Class Notes

News

Bill and Mary (Bridge) Byrley ’71 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in summer 2021. Mary is the Mother of Karen Tabor Stivers ’00.

Marcia Sweigart Russo ’71 has been active as the Secretary of Board of the Thomasena Stokes Marshall Senior Center Association in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina since her retirement. She also is an active member of the Ventura Villas Landscape Committee, helping to maintain and improve the natural beauty of its community through environmentally conscientious activities and plantings.

Lance Clarke ’76 retired after 44 years of teaching in the Diocese of Columbus. He taught 23 years at Our Lady of Peace and the last 21 at Bishop Watterson High School. He was the Department Chair of Social Studies at his time of retirement.

David Logsdon ’78, Double Dominican and husband of the late Janice (Horton) Logsdon ’74 retired as chairman of Wayne Homes after 35 years. He began his career as president of Wayne Homes Bowling Green and retired after expanding the company into all of Ohio’s surrounding states and building over 15,000 custom on-your-lot homes.

David Massey ’78 is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker who recently produced and directed a new short film, “Passage.”

Dr. Tiffany McKillip Franks ’86 was appointed as a new board member for Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia in August 2021.

Nancy Collander ’93 was awarded first place in the Westerville Public Library’s “Celebrate the Arts Writing Contest” for her story, “Foul Watch,” in May 2021.

Achea Redd ’02 served as the keynote speaker for Ohio Dominican University’s Convocation on August 19, 2021.

Mary Filice, Ph.D. ’04 retired from ODU as the Director of the Master of Arts in Theology Program on June 30, 2021.

Matthew Welsh ’06 (MBA) was hired as the new athletic director for the Madison-Plains Local School District in London, Ohio on June 15, 2021.

Mary George-Whittle ’06 serves as a chaplain and recently published a book, “Skirting the Thin Veil: Meaningful Stories From Life-Changing Events,” which provides a greater understanding of the ministry of chaplaincy and is a collection of personal and professional stories experienced in her life. Her stories reveal many meaningful insights and wisdom gained from supporting people during trauma, death, aging and other life-changing events.

Jared Ball ’07 became the new principal of Watkins Memorial Middle School in Pataskala, Ohio in August 2021.

Georganna Price ’07 received a Doctorate of Health Administration from Franklin University in April 2021.

Jared Franklin ’09 was welcomed as the head coach of the inaugural baseball program beginning in 2022-2023 for the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, Missouri.

Kayla Crozier Miller ’09 is a teacher in the Ridgewood Local School District and owner of Mint Ivy Boutique in West Lafayette, Indiana. She started Minty Ivy in 2017 as a strictly online business out of her home. In December 2019, she opened the boutique, which offers a wide selection of clothing and more.

Edouard Wemy ’09 serves as an assistant professor of economics at Clark University. He is an active member of the American Economic Association and a fellow of the Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE)—a National Science Foundation-funded program aimed at increasing the representation of minorities in the economics field.

Joshua (Josh) Stutz ’10 became the first executive director of the Friends of James River Park in Richmond, Virginia in June 2021. The organization provides ongoing support for conservation, enhancement, and recreational enjoyment of the James River Park, while protecting its natural and historic environments.

Kayla Walton Elrich ’11 was named principal of the St. Mary School in Lancaster, Ohio in July 2021.

Derek Longmeier ’11 (MBA) was elected as an Affiliate Seat to the National Council on Problem Gambling Board of Directors in May 2021.

Germaine McAlpine ’11/’12 appeared on FOX28’s Good Day Columbus on May 25, 2021. Germaine is the chief operating officer at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Ohio and he appeared on the show to discuss its Summer of Success program.

Greg Elliott ’13 (MBA) was named as a new Sunbury, Ohio Village Councilman on May 19, 2021.

Alison Baker ’17 was promoted to Philanthropy Officer, Stewardship for the Mount Carmel Health System Foundation in March 2021.

Amina Bleen ’17 started as a business analyst at Quantum Health in February 2021.

Kayla Statema ’17 was named Account Executive for PALO Creative in February 2021.

Hannah Luft ’21 attended Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate, Tennessee in fall 2021 to start her journey to become a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.

Weddings

Aaron Arnold ’18 and wife, Jenna Irwin, were married in Findlay, Ohio on September 25, 2021.

New Arrivals

Jeff Lyons ’12 and Allison Grant Lyons ’10 celebrated the birth of their son, Lee Grant, on April 15, 2021.

