Torch, Summer 2002

18 TORCH / Summer 2002 Final Memorial Day Service Honors Heroes C edarville University honored the Armed Services in its final Memorial Day service on May 27. This year’s service, titled “On Whose Shoulders We Stand,” paid homage to our Lord and the many who have served this country. In what many consider the highlight of the service, all veteran and active servicemen and women came to the platform for recognition when their branch’s theme song was played. These heroes received a standing ovation. In addition, forensics students gave dramatic readings of actual soldiers’ letters to home, and the students also quoted inspiring statements by America’s founding fathers. The University Symphonic Band, as well as Cedarville’s choral groups, led the audience in God Bless America and America the Beautiful , and the musicians performed The Star-Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes Forever, and Battle Hymn of the Republic . Because the University is moving to a semester calendar, causing classes to conclude before Memorial Day, the University will change its Memorial Day service to a Patriot Day service to be held each September 11. New Residence Complex Named C edarville University will recognize the service of three long-term administrators and trustees by naming its newest residence hall complex in their honor. The board of trustees has voted unanimously to name the complex in honor of Dale Murphy, Dr. Thomas Younger, and Don Rickard. Murphy has served on the University’s board since 1953 and became a trustee emeritus in 2000. He is a retired real estate broker/developer and lives in Erie, Pa. Younger, who was elected to Cedarville’s board of trustees in 1970, also became a trustee emeritus in 2000. He lives in Salem, Ore., where he formerly served as president of Western Baptist College. Rickard became Cedarville’s vice president for student services in 1970. He retired from that position in 2000, but continues to represent the institution at churches and schools across the country. Rickard and his wife, Peg, reside in Xenia, Ohio. The Murphy-Younger-Rickard complex consists of two separate residential halls adjoining a social and conference center. The residence halls will add approximately 300 beds to University residential facilities, bringing the total to more than 2,500. The facility is a design familiar on the Cedarville campus. Murphy Hall will house female students while Rickard Hall will house males. The two halls are adjoined by the Younger Conference Center. “This is the third complex of this design we have built in the past ten years,” Dr. Carl Ruby, vice president for student services, explained. “We find it serves the needs of our students extremely well. It also helps us to fulfill our stewardship responsibility as we eliminate some of the need for new architectural and engineering drawings by using a similar design.” The complex will be ready for occupancy in the fall. Formal dedication of the facility will take place during Cedarville’s homecoming celebration in October. Please join the Cedarville University family in prayer for our country, leaders, and those affected by the tragedies of September 11, 2001. Visit www.cedarville.edu to share your prayer requests regarding the continuing war on terrorism.