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Rickeys’ support continues with $2M toward library Dave Rickey ’78 was reared on technology. His everyday vocabulary includes words such as semiconductors and high performance communication chips. But mention the library’s Dewey Decimal System to him and you might get a blank stare.

So it might come as a surprise that Dave and Brenda Rickey have pledged $2 million toward the new Marietta College Library (scheduled to open in January 2009). Lori Lewis, vice president of advancement, said the gift pulls the Advancement team within about $500,000 of fulfilling the $17 million construction cost of the facility.

“We are overwhelmed by the unremitting support and dedication that Dave and Brenda have displayed toward Marietta College. Their gift for this project will have a positive impact on the College community and the community at large,” Lewis said.

Even Dave admits it’s not the most likely fit. “I really wasn’t thinking about making a donation to the Library Project, but Brenda and I met with President (Jean) Scott and Lori Lewis and we realized this was important to them and to Marietta College. We have a lot of faith in President Scott and her vision for the College.”

Nevertheless, if his wife hadn’t persevered, the Rickey Information Commons might yet be an unnamed space. It was Brenda who connected with the concept. “I just think a library is such a major component of what makes a continued on page 16

Charles W. McCoy ’42

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Charles W. (Chuck) McCoy ’42 was a Pioneer in the banking industry, but also a Marietta College Pioneer until the end. McCoy, 86, died after a short illness on Jan. 17, 2007, in Baton Rouge, La. “I am deeply saddened by the death of Chuck McCoy, but I am also reminded of his many years of inspiration to his College and the leadership he provided us,” said President Dr. Jean Scott.

Born in Marietta on Feb. 5, 1920, Chuck arrived on campus in the fall of 1938 and went on to become a co-captain of both the basketball and football teams. He also was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.

Marietta College has always taken great pride in the observance of its signature anniversaries, and we approach our 175th in 2010 with a commitment to celebrate in a way that is consistent with our history and appropriate to the aspirations of Marietta College today.

A look at our past celebrations is instructive. On the date of the 50th anniversary or “semi-centennial” of the College in 1885, President Andrews was center stage both for his impending retirement and for his rousing rhetoric in delivering his “Historical Discourse.”

On the occasion of the College’s 75th anniversary in 1910, The President of the United States, William Howard Taft, enlivened the festivities.

When Marietta marked its centennial in 1935, President Parsons presided over a series of commemorations that began on Founders Day and didn’t conclude until the first week of June and, in 1985, President Cleland led the institution’s efforts to properly observe the sesquicentennial.

It is both humbling and exciting to occupy the position of leadership for the College as we approach the 175th anniversary of its charter, and I take very seriously the responsibility for ensuring that we observe this significant milestone in an appropriate fashion.

That is why I would like to share with you, our alumni and friends, that I am convening a special committee charged with exploring the opportunities presented to us by this special continued on back cover 2

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Dyson ’68 joining Hall of Excellence When President Dr. Jean A. Scott informed him of his selection for induction into the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC) Hall of Excellence, Robert R. Dyson ’68 was nothing if not predictable.

Dyson was quick to share the honor by immediately praising Marietta College for its role in his maturation as a young man.

“I think this is a reflection on Marietta College. I’m not going for me, but instead I am happy to represent Marietta College and how much it has been a factor in higher education in Ohio,” Dyson said. “Is it nice to get awards? Sure, everyone loves a pat on the back.

But this is more of a pat on the back for Marietta. I grew up at Marietta.”

Dyson, chairman and CEO of the Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corp., a privately owned, diversified investment holding company, will be honored at ceremonies in Columbus, Ohio, on March 28 with two other inductees. Another passion of Dyson’s is Dyson Racing, one of the top-rated sports car racing teams in the country.

Dyson is the fourth Marietta alumnus so honored, joining John G. McCoy ’35, Dr. Richard M. Krause ’47 and Dr. Leonard M. Randolph Jr. ’65. A sampling of other inductees is impressive and includes: William D. White (retired president of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs), Coretta Scott King (Founder, Martin Luther King Jr. Center), John Glenn (former astronaut and U.S. Senator), and Hal Holbrook (actor).

“I looked at the roster of people who have been so honored by the OFIC and it is daunting. There are a lot of heroes, and it is a wonderful thing to be a part of soon,” Dyson said.

President Scott says Dyson is a perfect example of the type of individual who should be inducted. “Rob Dyson’s selection recognizes a life of achievement, service and philanthropy. A successful businessman and competitive racecar driver and owner, Rob brings intellect, focus and energy to all of his endeavors,” Scott said.

Dyson has provided financial and intellectual support for many years at Marietta and it has helped shape the campus and culture.

Through the Dyson Foundation of Millbrook, N.Y., of which Dyson is president and director, he has secured more than $11 million in grants since 2000 that have led to a new recreation center, an athletic fields’ project and a new library (opens in January 2009).

The Hall of Excellence was established in 1987 to honor alumni of member institutions of OFIC whose lifetime achievements exemplify the traditions, ideals, strengths, and values of private higher education.

The time is right for Robert Dyson to take his place of honor.

Dante Smith

President’s Message

Join the Virtual Long Blue Line through PioneerNet Over the years, The Long Blue Line has led the graduates of Marietta College many wonderful places, but never a place quite like this.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2007, PioneerNet will launch the institution’s first-ever online community promising many wonderful opportunities for Marietta College alumni to connect, reconnect and stay in touch with not only former classmates, but all the exciting things taking place at MC! This is not your father’s Oldsmobile and not just another suped-up Website.

The opportunities for connectivity and interaction make this truly a quantum leap forward in networking and the use of the Internet to maintain relationships with your alma mater and all those individuals who make it such a very special place.

How does it work?

It’s all about making it easier to connect with Marietta College and with one another and it does require each potential participant to register with PioneerNet. Provided with a user name and password, each graduate gains access to useful and intuitive features designed to keep them close to organizations and individuals that helped define their college experience.

Take for example, PioneerNet’s online directory. While we will still publish a hard copy version of this very useful

resource, (see page 17), there’s nothing quite like entering some tidbits of information and conducting your own search for lost classmates or perhaps just the new post office box for someone you’ve known for years. On the other end, the built-in security features of the software guarantee that only the information you desire others to see will be made available. This even includes a special blind e-mail function where those looking to get in touch can do so, but without having access to your e-mail address until you’re ready for them to have it. How’s that for security?

While the single most important goal of the community is to facilitate that connection between alumni and between our graduates and their alma mater, there’s much more to PioneerNet than just a state-of-the-art people finder.

Pioneers will also have the opportunity to update their own information in a fast and convenient fashion while also finding new and creative ways to communicate with their classmates via the Class Notes feature. If you’d like everyone to know about that new addition to your family, great career opportunity or how you’re planning to spend that retirement, it’s never been easier!

Many alumni have come to value and look forward to the opportunity to interact with fellow Pioneers via the Alumni

Website message or discussion board.

PioneerNet will also feature the familiar discussion format and with the log in and password protected set-up, it’s a conversation reserved just for the Marietta College community.

For many, learning about upcoming events and then registering online with a convenient and easy-to-understand form is very important. While the current Website features online registration, PioneerNet’s event capacity not only includes information and opportunities to reserve your spot online, it also provides for timely updates and reminders. The only thing missing may be your e-mail address!

Finally, if you think you might need a way to keep this all organized, there’s the My Pioneer Page feature allowing you to update your profile, track your class note postings, log in contacts with classmates and keep their information updated as well.

No matter what your particular interest, PioneerNet launches a new era in alumni relations at Marietta College.

When you choose to visit your alma mater, if only electronically, the only thing more interactive would be if you walked the Mall in person!

For information on how to register, go to www.marietta.edu/alumni/pioneernet.

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Former students help Elmer Templeton ’59 create a new legacy through scholarship

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s he walked along the banks of the Muskingum River, 20-year-old Elmer Templeton paused for a moment and became nauseous.

When the bright young man arrived on the Marietta College campus in the fall of 1955, he was excited about his future, but more distressed about how he would pay for his first semester’s tuition: $563.35.

It wasn’t easy. He washed dishes from 5 to 8 a.m. every day at the New Mecca restaurant in downtown Marietta and loaded flour at Rich Loaf Bakery in the afternoons. The income from both jobs was barely enough for him to pay for tuition and books. Gritty and obstinate, Elmer forged on knowing the ultimate goal was to earn a degree in petroleum science.

He talked his way into being a resident assistant in the dormitory, “so that’s how I got my room covered,” he recalls. “But I didn’t have any other money left over. I was as poor as a church mouse.”

That’s when College President William Bay Irvine (1948-63) befriended Elmer.

“There was a note in my mailbox saying the president wanted to see me at 8 a.m. the next day. He told me he appreciated my situation. I think he respected me for what

I was going through. I wasn’t like the other Marietta students—rich and from New England. He told me that part of his job was to help turn out alumni that he would be proud of in the future. He looked at me and said, ‘Elmer I want you to be an alumnus of Marietta College. If you need something, come to me and I’ll make sure you have what you need to stay in school.”

Irvine was true to his word. Elmer was one of eight recipients of the first Selby Scholarship in 1958 and also earned the Secony Mobil Scholarship in 1959. He graduated in 1959 and then earned a master’s degree in petroleum and natural gas engineering from Penn State two years later. He joined Continental Oil Co. as an engineering assistant in Powell, Wyo., before being enrolled in a seven-month training program with Phillips Petroleum Co. in Odessa,

Texas. He later became a staff engineer with Phillips in Midland, Texas, where he worked as a reservoir engineer and in new recovery processes.

He was on top of the petroleum engineering world—or at least it was within his grasp. “In five years I was one of the senior technical people with Phillips and I was making good money,” Elmer says. But when Earl Bender, the second director of the petroleum department (1950-72) called to gauge Elmer’s interest in returning to teach at his alma mater he was conflicted. “My salary was going to be cut in half, and I thought the program was a joke, but I felt sorry for Earl.”

He also had a yearning to teach. Elmer enjoyed a short stint teaching at Odessa (Texas) Junior College, and out of respect for President Irvine he felt an obligation to return to Marietta and put his mark on the > CAPTION: Templeton has brought home many trophies during his African safaris, including an impala, giraffe and Cape Buffalo.

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> CAPTION: After leaving the College in the late 1970s, Templeton opened a consulting business in Marietta.

program he loved. “I knew it was going to take a lot of work.” Elmer did not believe Marietta’s petroleum “science” program was respected in the oil industry. So it was imperative to him the program evolve into petroleum engineering. “The students were delighted because they had engineering degrees now.” Even the former graduates’ degrees were modified, including Elmer’s.

He also developed new courses and organized an advisory board of industry leaders.

“Elmer is a very engaging, very caring and a very demanding person. He has a lot of insight. He took a lot of personal interest in the kids at the school. With that you also get a guy who is a very cantankerous character,” says Clyde Crouch ’70. “Elmer is

Betz ’78, Ben Ebenhack ’76, Jim Fryfogle ’73, Steve Grose ’71, Karl Lang ’76, Dan Pottmeyer ’74, Jim Ramsey ’77, Ron Rinard ’72, Jim Rose ’76, Jeff Sherrick ’77.… They are the “Chief’s” boys and girls, and they are among the finest petroleum engineers in locations such as Wyoming, Montana, Texas, Louisiana, and Virginia.

During his tenure, Elmer challenged traditional academia. “I hated the way faculty treated students. I didn’t believe a student was an arithmetic average. When a recruiter came to me and asked me for my best student, it wasn’t always the student with the best grades. I saw something different in my students other than an average.”

“Despite his outward demeanor and

an old-fashioned barbeque, but the evening registered another special memory as Elmer’s loyal students informed him of the more than $160,000 they raised to start the scholarship fund.

“There is a certain satisfaction that comes with knowing they did this for me.

These people are not just former students to me. They are my good friends,” he says.

After a sequence of disputes with the administration he left the College in 1978 and began his own consulting firm in Marietta. He hired some of his former students and continued the business until 1994. He admits that he made a respectable wage as a consultant, but the money never replaced the ardor and pleasure he got from

“There is a certain satisfaction that comes with knowing they did this for me.

