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RUN BEAUTIFULLY
WITHOUT
RUNNING OUT
by Julie Isphording
W
hether
you are
running your life,
running a business,
running after children, or running
up hills, you must
believe that you are
simply
beautiful,
wonderful,
powerful and strong.
Only positive thoughts allowed!
And promise yourself that when the
day comes that you don’t find joy in the
“running,” you will stop and search for
something new and change your life. Just
because you used to be doesn’t mean you
have to be.
It’s the stops that inspire us to go.
So cross a lot of finish lines, because
then I will know you started something new.
And don’t forget the finish line pose
with the big smile. It’s really beautiful on
you.
What does FOMO really mean?
A recent study on the subject defined it
as . . . The uneasy and sometimes all-consuming feeling that you’re missing out – that
your peers are doing, in the know about, or
in possession of more or something better
than you.
What are some strange ways stress can affect your body?
“Stress can do some unique things to
your body, affecting it in various places,”
said Dr. Brian Grawe from UC Health.
Muscles and joints
“Stress can cause pain, tightness or
soreness in your muscles, as well as spasms
of pain,” said Grawe. “It can lead to flareups of symptoms associated with arthritis,
cramping and other conditions. That’s because stress lowers your threshold for pain”
Heart and lungs
“Too much of the stress hormone cortisol may make heart and lung conditions
worse,” said Grawe. “These conditions
include heart disease, stroke, high blood
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Vicki Black
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FROM THE EDITOR
As I write this, I am being buffeted by a variety of emotions and
bittersweet memories. I am trying to avoid feeling sadness, but it will
come. I had said my good-byes to my mother-in-law of more than 30
years earlier in the week, but hoped to maybe be with her one more
time. That was not to be and now I face the finality of those quiet
moments with her.
We had some grand times during our years as “interlopers” in
my husband’s family. She was my husband’s step-mother, becoming
part of his life when he was 18. She held the legal right as mother for
him and took the position seriously with respect and integrity. And,
I might add, a large dose of humor. She said we were sisters under the skin as we worked
on her memoirs during the months she was receiving radiation treatments for breast cancer
(driving herself to nearly every one). There were, of course, a few tough moments being a
daughter-in-law to this almost formidable woman. Usually we’d laugh away those rough
moments. To know her was to love her.
The loss of this well-loved woman is more than a personal loss. I think about what her
generation meant to this country; they stepped up to the challenges. Raised in North Dakota
during some tough times—The Great Depression, The Dust Bowl—she was an independent
young woman. She traveled alone to Cincinnati to study nursing and here began her career
during World War II, valiantly taking on responsibilities well beyond her training due to
the nursing shortage. She buried a too-young husband and navigated single-parenthood
for their two boys. She made it work until she met a second love and mastered the art of
blending a family. There have been many joys celebrated in that cobbled-together family
especially as we encircled her beautifully presented Thanksgiving table. After my father-inlaw left us for his appointment with Saint Peter, she kept us all bound together with gentle
tethers. “Kids! Explore! Live your lives!” she’d say, but I suspect under her breath she added,
“Please, come home—to visit—or at least write a note.”
This one is for you, Ginny. I know the gates were wide open today and a light was left
shining just for you. Thank you for making all of us better people.
Don’t wait; tell someone you love them!
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CONTENTS | AUGUST 2016
02 Run Beautifully Without
Running Out
05 City of Montgomery
Recognized for Innovation in
Local Government
06 Scholarship Winners Honored
by MWC
06 PLAN Celebrates CET
Graduate’s Success
07 Six Local Students Recognized
for Writing
08 COVER STORY Montgomery
Farmers’ Market Offers
Nutritious, Delicious Foods
and Knowledge
11 Pinning Ceremonies
Celebrate Achievements,
Create Memories
11 UC Blue Ash Professor Earns
Fellowship at the Nobel
Institute
12 Briefs and Bravos
14 School News
Continued from page 2
pressure and asthma. If you have pain or
tightness in your chest or heart palpitations,
see a doctor as soon as possible to rule out
a serious condition.”
Gut
“Stress really shows in your digestive
system— from simpler symptoms such
as pain, gas, diarrhea and constipation to
more complex conditions such as irritable
bowel syndrome and acid reflux (GERD),”
said Grawe.
Shoulders, head and jaw
“We call this the “tension triangle.”
Stress can trigger tension headaches, tightness in the neck and jaw, and knots and
spasms in your neck and shoulders.”
Immune system
“You need a strong immune system
to fight disease, but stress weakens your
body’s defenses,” said Grawe. “It makes
you more likely to catch colds or the flu,
for example.” Are shoes with pointed toes bad for you?
Yes. “It’s wise to avoid buying any shoe
that feels tight around your toes—whether
it’s a heel, flat or sneaker,” said Dr. Brian
Grawe from UC Health. “Wearing tight
shoes even one time can cause debilitating
neuromas or bursitis (inflammation of the
protective sacs surrounding the joints in
your feet) and can also aggravate bunions
on the inside or outside of your feet.” Will shoes without arch support make your
feet flat?
“No, you’re either born with the propensity for a flat foot deformity or you’re
not. While genetics are the biggest factor in
developing flat feet, shoes with poor arch
support may contribute to progression over
a very long period of time,” said Dr. Brian
Grawe. “Good supportive shoes may slow
the progression of flat feet but generally
won’t stop the process completely.”
ON THE COVER:
Marian Dickinson,
president of the Montgomery Farmers’
Market and the local food advocate for
Green Umbrella.
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Is your body affected by the shoes you
wear?
“Yes, wearing heels shifts the center
of your body mass toward the front of your
body. This can add extra stress to your knee
and hip joints in addition to the front of
your feet,” said Grawe. “Flats or flip-flops have the opposite effect, shifting the center of your body mass backward. This also
affects your hips and knees, and can cause
arch pain, tendonitis and Achilles tendon
problems.”
What are some red flags of job burnout?
It’s easy to think of work stress as the
enemy, but a healthy dose can help make
you even better at what you do. On the
other hand, job-related burnout kills your
motivation. If it lingers too long, it also can
negatively affect your feelings about life. Be
on guard if you notice these signs:
• Declining work performance
• Decreasing work productivity
• Loss of confidence that you can get your
work completed
• Severe procrastination
• Exhaustion
• Loss of interest
How can you create an upward spiral of
happiness in your life?
