Issue IV 2001 - University of Mount Union

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MOUNT UNION
Magazine
A Publication for Mount Union College Alumni & Friends
Issue IV, 2001
honors, accolades and more...
Alum
Alum Records
Records Song
Song to
to Benefit
Benefit Victims
Victims of
of September
September 11
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Stefani Schaefer, co-anchor and co-host of Cleveland’s Fox 8 News in the Morning, has a new project underway – one that involves her lifelong interest in music.
Schaefer, a 1993 graduate of Mount Union, recently recorded a song, written by
Cleveland songwriter Mark Reis, which is included on a CD being sold to benefit
the victims of the September 11th tragedy.
Schaefer was approached by Reis to record the song, “Where is all the love in this
world?” Reis said he wrote the song “in response to the senseless violence occurring every day in our society.” The horrific events of September 11 rekindled interest in the song and it was recorded and released on a CD. For more information, visit www.whereisallthelove.com.
“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres
Fred Oberholzer, a 1949 graduate of Mount Union and an avid supporter of athletics, introduced Head Football Coach Larry Kehres at the Canton Hall of Fame
Luncheon with the following words.
Can Anything Be Better
Can anything be better than a team whose skills abound, whose players kick the
stuffing out of every team around? Can there be a better feeling than to end another
quest by proving to observers that you’re still the nation’s best.
There’s no athletic scholarship a Raider star may earn. Each player’s motivation is to study, work and learn. He’ll play
the game for love of sport and try to help the team, and his only compensation is a boost in self-esteem.
In four short years he’ll graduate and face the game of life, helped out in preparation by his years of gridiron strife. Yes,
there is a better feeling than to beat each foe in sight, it’s the feeling deep within you that you’ve really done it right.
Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”
When Captain Thomas C. Bennett, class of 1976, retires from the Navy in April of this year he will have a lot of
interesting and memorable experiences to look back on. Perhaps one of the most memorable, though, was his most
recent mission over the skies in Afghanistan. Captain Bennett commanded Carrier Air Wing 11 on the aircraft carrier
U.S.S. Carl Vinson, the first planes to hit targets in Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.
Now returned home to San Diego, Captain Bennett recalls being on a carrier in the North Arabian Sea on September 11.
After the attacks on America, he and his pilots flew surveillance missions over neighboring seas until October 2. Then their
patrol area became southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. On October 7, Captain Bennett participated in one of the
first two waves of fighter bombers attacking Taliban headquarters.
Table of Contents
MOUNT UNION
Magazine
Raiders Earn Sixth National Title ............................... 3
With a 30-27 win over Bridgewater College in front of a standing room only
crowd, Mount Union claimed its fifth NCAA Division III Football National
Championship in six years and sixth overall.
Runners Kick Off Homecoming ................................. 12
Alumni, friends and family joined on Mount’s campus in September to
celebrate Homecoming 2001. Visitors joined in a host of scheduled events
throughout the day.
Champions for Their Son ............................................ 18
Dougle ’01 and Marcy (Carpenter ’93) Hankins, along with help from some
Mount Union friends, participate yearly in a walk to benefit juvenile diabetes
and their son Tristan, who was diagnosed with the disease when he was one
year old.
A Champion Overseas .................................................. 20
Dr. Frank Triplett, professor of French and chair of the foreign language department, has spent the past semester guiding American students studying
abroad in France at the Université de Pau. His role proved to be a challenging
one in the wake of September 11.
Champions for a Cause ................................................ 22
After the events of September 11, members of the Mount Union community
joined together to lend a helping hand to the victims of the tragedy and those
who risked their lives to help others in the aftermath.
On the Cover
The Mount Union Purple Raider football team claimed
its sixth Division III National Championship after defeating Bridgewater College at the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl
in Salem, VA.
Editors
Editorial Board
Linda (Girvan ’92) Beck
Melissa Smith ’98
Dorothy Davis ’62
Linda (Girvan ’92) Beck
Harry Paidas ’74
Melissa Smith ’98
Designer
Melissa Smith ’98
Contributors
Michael De Matteis
Monique Friend ’01
Lyndsie Henderson ’03
Harry Paidas ’74
Photographers
Cockrill’s Studio
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In Every Issue
President’s Message
2
Campus News
14
Sports
17
Advancement News
24
Class Notes
26
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arts education grounded in the JudeoChristian tradition. The College
affirms the importance of reason,
open inquiry, living faith, and
individual worth. Mount Union’s
mission is to prepare students for
meaningful work, fulfilling lives and
responsible citizenship.
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Mount Union College does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of
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President’s Message
Winning a national championship never gets old – nor does
it get any easier. Even though the Purple Raiders have won
six national titles in the last nine years, every year it seems to
get a little sweeter. Congratulations are certainly in order for
our student-athletes and Coach Larry Kehres and his staff
who have worked tirelessly to put together the premier program in the country.
Of course the value of a national title extends well beyond
the football field. Our student-athletes represent themselves
well wherever they go. This year, in particular, the national
spotlight was upon them and the resultant publicity was outstanding. Many of the national stories told not only about
our incredible excellence on the field but also about the commitment to academic excellence and community service off
the field. I hope you will take the time to read the reprints of
the articles in this magazine from issues of Sports Illustrated,
USA Today, The New York Times, and the Akron Beacon Journal.
As we plan for the future, it behooves us as an institution to
take advantage of our renown and apply it to other areas of
excellence at the College.
“
By recognizing
prowess in a
given field, we
hope that the
public will
begin to
identify with
Mount Union
as a place
where champions are made
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and reside.”
Starting with this magazine and in the months
In addition to an intentional public relations and advertising
ahead, you will be read-
campaign, we are putting together an integrated marketing
ing about other champi-
team of faculty and staff members and others who will guide
ons at Mount Union Col-
the institution in its efforts to be more visible. As Coach
lege. Those champions
Kehres and his staff have demonstrated, you don’t become
include students, faculty
number-one in a given area by accident. It takes sound plan-
members, alumni and
ning, the right resources and an unbridled dedication and
others who are champi-
work ethic to achieve the ultimate prize.
ons in their own right. By
recognizing prowess in a
given field, we hope that
the public will begin to
identify with Mount
Union as a place where
champions are made and
reside.
Mount Union has the ingredients to be number-one, or at
least near the top, in a number of different areas. In the
months ahead, plans will be laid and progress toward excellence will be evident. On the heels of unprecedented publicity thanks to our football team, we will be looking to expand
our visibility into academic and service-learning areas. We
have much to be proud of, and with apologies to Paul Harvey,
we are well-positioned to tell “the rest of the story.”
National Championship
BACK TO
BUSINESS
Raiders Earn Sixth National Title
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BACK TO B
Raiders
Win Sixth
NCAA
Mount Union College claimed its fifth
from quarterback Jason Lutz to wide re-
National Championship in six years
ceiver Marcus Richardson.
and sixth overall (’93, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’00,
’01) with a 30-27 win over Virginia’s
Bridgewater College in front of a standing room only crowd of 7,992 fans in
Mount Union answered right away with
a 6-play, 49-yard drive capped by
Moore’s 3-yard touchdown run at the
12:18 mark of the first quarter.
Salem, VA, on Saturday, December 15,
2001.
Raider place kicker Rodney Chenos
converted on a 27-yard field goal at the
Division IIII
National
Football
Title
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The contest featured numerous big
plays – including 12 of 20+ yards or
11:43 mark of the second quarter, giving Mount Union a 10-7 lead.
more, six total turnovers and a recordsetting performance by Raider running
back Chuck Moore.
The Eagles responded with a 10-yard
touchdown pass from Lutz to wide receiver Brian Ratliff with 7:05 remain-
Bridgewater’s first play from scrimmage was a 67-yard touchdown pass
ing in the quarter. The PAT was blocked
by Mount Union’s Mike Miller, giving
Lutz found Ratliff for the second time
Bridgewater a 13-10 lead.
on a 59-yard touchdown strike with
Mount Union would then score 20 unanswered points to go up 30-13 late in
the third quarter.
Moore took a draw play 36 yards for a
score against a blitzing defense with
5:38 remaining in the second quarter.
13:09 remaining, making it 30-20
Mount Union.
Bridgewater stopped Mount Union on
fourth-and-four from its 4-yard line
and followed it with a 6-play, 96-yard
drive capped by a Lutz 3-yard touchdown run with 1:55 left in the game.
Raider linebacker Jason Perkins returns an
interception 44 yards for a touchdown.
The game’s biggest turnover followed
when Raider outside linebacker Jason
Perkins returned an interception 44
yards for a touchdown at the 3:39 mark
of the second stanza. Perkins’ pick was
set up when end Todd Braden pulled
down the Bridgewater quarterback as
The ensuing onside kick was recovered
by Raider wide receiver Jason Richards.
Moore picked up the game’s final first
down to run out the clock en route to
an NCAA-best 28th consecutive victory
for Mount Union.
he was releasing the football. The PAT
Moore set numerous Stagg Bowl
was blocked.
records, including the mark for rushMount Union’s offensive linemen celebrate with the
trophy in hand.
BUSINESS
“We got excellent pressure on the quar-
ing yards (273) and attempts (34). His
terback from our end, Todd Braden,”
95-yard run was also a championship
noted Perkins. “I just ended up in the
game best. Moore’s 998 total yards
flats with a chance to make a play. The
rushing and 138 carries are all new
goal line looked a mile away as I was
Division III playoff marks.
running toward it.”
Mount Union led 23-13 at the half.
The lone third quarter score came at the
5:50 mark when Moore broke off a
school-record 95-yard touchdown run,
giving the Raiders a 17-point lead.
The Raider defense takes a well-earned break
during the third quarter.
“You never expect to put numbers up
like that in a national championship
game,” said Moore. “That’s like a dream
come true. A lot of credit goes to a lot
of other people. I was fortunate to crack
the long run when we needed it, but the
line gave me a great hole to work with
The Eagles would mount a fourthquarter comeback, scoring twice in the
final stanza.
and our receivers did an excellent job
of downfield blocking. As a senior at
Mount Union, to walk off the field as a
Defensive end Todd Braden comes up with another
big play in the Bridgewater backfield.
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Jason Candle, Mount Union’s leading receiver during the season, had a team-best five
receptions for 120 yards against the Eagles.
champion is an unbelievable feeling.
men can work toward and try to sur-
This is the way you want to go out.”
pass.”
Raider Head Coach Larry Kehres also
Raider quarterback Rob Adamson fin-
had high praise for his graduating All-
ished the day 11-of-19 for 180 yards.
American.
His favorite target, wide receiver Jason
“I hesitate to say that I may never have
the opportunity to coach another man
During the Stagg Bowl pre-game, the crowd
honored numerous “heroes” including fire fighters,
police officers and other emergency personnel.
Candle, posted a team-best five grabs
for 120 yards.
as fine as Chuck Moore, because I hope
Defensively, the Purple & White was
I do,” said Kehres. “I’m going to work
paced by Perkins’ eight hits and end
real hard to try to recruit some young
Matt Campbell’s seven tackles. Mount
men who are as outstanding as he is.
Union totaled four interceptions in the
“I realize what he has meant to our program is almost indescribable in many
ways other than just football. We’re
contest, including picks from defensive
backs Chris Kern, Matt Sotcan and
Mike Miller.
certainly going to miss him. As in all
“It took us a while to adjust to their
cases, he set a standard that other young
overall team speed,” said Kehres. “They
spread the field and were able to get a
A large number of Mount Union students made the
trip to Virginia to witness the Raiders sixth Stagg
Bowl win.
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Running back Chuck Moore set numerous playoff records, including a Stagg Bowl record 273
yards rushing.
number of big plays on us. However,
Mount Union, now 6-0 in Stagg Bowl
under the circumstances, I thought we
action, runs its Division III best playoff
did a reasonably good job defensively.
record to 33-7. The Raiders, who have
You don’t totally shut down an offense
won 82 of their last 83 games played,
that potent.”
are now tied with Georgia Southern of
Lutz finished the day 14-of-32 for 374
yards and three scores for the Eagles.
Running back Davon Cruz had 71 yards
Div. I-AA for most collegiate National
Championships among teams that play
with a football playoff format.
rushing on 18 carries while Ratliff had
“There is no secret to our success,”
a game-best seven catches for 161 yards
Kehres emphasized in the post-game
and two scores.
press conference when asked about the
Defensively, Bridgewater was led by
linebacker Jermaine Taylor’s game-best
12 hits and one interception.
Mount Union alumni and friends joined at the
Marriot Windham Hotel for a pre-game gathering in
the Charades Lounge.
Purple Raider winning tradition. “We
have had good teams recently because
we have very good football players that
are also fine young men. And those
The Eagles totaled 516 yards of offense
compared to the Raiders’ 454 total yards
outstanding players usually play well in
big games.”
in the contest.
Mount Union players celebrated their win on the
field in Salem, VA as head coach Larry Kehres
accepts the Raiders’ sixth trophy on his team’s
behalf.
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The Moore the Merrier
Mount Union won yet another Division III title behind the running of Chuck Moore
By Ivan Maisel of Sports Illustrated
December 15, 2001
The play that won Mount Union (Ohio)
College’s fifth Division III national championship in six years was quintessential
Chuck Moore. On a simple guard trap in
the third quarter, the Purple Raiders’ senior
tailback followed the block of left guard
Brent Miller, burst through the middle of
the line and ran unimpeded past the
Bridgewater (Va.) College defense for 95
yards, the longest touchdown in Division
III playoff history. The score, Moore’s third
of the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Salem,
Va., gave the Purple Raiders a 30-13 cushion, and they needed nearly all of it in their
30-27 victory. Moore, playing his final collegiate game, rushed for 273 yards on 34
carries and won his second consecutive
most outstanding player award in the national championship game. In four
postseason games this year he rushed for
998 yards and scored 12 touchdowns, both
Division III playoff records.
Against Bridgewater, Moore also scored on
a draw of 36 yards behind a Miller block in
the second quarter. The two touchdowns
were straightforward and unadorned, just
like Moore, a 6-foot, 207-pound Chip
Hilton for the 21st century. He has 4.5
speed and rushed for 2,349 yards and 36
touchdowns in 14 games this year. He’s a
two-time Academic All-American, played
centerfield on the Mount Union baseball
team and still says “jeez” in conversation.
“I realize that what he’s meant to our program is almost indescribable,” said Mount
Union coach Larry Kehres after the title game.
At Mogadore (Ohio) High five years ago,
Moore attracted scholarship offers from Akron and Kent, but then he tore his right ACL
in a state semifinal playoff. “Some people say
that the knee injury scared off Division I
schools,” Moore said last week. “I tell you
what. The four years I’ve had at Mount have
been tremendous. I would not change the
way things turned out for anything.”
The Purple Raiders went 54-1 during
Moore’s four seasons of eligibility. Thanks
to Kehres, whose teams are fundamentally
sound and disciplined, they also won all 28
games in the two seasons before Moore
suited up. “Notre Dame ought to take a
look at Kehres,” legendary St. John’s (Minn.)
coach John Gagliardi said after Mount
Union cruised past his team, 35-14, in the
playoff semi-finals. “It would solve a lot of
problems, theirs and ours. How do you win
81 out of 82 games? Nobody does that, not
even Bud Wilkinson, who I thought was the
greatest of them all.”
Now Mount Union has won 82 of its last
83 games, though Bridgewater made the final victory difficult. The Eagle’s northern
Virginia campus may be only 100 miles
north of Salem, but measured in football
miles the team’s journey to the Stagg Bowl
could have circled the globe. Before coach
Mike Clark was hired in 1995, Bridgewater
had won 94 games in 70 seasons. “When I
came here,” Clark says, “I asked, ‘Where are
the headsets?’ They had none, because they
never hired enough coaches to put someone in the press box.”
Clark doubled the number of full- and part-time
assistants to six and got his headsets. The Eagles
went 0-9-1 in his first season, 2-8 in his second,
5-5 in his third and winless in his fourth. “The
president, Dr. [Phillip] Stone, called me in and
said,‘I’m going to hang with you, but this needs
to change,’” Clark says.
The Eagles’ speed presented problems for
Mount Union from the first play, when
quarterback Jason Lutz completed a 67yard touchdown pass to Marcus
Richardson. “It’s an honor even to play
Mount Union in the championship game,”
Bridgewater tailback Davon Cruz, who
joined Moore in the Division III AllAmerica backfield, said before the game.
“At the same time it’s like any other team,
with flaws and weaknesses.”
Although Lutz threw three touchdown
passes and ran for a fourth, he could have
used a healthy Cruz, who took a shot to his
rib cage in the first half and rushed only
four times, for eight yards, after halftime.
He finished with 71 yards in 18 carries.
Moore, on the other hand, had run for 95
yards by halftime. He hopes to be invited
to an all-star game to attract attention from
NFL scouts. If that opportunity at a
career in pro football doesn’t materialize,
Moore will begin working at Capital
Securities of America in Hartville, Ohio,
in January. Though he didn’t graduate
until this semester, Moore earned his
license to sell stocks last summer. Finally,
a stockbroker who had a good 2001.
Reprinted courtesy of Sports Illustrated:
“The Moore the Merrier” by Ivan Maisel,
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s Year-End Issue,
December 24-31, 2001. Copyright © 2001.
Time Inc. All rights reserved.
Mount Union Looks for Another
Division III Title
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By Erik Boland of the New York Times
December 15, 2001
ticeably uncomfortable when asked to discuss his accomplishments at Mount Union.
talk about Mount Union’s championship
run, which began in 1993.
ALLIANCE, Ohio, Dec. 14 — Larry Kehres,
the coach with the highest winning percentage in college football history, becomes no-
Kehres has won five Division III national
championships in the last eight seasons, but
he fidgets and looks away when asked to
A natural storyteller, “he’s the funniest guy
I know,” Alex Grinch, a senior safety, said,
Kehres stutters when asked about his role
on a team that has won 81 of its last 82 regular-season games and 99 of its last 100 in
the Ohio Athletic Conference. And forget
about getting Kehres to discuss his part in
the Purple Raiders’ current 27-game winning streak or his astounding record – 17717-3, a 90.5 winning percentage – since becoming Mount Union’s coach in 1986.
Mount Union, a liberal arts college with an
enrollment of 2,200, heads back to the
Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the championship game in Division III, Saturday in Salem, Va., the first time the game will be
played at night. The Purple Raiders (13-0)
will play Bridgewater (Va.), which has won
all 12 of its games this season.
Kehres’s record suggests that the Mount
Union campus, tucked in Ohio farm country an hour southeast of Cleveland, might
be decorated with tributes for the coach. A
street named Kehres Avenue, or maybe a
statue in front of Mount Union Stadium.
At the very least, Kehres’s picture adorning
the cover of the football media guide.
But that is not his style. “Oh, we’d never put
him on the cover of the media guide,” said
Mike De Matteis, Mount Union’s sports
information director. “He’d never go for
that. He likes to keep a low profile, so the
kids get a ton of attention.”
John Gagliardi, whose record in 53 years as
the coach at St. John’s in Collegeville, Minn.,
is 388-112-11, has brought his team into the
Division III playoffs the past two seasons,
only to lose to Mount Union each time. Last
year Mount Union defeated the Johnnies,
10-7, in the Stagg Bowl. Last Saturday
Mount Union beat St. John’s, 35-14, in the
semifinals here. Gagliardi joked after the
game about the Mount Union football machine.
“I think Kehres should be outlawed,”
Gagliardi said. “Once you have a certain
number of wins, you should be outlawed.”
Kehres said there was no secret to Mount
Union’s success. “If there’s one common
thread between the teams over the 16
years, it’s that we’ve had good players,” he
said. “I’ve had two men who have been
with me the entire 16 years. One is the defensive coordinator, Don Montgomery,
and the other is the recruiting coordinator, Jeff Wojtowicz. They are every bit as
responsible for our football team as I am.”
That is typical Kehres self-effacement, his
players said. Kehres was a Mount Union
quarterback from 1968 to 1971 and still has
the team record for the longest touchdown
pass, 95 yards. When players speak of their
coach, they do so respectfully.
“He knows so much about the game,”said running back Chuck Moore, who won the
Gagliardi award this season, given to the top
player in Division III.“I love going to scouting
reports on Mondays just to listen to him talk.”
Rob Adamson, a junior quarterback, said
Kehres’s practices are one of the reasons his
teams are so successful. The pressure of
game day, even a national semifinal, pales
compared with the pressure of practice.
“I don’t know how to explain it, you just
don’t want him mad at you,” Adamson said.
“He’ll give you that look that he gives; you
just don’t want it. It’s silent intimidation.
He puts so much pressure on you in practice, you can handle it game day.”
Kehres conducts himself with similar stoicism during games. He showed no emotion after each of Mount Union’s first three
touchdowns Saturday against St. John’s.
Instead, lips pursed, he turned and walked
back toward midfield as if everything had
happened exactly as he had planned.
“I take the same approach during games he
does,” Grinch, the senior safety, said. “I see
how businesslike he is. That rubs off on the
rest of the team.”
