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Welcoming home WILCOX-MILLS HOUSE UNDERGOES REPAIRS, RENOVATIONS

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t the crest of Fifth and Putnam streets sits Marietta College’s elder statesman, an edifice that predates the charter of the College, the building that nine Marietta presidents and their families have called their home.

The Wilcox-Mills House was built in 1822 but purchased in 1937 by the College for the purpose of being the home of the President. In the weeks leading up to Dr. Joseph Bruno starting his leadership at Marietta, the College focused on making several repairs to the house and renovating areas to make the house more inviting to guests.

“The scope of the work was determined from various sources, including a list of deficiencies or needs provided by Dr. (Jean) Scott, and Physical Plant’s list of deferred maintenance and repair,” said Fred Smith, Director of Physical Plant. “Advancement provided input on how to improve presentation and function for College events hosted at the house and Dining Services provided input on how to better support catered services. The Brunos provided input and were involved in discussions but, by and large, they deferred the final decisions to Advancement and Physical Plant.”

Diane Bruno is pleased with how the house looks and functions.

“We appreciated when the College approached us before we left Connecticut about some of the repairs and renovations that needed to be done to the house, but we really left those decisions for the College to make,” she said. One room, dedicated for family gatherings, provided an opportunity for the Brunos to mix pieces from their home in Higganum, Conn., with their new life in Marietta.

Doug Hines, an interior designer and owner of Circa Furnishings and Design in Belpre, Ohio, was hired as a period consultant for the finishes and furnishings for the house.

“We wanted to keep true to the Federal style of the house as best as we could,” Hines said. “The goal for the kitchen was to open up the space for everyday use by the family as well as make it an efficient, functional kitchen for the caterers. I think the house turned out fabulously.”

The College replaced the upstairs window air conditioner units with zoned, central air systems. “The removal of the window air conditioning units certainly improved the historical presentation of the house,” Smith said. “I don’t have any records on the last renovation, but I would estimate the last major renovation (to the house) was done more than 20 years ago.”

Though $224,000 was budgeted for all of the repairs and renovations, the College was able to accomplish the work for $210,000.

In addition to repairing and renovating the kitchen, the College also relocated the laundry room from the basement to an existing second floor bathroom, converted a first-floor storage room into a coat room, installed carpeting, painted some walls, added some window treatments, renovated the master bedroom and added some furnishings.

“We were able to visit Special Collections and the Art Department and select beautiful pieces of artwork to display in the house and incorporate some of the College’s history into its décor,” Mrs. Bruno said. — GS

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dr. Joseph W. Bruno

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s I write this message, we are just into the spring semester here in Marietta.

Diane and I were delighted to host an open house for returning students in the first week of the semester, and these events always provide a welcome reminder of the joys of living on a college campus.

We have the privilege of meeting some of the most talented students in the world and we delight in watching them immerse themselves in their academic work, their community service projects, and the general life of the campus.

One particularly enjoyable aspect of all this is the chance to see our seniors present the results of their senior capstone projects. For those of you who graduated before this became a part of the Marietta experience, I can tell you that all of our graduating seniors now engage themselves in an in-depth project in the general area of their chosen major.

The nature of the project varies with the discipline, and it may involve a research project with a faculty member, an internship, a performance, an artistic creation, or a major writing exercise. Whatever the form, though, capstone exercises require students to synthesize the academic work they’ve done, to apply that work to a project they’ve designed with the help of a faculty member, and then to present that project to a faculty committee and the campus community.

In recent weeks, I have seen a number of these presentations, and I have found them nothing less than inspiring. As the description above suggests, Marietta faculty members commit an enormous effort to this program and they hold our students to a very high standard. Of course, Marietta students meet high standards on a daily basis, and I have particularly enjoyed hearing them describe the personal growth they’ve experienced, the impact the capstone exercise has had on their plans for their future, and the ways in which their project allowed (or forced!) them to apply the academic work they’ve done to date.

I believe the experience of completing a project of their own design and then presenting it to the community is of tremendous value to our students as they begin their transition from college to a career.

While some of the projects have already been presented, many students will give poster presentations at All Scholars Day in April. I visited campus for that event last year as president-elect and am looking forward to seeing the work of this year’s seniors. If you can join us on April 17, I encourage you to do so. I think you will be impressed by the excellent work being done by our seniors and the inspiration provided by our faculty.

As always, I thank you for your support of Marietta College. Diane and I wish you the best and hope to see you soon.

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Planning for Golden Reunion 2013 in the works VOLUNTEERS AIM TO BOOST ATTENDANCE AND GIVING PROGRAM

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magine having the run of Marietta College’s campus for a late spring weekend.

No exams, no assignments, no projects — just the opportunity to spend time with classmates, snoop through Marietta’s historic brick buildings, tour new ones and even cruise the Muskingum and Ohio rivers by sternwheeler during dinner.

That’s exactly what is in store for members of the class of 1963 when they return for a special Golden Reunion May 31-June 2. Current Golden Pioneers and contiguous classmates are also invited to join in the fun-filled weekend.

Back by popular demand are the campus tours, riverboat dinner cruise on the Valley Gem, a special show in the Anderson Hancock Planetarium, a tour of The Castle on Fourth Street and of Legacy Library’s Special Collections Department, a trolley ride through historic Marietta and other exciting events. Alumni and guests will also have the opportunity to mingle with the College’s 18th President, Dr. Joseph Bruno.

As in past years, class volunteers will collaborate to encourage attendance and reach out to classmates to participate in the reunion giving program. Mary Pen-

nock, Reunion Giving Coordinator and member of the College’s Marietta Fund team, is coordinating the effort along with Ann Nicely, Associate Director in the Office of Alumni Relations. They are also joining together to continue volunteer recruitment for class reunions that take place during the 2013 Homecoming Weekend.

“Our focus is increasing attendance and participation in the Class Giving program,” Pennock said. “The Class Volunteers for this special reunion want to reach out to as many of their classmates as possible to encourage them to join their classmates on campus for this special weekend and to rediscover why Marietta is such an unforgettable place.”

The volunteers will serve as a peerto-peer outreach group, spreading the word to their former classmates about the Golden Reunion experience and the importance of supporting The Marietta Fund and The Long Blue Line.

“The Golden Reunion Weekend is a perfect opportunity to spend time with the group of people who developed into successful, educated men and women during their time as undergraduates at Marietta College,” Pennock said. — GS

Long Blue Lines HUB BURTON, INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADVANCEMENT

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mericans, including Marietta College Pioneers, love to offer opinions. Need proof? Just check out the growth of online surveys, sports and college rankings, random books of lists, and even talk shows. They are all testimony to our national obsession with who is first, how much we like this, and what we think about that.

That being said, it has been a long time since we last sought your thoughts on the College’s Alumni Relations program; 2004 to be exact. In this fast-paced world of ours, nine years is a very, very long time between surveys, especially when you consider some of the significant changes in both your alma mater and its approach to alumni relations. No question, some timely feedback and input are past due.

For instance, there have been some profound adjustments to our printed publications, website, and electronic marketing capabilities, not to mention service offerings for our alumni. Add to that some ongoing evolution of such signature events as Home

coming and Reunion Weekend, and there is more than enough reason to invite members of The Long Blue Line to the polls for a check of their updated preferences and predispositions.

Give no small amount of credit for this timely exercise to your Marietta College Alumni Association Board of Directors, whose advocacy for the project has been steadfast. Through their tireless efforts, the survey is now available for your participation. We ask that you share a modest amount of your time to render your opinions and help us improve our service to you and your fellow Pioneers.

In partnership with Alumni Attitude Survey of Houston, Texas, we’ll not only be able to gauge our effectiveness in meeting your needs and expectations, but also compare our progress to national standards through a reliable benchmarking process.

Most important of all, we’ll share the results with you so you’ll know our response proves both timely and substantive. The truth be known, we are genuinely excited to hear what you have to tell us and look forward to your feedback.

Look for your own personalized electronic invitation to participate or please visit www.marietta.edu/Alumni/.

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Family ties FORAKERS’ CONNECTION TO ALMA MATER REMAINS STRONG

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an Foraker ’73 and his three children, Jay ’01, Ann ’03 and Meg ’08 are all indebted to Marietta College, not from tuition, but from the priceless education, relationships and experiences they gained as Pioneers.

Now, to pay it forward, all four Forakers have pledged their dedication to The Marietta Fund with yearly contributions and consistent involvement. Inspired to grant future students the same opportunity for success that he had, Dan’s continued investment in his alma mater has become a family affair.

“The education I received at Marietta College, the liberal arts education, enabled me to achieve success in my career. It is a privilege to give back so others can experience the same opportunities,” said Dan, who has worked for the Foraker Gas Company for 40 years. “Our children had the opportunity to go elsewhere and applied to other colleges, but this is where they wanted to go. It’s nice, having all of us attend Marietta College. The legacy, I might say, is special.”

Dan has been donating to The Marietta Fund, which has a goal of $1.7 million for the 2012-13 fiscal year, since the year after his graduation. He not only encourages his children to support the school, but also other alumni, proclaiming that any amount, no matter how modest, can make all the difference.

Angela Anderson, Director of Advancement, acknowledges the Forakers’ positive impact on Marietta.

“The Long Blue Line runs through the Foraker family in a special way. The individual gifts to The Marietta Fund make a difference and help us in meeting our goal each year. Each family member has given to the College in many ways,” Anderson said.

Despite having shared interests as Pioneers — Dan and Jay were both members of Alpha Tau Omega, while Ann and Meg were on the women’s rowing team — the Forakers’ choices to give to The Marietta Fund are individually motivated, each to repay the institution that gave them so much.