Here’s what brain research says will
make you happy:
• Ask “What am I grateful for?” Even if you are struggling to find the
answers it really doesn’t matter. Just thinking about it and searching for a few positives helps to mitigate the negative thoughts
that swirl around your brain.
• Label those negative emotions.
Give it a name and your brain isn’t so
bothered by it.
• Decide.
Science shows that making decisions
reduces worry and anxiety — as well as
helping you solve problems. However,
make a “good enough” decision instead of
making the absolute 100% best decision.
Trying to be perfect overwhelms your brain
with emotions, makes you feel out of control, and keeps you from making decisions.
We all know being a perfectionist can be
stressful.
• ‘Touch’ people’s lives
Relationships are very important
to your brain’s feeling of happiness. You
can enhance your life with small touches.
Obviously, it’s not always appropriate to
touch most people, but small touches like
handshakes and pats on the back are usually okay. For people you’re close with, make
more of an effort to touch more often.
Olympian Julie Isphording is an author,
consultant and compelling speaker. Utilizing her background as a world-class runner
and entrepreneur, her presentations tell personal stories that inspire people to increase
their effectiveness, leadership skills, health
and happiness. You can reach her at www.
thehealthystuff or Julie.isphording@gmail.
com.
CITY OF MONTGOMERY RECOGNIZED FOR INNOVATION IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
plished when two quality organizations
work together for the benefit of the community,” said Wayne Davis, city manager. “The cost savings for the city have
been significant but more importantly, the
technology partnership with Sycamore
Community Schools has allowed the city to
enhance service capabilities beyond what
could have accomplished on our own and
Sycamore Community School receives additional resources to support the students
and school staff,” explained Community
and Information Services Director Matthew
Vanderhorst.
The Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation Award is given to local governments that have shown
dedication to stretching and improving the
boundaries of day-to-day government operations and practices, implementing creative
business processes, and improving the civic
health of the community.
Community and Information Systems
Director Matthew Vanderhorst received the
Achievement in Local Government Innovation
Award on behalf of the City of Montgomery at
the annual Alliance for Innovation Conference
on June 17, 2016.
T
he City of Montgomery recently
received the Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation
Award from the Alliance for Innovation
during its annual conference on June 17,
2016. This award recognized the city’s successful technology service sharing partnership with Sycamore Community Schools.
Sycamore Community Schools and
the City of Montgomery partnered on extending the fiber optics cabling system from
Sycamore High School to the city’s public
works facility, 7315 Cornell Road, to the
rest of the city’s network. This resulted in
significant financial savings to the city, improved and faster network efficiencies and
provided Sycamore Community Schools
with additional resources to deliver services
to both teachers and students.
“This service sharing partnership is
a great example of what can be accom-
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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS HONORED
BY MWC
Seated: Phyllis Robertson, chairman scholarship committee, and MWC President Jackie Lang.
Standing, from left: Cara Kirkpatrick (Summit Country Day) awarded the Radia S. Pfingstag
Memorial Art; Erin Inman (Ursuline); Grace Anaple (Sycamore); Assistant Superintendent
Sycamore Schools, Karen Nabor; Lydia Deppert (Sycamore); Karina Ulanova ( University of
Cincinnati) awarded the Linda Clark Cornett Memorial; Carmina Karinova (Sycamore) and Yana
Udaltsova (University of Cincinnati). Not pictured, Emily Hart (Miami University) and Mara
Lyendeker (University of Cincinnati) awarded the Mary Ellen Coryell Memorial Undergraduate. T
he Montgomery Woman’s Club
(MWC) is pleased to present their
annual scholarship winners for 2016. The
April meeting allows scholarship recipients time to share their stories with the
MWC club. Funding of the MWC Memorial and other scholarships is through
MWC Town Hall Lecture Series and endowments. Scholarship is one of their
greatest offerings to the young people in
the community as they venture forth in
their academic careers. Congratulations to
scholarship winners and the MWC Scholarship Committee on your hard work and
selection.
Poetry Winner, Grace Gore (Sycamore) with
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PLAN CELEBRATES CET
GRADUATE’S SUCCESS
P
L A N
(Planned Lifetime Assistance
Network)
of
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Ohio, a Blue
Sandy Schnur and Stacy Martz Ash non-profit,
received a wonderful gift in May. A video…
celebrating the important work of PLAN,
an organization that answers the question
many families are asking, “Who will care for
my loved one with a severe mental illness or
chronic disability when I’m no longer able”?
The idea of a video celebrating the important work of PLAN was conceived by Sandy
Schnur and premiered in front of an enthusiastic crowd of family, friends and members
of the community.
Despite dealing with depression since
the age of 12, Sandy Schnur was able to earn
two university degrees and own a successful
video production company. There were still
bumps in the road and health care professionals suggested that she take the Cognitive Enhancement Therapy, or CET, that was
offered by PLAN. Described as “physical
therapy for the brain,” CET changed Sandy’s
life. She never missed a session during the
entire 52-week intensive program. “I got
my personality back,” she said. She became
more realistic, more self-assured and more
positive.
She wanted others to share in her successes and felt the best way to do that was
to create a new outreach video. During
this same time, she became involved with
Dress for Success Cincinnati’s Professional
Women’s Group. Through that group, she
applied for, and won, a chance to be a 2015
Community Action Project Coordinator.
The CAP project turned out to be the perfect
vehicle for her to produce a new outreach
video. As part of a world-wide competition
of 100+ CAP coordinators, her outstanding
PLAN video was chosen in the top three and
as such Schnur was a runner-up in the international contest!
At a lovely evening in May with refreshments and a PLAN participant art show,
Sandy’s video was shown. It was magnificent success. It highlighted many personal
stories of triumph through the various services and programs that are offered at PLAN
of Southwest Ohio. It is a wonderful gift
and everyone at PLAN is so proud of Sandy
Schnur, their CET graduate, and her exceptional gift to PLAN of Southwest Ohio.
