OTTERbdlN lOWERS Special Alumni Day Edition
Alumni Day Saturday, June 14, 1980
Alumni Day 1980 June 13, 14 & 15 Schedule of Events Friday, lune 13, 1980 2:00 p.m. • 10:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. > 6:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon 12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 15, 1980 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. • 11:15 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Check-in and Registration Emeriti Alumni Reception Class of 1930 Reception Emeriti Alumni Dinner Class of 1930 Dinner The History of Otterbein College' Dr. Harold Hancock Alumni Choir Rehearsal
Campus Campus Campus Campus Campus Campus
Center Center Center Center Center Center
Battelle Center
Check-in and Registration Alumni Choir Rehearsal Class Reunions 8t Picture taking Alumni Luncheon President's Reception & Dessert Alumni Choir Rehearsal Alumni Band Rehearsal Open House Centurion Banquet Alumni Choir Concert
Campus Center Battelle Center Campus Center Rike Center Rike Center Battelle Center Battelle Center Battelle Center Campus Center Battelle Center
Baccalaureate Service Bavarian Brunch Alumni Band Concert Commencement Katherine W. Paterson, Speaker Writer
Cowan Hall Campus Center Rike Center Rike Center
Alumni Day Highlights Class Reunions and Picture Taking Schedules 10:00 - 12:00 Location
Class Emeriti Alumni 1930 1940 1944 1945 1946 1955 1964 1965 1966 1970
Rounion Picture
Faculty Lounge, Campus Center 10:30 a.m. Faculty Dining Room, Campus Center 10:30 a.m. East End Class Room, Rike Center 10:30 a.m. (2nd floor) 10:50 a.m. West End, Campus, Center Lounge 11:10a.m. 11:30 a.m. Rike Center Lounge, 2nd floor 11:00 a.m. 10:50 a.m. East End, Campus Center Lounge 11:10 a.m. 11:30 a.m. West End Class Room, Rike Center 11:30 a.m. (2nd floor)
election and the singing of the Otterbein Love Song, led by the Alum ni Choir.
President's Reception & Dessert President and Mrs. Kerr will host a dessert and reception im mediately following the luncheon in the Hike Center. The reception is open to all.
Battelle Fine Arts Center Open House The home of the Music and Art Departments will be open for all to see from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Battelle Center is in its first year of operation since renovation of the former Alumni Gymnasium.
Centurion Dinner The Centurion Dinner honors those alumni, faculty, parents and friends who are members of the Centurion Club. The dinner will be held in the Campus Center.
Annual Alumni Luncheon All alumni, faculty, and friends are invited to attend the annual Alumni Luncheon to be held in the Hike Center. The luncheon serves as the annual meeting of the Alumni Association and will feature the president of Otterbein College, Dr. Thomas J. Kerr, IV, the presenta tion of alumni awards, the announcement of the results of the alumni
Alumni Choir Concert The Second Annual Alumni Choir Concert will be presented in the auditorium of the Battelle Fine Arts Center. This year's guest conduc tor is Dr. Robert Hohn '38, who directed choral activities and founded the A Cappella Choir during his tenure at Otterbein.