Despite the victories and titles, Kehres said
he had been offered only one Division I
coaching job; Kent State University, which
is less than an hour from Alliance, tried to
pry him from Mount Union before the 1998
season. Kehres said he was tempted but
turned down the offer. That season, a young
and inexperienced Purple Raiders team
won the college’s fourth national title.
Kehres said the coaching job that would lure
him from Mount Union does not exist.
“I don’t have that ultimate job in mind,” he
said. “I feel like I have my ultimate job and
I want to keep it.”
And if Mount Union wins a sixth Division
III title Saturday, expect Kehres to again deflect attention elsewhere.
“You can’t let the past influence each day,
except to learn from it,” he said. “So there
isn’t any real value in dealing with how
many games we have won or lost. If I
thought there was any value in talking
about it, I would do it, but I really don’t
think there is any.”
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Awash in Wins, Wonder
It’s that time of the year – again – when Mount Union cleans up
by Terry Pluto of the Akron Beacon Journal,
November 21, 2001
During football season, Mike Miller hopes
it doesn’t rain.
That’s because Mount Union’s star defensive back also has an on-campus job of doing the laundry, and the muddy practice
uniforms are a mess.
“Takes hours,” he said. “After road games,
we get on the bus, ride a couple of hours,
then come back here. About 11 p.m., a
couple of us start washing the uniforms,
then finish it Sunday morning.”
“Where do you go to school?” they ask.
Then again, you have to see Miller, all 5foot-7, 160 pounds of him.
“I know,” he says. “I’m on it.”
When people do, he says the conversation
usually is like this.
Laundry, they’d believe that.
“Mount Union,” he says.
“They have a pretty good football team,”
they say.
“You? You play football? No way!” they say.
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But Miller not only is on the team, the
Cuyahoga Falls product is one of the few
pure freshmen ever to start at the smallcollege powerhouse.
“Mike Miller is everything you want in a
football player, except he’s not tall,” said his
coach, Larry Kehres.
Welcome to Division III, where there is
some great football being played – at least
in Alliance, on the Mount Union campus
– and where there is room for small athletes like Mike Miller.
But there are no athletic scholarships.
It’s where All-American running back
Chuck Moore is completing his 100-page
paper, a stockbroker’s detailed analysis of a
company called WorldCom, and its economic prospects for the future.
“Don’t ask me what Chuck is writing,”
Kehres said. “It’s way beyond me.”
Moore has a 3.8 grade-point average. He
spent the past two summers working at Capital Investments in Hartville. That company
has a job awaiting Moore when he graduates
in December with a degree in finance.
Moore is the greatest running back in
Mount Union history and one of the best
ever to play Division III football. But he also
spent a couple of years doing laundry duty.
“When it might rain, Chuck would want
us to wear our purple uniforms rather than
the white because it was easier to clean,”
Kehres said. “Smart kid, Chuck Moore.”
What do you expect? The Mogadore product is a Division III Academic All-American.
Then Kehres, the winningest percentage
coach in college football history, said, “I
bet we were the only team in the country
where the guys who do the laundry pick
the color of the uniforms we wear.”
Don’t you just love it?
There’s Matt Campbell, star defensive end,
who spent the past two summers working
on a construction crew, “busting up bridges
and running a jackhammer, it was great.”
And there’s Rob Adamson, who has waited
three long years to be the team’s quarterback. For a time, he even left Mount, enrolled at Malone, then came back.
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“There is something special about this
place,” he said. “You really don’t appreciate it until you go somewhere else.”
It starts with Kehres, who is coaching the
top-ranked team in Division III – again.
The Purple Raiders just finished their seventh consecutive undefeated regular season.
Think about that. They haven’t lost a regular-season game since 1994.
No matter how talented, how well-coached,
how determined, you’d think that there
would have been one Saturday afternoon
when the weather was lousy, the ball
bounced funny, the breaks went the wrong
way and the players just weren’t inspired.
They win all the games they should, and a
few they shouldn’t.
They’ve won four national titles in the past
five years. The only loss in that span was in
the 1999 tournament semifinals to Rowan,
always a physically gifted team that is
stocked with Division I transfers.
Mount has won 99 of its past 100 regularseason games, its coach has a 174-17-3
record in 16 years and has turned down the
chance to think about coaching at places
like Kent State and Princeton. Mount Union
averages about 5,000 fans for home games,
and nearly all the players graduate, many
becoming high school teachers and coaches.
Now, it’s playoff time. Mount Union time.
The Purple Raiders play host to Augustana
on Saturday at noon. They are aiming for
their sixth national title since 1993.
Know how they celebrated last year’s 107 victory over St. John’s to win the national
title in Salem, Va.? In the middle of their
seven-hour bus ride home, they pulled
into the Tamarack rest stop on the West
Virginia turnpike and had pizza.
The players tell you it’s something they’ll
always remember.
When Matt Campbell was a star at Perry
High, he didn’t think about bus rides and
appearances in the Stagg Bowl, even though
his dad, North Canton principal Rick
Campbell, had played at Mount Union.
Campbell was heavily recruited and accepted a football scholarship to Pittsburgh.
He thought he was their only freshman
tight end, which was true. But there were a
few transfers that no one mentioned to him.
When practice opened, he was one of six
tight ends. By the season opener, he had
worked his way up to third on the depth
chart, then was told he would be redshirted.
He was switched to defensive end, where
he was playing at 225 pounds and most of
the others were at 270.
“As time went on, I found it was more of a
job than football,” he said. “Guys were always
talking about going to the NFL. The coach
who recruited me was hired by the Denver
Broncos. I was in a big city. I just didn’t have
that feeling of belonging to a team.”
He knew about Mount and Kehres from his father. He watched the Raiders win the 1998 national title on ESPN, and thought, “Those guys
are having so much fun, they seem like a family.”
He stopped at Mount a few times driving home
from Pitt, just walking around the campus, staring at the empty football field, wondering if
maybe this was the place he belonged.
He decided to transfer. Now, the junior defensive end has a 3.3 grade-point average and plans
to teach history and be a high school coach.
“I’ve never regretted transferring for a second,”
he said.“I got my love for the game back.When
we play here, we play for the right reasons.”
Adamson understands the pressure.
This is his first season as Mount’s starting
quarterback, an exalted position that has
generated stars such as Jim Ballard, Bill
Borchert and Gary Smeck. Those are the
last three Purple Raider quarterbacks, and
all led their teams to a national title.
“I’ve followed their program, I know about
those guys,” Adamson said. “I know there
are a lot of eyes on me.”
The Manchester product has responded
with a strong season, completing 63 percent of his passes, throwing 20 TDs compared with only six interceptions.
With two minutes left this season in the
game against John Carroll and Mount
Union trailing 30-26, he completed 6-of-7
passes on the winning 68-yard TD drive.
“I remember Rob putting his hand on my
shoulder and telling me, ‘Coach, don’t
worry, we’re gonna score,’ ” Kehres said.
“Then he went out there and did it.”
Adamson said, “I sit up at night and dream
about games like that, where it’s up to me
to lead the team. It’s why I waited three
years to play quarterback here.”
In Mount Union’s 17-3 victory over
Baldwin-Wallace, a streak of 136 games
with a TD pass ended. Part of the reason
was Kehres kept the ball in the hands of
backs Dan Pugh and Moore, deciding it was
time for a streak “that creates needless pressure” to conclude.
“Rob was upset about that,” Moore said.
“But I reminded him, the point is to win.
We run the ball a lot more than those other
teams in the past. He’s in a tough spot and
has some big shoes to fill, but I like how
he’s playing right now. He likes the pressure. He has confidence.”
Finally, there is Moore.
No Mount Union player is more respected,
be it by the coaches or players.
“I swear, I don’t think he’s ever done or said
anything wrong,” insisted Adamson. “When
you play on the same team as Chuck, you
don’t want to let him down.”
Moore has come back from reconstructive
surgeries on both knees to set countless
school and Ohio Athletic Conference
records. He was nominated yesterday as one
of the 10 finalists for the National Division
III Player of the Year honors.
“I’m amazed at all that has happened to
me at Mount,” he said. “It reminds me of
when I played at Mogadore, a small school
with a small town where everyone pulls
together.”
He talked about his freshman year, when
he was in awe “and intimidated” by Kehres.
He now finds himself having “adult-toadult” conversations with his coach, and
that “really means a lot to me, he’s even
asked for my advice.”
Moore thought about how this week could
be his last game, how his years at Mount
have gone by so fast.
“It has been a privilege to play football
here,” he said. “A lot of us feel that way.”
And you know he means it.
Reprinted with the permission of the
Akron Beacon Journal.
At Mount Union, Football Still Game
By Jon Saraceno of USA Today
November 26, 2001
ALLIANCE, Ohio - This isn’t Gainesville,
Fla., or Ann Arbor, Mich., or Norman,
Okla., or any other mercenary college football factory in America. The coach isn’t a
millionaire. The players aren’t high school
All-Everythings lured by stealthy vows of
cash, cars and coeds. This is Mount Union
College, where players pay tuition, buy their
socks, wash their uniforms.
Like with many Division III schools, the dubious phrase“student-athlete”is not an oxymoron. Indeed, the star tailback is a finance major with a 3.85 grade-point average. In 16 seasons as head coach, Larry Kehres has had only
one player who didn’t graduate after playing
four seasons. The players aren’t the strongest
or the swiftest, but they look like real students
who are playing for the right reasons.
Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, the
nation’s finest college football program may
be nestled in the rolling farmland of southeastern Ohio. Mount Union football is a
bona fide dynasty, winning more games
than any school since 1990 (145-7-1). The
Purple Raiders have won 99 of their last 100
regular-season games. Their second-round
playoff victory Saturday against Augustana
(Ill.) leaves Mount Union a step closer to
ascending to its fifth national title in the last
six years and sixth since 1993. Unlike Divi-
sion I-A, the champions are real, not mythical. “We’re not trying to get the NFL, we’re
not trying to earn millions. We’re here to
play football,” said Rob Adamson, who
passed for 326 yards and three TDs in a 327 triumph. “There is no more purer college football than here. Look around,
everyone’s with families and friends. It
doesn’t get any better than this.”
Until the bill comes. Tuition is $18,000 a year.
When Adamson’s father Paul, was discussing
with his wife their son’s options, she kept telling
her husband that it sounded too expensive. “I
told her,‘Don’t worry, they’ll come up with more
(financial aid) to get Rob.’ I went back, and they
said, ‘No, that’s it.’ And it was.”
The private, liberal arts institution with
enrollment of 2,200, is located an hour from
Cleveland. Saturday’s atmosphere at Mount
Union Stadium, the oldest NCAA football
field in the state, was more high school-like
than big-time football. A pep band played;
bedsheets with friendly warnings such as
“Welcome To The Machine” hung everywhere. There was a pre-game brunch for
alumni and supporters in a school cafeteria, where they served waffles and doughnuts. It was a slice of Americana on an autumn day that folks such as Harold and
Alyce Ann Hall, Mount Union class of ’48
and ’47, wouldn’t miss for anything – including Ohio State football.
“I think there’s a difference in the climate
here because there are no athletic scholarships,” Harold said.
“I think the kids come because they’re students first.”
Running back Chuck Moore, who rushed for
146 yards and two touchdowns, already has
a job waiting for him as a stockbroker after
he graduates next month. “I wouldn’t trade
what I’ve had here for anything,” he said.
Saturday night, long after the celebration had
ended, three of his teammates, Mike Miller,
Josh Liddell and Rourke Skelton, began their
daily ritual: doing the team’s laundry. Try to
imagine Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey
rinsing out his center’s jock. Actually, laundry duty on this weekend (it’s work-study,
so the players are paid) was rather easy. Most
days, the trio washes 150 uniforms, but rules
allowed only 58 to dress Saturday.
“The only thing I buy ‘em is their uniform
– anything else, they buy,” Kehres said.
“Does that mean we’re cheap? No. But
when we travel on the road, we get back on
the bus, take out our turkey sandwiches and
celery sticks, eat and go home.”
Thank goodness for small-college football.
It is truly one of the last remnants of sanity
in sports today.
Copyright 2001, USA TODAY. Reprinted
with Permission.
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Homecoming 2001
RUNNERS KICK OFF
Homecoming 2001 kicked-off on the
Mount Union campus on Saturday,
September 29 with the 18 th Annual
Run-A-MUC race, a 5 K race sponsored
and organized by the College’s sport
management program. The overall
winner of the race was Dave James.
Winning overall for the women was
Gretchen Mzyk.
The morning continued with numerous
alumni gatherings, including the National
Cabinet of Mount Union Women meeting, an alumni swimming and diving
meet, and a Pre-Law Society Reception.
The more than 800 alumni, family
members and friends joining on campus were given the opportunity to tour
some of the College’s newer campus facilities, including the Dewald Chapel
and Kolenbrander-Harter Information
Center. Visitors were also invited to
watch the Homecoming Parade, featuring floats sponsored by numerous student organizations, and attend a
women’s soccer game vs. Wilmington
College.
Purple Raider football fans gathered for
a pre-game brunch in the Kresge Dining Commons while those who graduated within the last 10 years joined at
bw-3 Grill and Pub in Alliance for a
Young Alumni Reception. A special gift
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clubs reception for donors was also
Other post-game events included the
held, with guests being the first to see a
Black Student Union open house and
portrait and bust of Dr. Harold M.
fraternity and sorority open houses.
Kolenbrander, president of Mount
Union from 1986-2000. Kolenbrander
was on hand to accept the works of art.
All alumni came together for the Mount
Union vs. Ohio Northern University football
game,where the Purple Raiders clinched their
fourth win of the season with a 31-3 win.
Homecoming activities concluded on
AT A GLANCE
Sunday, September 30 with alumni softball and baseball games.
Student events during the week began
on Monday, September 24 and included
Wax Hands and Air Brush Tattoos, a
Gong Show, comedian Tommy Blaze,
A post-game reception, held on the
the annual Mr. MUC pageant and a
Campus Grounds patio, followed.
Homecoming semi-formal dance.
Run-A-MUC overall winner Dave James
Run-A-MUC women’s winner Gretchen Mzyk
Above: Alumni who graduated
within the last ten years were
invited to join at bw-3 Grill and Pub
for the annual Young Alumni
Gathering. Those who attended
enjoyed appetizers, giveaways and
reuniting with old friends.
Pre-Law Society Reception
Right: Dr. Harold M.
Kolenbrander, president of the
College from 1986-2000, was
honored at the Special Gift Clubs
Reception with a portrait and bust
of his likeness, which will join
similar artworks of all Mount
Union’s past presidents in the
Library.
Black Student Union Open House
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Campus News
Community Day
Mount Union College held its annual
Community Day on September 15. The
activities began with the dedication of
the Gulling Training Center, honoring
Paul Gulling of North Canton, OH,
who provided the lead gift for the CenAlison E.
ter. Basil Strong of Atwater, OH and
Novicki has
Tony Lee of Alliance, OH were also rec-
been named
ognized for their major gifts to the fa-
director of
college
cility. A community day cookout was
advancement
held, where the Purple Raider Cheer-
for annual
leaders and MUCaw, the Mount Union
giving programs at Mount
mascot made an appearance. The day
tus in 1982 by placing fourth overall in the 400
earned her bachelor’s
included two sporting events. The Purple Raider
meters. She also held the College’s record in
degree from the University
football team took on Otterbein College, win-
the 100 meters and 400 meters and was a two-
of Pittsburgh.
ning 48-10 and the women’s soccer team played
time conference champion as well.
Union College. Novicki
Notre Dame College, winning by a score of 4–1.
M-Club Hall of Fame
Gillespie, a football First-Team All Ohio Athletic Conference selection in 1975, is the singleseason record holder for yards per carry (6.9
On October 20, at halftime during the Mount
ypc). His 225 yards rushing against Wooster
Union vs. Capital football game, five new
in 1975 is third on the all-time Raider single-
members were inducted into the M-Club Hall
game rushing list.
of Fame. The new inductees included Vera
Hairston was a member of the 1983 National
Byrd ’83, Mike Gillespie ’77, Rick Hairston ’85,
Championship 400 meter relay team. He was
Troy Starr ’85 and Ed Trizzino ’84.
also National runner-up that year in the 100
Byrd, the first woman to be inducted into the
meters and 200 meters. Overall, he was a five-
Fifth Third Bank, trustee of
M-Club Hall of Fame, was a two-time National
time All-American and member of what was
the Charles Schell Founda-
Qualifier in track, earning All-American sta-
arguably the best one-two sprint combination
Mount
Union
College has
received a
$100,000
grant from
tion, to help qualified
students in need of emergency financial aid assistance.
in the history of Division III
(Hairston and Derrick Rippy).
Starr was a two-time First-Team AllOAC selection and a two-time AllAmerican linebacker (1983 and
1984) for the Purple Raiders. He was
also named the Co-Defensive Player
of the Year in the OAC in 1984.
Trizzino, a 150-pounder who be-
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came a three-time OAC champion in
Campus News
wrestling, earned All-American honors twice
Hurricane. The book was the basis of the
during his collegiate career, finishing fifth over-
movie, The Hurricane, which starred Denzel
all at Nationals in 1983 and 1984.
Washington.
Lloyd Davidson, retired food service director
at Mount Union, and Terry Taylor, retired dean
Schooler Lecture
Mount Union
of students at Mount Union, received M-Club
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the
College
Honorary Membership Awards. Pete Gligor
1984 Nobel Peace Prize, will present the
welcomed a
’62 earned the Award of Excellence.
Schooler Lecture at Mount Union’s Timken
Physical Education Building on Tuesday,
Dewald Lecture
near recordbreaking class
of 650 new
students to
March 19, 2002 at 8 p.m.
campus in August, bringing
Lesra Martin, a crown attorney from
Tutu is chancellor
full-time enrollment of
British Columbia who helped free
of the University
traditional students up to
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and was
of the Western
the inspiration for the 2001 release,
Cape. Previously,
The Hurricane, was the keynote
he has served as
speaker at the Dewald Honors Din-
the Bishop of
ner and Lecture.
Jo h a n n e s b u r g
Martin grew up one of eight children
in a poor family
living in a dangerous section of
New York. Illiterate as a teen, Martin was given the
chance to live with
a family in Canada
more than 2,050.
and Archbishop
of CapeTown. In
addition to the
For the
Nobel Peace Prize,
eleventh
Tutu has received many awards, and
consecutive
year, Mount
in 1995, former president of South
Union has been
Africa Nelson Mandela appointed
ranked among
him to head the Truth and Reconcili-
the top
ation Commission.
comprehensive colleges in the
Midwest region by the editors
of U.S. News and World
where he had ac-
Ordained to the priesthood in 1961,
cess to a better
Tutu served in various positions in
ranked fifteenth out of the
education. Taking
South Africa. With South Africa in
270 comprehensive colleges
full advantage of this opportunity, Martin
turmoil in the wake of the 1976 Soweto upris-
eventually graduated from high school as an
ing, Tutu was persuaded to take up the post of
Ontario scholar and went on to get his law
General Secretary of the South African Coun-
degree from Dalhousie Law School. One of the
cil of Churches (SACC). It was in this posi-
first books Martin read was the autobiogra-
tion, which he held from 1978-1985, that he
phy of Carter, an account of his wrongful con-
became an international figure.
viction and imprisonment for the 1966 murders of three New Jersey residents. Inspired by
the book, Martin later helped free Carter,
which resulted in the book, Lazarus and The
Report. Mount Union was
located in the Midwest.
Mount Union was also ranked
seventh in the ”best values”
section of the rankings.
Under Tutu’s leadership, the council provided
assistance to the victims of apartheid. Inevitably, this placed the Archbishop deep within the
controversy as he spoke out against the injus15
Campus News
During
halftime of the
Mount Union
vs. Ohio
Northern
tice of the system. In
Small World, Cul-
1984, Tutu’s contri-
tural Cuisine.” The
bution to the cause of
International Din-
racial injustice in
ner is a popular
South Africa was rec-
event for both stu-
ognized when he re-
dents and commu-
ceived the Nobel
nity members. In
Peace Prize.
addition to inter-
Tutu retired from the
University
position of Arch-
football game,
bishop of Cape Town
seniors Tyrone Jimmison of
Cleveland, OH and Nicole
Chapman of Painesville, OH
were crowned Homecoming
King and Queen.
in 1996, but was later
named Archbishop
Emeritus. He is the
author of four collections of sermons and addresses.
Greek Week ’01
Mount Union fraternities and sororities held
national
dishes
prepared by the
members of AIS,
the dinner featured
music, games and a
fashion show, with
the students modeling fashions from various
countries around the world.
