Alumni Journal Fall 2010 by ONU Communications & Marketing

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1 [Br] Boyd Rorabaugh, associate

professor of pharmacology and cell biology, received the largest National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research grant in the University’s history. (ONU will receive $347,235 of the grant’s total $2,484,937.)

2 [Kr] Dr. Ken Reid, director of freshman

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a paper in the December 2009 issue of JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory and Applications.

7 [Sv] Dr. Srinivasa R. Vemuru, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, received a $23,112 grant from the National Science Foundation.

8 [Ds] Dr. David Smith, associate

3 [Jt] Dr. Jeffrey Talbot, assistant professor of pharmacology, was the lead author, along with other collaborators at the University of Michigan, of the most detailed picture yet of a key receptor in the brain that influences the effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants, such as Prozac.

9 [Ja] Dr. Jeffery C. Allison, BSPh ’71, PharmD ’95, received the 2010 Pfizer Bowl of Hygeia Award, which honors pharmacists who contribute to the progress of communities within the state of Ohio.

professor of English, was awarded a Fulbright grant as senior lecturer in American Studies and communications in Turkey.

professor of geography, will travel to the Republic of Tajikistan to conduct research on water and conflict issues in Central Asia.

10 [Sc] Dr. Sandra Crosser, professor of education, received a FulbrightHays Group Projects Abroad Program grant to fund a short-term curriculum development project titled “South Africa: Perspectives on Democracy.” 11 [Lb] Lloyd Butler, BM ’00, music

PRSA, professor of communication arts and public relations, received the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2009 Outstanding Educator of the Year award.

director of the ONU Symphony Orchestra, was guest conductor for the Julian Carillos Symphony Orchestra in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He was also the guest conductor for the Parnu City Orchestra in Estonia.

6 [Mc] Dr. Mihai Caragiu, associate

12 [Cg ] Gamma Chi Chapter of Delta

5 [Oe] Dr. Steve Iseman, APR, Fellow

professor of mathematics, and Greg Back, a senior computer engineering major from West Chester, Ohio, authored

Omicron (a music fraternity) advisor Carol J. Gramm was named one of two outstanding chapter advisors nationally.

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engineering and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, received a $63,062 National Science Foundation grant to examine the current state of first-year engineering courses.

4 [Jp] Dr. Jonathan Pitts, associate

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We also understand that the actual periodic table of the elements contains 118 elements; we took some creative license in coming up with ours.

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Here are 111 of the many people, places, and programs that make Ohio Northern University exceptional. While 111 elements might seem like an exhaustive list, we could have, just as easily, come up with 111 more. You can rest assured, however, that we truly appreciate everyone – and everything – that contributes to the excellence that is Ohio Northern University.

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Faculty accomplishments College achievements Notable person or program Student success Extraordinary opportunities

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13 [Ts] Dr. Terry Sheridan (read feature

22 [N] ONU’s Nursing program’s 2010

14 [Sw] Sarah (Smith) Waters, BM ’87 (read feature article inside)

23 [Ao] ONU’s new astronomy

article inside)

15 [Na] Deirdre (Mozdy) Myers, BSPh

graduates had a 100 percent placement rate and a 100 percent board pass rate. observatory opened.

’83, pharmacy and laboratory instructor, was named Advisor of the Year by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA). David Kinder, professor of medicinal chemistry, was named the National Advisor of the Year by Phi Delta Chi, the professional pharmacy fraternity.

24 [Mc ] Mathile Center for the Natural

16 [Re] Center for Robotics Excellence (KUKA robots)

26 [Ka] Ohio Northern University received the 2009 Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) Most Improved Institution Award at the KEEN conference.

17 [Cb] Chemistry/Biochemistry is a signature program of ONU. 18 [Ep] Exercise physiology is one

of only 18 accredited programs in the Midwest.

19 [Dc] The Raabe College of Pharmacy was the focus of “The Profiles Series” shown on the Discovery Channel.

20 [Pf] The Freed Center presents the

eighth annual International Play Festival.

21 [Pp] The College of Law was one of only three law schools nationwide to receive the DiscoverLaw.org Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars (PLUS) program grant from the Law School Admissions Council.

Sciences.

25 [Ae] The College of Engineering

received a $500,000 grant from the American Electric Power Foundation to develop and implement an advanced energy curriculum program.

27 [Dr] Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy and Roxane Laboratories announced the expansion of a partnership that allows pharmacy students to explore the world of generic drug research and development. 28 [Sl] Steven C. Anderson, CEO of the

National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), was the inaugural speaker at the College of Pharmacy’s Sebok Pharmacy Lecture.

29 [Ee] New B.S. in engineering education (read feature article inside)

30 [Uf] Henry Solomon Lehr, Ohio Northern University founder.

31 [Cf] Dr. George Crile, AB 1885, M 1889, Cleveland Clinic founder.

32 [In] The Inn at Ohio Northern offers

deluxe accommodations, fine food and beverages, and beautiful meeting spaces.

51 [Tf] ONU has been ranked in the top five baccalaureate colleges in the Midwest for the past eight years by U.S. News & World Report. 52 [Ls] Lehr Society – ONU’s most giving donors.

73 [Nb] Northern Without Borders

traveled to the Dominican Republic for eight days in August, serving the medical needs of more than 2,100 patients of all ages.

74 [Ms] Michael Storey, PharmD ’10,

53 [Nf] The Northern Fund – show your [True] Northern commitment.

is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Policy and Legislative Affairs Advisory Group.

has had a Goldwater scholar or honorable mention for six consecutive years.

54 [Wm] Washington Monthly ranked

75 [Br] ONU Black Rose men’s rugby

34 [E] For four consecutive years, the

55 [Aa] Academy Award winner Bob

33 [As] The College of Arts & Sciences

ONU No. 24 in the nation among baccalaureate colleges.

College of Engineering is rated one of the top 50 undergraduate engineering programs by U.S. News & World Report.

Peterson, BSME ’83, gives the 2010 Spotts lecture and receives Engineering’s Distinguished Alumni award.

35 [Ba] The College of Business

56 [Sc] Ohio Supreme Court Justice

Administration was ranked No. 72 among 111 undergraduate business schools by Bloomberg BusinessWeek with an A+ in “Teaching Quality.”

36 [L] The College of Law board pass rates (need info) 37 [Hp] Hakes & Pierstorf (donors to the Hakes Pierstorf Education Center) 38 [K] Klondike 39 [Nf] Jason Trusnik, BA ’06, plays for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League.

40[Sc] The Supreme Court of Ohio convened an official session at the College of Law.

41 [A] 2010-11 marks the 125th

Anniversary of the College of Law.

42 [L] ONU’s distinctive LL.M. program

brings young lawyers from around the world to learn about building democracy and the rule of law in their home countries.

43 [Wt] Three wind turbines

constructed on the west side of campus provide 5 to 10 percent of the University’s electricity usage.

44 [Tc] ONU is one of only 74 college

Robert Cupp, BA ’73, JD ’76

57 [Pc] Prison Management Certificate Program is now in its second year.

58 [Ri] In 2010, ONU was one of the top four colleges in Ohio for high return on investment in BusinessWeek.

59 [Tt] ONU’s small class sizes, 12:1

student-teacher ratio, and “strong blend of liberal arts and professional programs” landed the school on About.com’s list of the top 10 colleges and univers ities in Ohio.

60 [Ct] The Campaign for Ohio Northern University’s Tomorrow has raised $82 million.

61 [A] Ada is one of Ohio’s friendliest

towns!

62 [R] Students raised money for cancer in another Relay for Life.

63 [Sd] “Saudi Day at ONU” recognized

the partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ohio Northern and celebrated the successful beginning of the ONU Prison Management Certificate Program.

team won the Ohio Division III rugby championships.

76 [Gc] ONU’s Gamma Chi Chapter

78 [Am] Two teams from the College

80 [Cl] Two students in ONU’s clinical

49 [Pr] ONU is listed in Princeton

Review’s The Best 373 Colleges 2011 Edition.

50 [Cd] ONU is named in Colleges of Distinction.

71 [Je] Jeremy Ebert (read feature article inside)

72 [Dh] Danielle Humphrey (read

feature article inside)

93 [Mb] Marching band Freed Center 20th anniversary

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Homecoming 2010 set a record attendance with thousands returning to campus. Football Volleyball

98 [Sd] Swimming and diving

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81 [Cw] Carol Wilson, a professional writing major from Royal Oak, Mich., was a Gilder Lehrman winner.

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82 [Sf] The work of three ONU students

Softball

67 [C] OAC champions win the men’s

College of Business Administration and the College of Engineering won the 2010 Illinois Institute of Technology’s Innovation Chase.

Musical theatre

Wrestling

45 [Cc] ONU is listed as one of the top

70 [Ic] A team of students from the

Art

laboratory science program published an article in the Medical Laboratory Observer’s (MLO) LABline online newsletter.

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48 [Yr] ONU participates in the Yellow Ribbon program providing education for veterans.

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66 [Sa] This year, 43 scholar athletes earned academic All OAC honors.

engineering students created robotic football players.

Vocal performance

79 [Ss] ONU mechanical engineering students joined graduate students and aerospace research and design engineers in making presentations at the 35th AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Sciences Symposium.

Merchandise, the University’s first student-run business.

47 [Rw] Remington Walk

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83 [Pm] ONU introduced Polar

69 [Rf] Ohio Northern University

Music

of Business Administration competed in the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM) Case Competition.

64 [Oa] ONU Alumni – nearly 30,000

Honor Roll for Service.

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communication arts major from Toledo, Ohio, and president of ONU’s PRSSA chapter, received the 2010 Distinguished Student Award as the top undergraduate communication student in Ohio.

65 [Gs] The 2010 Goldwater scholars

46 [Pc] President’s Club

Dance

77 [Rl] Renee LeGendre, a senior

strong!

68 [Hr] ONU won the 2009 President’s

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was published by The New York Review of Science Fiction.

and women’s All Sports Trophies for the fourth consecutive year.

Theatre

of Delta Omicron (a music fraternity) received the 2010 Chapter Progress Award, recognizing the chapter’s 83 percent gain in membership during 2009-10.

campuses nationwide to be named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for the second consecutive year. 200 programs in the nation for creative students in Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers (2010).

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Ashley Overy, a fourth-year pharmacy major from Grafton, Ohio, was appointed the national student representative to serve on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists “Council on Pharmacy Management” for 2010-11.

85 [Oc] Ohio Iota, ONU’s chapter of the

Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, was awarded one of two Honorable Mentions for the 2010 R.C. Matthews Most Outstanding Chapter Award, the highest award a Tau Beta Pi chapter can earn.

86 [Sc] The National Community

Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Student Chapter in the Raabe College of Pharmacy was named the 2010 Student Chapter of the Year at the association’s 112th annual Convention and Trade Exposition in Philadelphia.

100 [Mb] Men’s basketball Women’s basketball

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Women’s golf

105 [B] Baseball

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Men’s tennis

107 [Wt] Women’s tennis

108 [Ms] Men’s soccer

109 [Ws] Women’s soccer

110 [Tf] Track and field (indoor and outdoor)

111 [Cc] Cross Country

President Kendall L. Baker Vice President for Academic Affairs (Interim) and Dean of the College of Law David C. Crago Vice President and Dean of Enrollment Karen P. (Casper) Condeni, BA ’74 Vice President for University Advancement Thomas R. Stevick

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Greetings from ONU,

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 Ann Donnelly Hamilton, BA ’99 Director of Alumni Affairs Carol Flax Director of University Communications and Marketing Laurie Wurth Pressel Art and Design Jeni Bible Contributing Photographers Kenneth Colwell, José Nogueras, Mary Wilkin Class Notes Editors Karla Geise, BSBA ’07, Sonja (Umbs) Daniels, 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 OHIO NORTHERN ALUMNI JOURNAL is published by Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, Ohio 45810-1599. Phone: 419-772-2000 Fax: 419-772-2932

Toby and I always enjoy the holiday season as it gives us time to reflect on our time at Ohio Northern University and all we are thankful for here at this wonderful institution. I must admit that this year, I have thought about it a bit more than usual as we prepare to move on to a new journey in life. As many of you have heard me say many times, we are enormously grateful to have been fortunate enough to lead and to serve Ohio Northern University for what will ultimately be twelve wonderful years.

We are thankful for the many of you who welcomed us upon our arrival in 1999 and we are thankful for the selection committee that brought us to Ohio Northern University. We are especially thankful to the many wonderful students who have passed through this extraordinary institution, for they are--and always will be--the core of ONU. We are thankful, as well, to our many colleagues and co-workers who make every classroom a place where learning and excellence are stressed above all else and who ensure that every aspect of this complex organization receives the special care and attention it needs and deserves. In this issue of the Journal, you will see the many “Elements of Excellence” that we have continued to strive for throughout these years. Northern is, indeed, a very special place. At this time of Thanksgiving, we want to thank each and every one of you for all you are to Ohio Northern University. And please know how thankful Toby and I are to have shared these many years with you. With warmest regards,

Kendall L. Baker President, Ohio Northern University

Table of Contents Elements of

5 Excellence 16 New Trustees 18 Homecoming 2010 23 Lehr Society 24 Athletics 26 Now Showing 29 Class Notes

Hello Alumni and Friends!

OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY was founded in 1871 and is a private, co-educational, student-centered institution of higher learning that offers quality, nationally ranked sciences, arts and professional programs in its five colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy and Law. www.onu.edu

I hope this holiday season brings you peace, joy and many aspects of life to be thankful for. Speaking of thankfulness, quite a few of you have e-mailed or called and asked if there would be an opportunity to celebrate and say “goodbye” to Dr. and Mrs. Baker.

and evening with them. Please mark this date on your calendars and note that further information will be sent out, as well as an official RSVP, in the next Alumni Journal. Please enjoy this holiday season and time of thanksgiving, and we will see you in 2011.

Well, I’m happy to report that we have an all-alumni celebration scheduled for Saturday, June 4, 2011. This will be a wonderful opportunity for everyone to come to campus and spend the afternoon

For the love of Northern, Ann Donnelly Hamilton, BA ’99 Director of Alumni Affairs

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students pursuing their passions, to alumni and friends giving back to the University, to professors engaged in innovative teaching and research, to new programs and cutting-edge centers of learning, excellence is the norm at Ohio Northern University. Here are a few recent examples from each of our five colleges. As

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The Getty College of Arts & Sciences

students have even selected her as their “Outstanding Teacher of the Year” for the last two years.

As The drum still beats

On Aug. 27, 2005, two days before Hurricane Katrina brought its devastation to New Orleans, Sarah (Smith) Waters, BM ’87, and her family packed up their things and made their way north, finally stopping at her parents’ home in Lima, Ohio. It was supposed to be a temporary stay. The well-documented disaster in New Orleans has made Waters’ stay in Ohio permanent, however. Both Waters and her husband, Robert, have taken teaching positions at Ohio Northern, in music and history, respectfully. 6

“Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, my steel drums had become rust buckets,” Waters says. “After paying to have them restored, I thought it would be a shame to pack them up and put them in a closet again.” So Waters did the obvious thing: She positioned them in Presser Hall and started a band. Now, a few years later, and with the purchase of additional drums, ONU’s Steel Drum Band is still going strong.

“We have a really nice-sized band now. We play events at ONU, travel to various schools and perform at community events,” she says.

“My students are driven to learn,” she says. “They ask me about techniques, instruments or mallet choices. They want to know about concerts off-campus, and they seek out new performers to watch.” One of her recent students, Aaron Joshua Purk, a senior music education major from Springfield, Ohio, has auditioned for and been admitted into the Army Reserve Band. He completed basic training over the summer and will finish his student teaching during the fall 2010 quarter. “Aaron is the first percussionist I have graduated at ONU, and he has a bright future ahead of him,” Waters says.

