Torch, Summer 1999

A record 589 students graduated from Cedarville College at the 103rd commencement ceremony held June 6 in the Dixon Ministry Center. The ceremony included three special honors presentations for the President's Trophy, the Faculty Scholarship Award, and the Cedarville Medal of Honor. The President's Trophy, the highest award given to graduating seniors, was awarded to Emily Alt and Jennifer Alt, twin sisters from Moscow, Pa., and Jason Grahame of Lynchburg, Va. Four seniors (the Alt sisters, Shannah Campbell of Cedarville, and Craig Shank, also of Cedarville) earned the Faculty Scholarship Award by maintaining a 4.0 cumulative GPA. The Cedarville Medal of Honor was presented to U.S. Senator Mike and Fran DeWine of Cedarville for their support of family values. Cedarville Celebrates Day of Prayer C edarville celebrated the National Day of Prayer with a number of special prayer gatherings, both formal and informal, throughout the day. During the extended chapel hour, the campus community was challenged by Pastor John Jackson of Far Hills Baptist Church in Dayton to begin revival in our own hearts and lives. Tania Rich, wife of abducted New Tribes missionary Mark Rich, concluded the service with her leailis tlJ 111ao.tJ!liii111e ]}1itlJ]lm rally. testimony. The congregation prayed specifically for Mark Rich and the other New Tribes missionaries (Rick Tenenoff and Dave Mankins) who have not been seen since their abduction in Panama on Jan. 31 , 1993. 18 Torch Sellers Named 1999 Faculty Scholar classroom teaching, campus leadership, the use of pioneering teaching methodology, creative course development, and instructional support. Nominations for the award are accepted from the faculty at large and selection is made by the faculty committee to the president. Sellers, who is an associate professor of mathematics, has been on the Cedarville faculty since 1992. He holds a B.S. from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Ph.D. from Penn State University. WCDR News Director Wins Award Chad Bresson, news director for WCDR-FM, received the Christian Family Network's Friend of the Family Award for his balanced, timely reporting of issues that impact the pro-family movement. WCDR-FM is the Miami Valley outlet of the CDR Radio Network, a listener– supported ministry of Cedarville College.