Inspire, Fall 1999

Answe rs enema e Answers In Genesis Coming To Cedarville redarville College will host an Answers in Genesis(AIG) seminar on November 5 and 6,led by AIG Executive Director and Founder Ken Ham. AIG uses seminars, publications, and radio broadcasts to defend the Bible's creation account and illustrate how evolution is the foundation of many of society's current problems. The seminars are open to the public; a freewill offering will be accepted. For more information, call 1-800-777-2211 or e-mail AiG©cedarville.edu. Rumors Hits Cedarville A community production of Rumors by Neil Simon took center stage at the Cedarville Opera House July 23-24.This production was under the direction of Steve Brock '93, who was assisted by his wife, Christy (Marr)'99.The cast consisted of several people from thn community as well as many college alumni. Kirk '83 anti Elaine Kandel Keller'85N, Mark '96N and Amy Cartzendafner Button '97, Jason Atwell '98, Lyndell Rising '91N,and Shannah Campbell'99 were members of the cast.The production was very well-received and was attended by more than 800 people.Steve Brock plans to direct more productions at the Opera House in the future. Cedarville Team Wins Grand Priz At Padnos Engineering Competition A team of six Cedarville College engineering students recently earned the grand prize of $6,000 in the sixth annual International Padnos Design Competition, which recognizes innovative and environmentally- responsible student engineering projects. The Cedarville group, all of whom have since graduated, will travel to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) Design Engineering Technical Conference in Las Vegas in September to receive their prize money and an invitation to publish their research report in the TechnologyJournalofFranklin Institute. Team members Keith Cole(Holland, Michigan), Lonnie Cooper(Polk, Nebraska), David Edwards (Anchorage,Alaska), Dan Farrell(Glen Ellyn, Illinois), Chris Holt(Dalton, Ohio), and Debbie Pittman (Alconbury, England)won the grand prize by building a device to efficiently remove rod guidesfrom oil well sucker rods so that the sucker rods can be reused. Their project benefits the oil industry by decreasing supply costs, increasing profit from old oil wells, and reducing environmental waste. Their work was voted best 1999 senior design project by Cedarville faculty and seniors and earned a second place spot at the Senior Project Showcase of the Ohi Society of Professional Engineers(OSPE)in the spring. David Jeremiah Speaking At Fall Bible Conference D avid Jeremiah '63 will be the j guest speaker at Cedarville's Fall Bible Conference September 20-24. As the senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California, he can be heard daily on the nationally-syndicated radio program Turning Point. 4FALL 1999 lumniProfiles Grouting Through Life's Challenges once worked with a young rape victim who was trying to find meaning and purpose to the event in her life. The pivotal point for her was when she realized that she did not like the fact that she was living in a world that was tainted by evil and sin. Then she made an incredibly spiritually and personally mature decision. She decided that she needed to be thankful to God for every day that her life was not impacted by the evil in this world.Those are the moments you live for—the times when people decide to live life and think in ways that reflect God's view of reality and His plan for their lives." Dr. William C.Buhrow,Jr.'82 finds his counseling experiences rewarding as well as challenging. He originally pursued a psychology degree because his pastor recognized traits ofa counselor in him. Since that time, Bill has continued to follow God's leading in his life and has grown through each experience. A master of arts in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary led Bill into Dr William C. Buhrow the pastorate in Waterford, Connecticut for five years. Bill and his wife,Donna,then headed out to George Fox University(Oregon) where Bill earned a doctor of psychology degree(Psy.D.)in clinical psychology in 1994 and became a licensed psychologist in 1996. While at George Fox,Bill has developed an integrated health and counseling service and facility. As a newly-appointed dean of student services, Bill now oversees not only counseling services, but also career services and campus safety. Bill still enjoys teaching in the APA-accredited Psy.D. program and providing personal counseling to students. It has always been important to Bill that he integrate his faith with his work,even though that has presented its challenges at times. During his internship at a community mental health center, it had been made clear that Bill was to keep his religious beliefs to himself. Bill relates,"I was teaching a stress management group and was tired of doing the same old stress management stuff and so were they. So. I took several ofthe principles from Philippians 4,rephrased them slightly and started teaching them (e.g. learn to be content regardless of your circumstances,think about good things not bad ones,do not be anxious but be thankful). After a couple of weeks,I was approached by my supervisor who asked what I was teaching. I hesitantly said I was presenting some material I had worked up and asked why.She told me that for the past couple weeks,the clients had been coming out of the group talking about how good it was and telling other clients what they had learned. Basically,I was integrating biblical principles in my clinical practice in ways that did not offend the client yet communicated the truths of Scripture. The integration offaith and psychology is essential for clients to be whole and complete, both with a happier life and by being spiritually alive." Over the years, Bill's perception of psychology and dealing with people's problems has certainly been influenced by life. Most recently, Bill's perspective has changed as Donna,his partner in life, has battled cancer."It has altered my perspective on what's really important and the fact that we often do not realize how much we value something until it's gone or hurt. I've also come to realize that life is truly short and is a gift to be made the most of. It causes me to consider what I or my clients spend time on and question if these