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to this edition of the Alumni

Journal and our exploration of “passions.” In the pages that follow, you will meet lots of fascinating individuals who are doing what they love best.

I’ve been fortunate in my life to pursue many passions – research, teaching, cars, running (three miles a day) and skiing, to name a few. But my greatest passion is my wife and best friend, Toby. We’ve been married for 28 marvelous years and have raised five children together. Today, as always, my time with her is the most precious – and most energizing – of every day. She is rarely away from my side.

At Ohio Northern, we try to inspire students to discover new passions and pursue existing passions, both in and outside the classroom. They can study pharmacy and still perform with the orchestra and serve as a resident assistant. Alternatively, they can excel in the engineering field while starring in theatre productions or building houses for Habitat for Humanity.

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Our small campus environment, which offers high-quality opportunities and experiences along with individualized attention and support, enables each student to reach for his or her dreams.

I wish you success in the continued pursuit of your life’s passions – whatever they may be and wherever they may take you. Enjoy this issue of the Alumni Journal.

Dr. Kendall L. Baker President, Ohio Northern University

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President ­ Kendall L. Baker

Ann Donnelly Hamilton, BA ’99 Director of Alumni Affairs

Vice President for Academic Affairs (Interim) and Dean of the College of Law David C. Crago

Carol Flax Director of University Communications and Marketing

Vice President and Dean of Enrollment ­ Karen P. (Casper) Condeni, BA ’74 Vice President for University Advancement Thomas R. Stevick Vice President for Financial Affairs Robert W. Ruble Vice President for Student Affairs Adriane Thompson-Bradshaw Executive Assistant to the President William L. Robinson, BSEd ’61, Hon.D. ’05, H of F ’05 Alumni Journal Editors Josh Alkire Associate Director of Communications

Laurie Wurth Pressel Art and Design Jeni Bible Contributing Writers Josh Alkire, Laurie Wurth Pressel Contributing Photographers Kenneth Colwell, Tim Glon, José Nogueras, Mary Wilkin Class Notes Editors Karla Geise, BSBA ’07, Sonja Umbs, BA ’08 Send Class Notes news via e-mail to: alumni@onu.edu POSTMASTER Send address changes to: OHIO NORTHERN ALUMNI JOURNAL 525 S. Main St. Ada, Ohio 45810-1599

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4 ONU by the Numbers 18 On the Tundra 20 Sports 22 Alumni Events

27 Class Notes 34 Northern’s Cubs 38 In Memoriam 42 Campus Connection

BY THE NUMBERS Satilius omne cor audem te atortusa poptemo vium ma, quam modientum tem cus simili faccidi enditum quam se, nos cri stem habus actorunum pernume inatqui ternum idie noverteat.

Runt? Sum tere actu quon simis.

Agingultum tis, Cupiemo ermanu vist? Ditu quonsid eatasdac tur, consumuli, omaios a ca; nont inihici postabut re plicae, unulicam P. Vivagit anditatus Ad silis omnem hae, ocaed scessum iam que contes bont? Dem ponsulici ses publis, Catis. Agiliae dionsulla poent.

Ehebatu ideorae audam imus for alatum, sedet vereistiemur que num publicaed Catiam perfecrudem movis, Cata re avenit. Valese alia condi se nero ilne ponst? Hin videt? P. Ucerem liu etrum dent.

Warmest regards, Ann Donnelly Hamilton, BA ’99 Director of Alumni Affairs

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numbers A picture may be worth a thousand words, but numbers speak of magnitude. They speak of quantity, dimension and distance.

There’s power in numbers. How strong? How far? How many?

As it applies to Ohio Northern alumni, the answer to that last question is “more than 28,000.” At last count, there are 11,041 from the College of Arts & Sciences, 2,434 from Business Administration, 3,606 from Engineering, 4,812 from Law, and 5,674 from Pharmacy. We count thousands of Northern alumni all over the world, each with a story to tell.

What follows are a few of these stories. Stories of adventure, family, science and fame. The numbers could speak for themselves, but where’s the fun in that?

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An Oscar winner comes home

Hours in Ada

From left, Bob Peterson, BSME, ’83, Dr. Kendall L. Baker, Ohio Northern University president, Dr. Eric Baumgartner, dean of the College of Engineering

Thirty-six hours in Ada, three lectures, one award, both sides of the brain. And one very special brick.

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March 15, Bob Peterson, BSME ’83, the awardwinning writer and director of Pixar’s 2009 Up, returned to Ada to deliver the 2010 Spotts Lecture.

“It’s emotional for me to be back here,” Peterson told the packed crowd inside the ONU Sports Center. “This is my school, this is Ohio Northern. My friends are here, my mom is here,” he said, gesturing to the front row.

During his lecture, titled “How to fly your House: My Pixar Adventure,” Peterson discussed his time at Northern studying the emerging computer animation field to Pixar and his eventual development into a key player at Pixar Animation Studios.

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Peterson’s Spotts Lecture capped a busy day on campus. Faced with an incredibly tight schedule and an illness that he claims he caught during the 2010 Academy

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From left, Jonathan Bennett, BS ’83, Eric Batt, BSCE ’84, H of F ’98, Bob Peterson, BSME ’83, Clement “Clem” Strimel, BSME ’83

Award ceremony (“George Clooney walked by me and coughed, so I think I have George Clooney’s cold”), Peterson spent the day advising students, taking tours and re-connecting with old friends and fraternity brothers.

He also conducted two master classes, one for engineering students titled “The Pixar Animation Pipeline” and a second for writing students titled “Writing in the Pixar Pipeline.”

Peterson catered these master classes to his specific audiences.

The engineers were treated to a highly technical discussion on the mechanics of computer animation. Terms like “inverse kinematics,” “particle simulation” and “rigging” were tossed around as if you heard them every day at the dinner table.

For the English students, Peterson divulged some of his obviously successful tips for script development. He discussed talismans, plot devices, themes, and the importance of flawed main characters. He also dished out plenty of advice.

“Simple is best. Hang interesting characters from a very simple plot,” he advised the students.

“Write about yourself, something funny, a fantasy you have. Get stuck and then try to figure out what’s wrong.”

A couple more for the mantle While on campus, Peterson also received two pieces of ONU-related hardware. First, he was honored by the College of Engineering with the inaugural T.J. Smull College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.

“I was very honored to receive this award because engineering propelled me to where I am today,” he said. “I was overcome with emotion receiving such an award, and a lot of it for me was seeing my professors and very good friends from ONU. It was very emotional and an honor.”

Next, Peterson was presented with an original brick from the Phi Kappa Theta house.

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an undergraduate, this house was torn down in 2006. The brick was affixed to a glass plaque inscribed with the words, “Bricks are the balloons ready to take flight with dreams.”

Clearly moved by the presentation, Peterson vowed to return the brick to campus should a new Phi Kappa Theta house be built.

Art and science on the Tundra So how does a mechanical engineer find his way to Hollywood, directing movies and winning Oscars?

“My journey started here at Ohio Northern,” Peterson explains.

fact that, although ONU is a small school, it still has renowned Colleges of Pharmacy, Law and Engineering.

“It was kind of funny, and I worked engineering stuff into it as well,” he remembers. “I poked fun of this and that.”

“I visited campus, and I realized that what a very unique place this is,” he says. “It offered engineering, law, pharmacy and all these amazing programs in a small-school environment.”

And while other students developed “test tube oscillators” as senior projects, Peterson created an animatronic model of his own head.

While at Northern, Peterson followed a nontraditional path not likely followed by most engineering students. While taking courses in heat transfer and thermodynamics, he also found time for things that interested him. For example, he worked on a weekly comic strip for The Northern Review called “For Pete’s Sake.”

“I was a bit of a different engineer in that I was interested in a few other things. I did a little bit of everything at Ohio Northern. I took advantage of things that were here.”

He saw engineering as a gateway to most any career, a degree that can act as a springboard into many things. “Engineering

is a great base for anything. If you have interests on the side – music, literature, botany, biology – all of these things can be meshed with a core engineering background.”

Peterson’s future career became very clear with the help of Dr. Michael Rider, BSME ’75, professor of mechanical engineering.

“Dr. Rider taught a computer graphics course here back when no one else was teaching that. 1981, that’s the infancy of computer animation. Toy Story was 14 years off.”

A native of Wooster, Ohio, Peterson was attracted by the

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In addition to his story work, Peterson has voiced several of Pixar’s memorable animated characters: the aged chessplaying hero of Geri’s Game, paperwork-obsessed slug-woman Roz in Monsters, Inc., and the tuneful teacher Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo. He also lends his voice talents to Up for the canine characters of Dug and Alpha.

Bob Peterson, BSME ’83, speaks with students after teaching a master class.

Peterson discovered this computer animation class and its subject matter to be the perfect confluence of the arts and sciences, of creativity and precision.

“When I sat in that class, I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” he said. “My interest in science by day was in my engineering classes, and then by night I would be drawing a cartoon, and the two of those things came together and helped my career.”

With Rider’s recommendation, Peterson enrolled at Purdue University to work on a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. While there, he continued with cartooning, this time with a daily strip called “Loco Motives.”

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“This was a continuation of what I started at ONU,” Peterson said.

“I was able to put out a cartoon – good or bad – in front of 40,000 people, and every day I got feedback. That’s one thing that I’ve always thought was valuable: When you’re starting out, do something a lot, get it out in front of people and get feedback.”

The only way is Up After graduating from Purdue, Peterson traveled to the West Coast, taking a job with Wavefront Productions, teaching others how to operate computer animation software. This led to a job with Resn8 Productions, which in turn brought Peterson to Pixar in 1994.

“My first job was animating a TV commercial for cereal: flakes and nuts dancing out of a box. So that’s my first Pixar experience,” he said.

“Across the hall, they were making this new, never-beforedone movie, Toy Story, the first computer-animated film. I really wanted to jump on that, and eventually I got a chance. So on Toy Story, I worked in the layout and animation department. I did about 10 shots involving Sid the bad kid.”

From there, Peterson’s responsibilities grew. For A Bug’s Life, he moved into the story department, drawing storyboards during the script’s development.

With Toy Story 2, he worked as a story artist. He then moved on to Monsters, Inc. as the story supervisor. He next co-wrote the screenplay for Finding Nemo with Andrew Stanton, his first foray into scriptwriting. These experiences culminated with Up, for which Peterson was the codirector and screenwriter.

A fine mesh Just before leaving Ada after his whirlwind campus visit, Peterson offered one last piece of advice for the ONU community. “Make sure you have a degree that is marketable, one that can help you move forward, but also work into that degree your interests.

I would say, mesh your vocation with your avocation, meaning, the thing that you find yourself doing as a hobby, sometimes can be worked into the thing that you’ve chosen.”

For Peterson, meshing his vocation with his avocation has worked out extremely well.

Up went on to win the 2010 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and the 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

Although his Pixar career started small, Peterson had his eye on bigger things. He was particularly intrigued with a new project on Pixar’s drawing board: Toy Story.

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Dick Shanely, BSEd ’54, BSPh ’55, has lost count of the number of relatives who have attended Ohio Northern University. In a tradition that dates back five generations to his grandfather, James Shopshire, in the 19th century, Dick’s parents, two of his children, two grandchildren, and assorted aunts, uncles, cousins and in-laws too numerous to track all proudly claim Northern as their alma mater. “Ohio Northern holds a huge place in my Dad’s heart,” says Pam (Shanely) Hampson, BSPh ’77, Dick’s daughter. “He is so proud of our family’s deep ties to the University.”

When he was a teenager, Dick decided to follow in the footsteps of his parents, Fred Shanely, BSEE ’25, and Edith (Hageman) Shanely Miller, BSEd ’50, and enroll at Northern. He dreamed of playing on the basketball team, and he planned to become a family doctor. But then the unthinkable happened. In the fall

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of his senior year in high school, he contracted polio. In an instant, his future plans were shattered.

“His doctor told him he would never walk again,” says Pam. “But my Dad is not a quitter, he has always been a fighter, and that spring he walked across the stage to receive his high school diploma.”

Amazingly, Dick overcame the many physical limitations caused by his debilitating disease. He arrived on campus as planned in fall 1948. However, he was unable to play basketball, and he changed his career course, getting a degree in education and then pharmacy.

had enrolled after World War II. “I was born during this time.

My Dad likes to joke that I was born in pharmacy school,” says Pam, with a laugh. (She ended up attending the Raabe College of Pharmacy, just like her Dad.) After graduation, Dick embarked on a long and fruitful career as a pharmacist. He owned two community drugstores – one in Piqua, Ohio, and another in Covington, Ohio – where he often mentored Ohio Northern pharmacy interns. He also worked in hospital pharmacy and was a technology consultant.

“My Dad is a people person,” says Pam. “I think everybody who ever worked with him, liked him.”

Dick has fond memories of his student days, especially of living in Presser Village as a newlywed with his wife, Carolyn.

Presser Village was a collection of house trailers that Northern had purchased from war surplus to accommodate the influx of married GIs and their wives who

Two of Dick’s three children, Pam and Barb (Shanely) Ray, BA ’78, kept with the family tradition and graduated from Northern. They both met their spouses – J. Jay Hampson, BA ’73, JD ’76, Hon. D. ’98, and David Ray, JD ’80 – at Northern. Dick’s youngest daughter, Kathy, served as a

secretary in the Pettit College of Law for one year. Two of Dick’s grandchildren, Jacob Shanely Ray, JD ’09, and Brent Hampson, a senior sport management major from Lancaster, Ohio, became the family’s fifth generation of Polar Bears. Brent, who shares his grandfather’s birthday, blue eyes and determination, played on ONU’s basketball team. “In a way, Brent has fulfilled that dream for my Dad who wasn’t able to play,” says Pam. Ohio Northern has played a large role in shaping the lives of her family members, says Pam. Many of her relatives credit the University with their successful careers, their friendships and even their spouses. “The campus draws you in, and you become part of a larger family,” she adds.

“When you visit campus, even after being away for awhile, it feels like coming home.”

Sadly, Dick Shanely passed away on March 29, 2010, after this article was written.

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Evan Sterling, BA ’07, BS ’07, and Shannon Busby, BS ’07, aren’t just dreamers, they’re doers. Their intrepid spirits led this boyfriend-girlfriend team on an adventure of a lifetime – a yearlong cycling tour through the breathtaking countryside of New Zealand. When their trip ends next fall, they will have biked approximately 4,000 miles.

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“Both of us understand that life is all about experiences. If you want something good to happen in your life, then you have to make it happen,” says Busby.

While sightseeing is a pleasurable part of the couple’s journey, it isn’t their primary focus. They are on a quest to learn everything they can about organic agriculture. Through a program called “WWOOFing” (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), they are gaining handson experience at organic farms along their path.

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“Our main goal is to learn how to live in a sustainable and self-sufficient manner,” explained Busby. “The Kiwi people are very in-tune with their land. Everyone we come across,

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even if they aren’t a farmer, seems to understand the rhythms of nature. They know where their food comes from, and they know how weather patterns form.”

The couple stays at each farm for one to two weeks before bicycling to the next one.

Room and board are provided in exchange for four hours of volunteer work per day.

“It has been eye-opening for us to learn more about sustainable agriculture and how it is possible to support yourself and your family through better practices,” says Sterling. “We’ve worked on organic dairy farms, grain farms and nut orchards. We’ve extracted honey from bees’ hives, collected free-range organic eggs, and milked goats for house milk and cheese.”

Sterling and Busby’s journey began in October 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand, and will end in October 2010. The timing for the trip was ideal. Sterling had just completed a two-year teaching commitment in Atlanta, Ga., with Teach For America, and Busby had wrapped up two years of seasonal field biology work. Still, it wasn’t easy to say goodbye to friends and family for more than a year.

“It’s a bit scary not to have a steady income or home base,” admits Sterling. “But in exchange, we are learning about other cultures and ways of life, and that is priceless.”

we can call home and establish our own organic farm/garden,” says Sterling. “We know it’s a bit idealistic, but that’s what we do: dream. And, of course, make those dreams come true!”

