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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
Lorne Scharnberg (2018), Chair
William Bernhard (2019),Vice Chair
Daniel Petek (2018), Secretary
David Dykema (2018),Treasurer
Term of Office Ending June 2018
Daniel Akin,Wake Forest, North Carolina
Timothy Armstrong,Akron, Ohio
David Dykema, Rockford, 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, Stuttgart, Germany
David Gower, Elgin, Illinois
Gina Headrick, Laurel, Mississippi
Warren Jenkins, Purcellville,Virginia
Deforia Lane, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
David Lodwick, Portsmouth, Ohio
Don Lough, Jr., Schroon Lake, New York
Dominic McKinley, Greensboro, North Carolina
Paige Patterson, Fort Worth,Texas
Mark Vroegop, Indianapolis, Indiana
Term of Office Ending June 2020
Corey Abney, Union, Kentucky
Kenneth David Bane, Richmond, Indiana
John Blodgett, Elkhart, Indiana
James Hilton, Orange City, Florida
Randy Patten, Noblesville, Indiana
Charles Petersen, Brownsburg, Indiana
David Warren, Cedarville, Ohio
Hayes Wicker, Naples, Florida
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
David Graham, Erlanger, Kentucky
Roy Guenin,Winona Lake, Indiana
E. L. Hawkins, Northfield, Ohio
Ruth Kempton, Lititz, Pennsylvania
Bill Smith,Allegan, Michigan
Al Stevens, Moorestown, New Jersey
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.
Thomas Mach
,
Vice President for Academics, Chief Academic
Officer;
Professor of History
.
B.A., Cedarville University, 1988;
M.A., Cleveland State University, 1989; Ph.D., University of
Akron, 1996. At Cedarville since 2000.
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
,
Senior Advisor, Office of the President; Professor of
Management.
B.A., Cedarville University, 1970; M.S., University
of Southern California. At Cedarville since 2012.
Christopher Sohn,
Vice President for Business, Chief Financial
Officer.
B.A., Purdue University, 1989; M.B.A., Indiana University,
1996. At Cedarville since 2012.
Janice Supplee
,
Vice President for Marketing and
Communications; Interim Dean of Graduate Studies.
B.A.,
Cedarville University, 1986; M.B.A., Wright State University,
2001; Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2014. At Cedarville since
1995.
Scott Van Loo
,
Vice President for Enrollment Management
. B.A.,
Cedarville University, 1998; M.A., Wright State University, 2003;
Ph.D., University of Dayton, 2011. At Cedarville since 2016.
Jonathan Wood
,
Vice President for Student Life and Christian
Ministries
, Assistant Professor 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.