1997 Miracle Yearbook

Heidi Mountz Jonathan Murphy Todd Musser Jennifer Myers Sandra Neeley Beth Nelson Meredith Neufeld Stephanie Newman Chris Nolt Richard Ogren Erika Olin Christi Olson Julie Opperman Carrie Orme Dr. Vernon ch.cfi,.47(aiic Whaley Dr. Vernon Whaley joined the Cedarville musicfaculty in November, 1995, in order to help create and develop a new major, the Church Mu- sic Ministry major, which was approved last May. Previously, this wasonly available as anemphasis. Whaley graduated fr om Nashville's Freewill Baptist College in 1972withaBachelorofArtsin Bible and Music with an em- phasis in Voice,and earned a Minister ofChurch Music and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Luther Rice Seminary in Jacksonville,Florida. From 1979to 1985,Whaley chaired the music department at Freewill Baptist College, while earning his second master's degree, this time in Music Educationfrom Middle Tennessee State University.In 1992,Whaleyreceived hisdoc- toratein MusicEducation with anemphasisin Composition at the University ofOklahomain Norman. Whaley is also involved in the Christian Music industry. In 1990, he started a publish- ing company, Integra Music Group. It was through a pub- lishing project that he met As- sociate Professor of Music Charles Pagnard,and became ac- quainted with Cedar- ville. In 1995, Dr. Charles Clevenger, chair of the Department of Music, asked Whaley to join the fac- ulty. IntheshortyearthatWhaley has been at Cedarville, he has helped create the new music ministry major,aswellasteach- ing numerous classes. He co- ordinated a summit on church music, hosted at Cedarville March3-5,which wasattended by pastors, music ministers, publishers,editors,and artists, including Steve Camp,Buddy Green, Warren Wiersbe, Don Wyrtzen,and Dan Milheim. In addition to his teaching duties, Whaley still works on arranging,recording,and pub- lishing;lastspring,heproduced two recordings for Cedarville, featuring numerous vocal and instrumental groups from the college. Erica Chung