Inspire, Summer 1998

A lumnotes CLASS NEWS '60s Larry Smith '60 and his wife, Bev, reside in Lakeland, Florida. In October and November 1997, they ministered at New Pines Seminary in Cuba-teaching, creating class materials, and speaking in several different churches. Margaret Stowell Wheeler'64 and her husband, Bill, were recently recognized for 25 years of dedicated service to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Xenia, Ohio, where Bill serves as pastor. Margaret teaches in the Department of Communication Arts at Cedarville College. She recently completed a MEd. in instructional leadership from Central State University. '70s Carol Jean Smith Abbey '71 is a Title I resource teacher at two elementary schools in the Fairview Independent School District near Ashland, Kentucky. She holds a master's degree in education from Morehead State University and is currently pursuing a master of business administration degree. In October 1997, Carol Jean was one of seven teachers in the state of Kentucky to be recognized by the Kentucky State Board Members' Association for excellence in economics education. Randy Patten '71 has been called as executive director of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors. He served as state representative of the Indiana Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches for 12 years. Randy and his wife, Cynthia (Carter '70), reside in Fishers, Indiana. Connie Averitt Williams '71 is a fourth grade teacher at Heritage Christian School in Bakersfield, California. She has been burdened to pray specifically for Christian teachers in the public school system. If you are interested in being a prayer volunteer or if you are a teacher in a public school and would like a prayer partner, please contact Connie at THAA98A@prodigy.com for more information. Connie has claimed II Thessalonians 1:11 as a challenge: "With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith."(NIV) Terry Holley '74 recently co-authored Astrology & Psychic Phenomena with magician and illusionist André Kole. The book was released in 1998 as part of Zondervan Publishing's 15-volume Guide to Cults and Religious Movements series. Terry is the pastor of a church in Medina, Ohio. Douglas Hilleary '76 is a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Cumberland, Maryland. Floyd Elmore'77 is professor of Bible and Greek at Cedarville College. In March 1998, Floyd and his wife, Pamela, traveled to Beijing, China to minister to teachers involved in the China teaching program. A number of Cedarville College alumni gathered for a time of Bible study and fellowship. The gathering also included Jim '66 and Judy Spear Engelmann '67, Myron Youngman '76, Julie Prentice '82, Jewel Schroeder '83, Diane Lichtensteiger '86, Eddie Clifford '86, Matt Anderson '91, Scott'93 and Amanda Dye Blanton '92,Todd Entner '95, Dawn Merritt '96, Mary Jo Blanton '97, and Darrin Gosser '97. Joe Kesler '77N is in the banking profession in southern Illinois. He recently completed a doctoral degree. He and his wife, Nancy, have a daughter, Sarah (2), and are expecting triplets later this year. They reside in Carbondale, Illinois. Rick Jones'78 is executive director of Youth for Christ and pastor of Inlet Mennonite church in Wauseon, Ohio. He and his wife, Cindy (Banks '77), have three sons, Jonathan (19), Jason (11), and Justin (12). Cindy is a fourth grade teacher at Emmanuel Baptist in Toledo, Ohio. Farris Ometz Welsh '78 has been elected to serve on the Beaverueek City Council (Ohio). She taught at Dayton Christian School and Xenia Christian High School until 1991, and then went on to earn a master of urban and public administration degree from Wright State University. She currently works as a contract negotiator at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and serves on the board of directors for the Dayton chapter of the National Contract Management Association. Farris and her husband have two children. The Welsh family attends Peace Lutheran Church in Beavercreek. Terry Gorden '79 is the founding pastor of Covenant Family Fellowship of Westminster, Maryland, which was founded in 1997. Terry and his wife, Heather, home educate their three children, Johannah (11), Benjamin (9), and Susannah (3). The Gordens reside in New Windsor, Maryland. John Jackson '79 has been appointed director of the new Oxford Honors Program for the Coalition for Christian Colleges & Universities ((CCU). He is a tutor at Oxford's Worcester College, where he is a candidate for a doctorate of philosophy degree. John is an accomplished scholar of the Renaissance and Reformation era and is regularly sought as a lecturer at the University of Oxford. He and his wife, Judy (Hugo '79), reside in Oxford with their children, Chris and Katie. Warren Throckmorton '79 has received the George E. Hill Distinguished Alumni Award from the faculty of Ohio University's Counselor Education Program. This award is presented annually to an Ohio University alumnus, recognizing his or her outstanding