2005 Winter Edition by The University of Toledo Alumni Association

Toledo The University of

WINTER 2005

ALUMNI MAGAZINE

LIVES IN SERVICE

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES

s we end a busy fall and begin another exciting semester at UT, we are conscious of the fact that a number of our students and alums are serving their country and their communities on active duty around the world. Daily reports in The Blade and newspapers in every city across the nation tell us of conflict in Iraq and the Middle East but also of the heroic contributions of our servicemen and servicewomen serving in these combat zones. In times like these we cannot help but be very grateful to you and your families for your service and sacrifice to make the world a safer place. We know that many of you spend your days “in harm’s way” while we enjoy the security of our beautiful campus and wonderful community. How can we express our deep appreciation and gratitude to you and your families? As I write this letter to you, it is early morning on the campus. I try to get to the office an hour or so before the others to think and write a few letters. There is a light rain and students are beginning to arrive for their 8 o’clock classes. I can’t help but feel that we are very fortunate to live in this great country where people, young and old, can pursue their dreams of a better life, pursue a college education, build careers and have families. We are fortunate because of you and your service to our country. We hope you think about us once in a while and that you will come back home safely very soon. We also hope you will visit your campus and enjoy the Rockets in the Glass Bowl or on the courts in Savage. I want you to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. With best wishes to you and your families,

PRESIDENT

Theodore T. Hahn ’65, ’67

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Birdel F. Jackson ’68

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Barbara Berebitsky ’91

SECRETARY

James W. White Jr. ’76, ’79

TREASURER

Constance D. Zouhary ’81

PAST PRESIDENT

Karen L. Fraker ’84

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dan Saevig ’84, ’89

ONE-YEAR TRUSTEES

Romualdo Brown ’92 Mary Pilkington Hills ’53, ’79 Richard N. Longenecker** ’86, ’88 George E. Robinson ’02 Mark A. Urrutia* ’88 Sally M. Castillo ’89, ’01

TWO-YEAR TRUSTEES

Walter “Chip” Carstensen ’72, ’74 Jon R. Dvorak, M.D. ’80 Mark D. Folk* ’98 Lynn Hutt ’95 Jay Pearson** ’91 Stacey Scharf* ’89, ’98 Dr. Robert J. Schlembach ’49 Suzanne Wambold PhD, RN, RDC* ’85, ’91, ’02

THREE-YEAR TRUSTEES

David D. Dobrzykowski ’95, ’99 Gary J. Corrigan PhD ’70, ’77 Susan Gilmore ’89, ’93 Donald L. Warner ’74, ’76

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE

Dan Johnson President

Brian Fisher (appointed by Student Alumni Association) *Appointed by the afﬁliate committee ** Chapter representative

contents EDITOR

Cynthia Nowak ’78, ’80

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Deanna Lytle

Winter 2005 | Volume 52, Number 2

DESIGNER

Meredith Thiede

PHOTOGRAPHERS Terry Fell Bill Hartough

Toledo Alumni is published three times a year in Fall, Winter and Spring by The University of Toledo Ofﬁce of Alumni Relations.

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT/ PUBLISHER Dan Saevig ’84, ’89

DIRECTOR, ALUMNI PROGRAMMING Eric Slough ’95

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS Ansley Abrams ’92 Renee Elliot ’96

OUTREACH COORDINATOR Brian Weinblatt ’02, ’04

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Toledo Alumni, Ofﬁce of Alumni Relations, Driscoll Alumni Center, Mail Stop 301

The University of Toledo Toledo, OH 43606-3395

Telephone 419.530.ALUM (2586) or 800.235.6766 Fax 419.530.4994 The University of Toledo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in education, employment, memberships and contracts, and no differentiation will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or the presence of a disability. The University will take afﬁrmative action as required by federal or state law.

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features Homecoming maps & missles

other traditional & un Toledo miscellany class notes

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Behind the headlines are our military alumni. Photo by Jimages Inc.

book reviews

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Families share stress and success via UT business center

Magic Wok family

orget the ultra-visible presence of all those “big box” stores; family businesses are alive and thriving! The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 98 percent of all businesses in the nation have fewer than 100 employees. New jobs? Family businesses annually provide nearly 80 percent of them every year. It was for the owners of those businesses that UT’s Center for Family Business — now in its 13th year — was created. “Our original mission was to educate, to foster communication among family businesses in the region, and to incorporate the issues of family businesses into the college’s curriculum,” said Debbe Skutch, the center’s director. “Over the years, we’ve gotten more sophisticated, but our goals remain the same.” By providing networking opportunities, small peer-based “afﬁnity groups” and regular seminars and guest speakers, the center addresses the sort of family issues to which business owners

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relate. With 138 member businesses — representing more than 13,000 employees and $3 billion-plus in sales — the synergy stays lively. “The center has been a big inﬂuence on us,” said Tommy Pipatjarasit (MBA ’96), president of Toledo-based Magic Wok and family Business Center board member. “The biggest draw is networking. We’ve met a lot of people who are now friends, and met a lot of leading community businesspeople, people you look up to. “The restaurant business is very competitive, but we share the same business issues as everyone else: employees, competitors, strategic planning. The seminars at the center are broad enough to be valuable to all businesses, and we try to go to all of them. My wife, my father and mother are all involved in the business, and they’re regulars with the center.” Novices in setting up a family business are always welcomed, he said. “You don’t feel intimidated at all, because even the bigger community business leaders make you feel comfortable and are just as interested in learning from you. Saying that the people are like family is a cliché, but it’s true.” In part, the Center for Family Business grew out of an educated guess, Skutch said: “Back in the early 1990s, it was predicted that small and medium-sized businesses were going to be the future of the region’s economic development. It’s

true; they have been the backbone of our economy. “When we started in 1992, there were seven university-based centers like this; now there are well over 100. The topic and issues have obviously come to the forefront. UT has been a leader in the ﬁeld, largely thanks to a Stranahan challenge grant that enabled us to do the right things and create an environment for real sharing between family businesses. A lot of smart people saw what this could be, and made a commitment.” That commitment is visible as well in the center’s advisory board, made up of family businesspeople under the UT umbrella. They keep the focus userfriendly, Skutch noted. “The premise of the center was always that the emphasis was going to be on family business owners, not on outside theoreticians. “Time is a precious commodity; people don’t invest it if they don’t feel they’re getting something worthwhile. The more people we have as a part of the center, the better resource we become.” The center is hosting the area’s ﬁrst-ever all-day family business seminar on May 5 in downtown Toledo. Call 419.530.4058 or visit utfamilybusiness.org for information and registration.

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Love, marriage and sugar rosebuds The University’s presidential married couple, Dr. Daniel and Elaine Johnson, did the honors at a private June reception for the opening of “Till Death Us Do Part,” an exhibition of courtship, marriage and family in 19th-century America at the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections. Perhaps the wedding cake recipe came from Mrs. Beeton’s Every-Day Cookery, c. 1880, one of the popular self-help manuals for young ladies that was included in the exhibit. As Mrs. Beeton said in her introductory chapter, “Housekeeping should be taught our young girls, but in these days of science and high-pressure education there is but little time they can spare for homely tasks.”

Cake, luncheon 1/2 lb. of butter 1 lb. of ﬂour 1/2 oz. of caraway seeds 1/2 lb. of currants

6 oz. of moist sugar 1 oz. of candied peel 3 eggs 1/2 pint of milk 1 small teaspoonful of carbonate of soda

quite ﬁne; add the caraway Rub the butter into the ﬂour until it is washed, picked and dried), seeds, currants (which should be nicely ; mix these well together, sugar, and candied peel cut into thin slices ld be well whisked. Boil the and moisten with the eggs, which shou nate of soda, which must milk, and add to it, whilst boiling, the carbo mix the other ingredients. be well stirred into it, and, with the milk, it in a moderate oven from Butter a tin, pour the cake into it, and bake 1 to 1 1/2 hour. Seasonable at any time.

Errantum On Page 3 of the Fall 2004 issue, we incorrectly identiﬁed the alumna at work in the College of Pharmacy lab. She’s really Dr. Cynthia Kasperek (Pharm ’79). Our sincere apologies to both alums. www.toledoalumni.org

Party arty. The Toledo Museum of Art’s

new director, Don Bacigalupi, received a warm welcome to Toledo from the Visual & Performing Arts Alumni Affiliate in June, with a wine and cheese reception at UT’s Center for Visual Arts. Handshakes, hugs and humor abounded among the 80-plus alumni in attendance. Live classical piano and violin music was provided by the Department of Music and Dance. Right to left are Dave Pienta, Geraldine Brock, Carol Ferris (A/S ’02), Roberta Kane, Edith Franklin (Univ Coll ’86), affiliate vice president Gertrude Shoemaker (A/S ’47, Ed ’79) and affiliate president Dottie Pienta (A/S ’84, MA ’89).

Taking the sting out of gas prices Those gasoline savings are still available for UT alumni and students. The Speedway SuperAmerica (SSA) program offers prepaid fuel and a gift card for drivers, plus a ﬂeet fueling program for commercial customers. UT alumni and students can purchase the prepaid fuel cards from SSA at a 4 percent discount, and cards are accepted at Rich Oil, Speedway and SuperAmerica. For details, visit www. speedway.com/utoledo or call 1.888.297.8112 ext. 7535. For businesses, SAA’s ﬂeet fueling credit card program (through SuperFleet) offers commercial consumers a way to control fuel costs with driver ID numbers, card purchase restrictions (fuel only), monthly usage reports, and up to 3 percent/gallon fuel and 15 percent oil change discounts. Call 1.800.482.7755 ext. 5511 for details. Toledo Alumni Magazine | Winter 2005

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Arboretum as fertile ground for community initiatives

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opportunity for a fresh look at what a resource we have. Other regional arboreta are incredible community resources — places of tranquility and education.” The 47-acre nature preserve, donated to the University in 1964 by the W.W. Knight family in memory of local industrialist Robert Stranahan,needs a philosophic as well as a physical updating, Lipman said. “Environmental policies at the arboretum should be in tune with the more advanced ecological vision that people have today. In 1964, for instance, the use of pesticides and herbicides was widely accepted. Even grass maintenance is an issue. Do you have to cut the grass to make it look like a lawn, or can you Fresh-air classrooms at arboretum’s yearly Eco-Discovery Camp approach it in some other way?” The arts remain Lipman, who’s been a professor of art part of his overall vision. An outdoor and English at UT since 1970, dates his reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream professional interest in the arboretum from by seasoned actors (directed by Charles a proposal he wrote on arts development at Vicinis, Emeritus Professor of Theatre) the facility. “In researching the proposal, I was staged at the arboretum on an visited about a dozen regional arboreta, many of them academically linked, and met evening in June, attended by more than a hundred appreciative spectators. “The with many of their directors,” he said. The ﬁnal lines were delivered just as the sun experience convinced him that while “arts dipped below the horizon,” Lipman in the park” was feasible, the UT property said. “It was beautiful.” had many other needs that were more Other plans include an environpressing. “Facilities were derelict, the mental education and visitor center on policies and plans didn’t have much clarity, Corey Road, connecting the arboretum and the arboretum had been in the to a campus bus line and the UT bike periphery of the University’s consciousness trail, improved accessibility, and new for some time,” he said. He credits UT fences, entryways, walkways and President Daniel Johnson with readiness to address the areas of concern: “His outreach- signage. Perhaps the arboretum’s most and-engagement initiative is an

rboreta require that we steward the land. It’s not a short-term process; these places will outlive us,” said Joel Lipman, new director of the University’s Stranahan Arboretum, whose stewardship has included strategizing, Shakespeare and an unwelcome visit from emerald ash borer beetles.

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extensive publicity surrounded the discovery of an emerald ash borer on site in July. It was not unexpected. “We were an official field testing site for the infestation,” Lipman said, explaining that the destructive insect was trapped by a lure. “It was a no-brainer to anticipate its eventual arrival. How many ash borers have been found? One. Will we find more? Probably.” Ash trees make up 2.5 percent of the arboretum’s collection; Lipman considers the trapping a proactive approach to a problem that goes far beyond the site. In the meantime, making the most of the arboretum’s resources includes donor participation, he noted. “There’s a wonderful opportunity for the arboretum’s friends and UT alums to dedicate benches, adopt trees, sponsor plantings through the UT Foundation and the Stranahan Arboretum Endowment,” he said. More information can be obtained by calling the Office of Institutional Advancement at 419.530.2603.

