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Our Graduates


ENC graduates have been accepted at some of the nation's finest law schools, including Harvard, Yale, William & Mary, and Boston University. Several recent graduates have enrolled in M.A. or doctoral programs in history, theology, ministerial studies, and archeology. Others have entered the field of public history or received degrees in library science. Some have pursued careers in law enforcement, business, and the military. 

Here is a sample of what ENC History Department graduates have done. (See also, Latest Alumni Updates.)

 
Charles Akers ('47) is professor emeritus, Oakland University. Among his several books is a classic biography of Abigail Adams (revised version published by W. W. Norton & Co.)

Yoji Akashi ('55) is professor of history emeritus at Japan's Nazan University.

Ronald Mickel ('57) has been a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire since the early 1960s. He has served as department chair, director of the honors program, and coordinator for the Network for Excellence in Teaching.

Richard Schubert ('58) after receiving his J.D. from Yale University School of Law, went on to become a top executive for Bethlehem Steel Corp. He has served as Undersecretary of Labor, President of the American Red Cross, founding president of the Thousand Points of Light Foundation, chair of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation, and vice chair of the Josephson Institute for the Advancement of Ethics.

Daniel Edward Hobson ('64) has had a distinguished career with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. From 1996-2000, he was Canadian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, with concurrent accreditation to Yemen, Oman and Bahrain.In addition, he has been posted to the Canadian Delegation to the GATT in Geneva (1979-83), the OECD in Paris (1987-91), and as Minister-Counsellor for Economic and Trade Policy at the Canadian Embassy in Washington (1991-93). In Ottawa, he served as Director General, Export and Import Controls Bureau (1993-96), in which capacity he was responsible for policy development and administration of Canada’s import and export controls, and was chief negotiator for Canada’s bilateral agreements on textiles and clothing, and in the negotiation of the post-Cold War multilateral export controls agreement on military and dual use goods. Currently, he is a Fellow at the Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Charles Ward ('66) earned a Ph.D. in music from the University of Texas at Austin and is the classical music critic for the Houston Chronicle.

Lowell Flanders ('65) has worked for the United Nations of over thirty years. He is assistant director in the Divisional for Sustainable Development.

Lee Stetson ('67) is a professional actor who has portrayed conservationist John Muir at Yosemite National Park for over twenty years. He is also a member of the Mariposa [CA] County Board of Supervisors.

Lawrence Yerdon ('70) was executive director of Hancock Shaker Village for eighteen years. He is now president of Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, NH. He is currently president of the New England Museum Association

Paul Day ('73) is executive director of the Bible Society of Maine.

Gregory Niblett ('76) is senior vice president and director, Social Change Group of the Academy for Educational Development. He was deputy assistant administrator, Bureau for Food and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID during the  George H. W. Bush administration. Before moving to Washington, he was president, Niblett/Devine, Inc. and also served as the head of public relations for the Gilette Razor Blade Division.

David Cavaleri ('82) has been a career officer in the U.S. Army. He has taught history at West Point.

H. David Stewart ('87) is associate professor of history at Hillsdale College. He is the author of two books.

Steven Keller ('88) is senior vice president of the Wellesley, MA office of Morgan Stanley

David Bergers ('89) received his J.D. from Yale University School of Law and is head of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Boston District Office.

Hilary Gettman ('92) received her degree from Harvard University School of Law in 1995 and worked as an attorney for the Washington, D.C. firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan. She is currently completing a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology at the University of Maryland.

Samuel Jean ('92) received his law degree from Boston University School of Law and is involved in the entertainment industry. He is a studio owner and producer and has been executive producer for some of Wyclef Jean's CDs.

Timothy Farrell ('94) senior pastor of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene. He is completing his D.Min. at Asbury Theological Seminary.

Christina Gschwandtner ('96) received her PhD in philosophy from DePaul University. She is a professor of philosophy at the University of Scranton.

Phil Rotz ('99) has been working with the Harvard AIDS Institute, currently as the program coordinator of the KITSO AIDS Training Program in Botswana.

Scot Patriquin ('99) completed his law degree at the University of Toronto,
where he was a Blakes Scholar. After working as an attorney for Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto, he founded his own firm, Patriquin Law, specializing in small business solutions. 

Eric Skidmore ('00) after working on Howard Dean's campaign in NH and Maine, he was hired by the 21st Century Democrats, a Washington D.C. PAC.

Tricia Lightcap Hendon ('01) completed her J.D. at William and Mary School of Law in May 2004 and is working as an attorney at the Georgia Public Defender in Polk County.

Zach Miller ('02) is doing oral history in Fairbanks, AK where he serves as Veterans History Project coordinator.

Jonathan Kim ('04) is a student at Calvary Bible College & Theological Seminary.


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