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For Sydney Mason, a Cedarville University junior studying studio art, her high school years were plagued by doubts about her faith until a brush with death led to a miracle.

Twenty-three worship students from Cedarville University will have the unique opportunity to help host the Gospel Music Association's (GMA) 53rd annual Dove Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the fifth time Cedarville has been asked to participate in the event. Emma Haylett, a sophomore from Denver, Colorado, majoring in worship and minoring in songwriting, was involved with the Dove Awards last year and will return this year. Last year, she served as a talent escort for We The Kingdom's kids' choir from southeastern Asia called His Little Feet.

For its fall mainstage production, the Cedarville University theatre department will perform "The Giver," the award-winning book by Lois Lowry, adapted for the stage by Eric Coble. Ben Konuch, a sophomore strategic communication major from Cleveland, Ohio, will play the lead role of Jonas. Davey McFaddin, a music major from Delaware, Ohio, has the title role of the Giver.

For its fall mainstage production, the Cedarville University theatre department will perform "The Giver," the award-winning book by Lois Lowry, adapted for the stage by Eric Coble. Ben Konuch, a sophomore strategic communication major from Cleveland, Ohio, will play the lead role of Jonas. Davey McFaddin, a music major from Delaware, Ohio, has the title role of the Giver.

For first-year social work major Amber Anderson, her major is more than just a career path. It is what defines her life as she knows it.

The nonprofit organization Samaritan's Purse hopes to positively impact students through its upcoming Prescription for Renewal Medical Missions Conference in Orlando, Florida. Samaritan's Purse is investing in eight Cedarville University students majoring in nursing and four nursing faculty members by sending them, all expenses paid, to its medical missions conference. The conference will be held September 15-18. Cedarville is one of three universities Samaritan's Purse is supporting at the conference. One conference session, "Living Legends: A Life of Service," will honor heroes of medical missions, including Dr. Bob Cropsey - the grandfather of Cedarville junior Molly Cropsey, who is one of the eight nursing students attending the conference.

Two students were additionally recognized by Cedarville University's School of Engineering and Computer Science for their effort. Sanderson won the Daniel Award to recognize his consistent spiritual leadership throughout his senior year, which was exemplified by his sharing of the Gospel on TV during an interview with NASA at the competition. Titus won the Engineering Design Award for his work on the air brake system on the rocket.

The Cedarville University Student Rocket Team took flight at the NASA Student Launch 2022 competition in Huntsville, Alabama, placing second in two categories during the three-day competition in April. Team members include team leader Chad Sanderson of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Jacob Titus of Medford, New Jersey; Peter Duttweiler of Montgomery, Texas; Nehemiah Branson of Kingston, Ohio; Dawson Tso of Dublin, New Hampshire; Forrest Putnam of Glenwood, Washington; and Grant Dupler of Amanda, Ohio.

The Cedarville University School of Pharmacy's student chapter of the National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) won six awards at the organization's annual conference on July 29-31 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Two students were additionally recognized by Cedarville University's School of Engineering and Computer Science for their effort. Sanderson won the Daniel Award to recognize his consistent spiritual leadership throughout his senior year, which was exemplified by his sharing of the Gospel on TV during an interview with NASA at the competition. Titus won the Engineering Design Award for his work on the air brake system on the rocket.

A team of Cedarville University engineering students navigated its way to first place in the Autonomous Vehicle category at the 29th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition June 3-6 in Rochester, Michigan. The victorious team finished in the Auto-Nav Challenge in 5:05 to win the $3,000 prize. Dr. Clint Kohl, senior professor of computer engineering, advised the team of four students, all of whom graduated in May. The team included Joshua Blackburn from Mount Gilead, Ohio; Rachel Judy from Springfield, Ohio; Drew Murphy from Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania; and McKenzie Barlow from Fork, Maryland.

Developing a new English as a second language (ESL) program was never what she had in mind, but Ashleigh Stout is proving that the most foreign experiences can oftentimes be the most fulfilling. Linguistics graduate Stout from Salem, North Carolina, entered her freshman year at Cedarville University envisioning herself becoming a sign language interpreter or Bible translator, never seriously considering a career in education.

Four Cedarville University students have been awarded scholarships by Dayton Workforce Partnerships (DWP) for their high academic performance in pursuing valued science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees.

The following students were named to the Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University for spring 2022. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

The following students were named to the Dean's List at Cedarville University for spring 2022. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

The following students graduated from Cedarville University in spring 2022 with an undergraduate degree.

