1999-2000 Annual Report

Heart for God Scholarship Opportunities Abound “T he future of our culture will rest upon the shoulders of people like these students,” shared Clyde and Jean Autio, President’s Associates since 1996. “It is comforting to see young people successfully educated and challenged to go into the world for the purpose of honoring God. That is why we are involved.” During the fiscal year 1999-2000, President’s Associates, along with Chairman’s Council members, bridged a greater portion of the total gap of $1.3 million between what students paid and what it cost Cedarville to provide their education. Covered by gifts to the Annual Fund, this gap is the measurable difference in the value and quality which students receive beyond that provided by their tuition dollars. President’s Associates give $1,000 or more annually to Cedarville; Chairman’s Council members give $5,000 or more each year. While more are getting involved with the Annual Fund, almost 100 have become President’s Associates since 1996, increasing membership by 80 percent. About 20 percent have remained for more than 10 years, some for as many as 23 years. “When we say we have about 230 President’s Associates, we speak in number of units,” shared Jeff Brock, who oversees the program on the President’s behalf. “We would refer to a husband and wife as a unit. We have well over 400 individuals who are President’s Associates. It is our desire to double that number in the next two years.” Most President’s Associates echo the words of Clyde Autio, measuring their role by the difference Cedarville The second new source of scholarship funding is testamentary, i.e. funded through estate plans such as wills and trusts. One friend of the University arranged for scholarship funding through his estate plan, anticipating the need to retain all of his assets throughout his lifetime. However, his desire to help Cedarville students immediately and his current financial condition have allowed him to fund the scholarship during this year and enjoy the blessing of seeing the impact his scholarship will have on the lives of many students. The Class of 1960 has decided to provide the leadership gift for the Future Generations Scholarship Endowment as their 40th class reunion project. Their vision is to provide scholarship assistance to Cedarville students whose parents or grandparents graduated from Cedarville University. In addition to the gift from the class of 1960, the Future Generations Scholarship has already received a significant estate gift. Initially, the scholarship will be extended to a select number of freshman students that demonstrate leadership abilities and a heart for Christian service. As additional gifts are received, we hope to extend this scholarship to all children and grandchildren of Cedarville graduates. Scholarship funding continues to be a high priority for the year 2000 and beyond. For more information, please contact Kim Longo or David Bartlett in the office of gift planning at 1-800-766-1115. President’s Associates Sense Difference They Make students can make. “One can obtain a lot of knowledge at most any college, but true wisdom on how to live the Christian life comes only from the Word of God. We want to help dedicated Christian students be better equipped to serve and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ,” said Earl and Georgeanna Miller, who are grandparents of a Cedarville student. “President’s Associates represent a variety of relationships to Cedarville. Many more are alumni of Cedarville, even alums who have graduated in the last 10 years. More parents have joined. Some have no children of their own, but have “adopted” Cedarville students as their sons and daughters or grandchildren. We had one recently join simply because another President’s Associates couple shared how significant the program was in their lives,” Brock continued. “We are so blessed by what Cedarville has done for us and what it is now doing for our children,” shared Tom and Martha Mohler, Cedarville graduates and parents of two students, Ben and Rachael. “We could not think of a better way to express our gratitude than to reinvest in Cedarville as President’s Associates. In fact, we have already encouraged Ben to join upon graduating in June and look to make a significant difference now.” To inquire about joining with other President’s Associates to make a significant difference, please contact Jeff Brock at Cedarville University, 251 N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314 or call 1-800-766-1115. C edarville University scholarship donors are excited to share in our mission to provide an education consistent with biblical truth. Our students received more than $725,000 in monetary awards from 127 donor-initiated and funded scholarship agreements during the 1999-2000 academic year. Each scholarship gift helps to provide a Bible-based education for students who demonstrate a desire to serve the Lord. Scholarship donors are able to shape the world around them by helping students involved in areas of special interest to the donors—a particular academic major, career goal, financial need, or academic achievement. A scholarship gift will provide multiple blessings because it affects not only the life of the individual student, but also the lives of those the student touches after graduation. In the past year, we have experienced a marked increase in the number of scholarship gifts, particularly from two sources. First, alumni initiated and provided funding for almost 50 percent of the scholarships established in 2000. An increasing number of young alumni are establishing scholarship agreements shortly after graduating and entering the workforce. These scholarships are normally given to honor a professor, assist students in the academic program from which the donor has just graduated, or to support extracurricular organizations that had a positive impact on their Cedarville experience.