Marietta Magazine - Summer 2021

SUMMER 2021

THE MAGAZI N E OF M A R I E T TA COL L EG E

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Student-athletes given the option of a fifth year of play

Alumna leads local Boys & Girls Club

TRANSITIONS PHOTOS BY PETER FINGER

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BREAT H IN G RO O M

t’s a secret known to every Marietta College student and graduate. The 90-acre campus near the heart of Marietta offers space to explore and enjoy with friends. Walking through the grass, along brick-paved streets or even downtown — our students have plenty of room to make lasting memories.

MA RIETTA COLLEGE BOA RD OF TRUSTEES

M ESSAGE F RO M T H E PRESIDENT

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ello VIPs – Very Important Pioneers! Have you booked your hotel reservations yet? Well, let me give you some advice: you had better do it soon if you are coming back to campus for Homecoming Weekend 2021.

Secretary Mark Miller Treasurer Michele Marra

After taking a year off because of COVID-19 restrictions, you will NOT want to miss this year’s celebration. Of course, we will be celebrating the Class of 1971’s 50th anniversary, but we are also excited that the Class of 1970 asked (and, of course, we enthusiastically said yes) to return to celebrate their Golden Anniversary as well. We did our best to celebrate virtually, but that just was not good enough. We are going to have two classes ready to party 1970s-style on campus and along the banks of the Ohio River.

We are still working on some of the finer points, but I can tell you that no matter when you graduated, you will want to be here from October 21–24.

In what has become a tradition and the unofficial kickoff to Homecoming weekend, the Lambda Chi Pig Roast will be held on Thursday, October 21st. If you cannot get here on Thursday, then I encourage everyone to be here by Friday to make your way to The Christy Mall and mingle with alumni from all eras during the All Alumni Welcome.

Naturally there will be some affinity group gatherings, including an anniversary dinner for the Alpha Tau Omegas at the Lafayette Hotel and an Alpha Sigma reunion at the Marietta Country Club.

On Saturday, you can hear some amazing stories about your fellow Pioneers as the MCAA Board honors alumni with a variety of awards, including the induction of individuals into the Hall of Honor. I know we are all planning for a perfect fall day in Marietta, so we should have a packed crowd for the football tailgate and the game against John Carroll at Don Drumm Stadium.

More groups will gather on Saturday, including the 150th anniversary gala for rowing, the reunion dinners for the Classes of 1970 and 1971, and reunion celebrations for Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Xi Delta.

As we continue to make plans and prepare for our largest gathering of alumni back on campus for the 2021 Homecoming Weekend, we should all remember the significant role our graduates play in the continued success of Marietta College.

Members of The Long Blue Line are making a positive impact in organizations and communities throughout Ohio, our nation and the world. Marietta College alumni are executives in health care, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, authors, entrepreneurs, medical professionals, actors, teachers, scientists and so much more.

As our alumni take on important leadership roles in a variety of industries, I’m proud to say many of them give back to their alma mater by mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. We saw this even more this past year as alumni connected with campus through Zoom presentations, or simply to share some insight into potential employment or internship opportunities.

Of course, our alumni make up a substantial segment — about 75 percent — of the nearly 4,000 donors who have helped us raise around $5 million this year.

We are blessed to have such generous and dedicated alumni who are making a positive impact on future generations of Marietta College students. All of us on campus look forward to welcoming you back to campus in October for what I know will be the most amazing Homecoming celebration we have ever hosted.

BRING FORTH A PIONEER!

PR E S I D E N T R U U D O N LI N E : twitter.com/President_Ruud instagram.com/presidentruud facebook.com/MariettaCollegePresident 2

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Chair Matthew (Matt) Weekley ’81

Jerry Tardivo Alcoser ’02 Robert M. (Bob) Brucken ’56 Brian Brucken ’94 Jan D. Dils ’90 Janice Downey Donoghue ’75 Harry H. (Hap) Esbenshade George W. Fenton Andrew D. Ferguson ’95 James B. (Jim) Fryfogle ’73 Richard A. (Rich) Galen ’68 Susan M. Cook Hayes ’98 John E. (Jack) Hopkins ’65 Di Ann Krivchenia Daniel (Dan) Leonard ’85 Michael L. Moffitt ’91 Kevin R. O’Neill ’87 Stephanie Esparza Peloquin ’06 Marc R. Ponchione ’96 Jason C. Rebrook ’96 Leslie Straub Ritter ’85 William (Bill) Ruud Michael J. (Mike) Salvino ’87 Charles W. (Chuck) Sulerzyski Jo Ellen Diehl Yeary ’76 Patricia (Patti) Kral Zecchi ’71 A LUMN I A SSOC IATION BOA RD OF D IREC TORS Chair John E. Hopkins ’65 Vice Chair Susan Hauck-Bell ’85 Paul D. Adams ’69 Bret W. Allphin ’01 Brian R. Ashton ’08 Patricia Bain Bachner ’77 Timothy W. Byers ’06 Marianne Candido ’85 Melissa Yusko Clawson ’05 Cody M. Clemens ’13 Keith T. Coleman ’77 Paul R. Geisler ’87 Michael R. Joliat ’06 Adam S. Kopp ’88 Mark K. Lane ’01, PA’04 Kathy Wilcox Lentner ’97 Nancey Kaplan McCann ’76 Tiesha Anderson Monroe ’14 Anna Bock Mullins ’04 Gene A. Neill ’16 Rocky A. Peck ’88 Christine Zernick Suter ’84 James S. Wilson ’69 Ruth C. Gilbert Whitner ’72

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Inside this issue

PRESIDENT Dr. William N. Ruud

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PROVOST Dr. Janet Bland

B U I L D I N G YO U R C I R C LE

Going off to college can be a lonely experience, so the sooner a student finds a group of friends, the sooner they start to settle into their new life. At Marietta, clubs and organizations help students find others who share similar interests or goals.

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Student Tutorship Faculty Reading Picks Racing Thoroughbreds Leading the Boys & Girls Club

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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Michele Marra VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT Dr. Josh Jacobs VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNICATION & BRAND MANAGEMENT Tom Perry VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT Scot Schaeffer VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE & DIVERSITY Dr. Richard Danford DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Larry Hiser EDITOR Gi Smith ART DIRECTOR Ryan Zundell

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PHOTOGRAPHERS Robert Caplin, Peter Finger, Phil Mason, Jodi Miller, Renee Ludwig Montgomery

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WRITER Chris Rynd

Defining memories of college life

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C L ASS NOT E S

M A R I E T TA The Magazine of Marietta College is published by the Office of Communication & Brand Management. The magazine serves its readers by providing information about the activities of Marietta College alumni, students, faculty and staff through the publication of accurate and balanced content that informs and stimulates intellectual discussion.

Text, photographs and artwork may not be reprinted without written permission of the Vice President for Communication & Brand Management at Marietta.

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Outstanding scholars Lauren Eakle, Katie Kitchen, Sarah McNeer and Madison McCormick were inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society during a virtual ceremony in late April.

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As a Communication Studies/Marketing major, student-athlete and active member of the Pioneer Activities Council, Embrey Roberts ’21 took advantage of a variety of experiences during her time at Marietta. Now she’s taking that energy to The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business to pursue a Master of Human Resource Management.

GI SMI TH, E DI TOR

t’s easy to geek out when you’re reading about the history of Marietta College.

The technical stuff — enrollment numbers during certain eras, various fundraising campaigns, when certain buildings were constructed — is good to know, but the real excitement centers around the people, their specific challenges and how they remember the College’s history. So when an alumnus starts sending me emails about random facts, I launch myself into a cross-referencing stratosphere like an unaccompanied child in a ball pit.

Such was the case when Jim Edds ’62 — known to his friends at Marietta as “Preacher” and ordained in 1966 — reached out to me after the Spring issue was published. While asking for a former classmate’s contact information, he happened to share a separate story about his memories of one of the upperclassmen he looked up to as a student. I relished his firsthand account of watching the late Bill Wirant ’61 tending to the dress requirements of Gilman Dining Hall back in the late 1950s/ early 1960s. “A room to the right as you entered Gilman dining, lower level, had white carpet, high-end furniture and a cord across the door so no one could enter,” he recalled.

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Jim followed up with a few additional emails that provided other memories from campus that he wanted to make sure I had, such as one Biology professor didn’t allow male and female students to sit together in the late 1950s, Finance and Economics majors at that time were required to wear suits to class, and Dallas Garber ’61 led the football team to a score of 90 points (the 90-0 game was against Washington & Jefferson, and Garber had six touchdowns that game).

Details about class registration in the old Ban Johnson Field House were brought to life with one of Jim’s emails — “Old tattered signs gave the class number. Upperclass persons would line up in the pre-dawn hours prior to registration. You had to arrange your own schedule. Profs were helpful with advice but were not, generally, a part of the class registration process. Freshmen had little choice. Stress was great and competition for seats was keen. No computers to assist us!”

It’s been a while since we’ve been able to meet face to face for festive gatherings, but if this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s not to take the everyday happenings for granted. Those run-of-the-mill times during our day often become the backdrop of some of the most cherished memories we have to share.

Marietta’s Etta Express won the Ohio Athletic Conference and took second in the NCAA Division III baseball regional, finishing the season with an impressive 38-6 record.

S AV E T H E D AT E

OCTOBER 21–24 Please contact Erica Starr, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations & Volunteer Programs, at starre@marietta.edu or 740.376.4449 for any questions.

Marietta College hosted a one-day trade show for Par Mar Stores that featured 126 vendors and 275 store managers, and drew hundreds of visitors to the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center.

Celebrating France Moise ’20 and President Ruud are all smiles.

Top Jewett Orator Ryan Menapace ’20 delivers his speech, Embrace the fear.

Josh Thomas ’20 gets a hug after the ceremony.

Skout Barger ’20, Matthew Chih ’20, Loren Coontz ’20 and Thomas Farish ’20 proudly show off their stoles.

Kacee Deer ’20 poses with special guests.

PHOTOS BY JODI MILLER

Amanda Augustyniak ’20 and Emma Luciano ’20 take a post-graduation selfie.

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CLASSES OF 2020 AND 2021 ENJOY IN-PERSON GRADUATIONS

Brenden Lacorato ’21 gets a hug from a friend as he steps outside of the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, where the ceremony was held.

Leah Seaman ’21 gives her top Jewett Speech, Trust the process; Create a masterpiece.

Hana Nishikawa ’21 and Alex Blackston ’22 share a moment after the Class of 2021 ceremony.

Friends Peng Wang ’21 and Graham Nesselrode ’21 take a selfie shortly after they cross the graduation stage.

