LCC&S graduates announced

Approximately 154 students graduated from Lincoln Christian College and Seminary Saturday. Commencement was at 10 a.m. in the Earl C Hargrove Chapel on the LCCS campus. Dr. Wayne Shaw, LCS academic dean, addressed the crowd on the topic "Integrity of the Message and Integrity of the Messenger." Following is a complete list of LCCS graduates.

CERTIFICATE IN BIBLE

Paula R. McMichael, Terre Haute, Ind.

CERTIFICATE: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Dawn Arnette Cole Baird, Lincoln

Jaclynn Christina Bilyeu, Loami

Holly Kurka, Lincoln

Deric Ritchey, Salatiga, Indonesia

Clifford Grant Wheeler, Citrus Springs, Fla.

ASSOCIATE OF ARTS

Bible

Kelly Ann George, Brownsburg, Ind.

Jaime Lee Kaufield, Las Vegas, Nev.

Leslie Ann Searles, Albuquerque, N.M.

Wendy E. Vest, Decatur

Izaak Wilson, Mount Pulaski

Office Management

Christopher M. Bova, Mentor, Ohio

Sara Lambert*, Streator

Catherine M. Norman, Springfield

Holly L. Whatley*, Quincy

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Bivocational Missions

Leslie M. Heap, Ellsworth

Children’s Ministry

Timothy John Henson, Morris

Christian Business Administration

Scott C. Durr, Grinnell, Iowa

Richard Andrew Hicks, Brownsburg, Ind.

Courtney Brooke McMains, Normal

Tina L. Schaeufele, Savanna

Mindy Marie Spencer, Ipava

Anthony E. Varnado, North Chicago

Rolaine Marie Walsh, Chicago

Tanya Rena Weible, Washington, Mo.

Jonas Charles Wertin, Crown Point, Ind.

Christian Education

Lukas Dunn, Monroe, Mich.

Terry Lee Goodwin, Henry

Andrea N. Thomason, Beverly

Early Childhood

Kathleen Anne Buche, DeMotte, Ind.

Holly Anne Heap, Downs

Carrie Marie Metcalf, Xenia

Stephanie Nangle, Streator

Emily Kay Smith, Chambersburg

Evangelism/Church Planting

Janice Jannette Robinson, Auburn

John Andrew Wentz, Lostant

Family Life

Jaclynn Christina Bilyeu, Loami

Rebecca Buddemeyer, Washington, Mo.

Sara Kathleen DeBolt Cosby, Morton

Jennifer Rebecca Difanis, Champaign

Amber Tennille Hendrickson, Lincoln

Kelly Lynn Jewell, Beloit, Wis.

Tracy Lynn McGhee, Mount Zion

Shannon Lynn Morrow, Macomb

Jill Marie Sackett, Lincoln

Jeremy Thomason, Fairfield

Kelli T. Woodford, Bloomington

Rachel Ruth Woolard, Lincoln

Brenda C. Yoder, Danvers

General Ministry

Dawn Arnette Cole Baird, Lincoln

Barbara Kline, Lincoln

Mary Alice Taylor-Curry, Lincoln

Music Ministry

Sheralyn Rae Bolton, Streator

Jason L. Gordon, Mattoon

Preaching

Dennis J. Bennett, Lincoln

Nathan D. Davenport, Paxton

Leslie Ray Featheringill, Fort Madison, Iowa

Jeffrey Scott Gentry, Tulsa, Okla.

Jonathan D. Hughes, Streator

Brian Philip Lowery, Lincoln

Matthew Caleb Merold, Placentia, Calif.

Brandon Richard Moore, Glenarm

Scott Michael Neal, Hume

Mark Evan Paris*, Spencer, Ind.

William LaVerne Prosise, Durand

Chad A. Ragsdale, Webb City, Mo.

Jonathan Rose, Valparaiso, Ind.

Mark S. Schaeufele, Akron, Ohio

Mark Andrew Watson, Morris

Preaching and Youth Ministry

Tyson Ray Graber, Montgomery, Ind.

