Annual Report 2019–2020

Thank you to our community of donors and supporters. Together, we stood strong in 2020.

Fiscal year 2019–2020 saw the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, which brought new challenges to us as both a college and as a community. Even in such unprecedented times, MCN continued to do what we have done for more than 100 years.

Nurses rise to the challenge, always.

We helped students toward their dream of becoming a nurse. We funded new research. We pivoted to teaching and mentoring tomorrow's nursing leaders online. In a world that needs heath care more than ever, we remained steady, continued to mentor and support our students, and proudly celebrated 436 new nursing graduates in 2020.

Best of all, we felt our community come together and grow stronger during these uncertain times. To our generous community of donors, we thank you so much for your continued support. Together we are changing the world, one exceptionally well-prepared nurse at a time.

• 1989

  Traditional BSN applications received for Fall 2020

• 137

  Prelicensure students enrolled for Fall 2020

• 4.0

  Average GPA for incoming freshman for Fall 2020

• She came out of retirement to lead students in song for our first-ever Virtual Pinning Ceremony.

  Up until her retirement last year, it was tradition for Lynn Kennell, scholarship donor and retired MCN professor, to lead the graduates in singing the song "Go Light Your World" at MCN's annual Pinning Ceremony and Candlelighting event.

  This spring, when the pandemic meant large gatherings would be canceled, Mennonite College of Nursing resolved to create a virtual gathering for students so they could still take part in this tradition. MCN reached out to Lynn about being part of the online event, and she graciously agreed, coming out of retirement to lead the Spring 2020 graduates in MCN's first virtually held ceremony.

• 

  Scholarship donor and retired MCN professor, Lynn Kennell.

  The event first aired in a live watch party on Facebook at 3 p.m. May 7, 2020. Lynn's performance and other parts of the ceremony endure on MCN's YouTube channel. Lynn remains involved in the support of MCN students as a scholarship donor for the Transcultural Nursing Experience.

July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University is grateful to the following students, alumni, parents, friends, corporations, foundations, faculty, and staff for their generous gifts and pledges.

We have made every attempt to ensure accuracy. If your name has been omitted, misspelled, or incorrectly listed, please accept our apologies and contact Director of Development Jennifer Sedbrook at (309) 438-7178 or jsedbro@IllinoisState.edu.

$100,000+
Anonymous	Estate of Helen Nadine Reining	Mark Pelletier

$50,000 – $99,999
Nancy Froelich Trust	State Farm

$10,000 – $49,999
Advocate Healthcare Laura and Raymond Baue John* and Evelyn Bertsche Jerry Etcheson	Craig Froelich Hank and Joan Guenther Heritage Enterprises Inc. Joyce and Kurt Moser	Elfrieda and Richard Ramseyer Phyllis Schieber Merry Schmied Betty Wagner

$5,000 – $9,999
Charles Carlson Thomas Carroll Gary and Farole Haluska Heritage Geriatric Foundation	Dan and Pamela Kelley Beth and John Mathews Janel and Scott Morgan Nancy Ridenour	James and Deborah Riggs Keith and Julia Smith Star Uniforms of Illinois, Inc.

$1,000 – $4,999
Charlene and Brian Aaron Billy Adkisson and Ellen Bourne Kim Astroth Daniel and Kathy Barbee	Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. Ann and Thomas Baughan Cheryl Carmack Myrtella Cook	Susan Cribb Daniel G. Deneen Family Trust Jan Elfline and Drake Zimmerman Elizabeth Davis Holder Foundation
Regina and Robert Eschbacher Monte Fisher Nannette Flowers Susan and Danny Grant	Russell and Donna Hagen Illinois Heart & Lung Foundation Margaret Johnson Patricia Johnson	Stephany Joslin Catherine Kaesberg and Jeffrey Corwin Mary and Jason Ko Kevin and Jill Lawrence
Meredith and Thomas Lovelass John and Joanne Maitland Matthew and Janeen Mollenhauer Larry and Joyce Morlan	Elizabeth and Jonathan Myers John Parker Lisa Sikora Mark and Joni Smith	Rose Stadel Richard and Catheren Stickelmaier M. Willis Sutter Terrence Tapley
Kay and Gary Thompson Robert and Linda Trippel Colleen and Thomas White Kay Wilson

