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Presidential Legacy – The Rev. Albert J. Beutler, Ph.D. (1929- )
President of Bethel College, 1974-1982 The Rev. Albert J. Beutler, Ph.D. (Michigan State University), was the first alumnus to serve as president of Bethel College. Beutler came to campus in 1947 with...
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Presidential Legacy – The Rev. Ray P. Pannabecker, D.D. (1913-2001)
President of Bethel College, 1959-1974 The Rev. Ray P. Pannabecker became the second president of Bethel College. A former pastor, he began at Bethel as its first business manager, while also teaching...
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Presidential Legacy – The Rev. Woodrow I. Goodman, D.D., Lit.D. (1918-2004)
President of Bethel College, 1947-1959 When the doors to Bethel College opened in the fall of 1947, twenty-seven-year-old Woodrow I. Goodman, M.A. (Wheaton College), was the youngest college president...
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The Voice of the Pilots
You may have heard him on the radio announcing for one of several athletic teams in the area; or perhaps you saw him in the press box wearing a headset at a Bethel Pilots game; or maybe you read his...
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Leading Academics – Meet Bethel’s New V.P.
Although it was hard to see the for sale sign in the front lawn of her Georgia home, Barbara Bellefeuille, Ed.D., is now much closer to her Midwestern roots in her new role as vice president for...
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A New Degree of Confidence
When Pam Austin (’12) came to Bethel in 2009, she was determined to take just one speech class. She had worked in the banking industry all her life and, at the time, was working as a senior vice...
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Keyed Into Business and Ministry
McLaughlin (left) and Borke (right) demonstrate how easy it is to use a Village Key. When Bethel alumni Todd McLaughlin (’10) and Jacob Borke (’09) met as underclassmen in 2007, they had no idea that...
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The Presidential Legacy of Bethel College
In the fall of 1947, Bethel College opened its doors to nearly 100 students with The Reverend Woodrow I. Goodman as the school’s first president. In 65 years, five more presidents and one interim...
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Legacy Built at Bethel – Three Generations of Graduates
After 65 years of Spirited Connections, Bethel has reached the age where we are now able to celebrate three generations of alumni graduates within individual families. As part of our 65th anniversary...
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Presidential Legacy – The Rev. James A. Bennett, Ph.D. (1937- )
President of Bethel College, 1982-1988 James Allen Bennett, Ph.D. (Walden University), was Bethel’s fourth president, serving the school faithfully for six years during a particularly challenging era....
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