Inspire, Winter 1998-99

Alumni Basketball Weekend Planned W ho can forget their Cedarville College basketball V V experiences? Whether you led the team to victory, lost your voice cheering in the stands, or played Hong On, Sloopy with all your might in the pep hand, those games live on as vivid memories. Why not plan to rekindle your Yellow Jacket spirit this year during Alumni Basketball Weekend? On February 19-20, plan to start the weekend by attending the Markham & Broadway Piano Duo Artist Series on Friday night. The festivities will continue on Saturday with a brunch for former players and their families, a pep band reunion, and alumni and varsity games. Watch your mail for details and reservation cards. Don't miss what has come to be known as "Winter Homecoming"at the 'Ville! First Miriam Maddox Forum Member Inducted D uring the All-Alumni Chapel on Homecoming weekend, Miriam Maddox Forum President Jonathan Hammond formally inducted Dr. James R. Phipps'68 as the first member of the Miriam Maddox Forum. The Forum is an honorary society open to alumni who participated in three campus theatre productions or one year of varsity individual or debate events. Established in the spring of 1997, the Forum was named in honor of Professor Miriam Maddox, who never haled to remind her students that "they are communicators for Christ." For more information about the Forum, write to: Miriam Maddox Forum, P.O. Box 601, Cedarville College, Cedarville, OH 45314-0601. Announcing The 1999 Cedarville College Video! T he new Cedarville College video is now available! Next to a campus visit, the video is the best way for students to learn about Cedarville. Youth will enjoy viewing scenes, hearing comments,and watching events from all aspects of Cedarville's campus life. (all us at 1-800-CEDARVILLE(233-2784) to request this free video for your church or school. Then, plan a time to show it to high school students! Admissions News R emember the Master's Puppet party of the mid-80s? On Saturday, April 10,the College is reintroducing this exciting children's event under a new name...JuniorJAM.Students in grades four through six will enjoy a day of puppet fun, games,and spiritual challenge. For more information, contact Admissions at 1-800-Cedarville(233-2784). Business Card Drawing Winners Announced T he winners of our August business card drawing are: Suzy Barnhart'92N, Marc Bresson '76, Jane Sparling Pych '85, Finny Rajchel'87,and Sandra Terkelsen '90.Thanks to all who sent us their business cards. It was interesting to find out where our Cedarville College alumni are working and what they're doing. If you missed the drawing, but would still like to give us your business information, just call the Alumni Office at 1-800-837-2566. Second Generation Dinner F orty Cedarville College students were welcomed to campus in a special way on September 18, 1998. As children of alumni, these students were invited to a "Welcome Back" buffet with their families. Held in the newly-renovated Technology Resource (enter, this informal dinner was enjoyed by over 130 students,family members,and alumni. Former campus pastor Dr. Harold Green (best known to most alumni as "PG.")gave a brief devotional at the end of the evening. Focusing on what has and has not changed at Cedarville College, Pastor Green evoked laughter from parents as he compared tuition rates from years past to tuition rates now. However, he saw nods of agreement from those who realize that they're most pleased about their child's college choice because of those things which have not changed. 4 WINTER 1998/99 ii lumniProfiles A Garden Of Therapy love offlowers was instilled in Sandra Millikin Entner'59 from the time she was a child. She has wonderful memories of the love offlowers exhibited by both her mother and grandmother. However,her appreciation did not turn into the hobby of gardening until she and her husband, John '60, moved to Corning, New York.There they lived next to a man with a lovely flower garden. Sandy was reminded then ofsomeone telling her,"If you want a beautiful garden, move next door to a gardener and cultivate your neighbor." That's exactly what she did! Each time one of the neighbor's plants would grow too large for his garden, he would pass a part of it along to Sandy for hers. During Sandy's early gardening days, her interest was nurtured though the beautiful flower arrangements of a lady at her church. Her mentor invited Sandy to attend some flower arranging classes with her and also encouraged Sandy to enter arrangements of her own in flower shows. Although she won a number of awards,Sandy didn't really want to become a competitor; she just wanted to grow flowers for enjoyment and to share with others. After moving to Ohio,Sandy began to use her flower garden as a ministry. She and John became active at Washington Heights Baptist Church in Dayton,and she began arranging flowers for the auditorium. The Entner's new home in Xenia, Ohio provided a larger yard and more opportunities to grow many things. Now,a fresh flower arrangement from Sandy's garden is displayed at the church from May through October. Although she still contends that she's not a competitor,Sandy has become very involved with the Greene County Fair through her garden club. She never dreamed that her sons would one day be able to say,"My mother won a blue ribbon at the