< Previousdevelop products in collaboration with local universities such as Tecnológico de Mon- terrey and Universidad de Montemorelos. I was only there for about a year because I decided to go back to graduate school. After five years in graduate school (master’s and PhD), I rejoined the workforce in 2017 as an intern and later an Entrepreneurship Fellow at Fannin Innovation Studio. There, I had many firsthand experiences in medical, di- agnostic and surgical device development, including pre-clinical testing, and more small-business innovation grant writing but this time with government agencies in the U.S., such as the National Science Founda- tion and National Institutes of Health. After one-and-a-half years at Fannin, I became the chief technology officer of a local start- up developing materials and construction technology (3Space Makers). Similar to my previous experience at Fannin, the startup job provided me with more opportunities for technology development, grant writ- ing, and management in a very fast-paced environment. My last experience before joining Andrews University started at the beginning of this year. After two years at 3Space Makers, I decided to start my own consulting company. This was a new expe- rience for me that also provided me with a lot of successful moments. The consulting company (Covalent Innovation) focused on helping other startups and entrepreneurs develop their technology, which allowed me to participate in many projects and even travel internationally. What interested you in Andrews University, and what do you look forward to about living in the Berrien Springs area? Andrews University is a place with multiple disciplines, excellent faculty and When you came to the point of pursuing higher education, what did you study and why? During my senior year in high school, I decided to study engineering. I always enjoyed math, physics, chemistry and building things; so, engineering was a nat- ural choice for me. I never thought I would go to graduate school because my goal was to work as an engineer for the rest of my life. Eventually, I got a job working in the research and development department of a company in Monterrey, Mexico. While there, I realized that I really enjoyed research and would need a graduate degree to pursue that field. At that point I decided to pursue a master’s degree in manufacturing at a local university. The research work I did during my master’s actually became the foundation for future research during my PhD studies, which I pursued immediately after, at Rice University in Houston, Texas. What were some of your favorite experiences as a student? What would you have done differently? For my undergraduate engineering stud- ies, I attended a public school (University of Texas at Austin), so there were a lot of extracurricular opportunities for under- graduate students. I joined a team called Design, Build, Fly Competition. My senior year I became the aerodynamics lead for our team and got to help design and build a radio-controlled aircraft (five feet long) that flew at an international competition where we earned fourth place. Looking back, I wish I would have participated in more, similar extracurricular activities, and from an earlier time in my undergrad- uate studies, because those opportunities allowed for learning experiences that were the most similar to my future workplace environment. Share a summary of your professional experience. I started as a teacher at Universidad de Montemorelos from 2009–2011, teaching courses in math, physics and chemistry. After that, I got a job as the director of research and development at a cutting tools company in Monterrey, Mexico. While there, we began writing proposals for small- business innovation grants with the Mexican government. A few of them were awarded, and the funds were used to do research and Matías Soto, director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, engages with faculty at a “Meet, Greet & Brainstorm” session during Faculty Institute. 20 —FOCUSa global reach. That provides a unique opportunity to come and establish a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship that could truly be impactful not only locally but around the world. This is a very exciting challenge I look forward to. The Berrien Springs area will be a great place for our kids to grow up. We look for- ward to exploring the many rivers, beaches, hiking trails, parks and towns around the area as a family. Explain your role here at Andrews. What do you think your background and experience bring to Andrews? As the director of Innovation & Entre- preneurship, my main role will be to help create spaces and opportunities and pro- vide resources for our students and faculty to invent and take their