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Lisa Williams Editor

Lisa Williams Editor of Challenge Magazine Executive Director of Media Relations & Publications Photographer

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Special Mentions: Zeng Lei - Photography, Elaine Ocker Warnecke - ClassScene, Geoff Schutt and Jessica Huffman - Writing Graphic Designer – Mary Ann Stearns

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

16 Commencement

22 CampusScene

28 President’s Club Dinner

45 AlumniScene

49 ClassScene

55 InMemoriam

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If this issue of Challenge Magazine is addressed to someone in your household who has moved, please notify the Alumni office by calling 419.448.3323 or email KoehlerS@tiffin.edu.

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How to send news to Challenge Magazine: Mail: Print out the Tell Us About Yourself form from the website - www.tiffin.edu (Click “Alumni”), Click “Stay Connected” - and mail to: Lisa Williams, 155 Miami Street, Tiffin, Ohio 44883 Call for interview appointment or story idea: Lisa Williams at 419.448.3444 Email: lwilliam@tiffin.edu (send a photo!)

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Share Your Story!

Dear Alumni and Friends of Tiffin University, It is summer. As I write this letter and look back on the many challenges the world has experienced this year, perhaps it is time for all of us to take a breath and make an effort to relax.

The faster life moves, the faster we have to move…not only with our minds, but also our fingers as we practice social networking on the Internet and texting on our cell phones. This may be a good day to observe where we are in life and think, “Who has helped me along the way?”

Our last issue contained student and alumni profiles, and your responses were so positive that this issue continues the momentum. In the pages ahead, you will read more profiles and testimonials of TU’s students and graduates explaining how our university has helped them move forward successfully with their lives.

Tell me your success story and how TU has helped you along the way. Your story will be considered for inclusion in our next issue.

Send me an email, lwilliam@tiffin.edu, with a short paragraph or two – it would be my pleasure to hear your story (or the story of someone you know) and carefully consider it for print in the issues to come.

Thank you.

Tiffin University is a place where we challenge our students to become all they are capable of becoming.

Hence, the name of the magazine.

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Alumni & Students Share Their Success

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Erin Schumann

ERIN SCHUMANN CHOSE TIFFIN UNIVERSITY BECAUSE OF THE FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM. “I really wanted to go to a school that had an Undergrad program instead of simply waiting to go into Forensic Psychology at the master’s level,” she said.

Erin had never visited Tiffin University until she was accepted, and when she went on a campus visit with her mother, she really enjoyed it.

“It came down to a school in Vermont and Tiffin,” Erin said, “as my two final choices. My mother wasn’t too thrilled with me going to a school 13 hours away from home, so she was pushing for Vermont. I ended up sitting at the Tiffin Holiday Inn making a pros and cons list as to which school I should choose. I loved my visit to Tiffin and loved the CJ professors I met, but Vermont was much closer and it was what my mom wanted. However, Tiffin gave me a much better financial aid package, including amazing scholarships, so that was what helped me make the ultimate decision.”

While at any college, when it is far from home, Erin believes that there is a time when most freshman go through a period of time of wanting to transfer closer to home, and Erin was no exception. “During spring semester,” Erin admitted, “I was really missing being involved in the day-to-day activities of my family, and I started re-visiting the possibility of transferring to Vermont. I had long talks with my mother who ultimately helped me realize that the networking and academic experience I received at Tiffin could not be replicated anywhere else. I decided to stay, and I have not regretted my decision for one minute.”

“I absolutely made the right decision in attending Tiffin,” she said, “I know without a doubt I would not be living and working in Egypt right now if it wasn’t for my amazing professors and help from all of the staff at Tiffin. I never felt like just a number at Tiffin – someone was always there to talk to me, listen to my issues, help me with internships, job offers, resume tips, and more. Even if it was just a spontaneous drive to Chipotle to pick up lunch for the Student Affairs Office, I enjoyed every minute of my random experiences at Tiffin.”

Internship in Egypt Erin and her family were extremely nervous at first about her move to Egypt for 10 months. Erin had heard about the Presidential Scholarship at the American University in Cairo during a completely unplanned and spur-of-the-moment meeting and she applied on a whim, was interviewed, and then got accepted within 2 months of first hearing about the opportunity.

“Hands down,” she said, “I would not have gotten this job if it hadn’t been for Dr. Shaw and Dr. Soas who visited Egypt after I applied, met with my future boss, and helped her see why hiring me was a fantastic idea (and it worked!). I would recommend that everyone should live in a foreign country. It is a terrifically scary experience where you run through a gamut of emotions, but that I would not trade for anything.”

Revolution in Egypt During the revolution, Erin was rarely scared about her surroundings. “I felt completely safe in my apartment building (which is also the student dorms). Additionally, I live on an island in Cairo which is extremely residential, safe, and quiet.

I think the only scary part about the revolution was the fear of the unknown. Since we were cut off from internet and cell phones, we had no idea what was going on around us.”

“One day,” Erin continued, “there would be fighting, and the next day everything was peaceful…then two days later, the cycle would happen again. One moment, which I will never forget, was when I realized I really was right in the middle of a revolution. It hit me when I was talking to my mother on my landline phone and all of a sudden I heard planes flying extremely low. My stomach dropped because I had no idea what I was hearing. My mind automatically went to unrealistic extremes – were they fighter pilots and

A minute with Erin ...

Hometown Nashua, New Hampshire Degree Bachelor of Criminal Justice Class Year 2010 Favorite Movie Either Anchorman or Gone with the Wind What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be a nurse (until I saw a broken bone for the first time).

What’s your dream vacation? Ireland and Australia If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would it be and why? My father. He passed away in March while I was over here in Egypt.

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were they here to do damage to protestors in Tahrir Square?

I quickly ended the conversation with my mother and I ran downstairs. As it turns out, the planes were jets flying around in order to enforce the country-wide curfew. It was completely harmless, but hearing and seeing fighter pilots flying right above my head was a reality check for me.”

Beyond the fear, Erin exclaimed that there were a lot of moments of joy. “I walked down to Tahrir Square a couple of times and just the amount of pride and hope the protestors had in their country was inspiring. People from all ages were pushing for a new regime, and they succeeded in pulling back the curtain and exposing the corruption. I was so proud and honored to be in Egypt during “The Arab Spring.” The revolution got the ball rolling, and it is now up to the Egyptian people to help create a new government.”

Erin is not really sure how this job/internship will affect her future. “Some days I really want to become more involved in learning Arabic, politics, and working in the Egyptian culture – and other days, I cannot wait to go home, crawl into my bed, and eat Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. I know, without a doubt, this job has opened my eyes to an entirely new world and culture. It has, without a doubt, made me become more invested in current events, and it has helped me create lifelong friendships and relationships. Beyond that, I’ll have to wait and find out!”

SINCE TIMOTHY LARSEN GREW UP IN THE TIFFIN AREA, HE HAD ALWAYS KNOWN THAT TU’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM WAS WELL-KNOWN. He graduated in May of 2011 with a major in Law Enforcement and a minor in Homeland Security and Terrorism.

“I actually didn’t even apply to any other schools, said Tim, “I knew TU was always the place for me. I was able to go to the American University (AUC) of Cairo because of some work done by Dr. Tim Shaw and Dr. Amir Soas. AUC and TU had agreed to do a study abroad program together. That agreement was finalized during my last semester. So, I wasn’t actually able to attend AUC through TU, but after hearing about the ALI program at AUC, I applied and was accepted.”

According to Tim, the ALI program stands for the Arabic Language Institute. It is an intensive language program that fits a year’s worth of Arabic into the one semester. “I made a bold decision and decided to stay for those three straight semesters,” Tim said, “and, I would certainly say that the revolution was the top moment for me during my whole year.

Clearly, it was history in the making and there was so much happening and I felt a part of the whole thing because it surrounded all of us during those 18 days.”

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President and Mrs. Marion visited Erin and Timothy at the American University in Cairo in May.

A minute with Valerie ...

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Valerie Casko

IF SHE HAS HER WAY, VALERIE CASKO, 53, WILL BE TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL READING BY THE TIME SHE’S 55. Tiffin University’s online degree completion program is making that possible for the Lake Mary, Florida resident.

Far from the traditional path, Casko’s educational journey shows what a creative student can do with today’s technology. While working full time as a financial aid officer at the Golf Academy of American in Orlando, Fla., Casko earned an associate’s degree from a community college.

Tiffin University was her next step. “I’d been thinking about a college degree for years,” she says. “When my younger son got his associate’s degree, I decided I was going to do this. The year before I graduated from the community college, I started searching for a university.”

“I have a job and take care of my elderly parents,” she says. “I needed something that would accommodate my schedule. I didn’t want just an online school. I wanted an actual college that also offered an online program.”

“I searched for a year. I don’t know how and when, but Tiffin University popped up,” she says, “I researched it. I checked that it was accredited. I looked at what it had to offer.”

Casko and Tiffin were a fit. She started the accelerated program in August 2010. She takes two courses for a sevenweek “semester” with a one week break.

“Even though this class is a virtual class, the student relationships are real,” says Casko. “There are 10 to 12 of us doing it together. It’s kind of neat. You get to know the people through the technology. We have message and discussion boards where we post and discuss things. Even though we’re miles apart, when we’re on the discussion board, I feel very connected to them. It’s a unique and special interaction and experience.”

“A lot of the work we do has to do with what we’re doing in our real life,” she says. “We talk about what happened in the office, what my company is doing and how it relates to class.” On the flip side, she’s been known to copy readings

Hometown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Degree Bachelor of Arts Class Status Will Graduate 2012 What you always wanted to be when you grew up? A teacher What’s your dream vacation? I would love to go to Italy to see my relatives If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would it be and why? The person I would choose to have lunch with is not a famous actor or singer, he is not a political figure or someone found in history books…he is my very own paternal grandfather. Unfortunately, after suffering several strokes, he laid in a vegetative state for seven years. During this time it was my mother and father who cared for him daily with washing, dressing and feedings. As you can imagine, it was quite a burden to my parents as they were newlyweds at the time.

When my mother gave birth to my older brother, it added to their responsibilities. It was as if they were caring for two children instead of one. As time went on, my grandfather’s condition worsened and my mother became pregnant with me. It was as if my grandfather knew that having another child in the home would be a struggle for my parents along in addition to caring for him, and so my grandfather passed the day I was born. As you can imagine, the day was filled with mixed emotions. I truly believe that he left this world so I could enter. I would love to meet this man that has always had a very special place in my heart.

to share with her boss.

Casko plans to complete her bachelor of arts degree by spring of 2012. Despite the distance, she’s quite loyal to her future alma mater and is already making travel plans.

“I have every intention of flying to Tiffin and attend graduation,” she says.

EVERYTHING HAS WORKED OUT VERY NICELY FOR RYAN KOSSICK, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING. An internship with the North Texas Professional Golfer Association midway through his MBA at Tiffin led to a permanent job as Director of Junior Golf Operations in 2006. He and his wife and young daughter love Dallas, and everything is going well – except he has very little time to play golf.

For a four-year member of the Tiffin University golf team who really enjoyed the camaraderie and the coaching staff, being able to play “only maybe 10 to 20 times a year” has cut back on his personal enjoyment of the sport he is promoting for 3000 young golfers in the North Texas area.

“I don’t even play enough to establish a handicap,” he said. The schedule for the juniors program (ages 7 to 18) at the NTPGA includes 250 junior tournaments a year, nine to 36 holes, 190 of them in June, July and August; hiring 15-20 seasonal interns (Kossick was one in 2005); helping with the local PGA tour stops at the Colonial and Byron Nelson tournaments, plus a large number of training and education opportunities for young golfers, including golf as a physical education course in the high schools.

Originally from North Olmstead, Kossick was introduced to golf by his father and uncles at age 11. Not being able to play much now is not a problem because he enjoys what he is doing.

Ryan said, “Tiffin was the perfect fit and size for me

Lindsey Jesnek

IT IS ONE THING TO BE RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY BY YOUR PEERS – many of whom have a Ph.D. and ten more years teaching experience than you do. It is another thing to be honored three years after you graduate from Tiffin University with a degree in English.

Lindsey’s award was for a paper she presented in New Orleans in March discussing the role of peer review (students assessing other students’ compositions in a basic English course). It was named “Best Paper Award” in her section at the International College Teaching and Learning Conference.

The honor was voted by participants attending the conference, and Lindsey was asked to submit it to the Journal of College Teaching and Learning, which published it in May. In her paper, entitled “Peer Editing in the 21st Century: Do Beginning Composition Students Truly Reap the Benefits?,” Lindsey consulted both preliminary and contemporary research as well as quantitative and qualitative data to shed light on the practical problems involved in using peer editing as a collaborative technique in lower level composition classrooms.

“I attempted to shatter the myth that peer editing is an infallible way to help students improve their writing and

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A minute with Ryan ...

Hometown North Olmlstead, Ohio Degree BBA, MBA Class Year 2004 and 2006 Favorite Book “Good to Great” by Jim Collins What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

Professional golfer What’s your dream vacation? Somewhere warm, with a beach, and the family together.

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Ryan Kossick

because of the small classes, personal relationships with the teachers and the great camaraderie of the golf team. And the notice of the internship which came to Coach Darby Roggow was the final piece of the perfect-match puzzle. Among his achievements at Tiffin was being named Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete.

“I did the internship that summer, was offered the permanent job in December, moved to Dallas, and completed my MBA through Tiffin online,” he recalled.

A minute with Lindsey ...

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Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan Degree Bachelor of Arts Class Year 2008 Favorite Book “Rebecca” by Daphne DuMaurier What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

A Veterinarian, then later an English teacher What’s your dream vacation?

Return to Australia and New Zealand If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would it be and why?

Probably Daphne du Maurier. If I were able to have lunch with Daphne du Maurier, I believe that I could finally complete my on-going research about her perception of gender as it manifests in her novels and in her life. I believe that she is one of the foremost thinkers/Gothic novelists of all time, and that her work and legacy has gone sadly unnoticed by much of the theoretical community. My goal would be to finally get my questions answered firsthand so that I could endeavor to make her a more prominently studied author. Beyond that, she was a fascinating and very enigmatic person.

discussed the various issues that arise while conducting peer editing sessions,” she said. “Overall, in the paper and in the presentation, I sought to provide a modern and innovative understanding of what it means to truly meet student needs in the college composition classroom.”

All of this happened in her first year of teaching college English full-time. Lindsey is currently teaching English at the Jasper, Indiana campus of Vincennes University and will start Ph.D. classes in the fall at the University of Louisville.