Overseas
Educational Advisers
their annual Greek Week during October, cel-
Mount Union College was selected as a host
ebrating the Greek spirit on campus. Various
institution for a recent visit of two overseas
contests were held, including the Greek God
educational advisers spending three weeks in
and Goddess competition, a contest in which
the United States to gain a broader under-
presented two
members of fraternities and sororities pair up
standing of the U.S. educational system.
plays during
to compete in talent, toga and interview cat-
Mount Union was chosen for the campus resi-
the fall
egories. The popular lip sync contest, the
dency component of the U.S. Based Training
“The Effect of
Greek Olympics, and a spirit banner contest
Program, a cooperative venture of the Depart-
Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-
were held throughout the week. The annual
ment of State and NAFSA: The Association
Moon Marigolds” was
Greek Sing is a favorite of Greeks and non-
of International Educators.
The Mount
Union Players
semester.
presented in October, and in
November, “The Curate
Greeks alike. The week’s activities also in-
Shakespeare, As You Like It”
cluded a community service day, where Greeks
was performed.
volunteered at the Alliance Emergency Shelter. Greek Week winners this year were Alpha
Delta Pi and Alpha Tau Omega.
International Dinner
Elena Lugovaya of Russia spent a week on
Mount Union’s campus meeting with admissions representatives, the financial aid department and those involved with study abroad
and international student affairs. The advisers were also able to interact with international
The Association of International Students
students, attend classes with students and en-
(AIS) held the annual International Dinner
joy a Mount Union football game.
again this fall. This year’s theme was “It’s a
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Cecile Imboua-Niava of the Ivory Coast and
Sports
Mount Union Golf Standout Meghann
Glass Ranked #1 in Division III
Following Fall Season
Mount Union College senior golf
standout Meghann Glass of Chester,
Raider women's
WV is currently ranked #1 in all of
cross country
Division III following the 2001 fall
coach Deana
golf season.
Fresenko was
named the
Glass currently has the lowest 18-
2001 Division
hole average (77.3 strokes) among all
III Great Lakes
Region Coach of the Year.
female Division III golfers heading
This past fall, Fresenko led
into the spring 2002 season.
the Purple Raiders to their
first ever appearance at the
According to Purple Raider head
Div. III Nationals.
coach Shawn Grimes, Glass should
carry a great deal of confidence
heading into the spring season.
“Meghann has worked very hard on
improving her game,” noted Grimes.
“She’s been an outstanding performer for us the past couple years.
But she’s really stepped it up to the next level
this year. There’s no question in my mind, she
has the ability to finish at or near the top at
Nationals this spring.”
Senior standout
“I need to continue to work on my short game,”
Becky Blaser of
she added. “Coach Grimes and I worked on it
Alliance, OH, a
in the fall. He knows my personality real well
forward on the
and understands what buttons to push. Ob-
Lady Raider
soccer team,
viously, he’s been a key reason why I’ve imGlass, who has three first and one second place
proved over the course of my college career.”
individual finish at tournaments this past fall,
placed 30th overall at the Division III Nationals in ’01 and 31st overall at Nationals in ’00.
“I was surprised to hear that I was ranked that
high,” said Glass. “I really never gave it much
thought. My main goal every time out is to
shoot under 80 and I was able to accomplish
that objective in the fall. Hopefully, I can keep
it up this coming spring.”
And what’s left for the defending Ohio Athletic Conference Champion to accomplish?
“We want to win the conference champion-
earned SecondTeam All-Great Lakes Region
honors in ’01. Blaser, who led
the Raiders in scoring (23
points) this past fall, finished
her collegiate career as a
four-time All-OAC performer
ship as a team this spring,” Glass said. “We’re
and second on the all-time
getting better as a team and closer to that goal.
Raider scoring list (84
I think it’s within reach. It would also be nice
points).
to keep that #1 ranking all year. I’ve just got to
keep working hard and hopefully it will all
work out in the end.”
According to Glass, there are still parts of her
game that need work.
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CHAMPIONS
Dougle and Marcy (Carpenter) Hankins
for their son
said they are very fortunate their son,
Tristan, was diagnosed correctly with
juvenile diabetes the night that they
brought him to the hospital with what
they thought was the flu. When it happened, however, Dougle said that he was
sure there was some kind of mistake.
“The first thing I felt was anger at the
doctor,” recalled Dougle, a 2001 graduate of Mount Union. “It is strange how
you react when you hear something is
wrong with your child’s health.”
According to Marcy, “We were actually
very lucky that he was diagnosed correctly, because many times
children are misdiagnosed with the flu, and the diabetes is not
discovered until something worse happens.”
In a matter of minutes, the Hankinses’ entire life changed,
from that of a young couple with a healthy son to the parents
of a child who required 24-hour monitoring and four shots
of insulin a day.
“Of the 30,000 Americans diagnosed each year with diabetes,
13,000 are children. Insulin is not a cure, it is life-support.”
Dougle and Marcy have sought, and found, some comfort in the
support they receive from the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. And their
support of the Foundation has been phenomenal. Each year, the
“The scariest time for me is when he is sleeping,” admitted
Hankinses put together a team for the Walk to Cure Diabetes,
Marcy, a 1993 graduate of Mount Union. “I sleep with him at
held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. The group,
night because it is the only way I know to monitor him and
known as Team Tristan, consists of nearly 100 members.
get some sleep myself. After his diagnosis, there were numerous nights I didn’t sleep at all. I was just scared to death.”
Tristan, now four years old, has been in good health and lives
as normal a life as possible, thanks to the efforts of his parents. After Tristan’s diagnosis, the Hankinses tried to learn as
much as possible about juvenile diabetes. They were required
to study and take a test before they could bring their son home
from the hospital. Marcy said it was like going back to school.
What they learned surprised them.
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“Diabetes kills one American every three minutes,” said Marcy.
“They take pictures of all the teams before the walk,” said
Dougle. “Most people walk in groups of 3 or 4. It is really
interesting at picture time when our group of 100 shows up.”
The team, mostly family members and friends of the
Hankinses, has raised more than $18,000 for the charity in
the last three years by gathering pledges for the walk. They
ask that each member of the team try to raise $25 in pledges.
Most members of Team Tristan raise over $100 in pledges
for the walk. Tristan participates with the family in the walks;
“We know it will be hard when he goes to school,” said Dougle.
this year he rode his scooter.
“Right now we monitor everything he eats, but when he starts
The Hankinses’ cousin Jessica Miller, a junior at Mount
Union, helped with the walk this year. She has arranged for
the last two years for companies to sponsor the team by
providing shirts. Each team leader is responsible for providing shirts for their walkers, and the cost of providing
shirts for the 100-plus members of Team Tristan would be
school, he will be exposed to other children eating things that
he can’t have. He may be tempted to eat something he shouldn’t
and that worries me. He’s just a kid, and kids are going to test
their limits. We are also going to have to consider how he will
have his blood sugar levels checked and get his shots during
the day.”
very expensive. Jessica also organized other students to walk.
In addition to Tristan, the Hankinses have an 18-month old
Jessica, who lives in a Mount Union “small house,” had ev-
daughter, Deidra. Marcy describes their life with the two small
eryone from her house participating in this year’s walk.
children as “chaotic,” but said that Tristan is very good about
In addition to participating in the walk, the Hankinses at-
accepting his condition.
tend monthly meetings for the Association, where they dis-
“There is just something about Tristan,” said Dougle. “I can-
cuss new advances toward a cure and many times guest
not explain it, but he is just phenomenal. I know he will be
speakers talk about their personal experiences with juve-
able to do great things. Maybe it is because I want him to over-
nile diabetes.
come his setbacks so badly.”
“You know exactly what they are talking about,” said Marcy.
In the meantime, the Hankinses are dedicated to helping raise
“It just brings tears to your eyes to know that someone else
money for diabetes research.
is going through what you are.”
“You feel helpless because there is no
While the Hankinses draw some
cure,” said Dougle. “A few years ago, I
strength from the relationships
would never have imagined that I would
formed through the Association,
be raising money for diabetes research.
they try to make their son’s life as
But I guess everything happens for a rea-
normal as possible.
son. We want to stay involved because we
know there will be a cure someday. Maybe
“It is hard for us, because we both
next year we will be walking in celebra-
had good childhoods, and we
tion of the cure.”
want that for Tristan,” said
Dougle. “We do the best that we
can. He is used to getting the shots
every day and knows that if he
does not get them he will get sick.
He doesn’t like it, but he is very
good about it. He also knows that
he can’t eat candy or drink pop.
His Halloween treats consisted of
some sugar-free gum and a dol-
Above: Tristan rides on his
father’s shoulders at the Walk to
Cure Diabetes.
Right: Residents of one of Mount
Union’s small houses joined Team
Tristan at the Walk to Cure
Diabetes.
lar.
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A CHAMPION
O v e r s e a s
Being overseas is not something new to
Triplett was at the Université de Pau on
previous employer, Muskingum Col-
Frank Triplett, professor of French and
an exchange leave. A professor from
lege, and since joining the faculty at
chair of the foreign language department
Pau, Marie-Christine Bordes-Marechal,
Mount Union in 1996.
at Mount Union College, who spent the fall
taught two courses at Mount Union
semester in Pau, France. However, with the
while Triplett replaced the Resident
recent events of September 11, being an
Director of the University Studies
American living abroad has been a new ex-
Abroad Consortium’s Program for six
perience altogether.
months while she was on maternity
“The unusual and interesting experiences
I have had overseas this semester would fill
a book,” said Triplett. “And maybe they will,
in fact, be a topic of my writing someday.
The attacks of September 11 created a very
different environment for myself and the
other American students in France.”
leave. Triplett has been coming to Pau
nearly every year for over a dozen years
and to France for over thirty years.
Mount Union College is a member of
On September 11, Triplett was at the
Université. He recalls gathering the 35
students from the study abroad program together after the attacks to discuss their safety. An evacuation plan was
developed that included escape to other
countries, if necessary, and he was in
constant contact with the American
Embassy concerning security issues.
the Consortium, and Triplett has
worked with the consortium to provide
study abroad experiences for students
for more than 15 years, both with his
“I worked with some of the students
from the United States who felt nervous
about being an American overseas after the attack,” said Triplett. “I also
found myself being frequently called
upon to explain America’s role in the
world.”
According to Triplett, in the past, American students have integrated easily into
French student life. This year, however, he
felt that the students remained more apart
and obviously foreign.
“I am sure that this has been due to the
extraordinary events,” said Triplett. “After all, the United States and its role in
eradicating terrorism in the world has
been a part of every news broadcast every day in France on radio and TV since
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September 11. I think that, probably for
Left: Students studying abroad
at Pau Université visited
Versailles Castle with Dr.
Triplett.
the first time in their lives, many of our
students think that being an American
carries special responsibilities.”
Below: Dr. Triplett and his wife,
Thu, visited the Pyrénées while
abroad.
In addition to the unusual events of this
semester in France, Triplett was able to
have many more “normal” experiences in
France that are useful to him when he returns to the classroom at Mount Union.
“There are many benefits to my travel
Triplett keeps a book of information on
abroad, such as the development of a
foreign language and careers. In the
current awareness of the French politi-
book are clippings of various employ-
cal and social issues, an increased fa-
ers seeking foreign language majors.
miliarity with new French authors, fa-
“It is a good motivator for students to
miliarity with French foreign language
study a foreign language,” said Dr.
teaching methods and improved lan-
Triplett. “They’re quite surprised to see
guage skills” said Triplett. “I enjoy and
how many companies in Northeast
find helpful the increased familiarity
Ohio are looking for job candidates
with everyday French life and with the
visit the Kursk University. For the past five
with foreign language skills.”
years, we have been developing exchanges
Triplett himself can speak more than six
in both directions,” said Triplett. “Nearly
languages.
a dozen Mount Union professors and stu-
regions and peoples of France.”
Triplett has had contact with 35 American students from 23 different universities, which has helped him see how
they compare with Mount Union students and our French curriculum.
“I speak very good French. I can speak
Spanish, German and Vietnamese. I know
a tiny bit of Russian. I discovered that I
had a talent for foreign language learning
dents have traveled to Kursk for one-week
visits and Dr. Mark Himmelein is currently organizing a 3-week study program
in Kursk for May 2002. We have a student from Kursk at Mount Union each
The foreign language department at
while I was in college. I can trace my de-
Mount Union has grown dramatically
cision to become a French major to the
during the past ten years. When asked
encouragement I received from a French
“Current events plainly tell us that
what he thinks has prompted this
professor in college,” said Triplett.
Americans need to know more about
growth, Triplett points to the availability of majors in four foreign languages,
up-to-date technology, an active study
abroad program and the dynamic
members of the foreign language de-
In addition to working with the Université
de Pau, Triplett has worked to develop an
exchange program with the Kursk State
Pedagogical University in Kursk, Russia.
year, for a year-long stay.”
the rest of the world,” said Triplett. “We
have worked hard to provide excellent
study abroad opportunities for our students. For those students who choose
to stay at home, I hope they can have
partment. He says that a supportive ad-
“Through the auspices of the East Ohio
contact with various places throughout
ministration and faculty as well as an
Conference of the United Methodist
the world through the international ex-
increasingly open-minded and sophis-
Church, I was the first Mount Union
change students that come to Mount to
ticated student body have helped the
professor, along with now-retired pro-
study. My goal is to bring the world to
programs develop also.
fessor of religion Dr. Donald Buckey, to
Mount students through study abroad.”
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CHAMPIONS
FOR A CAUSE
The Mount Union community was greatly affected by the
zations, challenging them to match the money that they raised
tragic events of September 11 and has made an effort to join
or make donations, entitling their request “Help Us Help Oth-
the nation to support the victims and their families through
ers.” They sent letters soliciting donations to the Association
monetary and emotional means.
of Women Students, Black Student Union, Student Activities
One of the first efforts was made by the campus academic honorary, Alpha Lambda Delta. On Tuesday, September 11, at
their Welcome Back dessert, members of the organization
Council, Alpha Phi Omega, Association of International Students and Student Senate. “We asked these organizations because they frequently co-sponsor things,” she said.
began collecting donations for the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund.
Donations began to trickle in, even from those that the hon-
After their initial collection, the members of the honorary
orary did not actively ask for help. The Mount Union house-
decided to set up tables outside of the cafeteria to collect
keeping department, through their own program entitled
additional donations, and they accumulated $514.30. The
“Caring and Sharing,” has donated $200 and Mary Fisher,
organization also matched the funds they raised through
manager of the Bookstore, has donated the funds of a 20 per-
donations with money from their budget, which, according to
cent off sale that the Bookstore sponsored, $245 in all, to this
their staff advisor, Sara Sherer, “is a good commitment because
cause. Keisuke Ida, this year’s winner of the Homecoming
we don’t usually do service activities with our budget.”
competition Mr. MUC title, donated $25 of his $50 earnings
After their own contributions, the members of the honorary
decided to extend the helping baton to other campus organi-
from the contest. “I thought that this $50 was extra money
for me and I wanted to do something for the people who
have been suffering in the event, so I used my prize money
for them,” he said.
Sherer and Ida share a sense of shock and fear about
the tragedy. Despite this, Sherer believes that the events
“brought a feeling of altruism [to our nation] and it’s
good to see the country pull together to help.”
Ida worries about those who
have been called to go to war.
Their feelings are very representative of those that many Americans are experiencing in the wake
of September 11. However, Ida,
Sherer and other members of the
Mount Union community are
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part of a movement that is helping to give Americans a renewed
First, freshmen Nathan Victor and Josh Coates covered the
sense of security.
campus rock in black paint, and sprayed “In Memory 9-11-
Alpha Lambda Delta, as a result, also received donations from
Student Senate and the Association of International Students,
01” in white on the background. Another student painted an
American flag on the rock.
in addition to the other contributions. They drafted all of
According to Victor, “the rock is a bulletin board for the cam-
the money into a single check, $2,522.48 in all, and sent it off
pus, and what better way to express the way the campus felt
to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund in late November.
then there?” He had just attended the September 11 memo-
Other students showed their spirit of unity in a different way,
using a campus symbol as their forum. Although “painting
the rock” is usually looked upon as an opportunity for students to have fun, spray paint advertisements for campus
events and promote fraternities and sororities, September 11
brought out the use of symbolism in Mount Union students.
rial service on campus and felt that he needed to do something meaningful. The efforts of Mount Union students and
organizations reflect the renewed spirit of pulling together
that the entire country is experiencing in these troubled times,
and can help those who are suffering emotionally and financially rest a bit easier.
ALUMS WITNESS EFFECTS OF SEPTEMBER 11
Mount Union College graduates Pete Gligor and Don
were greatly impacted. “[The disaster] shook my confidence
Lamoreaux, through a coincidence and job duties respectively,
and ability to make decisions,” he said.
were a part of the events on September 11.
Lamoreaux, an air traffic control-
Gligor is an Alliance, OH native
ler at the Cleveland Center in
and a 1962 graduate of Mount
Oberlin, OH and a 1997 graduate
Union. He was on his way into
of Mount Union, was no less af-
Manhattan for a modeling engage-
fected by the September 11 occur-
ment, riding on the bus coming
rences, just farther away. That
from Kennedy airport. The bus
morning he was working his shift
was about to enter the Queens
when he heard news of the attacks.
Midtown tunnel, when he saw
His center had to shut down the airports, begin rerouting
American Airlines Flight 11 crash into the side of the North
and landing airplanes. Like many other Americans, he was
Tower of the World Trade Center through the window.
“pretty angry about what happened.” United Airlines Flight
Gligor is a retired airline pilot and noticed that the flight path
of the airplane was off. “It never tried to turn,” he said. He
93, which crashed into a field in Somerset County, PA is one
of the planes that Lamoreaux’s center tried to help reroute.
happened to be the only one to see the plane make contact
Gligor and Lamoreaux both had to show courage and a
and notified other bus passengers.
willingness to help under pressure which makes their
When he finally made it into Manhattan, Gligor wanted to
help in whatever way he could. He exited the bus and began
making his way on foot to the World Trade Center. He
experiences similar to others involved directly and indirectly
in the tragedies of
September 11.
thought that he could be helpful because of his experience as
an emergency medical technician when he lived in New Jersey. “I was trying to be of assistance,” he said. His emotions
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Advancement Messages
Mount Union Dedicates Gulling Training Center
Mount Union dedicated the Gulling
Beverly Jean
Training Center this fall as part of
Bowden Lee, a
th
the College’s 16 Annual Community
1951 Mount
Day festivities.
Union gradu-
The dedication honored Paul Gulling
of North Canton, OH, who provided
the lead gift to the $750,000 training
center. The late Basil Strong of
Atwater, OH and Tony Lee of Alliance, OH also were recognized for
their major gifts to the facility.
ate. In addition to his contribution to the
Gulling Training Center, he
has been supportive of the
College as a
Gulling is a 1980 graduate of Mount
Union, where he excelled as a receiver
Century Raider
and M-Club member.
for the Purple Raiders. He was an AllAmerican wide receiver and the only
receiver in College history to make
first team all-conference for three
consecutive years.
Gulling now serves as the receivers
He is the retired president of the T.A.
Lee Co., a sales corporation. He is the
father of three children: Michael, a 1977
Mount Union alumnus; Craig; and the late
Brian, a 1980 Mount Union alumnus.
Strong Estate Provides Funds
for Mount Union
coach at Mount Union. He is also executive vice president of SGF Man-
Through the generosity of the late Basil
He was an avid baseball and football fan
agement, Inc., a property manage-
P. ’26 and Elizabeth “Betty” Strong of
and a strong supporter of Mount Union
ment company with offices in Ohio
Atwater, OH, Mount Union has received
athletics. He was awarded the Alumni
and Indiana. He and his wife, Kelley,
a gift of $1 million from their estate.
Service Award during Alumni Weekend
have two children, Jared and Paula.
Their estate will also provide an addi-
1998.
Strong, a member of the Mount Union
Betty was an elementary school teacher
class of 1926, continued his studies by
Married for 71 years, Basil, 99, and Betty,
who enjoyed gardening, flowers and
attending night school at Carnegie Tech
96, died on December 6, 2001 and De-
birds. She shared an interest in antiques
in Pittsburgh, PA while working at a
cember 7, 2001 respectively. The couple
with her husband.
manufacturing facility during the day.
met while attending Carnegie Tech in
A native of Atwater, OH, he developed
Pittsburgh, PA.
Thanks to the gift of the Strongs, officials at Mount Union will be exploring
several inventions through the years,
A mechanical engineer, Basil worked at
options about the installation of a new
and in 1949, he formed the Atwater
Morgan Engineering before founding
playing surface at Mount Union Sta-
Strong Co. to manufacture his inven-
the Atwater Strong Company, through
dium in the near future.
tions. He retired from business in 1967.
which he invented, patented and mar-
Lee, a 1950 graduate of Mount Union,
made the gift in honor of his late wife,
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tional trust in five years.
keted the Mulch-Vac and Lo-Blo.
Advancement Messages
Construction of Bracy Hall Moves Forward
Construction is underway on Mount
the largest single gift in the history of
have named the facility in honor of Dr.
Union’s newest planned facility, Bracy
the college.
