WINONA LAKE - Six new faculty members have joined Grace College beginning with the fall 2008 semester.
Dr. Nathan S. Bosch is the new director of Kosciusko Lakes and Streams, a water quality organization at the college, and assistant professor of environmental science in the college's Department of Science and Mathematics. He will serve as KLAS director until fall 2009, when he is to complete his post-doctoral fellowship from the University of Michigan.
Bosch will lead in creation of the college's new degree program in environmental science. He is a graduate of Trinity Christian College and the University of Michigan. He also has studied at the Au Sable Environmental Institute in Mancelona, Mich., and taught and conducted research at the University of Michigan.Cheryl Bremer is the new half-time instructor in special education in the college's Department of Teacher Education. Bremer is a graduate of Grace College and Indiana University. She has taught special education students in Wawasee Community Schools and has served as an emotional disabilities consultant for the Warsaw Community School Corp. For eight years, Bremer owned and operated "Kindermusic with Cheryl," which promotes developmental growth in children using music.
Dr. Jared S. Burkholder has joined Grace College as assistant professor in the Department of History and Social Science. Burkholder is a graduate of Columbia International University, Trinity Evangelical School and the University of Iowa. Previously, Burkholder has taught at Augustana College and Kirkwood Community College. He has served as a teaching assistant to the University of Iowa and Trinity College of the Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Scott Edwards is the new assistant professor and clinical coordinator for the Graduate Department of Counseling and Interpersonal Relations. Edwards is a graduate of Anderson University and Ball State University. In addition, he trained in child clinical psychology and pediatric neuropsychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Prior to joining the Grace faculty, he served on the faculties of Indiana University-Kokomo and Taylor University, as well as president of Lighthouse Family Counseling and director of the Center for Life Enrichment in Kokomo.
Dr. Brad K. Lemler has returned to Grace as professor of accounting and finance in the Department of Business. Lemler previously taught at Grace in the Business Department from 2001-2004. He is a graduate of Indiana University, Bethel College, Texas Tech University and the University of Notre Dame. Lemler is a certified public accountant and comes to Grace from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, where he was associate professor of accounting.
Dr. Jeffrey W. Peck is new associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education. He is a graduate of Grace College, Grace Theological Seminary and The Ohio State University. Peck comes to Grace from Bethel College, and he previously has taught at Gardner-Webb University, The Ohio State University, Otterbein College and Worthington Christian Middle School.
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