Inspire, Fall 2000

Inspire 7 Friday, October 20 10 a.m. State of the University Address President Dixon Jeremiah Chapel, Dixon Ministry Center Noon All-Alumni Luncheon The Board Room, Dixon Ministry Center Tickets must be reserved. 1:30 p.m. Alumni Campus Tour 3 p.m. Engineering Cardboard Canoe Challenge Cedar Lake 5 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Tournament (continues throughout the weekend) Stranahan Gymnasium 5:30 p.m Singles’ Summit Room 107 Apple Technology Resource Center 6 p.m. Women’s Tennis Reunion Varsity Room, Athletic Center 7 p.m. Welcome, Alumni! Dessert Reception The Board Room, Dixon Ministry Center 8:30 p.m. Homecoming Praise Concert Featuring the Department of Music Jeremiah Chapel, Dixon Ministry Center 10 p.m. Silent Auction Opens Alumni Hall, Dixon Ministry Center 10:30 p.m. Moonlight Madness Stranahan Gymnasium Saturday, October 21 7 a.m. Registration for 5K Run Athletic Center 8 a.m. 5K Road Run Starting from the Athletic Center 8:30 a.m. Faculty/Alumni Continental Breakfast Plaza, Dixon Ministry Center 9:30 a.m. Homecoming Parade Main Street, Cedarville 10:30 a.m. All-Alumni Chapel Jeremiah Chapel, Dixon Ministry Center Noon Student Life Center Grand Opening Ceremony SLC Lawn 1 p.m. Men’s Tennis Reunion and Alumni Match Tennis Courts 1 p.m. Baseball Reunion and Alumni Game Athletic Fields 1p.m.-4 p.m. Theatre Showcase (hourly) 3 p.m. Alumni Scholarship Auction Alumni Hall, Dixon Ministry Center 3 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. St. Vincent Athletic Fields 3 p.m. Baseball Alumni vs. Varsity Team Athletic Fields 7:30 p.m. Steve Green in Concert Jeremiah Chapel, Dixon Ministry Center $7 tickets must be reserved in advance. Sunday, October 22 9 a.m. Fellowship Time (coffee and doughnuts) Alumni Hall Dixon Ministry Center 10 a.m. Alumni Praise & Worship Service with Pastor Green (P.G.) Jeremiah Chapel, Dixon Ministry Center Note the new times for the parade and All-Alumni Chapel! Homecoming 2000 Schedule of Events Tell Us Your Story! If you have an interesting story for one of the following issues of Inspire (or if you know of another alum who does), please contact the alumni relations office. Story ideas and alumni updates must be submitted by the dates noted below. (Unfortunately, we may not be able to use all stories submitted.) Winter 2000 – Women in Ministry Alumni teachers, pastors’ wives, worship leaders, seminar speakers, missionaries, Christian education directors … how are women influencing the world for Christ? (October 15, 2000) Spring 2001 – Scholarships Have you started a Cedarville scholarship? Have you benefited in a great way from a Cedarville scholarship? Do you hope to provide for a scholarship someday? Let us know the “hows” and “whys.” (January 15, 2001) Summer 2001 – When I Am Weak At our weakest hour we will often see God’s strength in a whole new light as He carries us through the trial. Share your story of God’s strength in your weakness. (April 15, 2001) Trustee Emeritus Reaches Century Mark William B. Patterson, an emeritus member of Cedarville’s board of trustees, recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Mr. Patterson was first elected to the board of Baptist Bible Institute (BBI) of Cleveland in 1945. He has been a member of the Cedarville board since operational control of Cedarville College passed to BBI in 1953. Mr. Patterson was born in Fort Mill, South Carolina on April 22, 1900. He began a career in electrical construction and supervision in 1918 and moved to the Cleveland area in 1925. He spent the majority of his adult life working for the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company as a general foreman for electrical line installation and maintenance crews. He retired as district manager in 1965. Mr. Patterson was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Cleveland for more than 55 years. Mr. Patterson was married to his first wife, Beulah, for 52 years prior to her death in 1977. He lost his second wife, Ruby Sarrett, in January 2000 after nearly 22 years of marriage. Mr. Patterson has three children, 12 grandchildren (one deceased), and 24 great-grandchildren. Mr. Patterson contributed his expertise in electrical work to many projects on the Cedarville campus. From 1953 to 1960, he helped install the wiring for Williams, Faith, and Patterson halls. Patterson Hall, named in his honor, was originally a two-story dormitory. After its upper floor was heavily damaged in the Xenia tornado of 1974, the building was reconfigured to one story. It now houses the student clinic. The dedication page of the 1960 Miracle lauded Mr. Patterson’s contributions to the development of the campus this way: Individual interest is a motivating force used of God for progress and development here at Cedarville College. The operational picture of the [campus] would not be complete without consideration of those who have labored unassumingly to honor the Lord and be of aid ... with the gift of time and ability. We ... desire to express sincere thanks to Mr. Patterson for his labor and interest in the College. More than 40 years later, the sentiments remain the same. All Cedarville alumni owe a special debt of gratitude to William B. Patterson for his nearly five decades of service to the institution.