Integrating Faith
and Social Service
General Motors Classroom
Since its beginning, Christianity has faced a tension between the so-called Matthew 25 mission - feed the hungry, house the homeless, look after the sick - and the Matthew 28 mission - make disciples of all nations. This panel will explore the historical relationship of faith and social action, and the present-day potential for faith to fill a role in guiding service to society, palliative to transformational.
Moderator
Richard Crocker, Ph.D.
Chaplain, Dartmouth College
Associate Dean of the Tucker Foundation
Richard Crocker, Ph.D. is the Chaplain of Dartmouth College, as well as the Associate Dean of the Tucker Foundation. Chaplain Crocker is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is a graduate of Brown University, with an AB and MA in English and American literature. Chaplain Crocker was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and holds the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University. He is a licensed pastoral psychotherapist.
Chaplain Crocker is a native of Alabama. He is interested in the intersection of psychology and religion, as well as the interaction of religion and politics.
Panelists
Marian and Suzie Noronha D’80
CEO, Turbocam International
Human rights activists in Nepal
Marian and Suzie—a Dartmouth class of 1980—Noronha live in Madbury, New Hampshire and are the parents of five sons. They met at the Dartmouth Area Christian Fellowship in 1980 when Suzie was in her senior year. Marian was a recent immigrant from India and a wind power engineer. In 1983, they moved to the Seacoast area of New Hampshire to join a church planted from the DACF to UNH in Durham, NH. Two years later, Marian founded Turbocam Inc., a turbomachinery manufacturing company.
Two of their sons, Daniel and Tim—a Dartmouth class of 2006—work at Turbocam, while James serves as a Marine Lieutenant, Michael is at West Point, and Gubby is in high school. Suzie homeschooled all five of her boys through high school and is now enjoying ‘retirement’ after 19 years. She volunteers in a local library and helps to lead a community bible study, while supporting Marian in his many endeavors.
Marian runs Turbocam International with 350 employees in 9 countries. In 2009, Business NH named him New Hampshire’s Business Leader of the Year. Marian is also active in Nepal, where between 1999 and 2000 he helped redeem 42 slave families. He aids many former slaves with microloans and community development projects, and also helps them get clean water, schools, and churches for their communities. Marian leads teams of volunteers to Nepal every year, the next trip planned for May 24 to June 5, 2010.
David Allman D’76
Chairman, Regent Partners
Community improvement expert
David B. Allman is the Owner and Chairman of Regent Partners, a real estate development and acquisitions company based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1976 Magna Cum Laude, as a Rufus Choate Scholar and with Distinction in Economics.
Mr. Allman has been involved in the development, acquisition, sale, and marketing of all major real estate product types. Since 1993, Regent has developed or acquired more than $1.5 billion in real estate assets throughout the U.S. Mr. Allman’s current civic involvements include Chairman of the Buckhead Community Improvement District (CID), Chairman of the Livable Communities Coalition (LCC), Executive Committee of the Buckhead Coalition, Board of Directors for Buckhead Community Bank, Governor appointee to Board of Governors for the Georgia World Congress Center, Board of Directors of FCS Urban Ministries and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Atlanta Christian Foundation and Board of Governors for the Georgia Public Policy Foundation. Allman also serves on Opportunity International’s Board of Directors for its Community Development pilot project in Nicaragua.
