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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.
ƒ ƒ Marilyn Amstutz ’78
ƒ ƒ Ethel Barnett
ƒ ƒ Donald Entner ’65
ƒ ƒ Mark Morter
ƒ ƒ Emily Smith
ƒ ƒ 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
ƒ ƒ 16 new named scholarships established.
ƒ ƒ More than 630 named scholarships presented.
ƒ ƒ More than $1,200,000 in named scholarships awarded.
WILLIAM GIBSON SOCIETY
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
ƒ ƒ William Gibson Society members gave $471,037.
ƒ ƒ 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
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