Reducing those hefty student loans The UT Alumni Association/Nelnet team continue to offer student loan consolidation. Qualifying borrowers who choose to consolidate can lock in a very low rate for the entire life of the loan and dramatically reduce their monthly payment. Nelnet, a national leader in education ﬁnance, brings more than two decades of experience funding education. For more information on consolidating student loans, call 1.866.4CONSOL(426.6765) or visit their Web site at www.alumniconsolidation.nelnet.net.

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A dozen years, a dozen reasons why Art on the Mall is great 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The art looks good enough to eat.

Kids can’t break music.

If the weather’s chilly, group hugs are free.

Scientiﬁc studies reveal: people in hats buy art!

Walls aren’t the only ones who can wear art.

Kids whose schools cut funding to the arts can get exposure here.

Buy art to match your accessories!

See Centennial Mall’s year-round art, too.

Volunteers get to keep the spiffy shirts.

10. 11. 12.

Free golf cart rides for footsore patrons.

A chance to catch up on the Sunday papers.

Food eaten on the lawn tastes better.

Art on the Mall turns 13 on July 31 — be there! www.toledoalumni.org

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Campaign for UT’s future places emphasis on here and now

othing says The University of Toledo quite like the University Hall Tower. That quintessential UT landmark inspired the visual identity for The Campaign for The University of Toledo and its slogan — “The Time is Now” — to rally alumni, friends and supporters. And nothing defines the University’s mission like its students, both current and prospective. Keeping in mind President Dan Johnson’s commitment to a studentcentered university, the campaign places its emphasis squarely on students and what they need to succeed in a demanding world. “The Time is Now” is the University’s first campaign since 1999, when the highly successful UT 40 Campaign ended. The case for a new campaign was a year in the making. “University administrators and consultants, focus THE groups and community stakeholders made it possible for us to IS develop a clear focus for our case,” said Vern Snyder, vice president for Institutional Advancement. The case took into account how the landscape of higher education has changed in five years, as well as considering the University’s new direction. Snyder said, “It’s a different world now, and The University of Toledo has had to become a different institution of learning to successfully compete. The cuts in state funding are only part of the picture. We also have to address the

TIME NOW

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increased expectations that students, parents and faculty have for a top-notch university.” With those expectations in mind, the first point in the new campaign’s case is clear about timeliness: “It is time to reinvent our campus to meet and even exceed the highest aspirations of our students and faculty.” The students come first. More funding for endowed scholarships is critical, the case argues, given the fact that Ohio lags behind the national average in its percentage of college-educated residents. The campaign’s case notes that given the 30percent-over-30-years decrease in state support for higher education, and UT’s determination to improve the quality of its degree programs, private support is the only way that deserving students can receive scholarships in larger numbers. The campaign also seeks more endowed chairs and professorships to bring more teachers of renown into contact with UT students. Students’ opportunities for research and for service learning — even as undergraduates — will also widen their experience and improve their ultimate chances for career success. Campus improvements are another part of the equation, one that extends from the high-quality computer technology that students expect to stateof-the-art classroom facilities that today’s curriculum demands. Converting the historic Memorial Field House into classroom space is high on the list. Likewise, UT’s laboratory space needs to be updated and expanded to keep students ahead of the learning curve in science. The second focal point in the campaign’s case is research that will elevate specific areas of the University to national distinction. These areas of existing research strength are alternative energy sources, math and science

education, geographic information systems (GIS) and applied geographics, environmental quality, astronomy and astrophysical research, and biotechnology. Only by establishing endowed chairs and professorships to attract nationally prominent scholars and mentors, the case argues, will these areas of excellence — already notable — reach their full potential. Community engagement — long a priority for UT President Dan Johnson — is the final leg of the campaign’s case. The campaign seeks to become a fully active partner with Toledo to create a culturally vibrant city. The University already possesses several strong initiatives in the areas of athletics, jazz history/ performance, and visual arts. In addition, plans are in place for a new Great Minds Lecture Series to bring internationally respected speakers to campus, sparking the minds and actions of every community member. Plans for enriching the resources of Carlson Library and the Center for Visual Arts focus on how both facilities can enhance Toledo’s cultural vibrancy. They will become stronger learning facilities for students, and keystones in the city’s cultural edifice. In all, although The Campaign for The University of Toledo is still evolving, it’s found its basis in a bold vision, but also a realistic and compelling one, Snyder said. “In achieving all the goals of the campaign, vision and fiscal responsibility go hand-in-hand. The monies we plan to raise are necessary to keep UT a thriving university, creating an education that prepares our students for success in the global market,” he said. “What’s central to the campaign’s success is making clear the urgency of the task. The world won’t wait for anyone these days, which is why we chose the slogan we did.” Serendipitously, once campaign organizers crafted the message, they www.toledoalumni.org

found that it had been anticipated some 150 years ago by writer Victor Hugo: The future has several names. For the week it is the impossible, For the fainthearted it is the unknown, For the thoughtful and valiant it is the ideal. The challenge is urgent, the task is large. The time is now.

MAChamps Safety Patrick Brody and quarterback Bruce Gradowski hold aloft the Mid-American Conference Championship trophy after defeating Miami 35-27 in December at Detroit’s Ford Field.

The campaign also brought UT two Crystal awards in November: an Award of Excellence for the campaign stationery, and an Award of Merit for the campaign logo, shown here. Both are the work of Meredith Thiede, who also designs Toledo Alumni Magazine.

Have you seen this bear?

University security officers reported a rash of ursine sightings coinciding with the beginning of the new school year. For such a small, cuddly UT supporter, this guy (still unidentified) pokes his nose into more than his share of University corners. Alumni chapters and affiliates should consider themselves warned: reports are that this is one of those partying bruins!

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Cozy up to the Alumni Collection Whether you’re trying to beat the winter blues or planning a spring getaway, do it with UT gear. To order alumni merchandise, call 419.841.5395 or for secure online ordering, visit www.toledoalumni.org

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Jazz king awed by French Legion of Honor

Jon Hendricks, UT Distinguished Professor of Jazz, was awarded a French Legion of Honor in the class of knight or chevalier on June 6 during a tribute concert to him as part of the D-Day Jazz Festival at the Théâtre d’Hérouville-St.Clair. “There was an ocean of people there,” Hendricks said. “We were in the middle of ﬁlming the TV section of the concert when a voice came over the wire in my ear and told me to stop. Two men walked out and presented me with the Legion of Honor in French and then in English. It’s a gift from God — I never expected anything like it.” France’s highest civilian honor, the Legion of Honor is bestowed on French or foreign men and women for outstanding accomplishments in military or civilian life. In addition to Hendricks, more than 100 American veterans of World War II received Legion of Honor awards June 5 and 6. Hendricks took part in the invasion of Normandy and recalled feeling an immense love for France the moment he set foot in the country. “We waded ashore and marched 18 miles inland,” he said. “When I woke up the next morning, we went to a farm. The people there were so nice — I just felt their warmth and love.” — Deanna Lytle, Ofﬁce of Marketing and Communications

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Pencil us in. The College of Education Alumni Afﬁliate’s drive to collect supplies

for Toledo elementary-school students was quite a success, as reﬂected in the smiles of participants and recipients. From left: Michael Barabash, principal at Monac Elementary; Dr. Thomas Switzer, dean of the College of Education; Claudia Grifﬁth, principal at Old Orchard Elementary and co-coordinator of project; Stacey Scharf, principal at Edgewater Elementary and co-coordinator of project; Ann Baker, principal at Hawkins Elementary; and Michael Schardt, principal at Burroughs Elementary. The project netted 60 backpacks and 15 boxes of supplies.

We'll always have Toledo. Jeff Huffman (A/S ’89) of the Ofﬁce of Alumni Relations

couldn’t help getting a bit teary-eyed at his farewell party, especially when so many of his gifts had a UT theme. Jeff’s longtime reputation as the Number One Rockets Fan plus his 14 years at UT (most recently as director of alumni programming) guaranteed a ﬂood of Blue-and-Gold keepsakes from staffers and alumni. His new job takes him to Akron, where he’ll be working for State Farm Insurance — but he promised to be back in Toledo for every home game. After all, what would the Alumni Hot Dog Tent be without Jeff manning the grill? www.toledoalumni.org

Out-of-state legacy students set to save big with new UT program Some 40 percent of University of Toledo alumni have moved away from Ohio. Many of them with children approaching college age would love to make a UT education part of the next generation, but the out-of-state surcharge has been daunting. Great news came their way in August with the University’s adoption of a legacy award. It means that any child whose parent or legal guardian is a UT graduate and lives anywhere — including international residences — except Ohio or Monroe County, Michigan, has the out-ofstate residency fee (now at $8,800) covered by the award, beginning with the Fall 2005 semester. The award applies to all new undergraduates who are otherwise eligible for enrollment, and who take at least 15 hours each semester. It covers one full undergraduate degree ﬁnished within ﬁve years. Renewal is yearly and is subject to the student remaining in good academic standing at the University.

The Donoughe family

Mike (Eng ’81) and Shelley (Plato) (Bus ’81) Donoughe of Oakland County, Mich., are two UT alums who greeted the announcement with delight and immediate action. “What makes it so nice is that UT is now a possibility for our daughter, Kelly,” Shelley said. “First I www.toledoalumni.org

called Dan Saevig to tell him how excited I was, then I called Kelly on her cell phone and told her to get the paperwork started — she could apply to UT. “As out-of-state alumni, we think it’s terriﬁc that UT is making it possible for our daughter to consider attending the University. The fees made attendance a non-option, but now with that barrier gone she can pursue attending the school we have such fond memories of. Hats off to forward thinking and working outside the norm!” Dan Saevig, associate vice president of alumni relations, said, “Our alumni are proud of their degrees earned at The University of Toledo. Over and over again, our graduates tell us that they’ll put their UT education up against those earned by their co-workers, regardless of the school they may have attended. They also tell us that they want their children to have the option of enjoying the UT experience. This program is just one more example of the University and its Alumni Association working for our graduates. We surveyed some 3,300 alumni who live outside of the Toledo area and the response to the proposed program was overwhelmingly — and that’s something of an understatement — positive in support of such a program. The survey results told us that with this feature, Toledo was now an option for the children of many of our alumni.” For further information on the legacy award, contact Saevig at 419.530.4008 or via e-mail: daniel.saevig@utoledo.edu. Two more initiatives now being developed are helping to make UT more attractive to a new generation of students. One such award will enable prospective undergrads from Toledo’s nine international sister cities to attend UT at in-state rates. The other award covers half the out-of-state surcharge for non-Ohioans entering an undergraduate program with at least a 3.0 grade point average.

They have a dream — and a challenge The Scott High School Class of 1954 took a page from the famous “I have a dream” speech of Dr. Martin Luther King when they were looking for a way to take their class spirit out into a wider community. “We wanted to be the ﬁrst graduating class at Scott High School to present a deserving Scott student with a scholarship to The University of Toledo,” said Jim Scheib (Bus ’59). “In his famous speech, Dr. King espoused the idea that all children would one day be rated, not by the color of their skin but by their character and personal achievements. This scholarship is a tribute to that idea. “We wanted to recognize the importance of giving an individual the opportunity to achieve a dream for the future, and education will be the key to that dream.” Donte Lamar Campbell, the ﬁrst recipient of the scholarship, entered UT’s College of Business in the fall to study administration. “My GPA let me qualify, and when I wrote my application essay, I told them how I want to pursue my dreams, and my parents’ dreams, by going to college,” he said. “And like I said during the interview, I won’t waste this scholarship. ” The story has a kicker. “Part of the dream of our Scott class to establish this scholarship. The other part is that we’ve set an example for others to follow,” Scheib said as he issued a challenge to graduating classes of other Toledo high schools to follow their example. “With so many of them going on to graduate from The University of Toledo, it’s a show of UT spirit, too,” he said. Toledo Alumni Magazine | Winter 2005

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Rocket’s repair keeps it bursting with savoir-faire

Photo by Daniel Miller

T’s Nike Ajax missile (circa 1955), a.k.a. the Glass Bowl Stadium Rocket, underwent serious cosmetic surgery, courtesy of Paul Grabke, the second generation at Steve Grabke’s Body Shop in Holland, and fellow UT athletics followers. The project was largely a gratis labor of love, begun when Pat Ryan (A/S ’78) noticed that “The rocket was really becoming an eyesore rather than a source of pride.” The “increasingly fanatical Rockets fan” contacted Grabke and other Rockets fans, convincing them to donate time and materials. Grabke, who along with Ryan is a retired U.S. Army veteran, admits that the chance to work on a vintage piece of armament was part of the appeal. “These surface-to-air missiles were developed late in World War II, then during the Cold War they were deployed all along the coasts to defend against Soviet long-range bombers. “It should have been in much worse shape than it was, standing out there in the elements for so long, but it had so many different coats of oil and latex paint on it that it was protected pretty

From scuffed and rusted to buffed and robusted: painter Robert Deitz applies masking to ﬁns.

well. Structurally, we only had to replace one of the ﬁns.” With help from supplies donated by B-W Auto Paint and 3M Co., the Rocket now sports a baked-on enamel ﬁnish and once again stands as an enduring symbol of UT spirit. Grabke is pleased with the results: “Athletics just needs to get some

students up there, once in the spring and once in the fall, to keep it waxed. It should last another 20 or 30 years. And then, if they want us to do it again, we’ll be here.”

