Inspire, Spring 2006

Spring 2006 inspire The Cedarville UNIVERSITY Alumni Magazine Volume 16 Issue 3 Director’s Chair s I write this, the Olympics are in full swing. Of course, the human interest stories and the misty- eyed athletes on the medal podium are always my favorite parts. I’m moved by the discipline and the years of preparation these athletes have had, culminating in what they’ve dreamed of and worked toward for most of their lives. Often, as their stories are shared, we learn more than the basic facts of how many hours they practice each day or the rigor necessary to get into shape. We find out about the people who inspire them ... the coaches who push them ... the training they once thought useless. Cedarville University is all about preparing students for life. Sometimes this preparation comes through a class that is critical to a career. A chapel message may cause a heart transformation. Roommate problems can result in knowing how to deal with conflict in a marriage. Those who take time to mentor can change lives. All these things (and many more) prepare us for life. I’m the first to admit that I did not take full advantage of my time at Cedarville. When I talk with alumni who made the most of every opportunity, I am often convicted as I reflect on the times I cut class or goofed off in chapel. However, despite my own lack of discipline, God still faithfully used my time at Cedarville to prepare me for things I would face later on. A friend of mine often says that she and her husband gave their children the tools in their toolbox that they would need to deal with life. That’s how I view my Cedarville education. I now have the necessary tools in my toolbox to deal with what comes my way. Some of those things were learned in classrooms, some in dorm rooms, some through relationships, some during ministry, and, yes, some by making bad decisions. I have no doubt that every CU alumnus would be able to share a different story about how Cedarville prepared him or her for life. Even those who feel unprepared at times may be able to agree that Cedarville at least helped them know how to think through the problem! In this issue, Ruth Hussey Hess ’67 shares her Hurricane Katrina experience; her CU education was just one part of the puzzle preparing her to share her faith. Taryn Campbell Hofert ’96 didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life, but God used Cedarville, in part, to lead her to the ministry she has today. Paul Jones ’70 fondly remembers the impact a dedicated professor had on him. What’s your story? Please share online how Cedarville prepared you for, or made a difference in, your life at www.cedarville.edu/alumni . Faith Linn ’83 Director of Alumni Relations Editor Faith Linn ’83 Managing Editor Janice Warren Supplee ’86 Publication Coordinator Michelle Rigel McCune ’04 Copy Editor Kara Steinman DeMusz ’02 Proofreaders Wendy Miller Orchard ’91 Rachel Puckett Rodriguez ’00 Graphic Designer Dan Clingan Writers James Bjornstad Monica James Bowen ’92 Bill Brown Jennifer Clingan John Davis ’02 Kara Steinman DeMusz ’02 Joy Fagan ’89 Tom Fite ’86 Jodie Patterson Gandolfi ’90 Ruth Hussey Hess ’67 Taryn Campbell Hofert ’96 Paul Jones ’70 Cherith Payne Kennedy ’05 Faith Linn ’83 Kim Botta Longo ’02 Michelle Rigel McCune ’04 Claudia Whitestine Porpiglia ’79 Randy Ross ’67 Esther Chesebro Smith ’58 Rebekah Smith ’08 Janice Warren Supplee ’86 Brock Weston ’02 Kelly Woodruff Willetts ’05 Bill Williams ’77 Cessna Catherine Winslow Mark Womack ’82 Photographers Alumni and Student Contributors Scott L. Huck Carrie L. Savage Campus Phone Numbers Admissions 1-800-233-2784 Annual Fund 1-800-766-1115 Athletic Office 937-766-7768 Bookstore 937-766-7894 Campus Activities 1-800-860-7625 Career Services 1-888-562-4811 CDR Radio 1-800-333-0601 Christian Ministries 1-888-465-7378 Financial Aid 1-800-444-2433 Gift Planning & Endowment 1-800-766-1115 Marketing Services 937-766-7808 President’s Office 937-766-7900 Public Relations 937-766-4159 Registrar 937-766-7710 Student Life 937-766-7872 Summer School 937-766-7953 Schools of Engineering, Nursing & Science 937-766-3253 Health & Human Performance 937-766-3252 Humanities, Fine Arts & Bible 937-766-3234 Social Sciences & Professional Studies 937-766-3235 Alumni Relations alumni@cedarville.edu 1-800-837-2566 937-766-7858 Administrative Assistant Kristin Jones Borton ’05 kborton@cedarville.edu Coordinator of Regional Alumni Events and Services Michelle Rigel McCune ’04 mmccune@cedarville.edu Director Faith Linn ’83 linnf@cedarville.edu