Communal Studies Association, 2010 New Harmony, Indiana ...

connection, it is not generally known among the Moravian Brethren. Our records are complete, albeit inGerman, and require translation, most of which I have already done.Janet W. Zuber is Translator for Amana Church Society and Chairman of Amana Church Society's ArchiveCommittee.Session 4-APerspectives on Stelle(Atheneum/Visitors Center)Panel:Malcolm Carnahan, Former President of the Stelle GroupJoanna Carnahan, Stelle CommunityLeslie M. Alexander, Ohio State UniversityDaniel J. Glenn, Independent FilmmakerCarroll English, Stelle CommunityThe panel will describe Stelle‘s history and philosophical underpinnings from its beginning to the present. Theseare the subjects that each speaker will address: Malcolm Carnahan on the ―architecture‖ or founding concept;Joanna Carnahan on the early educational system developed; Dr. Leslie Alexander with a Power Pointpresentation on her life as a child in Stelle (―But I Don‘t Know the Pledge of Allegiance!‖); Dan Glenn, moviemaker, showing footage on solar and wind technology used in Stelle today; and Carroll English, describing thecontemporary community. Walter Ring, moderator, will field questions from the audience.Panelists:Malcolm Carnahan was a member of The Stelle Group from 1968 until the non-profit entity was liquidated in2006. Malcolm was a resident of the community of Stelle from 1973 until 1982 when he moved to Dallas toassist Stelle‘s founder create a second community, Adelphi. Malcolm was President of The Stelle Group for 13years. Malcolm is currently Chief Operating Officer of CoCard Marketing Group, LLC, a cooperatively ownedcompany, with 90 offices across the United States. Malcolm currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee, withwife, Joanna. Malcolm received his B.A. from Eureka College in 1959 and M.Div. from Vanderbilt DivinitySchool in 1963.Joanna Carnahan is an early learning education specialist and was a member of The Stelle Group with herhusband, Malcolm, from 1968 until 2006. Joanna was a charter member of Stelle‘s Learning Council and ofMotherschool, a support organization for mothers in the Stelle community. She was a contributing writer for theStelle publication, Parenting for Excellence. Joanna received her B.A. from Vanderbilt University and M.A.T.from Columbia University, Teachers College, as well as post-graduate certification in infant mental health fromThe Washington School of Psychiatry. Joanna currently resides in Nashville with her husband, Malcolm.Dr. Leslie M. Alexander is Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University, where she teachesAfrican American, African Diaspora, and early American history. Her teaching and research interests focus onBlack culture, nationalism, identity, and political movements. She received her B.A. from Stanford University,her M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. She is the author or editor of several books and articles includingAfrican or American?: Black Identity and Political Activism in New York City, 1784-1861, which was published bythe University of Illinois Press in 2008 and won a national book award.Daniel J. Glenn is an independent entertainment professional and filmmaker, currently employed by WarnerHorizon Television, a division of Warner Brothers Studios. He is involved with the current hit shows airing onABC and TNT networks. Most notably he worked on the mega-hit Two and a Half Men for CBS. Dan grew upin the community of Braidwood, about 30 miles from the Stelle community. This allowed him to gain a unique17