The 1995-1996 Cedarville College Annual Report

0 utside the classroom, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Dr. Clint Kohl serves as advisor to various student design teams. Through projects and competition, students apply engineering theory to real life problems. "Cedarville students receive atremendous value. The technology and the laboratory equipment we use are better than most schools Ihave been to, including large state universities. Additionally, our students enjoy the personal attention ofqualifiedprofessionals. At most schools, undergraduate students are taught by graduate students. But at Cedarville, students receive the personal attention ofskilled, godly faculty, most of whom have doctoral degrees. Professors challenge students with God's truth in a wonderfully supportive setting. " / ulianne Pletcher's 10th-place finish in the NA/A national cross v country meet led the Lady Yellow Jackets to a fifth-place finish. She was selected twice in 1996 by the NCCAA to receive the Wheeler Award as Female Athlete of the Year in both track and field, and cross country Between the two sports, Julianne is a six-time NA/A Al/– American, four-time NCCAA All-American, and a six-time NCCAA champion. Her NA/A and NCCAA Scholar Athlete awards attest to her success in the classroom as well. "I see running as my ministry. God has opened up so many opportunities to share my faith with coaches and athletes as Itravel. The Lord blessedme with the opportunity to lead one girl to the Lord, and Icontinue to correspond with another team ofgirls. I was able to give them aBible, and they write and ask me questions. Ienjoy sharing how Ihave grown as aresult of chapel, and teachers and friends who are interested in me andmy personal growth. " Athletic Accomplishments + The 1996 women's cross country team won its third NCCAA national championship, and its fifth-place finish was the team's best ever at the NAIA national meet. The team's combined grade average of 3.75 ranked fourth in the nation. + During the 1995-96 academic year, Yellow Jacket teams compiled one national and one conference title, seven NAIA A ll-Americans, 24 NCCAA A ll-Americans, 13 NAIA All-America Scholar Athletes, 16 NCCAA A ll-America Scholar Athletes, 10 A ll-District athletes, 28 A ll– Conference athletes, one national coach of the year, and two conference coaches of the year. + Four honorees were inducted into the Cedarville College Athletic Hall of Fame: Dr. Eric Fillinger, a 1990 graduate and six-time A ll-American in track and cross country; Dr. Pamela Johnson, women's tennis coach and NAIA national women's tennis tournament director; Betty Bertschinger, who founded and served 25 years in Cedarville's sports medicine program; and David Branon, an author and sports editor who graduated in 1973 . + As a senior, Melissa Hartman received the Prince/ITA graduate scholarship, given annually by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Melissa was a six-time All-America Scholar Athlete in volleyball, basketball, and tennis. Following her 1996 graduation, Melissa enrolled at the Indiana University School of Medicine.