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SIX LOCAL STUDENTS RECOGNIZED FOR WRITING
T
he Montgomery Woman’s Club
(MWC) offers a writing contest
each year under the auspices of the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs (GFWC)
and the Ohio Federation of Woman’s Clubs
for local students. The first place winners in
the four categories for either short story or
poetry are then sent to the state contest. Six
local students were distinguished for their
writing at the Ohio Federation of Woman’s
Clubs State Convention. The MWC is please
to announce the winners of the state con-
Deeya Prakash (EH
Greene) poetry
“October”
Kristen Thomas SHS
short story “The Girl”
test. The winners writings will continue on
to a national contest.
Category 1–Adeline Murphy (Montgomery Elementary) Poetry, “What I want
for Christmas”
Category 2–Isabelle Reitz (All Saints
School) Short Story, “No More Presents?”
Category 3–Niyati Kanchan (Sycamore
JR HS) Short Story, Fable; ”Vinnie’s Vanity”
Category 3–Deeya Prakash (EH Greene
Intermediate School) Poetry, “October”
Category 4–Kirsten Thomas (Sycamore
Rachel Gore SHS
poetry, “Jazzy Blues”
Niyati Kanchan SJHS
short story fable—
”Vinnie’s Vanity”
HS) Short Story, “The Girl”
Category 4–Grace Gore (Sycamore
HS) Poetry, “Jazzy Blues”
The MWC has been encouraging education and culture for both its members
and the students in the school district since
its inception. Club members initiated the
first library, started their Town Hall Lecture
Series and has provided two cultural experiences for each student up to grade 12
as well as the writing contests and scholarships.
Isabella Reitz (All Saints Adeline Murphy
School) short story “No (Montgomery
Elementary) poetry
More Presents?”
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MONTGOMERY FARMERS’ MARKET OFFERS NUTRITIOUS,
DELICIOUS FOODS AND KNOWLEDGE
By Cathy Hollander
T
he Montgomery Farmers’ Market
is a colorful morning of fresh fruits
and vegetables, baked bread, and other
tasty foods. Montgomery resident Marian
Dickinson, president of the farmers’ market,
is also the local food advocate for Green
Umbrella, a sustainability non-profit organization that promotes people supporting
local farmers and businesses. It encourages
everyone to buy locally grown, fresh produce and goods. They offer tips for getting
the most out of a farmers’ market. One of
Green Umbrella’s tips markets is to know
what’s ripe today and what’s coming in future weeks.
“In August, we’ll have tomatoes peppers, maybe we’ll be getting in some potatoes, carrots, eggplants, and a lot more,”
said Chad Cully of Finn Meadow Farms
of Montgomery. Jessie’s Garden will have
green beans, yellow beans, cherry tomatoes, red beets, carrots and more herbs.
Shoppers should know their produce.
Dickinson suggests getting advice from the
farmers at the market about the best timing for eating the fruits and vegetables that
they want to buy. For example, it makes a
difference which melon to choose whether someone is going home to eat a melon
today or plans to keep it a couple of days
before using.
“Ask the farmer when their produce
will be at its best and how to prepare it,”
said Dickinson. “For the best tips, specifically ask how they like to eat it.”
Occasionally, people should step a
little out of their comfort zone, be adventurous, and try something new that looks a
little different from what they usually buy.
Good Guys Gardens grows and sells microgreens. In June, Finn Meadows Farm offered
garlic scapes at the farmers’ market, the
tops and flowers of garlic plants, shoots that
grow out of the garlic plant that are tender
and curly green stalks.
“Think of them like garlic flavored asparagus,” said Cully. “It has the texture of
asparagus. They’re tender at the top, but cut
off the bottom. It gets stringy. Put it on the
grill or steam it or make a pesto from it.”
“Microgreens are one step beyond
sprouts,” explained Kevin Schmitz of Good
Guys. “They’re tiny vegetables. When a
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vegetable first gets
their shoots and first
set of leaves, we harvest. microgreens are
more nutritious than
the full plant. Use
on salads, sandwiches, soups and wraps,
or in omelets and
smoothies.”
Farmers’
markets patrons might
want to learn about
the whole vegetable. For example, the
greens attached to
root vegetables can
be cooked or prepared in a variety of
ways. Explore different ways to use the
produce
available Jenny and Rob Even. Jenny offers cooking demonstrations at the farmers’
market
locally.
“We use my grandma’s pie crust recipe
“If you find something that’s new that
and follow the fruits through the growing
you’ve never tried before, you’re welcome
season,” said Whitaker. “Try the strawberto ask the farmers and they’ll give you some
ry-rhubarb in spring, peach, blueberry or
good and simple ideas,” said Dickinson.
blackberry in the heart of the summer, and
The Green Umbrella suggests shoppers
freshly roasted pumpkin or orchard fresh
should go early to get the best selection at
apple this fall.”
the market that day. Bringing small bills
“The vendors are happy to discuss their
and change makes it faster and easier for
farming practices,” said Dickinson. “They’re
everyone. While vendors have bags, shopvery proud of their produce.” Dickerson
pers might want to bring their own sturdy
added that even if a spray is used when
reusable bags or even a wagon or cart for
required, shoppers might find they’re comlarger purchases.
fortable with what products farmers are usThe Montgomery Farmers’ Market ading.
vises people to know the terminology of
Gabi Ragusa is the manager of the
produce and locally made products and
Montgomery Farmers’ Market and also a
think about what’s important to them. Jesstudent at Xavier University with a major in
sie’s Garden sells fresh produce and herbs
land farming and community.
with no pesticides or herbicides. They’re
“I feel really fortunate to come upon
organic with sustainable garden practices.
this position because the market really
There are artisan products at the market
exemplifies every aspects of my major, inproduced by hand in small batches like
cluding getting to know the farmers, which
cheese from Boone Creek Creamery. T S
has been an incredible experience,” said
Farms has non-GMO pasture-raised meats
Ragusa. “They offer all different kinds of
and eggs. Shoppers might consider whether
produce and locally-made products, some
fruits and vegetables are no-spray or lowfrom right here in Montgomery.”
spray, vine or tree-ripened. The farmers’
The farmers’ market meets on Saturmarket also likes to support cottage, homedays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Montmade products such as pies and turnovers
gomery Elementary School on Montgomery
filled with fresh fruits and made by Natalie
Road through October 29.