County Fair!" However,she has won ribbons and Best ofShow award\ for both arrangements and flowers. Sandy, who is the director ofcounseling at Cedarville College, states,"Gardening is my therapy. There is nothing I enjoy more than digging in the dirt and watching the God-given results of His beauty." Quest For Katandin M ark Moody '94, graduatedfrom Dallas Theological Seminary in 1998. Mark, his wife, Janice, and their son, Jackson, live in Dallas, Texas where Mark serves as the college and singles minister at Lake Pointe Church. Thefollowing excerpt was taken by permissionfrom Mark's book "Questfor Katandin: What One Man Learned about Life, People, and Faith Walkingfrom Georgia to Maine." Mark is currently seeking to publish his book and can be reached at 927-771-2322. The measure offriendship is adversity. Ask Dana Gray, my childhood best friend. Ask Dave Byron, my camp director and mentor. Ask Tommy Kadamus,my life-long friend and hiking partner extraordinaire. We all shared common experiences walking through life together. Dana walked with me when I lost dad,Dave when I needed one, and Tommy while I was striving to move beyond his ghost. Most friends never know how much they mean during those adversities. Maybe God intends for them not to know,and yet without those relationships, the journey would be uneven and disproportionate. The Appalachian Trail always intrigued me.2,156 miles of twisting and climbing over 14 eastern states, the Appalachian Trail strikes wonder into the hearts of annual traversers as they migrate south to Springer Mountain, Georgia in March or north to Mount Katandin, Maine in August for what has been coined "the thru-hike," a completion ofthe entire Appalachian Trail. Most strive to do it at once.Some choose to cover the ground over a lifetime. 3,000 fellows have made the trek from Georgia to Maine since the trail was cut back in the 1930s while an estimated 45,000 have sought after the same goal to no avail. A broken bone,a family or financial crisis, whatever it may be, many have walked off the trail amidst the Shenandoahs of Virginia or the Blue Ridge Parkway of North Carolina to never resume their five to eight month trek. I don't know if it was my grandfather's stories about Mount Katandin, northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail or my summers spent at Camp Northfield. Perhaps it was the impact of growing up mostly "outdoors" in central Maine which motivated me most to hike the trail. I spent many weekends at Katandin Stream Campground with family and most of my high school science classes peaking through the window blinds at Mount Katandin off in the distance. I guess the trail is just in my blood. Tommy Kadamus and I met at camp in Northfield in Massachusetts as kids and started hiking together through camp trips during high school. Somewhere amidst the hills of New England,Tom and I became friends and hiking partners. We paced each other well,created conversation easily, and resolved problems quickly. If the time was available, and the opportunity availed itself, the legendary thru-hike we spent so much time talking about might someday include our own journey. And it did. ATIFAI At:111n, fICINAL SCENIc 1 Kflkit Mark Moody '94 and Tbnutty Kadamus '94 share tlte experience ofhiking the Appalachian trail. On March 17, 1995, we started our hike on Springer Mountain, Georgia. It was August 12, 1995,five months and three pair of boots later, when we crested the top of Mount Katandin. Our hearts were full of the wonder we'd only dreamed about. "WOW,"I thought to myself."This, this is big." I thought back to our days hiking as teenagers and the friendship that was formed throughout the miles and campfires. I remembered when Tom told me he was going to do the trail after graduating from Cedarville College in 1994 and the tension this created for me as I was planning to go to seminary. Decisions. Decisions. Seminary couldn't hold me after the fall of 1994. I knew the right choice to make. It was time to join Tommy in Georgia. March came and went through Georgia,Tennessee,and North Carolina. Those were trying miles. With blisters on top of blisters, my boots had to get traded in and I almost went with them. April and May moved along slowly in the 500 miles of Virginia before the halfway point in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Life-long friendships began to take shape during those long Virginia miles. June saw us move into Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. July gave us a breath of refreshment in the home country of New England,and August finished up the end of northwestern Maine. The summer months alternated between "I can't wait to sleep in a bed again" and "This is the best time of my life—when else will I ever do this?" I could hardly keep the lump in my throat atop Katandin that afternoon. Chilled and damp, I might still be up there if the weather hadn't been overcast and freezing. Forged amidst dirt, sweat,and blisters, we paced out our 17 miles a day to the northern terminus. Many friends and family supported the endeavor. Mothers and siblings shipped food to different stops along the way, Cedarville friends provided a bed and meals along the way,and strangers—maybe angels—did some of the most Christian acts of kindness I've ever seen. Some have asked me,"Why? Why do it?" 1 smile."Why follow Christ?"