Marietta Magazine (Winter 2020)

WINTE R 2020

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

LETES H T A T S G R E AT E FROM DESALVO TO KINGZETT, RANKING OUR GREATEST STUDENT-ATHLETES

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D.C. art teacher earns national recognition

Alumnus returns to campus after more than 60 years

PHOTOS BY MARC PITLER

TRANSITIONS

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pirit Week 2020 offered students the chance to get creative, get dressed up, get competitive and get loud.

String Art Night, a Valentine’s Game Show, men’s and women’s home basketball games against Ohio Northern, and a Founders Formal Dance gave students plenty of opportunities to meet up with friends and show their Pioneer Spirit.

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M ESSAGE F RO M T H E PRESIDENT

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hile making omelets during the Late Night Breakfast in December, I took a moment to watch our students as they laughed, ate and enjoyed the late-night conversation. A lot of the excitement was generated by the raffle prizes, but there was also the typical prefinals banter that we hear every year.

The energy in the room was exciting and reminded me why I wanted to be and continue to enjoy being Marietta College’s 19th president. What an awesome opportunity! Reviving campus spirit has been a critical part of our success.

Gilman Dining Hall may have been hopping on this cool Sunday night, but you can sense a real change in the campus dynamic every day.

We owe a lot of our success to good old-fashioned hard work. From our groundskeepers blowing and raking up countless leaves each fall to faculty members who join us on weekends to welcome prospective students to campus, we are a place that students are excited to join.

Another reason why Marietta College is successful is because we came together as a campus to create a comprehensive strategic plan in late 2016. Before the Planning Committee put that plan into place, we received valuable feedback from campus partners and we have had buy-in across the board. As we approach the last two years of that plan, we are hard at work developing a new five-year strategic plan — 2021-2025 — one that will guide us to reach even loftier goals.

It is as important as ever to make sure we have a calculated approach to recruiting, marketing, academics, financial stability and the overall student experience. We have all heard the discussions in Washington, D.C., about debt-free college, and all of us in higher education are well aware of a pending decline in college-age students, so this is the right time to be having a conversation about Marietta College’s future — and make it a bright one.

Once again, we are involving students, faculty, staff, administration, board members, alumni and the community in the discussion. This semester, we are working with Dr. Alane Sanders and our student-run Fifth Street Consulting Group. The students conducted a mind-mapping workshop in late February that will help us know what students would like to see included in our plan and how they envision 2025.

We will also gather more feedback from the Board of Trustees as they participate in facilitated discussions in the spring and during our summer retreat. Soon after that, the College’s senior leadership team and I will pull everything together and prepare an exhaustive draft of the strategic plan that will be shared across multiple constituent groups.

And, by January 1, 2021, we will have an approved roadmap for our bright future.

Marietta College has thrived for 185 years because of our ability to adapt in a world that is always transforming and adjusting. Our spirit and desire are why we will Bring Forth a Pioneer again and secure the future of this beloved institution.

Thanks!!

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

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Chair George W. Fenton Vice Chair Matthew B. Weekley ’81 Secretary Mark Miller Treasurer Michele Marra Robert M. (Bob) Brucken ’56 Brian Brucken ’94 Jan D. Dils ’90 Janice Downey Donoghue ’75 Harry H. (Hap) Esbenshade Andrew D. Ferguson ’95 James B. Fryfogle ’73 Richard A. (Rich) Galen ’68 Susan M. Cook Hayes ’98 John E. (Jack) Hopkins ’65 Mary Studders Korn ’82 Daniel 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 N. (Bill) Ruud Michael J. 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 Brian Ashton ’08 Patty Bain Bachner ’77 Marianne Candido ’85 Melissa Yusko Clawson ’05 Cody Clemens ’13 Keith Coleman ’77 Paul Geisler ’87 Jason Gromelski ’98 Michael Joliat ’06 Adam Kopp ’88 Mark Lane ’01, PA’04 Kathy Wilcox Lentner ’97 Anna Mullins ’04 Gene Neill ’16 Rocky Peck ’88 Ariel Ross ’13 Christine Zernick Suter ’84 Mark Vizza ’98 James Wilson ’69

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PRESIDENT Dr. William N. Ruud

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PROVOST Dr. Janet Bland

TOP 1 0 0 PI O N E E R S

From setting records to achieving All-America status to playing in the pros, numerous student-athletes have made their marks on Marietta College’s varsity athletics program. This edition celebrates the Top 100 Pioneers in Marietta’s history.

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Lunar New Year Claire Reintgen Smullen ’08 Winter Weekend Dan May ’03

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Carl ’64 & Judith Cole Heinrich ’66

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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 PHOTOGRAPHERS Tanya Constantine, Billy Delfs, Milken Family Foundation, Marc Pitler WRITERS Kim de Bourbon, Jennifer Folwell, Chris Rynd

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M A R I E T TA The Magazine of Marietta College is published by the Office of Communication and 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 of Communication and Brand Management at Marietta.

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N E W AN D N OTABL E

(Top left) France Moise ’20 and Dani Reed ’21 attended the opening of Gallery 310’s Rites and Passages: Selected Artifacts from the Marietta College African Art Collection.

(Top right) Petroleum Engineering major Luis Chao ’21 competed in Round 2 (Proof of Concept) of the PioBiz Competition with his partner, Abdulaziz Boyabis ’20. Their product was Vero Valerio Men’s Luxury Apparel.

(Bottom left) The Milton Friedman Lecture featured economist and journalist Dr. Allison Schrager, co-founder of LifeCycle Finance Partners, LLC, presenting “Managing risk in an uncertain economy: What we can learn from surfers, studs and sex workers.”

(Middle) Madison Roe ’20 (“Peegan”), Sam Bartlett ’22 (“Christy”) and Grace Tomasko ’22 (“Widow Quin”) entertained audiences during the Theatre Department’s production of The Playboy of the Western World: An Irish Comedy, which was directed by Lisa Grande.

(Bottom right) Light snow blanketed campus earlier this year.

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very Sunday night as a child, I struggled to stay awake as I listened to Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 countdown. As the youngest of four, I had the most unreasonable bedtime, so I never made it past Knight Rider. The consolation prize, however, came to me in the form of a radio equipped with a “sleep” function. It would stay on for 60 minutes and then automatically shut off. It was also an alarm clock.

The ’80s were filled with magical things like that.

Sunday after Sunday, the countdown would end my weekend with one last bit of “competition” — who’s in the Top 5? The Top 3? Who’s the best? Whether I agreed with the winner or not, listening to the competitors was thoroughly enjoyable; and arguing with my friend on the bus the next morning about who should have won was even better. (Also, TP, in no dimension is Puttin’ on the Ritz a better song than King of Pain. I know you’re a big Taco fan, but really?)

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The main feature in this edition of Marietta Magazine highlights former student-athletes who spent years dominating their sports. Like the musicians of my youth, these special Pioneers brought countless hours of entertainment to their fellow classmates, professors and fans as they competed on the highly competitive D3 stage.

Also in this issue are stories about alumni who are thriving in their careers and making incredible impacts on today’s youth — from Dan May ’03, MCM’09 (former Marietta College Sports Information Director and one of my first friends at Marietta) improving the athletic opportunities for students in northeast Ohio, to Ashley Thomas ’12 being the first African-American elected to Garfield Heights City School District Board of Education to Claire Reintgen Smullen ’08 earning the Milken Educator Award for her devotion to her students in D.C.’s StuartHobson Middle School.

As always, we are proud of the stories that our students, faculty, staff and alumni are willing to share in the magazine, and we will continue to strive to keep your connection to the College strong.

COMME NTS FROM OUR R E A D E R S

Dear Editors: I want to thank you for your article on The Pioneers by David McCullough in the Spring 2019 issue of the Marietta Magazine. I ordered it immediately, have enjoyed it immensely and wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your mention of it.

The story of the founding of Marietta had always resonated with me. Being from Connecticut, when I first saw Marietta, I was reminded of New England and the quaint towns there. Because I was in college 59 years ago, before Skype, Instagram, email and unlimited long-distance telephone calls, I used to find solace in haunting the Mound Cemetery on Sunday afternoons after church. Many of the names and places of birth on the tombstones were familiar to me and made me feel less homesick. When I was back for my 50th class reunion in 2015, I took the tour around the city and learned so much about Marietta’s prominence and wealth in the 1800s and early 1900s, and the legacy left from those days.

This book added the missing piece of the early history.

On reading the book, I discovered that Manasseh Cutler, who was instrumental in negotiating the Northwest Ordinance, was raised in Killingly, Connecticut, the town in which I taught for many years.

Rufus Putnam, the founder and planner of Marietta, hails from Sutton, Massachusetts, where there is a museum dedicated to him and in which three of my grandchildren live. In addition, Ephraim Cutler, also spoken of as an influential pioneer in the Ohio territory, also grew up in Killingly, Connecticut. [He left Killingly] with his wife and four children to settle out there.

As you can tell, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would like to recommend it to others who are interested in knowing of the courage, dedication, hard work and courage it took to settle the Northwest Territory.

Sheila Fogarty Johnson ’65 Brooklyn, Connecticut

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Because Marietta Magazine seeks to present a wide diversity of subject matter and content, some views presented in the publication may not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or the official policies maintained by Marietta College.

Letters commenting on the material or topics presented in the magazine are encouraged and are available for publication unless the author specifically asks that they do not appear in public print. Published letters may be edited for style, length and clarity.

EMAIL: marketing@marietta.edu MAIL: Editor, Marietta Magazine, Office of Communication & Brand Management, 215 Fifth St., Marietta, OH 45750-4004 M A R I E T TA

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(Top left) Music Therapy student Hannah Miller ’21 performed Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men with Lauren Eakle ’20, Nick Pennington ’22, Alyx Conkright ’22 and Kayleigh Bowen ’23.

(Bottom left) Brother 2 Brother members volunteered to help serve food to the more than 300 students, faculty, staff and community members who attended the celebration.

(Middle) Music Therapy student Felipe Cruz ’22 gave a solo performance of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida.

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Celebrating the Year of the Mouse

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angwei “Elina” Xu was 12,000 miles from home for this year’s Lunar New Year — also known as the Spring Festival, one of the most important holidays in many Asian communities.

It came as a big surprise to the exchange student from Hefei, China, when hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community members packed The Gathering Place to cheer on her hip-hop dance routine with friend Qianxi “Brooke” Chen and other performances that made up Marietta College’s Lunar New Year Celebration.

“Actually, I didn’t expect there would be such a great celebration for the Chinese traditional festival before I came here, so it was a surprise for me,” she says. “In China, we spend time with our families and friends during the Spring Festival and have a lot of fun. MC gives me a feeling of being at home.

It’s impressive that [Marietta College] members are willing to embrace different cultures.”

Dozens of volunteers — from students in Assistant Professor Ni Zhang’s Chinese classes to the student organization Brother 2 Brother — decorated, planned and performed during the two-hour celebration, which was held in late January to mark the start of the Year of the Mouse.

“The Chinese word may refer to rat, mouse or other muroid-type animals,” Xu says, adding that the Chinese culture considers rats to be quick thinkers.

The event was sponsored by the Asian Studies Department and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion.

The evening included Chinese food, dance and vocal performances by students, a fashion show, and a special Lion Dance by Sen Gao, who is highly competitive in martial arts.

“Lunar New Year is a wonderful tradition that originated from Marietta College’s mentor family program,” says Marisa Menier, an intern with the Office of Education Abroad and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion. “What once was a small gathering of mentor families connecting with their Marietta students’ home culture has grown to one of the largest events on campus. Lunar New Year still honors the college’s ties to China, but also has become a point of contact for community members who have adopted children from China, or who are otherwise interested in Chinese culture, to connect to this international celebration.”

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DOUGLAS G. HUFFMAN ’92 • BASEBALL “When [Coach Brian Brewer] told me they were putting me in the Hall of Fame, my first words were, ‘Are you kidding me?’ He said, ‘Yeah, I’m kidding you, Doug.’

It went on for a little bit, and I didn’t know if I could believe him. … Then he had a moment where he got real sincere and said, ‘No, I’m being honest.’ ”

AMANDA M. CARRAHER ’09 • BASKETBALL/TENNIS “Being here taught me what it meant to work really hard. I didn’t really have much of an offseason, so I think that extra time that was put into being in the library and being in the weight room pushed me the extra limit.”

ALAN P. VARRASSO ’96 • FOOTBALL “There were a lot of blue-collar kids that played on [the 1995 team], and there was a coach [Gene Epley] who was extremely inspirational.

The way we played was much different than the other OAC schools.

We played with a chip on our shoulders.”

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JENNIFER R. TINKLER ’97 • SOFTBALL “Being part of the first women’s team to move on to the [NCAA] regional tournament was probably my best moment here.”