ideas to become commercialized. As an engineer, scientist and entrepreneur, I can relate to many of the ideas from faculty and students on campus, while at the same time help de- velop a plan for the idea to become a viable business. Small-business innovation grant writing will also become a significant tool that I can use to help bring funding to inno- vations coming out of our campus. My main area of expertise could be summarized as technology development. I have partici- pated in many projects and from various industries, including construction, medical, aerospace, materials, social, among others. That experience can be used to contrib- ute to some of the projects on campus. In addition to my professional experience, I bring about 10 years of experience working with young people, in both a university and a church environment. All those years working with youth and young adults have helped me appreciate their creativity, energy and genuineness and have created in me a passion to serve our young people. I always try to put myself in their shoes when creating spaces and environments for their enrichment and growth. How would you define innovation in a Christian, Seventh-day Adventist context? As the “salt of the Earth,” we are called to go into all the corners of the world. Innovation and entrepreneurship allow us to become leaders in many areas of technology development, job creation, ministry outreach and community engage- ment—therefore, spreading us throughout the whole world. Our goal for innovation and entrepreneurship is to use the talents God has given us to help those in need with our ideas and projects but also by being an example of Christ in the midst of our communities and places of work. How would you like to interact with students in your work? Students are the main reason for the in- novation and entrepreneurship efforts here on campus. There’s already a certificate which trains students in innovation and entrepreneurship. We want to strength- en the certificate course to reach more students with this program. Additionally, we want to create an innovation center that students can use to access space, equipment and resources for their innova- tion projects. The innovation center will be available for all students, not only the ones in the certificate courses. Additionally, we want to provide opportunities for students to participate in innovation projects led by faculty, industry or other students. I think that will be a tangible way to enrich their experience here at Andrews University. How can faculty, staff, students and alumni assist you in reaching your goals? What kind of support would you like to see? Firstly, I will need to learn about all the amazing innovations already going on at Andrews; having people share those projects or ideas they have will be helpful in fully understanding the innovation ecosystem. Secondly, I will need people’s willingness to work together to develop their ideas into reality. We want to es- tablish a culture of collaboration across disciplines, which will allow everyone to benefit from each other’s aptitudes. Finally, everyone needs to become a champion or cheerleader for our Univer- sity. Once ideas start to become more fully developed, we will rely on everyone sharing them with their networks; all that “free” marketing will help innovations and enterprises from Andrews University grow and become successful. How do you see innovation contributing to the mission of Andrews University going forward? I believe a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship brings not only good experiences for students but also em- powers them to be agents of change. At Andrews University, we want our graduates to become World Changers, regardless of their degree, and innovation and entre- preneurship tools will help them be better equipped to do so. How can Andrews take leadership in innovation both in higher education and the Adventist church? Andrews University has a unique global mindset and reach as the flagship institu- tion of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Additionally, our students and faculty have a desire to live with purpose, more so than at many other institutions. I think that unique culture, paired with a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, will help ignite a boom of new ideas and enterprises coming out of our campus and impacting the world around us. What do you most hope for related to innovation at Andrews? I really hope that we get some mo- mentum going to develop new ideas and execute them to become successful enter- prises, ministries or organizations, and I want to see our students become the lead- ers of those new organizations and startups coming out of our University. I think our students can