25TH
ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
ow
is
history
made?
Fortunately,
one
H
correct
answer
is
that
people
make
history.
Otherwise,
anniversaries
would
be
terribly
dull.
We
herewith
invite
you
to
join
in
one
way
we
bave
been
celebrating
Adventism’s
recent
history.
To
mark
Spectrum's
25th
anniversary,
the
editoral
board
asked
itself
the
following
ques-
tion:
“Whether
we
applaud
or
deplore
their
impact
on
the
Adventist
community,
what
five
persons
bave
most
influenced
the
Seventh-day
Adventist
Church
over
the
past
25
years?”
The
individuals
profiled
below
received
the
highest
number
of
votes.
(For
the
names
of
the
editorial
board
see
Spectrum's
inside
front
cover.)
If
the
Editorial
Board
had
decided
to
select
the
Adventist
names
most
prominent
in
society
it
might
well
bave
chosen
peoplesuch
as
Leonard
Bailey,
Loma
Linda
University’s
ground-
breaking
infant
beart
surgeon;
Herbert
Blomstedt,
the
award-winning
music
director
of
the
San
Francisco
Symphony;
Benjamin
Carson,
the
chief
of
pediatric
surgery
at
Jobns
Hopkins
University
Medical
School;
or
Take
DEecemBER
1994
Five
Most
Influential
SDAs—1969-1994
The
people
we
think
most
affected
Adventism
during
Spectruny’s
first
25
years.
Six,
the
best-selling
gospel
singing
group.
Ratber,
the
editorial
board
picked
those
indi-
viduals
who
bave
most
shaped
the
course
of
recent
Adventist
history.
Since
the
persons
cho-
sen
happen
to
be
identified
with
major
develop-
ments
within
the
church,
the
profiles
include
references
to
others
in
those
five
areas
who
have
also
significantly
influenced
Adventism’s
past
25
years.
We
didn’t
think
that
we
should
have
all
the
Jun,
soSpectrum
invited
five
other
demograpbi-
cally
diverse
individuals
to
share
their
choices
of
five
influential
Adventists.
(The
selections
of
the
editorial
board
and
our
guests
have
all
been
listed
alphabetically.)
Andnow
it
is
your
turn.
Read
over
these
lists,
then
why
not,
this
Sabbath
afternoon
after
lunch,
get
everyone
to
join
in
choosing
the
people
who
have
most
influenced
Adventism
over
the
past
25
years?
Afterwards,
drop
us
a
note,
sharing
whom
you
picked
and
why.
Enjoy!
The
Editors