the anthem’s militaristic language."
The college's then president, Dr. James E. Brenneman, announced on August 19, 2011, that as an alternative, "America the Beautiful" would be played before select athletic events.
== Notable people ==
Goshen's motto, "Culture for Service" is evident in many graduates and faculty. Below is a partial list of notable people who have been associated with the college:
Stephen Ainlay – 18th president of Union College
David P. Bartel (1982) – professor of biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Philip A. Beachy – professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and an Associate at Stanford's Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Roger N. Beachy (1966) – director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Harold S. Bender – author, professor, college dean, founder of Mennonite Quarterly Review
Howard Dyck – conductor and radio broadcaster
Amy Gingerich (1999) - executive director of MennoMedia, a publisher of Anabaptist resources
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