“One thing that we do have in common is that the educational and professional foundations in our careers are a pure result of our time spent at Marietta,” said Meg, who majored in Advertising and Public Relations as an undergraduate. “My family has played a role in my continued involvement by instilling the value of education and the collective responsibility of giving back, no matter the amount.”

Her brother agreed, adding, “We believe that consistent levels of support show our continued confidence in the mission and work of Marietta College. It’s nice to know that as a family we all support the College, but I’d say we all do so for our own individual reasons.”

Not only have the Forakers maintained their relationship with Marietta through dedication to The Marietta Fund, one of the siblings has found her professional success here. Ann Foraker Nicely works in the Office of Alumni Relations as the Associate Director of Alumni Events and Services.

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“When I was a young, with my parents and siblings, we often visited Marietta. My dad had the best stories to tell of his years at Marietta College, and it was always a treat to stop by the bookstore and buy something fun like a sweatshirt, T-shirt or art supplies when we were in the area. I remember thinking how neat it would be to someday grow up and attend Marietta. I am very proud of our family’s Long Blue Line legacy.

Of their love for Marietta, Jay reflected, “For our family, I’d just say that Marietta College will always be a second home, and we always look forward to occasions when we can all get together in Marietta.”

The Marietta Fund supports all aspects of Marietta College and is part of the operating budget. To learn more or to make a donation call 1-800-274-4704 or (740) 376-4704, or donate online at http://www.marietta.edu/ Give/.

The Forakers are The Marietta Fund. — CS

Rewarding experience SABBATICAL TAKES ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BACK TO CHINA

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or a faculty member on sabbatical, the research or work they complete is rewarding.

Those outside of academia invoke images of vacationing in a tropical paradise or simply a time to get away from a job and live stress free for a few months.

In reality, the typical sabbatical is much more productive.

Jeremy Fei Wang, Associate Professor of Information Systems, immersed himself into his sabbatical in the fall at the University of International Relations in Beijing, China.

“I had a pretty packed learning and research agenda for my sabbatical,” he said. “One of the challenges is to keep up this agenda while travelling abroad and lecturing. I am glad that I would be able to incorporate this experience into my current learning and research efforts.”

For an academician, a sabbatical gives them the time to delve more into the research or work that they do in their limited free time as teachers, advisers and mentors. Sabbaticals can vary quite a bit at Marietta, from an art professor spending months doing little more than painting 8-12 hours a day every day to a management professor finding a quiet place to write a book.

For 10 days, Wang was at UIR teaching, lecturing and learning from his peers and the students — including a three-hour discussion in which he introduced Marietta’s new Information Systems program.

“They showed a lot of interest in the structure of our IS curriculum and asked me for the PowerPoint after the discussion forum,” Wang said. “We also discussed the enormous development of China’s E-Commerce market and explored future academic cooperation opportunities between our two departments.

They warmly extended an invitation to me to teach a bilingual summer IS course at UIR next year.”

Wang expanded on the E-Commerce topic to include a discussion forum on penny auction sites for the faculty from the Department of Information Technology and Science (ITS).

“I truly enjoyed the direct interactions with the UIR students who showed tremendous interests in the latest development of information technology and E-Commerce in the U.S,” he said.

Wang is confident his experience will have a bearing on the way and what he teaches in his courses at Marietta College.

“This valuable experience has prompted me to incorporate future case studies (possibly a joint student case study with UIR students) on China’s E-Commerce market into my IS courses at Marietta and encourage our IS students to have a wider global perspective,” Wang said. “The interaction with former UIR visiting professors will surely allow me to serve our future visiting scholars better as the coordinator. I hope that my visit to UIR will also mark a good beginning for more Marietta faculty to lecture at UIR through our exchange program in the future.”

Dr. Gama Perruci, interim Provost and Dean of the Faculty, acknowledges the place that

China now holds on the world stage and the value it brings to the College’s faculty and students to be exposed as much as possible to China and its culture.

“As an emerging world leader, (China) will become even more prominent in Higher Education. The College has developed a strong focus on Asia in the past decade through our Strategic Plans,” Perruci said. “Jeremy Wang’s sabbatical allows him to build closer relationships with our partners in China, while at the same time expanding his knowledge of his field within a global context. The students will benefit greatly from this experience once he is back in the classroom.”

To better connect the UIR students, Wang compared various E-Commerce business models between the U.S. and China before presenting the emerging “Penny Auction” E-Commerce model in the U.S. “They came up with many good thoughts on the viability of the Penny Auction E-Commerce model and asked a lot of insightful questions during the seminar,” Wang said. “During the Q&A session, I also shared my thoughts on the bright future of the IS field in the information economy and answered their questions regarding the changing dynamics in the job market.”

Wang said he would encourage other faculty to consider spending a semester at UIR. “I was very impressed by the warm hospitality I received there and I hope that my visit has promoted the traditional friendship between Marietta and UIR,” Wang said. “As an IS professor, I am also excited to gain the firsthand knowledge on the recent rapid development of the E-Commerce market in China, which is projected to be the world’s largest by 2015. This valuable experience has surely benefited my current research topic, which focuses on the impact of E-Commerce on the traditional retail industry in China.”—TP

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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter to address Class of 2013 at Commencement

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n today’s digital world, it may be difficult for the Class of 2013 to grasp exactly how a few reporters uncovered the Watergate scandal that brought down the Richard Nixon presidency.

Listening to one of The Washington Post reporters who was intimately involved may help clear things up for them. Carl Bernstein, the award-winning investigative reporter and author who shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Watergate scandal, is the keynote speaker for the 176th Commencement at Marietta College on May 12.

“As an investigative reporter in the Watergate era, Carl Bernstein brought about a radical reconsideration of the expectations our citizens have for our elected officials,” said President Joseph Bruno. “He has continued to be a voice for fairness and strong leadership, and his subsequent books on Pope John Paul II and Hillary Clinton, among others, continue his thoughtful examinations of that theme. We are fortunate to have him as a speaker during this, our year dedicated to the study of leadership.”

Most of the graduates, of course, were not even born in the early 1970s, when investigative reporting into Watergate eventually forced President Nixon to resign

on Aug. 8, 1974.

Bernstein and fellow reporter Bob Woodward broke the Watergate story while working at The Washington Post. Their relentless reporting on the scandal not only led to the demise of Nixon’s presidency, but also the resignation and imprisonment of many other high-ranking officials. Bernstein, Woodward and The Washington Post were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1973.

Woodward and Bernstein uncovered the scandal during a time without the Internet, Google or social media. While many today may struggle to see how you could do such in-depth reporting without these modern-day tools, Bernstein still believes there is a lot of great reporting happening in newsrooms around the U.S. In a recent interview with the Albany Times Union, Bernstein said, “I obviously don’t think journalism is dead. I think there’s plenty of great reporting on all kinds of platforms.

I think it’s a mistake to look at the general state of reporting in 1960 or 1975 or 1990 in too nostalgic a fashion. Really great reporting organizations have always been the exception, not the rule.”

After the Watergate burglary, Bernstein and Woodward wrote the book “All the

President’s Men.” The book became a best seller and was followed by another book, “Final Days.”

Bernstein left The Washington Post in 1977 but continued his investigative reporting on politics and American media.

He published articles in Rolling Stone, Time, The New Republic, Vanity Fair and USA Today and worked as the Washington bureau chief for ABC News.

Bernstein has also written a number of books, inclduing “A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.” He is often a guest on television news programs.

Bernstein is writing a memoir about his time at the Washington Star, where he started as a 16-year-old copy boy and eventually became a reporter, and developing a dramatic TV series about the dysfunctional Congress with director Steven Bochco for Turner Broadcasting.

He lives in New York with his wife and is the father of two sons, one a journalist and the other a rock musician. — TP

A longer, stronger line STUDENTS CELEBRATE MID-YEAR GRADUATION

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he Long Blue Line got a little longer in December when nearly 60 Marietta College students officially earned their degrees.

About half of the graduates participated in a special ceremony in Fenton Court that marked their accomplishments and allowed each student to publicly comment on his or her achievement or thank those who played integral roles in that accomplishment.

Katelyn Eckrote ’12, who earned a degree in Education/Intervention Specialist and a certificate in Teacher Leadership, was one of 21 students who spoke during the ceremony.

“I just want to say ‘thank you’ to everyone who has supported me during the past few years at Marietta,” she said. “The friends that I have made have turned into family. I’m grateful to each and every one of you and for this opportunity to be here.”

Marietta College President Joseph Bruno and interim Provost Gama Perruci gave opening remarks, and Matthew Weekley ’81 gave an alumni greeting.

“You were admitted to Marietta College because you exhibited that certain spark, that drive, that desire to learn and keep learning,” President Bruno said to the graduating class. “We determined that you had the potential to succeed at Marietta College and in your life after college. And your presence here today shows that you lived up to that potential over the past few years. For that, I offer my most sincere congratulations.”

Perruci announced each student’s name before he or she took the podium to deliver personal messages to those in attendance. As he called Nathan Schafer’s turn, several members of the audience began to cheer loudly. Schafer ’12 humorously took full advantage of the opportunity.

“I would like to thank my huge support system you’ve just listened to, alumni that came in, my fraternity brothers and my family,” Schafer said. “…Oh, and in case anyone’s hiring, Nathan Schafer was the name.” — GS 6

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Admission leader promoted to Cabinet

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fter serving Marietta College as Director of Admission for 5½ years, Jason Turley has recently been promoted to Dean of Admission.

