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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 />
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Terry D. Wild<br />
Managing Editor<br />
Benjamin J. Puckett<br />
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Joe Brazeal<br />
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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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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 />
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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