MICHAEL R. EISENBERG ’09 • BASEBALL “Every day, I knew I was in the right place because there are a lot of colleges you can go to as an athlete where [athletics] is the last priority. … To come somewhere that took baseball seriously was one of the best decisions I could have made.”

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arietta College’s annual Winter Weekend is a great time to do two things — reminisce and compete.

Naturally, the College recognizes some of its greatest student-athletes during the Hall of Fame ceremony, but this February, the 1989 women’s soccer team was also honored for winning the first and only Ohio Athletic Conference championship in program history.

“I was only a small [part] of it, but the humility that these players have and the character they possess is just unbelievable,” said former coach Toni Roesch, who returned to Marietta for the celebration. “They bought into winning. To have the work ethic and to buy in and to have the pride that ‘We are Marietta.’ These kids wanted to win.”

Both the women’s and men’s basketball teams won their respective games over Ohio Northern, but the competition in the alumni games was equally impressive.

The weekend kicked off with a History of Women’s Sports with former coaches and players speaking to about 50 people.

During the 2020 Hall of Fame ceremony, football player Caleb Riggleman ’19 (far left) was honored with the 2019 Way-Weigelt Award for outstanding male athlete, while basketball player Shay Lett ’19 (left) received the Cleland-Lazorik Award for outstanding female athlete.

Jenna Anderson ’18 is guarded by Justine Pagenhardt ’08 during the women’s basketball alumnae game (above). Dillon Young ’18 was ready to flash some skills during the men’s basketball alumni game (right).

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COMPUTING BOOST Marietta is one of 35 Ohio colleges and universities selected to receive the new Choose Ohio First scholarship aimed at supporting undergraduate Computer Science and Information Systems students. Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner announced in December that Marietta College will receive the $493,920 five-year grant.

The department currently has 12 Computer Science majors, one Computer Science minor, five Information Systems majors and one Information Systems minor.

“We’re very proud of our Computer Science and Information Systems students. Our graduates are finding great careers shortly after graduating,” says Dr. Matt Williamson ’07, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. “This is because our core curriculum prepares our students for the rapidly evolving field of computing. In addition, our liberal arts education, through our new General Education curriculum, helps our students learn the analytical and critical thinking skills they need to thrive in their occupations. We’re excited for this grant because it allows us to invite Ohio students who otherwise might not be able to afford the cost of college to have the same opportunities as our students and our graduates.”

Marietta’s Grants and Foundation Officer, Chantal Centofanti-Fields, applied for the grant to help recruit quality students from Ohio to Marietta’s new Computer Science major as well as the existing Information Systems major.

“Most businesses and organizations now have their own Information Technology department for managing computing hardware and software,” Centofanti-Fields said. “This is especially true in the state of Ohio. Even with these career opportunities, there are not enough college graduates with a computing degree to meet the growing job demand.”

Unforgettable EXPERIENCE

Joe Tucker ’21 had a quintessential Marietta College experience 8,000 miles away from campus.

For 10 days in November, the International Business major paired with a team of students, business owners and developers from five different countries to identify and work toward a solution to one global sustainability issue during the UNLEASH Innovation Lab 2019, which was held in Shenzhen, China. The global initiative unites young people from around the world to help develop solutions toward the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Tucker competed with 8,000 other students and professionals from around the world for the opportunity to attend the symposium. His team focused on increasing awareness within supply chains, particularly beef supply chains.

“The central problem we found is that someone could eat a hamburger in New York and unknowingly be contributing to the historic drought in the Colorado River basin,” Tucker says. “This blindness occurs in part because we did not find any current holistic way to trace water consumption, first in the cattle feed grown and all the way up to beef retailers. We found that beef processors are often where the supply chains of many retailers and restaurants begin.”

Tucker, who was the youngest member in his group, says the work is ongoing, and his team is currently working on a project to leverage an awareness campaign through social media.

“My most memorable part of the trip was the opportunity to meet and work with professionals from the World Bank Group, the United Nations and Deloitte and with social impact entrepreneurs everywhere from Chicago to Ghana.”

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Proud GRADUATES

Years of hard work, late-night studying, forging lasting friendships and making Marietta College their home away from home were celebrated as a group of Pioneers transitioned from undergraduates to alumni.

Twelve of the 34 graduates attended the December Graduation ceremony on Sunday, December 8th, in the Alma McDonough Auditorium. Marietta College Alumni Association Board member Anna Bock Mullins ’04 greeted the newest class of graduates shortly after the turning of the tassel. Jacob Baker ’19, who is now teaching at Belpre Elementary School as an Intervention Specialist, was among the new graduates to speak to the audience during the ceremony.

“It was tremendously meaningful to me to be able to thank all of the people who were able to get me to that day, to officially graduate, and take the next step in life,” he says. “Marietta College is a very special place to me and a place that I truly consider my second home. I am so thankful for the people I met, the education I received, and all of the tremendous experiences and memories that I was able to walk away with.

MAKE A RECOMMENDATION

Do you know a talented high school or middle school student who would make a great Pioneer? Alumni can nominate students (not their child) for a Long Blue Line Grant — which entitles the student to an additional $1,000 grant per year, renewable for up to four years if he or she enrolls at Marietta as a full-time student.

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Visit www.marietta.edu/alumni/refer-future-pioneer for more information.

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Winning TEACHER

A last-minute school assembly called to discuss the results of a recent student survey caught Claire Reintgen Smullen ’08 a bit off guard. Nonetheless, the middle school art teacher at Stuart-Hobson Middle School sat in the auditorium surrounded by some of her students who have special education needs as they listened to State Superintendent of Education Hanseul Kang and Washington, D.C., Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee talk about quality teaching.

“I kind of figured something was up about 10 seconds before Mr. (Michael) Milken went onto the stage, and then everything just became surreal at that moment,” Smullen says. Milken, who is the President and Co-Founder of the Milken Family Foundation, announced to the audience of educators and students that Smullen was a 2019 recipient of a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her outstanding dedication to quality teaching. She was one of only 40 teachers nationwide to receive recognition for the 2019-20 academic year, and the only one in Washington, D.C. “I was a graphic designer for a few years and worked at a giant firm. I loved the art, but I didn’t like being so disconnected from people. I came to a point in my life where I reflected on what I enjoyed, and I kept coming back to the camps that I used to work during the summers and working with children.”

MILTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

Smullen returned to school to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching from the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at The George Washington University. She has been a teacher at Stuart-Hobson for four years. “Teaching — even with the long hours and overloaded schedule — is so rewarding for me. It was definitely the right decision for me.”

She credits Marietta College faculty Jolene Powell and Beth Nash for giving her the confidence she needed to follow her passion for art and pursue an education in it.

“I am not surprised at Claire receiving the Milken Educator Award because she remains one of the best people I’ve had the pleasure of teaching in my 20-year career,” Powell says. “Although she was a skilled graphic designer, she always held true to her studio art roots. Arts education is critical in contemporary curriculum for many social and academic reasons, and I’m so pleased Claire followed her curiosity and became such an important educator — one that I am proud to call an alum.”

COLLEGE SUPPORT Houston-area alumni have shown an amazing commitment to Marietta College by hosting a golf tournament for the past 15 years and have raised more than $100,000. The 2019 outing was their biggest year, as they eclipsed $19,800 — making the total for the past four years nearly $46,000.

More than 100 people, including 40 Marietta College alumni, registered for the November 1st tournament, which included 35 companies being represented.

The annual event began in 2004 when Marty Hupp ’86 and the late Larry Stoltzfus ’86 were looking for a way to give back to their alma mater. In recent years, Hupp and Zach Stoltzfus ‘15, Larry’s son, have hosted the event and the Eastern Texas Regional Association — especially under the leadership of Stephanie Esparza Peloquin ’06, Elizabeth Bennon Jones ’08 and Aleah Telek Esparza ’09 — has helped organize and collect donations.

Golf Tournament photo gallery www.marietta.edu/mag/w20

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Since before David McCullough’s book The Pioneers hit bookshelves in May 2019, Marietta College’s Legacy Library has welcomed visitors to its Ohio Pioneers exhibit.

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HONORING MLK JR. A mild snow shower blanketed Marietta’s campus on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but that didn’t stop hundreds of students, faculty, staff and community members from making their way to the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center that morning ready to work, learn and commemorate the works of the late Rev. Dr. King during the College’s second annual MLK Jr. Day of Service.

“If it wasn’t for Martin Luther King Jr., I obviously wouldn’t be here today,” says Emileigh Mathis ’23, who is an African-American woman.

Rather than having traditional classes, the campus and community were invited to participate in a morning filled with service projects, student presentations and workshops geared at honoring Dr. King’s legacy. The event was coordinated by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the Office of Civic Engagement. Maribeth Saleem-Tanner, Director of Civic Engagement, says there were 525 participants registered for the day, including 420 students, 65 faculty and staff, and 40 community members, with an additional 10-plus community members volunteering at one of 12 off-campus service projects.

Women’s Rowing head coach Abby Klicker ’13, assistant coach Katy Ely and 10 rowers spent the morning at Gospel Mission Food Pantry. “We volunteered next door at the Boys & Girls Club over fall break and so we decided to help here for MLK Day of Service,” Klicker says.

Jeff Waite runs the food pantry with his wife, Candi, and says they serve between 300-500 people per week. A car accident, which seriously injured Candi last summer, threatened to close the community resource. “If it wasn’t for volunteers, we would have shut down,” Waite says. “The impact would have devastated the West Side. We hear from our elderly people that without us they don’t eat. That’s why I am so grateful to the College and these great volunteers. We absolutely appreciate what the College has done for us and for our community.”

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COMPLETE YOUR SUPPORT by including a gift in your estate plan to benefit Marietta College students and programs. For more information: Josh Jacobs, Vice President for Advancement, 740.376.4705 or jej002@ marietta.edu.

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N AV Y B LU E & Q U OT E

“I think of faculty research in terms of a parade. I always want to be in the parade, and I know I won’t be at the front of it, but at least I’m not standing on the sidewalk watching it go by.”

— Dr. Mark Sibicky, McCoy Professor of Psychology

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2.14.20 #MCGIVESLUV

During Marietta College’s fourth annual Day of Giving, which was held on February 14th, at least one student from each of the Classes of 2020-2023 made a donation. Also, a few prospective students made a gift. Here are some other impressive numbers from the day:

Donors: 1,211 (70% increase) $ Raised: $192,657 (85% increase) Top Class: 1970 – 17.7% participation

Sibicky, a 30-year veteran of Marietta College’s faculty, is listed as the first author of the research article Psychological Misconceptions and Their Relation to Students, which is featured in the journal Teaching of Psychology. Also listed as authors are former Marietta College faculty member Dr. Chris Klein and alumna Emily Embrescia MAP’17.

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# of States: 41 # of Countries: 7 (not including the U.S.) Top Greek: Chi Omega – 12.4% participation # of Advocates: 104

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When Staci Spung ’11 steps out to raise funds for breast cancer research, she has not one, but two grandmothers on her mind.

Last fall, Spung completed her 17th Susan G. Komen 3-Day, an event in which she walks an average of 20 miles a day for three days. Her most recent walk was held in Boston. This latest finish brings her total of funds raised in the name of cancer research to more than $50,000.

Why does she walk? To honor those grandmothers, both of whom died after battling cancer — one breast cancer and the other cancer of the abdominal lining.

“It’s an experience of a lifetime,” says Spung, who is an accountant with the Bureau of Fiscal Service in Parkersburg, West Virginia. “People can be afraid at the thought of walking 60 miles, but it’s fun — it’s challenging. You meet incredible people. … The support you receive along the way carries you through.”

Participants are required to raise at least $2,300 per event. Spung makes a point of raising the total amount before she walks. Since 1982, Susan G. Komen walkers have raised more than $988 million toward breast cancer research and support programs.

Over the years, Spung has developed friendships with other walkers, and now a core group travels together to compete in at least one three-day walk a year. The 60-mile challenges have been held all over the country. Spung’s mother, Brenda, has attended walks and recalls one walk, in particular, when Spung finished with a sprained ankle.

“She sent me a picture of her ankle. It was swollen and turning black and blue, and I told her not to try and walk the whole route,” Brenda Spung says. “But she told me, ‘Mom, I can do this. This is nothing compared to what people with cancer go through.’”

Spung and her mother have even driven out of state just to cheer on walkers participating in other events.

“I love it. I love to go cheer. I wouldn’t love walking it,” Brenda says. “I know she thanks our community. They support her. They know her.”

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STACI SPUNG ’11 RAISES MORE THAN $50,000 FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Celebrating

FOUNDERS DAY In keeping with tradition, Marietta College honored its 185th birthday by recognizing a number of faculty, staff and community members during the Founders Day Celebration.

