Alumnus of the Year 2008
U.S. Army Chaplain, Pastor, Educator. Grover DeVault (’53) earned a diploma from Philadelphia Biblical University before attending CIU, where he earned his BA in 1953. The next year, Grover married Nancy, and they have four married daughters and thirteen grandchildren. Grover went on to earn a master’s degree at Faith Theological Seminary and did some graduate work at Dallas Theological Seminary. In 1957, Grover was ordained to the ministry and began his distinguished career as a U.S. Army Chaplain with twenty-two years of active-duty service. During this time, he was honored with over sixty-five letters of commendation and achievement, among which is the Legion of Merit, one of our nation’s highest military honors. In 2003, Grover initiated a police chaplaincy in the Pennsylvania State Police force. With Grover as their first chaplain, the program has grown to about forty-eight chaplains. Grover now lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he serves as northeast representative for Cadence International. He lost his beloved Nancy in 2016.
