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ALUMNI/AE NEWS
Tom Arbogast (’63) retired from 37 years of
pastoral ministry in Colorado, Washington, Minnesota and Kansas.
He is presently serving as interim minister of West Hayoville Baptist
Church in Kansas.
Larry Armstrong (’62) developed and now directs
the Homesteaders Museum in Torrington, Wyo.
Emil Authelet (’60, ’86) co-authored a
new book, “When the Caregiver Becomes the Patient: A Journey
From a Mental Disorder to Recovery and Compassionate Insight”
(Spring 2002, Haworth Press).
James Breckenridge (’60) has been busy lecturing
since his retirement in 1997. This fall, he plans to teach at the
Bible Institute of the Baptist Church in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Douglas G. Brown (’55) continues to work in
Stewardship Development in the Southern Baptist Convention of New
Mexico.
William Calbert (’52) delivered the invocation
for a veteran’s ceremony sponsored by Congress and for the
Military Chaplains Association’s Vietnam Memorial ceremony.
Arthur Fritzke (’56) completed his third singing
tour abroad in 2001. He has now retired from the Bell’Arte
Singers after nine years with the group.
Carl Holmgren (’59) retired in 2001 after 21
years from Pathfinders Ministry in Bellingham, Wash.
Virginia Hunt (‘58) owns The Extra Edge, a tutoring
and support service for children with learning difficulties.
Lou Johnson (’87) was honored for 20 years of
ministry at Friendship Baptist Church, Vallejo, Calif. She is currently
working as a social worker supervisor with Agappe Valley in Vallejo.
Manley Johnson (’44, ’49) is teaching at
Citrus Community College in Altadena, Calif.
Almon S. Keib (’52) and Lawrence R. Odegard
(’52) celebrated the 50th anniversary of their ordination on
May 4.
Robert Keller (’56) is active in volunteer work
at Trinity United Methodist Church in Denver, Colo.
Almus “Spike” Larsen (’55) serves
as a member of the Valle Verde Advisory Board and the American Baptist
Homes of the West Board of Directors.
Leroy Lindsey (’46) and his wife, Jessie, celebrated
their 65th wedding anniversary in January.
Steve Meineke (’75) is currently serving as
president of the California Division of the American Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Carroll Morony (’70) became senior pastor of
First Baptist Church, Garden City, Kan., on July 1, 2001.
Robert T. (“Ted”) Nutting (’67) is
active in the Loveland Rotary Club in Loveland, Colo. He and his
wife, Kitty, are about to celebrate 39 years of marriage.
R. James Ogden (’66) retired in August 2001
and is now living in Rose Villa Retirement Community in Portland,
Ore.
Curtis “Ben” Pruett (’45) enjoys “RVing”
and visiting his three children and four grandchildren.
Julia Burns-Robbinson (’99) will receive her
D.Min. from the San Francisco Theological Seminary on May 25, 2002.
Jinni Kilgore Ross (’85) is minister of education
for St. Paul Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn. She has edited/published
five books since 1999 and currently has three books about to be
published with Judson, Fortress and Chalice publishers.
Garland R. Shinn (’58) is doing pulpit supply
and interim pastorates.
Allison Tanner (’98,’00) was ordained on
Jan. 27 at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland, Calif.
Bernard Turner (’55) received an honorary doctorate
in May from Linfield College, McMinnville, Ore., for his volunteer
work in the community and specifically for Habitat for Humanity.
John Ward (’54) has been an active member of
Calvary Baptist Church in Norwich, N.Y., where he is president of
a senior citizen's group.
William Wheeler (’60) is treasurer of the Colusa
County Literacy Council, assists two police and sherrif's departments,
and is the pastor emeritus of Colusa Trinity United Methodist Church,
Colusa, Calif.
Everest Zediker (’61), after retiring in January
2001, was elected president of the Idaho Baptist Convention Board
of Directors for 2002. He also became a founding member of the Marta
Anderson Moore Foundation.
Mildred Zediker (’61) continues to substitute
in the Butte School District in Idaho. She has also written a children’s
book.
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