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<strong>Conne</strong>ction<br />

A publication of <strong>Clearwater</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

Special Feature<br />

Phenomenal Friendships p. 6


Whatever God calls you to do, a high-value education from<br />

<strong>Clearwater</strong> pays you back with a high-reward future.<br />

For more information:<br />

• Go to www.clearwater.edu<br />

• Call: 1-800-348-4463<br />

Life-to-Life Learning


Life-Changing<br />

Life-Changing Campus Atmosphere<br />

“Fun, energy, excitement, and<br />

heartfelt service to God.”<br />

Dr. Richard Stratton<br />

President<br />

As a regionally accredited* college with solid academics,<br />

<strong>Clearwater</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>College</strong> is known for outstanding<br />

scholarship.<br />

But a CCC degree is packed with far, far more.<br />

Plus, you’ll build friendships that last a lifetime.<br />

At <strong>Clearwater</strong>, you’ll learn highly relevant lessons in<br />

class, in chapel, in your discipleship groups, and at your<br />

local church.<br />

<strong>Conne</strong>ction<br />

Features<br />

Full Circle: A Story of Faith<br />

and Friendship.................................................... 3<br />

Music for Life ..................................................... 4<br />

Who Says the Sky's the Limit....................... 5<br />

Phenomenal Friendships.................................. 6<br />

Niche Found!.....................................................10<br />

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Then, you can put those lessons into practice through<br />

real-life events such as:<br />

• Intercollegiate athletics<br />

• Music ministry teams<br />

• Mission trips<br />

• Community service projects<br />

• Extra-curricular activities<br />

At CCC, you'll find it all: fun, energy, excitement, and<br />

heartfelt service to God. Once you're here, you won't<br />

be able to imagine a better place to study and serve.<br />

Best of all, CCC’s life-changing campus atmosphere will<br />

help you know, love, and serve our wonderful Savior.<br />

*<strong>Clearwater</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>College</strong> is accredited by the Commission on <strong>College</strong>s, Southern Association<br />

of <strong>College</strong>s and Schools to award associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees. 1866 Southern<br />

Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4079 • Telephone: 404-679-4500 • www.sacs.org<br />

Spring 2009 Issue<br />

Editor-in-Chief<br />

Terry D. Wild<br />

Managing Editor<br />

Benjamin J. Puckett<br />

Contributing Editor<br />

Joe Brazeal<br />

Art Directors<br />

Jamie Buckler • Steven Haught<br />

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Interprint • Pinellas Park, FL<br />

