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| B Kristen Hogrefe

.P er spec tiv e

“I poured four years of my life into

this place, never with the dream of

coming back to teach.” Now, he is

investing in the lives of students.

Dr. Martin talks with

When he arrived on campus in 1973 as a stu­ his son Clay and

dent, Dr. Carl Martin never imagined he daughter Heidi.

Heidi, who is in her

would one day return. The first concern on father's Old Testa­

his mind involved getting busy. “When 1 got ment Survey class,

said, “The hardest
here, 1 said, ‘Is there anything 1 can do to
part is having to re­

help?’ And I started working that day.’1 member to call him

After he graduated in 1977, he main­ ‘Dr. Martin.’”

tained a close relationship with the college and After prayer meeting,

founder Dr. Arthur Steele. But not until last Jodi and Philip Bates

talk with Sarah
February did someone mention the idea of his
Myers. Mrs. Bates

teaching here. “I had driven a car down for said, “My husband

our son, and we went over to pray with Dr. and I always had an

interest in being part
Steele. When we finished praying, he looked of the CCC family

across the living room and said, ‘You know, and knew that if the

Lord had us come
Carl, you really ought to be down here teach­

back, it would be in

ing.1 After being approached by Dr. Dan His timing."

Ebert and devoting much prayer to the matter,

Dan W areing re­

Dr. Martin felt God would have him to return turned to work as an

Returning
to Clearwater. Admission’s Coun­

selor. “It is truly a joy
He was not alone. Six other alumni felt
to be back,” Mr.

the call to return as either faculty or staff and W areing said,

Alumni
make a second impact serving where they were “Sometimes, it feels

as though I never
once students. Their perspective is truly left, until I realize

unique. Dr. Martin said, “1 trust that 1 most of the students

I knew are gone.”
haven’t forgotten some of the challenges of be­

ing a student. 1 want to

do all I can to help the

next generation to effec­

tively serve the Lord and

to stand faithfully for

Christ.”

Ryan McNamara a student again,

has joined the staff in would take the time

the financial aid of­ to get to know my

fice. He said, “If I professors on a more

could go back and be personal level."