A L U M N 1 D A Y
Alumni Association Luncheon William N. Freeman '57, presiding Invocation Welcome Recognition of Reunion Classes Over 50 years 50th 40th 35th 25th 15th 10th The State of the College Presentation of Alumni Awards
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Ex-Officio Members President of the College: Thomas J. Kerr, IV H'71 Vice President for Development: Franklin D. Fite Director of Alumni Relations: James W. Scarfpin Council-at-large: Term Expires John F. McGee '38 1980 Cindi Moore Reeves '75 1980 Michael Cochran '66 1981 Dave Lehman'70 1981
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Election Results and Announcements William N. Freeman '57 Otterbein Love Song and Benediction Otterbein Alumni Choir President's Reception and Dessert (to follow)
Otterbein Love Song
Alumni Council 1979-80 President: William N. Freeman '57 President-elect: Waid Vance '47 Vice President: Virginia Phillippi Longmire '55 Past President: Nancy Myers Norris '61 Secretary: Edna Smith Zech '33
Emeriti Alumni Class of '30 Class of '40 Classes of '44, '45, '46 Class of '55 Classes of '64, '65, '66 Class of '70 President, Thomas J. Kerr, IV H71 William N. Freeman '57 James W. Scarfpin
The Honorary Alumnus Awards Russell C. Bolin Donald C. Bulthaup The Distinguished Service Awards Robert S. Agler '48 George H. Dunlap H'69 The Special Achievement Awards Alice Probst Hoover '28 John M. Karefa-Smart '40, H'6I Thfi Distinguished Alumnus Award W. Kenneth Bunce '30, H'46
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The Reverend W. Frederic Miller '30 William N. Freeman '57
Words by Celia Ihrig Grabill
Betsy Messmer Kennedy'59 Lloyd C. Savage'48
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Alumni Trustees: Harold F. Augspurger '41 Robert S. Agler '48 Denton Elliot '37 H. Wendell King'48
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Student-elected Alumni Trustees: Becky Coleman Princehorn'78 1980 Nancy Bocskor '79 1981 Faculty Representatives: Earl Hassenpflug '53 Marilyn Day '53 Student Representatives: Sue McDaniel '80 Dave Yaussy '81 Ex-Officio Presidents/Coordinators of Alumni Clubs College Treasurer Editor of TOWERS
Music by Glenn Grant Grabill, '00
1. In a quiet peaceful village there is one we love so true. She ever gives a welcome to her friends both old and new, She stands serene 'mid tree tops green. She's our dear Otterbein.
2. Her halls have their own message Of truth, and hope, and love. She guides her youths and maidens To the life that looks above. Her stately tower Speaks naught but power For our dear Otterbein!
Chorus: Old Otterbein our college, we sing of thee today. Our memories round thee linger in a sweet and mystic way. O Otterbein, we love thee, our hearts are only thine. We pledge anew, we will be true. Dear Otterbein.
The Honorary Alumnus Award Awarded to individuals for loyalty and interest in Otterbein. Dr. Donald C. Bulthaup Donald C. Bulthaup, the College's Vice President for Academic Affairs, joined Otterbein's Physics and Astronomy Department in 1963, bringing with him impressive academic and employment credentials. Dr. Bulthaup holds a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics (1972) from Ohio State University, an M.S. in Physics (1962) from Michigan State University and a B.S. in Mathematics (1952) from Indiana Central College. He also serv ed in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-56 as a meteorologist. Following his discharge in 1956, Dr. Bulthaup taught in the Indianapolis Public Schools for one year, then joined the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan, as a Senior Instructor in Physics. He remained with General Motors until joining Otterbein in 1963. Since his arrival at Otterbein, Dr. Bulthaup has participated extensively in the internal governance system and in the academic field. Along with his teaching load as an associate professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department, he served as chairman of the Division of Science and Mathematics from 1974-77 and was chairman of the Physics and Astronomy Department for three years. Named Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs in June of 1977, he was promoted to the Vice President's position in July 1978. Dr. Bulthaup is a Ruling Elder in the Central College United Presbyterian Church and a member of Rotary International. He has authored several professional papers in the physics field. Dr. Bulthaup is married to Barbara Sponsel, a 1968 Otterbein graduate.
Russell C. Bolin Russell C. Bolin became associated to the Otterbein family by marriage, and has been a firm supporter of the College ever since. Currently president of the Bolin Oil Company, Mr. Bolin has also garnered an impressive record of community service to back his support of private education. He has served on the Green Township Board of Education, is an active Kiwanis member and is currently Commander of American Legion Post 436, along with numerous other affiliations. Mr. Bolin's wife, Genevieve Tryon Bolin, a 1942 Otterbein graduate, can trace over two dozen direct relatives that have attended Otterbein, and two Bolin children, Russell C. Bolin II '69 and Susan T. Bolin Beeman '70, followed tradition and attended Otterbein. Besides providing students, the Bolins have supported the College both by serving as organizers and by making generous gifts to the Bolin-Tryon Scholarship Fund and the Decision for the Arts campaign. The Bolins are members of the Lifetime President's Club.