Kaitlin Kobuszewski ’21, Cheyenne Barker ’21, Bailee Brooks ’21, Michael Salvino ’87, Ellen Vichill ’21, Alexandria Williams ’21 and Katie McIlroy ’21 stand for a photo in the Kremer Amphitheatre.

Salvino, who is the President & CEO of DXC Technology and a member of the College’s Board of Trustees, announced during his Commencement Address that each graduate in attendance was gifted a new laptop.

Shahad Abdullah Alnnaimy ’21 turns the tassel with fellow members of the Class of 2021.

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Gaining experience, sharing knowledge

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Catherine Wadih ’22 helps students identify plant species during a Biology 106 lab. Wadih, a Biology and Math major, completed a tutorship during spring semester with Biology Professor Katy Lustofin.

roups of students in Professor Dr. Katy Lustofin’s Biology 106 lab combed through a cordoned-off patch of grass in front of Erwin Hall in April, searching for as many plant species as they could find. While some of the students asked Lustofin questions about the project or what they were trying to identify, others directed their inquiries to Catherine Wadih ’22, a Biology and Math major and a tremendous asset to the class.

“This past year the (teaching assistants) were so critical for making sure that students were following appropriate safety protocols — there’s only so much I can see through Zoom — answering questions when students had them or attracting my attention to Zoom so I could answer questions,” Lustofin says.

“And the days when we had no internet — which happened twice this past semester — I would give the intro to the lab in each room and then Cat was essentially the instructor for the room she was in for most of the rest of the class. Honestly, I don’t think we could have done it without the TAs this past year, and Cat was particularly wonderful, as she is very dedicated and proactive about addressing student concerns and confusion.”

Lustofin says all Biology majors are required to complete an internship or a tutorship, and Wadih is the fourth TA she has had in her introductory lab. It was important to recruit more TAs for the Biology labs because of social distancing requirements, which meant the labs were split into two classrooms and connected through Zoom. Wadih, who is also pursuing a minor in Gender Studies and Sexuality Studies, thinks graduate school is in her future plans.

“I know that in graduate school the chances of me having to serve as a TA again or to even to teach a class are high, so I think that being a TA at this level and working closely with Dr. Lustofin was a really good experience for me,” she says. “There was definitely a learning curve for me at first as to how to prepare for lab each week, but I think that I got better at it as the semester went on. Dr. Lustofin is really great, and she set a really nice example for me of how a lab like that operates and generally what to expect.”

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Summer reads

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t the end of spring semester, Education faculty members Dr. Raven Cromwell and Dr. Amanda Rider and students in the department delivered books and supporting activities to local schools so at-risk children could practice their literacy skills over the summer. The Reading Adventure Packs program will help 300 youngsters maintain and build their literacy skills for the coming school year. As avid readers themselves, Cromwell and Rider are sharing a list of books that they plan to read during the summer: Denton Little’s Deathdate by Lance Rubin Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell (Non-Fiction) The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (Non-Fiction) The Mayflower by Rebecca Fraser (Non-Fiction) The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (Non-Fiction) 8

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Balancing talents from the lab to the piano

PETER FINGER

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arah McNeer’s final class with Marietta College Piano Instructor Karen Picard Young didn’t look like a typical piano lesson. Sitting outside Gilman Hall during an unseasonably warm April morning, the two talked about Sarah’s next big adventure: moving to Cleveland to begin a Ph.D. program in Biomedical Sciences at Case Western Reserve University.

“Karen was actually one of the first people I told after I made a decision about which graduate school I would attend, and she was — and is — so excited for me and my future,” McNeer says.

Many know McNeer as an exceptional Biochemistry major and researcher — having earned Phi Beta Kappa and the Laura Scott Etter Prize for research — but she is also known in the Music Department as a hardworking and talented pianist. Having studied piano from third through the 10th grade, McNeer wanted to revive her interest in music as she took on the challenges of being in a difficult major. After the first semester of her freshman year, Marshall Kimball — now-retired Director of Bands — put her in contact with Young.

“Karen turned out to be exactly what I was missing,” McNeer says. “It was a perfect balance of pushing me to be better while also acknowledging that I had other responsibilities with my class work. I was able to enjoy playing again without feeling the pressure to prioritize piano over my coursework or ongoing research project, which often required an extra 10 to 15 hours a week in the lab. Karen was not only accepting, but extremely supportive of my career goals in my field.”

As with all Music 150 students, McNeer was provided 14 weekly private lessons with any instructor on whatever instrument she chose. Those weekly lessons gave McNeer the opportunity to practice difficult pieces and allowed Young to learn more about her student’s work as a science major, “which, for Sarah, meant hearing about what she was growing in petri dishes, and seeing her mind-boggling poster boards as she would prepare for presentations. With the pandemic, I loved hearing her thoughts on the vaccinations and virus.”

“To give an example of how she always went above and beyond,” Young says, “she performed Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1 in the April 2nd Department Applied Recital this semester — this is a five-page difficult piece with polyrhythms (playing eighth notes in the left hand while your right hand plays triplets — this was a new skill for her, and she mastered it well) that she memorized and learned well enough to confidently perform for the department. … Sarah’s goal for this semester was to perform in one of these recitals and I’m proud that she not only achieved that, but she pulled it off with such grace! I’m telling you, she’s amazing.”

As McNeer enters the next phase of her education and her move to another city, she knows her Marietta College experience has prepared her well, “and I’m taking my piano to Cleveland!”

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Enduring agony to reach the finish line

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hanging your career direction shortly after investing in and earning a degree in Journalism. Going back to school and accruing more debt. Working in health care just as a global pandemic begins to grip the nation. Battling the same virus that has killed millions of people around the globe, all the while losing your beloved dog to an unexpected and fast-moving illness. Humbling yourself — a once-strong and healthy varsity athlete — to accept help from loved ones and mentors as you struggle with waning strength, depression and anxiety.

Krista Tkacz ’09 has overcome all of those obstacles and now is proudly celebrating the fact that she has earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Monmouth University and is now a Board-certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She also recently signed an offer to begin working as a primary care and women’s health (GYN) nurse practitioner with Southern Jersey Family Medical Center in Pleasantville, New Jersey.

“It’s not just about hard work,” Tkacz says. “It’s about everything else that happens in the process. It’s about finishing.”

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Dr. Richard Knapp ’63 (right) talks with Stevie Craig and Debbie McDonald during the West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s annual show.

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hortly after his horse, Lunar Prayer, took first in the 4 ½ furlongs in 54.04 seconds at Charles Town Races in West Virginia, Dr. Richard Knapp ’63 reflected on how his passion for thoroughbred racing began more than 60 years ago.

“I started going to the racetrack when I was in high school because I was working at a country club in Torrington, Connecticut, which is where I was raised, with a golf pro and a variety of other people,” he says. “On Mondays, the kitchen was closed where I was working and caddying at the golf course, so we would all go to the racetrack.”

After graduating from Marietta and earning his doctorate at the University of Iowa, he kept up with racing but didn’t have the means to be involved with thoroughbreds. As he began prospering in his career at the Association of American Medical Colleges, his involvement in racehorse ownership began to take off. Knapp now owns eight horses outright — two of which are pregnant mares — and has a one-third ownership in eight others.

“Being at the racetrack is a throwback to when we were a much more rural country and a lot of people were around animals,” he says. “The most interesting people I’ve met in my life, I’ve met at the racetrack. There are no uninteresting people at the racetrack — they’re all a little different and I enjoy those folks. I’m also fascinated in trying to pick a winner, trying to find the right sire for the right mare, to produce a fast horse, and I’ve made a lot of friends around the country.”

Knapp admittedly picked a winner when he chose Marietta College after a recruiter visited his high school. His high school classmate, Jim Zeller ’64, also planned to attend Marietta, so their mothers drove the two students to campus in 1959.

“I had an advisor named Jack Prince, who was a prince — he was like a father to me,” Knapp says. “I had no idea what I was going to do. I was a liberal arts major and I went to see Dr. Prince one day and I told him I got three job offers as a salesman. One for the Scott Paper Company, one for the Connecticut General Insurance Company, and one for the Wheeling Steel Company. He said, ‘Richard, you’ll do fine. You’ll be a great salesman and you’ll make a lot of money, but you won’t be very happy.’ Of course, I didn’t understand that.”

Prince told Knapp about a new field called Hospital and Health Administration, and recommended that he attend graduate school. He chose the University of Iowa because it cost $165 per semester for out-of-state students.

“I wanted to do something different, and so I was offered a job at the Association of American Medical Colleges, and it was the lowest-paying job that I was offered but it looked like the most interesting, so I decided to go there, stay a couple of years and see what would happen,” Knapp says. “I stayed there for 40 years and ended up executive vice president for the last 15 or 16 years. I had a wonderful career there; every day was different for me. I knew every medical school dean in the country and a lot of the major teaching hospital CEOs. It was a very interesting and fine job to have.”

Now retired and living mostly in Reston, Virginia, he also spends multiple weeks in Sarasota Springs, New York, and in and around Palm City, Florida, and visits his horses in Charles Town, West Virginia, and Goshen, Kentucky.

“Won some nice races,” he says. “At age 79 it keeps me occupied and mentally alert. I’ve been retired since 2009. Golf, horse racing, reading, seeing friends and travel is what I do.”

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Alumna leading local Boys & Girls Club

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ebecca Johnson ’96 knows that on a normal day, the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County plays a crucial role helping children develop academic and social skills and helping working parents ensure that their children have a safe place to be before and after school.

“When the pandemic hit and a lot of children had to learn from home, many of those children were without the resources to do so — and with this region experiencing levels of food insecurity higher than normal, the Boys & Girls Club became a lifeline,” says Johnson, who was named Executive Director in 2018.

From March through June 2020, while most people worked from home due to mandates, a handful of staff at the Boys & Girls Club continued to work at the center, collaborating with Marietta City Schools and GoPacks, to serve as a food pickup site for children in the community who typically relied on the school system for breakfasts, lunches and food during the weekends. For the families who didn’t have transportation to the center, Johnson and a small staff loaded the nonprofit’s two vans and delivered the food.

“Becca has given 110 percent since the first day she walked in the door,” says Angie Scott, who served as the Interim Director while the board searched for a permanent Executive Director. “She believes what the Boys & Girls Club is all about, and she believes in the reasons why we do the things we do.”

The organization’s mission is to provide opportunities for youth to help them become well-rounded citizens, develop academic skills and become college and career ready, and to give them a safe place to be when they’re not in school, says Johnson, who began her professional career as a teacher and later served as principal at Caldwell Elementary School. She became involved with the Boys & Girls Club initially with her husband through fundraising events. The organization is currently working to build a gym and to raise funds to also add a teen center/ music studio.

