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Cedarville University DigitalCommons@Cedarville Alumnotes University Publications 11-20-2017 Alumnotes, Fall 2017 Cedarville University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/alumnotes Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Organizational Communication Commons Recommended Citation Cedarville University, "Alumnotes, Fall 2017" (2017). Alumnotes. 15. https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/alumnotes/15 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Cedarville, a service of the Centennial Library. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumnotes by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Cedarville. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Fall 2017 ALUMNOTES VANTAGE POINT Office of Philanthropic Partnerships Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement Jeff Beste ‘87 Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Stephanie (Cleek) Carroll ‘10 Homecoming and Alumni Programming Coordinator Dan Case ‘16 The Apostle Paul encourages us to investments in our students by our faithful “welcome one another as Christ has and generous donors at our Legacy Banquet. Alumni Marketing and welcomed you, for the glory of God” (Rom. One of the highlights of the weekend was the Communications Coordinator 15:7). With this verse in my mind, I have Homecoming Chapel on Saturday morning Erica Hitchman been reflecting on the many welcoming following the parade. We gathered in the opportunities Christ has given us as a Jeremiah Chapel for a time of worship, Assistant Director of Student Cedarville University family. thanksgiving, and reflection and ended by Philanthropy and Young Alumni singing Christ Is All I Need! Rahul Jacob ‘17 Some of the things I love most about living in Southwest Ohio, and Cedarville in As you peruse this issue of Cedarville Advancement Assistant particular, are the stunning sunsets and the Magazine, I invite you to reflect, to celebrate, Alathea Young ‘07 fresh fall air. And with the change of seasons and to give thanks to God for His continued comes a time of welcoming. This fall we blessing on Cedarville University. And as you welcomed a record class of new students to do, I encourage you to look for opportunities campus, with nearly 1,000 new freshmen and to return to campus this year, to make a transfers; we welcomed our returning students Kingdom investment in our students, to back to campus with a record enrollment; join an alumni gathering in your area, or we welcomed alumni, parents, and friends as participate in an alumni and friends travel they dropped off their students for Getting opportunity, such as the Grand Canyon Tour Started Weekend and Fall Bible Conference; with Cedarville professor John Whitmore, and we welcomed a new academic year with so we can join together and welcome one a remarkably gifted and faithful Cedarville another as Christ has welcomed you. University faculty and staff. For His glory and our joy, As the leaves began to change color, we also welcomed alumni, parents, and friends home for reunions and gatherings during Homecoming and Parents Weekend. We also honored the accomplishments of our Rick Melson, Ph.D. Alumni Award winners and celebrated the Vice President for Advancement alumnotes | News NEWS Louis Jay Schramm ’61 and his wife, Margaret, spend the winters in Zephrhills, Florida. While there Louis teaches a Bible study at the park where they live. The rest of the year they live in Michigan, where Dan Green ’80, Steve Swayze ’80, and Louis has a teaching ministry with their Craig Colas ’80, traveled to Togo, West small group at their church. He retired 15 Africa, in February as part of a medical years ago from Utica Community Schools ministry team through CWE Missions after a 39-year teaching career. (Christians for Worldwide Evangelism). Dan Faith (Linn) Vision ’83 has been busy Dale ’67 and Joanie (Schultz) Holmes ’67 and Steve shared the Gospel through rearing three kids into adulthood. Married celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary interpreters with patients in four different 10 years, she enjoys leading Bible studies in on June 10, 2017, with a family dinner and a villages, and Craig provided dental care to her Waynesville, Ohio, home while her trip to Virginia and Shenandoah National needy patients. It was a challenging and husband, Lou, works as Vice President of Park. rewarding experience. Investments at Raymond James. Kay (Donaldson) York ’83 recently graduated from Liberty University with a Doctor of Education. She is currently a high school principal in northern Maine. Rick Jones ’77 served with Defiance (Ohio) Area Youth for Christ, a six-county local Ed Smith ’81 retired from the federal home mission organization for 36 years prison system in 2014. He and his wife, (1978–2014). He also served as the Rebekah, now live in Henan Province, Executive Director of the Defiance Area Zhengzhou, China, where they first