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March 18    Mark Carlton
March 19    Marty Hunter
March 21    Larry Mennenga
March 22    Terry Peters
March 23    Dianna McIntyre
March 24    Loren Kerns
March 25    Dave Kelley
March 27    Kathleen Sims
March 28    Charlie Kamilos, Steve Petzold
March 29    Vetta Berokoff, Kathi Newton
March 30    Debora Herb-Sepich
March 31    Melodee Powers

Barbara (Barbi) Doran has moved from temporary to permanent status as the university’s switchboard operator. She has served as a temporary employee since March. She and her husband, Mike, have co-owned Doran Automotive in Newberg since 1989, where she has worked as an office manager, supervisor, and bookkeeper, among other duties. Barbi attended George Fox in the mid-1980s. She and Mike live in Newberg and have three children: Bradley (15), Tyler (13) and Lindsey (11). The family attends Newberg Foursquare Church.

Jules Glanzer’s (Seminary) final day as dean of the seminary was Feb. 15. After six years at George Fox, he is returning to his alma mater, Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., to serve as president.

Gloria Foltz (Enrollment Services) is leaving George Fox after 11 1/2 years of service to the university. Her final day will be March 10. She is leaving to manage her husband’s dental practice in McMinnville.

Sandy Chambers, an administrative assistant at the Portland Center, left George Fox on Feb. 28. She plans to finish current studies at Portland Community College and then enroll in that school’s radiology program.

Chris Csergei (Portland Center Bookstore) left George Fox in February to move to California with his family.

Dale Seipp (Enrollment Services) was hired as vice president for Enrollment Services after serving in the position on an interim basis since last summer.

Karlyn Fleming (Campus Ministries) is the new executive assistant to the provost. She will report to Jim Foster until the new provost, Patrick Allen, arrives.

Al Zimmerman (Planned Giving) spoke to the Willamette Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors in Albany at its annual conference Feb. 20. His topic was “Life Insurance in Charitable Giving.” He made a similar presentation to the Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable.

Terry Huffman (Education) published a book, American Indian Higher Educational Experiences: Cultural Visions and Personal Journeys (Peter Lang Publishing). He also presented a paper in February, “Family Relation Patterns among Interracial Families,” with colleague Ron Ferguson at the annual American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference in Las Vegas.

Terry also learned that an article he and Ferguson published last year in Great Plains Research, “Evaluation of the College Experience among American Indian Upperclassmen,” has been nominated for the Leslie Hewes Award. The award is presented annually by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln for the best social science journal article related to the Great Plains region.

Bruce Strom and Rae Casey (School of Professional Studies) presented “Hybrid Learning: A Model and Key Considerations for Development” at the Midwest Scholars Conference at Indiana Wesleyan University on Feb. 22. Bruce also wrote an article, “Small Business Organization and Taxation Issues,” for the Small Business Advisor section of the Small Business Development Center’s (Boise Chamber of Commerce) March newsletter. Another article he wrote, “Learn About Trends in Small Business Development,” appeared in the Feb. 20 edition of the Idaho Press-Tribune.

Rhett Luedtke (Performing Arts) directed Neil LaBute’s new play, Fat Pig, at Salem Repertory Theatre, Salem’s only professional theatre, in February. Both The Statesman Journal and The Salem Monthly gave the show excellent reviews for direction and the quality of ensemble acting throughout the show.

Jim Steele (Management) presented a paper, “Professional Identity and Professionals’ Workplace Learning: A Theoretical Proposal,” at the Academy of Human Resource Development 2008 International Research Conference in the Americas. The conference took place in Panama City, Fla., Feb. 21-24. Jim also served as a symposium chair at the event.

Nate McIntyre (Admissions) and his wife Kim welcomed their second child, Calum Michael, who was born at 12:16 a.m. Feb. 19 at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. The baby weighed 7 pounds and was 20 1/2 inches long. He joins a 3-year-old brother, Eli.

