ALUMNI
Terrace Crawford (’02)
is excited about his new endeavor,
ministryleaders.com, a resource hub for Christian Ministry
leaders.
terracerawford@gmail.comNick (’07) and Stefanie (’06) Hauser
opened Indah Coffee
Shop in the historic Cottontown neighborhood of Columbia,
South Carolina.
nick@indahcoffee.comMarshall and Amy (Young) (’06) Childers
serve with Greater
Europe Mission alongside their church planting field leader
in the Midlands of England. Their family uses hospitality,
practical help and discipling huddles to minister to the British.
fivechilders@icloud.comDaniel McGregor (‘06)
released his new book “Holy Dark
Places.” He explores the biblical foundation for the concept
that Christians routinely experience periods referred to as a
dark night of the soul. He also provides a historical survey of
Christian theologians and authors who examine these themes
and experiences.
danielmcgregor76@yahoo.comNick Cunningham (’06)
is the adult discipleship director at Mt.
Horeb United Methodist Church in Lexington, South Carolina.
He and his wife Lindsey have three children: Rowan, Gwen,
and Selma. Nick is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at
United Theological Seminary, and has published a new book,
“Forward: A Small Group Journey Toward a Full Life in Christ.”
nicholas.charles1010@gmail.comAnna Weddle (’14)
serves as the youth
ministry director for Rocky Mountain
Church in Estes Park, Colorado. She is
also a public high school volleyball head
coach, providing a connection with the
public school system, opportunities to
build relationships with students, and share
Christ with the athletes.
annakweddle@gmail.comNelson (’15) and Cheryl Buchanan
live in Taichung, Taiwan with
their daughter Ava, working as
missionaries with SYME, an English
teaching discipleship center. For
two months, students live in the
dorms and are immersed in English,
the Bible, and are surrounded by
missionaries who love them and
counsel them. Nelson serves as the director of the school,
using his CIU master’s degree in Teaching English as a Foreign
Language (TEFL) to maintain a high English standard at the
school.
nelsonbuchanan@gmail.comIn Memoriam
H. Wilbert Norton (‘39)
February 2017
Christianity Today magazine described
H. Wilbert Norton as the man whose
leadership “brought a missions focus to
Christian higher education.” He passed
away at age 102.
Norton received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from CIU
in 2012 for his ministry in the Belgian Congo and Nigeria where
he founded a seminary and Bible institute. Norton was also
instrumental in the founding of the triennial Urbana Missionary
Conference.
Elizabeth Rikard Sessions (’43)
February 2017
Elizabeth Rikard Sessions assisted in the
founding of Rikard Nursing Homes in
Lexington County, South Carolina where
she served the elderly for 28 years. She also
served on the CIU Board of Trustees for 17
years, and received several honors from CIU
including the dedication of Rikard Dining Room, Alumna of the
Year in 1999 and an honorary doctorate in 2010.
In 2012, her generosity made the CIU soccer field a reality. It was
dedicated Sessions Field in November 2017.
Harold Legant (’49)
– June 2017
Irma Graves Peterson (’49)
– March 2017
Marjorie Martindale (’50)
– January 2017
Sylvia Cook (’51)
– May 2017
Eloise Cranford (’52)
– August 2016
Josephine Manning (’52)
– March 2017
Dorothy Ligtvoet Weeber (’52)
– May 2017
Barbara Harper (’53)
– February 2017
Jean Strawbridge Palmer (’54)
– February 2017
Wilbur Newton (’56)
– March 2017
Richard Courtney (’57)
– January 2017
Phillip Griffin (’57)
– December 2016
Bob Briley (’61)
– July 2017
Faye Bragg Holsten (’62)
– May 2017
John Fasold (’66)
– November 2016
John A. Kelly (’67)
– June 2017
Janet Adams Courtney (’69)
– April 2017
Richard Kelso (’68)
– August 2016
Jochen Stahl (’73)
– June 2017
Linda Hayman Costello (’80)
– April 2017
Paul Frisch (’83)
– June 2016
Darcy Osterlund, wife of Dr. David Osterlund (Faculty)
– May 2017
Harold Burchett (Former Faculty)
– February 2017
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