Inspire, Spring 1997

mittilMfairm 60s Linda Johnson Thomas'61N is the managing editor for the OhioIndependent Baptist,a newsletter ofthe Ohio Association ofRegular Baptist Churches (OARBC).She and her husband,David'59,reside in Dayton,Ohio. David'64 and Elaine Hirschy Rifenberick'64 reside in Westminster,Maryland.Elaine is a first grade teacher at Carroll Christian Schools,where David is the elementary principal and high school algebra teacher. Lloyd Lane'66 organized the second annual"Golffor the Cure"tournament held in September 1996 at the Eagle Creek Golf Club in Indianapolis, Indiana.The tournament honors Lloyd's wife,Susan (Martin '65),who died ofbreast cancer in 1981.Proceedsfrom the event went to the Susan G.Komen Breast Cancer Foundation of Dallas,Texas and the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization ofCentral Indiana.Lloyd shares,"I was pleased to see Susan's father,Olan Martin,and her brother,Kirk Martin'76,in the winning foursome."Susan's daughters,Julie'92N and Kristine, were at the tournament,as well as Rich Davidson'63.Paul McGrady'93serves as secretary for The Lane Foundation.Lloyd is pictured here presenting the proceeds check to Susan Braun,executive director ofThe Komen Foundation. Dr.Joseph Stowell HI'66 was the main devotional speaker at the first Asian regional rally ofMCOS (Missionary/Christian Overseas Schools),held December28 to January 1 on the campus ofFaith Academy in Manila,Philippines. Over200 delegates from various MK and Christian international schools participated. Other Cedarville College alumni attending the conference were Marti Bennett Stowell'66,Ken Cole'70,RogerSwanson'71,Larry'72and Nancy Leapline Allen'70,Paul Beck'76,Lori Lindner French'90,Heather Barnard'93,and Scott'95 and Christine Fischbacher Hayden '93. Sheila Solomon Beers'69N and her husband,B.D., reside in Argos,Indiana.The Beers have four children, Shaindel(19),Adria(16),Aaron(12),and Avram(2). Sheila recently wrote to the Alumni Office,reminiscing about the 1965 Christmas performance ofHandel's Messiah,in which evangelist George Zinn was the tenor soloist. Sheila also recalls that her cousin,Mark Fishburn, was born prematurely in 1967 and placed on the Cedarville College prayer list. She rejoices that God answered those prayers,and Mark now serves as a pastor in Argos,Indiana. Dr.Fred Stickle'69 was awarded the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1996.He also received this award in 1989.He is one ofonly two faculty members from Western Kentucky University to ever receive this award twice. He and his wife,Jan(Willis'75N),reside in Bowling Green,Kentucky. 70s Connie Averitt Williams'71 has completed two fourth- grade curriculum projects for the Association of Christian Schools International(ACSI),a LifeDesign Spelling Series and a Bible Curriculum. Her work has been published in various religious magazines and Sunday school literature,including an art puzzle on the cover of Guidepostsfor Kids.Connie is a teacher at Heritage Academy.She and her husband,Jim '71, reside in Bakersfield,California, where Jim is an accountant/office manager at William Bolthouse Farms,Inc.The Williams have three children. John Alvey'78and his wife,Betty,reside in Killeen, Texas with their sons,Peter(14)and Christopher(12). John is a military newspaperman at Ft. Hood. Dr.Diane DeNicola Orlofsky'78 was selected as an American Fellow for 1996-97 by the American Association of University Women. Diane was one offive women to receive this prestigious and competitive summer research fellowship. Her research project involves the application ofthe theories ofJerome Bruner to teacher education. Other recent articles have appeared in the Bulletin ofResearch in Music Education,Music Educators Journal, Contributions to Music Education,and The National Forum.In 1996,Diane received the first annual Distinguished Scholar Award atTroy State University in Alabama,where she is associate professor of music and music education. Dianne Monts Spaniol'78 resides in Decatur,Illinois. For nearly seven years,she has served as education/communication coordinator for the Macon County State Attorney's Office.In this position,she writes numerous grant proposals each year,as well as brochures on crime prevention,victim rights,drug prevention,and