But perhaps even more remarkable is the story of how Lindsey persevered through crutches and wheelchairs at Tiffin, due to a soccer accident, which occurred two weeks before she started her freshman year in 2004.

On a sliding tackle, she was injured on the first day of pre-season soccer practice in 2004. The injury was misdiagnosed three times, and she had five surgeries during the time she was at Tiffin. She was on crutches the entire freshman year and in a wheelchair at times after the operations. Doctors finally agreed that she had suffered a snapped ligament and during the misdiagnoses, she sustained even more bone damage.

“My foot, after a total of five surgeries, is doing

surprisingly well. I can no longer play soccer (or any other competitive sport, for that matter), but I can walk without pain and even jog a little bit,” she said recently from her home in Corydon, Indiana.

“My major at TU was originally in English Education,” she said, “but after two years in the program (which started my sophomore year), I decided to switch my major to English and teach at the collegiate level rather than the high school level.”

Lindsey was interested in writing from a young age and she knew she wanted to be an English teacher when she came to Tiffin. Her inspiration came from TU Professor Dr. Sherry Truffin and others.

“Students are so close with the professors at Tiffin, Lindsey said, “They really reach out to help you.”

Lindsey became very involved in TU’s English Enthusiasts’ Club which led to the “TU Review.” By the time Lindsey entered Indiana State, she had a good grasp of the issues facing teachers of English composition.

Ryan Donini

SOMETIMES “BLIND LUCK” CAN LEAD TO THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. Ryan Donini was a college senior when one day as he was walking home from his last undergraduate course, a friend told him about a teaching opportunity at a school in Milan, Italy.

The Minford, Ohio, native wasted no time e-mailing the school’s principal. A short time later, there was a phone interview, then a subsequent job offer.

“I flew out two weeks later,” Donini recalls. “It was an amazing experience and it was a great two years. I taught band, choir, general music and drama. I love knowing that I was not only teaching about music, instruments and genres, but I was also teaching another language and another way of self expression. I have Italian friends, I speak fluent Italian and I have become a wine snob.”

During those two years, Donini traveled extensively in

A minute with Ryan ...

KAITLIN FOSTER ALWAYS KNEW SHE WANTED A CAREER THAT INVOLVED HORSES. Ever since she was a child, she was an avid equestrian, riding and showing hunterjumper horses on the A Circuit.

“I pretty much did that every summer growing up,” says the Shagrin Falls native. “My mom and my stepdad are horse trainers.”

After she graduated from high school, Foster’s focus switched to earning a business degree. She spent her freshman year at Virginia Intermont College, but soon decided the “Old Dominion State” was just too far from home.

“I found Tiffin University online and was impressed with its Business program,” she says. “I loved the intimate campus and it was only two hours away from home. It was perfect.”

The other thing about TU that became a perfect fit for Foster was TU’s Equestrian team. At Tiffin University, the Equestrian team is a varsity sport made up Western- and Hunt-riding teams. During her senior year in 2010, Foster was captain of the Hunt Team.

“I helped organize things and I was the liaison between the riders and the coaches,” she explains. “Hunt-seat riding is judged on equitation. We did jumping and flatwork.”She had barely graduated from TU when the life-long horsewoman was offered a job at the prestigious Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky. In the horse industry, the world-renown Hagyard Clinic for horses is akin to the esteemed Cleveland Clinic for humans. Founded in 1876, the Hagyard Clinic is the oldest and largest equine medical facility in the world.

“It has a medicine department, lab, surgery department, an MRI machine and a pharmacy, which is where I work,” Foster says. “It’s just like a pharmacy at a hospital. When a horse is being discharged from surgery, the owners or agents will come and pick up the medicine. We are licensed to ship medicine in 48 states.”

Foster laughs when she recalls how her mother used to wistfully dream about owning a horse farm in Kentucky’s bluegrass country.

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Hometown Minford, Ohio Degree Master of Education Class Year 2010 Favorite Movie Schindler’s List What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

Surgeon, but that changed as I became a better musician What’s your dream vacation?

I would return to Italy to reunite with my friends.

If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would it be and why? My girlfriend because sometimes we just don’t get enough time to spend together, otherwise it would be my best friend in Italy, Gabrielle Spina, because I miss him dearly. He is the co-founder of our rock band.

Kaitlin Foster

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northern Italy where the self-proclaimed Italian-car aficionado visited the Lamborghini, Mazerati and Fiat manufacturing plants. He even started his own rock band that eventually toured around the city of Milan.

When he returned to Ohio, Donini chose Tiffin University to pursue a master’s degree, where he became the Assistant Director of the marching and concert bands.

“I graduated in December with my Master of Education degree and stayed on to finish the year,” he said.

It’s obvious that teaching suits him.

“I always found I was good at explaining things to people and I loved music, so I decided to teach. It was my sophomore year in high school and I told my band director and he told my mother. She got mad because she wanted me to be a doctor,” he explained. “Ultimately, it was my decision and I went to The Ohio State University to get my music degree.”

“Not only am I teacher, I’m also a gigging musician,” he said. “Being a good music teacher doesn’t just mean ‘Go teach music.’ A good teacher can also play his instrument — mine are the trombone, bass and guitar. I love making music as much as I do teaching it.”

“We always came down here for horse shows when I was a kid. Lexington is beautiful, and it is horse country.

They refer to it as the ‘Horse Capital of the World,’” she says. “It’s kind of funny because we always joked about how, ‘We’re going to move there one day.’ I kind of beat them to it, so now they come visit me.”

A minute with Kaitlin ...

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Hometown Chagrin Falls, Ohio Degree Bachelor of Business Administration Class Year 2010 Favorite Movie Seabiscuit What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

I always wanted to work with horses.

I’m working with horses and I’m happy.

What’s your dream vacation?

I would love to travel around Europe. I’ve only been there once, when I was really young. I’d like to go back now because I’d appreciate it more.

If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would it be and why? I would choose Audrey Hepburn because of her classic style.

She was pretty.

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Michael Porter

IF YOU HAD A SON IN COLLEGE, YOU COULD ONLY HOPE HE WOULD BE AS ORGANIZED AND DETERMINED as Michael Porter, who has just completed his junior year in Forensic Psychology at Tiffin University.

Not only has he known what he wants to major in since sixth grade, he has the next three to four years all planned out –including an internship starting this fall in Afghanistan, then complete his degree after a three- semester break, and finally, enter the seminary to become an Army Chaplain.

Michael’s interest in the military comes from his grandfather who served in World War II and completed 40 years of service with the rank of Command Sergeant Major-- the highest rank attainable by an enlisted person.

His interest in Forensic Psychology started with a general interest and was piqued by the spate of television shows on the subject debuting about the same time. Though his home is in Batavia, N.Y., east of Buffalo, he knew he wanted to study at Tiffin when he found that TU has his major.

In addition to a full course load and being an RA and treasurer of the Criminal Justice Club, he is also a member of the Ohio National Guard’s 37th Brigade, with

A minute with Michael ...

Hometown Batavia, New York Degree Bachelor of Criminal Justice Favorite Book Currently reading A Man After God’s Own Heart, by Jim George.

What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

Ever since sixth grade, I wanted to be a forensic psychologist.

What’s your dream vacation? A Caribbean cruise.

If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, who would it be? Albert Einstein

Ted Schumate

I have been in academia (as head of a jazz studies program) before, but I felt as though I had a deeper message to share with the student besides teaching them how to play an instrument and improvise jazz. I wanted to share a global perspective, a world view—a view that can break down fear and discrimination of people who may look different, worship different or are of another skin color.

It was in this hope that Ted thought a degree in humanities would be the best place to reach the most students (since it is a required undergraduate course) with this message of the commonality of the human experience. “I also believe that as people involved in the humanities that we must become involved in humanitarian efforts and become humanitarians,” he said. “It is my hope to instill these ideas in my students to guide them to be more tolerant and open minded of others who are different from each other.

Ted chose Tiffin University because it has one of the best online Master of Humanities programs. “I got on the internet looking for a place to get a Master of Humanities degree,” he said, ”I found out there were not many to choose from.”

Tiffin’s online coursework fit into Ted’s busy schedule.

“I really enjoy being in a classroom,” he admits, “but the online program was convenient because I could do things on

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JAZZ MUSICIAN TED SHUMATE HAS BEEN PLAYING GUITAR AND TOURING THE WORLD FOR 40 YEARS. He’s ready to pass on what he’s learned from his travels.

That’s what led to his Master of Humanities degree from Tiffin University.

“I’ve been very fortunate to travel all over the world,” he says. “I’ve noticed the differences in all the cultures. The more I traveled, though, the more I noticed a commonality.

Ted’s global insights drove him beyond the music. “I wanted to do something beside teach music. I wanted to be in a position where I could reach a lot of our youth and pass on the message that we’re all really the same.”

“I noticed that the commonality of the human experience,” says Shumate, “is that we have more in common than differences. In my travels as a young musician, I marveled at the different dress, customs, foods, etc., in other cultures around the world. The more I traveled, the more I realized that we are all really the same. Examples such as customs and dress were surface level differences--and then I saw the deep commonalities that we all share as human beings on this planet. We are all trying to feed our families, keep a roof over our heads, avoid sickness, keep our children safe, etc., and most importantly, find some meaning in life.”

A minute with Ted ...

Degree Master of Humanities Class Year 2010 Who are your favorite musicians? I have too many favorite books, movies, and musicians to narrow it down to one, but here are a few of my favorite musicians: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, James Brown, Jaco Pastorius, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Bill Evans, and George Benson.

What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

Who said I want to grow up? Just kidding!

Music was always my deep love.

What’s your dream vacation? I’ll take three months on a tropical island--snorkeling in the daytime, eating mangoes and lobster on the grill, and dancing around the fire at night to Caribbean music!

If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, (deceased or not), who would it be? I would choose Gandhi because I believe him to be one of the greatest human beings who ever walked the earth.

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units covering much of Northern Ohio. Sometime this fall – schedules are not firm at this writing – he will leave for training in Mississippi and either Louisiana or California. After this, he will be deployed as a cook with one of the units going to Afghanistan, which will count as his internship at Tiffin.

This means he will miss three semesters at Tiffin University, and will have two more semesters to complete after the deployment. After Tiffin, he will take his military and ROTC background into an officer training course and a twoyear chaplaincy program at a seminary in St. Louis. He will complete the Master of Divinity degree in that program and become an Army chaplain.

my schedule. I could still travel, take my laptop with me, and do it from wherever and whenever my schedule permitted.”

Shumate, who graduated from Tiffin in 2010, has an undergraduate degree in jazz studies from Eckerd College in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He has both studied and taught at the prestigious Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California.

A recording artist, composer, band leader and author, he has nine recordings under his own name and countless more with other jazz musicians.

Ted’s music is available on iTunes, Amazon, and most music retail download sites. http://tedshumate.com/tedshumatemusic

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Candace Havens

CANDACE HAVENS, 47, PROMISED HERSELF A MASTER’S DEGREE WHEN HER YOUNGEST SON, PARKER, WENT OFF TO COLLEGE. In 2009, the accomplished film/ TV critic and romance novelist started that graduate degree.

She’ll finish it in December.

“I wanted to broaden my horizons as a writer,” she says “I wanted to open up my world.”

She did that by enrolling in Tiffin University’s Master of Humanities program. “I searched for a long time for a program,” says Havens. “I thought I might do a Master of Arts degree in creative writing. But, I know how to write. So I looked at other things. I was interested in exploring other worlds, things I don’t know a lot about. That’s where Tiffin came in. I saw their Master of Humanities coursework and thought, ‘That’s what I really need.’”

The decision was quite deliberate as Candace lives in Texas and must be an online student. “I chose Tiffin because they had more of what I was looking for. When I looked at the course list and read some of the descriptions, I was intrigued. I haven’t had a bad class. I’ve had some really hard ones,” she laughs, “but not a bad one.”

“The cool thing is that almost every class has related to my day job,” she says. “In Dr. Moore’s creative writing class, you have to write a novel. I ended up writing two.” The first for that class, “Truth and Dare,” was released in May 2011, while her agent is still shopping “Witches Diaries.” Havens is the published author of 10 books and currently under contract to write three novels for Harlequin.

A “Women in Art” class inspired a young adult novel that she’ll likely write as her thesis. “My agent is excited about that,” she says.

Whether her classmates have published or not, Havens says she learns from them. “Listening to other people and the way they work, reading other people’s work always informs what you do,” she says.

“When I first started this journey I thought I’d learn about some cool stuff and it’d be different, but it really has helped,” Havens says. “It has really offered practical applications for my life.”

For anyone who thinks an online degree is easier, Havens puts that thought to rest. “It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life. They really push you and help you to become more critical and look at things in a whole other way. At the end of every semester I think: ‘Why am I doing this? And then, I can’t wait for the next semester to begin.”

To learn more about her published successes or work as a TV/film critic visit http://www.candacehavens.com/index. php/books/

A minute with Candace ...

Hometown Fort Worth, Texas Degree Master of Humanities Class Year December 2011 Favorite Book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens for my all-time favorite, and I’m loving Ann Aguirre’s Enclave that I’m reading right now.

What you always wanted to be when you grew up?

A dancer and a lawyer.

What’s your dream vacation? I want to spend two months in Europe going to museums to see the art I’ve studied in my humanities program, eating amazing food and a little shopping thrown in.

I think someone should give me that as a graduation present.

If you could choose anyone to have lunch with, deceased or alive, who would it be and why?

I’d like to have lunch with Author Neil Gaiman.

I have a huge crush on his books and the way he tells a story..

Tiffin University is pleased to announce a new discount for graduate students!

Alumni of the Tiffin University bachelor’s degree program will be eligible for a discount on TU graduate school tuition. The new discount will save students $150 per credit hour.

Tiffin University offers a variety of graduate degree programs including: Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Education (MEd) Master of Humanities (HU) Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ)

The free online application can be found at WWW.TIFFIN.EDU/APPLY. For additional information, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at 419.448.3401 The discount cannot be applied towards previous semesters, balances, or combined with any other discount. Only alumni of the bachelor degree programs at Tiffin University are eligible for this discount.

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OPPORTUNITY

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123rd Commencement 2011

OUR NATION’S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS Tiffin University’s morning commencement speaker challenged Tiffin University graduates to take their place in the world.

Janice Hilliard, Vice President of Player Development for the National Basketball Association, said she hopes each graduate had been motivated by his or her experiences and time at TU. The graduates are America’s next generation of leaders, she said.

“We’re living in some very challenging times. ... Today, more than ever, America is in need of leaders, and those individuals are sitting right here in front of me,” she said.