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www.clearwater.edu


Full Circle<br />

Full Circle: A Story of Faith and Friendship<br />

“At a time when I needed help,<br />

my friends from CCC came through.”<br />

Evona Frink<br />

with sons Micah, Caleb, and Lucas<br />

• Graduated: 1993<br />

• Major: Business Education<br />

• Current Occupation:<br />

Full-time mom and<br />

part-time English teacher<br />

Evona Boyette made many friends during<br />

her years at CCC, including several on<br />

her music ensemble. “As we traveled<br />

around the country and ministered to<br />

people, I found that my focus shifted away<br />

from myself to what I could do for others.”<br />

After graduating in 1993, Evona married<br />

her college sweetheart, Cliff Frink –<br />

already a youth pastor at Fellowship<br />

Baptist Church in the Tampa area. He<br />

soon accepted the call to be senior<br />

pastor and led the church through an<br />

exciting period of growth. Pastor Cliff’s<br />

outgoing personality, dynamic speaking<br />

style, and Godly character influenced<br />

everyone he met.<br />

In 2006, Evona and Cliff<br />

experienced the busiest and<br />

most exciting year of their lives.<br />

“Everything had worked out as<br />

I had planned,” she says. “We<br />

were madly in love with each<br />

other, had three beautiful boys,<br />

a lovely home, and a wonderful ministry.”<br />

Then, Cliff suddenly became sick with<br />

cancer. Everyone around him was<br />

shocked at the news, but Cliff faced the<br />

future with lighthearted humor and<br />

God-given courage.<br />

Over the years he had taught others<br />

to "choose faith" – to pray and trust<br />

God for the answer. “It’s time to live<br />

what I preach,” Cliff told Evona in his<br />

final days. “We can’t depend on our<br />

circumstances. We can’t always<br />

understand why. Just trust that God<br />

is good and kind and faithful.”<br />

When God took Cliff home in October<br />

2006, Evona’s life changed radically. But<br />

through the help and prayers of many<br />

people, including Cliff’s parents, She<br />

began to adjust to her new life as a<br />

single mother.<br />

While looking for a source of income,<br />

Evona spoke with Jody Munro Duncan, a<br />

friend from her former music ensemble.<br />

Jody is married to CCC graduate Roger<br />

Duncan and serves with him on the<br />

administrative team at nearby Seffner<br />

<strong>Christian</strong> Academy. “Roger and Jody<br />

asked me what I needed. I told them<br />

about my situation, and they<br />

immediately stepped in,” Evona says.<br />

She soon received a job teaching high<br />

school English part-time at the Academy,<br />

along with insurance and schooling for the<br />

boys. “At a time when I needed help, my<br />

friends from CCC came through.”<br />

“Right now, God has called me to<br />

provide stability for my three boys,” she<br />

says. “They’ve lost their dad, but I want<br />

them to see positive results of their<br />

choice of faith.”<br />

Evona and Cliff wrote<br />

daily blogs throughout<br />

his battle with cancer.<br />

In March of 2009, VMI<br />

Publishers will release<br />

a book based on<br />

those blogs entitled<br />

“Choosing Faith<br />

Against the Odds.”<br />

Learn more about the book<br />

at wechoosefaith.com.<br />

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Music for Life<br />

Music For Life<br />

Real-world experience, strong academic credentials<br />

and a desire to follow God’s leading.<br />

Meet professors Steve<br />

and Pattye Casarow.<br />

“When I came to <strong>Clearwater</strong> in the fall of<br />

2002, my specialty was exactly what the<br />

college needed,” she says. “I can see that<br />

God worked in my life for years and years<br />

to prepare me for what I’m doing now.”<br />

Dr. Pattye Casarow hasn’t skipped a beat<br />

since deciding to become a music teacher<br />

in seventh grade.<br />

After earning her music degree, she<br />

taught in <strong>Christian</strong> schools for a number<br />

of years. Then she turned the page and<br />

began to prepare for ministry at the<br />

college level. In time, she received a<br />

masters degree in music education from<br />

Arizona State University before<br />

completing her Ph.D. in music education<br />

and choral conducting.<br />

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Dr. Casarow’s passion is to give <strong>Christian</strong><br />

music teachers high-quality training for<br />

their future careers and ministries. “God<br />

sends us very special students who are<br />

serious about doing well with the talents<br />

He has given them.”<br />

Besides teaching classes in music education,<br />

choral performance, and humanities, Dr.<br />

Casarow directs musical groups on<br />

campus. “I love the size of this place. It’s<br />

large enough to have a major orchestra,<br />

a fifty-voice Concert Choir, a brass<br />

ensemble, an audition-based Cantorum<br />

Chorale, and a bell choir. Yet it’s small<br />

enough that you can really get to know<br />

the students. Nobody’s a number here.”<br />

<strong>Clearwater</strong> offers many opportunities<br />

to enjoy music, meet other people, and<br />

travel on ministry trips or tours.<br />

Non-music majors who love to sing<br />

or play instruments are always welcome<br />

to join in.<br />

Dr. Pattye Casarow<br />

Professor of Music & Music<br />

Education<br />

Chair, Department of Music<br />

Director of Choirs<br />

“Students often discover that music<br />

speaks to them,” Dr. Casarow says. “It’s<br />

your oasis in the middle of the desert – a<br />

chance to be creative and expressive.<br />

Participating in a music class or group is<br />

your time to get away from the books and<br />

minister to your own soul. At CCC, we’ll<br />

train you for life and ministry – not just<br />

for a career. Remember, you’ll experience<br />

music in worship for the rest of your life.”<br />

Learn more about CCC’s music programs at<br />

www.clearwater.edu/academics/undergrad/majors/music.asp<br />

“It’s your oasis in the middle of the desert—<br />

a chance to be creative and expressive.”


