Cornerstone University Alumni Journal 2021
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4TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION<br />
OF SCHOLARSHIP<br />
In April <strong>2021</strong>, <strong>Cornerstone</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s traditional undergraduate<br />
division hosted its annual Celebration of Scholarship. This year’s<br />
showcase featured 117 posters, 71 papers and presentations and 34<br />
musical performances.<br />
Learn more at cornerstone.edu/cos.<br />
PICTURED: Students reviewing posters during Celebration of Scholarship.<br />
elected as a partner at JVL Wealth Strategies. He graduated<br />
from <strong>Cornerstone</strong> <strong>University</strong> with a Bachelor of Arts in<br />
finance and business management.<br />
MEGHAN POWELL (B.A. ’09) has lived in Chicago for<br />
the last six years. She started her business called iMProv<br />
Boss in 2018. While it was a big jump to walk away from a<br />
corporate job, her faith and the education she received at<br />
<strong>Cornerstone</strong> gave her the tools she needed to make the leap.<br />
NEW MASTER OF PUBLIC<br />
ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM<br />
The new Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program at<br />
<strong>Cornerstone</strong>’s Professional & Graduate Studies division provides<br />
avenues for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders and entrepreneurs<br />
to enact transformative change in their organizations. The Higher<br />
Learning Commission recently approved this program, and the first<br />
cohort is anticipated to launch in September <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Request information at cornerstone.edu/public-administration.<br />
NICOLE (RICKS, B.S. ’13) KRAAYENBRINK owns Burly<br />
Bison Bakery, a bakery that offers gluten-free, dairy-free and<br />
vegan desserts with no added refined sugar and made from<br />
organic ingredients whenever possible.<br />
MYKEL HALL (B.S. ’13, M.DIV. ’20) recently accepted<br />
the position of senior pastor at Trowbridge Community<br />
Church in Otsego, Mich.<br />
SARA BETH GRISSOM (A.S. ’13, B.S. ’17) moved back<br />
home to Alaska in June 2019 and accepted a position at a<br />
residential reentry center in October 2019.<br />
CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI JOURNAL <strong>2021</strong><br />
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DEBRA (ZIEHM, M.B.A. ’10) MCGUIRE was selected<br />
as the executive director of the International Association of<br />
Assessing Officers in Kansas City, Mo.<br />
JAKE HOUF (B.S. ’10) and his wife, Katie, welcomed their<br />
first child, Anna Kay Houf, on July 3, 2020.<br />
ALAN WARNER (B.S. ’13) began a podcast titled The<br />
Wonderful Lizard, reading of the public domain work “The<br />
Wizard of Oz” and changing the word wizard to lizard. To<br />
listen, visit anchor.fm/lizarding.<br />
ANNE OSTRANDER (B.A. ’14) spent four years serving<br />
as a missionary in the Middle East. In July 2020, she returned<br />
home to continue serving Muslim and refugee communities<br />
and helping lead them to know Jesus.<br />
KAREN (FOWLER, M.A. ’14) MOORMAN was appointed<br />
as the supply pastor of Grant Chapel African Methodist<br />
Episcopal Church in Three Rivers, Mich.<br />
JOELLE WRIGHT-TERRY (B.S. ’15) is a surviving widow<br />
due to COVID-19, and she is continuing Marshall’s legacy<br />
with Memorials By Marsh & Sassi for her two boys, Joshua<br />
and Micah. Her company specializes in the creation and<br />
customization of gravesite headstones, monuments, benches<br />
and cornerstones for those who have passed away.
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