These people are not just former students to me. They are my good friends.” very sincere and had a lot of energy to work on things for the greater good, not just for petroleum, but the College in general.”

Fast forward to 2007 and Elmer sits proudly in the basement of his Warren Township home just outside Marietta, surrounded by decades of memories. There’s the painting that Fred Cline left for him following the 1972 Commencement, the Engineers and Surveyors Oath that hung in the office of every job he ever had, dozens of muzzleloaders he has purchased or made himself and some of the rare animals he hunted in Botswana, Zimbabwe and British Columbia with close friend, the late Carl Broughton.

Leaning back in his blue lounge chair, Elmer rattles off the names of former students like he’s taking roll for class: Cindy

size, Elmer has a heart of gold on giving kids from the Ohio and West Virginia area a chance to change their destinies through the oil and gas industry,” says Cindy (Betz) Reece. “He was teaching us not only the fundamental technology but also the leadership skills necessary to compete in a world that was foreign to most of us. He was instrumental in helping us land the right opportunities to succeed.”

Elmer now has a chance to influence a new generation after 70 of his former students challenged each other to create the Elmer Templeton Scholarship Fund. When 50 of them returned for homecoming in October they gathered with their mentor for an evening of reminiscing. It wasn’t quite the same as when they assembled at Peaceful Place (Elmer’s farm) as undergraduates for

teaching such classes as phase behavior, natural gas engineering, introduction to the industry, and oil and gas management.

He normally sidesteps questions about his life and especially despises doing interviews, but Elmer has been taking stock in his life recently. “Carl Broughton, always told me a person was lucky if they had one great teacher in a lifetime,” says Elmer, who was included in the inaugural five-person class inducted into the Department of Petroleum Engineering’s Hall of Fame. “I tried to be that for my students. I hope I was.”

As he walks around his home, the 72-year-old “Chief” pauses and remembers the great times he had with his “boys and girls.” Their contribution to Elmer’s legacy guarantees that his influence will be felt for many more generations to come.

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Tong Dynasty

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Meg Foraker ‘08

Professor’s commitment to international issues making an impact on campus

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Chinese language courses to culture, film, and literature courses. Tong also started a China Club on campus and has organized a Chinese speech and calligraphy competition every year since 2001.

“The new curriculum is vigorous and across a variety of academic disciplines,” Tong said. She teaches all levels of Chinese language, a Chinese culture course, an East Asian Film course, East Asian literature courses, and two leadership courses.

With the new courses in place, Tong has further plans for strengthening the program. She’s seeking support for expanding the Japanese content in the curriculum and she hopes to introduce Korean content. She’s interested in reviving exploration of an exchange program

ABOUT LUDING TONG Born: Anhui Province, China. “My mother, two elder sisters and one elder bother are in China. They all visited the States. My two sisters visited Marietta. They love our campus.”

Education: Ph.D. in Chinese and Comparative Literature (Washington University), Master’s in English and American Literature (Southern Illinois), Master’s in Comparative Literature (Washington University), Bachelor’s (Anhui University, Anhui Province, China) Family: “Happily married to Dr. Mark Bagshaw, professor of leadership and management at Marietta. He is also a great colleague and best friend. I owe all of my achievements at Marietta to his unconditional support.”

Gloria Stewart

The Third Undergraduate Asian Studies Symposium at Marietta College had just wrapped up, but Dr. Luding Tong, coordinator, was already considering ways to bring the next symposium to even wider audiences.

“This was an outstanding event drawing students from across the country to present papers on the Marietta campus,” said Provost Sue DeWine. “It was also an example of the professional way in which she tackles any task. I am impressed with the contribution she has made to our effort to internationalize the campus.”

Named director of the Asian Studies Program in 2006, Tong believes the symposium is a way to establish the College as the leader in promoting and offering Asian Studies for undergraduate students in the Appalachian region.

Tong came to Marietta College in 2000 as a full-time faculty member in Asian Studies. Charged with assisting in development of the China-focused program, she saw the need for a strong curriculum supported by viable extracurricular components. Six years later, thanks to an intensive re-design by Tong and Dr. Matt Young, the Asian Studies Program offers a well-structured Chinese curriculum, ranging from three years of

with the South Korea Women’s University in Seoul.

Students from Asian countries enrolled at Marietta provide Tong another avenue for promoting cultural exchange, right on campus. “I will work with the International Students’ office to engage Chinese, Japanese and Korean students in more roles on campus, particularly through the Asian Studies Program.”

Tong has been effective in working with other campus groups. Negotiating on behalf of the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business, she was instrumental in bringing about a signed agreement with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of Beijing, China, to develop cultural initiatives of mutual benefit. In September 2004 she initiated an interdisciplinary faculty-student team research project on contemporary Chinese advertising. The project has involved numerous students in research, some of it on site in China. Last spring, through Tong’s efforts, the team won a $31,500 Freeman Student-Faculty Fellowship grant through ASIANetwork.

“I believe in educators as role models,” she says. “If we want our students to perform excellent academic work, we, as educators, need to seek professional excellence ourselves.”

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When Matt Williamson ’07 heads out for his first class of the day, he travels by car rather than on foot.

Since Marietta is primarily a residential college, Matt is part of a minority group: the “commuter students.” In fact, he is the Commuter Affairs Commissioner, a Student Senate position he has held since 2004.

Lon Vickers, vice president of students and director of student life, says Matt has worked hard to address the needs of commuter students during his time as Commissioner. “Each of the past years he has done a survey of commuter students to find out what their needs are. As a result of that, we have made some changes.”

Because of Matt’s advocacy, the College has designated a parking lot for commuters and has introduced a special “commuter student” session during Orientation. Results of the surveys Matt initiated have helped the provost and faculty understand commuter issues with class cancellations, early notice, and afterclass group work. “Matt also created a web page and newsletter for commuters, and he has tried to hold meetings several times a year with the commuters,” Vickers said.

A graduate of Williamstown High School, Matt lives with his parents, Daniel ’82 and Pamela Williamson, just across the Ohio River in Williamstown, W.Va. “I didn’t feel it necessary to spend an extra $8,000 a year to live on campus, when I can live five minutes away for free,” he says.

After seven semesters and several backpacks, Matt knows which days the A parking lots fill up early.

MARIETT He has learned what to keep in his car for emergencies, and where to relax between classes.

He’s purchased a commuter meal plan every semester (“Do the math,” says this math/computer sci-

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Some students who live off campus feel separated from the campus community, but that’s not the case with Matt. He’s thriving academically. Carrying the math/computer science double major and minoring in leadership, he’s been the recipient of the Carl L Broughton Leadership Prize, the Leon Ruby Scholarship in math, and the Bennett Math Award (naming him the most outstanding junior in the math department). He was selected for “Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities,” and tapped for Omicron Delta Kappa, the leadership honorary, which he now serves as president. In addition to his heavy academic schedule, Matt also plays the trumpet in the College’s Wind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, and Jazz Ensemble.

Vickers says Matt’s level of involvement in campus activities makes him “a clear exception” among the 300 or so commuter students at Marietta. “Unfortunately, far too many of the commuters do not get engaged in campus life,” Vickers said.

For Matt, the commuter student experience is the best of both worlds. He gets the college experience, but at the same time he can see his family and know what is going on with them. “Sure, they would argue that they don’t see me enough, since it seems like I don’t get home until after 8 p.m. almost every day of the week,” he said. “And whenever I do get home early, I normally have to head back to the College for something else going on.”

Matt says there aren’t many differences between commuter students and residential students. They follow the same schedules, participate in the same events, work at jobs, and deal with family issues—although for commuter students, family issues are more “direct.” He sums it up this way: “The biggest difference between commuter students and residential students is the location of where they sleep at night, nothing more.”

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FUTURE PLANS

Tom Perry

Matt Williamson is planning to attend graduate school for a master’s degree in computer science with an emphasis in software engineering. After that he hopes to get into software programming.

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Back where he belongs Douglas Gomery began his educational journey at Marietta College in 1963. He returns in February for an Honorary Degree, and as the keynote speaker for the 172nd Founders Day. Do a Google search for Douglas Gomery and there’s a good chance you’ll find his name as an expert source in an article in The New York Times or The Washington Post. Turn back the clock four decades and Gomery was a teenager lacking a real direction.

“I wasn’t the most motivated high school student, but I tested very well on the SATs,” he said.

So in the fall of 1963 Gomery arrived at Marietta College still searching for focus. Then something changed. On a normal afternoon of studying in Dawes Memorial Library Gomery had a life-changing revelation. “I went from an unmotivated student to an all-A student. I really learned to be a scholar at Marietta … it’s where I got serious.”

largest broadcasting libraries in the world, the LAB deals with both commercial broadcasting and public TV/radio. His 20 books—and more than 1,000 articles from all sort of encyclopedia to every related mass media journal to Modern Maturity (which his late mother took the most pride from)—have been translated into

“I went from an unmotivated student to an all-A student. I really learned to be a scholar at Marietta . . . it’s where I got serious.”

He was also in a serious relationship and transferred closer to home to Lehigh (Pa.) College, where he graduated in 1967 with a degree in economics. But he has remained connected to Marietta College over the years, including a 1999 talk at the Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley. Now Gomery is excited to return to Marietta as the Founders Day speaker on Feb. 15 at the McDonough Center Auditorium.

“I am very honored to be the Founders Day speaker and to be receiving an honorary degree, especially coming from a place that I attended,” said Gomery, whose talk is titled “What do professors really do?” He clearly has the background.

Gomery became a University of Maryland faculty member in 1981. He taught at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism from 1991 to 2005. He was a columnist on the “Economics of Television” for five years with American Journalism Review, the college’s monthly magazine. In 1987, a national study by Brigham Young University found him the most cited of all Maryland professors in published or aired scholarly quotes and commentary on the humanities.

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eight languages. He was the U.S. Postal Service consultant on “The 1980s” series for the stamp commemorating “Cable TV,” issued in Spring 2000.

His books have won three national book awards, two from Lincoln Center and another from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He retired at age 60 so he could write more and has five books under contract and is also the official historian of the Patsy Cline Museum, which opens Labor Day in Winchester, Va. He is currently working on a book about legendary country-western singer Patsy Cline. His newest book is a comprehensive look at the history of broadcasting in the United States.

Gomery has written for the Village Voice, Modern Maturity, The Wilson Quarterly, The Baltimore Sun and other newspapers. He is a former senior researcher for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Media Studies project, and is the author of 10 books on both the history and economics of the mass media in America. Gomery has been interviewed during the past few years on NPR and for The Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Baltimore Sun, and other media outlets.

The 2006-07 Marietta Fund Campaign has enjoyed increased support from alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends. As of Dec. 31, 2006, the Marietta College community has contributed more than $531,000 toward the College’s need of $1.3M for the fiscal year (ending June 30, 2007).

Thank you to everyone who has committed a gift or pledge to the Marietta Fund since July 1, 2006. Your dedication to Marietta College is an inspiration for the whole College community.

If you haven’t done so, please join your fellow classmates, parents and friends by showing your support today! Your gift will be especially important to increase the College’s ability to: • Provide financial aid to attract and retain the best and brightest students.

• Nurture our students’ desire to learn through internships, study abroad, research experiences and other special programs.

• Support a talented and engaged faculty.

• Make sophisticated technology available for student learning and communications.

To make your gift, return your check in the envelope found in this magazine, visit www.marietta.edu/advancement or call 1-800-274-4704. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Billy Howard

2006-07 Marietta Fund

Duggans honor patriarch with scholarship, benches The patio outside Thomas Hall at Marietta College now boasts two new iron benches.

Placed in memory of Robert D. Duggan ’59, and in honor of Duggan’s friend and mentor, emeritus professor Wen-Yu “Frank” Cheng, the benches are appropriately situated outside the building that is home to the Department of Economics, Management and Accounting (EMA)—where student Duggan and professor Cheng first met.

Duggan’s relationship with Marietta College began in 1955, when he enrolled under the auspices of the G.I. Bill. Quickly distinguishing himself as a top student, he graduated with a degree in economics in 1959, and launched a highly successful career in banking.