The Sky's The Limit<br />

Who Says The Sky's The Limit<br />

One day as a young teenager, Steve<br />

Casarow jumped at the chance to take<br />

his first airplane ride. “I still remember<br />

that flight vividly,” he says. He went on<br />

to earn his commercial instrument<br />

multi-engine license and train other<br />

people to fly.<br />

He also had early encounters with<br />

computers. During college in the 1970s<br />

he worked on an IBM system 138<br />

mainframe, and his first personal<br />

computer was a Radio Shack TRS-80<br />

Model 1.<br />

After graduating with a business<br />

degree, Mr. Casarow spent most of<br />

his professional career in Phoenix as<br />

an insurance company development<br />

manager, stockbroker, information<br />

systems manager, data processing<br />

supervisor, and sales representative.<br />

Over the years he’s worked with<br />

significant products and accounts, from<br />

Prudential to IBM to Home Depot.<br />

His entrepreneurial skills led him to start<br />

a successful swimming pool cleaning<br />

business. Plus, he earned an MBA on the<br />

University of Phoenix campus.<br />

But when CCC offered his wife a<br />

teaching job in 2002, he realized that God<br />

wanted them both to move to<br />

<strong>Clearwater</strong>. “I sold my pool business,<br />

house, and plane hangar all within a few<br />

weeks. That’s how God works<br />

sometimes.”<br />

Mr. Casarow now teaches classes at CCC<br />

on computers, information systems<br />

management (ISM), and other business<br />

topics. His well-rounded background<br />

ensures that students learn the ropes<br />

from someone who’s well-grounded in<br />

the industry.<br />

“Everything I’ve done in life has prepared<br />

me for this job,” he says. “I help students<br />

understand how companies actually use<br />

their systems and software to stay ahead<br />

of the market.” How does he like the<br />

CCC campus experience “I love working<br />

with the kids – they’re like a bunch of<br />

sons and daughters to me.”<br />

Despite his busy teaching schedule, Mr.<br />

Casarow is currently studying for a Ph.D.<br />

in Information Systems Management at<br />

Argosy University. We could get into his<br />

love for golf and how he’s helped the<br />

<strong>Clearwater</strong> golf team improve its swing<br />

– but that’s a whole 'nother story.<br />

For Mr. Casarow, the sky is definitely not<br />

the limit.<br />

Mr. Steve Casarow<br />

Assistant Professor of Business<br />

CCC can help you prepare for<br />

Information Systems careers<br />

such as:<br />

• Systems Analyst<br />

• IT Specialist<br />

• Database Specialist<br />

• Network Analyst<br />

• Application Developer<br />

• Web/E-commerce<br />

System Developer<br />

Learn more about CCC’s business programs at www.clearwater.edu/academics/undergrad/majors.asp<br />

CCC students learn the ropes from someone who’s<br />

well-grounded in the industry.<br />

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Phenomenal Friendships<br />

Phenomenal Friendships<br />

Catch a concert. Attend an athletic event – or compete in one.<br />

Volunteer in the community. Join your friends at the coffee shop.<br />

You’ll be amazed how much you can fit into a single day.<br />

Of course, sometimes things totally happen out of the blue …<br />

Phenomenal Fay: Sharing Adventure<br />

Traditionally, every minute of Fall Registration and opening week is planned out to<br />

welcome first-time freshman into the CCC family.<br />

This year, opening week was anything but traditional for the class of 2012, thanks to an<br />

unscheduled weather event – now referred to on campus as “Phenomenal Fay.”<br />

The 2008-2009 school year launched with orientation activities on Saturday.<br />