John G. and Jeanne B. McCoy Teaching Excellence Professorship: Dr. John Grosel Edward G. Harness Outstanding Educator Award: Dr. Mary Barnas, Dr. Tanya Judd Pucella & Dr. Michael Morgan MARC PITLER

Innovative Teaching Award: Dr. Brandon Downing Research Award: Dr. Robert McManus & Dr. Alexandra Perry

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Douglas Putnam Faculty Service Award: Dr. Roger Pitasky

DAN MAY ’03, MCM’09 EARNS ACCOLADES FOR HIS WORK AS HIGH SCHOOL AD

Major Advising Award: Dr. John Fazio

Walking through the halls near Midview High School’s gymnasium, Dan May ’03, MCM’09 smiles as he points to a plaque featuring a familiar face to most at Marietta College.

“I’m the Athletic Director where Coach Schaly had his first teaching job,” May says. “My first year here I put him in the Hall of Fame.”

May, who was a pitcher for the Etta Express during his undergraduate years, has always been passionate about sports. And in the seven years he’s served as the Athletic Director of Midview Schools, he has garnered plenty of accolades for his approach to strengthening the athletics program for the Division I high school. In 2019, May was named the Athletic Director of the Year by the Northeast Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association and the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association; and in 2018, he was named AD of the Year by the Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association. This year, his high school alma mater will induct him into the Avon Lake Sports Hall of Fame.

Dr. Bruce Willingham, Superintendent of Midview Schools, has worked with May for four years.

“Dan is probably the best athletic director I’ve ever worked with,” Willingham says. “He’s even-keeled and very organized. … He’s not required to go to our school board meetings, but he does anyway because he cares. Dan is invested in our kids, in our facilities and in our coaches.”

May earned a Bachelor of Arts in Management with a minor in Sport Administration, as well as a Master of Corporate Media in 2009. After graduation, he worked for the Athletic Department as the Sports Information Director until 2011. From his experiences as a collegiate student-athlete to his background in sport management, he works to ensure the highest-quality programs and experiences for the studentathletes who participate in Midview’s 24 varsity sports.

“During their season, they spend more time at the school than they do at home,” May says. “I do have a lot of experience, and when they’re willing to listen and learn, you want to share that.”

First-Year Advising Award: Dr. Michael Morgan Marietta Community Leadership Award: Dr. Lynn Bostrom & Dr. John Tynan Dr. Jean A. Scott Staff Award for Distinction: Wendy Thieman & Gillian Keeley Douglas Putnam Collaborative Staff Service Award: Tara Meagle Patriot Award: Laurie McKain & Linda Adelson Staff Award for Mentoring: Greg Myhr & Linda Roesch Linsley Community Partner Award: Marietta Main Street, Perry and Associates CPAs, Marian Clowes, and Carl ’64 & Judy Heinrich ’66 Outstanding Education Volunteer Award: Cheryl Arnold M A R I E T TA

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Exploring HIS PASSION

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At its closest, Mars is about 36 million miles from Earth and southwest Ohio, where Dr. Andrew Beck lived and played in a creek as a boy. But it’s there on his family’s farm that his interest in nature and rocks — and space — was born, and that curiosity has taken him to heights he couldn’t have imagined then.

Beck, who joined Marietta’s faculty this past fall, is a recognized expert and researcher in the field of meteoritics and terrestrial geology. He teaches Mineralogy and Petrology and plans to develop courses in Planetary Geology and Geologic Field Mapping.

“My interest started when I took a course in geology,” he says. He was an undergraduate Philosophy major at Albion College, a small liberal arts school. “Once I exhausted all courses available in geology, I thought it would be cool to learn about geology on other planets.”

He went on to get a doctorate in Geology and Planetary Science at the University of Tennessee. After graduate school, Beck joined the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History as a member of NASA’s Dawn at Vesta Science Team, conducted meteorite research, and was a member of the 2012 Antarctic Search for Meteorites Team.

He accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in 2014, where he continued meteorite research, assisted in nuclear and X-ray spectrometer instrument development for planetary exploration, and was a science team member on several NASA mission proposals. Beck is a Science Team member on MEGANE, a nuclear spectrometer set to arrive at the Martian moon Phobos on JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration mission (MMX) in the mid-2020s.

Beck hopes to get his students involved in his exploration efforts too. He expects to have his students work with him on the MMX mission. And he hopes he can help students get internships at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, which continues to be a hotbed for NASA mission and instrument development.

“I enjoy the exploration aspect,” he says. “I like trying to understand why things are the way they are in the natural world. Why does the Ohio River flow the way it flows in Marietta? Why are there volcanoes on the West Coast [of the U.S.] but not the East? These sorts of questions drive my interest in the field.

“I want to know why planets are the way they are; and through our exploration, we answer those questions.”

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The Theatre at Marietta College continues to produce crowd-pleasing shows each year, and the 2019-2020 season is no different. In November, Associate Professor Andy Felt directed six performances of She Kills Monsters.

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TES E L H T A G R E AT E S T Next year marks the 150th anniversary of athletics at Marietta College. To commemorate this new decade and that approaching milestone, we decided it was time to put a spotlight on what we consider to be our best 100 student-athletes of all time.

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tarting on the Muskingum River in 1871 with the formation of a men’s rowing team, the athletics program at Marietta soon grew to include baseball — the first varsity sport — in 1874, followed by football (1892) and men’s basketball (1901). The College welcomed its first women’s varsity sport in 1974.

The most recent addition was women’s lacrosse, which competed for the first time in school history in 2019.

There are also two athletic programs that arrived in the 1960s but were both eliminated in the 1980s: field hockey (1966-85) and wrestling (1967-80).

Marietta has been a proud member of the Ohio Athletic Conference, arguably one of the strongest NCAA Division III conferences in the nation, since 1926. Over the years, the College has won six national championships while also winning conference championships in multiple sports.

From the beginning, the men and women representing the Navy Blue & White in athletic competitions have strived to be among the best. Have you ever wondered who the greatest are? We did, so we got opinions from current members of the athletic department, as well as conducting exhaustive research. While not everyone will completely agree with our rankings, we did establish criteria to come up with the Top 100: • • •

Individual/team accomplishments at Marietta Athletic accomplishments after college Leadership skills

It is also important to be inclusive by sport and era, so we did our best to include someone from every sport.

We also decided current student-athletes are not eligible (sorry, Tanner Clark and Laura Pullins — your times will come).

Some of these top competitors are already in the Hall of Fame and are obvious choices, while others put up significant stats but may not be as well known. We hope you enjoy our compilation as much as we enjoyed looking back on these athletes’ remarkable achievements.

STORY BY TOM PERRY • PHOTOS BY MARC PITLER Among Marietta College’s all-time greatest athletes are (clockwise starting top left) A.J. Edwards (9), Kristen Quintana (17), Taylor Reasoner (91), Tiffany Kovacevich (93), Danté Brown (3) and Ryan Lopez-Jordan (19).

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1. Matt DeSalvo

BASEBALL – Class of 2003

Anyone who knows Matt DeSalvo will not be surprised by this statement.

“I still feel like I could pitch in the major leagues at 39,” says DeSalvo, who is arguably the most-dominant pitcher in Marietta College history and tops the list of the 100 greatest student-athletes in school history. “I can still throw 92-93 miles per hour.”

There may not be any MLB teams looking to employ DeSalvo, but he still makes a living in baseball. He provides private baseball instruction to the youth in and around New Castle, Pennsylvania, where he was raised.

“I try to do more than teach them how to hit and pitch. I try to work with them on the mental part of baseball,” says DeSalvo, who was the first NCAA Division III pitcher inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. “I played all over the world, and I learned a few things about the mental part of the game.”

One moment in particular still stands out for DeSalvo.

“I got booed out of Yankee Stadium. It wasn’t easy,” says DeSalvo, who played 13 professional seasons. “Roger Clemens had just come back, and I got pushed to the bullpen. I had never really worked out of the bullpen, and I didn’t really know how to loosen up, and I got shelled. I’m walking off the field, and the entire stadium is booing me. I still felt confident in myself and could still pitch well at the big-league level, even though 55,000 people hated me. I handled that. It was a cool experience to stay confident.”

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The 6-foot righthander had one of the best pitching careers of any player ever in college baseball. He still holds the all-division record for career victories (53) strikeouts (603), and strikeouts in a season (205). He also recorded 19 strikeouts in a game twice, including the first game of the 2001 College World Series against Salisbury State. He was also a member of the 1999 and 2002 World Series teams.

DeSalvo, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, lives in New Castle with his wife, Emily, and their 17-month-old daughter. They are expecting another child in April.

2. Cathy Clark Borich BASKETBALL/VOLLEYBALL – Class of 1990 Clark’s 2,311 points is still the Ohio Athletic Conference record for women’s basketball, and she is the first Marietta female athlete to earn first-team AllAmerica honors in 1990. During her junior and senior seasons, she was named the OAC Player of the Year and Academic All-American.

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finished the season with 2,385 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns as he earned first-team All-America honors. He finished with 4,512 career rushing yards.

4. Terry Mulholland BASEBALL – Class of 1985 A two-time All-American, Mulholland was drafted in the first round (24th overall) of the 1984 Major League Baseball draft. He pitched for 11 teams.

He was a member of the 1983 national championship team.

5. John Strotbeck ROWING – Class of 1979 A 13-time U.S. National Rowing champion, Strotbeck was a member

of the USA National Team from 1983 to 1988. A three-year letterman at Marietta, he was a member of the Freshman 8 team that won the Dad Vail in 1976, and he was a finalist in the Varsity 8 the next three seasons.

7. Chuck Robinson BASEBALL/BASKETBALL – Class of 1975 During the 1974-75 athletic season, Robinson received all-conference honors in both basketball and baseball.

A four-year letterwinner, Robinson finished with 1,152 points and was a member of the first basketball team to win an OAC championship. Lettered

three times in baseball, Robinson spent a season in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

8. Frank Sutton BASEBALL/BASKETBALL/ FOOTBALL – Class of 1915 Sutton earned 10 varsity letters and allstate recognition in football in 1915, and he was selected by Don Drumm as one of the College’s all-time best football players. Sutton was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

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9. A.J. Edwards BASKETBALL – Class of 2017 During his final two seasons, Edwards was the most dominant player in the OAC and earned All-America honors — earning first-team recognition after his junior season, as well as OAC Player of the Year. He finished with 1,253 career points and led Marietta in scoring and rebounding during his junior and senior years.

10. Dan Cawley Sr. GOLF – Class of 1939 A four-year letterwinner, Cawley served as captain of the golf team during his junior and senior seasons. He was the individual OAC champion in 1938 and 1939. He won more than 12 Marietta Country Club championships and finished runner-up to Jack Nicklaus in the 1956 Ohio Open.

11. Jim Tracy BASEBALL – Class of 1978 Tracy, who played professional baseball for eight years, was a two-time letterman for Coach Don Schaly. During those two seasons, Tracy hit .355 (102 hits in 287 at bats) with 18 doubles, nine home runs and 69 RBI. He was a first-team AllAmerican his junior year after batting .391.

12. Caleb Riggleman FOOTBALL – Class of 2019 A three-time first-team All-OAC honoree, Riggleman started 35 games at left tackle. He was named first-team All-American during a senior season in which the Pioneers went 7-3. The 6-foot-3, 278-pounder was consistently one of the best in the region each year he started.

13. Kent Tekulve BASEBALL – Class of 1969 A three-year letterwinner, Tekulve finished with a 1.47 ERA (third best in school history). He is better known for his baseball success after he left Marietta. He played 16 seasons of Major League Baseball and finished with a 94-90 record with 184 saves. He led the majors in games pitched four times, and he recorded three saves when the Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1979 World Series.

6. Ashley Bault

TRACK & FIELD – Class of 2012 Ashley Bault rarely discusses her exceptional track & field career.

However, her fiancé, T.J. Williams, sometimes feels compelled to remind the student-athletes competing for Ravenna (Ohio) High School, where Bault is the coach.

“I just don’t feel compelled to bring it up, but when I’m trying to help them get better and they aren’t listening well, my fiancé — who helps me coach — will say, ‘Don’t you know she’s a seven-time All-American?’” Bault says.

A 14-time NCAA qualifier, Bault became the first track athlete in program history to medal at the NCAA championships. She was the national runner-up in the pentathlon at the 2012 NCAA indoor championships and then finished third in the heptathlon at the 2012 NCAA outdoor championships.

Bault earned All-America honors seven times in her career and was an eight-time All-Ohio selection. She was named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year three times.

Bault was also named the OAC Field Athlete of the Year twice and earned All-OAC honors on 12 occasions while claiming four OAC championships.

“I knew I wanted to compete in college but never really saw myself going to nationals,” she says. “I didn’t even know about the pentathlon or heptathlon until [assistant coach] Ken Ciolek arrived. I was pretty much doing long jump and high jump, but he used to specialize in heptathlon and pentathlon. He convinced me to try it.”