Nearly 550 graduates who completed bachelor of arts, bachelor of criminal justice, master of business administration, master of education, master of humanities and master of science in criminal justice degrees were honored during TU’s morning ceremony Saturday.

Hilliard asked the graduates what challenges and setbacks they had overcome and what they would do with

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their lives. Motivation, she said, pushes people to overcome obstacles, lifts them higher and brings out the best in them.

“From where will your motivation come? ... What is your passion, and how will you turn it into service?” she asked.

Hilliard said she knows the graduates each have the potential to become something special. “Motivation was critical towards my upbringing and towards my success,” she said.

Hilliard, whose brothers were enrolled in all-black schools, recalled being selected as a student to help integrate a school system. She said her mother escorted her to her first-grade classroom, where a classmate sneered at her. Although she was shaking, she said he knew it was something she had to do.

Hilliard also recalled being the last player chosen for a softball team. She was a left-handed batter who struck out every time. But, she realized being a part of something bigger than herself empowered her and gave her confidence.

Hilliard said a guidance counselor told her she never would get into college. She was ranked 19th in a class of 81 students and never had heard of college entrance exams.

Sometimes, she said, it takes motivation from others to push a person to heights he or she did not know he or she could reach.

“There are all kinds of competitors in the world,” she said. “What kind of a competitor are you?”

After the ceremony, Hilliard, who originally is from central Texas and now lives in Connecticut, said Tiffin is like the town in which she grew up. She said she stood outside of her hotel, looked at the fields, reflected on her life and family, and felt like she was at home.

“A lot of my nervousness went away,” she said.

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Mark Vadon

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DREAM BIG – AND THEN DREAM EVEN BIGGER “What stands before you when you leave here today is largely unknown,” remarked pioneering internet entrepreneur Mark Vadon, to graduating seniors during his keynote address during TU’s afternoon ceremony.

“Whatever plans you have for the future will probably not unfold as you expect. Making change to achieve your future is as much work as a full-time job.”

But instead of continuing with cautionary advice, Vadon urged them to “dream big – and then dream even bigger.

Set your bar very high. Then enjoy the rich and wonderful process of following your dreams.”

To a capacity crowd of more than 350 graduates, their families, TU alumni, members of the Board of Trustees, faculty and staff, Vadon presented the Class of 2011 with a “call to opportunity.”

“What are you willing to do to make your dreams a reality?” he asked. And then: “There is glory and reward in all hard work, and you should know that no work is beneath you as you take risks and follow your dreams. Along the way, value each of your days. Time is your most valuable resource. Invest in your time to achieve your goals. Step forward. Be ready to lead.”

The 2011 speaker recalled his own undergraduate commencement 20 years earlier. “I had no clue what I was going to do as I entered an economy with the highest unemployment rates since the 1980s,” he said, drawing parallels to the competitive job market and uncertain economy facing the new graduates. What Vadon ultimately decided was to become an entrepreneur. He wanted control of his destiny. But he admitted he didn’t know where this determination would take him.

Like many other entrepreneurial success stories, Vadon’s path was filled with many turns. But one day changed his life, and his future.

He had worked for several years as a consultant for Bain & Company, a management consulting firm, and returned to school to earn his MBA to further his busi-

Vadon credits both his education and early mentors for providing him with the tools for creative thinking. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard, and his MBA from Stanford.

“My education taught me how to focus my mind on the issues I found interesting,” he explained during an interview just prior to his TU Commencement address. “I learned how to create things that fundamentally didn’t exist yet. That’s what happened with Blue Nile.”

He added, “I give advice to young people all the time – to look at the larger picture even if you don’t know what you intend to do with your life. I advise young people to make choices on where they’re going to work not based on salary, but on learning potential. It’s all about maximizing learning so you can identify and reach your dreams, and then go even further. I really hope that today’s graduates are inspired to follow their dreams instead of dollar signs. The dollar signs will eventually come with vision and hard work.”

As a child, Vadon said he was

constantly building things. “I wanted to see how things worked,” he said.

“And I can relate this directly to what I’m doing today. Technology is changing faster and faster, and what we did with Blue Nile was to shake up the entire industry by being ahead of the curve. We were progressive. You need to be focused, but also keep your head up and must be willing to change your business model as the world around you changes.”

Vadon praised Tiffin University graduates – many of whom are among the first generation of their families to earn a college education.

“This is an amazing accomplishment, and it’s been difficult. These graduates have already set their sights on one dream and made it happen,” he observed. “Now they get to take this accomplishment and dream more dreams. And then achieve those dreams. There’s nothing outside the realm of possibility. These new graduates have a golden opportunity, and I hope they understand there’s no limit to how far they can go.”

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ness career. He was 28 years old, had fallen in love, and was in a high-end jewelry store looking to purchase an engagement ring. But he had no idea what to look for in a diamond, or even kind of ring he was looking for, and when he asked for guidance from the store staff, he became increasingly frustrated with what he saw as poor customer service.

He would leave the prestigious jeweler empty-handed, but not without an idea. Vadon began to research online jewelry retailers. He became increasingly convinced that purchasing an engagement ring – or any kind of quality jewelry – need not be complicated, and that instead of opening a physical storefront, he could bring both quality and service directly to the consumer. After studying business models for online retailing, he founded Blue Nile in May of 1999.

By December 1999, Blue Nile had between $3-4 million in revenue. It began showing a profit by August 2001 – just as the dot.com bubble burst and drove many internet companies out of business.

Despite difficult layoffs and cutbacks, Blue Nile not only survived, but prospered. The company was prosperous enough to go public in 2004 and now has a presence in more than 40 countries.

Today, Blue Nile is the nation’s largest online retailer of certified diamonds and fine jewelry. The company is so successful, it is larger than the next three online jewelers combined.

Meeting the consumer’s needs has remained a key ingredient in the continued growth of Blue Nile. In fact, every year since 2002, the company has been awarded the Bizrate.com “Circle of Excellence Platinum Award” for best customer service.

In 2009, Vadon would add to his entrepreneurial empire with the creation of Zulily – which has already become the leading private-sale online retailer of infant and children’s products. Zulily employs 200 people and is one of the fastest-growing internet start-ups in the United States.

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Students STUDENTS COMPARE DISTRACTED, DRUNKEN DRIVING intoxication. They were judged on how well they completed the course, including their timing and whether they swerved.

Sgt. Don Joseph of the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, who noticed differences when people made various trips through the course, said he thinks the study makes the community aware of the effects of distracted driving, whatever type of distraction it might be.

He assisted with security during the session and made sure participants were protected.

Bill Koubek, a TU senior from the Cleveland area studying forensic psychology and forensic science, participated in the research project.

Koubek never had worn the intoxication goggles in the past. He said things seemed closer and farther away than they normally would have, and things were blurry.

The results from the project will be presented next year at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’ international conference in Toronto. Russell said she is excited about figuring out the results from the study.

“I think that’s when we’re going to learn the most, once we have the results calculated,” she said.

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Some Tiffin University students believe certain forms of distracted driving are just as dangerous as drunk driving, and they organized a study to test their hypothesis.

Julie Russell, a TU senior from Bellevue studying forensic psychology, directed a group of seven students in a psychology and law class that studied the dangers of drunk driving compared to distracted driving.

One of the members of the group once rolled her vehicle while texting and driving.

Russell said she did a study last year that involved people’s perceptions of how well they thought they could drive while sending a text message.

While last year’s study focused on how participants thought they could do, this year’s project actually tested people.

A course was set up in the parking lot of the former Kroger store in Tiffin. The members of the group recruited students to participate in the driving study, and about 230 people were scheduled to take the test.

Participants in the study took several trips around the course. While driving, they engage in distracting behaviors, including reading, talking on a cell phone, texting and eating.

During one of the trips, they wore goggles that simulated

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New Dean of Graduate Studies IN JANUARY, TU NAMED DR. BONNIE TIELL as its new Dean

for both volleyball and softball.

Prior to her full-time faculty appointment, Tiell served as Tiffin Bonnie Tiell University’s Assistant Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator. She is a member of the TU Athletic Hall of Fame.

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of Graduate Studies. Tiell had previously served as Chair of the MBA Program.

Tiell, who is also an Associate Professor of Management, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Troy University. She holds a master’s degree in Sport Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a doctorate from the United States Sports Academy, where she specialized in Sports Management and Human Resource Management.

Recognized as a national expert on

intercollegiate athletics administration and work-life balance, the new dean co-chairs the NCAA Women’s Leadership Symposium in Intercollegiate Athletics and consults with members of the NCAA Research and Gender Equity Departments. She is a recipient of the Region 4 Excellence in Teaching Award and a finalist for international distinction by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

Tiell arrived at Tiffin University in 1988 and served as the Intramural Director, Visiting Instructor for Sport Management, Academic Advisor, and the head coach

People of TU – Faculty Members Promoted Tiffin University, with approval of its Board of Trustees, promoted nine of its faculty members.

Dr. Bruce Bowlus and Dr. Laura Mays were promoted to the rank of Professor. Dr. Teresa Collins, Dr. Jim Rovira, and Dr. Erin Dean were promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. Mike Herdlick, Mike Lewis, Kellie McGilvray, and Danielle Foster were promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor.

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Bruce Bowlus

Professor Bruce Bowlus began teaching at Tiffin University as an adjunct Professor of History in 1991 and was hired full-time as Assistant Professor in 1993.

He became Associate Professor of History in 2000 until his current promotion to Professor. Bowlus has been involved in various phases of the history profession over the course of his career. His research has been presented in numerous papers delivered at regional and national conferences and published in a variety of journals. In 2010, his book, Iron Ore Transport of the Great Lakes: the Development of a Delivery System to Feed American Industry was published. He also served as a resource for the 2005 PBS special, “Lake Erie: Ohio’s Great Lake.”

His areas of expertise include European, Great Lakes and Nineteenth Century U.S. History. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History form Wittenberg University and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University.

Laura Mays

Professor Laura Mays has been involved with TU’s international programs since 1999. She has taught MBA courses in Bucharest and Timisoara, Romania and in Poland and the Czech Republic. Her overseas responsibilities have included writing and managing TU’s first international grant from USAID, establishing the MBA in three sites overseas and serving as TU’s program chair for Romania.

Dr. Mays has also conducted training programs and seminars with the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce and NASA for business leaders and government officials from over 25 countries around the world on the topics of business creation and enterprise restructuring. Her recent research and publications focus on entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe and sustainable economic redevelopment in former Communist bloc nations.

She earned a Doctorate of Education from Rutgers University, a Master of Arts from Blassboro State, and a Bachelor of Science from Kent State University.

Teresa Collins

Associate Professor Teresa Collins serves as Chair of Tiffin University’s online Master of Education degree program. She is currently licensed in the state of Ohio as an educator and holds credentials in PK-12 music and 7-12 English.

Prior to teaching in the classroom, she served in numerous US Army bands as a flutist performing with bands in Georgia, Hawaii, New York, and Texas, as well as overseas bands in the Republic of South Korea and in Germany where, in 1974, she was the first woman to integrate the Army’s military band program.

Dr. Collins earned a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music from Georgia State University, a Bachelor of Arts in English from The University of Findlay, and a Ph.D. in Education from New York University. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in English at Morehead State University.

James Rovira

Associate Professor James Rovira began teaching at TU in August of 2008 as Assistant Professor of English. His areas of expertise include English Literature, Philosophy, English Romanticism, Poetry, and German Idealism.

Erin Dean

Assistant Professor Michael Herdlick served as an Adjunct Professor of mathematics for Tiffin University before becoming a full-time Instructor in 2008.

He was an adjunct professor in Math/Science over the past seventeen years for New Mexico Tech, Terra Community College, Owens Community College, and Heidelberg University. During this time, he worked in industry as a Quality Assurance Manager and Vice President for a large environmental testing laboratory.

Herdlick has presented over sixty papers on laboratory management, statistics, quality assurance, and quality control at various local, state, national, and international conferences. In 2009, he was inducted into the Crystal Crucible Society, presented by the Water Environmental Federation/Ohio Environmental Water Association for his outstanding and sustained contributions to the water and wastewater industry. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Math/Liberal Arts from Malone College and a Master of Science in Math from New Mexico Tech.

Michael Lewis

Assistant Professor Michael Lewis began at TU as Chair of TU’s Criminal Justice Degree Completion Program in 2008 and is currently serving as Interim Dean for the School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences. He earned a Master of Science in Criminal Justice degree from Tiffin University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Myers University.

Lewis is committed to higher education because of his passion and zeal for the advancement of a stronger and meaningful society. Michael consistently upgrades his skills, knowledge, and abilities through continued education in order to become a highly efficient resource to the university and community.

CLEVELAND MAGAZINE FEATURED ARTICLE BY TIFFIN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR Smart Business Cleveland magazine published the article, “Global Slaves,” by TU faculty member Amir Soas in its March edition.

Dr. Soas is an Associate Professor at TU and his areas of expertise include Near East affairs, weapons of terrorism and mass destruction, emergency response management and health administration.

Smart Business Cleveland targets senior management, including corporate and financial managers – the region’s business decision-makers.

Amir Soas

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Associate Professor Erin Dean began teaching at Tiffin University in 2006 as Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences.

Dr. Dean, a supervising licensed professional clinical counselor in the State of Ohio, has had a variety of community mental health experiences with individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and with clients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness.

Dr. Dean’s research interests and areas of specialization include HIV/AIDS, sexuality and gender issues, the inclusion of sex education into counselor education and working with clients with a dual diagnosis. Her passion for clinical work, ensuring that clients receive the highest level of care, and her desire to mentor students are the driving forces behind her decision to transition into the academic community.

She earned a Ph.D., a Master of Education and a Bachelor of Arts from Kent State University. Her areas of expertise include HIV, Aids, Psychology (Gender and Human Sexuality), and Mental Health. She is a licensed Professional Clinical Counselor.

Michael Herdlick

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His current focus is on poetry and philosophy. His book, Blake and Kierkegaard: Creation and Anxiety, was released in 2010 and will be released in paperback in October.

Dr. Rovira earned a Ph.D. and a Master of Philosophy from Drew University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College.

Kelly McGilvray

Assistant Professor Kellie McGilvray served Tiffin University as an adjunct professor beginning 2001 and became full-time in 2007. As Assistant Professor of Marketing for the School of Business, McGilvray’s area of expertise include event planning, financial marketing management, software marketing management and print advertising and newsletter design.

She earned an MBA and BBA from Tiffin University and is working toward a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Toledo.

