Taylor University English Department Alumni - Where are they now?

1. Department of English Alumni≈Where are they now?

2. Nate AntielGraduated 2009 English Literature MPhil in Anglo-Irish Literature Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Oct 2010 Trinity School at River Ridge, Eagan, Minnesota – Teaching Hybrid English, History, Philosophy class

3. John BahlerGraduated 2008 English Writing Working toward MA in Creative Writing - Ball State University, Muncie, IN – “making thousands of dollars” in teaching assistantship Worked 2 years for New Horizons Youth Ministries in Northern Ontario, Dominican Republic and Marion, IN

4. Allison BarlowGraduated 2009 English Education Anglican International School in Jerusalem Teaching English and Religion to religious Jews, internationals from all over the world, Messianic Jews, and Arabs. “It's a wonderful place to work.” Work visa lasts 5 years…then… Goals: Masters in Religious Studies at Hebrew Univ Return to America for PhD in Comparative Lit

5. Catherine BarnettGraduated 2009 English Education Serving as the Young Adult Librarian and Adult and Family Programming Coordinator at Chillicothe Public Library Working with an international cooking workshop, two writers groups, a Charlie Chaplin film fest, a world cinema series, and a couple of book clubs. Currently directing Antigonefor a local high school group

6. Tara BenderGraduated 2006 English Education Masters in Journalism at Indiana University professional track focusing on visual design, feature-style reporting and journalism education “My Taylor English Education major has given me an excellent writing/critical thinking background for… these new academic endeavors.”

7. Elaine CooperGraduated 2005 English Writing Living in Chicago, Illinois Working as copy editor and proofreader for McGarry Bowen, NYC-based advertising agency, downtown Chicago office

8. Rob MitchellGraduated 2010 English Literature At Taylor University, completed degree in English Literature and 3 minors: philosophy, political science and pre-law Attending University of Alabama School of Law for J.D. degree

9. Daniel PlateGraduated 1997 English Literature MFA in poetry, University of Arkansas PhD in American Literature Washington University St. Louis, Missouri Assistant Professor of English Literature Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri

10. Paige RudolphGraduated 2009 English Education Teaching 7th and 8th grade Language Arts at Evansville Christian School in Evansville, Indiana While at TU, Basketball NAIA All-American “Seeing how professors at Taylor integrated faith and learning has provided me with a model to do the same.”

11. Jenny ShafferGraduated 2008 English Writing Ministering with Operation Mobilization Beginning August 2008: spent 19 months onboard OM ship, 10 countries, involved in onshore ministry Beginning March 2010: journalism in OM home office in Germany Beginning January 2011: trekking ministry to villages in Nepal; friendship evangelism in Kathmandu

12. Sarah ShafferGraduated 2005 English Writing In the Low-residency MFA at Leslie University-Cambridge,Massachusetts while living and working in Atlanta,Georgia Proofreading and tutoring part-time while studying

13. Susan SmarttGraduated 2005 English Literature English tutor for pregnant teenagers, became interested in birthing programs Birthways, Inc. in Chicago studied postpartum and labor support National College of Midwifery; spent a month at Embangweni Mission Hospital; Malawi, Africa February 2010 passed boards, certified CPM; working as midwife intern in Amish birthing clinic in Wisconsin

14. Emily Vander WiltTidmoreGraduated 2001 English Literature Graduated from Law School, University of Virginia, 2004 Clerked for a US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals judge Joined Spotswood, Sansom & Sansbury LLC Montgomery, Alabama, 2005 Assisted with Age Discrimination case before the US Supreme Court, 2008 “Being an English Literature major at TU was one of the best decisions I’ve made…it was superb preparation for a legal career.”

15. Whitney Vander Wilt Wallace Graduated 2005 English Literature 2009 Samaritan’s Purse Program Manager in Myanmar, Burma – initiated a successful Women’s Micro-Finance project 2010 Utah Federation for Youth Program Manager, Director of refugee programs for Somali, Burmese and Burundian refugees

16. Lana WilsonGraduated 2005 English Writing Reference Librarian – Taylor University Zondervan Library MLS Indiana University Dec 2006 MA in English Literature University of Indianapolis May 2013 “This job is a perfect fit for me. I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

17. Jordan ZandiGraduated 2007 English Creative Writing Taught English in Spain began MFA program in poetry Boston University Traveling in Bolivia after being awarded Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship, studying Aymara indigenous language as part of MFA program