Beryl Brubaker Archives

Twila Yoder retires after 19 years as assistant to EMU’s presidents

January 1, 2018Last updated January 2, 2018 by Lauren Jefferson

For 19 of the past 21 years, Twila King Yoder has served at Eastern Mennonite University as assistant to the president, including most recently, to the university’s newest one. Yoder

‘Bound together by love’: Convocation opens new academic year with music, prayer and words to inspire

September 3, 2015Last updated September 16, 2015 by Lauren Jefferson

The 2015 convocation to dedicate the new academic year at Eastern Mennonite University began and ended yesterday [Sept. 2] with music: first the triumphal tones of the Lehman Auditorium organ

New Hartzler Library director comes with administrative and teaching experience from Illinois and Canada

February 24, 2015Last updated March 12, 2015 by Steve Shenk

G. Marcille “Marci” Frederick, a Chicago-area college library director, will be Eastern Mennonite University’s new director of the Sadie A. Hartzler Library. She will start July 1, succeeding Beryl Brubaker,

Jack Rutt’s journey to EMU

January 1, 2015Last updated February 13, 2015 by Bonnie Price Lofton

After graduating in 1972 as a psychology major from EMU, Jack Rutt got his first job in the business world at Goodville Mutual Casualty Company in New Holland, Pennsylvania. Rutt initially

EMU historical library sees leadership transition – Simone Horst succeeds Lois Bowman

July 10, 2014Last updated August 18, 2014 by Paul Souder

On July 1, Simone Horst became the special collections librarian of the Menno Simons Historical Library at Eastern Mennonite University. If her leadership tenure lasts as long as her two

Former president Mumaw was “father” of Pleasant View

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

In the late 1960s, not long after John R. Mumaw had completed nearly two decades as EMU’s fourth president (1948-1965), he began to devote more attention to his concern for

When I was sick, you cared for me: alumni work in mental healthcare

March 8, 2014Last updated July 8, 2014 by

More than 700 alumni living in the City of Harrisonburg or Rockingham County work in the healthcare field, according to EMU’s alumni database. This represents a larger concentration of alumni

Celebration Banquet Honors Former President

November 23, 2009 by Steve Carpenter, Virginia Mennonite Conference

John R. Mumaw (1904-1993) was not a large man, but he was a "big" person. On Nov. 14, 190 people gathered at the Eastern Mennonite High School dining hall for

Lancaster Program Holds Second Commencement

May 13, 2008 by Laura Amstutz

Dr. Beryl Brubaker STEP graduation speaker EMU’s Study and Training in Effective Pastoral Ministry (STEP) program will hold its second annual graduation at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24, in the

Graduates Urged to Be ‘Bridge Builders’

April 27, 2008Last updated September 24, 2014 by Jim Bishop

Partly-cloudy skies and pleasant temperatures provided a near-ideal backdrop Sunday afternoon for EMU’s annual commencement exercises. More than 3,500 family members and friends filled the front lawn. Read more…

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