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2007 Distinguished Alumni AwardsPresented at Graduation, May 12, 2007Honoring alumni for their distinguished life-long service to their alma mater and for their outstanding life-longservice to the Kingdom of God.Doug (’51) and Lois (Breuer - ’51) SmithDoug Smith went to be with the Lord last October. He and Lois were married in1951. They have two children, Robin (’75) and Heather (’78).Lois has been a leader in women’s and children’s ministries wherever Doug served. Shewas the Director of Music at the North Seventh Street Church of Christ in Hamilton,Ohio. She also taught public school in Ohio and Kansas. She sang with the ShermanMusical Arts Singers and currently sings with the Cincinnati Choral Society, MasonChoral and the Trebleairs of Otterbein Lebanon.Doug’s life of ministry began when he was a junior at CCU and became the parttimeminister at Mt. Washington Church of Christ. From 1955 to 1976, he servedat the North Seventh Street Church in Hamilton, Ohio. During his 21 years theremany came to the Lord. He then went on to serve the University Christian Church inManhattan, Kansas, and in 1981 he began working with the Edward Jones Companyand also preaching for the Woodlawn Christian Church in Denison. He was a founding memberof the board which established Mt. Healthy Christian Home and Mason Christian Village. Whileserving as President of the CCU Alumni Association he led in raising funds for Alumni Hall and rightup until his death continued to raise funds for his beloved Alma Mater.Ernest (’52) and Neva (Fate - ’51) FaberErnest and Neva married in 1952. They have four children; Linda, Charles, Allanand Donald. The Fabers also have 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.Neva and Ernie began their mission work in Japan in 1954. For the next 43 years,under the Board of Hokkaido Christian Mission, they engaged in new churchevangelism at three locations —a farming community, a seaport industrial town,and the capital city of Sapporo. At each location, they helped the churches withtheir building programs and helped them become independent—without the useof interpreters. Often they had to create and print their own literature. Outreachprograms included church based English classes, cooking classes, and kindergarten.Ernest and Neva served as officers in the local neighborhood association.The Fabers retired to Iowa in 1999. They remain active in the Washington Chapel Church of Christwhere Ernest serves as elder and Neva teaches Sunday School. Ernest also keeps the church postedabout world missions, gives weekly devotions at the nursing home and supply preaches. Neva has anIowa teaching license and has taught K-12 English as a Second Language classes. As members of theJapan America Society of Iowa, they are in close contact with Japanese living in the state.F. Sherwood Smith (’58 & ’59)In 1957, Sherwood came to Cincinnati and continued his educational pursuitswhich earned a total of four degrees, two of which are from CCU, and one a Ph.D. Sherwood joined the faculty of CCU in 1960 and taught here for three decades.During those years he taught classes in Gospels, Acts, Romans, Prison Epistles andthe Johannine Epistles. Following retirement from this institution, he taught classesin the Gospels at Louisville Bible College for five years and continues to serve as atrustee of Person to Person Ministries.Professor Smith authored four books and numerous lessons and articles printed byvarious Christian publishers. Preaching was an essential for him, and he served inmany interim ministries and in some instances as an advisor to troubled churches.Sherwood also spent many months going to mission stations around the worldduring during Christmas and summer breaks.Through the years, Sherwood has been blessed by a wonderful supportive family.His wife, Mary, has been as committed to Christ and education as he has. Mary earned the Bachelorof Music degree at Northwest Christian College and the Masters of Education at the University ofCincinnati. She served for a number of years as Dean of Women here at CCU and taught for twentyyears in the public school system. Their daughters, Sherry and Rhea along with their “adopted”daughter, Judy Koerner, and their grandchildren, all attended CCU.2006 - 2007Board of TrusteesEleanora BirdLexington, KentuckyJohn CampbellSylvania, OhioBob CherryLouisville, KentuckyDan GarrettAtlanta, GeorgiaH. David HaleLouisville, KentuckyRay LinnMt. Gilead, OhioBruce MaxwellHarrison, OhioLinda MiranteWabash, IndianaTom MollMason, OhioBill MossbargerLexington, KentuckyRon ReedIndianapolis, IndianaValerie ReedMason, OhioRusty RussellLouisville, KentuckyRandy SnyderWaynesville, OhioBruce SteckleyCanton, OhioMark StierWesterville, OhioDavid StokesHillsboro, OhioRonald ThigpenCincinnati, Ohio