During ONU’s spring break in March 2010, the Steel Drum Band traveled to and performed in Kentucky, Alabama and Louisiana. This tour included a performance at the Holy Cross School for Boys. Formerly located in New Orleans’ ninth ward, this is the school where Waters taught prior to Hurricane Katrina. The school has since been relocated.

“Dr. Waters easily takes the spot as my favorite teacher,” says Purk. “We’ve been working together since my freshman year on percussion literature, music history and general advising.”

“When we pulled up to the new school, and I saw the people I had worked with, I felt a rush of relief,” says Waters. “It was all OK. They were OK. They had a brand new school, a better school. They looked happy.”

“When I see my students in the classroom, I can see myself 20-some years ago sitting at those same desks,” she says. “So, it is exciting to be back at ONU, the place where I was inspired to become a teacher/ performer.”

“Our performance was outside during their lunch hour,” she continues. “It was a brilliant day; the sun was shining. The bands played great; everyone was so happy. The ONU kids melted my heart with their attitude and playing.”

And while it’s been more that 20 years since she was here as a music student, personal growth as an artist is still a priority.

Back in Ohio, Waters continues to concentrate on her students. ONU music

Much of Waters’ teaching success derives from the fact that she is now back in familiar territory.

“I continue to push myself as a performer, choosing challenging works that have been on my to-do list since I was an undergraduate and graduate student,” she says.

“She is so knowledgeable in not just percussion but all kinds of music,” says Purk. “She’s more than a teacher but a friend to all who need a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, or someone to share exciting news with. She is easily one of the best professors at the University.”

“It’s basically a condensed matter system that just happens to be inside a plasma,” he explains. “All the dust particles have welldefined positions, and they are trying to get away from each other. But they’re confined, so they form a solid system and keep an equal distance from each other, not moving around.”

In dust we trust

While Sheridan’s dusty plasma research does have some practical applications – integrated circuits like the microprocessors used in personal computers, for example – Sheridan sees vital educational uses for his lab.

In scientific research, curiosity rules. And in the study of dusty plasmas, the journey often is more important than the destination. “My goal is to do research on whatever interesting things I find. This is curiosity-driven research,” says Terry Sheridan, professor of physics. For the sake of this curiosity, Sheridan has installed equipment in his lab capable of manipulating individual specks of dust. “I basically look at motions of microscopic dust particles, which are suspended in a plasma,” he says. And when Sheridan says “plasma,” he’s not talking about lava lamps. Rather, plasma refers to an ionized gas of charged particles. And this is not your garden-variety dust collection either. Sheridan doesn’t shake an old rug over a test tube or beaker. In fact, he purchases vials of hard plastic particles from specialized retailers. A single vial of dust can last decades.

Ee Further elements of excellence 1. The ONU Prison Management Program celebrated its one-year anniversary this year with a trip to Columbus to tour the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) headquarters, the Ohio Supreme Court and the Ohio Statehouse. The only one of its kind, this program consists of 30 Saudi prison management professionals who are studying English and criminal justice in ONU’s Department of History, Politics and Justice.

“We specifically use it for student independent research and Senior Capstone experiences. I’ve had one or two capstone students a year for the past few years. Goldwater student James Gallagher, BS ’10, did his capstone in here on waves in dusty plasmas.” Ultimately then, Sheridan is interested in student development. “We would like our students to become scientists in the true meaning of that word,” he says. “And the only way you can really do that is by confronting – by doing research – problems where you don’t know the answers. And that’s very hard work.”

“This is a world-class facility for studying dusty plasmas,” Sheridan says. “The productivity of this lab is comparable to anywhere else in the world. If you were to walk into any dusty plasma lab at any other university, you would see pretty much the same thing.” Sheridan has published more than 100 hundred articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. His latest work involves dusty plasma rings. “Hopefully, that research will be published in Physical Review Letters, the most prestigious physics journal there is,” he says. “At ONU, we are doing leading-edge research in plasma physics.”

And with fewer than a dozen serious dusty plasma experiments in the United States, Ohio Northern is a perfect place to carry out this hard work.

2. Dr. Robert Alexander, associate professor of political science, was appointed to the National Executive Committee of Pi Sigma Alpha, the collegiate honor society for political science. He will serve on the organization’s Executive Council, which has authority over the affairs of the society between committee meetings. 3. Ashley Risch, a senior mathematics major from Hudson, Ohio, presented a paper, “A Phibonacci Sequence,” at the 27th Pi Mu Epsilon Student Conference at Miami University at the end of September.

4. The Freed Center for the Performing Arts presented William Shakespeare’s Hamlet in October. John Armstrong, assistant professor of theater arts at ONU, played the part of the Dane and was supported by student actors Drew Knigga (Claudius), Megan Pierce (Gertrude) and Layne Schneider (Ophelia). 5. Dr. Raymond F. Person Jr., professor of religion and chair of the department of philosophy and religion, has published his sixth book, The Deuteronomic History and the Book of Chronicles: Scribal Works in an Oral World. The book re-examines and reconstructs the relationship between the Deuteronomic History and the book of Chronicles.

The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration

Ba Bad business Danielle Humphrey, BSBA ’10, who hails from the small town of Lodi, Ohio, came to Ohio Northern with an interest in international business. In the business college, she was exposed to “fantastic opportunities” she had never imagined were available, she says. During her junior year, she spent 10 weeks in Cuba studying a wide range of topics, including marine ecology, social and economic systems, and the Spanish language. “It was an eye-opening time,” she says. 8

One topic that Humphrey was dismayed to learn about was child trafficking. “My general outlook on life is that people are inherently good,” she says. “This was a wake-up call. I realized how terrible some people could be to children who are so vulnerable.” Wanting to find ways to end this horrific crime, Humphrey selected child trafficking as the topic of her research paper for her International Management class. For an entire semester, she examined the three main forms of child trafficking – child soldiers, forced labor and sexual

exploitation – from a business perspective. She uncovered details about supply and demand, organizational structure, and the relationship between the state of the global economy and the prevalence of trafficking. She learned that human trafficking is the second largest organized crime in the world, estimated to be worth about $32 billion to $50 billion each year. Children are often tricked into the trade by people they know and trust. Predominately in developing countries, organizers are sometimes respected members of the community. “Traffickers lure children into trafficking through false promises of prosperity and a better future,” she wrote. At one point during the semester, Humphrey became discouraged. She had hoped to find obvious solutions to stopping child trafficking. Instead, she realized it was a complex problem with no easy fix. However, her professor, Dr. Peter Banfe, challenged her to dig deeper into the root causes of child trafficking and develop an editorial viewpoint. In her paper, Humphrey concluded that there needs to be stricter government policies and regulations that target the demand side of child trafficking. She also advocated for a crackdown on pornography. “Child trafficking may never be completely eradicated from our culture,” she wrote. “But each life

saved from the horrors of child trafficking means a better future for all of us, because after all is said and done, children are our future.” Humphrey’s paper was selected as one of the top papers of the year by Northern business professors. This recognition landed her a ticket to Ireland to attend the Clute Institute’s European Applied Business Research Conference. “I was speechless to receive this opportunity. It was the experience of a lifetime,” she says. In Dublin, Humphrey and two other ONU business students were the only undergraduate students at the conference of academic professionals to present their research findings. Again, Humphrey’s paper received top honors. It was selected, through a peer-review process, as the “Best Paper” of her session. Humphrey, inspired by her experiential learning in the College of Business Administration, has decided to pursue a career in public service abroad. Someday, she hopes to work for an important cause, like ending child trafficking, to make the world a safer and better place. This fall, she entered graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh to work toward her master’s degree in public and international affairs.

New graduate program offers a distinctive education The College of Business Administration is planning to launch its first graduate program in fall 2011. The program enables accounting professionals to obtain enough credit hours to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, while simultaneously earning a master’s degree in the professional practice of accounting. Students who enroll in the program can choose between two track options: taxation or forensic accounting. The one-year program has two unique features. First, it provides students with both a business and legal perspective. The curriculum, which was developed in conjunction with the College of Law, will be delivered by both business and law professors. Second, the forensic accounting track will be delivered via distance education to attract students from a wide geographical area. The new graduate program will be a distinctive addition to the program offerings of The James F. Dick College of Business Administration, according to Dr. James Fenton, dean of the business college. “We have developed a very different accounting graduate program compared to most on the market,” he says.

Ee Further elements of excellence 1. As part of its 2010-11 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series in October, the College of Business Administration held a panel discussion of the young professional’s journey in the business world. The discussion consisted of a panel of young alumni and a business recruiter who shared their experiences with successes and failures in the job-search process. 2. John J. Bishop, BSBA ’72, was awarded an Outstanding Service Award in October for his dedication to ONU and the College of Business

Administration. Bishop currently serves as chairman, president and CEO of each of the 10 member companies that make up The Motorists Insurance Group and is active in many difference service organizations. 3. The business college created The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration Leadership Scholarship for qualified college-bound student leaders. The $17,000 award will available to freshmen enrolled in the fall 2011 semester.

4. Sarah Bachwitz, a senior international business and economy major from Buffalo, N.Y, and Benjamin Tarkany, a senior international business and economy major from Miamisburg, Ohio, were the primary authors and editors of a research project accepted by The China Business Information Center of the Foreign Commence Center in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Their project, “China in Focus: Luxury Goods Market,” is available on the Department of Commerce website. 5. Dr. Ken Cooper returned as visiting professor of finance this fall to fill the position left vacant by Dr. Jeff Heinfeldt. Before retiring several years ago, Cooper served as dean of the College of Business Administration and professor of management and finance.

The T.J. Smull College of Engineering

E An idea floats in on the wind

If you’ve been anywhere near Ada, Ohio, since early summer, you’ve no doubt noticed the wind turbines on the west end of Ohio Northern’s campus. These massive structures, each 220 feet tall from the base to the tip of the blade at its utmost position, have changed the face of campus. They’ve changed the University’s utility bills as well – they generate between 5 and 10 percent of ONU’s total electricity requirements.

Paul and I got to talking and realized that we were writing our papers on the same subject.” So, the pair teamed up and were soon joined by Collin Morelock, a senior finance major from Powell, Ohio, and Amy (Friedlein) Pierce, BSME ’09, who both played important roles in convincing the University’s administration to consider wind power as an alternative energy source on campus.

The idea to install these turbines was not hatched by a committee of businessmen. Nor were they initiated by ONU faculty or staff members. The trio of turbines was the brainchild of four ONU students.

The story begins during spring quarter of the 200708 school year. Matthew Pierce, BSCE ’10, and Paul Lewis, BSCE ’09, were each tasked with writing a research paper that tackled ways to offset the electrical demand at ONU. “Since I was constantly being blown around by the wind on my way to class, I decided to focus on researching the feasibility of wind power in Ada,” says Pierce. “Unbeknownst to me at the time, Paul Lewis had also decided to focus his research on wind power. About midway through the quarter,

“Utilizing my network, including Student Government,” Morelock says, “I put our group in touch with the right University administration (including a very receptive President Baker) to achieve what was necessary. I learned from this project the power and value of putting the right people together in business,” says Morelock. With the official go-ahead from the University, the team enlisted help from the civil engineering department and purchased and installed wind data collection equipment – four anamometers and two wind vanes – on the WONB radio tower in summer 2008. After more than a year of research, the team determined that wind turbines were an economically viable option for the University. Construction began in January 2010, and the turbines were officially dedicated during “Wind Turbine Day” on May 21, 2010. Now that the project is finished, the imposing turbines can be seen from miles away, the significance of which is not lost on the four students who brought them to campus.

“This project would not have been possible without the ‘marketing’ efforts of both Amy and Collin,” remembers Pierce. “Ken and Toby Baker have a regular presence in the cafeteria. Amy realized this and took the opportunity to eat with them. When asked about her interests one day, she began to talk about alternative energy, which led her to throw out the idea that wind power could be economically feasible for ONU.”

“Going into college as freshmen, we never would have dreamed that three wind turbines would now be standing next to the football stadium,” says Matthew Pierce. “It has been a privilege and an honor to be a part of this lasting physical legacy on ONU’s campus.” “This was not just a student-involved project but a student-led one. That’s a tremendous thing in my mind, and it’s something students could arguably only experience at a small institution and, most likely, only within the environment and culture of Northern,” says Morelock.

“It is very exciting to be able to visit campus, see the turbines, and know that we had a part in making that happen. The real legacy will be to see the turbines used to stir up new thinking within the University, enhance the education experience, and better prepare professionals for life after ONU,” says Lewis. For Lewis, life after ONU has been spent at MIT, where he’s pursuing a master’s degree in transportation. “I plan to graduate in May 2011 and get a job that will help to make our public transportation system more convenient and efficient,” he says. Now a senior at ONU, Morelock is focused on completing his degree and enjoys his role as principal bassist in ONU’s Symphony Orchestra. “Currently, I am pursuing positions in corporate finance and wealth management,” he says. Amy and Matthew Pierce were married in May 2010. Amy is employed as a project engineer at Marathon Petroleum Company in Findlay, Ohio. Matthew is a field engineer with Turner Construction in Columbus, Ohio.

A new degree of education

Competition in the global market is fierce. Global economies – not to mention American society itself – depend on science, technology, math and engineering. The problem is, at the elementary and high school levels, the American school system seems to be falling behind in engineering education. In fact, a lot of American children have no clue what engineering even is. “Today’s young elementary students miss out on an entire field of education, and that’s engineering. It’s a field that students, and

Ee Further elements of excellence 1. Dr. Ken Reid, director of freshman engineering and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, received a $63,062 National Science Foundation grant to examine the current state of first-year engineering courses. 2. The College of Engineering welcomed a new director of development, Jacque

most teachers, don’t even understand,” says Ken Reid, director of freshman engineering and associate professor electrical and computer engineering at ONU. To combat this problem, ONU’s T.J. Smull College of Engineering is in the final stages of the development of a new degree program: the Bachelor of Science in engineering education. “Connecting K-12 engineering with collegelevel engineering requires a certain type of teacher, one who understands and appreciates engineering,” says Reid. “Today’s teachers are apt to discredit engineering by lumping it in with math and science,” he continues. “But it is so much more; it’s a creative and innovative field unlike any other that children are exposed to.” Once approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, ONU’s Bachelor of Science in engineering education program will be the first of its kind in the United States. Students in the program will receive a foundation in engineering, mathematics and education. Its graduates will leave Ohio Northern with all the necessary qualifications to be licensed as a secondary math teacher in Ohio.

The plan has all the core requirements of a mathematics degree, including everything covered in a math education curriculum. With 41 credit hours and in-class teaching experiences, the plan meets all requirements for licensure in Ohio to teach secondary math. The plan of study meets ABET-accreditation requirements and will become an accredited engineering program once there are graduates of the program (a requirement of accreditation). The College of Engineering could begin admitting students as soon as fall 2011. “We want our teachers to understand that engineering is more than just math and science. It’s so much more. It’s creative, innovative and entrepreneurial,” says Reid. ONU’s program aims to produce elementary and high school teachers who have an accurate perception of engineering as a profession. “Engineering bridges the gap between numbers and creativity. Students should receive, at least, an introduction to the subject of engineering while in middle and high school,” says Reid. “This degree program is the first step to a nationwide effort to accomplish goal.”

This four-year degree plan includes a number of credits equal to the other engineering disciplines at Ohio Northern University. This innovative and entrepreneurial program begins with 19-credit-hour foundation of engineering classes and then continues with a four-course concentration in a specific area of engineering, such as robots, infrastructure or computers.