Now her time is spent with her fiancé and their 17-month-old daughter, Aria. She’s also a sixth-grade math teacher at Brown Middle School in Ravenna.

“I love what I’m doing,” Bault says. “I know I would like to one day be able to coach my daughter or teach her things even if I’m not her coach.”

15. Tim Saunders BASEBALL – Class of 2012 Not recruited by anyone, Saunders was given a chance at Marietta, and he excelled well beyond any expectations. He led the Etta Express to back-to-back national championships in 2011 and 2012 as he led the team with his bat. He hit .441 with five home runs and 41 stolen bases in 2012 and .385 with three homers and 27 stolen bases in 2011.

16. Kelli Barnette ROWING – Class of 2012 A two-time All-American, Barnette was part of Marietta’s Varsity 8+ shell that won back-to-back Dad Vail championships and competed in the NCAA championships in 2011 and 2012.

17. Kristen Quintana SOFTBALL – Class of 2007 A four-year letterwinner, Quintana is one of the softball program’s most-decorated players. She holds nearly every pitching record in school history, including most wins (62), complete games (76), strikeouts (663) and no-hitters (four).

18. Mike Brandts BASEBALL – Class of 1987 Considered one of the most-feared hitters in Marietta College history, Brandts hit 24 home runs during the 1986 national championship season. He was named firstteam All-American that season and was drafted in the ninth round by the Seattle Mariners.

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19. Ryan Lopez-Jordan

21. Andrew Bolton

23. Lee Ann Shoemaker

25. Jesse DuPerow

TRACK & FIELD – Class of 2014 A five-time All-American, LopezJordan is one of the program’s greatest male hurdlers. He finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the indoor championships and second in the 110-meter hurdles the outdoor championships — both in 2014. He was also first-team All-OAC in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

ROWING – Class of 2002 A member of the 2002 shell that won Dad Vail bronze in the Varsity Heavyweight 8+ division, Bolton went on to row with the U.S. National Team where he was part of a World Championship and earned a spot on the 2008 Olympic team. He also earned a silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in the Lightweight 4+ shell.

BASKETBALL/SOFTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL – Class of 1997 Shoemaker, who earned nine varsity letters and earned All-OAC honors three straight years in softball, helped lead the Pioneers to their first league title and first NCAA tournament. She had 146 career hits and a .374 average.

A two-time All-OAC volleyball player, she holds the school record for career kills (1,252).

BASKETBALL – Class of 2002 The men’s basketball program’s alltime leading scorer with 1,948 points, DuPerow was named first-team All-OAC three times and was an AllAmerican his senior season. A force on both ends of the court, DuPerow has the school record for blocks in a game (seven), season (65) and career (204).

20. Joe Thomas BASEBALL – Class of 1997 A two-time NCAA Division III Player of the Year, Thomas was a power-hitting, slick-fielding first baseman who also won 11 games on the mound during his senior season. He finished with a career .415 batting average and 240 hits. He was drafted in the 21st round by the Boston Red Sox and played seven years in the minors.

22. Jay Coakley

24. Dallas Garber

BASEBALL – 2002 A power-hitting catcher, Coakley was a four-year letterwinner and a member of four consecutive OAC championships and a three-time College World Series participant — finishing second in 2001 and 2002. He holds the career record for batting average (.436), home runs (58), RBI (265) and total bases (497).

FOOTBALL – Class of 1961 A two-way player, Garber was rewarded for an outstanding college career by getting drafted in the 12th round by the Baltimore Colts. When he graduated, Garber held almost every school record for rushing, as well as touchdowns — game (six), season (15) and career (34).

26. Dale Hurst BASEBALL – Class of 1982 Hurst has the honor of being on the mound when Marietta won its first baseball national championship in 1981. He earned four varsity letters and was named first-team All-American in 1982, after making third-team in 1981.

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1981, Hurst chose to return to Marietta.

He went 37-4 on the mound with a 2.63 ERA from 1979 to 1982.

14. James Byer

ROWING – Class of 1966

As captain of the 1966 varsity heavyweight crew, James Byer led the Pioneers to an amazing accomplishment — an undefeated season and a Dad Vail Regatta gold medal.

Marietta also won the gold medal in the junior varsity eight and the novice eight.

“I was blessed to be the captain of the 1966 ‘Clean Sweep’ crew,” says Byer, who lives in Lake Worth, Florida. “I remember well the College’s President, Dr. Frank Duddy, presenting [Coach] Ralph [Lindamood] and me with a broom representing the sweep on the front lawn outside of Irwin Hall.”

Byer, like many from that era of rowing, credits his coach for getting him into tip-top shape with rigorous workouts.

“I went to Marietta to row and play basketball but realized early on that wasn’t going to work,” Byer says. “Therefore, I focused solely on crew, and we had one of the greatest coaches. We didn’t have the best facilities, but we worked hard, and we had a lot of confidence.”

In particular, Byer recalls facing Georgetown on the Muskingum River.

“They came here in their blue blazers and their ascots, and we beat the crap out of them,” he says. “It was a great moment, but we also realized we had something special.”

Byer has been inducted into three halls of fame — Marietta College, Trenton District/ Mercer County in New Jersey and the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey. Also a highly competitive golfer with a 4 handicap, Byer realizes his success is tied to many others.

“There would be no individual recognition if not for the eight other guys in the boat,” he says. “I was part of a wonderful group of people who had respected athletic abilities and enjoyed the hard work.”

Byer and his wife, Susan, were Florida residents from 1972 to 1994 as he served as a headmaster at different prep schools. He was also the headmaster at the Hun School for 15 years until he retired in 2009.

“I have been forever indebted to Marietta. I met my wife there, and we’ve been married for 53 years,” he says. “Educationally, Marietta had a wonderful impact on me.”

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27. Mark “Buzzy” Davis

32. Don Drumm

38. Ozzie Kenyon

44. Amanda Carraher

BASKETBALL – Class of 1955 The third all-time leading scorer in men’s basketball history with 1,688 points, Davis held the top spot for 42 years. He still holds the mark for most points in a season with 640 (26.0 average) during his senior year. He was drafted in 1955 by the Boston Celtics in the 12th round.

BASEBALL/BASKETBALL/ FOOTBALL – Class of 1915 A legendary coach, Drumm also had an amazing athletic career, as he earned an astonishing 18 varsity letters. He later played professional football with the Canton Bulldogs as a tackle.

BASEBALL – Class of 1973 Kenyon has the honor of being the College’s first first-team All-American as an outfielder on the 1973 baseball team. He led the Etta Express with a .363 batting average along with 32 RBI and 12 doubles that season. He hit .412 his junior season.

BASKETBALL/TENNIS – Class of 2009 Carraher is without a doubt the best women’s tennis player in school history.

She went 40-5 at No. 1 singles and 2818 at No. 1 doubles and is the only player in program history to earn All-OAC firstteam honors all four years. Also a solid basketball player, she averaged 12.9 points a game her senior year.

28. Bill Holmes BASEBALL – Class of 1989 Holmes is considered by many to be the best offensive and defensive first baseman in program history. He was a second-team All-American in 1988 and a first-team selection in 1989. He had 203 career RBI and 911 career putouts.

Selected in the 26th round of the 1989 MLB Draft, Holmes had brief stints with four different minor league teams.

29. Jason Hayes BASKETBALL/LACROSSE – Class of 1997 With 1,719 career points, Hayes is second on the list of all-time great Pioneer scorers. He also holds the season (309) and career (1,050) school records for rebounds. A four-year letterwinner, Hayes was first-team AllOAC his junior and senior seasons.

30. Roger Walker FOOTBALL – Class of 2018 Walker, who rushed for 4,087 yards and scored 52 touchdowns, became the second football player to ever be named first-team All-American in 2017.

During his senior season, Walker scored an OAC-best 17 touchdowns and finished with 1,492 rushing yards.

31. Steve James FOOTBALL/WRESTLING – Class of 1979 An All-OAC performer in both football and wrestling, James compiled a 50-0 regular season record over four seasons of wrestling. He went 16-4 in NCAA championship matches. As a senior, he led the football team in scoring as a running back and in tackles as a linebacker.

33. Kim Brown-Augustine BASKETBALL/SOFTBALL – Class of 1989 A standout in both basketball and softball, Brown-Augustine was a twotime first-team All-OAC selection in both sports. She ranks third all-time in scoring for women’s basketball with 1,568 points and is tops with 15 career triples in softball.

34. Jason Olivea FOOTBALL – Class of 1996 A strong and physical defensive lineman, Olivea put a lot of pressure on OAC quarterbacks during his three years on the team. He recorded 11 sacks in 1993 and again in 1995 as he helped the Pioneers to an 8-1-1 season and earned a third-team All-America recognition.

35. Doug Cook BASEBALL – Class of 1991 A two-time All-American and threeyear letterwinner, Cook closed out his career by going 15-2 with 80 strikeouts and a 1.40 ERA. He finished with 34 career victories and played professionally in the minors for one season with the Atlanta Braves.

36. Lisa Wagner BASKETBALL – Class of 1994 Wagner filled a void in the post for the Pioneers as she earned All-OAC recognition all four years she played for the Pioneers. She is the second-leading scorer at the College with 1,818 points and is still the career leader in rebounds with 938.

37. Kevin Knab BASKETBALL – Class of 2012 A catalyst in the turnaround of the men’s basketball program, Knab helped the Pioneers go 27-4 and reach the Sweet 16 in 2011. He finished his career with 1,536 points and has the school record for career shooting percentage (63.0 percent).

39. Bill Burnham ROWING – Class of 1967 A member of the back-to-back Dad Vail championships in 1966 and 1967, Burnham was the captain his senior season and led the Pioneer navy to the Gillette Cup in Germany and the Royal Henley Regatta in England.

40. Kenneth Sasu FOOTBALL – Class of 2001 Sasu was the definition of consistency during his career. He doesn’t hold any single-game or single-season records, but he is among the career leaders in all rushing categories, including most rushing yards with 4,727.

41. Abbey Gladstone BASEBALL/SOCCER – Class of 1978 A speedy outfielder, Gladstone stole 94 bases as a four-year letterwinner for Coach Don Schaly. He was a career .307 hitter. He was also a standout soccer player who was named the team’s MVP his senior year.

42. Chad Coning FOOTBALL – Class of 1997 After switching to right guard from defensive end, Coning proceeded to be named first-team All-OAC three consecutive years and earned secondteam All-America honors as the Pioneers had one of the nation’s best rushing attacks.

43. Dave Nystrom ROWING – Class of 1967 Nystrom was a four-time Dad Vail medalist and a key member of both the 1966 and 1967 Dad Vail championships.

He also rowed stroke on the 1964 freshman boat that won Dad Vail gold.

45. Chris Sidick BASEBALL/FOOTBALL – Class of 2005 Sidick played baseball much like he played football — at full speed and with reckless abandon. Two-time OAC baseball player of the year, he earned second-team and thirdteam All-America honors. He played professionally for the Washington Wild Things.

46. Amisha Herd BASKETBALL – Class of 2018 Only the second women’s basketball player to be recognized as an AllAmerican (honorable mention), Herd led the Pioneers to its first OAC championship in women’s basketball after averaging 13.4 points and 4.5 assists a game. She finished with 1,120 career points.

47. Art Clark BASKETBALL/TRACK – Class of 1976 A first-team All-OAC selection in 1976, Clark finished with 1,052 career points.

At 6-foot-6, Clark was a key member of the 1974-75 OAC championship team.

48. Mary Kunes Moran ROWING – Class of 1999 The first women’s rower to earn AllAmerica honors, Kunes Moran was a cocaptain her senior year as the Pioneers won the Varsity 8 races at the Atlantic Collegiate League Sprints and MidAmerica Collegiate Rowing Association Championship. She also rowed on the first women’s rowing team to reach the NCAA championships.

49. Carl “Curt” Walker BASEBALL/BASKETBALL/ FOOTBALL/TRACK – Class of 1926 A multi-sport athlete, Walker earned 12 varsity letters and was considered wellabove average in every sport he played.

He also founded the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (high school).

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50. Dele Adedapo FOOTBALL/SOCCER – Class of 2011 Adedapo was a three-time All-Region, All-Ohio and All-OAC selection from 2007 to 2009. After exhausting his eligibility in soccer, he played one season of football as a kicker. He also returned a kickoff 81 yards for a score.

51. Petey Gilman BASEBALL/BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL/TRACK – Class of 1908 It was common to play multiple sports during Gilman’s era, but he is best known for a 1906 pass, which is considered by some to be the first-ever forward pass in college football.

52. Jeff Stafford BASKETBALL/TRACK & FIELD – Class of 1983 A standout in two sports, Stafford was a three-time NCAA qualifier and a two-time All-American in the high jump. Unfortunately, he broke his leg at the national meet his junior season and only played in five basketball games his senior year and didn’t compete in track.