After Sunday’s campus-wide worship service in the gym, students enjoyed a<br />

sunset service and pizza dinner at Sand Key Beach. (By the way, if you’re<br />

heading off to <strong>Christian</strong> college, it doesn’t get much better than this.)<br />

“It already feels like one big family,” said a freshman from North Carolina.<br />

Then it happened. Everyone heard the “big news” – Hurricane Fay was arriving<br />

on a rapid track from the Florida Keys. Carefully monitoring weather reports,<br />

President Stratton and other college officials decided to announce an orderly<br />

campus evacuation for Monday.<br />

Thankfully, the hurricane turned out to be just a tropical storm in the Tampa<br />

Bay area – and by Tuesday, all hurricane warnings were canceled.<br />

Students returned to campus with new friendships and plenty of stories to share.<br />

Excitement was running high as upperclassmen began to arrive on campus.<br />

In the end, Phenomenal Fay brought the entire college family closer together through a<br />

common experience of adventure and trust in God.<br />

Dean of women<br />

Sandra Pratt handled<br />

student check-out<br />

with a smile<br />

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Destination: Higher ground!


Phenomenal Teammates: Building Bonds<br />

What’s it like to play on the women’s soccer team Plain old hard work, for<br />

one. And ‘round-the-clock friendship for another.<br />

“We really bond with other people on and off the field. We’re friends, not just<br />

teammates,” says goalie and team captain Megan Dixon, a senior<br />

Interdisciplinary Studies major from Georgia. “We’re together 5 days a week,<br />

including many hours of on-the-road traveling to games and tournaments.”<br />

While riding the team bus, players share long talks, watch movies on their<br />

laptops, listen to iPods, munch on snacks, and tackle the next round of<br />

homework. On a few recent trips to Georgia, the entire team actually stayed<br />

at Megan’s house. “My mom treats us like queens,” she says.<br />

Once on the field, the team “knows how to play 100% for the entire 90<br />

minutes,” says midfield/defensive player Brethny Espinosa, a junior Information<br />

Systems Management major from Washington who was injured during a<br />

hard-fought game this season.<br />

Brooke Littlefield, a midfield/defensive player and senior Accounting major<br />

from Pennsylvania, has played soccer all 4 years at CCC. “Coach Milton<br />

encourages everyone to stick with it – to keep working on it. And that carries<br />

over to life. We’ve learned to never give up.”<br />

Most importantly, the team strives to live for Christ through struggles and<br />

trials. Midfield player Jennifer Ramos, a senior Social Studies Education major<br />

from Hawaii, says that “all team members pray with their prayer partners<br />

before every game. Plus, the team conducts devotions before and after every<br />

practice.”<br />

After all, a <strong>Christian</strong> soccer team doesn’t just move the ball down the field; it<br />

moves people toward Christ.<br />

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Phenomenal Volunteers: Roadside Rest<br />

On November 8, 2008, the world's greatest athletes came to <strong>Clearwater</strong><br />

for the Ironman 70.3 series competition. Over 70 CCC students joined<br />

thousands of local volunteers to help the city host this prestigious<br />

competition. The 7½-hour event began at seven a.m. and continued<br />

non-stop until athletes crossed the finish line.<br />

CCC has supported the Ironman competition for a couple of years with<br />

the help of student organizations. This year, the Junior Class sponsored<br />

the large Bike Aid Station on McMullen-Booth Road and the Men’s Change<br />

Tent at Pier 60, where the race starts and ends. A brand new ladies’<br />

Greek organization, TDX, sponsored the Women’s Change Tent at Pier 60.<br />

Students also helped out with Medical, Timing, Wet Suit Peeling, and<br />

Doping Control Escorts.<br />

“Ironman 70.3 is awe-inspiring, and the athletes are incredible,” says Mr.<br />

Ryan Dupee, Vice President for Student Life. “Students are always excited<br />

about the event and amazed at the level of endurance and abilities!”<br />

Volunteering for Ironman is a great way to have fun, make friends and<br />

show the community why it’s cool to be from CCC!<br />

About the Ironman 70.3 Series<br />

According to the official event website,<br />

“Since its inception in 2006, the<br />

Ironman 70.3 series has become the<br />

fastest growing triathlon series in<br />

the world. Now there are 31 events<br />

around the world that qualify athletes<br />

for the Ironman World Championship<br />

70.3 in <strong>Clearwater</strong> every November.”<br />

(http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3)<br />

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70.3 miles of total racing<br />