Chuck Sylvis and Allison Collins Sylvis ’10 celebrated the birth of their daughter, Savanna Brooke, on February 26, 2021.

Christopher (Chris) Liebold ’14 and Erin Messerly Liebold ’15 celebrated the birth of their son, Luke Christopher, on March 25, 2021.

Clayton Hildebrand ’17 and Alexis (Haynes) Hildebrand ’17 celebrated the birth of their son, Briar John, on July 29, 2021.

In Memoriam

Ann DeCain Blackham ’49, July 25, 2021

Patricia Radican Ford ’52, March 3, 2021

Barbara Stark Herlihy ’52, July 10, 2021

Margaret (Peggy) Mathy Jaros ’52, March 12, 2021

Sr. Joan Ford, OP ’53, October 15, 2021

Phyllis Joseph ’53, February 23, 2021

Patricia Guenther Nold ’53, August 4, 2021

Ann Magers McGlinn ’54, August 8, 2021

Catherine Streb Rafalowski ’54, July 11, 2021

Marilyn Obermeyer Walsh ’54, August 13, 2021

Sr. Raymunda Brooks, OP ’56, August 12, 2021

Julia Albers Brown ’56, May 12, 2021

Jacqueline (Jackie) Sweeney Gundling ’56, May 14, 2021

Nan Nist Kelly ’57, March 5, 2021

Sr. Adrienne Colson, OP ’58, October 12, 2021

Sr. Mary Jo Fox, OP ’58, September 19, 2021

Sr. Mary Faith Reaney, OP ’58, February 24, 2021

Mercedes Rodgers Iannone ’60, April 1, 2021

Rebecca Helbling Holderman ’62, October 15, 2021

Jacqueline Hoover ’62, December 23, 2020

Sr. Marie Joseph Porrello ’63, OP, June 21, 2021

Betsy Bernert Van Heyde ’63, June 14, 2021

Mary Mackin Bourke ’64, July 27, 2021

Sr. Janice McLaughlin, MM ’64, March 7, 2021

Patricia Smith Wood ’64, March 1, 2021

Judith Nozling ’66, March 5, 2021

Patricia Ferguson Brady ’69, March 10, 2021

Janice Holtschulte ’69, July 29, 2021

Karen Casias ’70, September 1, 2021

Sr. Joan Popovitz ’70, September 26, 2021

Janet L. Herbert ’74, August 27, 2021

Edward Beardshear ’75, May 15, 2021

Dr. Anthony Umolu, M.D. ’75, June 21, 2021

Sheila Jan Payne Harris ’79, October 19, 2021

Wilbert D. Neal ’81, May 10, 2021

Patrick M. Gleich ’84, August 11, 2021

Carolyn S. Berger ’91, September 24, 2021

Carmen D. Dandridge ’93, April 14, 2021

Fredina (Dina) Williams Eskridge ’05, September 28, 2021

Dudley (Tri) Hadden, III ’12 (MED), July 11, 2021

Otto Beatty ’13 (Honorary Degree), May 14, 2021

Antwan L. Steward ’14, August 2, 2021

Jason Morgan ’16, September 25, 2021

DeWayne Ackerman ’17, March 24, 2021

Paul D. Hill, III ’20, April 12, 2021

Emmily Boyer (Non-Grad), September 22, 2021

Joseph L. Garland (Non-Grad), July 20, 2021

Joshua L. Laston (Non-Grad), June 21, 2021

Friends and Family

James Blauser, Husband of Ruth Blauser (Former ODU Staff), June 17, 2021

Mark Feinknopf (FR), Father of Brad Feinknopf and Kim Dorrian, August 28, 2021

Gloria Jean Jackson, Sister of Gilda Jackson ’75, August 1, 2021

John C. Mahaney, Jr., July 1, 2021

Elizabeth (Betsy) Postlewaite Mason, Daughter of Margaret Chapman Postlewaite ’40, Mother of James Mason ’02, Mother-in-Law of Shanele Kauk Mason ’02, February 28, 2021

Mary Alice “Mimi” Millisor, Mother of Fr. Daniel (Dan) Millisor ’81, June 19, 2021

David Lee Fisher Sandusky, Husband of Tim Sandusky (ODU Staff), September 14, 2021

Martha Jane Starner, Mother of Joel Brubaker ’91, April 13, 2021

Algirdas (Al) Vasiliauskas (Former ODU Staff), Father of Regina (Reggie) Vasiliauskas Sharpe ’68, June 11, 2021

Rebecca E. Gill, Daughter of Patricia Logsdon Gill ’70, April 3, 2019

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