The first-ever Twenties Reunion featuring individuals from the first twenty years of the college was held March 5-7, 2010 on the college campus. Over 75 faculty, staff, administrators, board members, and alumni, along with spouses and other family members from those early years participated in either or both the Remembrance Dinner held Friday evening and the Founders’ Banquet on Saturday at noon. The weekend started with a number of alumni coming on campus Friday for an official tour from 1974 Alumnus Brian Johnson who currently works in the college’s admissions office. The biggest challenge for this group was to remember where things ‘use to be’ when they were students. That evening we enjoyed a wonderful dinner prepared by our CCC Food Service Department in the Cathcart dining hall and then all proceeded to the chapel for the program, including a CCC Trivia game, video clips and photos from the past, and testimonials from almost everyone in attendance. The evening concluded with a tribute to Dr. Steele and a rousing word of encouragement from our Founder who in June will turn 90 years old. Other alumni and former staff joined us on Saturday at the Founders’ Banquet. 1981 Alumnus Perry Cunningham opened our event with prayer. Three other alumni representing the 60’s (Priscilla Cartwright), 70’s (Joe Olachea), and 80’s (David Altman) decades gave testimony of the impact of the college on their lives, ministries, and families. Everyone who attended commented on how much they enjoyed seeing one another again, how encouraged they were to see the college staying true to the founding purposes, and how much those who were unable to attend had missed. One unique blessing of our weekend was the good representation of graduates from the Bahamas. Perry Cunningham arrived earlier to speak in chapel to the student body on Thursday, March 4. His message from I Corinthians 10:13 will probably go down as one of the students’ favorites from this semester (go to http://www.clearwater.edu/news/chapelschedule.asp to download). Cecile (Cartwright) Albury, Shevorne (Thompson) Avery, Priscilla (Beverly) Cartwright, Christine (Brice) Ellis, Judy (Penn) Robinson and Ancenette (Wallace) Shepherd joined him later that weekend. Look Who Attended Alumni Cecile (Cartwright) Albury – 1990 David and Teresa Altman-1986 Shevorne (Thompson) Avery – 1993 Joanna Barch-2004 Priscilla (Beverly) Cartwright - 1972 Perry Cunningham – 1981 Kris DeWitt-1987 Christine (Brice) Ellis – 1982 Sharon Rose Enterline - 2007 Joy (Morell) Ferkel – 1968-71 Brian and Elaine Johnson – 1974 Jeanne Johnson - 1983 Diana Joss-1989 George and Kim (Melius) Kisacky – 1980 Jim and Betty (Woodward) Lehan – 1978 Carl and Beth Martin-1977, 2008 Nancy (Norris) Metzger-1982 Tim Norris-1988-89 Jim and Lyndie Olachea-1980 Joe and Kim Olachea-1980 Frank and Jasna Partridge-1989 Craig and Becky(Appleton) Peters-1978 Ben and Karin (Steele) Puckett-1976 Judy (Penn) Robinson-1987 Gary and Vicki (Seitz) Sharits-1985 Ancenette (Wallace) Shepherd-1991 Gary and Lynn (Fleming) Smith-1975, 1980 John and Beth (Duran) Sparks (1978) Trent Stallings-1969 David and Phyllis (Kauffman) Steele-1971 Jon and Bea (Speer) Steele-1974, 1980 Linda Stortz-1988 Perry and Patricia (Cruz) Tibbetts-1979 Bob and Bea (Near) Wade-1968 Dan Wareing-2002 Ben Weaver - 2008 Michael Werner-1980 Bobby and Karen Williams-1984 Ken Winright-1973-75 Faculty, Staff, Administration, Board Luann Bradshaw Bob and Helen Carver Bill and Karen Davis Wilbur Eifert Gaylon and Karen Johnson John Kruhmin Jean Macfarlane David and Betty Norris Ed Oliver George and Ginny Reynolds Larry and Joyce Satmary Norman Spotts Arthur Steele Elizabeth Werner Click on the following links to view more photos from the weekend events: Twenties Reunion Founders Banquet Print Article