Carl C. Bracy, the sixth president of
Hall. Construction crews began excavating the parking lot north of the
Mount Union Theatre and completion
is expected by Fall of 2003. Bracy Hall,
which will house the departments of
The new science facility was considered a
long-range project for the college until September 2000, when it became an immediJames and Vanita (Bauknight ’63)
college officials decided the new facil-
Oelschlager of
ity would be located at the southwest
Akron,
OH.
corner of College and Union avenues.
College officials
Since the new site will displace Mount
accelerated the
Union Theatre parking, more parking
pace of the plan-
will be provided elsewhere on or near
ning when the
campus. According to Dr. John L.
Oelschlagers an-
Ewing, Jr., president of the College, the
nounced
a
location chosen proved to be in the best
multi-million-
interests of the college after various op-
dollar commit-
tions were considered.
science facility
on campus.
The
group Performa/RFD combined with
The new facility will give the College
greater flexibility by being able to renovate the existing facilities to better suit
new
the needs of other departments. All of
building will contain about 86,000 gross
the departments that will be housed in
and 51,000 net square feet at the cost
Bracy Hall are currently located in Wil-
of over $20 million. At the request of
son Science Hall and Tolerton and
the Oelschlagers, the Board of Trustees
Hood Hall of Science.
astronomy, is the result of intensive
representatives from the planning
she was a student at the College.
After researching a number of options,
ment to a new
Trustees, the campus community and
impact on Mrs. Oelschlager’s life when
ate opportunity thanks to the generosity of
biology, chemistry, geology, physics and
planning by members of the Board of
Mount Union, who made a significant
House Bill Includes $1 Million for Mount Union
Recognizing the advances Mount Union
Mount Union’s objective of providing a
is making in natural science education,
quality comprehensive liberal arts edu-
the U.S. House of Representatives has in-
cation.” The commitment is part of a
cluded $1 million in a bill passed in early
bill that provides funding for environ-
November for Bracy Hall, the College’s
mental protection and the National Aero-
new natural sciences facility.
nautics and Space Administration. The
According to U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula, a
bill is expected to pass in the Senate.
1948 graduate of Mount Union, the
Bracy Hall is scheduled for completion
commitment was made to “reaffirm
in the Fall of 2003.
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Class Notes
ALUMNI CALENDAR
ALUMNI UPDATE
February 25-27
5th annual “Education on the Run” at The INN at Honey Run,
Millersburg, OH. Special presentations by President John L. Ewing, Jr.,
Dr. Donald Hobson, Dr. Faye Hollaway, Dr. Lewis Phelps, and Dr.
Robert Wiese
March 6
Tucson Luncheon - Arizona Inn
Phoenix Dessert Reception, Host: David Brown ’54
March 16
Canton/Massillon Chapter of Mount Union Women
Christ United Methodist Church, 3500 Cleveland Ave. N.W., Canton
Program: “Fitness & Fun”- Jody Hall from the Fitness Center
Fall Dessert Receptions
In late October, alumni and friends gathered for two dessert
receptions in the greater Washington, D.C. area. On October
23, Bob ’78 and Nancy (Miller ’80) Morrow hosted the Mount
Union gathering in their Ellicott City, MD home and on October 24, Bob and Shirley (Schwartz ’77) Klocek opened their
home in Fairfax Station, VA for our Mount Union event. For
March 27
Alliance Chapter of Mount Union Women
Hoover-Price Campus Center
Speaker: Sue Gobeli DeHoff ’68 “Lighten Your Load with Laughter”
early April
Cleveland area event - details to be announced
each event President John L. Ewing, Jr. gave a campus update
which included current activities and programs as well as plans
for the coming years. There was much informal conversation
as representatives from various years shared Mount Union
April 20
Cleveland Chapter of Mount Union Women Spring Scholarship Luncheon
Church of the Saviour, 2537 Lee Rd., Cleveland Heights
Speaker: Cynthia Ewing
experiences.
April 23
Legacy Luncheon
Chicago Area Alumni Event - home of Ed Kolesar ’84, Burr Ridge, IL
May 13
Houston event
Speaker Dom Capers ’72, head coach of the Houston Texans
Host Steve ’84 and Suzanne (Spisak ’84) Harter
The traditional Legacy Luncheon was held during Parents’ Day
festivities on November 3, with more than 100 people in attendance. It is fun for college classmates to reunite with the
June 7-9
Alumni Weekend 2002
additional common interest of having children currently en-
July 20
Mount Union College Day at Cedar Point
(with 2001 discount admission prices)
July 31
Mount Union College Lakeside Luncheon - Hotel Lakeside, Lakeside, OH
For additional information or to confirm specific events, please call the
Office of Alumni and College Activities (800) 992-6682, ext. 2030,
(330) 823-2030 or e-mail alumni@muc.edu.
rolled at “the grand old college.” Adam Anderson, a senior at
Mount Union, and his father Jim Anderson ’69 shared some
insights on common college experiences and opportunities.
Photos from the Luncheon are found on pages 38-39.
Pre-Game Brunches
2001-2002 Alumni Council
President
Robert L. Buchs ’54
Vice President
Nancy Ashcom ’69
Treasurer
C. Reggie Thomas ’88
Term Expiring 2002
Ann Weals DeLo ’53
William H. Fiegenschuh ’44
Kay Norton Hettler ’70
Richard A. Jones ’42
Dwight S. Jordan ’71
Susan Dugle March ’68
Richard E. Ross ’66
Vanquilla Sanders Wilks ’90
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Term Expiring 2003
Throughout the home football season many alumni and friends
Nancy Ashcom ’69
Jane Mackey Barrett ’55
Lynn Ermlich Francis ’82
Alan Harold ’98
Pat McFarland Kovach ’71
Susan LaVeglia Martin ’68
William M. McDevitt ’71
Jennifer Hardy Parker ’87
enjoyed the Pre-Game Brunch in the Kresge Dining Commons
Term Expiring 2004
Robert L. Buchs ’54
Tim Barnhouse ’64
Jill Connor ’87
Connie Snode Flynn ’69
Douglas Hubert ’73
Norma Rowe Kitzmiller ’65
Brittney Matejka ’99
C. Reggie Thomas ’87
and then returned to the Campus Grounds for a Post-Game
Reception. Purple was the color of choice and everyone is a
football friend while enjoying Purple Raider football.
Akron Basketball Gathering
Despite being four days before Christmas, about 50 parents,
alumni and friends participated in a pre-game gathering prior
to the Mount Union-University of Akron men’s basketball
game.
Class Notes
Class Notes to be included in Issue I,
2002 of Mount Union Magazine must
be received before February 28, 2002.
Material for Class Notes is obtained
from the “Update” form at the end of
Mount Union Magazine or online;
news passed along from alumni to the
Alumni Office, Advancement Office
and Annual Giving Office; and
newspaper articles. Notices sent by the
Post Office are not printed in Class Notes.
1937
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2002
John Saffell resides at 7-314 Copeland
Oaks, 800 S. 15th St., Sebring, OH 44672.
1938
Martha (Schweinsberger) and John
Chaney reside at 415 S. Vista Del Rio,
Green Valley, AZ 85614-2415.
Eleanor (Iman) Dewald resides at The
Waterford, #259, 1296 S. Trimble Rd.,
Mansfield, OH 44907.
Jessie (Brenet) Porterfield resides at 1206
Glendale Cir. W., Sarasota, FL 34232.
1940
Olen Sheperd was honored for 59 years
of service in the Air Force and AAF service
at a ceremony recognizing his retirement
from the HQ USAF Air Staff.
1944
Sara M. Halliburton resides at 6251
Old Dominion Dr., Apt. 001, McLean,
VA 22101-4824.
1948
Patricia H. (Henry) Felgar resides at
77 Silver Sky Pl., P.O. Box 1208, Green
Valley, AZ 85622.
Irene (Rowan) Koval resides at 5352
Ruth Amy Ave., Westerville, OH 43081.
1949
Virgil and Jodi Pfeifer reside at 1810
195th E., Long Beach, WA 98631.
1950
John C. Cronin resides at 830 N. Shore
Dr. N.E., #510, St Petersburg, FL 33701.
1951
Donald P. Smith resides at 24 John St.,
Tuckerton, NJ 08087.
1953
1963
1970
Bill and Jeanne Cracknell reside at
2856 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH
44601. Bill is a retired U.S. Navy
captain and Jeanne is the owner of
Jeanne’s Graphic and Typesetting Ltd.
Carol Ann (Stoetzer) and Dennis ’64
Detlef reside at 1335 Chetworth Ct.,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
Sara Holbrook resides at 7326 Presley
Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. She is a poet.
Her e-mail: seholbrook@aol.com.
Edith (DeLong) Taylor can be reached
at PMB 113, P.O. Box 223300,
Princeville, HI 96722-3300 from
January to May and 2691 Ravenna Rd.,
Hudson, OH 44236 from June to
December.
George Ziga resides at 2166 Delaware
Dr., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106.
Judy (Rennels) and J. Terry Tolerton
resides at 27 Long Brow Rd., Hilton
Head, SC 29928.
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2002
1964
Mike and Deborah Borgos reside at
990 Brookpoint Dr., Macedonia, OH
44056. Mike is a teacher for Garfield
Heights School District. His e-mail:
m.borgos@att.net.
R. Bruce Markham resides at 2315
Brayton Ave., Apt. Q2, Alliance, OH
44601.
1955
Annette (Albers) and Charles McCoy
reside at 5155 N. High St., #407,
Columbus, OH 43214-1525.
1957
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2002
SamDitch’se-mail:sambomuc@yahoo.com.
Carl and Carol Johnson reside at 568
Surfside Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15239.
Carl retired in March from the Court
of Common Pleas Criminal Division
in Allegheny County, PA. Their email: carlswedejohnson@msn.com.
1958
Joyce (Sharp) and Dr. Jon Freshwater
reside at 27 Cranberry Way, Box 311,
South Chatham, MA 02659. Joyce is a
retired coordinator of gifted/talented
students for Parma City Schools and
Jon is a retired United Methodist
minister for the East Ohio Conference
of the United Methodist Church. Their
e-mail: jonnjoyce@mediaone.net.
John Piper was recently honored with
membership in the Bowling Green
University Athletic Hall of Fame. He
served as the golf coach for 13 years at
the university.
1960
Blair Slutz can be reached at Box #315,
208 S. Taylor, Holmesville, OH 44633. He
was recently awarded the Distinguished
Service Award from the Ohio Association
of Secondary School Administrators and
currently serves as the organization’s
liaison with Ashland University. His email: jeanblair@aol.com.
1961
Bill and Joanne Davis reside at 23175
Shady Oak Ln., Estero, FL 33928.
Judy (Tinkham) and Norman Lay
reside at 4200 S.E. Cove Lake Cir.,
#207, Stuart, FL 34997.
William “Ed” and Martha (Horne ’67)
Hoag reside at 713 Hampton Roads
Dr., Knoxville, TN 37922. Their email: ehoag@imcorecycling.com.
1965
Rev. Marvin I. Lare has been elected
chair of the Greater Columbia
Community Relations Council Board
of Directors. He is director of Grant
Research and Development with the
South Carolina Department of Social
Services, treasurer of the Palmetto
Development Group, a statewide
community economic development
institution and a board member of the
South Carolina Low Income Housing
Coalition. He resides at 604 Allen’s
Way, Columbia, SC 29205.
1968
John and Cindy Bovyer reside at 2156
Aurora St., Hudson, OH 44236. John
is president and Cindy is the controller,
both of J.R. Bovyer Electrical Sales of
Ohio, Inc. They are the parents of
Brian, 10 and John III, 19. Their email: johnbovyer@bovyereso.com.
Jim Chadwick resides at 345 E. 81 St.,
14E, New York, NY 10028.
Joan (Harmony) and Richard
Erickson reside at 2220 Lizmar Ln.,
Montgomery, AL 36106. Her e-mail:
joankerickson@aol.com.
Richard Kekic resides at 302 Sea Horse
Dr., Colonial Beach, VA 22443.
1969
Kimberly (Pierce) Gillenwater’s email: kgillnh2o@neo.rr.com.
Rick Stradley resides at 6914 Keesee
Cir., New Albany, OH 43054.
Nancy Strauch resides at 107 Noran
Cir., Bedford, OH 44146. Her e-mail:
nan_bush@msn.com.
1972
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Nancy (Miller) Brasure resides at 1120
Heath Ave., Lynchburg, VA 24502. She
is a Spanish teacher for Jefferson Forest
High School.
Her e-mail:
MAYB2DY@aol.com.
Scott E. Coleridge is president and
CEO of Synthon Chiragenics Corp., a
leading carbohydrate-based drug
discovery company which received the
award for Private Company of the Year
from the New Jersey Technology
Council. Scott resides in New Jersey
with his family.
David Murdoch and Marlene
LaCamera were married on July 21,
2001. They reside at 131 Distillery Rd.,
Newmanstown, PA 17073. David is
the executive vice president-corporate
counsel for the Caron Foundation.
Marlene is a registered nurse for Sharon
Regional Health Care System. His e-mail:
dmurdoch@caronfoundation.org.
Donald Watt is dean of the School of
Liberal and Performing Arts at
Southern Arkansas University. His email: dawatt@saumag.edu.
1973
Gary Loar and Chow-Meng Chin
reside at 303 Bayview Dr., Avon Lake,
OH 44012. They are the parents of
Alexander, 3 and Samantha, 1. Gary
is global manager, aviation for
McGean. Their e-mail: garymeng@msn.com.
His e-mail:
gary.loar@mcgean.com.
Doreen (Adams) and Michael Smith
reside at 18 Buckeye Blvd., Pataskala,
OH 43062. Doreen is a homemaker
and Michael is vice president and
general manager of Lamar Outdoor
Advertising of Columbus, OH.
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1974
Steven and Nancy Cohen reside at 7721
Baughman Dr., Amarillo, TX 79121. They
are the parents of Sarah, 20 and Jeremy,
16. Steven is a risk control manager for
Anderson Merchandisers. Their e-mail:
snsj5055@arn.net.
James and Pauline Mortimer reside at
15602 E. El Lago Blvd., Fountain Hills,
AZ 85268. James is a national business
development manager for Versaterm
Corporation.
His e-mail:
jim.mortimer@versaterm.com.
Alecia Schroedel resides at 1810
Harvard Blvd., Dayton, OH 45406.
She is pursuing a master of divinity
degree at the United Theological
Seminary.
Sonie (Gingery) and Lonnie Snow
reside at 5240 State Rt. 44 E., Liberty,
IN 47353. Sonie is a speech
pathologist for Edgewood City
Schools and was recently awarded the
ACE Award from the American Speech
Hearing Association.
1976
JoAnn (Warren) and Todd Jones
reside at 535 Hillsdale Dr., Sebring,
OH 44672. JoAnn is a teacher at
Sebring Local Schools and earned a
master of fine arts degree in
journalism and mass communication
in May 2001 from Kent State
University. Todd is a pipefitter for
American Steel Foundries. Her e-mail:
sebr_jj@access-k12.org.
Richard and Deborah Reeves reside at
10146 Newton Falls Rd., Ravenna, OH
44266. Richard is a blood bank manager
for Trumbull Memorial Hospital. His email: reeves@forumhealth.org.
1977
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Ralph and Barbara Jentes reside at
1871 Hampshire Cir. N.W.,
Uniontown, OH 44685, along with
their daughter, Laura, 1. Ralph is a
teacher at Louisville High School and
was named American History Teacher
of the Year in Stark County for 2001
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Barbara is a homemaker.
Barbara Smith resides at 210 E.
Prospect St., Girard, OH 44420. She
is executive director of Camp Fire
U.S.A. Northeast Ohio Council and
has been elected president of the
Youngstown Downtown Kiwanis Club
and secretary of the National
Association of Camp Fire Councils.
Her e-mail: cfsmith99@yahoo.com.
1978
LTC (Ret.) Neil A. Garra resides at
5040 Foothills Dr., Sierra Vista, AZ
85635.
Susan Tiffany resides at 2235 Eldred
Ave., Lakewood, OH 44107. She is a
territory sales manager for Wilbur
Chocolate Company. Her e-mail:
susan_tiffany@cargill.com.
1979
Kevin M. and Jean (Butch ’82)
Edwards announce the birth of a son,
Gabriel Vincent, on January 10, 2001,
who joins sibling Hannah, 6. Kevin is
an educational consultant for the Ohio
Department of Education and Jean is
vice president and treasurer of
Perpetual Savings Bank. They reside
at 1323 Valley Dr., Wellsville, OH
43968. Her e-mail: PSB@raex.com.
Harold Hanna resides at 1111 Knox
School Rd., Beloit, OH 44609.
Hallie (Brian) and Mike Moore reside
at 17712 Chagrin Blvd., Shaker
Heights, OH 44122. She is the
registrar of preparatory and
continuing education at the Cleveland
Institute of Music.
Lori (Zaytzeff ) Shirley has been
appointed to the Patuxent River
Commission/Tributary Strategy Team
by the governor of the State of
Maryland, Parris Glendening. The
appointment fulfills a municipal slot
on the Commission. She will
represent the city of Bowie.
Amy (Blount) Sigler resides at 157
Gnau Ave. S.W., Massillon, OH 44646.
1980
Lisa (Ebert) Carroll resides at 1530
Locust St., Apt. 2F, Philadelphia, PA
19102. She is director of operations
at The Reliable Companies. Her email: lisamebert@hotmail.com and
lebert@reliable-co.com.
Dr. Parmie (Andaloro) and Dr. George
Herman reside at 903 W. Auglaize St.,
Wapokenta, OH 45895. Both are selfemployed physicians. Parmie was
awarded the Golden Paradigm Award
presented by Appleseed Ridge, which
honors the outstanding woman of
northwest Ohio.
Martha Tsipis and John Merritt were
married on October 6, 2001. They
reside at 19945 Spurrier Ave.,
Poolesville, MD 20837. She is the
mother of Teresa, 18, Nicholas, 17,
Geoffrey, 15 and Lindsay, 13.
1981
Dennis and Stacey Benner reside at
609 Fulla Ln., Heath, OH 43056.
Dennis is a teacher, coach and athletic
director for Heath City Schools and
Mount Athletic Re
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Swimming & Diving
Men’s Soccer
Row 1 (l-r): Sam Stephens ’00, Cathy Girard ’98, Jill Panek ’01, Candice
Carouse ’01, Elizabeth Markwick ’01, Jen Pease’00, Dan Morris ’94.
Row 2 (l-r): William Mackin ’96, Dan Trieff ’96, Dan Diaz ’97, Dan Cone
’98, Ryan Miller ’97, Mike McDonald ’01, David Kaufmann ’00, Jon
Cooper ’98. Row 3 (l-r): Mike Cook ’99, Tyler Sutton ’99, Jason Walter
’99, Dustin Richardson ’99, Jon Small ’95, Isaac Smurr ’98, Rob LIas
’00, Kevin Hopkins ’92.
Row 1 (l-r): Jay Hartland ’89, Mark Vance ’95, Jon Jones ’00, Guillermo
“Chio” Porrass ’00, Ryan Calcei ’01, Terry Thompson ’71, Doug Nelson
’91. Row 2 (l-r): Kevin Rowles ’00, Mike Holdford ’01, Jason Durell ’98,
Aaron Schmidt ’00, Brian Holdford ’01, Kevin Stockdale ’97, Devin
Uscilowski ’98, Amado Sandoval ’93. Row 3 (l-r): Jeff Birkner ’98, Mark
Rigsby ’93, Jay Holby ’93, Dick Herriott ’67, Mike Sprenger ’95, Josh
Mazanetz ’01, Water Luke ’01, Stanley Jackson ’95, Steve Shields ’94,
Jamie Schwarz ’94. Not pictured: Phil Francis ’80.
Class Notes
earned his master’s degree in
education in August 2001. Stacey is
an office manager/accountant for
Quality Residential Alternatives. Their
e-mail: debenner1@prodigy.net.
Swen Nielsen resides at 490 Cherry
Valley Dr., Amherst, OH 44001. He is
a financial systems manager for Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey LLP. His e-mail:
snielsen@ssd.com.
assistant controller for Empire
Specialty Steel Inc. and Patric is a
benefits administrator for Trinet. Her
e-mail: sdbempire@yahoo.com. His email: patric.bradley@trinet.com.
Dean
Brumbaugh’s
dabrumb@aol.com.
Cameron H. Speck was awarded the
National
Safety
Council’s
Distinguished Service to Safety Award,
the highest honor bestowed by the
council in recognition of outstanding
service to the field of safety. Speck, a
resident of Massillon, OH, is president
and CEO of the Safety Resource
Company of Ohio, Inc.
Dara Wegman-Geedey and C. Kevin
Geedey announce the birth of a
daughter, Aislinn, on August 7, 2001.
e-mail:
Karen (Mackey) and Tom Horton
announce the birth of a daughter,
Caroline Geneva, on April 30, 2001,
who joins siblings Allison, 15,
Elizabeth, 12 and Bobby, 11. Tom is a
partner at Orrick, Herrington &
Sutcliffe. The family resides at 6608
Oakwood Ct., Falls Church, VA 22041.
