Sharing My Story

During the four years I worked on the Worldwide Challenge
art team I worked closely with Judy Douglass, the editor
during that period. Also I worked with the senior art director
Noreen Ketchum, Bill Rhodes and Ann Clayton. This week
and next I'll be printing short bios of each of these co-workers
and friends that are taken from my April -May 1977 prayerletter.

July (Downs) Douglass
"Worldwide Challenge is the most exciting thing I have ever
worked on," editor Judy Downs Douglass declared at a recent
meeting of the Publications Dept. Mrs Douglass, wife of
Steve Douglass, vice president of administration for Campus
Crusade, has been on staff at Arrowhead Springs for almost
11 years. Judy, originally from Dallas, Texas received Christ
as her Savior early and became active in Young Life during
her high school years. After graduation she went to the of
Texas (in Austin) and majored in journalism. While there
she became involved in Campus Crusade and in 1963
attended the first student training conducted at the newly
acquired Arrowhead Springs. When Judy graduated from
the university she joined the staff of Campus Crusade in
1966 and was assigned to headquarters as a writer. Three
years later Judy helped start a publications department
and served as manager until 1976. She also helped start
Worldwide Challenge magazine as editor, a position
she continues to hold.

[Judy continued as editor for several years after
this was written. She and Steve had several children.
Steve Douglass eventually became President of Campus
Crusade after Bill Bright retired in 2001].

Noreen Ketchum
"It's a big job but I have a big God," states Noreen Ketchum
about her job as senior art director for Worldwide Challenge
magazine. Noreen is from Stoughton, Wisconsin. It was
there that her art doodles began. In 1969 Noreen's doodles
had a 2 year commercial art degree but she decided that
wasn't enough. So she attended the University at Madison
2 1/2 more years where she majored in art. During her
first year (1969) there Noreen discovered that God wanted
to be personally involved in leading her life. Noreen knew
all about Him but until then she didn't know He was
personally interested in helping her. After discovering
this she decided to commit her life to Him. It was after
this commitment that she became involved with Campus
Crusade. In 1972 she joined their staff. Noreen's first year
on staff she was assigned to the art dept. to work as a
graphic artist. In 1974 she was asked to be the senior
art director of Worldwide Challenge. She has had this
job ever since. As senior art director Noreen is responsible
for the quality control, schedule and art production
of the magazine.

[Noreen later married (and left Campus Crusade staff)
and she and her husband had several children.]