by Caroline Tomlinson, Communications Content Manager
If you visit 黑料社区, you鈥檒l likely see a few people walking around with 鈥2ND Gen鈥 T-shirts.
Students wear them as a badge of honor, proudly declaring they come from a Cedarville family. It鈥檚 not uncommon for Cedarville grads to send their kids back to their alma mater. While second- or even third-generation students aren鈥檛 unusual on campus, Hannah Dow marks the first fifth-generation student to come to Cedarville.
In this episode of the podcast, Hannah is joined by her grandfather, Mike Stormont 鈥 whose grandchildren, children, wife, parents, and grandparents were alums.
And what a legacy this family has left at Cedarville!
Hannah currently stands on the shoulders of Cedarville alumni dating back to 1892 鈥 that鈥檚 just five years after the college was founded in 1887. John Calvin Stormont (the uncle of Hannah鈥檚 great-great-great-grandfather) served on the Board of Trustees from 1892-1911.
With a legacy dating back to the beginning of the University鈥檚 existence, Hannah is often asked if she felt obligated to go to Cedarville.
Hannah responds quickly with a resounding 鈥淣o.鈥 Her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and everyone in between only confirmed in her mind that Cedarville was home. Moving from state to state, house to house, and church to church because she lived in a military family, Hannah always knew she had a home at Cedarville.
Listen as Hannah and Mike share about their Cedarville legacy on the Cedarville Stories Podcast.