53. Bob Wolfarth BASEBALL/FOOTBALL – Class of 1965 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers following a stellar baseball career, Wolfarth was a catcher and outfielder. He was even better on the football field, earning All-OAC honors in 1963 and 1964. He finished his career with 119 receptions for 1,607 yards.

54. Kelly Gillard BASKETBALL/VOLLEYBALL – Class of 1991 Remembered more as a top volleyball athlete, Gillard finished with 1,178 kills — the first player in school history to reach 1,000. A two-time first-team All-OAC selection, she was also an Academic All-American her final two seasons.

55. Dick Sowar BASKETBALL – Class of 1966 Sowar, a first-team All-OAC honoree as a junior and senior, finished his illustrious playing career with 1,404 points and 1,335 rebounds. He was a four-year letterwinner.

57. Quinny Carter

56. Dawn Karbler Brown

SOCCER – Class of 1997

It should not come as a surprise that Dawn Karbler Brown’s three children — Jayden, 13, Carter, 11, and Reese, 7 — are all athletes.

“They all three play soccer and basketball, while the two boys play baseball and my daughter plays softball,” says Brown, who earned four varsity letters playing soccer at Marietta College. “I totally love watching them, and I wouldn’t miss a game.”

Brown experienced the highly competitive world of club soccer growing up, something both of her sons are doing now. When it came time to play in college, she wanted to be somewhere that she could be competitive but also enjoy playing.

“I was very competitive, and I grew up playing all of the time. I had always loved the game, but later in high school I started losing my passion for the game,” she says. “Going to Marietta and slowing down made it fun to play again. Going to Marietta actually helped me keep alive my passion for soccer.”

Brown, who was first-team All-OAC in 1995, is still the school record holder for career goals with 46 — 18 more than the next closest player. She also has the school mark for points with 106. Despite her success, the Pioneers went 25-402 during her career.

“We weren’t the winningest team, but I had a great time, have lasting friendships and received a great education,” she says.

Brown, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Capital University, works as an operating room nurse at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.

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BASKETBALL – Class of 1980 A third-team All-American his senior year, Carter scored 1,071 points during his four years at Marietta. He was a first-team All-OAC selection in 1980 and honorable mention in 1979.

58. Brad Fawley CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD – Class of 1977 A four-year letterwinner in both sports, Fawley earned All-America honors in cross country in 1976 and in track for the 5,000-meter run in 1977. He won the OAC indoor track 2-mile championship in 1976.

59. Ken Lisko BASEBALL – Class of 1982 As a junior, Lisko put together an impressive season at the plate, as he hit .446 with 99 hits, 15 home runs and 76 runs. The Etta Express also won their first NCAA Division III championship that season. He was a two-time All-American and an NCAA World Series All-Star selection.

60. Charlie Black FOOTBALL/TRACK & FIELD – Class of 1979 Black was the first freshman to start for Coach Joe McDaniel, and he lived up to the hype by earning All-OAC honors three times as a defensive back. He led the nation in punt return average with 38 yards per return, and in 1978 he was named the OAC’s Defensive Player of the Year.

61. Roy Munk SOCCER – Class of 1996 Munk earned All-OAC honors (first-team in 1992 and 1993 and second-team in 1994 and 1995) each year he played for the Pioneers. He is the third all-time leader in goals (44) and points (99).

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62. Duane Theiss

64. Phil Schmucker

66. Traci Hart

68. Dan Settles

BASEBALL – Class of 1976 Theiss, who played two seasons with the Atlanta Braves, was drafted in the 12th round of the 1975 MLB Draft. A hard-throwing right-hander, he spent a total of seven years in the Braves’ organization.

FOOTBALL – Class of 1986 While the Pioneers won only five games during Schmucker’s career, he was still honored by the league’s coaches as a first-team selection his sophomore and senior years. He led the team in allpurpose yards as a freshman with 1,354.

SOCCER – Class of 1991 Considered one of the OAC’s best goalies, she was first-team allconference three years and second-team one year. She recorded a school-best 242 saves in 1989 as the Pioneers went 6-1 to earn their only league title. She is the career leader in saves with 614.

BASEBALL/FOOTBALL – Class of 1976 A first-team All-OAC quarterback as a junior, Settles is better known for being a member of the 1975 pitching staff that led the Etta Express to a secondplace finish in the NCAA Division II/III championships. He went 7-1 with a 2.05 ERA that season.

63. Tom Feaster

65. David Bradley

ROWING – Class of 1969 As a sophomore, Feaster was a key member of the 1967 Varsity Heavyweight 8 that went undefeated and won the gold medal at the Dad Vail championship. He also coached rowing after he graduated.

BASEBALL – Class of 1999 A two-time All-American, Bradley was a back-to-back winner of the Kent Tekulve OAC Pitcher of the Year award. He won 18 games and struck out 134 during his senior season. Bradley was drafted in the 14th round by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 MLB Draft.

67. Antonio Hutton

69. Clay Ream

FOOTBALL – Class of 1998 Hutton gave Marietta a serious threat at receiver during his four years. He holds the school record with eight touchdown receptions in 1997 and punt return yards with 407 in 1996. He earned first-team All-OAC honors in 1996 and 1997.

FOOTBALL – Class of 2008 An All-American defensive lineman, Ream led the Pioneers in tackles for a loss in 2005 and 2006 with 11 each season. He played for the U.S. team that defeated Mexico 37-19 in the 2008 Aztec Bowl.

74. Justine Pagenhardt

BASKETBALL/TENNIS – Class of 2008

Dr. Justine Pagenhardt got her hands on the basketball and joked, “I think these are the same balls we used when I played.”

An emergency room physician at West Virginia University’s J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, Pagenhardt was dressed in her gray scrubs, and her colleagues were trying to figure out why she was carrying around a basketball.

What many of them don’t know is she is the fourth all-time leading scorer in Marietta College women’s basketball history with 1,454 points. Her biggest game was a 39-point performance in an 88-76 loss to Otterbein her sophomore year. She also led the Pioneers in scoring in 51 of the 99 games she played at Marietta.

Her biggest fan? Her father, Monty, who attended every home game.

“My best year was my freshman year,” she says. “We made the playoffs, and at the time, I didn’t realize how big that was for our program. We had a great group of seniors. Then the last three years I had to be a leader, so I had to grow up fast.”

Her connection to Marietta is still strong. She returns for Winter Weekend when she can and plays in the alumnae game. Pagenhardt says she also developed many great relationships off the court as well.

“I remember how invested the professors were in helping the students succeed,” she says. “I had the discipline to be a student-athlete and be a pre-med student, but I appreciate the attention I received at Marietta College in our small classes. I can still remember getting together with my friends to study in Rickey [Science Center].”

Pagenhardt graduated from WVU’s School of Medicine in 2012 and has remained in Morgantown. She is also an assistant professor on the medical school faculty.

“I have stayed because I love it here. I have made a career in emergency medicine,” she says. “This is a Level 1 emergency trauma center. I’m one hour from my family, so I don’t plan to move.”

She is also planning a May 30th wedding in Morgantown to her fiancée Sarah Mallow.

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70. Josh Streit

77. Tom Moss

84. Caleb Muller

91. Taylor Reasoner

BASEBALL – Class of 1999 A compact, but powerful left-handed hitter, Streit earned a reputation as a defensive stalwart during his impressive career. He was named the Division III National Defensive Player of the Year in 1999 and also played in the independent Frontier League with the Chillicothe Paints.

TRACK & FIELD – Class of 1987 One of Marietta’s most accomplished sprinters, Moss qualified for nationals four times and was an All-OAC sprinter eight times. He has the school records for the 200 meters (21.48) and 400 meters (47.68).

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD – Class of 2013 A six-time All-OAC honoree in indoor track and an eight-time All-OAC performer in outdoor track, Muller holds the school record in the 1-mile, 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races in track. He was also a three-time All-Great Lakes Region selection in cross country.

SOCCER – Class of 2016 A two-time NSCAA All-Region selection, Reasoner’s final two seasons at Marietta elevated him into elite status in the program. He scored 15 goals in 2015 and followed that up with nine in 2016. He was named first-team All-OAC during his junior and senior seasons.

71. Trevor Halter BASKETBALL – Class of 2012 Halter was the most dominant player in the OAC during his junior season and was recognized as the Player of the Year after averaging 15.1 points and helping guide the Pioneers to a conference championship. He earned first-team All-America honors during the 2010-11 season.

72. Lindsay Letterle ROWING – Class of 2006 A first-team All-American in 2006, Letterle was captain of the women’s rowing team. She earned four varsity letters and rowed stroke when Marietta won the 2004 Dad Vail gold medal in the Division II/III race.

73. Mike DeMark BASEBALL – Class of 2006 A three-year letterwinner who won the OAC’s Pitcher of the Year in 2005, DeMark was an All-Mideast Region selection his final three seasons.

Undrafted after his senior year, he played in the Frontier League before going on to play in the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics’ organizations.

He played for Italy in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

75. Lindsey Romick Rosendale SOFTBALL – Class of 2007 Romick transferred to Marietta before her sophomore year and went on to be a two-time All-Region selection. She led the 2005 team with 52 hits and 14 doubles and belted six home runs her senior year.

76. Fred Rake GOLF – Class of 1965 As a sophomore, Rake won the OAC championship and finished in the Top 10 at the NCAA Division III National Championship. He finished runner-up as a junior and shot a 64 at Marietta Country Club.

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78. James Malone SOCCER – Class of 1986 Malone is considered one of the best soccer players in school history. A threetime first-team All-OAC selection, Malone finished his career with 55 goals and 32 assists.

79. Brenda Brdicka Hoover BASKETBALL – Class of 1987 The first women’s basketball player to score 1,000 points in a career, Brdicka Hoover finished with 1,109. She was named second-team All-OAC during her junior and senior seasons.

80. Jeff Faloba BASKETBALL – Class of 1977 At 6-foot-7, Faloba provided the Pioneers with a serious threat in the post. He led the OAC in rebounding with 10.5 a game in 1975, when Marietta won the conference title. He finished with 1,367 points and 951 rebounds.

81. Henery Hoyt TENNIS – Class of 1936 Hoyt, who earned three varsity letters, won the OAC tennis championships in 1935 and 1936. Marietta also won the All-Ohio Collegiate Tennis Tournament in both 1935 and 1936 behind his strong play.

82. Garrett Stephenson BASKETBALL – Class of 2015 A first-team All-American during his senior season, Stephenson also earned the OAC Player of the Year award after averaging 12.6 points and 6.5 rebounds on a squad that finished 28-4 and reached the Elite 8.

83. Bob Eddy BASEBALL – Class of 1994 Eddy, a four-year letterwinner, was the 1994 Jack Rafeld OAC Player of the Year after batting .402 with five home runs and 40 RBI. He also ranks among the best shortstops in program history, as he had a career .946 fielding average.

85. Darrien Fields FOOTBALL – Class of 2019 A first-team All-OAC quarterback his senior year, Fields has the single-game record for yards (414) and touchdowns (Five in three different games). His 22 touchdown passes in 2018 are also a season record. He finished with 56 touchdown passes and 6,380 passing yards.

86. Sally Friend Wentz SOFTBALL – Class of 1998 Friend Wentz was the most-dominant pitcher during the 1996 season, as she went 17-4 with 69 strikeouts and a 0.91 ERA. She led the Pioneers to their first OAC championship and NCAA Division III regional appearance.

87. Mike Eisenberg BASEBALL – Class of 2009 After going 13-2 with a 1.33 ERA and 138 strikeouts on the mound his junior season, Eisenberg was drafted in the eighth round by the Cleveland Indians.

He earned first-team All-America honors as the Etta Express won the 2006 NCAA championship.

88. Carl Wolfe BASKETBALL – Class of 1963 Wolfe was a starter from the day he arrived on campus, and he baffled defenders with his quick-release jumpers. He is sixth on the all-time scoring list with 1,524 points.

89. Cindy Boland BASKETBALL/SOFTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL – Class of 1996 A first-team All-Region honoree her junior season and a career .388 hitter, Boland was a key member of the 1996 team that won the OAC and reached the NCAA tournament. She is the only player in school history to go 5-for-5 in a game, accomplishing the feat against Ohio Northern in 1993.

92. Candice Miller SOFTBALL – Class of 2004 One of the top conference pitchers during the early 2000s, Miller was a two-time first-team All-OAC honoree.

During her four years playing for Coach Jeanne Arbuckle, she compiled some impressive stats, including second in a career for wins (41), strikeouts (590), ERA (1.71) and complete games (64).

93. Tiffany Kovacevich TRACK & FIELD – Class of 2009 Kovacevich, a five-time all-conference selection, is arguably the best female shot put and hammer throw athlete in school history. She holds the school record in the shot put with a throw of 40 feet, 8.75 inches.

