma J. Kivett
Glen Wheeler
M/M David Wheeler
Ralph Wheeler
M/M Michael W. Toney
Bob White
M/M D.G. Collier
Jeff & Julie Whitlock
East Win CC, Memphis, TN
Kelsey Widener
M/M Chris Widener
Sam & Betty Widener
M/M Chris Widener
Joe Widner
Ms. Carolyn Walker
Jared & Brandi Wilgus
M/M Paul Johnson
Dot Williams
Mrs. Louise Ridlen
Ron & Karen Williams
M/M Barry Weaver
Shawn Williams Family
Mrs. Louise Ridlen
Mr. Jackie Wilson
M/M D.G. Collier
Ruth Wingfield
Miss Natasha H. Sutherland
David & Cindy Woods
Dorothy Trexler Pilley
Bill & Diane Worrell
Mr. Gordon Mehaffey
Leroy & Phyllis Wright
M/M Mark Clark
Scott & Donna Hampton Zerger
M/M Donald Hampton
Phil & Hazel Zook
M/M Gary Boschain Jr
2014 NACC SENIORS’ LUNCHEON
Join us for a delicious meal, inspirational speaker, and
fun-filled entertainment
Featuring:
Steve White, speaker
Senior Minister,
Plainfield Christian Church, Plainfield, Indiana
Benji Maurer, entertainer
Worship Minister, singer, song writer, musician
Christ’s Church at Mason, Mason, Ohio
Wednesday, July 9, 2014, Noon-1:15 p.m.
Meal tickets available for $18 through the NACC at
gotonacc.org click special events and click get tickets
SECOND ANNUAL
JUTN/JUFL JOINT ALUMNI AND
FRIENDS RECEPTION
Enjoy light refreshments and heavy fellowship
Come to the Marriott Ballroom #8,
Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 8:45-10:30 p.m.
STOP AT BOOTH #1413
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JUTN NEWS
Pictured are the three newest
homes placed on campus.
7903 BELL COURT
occupied by Chris (’81) and Cathy
(Wilson ’83) Davis. Chris is provost, vice
president for academics, and professor
of Biblical theology.
2121 MORGAN-PROCTOR WAY
occupied by Jon and Tammie
Weatherly. Jon is dean of the School
of Bible and Theology and professor of
New Testament.
2125 MORGAN-PROCTOR WAY
occupied by Matthew and Amanda
Broaddus. Matthew is dean of the
School of Communication and
Creative Arts and assistant professor of
media communication.
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JUTN NEWS
GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING
Contributions to permanent funds are
invested with a modest percentage of the
Class of 2017 Scholarship Fund
balance (typically 4% to 5%) used each
John and Wahneta Chase Memorial Scholarship Fund
year. So, gifts to these funds keep helping
Gene and Barbara Grasham Preaching Scholarship Fund
students year after year. The following
Mae Ellen Joyce Scholarship Fund
funds have been established at Johnson
University Tennessee since August 2013:
Russ and Roberta Smith Scholarship Fund
Additional gifts may be made at any time by anyone wishing to recognize the person named by the fund.
Funds are established in the name of the donor or in honor or in memory of a loved one.
For more information, call the Advancement Office at 865-251-2253
or email [email protected].
February 25, 2013 – April 12, 2014
The following individuals
Ruth Brunson
have passed away, leaving
Norine Davis
gifts from their estates to
Johnson University.
Their influence for Christ
will continue through the
ministries of Johnson students.
William E. and Jo Ann Doris
Ruth Enyeart
Ruth Goff
Margaret Herring
Robert and Phyllis Orr
Robert R. and Helen F. Sheeks
Ruth Evelyn Sutton
Charles and Mable Swisher
If you would like information on how you can include
Angeline Neal Talbott
Johnson University in your will or estate plan, contact Philip
Maryann Whitesell
Eubanks at 865.251.2214 or [email protected].
Howard B. and Clarice H. Willis
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