Houghton University Athletics

Margaret “Peg” Roorbach Shrum graduated with honors from Houghton College in 1978. She was an all-around standout in the area of athletics, participating and lettering in three varsity sports.  Peg earned eight varsity letters, lettering in basketball for four years from 1974-78, in volleyball from 1974-76 and in field hockey from 1976-78.  She is remembered as a team leader, not only as an athlete and student, but also as a spiritual leader who set the tone for the priorities given to using athletics as a platform for ministry.

She set a school field hockey record with five goals in a game.

In her latest endeavor Peg and her husband, Jeff Shrum, are serving as missionaries with SIL in Mozambique, South Africa.