Alumnotes, Spring/Summer 2016

alumnotes | News share your news 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 Send us your news! Deadlines are December 15 for the spring/summer issue, April 15 for the fall issue, and August 15 for the winter issue. The editorial staff has full discretion regarding submissions. Submit your updates to Cedarville Magazine , Cedarville University, 251 N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314, or cedarville.edu/magazine . Carol (Simonetti) Hamilton ’68 is teaching English to immigrants as a tool for building relationships and sharing the Gospel. Her work was recently featured on the website of New American Pathways, an organization that provides resources to immigrants in Georgia. Leon Franck ’56 and his wife, Arlene, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on February 19, 2016. Leon was part of the original group that came from Baptist Bible Institute in Cleveland when it merged with Cedarville College in 1953. During his lengthy ministry, Leon pastored four churches, served as Chaplain for the City of La Crosse Police Department, and authored several books on prayer. Leon and Arlene have been blessed with five children, 18 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Lori Kate Lowenhar ’94 has lived in Israel for 18 years, where she performs with Heart of Galilee, a Klezmer trio. Lori Kate plays the clarinet and flute and her husband, Ilan Gorny, a native of Israel, plays the drums. Sasha Fishman, who came to Israel from Russia, plays the string instruments. As Jewish followers of the Messiah Yeshua, they consider it their mission to build cultural and spiritual bridges that can bring believers closer together in Israel and abroad and also help the people of Israel to receive their Messiah. Their ministry began in 2012, with their first CD, Eternally Grateful , composed of worship songs that are used by many congregations in Israel today. They perform throughout Israel, and they also are invited a few times a year on musical tours to Finland, Germany, Holland, and Switzerland, testifying of God's faithfulness and mercy to Israel and sharing their stories. Diane (De Nicola) Orlofsky ’78 has been named the Alabama Music Educators Association's Outstanding Music Educator for 2016. Melissa (Adam) Keenan ’00 is the Director of Field Development and Education for Sweet Minerals. She brings in other Cedarville alumni to make the annual Sweet Minerals Convention a success! Here she is pictured with motivational speaker and fellow alumnus Michael Dorsey ’00 . Kathy Roberts ’15 had a creative writing piece — “Hiking the Grand Tetons. Milking a Cow by Hand” — published in Issue #57 of Creative Nonfiction magazine. The piece reflects on Kathy's experience of having a mini-stroke at 20 years old. Amber (Womack) Begley ’07 was named by the Dayton Business Journal as one of their 2016 “40 Under Forty” winners. She was honored May 19 at the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton, Ohio. Amber is the Manager of Special Events for the Dayton Development Coalition. NEWS Cedarville University | Spring/Summer 2016