One of my favorite things about living in the dorms was the conversations. Homework, classes, professors, family, hometowns and boys were all discussed in the hallway, in the dorm rooms and even the bathroom. Amanda (Heinrichs) ’95 Tyacke I and several friends once found a broken toilet which we intended to make into a planter […]
83 alumni families sent students to Hesston this year. Children of alumni receive a $1,000 scholarship for each year of full-time study at Hesston College. Hannah Bachman- Beth ’75 Gerig and Dean Bachman, Tiskilwa, Ill. Jesse Baer- Sheila Yoder Baer ’84 and Jonathan Baer, Villa Ridge, Mo. Erin Banman- Teri (Mullet) ’92 and Jeff Banman, […]
by Marathana Prothro Brothers Bob Ac63, ’65 and Paul ’70 Mullet remember well the station wagon that brought their family to Hesston in 1958. Their parents, Roy and Bess Mullet, were moving the family from a farm in Montana to Kansas so their five sons wouldn’t have to commute 25 miles to attend high school […]
The Hesston College campus community was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Elam J. Peachey from a heart attack Jan. 6, 2011. Elam, a Development Officer and Planned Giving Advisor, was 70 years old. Elam worked at Hesston College in various roles in Development since September 1990, including Development Officer, Director of Development […]
by Andrew Sharp The end of the academic year will have Hesston College saying goodbye to more than just the departing graduates. Longtime athletic director and baseball coach Art Mullet will retire at the end of the year, his 30th on the Hesston campus. During his time at Hesston, Mullet witnessed athletic facilities expansions and […]
Hesston College hosted 164 sixth graders from John Marshall Middle School in Wichita Nov. 30 as part of Marshall’s Achievement Via Individual Determination program. The program is designed to get students thinking about college and to prepare them for success through secondary education and beyond. The Marshall students visited 11 sites on campus where they […]
From 1964 to 1966, Hesston College brought eight students from across the country to Erb Hall where they bonded by living, studying, playing, pulling pranks and going to chapel together. Orv Gingerich, Duane Kauffman, Richard Kauffman, Harley Kooker, Michael Lambright, Lloyd Mumaw, Lorne Rideout and Duane Sauder formed deep friendships during their time at Hesston. […]
Wendy (Boll) ’97 Van Wingerden and her husband Jake turned the tragic death of their 11-year-old daughter, Ashley, into an opportunity to support orphaned children in Haiti. Ashley was killed in an accident almost six months before a massive earthquake devastated the island nation of Haiti. Jake traveled to Haiti six weeks after the earthquake […]
The year was 1973 and I was a freshman entering Hesston College. Due to crowding in Kauffman Court, I was assigned to live in Erb Hall west. Our mod was the first group of males allowed to live in Erb Hall, and it appeared to me to be an upgrade as it placed us much […]
The Erb Hall Renovation Project won’t turn our dorms into five-star hotel rooms. Right now we have basic furnishings-beds, desks, dressers and closets. We have heat, air conditioning, electricity and water. When we return to Hesston College in August, we will still have all of those things, we will just have an updated version and […]
by Howard Keim The natural sciences have been viewed as an essential part of a liberal arts curriculum since the time of the Greeks, predating the birth of Christ. While the specific content has changed over time, including assumptions about the earth and its place in the universe, several components of the discipline remain. It […]
by Rachel Schlegel Dr. Dale Kempf ’75 might have some great advice for the student still deciding on a major, and it might have something to do with taking the opportunities that are presented. He should know, as it was a series of well-timed opportunities that led him from the deciding student at Hesston College […]
Senior consultant, Smucker Consulting, Milwaukee, Wis. Education after Hesston: B.A. in sociology from Goshen (Ind.) College, M.A. and Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from The New School for Social Research, New York City. The life and work of Glenn Smucker is a reminder that science is more than chemistry, biology and physics. Glenn’s work applies social […]
General surgeon at Sumner Regional Medical Center, Wellington, Kan. Education after Hesston: B.S. from Friends University in Wichita, Kan., medical school at the University of Kansas in Kansas City, Kan., general surgery residency through the University of Kansas in Wichita. Former women’s basketball coach and current Vice President of Admissions Joel Kauffman remembers Janelle’s dream […]
Homecoming 2010 was Sept. 24 to 26. The premier event for the weekend was a Science and Math Symposium featuring 13 alumni speakers. Keynote speakers included Dale Kempf ’75, Gene Zaid ’71 and Glenn R. Smucker ’66. Other events included reunion gatherings, Partner Appreciation Breakfast, Alumni Banquet, Tailgate Picnic and Family Festival and sports events. […]
