1998-1999 Cedarville College Annual Report

I n another year of strong academic achievements, Cedarville students demonstrated that they desire to use their minds for Christ. The following is a sampling of honors brought home by Cedarville students. + Derrick Doherty, a junior preseminary Bible major from Forked River, N.J., received a 1999 undergraduate fellowship from the Partnership for Excellence program of the Fund for Theological Education (FTE) . + A team of six engineering students (shown at right) earned the grand prize in the sixth annual International Padnos Design Competition, a competition which recognizes innovative and environmentally-responsible student engineering projects. They were invited to publish their research report in the Technology Journal of Franklin Institute . The team's machine, which efficiently removes rod guides from oil well sucker rods so that the sucker rods can be reused, benefits the oil industry by decreasing supply costs, increasing profit from old oil wells, and reducing environmental waste. + The Cedarville College student chapter of the Society of Technical Communicaton (STC) received the Student Chapter Achievement Award for best student chapter in the nation. +Mechanical engineering design teams took first and second place at the third annual Senior Project Showcase of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) . This was the second year in a row that Cedarville produced the OSPE's first place team. +Jess Gamiere, a senior criminal justice major from Mentor, Ohio, was named Outstanding Criminal Justice Student of the Year by the Ohio Council of Criminal Justice Education. Gamiere (shown above receiving the award) has since begun graduate work at Cleveland State University's Marshall Law School. + Cedarville's debate team excelled at the National Education Debate Association's tournament. Besides winning numerous awards for individual performance, Cedarville won first place in the Open Division and second place in the Novice Division. Team coach Deborah Haffey received an award for best debate program. +The Cedarville College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team earned a regional title at the 1999 SIFE Regional Exposition and Career Opportunity Fair. Their regional title allowed them to compete against 15 champion teams from the U .S., Central Asia, and Brazil at the Hallmark Cards/SIFE International Exposition and Career Opportunity Fair. + A mechanical engineering design team (shown above) won third place at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Region IV Student Conference for their running machine. The machine eliminates impact as the athlete runs, preventing leg and knee injuries during training. +The College's Summit Challenge team (shown above) took third place at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region II Summit Challenge. The team constructed a remote– controlled robot which used a paint roller arm to secure metal bearings and place them into a bin. Cedarville's robot competed against ten other schools in a race to capture the most bearings. + Cedarville was the only engineering school in the state to have a 100 percent passing rate on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, the first step towards the Professional Engineer (PE) ranking.