Former Church Treasurer Dies

Pastor Kenneth H. Emmerson, treasurer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters from 1966 to 1980, and assistant treasurer for six years before that, died Feb. 4 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Pastor Emmerson served in several Caribbean and South American leadership positions. During his career, he was a chairman or member of many denominational boards including those for Oakwood College, Andrews University and Loma Linda University. [ANN Staff]

New Record Sales For Sanitarium Health Food

The Sanitarium Health Food Company, a Seventh-day Adventist run institution, in New Zealand, set a new sales record for the fiscal year ending in June 2003 with a NZD$90 million (U.S.$67 million) turnover. This is up 15 percent from 2002. “God’s blessed us,” says national sales manager Karl Saifoloi. “We’ve had to deal with more demanding retailers and with more competition from overseas companies.” Sanitarium’s Weet-Bix is still the number-one selling breakfast cereal, with twice the market share of its closest competitor. The company also has the number-three and -four selling cereals—Skippy Cornflakes and Light’n'Tasty, up from number nine at the beginning of the financial year. Sanitarium’s So-Good has 52 percent of the soy beverage market. [Brenton Stacey]

Andrews University Employee Receives Service-Learning Award

Demetra Andreasen, community relations coordinator for the Adventist Church’s Andrews University, was honored with the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award Feb. 5. This prestigious annual award, the highest MCC bestows on faculty and staff in the state of Michigan, recognizes the influence on or engagement of students to be involved in community service projects. MCC is a state-level non-profit organization that promotes the education and commitment of Michigan college students to be civically engaged citizens. [Katie Shaw]