The Special Achievement Award
The Distinguished Service Award Awarded-to individuals for outstanding service to Otterbein. Robert "Moe" Agler Robert "Moe" Agler, a 1948 graduate of Otterbein College, played a key role in the molding of the Cardinal Athletic System. His career as Athletic Director spanned 20 years and he has served in several coaching positions. As a student in the 40's he was an all-conference full back. After graduation he became one of the first Otterbein gridders to play as a member of any professional football teams, including the Los Angeles Rams and the Canadian-Pro Football league. After guitting pro ball because of an injury, he entered high school coaching and directed teams at Johnstown and Dublin before returning to his Alma Mater, in 1953. At Otterbein he has held a multitude of coaching positions including Football (16 years). Basketball (3 years), golf (15 years), and cross coun try (2 years), along with his Athletic Director position. In addition to his degree at Otterbein he received a Masters Degree from Ohio State University in 1961. During his tenure at Otterbein he served on the Student Affairs Committee, Otterbein Development Board, Advisor to Otterbein "O" Club, Admissions Committee, and Leadership Gift Committee. He is currently a member of the Board of "Trustees, serving on the Budget Control Committee, Develop ment and Public Relations Committee, and as the Board representative to the college senate. Robert has two daughters; Beth who is a 1972 Otterbein graduate and Beverly. Since retiring from Otterbein, he has devoted full-time to business affairs, in his role as Vice Presi dent of the multi-store Agler-Davidson Sporting Goods, Inc. and Vice-President of Glengary Pool, Inc.
Dr. George H. Dunlap Dr. George H. Dunlap, retired General Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nationwide Insurance organization, has long been a dedicated supporter of Otterbein College and the educational system in general. Besides his outstanding business accomplishments, many of his educational contributions, such as twenty years as a member of the Har rison County Board of Education, fifteen as the Board's president, stand as a symbol of devotion to the educational process. In October of 1964, he was elected to the Otterbein College Board of Trustees, and was appointed to the Budget and Control Committee. Later, he was elected to the Executive Committee and the Investment Committee, which he has chaired since 1975. He also has served Otter bein College through the Business and Finance Committee, the Securities Investment Committee, the Board Governance Review Com mittee, and as a member of the Development Board. Dunlap was elected to the Board of Directors of the then Farm Bureau Insurance Company in 1939, and served until 1975. During that time, the Farm Bureau Company became Nationwide Insurance. In his thirty-six years, Dunlap served as chairman of the Mutual Insurance Company, the Investment Committee, the Building Committee, and the Nationwide Corporation. In November of 1966, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation awarded Dunlap their award for Distinguished Service to Ohio Agriculture. In October, 1978, Dunlap was inducted to the Cooperative Hall of Fame in recognition of his national and international service to Cooperative Organizations, only the second living person to be so honored. Dunlap also holds an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from Otterbein College, awarded in 1969, and an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Business Administration from Colorado State Christian OoUo^e. Dr. Dvinlop ond Kio
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Awarded to individuals for eminence in his or her chosen field. Alice Propst Hoover Alice Propst Hoover (Mrs. Earl R.), dietician, obtained her B.A. degree from Otterbein College in 1928. She then served an internship at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH, and did her graduate study work at the University of Chicago. She is now a Registered Dietician with the American Dietetic Association, currently practicing as a private consul tant in Diet Therapy. Mrs. Hoover was the recipient of the first citation awarded by the American Diabetes Association as "the outstanding lay person in the field of diabetes in the U.S.A.." At the reguest of the National Institute of Health, she conducted a nutrition survey of the PIMA INDIAN TRIBE on the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona, after 70% were discovered to be diabetic. She has worked at the Woodlawn Hospital and the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago; University Hospitals in Ann Arbor, Michigan; University Hospitals, St. Luke's Hospital, and the Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. She has also served as faculty at the University of Michigan Medical School, Ohio State University, and Cleveland College. She was a co-author of the book "Diet and Live," published by the World Publishing Co. Mrs. Hoover is currently a member of the Ohio Dietetic Association, the Cleveland Dietetic Associa tion, the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland (co-founder), the Cleveland Nutrition Service (Advisory committee), and is on the Board of Trustees for the Camp Ho Mita Koda for Diabetic children, located in Newbury, Ohio. Among Mrs. Hoover's hobbies are collecting antigues such as furniture and historic ice cream molds, and traveling. She has traveled in 49 states an 69 countries. Her husband, Earl R. Hoover, is senior Vice-President of Shaker Savings Association and is a former Common Pleas Court judge for Cuyahoga County. He graduated from Otterbein College in 1926, and served as president of the Alumni Association in 1939.
