50s
DeForest Lamson ’50 and his wife Kathy,
are retired and living in Lacey’s Spring, Ala. DeForest writes that his
fondest memory of WWC is “giving my heart to the Lord and being baptized
in my sophomore year.” The high point of his career was seeing a man
on the moon while working on the Apollo project. He is very active in many
areas of service including participating in several Maranatha Volunteers International
projects.
Harold Ochs ’50 and his wife Lois (Boyd) att., make their home in College Place. He traveled to Peru with a Phi Delta Kappa tour in 1991 and spent a short time as a captive of the “Tupac Amaru” while going down the Amazon River. Harold spent 41 years in education, including his final 20 at WWC.
Harland “Ken” Severance ’50 resides with his wife Thelma, in Albany, Ore., where he has lived for more than 40 years. He keeps himself busy doing macramé of lawn chairs, latch hook kits, and knitting (using a knitting board). He and his wife celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in June 2000.
Helen (Richards) Burns ’51 lives in Caldwell, Idaho. She graduated with a degree in nursing. She remembers “Many friends and good times” at WWC. Her favorite teacher was Chemistry Professor Shankel. “He was a natural teacher and I worked hard to excel,” she writes.
Vern Libby ’51 and his wife Lorene (Qualley) att., currently live in Ellensburg, Wash. Vern is now retired while Lorene works at a hospital. They have four children, Verdene Meyer att., Ralph att., Wayne ’78, Skip att., and Krissy Perry att.; and many grandchildren. Vern is glad to have attended WWC in part because he was able to meet and spend time with his wife, who he has been married to for 59 years.
Clarence
Jones ’51 and wife Peggy att.,
are currently living in Aberdeen, Wash. Although Clarence is retired, Peggy
is working as a surgical technologist at Grays Harbor Community Hospital.
They have five children, three step children, 12 grandchildren, four step
grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Earl
Adams ’51
and his wife Marie (Jenkins) ’51,
currently live in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. They are both retired. They have
four children and four grandchildren. Earl’s fondest memories of WWC
include meeting his wife and participating on the gymnastics team when it
went to Can- ada. “Professor Smith was my favorite teacher because of
his consistent Christian example to me and my classmates,” Earl writes.
Marie enjoyed “the family atmosphere there at WWC” and feels she
was “lucky to have participated in as much music and activity” even
though she lived in the Village.
Duane
Anderson ’51
currently resides with his wife Norma, in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. Because
of the spiritual attitude that made up the WWC campus, Anderson was motivated
to be a minister. He entered the ministry and was a pastor and Bible teacher
at an academy before he returned to WWC to earn a master’s degree in
educational counseling. After his retirement in 1990, Anderson continued his
education and received an A.A.S. degree in legal assisting and became certified
by the Oregon State Bar Association. He also worked at the Juvenile Court
and the Sheriff’s Office and served on numerous committees and boards.
Elden Walter ’51 resides in Junction City, Ore., with his wife Judy. Elden is a pastor and an evangelist and Judy co-owns Physicians Claims Accounting Co. The couple has two daughters, Garlyn Jameson and Eldena Colon. They also have four grandchildren. Elden says his fondest memory of WWC is graduating. “Teacher Richard Litke is the reason I majored in Biblical Languages,” Elden writes. Elden has also served as director of the Voice of Prophecy Bible School and has been an author, publishing books and writing articles for the Adventist Review and Ministry Magazine.
Joyce (Wilson) Hopp ’51 resides in Yucaipa, Calif. with her husband Kenneth. She is the dean of the School of Allied Health Professionals at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif. Her husband is a retired attorney. Joyce is also an associate director of Health Ministries of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and was re-cently reelected at the General Conference session in Toronto. She currently serves on the HIV/AIDS Committee for the General Conference.
Kenneth Mittleider ’51 and his wife Barbara (Wagner) att., live in Adairsville, Ga. Kenneth is a retired vice-president and Barbara is a retired travel coordinator, both from the General Conference. The couple has served more than 44 years in church work and an additional five years chairing a major board for the General Conference.