All this and Muddy, too.

The Colleges of Pharmacy and Health and Human Services combined their numbers for a July baseball outing at Fifth Third Field. Mascot Muddy seems to be a regular at UT tables; think he’s ready to join an alumni afﬁliate? University College had their own Hens outing.

Theatre majors & buffs!

UT’s department of theatre and ﬁlm is planning a celebration of its 40th anniversary in May 2005. For info, contact Chuck Vicinus at 419.537.0345 or cvicinu@uoft02.utoledo.edu.

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Toledo miscellany

1. Spin the bottle. Priceless artifact or garage sale-bait? Consider this a one-man’streasure sort of story. Richard Goodwin (UTCTC ’51, MEd ’57), possibly thinking that the Washington, D.C., alumni chapter’s Tony Packo Party in July was a B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Old Bottle) affair, showed up with this commemorative objet d’art/spring cleaning evictee. With a new home clearly needed, the bottle found its way to the Ofﬁce of Alumni Relations as part of its prestigious “Farrago” collection. 2. Mike Gramza (Eng ’00): “This plate is a display of pride in my alma mater U of T, and my employer, U of M.” 3. UT ’82: Mary F. Powers, RPh, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy 4. “I’m attaching a picture of my plate. I put together a newsletter for my nieces and nephews to stay in touch as they are scattered all over the country. I put a shot of the plate in the recent newsletter and heard back that one of the things they ﬁnd cool is that Uncle Tom (that’s me) has the entire state of Ohio selling these plates with my initials — UT for Uncle Tom. One of these days I’ll tell them that it really stands for University of Toledo.” — Tom Waniewski

5. Laura Burnham (UTCTC ’83, Univ Coll ’90), Toledo, wrote, “My mother had always been disappointed that I got married and had children instead of going on to college. So in 1980, when my company moved to Arkansas and I lost my job, I started at UT. Ten years later, at the age of 50 and having a husband, three children, a full-time job and taking care of mother, I graduated cum laude in 1990. My mother passed away in 1991. So I’m very proud of my UT plate.” 6. “My license plate tells the world that UT is number 1,” says Abe Fadell (MBA ’84).

7. Burr Zimmerman (Eng ’98), Columbus, had plans to digitally enhance the photo he shared; “The best (or worst, I suppose) idea was to erase the background, and insert the 17th green at Pebble Beach. But I couldn’t ﬁnd a high-res photo that would make it work. Oh well...”

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John Neff (center) was honored as Colle ge of Business Administration’s Distinguished Alum nus. Here, he’s kicking back at president’s box above the Glass Bowl.

“UT Goes Old School: Tradition” was a theme that inspired plenty of variations on a Blue-and-Gold theme, from classically constructed ﬂoats to UT’s youngest fans. One traditionally unpredictable factor was the weather, which brieﬂy dampened the parade but never doused UT spirit.

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Mapping 

brave new worlds

t would be a pleasantly poetic conceit to see a connection between collecting maps and more than 20 years’ participation in the borderconscious world of international negotiations, but according to Dr. Warren Heckrotte (A/S ’50), “It all pretty much just happened.” The theoretical physicist, now retired and living in the San Francisco Bay area, was referring as much to his part in nuclear test-ban treaty negotiation as to his extensive collection of antique, exotic and just plain unusual maps. “I got my PhD at Berkeley, then I went to Lawrence Livermore Laboratories,” he said. “When I was working at Livermore in 1961 as head of the theoretical group of the Magnetic Fusion Energy Project, I was asked to represent the Atomic Energy Commission [AEC] on the U.S. delegation during the test ban negotiations taking place in Geneva. “I served with the team for six months, when the Soviet Union resumed nuclear weapon testing and negotiations ended. I thought that that was the end of it. But I was back after 1962, and was involved in issues of test limits and

testing veriﬁcation up to early ’80s, including a good amount of time spent in Washington working on inter-agency studies,” Heckrotte said. During his third stint in Europe, a member of the Swedish delegation suggested a visit to a print shop to view old maps. “I could see that many maps are works of art. They appealed to me, and I bought three — strictly as souvenirs,” Heckrotte said. “Once I had one, there were things about the old maps I didn’t understand. So I looked up some books on the subject — and one thing led to another.” Today his collection — emphasis on western North America and including maps in atlases, maps in books and separate maps — numbers nearly 800 just for the last category. He also prizes jigsaw puzzle maps, board games based on maps and even Civil-War-era campaign posters for Lincoln’s second term, using maps to show the victories of the Union Army. Now a globally respected authority on antique maps and cartography, Heckrotte can look back over experiences in international negotiations. To the uninitiated, those experiences can sound

“The bomb, Dmitri, the hydrogen bomb”: an incomplete chronology JULY 1945

AUGUST 1945

OCTOBER 1957

JULY 1945

OCTOBER 1962

1964

United States explodes world’s ﬁrst atomic device near Alamagordo, N.M.

Atomic bombs dropped on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ending World War II.

First nuclear submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilis, launched.

Sputnik, world’s ﬁrst spacecraft, put into orbit by Soviet Union.

Cuban Missile Crisis

China becomes ﬁfth nation to ofﬁcially possess nuclear weapons; U.S., U.S.S.R. (1949), Great Britain (1952) and France (1960) also members of “Nuclear Club.”

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like a voyage round terra incognito without many navigation tools. In 1961, for instance, the complicated negotiations had even seasoned delegates frustrated. “When the Soviets took several retrograde steps and forward progress seemed to stop, some people in the delegation felt that an agreement wasn’t going to be reached,” Heckrotte recalled. A line to that effect subsequently appeared in a U.S. news magazine of the day. “[U.S. Ambassador Arthur] Dean was quite irate about the statement and let it be known that ‘By golly, I am optimistic and if anyone on this delegation is not, he can have a one-way ticket home.’ So I wrote a little poem: Optimism is our motto/otherwise you’re blotto/if said in voice not sotto.” The verse circulated around the delegation with no ill effects to either the poet or his inspiration. With more nations acquiring nuclear weapon capabilities during the 1960s and 1970s, the already-complex negotiations stretched on for years. Treaties sometimes resulted, though ratification by each nation often extended the process even further. During this critical era, Heckrotte’s involvement included service as both a delegate (in the NonProliferation Treaty of 1968) and as a negotiator on two ratified treaties affecting the yield of peaceful nuclear explosions. He also participated in the unfinished Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban negotiations, which the Reagan administration, coming into office, declined to resume. When pressed about his feelings during an age spent under the threat of nuclear war, Heckrotte was resolutely modest about his role: “I don’t know whether I made a difference or not. The two treaties ratified don’t compare to the SALT 1 and SALT 2 treaties, which came later.” He did note, though, that one of those ratified U.S.-Soviet treaties was the first to include cooperative measures to improve verification on both sides. “No single person who was part of any of these negotiations was solving all

Taken in 1978 at a meeting of a multinational work group. “The reason for the photo was of course the presence of Senator Edward Kennedy,” Heckrotte said. “The Soviets were quite excited by his presence. Perhaps, they said, he will be the next president of the United States.” Heckrotte is second from right. the problems that existed,” he said. “The way we tended to see matters was, ‘The fate of the world doesn’t hinge on whether or not you succeed. But even small steps in a positive direction are important.’” Recalling the mutual suspicion between the two main players, Heckrotte remembered how the Russian scientists in the Soviet delegation always traveled with a “buddy system” in place so that private conversations with Western delegates would be impossible. Years later, after the dissolution of the U.S.S.R., Heckrotte had lunch with a former Soviet delegate visiting the U.S., who told him, “Now I can say what I think and that is so much better.” Seeing the gradual thawing of U.S./ Soviet relations over the years was interesting, Heckrotte said, expressing hopes that current trends of media suppression in Russia don’t foretell a return to authoritarianism in that nation. Is he still a determined optimist when it comes to world relations? “It seems to me that I’m basically an optimist, but as I get older, I seem to be getting less so,” he said, though noting that the global

situation is less dire in some ways. “During the Cold War, you had two sides with these terrible weapons pointed at each other, and it was a real threat to the security and integrity of the nation. Terrorists don’t threaten the integrity or the physical security of the United States. They can do harm, they can do damage, but it’s not the same threat. “This country has always been ﬂexible and able to adapt — somehow that doesn’t seem as true today. It could be, though, that my optimism is declining because I’m getting older!” In any case, the avocation of collecting maps remains an unalloyed pleasure. When it’s suggested that his experiences place him on a global map of sorts, Heckrotte puts himself far from the prime meridian: “I had a friend, a scientist who had held jobs that were high on the ladder in Washington. He told me that he never aspired to be a major player, but he wanted a front seat to see what was going on. “I ﬁgure that I was sitting in the third or fourth row.”

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THE 1980s

OCTOBER 1990

SEPTEMBER 1996

DECEMBER 2001

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United States and Soviet Union sign SALT II restricting the number of strategic offensive weapons each side could possess.

Failure of 46-cent computer chip; NORAD mistakenly believes Soviet missile attack under way. Some 100 U.S. B-52s readied for take-off before mistake is discovered.

Last nuclear test by USSR conducted. U.S. conducts its last in September 1992.

Negotiation of Comprehensive Nuclear Weapon Test Ban completed; Bill Clinton is ﬁrst world leader to sign, but Senate later refuses to ratify.

United States withdraws from ABM Treaty; administration of George W. Bush begins deployment of ABM system.

Bush and Russian President Putin agree to a two-thirds decrease in both countries’ strategic nuclear warheads by 2012.

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LIVES IN SERVICE A

lthough the exact number is ﬂuid, The University of

Toledo has more than a few alumni actively serving in the military, some in Afghanistan and Iraq. In what might become a regular feature, Toledo Alumni Magazine is running the thoughts that our soldiering alumni have generously shared with the editor and our readers. The simple intention is to illuminate the human face of armed conﬂicts, and to keep these soldiers in our readers’ minds. If you know of other alums who might be willing to participate in future articles, you can contact editor Cynthia Nowak: cnowak@utnet.utoledo.edu. Please provide any contact information available for the military personnel in question. Tragically, one alumnus, Army Spc. Charles “Chuck” Odums of Sandusky, Ohio, who attended UT from 1999 to 2000, died on May 30 in Baghdad when his military convoy hit an explosive device.

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2nd Lt. Jody Vanbuskirk RN ( A/S ’ 03) Serving at 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq

VanBuskirk, second from right

Preparing for Air Evac

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My day-to-day life is not all that exciting since it is the same thing day after day. We refer to it as “groundhog day!” But it’s busy days, busy nights, patients in, patients out, the phone ringing constantly, and patients asking for pain medications. Work at the 31st Combat Support Hospital, or CSH (pronounced “cash”), is just as busy as some hospitals in the States. We have air evacuations just about every other day that take patients back to Germany for further care. Admissions and discharges sometimes never seem to end, and mass casualties (MASCALs) have sometimes filled our small hospital to capacity. Less than a year after graduation, I find myself thrown into the midst of all the action in a far-away and strange country. I got my commission from the ROTC program at UT then attended my basic officer’s course in San Antonio, Texas. Upon arriving at my permanent duty station at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, I found that I would not be working within the comforts of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, but overseas in a war zone. My first reaction was what most may have: scared. As the process and time went on, I find that life is different here, but not terrible. I truly began to understand and greatly appreciate all that we have back in the States. We have some “luxuries” that other field units do not. Here in Baghdad and at the hospital, we are lucky to have showers with running hot water and air conditioners in our rooms. We stay in a building attached to the hospital instead of tents and on the ground, we have

computers with Internet access, and a phone that we can sign up to use to call home. The time passes by here somewhat quickly. Sometimes I feel like we just arrived here and I am still learning things, then I think, “Wow, we are nearing the four-month mark.” I work 12-hour shifts at the hospital six days a week, with one day off. Back home, that would be crazy work, but here it’s normal. Of course I miss my family and friends back home, but the people in your unit become your family because you are with them all day every day. Some soldiers that come in here wish that they could still be out with their unit instead of being air evacuated to Germany. They are tough, but sometimes the pain of their injuries overcomes them. We give them the best care that we can. The injured soldiers hardly ever complain about getting hurt; they just want to get back out there and accomplish their mission. It will be a long year here and I want to go home just as the next person does, but when I see the faces of the injured soldiers that come through this busy hospital daily, I know that I’m here to accomplish my mission, to help them get back home to their families safely as well. I joined the Army because I wanted to help serve my country and give back for all of the freedoms and luxuries that we enjoy in the States on a daily basis. Being here is part of that job, so I will do it to the best of my ability and know that all things I enjoy and miss are waiting for me when I get home! God bless the U.S. and wish for the safe return of all of us!

