Served as president and CEO of Canadian Airlines and later the Westaim Corporation
Worked as the managing director of TriWest Capital Partners
Chaired the board of Young Life Canada and other academic and nonprofit organizations
Started as president of World Vision International in 2009
Been married to Helen for 30 years, with three kids.
Kevin has advanced professionally, cared well for his family, and stayed energized in his faith. How does one grow spiritually and excel professionally?
Brief Description:
InterVarsity alumnus Kevin Jenkins is committed to growing spiritually and excelling professionally.
Alec graduated in 1975. Ten years later he returned to SPU to teach in the Business School. After another ten years, he became Dean of the Business School and served for six years (before becoming InterVarsity’s president). He was also voted Professor of the Year in 1988. As such, he may be the only SPU graduate to have achieved both professor and alumni honors.
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InterVarsity president Alec Hill is honored by his alma mater, Seattle Pacific University.
Before all of that, he was president for two years of the InterVarsity Chapter at Northern State College (now Northern State University) in Aberdeen, South Dakota. “InterVarsity was a very important part of my spiritual formation and my leadership formation,” he said. “I don’t think I can exaggerate the investment it made in my life.”
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During Paul’s time as Northern State chapter president, the chapter grew from 25 students to 100.
Who would have thought that what I learned at Texas Tech through InterVarsity would have such impact on my life today? Things like my firm belief in who God is, His sovereignty, and our need to trust Him with everything started at Texas Tech.
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Texas Tech grad credits InterVarsity training for her ministry leadership skills.
Faculty members have all heard the stories about dying grandmothers and various other reasons that students can’t make it to class or complete an assignment. In many cases, they are just stories. In some cases the death of a grandmother, or another family tragedy, actually occurs and affects a student’s ability to complete assignments.
Students Need Someone to Listen
“I’ve been surprised at the number of times I’ve had students in my office who will be in tears about something,” said Mark Edwards, a Sociology professor at Oregon State University.
Brief Description:
A sociology professor relies on his experience as an InterVarsity staff worker to put a human face on a large institution.
For college students, hearing the question, “What’s your major?” is as common as late night cramming and a diet of cheap food. Everyone wants to know. For me, I felt my brief answer revealed some of my strengths, interests, and potential career paths. The answer was a convenient way to let someone know who I was.
After graduation, the question inevitably changes to, “What do you do?” As I spent my first few years trying to navigate new jobs, entry level positions, and unemployment, my answer sounded startlingly bleak.
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Transitioning from college to job may change what we do, but not who we are.
News item: “Senior Vice Provost Santa Ono won the Brit Katz Senior Appreciation Award for his involvement in the Emory community and his ability to serve as a role model and friend to the senior class.” – The Emory Wheel newspaper, May 6, 2010
While working with Emory University students as Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Santa Ono also continues the medical research for which he trained at McGill University and Harvard.
Brief Description:
One of InterVarsity's newest trustees, he is recognized as a role model and friend to students at Emory University. He's also a very busy researcher and administrator.
A seven month around-the-world tour is not a bad start for a first job after graduation. The tour is a daily adventure, according to Doug Arms, who was an InterVarsity student leader at James Madison University (JMU).
A seven month around-the-world tour is not a bad start for a first job after graduation. The tour is a daily adventure, according to Doug Arms, who was an InterVarsity student leader at James Madison University (JMU).
Although she was only on staff for three years, Grace Koch played a key role in the early days of InterVarsity. After she left staff to marry Lorne Belden, her ministry focused largely on the churches where her husband pastored. But her connection to InterVarsity continued right up until her death on January 23, 2010. She was 93.
In an interview for a 2007 article, Grace told how she first met Stacey Woods as a student at Swarthmore College in Philadephia in 1937. Two years later she was hired by Stacey to become InterVarsity’s first eastern director.
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While she was on staff for only three years, she remained involved with InterVarsity for her entire life.
Michael Oh faced two huge obstacles on his road to becoming a missionary and a seminary president in Nagoya, Japan. One was Japan’s legacy of imperialism in East Asia during the twentieth century. The other was the American Dream. But without either, he would not be where he is today.
Living Under Imperialism
His Korean family’s Christian roots go back five generations to the early twentieth century; they were among the first Korean converts to Christianity. But when his father was born, Korea was under Japanese occupation.
Brief Description:
Michael Oh faced two huge obstacles on his road to becoming a missionary and a seminary president in Nagoya, Japan. One was Japan's legacy of imperialism in East Asia during the twentieth century. The other was the American Dream. But without either, he would not be where he is today.