$500 – $999
Sylvia Argilla Donny Bounds Betty Duncan Etcheson Spa & Pool, Inc.	Ramzi and Carol Farran Robert Fisher and Beverly Roberts Vickie and Alan Heffernan Thomas and Jane Heineke	Marjorie Irving Kemp Foundation LuAnn and Arnold Ladwig Gail and Douglas Lamb
John R. Lawrence Family F. Dick and Janis Maxwell Janice Parker Cinda Roth	Nancy Roth Paul and Mary Ann Watkins Tony and Mary Wheet Beverley and Richard Winston

$250 – $499
Donald and Michelle Anderson Michael and Jean Ann Dargatz Suzanne Ferrara Howard and Theresa Frank	Mark Frey Mark and Jennifer Fritcher Shawn and Rebekah Hayes Anita and Andrew Lankowicz	Joseph and Diane Lecher Todd and Sarah Lindsey Maria Millen Nancy O'Neill
Jenifer Patton Thomas Roth Paul and Audrey Slater Judith Springer	Jeanette Storck Elizabeth and C. John Uphoff Peter Whitmer Mary Ellen and Steven Wiegand	Wendy Woith Karen Wyant Ellen and Mark Wylie Linda and Mario Yap
Amy and James Yoder

$100 – $249
Theresa Adelman-Mullally Madihatu Alli American National Darrell and Mary Andris	Karen Bailey Elizabeth Balch Jacqualine Balch Carolyn and Ronald Barnfield	Julie Beatty and John Warfel Marcia Bellas and Rick West Celeste Betjemann Jay Biondo
Rebecca* and Marvin Blair Barbara and Andrejs Bocka Warren Borchers Lana and Don Burson	Delores Carter Seon Yoon Chung Darren and Kirsten Clerkin Zachary and Cathy Crutchfield	Melinda and William Cuttill Patricia Decker Jacqueline and Jamie Deffenbaugh Anthony and Christina Durnil
Darcy Egging Marilyn and Gary Elliott Curt and Rhonda Ellis Bonnie Farmer	Patricia Finegan Diane Folken Betty Fredbloom Neil and Deborah Frownfelter	Christine and Steve Gardner Marie and James Gillibrand Myra and George Gordon Carol and Cloyce Gress
Beverly Grimes David and Denise Hammer Christine and John Hammond Kevin and Mindy Hazard	Dolores Hellweg Joyce and Samuel Hofer Justi Hudson William and Connie Hueber	Benjamin Hulfachor Shirley Jackson Arlene Johnson Brenda Johnson
Amber Jones Steven and Sharon Kelleher Thomas and Lynn Kennell Kerber Eck & Braeckel	Michelle and Jeffrey Kilcher Mary Anne Kirchner Christine and Lynn Klopfenstein Thomas Layzell	Charlotte Leach Pamela and Douglas LeConte Donna and Richard Leonard Nancy LoPiccalo
Jane Love Karen and Richard Mahnke Steve and Cynthia Malinowski Kathleen Martin	Rosemary and Ellis Martin Michelle and Timothy Maurer Rebecca and Thomas McMahan Emily McMahon	Mary and John Moore Barbara and Jeff Nall Beverly and Douglas Nelson Joyce and Frank Nestor
Judy Neubrander Amy and John O'Brien Ruth Oesch Stanley and Alice Ommen	Nancy and David O'Neall Patricia Pence Jamie and Robert Penrod Teresa and David Pratt	Mary Punke Benjamin and Megan Rappleyea Susan and Robert Read Melynda and Scott Renner
Marlisa and Brian Rieke L. Annette and Robert Ritchey Ronald and Martha Ropp Janice and Philip Rush	Vada and Keith Saffer Marjorie and Donald Sapp Rebecca and Lynn Schaffer Diane and James Scorgie	Katherine Smith Rex and Lois Smith Myrna Stephens Trudy and David Strand
Preston and Crystal Sweeney Jason and Kathleen Tucholke Jane Underwood United Methodist Church	Julie VanAntwerp and Robert Van Antwerp Robert and Victoria Varney Richard and Judith Wagner Dawn and Daniel Webb	Sheila and Jerry West Regina and Christopher White Clara Williams Janet and Herbert Wiser
Kay and Gary Ziebarth

