Inspire, Fall 1997

Founding The Nehemiah Bearing God's Image Scholarship As Creator D r. Gene Apple was involved in the Elmer W.Engstrom Department of Engineering long before there was an engineering program at Cedarville College. As a member ofthe Board ofTrustees and the President's Associates,he was instrumental in founding the department through his service on the Engineering Advisory Council which assisted the College in launching the program. It was very appropriate,then,that he and Mrs. Apple established one ofthe first scholarships for engineering students,the Nehemiah Scholarship. Awarded at Honors day,The Nehemiah Scholarship recognizes outstanding achievement by engineering students. Dr. Apple had a long and distinguished career at General Electric and recently retired after serving a number of years as a vice president.In naming the scholarship,Dr.Apple remarked that one ofhis principal sources ofguidance and insight throughout his career was the Old Testament book of Nehemiah. Dr. Apple continues to serve on Cedarville's Engineering Advisory Council,a group composed ofengineering leaders who regularly meet to review the program's progress and assist in determining new directions. He also serves as a member ofthe College's Technology Advisory Council,is currently vice chairman ofthe Board ofTrustees,and serves on several statewide boards and commissions focused on technology. Dr.and Mrs. EugIhe Apple congratu Jeremy Scholarship. Far/ow,1997recipient ofthe Nehem Engineering Results A premise of Christian education is that professional subjects, bolstered with liberal arts, grounded on biblical truths,and conveyed by a caring faculty comprise a better system and produce a better product. The seven-year record of Cedarville engineering bears this out. One ofthe highest honors available to undergraduate engineers is WISE—Washington Internship for Students ofEngineering.Each year, only a dozen ofthe brightest future leaders across the United States are selected. For the last five years, Cedarville has had an intern participating in this technical community-public policy interface program in Washington,D.C. The AlliedSignal Corporation sponsors an award to recognize excellence in engineering student professional societies. Cedarville College has won this award the last four consecutive years, with schools such as University ofMichigan and The Ohio State University in the running. Each year professional engineering societies,such as ASME,IEEE,and SAE, sponsor a variety ofstudent design competitions.During the 1996-97 academic year,Cedarville College engineering students participated in eight ofthem.They placed in the top 10in the SAE Aero Design Competition,which challenges students to design and build a radio-controlled plane to carry maximum cargo. The SAE Supermileage Competition requires students to design and build a fuel-efficient one-man car that gets the highest mileage. Cedarville took third place by achieving over 700 miles per gallon! TheSAE Micro Baja competition challenges students to design and build a small-scale four-wheel drive"toy"truck to race through a model track in the shortest time possible;Cedarville teams have taken third place overall and won first in design categories. ASME sponsors a solar-powered boat race; Cedarville students designed and built a one-man 19-foot electric boat and did very well their first year;they placed sixth in the endurance race and 12th overall.IEEE sponsors a micro-mouse competition in which students design and build a robot mouse to search a maze and find the cheese,and then exit quickly. Cedarville students also participate in an unmanned ground robot competition and recently placed fourth. The U.S.Department ofEnergy sponsors a series ofdesign competitions studying alternative fuels as a way to address the serious environmental challenges facing our society. Only a dozen ofthe best U.S.and Canadian student teams are invited to take part. Cedarville engineering students have participated in converting a Saturn to hybrid electric and converting a minivan to run on liquid propane. While the other teams represent the largest engineering programs and are usually backed by research programs and graduate students,Cedarville College has been offered a third consecutive two-year competition,and in June 1997 was featured in the Department ofEnergy's FutureDrive magazine. 41.1. Exsliisis SIE Nasa:"' or twenty years,Jonathan Engdahl'77 has worked as an engineer with Rockwell Automations Advanced Technology,previously known as Allen Bradley Company. Jon completed a computer programming internship at Allen Bradley while earning a degree in mathematics at Cedarville College. Hired by Allen Bradley Company upon his graduation, Jon developed his engineering skills on thejob and spent 18 years in product development.In 1990,he was named "Engineer ofthe Year"by Rockwell International. Nearly three years ago,Jon was named senior research engineer and is currently researching industrial applications of virtual reality. He is striving to develop a process known as "virtual manufacturing," which would allow a manufacturer to prototype a manufacturing process by simulating it in 3D on the computer,rather than spending the time,energy,and money to actually build and test the product. Reflecting on his profession,Jon says,"The fascination with engineering is that you are a creator. The desire to create is a common element we see in people,and that is a part ofthe image ofGod that we bear." Jon and his wife,Janice(Westplate'76),enjoy spending time with their children, Nathan(16),Joshua(13),and Hannah(11),at home in Chardon,Ohio.They attend Newbury Bible Church, where Jon is a trustee,song leader,and Sunday school teacher. Janice is a pianist and leader for a children's program,Junior Astronauts. Janice also home-educates the two younger children. Cedarville's Engineering Faculty r. Lawrence D.Zavodney,chairman ofthe department,was a member ofthe engineering faculty at The Ohio State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,and Yarmouk University(Jordan)before coming to Cedarville. He is an internationally-known expert in non-linear vibrations and has worked in the tire and nuclear power industries. His areas of expertise include design,engineering mechanics,and advanced mathematics. Charles W.Allport had a distinguished career in the United States Air Force and in industry. He served as director ofengineering programs,founding chair of Cedarville's engineering department,and pioneered many strengths ofthe program.He also serves as assistant to the academic vice president. Dr.Robert Chasnov previously taught at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. He is an expert in materials and is active in the American Society for Metals(ASM)and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME). Dr.Timothy Dewhurst held faculty positions at the University of Maine and Maine Maritime Academy.He worked in the gas turbine industry and has been a consultant to Maine industries in the areas of mechanical design,heat transfer analysis,and quality control. Keith Francis has been the architect ofthe electrical engineering program.He structured a course ofstudy that prepares students for the technology issues and challenges facing industry. He came to Cedarville from Mobil Chemical. Dr.Harwood Hegna held faculty positions at the United States Air Force Academy and the Air Force Institute ofTechnology. His expertise is in fluids, thermodynamics,aerodynamics,and advanced mathematics. Dr.Clinton E.Kohl specializes in digital electronics,computer architecture,field programmable gate arrays,and microprocessor systems. Robert Laramore came to Cedarville from the Purdue University faculty. His areas ofspecialization are electrical power and control systems.He is active in the Institute ofElectrical and Electronic Engineers(IEEE)Power Engineering Society, where he is chairman ofthe student affairs subcommittee that promotes student activities throughout the world. Sam SanGregoryjoined the faculty after an Air Force career as a laser systems engineer. He specializes in microprocessors and large scale integration. Dr.D.Jeffrey Shortt was a civilian employee ofthe U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, where he worked on spacecraft electrical power subsystems. His areas ofexpertise are in non-linear control,switching regulator design,and analog circuit design. Dr.Thomas Thompson has experience as an engineer in the plating and meat processing industries. His areas ofinterest are control and modeling of vibrations in large structures,and instrumentation. Dr.Tom Wailes had a distinguished career in the United States Air Force. He taught graduate-level computer engineering and semiconductor device fabrication courses and undergraduate courses in computers.