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Danielle Foster

Assistant Professor Danielle Foster began her career with Tiffin University in 2005 as Director of the Lima Academic Center. In 2008, she joined TU as a full-time faculty member. In addition to her faculty position, Danielle serves as a Program Chair for the School of Business and as the women’s softball team faculty representative.

She is currently completing her doctorate at Bowling Green State University. She earned an MBA and a bachelor’s degree from Bluffton University.

Her areas of expertise include leadership, marketing, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

TU’S CHRISTIANSEN THROWS A STRIKE The weather only was nice for about the first hour and a half of a Detroit Tigers baseball game in May, but it was all Charles Christensen, TU’s VP for Academic Affairs, needed.

Christensen, a lifelong Tigers fan, threw the first pitch to Brandon Inge, the Tigers’ third baseman, before the Tigers played the Tampa Bay Rays. He said it was the first time he had been on the field of a major league team and thought it was something not everybody gets to do.

After throwing out the pitch, Christensen and his son, Jason, who arranged the experience, were invited to sit on the deck of the Tigers’ luxury restaurant and watch the game.

Christensen was accompanied by members of his family, and nearly 30 employees of Tiffin University also attended the game to watch him throw out the first pitch.

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People at TU PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Annual National Association of Student Affairs Professions (NASAP) Conference in February. The conference was held in Columbia, South Carolina.

Dr. Law also presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Science Annual Meeting in March in Toronto, Canada.

She had two articles published in

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peer-reviewed journals last year. She

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Assistant Professor of Management at Tiffin University, Noel-Levitz, a recognized leader in higher education consulting, is committed to serving institutions to meet their goals for enrollment and student success.

also co-authored “A study of coping strategies and statistics anxiety among

Evaluating Institutional Commitment to Diversity

undergraduate and graduate college studies in education and counseling.”

Fang-Mei Law

Dr. Sharon Perry-Nause delivered

Family Education and Counseling in

“Evaluating Institutional Commitment

Taiwan.

to Diversity” during the Noel-Levitz 2011 Symposium for the Recruitment and Retention of Students of Color in April in Nashville, Tennessee. She is Director of Institutional Diversity and

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For both articles, Dr. Law’s co-

Papers Presented at National Conferences

author was Dr. Gwo-Jen Guo of the

Tiffin University Professor Dr. Fang-Mei Law presented two papers at the 57th

tion in Taiwan.

National Changhua University of Educa-

At the end of each academic year, Tiffin University hosts a special reception for graduating students during the year-end annual TU student art exhibition.

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President’s Club Dinner Tiffin University Celebrated its PRESIDENT CLUB MEMBERS (which includes Founder’s Club Members) in April.

To join, call 419.448.3282.

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John and Joyce Millar celebrated 25 years in the President’s Club; Dianne and Art Krumsee celebrated 10 years in the President’s Club; Joe and Eloise Granata celebrated 15 years in the President’s Club

Jean & Bill Hertzer

Charles & Patty Cole

Phyllis Watts & Rose Frick

Chuck & Nancy Christensen

Mike & Sue Lange

People at TU Professor Presents Research at International Conference in Spain

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Faculty member Matt Bereza presented new research on the intersection of food and psychology in June in Madrid, Spain. Dr. Bereza, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Counseling, delivered his paper, “Direct to Vendor Relationships: A Sustainable Perspective,” to the Society for Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) during its international convention. Bereza, Matt Bereza along with five TU undergraduate research assistants have been researching how local vendors make and maintain relationships with fresh food suppliers in Ohio.

“While the relationship between healthy psychological functioning and proper nutrition has been demonstrated, the field lacks data as to how to find and purchase these foods,” the TU professor remarks.

Professor Named Journal Editor

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Dr. Perry Haan, TU Professor Marketing, was named the Chief Editor of the Journal of Annual Quality Congress Transactions. The journal is published by the Article Sanction for Quality (ASQ) center. ASQ is an action team that is in partnership with the International Project & Quality Management Institute (IPQMI). ASQ Perry Haan is a leading global on-line information publisher, delivering quality content through innovative information products and services, as well as a provider of professional publications worldwide.

The journal publishes articles in the areas of data mining, intelligence systems, software engineering, computer applications, communications networking and embedded systems.

TU Professor Co-Authors Two Journal Articles TU Professor of Marketing Dr. Perry Haan co-authored two articles that appeared in peer-reviewed marketing journals. He was the lead author of the article, “Business Students’ Perceptions of Evaluations,” published in the December 2010 issue of the College Student Journal. He was co-author of “How Arrogant Are Sales and Marketing Professionals: The Business Students’ Perspective,” which appeared the fall 2010 issue of the Journal of Applied Marketing Theory. Haan is in his ninth year at Tiffin University. He holds a doctorate from the University of Sarasota, MBA from Xavier University and bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University.

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Diane & Art Krumsee with Dave Mitchell

People at TU

Throwing the 28lb. weight for distance in Orlando

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COACH SETS SIGHTS TOWARD 2012 LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS A two-time qualifier for the Olympic trials and the current collegiate national record holder in both the indoor and outdoor shot put, Adriane Blewitt has added the title of “World Caber Tossing Champion” to her professional resume.

Blewitt, Tiffin University’s Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Assistant Track Coach, successfully defended her World Champion title at the 2011 Highland World Championships, held in February in Arizona.

“Think of throwing a 20-foot telephone pole end over end and you have the concept behind the Celtic tradition known as the ‘Caber Toss,’” remarks Dr. Bonnie Tiell, Dean of Graduate Studies.

Blewitt beat out world class competitors from Poland, Iceland, Great Britain, and Scotland. Blewitt won eight events, including the 9lb. stone put, 16lb. stone put, 14lb. weight for distance (one hand), 14lb. weight for distance (two hands), 12lb. Scottish hammer throw, 28lb. weight for height, caber toss, and the challenge caber for the title of World Caber Tossing Champion.

She went on to break three more field records at the Braveheart Games in Scotland, validating her ranking among the U.S. Top 10 in the shot put during the past eight years. She is also one of only 13 women in American history to shot put over 60 feet.

All of this, and Blewitt just wanted to have a reason for training and staying in the weight room.“Competing allows me to travel, stay in shape, and meet a lot of great people,” she

remarks. “It has even inspired me to reconsider my bid for the 2012 Olympic Games next summer in the shot put. Defending my title proved to be a gratifying win. A number of fantastic female athletes met in Phoenix for the World Championships.”

Blewitt plans to travel all over the country to compete in other Highland Games. “The competitive drive is fired again,” she says. She is also competing in the shot put and discus for track and field.

The TU coach’s achievements in the professional world of track and field were almost for naught when the aspiring world class athlete was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2003. Her plans to graduate from college and make the Olympic team were shattered when she had to quit school and take a year off from track and field.

Reflecting on the experience, she says, “Every fall, it’s a little bit of a mental block for me to push through it. It gets tough because I remember how horrible I felt, trying to figure out why I couldn’t train, why I couldn’t get through a workout.

And then realizing it’s because I had a huge mass in my chest – and it was cancer.”

After undergoing surgery and six months of chemotherapy, Blewitt resumed training and finished 4th at the 2004 Olympic trials, which placed her as an alternate for Athens.

She also narrowly missed the 2008 Olympic team bound for Beijing. Now London is calling.

GeneX magazine described the Olympic hopeful as a “sleek, toned, muscular machine.” Blewitt even graced the

Steve Crone, Executive Director for the Tiffin YMCA, addressed 40 TU sport and recreation management students in April regarding the aftermath of the raging floodwaters which closed the YMCA facility in February. Crone called it “fate” that he agreed to teach a 5 a.m. Boot Camp Class for one of his instructors that was attending a conference. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been on site when a crew member from the Tiffin Fire Department entered the facility around 5:45 a.m. announcing that the parking lot was flooding and vehicle tires were already immersed in water.

Crone’s preparations in dealing with a crisis meant he needed to remain cool and think fast to execute a plan to handle the emergency. His reaction was to immediately evacuate the facility which meant convincing members (primarily in the swimming pool area, wellness center, and gymnasium) to head home.

According to Crone, there are situations that an emergency response plan cannot prepare you for, but having a plan and reviewing it regularly is important so the right decisions can be made. He advised TU students that disaster responses can become conditioned if they are discussed and practiced routinely in staff meetings.

Tiffin University students remember the flood well. Many traveled to nearby Heidelberg University to witness the dozens of cars under water. Several helped out on a community clean-up day. Sport management students have been gaining practical experience at the YMCA during the spring semester by helping to coach sports and assist Eric Slosser, the program director. Paid internships for sport management majors are also being developed as the YMCA continues to be committed to being a prominent community partner in education.

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Left: Blewitt finished 5th at 2010 USATF National Championships throwing 17.00mm; Right: Blewitt engagement

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pages of Sports Illustrated as one of the “Faces in the Crowd” selections.

Tiell remarks, “Meeting Adriane personally is inspiring if not uplifting. The opportunity for her to interact and share her inspirational story with college students is beyond fortunate. No doubt her strength and conditioning duties for 300-pound linemen on the football team is a classic example of melting gender roles in athletics.

But players have responded extremely positively to a female advocating nutritional habits and designing weight room workouts.”

Whether Blewitt receives an invitation to the 2012 Olympic trials is unknown, but the down-to-earth coach with the winning smile, toned physique and genuinely gracious attitude has created quite the excitement on the Tiffin University campus and within the Tiffin community.

The first weekend in June, Adriane returned to Europe to compete in the Highland Iceland Games in the town of Patreksfjörður, Iceland, and added another international championship title to her resume. Her best attempt was only 10cm short of the world record in the 28lb. weight for distance.

Blewitt’s plans for the remainder of the summer track season are to compete at USATF Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a chance to qualify for the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico in October. In the meantime, the Highland Game schedule continues with Blewitt heading back to Scotland in July and then off to Canada in August.

“I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel and compete with some of the best throwers in the world,” said Adriane. Preparation for next year’s Olympic Games is the focus.”

On a side note, Adriane received an additional surprise in Iceland when she found an engagement ring at the bottom of a waterfall! Who could say no to that?

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The National Security Institute at Tiffin University hosted a conference, “Americans Learning Together About the US/Israel Relationship,” ship,” in April. The conference featured nationally tionally recognized speakers on the US/ Israel Relation-ship, terrorism m and the situation in the Middle dle East.

“Israel ael is one of the few countries ntries in the world ld that truly likes and admires the United States,” wrote Israeli humorist, Efraim Kishon. Of course, most Americans might feel the sting of truth from Kishon’s pointed barb, since wit often reflects reality.

The importance of maintaining close ties with our ally in the Middle East was the focus of this symposium. Six speakers — who discussed everything from counterterrorism to religion — participated in the event that drew a near-capacity crowd of students and the general public to Chisholm Auditorium.

Presenters Richard A. Hellman, J.D., who served as the first Legislative Counsel of the Environmental Protection Agency and wrote much of America’s environmental legislation presented first at the conference. Hellman was serving in that position when the State of Israel invited him to Jerusalem to write environmental laws for Israel.

Clare M. Lopez, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and Vice President of the Intelligence Summit who is a strategic policy and intelligence expert with a focus

on the Middle East.

Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President of Research Foundation for Defense of Democracy was the third speaker. Schanzer formerlyy worked as a Terrorism Finance Analyst at the U.S. U.S Department of the Treas Treasury where he played an p integral role in inte the designation of nat numerous nu financiers. fi Goldstein, G then took the stage to t discuss her work as director directo of The Lawfare Project, a nonprofit organization organ dedicated to rights law. law Goldstein Goldstei is also the Founder and Director of the Children’s Rights Institute, whose mission is to track, spotlight and legally combat violations of children’s basic human rights throughout the globe.

The relationship between Christians and Jews was the focus of the presentation given by John Somerville, the Central States Coordinator for Christians United for Israel, a nondenominational coalition of evangelists “committed to the biblical mandate to bless and stand with Israel and the Jewish people.”

The final speaker of the day was Alan Eisner, a journalist/author and senior director, communications and research for The Israel Project — an international, nonprofit organization providing journalists and leaders accurate information about the Middle East.

Clare M. Lopez

Richard Hellman

Alan Eisner.

John Somerville

Jonathan Schanzer

Brooke Goldstein

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Campus & Community DEATH OF OSAMA BIN LADEN

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Written by R. James Orr, JD, LL.M. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Security Studies A Remarkable Event for Discussion in School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences US Navy SEALs executed a remarkable raid into Pakistan, killing Osama bin Laden. For most TU students, Osama bin Laden has been the personification of evil, much as Hitler and Stalin personified the threatss faced by our world in previous decades. How will bin Laden’s death affect the future of national and homeland security, and what does that suggest for Tiffin University’s versity’s programs in Criminal Justice and Security Studies?

There has been an understandably mixed reaction from dif(FBI, Bureau)) and Department off H Homeland Security (FBI the h B dD l dS i (DHS) ferent quarters about this unilateral action by the U.S. Whether are concerned that bin Laden’s death may motivate revenge the ends will justify the means remains unclear. But most, at or publicity seeking homegrown jihadists to attack the United least for now, will see the U.S. action as positive. This is perhaps States. Bin Laden’s death underscores a number of issues the one of the clearest cases in which the use of force has to be Bureau confronts. Among the issues the Bureau and other seen as legitimate and justified and moral. While there are Homeland Security agencies face is the question of how bin certainly counter claims on these issues, there is not a lot of Laden’s death might affect the radicalization of people intersympathy for that viewpoint. ested in violent jihad who live in the United States, and how it The success of the operation undoubtedly embarrassed will shape the popularity of surviving key jihadist intermediarmany within Pakistan’s military and intelligence community. ies who inspire U.S. residents to radicalize and turn to jihadist While it presently appears, based on the reports that have terrorism. While it is unlikely that his death will significantly been released thus far, that the Pakistanis were not on board change counterterrorism investigative efforts, and were only informed after the fact, the agencies will undoubtedly assess and seek uneasy relationship between Pakistan and to adapt the Administration’s efforts toward the United States has continued to hold. developing and implementing a domestic The operation may alter how leaders in the counter-radicalization strategy as well as region view the U.S. and might make them identifying domestic radicalization and intermore cooperative in seeking regional stabidicting attempts at terrorist recruitment. lization arrangements. It also might make But we cannot see the raid that killed bin them more resistant to U.S. intervention.

