2014-2015 Cedarville University Annual Report

IN MEMORIAL It is with gratitude that we remember individuals from the William Gibson Society who passed away this year. We express our sincerest condolences to their family members. Marilyn Amstutz ’78 Ethel Barnett Donald Entner ’65 Mark Morter Emily Smith Perry Wydman DONOR-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship donors provide so tremendously to students who are confronting significant financial pressures as they continue to be excellent students in their respective schools or departments. BY THE NUMBERS 16 new named scholarships established. More than 630 named scholarships presented. More than $1,200,000 in named scholarships awarded. WILLIAM GIBSON SOCIETY cedarville.edu/gibson William Gibson Society members have elevated Cedarville to family status by including us in their estate plans. Members of this distinguished group often give long-term investments in order to provide for the future of Cedarville University. BY THE NUMBERS William Gibson Society members gave $471,037 . New members committed $160,010 . GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU: THE LEGACY OF CLARENCE GRAY ’37 To see an example of how William Gibson Society members and scholarship donors connect and provide for our students, now and in the future, there’s no better example than Clarence Gray ’37. Gray graduated with an education degree from Cedarville and an insatiable appetite for learning. World War II cut his teaching dreams short but gave him a 13-year career in the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. In 1997, Gray established the Gray-Paxson Scholarship to attract the best and brightest to study education at Cedarville. Gray passed away on April 2, 2014, but his support of Cedarville University would not end with his death. His charitable trust provided an endowment for the Gray-Paxson Scholarship. In the future, this endowment should produce nearly $20,000 each academic year for Cedarville students. Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness. Total concern for others is servanthood. Clarence Gray ’37 Photo of Clarence Gray from the 1936 Cedrus I am so thankful for the changes that are already happening in my life since I got to Cedarville. My love for Christ is growing every minute that I am here. I am learning amazing things while working toward my degree. Thank you for your generosity! It has made a significant impact on my life. Lindsey Dunn ’19 2015 Gray-Paxson Scholarship Recipient Cedarville Magazine | 31