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Alumni of the Year

CIU Alumni Recognition

Know of a fellow alumna or alumnus, a CIU faculty or staff member, or local community member who is making an impact for the Kingdom? Nominate them for recognition here.

Alumni of the Year — As we present the Alumni of the Year Awards, our heartfelt prayer is that God will be honored and praised for the incredible ways He has worked in the lives of the recipients. We proudly celebrate each honoree as a true example of faith, character, and excellence—living out the calling to “Know Him and Make Him Known.” Their lives are a powerful testimony of God’s grace and faithfulness.

Alumni of the Year

Larry Dabeck (’89/’98)

As an ordained minister, Col. Larry Dabeck has invested his life as a chaplain in the U.S. Army while stationed in the United States, South Africa, Congo, Iraq and Afghanistan. His heart for wounded and dying soldiers earned him the army’s Bronze Star, and he has led marriage retreats for military couples and served as an armored brigade combat team command chaplain, assisting 5,000 soldiers.

Previous Alumni of the Year

Alumni of the Year recipients are listed in order of year received.

Chaplain, Pastor, Recruiter, Author, Soldier

Missionary, Professor, Preacher, Author

Missionaries, Artist, Teacher

Leader, Evangelist

Educator, Author, Institutional Director, Veteran

Pastor, Author, Counselor, Professor, Conference Speaker

Pastor, Leader, Evangelist

Pastor, Leader, Evangelist

Pastor, Missionary, Translator

Pastor, Leader, Teacher

Bible Teachers, Leaders, Mentors

Bible Teacher, Scientist, Chemist

Pastor, Author, Speaker

Missionary, Teacher, Chaplain

Pioneer Missionaries

Wife, Mother, Missionary

Teacher, Missionary, Church Planter

Missionary, Equipper, Teacher

Speaker, Artist, Missionary, Writer

Pastor, Servants of Christ

Laypeople, Businessman, Administrators

Pastor, Missiologist, Teacher, Administrator

Missionary, Mobilizer, Speaker

Military Serviceman, Missionary, Pioneer, Pastor, Teacher

Political Strategist, Lay Speaker, Teacher, Author

Faithful Servants to CIU

Homemaker, Businesswoman, Bible Teacher

Pastor, Mission Visionary

Teacher, Counselor

Missionary Statesman

Denominational Executive

Public School Teacher

Missionary, Educator, Leader in Literacy, Community Development

Innovators of Ministry to Troubled Youth

Pastor, Missionary, Church Planter, Church Growth Strategist

Missionary, Physician

Para-Church Educator

Para-church Educator

Lay Person, Pastor's Wife

Educator

Educator

Missionary, Writer

Mission Executive

Educator

Children of CIU Founder & First President, Robert C. McQuilken

Missionary, Nurse, Teacher

Layman

Missionary, Educator

International Evangelist

Nurse, Missionary, Mother of Abandoned Children

Pastor, Teacher

Author, Editor

Missionary, Translator, Educator

Missionary Pioneer, Theological Educator

Teacher, Theologian, Church Historian

Missionary Pioneer

Family Teacher Training, Writing Ministries

Distinguished Pastor

Servant, Prayer Warrior, Encourager

Contact CIU Alumni

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(803) 807-5500 | alumni@ciu.edu