Trailblazer (Winter 2009)

Legacy Library opening draws crowds…and smiles $17.5 MILLION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT COMES TO A CLOSE AS SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS

B

iology major Bonnie Smith ’09 found a quiet spot on the top floor of the newly opened Legacy Library and began working on her laptop. “I love it,” Smith said as she propped her legs up on a cushioned ottoman in front of her chair.

Nearby sat Amber Vance ’12 looking over her class notes and sizing up the spacious fourth-floor setting. “I really like the collapsible shelving,” she said.

“Everything is so high-tech, and it’s also very pretty.”

The start of the spring 2009 semester brought a light dusting of snow, as well as the opening of the newest structural addition to Marietta College’s campus. On the first floor, the space in front of the welcome desk was bustling as library staff greeted students, staff and faculty who came in to explore the 53,000-square-foot building and participate in the 2009 Book Brigade.

Alumnus Roger Patterson ’62, who participated in the original “Operation Book Brigade” in 1961, returned to campus to carry a few armloads of books to the New Book area on the first floor. The building was filled with smiling faces.

“We’re getting very positive reactions from students,” said Dr. Douglas Anderson, Director of the Library. “We’ve heard the word ‘awesome’ frequently.”

The new library was made possible by generous donations from alumni and Friends of the College. Lead donors for the construction included Robert ’68 and Emilie Dyson, Robert F.X. and Laura Baudo Sillerman ’68, Eric ’64 and Barbara Berman Dobkin ’65, and Dave ’78 and Brenda Rickey. A formal dedication ceremony for the Legacy Library is being planned for May 8.

Anticipation for the opening of the $17.5 million library began from the time the project broke ground in May 2007, and lasted throughout the many milestones reached during construction, including the naming of the building, the all-night concrete pour and the topping off ceremony last spring.

“Throughout the construction process we’ve had great interest from the campus community,” Anderson said. “For the first week, we wanted to be able to show the campus community all that this fantastic building has to offer.”—GS

First day photo gallery www.flickr.com/photos/mariettacollege/ sets/72157612451543989/

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dr. Jean A. Scott

I

write this message during the holiday season, knowing you will read it early in the New Year. As 2008 turns into 2009, serious economic challenges affect our global society, our personal lives, and of course, Marietta College. For most of us who do not remember the Great Depression, it is sobering to be told that this is the most severe financial crisis our country has faced

of the Education Department was named our newest McCoy Faculty member.

Second, alumni and friends of the College remain supportive both personally and financially. I am very proud to say that in these difficult times, you have recognized that Marietta College students deserve your support, and you have responded at record levels to our requests for the Marietta You are making it “Bolstered by your generosity, we are continuing the Legacy Campaign Fund. possible for students to with an emphasis on raising endowment to ensure the strength of the study abroad, for the ColCollege both today and tomorrow.” lege to recruit and retain a talented faculty and staff, and for the normal operasince then. Before we allow the holiday glow to fade, tions of Marietta College to proceed. Bolstered by your however, I would like to assure you that Marietta Colgenerosity, we are continuing the Legacy Campaign lege remains strong and to share with you some of the with an emphasis on raising endowment to ensure the reasons that I approach my work for Marietta College strength of the College both today and tomorrow. I am with continued optimism. gratified by the receptivity of our donors and friends as First, as a college community, we have much to be we continue to talk with them about the campaign. thankful for. Our faculty and students carry on the Finally, Vision 2020 spoke to our commitment to work of teaching and learning with diligence and educate problem solvers for the 21st century. As we distinction. Students turned in sophisticated research work together to manage the current challenges with after their summer of investigative studies projects with prudent management and faith in the future, we are faculty members, the men’s soccer team reached the modeling for our students here and now what it means championship game in the OAC tournament, the choir to respond to change not as an obstacle but as an opand band delighted us with their fall and holiday conportunity. I cannot thank you enough for your support certs, and the theater students presented polished and yesterday, today, and tomorrow. thought-provoking performances. Professor Bill Bauer

Where in the world is The Long Blue Line?

F

or a couple of hours in mid-November, more than a dozen Long Blue Liners and friends gathered in Nashville, Tenn., to catch up on old times and share their memories of being a student at Marietta College. Hosted by Jeff Stafford ’83 and Pamela Lane Stafford ’90, the Cocktail Reception and Social Hour was held at Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant, near the downtown area. The 20 alumni who attended had graduation years that ranged from 1963 to 2003.

Alumni Relations has regional events planned for Feb. 24 in Charlotte, N.C.; Feb. 25 in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C. area; and Feb. 26 in Richmond, Va. The College is also planning regional events in April for alumni living in the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh areas.

On May 8, dedication ceremonies will be held on campus for the Legacy Library and the Anderson Hancock Planetarium.

Upcoming on-campus events this year include the Pioneer Club Winter Weekend, which is Feb. 6-7, The Strawberries and Crème Luncheon, which is May 8, the Golden Pioneer Reunion Weekend, which is June 7-8, and Homecoming 2009, which is Oct. 16-18.

Golden Reunion 2009 will welcome alumni celebrating their 40th, 45th and 50th reunions plus all alumni who graduated before 1957 during the special weekend in June.

Reservations for all on- and off-campus events can be made online by clicking on the Event Registration page at www.marietta.edu/alumni or by calling the Alumni Relations office at 1-800-274-4704.—AF

2

TRAILBLAZER

Long Blue Lines Hub Burton, Associate Vice President, Alumni & College Relations

I

CASE recognizes Alumni Office for success of Reunion Weekend

F

or the second time in two years, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education has recognized Marietta College’s Office of Alumni Relations as one of the best in District V. The College won a Gold Award in “Best New Alumni Program” for Golden Pioneers Reunion Weekend in the Pride of CASE V Awards Program. Hub Burton, Associate Vice President for Alumni and College Relations; Ann Foraker, Assistant Director of Alumni Events and Services; and Cheryl Canaday, Office Coordinator, were all named on the award.

Marietta’s program edged out the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association and Bowling Green State University for the top honor.

“We’re in wonderful company by winning this award and not just in terms of Wisconsin capturing the silver and Bowling Green the bronze. I believe that this well-deserved recognition for the Advancement team and MCAA Board of Directors signals our successful establishment of a year-round reunion program that maximizes both our resources and the alumni experience,” Burton said. “At the same time, we’re now joining with many of our peers who have long realized the benefits of spring and all it has to offer in support of attracting alumni back to campus.”

CASE V recognized Marietta College’s alumni magazine—Marietta, The Magazine of Marietta College—last year as a Gold Award recipient as well as in the national CASE competition in the Magazine Publishing Improvement category.

CASE is an institutional advancement professional organization and one of the largest nonprofit educational associations in the world. The Pride of Case V Award Program is sponsored by CASE District V—which includes institutions in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.

This year, Marietta will host its third consecutive Golden Pioneers Reunion Weekend from June 5-7.—TP

f you had any doubts about the speed at which communication now travels and the accelerated evolution of the technology that delivers it, consider this: A recent online article on emerging social media included the startling declaration, “Blogging is so 2004!”

Wait a minute. Did I miss something? Sometimes accused of being a baby booming Luddite unable to appreciate the finer qualities of Web logs hosting mixtures of opinion and stream of consciousness observations, I have worked hard to overcome these perceptions and to embrace this 21st century technology. Now that I have it figured out, is someone suggesting I have yet more work to do before I can return to the noble crusade of arguing that print is not dead?

That’s precisely the case, but for Marietta College alumni of all generations there is good news. Social media, an umbrella term that describes the developing Internet technologies and techniques that people are using to go blogs one better, is not unknown along The Mall. Certainly our current students and recent graduates understand both its power and attraction, but I’m gratified to say so do our Alumni and College Relations staff as well.

They recognize, first and foremost, that there will always be significant demand and a place for PioneerNet. There’s no substitute for a password protected online community that features directory information, event registration and the like.

By the way, have you registered for PioneerNet to take advantage of all it has to offer? Please visit www.marietta.edu/alumni for details.

But there are some exciting new opportunities associated with such exotic-sounding sites as Flickr, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Type those into your search engine. You’ll find a familiar flag of Navy Blue and White already waving atop new outposts in these social networking territories.

Video clips, audio sound bites and interactive functions under the auspices of the College populate these emerging electronic main streets of communication and interaction.

We’re not claiming to be way out in front.

Colleges and universities all across the country are making social media a new area of focus for their outreach and positioning strategies. But your alma mater is exploring the edge of the curve with them. It’s what you expect from Pioneers.

By the way, do you Twitter?

WINTER 2009

3

Obama supporters reflect on historic election

I

nauguration day was a long time coming for many Marietta College students who spent countless hours over the past year volunteering for presidential campaigns.

“Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, this is really a historic time for America,” said Melissa Varga ’10, President of the Marietta College Democrats.

It was about the same time last year that Varga and three other Marietta College students spent a couple of weeks working as interns for the Barack Obama campaign during the New Hampshire Primary in January. A year later, Varga, an English and Political Science major, is celebrating Obama’s inauguration while studying abroad in Ireland.

Olivia Jackson ’11, an athletic training major, worked for the campaign in Portsmouth, N.H., and continued to volunteer in Ohio throughout the election season. “Even now, there are so many people who still don’t understand what he’s trying to

4

TRAILBLAZER

do,” Jackson said. “The job ahead is to keep spreading the correct information and to keep people informed.”

Amanda Griesser ’10, an English major, recalled working for the campaign, canvassing Marietta neighborhoods and even pushing for support on election day. “I don’t think the weight of what has happened has completely sunk in. Something so monumental for this country has happened and the world is watching how the U.S. is going to respond to his candidacy.”