$1 – $99
Anonymous Laverne Aberle Jean and John Aeschliman Marilyn Asper	Melissa Bevins Leslie Bowser Nancy Budwig Busey Bank	Michael Butler Sarah Butler Riley Childress Robbie and Phillip Cichon
Patricia and John Conte Jeanne and Warren Cooke Kim Coolbroth Darrell and Sarah Cope	Paula Crowley and Daniel Deneen Janice and John Dall David and Kathleen Deneen John Deneen	Eugene and Gerda Detweiler Dorothy DeVore Glenda Dexter-Brown and Philip Brown Nicola Dino
Madelon Dolan Rebecca and Mark Doran Susan and Jeffrey Dowell Jennifer Duffy	Paul and Betty Duzan Mary Dyck Brenda and Darrel Ehnle Richard Ellis	Lois Evans Dianne and Jeffrey Feasley Alison Ferguson Kathryn and Merle Ferguson
Janet and Robert Flageole Carolyn Forney Daniel Freburg Ann Geller	M. Dianne and Steven Gentes Jan Gerrond Melanie Gillett Mary and Royce Gottschalk	Michael Gould Deborah and Gary Grady Brian and Jeanne Graves Doris Haas
Richard and Betty Hamblin Maureen and Jason Hanson Beverly Harms Elizabeth Harper	Cherilyn Harvey Marilyn Hasty Christine and Eric Havens Mary Heap	Jennifer and Tracy Hendricks Carol Hertter Christiane and James Hines Juanema and C. Wendell Hinesley
Harry and Deborah Hinthorne Kathryn Honegger Lisa Horcher Kathleen Hug	George and Juanita Hulvey Diana and Michael Ingram Amy Irving David Jansen	Susan and Harry Jiles Lacy Jones Ruth and Robert Juhler Julie Kennedy
Judy Kirkling David and Molly Kistner Lyn Knoke Susan and William Kohler	Kirsten Krauth Colleen and James Lindberg Jane and Robert Linder Kathleen Lindholm	Vera Little Rosina Litwiller Virginia Lockwood Maxine and Richard Lolling
Susan Lynch Nancy and John Machens Kathryn Macy Carolyn Martin	Kimberly and Daniel Mau Rebecca and Clayton Maxwell Lora McClelland and Michael Simmons Sue McGinnes	John and Lorraine McIntyre Medical Hills Internists LLC Justin and Heather Meece Gina Miller
Kathleen Morris Patricia Murdoch Emily Nafziger Marjorie Nester	Allison Braden Kay Norris Teresa Novy and Kianti Reed Matthew and Barbra Oldenburg	Maggie O'Malley Franks Nancy Paceley-White Jack and Judith Paxton Jeff and Nancy Perovic
Gail and George Petro A. Darlene and Joseph Poindexter Jane and Terry Poppe Ashley Hethke	Mary Rebbe O. Erin Reitz Helen Rexroat Sonia Reyes	Daniel and Rebecca Rieger Katie and Matthew Roedl Lynne Romyn Peter Scaff
John and Jennifer Sedbrook Velma and Richard Shetler Patricia Simmermon Julie and Kenneth Sinnett	Cheryl Sloan Parsel Stephen Sloan Mary Alice Smith Deborah and Stephen Stenger	James and Cynthia Stephenson Evelyn Stoller Sonia and Gale Stoller Susan and William Sulaski
Jessica and Danny Sullivan Janet and Dennis Sutter Betty Thomas Laura and Daryl Tolan	William and Loretta Troyer Pat and Tracey Vickerman Carolyn and Steve* Walker Peggy Watkins	Thelma Wesle Linda Westfall Shafer Susan Wiant Crabb and Michael Crabb Kathleen and Roger Wiegand
Steffani Wiegand Tricia Wiegner Dan and Leann Wilcoxen Patricia Wilkey	Joanna Willett Mindi and Mark Wuest Bonnie and J. Wurmnest

*Deceased