“I was in public education for 22 years, but I just needed to do more,” Johnson says. “Honestly, I feel like in the position I’m in now, I’ve had more impact in my community and with the kids and the families that need it the most by being here. I have gone to legislative days in Columbus. I’ve been to lunch with Gov. (Mike) DeWine and (his wife) Fran to talk about kids in Ohio. I had an impact as a teacher and as a principal, but now as Executive Director at the Boys & Girls Club, I feel like I have a bigger impact for our local kids — and we’re the only one in Southeastern Ohio. So when I have a seat at the table statewide, I try to make sure that I have an impact and I have a voice.”

N AV Y B LU E & Q U OT E

“Something that really helped me in vet school was how much we practiced reading scientific papers with Dr. (Jim) Jeitler and Dr. (Suzanne) Parsons. I also felt that having a biochemistry background prepared me well to understand the mechanisms and pathophysiology behind a lot of the disease processes we learned.”

— Ashley Payne ’17, who graduated from Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine this spring.

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STUDENTS CREATE LASTING MEMORIES AND FRIENDS THROUGH NICHE CLUBS

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ust before finals week — typically a time when Environmental Engineering major Kayla Clark ’22 and Biochemistry major Julie Schlanz ’23 set up round-the-clock study time to complete final projects and prepare for exams — the two head off campus for an atypical midweek break.

There’s a quietness about Clark when you first meet the Cleveland native.

Confident, yet soft-spoken, she details why she chose to transfer from a larger university for the small, liberal arts college three hours from home. Academically, Marietta filled the bill in terms of offering her the opportunity to be a part of the new Environmental Engineering program — but there was something else that kept her here. It isn’t until Clark and Schlanz step into the stables at Stonegate Farm in Coolville, about 25 minutes from campus, that you see these highperforming students start to shed any thoughts of studying and focus their attention to the reason why the two forged their friendship during the Fall 2019 semester: horses.

During that semester — Clark’s first at Marietta —she found herself not knowing anyone on campus, but soon learned that she had the power to build her own circle of friends … and that Marietta College had people and resources ready to help.

“Because we are recruiting students from varying backgrounds, it is important to offer clubs and organizations that meet all these needs,” says Ellen Campbell, Assistant Director in the Office of Campus Involvement. “Not everyone will find a place in a fraternity or sorority or on the athletic field of play, so having groups that hit other interest areas ensures that students find a place to call home and build their support network.”

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“We’re all kind of intertwined together in a bunch of different clubs.

If freshmen come in worried, saying, ‘Where am I going to find friends?’ or just scared that they’ll be alone, it doesn’t take long to see that everybody here is super-welcoming and that it won’t be long before they find their place.”

— Kayla Clark ’22 The importance of building a friend group early on in one’s college career can be a deciding factor in whether a student chooses to retain and persist to graduation or opts to switch schools or drop out entirely. Dozens of clubs at Marietta mean that students have a variety of groups to join or simply learn more about without making a commitment. Those clubs have the organizational and financial support of the College through the Office of Student Life and the student-run Student Government Association (SGA).

“I didn’t know this place at all,” Clark says, “and so when I found out that we could start our own clubs, I knew I wanted to start an Equestrian Club so I could be a part of a community of like-minded people who enjoy horses.

Horses are a gift, and horse people know that.”

Schlanz was a freshman who was still struggling to find her group of friends when she saw one of the flyers that Clark posted on campus about forming the club.

“In general, my freshman year, it probably took me half of the first semester to really find a solid group of people,” says Schlanz, who is also a member of the Gardening Club.

“You just have to continue to expand who you meet, which is something I find really cool about Marietta. I saw one of her flyers asking if people were interested in horseback riding and I decided I wanted to email her. Our classes keep us pretty busy, but Sunday mornings, when we get to be at the barn and be around the horses, you realize that for a couple of hours you didn’t think about how much school work you had during the whole time you were there. It’s therapeutic and it’s nice to be able to share that time with a friend. It’s hard to believe that I get to have these types of experiences at college.”

Recruiting for the new club was starting to take off until COVID-19 sent students home for the Spring 2020 semester and prevented the club from returning to the stables until the Spring 2021 semester.

“So now we only have two members — Julie and I — which means we aren’t eligible for SGA funding,” says Clark, who is also a member of the Chi Omega sorority, is active with the Biology and Gardening clubs, and volunteers weekly at the Humane Society. “We were starting to build membership when the pandemic hit. Hopefully we can get more members so it’s not as expensive for us to do this.”

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ew students are introduced to the dozens of clubs that Marietta has to offer during the summer PioSOAR (Pioneer Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) event, hosted by the offices of Student Life, Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management to help acclimate and prepare students and their families to college life. Once the Fall semester begins, student groups set up tables along The Christy Mall to host the Involvement Fair, a means to invite students to learn more about their organizations and meet some of the current members.

Vivian Thomas ’21 attended three high schools near Marietta College but didn’t have a solid friend group when they enrolled, initially, as a Physics major. As is the case with many students, Thomas’s major was the starting point of their first friend group.

“When I was a freshman, I went to the Involvement Fair looking for something … like a Computer Club or the Dungeons & Dragons Club,” says Thomas, who recently graduated with degrees in Computer Science and Applied Physics. Friends within their major began talking about creating a campus D&D Club. “I didn’t realize how good a D&D Club would be, and it was actually (former student) Derek Theobald’s idea to start it. I thought it would be fun playing D&D with these new people, but then later I realized what a good conduit it was to make new friends. Once we made the new club, we got way more interest than we ever expected, and now it’s one of the most active organizations on campus. At the same time, the LGBTQ+ Activism Club was starting back up again and I was trying to cross-recruit people into both clubs, which was a success, I think.”

During this year’s Doo Dah Day, Thomas and fellow members of the Marietta College Student Chapter of the Association for Computing and Machinery (ACM) — another student group Thomas helped to revamp — set up a showcase table featuring projects the group worked on individually and together. Those projects included TV heads, an acoustic-powered levitator and the Fortune Teller Putnam, which delivered personalized fortunes to fellow students based on their email addresses. The group has access to the Junior/ Senior Research Lab, and some of the equipment, such as hot glue guns, soldering irons and drills. SGA funding helps fill in the supply gap as well.

While the majority of the projects required coding or other technical knowledge, members of the group who have those skill sets help those who do not, which makes the club accessible to anyone, says Thomas, who accepted a job as a software developer in Madison, Wisconsin, for a company that creates software for hospitals.

“The projects I created in ACM haven’t been terribly academic, but for some reason, interviewers loved to hear about my TV head project just because it’s so interesting,” Thomas says. “I put it on my résumé. I’ve actually gotten two different people contact me trying to do research on how to make their own TV head costumes. And I’ve had people try to commission me to make heads for them. I really don’t have time for that right now, but it’s nice.”

Dillon Shoulders ’21 transferred to Marietta and was one of the founding members of the revitalized D&D Club. Initially a Physics and Computer Science major, which is how he met Thomas, Shoulders later switched to Theatre. He is also active in the Music Department and is a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

“When I look back at all my other friendships, I see a lot of them are based on the fact that we played D&D together or, even if we didn’t play together, we share that similar interest,” Shoulders says.

“Just the fact that we were able to start a club on campus that everyone can be a part of, I think that really helped a lot of people find and connect with other people who they can now consider good friends.”

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During non-COVID-19 times, the club meets for game nights in the McDonough Center. Despite the pandemic sending students home during the Spring 2020 semester and altering face-to-face interactions during the 2020–21 academic year, the club continued to thrive through Zoom and Google Hangouts.

“I don’t remember a single person I met my sophomore year of high school,” Thomas says. “I came here and I thought it’d be a bit tricky, but I think D&D Club helped a lot. Not just because it connected me with people, but once I started playing D&D, it helped break me out of my shell. Dungeons & Dragons is played, almost exclusively, by talking to people. It’s pretty much impossible to play D&D without socializing.

You could potentially have a chess club and play chess silently with people, or be in a biology club and could participate by just watching.

But with Dungeons & Dragons, it’s impossible. It makes it hard not to make friends. It gave me some more confidence.”

D&D Club President Alyx Conkright ’22 first met Shoulders as a freshman during the Involvement Fair.

“My roommate and I were looking around and we saw Dillon,” she says. He said, “Hey, D&D Club. We’re pretty fun. If you want to come, everybody’s welcome.’ He was so easygoing about it, which made me feel welcome. So we went and we had a blast. I met so many people that are still some of my best friends today.”

Conkright, a Music Therapy major, didn’t know anyone at Marietta when she arrived. She met her current D&D group during her sophomore year and serves as its Dungeon Master. Because five of the eight members in her group have music-related majors, they try to keep academics out of the conversations during game nights.

“They are some of my favorite people in the world,” Conkright says.

“They are all super inclusive, they’re funny and they’re kind.”

Thomas says the D&D Club — as well as ACM and the LGBTQ+ Activism Club — is intentionally inclusive and accessible.

“That was one of the reasons why the (D&D) Club was so valuable to me,” Thomas says. “Before we ever got any funding (from SGA), the people I played D&D with would let me borrow their books. I was grateful because I wouldn’t have been able to do it otherwise. Derek actually gave me a set of dice. Even after COVID, we managed because we could afford to give everyone their own set of dice.”

Thomas made sure the club’s mission statement and bylaws included the goal of allowing any student to play with zero funding, which is important because players need books, character sheets and dice.

“Once we got the books and the dice for people to use, and since we have free printing on campus for the character sheets, there is zero investment and zero financial hurdles that you need,” Thomas says.

“The zero cost allows people to come together, not needing to gather resources because the club makes them available for free, and that way anyone can play.”

At the end of the Spring semester, Sara Majorsky ’23 received an email letting her know that the Gardening Club — of which she was President — was named the 2020–21 Outstanding Student Organization on campus. It was a sign that her club was moving in the right direction. But it was a different note — one she received over social media — that showed her that the Gardening Club was serving a greater purpose for its members.

“The mother of one of the freshmen girls in the club messaged me on Instagram and she thanked me for having this club open for her daughter because it was something her daughter could look forward to doing,” Majorsky says. “She was so grateful that her daughter felt welcome to do this and that she was going to have this type of experience coming to school.”

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The College offers and provides support for a wide variety of involvement opportunities, knowing that each student has their own set of interests.

“When a student finds a club or group to be a part of, they tend to lead a more balanced life — meaning that they have higher grades, higher feeling of satisfaction and a sense of belonging in their college experience,” Campbell says. “Students have several opportunities to meet and learn about clubs along their way to becoming matriculated members of our community.”

In addition to the PioSOAR and Involvement Fair, new students are encouraged to seek out different club and social activities by their Orientation Leaders and Resident Assistants. New students also take a Pio 102 course, which encourages them to join interest groups.