One of the first things that Randall “Rich” Freeman ’11 did on election night was to call his father in East Cleveland. It was just after 11 p.m., Nov. 4, when national media called Illinois Sen. Barack Obama the 44th President-elect of the For more reactions to the 2008 Presidential election, www.marietta.edu/news/SpecialPages/Election2008/ index.html

>

STUMPING GROU N D S (left) Four Marietta students spent two weeks in New Hampshire stumping for then-candidate Barack Obama in that state’s 2008 Primary Election. (below) Yolien Peeters ’11 called potential New Hampshire voters from Obama’s Portsmouth, N.H., headquarters. (right) Thousands of John McCain/Sarah Palin supporters pack Dyson Baudo Recreation Center during a Palin rally days before the general election.

United States—the first African American to hold the office.

“He was crying,” Freeman said.

“There was so much emotion for both of us in that moment. I had to call him.”

Freeman is an organizational communications and public relations major who is also pursuing a minor in religion. As a young African American man, Freeman said he was proud that Obama’s election broke the color barrier in the White House—but that’s not why he backed the junior senator from Illinois. “He was selling something that I wanted and that I think this country needed,” Freeman said. “A lot of other students kept coming up to me after he was elected saying, ‘It’s great, we’ve elected our first African American president.’ But I took that with a grain of salt because I see Barack Obama as someone who can push this country in a better direction. He’s someone who will benefit us all.”—GS

Marietta’s season in the political limelight

A

s most pundits predicted, Ohio played out as a true battleground state during the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election—and the Marietta College community was often found on the front lines.

Students began flexing their political muscle even before either major party had set its ticket, starting with the New Hampshire Primary as the focus of Marietta College’s final January Term (J-Term) course. For two weeks, 13 students worked for four major presidential contenders’ campaigns under the guidance of Dr. Jacqueline DeLaat, McCoy Professor of Political Science. Four students— Cody Thomas ’10, Melissa Varga ’10, Yolien Peeters ’11 and Olivia Jackson ’11—worked for Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) campaign.

A little more than a month after the New Hampshire experience, Marietta College’s Fenton Court was in the national spotlight as former President Bill Clinton and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland stumped for then-Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Thousands of supporters turned out for the evening rally, including two students who worked for the Clinton Campaign in New Hampshire—Victoria Caracciolo ’08 and Abbey Sullivan ’09.

Another major political figure came in early May for the 2008 Commencement, though there was little talk of presidential politics. Civil rights leader and Georgia Rep. John Lewis was the honored speaker during the spring graduation ceremony and he challenged the newest members of The Long Blue Line to “Get in the Way” and change the world into what they want it to be. Major media outlets interviewed Lewis shortly after Obama was elected to get his reaction to the historic event.

After both the Democratic and Republican tickets were set, the vice presidential hopefuls stumped in the Pioneer City. Sen. Joe Biden spoke during an evening rally to supporters in front of the old U.S. National Guard Armory on Front Street.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drew a crowd of more than 5,000 supporters to the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center for a Sunday afternoon rally, two days before Americans cast their final ballots for the 2008 Presidential Election.—GS

WINTER 2009

5

Commencement to feature renowned alumnus

M

arietta College’s longstanding tradition of attracting gifted orators to campus will continue this spring when noted scientist, surgeon and astronaut, Dr. Story Musgrave ’60 delivers the 172nd Commencement address in May. Musgrave’s unique sense of education and unmatched ambition has allowed him to reach success in a variety fields and become a holder of numerous degrees in the sciences and humanities, including a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Marietta in 1960.

Musgrave said he’ll decide on his commencement topic soon, but his life and educational experiences provide him an array of interesting subjects to choose from. “No. I haven’t written it yet,” he said. “At commencement I’ll probably deal with (experience, intelligence, ambition). I think they’re critical not just to education, but they’re critical to life.”

Yet, long before being known as NASA’s “Renaissance Astronaut,” Musgrave was learning lessons of life while on his dairy farm in Massachusetts. “I had no mentor when I was a child,” Musgrave said. “It was pretty much self-education on the farm. Nature was my teacher when I was young.”

Musgrave explained that learning is something that has come naturally to him because he views obtaining knowledge as the same process, regardless of subject matter. “The university can have different departments and different classes, but these separations are human categories.

I am a synthetic thinker, so I’m one in favor of dissolving these boundaries. There are many other intelligences and ways to be brilliant beyond the Stanford-Binet scale, which is standard IQ. You must develop yourself into an amphibian that can live in a lot of different worlds.”

In order to gain such a perspective, Musgrave noted that one must be willing to go beyond what is required in order to gain real understanding. “I always read three books for every one that I was assigned.

I find that if you only use a book (or other resources) when you have a problem, rather than as a means for learning, there are many tools you will never learn because you’ve never been exposed to them.”

By viewing education without boundaries, Musgrave was able to achieve success in a variety of fields, which to most would seem quite unrelated. Over 55 years, Musgrave accumulated 18,000 hours of flying

experience in more than 160 types of aircraft, including six space flights, where he spent more than 53 days in space. He has also been a landscape artist, an innovator with Applied Minds Inc., a professor of design at Art Center College of Design, and a concept artist with Walt Disney Imagineering.

Throughout all of his achievements and experiences, Musgrave still fondly remembers his time spent at Marietta, and continues to appreciate the principles for which it stands.

“It’s no question. Hands-down Marietta had by far the best teachers,” Musgrave said. “Marietta College had the best learning ambiance of any institution I’ve ever been to. You have real mentors there.”—MM

Long Blue Line grows MARIETTA WELCOMES 76 NEW MEMBERS DURING WINTER GRADUATION

M

arietta’s alumni base grew by 76 as the College celebrated its Winter Graduation Ceremony on Dec. 6 in the Alma McDonough Auditorium.

“I’m very excited to be graduating in December instead of May. I’m glad that the heavy course loads and the summer classes paid off by enabling me to finish a semester early,” said Brad Lowe of Williamstown, W.Va. “My younger sister Brittany, who attends West Virginia University, is also on pace to finish early. I think that is a big testament to our parents, Randy and Natalie, who raised us to be driven individuals and taught us the value of hard work and integrity.”

The informal ceremony has become popular since it gives the graduates a chance to speak to family, friends and professors. The students officially receive their diplomas during the Spring Commencement Ceremony in May.—TP

6

TRAILBLAZER

McDonough Scholars’ work recognized in national magazine

F

or the second year in a row, scholars from the McDonough Center for Business and Leadership have been asked to serve on a research team for Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership and U.S. News & World Report to determine who are America’s Best Leaders.

Last spring, five McDonough Scholars and McCoy Assistant Professor Dr. Robert McManus worked together on a research team for the ABL Project in partnership with schools such as Harvard University, Stanford University and the University of Oklahoma. In 2008 there were four research teams around the nation, including Marietta’s Ashley Wollam ’08, Abri Brickner ’08, Joe Ropp ’09, Laura Aldrich ’10 and Blakely Dye ’11. They helped identify potential ABL nominees, compiled research, and composed descriptive profiles for the Selection Committee. Thanks in part to the hard work, research and cooperation by the McDonough group, U.S. News announced in a Dec. 1 special issue the 24 leaders for 2008 “who embody and define leadership today.”

“I realize that some may be a bit surprised that ‘little’ Marietta would have the opportunity to work with giants the likes of Harvard and U.S. News and World Report; however, the students in the McDonough program who were a part of this project displayed a work ethic and scholarship on par with some of the best students at any college or university—large or small,” McManus said. “They were exemplary ambassadors for Marietta College and McDonough. Good things come in small packages.”

In addition to the research team, Dr. Gama Perruci, Dean of McDonough, served as a member of the 2008 ABL Selection Committee, which was cochaired by David Gergen, CPL director and former advisor to several presidents, and Warren Bennis, one of the pioneers of the field of leadership studies and distinguished professor of business administration from the University of Southern California. “This project serves as a reminder that there are many leaders in this great country making a difference in a wide variety of professional fields,” Perruci said. “When I look at this year’s ABL honorees, I’m truly inspired by their vision, courage and accomplishments. My hope is that young leaders reading the report will feel called to rise to the challenges we are facing in this century. We need more engaged problem-solvers.”—BP

>

RESEARCH (from left) Blakely Dye ’11, Laura Aldrich ’10, Ashley Wollam ’08, Abri Brickner ’08, Joe Ropp ’09 and Dr. Robert McManus helped research who were America’s Best Leaders in 2008 as part of a scholarly team coordinated by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership and U.S. News & World Report.

Celebrating a World Class Homecoming

W

ith a gentle fall breeze and the rain lifting just in time for the outdoor festivities, about 550 Long Blue Liners made the trek back to campus to celebrate the World Class Homecoming at Marietta College.

Brisk temperatures marked with fiery fall foliage set the scene for the traditional autumnal alumni pilgrimage. Even though an extra layer of clothes or some mild bundling up in cold weather gear was necessary, Homecoming 2008 was a huge success, according to Hub Burton, Associate Vice President of Alumni and College Relations.

Kicking it off was the Lambda Chi Alpha Pig Roast at the Harmar Tavern. The following morning, hundreds of Long Blue Liners registered at the Hermann Fine Arts Center and made their way to various class receptions and open house events. Douglas J. LaFollette ’63, Robert J. Blendon ’64, and Ann Waldhorst Muscari ’51 were inducted into the College’s Hall of Honor and several other alumni received special recognition during the Alumni Awards Ceremony. Also that evening, the Theatre Department kicked off its production of “The Revenger’s Tragedy” and the much-anticipated “Reliving the Alpha Sigma Phi—Sig Bust 2008” packed the Marietta Country Club. More than 100 former Sigs and their guests enjoyed an evening of dinner and reconnecting to their Marietta memories and each other.