Over the years, Duggan maintained his ties with Marietta College and with Cheng.

He served on the Marietta’s Alumni Advisory Council for many years, and he received the Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1994. He passed away on July 29, 2004.

In his memory, Duggan’s wife, Omah C. Duggan, son, Michael P. Duggan, Class of 1980, and daughter-in-law, Joanne Edwards Duggan, Class of 1981, established the Bob Duggan ‘59 Distinguished Scholarship in 2005. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students majoring in a discipline of the EMA pro> CAPTION: Dr. Frank Cheng gram, who demonstrate financial need, with (above) sits on a bench in his preference given to students with a grade honor. There is another bench point average of at least 3.0 (or its equivalent). outside Thomas Hall honoring Bob Duggan (right).

The first recipient of the scholarship was Jackson High School graduate Stephanie K. Esparza, Class of 2006, who completed requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, graduating magna cum laude with a double major in accounting and finance.

Warren High School graduate Kayla Righter ’08, of Vincent, Ohio, is the 2006-07 recipient of the scholarship.

Bob Duggan, a native of Coshocton, Ohio, was called a self-made man from a humble

background. Duggan’s father died when he was a youngster, and his mother struggled to raise him and his brother. Duggan enlisted in the Air Force in 1951. His wife, Omah, whom he married that same year, joined him in Hawaii.

When Duggan graduated in 1959, he joined the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland. He rose through the ranks, serving at the bank’s Cincinnati and Pittsburgh branches as vice president, chief operating officer, and senior vice president.

In 1981, Duggan was recruited by S&T Bank in Indiana, Pa., and was promoted to president and CEO a year later. In 1993 he was elected chairman and CEO of S&T Bancorp and S&T Bank, the position he held until his retirement as president. Duggan continued to serve as S&T board chairman until his death in 2004.

Under his leadership, S&T Bancorp grew from a bank with six branches and $200 million in total assets to a large financial services company with $3 billion in assets and with 49 offices and numerous subsidiaries in 10 counties in west-central Pennsylvania.

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Laura Baudo Sillerman ‘68 knows a successful commencement speaker when she hears one. She also knows when a keynote address falls flat with a graduating class.

“The best two I ever heard were Kermit the Frog and Billy Joel,” she said.

“My husband (Robert F X Sillerman) was the Chancellor of the Southampton college campus of Long Island University and I attended (commencement ceremonies for) 11 consecutive years. Those were the two that really resonated with the students.”

Sillerman gets her chance to impart some words of wisdom as the keynote speaker at Marietta College’s 170th annual Commencement on May 19 in the Recreation Center that bears her name and that of classmate Robert R. Dyson ‘68.

She says she was asked in the past to speak to Marietta’s graduates, but didn’t feel the time was right until now.

“I said no in the past only because I didn’t think I was the level of speaker that was appropriate,” she said. Now Sillerman feels ready to speak at Marietta’s Commencement, and has even penned an early talk called “Anything is Possible.”

“When I have visited in the past it was to renew friendships. Now I feel an enormous responsibility to leave the graduating class with something memorable.”

Dante Smith

Time is right for Baudo to address graduates

But she noted, as any poet would do, she has tucked it away and will revisit it in the spring to see if her words still echo the message she hopes to deliver.

Marietta’s President, Dr. Jean A. Scott, is pleased Sillerman has decided to address the graduates in May. “I am delighted that Laura Baudo Sillerman has agreed to be our 2007 Commencement speaker and to receive her honorary doctorate at that time. Those of us who have had the pleasure of hearing Laura speak know that her words reflect deep wisdom, life experience, and heart. She is a thoughtful adviser and friend to me and an extraordinarily generous supporter of Marietta College and its students. I am confident that our graduates and their guests will be moved and inspired by Laura’s words.”

Sillerman has long supported her alma mater through her generous contributions— two $5 million grants through her Tomorrow Foundation since 2000. The first donation was for the construction of the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, while the second gift, also in conjunction with a $5 million gift from Dyson, formed the lead donation for the new Marietta College Library, that is scheduled to open in January 2009. Sillerman added that she has considered the example established by John G. McCoy ‘35, a long-time benefactor of the College, as a guiding light for those who have followed.

She also inspires the College community when she visits campus for Homecoming and other events. However, she said this would be an entirely new experience. “This is going to be an enormously different type of visit to Marietta. When I have visited in the past it was to renew friendships. Now I feel an enormous responsibility to leave the graduating class with something memorable.”

WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR MARIETTA COLLEGE How many times have you heard a fellow Pioneer wonder aloud, “I’d like to do something, I’m just not certain I have the time.”?

Here’s a suggestion and it takes only minutes. Nominate a fellow member of The Long Blue Line for one of the Marietta College Alumni Association’s special awards.

Perhaps you’ve thought of just the right individual to receive consideration for the highest honor the MCAA can bestow, enshrinement into the Marietta College Hall of Honor.

Whatever the case, take just a moment of your time to learn more about the MCAA awards program at www.marietta.edu/alumni/services/ bylaws.html#XI or nominate just the right person to become an Alumni Trustee of Marietta College.

It’s so simple, you can do it online at www.marietta.edu/alumni/nominate.html or download a nomination form and send it in to the Alumni Relations Office.

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HOMECOMING 2007 You’ll want to go find the nearest calendar and circle the weekend of Oct. 19-21 in Navy Blue.

That’s Homecoming at Marietta College and a special time to re-connect with your alma mater and your classmates and friends. Whether you look forward to the excitement and fun of Marietta on the Mall and the football game against Ohio Northern or the opportunity to reminisce at The Long Blue Line Reception and All-Alumni Banquet, this year’s celebration promises to deliver a whole new batch of Pioneer memories.

Look for your registration materials later on this summer or check the Alumni Relations Website for updates and new information at: www.marietta.edu/alumni/homecoming/

Heart of a Champion Jason Vrable ’07 helps rebuild football program while rewriting record books No championship banners. No playoff appearances. Not exactly the legacy Jason Vrable wanted to leave to Marietta College football.

But don’t be hoodwinked. Vrable made an indelible mark at Marietta, and not just through the multiple-game, season and career records he broke as one of the most decorated quarterbacks in Pioneer history. Through guts and tenacity, the spirited southpaw helped enhance Marietta’s gridiron cred among its rugged Ohio Athletic Conference opponents and others in NCAA Division III. He also proved many doubters wrong, as he became an all-conference performer and one of the school’s most prolific passers.

“Going into this season the plan was to make it into the playoffs. You never doubt that you are the best in the conference, but obviously the OAC is very strong,” Vrable said. “We never beat Capital, John Carroll or Mount Union, but beating Ohio Northern this year was a big win for us. I came here to help turn the program around. The last thing Coach (Curt) Wiese said to the seniors was ‘You did it.

You turned this program around.’ Even though we didn’t make the playoffs, we believe we have accomplished a lot for Marietta College football.”

In his three seasons as a starter the Pioneers went 17-13, including a 6-4 mark this past year. It is the best three-year run since Marietta went 19-10-1 from 199597. But there was no guarantee of success when Vrable and 65 other freshmen arrived in southeastern Ohio in the fall of 2003. Following a 10-30 record from 19992002, Marietta was welcoming new coach Todd Glaser and hoping for resurgence.

After the team lost eight games during his first year, Vrable admits there were many doubters and even he did not have the best attitude. “When you’re 2-8 everyone wants to quit. When you’re winning, people are on the sideline cheering the whole time. When the whole team starts to come together you start to win. We were in almost every game this year.”

Vrable was the heart and soul of the

JASON VRABLE BY THE NUMBERS Single-Season School Records Pass Attempts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Pass Completions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Passing Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,845 Touchdown Passes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 All-Purpose Plays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454

Career School Records Pass Attempts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902 Pass Completions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 Passing Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,102 Touchdown Passes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

team this fall. When the Pioneers needed a boost he was usually there to provide it, including the two late touchdown passes he threw to Jason Curry and John Bokat to rally Marietta to a 37-31 overtime victory against Baldwin-Wallace. He finished the season with a single-season school record of 2,845 yards and 20 touchdowns, which led to his invitation to the All-American Bowl at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., in December.

“Jason is the best student of the game I have ever coached. He has earned every record he has received through hard work and through being a good person,” Wiese said.

There was a time Vrable was not considered the quarterback of the future. He arrived with the quarterback pedigree—an outstanding career at South Park High School in western Pennsylvania—but not the size, at a slight 5-foot-7, 160 pounds.

But Vrable grew four inches and gained 40 pounds. Combining that with an untiring work ethic and love of football, he worked his way up the depth chart.

Still, after leading Marietta to a 6-4 mark in his sophomore season, Vrable began 2005 on the sideline. “It was tough, but going into my junior year I had a real bad ankle injury right before camp. I opted not to get surgery because I would have been out for the entire year. I started practicing the week before the first game, but by that point I had already lost my spot,” he said.

Even though Vrable never enjoyed the euphoria of winning a championship, he has no regrets. “If I had to do it all over again I’d come back here because every single professor has treated me great. I couldn’t see myself getting that at many other schools. The only school I root for is Marietta College.”

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Fall Sports Review VOLLEYBALL In his third season at the helm, coach Tom Symons led Marietta to its first 20-win season in more than a decade with an overall mark of 20-8.… Senior Ellen Doolittle was named second team All-OAC after becoming the Pioneers’ all-time leader in blocks and tying the single-season record with 88.… Pioneers won both the Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) and Marymount (Va.) tournaments this fall.

FOOTBALL The Pioneers handled the coaching transition from Todd Glaser to Curt Wiese very well going 6-4 while playing one of the nation’s toughest schedules.…

Junior nose tackle Clay Ream was named first team All-OAC, while senior quarterback Jason Vrable, senior cornerback J.J. Wheeler, junior wide out Chad McDaniel and junior offensive lineman Jason MacKay were all second team.… Marietta defeated Ohio Northern 16-6 for the first time since a homecoming win in 1995 (29-27).

WOMEN’S SOCCER Pioneers just missed the OAC Tournament for a second consecutive season after going 8-5-6, which included an exciting 3-2 double-overtime victory against John Carroll. … Senior Jill Sorboro and freshman Jenna Freeman each made second team All-OAC. … Marietta won the Fall Invitational in Altoona, Pa., with a 1-0 victory over Penn StateAltoona.

MEN’S SOCCER Marietta’s men struggled through a 2-19 season, but coach Patrick Holguin saw some bright spots on his young squad.… Junior Joel Nau was second team allconference after leading the team with five assists.…

The Pioneers’ victories came against Thiel (Pa.) and Bluffton.

CROSS COUNTRY Marietta’s runners enjoyed their most successful fall since the College reinstated the program in 2003.… Coach Derek Stanley was impressed by the Pioneers’ showing at the Great Lakes Regional where the women finished 21st and the men 25th.…

At the OAC meet, the women took sixth and the men eighth.… Junior Harrison Potter was the most consistent men’s runner, while freshman Shannon McDonald and sophomore Jessi Larrison were the top women runners.

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Marietta’s 24th Hall of When Marietta College inducts its five newest members in the Athletics Hall of Fame on Feb. 10, the College will once again recognize both the on- and off-field success of these great Pioneers.

This year’s inductees are basketball standout J. Robert Young ’51, women’s basketball and field hockey pioneer Tina Thomas ’78, three-time All-Region baseball star and long-time assistant coach Bill Mosca ’78 and Way-Weigelt award winners Bob Eddy ’94 and Curt Weikart ’96.

The Hall of Fame Banquet, to be held in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, once again highlights the Winter Weekend festivities Feb. 9-10.

This year’s class raises the Hall of Fame membership to 124. Here is a look at the 2007 inductees: J. Robert Young • Class of 1951 • Basketball Young, who laced up his sneakers from 1947-51, was Marietta College’s most prolific scorer during the first half of the 20th century. NCAA rules prohibited him from participating in varsity competition as a freshman, still Young earned three varsity letters with the Pioneers.

At the time of his graduation in 1951, Young had accumulated a school-record 807 points. As a junior, he led Marietta in scoring with 305 points. That year, the Pioneers finished 14-7, its best record since winning the Ohio Athletic Conference in 1935-36, and led all Ohio colleges and universities in scoring, averaging 70.1 points. As a senior, Young averaged a team-high 16.8 points and helped Marietta finish 13-8.