Kay (Wheeler) Morrow ’51 currently makes her home in Yelm, Wash. She is retired and a grandmother of two grandchildren, both of whom graduated from WWC. Kay now fills her time helping some friends in a prison ministry program by mail. “I go at least one weekend a month to the state prison on McNeal Island out of Tacoma to help with a Bible study,” she explains.
Gordon Henderson ’56 and his wife Mary, live in Casper, Wyo., where Gordon is a retired minister. The couple is presently operating a Discover Bible School for the state of Wyoming, a project in cooperation with the 21 churches in the state.
Glen
Greenway ’51 and his wife Anne (Roosma)
’47, reside in Walla Walla. They are both retired. Glen has
two adult children, Merle ’70 and
Valerie Druitt att., and four grandchildren.
Ann has three adult children, Gretta (Clark) Johnson
att., Candace (Clark) Schrader att.,
and Sharon Beth Clark att. Glen recalls
Dr. Booth as one of his most memorable instructors at WWC. “His interest
in God’s creation left a definite impression on me and led me to a lifelong
interest in the natural world,” Glen writes.
60s
Frank Finlayson ’67 and his wife Cathryn
att., reside in Grandview, Wash. Frank recently retired after 30
years of teaching in the Grandview Public School system, and he now sells
real estate and raises apples, cherries, and grapes. Cathryn is an RN currently
employed by Sunnyside Community Hospital as an ICU nurse. “Our main interest
is our immediate family,” writes Frank of his three children and two grandchildren.
Both Frank and Cathryn enjoy taking an extended trip every year to places
they never before had the opportunity to visit.
Waldemar Kutzner ’60 lives with his wife Greta, in Collegedale, Tenn., where Waldemar is a retired family physician, and Greta is a homemaker. Waldemar’s career included membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. He is now active in church and busy gardening.
Milli (Faris) Schaber ’60 and her husband Lyle ’61, are retired and residing in Vancouver, Wash.
Kay Wadsworth ’60 is a medical technician living in Houston, Texas, with his wife Tabita. While at WWC, Kay enjoyed playing tennis and taking classes from Beatrice Emory, who taught in the old Biology building.
Francis L. Sargeant ’60 and his wife Janet (Heubach) att., live in Puyallup, Wash. Francis retired in 1987 from his private practice in anesthesia. He still practices on a limited, part-time basis. Janet retired from civil service in April 2000. They now have time to travel extensively in their own airplane. Francis remains active in the Civil Air Patrol and plays golf when the time and weather permit. Francis and Janet have one son, Kevin ’83, in Kennewick, Wash.
William S. Peterson ’61 is a professor of English at the University of Maryland and makes his home in Washington D.C. William has written or edited 13 books including “The Ideal Book: Essays and Lectures on the Arts of the Book” by William Morris, “A Bibliography of the Kelmscott Press,” and “The Kelmscott Press: A History of William Morris’s Typographical Adventure,” all of which are works devoted to William Morris and his private press. William also designs and collects books, travels, and maintains several Web sites, the most ambitious of which is devoted to English literature and religion.
Fred Bunn ’63 and his wife Mary Day, live in Lakeland, Fla. Fred retired in 1996 after working 30 years as a mathematician at the Army Research Labora- tory in Aberdeen, Md. He is now active in Toastmasters and American Legion and makes annual visits to the Northwest.
Jerry L. Dunifer ’63 makes his home in Ferndale, Mich., with his wife Caroline. He is a professor and associate chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Wayne State University in Detroit. Jerry is also the director of the Wayne State University/Detroit Public Schools Science and Mathematics Teaching Fellowship Program. This is a $1.6 million, three-year program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The program brings 20 graduate students and advanced undergraduates from six departments in the College of Science into the classrooms of 16 middle school teachers of the Detroit Public School System to help with the teaching of science and mathematics. It impacts the education of approximately 4,000 Detroit middle school students per year.
Edwin Karlow ’66 lives with his wife Marilyn (Cross) att., in Riverside, Calif. Edwin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physics and now teaches physics, engineering, electronics, and acoustics courses at La Sierra University. He also does research in acoustics, attends local and international conferences of the C.S. Lewis Foundation, and functions as Technical Director for Worship at LSU Church. He has directed the Honors Program at LSU and been an accredited liaison for LSU. Edwin and Marilyn enjoy winter camping in the deserts of Southern California.