Saturday’s events included the Chuck Cornelius Memorial Fun Run and Walk, the Physician Assistant White Coat Ceremony and Marietta on the Mall. Festivities led to Saturday’s football match up between the Pioneers and their rival Muskingum, who fell to Marietta 30-22.—BP

WINTER 2009

7

Unrestricted endowment receives $500,000 year-end boost PHILANTHROPIC COUPLE WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS Just as 2008 came to a close, Marietta’s Office of Advancement learned that a graduate from the 1970s and his wife agreed to donate $500,000 to the College’s unrestricted endowment. It’s the largest gift made toward the unrestricted endowment in the College’s Legacy Campaign.

“The donors wished for their names not to be made public but wanted to make fellow alumni aware that strengthening this facet of the College is very important to the longevity and health of Marietta,” said Lori Lewis, Vice President for

Lewis explained that keeping a well-funded unrestricted endowment is critical for smaller colleges because it allows an institution to make decisions about funding priorities, including special situations. For instance, during a bad economy when parents and students are less able to secure loans for college, Marietta’s President Jean Scott can decide to increase student funding to ensure students who want to continue their education at Marietta can afford to return the next year.

“The donors wished for their names not to be made public but wanted to make fellow alumni aware that strengthening this facet of the College is very important to the longevity and health of Marietta.”

-LORI LEWIS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT Advancement. “He said, ‘during these turbulent and chaotic economic times, it becomes even more critical to support Marietta and keep it on its very progressive path.’ ” Assistant Vice President for Advancement Evan Bohnen agrees, noting that Marietta College’s Endowment lags behind its benchmark and aspirant peers and donor investment in the endowment will serve the College in perpetuity. In December 2007, Marietta’s endowment was about $60.2 million, whereas one of its aspirant colleges, Wittenberg University, was at $121.3 million.

“With the unrestricted endowment, it’s generally up to the President’s discretion as to how the earnings are spent,” Lewis said.

In both a restricted and unrestricted endowment, the principal investment is untouched. The earnings from the endowment are used to fulfill the endowment’s purpose, but the initial gift remains intact.

Bohnen said all donors have the option of remaining anonymous with their estate and outright gifts to Marietta College. “The College is very sensitive to fulfilling the privacy wishes of its donors,” he said.—GS

I

n the early part of the 20th century, a popular campus activity was the String Club.

Practices were held Tuesday evenings in Andrews Hall, and any student who could play a mandolin, ukulele, banjo, guitar, or banjo-mandolin was urged to join. By 1924, the name had evolved to the Mandolin Club and the student musicians included: top row—Benjamin Meneig, Lester Merydith, Vernon Bowen, Eldon Stout, and Kenneth Riley; bottom row—George Bush, George Cowell, Clyde Dummer (manager), Howard Bristol, and Hysell Brooks. The significance of the pirate costume is unknown.—LS

8

TRAILBLAZER

Alumni couple’s legacy to help generations of students MARIETTA TO START NEW GIVING SOCIETIES IN JULY

V

irginia Myers Noe ’37 wanted to make sure future generations of students had the same opportunities to forge great memories and careers at Marietta College that she and her husband, Lester ’37, had.

That’s why the retired Marietta High School teacher and guidance counselor included an item in her will that earmarked a portion of her annuities to be given to Marietta College. When she died in early February 2008, her trust provided $289,000 to establish the Lester E. and Virginia M. Noe Scholarship Endowment Fund, which will help juniors and seniors who excel academically but need financial help in order to complete their Marietta College education.

Preference will be given to English and pre-law majors.

Starting in July 2009, Marietta College will unveil new giving societies as a way to recognize donors more accurately. For those who choose to remember Marietta in their wills, like Mrs. Noe, there is the Legacy Society. “She and her husband graduated from Marietta College in 1937 and I believe they met at Marietta,” said Charles Holdren, one of two trustees of Mrs. Noe’s estate. He met the Noes in 1966 when he was still a teenager in Marietta. Holdren worked on the couple’s rental houses and, though the couple

had no children of their own, he became a surrogate son to them.

“She was probably the most proper woman you would ever find,” Holdren said. “She was very intelligent and a considerably private individual. She really liked to teach and she really loved children.”

All gifts, particularly estate gifts providing Legacy Society membership, can be anonymous if the donor so desires. Marietta College will honor all anonymous gifts. Though Mrs. Noe requested anonymity throughout her lifetime, she wanted to honor her and her late husband’s commitment to higher education, particularly Marietta College, upon her death. “Lester died in 1990 and she wrote the original trust in 1998.

But somewhere around 2003 or 2004, she changed it so several of her favorite charities would receive her annuities,” Holdren said. “She spoke highly of Marietta College and she attended as many functions there as she could, until her health began to fail.”

The two additional giving societies are the W.W. Mills Annual Giving Society and Erwin Academy. “By establishing these new giving societies, the College is better equipped to encourage and track consecutive giving, cumulative giving, annual giving and future planning among

alumni and friends,” said Linda Stroh, Director of Donor Relations.

The W.W. Mills Annual Giving Society recognizes donors who give annually to the Marietta Fund, which supports the College’s operational needs. This society consists of seven levels, ranging from the Navy Blue and White Society members, who give between $250 and $1,499, to the President’s Leadership Charter Circle, for donors who give $25,000 or more.

Erwin Academy will recognize alumni and friends whose lifetime cumulative giving reaches $50,000 or more. Lifetime membership is granted by presidential invitation. This society has six giving levels, starting with Fayerweather Associates and topping off with Putnam Associates. Members advance within the academy as their lifetime giving increases. Annual gifts to the Marietta Fund of $10,000 or more for five consecutive years will also qualify a donor for invitation into the Erwin Academy.

Stroh said complete information on all three giving societies will be sent to alumni and friends of the College this spring.—GS

WINTER 2009

9

PR Club focuses on organ donation education

F

our years ago, a man needed a heart transplant, another was dying of liver failure, and two people were unable to see.

And then Carol Vroom ’08 had one of the worst days of her life.

Her husband of 27 years and the father of her two adult children suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and doctors declared him brain dead. “I met my husband when I was 16 years old and he was an organ donor back then. I knew his wishes,” said Vroom, who was a continuing education student graduating after the fall semester. “My husband was a kind and gentle person and he loved and understood nature. Not donating his organs—he would have seen that as a terrible waste.”

She later learned through Lifeline of Ohio that the liver transplant was successful and her husband’s heart kept another man alive long enough to receive a more compatible heart. “The two people who received Roger’s corneas can now see,” she said.

Vroom recently shared her story as a member of the newly formed PR Club at Marietta College, a student group she helped to create. The group is participating in the Do It Now campaign, a statewide challenge for colleges to register a certain number of new organ donors during the 2008-09 academic year. The PR Club’s goal is to register about 1,200 new donors from Washington, Morgan, Monroe and Noble counties. So far, the group has met 32 percent of its goal.

PR Club member Kati Crowder-O’Connor ’08 helped spearhead the College’s effort by developing a strategic plan to educate the four-county area. “Alumni can help us reach our goal if they live in Ohio and register through our site, www.doitnow.org/marietta/. You don’t have to live in any of the four counties but you do have to live in Ohio.”

Crowder-O’Connor said the group focused on the immediate campus during the fall semester and plans to branch out into the community for the second half of the campaign. “We hope to talk to churches and schools and different organizations to spread the word that organ donation is so important to so many people.”

For more information: www.doitnowohio.org/marietta/

Every year, 210 Ohioans die waiting for an organ transplant and thousands more wait indefinitely for an organ or tissue donation. Vroom said donating her husband’s organs makes her feel like she is continuing her late husband’s legacy of being generous and caring toward others. “He touched so many people’s lives when he was alive and to be able to see that he’s still helping people today really means something to me.”

Vroom said it’s very important for registered donors to share their wishes with family and friends and for people who are contemplating becoming a donor to learn the facts about organ and tissue donation.—GS

Alumni input needed for energy survey

I

n the coming weeks alumni will be asked to complete a survey that will help a group of current Marietta College students develop a plan to address the global energy crisis. The survey is one facet of the 2008-09 Executive-in-Residence Program. “The purpose of this project is to investigate alternative energy sources, examine the factors that influence our energy choices and understand the views of both lay people and industry experts,” said Rob Vazquez ’09, a petroleum engineering major and EIR Survey Team leader. Because of his contributions to the College and to the energy industry, the EIR students dedicated the research project to the late Kean Weaver ’84, who served as a Board of Trustee and on the Industry Advisory Board.

The 26-question survey by logging onto: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9h65CWthM7AVDz0dsEn 39A_3d_3d or by clinking on the link from the Marietta College Alumni Home Page, found at www.marietta. edu/alumni

10

TRAILBLAZER

Thompson ’07 in her element as seasonal park ranger

L

Turning trash into treasures

I

nspired by a national effort, Marietta College’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council exceeded even its own lofty expectations this fall during the Nike ReUse-A-Shoe Drive.

The organization hoped to collect 300 pairs of shoes but almost doubled their goal with 513 pairs during the two-week drive that ended Nov. 1. “I think the Nike ReUse-A-Shoe Drive was a great way for students, faculty and the community to get involved and donate their old athletic shoes for a good cause,” said Brittany Papili ’09, President of SAAC. Shoes with some walking life left were donated to local non-profit agencies that help those in need. The shoes that could no longer be worn but met certain criteria had a playing life altogether different.

Renee Steffen, Campus & Community Collaboration Leader/AmeriCorps VISTA, said the old athletic shoes are to be recycled into a material called Nike Grind. This material is used to construct new surfaces for tennis courts, tracks, basketball courts and playgrounds.