Laden in isolation. This event, dramatic as it was, Many commentators have stated that the was only one is a series of key events that will death of bin Laden could be a game changer transform the security landscape of our nation. for the U.S. strategy in Central/South Asia, Spring of 2011 also saw a remarkable but most of the experts who have written series of events that will have long-lasting efassert that it remains too early to say just how. fects on the national and homeland security Al-Qaida has, over the past decade, become Osama bin Laden of the United States. The popular uprisings a diffuse network whose various affiliates that have swept the region, now referred to worked independently of central control, and there remains sigas “The Arab Spring,” has already led to regime change in Tunificant, though diffused, command-and-control even without nisia and Egypt and increasingly pressures other authoritarian a nominal head of al-Qaida. Still, the successful raid will have regimes from Yemen to Syria and Bahrain. All that we know so an impact. At the very least, all who have written agree that far for certain is that the situation in the Middle East and North killing the al-Qaida leader sends a clear message to Bin Laden’s Africa is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Peaceful profollowers that America’s pursuit is relentless, and so is a critical tests in Egypt and Tunisia sow the promise for democratic restep in America’s war of ideas and images. form, but can still be undone as those nations seek to re-form.

On the domestic front, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Is this movement a clear call for democratic reform, continuing

EASTER EGG HUNT Tiffin University’s Student Government held the annual Christi Thomas Memorial Easter Egg Hunt in April. The hunt, offered to Tiffin-area children through a generous donation by the Thomas family is named in honor of their daughter, Christi, who succumbed to neuroblastoma in 2006.

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the spread of democracy that has transformed Europe since the end of the Cold War, or is what we are seeing a movement that will be undone by the rise to power of radical Islamist organizations in these countries? This remains to be seen, and warrants close attention and caution as American policies progress.

In Libya, the popular uprising has been violently resisted, a resistance that led to an unprecedented response by the international community, with the UN Security Council authorizing limited military intervention, an intervention led not by the United States but by NATO. Other NATO nations, primarily Britain and France, have supplied the bulk of the forces involved, while the United States’ role has been limited to primarily logistic support and the use of UAV’s. Here, again, the future role of the United States and the use of diplomacy and international cooperation as tools of security will undergo transformation.

The 2010 National Security Strategy of the United States repeatedly underscores the importance of the mission of all of the National Security and Homeland Security agencies to “disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda and its violent extremist affiliates in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and around the world.” For much of the past decade, this has been the primary focus of our national and homeland security efforts. But we must acknowledge that all of what I have discussed thus far takes place in the context of a varied and complex security environment.

Our nation is in the midst of what will be a long and difficult conversation about U.S. budget priorities. A slow economic recovery, concern about long-term federal debt loads, and devastating pressures on state and local budgets have complicated the ability of our nation to consider and plan for long-term strategic responses to this changing world while at the same time ensuring that state and local law enforcement agencies remain able to protect our towns and homes.

The Drug War of the 1980’s and 90’s, pushed out of the limelight by the attacks of 9/11, is reemerging as a security threat as violence in Mexico claims thousands of lives south of our border and threatens to bring this violence into our southern states. And the threat of drug violence and of violent extremism personified by bin Laden is joined by economic pressure and by the rising threat of asymmetric threats such as cyber-crime and cyber-terrorism.

In the School of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences the remarkable events have provided an opportunity to examine a number of key issues through the classes we taught. Every one of these issues was, and will remain, key to the discussions we have in class and to the skills we will impart to our students.

How our nation should respond will also be a necessary conversation on our campus as the faculty and students examine the mission of our programs to prepare the next generation of law enforcement and national security experts.

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ARBOR DAY OBSERVED Tiffin University held its first Arbor Day celebration in the Diane Kidd Gallery located inside of the Hayes Center for the Arts. The celebration was the final step for TU to become a member of the national Tree Campus U.S.A program.

The event included addresses from Tiffin Mayor Jim Boroff, TU President Paul Marion, Professor Miriam Fankhauser, and Stephanie Miller, the Northwest Ohio Regional Urban Forester for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry.

Each speaker praised the efforts to make TU’s campus more aware of the importance of trees.

Mayor Boroff spoke of the pride TU has given him. “To participate in a national program (Tree Campus U.S.A.) is just absolutely fantastic,” Boroff said.

He also read the official proclamation declaring the day as one of celebration of Arbor Day at TU. Boroff encouraged the continuation of the beautification of TU’s campus.

Professor Miriam Fankhauser told personal stories of her life-long relationship with nature. “I grew up in a tree. I had a huge maple tree. That tree was my garden, my space, and I spent more time upside down in that tree than I did right-side up.” She also read a bit of prose from Rural Hours written by Susan Fenimore Cooper in 1850. Fankhauser shared the story of her amazement at the enormous size of redwoods. “I put my arms around one and they didn’t quite reach; I realized it would take four of me to encircle it,” she said.

President Marion talked of the importance of trees. He mentioned the recent addition of the nature preserve and planting of various trees as an important part of campus improvement.

Urban Forester Stephanie Miller described her excitement to see this generation celebrate Arbor Day and trees. She promoted the research that

has shown how trees are critical to the well-being of the human race. Miller is a Purdue University graduate, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Forestry (Urban Option). In her position as regional Urban Forester, she works with communities in 19 counties providing technical and organizational assistance with their urban forest management.

In the spirit of Arbor Day, a Red Oak was planted behind TU’s Main Classroom building in dedication of this year’s graduating seniors. Refreshments were enjoyed by all and a tree sapling was raffled off after the planting.

For more information about Tree Campus U.S.A. visit http://www.arborday.org/programs/treeCampusUSA

International EMBA RANKED #1 IN ROMANIA

TU FACULTY AND GRADUATE PARTICIPATE IN EUROPEAN CONFERENCE Four TU Business faculty members and one graduate participated in the 16th Annual Conference of the European Council for Business Education (ECBE) in May in Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Laura Mays, Professor of Management, co-authored two papers presented at the conference. Mays and Dr. Bonnie Tiell, Dean of TU’s Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Management co-authored “The Global Divide—Challenges and Opportunities for Organizing and Promoting International Student Practums.”

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Tiffin University’s Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program in Bucharest, Romania was ranked #1 out of fifteen programs operating in the country. The rankings appear yearly in the Bucharest business daily, the “Financial Journal.” In past years, TU has ranked in the top three, but this is the first time it has captured the Number 1 spot. Rankings are determined by questionnaires sent to program graduates and use the following criteria: networking, job applicability, quality of the teaching, quality of the courses, teaching expertise, development of management and personal abilities, and the program’s international component.

school, Tiffin has a large international image and reputation, especially in Eastern Europe. I am very impressed with this.”

THUNDERBIRD’S SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR VISITS TU AT UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST

Laura Mays

John Millar

Perry Haan

Mays also co-authored “Job Mobility and the Tiffin MBA in Romania” with Dr. Perry Haan, Professor of Marketing and Michelle Dietrich. Dietrich is a graduate of the Tiffin MBA program in Romania and is Poland Country Manager for World Class, a chain of fitness centers in Eastern Europe.

Dr. John Millar, TU Professor of Management and Dean Emeritus, is a member of the Board of Directors at ECBE and participated in its meetings during the conference.

The theme of the conference was “Student Mobility in the New Europe and Beyond.” A total of 56 people from 26 institutions of higher education from 20 countries across Europe participated in the event. TU offers its MBA program to working adults in Romani, Poland, and Taiwan.

Professor of Marketing, Dr. Perry Haan also participated in two accreditation visits by the European Council for Business Education (ECBE). In April he was on a team that evaluated the business programs at Siberian Federated University in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. He also was involved in an accreditation visit to the European Center of International Hotel Management/European Institute of International Management in Paris.

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In March, Dr. Robert Hisrich, the Garvin professor of Global Entrepreneurship and Director of the Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship at Thunderbird School of Global Management spoke to students in TU’s MBA program in Bucharest, Romania, and was the guest speaker at the Tiffin University Business Club’s March meeting.

Dr. Hisrich came to Bucharest at the invitation of Dr. Laura Mays, TU Professor of Management, Robert Hisrich and was sponsored by Mr. Marius Mihailescu, Managing Partner of TU@UB. Dr Hisrich spoke to students on maintaining an entrepreneurial spirit in times of recession and about the differences in how entrepreneurship is viewed across cultures. In addition to being a professor, he is an entrepreneur who has been involved in the founding of more than a dozen companies including H&B Associates, a marketing and management consulting firm.

Hisrich has authored and co-authored twenty-six books and has written over 350 articles on entrepreneurship, international business management, and venture capital. In his speech, Hisrich expressed his admiration for Tiffin University’s success in international programs. “For a small, private

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Human Trafficking in Ohio

When one thinks about Toledo, visions of the Mud Hens, Tony Packo’s famous hot dogs and even M*A*S*H star Jamie Farr might come to mind. The thought of that northwest Ohio city being a Mecca for human trafficking — specifically juvenile prostitution — is almost inconceivable.

In April, former Tiffin University graduate, FBI Special Agent Jake Hardie, returned to Tiffin to speak to students about his role as coordinator of the Northwest Ohio Task Force that is part of the Innocence Lost national initiative to combat domestic child prostitution. He was accompanied by Detective Pete Swartz of the Toledo Police Department, FBI Agent/2005 TU graduate Devon Pierson and Mary Schmidbauer, Executive Director of Second Chance, a Toledo-based agency that offers support to women, youth and families affected by or at risk for involvement in sex trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation.

The Northwest Ohio Task Force employs six full-time officers from the FBI, Toledo Police Department, Fulton and Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department, Perrysburg Township Police Department, and the Lima Police Department.

“Toledo is an origin city,” Hardie explained. “That means that children are recruited from the city to engage in prostitution and the pimps originate from the city. Often the city doesn’t realize there’s a problem because the prostitution isn’t

occurring on the street. The girls are recruited in Toledo and taken elsewhere.”

Since the task force’s inception in 2006, more than 80 victims of childhood prostitution have been recovered, the youngest of which was 10 years old. Studies show that about 1,000 American children are forced into prostitution each year.

Hardie said that working with such young, and often compliant, victims is a challenge because the officers must take on the roles of half cops-half socials workers. Because of the often-delicate nature of the job, he stressed to students that officers interested in that type of law enforcement are handpicked and specially trained.

“Many people will ask, ‘Why don’t these girls just leave?’” he said, explaining that the often love-starved victims routinely fall for the charms of the manipulative pimps.

“Usually, they’ll deny their victimization on our initial meeting. Basically, there’s nowhere for these girls to go and very few services tailored to them. They don’t fit into the cookiecutter mold.”

“The average age of entry into prostitution is 13,” he continued. “The life expectancy after that is seven years. What we see in Toledo is 75-80 percent of adult victims have been prostituted as children. These young victims are more likely to be raped or assaulted with a weapon. It’s a dangerous life on the street.”

MARTIAL ARTS CLUB SCORES AT TOURNAMENT In March, members of the Tiffin Dragons Martial Arts Club went to Bowling Green, Ohio for the 33rd annual UKS Unity Tournament.

Sophomore Tyler Malott competed in katas and weapon. Senior William Wettrich Tyler Malott competed in katas, weapons, and kumite (fighting), earning a third place in sparring for his efforts. Tiffin local, Courtney Lee, came in second in the children’s kata competition.

Established in fall, 2002, the Tiffin Dragons Martial Arts Club has approximately twenty members, has awarded well over a hundred belts, including promoting three students to black belt level, and has won awards at over twenty tournaments.

In April and May, members traveled to Shogun Martial Arts in Mobile, Alabama to attend grappling and MMA workshops, lead self-defense workshops, and demonstrate weapons and techniques taught at the Tiffin University club.

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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DINNER At an almost always sold out event, Tiffin University’s World Student Association Annual International Dinner held in April was no different. This year, the dinner featured fabulous cuisine and entertainment from around the world. TU is fortunate to have over 130 students from more than 25 different countries, and the dinner is an excellent opportunity for them to share their talents and culture. “The dinner has become a popular tradition with the community,” says Ryan Miller, TU’s Director of International Student Services, because it provides a unique opportunity for International and American students to unite their heritage through food, arts, and entertainment.”

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Detective Swartz told the student officers that they must be prepared to find prostitution at its source, whether it is in the form of street prostitution, escort services, online, massage parlors, strip clubs, lingerie modeling or brothels.

There is hope for victims of juvenile prostitution, according to Schmidbauer, whose Second-Chance agency works closely with the Northwest Ohio Task Force.

“Most of the girls we work with don’t recognize the power of choice. They know to be sexual, and that’s all they know,” she told the students.

“Second Chance is often Amy Seiffert of the first non-abusive, nonBowling Green exploitive relationship our girls speaks at Tiffin experience. We provide peer University - she has support, case management been wearing the same dress for four and housing on a case-bymonths to raise case basis. We work with the money to assist girls to reduce the harm they human trafficking victims. experience.”

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by Jill Gosche Pierson — who graduated from the FBI academy in November — spoke with a number of students who showed interest in working for the FBI. According to Hardie, there are currently 34 FBI task forces in operation nationwide that deal with human trafficking. More than 800 of those cases involve the prostitution of children.

That’s why the Innocence Lost initiative was formed as a partnership of the FBI, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Department of Justice’s obscenity section.

Thanks to the diligent work of the officers and access to the Innocence Lost database, after four years, the Northwest Ohio Task Force is recognizing some success.

“Things are getting better,” Hardie explained. “These are complex investigations. There’s always a pimp at the top and several people in other rolls. Our goal is to totally dismantle and destroy that organization. The bottom line is getting people arrested and recovering the victims.”

New Programs BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PROFESSIONAL MUSIC LAUNCHED Tiffin University has launched the Bachelor of Arts in Professional Music degree. The degree is designed to provide students with a modern musical skill set—real-world and marketable skills that are generally not taught in traditional university music degrees. It is one of just five bachelor’s degrees offered nationwide in which students can focus on popular music performance.

The degree emphasizes individual musicianship and a proficiency in multiple musical skills, and uses a diversity of musical styles – including popular music, jazz, rock and classical music – to teach musicianship. The degree is also flexibly designed to maximize personal growth, giving students the opportunity to both excel in strength areas and develop secondary skill areas that pertain to their individual career goals. The degree provides a praxial music education, that is, one with a foundation in music-making rather than on primarily theoretical, historical or aesthetic study.

“We’ve been laying the groundwork for this new degree for years,” said Brad Rees, director of TU’s music department.

“Most professional musicians work in styles outside the scope of traditional collegiate music education, and until now have had to learn many of their musical skills outside of school – either on the bandstand or by teaching themselves. For those of us who hold traditional conservatory-style music degrees, we find that we never really needed much of the content we were required to study in college.”

“This new degree will focus on the most practical of musical skills – becoming proficient on one’s main instrument (even if it’s non-traditional instrument) as well as on the piano, writ-

ing and arranging all styles of contemporary music, playing marketable musical styles, and becoming competent on all rhythm section instruments. Students will graduate being able to play their instrument or sing well, but also with expertise as a writer, bandleader, musical entrepreneur and teacher,” Rees added.

