Inspire, Spring 2008

a lumnotes If you would like to contact a friend highlighted in this section, please contact alumni@cedarville.edu . We’d be glad to put you in touch. 1970s Bill ’73 and Debbie (Davis) Tobias ’73 celebrated the 20th anniversary of their arrival in Papua New Guinea on November 2, 2007. They are thankful that the Lord continues to bless their ministry as they labor together with the national pastors. Please pray for the aviation ministry because they desire to expand in order to reach the remote regions. Funds are on hand to build a hangar, but there is a need for property. Sharon (Bartemus) Steffanetta ’74 is working at Calvary Christian High School, a ministry of Calvary Baptist Church where her family attends. Her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Gene Steffanetta, retired from the Marine Corps in 2001, and the family settled in Safety Harbor, Florida. They have three children, Gino, Elizabeth, and Kathryn. Gino is a junior at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York; Elizabeth is a freshman at the University of Mobile studying music education with an emphasis in violin; and Kathryn is a junior at Calvary Christian High School. Duncan Fields ’78 was appointed by Alaska’s governor to be one of five Alaska representatives on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC). He had served on the advisory panel to the Council for seven years. The NPFMC manages America’s largest fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. Duncan’s wife, Leslie (Leyland) Fields ’79 , continues to teach in the master of fine arts program at Seattle Pacific University. Her sixth book, Parenting is Your Highest Calling and Eight Other Myths That Trap Us in Worry and Guilt, is expected to be released by Waterbrook in the spring. 1980s Paul Buettell ’80 and his family went on a short-term missions trip over the Christmas holidays. They went with Baptist Mid-Missions to Cameroon, Africa, with the intention of expanding their vision as a family to see other people, tribes, and nations be reached for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His glory. They desire to have their children appreciate what they have in America and cultivate within them a missions heart and attitude. This desire started while Paul attended Cedarville and was involved in beach evangelism and the Cedarville Singers. Their family plans to continue these trips on a regular basis and wants to encourage others to do the same. Paul and his wife, Cheryl, have three children, Stephen (18), Thomas (16), and Samantha (7). Terri Lynn (Smart) Packard ’82 and her husband, Larry, praise God for allowing them to start a mission church in Penrose, Colorado, three years ago. In October 2007, the Colorado Baptist General Convention recognized First Southern Baptist Church of Penrose as a fully cooperative independent church. Aaron ’85 and Anne (Grosse) Bowes ’87 prepared a great Christmas Eve service and a January evangelistic service with their church in Berlin, Germany. They pray that many seeds were planted in the hearts of the attendees. Aaron was thankful for the two weeks this past fall that he was able to visit supporting churches in Ohio and visit with his daughter, Hanna ’11 , at Cedarville. Aaron and Anne have four children: Hanna, Philip, Kathrin, and Emily. Cedarville University 29 During spring break (February 29–March 9) six students from Delta Alpha Epsilon (DAE), the student organization sponsored by Alumni Relations, traveled to Denver, Colorado, to serve at Open Door Ministries, assist with alumni events, and enjoy the slopes for a day. The trip was led by Michelle (Rigel) McCune ’04, assistant director of alumni relations, and Sue Terkelsen ’88, assistant professor of information technology and Alumni Council member. Making new friends all along the way, DAE helped Open Door Ministries with painting and moving furniture in their church nursery and new youth room. The students also visited Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs and enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the broadcasting area, sat in the chair where Dr. Dobson makes daily broadcasts, and shared lunch with Cedarville alumni working at Focus (pictured at left). On Thursday evening, the DAE students attended a Colorado chapter hosted by the Colorado chapter leadership team [Jason ’98 and Courtenay (Shoaff) Atwell ’98, Laura Hummitzsch ’02, Erica (Linafelter) Heddings ’03, Kenneth ’69 and Alice (Miller) McGhee ’70, Emily McQuinn ’02, Ralph ’72 and Marsha (Edwards) Perkins ’72, and Naseem Qussar ’99.] To learn more about Cedarville’s alumni chapters or to participate on a chapter leadership team, visit www.cedarville.edu/alumnichapters . chapter focus — colorado C e d a r v i l l e U n i v e r s i t y a l u m n i a s s o c i a t i o n