“We always tell them they don’t have to stay forever, but at least try a couple out,” Campbell says. “The RA plays a huge role in getting students acquainted with campus and helping new students find places to feel comfortable and find a peer group. The RAs are good at helping connect students with others who have similar interests.

Making those connections in the first couple of weeks helps to ensure connection and help ward off any homesickness that might pop up.

Homesickness happens, but being connected to others helps!”

The Gardening Club has about 50 members, with about 30 who attend regularly. They meet bi-weekly to discuss creative projects and fundraising projects, including selling succulents in terra cotta pots that were decorated by members. The hobby gardeners are also revitalizing the garden space on Butler Street to include a sitting area. Majorsky says the club has received a lot of guidance and support from one of the College’s groundskeepers, Dwight Alsbach, and Biology Professor Dr. David Brown, who is the club’s advisor. The group has also forged ties with Madeson Witkosky-Barr ’17 and her

“When I look back at all my other friendships, I see a lot of them are based on the fact that we played D&D together or, even if we didn’t play together, we share that similar interest. Just the fact that we were able to start a club on campus that everyone can be a part of, I think that really helped a lot of people find and connect with other people who they can now consider good friends.”

— Dillon Shoulders ’21 husband, Caleb Barr, with Scots Landscape & Marketplace in Vienna.

“They gave us half off of the terra cotta pots and donated some of the herbs that we put in the garden,” Majorsky says. “(Madeson) was really excited about our club because she said it was something that she would have been a part of if it was at Marietta when she was a student.”

Majorsky, a Strategic Communication major pursuing the Organizational/Public Relations track and a minor in Environmental Studies, is a former member of the women’s lacrosse team, so she had a few pre-established friendships when she first arrived on campus.

“When we had the PioSOAR orientation, I met a lot of people, including my roommate, who is now our Vice President,” Majorsky says.

“There was a little social gathering on our first day, and that’s where I met so many of the friends that I still have today.”

She credits PioSOAR for helping to jump-start her ability to build a friend group.

“I feel like all of us are different but also weirdly the same, if that makes sense,” Majorsky says. “A lot of my friends love science and they love chemistry and organic chemistry — stuff that I would not find that interesting. I also have friends who are Education majors, Psychology majors, science-related majors, but we have the same values and goals. … I can definitely see myself still being friends with them 20 years from now. We’ve already talked about meeting for holidays in the future and like, whoever has kids, we’ll still hang out and be their fake aunts.”

Now more than ever, Majorsky knows how important introductory social mixers and club fairs are to new students.

“I felt really bad for the freshmen coming in for the COVID year because there were so many things I got to do freshman year that were out in the open, like barbecues or just hanging out,” she says. “I never knew I would make the friends that I have by just going to this little mixer my freshman year. I didn’t realize those would still be the friends that I have right now and people I want to see every day.”

Back at the horse farm in Coolville, Kayla Clark and Julie Schlanz spend a few minutes brushing the horses the stable has provided them for the evening. Though their favorite horses (Kayla’s is Moe, who is also a redhead, and Julie’s is Leo), were not available for the evening’s ride, they are grateful for the ability to connect with other horses for the evening. It’s a quiet walk back to the car as the two young women soak up one of their final sessions at Stonegate before the semester ends.

“We’re all kind of intertwined together in a bunch of different clubs. If freshmen come in worried, saying, ‘Where am I going to find friends?’ or just scared that they’ll be alone, it doesn’t take long to see that everybody here is super-welcoming and that it won’t be long before they find their place,” Clark says. “I will say that I’m still making new friends and I’m still finding people along the way through college, but animals are my best friends. So that’s another reason why I started this club, because horses have a lot to teach us outside of the classroom.”

Fortune Teller Putnam: https://rose.systems/fortune_teller_putnam/ TV Head Costume: https://rose.systems/tv_head/

Equestrian Club Promo Video: https://youtu.be/sAgfGEBHBjE Marietta Friendships: https://youtu.be/-YXp2EDg89g

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SPRING 2021 FIFTH-YEAR STUDENT-ATHLETES Baseball: Brady Cottom and Seamus Kenneally Softball: Maicy Kirk (Psychology graduate student) Women’s Lacrosse: Shannon Doyle (Division I transfer who enrolled in the Physician Assistant Graduate Program) EXPECTED FIFTH-YEAR STUDENT-ATHLETES FOR 2021–22 Baseball: Trent Castle, Isaac Danford, Turner Hill and Damian Yenzi Men’s Basketball: Jason Ellis, Tim Kreeger and Jake Montgomery Men’s Rowing: George Riffle, John Saunders and Michael Shrader Track: Kaitlin Kobuszewski Football: Bobby Cashaw, Kyle Gallagher, Gage Giovengo, Robert Nelson and Tay Pryor Women’s Soccer: Theresa LaGreca Volleyball: Hailey Fuller

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ust one more game.

You’ve probably heard a former student-athlete — at some point — who says they wish they could put on the pads, run another race or take another shot against a rival team just one more time.

Next year, 18 Marietta College senior athletes will compete in an extra season as they take advantage of the NCAA’s ruling to grant all student-athletes an extra year of eligibility because of the impact COVID-19 had on each team. Each student-athlete was encouraged to speak with their coaches, family and the College’s Student Financial Services team before deciding.

“It was important that they stay compliant with the NCAA rules about financial aid,” says Emily Schuck, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management. “Students are reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine the number of credit hours needed to complete their degrees. We have seen a range of scenarios from students needing one class to students needing a full-time schedule in one semester.”

Leading the way at Marietta are five seniors returning in the fall to play football.

Bobby Cashaw ’21, who has earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors in four consecutive seasons, is excited for the opportunity to play tight end for Coach Andy Waddle and the Pioneers in a fifth season.

“I took a moment to think about it, but once I realized I could come back for one semester and play an entire 10-game regular season I wanted to full take advantage of the opportunity,” he says.

Marietta’s football team did play a five-game spring schedule and finished 3-2 — making a strong case for being the third-best team in the OAC. Shortened or altered seasons and the lack of a true postseason impacted all the fall and winter sports. Other than rowing, all the teams were limited to conference play only in the regular season.

Hailey Fuller ’22 transferred to Marietta after her sophomore year at West Virginia State University and needed an extra semester to complete her degree requirements for Biology. She didn’t hesitate to play an additional season of volleyball for Coach Kristy Newman.

“If (the NCAA) would have counted last season against eligibility, I would have probably sat out the shortened spring season and just played in the fall,” Fuller says. “I love all of my teammates and I love being a part of this team. We did so well in the OAC, and I just wanted to come back more than anything.

This is a great opportunity for me, and I know it is not for everyone.”

Track & field standout Kaitlin Kobuszewski ’21 won’t return to competition until spring, when she tries to achieve her goal of reaching the NCAA Tournament in the javelin.

“It wasn’t quite a no-brainer for me, but I spoke with my parents and they supported my decision to keep competing for another season,” says Kobuszewski, who also participates in the long jump and 100

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(Left to right) Kaitlin Kobuszewski ’21, Bobby Cashaw ’21 and Hailey Fuller ’22

and 200 meters. “I love Marietta and I stayed all of last summer. Now I get to do it again. I’m OK with waiting another year before getting a full-time job. This gives me another year to figure it out.”

Kobuszewski will take one class in the spring — Applied Regression Analysis — to complete her degree in Economics.

It’s not just the seniors who benefit. Simply put, this season didn’t count against any student-athlete’s eligibility.

“There is a strong possibility that we will have 10 to 20 student-athletes over the next four years who take advantage of the extra year of eligibility,” says Marietta’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Larry Hiser.

Marietta had four student-athletes on rosters this spring who benefited from the NCAA restoring eligibility for all spring athletes who had their seasons cut short when the pandemic started in March 2020.

Men’s basketball has three returners, including OAC Player of the Year Jason Ellis ’21. However, veteran coach Jon VanderWal almost had four seniors returning.

At one point, Kyle Matoszkia ’21 did consider coming back for an extra season, and that decision was made even harder after the men’s basketball team rolled to a 12-1 season and another Ohio Athletic Conference championship.

“The reason was the many friends and experiences I have had throughout the last four years. I knew how great of a year we had, and thinking about how far we could have gone made me want to come back and see what we could accomplish next year,” says Kyle, who graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering. “I thought about everything for a good while; then I slowly realized that I am ready for the next step in my life. I made a lot of great memories, friends and people I consider family at Marietta. I’ll cherish these memories forever, but I am ready for the next chapter.”

VanderWal believes the decision to stay for another season or start a career was a personal decision that every student-athlete had to make on their own.

“This is a very complex situation,” he says. “First, I believe every studentathlete deserves the opportunity to come back and play next season. They all came back this year not knowing what was going to transpire, or even if we would get to play. For us, our guys got a total of 13 games in front of no fans, and we didn’t get a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament.”

Now for that complex part he was talking about.

“We get some really good guys back for another year, which means there are some players who may have gotten more playing time next season who won’t now,” VanderWal says. “We also have our largest recruiting class, so we have to figure out how it’s going to work on our roster.”

Other coaches will face challenges as well, but for now the student-athletes who are deciding to return are excited about the possibilities. Cashaw, for example, has played in 35 career games and he realizes how special it will be if plays in all 10 next year.

“I don’t think there is anyone who has played at Marietta who can say they played in 45 football games in their career,” says Cashaw, who will earn a degree in Sport Management. “There was a time that we weren’t sure we’d get to play any games. Those five games felt like a preview to what we will see this fall. I think we’ll be even better because the coaches worked with all of us, and we had more practice time. It’s a short turnaround, but we’re all ready to play.”

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here was a silence on the charter bus that is typical when game time gets close.

Shannon Doyle PA’22, along with her Central Michigan University teammates, was starting to focus on the lacrosse game she would be playing in about two hours against Kent State. Driving on Interstate 80 and with about 40 minutes left in their five-hour drive, Shannon got the stunning news that her career was over.

“We were ready to play a game that day and then we were supposed to play Akron two days later, but we were told to turn around. The season was over because of COVID,” Shannon says. “There were a lot of tears, and it took me a while to process it, but I just wasn’t ready to be done.”

She had the option to return to CMU for the 2021 season, as the NCAA granted all spring athletes another year of eligibility. But Shannon was already committed to enrolling in Marietta College’s Physician Assistant Studies graduate program.

“I interviewed for Marietta’s program in October (of 2019) and had my decision a couple of weeks after that,” she says.

Well aware of the academic rigor of the PA Program, Shannon knew she wouldn’t have much free time. But she had this nagging desire to play lacrosse for one more season. Undeterred, she contacted Marietta Coach Malory Nadrah and Miranda Collins, the College’s former Director of the Physician Assistant Program, to see if there was any way she could play for the Pioneers.