As the couple bicycles from farm to farm, they “freedom camp” along the roadside or find a host through an online cycling community who is willing to accommodate them for free for a night or two. They eat inexpensive carbohydrate-rich foods on the road, including rolled oats, pasta, bread, honey, avocadoes and fresh fruit. “Remaining flexible is challenging,” says Busby. “It’s easy to get stressed out about things out of our control, like the weather or a lack of WWOOF sites. But we try to remember that we can only control so much and we really are living a dream.”

The Amazing 5 (experiences so far) Only half way through their venture, Sterling and Busby already have experienced many amazing adventures.

Here’s a sampling:

Getting a bike loan A few weeks into the trip, Sterling realized his racing bike wasn’t up to the task of pulling a trailer up and down mountainous terrain.

Through an online network called “Warm Showers,” he found someone who had a spare bike better suited for the riding conditions. “This person just let me borrow the bike, indefinitely, to be able to continue our trip and keep my knees happier! True Kiwi generosity!” says Sterling.

When their adventure ends next fall, the couple plans to return to the U.S. to spend Christmas with their families. After working for a year or so, they will embark on another adventure to Europe, South America or Africa – wherever their fancy and budget take them. “In the long term, we hope to one day find a wonderful chunk of land that

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organic agriculture Meeting pioneer man On the Banks Peninsula out of Christchurch, Sterling and Busby encountered a modern-day pioneer who survives off the land.

He lives a simple life in an old caravan and lets the land dictate what he grows and how he grows it. He is completely organic, using no chemical fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides on his homestead.

“He is also a wild-foods chef and used all kinds of wild plants and food stuffs in his gourmet-style cooking, which was new and exciting for us,” says Busby.

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Building a huge compost pile

While volunteering at “Totaranui,” an organic orchard with 2,000 hazelnut trees, Sterling and Busby spent an extended workday (nine hours!) building a gigantic compost heap of freshly cut grass, wood chips and decaying plant material.

“The finished product was a heap about 4 meters long and 1.5 meters tall!” exclaimed Busby.

In about three to four months, the compost heap will be ready to use to naturally fertilize the vegetable garden and nut orchard.

Dissecting geese Even though they are both vegetarians, Sterling and Busby didn’t cringe when they were asked to dissect 14 freshly killed geese while volunteering at the Waihi Bush Organic Farm. The geese were prepared for a feast at a folk music festival that was taking place on the farm. “Bear in mind, neither of us come from a hunting or farming background or eat meat at the moment,” says Sterling. “But we were still willing to try some! After all, it was organic and free-range goose meat.”

Spending two nights in a mental ward On their way to Wellington, the New Zealand capital, Sterling and Busby found a host family online willing to let them stay in their “own building.” When they arrived at the address, they were confused by the numerous dilapidated buildings and gated 100-acre grounds. “That night we found out from our hosts that the property had been a governmentoperated mental hospital until very recently,” says Sterling.

“The host family was acting as caretakers of the property while the government was trying to sell it to the highest bidder. Our host was wonderful, and the place was actually quite nice, so we stayed for two nights.”

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Kenley Shea Monson, BFA ’08, received 150 friend requests on Facebook in one day – all from people she didn’t know – she knew her career in the entertainment industry was taking off. The messages and requests poured in after she premiered as a singer in the house band for “The Singing Bee,” a popular music game show on Country Music Television (CMT).

“At first, I was flattered, and then I was kind of freaked out,” says Monson, with a laugh. “Eventually I figured out how to use Facebook as a tool to keep fans involved in my career in a way that wasn’t super personal.”

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Today, Monson’s Facebook fans number 1,960 and growing. She regularly posts on her page pictures, videos and updates about the adventures in her life and career.

“Facebook is the perfect place for artists to network and get their stuff out there,” she explains.

Two years ago, Monson graduated from ONU with a musical theatre degree and traded the golden Friends and cornfields of Ada for sunny Hollywood, Calif. counting Working under the name of “Kenley Shea,” she’s managed to land impressive gigs in an incredibly cut-throat industry. She’s worked with pop artists Kelly Clarkson and Will.i.am. as well as actors Hugh Jackman and Shia LeBouf. She’s appeared in music videos by alternative rock groups Rise Against, Nickleback and Kings of Leon. And, she’s attained spots in television commercials for Doritos, Lucky Brand Perfume and Axe Body Spray.

While Monson savors opportunities to play the best friend of a pop-music icon or to work with Hugh Jackman as Melanie Griffith’s stand-in, she makes sure to stay grounded. She credits her early success to a combination of hard work, perseverance and faith. When she’s rejected or exhausted, she just pushes harder. “In this industry, you have to have a thick skin and lose the diva attitude,” she says. “I have learned not to make my career the reason that I live or where I place my self-worth, satisfaction or hope, because at the end of the day, it is just a job that helps me pay the bills – although it is quite a fun one.”

Monson is currently writing music and recording her first album in Hollywood and Nashville. “I am so excited about this next step in my career – it’s been a lifelong dream of mine,” she says. The opportunity to record an album arose from her growing popularity on “The Singing Bee.” Monson adds, however, that she has no desire to become excessively famous. She is happy to continue doing what she’s doing at present: being able to make a living using her craft and the training she received from ONU. “I just want to keep doing what I love, to keep inspiring and imparting creativity onto others,” she says.

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ften times, when Dave O Billiter, BA ’98, presents at a professional conference, he’s

not only the youngest speaker on the agenda, he’s the only one without a Ph.D. or M.D. after his name. Yet his presentation is the one the audience won’t forget.

Because in the complex world of bioinformatics, he distills the scientific jargon and obscure technology into a clear vision that speaks to everyone’s hearts. He stands up and begins his address with these simple words: “We are here today because people are sick.”

Billiter’s passion for finding cures for cancer and other diseases has made him a rising star at one of the nation’s largest biobanks.

Just 12 years after graduating from Ohio Northern, Billiter already has a top position as the director of informatics for the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) in Columbus.

Biobanking was recently included in Time magazine’s list of “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now.” It’s poised to transform the way diseases are diagnosed, treated and prevented. But it’s a complicated subject matter, especially for those not scientifically inclined. “My mom still has no idea what I do,” says Billiter, with a laugh.

Put simply, biobanking is the collection, cataloging, storing and distribution of human tissue samples for research purposes.

It may not sound world-changing – and it wasn’t until recently.

New and emerging computer technologies make it possible for biobank data to be used in ways unimaginable in the past. For example, biobanking is blazing trails in genomic medicine with software that can combine information about a patient’s genetic makeup along with his or her disease characteristics.

“Knowing that I’m doing something to help a 5-year-old get treated faster and get better faster is why I love my job”

“Health care is experiencing a data explosion,” explains Billiter.

“More and more modalities are being created to give researchers new ways to generate and analyze data. This data creates enormous challenges in information technology. This is where I live.”

Indeed, Billiter is deeply immersed in the field of bioinformatics, the technology side of biobanking. His team is charged with overseeing all the technological challenges of

storing, transferring, analyzing, retrieving and securing data associated with biobanking at NCH. They also develop innovative software and hardware solutions to help pathologists, physicians and researchers combine and analyze data in new ways. For example, his team has recently developed informatics methods to detect cancer features in images to aid in disease detection.

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When Billiter came on board at NCH, his technology team consisted of just three people.

Today, his team is 16 members strong and growing. Their pioneering use of technology has landed the Research Institute at NCH multiple research grants focused on disease diagnosis and treatment.

The Cancer Genome Atlas project is one of the most impressive projects that Billiter’s team is tackling. This federally funded and nationally recognized initiative seeks to unravel the genetics behind 20 common forms of cancer. Children’s Hospital received a $5.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to catalog tumor specimens that will be sent from multiple hospitals in the U.S. and other countries. The Cancer Genome Atlas project, ambitious in scope and funding, hopes to make huge inroads in eradicating cancer.

One of Billiter’s favorite projects is the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), an ongoing pediatric cancer program in conjunction with the National Cancer Institute. The mission of COG is to cure and prevent childhood and adolescent cancer through scientific discovery and compassionate care.

Billiter’s team oversees billions of data points associated with tumor specimens in the areas of pediatric and adolescent cancers. This data, made available to prestigious research institutes such as the Mayo Clinic and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, enables many pediatric patients to join clinical trials, an opportunity that dramatically increases their chances of survival.

Billiter, the father of three small children with wife, Tara (Kingsley), BA ’98, is touched and motivated by the stories he hears of children who are battling cancer. “Knowing that I’m doing

something to help a 5-year-old get treated faster and get better faster is why I love my job,” he says.

Rise to success

How does a sports management major end up in the revolutionary field of bioinformatics? Billiter’s career started at a small IT consulting firm. He ended up consulting on a project at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which led to a full-time job opportunity.

Billiter credits his career success to the well-rounded education he received at Ohio Northern.

His B.A. provided him with a solid operations and management background and communication skills that have proved invaluable in the science and research arena.

In the field of bioinformatics, it’s easy to fall into the trap of generating big plans that never get completed or, conversely, getting bogged down with minutia. Billiter knows how to

manage projects and produce results. He remains keenly aware of his team’s underlying mission – helping to save people’s lives – and he never lets them forget it.

Each day, he’s in his element, acting as a bridge between the IT experts and the scientific stakeholders. He’s a problem solver, taskmaster, strategic thinker and organizational guru all in one. The most difficult part of his job, he says, is staying upto-speed in an environment that is not only complicated, but also evolving almost daily. To keep up, he is always reading and learning.

He also recently completed his MBA, and he’s become a certified Project Management Professional.

Although his work can be stressful at times, Billiter feels blessed to have landed his “dream job” – a job that makes a difference. “Knowing that every day we are doing something to potentially save someone’s life is just amazing. The satisfaction I feel when I drive to work each day and when I leave is extremely gratifying, I’ve never felt anything like it,” he says.

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In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in years New York Harbor, tuition for a quarter at Ohio Northern University was $8, and the Ohio Northern College of Law enrolled students for the first time.

Throughout its history, the College of Law has made a number of notable advancements, including the dedication of the Taggart Law Library, the opening the ONU Legal Clinic in Lima, Ohio, and graduating its first class of LLM students in 2007.

In 2010, the College of Law celebrates its 125th anniversary.

To commemorate this landmark event, the law school will host a series of events, distinguished speakers, special dedications, alumni events and symposia.

Despite changes in the economy, political administrations and the legal field, Ohio Northern Law has remained committed to providing personal attention, hands-on skills training and, more recently, an international perspective to the classroom.

Under the leadership of David C. Crago, dean of the College of Law, the college has taken steps to remain competitive with larger schools by adding a concurrent JD/LLM program and a dual degree offered in partnership with the College of Pharmacy.

The college has enhanced skills training with new credit requirements and a variety of intensive topic courses that focus on a single legal issue for three

weeks. Additionally, the college has strengthened its international ties with the expansion of the LLM program, internships abroad and an ongoing partnership with the University of Iceland, now in its 50th year.

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In 1960, Eugene Hanson, Hon. D. ’86, former dean of the College of Law, accepted an appointment as a Fulbright Lecturer at the University of Iceland. While there, he became friends with Armann Snaevarr, then rector of the University of Iceland. Together, they devised a plan to create the Icelandic Legal Exchange Program (ILEP) between the two schools. Each year, students from Iceland travel to Ada to learn about law and life in America, while students from ONU travel to Iceland to learn about the ancient roots and contemporary practices of the Icelandic legal system. years

During their stay in Iceland, ONU students are introduced to the legal system through visits to various governmental and legal institutions. Additionally, the students form friendships with their Icelandic counterparts and compare law school experiences in their native countries. Various cultural and historical sites are visited, including Thingvellir (the

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location of the first Icelandic parliament), Althingi (the Supreme Court of Iceland), Gullsfloss (an impressive natural waterfall) and Hallgrimskirkja (Iceland’s national cathedral).

“I think the program is an excellent opportunity to expose our students to Icelandic culture and the Icelandic people,” says Tristin Kilgallon, a third-year law student and president of ILEP. “When we travel to Iceland, we meet some very important members of Icelandic society: Supreme Court justices, members of Parliament, etc. It is a great experience.

“Likewise, I think when the Icelanders visit Ada, they get to experience what life is like at an American law school,” he continues. “While the visits may be brief, some lasting friendships have been made.”

As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, the College of Law commemorated 50 years of the ILEP with a special trip to Iceland in June 2010.

ONU law graduates tops in Ohio bar exam passage One hundred percent of Ohio Northern University’s December 2009 law graduates passed Ohio’s February 2010 bar examination on their first attempt, and 86 percent of all ONU law graduates passed.

ONU’s Pettit College of Law ranks above all other Ohio law schools in both overall passage rate and the passage rate of first-time takers.

Pettit College of Law Receives PLUS Grant The Pettit College of Law has received the DiscoverLaw.org Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) program grant from the Law School Admissions Council.

ONU, one of three law schools nationwide to receive the grant, was selected based on the strength of its program combined with the law school’s commitment, geographic location and target population.

“This grant from LSAC provides ONU Law with a wonderful opportunity to expose college students from around the country to the benefits of a legal education,” said David C. Crago, dean of the College of Law. Schools selected for PLUS grants are eligible to receive up to $100,000 per year for a maximum of three years. The PLUS program will begin at ONU Law in June 2010.

DiscoverLaw.org PLUS Programs are targeted to, but not restricted to, college students from racial and ethnic minority groups underrepresented in the legal profession.

The programs are designed for students in the first two years of college, and preference will be given to students who have registered for DiscoverLaw.org The four-week programs provide an intense focus on the skills required to succeed in law school, the law school admission process and legal career opportunities.

Interested students should contact the ONU Office of Law Admissions at lawadmissions@ onu.edu or 877-452-9668 for application information, including deadlines and selection criteria.

138 athletes earned All-Conference Honors in 2009

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Harnessing wind power The wind sweeping across the ONU tundra will soon be harnessed and used to power campus facilities. ONU partnered with NexGen Energy Partners, a Colorado company, to construct three wind turbines located west of the football stadium on Klingler Road. The turbines are now operational.

It is projected that the wind turbines will offset approximately 10 percent of ONU’s annual electricity consumption, says Dr. Eric Baumgartner, dean of the T.J Smull College of Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering. “Since the majority of the electricity produced in the Midwest comes from coal-fired power plants, the wind turbines give us the opportunity to replace a portion of our electricity usage with an emissions-free power source and become a more ‘green’ campus,” he explained.

The wind turbine project was initially proposed by a team of ONU engineering and business students who developed a feasibility study as part of their senior-level capstone design experience. During summer 2008, the University purchased and installed data collectors on the campus radio tower to monitor wind direction and speeds. After more than a year of research, the team determined that wind turbines are an economically viable option for the University.

The wind turbines also will be incorporated into student coursework. The College of Engineering recently received a $500,000 grant from the American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation to develop an integrated advanced energy curriculum for students and others who seek to work within the advanced and alternative energy industry. “The wind turbines will provide the college with numerous learning opportunities as representative examples of advanced and alternative energy systems,” said Baumgartner.

2010 Innovation Chase competition A team of students from Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration and T.J. Smull College of Engineering won the 2010 Illinois Institute of Technology’s Innovation Chase on Friday, April 3, 2010.

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Teams prepared project plans, idea pitches, ethnographic studies and prototypes before making a final team presentation. Each winning team member was awarded $500.

ONU defeated teams from the University of Illinois-Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), University of Detroit/

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Mercy, the Milwaukee School of Engineering and the graduate program at IIT’s Institute of Design. The competition was sponsored by the Wrigley Company and the Kern Family Foundation’s KEEN Program and held at the Wrigley Innovation Center in Chicago.