Dr. John Kareia-Smart Dr. John Karefa-Smart has had a distinguished career both as an educator and an administrator. Since graduating from Otterbein College in 1940, Dr. Karefa-Smart has held high positions in the health field across the African Continent and in Europe and the United States. A medical degree from McGill University in Canada followed his Otter bein career, and Dr. Karefa-Smart also garnered a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from McGill and a M.P.H. from Harvard University. Dr. Karefa-Smart has served as Physician in Charge of Missionary Hospitals and Chief Delegate to the World Health Organization General Assemblies for Sierra Leone, the country of his birth. He has also been a lecturer at Nigeria's Ibadan Medical School and Associate Director of In ternational Health and Assistant Professor at the Columbia University School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine. From 1965 to 1970, Dr. Karefa-Smart served as the Assistant Director General for the World Health Organization, an organization he had served from 1951 to 1954 as Area Health Officer for Western Africa. Currently, Dr. Karefa-Smart is teaching at Howard University of Medicine, Boston University Medical School and Harvard Medical School and serving as a consultant to various health services on nutrition and population. He holds memberships in numerous medical professional organizations and has been decorated by several countries for outstanding service, including the Commander, Star of Africa, from the Republic of Liberia. He also holds an Honorary L.L.D. from Otterbein Col lege, granted in 1961. Married and with three children. Dr. Karefa-Smart and his wife now reside in Washington, D.C.
The Distinguished Alumnus Award Awarded to an Otterbein graduate for outstanding service to the college, his own profession and to his community. Dr. W. Kenneth Bunce W. Kenneth Bunce has an outstanding record of service not only to Otter bein College, but to the United States as well, first as a U.S. Navy officer in WW II and later as a government worker and diplomat in a variety of positions. Dr. Bunce's career is based on sound academic credentials. After graduating from Westerville High School, he went on to obtain his B.A. from Otterbein in 1930. An M.A. from Columbia University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University followed by 1939. During this period Dr. Bunce had taught at Westerville High School, served two years as a member of the Ohio State University history depart ment and spent three years (1936-39) teaching in a Japanese government higher school in Matsuyama, Japan. In 1939 he went to New Mexico State Teachers College as head of the Social Studies Division, and in 1940 returned to Otterbein as Chairman of the History Department. For the next two years he served as Dean of the Faculty at Otterbein, prior to joining the U.S. Navy for a three year period. Beginning September 1945 until April 1952, Dr. Bunce served as Chief, Religions and Cultural Resources Division, GHQ, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Japan. In this position he wrote the directive disestablishing the national Shinto religion and laid the groundwork for the establishment of religious freedom, the nationalization of Shrine and Temple agricultural lands and the preservation of national art and cultural treasures. When the Occupation of Japan ended in 1952, Dr. Bunce joined the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo with the U.S. Information Agency. He remained with the U.S. Information Agency until his retirement in 1971, serving in various capacities, including Counselor of Embassy and Director of U.S. Informa tion Services, India (1956-61), Assistant Director, U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C., in charge of Agency affairs in East Asia and the Pacific (1962-65), Director of U.S.I.S., Korea (1965-68), and Cultural Advisor to the U.S. Information Agency (1969-71). Currently, Dr. Bunce and his wife, Alice Shively (33) Bunce, live in Fairfax Station, Virginia. They have four children: Sylvia Duvall, Salisbury, Maryland; Peter William Bunce, Chicago, Ill.; Julia Elfuing, Kansas City, Kansas; and Michael Robert Bunce, Portland, Oregon. Both Peter and Michael attended Otterbein.
Join the fun at Homecoming 1980! The Seventy-fifth birthday of the Speech and Theatre Department highlights Homecoming 1980. Make plans now to join with us in celebrating this diamond anniver sary. The tentative schedule of events is listed below. Friday. October 17. 1980 4:30 Alumni Council meeting 6:15 Alumni Council Dinner 8:15 Theatre Saturday. October 18. 1980 9:00 - 1:00 Registration - Campus Center Campus Tours 10:00 Parade 11:00 -1:00 Alumni Luncheon - Campus Center Fraternity and Sorority Luncheons 1:00 Pre-game show 1:30 Football vs. Kenyon 4:00 - 5:00 President's Reception - Campus Center 5:30 "O" Club Dinner 75th Anniversary Dinner 8:15 Theatre
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