“I had been warned about how intense it was going to be in the PA Program, but I wanted to give it a try,” says Shannon, who also starred at Mars Area High School in Pennsylvania. “I figured the absolute worst-case scenario is it doesn’t work, and I don’t get to play.”

It worked out well for everyone and Shannon became the first Marietta

29 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers.

“Let’s be honest, Shannon is a stud,” Nadrah says. “She is an incredibly well-rounded player. She was able to contribute on every part of the field.

While she is talented, her work ethic and hustle are the most impressive.”

Shannon was named first team All-Southern Conference her sophomore year and second team her junior year. She was also a preseason first team selection her senior season. She was also named Academic All-Southern Conference her final three seasons with the Chippewas.

“I think my new teammates were receptive to my experience and my knowledge of the game. I tried to help in any way I could,” Shannon says.

“If coach wasn’t as flexible and open to it as she was, there was no way I could have done this. If it had been any person other than Malory Nadrah it wouldn’t have happened.”

Shannon also needed the support of Collins and the PA Department.

Collins was hesitant at first.

“Knowing the rigor and demands of the program, I honestly wasn’t sure it would be possible, but I also felt bad that COVID cut her athletic career short,” Collins says. “After talking with Shannon and Coach Nadrah, it became clear that we could make this work. In addition to being a strong student, Shannon’s time management skills and dedication to her studies allowed her to accomplish a healthy work/life balance.”

In sort of a role reversal, Shannon says playing lacrosse gave her a few hours a week to completely forget about her studies.

“As a Division I athlete, you sometimes are looking for something to take your mind off your sport,” Shannon says. “Without lacrosse this year, all I would have been doing is going to class and studying from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Being able to play gave me that competitive outlet I needed and the closure I needed.”

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“Shannon fit to our team like a puzzle piece. This spring was only our third season; our players are still developing and gaining important experience. Her seasoned play really inspired our younger players on the field during tight games.”

— Malory Nadrah, Head Coach, Women’s Lacrosse College PA student to play a varsity sport. And she helped the Pioneers to a 7-10 record and first appearance in the postseason.

“I didn’t give it much thought at first, but now that the season is over, it is a cool thing I was able to do,” Shannon says. “Now I hope there are other PA students who are able to do it in the future.”

Nadrah was on board after their initial conversation. She spoke with Shannon regularly and that helped make everything work so well.

“Going into this situation, I knew how important and time consuming her graduate program was. I didn’t want lacrosse to hinder her studies whatsoever, but I also wanted to give her an opportunity to play,” Nadrah says. “We were on the same page, and I also made the team aware of this as well. They knew from the get-go she was not a traditional student like they are; her expectations had to be different. Shannon’s personality, work ethic, and talent as a player and a student made this all work. She always asked what was needed of her, and made sure she knew the game plan. When her cleats were on, she went all out for us.”

Shannon competed in every home game and made two road trips: a regular-season game at Baldwin Wallace and a first-round Ohio Athletic Conference tournament game at Capital. In the tournament game, Shannon led the Pioneers with five goals, four draw controls and two caused turnovers.

Playing in 11 of Marietta’s 17 games, Shannon led the Pioneers with 29 goals,

She also filled an experience void on a Marietta program that was in its third season of varsity competition.

“Shannon fit to our team like a puzzle piece. This spring was only our third season; our players are still developing and gaining important experience.

Her seasoned play really inspired our younger players on the field during tight games,” Nadrah says.

Despite her concerns, Collins is thrilled that the arrangement worked.

“I am extremely grateful that Coach Nadrah understood Shannon’s school demands and provided the flexibility she needed to prioritize her studies and future career,” Collins says. “I am in awe of Shannon’s determination to do it all. She is an amazing student-athlete, and the PA Program could not be prouder of her accomplishments both on the field and in the classroom.”

Shannon is now ready for her final year in the PA Program, doing clinical rotations, and she was able to get the closure she needed.

“I recently went back to CMU for Senior Day. They invited all of us back from last year and it was great to see everyone again,” Shannon says.

“However, I’m very glad I came to Marietta and found a way to play one more season. It’s very different from CMU, but a good different. I wouldn’t have been able to compete like I did at CMU. This was a good end of my career. I had fun and made a lot of great friends.”

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(Left to right) Hannah Miller ’21, Sadie Johnson ’21 and Lauren Eakle ’21.

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hen they walked across the stage at Marietta College’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony in May, Hannah Miller ’21, Lauren Eakle ’21 and Sadie Johnson ’21 became the first cohort of students to graduate with Marietta College’s Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy degree. To fully complete the program, each of them will be working an internship over the summer.

“They are an extremely strong graduating class and a wonderful first cohort,” says Director of Music Therapy Raquel Ravaglioli, who has been actively developing the program since she arrived on campus in August 2018. “I’m so proud of the work they put in and all they’ve accomplished.”

Miller describes her experience as a member of the first cohort as “equally rewarding and exhausting.”

“We were students of the program, but also partners in building the program from the ground up,” she says. “Brent (Beeson) and Raquel really poured their hearts and souls into giving us a personalized experience, and I really appreciate the time and effort they invested in us.”

Eakle agrees.

“We really had to embrace the ideology of the Pioneer,” she says. “We continually gave our input as the program grew. It was a lot of work, but really rewarding.”

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Music therapy is an allied health profession that uses music interventions during therapeutic treatment for a patient’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. There is an increased demand for these types of therapists in hospitals, nursing and rehabilitation facilities, hospice care and schools.

“We basically use music to accomplish non-musical goals,” says Miller, who has already put her skills to use working with children at Marietta’s Ewing School. “My kids at the Ewing School were practicing social skills like healthy communication, sharing and turn-taking, and we used stories and musical games to positively reinforce these behaviors.”

Johnson says music is an incredible connector and a powerful tool for healing.

“While people have widely varied styles and abilities, music as a means of expression and a process for creating is universal to everyone,” she says.

“Music therapy takes it one step deeper into the hows and whys of the psychology of human development.”

In love with music since early childhood, Miller says the Music Therapy degree is perfect for musicians who worry about making a living plying their trade. This summer she will be interning with Bridgeway Academy in Columbus, working with children who have autism spectrum disorders.

She hopes to return to Marietta to work for a school or a hospital.

“Music has always been a big part of my family, but I originally pursued a science degree because I didn’t see playing music professionally as a realistic option,” she says. “When I heard that the Music Therapy program got funded, I was thrilled. I am so happy and grateful to be making a living doing what I love.”

Eakle has always wanted to be a counselor, and she first found out about music therapy as a profession in high school, when she felt its effects firsthand.

“I lost a music teacher I was close to in high school,” she says. “The school brought in an interim band director who helped us to orchestrate a memorial concert. At the concert, I experienced a powerful moment of social healing. It was this moment that taught me the healing power of music in grief.”

Eakle will complete her internship at Four Seasons Hospice in Flat Rock, North Carolina, this summer. While she is considering pursuing a master’s degree next, it is not a requirement for practicing in this field, and she feels that Marietta has prepared her to jump right in and start working.

“Therapeutic treatments can be incredibly unique from client to client, so you have to be ready to adapt in a real-world setting,” Eakle says. “The training at Marietta is quite rigorous, and our professors were relentless in preparing us for real work with clients.”

The road to Marietta was distinctive for Johnson, who wasn’t even considering college when she was in high school.

“I just wanted to be a touring musician,” she says. “And I was already doing that and having success.”

Bringing Music Therapy to Marietta was the brainchild of her good friends, Donald G. ’81 and Leslie Straub Ritter ’85. They helped get the program off the ground when they made a transformational gift in December 2016 and continued to provide financial and professional help as the College renovated the McKinney Building to include music therapy rooms and a recording studio.

Johnson met the Ritters while on tour and found they had a shared

friend in John Catt, founder of Blue Star Connection, a charity that provides instruments to seriously ill children and young adults, hospitals and music therapy programs.

“John was one of my biggest mentors and he was Don’s best friend,” Johnson says. “I was working as the music therapy outreach chair, and Don really saw the passion and spark I had for music and its outreach aspect.”

Ritter told Johnson that he was starting a Music Therapy program at Marietta and that he wanted her to be its first graduate. She fought it at first, but he wouldn’t take no for an answer, and soon she was the program’s biggest advocate.

“I was basically the student who yelled loud enough,” she says.

“I even had a meeting with Dr. (Bill) Ruud my sophomore year to push the agenda. Don felt passionately, and I did too, that Marietta needed to focus more on mental health and the humanities. We felt we needed this to happen for the overall health and well-being of the Mid-Ohio Valley.”

Johnson will be interning in her home state of Indiana at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

“This is phenomenal opportunity,” she says. “They have four fulltime music therapists on staff that I will be shadowing and learning with, and I am happy to be working and helping in my home state.”

Johnson is open to many possibilities in the future — including touring and therapeutic practice — and is committed to honoring the vision and mission of her mentor, Catt, who passed away of cancer in 2017.

“John had this incredible vision of every kid with cancer having an electric guitar and rocking out,” she says. “These kiddos are going through a traumatic experience, but music can help to normalize their environment. They can get through the cancer treatment because they have a way to express themselves and create. It’s really amazing to see the therapy at work.”

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lifelong resident of the Mid-Ohio Valley, Marietta College Clinical Mental Health Counseling student Amy Cross MA’22 has always wanted to help people in the region.

“I’ve worked a lot of throwaway jobs and realized that, in order to be fulfilled, I need to be making a difference,” she says. “I need to be doing something that will help people and move our community forward.”

Now, a full-tuition scholarship provided by Sisters of Health Foundation in Parkersburg is helping her to do just that. As a condition of accepting the scholarship, Cross will work and provide counseling services to combat the substance abuse disorder epidemic in the region for three years after she graduates and earns licensure.

Marietta’s two-year Master of the Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program emphasizes both scholarly and experiential learning to prepare students to become Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs). A hybrid of online and in-person courses, the program is designed to accommodate students entering the program immediately after earning an undergraduate degree, as well as nontraditional students, like Cross, who are enhancing or changing their career trajectories while working full time.

“I highly recommend this program to anyone who has an interest,” says Cross. “The coursework fits into my busy schedule as a working mom, and my professors have been very responsive, supportive and encouraging.”

“We are incredibly grateful to Sisters Health Foundation for funding this program,” says Marietta College Grants and Foundation Officer Chantal Centofanti-Fields. “This scholarship is helping to create a pipeline for new counselors who will fill a critical need for mental health services by the people of the Mid-Ohio Valley.”