“Jason Turley has done a marvelous job as Director of Admission, driving our ongoing efforts to enroll an excellent and diverse student body at Marietta College,” said Marietta President Joseph Bruno. “As the new Dean of Admission, he will serve as a Cabinet officer while continuing his efforts in admission and enrollment. I am excited about the prospect, and I am delighted to be working closely with Jason on this important aspect of our institutional life.”

The new opportunity came about following the departure of David Rhodes, Vice President for Enrollment Management, in October.

Rhodes left to become the Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid at Westminster (Pa.) College. For Turley, the promotion means doing much of what he did as Director of Admission, but he will now also work closely with Financial Aid to ensure the affordability of a Marietta College education.

“I think one of the things that I’ll have to do is to take a more active role in looking at overall enrollment,” Turley said. “Whereas being Director of Admission is more about looking at entering freshman, transfers and other students, my position as Dean of Admission is about making sure that, financially, we’re doing everything that we need to do for the College.”

Despite the uncertain economy, Turley stresses the value of a Marietta College education and finds this value continues to differentiate the school from others like it — his role as Dean of Admission will require him to maintain this value.

“I think that one of the most interesting things about Marietta is as we hear about the economy and all the challenges that are happening, families are still making the financial commitment to this school because they see the positive things that are happening here,” Turley said.

Turley believes one of the most important responsibilities of any college admission staff is being able to truly represent what an institution has to offer.

“We know that one of the challenges for any college is making sure that we practice what we preach, and one of the things that I think our office does a very good job about is telling the story of Marietta College,” Turley said.

Prior to joining Marietta College in 2007, Turley served as Dean of Admission at Northland College in Ashland, Wis. His career in higher education began when a friend recruited him to become an admissions representative at his alma mater, Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Though Turley’s new responsibilities as Dean of Admission will necessitate that he spend more time in working with the financial aid office in the Irvine Administration Building, he has chosen to remain in his office in the Admission House.

“Being accessible and available is always important. My door is always open to students, and it’s the same for the faculty and staff,” Turley said. “I love this location on campus and know that it would be very difficult to give up the day-to-day interactions I get to have with students and families. Marietta is a special place and I’m lucky to work with a staff that is just as dedicated to representing the institution to prospective students and their families.” — LK

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Career Center provides professional mixer for students

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s a professional, any time you can network with people in a similar or aspirant line of work, it’s a chance to gain new ideas and open doors to better opportunities.

Every semester, the Career Center sponsors alumnistudent networking trips to various cities so students can meet and learn about the variety of career options that are possible with their majors and their skill sets.

In November, a group of seven students traveled to Washington, D.C., with Dr. Mark Miller, Associate Provost, and me to explore the valuable networking connections that these future graduates have with professionally established members of The Long Blue Line. “(The trip) opened my eyes to careers I would not have thought of pursuing,” said English major Brittany Metcalf ’13, who was among the student contingent to D.C. These trips also allow members of The Long Blue Line to reconnect to campus through interactions with current students. They are able to “give back” through donating their time and knowledge to students who will soon join them as Marietta College alumni.

Catherine Rudik ’13, who is an International Leadership and East Asian Studies major, agreed. “(The experience) helped me to branch out and learn a new city that I may want to end up in … (the) overall encouragement from the alumni sunk in and has encouraged me in my upcoming job search.”

One of the alumni visits included a lunch hosted by Marc Ponchione ’96 at the Allen & Overy Law Firm and included other alumni lawyers Grant Callery ’68, former Board of Trustees Chairperson, and Craig Sundstrom ’07. In this meeting, students gained varied perspectives within the field of law from alumni in three different generations. Not only did the students benefit, but also the alumni were able to make connections with one another

to continue the process of alumni assisting one another. All of the alumni visits provided information about career options while also giving insight about the job search process, work/life balance, and what life is like working in a large city.

The students also attended the President’s Alumni Reception, where they had an opportunity to meet numerous alumni in a variety of fields spanning the past 50 years. For many of the students, this was their first time interacting with alumni, allowing them to see how their time at Marietta College connects them to thousands of other members of The Long Blue Line.

Caitlin Jones is the Coordinator of Career Services in the Marietta College Career Center.

Preparing the freshman beanie display is Fay Angel, manager of the Marietta College Bookstore, ca. 1965. Freshmen wore beanies as a part of an annual ritual. In September 1970, Student Senate abolished the tradition.

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Students develop bond while mentoring autistic youngsters

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rying to navigate through the maze of an autistic mind is no easy task. Doctors and scientists have been working on this for years with some success, but no one has truly cracked the

code.

Pat Tegge ’14, along with four other Marietta College peer mentors, may not have any concrete answers but they did learn firsthand this fall what it was like to interact and teach students with autism as peer mentors in the Social Skills and Transition program.

“Going into the course I was excited to get into the field and help make a difference, and a little nervous,” Tegge said. “Prior to this class, I had worked with people with autism and other disabilities, but not this intensely.”

Tegge was teamed with Carsyn Cunningham and the two developed a strong connection.

“After working with Carsyn, all of my anxiety went away. We had a lot of fun together and learned from each other,” said B a ue r Tegge, a History major. “I learned several lessons that I am going to take with me. I was exposed to several different ranges on the spectrum so I learned some strategies on how to help children with their individual needs and goals.”

Marietta’s Dr. William Bauer, McCoy Associate Professor of Education, partnered with Dr. Christopher Klein, Assistant Professor of Psychology, to create a Kle in program that helps improve the communication skills of people with high-functioning forms of autism as they make the transition from high school to college.

Autism is a brain disorder that makes communication with others difficult. Often referred to as Asperger’s syndrome, these individuals have difficulty understanding the emotions of those around them, reading facial expressions and body language, thus have difficulty carrying normal conversation.

“Dr. Bauer and I started this program in hopes of making some immediate, everyday life changes for the individuals in the program,” Klein said. “We’ve worked on a number of skills, including building relationships, verbal and nonverbal communication, diet and healthy living activities, self-disclosure, and a number of other topics.”

In a session in November, Marietta students Tyler Bates ’13, Zane Eschbaugh ’13, Evan Gongwer ’16 and Tyler Sorber ’13 spoke with Antonio Clatworthy, Landon Santini, Zach Strickler, Matt Waybright and Cunningham about their favorite exercise routines and seeking out healthier diet options.

Clatworthy talked about cutting firewood and bowling, while others said they liked basketball and golf.

“Throughout the semester, we’ve seen some of our individuals gain a larger social support network, improve in communication skills, develop a greater sense of self-determination, and realize a number of opportunities that previously seemed closed to them,” Klein said. “We certainly aren’t aiming to cure autism in this program, but I do believe we have had success in helping the individuals in the program make some important improvements in their everyday lives.”

Bauer said, “The 253 field students in this project worked very hard this semester with these young men. The comments from

parents have been overwhelming positive.”

Mother Tammy Waybright said the impact of the program on her son, Matthew, has been “100-percent positive.”

“Matthew’s growth socially and intellectually is astounding to his family and everyone who knows him. His self-confidence has increased as well as eye contact and conversation skills,” she said.

“He actually initiates conversations, including physical contact, which was nonexistent prior to this program. We cannot praise Dr. Bauer and his associates enough. A simple thank you will never be enough to express our joy and satisfaction with this program.”

This is exactly what Bauer was hoping to see when he and Klein collaborated on this project.

“We have seen significant progress in our participants social skills.

Our education and psychology interns/field students have been phenomenal in their quest to assist these participants become better self advocates and self determined,” Bauer said. “The partnership with the participants’ parents has also been key to the success of this program.”

Erika Gill ’15, also a peer mentor, was a bit apprehensive when she first learned she would be working with an autistic student. Her biggest fear was if she could remain patient while trying to communicate with them.

“From the beginning, I knew this course would be a good cause, but I never imagined how beneficial to the students it would be. To be completely honest, I did not quite grasp how a course taking place only once a week for two hours could impact a student so drastically, but now I stand in complete awe,” said Gill, a Middle Childhood Education major.

She believes the experience has helped her and her classmates see past society’s perspectives on people with disabilities.

“I used to think that working with individuals who have disabilities involved some complex scientific protocol to properly teach or make an impact on them, but the simplicity of this course has made me understand that there is no special technique in reaching out to them, all it takes is to be a friend,” Gill said. “This is why I find the part of the program where the peer mentors hang out with their paired student to be the key part to the success of this program; for a student does indeed learn more outside of the classroom compared to inside the classroom.”

The only scientific formula was to listen and interact.

“There is an equal and opposite impact between the teacher and the student,” Gill said. “As a student grows as a person, so does the teacher (and vice-versa). I believe I have made a positive impact on my student because he certainly has made an everlasting, positive impact on me.”—TP

Marietta provides resources to alumni on the job hunt

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ne of the qualities of a liberal arts graduate is having the ability to adjust and thrive in a changing professional environment.

One of the assets of being a Marietta College graduate is having access to a new program that can aid you in your search for a new job during that transition.

“Whether you’re a current student or you joined The Long Blue Line decades ago, Marietta College is dedicated to supporting your needs during the job search process,” said Ann Nicely ’03, Associate Director of Alumni Events and Services. “Alumni and students now have access to CareerShift, an effective, integrated job-search tool.”

This comprehensive online resource helps alumni and students upload multiple résumés, cover letters and other documents; search, store and record job listings that are posted on websites, company websites and in newspapers; save current personal marketing campaigns; and obtain contact information, including addresses and email addresses, for millions of companies. Alumni and students can also utilize the help of Marietta College’s Career Services.

“The Career Center at Marietta College can offer alumni useful job search strategy, including how to best utilize online tools such as CareerShift,” said Hilles Hughes, Director of the Career Center. “CareerShift is only one of several resources that Marietta College alumni can access in order to successfully manage their career paths in the 21st century.”