The following students graduated from Cedarville University in spring 2022 with a graduate degree.

The following students were named to the Dean's Honor List at Cedarville University for spring 2022. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.75 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

The following students were named to the Dean's List at Cedarville University for spring 2022. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours.

A team that included Cedarville University pharmacy student Grace Hong earned high marks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hacking Medicine Grand Hack in April. Hong, a first-year Doctor of Pharmacy student from Powell, Ohio, and her team were tasked with finding new ways to use medical data to improve the health care experience. They addressed the question of home-based care for elderly, frail patients. Hong noted that these patients stay in hospitals for extended periods of time, even after recovering from procedures, because they can't safely go home and perform necessary daily routines. Long-term custodial care is not often covered by insurance. Hospitals, insurance companies and patients' families bear the cost of these extended hospital stays.

Almost three years after they met on the Cedarville University speech team and after winning multiple speech competitions together, rising senior communication students Alex Boesch of Champaign, Illinois, and Olivia Ball of Columbus, Ohio, will tie the knot on July 23.

Since childhood, Josiah Kareck, a college student from Nashville, Tennessee, has wanted to travel to Ireland. Now, thanks to a new scholarship named after pioneers of study abroad at Cedarville University, Harmon and Audrey Bergen, he can.

Graduation often brings with it much planning, as students work to finish the school year well and look toward the future. This year, three graduating nursing students from Cedarville University will spend their first 26 days after graduation serving in the West African nation of Togo alongside three rising seniors, associate professor of nursing Scott Long, Cedarville alumna and current Mayo Clinic employee Tonilynn Fleming and local missionaries.

- Cedarville University's Model United Nations (U.N.) team won a team and two individual awards during the Model U.N. competition in New York City from April 7-10. Cedarville University's 16-member team represented Albania and won the Distinguished Delegation Award, the second-highest team award. Benjamin Mays from Middletown, Ohio, and Zachary Cavin from Warren, Ohio, won Outstanding Delegation in the U.N. Security Council, the highest individual award. Emma Blakemore from Lexington, Kentucky, and Luke Roche from Lititz, Pennsylvania, won Best Position paper for General Assembly 3.

Cedarville University's Model United Nations (U.N.) team won a team and two individual awards during the Model U.N. competition in New York City from April 7-10. Cedarville University's 16-member team represented Albania and won the Distinguished Delegation Award, the second-highest team award. Benjamin Mays from Middletown, Ohio, and Zachary Cavin from Warren, Ohio, won Outstanding Delegation in the U.N. Security Council, the highest individual award. Emma Blakemore from Lexington, Kentucky, and Luke Roche from Lititz, Pennsylvania, won Best Position paper for General Assembly 3.

The Cedarville University School of Pharmacy continues to exceed national norms. This year, 24 students or recent graduates in the school of pharmacy received residency opportunities. This gives Cedarville an 80% residency acceptance rate, while the national average is 77%. This matches trends over the past five years: during that period of time, Cedarville has had an average match rate of 80.2%, compared to a national average of 66.8%. Finally, one graduating student earned a fellowship with Johnson and Johnson.

More than five years after he survived a high school shooting, Logan Cole is preparing to graduate from Cedarville University. Cole, a senior information technology management student from West Liberty, Ohio, was a high school junior on January 20, 2017, when a classmate fired at him with a shotgun as he walked into a bathroom. Logan blacked out and, after waking up, managed to crawl to the other side of the bathroom.

Exercise provides physical and social benefits to people of all ages, whether that exercise takes the form of strength training or a relaxing neighborhood walk. Cedarville University student Bethany Laird is helping to promote exercise in the Springfield, Ohio, area as part of an internship with the Springfield Family YMCA and its Springfield Walks program.

It takes a big dream and work ethic to make a difference. This is what defines Rachel Nesmith, a Cedarville University junior social work major from Waldorf, Maryland, who has begun the process of remodeling a children's daycare room at a drug rehabilitation center in Springfield, Ohio. Nesmith and her team will complete the remodel on April 23. Nesmith was working on an assignment for a social work class when she took a tour of McKinley Hall, a non-profit organization in Springfield that serves people affected by substance abuse disorders. During the tour, she discovered a children's room that could use an update. Children play in the room while their parents receive treatment for substance abuse.

Grace Hong, a first-year Doctor of Pharmacy student at Cedarville University, will participate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hacking Medicine Grand Hack from April 15-17, 2022. While there, Hong, who is from Powell, Ohio, will work with a small team to propose and create a solution for a health care-related problem.