Daley-Perrin. A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Daley-Perrin joins the ONU team from Rhodes State College in Lima, Ohio, where she was vice president for college advancement. 3. In collaboration with the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering has received a grant from the National College Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) to support “Crossdisciplinary Development Teams to Make Students’ Ideas Real,” a project aimed at advancing the entrepreneurial mindset at Ohio Northern University. Funds will be

used to establish interdisciplinary productdevelopment student E-teams to augment a yearlong capstone path for students across campus. 4. ONU established the Knowlton Memorial Scholarship Fund, a scholarship to benefit engineering students, after an incredibly generous gift from the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation Inc. Each scholarship created will be for a full academic year and may be renewed annually, assuming the student makes satisfactory academic progress. Each year, at least one scholarship will be reserved for incoming freshmen. 11

The Raabe College of Pharmacy

Ph A chance discovery

“Sometimes, the most remarkable scientific discoveries happen by serendipity,” says Dr. Boyd Rorabaugh, associate professor of pharmacology and cell biology. Acting on a hunch one day, he uncovered astonishing information about the heart’s ability to withstand a heart attack. His discovery, which has the potential to impact millions of lives, has landed the largest National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research grant in the University’s history. 12

“This research could lead to a new line of drugs that protect the heart from injury that occurs during a heart attack,” he says. Heart attacks are the leading killer of American men and women each year. Those fortunate enough to survive a heart attack will still experience tissue damage caused by the temporary lack of blood flow to the heart. This is bad news, Rorabaugh explains. “Unlike tissue in other parts of the

body, heart tissue has a very limited ability to regenerate,” he says. “Consequently, damaged myocardial tissue is replaced by scar tissue, which compromises the heart’s ability to function. This can lead to heart failure or serious arrhythmias down the road.” The cardiovascular system has been Rorabaugh’s primary research interest since his post-doctoral research days at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. While at ONU, he became intrigued with the transgenic mice that his colleague, Dr. Jeff Talbot, assistant professor of pharmacology, was using in his antidepressant drug research. He hypothesized that this strain of mice, which was genetically altered to prevent interactions between G proteins and regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins, could have cardiac protection from ischemic injury. His curiosity got the best of him, and he engaged in a series of experiments with the mice. “I was thrilled by what we discovered,” he says. His experiments revealed that the transgenic mice experienced significantly less heart damage than nontransgenic mice when exposed to cardiac distress. “Hearts from the transgenic mice contained significantly less dead tissue and exhibited significantly greater recovery of contractile function after a simulated heart attack compared to hearts from nontransgenic mice,” he says. This

implies that it may be possible to protect the heart from ischemic injury by manipulating the interactions between RGS proteins and G proteins in the heart. Rorabaugh is cautiously optimistic, however, noting that he has only taken the first step down a long and complicated road. He and his team of ONU pharmacy students are collaborating with researchers from the University of Michigan to determine which hormones, neurotransmitters and intracellular signal transduction pathways are involved. The team also will try to unravel which of the 20 RGS proteins are involved in modulating cardioprotection. Their work is being funded by a $2.48 million grant from the NIH over the next four years, with ONU receiving almost $350,000 of the funds. Rorabaugh isn’t the only professor in the Raabe College of Pharmacy engaged in groundbreaking research. Several pharmacy professors have recently received outside funding to investigate diverse topics ranging from angiogenesis (blood vessel growth), to antidepressant drugs, to the recreational drug ecstasy. “Any time you receive a grant, it is a reflection on the high caliber of research being conducted at your institution,” says Rorabaugh. “It is essentially an acknowledgement that you have good ideas and the capacity to take the ideas further.”

Balancing academics with extracurricular activities Jeremy Ebert is one of more than 1,000 students in the Raabe College of Pharmacy who are passionate about the profession of pharmacy and determined to reach their full potential in their career and in life. Ebert, a fourth-year pharmacy major from Bucyrus, Ohio, leads by example. In academics and in extracurricular activities, he achieves at a high level so that he can be a role model for his peers.

Ebert’s mother, a breast cancer survivor, inspired him to choose pharmacy as a major. When he was in high school, Ebert used his chemistry knowledge to become informed about his mother’s treatment. At Ohio Northern, he excels in the classroom and works part-time in the college’s labs, assisting professors with their research. This experience has sparked his interest in a career in research, he says. “I enjoy the whole concept of research. It deals with new ideas and taking what you know, asking questions and digging deeper.”

On campus, he competently serves in a number of student leadership positions. He is the head resident for the Lima Complex, overseeing 12 resident assistants and 375 residents. He volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, spending his spring breaks in Jackson, Miss., building homes. And, he leads a weekly men’s Bible study on campus called Risen Soldiers.

Ee Further elements of excellence 1. Pharmacy professors David Kinder, representing Phi Delta Chi, and Deirdre (Mozdy) Myers, BSPh ’83, representing the National Community Pharmacists Association, were each named National Advisor of the Year for their respective organizations. 2. Boyd Rorabaugh, associate professor of pharmacology and cell biology at Ohio Northern University, received the largest National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research grant in the University’s history

for his work investigating the role of regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins in cardiac ischemic injury. 3. Adrienne Wood Donaldson, PharmD ’99, was named the 2010 recipient of the William L. Robinson Young Alumni of the Year Award. As a chairman for the Pharmacy Advisory Board, Donaldson is the youngest individual to ever chair an advisory board at the University. 4. Ryan Fischer, a fifth-year Ohio Northern pharmacy student from Spencerville, Ohio, was selected to serve on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

(ASHSP) National Advisory Committee on Policy and Legislative Advocacy. The selection to the committee is a competitive process in which only 10 students nationally are placed on each committee. 5. Dr. David Bright, assistant professor of pharmacy, and his colleagues have had an article, “The Mandatory Residency Dilemma: Parallels to Historical Transitions in Pharmacy Education,” accepted for publication in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. The article will appear in November’s issue as well as online.

Sc Daniel Bey

The Pettit College of Law

Jemel Liverpool

Nicole Rataski

L Geoff Lawson

ONU Law on the other side of the world Law students in the JD/LLM program are learning how to build democracy and promote the rule of law in transitional countries across the globe. Through summer externships, they experience different cultures and legal systems firsthand. The third-year law students featured here are the first graduating class of the new concurrent JD/LLM program.

Daniel Bey

Externship: Rwanda Ministry of Justice, Kigali, Rwanda Bey helped reform Rwanda’s legislative drafting standards through consultations with the drafters, editing and comparative research. He also worked on a legal glossary for the drafting manual, which included translating the glossary into English. His most memorable experience in Rwanda was roasting a goat with his new friends. “This involved buying a live goat, transporting it on a motorcycle, slaughtering, butchering and, finally, roasting it,” he recalls.

Bey says the interpersonal skills he developed over the summer will be beneficial in the future. “I basically got off the plane in Rwanda and had to immediately adapt,” he says. “I had to learn to thrive in an unfamiliar environment and culture.”

Jemel Liverpool Externship: American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, Monrovia, Liberia Liverpool was chiefly responsible for drafting two USAID project proposals on behalf of the Liberian National Bar Association. The project proposals supported the creation of a continuing legal education program model for Liberian attorneys and the establishment of a legal aid clinic. “Through my interactions, I was able to truly understand the successes and hindrances in the justice sector in Liberia as the country seeks to rebuild after 14 years of civil war,” he says. “It was a rewarding to make a contribution to the country’s recovery.” Liverpool’s most exciting experience in Liberia was using motorcycle taxis for transportation. “They are fast, reliable and, most importantly, cheap,” he explains. “On the flipside, they tend to get into accidents quite frequently. But despite the dangers, I was an avid user.”

Ryan Nuss

Nicole Rataski Externship: Ministry of Justice, Kigali, Rwanda Interning in the Rwanda Ministry of Justice’s Litigation and Legal Advisory Departments, Rataski researched and drafted numerous memoranda of law, mainly on issues of contract law, and she prepared advisory opinions on potential government contracts and international agreements. She also worked on an arbitration case against a U.S. company that was being arbitrated in Washington, D.C. “It was interesting to prepare and research the case from the Rwandan government’s perspective,” she says. Rataski enjoyed being immersed for the summer in a culture that was radically different from her own. “It was refreshing to be in a culture that is so community-based, a culture that eagerly accepted me upon my arrival,” she says. “My biggest takeaway was the practical understanding of how a judicial system in a transitional democracy operates and how to affect change and implement reforms in such an environment as an outsider.”

Geoff Lawson and Ryan Nuss Externships: DPK Consulting, Tbilisi, Georgia Lawson and Nuss worked for a judicial administration reform project, where they researched and presented various aspects of civil and criminal procedure. They observed courtroom practices at all levels to gauge what could be done more efficiently. Then, they wrote reports summarizing their findings on the potential problems with current court procedures.

“Regularly, we did write-ups for various members of the staff on discovery, service of process, and generally anything that they did not understand about the American system,” says Nuss. “We alternated between using state and federal practices, doing our best to tailor the information from our systems to suit their needs.” Nuss says his most memorable experience was a “horrifying” descent from Mount Kazbegi on what some consider the third most dangerous road in the world. “The road wound slowly down mountains without guard

rails,” he says. “The cliffs dropped off straight down, the roads were fraught with potholes and, at times, our tires would be within 10 inches from the edge of the dusty, gravel road.” But his summer externship proved to him that he can make a meaningful contribution after graduation. “I now know that I can handle the pitfalls associated with not knowing a local language and being planted in a developing country,” he says.

ONU hosts Ohio Supreme Court Ohio Northern University’s College of Law hosted an off-site session of the Ohio Supreme Court in September as part of the court’s semi-annual Off-Site Court Program. Chief Justice Eric Brown and Justices Paul E. Pfeifer, Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, Maureen O’Connor, Terrence O’Donnell, Judith Ann Lanzinger and Robert R. Cupp, BA ’73, JD ’76, heard oral arguments in four cases. The audience for this session included ONU law students and students from area high schools. This was the Supreme Court’s second visit to ONU as part of the Off-Site Court Program. The first was in 1999.

Justice Robert R. Cupp, BA ’73, JD ’76

Ee Further elements of excellence 1. William Patry, senior copyright counsel at Google Inc., delivered a lecture about the subpar state of copyright law at the College of Law in October. The lecture was part of the Fred L. Carhart Memorial Program in Legal Ethics.

2. To celebrate the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution as well as the 125th anniversary of the law school, the Pettit College of Law hosted Constitution Day. The day consisted of presentations by law students on issues in constitutional law. 3. The College of Law hosted lecture series on Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse at the beginning of October. It included three lectures by Michael D. Schafer, director of counseling at Ohio Northern University, Bryan H. Ward,

professor of law and director of clinical programs at ONU’s College of Law, and Edward W. Erfurt III, an attorney from Columbus, Ohio. 4. As part of the Kormendy Lecture Series, the law school hosted a lecture by Sanford V. Levinson, professor of law and government at the University of Texas in October. In his lecture, “Who, if Anyone, Really Trusts ‘We the People’?,” Levinson argued that the framers of the Constitution put little trust in the people’s ability to make proper judgments, as can be seen in such literature as The Federalist, and questioned whether anyone would really want a true democratic constitution. 15

Welcome aboard, new Trustees

hio Northern University’s Board of Trustees is comprised of highly respected professionals who are passionate about ONU. By sharing their wisdom and expertise in a leadership role, they help to guide the University toward a bright future. The Board of Trustees has 36 members, including three new members profiled here. Allenby, who worked as a mechanical engineer and an industrial engineer before becoming a professor, received an MBA and a doctorate in business and statistics from the University of Chicago. He also received a master’s degree in organizational research from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Greg Allenby Helen C. Kurtz Chair and Professor of Marketing and Statistics at Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio

Greg Allenby, BSME ’78, a leading expert on Bayesian statistics, has a diverse background that encompasses the fields of engineering, marketing and higher education. He looks forward to bringing “a link to the past and ideas for the future” to his new position on the board. “ONU was formative in my life, and I’d like it to continue to be formative in the lives of others,” he says.

Early in his career, while working at a large hospital near the south side of Chicago, Allenby became enamored with statistics. “I realized that statistical science is the cornerstone of all science and that if I knew how to measure things through data, I could participate in nearly any branch of science,” he says. As a doctoral student, Allenby spent most of his time studying an obscure, subdiscipline of statistics known as Bayesian statistics. This proved to be a good move. Shortly after Allenby graduated, Bayesian statistics emerged as a powerful and popular statistical method. For the last 20 years, Allenby has taught at Ohio State University while leading the way in the development and application of Bayesian statistics in the field of marketing. His textbook, Bayesian Statistics and Marketing, is used by leading universities around the world for training doctoral students.

An active researcher who juggles six to seven research projects in various stages of development, Allenby also is an editor for the academic journal Quantitative Marketing and Economics. In his free time, Allenby is involved in ministry work through his church, New Life United Methodist. “I get to drive a van, serve coffee, cook eggs, hand out clothes, and be a prayer minister at our health clinic,” he says. “Every Sunday provides me with the opportunity to do mission work, and I don’t have to leave Columbus.” He also helps out at his church’s summer youth camp, which is open to inner city teens. Allenby has been married to Tricia (Ahlers), BA ’78, for 32 years, and they have two children, Kate and Mark. The couple share fond memories of meeting in calculus class their freshman year at ONU. “Professor Kathryn Kuhns had her students sit in alphabetical order, and I lucked out to get to sit right behind Tricia,” says Allenby.

Kim’s research involves understanding the role that stem cells play in lung cancer and in repairing the lung after injury. “The ultimate goal is to alleviate lung diseases and the mortality of lung cancer,” she says.

Carla Kim Assistant professor, stem cell program at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School Department of Genetics Boston, Mass. Carla (Bender) Kim, BS ’97, is engaged in groundbreaking stem cell research at one of the nation’s top pediatric medical centers. Yet, despite her demanding career, she is eager to share her time with her alma mater. “I am excited to serve the University that has contributed so much to my life,” she says. “I hope to add new perspectives and diversity.”

“I am excited to serve the University that has contributed so much to my life. I hope to add new perspectives and diversity.” After graduating from Northern with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Kim attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, for a doctorate in genetics. She engaged in a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before obtaining her present joint appointment at Harvard and the Children’s Hospital Boston.

In addition to running her research lab, Kim mentors graduate students, lectures, attends seminars and writes grants. “Although it can be challenging to obtain grants to fund our work, I enjoy the independence of what I do,” she says. “Also, the biology is a joy.” When reflecting on her undergraduate days, Kim credits Northern for giving her the confidence and the strong academic background she needed to excel in the sciences. Kim also met her husband, Charles Kim, BSBA ’98, at Ohio Northern. They have a 1-year-old daughter, Madeline.

Huntington National Bank, a banking subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Inc., is a $53 billion regional bank holding company. With a history of more than 140 years, Huntington provides a full range of banking, investment, brokerage and insurance services to commercial and consumer customers. Holding a top managerial position at Huntington, Moore is responsible for developing and launching new products, managing people and technology, reviewing proposals, troubleshooting, and more. In her work, Moore enjoys interacting with a wide variety of people who bring unique personalities and ideas to the table. “I’m a good team player and calm in a crisis,” she says. “I’m able to learn new things quickly and understand how they fit into the bigger picture.” Moore became an ONU trustee after serving for 15 years on the College of Business Administration’s advisory board. “I’d like to see ONU and its students continue to improve and succeed,” she says, explaining why she volunteers her time for her alma mater.

Candi Moore Senior Vice President and Manager of Trust Operations and Corporate Trust Huntington National Bank Columbus, Ohio

She also generously lends her expertise to other organizations. She is chairman of the board of the Licking Land Trust, which conserves natural areas and farmland in and around Licking County, Ohio. She also is president of the board of the Bryn Due Commission, which is charged with preserving, renovating and operating a historic 52-acre estate in Granville, Ohio. Moore and her husband of 27 years, Steve Mershon, reside in Granville, Ohio.