Young was a member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity, M-Club and Student Senate, where he served as Vice President during his senior year. He was also a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary for three years.

Young and his wife, Darlene, live in Dunwoody, Ga. They have two children, Jeffery and Debra; both also reside in Georgia.

Tina Thomas • Class of 1978 • Basketball, Field Hockey Thomas earned three varsity letters in both basketball and field hockey at Marietta after transferring from Ohio Dominican as a sophomore.

She was a captain for two years on the basketball team and among the team leaders in rebounding and assists. She was also a dependable freethrow shooter. In field hockey, Thomas, a defender, was also a two-year captain. While at Marietta, she helped start the slow-pitch softball team, although it did not become a varsity sport until after she graduated.

Outside of athletics, Thomas was an active member of the Tri Sigma sorority, the Athletic Advisory Committee, Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Women’s

Fame class to be inducted on Feb. 10 Athletic Association.

Upon graduation, Thomas, a petroleum engineering major, earned a Jurist Doctorate from the South Texas College of Law. Thomas and her husband, Ron Tomasch, reside in Marietta with their two children, Yogi (7) and Natalie (5).

The shortstop and captain was awarded the prestigious WayWeigelt Award as a senior before signing a professional contract with the Ohio Valley Redcoats of the independent Frontier League, where he played one year. Eddy then served as an assistant coach with the Etta Express in WINTER WEEKEND SCHEDULE 1995.

(All events in Dyson Baudo Recreation Center) He and his wife, Friday, February 9 Melissa, live Track Meet 5 p.m. in Cambridge All alumni are invited to participate in any event during the college meet with their three children, Sarah (10), Andrew (8) and Emily Registration 6 p.m.

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Bill Mosca • Class of 1978 • Baseball • Coach: Baseball, Football Mosca was a three-time All-OAC and All-Mideast Region selection for the Marietta College baseball team. The first baseman was one of the few two-year captains under legendary coach Don Schaly.

Mosca, a three-year letterman helped the Pioneers win two OAC and Mideast Regional titles as well as achieve a national Alumni Volleyball Game 7 p.m. runner-up finish in 1978. He is among a Curt Weikart • Class of 1996 • Football growing group of players to hold a share Weikart, a Way-Weigelt Award winWomen’s Alumni Basketball Game 8 p.m. of the single-game record for doubles with ner, earned four varsity letters as a running three. back on the Pioneers’ football team. The Alumni Reception 9:30 p.m.

Following his playing career, Mosca two-time captain and three-time All-OAC Open to all alums, family and friends of Marietta served as a student assistant under Schaly award winner is the only Pioneer to be College Athletics in 1979 and returned as the assistant coach named the Mike Gregory OAC Offensive Saturday, February 10 from 1986-94. During that time, he was Back of the Year — a feat he accomplished 13th annual Ohio Valley also a defensive back coach for the football in 1995 after rushing for a conferenceIndoor Rowing Championships 9 a.m. team for five seasons. While an assistant best 1,089 yards and 16 touchdowns to with the Etta help lead the Women’s Basketball vs. John Carroll 1 p.m.

Express, the Pioneers to an Marietta College will celebrate 30 years of women’s longest serving 8-1-1 record and rowing and recognize fall sport award assistant during top-10 ranking in winners at halftime Schaly’s tenure, the final national Mosca helped poll. Weikart Men’s Basketball vs. John Carroll 3 p.m.

Introduction of the 2007 Hall of Fame Inductees guide Marietta to played in the Alland their hosts at halftime nine OAC titles, American Bowl four Mideast in Minneapolis, Hall of Fame Cocktail Hour (Cash bar) 6 p.m.

Regional crowns Minn., after his and a 1986 senior season.

Hall of Fame Banquet 7 p.m.

National Championship.

When Weikart graduated, he held the Mosca and his wife, Mary, have two school record for touchdowns (18) and children, Matt and Annie. They live in Delaware, Ohio. points (108) in a season, and was also second all-time in touchdowns (33), points (198), rushing attempts (819) and rushing yards (3,339).

Bob Eddy • Class of 1994 • Baseball Currently, Weikart is third in career rushing attempts, while fourth in Eddy, the 1994 Jack Rafeld OAC Player of the Year, was a fourcareer touchdowns, points and rushing yards. year letterman on the Marietta College baseball team. While wearHe and his wife, Dana, live in Raleigh, N.C., and are involved ing the pinstripes, he was twice named first team All-American and in different events to help raise money for MS research and the earned All-OAC and All-Mideast Region honors three times.

American Cancer Society.

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> CAPTION: (sitting, left to right) Allison LaRocca and Leah Bonazza; (standing, left to right) Carrie Mason, Ashley Wollam, Bob Peterson, Bethany Bechtel, and Claire Berlin

McDonough students rise to the challenge of Executive-In-Residence Carrie Mason ’08 said participating in the Executive-In-Residence (EIR) “Communications Challenge,” was one of the most fulfilling experiences she has had at Marietta College. “It was very eye-opening. This was more than just reading and analyzing case studies. I found that the best answers weren’t always clear-cut and obvious at first.

I was able to draw on what I had learned in all of my classes, where previously I hadn’t been able to see the connection.”

This type of experience is why Dr. Gama Perruci, dean of the McDonough Center, decided to add the EIR to the curriculum in 2004 and asked Robert Peterson to be the 2006 EIR. During an eight-week period this fall, the competing teams selected local companies, studied them, developed a marketing communications strategic plan, and produced a communication program. The teams were chosen in the spring of 2006 and divided into groups to begin preliminary work. Peterson met with the students in August to review their assignments. Then, during his two-week stay on campus as Executive-in-Residence, Peterson provided leadership to the teams participating in the experiential program.

“I’m just thrilled with both teams,” Peterson said. “They have met and exceeded everyone’s expectations and performed as well as or better than anyone who works for me. They handled this exactly the way an agency would have approached a new business.”

A faculty panel led by Peterson declared Imagine, Inc. the winning team. Team members Mason (Parkersburg, W.Va.), Allison LaRocca (North Canton, Ohio), Leah Bonazza (Washington, Pa.), Claire Berlin (Weston, W.Va.), Ashley Wollam (Westerville, Ohio) and Bethany Bechtel (Wooster, Ohio) developed a marketing plan for Merchants 5 Star of Marietta.

Edge Solutions, the runner-up team, presented a marketing plan to Mr. Bee Potato Chips of Parkersburg. Team members were Brian Ashton (Bourbonnais, Ill.), John Kitson (Parkersburg, W.Va.), Aaron Berger (Salem, Ohio), Elicia Banks-Gabriel (Laurel, Del.), Rebecca Leonard (Gloucester, Va.), and Nikki Brown (Allentown, Pa.).

The Executive-in-Residence Program at the McDonough Center allows a senior executive from a major business enterprise to spend a meaningful period of time on campus interacting with students and faculty. The Executive-in-Residence shares his/her own perspective on leadership — drawn from his/her experience in the business world. In turn, students and faculty have an opportunity to gain their own insights through their interaction with the Executive-in-Residence. This reciprocal relationship is the hallmark of the program.

Peterson, a 1976 graduate of Marietta College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass media, is the president and managing director of the Wickaboag Consulting Group.

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CLASS OF 1957 CELEBRATING REUNION IN JUNE This spring Marietta College Class of 1957 will be pioneering a new Long Blue Line tradition. The Class of ‘57 will be hosting their Golden Class Reunion the Weekend of June 1-3.

The idea of celebrating the Class of 1957 reunion weekend in June was inspired by Ann Potter McGurk ’57 and the Alumni Relation Office is excited about partnering with her to host the class reunion in this new format. Nothing beats coming back to the Marietta College campus during the beautiful spring season. The Class of 1957 will have a unique and special chance to take advantage of a reunion weekend full of exciting events and, most importantly, be able to spend time with fellow classmates.

With opportunities to revisit the classroom through an alumni college program, receive an insider’s tour of campus, visit one-on-one with President Jean Scott, enjoy a dinner cruise on the Ohio River and explore downtown Marietta, it is the perfect schedule of events designed just for the Golden Class. This weekend will be sure to bring back memories from the past and also create new highlights for a lifetime.

In the past the 50th Class Reunion was celebrated during busy Homecoming weekend. By coming back in June, alumni do not have the competition with football games, parades or ceremonies. This weekend is focused directly on the special class of 1957 and ensures the journey back to Marietta College is everything that best friends and classmates want it to be.

So, each member from the Class of 1957, mark your calendar and get ready to follow The Long Blue Line back to Marietta College this spring!

For more information: 1-800-3319336 or www.marietta.edu/alumni/calendar.html.

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Drs. Kathryn McDaniel and Robert McManus have each been named the newest McCoy Professors at Marietta College.

The most prestigious teaching award given by the College, designation as a McCoy Professor recognizes McDaniel and McManus as outstanding teachers.

McDaniel is an associate professor of history. McManus is an assistant professor of communication and media studies.

Including McDaniel and McManus, there are 18 McCoy Professors on the current faculty. The four-year designation, which includes an annual salary supplement, was established in 1993 as part of the McCoy Endowment for Teaching Excellence, which was donated

by John G. McCoy, Class of 1935, and his late wife, Jeanne.

“John G. McCoy’s gift to the College continues to recognize outstanding teaching and promote best practices on campus. In this case we have two young professionals, very early in their careers,” said Dr. Sue DeWine, provost. “It is a thrill to see individuals honored each year for their teaching and I am aware of very few institutions in the country that have such a generous program of teaching recognition.”

McDaniel, who earned a Ph.D. in British history from Vanderbilt, enjoys researching English travel literature and the

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Two faculty members named newest McCoy Professors early British Empire. She also earned a Master of Arts in history (Vanderbilt) and Bachelor of Arts in history (Davidson College).

Since she arrived at the College in fall of 2001, McDaniel has directed students in the history capstone class to focus on a period of Marietta history and to use primary sources from the College library’s Special Collections and archives to research their projects. This year, the students examined a number of different developments in Marietta in the 1960s and 1970s, ranging from African-American students at Marietta, to participation in presidential elections, to an unsolved murder.

“I feel very honored in receiving this award, especially at a place like Marietta College where there are so many very fine, dedicated professors and where teaching is so strongly valued,” McDaniel said. “And, while it was wonderful to be recognized by the outside panel of evaluators, I’ve been most gratified by all the support from the College community. It’s been a truly remarkable and memorable experience.”

McManus, who joined the faculty in the fall of 2005, is appreciative of the opportunities afforded to him at Marietta. “Marietta College encourages me to take chances as an educator. Some things work in the classroom. Some things don’t. Our provost, Sue DeWine, and my department chair, Jack Hillwig, realize this.

I don’t feel as though I am going to be ‘punished’ if I try something in the classroom and it doesn’t work. This encourages me to try new things.”

McManus earned a Ph.D. in communication studies from Regent University. His teaching responsibilities include human communication theory, organizational communication and group discussion and leadership. He said he was surprised to earn the McCoy honor so early in his career at Marietta.

Ohio Shakespeare Conference makes first stop in Marietta From Nov. 9-11, Marietta College had the honor of hosting the Ohio Shakespeare Conference for the first time in the organization’s 30-year history. The theme of the conference was “Violently Shakespeare” and featured plenary speakers William Proctor Williams of the University of Akron and Lisa S. Starks of the University of South Florida-St. Petersburg.

The conference also included more than 20 paper panels showcasing the work of scholars who traveled to Marietta from distances great and small. While a majority of the 100 or so conferees were within driving distance to southeast Ohio, a significant number of professors, graduate students and undergraduates flew in for the occasion.

Thanks to the generous support of the Marietta College English Department and Provost’s Office, conferees were treated to a wonderful luncheon as well as complimentary tickets to the Theatre Department’s production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience.

Marietta College was awarded the opportunity to host the OSC because of its recent support of this major regional meeting. The English Department has maintained the OSC Web site for the past few years and faculty and students regularly present papers. For more information about the OSC and the Marietta College meeting,visit the group’s Web page at www.marietta.edu/~engl/OSC/.