Josh Koza, a junior management major from Fairview Park, Ohio, and Scott Bauman, a freshman

The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration was named one of the top 111 undergraduate business programs in the U.S. by Bloomberg BusinessWeek in its fifth annual rankings of undergraduate business programs. The college was ranked No. 72 and received an A+ grade for teaching quality.

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mechanical engineering major from Napoleon, Ohio, were the leaders of the winning team.

Andrea Meers, a freshman accounting major from Lodi, Ohio, Greg Shanefelt, a junior marketing major from Latrobe, Pa., and Jeff West, sophomore mechanical engineering major from Wooster, Ohio, also represented ONU in the competition.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City has selected Carol M. Wilson, a junior double major in history and professional writing from Royal Oak, Mich., as one of 10 Gilder Lehrman History Scholars for 2010. This Gilder Lehrman award is the most prestigious in the nation for students studying U.S. history.

Off to Spain

Don’t forget your meds ONU pharmacy students are partnering with Allen County Health Partners in Lima to help low-income patients receive the most benefit from their medical therapy. The students developed an innovative program called “Remember Your MEDS: Medication Education Delivers Success,” which will utilize education, counseling, pill boxes, timers, refrigerator magnet reminders, calendar stickers, handouts, phone calls and text messages to improve medical adherence.

“We believe our project has the potential to make a difference in the lives of patients, pharmacy students and the face of pharmacy for years to come,” said Kelsey Marvin, a fourth-year pharmacy student from Swanton, Ohio. “We plan to educate the patients while developing a personalized way for them to be reminded about daily administration and monthly refills to promote overall health and quality of life.”

The pharmacy students who developed the program are members of ONU’s American Pharmacists Association-Academy

of Student Pharmacists (APhAASP) chapter. In just three weeks, the group brainstormed and developed a grant proposal for their project. They were thrilled to learn they received the 2010 APhA-ASAP Project Chance Award to help fund their program.

Only 10 APhA-ASP chapters were awarded the $2,000 for outstanding work. They were recognized at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 APhA-ASP annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., on March 10.

“This award is such an honor because our pharmacy students were given this amazing opportunity from the American Pharmacists Association to start a new medication program in an environment where individuals are in need of health care,” said Dr. Kristen Finley, assistant professor of pharmacy practice. “It is a great way to help shape the direction of pharmacy practice in the community by educating people on the importance of taking their medications as prescribed.” Finley and Dr. David Bright, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, share the advisor duties for ONU’s APhA-ASP chapter.

For more on these news stories, and others, visit www.onu.edu/news

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For six consecutive years, Ohio Northern students have been the recipients or runners up of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier award honoring those in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

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With a full season performing a Spanish-music set under their belts, members of Ohio Northern University’s Marching Band jumped at the opportunity to perform their 2009 field show, “Sketches of Spain,” in the mother country.

So, over the Thanksgiving 2009 break, approximately 120 band members traded a free week at home for an unforgettable week in Spain.

While there, the band performed songs such as “Malaguena” and “Ballad Bellavia” at two different locations: once in Madrid during halftime of a soccer game and then at a tourist spot in Barcelona.

The time the band spent in Barcelona was well appreciated. “The day I spent running around in Barcelona was the single best day I ever spent on a trip,” said Joshua Purk, a senior music education major from Springfield, Ohio.

While in Barcelona, a group of students (Purk included) spontaneously decided to take a bus up a mountainside, interested in a Spanish fortress situated high above. Little did they know, the bus only made half the trip, and the students were forced to walk the rest of the way in order to complete their journey. They continued up the mountain, and at the top sat Castillo de Montjuic, a rarely visited and “breathtakingly beautiful” Spanish castle.

At Ohio Northern, the “student” in student-athlete holds genuine meaning. Of the active players on this year’s football roster, 51 achieved a grade point average of a 3.0 or better, 22 players were at 3.5 or above, and seven earned a perfect 4.0.

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The band members tried to fit into Spanish culture as best as possible. Renee Sammet, a sophomore language arts education major from McComb, Ohio, says, “It took me a while to get used to the midday siesta and the typical dinner meal at 10 p.m.”

Meanwhile, Purk found that most Spaniards were kind and patient toward them, even though they couldn’t communicate in the same language.

“Still, a trip never goes according to plan,” said Purk, referencing a few bumps the band encountered along the way. These included a flu outbreak that made the local news and an unwelcome sleepover in the airport during the trip home to the U.S. The group made the best of their situations, however, using the time bonding together, bringing the band closer as a family.

Despite illness and travel hiccups, ONU’s marching band enjoyed its week bonding and performing in Spain. “This is one of those life experiences that you tell your children about,” Sammet said.

The Raabe College of Pharmacy was the focus of an episode of “The Profile Series,” which aired on the Discovery Channel in March. The episode explored the rigor of pharmacy training and the ever-expanding role of the pharmacist on health care teams.

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Sports O’Brien keeps running Jimmy O’Brien, BSME ’09, competed in the 2010 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 27-28 in Albuquerque, N.M. The concluding event of USATF’s Indoor Visa Championship Series, the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships is the

world’s oldest indoor track championship; the first meet was held in 1888 in New York.

Approximately 700 athletes competed for a total prize purse of $117,000, and U.S. athletes will have the opportunity to qualify for Team USA events, including the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha.

O’Brien is a member of the Indiana Invaders, a team comprised of elite development athletes competing in USA Track & Field National Championship competitions in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, and road racing.

Swimming and diving The Ohio Northern men’s swimming and diving team won its sixth consecutive OAC championship at the University of Akron’s Ocasek Natatorium in February.

Because of this success, head coach Peggy Ewald and the men’s swimming and diving staff were declared OAC Co-Coaching Staff of the Year, sharing the award with the coaches at John Carroll.

The Ohio Northern women’s swimming and diving team prevailed as well, clinching its third OAC Championship in four years.

“I’m extremely excited for our teams,” said Ewald. “We had to fight through a lot of adversity, but the team was able to dig deep and overcome, and we’re happy to come out with the wins.”

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For the third consecutive season, the Ohio Northern men’s indoor track and field team won the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Championship at Marietta in February. The Ohio Northern coaching staff also was named OAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Coaching Staff of the Year.

In addition, the women’s indoor track and field team claimed its second consecutive OAC championship.

“The success of the indoor season stems from the hard work, commitment and dedication of all the athletes involved,” said Jason Maus,

head coach of men’s and women’s track and field and cross country. “We have a great group, and the two championships were won through a total team effort.”

2010 FALL Sports Schedule Football

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September 2 H vs. WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS 18 at Otterbein* 25 H vs. MUSKINGUM*

October 2 at Mount Union* 9 H vs. CAPITAL* 16 H vs. BALDWIN-WALLACE* 23 at John Carroll* 30 at Marietta*

November 6 H vs. WILMINGTON* 13 H vs. HEIDELBERG*

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Men’s Soccer August 27 H vs. ALUMNI (Exhibition)

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September 4 at Kenyon (Denison Tournament) 3:30 p.m.

5 at Denison (Denison Tournament) 3:30 p.m.

8 at Earlham (Ind.) 5 p.m.

10 H vs. HANOVER (Ind.) (ONU Invitational) 5 p.m.

11 H vs. CASE WESTERN RESERVE (ONU Invitational) 2:30 p.m.

14 at Wittenberg 7:30 p.m.

17 H vs. ALBION (Mich.) (OAC/MIAA Shootout) 3 p.m.

18 H vs. HOPE (Mich.) (OAC/MIAA Shootout) 2:30 p.m.

22 at Ohio Wesleyan 7 p.m.

25 at Muskingum* TBA 28 H vs. MANCHESTER (Ind.) 4 p.m.

29 at Defiance 4 p.m.

October 2 H vs. MOUNT UNION* 9 at Capital* 13 H vs. OTTERBEIN* 16 at Baldwin-Wallace* 19 at Wilmington* 23 H vs. JOHN CARROLL* 26 at Heidelberg* 29 H vs. MARIETTA*

November 1 OAC Tournament First Round 3 OAC Semifinals 6 OAC Finals 11-14 NCAA Tournament 19-21 NCAA Sectionals

December 3-4 NCAA Finals *OAC Game

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HOME MATCHES IN BOLD

August 27 H vs. ALUMNI (Exhibition)

September 3-4 H with ONU INVITATIONAL 7 at Denison 10-11 at Washington (Mo.) Invitational 14 H vs. BLUFFTON 17-18 at Wittenberg Invitational 21 H vs. TRANSYLVANIA (Ky.) 24-25 at Mount Saint Joseph Invitational 28 at Muskingum*

October 2 H vs. MT. UNION* 9 at Capital* 12 H vs. OTTERBEIN* 16 at Baldwin-Wallace* 19 at Wilmington* 22 H vs. JOHN CARROLL* 26 at Heidelberg* 30 H vs. MARIETTA*

November 2-6 at OAC Tournament 11-13 at Div. III Reg. 18-20 at Div III Finals

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August 28 H vs. ALUMNI (Exhibition)

September 4 H vs. HOPE (Mich.)

5 H vs. EARLHAM (Ind.) 10 vs. Kalamazoo (Mich.) (Otterbein Tournament) 11 vs. St. Mary’s (Ind.) (Otterbein Tournament) 15 H vs. WITTENBERG 18 at Thomas More (Ky.) 21 at Mt. St. Joseph 25 at Muskingum* 29 at Denison

October 2 H vs. MOUNT UNION* 5 at Manchester (Ind.) 9 at Capital* 12 H vs. OTTERBEIN* 16 at Baldwin-Wallace* 20 at Wilmington* 23 H vs. JOHN CARROLL* Parent’s Day 26 at Heidelberg* 30 H vs. MARIETTA* Senior Day

November 2 OAC Quarterfinals 4 OAC Semifinals 6 OAC Finals 12 NCAA Regionals

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Alumni Events June 25

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July 31

Aug. 27

Alumni and Friends of Athletics Fundraiser and Golf Outing Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod, Ohio

Cincinnati Reds Game hosted by the Cincinnati Alumni Club The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio

ONU Columbus Alumni Club Golf Outing Mentel Memorial Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio

Pharmacy Golf Outing Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod, Ohio. For details, contact r-mccurdy@onu.edu

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Aug. 9

Oct. 8-10

Second Annual James F. Dicke College of Business Administration Scholarship Golf Outing at the Shawnee Country Club in Lima, Ohio

Dayton Dragons Baseball hosted by the Dayton Area Alumni Club Fifth Third Field in Dayton, Ohio

ONU Homecoming 2010 Ohio Northern University campus

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Jewels of the Mediterranean and Greek Isles – Athens (Piraeaus) to Rome (Civitavecchia), Oceania Cruise

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Oct. 23-Nov. 2, 2010

Cleveland Indians Game Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio

July 24 ONU Day at Cedar Point Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio

Aug. 18-Sept. 2, 2010 Scandinavian and Russian Splendors – London to Stockhold, Oceania Cruise

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Eugene Beeler, BA 49 Eugene Beeler, BA 49, died in 2006, but he created a legacy gift that is helping to create tomorrow’s leaders in The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration – 10 students since 2007!

After Beeler graduated from ONU in 1949, he was a certified public accountant and founding partner of the Howard & Beeler CPA Firm in Lima, Ohio. In 1997, he started the Beeler Endowed Scholarship Fund with a gift of cash. At his passing in 2006, he added to the scholarship by bequest. Because of his foresight and gift planning, the Beeler Endowed Scholarship will help countless students attend his alma mater both today and tomorrow because his fund is endowed and designed to last in perpetuity.

You, too, can help exceptional students attend Ohio Northern by creating an endowed scholarship with an immediate gift or by testamentary bequest.

Contact Ken Block | Executive Director of Development | 419-772-2008 | k-block@onu.edu

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William L. Robinson Young Alumni Award The William L. Robinson Young Alumni Award, established on May 29, 2004, was created to honor and recognize Robinson’s 45 years of influencing Ohio Northern University students and to ensure that his legacy continues for the next 45 years.

The annual recipient demonstrates passion and loyalty toward their profession, community and alma mater, Ohio Northern University.

• Applicants must have graduated within the last 15 years from ONU. • One female and one male may be selected per year.

• Individuals will be chosen by the selection committee and honored at ONU’s Homecoming.

• Any person affiliated with ONU may nominate the individual by sending a letter of reference and their résumé, along with the following nomination form.

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Sampling of ONU Degrees AA A.CIT BA BFA BM BS BSBA

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associate of arts alumni citation bachelor of arts bachelor of fine arts bachelor of music bachelor of science bachelor of science in business administration bachelor of science in civil engineering bachelor of science in clinical laboratory science bachelor of science in computer engineering bachelor of science in electrical and computer engineering bachelor of science in education bachelor of science in electrical engineering bachelor of science in mechanical engineering bachelor of science in medical technology bachelor of science in nursing bachelor of science in pharmacy Hall of Fame honorary degree juris doctorate bachelor of laws doctor of laws master of laws doctor of pharmacy

Lynn Rainsberger, BA, and Irene (Pounds), BSBA, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on July 30, 2009. The couple met at hillips P Ohio Northern ’78 University and were married following graduation. Lynn is a retired ordained minister of the United Methodist Church. Irene was a bookkeeper and served in the office of fiscal affairs of the West Ohio Conference of United Methodist Church.

The couple resides at the Cape May Retirement Village in Wilmington, Ohio.

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1967

Thomas F. Leonardis, BA, is president of Ember Industries Inc. He and his wife, Rose, reside in Austin, Texas.

Harold Meeder, BSCE, retired on Sept. 1, 2009. He and his wife, Susan, plan to travel to Uganda, Haiti, and Honduras for mission work through their church.

1968

Sharon (Phillips) Hammond, BSEd, and her husband, Geoffrey Hammond, BSPh ’69, reside in McConnelsville, Ohio.

Robert James Jr., BA, is chairman of The James Group International LLC in Lexington, Va., where he and his wife, Cathy, reside.

Frank Miller, BSBA, BS ’71, is owner of Frank’s Place in Ottawa, Ohio. The restaurant specializes in morning coffee, donuts, sandwiches, subs and soups. Frank and his wife, Karen, reside in Kalida, Ohio.

John Collier, BSEE, is a retired commander of the U.S. Navy. He resides in San Diego, Calif., and can be reached at funcollier@aol.com

John Muhlenkamp, BSME, and Carole LaCombeMuhlenkamp, were married. John is employed at Logical Lean Consulting. The couple resides in Dayton, Ohio.

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1969

Sharon (Stahl) Richard, BSEd, and her husband, Don Richard, BSCE ’60, live in Las Cruces, N.M.

1960

Alvin Magalnick, BSPh, is in pharmacology research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Don Richard, BSCE, and his wife, Sharon (Stahl), BSEd ’59, live in Las Cruces, N.M. David Stoffer, BSEd, is a self-employed educational consultant. He and his wife, Diane, reside in Brecksville, Ohio.

Geoffrey Hammond, BSPh, and his wife, Sharon (Phillips) Hammond, BSEd ’68, reside in McConnelsville, OH.

1971

Frank Miller, BS, BSBA ’68, is owner of Frank’s Place in Ottawa, Ohio. The restaurant specializes in morning coffee, donuts, sandwiches, subs and soups. Frank and his wife, Karen, reside in Kalida, Ohio.

John Woods, BSEd, is retired. He and his wife, Katherine, reside in Calabash, N.C.

Ronald Smetana, BSPh, earned the Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist designation in October 2009. Ron is the oncology pharmacist at Summa Barberton Hospital in Barberton, Ohio. Ron resides in Akron, Ohio, with his wife, Sara Beis.

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1972

Robert Kyler, BSEd, resides in Brooklyn, N.Y., and he can be reached at rkkyler@aol.com Clingan Shaffer, BSEd, is involved with Missionary Flights International. Information on Missionary Flights International is available at www.missionaryflights.org

1965

Thomas Israel, BSEd, is retired from the Ohio Department of Corrections. He resides in West Salem, Ohio.