With almost 30 years experience in law and banking, Candada “Candi” Moore, BA ’78, brings fiscal knowledge and prudence, along with fresh ideas, to her role on Northern’s board. After graduating from ONU in 1978, Moore went on to graduate summa cum laude from the Ohio State University College of Law. She worked for a law firm for 10 years before joining Huntington Bank in 1991 where she worked her way up the ladder to her present position. 17

Homecoming 2010 ONU’s Got Talent and beautiful weather brought thousands back to Ohio Northern University to celebrate the numerous activities throughout the weekend of Oct. 8-10. Each college, as well as numerous groups and departments on campus, provided opportunities for every alumnus, family member and friend who returned to enjoy the festivities. Class reunion celebrations, athletic events, college tours, the Stefanie Spielman Walk/Run for Breast Cancer, the Neil Boyd concert, the Balloon Glow and the annual fireworks display truly made it a memorable weekend for all.

Shalom Arellano, a sophomore nursing major from Garfield Heights, Ohio, and Cara Schroeder, a junior biology major from Sidney, Ohio, were crowned Homecoming King and Queen.

Alumni enjoy th e scramb ler.

A future ONU football player… or is that a future firefighter?

Fireworks were a perfect closing to the day’s festivities.

Klondike wants to help decorate cupcakes too.

The Black Student Union took third place with their creative Homecoming float.

Loving the Super Slide.

Klondike enjoys watching the game with a current student. Dr. Vern Hakes, PHC ’33, Hon. D. ’76, and Dr. Erv Pierstorf, ’53, Hon. D. ’78, enjoy the football game.

A future polar bear rides the “Tiger Ride” at Homecoming 2010. Alumni Board member Ed Gmyrek, BSEd ’65, brought his ONU golf cart for the Homecoming parade.

Getting ready for the Balloon Glow.

ONU’s Got Talent as seen from these two students.

President and Mrs. Baker served as grand marshals of this year’s Homecoming Parade.

Enjoying cotton candy and carnival rides during the tailgate.

Clownin around g in the parade .

Looking at the stars in ONU’s new observatory on west campus.

Klondike visits with two future polar bears who came back to see their dad, Kevin, inducted into ONU’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Class Reunion Photos

Mechanical engineers from the class of 1960 gathered this fall to celebrate their 50th reunion.

(Names read left to right)

Back: Milt Colburn, Dick Watson, Carl Clay, Charles Leader Middle: Dr. Bruce Burton, former dean of the college, Jim Henry, Don Davis Front: Jack Ridge, Dick Cowan, Jack Runner

Class of 1960:

Back: David Stoffer, Al Zimmer Front: Jim Deem, Tom Tilton, Cliff McCormick

Class of 1965: Back: Steve Martin, Gerry Goffinet, Dave Own, Gay GardnerOwen, Jacqueline Keller Schafer, Kay Hershelman Martin, Chris Coats McIntyre, Loretta Forney Lopez Front: Gerald Miller, Ed Gmyrek, Marty Paul, Maryann Krieger Reifschneider, Judy Stone Bolinger, Melinda “Mo” Overmyer

Class of 1975: Ann Ryan, Peter Baron, Scott Waite, Bob Smith

Class of 1980:

Class of 1990: Back: Jodie Steegman Tabano, Tammy Grozier Wahle Front: Judy Steegman Bales, Buffy Bollin Dewitt

Back: Bruce Marshall, Clyde Oyer, Jed Marquart Front: Sandy Hurless Bashore, Clarice Turk McNeill, Liz Smith Pronai

Join Us Next Year on Oct. 1, 2011

Class of 1995: Back: Jason Goffinet, Allison Bower Stinger, Christine Train Brown Front: Beth Riewaldt, Amy LaSala Kohl, Lenora Green Randoph

Class of 2000: Back: Kathy Klingler Joan, Patrick Gibson, Megan Pritchard, Jiv Subramaniam Front: Katie Poling, Jennifer Thiel Stamper

Class of 1970: Back: Jay Shoup, Stan Deal, Bill Krofft, Martin Denes, Bob Roberts, Dennis Donnelly, Jack Dickinson Front: Don Tumblin, Mary Prech Osburn, Jenni Jewell-Miller, Shirley Inloes Snyder, Karin Hendrickson Dillman, Jean White Daniel

Class of 1985: Back: Kevin John, Eric Newmann, Tony Shoek, Tom Barber, Fred Gaynier, Rob Weeks Middle: Jon Price, Deanna Yoh Brewer, Janice Merkshook, Chuck Zanny, Bill Lyle, George Brady Front: Jett Howard, Jim Haines, Joe Neal, Lynn Bashore, Jim Laird

All Alumni (non class years): Back: Rod Thompson, Tonya Hunter, Nicholas Sawyers, Michael Fay, Ron Woofter Middle: Walter Armes, Jillian Rapp Subramaniam Front: Jim O’Donnell, Mary Frings, Erin Chandler, Jean Armes, Emily Fay, Evelina Solis

Class of 2005: Back: Mark Killian, Jenny (Bean) Killian Front: Ed Watson, Sarah Prasher, Tonya Hunter

Save the Date Celebrate President and Mrs. Baker Day! Saturday, June 4, 2011

All alumni and friends are invited to join us at Alumni Weekend to celebrate and say goodbye to Dr. and Mrs. Baker. A complete schedule of events will arrive in the next Alumni Journal. Please plan now to attend!

Support The Northern Fund today and impact Ohio Northern University’s Tomorrow!

For more information, please contact Kelly M. Brant, director of annual giving, at 419-772-2073 or k-brant@onu.edu

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An Essential Element of Ohio Northern University The Northern Fund supports ONU with annual operating costs and the University’s highest priorities – student scholarships, financial aid, faculty research and campus improvements. A robust Northern Fund is an essential element in The Campaign for Ohio Northern University’s Tomorrow, because it provides revenue for current needs – those we are prepared for and those we cannot anticipate.

The impact of loyal, recurring annual support cannot be overstated. With your support, Ohio Northern University’s Tomorrow will be not only a source of pride for alumni, but also a place of prominence where future generations of students fulfill their dreams.

The Henry Solomon Lehr Society

R. Scott Bodie, BSBA ’74, his wife, Barbara and their children, Hannah and Olivia.

Charles “Larry” Busch, BSEE ’63, and Joyce Ann (Dellefield) Busch, BA ’67

Inara Mencis Brubaker, BS ’59

Douglas F. Mock, BSBA ’78, and his wife, Joan (not pictured)

Mary S. Bowden, wife of the late Robert L. Bowden, BSEd ’51, former professor and chair of biology at ONU

Robert D. Kerscher, BSBA ’70, and his wife, Barbara

Beverly A. Hawk (not pictured)

Nov. 2, 1974, the Board of Trustees of Ohio Northern University established the Henry Solomon Lehr Society to recognize the exceptional leadership and exemplary financial support given to Ohio Northern University by individuals and couples. It was established with the awareness that Northern’s advancement in educational service depends on the active participation of people whose dedication and support are vital. The Lehr Society exists as a symbol of the vision for Ohio Northern University’s greatness bequeathed to this and future generations of alumni, friends and students.

The Lehr Society wishes to distinctively recognize those individuals who, through their especially generous support, express their faith in the mission of Ohio Northern University and their belief in the continuing importance of the private sector of American higher education. On Oct. 1, 2010, Ohio Northern celebrated and inducted the newest Life members of the Henry Solomon Lehr Society who have contributed $100,000 or more to the University during their lifetimes.

Alumni Events Dec. 10, 2010

March 5, 2011

ONU Holiday Spectacular Alumni Event

2011 Venice, Fla., Regional Area Alumni Event at 11:30 a.m.

Feb. 9, 2011

March 6, 2011

2011 Atlanta, Ga., Regional Area Alumni Event at 6 p.m.

2011 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Regional Area Alumni Event at 11:30 a.m.

Feb. 10, 2011 2011 Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Regional Area Alumni Event at 6 p.m.

March 8, 2011

March 2, 2011

May 5-13, 2011

2011 Orlando, Fla., Regional Area Alumni Event at 6 p.m.

Women’s Soccer Alumni International Trip

Columbus, Ohio, Student/ Alumni Reception at 7 p.m.

March 3, 2011 2011 Tampa, Fla., Regional Area Alumni Event at 6 p.m.

For a complete schedule of events, visit www.onu.edu/alumni

Save the Date!

Come join us for the second annual Ohio Northern University Scholarship Winter Golf Outing at the Golf Club of the Everglades in Naples, Fla., from March 13-14, 2011. This special event supports current and future students at Ohio Northern. More than 80 percent of ONU students receive some form of financial aid every year, yet most still graduate with significant debt. Scholarship support enables students to pursue their dreams of a toptier ONU education. Thanks to Clyde, BSEd ’61, H of F ’83, and Pearl (Myers) Quinby, AA ’61, 100 percent of your golf fees will go to scholarships at ONU.

For more information, visit www.onu.edu/alumni or contact Sarah Prasher, BSME ’05, assistant director of alumni affairs, at s-prasher@onu.edu, or Bill Robinson, BSED ’61, Hon. D. ’05, H of F ’05, at 419-772-2035.

Athletic Hall of Fame

Six

members of the Ohio Northern University athletics family were inducted into the University’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 8, as part of ONU’s Homecoming weekend.

The six inductees were Thomas P. Perkins, BA ’95, a football and track athlete from Senecaville, Ohio; John C. Smith, BA ’74, a football player from Carthage, Mo.; Kevin J. Sensabaugh, BA ’99, a basketball player from Spencerville, Ohio; Amy (Wood) Mills, BS ’96, a track and field athlete from Lancaster, Ohio; Gina L. Fall, BA ’96, a soccer and track athlete from Hamilton, Ohio; and Maryann C. Rist, BSBA ’96, a softball player from Avon, Ohio. A four-year All-OAC letterwinner in football, Thomas Perkins also lettered in both indoor and outdoor track, and became an OAC champion and NCAA qualifier in the high jump. He ended his college career with 12 varsity letters between the three sports and was an All-Ohio champion in outdoor track. In football, he also held ONU season and career records for receptions in a game, touchdowns in a game, and yards receiving in a game. Perkins’ involvement at Northern extended off the field as well. He was a member of the Student Activities Committee, worked in Mcintosh Center and participated in many on-campus organizations. After college, Perkins joined the Ohio 24 Valley Athletic Conference all-star football game coaching staff and coached girls track, which won him the Pioneer Valley Conference Coach of the Year award. He received his MA from Muskingum University in 2005, and in 2008, he became the superintendent of Rolling Hills Local Schools after three years as principal in Warren Local Schools. He currently is the superintendent at Northern Local Schools.

John Smith was a fouryear starting quarterback at ONU, setting school records in 12 different categories, including career yardage, career completions and career touchdown passes. His enthusiasm for the sport was recognized not only within the ONU community, but also by professional football leagues. In 1974, Smith signed with the Oakland Raiders and then continued his career with the World Football League’s Chicago Fire. Smith also played for the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers. After his career on the field, Smith kept active with students and athletes. He taught and coached at Trinity High School in Washington, Pa.; served as offensive coordinator at California University of Pennsylvania; and was assistant head coach at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. Smith earned a master’s degree in special education from California University of Pennsylvania. He’s now dedicated to raising money for America’s youth and donating his time to Plant-It 2020 and World Hunger Year. Smith received Phi Kappa Theta’s national “Men of Excellence” award in 2008. He lives in Carthage, Mo. During his time at ONU, Kevin Sensabaugh was described as “one of the best point guards in the country” by former ONU head basketball coach Joe Campoli. Sensabaugh was the Wooster Mose Classic MVP in 1998 and received the coveted OAC Gregory Award as OAC Player of the Year in the 1999, the same year he was

dubbed an All-American. With a career consisting of 192 steals (tied for second all-time), 393 assists (second all-time), 255 three-point field goals (second all-time), and 44 blocked shots (ninth all-time), Sensabaugh’s contributions earned him nods to the first-team All Great Lakes District, first-team All-OAC and third-team NABC. He has continued his career as a head coach at Spencerville High School. Amy (Wood) Mills was an All-American in the 55-meter hurdles, finishing second at the 1996 NCAA Championships. In addition to being a four-year letterwinner, she also earned back-toback OAC titles in the 55-meter dash and 55-meter hurdles (1995 and 1996). Mills was also a member of the 4-by-200 relay squad that won the OAC championship in the event three years in a row (1994, 1995 and 1996). Mills owns the ONU record in the 55-meter hurdles and is ranked third all-time in the 55-meter dash. After graduating from ONU, Mills became an assistant coach at Circleville High School from 1997-99. She now works for the Ohio Department of Public Health and lives in Lancaster, Ohio. Gina Fall was a standout goalkeeper for the women’s soccer team and thrower for the track and field squad from 1993-96. She owns all ONU goalie saves records – the career record with 569, the single-season record with 181 (in 1993) and the singlematch record with 21 (against OSULima in 1995). As a senior in 1995, she took on the responsibility of team captain and ended the season by earning the Coaches Award.

In track, she won the OAC discus title in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996. She also was ONU’s only four-time All-American in track and field, finishing runner-up in the discus at the 1996 NCAA Championships. Since graduating from ONU, Fall has worked as an executive at both Target Corporation and Kohl’s. She has remained active in athletics by coaching girl’s high school soccer, basketball and track. Fall also keeps busy through volunteer work, donating her time with many organizations. During her sophomore year, Maryann Rist hit .500 in 52 at-bats before honing her abilities as a pitcher. She was named OAC Pitcher of the Week for April 4, 1994. The same year, she tied an ONU single-season record with 15 wins as a sophomore (ending with a 15-5 record and nine straight wins) and was named First Team All-OAC as a pitcher. In 1996, Rist again was named First Team All-OAC and was named OAC Pitcher of the Week for April 15-21, 1996. She became an All-American the same year. Rist is in the ONU record books as both a pitcher and hitter. She is tied for fourth in wins as a pitcher (38) and sixth in slugging percentage (.534) and finished her college softball career with 132 strikeouts. While notably an outstanding pitcher, Rist also was honored for her academic success. In 1995 and 1996, she was named First Team Academic AllOAC, and in 1996, she was also a First Team GTE Academic All-District and a Third Team GTE Academic All-American. Rist also received an ONU Outstanding Academic Performance Award, awarded to students who maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher over the course of 45 or more hours of graded coursework.

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Indoor Track and Field

Wrestling

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December

November

January 14 21 29

ONU INVITATIONAL

Women’s Basketball 19 20 23

at Transylvania (Ky.) (Transylvania Tournament) vs. Hanover (Ind.) (Transylvania Tournament) KENYON

December 1 at Albion (Mich.) 4 MUSKINGUM* 8 OTTERBEIN* 11 at John Carroll* 15 at Adrian (Mich.) 18 MARIETTA* 22 CAPITAL* 27 Cactus Jam in Phoenix, Ariz. January 5 8 12 15 22 26 29

at Heidelberg* at Mount Union* at Wilmington* BALDWIN-WALLACE* at Muskingum* at Otterbein* JOHN CARROLL*

February 2 at Capital* 5 at Marietta* 9 HEIDELBERG* 12 MOUNT UNION* 16 WILMINGTON* 19 at Baldwin-Wallace* 22-26 OAC Tournament

*OAC Game

January 11 14-15 18 28-29

MOUNT UNION* at Lycoming (Pa.) Duals JOHN CARROLL* at Wheaton (Ill.) Classic

10 a.m.

7:30 p.m. 9 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

February 1 at Wilmington* 7:30 p.m. 8 at Muskingum* 7:30 p.m. 12 at Baldwin-Wallace* Noon 15 HEIDELBERG* 7:30 p.m. 26 OAC CHAMPIONSHIPS at ONU 10 a.m.