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Capt. John Davis Reynolds (MBA ’ 97) MP, U.S. Army Reserves since 1987. Assigned as individual to the 25th Infantry Division CJTF 76 Provost Marshal Operations, Night Battle Captain at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan ... I’m proud to be freedom’s guardian and have the opportunity to support my country and defend the Constitution against all enemies. The war on terrorism is much bigger than I expected and what we see in the news. My biggest challenges will be (due to my quick deployment here) learning my new job and performing it 110 percent for the safety of my peers and the U.S. ... I will learn what it means to live a basic life but at the same time understand how we are blessed to have the things we take for granted. I encourage everyone to exercise their rights (Right to Vote, Right to Protest, etc.). People are dying, ﬁghting and sacriﬁcing for their rights, but people are not voting, etc. I must admit it will be hard to focus on the war and not home. For example, who will cut the grass? What bills did I forget to pay? Did I cancel various memberships that I can’t use? Will there be a yellow ribbon at my house? Why do I have to take anti-malaria pills? Will my wife be able to handle my leave? How hard will this be on my parents? Will my driver’s license expire? How do I vote? Do cell phones work in Afghanistan? Will I be spending Christmas here? Why does it take three weeks to get mail? Will The Toledo Blade send daily newspapers to me so I can stay abreast of the news in northwest Ohio?

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Davis on base

...Well, I made it. I’m in Bagram, Afghanistan, working with the Provost Marshal. The PM is responsible for law and order on the battleﬁeld/base, detainee operations, area/base/convoy escort security, and protective services for VIPs in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. It is hot in the day and cold at night. I’m in a valley surrounded by beautiful mountains and 15 million land mines. There many people here from different countries and also many U.S. civilians. People are in high spirits. There are also high winds and a lot of dust here, making it difﬁcult to sleep. The temps vary from the high 80s/low 90s at noon to 30s/40s at night. My only complaint or concern is that people have forgotten about the war in Afghanistan. The news tends to focus on Iraq. Everybody — there are some serious things going on over here.

Many people in the ﬁeld don’t. One of my biggest concerns is companies that don’t ship outside the U.S. For example, my co-workers and I want to buy items to make life here a little easier, but many companies have a policy not to ship to Army bases or overseas. I’m very hot on this, and I feel like writing every company, asking them if they understand that American lives are being risked to preserve democracy and the many things that come with it. Prior to getting here, I always saw signs and banners in companies stating, “We Support our Troops” and “God Bless Our Troops.” To be fair, I will say that some companies ship small items such as CDs/DVDs. However, a lot of things will not be shipped outside the U.S. Given the state of the economy, one would think they would sign contracts or try to service the troops.

... things are really hitting reality this weekend. For example, I have to walk everywhere on base. Broccoli, which is good, has been served six days straight and pork ribs three times in the past week. Another oh-gee-whiz thing taken for granted is the telephone and the Internet. I’m lucky that I have additional access to these things in my work area.

... I ran into someone today that said during the Persian Gulf War, two University of Toledo students sent him letters for encouragement and support. The letters were to any soldier, but they found him and he wrote back to the UT students. He said the students sent inspirational letters, care packages, and kept him focused about his honorable www.toledoalumni.org

1 st Lt. Brian Kuruc ( Pharm ’ 02) Pharmacist with U.S. Army Reserves and noble mission/calling to help Kuwait and U.S. He was thankful that he met someone by mail but even more grateful that he met me, a guy from Toledo. He will always have Toledo on his mind and respect Toledo. Wow, small world! ... We were attacked for a period of one hour plus the other night. It was very scary because the human instinct wants to know what is going on, but if you want to survive you need to get into a bunker with your protective gear and keep your head down and not look out because it will get you killed. Some property and equipment were destroyed by the enemy, but everyone survived this attack. I was told to expect many more attacks as we get closer to the Afghan elections. I had also practiced and rehearsed for indirect and direct ﬁre since 1987, but never had to do it for real until last week. This is scary, but I know I will survive as long as I keep my head down, wear my protective gear and pray to the Lord for his protection.

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Being a pharmacist affords many opportunities in a rewarding career field. Being a pharmacist in the Army Reserves can take you places beyond. I recently accepted a commission upon graduation from The University of Toledo’s pharmacy program. Continuing my nine years’ enlisted military service as a commissioned officer allows me to expand my career opportunities in ways most people don’t get a chance to do. My most recent adventure took place in the region of Sonsonate, El Salvador. Providing medical care to a third-world country where medicine is scarce and medical resources are limited was the focus. Our 35 people consisted of doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, EMTs, dentists, veterinarians and support staff. Over a 10-day period, we treated the local population of each of the four remote locations that we visited. People lined up in the early hours of the morning to be the first to get medical attention. By the time we had our boots on the ground at 7:30 a.m. to begin our mission, the line was as long as the eye could see. Everyone was admitted with one chief complaint on his or her medical record. They received a sanitation debriefing, personal hygiene class along with a toothbrush, and received a dose of de-worming medicine as they entered. From there they could go to their respective location for their chief complaint.

Kuruc and some of his El Salvadoran friends

There were translators from our own group and from the Peace Corps that helped break the language barrier. I knew enough Spanish from my high school and college days to get me by, but was thankful for the translators. Pharmacy was constantly busy supplying the licensed practitioners with the medicine to hand out as they prescribed from a limited formulary. The pharmacist answered drug concerns and provided dosing guidelines for the medications, which aided the practitioners in their prescribing habits. At the end of our mission, we had seen over 9,000 individuals in those 10 days. They had waited patiently in line, hours upon hours, for their turn and without complaint. It was very fulﬁlling to know that we had helped so many people and they were so grateful for us to be there. If the opportunity arises again, I will want to be there for that experience.

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Su shoots a M2 .50Cal machine gun during convoy live ﬁre training

1st LT. WENQING Su (( Eng ’ 02) Transportation Corps

Currently serving in second tour of duty, Iraq

Su and CPT Benjamin Marx were invited by Iraqi truck drivers for an Iraqi dinner on the road.

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I was born in Inner Mongolia, China, where I lived until I was 15 years old, when I moved to the United States and attended Toledo’s Woodward High School. After I graduated from high school in 1989, I wanted to see the world and decided there was no better way to do this in the United States Army. I was a tank turret mechanic in the Army, stationed in exotic places like South Korea and Germany. I served for four years and made the rank of sergeant, when I decided that it was time to go to college. I applied for a Green to Gold scholarship, an Army program that fully funds a college education and awards a commission as a second lieutenant when the student obtains a bachelor’s degree. I decided to go home to Toledo where I would attend The University of Toledo. After I completed the ﬁve-year engineering co-op program while also participating in the ROTC program, I was branched in the Transportation Corps and was to be stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash.

I arrived at my new unit in January 2003 and was there only two months before being deployed to Iraq. I served in Iraq and Kuwait for about five months. My job was to lead convoys through Iraq to deliver much-needed supplies into Baghdad and the surrounding areas. The experience was invaluable and one I will never forget, but I was excited to come home in the summer of 2003. I finally got readjusted to normal everyday life and settled into my new home, job and life. I also started graduate school at Saint Martins College, pursuing a master’s degree in engineering management. It wasn’t long after I got back from Iraq that I was reassigned to a different unit that was to deploy to Iraq in four weeks. This turned out to be much sooner than originally thought. I went back to Iraq in June 2004. I initially had mixed emotions about going back to Iraq for 12 more months. I wanted to finish my degree and keep the life of normalcy that had developed. Life in Iraq before was hard and this time was not going to be easier. However, after much contemplation I remembered why I joined the Army and what a great honor it is to contribute to the wonderful freedoms of this country. I was helping to make a difference in the lives of the Iraqi citizens so maybe some day they can enjoy the similar freedoms and privileges that I and other citizens have coveted in America. I was ready to go back. Things in Iraq have improved since the last time I was here. Before, there were no hot meals, running water or showers; we lived in a tent without air conditioning in the middle of the desert. However, the quality of life for American soldiers has dramatically improved. We currently live in air-conditioned buildings. The dining facility is open 24 hours, serving four hot meals daily. We even get delicious treats like lobster and crab legs on Sundays. To help the morale of the soldiers, there are phones, www.toledoalumni.org

Internet cafés, gyms and a swimming pool on base. All of these things help soldiers relieve some of the combat stress and keep in touch with their loved ones back home. Some things have not changed, like the unbearable heat and the sporadic outbursts of fighting. I am currently in charge of 43 soldiers and 23 vehicles. My mission is to provide gun trucks for U.S. and local national convoys. Within the short time we have been in the country, our convoys have already encountered many attacks on the road including roadside bombs, small arms fire and RPG attacks. Our base receives mortar attacks almost daily, the closest one about 200 meters off. The Iraqi government has been put into place, though, and things are getting better. More and more Iraqi soldiers and police are becoming present. I have participated in Operation Enduring Freedom’s buildup of the forces on the Kuwaiti border. I have served during Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the 21-day combat to Baghdad. I am currently serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom II where the Iraqi government was established. This war has become personal for me. I feel privileged to be involved in what will be a great part of history. I feel blessed to witness the improvement of the Iraqi citizens’ quality of life and freedoms they are beginning to enjoy. I am proud to be here and to be serving my country; the end result will be worth any sacrifice.

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1St Lt. James M. Nowak ( A/ s ’ 78) Ohio Military Reserve, G3 Operations & Training Defend Ohio? The Buckeye State hasn’t seen combat since the Civil War. So when my veteran friend, Jerry, started recruiting me for the Ohio Military Reserve (OHMR), I frankly didn’t see much of a need. Now, I grew up with a strong sense of respect for those who serve in the military. My father, uncles and most of my friends’ dads served during World War II. By the time I turned 18 near the end of the Vietnam War, the Selective Service was drawing numbers but didn’t draft anyone. College seemed a better long-term choice for me, so I earned a degree in communications at UT. Shortly after, I was injured in an accident that eliminated any chance of my joining our federal forces. OHMR is a component of the Ohio National Guard, organized under the State Constitution and run according to U.S. Army regulations. If the Ohio National Guard is mobilized, OHMR personnel may be called up to serve within the state. Volunteers between 17 and 67 years old can serve even with some physical limitations because OHMR focuses on what its members can do, not what they can’t. “Fine,” I thought, “but what are the chances America will face a serious threat?” That was during the summer of 2001.

Sept. 11 changed everything. I asked my brother, who’s a U.S. Naval Reserve ofﬁcer, what he thought about the value of State Defense Forces. “Jim,” he said, “It’s probably never been more important than now.” My wife & I had a heart-toheart. I took the oath at Rickenbacker Air National Guard base in Columbus. Approximately half of OHMR’s more than 600 members have prior military service. Most OHMR troops train in military police skills with U.S. Army coursework. There’s also Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), CPR, ﬁrst aid training and more. I earned my commission from the State of Ohio and serve with the OHMR G3 headquarters staff based at Camp Perry. We drill once a month and spend a week at annual training. We’re not at the forefront of America’s uniformed defense forces. America’s young soldiers pledge their youth and physical strength. We offer experience and maturity while training as organized units willing to serve how ever we are needed.