• A 1.2-mile swim on <strong>Clearwater</strong> Beach • A 56-mile bike course • A 13.1-mile run through <strong>Clearwater</strong>


Phenomenal Force: Pushing Back<br />

It’s a guy thing.<br />

Every semester, one of our Greeks (ADS) sponsors a no-holds-barred dodgeball<br />

tournament in the gym. Fired-up students, faculty, staff and alumni gather to play<br />

and cheer each other on. Even prospective students head out onto the court,<br />

eager for a taste of campus life.<br />

Standard prize for the winning team is $10-20 gift card to a local restaurant –<br />

and priceless bragging rights!<br />

If you’ve never seen a game of dodgeball, imagine playing Battleship with rubber<br />

balls instead of pins and people instead of ships. Oh, and you don’t have that silly<br />

shield in the middle of the board.<br />

“It’s always exciting to see the guys dodge, duck, and weave to avoid getting<br />

pummeled,” says Matt Murphree, Director of Activities and Assistant to the Dean<br />

of Men.<br />

Some team members come dressed for battle in uniforms that scream “attitude.”<br />

Sure, there are some iron-clad rules of play, but everybody knows what counts.<br />

• The match begins with a shout from an official: “1...2...3… DODGEBALL!”<br />

• 6-player teams on either side of the court try to stay alive and within<br />

bounds, despite incoming volleys.<br />

• The referee calls out anyone who gets pegged (hit with a ball), including<br />

players who fend off balls with a headshot.<br />

• When the last person is pegged, the remaining team wins the match and<br />

moves forward in the tournament.<br />

Rest assured that CCC’s dodgeball tournament is friendly and fair, yet aggressive.<br />

Maybe that’s why guys keep coming back for more.<br />

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Niche Found!<br />

Niche Found!<br />

After graduating Appointee, Campus<br />

Bible Fellowship<br />

with a Bible<br />

Virginia Tech<br />

degree in 1999, Blacksburg, Virginia<br />

Andy completed<br />

his Master of<br />

Divinity at Central Seminary in Virginia<br />

Beach. While seeking the Lord’s will for<br />

ministry direction, he learned of Baptist<br />

Mid-Missions’ outreach on secular<br />

campuses – Campus Bible Fellowship.<br />

Andy and his wife Davina are now<br />

appointees to the CBF ministry at Virginia<br />

Tech, where he says the on-campus<br />

shootings of April, 2007 “have created<br />

opportunities to talk with students about<br />

what happens in eternity.” The campus<br />

ministry includes small group Bible<br />

studies, one-to-one evangelism, and<br />

distribution of tracts and Bibles. In<br />

addition, Andy will organize outreach<br />

events such as whitewater rafting, hiking,<br />

and home hospitality. “Virginia Tech has a<br />

huge student center and unlimited<br />

opportunities to talk with students,”<br />

Andy says. “We can also use an<br />

information booth and classroom space.<br />

Most important, Campus Bible Fellowship<br />

puts a strong emphasis on the local<br />

church.” Andy and Davina are the proud<br />

parents of two small boys.<br />

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Andy Davies<br />

During her senior year, Joanna completed a<br />

business internship at a local financial office.<br />

She was asked to remain on full-time after<br />

graduation and soon became office manager.<br />

Currently she works for Raymond James<br />

Financial Services, reviewing all<br />

communications and advertising to ensure<br />

the accuracy of disclosures and promotional<br />

statements. “As a compliance specialist, I educate<br />

financial advisors and help them stay on top of the<br />

rules and regulations, especially in this economic<br />

climate,” Joanna says. “There’s a lot of liability out<br />

there.” Joanna feels she received a well-rounded<br />

business education from CCC. “I never realized<br />

how important some of my classes were until I joined the<br />

workforce. Also, CCC taught me the importance of maintaining a good<br />

testimony. You only have to take a stand once, and people you work with<br />

notice.” A member of Bible Baptist Church in Bradenton, Joanna enjoys playing<br />

