Inspire, Fall 2004

Honor to Whom Honor is Due Solar Splash ® Team Claims World Championship A team of six recent Cedarville University engineering graduates has laid claim to the rarest of titles: World Champion. The team, consisting of Adam Felmlee ’04, John Hagley ’04, Brian Montague ’04, Brian Morgan ’04, Josh Root ’04, and Emily Snyder ’04, recently won 2004 Solar Splash ® , the world championship of solar/electric boating. Dr. Tim Dewhurst, professor of mechanical engineering, served as the faculty adviser to the project, with his sons Toby (high school student) and Nathanael Dewhurst ’05 assisting the team. “We are simply thrilled at this accomplishment of our students,” said Dr. Larry Zavodney, chair of the Elmer W. Engstrom Department of Engineering. “Solar Splash ® is an international intercollegiate competition that involves students designing, building, and sailing their boats and undergoing a series of competitive evaluations. Those evaluations include technical reports, visual displays, and workmanship. On-the-water competitions include a sprint and a maneuverability qualifier, followed by the ‘Solar Slalom,’ which is a combination of speed and maneuverability. The final events are sprint and endurance tests.” The CU entry placed first in the sprint event, second in the solar slalom, and third in both the endurance event and technical report evaluations. Cedarville was the only team to win trophies in all four categories. The overall strength of their entry resulted in their being named the Solar Splash ® 2004 Collegiate World Champions of solar/electric boating. War Has Been Declared War has been declared, according to senior Joe Knable. The fight for purity is on. The Cleveland native’s manuscript War Has Been Declared: A Single Man’s Perspective on Purity has been accepted by Moody Publishers. While the title may change, the projected release date of the book is February 1, 2005. Beginning that month, Joe will travel the speaking circuit to share the message of the book with evangelical colleges, churches, conferences, etc., coast to coast. Joe, an integrated language arts education major, describes his book as “a strategic handbook full of ammunition and personal testimony for guys to battle the sexual temptation that we face every day. The book is specifically targeted at teenage and young adult single guys, but it addresses issues that will be applicable to a larger audience. It’s unique in the fact that it’s being told by a single guy who’s currently in the same trenches as the guys reading it.” Joe noted that only one percent of Moody’s books are written by first-time authors, and most of Moody’s authors are more than 40 years old. This is the first time in more than five years that Moody has published an author under age 30. “I’m really way out of my league in this,” Joe said, “but I know it has been God who has ordained every step of the process. This is His message, and He will use it for His purposes.” Joe feels strongly that this book won’t be his last. He has already been discussing several other book ideas with Moody. “I’ve wanted to write books since I was a young boy,” he said. “Wherever the Lord leads me, I want to write for the rest of my life.” Inspire 7 Cedarville President’s Cruise Set sail on January 28, 2006 with Dr. Bill Brown and Dr. Paul Dixon ’94H aboard the Caribbean Princess for a seven-day Eastern Caribbean tour. In addition to all the Princess Cruises amenities, you’ll enjoy fellowship with other Cedarville alumni and friends as well as daily times of renewal and Bible study with Dr. Brown and Dr. Dixon. For more information, contact alumni relations at alumni@cedarville.edu or 1-800-837-2566 or visit our Web site at www.cedarville.edu/alumni. The CU entry outpaced those of teams from more than 20 other schools, including Cal-Poly Pomona, Washington State University, the University of Arkansas, the U.S. Naval Academy, Messiah College, and École Technologie Supérieur from Montreal, Canada. Complete results of the competition can be viewed at www.solarsplash.com . Dr. Tim Dewhurst (left) and members of the Cedarville University World Champion solar/electric boating team: Adam Felmlee ’04, Brian Morgan ’04, John Hagley ’04, Brian Montague ’04, and Toby and Nathanael Dewhurst ’05. Team members not pictured are Josh Root ’04 and Emily Snyder ’04.