are really significant and have lasting meaning." Donna has completed her chemotherapy and will be undergoing radiation in the near future. She has a B.A.in religion from Wheaton and an M.A.in biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. A former nutrition education counselor and residence hall director at George Fox,Donna is now a stay-at-home mom who is involved in personal discipleship, leading Bible studies, and speaking at area churches and women's retreats. Bill and Donna have two children: Morgan(4-1/2)and Wills(1). Seeing God Work hat I really enjoy about my work is seeing God work in people's lives in producing healthy changes," Dr. Paul Entner'69 states. "Healthy changes are defined from a Christian perspective as aligning one's thoughts,emotions,and behavior wit biblical guidelines and principles." Paul recalls an interest in psychology going back tojunior high age. He has always been intrigued by the complexity of human personality and took as many psychology courses as possible at Cedarville College even though there was no major.The College was flexible enough to construct a major for him even though there was only one faculty member in that field at the time. After graduating from Cedarville, Paul taughtfor three years while working on his M.Ed.in guidance and counseling from Wright State University. Still desiring to pursue psychology,Paul then enrolled in Rosemead Graduate School ofProfessional Psychology in California. In 1976,he returned to the Dayton,Ohio area and started the Agape Counseling Center under the supervision ofDr. Stanley Ballard, professor of psychology at Cedarville College. Paul is the director of the Agape Counseling Center, which now has seven clinical staff members and eight secretarial staff members. Paul continues to enjoy the intrigue and challenge of the complexity ofhuman personality, and after 23 years of working with '82 andfamily thousands of people,he still finds that each person is unique and special. Certified by the American Psychological Association,Paul has a specialty in the area of alcohol and substance abuse treatment. However,he also considers Christian psychology to be a specialty. "I certainly wanted to offer Christian psychology, because to me that is a quality care issue in dealing with the total person which includes one's relationship with God," Paul asserts. "My personal faith in God and my relationship with Jesus Christ is at the core of who I am as an individual, which naturally comes out in my work with people:'Paul states."I consider my daily spiritual contact with the Lord a necessary refueling as I give out in ministry to people each day. Since I am operating from a Christian point of view, my values and my basic assumption is that the best way to live is God's way, which requires not only the correct behavior but effectively dealing with our emotional lives." Paul's wife, Ruth(Kauffold)'68, has cultivated her own interest in psychology. After spending 12 years as an elementary school teacher and obtaining her master's Dr Paul Entner with his wife, Ruth(Kauffold)'68, and son, James degree from Wright State University, she became a full-time homemaker in order to care for their son,James Paul. After James was in school,Ruth continued her education and completed her Ph.D. in psychology at Union Institute less than two years ago. James is a senior at Dayton Christian School,enjoys playing on the tennis team,and takes his school experience very seriously. As a family, they enjoy mini-trips, camping,and visiting with extended family in the area. Helping Others Triumph JJ enise Ross Summerville'86 came to Cedarville from Rhode Island in 1982 as a result of the influence of Cedarville College summer teams in her church. She decided to major in psychology because of her desire to help people,and she felt that the major would offer the broadest opportunity to get into a job where she could fulfill that desire. Shortly after her graduation and her marriage to Kurtis Summerville '88,Denise started an entry leveljob with the Greene County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Thatjob became a career for her as she discovered that working with persons with developmental disabilities and their families was very rewarding. "Watching a person with a disability overcome obstacles to achieve personal goals is exciting; in general the consumers are a very appreciative population," Denise said. Denise has added to her credentials by becoming a licensed social worker in the State of Ohio and obtaining case management certification from the State ofOhio Department ofMRDD. She has also completed a master's degree in counseling from Wright State University. Presently Denise is a case management supervisor, which she finds challenging as she seeks to encourage others to be the best case managers they can be. She keeps a small caseload in order to keep in touch with the people for whom her agency provides services. Denise and her husband have been active in the Bible Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmington,Ohio since 1989.After the death of their pastor, Dr. Larry L. Harris'82, Kurtis became senior pastor of the church in November 1998. Because of his continuing care for people with mental retardation, Kurtis has maintained his position as an area director of Special Olympics. Through a variety of difficult circumstances over the past two years, including the illness oftheir son,the death of their pastor, and a serious back problem which could have left her permanently unable to walk,Denise says they have "seen the mighty power of our God." While preparing for what turned out to be a surgery on Christmas Eve 1998,Denise was able to share her faith in God with all of those around her and had a special sense of the power of prayer. Denise recalls a chapel message she has never forgotten."The basis of the message," she remembers,"was that we don't know what God can do until we're in a position to need to know.We have been in several circumstances where we could do nothing but depend on God,and we have seen Him make a way where there was no way." Denise and Kurtis are the parents ofAlyssa(7), Daniel(4), and Jordan (2). Denise's sister, Julie, is a 1998 graduate of Cedarville, and her sister, Sherri,is ajunior. Denise Ross Summerville '86