Whitaker of Pies and Other Pleasures
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Tiffany and Tim Shinkle’s daughter, Tara, of TS Farms sells eggs to Aidan Finn.
Chad Cully of Finn Meadow Farms
Eva Wolsky of Boone Creek Creamery offers
artisan cheeses
Richard Salatin of Salatin’s Orchard
Eric Beard shows his vegetables and herbs
Jessie Wolsky of Jessie’s Garden
Nancy Rice of Rice Family Harvest selling
asparagus
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Recipes from “For the Love of Food” Blog by Marian Dickinson
Easy Farmers’ Market Asparagus
Ingredients
• Fresh asparagus
• Garlic, sliced
• Lemon infused olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
Heat your oven to 450F.
Break off the rough ends of the asparagus. The beauty of fresh asparagus is
that it will tell you the right place to break
off the end. Just start to bend from the
middle and the cut end, and wherever it
snaps is where it’s meant to be trimmed.
Lay the asparagus down in a roasting
dish and add the sliced garlic cloves. Use
as much garlic as you like. I’m keeping
vampires away with my garlic level.
Drizzle the asparagus and garlic
with olive oil-just enough to slightly coat
the spears as you toss them. Sprinkle salt
and pepper and toss lightly.
Roast them for 10 minutes if the
spears are thinner, longer for thicker
spears. Mine took 12 minutes.
Simple Baked Summer Squash
Ingredients
•1/2 tbs olive oil – I used Mt. Kofinas Garlic Mediterranean Olive Oil
(available at Montgomery Farmers’
Market)
• 1 summer squash
•
1/4 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Add olive oil to the bottom of a
baking dish. I used a glass one.
3. Cut your squash into 1/2-1 inch
slices. I also added a little onion because
I like roasted onion, too.
4. Add the squash slices to the pan
and use them to spread the oil around
to coat the bottom of the pan. Flip each
slice so that both sides get some oil on
them. Top the squash with salt, pepper,
and breadcrumbs.
5. Bake the squash for 45-60 minutes.
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Citrus Roasted Beet Salad for
Meatless Monday
Serves 2
Ingredients
Salad
• 2 medium red beets
• 2 medium golden beets
• 1/4 red onion
• Olive oil
• 2 clementines
• 1/4 cup crumbled bleu cheese
• 1/4 cup pecans
• Greens of your choosing
Dressing
• 1/2 avocado
•1/4 cup coconut cream (what rises to
the top of the can)
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp agave nectar
• Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Roast your beets. Preheat the
oven to 425 degrees. Trim off the beet
greens (and save for another recipe) and
the trailing root off the bottom. Wash
thoroughly and place on large pieces of
foil, one piece for the red and one piece
for the golden beets to maintain their
colors. Drizzle the beets with olive oil,
wrap up the foil and roast in the oven on
a baking sheet. Roast for at least 45 minutes for smaller beets and up to 75 minutes for larger dishes. You’ll know they
are done when you can easily pierce the
beets with a fork. Roast the red onion in
the same way, with olive oil and wrapped
in foil.
2. When they beets are done, carefully open the foil packets and allow
them to cool. Once they are cool, use
your hands to peel the beets. The skin
should come off easily with just a few
rubs. Yes, your hands might get a little
stained. It’ll be worth it. Cut the beets
into wedges or slices as you prefer.
3. While the beets cook, prepare the
rest of the salad ingredients and dressing. Slice up the roasted red onion. Peel
and section your clementines.
4. Prepare the dressing using a mini
food processor if you have one. Blend
all the dressing ingredients and adjust the
seasonings to your preference.
5. Put it all together! Layer two
plates with greens, clementines, beets,
bleu cheese, pecans, and the dressing.
Caramelized Onion, Mushroom and
Spinach Pizza
Ingredients
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 tsp butter
• 1/2 medium onion
• Pinch of sugar
• 4-5 white mushrooms
• Squash pizza crust
• 2 tbsp fig spread
• Salt and pepper
• 4 oz fresh mozzarella cheese
• 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach
• Balsamic reduction
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Heat the olive oil and butter in
a medium skillet. Thinly slice the onion
and add to the pan. Cover and cook over
medium low heat for 8-10 minutes. Remove the lid and add a pinch of sugar,
stir and continue to cook uncovered for
2-3 minutes. Add the slice mushrooms
and cook for 3-4 more minutes, or until
caramelized.
3. While the onions are cooking,
place the crust on a pizza screen or baking sheet. Then spread the fig spread on
the crust. Once the onions and mushrooms are finished, spread them on top
of the fig spread. Sprinkle with salt and
fresh cracked pepper. Slice the mozzarella and distribute evenly on the pizza.
4. Bake the pizza for 10 minutes.
Once it’s finished, add the spinach on
top and drizzle with some balsamic reduction.
PINNING CEREMONIES CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS,
CREATE MEMORIES
C
ommencement is a special time
when students reach the goal of
graduating with a college degree and make
plans for the next step in their journey. In
certain health care academic programs, receiving your pin also marks an important
milestone toward realizing your dreams.
The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash
College recently held two new pinning ceremonies, while also conducting a third that
carried on a time-honored tradition.
The ceremonies were held for new
graduates in the nursing, medical assisting
and veterinary technology departments at
UC Blue Ash. This was a first for veterinary
technology and medical assisting. Nursing
has been ‘pinning’ new grads for the past
several years, continuing a tradition in the
profession that dates back to the 1860s
when Florence Nightingale was awarded
the Red Cross of St. George for her tireless
work during the Crimean War.
More than 60 students graduated this
spring from the Nursing Department at UC
Blue Ash and 54 of them participated in the
Pinning Ceremony on April 23, with more
than 300 of their family and friends in attendance.
“The pinning ceremony always features
so many personal stories of perseverance
and dedication,” says Carla Henderson, the
nursing department chair. “So many of our
students tell me it is the highlight of our program; it’s a huge joy for them to share this
moment with their family and friends.”
