Student provides medical care to a patient in Nicaragua.

Nursing students learn in the Nicaraguan jungle

by Ruby Ruano, student writer “Lindsay, get up, there is a woman in labor that needs our help.” The voice from the darkness jarred Union College nursing major Lindsay Harrison from her midnight slumber. As…

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Video: Mandy Mekelburg on calling

Union College’s Experience Your Calling program is designed to help students discover their gifts and passions and translate that into a course of study and a course for life. Find out how Mandy Mekelburg found…

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Alumnus credits IRR degree for life of service and adventure

“Before I went into the International Rescue and Relief (IRR) program, I made a list of all the companies I wanted to work for. International SOS was number two,” said Jonathan Hoewing. “Sometimes I wonder…

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Swayze Gift

Unrestricted estate gifts are invaluable to the financial strength of Union College. One such generous gift was recently received from the estate of Dr. V. Warren and Thelma Swayze. Dr. and Mrs. Swayze both attended…

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Hyde Unitrust

Union’s nursing program has been consistently recognized for its excellence in education. Margaret Maxwell Hyde ’53 and Rhonda Humenny Rutt ’85 graduated 32 years apart from the same program and they recently discovered a link…

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Benton Endowment

“My personal ‘root’ to Union College is deep, but not wide,” laughs Pat Benton. Her great-grandfather, Leonard June, painstakingly handcrafted woodwork on the original administration building during the summers of 1890-91. The Junes then moved…

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Pogue Bequest

Oliver and Barbara Pogue have strong ties to Union College. Barbara moved with her family to the College View community in 1941, graduating from Union College Academy in 1946 and then from Union in 1950.…

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Lang Life Insurance

Jerome and Ramona Lang’s deep commitment to Union College is evidenced through many tangible ways. From Jerome’s service as a respected member of the Board of Trustees and the board’s finance committee to providing invaluable…

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Henkelmann Scholarship

Charlie ’56 and Naoma (Hopkins) ’54 Henkelmann understand the importance of student scholarships. In 1952, Naoma received a scholarship which enabled her to attend Union College and earn her degree. They have never forgotten the…

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Thomson Endowed Professorship

The Union College Board of Trustees recently named Dr. George Gibson as The George Thomson Professor of History. This honor is funded by the Dr. George Thomson Endowed Professorship, the first academic endowment of its…

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Donors – Rice

Frank and Evelyn Rice discovered a unique and creative way to generate supplemental retirement income while making a significant gift to Union College . Frank (’39) and Evelyn ’41, were the owners and managers of…

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Lake Real Estate

It was during a tent meeting in Mullen, Neb., in 1919 that Frank and Nellie Lake accepted the Seventh-day Adventist message. Believing in the benefits of Christian education, they sent all three of their sons…

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