2006 Miracle Yearbook

Kirsten Ann Gibbs and Tricia Lin Walker, thank You both for your involvement, support, and help in making our time here such a wonderful experience. Senior Sponsors "Kirsten and Trish were probably some of the best class advisors" in Cedarville history, claimed senior Jillian Weleski. "They were always really involved in our plans and ideas, encouraging us to grow and offering plenty of suggestions." From the time they met as unit-mates in their own college days at Cedarville, until the graduation of this year's senior class, senior sponsors Kirsten Gibbs and Tricia Lin Walker have remained close friends, colleagues, and cohorts of all kinds. After their graduation, Kirsten and Tricia began working at Cedarville University, where today, Kirsten is Dean of Students and Tricia is the Reader Services Technical Coordinator for Centennial Library. They have both enjoyed being involved in many ways in their local churches and MIS teams and have also been compassionate mentors to many appreciative students. Becoming class sponsors for the graduating class of 2006 was one more stirring footnote on the continuation of that purpose -- to guide students and prepare this class for life after Cedarville. As sponsors, they met weekly with class officers to help plan class activities and chapels. They also provided support for the 2005 JS Committee. "They made a great team,[have] lots of experience and are full of joy. They made it easy for us to come up with creative ideas and get excited about them," remembered Lamar King, who first met the women during his stint as freshman class chaplain. "They were always there with full support in the front row and really poured in more than just time." Tricia Lin Walker explained, "It has been wonderful to watch the students grow and mature as they have prepared for life after Cedarville." Their evident passion for God was reiterated by class officer Katherine Ackerman who was impressed that"they are both dedicated women of God with servant hearts! As class advisors," Weleski added,"the words dedicated and interested probably best describe them. Friend is a close follow-up though, because they really were there for us and not just out of a sense of duty." Seniors 91