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CApt. molly L. Maguire ( A/ s ’ 96) engineer

Operation Enduring Freedom, November 2003 to May 2004, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan During my tour in Afghanistan, I learned several things from living with other people: how to manage with less and to use what I had to get by. The unit was spread out over two camps since housing for the whole unit was unavailable in one location. So the senior enlisted female soldiers, the other female ofﬁcer and I shared a hut with two other soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division. The living conditions weren’t horrible, but uncomfortable, and privacy didn’t exist. After the ﬁrst of the year, new plywood huts were constructed for the unit, and the girls and I were on our own. We built divider walls and a kitchen to make living a little easier. Our favorite day of the week was Sunday. We could sleep in and we usually had the day off from work, so in honor of that day, we prepared pancakes on the electric stovetop, microwaved bacon and served Starbucks coffee. Life was good on that day.

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At ﬁrst, the tour was extremely difﬁcult since we were there during all the major holidays. As soon as New Year’s passed, time seemed to go faster and we were able to take leave. The girls and I agreed that going home was worth the trip, no matter how long it took. The average travel back to the States was two or three days, but coming back could take 10. The trip home was great and made life easier for the second half of the tour. In the evenings at Bagram, there isn’t much to do. I took up reading Danielle Steele novels again, watched a lot of movies on DVDs, read a ton of magazines and listened to a lot of music. The Koreans taught tae kwon do in the evenings, so I participated in the lessons and made new friends. I went to the gym often and made new friends with the other engineer units, either coalition or American troops.

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The readjustment to civilian life has been difficult. I used to think what I wouldn’t give to just go into the office today versus walking the airfield one more time to look at the same old concrete pours. The physical exhaustion from lack of sleep has caught up to me and I now sleep nine to 10 hours a night. My appearance has changed as well. I lost close to 26 pounds during the deployment and my clothes or military uniforms were all too big on me. The hardest part of the readjustment is seeing family and friends you haven’t seen since the deployment. I hadn’t seen some of my relatives in over a year. The kids have grown and people have changed their appearance, so it has some shock value to it as well.

University, U.S. Navy admiral join forces to honor veterans

ith music, song and prayer, the University community saluted

military veterans during a November program and luncheon that ﬁlled UT’s Savage Hall with expressions of gratitude for the sacriﬁces made by America’s servicemen and women. The event included performances by the UT Band and Choir, and a video tribute that showcased veterans from World War II to the present. Special guest Admiral Vern Clark (at the center in photo), chief of naval operations of the U.S. Navy, gave the keynote address which he began by noting, “I can think of nothing more central to the growth and the development of our citizens who then become people of service, including our armed services, than equipping and enabling people through education.” He told the audience of more than 400 local veterans and their families, “Our armed forces today... are better educated now than ever before. Many of you will remember how we used to measure the education of our enlisted force by the percentage of individuals who had high school degrees. Now it is measured by the percentage with

Maguire in Afghanistan with tae kwon do instructor

college and graduate degrees. “It seems very ﬁtting to me, that this celebration today, in honor of our vets, is also held in concert with the 60th anniversary of the GI Bill,” he continued. “The GI Bill did in fact change America. Over one half of all returning veterans at the end of World War II — 7.8 million Americans — were trained using the GI Bill. Some estimates say that over 40 percent of all of the individuals who used the GI Bill would never have gone to college without it.” Following his address, the much-decorated admiral received an honorary doctor of public service degree from the University.

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class notes

’30s & ’40s

John (A/S ’36) and Margaret “Dick” (Hartman) Grigsby (A/S ’41), Toledo, celebrated their 60th anniversary in September.

’50s

George W. Green (Bus ’50, MBA ’51), Dearborn, Mich., gave a presentation, “The Glory Days of Spark Plugs,” that appeared on Comcast Cable in a number of Michigan cities. He also wrote a feature on the construction of Dearborn’s First Baptist Church for Your Church magazine.

Barbara J. (Worden) (Pharm ’51) and Everett “Mike” Manny, Toledo, celebrated their 50th anniversary in September.

Thomas S. Daniels (Ed ’53), Toledo, who serves as commander of the Ohio Commandery, the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, was elected vice regent of the Somerset Chapter of the Barons and Dames of the Magna Charta. He also serves as deputy governor of Michigan’s Society of Colonial Wars.

High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In addition to coaching, he served as the association’s executive secretary in the 1980s. Chuck J. Yavorsky (A/S ’66), Dunedin, Fla., celebrated 25 years in business as the owner of Sky Distributing, an environmental consultation ﬁrm that includes geotechnical sciences and water treatment among its areas of expertise, utilizing globally accepted processes to attack harmful microbes and viral agents. Robert L. Johns (Ed ’68), an educator for 36 years — most recently as an elementary school teacher in Plymouth-Canton (Mich.) Community Schools — retired in June. That same month, he was presented with the Sharon Belobraidich Leadership Award by the Plymouth-Canton Education Association.

William R. Winters (Bus ’68, MBA ’69), Washington Crossing, Penn., is a high school teacher with Trenton (N.J.) Public Schools.

Pauline E. Milligan (Ed ’69)

Gerald J. Cooper (Pharm ’55)

was appointed vice president, business development, for ACI Construction Co. in Alvada, Ohio.

wrote in to say that he and his wife, Gail, welcomed their 15th grandchild in July.

’70s

Sylvester L. ”Sonny” (Ed ’56) and Nancy P. (Hershey) Smith (Ed ’88), Dayton, Ohio, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August.

’60s

William C. Koester (Eng ’60) founder of Koester Corp., an engineering and manufacturing ﬁrm headquartered in Deﬁance, Ohio, was appointed to the board of trustees for The University of Toledo by Gov. Robert Taft for a term ending in 2013.

Dave Zbinden (Ed ’60, MEd ’68), Arvada, Co., now retired, was nominated for the Colorado

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Althea Baldwin (Ed ’70) was hired as a social worker for Springﬁeld Middle School in Springﬁeld Township, Ohio. Rose M. Trout (Ed ’70) retired as human resources director for the city of Fairborn, Ohio, in July. She’s working part time as HR manager for the Schuster Performing Arts Center. Linda Slaninka (A/S ’71), Swanton, Ohio, was promoted to director of the Swanton Library in April.

Linda Moden (Ed ’72, MEd ’84), Delta, Ohio, a kindergarten teacher at Holloway Elementary in Springﬁeld Local Schools, received the Golden Apple Award from

WNWO-TV Ch. 24 for excellence in education.

Dr. James S. Seaman (Ed ’72, MEd ’73, Ed Spec ’75, PhD ’81), a school psychologist with Toledo City Schools for 25 years, was appointed supervising coordinator of the Woodward Area School Assistance Center.

president for academic affairs in June, a two-year appointment. Steven Donahue (Ed ’74), Canal Winchester, Ohio, is the new principal of Johnstown-Monroe High School. He has been in education for 29 years, 21 of them as principal or assistant principal.

Ted Zigler (Ed ’74, MEd ’77), assistant superintendent for Southwest Local Schools in Harrison, Ohio, retired in the summer and accepted an assistant professorship in the department of educational administration at the University of Cincinnati.

Rev. John Johanssen (Law ’75) was instituted as rector of Seaman ’72, ’73, ’75, ’81 Alfred Baker (Univ Coll ’73), vice president for labor and employee relations at OwensIllinois, joined the foundation board of the Medical College of Ohio. He also serves as chairman of MCO’s board of trustees.

Daniel P. Ruggiero (Law ’73), a partner in the law ﬁrm of Ruggiero & Haas in Portsmouth, Ohio, was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of governors of the Ohio State Bar Association, representing District 8. Sue Schafer (Ed ’73) was appointed manager of the West Toledo Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, which she joined in 1995.

Dr. Peggyann M. Zaenger (PharmD ’73) completed a twoyear term as president of the board of the North Florida School of Special Education, Jacksonville. After she led the fund-raising campaign for a new school for children with developmental disabilities, the facility was dedicated in February 2004.

Dr. Linda M. Delene (PhD ’74), vice provost and associate vice president for academic planning and assessment at Western Michigan University, was promoted to provost and vice

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Bexley, Ohio, near Columbus. Tom Webb (A/S ’76) joined ReMax Central Group Inc. in Toledo’s Point Place, applying his 25 years of experience as a real estate appraiser.

James J. Lawrence (Law ’78) joined the Columbus law ﬁrm of Zaino & Humphrey. He had previously been with the Ohio Department of Taxation.

Robert P. Millen (Ed ’78, MEd ’80, MBA ’85) joined OhioHealth, a Columbus-based nonprofit family of health service providers covering 46 Ohio counties, as senior vice president and chief operating officer. Previously, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Southcoast Hospitals Group in Massachusetts. Fred Weber (Bus ’78), Hamler, Ohio, was promoted to residential mortgage loan originator with the State Bank and Trust Co., based in Defiance.

Dr. Michael J. Marchiano (Pharm ’79), Lafayette, Calif., opened his own internal medicine practice.

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A summer with Homeland Security Fremont, Ohio, as vice president of commercial lending.

Barbara Floyd (A/S ’80, MA ’82, MPA ’89), professor of library administration and director of UT’s Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, was reappointed to the Ohio historical records advisory board. Steve Nowak (Bus ’80), a captain in the Supply Corps of the U.S. Naval Reserve, was selected to command Supply Support Battalion Two, a commissioned unit, giving him the same responsibilities and authority as an active-duty commanding ofﬁcer.

Nowak ’80 Timothy D. Pontius (UTCTC ’80), president and chief executive ofﬁcer of Young Medical Services and Toledo I.V Care, was elected chairman of the American Association for Homecare. Only one other Ohioan has held the post with the national association that represents some 700 homecare companies, and works to advance quality health care service at home.

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ight University of Toledo students might seem like the proverbial drop among the millions of people in the nation’s capital. However, if the summer enjoyed by one of the eight — Cleveland Henderson Jr. (Univ CollA ’01, Bus ’04) — is any indication, those drops might someday create a tide of good in the world. Henderson was one of UT’s participants in a program run by The Washington Center for Internship and Academic Seminars, an independent nonprofit. Affiliated with more than 850 U.S. colleges and universities, it has a network of internship placements in Washington, D.C., that number in the thousands and represent professional fields in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Their class of 2004 was the largest to date, with more than 1,000 students from all over the country. While students are allowed to choose from among several career-appropriate placements that respond to their resume and letter of defense, Henderson needed little time to make his selection. “About 30 applications were sent to the Department of Homeland Security, and they chose mine. I have a double major in e-commerce and information systems (IS), and worked at the Office of Domestic Preparedness in their information management support group, so this couldn’t have been a better fit — even though I was a little worried about not coming from a background in criminal justice or intelligencegathering.” What his background does have is previous IS work in government, manufacturing, academia and health care. “The great thing

about IS is how easily it can be applied to any field,” he said. At Homeland Security, he worked on improving ways to track funding accountability for first responders: police, fire and emergency crews. “Every first responder agency is accountable for their equipment, their administration, and their training and emergency-planning exercises,” he explained. “It all has to be tracked so that the appropriate funding can be distributed effectively. “This is all uncharted territory,” he added. “It’s a new agency. They are known in some circles as the ‘Big Boys on the Block,’ and in the government hierarchy they rate even higher than the FBI or CIA. “Homeland Security is new, but the agency wants to do things right the first time because of how closely Congress is watching for results. I’ll be interested to see how the department grows and changes.” He’s interested in other Washington changes, having lived in the capital for more than 15 years in the ’70s and ’80s, initially attending Howard University. “I wondered if I wanted to return to Washington long-term. What I found amazing was the physical growth of the capital.” His itinerary was crammed; he saw the dedication of the World War II Memorial and the memorial services for former President Ronald Reagan. He didn’t overlook the many guest speakers, classes and seminars available to the program’s interns, and made two embassy visits, something he’d never done previously. “I visited the embassies of Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia — very interesting and very different. For instance, I hadn’t known that Ethiopia’s 50/50 Christian and Muslim

population coexisted peacefully for centuries. There’s something we can all learn from. “I had lunch with Dennis Kucinich, who wants to create a Department of Peace. He said that there are so many people working on other side — like the Department of Defense — he thinks we need a national organization to prevent situations from escalating into war.” Given the experience and the possibilities created through the internship program, Henderson came back to UT to begin his master’s degree with a plan. “I’d like to help establish student scholarships to allow more program internships. I’m talking with the president of the Minority Afﬁliate to add one every year,” said the holder of two graduate scholarships at UT. “Above all, I’m hoping that this is what comes out of my summer.” Information on The Washington Center’s internship program may be obtained by calling UT liaison Linda Smith at 419.530.6039 or via e-mail: Linda.Smith@utoledo.edu.

