House Scholar Alexis Vaughan will work at the Chatauqua Institute during summer 2010.

House Scholar Beau Underwood has accepted the position of Research Director for the re-election campaign of Bill Foster (Illinois) to the U.S. Congress. Beau anticipates receiving the MDiv and AM in Public Policy degrees this June. A service of ordination is planned for July 10 at the First Christian Church of Princeton, Illinois.

Former resident Margaret M. Mitchell, Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Chicago, has been appointed the next dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School, effective July 1, 2010. See the press release.

Congratulations to Erica Brown, who has been named Director of Spiritual Life and Community Engagement at Wesley College in Dover, Delaware, beginning July 1, 2010. She previously served as Associate Chaplain at Northwestern University, and has recently been working with Family Promise of the Mahoning Valley (Ohio), a network of churches that provide temporary housing to homeless families.

 Congratulations to Spencer Dew (1998), who has been appointed a visiting instructor in the Religion and Philosophy Department at Iowa State University. Also, his book on Kathy Acker will be published by Hyperbole Press, an imprint of San Diego State Press.

Sympathy to Michael Kinnamon (1973) on the death of his father, Jack Kinnamon, on June 21 in Iowa.

Trustee JoAnne Kagiwada spoke on the second night of the Disciples Women's Quadrennial Assembly, emphasizing that women must be bold in dreaming of the future. "We should look for the sources of our wisdom, learn from our heritage and always remember we are God's people," said Kagiwada. The Quadrennial Assembly brought nearly 2000 persons (over 1,800 women) from 44 states and Canada to Greensboro, North Carolina, in late June.

In early 2009, Lizy and Santiago Piñón (House Scholar) welcomed Gabriel into their family as a foster child, and the DDH community welcomed Gabe to Monday dinners. On June 14, 2010, the court ruled on their adoption of Gabriel José Piñón. Congratulations to all!

On June 14, John Dungan (1987) concluded eight years of ministry with the First Christian Church of Kirksville, Missouri, to become the executive director of the United Way of Adair County and Northeast Missouri. He and spouse Jennifer Jesse (1987), who is a member of the faculty at Truman State University, will continue to reside in Kirksville.

Sympathy to G. Parker Rossman (1941) on the death of his wife, Jean, on June 16 in Columbia, Missouri. She was 90 years old.