Torch, Fall 1980

0 II ALUMNI HURDLE ANNUAL FUND BARRIER The Alumni Association's Annual Fund has shown remarkable increases in various years during the decade of the '70's (see chart). However, since the 1974-75 campaign when gifts were first received for the construction of the chapel, the Alumni Association reached a plateau in annual giving and remained there for five years. The fiscal year, July 1, 1979-June 30, 1980, was the year this five-year barrier was hurdled. In fact, a $17, 129, or 26%, increase was achieved. Congratulations and thanks to each involved alumnus! And that's not all the good news. The 1979-80 Annual Fund total is $82,456. That's right! We raised $2,456 over our goal! This sets a record for Annual Fund giving! Why the increase? Perhaps alumni are more interested in the growth and direction of their alma mater. Certainly each year more alumni enter the financial bracket in which they are able to contribute more willingly and in larger amounts. Fifty-three percent of Cedarville's Alumni have graduated in the last ten years; an encouraging indication that annual fund giving should continue to show promising increases. If the percentage of Alumni contributing to the annual fund continues to rise- as it has in the past two years fro.m 12% to 18%- this year's goal of $100,000, established by the Alumni Council, should provide a challenge, and yet remain realistically within reach. A TRIBUTE TO M. EARLE COLLINS Dr. M. Earle Collins, 76, a 1923 graduate of Cedarville College, died on June 4, 1980, in Columbia, Missouri, following a brief illness. Born June 22, 1903, in Cedarville, Ohio, Dr. Collins pursued the lifetime task of personal investment in the lives of others. His career as educational administrator provided an ideal field for active concern, involvement, and leadership. Coming from a family of Cedarville College graduates (eight, to be exact), Earle Collins continued his education at The Ohio State University where he received his Ph .D. in College Administration. For two years he served as Superi.ntendent of Greene County Schools, before traveling to Egypt in 1925 as a short-term missionary on the faculty of Assuit College. In Egypt he met his wife, Mary Dixon, and in 1931 they settled in Tarkio, Missouri, where he became Dean of Men, and then Presi– dent of Tarkio College. From 1951 until his retirement in 1968, he was President of Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. He then moved to New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Throughout his life, Earle Collins held leadership posts in numerous councils and conventions of the United Presbyterian Church, as well as many educational and civic-oriented positions. An international traveler, he exhibited active personal concern for world missions. (Continued on Page 2) A DECADE OF PROGRESS Alumni Annual Fund History 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 Goal Dear Alumnus: $17,019 $24,550 $32,757 $44,105 $66,725 $67,053 $65,605 $65,650 $65,329 $82,458 $100,000 By way of Aviso articles and annual fund appeal let– ters, I have attempted to keep you aware of Cedarville Col– lege's needs and the part you can have in meeting them. Informed alumni tend to become involved alumni; and I have observed that involved alumni express their appreciation and support many times by financial gifts. A function of my position is to - keep you informed of the progress of annual giving. However, the major problem facing the Alumni Office in keeping you informed is knowing your correct address. Please notify our office of your change of address today, so we can be more efficient in our cor– respondence with you! As I face the challenges of this year, I do so claiming the promise of James 1: 5: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God .. . and it shall be given him." (Continued on Page 2)