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Jill (Cross) Stem (Bus ’80), senior vice president and general manager of Lee Hecht Harrison, a career services ﬁrm with headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., was selected by Memphis Woman magazine as one of 50 women whose efforts made a difference in the lives of local citizens. The honor recognized her 20-plus years in human resource management and her community service.

Stem ’80 Alan “Pete” Wyse (Bus ’81), Wauseon, Ohio, an investment representative with Childs Investment Group, was appointed to the board of directors of

German Mutual Insurance Co. in Napoleon.

Thomas C. Iskalis (MBA ’82, Law ’82) was named a senior vice president at the Northern Trust Co. in Chicago. He has been with the company since 1998.

Craig Rhoades (Eng ’82) was named vice president of distribution services for American Electric Power, an international power generating company based in Columbus.

Michael K. Swearengen (A/S ’82), who works in the Cleveland ofﬁce of Benesch, Freidlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, was named a 2004 Ohio Super Lawyer. The balloting included more than 33,000 Ohio attorneys. Don Trumbull (Ed ’82) was named mortgage/sales manager for The Exchange Bank in Luckey, Ohio.

Eric Wagener (MEd ’82) celebrated 25 years as a school principal in the Catholic Diocese of Toledo, his latest posting at St. Patrick of Heatherdowns.

Donald S. Bruce (Eng ’84) was named director of lean engineering for Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. of Findlay, Ohio. He has been with the company since 1985.

Dan Saevig (A/S ’84, MBA ’89), executive director of The University of Toledo Alumni Association, joined the board of trustees of the Toledo Hearing and Speech Center.

Doug Blackwood (UTCTC ’85) was promoted to vice president of First Federal Bank’s Napoleon, Ohio, ofﬁce.

Cynthia Orlandi (MBA ’85), principal of CyndosureBrilliant Communications and 2003-04 president of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), earned the IABC accreditation designation, completing the peer-review-driven professional evaluation process.

Ken Zielinski (UTCTC ’85, Univ Coll ’89) was named administrator of The Manor at Perrysburg, a nursing home and

rehabilitation center.

Charles Barteck (Bus ’86), Perrysburg, Ohio, was named vice president of retail sales and branch administration at GenoaBank. Tina Jones (Ed ’86), Fayette, Ohio, returned to teaching after 12 years. She is covering mathematics at Elm Street School, part of the Wauseon (Ohio) Village School District. Diane Lease (Law ’86), Dublin, Ohio, was selected to serve on the executive board of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys. She is general counsel for the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund. Patricia A. (Menier) Weber (Ed ’86), Whitehouse, Ohio, was hired by the Northwood Board of Education as treasurer/chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer for the Northwood Local School District. Previously she had been the district’s assistant treasurer.

Dr. Ada-Subhi Bazlamit (MEng ’87, PhD ’93), associate professor of civil engineering

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Ironman bragging rights go to UT alum after Hawaii triathlon Swimsuit and goggles = $75 Tri-bike and accessories = $3,500 Running shoes, 18 packets of GU and four Cliff Bars = $125 Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championship Finishers T-Shirt = priceless.

hat’s how Patrick McLain (UTCTC ’91) summarized his experience as a competitor in the famed Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championship. He was one of some 1,700 athletes who participated in the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike trek and 26.2mile run, all of which must be completed within a 17-hour time frame. To answer the inevitable question as to why anyone would want to push a human body to such extremes, McLain recalled having the same sentiments: “I remember sitting in my dorm room in Carter Hall West watching this event with some friends and shaking my head at what they were doing. We all agreed that these people are totally crazy. I would never have imagined

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that someday I would be one of those crazy people in Hawaii 14 years later.” The attitudinal adjustment began when McLain moved to Hawaii and had a chance to see the race up close, first as a spectator, then as a volunteer. As he said, “I began to get what’s known as Ironman fever and entered myself in smaller triathlons. In 2000, I entered my first Olympic distance triathlon and was hooked. I wanted to continue with longer distances. And I knew that some day I would attempt to qualify for the Hawaii Ironman.” The road to the Ironman was a tough one — more so once he qualified. McLain juggled his training with a 50-hour workweek. “I usually woke up around 4:45 a.m. and began my training with either a two-hour bike ride or run. At lunchtime I did strength training, and after work I swam about 3,000 yards. On weekends off from work I put in long bike rides and runs.” Even a tropical paradise takes its toll: “Running during mid-day in Hawaii is brutal, and riding on the highway through the lava fields, temperatures can reach over 100 degrees topped with trade winds around 30 or 40 miles an hour.” He faced that and more during the Ironman, although, as he said, “My swim portion was uneventful as I feel the most comfortable in the water. It was like being in pack of breaching dolphins for the first half-mile, then we all calmed down. Below the surface you could see forever. You would take a moment to enjoy the scenery then the next moment you would get kicked or punched in the head by your fellow swimmers. I came out

Water churns with 1,700 swimmers of the water feeling just great, but I knew I had my work cut out for me during the bike portion.” Crosswinds and sunburn were his constant companions on the road — “I was sweating out of control and continuously pouring water all over my head and body just to keep cool” — but he finished the course and traded his pedaling legs for a full marathon. “I looked like I had third-degree burns on my arms and shoulders, but I came out running for the first uphill climb out of the transition. I really was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to find my running legs and would be have to walk or do what the locals call a ‘Kona shuffle’ during the entire marathon, but it was apparent to me that I would be completing this race healthy and with pride. “The run was brutally hot, though. There were some shady portions, but for the most part the Hawaii heat was out of control. Throughout the race I monitored my heart rate. If it increased, I would slow my pace.”

In 13 hours, 57 minutes, McLain reached the finish line, where euphoria reigned: “The lights, the music, the roar of the crowd, the chalk-lined streets with your name and race number, spectators in the trees grabbing their best camera shots, high fives along the final chute, flowered leis around your neck and most of all the overwhelming feeling that you just completed one of the most grueling and demanding single-day endurance events in the world. I wish the final yards of the race could be in slow motion and last just a little longer.” Thanking his parents and siblings “who all flew in from all over the country just to watch this crazy event,”McLain acknowledged that everyone has asked him the same post-triathlon question: “Would I do it again? Yes! You learn by doing! My final answer will come when I finish the qualifying race event in June 2005. “But for me, just getting to the start line was a victory.”

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at Ohio Northern University, received an appointment as a 2004-05 Fulbright Scholar. He and his family traveled to Oman, where he began teaching in the fall.

Dr. Robert F. Handschuh (MEng ’87), North Olmsted, Ohio, an aerospace engineer at the U.S. Army Research LaboratoryNASA Glenn, was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

graduated from the Duke University physician assistant program.

nursing honor society.

Dr. Karen Ackerman-Spain (MEd ’89, PhD ’03), who was an

parks and recreation for the city of Bowling Green, Ohio. Previously, she was executive director of Toledo Botanical Garden.

adjunct instructor in UT’s College of Education since 1994, was hired as an assistant professor in the University of Findlay’s College of Education. Nancy J. Arndt (MEd ’89), Algonquin, Ill., began her third year as a guidance counselor at Westﬁeld Community School, a K-8 facility serving more than 1,800 students.

Mary M. Murray (MEd ’89, Ed Spec ’92) was named an assistant

Handschuh ’87 Dr. David G. Lewicki (MEng ’87), Avon, Ohio, senior aerospace engineer at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory-NASA Glenn, was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

professor in the University of Findlay’s College of Education. Previously, she was an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

’90s

Denise Dahl (A/S ’91, MPA ’99) was hired as director of the Henry County (Ohio) Community Improvement Corp. Gina Schell (Ed ’91) joined Holloway Elementary, part of Springﬁeld (Ohio) Schools, as a ﬁrst-grade teacher.

Kevin E. Wilcox (Eng ’91, MEng ’93), a structural engineer with LJB Inc., was named a director for the Dayton-based design ﬁrm.

Lewicki ’87 Doug Bodey (MEd ’88), Bellevue, Ohio, retired as executive director of EHOVE Career Center in Norwalk after 15 years at the educational facility, and accepted the position of high school program director at Apollo Career Center in Lima. Donald E. Metzger (Ed ’88), who lives with his wife, Maureen (O’Connell) (A/S ’89), and their three children in Lumberton, N.C., and works for Allen Orthepedics,

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Wilcox ’91, ’93 Lisa G. Gill (A/S ’92), Delta, Ohio, earned a master of science in nursing degree from the Medical College of Ohio in June, and was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau

Dr. Michelle Grigore (MS ’92, PhD ’99) was hired as director of

Christopher Kreft (UTCTC ’92) was hired as an intervention specialist with Springﬁeld Schools in Springﬁeld Township, Ohio.

Amy Merrill-Wyatt (Ed ’92) joined Springﬁeld Middle School as a technology teacher. Todd Mitchell (Ed ’92), who taught for 12 years in Toledo Public Schools, joined Fayette (Ohio) Schools, teaching elementary physical education and coaching boys basketball and junior high golf.

Mary Ewald Sayles (A/S ’92, MBA ’99), Bay City, Mich., and her husband, Mark, opened a new business, Cremation Society of Mid-Michigan. Mark Zafuto (MEd ’92), Maumee, Ohio, was hired by Penta Career Center in Perrysburg Township as a medical technologies instructor.

Patrick McGuire (Univ Coll ’93), a nine-year veteran of the Perrysburg, Ohio, Police Division, was promoted to sergeant in July. He was the division’s first motorcycle patrol officer. Christi Paul (A/S ’93) and her husband, Pete, announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Isabella, in April. Christi is an anchor at CNN Headline News. Frank Satullo (A/S ’93) started a Web site, www.OhioTraveler.com, and an online newsletter, Ohio Living & Travel Magazine, as part of his firm, ZoneFree Ohio Marketing & Public Relations.

Wendy Snodgrass (Bus ’93) was promoted to vice president and controller of Northern Savings & Loan Co. in Lorain, Ohio. Brian Gerdeman (Ed ’94) was hired as principal of Continental (Ohio) Elementary School.

Kevin L. Gray (UTCTC ’94) joined Westfall Realty Inc., based in West Unity, Ohio. Alyson Merillat (Ed ’94), Montpelier, Ohio, joined Edgerton Middle School as a special education teacher.

Nicole R. (Baumhower) Naylor (A/S ’94) was appointed manager of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Oregon Branch. She started her career with the library system in 1987.

Naylor ’94 Dr. C. Earl Alligood Jr. (Pharm ’95) earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Florida, and works as a clinical specialist for Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. Karla Behrman (MEd ’95), Wauseon, Ohio, joined Archbold (Ohio) Area schools as a choral music teacher for grades 8-12.

Nichole N. (Inchak) Darden (Bus ’95) and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of their ﬁrst child, Grace Catherine, in June. The family lives in Woodstock, Ga., where Nichole is an associate broker with Keller Williams Realty Platinum Partners.

Bradley J. Diedrich (Eng ’95, Law ’99), Birmingham, Mich., joined the Detroit-based law ﬁrm, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, concentrating in technology and intellectual property.

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Dowsing Thomases — and Thomasinas — open mysteries

Diedrich ’95, ’99 Dr. Zhoupeng Zhang (PharmD ’95) was promoted to Research Fellow in the department of metabolism at Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, N.J.

Jennifer (Fulmer) Groves (Pharm ’96) completed her master’s degree in pharmacy at Ohio State University and joined The Cleveland Clinic as a medication safety ofﬁcer.

Martin Hostinsky (Pharm ’96), Westerville, Ohio, was installed as a trustee in the Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio.

Allison Mittendorf (A/S ’96, Law ’99) joined the faculty of Ohio Northern University’s college of law as an instructor of legal writing. Kim Riddell (A/S ’96), wastewater superintendent for Delphos, Ohio, received the Kathleen M. Cook Award from the Ohio Water Environment Association, honoring her professionalism and achievements in the ﬁeld. Hannah Lammie (A/S ’97) was appointed manager of the Point Place Branch Library in August. She has been with the ToledoLucas County Public Library for seven years.

