Class of 1956
Class Chair:
Elizabeth Joyner 513/584-3335; Email: 
Class Notes:
Elizabeth "Betty" Joyner
Elizabeth "Betty" Joyner from the beginning of her nursing education and throughout her career, has been attracted to the care of older patients. She attributes her affection for older people to her loving relationships with her four grandparents. She came to Cincinnati in 1982 to establish the Martha Betty Semmons Division of Geriatric Medicine at Jewish Hospital. In 1989, she joined Gregg Warshaw, MD, director of the UC Office of Geriatric Medicine, as assistant director and field service assistant professor of clinical family medicine, Department of Family Medicine. She has worked tirelessly on behalf of older people in community, and was a 1994 delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. Her many awards include recognition as the Outstanding Professional in the Field of Aging by the Joint Council on Aging of Cincinnati, Outstanding Gerontology Educator in the State if Ohio from the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education, and Outstanding Alumni Award from Earlham College in Indiana.
(Posted November 02, 2009)
Obituaries:
Thomas Mullen
Thomas James Mullen, age 74, of Richmond, died unexpectedly Friday, June 19, 2009, of a massive stroke at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He had been a diabetic for 35 years. Born Aug. 2, 1934, in Mount Montmorenci, Ind., to Albert Edwin Mullen and Bernice Elizabeth Weidlich Mullen, Tom was a well-known professor, speaker, humorist, and author of 14 books. He graduated from Earlham College in 1956 and received his Master of Divinity degree from Yale University in 1959. He served as pastor of New Castle Friends Meeting for seven years before returning to his alma mater to become campus minister and later Dean of Students. Widely known as a religious scholar, pastor and humorist, Tom joined the faculty of the Earlham School of Religion in 1972, where he served for many years as professor of applied theology. He was chosen to serve as Dean of ESR during a crucial time in the school's history, helping to raise funds for the construction of the current ESR classroom/ community building, completed in 1989, which stands at the corner of National Road and College Avenue. An early and enthusiastic proponent of the affiliation of Bethany Theological Seminary, Tom also founded the successful Ministry of Writing Colloquium, which brings in noted authors from around the country to work with aspiring local writers. Among the best-selling titles of Tom's 14 books are Birthdays, Holidays and Other Disasters, Where Two or Three Are Gathered Together, Someone Spills His Milk, Living Longer and Other Sobering Possibilities, Laughing Out Loud and Other Religious Experiences, and A Very Good Marriage. In 2002, Yale Divinity School made Tom the recipient of their distinguished alumni award in "recognition of his superb work in theological education." Tom married fellow Earlham alumna Nancy Kortepeter Mullen who died on Dec. 18, 1998, at the age of 64. Tom married fellow seminary professor Nancy Faus on Dec. 21, 2002, who had also lost her spouse of many years. They enjoyed six wonderful years of marriage, traveling the world, teaching and preaching together and relishing the love of their combined families. Tom was a member of West Richmond Friends Meeting for 42 years where he served on many committees, spoke many times, served on the Ministry Team and acted as interim minister. He was also an associate member of the Richmond Church of the Brethren where his wife Nancy Faus is an active member. Tom is survived by his wife, Nancy Faus-Mullen; brother, Frank Mullen of Richmond; children, Sarah Northrop '81 (Charles) of Richmond, Martha Shigenobu '83 (Hideki) of Ridgewood, N.J., Brett Mullen (Pam) of Richmond, and Ruth Mullen '90 (Steve Beaven) of Portland, Ore.; two stepchildren, Jennifer Faus of Chicago, Ill., and Robert Faus (Phebe) of Flagstaff, Ariz.; six grandchildren, Charles Northrop of Richmond, Taro, Hanako and Kazu Shigenobu of Ridgewood, N.J., and Paul and Thomas Beaven (Tom's namesake) of Portland, Ore.; stepgrandchildren, William, Emma and Isabelle Faus of Chicago, Ill., Gretchen Faus of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Heather and Cheryl Hensley of Richmond. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009, at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 609 W. Main St., Richmond, Ind., with Joshua Brown and Phil Gulley officiating and a second service will be Aug. 2, 2009, at 2 p.m. on what would have been his 75th birthday at the Church of the Brethren, 1 S.W. 17th St., Richmond, Ind. Memorial contributions may be made to: Tom Mullen Ministry of Writing Fellowship Program at the Earlham School of Religion, 218 College Ave., Richmond, IN 47374; or Richmond Friends School, 607 W. Main St., Richmond, IN 47374.
(Posted June 22, 2009)
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