“We look forward to continuing and expanding this program in the years to come,” Steffen said. “Larry Hiser, Marietta’s Director of Athletics, was behind the project from the beginning and it wouldn’t have been possible without his support. The campus and community really pulled together on this project, and it shows what can be accomplished when we all work together.”—MM

auren Thompson ’07 spent the summer as a seasonal park ranger for the National Park Service at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania Military Park in Virginia. As a seasonal ranger she gained many new friends while providing 45-minute walking tours of the battlegrounds.

“The most challenging aspect of my position was to empathize with the visitors that came to the park with different levels of background knowledge of the Civil War,” Thompson said. “This was a great way to put the material I read and researched all year, into action on the battlefields!”

However, two visitors were familiar and friendly faces. “She did a double take when she saw us walking across the parking lot,” said Dr. Jim O’Donnell, who along with his wife Dr. Mabry O’Donnell, went on one of Thompson’s tours. “At the time she was talking with a fellow interpreter and rather calmly commented, ‘There are the Doctor Os,’ and then realized what she had said and that she was at Fredericksburg National Military Park, not Marietta College!”

When she wasn’t giving tours, Thompson was in the visitor center attending to the guests by answering their questions, explaining the history of the park and doing specific research for those who had ancestors that fought in the Civil War. “As an academic historian, this summer I had the opportunity to work with the public in my greatest area of interest,” she said.

Thompson is currently in the second year of the Master of Arts in History program at West Virginia University in Morgantown. She said she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in history.—TP WINTER 2009

11

An interview with Board of Trustees Chair Grant Callery ’68

G

rowing up in suburban New York, Grant Callery ’68 decided to come to Marietta College in the 1960s to experience a different dynamic of the country, knowing full well that his livelihood would lead him back to the big city.

At Marietta, the biology major met his future wife, Jacqueline Machan ’71, with whom he had two children, Brian and Megan ’03. At Marietta, his daughter followed in her parents’ footsteps when she transferred from the University of Maryland to pursue a degree in Advertising and Public Relations and where she met her future husband, Carmen Peluso ’02.

During the October meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees, Grant Callery, who is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in Washington, D.C., took the helm of the board and began his leadership position as the new chair: Trailblazer: What are a few items you hope to address or accomplish during your time as Chair of the Board of Trustees?

Grant Callery: When I got elected last spring, the list might have been different. But I think the most important thing the board is going to have to do over the next period of time—and I don’t know whether it’s a year, two years, or whatever—is help the school navigate the difficult financial times that we’re seeing around the country and in the markets. One of the other things that I think is important to do, and we have started a bit, is to expand some of the relationships among our constituent groups in the College community. We have an MCAA board that meets a couple of times a year on campus—the same time that the Board of Trustees does—and obviously we have different roles in what we need to do, there are a lot of synergies that we can develop by having both boards intersect more…The other thing that we need to focus on is the Vision 2020 and trying to move things from a visionary statement to more of a strategic plan or getting the College to the place where we think it ought to be in the vision statement.

TB: In your opinion, why is it important to give back to your alma mater in multiple ways—financially, as a mentor and as a leader?

12

TRAILBLAZER

GC: I think the giving of your skills, helping in a mentoring program, the visiting scholar program—Executive-inResidence—are all great ways to react to alumni’s interest in the school. But at the end of the day, one of the most important things in a school like Marietta, which is a tuition-driven school (as opposed to a school with a massive endowment) you need to have people who are actively participating financially.

Over the past few years, starting with Pat Willis, we’ve had the Chairman’s Challenge where we, as active trustees, are participating financially and making contributions as we are able. This year, we are extending that out to the Cotton Society, which is made up of our former trustees. I think the Marietta Fund is a key portion of what we really need to do and our percentage rates of contribution are somewhere in the high 20s I believe. We ought to be trying to drive that up to above 50 percent. Like I said, when you don’t have a billion dollar endowment that you can rely on as a cushion and when you really are financing the operation budget of the school out of tuition, that annual fund is so much more important.

TB: What do you foresee as the greatest challenge for Marietta College in the next few years?

GC: I think it goes back to the financial situation in the country. It’s going to present challenges in numerous areas: both the affordability of colleges—particularly private colleges— for individuals whose families have suffered financial reverses, and, as a part of that, is developing the school, developing the niche that we want to be in. This goes back to Vision 2020. The environment for small liberal arts colleges is only going to become more and more competitive, and to meet the challenges of that competitiveness and the ability to shape the classes the way you want them to be, you’ve got to have a statement. You’ve got to have something for potential students to look at and say, “That’s why I want to go to Marietta College.”

Visit www.marietta.edu/trailblazer/ to read the interview in full.

College forges new bond with Chinese university

M

arietta College and the Inner Mongolia University for Science and Technology entered into an agreement in November that encourages the exchange of faculty between the two institutions and lays the groundwork for Marietta to receive students from IMUST. In November, President Jean Scot and IMUST President Zhaoxing Hao signed the agreement. During the two-day visit, Dr. Scott, Marietta College administrators, instructors and students met with Hao and officials from IMUST and the Baotou Light Industrial College’s President Rulin An. “Both Provost Rita Smith Kipp and I have visited Baotou, a city of around 1.3 million, and have seen first-hand the potential for development of this part of China which is so rich in natural resources,” Dr. Scott said. “Part of the fascination of the region is the ethnic diversity which is quite different from the major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai. The College has had educational links with China for 25 years and this agreement provides a formal institutional connection with a geographic area from which we have recruited many undergraduates over the years. Both IMUST and BLIC are major players in the educational scene in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China and we see this agreement as being mutually beneficial Inner Mongolia University is located in the capital city and a natural extension of our presence into the west of China.” of Inner Mongolia, Huhhot and was founded in 1957. It Dr. Kipp can already see the promise of this agreement. “We is the earliest comprehensive university ever established are moving quickly on implementation. IMUST has invited two in a minority nationality region in China. It has four of our instructors to travel to Baotou in the spring of 2009 to campuses and covers an area of 1,710 square meters. familiarize the administration and faculty with our programs.

It was awarded the national key comprehensive We are expecting some students to transfer from IMUST to university by the Ministry of Education of China in 1978 and became one of 100 universities of the “211 Project” Marietta and we’re working on making the transfer as seamless universities for key construction and development as possible. We also expect students from BLIC to spend in 1997. It also became the university to be jointly time here, possibly a semester, and then return to Baotou to constructed by the Ministry of Education of China and complete their degrees,” Kipp said. “One of our economists, Dr. the People’s Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Jacqueline Khorassani, has been invited to offer what is called a Region in 2004. hybrid course, in other words, she will start the course at IMUST, At present, Inner Mongolia University has established return to the U.S. and conduct the course on-line, and then quite a complete structure of nine disciplines, return to Baotou to complete the course.” covering such fields as philosophy, economics, law, In the Spring of 2009, a delegation of instructors and literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture and administrators will be visiting Marietta College to continue management. the discussions on the partnership between the College and IMUST.—FM

About Inner Mongolia University

WINTER 2009

13

Five Pioneers to be inducted into the ’09 Athletics Hall of Fame Five former Pioneer athletes representing four sports from the 1980s and 1990s will be inducted into the 26th Class of Marietta’s Athletics Hall of Fame during Winter Weekend, Feb. 6-7.

DOUG LESSING

Class of 1984 Soccer

Lessing, a forward from 1980-83, was a four-year letterman on the men’s soccer team. As a sophomore, he finished with 13 goals, won the team’s Most Valuable Player award and earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) honorable mention.

He went on to garner All-OAC second team honors and All-Ohio recognition in 1982 after scoring 14 goals, which is tied for fourth on the Pioneers’ singleseason goals list. As a senior, Lessing capped his career by scoring 16 goals and dishing out eight assists to help Marietta, who finished 9-5-1, establish a new season record for wins. He finished his career with 48 goals and 111 points, which both rank second all-time.

18 1 SPORTS

14

TEAM

TRAILBLAZER

MONTE DUNCAN

Class of 1985 Baseball

Duncan, the 1985 Jack Rafeld OAC Player of the Year, donned the pinstripes from 1982-85. The infielder, who earned three varsity letters, was named an AllRegion third team selection as a member of the 1983 national championship team. He went on to win All-OAC first team and All-Region third team honors in 1984 when Marietta was the national runner-up. Duncan had a breakout season as a senior in 1985 and was named All-OAC first team, All-Region first team and All-America first team after helping the Pioneers grab another national runner-up finish.

BRENT FRAFJORD Class of 1994 Baseball

Frafjord, a twotime All-American pitcher, was a four-year member of the Etta Express from 1991-94. Marietta made two NCAA Division III World Series appearances during his career, finishing fifth in 1991 and 1992. The three-year letterman earned All-OAC first team, All-Region first team and All-America second team honors as a sophomore in 1992. A year later, Frafjord received All-OAC first team and All-Region second team recognition. As a senior in 1994, he went 16-0 on the mound, which ranks fourth on Marietta’s single-season wins list, en route to earning All-OAC first team, All-Region first team and All-America first team honors.

He finished with a career record of 36-4 and is tied for fourth in all-time victories at Marietta and in the OAC.

Pioneer Club LARRY HISER DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT MARIETTA COLLEGE As I travel around the Ohio Athletic Conference to watch our teams, I always come home with the sense that Marietta is a great place to be a college student! In addition to our strong faculty and curriculum, our students are provided with a first-rate campus nestled in a very supportive and walkable town that can provide for all of their needs.

