Alumni Awards 2007
The following alumni will be honored during Homecoming 2007. Join us as we celebrate them and their accomplishments at a dinner, Friday, October 5, 2007, 7 pm.
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Alumnus of the Year -
Christian Smith '82
Professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina / Chapel Hill and the University of Notre Dame, author, coauthor and editor of numerous books - most recently Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers.
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Jack Good Community Service Award - Dana '93 and Brandi (Anderson) '92 Bates
Dana and Brandi have served since 1995 in the coal mining Jiu Valley of Romania, where they founded Viata ("Life"), a summer adventure program for teens styled after La Vida. They are currently developing a national network of service learning clubs in Romanian schools.
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A. J. Gordon Missionary Service Award - Alberta Simms '43,
Co-winner
Alberta Simms served for decades as a teacher with the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) in Niger, West Africa and, in recent years, at the SIM headquarters in Charlotte, NC
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A. J. Gordon Missionary Service Award - Martha Simms '59,
Co-winner
Martha Simms served for decades as a nurse with the Sudan Interior Mission (SIM) in Niger, West Africa and, in recent years, at the SIM headquarters in Charlotte, NC.
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Winifred Currie Award in Education - Marilyn (Arnold) '68B and James Cooney
Before their retirement in 2000, Marilyn taught hearing impaired children in Rhode Island for 20 years and Jim was a teacher, coach and high school principal for 35 years. Since 2000 they have been serving as directors of the Gospel School for the Deaf in Fiji.
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Lifetime Achievement Award - Margaret T. Jensen
Nationally known author Margaret Jensen - mother of Jan Carlberg - wrote 15 books, including First We Have Coffee, and developed a strong connection with Gordon students during her many visits to campus. The College's theatre was named in her honor.