Messiah College Media Mentions

Ryan Keith, a 2002 graduate who founded Forgotten Voices International, was the first leader of a non-profit to win the Harrisburg Regional Chamber’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” award. Keith is being recogized for the jobs his organization is creating in villages across southern Africa. The Harrisburg Patriot-News profiled Keith in their December 30 issue.

Read “Charismatic visionary.”

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Alum Matt Billman has been named the 2011 All-Sentinel Boys Soccer Coach of the Year by the Carlisle Sentinel newspaper. The award recognizes Billman’s outstanding season coaching the Cumberland Valley boy’s soccer team and his work to develop a soccer camp in Guinea, Africa.

Read “Teaching soccer worldwide.” 

Messiah College alums Eric Bofinger and Pat Hager earned the top two spots after outstanding runs at the Rehoboth Seashore Marathon on Dec. 10. Both talk credit their faith and their experiences as Messiah students for their performance in a Dec. 15  Philly Burbs article.

Read “Believing marathoner earns a heavenly win.”

Cindy Funck `78, a children’s librarian at the Annville Free Library (Lebanon County, Pa.), was recently profiled in the Sept. 25 Lebanon Daily News regular column, “Just Folks.” Funck, who reads to more than 100 kids per week, explained how she views her job positively impacting the lives of young children while also helping them grow their vocabularies and love of reading. 

Read “Just Folks: Librarian gets kick out of kids and their books.”

Bryan Doo `95 was playing pick-up basketball at a Boston-area community center when his teammate went into cardiac arrest. Doo, head strength and conditioning coach for the Boston Celtics, acted quickly and helped save the man’s life. His heroic response in mid-September received attention in the Boston media market.

Read “Teammates save Newton man’s life after basketball game.”
Watch the video, “Celtics coach saves man’s life.”

K. B. Hoover, a beloved alumnus who returned to teach biology for nearly 30 years, turned 100 earlier this month. Hoover was celebrated at a gathering of friends and family and was recognized by the Upper Allen Township commissioners for his contributions to local govermnet. The Carlisle Sentinel wrote about the township recognition in a Sept. 23 article.

Read “Upper Allen Township honors centenarian.”

Seth Lehman, 2005 graduate, credits his successful year of leading the Cumberland Valley women’s soccer team to the excellent example he saw modeled as a player at Messiah College. Lehman, whose team was 27-1 overall and won the Mid-Penn, District 3 and PIAA spring championships, was named the 2011 Sentinel Coach of the Year from the local Carlisle Sentinel newspaper.

Read “Messiah grad Lehman led Eagles to historic season.”

Alumna Nicole Viglietta and nursing department chair Carolyn Kreamer are featured in a May 3 article in the Harrisburg Patriot-News about how nurses are specializing in various areas of care.

Read “More nurses become certified in different areas of expertise.”

Chris Heisey, the Messiah alum who has worked his way into the Major Leagues, is interviewed by the Billings Gazette,  the hometown newspaper of the first farm team he was on before making his way to the Cincinnati Reds team. The article ran March 25.

Read “Chris Heisey — Can’t keep a good outfielder down.”

Laura Meitzner Yoder ’93 currently teaches at the International Sustainable Development Studies Institute (ISDSI) in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  Yoder has practiced her focus areas of tropical agriculture (plant breeding, seed systems, and ethnobotany), community development in conflict areas, and social research with local universities in Ecuador, Honduras, Indonesia, East Timor, and Thailand. She shared her experiences in a recent article for Intervarsity.

Read “Seeking environmental justice in southeast Asia.”