met Youth for Christ from 1996 until his nearly 32 years ago. Ed teaches graduate retirement in 2014, preaching, proclaiming, students in the Henan Agricultural and teaching the good news of the Gospel University, and they provide full-time care of Jesus Christ to young people. for their 89-year-old father. Dale Archer ’82 recently retired after Judy (Mohr) Grothause ’84 and her teaching for more than 34 years. His last husband, Tom, live and work in the San school was West Cary Middle School, where Diego, California, area. They both work with he taught healthful living and was a coach David Jeremiah at Turning Point, and Judy for more than 21 years. He started also works for The Pregnancy Care Clinic. Fellowship of Christian Athletes at West Cary, and several students made decisions for the Lord as part of that ministry. The school honored Dale and a co-worker by naming the gym floor after them. Dale resides in Cary, North Carolina, with his wife, Annette. Reid Ashbaucher ’83 has just published his third book, “How to Understand and Live your Faith,” which was written with the share your news diverse “body of Christ” in mind. The book Jim ’79 and Kary (Mansfield) Jamison ’81 covers five foundational concepts of the Did you get promoted? Direct a play? were called in December 2016 to serve as faith and is available online worldwide in Publish your memoirs? Earn a Senior Pastor of Mlllersburg Baptist Church paperback and eBook formats. in Millersburg, Ohio. Jim came to the church degree? Receive an award? Marry with 31 years of experience as a senior your sweetheart? Add to your family? pastor. Kary is currently serving as office Visit cedarville.edu/magazine. manager of a birthing center in Millersburg. Cedarville University | Fall 2017 News | alumnotes Dustin Wray Hockensmith ’95 had his original song My Friend covered by Christian artist Michael Roe (The 77s) and released nationally on Michael’s CD Gothic in June 2016. Michael’s version of the song first appeared on Dustin’s 2015 release It’s Time. Dustin releases his CDs under the name “Dustin Wray.” His new CD, I Forget, was released July 2017. Dustin lives in Warren, Ohio. Dawn (Smith) Monzon ’90 graduated in BJ Bechtel ’99 was recently appointed CEO May from Liberty University with her of Inner City Impact, an inner-city Christian doctoral degree in educational leadership. ministry serving Chicago’s youth. ICI works Completing her 20th year in education and with children ages 5–18 offering Bible currently teaching third grade, she would studies, one-on-one discipleship, and a Doug Horne ’86 retired in June from like to return to Christian school variety of Christ-centered, wholesome and Matteson Elementary School District 162 administration or teach at the university fun activities. BJ has served at Inner City for after 30 years of being a band director. He level. After 22 years as missionaries in almost 20 years, most recently as the COO. recently became a full-time financial Paraguay, she and her husband recently representative with Thrivent Financial. He moved to Tyler, Texas, to be close to her continues to be a trustee for the village of aging parents. Monee and serves as Music Director for Family of Faith Church, in Monee, Illinois. Doug and his wife, Margaret, recently celebrated 25 years of wedded bliss. Kevin Young ’00 graduated from Portland Seminary in April 2017 with a Doctor of Ministry in semiotics and future studies. His dissertation was titled “The Efficacy of Late Antique Spiritual Practices for Family-based Adolescent Faith Formation.” He also accepted a call to be the Senior Minister of Esther Snader ’86 recently donated her JupiterFIRST Church in Jupiter, Florida, in personal library of more than 1,200 books May 2017. to Anqing Normal University in China, where William ’92 and Shelley (Kincaid) Hauter she taught English as a Second Language ’93 celebrated 25 years of marriage June for 19 years. Esther recently retired and 20, 2017. William is an emergency physician returned home to live in Lancaster, and anesthesiologist in Peoria, Illinois. Pennsylvania. Shelley is a Registered Nurse and currently works as a doula. They have five children Paul Muckley ’88 has written Oswald and their oldest, Aubrey ’19, is a junior at Chambers: A Life in Pictures, a visual Cedarville. biography of the Scottish preacher known for the devotional My Utmost for His Michelle (Ferrigno) Warren ’93 authored Highest. This is Paul’s 10th book, published The Power of Proximity, released in July. In under the pseudonym Paul Kent. Paul works the book, Michelle shares from her years of as Senior Content Editor for Discovery experience in urban ministry and living in Josh ’03 and Beth (Winner) Paulick ’06 House in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He and communities where her family was have been appointed as Association of his wife, Laura (Potter) ’89 have three “proximate to the pain of the poor.” Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) children at home.