Students in the Vet Tech program initiated the idea for creating their own pinning
ceremony and faculty accommodated the
request. Nearly 200 attended the event on
April 30 as 26 new grads received their official pin. There are plans to do it again next
year. “I suspect this will become an annual
event since we received such positive feedback from all of our students and their families. It was a lot of fun,” says Jennifer Wells,
chair of veterinary technology.
The medical assisting program at UC
Blue Ash also held its first pinning ceremony
on April 12, when 11 new graduates were
recognized for earning their associate de-
Paige Seibert “pins’”Christina Bradley at the
UC Blue Ash Nurse Pinning Ceremony. The
two have been best friends since 2nd grade and
graduated from nursing school together. gree and taking the next step toward their
career. It was followed by a reception with
approximately 80 people in attendance.
“As each of them received their pin,
I read a short paragraph they had written
about their experience in the program,”
says Judy Kronenberger, program director
for medical assisting. “It was a very special
event for our students.”
UC BLUE ASH PROFESSOR EARNS FELLOWSHIP AT THE
NOBEL INSTITUTE
A
professor from
the University of
Cincinnati Blue
Ash College spent
part of this spring
researching, writing and lecturing
at the prestigious
John McNay
Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway.
John McNay, an accomplished professor of history, was invited to the institute
as part of the Visiting Fellows program. He
spent nearly a month there in April and
May advancing his research on U.S. presidents who chose peace when faced with
mounting pressure to launch war. On April
21, he presented his lecture at the institute,
titled “I would rather have peace than be
president”: American presidents choosing
peace, from Truman to Obama.
McNay, a Cold War scholar, is one of
only nine researchers and educators worldwide invited to the institute this year. It’s
recognition for the work he has done on the
history of U.S. foreign relations throughout
his career. He teaches courses on World
War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War
at UC Blue Ash; he has also published two
books and numerous articles on the subjects.
The Nobel Visiting Fellows program
started in the early 1990s and since then
has brought over 200 of the world’s leading
historians and social scientists to Oslo to
conduct research. “It was a particular pleasure to have Professor McNay accept our
offer of a Visiting Fellowship; his research
on American presidents choosing peace
chimes with much of the other research being carried out here at the home of the Nobel Peace Prize,” says Asle Toje, director of
research at the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
During his stay, McNay was also interviewed by Norwegian radio about his research and the current American presidential election. His research project covers the
administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight
Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Barack
Obama, documenting important foreign relations issues and presidential responses to
crises when faced with increasing pressure
at home or from allies to go to war.
“These incidents include the Berlin
Airlift, Eisenhower’s decision not to intervene in Vietnam, and the Cuban Missile
Crisis. In each case the president wanted
to keep control of a situation; you tend to
lose control when a war begins,” says McNay. “These are presidents who, in these
cases, thought independently and made
their own decisions, often in opposition
to their foreign policy advisors. There has
been an enormous amount of historical research devoted to presidential decisions for
war. Similar analysis should be applied to
the patterns and strategies that have led to
peaceful resolutions.”
McNay will continue to develop his
research into articles and possibly a book.
Along with his teaching responsibilities, he
also serves as chair of the History, Philosophy & Political Science Department at UC
Blue Ash.
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YWCA Honors Career Women of
Achievement and Scholars
MWC Presents 54th Town Hall Lecture
Series
The YWCA Greater Cincinnati honored eight Career Women of Achievement
and two Scholars on Wednesday, May 11 at
the Duke Energy Convention Center. This is
the 37th year for this event and the YWCA
has now honored 298 Greater Cincinnati
Career Women. Keynote speaker Zainab
Salbi, an Iraqi-American author, women’s
rights activist, humanitarian and media
commentator, was the keynote speaker for
the record crowd of nearly 2,200 attendees. Prior to the luncheon, guests enjoyed
networking at the Pre-Event mixer, which
also featured YWCA Program Booths and a
book signing by Salbi. This is the Midwest
Region’s biggest luncheon and the agency’s
largest annual fundraiser. Zainab Salbi’s
message was personal and honest and fit
perfectly with this year’s luncheon theme:
“Courage To Change”. She challenged the
audience to speak their own truth and from
there true change can begin. Change within
one’s self, and within our community, and
world. “The journey of truth might be hell,
but the taste of freedom is so delicious that
it’s worth it to go through the journey again
and again,” she said.
The Montgomery Woman’s Club is
please to present the lineup for the 54th
Town Hall Lecture Series. Gen. Wesley
Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and author will speak on October
5-6; Mitch Albom, author, philanthropist
and sports reporter known for his book
Tuesdays with Morrie and The Magic Strings
of Frankie Pesto will speak on November
9-10; Katie Laur, Queen Bee of Cincinnati
Blue Grass and radio host on WNKY “Music from the Hills of Home” will play her
guitar on March 8-9; and Melissa Gilbert,
actress and president of the Screen Actors
Guild will close the season on April 5-6,
2-17.
Tickets are available online at www.
montgomerywomansclub.org/townhall or
call (513) 684-1632. Please note that we have patrons
throughout the Greater Cincinnati Area, including all of Hamilton County, Clermont
County, Butler County, Northern Kentucky
and SE Indiana.
YWCA Career Women of Achievement
Honorees. Front row, from left: Sandy Berlin
Walker, president/CEO, YMCA of Greater
Cincinnati; Dr. Lakshmi Kode Sammarco,
coroner, Hamilton County; Susan Zaunbrecher,
partner, Corporate Department Chair,
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP; Moira Weir, director,
Hamilton County Department of Job & Family
Services.
Back row from left: Claudia Abercrumbie,
president & CEO, The Abercrumbie Group;
Laura Mitchell, deputy superintendent,
Cincinnati Public Schools; Christi Cornette
of Sycamore Township, senior VP, Marketing,
Cincinnati Bell; Karen Bowman, principal &
sector Leader, Deloitte Consulting (Photo by
Mary Strubbe)
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icated to educating both colleagues and
clients on tax law and tax planning strategies. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Florida Gulf Coast University
and a master’s degree in taxation from Nova
Southeastern University. Chaimowitz is a
Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Mitchell Proctor (Colerain) joined Truepoint as an investment associate, where he
provides support to the investment management team by preparing and delivering
investment policy statements, monitoring
client portfolios and educating clients on
Truepoint’s investment philosophy and process. Proctor earned a bachelor’s degree in
finance with a minor in accounting from
the University of Cincinnati, graduating
magna cum laude.