According to Centofanti-Fields, community foundations are an important source of funding and community collaboration for today’s Pioneers, providing nearly $170,000 to Marietta each year for scholarships and academic programming.

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D EF I N I N G M EM ORI ES OF COL L EG E L I F E

LINDY BROBECK ’23 RECALLS THE POSITIVES OF A FULL ACADEMIC YEAR DEALING WITH COVID-19 Special Education/Elementary Dual Prep major and Pickerington, Ohio, native Lindy Brobeck ’23 agreed to share her thoughts on completing a challenging and historic academic year at Marietta College.

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s far back as I can remember, I have always been an optimistic person — this is something that makes me very proud.

Here is the best way I can explain it: every morning when I wake up, I try hard to make it a good day.

Well, in March 2020 that was a very hard thing to do, from being told my first collegiate lacrosse season was over just six games in to not being able to complete my freshman year on campus with all my new friends. Let’s just say it really put a damper on my optimistic mindset.

What I realized is the world will do what it wants and all I can control is how I react and respond in the most positive way I know how. So, that is what I did.

I took the time at home to be with family and play lacrosse. By the time July came around, I was able to come back to Marietta as an Onboarding Leader. And before I knew it, it was H.O.M.E. week with the incoming freshman class. Here I was, a rising sophomore who didn’t get to finish my freshman year on campus, back at Marietta helping a new crop of students who were nervous and trying to figure out where their class was located and where was the best place to eat and all the other things that seem so daunting at the time, but in the end are fairly trivial in a few weeks.

But I realized I was getting back into a rhythm of my own. As the first semester progressed — and yes, we had to wear masks all the time and there were some small outbreaks of COVID-19 on campus — I realized I was having fun again. I was that optimistic person that I always strived to be. I found new friends, who are more like family. Yes, I got to play lacrosse again and I was in a classroom, which was more than most of my friends who go to other schools could say.

I realized when I woke up every morning that I was still thinking, “How can I make this a good day?” It just looked different than it had before. I am a people person, and it was difficult not being allowed to hug people. I didn’t like that people could not see me smiling as I walked by them.

Knowing that I wasn’t the only one who struggled at times allowed me to be honest with the people around me, and having those conversations made working through our shared struggles much easier.

Those people who became family in the first couple weeks were and still are my “bubble,” and we were having fun — masks and all. It was not always easy, but we talked, and we were honest about our feelings. We sucked it up and supported each other. We also had amazing support from the faculty and staff at Marietta College. They did everything they could to help us keep our heads up and smiles on our faces.

In the end, the 2020–21 school year has not been the easiest, but with the help of a positive mindset, amazing community and friends who became family, it was a school year I will be forever thankful to have had. I am proud to say that we made the most of our Marietta Moment.

Do you have a defining Marietta Moment you would like to share?

Send us a description of your experience. EMAIL: marketing@marietta.edu MAIL: Editor, Marietta Magazine, Office of Communication and Brand Management, 215 Fifth St., Marietta, OH 45750

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CLASS NOTES

Patty Bain Bachner ’77, Keith Coleman ’77, Marianne Candido ’85, Kathy Wilcox Lentner ’91 and Rocky Peck ’88 finish their terms on the Marietta College Alumni Association Board of Directors this summer.

Dr. Don Brenner ’57 retired 21 years ago from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is living in Decatur, Georgia.

Judith Vago Krum ’64 wrote a poem inspired by photographs taken by her nephew, Dan Judd, as he traveled the underground of New York City for his work commute. Her poem noir, Subway Station 5AM, was selected as an “Editor’s Choice” and published in Of Poets & Poetry — A Publication of the Florida State Poets Association.

George Morris ’66 now lives in Mesa, Arizona.

Barry Chasen ’69 was honored for his contributions to the athletics program at Windsor High School (Windsor, Connecticut) over the course of 33 years when the town’s council voted to name the school’s baseball field the Barry Chasen Ballpark. As the school’s baseball coach, he led the team to 403 wins, 27 state tournament runs, 10 conference titles and two Class LL championships. He is also in the Hartford Twilight Lead Hall of Fame for umpiring in the lead since 1988.

The dedication was originally set for March 28, 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic. “That is the same day that the dedication of the re-done field at MC was to be named for Coach and Mrs. Schaly.

What are the odds that a college coach and one of his players, who first met in 1965, would have fields named for them on the same day 55 years later, one hour apart? His was supposed to be at noon and mine at 1:00 p.m. Most people cannot believe that, but it is definitely true.

In addition, Coach Schaly, John Schaly and I are all in the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. How many D3 schools have three former players, one also being the D3 Coach of the 20th Century, in a Hall of Fame together?”

Chasen’s ceremony was later held on November 7, 2020.

Steve Carrel ’81 will retire from Muskingum Behavioral Health in Zanesville, Ohio, this September after 40 years of establishing programs empowering people to get into recovery for their

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It was a proud moment for Shawn Taylor ’02 when his son, Kurt Taylor ’25, announced he would attend Marietta College starting this fall to play both football and baseball and major in Biology. Shawn started at quarterback for the Pioneers from 1999-2001 and ranks fourth in career completions (385) and career touchdown passes (31), and fifth in passing yards (3,863) and pass attempts (716). addiction and/or mental illness. Carrel is a 1981 graduate of Marietta College, and a 1986 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Social Work. Carrel is a proud member of the National Association of Social Workers for over 30 years. When asked why he stayed in one place so long, Carrel said, “I have a calling to be here in this place doing the things that I have done. I have had great people who worked with and for me and had community support. I thank everyone who supported my work.”

John Fortney ’90 has worked for the Ohio Senate for more than six years and was promoted to Director of Communications in March 2021.

Eric Dowler ’07 is a Senior Solutions Consultant with ServiceNow following 14 months as a Program Analyst with the Bureau of Fiscal Service.

Samantha Meranda ’07 joined Kabil Associates in Columbus, Ohio, as the Office and Marketing Manager.

Melissa Schulte ’09 lives in the Tucson, Arizona, area and works as a Digital Marketing Consultant for RevLocal. She has been a Community Volunteer for The Junior League of Tucson, Inc. for five years.

Nicole Holstein Keller ’12 joined the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation as a Program Technician.

She supports the Agricultural Incentives Program that offers cost-share and tax credit benefits to Virginia farmers.

Dr. Erin M. Panczyk ’13 graduated from The Ohio State University in May 2021 with a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, focused in mass spectrometry instrumentation development. She joined a biotechnology startup, MOBILion Systems Inc., in Philadelphia as a field applications scientist to support product and business development as they launch their first commercialized analytical instrument this summer.

Jessica Johnson Langdon ’14 earned a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Ohio University in May 2021. She is a Public Information Officer with the Ohio EPA. Lauren Morain ’15, who lives in Denver, Colorado, was promoted to People Partner with Gymshark, one of the fastest-growing fitness apparel and accessories brands.

Taylor Myers ’15 is studying education policy and learning about anti-poverty programs and rural issues as part of The Ohio State University’s Master of Public Administration program at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs. He also works with the Ohio Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs to advocate for the 44,000 youth served by BGC in Ohio.

Cameron Smith ’15 lives in the Chicago, Illinois, area and recently joined Klover — a company that provides low-cost access to modern financial services — as an Accounting Manager.

Amanda Rogers ’17 is working as a Program Assistant with the National Science Foundation and is living in Dallas, Texas.

Rachael Schleich ’17 was named Assistant Director of Camps for Mo-Ranch in Hunt, Texas.

Megan Hendrich ’19 was promoted to Research Manager with Ipsos, the world’s third-largest market research company, which is based in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland, area.

Andrew Barker ’20 is working for Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation as a Landman in Acquisitions and Divestitures.

Marietta College’s Regional Association Program is ready to start planning for inperson events this fall, and a Denver group is currently being formed. If you would like to be a part of this planning process or want to know about becoming a Lead Volunteer, contact Erica Starr ’05, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations & Volunteer Programs, at starre@ marietta.edu.

Megan Horsley ’19 and Matthew Pintell ’17 were married on April 2, 2021, in Cypress, Texas, at Lindsay Lakes. Also attending their wedding were (pictured from left) Brooke Hirsch ’20, Amie Romine ’19, Colton Nutt ’17, Zach Stoltzfus ’15, Matthew and Megan, Andi Goreta ’17, Sebastian Parra ’17, Sam John ’17, Jimmy Embrescia ’19, Alec Shook ’19, Sebastian Ziaja ’20 and Rachel George ’20. The Pintells are currently living in Houston. Matt works for AES Drilling Fluids as a Drilling Fluids Engineer and Megan is a freelance designer and content creator.

O N SHELVES NOW Dr. Edwin D. Michael ’59 recently released a natural history novel, The Coyotes of Canaan.

Published by West Virginia Book Company, it is available from the author, from the publisher or at Amazon.com.

CLASS NOTES

Ally Welch ’15 recently joined the online fashion boutique Petal & Pup as a PR Manager.

Earning a B.S. in Biology from Marietta College, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wildlife Ecology from Texas A&M University, provided Dr. Michael with an excellent background leading to a rewarding career as a Wildlife Biologist, including 30 years at West Virginia University. Being a part-time resident of Canaan Valley, WV, a unique, high-elevation valley located in the central Appalachian Mountains, provided endless opportunities for Dr. Michael to observe firsthand the daily lives of countless wildlife.

The novel is fiction; however, all actions and behaviors described in it are based on documented events. In Coyotes of Canaan, the reader experiences the day-to-day behavior of an extended family of coyotes, and is rewarded with an insightful, unique and in-depth glimpse of their lives. The historical novel shows, with great empathy, how coyotes and wolves live, take care of each other and nurture their offspring. Dr. Michael also describes how coyotes hunt, their highly developed social bonds, their interactions with humans, and, despite huge odds, their ability to survive and thrive.

Coyotes were not present in West Virginia until 1950. Now they play a vital role in maintaining a balanced ecosystem throughout the Mountain State and the entirety of the central Appalachians. This book provides an excellent understanding of coyotes, as well as detailed descriptions of the diversity of habitats in Canaan Valley.

Sara Hurt Long ’93’s new book, College Cooking 101: Fast Food Without a Kitchen, was published in May by Beacon and is available wherever books are sold.

“I have two kids who are current college students whose ingenuity of cooking in a dorm room inspired me to write the book. I am currently the Chief Financial Officer for the State of West Virginia and live with my husband Jimmy (also class of 1993) and three children in Charleston, West Virginia.”

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IN MEMORIAM 1940s Patricia L. Shonefelt Burns ’49 (Chi Omega) of New Braunfels, Texas (2/17/2021).

1950s Harold H. Brown ’50 (Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa) of Lenox, Massachusetts (5/16/2021).