Floyd Peterson ’66 and his wife Eileen (Perry) att., make their home in Loma Linda, Calif. Floyd is an assistant professor in biostatistics with academic appointments in Loma Linda University Schools of Public Health and Medicine. He is also a consulting coordinator for the Loma Linda University Center for Health Management. In addition to these duties, he holds the position of mayor of the city of Loma Linda and chairman of the board of directors of Omnitrans, the Inland Empire’s regional public transportation system. Eileen is an RN and works as an emergency room nurse at Community Hospital of San Bernardino. The couple has two daughters, Lucyndi, an RN, and Sharlane, a special education teacher. Floyd had the recent honor of co-authoring a paper with Lucyndi entitled “Organ Procurement and the Donor Family.” The paper was published in the March 2000 issue of Critical Care Nursing Technicians of North America.
Victoria (Viki) Carlson-Iizuka ’67 and her husband Masayasu, reside in Japan. They own a ceramic and English school named Nichibei Bunka Gakuin where Viki teaches conversational English. The couple has two sons attending WWC, Katsuya and Koji. Viki is currently working to organize a volunteer workers group to travel to Yap and paint the inside of the SDA school as well as help finish the church.
Carolyn (Harvey) Markle ’69 lives with her husband Jim and stepson Jake, in Florence, Ore. She is currently semi-retired but continues to substitute teach in three districts. Carolyn received a bachelor’s degree in secretarial science as well as a master’s degree in education and social work at WWC.
70s
Gary Downs ’70 resides with his wife
June (Pride) att., in Olympia, Wash.,
where he is a business manager with the Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services and she is an insurance agent with AAA Washington.
Helen (Eighme) Dufur ’70 makes her home in Maple Valley, Wash., where she is a retired teacher and shares an apartment with her daughter Kathy ’78. She enjoys traveling and has visited England, driven by herself across the U.S. to Berrien Springs, Mich., and visited Europe for continuing education credit.
Erwin Lee Farnsworth ’70 lives with his wife Ruth Ann (Woodruff) ’69, in Nome, Alaska, where they have lived since 1983. Erwin works for the State of Alaska Department of Corrections while Ruth works as head teacher at the Nome Adventist School. From 1974 to 1983, the couple served as missionaries in Tanzania, East Africa.
Gary Jepson ’76 and wife Deidre, currently live in Tahlequah, Okla., with their two children. Gary is the CEO at Tahlequah City Hospital. He says some of his favorite memories from his years at WWC were hayrides, business classes, and dorm water fights; but mostly, he says, he fondly remembers his friends. There is one principle that he learned in a WWC business class that has stuck with Gary: “I’ve never forgotten Jake Mehling’s admonition that it may be legal, but that doesn’t necessarily make it right!”
Lila (Streifling) Sumrall ’70 and her husband Joe, make their home in Reno, Nev., where Lila is an accountant for the Nevada-Utah Conference, and Joe is retired.
Art Klym ’74 and his wife Cheryl (Graham) ’80, make their home in Kennewick, Wash. Art received a law degree from Willamette University in Salem, Ore., and now practices in Richland, Wash. He is also active in the community theater. He was involved in a modern version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” in December 2000. The couple has three children, Graham, Peter, and Gillian.
Bernice “Bunny” (Lamberton) Baker ’75, ’88 is a school counselor at Garrison Middle School in Walla Walla. Her husband Mike ’75 is a physical education teacher and athletic director at the same school. Bernice returned to WWC for a master’s of education degree with guidance and counseling emphasis and now also volunteers for the Department of Children and Family Services. She feels that “the most important part of my education was having teachers who were passionate about their work. They were open-minded, free to present many ideas so students could work with them in the church as well as in society as a whole.” The couple has two children.
80s
Brad Davis ’80 lives with his wife
Susan (Baker) ’81, in Spokane, Wash.,
where he is an administrator with a physician clinic, and she is involved
in sales. Brad says that his best memory of WWC was meeting his wife. The
couple has two sons.
