Dr. Robert A. Briner '56 - Author and Speaker

Bob Briner, president of ProServ Television, authored Roaring Lambs, The Management Methods of Jesus, and several other books and articles on Christian Leadership. An Emmy award-winning producer, Briner graduated from Greenville in 1956 with a BA in Education. In 1997 he traveled with the Young Messiah tour as speaker and tour pastor.

Bob Briner... Alumni in Memory
Roaring Lambs

Dr. Ernest Boyer '50 - Educationist

In both the public school system and in undergraduate colleges, Ernest Boyer spent a lifetime rallying for the cause of educational reform. A 1950 graduate of Greenville College, Boyer served as Chancellor of the State University of New York, United States Commissioner of Education, and the president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He passed away in 1995, having touched countless lives through his books, speeches, and friendships.

Dr. Brooks M. Burr '71 - Professor of Zoology, Southern Illinois University

Since graduation from Greenville College in 1971 with a B.A. in Biology, Brooks Burr has earned both a M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is now a professor of Zoology at Southern Illinois Univeristy focusing on the field of Ichthyology. He is the chair of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)Collections Committee and curator of the SIUC Fluid Collection (Vertebrates). He recently coauthored the Peterson Field Guide to North American Fishes. He is also an internationally recognized authority on endangered species of fresh water fish.

Chaz Corzine '81 - Co-President, GET Management

A 1981 graduate of Greenville, Chaz Corzine was introduced to the world of contemporary Christian music through his role as 1980-1981 Agape Music Festival coordinator. Having established important contacts through this position, Corzine pursued a career in music. He is now the President of GET Management, an entertainment firm managing the careers of Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Rachael Lampa, author Frank Peretti and others. He is husband to Deaver M. Corzine and father to Sean, Mallory and Allie.

Lisa Kaufmann Crow '98 - Doctorate Student, University of Oklahoma

Lisa's cumulative exams and proposal were completed in November 2000. She entered PhD candidacy at that point, and recieved a Masters in May 2001. She expects to be completing her research and PhD at OU sometime in the Spring of 2003, at which point she hopes to obtain a post-doc. Herresearch adviser is Dr. Ron L. Halterman, an organometallics chemist with expertise in the synthesis of Group 4 metallocenes that are used in olefin polymerizations. Her projects include the development of methodologies for the synthesis of substituted indene and cyclopentadiene ligands. Recently, they have completed the synthesis of disubstituted indenes from common chiral ketones like camphor using an organometallic carbonyl addition reaction. Now, we have started a new project in which we hope to use ring-closing metathesis to synthesize substituted cyclopentadiene ligands.

Dr. Paul W. Davenport, Ph.D. '73 - Associate Professor of Physiology, University of Florida

Paul Davenport graduated from Greenville College in 1973 with degrees in Biology and Chemistry. For the last 19 years he has been a Professor at the University of Florida where he teaches physiology. Paul received his PhD in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Kentucky and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Kentucky and the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston. While at UF, he has directed 3 PhD students, several MS students, several post-doctoral fellows and pediatric pulmonary fellows. His research is the brain processes involved in the perception of respiration. He has published 3 book chapters, 45 research articles and 77 abstracts of research presentations. Outside of work, Paul is a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where he teaches middle school Sunday School and works with the youth program. He organized youth medical missions to Guatemala for 2000 and 2001 spring breaks. Paul has been married to Cherith Demaray for 27 years and has 2 children, Matthew (21) and Kathleen (19). Matthew is a junior Biology major at Greenville College. Kathleen is a freshman Dance/Chemistry/French major at Hope College.

Celeste Frankenfeld '01- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas

Celeste is currently enrolled in a doctoral program with the intent of obtaining my PhD in four to five years. She is working under the direction of Dr. Sue Lunte, a bioanalytical chemist. My research plan includes studying neuropeptides and their relation with the blood brain barrier utilizing microchip capillary electrophoresis.
"Greenville was an excellent training ground for my future here at the University of Kansas. I developed great relationships with the other science students as we learned together how to study, and matured as a scientist under the guidance of professors who both knew their subject-matter well, and who genuinely cared that their students understood the material."

Kristen Guthrie '96 - Membership and Communications Director, Fort Wayne Convention and Visitors Bureau

Kristen (Kubovchick) Guthrie graduated from Greenville College in 1996, with a major in Communication (Public Relations) and minors in Business and English. Her job responsibilities include overseeing the publications, special events, and public relations for the Bureau, as well as generating sponsorship and advertising revenue, and developing internet marketing. The variety of her responsibilities has enabled her to use her interests in special events, writing, and promotions as well as marketing and public relations. During this, her third year at the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kristen was honored to receive a VISTA award from the State of Indiana Tourism Office for the most outstanding public relations program for 2000.

Dr. Tracy Hall '85 - Physician

Dr. Hall practices family medicine at McCracken/Dawdy/Hall Family Practice Center in Greenville. A 1985 GC graduate with a BA in Biology, Tracy went on to Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO. She completed her internship at Westview Osteopathic Hospital in Indiana, IL and her residency at SIU Belleville Family Practice in Belleville, IL. She also serves as the director of Rehab services at Utlaut Memorial Hospital.

Jennifer Hanson '00 - Publicist, Essential Records

Jennifer Hanson is a 2000 graduate of Greenville College with a degree in Communication: Public Relations. Currently she is the Publicist for Essential Records in Nashville, TN, working with such noted artists as Jars of Clay, Third Day, Caedmon's Call, FFH, Bebo Norman, Andrew Peterson, KJ-52, V*enna, City on a Hill, and an dmost recently True Vibe. During her four years at Greenville, Jennifer was actively involved with Agape Music Festival, which kindled her love for music business.

Erin Helmuth '00 - Logistics, Billy Graham Crusades

Since graduating with a Communication degree in January 2000, Erin has been part of the Nashville, Jacksonville, and Louisville Billy Graham Crusades in the area of technical arrangements. She currently in Fresno, CA planning for the Central Valley Billy Graham Crusade which will be October 11-14. From there, she will continue to travel with the Crusade. Her work includes preparing for over 240,000 Crusade attendees, coordinating the week-long move-in to the stadium, and overseeing the on-site Crusade Production Office.

Dr. C. Christopher Hook, M.D. '80 - Mayo Clinic Rochester

Christopher Hook graduated from Greenville in 1980 with a B.A. with Honors in Chemistry. Following medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, he completed training programs in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Medical Oncology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine. Since completing his training, Christopher has been on staff at the Mayo Clinics in Jacksonville and Rochester. He created a number of groups related to medical ethics, several of which he still chairs, and has become a nationaly known medical ethicist. His work in the area of the ethics of genetic research led to an invitation to testify before the National Bioethics Advisory Commission in 1998. His experience with palliative care and end-of-life ethics led to an invitation to present a briefing in 2000 to staff of the United States Senate concerning the Pain Relief Promotion Act. He also received the Army Achievement Medal for his service during Operation Desert Storm. Dr. Hook is presently working to initiate The Project on Future Ethics, a large-scale, cooperative, prospective program to evaluate the ethical and social questions and challenges raised by developing technologies and to provide careful, reasoned recommendations for their use.