2006 Miracle Yearbook

11101,104. 411011%11.! .01,41•-•1, , 110.14%1l1h,104/11...... 1,..10l#A1 t•ft% 11.11***A101010161110r. VIC161 111114011. Dedication E very one of us has a story. From the time we are born, until life as we know it ends, our story takes form. The cycles of our lives weave in and out, and from the little moments that seem so insignificant, we build qualities of love, faithfulness, and compassion. Dr. Merlin Ager has tong demonstrated these qualities to the students of the Education Department here at Cedarville University. As former chair of the Education Department and former dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies, Dr. Ager's dedication to his students is obvious to all. Outside of the classroom, he also demonstrates a dedication to his family, his God, and his community, through his faithfulness and loyalty. Dr. Ager graduated from Cedarville College in 1960, and upon graduation, became a middle school teacher and counselor in Madison, Wisconsin. Since then he received his Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin, and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Dr. Ager served as the elementary school principal of Dayton Christian Schools prior to teaching at Cedarville University for 39 years. He has served on numerous teacher certification evaluation and school accreditation teams, 8 Dedication been a member of the Cedar-Cliff school board for 24 years, and led Adult Bible Fellowship in his local church for 42 years. Above and beyond his duties as a college professor, he has mentored countless students, served alongside his wife, Beth, as Fit to Be Tied mentors and class advisors, and led MIS teams to Hungary for nine summers, where they have ministered in the church pictured above. Yet even with all his professional duties, Dr. Ager lives life within the moments -- moments of laughter with his family including his wife, Ruth; two daughters, Mindy and Debby; and three grandchildren, John-Paul, Abigail, and Jacob; cloudless afternoons soaping up his beloved Harley Davidson; and sitting in the stands and cheering on a soccer game. These moments demonstrate his passions. It is this combination ofaccomplishmentsand passions that proves how powerful of an influence one person can have when he chooses to live his life to the fullest and follow God wherever He may lead. Dr. Ager, 1982