Student Vignettes - Bailey Scholars - Tim Gochenour - Randolph-Macon College

Bio information

Name: Tim Gochenour
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Richmond
High School: Douglas Freeman
Major: Religious Studies
Campus Activities: Participation in the Fall Musical – The Fantasticks, Concert Choir

Questions:

1. What led you to apply for the A. Purnell Bailey Pre-Ministerial Program for Ordained Ministry?

   My mother first suggested the program to me, then as I searched further into the program I became very interested.

2. What do you like most about the college?

   I like the drama department very much.

3. What is it like being a participant in the Bailey program?

   It is an interesting experience. There really isn’t a way to describe it with words.

4. What activities are you involved in on campus?

   I have been a part of the last dramatic production; I am in the next two plays, and I am in Concert Choir.

5. What makes R-MC special for you?

   The class sizes, it is easy to get to know everyone.

6. What are your future vocational plans?

   Ordination as an elder in the United Methodist Church.