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY Whether they were wielding paint brushes at the Marietta Family YMCA, repairing the courtyard at the Ely Chapman Foundation, putting together a Halloween party for area youngsters, or planning a party for seniors at the O’Neill Center, Marietta College students participating in the 16th annual Make a Difference Day demonstrated to the Marietta community that “Marietta College Cares.”

Make a Difference Day is a nationwide day of neighbors helping neighbors and volunteering efforts toward the good of the community.

The event has been held on the fourth Saturday of October every year since it was created by USA Weekend magazine in 1991.

“I am extremely proud of the efforts of Marietta College students in serving their community on Make a Difference Day,” said Tanya Judd Pucella, director of civic engagement. “We had more than 200 volunteers from across campus that put in approximately 900 hours of service, saving our community partners thousands of dollars in manpower.”

Judd Pucella said MC leadership students, in conjunction with their community partners, planned and initiated 23 projects this year.

In addition to their efforts on the actual day, several groups worked for countless hours before Make a Difference Day in order to complete the projects, and many groups continued their work long afterward.

Judd Pucella said many of the individual students contributed upward of 25 hours each, completing the projects they initiated. Each freshman also volunteered at least 10 hours at either the YMCA or at the Ely Chapman Foundation.

Students will have more opportunities to show they care throughout the academic year. “We will have Community Service Day in April, which will again involve Marietta students and organizations in a wide variety of projects throughout the community,” Judd Pucella said.

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college. If you have a distinctive library it can be a great drawing point for prospective students. I also thought naming the area that will contain the majority of computers and Internet stations was a natural fit for our family.”

The Rickey Commons, an area of approximately 5,150 square feet, will serve as a student productivity center with proximity to both research support provided by library professionals and technology support provided by information technology staff.

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for our new library. The Rickeys understand that the ways in which students learn are changing, and that online resources play a key role in that learning. For that reason, they insisted that the new library contain the best possible technological resources, from infrastructure to databases, and they have generously provided the resources to make that possible,” said Marietta College President Dr. Jean A. Scott. “The partnership of Dave and Brenda Rickey with Marietta College is a very special one, and I am proud to work with them, inspired by their generosity, and deeply grateful for their insistence that Marietta College students have only the best.”

Prior to his retirement in 2005,

Rickey was CEO, President and Chairman of Applied Micro Circuits Corp., a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC processing, optical transport and storage solutions. He was responsible for taking AMCC from $50 million per year in revenue in 1996 to more than $435 million in 2000.

“It is nice to know that we are playing a role in securing Marietta College’s future, and for providing a showcase building that will enhance the outstanding image of my alma mater,” Dave said.

Brenda added, “We are very passionate about Marietta College. It is a very friendly place and we get a good feeling every time we visit. So we are looking forward to returning when the library is completed.”

Alumni Relations hosting events in Sunshine State What more could you ask for than a sunny Florida day in the middle of February? Fellow Pioneers and friends are gearing up for the two upcoming events hosted by Alumni Relations in Fort Myers and Tampa.

Throughout the years alumni and friends have gathered for a round of golf and reception in Fort Myers. This year Marietta College will host a golf scramble at the Fort Myers Country Club followed by an evening reception at Casa Ybel Resort on Sanibel Island Feb. 20.

And, we are excited to extend The Long Blue Line to Tampa with an evening of fun and reminiscence at Oystercatchers at the Grand Hyatt on Feb. 21.

Each event is a special opportunity to reconnect not only with Marietta College, but with those who make it so special, classmates and friends. Both receptions in Fort Myers and Tampa will feature a visit from Provost Sue DeWine, who will share the latest campus news, what’s going on in and outside of the classroom, as well as the progress on the new Marietta College Library.

Whether you are a local Floridian or want to get away and come join your fellow Marietta College alumni and friends in the great Sunshine State join us. All are welcome! For more information or to RSVP please visit online at www.marietta. edu/alumni/calendar.html.

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO . . .

You have a very busy life and so do your former classmates at Marietta College. The question is how to take just a moment to keep up with one another or how to rediscover long lost friends made during Pioneer days?

The answer is Marietta College Alumni Today. Now, before you think you know all there is to know about another directory project, you need to pause just a moment and get ready for a very exciting upgrade of this traditionally significant enterprise.

We all realize the utility and importance of an alumni directory. Every few years, your alma mater produces an updated edition featuring new contact information, changes in employment, additions to the family and more. By itself, this is a very worthy investment of time to fill out your questionnaire when it arrives and worth every penny to purchase the newest edition as a ready resource to remain connected to The Long Blue Line.

As the College embarks upon a long overdue updating of its directory (the last one was completed in 2002) consider what it

would mean if you could actively participate in the process.

What if you could forward a brief update on what you’ve been up to or share your fondest memories for other alumni to read?

How about the possibility of sending along a recent photo as well?

Marietta College Alumni Today will offer all of those opportunities and you’ll even get to vote for one of three attractive cover options to be used for the 2007 directory!

In a matter of just a few weeks, you’ll be receiving your information questionnaire in the mail and there’s no time like the present to fill it out and return it. That way, you’re already caught up and so are we!

So, look out for that Long Blue Line leading right to and through your mailbox this winter and join in a project that perhaps more than any other promises to keep that special Pioneer connection open, active and alive.

Marietta College Alumni Today.

Available November 2007.

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STUDENT ALUMNI COUNCIL BUILDING PRESENCE ON CAMPUS A little more than a year ago, the idea for a student alumni organization was first presented to me as the newly hired Alumni Relations marketing intern. The Marietta College Alumni Association Board of Directors expressed a keen desire to learn more about the campus community of today and how to connect with undergraduates to raise awareness of what it means to become a member of The Long Blue Line. I was given the responsibility of founding this organization, drafting its constitution, recruiting its first members and guiding its programming in support of building appreciation for ways in which to support the College even after graduation. > ELLEN DOOLITTLE I knew this would require some research. A visit to Ohio University and meeting with their Student Alumni Board and study of many of the approximately 120 private institutions with student alumni organizations around the country to see what was being done at schools the size of Marietta.

Next I conducted targeted surveys on campus to gauge student interest. When it began to look as if a student alumni group could take off, it was time to really get to work.

With MCAA support and the mission statement, constitution, and membership application in place, I announced the initiative to the student body and recruited charter members. Nominations were taken from faculty and staff, ice cream socials were held, and I passed out flyers, applications, and candy at the top of Gilman.

On a Friday in February, 23 accepted Student Alumni Council members met for the first time in Andrews Hall for an informational meeting and dinner with the MCAA Board. Over pizza we got to know one another.

Our first project sent the current seniors out to the real world with a reminder to stay in touch with the College and information on what the MCAA could do for them.

We passed out brochures, alumni bumper stickers and, of course, cookies and pop and

collected senior contact information.

In the fall, we started right away.

Dressed in our new snazzy SAC polos, we greeted freshman on move-in days offering cold water to them and their families as they hauled their belongings into their dorm rooms.

Our first big project was Homecoming, and we came up with an AWESOME idea to show the campus what we were all about. We decided to walk in the parade as a representation of The Long Blue Line. Going along with the “Once Upon a Time a Marietta College” theme, we researched historical campus events that alumni of the college would remember and current students would find interesting. The events we found from the 1950s to the current era were displayed on posters, one for each decade, and carried by SAC members dressed in stereotypical decade attire. All of the decades were connected by a long blue line of fabric covered with signatures of alumni and Student Alumni Council members.

As the semester draws to a close, the Student Alumni Council has big plans for the spring. We’ll kick off 2007 by sponsoring Student Alumni Week in order to build a sense of pride in the College.

During senior week we will sponsor a mix-n-mingle gathering for 2007 graduates and alumni at Austyn’s Restaurant in downtown Marietta.

The future looks great for the student alumni organization of Marietta College.

As I prepare to take my place in The Long Blue Line, I am certain I will remain connected to Marietta and know I will have a greater appreciation of what it means to remain involved with a place that has given me some of the best years of your life!

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Class Notes of 1930. Susan resides at a retirement center in Portsmouth, Ohio.

1930 & 1940 R. Susan Marsch ’30 (Chi Omega) wonders if there is anyone else left from the class

Homer J. Hall ’31 has many fond memories of MC, including rowing as bow man on the varsity crew when they almost beat the University of Washington

facilitating classes in memoir writing.

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John W. Becker ’50 (Alpha Tau Omega) is co-pilot in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Boat Crew Air Station in Miami. He is retired and has eight grandchildren.

Laura Wilson Adams ’52 (Chi Omega) says her Marietta College experiences provided her with some of the best chapters in her memoirs, which she is currently writing. She is also

Carol Mackey Anderson ’52, after graduating from the University of Bridgeport in ‘81 in adolescent psychology, worked at Silver Hill Psychiatric Hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, for thirteen years. She and her husband, Paul, have four children, Patricia, Karen, Deborah, and Christopher, and seven grandchildren.

Matilda Buchbinder Brust ’52 is a semi-retired pediatrician. She has been married for nearly 50 years, with two living

and being a class orator. He is now busy singing in a barbershop quartet and being an occasional lecturer on colonial maps in America. He celebrated his 95th birthday in December 2006 and would like to say hello to everyone!

Jean Johnson Shaw ’44 (Chi Omega) had an art show in May 2006 in Milford, Ohio, where she exhibited her impressions of “Hawaii and Other Beauty.”

Nine woodcuts depicting biblical themes and thirty-four water colors were displayed.

children and four grandchildren.

She is enjoying living in the heart of Manhattan close to the theatre and Lincoln Center.

approaches his 80th birthday in good health.

Charles “Chick” Peterson’s ’53 watercolor, “The Grace Deering Arrives in Boston,” merited him the Museum Purchase Award at Mystic Seaport Maritime Gallery’s 27th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition. Chick achieved national standing over the last 15 years as being among the top few painters of signed, limited edition prints in the U.S. He continues to paint every day in his Wisconsin studio as he

Robert L. Peace ’59 would like to share that he is in good health and is spending his retirement time golfing, sightseeing across the country and wintering with his RV in Texas with friends.

William R. ’59 (Alpha Sigma Phi) and Carol Shaw White’60 (Chi Omega) are enjoying their more relaxed style of retirement living, traveling and enjoying time with their family.

William E. Flower ’62 and his wife, Lynne, after being on the

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road as full-time RV’ers for the past eight years, have bought a home in Cochise County, Arizona.

Joanne Kagan Doherty ’63 announces the birth of her new grandchild, Bradley Giddens.

Joanne is still selling real estate in Jacksonville, Florida. She has done some traveling in Africa and plans to visit Thailand and Cambodia next year.

Douglas J. LaFollette ’63 has been elected to consecutive terms as Secretary of State of Wisconsin since 1986.

After graduating from Marietta College, he received his master’s from Stanford and his doctorate from Columbia. He has also been a professor, state senator, small business owner, public affairs director for the

Victor D. Powell ’62 and his XJS Jaguar won first place in its class at the Hunt Country Classic in Middleburg, VA. The car was also displayed at the nation’s Capital Jaguar Owners Club Concours d’Elegance. Vic is writing the 50-year history of the club.

Union of Concerned Scientists, and deputy director of the MidAmerica Solar Energy Complex.

Front row: Ross W. Lenhart ’66 (Alpha Sigma Phi), Louis A. Rodero ’69, Raymond G. Seidel ’68 (Alpha Sigma Phi), and Henry J. Jelinek, Jr. ’68 (Delta Upsilon), and their wives (back row), Kathy Michelson Lenhart ’68 (Chi Omega), Janet Woodhouse Rodero ’68 (Alpha Xi Delta), Virginia Mazzagatti Seidel ’69 (Sigma Sigma Sigma), and Cathy Hackett Jelinek ’69 (Alpha Xi Delta), all gathered in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, for their “Putnam Street Reunion.” They had a wonderful four-day reunion, with many memories, positive discussion about the College, and great fun.

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Julia Hammond Eckerty ’65 and husband, Don, are still living in Midland, Texas, and enjoying their three grandchildren, Morgan, and the twins, Ryan and Katherine.

