Inspire, Fall 2002

C edarville University celebrated another enrollment mark as students arrived for the beginning of the 2002-03 year. “We had another record undergraduate enrollment of 2,986 students for the Fall Semester,” Roscoe Smith ’82, director of admissions, said. “This is our 12th consecutive record enrollment.” Roscoe emphasized that the school’s fall enrollment will mark the 24th record enrollment in the 25 years that Dr. Paul Dixon ’94H has served as Cedarville’s president. “Those years include the late 1970s and early 1980s when many colleges and universities suffered declining enrollments due to demographic trends,” Roscoe said. “And, with all that’s happened since September 11, we were prepared to see an enrollment downturn.” Of the total enrollment, more than 875 were new students (freshmen and transfers). Did You Know? Alumni relations has a new home! Visit the Alumni Center in the Tyler Digital Communication Center the next time you’re on campus and pick up your “Welcome Back” Pack. Did You Know? R on Becker, president of Speedway SuperAmerica LLC, has become the newest trustee of Cedarville University. He will serve a three-year term. A registered professional engineer, Ron began his professional career with Exxon in 1975. After working for Exxon for four years, this native Texan took a position at Texas Oil & Gas Corp., where he eventually become vice president and district manager for Oklahoma. In 1990, he accepted a position with the Marathon Oil Company in Oklahoma City; in later years he was named vice president for their natural gas and crude oil sales department. Ron was named president of Speedway SuperAmerica LLC on January 1, 2000. Ron serves on the governing board of the National Association of Convenience Stores and the Foundation Board of Trustees of the Children’s Medical Center of Dayton. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Ron and his wife, Theresa, reside in Beavercreek, Ohio. Cedarville Welcomes New Trustee Another Record Enrollment 8 Fall 2002