William J. Mayberry ’50 (Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Kappa) of Madison, Indiana (1/17/20).

Lucille C. Everett Geyser ’56 of Medina, Ohio (10/16/2020).

Roderick P. Schulze ’67 of Houston, Texas (3/13/2021).

Karl W. Kaufman ’56 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Medford, New Jersey (4/12/2020).

Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Williams Kaufman ’57 (Chi Omega).

David M. Herd ’68 of Newport, Kentucky (3/4/2021).

Edward J. Goodno ’59 of Huntington, West Virginia (3/6/2021). Sadly, a surviving brother, John A. Goodno Jr. ’51, passed away on 4/21/2021.

1960s

John A. Goodno Jr. ’51 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Glendora, California (4/21/2021).

Ruth A. Davenport Evans ’60 (Chi Omega) of Hermitage, Pennsylvania (12/25/2020).

John B. Porterfield ’51 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Bridgeport, West Virginia (2/21/21). Survivors include his wife, Barbara Wait Porterfield ’50.

Georgetta M. Krnich Toothman ’62 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Bloomingdale, Ohio (3/25/2021).

Alice G. Glattstein Ahart ’54 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Germantown, Tennessee (5/2/2021). Survivors include daughters Shoshanna M. Ahart ’84 and Ariel C. Ahart ’86.

William J. Healy Jr. ’54 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina (11/8/2020).

Arthur T. Richards ’54 (Delta Upsilon) of Willoughby, Ohio (3/7/2021).

Annabelle P. Whalen ’54 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Kansas City, Missouri (5/27/2021).

Sally L. Nesseltre Elder ’55 of West Henrietta, New York (5/7/2021).

Roger F. Davis ’63 of Oakton, Virginia (12/25/2020).

Jeannine M. Dewey Lambert ’63 of Girard, Ohio (4/14/2021). Survivors include her husband, James A. Lambert ’62.

James P. Doyle ’65 of Brookline, Massachusetts (12/1/2020).

Sandra L. Reynolds Bubrig ’66 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (12/22/2020).

Nancy E. Curtis Hoy ’67 (Alpha Gamma Delta) of Warren, Ohio (4/20/2021).

Michael C. McCullough ’67 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Wimberley, Texas (4/28/2021).

John A. Buchwald ’69 of Parkersburg, West Virginia (3/29/2021). Survivors include a son, Scott A. Buchwald ’00.

1970s Patricia A. Butler Germano ’70 (Sigma Kappa) of Columbus, Ohio (3/10/21).

Guy M. Tepsick ’71 of The Villages, Florida (3/10/2021).

Nicholas D. Verrastro ’71 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Westwood, New Jersey (3/2021).

Edward R. Zelenka ’76 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Washington, Pennsylvania (4/13/2021). Survivors include cousins Anthony P. Zelenka ’75 and Bernard M. Zelenka ’78.

J. Clarke Burke Jr. ’77 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Summit, New Jersey (4/13/2021).

Jennifer S. Cain ’78 of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania (3/22/2021).

1980s Wesley R. Moore ’80 of Covington, Louisiana (4/6/2021).

Lucien C. Young III ’80 of Cumberland, Ohio (2/25/2021).

Robert P. Hoepfinger ’72 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Hamburg, New York (4/24/2021). Survivors include his wife, Sheila Potts Hoepfinger ’72.

James B. Russell ’81 of Leetonia, Ohio (2/15/2021).

Richard W. Waterhouse ’74 of Higganum, Connecticut (5/28/21).

Kelly J. Thompson Camden ’89 of Marietta, Ohio (4/9/2021). Survivors include a daughter, Stephanie Camden ’24.

Charlotte A. Sander Lane ’75 of Broomfield, Colorado (8/5/20).

Patrick T. Ricciardi ’75 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Tewksbury Township, New Jersey (2/22/2021).

Kevin L. Smith ’75 (Phi Beta Kappa) of Canyon Lake, Texas (5/13/2021).

Survivors include a son, Ryan M. Smith ’03, and a cousin, Vaughn E. Drum ’68.

Jay W. Huston ’76 of Dover, Ohio (4/13/2021).

Mary A. Andrew La Rue ’88 of Fort McCoy, Florida (5/9/2021).

1990s Frank L. Goebel ’91 of Centennial, Colorado (4/8/2021). Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn M. Goebel ’84.

Alexander L. Livingstone ’91 of Sanbornton, New Hampshire (5/15/2021).

2000s

Teressa J. Mixer Hamilton ’02 of Belpre, Ohio (4/23/2021).

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YO U R G I F T MAKES A DIFFERENCE E V E RY D AY AND FOR YEARS TO COME Gifts to the College’s annual fund — The Marietta Fund — provide real opportunities for talented students to pursue a Marietta College education.

THANK YOU! www.marietta.edu/give

A LASTING TRIBUTE The following list recognizes donors and their honorees in whose honor or memory they have pledged gifts to Marietta College between July 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.

In memory of Warren Abrams Laura and Al Abrams ’76

In memory of Richard L. Bergen ’37 Jeffrey and Judith Bergen

In honor of Timothy W. Byers ’06 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In honor of Hope Adams ’24 Malisa and Bryan W. Adams ’95

In memory of Roma Hopp Bergen ’39 Jeffrey and Judith Bergen

In memory of Bruce M. Campbell ’76 Constance L. Lappa ’76

In honor of Paul D. Adams ’69 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In memory of Margaret A. Bird ’58 Anna Bowser Bailey ’87

In honor of Marianne Candido ’85 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In memory of Jay E. Alexander Colleen Alexander Keyes ’75 and Michael M. Keyes

In honor of Richard Blanco Carol A. and Lloyd L. Waugh ’63

In memory of Arne B. Carlson ’61 Arne B. ’61 and Carolyn Osburn Carlson ’58

In memory of John P. Bohanes ’51 Carol and Michael D. Beardmore ’77

In memory of Frederick and Lydia Chase Janet V. Chase ’74

In honor of Brian S. Brewer ’93 Mark Burgnon Robert and Ginny Ferguson

In honor of Blake W. Chisholm ’22 Susan L. DeBerardinis

In honor of Bret W. Allphin ’01 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In honor of R. Lester Anderson ’55 Cheryl E. and Stacy A. Evans ’69 John G. Teichmoeller ’69 and Kathy Farnsworth In honor of Jeanne Arbuckle John C. ’82 and Rebecca Manzo Schaly ’88 Patricia Loreno Willis ’70 In honor of Brian R. Ashton ’08 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In honor of Edgar S. Auchincloss IV ’60 Barbara Holmes Swasey Wirsching ’59 and Paul Wirsching In honor of Patricia Bain Bachner ’77 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In honor of Emma J. Balizet ’23 Amy Cioca In honor of Dane P. Barker ’23 Edwin and Peggy Barker

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In honor of Donald P. Britton Scott A. Britton

In honor of Arnold J. Civins ’71 Jacqueline C. Kern Howard Mandelbaum

In honor of Baylee N. Brown ’23 Brad and Barb Montgomery Larry B. Shively ’67

In honor of John and Caroline Clark Alison Schuetze Ann Clark Thayer ’06 and J. Peter Thayer

In memory of David C. Brown ’65 Jill Simon Brown ’67

In honor of Melissa Yusko Clawson ’05 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In memory of Edwy R. Brown George T. Lee Jr.

In honor of Cody M. Clemens ’13 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 Alexandra Anne Edelbrock ’11 and Michael Lambert

In memory of Margaret Hadfield Burns ’70 Creel Cutler McCormack ’71 and Robert E. McCormack III In memory of Robert E. Burns ’75 Patricia B. Burns

In memory of M. Joan Russell Clutter ’63 Charles C. Savery ’61 Susan Russell Walsh ’66 and Frank M. Walsh

In honor of David Busch ’24 Kathy K. Busch

In honor of Keith T. Coleman ’77 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In honor of George W. Fenton Mary Studders Korn ’82 and Thomas H. Korn

In memory of Michael J. Conte ’06 Jeff and Tammie Nathaniel

In memory of Frank M. Fenton ’36 Eric E. and Lynn Fenton Erb George W. and Nancy G. Fenton

In memory of Wendy Barry Cook ’71 Mabry M. and James H. O’Donnell III In memory of William H. Corley ’70 Jennifer Champlin Corley ’70 In honor of Alexis J. Dalrymple ’22 Ginny Jones In honor of Isaac Danford ’22 Richard and Barbara Danford In honor of Lucas N. Danford ’20 Richard and Barbara Danford In memory of Dr. Paul T. Daniell Kali C. Miller ’18 In honor of Janice Downey Donoghue ’73 Robert J. ’74 and Lynne Downey Goldsmith ’73 In honor of Michael J. Donoghue ’74 Robert J. Goldsmith ’74 and Lynne Downey Goldsmith ’73

In honor of Caden C. Ferguson ’23 William and J. Dayle Ferguson In honor of Donald J. Frederick Janice Frederick Ciszewski ’83 and Steven Ciszewski In honor of Frank Frye Leslie M. Webber In memory of Ernest J. Gazda, Sr. ’32 Elaine K. Gazda ’64 and James McIntosh In honor of Paul R. Geisler ’87 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In honor of Ruth C. Gilbert-Whitner ’72 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In honor of Dr. Hans-Georg Gilde Lisa Howell Koustis ’81 and George Koustis In honor of Catharine E. Gisser ’15 Jeff and Ellen Gisser

In memory of Judith L. Dunn D. Elaine and Terry L. Addis

In honor of Reginald Grayek ’24 David A. Reese III ’79

In honor of Alliya Duritza ’21 Don and Kathy Duritza

In memory of Blaine G. Greenwell ’69 Mary Greenwell Zell ’69

In honor of Mackenzie J. Dyott ’23 Herbert Dyott and Wendy Dyott

In memory of Garth H. Griffin ’76 Brent C. ’76 and Christine S. Haney

In memory of Roger A. Eddy ’71 Craig R. ’83 and Mary J. Deppert

In memory of Dr. Herschel Grose Paul C. Schofield ’85

In memory of Beverly Enzie Ellis ’55 Dena Simmons Alleman ’85

In memory of Timothy J. Grubert ’90 Roxanna M. and Mark H. Patterson ’89

In memory of Paul Erb Jeffrey A. Schaly ’90

In honor of Gabriel Haines ’23 David and Kristin Haines

In honor of Nathan L. Eschbaugh ’10 Terry L. and Robin S. Eschbaugh

In honor of Tyler J. Hammond ’15 John T. and Rita Hammond

In honor of Ryan L. Eschbaugh ’07 Terry L. and Robin S. Eschbaugh

In honor of Carole Wylie Hancock ’75 Bruce A. Kinney ’79 and Karen Peper Kinney ’78