Marian Bowers Natale ’65 (Alpha Xi Delta) and her husband, Karl, have retired and relocated to North Carolina, but have a cottage on Cape Cod in which to spend their summers.

David C. Peace, III ’65 (Delta Upsilon), after 41 years in the “real world” is now back in the “best world,” the college classroom and is enjoying every minute! He is taking courses at Nebraska Wesleyan University after ten years in the Navy and

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Sandra Rebhan Folk ’70 recently attended her 40th high school reunion in Danbury, Connecticut, and ran into one of her high school classmates, who told her that he went to law school in Virginia with one of her Marietta classmates, Theodore H. Ritter ’70. She is recently divorced, and has a tax practice with a business partner and also does some financial consulting.

Joyce Mixer Caputo ’71 is in her fourth year as superintendent of schools for the Mohawk Central School District in Mohawk, New York.

Nancy Ryan Cook ’71 is starting her second year of retirement after 28 years of teaching special education for Brick Township in the New Jersey school system. Her calendar is still full, but she and her husband, Chris, still enjoy visiting the Caribbean in February.

David E. Richardson ’71 was awarded a Master of Divinity from Palmer Theological

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the rest in investment banking in Lincoln, Nebraska. He wishes all the best to his Marietta friends!

Rexford M. Ennis ’68 (Alpha Tau Omega), retired from CREG Systems Corp. this fall and moved with his wife, Jan, to New York to research his book on the life of Charles Goodwin Emery. Jan and Rex live on Grindstone Island. They can only get off the island by ice punt, but they do have daily mail service so drop them a line this winter.

Wayne M. Rathyen ’68 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) is the founding father of TKE at the University of Hawaii and is a retired Lt.

Colonel from the U.S. Army.

Paul D. Adams ’69 (Alpha Tau Omega) was recently appointed coordinator of public relations and publications at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Prior to this, he was associate director of development at Old Sturbridge Village, with responsibilities for grant writing and for cultivating corporate support for exhibits and programs. He has been married for 27 years, has four children and lives in Brimfield, Massachusetts. As a competitive cyclist, Paul cycles more than 3,000 miles each year.

Alison Hyman Palmer ’69 has owned her own house-cleaning business in Virginia Beach since 1985. She was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Residential Cleaning Services International.

She enjoys her leisure time with her five-year-old twin grandkids.

Cristina Campbell Rathyen ’69 (Chi Omega) is teaching in a large urban high school in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is a College Board consultant for the Advanced Placement Literature Examination. She enjoys visiting her grandchildren, writing articles on education and teaching, and is involved in an opera outreach program at the high school level.

Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in May 2006. In addition he owns the Glass Press, the Union Station building and Putnam Street Commons in downtown Marietta.

Stephen A. Critchlow ’72 (Delta Tau Delta) is a service representative with LabCorp, a national medical diagnostic lab company in the Pittsburgh area.

He recently toured Eastern Europe and viewed historic and religious sights in Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

James P. Tatman ’72 (Alpha Sigma Phi) is in his 35th year teaching science at Bexley High School in Ohio. He continues to run his canoe camp during the summers on Lake Temagami in Ontario, Canada.

Robert H. Ward ’72, and his wife, Linda, have moved to the heart of Cajun country, Lafayette, Louisiana, to be closer to their children.

Elizabeth Whitehouse Manley ’73 and her husband are enjoying their house on the eastern shore of Maryland and are commuting to and from New York.

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Brian P. Wills ’74 (Delta Upsilon) and his wife, Gail Mowbray Wills ’74 (Chi Omega), gathered in July for a reunion and to toast their marriage at Douglas P. ’73 and Susan Hayes Terry ’74’s home in Newton, Pennsylvania. Also present were Kenneth L. Cooke ’71 (Delta Upsilon), Mary Wenks Dinneen ’74 (Alpha Xi Delta), James C. Fisher ’74, and Barbara Strumpl. ues to do well.

Dana S. Burnsides ’74 (Alpha Tau Omega) and Katherine F. Keith ’76 were married on July 8, 2006 at their home in Spring, Texas. Dana is working as a staff reservoir engineer for Citation Oil and Gas Corp. in Houston and Kitty will be substitute teaching. They welcome contact from any of their college friends, particularly those from AST and ATO. Elizabeth A. Kerr ’74 is currently working as a chiropractic assistant by day and moonlighting as an attendant in a

Chinese-owned laundromat.

Miles N. Fowler ’74, who works for Standard and Poor, lives close by where she works, so Elizabeth and Miles chat after work. She also occasionally runs into Michael C. Friend ’74 in Whole Foods. Mike is station manager for WNRN radio in Central Virginia.

Sheryl Vaneff Weber ’74 (Alpha Gamma Delta), after 23 years in education, is finally teaching at the level she wanted to teach when she graduated from college. She has given up being an administrator at the elementary level to return to the

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Todd W. Butt ’75 is settling into retirement from the paperboard industry and keeps busy doing watercolor painting. His works have been in several local exhibits. Todd remarried in July of 2005 and encourages all to visit when in the Trenton, Ohio, area or via email.

Barbara Ewing Cockroft ’75 (Sigma Kappa) was inducted into the Plain Local Schools (Stark Co., Ohio) Hall of Distinction for Outstanding Alumni (May 2006). She was also nominated for the Disney Hand Teacher Award, a national award recognizing excellence and creativity in teaching, and has become certified as a National Board Certified Teacher. classroom where she is teaching world history to high school freshmen and sophomores.

John N. Bendo ’75 (Tau Epsilon Phi) and Mary Buemi LoPresti ’74 married on August 21, 2004.

G. Curtis Brown ’75 (Delta Tau Delta) and Sally L. Johnson Brown ’74 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) resigned from AI Root Candle Co. and American Red Cross of Medina Co. respectively, and are taking a temporary two-year assignment with the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church in Jackson County, Mississippi, to coordinate work teams for rebuilding houses damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Martin Reid Klingeman ’75 (Lambda Chi Alpha) is a NASCAR commentator on pit lane and holds a position hosting ABC’s coverage of the Indy 500. Marty started his broadcasting career at MC in the WCMO studios.

Deborah Schiff Robinson ’75 (Alpha Xi Delta) is the world languages consultant for the Ohio Department of Education and is particularly pleased with Marietta College’s programs that provide students with opportunities to explore the world, both on campus and abroad.

Karol A. Ballantine ’80 has a new job as the director of environmental services for Tetra

Bruce E. Jankura ’77 (Delta Upsilon) married Diane L. Davidson Etler on June 5, 2004, and they are now kept busy with their combined family.

Barbara Skinner Vanett ’75 is chairperson of the 2007 American Heart Association Annual Heart Ball in the Southern Region.

Joyce Batson Harris ’76 (Sigma Kappa) has recently been accepted at Concord University’s School of Law. She is employed with Deloitte & Touch LLP and serves as their small business liaison for their federal practice.

Dorothy J. Walker ’76 is enjoying her pursuit of a Master of Liberal Studies at the University of Toledo.

Tech, Inc. in central California.

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Cindy Schrieber Settles (Sigma Kappa), Pam Uhl Brownlee (Chi Omega), Mary Scully Bissell (Sigma Kappa), Lynn Pender Marinacci, Kathy Worthington Gerrish (Sigma Kappa), Janis Mee Borie, Heather Dickey Schneeberger, Kathleen Dolan Honish (Chi Omega), Ann Pugliese Bodenheimer (Sigma Kappa), all class of 1979, and Bitsy Lance Johnson ’78 have continued to remain good friends since college and this year held a reunion at Ann’s house in Rhode Island.

Deborah Jaffee Butvin ’80 and her husband, Donald J. Butvin ’81, are relocating from Midland to Plano, Texas. Don is working for Denbury Resources. They are “empty nesters” now with both their sons in college. Don

Jon E. Hall ’78 (Lambda Chi Alpha), wife, Merri, and daughter, Ashley K. Hall ’07, drove 14,640 miles and flew another 13,445 miles to see baseball at all 30 major-league ballparks this summer.

Alan J. Abrams ’76 is vice president for communications with Momentum Worldwide, and manages the media center at the Buick Open PGA Tour event in Grand Blanc, Michigan. He served as emcee for the award ceremony when Tiger Woods won the Buick International in San Diego earlier this year.

is celebrating and Debbie is in mourning!

Arturo T. de Lamerens ’80 is the database administrator with United States Sugar Corp. in Clewiston, Florida.

James M. Loome ’78, after working for Peace Corps, World Bank, Beoz Allen, and International Paper, has co-founded Summit Timber Advisors and lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with his wife and three children.

wife, Kathryn Dial Johnbull ’81, are very proud grandparents of Kayla Alexis Johnbull born January 2005 to daughter, Emily.

Ombo Johnbull ’80 and his

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John Scott ’80 (Lambda Chi Alpha), after 26 years with Procter & Gamble, was recently appointed manager, Global Skin Care Business Development.

He also volunteers for several non-profit organizations, serving as vice president for the local Boy Scout Council. His wife, Kathy, and he are celebrating 25 years of marriage and are the parents of Brianna, (8th grade), and Gabriel, (7th grade). He would love to hear from any Lambda Chi Alpha’s.

Christopher C. Dunphy ’81 (Delta Upsilon) has retired from the U.S. Navy and is working for Lockheed Martin on the presidential helicopter project. The family will be relocating to St. Mary’s County, Maryland.

Matthew B. Weekley ’81, a partner with Plante & Moran, PLLC, is the leader of the firm’s Health & Human Services practice. Plante & Moran serves clients throughout the Great Lakes region. Matt continues to reside in Dublin, Ohio, with his wife, Joanne, and children, Heather and Mark.

Christine Cole Cea ’85 (Alpha Xi Delta), this past spring moved from Smith Barney to UBS Financial Services Inc. She is a financial advisor with the New Albany branch in Columbus, Ohio.

Scott A. Johnson ’85 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) has begun his own environmental services company called Environmental Strategies in Austin, Texas.

Thomas W. Hewett ’86 and his wife, Renata, welcomed Erika Deana into their family on February 17, 2005. She joins Mia, (6), and Gabi, (9).

Brian P. Rothenberg ’88 (Delta Tau Delta) has left the Ohio Democratic Party to be executive director of a newly formed non-profit organization called ProgressOhio.org, which is a pro bono public relations and marketing organization for progressive and

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Brian P. Breen ’82 has been named to Global Finance magazine’s 2006 list of “Who’s Who in Treasury & Cash Management”. Mr. Breen is vice president and treasurer of the Simmons Bedding Company. neighborhood causes from the grassroots level to Statehouse issues. Brian was recognized in 2006 by the Aurora High School alumni association as a Distinguished Alumnus.

Helen Stuessy Spencer ’88 (Alpha Xi Delta) and her husband, Slade, welcomed their second child, Andrew Dax Spencer, on April 18, 2006. Andrew joins big sister, Samantha, (2). Nellie is a marketing manager for the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP in Philadelphia.

Diane P. Bria-Wharton ’88 is still an upbeat CPA, working as the finance director at The Chrysalis House long-term residential facility for women recovering from substance abuse.

She is also a power seller on eBay and is an Arbonne International consultant. She just completed Landmark Education’s “Curriculum for Living” and is embarking on Landmark’s six-month program entitled the “Introduction Leaders Program.”

David J. Alban ’89 has two sons, Blayde, (14), and Sterling, (8).

Jennifer Riegle Buckman ’89 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) currently works part-time as contract administrator for CH2M HILL

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Jessica Lane Rommel ’86 (Alpha Xi Delta) was appointed by State School Superintendent Dr. Randy Dunn to the Advisory Council for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to serve a term that ends in January of 2007. while she is trying to spend as much time as possible with her little one before baby is too big to play with mommy.

Captain Matthews is now commander of the Military Personnel Flight (MPF) at Peterson AFB, CO.

Lovella Sue Wood Ickes ’89 is now retired and works part-time for the United States Census Bureau doing various government surveys. She has also been a great grandmother for two years.