other related topics. Previously,Dianne wrote scripts and public relations material for Trans World Radio in Monte Carlo,Monaco. Dr.Warren Throckmorton'79 is director ofthe counseling service and associate professor of psychology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania.He was recently elected president ofthe American Mental Health Counselors Association, where he also serves as editor oftheir newsletter,Advocate. Warren is a member ofthe editorial board ofthe JournalofCounselor Education and Supervision,as well as a member ofthe advisory board ofPractice Strategies,a practice development newsletter for mental health professionals. He has written a chapter in Foundations ofMental Health Counseling and has four articles which will be published by Baker Books in the second edition ofthe Encyclopedia ofPsychology.Warren's wife,Debbie (Sanderlin '79),teaches preschool at Jubilee Christian School in Grove City. Dr.Gary Welton'79 is director ofinstitutional research and associate professor ofpsychology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. Gary has published numerous articles and book chapters in a variety of mental health journals and textbooks. 80s Tim Davis'80N is a freelance writer and illustrator of children's books and magazines.He and his wife, Becky,reside in Unionville,Indiana with their four children, Katie(10),Stephen(7),Christiana(4),and Joshua(1). Becky home-educates their children and is a freelance writer as well. Sandy Runge Clark'81 has recently entered the field of professional writing.In 1996,her articles were published in Victoria magazine and Discipleship Journal.She has also sold poetry to Dayspring Greeting Cards.Sandy lives in Monument,Colorado and does freelance proofreading for Chariot/Victor Press. Dale Archer'82 has completed a master's degree in health education from East Caroline University.He coaches softball and teaches eighth grade health and physical education. Dale and his wife,Annette,live in Raleigh,North Carolina. David.Murdoch'82has earned national certification as a bereavement facilitator through the American Academy ofBereavement ofTucson,Arizona.This certification consists of33 hours ofinstruction on the different aspects of bereavement and the grief process. David is a chaplain with Tricare Hospice in Bellefontaine,Ohio,where he and his wife,Darlene (Fitch '69),reside. Chris Felt'83has been living in South Carolina since A s associate professor ofEnglish and director ofthe professional writing program at Cedarville College,Sandra WelchEarner'64 has been honored many times during her tenure. Most recently,she was selected as one ofonly three recipients ofthe 1997 Jay R.Gould Award.Given by the Society for Technical Communication(STC),the Award recognizes excellence in teaching that becomes true academic mentorship: the personal and professional concern that an outstanding teacher extends to a student beyond the demands ofthe classroom—even beyond graduation and into a professional career. It is the highest honor awarded by the STC,given to those who demonstrate a record ofsuccessful students,a pattern ofacting as a mentor,and innovation and creativity in teaching.The award honors the distinguished teaching career ofProfessor Jay R. Gould,whose academic mentorship oftechnical communication students guided many people into the profession. June 19%.He is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, where he is the political advisor to the Commander of the U.S.Central Command Air Forces, which is responsible for all U.S.air operations in the Middle East. He is responsible for planning the Commander's travel to the Middle East and acting as a liaison between the Commander and the National Policy community.He has been selected for promotion from captain to major, and expects to be pinned by June 1997.Chris holds a master's degree in national security affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey,California. He also studied the Arabic language at the Defense Language Institute,and then transferred to the Pentagon, where he served as an executive officer to the Air Force's Assistant Chiefof Stafffor Intelligence for a year and a half. John'83and Ann Pedersen Gazdik'83are living in Schenectady,New York with their children,Catherine (8),Jan David(5),and Benjamin(2).In June 1996,John received his master's degree in engineering from Union College.He has accepted a position with General Electric in their systems quality engineering division. Ann works part-time at home as a bookkeeper for their church and home-educates their two oldest children. Arnold Willy'83 has worked for the federal government for the past 12 years. He was recently promoted to a supervisory position and was involved in the test flight ofa defensive missile.He and his wife, Nancy(Giles'83),reside in Las Cruces,New Mexico, with their three sons,whom they home-educate. Shawn Huck'84 is an associate pastor at Harbour Shores Baptist Church in Noblesville,Indiana. He previously served as assistant pastor of youth and outreach at Maranatha Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio.Shawn and his wife, Kristy, have four children. Hugh Anderson'85 is city editor ofthe Moundsville Daily Echo in Moundsville,West Virginia. Beth Habermehl Wehman'85 was published in an AWANA manual afew years ago.She is a freelance writer seeking to enter the magazine market.She currently lives in Owosso,Michigan. Kris Wilcox'85 and his wife,Judy,started The Book Peddler,a mail-order and retail bookstore,in 1995.They primarily serve home-educating families in the midwest. They have two children,Derek(4),and Westley(2). Richard Kester'87 was ordained for the ministry on November 15, 1996 at First Baptist Church ofEden in New York.He has been assistant and youth pastor at the church for seven years. Rich holds a master of international relations degree from Miami University. Sharon Anderson Toalson'87 was recognized as "Motorolan ofthe Month"from among 5,000 employees at Motorola in Austin,Texas, where she has been an executive secretary for three years. Sharon also won a Caribbean cruise for two with her entry in the Austin community's"Why I Love My Job"contest.The Toalsons reside in Lockhart,Texas. Conrad Weaver'88 resides in Greenville,South Carolina with his wife,Jodi,and daughter,Laken(2). Conrad is the youth pastor at Mt.Zion Christian Fellowship,and his wife teaches fourth grade. Steve Panther'89is teaching choir and music at Redmond Junior High School in Redmond,Washington. He also performs with a choir,Seattle Pro Musica. Julia Beimly Stempel'89 is a freelance technical writer living in Oakland Park,Florida.She also works for the Caribbean and Latin American division ofNorthern Telecom,writing user manuals for computer systems. Brian Weber'89 is the pastor of Struthers Baptist Tabernacle in Struthers,Ohio.He previously served as an assistant editor for Regular Baptist Press and also pastored at First Baptist Church in Belmont,West Virginia. Brian and his wife, Beth,have three sons, Josiah,Joel,and Jose. 90s Chris'90N and Lara Long Gifford'91N have moved from North Carolina to Lewis Center,Ohio.They have a son,Payton(5),and are expecting their second child in March.Chris is a senior risk manager at Bank One in Columbus,Ohio. Tracy Conrad Modzelewski'90N and her husband, Dale,reside in Frederick, Maryland with their two children, Kayte(8)and Collin(4).Tracy is a paralegal for a small law firm,and Dale is an electronics engineer. They are active at Faith Baptist Church,where Tracy coordinates children's worship,and Dale is chairman of the trustees. Dana Weld'90 has spent almostfive years teaching English in China.She received her master's degree in Teaching English as a Second Language(TESL)in 1995.She currently resides in Minnesota and plans to return to China in 1998 to study Chinese. Dan'91 and Michele Gallup Bruckner'91 reside in Barrington,New Hampshire with their two sons,Joshua (3)and Caleb(1). Dan owns a Domino's Pizza franchise. Lynn Robinson Geist'91 has been apointed director of alumni services at Mount St. Clare College in Clinton, Iowa.She will direct alumni events and activities, including a national alumni committee and annual reunions. Jerald Kimble'91 is serving as interim pastor ofBible Baptist Church in Peru,Indiana, where he has been assistant pastor of youth and Christian education since 1993. Shawne Blaylock'92received a master of arts degree in Christian education from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary(Louisville, Kentucky)in December 1996. 9SPRING'97