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ALUMNIClass Notes
Grover DeVault (’53) continues his speaking engagements
to military groups, retirement communities and veterans
associations. He also recruits for Cadence International, a
ministry to military personnel and their families, and leads a
chapter of the Military Chaplains Association. His wife, Nancy,
recently went to be with the Lord.
John Wood (‘60) retired from the Department of Religion at
Baylor University in 2004 after more than 20 years of teaching
Christian Ethics. His lifelong passion of baseball led him to
publish “Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and
Eccentric Lives of Baseball Greats.”
Paul (’71) and Ruth Cochrane retired in Wabash, Indiana and
are serving in their local church as Bible teachers and missions
advisors.
Al (‘71) and Joan Morris (‘71) Herrington celebrated their
45th wedding anniversary on May 31. They graduated and
got married on the same day in Shortess Chapel. Today they
serve with Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship focusing on
evangelism, chaplaincy, and Scotland missions. They have three
children and five grandchildren.
William (’78) and Vivian (’76) Shipley live in Plano, Texas
where Vivian serves as church pianist and Bill works full time
as a computer support technician for Anthem, Blue Cross Blue
Shield.
Shari (’81) and John Thomas (’78) founded Parakaleo
assisting and encouraging women in ministry, especially church
planting.
Imro (’80) and Linda Sigglekow (’81)
Smit have served the Lord in Suriname,
South America since 1982. Now in their
60s, they will soon be coming off the field.
Mark (’83) and Maritza Padgett are
serving in Costa Rica where Mark has
been a professor at Seminario ESEPA
for 25 years teaching Missions and New
Testament.
Tom (’82) and Vicky (’84) Arabis are in Portugal where Tom
is academic dean and a professor at Seminário Teológico
Baptista. In 2005, they founded Teófilos an e-learning platform
offering theological education online, and are hoping to add
virtual classrooms this year.
Chaplain (COL) Harry Rauch (’85) and wife
Natalie serve in the army at Fort Shafter,
Hawaii. Daughter Bonnie graduated from the
University of Hawaii-Manoa with a bachelor’s
degree in Theater.
Todd (’89/’93) and Debbie Samworth (‘90/’93) Kramlich
relocated to Thailand after serving for 22 years in Germany
and Sweden. Todd is finishing up a Master of Arts degree in
Professional Counseling while Debbie is a Ph.D. candidate
at CIU’s Korntal, Germany campus, focusing on International
Theological Education. The family stays connected to
Europe in a very international setting in Chiang Mai and have
opportunities to use their Swedish and German.
Lynn Kuitems (’89) God has led Lynn around the world and
back to her birth place, New Jersey, where she reaches out to
children in the communities of Salem County.
Bryan (’90) and Janet (’89) Thompson moved
to Denver, Colorado after serving with OMF
International in Japan for 23 years. They now
focus on equipping OMF volunteers to serve
around the United States.
John (’94) and Mary Lackey (’95) Carroll have written, “Cover
to Cover: through the Bible in 365 days” published by Metokos
Press.
Richard (’97) and Victoria Ramsey
After serving 20 years with Campus
Crusade and six years with Christian
Leadership Concepts, Richard
made the transition to North Metro
Church in Kennesaw, Georgia
as the global & local outreach
pastor. Victoria serves as a licensed
professional counselor with East-West Psychotherapy.
Derek and Yoshi Ikeda (’98)
Johnson are teachers with Oasis
International School. Derek has
recently published two books.
Benjamin Lawson (’99) serves as vice
president of business administration
with Rescue 1 Global, combatting
slavery and human trafficking. He and
his wife Serena, and their children,
reside in Tennessee.
Lindsay (’98) and Eva Gilliam prepare missionaries for cross-
cultural experiences through their church, Immanuel Baptist, in
Richmond, Virginia. They served in Latin America for 14 years
and plan to return overseas.
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