Eric Chaimowitz
Mitchell Proctor
Final Blue Ash Concerts for Summer
2016
Gen. Wesley Clark
Mitch Albom
Melissa Gilbert
Katie Laur
Truepoint Wealth Counsel Continues
to Grow with Addition of Two New
Associates
Truepoint Wealth Counsel LLC, a nationally recognized fee-only wealth management firm located in Blue Ash, has added two more associates.
Eric Chaimowitz, CPA (Alexandria,
KY) recently joined the firm as a tax specialist, focusing on individual, trust and gift
tax planning and compliance. In this role,
Chaimowitz works closely with Truepoint’s
wealth advisors and specialists and is ded-
Mio’s Summer Concert Series kicked
off June 3, 2016 at Blue Ash Towne Square.
The City of Blue Ash has been proud to
present the Mio’s Concert Series for years.
Every Tuesday at 7 p.m, bands and residents
take their places at the Blue Ash Nature Park
Amphitheater to enjoy a summer evening
of music and socializing. Each Friday, the
same things happen down the road at Blue
Ash Towne Square beginning at 8 p.m. The
remaining concert schedule is as follows.
Aug. 2 – Maple Knoll Big Band
Aug. 5 – Robin Lacy & DeZydeco
Aug. 9 – Honey Houston
Aug. 12 – My Sister Sarah
Aug. 16 – Blair Carman & the Belleview Boys
Aug. 19 – The Remains
Aug. 23 – Pete Wagner Band
Grants Available to Assist Waste
Reduction and Recycling Programs
The Hamilton County Recycling and
Solid Waste District has an excellent opportunity for communities, schools and
non-profit organizations to receive financial assistance to start or improve upon their
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waste reduction and recycling programs.
The District Priority Grant is now accepting
applications through September 30, 2016.
The 2017 grant is placing emphasis on
three priorities:
Food rescue/donation, such as saving
excess catered or pre-packaged food and
donating it to a local food bank.
Public recycling for both outdoor and
indoor venues that attract large attendance.
Waste reduction and reuse.
All three priorities will ultimately help
reduce materials from being landfilled.
Hamilton County has the distinction of exceeding state-mandated goals for recycling
and waste reduction by eight percent. Programs like the District Priority Grant help
the district achieve these goals.
For more information and to access
the grant application, please visit HamiltonCountyRecycles.org or contact Cher
Mohring, at (513) 946-7737.
Make YOUR Mark On Our Community
A Community Event—13th Annual
Mitzvah Day! Sunday, August 21, 2016— is
coming to Adath Israel Congregation, 3201
E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Mitzvah Day is organized by the Adath
Israel Congregation Social Action Committee and generously sponsored by the Kreines Family Endowment Fund.
Participate in various community projects including a blood drive, Cook for a
Cause, Community Sukkah Panel, Stapling
for Hunger, and much more.
New this Year: Walk to Stomp Out
Childhood Poverty for Childhood Food
Solutions.
Registration opens August 1, 2016 at
adath-israel.org/mitzvah/day.
Chairs: Rob Festenstein and Brett
Schwartz
ing at ODA and have the opportunity to
share what Ohio has to offer to the international agriculture community,” said ODA
Director David T. Daniels. “Additionally we
were interested to learn about the successes
and challenges faced by our Israeli counterparts, and how the issues farmers face in
Ohio are similar to the issues farmers face
across the globe.”
“I feel extremely delighted to be in
Ohio and engage in a collaborative effort
in forming partnerships between the State
of Israel and the State of Ohio in the field
of agriculture,” said Yaron Sideman, consul
general of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region
and keynote speaker of the meeting. “Both
Israel and Ohio are global leaders in agriculture and well poised to leverage each
other’s capabilities into partnerships. I look
forward to continuing that this week,” he
said when addressing the group.
Additionally, three cattle ranchers from
Israel attended the meeting and were to
visit various locations across Ohio to learn
more about the potential of exporting Ohio
live cattle and genetics to Israel. Pictured left to right: Thierry Moens, Moshav
Neot Golan, rep of Israel Cattle Growers
Association, Israel; Erez Cahaner, ranch
manager, Gilboa Forest Cattle Ranch, Israel;
Don Branson, executive director, Southern
Ohio Agricultural & Community Development
Foundation; Shimon “Katcha” Cahaner, Kibbutz
Neve Eytan, Israel; David T. Daniels, director,
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department Hosts OhioIsrael Agribusiness Meeting
Meranda Nixon Winery Takes Best of
Show
The Ohio Department of Agriculture
(ODA) hosted the Ohio-Israel Agricultural
Initiative Advisory Committee meeting at
ODA’s campus on May 17. The program
is sponsored by the Negev Foundation
and is dedicated to improving agricultural
trade and research and development ties
between Ohio and Israel by working with
government, academic, and business entities and growers in both regions.
“We are very excited to host this meet-
Ohio’s wine industry is growing and
gaining recognition nationally and internationally. Ohio is the 7th largest wine producing state in the country, with an annual
production of 1.2 million gallons, or more
than a half-million cases of wine.
In a blind tasting featuring nearly 300
Ohio wines, seven local wines took top
honors at the 2016 Ohio Wine Competition, May 16-18 at the Kent State University
Ashtabula Campus.
Two panels with four judges evaluated
the wines. The Overall Best of Show was
awarded to Meranda Nixon Winery, Ripley,
Ohio, for its 2013 Cabernet Franc Reserve.
The six Best of Class winners were:
Best of Class: White Wine
Maize Valley Winery (Hartville), “Mad
Cow”
Best of Class: Red Wine
Chateau Tebeau Winery, (Helena), Petite
Sirah
Best of Class: Blush/Rose
Ferrante Winery, (Geneva)”Rosato”
Best of Class: Fruit Wine
Doughty Glen Winery, (Millersburg) Raspberry
Best of Class: Dessert Wine
Ferrante Winery, Vidal Blanc Ice Wine,
2013
Best of Class: Sparkling
Maize Valley Winery, “White Wedding”
ODA Director Honors Top Wines
Ohio Agriculture Director David T.