truly change the world. “As the director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, my main role will be to help create spaces and opportunities and provide resources for our students and faculty to invent and take their ideas to become commercialized.” Summer 2021— 21Aiding Families Facing Their Darkest Hours by Darla Tucker During the early 1980s Tim Evans, Randy Schell and Tom Sherwin forged strong ties through music, sports, summer camps and camaraderie while studying at Andrews University. Now the friends are reuniting in a fundraising effort for a charity they all worked to launch 20 years ago in Southern California. All photos courtesy of Tim Evans 22 —FOCUS 22 —FOCUSON AUG. 20, SCHELL, A 1983 ANDREWS graduate in biology, cardiac anesthe- siologist and avid cyclist, set out from Blaine, Washington, near the Canadian border on a Kona Sutra bike loaded with gear to ride 2,400 miles southward for a town along the border of Mexico. The six-week ride is a fundraising effort for The Unforgettables Foundation in Red- lands, California. Through its chapters in Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee and Cana- da, the organization helps low-income and cash-strapped families whose chil- dren have died pay for proper burials. Evans earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity respectively in 1981 and 1986 from Andrews University and the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. He is the former founding chaplain at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital and established The Unforgettables as a nonprofit 501(c)3 in 1999–2000. Sherwin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician in Loma Linda, served as The Unforgettables’ first board chair during its beginnings and is now helping organize the portion of Schell’s fundraising ride that passes through Yucaipa in Southern Califor- nia where Sherwin and his family live. Sherwin’s son, Spencer Sherwin, a former La Sierra University student, will travel along a short distance with Schell using an adaptive bike. Spencer continues to recover from a car acci- dent that occurred in June 2020 during which he suffered a debilitating spinal nerve injury. Schell, who was an anesthesiolo- gist in cardiac health and other areas at Loma Linda University Medical Center at the time of The Unforgetta- bles’ founding, helped the fledgling charity move forward in 2001 with a fundraising bike ride covering 4,100 northerly miles between the West and East Coasts. This year’s bike ride for The Unforgettables is a 20-year sequel which the organizers have christened “Dr. Randy’s Unforgettable Ride 2.0.” The journey is expected to conclude on Oct. 2, give or take, just two days prior to Schell’s 61st birthday on Oct. 4. A reception celebrating the bike ride fundraiser will be held in River- side on Sept. 25 with a special honor for Larry Geraty, noted archaeologist, La Sierra University President Emeri- tus and Andrews University alum and former professor. For the three former Andrews University students and their friends, the fundraiser is a labor of love and a chance to reconnect and recall the good times they had at their college alma mater. “Randy and I were in the band as trumpet players at Andrews with Pat Silver, Barbara Favorito and Leonard Olson directing at different times from 1979–1981. He was first chair and I was third and a rabble rouser,” recalled Evans with a laugh. Evans and Sher- win played sports together, counseled youth during summer camps and sang tenor in the men’s chorus between 1980 and 1982. Schell and Sherwin roomed together for a year and a half, and Evans served as a resident assis- tant for them in Meier Hall. “Tom was the best man in my wed- ding and was always there for me as a friend,” Schell added. “He was a fan- tastic athlete and played a lot of sports and intramurals at AU.” Schell, a former biology major and chemistry minor, recalled the numer- ous professors at Andrews who made an impact as they shepherded him through the formative stages of college life. Among them were Harold Heidke who “taught me to study really, really hard” in Foundations of Biology; Bill Mutch who “made general chemistry fun;” and Bible teacher Carl Coff- man—“I remember leaving his class each day and desiring a closer walk with Jesus,” noted Schell. “Andrews University not only pro- vided a strong educational foundation for my later training but did so in a caring, nurturing and Christian envi- ronment. I am grateful for the teachers, deans, administrators, pastors and friends who helped me become a better learner and person during this critical stage of my life,” he said. Prior to Andrews, Schell and Sher- win attended Cedar Lake Academy and Evans attended Adelphian Academy. Evans, who