Further I am impressed by the pride that so many of you display for your alma mater. Marietta College truly has a hold on the hearts of its alumni. I am thankful that so many of you demonstrate your pride by giving back to the current generation through our Pioneer Club.

In its first complete year, the 2008 Pioneer Club was a great success. Each team benefited in some way. The burden of important spring travel was lightened for both

> LEARN MORE To read about the newest group to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, visit pioneers.marietta.edu/pioneerclub

DANTÉ BROWN

SALLY FRIEND

Class of 1998 Football

Brown, the NCAA’s single-game and NCAA Division III’s single-season rushing leader, earned four varsity letters as a member of the Marietta College football team from 1994-97. The running back began his career as a return specialist but blossomed as a junior into one of the greatest NCAA Division III players of all-time. In 1996, he accumulated more than 400 yards on two separate occasions; including what remains an NCAA all divisions record 441 yards against Baldwin-Wallace. Brown earned All-OAC first team, All-Region first team and All-America second team honors as a senior in 1997. He capped his career by being the first Marietta representative in the Aztec Bowl.

Class of 1998 Softball

Friend, the 1998 Betty Cleland Award winner, earned four varsity letters from 1995-98. The pitcher received All-OAC and All-Region second team honors as a freshman in 1995 but her breakout season came in 1996. She led the Pioneers to their first OAC Championship and NCAA Division III Regional appearance by posting a school best 17-4 record. The All-OAC and All-Region first team honoree also set new school marks for 17 wins, 69 strikeouts and an earned run average of 0.91 as a sophomore. She went on to earn All-OAC first team honors as a junior in 1997. The two-time team captain finished her career as the Marietta’s all-time leader in wins (35), shutouts (10), no hitters (2), strikeouts (190), earned run average (1.51) and best record (35-19).

rowing teams and softball. Volleyball and both basketball teams enhanced their visual teaching capacity with Dart Fish technology. Both soccer teams purchased on-field training devices and practice gear. The McCoy football building received a facelift in the office area with new furniture, flooring and paint.

The track and baseball teams supplemented their travel budgets for post-season meets and games.

With your continued support of the Pioneer Club, Marietta athletics will move forward on some substantial projects that are in the very early phases of discussion and planning. In no particular order, those projects include: update the weight and aerobic equipment in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, increasing laundry capacity, creating a “smart classroom” in the

HALL OF FAME

The Hall of Fame Banquet, which takes place Saturday evening in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, will cap off another busy Winter Weekend at Marietta College. During the Feb. 6-7 weekend, visiting alumni and friends can enjoy an indoor track & field meet as well as a men’s and women’s varsity basketball game. It also features alumni games for men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball.

Tickets for the Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet are $25 per person and can be purchased through the Athletics Office by calling (740) 376-4665 or by emailing Wendy Thieman at thiemana@marietta.edu.

Nominations for the Class of 2009 came from numerous sources and consideration is underway for the 2010 class. Persons wishing to make nominations may contact Sports Information Director Dan May at mayd@marietta.edu.

All nominations are reviewed annually and the class is selected in October.—DM

DBRC, a new scoreboard for Don Drumm Stadium, renovations to the Lindamood-VanVoorhees Boathouse, and large professional graphic logos throughout our athletic facilities.

We have a great staff of coaches who dedicate themselves to developing the entire student-athlete. Much of their respective programs centers on academic success and good citizenship. We are receiving many favorable comments from the townspeople for all of the community service our teams provide. Be assured that your help is for honest, responsible, hard-working student-athletes who will ultimately make us all proud.

WINTER 2009

15

This spring, Marietta College is hosting the 2009 Division III Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Two seniors—a hammer thrower and a hurdler—discuss their hopes to earn the right to compete for the home team during the May 21-23 national competition.

All-American dreams STRONGSVILLE NATIVE HOPES TO BRING OAC RECOGNITION TO HAMMER THROWING

S

tanding inside of a painted circle, Tiffany Kovacevich ’09 drops a nearly 9-pound metal ball to the ground while holding firmly to the 4-foot wire attached to it. As she winds the apparatus above her head, her body takes three powerful spins and she launches the ball and tether through the air. Her personal best—45.24 meters, or just shy of 148 feet—is not good enough.

“To compete at Nationals, I have to be one of the top 16 (hammer) throwers in the country,” she said. “To earn AllAmerican, I then have to finish in the top eight.”

It’s not enough she’s pursuing a double major in Advertising/Public Relations and Marketing with a minor in Sports Management or that she’s been named Academic All-OAC. It’s not enough to have Marietta’s Track and Field records in the indoor weight throw, indoor and outdoor shot put and the outdoor hammer throw.

Kovacevich’s immediate goal is to compete for the home team this spring in the 2009 Division III Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

Since the end of last season, she has been focusing the bulk of her training to stretch her throw to 172 feet or more, which would land her as an automatic qualifier. The senior team captain is also about 21/2 feet shy of qualifying to compete in the shot put event.

“It is such a privilege to compete for Marietta and it would mean so much to me to be able to compete at the national level and to graduate an All-American,” she said.

The Strongsville, Ohio, native began her track and field career while in the seventh grade. “I was the little kid who tried every sport,” she said. In high school, she excelled in the shot put and discus events but, like most high schools, hammer throwing was not offered as an event. When she came to Marietta, she was excited to try a new field event and soon found that she had what it took to excel in hammer throwing, 16

TRAILBLAZER

though the event is not recognized in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

“It’s a combination of speed, technique, strength and timing,” she said.

Felecia Simms is the throwing coach for both the men’s and women’s teams at Marietta. She said the graduating senior throwers—Kovacevich, Brian Pallini and Derek Carpenter—have all played leadership roles for the younger throwers. Simms also was a standout in the shot put and hammer throw at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan. “I was a ham-

mer thrower in college and was in five national championships. I see a lot of that same drive in Tiffany,” Simms said.

“She has the drive and desire and love for the sport. She researches her subject, watches video, watches her throws and we break everything down.”

Since the summer, Kovacevich has spent a great deal of time training for the upcoming season—hitting the weights and pushing her cardio workouts. There is no off-season for throwers so many hours are spent in the gym each day.

The last hurdle

S

“I credit my work ethic to my family.

My mom and dad have been my biggest supporters,” she said. “They instilled such a hard work ethic in me. Even when I’m struggling and I call them for some support, there’s never a doubt in their minds that I can do what needs to be done. I know they’re with me every step of the way and I feel very lucky and blessed to have such supportive parents.”—GS

heena Spencer ’09 remembers watching a little girl competing in a bowling tournament for the Special Olympics cry when she received a medal.

“She was crying because she was grateful to have the opportunity,” said Spencer, who volunteers for the Special Olympics. “The athletes are real competitors who don’t take anything for granted—they have to work harder for everything they have.”

Though she is a naturally gifted sprinter, Spencer knows natural talent is not enough to guarantee her a lane in the upcoming NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field National Championship. Spencer has dedicated much of her time during the off-season shaving off fractions of a second from her 400-meter hurdle time, an event for which she is likely to qualify.

“Right now, I’m 0.2 (seconds) off from qualifying,” she said. “Qualifying for nationals can happen at any meet this year. It can happen at the last meet of the season—you just never know.”

During the spring 2008 season, she was less than a half second off from qualifying for nationals in the 400-meter hurdles. Spencer decided that she was going to train as hard as she could in order to have a real shot at qualifying this spring. “I want to represent the home team,” she said. “I am so proud of being able to represent Marietta year round—qualifying would be amazing!”

Breaking a slew of Marietta’s track records—300-meter (indoor), 400-meter (indoor and outdoor), 400-meter intermediate hurdles, team 4x100-meter relay, team 4x200-meter relay (indoor), and team 4x400-meter relay (indoor and outdoor)—there’s no question that Spencer has speed. But during the track off-season, when she spent hours in the gym working on her explosiveness and hours on the track working on her endurance, Spencer proved that she also has the heart of a champion. And before she leaves Marietta in the spring with a degree in Psychology and a certificate in Leadership Studies, she hopes to round out her collegiate sprinting career with a good showing in the individual 400-meter hurdles at the championships in May. Spencer’s path to becoming a well-respected student-athlete on Marietta’s track and field team started her sophomore year in college, when she transferred from Concord University. Growing up in a military family, moving was a part of life, though she always claimed Marietta as her hometown and graduated from Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School just across the Ohio River.

“I’ve been running since I was 7 years old,” the second-year track captain said. “My family used to take a lot of walks. I used to be in dance but one day my dad wanted to see if I could run a lap around a track. When I finished, he said, ‘Sheena, you’re going to be a 400 runner.’ That’s when running became a real part of my life.”

Spencer put her love of competitive running on hold when her mother had become sick. “But my mom knew how much I loved competing and she saw that I really missed it so she encouraged me to join the team,” Spencer said.

After college, Spencer plans to pursue a Master’s Degree in Special Education and begin coaching track. She also hopes to continue helping athletes with special needs.

Head Coach Derek Stanley says Spencer has overcome hardship in her life while continuing to focus on her studies and her sport. “Everyone on this team wants to see Sheena succeed,” he said. “She is the glue that holds us together. She has the ability to touch anyone on the team—including the coaches— with her smile, humor, work ethic and compassion.”—GS

WINTER 2009

17

Speaking up PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR SPEARHEADS EDUCATIONAL DRIVE FOR DARFUR

M

iranda Beha ’10 was in high school when she learned about the atrocities happening in western Sudan and knew something had to be done. She believes that peace is possible in Darfur and that the process is likely to start a half a world away from where the violence is taking place.

In late October, Beha took her passion for reading the ongoing tragedies in Darfur to Marietta’s campus, educating the College and members of the Marietta community about what Americans can do to help promote peace in the region that has been swept by violence for nearly six years.