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adiation? Subterranean streams or mysterious “earth energies”? Whatever causes the two metal dowsing rods in the hands of Bill Oliver (Ed ’58, MEd ’60) to cross and uncross as he walks local cemeteries, his approach to the centuries-old practice is wholly empirical: “I will tell you it does work, that I don’t know why — and that I ﬁrst approached the idea as a skeptic. “I also have a lot of fun.” The lifelong educator and longtime writer now works for the Wood County Clerk of Courts as the ofﬁce’s records and genealogy expert. Dowsing — which can be used to assist in genealogical research — is a hobby he took up a few years back. “I don’t claim any particular expertise,” he said. “I have a relative who’s a professional dowser, and I certainly don’t have her sensitivity. The best results come by emptying your mind in the manner of people who practice martial arts. “That’s the hard part for an Irish show-off who kisses the Blarney Stone,” he added, chuckling. A demonstration at Toledo Memorial Park began with the creation of the two L-shaped dowsing rods from two wire coat hangers. “It’s not necessary to measure,” he said as he applied metal snips. “ The rods are held forward — and they do miraculous things.” With that, he took two steps toward the headstone of a nearby grave. The parallel rods crossed each other, indicating a man’s grave. He stepped back and they uncrossed. Two more steps to the left, in front of a different grave, forward two paces and the rods moved further away from

each other as though they were opposing magnets. A woman’s resting place. The only problem was that the grave of the male — who happened to be Oliver’s grandfather — gave a female reading. “The cemetery people swear to me that they’re in their correct places, but everything I do indicates otherwise. Grandpa died in 1933, grandma in 1988, so there’s unlikely to be a mix-up.” In the interest of journalistic inquiry, this reporter took up the dowsing rods as well, the handles of which Oliver covered with loose-ﬁtting drinking straws (“in case you feel there’s some magical twisting of thumbs”) and can testify that the rods do move without operator manipulation. However, they gave the same apparently erroneous reading of the family plots. “That’s why I never claim to be an expert,” Oliver said. On the other hand, his parents’ graves produced two accurate gender identiﬁcations, albeit one where his father’s remains seemed to overlap his

mother’s. “That’s not surprising. He was a Marine Corps drill sergeant!” Dowsing — also known as grave witching — can identify burial plots no longer marked by stones, Oliver said. “There’s no way I can give you a name or date, but on good, quiet days I can tell you if it’s a male or female. I can also tell you if it’s the grave of an adult or a child. Cremated remains cause fluctuations. “Why does it happen? Satellite photos and sonar soundings might give you scientific data, but beyond that, I don’t know. I have a logical mind, and logic doesn’t explain it. There’s no hocus-pocus; it just works.” He’s right, but the quest for a logical answer is hard to abandon. One more try: Might the key be electro-magnetic fields generated by all living things? With a smile that deliberately deepened the mystery, Oliver said, “I have some Cherokee blood, and my ancestors believed that what we call inanimate objects have spirit as well.” Toledo Alumni Magazine | Winter 2005

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Jeff Mackel (A/S ’97) joined the weather forecasting staff of WEWS-TV 5 in Cleveland.

Dr. John P. O’Brien (A/S ’97) graduated from State University of New York Upstate Medical University in the spring, receiving the Ernest Carhart/Paul Palmer Award, given to the medical student who best upholds the ideals of family medicine. He is completing his residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. Gayle W. Phebus (Bus ’97), Monroe, Mich., married Amanda Finley in August. In July, he was promoted to commercial loan ofﬁcer at Monroe Bank & Trust. Haran Rashes (Law ’97), an attorney in the Lansing, Mich., ofﬁce of Clark Hill PLC, was appointed to the Jewish Community Center Association’s board of directors.

Shannon Sorosiak-Simon (A/S ’97, MHHS ’00, Ed Spec ’03) joined Archbold (Ohio) Area schools as the district’s school psychologist.

Matthew Denman (Bus ’98), an accountant with Plante & Moran’s Toledo ofﬁce, joined the board of directors at Neighborhood Properties Inc., a housing resource serving people with mental illness in four Ohio counties.

Dr. Cherilyn Shurtz (A/S ’97) received her doctor of medicine degree in June from St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, at a ceremony at the Lincoln Center in New York City. She began her residency in pediatrics in July at Medical College of Ohio/St. Vincent-Mercy Children’s Hospital, Toledo.

’00s

Alex J. Gerken (Bus ’00) was promoted to assistant vice president in the Commercial Division of Fifth Third Bank, Toledo.

Wright Elementary in Springboro, Ohio, as a ﬁrst-grade teacher.

Dr. Valerie Stricklin (A/S ’98), after completing her threeyear residence/internship at the Medical College of Ohio and St. Vincent’s-Mercy Children’s Hospital in Toledo, joined the staff of the Portage Valley Family Practice in Pemberville, Ohio, as a pediatrician.

Ohio, graduated summa cum laude from Capital University of Law in the spring and joined the Columbus ofﬁce of national law ﬁrm of Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur in September.

Michelle L. Carpenter (Bus ’99), Swanton, Ohio, was promoted to banking ofﬁcer in the Treasury Management Division of Fifth Third Bank, working out of the downtown Toledo ofﬁce.

Spokane ’02, Buchman ’02 Gerken’00 Angela M. Hagan (A/S ’00, MPharm ’03), who taught pharmacy practice courses at UT’s College of Pharmacy during the 2003-04 academic year, was awarded a full academic scholarship for the University of Michigan, where she entered the doctoral program in social and administrative sciences in the fall.

Catharine Harned (MLS ’00) was hired as director of marketing and business development for Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio. Jason Apling (HHS ’01), Oak Harbor, Ohio, joined the Bowling Green Police Division as a patrolman.

Dr. Andrew Lindsay (PhD ’02), formerly of West Hill, Ontario, Canada, joined Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C., as an assistant professor of history.

Jaemie Peeples (Eng ’02) married Jaime Serrano in June. She works for Air Products and Chemicals Inc. as a process engineer at their plant in Geismar, La., having begun her career with the company as a co-op student.

Dr. Amanda C. Mann (Pharm ’01, PharmD ’03) was promoted to manager/chief pharmacist with Discount Drug Mart in Mansﬁeld, Ohio.

Army Spec. Steven E. Urbanski (Bus ’99) graduated

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married Brian Ingle in Las Vegas. She accepted a tenure-track faculty position in developmental psychology at Ohio State University’s Newark campus.

with Archbold (Ohio) Area schools as a special education teacher.

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Dr. Julie M. (Wiegard) Hupp (MA ’02, PhD ’03), Columbus,

Manda Eigensee (Univ Coll ‘01, MEd ’04) accepted a position

Paul J. Brncik Jr. (Pharm ’02)

Shurtz ’97

line supervisor at General Motors Powertrain Plant in Toledo, is also working on his master’s degree in manufacturing processes. Hannah is a product engineer in the value management group of TRW Automotive in Livonia, Mich.

Christie Hinderer (A/S ’98, MHHS ’01) joined Jonathan

Jenny Maag-Swinterton (UTCTC ’98, A/S ’98), Dublin,

Rashes ’97

Systems Repairer course at Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

from the 43-week Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Intercept

wrote in to say that he’s a ﬂoater pharmacist “in beautiful northern Arizona.” He lives in Phoenix.

Nick Buchman (Eng ’02) married Hannah Spokane (Eng ’02) in June. Nick, who is a

Peeples ’02 Michael J. Sopher (A/S ’02, MA ’04) accepted a position with the County Day School of Charles Town, W.V., where he will teach social studies for grades 6 through 8. www.toledoalumni.org

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Meredith Wilke (A/S ’02) married Thomas Blaine (Eng ’03) in May. Their wedding was

sweethearts live in Sylvania, Ohio.

“very UT,” with the reception held in the Student Union Auditorium. They live in Baton Rouge, La., where Tom is employed by Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Meredith is ﬁnishing her master’s degree in higher education from UT.

physician, was named vice president of medical affairs, a newly created position at Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. Toni Smith (Ed ’03) is teaching kindergarten at Fort Meigs Elementary, part of Perrysburg (Ohio) Schools.

Dr. Christopher Sherman (MBA ’03), Toledo-area

Sara Davidson (Pharm ’03) moved to the Seattle area

Molly (Feick) Barcus (Bus ’04), Norwalk, Ohio, was named

following successful completion of the Washington state pharmacy licensure examination.

marketing coordinator for Sandusky Bay Area Goodwill.

Dr. Shawn A. Faulkner (PhD ’03) accepted an appointment as assistant professor of middle grades education at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, Ky. Matt Geha (MEd ’03), formerly a six-year veteran teacher with the Sylvania (Ohio) Public School System, was hired as principal of Springﬁeld Middle School in Holland, Ohio, part of the Springﬁeld Local School District.

Megan Glinka (Ed ’03) began teaching kindergartners at Glenwood Elementary, Rossford, Ohio.

Dawn Mikolas (Ed ’03) accepted a position as kindergarten teacher at Indian Hills Elementary in Rossford, Ohio.

Andrea Nottke (Ed ’03) joined Woodland Elementary, part of the Perrysburg (Ohio) Schools, as a special education teacher. Jeffrey Perlaky (Ed ’03) was hired as an intervention specialist with Holland (Ohio) Elementary School, part of Springﬁeld Schools.

William R. Phillips (Law ’03) joined the Sandusky, Ohio, law ﬁrm of K. Ronald Bailey and Associates.

Douglas R. Rhoades (Eng ’03) married Deena Creighton (Bus ’04) in August. He is employed at

Althea Dorn (MHHS ’04) accepted a counseling position with Springﬁeld Middle School in Holland, Ohio.

Brittany Hulbert (Ed ’04) started the school year teaching physical education and health at Springﬁeld Middle School.

Michelle Mattin (Ed ’04) joined Springﬁeld High School in Holland, Ohio, as a Spanish teacher.

Douglas Pevoar (MEd ’04) joined Frank Elementary, part of Perrysburg (Ohio) Schools, as a special education teacher.

Traci Sickelbaugh (MPharm ’04) is now a laboratory manager with the Cord Blood Registry in Tucson, Ariz. Evan Taulbee (Eng ’04) is a new plant engineer with Bunge North America, responsible for all contract and engineering work at the agricultural and food products supplier’s Marion, Ohio, plant.

Ryan Thompson (Bus ’04) accepted a position with National City Bank, Toledo.

wo books published by our alumni have come to our attention recently:

Parents By Choice is co-authored by Darin and Tess (Szymanski) DeBlander (Bus ’86, MS ’96) and is aimed at prospective parents who want to pursue adoption through U.S. or international agencies. The authors, who regularly speak in the Chicago area on adoption topics, provide an insider’s view of the process (they have two adopted children), explaining the requirements of paperwork, and the financial and emotional expectations. Combining the warmth of personal anecdotes with the practical information of a “how-to” guide, the paperback can be purchased through Tapestry Books, an adoption catalogue: www.tapestrybooks.com Leadership in the Heat of Battle is the work of Patrick B. Gillen (A/S ’73), who with more than 25 years of experience in corporate, military and volunteer leadership positions, calls himself “a passionate student of leadership.” The book defines genuine leadership, based on the example of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, the famous Confederate soldier whom Gillen has studied since his college days. “Leadership is not just for those in the military or corporate world,” the author said. “Anyone who wants to have a positive influence on those around them needs to develop these leadership traits.” The paperback is widely available and can be ordered online from www.authorhouse.com.

In addition...... New Hampshire Rock Portraits (Blue Plate Press) by P.J. Saine (A/S ’79, MEd ’86) is a glossy book of the author’s photographs that “promises to improve your outlook on life!” His whimsical selection of “smiling rock faces” around the state in which he makes his home are open invitations to “Smile along... then share that smile with a friend.” Even when ﬁnding the faces takes more searching than for a “Where’s Waldo?” puzzle, Saine’s nature photography is charming. He also edited The Great Stone Face by the same press, which pairs an updated version of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story with period postcard images of the famed (but now sadly missed) New Hampshire natural landmark.

Dana Corp., and she at World Prep Inc. The two former high school www.toledoalumni.org

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in memoriam

’20s

Howard B. Flegle, Marietta, Ga., who attended UT from 1927 to 1928 and from 1948 to 1950, died July 23 at age 94.

’30s

Marjorie (Neal) Wilson (Pharm ’30), Holland, Ohio, died July 20 at age 95. The ﬁrst woman to earn a pharmacy degree at UT, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta and Lambda Kappa Sigma, and was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association. In 1999, she received the Norman F. Billups Distinguished Service Award from the College of Pharmacy. William D. Wilder, Toledo, who attended UT from 1932 to 1934, brieﬂy playing on the football team, died Aug. 5 at age 90. Robert G. Moan (A/S ’33), Toledo, died July 23 at age 93. Lois (Retzke) Bierley (Ed ’34), Toledo, died July 8 at age 92. She was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association.