Her e-mail: karet13@lycos.com.
Ken and Renee Kolke announce the
birth of a son, Nathan Richard, on
March 18, 2001, who joins siblings
Megan, 7, K.C., 6, and Erin, 4. Ken is
an area sales manager for Ameritech
and Renee is a systems programmer
for Ferro Corp. The family resides at
3161 Evelynton Pl., Stow, OH 44224.
Cindy (Pelo) and Tim Magargle reside
at 4810 Heycross Dr., Grove City, Oh
43123. Cindy is a project analyst for
The Huntington Investment
Company.
Their
e-mail:
clpm81@aol.com.
James Manello resides at 259 E.
Mohawk Dr., Malvern, OH 44644.
Marty and Kathy Willis reside at 1125
Morningside Dr., Minerva, OH 44657.
They are the parents of Tara, 22, Kylee,
11 and Dane, 1. Marty is the human
resource manager for Metaldyne and
earned his master of business
administration degree from Ashland
University in 2001. Their e-mail:
MWillis123@aol.com. His e-mail:
martywillis@metaldyne.com.
1982
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Susan (Dailey) and Patric Bradley
reside at 8455 Offenhauser Dr., Apt.
1827, Reno, NV 89511. Susan is an
Mike and Traci (Gasser ’84) Pelfrey
reside at 6721 Stonecreek St., West
Palm Beach, FL 33413. Mike owns
Pelfrey Brothers, a remodeling
business and Traci is an office manager
at Schenkel Shultz Architecture. Their
e-mail: mjptrp67@yahoo.com.
Elizabeth (Rayburn) Mills resides at
28108 Knickerbocker Rd., Bay Village,
OH 44140-2155. She is a kindergarten
teacher for Westlake City Schools. She
is the mother of Ryan, 10 and Andrew,
7. Her e-mail: LizBayV@aol.com or
mills@westlake.k12.oh.us.
John and Cindy (Kaiser) Pollock
reside at 3779 Troon Dr., Uniontown,
OH 44685. John is an information
technology server support manager
for Diebold, Inc. They are the parents
of Nathan, 13, Benjamin, 11, Zachary,
8, and Daniel, 6. Their e-mail:
john.pollock@att.net.
John Pawlikowski resides at 7274
Players Club Dr., Concord, OH 44077.
1983
Dr. Vera Byrd resides at 28 Reynolds
St., Albany, NY 12205.
Jim and Tammy Karmie reside at 161
Arthur Ave., Clarksburg, WV 26301.
Jim is the financial services manager
for Toothman Ford Sales and Tammy
is an operator/supervisor for Verizon.
They are the parents of Victoria, 11
and Alexis, 2.
Their e-mail:
karm1@aol.com.
Eileen (Allen) and Rex Lane reside at
1011 Goodsell St., Otsego, MI 49078.
They are the parents of Lindsay, 6 and
Ashley, 3. Eileen is a homemaker and
Rex is the assistant supervisor for the
department of environmental quality
for the State of Michigan.
Kathi (Zenuch) and Paul ’82 Senita
reside at 919 Southview Dr., Ionia, MI
48846. Kathi is a principal for Bath
Community Schools and Paul is
president of PaSen Builders. They are
the parents of Jennifer, 13, Andrew, 11,
Alex, 8, and Sarah, 5.
Stephen and Elizabeth Wells
announce the birth of a son, Nate
George, on March 28, 2001, who joins
siblings Adam, 16, and Kyle 13.
Stephen is president of Fairfield
National Bank and Elizabeth is a selfemployed graphic designer. They
reside at 1230 Fogg Dr., Lancaster, OH
43130.
His
e-mail:
stwells@fairfieldnationalbank.com.
eunion Gatherings
Baseball
Softball
Row 1 (l-r): Paul Dunleavy ’90, Rick Mulinix ’01, Jim Lindell ’98, Patrick
(Kiko) Martija ’97, Beau Hendericks ’97, Rick D’Amico ’98. Row 2 (l-r):
Conley Marcum ’91, Rick Oyster ’00, Chris Tucker ’00, Bill Sanders ’00,
Joe McIntyre ’01, Josh White ’97, Pat Corcoran ’87, Andy Jackson ’87.
Row 3 (l-r): Paul Hesse, Vince Obmann ’55, Dave Poe ’91, Jeremy
Rosenbeck ’98, Pete Tannish ’97, Doug Jeffries ’93, Chris Paul ’00, Mike
Force ’91, John Cola ’90, Bob Buchs ’54.
Row 1 (l-r): Becky Shreffler ’02, Julie Gajtka ’01, Cara Grisola ’00. Row 3
(l-r): Michelle (Blough ’97) Minnick, Kelly (Fogle ’90) Bonk, Michelle
Manning ’00.
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1984
Richard and Joy (Kunkel) Banish
reside at 7880 Sugarbush Ln., Gates
Mills, OH 44040. Their e-mail:
busterjoy80@hotmail.com.
Joseph Graziosi resides at 203 Camino
St., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952.
Edward Kolesar resides at 20 Ashton
Dr., Burr Ridge, IL 60527.
Tina (Seiter) and Jim Simon reside at
834 S. Christopher Dr., Bowling Green,
OH 43402. Tina is a business manager
at WBGU-PBS, Bowling Green State
University and Jim is an engineer for
Columbia Gas of Ohio. They are the
parents of Bryan, 14, and Blake,¡ 12.
Their e-mail: jtsimon@wcnet.org. Her
e-mail: tsimon@wbgu.bgsu.edu.
Peter and Deborah Wills reside at 6378
Bryson Dr., Mentor, OH 44060. Peter
is a project manager and Deborah is
an administrative assistant, both at
Bevcorp Industries, Inc. They are the
parents of Victoria, 1. Their e-mail:
pwill@ix.netcom.com.
1985
Shelly Edwards resides at 56 Prescott
St., Framingham, MA 01702. She is a
technical services marketing
consultant for NELINET, Inc. Her email: sedwards@nelinet.net.
Suzanne (Gross) and Mark Hatch
reside at 4189 Rowanne Rd.,
Columbus, OH 43214. Suzanne is an
elementary school teacher for
Columbus Public Schools and Mark
is director of public policy and public
affairs for the Ohio Association of
Public School Employees. They are the
parents of Jane, 11, Truman, 9, and
Samuel, 7.
Their e-mail:
sgh144@aol.com.
Suzanne (Gilpatrick) and Rev. Doug
’84 Lewis announce the birth of a son,
Jonathan, on October 15, 2001, who
joins siblings Jennifer, 12 and Ben, 6.
The family resides at 180 W. Aigler
Blvd., Bellevue, OH 44811. Their email: dslewis@hmcltd.net.
Rob Newbold has been selected to
participate in the 2001-2002
Leadership Canton Class. He is a
shareholder with the law firm of
Buckingham,
Doolittle
and
Burroughs, LLP, serving in the
Business Law Practice Group. He
resides in Canton, OH with his wife,
Pam, director of human resources at
Mount Union, and their son, Preston.
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Thomas and Kimberly Parrine
announce the birth of a son, Andrew
Thomas, on June 12, 2001. The family
resides at 2435 Lindsay Ct., West
Chicago, IL 60185. Their e-mail:
Parrines@cs.com.
Lisa (McCarty) and Darren Ewaska
announce the birth of a son, Mitchell
Anderson, on October 1, 2001, who
joins sibling Zachary, 5. They reside
at 746 E. 305th St., Willowick, OH
44095.
Jon “Roz” and Cheryl Rovniak resides
at 7165 Buchanan Ct., Mentor, OH
44060. Jon is vice president of sales
for Herman Miller Workplace
Resource. He and Cheryl are the
parents of Rachael, 9, Alec, 7 and Ryan, 5.
Their e-mail: rovniak1@aol.com. His email: jon_rovniak@hermanmiller.com.
Greg and Janice (Williams ’85)
Flasco’s e-mail: gpflasco@msn.com.
Brian Stoll resides at 515 W. 3rd St.,
Elmira, NY 14901. He works in APD/
AMP for WLVY-FM. His e-mail:
bribriny@stny.rr.com.
1986
Kathleen Butera is an account executive
for Definity Health. Her e-mail:
kathy.butera@definityhealth.com.
Keith Gray’s e-mail: kagray@nycap.rr.com.
Jerome Patrick’s e-mail: patrickj@epix.net.
Glen Sheay earned the prestigious
Chartered Financial Analyst
designation, administered by the
Association
for
Investment
Management and Research.
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Kate Barrett resides at 3748 Rook Dr.,
Akron, OH 44319.
Rob and Caroline Bishop announce
the birth of a son, Colin Pierce, on May
9, 2001. Rob is director of purchasing
for North Coast Container Corp. and
Caroline is a health inspector for the
Summit County Health Department.
They reside at 4305 Smokerise Dr.,
Stow, OH 44224. Their e-mail:
rcbish@en.com.
Beth Brown resides at Route 1, Box
51B, Fleming, OH 45729. She is a local
district coordinator of special
education for Fort Frye Local School
District and earned her master of
education administration from Ohio
University in 1999. Her e-mail:
brownb@mcnet.marietta.edu.
Vince L. Crenshaw resides at 2193 S.
Overlook Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH
44106.
Kurt and Julie (Rance) Jennings
announce the adoption of a son,
Matthew Thomas, born on June 23,
2001, who joins sibling Lauren, 4. Kurt
is a supervisor, quality focus team for
Delphi Packard Electric Systems and
was recently inducted into the Delphi
Automotive Systems Innovators Hall
of Fame after receiving 11 patents and
earning the President’s Award. Julie is
an indirect account executive for
Sprint PCS Corporation. The family
resides at 7145 St. Ursula Dr., Canfield,
OH 44406.
Their e-mail:
kurtljennings@cs.com. His e-mail:
kurt.jennings@delphiauto.com. Her email: jjenni01@sprintspectrum.com.
Bob and Cindy Klinar reside at 19921
Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH
44118. Bob is the principal of Cardinal
Middle School in the Cardinal Local
School District. Their e-mail:
bcklinar@bright.net. His e-mail:
ca_klinar@LGCA.org.
Jeanine McGuire and Rich Ware reside at
9543BeauclercTerrace,Jacksonville,FL32257.
Her e-mail: mcguirej@mediaone.net.
Lois (Godley) and Jim Scott announce
the birth of a son, Zachary James, on
June 8, 2001, who joins siblings
Brittany, 5, and Austin, 3. Lois is a selfemployed Creative Memories
consultant and Jim is the lead store
manager for Goodyear Tire and
Rubber. The family resides at 105
Morgan Dr., Richmond, KY 40475.
Their e-mail: jimbanlo@aol.com. Her
e-mail: LoisCMScott@aol.com. His email: asc6260@kih.net.
Reggie and Karyn Thomas reside at
1294 Pershing Dr., Columbus, OH
43224-1179. Reggie is vice president
of Huntington National Bank. Their
e-mail: c1k4thomas@aol.com. His email: reggie.thomas@huntington.com
1988
Michelle Cline resides at 7701 Trevino
Ln., Falls Church, VA 22043. She is the
mother of Jordan, 5. Her e-mail:
michelle@cyberfez.com.
Cinda (Oliver) and Michael Decordova
Anneliese Ireland, on February 17,
2001. Cinda is a homemaker and
Michael is an implementation manager
for Wireless Resources Inc. The family
resides at 2410 Gates Ave., Redondo
Beach, CA 90278.
David Petty and Raynae Ladensack
were married on July 21, 2001. David
is a social studies teacher and
basketball coach at Cardinal Mooney
High School. The couple resides at 474
Melbourne Ave, Boardman, OH
44512.
Kenneth and Kathy Luther announce
the birth of a daughter, Melody
Joanne, on September 28, 2001.
Kenneth is an assistant professor of
mathematics at Valparaiso University
and Kathy is an environmental
manager for the Indiana Department
of Environmental Management. They
reside at 308 Green Acres Dr.,
Valparaiso, IN 46383. His e-mail:
kenneth.luther@valpo.edu.
Matthew and Catherine Smith
Hannah Catherine, on July 31, 2001,
who joins siblings Michael, 6 and
Jacob, 4. Matthew is director of the
Kentucky Regional Office of Acordia
Employers Service. The family resides
at 121 Blue Fields Rd., Louisville, KY
40223.
Their
e-mail:
mandcsmith@hotmail.com. His email: mlsmith@acordiaservices.com.
Janice (Brewster) and Carl Weiser
announce the birth of a daughter, Lila
Grace, on August 6, 2001, who joins
sibling Samuel, 2. Janice is a freelance
writer and editor and her latest book,
“Cabin Style,” has recently been
published. Carl is a Washington
correspondent for Gannett News
Service. They reside at 5101 N. 23rd
Rd., Arlington, VA 22207. Her e-mail:
jbrewster@brewstereditorial.com.
1989
John and Kelly (Curtis ’91) Craig reside
at 6290 Harborview Ave. N.W., Canton,
OH 44718. They are the parents of
Jacqueline, 6 and Rachel, 4. Craig is
CFO of McCann Holdings, Inc. Their
e-mail: jdcmccann@yahoo.com. His email: jcraig@mccannplastics.com.
Jon and Dawn (Lazear ’90) Grandstaff
reside at 344 Woodbridge Glen,
Richmond Heights, OH 44143. Jon is
a principal for CGI Healthcare
Solutions and Dawn is a medical
technologist for University Hospitals
of Cleveland. They are the parents of
Jacob, 6, Jack, 1, and Ben, 1. Their email: J.Grandstaff@att.net.
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Susan (Pech) and Brian Graziano
announce the birth of a son, Sam, on
June 26, 2001. Susan is a homemaker
and Brian is a sales representative for
WJW-FOX 8 Television. The family
resides at 19411 Trotwood Park Dr.,
Strongsville, OH 44149.
K. Scott Wolf resides at 156 Eldridge
Rd., Aurora, OH 44202. His e-mail:
kswolf@sherwin.com.
Nathan, 1. They reside at 3596
Silverado Dr., Columbus, OH 43228. Their
e-mail: rkauffmann@columbus.rr.com.
1990
Lori McClamroch and James Karasek
were married on April 9, 2001. Lori is
a resource development manager for
the Battered Women’s Shelter of
Summit and Medina Counties and
James is vice president of finance and
administration for Goodwill
Industries of Akron. They are the
parents of Rowen, 7, Leah, 6, and
Nicole, 5. They reside at 209 S.
Prospect St., Hartville, OH 44632.
Their e-mail: Jkarsek@core.com. Her
e-mail: familypeace2002@aol.com. His
e-mail: jkarasek@goodwillakron.org.
William Beach has been named an
associate with Hull & Associates, Inc.
Kyle Harrop resides at 917 N.
Alabama, Indianapolis, IN 46202. He
is a programs assistant in the
department of student activities for the
Indiana Association of School Principals.
His e-mail: harropk@aol.com or
kharrop@iasp.org.
Ed Hogya is the offensive coordinator
for the football team at Kenyon College.
Scott and Sheryl (Ames ’90) Mason
reside at 3640 S. Union Ave., Alliance,
OH 44601. Scott is an associate
professor of chemistry and Sheryl is
an adjunct assistant professor of
chemistry, both at Mount Union. His
e-mail: masonss@muc.edu. Her email:
masonsa@muc.edu
or
sheryl_mason@juno.coms
Melanie Samay resides at 6747
Stoneloch Ct., Middleburg Heights,
OH 44103.
She is a senior
management accountant for Center
for Families and Children. Her e-mail:
melaniesamay@aol.com
or
msamay@c4fc.org.
Richard Miller and Catherine Smith
were married on August 4, 2001.
Richard is vice president and
controller of Savings Bank and Trust
and was named Employee of the Year
for 2001. Catherine is a seventh grade
language arts specialist at Creston
Middle School. The couple resides at
305 Lake St., Orrville, OH 44667. Their
e-mail: cavsfan@zoominternet.net. His
e-mail: rmiller@svgsbank.com. Her email: eteacher99@yahoo.com.
Gary Sabath resides at 693 St. Clair,
Grosse Pointe, MI 48230. His e-mail:
garysabath3@home.com.
Allan and Deborah Stutz reside at
2990 Ravineview Cir., Stow, OH
44224. Allan is in sales and marketing
for PTC Alliance. They are the parents
of Allison, 5 and Bradley, 1. Their email: allan.stutz@ptcalliance.com.
Nancy (Chiacchiero) and David Whitt
announce the birth of a son, Anthony
Edward, on April 17, 2001, who joins
sibling Jonathan, 2. Nancy is a
communications manager for
Nationwide Financial and David is a
teacher for Hilliard City Schools. Their
e-mail: whittn@nationwide.com.
Joel Beard resides at 1012 Erin Dr.,
Kent, OH 44240. He is an information
services specialist for The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company. His e-mail:
joeljbeard@hotmail.com
and
jbeard@goodyear.com.
Kim (Uhl) and Joel ’89 Carter
Tierney Moore, on April 29, 2001.
Kim is an English teacher for EastlandFairfield Career and Technical Schools
and Joel is a social worker for the
Licking County Sheriff ’s Department.
They reside at 233 Purvis Ave.,
Bremen, OH 43107. Their e-mail:
kimmijoel@yahoo.com. Her e-mail:
kcarter@mail.eastland.k12.oh.us. His
e-mail: jcarter@lcounty.com.
Elizabeth (Baker) and Peter Colburn
reside at 4656 N. 4th St., Columbus, OH
43224. She is an administrative
assistant/legal assistant for Leon D. Bass.
Their e-mail: osufrog@hotmail.com.
Her e-mail: beth@lawbass.com.
Dawn (Bracken) and Timothy Scott
Mackenzie Danielle, on July 4, 2001,
who joins sibling Steven, 5. Dawn is a
teacher for Louisville City Schools and
Timothy is a technician for WJW-FOX
8. The family resides at 2824 Chadwick
St. N.W., Massillon, OH 44646. Their
e-mail: dscott425@yahoo.com.
Anita Tucker resides at 11843 Lake
Ave., #11, Lakewood, OH 44107. Her
e-mail: tuckeraj@hotmail.com.
1991
Dr. Laura Kim Cole and Yancy
Bodenstein were married on
September 8, 2001. She is a science
policy analyst for the National
Institutes of Health/National Institute
on Diabetes and Digestive Kidney
Diseases. He is a protein chemist in
the High Throughput Biological
Screening at Human Genome
Sciences, Inc. They reside at 18005
Cottage Garden Dr., #202,
Germantown, MD 20874. Her e-mail:
colel@extra.niddk.nih.gov.
Mike and Laura (Wilson ’92)
Daulbaugh reside at 1065
Morningside, Minerva, OH 44657.
Mike is director of curriculum and
instruction for Minerva Local Schools
and Laura is a fourth grade teacher at
South Lincoln Elementary for Alliance
City Schools. They are the parents of
Alexa, 3 and Jenna, 1. His e-mail:
rmd1@minerva.stark.k12.oh.us. Her email: daulbaugh@aviators.stark.k12.oh.us.
Lisa Reneé (Dunlap) and Michael
Murphy announce the birth of a son,
Lucas Nash, on April 25, 2001. Lisa is
a programmer analyst for AultCare.
Their e-mail: irenenmike@aol.com.
Maureen (Tirella) and Peter Karlak
reside at 263 Robertson Way, Lincoln
Park, NJ 07035. Maureen is a multiline claims examiner for One Beacon
Insurance Group and earned her
master of business administration
degree from St. Peter’s College in 1999.
Peter is a router bench engineer for
Datatec Systems Inc. Their e-mail:
MGT91@aol.com.
Emily (Clark) Ludgate is a tax
manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Her e-mail: eludgate@deloitte.com.
Alums Cruise Chesapeake Bay
Maria (Wells) and Chris Daull ’91
reside at 256 Meadowcreek Dr.,
Wadsworth, OH 44281. Maria is a
teacher for Wadsworth City Schools
and Chris is a district claims manager/
structured settlement coordinator for
Westfield Group. They are the parents
of Jonna, 7, and Luke, 4. Their e-mail:
CMJL4@wadsnet.com.
Mark Fetzer resides at 308 Eastbury
Ave. N.E., North Canton, OH 44702. His
e-mail: markfetzer@worldnet.att.net.
Kirsten Handler resides at 2181
Waterbury Rd., Lakewood, OH 44107.
Rachele (Dunn) and Karl ’89
Kauffmann announce the birth of a
daughter, Faith Olivia, on August 3,
2001, who joins siblings Noah, 3 and
Len Bernauer ’61 joined Robert ’61 and Ann (Mackey ’63) Koch on their
boat Carefree II for a cruise of the Chesapeake Bay. They visited a few
villages on their trip and Ann took this picture of Len and Robert standing
on the foredeck of the boat, showing their Mount Union pride.