Andrew W. Witouski ’89 and his wife, Elizabeth Nagy Witouski ’90 (Chi Omega), have three girls, Delayna, (8), and twins, Elle, (5), and Dayton, (5). Andrew is now a vice president of regional sales for Medical Services Corp. Beth works as a customer service manager for an environmental laboratory, Severn Trent Laboratories, Inc. Their household keeps them busy with activities they enjoy, including golfing, hiking, camping, and soccer.

John C. Matthews ’89 (Alpha Sigma Phi) and family have returned to the U.S. after being stationed in Germany for the past three years. At Ramstein AB, Captain Matthews was the chief of personnel, Wartime Operations and Plans Division (A1X) for 16th Air Force.

Andrea “Andi” Parhamovich ’00, who was a civilian working in Iraq, was killed in an ambush of her convoy as it traveled through one of Baghdad’s most dangerous neighborhoods on Jan. 17, 2007. She was in Iraq advising public officials and political parties as part of the National Democratic Institute. As her untimely death made national news, College officials received very special messages from alumni and friends recalling Ms. Parhamovich’s intelligence and energy, both during her time on campus and after she left Marietta College looking to make a difference in the world.

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Nicol Nixon-Auguste ’93 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) has been awarded a Ph.D. in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Daniel E. Bruskin ’93 (Tau Epsilon Phi) and his wife, Lynne, are proud parents of a new baby boy, Benjamin Ryan, born March 10, 2006.

Leah Gruczkowski Holland ’93 and her husband, Tom, welcomed their first child, Grace Irene, on September 19, 2005. They live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Paul J. Hunter ’90 (Delta Upsilon) and his wife, Amy, would like to announce the most recent addition to their family, Zachary Joseph Hunter, born Monday, July 24, 2006. He joins big sisters Lauren, (11), Kristin, (9), and Megan, (6).

Angela Lang McCutcheon ’91 has left the position of director of microcomputer training at Washington State Community College to become the director of electronic thesis and dissertation with Ohio University.

Tina A. Gianfagna ’92 is now president of the non-profit organization Creating Hope (creating-hope.org) which was started by her late daughter, Jeanette Gianfagna Shamblen ’85.

Paul O. (Alpha Sigma Phi) and Carolyn Van Horn Loub (Alpha Xi Delta), both ’92, proudly announce the birth of their third child, Sean Patrick, on November 10, 2005. Sean has two brothers, Jack, (5), and Nicholas, (3).

Elizabeth Morgan-Mattiassi ’92 (Sigma Kappa) and her husband, Joseph, welcomed a daughter, Amanda Louise, born August 24, 2006. They are still living in Watchung, New Jersey.

Dawn Cooper Nesselroad ’93 has accepted a school counselor position at Morgan High School (Ohio). She has worked in the Morgan Local School District for twelve years, most recently teaching special education.

Andrea J. Rourke ’93 (Chi Omega), after more than ten years as the assistant athletic trainer at the University of Massachusetts, is leaving to become the athletic trainer at Grafton High School in Grafton, Massachusetts. She will now have more time to pursue her other two loves, photography and rowing.

Robert W. Burrows ’94 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) and Jill Perlick Burrows ’94 (Chi Omega) have recently moved to Ashburn, Virginia, where Rob is chief operations officer for a computer consulting company.

He also recently completed his Master in Science and Computer Information Systems from the University of Phoenix.

Jill is an independent consultant for Southern Living at Home and a part-time human resources director. She is currently pursuing a Master in Business Administration with an emphasis in human resource management. Jill and Rob have two children, Avery, (4), and Kendall, (2).

Paul A. Giannotti ’94 (Delta Tau Delta) and Amy Wooddell Giannotti ’95 are pleased to announce the birth of their second daughter, Maren Gray, born June 6, 2006, in Winter Park, Florida. Maren joins her big sister, Allie, who is almost 3! Paul serves as senior athletic trainer for Rollins College, and Amy works for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and for the Cambrian Foundation, a not-for-profit underwater research organization.

Alan R. Nay ’94 and Christine C. Bittner ’92 are married and live in Seattle. They have a twoyear-old daughter, Piper.

Christopher J. Ciulla ’95 and his wife, Denise, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Annmarie, on February 23, 2006. Chris is in his eighth year of teaching American history at Jane Addams Business Careers Center of the Cleveland Municipal School District.

Classmates and friends can reach him at ciulla22@sbcglobal.net.

Barbara J. Freeland ’95 has retired from the Fresno County Office of Education, but will be continuing for a while as a parttime contractor.

Andrea B. Reusser ’95 has accepted an administrative position with the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in Lenox, Massachusetts. BUTI is a music program for high school students who take classes and perform in ensembles coached by members of the Boston University College of Fine Arts faculty and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

David B. Watts ’95 and his wife, Kate, welcomed their son, Jackson David Watts, to their family May 27, 2006.

Melissa Van Dyne Yates ’95 and her husband, Patrick, have two children, Wesley, (14), and Owen, (6). Melissa is the executive support staff person for Lake Erie College’s vice presidents for advancement, administration and finance, and chief of staff.

Dannette Gonzales Bennett ’96 and her husband, Aldryck, welcomed their second daughter, Annalise Rose, on August 2, 2006. Dannette has also accepted a promotion to chief operating officer of Foundation Construction payroll service.

Jennifer Clark Bennett ’96 (Alpha Xi Delta) and her husband, Joseph, welcomed their daughter, Taylor Joan Bennett, to the family on April 12, 2006.

She joins big brother, Carter.

Jennifer is now working as an inside sales executive for Dice. com, an on-line job board, similar to Monster.com, but geared only for technology and engineering candidates. They are enjoying their life in Iowa.

Gretchen West Davis ’96 (Sigma Kappa) and her husband, Troy, welcomed their second baby, Cree Alexander, on March 16, 2006. He has a big sister, Lyra, who is 3 years old.

They are living in Saint Albans, West Virginia, where she is a veterinarian.

Jason C. Rebrook ’96 and Erin Conroy Rebrook ’99 would like to announce their daughter’s first birthday.

Katelyn Grace turned 1 year old on September 16, 2006.

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Ann M. Dunning ’96 was married to Brian Dudte on October 7, 2006. The couple resides near Cincinnati, Ohio, where Ann works as an information technology manager overseeing model office production support for Great American Financial Resources.

Cooper February 15, 2006.

He joins big sister, Julia Ann Cooper, born March 19, 2004. Eric is employed at the Waterford Commercial and Savings Bank as an officer. He also coaches varsity football and wrestling at Waterford High School (Ohio).

Heidi L. Terry ’96 has left her registrar position at Radford University in Virginia to accept a similar position at Eastern Kentucky University.

Jason R. Crum ’97 (Alpha Tau Omega) and Erin Shanbrom Crum ’00 announce the birth of the newest addition to their family, Noah Edwin Crum, born September 5, 2006. Pictures can be viewed on their website under Peek-A-Boo babies.

Susan Denbow Griffin ’97 (Alpha Xi Delta) and husband, Kirby, welcomed their first child on January 14, 2006, Mackenzie Kay Griffin.

Robert E. Guyton ’97 graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary on May 20, 2006, with a Master of Divinity.

He is residing in Lexington, Kentucky. His email address is chip_guyton@ asburyseminary.edu.

Bronwyn Burger Tucker ’96 married Scott Tucker on September 28, 1996. After graduation she worked for several non-profit organizations, including the Playhouse Square Foundation and the Cleveland Botanical Gardens.

After staying home with her children, Breeana Lynae and Scot Ian, for six years, she recently has re-entered the workforce as the director of admissions and enrollment for Open Door Christian School, where she is also an alumna.

Michael L. Blagg ’97 and his wife, Melissa, are announcing the birth of their first son, Austin Michael Blagg, on April 18, 2006.

Eric R. Cooper ’97 and wife, Kim, welcomed Judson Thomas

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Marietta College friends who have helped them through this difficult time. Eric is still director of the annual fund and associate director of major gifts at Muskingum College.

Erin Sicard Naus ’97 (Alpha Xi Delta) married Gerald Naus January 7, 2006. She has accepted a position as program and clinical director at Walden Family Services in San Diego, California.

Natalie R. Basil ’98 married her partner, Shelley Adriance, on July 29, 2005. The couple has recently relocated to Franklin, Massachusetts, where Natalie is serving as the director of residence life at Dean College.

Holly Bowen Duncan ’97 (Chi Omega) and her husband, Joseph, are the proud parents of, Abigail Mae, who was born November 11, 2005.

Reid M. Brockett ’98 is teaching 2nd grade at Golson Elementary School in Marianna, Florida, and is also officiating college basketball for the ACC, Big South, and MEAC conferences.

Maleah Thorpe Gustafson ’97 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) and Eric P. Gustafson ’97 (Delta Tau Delta) welcomed their first child, Ethan Thomas Peaslee Gustafson, on June 2, 2005.

Unfortunately he was with them only a short time and passed away on June 14, 2005, but brought joy to all who met him.

They are thankful to all of their

Maria R. Louis-Slaby ’98 earned her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Tennessee in May of 2004. She and her husband, James W. Slaby ’98, are in Akron, Ohio, where Jim is an operations facilitator in surface expedite at FedEx and Maria is the director of research and development at

Martha J. Alarie-Harris ’98 (Chi Omega) got together for their annual “girls weekend” with fellow MC grads, Kelli Jo McNemar ’98, Emily Johnson Fraizer ’98, (with daughter, Alayna Fraizer), Kelly A. Wolf ’98, (holding Gwendolyn Harris), Martha, and Nicole Westin.

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PsyMax Solutions in Cleveland.

Julie A. Wilkes ’98 (Chi Omega) celebrated her 30th birthday last December (2005).

It was a birthday of triumph as she passed her longest revised life expectancy. Sent home from the hospital at birth, after 6 weeks of intensive care for a severely enlarged and damaged heart, she was not expected to live beyond a matter of months.

Surviving heart failure several times during her childhood, she was encouraged by an elementary gym teacher to strengthen her heart by running. Her own success inspired her mission to educate others on fitness and health, resulting in Julie starting her own fitness company, Push Point Fitness, and workout video, “Core Results.” Julie balances her fitness teaching with her career at Accenture as a human resources representative.

Rebecca Gasior Booth ’99 and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of their second child, Joshua Robert, born May 31, 2006. They also have a 2-yearold son, Daniel. The Booth family resides in Germantown, Ohio, near Dayton.

Shuan Butcher ’99 chaired a weekend-long national youth leadership program in April, called Key Leader. Shuan is founder and president of Inspire to Serve, a training and consulting company that specializes in organizational and personal development.

Meredith Mazza Dresnier ’99 and her husband, Jeremy, had a daughter, Eden Marie, on August 25, 2006. They are living in Arlington, Virginia, and Jeremy is working for Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr Law firm in Washington, DC. Eden is the granddaughter of Ed and Yvette La Follette Mazza ’71. Yvette’s photos of Eden can be viewed at www. paintingsbyyvette.com.

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Amanda Sullivan Flesher ’99 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) wed Brian D. Flesher ’00 on October 23, 2006. Jason R. Noble ’99 and his wife, Danielle Boettcher Noble ’99, were the photographers.

Jean Tuley Linkous ’99 and her husband, Craig, welcome their new little boy, Nathaniel Byrd Linkous, June 12, 2006.

Nathaniel joins big sisters, Isabelle and Olivia.

Philena M. Myers ’99 received her Master of Science in Marketing and Communication from Franklin University in 2003 and has recently joined State

Farm Insurance as the northern Ohio field marketing analyst.

Andrea J. Nay ’99, after finishing her master’s degree in English in June 2006, became licensed through the state of Ohio in health, life, and variable annuities. She is also working on reopening her father’s independent insurance brokerage company. Andrea and her mother, Joyce, accepted the MCAA Service Award in her father’s honor, Jim ’66, during Homecoming.

Kristen Price Oberhaus ’99 recently visited Erin Conroy Rebrook ’99 at her new home in Connecticut. From left to right are Jordanne Oberhaus, 18 months old, Elizabeth Oberhaus, 3 years old, Jacob Rebrook, 3 years old and Kaila Oberhaus, 6 years old.

