A L UMNOT E S
spring/summer 2015
I thought last winter was cold! More than
one-third of our alumni live in Ohio, so I
know they felt it, but our friends in the
Northeast were hit several times with snow,
ice, and subzero temperatures. And I just
read that Ohio’s February was one of the
five-coldest in recorded history. How many
times this winter did you say, “I just want to
be warm”?
Don’t you wish you had joined the
Cedarville Friends for Life Cruise to the
Caribbean? Due to a family emergency, my
wife and I were unable to attend at the last
minute. But the 110 who did had a great time
together. There was a fun group of young, old,
single, and married alumni, and everyone
had a great time. Believe it or not, we are
already planning our Friends for Life Cruise
for 2017. So, when you hear about it, remember
February 2015 and make the decision to come
with us. Give us a call to learn more!
I am excited about some changes in
Alumni Relations that are allowing me to be
on the road a little more, interacting face-to-
face with you, our alumni. I always enjoy the
opportunity to share with alumni how God
is blessing Cedarville and introduce them to
our students or share more about our programs.
So, look for me in your area!
I want to keep you more personally
connected. Whether that is through social
media or meeting you in person, we want to
make sure you feel involved at Cedarville. I
know that you can’t all make it to campus,
and I can’t get out to see every one of you,
but LinkedIn and Facebook are two great
ways to also stay connected. We have
Cedarville Alumni Association groups on
both — LinkedIn with 2,478 members and
Facebook with 6,337 “likes” — and are
using| these and other social media platforms
to get information out to you, as well as seeing
alumni get reconnected with friends.
We are also excited to be merging
Parent and Family Weekend this fall with
our annual homecoming! On October 2–3,
we will have hundreds of alumni and their
families join together with parents and
grandparents of current students for one big
celebration. If you are an alumnus and a
parent of a current student, you have even
more reason to come “home” and join us
this year.
It is always a joy for me and the alumni
staff to serve our alumni. Please contact us at
1-888-CEDARVILLE if there is something
we can do for you.
Office of Philanthropic
Partnerships
Director of Alumni and Parent
Engagement
Jeff Beste ‘87
Alumni Relations and
Annual Giving
Director of Alumni Relations and Annual
Giving
Stephanie (Cleek) Carroll ‘10
Parent and Volunteer Programming
Coordinator
Rita (Heaton) Geiss ‘12
Communication and Donor Acquisition
Coordinator
Dane Barnett ‘14
Alumni Council
President
Geoffrey Walker ‘82
Vice President
Tisha (Tapp) Smith ‘01
Secretary
Alison (Kearney) Clemans ‘10
Members
Nick Awabdy ’94
Shawn Brennan ‘99
Dave Dykema ’91
Todd Fogle ‘92
Lori Greenawalt ‘84
Sandi (Welch) Harner ‘64
Sarah Johnson ‘07
Laura Keeley ’13
Philip Kirby ‘05
Amy (Dennis) Lett ‘09
Jeff Reep ‘78
Latice (Strickland) Spann ’07
Jeff Summerlin ‘83
Keven Waiters ‘78
DIRECTOR’S CHAIR