Small Groups

Mary Sue Laird, Donovan

Eric M. Metcalf, Downers Grove

Corey Eugene Shields, Hoopeston

Jason M. Woodford, Central Square, N.Y.

World Missions

Andrew Cox, Canton

Michael J. Sheley, Plano

Amy Carissa Sherwood, Martinsville

Youth Ministry

Justin W. Cook, Jacksonville

Shannon Sue Cornett, Normal

Joseph A. Mollet, Lincoln

Erin Leigh Schwarberg, Springfield

Aaron Keith Shirley, Dieterich

Jonathan David Spencer, Doylestown, Ohio

Adam James Waters, Lincoln

Wesley Edward Wilson, Broken Arrow, Okla.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Bible

Jennie R. Baird*, Indianola

Donald Ray Bowman Jr., Browning

Jamie Lynn Cardwell, Alton

Jennifer Mae Collins, Bloomington

Jamie Lynn Durr, Grinnell, Iowa

Jodi Renee Flowers, Mount Pulaski

Corinne Marie Gorsch, Peoria

Beth Ann Harbaugh, Kokomo, Ind.

Teresa Lynn Henson, Morris

Nicole Ann Jackson, Champaign

Dawn Renee Orme, Maroa

Julie Kay Stine de Rangel, Washington, Mo.

Brian M. Scarbrough*, Havana

Patti Jo Schappaugh, Minier

Clifford Grant Wheeler, Citrus Springs, Fla.

Christian Education

Jill Marie (Roosmann) Mitchell, Godfrey

 

* In absentia

 

Lincoln Christian College - East Coast

The following degrees are being presented today at Lincoln Christian College-East Coast in Bel Air, Md.:

Homer R. Ash, Accident, Md.; Associate of Arts (General Ministry)

Jennifer Lynne Cianelli, Manassas, Va.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

Brian Sean Dicken, Cumberland, Md.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

Frank Edward Dicken, Cumberland, Md.; Bachelor of Arts (Preaching)

Jocelyn December Haynes, Bel Air, Md.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

Lorraine D. O. Hurley, Inwood, W.Va.; Associate of Arts (General Ministry)

Leo Joseph Lavin III, Oldtown, Md; Bachelor of Arts (Preaching)

Naomi Ruth Seely, Bel Air, Md.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

Howard Charles Sullens Jr., Joppa, Md.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

Brandon Whyle Underhill, Bel Air, Md.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

Linda D. Underhill, Bel Air, Md.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

Katrina Wesley, Dallas, Penn.; Associate of Arts (Bible)

 

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MASTER OF ARTS

David Fremstad, Carmi (Church History/Historical Theology); B.A., Minnesota Bible College, 1994

C. Thomas Holt, Lincoln (Pastoral Care and Counseling); B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1996

Kathryn Holt, Lincoln (Apologetics); B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1996

Young Kuk Kim, Kang Won-Do, South Korea (Old Testament); B.Th., Korea Christian College, 1986; M.Div., Lincoln Christian Seminary, 1991

Teoh Gaik Kin, Sungai Petari, Kedah, Malaysia (General Bible); B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1997

Kwok Hing Lee, Hong Kong (New Testament); B.Commerce, Hong Kong Buddhist College, 1992; B.A., Platte Valley Bible College, 1998

David LeRoy Means; Albany, Ore.(Pastoral Care and Counseling); B.S., Boise Bible College, 1997

Marek Paul Mudrik, Prague, Czech Republic (Contemporary Christian Theology and Philosophy); B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1997

David J. Nicholson, Vestaburg, Mich. (Preaching); B.A., Eastern Christian College, 1985

Tyrone Eugene Oldham, Decatur (New Testament); B.S., Illinois State University, 1984

Paul Andrew Patterson, St. Louis, Mo. (Church History/Historical Theology); B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1994

David F. Poole, Springfield (Contemporary Christian Theology and Philosophy); B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1995

