List of Goshen College people
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This is a list of notable individuals associated with Goshen College
, including students, alumni, and faculty.
Goshen College
Goshen College, is a private Mennonite liberal arts college in Goshen, Indiana, USA with an enrollment of around 1,000 students. The college is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...
, including students, alumni, and faculty.
Academia and theology
- Stephen C. Ainlay, 18th President of Union CollegeUnion CollegeUnion College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as...
, from 2006-present - Harold S. BenderHarold S. BenderHarold Stauffer Bender was a prominent professor of theology at Goshen College and Goshen Biblical Seminary. His accomplishments include founding both the Mennonite Historical Library and the Mennonite Quarterly Review...
(1918), former president, American Society of Church History and author of The Anabaptist Vision (1944) - Alan KreiderAlan KreiderAlan Kreider is Professor of Church History and Mission at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. His main interests are mission, worship, peace, and ecclesiastical history...
(1941), professor, writer and speaker. - John W. MeyerJohn W. MeyerJohn W. Meyer is a sociologist and professor at Stanford University, located in Palo Alto, California, noted for his contributions to the study of organizations, diffusion, and modern mass education...
(1955), professor, sociologist. - J. Mark RamseyerJ. Mark RamseyerJohn Mark Ramseyer is Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard Law School and a leading scholar on the subjects of Japanese Law and Law and Economics.-Education:* B.A., Goshen College 1976, History...
(1976), Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S... - Said Sheikh Samatar (1973), Somali scholar and writer.
- John Howard YoderJohn Howard YoderJohn Howard Yoder was a Christian theologian, ethicist, and Biblical scholar best known for his radical Christian pacifism, his mentoring of future theologians such as Stanley Hauerwas, his loyalty to his Mennonite faith, and his 1972 magnum opus, The Politics of Jesus.-Life:Yoder earned his...
, Christian theologian, ethicist, and Biblical scholar best known for his radical Christian pacifism. - Howard ZehrHoward ZehrHoward Zehr is Professor of Restorative Justice at Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Zehr previously served 19 years as director of Mennonite Central Committee’s Office on Crime and Justice...
, "The Father of Restorative Justice" and assisted with the founding of the Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program - Emma Richards (minister)Emma Richards (minister)Emma Richards was the first Mennonite woman to be ordained as a pastor of a Mennonite congregation.-Early Life and Education:...
, first ordained female Mennonite minister.
Science, technology and medicine
- Owen GingerichOwen GingerichDr. Owen Jay Gingerich is a former Research Professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science at Harvard University, and a senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory...
(1930), Astronomy Professor at Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. - David Bartel (1982), Biology Professor at MIT, Member of the Whitehead Insititute, Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical InstituteHoward Hughes Medical InstituteHoward Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
. - O.J. Eigsti, Goshen College Professor and developer of the seedless watermelonWatermelonWatermelon is a vine-like flowering plant originally from southern Africa. Its fruit, which is also called watermelon, is a special kind referred to by botanists as a pepo, a berry which has a thick rind and fleshy center...
. - Philip A. BeachyPhilip A. BeachyPhilip Arden Beachy is Ernest and Amelia Gallo Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California and an Associate at Stanford's Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine....
, Gallo Professor of Developmental Biology at Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... - Roger N. BeachyRoger N. BeachyRoger N. Beachy is an American biologist and the founding president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri.- Birth, family and education :...
, biologist and the founding president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterDonald Danforth Plant Science CenterThe Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is a not-for-profit scientific facility located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its main mission point is to "improve the human condition through plant science"....
in St. Louis, MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Arts and music
- Vance GeorgeVance GeorgeVance George is an American choral conductor from Nappanee, Indiana.A protege of Margaret Hillis, Vance George served as choral director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus for 23 years ....
, Grammy-winning choral director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, 1982-2006 - Rudy WiebeRudy WiebeRudy Henry Wiebe, OC is a Canadian author and professor emeritus in the department of English at the University of Alberta since 1992.-Life:...
, taught 1963 to 1967. - James C. StrouseJames C. StrouseJames C. Strouse is an American screenwriter and film director. He wrote the film Lonesome Jim , directed by Steve Buscemi. He wrote and made his directorial debut with Grace Is Gone starring John Cusack. Strouse won an Audience Award for most popular dramatic feature and the Waldo Salt...
, independent filmmaker, writer and director who wrote Lonesome JimLonesome JimLonesome Jim is a 2005 American comedy/drama film directed by Steve Buscemi. Filmed mostly in the city of Goshen, Indiana, the film stars Casey Affleck as a chronically depressed aspiring novelist who moves back into his parents' home after failing to make it in New York City...
and directed Grace is GoneGrace Is Gone (film)Grace Is Gone is a 2007 drama film starring John Cusack as a father who does not want to tell his two daughters that their mother has died while serving in Iraq... - Royce Salzman, co-founder of the Oregon Bach FestivalOregon Bach FestivalThe Oregon Bach Festival is an annual celebration of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and his musical legacy, held in Eugene, Oregon, United States, in late June and early July. The artistic director is German organist and conductor Helmuth Rilling and the Executive Director is John Evans,...
. Salzman graduated from Goshen College in 1950.
Politics
- Tim Kauffman, Westminster, Colorado mayor pro tem.
- Alan Kauffman, mayor of Goshen, Indiana
- Christine Kaufmann, member of the Montana House of RepresentativesMontana House of RepresentativesThe Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years.-Composition of the House:...
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Popular culture
- Justin YoderJustin YoderJustin Ross Yoder was the first child with a disability to drive a soapbox in the All American Soapbox Derby. In 1996, Yoder challenged the regulations to allow children with disabilities to use a hand brake instead of the required foot brake. Thanks to him regulations were changed...
, first child with a disability to drive a soapbox in the All American Soapbox Derby
Sports
- Jason Booth, pitching coach for University of Saint Francis baseball team and manager of Hamilton ThunderbirdsHamilton ThunderbirdsThe Hamilton Thunderbirds are an independent, minor league baseball team of the semi-pro Intercounty Baseball League based in Hamilton, Ontario. They play their home games at Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium....
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