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Pamela (Weaver) and Terin Mitterling
reside at 322 Heritage Ave., Canal
Fulton, OH 44614. Pamela is a MultiSystemic Therapy (MST) Program
supervisor for Crisis Intervention
Center of Stark County, Inc. The MST
team she supervised was recently
selected as the site for a documentary
film on MST’s model of therapy. She
was also chosen to participate in the
production of a training video for the
Ohio Department of Mental Health.
Terin is a self-employed lumber broker
for Mitterling Enterprises, Inc. They
are the parents of Mikayla, 2. Their email: PamnTerin@msn.com. Her email: PamM@cicstark.org.
Doug and Megan (Sprang) Nelson
announced the birth of twin sons, Ty
Grant and Simon Etienne, on
September 29, 2001, who join siblings
Kailah, 6 and Rieley, 4. Doug is a
global manager of finance and
economics for The Timken Company.
They reside at 8489 Yorkshire St. N.W.,
Massillon, OH 44646. Their e-mail:
mnelson8489@yahoo.com.
Laurie Pate and Scott Spangler were
married on July 7, 2001. Laurie is a
library media specialist for Plain Local
Schools and Scott is a systems
coordinator for Avalon Foods. The
couple resides at 7394 Klingston St.
N.W., Massillon, OH 44646.
Scott and Heather (Condley ’95)
Rainone announce the birth of a son,
Nicholas, on January 27, 2001. Scott
is the public relations coordinator for
the Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Medicine and Heather is the
managing editor of the Kent RecordCourier. The family resides at 450
Myrtle St., Ravenna, OH 44266. Their
e-mail: smrainone@mailcity.com.
Kelly (Wright) and Fredrick Shaffer
announce the birth of a son, Anthony
Jerome, on May 7, 2001. Kelly is a
human resources specialist for Astro
Shapes, Inc. and is a certified
professional in human resources.
Fredrick is a firefighter for the city of
Campbell. The family resides at 301
Porter Ave., Campbell, OH 44405.
Theire-mail:smokeeater29@worldnet.att.net.
Lisa (Gano) and Chris Weaver
Maggie Lynn, on August 28, 2001, who
joins siblings Emma, 6, and Luke, 4.
Lisa is a self-employed early childhood
education consultant and trainer and
Chris is the chief operating officer for
Weaver Leather, Inc. The family
resides at 2022 Scenic View Rd. S.W.,
New Philadelphia, OH 44663. Her email: weaves@neobright.net.
James Wojcik and Dunya SiegelWojcik reside at 524 Hillview Dr.,
Boise, ID 83712. Their e-mail:
jdwoj@yahoo.com.
Betsy (Kline) and Maurice Zuver
announce the birth of a son, Caleb
Matthew, on July 3, 2001, who joins
sibling Delaney, 3. Betsy is an English
teacher for Bryan City Schools and
Maurice is a history teacher for Stryker
Local Schools. The family resides at
500 Pioneer Ave., P.O. Box 821,
Classmates Join for Canoeing Trip
Pioneer, OH 43554. Their e-mail:
Laneyrose@bright.net. Her e-mail:
bry_aca_bzu@nwoca.org. His e-mail:
str_aca_mz@nwoca.org.
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Shari (Sanor) and Frank Armstrong,
IV announce the birth of a daughter,
Eileen Kay, on June 18, 2001. Shari is
a nanny and Frank is a carpenter for
Allied Construction. The family
resides at 2689 Noble Rd., Apt. 14,
Cleveland, OH 44121. Their e-mail:
RedBrn96@aol.com.
Jen Cantwell resides at 122 Hoyt St.,
3H, Stamford, CT 06905. She is a
senior account executive for
SoftWatch, Inc.
Her e-mail:
jenniec@softwatch.com.
Theresa (Doyle) and Dennis Gregory
announce the birth of a son, Justin
Raymond, on March 15, 2001, who joins
sibling Derren, 4. Theresa is a fifth grade
teacher at Marlington High School and
earned a master of education degree from
Walsh University. Dennis is the assistant
vice president of construction for Wayne
Homes, LLC. The family resides at 2406
Old Elm St. N.E., North Canton, OH
44721.
Their
e-mail:
theresag@neo.rr.com.
Steve and Megan (Gallagher) Jacobs
Shannon Rose, on June 5, 2001, who
joins sibling Ryan, 2. Steve is a clinical
specialist/sales for Medtronic, Inc.,
Megan is a physical therapy assistant.
The family resides at 1718 Maywood,
South Euclid, OH 44121. Their e-mail:
meg.jacobs@att.net.
Wanda (Offill) and Anthony Land
announce the birth of a son, Isaac
Anthony, on July 26, 2001, who joins
sibling Noah, 2. Wanda is a SLD
teacher for Liberty Local Schools and
Anthony is a service manager for
FedEx Ground. The family resides at
5636 London Dr., Austintown, OH
44515.
Carolyn (Koppel ’68) Pitman and Karen (Corbett ’68) Spangler joined
together in June 2001 to canoe the Missouri River in Montana with six
other women.
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Kevin and Christine (Hofus ’93)
Lohse announce the birth of a
daughter, Caitlin Elizabeth, on July 10,
2001, who joins sibling Ryan, 3. Kevin
is a police officer for The City of
Cuyahoga Falls and Christine is an
account manager training consultant
for Lab Support and On Assignment,
Inc. The family resides at 496 Seaman
Ave., Akron, OH 44305. Their e-mail:
cf3463@aol.com.
Lori (Pafford) and Dave Kohle
announce the birth of a son, Peter
Louis, on August 17, 2001, who joins
sibling Andrew, 2. Lori is a registered
nurse at Jefferson Hospital and Dave
works for the Port Authority Transit
in Pittsburgh. The family resides at
3053 Amy Dr., South Park, PA 15129.
Their e-mail: kohle@msn.com.
Gunananthan Nithyanantham and
Yen ChooiYin Leong reside at Unit
B8.01 Cameron Tower, No. 11, Jalan,
5/58B, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 46000.
Gunananthan is chairman and CEO
and Yen is senior vice president,
technology, both of SmartTransact.
Their e-mail: guna@gunananthan.com.
His e-mail: guna@smarttransact.com.
Her e-mail: yen@smarttransact.com.
Phillip and Karen (Girvan ’93)
Nussdorfer reside at 14 Fireside Rd.,
Oakland, MD 21550. Phillip is
director of technical services for
Financial Computer Support, Inc. and
Karen is a sixth grade language arts
teacher for Southern Middle School.
Phillip became a member of the
National Ski Patrol for Wisp Ski Resort
in Deep Creek, MD in March 2001.
They are the parents of Will, 2.
Amy (Grisham) and John Patterson
announce the birth of a daughter, Jessa Lee
on August 30, 2001, who joins sibling
Zane, 2. Amy is a school psychologist for
Twinsburg City Schools and John is an
executive manager of business analysis for
JoAnne Stores Inc. They reside at 244
Brookview Dr., Cuyahoga Falls, OH
44223. Their e-mail: jpag@nowonline.com.
Kelly Pfund and Jonathan Stalls were
married on October 12, 2001. Kelly is
a business manager and Jonathan is
director of marketing, both for Capital
One Financial. They reside at 3207
Grove Ave., Richmond, VA 23221. Her
e-mail: kellypfund@cs.com.
Jamie and Shelly Schaeffer announce
the birth of a son, Brady Vaun, on
November 10, 2001, who joins siblings
Sarah, 4 and Ethan, 1.
Robert Wilson resides at 2028
Summertown Dr., Norcross, GA 30071.
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Lisa Cargill and Jeff Kuehn were
married on June 16, 2001. The couple
resides at 1005 Hazel Ave. N.E.,
Louisville, OH 44641. Lisa is the chair
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of the mathematics department at
Minerva High School and Jeff is a
claims adjuster for Progressive
Insurance.
Her
e-mail:
ljk1@minerva.stark.k12.oh.us.
Melanie (Linder) and Shawn Davis
reside at 1266 Wingding Ridge,
Louisville, OH 44641. She is a principal
of East Canton Elementary School in
the Osnaburg Local School District.
Her e-mail: mdavis@wizard.sparcc.org.
Jeffrey and Laura (McAllister) Kurtz
reside at 504 Burg St., Granville, OH
43023. He is an assistant professor of
communication at Denison University.
His e-mail: Kurtz@denison.edu.
Rick and Dawn Landon announce the
birth of a daughter, Lauren Dawn, on
July 5, 2001. Rick is a biology/anatomy
teacher for Osnaburg Local Schools
and Dawn is a third grade teacher for
Springfield Local Schools. The family
resides at 14880 McCallum Ave.,
Alliance, OH 44601.
Brent and Christianne Lehman
announce the birth of a son Rece Paul,
on May 14, 2001. The family resides
at 2626 Gloria Ct., Toledo, OH 43614.
Their e-mail: murphyslaw500@cs.com.
Mike Kimmel resides at 2073 Carlile
Dr., Uniontown, OH 44685. His email: BOKIM12@aol.com.
Barret Ries resides at 2017 E. Carson
St. #6, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. He is a
self-employed personal fitness trainer.
His e-mail: cnik@stargate.net.
Heather Platz-Rosenow and Michael
Rosenow ’94 reside at 1456 Easton
Ave., Madison, OH 44057. Heather is
an independent beauty consultant for
Mary Kay Cosmetics. Michael is a
liscensed massage therapist/owner of
U-Knead-Me Massage Services. They
are the parents of Faith, 1. His e-mai:
mike@ukneadme.com. Her e-mail:
heather@ukneadme.com.
Alex and Tamara Russin announce the
birth of a daughter, Zoe Alexis, on
February 23, 2001. They can be
reached at P.O. Box 4, Nunam Iqua, AK
99666. Alex is a high school generalist
for Lower Yukon School District.
Their e-mail: russin@unicomalaska.com.
Puluna (Thakkar) and Chandresh
Shelat reside at 10851 Sherwood Hill
Rd., Owings Mills, MD 21117.
Kendra (Grahl) and Rod Smith
announce the birth of a son, Dane
Halvar, on May 1, 2001. Kendra is a
fifth grade for Clyde-Green Springs
Schools and Rod is a high school
history teacher for Sandusky City
Schools. The family resides at 511
Main St., Box 563, Castalia, OH 44824.
Their e-mail: ks7599@aol.com. Her email: stksmith@clyde.k12.oh.us.
David Waite resides at 2671 Wyndgate
Ct., Westlake, OH 44145. He is a retail
planning manager and assistant vice
president for Retail Banking
Administration.
April (Blackwelder) and Robert
Wojtkiewicz reside at 93-C Hilltop
Manor, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Their
e-mail: wojoinc@att.net.
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Michelle (Pauli) and Christopher
Bade announce the birth of a son,
Michael Christopher, on September
23, 2001, who joins sibling Sarah, 3.
Cristine (Hackney) and Brian Boyd
reside at 6720 Newton Falls Rd.,
Ravenna, OH 44266. Her e-mail:
cristine.boyd@excite.com.
Charles and Sherry Froehlich
Abbegail Paige, on June 30, 2001, who
joins sibling Tanner, 2. Charles is an
emotional support teacher, head
varsity wrestling coach and assistant
varsity football coach for Plum
Borough School District. Sherry is a
dental assistant. The family resides at
957 Mallisee Rd., Plum, PA 15239.
Their e-mail: frofam@ICUBED.com.
Megan Gustaevel resides at 2059
Glamorgan St., Apt. 24, Alliance, OH
44601. She is an athletic trainer/
orthopedic assistant for Carnation Clinic,
Inc. Her e-mail: meggus1@aol.com.
Marnie (Wright) and Arick ’95
Hammar reside at 168 High St.,
Ashland, MA 01721. Marnie is
assistant director of communications,
alumni affairs and development for
Harvard University and Arick is
director, records management services
for Fidelity Investments. Their e-mail:
hammar@mediaone.net. Her e-mail:
marnie_hammar@harvard.edu. His email: arick.hammar@fmr.com.
Tricia (Edwards) and Mark Johnson
announce the birth of a son, Dylan
Charles, on July 29, 2001, who joins
sibling Miles, 3. Mark is a registered
nurse for Tuomey Health Care
Systems. They family resides at 4770
Old Stone Rd., Sumter, SC 29150. Her
e-mail: triciakj@juno.com.
Patti Katronick and Michael Coss
were married on April 21, 2001. Patti
is a Title I tutor for Hope Academcy
and Michael works for Press of Ohio.
They reside at 3360 Elmwood St.,
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221.
Amy (Lavy) and Jim Kohmann ’00
Amanda, on March 28, 2001. The
family resides at 209 Cheyenne Tr.,
Malvern, Oh 44644. Amy is the
mentor program coordinator for
Quest Recovery Services and Jim is a
sales manager for Kohmann Ford.
Manaen Schlabach resides at 344
Krukowski Rd., #A, Honolulu, HI 96819.
James and Jill (Faulkner ’96) Schwarz
Haley Smith, on September 1, 2001.
James is an international sales
manager for Chick Workholding
Solutions, Inc. and Jill works for the
YMCA. They reside at 6019 Linwood
Dr., Valencia, PA 16059. Their e-mail:
jschwarz@fyi.net.
His e-mail:
jschwarz@chick-workholding.com.
Kyle Garner’s e-mail: kycycle@netscape.com.
John and Maria Grimm reside at 6790
Hickman Cemetery Rd., Radford, VA
24141. John is pastor of Morgan’s
Chapel and Rockford United
Methodist churches and Maria is
pastor of Belspring and Parrott United
Methodist churches. Their e-mail:
2grimm@naxs.net.
Megan (Draudt) and Jerad Harper
announce the birth of a son, Justin
Bruce, on March 17, 2001, who joins
sibling Ryan, 2. The family resides at
604 Red Cloud Dr., Harker Heights,
TX 76548. Jerad is a captain-armor
for the United States Army. Her email: meharp@hotmail.com.
Ellen (Nolan) and Chris ’94 Hess
announce the birth of a son, Patrick
Joseph, on September 9, 2001. Ellen
is manager-employee programs for
Westfield Group and Chris is
manager-government relations for
Greater
Cleveland
Growth
Association. They reside at 13815
Webster Rd., Strongsville, OH 44136.
Justin and Kelli Sly announce the birth
of a daughter, Meagan Elisabeth, on
May 3, 2001, who joins sibling
Kaileigh, 1. The family resides at 8841
St. Rt. 534, P.O. Box 45, Mesopotamia,
OH 44439. Justin is an account
manager for ITW Polymer Castings.
Their e-mail: jksly@nls.net. His email: sly@itwpolymercastings.com.
Nikki (Kukla) and John Kelly reside at
3006 Lancelot Dr., Murfreesboro, TN
37127. Nikki is an senior EDI
specialist for MDC Health and
recently completed an MCSE
certification. John is a lead test
engineer for Pratt & Whitney, a
division of UTC. Their e-mail:
kellyjandn@home.com.
Heather Tucke and Charles Lawrence
were married on October 21, 2001.
Heather is a manager of offsite laboratory
services for Columbus Children’s Hospital
and earned a master of business
administration degree from Franklin
University. They reside at 11692 Bruno
Rd., Thornville, OH 43076. Their e-mail:
hc_lawrence@msn.com.
Juan and Heather Llanes-Portal reside
at C / Chile, 10-3, Valencia, 46021,
Spain. His e-mail: jllanesp@yahoo.es.
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Fendrich and Cenell (Munford ’93) Clark
announce the birth of a son, Fendrich, Jr.,
on May 24, 2001. Fendrich and Cenell
are both professors at Mount Union. They
can be reached at 1972 Clark Ave., Box
1278, Alliance, OH 44601. His e-mail:
clarkfr@muc.edu.
Her e-mail:
clarkcm@muc.edu.
Jennifer Gaertner and Charles
Johnson were married on November
16, 2001. Jennifer is a kindergarten
teacher for the Painesville Township
Local School District and Charles is a
funeral director for Johnson Funeral
Home. The couple resides at 120 S.
Doan Ave., Painesville, OH 44077.
Melanie Maruschak resides at 1330
Presidential Dr., Apt. 207, Columbus,
OH 43212. She is a second grade
teacher at Gladstone Elementary
School for Columbus Public Schools.
Her e-mail: lemony1119@yahoo.com.
Angela Mesaros resides at 5548 N.
Winthrop, #2, Chicago, IL 60640.
Rebecca Millikin and Jon Parkhurst
Patricia (Russell) Vargas was matron
of honor and Angela Bonicky and
Jolene (Johnson) Maynard were
bridesmaids. Jeffrey Crossman was a
ceremony reader. Rebecca and Jon are
both audit managers for Ernst &
Young LLP. They reside at 2615 Jackie
Ln., Westlake, OH 44145. Her e-mail:
rebecca.millikin@ey.com.
Michael and Amy Roden reside at 177
Jessica Dr., Dover, OH 44622. Michael
is a police officer for the City of Dover
and Amy is a registered nurse at
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Aultman Hospital/Medflight of Ohio.
They are the parents of Ethan, 1. His
e-mail: mroden369@aol.com.
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Ella Chiu resides at Flat E, 20/F, Hong
Pak Mansion, Park Vale, Quarry Bay,
Hong Kong. She is a systems analyst
for UBS Warburg. Her e-mail:
ella.chiu@ubsw.com.
Wendy (Palagyi) and Eric Eland reside at
3254 Callender Rd., Rock Creek, OH
44084. Wendy is a toxicology team leader
at Ricerca LLC and Eric is self-employed,
owning a business, Reflections. Her email: eland_w@ricerca.com.
T. J. Hankins resides at 403T Mananai
Pl., Honolulu, HI 96818. He is a sixth
grade teacher for Ma’ili Elementary
School. His e-mail: keliiekika@aol.com.
Matt Keller and Vanessa Young were
married on July 21, 2001. Bryan
Sprang, Bill Eagle ’97, Scott O’Halek
’97, John Reid ’97 and Matthew Zepp
were all members of the wedding
party. Matt is a teacher and track and
cross country coach for University
City School District and Vanessa is a
dentistry student. The couple resides
at 1700 Lincoln St., Alton, IL 62002.
Their e-mail: coachkeller@yahoo.com.
William and Ann Marie Mackin were
married on June 9, 2001. Wendy (May
’98) Semelka served as matron of honor
and groomsmen included Danny Trieff,
Matt Green ’94, Dean Petersen and John
Cola ’90. Daniel Diaz ’97 was a reader
during the ceremony. William is a physical
education teacher, swimming instructor
and head swimming and diving coach for
North East School District. Ann Marie is
a physical therapy assistant for Keystone
Rehabilitation Systems. The couple resides
at 27 N. Mill St., North East, PA 16428.
His e-mail: mackinwilliam@hotmail.com.
Amy McDevitt and Jason Cannon
Amy is a sales representative for
Sebring Container Corp. and Jason is
a CNC Programmer at Alliance
Machine Co. The couple resides at
1078 Roseland Rd., Alliance, Oh 44601.
Their e-mail: aimzuzu@aol.com.
Mark and Jennifer Mucci announce
the birth of a daughter, Addison Anne,
on September 20, 2001. Marc is a
corporate controller for Flight
Options and Jennifer works for Cutler
Realty. They reside at 2654 Daffodil
N.E., Canton, OH 44705.
Tammie (Davis) and Chad ’97 Osler
reside at 1329 Woodrow St. N.W.,
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North Canton, OH 44720. Tammie is
a legal intern with the Canton City
Prosecutor’s Office and Chad is a staff
accountant for Arner & Co. Their email: magosler@aol.com.
Lisa (Patrick) and Christopher ’97
Parker announce the birth of a
daughter, Emilee Rae, on July 20, 2001.
The family resides at 2468 E. Hanley
Rd., Lucas, OH 44843. Their e-mail:
Lpat@richnet.net.
Beth Sanderbeck resides at 10101 Park
Plaza Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15229. She
is a certified athletic trainer for UPMC
Sports Medicine. Her e-mail:
bsanderbeck@hotmail.com
or
sanderbeckba@msx.upmc.edu.
John Smith resides at 10500 Carrie Dr.,
New Middletown, OH 44442. He is a
teacher and head football coach at
Springfield Local High School. His email: mucou@usa.net.
Keith Waggoner resides at 907 23rd St.
N.W., Canton, OH 44709. He is a
youth development worker for Your
Human Resource Center. His e-mail:
kaw24@yahoo.com.
Michelle Walker resides at 2513 Waldo
Ln., Richmond, VA 23228. She is the
assistant women’s basketball and head
women’s tennis coach for RandolphMacon College.
Her e-mail:
walk1126@aol.com.
Lara West and Michael Shiplett were
married on July 28, 2001. Lara is a
second grade teacher for Nordonia
Hills School District and Michael is
vice president of Fleet Capital. They
reside at 1397 Apple Valley Ct.,
Broadview Heights, OH 44147. Her
e-mail: Lwest711@yahoo.com.
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media relations manager for the
Cleveland Indians. Her e-mail:
danielle_smiley@hotmail.com.
