Inspire, Spring 2001

14 Spring 2001 With 75 members, the Class of ’60 was the largest graduating class up to that year. Dwayne said the class has distinguished itself by the many accomplishments of its members since graduation. “Four of us are on the faculty or in administration at Cedarville. I was a social science major; now I am on the teacher education faculty. Having been both a graduate and serving for 33 years on the faculty, I feel both a commitment and some ownership in the institution,” explained Dwayne. “We seemed to be a pivotal class in the evolution of the institution from a struggling Bible college to a strong liberal arts institution. Now our class hopes to raise up future pivotal classes.” Kim Longo works in the University Office of Gift Planning. In addition to helping individuals create life income and estate gifts, she assists those interested in helping students via scholarships. She worked closely with the Class of 1960 in helping them formulate their reunion gift goals. Excited about The Future Generations Scholarship, Kim noted, “God’s hand was in it from the outset.” Kim explained, “For some time Cedarville has been interested in attracting gifts for scholarships that benefit both children and grandchildren of alumni. About the same time that the office of gift planning was actively pursuing how to bring this about, I received a call from Merlin Ager ’60 who explained that his class was interested in using their 40th-year reunion gift to establish a scholarship for the grandchildren of the Class of 1960. Recognizing the opportunity to combine our goals into a single initiative, I met with representatives of the Class of 1960 and explained our vision. They were very excited about it. Right away they saw the advantage for not only their descendants, but also for the entire Cedarville family.” Kim asked the Class of 1960 if they would lend their leadership to this alumni project—meaning that they would help the University draw interest and excitement to the scholarship. She shared, “I asked if they would provide the seed gift. The class agreed and committed to donating their 40th-year class reunion gift toward this project.” Kim went on to explain that about the time the Class of 1960 embraced this scholarship project, Cedarville received an unexpected estate gift. She noted, “A former trustee gave us the flexibility to apply his bequest toward an existing scholarship endowment. Naturally, our first choice was The Future Generations Scholarship. Combining this bequest with gifts and commitments from the Class of ’60 has brought us very close to our goal of raising $100,000 by December 31, 2001.” Yet another piece of the puzzle fell into place when an ad hoc committee for the Classes of ’63 and ’88 met in March. Sue Terkelsen ’88 agreed with Rich Blumenstock ’63 when he stated, “I was encouraged to learn of the vision for the new Future Generations Scholarship that will eventually provide a four-year scholarship for all the children and grandchildren of Cedarville University graduates. For this reason,” he continued, “I fully agree with the committee to merge the accumulated funds from the Second Generation Scholarship [initiated by the Classes of ’63 and ’88 in 1989] into the new Future Generations Scholarship fund. I wholeheartedly commend this new endeavor to the generous consideration of all Cedarville alums.” As an endowed scholarship, the fund can never be exhausted; therefore, it will always be available Dr. Dwayne Frank ’60