94. Amy Lehosit Spell SOCCER – Class of 2006 A four-year letterwinner, Lehosit earned first-team All-OAC recognition in her final two seasons. She was a secondteam selection her sophomore year and an honorable mention her first year. She is the program’s career leader in assists (28), second in points (82) and third in goals (27).

95. Bryan Bown FOOTBALL – Class of 1994 Bown was a standout defensive back and a bright spot during a four-year span in which the Pioneers went 1029-1. He was named third-team AllAmerican during a 5-5 campaign in 1992. He earned the OAC’s Lee Tressel Award, which goes to the top defensive back in the league.

96. Ryan Householder TRACK & FIELD – Class of 2012 Householder, who ran 100 meters in 10.71 seconds, is a six-time All-American in both indoor and outdoor track. He is also a member of three of the fastest outdoor relay teams in school history (4x100, 4x200 and 4x400). His time of 22.5 seconds in the 200-meter is the school mark for indoor track.

90. Shawn Shuster

GOLF – Class of 1998

Shawn Shuster knew he was having a strong senior golf season, but he never expected the voicemail message he received.

“I was waiting at Marietta Country Club to practice with Coach [Dan] Leffingwell, and he didn’t show up,” Shuster says. “I called my voicemail from the Country Club. I didn’t have a message from coach, but I did have one from Coach [Debbie] Lazorik.”

She informed him that he had been selected to compete as an individual in the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf championship.

97. Austin Blaski

“I really didn’t see that coming,” says Shuster, who finished second in the OAC championships in 1998. “I knew the courses and the competition my senior year, and I put in the time in practice, but I never thought I’d get this chance.”

BASEBALL – Class of 2012 A member of the 2011 and 2012 national championship squads, Blaski was the ace his final season, and he earned first-team All-America honors. He went 13-1 with a 1.23 ERA and 115 strikeouts. He finished with a 35-7 record and 297 strikeouts.

Shuster finished in a tie for 40th after carding a four-day score of 304, which was 16-over-par at the par-72, 6,679-yard Jekyll Island [Georgia] Golf Club. He admits that he didn’t adjust to playing on the Bermuda grass — a type of grass not typically played on in Ohio.

98. Jenny Fleischer Sheldon

“I was still 18th going into the final day, but I shot a 78,” he says.

SOCCER – Class of 1999 Fleischer was a four-year starter in goal and shares the school record for saves in a game with 26 and is second all time with 580 saves. She also recorded 23 career shutouts. She earned second-team All-OAC honors all four years.

Growing up in Stockport, Ohio, which has a population of around 500 people, Shuster didn’t want to go far from home — even though he had Division I offers to play golf. Instead, he made the 28-mile trek to Marietta.

99. Brock Hayes BASEBALL – Class of 1951 Captain of the 1951 team, Hayes was one of the outfielders on Don Drumm’s all-time greatest baseball team. Hayes hit .545 during his sophomore year, and it is still the best batting average in conference history.

100. Bill Kingzett SOCCER/WRESTLING – Class of 1979 A Way-Weigelt Award winner, Kingzett earned seven varsity letters — three in soccer and four in wrestling. During his final three years wrestling, he finished second, fourth and third, respectively, at the OAC Tournament. He also qualified for the 1977 NCAA Division III Wrestling championship.

“I was a small-town kid, and I liked Coach Leffingwell when I met him,” says Shuster, who lives in Glen Dale, West Virginia. “I just wanted to play golf, and Marietta gave me a chance to do that.”

Now he plays a couple of times a week with his 13-year-old son, Landyn (pictured).

“He’s pretty good, and when we play, he likes to give it to me when he hits a good shot,” Shuster says. “But dad can still take him.”

Shuster played professionally after graduation, but he says he needed to find a better way to pay the bills. For nearly 20 years, he has led the planning and scheduling on large construction projects for oil refineries, power plants and natural gas sites.

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A DVA N C EM EN T N EWS

PIONEER

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CARL AN D J U DY H EI N R I C H ’ S M A JO R G I F T S UP P O RT S BUDDING P ET RO LEUM ENG INEERS

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hen Carl Heinrich ’64 and Judy Cole ’66 met during a freshman orientation icebreaker at Marietta College, Carl felt an immediate connection and knew it was meant to be.

The couple, now married for more than 54 years, spent a few moments in January reflecting on how their close bond to Marietta College — and to each other — all started in 1962 and is what led them to make a major gift of $150,000 late last year through the Marietta Community Foundation to purchase a drilling simulator for Marietta College’s Petroleum Engineering program.

Carl had transferred to Marietta to study in the dual-degree Petroleum Engineering and Geology program, after getting his hands dirty for five years working rigs as a roustabout, a roughneck and then a drilling superintendent.

Within days of coming to Marietta, he had his sights set on his future wife and business partner.

“We were gathered into groups for a mixer at the old Pit,” Judy says. “Each group would meet, mingle and then move on. In the first group, I met Carl, and after talking briefly, it was time to move to the next one.”

But Carl had other ideas.

“When we moved to the next group, there was Carl Heinrich,” Judy says. “And then we moved to the next group, and there was Carl Heinrich.”

It took some time for Carl to get a date, though. With Marietta’s 3-to-1, male-to-female ratio at that time, Judy’s eyes were wide open, and her date card was full.

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“Carl was a slow learner,” she says. “He would call me up on Friday night and ask for a date on Saturday. Of course, when I told him I already had a date, he’d say ‘OK, see you around campus then,’ instead of just asking for another night.”

Then a suggestion from one of Carl’s friends helped to move things along.

“Carl had an awesome asset that he hadn’t been promoting,” Judy says with a laugh. “He had a car! At that time, no freshmen had cars.”

Carl asked Judy to go for a ride in the country — and that drive led to a lifetime of adventures for the couple, who have two adult children, Joe and Christy.

After graduation, Carl took a job in the Morrow County oilfield — the last of the old town-lot drilling sites prior to spacing laws — before joining Quaker State as a district engineer, and Judy worked as a teacher.

In the early years, water fracking was the current completion method for oil and gas. In 1978, Carl came up with the idea to use nitrogen for fracking, allowing him to produce oil and gas from the Devonian Shale.

“It started a boom,” Judy says.

Oil production in Southeastern Ohio took off, and the couple formed Heinrich Enterprises, the first of many business entities they started to drill and operate wells throughout the mid-Ohio Valley. By then, armed with a master’s degree in Economics from Ohio University, Judy left teaching and was immersed completely in the oil and gas industry.

“Carl was the engineer, and I was the business and marketing manager,” she says. “He would make deals, and then I would work with the accountants and lawyers to make sure they were viable on paper.”

Judy also became a gas marketer in the then-male-dominated field, purchasing gas from local producers and selling it to local industry, transporting it through the Columbia system.

In 2008, when Carl and Judy were ready to retire, Christy and her husband, Brian Chavez, returned to Marietta to take the reins of their companies. Carl and Judy are far from hands off, though.

The Heinrichs have been longtime supporters of Marietta College’s students. The steadfast Erwin Academy members contribute regularly to The Marietta Fund and have been providing internship opportunities for students at their companies since the early days. At this year’s Founders Day celebration, Marietta College honored them with the Linsley Community Partner Award for their many years of collaboration and involvement in the community.

Pioneers of the oil and gas industry in Southeastern Ohio, the Heinrichs want to empower Marietta students with hands-on experience that would otherwise take them years in the field to acquire.

“Drilling takes a lot of skill and good common sense,” says Carl, explaining why it was important to him and Judy to purchase a drilling simulator for Marietta College’s Petroleum Engineering program.

The simulator allows students to get a good feel for the mechanics of drilling from the safety of the classroom. “Graduates today have often spent their internships in the industry cutting grass or painting and maintaining equipment. A drilling rig is a whole world in and of itself.”

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“Graduates today have often spent their internships in the industry cutting grass or painting and maintaining equipment. A drilling rig is a whole world in and of itself.”

Marietta College hires new Vice President for Advancement

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his January, Dr. Josh Jacobs joined Marietta College as Vice President for Advancement. He has also joined the greater Marietta community with his wife, Sarah, and their children, Lucy and Hattie, having purchased a home very close to the

College.

“If my golf swing was better, I could probably hit my house from the office,” he jokes.

Jacobs has a passion for higher education and for helping people and organizations reach their highest potential.

“Marietta College is really special. There is a great deal of love for this academic community,” he says. “We have so many remarkable alumni throughout the institution’s history who helped guide the College to this point in time, and I am struck by the amazing extended Pioneer family that is poised to challenge itself to achieve more than we previously dreamed.”

Jacobs hails from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri, where he served as Vice President for Advancement & Alumni Relations. At Central Methodist, he played a key role in surpassing a $20 million campaign goal 18 months ahead of schedule. With his leadership, CMU increased annual unrestricted gifts by 126 percent and increased donors by nearly 49 percent.

“I am proud of our achievements at Central and see a lot of opportunity for Marietta College,” he says. “Marietta has aspirations to enhance and grow its outstanding programs, build state-of-the-art student spaces and increase scholarship and faculty support. It is the role of our Advancement team to be the dream-fulfillers, bringing people together to realize these transformational plans.”

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or Richard McNally ’53, returning to the Marietta College campus after more than 60 years was an occasion both special and profound.

“I loved it here,” says Dick, who is 90. “This is where I had some of the best times of my life, and when it was time to graduate, I really didn’t want to leave.”

Dick grew up in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, and worked in a steel mill right out of high school before joining the Army for an 18-month stint. He went to Marietta on the G.I. Bill in the fall 1949 semester. He admits to being just a “fair” Business student, but he had an athletic scholarship and was devoted to Pioneers football, playing for Marietta for three years as a receiver and end. He is still proud that his teammates elected him captain for the 1952 season.

Marietta is all the more special because it’s where he met Joan Walter ’53, the woman he married during their sophomore year. The young couple eloped one weekend to Elkton, Maryland, where they could get a no-fuss marriage license, then returned to campus to start the life together that they both knew was “right.”

It was a love that lasted — they celebrated their 67th anniversary in 2018, just a month before Jo passed away at age 86. “She would have loved this,” he says during a campus tour. “I don’t know why we never came back here while she was still with us.”

The visit happened this past fall as football season settled in, when Dick, now living in eastern Pennsylvania, asked his daughter and son-in-law if they’d take a road trip with him. After reading the latest issue of Marietta Magazine, he had a hankering to see the Pioneers play in Don Drumm Stadium again and to visit his old stomping grounds.

With only three home games left in the season, plans quickly were made to return for the November 9th game against Otterbein University. The weather was getting wintry, so Dick’s daughter contacted Erica Starr ’05, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations & Volunteer Programs, about getting her father a seat in the Steinhagen Suite. Soon, Tara Meagle, Coordinator of Development Events in the Office of the President, whirled into action to make Dick’s weekend in Marietta special.

It started when he checked into the Lafayette Hotel and received a goodie bag containing two Marietta shirts and a travel mug, plus a large envelope of more than 100 pages of articles and photographs from Dick’s college days, including programs and write-ups from his games.

The special treatment continued on Saturday — game day — as Tara picked up the family in the president’s golf cart and provided a personal campus tour that included Dorothy Webster Hall, where Dick courted Jo on the front porch, and Ban Johnson Arena, where Dick studied the trophy cases and Hall of Fame plaques, commenting on the teams and people of his era.

The World War II-era barracks, where Dick and Jo lived as a married couple, were long gone, but Tara had found an old map and was able to pinpoint their location between Legacy Library and Gilman Student Center. The Alpha Tau Omega house has moved since Dick was active.

But Dick’s day as a “Big Man on Campus” was just beginning. After arriving at the stadium and marveling at the two-toned gray turf, he was asked to toss the coin to start the game. A high school football referee for more than 30 years, he found himself standing on the 50-yard line once again, chatting with the officials and the players.

One more surprise was in store for Dick. At the end of the game — which the Pioneers won, 21-10 — President William Ruud presented him with a game ball signed by the team.

“Wow,” Dick says on the ride home with his daughter and son-in-law. “How did you like my little school? Weren’t you impressed? What wonderful people. And they just couldn’t have been nicer.”

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Dianne Wehrs Vezza ’61 attended the 2019 Pritzker Military Museum and Library’s 2019 Liberty Gala at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Dianne’s second book, Letters Home: George Butler Turner and the 92nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Marietta, Ohio to Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, July 1862 to November 1863, published

by Little Miami Publishing Company, was judged, accepted and archived at the Pritzker Military Library.

On October 19th, 2019, seven Alpha Xi Delta sisters met at the beach house of Kathy Williams Marks ’67 on Holden Beach, North Carolina, for four days of fun and reminiscing. “We graduated in June 1967 and have been getting together every few years since our 25th Reunion (including our 40th and 50th). In 2021 we will gather again in New Hampshire,” Marks says. Pictured from left to right: Mary Jo Cignetti Panucci, Cyndy Allen, Carol Knapp Adelaar, Julie Frederick Sarton, Kathy Williams Marks, Marty Toby Gooze and Judy Cook Buehler.

