Torch, Fall 1994

CAMPUS NEWS Record Enrollments Continue, New Dorms Underway • Sets of siblings at Cedarville include (left to right) Lisa and Angela Hunsberger from Jackson, Michigan, and Amy and Jill Barnes from Southampton, Pennsylvania. Angela and Amy, senior nursing majors, are roommates in Willetts Hall. Lisa, a freshman nursing major, and Jill, a freshman undecided major, are roommates in Printy Hall. The 2,378 students who started classes September 22 number 100 more than those who enroll ed in the fall term 1993. Most of the growth came from retention. The College received nearly 2,000 applications for fall quarter, while targeting 600 as the number for the freshman class. The class of 591 new freshmen shows strong academic credentials: 15 percent were valedictorians or salutatorians of their high school classes; 26 percent were in the top 10 percent of their high school classes; 8 are national merit and national achievement finalists or semi-finalists; 58 are President's Scholars, scoring in the top two percent in the nation on the ACT or SAT tests; and the average ACT is 24. Enrollment has doubled since 1978. In response to the growing student population, the trustees have approved the construction of two 125-bed dormitories, one for men, and one for women. The buildings, named for the first two pres idents of Cedarville College, Dr. David McKinney and Dr. Wilbert McChesney, are scheduled to be ready for the 1995-96 school year and will be located across from Willetts Residence Hall. Dixons, Greens, Stephens Honored At Homecoming College Hosts Networking Conference C edarville College and The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) recently co-sponsored "Campus Networking," a seminar for college and university decision makers. Cedarville personnel on the program shared information on the implementation of CedarNet, the campuswide computer network, with about 70 participants representing 19 colleges. Dr. Paul Dixon, president, and Dr. Duane Wood, academic vice president, spoke on strategic planning. Dr. David Rotman, director of computer services, explained CedarNet. Dr. Wes Baker, professor of communication arts , shared how Cedarville prepared faculty to use network technology. Jeff Brock, annual fund officer, Lynn Brock, director of library services, and Dr. Rotman discussed technical/management issues with the conference attendees. D uring Homecoming, Dr. Paul Dixon and Mrs. Pat Dixon were presented 1994 Honorary Alumnus of the Year awards. The Dixons have been involved with the College since 1971 , when Mrs. Dixon joined the faculty of the Department of English. Dr. Dixon, formerly a full-time evangelist, became president of Cedarville College in 1978. Dr. and Mrs. Harold Green 4 Torc/IJ Dr. Harold Green, vice president for Christian ministries, and his wife, Margaret, received Distinguished Service Awards from the Alumni Association for their years of exemplary service to the College. Mrs. Green has served as secretary for the Christian ministries activities since the couple came to Cedarville in 1970. The Greens have announced their retirement from the Christian Ministries Division at the end of the 1994-95 school year. Michael Stephens, president and CEO of Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, Ohio, was named 1994 Alumnus of the Year. Stephens graduated in 1980 with a degree in business administration.