Cedarville Magazine Spring 2022

REMEMBERING THREE BELOVED PROFESSORS This academic year, Cedarville said farewell to three beloved members of our faculty family. Donald Deardorff , Professor of English, passed away unexpectedly on October 22 from a heart-related condition. Deardorff joined Cedarville University’s English, literature, and modern languages (ELML) department in 1996. During his 25 years of faithful teaching, Deardorff special ized in major-specific classes, including Literary Analysis, Literary Theory, Engl ish Seminar and Multi-Ethnic American Literature. Additionally, he published scholarly works on favorite topics such as sports, healthy masculinity, and Bruce Springsteen. Jame s McGo l dr i ck , Pro f e s sor Emeritus of Social Science, passed away on December 30 at the age of 85. He taught at Cedarville University from 1973–2001. McGoldrick is remembered as an outstanding scholar with a love for the local church, church history, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Before his career as a professor, he served as pastor at two churches in New Jersey. He authored many books and articles for a variety of academic and church publications, including The Mind of John Calvin , published in 2019. David Matson ’60, Professor Emeritus of Music History, passed away on January 12 at the age of 82. Matson taught at Cedarville from 1965 to 2009 and was instrumental in building the Department of Music and Worship and its programs into what they are today. In the days before daily live chapel, Matson was the announcer when chapel was aired live a few times each academic year. He was also inducted into the Cedarville Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001, receiving the Nedra Callan Meritorious Service Award for his many years of faithfully announcing Yellow Jackets men’s basketball games. He served as the men’s basketball announcer from 1957 to 2001. MURRAY MURDOCH, AN EXAMPLE OF FACULTY EXCELLENCE, RETIRES AFTER 56 YEARS J . Murray Murdoch, Distinguished Professor of History and Government, announced his retirement this fall after 56 years of service at the University. Cedarville honored him and his wife of 63 years, Ruth, during chapel on November 18. The special chapel can be viewed at cedarville.edu/chapel. Murdoch earned his doctoral degree in American history from Northwestern Univers i ty. He served as chair of Cedarville’s history department and is well known on campus for his course on social movements. Murdoch also founded the Civil Rights Bus Tour, a 2,000-mile journey during Cedarville’s fall break that visits historical landmarks, including the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. He is also a stalwart of biblical integration and has been a strong voice for making sure that all courses in all subject areas reflect a biblical worldview. Murdoch penned the 100-year history of then Cedarville College. He also made history as Cedarville’s men’s tennis coach. Murdoch’s teams recorded 563 wins during a stellar 29- year career, and his men’s team claimed 23 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) District titles. CAMPUS NEWS 34 | Cedarville Magazine