Deric Paul Ritchey, Salatiga, Indonesia (Missions); B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1998

John O. Schofield, Evansville, Ind. (Missions); B.A., St. Louis Christian College, 1995

Derek J. Stancombe, Bromsgrove, England ( Apologetics); diploma, Theological Studies, Springdale College, England

Ahdee Wayezi, Myitkyiora, Kachin State, Myanmar (Missions); LL.B., University of Yangon, Myanmar, 1986; B.D., Myanmar Institute of Theology, 1994

MASTER OF ARTS IN
COUNSELING MINISTRY

Dan Bird, Lincoln, IL; B.R.E., Great Lakes Christian College, 1972

Nora Arleene Bishop, Greenfield; B.A., Millikin University, 1998

Peggy L. Carpenter, Peoria; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1998

Nicole Louise Carriere, Lincoln; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1995

Judson Chubbuck IV, Urbana; B.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999

Carolyn Pearl Coombs, Lincoln; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1994

Bethany L. Farwell, Lincoln; B.S., Western Illinois University, 1995

C. Thomas Holt, Lincoln; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1996

Kathryn Holt, Lincoln; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1996

Raymond Peter Johnson; Lincoln; B.A., Kearney State College, 1962; M.A., University of Illinois, 1966; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1974

Daniel Nyankoon, Liberia, West Africa; B.A., St. Louis Christian College, 1997

Rebecca Leanne Payne, Clay City; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1994

Neil Rudolph Schori, Normal; B.S., Illinois State University, 1997

Angela Renee Stone, Williamsport, Ind.; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1996

Jana Lee Troutman, Springfield; B.A., Western Illinois University, 1996

MASTER OF ARTS IN URBAN MISSION

Natalie Suzanne Brattin, Neosho, Mo.; B.S., Manhattan Christian College, 1998

Albert M. Zander, Wheaton; B.A., North Park College, 1993

MASTER OF DIVINITY

Matthew Alan Cassady, Lincoln; B.A., Christian Life College, 1997

Rick L. Hobler, Lincoln; B.A., Eastern Illinois University, 1974; J.D., Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1978

Ernest M. Ibanga, Nigeria; B.A., Biola University, 1994; M.A., Talbot School of Theology, 1996

John K. Jones Jr., Lincoln; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1980; M.A., Lincoln Christian Seminary, 1982; M.A., Friends University, 1992

Kirk Allen Kasson, Almena, Kan.; B.S., Kansas State University, 1991

David Ray McKay, Carthage; B.A., Northeast Missouri State University, 1992

Jimmy L. Moore; Lincoln; B.S., Illinois State University, 1992

Randy E. O’Brien; Normal; B.A., Illinois State University, 1984

Derrick Lane Ritchie, Stilwell, Okla.; B.B.L., Ozark Christian College, 1996

L. C. Sutton, Jr., Joliet; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1991

Todd Christopher Thomson, Morris; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1991

Bruce Edward Thornsbrough; Milford; B.S., Illinois State University, 1987

Carl L. Wiggins, Rushville; B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1960

T. Scott Womble; Chambersburg; B.S., St. Louis Christian College, 1995

Scott H. Zorn, Danville; B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1993

 

* In absentia

 

 


Students grow with gardening project

The students at Jefferson Elementary School are getting a firsthand education about nature with their very own butterfly garden.

The school, attended by 100 kindergarten through third grade students, was awarded a $500 grant last fall from the county for a gardening project, which is one of the first of its kind in the area.

Verbena, butterfly bushes, domesticated milkweed, pinks, black-eyed Susans, bee balm and marigolds have all been carefully arranged in the berm garden, edged with stones, which form a semicircle around a redbud tree in the school’s front yard. Tulips were planted by the school children last fall. This month, the pint-sized beginner gardeners have been getting their hands dirty and plopping everything from alyssum to vincas in the fresh soil. On a recent windy spring day, all four classes of students were eagerly waiting their turn to lovingly place a plant in the ground and do their share to finish the garden.