Daniels honored the Director’s Choice recipients at an event held at the Statehouse
for retailers, distributors, restaurateurs and
winery owners.
More than 20 wines were evaluated
by a panel of judges, on behalf of Director
Daniels, for the highly coveted award. The
2016 award recipients are:
White Wine: 2014 Firelands Gewurztraminer, Firelands Winery, Sandusky
Red Wine: 2012 Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve,
Valley Vineyards, Morrow
Specialty Wine: Gervasi Sognata Ice
Wine, Gervasi Vineyard, Canton
All of the Director’s Choice award recipients are eligible for the Ohio Quality
Wine designation. It was created in 2007 by
the Ohio Grape Industries Committee and
is assigned to wines made from at least 90
percent Ohio-grown grapes. These wines
must also achieve at least 15 of 20 points
on a sensory evaluation and pass a chemical analysis before receiving the quality
seal.
The Ohio Grape Industries Committee
is housed at the Ohio Department of Agriculture and provides wineries a means to
market their top-quality wines against wellknown California and European wines. To
learn more about the program or for a complete list of Ohio Quality Wines, visit www.
tasteohiowines.com.
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Cincinnati Country Day Presents
Upper and Middle School Awards
Cincinnati Country Day School presented its Upper and Middle School awards
for the 2015-16 school year. Among award
winners are the following Sycamore Township and Montgomery residents:
Upper School Awards
Class Scholars
Alumni Award (sophomores)
Moya Ly, Montgomery; Tony Wen,
Loveland
Departmental
David E. Laird Computer Science
Award
Moya Ly ’18, Montgomery
Extracurricular
Archive Award
Taylor Boggs ’16, Anderson Twp., Sky-
lar Boggs ’18, Anderson Twp., Jose Rutherford ’18, Montgomery
Thomas D. Gettler’76 Creative Writing
Award
Emma Robitaille ’16, Montgomery
Fine Arts
Visual Arts Award
Kathryn Burress ’16, Montgomery
National Merit
National Merit Commended Students
Trisha Atluri, Indian Hill; Maggie Bernish, Anderson Twp.; George Crowley,
Glendale; Nathan Grant, Loveland; Ian
Hayes, West Chester; Sidd Jejurikar, Sycamore Twp.; Max Luebbers, Madeira; Sean
O’Brien, Indian Hill; Ben Paff, West Price
Hill; Caroline Retzios, Sharonville; Kendall
Smith, Loveland; Charlie Sukin, Indian Hill;
J’Quaan Waite, Liberty Township
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Middle School Awards
Eight students received the Richard O.
Schwab Middle School Award, the highest
award. It recognizes the boy and girl in
each grade who exemplify the following
qualities: positive attitude, dedication to
school work and school activities, leadership, respect for others and kindness to everyone.
Richard O. Schwab Middle School
Award
5th Grade-Emil Hettich, Milford; Sami
Hess, West Chester
6th Grade-Zach Corbin, Loveland;
Mimi Liao, Mason
7th Grade-Jack Wright, Indian Hill;
Molly Taylor, Milford
8th Grade-Ammar D’Ambrosio, Liberty Twp.; Renee Twyford, Montgomery
Class Scholar Awards
Herbert Snyder Award (Grade 8)
Will Beyreis, Miami Twp.; Natalie
de Beer, Loveland; Jaiyenan English,
Maineville; David Morales, Indian Hill;
Anushka Nair, Montgomery; Matthew
O’Brien, Indian Hill
Dr. Charles F. Clark Character Award
5th Grade-Luc Bonomo, Oakley
6th Grade-Julia Recker, Sycamore Twp.
7th Grade-Wynton Jackson, Forest Park
8th Grade-Manav Patel, Evendale
Departmental
Eighth Grade History Award
Anushka Nair, Montgomery
National French Contest
Will Beyreis, Miami Twp.; Nicholas
Bulas; Indian Hill; Brian Butler, Madeira;
Duncan Laird, Mariemont; Jaecar Ly, Montgomery; Riley Michalski, Norwood; Anushka Nair, Montgomery; Renee Twyford,
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Sophomore Josie Rutherford, left, of
Montgomery, waits her turn to receive an
Archive Award as yearbook advisor Angela
Suarez presents an Archive Award to Skylar
Boggs, a sophomore from Anderson Township.
Both are sophomores.
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Cincinnati Country Day Holds 2016
Commencement Exercises
Cincinnati Country Day School celebrated the graduates of the Class of 2016
during its 90th Commencement on June 3.
The ceremony for the 67 seniors was held
at the school’s new Carey Family Amphitheater on the North Lawn.
Jonathan B. Hall of Symmes Township,
president of the board of trustees, delivered
the graduation address. Head of School Anthony T.T. Jaccaci of Indian Hill made welcoming and farewell remarks.
Nicholas Sam of Liberty Township,
president of the senior class, and David Xiaodi Yang of West Chester, president of the
student council, provided senior remarks
on behalf of their classmates. Molly Murray
Petre of Hyde Park, CCD Middle School English teacher, led the invocation.
Robert Plummer of Owensville, CCD
Upper School math teacher who is retiring
after 42 years, introduced the 11 senior “Lifers” who attended Country Day from first
through 12th grade. Diplomas were presented by Jaccaci, Hall and Upper School
Head Stephanie Luebbers of Madeira.
All members of the Class of 2016 will
attend four-year colleges at 50 schools
across the country. Students received 347
college acceptances and were awarded
$8.4 million in grants and scholarships.
Class of 2016 Colleges
The University of Arizona, Ashland
University, Bowling Green State University, Brown University, Bucknell University, Case Western Reserve University (2),
University of Cincinnati (3), University of
Colorado, Cornell University, Dartmouth
College (3), University of Dayton, Denison
University, University of Denver, DePauw
University, Earlham College, Elon University, The George Washington University,
Georgetown University, Hanover College,
Harvard University (2), Hillsdale College,
Indiana University, Jacksonville University,
University of Kentucky, Lake Forest College
(2), Loyola Marymount University, Loyola
University Chicago, Marist College, Miami
University, Oxford (8), Mount St. Joseph
University, The University of North Carolina, Northeastern University, Northern
Kentucky University, University of Notre
Dame, The Ohio State University (2), Occidental College, Ohio University (2), Parsons School of Design, Principia College ,
Saint Louis University, Savannah College of
Art and Design, Sewanee: The University of
the South , Skidmore College, Stanford University, Tufts University, Washington University, St. Louis, Wellesley College, West
Virginia University, University of Wisconsin
and Xavier University (2).
