Today was supposed to be commencement, a day to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2020 class. Typically, it is the time that we as faculty get to tell our graduating seniors how proud we are of them, how they enriched our lives more than they know. Our culture often talks about college as a transforming experience, and it is. We watch students grow from bewildered teenagers to confident men and women. But the transformation is not one sided: as faculty, our students change us for the better. We are all a work in progress, but God promises He will complete the work He began in us (Philippians 1:6). Often times, He uses the people in our lives to further those purposes.
Class of 2020, you have made us better scholars, mentors, and people. We are so honored to have had you in our classes, and we pray that God has blessed you in the Professional Writing program. We would like to show our appreciation and exhort you one last time, so we recorded these videos.
The pandemic also caused us to cancel our end of year banquet. At this banquet, we give out awards for our students. We wish we could give them to you all in person, but since we can’t, we still want to recognize all your wonderful accomplishments.
| Award | |
| Best Of Awards | Award Winner |
| Best Senior Portfolio | Karina Brady |
| Best Junior Portfolio | Catherine McGill |
| Best Sophomore Portfolio | Rachel Higbee |
| Best Blog Post | Kaileigh Willis |
| SPW Officers | Award Winner |
| President | Delaney Yutzy |
| Vice President | Nicole Hackett |
| Secretary | Catherine McGill |
| Treasurer | Alyssa Cole |
| Hospitality Coordinator | Karina Brady |
| Communication Coordinator | Abby Edsell |
| Editors | Award Winner |
| Channels Undergraduate Journal | Alyssa Cole |
| Channels Undergraduate Journal | Jessica Barton |
| Channels Undergraduate Journal | Kaileigh Willis |
| Innovo Publishing | Delaney Yutzy |
| Fun Awards | Award Winner |
| Wildest Internship Report Ever | Bonnie Higgins |
| Still the Most Impressive “It’s Friday Dance” | Nicole Hackett |
About the author
Professor Wingerter
Jennifer Wingerter began teaching in Cedarville's Professional Writing and Information Design program in 2017. Prior to joining the faculty at Cedarville, she spent 13 years as a technical writer, instructional designer, and training facilitator for Nationwide's IT department and financial business. Her research interests include e-learning and mobile learning.
Dr. Carrington
Dr. Nick Carrington has been teaching in the Professional Writing and Information Design program since 2012. He has worked as an editor for the Early Pregnancy Loss Association, written for various publications, and is currently doing editorial work for Innovo Publishing and the Christian Publishing Portal. His research interests include writing in creative forms, content strategy for the web, user experience, and editing.
