Inspire, Fall 2007

Inspire 25 1990s Yolonda Moser Hicks ’90 is a first-grade teacher at Leitchfield Christian Academy. She and her children, Zachary (15) and Romana (8), live in Welchs Creek, Kentucky. Casey ’90 and Amy Cooper Williams ’91 announce the birth of Grant Cooper on March 1, 2007. He was welcomed home by his big sister, Ashlyn (7), in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Paul ’91 and Jennifer Horne Morse ’96 announce the birth of Rebecca Elisabeth on January 4, 2007. She joins her siblings, Lesley (4) and Shaun (2), in Beavercreek, Ohio. Paul is a pharmaceutical sales representative, and Jennifer tutors and teaches online. Butch ’92 and Dawn Hicks Davis ’90 traveled for 10 days during April for a mission trip to Lisbon, Portugal, with students from the Word of Life Bible Institute in Schroon Lake, New York. They were also able to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary on the coast of Portugal. They have three children, Emma (8), Liam (4), and Chloe (1 ½). Becky Reich Hannon ’92 and her husband, David, are serving the Lord at Camp Mandaville in Winthrop, New York. They enjoy all the opportunities the Lord gives them to serve at camp and are thankful for the family time they can have. Please pray for the funds to build a staff house on the property that their family will use. Scott Howell ’92 has been named principal of Enon Elementary in Enon, Ohio. For the past two years he has been the assistant principal at Possum Elementary/Middle School in Springfield, Ohio. Jeff ’93 and Sheri Leeds Burr ’93 announce the birth of Maria Noel on October 21, 2006. She joins her siblings, Anna (10), Johnny (8), Abby (6), Lydia (4), and Noah (2). They reside in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where Jeff is a pastor at Forest Hills Baptist Church. Nick Awabdy ’94 and his wife, Nancy, announce the birth of Nicole LeAyn on February 28, 2007. Big sister Natalie (2) welcomed her home and adores her. Nick is an engineering manager for Delphi, and Nancy enjoys being a stay-at-home mom. They reside in Xenia, Ohio. Scott Whitten ’94 is service improvement manager for North America in the global service center for Dimension Data, an IT services company based out of Johannesburg, South Africa. He and his wife, Jolie Sissom Whitten ’94 , have two boys, Nathan (5) and Crosby (3), and reside in Hollis, New Hampshire. Tim Woodward ’94 and his wife, Laura, welcomed Judah to their family on August 4, 2006. He joins five siblings, Titus (9), Abraham (8), Jaden (6), Tirzah (4), and Ezra (2). They have recently moved to Eldersburg, Maryland, and are enjoying their new surroundings as well as Tim’s opportunity to work from home. Nathan ’95 and Susan Rummel Beitler ’95 announce the birth of Kyle Lucas, born June 22, 2007. He joins his siblings, Kayla Nicole (7) and Wesley Robert (5), at home in Aurora, Illinois. Nathan is a job estimator at Itasca Plastics, and Sue is a babysitter and homemaker. They attend Naperville Baptist Church. Paul ’95 and Kathryn Simons Dean ’95 celebrated the one-year anniversary of their church in January. Paul planted Alathia Community Church with the help of the Acts 29 Network and other interested churches in Issaquah, Washington. They praise God for giving them the privilege of serving Him. Melissa Kohlbacher Kesselring ’95 and her husband, Tim, announce the birth of Alia Gavriella on April 30, 2007. They reside in Bainbridge, New York. Melinda Siert MacKinnon ’95 and her husband, Andrew, announce the birth of Ian Glenn on July 11, 2006. He was welcomed home by sister Norah Grace (4) in San Antonio, Texas. Andrew is a cardiologist in the U.S. Air Force and is currently deployed in the Middle East. Melinda stays home with the children and is a Mary Kay consultant. Jeff ’95 and Tiffany Trimble Nelson ’95 feel blessed to be ministering to street children in Brazil. They have seen several decisions for Christ and baptisms in recent months. Projecto Resgate is expanding, and they are thankful for the many volunteers that spend time with the kids in various activities. Jeff and Tiffany have three children — Caleb, Michaela, and Josh. Peter Fiveland ’96 has been promoted to business manager for the New York cluster of Salem New York radio stations. Bethann Mohn Greenawalt ’96 and her husband, Rob, announce the birth of Emma Mae on May 10, 2007. They feel blessed by their first child after years of infertility. They reside in Lititz, Pennsylvania, where Bethann is a nurse at the Lebanon VA Medical Center, and Rob is beginning a 3D/4D ultrasound business. alumnotes Injury Shapes Career Path Eric Fillinger ’90 , an all-American cross country runner during his time at Cedarville, is now a practicing podiatrist in Cullman, Alabama. A foot injury during his senior year led Fillinger to pursue a career in the podiatry field with the hope of helping a new generation of runners. This summer, Eric held his first annual running camp for Cullman County’s top high school cross country runners. The camp consisted of two running sessions a day — one in the morning and one in the evening — as well as lessons from special speakers on topics such as nutrition, strength, conditioning, training, and overall health. “We worked on trying to make the participants better runners, on and off the track,” Fillinger remarked. “Running is a sport where participants can learn lessons about teamwork, sacrifice, perseverance, and life.”