The degree is modeled after the cutting-edge programs offered at just a few schools nationwide, and more commonly in Canada, the UK, Australia, Scandinavia, and elsewhere. The degree builds on TU’s reputation of forwardthinking music performance and on the successes of TU’s Arts Administration–Music Industry degree.

At its launch, TU’s full-time music instructors bring a wealth of commercial music experience to the new program.

Rees’ credits include serving as producer and arranger for professional artists in the US and Europe, as well as performing in a Grammy-nominated vocal group and with numerous legendary musicians. Elijah Vazquez, TU’s Director of Instrumental Music, is an accomplished jazz drummer, and also one of the region’s leading hip-hop producers, serving as producer and engineer for Cleveland Tapes Records and for a variety of regional artists. Director of Commercial Music Doug Neel is an accomplished jazz trombonist and guitarist, as well as an affiliated artist for Edwards Trombones and a performing artist for Benedetto Guitars.

TU’s new degree is designed for the large numbers of high school students whose musical experiences, tastes and aspirations have been underserved by other colleges and universities. For more information about the degree program, please email gig@tiffin.edu or call 419.448.3366.

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Each spring, Paul & Susan Marion invite all full-time staff members to lunch at the Schriner House.

Sports Management DUAL ADMISSION AND ENROLLMENT PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP

Tiffin University has partnered with Cuyahoga Community College to offer the BCJ degree completion program and the MSCJ degree at a new campus location in Brunswick, Ohio.

The classes are being held in the 30,000-square-foot Brunswick University Center, developed by Cuyahoga Community College. The campus is equipped with state-of-the-art classrooms, computer labs and wireless technology. Both degree programs have a Justice Administration concentration. Applications are available online at www.tiffin.edu/apply/applynow/ For more information, call Jody Kilpatrick at 614.593.0113.

LIFE AS OSU FOOTBALL RECRUIT Tiffin University students had a chance to sample the life of an Ohio State football recruit during a field trip to Columbus in April.

A tour of Nationwide Arena was the first stop in a full-day’s program designed to expose sports and recreation majors to a variety of career avenues in the field and students were also given the opportunity to watch morning ice drills while the Blue Jackets prepared for the first round of the NHL playoffs After meeting with front office staff for the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide, TU majors were given a tour The Ohio State University’s newest Recreation and Physical Activity Center.

Each spring, Tiffin University celebrates its employees who have served the University for a decade or more.

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NEW CAMPUS LOCATION IN BRUNSWICK, OHIO

Tiffin University’s Sport Management Pro Speaker Series featured three programs in February. All three speakers arrived prepared to offer students opportunities for internships or other industryrelated jobs.

The series kicked off with a visit from Lauren Harris, coordinator of the Mid-American Conference Fan Fest. Megan Dotson, Community Relations Manager for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League, was the second speaker, and Marci Hasty, Director of Community Programs for The Ohio State University Recreation Department was the third speaker.

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Owens Community College students with aspirations of pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Tiffin University will now be able to continue their academic pursuits while attending both academic institutions as the two schools have developed a unique Dual Enrollment Program partnership.

As a result of the collaboration, Owens students will be afforded the opportunity to complete academic coursework while simultaneously enrolled at the two schools.

The two academic institutions announced the new partnership at a signing ceremony in January.

In the Dual Enrollment Program, students can enroll in an array of courses at Tiffin University, including general education and major specific courses required at both academic institutions.

Coursework successfully completed through the Dual Enrollment Program will transfer and be applied toward fulfilling degree requirements at both academic institutions.

In the Dual Admission Program, Owens students will have access to academic advising at Tiffin. Individuals will also be issued a Tiffin student ID, which will provide access to an array of Tiffin academic resources including library privileges as well as campus events and activities to broaden their educational experience.

Additionally, upon transferring to Tiffin, Owens students within the Dual Enrollment Program are eligible for a $2,500 per semester scholarship to utilize in their final semesters at Tiffin University.

The Dual Enrollment Program partnership builds upon a longstanding articulation agreement between the respective institutions which enables Owens students to seamlessly transfer to Tiffin and pursue their bachelor’s degree, with junior standing, after completing their associate’s degree.

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Art

Music

CREATIVE INSIGHT BY TIFFIN CALVERT Tiffin University’s Diane Kidd Gallery presented “Creative Insight,” featuring artworks by students from Tiffin Calvert High School in the first exhibition of the 2011 calendar year.

A special opening reception was held at the gallery, located inside the Hayes Center for the Arts on the TU campus.

Elijah Vazquez

VAZQUEZ PRODUCES DIGITAL ALBUM

Triple Goddess #1 Medium: Collage Artist: Dalva Church

My Color Quilt Medium: Cotton Fiber Artist: Michelle Maus

FIRST FACULTY & STAFF ART EXHIBITION Tiffin University showcased the diverse artistic talents of its faculty and staff during the second exhibition of this calendar year.

“For the first time in the history of The Diane Kidd Gallery, the faculty and staff of Tiffin University presented their collective talents in an array of artistic media,” remarks Marsha Pippenger, Gallery Director.

Artworks by the TU artists featured paintings, sculptures, photographs, metal works and fibers, among others.

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‘ART:FILM/ FILM:ART,’ SHOWCASING THE INFLUENCE OF FILM ON THE VISUAL ARTS An innovative exhibition at The Diane Kidd Gallery showcased the influence of film and television – the moving image – on the visual arts in March. “Art:Film/Film:Art” Area High School Students Visited Campus featured the work of nearly two dozen artfor this Exhibit ists. Another special event included a film screening and the presentation of selected works from the exhibition. Curator and TU Professor Lee Fearnside said, “This exhibition displays the work of visual artists who are influenced by films and television, offering their interpretation of the moving image on our world and suggesting new ways to experience the moving image.”

Elijah Vazquez, Director of Instrumental Music at Tiffin University, produced a digital album titled “No Ways Tired: A Tribute to Bobby Womack,” released in January on the Cleveland Tapes website. Inspired by the now-defunct Lawrence Caswell radio program on Cleveland’s 89.3 WCSB, the hip-hop album samples and deconstructs portions of Caswell’s farewell show, making beats from Womack’s soul music. Vazquez directs TU’s marching band, percussion ensemble and the touring combo Sound & Silence. He also teaches private lessons in percussion, beatmaking and turntablism, and advises TU’s audio engineering team and supervises the college recording studio.

JAZZ The Concert Production Team of TU hosted “Jazz Night” in February. The group is a jazz ensemble featuring Doug Neel on the guitar and trombone, George Michael on the sax, Mike Shirtz with the vocals and piano, Kris Burt on the bass, and Eli Vazquez on the drums.

Tiffin University and The Ritz Theatre celebrated more than a decade of bringing together professional and student jazz musicians when they cohosted TU’s annual Ohio Jazz Summit in

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ENSEMBLE VISITS TU University of Michigan’s coed a cappella group Dicks and Janes joined TU’s groups Higher Ground and Up in the Air for a free concert in February.

Dicks and Janes is a coed a cappella group formed in 1998 and sings a diverse repertoire of everything from oldies, funk,

Celtic, jazz, country, pop, and classic rock.

Tiffin University’s a cappella groups Higher Ground and Up in the Air perform an eclectic mix of jazz, funk, r&b, pop, and more.

These groups perform extensively, having appeared before hundreds of audiences throughout the nation and in Europe.

ENSEMBLES KICK OFF TOUR Tiffin University’s select touring groups Sound & Silence, The InBetween, Up in the Air, and Higher Ground performed in May at The Viaduct in Tiffin.

Sound & Silence combines horns

Music Up in the Air Up in the Air performing at Elkhart, Indiana Memorial High School

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March. This year’s day of jazz performances culminated with a concert by The New Orleans Funk Orchestra with the TU bands Sound & Silence and The InBetween performing opening sets.

Participating high school ensembles included jazz bands from Tiffin Columbian, Hopewell-Loudon, Bucyrus, Delta, Vermillion, Batavia, OttawaGlandorf and St. Mary’s Prep (MI).

with rhythm and vocals in the traditions of classic funk, neo-soul, rhythm and blues, & hip-hop. The InBetween is a fusion-based ensemble, comprised of vocalists, full rhythm section, and horns, focusing on an eclectic mix of jazz, funk, rock, and world music.

The a cappella vocal groups Up in the Air and Higher Ground perform an eclectic mix of pop, r&b, jazz, world music, and more.

Theatre THE DINING ROOM

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Tiffin University’s Dragon’s Den Players staged A.R. Gurney’s play “The Dining Room” as its spring production in April.

“The play is a commentary on the disappearing use of what was once considered the most important room in the house, as well as the things that it represented-elegance, manners, and formality,” says Dr. Mary Grennen, Assistant Professor of English and Director of Theatre Arts at TU. The play is a series of scenes, each one taking place in a dining room, but each one being separated from the rest of the scenes in terms of time and place. The one commonality in all of the scenes is that they confront the vanishing sense of importance once associated with this room, and why, perhaps, such importance has all but disappeared. The play spans the entire 20th century, and the actors play multiple parts, from young children to grandparents.

In some ways, the dining room table and chairs become a character in this play. While the play is written for six actors – three men and three women – there are 57 different characters that perform in the many scenes set throughout the course of a day.

Good Morning World About Good Morning World…Tiffin University’s Good Morning World breakfast lectures take place at Camden Falls Reception Hall located at 2460 South State Route 231 in Tiffin. The format is simple: breakfast is served buffet style at 7:30 a.m., the speaker presents at 8:00 with conclusion by 8:50 a.m. If you would like to be placed on TU’s Good Morning World mailing list, call 419.448.3282.

FEBRUARY: “POSITIVE VALUES = SUCCESS” BY BILL HOSKET Bill Hosket addressed Good Morning World breakfast guests in February.

Hosket was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. After being named Ohio High School Basketball Player of the Year in 1964, he went on to play at The Ohio State University where he was All Big 10 and All Bill Hosket American, as well as Academic All-American. He was on the Gold Medal winning team for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, played in the NBA, and was on the 1979 New York Knicks world championship team.

He has served on the USA Olympic Basketball Committee, is a member of The Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame, and is a board member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Foundation. In 2001, Hosket was named as a member of the Ohio State University All-Century basketball team. An executive in the paper industry for over 25 years, he is currently a partner in an insurance agency. For many years, he has been a television analyst for Big 10 basketball.

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MARCH: “FALSE JUSTICE-EIGHT MYTHS THAT CONVICT THE INNOCENT” DNA analysis of crime scene evidence has exonerated 266 people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. As Attorney General of Ohio, Jim Petro came to believe that convicting the innocent is much more frequent than commonly believed. A pro bono attorney for the Innocence Project, Petro and Jim & Nancy Petro his wife, Nancy, co-authors of False Justice - Eight Myths that Convict the Innocent (Kaplan Publishing) discussed the six major contributors to wrongful conviction, myths that fuel conviction error and reforms that can improve the opportunity for true justice in the criminal justice system.

Nancy Petro has had a diverse career in communications and business management. More recently, she has focused on writing and community service.

Jim Petro has been a practicing attorney for over thirtyseven years in a career that has included co-founding a successful law firm, partnership in one of Ohio’s largest law firms, and service as Attorney General of Ohio. He currently serves as Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents.

APRIL: “STORIES FROM AN NFL CAREER” Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1995; member of the NFL All-Time Team celebrating 75 years of NFL history; All-Pro, Consensus Collegiate All-American and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002, Kellen Winslow is said to be the player who defined the tight end position for the rest of pro football to follow.

Kellen Winslow In 1975, Kellen was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Missouri, Columbia. In 1978 he was named Big Eight Player of the Year for his academic and athletic achievements and earned consensus All-American honors. He was the 13th player selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. Kellen enjoyed a nine-year career with the Chargers; earning All-Pro honors five times and setting both team and league records that stand to this day.

Kellen continues to parallel his athletic accomplishments with a successful career in the media. He currently serves as an analyst for Fox Sports Net College Football Saturday Studio Show. In past years, Kellen has provided color commentary for NFL broadcasts on CBS Radio, ESPN college football and for University of Missouri football. He is currently employed as the Director of Athletics and Student Wellness at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Alum Achieves National Recognition For Work in Combating Child Exploitation Crimes TU alum Steve Grubbs has received a national award for his work on a task force combating child exploitation crimes throughout the Southern District of Ohio.

Grubbs, who earned his Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree from Tiffin University in 2000, is an officer with the Westerville, Ohio Police Department.

The “Outstanding Prevention Strategy” award, from the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, went to nine Ohio law enforcement officials affiliated with the Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

Established in May of 2009, the Franklin County ICAC Task Force has demonstrated innovation and a consistent ability to adapt its techniques and practices to aggressively target child exploitation offenders in Central Ohio for arrest and prosecution.

The ICAC employs several innovative strategies to combat child exploitation, including the training of multiple officers in computer forensics, partnering with federal agen-

cies, cross-deputizing task force officers as federal agents, and coordinating a prosecution strategy with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Steve’s successes include arresting more than 180 child exploitation defendants – including nine repeat offenders – executing more than 150 search warrants, identifying 10 child victims, and referring 27 cases for federal prosecution.

“I was very pleased to hear that Steve is part of a task force that is doing such great work to save and protect children,” says Lisa Kirchner, TU’s Dean of Students. “I think it is a wonderful thing that one of our young criminal justice graduates has already made such a contribution to his field. It is impressive that he and his fellow task force members have been recognized for their work at the national level, particularly for work that protects our most innocent citizens.”

More information about the award is available at http:// www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/May/11-ag-645.html.

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TU Alumni & Friends Cruise – February 2011

TU alumni and friends traveled to Argentina, Uruguay, the Falkland Islands, and Chile.

Front row (left to right): Mary Lewis, Angie Dornauer, Claire Johansen, Lyn Morton Back row (left to right): Bob Dornauer, Susan Marion, Paul Marion, Mick Pfefferle

Events MEN & WOMEN BASKETBALL ALUMNI WEEKEND On January 29, a reception was held for basketball alumni during the men and women’s varsity basketball games. Following the varsity games, the former players challenged one another to a game of hoops.

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In attendance were, Lois Collins Conrad ’89; Tracy Almanson Murphy ’90; Candice Fields ’90; Jane Winters Bickley ’91; Kelly Jakubowski McGilvray ’99; Trisha Fantucci ’02; Jill Holland Arnold ’02; Kin Lawson ’03; Nikki King Keller ’04; Brie Lemire Beaschler ’06; Jennifer Rosselit ’07; Amber Massey ’07; Sarah Pitson ’07; Karis Hood ’07; Leanne Lucius ’09; Megan Fletcher ’09; Kylene Spiegel ’09; Krishna Myer ’93; and Jackie Swaisgood ’02.

