Inspire, Fall 2001

Alumnotes The Truth of A Hero Revealed BANDDIBROMERS The heart of the late Robert Rader'50 carried stories and memories which may have been unknown to many of his Cedarville classmates. A World War II veteran, Robert had served in Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne, before attending Cedarville College. "We all knew he had crippled knees from jumping out of airplanes, but we knew little about his heroics as a member of the 101st Airborne," shared Jim Wisecup'50. A new book and movie may shed light on Robert's wartime experiences. Before he passed away, Robert was interviewed several times by Stephen Ambrose, author of best-selling books such as Undaunted Courage and Citizen Soldiers. Ambrose has included Rader in his latest military history book Band of Brothers. Band of Brothers, which hit bookstores in June 2001, uses the journals, letters, and words of E Company veterans to share their story of parachuting into occupied France on the morning of D-Day and attempting to capture the Eagle's Nest (Hitler's headquarters). Robert is mentioned in the index of this book numerous times. The book is actually a companion to an HBO mini- series by the same name, which began airing September 9, 2001. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are executive producers of this 10-hour mini-series. Originally from southern Ohio, Robert pursued a teaching career in California after graduation from Cedarville. He taught handicapped children in Paso Robles High School for more than 30 years. Robert is survived by his wife, Lucille. 60s Jeannie Lockerbie Stephenson '61 and her husband, Wally, enjoy speaking to audiences about helping hurting people. They are amazed and humbled by how God can turn adversity into a ministry for His glory. Carole Lanius Shelton '62 is a social service specialist with the Cabinet for Families and Children for Kentucky and received the 2000 Kentucky Children's Protective Service Award. Carole has spent 18 years investigating child abuse and neglect, and for the last four years she has been a specialist in child and adult protective services. Irene Benson'63 and other team members anxiously await the Bible in the Waiwai language. This will be one of the very first complete Bibles in a Brazilian Indian language. Irene and her team members are preparing to teach the people how to use their Bibles effectively. Mary'65 and Joan Carter Stephens'65 share that the program for providing needy national pastors with basic libraries has been able to send out more than 150 libraries. The staff at Editorial Bautista Independiente enjoys 22 Fall 2001 Yellow Jackets Return in Head Coaching Roles Two Cedarville graduates have recently taken to the soccer field and golf course as the newest members of the Yellow Jacket coaching staff. Ben Belleman '79 has become the new head men's soccer coach, and Ryan Bowen '91 has been named head men's golf coach. Ben, who played soccer for the Yellow Jackets from 1975- 1978, has spent the past 18 years at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in Ohio, where he served as athletic director and won 205 matches as the boys' head soccer coach. Ben developed (VCA into one of the top high school soccer programs in northeast Ohio, with 12 years of winning seasons and five Tri-County Soccer League titles. He previously spent three years coaching and teaching at Temple Christian School in Michigan. Ben and his wife, Amy(Plaggemars)'82, have three children, Andrew (17), Chelsea (13), and Alex (10). Ryan Bowen, a varsity golf performer from 1988 through 1991, was the squad's top player his final three seasons. He was a two-time All-NAIA District 22 performer, earned All-Mid- Ohio Conference recognition once, and was a member of an NCCAA Midwest Region championship team. Ryan is in his sixth year as a senior analyst in the University's computer services department. He is completing work on a master's degree in business administration from Wright State University. Ryan and his wife, Monica (James)'92, reside in Cedarville with their children, Zachary(6)and Macy (3). In addition, Kirk Martin '76 was named head women's basketball coach (as mentioned in the Summer 2001 Inspire). We wish all three the best in their new coaching careers here at Cedarville University. For more information, please visit the Cedarville University Athletic Department Web site at http://yellowjackets.cedarville.edu. presenting their work and ministry to area churches in Florida. Joyce Rudduck '66 serves in Bangladesh with ABWE. She enjoyed visiting with alumni from the executive committee of the Asia Baptist Theological Seminary in March. Grace Trimble Kintner '67N and her husband, Dave, spent three months during the summer in south Brazil, filling in for another missionary. They were excited that God led them back to Brazil. John Rueck '68 and his wife, Faye, work with Child Evangelism Fellowship in Hungary. This summer was spent organizing Five-Day Clubs and preparing for the camp ministry. Their goal was to evangelize children and link them with a local church. Nancy Towle Jones'69 and her husband, Roy, have moved to Campo Real, Spain. They are excited about the possibilities this new location has to offer. They rejoice that their former church in Coslada now has Spanish leadership. 70s Edie Phillips Sartor'70 and her husband, Tom, enjoy serving in Bangladesh. Edie is excited that the second hook in the Muslimani primer series is close to completion. Beverlee Mason Warren'70 was recently awarded the Medical Library Association's 2001 Scholarship at the MLA Conference in Orlando, Florida. Beverlee has a master of arts degree in speech pathology and is currently a graduate medical informatics student in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Texas. She works as a reference assistant at Baylor Health Sciences in Dallas, Texas. Beverlee and her husband, Timothy '69, have three children. Nancy Brown Harrigan '71 and her husband, Mike, rejoice that their church was able to celebrate its 15th anniversary in June, despite the flooding of the church the week before. Linda Betts Duffield '72 and her husband, Ken, are thankful for the many workers who prayed, gave, and came to Mexico to help them construct Prophets Bible Institute. They held a special day camp in August to acquaint prospective students with the Bible Institute. Beverly Fields Mohat'75 received her master of English degree in June 2000 from the University of Cincinnati, where she is now an adjunct teacher. Sallie Pickard Fogle'77N and her husband, Larry, praise the Lord for what He is doing at Bibles International. One new Bible translation was published early this year, and another translation is close to completion. They are pleased that churches are responding well to the "Team-Adoption" program for new translations. Marty'78 and Denise Gawthrop Shaw '78 are holding a small group meeting of about eight women in their home on Thursday mornings. They are hoping that the ladies will be able to reach their families for Christ. Denise is excited about a request to start another Quilt Outreach class in another neighborhood. Mark'79 and Debbie Hall Seymour'83N share that Mark was able to be in Chad, Africa for six weeks this summer. He and a team of electricians installed four dental units for the medical work. Also, Mark was able to do some repairs in their house since the roof was blown off in March. Warren Throckmorton '79 released an extended play compact disc of original songs on mp3.com in March. His song, "Near the Son," reached the top spot on mp3.com's Christian rock chart in April. Another song,"Play With Me," took the top ranking on the Family Music chart of mp3.com in May. Warren lives in Grove City, Pennsylvania, where he is director of counseling at Grove City College. For more information, or to order his compact disc, visit www.mp3.com/throckmorton . 80s Valde Garcia '81 was recently elected to the Michigan State Senate and was appointed by President Bush to the Presidential Commission of White House Fellows. He was also promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Michigan National Guard. Tom Ahlgrim '82 is the insurance department supervisor at National City Mortgage corporate headquarters. He and his family reside in Cedarville, Ohio. Ron Hobar'82 and his family had the opportunity to attend the Campus Crusade for Christ national training conference this past spring. Ron is receiving training and conducting research in video production and digital editing.