New Victories for Coach<\/b><\/p>\n
Very few individuals at Cedarville have a one-name designation, much like a famous performer or athlete. But for many on campus, when you talk about \u201cCoach\u201d there\u2019s one person who comes to mind, and that\u2019s Dr. Don Callan.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Callan served as head men\u2019s basketball coach for 35 years, leading the Yellow Jackets to 578 victories. He was also Cedarville\u2019s athletic director from 1961 to 1997. And although he\u2019s been retired for a few years now, that doesn\u2019t mean Coach has slowed down. He continues to minister in many, many ways with athletes, senior citizens, and anyone else who will spare him five minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n Beyond his impact on sports, Dr. Callan has had a major influence on Cedarville\u2019s efforts to send students on mission around the globe. He founded Mission Involvement Service, which is now Global Outreach, leading 35 trips to the Philippines and at least 10 to Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Callan lost his beloved Nedra in 2020, his wife of 64 years, just a couple weeks after his 88th birthday. Near the end of the year, he battled COVID, and wondered if he might not be seeing Nedra very soon. But the Lord had new victories for Coach to experience.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen Nedra died and went to heaven, I said, \u2018I want to go to heaven,\u2019\u201d he shares. \u201cGod started working in my heart and life that I needed to know Him better. I found out God is interested in me for me. He wants me to be His servant, and He has something for me to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n