Rex Lingruen, BA, recorded his 200th career win as a football coach at Liberty Center Schools on Sept. 11, 2009. Rex has served as head football coach for 24 years and has been Division V Coach of the Year three times.

He has also served as wrestling coach and junior high track coach. He is the physical education teacher at Liberty Center. His wife, Kaye (Palte), BA ’72, is editor of the Liberty Press Newspaper. The couple resides in Liberty Center, Ohio.

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Leanne Litwin, JD, is owner of Law Office of Leanne L. Litwin PC in Philadelphia, Pa, where she resides.

Richard Yunker, BSBA, was inducted into the Swanton High School Athletic Hall of Fame on May 8, 2009. He resides in Whitehouse, Ohio.

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1973

Merrick “Skip” Malone, BA, is president of the District of Columbia Building Industry Association. He is the principal and CEO of Malone LLC and Metropolis DW in Washington, D.C. He and his wife, Marsha, reside in Alexandria, Va.

1974

Joseph Baker, BSCE, retired on Jan. 1, 2009, as president of Marathon Pipe Line LLC in Findlay, Ohio. He and his wife, Debby, now reside in Ft. Myers, Fla. Paul Caswell, JD, resides in Henrietta, N.Y. Ray Wolf, BSPh, is the medical director for Dey Pharma L.P. in Basking Ridge, N.J. He resides in Belle Mead, N.J.

1975

Thomas Cranmer, JD, is serving a twoyear term as managing director of the law firm Miller Canfield. He resides in West Bloomfield, Mich.

John Hull, BSCE, received the 2010 City of Toledo Engineer of the Year from the Toledo Society of Professional Engineers and the Technical Society of Toledo.

John and his family reside in Ottawa Hills, Ohio.

28 Gregg Russell, BA, is a consultant for the Bentz Group. He and his family reside in Middletown, Ohio.

1976

Courtney Graham, JD, formed the law office of Sponseller/Graham LLC Jan. 1, 2010, in Chambersburg, Pa. where he resides with his family.

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James Baehrens, BA, is the owner of Port Clinton Canvas. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Oak Harbor, Ohio.

David Carey, JD, retired as executive director of the American Inns of Court Foundation in May 2010. He and his wife reside in Saluda, N.C. Cliff Johnson, BA, and his wife, Janet (Scheutzow), BSPh ’78, reside in Indianapolis, Ind. Richard Phillips, BSPh, and his wife, Patricia (Ream), BSPh ’78, traveled through Peru in December 2009. The couple resides in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.

1978

Greg Allenby, BSME, developed a research tool, ForecastIQ, that can aid retailers in predicting consumer buying habits. Greg is the Helen C. Kurtz Chair in Marketing at The Ohio State University. He and his wife, Patricia (Ahlers), BS ’78, reside with their family in Worthington, Ohio.

Kathleen (Schmader) Cather, BSPh, is the pharmacy manager for Prescription Assistance Network Charitable Pharmacy in Canton, Ohio, where she resides.

Janet (Scheutzow) Johnson, BSPh, is a pharmacist for Wellspring Pharmacy in Indianapolis, Ind., where she and her husband, Cliff, BA ’77, reside.

Patricia (Ream) Phillips, BSPh, and her husband, Richard Phillips, BSPh ’77, traveled through Peru in December 2009. The couple resides in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.

1979

Kathy Healy, BA, is the village administrator for North Baltimore, Ohio, where she also resides.

Pamela (Kinninger) Stewart, BA, was honored for 10 years of service in Catholic education. She is the elementary physical education teacher at Holy Angels School in Sidney, Ohio, where she and her husband also reside.

Diana (Nolfi) Vine, BSPh, and Charles Vine were married. Diana is a pharmacist for Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. The couple resides in Cortland, Ohio.

1980

Beverly Mack, BA, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), where she will serve until June 2016. She resides in New York City.

Mark Miller, BA, works for Clark University.

He resides in Worcester, Mass.

1981

Timothy Beck, BA, is the intervention specialist at Granville Middle School in Granville, Ohio. He and his family reside in Westerville, Ohio.

1982

Patrick McClintock, JD, is an attorney for the Office of the State Attorney in Macclenney, Fla.

1983

Rebecca (Moronti) Fire, BSPh, is the president and owner of RM Fire Consulting Inc. in Asheville, N.C., where she resides.

Wayne Regan, BSPh, is senior vice president of the Charleston-based Beacon Hospice Inc. He and his wife, Diane, and their family reside in Holliston, Mass.

Michele (Papkow) Bononi, JD, was sworn in as judge for the Court of Common Pleas in Westmoreland County.

She won this position in the Nov. 3, 2009, election. She and her husband, Eric, JD, reside in Greensburg, Pa. Bradley Bross, BSBA, is an agent for Farm Bureau Financial Services. He and his wife, Valori, reside in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Daniel Deckler, BSME, is an engineering professor at the University of Akron Wayne College. He was selected as the faculty member in residence for the Washington Internships for Students in engineering program. He resides in Canton, Ohio.

Beth (Haudenschild) Haight, BSBA, is a realtor at Howard Hanna in Wooster, Ohio, where she resides with her husband, David, and two daughters.

Sharon Petit, BSPh, works for Acme. She lives in Wadsworth, Ohio.

1986

John Heaton, BSBA, is the manager of client accounting for Thompson Hine LLP. His wife, Deborah (Lloyd), BSMT ’87, is a middle school substitute teacher for the Olmsted Falls City School District.

Their daughter, Alexis, is a freshman at Ohio Northern University and their daughter, Olivia, a sophomore at Olmsted Falls High School. The Heaton family resides in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.

Michael Longenhagen, JD, is owner of the Law Offices of Michael G. Longenhagen in Allentown, Pa.

Mark Watkins, BSPh, is the intellectual property attorney and managing partner of the Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP in Akron, Ohio. He and his wife, Donna (Plava), BSPh ’83, reside with their family in Copley, Ohio.

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Brian Fields, BSBA, works in packaging management for Forest Pharmaceuticals.

He and his wife, Valorie, reside in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sally Brooks, BSPh, BS, is vice president and medical director of the Health Service Division of Kindred Healthcare Inc.

Deborah (Lloyd) Heaton, BSMT, is a middle school substitute teacher for the Olmsted Falls City School District. Her husband, John, BSBA ’86, is the manager of client accounting for Thompson Hine LLP. Their daughter, Alexis is a freshman at Ohio Northern University and their daughter, Olivia a sophomore at Olmsted Falls High School. The Heaton family resides in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.

Frank Bianco, JD, is a partner of Bianco and Mansfield P.A. in New Port Richey, Fla. He lives in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Patrick Cage, JD, has been named the General Counsel of Chicago State University. He resides in Chicago, Ill. Ned Hark, JD, is a member of the Howard M. Goldsmith P.C. law firm in Philadelphia, Pa. He resides in Lafayette Hill, Pa.

Brenda Bowers, BA, is an adjunct professor at the Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio. She will be teaching bankruptcy law. Brenda resides in Canal Winchester, Ohio.

Brian Longenhagen, JD, is an attorney in Allentown, Pa. Robert Podlogar, BSBA, is vice president and national de nova channel manager for Key Bank. He resides in Columbus, Ohio.

1988

Karen (Downing) Mansell, BSME, lives in Johnstown, Ohio.

1989

Kevin Mitchell, BSPh, was appointed to the pharmacy technician certification board and certification council by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. He is a pharmacist for Rite Aid in Marion, Ohio, where he resides. He can be contacted at rxmitchellk@verizon.net Gail Perusek, BSME, was awarded the NASA Sliver Snoopy award for her exceptional leadership in the development of a treadmill harness for use by astronauts while exercising on the International Space Station.

Valerie Taylor, BSPh, is a pharmacist for Kmart Pharmacy in Barberton, Ohio. She resides in Fairlawn, Ohio.

Michael Tenoglia, BSPh, a pharmacist at Holzer Long Term Care Pharmacy, received his certification in geriatric pharmacy. He resides in Athens, Ohio.

1990

Todd Gallentine, BSPh, works for Bucyrus Hospital. He lives in Crestline, Ohio.

H. Ray Heaston, BSBA, and Sarah Ricklic were married the on Jan. 24, 2009 in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Ray is the business manager for Carroll Hills Board of Developmental Disabilities in Carrollton, Ohio. The couple resides in New Philadelphia, Ohio Michelle Kieffaber, BA, is an instructor at the University of Akron Wayne County.

She resides in Smithville, Ohio.

Elza Little, JD, is the assistant prosecuting attorney for the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney.

1992

Mary (Krause-Wright) Bowers, BSME, and Brad Bowers were married on Sept.

12, 2009. The couple resides in Solon, Ohio, with Mary’s 13-year-old daughter, Alison.

Shawn Fitzsimmons, BSBA, is the operation manager and loan officer at Garden Mortgage Company in Dayton, Ohio. He resides in Enon, Ohio.

Jeffrey Loomis, JD, is an attorney at the Law Offices of Van Der Hiel Chappell & Loomis in Mansfield, Pa, where he resides.

Beth Ann (Adams) Sanders, BSBA, is an account manager for USI Insurance Services LLC in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She and her family reside in Pompano Beach, Fla. Sandra (Snyder) Stevens, BSEE, is a training coordinator for Bauer Controls in Plymouth, Mich. She and her husband, Rick, live in Holland, Ohio.

1993

Central Ohio Podiatry in Lima, Ohio.

He was a mission team member from Grace Community Church and St. Rita’s Medical Center serving the medical relief efforts in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake. He and his family reside in Elida, Ohio.

1994

Steven Forry, JD, was named counsel at White and Williams LLP in Pittsburgh, Pa. He resides in Carnegie, Pa. Vincent Mazeski, JD, is an attorney for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in Camp Hill, Pa.

1995

Keenan Leichty, BSBA, is head varsity coach for the Sheffield Lake City Schools football team in Sheffield Village, Ohio.

David Schuler, JD, is an attorney at Schuler Law Offices in Louisville, Ky. He and his family reside in Louisville, Ky.

1996

Scott Elsass, BS, is the owner of Finishing Touch Handyman Service in Davidson, N.C. He has been cancer-free for three years, following his 2006 battle.

David Bell Jr., BSEE, is an electrical/ automation engineer for Novelis in Bera, Ky. He passed the principles and practices exam for control systems and is a licensed professional engineer in Ky. He resides in Richmond, Ky.

Rosemary (Eells) Florence, JD, joined Lewis and Associates in the area of workers compensation and social security. She and her husband, reside in Ashburn, Va.

Michelle (Ulisky) O’Brien, BS, and, Timothy O’Brien, were married on Sept.

12, 2009, in Norcross, Ga. The couple resides in Smyrna, Ga.

Kelly (Welsh) Greene, BSPh, completed her PharmD at the University of Rhode Island in 2003. She is a pharmacist for Paradis Shop-N-Save in Houlton, Maine.

She and her family reside in Island Falls, Maine.

Bruce Lehmkuhl, BSBA, is a senior account manager for Westfield Group in Westfield Center, Ohio. He and his family reside in Wellington, Ohio.

Carrie (Criswell) Sanchez, BM, is the middle school principal for Port Clinton City Schools. Carrie and her family reside in Port Clinton, Ohio.

Bill Steuk, JD, was sworn in as judge of the Huron Municipal Court on Jan. 1, 2010. He will serve a six-year term. He and his family reside in Huron, Ohio.

Shawn Ward, BS, is a foot and ankle surgeon for West

1997

Angela (Carpenter) Howell, BSPh, is a staff pharmacist at Kroger in Huber Heights, Ohio. She resides in Tipp City, Ohio.

Jason Rawlins, BSPh, is the foreman and supervisor of the Van Wert County Agricultural Society. He resides in Van Wert, Ohio.

Rochelle (Yingling) Walters, BSPh, is a customer service pharmacist for Medco.

She and her family reside in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Ryan Warren, JD, is director of construction law at Hensley Kim & Holzer LLC in Denver, Colo. He resides in Englewood, Colo.

1998

Sharon Biasca, JD, is court-deputy administrator at the Alleghany Co. Court of Common Pleas. She and her husband, Gene Cuccarese, JD ’96, and their son, Ethan, reside in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Andrew Farnham, BSEE, is the owner of Farnham Farms Ltd. in Edgerton, Ohio, where he and his wife, Natalie, reside.

Jason Keller, BSBA, is director at Holbrook and Manter, CPAs, Professional Services Firm. Jason and his wife, Kimberly (Belton), BA ’99, reside in Marion, Ohio, with their family.

Jennifer (Decker) Rodger, JD, was named an associate for the law firm Burden, Gulisano, and Hickey. She resides in Hamburg, N.Y.

1999

Amy Bametzrieder, BA, resides in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.

Matthew Nee, JD, is owner and attorney at The Law Office of Matthew M. Nee. His focus is commercial litigation, appeals, business counseling and estate planning. The Nee family resides in Lakewood, Ohio.

Robert Miller, BSCE, is the principal of New Avenue Architects and Engineers.

He is a registered professional engineer in all states and nationally certified as a professional building designer and NAHB green building verifier. He resides in Columbus, Ohio.

1991

Amy (Maki) Genszler, BA, is a paralegal at Kasdorf, Lewis and Swietlik S.C. in Milwaukee, Wis. She and her family reside in West Bend, Wis. Robert Kuriakose, BSME, is a project manager for Morris Technologies Inc. He resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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John Cassidy, BSBA, is a financial analyst for Optima Health in Virginia Beach, Va. He and his wife, India, reside in Yorktown, Va. D. Andrew Chiles, BA, is a teacher at Lima City Schools is pursuing his masters in administration through the University of Dayton. His wife, Whitney (Eaton), BA ’03, is an intervention specialist at Lima City Schools; she received her master’s degree in education from Bluffton University. The Chiles family resides in Ada, Ohio.

Marie Gehle, BA, is chief psychologist for the Sexually Violent Predator Program at the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. She resides in Evans, Ga. Gregory Gross, BM, was selected as a member of the caravan of United Methodist Deacons to Zimbabwe in October 2009 to launch “Project Tariro.”

The program helps people love positively with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. He is the clinical manager of HIV testing and prevention at the Center on Halsted in Chicago, Ill. Jennifer (Smith) Yantz, BA, is the youth minister at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Fairfield, Ohio. She and her family reside in Maineville, Ohio.

2001

Candace (Glassmeyer) Bensel, BA, and Eric Bensel were married. Candace is assistant director of admissions at ATA College in Jeffersontown, Ky. The couple resides in Fisherville, Ky. Laura Blue, BS, is running for president of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C. She resides in Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Phillip DenBleyker, PharmD, is the director of clinical services at Medco Health Solutions Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he resides.

Dalia Ahmed Al-Jassim, BSCE, is 30 a project manager at KJC. She and her family reside in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Nicole Paluga, BA, was inducted into the Galion City School District Hall of Fame on Sept. 25, 2009.

Evelina Solis, BA, was featured in the book, Aim High Extraordinary Stories of Hispanic and Latina Women. She is an educator, certified life coach, inspirational speaker, and tv and radio personality. She resides in New Braunfels, Texas.

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Patrick Knipp, BA, resides in Inglewood, Calif.

Brad Bandy, BA, is a logistics planner for the Department of Defense. He resides in Manhattan, Kan.

Heidi (Fowles) May, BS, is a science instructor at Knox County Career Center.

She resides in Howard, Ohio.

Jessica (Bopp) Cook, BA, is a freelance writer in Lebanon, Tenn., where the Cook family resides.

Richard Stahl III, BSBA, JD ’06, and Bridget Stahl were married on Oct. 3, 2009, in Strongsville, Ohio. Richard is an attorney at the Law Office of Richard J. Stahl III in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. The couple resides in North Royalton, Ohio.

Benjamin Gammie, BSCE, works for Accelerated Construction Technologies in Phoenix, Ariz., where he resides.

