Alumni Stories

Distinguished Alumni Award 2023: Jenni Burke

Corban University is proud to announce that this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award is Jenni (Marken) Burke (’04).   Jenni is the owner and CEO of Illuminate Literary Agency, […]

April 11, 2023 | Alumni Stories

Seeing God’s Goodness in Every Trial: Grace Maiden

“When most of my friends were talking about what party to go to, and where to attend college, my experience was about ‘how do I survive? Where do I get […]

March 8, 2023 | Alumni Stories

Corban Alum Dr. Matt Lucas Named President and CEO of Our Daily Bread Ministries

In his teenage years, Dr. Matt Lucas dreamed of being a devotional writer. He practiced often, trying to emulate the style of the “Our Daily Bread” devotions he read. “Sadly, […]

March 17, 2022 | Alumni Stories

Alumna Donor Paves the Way for $114,482 Donated During Corban Giving Tuesday

Ruthie LaFreniere walks slowly through the front lobby of Schimmel Hall, guided by her sister Mary. Mary points to a picture hanging above the Welcome Desk. “I donated that to the school over 20 […]

December 20, 2021 | Alumni Stories

Alum Emanuel Montanez Selected for Competitive Genentech Development Program

“I was baffled. I did not expect it,” says Corban alum, Emanuel Montanez. A recent graduate of Corban’s online Master of Business Intelligence and Analytics (MBIA), Montanez was recently selected for major pharmaceutical […]

November 29, 2021 | Alumni Stories

Corban Alum Bethany Helps Bring Pro-Life Advocacy and Leadership Worldwide

*Due to the nature of the work this featured alum is doing in sensitive global areas, we have removed her last name from this article. Bethany (’16) has always been […]

August 27, 2021 | Alumni Stories

Love, Acceptance, and Truth: The Community Impact of Corban Education Professionals

“Undoubtedly, teaching in the twenty-first century is challenging,” says Corban alum David Holcomb (‘12). “However, teaching is also incredibly rewarding because of the visible and invisible impact we have on […]

June 30, 2021 | News

Corban Alum Mare Johnson’s COVID Experience Helps Spread Positivity to a National Audience

Long before her story received national attention, Corban alum Mare (Suddarth) Johnson (’15) was just one of the unfortunate first individuals to have contracted the COVID-19 virus.

March 16, 2021 | News

A Ministry of Giving: Marvin and Danalee Leadham

Marvin Leadham (class of ’57) couldn’t sleep. Recently two of the missionaries he supported were set to retire from the field, leaving him with what he considered to be a new hole in his giving

October 1, 2020 | Alumni Stories

Alum Courtney Dodds Helps Find New Ways to Bring Hope to Portland’s Homeless.

Back in March, when Oregonians were mandated to stay-at-home, most were left to wrestle with how they would carry on with life while confined to their homes.

September 22, 2020 | Alumni Stories

Love Sinks In: Alumni Jenni and Courtney Install Sinks for the Homeless in Downtown Portland

When Jenni Burke’s coworker, Tawney Johnson, first mentioned one of their client’s new initiatives to set up handwashing sinks for the homeless in impoverished downtown areas

April 13, 2020 | Alumni Stories

“Each Little Victory”: Alumna Dani Thoren Helps Empower Women in Transition at Grace House

Most people envision using their intercultural studies degree in an overseas context—perhaps serving with a missions agency, a relief organization, or even a foreign embassy. But Dani Thoren (’18) has found a way to use her Corban degree without even leaving the city of Salem.

February 18, 2020 | Alumni Stories