Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2017

4 130 REMARKABLE YEARS Did you know Cedarville once had a football team? Or that one of Cedarville’s past professors served 58 years across two centuries and two administrations? How about the year “Yellow Jackets” first appeared as the mascot for Cedarville athletic teams? Learn these and other great facts on Cedarville’s momentous and miraculous timeline. IN EVERY ISSUE 20 CHAPEL NOTES 22 ADVANCING CEDARVILLE 24 CAMPUS NEWS 28 YELLOW JACKET SPORTS 31 MOMENT IN TIME 32 IN CLOSING FEATURES 2 PROVIDENTIAL MURRAY MURDOCH The only way to explain Cedarville is God! That sentiment has been expressed by faculty, staff, students, and alumni countless times throughout the years. Murdoch, who has written two history books on Cedarville University, recalls how God’s providential hand has been evident through pivotal events during the past 130 years. Editor Janice (Warren) Supplee ’86 Managing Editor Clem Boyd Creative Director Chad Jackson ’05 Graphic Designer Craig Salisbury Photographer Scott Huck Administration President Thomas White Vice President for Academics Thomas Mach ’88 Vice President for Advancement Rick Melson Vice President for Business and Chief Financial Officer Christopher Sohn Vice President for Enrollment Management Scott Van Loo ’98 Vice President for Marketing and Communications Janice (Warren) Supplee ’86 Vice President for Student Life and Christian Ministries Jonathan Wood Athletic Director Alan Geist ’83 Our Mission Cedarville University is a Christ-centered learning community equipping students for lifelong leadership and service through an education marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth. Our Vision Cedarville University will be an exemplary Christian institution known for commitment to academic excellence, submission to biblical authority, passion for the Great Commission, and intentional discipleship that transforms lives for godly service, vocational distinction, and cultural engagement. Cedarville Magazine is published spring, summer, and fall and mailed free of charge to alumni and supporters of Cedarville University. 1-800-CEDARVILLE • cedarville.edu Direct inquiries and address changes to: Cedarville Magazine Cedarville University 251 N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314 cedarville.edu/magazine magazine@cedarville.edu 1-888-CEDARVILLE READ ONLINE! Visit cedarville.edu/magazineFA17 on your computer or mobile device. Fall 2017 Volume 5 Issue 3 O LORD , you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. Isaiah 25:1 CORRECTION: In the spring issue of Cedarville Magazine , we incorrectly reported the names of the Cedarville men’s Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team that won an eighth-place podium finish and All-America honors at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama. The Cedarville DMR team members were actually Tim De Jong ’17, Daniel Michalski ’18, Wyatt Hartman ’17, and Ethan Gatchell ’19. 10 DR. JEREMIAH’S MARK In 1954, James T. Jeremiah was selected to lead Cedarville University. Cedarville was struggling with low morale and financial difficulties, but by the Lord’s hand, Jeremiah guided the struggling college into a growing, energized liberal arts and professional degree-granting institution, with an unflinching commitment to biblical integration in all disciplines. 17 GENERATION TO GENERATION CLEM BOYD The Green family tree is amazingly intertwined with the history of Cedarville University. Across three generations (so far), the Greens’ faith, family, friendships, and future have all grown and flourished as a result of God’s work through Cedarville. 12 YEARS OF FAITHFULNESS MICHELE (CUMMINGS) SOLOMON ’91 Pam Johnson, Lynn Brock ’68, Jim Cato ’83, and Paul Ware represent nearly 170 years of service to Cedarville University. Each has inspired students and colleagues through dedication to the Lord and to this exceptional institution. Cedarville Magazine | 1