Offered to alumni and students as a free service, CareerShift accounts are confidential and can be accessed and managed by computer 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

“The Career Center at Marietta College can assist alumni in determining what resources will work best for their particular needs and coach them on the way to success,” Hughes said. “CareerShift offers alumni one of the best ‘all in one’ resources for information gathering, networking and staying organized.” — GS

To sign up, please visit http://marietta.careershift.com/ Questions can be sent to admin@careershift.com or by calling 1-888-232-0632.

For more information about the Marietta College Career Center, please visit http://www.marietta.edu/departments/Career_Center/

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New Provost looking forward to joining Marietta in July

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efore Dr. Karyn Sproles agreed to become Marietta College’s Provost and Dean of the Faculty, she sought out the approval of her daughter, Sadie.

“I was concerned for her because she’s in high school and I wanted to make sure she was comfortable with moving,” Sproles said.

“Throughout the whole process she kept saying she was OK with it, and once I accepted the job she asked if we could just move now.”

Sproles, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Carlow University, will join Marietta on July 1 and become No. 2 on President Joseph Bruno’s Cabinet. Sadie will join her mother in Marietta, while her older sister, Pippa, will continue as a student at Mary Washington University.

“I’m one of those people who loves moving and change. I grew up in a town about the size of Marietta. I feel like Marietta will feel more like home rather than a big city,” Sadie said. “Pittsburgh is not the right place for us. We never really found our place. We are both excited to get a new start.”

Dr. Sproles said she wants to make sure she helps with the transition at Carlow before she leaves, but there are also many personal issues to shore up as well.

“We really are excited, but right now we are focused on selling a house and those kind of things,” she said. “Sadie is very excited about finding a summer job. This is also a time to really enjoy looking forward to a move that is going to be a really good fit. I’m also looking forward to seeing people again on campus that I met during the interview process.”

A close acquaintance of Dr. Sproles’ at Carlow, who also has a Marietta connection, is Brett Marcoux ’01. Marcoux, Assistant Director and Head of Admissions for The Campus School of Carlow, has worked with Dr. Sproles on a few committees and is excited for Marietta’s future.

“I have two daughters and I would love for them to follow Dr. Sproles to Marietta because she’s a great presence. I think Marietta is a very good fit for her and she’s a great fit for Marietta. There are very bright students at Marietta and Karyn embraces that. She also embraces the fact that part of college is learning who you are. I was absolutely thrilled to hear that she would be the provost and dean of the faculty at my alma mater and I felt this burst of excitement. I haven’t felt about Marietta like this for awhile, but I think so highly of her that I am excited about Marietta College again.” — TP

Members of Terra Cotta Army find a home in Thomas Hall

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hile traveling in China with Marietta friends Donald ’58 and Mimi (Stuck) Cruse ’57 in 1998, Omah and the late Bob Duggan ’59 saw a rare Terra Cotta warrior artifact.

Of course, they couldn’t take one of the originals, but the Duggans knew they had to have one for their Indiana, Pa., home.

“Bob said to me this will be perfect for our entry way,” Omah said. “It was definitely one of our prized possessions.”

What the Duggans purchased was a replica of a general and a replica of an archer to go along with a number of other Oriental pieces of art they already owned. Omah says the couple fell in love with the style when they moved to Hawaii while Bob was in the United States Air Force.

“It was really the first time we were around people of Asian descent and we really fell in love with everything,” said Omah, whose son Michael is a 1980 graduate of Marietta.

While at Marietta College, Bob developed a lifelong friendship with the late Dr. Wen-Yu “Frank” Cheng, who taught for 38 years. This relationship furthered his interest in learning more about China.

By the 1980s, the Duggans went to China for the first of many visits where they eventually purchased the warriors.

When Omah sold her home in Pennsylvania and relocated to a smaller condo in Florida, she knew she needed to find a new home for the artifacts.

“Marietta College was the right place for our Terra Cotta warriors,” Omah says. “I am grateful that they have a permanent home. Bob would be very pleased, I am sure.”

The Duggans also loved the history behind the artifacts.

There are a number of books published on the Terra Cotta Army and National Geographic magazine has devoted dozens of pages to the discovery. According to this work, more than 1,000 of the soldiers have been unearthed and experts say there could be up to 5,000 more left to be discovered. The soldiers are in trenchlike, underground corridors — which is part of an intricate mausoleum created to protect the first emperor of China into the afterlife, according to many experts on the topic.

Excavations have been ongoing since the site, near the city of Xi’an, was discovered in 1974. The artifacts are a massive manmade army meant to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di, the third-century-B.C. leader whose dynasty, Qin (pronounced CHIN), likely gave the country its modern name.

When the emperor was buried more than 2,000 years ago, the warriors were brightly painted. Sculpted in clay, each piece was baked into a hard, gray terra cotta. Artists then brushed on two layers of lacquer, and added egg-based paints as a topcoat.

In June 2012, archaeologists found terra-cotta horses, chariots,

weaponry and drums, as well as the clay army’s first known shield.

The most recent discoveries have also surprised archaeologists because so much of the color on the figures has survived.

“When the Duggan family first suggested the warriors might make their way to Marietta, I was immediately struck by how such a generous gift could help symbolize the College’s long-standing international focus and appreciation for the Chinese culture,” says Hub Burton, interim Vice President for Advancement. “Now that I’ve actually seen them on display, they are even more striking than we thought possible and I would invite everyone to view the archer and the general in Thomas Hall. I think they will be quite taken by their presence and the reminder of our dedication to global perspectives for our students.” — TP

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Preserving history Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the WilcoxMills House provides a unique historical perspective of campus.

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n the spring of 1943, when the first wave of officers and cadets arrived on campus to begin training for the U.S. Army Air Corps’ 25th College Training Detachment, the College had to find a solution to a new “problem” — housing.

Women students, who were previously housed in Dorothy Webster Hall, had to be relocated in order to house the cadets in training. A little more than a year had passed since the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent resignation of Marietta’s ninth president, Dr. Harry Kelso Eversull. The President’s House was vacant because the newly elected leader but longtime Marietta College faculty member, Dr. Draper Talman Schoonover, preferred to live in his own home. Housing women students in the already historic Wilcox-Mills House made the most sense.

Since being purchased by the College in 1937, the Wilcox-Mills House has been an integral part of the Marietta experience. Built in 1822, the house predates a chartered Marietta College by more than a dozen years and provides a unique historic perspective of the development of both the College and the city.

The renovations and repairs made to the house last summer have enabled its newest residents — President Joseph Bruno and his wife, Diane — and the College to better serve the needs of the campus by assuring its functionality and preserving its historic charm.

“As an historic part of Marietta College, the President’s House is a venue we use for very special College-related events, such as our annual local alumni holiday reception and the May graduation reception,” said Linda Stroh, Director of Donor Relations. “The renovations and operational improvements have made the house a relaxing home for the Bruno family and also turned the main level into a comfortable, beautiful and functional space to entertain campus guests.”

Having a renovated kitchen has allowed the Brunos to regularly invite students to the house to spend an evening sharing their families’ special recipes. The Brunos developed the Cooking 301 “class” as a way to get to know students in a comfortable, family setting. The Brunos provide a $50 budget to a group of interested students. They shop for ingredients using that budget, prepare their entrees in the Wilcox-Mills House kitchen and spend the evening dining with their sous chefs (the Brunos).

Interior designer Doug Hines, who owns Circa Furnishing and Design, said a great deal of thought went into designing the dining room.

“It is a Federal-style house and we wanted to carry that feel into the dining room,” said Hines, who was hired as a consultant and designer for the project. Removing many layers of wallpaper and painting the walls with a color reflective of that historic period lightened the room. He created window treatments using French Moiré fabric and incorporated a rug featuring five-pointed stars, in keeping with the Federal style. “When we searched the attic, we found 14 dining room chairs that we refinished and recovered to use with a larger table.”

Another special guest, U.S. President William Howard Taft, also used the chairs during a visit to the house. In 1910, President Taft stayed at the house during the College’s 75th anniversary celebration.

Hines, Mrs. Bruno and others involved in selecting furnishings spent time perusing Special Collections and the Art Department for pieces that would reinforce the house’s historic significance to the College.

“Guests have commented quite favorably on the renovations as well as the artwork and artifacts from the College’s collections that are now displayed in the house thanks to the efforts of Mr. Hines, Mrs. Bruno, Doug Anderson and Linda Showalter in Special Collections, and Professors Jolene Powell and Chaya Chandrasekhar in the Art Department,” Stroh said. “The house renovations have been tastefully done and the home exudes a warm and welcoming feel.”

During the holiday season, the Wilcox-Mills House was listed on the annual Betsey Mills Club Holiday Tour of Homes, thus allowing a great opportunity for a “town and gown” social event.

Mrs. Bruno researched the history of the house, created a handout and provided it to guests on the tour.

Some of the history she shared with the public detailed how the house’s original owner — Marietta’s eighth postmaster, Henry Wilcox — left the house after being accused of mail tampering, and how John Mills Sr., the College’s first treasurer and longtime Board of Trustees member, purchased the home. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1973.

Additionally, Mrs. Bruno maintains a guest book that features the names of each visitor who comes to the house.

“I keep one book and make an entry such as ‘Cooking 301, January 17, 2013,’ and have the guests sign the page,” she said. “From September through January, we have had 23 events and hundreds of guests at the house. I will keep the books and when alumni come to visit we can look at it, see what events they attended and reminisce.” — GS

Looking good in blue ANDY WADDLE UP TO CHALLENGE OF REVERSING FOOTBALL FORTUNES

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arietta College’s new football coach Andy Waddle and his wife, Kerry Jean, have compiled an abnormal amount of red-hued clothing in their wardrobe.