FOOTBALL ALUMNI GAME Prior to the TU spring football game on April 16, TU football alumni and friends gathered at the stadium for a game of flag football and picnic lunch. Though the rain tried to dampen our spirits, the game continued and fun was the big winner of the day. At the picnic tent, Coach Gary Goff introduced the 2011 coaching staff and welcomed alumni to join us this fall for a new era of Dragon football.

Coach Josh Ison; Coach Kirk Campbell; Coach Barris Grant; D’Andre Woods; Chaz Woodson; Mike Lento ’08; James Pierce ’10; Matt Root ’09; Cody Koselke ’10; James Clairsaint ‘10; Coach Goff; Coach Bobby Willcox; Dave Ross ’07; Kenny Barrett ‘05; DeJuan Graham; and Coach Bryson Oliver.

Class of Golden Grads – Class of 1961

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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation from TU, the Class of 1961 was invited to be our guests at the commencement luncheon and join the graduation procession with the Class of 2011. Affectionately referred to as our “Golden Grads” Karen Ostermyer Grey, RuthAnn Loyer Hanes, Paul Steinmetz, David Cooper and Carl Arnold (not pictured) represented the Class of 1961 at the commencement ceremonies.

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HOMECOMING WEEKEND October 7-9

Tell Us About Yourself 1940’S Dr. Hazel Franks, Class of 1941, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, celebrated her 90th birthday on Valentine’s Day this year.

Faculty, staff and students gathered in the atrium of Franks Hall to wish her a happy birthday and to express gratitude for her dedication to Tiffin University.

Hazel is a good friend and a long-time supporter of TU. During the birthday celebration, Dr. Mike Grandillo, Vice President for Development and Public Affairs; Bob Wolf, former Head Football Coach at TU; and Ben Nutter, Seneca County Commissioner, all thanked Dr. Franks for being a special part of the Tiffin University

family. She responded by thanking everyone for attending her birthday party and shared part of her life’s story with the crowd. “ I love all of you,” she said.

Dr. Franks is a member of the Tiffin University Board of Trustees and is retired as President from Craycraft Trucking. Her distinguished career has taken her from farm work in her youth to CEO of Craycraft Trucking, to bank director and board member. Often referred to as a pathfinder for women, Hazel became involved in the family farming and trucking business as a teenager.

She and her brother became co-owners of Craycraft Trucking in

1936. She purchased sole interest in the company in 1972 and continued its expansion until her retirement.

1950’S Victor Frantz II, Class of 1959, Dayton, Ohio, reports that he received a certificate from the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio acknowledging 50 years as a member of Franklin Lodge No. 14 F&AM of Troy, Ohio.

In 2010, he was re-elected the Treasurer of Franklin Chapter No. 24 and likewise Franklin Council No. 14 for the years of 2010 and 2011.

Believing in continuing education, Frantz participated and completed all three sections of Cryptic Education Leadership and Learning of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Ohio.

Frantz, a retired accountant of the National Cash Register Company, resides with his wife, Mary Lou Lawson Frantz, in Dayton. He would like to hear from any TU graduate who is a member of the Masonic Order.

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TU Specialty License Plate Program IF YOU ARE AN OHIO RESIDENT, you can show pride in Tiffin University through the Collegiate License Plate Program sponsored by the State of Ohio. The cost to participate in the program (in addition to any normal renewal fees) is $35 annually. Of this $35 fee, $25 is directed to Tiffin University in the form of a charitable donation to the General Scholarship Fund in your name.

Due to a change in the Drivers Privacy Protection Act, Ohio Revised ised Code 4501.27, the release of personal information will not be provided ed without written consent by the individual. Therefore, you must provide proof of your participation in the collegiate license plate program in order for Tiffin University to recognize your contribution to the TU General Scholarship Fund.

If you have questions regarding the Collegiate Plate Program, contact TU’s Alumni Relations Office at 419-448-3313 or your local Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

1960’S

Tom Giebel, Class of 1969, Tiffin, Ohio, retired as executive managing director of Kiwanis Manor after 38+ years of service. A native of Fremont and a 1969 graduate of Tiffin University, Tom said he considers Tiffin his home, having spent more years here than in Fremont. At TU, Tom had a dual major in management and accounting. After graduation, he found full-time employment in various capacities at the university. His work included preparing newsletters and typesetting with “the latest IBM equipment,” which was something called offset printing. “In the last couple of years, prior to Kiwanis Manor, I actually started the graphic arts department at TU.”

1970’S

John Krupp, Class of 1976, Sandusky, Ohio, is a certified public accountant who owns his own accounting firm in Sandusky. He recently presented a check to the Foundation for Mott Community College to give back to his alma mater. Krupp received a degree

1990’S

Jeffrey L. Beard, Class of 1999, Columbus, Ohio, joined Standing Stone National Bank in 2007 and has held the positions of vice president, cashier, and chief financial officer. After earning his degree from TU, he earned his MBA from Capital University and is attending the graduate school of banking at the University of Wisconsin. Beard also completed the Fairfield Leadership program, is a Lancaster Rotarian, and a member of the United Way Review Board and Fairfield 33 Development Alliance Board.

Krishna Myers McCollins, Class of 1993, Massillon, Ohio, writes, “On January 25, I had a lot of fun playing in the TU Women’s Basketball Alumni game. I played in the years 1989-90 and 1990-91 and was part of the first year team with Coach Kessler. I had a blast then and now at TU and have met some lifelong friends. Thank you TU!!!”

Krishna works as the Director of Franchise Development for MPT Franchising International in Canton, Ohio. Her husband, Gunnar, is a Sales Representative for Republic Waste Services.

Kimberly Morgan Rossi, Class of 1995, Kingsland, Georgia, manages the Quality Assurance program for St. Mary’s Georgia in Orlando, Florida and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She was awarded “Express Scripts Employee of the Quarter” for the third quarter of 2010 and is currently in the running for “Employee of the Year.” Kimberly has two children, Samuel and Dominic.

Victoria Miroshnik, MBA 1998, Beppu, Japan, wrote, “After earning my MBA, I have studied Japanese at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan. I then went to the University of Queensland in Australia to complete a Ph.D. Due to my husband being seriously ill and my pregnancy, I gave up my Ph.D. I then worked as a senior executive of a Russian construction company in Moscow.

In 2006, I resumed my Ph.D. at the Uni-

1980’S Nancy Ward Stapp, Class of 1986, Troy, Ohio, is the Vice President of Finance at Goodrich Aircraft Wheels and Brakes in Troy, Ohio. She has been with Goodrich for 21 years and held a number of finance positions within Aircraft Wheels and Brakes during that time. She was also product lead for the implementation of SAP across the eleven Aircraft Wheels and Brakes sites in 2007. In addition to her Bachelor degree from Tiffin University, she also holds both a CPA and CMA certification in the state of Ohio.

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Michael Buckland, Class of 1973, Winter Haven, Florida, is the Quality Assurance Manager for Florida’s Natural Growers in Lake Wales, Florida.

versity of Glasgow, UK, after getting the Adam Smith research Fellowship there.

I completed my Ph.D. and am now Associate Professor of Management at Ritsumeikan University, Asia Pacific College of Management, in Japan.”

Victoria and her husband, Dipak Basu, have one child, Anzhelika Bose, who is 9 years old.

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Tom Glebel

in retailing from MCC in 1970 before obtaining degrees from TU and Ashland University. He became licensed to practice in 1976 and spent 17 years as an accountant in the manufacturing environment before establishing his own practice in 1984.

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Tell Us About Yourself Carol Feller Quicci, Class of 2001, Wooster, Ohio, is the Vice President, Internal Audit Manager/Compliance Officer for Premier Bank & Trust, N.A. Her husband, John, is the Police Captain for the City of Wooster Police Department.

Carol wrote, “We recently welcomed our second child, Mia Lynne last year.

Mia was welcomed by her big brother, AJ, who is two”.

Dr. Primus Chuks Igboaka, MBA 2002, Cleveland, Ohio, graduated in August 2010 with a Ph.D. in Media Studies. He works as an adjunct faculty member for Lorain Community College in Elyria. His wife, Vickie, is a nurse for Priority Health Care Systems.

Jennifer Martin, Class of 2002, Delaware, Ohio, was recently promoted from Human Resources Senior Analyst to Labor Relations at the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. She has also been working as adjunct professor at Franklin University and the University of Phoenix since 2007.

Melissa Firebaugh-Closser, Class of 2003, London, Ohio, was appointed Director of Marketing and Communications for Urbana University. She has also been the Head Cheerleading Coach for the university since 2009. She wrote, “I am in charge of all internal and external marketing and communications which includes branding, advertising, social media, and graphic design for the entire university. I work out of the Admissions Office and the Office of Institutional Advancement and Communications. I am actually getting ready to work on laying out our alumni magazine!” Melissa’s husband, Pat, owns Casey’s Carryout.

Marie Taylor, Class of 2004, Clyde, Ohio, is the Accounting Manager for Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing.

She and her husband, Bryan, have two children, Seth and Desaray.

Kyle Canter, Class of 2007, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, is a Sports Management Professional for Elevation Management in Beachwood, Ohio.

Dan Dower, Class of 2007, Toledo, Ohio, works for Huntington National Bank as a Commercial Credit Analyst in Toledo.

Ashley Goldstein, Class of 2007, Perrysburg, Ohio, wrote, “I’ve done it before, but I just want to thank the University for the support my family and I received over my last few years at TU. Especially Coach Allen and the rest of the baseball program. Thank you to Coach Eric Snyder who was the volleyball graduate assistant while I played volleyball at TU. I’ve currently been working as a Case Manager for emotionally disturbed juveniles in Toledo. It is very rewarding, but challenging at the same time!”

David Hadam, Class of 2005, Lakewood, Ohio, works as a Recruiter for Quicken Loans in Cleveland, Ohio.

Amanda Smith, Class of 2005, Green Springs, Ohio, recently married Dean Weiker. She works as an Operations Supervisor for Penske. Her husband drives truck for Penske.

Catch up on the latest TU Alumni News at www.facebook.com/ TiffinUniversityAlumni

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Deb Reamer, Class of 2002, Tiffin, Ohio, was appointed by the Tiffin City Council as the new City Administrator.

“I am so grateful for this opportunity,” she said. “It’s going to be a hard role to cover, but I’m going to do everything I can to help anyone. I’m so honored. I love the city of Tiffin. I praise the city of Tiffin and I believe in the city of Tiffin. I always have.”

Melissa FirebaughClosser

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Courtney Smith, Class of 2006, Naples, Florida, writes, “After graduation I landed a job with the Collier County Sheriff’s Office immediately. I have been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2006. The criminal justice field is what I expected and anticipated from my career choice.

Every day is a new adventure.”

2000’S

Tell Us About Yourself 2000’S (continued) Cynthia Leis, MBA 2007, Delphos, Ohio, writes, “Since graduating from TU in 2007 with my MBA, I retained Sr. Business Consultant status with a federal and state funded program called the Manufacturing Extension Partships (MEP) until the summer of 2010. After nearly 17 years of working for the MEP, my position in Northwest Ohio was dissolved due to funding. Last year, I found myself seeking new employment for the first time in 20 years. With the high unemployment rates throughout the state and the lack of job openings, I started searching for positions that would fulfill my desire to work with others to improve their educational level and business conditions. In 2010, I accepted a business coaching position with Six Disciplines in Findlay, Ohio, where I am a certified Business Coach for businesses who are seeking an approach to strategy planning, execution, and sustainability.

Amy J. Miller Williams, Class of 2007, Westerville, Ohio, is a Counselor at OSU Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Her husband, Kyle, is a student and Safety Coach at OSU Medical Center.

Todd L. Habets, MBA 2008, Pooler, Georgia, is the Health and Safety Manager for NuStar Energy, LP in Savannah, Georgia. He and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, Kaitlyn, who is two years old.

Donnie and Sarah (DePugh) Johnson, Class of 2008, welcomed their first child, Donovan Anthony, in April.

Jenna Douce Walter Rob Walter

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Terri Dill Mortek Andrew Mortek

Teri Dill Mortek, MBA 2007, and Andrew Mortek, Class of 2006, married last October. Andrew is the Production Control and Logistics Manager at HB&G Building Products in Troy, Alabama. Teri is a Treasury Specialist at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery.

Carrie Hayward Torres, Class of 2007, Fremont, Ohio, works as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor at The Giving Tree in Port Clinton, Ohio.

Jenna Douce Walter, Class of 2009, and Rob Walter, Class of 2008, were married in 2010 in Marion, Ohio. Jenna is Executive Director for Bethel Ministries based in Upper Sandusky. Rob is a history teacher for Ada High School.

Amber Wetherill Schwartz, Class of 2009, and Matthew Schwartz, Class of 2007, Andover, Kansas, married last fall. She wrote, “We recently moved to Wichita, Kansas with Matt’s career.”

Amber is the Budget Coordinator for Kansas Kids @ GEAR UP (Wichita State University). Matt is an Accountant for Cargill.

Elaine Ocker Warnecke Craig Warnecke

Elaine Ocker Warnecke, MBA 2009, McKinney, Texas, was married last year in November in Delphos, Ohio. Her husband, Craig, works for Capital One as a Principal Learning Consultant.

Elaine works part-time for the Office of Media Relations & Publications at TU and is an Adjunct Faculty member for Ivy Bridge College. The couple, who relocated to Texas two and a half years ago, recently purchased their first home in McKinney, Texas; a suburb of Dallas.

Angella Bradley, Class of 2010, Ottawa, Kansas, is the Graduate Assistant for Cheer and Dance at Ottawa University.

Dennis L. Goodyear, MAH 2010, Kansas City, Missouri, was promoted in 2010 to Assistant Library Director at Avila University in Kansas City.

Christie Morlan, MAH 2010, Doylestown, Ohio, works is a Tutoring Coordinator at The Ohio State University ATI in Wooster, Ohio.

Stephan Wilder, Class of 2010, Canton, Ohio, was recently appointed as the new Canton Police Chief. He comes to the top job with more than 30 years in the department, including the last 14 and-a-half years as a lieutenant.

InMemoriam 1930’S Thelma Raudabaugh, Class of 1933, Tiffin, Ohio, passed away on May 4.

1940’S

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Mary E. Doemel, Class of 1935, Tiffin, Ohio, passed away on November 29, 2010.