Meredith (Frick) and Joshua Gilliland
reside at 8726 Rosebud Pl., Parker, CO
80134. Meredith is a product manager
for Alternative Technology and Joshua
is a network planner for Metro Media
Fiber Networks.
Her e-mail:
Meredith.Gilliland@alttech.com.
Noah Harner resides at 1401 S.
Palmetto Ave., Daytona Beach, FL
32114. He is a sports complex/
facilities manager for Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University. His e-mail:
noahharner@lycos.com
or
Harnern@cts.db.erau.edu.
Tanya Homan and Steve Hoeting were
married on July 28, 2001. Tanya is a
teacher at Woodland Elementary
School for Lakota Local Schools and
Steve is a mechanical engineer for
Setco. They reside at 5633 Sheed Rd.,
Cincinnati, OH 45247. Her e-mail:
tanyahoman@juno.com.
Denise (Jenkins) and Tyler Hudak
reside at 1061A Portage Line Rd.,
Akron, OH 44312.
Todd Hurst resides at 2885 Hastings
Rd., Silver Lake, OH 44224. He is
manager of the corporate and
commercial sales divisions of The
Step2 Company.
His e-mail:
thurst@step2.net.
Ryan Imhoff and Monica Kinsey were
married on June 9, 2001. Ryan is a
certified athletic trainer for Prevention
Services, Inc. They reside at 4230
Americana Dr., Apt. 201, Cuyahoga
Falls, OH 44224. His e-mail:
rmi1335@aol.com.
Stephen Putinski and Jamie Bateman
were married on July 7, 2001. Stephen
is a financial consultant for Salomon
Smith Barney and Jamie is a teacher
for Mayfield City Schools. They reside
at 6014 Jane Dr., Mentor, OH 44060.
His e-mail: Stephen.d.putinski@rssmb.com.
Stacy Benson resides at 8808 Fazio Dr.,
Wilmington, NC 28411. She is a
teacher for Pender County Schools.
Her e-mail: bensonstacy@hotmail.com.
Audrey (Perkins) and Derek Riley
reside at 2852 N. Park Ave. Ext.,
Warren, OH 44481. Her e-mail:
AudjRiley@aol.com.
Jeffrey Bierer resides at 272 Princeton
Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15202. He is a
consultant for Navigont Consulting.
His e-mail:jbierer@navigontconsulting.com.
EricSasavicz’se-mail:Sasavicz@hotmail.com.
Danielle (Strainer) and Curtis
Danburg reside at 4578 W. 214th St.,
Fairview Park, OH 44126. Danielle is
a sales manager for Hyatt Regency
Cleveland at The Arcade and Curtis is
Margaret (Rock) and Chad
Schauwecker announce the birth of a
daughter Elena Renae, on April 12,
2001. The family resides at 6817
Traymore Ave., Brooklyn, OH 44144.
Cheri Spieker and Scott Knoebel were
married on July 14, 2001. Cheri is a second
grade teacher and Scott is a first grade
teacher, both at Kissimmee Elementary.
They reside at 14307 Island Cove Dr.,
Orlando, FL 32824. Her e-mail:
knoebelc@osceola.k12.fl.us.
Kimberly (Helwig) and Anthony Stanislo
reside at 3342 W. 155th St., Cleveland, OH
44111. Kimberly earned a master of
science degree in nursing from Case
Western Reserve University and she is a
certified pediatric nurse practitioner for
the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and Nutrition at Rainbow
Babies & Children’s Hospital – UHHS of
Cleveland.
Their
e-mail:
kjstanislo@aol.com.
Amy Thompson and Derrick Cope
were married on October 13, 2001.
Amy is a collections manager and
Derrick is a credit analyst, both for
MBNA America. They reside at 5919
Deering Ave., Parma Heights, OH
44130. Their e-mail: djc23@aol.com.
Dan and Ellen (Kreager ’98) Van
Dussen reside at 8 Rosecrans Pl., Apt.
TB, Baltimore, MD 21236. Dan is a
graduate research assistant pursuing a
Ph.D. in gerontology at the University
of Maryland – Baltimore and Ellen is a
credentialing coordinator at Vision 21.
Their e-mail: vandussen@earthlink.net.
Kristen Vazzano resides at 305
Mississippi St S.E., Apt. 2W, North
Canton, OH 44720. She earned a
master’s degree in counseling and
human development from Walsh
University and is an admissions
representative at Mount Union. Her
e-mail: vazzanokm@yahoo.com.
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Beth Adrian resides at 8356
Canterbury Ct., Chagrin Falls, OH
44023. She is a PC client service
representative for Management
Reports International. Her e-mail:
badrian@mrisystem.com.
Eric Bortmas resides at 4218
Rickenbacker Ave., Apt. 23, Columbus,
OH 43213. He is a certified athletic
trainer for SportsMedicine GRANT.
Barbara Carpenter and Chad Danhoff
were married on June 2, 2001. Amy
Zuercher ’96 was a member of the
wedding party, Christi Mitchell ’01
served as a special singer and Janine
Hampu ’00 was the wedding
coordinator. Barbara is a project
accountant for Advanced Energy and
Chad is a plant manager for Universal
Forest Products. The couple resides
at 5225 White Willow Dr., J120, Fort
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Collins, CO 80528. Her e-mail:
barbcarp@yahoo.com
or
Barbara.Danhoff@aei.com.
Dawnya Dougherty and Michael
LaMantia were married on July 14,
2001. Dawnya is an assistant for the
Research Center for Educational
Technology at Kent State University
and Michael is an IT specialist for IBM.
The couple resides at 224 Pinehurst
Rd., Munroe Falls, OH 44262. Her email: dawnyad@yahoo.com or
dlamanti@kent.edu.
Todd Dunmire and Amanda Gilak ’00
were married on July 14, 2001. Jamie
McComas and Alfred Melillo served
as bestmen and groomsmen included
Brent Barr, Sean Delfavero and Mike
Milford ’00. Bridesmaids included
Sara Jurjevic ’00 and Kelly Bauman
’00. Todd is a supervisor for
McMaster-Carr Supply Co. and
Amanda is a fifth grade teacher for
Ascension School. The couple resides
at 9299 Shady Lake Dr., #205N,
Streetsboro, OH 44241. Their e-mail:
tdunny1@aol.com. His e-mail:
Todd.Dunmire@mcmaster.com. Her
e-mail: AMGD01@aol.com.
Sarah (McFadden) Edie resides at 610 E.
High Ave., New Philadelphia, OH 44663,
along with her daughter, Katie. Sarah is a
middle school physical education teacher
for Dover City Schools. Her e-mail:
edies@dover.k12.oh.us.
Ann and Jeffrey Egli reside at 3635
Baldwin Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.
Ann earned a master’s degree in
human development and counseling/
mental health counseling from Walsh
University and received licensure as a
professional counselor. She is a child
and adolescent therapist at Child and
Adolescent Service Center. Her e-mail:
Annegli@cannet.com.
Lake City Schools. Her e-mail:
irish3316@yahoo.com.
Alan Harold resides at 741 Mohawk
St., Columbus, OH 43206. He is
pursuing a master of business
administration degree at the Fisher
College of Business at The Ohio State
University.
His
e-mail:
acharold@yahoo.com.
Deanna Hettick and Daniel ’97 Eshler
were married on June 16, 2001 at
Mount Union’s Dewald Chapel. Megan
Cern and Jaime (Triplett) Endsley were
bridesmaids and Eric Brock ’97 served
as best man. Deanna is a case manager
for Portage Children’s Center and
Daniel is a banker at Bank One. They
reside at 4890 Westchester Dr.,
Austintown, OH 44515. Their e-mail:
hettickd@cs.com.
Affordable Business Furniture and Susan
is master stylist at Casal’s Despa and Salon.
Their e-mail: shaggy@peoplepc.com.
year medical student at the Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her email: cgalida@yahoo.com.
Amy Nogay resides at 1101 Tall Grass
Cir., Stow, OH 44224.
Corey Hannah resides at 70 Buckhead
Rd., #304, Lynchburg, VA 24502. He
is an assistant athletic trainer/
instructor for Lynchburg College. His
e-mail: Hannah@lynchburg.edu.
Jeannie Robinson resides at 840 Foxworth
Blvd., Apt. 215, Lombard, IL 60148.
Matthew and Danielle Scandrol reside
at 1176 Hannah Dr., Florence, SC
29505. Matthew is a seventh grade
language arts teacher for Florence
Public School District 1. His e-mail:
mscandrol@sc.rr.com.
Michael and Penelope(Beachy ’01)
Snider reside at 1931-A E. Hudson
Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28054.
Guy Trinetti, Jr. resides at 1628 Douglas
Rd., Wickliffe, OH 44092. He is a
physical education and health teacher
for Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools.
His e-mail: gutt0712@yahoo.com.
Kevin Uscilowski resides at 12001 9th
St. N., #4306, St. Petersburg, FL 33716.
His e-mail: KUscilowski@netscape.net.
1999
Shannon (Souza) and Scott Jermain
reside at 1746 12th St., Cuyahoga Falls,
OH 44223. Shannon is an international
account administrator for Little Tikes
Co. and Scott is a construction
superintendent for Whitlatch & Co.
James and Janet Lindell reside at 959
Hunt Rd., Lakewood, NY 14750. His
e-mail: lindellj@prodigy.net.
Silvana Marinkovic and Juan Manuel
Peña reside at Calle Miriam Blasco 32,
Valladolid-Spain 47014. Juan Manuel
is a professional soccer player for Real
Valladolid S.A.D. Her e-mail:
silvana_marinkovic@hotmail.com.
Karen (Barnhart) Miller is a database
marketing manager for Barbour Publishing.
Her e-mail: ktmiller@valkyrie.net.
Jim Eismon resides at 7353 Amanda
Pl., Concord, OH 44077.
Carrie (Albee) and Jonathan Mitchner
reside at 4501 Rollingview Dr., Seven
Hills, OH 44131. She is a fifth grade
teacher for Nordonia Hills City School
District and he is a technician for
General Motors Corp. Their e-mail:
cjmitch24@aol.com. Her e-mail:
albee@nordonia.summit.k12.oh.us.
Mandy Geddis resides at 1300 Bobby
Ln., #308, Westlake, OH 44145. She is
a kingergarten teacher for Sheffield
Tyler and Susan Nicholson reside at
40 Howard St., Columbiana, Oh
44408. Tyler is a general manager for
Ryan Armstrong resides at 320 S.E. 3rd St.,
Apt. B12, Gainesville, FL 32601. He is
pursuing a master of science in finance
degree at Warrington College of Business
at the University of Florida. His e-mail:
armstrrg@notes.cba.ufl.edu.
Ryan Arnold resides at 2917 Austin St.,
#1, Davis, CA 95616. His e-mail:
Arnoldrc_1999@yahoo.com.
Stefanie Boehm and Adam Albright were
married on October 6, 2001. The wedding
party included Brittney Matejka, Cara
(Olsen) Robson, Darcy Thorn, Missy
Johnson ’98, Sam Schleman ’98, Roger
Nikiforow ’98, Jason Rock and Dan
Grimminger ’98. Stefanie is a first grade
teacher for Parma City School District and
Adam is a middle school choir and
orchestra teacher for Brunswick City
School District.
Douglas and Julia (Kuhns ’00) Brown
reside at 2146 Tanglewood, Apt. B,
Alliance, OH 44601. Douglas earned
a graduate degree from Western
Carolina University and is an assistant
track coach for Mount Union.
Charles Harkness and Chatné Gaulden
were married on July 21, 2001. Charles
is the director of minority student
services/judicial affairs at Ashland
University. They reside at 83 Whitehall
Dr., Tallmadge, OH 44278. His e-mail:
charknes@ashland.edu.
Linda (Spangler) and Frederick Hayes III
reside at 39 Glenbrook Rd., Apt. 1B,
Stamford, CT 06902. Linda is a E
Procurement Digitization Leader for
General Electric Capital and recently earned
a master of business administration degree
from The University of St. Francis. Her email: uberkitten@aol.com and
linda.hayes3@gecapital.com.
Johnna (Schrock) and Brandon Keck
reside at 165D S. Towne Ln., Delaware,
OH 43015.
Their e-mail:
keck5690@hotmail.com.
Deborah Lecker and Leo Reed were
married on July 6, 2001. Deborah is a
seventh grade language arts and social
studies teacher and Leo is a sixth grade
language arts and social studies
teacher, both for Paradise Education
Center. They reside at 5027 W. Waite
Pl., Apt. B, Glendale, AZ 85301. Her
e-mail: dlecke@juno.com.
Jared Lindell resides at 40 Quint Ave., Apt.
B, Boston, MA 02134. He is an
administrative coordinator for Boston
University. His e-mail: jlindell@bu.edu.
Megan Malinoski and Christopher
Scott were married on September 29,
2001. Megan is employed by the
Advanced Pain Relief and Wellness
Center and Christopher is an
orthopedic technician for Crystal
Clinic, Inc. They reside at 2587
Pinebrook Tr., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223.
Her e-mail: megmalinoski@hotmail.com.
Ryan Cernansky resides at 8729
Schubert Ave., Alliance, OH 44601. He
is a science teacher and football,
baseball and basketball coach at
Malvern High School.
Cassie Galida resides at 1807 Pelton Park
Dr., Sandusky, OH 44870. She is a third
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Class Notes
Stephanie Moss resides at 13815
Clifton Blvd., Lakewood, OH 44107.
Here-mail:Stephanie.L.Moss@us.pwcglobal.com.
James is a theatre technician for
Goodspeed Opera House. Their email: kzarges@hotmail.com.
consultant for National City
Investments. The couple resides at 622
Winesap Cir., Howard, OH 43028.
Dustin Richardson resides at 458 E.
College Ave., Apt. 609, State College,
PA 16801. He is a web developer/
computer programmer for Penn State.
His e-mail: dsr10@psu.edu.
Tricia (DeVeny) and Josh ’97 Zeedrich
reside at 27600 Chardon Rd., Apt.
1071, Willoughby Hills, OH 44092.
Their e-mail: tzeedrich@yahoo.com.
Courtney Crooks resides at 5520
Pacific Blvd., Apt. #213, Boca Raton,
FL 33433. She is an accounts executive
for Logo Express, Inc. Her e-mail:
courtnfla@hotmail.com
and
ccrooks@logoexpress.net.
Beth Sacksteder resides at 2236 Palm
Place Dr. N.E., Palm Bay, FL 32905.
She earned a master of arts degree in
higher education administration from
The University of Akron and is
assistant director for student activities
at The Florida Institute of Technology.
Her e-mail: esacks@fit.edu.
Melissa Smith and Aaron Gelm were
married on August 20, 2001. They
reside at 7632 Parkford St. N.W.,
Massillon, OH 44646. Her e-mail:
missy_smith10@hotmail.com.
Neily Stouffer resides at 13815 Clifton
Blvd., Lakewood, OH 44107.
Andrea (Hahn) and Paul ’96 Sullivan
Jacklyn Victoria, on March 10, 2001.
Paul is a computer consultant for
Pathlight Consulting. The family
resides at 26532 E. Oviatt Rd., Bay
Village, OH 44140.
Yashika Upadhya resides at 100 Ocean
View Dr., Apt. #709, Boston, MA
02125. She is a systems associate for
Fidelity Investments. Her e-mail:
yupadhya@hotmail.com
or
yashika.upadhya@fmr.com.
Kimberly Wervey resides at 29581 Robert
St., Wickliffe, OH 44092. She is a graduate
student and teaching assistant at Case
Western Reserve University, where she is
pursuing a master’s degree in social science
administration.
Her e-mail:
iamwervey@yahoo.com.
Justin and Jennifer (Weaver) White
reside at 311 Metta Crest Cir., Waverly,
WV
26184.
Their
e-mail:
Justin_White2@excite.com.
Keith Yonally resides at 13871 Oak Brook
Dr., Apt. 311, North Royalton, OH 44133.
He is a division inventory analyst for The
Sherwin-Williams Company. His e-mail:
KeithYonally@msn.com.
Kathy (Megyesi) and James Zarges
reside at 172 Hawthorne Ave., Apt
21H, New London, CT 06320. Kathy
earned a master of education degree
in student personnel and higher
education administration from Kent
State University and is an academic/
career advisor for Mitchell College.
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2000
Jennifer Alder and Robert Morgan were
married on September 15, 2001. Jennifer
is a high school French teacher for
Nordonia Hills City Schools and Robert
is a financial representative for American
General Finance. They reside at 1009
Concord Dr., Medina, Oh 44256. Their
e-mail: jiglypfjen@hotmail.com.
Deana Allen and Michael Milford
Members of the wedding party
included Dusty Wilson, Cara Grisola,
Lance Green, Bethany Peel, Michael
Andric, Jason Peterson and Joshua
Timmons. The couple resides at 1006
27th St. N.E., Canton, OH 44714.
Jerry Davidson can be reached at PSC
47, Box 375, APO, AE 09470-0375. He
is an intelligence analyst for the United
States Air Force. His e-mail:
jerry.Davidson@jac.af.mil
and
davidsonjt@hotmail.com.
Andrew Dunlap resides at 430 E.
Market St., Blairsville, PA 15717. He
is a pharmaceutical sales specialist for
Pharmacia Corporation. His e-mail:
Andrew.r.dunlap@pharmacia.com.
Alisha Eberhard resides at 15665
Miami Lakeway N., #308-A, Miami
Lakes, FL 33014. She is an assistant
director/program coordinator of the
YWCA of Greater Miami. Her e-mail:
aeberhard@ywca-miami.org.
Brian Fadale resides at 1727
Massachusetts Ave., 103, Washington,
DC 20036. He is a technical recruiter
for Apex Systems Incorporated. His
e-mail: fadale14@hotmail.com or
bfadale@apexsystemsinc.com.
Theresa Bellett resides at 3668 Kent Rd.,
#E2, Stow, OH 44224. She is a first
grade teacher for Ravenna City Schools.
Her e-mail: tabaroo22@aol.com.
Jeffrey Buckshaw resides at 1328
Weathervane Ln., Apt. 2D, Akron, OH
44313. He is a staff accountant for
Bruner-Cox LLP.
Tonia (White) and Paul Burford reside at
663 French Dr., Columbus, OH 43228.
Tonia is a graduate research assistant
pursuing a master of science degree in soil
microbial ecology at The Ohio State
University. Paul is an inside sales specialist
for Pella Windows and Doors. Her e-mail:
white.820@osu.edu.
Brian Burkhart resides at 1682 Ash
Ct., Apt. #182, Kent, OH 44240.
Stacia Coleman and Tony Losh were
married on September 1, 2001.
Attendants included Tami (Baker)
Neidert and Kelly Chapman. Stacia
is a claims representative for State
Farm Insurance and Tony is a financial
Meredith Garman and Kevin Brown
’99 were married on May 26, 2001.
Meredith is an art teacher for
Olentangy School District and Kevin
is a teaching assistant pursuing a
master’s degree in economics at The
Ohio State University. The couple
resides at 1009 Syracuse Ln.,
Westerville, OH 43081.
Gregory George resides at 855 Cornell
Rd., Blairsville, PA 15717. He is a sales
and marketing coordinator for PRS
Pharmacy Services. His e-mail:
tgeorge@ptd.net.
Jerod Haddad resides at 1306 Stratford
Ave. N.W., Massillon, OH 44646.
Melissa (Shultz) and Mike Huzyak
announce the birth of a son, Jacob
Michael, on October 30, 2001. They
reside at 5842 Fairfax St. N.W., North
Canton, OH 44720. She is a teacher for
Plain Local Schools and he is a chemical
engineer for Babcock & Wilcox.
Dave Kaufmann resides at 420 Munroe
Falls Ave., Apt. #8, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
44221. He is a high school swim coach
and permanent substitute teacher for
Cuyahoga Falls City School District.
His e-mail: swimmuc@yahoo.com or
edg_aca_dka@nwoca.org.
Jennifer March resides at 1701 Park Rd.
N.W., Apt. 211, Washington, DC 20010.
She is a program associate for The Academy
for Educational Development. Her e-mail:
march_jennifer@hotmail.com
or
jmarch@aed.org.
Ana Matkovic resides at 721 N.W. 9th Ave.,
Gainesville, FL 32601. She is a graduate
student at the University of Florida. Her
e-mail: matkovana@yahoo.com.
Martha Powers resides at 522 W.
Maple, Apt. #5, Fayetteville, AK 72701.
She is a graduate student and teaching
assistant at the University of Arkansas
at Fayetteville.
Her e-mail:
mpowers923@hotmail.com.
Kevin Rowles resides at 8808 Jeffries
Ave., Cleveland, OH 44105. He is a
software developer programmer for
Noteworthy Medical.
Kelly (Strainer) Sommer resides at
4172 Arbor Rd. N.E., Mechanicstown,
OH 44651.
Patrick and Colleen Tannish were
married on June 16, 2001. They reside
at 4033 Main St., Perry, OH 44081.
