as patient. The other day she
asked me where her brother
was.When I told her she
didn't have one,she asked,
'Can we go to Kmart and get
one?'Anyway,thanks for
being an encouragement to
my husband and I long after
we graduated."
Carl'83 and Susie Olson
Ruby'86 went to China on
December4and returned on
December 19 with 9-month-
old Leah Noelle Meizhen
Ruby. While in China,Carl
and Susie had the unique
opportunity to visit the
orphanage and location where
Leah had been abandoned.
Susie Olson Ruby '86 with Leah
Carl states,"Probably the
hardest part ofthe trip was
visiting the orphanage. Ofthe
200 babies there, only a third
will be adopted. Several times
while we were there, staff
members would come up and
say,'Send more families."
"We came home from
China feeling very blessed
and very wealthy. We have so
much here, and most of us
have no idea of the needs that
Several times while
we were there, staff
members would
come up and say,
"Send more
families."
exist around the world.
I think that along with the
blessings that we enjoy
comes a responsibility to
meet needs wherever we
find them."
Several readers have called
the alumni office to request
more information about
adopting.The Ruby family
worked through The Holt
Agency(541-687-2202 or
adopt
Leah.
Kim Doughty ofLutheran
Social Services of the Miami
Valley(937-325-3441),a
private, nonprofit social
service agency,states,"It was
exciting to read about the
families recently featured in
'Alumni Profiles.' Hopefully,
seeds will be planted by such
articles in the hearts and
minds of others who may be
able to open their homes to
children in need."
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Cedarville, OH 45314.
(Because of quality issues, we
cannot accept computer print-
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Please include a self-
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the Inspire.
From the Director's Chair
What an exciting
challenge it has been to
create this newly-
designed Inspire! As we
discussed the
possibilities and went
through the formatting
process, it was
fascinating to watch the
final product unfold.
I trust you will find the
change not only
aesthetically pleasing,
but also refreshing in its
design and content.
A special thanks to Dan
Clingan, Kara Steinman,
and Charity Rizer
Grahame'98, who were
instrumental in this
process.
As I travel around the
country and meet with
alumni,I am asked
several questions quite
regularly. Some are
expected:"How many
students are there?"
"Is Cedarville going to
become a university?"
"How has Cedarville
changed,and how has it
stayed the same?"
However,one less-
predictable question has
been quite popular:
"How is that nursing
professor who was in a
serious car accident?"
In planning this Inspire
about alumni nurses and
the nursing department,
I wanted to be sure to
answer that question.
In writing the cover
story, Dr. Lois Baker
tells about the accident,
her recovery, and the
impact the nursing
students and professors
had on her during that
time.
This "caring"
profession—nursing—
requires strength of
character, a keen
intellect, and a
disciplined life.
Each year, Cedarville
graduates nurses who
have been prepared to
face the challenges ofa
very demanding career.
They have been
instructed to meet the
needs of patients on five
levels: physical,
emotional, intellectual,
social, and spiritual.
I know you will enjoy
meeting some of
Cedarville's nursing
alumni in this issue of
Inspire.
+‹4k-
Faith Linn'83
Director of
Alumni Relations
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