In honor of Emily N. Etheridge ’23 Frances J. Bolden ’11 In honor of Natalie Facchinato-Sitja ’23 David Facchinato and Susana Sitja Rubio Ramon and Sonia Sitja In honor of R. Bradford Fawley ’77 Patty Bain Bachner ’77 and John P. Bachner

In memory of Dr. J. Michael Harding Stacy and Timothy J. Binegar ’00 Brenda F. Jones In memory of Dr. William C. Hartel Janice L. Dowd ’69 Daniel M. Kaplan ’71 Janice Nuckols ’68 and Phillip J. Ruprecht Dorothy Walker Singer ’76 and Edward G. Singer

In honor of Jacqueline R. Hartle ’11 Michael and Ann Hartle In honor of Darius D. Hatch ’22 Amber Hatch Darlene Huttsell In honor of Susan Hauck-Bell ’85 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In honor of J. David Haynes Leslie M. Webber In honor of Terence W. Heaton ’64 Brucene and Jeffrey B. Robinson ’66 In memory of Carl C. Heinrich ’64 Kenneth J. Wilkinson ’66 and Martha Aulson Wilkinson ’66 In memory of Dr. Edmund C. Higgins ’64 Mickey G. and Roger E. Schultz ’66 In honor of Turner M. Hill ’23 Clive G. ’61 and Barbara Jo Wallis In honor of Nathaniel K. Hinckley ’22 Terry L. and Robin S. Eschbaugh In honor of Andrew W. Hoagland ’00 Pamela and Benjamin E. Baughman ’00 In memory of Walter L. Hobba ’49 Marcy and Leslie T. Harris ’65 In honor of D. Blake Holtman ’22 David and Lauren Holtman In honor of Lindsay G. Horton ’22 William W. and Judilyn Horton In memory of Jeffrey C. Houston ’06 Patricia Griffin Curtin ’69 and John V. Curtin Jr. In memory of Anya Crum Huie ’77 Larry Crum Gregory A. ’94 and Sara Wilska In memory of Martin T. Hupp ’86 LuAnn M. and John D. Adams ’86 Jodi Bainter Aman S. Berhanemeskel ’17 Robert W. and Carol A. Chase Thomas W. Chase ’12 Cranston C. Christopher Jr. ’84 and Tammy Suter Christopher ’85 Nicholas R. Clare ’15 Darla and Don P. Conkle ’86 Bobbi Endicott Englert ’10 Matthew J. Englert ’08 and Bobbi Endicott Englert ’10 Lynne M. and Keith A. Estes ’86 Toula and Mark E. Hafle ’86 Jeffrey and Susan Hull

A LASTING TRIBUTE

In honor of Kathleen E. Conkle ’21 Matthew and Kelly Conkle Warren and Kathy Stubblebine

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Carl K. Johnson ’67 and Gail Robertson Johnson ’66 Michael Kirby Jeannette R. and Bruce E. McIninch ’85 Sara and Daniel S. McVey ’85 James J. Metcalf Jr. ’79 and Barbara Lantelme Metcalf ’79 James D. Michener ’85 Pamela S. and David L. Pierce ’73 Brucene and Jeffrey B. Robinson ’66 Matthew H. Rucker ’07 and Marissa Barnhart Rucker ’07 Lisa and Jay G. Schweikert ’88 Suzanne and Jeffrey C. Simmons ’81 Cassandra R. Steffy ’03 Michael Stoltzfus Connie R. and Benjamin H. Thomas ’81 Edward T. Watson ’15 Arpita and Travis N. Wells ’97

In honor of Elizabeth Malony Koscielny ’14 Kathleen Harris Malony ’77

In memory of Yiayia Matina George J. Ypsilantis and Elaine Ypsilantis

In memory of Doris Austin Krasik ’65 Ryan A. Krasik

In memory of Harold G. Mayo ’73 Vertron Jackson Mayo ’74

In memory of Ralph L. Krasik ’65 Ryan A. Krasik

In honor of Nancey Kaplan McCann ’76 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 Debra Grove Knapp ’76

In memory of Brian J. Illencik ’64 Roger E. Schultz ’66 and Mickey G. Schultz

In honor of Kelly A. Levering ’24 Kenneth and Suzanne Levering

In honor of Dr. Josh Jacobs Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 Andrea N. Waner

In memory of the Hon. John R. Lewis H’08 Fraser G. and Barbara J. MacHaffie

In honor of Michael R. Joliat ’06 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In memory of David M. Lindamood ’71 Nathaniel H. Case and Anne M. Boucher

In memory of Susan E. Jones ’65 Earl E., II ’64 and Dianne Smith Homsher ’65

In honor of Emily Siders Kalkhofer ’07 Christine and Danny R. Siders ’74

In memory of Ralph M. Lindamood ’46 William S. Barnes ’69 and Linda Rabe Barnes ’70 Bruce P. Coffin Jr. ’67 and Katie Crandall John D. Foster Jr. ’74 and Patricia McGuinness Foster ’81 C. Barton Gullong ’70 Robert E. Sharp ’67 James B. Smuts ’82 and Gwendolyn Snyder Smuts ’83 Michele and Gilbert W. Wakeman ’73 Susan Warman ’84

In honor of Benjamin Kaplin ’24 Howard and Lisa Kaplin

In honor of Leslie E. Lowry Leslie M. Webber

In honor of Anna Bock Mullins ’04 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In honor of Bruce A. Kinney ’79 Carole Wylie Hancock ’75 and G. Whitmore Hancock

In honor of Steven E. Malony Kathleen Harris Malony ’77

In honor of Michael H. Mulvey ’13 Tim Mulvey

In honor of Gregory P. Maloof ’67 Matthew S. Dole ’01 Kathryn Gloor

In memory of Charles W. Munch ’50 Elizabeth Munch Mard ’71

In honor of Sean T. Kaighin Patrick H. Kaighin Paula S. Kaighin In honor of Alexander Y. Kalkhofer ’08 Christine and Danny R. Siders ’74

In honor of Karen Peper Kinney ’78 Carole Wylie Hancock ’75 and G. Whitmore Hancock In honor of James P. Kirby ’54 Michael Kirby In honor of Debra Grove Knapp ’76 Nancey Kaplan McCann ’76 and Brian McCann In honor of Adam S. Kopp ’88 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

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In honor of Mark K. Lane ’01 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In honor of John and Janet Lang Angela Lang McCutcheon ’91 and Steven McCutcheon In honor of Ross W. Lenhart ’66 Adam Edmundson In honor of Kathy Wilcox Lentner ’97 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65

In memory of Jeffrey P. Marks ’68 Pamela and Thomas E. Apple ’68

In memory of Joe W. McDaniel Chris M. McDaniel ’79 Patrice M. William F. O’Grady Jr. ’70 In honor of James A. Meagle III ’96 Tara Meagle In memory of Carl B. Mercer ’50 Emma J. Mercer In memory of Martin S. Mihalov ’51 Thomas and Margaret Marafioti Lon and Patricia Paddock In memory of Alex R. Miller ’07 Kasia and Shannon R. Glancy ’07 In honor of Tiesha Anderson Monroe ’14 Adrian A. and John E. Hopkins ’65 In memory of Edward R. Monteith ’49 Jon and Linda Monteith In memory of Helen F. Monteith ’48 Jon and Linda Monteith In honor of Jacob B. Montgomery ’23 Brad and Barb Montgomery In memory of William E. Moore Rose-Anne Moore In memory of Barbara Heckler Morbitzer ’60 Edward A. Morbitzer Jr.

In honor of Sean M. Munfield ’13 Jonna S. Munfield

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PETER FINGER

ART DEPARTMENT CELEBRATES NEWEST MCCOY PROFESSORS

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t’s a lesson in friendship, mentorship and support.

When speaking with either Sara Rosenstock or Z Comer about each winning this year’s McCoy Professorship, they’re more likely to talk glowingly about their fellow Art Department colleagues than their own personal achievement.

“There’s a larger story here than Z and I getting the McCoy,” says Rosenstock, Professor of Graphic Design. “Every full-time instructor in the Art Department won a teaching award this year.”

In addition to Rosenstock and Comer being named the 2021 John G. and Jeanne McCoy Teaching Excellence Professors — the highest honor bestowed on professors at Marietta — their fellow Art instructors, Beth Nash and Jolene Powell were honored with Innovative Teaching Awards. Powell is also a previous McCoy Professor, earning that distinction in 2008.

When Powell learned of her fellow instructors also achieving McCoy status, she decorated the entrances of their offices with festive gold streamers — a daily reminder to celebrate their accomplishments.

“I am so thankful to be able to win with such an amazing colleague and to feel like it really shines a light on all the amazing things that are happening in the department and the momentum for that,” Rosenstock says.

Rosenstock began preparing materials reflective of her work at Marietta at the start of the 2020-2021 academic year because she was in line for

promotion to full professor. When the call went to faculty to nominate for McCoy candidates, she immediately thought of her colleague and threw Comer’s name into the candidate pool. Unbeknownst to Rosenstock, Comer did the same. Because Rosenstock had already prepared her portfolio for promotion, she helped guide Comer through that process, which was necessary for the McCoy review.

“Obviously, we both really wanted to win it and we both really wanted to do well and represent our department well, but at no time did I ever feel like we weren’t being really supportive of each other and rooting for each other, too,” Comer says. “And that kind of collegiality and camaraderie is something, as a new person here, says to me that this is the right place for me and this is a really fantastic place for me to work.”

Rosenstock joined the College in 2009 and Comer, an Associate Professor in the Art Department, was hired in 2019 and focuses on digital art, which runs the gamut of graphic design, photography and new media (video, animation and digital illustration).

“I feel really supported by my colleagues and I love knowing that, in my department, all of us are at the top of our game,” Comer says, “that we work hard for our students, and that we really love and support them and each other.”

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“I never imagined that I would be doing something like this. This is more of a career than any other job that you are going to have. Every tour is a new job. Everything you do is different and it’s always challenging. We get to travel around the world. Even if we end up in the middle of nowhere Africa, seriously, who gets to do that? We did and it is amazing what you’ll learn when you have to.”

— Lindy Nester PA’09

B I O G R A PH Y: As a physician assistant with the U.S. Department of State, Lindy is

enjoying the opportunity to travel the world with her husband, Jim Woll. They will complete a 12-month assignment in Peshawar, Pakistan, on August 10 and return to Washington, D.C., for at least two years. She has completed tours in the Congo and Tel Aviv. Prior to joining the Department of State, Lindy worked at The George Washington University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Randall Doerman Internal Medicine. Lindy earned a BS in Exercise Physiology from Ohio University in 2007 before attending Marietta’s Physician Assistant Studies Program.