Second group finishes disaster management

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HESSTON, Kan.—Five Hesston College students were recognized for completing the two-year disaster management program on May 3. This year’s graduates are the second group to finish the program, begun in the summer of 2005 as a cooperative effort of Hesston College and Mennonite Disaster Service. A ceremony honoring six graduates a year ago on May 5, 2007, began about 36 hours after a disastrous tornado swept through the town of Greensburg, Kan.

The 2008 graduates are Ben Kropf, Oregon City, Ore.; Jaclyn Shaw, Croghan, N.Y.; Caleb Gugel, Wauseon, Ohio; Amanda Koch, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Matt Smith, Gibson City, Ill.

Russ Gaeddert, director of the disaster management program, recounted the many classroom and off-site service projects and meetings during the past two years.

“Throughout all these experiences, you have learned countless new skills and met many new people,” Gaeddert said. “You have been the hands and feet of Jesus, selflessly serving others. This summer, you will once again serve with MDS on the Gulf Coast in Pass Christian, Miss., New Orleans and Diamond, La., and in La Crete, Alberta.”—Hesston College

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