enrolled at Andrews two years ahead of Schell and three ahead of Sherwin, recalls coaching Sherwin in 1980 in a game of flag football for a college days event when Sherwin was a visiting high school senior. “Tom was a hot shot Cedar Lake Academy guard just like my brother Nick Evans was at Adelphian Academy,” said Evans. “I chose them and got ‘em to share the ball with each other just enough so that they beat the AU freshman squad.” After Andrews, all three ended up in Southern California, Evans to serve as chaplain at the children’s hospital and Schell and Sherwin to attend medical school and residency at Loma Linda University. Schell is a professor in the De- partment of Anesthesiology at the University of Kentucky College of LEFT: Andrews University intramural softball team with Tom Sherwin, front, second from left, and Tim Evans, second row, second from left For the three former Andrews University students and their friends, the fundraiser is a labor of love and a chance to reconnect and recall the good times they had at their college alma mater. Summer 2021— 23PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE: Left to right, Lois, Connor and Randy Schell along the route of his first fundraising ride in 2001 Randy Schell at the Atlantic Ocean in Maine at the conclusion of his first cross- country ride to benefit The Unforgettables Randy Schell, left, and Tom Sherwin, on Schell’s wedding day Left to right, Lois, Randy and Connor Schell, Tim Evans and former wife Sonya Evans following Randy Schell’s return from Maine after the conclusion of his cross-country bike ride Medicine where he has served for a little over a decade after years at Loma Linda. On July 1 he entered phased re- tirement which allowed him more time to pursue his cycling activities and pre- pare for the late-summer ride. The notion of a second bike ride ben- efiting The Unforgettables took shape during conversations roughly three years ago between Schell and Evans when the two joined an Alaska cruise for their academy graduating classes. “Everything kind of came together from about six or seven months ago when I decided to do a phased retire- ment starting July 1 of this year,” Schell said during a June interview. “Tim and I started talking and I said this year I want to do a Cascade [Range] ride, because it’s so beautiful. And he said ‘well why don’t you do it for The Unfor- gettables,’ and I said that sounds great 20 years afterwards, therefore the 2.0.” Schell originally planned a route to parallel and crisscross the famed Pacific Crest Trail but the route was adjusted due to wildfires, smoke and park closures in Oregon and California. Schell’s route will now follow the Pacif- ic Coast beginning from Bend, Oregon. 24 —FOCUS 24 —FOCUSSchell will cycle to elevations of al- most 10,000 feet in some passes. “That’s gonna be a challenge to climb with your food, your clothes, your sleeping bag and a heavy bike up through there, but I actually enjoy climbing and seeing what’s around the next bend, and it’s fun for me,” he said. Cyclists are encouraged to ride along with Schell as he passes through their communities. Dr. David Materno, noted cardiologist and adventure cy- clist, will join Schell along his lengthy journey, in part to make up for a ride the two had planned in Southeast Asia that was sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic. Local mayors in Southern California are discussing plans to join the cyclists and Spencer Sherwin in Yucaipa and Redlands. Schell was influenced to participate in the first ride in 2001 in part due to the empathy he feels with those who suffer shattering losses—his first wife and their baby died in 1992. “It was a devastating time in my life where I just basically rode my bike, went to church and read and tried to get my life back in line,” he said. “And I realized [there’s] a lot of good that I could do to share with others and attempt to raise money for The Unforgettables.” During Schell’s first bike ride fundraiser for The Unforgettables, his second wife whom he married in 1994 and their seven-month-old son, Connor, now a pre-medical student at Southern Adventist University, rode along with him in a rented RV which served as his nightly shelter. For this summer’s expedition, Schell’s shel- ter will consist of a backpacking tent strapped inside a waterproof bag attached to the back of the seat of his steel, 28-pound Kona Sutra bike. The bag will also hold a sleeping pad and down sleeping bag. In the side pan- niers he will carry a blowup pillow, two changes of lightweight clothes, a full set of rain gear, a tiny backpacking stove, dehydrated food and, in a small front pouch, maps, phone and credit cards. Loaded down he will be moving nearly 50 pounds along the roadways and mountain