Inspire, Summer 2003

Alumni Association News Heritage Corner 14 Summer 2003 A bounty of sports activities chased away the winter blues at the Alumni Winter Weekend held January 31-February 1. Festivities began at the Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet, at which five new members were inducted into the University’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The inductees were golfer Tim Birk ’79, pitcher Shane Hardy ’91, basketball player Dominic McKinley ’92, runner Julianne Pletcher Miller ’97, and manager/statistician Joyce Walker King ’64. Tim, a golf athlete from 1978-79, played as number one in both of his years at Cedarville. He has the first (74.8) and third (75.9) lowest 18-hole averages in school history and was the 1978 Mid-Ohio Conference medalist. Shane, a baseball player from 1987-90, was a four-year letter winner. He was a .316 career hitter with 17 pitching victories. In 1990, Shane led the team to the 1990 Mid-Ohio Conference title and was an All-NAIA District 22 and All-Ohio Conference pitcher. Dominic is the twelfth all-time leading basketball scorer with 1,660 points and the fifth all-time leading rebounder with 1,047. He holds all of Cedarville’s steals records and led the team to the 1992 Mid-Ohio Conference title. He played from 1988-92. Julianne, an outstanding cross country and track runner from 1993-97, was a three-time NAIA All-American and four-time NCCAA All-American in cross country. She was twice named an NAIA All-American in track. Joyce was awarded for her meritorious service. For more than 30 years she served in track and cross country meet management and worked as a basketball statistician. The weekend also offered a cheerleader reunion, alumnae basketball game, alumni basketball game, children’s activities, and men’s and women’s varsity basketball games. It was a basketball-filled weekend Athletic Hall of Fame Inducts Five at Alumni Winter Weekend (Left to Right) Tim Birk ’79, Shane Hardy ’91, Joyce Walker King ’64, Dominic McKinley ’92, Julianne Pletcher Miller ’97 O n May 3, the Heritage Alumni celebrated Cedar Day with a luncheon in the President’s Dining Room. Sharing their memories of Cedar Day festivities were two former Cedar Day Queens: Jane Frame Mills ’39 and Martha (Pud) Anderson Benham ’41. The current student recipients of the John W. Bickett Heritage Scholarships were on hand to learn about the early days of Cedarville University and express their gratitude to the Heritage Alumni for establishing this scholarship fund. Upcoming Heritage Events June 19 - Lunch and Cincinnati Reds Game July 7 - Alumnae Educators Luncheon July 17 - The Heritage Center in Springfield August 13 - Peter Pan at LaComedia September 16 - Heroes of Ohio at the Cedarville Opera House October 10 - Homecoming Luncheon