scholarship, service, and leadership to the profession of counseling. Warren is director of college counseling and associate professor of psychology at Grove City College in Pennsylvania. He also serves as president of the American Mental Health Counselors Association and is a member of the advisory board of Practice Strategies, a leading behavioral health care newsletter. Warren and his wife, Deborah (Sanderlin '79), reside in Grove City. '80s Tom Hutchison '80 has earned a doctorate in education from Marquette University (Wisconsin). The title of his dissertation is Adult Education in the Church: An Analysis of Student Perceptions of Classroom Environment. He currently serves as assistant professor of Christian education at Cedarville College. He and his wife, Amy, have three children, Tommy (9), Joel (6), and Danielle (4). Jeff Cook '81 completed a doctor of ministry degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in December 1997. He presently teaches at Carver Bible College and Institute (Kansas), an inner-city Bible institute training urban pastors and workers. He also serves on the pastoral staff of an African-American inner-city church. Jeff and his wife, Inge, have four children. Terri Aiken '82 teaches Spanish and coaches women's field hockey in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She was recently named "Coach of the Year" in her area by The Plain Dealer Timothy Graham '82 was among 150 recipients of the 1997 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. Criteria for selection include exceptional educational talent and promise and distinguished achievement in developing innovative educational curricula, programs, and teaching methods. In 1996, Tim was named Michigan Science Teacher of the Year. The Grahams reside in Westland, Michigan. Ken Young '82N is associate pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Georgetown, Delaware. Bryan Benson '83 is director of manufacturing, research, and development systems for Lucent Technologies, Microelectronics. He and his wife, Beth (Terpenning '84), reside in York, Pennsylvania. Kim Jenerette'83 has taken a position as associate director of financial aid at Furman University in South Carolina. He resides in Conway, South Carolina. Jim Conley'84 has accepted a management position with a French- owned steel manufacturer. He served 12 years in the U.S. Air Force as a flight instructor in B-52s and B-is. During his last two years of active duty, Jim was the chief of flight safety for the Air Force's largest air wing. He was also an aircraft accident investigator and performed over 30 investigations involving fighter, bomber, and transport aircraft. Jim now flies C-1 30s in the Air National Guard. He and his wife, Barb, and their sons, Brent(6)and Drew (4), reside in Mansfield, Ohio. Jeff Lyle '85, Mike Davis '90, and Mark Zuiderveen '95 are employed by EBI Video & Film, Inc. In March 1998, EBI Films released its first major film for the home video market. The film, Li'l Sprockets, is available in Christian bookstores and national bookstore chains across the United States. For more information, visit their website at www.ebivideo.com . Stefanie Pratt Wimmer'85 is a personnel liaison assistant at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Rod '86N and Cyndi Robinette Fillinger '84 reside in Dacula, Georgia with their children, Megan (10), Emily (8), Iso (5), and Abby (3). Rod works in labor and employment law for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Cyndi educates their daughters at home. The Fillingers teach a Sunday school class together and have a burden for ministering to newly-married couples and couples in crisis situations. Dave Beverly '87 and his wife, Lora, have completed seminary training and a one-year missions internship. On March 22, 1998, Dave was ordained at Calvary Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where the Beverlys currently reside. This summer, they will attend missionary candidate school with Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE). Phil Hohulin '87 and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Duluth, Georgia and have one son, Nathan (1). Phil is assistant pastor at The Church of the Hills and recently built a website for the church. Jim Koerber'87 was recently ordained into the gospel ministry by Kossuth Street Baptist Church in Lafayette, Indiana where he serves as associate pastor. His specific areas of service are oversight of the Adult Bible Fellowship, evangelism, and assimilation of new members. He and his wife, Michele, have two children, Jonathan (4)and Elizabeth (2). Ron Smith '87 graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in May 1998. Ron is completing a residency program in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) and head and neck surgery. He and his wife, Pam, have two children, Drew (9)and Joellyn (7), and reside in Danville, Pennsylvania. Raymond '88 and Sherri Gerdes Washburn'90 reside in Warsaw, Indiana with their son, Timothy (2). Raymond works at Walker Manufacturing in Goshen, Indiana. Sherri is an elementary school teacher. James Pawelski'89 is assistant professor of philosophy at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania. He received a doctoral degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1997. His areas of specialization are history of philosophy and American philosophy. Bart Sheridan '89N was recently elected treasurer of the Ohio Auctioneers Association. He is a licensed auctioneer and real estate salesman for Sheridan & Associates, serving southwest Ohio. He and his wife, Sandra, reside in Cedarville, Ohio. David Sommers'89 teaches middle school and high school at Liberty Christian School in Richland, Washington. He and his wife, Christine (Renberg '89), moved to Richland with their two children, Joshua (3)and Kirsten (1), in August 1997. Christine is an on-call ICU nurse at Kadlec Medical Center. '90s Willie '90 and Kelly Johnson Deshetsky'87 reside in North Branch, Michigan. Willie works for the family business-Production Threaded Parts. Kelly cares for their four children, Larissa (7), Ethan (6), Micaela (3), and Levi (1), at home. Christmas 1997 brought the Deshetsky siblings together as pictured here from left to right: Willie and Kelly; Ralph '92 and Wendy Wade Deshetsky '97N; and Nathan '94 and Kristine Deshetsky Bickel '94. Brian Humphreys'90 is assistant pastor of Nottingham Baptist Church in Willoughby Hills, Ohio. He and his wife, Sharon (Senay '90), have a daughter, Brittany (3). Todd '91 and Jacquie Leshan Gathany '92 have moved to Bellevue, Washington with their two children, Philip(3)and Megan (1). Todd is the media coordinator at Overlake Christian Church, where he oversees 50 volunteers who assist in worship services for its over 6,000 members. Jacquie is involved in women's Bible studies and continues to perform musically on the flute and piano. Jennifer McCreary '91 is family advisor of the Family Investment Center, a welfare-to-work training program of Presque Isle Housing Authority in Maine. She is also an aerobics instructor for School Administrative District No. 1 Adult Education. Jennifer is presently enrolled in the human resources management program at the University of Maine. Laurel Lee Born '92 has joined the firm of Barnes, Dennig & Co., Ltd., certified public accountants and business advisors. She works extensively with manufacturing companies to meet their audit, review, and tax needs. She resides in Colerain Township, Ohio. Ralph '92 and Wendy Wade Deshetsky '97N (pictured above with Willie Deshetsky '90)live in Pottersville, New York. They have completed two years of study at Word of Life Bible Institute (WOLBI). Ralph is maintenance coordinator at WOLBI. Wendy assists the institute with shipping of Word of Life materials to churches throughout the United States. Todd Fogle'92 was the only navigator selected from the U.S. Air Force for a prestigious internship with Air Mobility Command. He attended six weeks of instructor navigator training for the C-130 at Little Rock Air Force Base. After a two-month duty in Japan, Todd and his wife, Johanna (Burtis '90), will settle near Scott Air Force Base near St. Louis, Illinois. William Kopas'92 is associate pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Lorain, Ohio. He and his wife, Jeanne (Hanks '92), have a daughter, Brittany (2). Brian '92 and Dana Guy Phipps'90 are living in Apricot, Turkey with their son, Taylor (2). Brian represents an import/export company. Abe Traucht'92 joined Trans World Radio(MR)in 1993 as a short- term missionary and was assigned to TVVR's Guam station. He spent two years in program production with responsibility for the quality of TWR programs aired from Guam. He later moved to the transmitter facility to work as a transmitter operator and engineer for special projects and as a support to the rigging team. Abe looks forward to continued service with TWR."I think leaving the continental United States and seeing the people of Asia and being able to talk to them and walk the streets with them did more toward enlarging my compassion and realization for their needs than anything else could," he shares. "It changes it from a history lesson of numbers and statistics to friends, acquaintances, and real people." Bruce McKanna'93 has completed his first year at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is pursuing a master of divinity degree with an emphasis in church history. John Robertson '93 has transferred from Moscow, Russia, to Baku, Azerbaijan, to serve as manager of KPMG's financial services practice. John explains that Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic between Russia and Iran, which has become a new center for oil exploration and development. Shelly Sutton '93 is on a one-year missions trip to Quito, Ecuador. John Warnshuis '93, Mike Gustafson '93, Matthew Moser '92, and James Koerber '87 (pictured left to right) graduated from Baptist Bible Seminary ((larks Summit, Pennsylvania) in May 1997. 9SUMMER'98