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Les Horning has been a pastor, bus driver, chemist, house painter and doctoral student of Hebrew. Now he is a full-time advocate for Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, Va., as associate director of development, church relations and admissions. He is also the father of an EMU undergrad.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was a student here in 1995, I knew I wanted to return some day as faculty or staff,\u201d said Horning. \u201cAs a student here I felt like a balloon that had lifted off the earth. Suddenly my horizons seemed endless. I have always wanted to help other students have that experience.\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Horning is responsible for both seminary fundraising and recruiting of students. He aims to grow the seminary annual fund and build a $2 million dollar scholarship endowment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current economic situation makes it a challenging time to raise money,\u201d he says, \u201cBut I see great possibilities for strengthening small givers and broadening our base of supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actually, Horning says hard times prompt many people to focus on what is really important, including a strong seminary preparing much-needed church and community leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are looking for things to believe in and to belong to,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

In his admissions duties, Horning is working in tandem with Anita Fonseca, a new seminary student and admissions assistant, from Chile, both will work under the leadership of Laura Amstutz, MDiv \u201906, director of seminary admissions.<\/p>\n

Horning earned a BS from EMU in 1986, majoring in biology and chemistry. He completed an MDiv here in 1998. He and his wife Crystal have two daughters, 20-year-old Anya at EMU and Alanah, 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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