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Appendix
Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Cedarville University is governed by an autonomous, self-
perpetuating board of trustees. Board members are selected for
three-year terms. One-third of the board members are eligible
for re-election each year. The executive committee of the board
consists of the chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer, chairs of
the standing committees, and the president of the University. The
board meets in January, May, and October.
Officers
William Bernhard (2019), Chair
Lorne Scharnberg (2018),Vice Chair
David Gower (2016), Secretary
David Dykema (2018),Treasurer
Term of Office Ending June 2017
Corey Abney, Union, Kentucky
John Blodgett, Elkhart, Indiana
David Graham, Erlanger, Kentucky
Randy Patten, Noblesville, Indiana
David Warren, Cedarville, Ohio
Hayes Wicker, Naples, Florida
Term of Office Ending June 2018
Daniel Akin,Wake Forest, North Carolina
Timothy Armstrong,Akron, Ohio
David Dykema, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Evan English,Tipp City, Ohio
Daniel Petek, Medina, Ohio
Lorne Scharnberg, Des Moines, Iowa
Jeffory Willetts, Bellefontaine, Ohio
Robert Wynalda, Comstock Park, Michigan
Term of Office Ending June 2019
William Bernhard, Menomonee Falls,Wisconsin
David Carr,Alexandria,Virginia
David Gower, Elgin, Illinois
Gina Headrick, Laurel, Mississippi
Warren Jenkins, Purcellville,Virginia
Deforia Lane, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
David Lodwick, Portsmouth, Ohio
Don Lough, Schroon Lake, New York
Dominic McKinley, Greensboro, North Carolina
Eric Mounts, South Charleston,West Virginia
Paige Patterson, Fort Worth,Texas
Mark Vroegop, Indianapolis, Indiana
Emeriti
William Bolthouse,Avila Beach, California
Francis Bresson, Menomonee Falls,Wisconsin
Gilbert Brueckner, Menomonee Falls,Wisconsin
James Carraher, Laurel, Maryland
Jim DeVries,Ada, Michigan
Joseph Godwin, Gallipolis, Ohio
Roy Guenin,Winona Lake, Indiana
E. L. Hawkins, Northfield, Ohio
Ruth Kempton, Lititz, Pennsylvania
Irwin Olson, Mesa,Arizona
Bill Smith,Allegan, Michigan
Al Stevens, Moorestown, New Jersey
Robert Sumner, Lynchburg,Virginia
Administration
Cabinet
Thomas White
,
President;
Professor of Theology
;
B.A., Anderson
University, 1997; M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, 2001; Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, 2005. At Cedarville since 2013.
Alan Geist
,
Athletic Director
. B.A., Cedarville University, 1983;
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy, 1989; Ph.D., The Ohio
State University, 2001. At Cedarville since 2005.
Richard J. Melson
,
Vice President for Advancement.
B.A., Murray
State University, 1993; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, 1995; Ph.D., Dallas Baptist University, 2014. At
Cedarville since 2016.
Loren Reno
,
Vice President for Academics and Chief Academic
Officer
; Professor of Management
.
B.A., Cedarville University,
1970; M.S., University of Southern California. At Cedarville since
2012.
Christopher Sohn,
Vice President for Business and Chief
Financial Officer.
B.A., Purdue University, 1989; M.B.A., Indiana
University, 1996. At Cedarville since 2012.
Janice Supplee
,
Vice President for Enrollment Management and
Marketing.
B.A., Cedarville University, 1986; M.B.A., Wright
State University, 2001; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2014. At
Cedarville since 1995.
Jonathan Wood
,
Vice President for Student Life and Christian
Ministries
; Instructor of Theological Studies. B.A., University
of Oklahoma, 2003; M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary, 2007; Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary, 2015. At Cedarville since 2013.
Chancellor
Paul Dixon
,
Chancellor
. B.A., Tennessee Temple University,
1961; M.Div., Temple Baptist Theological Seminary, 1964; D.D.,
Tennessee Temple University, 1978; LL.D., Liberty University,
1984; Ed.D., The University of Cincinnati, 1986. At Cedarville
since 1978.