1980 Miracle Yearbook

ItLie dedicate this book to our Business Manager, who has grown with Cedarville College for more than twenty years. Mr. Ken St. Clair came to Cedarville College in 1958 to look it over at the personal invitation of Dr. Jeremiah. Then in September of 1959 Mr. St. Clair created the Business Department, teaching all classes except shorthand and typing. In its second year, the business department became the second largest department at Cedarville. Two of his early students were Bill Riter, now Chairman of the Department and Barbara Randall, who has completed requirements for her CPA license. In the Fall of 1963, Mr. St. Clair added the responsibility of Business Manager to his teaching duties. It is through his strong influence and excellent financial policies that he has obtained superb reputation for himself and Cedarville College throughout The GARBC. Ken St. Clair was born on June 1, 1927 in Brighton, Colorado. He has a brother fourteen years older and one two years younger. He was saved at the age of twelve in the Presbyterian Church. As a junior in high school his family moved and he went from a large high school to a small one. The school did not have classes he wanted in Chemistry and Physics so he was forced into bookkeeping. At the end of WWII he joined the Navy and soon after met and married Mrs. St. Clair (1948). Also while in the Navy, he become convinced that the Baptist mode of baptism was correct and thus joined the Baptists. Later, at a Business School in Quincy Illinois, he was asked to join the faculty. Shortly after he did, he was called from the Naval Reserve to active duty and was stationed in California. Finally, in 1956 he was able to finish his B.S. at the University of Illinois and then started his Master's Degree. He accepted a job as an auditor with a CPA firm which prepared him for his work at Cedarville College. In 1963, by attending school during the week and returning home on the weekends, he was able to complete his Master's in Church Accounting. In the past Ken St. Clair has served as President of Midwest Association of Business Administrators for Christian Colleges and Treasurer for the town of Cedarville. He currently teaches part time, is treasurer for two churches and serves on the Kyle Medical Center Committee. At the request of many people, he is working on a seminar for financial management for churches and colleges, truly a sign of his expertise and its effect on Cedarville College. Thank you Mr. Ken St. Clair for your dedication and your part in making Cedarville the leader it is. 2/Dedicant