Gary Fowler'68 is grateful for Inspire. The alumni
publication informed him of a newly created position,
director of MIS, at Cedarville College. He and his family
were serving in Venezuela and while they were on
furlough made a
special trip to Cedarville to discuss the
position with Dr.
Harold Green. Now the new director of
MIS, Gary is
organizing short-term mission trips for
Cedarville
students. He is especially excited about the
new fields of ministry opening in Russia and Yugoslavia.
Senior Jodi Culp led the Cedarville College forensics team to its third
consecutive state championship when she won three categories of the
Ohio State Forensics Association tournament.The Cedarville team
produced winners in nine categories. Seventeen Ohio colleges and
universities competed. After graduation Jodi will begin a graduate
assistantship at Miami University where she will help coach Miami's
forensics team with former Cedarville forensics champ Jeff Joiner'91.
Alumni
Profile
BREAKING
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BUSINESS
WORLD
BUSINESS
ON THE
MOVE
C
ovan World-Wide Moving,Inc., headquartered
in Dothan,Alabama,has appointed John
Walter Goodman'69 corporate vice president
of safety and risk management.John graduated
from Cedarville with a double major in
psychology and speech.He earned his master's degree in
counseling from Wright State University in Dayton,Ohio
and then graduated from Grace Theological Seminary in
Winona Lake,Indiana. During seminary he taught
psychology at Grace College and served as the seminary
organist.
John taught himself to drive the big rigs during his
employment with the Virginia Department of Corrections
where he was psychologist and adjunct instructor. For
more than two years John sandwiched over 100,000 miles
between prison work and church music ministry. After a
brush with a serious accident with another tractor trailer,
John's attention turned to safety and risk management in
the trucking industry. Graebel Van Lines invited John to
study and teach safety as a regional safety supervisor.
While there, he co-authored a safety and training manual
and conducted seminars around the country for
professional drivers and company executives.
In March 1991,John accepted Covan's request to head
their national safety and training program.Covan
Companies include more than 50 branches throughout the
United States and Western Europe.John's duties include
directing Covan's compliance programs with all federal
regulations and management development.Plans to video
the safety seminar for national distribution are underway.
In August 1991 John was appointed to the National
Training Committee ofthe American Trucking
Association's National Safety Management Council in
Washington D.C.
When recently asked what he appreciated most about his
alma mater,John responded,"It is a real source ofcomfort
and pride to know that an unmitigated commitment to
God's Word and to academic excellence is still paramount
at the 'Ville.I'm grateful the Lord allowed me the
privilege ofattending Cedarville and surviving Bethel
Hall!"
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and
degrees,newlywed status,and a
new home in Indianapolis,Indiana,
Ken '89 and Debbie(Rotramel'89)
Fleetwood were eager to start their
business careers on the right foot. However,breaking
into the business world was a different process for
each ofthem.
As a student Ken had met recruiters from
Metropolitan Life at a Cedarville College Career Day.
Met Life hired him as an account representative and
assigned him to a newly opened branch office on the
north side ofIndianapolis.Ken participated in six
months of daily training classes and was given a base
of clientele.
Currently Ken is the associate branch manager
where he began his training. He also teaches two of
the training classes for new Met Life representatives
and works as an insurance agent three days a week.
Under Ken's leadership,the number of office
representatives has tripled in less than two years and
Mike Stephens 86
ioneer—a
person who goes before, preparing
the
way for others. This is a fitting
description for Mike Stephens'80 and
Steve Kuhn '86."Pioneer"exemplifies their
internship experiences as students of
Cedarville College at Greene Memorial Hospital and
transition into the world of business.
During the late 1970's,Mike Stephens was the first
intern from the business department to make inroads into
Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia,Ohio.When Steve
Kuhn was looking for an internship relating to business in
the health care field, he contacted Mike who was the
patient representative for the hospital at that time. Mike
directed Steve to contacts within the hospital and
arrangements were made for an internship as staff
accountant.
Steve believes that his experience as an intern gave him
a better starting point in seeking employment. As a result,
Greene Memorial Hospital offered Steve a full-time
position in the accounting department which he accepted.
As executive vice president and chief operations officer,
Mike Stephens now has a great deal more responsibility
than he did when he and Steve worked together. Mike's
position also allows him to assist other students from
Cedarville who are interested in hospital administration.
growth for the branch has skyrocketed.The branch which
Ken manages leads the state in productivity.
Ken has received several awards for excellence in
productivity and quality both statewide and nationwide.He
also was recognized for leadership in 1989, 1990,and 1991.
Met Life offers trip incentives which both Ken and Debbie
appreciate.
However,Ken is the first to admit that family is more
important than any award. As he relies on his Cedarville
education he is thankful for the emphasis on honesty,ethics,
and family importance.Ken also says he has no qualms
about working with graduates ofDePauw(Vice President
Dan Quayle's alma mater)or Indiana University."My
Cedarville education was tops," he declares.
When Debbie and Ken moved to Indianapolis it was for
hisjob with Met Life,so herjob search was quite different
from Ken's and somewhat frustrating at times. Since
networking was limited for her,she began searching the
classifieds and sending out resumes to afew select
companies in the area.
When Debbie interviewed for a sales assistant position
with MacMillan Computer Publishing,both she and the
human resources manager knew she was overqualified for
the job.
But
she was assured that there were many openings
in this fast growing company and she decided to take the
position.
In July 1990 Debbie was promoted to educational account
representative for the territory ofColorado,North and South
Dakota,Kansas,Texas,Iowa,Minnesota,Missouri,
Arkansas,Oklahoma,and Mississippi. She is responsible for
the profitability and growth of sales in her territory. Debbie
loves herjob and compares it to running her own small
business.She encourages students to not be afraid of starting
in a position for which they may be overqualified.
Both Debbie and Ken love to ski and travel. They attend
Heather Hills Baptist Church in Indianapolis.
ALUMNI
NETWORK
PIONEERS
He likes the challenge of bringing along others in the
field. He feels that it stimulates his own thinking and
helps keep him from becoming stagnant in his
profession.
In 1989,The Alumni Council initiated the Alumni
Career Network as a result of Mike and Steve's
successful pioneer networking. With this data base
current Cedarville College students and graduates can
access alumni in different careers and geographic areas
to investigate career options. Presently,this service is
managed by the Career Planning and Placement Office.
Steve and his wife,the former Beth McGillivray '87,
now live in Erie,Pennsylvania where Steve is the
controller at the Great Lakes Rehabilitation Hospital.
The Stephens family—Mike,Debbie(Zaller '78),
Matt,9,and Emily,6—resides in Xenia,Ohio.
Steve '86 and
Beth
(McGillivray '87)
Kuhn