Last Chance at TBA NCAA Championships at Capital

November

Buckeye/Keystone Challenge at Mount Union

December 4 ONU INVITATIONAL 9 a.m. 10 MANCHESTER (Ind.) 7:30 p.m. 15 at Mount Saint Joseph 7 p.m. 18-19 Midwest Classic in Indianapolis, Ind. Noon 29-30 Midlands Invitational at Northwestern TBA

JOE BANKS INVITATIONAL at Northwest Ohio Invitational at University of Findlay OAC Relays at Capital

February 4-5 POLAR BEAR INVITATIONAL 12 All-Ohio Champs at Otterbein 19 at Capital Invitational 25-26 OAC Championships at Baldwin-Wallace March 5-6 11-12

6 p.m.

1 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 2 p.m.

HOME MATCHES IN BOLD

March 11-12

NCAA Championships at Oshkosh, Wis.

Swimming and Diving October 30 at John Carroll*

1 p.m.

November 5 WILMINGTON* 6 p.m. 6 at Wooster 1 p.m. 12 at Hillsdale (Mich.) with Olivet (Mich.) 6 p.m. 13 at Kenyon 1 p.m. 19 WITTENBERG 6 p.m. December 2-4 at Wooster Invitational

January 14 15 22 28 29

January 5 8 12 15 22 26 29

HEIDELBERG* at Mount Union* WILMINGTON* at Wittenberg at Muskingum* OTTERBEIN* JOHN CARROLL*

February 2 CAPITAL* 5 at Marietta* 9 at Heidelberg* 12 MOUNT UNION* 16 at Wilmington* 19 at Baldwin-Wallace* 23-26 OAC Tournament

7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m.

7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 4 p.m.

10 a.m./6 p.m.

OBERLIN 5:30 p.m. at Mount Union* 1 p.m. BALDWIN-WALLACE* 1 p.m. at Notre Dame (Ohio) with Lake Erie 6 p.m. at Case Western Reserve 1 p.m.

February 17-19 OAC Championships in Akron, Ohio 10 a.m./6 p.m. March 23-26

23 DEFIANCE 7:30 p.m. 27 vs. Wooster (Carnegie Mellon Tournament) 1 p.m. 28 vs. CMU (Pa.)/Susquehenna (Pa.) (Carnegie Mellon Tournament) 1/3 p.m. December 1 at Trine (Ind.) 7:30 p.m. 4 MUSKINGUM* TBA 8 at Otterbein* 7:30 p.m. 11 at John Carroll* 4 p.m. 15 BALDWIN-WALLACE* 7:30 p.m. 18 MARIETTA* 4 p.m. 20 at Capital* 7:30 p.m. 28 vs. Hanover (Ind.) (Centre Tournament) TBA 29 vs. Centre/Berea (Centre Tournament) TBA

NCAA Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.

Check out www.onusports.com for up-to-date game schedules, scores, team information and coaching staff bios. Save the Date – 2011 Athletic Golf Outing June 24, 2011 For details check out onusports.com

WINTER SHOWCASE AT THE FREED CENTER

Dec. 3-5 and Dec. 10-12 ONU Holiday Spectacular

Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. Freed Center Dec. 10 and Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. Lima ONU’s much-loved production kicks off the holiday season.

Dec. 7-17

Ohio Northern Juried Student Exhibition

Reception: Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Elzay Gallery of Art and Stambaugh Studio Gallery This adjudicated exhibition features the best original work completed by students in the department of art and design. Award categories include two-dimensional, three-dimensional, graphic design, the Baker Creativity Award, and best of show.

Jan. 9

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical

10 a.m. Freed Center The beloved, award-winning Mo Willems storybook is set to an enchanting score in a production first commissioned by the Kennedy Center. For children 4 and up.

Jan. 22

Feb. 17

8 p.m. Freed Center Jazz-based contemporary dance, stunning music and impeccable choreography.

8 p.m. Freed Center

River North Chicago Dance Company and the ONU Dance Company

Jan. 30

ONU Symphonic Band presents Colors

Feb. 18

It’s Only Life

4 p.m. The Freed Center A program of exquisite music from Eastern Europe.

Friday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. Freed Center A staged musical reading of songs by John Bucchino, whose music has been recorded and performed by Judy Collins, Patti LuPone, Yo-Yo Ma, Audra MacDonald, Liza Minnelli, Art Garfunkel and many others.

Feb. 8-13

Feb. 19-20

Feb. 8, through Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. Freed Center These two productions play in repertory. The Tony-award-winning play Proof was a critically acclaimed Broadway play and a blockbuster movie about the relationship of between a brilliant mathematician and his equally brilliant daughter. The Last Five Years is a musical love story about two 20-something New Yorkers who fall in and out of love.

Saturday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. Freed Center The Sister’s back mixing stand-up comedy and catechism!

ONU Symphony Orchestra: Eastern Melodies

In Repertory: Proof and The Last Five Years

ONU Wind Orchestra: Music of the New Millennium

’Til Death do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3

March 18

Mad Science Presents Star Trek Live

7 p.m. Freed Center For students of science, math and action-packed adventure.

Sunday, Feb. 12, at 4 p.m. Freed Center

This is a partial listing of Freed Center events. For a complete listing and ticket information, visit www.freedcenter.com

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Class notes Dean Elam, BA, is co-owner of Facet Photography in Springfield, Ohio, where he and his wife, Kay (McCracken), BA ’71, reside. Jane (Smith-Fleming) Madden, BSEd, is the associate pastor of care and nurture at the Sidney First United Methodist Church in Sidney, Ohio, where she resides.

1969 Robert Klingensmith, BSME, is an eighthgrade math and science teacher for Rocklin Unified School District. He and his wife, Lucinda (Caplinger), BSEd, reside in El Dorado Hills, Ca.

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1949 Vincent Lally, BSEE, recently moved to Riddle Village with his wife, Mary Lou. The couple enjoys spending time with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They reside in Media, Pa.

Sampling of ONU Degrees AA A.CIT BA BFA BM BS BSBA BSCE BSCLS BSCPE BSECE BSEd BSEE BSME BSMT BSN BSPh H of F Hon. D. JD LLB LLD LLM PharmD

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

1960 Jim Lawhead, BSBA, and his wife, Barbara, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 20, 2010. The couple resides in Lorain, Ohio.

1966 Judy (Shepherd) Angleberger, BSEd, is a pastor at Steffin Hill Presbyterian Church in Beaver Falls, Pa. She represents the Presbyterian Church on the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Judy and her husband, Gary, reside in Beaver, Pa. Karen (Frey) Stoudt, BA, resides in Powell, Ohio. She can be reached at stoudt78@columbus.rr.com

1967 Lionel Higley, BSEE, retired from American Electric Power as a senior engineer on Aug. 1, 2010, after 43 years of service. He resides in Dublin, Ohio, and can be reached at HLKH327@aol.com Michael Miller, BA, returned from a two-week mission trip to Tanzania in East Africa in July as part of a team from Ben Davis Christian Church. He is retired and resides in Indianapolis, Ind., with his wife, Eileen, of 43 years.

Kay (McCracken) Elam, BA, and her husband, Dean, BA ’68, reside in Springfield, Ohio, where Dean is a co-owner of Facet Photography.

1974 Stanley Hammerman, JD, was selected for inclusion in the Southwest Super Lawyers 2010, which includes Arizona and New Mexico. He was chosen as one of 2010’s “Best of Arizona” commercial litigation attorneys by Ranking Arizona magazine. Stanley is a senior partner in the law firm of Hammerman & Hultgren P.C. He and his firm are AV-rated. Stanley and his family reside in Scottsdale, Ariz. Allen Nichol, BSPh, was awarded the 2010 Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award from the Ohio Pharmacist Association. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy in health sciences from Southeastern University in 1993. Allen operates his own consulting firm, Nichol and Associates Pharmaceutical Care Consultants, based in Gahanna, Ohio. He splits time between West Side Family Practice and Grandview Family Medicine as the director of the diabetes management program. He also is the vice president of clinical operations for a company he co-founded: CeutiCare. He resides with his family in Columbus, Ohio.

1968 Charles Burchett, BSME, retired as product engineer at Eastman Kodak Co. in Windsor, Colo., in 2000. He received his Master of Science in chemical engineering from Lehigh University in 1971. He and his wife, Barbara Liston, reside in Fort Collins, Colo.

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1975 Thomas Tschinkel, BSPh, is a pharmacist for Walgreens in Lakewood, Ohio. He resides in Bay Village, Ohio.

1977 Charles Dixon, BA, was named the president and CEO of the Pataskala Banking Company. He resides in Kenton, Ohio. Janet (Rice) McCoy, BA, is an assistant professor of communication at Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. She and her husband, Bruce, reside in Morehead, Ky.

1979 Darlene (Thompson) Smarto, BSPh, is a pharmacist for Pharmerica. She and her family reside in North Huntingdon, Pa.

1980 Randy Orr, JD, is vice president of Scottsdale Insurance Company. He and his wife, Camille, and their two daughters, Cali and Chelsea, reside in Scottsdale, Ariz.

1981 Lexa Freshly, BA, is a sixth-grade language arts teacher at Maysville Local Schools in Zanesville, Ohio. In March 2010, she was nominated as a Muskingum 30 Valley Educational Service Center Outstanding Teacher and was one of eight teachers who received the award. Lexa was recently elected second vice president for the local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, an international organization of key women educators. She resides in Zanesville, Ohio. Melissa Green, BSBA, is the vice president of the Findlay-area campus of Owens Community College. Melissa resides in Lima, Ohio.

John Schumacher, BSPh, is the vice president of pharmacy benefit solutions for Walgreens in Deerfield, Ill. He lives in Loveland, Ohio.

1982 Timothy Abraham, BSPh, is director of pharmacy at CarePoint Partners in Canfield, Ohio. His wife, Beth (Linhart), BSPh ’84, is a pharmacist at Rite Aid. The couple resides with their family in Canfield, Ohio. Christopher Chiles, BSEE, is vice president of operations in the door group at Assa Abloy in Mason City, Iowa. He and his wife, Beth Ann (Brown) Chiles, BA ’82, and their family reside in Mason City, Iowa.

1983 David Eyl, BSBA, is the regional vice president of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Johnson & Johnson in Jacksonville, Fla., where he resides. Philip Miele, JD, is an enforcement attorney for the Ohio Division of Securities in Columbus, Ohio. He resides in Dublin, Ohio. Ward Wildman, BSBA, resides in Urbana, Ohio.

1984 Beth (Linhart) Abraham, BSPh, is a pharmacist at Rite Aid. Her husband, Timothy, BSPh ’82, is director of pharmacy at CarePoint Partners in Canfield, Ohio. The couple resides with their family in Canfield, Ohio. Julie (Pope) Decker, JD, and Mark Decker were married. Julie is a selfemployed attorney. The couple resides in Toronto, Ohio. Laird Lile, JD, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Florida Courts Technology Commission by the Florida Supreme Court. He also presented at the 27th annual

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From left to right: University of Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez, Mike Dorsch, PharmD ’03, Kelli (Wise) Dorsch, PharmD ’03, Darren Freeland, BS ’02.

estate and probate seminar of the Palm Beach County Bar Association regarding new laws passed by the 2010 Florida Legislature impacting the probate administrations, trusts and estate planning in Florida. He was inducted into Florida Trend’s 2010 Legal Elite Hall of Fame and is certified by The Florida Bar as a wills, trusts, and estates lawyer since 1989. Laird and his family reside in Naples, Fla.

1985 John March, BSME, is the general manager of process gas at Cameron Compression Systems in Buffalo, N.Y.

1988 John Livengood, BA, has been the head coach of the Norwalk St. Paul Flyers high school football team for the past 19 years. He, Tom Baker, BA ’89, and Larry Fisher, BA ’94, helped guide the Flyers to their fourth state final appearance and first title on Dec. 5, 2009. John and his family reside in Norwalk, Ohio. Jeffrey Spoon, BSEE, is a senior process controls engineer for Husky Energy in Lima, Ohio. He and his family reside in McComb, Ohio. Renee Stigliano, BSPh, is the staff resident pharmacist for long-term care at the Pharmacy Management Group in Hermitage, Pa. She resides in Clark, Pa.

He, John Livengood, BA ’88, and Larry Fisher, BA ’94, helped guide the Flyers to their fourth state final appearance and first title on Dec. 5, 2009. Tom and his wife, Julie (Gomos) Baker, BS ’93, reside in Norwalk, Ohio.

1990 Barbara Provance, BSBA, is senior manager at Carbis Walker LLP in New Castle, Pa., where she resides. Michael Roediger, BA, was named Outstanding Fundraising Executive by the Greater Dayton Region Chapter for Fundraising Professionals. Michael is the vice president of development for the Victoria Theatre Association. He resides with his family in Oakwood, Ohio.

1992 Mariann Kocsis, BSPh, received the senior pharmacist of the year award for the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service for 200910. She also received the Indian Health Service National Director’s Award for 2009. She is the chief of pharmacy at Indian Health Service in Reno, Nev., with the U.S. government. Mariann resides in Reno, Nev. Noel Swartz, BSBA, is a partner at Marcum LLP in Boston, Mass. He resides in Westborough, Mass.

Joseph Susi II, BA, is an associate professor of athletic training education at Lake Superior State University. In May 2010, he completed his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in higher, adult and lifelong education. He and his wife reside in Sault Ste Marie, Mich.

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Rena (Shump) Jones, BA, is the chief paralegal and office manager at Roberts, Kelly & Bucio LLP in Troy, Ohio. Rena resides with her

Tom Baker, BA, is the receivers coach for the Norwalk St. Paul Flyers high school football team.

Margaret “Maggie” Boyce, BSBA, is a medical and business instructor at Brookstone College of Business in Greensboro, N.C. She is pursuing her master’s degree in finance and resides in Kernersville, N.C.

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Amy (Koller) Lathman, BSPh, is a pharmacist at Beeber’s Pharmacy in Englewood, Ohio. She and her family reside in Huber Heights, Ohio.

1994 Alicia Dempster, BA, started her own theatre company, TheStage Repertory Company, in January 2010, in Danbury, Conn. The company serves the western Connecticut performing arts community and is devoted to developing the next generation of artists and theatergoers. Alicia also was the book writer for two musicals in development for professional production in New York and London. Larry Fisher, BA, is the defensive coach for the Norwalk St. Paul Flyers high school football team. He, John Livengood, BA ’88, and Tom Baker, BA ’89, helped guide the Flyers to their fourth state final appearance and first title on Dec. 5, 2009. Larry resides in Norwalk with his wife, Rhonda (Payne), BA, and family. Christopher McCurdy, BSPh, received the faculty achievement award at the University of Mississippi. He is a medicinal chemistry professor at the university. The award, which debuted at UM in 1985, recognizes professional scholarship, high scholarly standards and overall outstanding career performance. He resides in Oxford, Miss. Barry Schrock, BA, is the assistant principal and freshman academy director for the Fort Wayne Community Schools. He recently completed his Master of Science in educational leadership from Indiana University. He resides in New Haven, Ind.

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family in Troy, Ohio, and can be reached at jrjonrs@woh.rr.com

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1995 Brian Elmore, BA, is a financial advisor at Campbell & Associates in Santa Fe, N.M. His wife, Megan (Frey), BSPh ’02, is the supervisor of the verification and drug interaction team at Express Scripts Inc. in Albuquerque, N.M. The couple resides with their family in Rio Rancho, N.M. Greg Smith, BSEE, is a regional sales manager for High Voltage Maintenance. He resides in Westerville, Ohio, with his wife and children.