Three members of the CCDS Class of 2016 are
all smiles before graduation at CCDS on June 3.
They are, from left, Haven Watson of Colerain
Township, Carmelita Mays of Sycamore
Township, and Kayla Chisholm of College Hill.
Among the graduates from the Country
Day Class of 2016 are Luke Tan, left, of
Montgomery, and JC Vogt of Loveland.
UA Senior Receives PEO STAR
Scholarship
The PEO STAR Scholarship was awarded to Alexandra Taylor, graduating senior
from Ursuline Academy in Blue Ash. Taylor has demonstrated excellence in leadership, extracurricular activities, community
service, academics and potential for success. The scholarship is a one-time, $2,500
award to young women graduating high
school and planning to pursue post-secondary education. Taylor is one of 11 winners
in the State of Ohio and one of only 400
winners from 1,933 applicants nationwide. The PEO Sisterhood is one of the largest
community-based women’s organizations
in North America with almost 250,000 initiated members. The organization provides
loans, grants and scholarships for women
through its six philanthropies. The PEO Sisterhood is committed to helping women
achieve their educational goals.
MND’s Class of 2016 Achieves
Academic Excellence
Mount Notre Dame’s (MND) Class of
2016 has distinguished itself as one of the
most academically successful in the history of the school. Collectively, the Class of
2016 earned more than $21.3 million in
scholarship money. What is even more impressive is the caliber of scholarships that
students have been awarded, including
multiple full-tuition scholarship offers to
universities such as Ohio State, Oklahoma
and Vanderbilt.
In addition, the Class of 2016 received
an unprecedented number of acceptances
from some of the country’s leading universities, including Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, Notre Dame and Vanderbilt.
With 19 AP classes currently offered,
more MND students than ever will begin
school this fall with college credits already
earned.
MND’s Class of 2016 pose for the traditional
graduation photo.
Ursuline Names Recipients of Linda
Vester Ivy League Scholarship
Ursuline is proud to congratulate
Kelsey Sheldon ‘16 of Clifton and Nkemdilim Ugwu ‘16 of West Chester, who
were awarded the Linda Vester Ivy League
Scholarship. This scholarship program
was made possible through the generosity
of Linda Vester Greenberg ‘83 and her husband Glenn Greenberg.
This scholarship program was established by Greenberg, herself a Fulbright
Scholar and celebrated TV journalist, and
her husband in 2001 to encourage qualified
Ursuline students to attend Ivy League colleges. The idea came from Greenberg’s experiences as a student at Ursuline Academy
when she learned how financially prohibitive it was for qualified students to attend
Ivy League colleges.
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Ursuline student Kelsey Sheldon ’16 and
Nkemdilim Ugwu ‘16 were named the 2016
Linda Vester Ivy League Scholarship recipients.
After the committee of Ursuline administrators and counselors reviews applications and makes a recommendation, the
recipients are awarded $15,000 per year
for four years of undergraduate Ivy League
study. The Greenbergs hope that such
scholarships will enable Ursuline graduates
to attend Ivy League colleges or universities
that would be otherwise unattainable.
Sheldon will attend Cornell University
in Ithaca, New York where she will study a
multidisciplinary major in food science and
business. She is a member of the Cincinnati
Junior Rowing Club and has competed nationally every year of high school.
Ugwu will attend Brown University in
Providence, Rhode Island where she will
study biology with a pre-med track. She
served as president of Ursuline’s chapter of
the National Honors Society, and through
that organization volunteered with Dress
For Success and St. Joseph Orphanage.
Of the 163 members of Ursuline’s
graduating class of 2016, with acceptances
at 219 colleges, 100 percent are continuing
their education at 55 colleges; 96 percent
of this class received over $26,500,000 in
scholarships.
Ursuline Announces Recipient of
Sister Xavier Ladrigan Excellence in
Education Award
Ursuline is proud to congratulate Music Faculty member Amy Clark of Cheviot
who was named the 2016 recipient of Ursuline’s Sister Xavier Ladrigan Excellence in
Education Award on May 25 at Ursuline’s
annual Faculty Recognition Dinner.
The Sister Xavier Ladrigan Award was
inaugurated in 1992 to honor Sr. Xavier Ladrigan, OSU as she retired from Ursuline’s Board of Trustees. Sr. Xavier served
as the Superior General of the Ursulines of
Brown County and was largely responsible
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Saturday, August 13, 2016
at Lunken Airport
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Classic Car & Airplane Show
Vintage Clothing
Live Big Bands & Swing Dancing
Historical Lectures & Discussions
Tickets
Free for Cincinnati Museum Center Membersand WWII Veterans.
$10 non-Member/Senior
$5 non-Member Child
Parking is $5 cash.
cincymuseum.org/events/1940s-weekend
for Ursuline’s move to Blue Ash in 1970.
She devoted her entire life to education.
The award is presented each year to a deserving individual with the knowledge and
great faith that her legacy will live on in
those who demonstrate an acceptance of
the challenges given to each of us.
Clark was nominated by parents, students, and fellow faculty. She was especially lauded for her dedication to the Ursuline
community as a whole, through her efforts
to build community, foster student leaders,
and approach her teaching as a vocation,
rather than simply a profession.
This is the fourth year that Clark has
taught at Ursuline. She serves as the director of Ursuline’s Women’s Chorus,
A’ C a p p e l l a
Choir,
and
Show Choir,
and serves as
the Music Director of Ur- Ursuline Principal, Tom
suline’s annu- Barhorst; 2016 Sr. Xavier
al fall musical. Ladrigan Excellence in
Education Award recipient,
Amy Clark; Ursuline
President, Sharon Redmond.