March 5    Patsy Engle
March 9    Elizabeth Holme, James Oshiro
March 10    Kendra Irons, Dale Seipp, Lindsey Wallgren
March 12    Brent Weaver
March 13    Carol Brazo, Karen Buchanan
March 14    Piper Parks
March 15    Caitlin Corning
March 17    Bryan Boyd

Clark Campbell (Psychology) was elected 2008 chair of the Committee on Rural Health of the American Psychological Association. The committee, which meets three times a year in Washington, D.C., is responsible for helping to meet the mental health needs of rural residents and rural practicing psychologists. Clark also had a paper, “Integrating Christianity Across the Supervisory Process,” published in a recent issue of The Journal of Psychology and Christianity.

Paul Anderson’s (Religious Studies) essay, “Cadbury, Henry J. (1883-1974),” appeared in the Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters (Intervarsity), and his coedited volume, John, Jesus, and History; Critical Assessments of Critical Views, Vol. 1, has appeared in hardback in Europe (E.J. Brill).

Also, Paul’s The Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus is featured on the T&T Clark Blog site (http://tandtclark.typepad.com/ttc/2008/01/the-fourth-gosp.html) as a bestselling title from the LNTS series and the first (of more than 400 books) to appear in paperback. It is endorsed by James M. Robinson and Martin Hengel. The book will be reviewed at the national SBL meetings in November, and a four-fold review and author’s response will be published online and in print in The Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism.

Feb. 19    Susan Corbett-Furgal, Michelle Welton, Jere Witherspoon
Feb. 20    Scot Headley, Nikki Martin
Feb. 22    Mark Hall, Valerie Rogers
Feb. 23    Mark Weinert
Feb. 24    Corey Beals
Feb. 25    Brian McLaughlin
Feb. 28    Andrea Crenshaw
Feb. 29    Bedford Holmes
March 2    Gary Kilburg
March 3    Rhett Luedtke

Sarah Marvin is now an administrative assistant for the School of Professional Studies program at the Portland Center. Since September 2005, she had worked as Telephone Services coordinator. Barbi Doran was hired as Telephone Services coordinator on a temporary basis.

Bruce Strom (School for Professional Studies) wrote the following articles: “Knowledge management,” for the Idaho Business Review (guest writer series, Feb.18); “Find out whether you’re cut out for entrepreneurship,” for the Idaho Press-Tribune (Jan. 23); and “Updating business plans (The Small Business Advisor),” for the February Small Business Success Center News (Greater Boise Area Chamber of Commerce).

Ed Higgins (Writing/Literature) had a poem, “wasps,” published in the latest edition of Quarterly Literary Review Singapore.

Feb. 5   Jeremy Stephens
Feb. 6   David Kerr
Feb. 8   Sarah Eggerichs, Marcella Gowan
Feb. 9   Irv Brendlinger, Annie Rilette
Feb. 10   Debbie Cash
Feb. 11   Alex Rolfe, Lynn Scott, Chris Young
Feb. 12   Carol Yard
Feb. 13   Melissa Gilbert
Feb. 15   Rob Clarke

Missy Terry is now the executive assistant to the president, replacing Belinda Pilcher.

Darren Noble and Bonnie Jerke (Career Services) attended a Career Workforce Development Meeting of OICF Colleges & Universities in December at the university’s Portland Center. The OICF offers opportunities to meet on a periodic basis to discuss the Career Workforce Development and Oregon Management Internship programs.

Bruce Strom (School of Professional Studies) wrote an article, “Strategic small business planning: Intentional planning can help turn small businesses into bigger businesses,” for the January issue of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Success Center News.

Joel Perez (Student Life) and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their third child, Seth Judah, on Jan. 7. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 6.5 ounces and measured 20 inches. He was born at Sunnyside Medical Center. He joins older brothers Samuel (3) and Noah (1).