Carl Bartlett ’81 and wife Candy, live with their two young children in Frederick, Md.Carl is a systems and business analyst for Chevy Chase Bank, and he and Candy are homeschooling their two girls. “Our primary interest is working with the children’s Sabbath School divisions where we have gotten many dads to participate as leaders and assistants,” Carl writes. He says one of his favorite WWC memories was “helping Walt Meske fill the valve pit with dairy slop to prevent filling Conard pond in time for the traditional Groom-Dunk Festival.”
Corinne (Bouzovetsky) Mazier ’81 and her husband Donald, live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, with children JayDee and Aleisha. Corinne is both the principal and a teacher at Hazelton SDA Junior Academy, and Donald works for a logging company and runs a video production business. Corinne says she enjoys teaching, as well as cooking, hiking, boating, spending time with her children, and traveling for Donald’s video projects.
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Michaelynn Paul ’86 and husband Donald att., live with their 5-year-old twin boys in Beavercreek, Ore. Michaelynn has been a nurse for 15 years, and this year began teaching on WWC’s Portland nursing campus. Home life, she says, “revolves around big trucks, airplanes, getting muddy … typical boy stuff” due to their active twins. “They are the highlight of our lives,” she says. Michaelynn and Donald are also involved with children’s ministries at Gladstone Park Church, and they say it is very rewarding to see the little ones learn to worship and praise the Lord.
Linda (LaFave) Seeber ’81 and her husband Lathern, live with their daughter Shalisha in Hillsboro, Ore. Linda ministers in her neighborhood and Lathern is a sawyer at a cabinet shop. Linda’s favorite teacher was Carolyn Hazelton, of whom Linda writes: “Not only was she an excellent teacher and inspiring role model, but she took time to care for me personally.”
Wayne Smith ’80 and his wife Tamara, live in Tamuning, Guam, where he is an anesthesiologist at the Guam SDA Clinic. Wayne remembers friends and family at WWC as well as Lee Reynolds, because of how he encouraged excellence.
Greg Sullivan ’83 resides with his wife Darla (Warner) att., in Cleburne, Texas. Greg is the cafeteria director at Southwestern Adventist University, and Darla is an assistant Sous Chef and has been working with him for the past eight years. Greg is a voting member of the National Association of College & University Food Services, as well as a professional member of Food Service Consultants International. The couple has two children.
90s
Greg Yarlott ’90 and his wife Gina,
make their home in Caldwell, Idaho. He is an engineer with Advanced Design
Engineering. Greg remembers WWC’s foggy winter evenings, ski days, and
Professor Thompson. “He was tough, but helped me understand and enjoy
math,” Greg says. The couple has three children.
Heather (Morse) Chappell ’98 and husband William ’99, are living in Redlands, Calif. She is now the associate director for the annual fund for the University of Redlands. They do not have any children yet, and are happy with their beagle.
Heidi (Ham) Evans ’98, and her husband Dan att., reside in Tualatin, Ore., with their cat. Dan is a design engineer for Interlogix, a company specializing in fire and smoke alarms. Heidi teaches piano at a local studio and gives private lessons at their home. Heidi is also studying for her master’s degree in teaching at Portland State University.
Trina Thompson ’98 makes her home in College Place. Trina is teaching in the WWC Music Department as an instructor of piano. She recently received her master’s degree in piano performance and pedagogy from Northern Illinois University. Trina will head the piano preparatory division this year.
Heather (Enders) Dietrich ’00 and her husband Shawn curr. att., reside in College Place, where Heather works for WWC as the director of the annual fund. Shawn and Heather were married in December and honeymooned near Banff, Alberta. Shawn is a senior aviation major.
Kathy
(Johnson) Wagner ’91 resides in Mondovi, Wis., with her husband
Scott. Kathy is self-employed and Scott works for Hutchenson Technology. They
have two children: Mandy, age 4, and Megan, age 1.
Michelle (Bronsert) Kaiser ’91 and her husband Kevin ’90, live in Fort Lupton, Colo. Michelle earned a master’s degree in nursing and is certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She works with the Fort Lupton Medical Team. The couple has a daughter Hannah.
