Torch, Spring 2000

College Dedicates Center in Honor of Board Chairman C edarville College has dedicated its Technology Resource Center in honor of board of trustees chairman Dr. Eugene Apple. A member of the board of trustees since 1980, Apple has also served on the College engineering and technology advisory councils. President Paul Dixon remarked, “Dr. Apple has had a tremendous vision for what technology could mean at Cedarville. His involvement has been instrumental in bringing the College’s technological development into national prominence.” Apple retired as vice president of General Electric in 1989 after a 34-year career with the company. The Apple Technology Resource Center was opened in 1998. Formerly the College chapel building, the Center underwent a $2.4 million renovation during the 1997-1998 academic year. It now houses a 39-station state-of-the-art computer laboratory, a 46-station computer classroom, two 84-seat classrooms with advanced technology teaching stations, the DP&L Technology Training Center with video conferencing capabilities, two 30-seat technology classrooms, offices, and student lounges. Gromacki Takes Part In Prestigious Swindoll Series S everal years ago, Dr. Charles Swindoll, president of Dallas Theological Seminary and host of Christian radio’s Insight for Living , invited Dr. Robert Gromacki to write a book on the Holy Spirit as part of the Swindoll Leadership Library series. Gromacki, who serves as distinguished professor of Bible and Greek at Cedarville College, accepted the invitation and produced The Holy Spirit: Who He Is, What He Does , released in the fall of 1999. The Holy Spirit is the sixteenth installment in the 30-book Swindoll Leadership Library series. “I am extremely honored and full of joy at the same time that Chuck Swindoll and Word Publishing asked me to write this book,” Gromacki shared. In his book, Gromacki sets out to direct laypeople in a practical, biblical understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit. “In the hearts of Christians today,” Gromacki noted, “the two most common reactions to the Holy Spirit are fear or fascination. Either reaction is extreme.” The Holy Spirit leads the reader from Bible verse to Bible verse, looking at what the Holy Spirit has to say about Himself and issues such as “Should Christians speak in tongues today?” and “Can we lose the Holy Spirit?” Gromacki, who recently announced his retirement after 40 years of teaching at Cedarville, has written 15 books, including Are These the Last Days? and Salvation is Forever . He currently pastors Grace Community Baptist Church in Washington Court House, Ohio, and resides in Springfield, Ohio, with his wife, Gloria. More information about ordering The Holy Spirit can be found at www.wordpublishing.com or at your local Christian bookstore. Dr. Gromacki and Dr. Swindoll Eugene and Jane Apple 6 Torch Photo credit: Donald Fuller