Alumnotes, Spring/Summer 2015

News | alumnotes Heidi (Mountz) Glick ’99 signed a contract with Chalfont House Publishing for a co- authored infertility devotional titled A Walk in The Valley . The book includes the journeys of six Christian authors and has a tentative release date of April 2015. Rachel (Menz) Rade ’00 graduated from San Jose State University with a master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in May 2014. She and her husband will move to England in summer 2015 so she can pursue a Ph.D. in applied linguistics at the University of Nottingham. Rebecca VanDemark ’02 published a book, Praying through Lyme Disease, in November 2014. The book is a 31-topic prayer devotional for people who are living with Lyme Disease. Joy (Daniels) Draper ‘03 was honored by the 2015 Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year program as the Offutt Air Force Base winner. The overall winner and 2015 Armed Forces Military Spouse of the Year will be revealed at a VIP ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 8. Michael Gumprecht ’07 was named as one of the “Top 40 Trial Lawyers Under 40” in the state of Georgia by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Michael is the founder of The Gumprecht Law Firm (galawfirm.com) in Woodstock, Georgia, where he also resides with his wife, Christina (Landry) ‘09, and their children. Matt Blosser ‘03 began his new role as principal of Clinton Christian School in Goshen, Indiana, in January 2015. Jerica Ward ‘09 is one of 20 students from around the nation chosen as a Thomas R. Pickering Fellow for 2014–15. She is the first student from Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service to be selected for the program, which is designed to attract outstanding individuals interested in a foreign service career with the U.S. Department of State. April 30 - Kingpin Bowling Lanes Louisville, Kentucky | Chapter Event June 6 – Chef’s Palette Raleigh, North Carolina | Chapter Event with Dr. White June 16 – Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting Reception Columbus, Ohio | All-Alumni Event June 27 – Scholarship Banquet Seattle, Washington | Chapter Event October 2–3 – Homecoming 2015 Cedarville, Ohio | All-Alumni Event 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. upcoming events share your news Spring/Summer 2015 | Cedarville University