Tabor honors genealogist, political adviser

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Two alumni were honored at the Tabor College Homecoming Festival Dinner Friday night.

President Jules Glanzer bestowed the Alumni Merit Award to Alan Peters, Fresno, Calif. Landon Fulmer, Lawrence, was presented the 2011 Alumni Medallion Award.

Peters, a member of the class of 1961, has a bachelor of arts in history, a bachelor of divinity from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, Fresno, and a master of social work from California State University, Fresno.

Peters lives in Fresno with wife Jeanie. They have two grown daughters, Stephanie Wait and Julie Brown and seven grandchildren.

His professional career included working for Fresno County Social Services, retiring as the director of the county program. He?s probably best known for his work with Mennonite genealogy. He is the creator of the GRANDMA Project, which stands for Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry, which has now become the standard worldwide compilation of virtually all Mennonite genealogists and family historians. It now provides information on more than 1.2 million persons with Mennonite ancestry.

Peters is active in his community and church, serving as a worship leader as well as performing with a number of local chorale groups.

Fulmer, a 2003 graduate with bachelor of arts degrees in history and philosophy, now serves as the state policy director for Gov. Sam Brownback.

During his time at Tabor, Fulmer participated in choir, soccer, a study abroad program at Oxford University, and served Student Senate as its vice-president and president.

He received various awards at Tabor, including the Presidential Scholarship, the Hiebert Merit Award and the school?s first Fran Jabara Leadership Award.

Fulmer said, ?You don?t just learn a subject at Tabor College. You learn how to live.?

He lives in Lawrence with wife Lidiya and their two daughters, Anna, 2, and Victoria, 1.

?We are so blessed to be able to call these outstanding individuals Tabor alumni,? Glanzer said in presenting the awards. ?They are truly taking the Tabor College mission and making a difference in the world.?

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