1996 Timothy Dersch, BA, is an equipment operator for the U.S. Navy. He and his wife, Kelley, reside in Blacklick, Ohio. Jennifer (Stephan) Omlor, BS, is an athletic trainer and site supervisor at NovaCare Rehabilitation in Middlefield, Ohio, where she and her family reside. She can be reached at jsmo0312@ yahoo.com Cameron Van Dyke, BSPh, resides in St. Clairesville, Ohio.

1997 Christina Argyres, JD, was appointed to the Metropolitan Court Bench in Albuquerque, N.M., by Governor Bill Richardson in June 2010. She resides in Los Ranchos, N.M. Sarah (Strapp) Johnson, BS, BSPh ’01, is a staff specialty pharmacist for Bioscrip Pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio. She and her family reside in Hilliard, Ohio. Laura Pruchnicki, BA, is an account manager for Lexi-Comp in Hudson, Ohio. She resides in Stow, Ohio.

1998 Randee (Scott) Bowder, BSPh, is owner and life coach of Randee

Bowder Coaching in Hood River, Ore. She graduated from an inviteCHANGE-accredited program on June 25, 2010, as a certified professional coach. She received certified professional coach designation and associate certified coach designation from the International Coach Federation in August 2010. She and her family reside in Hood River, Ore. Natalie (Asher) Clemens, BSPh, is a clinical pharmacist at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., where she and her family reside. Nancy Richards, JD, opened her own law practice in summer 2009. Nancy R. Richards & Associates is located in Arnold, Miss. She resides in St. Louis, Miss.

1999 Amy Bametzrieder, BA, is a personal banking consultant at Ohio Savings Bank in Brooklyn, Ohio. She resides in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Foster Clark, BSEE, is an area manager for Marathon Oil Company. The Clark family lives in Acworth, Ga. Heather (Tangeman) Das, PharmD, and Sandeep Das, were married. The couple resides in Irving, Texas.

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2001 Aaron Carns, BSEE, is an electrical engineer at WD Partners in Dublin, Ohio. His wife, Jamie (Walaszczyk), PharmD ’02, is a pharmacist at Medco Health in Dublin, Ohio. The Carns family resides in Hilliard, Ohio. Krista (Schultz) Dugan, BS, and James Dugan were married June 19, 2010, in Cancun, Mexico. Krista is a physical therapist, and the couple resides in Reno, Nev. Pete Grasso, BA, participated in the Susan G. Komen Northeast Ohio Race for the Cure on Sept. 11, 2010. He resides in Avon Lake, Ohio.

Ben Richards, BA, is the high school principal at Watkins Memorial High School in Pataskla, Ohio.

2000 Elliott Pinkie, JD, is a partner at Hoover Hull LLP in Indianapolis, Ind. The law firm primarily focuses on litigation and dispute resolution in areas of business, employment, professional, tort and insurance litigation. Elliott resides in Fishers, Ind.

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’08 Sarah (Strapp) Johnson, BSPh, BS ’97, is a staff specialty pharmacist for Bioscrip Pharmacy in Columbus, Ohio. She and her family reside in Hilliard, Ohio. M. Candas (Gibson) Sheldon, BA, is employed at Lima City Schools. She resides in Lima, Ohio. Marguerite (Barth) Winslow, BS, is a team, a family practice and a sports medicine physician for the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman, Okla. She lives in Oklahoma City, Okla.

2002 Ryan Beery, JD, is in the LLM program at the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s School and Legal Center in Charlottesville, Va. He was recently promoted to major. He resides in Charlottesville, Va. Michelle (Kahler) Campbell, BA, and Charles Campbell were married Oct. 3, 2009. Michelle is an athletic trainer with Kettering Sports Medicine Center and has been contracted as a trainer for Sinclair Community College. She has taught yoga classes for seven years. She and her husband reside in Huber Heights, Ohio. Jamie (Walaszczyk) Carns, is a pharmacist at Medco Health in Dublin, Ohio. Her husband, 32 Aaron, BSEE ’01, is an electrical engineer at WD Partners in Dublin, Ohio. The Carns family resides in Hilliard, Ohio. Chris Carry, BSCE, is a project manager at Miller Brothers Construction Inc., in Archbold, Ohio. In February 2009, he was named Young Engineer of the Year by the Toledo Society of Professional Engineers. In June 2010, he was named Young

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Engineer of the Year for the State of Ohio by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers, and in July 2010 he was elected president of the Toledo Society of Professional Engineers. He resides in Perrysburg, Ohio, with his wife and children. Jennifer Coventry, BA, is the children’s and young adult librarian at the Newcomerstown Public Library in Newcomerstown, Ohio. The library recently hosted authors Elizabeth Berg and Jane Hamilton as part of its fundraising efforts. Megan (Frey) Elmore, BSPh, is the supervisor of the verification and drug interaction team at Express Scripts Inc., in Albuquerque, N.M. Her husband, Brian, BA ’95, is a financial advisor at Campbell & Associates in Santa Fe, N.M. The couple resides with their family in Rio Rancho, N.M. Darren Freeland, BS, BSMT ’03, obtained his master’s degree in health sciences at Lock Haven University and in 2006 became a certified physician assistant. He is a member of the transplant surgery service at the University Of Michigan Hospital, working with a team of surgeons who perform solid organ transplants. Darren is primarily responsible for the surgical and medical management of both inpatient and outpatient organ transplant recipients. Dale Hawkins, BSPh, is a staff pharmacist for Walgreens. He and his family reside in North Las Vegas, Nev. Dawn (Nation) Ward, JD, and David E. Ward III were married Sept. 11, 2010, at the Ohio Renaissance Festival. The couple resides in Kenton, Ohio.

2003 Travis Crum, BSBA, is the assistant controller at Catholic Healthcare Partners in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Angela (Allen), BM ’03, reside in Cincinnati with their family. Michael Dorsch, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist in cardiology at the University of Michigan and works closely with the heart transplant recipients and the heart transplant team. His wife, Kelli (Wise), PharmD ’03, is an inpatient pharmacist at the University Of Michigan Hospital. She is periodically staffing in the pharmacy satellite managing medication profiles for many of the transplant patients as well as other surgical patients. Todd Dunlap, BA, and Jessica (Toalston), PharmD ’06, were married. The couple resides in Cadiz, Ohio. Darren Freeland, BSMT, BS ’02, obtained his master’s degree in health sciences at Lock Haven University and in 2006 became a certified physician assistant. He is a member of the transplant surgery service at the University Of Michigan Hospital, working with a team of surgeons who perform solid organ transplants. Darren is primarily responsible for the surgical and medical management of both inpatient and outpatient organ transplant recipients.

2004 Tiffany (Langenderfer) Garcia, BS, is a biological sciences lab coordinator at The Ohio State University. She and her husband, James, reside in Columbus, Ohio. Kelly (Engelkins) Hinn, PharmD, is a pharmacist for Walgreens Pharmacy in Cleveland, Ohio, where she resides. Ryan Hoff, JD, has been a governmental affairs associate with Tabbert Hahn Pin Global Strategies since July 2009 and graduated from the Indiana Leadership Forum on Sept. 9, 2010. Ryan advocates for his clients at all levels of government along with legislative monitoring. He also assists his clients in procurement issues and is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Ryan is an attorney admitted to the Indiana bar. He and his wife, Maura (Bates), JD ’05, reside in Indianapolis, Ind. Katherine (Ketcham) Hubbell, BSBA, is an office manager and bookkeeper for the Central Ohio Takeuchi DBA, Midwest Equipment Sales in Columbus, Ohio. She resides in Gahanna, Ohio. Jason Hughey, BS, is a laboratory supervisor at American Red Cross in Columbus, Ohio. He and his family reside in Circleville, Ohio.

Jenny (Cremeans) Hanna, BS, is an editor for McGraw-Hill Education in Columbus, Ohio. She and her family reside in Pickerington, Ohio.

Kristen Kopinsky, BSBA, is employed through Health Management Associates and is the chief operating officer at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Sebring, Fla., where she resides.

Corey Lust, BS, is a chemist at West Pharmaceutical Services in Exton, Pa. He resides in Wynnewood, Pa.

Micah Sobota, PharmD, and Kristen Finley were married July 31, 2010, in Wheeling, W.Va. The couple resides in Lima, Ohio.

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David Parr, BSBA, is the quality and production control manager for Sonoco in North Canton, Ohio. His wife, Leah (Myers), BSBA, is a sales representative for Sonoco in North Canton, Ohio. The couple resides in Canton, Ohio.

Jeni (Muskus) Watters, BSEE, received her project management professional certification. She is a project manager for American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio. She and her family reside in Lewis Center, Ohio. She can be reached at eleceng@hotmail.com

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2005 Christopher Anders, BS, and his wife, Jessica (Headings), BS ’06, were married June 9, 2009. Christopher is the sports information director for Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio. The couple resides in North Lewisburg, Ohio. Grant Gaydos, BSBA, and Stacey Looney were married. The couple resides in Caldwell, Ohio. Holly (Daugherty) Gleason, JD, is a legal research supervisor for the Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio. The Gleason family lives in New Concord, Ohio. Maura (Bates) Hoff, JD, is an associate attorney for Lewis & Wilkens LLP. Her husband, Ryan, JD ’04, has worked as a governmental affairs associate with Tabbert Hahn Ping Global Strategies since July 2009 and graduated from the Indiana Leadership Forum on Sept. 9, 2010. The couple resides in Indianapolis, Ind. Amanda (Kalal) Marino, BS, and Pat Marino were married July 31, 2010, in Cleveland, Ohio. The couple resides in Clinton, N.Y.

Jessica (Headings) Anders, BS, and her husband, Christopher Anders, BS ’05, were married June 9, 2009. Jessica is a physical therapist for the Mary Rutan Hospital Rehabilitation Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. The Anders reside in North Lewisburg, Ohio. Jennifer (Toalston) Dunlap, PharmD, and Todd, BA ’03, were married. The couple resides in Cadiz, Ohio. Laura (Sudhoff) Geier, BSBA, is an administrative manager at Graham Packaging in Minster, Ohio. She and her husband, Mike, reside in Coldwater, Ohio. Ashley (Hardin) Patterson, BA, and Michael Patterson were married May 21, 2010, in Coshocton, Ohio. Mandy (Schloemer) Keller, BA, and Luke, PharmD ’08, were married. Mandy is pursuing a graduate degree in education at Indiana University-Purdue University of Fort Wayne. Luke is a pharmacist at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. The couple resides in Fort Wayne, Ind. Angela (McShane) Lee, JD, and Adam Lee were married June 13, 2010, at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, Minn. Angela is the general counsel at Ellingson Companies in West Concord, Minn. She was reelected for a second term as the secretary to the Outstate Practice

Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. Angela and her husband reside in Kasson, Minn. Abby (Myers) Madaychik, BA, and Chad Madaychik were married Aug. 8, 2009. Abby is a sales representative for Newell Rubbermaid. The couple resides in Albany, N. Y. Elizabeth (Terelle) Maus, BS, and Joseph Maus were married. Elizabeth is seeking a Ph.D. in physical therapy from The Ohio State University. The couple resides in Westerville, Ohio. Carrie (Busch) Myers, BA, is an administrator and prekindergarten teacher at St. John Preschool and Child Care in Hicksville, Ohio. She resides in Paulding, Ohio. Michelle (Cha) Peters, BM, is pursuing a master’s degree in vocal performance at the University of Akron. She and her husband, Drew, BS ’07, reside in Akron, Ohio. Hillary (Gobin) Pfeffer, BFA, is an art teacher at Walton Verona Elementary in Verona, Ky. She and her family reside in Florence, Ky. She can be reached at hgobn12@ gmail.com Grant Saum, BSCPE, is a F-15E captain and pilot for the U.S. Air Force. He resides in Mountain Home, Idaho. Tina Saunders, JD, is an attorney for Kalbaugh, Pfund & Messersmith in Fairfax, Va. She resides in Herndon, Va.

Justin Thomes, BSBA, and his wife, Emily (Phillips), BSBA ’08, were married Aug. 14, 2010. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

2007 Sarah Allman, BSBA, is a commercial lines underwriter for Westfield Insurance in Westfield Center, Ohio. She resides in Canton, Ohio. Jason Brune, BSME, is a project engineer for Thunderbird Products in Decatur, Ind., where he resides with his family. Sarah Dunetz, BSBA, is the office manager for Equity Community Builders in San Francisco, Calif. She resides in Oakland, Calif. Brooks Fiesinger, BS, is vice president of Towpal Inc. He resides with his wife, Alicia (Holtzman), BA ’07, in West Chester, Ohio. Lauren (Ernst) Grillot, BS, and Ryan Grillot were married June 26, 2010, in Fort Loramie, Ohio. Lauren graduated in June 2010 from The Ohio State University with a Doctor of Optometry and a Master of Science in vision science. She is employed as an optometrist at ProCare Vision Center and Troy Vision Therapy in Troy, Ohio. The couple resides in Fort Loramie, Ohio. Dustin Hartzler, BSEE, is a website developer for Hartzler Digital Media. His wife, Melody (Hall), PharmD ’09, is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Cedarville University. The couple resides in Beavercreek, Ohio.

Judith Moore, BA, is a study abroad advisor for the North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, Ga., where she resides. Rebecca Nelson, PharmD, is a specialty pharmacist at Bioscrip in Columbus, Ohio. She resides in Dublin, Ohio. Monte Paschal, BSBA, is a procurement analyst at DSW Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, where he resides. Drew Peters, BS, works for WIL Research in Ashland, Ohio. He and his wife, Michelle (Cha), BM ’06, reside in Akron, Ohio. Emily (Kramb) Rice, PharmD, is assistant pharmacy manager at Kroger in Sunbury, Ohio. She and her family reside in Cardington, Ohio. Jennifer (Samide) Roffey, BA, and her husband, Nicholas, PharmD ’09, reside in Westlake, Ohio. Nicholas is a pharmacist for Drug Mart. K. Robert Schalburg, JD, works for the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. He provides legal advice to wardens and staff on pending litigation, tort claims, and administrative remedies and provides litigation assistance to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He and his wife, Kristin, reside in West Terre Haute, Ind. Kristen (Pniewski) Steele, BA, is the director of public relations and marketing at Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, Ohio, where she resides. Daniel Verrill, BS, is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Toledo College of Medicine in Toledo, Ohio, where he resides. Sarah Wischmeyer, BS, earned her master’s 34 degree in physician assistant from the Kettering College of Medical Arts in Dayton, Ohio. She resides in Ottawa, Ohio.

2008 Sonja (Umbs) Daniels, BA, and William Brandon were married June 26, 2010, in Findlay, Ohio. Sonja earned her master’s degree in human movement, sports, and leisure studies from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. She is an assistant in the Office of Alumni Affairs at Ohio Northern University. The couple resides in Findlay, Ohio. Gretchen Deeg, BS, is a graduate student at the Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pa., where she resides. Carrie Giverson, BA, is a public relations coordinator at The Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., where she resides. Danielle (Slomberg) Herrod, BS, was married. The couple resides in Durham, N.C. Luke Keller, PharmD, and Mandy (Schloemer), BA ’06, and were married. Luke is a pharmacist at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. Mandy is pursuing a graduate degree in education at Indiana University-Purdue University of Fort Wayne. The couple resides in Fort Wayne, Ind. Brian Lynch, BS, is a sales representative for Dunwell Tech Inc. He resides in Los Angeles, Calif. Shane McClelland, BA, is a law student at Ohio Northern University. His wife, Jamie (Blair), BM ’09, is a choir and general music teacher at Lima City Schools in Lima, Ohio. The couple resides in Ada, Ohio. Scott Neuenschwander, BSCPE, is the head wrestling coach at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District. He resides in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Andrea (Moenter) Snyder, BSBA, and Brian Snyder were married April 30, 2010. The couple resides in Harrod, Ohio.

Katherine Wiederhold, BA, is a junior copywriter at Kao Brands Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she resides.