passes. Schell took up riding during the late 1980s at the end of medical school at Loma Linda University to get back into good physical condition following years focused on academics. His passion for cycling led him to long trips around the United States and through the Alps of France and Italy. While such riding keeps him fit, for weeks-long treks such as the Unforgettables fundraising ride, Schell has worked to achieve peak fitness. This has involved workouts with weights and longer and harder rides, upwards of 35–40 miles a day or more, with rainy days spent on a stationary bike in his house outfitted with a video screen that simulates the mountainous roads and trails of Europe. He expects to average 65–80 miles per day or more on his fundraising ride. The Unforgettables is establishing additional chapters in Colorado, New Mexico, Florida and Maine with sites targeted in Kentucky and Michigan, “in honor of Schell and the three amigos, Evans, Sherwin and Schell,” Evans said. “The ride is to raise money for these and hopefully other locations.” The Unforgettables has funded more than 7,500 cases since it began actively aiding families and parents in 2001. It is reliant on grants from private and corporate foundations such as the Versacare Foundation, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Davita Dialy- sis, Wescom Credit Union and the H.N. Frances C. Berger Foundation. In 2018 the California State Senate designated the nonprofit its Charity of the Year, and in 2019 the San Bernardino County Medical Society recognized Evans as its Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Noted Evans, “Drs. Randy and Tom know firsthand as caring physicians dealing with the operating room suite and the pediatric emergency room areas what it is like to try to support and encourage and comfort a family that has just lost a child. It is the hardest thing I as a chaplain and they as doctors have to do in the scope of clinical care for sure. To be there to be able to help with very real funds for a dignified funeral on their darkest day when a family is grief-stricken and cash-strapped is a sacred privilege and God-given respon- sibility that the three of us share.” Schell plans to post photos and updates during his 2,400-mile ride. To follow along, visit unforgettables.org and theunforgettablesfoundation on facebook.com. Darla Tucker has a background in public relations and is assisting The Unforgettables Foundation as a friend and former colleague of its founder Tim Evans. “To be there to be able to help with very real funds for a dignified funeral on their darkest day when a family is grief-stricken and cash-strapped is a sacred privilege and God-given responsibility that the three of us share.” ABOVE: Randy Schell in June, wearing the riding jersey he wore during the first fundraising cycling trip in 2001 Summer 2021— 25ANDREWS 26 —FOCUS 26 —FOCUSLEGACY Among our new students coming through FIRST STOP during New Student Orientation on Sunday, Aug. 22, 124 identified themselves as Legacy students—students with a sibling, parent and/or grandparent who attended Andrews. The Alumni Association celebrated this legacy connection by taking photos of the students and/or families. Summer 2021— 27HOMECOMING 2021 September 23–26, 2021 alumni.andrews.edu/homecoming 28 —FOCUS Class Notes 1980s Michael Adewale Adeniyi (BA ’88, MA ’90, PhD ’00) lives in Indiana. He is the founder, president and CEO of Adeniyi Memorial Hos- pital & Lifestyle Center (AMHLC) in Nigeria, as well as the founder, executive chairman and president of Adventist College of Health Technology (ACOHT) in Nigeria. 2010s Cooper Benton Hodges (BS ’16) finished his PhD at Brigham Young University in 2020 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Virgin- ia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He just published his first first-author publication in the March 15, 2021, issue of Neuropsychology Review. Mario Paulo Martinelli (DMin ’96, MSA ’96) developed a great interest in archaeology when he toured the Siegfried Horn Museum while at- tending Andrews University. He later noted the visit led him “to want to do something to help church members and pastors to realize how archaeology has been contributing to confirm the Bible and enhance its understanding.” During his service at the Review and Herald Publishing Association in Hagerstown, Maryland, he began to dream of producing an archaeology study Bible. When he became president of Safeliz Publishing House (Edito- rial Safeliz, S.L.) in Spain, Martinelli decided to make his vision a reality. He enlisted the aid of retired Review and Herald head book editor Gerald Wheeler (BA ’66, MA ’81), who compiled a core list of nearly 600 subjects to include in the proposed