Cedric “Cid” L. Fredericks (Eng ’35), Toledo, died June 28 at age 96.

Caroline (Wenz) Rubin (Ed ’37), Chicago, died Aug. 12 at age 88.

Agnes C. Baron (Ed ’38), Toledo, died June 26 at age 100.

Fern (Blossey) Wilt (MBA ’38), Sylvania, Ohio, died June 25 at age 87. She taught classes at UT, and was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association. William K. Blair (A/S ’39), Toledo, died July 6 at age 88.

’40s

Mary C. (Reeg) Ford (Ed ’40), Toledo, died Aug. 8 at age 87. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega, and a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association.

Joyce M. (Holderman) Schifferly, Toledo, who attended UT from 1940 to 1942, died Sept. 2 at age 82. She was a member of Psi Chi Phi.

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Charles A. Robinson, Sylvania, Ohio, who attended UT from 1940 to 1941 and from 1945 to 1950, died Aug. 23 at age 82. He was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association.

Thomas T. Carroll, M.D. (A/S ’41), Manistee, Mich., died Sept. 12 at age 84. He was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association. Robert Slovak (Ed ’41), Oregon, Ohio, died Sept. 15 at age 86. He was on the Rockets football team, lettering in 1939 and 1940. Joseph C. Sterling (Ed ’41), South Rockwood, Mich., died July 14 at age 85. He was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association.

Betty J. (Brickett) Wachter (Bus ’41), Toledo, died Sept. 14 at

Queen in 1947. She and her husband, James R. Findlay, both lifetime members of the UT Alumni Association, have been generous donors to the University over the years, supporting areas from scholarships to athletics to the UT Center for Family Business. A longtime kindergarten teacher, she established the Celia Koontz Findlay Scholarship in elementary education in 1986, and served on many University committees.

’50s

William A. Jones Jr. (Bus ’50), Toledo, died June 27 at age 79. James E. Kenney (Bus ’50), Toledo, died July 2 at age 78.

Jack L. Burgoon (Eng ’51, MEng ’55), Toledo, died Aug. 3

age 86. She was a member of Psi Chi Phi. Bruce E. Miller (A/S ’42), Ann Arbor, Mich., died July 4 at age 88. He was a member of the UT Alumni Association.

at age 74.

Dr. Fred Staubach (A/S ’42, MA ’45), Spring Valley, Calif.,

at age 87.

died July 12 at age 103.

Harold W. Emrick (Eng ’43), Toledo, died Aug. 28 at age 83. While a student, he played violin in the UT Orchestra.

Lucille (Salberg) Walley (Ed ’43), Aliquippa, Pa., died Feb. 5 , 2004 at age 83.

Harold R. Dressler, Lambertville, Mich., who attended UT from 1947 to 1949, died Aug. 3 at age 81. Betta (Berti) Day (Bus ’49), Toledo, died Aug. 3 at age 77. Jack J. Tippenhauer, Indianapolis, who attended UT from 1949 to 1952, died Jan. 22, 2004 at age 72.

Richard S. Haynes (Pharm ’49), Maumee, Ohio, died July 30 at age 80. He was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association.

Celia (Koontz) Findlay (Ed ’49), Sylvania, Ohio, died July 23 at age 77. A member of Delta Delta Delta, she was Homecoming

Forest “Phil” Cook (Pharm ’52), Prescott, Ariz., died July 8 at age 74.

Melvin Lechlak (A/S ’52, MA ’62), Sylvania, Ohio, died July 14 Terrence E. Hallett (Law ’52), Swanton, Ohio, died Sept. 12 at age 76. He was a member of the UT Alumni Association.

Richard L. Sanzenbacher (Ed ’52), Toledo, died Sept. 14 at age 79.

Ray Arthur (Bus ’54), Luna Pier, Mich., died Sept. 16 at age 72. William J. Joyce (Bus ’56), Libertyville, Ill., died Aug. 15 at age 71.

Thomas A. Nichols Sr. (Bus ’56), Sylvania Township, Ohio, died Aug. 16 at age 71. He lettered in basketball at UT in 1954, 1955 and 1956, and was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association. John G. O’Connell (Ed ’57), Toledo, died July 5 at age 76. He played on the UT tennis team.

’60s

Walter P. Bates (MEd ’60),

lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association.

Walter T. Guenther (MEd ’63), Toledo, died Aug. 20 at age 89. Larry J. Knaggs (Ed ’63), Toledo, died July 30 at age 66.

Raymond C. Proschek (Eng ’63), Thornville, Ohio, died July 14 at age 84.

Sarah E. (Schaffer) Reynolds (MA ’65), Belmont, Mass., died Sept. 2 at age 81.

Thomas G. Wilkins (Bus ’64), Toledo, died July 20 at age 87. He was a member of the UT Alumni Association.

Raymond Russell (Pharm ’66), Toledo, died Sept. 16 at age 66.

Sister Mary Cecilia Smith (MEd ’66), Fremont, Ohio, died Aug. 3 at age 88.

Elaine M. (Fedlock) Pilrose (A/S ’67), Toledo, died Sept. 18 at age 59.

Albert C. “Chuck” Weber (Ed ’67, MEd ’72), Toledo, died Aug. 8 at age 58.

Thomas E. Little (Bus ’69), Toledo, died July 4 at age 59.

William Portnoff (UTCTC ’69), Toledo, died July 30 at age 56.

’70s

Carl J. Baker (Ed ’70), Toledo, died Sept. 14 at age 81.

Victoria J. (Urbanski) Lynch (Ed ’71, MEd ’79), Toledo, died Aug. 13 at age 55.

Shirley A. (Cummings) Mitchell, Toledo, who attended UT from 1971 to 1973, died June 19 at age 65. John R. Chechak Jr. (Eng ’72), Kingwood, Texas, died July 2 at age 55. He was a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association.

Helen L. (Jones) Duffy (MEd ’72), Toledo, died Sept. 14 at age 85. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa and Alpha Kappa Alpha, and was selected as Mother of the Year by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Chesterﬁeld Township, Ohio, died Aug. 27 at age 93. He was a www.toledoalumni.org

Rev. William L. Richter (MA ’72), Toledo, died July 18 at age

died July 5 at age 41. She was a member of Kappa Delta Pi.

77. He was a member of the UT Alumni Association.

Daniel F. Marinik (A/S ’86, Law ’92), Sylvania, Ohio, died

Sandra L. (Patton) Snead (Ed ’72), Toledo, died July 30 at age 54. Robert P. Heckel (Bus ’73),

July 14 at age 50.

Lambertville, Mich., died Aug. 6 at age 63.

James P. Lambert (Pharm ’76, MBA ’89), Oregon, Ohio, died Aug. 22 at age 51. He was a member of the UT Alumni Association.

Thomas F. Rosebrock (Pharm ’76), Fairlawn, Ohio, died July 29 at age 51.

Terrance J. Degnan (Law ’77),

Gloria M. (Roberts) Ruse (A/S ’86), Toledo, died July 10 at age 79. Mark A. Delvecchio (Eng ’88), Rossford, Ohio, died Sept. 3 at age 40.

’90s

Emily J. (Thompson) Kuntz (Ed ’91, MEd ’03), Delta, Ohio, died Aug. 6 at age 51.

Renae K. (Weidner) Okonski (UTCTC ’92, A/S ’95), Swanton,

Upper St. Clair, Penn., died Sept. 10 at age 53.

Ohio, died July 3 at age 34.

James R. Lazette (UTCTC ’77, A/S ’82), Temperance, Mich., died

’00s

Aug. 30 at age 50.

Carol L. (Hausch) Kerekes (A/S ’79), Toledo, died Sept. 10 at

Toni I. (Gress) Foster (A/S ’01), Toledo, died June 22 at age 43.

age 52.

Ann. L. Sievert (Univ Coll ’02), Maumee, Ohio, died July 16

’80s

at age 71. She was a member of the UT Alumni Association. William R. Phillips (Law ’03), Tifﬁn, Ohio, died July 27 at age 56. The 2001 Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship Award recipient at UT, he was a member of the UT Alumni Association.

Ruth A. (Nicodemus) Bunnell (MEd ’80), Mendon, Ohio, died July 12 at age 65.

Brad S. Reddick (A/S ’80), Perrysburg, Ohio, died Aug. 20 at age 45. Kenneth H. Kreager Jr. (UTCTC ’81), San Antonio, Texas, died May 26, 2003 at age 63. James F. Denes (Ed Spec ’82), Marietta, Ohio, died Aug. 17 at age 61. James E. Naumann, Toledo, who attended UT from 1982 to 1986, died Aug. 20 at age 48.

Gerald E. Sterling (UTCTC ’83, Univ Coll ’92), Sylvania Township, Ohio, died July 24 at age 61.

James E. Shugars (MEd ’84), Payne, Ohio, died Aug. 25 at age 46.

Phyllis J. Barrowman (Ed ’85), Sylvania, Ohio, died Aug. 9 at age 72.

Barbara A. (Ward) Schnabel (Ed ’85), Cherry Valley, Calif., www.toledoalumni.org

faculty, staff & friends

Dr. Robert M. Basile, Sylvania, professor emeritus of geography, died July 19 at age 88. He joined the UT faculty as a professor in 1969 and played an integral role in the installation of a weather station on the roof and fourth ﬂoor of University Hall in 1974, making UT one of the ﬁrst Ohio educational institutions with such a teaching device at that time. Basile retired in 1981 and was granted emeritus status. Over the years, he served as chair of the geography department and as an adviser to graduate students. Julian E. Bulley (A/S ’43), Keene, N.H., died July 28 at age

80. He was an assistant professor of physics at UT from 1946 to 1949. In 1951, while working in the same department as a parttime lecturer, he was ordered ﬁred by UT President Asa S. Knowles, presumably due to involvement in social activist groups during the years of McCarthyism, though Bulley was never given an ofﬁcial reason. He and his wife, Janice, were credited with co-founding the northwest Ohio chapter of the ACLU in the wake of the dismissal. Bulley returned to UT after Dr. Knowles’ departure, working as a part-time lecturer in mathematics for several years in the 1960s. He was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Eta Kappa Nu and Phi Kappa Phi.

Dr. Joseph C. Christen (PhD ’89), Oregon, Ohio, director of organizational development and leadership in Human Resources, died Aug. 5 at age 55. He had worked at the University since 2003.

Dr. Jan (Solomon) Cohn (MA ’61), Sandisﬁeld, Mass., most recently the G. Keith Funston Professor of American Literature and American Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., died July 1 at age 70. Following her graduate assistantship in UT’s department of English from 1959 to 1961, she was a parttime instructor for two years. She went full time in 1964, and was an assistant professor from 1964 to 1968, also serving as an undergraduate adviser. Robert W. Eaken, Toledo, who worked at UT for 16 years, died July 20 at age 74. He joined the University in 1968 as a mechanic’s helper, was promoted to auto mechanic in 1968, and retired from UT in 1984.

instructor in 1968 and became assistant professor of early childhood education in 1975. She was active on college committees and served on the faculty advisory board. She was named professor emerita in 1996; her retirement was marked by involvement in the college’s alumni afﬁliate group. The Phyllis (Haller) Lamb Pi Beta Phi/Ada Dawson Stevens Scholarship was established in 1998. Edward M. Melvin (MEd ’60), Toledo, died July 30 at age 88. He retired in 1981 at UT director of intramurals, recreation and club sports, but his career at UT spanned 27 years and included 11 seasons as head coach of men’s basketball, starting in 1954. During his tenure, he recruited and coached a number of All-MAC players, including Bob Pawlak, Ray Wolford, John Papcun, Jim Cox and Jerry Galicki. An innovator who introduced new types of offense and defense to UT, he presided over the start of UT’s string of 26 consecutive winning seasons. Following retirement, the professor emeritus taught tennis at UT and was inducted into the Varsity T Hall of Fame in 1987. Josephine C. Moore, Temecula, Calif., who retired from UT as an assistant dietician in 1990, died July 21 at age 76. She began her food service work in Carter Hall in the 1970s.

Phyllis E. (Haller) Lamb (Ed ’55, MEd ’64, Ed Spec ’74), Toledo, died July 23 at age 71. A member of Pi Beta Phi, Pi Lambda Theta Education Society and a lifetime member of the UT Alumni Association, she joined UT’s College of Education as an Toledo Alumni Magazine | Winter 2005

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