Alumni Council
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Jason Atwell '98
Highlands Ranch, CO
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- Education/Major: Organizational Communications
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: The beach!
- Hobbies: Swimming, reading, music (performing and listening), hiking in the Rocky Mountains, wrestling with my kids
- Unusual Fact: I have moved a lot during my life (7 times growing up) and I have moved my wife 6 times in 9 years of marriage. (But, we're not leaving Colorado!)
- Favorite College Memory: There are so many, but among my favorites are traveling to Europe with Concert Chorale and living off campus with my best friend for 3 years.
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: Cedarville was the place that my faith became real, where I was challenged to be the man God wanted me to be (not who my friends or family wanted me to be), and where I made the best friends I have ever had. I love Cedarville because it still endeavors to create, strengthen, and further Christ-followers.
Dana Daniels Campbell '92
Lake Elmo, MN
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- Education/Major: Organizational Communications with a Minor in Technical Writing
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: Australia. Spent 6 weeks there on an MIS trip.
- Hobbies: My family, running, gardening, design/decorating, and shopping
- Unusual Fact: I can't think of an unusual fact. I am pretty boring!
- Favorite college memory: Too many to narrow to one. I am just thankful for all the close friendships I made over the years at Cedarville.
- Why I still love Cedarville: It is still like home to me. Whenever I am back on campus it is warm and welcoming. I have great memories of my time at Cedarville. It changed my life! It is still a strong, God-centered institution and I love that it produces quality, God-centered graduates! I think now more than ever it is a place that is making a difference for Christ in our world!
Dave Dykema '91
Rochester Hills, MI
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- Education/Major: Business Administration-Marketing
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: Golf Course
- Hobbies: Golf, Reading, Family Activities, Boating
- Unusual Fact: I married a "Townie" - home grown Cedarville girl. I can barefoot waterski.
- Favorite College Memory: "Lil Sib's Weekend" - Cupids Bash run by DOE. "The Simon Says Conclusion" - The two finalists hit each other so hard in the face that both got elimanated at the same time.
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: You get a "Christ Centered" education that prepares each person for effectively impacting their world for Christ.
Sandi Welch Harner '64
Xenia, OH
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- Education/Major: English
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: Italy
- Hobbies: Coffee roasting
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: This is my 28th year as a fulltime faculty member. God has given me an incredible opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students.
Ruth Hussey Hess '67
Xenia, OH
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- Education/Major: Education
- Favorite Place to Visit: Mackinac Island
- Hobbies: Gardening, decorating, reading, travel
- Unusual Fact: I'm a Canadian
- Favorite College Memory: All of my Cedarville memories are wonderful, but the friendships made during those days are best of all.
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: Cedarville University students inspire and motivate me to grow and learn in new ways.
Rachel Mahl '04
Fishers, IN
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- Education/Major: Communications
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: Someplace warm
- Hobbies: Being with friends, shopping, working out, reading, cooking, baking
- Unusual Fact: I am one of 11 people in my family-immediate and extended family that attended and graduated from Cedarville. You could say that I really didn't have a choice! :) But I definitely didn't regret it! Best years of my life!
- Favorite College Memory: I could eat peanut butter for every meal.
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: I love cedarville because of what is represents in my life. It is the place where I met the people that have impacted my life and have challenged me to grow spiritually and have helped me become who I am today. I learned more in my 4 years as a Cedarville student than in the rest of my 27 years of life combined!
Brittany Smith Napier '00
Buford, GA
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- Education/Major: Marketing
- Favorite Verse: Isaiah 40:31
- Favorite Food: Szechwan Chicken
- Favorite college memory: My Junior Year as an RA in Faith. I had the best group of freshmen girls anyone could ask for. Every night was a blast.
- Why I still love Cedarville: I grew up going to public schools and was excited about going to Cedarville and surrounding myself with others that seek to do God's will. The large majority of people at Cedarville really seemed to want to be there and really wanted to grow and honor the Lord with all of there heart. It was and is the greatest environment to be in during those college years.
- What I'm Doing Now: Proposal Specialist for Firearms Training Systems, Inc.
Beth Prentice '79
Houston, TX
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- Education/Major: Business Administration
- Favorite Verse: Psalm 46:10a, "Be still and know that I am God."
