This fall Hesston College’s Aviation department will offer a new course in air traffic control-Air Traffic Basics I. The course is the first of four that will prepare students to take the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Air Traffic selection and training evaluations (ATSAT). Applicants must pass several evaluations to enter the FAA’s training program. The […]
Graduating sophomores were recognized with awards for their academic achievements during Hesston College’s annual Larkfest during Commencement Weekend. The Saturday evening, May 2, event was held at Hesston Mennonite Church. Seventeen students were named to the Dean’s List. The Dean’s List recognizes graduating sophomores who achieved a cumulative 3.9 to 4.0 grade point average based […]
Hesston College Registrar Jeanne Billings has announced the names of full-time students (completing 12 hours or more) whose grades for spring semester (2009) have earned them places on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll. The following freshmen are listed on the Dean’s List (3.90-4.00) : Alison, Kate-Hesston, Kan. Beck, Kent-Hesston, Kan. and Archbold, Ohio Boshart, […]
Hesston College volleyball coach Vanessa Schroeder has announced the signing of 5’4″ Allison Martin, a defensive specialist from WACO High School in Wayland, Iowa. A letter-winner in volleyball, softball, and track, Martin received second team all-conference honors following her senior year. Off the court, Martin is a well-rounded student. She was named to the honor […]
The six graduates this year from Hesston College’s Disaster Management program were challenged to go out and create their own stories. The six graduates are Rudy Graber, Molalla, Ore.; Alyssa Hostetler, West Liberty, Ohio; Abby Kline, Schaefferstown, Pa.; Jordan Pierce, Palmer Lake, Colo.; Abigail Roth, Wood River, Neb.’ and Hope Weaver, Nederland, Colo. Guest speaker […]
Hesston College graduated 156 students on Sunday morning, May 3, in Yost Center, and Jim and Jim were in the gym to address them before they received their diplomas. Representing the “lofty” world of academia, 36-year veteran of the science faculty, Jim Yoder, was dressed in full regalia and spoke from the bucket of a […]
by Susan Miller Balzer At the opening session of the Hesston College Aviation Department’s annual “Aviation as Mission” event Friday, April 17, two graduates, Travis Pollock and Aaron Diller, and former instructor, Don Woodward, demonstrated the “can-do” attitude that Woodward said is characteristic of Hesston’s aviation alumni. The three stepped up to the podium at […]
The Hesston College Alumni Association invites alumni and friends to participate in the eighth annual Explore Kansas! , a venture to south central Kansas Friday, May 29. Dallas Stutzman, vice president of Alumni Relations, says the purpose of the annual Explore Kansas! is twofold. “We want to enjoy the company of alumni, friends, and faculty […]
p> Five sophomores at Hesston College will give student recitals Friday, May 1, at Hesston Mennonite Church. The recitals are free and open to the public. At 4 p.m. Friday, May 1, a voice recital will be presented by Kory Hiebert, Goessel, Kan.; Jasmine Martin, New Holland, Pa.; and Mitch Stutzman, Middlebury, Ind. Then, at […]
The Hesston College Theater Department will present “An Evening of One Acts” April 30-May 2. The one-act plays will be performed on campus in the Studio Theater in Northlawn at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 2, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2. Puente Negro is directed by Hannah Titus, a sophomore […]
Hurricane-survivor, accomplished pianist, and songwriter Tony Duplessis performs a selection as part of a short concert during chapel Monday, April 20, at Hesston College. The chapel presentation followed a 90-minute concert the previous evening to raise scholarship funds for Hesston students enrolled in the Disaster Management program, a joint program with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), […]
Reflecting on her camping experiences, Jennie Warkentine challenged her audience to change their eating, driving, and disposable habits. Warkentine, a sophomore from Wichita, Kan., won the annual C. Henry Smith Peace Speech Contest at Hesston College Wednesday, April 8. Her speech was titled “I Want to Pass It On.” Warkentine admitted that camp “is a […]
The Bel Canto Singers of Hesston College will present programs in Mennonite congregations and in Mennonite schools in the East and Midwest during a nearly two-week summer tour May 4-14. The concert titled Our God is Near features an eclectic repertoire spanning renaissance to modern works. Featured composers include William Byrd, Arvo Pärt, William Grant […]
Chicago area alumni and friends of Hesston College are invited to an evening at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with the Bel Canto Singers on Thursday, May 14. Participants will enjoy 5:30 p.m. dinner and visit with the choir, Bradley Kauffman, director, and Tonya Gaby, development officer, at Giordano’s, 135 E. Lake on Prudential Plaza. Alumni […]
Dr. Howard Keim, president of Hesston College, has announced that two faculty and staff members will deliver the 9 a.m. commencement address Sunday, May 3 to graduates in the class of 2009. The service will be held in Yost Center. Dr. Jim Yoder is chair of the chemistry department, while Jim Mason is director of […]