Kristen Hazelwood, BA, is a fourth-grade English and Ohio history teacher at Horizon Science Academy Elementary School. Kristen resides in Worthington, Ohio.

Angela Muncie, BA, is an administrative officer and retail loan supervisor at Park National Bank. She lives in Heath, Ohio.

Mary Ann (Ferguson) Planey, PharmD, is a pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy. She resides in St. Clairsville, Ohio.

Jennifer (Wilhelm) Restad, BSPh, is a pharmacist at the Geneva Giant Eagle Pharmacy. She resides with her husband, James, in Geneva, Ohio.

Julie (Thompson) Towns, BA, is a reading interventionist at Columbus City Schools in Columbus, Ohio. Her husband, William Towns II, BS ’02, is a research assistant at The Ohio State University. The couple resides in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

2003

Whitney (Eaton) Chiles, BA, is an intervention specialist at Lima City Schools. She received her master’s degree in education from Bluffton University. Her husband, D. Andrew Chiles, BA ’00, a teacher at Lima City Schools, is pursuing his masters in administration through the University of Dayton. The Chiles family resides in Ada, Ohio.

April (Garwood) Jadav, BA, and Tasvirkumar T. Jadav, were married Aug.

Matt Suchan, BS, and Carisa (Kaufman), BA ’04, were married on April 18, 2009, in Ottawa, Ohio. The couple resides in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Trisha (Atkinson) Vermeersch, BSBA, and Earl Vermeersch were married July 19, 2009, in Troy, Mich. Trisha is a regional director of Family Home Health in Plymouth, Mich. The couple resides in Macomb, Mich.

2004

Brynn Bunting, BA, is an intake supervisor at Wayne County Child Support Enforcement. She resides in Wooster, Ohio.

Karen (Salisbury) Byers, BSME, and Justin Byers were married Nov. 21, 2009.

She is the operations center supervisor at Marathon Pipe Line Company. She and her husband reside in Bluffton, Ohio.

Tiffany (Langenderfer) Garcia, BS, and James Garcia, were married on Aug. 8, 2009. Tiffany completed her degree in radiation therapy from The Ohio State University in spring 2009. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Jill (Wittkugle) Garress, BSPh, is a pharmacy manager for Walgreens in Kettering, Ohio. She lives in Springboro, Ohio.

Matthew Harrod, JD, is an associate of the North Florida law firm of Wood, Atter & Wolf P.A. Matt is an estate planning and tax attorney and will be based in

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Emily Marchman, BA, works for Terry’s Montessori. She resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Johana (Mauldin) Matthews, PharmD, and Chris Matthews were married.

Johana is a pharmacist at Walgreens. The couple resides in Dublin, Ohio.

Lauren (Salata) Samios, BSCE, and Gregory Samios were married on Sept.

26, 2009, in Geneva, Ohio. Lauren is a civil engineer for Raubenbush Engineering in Pittsburgh, Pa. The couple resides in West Newton, Pa. Jim Spicer, PharmD, is director of pharmacy and clinical pharmacy director at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio. His wife, Laura (Feasel), PharmD, is pharmacy manager for CVS Pharmacy in Lorain, Ohio. The Spicer family resides in Vermillion, Ohio, and can be reached at rxspicer@gmail.com Brad Stoll, BA, is assistant attorney general for the Ohio Attorney General.

He and his wife, Elizabeth, reside in Columbus, Ohio.

Carisa (Kaufman) Suchan, BS, and Matt, BS ’03, were married on April 18, 2009, in Ottawa, Ohio. The couple resides in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

2005

Brian Bailey, BA, is a human factors research scientist at Battelle Memorial Institute in Arlington, Va. He and his wife, Alexandria, reside in Alexandria, Va. Greggory Elzey, BA, and Kristin (Bonnell), PharmD ’07, were married June 20, 2009, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Greggory is an associate attorney for Javich, Block and Rathbone of Columbus, Ohio. Kristin is a clinical pharmacist at Mount Carmel Hospital. The couple resides in Hilliard, Ohio.

Joy (Vennekotter) Huelsman, BS, resides in Fort Wayne, Ind. Nicholas Huelsman, BA, is finishing seminary at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he resides with his family.

Jenny (Fruth) Kobilis, BA, and Sean, BSBA ’07, were married Oct. 18, 2008, in Holgate, Ohio.

Karen Lee, BS, is an optometrist for the Springboro Vision Center in Springboro, Ohio. She lives in Dayton, Ohio.

Kimberly Lockhart, BA, is a criminal justice instructor at Brown Mackie College in Akron, Ohio. She resides in Avon Lake, Ohio.

Andrea Messer, BA, is a clinician at Dublin Counseling Center in Dublin, Ohio.

She resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Jeffrey Easthon, BA, and Jana (Nickel) Easthon, PharmD ’08, and were married on July 18, 2009. Jeffrey is a high school Spanish teacher at Minooka Community High School. Jana is a pharmacist at Provena Senior Services Pharmacy in Aurora, Ill. The couple resides in Manhattan, Ill.

Alexis Berg-Townsend, JD, is an attorney at George A. Berg & Associates in Whitehall, Pa. She resides in Macungie, Pa.

Donna Hopkins-Harrison, JD, and H. Lane Harrison were married Aug. 19, 2009, at the Kalihi Baptist Church in Oahu, Hawaii. The couple resides in Mount Morris, Pa.

2007

William “Chip” Humphries, BS, BM, and Jessica (Everhart) Humphries, PharmD ’07, were married on June 20, 2009.

William is a graduate student at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga., where the Humphries reside.

Simon Patry, JD, is an attorney for the law offices of Dysinger & Associates LLC. in Tipp City, Ohio. Simon resides in Dayton, Ohio.

Robert Luther, JD, published his fifth law review article, “Unity Through Division: Religious Liberty and the Virtue of Pluralism in the Context of Legislative Prayer Controversies.” This article was chosen as the lead article for Volume 43 of the Creighton Law Review. Robert is an associate at Knicely & Associates P.C. in Williamsburg, Va.

Shaun Pontsler, BSEE, and Lorraine Wenning were married July 3, 2009, in Willshire, Ohio. Shaun is an engineer at General Dynamics in Lima, Ohio. The couple resides in Rockford, Ohio.

Adam Miller, BS, and Kristin Schafer were married May 24, 2009, in Fort Loramie, Ohio. Adam is a teacher and football coach at Ottawa Glandorf High School.

The couple resides in Ottawa, Ohio.

Katherine Simpson, BA, lives in Denver, Colo.

Lauren McKown, BS, JD ’09, works for McKown & McKown Co. L.P.A. as an attorney. She lives in Shelby, Ohio.

Nathan Motter, BA, is the police chief for the Waynesfield Police department. He resides in Waynesfield with his family.

Joshua Suffel, BSME, and Sarah (Buzzard), PharmD ’09, were married on Sept. 5, 2009, in Fulton, Mo. Joshua is an engineer and estimator for McNally Tunneling in Westlake, Ohio. Sarah is a clinical pharmacist at the Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain, Ohio.

The couple resides in Avon Lake, Ohio.

Andrew Wirick, PharmD, is a pharmacist at Frys. His wife, Camela (Ricketts), PharmD ’07, is the pharmacy manager at Target in Phoenix, Ariz. The Wirick family resides in Scottsdale, Ariz.

2006

Meghan (McGrath) Campbell, BM, is the high school vocal music teacher at Independence High School. She and her husband, Matthew, PharmD ’07, reside in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Amanda (Knipp) Capper, PharmD, works as a pharmacist for Wal-Mart Pharmacy in South Point, Ohio. She lives in Willow Wood, Ohio.

Erin (Simone) Dempsey, PharmD, and Kin Dempsey were married. Erin is employed at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. The couple resides in Memphis, Tenn.

Pete Previte Jr., BS, and, Rebecca (Greiwe), PharmD ’08, were married June 6, 2009, in Coldwater, Ohio. The couple resides in Vero Beach, Fla. Jana (Lilly) Shearer, BSBA, JD ’09, is an attorney in the employee benefits and executive compensation practice group at Thompson Hine LLP in Cleveland, Ohio.

Taylor (Osbun) Shellhammer, BA and Brett Shellhammer were married.

Taylor is employed by Mitsubishi International Food Ingredients. The couple resides in Marysville, Ohio.

Jason Trusnik, BA, was traded from the NFL’s New York Jets to the Cleveland Browns on Oct. 7, 2009. Jason resides in Northfield, Ohio.

Gregory Bahrey, BS, is a consultant at QuickSolutions. His wife, Stephanie (Whetstone), PharmD ’09, is a staff pharmacist at Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Affairs. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Sarah (Langa) Blaha, BSBA, and Adam Blaha were married on Oct. 10, 2009, in Cleveland, Ohio. Sarah is a staff accountant at Salvatore Consiglio CPA Inc. The couple resides in Parma, Ohio.

Ross Creager, BSBA, and Tara (Ickes), BS ’09, were married June 27, 2009, in Loudenville, Ohio. Ross is a personal banker and investment officer at The Huntington Bank in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Tara is a student at the University of Toledo pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy. The couple resides in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Anthony Derrickson, BS, and Natalie (Mittlesteadt), BA ’08, were married on Oct. 10, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. The wedding party consisted of close friends, ONU graduates, Delta Zeta sisters and Phi Kappa Theta brothers.

The Derricksons reside in Whiteland, Ind. Kristin (Bonnell) Elzey, PharmD, and Greggory, BA ’05, were married June 20, 2009, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Kristin is a clinical pharmacist at Mount Carmel Hospital. Greggory is an associate attorney for Javich, Block and Rathbone of Columbus. The couple resides in Hilliard, Ohio.

Garett Foley, BSME, and Elizabeth (Cotey), PharmD ’09, were married on Aug. 8, 2009, in Wadsworth, Ohio. Garett is a project manager for Kroger, and Elizabeth is a pharmacist at CVS. The couple resides in Gahanna, Ohio.

Nicholas Frankle, BSBA, and Abby (Pritchard), BSBA ’09, were married Aug. 8, 2009 in Canfield, Ohio. The couple is employed by Crowe Horwath LLP in Columbus, Ohio. Nicholas is a CPA, and Abby is a staff-level auditor. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Ashley Hale, BFA, is the assistant coach for the Norwalk High School girl’s soccer team. She resides in Sheffield Lake, Ohio.

Jessica (Everhart) Humphries, PharmD, and William “Chip” Humphries, BS ’06, BM ’06, were married on June 20, 2009.

The Humphries reside in Atlanta, Ga. Samantha (Ward) Jackson, BS, and Matthew Jackson were married on Aug. 15, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio. Samantha is a digital manufacturing engineer for ERC Inc. in Huntsville, Ala. The couple resides in Madison, Ala. Kathryn Johnson, BSCE, traveled to the West African nation of Cameroon as part of the Engineers without Borders group.

She is an engineer for Burgess & Niple in Columbus, Ohio. She resides in Powell, Ohio.

Ashley (Gausel) Knipp, BA, resides in Inglewood, Calif.

Sean Kobilis, BSBA, and Jenny (Fruth), BA ’05, were married Oct. 18, 2008, in Holgate, Ohio.

Brendan Little, JD, is an attorney at the law firm of Lippes, Mathias, Wexler, Friedman LLP in Buffalo, N.Y.

Alicia (Holtzman) Fiesinger, BA, is a French teacher at Riverside Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio. She resides in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Richard Stahl III, JD, BSBA ’03, and Bridget Stahl were married on Oct. 3, 2009, in Strongsville, Ohio. Richard is an attorney at the Law Office of Richard J. Stahl III in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. The couple resides in North Royalton, Ohio.

Markisha Tindall, JD, lives in Woodbridge, Va. Dana (Moorhead) Titus, BA, and Jason Titus were married. Dana is a school psychologist for Lake County Schools in Tavares, Fla. The couple resides in Clermont, Fla.

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Natalie (Mittlesteadt) Derrickson, BA, and Anthony, BS ’07, were married on October 10, 2009, in Indianapolis, Ind. The wedding party consisted of close friends, ONU graduates, Delta Zeta sisters and Phi Kappa Theta brothers. The Derricksons reside in Whiteland, Ind.

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Andrew McGraw, BA, and Jennifer Kearns were married on May 9, 2009, in Sidney, Ohio. Andrew is the assistant business office director at Carolina Pine Regional Medical Center. The couple resides in Hartsville, S.C. Scott Parson, BA, is the teen leadership development director at the Lima Family YMCA. He resides in Lima, Ohio.

Sean Sly, PharmD, is a neurology clinical specialist at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn., where he also resides.

Camela (Ricketts) Wirick, PharmD, is a pharmacy manager at Target in Phoenix,

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2008

Benjamin Boyer, BSCE, is an associate engineer for West Virginia Division of Highways- District Five in Burlington, W.Va. He lives in Keyser, W.Va. Jana (Nickel) Easthon, PharmD, and Jeffrey Easthon, BA ’06, were married on July 18, 2009. Jana is a pharmacist at Provena Senior Services Pharmacy

in Aurora, Ill. Jeffrey is a high school Spanish teacher at Minooka Community High School. The couple resides in Manhattan, Ill. Rachel (Westendorf) Henderson, PharmD, and Nathan Henderson were married on July 11, 2009, in Dayton, Ohio.

The couple resides in Dayton, Ohio.

Megan (May) James, BA, and Michael James, were married on June 20, 2009. Megan is communications and advertising coordinator at Lima Memorial Health Systems.

Annika Lehman, BA, works for the Clark County Educational Service Center. She lives in Springfield, Ohio.

John Laswell, BM, is the director of Bands at Wolf Creek Local School District in Waterford, Ohio. In his first year as director, the district’s marching band qualified for state competition. He resides in Marietta, Ohio.

Cassandra Latham, BA, is a guard and supervisor for U.S. Security Associates.

She resides in Zanesville, Ohio.

John Mackey, BSCE, and Claire DeNisco were married on Aug. 8, 2009. The couple reside in LaFayette, Ohio.

Adam Martin, BS, is a medical student at the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He resides in Toledo, Ohio.

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Alan Potts, PharmD, and Beth (Beachy), PharmD, were married on July 7, 2009, in the Rivera Maya, Mexico.

They are employed as pharmacists at Walgreens in Santa Fe, N.M. The couple resides in Rio Rancho, N.M. Rebecca (Greiwe) Previte, PharmD, and Pete Previte Jr., BS ’06, were married June 6, 2009, in Coldwater, Ohio.

The couple resides in Vero Beach, Fla. Stacey Price, BS, is a park ranger and biology science tech for the National Parks Service. She resides in Lakewood, N.J.

Will Reisinger, JD, had an article, “Is the 10th Amendment Really ‘Under Fire’?” published in Ohio Lawyer magazine.

The article was co-authored by Scott Winograd, a third-year law student from Beachwood, Ohio. Will is a staff attorney for the Ohio Environmental Council in Columbus, Ohio.

Robert Slater, BS, and Stacey (Hardman), BA ’09, were married Oct. 3, 2009, in Wooster, Ohio. Robert is a CAD engineer for TechniGraphics, and Stacey is a small group instructor at Wooster City Schools. The couple resides in Medina, Ohio.

Jefferey Stiffler, JD, is an attorney for David C. Badnell Co. LPA in Mansfield, Ohio. He resides in Lexington, Ohio.

Chad Sule, BSME, and Ryckalene (Williams), BA, were married July 18, 2009. Chad is a sales engineer at Speer Industries in Columbus, Ohio. Ryckalene is a multi-age special education teacher at Oakstone Academy in Columbus, Ohio. The couple resides in Hilliard, Ohio.

Mitchell Vincent, BSCE, and Pamela (Sechrist), BA, were married on May 24, 2009, in Williamsport, Pa. Mitchell is a project engineer at Corna Kokosing in Westerville, Ohio. Pamela is working on a Ph.D. in human development at The Ohio State University. The couple resides in Westerville, Ohio.