volume. At Martinelli’s and Wheeler’s invitations, more than 80 leading archaeologists and biblical scholars contributed to the project, ensuring the volume would represent the worldwide nature of the Seventh-day Ad- ventist Church. Andrews University scholars, its archaeology program and Siegfried Horn Museum staff also contributed. The “Archaeology Study Bible: Historical and Cultural Background,” a nearly seven-year project, will be released in early 2022. Printed in full color, the roughly 2,000-page volume will contain captioned photos, photographic spreads on such subjects as the history of Israel, armor and weapons, biblical occupa- tions, foods and ancient deities, and illustrat- ed spreads on the Wilderness Tabernacle, the Jerusalem Temple and the city of Jerusalem. Some topics have QR codes that link to contin- uously updated articles online. Introductions to each book of the Bible were written by P. David Merling (MDiv ’83, PhD ’96) and Felix Cortez (PhD ’08). The Archaeology Bible will initially be released in English and Spanish, featuring the New King James Version and the Reina Valera 95, respectively. The Bible will be available at the Safeliz Publishing House website (safeliz- bibles.com) or at Adventist Book Centers. New Archaeology Bible scheduled for release in 2022Summer 2021— 29 Life StoriesLife Stories Arthur Moffit (BA ’70) died Aug. 8, 2021, in Cadillac, Michigan. Arthur was born April 15, 1940, to Hilbert and Viola (Stickney) Moffit in Manton, Michigan. He graduated from Manton High School in 1958 and finished his education at Andrews University in 1970. He served in the Air Force from 1962–1966, with 18 months deployment to Taiwan. His occupation was masonry construction, and he enjoyed building churches and schools for Maranatha Volunteers International. He was an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist church and served as an elder. He also enjoyed basketball, volleyball and golf. He leaves behind his wife of 56 years, Carol Oetman Moffit; daughter Dawn of Camano Island, Washington; and sons Chad (Noelle) of Fletcher Academy and Seth (Shauna) of Stanwood, Washington. Ray Aiden Nelson (BD ’68) died on Aug. 7, 2021, after battling MDS and a rare auto-immune disease causing eosinophilic fasciitis for several years. Ray was born Oct. 7, 1942, in Hamilton, Bermuda—the oldest son of missionary parents Carlyle A. and Thelma (Ray) Nelson. The eldest of four children (Harland, Meredith and Car- lyle), Ray was always a student of learning and graduated from Atlantic Union College with a BA in 1964; Andrews Univer- sity Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary with a BD in 1968; and Loma Linda School of Public Health with a MSPH in 1973. Ray met his sweetheart and best friend, Valerie Kay Schneider, during the sum- mer of 1970 in New York City. They were married at Pio- neer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University on Aug. 1, 1971. They became the proud parents of Vaughan Aldwin in 1973, Renita Ann in 1976, and Vanessa Marie in 1980. Ray passed away six days after celebrating 50 years of marriage with his wife Valerie. Ray and Val formed a team dedicated to supporting Ray’s ministry as a Seventh-day Adventist pastor and health educator for over 50 years from California to Connecti- cut, Vermont, Maine and Maryland. Ray’s passion for recovery ministry helped to Paul Hamel (DIP2YR ’40, BA ’48) died July 5, 2021, at his home in Berrien Springs, Michigan, surrounded by his wife and family. Paul was born Aug. 8, 1919, in Kintyre, North Dakota, to Mahlon Glen and Irene Emma Flentie Hamel. Paul was a veteran of WWII including duty in the European Theater of Operations. He served as pro- fessor of music and chair of the Andrews University Department of Music from 1946 until his retirement in 1986, in the building that now bears his name. He was also an historian, scholar, author, pilot, world traveler and avid reader. He was a member of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews Uni- versity and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. In the last hours of consciousness, the recurring refrain on his lips was “It is well, it is well with my soul!” Paul left his home draped in the flag he loved and served, flanked by an honor guard of family. He was preceded in death by his first wife Beatrice Nelson Hamel (DIP2YR ’40, BS ’66), his son Glen Hamel (BS ’66, MMus ’67), his parents Mahlon and Irene Hamel, his brothers Louis and Neal Hamel (BA ’43), his sister Beryl Hamel and one grandchild. He is survived by his wife Esther Hen- sel Hamel, his sons Carl (CERT ’74), Gary (BS ’75, MBA ’76), Loren (BS ’76) and Lowell (BS ’76) Hamel, his brother Lyle Hamel (BS ’49), 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.Next >