Alumnotes, Fall 2015

News & Chapter Focus | alumnotes Kevin ’06 and Bethany (Butters) Hall ’05, along with their children, Kaden (4) and Makenzie (2), moved to Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2015 to serve full time with Back2Back Ministries, an international Christian nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for orphans. As a family, they work with the Casa Hogar Del Norte children’s home. Kevin leads U.S. teams in work projects and relationship-building with the kids and oversees staff discipleship and mentoring for the men. Bethany assists with medical needs of the staff and team guests and oversees the on-campus medical clinic. She will also begin homeschooling Kaden in the fall. Michelle Lanham ’07 graduated with her Juris Doctor in January 2014 and was admitted to the practice of law in the state of Ohio in November 2014 after receiving a passing score on the Ohio Bar Examination. She is now also admitted to the federal bar of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. Michelle lives in Columbus and is working at a civil litigation firm. Valerie Van Wingerden ’05 was invited by State Senator and congressional candidate Darin LaHood to the state capitol building in Springfield, Illinois, on May 20, 2015, to be an honorary page for the day. She was recognized for her volunteer support of pro-life and religious freedom causes. Photo credit: Ronald Deedrick, Illinois Senate Did you get promoted? Direct a play? Publish your memoirs? Earn a degree? Receive an award? Climb every mountain? Ford every stream? Follow every rainbow ’til you found your dream? Visit cedarville.edu/magazine for deadlines and to learn how to submit your updates and photos. share your news CHAPTER FOCUS – WASHINGTON, D.C. Get to know the Washington, D.C., Chapter! • Established: 2007 • Serving alumni and friends living in zip codes 20000–20999-9999 and 22000–22399-9999 • Leadership: Dick Schimkus ‘67, Anna Mari (Kulin) Green ‘92, Amy Nyhuis ‘01, Nate ‘00 and Andrea (Patterson) Verwys ‘01, Aaron Welty ‘05, Emily (Doane) Heavin ‘06 • Fun Facts: • Washington, D.C., has been the permanent seat of the federal government since 1800. • Washington, D.C., is a very international city, home to more than 170 embassies and international cultural centers. • Washington, D.C., streets are set up like a grid of letters and numbers, but without the letter “J.” Get involved in an alumni chapter near you: cedarville.edu/alumnichapters The Washington, D.C., chapter enjoyed a picnic at Lake Accotink Park in Springfield, Virginia, this summer. Fall 2015 | Cedarville University