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Sabrina Adas, BSN, is a registered nurse for Promedica Health System and The Toledo Hospital. She resides in Waterville, Ohio.

Stephanie (Whetsone) Bahrey, PharmD, is a staff pharmacist at Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Affairs. Her husband, Gregory, BS ’07, is a consultant at QuickSolutions.

The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Julie Bing, BSME, is in graduate school at The Ohio State University. She lives in Canton, Ohio.

Kurtis Brown, BSBA, is a sales associate for Aflac in Van Wert, Ohio. He lives in Continental, Ohio.

Tyler Bumbalough, BSCE, is the assistant city engineer for the city of Urbana. He resides in West Liberty, Ohio.

Traci Byrky, BSBA, is an administrative assistant for the Positive Changes Hypnosis in Columbus, Ohio. She resides in Celina, Ohio.

Joshua Conkey, PharmD, is a pharmacist for Rite Aid Pharmacy in Warren, Ohio.

He resides in McDonald, Ohio.

Gayle Cote, BSN, is a nurse at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., where she also resides.

Joshua Cox, BSME, is a chassis design engineer for Honda R&D Americas Inc. He lives in Marysville, Ohio.

Stephen Cox, PharmD, is a pharmacist at Adam’s Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Ind., where he also resides.

Katie Crawford, BSN, is a registered nurse in the pediatric intensive care unit at Toledo Children’s Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. She resides in Findlay, Ohio.

Tara (Ickes) Creager, BS, and Ross, BSBA ’07, were married June 27, 2009, in Loudenville, Ohio. Tara is pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy at the University of Toledo. Ross is a personal banker and investment officer at The Huntington Bank in Perrysburg, Ohio.

The couple resides in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Jennifer Doellman, BSBA, resides in Lewis Center, Ohio.

Roselyn Derby, BSN, is a registered nurse for the Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio.

She resides in Carrolton, Ohio.

Rachel (Braun) Dietz, PharmD, BSBA, is a pharmacist for Walgreens in Springfield, Ohio. She resides in Jackson Center, Ohio.

Christopher Dohner, BSCE, is a project engineer for Brown and Caldwell in Middleboro, Mass. He resides in Bridgewater, Mass.

Soren Engbert, BSME, is a process engineer for Nestle R&D Center in Solon, Ohio. He lives in Highland Heights, Ohio.

Alison Folk, PharmD, is a pharmacist for Walgreens Pharmacy in Lancaster, Ohio.

She resides in Pickeringtion, Ohio.

Elizabeth (Cotey) Foley, PharmD, and Garet Foley, BSME ’07, were married on Aug. 8, 2009 in Wadsworth, Ohio.

Elizabeth is a pharmacist for CVS, and Garet is a project manager for Kroger.

The couple resides in Gahanna, Ohio.

Erin Fortney, BA, is a claims representative for Western Reserve Group in Wooster, Ohio, where she also resides.

Abby (Pritchard) Frankle, BSBA, and Nicholas, BSBA ’07, were married Aug. 8, 2009, in Canfield, Ohio. The couple is employed by Crowe Horwath LLP in Columbus. Abby is a staff-level auditor, and Nicholas is a CPA. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Whitney (Schemenaur) Freeman, BA, is a high school English teacher at Mississinawa Valley Local Schools in Union City, Ohio. Her husband, Benjamin Freeman, BSBA, is credit analyst at the First Bank of Berne. The couple resides in Portland, Ind. Patricia Fuller, BA, resides in West Chester, Ohio.

Trenton Gerber, BSBA, is the first assistant front-end manager at Menards in Sandusky, Ohio. He resides in Monroeville, Ohio.

Mark Hopf, BSME, is a mechanical designer for Prater Engineering Associates in Dublin, Ohio. He resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Mark Howard, BSBA, is a claims processor for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. He resides in Gahanna, Ohio.

Amanda (Mullholand) Newsome, PharmD, was married. She is a pharmacist at Discount Drug Mart in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, where she also resides.

Robert Hradek, BS, is a research and design engineer for Filtech Inc. in Findlay, Ohio. He resides in Wooster, Ohio.

Nicholas Ornella, PharmD, is a pharmacist for Walgreens in Cincinnati, Ohio. He resides in Batavia, Ohio.

Tiffany Hritz, BM, is a choir and music teacher for Madison Local Schools in Mansfield, Ohio. She resides in Marion, Ohio.

Kathryn Park, BA, is a kindergarten teacher for the Kenton City Schools in Kenton, Ohio. She resides in Ada, Ohio.

Heidi Huber, BSN, is a registered nurse for Wood County Hospital. She resides in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Cody Hughes, BSN, is a registered nurse for Van Wert County Hospital. He resides in Van Wert, Ohio.

Steven Hunt, BSME, is a NSSS Engineer for AEP: DC Cook Nuclear Power Plant.

He lives in Lima, Ohio.

Alice Hyster, BA, married Joseph McCartney on Aug. 1, 2009. Alice is a French teacher at the Louisville High School, in Louisville, Ohio, where the couple also resides.

Amanda Ingram, BSBA, is the accounting specialist for Qual-Med Supply Inc. She resides in Dublin, Ohio.

Landon German, BS, works for Jeff Wallick LLC in Dover, Ohio. He resides in Sugarcreek, Ohio.

Kelsey Kiehl, PharmD, is a pharmacist at Wal-Mart in Van Wert, Ohio where she resides.

Kristin Giuliano, JD, is a presidential materials staff archives specialist for the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

Bradley King, BA, attends the University of Toledo College of Law. He resides in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Jonathan Griffo, BSME, is an engineer for Elevator Services and Storage Inc. in Beaverdam, Ohio. He resides in Lima, Ohio.

Matthew Haldiman, PharmD, is a pharmacy resident at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he also resides.

Eric Harmon, BSBA, is a commercial lines generalist for the Motorist Insurance Group in Columbus, Ohio. He resides in Blacklick, Ohio.

Jeff Henfling, BSCE, is a project engineer for Diamond Z Engineering in Parma, Ohio. He resides in Richmond Heights, Ohio.

Darren Nelson, BSME, is an associate mechanical engineer for MSH Americas in Chicago, Ill. He lives in Homewood, Ill.

Amanda Mallory, BS, is a graduate assistant at Ball State University. She resides in Muncie, Ind. Jenna Markham, BA, is a waitress at the Hickory Hills Golf Club in Grove City, Ohio.

She resides in West Jefferson, Ohio.

Stephanie (McQueary) Martinez, BA, and Mark Martinez, were married. The couple resides in Goldsboro, N.C. Nicole Meckstroth, PharmD, is a pharmacist for Stultz Pharmacy in Flatwoods, Ky. She resides in Huntington, W.Va. Autumn Mentink, BA, resides in Washington, W.Va. Erin Millar, BA, resides in Powell, Ohio.

Michael Henfling, BSCE, is a project engineer for Diamond Z Engineering in Parma, Ohio. He resides in Richmond Heights, Ohio.

Nicole Miller, BSN, is a registered nurse for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. She lives in Brooklyn, Ohio.

Brian Hoefel, BA, is a graduate assistant in the department of history at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, where he also resides.

Mindy Moser, BSCE, is a structural engineering graduate student at the University of Cincinnati. She resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dana Pitzulo, PharmD, is a pharmacist for the CVS Pharmacy in Raleigh, N.C., where she also resides.

Stephanie Rader, BFA, works for Roger L. Rader Law Office in Findlay, Ohio. She resides in Mt. Cory, Ohio.

Sarah Ralston, BSBA, is a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Lima, Ohio. She resides in Alger, Ohio.

Tarah Reiter, BSBA, is a contract manager for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. She resides in Huber Heights, Ohio.

Jillan Renollet, BS, is a paraoptometric for Premier Vision Group. She resides in Bradner, Ohio.

Adam Roach, BSBA, is the lead patient escort at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he also resides.

Kathleen Rooney, PharmD, is an outpatient division officer and pharmacist for the United States Navy.

Jennifer Rowe, BA, is a teaching assistant at Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio. She resides in Waldo, Ohio.

Corey Scherer, BS, is a medical student at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He resides in Mentor, Ohio.

Lauren Seibert, PharmD, is a pharmacist for Walgreens in South Euclid, Ohio. She resides in Willoughby, Ohio.

Ashley Sentieri, PharmD, is a pharmacist for CVS Pharmacy in Xenia, Ohio. She resides in Beavercreek, Ohio.

Nicholas Schifer, BSME, resides in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Laura Shafer, PharmD, is an inpatient pharmacist for the Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem, N.C., where she also resides.

Stacey (Hardman) Slater, BA, and Robert, BS ’08, were married Oct. 3, 2009 in Wooster, Ohio. Stacey is a small group instructor at Wooster City Schools, and Robert is a CAD engineer for TechniGraphics. The couple resides in Medina, Ohio.

Melissa (Kolat) Stanton, PharmD, married Tyler Stanton on Nov. 7, 2009.

The Stantons live in Hubbard, Ohio.

Jessica Steele, BA, works for Imagine Harrisburg Pike Academy. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Autumn Steiner, BA, is a marketing coordinator for Alloway in Lima, Ohio.

She resides in Bluffton, Ohio.

Andrew Steingass, BFA, married Melissa (Lehman), BSN ’09, on June 18, 2009, in Charleston, S.C. Melissa is a registered nurse for Cleveland Clinic-Euclid Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where the couple also resides.

Ashley Streb, BSN, resides in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Phoebe Stroede, BA, attends the Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern University. She resides in New Bremen, Ohio.

Sarah (Buzzard) Suffel, PharmD, and Joshua, BSCE ’05, were married on Sept.

5, 2009, in Fulton, Mo. Sarah is a clinical pharmacist at the Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain, Ohio. Joshua is an engineer and estimator for McNally Tunneling in Westlake, Ohio. The couple resides in Avon Lake, Ohio.

Amanda Taynor, PharmD, is a staff pharmacist for CVS pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio, where she also resides.

Jay Vaidya, BA, resides in Wooster, Ohio.

Christopher Vukelich, BSME, is a law student at Michigan State University. He lives in Morrow, Ohio.

Philip Walters, BSEE, is an auto quality engineer at Honda in Marysville, Ohio. He resides in Columbus, Ohio Nicole (Boals) Winget, JD, is an adjunct faculty member in the Humanities Department within the Arts & Science Division of the James A. Rhodes State College. She resides in Ada, Ohio.

Dustin Woods, BSBA, is a marketing sales leader for Athens Consulting in Gahanna, Ohio. He resides in Delaware, Ohio.

Jana (Lilly) Shearer, JD, BSBA ’06, is an attorney in the employee benefits and executive compensation practice group at Thompson Hine LLP in Cleveland, Ohio.

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1978 Brigid Smith, JD, adopted a daughter, Grace Ann Yi. The Smith family resides in Easton, Conn.

1988 Jim George, BSBA, and his wife, Melissa, a daughter, Sydney. The George family resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Michelle (Brown) Kimball, BSPh, and her husband, Keith, JD ’89, a

34 daughter, Bridget Suzanne, Feb. 11, 2009. Bridget joins sisters Megan, Madison, Caitlin and Carly. The Kimball family resides in Virginia Beach, Va.

1989 Keith Brown, JD, and his wife, Michelle (Brown), BSPh ’88, a daughter, Bridget Suzanne, Feb. 11, 2009. Bridget joins sisters Megan,

Madison, Caitlin and Carly. The Kimball family resides in Virginia Beach, Va.

1990 Sean Apke, BS, and his wife, Tonya, a daughter, Brielle, on Feb. 6, 2009.

The Apke family resides in Lewis Center, Ohio.

1992 Albert Zenner, JD, and his wife, Gretchen, a son, August William, on Sept. 9, 2009. The Zenner family resides in Rochester, N.Y.

1993 Kelly (Welsh) Greene, BSPh, and her husband, Benjamin, a daughter, Ruth Elizabeth, on Feb. 1, 2009. The Greene family resides in Island Falls, Maine.

Bruce Lehmkuhl, BSBA, and his wife, Staci, a son, Bryce David, Oct. 30, 2008. The Lehmkuhl family resides in Wellington, Ohio.

1994 Steven Brode, BSCE, and his wife Amanda (Diekmann), BA ’96, a son, Henry Jacob, on July 17, 2009. Henry joins siblings George, 11, Emma, 9, and Samuel, 6. The Brode family resides in Newcomerstown, Ohio.

Sandra Hrometz, BSPh, and her husband, Brian Myers, a son, Shaun Jayden, on Jan. 14, 2010. Shaun joins brother Nathaniel Henry. The family resides in Ada, Ohio.

Tom Penner, BSCE, and his wife, Lisa (Kandel), BSPh ’95, a daughter, Kristen Moriah, Oct. 18, 2009. Kristen joins sisters Elisabeth, 6, Anne, 3, and Ellen, 2. The Penner Family resides in St. Ignace, Mich.

1995 Eric O’Neil, BSME, and his wife, Natalie (Cooper), BA ’98, a son, Lucas Alan, on May 13, 2009. Lucas joins brother Kavan. The O’Neil family resides in Powell, Ohio.

Lisa (Kandel) Penner, BSPh, and her husband, Tom, BSCE ’94, a daughter, Kristen Moriah, Oct. 18, 2009. Kristen joins sisters Elisabeth, 6, Anne, 3, and Ellen, 2. The Penner Family resides in St. Ignace, Mich.

1996 Amanda (Diekmann) Brode, BA, and her husband, Steven, BSCE ’94, a son, Henry Jacob, on July 17, 2009. Henry joins siblings George, 11, Emma, 9, and Samuel, 6. The Brode family resides in Newcomerstown, Ohio.

Gene Cuccarese, JD, and his wife, Sharon Biasca, JD ’98, a son, Ethan, March 14, 2000. The family resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. John Sill, BA, and his wife Melinda (Carey), BSBA ’03, a son, John Alexander, Jan. 15, 2010. The Sill family resides in Round Lake, Ill.

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1997 Lynda (Ritter) Abney, BSBA, and her husband, Timothy, a daughter, Ayden Mae, Oct. 14, 2009. The Abney family resides in Dublin, Ohio.

1998 Sharon Biasca, JD, and her husband, Gene Cuccarese, JD ’96, a son, Ethan, March 14, 2000. The family resides in Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Natalie (Cooper) O’Neil, BA, and her husband, Eric, BSME ’95, a son, Lucas Alan, on May 13, 2009. Lucas joins brother Kavan. The O’Neil family resides in Powell, Ohio.

1999 Matthew Longsdorf, BSME, and his wife, Laura, a daughter, Alexis Lauren, May 11, 2009. Alexis joins sister Allison and brother Avery.

The Longsdorf family resides in Cardington, Ohio.

Matthew Nee, JD, and his wife, Kim, a daughter, Molly, Sept. 9, 2009. The Nee family resides in Lakewood, Ohio.

2000 Ryan Pelter, BSME, and his wife, Nicole, a daughter, Addison Nicole, June 17, 2009. Addison joins brother Dawson. The Pelter family resides in Nevada, Ohio.

Jaime (Mason) Strahm, BS, and her husband, Jack Strahm, BSME ’01, two daughters, Kelsey Nicole and Macy Christine, Dec. 1, 2009. Kelsey and Macy join big sisters Alyssa, Abby and Kadi. The Strahms live in Marysville, Ohio.

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Michael Thomas, BS, and his wife, Melinda (Klepper), BFA ’00, a son, Liam Bryant, Aug. 25, 2009. Liam joins big brother Noah. The Thomas family resides in Crest Hill, Ill. Jennifer (Smith) Yantz, BA, and her husband, Brad, a son, Spencer Bradley, Oct. 25, 2009. Spencer joins big sister Brylee, 3. The Yantz family resides in Maineville, Ohio.

2001 Dalia Al-Jassim, BSCE, and her husband, Mohamed EL- Far, a son, Hashim Misho, on June 13, 2009.

Hashim joins sisters Dareena and Liana and brother Ahmed. The El-Far family resides in Perrysburg, Ohio.