piano and singing in the choir.<br />

Joanna Barch<br />

Compliance Specialist<br />

Raymond James<br />

Financial Services<br />

St. Petersburg, Florida<br />

Kamden Kuhn<br />

Public Relations<br />

Coordinator<br />

The ALS Association<br />

Tampa, Florida<br />

A few days after graduation in May, 2007, Kamden began work in<br />

Bristol, Tennessee, as a broadcast reporter for an NBC affiliate<br />

television station. A year later, she parlayed that experience into a<br />

public relations position with the ALS Association in Florida. Kamden is<br />

a natural fit for this job, since she had been a volunteer with ALS for<br />

many years. In addition, her grandfather died of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s<br />

disease) when she was a teenager. Kamden’s wide-ranging<br />

responsibilities span marketing, PR, media relations, and advertising. “I<br />

love this job because it incorporates everything I love about journalism.<br />

I get to write, interact with people, and do something different every<br />

day. While maintaining professional boundaries, I am definitely able to<br />

be salt and light and a testimony to ALS patients in their last days.”<br />

Kamden says she has a “second full-time job as the wife of a youth<br />

pastor” – CCC graduate Mitch Kuhn.


“I always wanted to become a pilot,” Clay says. After joining junior ROTC in<br />

high school, he realized that “the military is the best way to go.” He then<br />

enrolled at CCC because it’s the only <strong>Christian</strong> college with Navy ROTC on<br />

the east coast. Since graduating with his Navy commission in 2007, he’s been<br />

stationed at the Navy Air Crew Training School in Pensacola. “I just finished a<br />

block of flights where we did aerobatics,” he says. “Everything you see at air<br />

shows – that’s what we’re doing right now.” Once training is complete, Clay will<br />

receive his wings and base assignment. “I come across a lot of people up here<br />

looking for answers about their eternal destiny. Pilots are a very analytical<br />

breed, and it takes a lot more discussion than witnessing on the street,” he says.<br />

Off duty, Clay enjoys spending time with his wife Melanie. He also likes to hunt<br />

and fish, and occasionally cooks food at a local homeless shelter.<br />

Nathan Burggraff<br />

Nathan completed a double degree in piano<br />

and composition before entering Eastman<br />

School of Music in 2005. He then earned a<br />

Masters degree in piano accompanying and is<br />

now working on a Ph.D. in music theory. He<br />

also takes classes at Calvary Baptist Theological<br />

Seminary in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. “I want to<br />

have a voice in both fields,” he says. “In the<br />

future I want to teach music theory, write on<br />

music from a theological perspective, and write<br />

sacred music.” Over the past few years he has<br />

accompanied musical mission teams to Peru and<br />

South Africa. In the summer of 2009 he plans<br />

to lead a team back to South Africa, once again<br />

assisting a church planting ministry on the coast.<br />

In addition, Nathan has played many piano concerts in churches, projecting the<br />