As graduates of Wittenberg and Otterbein, it makes some sense as to how this has happened. Add in eight more years of coaching at his alma mater, and it’s easy to see why they have acquired so many red sweatshirts, polo shirts and hats.

Now that Andy is the 29th coach in the Pioneers’ 117-year history, the Waddles are making some changes.

“Well, it worked out rather perfectly. Andy was announced as the head coach just a few days before Christmas. Therefore, our Christmas gifts to each other centered around one color this year … navy blue,” Kerry Jean said. “Andy had a Pioneer Football sweatshirt wrapped and ready for me to open, so my transition has already begun! Go Pioneers!”

It was the encouragement he received from Kerry Jean that made it much easier for Andy to accept the offer from Director of Athletics Larry Hiser.

“My wife wants the best for me. She became as excited about Marietta as I was,” Andy said.

“She saw the potential in Marietta and she has the utmost confidence in me.”

Kerry Jean had seen Andy come home from other interviews and not convey the type of positives she was sensing upon his return from Marietta. So she felt the support was in place at the College for her husband to be successful.

“When Andy came home from his on-campus interview, I could tell he enjoyed the visit. He expressed how everyone made him feel welcome and how the campus community was eager to support the success of the football program,” she said. “After Andy relayed information to me, I also learned about the great things going on at Marietta College. I began to hope that Andy would get the job offer!”

Both of them also fell in love with the Marietta community almost immediately.

“I grew up in a small town, and I enjoy small town values where people know each other and help each other. I felt that welcoming sense of community when I met people on my tour of Marietta College,” Kerry Jean said. “I have a feeling the community of Marietta reflects those same values, and I am excited to get to know new friends and become more involved within our new community.”

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Marietta opens the 2013 season in Cleveland against Case Western on Sept. 7. While that is still seven months away, Andy does not plan to waste a day in getting the Pioneers ready for the challenges they will face.

His mentor, Wittenberg coach Joe Fincham, believes his former defensive coordinator is up to the challenge of turning the Marietta program around and competing in one of the nation’s toughest Division III conferences.

“Nobody’s going to work harder than he does. He’ll expect his staff and his players to do the same. They will work hard to do the little things right. As Andy builds the program in his vision, Marietta will be very proud of the program,” Fincham said. “Andy is a really good person. He and his wife have a strong faith.

I think the people on Marietta’s campus will be very proud to have Andy and KJ as part of their community.”

Andy said he learned a lot while playing and coaching for Fincham, and he plans to institute much of what he learned at Wittenberg at Marietta. The Tigers are 154-35 since Fincham took over in 1996 and his teams have won nine North Coast Athletic Conference championships.

As a player, Waddle was part of two conference championships and made three NCAA appearances. Marietta is hoping some of the success rubs off at Don Drumm Stadium.

“I think it is an exciting time to be at Marietta, and I feel fortunate that I get to be the person that will resurrect the football program,” Andy said. “It’s exciting to see what Coach (Brian) Brewer has done with baseball and what Coach (Jon) VanderWal has done with men’s basketball. I know we can do that with football and that’s what I plan to do.”

One of Andy’s biggest fans — his father Bill — guarantees that Marietta has hired one of the hardest-working coaches in the nation.

“He’s very dedicated and he doesn’t like to lose,” Bill Waddle said. “I know he’s got his work cut out for him, and I don’t mind bragging about my son, but Marietta should be confident that he will get the job done.”

There’s just one change the elder Waddle needs to make.

“I’m a big Wittenberg fan and a die-hard Ohio State fan,” Bill said. “Now I’m a Marietta fan. I guess I need to get a hat or something to wear to that first game.” — TP

Proven talent to lead women’s soccer

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Spring athletes ready for temperatures to rise, action on the field to begin

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his time of year the weather around Marietta is not conducive for outdoor sports, but that doesn’t mean it will be much longer before the Pioneers take to the field, court and waterways.

Two-time defending NCAA Division III National Champion Pioneers are one of the first Marietta spring sports to open the 2013 season.

Brian Brewer’s squad travels to Xenia, Ohio, to take on Anderson (Ind.) University and DePauw (Ind.) University on March 2-3.

One week later, the Etta Express begins play over spring break in Port Charlotte, Fla., against the likes of Montclair (N.J.) State, Wooster and Denison, who is coached by former Pioneer Mike Deegan ’01.

Coach Jeanne Arbuckle’s softball team is also getting on the diamond before heading to Florida this spring. The Pioneers are traveling to Lexington, Ky., to take on Transylvania in a doubleheader on March 2.

The next day, Marietta will face Mount St. Joseph in a doubleheader in Cincinnati.

The softball team has a 10-game spring break schedule slated to begin March 10 against Milliken University.

Rowing season begins during spring break with a weeklong trip to Gainesville, Ga., for training. The women will host Dayton, Duquesne and North Park on the Muskingum River on March 23. The men will travel on the same day to Indianapolis for the 58th Marietta/Purdue Challenge Cup. Kelly Harris’ rowers also hope to return to the NCAA Division III National Championship for a third consecutive season. This year it is being held in Indianapolis.

The men’s and women’s tennis squads also begin play during spring break at Hilton Head, S.C. The men get the first home-court action by taking on Wilmington College on March 23, while the women have to wait until April 13 to play at the Beren Tennis Center against Heidelberg.

Marietta’s track program is engrossed in the indoor season, but the Pioneers should get outdoors from March 22-23 at Washington & Lee/ VMI Carnival. George Evans’ program has its home opener on March 29 with the Ohio Athletic Conference East split meet. — TP

racy Blasius has been a soccer player since she was a young girl.

“My older brother and sister played. I’ve been playing for almost all of my life. I played through high school and college, so I grew up loving it,” she said. “My playing experiences are what made me want to be a coach.”

Just before the end of the year, Blasius accepted the head coaching position at Marietta. Last season, the Pioneers recorded an overall 3-13-1 record.

The new head coach understands how competitive the Ohio Athletic Conference is, having led rival John Carroll University to an impressive 143122-27 record during her 15 seasons as the Blue Streaks’ head coach.

During her tenure at JCU, women’s soccer won two OAC regular season championships and one OAC Tournament Title.

“The conference is very competitive and it usually has two teams nationally ranked each year,” Blasius said. “I think we can elevate this program and create an environment that the players are really proud of being a part of — and that will enhance their overall college experience.”

Prior to coaching at JCU, Blasius was the assistant coach at the University of Vermont, helping coach the Catamounts to the 1996 America East Conference regular season championship.

During that time, she also coached the Nordic Spirit Soccer Club under-16 girls club team to the Vermont State Championship for two years in a row.

Blasius, originally from Franklin Lakes, N.J., earned undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Anthropology from Gettysburg (Pa.) College, and earned both a National Diploma and an Advanced National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. As a student-athlete, she was a two-time NSCAA All-American and was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Year. She captained her team during her junior and senior years at Gettysburg and helped lead the team to two conference championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances.

Since arriving at Marietta at the end of 2012, she has already met with members of the team. “I enjoy meeting with the players and interacting with them. That is my favorite part of being a coach. I am privileged and honored to be here.” — GS & JS

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CLASS NOTES

Pat Calhoun Keating ’59 (Chi Omega) and her husband, Stan, had a direct view of Hurricane Sandy coming ashore from their Long Island home, which luckily sustained no damage. Their two sons are doing well in the world of finance and their daughter, Sarah, whose husband has just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, is teaching high school special education. Stan is retired from practice, but remains involved in “things medical.” Pat would love to hear from her Chi O friends.

J. Roger Porter ’66 (Alpha Sigma Phi) and a group of Marietta College classmates enjoyed a two-week trip to Greece last June. Planned by Richard J. ’65 (Alpha Sigma Phi) and Anne Guest Hazelton ’66, (Chi Omega) the group has been taking a summer trip together for the past 15 years. Proudly displaying the Marietta College banner are P. Terence Beach ’65 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) and Bonnie Winters Beach ’66 (Sigma Kappa), Anne and Rick, Kenneth J. Wilkinson ’66 (Delta Upsilon) and M. Ann Auslon Wilkinson ’66 (Sigma Kappa), LaRue Scala Porter ’66 (Sigma Kappa) and Roger, and Lea Wright Osborne ’66 (Sigma Kappa).

Jacquelyn Archer Amstutz ’72 (Alpha Xi Delta) on Leap Year Day (February 29, 2012) welcomed her first grandson, Jackson Achilles Fisher.

Victor D. Powell ’62 served his seventh consecutive year as master of ceremonies at the Concours d’Elegance banquet of the Nation’s Capital Jaguar Owners Club, September 2012 in Reston, Va. Albert G. “Skip” Applin ’66 and his wife have been blessed with three adult children, five grandchildren and a dog. Skip and Marilyn are spending time in retirement traveling and enjoying this beautiful country.

Pamela Kewitt Levin ’70 enjoyed seeing her family and friends at her solo art show at Home Fine Arts Gallery in Mount Holly, N.J., recently. A watercolorist and photographer, Pamela shared her joy of art and art making with the children of Burlington City through her art teaching for 33 years.

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Yvette LaFollette Mazza ’71 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) was a finalist in the Southwest Art Magazine’s Artistic Excellence 2012 competition with her piece “All in a Day’s Work,” painted after spending a day behind the scenes at the Turfway Park Race Course in Florence, Ky. Yvette, whose studio is in Cincinnati, Ohio, particularly enjoys painting sensitively rendered portraits of animals and people. Her favorite subjects are horses, equestrian events, children and dogs.