Jason Cunningham, BS, and his wife, Jennifer (Maxwell), BS ’02, a son, Carson John, Sept. 4, 2009.

The Cunningham family resides in Orrville, Ohio.

Sarah (Siefkar) Faber, BSBA, and her husband, Tim, a son, Will Eugene, Oct. 29, 2009. Will joins brothers Chase, 5, and Carson, 2½. The Faber family resides in Ottawa, Ohio.

Terri (Spooner) Morgan, BS, and her husband, Grant, a daughter, Madison Grace, Sept. 26, 2009.

Madison joins big sister Kennedy.

The Morgan family resides in Medina, Ohio.

Carrie (Sprague) Meagher, BA, and her husband, Shawn, a daughter, Elizabeth Michele, Nov. 2, 2009. The Meagher family resides in Toledo, Ohio.

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Jack Strahm, BSME, and his wife, Jaime (Mason) Strahm, BS ’00, two daughters, Kelsey Nicole and Macy Christine, Dec. 1, 2009. Kelsey and Macy join big sisters Alyssa, Abby and Kadi. The Strahms live in Marysville, Ohio.

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Jessica (Bopp) Cook, BA, and her husband, Michael, a son, Zachary Phillip, Sept. 15, 2009. Zachary joins big brother Will and big sister Jillian.

The Cook family lives in Lebanon, Tenn.

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Taryn (Milburn) Stua, BSBA, and her husband, Tony, a daughter, Taylor Elizabeth, Jan. 13, 2009. The Stua family resides in Steger, Ill.

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2003 Kathryn (Taylor) Denne, PharmD, and her husband, Mike, a daughter, Olivia Taylor, Sept. 3, 2009. The Denne family resides in Loveland, Ohio.

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Melinda (Carey) Sill, BSBA, and her husband, John, BA ’96, a son, John Alexander, Jan. 15, 2010. The Sill family resides in Round Lake, Ill. David Webb, BA, and his wife, Krysta (Charlton), BS ’03, a son, Joshua Xander, Sept. 7, 2009. Joshua joins older brother Logan. The Webb family resides in Washington, Pa.

2004 Allison (Turner) Allen, JD, and her husband, Sean, JD ’05, a daughter, Rebecca Turner, Nov. 26, 2009. The Allen family resides in Miami, Fla.

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Brian Cryder, PharmD, and his wife, Jill, a daughter, Mia Grace, Nov. 5, 2009. The Cryder family resides in Oak Forest, Ill. Jennifer (Maxwell) Cunningham, BS, and her husband, Jason, BS ’01, a son, Carson John, Sept. 4, 2009.

The Cunningham family resides in Orrville, Ohio.

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Kristin (Zibbel) Gampfer, BA, and her husband, Chris, a son, Ryan Christopher, on Feb. 1, 2010. The Gampfer family resides in North Ridgeville, Ohio.

Bo Hall, BS, and his wife, Christa (Glover) Hall, BSBA ’04, a daughter, Mia Grace, Jan. 3, 2010. The Hall family resides in Westerville, Ohio.

Angela (Kreft) Harris, BSBA, and her husband, Shane, a son, William Kreft, June 21, 2009. The Harris family resides in Hilliard, Ohio.

Elissa (Walters) Mallett, BA, and her husband, Aaron, a son, Peyton Aaron, Dec. 17, 2009. The Mallet family resides in Byesville, Ohio.

Christa (Glover) Hall, BSBA , and her husband, Bo, BS ’02, a daughter, Mia Grace, Jan. 3, 2010. The Hall family resides in Westerville, Ohio.

Deidra (Dudgeon) Lute, BA, and her husband Garry, a son, Hank Abram, Jan. 7, 2010. The Lute family resides in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Jim Spicer, PharmD, and his wife, Laura (Feasel), PharmD ’04, a daughter, Rachel Marie, Aug. 23, 2009. Rachel joins older brother Lucas James. The Spicer family resides in Vermilion, Ohio.

2005 Sean Allen, JD and his wife, Allison (Turner), JD ’04, a daughter, Rebecca Turner, Nov. 26, 2009. The Allen family resides in Miami, Fla. Kelsey (Rybarsyk) Cooper, BA, and her husband, Ian, a daughter, Keelie Kathleen, Aug. 10, 2009. The Cooper family resides in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Nicholas Huelsman, BA, and his wife, Joy (Vennekotter) Huelsman, BS ’05, a daughter, Ava, March 24, 2009. Ava joins her brother Cade.

The Huelsmans live in Fort Wayne, Ind. Andrew Wirick, PharmD, and his wife, Camela (Ricketts), PharmD ’07, a daughter, Claire Noelle, Dec. 18, 2009. The Wirick family resides in Scottsdale, Ariz.

2006 Kasey (Smith) Kugle, PharmD, and her husband, Corey, a son, Micah Corey, Feb. 19, 2010. The Kugle family resides in Phoenix, Ariz.

Nick Lake, BSCE, and his wife, Lauren, quadruplets, Michaela Ann, Dakota Perry, Isaiah Parker, James Houston, Jan. 1, 2010. The Lake Family resides in McClure, Ohio.

2007 Amber (Hoying) Aselage, BSEE, and her husband, John, a son, Camden John, Jan. 27, 2010. The Aselage family resides in Fort Loramie, Ohio.

Daniel Verrill, BS, and his wife, Kathleen (Galbreath), BA ’07, a son, Benton Andrew, Jan. 9, 2009. The Verrill family resides in Toledo, Ohio.

Camela (Ricketts) Wirick, PharmD, and her husband, Andrew, PharmD ’05, a daughter, Claire Noelle, Dec. 18, 2009. The Wirick family resides in Scottsdale, Ariz.

2008 Courtney (Lindsey) Fleming, PharmD, and her husband, Jeremy, a son, Braden James, July 7, 2009. The Fleming family resides in Gahanna, Ohio.

Zachary Goldsmith, BSBA, and his wife, Michelle, a son, Anden, Dec. 13, 2009. The Goldsmiths live in Kenton, Ohio.

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And babies make six Nick Lake, BSCE ’06, and his wife, Lauren, rang in the New Year with four special blessings. Just a few minutes after the ball dropped heralding 2010, Lauren gave birth to James (3 pounds, 3 ounces), followed by brother Isaiah (2 pounds, 6 ounces), followed by sister Michaela (2 pounds, 12 ounces), followed by brother Dakota (3 pounds, 9 ounces). The quadruplets claimed the title of “first babies” born in Toledo for the year.

The couple has temporarily moved in with Lauren’s parents so that Lauren’s retired mother can help take care of the babies. By following a strict feeding schedule, they have managed to keep their sanity, says Nick. “With the increased responsibilities, we have had to become more efficient and better at multi-tasking.

We always seem to manage to get through each day just fine … no breakdowns yet.”

Before their births, Lauren endured five weeks in the hospital on bed rest. The babies arrived at 30 weeks gestation. “Each day the babies stayed in the womb past 24 weeks took two days off their stay in the neonatal intensive care unit, in theory,” says Nick.

“Reaching 30 weeks was awesome in its own right, and New Year’s Day made it that much more special.”

Perhaps the quadruplets will be Polar Bears in the future, Nick speculates. “I can’t even begin to imagine the tuition,” he adds, with a laugh. “Do they qualify for any scholarships yet? In any regards, at times like this, I thank my alma mater for providing me with the education and tools necessary to get to where I am today in life.”

Two babies came home at the end of February, and the other two followed a couple of weeks later. They are all healthy and doing “surprisingly amazing,” says Nick. “Lauren and I are in very high spirits. A big family is what we believed we always wanted, and now we realize we were correct. The babies have started cooing and smiling within the last week, and seeing them smile when you say their name melts your heart.”

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In Memoriam Friends Jeanne H. Butler, Norman, Okla.

Willis R. Deming, Oakland, Calif., Dec. 30, 2009. Willis led a full and successful life. After graduating from the Ohio State University College of Law, he practiced in Ohio, California and Washington, D.C. His law specialization was maritime law.

He served in the U.S. Army on active duty from 1941-47. He held many positions throughout his career, eventually retiring from the Matson Navigation Company, where he became the senior vice president, secretary and general counsel. He also had a huge involvement in the Asian art world. He was on the board for the Society for Asian Art and served the society president from 1995-97. He is survived by his family and friends.

Karen A. Fourman, Findlay, Ohio, Dec. 12, 2009. Karen was the pastor of the Mount Blanchard UMC in Mount Blanchard, Ohio. Previously, she worked as a teacher at Arcanum Elementary School and served the High Street United Methodist Church in Springfield, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, 38 Tom, daughters Heather and Emily, and four grandchildren.

Ralph D. Hays, Ada, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2010. Ralph began farming east of Ada in 1950. Ralph and his wife, Beulah, later developed the Hays Subdivision on this land, providing for the construction of 58 new homes. He was actively involved in the Ada community as a member of ONU’s College of Business Administration Advisory Board, the Sugar Grove United

Methodist Church administrative board, the Federal Land Bank board of directors, the Lions Club, American Legion Post 185, Liberty Conservation Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9381, and the Hardin County Draft Board. He also was a former mason of Ada Lodge 344 Free and Accepted Masons and current mason of the Latham Lodge 154 Free and Accepted Masons of Kenton. He received the Hardin County Outstanding Cooperator Award from the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District.

Survivors include his wife, Beulah, children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Phyllis J. Relyea, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2009. Phyllis graduated from Oakwood High School and from White Cross (Riverside) Nursing School. She was trained and served as a Stephen Minister.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, BSPh ’55.

Myron H. Scheid, Monroeville, Ohio, July 13, 2009. The father of Randy P. Scheid, BSCE ’04, Myron worked as a dairy farmer. He was a member of the National Guard from 1964-69.

Myron was a devoted member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Huron County Farm Bureau. He is survived by his wife, Jean, one daughter and four sons.

James R. Tootle, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2008.

Jane A. Venen, Kirtland, Ohio, July 20, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Jack A. Venen, BSEd ’60, Jane worked as a nurse and LPN instructor throughout Lake County, Ohio. She was devoted to her community as she worked as a volunteer for the Lake Farmpark gift shop and was involved in her

church. Jane enjoyed traveling with family and friends and stayed busy by quilting and playing tennis and bridge. Survivors include her son John, daughter Barbara, four grandchildren, and many other family members and friends.

Dorothy A. Walker, Palm Harbor, Fla., Feb. 19, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence, BSEE ’21.

1931 Stuart C. Shipman, AA, Dublin, Ind., Oct. 20, 2009. After graduation, Stuart taught in a one-room school house in Morrow County, Ohio. He went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University in 1937 and was subsequently drafted by the U.S. Army in June 1942. Stuart served his country admirably throughout World War II and received a Bronze Star for his efforts. After returning home from the war, he once again worked as an educator, this time throughout Ohio and Indiana. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha, and is survived by his daughter, grandson and cousins.

1933 Helen (Oates) Derr, AA, Findlay, Ohio, Jan. 1, 2010. Helen was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Donald. She is survived by her daughter Linda, four grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

1936 Pauline A. (Tullis) Simons, AA, Rockford, Mich., Feb. 13, 2010.

She enjoyed making a home for her family, entertaining friends, gardening, bird watching, crafts and traveling. She was preceded in death by her husband, H. Charles, BSME ’36.

1938 Richard L. Everhart, BA, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2009. After graduating with honors from Ohio Northern, Richard served the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific from 1942-46. Upon receiving an honorable discharge, he finished his medical training and opened his practice, which he operated for 55 years. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Beth, their three daughters, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and many other family members.

1939 Helen (Turner) Owens, BA, Grosse Pointe, Mich., May 5, 2009. Helen and her family resided in the Columbus, Ohio, area for close to 30 years. After she retired, Helen and her husband moved to Satellite Beach, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald, LLB ’39, and is survived by her two sons, two grandchildren, one great grandson and numerous other family members.

1940 Anthony A. Alaimo, BSEd, Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 31, 2009.

Anthony served with the Army Air Corps in World War II and escaped from a German prison while assisting in saving the lives of many comrades. Upon his return to the United States, he became a wellrespected judge in Georgia known for his fairness in court proceedings.

Anthony also is remembered for his hard work and contributions to the overhaul of Georgia prisons. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanne, and is survived by nephew Joseph Gerace and great-nephew Joseph A. Gerace.

Florice (Shafer) Cohagen, BSEd, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 27, 2009.

Upon graduation, Flo was a teacher and later worked in real estate.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, BSPh ’41, and is survived by two daughters, Barbara and Linda, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Geraldine E. (Disbrow) Edsall, BSEd, Reading, Pa., Jan. 14, 2010.

Throughout her career, Geraldine taught in a number of locations in the United States and Canada.

She eventually retired from Mt. Penn High School in 1981. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, BSME ’40.

Ralph P. White, BSPh, Sarasota, Fla., Oct. 8, 2009. Ralph served the United States admirably as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Army Air Forces in the 850th Bomb Squadron of the 490th Bomb Group. After his discharge, Ralph became a pharmacist at his family’s business, White Drug Stores, and also had a 25-year career as an investment broker. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane, their three children, four grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren and a sister.

1941 George A. Keel, BSEd, H of F ’71, Kenton, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2010.

George was a teacher and a coach throughout his career. He was honored as a Hall of Fame member at Ohio Northern in 1971. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary.

1942 Jean (Porter) Garlock, BSEd, Kinsman, Ohio, Nov. 16, 2009.

Upon graduation, Jean worked as a teacher for Kinsman/Badger High School, the Champion and Howland School Districts, as well as United Airlines. Jean and her late husband, Lawrence, also owned a dairy farm. She was active in her community as a member of the Kinsman United Methodist Church, Johnston Literary Club, Bay View Literary Club, Chat-n-Patch, Business Women’s Association, American Legion Auxiliary and the Kinsman/ Hartford Eastern Star Chapter. She is survived by her two children, Lawrence and Trudy, brother James, six grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren.

1943 Edward M. Walker, BSCHE, Beaver, Pa., Feb. 13, 2010. He had a career with the Westinghouse Electric Corp. and retired from there in 1986. He was an active member in community and with many organizations. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine.

Janet (Steer) White, BA, Milan, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2009. Janet was active in the community and harbored many interests. She was a member of the Firelands Historical Society, South Side Reading Club, the National Geographic Society and The Botsford Family Association of Milford, Conn. Her loving husband, Austin D. White, survives her, along with two stepsons, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Edwin W. Selfe.

1944 L. Nanette (Looney) Cooper, BSEd, Westerville, Ohio, Jan. 22, 2010. After marrying her husband, Benjamin, the Cooper family lived in areas of Ohio, Venezuela and Mexico. She is survived by family and friends.

Joseann (Donaldson) Heck, BSEd, Carey, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2009. Joseann served her country in World War II with the Marine Corps.

Upon graduation, she owned the Shift Shack in Naples, Fla., for 17 years. Joseann was involved in many organizations, including the Pilot Club International and Ladies Auxiliary of Henderson Creek Park, Carey Women’s Club, and the Girl Scouts. She enjoyed bowling, shuffleboard and cards.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, BSEd ’49, and is survived by her three children, seven grandchildren, 13 greatgrandchildren, two sisters and one brother.

1948 Charles H. Dankworth, BA, St. Clairsville, Ohio, Dec. 6, 2009.

Charles served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and later with the Coast Guard. He had a long career in banking as he worked with Buckeye Savings and Loan and taught classes at the American Institute of Banking.

After his retirement from banking, Charles began a career in real estate.

He was involved in his community with the Bellaire Kiwanis Club, Boy Scouts of America, Salvation Army and many other organizations. He was preceded in death by his wife,

Clara, and is survived by his two sons, Charles and William, three grandchildren, and sister Margaret.