Emily (Phillips) Thomes, BSBA, and, Justin, BSBA ’06, were married August 14, 2010. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Elizabeth Fogle-Young, BA, is director of student service at Miami Jacobs Career College in Dayton, Ohio. She resides in Dayton, Ohio.

Jennifer (Harris) Whitehead, BS, and Tim Whitehead were married Dec. 13, 2008. Jennifer received her Master of Science in biomedical sciences in August 2009. She is a second-year medical

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David Bondor, BA ’71, was ONU’s representative at the inauguration of Dr. Dennis Ahlburg, the new president of Trinity University in Austin, Texas. Above, Bondor (center) meets with ONU friends James Dicke II and his wife, Janet.

student at the University Of Toledo College Of Medicine. The couple resides in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. Andrew Wieland, BSBA, and Laura (Carps), PharmD ’09, were married June 12, 2010. The Wielands live in Jackson, Mich. Leah Zimmerman, BA, is a seventhgrade language arts teacher and the varsity girl’s basketball coach at Franklin City Schools. She resides in Miamisburg, Ohio.

2009 Matthew Boutin, BS, is a graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment and is majoring in aquatic sciences. Melody (Hall) Hartzler, PharmD, is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Cedarville University. Her husband, Dustin, BSEE ’07, is a website developer for Hartzler Digital Media. The couple resides in Beavercreek, Ohio. Andrea Hawkins, PharmD, is a staff pharmacist for Walgreens. She resides in North Las Vegas, Nev. David Phillips, PharmD, is a clinical assistant professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City in Kansas City, Mo. He resides in Columbia, Mo. Amy (Friedlein) Pierce, BSME, and Matthew, BSCE ’10, were married May 29, 2010, in Grove City, Ohio. Amy is a project engineer for Marathon in Findlay, Ohio.

Matthew is a field engineer for Turner Construction in Columbus, Ohio. The couple resides in Marion, Ohio. Jamie (Blair) McClelland, BM, is a choir and general music teacher at Lima City Schools in Lima, Ohio. Her husband, Shane, BA ’08, is a law student at Ohio Northern University. The couple resides in Ada, Ohio. Melissa Nicol, PharmD, is deputy director of pharmacy services for the United State Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, where she resides. Robert Onder, PharmD, is a pharmacist at Rite Aid in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He resides in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Nicholas Roffey, PharmD, is a pharmacist for Drug Mart. He and his wife, Jennifer (Samide), BA ’07, reside in Westlake, Ohio. Nathan Schutz, BSBA, is the internal field auditor-DALLAS for Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland, Ohio. He resides in Dallas, Texas. Eric Susa, PharmD, and Erica (Lepore), PharmD, were married May 8, 2010. Eric is a pharmacist for Rite Aid in Newton Falls, Ohio, and Erica is a pharmacist for Giant Eagle Pharmacy in Youngstown, Ohio. The couple resides in Vienna, Ohio.

Laura (Carps) Wieland, PharmD, and her husband, Andrew, BSBA ’08, were married June 12, 2010. The Wielands live in Jackson, Mich.

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Katie Heckerd, BSBA, is a program center manager for Buffalo Cody in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She resides in Bloomville, Ohio.

Robert Bjurstrom, PharmD, and Jennifer (Hammers), BA, were married. The couple resides in Saginaw, Mich.

Rebecca (Stephen) Kuzma, PharmD, and Charlie Kuzma were married June 5, 2010. They reside in Demotte, Ind.

Franklin Freytag, BA, is a news producer for Newport Television in East Syracuse, N.Y. He resides in Liverpool, N.Y.

Matthew Pierce, BSCE, and Amy (Friedlein), BSME ’09, were married May 29, 2010 in Grove City, Ohio. Matthew is a field engineer for Turner Construction in Columbus, Ohio. Amy is a

Levi Good, BSBA, is employed by Northwest State Community College. He resides in Stryker, Ohio.

project engineer for Marathon in Findlay, Ohio. The couple resides in Marion, Ohio. Eric Rich, BS, is a computer scientist at SPAWAR Atlantic. He resides in Norfolk, Va. Tiffanie Shanks, BA, is the interim director of youth and young adult ministries for the West Ohio Conference Office of the United Methodist Church in Worthington, Ohio. She resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Lindsay Smith, BA, is a graduate student and teaching assistant for the University of Kentucky. She resides in Lexington, Ky. Kenton Sneed, BA, is a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America in Bethesda, Md. He resides in Silver Spring, Md. Gregory Urban, PharmD, and Erin (Rishel), PharmD ’10, were married Sept. 18, 2010. The couple resides in Hamburg, N.Y.

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1993 Rena (Shump) Jones, BA, and her husband, John, a son, Evan Thomas, Feb. 4, 2010. Evan joins big brother Andrew. The Jones family resides in Troy, Ohio.

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Jason Goffinet, BS, and his wife, Penny, a daughter, Anna Grace, May 2, 2010. The Goffinet family resides in Dallas, Ga.

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Lisa (Beanblossom) Wahle, BS, and her husband, James, a son, Collins Jacob, June 14, 2010. Collins joins sister Claire Madelyn. The Wahle family resides in Dallas, Ga.

Greg Smith, BSEE, and his wife, Nicole, a son, Simon Lee, March 9, 2010. Simon joins sister Chloe Catherine. The Smith family resides in Westerville, Ohio.

Jennifer (Rider) Watson, BSBA, and her husband, Rob, a son, Nicholas Lee, May 20, 2010. Nicholas joins sister Kaitlyn, 4, and brother Brandon, 2. The Watson family resides in Pickerington, Ohio.

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Jennifer (Stephan) Omlor, BS, and her husband, Matt, a daughter, Kaitlyn Michelle, April 28, 2010. Kaitlyn joins brothers Nathan, 5, and Garrett, 2. The Omlor family resides in Middlefield, Ohio.

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Sarah (Strapp) Johnson, BS, BSPh ’01, and her husband, Rob, a son, Owen Forrest, May 21, 2010. Owen joins sisters Megan, 7, and Riley, 5. The Johnson family resides in Hilliard, Ohio.

Mark Basinger, BSEE, and his wife, Tina (Gregg), BSCE ’02, a son, Grant Matthew, July 26, 2009. Grant joins brother Alex, 3. The Basinger family resides in McComb, Ohio.

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Carla (Van Voorhis) Patton, BS, and her husband, Jason, a daughter, Scarlet Isabella, June 18, 2010. The Patton family resides in Wapakoneta, Ohio.

Patrick Clinton, JD, and his wife, Nicole (Lynch) Clinton, JD ’99, a daughter, Laura Emily, Dec. 24, 2009. Laura joins brother Jack. The Clinton family lives in Silver Spring, Md.

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1999 Laura (Riethmiller) Blair, BA, and her husband, Trevor, a son, Jakob Roger, May 18, 2010. The Blair family resides in Sylvania, Ohio. Jason Ertel, BSME, and his wife, Jenn (Harvey), BSPh ’02, a son, Graham Peter, April 16, 2010. Graham joins brother Travis, and sister Hailey. The Ertel family resides in Gahanna, Ohio. Andrea (Antrim) Maksim, and her husband, Nicholas, a daughter, Ellie, Aug. 31, 2010. Ellie joins brother Andrew. The Maksim family resides in Canal Winchester, Ohio.

Emily (McCulla) Bucher, BS, and her husband, Todd, a daughter, Gwendolyn Elnora, July 5, 2010. The Bucher family resides in Findlay, Ohio. Aaron Carns, BSEE, and his wife, Jamie (Walaszczyk), PharmD ’02, a daughter, Lauren Marie, June 8, 2010. The Carns family resides in Hilliard, Ohio. Marika (Skarl) Fry, BA, and her husband, Ryan, a son, Keegan Tracy, May 26, 2009. The Fry family resides in Plainfield, Ill. Sarah (Strapp) Johnson, BSPh, BS ’97, and her husband, Rob, a son, Owen Forrest, May 21, 2010. Owen joins sisters Megan, 7, and Riley, 5. The Johnson family resides in Hilliard, Ohio. Krista (Kepper) Tressa, BSPh, and her husband, Paul, a son, Bryson Paul, July 21, 2010. Bryson joins sister Briella Grace. The Tressa family resides in Sagamore Hills, Ohio.

2002 Jamie (Walaszczyk) Carns, PharmD, and her husband, Aaron, BSEE ’01, a daughter, Lauren Marie, June 8, 2010. The Carns family resides in Hilliard, Ohio. Chris Carry, BSCE, and his wife, Melissa, a daughter, Molly Abigail, on Oct. 12, 2009. Molly joins brother Jacob Russell. The Carry family resides in Perrysburg, Ohio. Jenn (Harvey) Ertel, BSPh, and her husband, Jason, BSME ’99, a son, Graham Peter, April 16, 2010. Graham joins brother Travis and sister Hailey. The Ertel family resides in Gahanna, Ohio. Dale Hawkins, BSPh, and his wife, Lei Miguel, a daughter, Elle, Jan. 2010. Elle joins siblings A.J., 9, Amaya, 6, and Dale, 2. The Hawkins family resides in North Las Vegas, Nev.

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2004 Jason Hughey, BS, and his wife, Erin, a son, Jaxon Joseph, April 29, 2010. The Hughey family resides in Circleville, Ohio. Scott Shaffer, BSCE, and his wife, Katie (Skapik), BA ’05, a daughter, Lucy, May 27, 2010. The Shaffer family resides in Columbus, Ohio. Jeni (Muskus) Watters, BSEE, and her husband, Adam, a son, Jordan Jeffrey, March 7, 2009. The Watters family resides in Lewis Center, Ohio.

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2003 Jenny (Cremeans) Hanna, BS, and her husband, John, a daughter, Hailey Gray. Hailey joins sister Evelyn Belle. The Hanna family resides in Pickerington, Ohio.

Grant Gaydos, BSBA, and his wife, Stacey, a son, Garnar Manxtan, May 27, 2010. The Gaydos family resides in Caldwell, Ohio. Holly (Daugherty) Gleason, JD, and her husband, Jacob, a daughter, Anna Noelle, July 13, 2010. Anna joins brother Elijah. The family resides in New Concord, Ohio. David LaRocco, JD, and Melissa (Cook), JD, a son, Gavin Michael, Sept. 25, 2010. The LaRocco family resides in Findlay, Ohio.

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Emily (Kramb) Rice, PharmD, and her husband, Jesse, a son Eastyn Bryant, Nov. 5, 2009. The Rice family resides in Cardington, Ohio.

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Daniel Verrill, BS, and his wife, Katie (Galbreath) Verrill, BA, a son, John Daniel, June 3, 2010. John joins big brother Benton. The Verrill family lives in Toledo, Ohio.

Rachel (Bruns) Barhrost, PharmD, and her husband, Aaron, a son, Grayson Daniel, Aug. 8, 2010. The Barhorst family resides in Fort Loramie, Ohio.

Hillary (Gobin) Pfeffer, BFA, and her husband, Tony, a son, Oliver Peyton, Feb. 16, 2010. The Pfeffer family resides in Florence, Ky.

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Jason Brune, BSME, and his wife, Kimberly, a daughter, Hailey Ranae, Sept. 5, 2009. The Brune family resides in Decatur, Ind.

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In Memoriam Friends Paula M. Berry, Springfield, Ohio, Sept. 10, 2006. Paula is survived by her husband, James Berry, LLB ’53. Louise R. Chesler, Waterford, Fla., Oct. 23, 2009. Louise was an elementary school teacher. She belonged to the Delta Kappa Gamma professional teaching society. She had a lifelong love of learning and was taking adult learning classes at the Florida Atlantic University until last spring. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. Chesler, BSPh ’40. Mary L. Gahman, Ada, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2010. Mary worked for the Westinghouse Electric Corp. and was a homemaker and childcare provider. She later managed University Pizza and cleaned homes. She also cared for the elderly in their homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, William. Frances I. Green, Northfield, Minn., April 19, 2010. Throughout her career, Frances served as a clerk and assistant manager for the bookstore at St. Olaf College. She also served as the housemother for the Marie Aaker Cottage. She is survived by family and friends. Charles D. Ignasias, Salisbury, Md., July 18, 2010. Charles began his professional career at Ohio Northern as an assistant professor in history and political science. He moved on to other 38 academic institutions and was the associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore since 2006. He is survived by his partner, Martha Zimmerman. Robert R. Irish, Toledo, Ohio, July 3, 2010. Robert served in the U.S. Army and was discharged from the service in 1946. His greatest love was teaching, and he taught at many universities, including Ohio Northern. He claimed his students

as his children and loved to see them progress. He is survived by his wife, Helene. Ruth M. Michael, Delphos, Ohio, July 21, 2009. Ruth retired from the Sarah Jane Chambers Geriatrics Center, where she had been director of nursing. She was a member of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Garden Club and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. She also was an active volunteer in the community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marlin Michael, BSEd ’49. John H. Romey, Lima, Ohio, May 21, 2009. John was past president of the Allen County Bar Association. He served in the Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary. Richard E. Stambaugh, Ada, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2010. Richard was a furniture designer and manufacturer. He owned and operated Dick Stambaugh Inc. until 1985. He also also an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alyce.

1925 Po V. Lim, BSPh, New York, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2006.

1931 Ashley (Brownell) Gongwer, AA, Ashland, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2010. After graduation she taught at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home in Xenia, Ohio, in the Washington Court House schools, and grade school in Mansfield, Ohio. She was a frequent volunteer for the Ashland County Historical Society and remained active in Brookwood. She was preceded in death by her husband, George.

1935 Harry V. Hooker, BSEd, Shavano Park, Texas, Sept. 25, 2010. Harry was known as “Mr. Band Director” due to his time spent as a music instructor at Trinity University and various high schools throughout North Carolina and Florida. While known for playing the trumpet,

Harry played multiple instruments. He and his wife, Pat, produced a TV show in Florida called “Teen Club.” He was a 32nd-degree mason and the president of the Northeast Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pat.

1938 Jon R. Huston, BA, Havre de Grace, Md., Aug. 3, 2009.

1939 Dorothy H. Smith, BSEd, Cridersville, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2008. Lucylle D. (Dieffenbacher) Stump, BA, Sylvania, Ohio, Sept. 20, 2010. While at ONU, Lucylle was elected Homecoming queen. She was a special education teacher for Robin Rogers School in Lima, Ohio, and a volunteer for the Lima Memorial Hospital Cerebral Palsy Clinic. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clare A. Stump, BSEE ’39. Gertrude M. Thompson, BA, BSEd ’40, Rockford, Ohio, May 2, 2010. Gertrude was a high school French and English teacher. She also was a news correspondent for The Lima News and the Van Wert Times Bulletin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest C. Thompson, BA ’38.

1940 Maurice E. Clinger, BSEd, BA ’43, Morrisville, Vt., Aug. 4, 2010. Maurice was a second-generation ONU alumnus. Following his time at ONU, he taught fifth grade and began preaching. Throughout his lifetime, he served as a missionary in Colombia and Mexico. He also was a preacher and teacher at various churches and seminaries throughout the United States. He is survived by his wife, Merilyn. Gertrude M. Thompson, BSEd, BA ’39, Rockford, Ohio, May 2, 2010. Gertrude was a high school French and English teacher. She also was a news correspondent for The Lima News and the Van Wert Times Bulletin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest C. Thompson, BA ’38.