"I love gardening," third-grade teacher Cathy Hawkinson said. "I just think at this age, a lot of things you learn in the garden, you apply to life. Taking care of something, whether it’s a plant, animal or another person, at a young age builds character." Hawkinson spearheaded the project because of her own interest in gardening and because it seemed a natural extension of a two-year educational program she has been conducting using monarch butterflies.

Next to the berm garden is a circle of freshly worked black dirt, ready to hold a plot of tall, yellow sunflowers, which will attract birds and insects to the garden.

All of the school’s students are involved in the project, which is available to all classrooms. The students’ parents, grandparents and staff also plan to join in the educational programs the garden will make possible.

The gardening project stems from a two-year monarch butterfly educational program at the school. Students in Hawkinson’s class studied 40 butterflies, which she collected herself at a local lake while they were caterpillars. The students then studied the life stages of the specimens from egg to adult. Each student was given an egg to watch it hatch and care for the caterpillar until it was an adult. They then set the butterflies free.

The success of the butterfly program led to the idea for a school garden.

"I think it teaches a lot of other things besides science. We use it for intergenerational activities. Grandparents come out and help plant. Each of our classes has a grandparent that comes. We’ll also use it for our special needs class," she said.

The garden provides hands-on gardening experience though activities like planning, planting and reaping its benefits; establishes a habitat for butterflies and hummingbirds; provides opportunities for all ages and abilities to work together and develop such character traits as caring, responsibility and perseverance through gardening; and allows an opportunity for students with special needs to experience garden activities. The garden also will provide a site for an outdoor classroom, for theme gardens, an outdoor science lab, poetry garden, outdoor music and art classroom, and inspirational and floral focal point to enhance learning.

 

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So far, the garden has been a big hit with the children.

"They are so cute out there. They love it. They have been so careful not to step on it or hurt anything out there. They’ve been very good about it. I think it gives them pride in their school," she said.

Last year the school suffered a fire which resulted in smoke damage. Classes were held in local churches for many weeks while repairs were being made. "This has given them a sense of pride while making it pretty outside," she said, which helps raise everyone’s spirits.

The colorful plot of plants in the corner of the school’s front yard is also attracting a lot of attention in the school’s Fifth Street neighborhood.

"People will come by and honk, since we’ve been out there so much. Some of the neighbors have come over. They are curious. It really is a community thing," she said.

Hawkinson said volunteers will keep the garden watered and weeded during the summer. When school is back in session in late August, the butterflies should be fluttering freely throughout the garden. Hawkinson hopes to have a garden dedication when school resumes next fall.

To insure the optimal use of the garden, as well as its sustainability and growth, the Jefferson School teachers, Jefferson School PTO, the School Community Council and Lincoln Area YMCA are partners in the program. Volunteers from all groups assist in planning and maintaining the garden and creating educational programs related to the garden.

 

 

The garden, which is free of chemicals to protect the children and also encourage and protect the butterflies and other insects and creatures, was coordinated by the Jefferson Garden Club, which consists of a core of teachers, parents and students who meet during lunch. Hawkinson coordinates the garden activities and is chairman of the club.

Goals for this year’s growing season include giving priority to groups with proposals to engage students in learning activities. Future ideas blossoming in Hawkinson’s head include a special needs garden with raised beds, adapted tools and plants which please the senses. Theme gardens based on children’s books, community gardens and other projects could also be in the future. Collecting seeds from the garden to sell and give away as presents at school functions are other ideas.

 

 

"One of the things we said we would do is share with others what we’ve learned," she said. The school has already sponsored a workshop, in conjunction with Lincoln Developmental Center, on planting and sustaining butterfly gardens.

Hawkinson also plans to attend a two-day workshop this summer at the Chicago Botanical Garden, which includes visiting other school gardens and gathering ideas to use back home.

 

[Penny Zimmerman-Wills]

 

 

 

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