“You start by speaking up, voicing your opinion, demanding that something be done,” said the psychology major, who is studying abroad in Senegal this semester. “If enough voices are heard, then something will happen.”

It is estimated that 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur from violence and thousands more have died as a result of being displaced, starved or sickened during the country’s campaign of genocide.

Beha, of Albany, Ohio, earned a Hartel Grant last year to fund the Darfur Awareness Week at Marietta College. The project is part of the Leaders-in-Action Certificate program, which is offered through the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business. The week included a fundraising challenge among classes, a blanket making campaign, a guest speaker, and dissemination of educational literature on campus.

Dr. Tanya Judd Pucella, Beha’s project advisor, said the course focuses on project development, setting goals and objectives, creating an action plan, and acquiring resources to make the project happen.

“Engaging students in a project that focuses on international issues is always a challenge, particularly in difficult economic times such as these where there are so many issues close to home to be focused on as well,” Judd Pucella said. “However, the issue of genocide speaks to all of us, and the abundant visual evidence and first hand accounts of the horrors suffered by the people of Darfur, particularly women and children, are quite powerful in promoting action from all of us.”—GS

18

TRAILBLAZER

Customizing the job search Career Center provides tools helping students develop professional options

A

s a junior management major, Bethany Bechtel ’08 needed help finding a summer internship, so she turned to the Career Center at Marietta College. It was there she was able to polish her résumé and cover letter writing skills and get ready for her interviews.

After searching online and through the Center’s contacts, she discovered an opening at Westfield Group, near her Wooster, Ohio, home. By the time she completed her internship and graduated, the company had offered her a permanent position.

“My time at Marietta prepared me to be able to communicate and display a level of professionalism in the work place, which is continually developing,” Bechtel said.

The Career Center is committed to helping students undertake the complex and competitive career development process. Students can submit résumés online 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receive a critique within a few days. The Center’s Web-based career tools allow students to conduct self-assessments, explore occupations, map out career plans, and search for the increasingly important experiential components of their education.

As a small liberal arts college, Marietta attracts students from diverse backgrounds with wide-ranging professional goals. One student may be seeking a summer advertising internship in Buffalo, N.Y., and another may be preparing for the graduate school application process in Iowa. The Career Center customizes its approach with each student and technology has enhanced the ability to connect students with information and contacts vital to their successful outcomes.

“I think the assistance offered by the Career Center is useful in finding direction for job searches and preparation for what to expect in interviews, dinners, and meetings. The Career Center doesn’t give you a job, but they give you the tools to find a job,” Bechtel said.

Allison LaRocca ’08 also took advantage of the career services at Marietta College. The summer before her senior year, the Center helped LaRocca choose between three quality internships that were offered to her. After graduating with a degree in marketing and management and a minor in Leadership Studies, LaRocca accepted a position in the management-training program at National City Bank.

“I had very positive experiences with the Career Center at Marietta College,” LaRocca said. “Many students do not utilize the Career Center, and most often do not even fully understand what the Center does.”

Interestingly enough, both LaRocca and Bechtel served as student assistants for the Career Center. They promoted career workshops and recruiting events, and even critiqued résumés for their peers. As students they were determined to spread the word about the Career Center, and now as alums they continue to share contacts and perform informational interviews to give back to their alma mater.

If you are interested in finding out how you can help the Career Center prepare today’s students for successful futures, please contact Hilles Hughes, Director, by phone at (740) 376-4480, or by email at hilles.hughes@ marietta.edu.—HH

Education professor named 2009 McCoy recipient

D

r. William Bauer is motivated by a simple philosophy. He believes all students have the ability to learn and it is his responsibility to find ways to teach them.

“My classes use a multi-dimensional approach to teaching,” Bauer said. “It is important for students to transform what they have learned in the classroom into the real world. I make sure that each one of my classes has an authentic real-world component to it.”

His dedication to teaching was recognized in November when he was honored with the most prestigious faculty award at Marietta. Bauer, who is an Associate Professor of Education, is the 2009 McCoy Professor winner.

“Dr. Bauer is a valuable member of the Marietta College faculty and the Department of Education. He has a genuine passion for teaching and an unbridled dedication to his profession and students,” said Dr. Rita Smith Kipp, Marietta’s Provost, who announced Bauer was this year’s award winner. “Dr. Bauer is very deserving of being named a McCoy Professor, an honor that allows Marietta College to express the value it places on quality teaching.”

John G. ’35 and Jeanne McCoy established the four-year recognition plus stipend in 1993 as part of the McCoy Endowment for Teaching Excellence. After peers nominated Bauer, a group of nationally recognized teachers working outside of the Marietta College community reviewed his portfolio and observed two of his classes.

Bauer, who became a tenured faculty member in 2007, is a certified rehabilitation counselor for a private practice and at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was a former elementary school teacher and principal. He teaches courses on Exceptional Children, Educational Psychology, Behavior Management, Sign Language and Research Design. He also chairs the Hartel Fellows Program and is the former Director of the Master of Arts in Education Program. He currently directs the PostBaccalaureate licensure program in Mild/Moderate Special Education.

He was a Senate-appointed commissioner for Ohio Legal Rights (200407). Both Gov. George Voinovich and Gov. Bob Taft appointed him as chair of the Ohio Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities. Gov. Ted Strickland recently appointed him as a Commissioner for the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission.—TP

McCoy winners since 2000 2007 Dr. Ryan K. May Ms. Jolene L. Powell 2006 Dr. Kathryn N. McDaniel Dr. Robert M. McManus 2005 Dr. Kevin L. Pate 2004 Dr. Mary V. Barnas 2003 Dr. Matthew S. Young 2002 Dr. Ena C. Vulor 2001 Dr. Carolyn A. Hares-Stryker 2000 Dr. Gregory J. Delemeester Dr. Gamaliel Perruci

WINTER 2009

19

CLASS NOTES tour of the farmland fields close at hand.

1940 & 1950 Theora Story Hoppe ’46 (Chi Omega) enjoys the neighborly community of her small town, located in the scenic farmland at the foot of the Rockies. She has the attractions of Denver and the company of her foster-daughter, Ruth Pegg, who lives nearby, to keep her active, along with taking her two dogs on their daily

Marion Anthony Edwards ’54 (Chi Omega) is proud of her Marietta College family: daughter, Joanne Edwards Duggan ’81 (Sigma Kappa); son-in-law, Michael P. Duggan ’80 (Delta Upsilon), and his father, the late Robert D. Duggan ’59; and also son-in-law, Paul F. Rosenberger ’79 (Delta Upsilon). They hope to add granddaughter, Kate Rosenberger, to the Marietta family.

Barbara Thomas Lowe ’54 (Chi Omega) spends July and August in her summer home in Nova Scotia, a wonderful place to visit with old friends, whom she welcomes to get in touch with her at her winter home in Chardon, Ohio.

Joyce Brown McLain ’56 (Alpha Xi Delta), between recent trips to Germany and Scotland, enjoys the sunshine of Southern California and occasionally helping her son with his business.

Margaret Hoyt Nasemann ’57 (Chi Omega) is actively engaged in the cultural well-being of her community. She sits on the board of directors for the Syracuse Symphony Association, is membership chairperson of the Everson Museum of Art Members’ Council, and is an active member of the Syracuse University Alumni Association. Margi has two wonderful grandchildren, Keelan (10) and Rebecca (6), and notes that she is very grateful for her great liberal arts education at Marietta College.

> ALUMNI NOTE

John R. Murphy ’63

1960 Ruth Ann Davenport Evans ’60 (Chi Omega) is enjoying retirement, traveling to Florida in the spring, California to visit family in the summer, and spending September at the Jersey shore.

Reading is still her favorite pastime, but she is also kept busy with gardening and the company of her nine grandchildren.

Kenneth C. Margrey ’61 (Alpha Sigma Phi) shares that Homecoming 2008 and the “Sig Bust” reunion at Homecoming were spectacular this year. It was particularly wonderful to see so many friends from 50 years ago!

Lucinda Churchman Hathaway ’62 (Chi Omega) has published a new book for young readers (Down the Shore Publishing), ’Round the World: Takashi Sails Home, a continuation of the story that began in Takashi’s Voyage. The seafaring adventures of her children’s books are inspired

by Cinda’s own travels all over the world, mostly by ship. Cinda and her husband, Jack, live in Longboat Key, Fla. Susan Miller Lynette ’62 is a docent for the Seattle Art Museum’s Sculpture Park and works part-time for a medical clinic.

She is enjoying tremendously the beauty and the outdoor activities

20

N E W P E N N S TAT E W I L K E S - B A R R E B U I L D I N G N A M E S A K E H O N O R S A L U MNUS

In some ways, John R. Murphy ’63 can hardly believe there is a building named after him on the Penn State Wilkes-Barre campus. However, the John R. Murphy Student Services Center was dedicated on Oct. 21, 2008.

Murphy, who served as Director of Student Services for 36 years before retiring four years ago, was honored by one of his former students, Rick Barry. “It is overwhelming and very humbling to have this happen. I got to do something that I absolutely loved doing. Don’t tell anyone, but I would have done it for free. It’s still a mystery to me why Rick would want to do this.”

Barry, portfolio manager of Eastbourne Capital Management, L.L.C, donated $1 million to PSU Wilkes-Barre for the honor and says it shouldn’t be a mystery why he did so. “There wasn’t any particular moment, but when I arrived at the campus I probably had a lot of promise that I didn’t recognize and zero confidence. Fortunately for me John recognized that I had a brain and some talent, and if properly focused that I might actually do well. He made the investment in me to give me those things.”

