Inspire, Winter 2005

Winter 2005 inspire The Cedarville UNIVERSITY Alumni Magazine Volume 16 Issue 2 Director’s Chair s I sit in a Florida airport and watch with many others the approach of Tropical Storm Gamma, I am again awed by the force of the storms we’ve seen this season. Seeing the damage caused by last year’s hurricanes, I can only imagine how much worse things are in the wake of Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Not since 9/11 have I been struck by how members of the Cedarville University family are so greatly affected by a common tragedy. Hurricane Katrina caused CU alumni to lose their homes, relocate, be called into guard duty, shelter others, volunteer, and give. As one alumna nurse delivered a baby as Katrina rolled in, another sought shelter. When one CU volunteer had to take a break, another stepped in. Although we have been saddened to know of the suffering, it’s been incredibly encouraging to see the hearts of God’s people. Even in a time of loss, alumni like Lucinda Hickey King ’03 and Ray Johnson ’83 have glorified God and seen His providence in the midst. Shortly after Katrina struck, Tami Lockwood Alexander ’91 called CU to ask for prayer as her church began their outreach to those in need. When our students were moved with compassion, they gave the largest offering in CU history and signed up in droves to spend their breaks serving on the Gulf Coast. This truly has been a time for God’s people to shine. It seems only fitting that, as I prepare to board a plane back to Ohio, the newscaster on the TV in the background is recounting yet another Hurricane Katrina story. What a challenge to pray each time we hear or read one of these stories. May we be God’s hands and feet as He calls us to give and to serve. Faith Linn ’83 Director of Alumni Relations Editor Faith Linn ’83 Managing Editor Janice Warren Supplee ’86 Publication Coordinator Michelle Rigel McCune ’04 Copy Editors Kara Steinman DeMusz ’02 Cindy Stamper Moore ’99 Proofreaders Wendy Miller Orchard ’91 Rachel Puckett Rodriguez ’00 Graphic Designer Dan Clingan Writers Tami Lockwood Alexander ’91 Monica James Bowen ’92 Jeff Brock ’84 Bill Brown Jennifer Clingan Kara Steinman DeMusz ’02 Dave Drullinger Lucinda Hickey King ’03 Jack Legg ’09 Faith Linn ’83 Kim Botta Longo ’02 David Mappes Michelle Rigel McCune ’04 Leah Nielsen ’04 Michael Parrott Melanie Reber ’03 Carl Ruby ’83 Rebekah Smith ’08 Kelly Woodruff Willetts ’05 Cessna Catherine Winslow Photographers Alumni and Student Contributors Scott L. Huck Carrie L. Savage Campus Phone Numbers Admissions 1-800-233-2784 Annual Fund 1-800-766-1115 Athletic Office 937-766-7768 Bookstore 937-766-7894 Campus Activities 1-800-860-7625 Career Services 1-888-562-4811 CDR Radio 1-800-333-0601 Christian Ministries 1-888-465-7378 Financial Aid 1-800-444-2433 Gift Planning & Endowment 1-800-766-1115 Marketing Services 937-766-7808 President’s Office 937-766-7900 Public Relations 937-766-4159 Registrar 937-766-7710 Student Life 937-766-7872 Summer School 937-766-7953 Schools of Engineering, Nursing & Science 937-766-3253 Health & Human Performance 937-766-3252 Humanities, Fine Arts & Bible 937-766-3234 Social Sciences & Professional Studies 937-766-3235 Alumni Relations alumni@cedarville.edu 1-800-837-2566 937-766-7858 Administrative Assistant Kristin Jones Borton ’05 kborton@cedarville.edu Assistant Director Amy Cartzendafner Button ’97 buttona@cedarville.edu Coordinator of Regional Alumni Events and Services Michelle Rigel McCune ’04 mmccune@cedarville.edu Director Faith Linn ’83 linnf@cedarville.edu Cover Photo: CU senior Kayla Smith ’06 captured the devastation in Pass Christian, Mississippi when she took this timed photograph of herself viewing the work awaiting her team.