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Denise Bakerink ’83, interim dean of student life, received the Don L. Boender Award for Distinguished Service from the Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD) in recognition for her outstanding contributions to ACSD and the field of student development.

Robert Black, professor of economics, presented his paper, “Taking Market Exchange Personally! Commercial Connections, Information and Transactions Costs,” at the 2006 Business Research Consortium Conference at Canisius College. His paper explained how the personal and moral nature of market exchange emerges by examining the credit checks, reputation assurances and other personal exchange of information that now characterize a large volume of market exchange.

Associate Professor of Theology Jonathan Case recently taught Islam and Wesleyan theology at Missionary Training Institute (Global Partners/Wesleyan World Missions).

JM Crisman, assistant professor of biology, and Derek DeBoer ’06 presented posters at the American Association of Immunologists meeting in Boston, MA.

Associate Professor of English Laurie Dashnau joined over 1,100 high school English teachers in Daytona Beach, FL to score approximately 300,000 students’ advanced placement literature exams.

Paul DeBoer, professor of music, performed in the Festival of Trumpets concert at the 2006 International Trumpet Guild Conference. He also spent two weeks teaching and performing at the Csehy Summer School of Music, held on the campus of Philadelphia Biblical University.

Professor of Composition and Conducting Mark Hijleh authored a new e-text for a pilot theory program incorporating world music throughout curriculum.

Professor of Chemistry Irmgard Howard spoke on “Celebrating You, Your Chemicals and Your Chemistry,” at the high school awards night of the Penn-York section of the American Chemical Society.

Skip Lord ’80, women’s basketball head coach, recently spoke at the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Convention in conjunction with the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Final Four. His presentation was based on the NAIA’s Champions of Character program and how the message and model can be adjusted to any of the following audiences: administrators, coaches, players, fans or officials.

Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Meilaender’s article “Voicing My Choice” appeared in the Easter edition of The Cresset, which last fall also published his “Making the Country Safe for Amnesty.” Meilaender has been invited to contribute three columns a year to The Cresset.

Assistant Professor of Piano William Newbrough performed at the Anchorage Baptist Temple and played in a worship service at the Christian Community Church. While in Alaska he also performed at the Norman Lowell Art Gallery, for the renowned painter himself and other guests. In mid-September he performed at the Empire Ballroom at the Bell’agio Hotel in Las Vegas.

Assistant Director of P.A.C.E. Mark Pavone ’97 earned the Distinguished Leadership Award from fellow students in his master’s of science in management program. Pavone’s peers recognized his significant contribution to their learning experience in the program.

Jean-Louis Roederer ’64, associate professor of foreign languages, has been invited to teach an intensive intermediate French course at L’Institut Lefevre in Normandy. The institute is for students from Christian colleges in the U.S.

Graphic Designer David Stith recently completed artwork for My Brightest Diamond’s (Shara Worden) debut album “Bring Me the Workhorse.“

Gary Stith, associate professor of music, authored an article entitled “Band Seating 101,” which appeared in the September 2006 issue of the NYSBDA Band Stand. In August, he was guest conductor with the Skaneateles Community Band, for which his father is the retiring director. Stith was recently appointed to the advisory board of the New York State Band Directors Association (NYSBDA). He is also serving as state chairman of the NYSBDA Young Composers Band Composition Center and will be on the selection committee for that annual award.

Professor of Physical Education Bill Swanson traveled to Amman, Jordan where he conducted a baseball camp for children and worked with a baseball team as they were preparing for a tournament in Poland. He is also working with children in baseball camps in Williamsport, PA, the site of the Little League World Series.

Professor of English Stephen Mills Woolsey ’73, Associate Professor of English Laurie Dashnau and Professor of English Linda Mills ’74 Woolsey traveled with 12 Houghton students, one graduate, and two staff members to the Calvin Conference of Faith and Writing. Speakers included Salmon Rushdie, Marilyn Robinson, Lauren Winner, Don Miller and Houghton English Professor John (Jack) Leax ’67.

Houghton’s equestrian program was featured in a recent Associated Baptist Press article on the rising popularity in Christian colleges and universities’ equestrian activities and classes. Author Hannah Byers contacted Director Jo-Anne Young ’69, because Houghton’s equestrian program had a reputation as the “premier equestrian program among Christian colleges and universities.”

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