Cedarville Magazine Spring 2018

TOUCHED BY ADOPTION Cedarville faculty and staff are committed to adoption. Cedarville offers an adoption benefit for faculty and staff, reimbursing adoptive parents up to $3,000, as one way of supporting this practical living out of the Gospel. The following pictures represent just some of our Cedarville family who have been adopted or who expanded their families through adoption. 1 Jeff Bates and his wife, Serena, adopted children Sheryl, Jay, and Keegan. 2 Bobby Camilleri’s wife, Carly, was adopted at birth. 3 Alan Geist ’83 and his wife, Lynn (Robinson) ’91 , adopted sons William and Ryan. 4 Aleda Chen was adopted by parents James and Rhoda Hess. 5 Sharon (Klopfenstein) Christman ’92 and her husband, Rob ’96, adopted children Nick and Alli from Russia. 6 Melissa Beck adopted daughters Hannah and Nora. 7 Tricia (Walker) Clark ’96 and her husband, Greg, adopted sons Braxton and Camden. 8 Chuck and Rhonda Clevenger adopted daughters Carla and Courtenay. 9 Stephanie Cronin and her husband, Paul, adopted son Christo from Bulgaria. 10 Scott Dixon ’84 and his wife, Sara (Beattie) ’84, adopted daughter Ellie from China. They are pictured with Ellie’s foster parents who cared for her during her first eight months. 11 Chrissy (Rising) Faulkner ’98 and her husband, Tom ’98, adopted daughter Hallie. 12 Steve Gollmer and his wife, Evelyn (Parker) ’80, adopted children Alyssa and Marcus. 13 Adam Hammett and his wife, Rachael, adopted their niece Nathalie. 14 Becky (Ferrell) Hayes ’82 is the proud grandma of Evelyn and Russell Nanney, who were adopted by daughter Sara (Hayes) ’08 and husband Phil Nanney ’08. 15 Jennifer (Himes) Wingerter ’04 was adopted as an infant by parents Cindy and Stacey Himes. 16 Aaron Hutchison ’98 and his wife, Jennifer (Secor) ’01, adopted children Joshua and Elliana. 17 Loren Kuhn ’07 and his wife, Courtnie (Merritt) ’14, adopted sons Jaydenn and Jaxson. 18 Marc Clauson and his identical twin brother, Kevin, were adopted at birth, pictured here with mom Phyllis. 19 Cyndi (Tate) Messer ’94 and her husband, Jason ’94, adopted their two youngest children, Elliana and Dominick. 20 Tim Overdorf ’98 , and his wife, Heidi, adopted daughter Jessica. 21 Mark Owens and his wife, Rachel (Bontrager) ’00, adopted daughter Arianna. 22 Jeff Simon ’06 and his wife, Sandahl, adopted daughter Aubrey. 23 Luke and Linda Tse adopted daughter Christina from China. 24 Felisha Younkin ’s paternal grandmother was adopted, her maternal grandmother was the first single woman in Ohio to adopt a baby (Felisha’s mother), and two of Felisha’s siblings are adopted. 25 Janice (Warren) Supplee ’86 and her husband, Ed ’85, adopted son Ben. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 3 CAMPUS NEWS 34 | Cedarville Magazine