- Favorite Food: Bacon cheeseburgers
- Favorite Place to Visit: Besides Mom and Dad's, historical places in the United States
- Hobbies: Needlework (cross-stitch, quilting), reading, traveling
- Favorite college memory: I don't have one favorite memory but what I cherish the most are the lasting friendships
- What I'm Doing Now: Accountant
Clinton Rice '92
Towanda, PA
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- Education/Major: Mathematics and Elementary Ed., MED in Education
- Favorite Verse: John 8:32
- Favorite Food: Steak
- Hobbies: Chasing my four daughters
- Why I still Love Cedarville: I love that Cedarville still stands for Biblical truth and trains our future leaders to engage our culture.
- What I'm Doing Now: Teaching, pastoring, small-business owner
Kara Robertson '07
Camarillo, CA
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- Education/Major: Nursing
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: Boston
- Hobbies: Anything outdoors - I love adventure, drawing and painting, and spending time with family and friends!
- Unusual Fact: I have an identical twin sister
- Favorite College Memory: Dorm life.
- Why I still Love Cedarville: I will always love Cedarville for the experiences that I had. Everyday I had the opportunity to grow in my faith, make great friendships, and be challenged academically.
Matt Shiraki '06
North Wales, PA
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- Education/Major: Cedarville University (Social Studies Education); Candidate for Master's in Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Anticipated graduation: 2011)
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: Hawaii
- Hobbies: Playing sports, travel, reading biographies
- Unusual Fact: I was born and raised in Guam; English was my second language
- Favorite College Memory: Interacting with other students, faculty, and administration through experiences like College Republicans and SGA.
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: The impact that Cedarville continues to have on me every day, whether it's through my friendships with faculty/staff and other students, or hearing on almost a daily basis about the work God is doing through Cedarville students.
Sue Terkelsen '88
Cedarville, OH
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- Education/Major: Communication Arts
- Favorite Place to Visit: New England
- Hobbies: Skiing (snow & water), gardening, dogs, traveling, cross stitch
- Unusual Fact: I have been on TV in Japan.
- Favorite College Memory: Laying out with friends in the courtyard in our inflatable swimming pool, drinking tea, and being cooled by the breeze of our electric fan.
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: I still love Cedarville because it continues to stay true to its mission, to offer "an education marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth".
Jason Tovey '00
Durham, NC
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- Education/Major: Bible Comprehensive
- Favorite Place to Visit: Cancun, or anywhere my family and friends are.
- Hobbies: Indoor Soccer, Bass Guitar, Laughing
- Unusual Fact: I've been on pastoral staff with two former Cedarville President Trophy winners!
- Favorite College Memory: There are too many, I'm still doing life with friends the Lord provided at Cedarville, memories are still being made. The Lord used Cedarville to shape the trajectory of my life.
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: God is still using Cedarville to connect students to Jesus for lifechange!
John Wambold '95
Jamestown, OH
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- Education/Major: BA in Finance
- Favorite Place(s) to Visit: Myrtle Beach (so far)
- Hobbies: Golf, fishing with my daughter, getting together with friends, watching NASCAR (does that count as a hobby?)
- Unusual Fact: I guess it's unusual that on my first date with Dawn, she was the one who asked me out (for those that would remember...it was a TWIRP date).
- Favorite College Memory: One moment that stands out was getting together with two of my close friends the day before graduation...praying, crying, and realizing how much the last four years meant to us. Also, meeting my wife (Dawn) was a significant moment!
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: My four years here were life-changing. I am still humbled by the fact that God opened the door for me to come back here and serve on the Christian Ministries staff in 1997. I am constantly inspired by the CU mission, students, and my co-workers. I love being a small part of what God is doing here! Also, Cedarville is my wife's hometown and we feel blessed to live close to our families.
Jearl Ward '81
Woodstock, MD
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- Education/Major: Speech Communications
- Hobbies: Singing, yard work, sports, and reading about family issues
- Unusual Fact: I waited until I was in my forties to go white water rafting for the first and last time on the Upper Gauley River at Ace Resort in West Virginia!
- Favorite College Memory: Traveling for the school with the Alethia Quartet
- Why I Still Love Cedarville: I still love Cedarville because it is the place where my daughters attend.
