The 2015 Legacy Banquet

GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU: THE LEGACY OF CLARENCE GRAY ’37 “Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness. Total concern for others is servanthood.” – Clarence Gray In 1937, Clarence Gray graduated with an education degree from Cedarville and an insatiable appetite for learning. World War II cut his teaching dreams short, but gave him a 13-year career in the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, Ohio. After his time in the service, he spent 14 years in employee relations for Cincinnati’s General Electric Aircraft Division. Eventually, he became Vice President of Human Resources for the Carborundum Company. This position required travel to Europe, Japan, and South America to oversee manufacturing plant effectiveness and to negotiate labor details. After retirement to Naples, Florida, Clarence was thrilled to use his strong faith, vision, and motivation in serving his church and community. In 1997, Clarence established the Gray-Paxson Scholarship to attract the best and brightest to study education at Cedarville. In honor of his years of faithful service, the University presented Clarence the Distinguished Service Award in 2005. Clarence passed away on April 2, 2014, but his support of Cedarville University would not end with his death. His charitable trust provided an endowment for the Gray-Paxson Scholarship. In the future, this endowment should produce nearly $20,000 each academic year for Cedarville students. Photo of Clarence Gray from the 1936 Cedrus Photo of Clarence Gray as a sixth-grade teacher, taken from his book, God Will Take Care Of You .