Inspire, Summer 2011

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. Michael ’07 and Lachelle (Richter) Hubenthal ’08 announce the birth of Abigail Grace, born on May 15, 2010. Michael is an engineer at General Dynamics Electric Boat, and Lachelle works part time as a labor and delivery nurse. They reside in Uncasville, Connecticut. Phil McLeod ’08 and Jazmine Cook ’10 were married on January 22, 2011. They live in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, where Phil works at Sight and Sound and Jazmine enjoys being a housewife. Dan Merkh ’10 and Rachel York ’10 were married on October 2, 2010, in Larkspur, Colorado. Timothy Snell ’10 has been accepted into the history graduate program at the University of Northern Colorado. Pastor Harold “PG” Green Pastor Harold R. Green, affectionately known as “PG” (for “Pastor Green”), passed away on May 19, 2011. In 1970, PG became the first director of Christian ministries and campus pastor. He initiated the Fellowship, a campus-based ministry modeled after the local church, to shepherd Cedarville students through their college years. PG developed a group of Fellowship student-leaders called the Advisory Twelve (later the Advisory Seven) and considered these young men his sons in ministry. He later became the first vice president for Christian ministries. Along with Dr. Don Callan, PG started Missions Involvement Services (MIS), which sends hundreds of students, faculty, and staff to minister around the world each year. He was personally involved in trips to Australia, Russia and Ukraine, Hungary, and Romania and led spring break evangelism teams in Florida. PG formally retired in 1995 but continued to serve the University in church relations for another 13 years. His wife, Margaret, served as his administrative assistant throughout his tenure at Cedarville. Together, they traveled across the United States connecting with churches, schools, alumni, and prospective students. PG’s ministry extended beyond the University community as a church planter, pastor, camp ministry founder, Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches leader, and chaplain for the Springfield, Ohio, Air National Guard. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Margaret; four children, Randy ’75 and Janet (Green) Tate ’75, Rich and Kathy (Green) Boettger ’78, Dann ’80 and Michele (Feura) Green ’83, and Larry ’82 and Beth (Miller) Green ’81; and 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rev. Marv Troyer ’61 Rev. Marvin B. Troyer ’61 passed away on April 2, 2011. As a married student, Marv attended morning classes so he could be home with his young son while his wife, Jan, worked evening shifts as a nurse. Yet he still found time to nurture his pastoral calling at Cedarville, preaching and teaching in prison and orphanage ministries and serving as president of his senior class. Marv pastored five churches primarily in Indiana, including two that he started in Churubusco. His pastoral ministry took him to Los Angeles for four years where he also became the chaplain for the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Marv’s responsibilities branched out in many directions throughout his career, and he provided leadership on several organization boards, including Cedarville University, the Indiana Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches, and Calumet Baptist Schools. From 1997 to 2005, Marv served at Cedarville as the coordinator for off-campus student services, providing support for married and commuting students. He also directed the “Champions of Character” athletic program and was the chaplain for the men’s varsity basketball team. In his retirement years, Marv was found most days at the University’s recreation center where he led the Senior Jackets, a fitness program encouraging a healthy lifestyle for local senior citizens. In 2009, Cedarville’s alumni relations office honored Marv at homecoming with the Distinguished Service Award. On June 1, 2011, the athletic department and the Senior Jackets planted a tree on campus in Marv’s honor. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Janet; four children, Tim and Wendy Troyer, Scott and Cindy (Troyer) Norris ’84, Jeff and LeAnn Troyer, and Jenny Troyer ’01; and six grandchildren. Remembering Two Legacies CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY 37 a lumnotes