Mabel Hussey, Class of 1944, passed away on January 18.

1950’s Calvin J. “Cal” Courtney, Class of 1955, passed away on November 16, 2010.

1990’S Joseph C. Angus III, Class Of 1991, Tiffin, Ohio, passed away this year. He served in the United States Army from 1963-1965. He retired in 2001 from National Machinery Company, where he worked for 42 years. He had been a “Winter Texan” for the past eight years. He enjoyed growing tomatoes, fishing, hunting, and camping.

CLASS YEAR UNKNOWN Annie Moor, Norwalk, Ohio, passed away in March. She was born in Wisenburg, Germany and moved from Estonia to the United States in 1951. After attending Tiffin University, she worked at Norwalk Furniture, Berardi’s and Schild’s IGA for many years.

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Softball

Mindy Meredith was a Second Team All-GLIAC selection in her freshman season, leading the conference in 12 different pitching categories.

Baseball

Pat Curtin was a First Team All-GLIAC selection in his junior season, leading the team in most offensive categories.

THE DRAGONS BASEBALL TEAM posted a 10-24 mark in the GLIAC. Pitching woes plagued the Dragons with a team ERA of 7.30, while hitting .282.

Junior Pat Curtin headlined a group of four Dragons who were named to the All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball team. Curtin was named all-conference as a first baseman, but appeared on the mound as well. He led the team with a .384 average and had 48 hits, 30 runs, 10 RBI’s, five doubles and two triples for the year.

Earning second team honors at third base was junior Jordan Chiero. Chiero finished second on the team with a .327 average, 49 hits, 30 runs and 26 RBI’s. He led the team in both doubles (11) and triples (three). Juniors Michael Dushane and Val Helldobler were named Honorable Mention All-GLIAC. Dushane led the team in centerfield with 94 putouts and two

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THE TIFFIN UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL TEAM enjoyed a record-setting 2011 season, winning the GLIAC regular season championship and sweeping through the GLIAC tournament for another title. Overall, they posted a 39-14 record, 26-6 in the conference. They also finished the season as the topranked team in the Midwest Region and earned their second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, this time as the top seed. Two narrow losses at the national tournament by 1-0 and 3-2 scores ended the Dragons’ season, but with most of the team returning, the 2012 season looks exciting.

Amanda Temple led the Dragons with a .428 average, earning AllGLIAC selection along with Lauren Mazzuca.

Tiffany Smith and Mindy Meredith were named Second Team All-GLIAC, with Smith finishing her Dragons career as the all-time home run leader with 32 career roundtrippers. Meredith enjoyed a stunning freshman season, leading the conference in 12 separate pitching categories and posting a 15-4 record with a 1.18 ERA, the second lowest ERA in TU history. Amber Young also went 14-5 in the circle.

TU Finishes 6th Overall in GLIAC Tiffin University finished the 2010-11 year ranked 6th of the 14 GLIAC member institutions for the all-sports President’s Trophy. According to TU President Paul Marion, “The fact that our athletic program ranked above eight other GLIAC members in only our third year in the conference reflects very well on our studentathletes, coaches, and athletic department administration.”

Three Coaches Land “Coach of the Year’ Honors Tiffin University’s overall success during the 2010-11 season was reflected in its many accolades. One of the highlights of the season was three different head coaches earning GLIAC Coach of the Year honors by vote of the conference coaches.

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assists with no errors. Dushane finished the season third on the team with a .313 average with 48 hits, a team-leading 32 runs and 16 RBI’s.

Helldobler finished fourth on the team with a .298 average and 45 hits, 24 RBI’s, 17 runs and a team-leading 11 doubles.

Women’s Lacrosse THE WOMEN’S LACROSSE TEAM had a breakthrough season, reversing their 2-13 record from 2010 with a 7-9 record in 2011. The Dragons caught the eye of many around the nation with a high-powered offense under first-year head coach Colleen Dixon, as TU averaged over 16 goals per game.

Tiffin had the nation’s leading scorer in Alexandria Quast. Quast led Division II in goals and goals per game while also placing high in the nation in ground balls.

Jeff Nickerson

In the fall, PAULA FANTINI was named Coach of the Year after leading the Dragons to the GLIAC South women’s soccer title with a 9-3-2 record. Overall, the Dragons were 12-6-2 and qualified for the NCAA postseason for the second consecutive season. The honor highlighted Fantini’s first season with the Dragons program.

In the spring, two coaches were similarly honored. JEREMY CROY was named GLIAC Men’s Track Outdoor Coach of the Year, an honor that extends to the entire TU track coaching staff. The Dragons boasted the Freshman Field athlete of the year in Eugene Cannady and finished third overall at the GLIAC Championships.

Softball coach JEFF NICKERSON was named GLIAC Coach of the Year after leading the Dragons to their first GLIAC Championship with a 26-6 conference mark. Overall, TU finished 39-14 and won the GLIAC Tournament as well while finishing as the top-ranked team in the Midwest Region and qualifying for the NCAA postseason for the second consecutive season.

Alexandria Quast led the nation in goals with 84, helping the Dragons post a 7-9 record in just their second season.

Track and Field

Dillon Klein was a Second Team All-GLIAC selection in 2011, as the Dragons golf squad just missed a NCAA Regional berth.

THE TIFFIN WOMEN’S GOLF TEAM finished sixth at the 2011 GLIAC Championships.

Deborah Landis recorded the only TU birdie on the day and finished with a score of 260 over all three rounds. Allison Soviak shot 286, while Amanda Orr was just three strokes behind Soviak with a 289. Abby Martin took fourth with a score of 296, while Stephanie Templeman finished with a score of 301.

For the men’s squad, Dillon Klein earned his second consecutive Second Team All-GLIAC honor. Klein was joined by teammates Jimmy Bell and Blake DeBruyn on the squad, with both athletes earning Honorable Mention selection.

Men’s Tennis THE MEN’S TENNIS SQUAD posted a 7-17 overall record, and qualified for the GLIAC tourney for the first time in their history. Tiffin University’s Luiz Carvalho was named Second Team All-GLIAC and was joined on the all-conference team by teammate Leonid Vladimirov, who landed an Honorable Mention nod.

Carvalho, playing mostly at first singles and doubles during a season in which he battled injury, posted a 5-10 singles mark and 6-16 doubles mark during the 2010-11 season. This is the second consecutive All-GLIAC honor for Carvalho, who was also Second Team in 2009-10.

Vladimirov went 9-13 playing mostly at fourth and fifth singles. In doubles play he had a 10-14 mark.

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TIFFIN CONTINUED ITS STRONG TRACK AND FIELD TRADITION with another outstanding outdoor season. Tiffin University’s men’s and women’s track squads finished competing at the GLIAC Track and Field Championships with the men finishing 3rd overall, just missing 2nd place by one point.

Eugene Cannady was named Freshman Field Athlete of the Year after winning the GLIAC Championship in the high jump with a vault of 7-00.25. Cannady was one of three GLIAC champions, with Jeremy Lee winning the 1500 in 3:51.8 and the 4x100 relay team of Deven Keene, Emmanuel Grembo, Jacob Buckwalter, and Anthony Thomas winning in 41.04. All three victories were provisional NCAA qualifying marks.

Just missing titles on the men’s side were Antonio Combs in the triple jump (2nd with 46-10.75), John Pemberton in the shot put (2nd in 55-8.5), and Dan Snyder in the decathlon (2nd with 6301 points, provisional mark).

Other top finishers for TU included Thomas (3rd in long jump, 4th in 100), Dominique O’Neil (4th in 5000), Andrew Moore (3rd in 110 hurdles), the 4x400 relay team (4th), Ray Robinson (4th in discus), and Snyder (3rd in javelin).

Tiffin finished 6th overall on the women’s side. Meghan Gill was the top finisher for TU, missing a championship in the high jump with a 2nd place finish and a mark of 5-5.25. Kayla Ellks posted a provisional mark in the long jump, taking 3rd with 18-7.75.

Other top finishers on the women’s side included Ashley Gilroy (5th in the 5000), the 4x100 relay team (3rd), Ellks (5th in triple jump), and Ashley Dewitt (5th in shot put).

Tiffin University’s Lee Miller placed fifth overall in the pole vault at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in vaulting to a height of 16-2.75.

In the shot put, John Pemberton finished 10th in an event dominated by GLIAC athletes. Pemberton tossed the shot put a distance of 56-1.25. Travis LeFlore also finished 10th in the high jump. LeFlore cleared the bar at 6-9.

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Overall, Quast had 84 goals and 97 points, coming just 9 goals short of setting a new single season national record.

Melissa Cooper also made the most of her debut season with TU, scoring 38 goals with 48 assists. Her 48 assists also placed her high in the national rankings, while freshman Taylor DeMaio also came in second in the nation in draw controls with 130.

TU set 36 new team records during the season, setting a new standard to shoot for in the 2012 campaign.

Equestrian

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Lauren Burdin earned reserve champion in Walk Trot Canter and represented the TIFFIN UNIVERSITY EQUESTRIAN TEAM at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Western Saddle Semifinals, where she finished eighth. TU’s combined Hunt and Western team competed at the IHSA Regional Championships, with TU finishing third overall for the season in Western Saddle. The Dragons were fourth as a team in Hunt Seat.

Francesca Moody competed in both Hunt Seat and Western Saddle for TU, finishing third in Walk Trot and is the alternate for Zones (Hunt Seat). In Western Saddle, Moody placed eighth overall at the Walk Trot level.

Lindsey McKibben was Tiffin’s other combo rider of the day. She placed eighth in Advanced Walk Trot Cantor in the morning Hunt Show. In the afternoon, McKibben competed at the Intermediate level in Western Saddle.

Also competing in the two classes of a total 19 Intermediate riders were Trish Hellein and Melissa Cassidy.

Ali Dittman was the Dragons’ third Hunt regional qualifier. She finished seventh in the Intermediate Flat class.

Emily Marsh and Liz Buskey represented TU in a class of Western Novice riders. Marsh advanced to the finals and placed sixth overall. Misha Phillps rounded out TU’s regional squad with a ninth-place finish in Open Horsemanship in Western Saddle.

Men’s Basketball

Joe Graessle was named GLIAC Freshman of the Year, scoring over 14 points per game and helping the Dragons improve from 2 victories in 2009-10 to 8 wins in 2010-11.

Tiffin freshman Joe Graessle was named the 2010-11 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year.

Graessle finished the season second on the team and second in the GLIAC among freshmen with 14.2 points per game, starting every game for the Dragons. He helped extend opposing defenses all year with his outside shooting, none more evident than Tiffin’s 84-65 win over Saginaw Valley State. In the game, Graessle nailed four straight treys in a span of 2:17 in the first half, including a 35-footer with a defender in his face that hit nothing but net to cap the TU spurt.

With 25 points against the Cardinals and 22 points just two days later against Lake Superior State, Graessle grabbed GLIAC South Player of the Week honors.

Graessle finished the season with 20 or more points in five games.

Tiffin finished the season 8-18 overall and 6-13 in the GLIAC, the most wins since the 2005-06 season for the Dragons. Karl Finley led the team in scoring with 14.6 ppg, while Travis Spahr was also in double figures at 10.2 ppg. With only two seniors graduating and a strong recruiting class coming in, the men’s program is excited for the 2011-12 season.

Women’s Basketball

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Tiffin University’s record-setting 2010-11 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON was rewarded with three selections to the All-GLIAC South Division team. Overall the Dragons finished 15-12, 9-10 in the GLIAC.

The wrestling program ended its first varsity season with an overall dual meet record of 10-10-1. Freshman Alek Hughes just missed a national berth, placing fifth at the NCAA Super Regional, while Jordan Duckett came in sixth.

Following the season, Head Coach Doug Jesse resigned, with Joey Simcoe taking over the reins of the program. Prior to coming to Tiffin, Simcoe served for two seasons as assistant wrestling coach at Cumberland University.

Simcoe was a three-time NCAA Division II All-American at the University of Findlay, where he defeated multiple NCAA Division I All-Americans, including a current World Team member three times. As a senior he was named a Division II Academic All-American and was selected a team captain twice at Findlay.

Mandy Jaeb earned another First Team All-GLIAC citation while leading the Lady Dragons to 15 wins, their most since 1995.

Written by Shane O’Donnell, Director of Sports Information

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Mandy Jaeb landed her second consecutive First Team honor, as she led the team in scoring with 14.8 ppg. Jaeb was also among GLIAC leaders in steals and was named to the All-Defensive team for the second year in a row. Jaeb finished sixth in overall scoring in the conference, while also placing second in free throw percentage. She currently is TU’s all-time leader in free throw percentage and is third in career free throws made entering her senior season. She finishes her junior year with 1211 career points, fifth in TU history.

Earning Second Team selections were junior Jessica Harris and sophomore Karli Mast. Harris was fifth in overall rebounding in the GLIAC with 8.1 rpg, while also averaging 9.4 ppg. Harris also currently is third in TU history in career rebounds per game with a 8.3 per game average.

Mast was second on the team with a 12.6 ppg average. She led the team with 50 three pointers. Her 50 treys were the fourth highest total in single season school history.

The Dragons qualified for the GLIAC tourney for the first time in school history and set a school record for least turnovers with 347. Their 15 wins were the most games won since 1995, and they also led the GLIAC in steals and turnover margin.

ONWARD to theDAWN A History of Tiffin University

BY MICHAEL ANTHONY GRANDILLO

“Michael Grandillo has done a masterful job in bringing this history to life. His work adds greatly to the history of Ohio and higher education and reminds us how important independent colleges and universities, such as Tiffin University, are to our state and country.“ —Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator for Ohio “In the years between the Civil War and World War II, the for-profit business college that would become Tiffin extended access to first-generation-in-college students who were previously shut out by more traditional liberal arts colleges. The story of local boosters banding together to ‘bootstrap’ educational opportunities to lift up their sons and daughters is one told admirably by Michael A. Grandillo in this well-illustrated volume.”

—Stephen G. Katsinas, Professor of Higher Education, Director of Education Policy Center, University of Alabama

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“Michael Grandillo’s definitive history of Tiffin University is a delight to read. For historians of higher education in our world today, Grandillo opens windows into a long-neglected phenomenon—the rise of commercial or business schools in the United States and the process through which the best of these evolved into comprehensive universities with strong programs in liberal arts and sciences. I trust this book will one day serve as a plumb-line for future generations who want to understand this transformative experience in higher education in the United States.”

—John Oliver, Emeritus Professor of History at Malone College and Editor of Cradles of Conscience: Ohio’s Independent Colleges and Universities

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