Matthew D. Parker ’03 is working for Brabender Cox, a political and media consulting firm.

He was campaign manager for Congressman Bob Ney and is chairman of the Belmont County Republican Party.

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John F. Buonanno ’00 is living in Connecticut where he and his father, Frank, own and manage Black Horse Garage, which services and restores fine antique and collectible automobiles.

Hillary Leckrone Nethers ’00 and Rodney G. Nethers ’00 were married March 27, 2006, in Leesburg, Virginia.

Rebecca Bremer DuBray ’00 (Chi Omega) and her husband, Ron, welcomed the newest member of the DuBray family, Kayleigh Elizabeth, on June 25, 2006. She joins big brother, Zachary.

Molly J. Cerett ’00 and Griffin D. McCabe ’01 were wed in September of 2005.

Gretchen McWilliams Hollingsworth ’00 married Derek Hollingsworth on April 13, 2006 in Winder, Georgia.

Nathanael T. Long ’01 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) is on active duty in the Navy. He has enlisted for five years.

Amanda Stollar Montgomery ’01 (Alpha Xi Delta) married Rodney G. Montgomery, May 21, 2005, in Lower Salem, Ohio. She is working at Pioneer Chevrolet, Cadillac, Chrysler, Jeep.

Brooke Passen Simmons ’02 and husband, JJ, want to introduce their new addition, Kassandra Jae, now one year old. Big brother, Jarrett, (3), couldn’t be prouder. Brooke is employed by Nationwide Insurance as a workers’ compensation claims examiner. They currently reside in Galloway, Ohio.

Johanna Malamen Gross ’02 and Christopher Paul Gross were married July 1, 2006, in Denver, Colorado.

Jessica A. Sullivan ’02 has graduated from Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law. While at Ohio Northern, she was active in the Phi Alpha Legal fraternity and received the Real Estate Transactions Book Award.

Rachel L. Creasy ’04 (Chi Omega) has been in the Cleveland area for about two years. She has received her Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations and is currently working with a staffing firm, Staffing Solutions Enterprises, as a workforce manager.

Tyler J. Johnson ’04 (Delta Tau Delta) and Jessica N. Sears ’04 (Chi Omega) were married on August 4, 2006. Many other MC alumni were in attendance to help them celebrate the event. They are now residing in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Tyler is a software engineer and Jessica is a teacher.

Katherine Treadway McCrady ’04 recently married Douglas D. McCrady ’02. They reside in Allen, TX. Seth A. Meinzen ’04 (Delta Upsilon) is living in Mission, Kansas, with his wife, Claire.

Two years ago, he started his own business, Regatta Tracker LLC, designed to allow specta-

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Melissa L. Kimutis ’03 (Sigma Kappa) married Scott A. Koskoski on June 10, 2006, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They now reside in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she is a bank manager at SunTrust. Among those at the wedding were fellow alumni, Andrea Bella-Wilson ’02, Karie L. Hensler ’03, Jayme L. Kaczanoski ’03, and Brynn M. Mahoney ’03. tors the ability to easily watch long-distance racing sports by viewing a live, graphical representation of the race.

Jeremiah L. Moyers ’04, a sergeant in the U. S. Army, will be serving a tour of duty in the Middle East, spending a year in Kuwait, Iran and Afghanistan.

Kristy Brown Vernon ’04 was married on June 10, 2006.

She is an elementary Spanish teacher at Flaherty Elementary in Meade County, Kentucky, and is pursuing her master’s in Spanish at the University of Louisville.

Brant R. Dye ’05 and Rachel M. Boudreau ’04 were married on September 30, 2006.

Groomsmen were Brian T. Samol ’04 and Frederick A.

Risovich ’05. Maid of honor was Salena S. McIlwain ’04.

Brant is employed by Oak Express in Columbus, Ohio, and Rachel is a teacher for Buckeye Valley Local Schools in Delaware, Ohio.

Melissa L. Jones ’05 (Chi Omega) and Neil A. Thompson ’05 were married on August 19, 2006.

John W. Junkin ’05 is an industrial chemist at Chrome Core of America in Cleveland, Ohio, working with chrome plating and EPA hazard standards.

Richard A. Miyajima ’05 is teaching English to over 600 middle school students in the Hunan Province of China through World Teach, a program sponsored by Harvard University.

David C. Holdaway ’05 and Lauren E. Stermer ’06 were married in Gainesville, Florida, in July 2006. David and Lauren plan to reside in Australia.

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Daniel S. Larson ’05 is in his first season as assistant coach with the Colgate Red Raiders. As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Larson lettered three seasons in football, earning All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors at defensive end in his senior season.

He received his bachelor’s degree from Wisconsin-Eau Claire in mass communications/public relations and received his master’s degree from Marietta College in education.

Lindsay R. Shuba ’05 (Sigma Kappa) served as campaign manager for Joy Padgett’s run for Congress in Ohio’s 18th Congressional District. Lindsay formerly worked for the Ohio Republican Party before leaving to run Padgett’s campaign.

Thomas D. Perry ’05 and his wife Traci, announce the birth of their daughter, Taylor Danielle Perry, who was born January 19, 2006. Tom and Traci are both employed at Marietta College and reside in Belpre, Ohio.

Augustine W. “Gus” Schatzel

Friends

celebrated his 90th birthday August 5, 2006. He helped coach Marietta College’s crew team in the late ’40s. He follows the team at the Dad Vail, where he was a judge for several years in the ’70s. He has fond memories of his days at Marietta College and wrote about them briefly in his autobiography, Memories. He has been blessed with a successful career, and wonderful children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Timothy W. Byers ’06 (Lambda Chi Alpha) and Valerie M. Tharp ’04, ’06 (Chi Omega) were married on September 30, 2006, with over one hundred members of the Marietta College family in attendance. The couple now resides in The Woodlands, Texas, where Tim works for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

CLASS NOTES

IN MEMORIAM CLASS OF 1920s

CLASS OF 1950s

Grace Bengel Sullivan ’23 (Sigma Kappa) of Athens, OH (9/16/2006).

Elaine Childs Gowell ’50 of Seattle, WA (6/26/2006).

CLASS OF 1930s Merrill L. Shutts ’37 of Vienna, WV (4/26/2006).

CLASS OF 1940s Mary B. Allen ’40 (Chi Omega) of Salisbury, MD (7/4/2006).

Dorothy Hupp Ward ’41 (Sigma Kappa) of Oklahoma City, OK (11/3/2006).

Robert H. Kessner ’42 of Honolulu, HI (9/30/2006).

Brady G. Johnson ’50 (Delta Upsilon) of Newark, OH (10/20/2006).

Ramona Rose Jones ’50 of Sonora, KY (5/6/2006).

Edward J. Locke ’50 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Marietta, OH (10/31/2006). Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Sellers Locke ’48.

James G. Morris ’50 of Lexington, KY (10/29/2006).

(Chi Omega) of Lyndhurst, OH (9/15/2006). Survivors include her husband, Gabriel G. Jeantheau ’54.

John T. Lecardo ’56 of Fort Pierce, FL (6/4/2006).

Jerald L. Maus ’56 (Delta Upsilon) of Chagrin Falls, OH (10/10/2006). Survivors include his wife, Ruth Greschner Maus ’56.

CLASS OF 1960s Jean Herman Tyimok ’61 (Chi Omega) of Shelton, CT (10/28/2006).

Patrick H. Lewis, Jr. ’75 of Morgantown, WV (10/6/2006).

CLASS OF 1980s Andrew C. Androsac ’85 of Houston, TX (11/5/2006).

Daniel T. Powell ’87 of Summerville, SC (8/14/2006).

CLASS OF 2000s Andrea “Andi” Parhamovich ’00 of Perry, OH (1/17/2007).

Penelope Belden Black ’65 of Troy, MT (8/10/2006).

Megan E. Collins ’02 of Deland, FL (7/12/2006).

Marc S. Cummings ’65 of Meriden, CT (6/20/2006).

FRIENDS OF MARIETTA Esther Johnson Dawes of Columbus, OH (11/1/2006).

Survivors include her son, Charles J. Dawes ’71.

Pauline B. Whetsell of Marietta, OH (8/20/2006). Survivors include her daughters, Pamela Whetsell Stephanik ’77 and Linda Whetsell Reed ’71, and sons, William B. Whetsell ’70 and Robert L. Whetsell ’70.

Evelyn Hutchison Pfaff ’42 of Columbus, OH (8/10/2006).

Mary Etta Taylor Norman ’50 (Chi Omega) of Morristown, TN (10/14/2006).

Kenneth B. Vosler, Jr. ’47 of Mason, OH (7/18/2006).

Jack B. Salisbury ’50 of Woodsfield, OH (10/2/2006).

William J. Anderson ’49 of Parkersburg, WV (10/15/2006).

Jason C. Yost ’51 of Newark, OH (10/12/2006).

Monty Kraham ’66 of West Palm Beach, FL (6/3/2006).

Survivors include his wife, Janeen Jennrich Kraham ’67.

Raymond H. Dotson ’49 of Parkersburg, WV (9/20/2006).

Charlotte Parkin Hardy ’52 of Marietta, OH (11/15/2006.

Karen Matson Barton ’69 of Winchester, MA (7/19/2006).

David R. Pyles ’49 of Williamstown, WV (8/30/2006).

Survivors include his son, Michael D. Pyles ’74.

Daniel T. Reese ’52 of Fleming, OH (11/25/2006).

Robert E. Mylar ’69 of Pinehurst, NC (4/22/2006).

James H. Shreeves ’49 of Parkersburg, WV (6/12/2006).

CLASS OF 1970s

Charles E. Cooper ’53 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Ravenswood, WV (8/5/2006).

Sara Howe Jeantheau ’56

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

A charitable gift annuity is a simple contract between you and Marietta College. In exchange for your irrevocable gift of cash or securities, the College will pay you and/or another person you name a guaranteed lifetime income.

Charitable gift annuities provide multiple donor benefits.

• Lifetime income is predictable, dependable, and includes a tax-free portion, often half of the income or more.

• Capital gains taxes are prorated over the investor’s lifetime for gifts of appreciated securities. No capital gains tax is due at the time the gift annuity is transferred.

• Donors may take a charitable deduction from their income tax for the portion of the transaction designated as a charitable gift. This portion is based on the ages of and number of beneficiaries.

•

Income from a charitable gift annuity is backed by the assets of Marietta College.

• Annuities are administered and invested at no cost to the donor.

Sample Gift Annuity Rate

Age* Gift Annuity Rate

60 5.7%

70 6.5%

80 8.0%

90 11.3% *One person’s age, rate will change in two-life annuities.

For more information on charitable gift annuities, email Charles Powell at giving@marietta.edu or call 800-274-4704.

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celebration. This group will represent a wide range of interests and constituencies and will also serve in an advisory capacity on issues relating to communications and marketing as we move forward with aggressive programs to create greater recognition and awareness of all Marietta College has to offer.

While that is far short of the 22 sub-committees created for the organization and coordination of the centennial anniversary, I am confident we can get the job done. It may seem premature to launch this effort in the winter of 2007, but there is much to do.

At the same time that we will be planning how best to move forward with preparations for our 175th, we will also be actively soliciting support for an accompanying fundraising campaign that seeks to generate $50 million by June 30, 2009. Just as with our anniversary planning, we will focus on the College’s most significant priorities. Those include The Marietta College Library and endowment to ensure the future strength of the College. We will focus our endowment effort on four areas: student support, including need-based aid and scholarships as well as internships, study abroad, and undergraduate research; faculty positions and support; building on our strengths in leadership and the sciences; and unrestricted endowment to benefit the whole College. These objectives are not only fundamental to the College’s future, but they also reflect its traditional mission and commitment.

It really is quite interesting to go back to the anniversary addresses of past presidents and see how the themes of scholarship, student support, and the advancement of both the liberal arts and preparation for professions were identified upon the founding of the College and affirmed repeatedly throughout our history.

As we approach our 175th anniversary, it seems particularly fitting that we hold those fundamentals closer than ever, celebrate their enduring impact upon the lives of our students and the ultimate benefits they hold for generations to come.

Jean A. Scott President

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