Alumni of the Year 1991
The five children of CIU founder and first president, Robert C. McQuilkin were honored:
- Virginia McQuilkin Bowers (’35) who with her husband, Lou, served the Lord in Liberia, West Africa, for 34 years and saw more than 3,000 people come to Christ.
- Aimee McQuilkin (’40) served the Lord in Colombia, South America, in Christian education and evangelism. As a registered nurse, she was very involved with health care along with her other responsibilities.
- Marguerite McQuilkin Cartee (’43) served on the Faculty and Staff of CBC for several years as Director of Alumni and Placement. She and her husband, Clifford (’43), served Wycliffe missionary kids in Colombia, South America.
- Robertson McQuilkin (’47) and late wife, Muriel (’47), served as Headmaster of Ben Lippen School, had twelve years of service in Japan as a church planter before being called as President of CBC where he served with distinction for twenty-two years.
- Anne McQuilkin Priest (’52) served with her husband, Perry (’52), in Bolivia, South America, for 30 years with Wycliffe Bible Translators. They also served among the Jibu tribe in Nigeria with Wycliffe. This family represents 134 years of missionary service plus fifty-eight years of stateside ministry. Virginia passed away in 2008, Aimee in 2013, Marguerite in 2004, Robertson in 2016 and Anne in 2021.
