Inspire, Spring 1992

Gary Fowler'68 is grateful for Inspire. The alumni publication informed him of a newly created position, director of MIS, at Cedarville College. He and his family were serving in Venezuela and while they were on furlough made a special trip to Cedarville to discuss the position with Dr. Harold Green. Now the new director of MIS, Gary is organizing short-term mission trips for Cedarville students. He is especially excited about the new fields of ministry opening in Russia and Yugoslavia. Senior Jodi Culp led the Cedarville College forensics team to its third consecutive state championship when she won three categories of the Ohio State Forensics Association tournament.The Cedarville team produced winners in nine categories. Seventeen Ohio colleges and universities competed. After graduation Jodi will begin a graduate assistantship at Miami University where she will help coach Miami's forensics team with former Cedarville forensics champ Jeff Joiner'91. Alumni Profile BREAKING INTO TH BUSINESS WORLD BUSINESS ON THE MOVE C ovan World-Wide Moving,Inc., headquartered in Dothan,Alabama,has appointed John Walter Goodman'69 corporate vice president of safety and risk management.John graduated from Cedarville with a double major in psychology and speech.He earned his master's degree in counseling from Wright State University in Dayton,Ohio and then graduated from Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake,Indiana. During seminary he taught psychology at Grace College and served as the seminary organist. John taught himself to drive the big rigs during his employment with the Virginia Department of Corrections where he was psychologist and adjunct instructor. For more than two years John sandwiched over 100,000 miles between prison work and church music ministry. After a brush with a serious accident with another tractor trailer, John's attention turned to safety and risk management in the trucking industry. Graebel Van Lines invited John to study and teach safety as a regional safety supervisor. While there, he co-authored a safety and training manual and conducted seminars around the country for professional drivers and company executives. In March 1991,John accepted Covan's request to head their national safety and training program.Covan Companies include more than 50 branches throughout the United States and Western Europe.John's duties include directing Covan's compliance programs with all federal regulations and management development.Plans to video the safety seminar for national distribution are underway. In August 1991 John was appointed to the National Training Committee ofthe American Trucking Association's National Safety Management Council in Washington D.C. When recently asked what he appreciated most about his alma mater,John responded,"It is a real source ofcomfort and pride to know that an unmitigated commitment to God's Word and to academic excellence is still paramount at the 'Ville.I'm grateful the Lord allowed me the privilege ofattending Cedarville and surviving Bethel Hall!" 4Spring'92 eanFmleeartwkeotoindg'89 –w Debbie (Rotirtahmmelan'8a9g) management Kednt and degrees,newlywed status,and a new home in Indianapolis,Indiana, Ken '89 and Debbie(Rotramel'89) Fleetwood were eager to start their business careers on the right foot. However,breaking into the business world was a different process for each ofthem. As a student Ken had met recruiters from Metropolitan Life at a Cedarville College Career Day. Met Life hired him as an account representative and assigned him to a newly opened branch office on the north side ofIndianapolis.Ken participated in six months of daily training classes and was given a base of clientele. Currently Ken is the associate branch manager where he began his training. He also teaches two of the training classes for new Met Life representatives and works as an insurance agent three days a week. Under Ken's leadership,the number of office representatives has tripled in less than two years and Mike Stephens 86 ioneer—a person who goes before, preparing the way for others. This is a fitting description for Mike Stephens'80 and Steve Kuhn '86."Pioneer"exemplifies their internship experiences as students of Cedarville College at Greene Memorial Hospital and transition into the world of business. During the late 1970's,Mike Stephens was the first intern from the business department to make inroads into Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia,Ohio.When Steve Kuhn was looking for an internship relating to business in the health care field, he contacted Mike who was the patient representative for the hospital at that time. Mike directed Steve to contacts within the hospital and arrangements were made for an internship as staff accountant. Steve believes that his experience as an intern gave him a better starting point in seeking employment. As a result, Greene Memorial Hospital offered Steve a full-time position in the accounting department which he accepted. As executive vice president and chief operations officer, Mike Stephens now has a great deal more responsibility than he did when he and Steve worked together. Mike's position also allows him to assist other students from Cedarville who are interested in hospital administration. growth for the branch has skyrocketed.The branch which Ken manages leads the state in productivity. Ken has received several awards for excellence in productivity and quality both statewide and nationwide.He also was recognized for leadership in 1989, 1990,and 1991. Met Life offers trip incentives which both Ken and Debbie appreciate. However,Ken is the first to admit that family is more important than any award. As he relies on his Cedarville education he is thankful for the emphasis on honesty,ethics, and family importance.Ken also says he has no qualms about working with graduates ofDePauw(Vice President Dan Quayle's alma mater)or Indiana University."My Cedarville education was tops," he declares. When Debbie and Ken moved to Indianapolis it was for hisjob with Met Life,so herjob search was quite different from Ken's and somewhat frustrating at times. Since networking was limited for her,she began searching the classifieds and sending out resumes to afew select companies in the area. When Debbie interviewed for a sales assistant position with MacMillan Computer Publishing,both she and the human resources manager knew she was overqualified for the job. But she was assured that there were many openings in this fast growing company and she decided to take the position. In July 1990 Debbie was promoted to educational account representative for the territory ofColorado,North and South Dakota,Kansas,Texas,Iowa,Minnesota,Missouri, Arkansas,Oklahoma,and Mississippi. She is responsible for the profitability and growth of sales in her territory. Debbie loves herjob and compares it to running her own small business.She encourages students to not be afraid of starting in a position for which they may be overqualified. Both Debbie and Ken love to ski and travel. They attend Heather Hills Baptist Church in Indianapolis. ALUMNI NETWORK PIONEERS He likes the challenge of bringing along others in the field. He feels that it stimulates his own thinking and helps keep him from becoming stagnant in his profession. In 1989,The Alumni Council initiated the Alumni Career Network as a result of Mike and Steve's successful pioneer networking. With this data base current Cedarville College students and graduates can access alumni in different careers and geographic areas to investigate career options. Presently,this service is managed by the Career Planning and Placement Office. Steve and his wife,the former Beth McGillivray '87, now live in Erie,Pennsylvania where Steve is the controller at the Great Lakes Rehabilitation Hospital. The Stephens family—Mike,Debbie(Zaller '78), Matt,9,and Emily,6—resides in Xenia,Ohio. Steve '86 and Beth (McGillivray '87) Kuhn