John B. McCandlish, BSEE, Newark, Ohio, June 14, 2007. John served his country honorably in World War II with the 312th Army Air Force Base unit. Upon returning home, he graduated with a degree in electrical engineering and worked for American Electric Power. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, and is survived by a daughter, three grandchildren, six greatgrandchildren and a niece.

Carl J. Vogt, LLB, Marblehead, Ohio, May 1, 2009. Carl served the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II from 1942-45. Carl worked for numerous companies throughout the Northeast Ohio area up until his retirement in 1982. He was active in his community as a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Ohio Ottawa County Bar Associations, American Legion Post #113, Boy Scouts of America, and many other organizations throughout the communities in which he lived. He is survived by his wife, Beth, sons William and Thomas, daughters Susan and Janet, and 13 grandchildren.

1949 James M. Gilbert, BSEd, Ada, Ohio, Dec. 27, 2009. James served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Upon graduation, he taught math and science for 27 years at LaFayette Jackson School and Bath High School and briefly taught at Ohio Northern. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ada and the Ada VFW Post 9381. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Jean, and is survived by his four stepchildren, brother John, one brother-in-law, one sister-in-law, 13 step-grandchildren and 32 stepgreat-grandchildren.

Wava (Althaus) Mauk, BSEd, Lima, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2009. Wava worked as an elementary teacher in the Shawnee school system for 20 years after receiving her degree from Ohio Northern. After retirement, she remained active in the community as a member of La Sertoma Club, American Association of University Women, the Ohio Northern University Women, and the Allen County Retired Teachers

Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil, and is survived her children and grandchildren.

Paul R. Maurer, BSPh, Wooster, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2009. Paul admirably served with the U.S. Army from 1940-45. Upon his return home, he graduated from ONU with a pharmacy degree that took only three years to complete. After working at numerous Gallagher Drug stores across the state, Paul opened Maurer Pharmacy in 1952 where he remained for the next 43 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie, and is survived by two sons, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a brother.

Charles H. Rothschild, BSEd, Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 24, 2009.

Charles served his country admirably in the U.S. Navy during World War II. While at Ohio Northern, he was a member of Delta Sigma Phi. Upon his graduation, Charles worked as an industrial arts teacher as well as a football and basketball coach.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 66 years, Marjorie, two children, 10 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.

James O. Waysack, BSME, Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 8, 2009. James served in the Marine Corps during World War II. Upon graduation, he became a mechanical engineer at the HK Ferguson Co. in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Mary, children James, Robert, Gary, Linda and Sandra, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

1950 Donald D. Pond, BSME, Elyria, Ohio, Dec. 21, 2009. Donald was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force and eventually transferred to the U.S. Army Air Force. After the war, he attended Case Institute of Technology (Case Western) and graduated from Ohio Northern. He carried on his career at Firestone Tire and Rubber and eventually moved to Timms Spring Company, from which he retired. He is survived by his wife, Ann.

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Martha (Godwin) Powell, BSEd, West Chester, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2009.

After graduating from Ohio Northern, Martha became a teacher for the Ross Local School System and was a devoted member of the Moose Lodge Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by James, her devoted husband of 49 years. She is survived by two children, James and Beth, and two grandchildren.

1951 Robert J. Cox, LLB, Arcanum, Ohio, July 16, 2009. Robert served with the U.S. Army Air Corps throughout World War II. Upon graduation, Robert practiced law in Darke County, Ohio, for 50 years and was the founder of RJ Cox Company/Cox Trailers. He is survived by Virginia, his loving wife of 58 years, three daughters, Barbara, Susan and Kathleen, three sons, Joseph, Jim and John, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

1952 Eugene B. Fox, JD, Aventura, Fla., Jan. 31, 2010. Eugene served in the U.S. Marines before coming to ONU for law school. He held a successful career in Youngstown, Ohio, and enjoyed returning to Ohio on a regular basis after making Florida his primary place of residence. He served as a judge, was president of the Mahoning County Bar Association, and was widely recognized for his accomplishments.

He is survived by his wife, Tamara, daughters and grandchildren.

1953 Jack H. McCracken, BSPh, Waynesburg, Pa., Dec. 11, 2009. Jack entered the U.S. Navy in 1946 and received an honorable discharge in 1948. Upon graduation, Jack

40 was employed as a pharmacist and opened McCracken Pharmacy in 1961, working there until his retirement in 1992. Jack was involved in his community with groups such as the Waynesburg-Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department, Waynesburg Lions Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce. In 1999, Jack received the DeBow Freed Award for his years of service and contribution towards Ohio Northern.

He is survived by his wife, Delores, children John, Jeffrey and Jack, and four granddaughters.

retired from the Chippewa Township Fire Department. He is survived by his wife, Linda.

James S. Reynolds, BSPh, Akron, Ohio, July 21, 2007.

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1954 Norma J. Jarvis, BSEd, Elida, Ohio, Oct. 23, 2009. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in education, Norma worked as a teacher at the Perry and Spencerville school systems. She enjoyed Sudoku and crossword puzzles and being in the company of her pets. Norma is survived by her husband, David, three daughters, three grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren and a brother.

William F. Meyer, BSCE, Virginia Beach, Va., March 27, 2009. William served in the U.S. Navy for 26 years before retiring in 1981. He is survived by his wife, Carol, daughter Cathy, son Greg, four grandchildren and four brothers.

1955 Russell C. Schwickert, BSEE, Alger, Ohio, Nov. 24, 2009. Russell honorably served with the U.S. Navy during World War II and received numerous medals for his dedication and courage to the war effort. After graduation, he was a co-inventor of the halogen lamp with support mechanism used in headlights and worked on electro-mechanical, electro-optical and mechanical equipment. He is survived by three children, one brother, one sister, 12 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren.

1956 Henrietta M. (Ziegler) Ault, BSEd, Kenton, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2010.

Henrietta had a teaching career with the Beech Grove School, the Dunkirk School and the Kenton school system. She was a member of a number of organizations and was a part of the First United Methodist Church in Kenton and the Fruitland Park Methodist Church in Florida.

She was preceded in death by both her first and second husbands, Russell Cronin and Samuel Ault.

Robert A. Purdy, BSPh, Doylestown, Ohio, Jan. 23, 2010. Robert attended Ohio State University and graduated from ONU. He was influential in beginning Phi Delta Chi. He owned and operated Purdy’s Pharmacy and

Robert L. Camp, BSEd, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 28, 2010. During his time at Northern, Robert was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Throughout his career he served as a teacher, a sales representative for multiple companies, and as a local realtor and broker. He served as a member of the Columbus Board of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. He was a member of the U.S. Census Bureau and a broker at Jackson Real Estate and Development Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judith.

1958 Alvira Eibling, BSEd, Ormond Beach, Fla., Aug. 25, 2009.

Evelyn (Rex) Kerr, BSEd, Cridersville, Ohio, Dec. 24, 2009. Evelyn taught in Ada, Auglaize and Lima schools after graduation. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, and is survived by two daughters, Janice and Evon, a brother, Bob, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Ray L. Holland, BA, Crestline, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2009. Ray worked in education from 1958 until his retirement in 1992, including 25 years as the superintendent of the Crestline Exempted Village School District. He was involved in a variety of other organizations, such as the Crestline United Methodist Church, Crestline Lions Club, Crestline Historical Society, Crest Investors and the Crestline United Way Campaign. He also was a member of the Crawford County Mental Health Board. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene, and is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three sisters.

Golda E. (Keith) Hughes, BSEd, Alger, Ohio, Feb. 28, 2010. Golda was a homemaker and a teacher.

She taught at Gomar High School throughout her teaching career.

She was also a bookkeeper for Pizza Planet in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, Dennis.

Soon W. Lee, BA, Lower Makefield Township, Pa., Feb. 14, 2010.

Following the Korean War, Soon

immigrated to the United States to continue his education. After graduating from ONU, he went on to receive two other degrees from the Boston University School of Theology and the New York University School of Business Administration. He spent most of his career working in the health care field for various hospitals. In 1993, he established his own health care teaching company, the Healthcare Finance Institute. He was a member of the Metropolitan Philadelphia Chapter and he received the Chapter’s Benjamin Franklin Award. In 2009, the chapter established the Soon Lee Education Award. He is survived by his wife, Joyce.

Richard A. Morton, BSEd, Lima, Ohio, Feb. 17, 2010. Richard had a teaching career with Bath Public Schools, the Shawnee school system, and Princeton High School. He was a member of several choral groups and was an active member in Boy Scouts, serving as a scoutmaster. Richard also served in the Korean War in the U.S. Army. He is survived by family and friends and was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy.

1959 Mary J. (Adams) Hawk, BSEd, Lima, Ohio, Jan. 4, 2010. Mary made her career as an educator. She retired from Shawnee Local School District.

She also taught at ONU and Wright State University. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.

1960 John D. Dennis, BSEd, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2009. John began his professional career as a math teacher at Hebron High School and then moved to the same position at Indian Lake High School. After his role as an educator, he spent 40 years at Thomas and Marker Construction Company as a project manager. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne, a sister, a niece and two nephews.

1962 Donald E. Birkmeier, BSEE, Cedarville, Mich., Dec. 27, 2009.

Donald served in the U.S. Army from 1957-60. After finishing his degree at ONU, he began working as an electrical engineer at General Dynamics, from which he retired. He is survived from by his wife, Joyce.

1963 William L. Knowles, BSEd, Marietta, Ohio, Jan. 8, 2010. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served from 1952-56. He worked in the history department of Marietta High School for 33 years and was a Methodist pastor. He is survived by his wife, Joan.

Charles R. Shoemaker, BSCE, Citrus Heights, Calif., Jan. 16, 2010. Charles had an extensive career in California state government, including work at the Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources as a chief deputy director, and as a deputy attorney general. He had many pastimes and was an active member in the lives of his family and community. He is survived by his wife, Janice (Stahl), BS ’61.

John J. Simon, BSPh, Lancaster, Ohio, Dec. 27, 2009. John owned Simon Drug in Lancaster, Ohio, and then worked for Northside Pharmacy in Somerset and Roseville, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Barbara.

1964 B. Avalyn Hassler, BSEd, Urbana, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2010.

Diane Lee Johnson, BSEd, Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2009. Upon graduation, Diane taught in the Vandalia-Butler City School System for 32 years. After retirement, she moved to Ft. Myers, Fla. She is survived by two brothers, C. Nevada Johnson and Edwin J. Johnson, several nieces and nephews, and many friends.

Elizabeth “Betty” K. (Park) Miller, BA, Ada, Ohio, April 23, 2010. Betty taught English at ONU from 196586. After retiring from teaching, Betty worked in ONU’s Department of Public Relations for three years.

Betty was greatly involved in the Ada community, serving as a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Ada Community Improvement Corporation, the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, the Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She also volunteered in the local history section of the Ada Public Library and wrote the “Small Town Sampler” column for The Ada Herald, which was later published as a book. Betty received the Ada Town and Gown Citizen of the Year award in 1993 and

ONU’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2001. She was preceded in death by her husband, John C. “Jack,” BA ’46.

1965 Sondra S. (Stryker) Laine, BA, West Sparta, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2009. Sondra was preceded in death by her husband, John.

Gary E. Pidock, BSEd, Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 1, 2009. Upon graduation, Gary served his country in Vietnam where he was an officer with the U.S. Marine Corps. He then served as a flight instructor for the Marine Corps Air Station in Jacksonville, N.C., until his release from active duty in 1973.

Gary then worked as a special agent and investigator with the Criminal Investigative Division of the Internal Revenue Service. He is survived by his two children, John and Amy, and two grandchildren.

1967 David A. Davis, BSCE, Yorktown, Va., Dec. 8, 2009. David retired from Newport News Shipbuilding as an engineer supervisor after 32 years with the company. In his free time, he enjoyed activities such as golf, woodworking, gardening and reading. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, daughters Dana and Mindy, two grandchildren and two sisters.

1968 E. John Wist, JD, Beavercreek, Ohio, June 4, 2009. Upon graduation, John worked as an attorney for more than four decades at a practice in Tipp City, Ohio. He is survived by many family members, including his loving wife, Wanda, daughters Julia and Christine, sisters Jeanette and Diana, and seven grandchildren.

1970 Thomas R. Kuhn, JD, Lima, Ohio, Dec. 7, 2009. Thomas practiced law in Lima for 37 years as an attorney with Kuhn and Reeves. He served as president of the Allen County Bar Association and a member of the Ohio Bar Association. Thomas was involved in the community as a member of St. Charles Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council 2661 and many other organizations.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia, two sons, R.J. and Matt, stepson Brian, stepdaughter Karissa, two grandsons, Aiden and Griffin, and two step-grandchildren.

1971 Lafayette H. Mayfield, DD, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 18, 2009. Rev. Mayfield is survived by his wife Gladys, sons Larry and Geoff, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jeanie.

Thano G. Pasalis, JD, Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 7, 2009. Thano is survived by his wife, Barbara.

1972 John W. Gwinn, BA, Lima, Ohio, Jan. 22, 2010. John was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. He worked for Ohio Northern University as a director of financial aid and director of minority recruiting, from which he retired. He is survived by his wife, Hildred.

1974 Myrtle (Bentley) Newsom, BSEd, Marion, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2010.

1977 J. Michael Schneider, BSPh, Logan, Ohio, Dec. 31, 2009. While at ONU, he was a member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. He was the chief pharmacist at CVS for 30 years.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia (Schultheiss), BSPh ’85.

1978 Richard M. Howell, JD, Greenville, Ohio, Sept. 11, 2009. Richard worked as the prosecuting attorney for Darke County, Ohio. He was active in the community as a member of the Elks Lodge, Prosecutors Association and Bar Association. Richard is survived by his wife, Susan, children Whitney and Clinton, brother Randy, and sister Wanda.

1979 Charles M. Carse, BA, Sandusky, Ohio, Dec. 26, 2009. Charles served in the U.S. Army, serving from 1963-67. After graduating from Ohio Northern University, he had a career in industrial management. He is survived by family and friends.

by his wife, Lynn, children Leigh, Michele and Mark, one sister and three brothers.

1982 Tim J. Forsthoefel, BSPh, Pipersville, Pa., April 20, 2009. Tim worked as a pharmacist for hospitals throughout Ohio and Kentucky after graduation and managed markets for OrthoMcNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals.

He is survived by his wife, Amanda, children Sarah, Douglas and Thomas, stepsons Matthew and Daniel, and brothers Gary, Ron, Kevin, Kurt and Brent.

1986 Margaret (Cordeaux) Campoli, BA, Ada, Ohio, Jan. 25, 2010. Margaret and her husband, Joseph, H of F ’98, served the University for 30 years. Margaret was a substitute teacher at Ada schools, former Girl Scout leader, and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ada, the Ohio Northern University Faculty Wives, the PEO, the Ada Women’s Association, the Ada CIC, the United Way, UNICO of Lima, and the Quatra Club in Ada. At ONU, Joe coached men’s basketball, men’s junior varsity basketball, women’s soccer and football. In 2008, ONU dedicated the new parquet-style floor in the Sports Center as the Joe and Margaret Campoli Court in honor of the couple’s years of service to the University. Survivors include her husband, children and grandchildren.

1990 Robert D. Deubler, BA, St. Marys, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2010. Throughout his career, he taught at East Elementary in the St. Marys district and Spencerville Elementary School.

He was also an active coach in the community. He is survived by his wife, Kendra (Cunningham), BSPh ’91.

John W. Dannhausen, JD, Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 6, 2009. John worked as a partner at Parker Stanbury in Los Angeles upon graduation. He enjoyed coaching his children in many sports, including AYSO soccer where he served on the organization’s board. He is survived

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37,660 Hours of service

Ohio Northern University was named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

Statistics show that about two-thirds of ONU’s students, 2,694 of 3,600, were engaged in community service during the previous year. Of that number, 1,151 were engaged in academic service-learning, and 1,543 were engaged in other forms of community service.