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One kidney climb

For two years, Bobby McLaughlin ’89 planned and prepared to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. McLaughlin, who donated a kidney in 2019, dreamed of summiting the tallest mountain on the African continent with a group of organ donors to show the world what a living kidney donor can still do.

By Julia Siemens —

From This Issue
Response Fall/Winter 2022

Faith & Work

Response is a print and online magazine for thoughtful Christians worldwide, rooted in the people, life, and mission of Seattle Pacific University.

Volume 46 / Number 1

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Features

The kidney donors pose at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro | photo by Tom Racek of Summit Pointe Productions
Alumni
One kidney climb

Steve Bell portrait by Scott Anderson
Business
Building on integrity

Skip Li portrait by Scott Anderson
Business
Land to call their own

Seattle Pacific University
Business
Faith & Work

Annie Peshut family photo while on a hike
Features
Waiting for a kidney

Two people singing Illustration by Thiago Limón
Arts & Culture
Go tell it on the mountain

Sharon Joseph & Collin Timms portrait by Scott Anderson
Business
Banking to bridge the gap

JoAnn Flett portrait by Scott Anderson
Business
Business on purpose: An interview with JoAnn Flett

Home

Kim Sawers, Vice President for business and finance
Business
Kim Sawers, new vice president for business and finance

Riley Stockton poses against a pink-lit wall, holding basketballs | photo courtesy The Spokesman Review
Alumni
Stockton lands dream job with Hoopfest

Yaant Best grins alongside fellow grads during the Commencement 2022 ceremony | photo by Mike Siegel
Alumni
A lifelong achievement

Zelda Tiemann | photo by Lynn Anselmi
Alumni
Second chances

Heart/Brain/Cross Venn Diagram Illustration by Dom Guzman
Home
SPU consolidates Health Services and Counseling Center

Wheelchair illustration by Dom Guzman
Alumni
Diversity includes disability: Thornberry wins “No Limits, No Boundaries” award

The Birthday of the World/Death and Persistence book covers
Arts & Culture
Notable new books by SPU faculty Fall 2022

The SPU alums pose outside with their families, all in matching green t-shirts
Alumni
A Spring Roll reunion

Woman explaining engineering diagrams Illustration by Dom Guzman
Home
Erickson Conference celebrates 20 years of undergraduate research

Lemon Balm product design by Claire Conway
Arts & Culture
Student visual communication design

In Memoriam

V.O. "Bud" McDole poses with other members of the Warm Beach Senior Community | photo courtesy the SPU archives
Alumni
V.O. “Bud” McDole served his alma mater for decades

Tiffany Loop on a crisp Autumn day
In Memoriam
In Memoriam, Fall/Winter 2022

Gwinn Commons
In Memoriam
Korner led innovations in campus dining and University Services

Richard Frederick photo courtesy the Frederick Family
In Memoriam
Frederick led alumni office, then Medical Teams International

Joseph Earle Cowley | photo courtesy the Cowley Family
In Memoriam
Building eternity with hammer and nails

Athletics

2022 Division II National Championship Festival Seattle graphic
Athletics
SPU hosts NCAA Championships Festival

Class Notes

Sarah Jean Barton photo courtesy Duke Divinity School
Alumni
A career in science and theology

John Bond teaches class | photo courtesy the SPU archives
Class Notes
Bond retires after 50-year career in public and private education

Alberto Ferreiro photo courtesy the SPU archives
Class Notes
Ferreiro made history come alive in the classroom

Tom Amorose photo by Lynn Anselmi
Class Notes
Amorose trades serving students for serving the environment

Mark Walhout photo by Lynn Anselmi
Class Notes
Walhout retires from the classroom to focus on research and writing

Bruce Baker photo courtesy SPU Archives
Business
Baker retires after a career as a quadruple-threat professor

Robbin O'Leary | photo by Lynn Anselmi
Class Notes
O’Leary retires from the classroom after 32 years

Seattle Pacific University
Class Notes
Fall/Winter 2022 Class Notes

Business

Perfect score Excel ribbon Illustration by Dom Guzman
Business
Perfect score on Excel exam

Your Take

A soldier comforts a small child
Your Turn
From the reader Fall 2022

mystery alumna distance runner and SPU coach
How much do you know about SPU? Fall 2022

Columns

An ancient gold-hued icon depicting John the Baptist
The Final Word
A light that engulfs the darkness

Shelly Ngo portrait by Joel Kimmel
From the Editor
Mission work

The President’s View
Hopeful in the face of challenges

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