1940 Coburn C. Metcalf, BSCE, Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2010. Coburn attended the Ohio Northern through a wrestling scholarship. After graduating, he was briefly employed by ODOT as a field engineer before enlisting in the

Army in 1942. He served in the Army Air Corps and the Air Force. He retired from his military career in 1978 as a lieutenant colonel. Following his time with the military, he worked for Jones & Henry Engineers Ltd. and served as chairman from 1968 until his retirement in 1983. Throughout his lifetime, he contributed to the profession of engineering and the education of others. He held a distinguished career in engineering, receiving many awards and recognitions. He was faithful to Ohio Northern and continued to support and give to ONU. He was honored at ONU with his induction into the Tau Beta Pi national engineering fraternity as an eminent engineer. In 1974, he was a delegate for the American Society of Civil Engineers on a Goodwill People to People tour. He was named the Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year in 1983. He is most notably known for his contributions and promotion of alternative and innovative wastewater treatment plant designs. He was a life member of the American Public Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers and the Water Environment Federation. He and his wife were both members of the Henry Solomon Lehr Society at ONU. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nicola Modelle Metcalf.

1941 Scott Neely, BA, Lima, Ohio, Sept. 21, 2010. Scott was an active member in his community. He held a lifelong career as a wholesale lumber broker and founded Neely & Company. Before beginning his career, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine.

1942 William H. Lamale, BA, Buffalo, NY, March 27, 2008. He is survived by family and friends.

1943 Maurice E. Clinger, BA, BSEd ’40, Morrisville, Vt., Aug. 4, 2010. Maurice was a second-generation ONU alumnus. Following his time at ONU, he taught fifth grade and began preaching. Throughout his lifetime, he served as a missionary in Colombia and Mexico. He also was a preacher and teacher at various churches and seminaries throughout the United States. He is survived by his wife, Merilyn.

1946 Ruth L. (Jackson) McArthur, BA, Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles.

1948 Barbara E. Rizor-Evans, LLB, Lima, Ohio, April 12, 2010. Barbara was an attorney for 50 years before she retired. She was the first woman in the Allen County Bar Association. She served on the Board of Mental Health and was a member of the Elks Lodge 54, the Soroptimist Club and the Trinity United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde.

1949 Wayne B. Ailes, BSEE, Sidney, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2008. Tyson J. Elder, BSPh, Springfield, Ohio, May 9, 2009. Tyson was a pharmacist for Gold Circle until he retired in 1985. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis. Lawrence D. Keller, BSPh, Strongsville, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Laureen. Donovan G. Schuster, BSCE, Fremont, Ohio, July 15, 2010. During his time at ONU, Donovan was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was a decorated veteran of World War II. He retired from Whirlpool Corporation, where he was the manager and director of plant engineering. He was an active member in his community and his church. He is survived by his wife, Shirley.

1950 Gurney W. Davidson, BS, Greenwood, Ind., Sept. 15, 2010. Gurney was a Navy radioman during World War II. He was a teacher and coach for more than 30 years and was a regular bell ringer for the Salvation Army. He is survived by his wife, Mary. Paul E. Dickerson, BSPh, North Canton, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2010. Paul worked as a retail pharmacist for five years before becoming a hospital pharmacist for Aultman Hospital. He also was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Mary. Robert A. Knox, BSCE, Dunnellon, Fla., March 30, 2010. Robert was a co-owner of Knox Construction

Co. and built many Pinellas County landmarks. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Shirley (Sneary), BSEd ’50. Calvin H. Topliff, BSEE, Fort Myers, Fla., Oct. 7, 2009. Calvin was a U.S. Army veteran and served during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Beatty), BSEd ’50.

1951 Donald L. Hoblet, AA, Archbold, Ohio, Jan. 10, 2009. Donald was a teacher and school principal at Zone School and the Archbold School System, from which he retired in 1982. He was a World War II veteran. He is survived by his wife, Harriet.

1952 Wilbur L. Laibe, LLB, Kihei, Hawaii, Dec. 23, 2008. John W. Mannino, BSPh, Mentoron-the-Lake, Ohio, Sept. 24, 2010. John was an active member of the Mentor Harbor Yachting Club. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army. He operated Mannino’s Pharmacy until 1981. He also was employed for Medic Drug and Metrohealth Clement Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the past president of the Ohio State Pharmacy Association and was on the board of Lake County Mental Health. He is survived by his wife, Janet. Richard L. Roush, BSEd, Cheboygan, Mich., Feb. 2, 2010. Richard was employed by the Navistar Corporation as a supervisor. He loved his family and enjoyed golfing and fishing. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn.

1953 Lawrence R. King, LLB, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 24, 2010. Lawrence was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Nova Caesarea Harmony Lodge 2 Free and Accepted Masons and the Scottish Rite. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marilyn, and survived by his second wife, Phyllis.

1954 Joseph E. Daley, BSEd, Marion, Fla., Jan. 11, 1999.

Russell W. Gibbons, BA, Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 24, 2010. President of his graduating class, Russell was a member of Adelphian Honor Society and Alpha Phi Gamma Journalism honorary. After graduation, Russell served in the Army and then went on to a career as the United Steel Workers of America’s director of public relations, and then its director of communications. He was a three-term vice president of the AFL-CIO International Labor Press Association and a visiting professor of labor studies at Penn State University. While a student at Northern, Russell developed an interest in and pursued a 50-year passion for the history of the Arctic expedition of Cook and Peary and worked tirelessly to gain official recognition for the scientific and geographic accomplishments of American physician and explorer Dr. Frederick Cook. Russell also became interested in chiropractic and spent more than 35 years researching and writing about its history and practice.

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1986 and was inducted into the Benjamin Logan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. He was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church in Bellefontaine, and he was a lifetime member of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association. Dick is survived by his wife, Rose Baier, BSEd ’56. John R. Murray, BSEE, Cherokee, Ga., Dec. 20, 2006.

1957 John P. Stahl, BSEE, Ada, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2010. John was a U.S. Army veteran. He taught in the electrical engineering department at ONU from 1966-95. He was ordained as a deacon and served Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ada, Ohio, for 20 years and St. Mary Catholic Church in Bluffton, Ohio, for seven years. He is survived by his wife, Rita. Lowell E. Weitz, BSEd, Celina, Ohio, Sept. 27, 2010. Lowell was an associate professor of music at Ohio University, the University of Missouri and Ohio Northern University. He also was a professor and chairman of the division of fine arts at summit Christian School. He was an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (Williams) Weitz, BSEd ’70.

John H. Buchanan, BSME, Ryland, Ky., Oct. 11, 2007. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church and the Ryland Lakes Country Club. He was a US Army veteran and retired as the supervisor from the United States Department of Defense. He is survived by his wife, Carole.

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Richard “Dick” Baier, BSEd, Bellefontaine, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2010. Dick was a Sig Ep at Ohio Northern University. After graduating, he began his teaching career at Belle Center High School in 1956. Dick was a football coach at Belle Center and at Benjamin Logan High School. He coached football at Belle Center from 1956-68 and from 1969-72. He also was the head football coach at Benjamin Logan in 1977. While Dick was the coach at Belle Center, Logan County won four football championships and four West Central Ohio Conference (WCOC) crowns. He served as Benjamin Logan’s head baseball coach from 1973-85. His team won five WCOC titles, and he was named conference coach of the year four times. He retired from teaching and coaching in

Mary A. Clark, BSEd, Willoughby, Ohio, Sept. 6, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, David. Marilyn E. (Van Cise) Fry, BA, Payne, Ohio, Aug. 16, 2010. Following her time at Northern, Marilyn continued her education at the University of Toledo. She taught anatomy, physiology, and biology and was the coordinator of the gifted students program at Paulding High School. She and her husband celebrated 48 years of marriage. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Fry, BA ’66, BSPh ’69. Lawrence J. Lehman, BSPh, New Holland, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2010. Lawrence enjoyed his years as a pharmacist. He worked for The Medicine Shoppe and the Miami Lukens/Fayette Pharmacy. He also was very involved in his community. He is survived by his wife, Karen.

Alvin J. Magalnick, BSPh, North Potomac, Md., July 2, 2010. During his lifetime, Alvin practiced pharmacy, owned a medical/hospital supply company, was involved in insurance and financial planning, and returned to pharmacy after earning his doctorate. He is survived by his wife, Caryn.

1961 Lucerne F. (Reed) Erickson, BSEd, Lima, Ohio, July 4, 2010. Lucerne served as a curriculum coordinator for a number of counties. She also taught at Shawnee Elementary School and served as the student teacher trainer at The Ohio State University. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma, and the American Association of University Women and a co-founder of Educational Providers in Lima, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Omar.

1962 John R. Mathew, BSPh, New Lebanon, Ohio, June 2, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Barbara.

1965 Bonnie V. (Ferguson) Picklesimer, BSEd, Brighton, Mich., Dec. 17, 2009. Bonnie was a school teacher and librarian for Lima Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester. Charles R. Wolfert, BA, Lima, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2010. Charles was an Army veteran who served during World War II. He loved fishing and golfing and was an avid Cleveland sports fan. He also was a member of the Lima Community Church. He is survived by family and friends.

1967 James F. Bauhof, JD, Kalamazoo, Mich., June 9, 2010. 40 James was an attorney in private practice for 34 years. He was a member of the St. Augustine Cathedral, the American Bar and the Trial Lawyers Association. He is survived by his wife, Virginia. Diane M. (Meador) Eden, BSEd, Akron, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2009. Diane spent most of her life and career in Hudson, Ohio, where she worked as a third-grade teacher. She was a member of the Christ Church Episcopal and the United Church

of Christ. She is survived by family and friends. Shirley (Griffith) Gudakunst, BSEd, Elida, Ohio, Sept. 27, 2010. Shirley was a fifth-grade teacher for Bath Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her husband, William. Richard F. Reese, BA, Lexington, Ohio, July 7, 2010. Following his time at Northern, Richard became a successful salesman and was awarded numerous “Salesman of the Year” awards throughout his career. He retired from Aristocraft Cabinets in Jasper, Ind. He is survived by his wife, Wina.

1969 Roger A. Washburn, BSEd, Bellevue, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2010. Roger taught junior high school music for several years. He was a former member of the Bellevue Society of the Arts, the drama director at the Bellevue Junior High School, and an instructor of voice and piano. He was an ERP analyst with Revere Plastics in Clyde, Ohio, and served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Nancy.

1970 Thomas L. Gray, BA, Cape Charles, Va., Aug. 22, 2010. Thomas retired from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board as an assistant general counsel. He previously held positions as senior attorney with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn. Nancy (Odil) Hinderliter, BA, Shenango, Pa., July 29, 2010. Nancy worked as a tutor in the ONU Communication Skills Center for 14 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ada, Ohio, the American Association of University Women, the ONU Faculty Wives, the Twice Ten Arts Club, and the Thursday Club of New Wilmington. She is survived by her husband, Harold.

1971 Richard M. Jones, JD, Naples, Fla., Aug. 24, 2010. Richard graduated first in his class from Ohio Northern University. He spent his entire legal career in Naples. He is survived by his wife, Renee. Albert F. Portman, JD, Carmel, Ind., Aug. 28, 2010. Albert was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta

legal fraternity. He worked for William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of the State of Ohio. He served as the assistant attorney general with responsibilities to Watergate, FBI and Congress. Eventually, he joined Amax Coal Co. as the director of Federal and State Legislative and Corporate Affairs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janet.

1975 Christopher M. Hawk, JD, Northglenn, Colo., Oct. 5, 2010. He is survived by his wife, Beverly.

1976 Carolina M. Evangelista, BSPh, Pikeville, Ky., March 14, 1996.

1981 Andrew J. Coleman, JD, Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 27, 2010. He practiced law for the state of Ohio in the Bureau of Workers Compensation, was appointed hearing officer in Mansfield, Ohio, and was an attorney with the Bureau in Columbus. He is survived by his life partner, John Ollangg.

1982 Kyle R. Rogers, BA, Arlington, Ohio, July 9, 2010. Following his time at ONU, Kyle went on to earn his master’s degree from the University of Dayton. He was a history teacher at Arlington for 28 years, where he also was the head coach of the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams and a track and field coach. He is survived by his wife, Laura.

1984 Carl R. Henn, BA, Rockville, Md., July, 27, 2010. Carl was a dedicated public servant and environmental activist. He is survived by his wife, Carol. Gregory L. Rhoad, BSBA, Lima, Ohio, June 8, 2010.

1986 Charles R. Gority Jr., JD, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Sept. 23, 2010. Charles was a self-employed attorney, practicing social security law. He also was a captain in the U.S. Army. He loved music, poetry and military history. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen.

1991 Mary E. Combe, Hon. D., Greenwich, Conn., Sept. 23, 2010. Mary and her husband, Ivan D. Combe, Hon. D. ’91, founded one of the largest privately owned

health and beauty care companies in the country, Combe Inc. The team created brands such as Clearasil, Just for Men hair color, and Odor-Eaters. She was an artist and expressed her love of flowers through her paintings. In 2000, the Combes funded Camp Combe, a YMCA camp for children in Westchester and Putnam Counties, N.Y. She served on the Round Hill Community Church board and the Ohio Northern University board and was the past president of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority of Westchester. She was preceded in death by her husband.

2000 Jason C. Kline, BS, Wapakoneta, Ohio, July 18, 2010. During Jason’s time at Ohio Northern, he was an active member on campus. Following his time at ONU, he continued his education. During his 10-year career at Wapakoneta High School, Jason taught math courses and, in 2006, was hired as the assistant principal. He also coached freshman, seventh-grade and eighth-grade boy’s basketball and JV boy’s golf. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer (Mosler) Kline, PharmD ’04.

2001 Jevin J. Calvert, BSME, Ada, Ohio, July 24, 2010. Jevin was an engineer-system integrity leader for Marathon Oil Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ada, Sigma Theta Epsilon, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He played in the Findlay Men’s Hockey League and the Marathon Volleyball League. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer (Bennett) Calvert, BA ’00. Julie P. (Cremeans) Lucas, BS, Huntington, W.Va., Aug. 18, 2010. Julie served as the president of the Family Readiness Group for the 35th Civil Support Team-WMD. She was a nurse in the labor and delivery unit at Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was admired and respected by her patients and co-workers. She is survived by her husband, David.

2009 Roselyn D. Derby, BSN, Carrollton, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2010. Roselyn was a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She was an employee of the Stark Ambulatory Surgery Center in Canton, Ohio. She is survived by family and friends.

If ONU changed your life, help others with an endowed scholarship! Russel William Moore Russell William Moore, BA ’71, came to Ohio Northern University from Pomeroy, Ohio, with his mind made up to pursue law. However, professors such as Daniel R. Butler, Floyd Hoch, BSEd ’61, and Terry Keiser, BS ’64, first changed Moore’s mind, and then his life. They convinced Moore to change his major to biology, and they loaned him money to stay in school. Hoch rented him a house, and Butler encouraged him to take genetics as a sophomore so he could be a teaching assistant for two years. Keiser became a personal friend – and still is today. “These professors, and many others in the ONU family, offered support when I needed it,” Moore says. “I credit ONU with the educational foundation that shaped my career.” After earning a Master of Business Administration from Western Carolina University, Moore went into health care administration. He was president of the hospital division of MedCath Inc. from 1994 to 2003

and is currently the vice president and managing director of business development for the Carolinas HealthCare System. He and his wife, Sandra Lee Bouwman, live in Huntersville, N.C., and spend their leisure time at their “farm” in Woolwine, Va. The Moores have two children and four grandchildren. To thank ONU for the role the University played in his success, Moore chose to participate in The Campaign for Ohio Northern University’s Tomorrow by helping deserving students attend Northern. He made a cash gift to immediately establish the Biological Sciences Endowed Scholarship Fund. These scholarships are awarded to biology majors deemed worthy of financial assistance by the chairman of the biology department and ONU’s Office of Financial Aid. Moore also included a bequest in his will that will benefit fund. “Hopefully, this scholarship will provide a ‘hand up’ to other biology students to attain their goals both in the classroom and in life,” Moore says.

For more information on giving back to ONU by creating your own endowed scholarship, contact Ken Block, executive director of development, at 419-772-2008 or k-block@onu.edu

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