Barry also touched Murphy by creating the John Murphy Award for Leadership, Scholarship and Service, which goes to a senior on the Wilkes-Barre campus.

“When I look at people who really had an influence on me, I look at him as one of the key people who made me the person I am today,” Barry says. “He’s just a phenomenal guy.”

Murphy says many of his experiences at Marietta College helped develop his approach to

TRAILBLAZER

> From left to right: Son-in-law John Tomedi; Daughters Brennan Tomedi and Jennifer Murphy; Wife Shawn (Wilska) Murphy; Grandson Aidan Murphy-McCarthy; John Murphy; Donors Rick and Sue Barry; Daughter Katelyn MurphyMcCarthy. students over the years. “I had a great example at Marietta in Dr. Robert Hill. Dr. Hill took a lot of time with me. He convinced me to take a political thought class and I did everything I could to dodge it. But when I look back, it was the best thing for me. It really taught me how to think because it was a class of 11 really smart kids and me.”

Murphy lives in Dallas, Pa., with his wife Shawn Wilska Murphy ’64.—TP

CLASS NOTES of the Pacific Northwest, and the joy of having all five grandchildren living nearby in Washington State.

Robert J. Blendon ’64 (Delta Upsilon) has received the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research for 2008 in recognition of his work in pioneering the use of public opinion data to better understand health care problems and develop more effective policy solutions. His studies have been reported in more than 200 articles published in professional and scholarly journals. Blendon is a professor in the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard School of Public Health, and director of the Harvard Program on Public Opinion and Health and Social Policy.

Ellen Carney Kelley ’65 (Alpha Sigma Tau) has retired and is enjoying the ample availability of activities for the “55 and over” crowd in her community in Florida. Ellen’s son, Brian, is an engineer with Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio.

Charles W. Snodgrass ’65 (Delta Upsilon), Marietta Life Associate Trustee, has taken the position of BT client director with HCL Great Britain Ltd., an Indian information technology services company. Chuck, who lives in London, England, travels frequently to Chennai, India, to oversee 735 employees.

Ross W. Lenhart ’66 (Alpha Sigma Phi), Marietta Trustee Emeritus, recently retired as

> ALUMNI NOTE

Kent Tekulve ’69 H A L L O F H O N O R M E M B E R E A R N S AWARD FROM LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

Robert F. Higgins ’66 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) has been honored with inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009. Robert specializes in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights law and corporate law with the firm of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed, P.A. of Central Florida.

Executive Vice President of Stein Communications. During his career in educational marketing, he worked with dozens of universities, colleges, boarding schools, and educational associations and has written and lectured extensively on branding and marketing for non-profits.

The Director of Admission at Marietta from 1968-1973, Ross also served on the boards of The Atlanta College of Art and The Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges. He and his wife, Kathy Michelson Lenhart ’68, have moved from Atlanta to reside in Pawleys Island, S.C.

his sophomore year at Marietta College. Daniel and Kristen have three grown children.

1970 Daniel P. Hundley ’72 is planning to retire at the end of 2009 after a 33-year career as a retail account executive in the securities industry. His second career is yet to be determined. Daniel has been married to the lovely, Kristen, since

Pavanne L. Pettigrew ’72 retired in October from her position as senior geologist with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. She will continue working as an independent consultant in coal hydrogeology.

What Kent Tekulve ’69 remembers most about playing for Lindenwald Little League in Hamilton, Ohio, almost 50 years ago was how it was a family experience.

“At that age it was the anticipation of the next game that got me excited. I could not wait for the next game, because it was so much fun. My dad was a semi-pro baseball player and he had a great love for the game. He was my coach and he made Little League fun because the two of us, my younger brother, and my mother were all able to share time together at the field,” said Tekulve, who spent a decade in the Major Leagues.

Little League Baseball recognized Tekulve, a member of Marietta’s Hall of Honor and Athletic Hall of Fame, this summer when he was presented the 2008 William A. “Bill” Shea Distinguished Little League Graduate Award during the 62nd Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport, Pa., in August.

Consideration for selection includes both the individual’s ability and accomplishments and that person’s status as a positive role model.

“Mr. Tekulve played the game for its enjoyment and had the talent to make baseball his career,” said Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball. “Now as a baseball commentator and community liaison with the Pirates he has come full circle with his experiences and enthusiasm for Little League, which makes us proud to honor him with this award.”—TP

Margaret Brown Ewing ’67 (Alpha Gamma Delta) and her husband celebrated their joint retirements in June by completing an awesome seven-week tour across the United States.

One of the enjoyable occasions along the way was visiting with Margaret’s college roommate,

James P. Tatman ’72 (Alpha Sigma Phi) has retired from a 36-year career of high school teaching and is looking forward to moving to Mount Airy, N.C.

Eleanor Kloman Wallace ’67 in Fort Wayne, Ind. James E. Heddleson ’68 has retired after teaching social studies for 40 years at Caldwell High School (Ohio).

school research. She will return to South Africa in 2009, again as a Fulbright Scholar.

Darlene DeMarie ’74 (Alpha Xi Delta) has completed a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Limpopo in Sovenga, South Africa, where she created a campus child care center, taught a graduate course, organized an art exhibit and engaged in primary

WINTER 2009

21

CLASS NOTES Maryann Roque McArthur ’74, after more than 30 years of being a rock ’n’ roll DJ in New York City, has changed her professional format and is now working as a sidekick to John Gambling at Newstalk Radio 710 WOR. Maryann’s son, Matthew, graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in government studies and is pursuing graduate school.

Barbara Lantelme Metcalf ’79 was joined in Destin, Fla., by several Marietta friends to celebrate her 50th birthday. Celebrating the occasion with Barbara were Nancy Wayne Meyer, Laurie Bell Guardia, Stephanie Yeats Chelius, and Kim MacCallum Chase, all 1979 classmates.

1980 & 1990 Gregory C. Gamble ’85 opened a business consulting firm in 2007 focusing on improving organizational effectiveness for businesses in transition. The firm, G2 Partners, serves clients such as Nike, HSBC and Genentech.

Michelle Moist Derby ’90 (Sigma Kappa) is teaching kindergarten to children for whom English is a second language in Loudon County, Va. Michelle is nearing the completion of her Master’s in Multicultural Education at George Mason University, and her husband, Bob, is a manager for a car dealership.

Daughters, Taylor (14) and Sara (11) are both active in lacrosse and swimming, and had a wonderful time this past summer at Camp Hidden Meadows in West Virginia, operated by Thomas E. Bryant ’88 (Tau Epsilon Phi).

Nicholas J. Miller ’99 and his wife, Stephanie, welcomed Lucas Joseph on Dec. 16, 2007. Nicholas and his family live in Pittsburgh, Pa. Angela Hester Wagner ’92 (Sigma Kappa) and her husband, Chad, have added a new item, “The Little Lasso,” to the juvenile product line of Baby Goga, LLC, the business which they opened in 2006. Angie and Chad live in Austin, Texas, with Max (7), who has Down syndrome, Cate (5), and

was a happy participant in the celebration.

2000 Wayne B. Jenkins ’00 and his wife, Casey, proudly welcomed a new son born July 12, 2008. Greyson Lane and his mother are both happy and healthy.

Laura Hindel Seward ’00 and Adam Seward were married on Sept. 20, 2008. Son, Aedin Laurence Seward, born April 9, 2008,

22

Joseph J. Stecik ’01 and Kristen Latourelle Stecik ’03 welcomed a baby boy, Jacob Robert, on July 15, 2008. The Steciks live in Augusta, Ga. Jason A. Jialanella ’03 (Delta Tau Delta) and Sarah Wurtzbacher ’05 (Alpha Xi Delta) were married in Jamaica on October 18, 2008. Jason is working at FedEx Custom Critical as a recruiter and Sarah is a recruiting coordinator for BCG & Co. in Akron, Ohio.

TRAILBLAZER

Kevin R. Sexton ’92 (Delta Upsilon) and Elena L. Airapetian were married on Aug. 1, 2008, on Kiawah Island, S.C. Attending the bride and groom were DU brothers, Jeffrey J. Powers ’92, Steven G. Marquis ’92 and Lee C. Kulinna ’91. Also joining the celebration were fellow classmates, Richard M. McIllece ’91, Michael Piotrowski ’92, Robert L. Cericola ’94, Peter W. Boomer ’92, William L. Reich ’94, and Megan Scully-Orlandi ’92. Kevin and Elena live in Charlotte, N.C. Sam (3). Angie is actively involved in the Down syndrome advocacy community and serves as the chairperson for the Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center Advisory Committee.

She also helped open a school for special needs children in 2003.

Erin N. Barber ’99 and Chris Spangler are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Ronin Grey Spangler, on Aug. 14, 2008.

Jennifer Sinclair DeSantis ’04 (Sigma Kappa) and G. William DeSantis III ’06 had their second child, Isabella Frances, on March 13, 2008. Their oldest, Willie, was 13 months old when Isabella was born.

Leadership Award from the Ohio Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities in recognition of her leadership work empowering students with disabilities.

Jessie Guidry Baginski ’08 was inducted into the Lakeland Community College Hall of Fame on Aug. 7, 2008, for the positive impact she has made on her community because of her experience at Lakeland. Jessie also received in August the Maureen Fitzgerald

Margaret “Meg” K. Foraker ’08 has been accepted into graduate school at Emerson College School of Communication in Boston, Mass. Meg will be completing her Master’s of Integrated Marketing Communication.

IN > MEMORIAM > 1930s

> 1950s

William W. Davis ’33 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Westerville, Ohio (11/1/2008).