Albert G. Mylod ’72 (Delta Upsilon) hosted his second DU alumni theme party at his home in New Jersey on June 30, 2012 around the theme, “In Case the Mayans are Right!”

Several brothers were delighted to see each other again after the first annual party in 2010, but others were reuniting for the first time in 40 years. Traveling to the reunion was made a bit difficult by the fierce storm which hit the East Coast the day before, but all left feeling rejuvenated after renewing memories of old times. Present were: Albert G. Mylod ’72, Steven M. Silberman ’72, Joseph O. Dobson ’70, Richard H. Pepper ’70, Steven L. Grose ’71, Kenneth M. Hedlund ’69, James C. Fisher ’74, G. Randall Forbes ’72, R. Bowen “Bo” Gillespie ’72, Kenneth J. Roane ’72, Edward W. “Woody” Stines ’73, John D. Foster ’74, David C. Stisser ’75, Donald S. Wyckoff ’74, Brian P. Wills ’74, Robert R. Hoffman ’74, R. Scott Runkle ’72, Douglas P. Terry ’73, Brooks A. Laudin ’73, Bruce D. Whitehead ’72, McKie G. Campbell ’74, Jonathan A. Aisner ’75, and D. Barry Dinneen ’75.

Keith T. Coleman ’77 has been named CFO of Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio. The four-hospital Mount Carmel system operates a multispecialty physician group, private Medicare Advantage insurance plan and a nursing college.

Bringing 30 years of health-care expertise to the Mount Carmel Health System, Keith has previously held leadership roles with Adena Health System, University Hospitals in Cleveland, Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., and with Quantum Health Resources, an Indianapolis home health company. Keith and his wife, Debbie, currently reside in Cleveland, Ohio, and have two children, Bryce and Dana, both students at Case Western Reserve University.

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Scott A. Long ’94 (Delta Tau Delta) celebrated the 50th issue of Ante Up, the national poker magazine published

by Ante Up Publishing LLC, which he founded. The company will set sail on its 10th “Ante Up Poker Cruise” in February.

Casey F. Lang ’03 has been appointed managing director of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance in Parkersburg, W.Va. Casey has been with Northwestern Mutual since 2004. He is a member of The Million Dollar Round Table and has earned the 2011-12 Qualifying Member and 2011-12 National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Quality awards. He lives in Waterford, Ohio, with his wife, Crystal, and two children, Reese, 4, and Maycee, 2.

For more than 30 years, Ann Gallant Rohlman ’75 and a group of classmates have spent a fall weekend together celebrating Marietta and their friendship via their “Homecoming Away From Home Weekend.” Gathering at Lake Chelan, Wash., last fall were: Gregory S. Johnson ’76 and his wife, Darcy; Deborah McDowell-McGough ’77 (Chi Omega) and her husband, Gary; Jeff and Helen Johnson; Eric J. Rohlman ’75 and Ann Gallant Rohlman ’75; and Jeffrey D. Laveson ’76 (Lambda Chi Alpha) and his wife, Denise (not pictured).

Philip S. Moore ’83 enjoyed his time in New England last August reuniting with classmates Marlene Engel-Giacinto ’83, Alison L. Andrew ’83 (Sigma Sigma Sigma), Susan Marckoon Jones ’82 (Sigma Sigma Sigma), Diane J. Blumstein ’84 (Sigma Kappa), Marty LeBlanc Cryer ’83 (Sigma Sigma Sigma), David ’84 and Marilyn Marr San Clemente ’82 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) and T. Scott Frasca ’83 (Delta Tau Delta).

Marc R. Ponchione ’96 was recently named partner with Allen & Overy LLP, an international law firm based in London. Marc will be a part of Allen & Overy’s Global Financial Services pratice

and will work primarily out of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Prior to joining Allen & Overy, Marc was an associate with Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

Layne J. Harpine ’92 (Alpha Sigma Phi) was recently awarded his Doctor of Management in Community College Policy and Administration from the University of Maryland/ University College Business and Executive program. The UMUC doctorate program in management is a practitioner program that includes distance learning with national executive leadership development residencies. Layne is currently the vice president of Craven Community College’s Havelock-Cherry Point campus.

He was appointed in January 2012 after serving as the dean of continuing education, dean of workforce development and community liaison for CCC. Prior to working in higher education, he spent several years in the corporate sector as a business consultant for Mobil Oil Corporation, during which time he was recognized with the corporation’s 1994 National Manager of the Year Award. Layne and his wife, Annette, and children, Nathaniel and Amani, live in Emerald Isle, N.C.

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Robert W. Jonath ’04 (Lambda Chi Alpha) and Brittany Jonath were married Sept. 8, 2012, at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Among the many friends and family attending the wedding were classmates Kevin R. Bates ’04, ’06, Jason M. Shaw ’04, Matthew A. Wolf ’04 and Todd M. Yoder ’02. After honeymooning in Wailea, Maui, the couple now resides in Huntsburg, Ohio. Robert and Brittany are both nurses at the Tripoint Medical Center in Concord, Ohio.

Timothy J. Tokarczyk ’04 (Delta Tau Delta) and Emily P. Tenney ’05 (Sigma Kappa) were married on Aug. 11, 2012, in Whitefield, N.H. Joining them in the celebration of their marriage were Marietta College alumni Justin A. Duthie ’05, Ashley Robbins Piatt ’05 (Sigma Kappa), Michael D. Piatt ’03, Hal B. Goolman ’84 and Jennifer Horvath Olmstead ’05 (Sigma Kappa). The couple honeymooned in Borneo.

Kimberly A. Becker ’08 and Kyle Chavers were united in marriage Oct. 12, 2012, at Celebrations at the Bay in Pasadena, Md. Joining in the celebration were Marietta College friends Jennifer Sayles Lumpkins ’07, Lauren A. Talasnik ’10, Justin F. Rosenberg ’07 (Delta Tau Delta), Joshua M. Argento ’07 (Delta Tau Delta), Leah Bonazza Argento ’08, David D. Borrelli ’08, Bethany M. Blackhurst ’08 (Chi Omega) and Saira I. Khan ’08. Kim and Kyle live in National Harbor, Md., where Kyle is a projects control engineer and Kim is a physical therapist.

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Allison M. Rhea ’07 and Patrick C. Burke ’08 were married Aug. 25, 2012, at St. Rita Church in Solon, Ohio. Marietta College alumni also at the wedding were Christiana Hilditch Rice ’07, Erin E. Siebel ’07, Jeffrey C. Houston ’06 (Delta Tau Delta), Alexander Y. Kalkhofer ’08 (Delta Tau Delta) and Emily Siders Kalkhofer ’07. Allison and Patrick currently live in Parkersburg, W.Va., where Patrick is the regional epidemiologist with the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department and Allison is an evening anchor at WTAP-TV.

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Coach Brewer earns national recognition

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Natalie George Ball ’10, ’12 and Catlin D. Ball ’10 (Delta Tau Delta) were married Oct. 8, 2011, in the Great Room of Andrew’s Hall surrounded by family, friends and many Marietta College classmates. Among the bridal party attendants were Ashley Fouss Eschbaugh ’10 (Alpha Xi Delta), Carissa Temple Allen ’10, ’12 and Samantha McClelland Messenger ’10.

Catlin is a petroleum engineer at TriadHunter LLC, in Reno, Ohio, and Natalie is a physician assistant employed by Marietta Memorial Hospital. Catlin and Natalie are living in Marietta.

or the third time since taking the helm of the Marietta College baseball team, Brian Brewer ’93 was named the American Baseball Coaches Association Diamond NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year.

He was honored with the award during the ABCA’s annual convention, which was held in Chicago in early January.

In addition, he was named the 2012 NCAA Mideast Region and the Ohio Athletic Conference Don Schaly Coach of the Year.

Under his leadership, the Etta Express won back-to-back National Championships in 2011 and 2012 — the first back-to-back Division III baseball championships since Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State) did it in 1978-79. He also led them to the title in 2006.

With the three championships, Brewer equals legendary coach Don Schaly’s three titles in 1981, 1983 and 1986.

In Brewer’s nine seasons at Marietta, he has led the team to four World Series appearances and an impressive 326-111-1 record. During the 2012 season, the Etta Express racked up a 16-2 in-conference record and went 48-8 overall.

For more information on Coach Brewer’s award, please visit: http://news2. marietta.edu/node/9453.

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Contact Ann Nicely at ann.nicely@marietta.edu or Mary Pennock at pennockm@marietta.edu or call (740) 376-4447 to become a Class Volunteer.

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IN MEMORIAM

Dr. Herschel G. Grose • 1921-2012 EMERITUS CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR

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r. Herschel G. Grose, who stepped away from the lucrative opportunities of working in the private sector to become a chemistry professor at Marietta College, passed away at the age of 91 in Canton, Ohio, on Dec. 30, 2012.

Grose was a research chemist with E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. before joining Marietta’s faculty in 1953. He remained until his retirement in 1985. Following his retirement, Grose relocated to the Canton area and at the age of 84, he taught two more years at Walsh University.

At the time of his retirement, President Sherrill Cleland wrote a personal note to Grose thanking him for his service to Marietta College. In it he said, “I personally appreciate the warmth that you have always exhibited. I appreciate the way you have been able to

motivate students to seek their very best efforts, and I appreciate the important example you have always set as to what epitomizes a fine academic colleague.”

After graduating from Indiana Central College in 1942, he joined the U.S. Navy during World War II, received training at Princeton University, and attended radar school at MIT where he met Charlotte Wilson while she was serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.

They were married on April 14, 1944.