Ph.D. Student<br />

Eastman School of Music<br />

Rochester, New York<br />

Clay Martin<br />

US Naval Officer<br />

Navy Air Crew<br />

Training School<br />

Pensacola, Florida<br />

Leah Santisteban<br />

Adoptive Parent<br />

Coordinator<br />

Gift of Life Adoptions<br />

Pinellas Park, Florida<br />

During her senior year, Leah<br />

completed a psychology practicum at<br />

Gift of Life Adoptions. “CCC really<br />

encouraged students to go out into<br />

the world and look for opportunities<br />

like my practicum – to reach out into<br />

the community,” Leah says. Gift of<br />

Life Adoptions hired her full-time<br />

after graduation as an Adoption<br />

Coordinator, advising birth parents<br />

about their decision to place children<br />

for adoption. Recently she was<br />

promoted into a position where she<br />

helps approve adoptive families and<br />

prepares them for upcoming changes<br />

in their lives. “Adopting a child into a<br />

good family breaks the cycle of<br />

broken families. A lot of these girls<br />

come from very difficult life<br />

circumstances, but they believe that<br />

abortion is wrong. I try to be their<br />

friend and show them that I care.”<br />

Although she is on call 24/7, Leah also<br />

gives of her time to teach young<br />

children at Keystone Bible Church.<br />

words of the songs on a screen as he plays. “I want people to know the texts<br />

of these great hymns,” he says. Nathan has also recorded CDs of his music.<br />

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• Located on a sunny 138-acre campus with<br />

easy access to Tampa and St. Petersburg<br />

• Many on-campus student organizations.<br />

• NCCAA member competing in baseball,<br />

basketball, golf, soccer and volleyball.<br />

• 100% of residence halls connected to<br />

the Internet.<br />

• Regionally accredited by the Southern<br />

Association of <strong>College</strong>s and Schools.<br />

• Listed in US News & World Report’s annual<br />

ranking guide, “America’s Best <strong>College</strong>s”<br />

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Check out our life-changing campus atmosphere for yourself!<br />

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590<br />

Safety<br />

12<br />

Make your plans to come see everything<br />

CCC has to offer.<br />

• Participate in exciting activities Drew Street<br />

• Eat in the dining hall<br />

Drew Street<br />

• Explore classes<br />

• Join us for worship in chapel<br />

• Talk with professors and students<br />

• Snack in our Centre Court café<br />

• Chat with a coach about your<br />

favorite sport<br />

• Spend a night in a residence hall<br />

• Browse in the library<br />

• Discuss financial aid opportunities<br />

To schedule a visit:<br />

• Register online at www.clearwater.edu then click on<br />

Come & Visit in the lower left corner.<br />

• Call: 1-800-348-4463<br />

• Email: admissions@clearwater.edu<br />

• IM: imcccadmissions<br />

• ICQ: 430149969<br />

590<br />

N Kneene RD S Keene RD<br />

N Belcher RD S Belcher RD<br />

686<br />

East Bay<br />

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Ulmerton<br />

Roosevelt<br />

CLEARWATER<br />

BEACHES<br />

AL<br />

CLEARWATER<br />

GA<br />

FL<br />

Harbor<br />

60<br />

Tampa<br />

Bay<br />

St. Petersburg<br />

Tampa<br />

275


We’re<br />

Freezing in<br />

Florida<br />

The economic climate is changing quickly. So what are<br />

we doing about it Something very different.<br />

Enroll in CCC, and we’ll freeze your tuition and<br />

room costs at the 2009-2010 rate.<br />

That way you can “lock in” the total cost of your college<br />

education until you graduate.<br />

Just a couple of cold, hard facts to keep in mind:<br />

• You must enroll full-time as a degree-seeking<br />

student.<br />

• You must enroll for either the fall or spring<br />

term of the 2009-2010 school year.<br />

• You must maintain your enrollment to receive<br />

the fixed rate.<br />

• The cost freeze applies only to tuition and room<br />

costs – not meals or fees.<br />

CCC also offers outstanding financial aid. The overall<br />

cost of attending <strong>Clearwater</strong> <strong>Christian</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />

is among the lowest for regionally accredited private<br />

colleges.<br />

CCC is an outstanding value in today’s economic climate!<br />

For more information about CCC’s Cost Freeze,<br />

please contact Admissions at 1-800-348-4463.


