Inspire, Fall 2000

New Scholarships to Benefit Cedarville Students Each year on Honors Day, Cedarville University recognizes students who excel academically and demonstrate exceptional ability within their field of study. It has been a long-standing tradition for friends of the University to establish scholarships that provide financial support for these outstanding students. We are pleased to announce the formation of the following new awards. The Centennial Library Scholarship Award in Library Science Established by the Centennial Library faculty through the generosity of a 1997 Cedarville graduate, the award encourages and actively supports the next generation of library and information specialists. The Dr. and Mrs. David H. Robey Forensics Award Established by Dr. and Mrs. Robey, the award recognizes varsity forensics students who have demonstrated Christian leadership in the forensics program at Cedarville and excellence in competition. Dr. Robey is a professor of communication arts and has coached Cedarville forensics for nearly 20 years. The Dr. Merlin and Mrs. Ruth Ager Education Award Established by the education department faculty in honor of the Agers and in appreciation of their contribution to the education program at Cedarville, this award recognizes outstanding seniors majoring in education who are planning to teach overseas. The C. Eugene Walker, Ph.D., Psychology Award This award, endowed by C. Eugene Walker, Ph.D., is granted to a student majoring in psychology or applied psychology who demonstrates outstanding achievement in psychological studies and activities. The Roloff Incentive Award This scholarship, endowed by Dr. Marston Val Roloff ’64, is awarded to a student majoring in a biological science program and actively involved in community service/leadership roles. Preference is given to children of Cedarville graduates. Val currently serves on the alumni council. The Dr. Joseph Halsey Award This award is given to a student majoring in political science who anticipates entering law school after completing his or her program of study. The award was established by a 1998 Cedarville political science graduate in appreciation of Dr. Halsey. The Helen Drullinger Memorial Award This endowment provides an annual scholarship to a deserving Bible student whose wife is working to help pay for college expenses. The award was established in honor of Helen Drullinger, who passed away September 22, 1999 from ovarian cancer. Helen was a postal clerk at Cedarville, and husband David is a professor of Bible. If you are interested in contributing toward these scholarships or establishing your own award, please contact Dave Bartlett or Kim Longo at 1-800-766-1115. The Summer Debate Institute Each year the Miriam Maddox Forum provides a summer debate institute for high school home-school students who have developed an interest in competitive interscholastic debate. Christy Farris Shipe ’98, working for The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), formed a national debate league within the home-school community in 1998 and has sponsored a national debate competition each year. Cedarville works with home-school students who are interested in getting a head start with the league’s new debate topic for the upcoming year. Classes consist of theory instruction, work on the new resolution, and practice in debate skills. The institute concludes with a tournament competition between the students. The Miriam Maddox Forum (membership consists of Cedarville alumni who have an interest in areas of the communication arts at Cedarville) hosts and directs the institute with the assistance of the summer studies office and the admissions office. Students spend two intensive weeks on campus and can choose to take the college-level argumentation and debate curriculum for college credit. Directed by Cedarville’s Debate Coach Deborah Bush Haffey ’68, the institute’s additional instructors included Jonathan A. Hammond ’99, who was instrumental in forming the institute, senior Esther Haffey, sophomore Michael J. Coffey, and sophomore Mark Holden. Other alumni invited as guest speakers during the institute included Michael Hammond ’86, Shannah Campbell ’99, Pamela McClain ’96, and Brandon Duck ’96. The students must work hard to complete the curriculum. They find themselves in class for most of each day, with evenings filled with homework and working with their debate partners. Students find time, however, to spend a day at King’s Island, to make a Young’s Run, and let off steam in spontaneous volleyball and soccer games. This year’s 27 participants followed the pattern of previous years in their enthusiasm for the institute. One student shared, “It was awesome—I have friends to last a lifetime, knowledge to last a year, fun to last months ... I just wish I could see everyone all over again ... have ONE more day at Cedarville.” Inspire 5