He was born in Scircleville, Ind. on Feb. 1, 1921, to the late Herschel Kenneth and Anna Myrtle (Heaton) Grose. Grose was preceded in death by his wife Charlotte of 46 years on Sept. 15, 1990, and son-in-law Peter Kelley on Jan. 23, 2010. He is survived by his children: Suzanne (Carl) Glendenning of Kingsport, Tenn., Steven (Carol) Grose of Hartville, Ohio, David (Deborah) Grose of San Antonio, Texas, Sandra Kelley of South Jordan, Utah, Gregory (Maryanne) Grose of Marietta, Bonnie (David) Eigel of North Canton.

IN > MEMORIAM Floyd E. Yarnall ’36 of Prairie Village, Kan. (11/2/2012).

Martha L. Genheimer ’46 of Columbus, Ohio (1/11/2013).

Ronald L. Snyder ’64 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Ocala, Fla. (6/10/2012).

Ruth Spargo Warren ’37 of Marietta, Ohio (1/11/2013). Survivors include her brother, John A. Spargo ’44, and her daughter, Penelope R. Warren ’66.

John J. Maguire ’48 of Watertown, Mass.

(12/19/2012).

Sharon A. Bjurstrom ’65 of Cincinnati, Ohio (10/19/2012).

Eustace M. Mele ’50 of Bristol, Conn.

(12/24/2012).

Ann Fulmer Horner ’65 of Parkersburg, W.Va. (3/16/2012).

George M. Fry ’66 of Delaware, Ohio (12/10/2012).

Mary Jennings Holden ’38 of Marietta, Ohio (12/23/2012).

Charlie M. Ballard ’51 of Marietta, Ohio (10/31/2012). Survivors include his sons, Brett M. Ballard ’75 and Barth C. Ballard ’80 (Alpha Tau Omega).

Roma Hopp Bergen ’39 of Worthington, Ohio (1/5/2013).

Barbara Diggs Lyles ’51 of Baltimore, Md. (10/9/2012).

Mary Moore Adams Rieffenberger ’39 (Chi Omega) of Elkins, W.Va. (10/26/2012).

William C. Rankin, Jr. ’52 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Marietta, Ohio (11/6/2012).

Survivors include his brother, Robert R. Rankin ’61.

Clarke G. Hoffman ’38 of Delhi, N.Y. (1/4/2013).

Howard A. Linn ’41 (Delta Upsilon) of Orange, Calif. (5/19/2012).

Ethel Beare Noland ’42 (Chi Omega) of Marietta, Ohio (11/8/2012).

Aurelia Gutowski Stephan ’42 of Hicksville, N.Y. (10/24/2012).

Leona Reynolds Albrecht ’43 of Williamstown, W.Va. (12/27/2012).

Survivors include her son, Stephen E. Albrecht ’69 (Delta Upsilon).

Mary LaDeaux Hutcheson ’44 (Chi Omega) of Marietta, Ohio (12/20/2012). Survivors include her son, Joseph E. Lukens ’66 (Alpha Tau Omega).

Dorothy Badgley Cameron ’46 of Canton, Ohio (12/30/2012).

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Winsor Rippon ’52 of Burlington, Vt. (12/28/2012).

John F. Kelley ’54 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Parkersburg, W.Va. (12/25/2012).

Joseph W. Oppe ’57 of Parkersburg, W.Va. (12/31/2012).

Larry F. Perkins ’58 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Lakeland, Fla. (10/24/2012).

Robert L. Poling ’59 of Vincent, Ohio (12/5/2012).

Freddie R. Fogle ’60 of Fairhope, Ala. (11/1/2012).

Carol Capps Orlando ’60 (Alpha Xi Delta) of New Haven, Conn. (10/24/2012).

Timothy R. Campbell ’71 of Frazer, Pa. (9/28/2012).

Ronald L. Miller ’71 of Saint Augustine, Fla. (11/11/2012). Survivors include his wife, Lenora Smith Miller ’72 (Chi Omega).

Amanda Newhouse Carnie ’72 of Syracuse, N.Y. (11/27/2012). Survivors include her husband, David E. Carnie ’74, and brother, Quentin Newhouse ’71 (Tau Epsilon Phi).

Bernard “Red” W. Spence ’76 of Marietta, Ohio (11/9/2012). Survivors include his wife, Ruth Martin Spence ’56, son, Todd W. Spence ’81 (Delta Tau Delta), daughter, Tangie Spence Rumbold ’03, and granddaughter, Kate E. Spence ’08.

Robert Q. Sayre Jr. ’77 of Ripley, W.Va. (10/16/2012).

Michael E. Cunningham ’78 of Parkersburg, W.Va. (10/28/2012). Survivors include his son, Jeremy T. Cunningham ’09.

Lewis S. Edison ’80 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Houston, Texas (12/22/2012).

A LASTING TRIBUTE THE FOLLOWING LIST RECOGNIZES DONORS AND THEIR HONOREES IN WHOSE HONOR OR MEMORY THEY HAVE PLEDGED GIFTS TO MARIETTA COLLEGE BETWEEN JAN. 1, 2012, AND JUNE 30, 2012.

In memory of Anita C. Ballard

In memory of George L. Cowell Jr. ’56

In memory of Dr. William C. “Doc” Hartel

Arthur L. ’58 and Betty Buell

Evelyn M. Cowell

Beverly M. Schwartz

In honor of Mary V. Barnas

In memory of Michael L. Daugherty ’59

In honor of Dr. Robert S. Hill

Jill C. Aller ’97

Thomas W. Porter ’59

Sharon A. Moynahan ’69 and Gerald T. Moore

In memory of Burr D. Benedict

In honor of Jane Harris Davis ’00 and John Davis

Agnes N. Benedict

Gary B. Bosworth Jr. ’03

In memory of Lawrence L. Born

Pamela K. Born

In honor of Andrea Euser-Miller ’04

Anna Marie C. Leger ’12

In honor of Megan Born ’12

Pamela K. Born

In honor of Laura Finck ’12

Sara A. Harp ’12

In memory of Lois R. Gilbert Brucken ’58

Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Anna Bowser Bailey ’87 Robert M. Brucken ’56 The Ohio Beta Pho Realty Company

In memory of Willard J. Friederich

Charles M. ’54 and Evelyn F. McMillan In memory of Angela Schehl Gildow ’93

Jeannette M. Mangus ’93

In honor of T. Grant Callery ’68

Thomas E. ’68 and Pamela Apple John W. ’68 and Linda Bozzelli Richard L. ’70 and Beth R. Chapman Richard F. ’66 and Brenda S. Craig Patricia Griffin Curtin ’69 and John V. Curtin Charles J. Dawes ’71 D. Arthur Jr. ’67 and Denyse Morris Fordham ’93 Harold C. Gastler ’67 John R. Jr. ’67 and Maureen A. Ghublikian Kenneth C. Mard III ’03 John G. ’69 and Mary Gabardine McCullough ’71 Reginald E. Sims ’75 Jonathan D. ’70 and Denise Wendell Sara Dunbar Widlund ’68 In memory of Chad R. Cooper ’97

James H. III and Mabry M. O’Donnell

In honor of Jamie Gougarty ’10

Thomas and Nancy Gougarty In honor of Karlie L. Graf ’12

Scott and Denise Graf In honor of Carole Wylie Hancock ’75 and G. Whitmore Hancock

Ellen Wickersham In memory of J. Michael Harding

Timothy J. Binegar ’00 Christopher M. Kenny ’12 Robert and Carol Lyons Jeremy J. Reneau ’05 In memory of Barbara M. Hartel

Karen Huebner ’70 Inlet Beach Club Condominium Association, Inc. Beverly M. Schwartz

In memory of Robert D. Johnson

W.M. and Katharine Becker Robert D. ’70 and Julianne Dudley Bedilion ’95 Douglas M. and Jean A. Bergen John and Deborah Bergen John R. and Jean S. Broughton Kathaleen R. Brown Ruth A. Curran Harry H. Esbenshade Jr. William and Prudence Fields Carole Wylie Hancock ’75 and G. Whitmore Hancock Kevin M. ’69 and Sandra Grant Henning ’67 Ronald and Suzanne Huber Joan Hushion Jack L. Iams ’51 Mahone Tire Service Kay Laurel Meagle ’93 and James A. Meagle Jr. Doris Munday James H. III and Mabry M. O’Donnell Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Van Olnhausen Charles R. and Judith A. Pannier William C. Jr. ’52 (deceased) and Barbara A. Rankin H. Douglas and Diane Robinson Barbara J. Sudol Elaine S. Wallace Phyllis B. Wells David and Marcia Wesel Joyce Williams Frederick and Gail Wood

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In memory of George A. Klugh ’51