Patrick is a septic service specialist for
Tanushka Honey Dipper and was
recognized as the Sewage Cleaner of
the Year. Colleen is a special education
teacher for Chardon Area Schools. His
e-mail: patrick.tannish@neomin.org
or pt_tannish@hotmail.com.
Michelle Trapp resides at 10706 Club
Chase, Fishers, IN 46038. She is a
programming analyst for Guide
Corporation.
Her e-mail:
michelle_trapp@yahoo.com or
michelle.trapp@guidecorp.com.
April Vasbinder resides at 6800 Alpha
Dr., Apt. #189, Kent, OH 44240. She
is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in
architecture at Kent State University
and is employeed at Ricciuti Balog &
Partners Architects. Her e-mail:
vasbinac@config.com.
John Vogt resides at 1111 Deerfield
Rd., #605, Lebanon, OH 45036. He
earned his master of accounting
science degree from the University of
Illinois and is an associate for
assurance and business advisory
services for PriceWaterhouseCoopers
LLP. His e-mail: vogtjohnn@yahoo.com
or john.n.vogt@us.pwcglobal.com.
Jason Whitacre resides at 2050
Fairview Ave., Apt. 8, Cleveland, OH
44106. His e-mail: jaw30@po.cwru.edu.
Class Notes
Alums Join to Celebrate the Holidays
Loire Johnson and Steve Fox were
married on July 28, 2001. Steve is a
packer for Rohrer Corporation. They
reside at 2665 Mull Ave., Copley, OH
44321. Her e-mail: johnsoll@muc.edu.
Lark Keeler resides at 759 N.
Northlake Dr., Hollywood, FL 33019.
She is an art educator for Nova
Southeastern University.
Gretchen Knight resides at 11145
Prairie Wind Pl., Roscoe, IL 61073. She
is an educational leadership consultant
for Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity. Her email: gknight@alphaxidelta.org.
During the 2000 Holiday Season, a group of Mount Union alums, who meet
each year during the summer and at Christmas, joined at the Waterloo
Restaurant in Akron, OH. Row 1 (l-r): Jane (Huffman ’78) Herbst, Sue (Neff
’79) Sykes, Ronda (Ryan ’76) Topper. Row 2 (l-r): Dave Topper ’82, Sue
(Woerner ’78) Barr, Jeanne (Voytko ’78) Rydzak, Dorothy (Voytko ’78)
Stanley, Linda (Adams ’76) Debula. Row 3 (l-r): Ed Barr ’78, Marie (Patterson
’77) Leach, Mark Sykes ’76. Row 4 (l-r): Roger Herbst ’74, James “Pepper”
Rydzak ’76, Bob Herbst ’78, Keith Stanley ’74, Debbie (Brumbaugh ’77)
Rutledge. Not pictured: Dennis Brumbaugh ’76.
Josiette White resides at 1256C Newark
Rd., Granville, OH 43023. She is a VISTA
Leader for Ohio Campus Compact/
Americorps VISTA. Her e-mail:
whitejol@hotmail.comoroccleader@alink.com.
Amie Winzenreid and Ray Cope were
married on July 7, 2001. Amie is
director of the communications
department and a teacher for Louisville
High School. Ray is owner of Premier
Cattle Services – East. They reside at
38431 St. Rt. 558, Leetonia, OH 44431.
Her e-mail: cope@leps.sparcc.org.
Nicole Yaconis resides at 73 Haddam Pl.
E., Westerville, OH 43081. She is a service
support representative for Mettler-Toldeo.
Her e-mail: yaconis@aol.com.
2001
Andalyn Adrian resides at 1670
Woods Rd., Apt. F, Winston-Salem,
NC 27106. She is a research technician
at Wake Forest University. Her e-mail:
adrianas@wfu.edu.
Elizabeth Allen resides at 1208
Muirwood Dr., Zanesville, OH 43701.
Her e-mail: bethallen200@yahoo.com.
Nicole C. Bartlett resides at 495
Sullivan Ave., Akron, OH 44305.
Zachary Brazis resides at 29523 Fairway
Blvd., Willowick, OH 44095. He is a
technical analyst for Bristol West Insurance.
His e-mail: zbrazis@hotmail.com or
Zach.Brazis@bristolwest.com.
Jay Brock resides at 616 S. College St.,
Apt. 63, Oxford, OH 45056.
Jay Peter Burkardt resides at 3001 Duval
St., Apt. #203, Austin, TX 78705. He is a
student in the master of divinity degree
program at the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of the Southwest. His e-mail:
jaypeter_MUC@hotmail.com.
Tami Cindea resides at 1179 Tall Grass
Cir., Apt. 310, Stow, OH 44224. She is
a marketing coordinator for Things
Remembered, Inc. (Cole National).
Her e-mail: tamicindea@yahoo.com.
Stephen Clark resides at 4171
Woodhollow Dr., Mantua, OH 44255.
His e-mail: clarkstm@hotmail.com.
Brian Condit resides at 550 S. Court St.,
#2B, Medina, OH 44256. He is a third
grade teacher for Medina City Schools.
His e-mail: conditbt@eudoramail.com.
Emily Gadd resides at 6425-1E Cameron
Forest Ln., Charlotte, NC 28210. She is a
flight attendant for U.S. Airways. Her email: egadd11@hotmail.com.
Erin Gibson resides at 13621 Oak
Brook Dr., #311, North Royalton, OH
44133. She is an process analyst for
National City Corporation. Her email: gibsonem10@netzero.com or
erin.gibson@nationalcity.com.
Karie Greathouse resides at 505 W. 7th
St., Apt. 1315, Charlotte, NC 28202.
Her e-mail: kjgreath@yahoo.com.
Rhonda Kropinak resides at 595 S. Square Dr.,
Apt.#38,Winterville,NC28590. Sheispursuing
a master’s degree in industrial organizational
psychology at East Carolina University. Her email: rhonda_k777@hotmail.com.
Heather Lewis resides at 1818 E. Capitol
Ave., Apt. 110, Bismarck, ND 58501.
She is a reporter for KFYR-TV-NBC.
Her e-mail: lewishem@yahoo.com or
hlewis@kfyrtv.com.
Michael McDonald resides at 2328
17th St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223. He
is a teacher at St. Sebastian School. His
e-mail: mcdonaldm@stsebastian.org.
Stephen Mihalek resides at 5824 Agnes
Blvd., Brook Park, OH 44142. He is a
financial advisor for Morgan Stanley. His
e-mail:stephen.mihalek@morganstanley.com.
Christi Mitchell resides at 416
Superior St., Bellefontaine, OH 43311.
She is a first grade teacher for
Bellefontaine City Schools. Her email: mitchecm@yahoo.com.
Tory Peterson resides at 123 Franklin
St., Lakewood, NY 14750.
Deidre Philpott resides at 11800
Edgewater Dr., Apt. #803, Lakewood,
OH 44107. She is a graduate student
in the experimental psychology
program at Cleveland State University.
Her e-mail: deeder322@hotmail.com
or d.philpott@csuohio.edu.
Correen Schall resides at 7949
Shawnee Tr., Garrettsville, OH 44231.
She is a fourth grade teacher for James
A. Garfield School District. Her email: schallca@hotmail.com.
John Michael Simpson resides at 7545
Diane Ave., North Huntington, PA 15642.
Sarah (Mellinger) and Carey ’00 Smith
reside at 12141 Sycamore Terrace Dr.,
Apt. C, Cincinnati, OH 45249.
Danielle Thompson resides at 800
Vineyard Dr., #204, Broadview Heights,
OH 44147. She is a commercial
underwriter for Chubb Insurance. Her
e-mail:
danrt17@aol.com
or
drthompson@chubb.com.
James Williams resides at 2460
Brayton Ave., Apt. L-5, Alliance, OH
44601. He is an insurance agent with
Williams & Case Insurance Agency,
Inc. His e-mail: wci1@raex.com.
Erica D. Williamson resides at 847
Basswood Ave., Canal Fulton, OH
44614.
Friends
Greg Ellis resides at 5030 Bright
Baldwin Rd., Newton Falls, OH 44444.
Deanne Knoblauch resides at 202
Briarwood Ct., Westerville, OH 43081.
Dr. William D. Paulus can be reached at
1604 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.
Allen and Mary Withers reside at Rt.
2, Box 64-2, Philippi, WV 26416. His
e-mail: abwithers@hotmail.com or
withers@ab.edu.
DEATHS
1924
Kathryn (Cole) Bantz of Lexington,
KY died on June 23, 2001.
1925
Helen (Miller) Delzell has died.
1926
Florence (Atkinson) Mason, 98, of
Ellwood City, PA died on May 31, 2001.
1927
Michael Ross, 97, of Canton, OH died
on October 16, 2001. After graduating
from Mount Union, he earned a law
degree from Ohio Northern University
and retired from his law firm of Ross &
Ross after 50 years as an attorney.
1929
Dr. William R. Riester has died.
1930
F. Mansel Dunn died on June 26, 2001.
Mildred (Unkefer) Ulrich, 92, died on
September 12, 2001.
1931
Earl J. Schwab, 93, of Canton, OH died
October 9, 2001. After graduating
from Mount Union, he earned a
master of science degree in education
from The University of Akron. He was
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Mount Union College
Legacy
Luncheon
Row 1 (l-r): Amy Kuceyeski ’04, Daniel Hisey, Kristen Hisey ’03, Michelle
Fergason ’05, Brandon Fergason. Row 2 (l-r): Jerry Kuceyeski ’72, Joanie
(Ferris ’72) Kuceyeski, Lanny Hisey, Diane (Smith ’76) Hisey, Linda
(Ameser ’79) Fergason, R. Bruce Fergason ’66.
Row 1 (l-r): Sean Thomas ’03, Laurie (Henderson ’74) Thomas, Emily
Griffith ’01, Mark Hubert ’04, Kathryn Biscotti ’04, Jeff Thornberry ’73,
Adriann Zizes Thornberry ’73. Row 2 (l-r): Paul Thomas, Larry Griffith
’74, Doug Hubert ’73, Cindy (Thorn ’75) Hubert, Patty (Matney ’75)
Biscotti, Matt Biscotti ’72, Drew Thornberry ’04.
a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity
and retired from Canton City Schools
as a school psychologist in 1968.
Elinor (Pickens) Schaich, 84, of
Easton, OH died August 26, 2001. She
was a member of Delta Delta Delta
sorority. A retired biology and science
teacher, she was a leading advocate for
teachers’ rights and was instrumental
in forming two strong teachers’
associations.
Myron Sturgeon of Athens, OH has died.
1932
Barbara (Finney) Allen of Redondo
Beach, CA has died.
1933
William C. Ailes, 90, died on October
17, 2001. After graduating from
Mount Union, he earned a law degree
from Case Western Reserve University.
Warren G. Smith died in March, 2001.
1934
Marjory (Robbins) De Christofaro, 90,
of Sebring, OH died on August 22,
2001. She was a member of Delta Delta
Delta sorority. She is survived by a
sister, Martha (Robbins ’34) Black.
1935
Luella (Siegrist) Swope of North
Canton, OH has died.
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Row 1 (l-r): Kristin Ward ’04, Kortney Meadows, Kristen Meadows ’05,
Jacob Briar, Adam Anderson ’02. Row 1 (l-r): Regina (Ridgeway ’77)
Ward, Karen (Hanson ’80) Meadows, Kevin Meadows ’79, Jim Anderson
’69, Betsy Anderson, Janet (Anderson ’84) Rock.
1937
Charles J. O’Brien, 85, of Canton, OH died
October 14, 2001. After graduating from
Mount Union, he earned a law degree
from the University of Notre Dame and
practiced law in Alliance. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Grace (Bieri ’38).
Harry W. Schmuck, 86, of East Canton,
Oh died August 22, 2001. He practiced
law for 59 years, retiring in 1997. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth
(Blum ’37); a son, Harold, Jr.; and a
brother, Harold ’24. He is survived by
three daughters, Mary Kandel,
Elizabeth Bainter and Pamela and three
sons, Daniel, Harry, Jr. and David.
1938
John Gabor of Vermillion, OH died
October 23, 2001.
Paul S. La Follette, M.D., 85, died
November 5, 2001. After graduating
medical degree from Temple University.
He specialized in radiology and
practiced in the Sandusky, OH area. He
is survived by his wife, June; a son, Paul;
a daughter, Susan (La Follette ’74)
Shlaes; and three grandchildren.
William Troutman died on July 22, 2001.
1940
Dorothy J. (Stutzman) Marconi, 82, of
Stow, OH, died November 2, 2001. She
was the former owner of Stuzman’s BiRite Supermarket and was a member
of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She is
survived by a son, David ’66; three
daughters, Jean Tusko, Karen Huth,
and Beth Lewis; and six grandchildren.
1941
Mary (Jones) Erb of Dowling Park, FL died
on September 13, 2001. She is survived by
her husband, Kenneth J. Erb ’40.
Hartville Elementary School until her
retirement in 1982. She is survived by
her husband, Edgar; and two sons,
Mark and Bill.
Clyde V. Vanaman, 83, of Beloit, OH
died October 1, 2001. He was a former
coach and teacher for North Canton
High School, superintendent of many
school districts and retired from the
Youngstown State University School of
Education in 1986. He was a member
of the Mount Union College Board of
Trustees. He is survived by his wife,
Sarah Elizabeth (Cattell ’41); three
daughters, Valeri Rader, Jane
(Vanaman ’68) Firestone, and Martha
Livingston; a son, David; a brother,
Earl; and eight grandchildren.
Jean M. (Markel) Withee, 81, formerly
of Cleveland, OH died September 12,
2001. She was a member of Alpha Xi
Delta sorority. She is survived by her
husband, Robert; a son, John ’70; and
a daughter, Barbara.
1942
1943
Alice K. (Williams) Stimmel, 81, of
Harville, OH died on September 17,
2001. She served as secretary at
Phillip M. Runyon, 80, of Sebring, OH
died August 23, 2001. After graduating
Row 1 (l-r): Kathy (Parks ’68) Young, Steven Young ’04, Phillip Hicks ’05,
Trey Muffet ’02, Jake Reyher ’03, Andrew Lattanner ’04, Leah Lattanner.
Row 2 (l-r): Allison Young ’01, Christopher Young, Elizabeth (Kirk ’71)
Hicks, Janet (Brown ’67) Muffet, Mickey Muffet ’67, Betsy (Fredericks
’83) Lattanner, Eric Lattanner ’77.
Row 1 (l-r): Kristen Domino, Greg Domino ’05, Ryan Brown ’05, Betsy
Welch Brown ’79, Sarah Nussdorfer ’04, Erica Painting ’03, Trudy
Painting. Row 2 (l-r): Patti (Sosnick ’80) Domino, John Domino ’78,
Dustin Brown, Lee Brown ’79, Gus Nussdorfer ’65, Donna
Nussdorfer, Rick Painting ’67.
Row 1 (l-r): Christopher Edwards, Sarah Edwards ’02, Paul Moore ’04,
Jennifer Mosier ’02, Sean Whitlock, Joni Whitlock ’03, Barbara (Korosy
’75) Giordano. Row 2 (l-r): Roy Edwards, Susan (Sinsabaugh ’73) Edwards,
Paul Moore, Susan (Beutler ’77) Moore, Susan (Horne ’73) Mosier,
Debbie Matney Whitlock, Todd Whitlock ’74, Jim Giordano.
Row 1 (l-r): Drew Kocher ’05, Jordan Kocher, Cory Kocher, Elizabeth
Hopkins ’04, Kristi McCamon ’04, Ryan McCamon ’02. Row 2 (l-r): Joan
Kocher, David Kocher ’70, Marcia (Burr ’76) Hopkins, Kirk Hopkins, Nancy
(Orwick ’ 76) McCamon, Gary McCamon ’75.
master’s degree from the University of
Pittsburgh. He was a teacher at
Irdonale High School, principal at
Hillcrest Elementary School and
Jefferson Union High School, and for
21 years, principal of Westwood
Elementary School. He is survived by
his wife, Burness; four daughters,
Sharon, Allyn Sue Carlson, Lois
Rawson and Leah Jacobs; a brother,
Charles; and four grandchildren.
Lynn W. King, 59, of Columbiana, OH
died September 28, 2001. After
graduating from Mount Union, he
earned a mster’s degree in education
from Kent State University and
completed post-graduate work at
Youongstown State University. He was
a teacher at Alliance High School and
an administrator for West Branch
Local Schools. He then went on to
serve as superintendent for Harrison
Hill City Schools and retired as
superintendent of Leetonia Exempted
Village Schools in 1999.
1944
Mary (Church) Ellsworth died in
June, 2001.
1945
Dr. Betty Gibbins, 78, of Painesville,
OH died August 21, 2001. She served
as head of the chemistry department
at Lake Erie College until her
retirement in 1984.
1947
Jayne (Stirling) Westphal, 74, of
LaPorte, IN died July 2, 2001. She was
a member of Delta Delta Delta and
taught at numerous elementary schools
in Indiana. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Arlo. She is survived
by a daughter, Greta Friedman.
1949
Andrew Buettell died on December
21, 2000.
1952
Dr. Albert K. Smith died on March 9, 2001.
1953
Sally (Worthington) Edwards, 69, of
Pinehurst, NC died August 11, 2001.
She is survived by her husband, Richard
’53; and two sons, Richard and David.
1955
Kenneth F. Toney, 81, of Homeworth,
OH died August 3, 2001. After
graduating from Mount Union, he
earned a graduate degree from The
University of Akron. He was a retired
educator in the Alliance City Schools.
1957
Donna (Lowman) Folk died on
September 27, 2001.
1964
Joan L. (Gams) Ellis died June 23, 2001.
1969
Ronald Stuckey died in September,
2001. He is survived by his wife, Linda
(Webb ’69); a daughter, Tricia
Gardner; and a son, Todd.
1975
Gary Andreani, 47, of Alliance died
September 17, 2001. After graduating
master’s degree in educational
administration from Youngstown
State University. He was associate
principal at West Branch High School
and an assistant varsity football coach.
He was a member of Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity and M Club. He is
survived by his wife, Paula (Cope ’75);
a daughter, Erin; and a son, Eric.
2000
Fred Barbee died September 31, 2001.
Friends
Robert Ketterer died on May 13, 2001.
Lee J. Malloy, 78, of Independence, OH
died August 2, 2001. He held several
positions with Dunlop & Johnston
Inc. over a 46-year career, including
vice president, president, chief
executive officer, chairman of the
board and owner. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Betty Jayne. He is
survived by a son, William; three
daughters, Joan, Patricia ’67, and
Pamela Blair; one sister; and three
grandchildren.
Seth Miller died on June 4, 2001. He
is survived by his wife, Pauline.
Elbert Van Ornum of Edgeley, ND,
died on May 21, 2001. He is survived
by his wife, Dorothy (Littrick ’46); two
daughters, Marilyn and Joanne Lerud;
a son, Barry; and five grandchildren.
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Champions of the Classroom
MOUNT UNION
Great Teachers
The Beginning
The year 1962 brought a new trend to Mount Union College when the Great Teacher
Award was established by the Alumni Association. This award recognizes faculty members that demonstrate excellence in teaching.
Dr. Jerry Blount was the first recipient of the Great Teacher Award. Blount, a professor of biology, was known for his sly humor and the fun and excitement he brought
to important committee meetings.
Throughout the Years
In addition to Blount, numerous professors have received the Great Teacher Award.
They include Dr. R. H. Sales, Dr. Paul Chapman, Dr. John Saffell, Dr. W. Glenn Clark, Lyle Crist, Dr. George Montagno, Dr.
George Thomas, Dr. Mary Ellen Gilpatric Nurmi, Hubert Pinney, Dr. Truman Turnquist, Dr. Wesley Vesey, Marjorie Cooke,
David Ragosin, Dr. James Rodman, Dr. Leonard Epp, Dr. Robert Wiese, Dr. Steve Kramer, Dr. William Markley, Jr., Dr. Patricia
Matthews, Richard Holtz, Dr. Paul Shaker, Dr. William Coleman, Dr. Kathleen Piker King, Dr. W. James Dillon, Dr. Lee Gray,
Dr. James Walton, Dr. Donald Hobson, Dr. Martin Horning, Dr. Charles Brueske, Dr. Charles McClaugherty, Dr. James Smith,
Dr. Jack DeSario, Dr. Richard Doyle, Dr. William Davis, Dr. Thomas Botzman, Dr. Lewis Phelps, and Dr. Michael Olin-Hitt.
Among this list, all but three professors have retired from or continue to educate
students at Mount Union.
Today
The 2001 Great Teacher Award was given to Dr. Rebecca Stevens ’80, associate professor of sociology. Today, Mount Union encourages seniors to submit nominations for the Great Teacher Award. To be eligible for the Great Teacher Award, a
faculty member must have the rank of instructor or above, must have taught at least
one course during the academic year and must not have been a recipient of the
award within the past five years. A selection committee makes the final decision of
the Great Teacher Award.
Written by Lyndsie Henderson, a junior mass media major from Carrollton, OH
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