Jan. 22   John Smith
Jan. 23   Bill Buhrow, Michael Foster, John Johnson
Jan. 24   Steve Edwards
Jan. 25   Melissa Rosenberry
Jan. 26   Tory Cole
Jan. 27   Karen Henry
Jan. 29   Paul Jenness
Jan. 30   Manfred Tschan
Jan. 31   Missy Terry
Feb. 1    Andrea Byerley, Bonnie Jerke
Feb. 2    Dave Adrian, Russ Devore
Feb. 3    Mark McLeod-Harrison, Carolyn Stansell
Feb. 4    Gloria Doherty, Chris Schlarbaum

Julia Brown is the new office manager at Tilikum. Since 2005, she was an administrative assistant for The Kelly Group, Keller Williams Realty, in Newberg. She also worked as a guest group host at Tilikum’s Retreat Center from 2004 to 2006. Julia earned a bachelor’s degree in Christian ministries and international studies from George Fox in 2005. She and her husband Jeff live in Hillsboro on his family’s farm. The Browns attend Laurel Community Church.

After nine and a half years at George Fox, Belinda Pilcher (President’s Office) left Jan. 4 to accept an office manager position at the Riverspirit Wellness Center, an acupuncture and nutritional care facility in Newberg. She joined the university in 1998 as an administrative assistant in the Humanities office (later Writing/Literature and Communication Arts) and had served as executive assistant to the president since June 2003.

Vicki Ring (Graduate Admissions) left George Fox Dec. 28 after 11 years at the university. She worked previously in undergraduate admissions and moved to grad admissions three years ago. A 2007 graduate of the university’s Master of Arts in School Counseling program, Vicki will be a school counselor at North Salem High School, working with Title 1 students in its math program.

Tom Johnson (Religious Studies) and Ed Higgins (Writing/Literature) published a review article, “The Enemy Church,” in the Jan. 15 issue of Christian Century magazine. The article examines British author Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, the first novel of which, The Golden Compass, was released last month as a controversial film for some Christian groups because of the author’s avowed atheist views. Tom and Ed explored the characters and themes in the three novels and film and found that they are actually consistent with and embody many Christian virtues.

From Sharon Pilon (Development): “My husband John and I have been overwhelmed by the love of the George Fox community during my recent illness. Thank you for your prayers, your gifts, phone calls, and trips to our home to even cook Thanksgiving dinner for my family. The love of Christ is alive and well on this campus, and we are so thankful for each and every one who has made this difficult time a little easier. Bless each of you for demonstrating the ‘hands and feet’ of Christ.”

Jan. 8  Jonathan Morell
Jan. 9  Shannan Wheelock
Jan. 10  George Byrtek, Keith Schneider, Larry Shelton
Jan. 11  Ginny Birky
Jan. 12  Susan Hampton, Tim Rahschulte
Jan. 14  Jim Steele
Jan. 15  Janeen Dillow, Debbie Hawblitzel
Jan. 17  Marley Brown, Ron Stansell, Sharon Westfall
Jan. 18  Dwayne Astleford, Robin Baker

Bonnie Jerke (Career Services) was for a second time invited to review and provide input on another new, pre-published book, Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers. She focused on the chapter entitled “The Nonprofit Distance Search.”

Paul Anderson (Religious Studies) presented three papers at the national SBL/AAR meetings in San Diego in November: “John and Qumran: Discovery and Interpretation over Sixty Years” (in the John and Qumran session of the John, Jesus, and History Group); “From One Quest to Another: The Johannine Conception of Authentic Faith as a Response to the Divine Initiative” (in the What We have Heard from the Beginning session of the John, Jesus, and History Group); and “An Incarnational Sacramentality” (in the Quaker Theological Discussion Group).

Three of Paul’s essays also were published this month: “Bakhtin’s Dialogism and the Corrective Rhetoric of the Johannine Misunderstanding Dialogue: Exposing Seven Crises in the Johannine Situation,” in Bakhtin and Genre Theory in Biblical Studies Semeia Studies 63 (Semeia Studies 63, SBL Press); “On Guessing Points and Naming Stars – The Epistemological Origins of John’s Christological Tensions,” in The Gospel of St. John and Christian Theology (Eerdmans); and “Aspects of Interfluentiality between John and the Synoptics: John 18-19 as a Case Study,” in The Death of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel (Peeters, 2007).

Carole Spencer’s (Seminary) new book, Holiness, the Soul of Quakerism (Paternoster Press), was reviewed at the Quaker Theological Discussion Group meetings in San Diego in November. The QTDG sessions were chaired by Corey Beals and Howard Macy (Religious Studies).