Corey Boby ’94 was recently recognized as a winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This is the highest award given by the U.S. government to K-12 teachers of mathematics and science (including computer science). Prior to his role as the Mathematics Instructional Specialist for the Dawson Education Cooperative, Boby taught 10th- through 12th-grade Algebra II and Advanced Placement Calculus at Benton (Arkansas) High School. He is a

Jennifer Terchek ’97 shared a photo of her friends’ annual Marietta College Girls Weekend in Folly Beach, South Carolina. Every year they pick a new location to meet up and share old memories and make new ones. “We have been doing this since 2006 and have no plans to stop!” Pictured (from left to right): Kathy Wilcox Lentner ’97, Alison Dwyer Bean ’97, Leah Coyne ’97, Diane Spada Manhas ’97, Keena Jelinek Drummond ’97, Jennifer Terchek ’97, Amy Dillon ’96, Anna Ziegler ’97 and Jennifer Ward Mitchell ’96. frequent workshop presenter and trainer for Teachers Teaching with Technology and The College Board. He serves as a reader for the AP Calculus exam.

Paula King Pitasky ’96 started her own company, Encompass Marketing, in October. The company was established to help organizations grow through brand strategy and design. She would love to hear from other alumni. She can be reached at paula@theencompass.com.

Marc Ponchione ’96 joined Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as a partner in the Investment Management Group in the Washington, D.C., office. He will focus his practice on advising financial services

,firms on various regulatory, compliance and transactional issues arising in the asset management industry. Prior to his arrival at Debevoise, Marc was a partner at an international law firm.

Jason Hoane ’97 was promoted to Director of Sales, Footcare and Orthopedics with Remington Products Company. Jason lives in Medina, Ohio, with his wife, Jennifer, and their son, Tyrus.

Amy Jantz Templeman ’00 joined the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities as the Director of Impact, Safety and Resilience in the Washington, D.C., area.

Tony Holguin ’01 was promoted to MCBU Unconventional Operations Strategy Lead with Chevron, a company he has worked at for more than 18 years.

Nathanael Long ’01 is the co-owner and Clinic Manager at Options Medical Weight Loss in New Albany, Ohio. He says, “Our primary focus and mission is to provide affordable and sustainable weight loss solutions to the communities we live in.”

A group of Alpha Xi Deltas returned to campus to celebrate Homecoming 2019.

Joan Oxenham Pyne ’69 shared a photo of the group, which included (from left) Jean Anderson Jory ’68, Roz Curtis Hoagland ’69, Joan Pyne, Cathy Hackett Jelinek ’69, Bobbi Whitford Schwarz ’69, Dianne Gottesman Ronshagen ’69 and Sue Spinney Conklin ’69. “It was a great weekend with wonderful events and cherished friends,” Joan says.

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Stacey Gentile Urdiales ’01 joined Matco Tools as a Project Manager in December.

Matco Tools manufactures, distributes and services premium-quality automotive equipment, tools and tool storage for professional technicians.

Melany Kotlarek Fontanazza ’02 has been named a “Rising Star” in the 2020 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers — a distinction given to only the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been

in practice 10 years or less. Fontanazza is Of Counsel in the Cleveland office of McGlinchey Stafford PLLC and practices in the commercial litigation section.

Lori Milner Pointer ’02 is working as a Registered Sales Assistant/Associate Financial Advisor at Hazlett, Burt & Watson, Inc. Shawn Work ’03 joined Universal Wellhead Services as Northeast Regional Sales Manager.

Craig Gliva ’07 has transitioned to be a Category Strategy Manager with Kroger in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. He is responsible for innovation and category strategy for Our Brands Cookie, Cracker and Snacks. His wife, Emily Mattson Gliva ’10, also works in Kroger’s marketing department. Prior to his new job, Craig worked in a variety of roles for P.L. Marketing, Inc. for more than seven years.

Michelle Lund Mercuri ’07 is working as the Lead Global Talent Management Specialist at Mylan, a pharmaceuticals company in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Michelle and her husband, David, welcomed their second child, Ted, on August 23rd. They have a daughter Grace, who is almost 5.

Erik Pedersen MA’07 joined Detroit, Michigan-based JR Automation-Esys as Account Manager and New Business Development.

Erin Carlin ’08 joined MARC USA as a Public Relations Account Executive in July 2019. She helps plan, coordinate, and direct public relations and social media campaigns for agency clients. MARC USA

is one of the largest privately owned marketing communications agencies in the country, with offices in Boston, Chicago, Miami and Pittsburgh and more than 200 employees. When she isn’t working, this Chi Omega alumna travels often to visit with sisters and helps to advise the Nu Theta chapter at West Liberty University.

Joe Ropp ’09, who has worked at Cincinnati Bell for more than five years, was promoted to Director of Commercial Sales. Joe also completed his MBA at Xavier University in 2018.

Katy Black Beach ’10 is an Intervention Specialist for the Northridge Local School District in the Johnstown, Ohio, area.

After serving with Teach for America for two years, Katy continued teaching in Louisiana for another four years, earning a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Louisiana State University in 2016.

Chad Byers ’10 joined Alcon as a Senior Systems Engineer in May 2019. Alcon is a global leader in eye care, offering products to enhance sight.

Blakely Dye Brandon ’11 was promoted to National Account Manager with Airgas, a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, in June. She has been with the company since 2015.

Branden Chambers ’11 joined Boxer’s Meds and Fixits in Belpre, Ohio, as a Practice Manager in August. Branden had recently served as Marietta College’s interim Student Career Services Specialist.

Lyndsay Offenberger Monk ’10 and Jason Monk ’10 have lived in North Canton, Ohio, since 2012. “We were married in Marietta in 2016, and our daughter, Audree Nichole Monk, was born on August 12, 2019, at 8 pounds, 3 ounces. She is the happiest baby and the first grandchild on both sides, so of course both sets of grandparents are smitten. She spends a lot of time in Marietta visiting my parents, Lee and Jennifer Roach Offenberger ’86. Audree is also the first great grandchild for my grandparents, Linda and Phil Roach, 2013 MC Hall of Fame inductee.”

Patrick Hahe ’11 is working as a Technology Coordinator with Speed51, which allows him to coordinate new technology between the company and employees. With this new position, Patrick will be covering short track racing across the country.

CLASS NOTES

Following a home women’s soccer game in the fall, Marietta College alumni George Threatt ’98, Amy Lehosit Spell ’06, Mark Lane ’01, PA’04, Nick Spell ’03, Bethany Blahnik Brennan ’06, Emilee Knowlton Andrianos ’06 and Tia Knowlton Lane ’98, MALL’02 reunited for a quick photo.

Rachel Harper ’09 is the executive director of the French Art Colony in Gallipolis, Ohio. Harper studied Studio Art at Marietta.

Rene Nikolopoulos Rivers ’11 was promoted to Human Resources Manager with Elior North America, which employs 20,000 people over a family of companies that provide culinary innovation.

Austin Blaski ’12 was promoted to Commercial Account Manager after spending the past two years as a Field Account Representative with Grainger.

Austin, his wife, Jesse, and their two children recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina.

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CLASS NOTES

Andrew Keller ’12 was promoted to Purchasing Manager for Wolseley Industrial Group in Austin, Texas. He manages a team of seven buyers supporting both manufacturing and facilities maintenance needs in Austin and Chandler, Arizona, for his customer, NXP Semiconductor. He has worked at Wolseley since joining the company in 2012 as a Buyer/Operations Trainee in the Cincinnati area. Most recently he was an Operations Manager in Houston, Texas.

Claire Lauderman McCarus ’12 was promoted to a Senior Benefits Sales Representative in September with Group Management Services, Inc., in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the company for more than three years.

On behalf of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) Appalachian Basin organization, AADE President Josiah Fryman ’13 and Board Member Josh Doak ’04 presented a $50,000 donation to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Throughout the year, AADE holds fundraisers and networking events for certain charities throughout the region. Josh and Josiah are both graduates of the Marietta College Petroleum Engineering program and have served on the AADE board for four-plus years. Josh is employed as the Director of Drilling at Range Resources. Josiah is employed as an engineer at Cabot Oil and Gas.

Matthew Bergene ’15 is now a Process Optimization Engineer at BP in Anchorage, Alaska. He has been with the company for more than four years.

Brett Burns ’15 was promoted to Advisory Manager with Perry & Associates, Certified Public Accountants in Marietta.

Elizabeth Robbe ’12 and Michael Cute ’11 tied the knot on August 31, 2019, in Buffalo, New York. The bride, a four-year varsity volleyball player for the Pioneers, and groom, a four-year varsity rower, met at Marietta College in 2009. Several alumni were in attendance who were former rowers, volleyball players and friends: (front row) Leyna Chovan ’12, Meredith Storey ’12 and Tom Daugherty ’12; (back row) Christopher Pucella (former rowing coach), Drew Williams ’14, Alex VanGundy Williams ’13, Steve Little ’10, Michael Cute ’11, Mike Flanagan ’10, Elizabeth Robbe Cute ’12, Liz Bratton ’12, Jackie Bergey Bratton ’12, Dan Bratton ’11 and Ray Costa (former Marietta volleyball coach). A reception was held at the West Side Rowing Club overlooking the Niagara River, Black Rock Canal and Lake Erie.

Shaylyn Allen ’14 was promoted to Tech Analyst with Mast Global in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She joined the company in February 2019.

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Ryan Turnewitsch ’15 graduated from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, in June with a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (ND). He joined the Yellowstone Naturopathic Clinic in Billings, Montana, as a Resident Physician specializing in Naturopathic Oncology. Ryan also works at the St. Vincent Frontier Cancer Care Center and rotates through the Billings Clinic Hospital system.

Chanel Cornett ’16 graduated from Howard University’s School of Law in 2019 and works as a graduate legal assistant for the California Department of Justice in Sacramento.

Elizabeth Oswalt ’13 was promoted to Supervisor of Contract Review at Sunrun, a residential solar company, in Denver.

Brooke McMillin ’14 is a Graphic Designer with Alcon in Fort Worth, Texas. She spent 11 months as a contract graphic designer with Alcon before joining the company full time in August 2019.

Jenna Skoglund ’15 recently accepted a new job as an American Sign Language teacher for Gahanna Jefferson Public Schools in Gahanna, Ohio. She previously worked as an English teacher and American Sign Language teacher for Hilliard City Schools in Hilliard, Ohio.

Kennedy Clyde ’16 was promoted to Associate Athletic Director at Gilmour Academy, a college-preparatory school in Gates Mills, Ohio. She is also the freshman volleyball coach.

Sean Munfield ’13 is working in Enterprise Business Development for Salesforce, a customer success platform that utilizes social and mobile cloud technologies, in New York City.

Charles Dixon Jr. ’14 is working as an Account Manager and Recruiting Specialist at Accurate Staffing in Wadsworth, Ohio.

Taylor Myers ’15 is working as an Admissions Officer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is responsible for recruiting students from southern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, as well as all of Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Wisconsin.

Sarah Brunner Askew ’13 and Josh Askew ’13 welcomed their son, Theodore, into the world on September 11, 2019.

Jennifer Rohrig ’14 joined SmithGifford, a marketing and advertising firm in Falls Church, Virginia, as a Senior Account Manager.

Nicole Hannaway ’16 was named Senior Public Relations Account Executive with Marcus Thomas LLC, a full-service advertising agency in Cleveland, Ohio.

Nicole was most recently working as a PR Specialist with The Adcom Group.

Katie Talkington ’16 was promoted to Compensation and Benefits Specialist with Hino Motors Manufacturing USA in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. She has been with the company since May 2016.

Katie Williams ’16 has recently started two new jobs in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. In July, she joined Tech Elevator as a Digital Designer and Marketing Coordinator. In September, Katie became

a seventh- and eighth-grade graphic design teacher for St. Ignatius High School.

Her role with Ignatius is due to a Marietta College connection — Christian Sanders ’14 — who is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion at St. Ignatius.

Ashley Griemsmann ’17 and Joseph Pieper ’16 were married on September 14, 2019, at The Chadwick in Wexford, Pennsylvania. In attendance were Samantha Hood ’16, Emily Lang ’17, Megan Ray Robb ’14, Justin Robb ’11, Shelby Preston Smith ’15, Cameron Smith ’15, Devon Everett ’16, William Blandford ’16, Jack McKarns ’16, Matt Faraone ’16, Sean Betker ’16, Wesley Jordon ’16, Max Marhulik ’17, Peter Lundstrom ’16, Theodore Browning ’16, Emily Schemrich ’17, Rachel Thompson Rothermel ’17, Eric Rothermel ’17 and Annie Kubala ’17.

Isiah Barbra ’18 recently joined Charles Schwab working as a Client Relationship Specialist in Fairlawn, Ohio.