LeRoy B. Snediker ’50 (Delta Upsilon) of Marietta, Ohio (10/20/2008). Survivors include his wife, Ellen Elston Snediker ’52 (Alpha Xi Delta and Marietta Life Associate Trustee).

Ava Wortman Lyon ’36 of Syracuse, N.Y. (1/17/2008).

Charles H. Schafer ’38 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Alexandria, Va. (9/18/2008).

> 1940s Madeleine Bryant Lewis ’42 (Chi Omega) of Ithaca, N.Y. (11/11/2008).

Luther G. Ross ’42 of Marietta, Ohio (8/16/2008). Survivors include his wife, Anne Milbaugh Ross’43 (Alpha Xi Delta).

Carolyn Hagen Klingsmith ’43 (Beta Theta) of Gunnison, Colo.

(4/22/2008).

Georgine Smith Knowlton ’44 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Arlington Heights, Ill. (10/27/2008).

Survivors include her granddaughter, Beth Knowlton Dadas ’98.

Doris Glover Skipton ’45 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Dayton, Ohio (9/19/2008).

Ruth Rood Hughes ’45 (Chi Omega) of Copperhill, Tenn.

(5/11/2008).

Edward H. Menke ’48 (Delta Upsilon) of Marietta, Ohio (1/23/2008).

Howard B. Hall ’49 (Delta Upsilon) of North Olmsted, Ohio (7/23/2008).

Helen Akin Liber ’49 of Buffalo, N.Y. (11/13/2008).

Robert M. Bossert ’52 of Easley, S.C. (11/12/2008).

Dorothy J. McClure ’55 of Marietta, Ohio (11/3/2008).

Survivors include her sister, Genevieve McClure Schafer ’44.

Joan Masky McLaughlin ’57 (Chi Omega) of North Olmsted, Ohio (1/23/2008).

> 1960s Harriett Williams Harman ’65 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Marietta, Ohio (10/8/2008).

Alexander A. Catalano ’66 of Orchard Park, N.Y. (8/24/2008).

Survivors include his wife, Wendy Dew Catalano ’76.

Joyce Gurian Zarkin ’66 of Burke, Va. (10/12/2008).

> 1970s Daniel Grogan ’72 of Portland, Ore. (5/23/2008).

> HUB BURTON REMEMBERING DAVE FELDMANN ’53 The Marietta College community was saddened by the loss of Dave Feldmann ’53, a loyal and dedicated member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, who passed away in November.

Those who attended each of the last two spring reunions on campus will recall the enthusiastic support that Dave and his wife, J.K., provided with their active participation in both events. Pioneers from the Washington, D.C., area will certainly remember their hosting of various gatherings through the years.

Those were perhaps the most visible demonstrations of Dave’s lifelong commitment to his alma mater, but his spirited and effective service to the MCAA Board and his tireless promotion of the College to prospective students and their parents merit our sincere appreciation and gratitude as well. In fact, Dave was the recipient of this year’s Marietta Alumni Admissions Program, (MAAP) Service Award and justly deserved.

While Dave could not be with us to receive his recognition at Homecoming, it was obvious both at the fall MCAA meeting and during the Awards Convocation itself that his cheerful and positive presence was missed and his many selfless contributions truly treasured by his colleagues and friends.

This was further confirmed at his service in Maryland during which many family members and friends, including at least two former classmates, (Milt Brown and John Linton, both Class of ’53), celebrated Dave’s generous and caring life.

At a time when it is difficult not to dwell upon what we have lost, it is possible to find some solace in Dave’s legacy to his alma mater.

The Long Blue Line is measurably stronger for his unflagging loyalty and for the strands of carefully considered and positive change that Dave worked to weave into the fabric of the institution. From my all too brief association with him, I believe that is how he would wish to be remembered.

> 2000s Dave Lane ’03 of Cutler, Ohio.

(1/8/2009).

> FRIENDS OF MARIETTA Dr. Wilfred B. Howsmon (10/6/2008). Professor of Chemistry, 1959-1968.

Former West Virginia Gov. Cecil H. Underwood (11/24/2008).

Instructor of Remedial English and Coach of Debate, 19461950.

> COLLEGE MOURNS LOSS OF KEAN WEAVER ’84 A devoted father, talented businessman and giving member of The Long Blue Line is how the Marietta College community will remember Kean Weaver, Class of 1984. The father of three—Caroline, Evan and Annie—died in early December. “The Marietta College family extends its sympathy to his family in their time of grief,” said President Jean A. Scott. “Our hearts and prayers go out to the Weaver family and their friends.”

Mr. Weaver majored in petroleum engineering and was the President and CEO of Triad Resources, Inc. In addition to being a member of the College’s Board of Trustees, he was a Charter Member of the McDonough Leadership Program Advisory Board, the College’s Industry Advisory Board, a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, an Alumni Trustee and the recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 1994.

WINTER 2009

23

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

MARIETTA, OH PERMIT NO. 36 OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS 215 Fifth Street Marietta, OH 45750-4004 Return Service Requested

MARIETTA COLLEGE B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S Chair T. Grant Callery ’68 Vice Chair George W. Fenton Secretary William H. Donnelly ’70 Treasurer Daniel Bryant Penelope (Penny) Adams ’72 Mark F. Bradley Robert (Bob) Brucken ’56 Dr. Christine (Chris) Fry Burns ’66 Joseph (Joe) Chlapaty Frank Christy Patricia G. Curtin ’69 Barbara A. Perry Fitzgerald ’73 Douglas (Doug) Griebel ’74 Robert (Bob) Hauser ’71

Nancy Putnam Hollister Daniel (Dan) Jones ’65 John B. Langel ’70 C. Brent McCoy C. Brent McCurdy ’68 Anna (Ann) Bowser Bailey ’87 William (Bill) O’Grady, Jr. ’70 J. Roger Porter ’66 Dr. Leonard M. (Randy) Randolph, Jr. ’65 Cynthia (Cindy) Reece ’78 Donald (Don) Ritter ’81 Dr. David H. Rosenbloom ’64, ’94 Charlene Samples ’77 Jean A. Scott Frank M. Schossler ’86 David (Dave) Smart ’51 Donald (Don) Strickland ’66 Dale L. Wartluft ’63 Patricia (Pat) Willis ’70 Patricia (Patti) Zecchi ’71

Nominate a Pioneer

E

very fall during Homecoming, Marietta College’s Alumni Association honors a small group of alumni and friends who embody the true Pioneer spirit.

During Homecoming 2008, three alumni—Ann Waldhorst Muscari ’51, Douglas La Follette ’63 and Robert J. Blendon ’64— were inducted into the Hall of Honor. Additionally, alumni awards went to Deborah (Beckwith) Stenger ’79, David Feldmann ’53, Jessica Echard ’03, Brian Crellin ’97, Elizabeth (Koch) Adams ’72, Jack Hopkins ’65 and Allison LaRocca ’08. Retired accounting professor, Dr. Edward Osborne was given honorary alumni status after serving the College since 1971.

Since Homecoming, the Alumni Association has been accepting nominations from fellow Long Blue Liners for the 2009 awards ceremony. If you know an outstanding representative of Marietta College, send in his or her story to be considered for recognition. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 6 and may be made online at www.marietta.edu/alumni/awards/index.html.—GS

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S Chair Mark S. Fazzina ’83 Vice Chair Jodell Ascenzi Raymond ’84 Alumni Trustees Daniel J. Jones ’65 C. Brent McCurdy ’68 J. Roger Porter ’66 Frank M. Schossler ’86 David B. Smart ’51 Melissa Schultz Bennett ’91 David E. Harmon ’54

Timothy D. Maddox ’86 Todd R. Myers ’91 Teresa Gilliam Petras ’88 Jason C. Rebrook ’96 Leslie Straub Ritter ’85 Brian P. Rothenberg ’88 Reginald E. Sims ’75 Jeffrey J. Stafford ’83 Sharon Bayless Thomas ’78 Jonathan D. Wendell ’70 Mary Ellen Zeppuhar ’71 Zhou Zhou ’02

MARIETTA COLLEGE C O N TA C T S President Dr. Jean A. Scott | 740-376-4701

Editors Tom Perry, Gi Smith

Provost Dr. Rita Smith Kipp | 740-376-4741

Art Director/Design Ryan Zundell

Vice President for Advancement Lori Lewis | 740-376-4711

Photographers Jack Brossart, Robert Caplin, Mitch Casey, Peter Finger, Tom Perry, Ryan Zundell

Assistant VP, Advancement Evan Bohnen | 740-376-4446 Assoc, VP, Alumni & College Relations Hub Burton | 740-376-4709 Director of Donor Relations Linda Stroh | 740-376-4451

Contributing Writers Ann Foraker, Hilles Hughes, Dan May, Brenda Puckett, Fraser MacHaffie, Michael Morgan, Linda Showalter Class Notes Cheryl Canaday Contact Us trailblazer@marietta.edu

Legacy Campaign tops $40 million

A

lumni and Friends of the College showed a great deal of support toward the Legacy Campaign during the close of 2008. The donor response was so strong that at press time, the Advancement staff was still receipting year-end gifts. With the generous gifts and pledges from alumni and friends, Marietta has surpassed the $40 million threshold on the $50 million Legacy Campaign.

“Marietta College is grateful to our loyal, renewed, and newfound donors for their philanthropy supporting our 1,400-plus students, particularly during these challenging economic times,” said Vice President for Advancement Lori Lewis.

For more information about the Legacy Campaign priorities and how you can participate through an outright or deferred gift, please contact Evan Bohnen, Assistant Vice President for Advancement, at evan. bohnen@marietta.edu or call 1-800274-4704. To contribute directly to the Legacy Campaign and Marietta College, please visit www.marietta.edu/ advancement.—GS