In memory of Don Schaly ’59

Frank S. ’45 and Elizabeth Klugh

Thomas J. and Sandra Galla

In memory of Carleton Knight III ’66

In honor of Dr. Jean A. Scott

John B. ’67 and Mary Ann Hexter

Gustav A. Jr. ’53 and Bernice Friestedt Abrolat ’69 Tina M. Adams ’87 and William Mason Alice Glattstein Ahart ’54 Susan Long Allender ’07 and Rocky Allender Angela B. Anderson Carolyn Hannah Anstatt ’00 and Robert Anstatt Jeanne Arbuckle Judith Johnson Assad ’67 and Farrokh Assad Anna Bowser Bailey ’87 Verna K. Ball Cherie Phillips Barnett ’66 June Harper Beard ’48 and Raymond S. Beard Melody H. Blum Susanne Derr Bock ’66 Ruth Tucker Bogart ’66 Patrick C. ’62 and Diane L. Boling W. Bradford and Bar D. Bond G. Leonhard III ’83 and Margie Boveroux Mark F. and Tammi L. Bradley John W. Jr. ’61 and Ann C. Brady Thomas M. Brady ’62 Ann E. Bragg Martha Funt Brenner ’62 and Saul Brenner Cathy Weinstock Brown ’96 and Harley J. Brown David J. Brown Jeffrey A. and Mary M. Brown Milton S. ’53 and Sarah Brown Robert M. Brucken ’56 Evelyn Schwartz Bryant ’84 and Daniel C. Bryant Patricia Turner Bumpus ’60 and William E. Bumpus Martin L. and Ali Burger William H. ’67 and Barbara Sweeton Burnham ’69 George E. ’66 and Christine Fry Burns ’66 Hub B. and Kelli Burton Donald L. ’63 and Marilyn Kay Caltrider Craig W. ’64 and Ann F. Caplinger Carolyn Osburn Carlson ’58 Ronald F. ’72 and Alison M. Carlson Jacqueline Carter ’58 Robert W. and Carol A. Chase Joseph A. and Linda J. Chlapaty

In memory of Jane Reigelman Lothes ’65

William L. Lothes ’65 In honor of David McShaffrey

Derek A. Hennen ’12 In memory of Carl B. Mercer ’50

Emma J. Mercer In memory of Joy Cisler Meyer ’56

Richard J. Meyer In memory of Alex R. Miller ’07

Kristen A. Martin ’07 Cristal Studer In memory of Sandra Bessemer Neyman ’62

Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity Debra S. Egolf R. Mark Neyman ’62 The Ohio Beta Pho Realty Company In honor of Drs. James H. and Mabry Miller O’Donnell

Natalie R. Basil ’98 and Shelley Adriance LaTisha T. Taylor ’12 In honor of Roger L. Patterson

Richard A. Schulte ’12 In memory of Robert L. Peace ’59

Helen L. Peace In honor of Joyce Pennington

Amber K. Robinson ’00 In honor of Dr. Sidney Potash

Jennifer L. Kuebel ’12 Robin A. Nelson ’12 In memory of Ralph E. Poulton ’43

Laurel L. Draudt ’97 In memory of Carolyn O’Brien Schaaf ’69

Karen Weiss Wallace, Ph.D., ’69

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Frank L. III and Mary Lou Christy Miranda Merandi Collins ’06 and W. Gregory Collins Kathleen English Cotter ’62 Patricia Griffin Curtin ’69 and John V. Curtin Anna L. Custer-Singh ’95 Rebecca D. and Roger Cutlip Richard K. and Barbara Danford Diane Hart Day ’56 Dale F. ’57 and Elaine Kastelic DeBlander ’60 Gregory J. Delemeester and Jacqueline Khorassani Jill A. Deming Sue and Mike DeWine Robert R. ’68 and Emilie Dyson Dorothy J. Erb Andrea Euser-Miller ’04 and Mark A. Miller Robert F. ’54 and Ruth A. Evans Joan Hollister Farson ’51 Fenton Foundation Inc. George W. and Nancy G. Fenton Ira S. Fink ’62 Glen A. and Victoria Zimmerman Ford GE Foundation Douglas E. Gill ’65 Melvin L. ’56 and Margaret S. Golish Douglas Gomery ’67 and Marilyn L. Moon Jamie M. Gomez ’10 John A. Jr. ’51 and Sara E. Goodno Douglas M. ’74 and Sandra A. Griebel Carole Wylie Hancock ’75 and G. Whitmore Hancock Aaron L. ’68 and Sandra R. Handleman David E. Jr. ’54 and Paula Y. Harmon Arthur W. ’62 and Virginia Abiati Havey ’63 John R. Henning ’56 Kevin M. ’69 and Sandra Grant Henning ’67 J. William ’65 and Sara Schafer Hess ’66 John B. ’67 and Mary Ann Hexter Larry and Susan Hiser Jeffrey L. and Nancy Putnam Hollister Valentine Dimitrijevs Hoover ’62 and Melvin E. Hoover Karen Huebner ’70 Olivia J. Jackson ’11 Michael E. ’62 and Nanci L. Jewell Carl K. ’67 and Gail Robertson Johnson ’66 William E. Kellar ’74 Jamie S. Kendrioski ’01 Mildred Kotlan Kolar ’59 and Louis Kolar Dianne Brock Krahnert ’55 and John F. Krahnert

Richard M. Krause ’47 Clare L. Kremer Dennis E. and Lesley Kuhl Marshall D. ’81 and M. Suzette Lang Jane Dennis Leahy ’58 Joseph P. ’54 and Marsha L. Levine Jane Longaker Levy ’66 Robert F. ’62 and Lila K. Lindberg Julie Long Longacre ’94 and Jon Longacre Kenneth M. ’60 and Carol P. Luther Gregory P. ’67 and Pam Krug Maloof C. Brent and Sunny S. McCoy Ruth McCoy Virginia B. McCoy Margaret Hayes McKibben ’51 Thomas and Elizabeth B. McNally Deborah McNutt ’07 Marietta College Alumni Association Tara Meagle Matthew M. and Holly E. Menzel Ira P. ’62 and Anita L. Mersack John R. and Katharine T. Michel Ricahrd L. ’69 and Cecelia M. Miles Terry W. ’56 and Doris C. Milligan Lisa J. Miskimins ’82 Robert P. ’62 and Apryle Monter Daniel B. ’89 and Ubilla Montesi Edward A. Morbitzer Bruce T. ’62 and Christine H. Muddell Brandee Norris George W. Norton III ’65 Jean R. Nuss James T. ’59 and Patricia Kalafus O’Brien ’58 Edward H. and Karen A. Osborne Norman D. Pape ’68 Diana Pabst Parsell ’74 and Bruce Parsell Robert A. Pastoor and Ann Marie LynchPastoor Constantine and Lois M. Pelekoudas Steven and Cathy Percival Gamaliel and Kathleen Perruci Thomas D. and Traci Perry David L. ’73 and Pamela S. Pierce Seth H. ’93 and Paula King Pitasky ’96 Marilyn Latham Potash ’72 and Sidney Potash Jason C. ’96 and Erin Conroy Rebrook ’99 Myra Luke Reich ’93 and Vernon E.C. Reich II

Ronald E. ’72 and Cecilia Rinard Robert ’63 and Dorothy Cameron Roane ’64 Jeffrey M. ’72 and Dianne D. Seidel Robert E. ’59 and Shirley A. Showalter Steven S. ’85 and Jessie Smith Jeffrey J. ’83 and Pamela Lane Stafford ’90 Carol T. Steinhagen Gloria M. Stewart Donald W. ’66 and Elise M. Strickland Linda L. Stroh Michael E. Tager M. Jeanne Tasse Joanne Hamrick Thomas ’62 Elsa Ekenstierna Thompson ’56 Robert J. ’69 and Aileen Sanborn Trout ’71 Walter L. Tucker ’56 Paula Karsch Turek ’62 and Theodore Turek John C. and Tracy Tynan Jan L. Vaughan ’06 Robert G. Walker Robert H. ’72 and Linda F. Ward Leslie M. Webber Matthew B. ’81 and Joanne A. Weekley Charles A. ’81 and Teresa G. Weidig Donald E. West ’01 and Charlene C. Samples ’77 Dianne Putnam Whitaker ’66 and Daniel L. Whitaker Jeffry K. White and Lori A. Lewis Alexander J. ’65 and Sue Williams David W. ’66 and Beverly S. Worthington Jo Ellen Diehl Yeary ’76 and John T. Yeary J. Robert Young ’51 Teri Zide-Pfeffer ’80 and Gary Pfeffer Tracy L. Zuckett ’96 In memory of Roger D. Sellers II ’85

Charlotte Y. Sellers In memory of Prof. William M. Sheppard

Renee Bailey Gallagher ’84 and Daniel J. Gallagher John B. ’67 and Mary Ann Hexter

In memory of Dr. William M. Smith

Charles J. Dawes ’71 In honor of Daniel Starr

Daniel N. Starr ’12 In memory of Ralph C. Tepe ’69

Jacquelyn Archer Amstutz ’72 and Ron Amstutz In memory of Dr. Arthur C. Thompson

Gustav A. Jr. ’53 and Bernice Friestedt Abrolat ’69 Hans-Georg and Helen Gilde Ernest and Barbara Thode In honor of Dr. Luding Tong

Matthew D. Heinzman ’12 In memory of Marilyn Pickering Trautner ’48

Dean D. Trautner In memory of Richard L. Walker ’63

Martin and Cindy Batross In honor of Jonathan D. Wendell ’70

Reginald E. Sims ’75 In memory of William O. Whetsell

Charles M. ’54 and Evelyn F. McMillan In memory of Christine A. Widgren ’12

Alan and Beth Widgren In honor of Michele H. Willard

Charles J. Dawes ’71

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Matthew J. Macatol ’97 C. Brent McCurdy ’68 Marilyn L. Moon John R. Murphy ’63 Kathleen Mitchell Murphy ’82 Cathy A. Percival Leonard M. (Randy) Randolph Jr. ’65 Ronald E. (Ron) Rinard ’72 Donald G. (Don) Ritter ’81 Toni M. Robinson-Smith Michael J. Salvino ’87 Frank M. Schossler ’86 Edgar L. Smith Jr. Donald W. (Don) Strickland ’66 Charles (Chuck) W. Sulerzyski James J. Tracy ’79 Dale L. Wartluft ’63 Patricia A. (Pat) Loreno Willis ’70 Jo Ellen Diehl Yeary ’76 Patricia (Patti) Kral Zecchi ’71

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