Brandon DeCicco ’18 joined Amrock as an Associate Examiner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to his new job, Brandon was a Title Examiner with Western Land Services for nearly two years.

Megan Wrbas ’16 joined Citizens Investment Services in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a Wealth Concierge/ Investment Sales Assistant.

Haley Bibbee ’17 is working as an insurance agent for Bankers Life in the Portland, Oregon, area.

Jonathan Hinson ’17 was promoted to Drilling Engineer with Chesapeake Energy and is living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Zachary Janus ’17 was promoted to Rig Engineer II with Schlumberger. He is working on integrated drilling projects that combine cutting-edge hardware, automation and drilling optimization software.

Jordanne Light ’17 is now the Lead Graphic Designer for Adventures on the Gorge in Lansing, West Virginia.

Rosemary Raths Pinkerton ’17 has been working as an Executive Assistant at Buhrig Funeral Home and Crematory in Succasunna, New Jersey, since December 2019.

Grace Stein ’17 received an early promotion to Sales Specialist with Cintas in Atlanta, Georgia. She was recruited specifically out of Marietta College to join Cintas’ Management Training Program — a two-year rotational program.

Bryan Tran ’17, who has worked for Diamond Offshore for more than

Stacy Blake PA’17 and Case Edgar ’16 were married on July 20, 2019, and are living in Greer, South Carolina. two years, was recently promoted to Operations Engineer.

Whitley Trusler ’17 started working as an Administrative Assistant with the Office of Gender & Sexuality and Multicultural Student Affairs at Denison University.

Lucy Welles ’17 moved to Portland, Maine, in September to become a news producer at WGME-CBS 13.

Courtney Wentz ’17 has been promoted to Associate Director of Annual Giving at Marietta College. Courtney joined her alma mater as Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement soon after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication.

Guy Wharton ’17 was promoted to Senior Associate, Deal Advisory with KPMG U.S. in October.

CLASS NOTES

Ben Reed ’16 and Maggie Bordas ’17 met up by chance in in January.

Maggie is working with the U.S. Forest Service in Ocala, Florida, and Ben is working in the Marietta area with the Wayne National Forest. Maggie was assigned to a fire in Florida in the Juniper Prairie Wilderness, and Ben was sent from Ohio to assist, and they met on the fire line.

Molly Dunlap ’18 joined WesBanco in Parkersburg, West Virginia, as a personal banker in November.

Garrett Legraen ’18 is a Full Line Sales Representative at Stryker Three Rivers Orthopaedic and Spine Inc. in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Helen Moore ’18 was promoted to Senior Business Account Manager with Wayfair in Brunswick, Maine.

Jessica Lucas ’19 is working as a Child Behavior Specialist Aide at Positive Leaps in West Chester, Ohio.

Maria Mudre ’19 is excited about starting her first full-time job as a graphic designer with Harvey-Cleary Builders in Bethesda, Maryland. Maria started her new position in August.

Taylor Pennock ’19 is working in UPMC’s Finance Management Rotation Program.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, UPMC is a $20 billion health care provider and insurer.

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IN MEMORIAM 1940s Jane K. Havens Johnson ’40 (Chi Omega) of Haverford, Pennsylvania (10/24/2019).

Percy A. Staats ’43 of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (11/19/2019).

Loma C. Ringbloom Thore ’44 of Woodstock, Georgia (12/14/2019).

John P. Miller ’58 (Alpha Tau Omega) of West Chester, Ohio (10/7/2019).

Joseph F. Barletta ’59 (Associate Trustee) of Napa, California (10/28/19).

Richard L. Deem ’60 of Ocala, Florida (12/6/2019).

John D. Armor ’49 of Marietta, Ohio (10/30/2019). Survivors include a son, John D. Armor Jr. ’74.

Franklin O. Johnson ’60 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Jackson, Wyoming (10/17/2019).

1950s

Hugh Platt Jr. ’60 of Denville, New Jersey (5/15/2019).

Richard C. Ford Jr. ’60 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Lexington, Virginia (11/11/2019).

David B. Smart ’51 (Associate Trustee) of St. Louis, Missouri (8/31/2019).

Richard G. Wilson ’60 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Bemus Point, New York (9/24/2019).

Nicholas Spondike Jr. ’51 (Alpha Tau Omega) of West Monroe, Louisiana (9/10/2019).

Robert L. Weber ’61 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (12/15/2019).

Sarah King Walther ’51 of Albany, Ohio (6/27/2019).

David E. Eylers ’62 of Harwinton, Connecticut (10/19/2019).

Elinor V. Purinton Weisberg ’55 (Chi Omega, Phi Beta Kappa) of Winter Springs, Florida (8/2/2019).

Lucinda Churchman Hathaway ’62 (Chi Omega) of Longboat Key, Florida (8/28/2019).

Sharon L. Weihl Buckmaster ’57 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Tucson, Arizona (11/29/2019). Survivors include her husband, Alan B. Buckmaster ’59.

Richard S. Kiser ’62 of Parkersburg, West Virginia (9/15/2019).

Arthur L. Mackey ’57 of Marietta, Ohio (9/23/2019).

Charles E. Plymale ’57 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Whitehouse, Ohio (12/12/2019). Survivors include a brother-in-law, Robert R. Rankin Sr. ’61.

James R. Roberts ’57 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Hainesport, New Jersey (8/6/2019). Survivors include a niece, Moira L. Roberts ’91.

Jane Lundeen Taylor ’57 (Sigma Kappa) of Cape Elizabeth, Maine (10/3/2019).

Wayne B. Wagner ’57 of Canal Winchester, Ohio (11/20/2019).

Survivors include a niece, Ashley C. Wagner ’10.

Donald Cruse Jr. ’58 of Avon Lake, Ohio (11/30/2019). Survivors include his wife, Marialice Stuck Cruse ’57, and a son, William C. Cruse ’84.

WINTER 2020

Joe McDaniel (July 2, 1934 – January 27, 2020) Marietta’s all-time winningest football coach and former Athletic Director, Joe McDaniel, passed away on January 27, 2020. Coach McDaniel was inducted into the Marietta College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.

1960s

Corinne Whitaker Morgenstern ’47 (Sigma Kappa) of Marietta, Ohio (8/21/2019). Survivors include sons Steve L. Morgenstern ’76 and Mitchell Morgenstern ’81.

Jack L. Iams ’51 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Marietta, Ohio (11/7/2019).

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Patricia S. LaFaber Hutchinson ’58 (Sigma Kappa) of Marietta, Ohio (1/1/2020).

Barbara L. Bateman ’63 of Eugene, Oregon (10/22/2018). Survivors include a brother, George R. Bateman ’63.

Janet K. Bryner ’63 of York, Pennsylvania (1/7/2020).

Thomas N. Erb ’63 of Blountville, Tennessee (8/29/2019).

John L. Gregory ’64 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Houston, Texas (12/22/2019).

Thomas J. Kraus ’65 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Broadview Heights, Ohio (12/18/2019).

Andrew C. Overpeck III ’65 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Boone, North Carolina (12/6/2019). Survivors include his wife, Sally Hickernell Overpeck ’67.

Nancy Hoyt Lord ’66 of Brunswick, Maine (1/10/2020).

Janice M. Chernev Minion ’66 of Cranford, New Jersey (10/10/2019).

Dr. M. Jeanne Tasse, Emerita Professor of Art (March 25, 1925 – January 12, 2020) The College is mourning the loss of Dr. Jeanne Tasse, who passed away on January 12, 2020, in Marietta. Dr. Tasse taught art, history of art, calligraphy and applied art at Marietta College for about 17 years and later took the lead in the College’s Institute for Learning in Retirement.

Stephen M. White ’66 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Fort Collins, Colorado (10/23/2019).

Dennis D. Broud ’67 of Wheaton, Maryland (12/26/2019). Survivors include his wife, Patricia Mitchell Broud ’68.

Norman D. Pape ’68 of Marietta, Ohio (12/21/2019).

Christopher E. Sheldon ’68 of Dorset, Ohio (10/27/2019).

Gregory M. Savino ’69 (Delta Upsilon) of Rancho Cordova, California (8/20/2019). Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ross Savino ’69.

Martin L. Vickers ’69 of Delray Beach, Florida (10/25/2019).

1970s Howard F. Blessing ’70 (Tau Epsilon Phi) of Walla Walla, Washington (11/1/2019).

Dennis L. Groboske ’70 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Sugar Land, Texas (9/14/2019).

Donald L. MacKie ’70 (Tau Epsilon Phi, Phi Beta Kappa) of Avon, Connecticut (11/4/2019).

Naomi Goldberg Wright ’70 of Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania (9/29/2019).

Phillip L. Crane ’71 of Waterford, Ohio (1/12/2020).

Roger A. Eddy ’71 of Marietta, Ohio (12/23/2019). Survivors include his wife, Linda Hall Eddy ’71.

Eunice Karnes Knight ’71 of Nottingham, Maryland (12/7/2019).

Survivors include sons John G. Knight II ’77 and Warren B. Knight ’77, and a daughter, Valerie J. Knight ’80.

Floyd Tomé Jr. ’72 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Marietta Ohio (10/5/2019).

Zetta A. Thrash Sarver ’73 of Walker, West Virginia (9/11/2019).

Alrick S. Thedwall ’73 of Indianapolis, Indiana (12/31/2019).

Patricia E. Wilkin Heier ’76 of Columbus, Ohio (9/13/2019).

Jack L. Ballard ’78 of Painesville, Ohio (8/3/2019).

1980s Charles T. Hardy ’80 of Galion, Ohio (12/31/2019).

Mary L. Middleton Richards ’80 of Vienna, West Virginia (10/2/2019).

Survivors include a son, James M. Richards ’71.

Russell des Cognets II ’81 (Delta Upsilon) of Denver, Colorado (7/10/2019).

Stephanie J. Kimball ’86 (Chi Omega) of Waterford, Vermont (9/8/2019).

1990s Kimberly A. Burwell Phillips ’91 of Powell, Ohio (11/15/2019).

Frances P. Higgins Lane ’93 of Cutler, Ohio (1/27/2020). Survivors include grandchildren Jessica Lane Mudrick ’03 and Patrick D. Lane ’10.

Debra J. Douglass ’94 of Bridgeport, West Virginia (1/26/2020).

Stephanie A. Conner Close ’95 of Maineville, Ohio (12/7/2019).

2010s Jazmine A. Edwards ’11 of Cincinnati, Ohio (11/6/2019).

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LaShelle believes it is important to support public media because having a strong, noncommercial public media system is essential in order to have a free and democratic nation.

“The public needs a place they can go to find information that is not influenced by commercial or political interest,” he says. “This has become more important than ever before in this age of partisan media outlets, social media information that serves commercial purposes before public consideration, and at a time when our nation’s great newspapers are struggling to survive as their economic model shifts dramatically.”

LaShelle knew he wanted to go into broadcasting after appearing in a series of television and radio projects in high school and chose Marietta College because of the newly designed McKinney Media Center, which opened on campus in 1983, as well as the top-notch faculty.

“I was enamored with the broadcast news industry at the time and thought that being a reporter would be an interesting career,” he says.

“I quickly learned from my experience at Marietta that it was more interesting to be the person creating the projects as opposed to being in front of the camera. The writer/producer has the most creative role to play. Marietta gave me the life skills and tools to fulfill that role in the workplace for 30 years.”

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t became obvious to Darren LaShelle ’89 after working for NBC and Fox that he preferred tackling stories that delved into community issues and provided educational opportunities for his viewers — which is why he left commercial media and actively sought out a career in public television.

He made the switch 25 years ago when he joined the PBS and NPR member station WGTE. In 2014, he joined Northern California Public Media, serving as Content Manager and Senior Producer of all projects produced by the organization. In 2019, he was selected by the NorCal Public Media Board of Directors to serve as the President and CEOElect, succeeding the organization’s co-founder, Nancy Dobbs, who retired December 31, 2019. NorCal Public Media consists of KRCB TV in the North Bay, KPJK TV in the South Bay, KRCB FM Radio 91 in Sonoma County, the website norcalpublicmedia.org, and the NorCal Public Media free digital app.

“The most rewarding part of my job is the realization that people’s lives are improved by the programs we produce on public television and public radio,” he says.

The organization was founded by Dobbs and her late husband, John Kramer, in 1981 and went on air in 1984 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station.

“Our goal remains that of Nancy’s original vision: to use media for the public good [by] presenting children’s original educational programs, environmental initiatives, community health programs and bilingual

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to a lot of community members. Our school board hadn’t changed in 20 years, but our

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student population did. Our district is about 85 percent minority and comprised of five schools. Our city just celebrated its 100th year, and I’m the first African-American elected for a full term on the school board. Our district offers a good education, and our board is working together to improve the way the district works. The community is very open about what they want to see happen, and they were ready for a change!”