Inspire, Spring 2010

a lumnotes Sarah (Rittgers) Roduner ’00 and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of Talia Priscilla on October 11, 2008. She joined her brother, Timothy (3), in Rochester, Minnesota. Steve is a software engineer at IBM, and Sarah stays home with the children and works as a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit. Lindsey (Borland) Stevenson ’00 and her husband, Craig, announce the birth of Chase David on December 8, 2006. Craig works at an engineering/surveying firm, and Lindsey is a labor and delivery nurse. They live in Circleville, Ohio. Paul DeHart ’01 and his wife, Carrie, announce the birth of Judson Allan on August 6, 2009. Paul is a senior engineer at Honda R&D, and Carrie is a full-time mom. They reside in Urbana, Ohio. Jason ’01 and Alia (Hunter) Edem ’03 announce the birth of Alexander Charles on April 28, 2008. Jason is an engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and recently finished acting as his own general contractor in the building of their house. Alia taught first grade for six years and now stays at home. They reside in Beavercreek, Ohio. Kevin ’01 and Kristen (Konzelman) Hamilton ’02 announce the birth of Andrew Mark on August 6, 2009. He joins his sister, Gabrielle, in New Jersey. Shawn (Stephens) Hansen ’01 and her husband, Dave, announce the birth of Nicholas Henning on July 18, 2009. He was welcomed home by big brother Alex (1). The family resides in Arlington, Virginia, where Shawn enjoys staying home with the boys and Dave is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. If you would like to contact a friend highlighted in this section, please e-mail us at alumni@cedarville.edu . We’d be glad to put you in touch. The Power of Piano Lessons Like many piano-playing children, Lauren Shackelford ’05 participated in weekly lessons, hours of practicing, and annual recitals. And now, she’s a piano teacher herself — and trains her college students for the same role. With her degree in piano pedagogy from Cedarville, Lauren credits the program and its professors with profoundly influencing her dream of one day starting a similar program at another school — but she never thought it would happen so quickly. After earning a Master of Music degree from the University of Oklahoma, she was asked to help start a piano pedagogy program at The Master’s College (TMC) in California. She joined TMC in 2007 and immediately began developing coursework for the new program. “The most satisfying part of this project has been seeing our students blossom as teachers,” Lauren explained. “I love not only teaching these students but also learning alongside them about what it means to love the Lord and be His instrument.” Lauren admits she sometimes feels inadequate for the responsibility. “But I’ve also seen that God provided exactly this job at exactly this time in my life,” she said. “God continues to refine me both as a teacher and as His child through my role at TMC.” In addition to teaching at TMC, Lauren operates a music studio where she teaches piano lessons to 25 students who range in age from 6 to 52. She is also active in the music ministry of her church. You may contact her at lshackelford@masters.edu . alumni spotlight alumni spotlight alumni spotlight alumni spotlight alumni spotlight alumni spotlight alumni spotlight alumni spotlight “I love not only teaching these students but also learning alongside them about what it means to love the Lord.” CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY 35