Life-to-Life Learning<br />

3400 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., <strong>Clearwater</strong>, FL 33759<br />

(800) 348-4463 • www.clearwater.edu<br />

Nonprofit Organization<br />

U.S. POSTAGE<br />

PAID<br />

<strong>Clearwater</strong>, FL<br />

PERMIT NO. 617<br />

Anita Devasahayam works for Intrepid Travel,<br />

an adventure travel company, in Brisbane,<br />

Australia.<br />

1995<br />

Brian and Rachel (Schroeder) Grete and their<br />

six children reside in Princeton, LA. Brian is a<br />

Major in the USAF and is flight commander<br />

of Strategic Operations at Barksdale AFB.<br />

1993<br />

Rana (Ishaq) Kassis is an executive assistant for<br />

the director of the World Bank in Jerusalem.<br />

She lives in Remallah with her husband and<br />

two daughters.<br />

1993<br />

James Hunt is Singles Pastor at Council Road<br />

Baptist Church in Bethany, OK.<br />

1991<br />

Pray for Jeff and Cindy Womble as they work<br />

in a restricted area of the world. Pray for<br />

national co-workers whose family problems<br />

are hindering their service for Christ.<br />

1986<br />

Diana (Angell) Dumais is lower school principal<br />

at Keswick <strong>Christian</strong> School in St. Petersburg,<br />

FL.<br />

1985<br />

Tonjua (Harris) Williams was recently named vice<br />

president of academic and student affairs at<br />

St Petersburg <strong>College</strong>.<br />

1984<br />

Doug Traversa retired from the USAF on January<br />

9, 2009 after twenty years of service. He and<br />

his wife Jancy live in Tullahoma, TN.<br />

Atul Gopalan is teaching at the Korean<br />

International <strong>Christian</strong> School in Bucheon<br />

City, South Korea. He is Head Teacher in<br />

the secondary area and is responsible for<br />

assisting his peers.<br />

2003<br />

Uri Brito has recently joined the pastoral staff of<br />

the Providence Church in Pensacola, FL.<br />

2002<br />

Bonnie St John married Dirk Hayhurst in October<br />

2008. She continues her work in music<br />

therapy and Dirk is currently with the Toronto<br />

Blue Jays baseball organization.<br />

2001<br />

Matt Barfield was recently appointed as Regional<br />

Director for Asia and Administrative Assistant<br />

to the Vice-President of Field Ministries with<br />

International Partnership Ministries.<br />

April 1 – April 4, 2009<br />

Spring Production<br />

“The Lion, the Witch, and<br />

the Wardrobe”<br />

June 14-18, 2009<br />

Women’s Basketball Camp<br />

June 21-25, 2009<br />

Men’s Basketball Camp<br />

July 19-23 and 26-30, 2009<br />

Women’s Volleyball Camps<br />

September 1-3, 2009<br />

Fall <strong>Christian</strong> Life<br />

Conference<br />

October 16, 2009<br />

Home School <strong>College</strong> Day<br />

January 18, 2010<br />

Florida Residents Day<br />

January 28-30, 2010<br />

HS Basketball Tournament<br />

February 25-27, 2010<br />

<strong>College</strong> Days<br />

March 15-17, 2010<br />

Spring Missions Conference<br />

April 14-17, 2010<br />

Spring Musical<br />

September 25-26, 2009<br />

HS Volleyball Tournaments<br />

2006<br />

Melissa (Anderson) Larsen is a special education<br />

developmental teacher at Brentwood<br />

Elementary in Dallas, TX. Husband Andrew<br />

(’05) is an associate pastor for student<br />

ministries at Trinity Bible Church in Willow<br />

Park., TX He is also pursuing a master’s at<br />

Dallas Theological Seminary.<br />

2009-2010<br />

Campus Activities*<br />

Seek Truth. Follow Christ. Impact Eternity.<br />

*Of interest to prospective students<br />

Consult website to confirm dates and activities<br />

Alumni Updates<br />

For more alumni updates go to<br />

www.clearwater.edu/alumni/news

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