Inspire, Fall 2002

Inspire 7 T onight 300 students will be sleeping in the newest quarters on campus. These students reside in the newly-opened Murphy-Younger-Rickard complex, located northwest of the Stevens Student Center. With the same floor plan as the McKinney-Miter-McChesney and Johnson-Green-St. Clair complexes, the building will look quite familiar to students and alumni. Murphy Hall is designated for women, Rickard Hall for men, and the Younger Conference Center adjoins the two. The new complex brings the total number of University residential beds to more than 2,500. The complex is named after three long-term administrators and trustees: Dale Murphy, Thomas Younger ’70H, and Don Rickard ’58. Dale, a retired real estate broker/developer, has served on the University’s board of trustees since 1953 and became a trustee emeritus in 2000. He lives in Erie, Pennsylvania. Tom was elected to Cedarville’s board of trustees in 1970 and became a trustee emeritus in 2000. He resides in Salem, Oregon, where he formerly served as president of Western Baptist College. Don became Cedarville’s vice president for student services in 1970. He retired from that position in 2000, but continues to represent the institution at churches and schools across the country. He and his wife, Peg (Stockwell) ’59, reside in Xenia, Ohio. Formal dedication of the new facility will take place during Cedarville’s Homecoming celebration in October. The Newest Home Away From Home Summertime at the ’Ville T he Cedarville campus is anything but quiet in the summertime. In fact, more than 20 events, camps, and conferences made use of the beautiful campus facilities during June, July, and August. Young athletes in their sports gear could be seen walking on campus after a hard day of workouts. They were taking advantage of the opportunity to sharpen their basketball, soccer, or volleyball skills. Studying didn’t stop just because spring classes ended. Many students attended Summer Studies, Summer School, or graduate classes. And, the Policy Debate Institute provided our nation’s future leaders with rigorous and engaging debate training. Caps and gowns were spotted even after the school’s record-setting commencement on June 1. Dayton Christian High School and Greeneview High School both chose to hold their graduation ceremonies here. In addition, our many visitors to campus included Child Evangelism Fellowship, Dayton Gospel Mission, Mid-West Chinese Christian Association, Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders, and Baptist Mid-Missions, not to mention the LIFT Youth Camp, EQUIP Junior High Program, and General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Conference. There is always something happening at Cedarville University, even in the summer! Cedarville University welcomed many second generation students (shown above with their parents) to the summer studies program this year.