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MOUNT UNIONMOUNT UNIONMagazineA Publication for Mount Union College Alumni & Friends
Issue IV, 2001
Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11
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Stefani Schaefer, co-anchor and co-host of Cleveland’s Fox 8 News in the Morn-
ing, has a new project underway – one that involves her lifelong interest in music.
Schaefer, a 1993 graduate of Mount Union, recently recorded a song, written by
Cleveland songwriter Mark Reis, which is included on a CD being sold to benefit
the victims of the September 11th tragedy.
Schaefer was approached by Reis to record the song, “Where is all the love in this
world?” Reis said he wrote the song “in response to the senseless violence occur-
ring every day in our society.” The horrific events of September 11 rekindled in-
terest in the song and it was recorded and released on a CD. For more information, visit www.whereisallthelove.com.
Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11Alum Records Song to Benefit Victims of September 11
“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to Kehres“Can Anything Be Better?” Tribute to KehresFred Oberholzer, a 1949 graduate of Mount Union and an avid supporter of ath-
letics, introduced Head Football Coach Larry Kehres at the Canton Hall of Fame
Luncheon with the following words.
Can Anything Be Better
Can anything be better than a team whose skills abound, whose players kick the
stuffing out of every team around? Can there be a better feeling than to end another
quest by proving to observers that you’re still the nation’s best.
There’s no athletic scholarship a Raider star may earn. Each player’s motivation is to study, work and learn. He’ll play
the game for love of sport and try to help the team, and his only compensation is a boost in self-esteem.
In four short years he’ll graduate and face the game of life, helped out in preparation by his years of gridiron strife. Yes,
there is a better feeling than to beat each foe in sight, it’s the feeling deep within you that you’ve really done it right.
When Captain Thomas C. Bennett, class of 1976, retires from the Navy in April of this year he will have a lot of
interesting and memorable experiences to look back on. Perhaps one of the most memorable, though, was his most
recent mission over the skies in Afghanistan. Captain Bennett commanded Carrier Air Wing 11 on the aircraft carrier
U.S.S. Carl Vinson, the first planes to hit targets in Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.
Now returned home to San Diego, Captain Bennett recalls being on a carrier in the North Arabian Sea on September 11.
After the attacks on America, he and his pilots flew surveillance missions over neighboring seas until October 2. Then their
patrol area became southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. On October 7, Captain Bennett participated in one of the
first two waves of fighter bombers attacking Taliban headquarters.
Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”Bennett Fights for “Enduring Freedom”
Table of Contents
MOUNT UNIONMOUNT UNION
Editorial BoardDorothy Davis ’62
Linda (Girvan ’92) BeckHarry Paidas ’74Melissa Smith ’98
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Founded in 1846, Mount Union College is a four-year, private, liberal arts collegeaffiliated with the United Methodist Church and accredited by the North CentralAssociation.
Mount Union College does not discriminate against any individual on the basis ofrace, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital or parentalstatus, or handicap in student admissions, financial aid, educational and athleticprograms or employment, except where such a criterion is a bona fide occupa-tional requirement.
In Every Issue
President’s Message2
Campus News14
Sports17
Advancement News24
Class Notes26
Mount Union College offers a liberalarts education grounded in the Judeo-
Christian tradition. The Collegeaffirms the importance of reason,
open inquiry, living faith, andindividual worth. Mount Union’smission is to prepare students for
meaningful work, fulfilling lives andresponsible citizenship.
Raiders Earn Sixth National Title ............................... 3With a 30-27 win over Bridgewater College in front of a standing room onlycrowd, Mount Union claimed its fifth NCAA Division III Football NationalChampionship in six years and sixth overall.
Runners Kick Off Homecoming................................. 12Alumni, friends and family joined on Mount’s campus in September tocelebrate Homecoming 2001. Visitors joined in a host of scheduled eventsthroughout the day.
Champions for Their Son ............................................ 18Dougle ’01 and Marcy (Carpenter ’93) Hankins, along with help from someMount Union friends, participate yearly in a walk to benefit juvenile diabetesand their son Tristan, who was diagnosed with the disease when he was oneyear old.
A Champion Overseas .................................................. 20Dr. Frank Triplett, professor of French and chair of the foreign language de-partment, has spent the past semester guiding American students studyingabroad in France at the Université de Pau. His role proved to be a challengingone in the wake of September 11.
Champions for a Cause................................................ 22After the events of September 11, members of the Mount Union communityjoined together to lend a helping hand to the victims of the tragedy and thosewho risked their lives to help others in the aftermath.
On the CoverThe Mount Union Purple Raider football team claimedits sixth Division III National Championship after defeat-ing Bridgewater College at the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowlin Salem, VA.
Magazine
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President’s MessageWinning a national championship never gets old – nor does
it get any easier. Even though the Purple Raiders have won
six national titles in the last nine years, every year it seems to
get a little sweeter. Congratulations are certainly in order for
our student-athletes and Coach Larry Kehres and his staff
who have worked tirelessly to put together the premier pro-
gram in the country.
Of course the value of a national title extends well beyond
the football field. Our student-athletes represent themselves
well wherever they go. This year, in particular, the national
spotlight was upon them and the resultant publicity was out-
standing. Many of the national stories told not only about
our incredible excellence on the field but also about the com-
mitment to academic excellence and community service off
the field. I hope you will take the time to read the reprints of
the articles in this magazine from issues of Sports Illustrated,
USA Today, The New York Times, and the Akron Beacon Jour-
nal.
As we plan for the future, it behooves us as an institution to
take advantage of our renown and apply it to other areas of
excellence at the College.
Starting with this maga-
zine and in the months
ahead, you will be read-
ing about other champi-
ons at Mount Union Col-
lege. Those champions
include students, faculty
members, alumni and
others who are champi-
ons in their own right. By
recognizing prowess in a
given field, we hope that
the public will begin to
identify with Mount
Union as a place where
champions are made and
reside.
In addition to an intentional public relations and advertising
campaign, we are putting together an integrated marketing
team of faculty and staff members and others who will guide
the institution in its efforts to be more visible. As Coach
Kehres and his staff have demonstrated, you don’t become
number-one in a given area by accident. It takes sound plan-
ning, the right resources and an unbridled dedication and
work ethic to achieve the ultimate prize.
Mount Union has the ingredients to be number-one, or at
least near the top, in a number of different areas. In the
months ahead, plans will be laid and progress toward excel-
lence will be evident. On the heels of unprecedented public-
ity thanks to our football team, we will be looking to expand
our visibility into academic and service-learning areas. We
have much to be proud of, and with apologies to Paul Harvey,
we are well-positioned to tell “the rest of the story.”
By recognizing
prowess in a
given field, we
hope that the
public will
begin to
identify with
Mount Union
as a place
where champi-
ons are made
and reside.”
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National Championship
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Raiders Earn Sixth National Title
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Mount Union College claimed its fifth
National Championship in six years
and sixth overall (’93, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’00,
’01) with a 30-27 win over Virginia’s
Bridgewater College in front of a stand-
ing room only crowd of 7,992 fans in
Salem, VA, on Saturday, December 15,
2001.
The contest featured numerous big
plays – including 12 of 20+ yards or
more, six total turnovers and a record-
setting performance by Raider running
back Chuck Moore.
Bridgewater’s first play from scrim-
mage was a 67-yard touchdown pass
from quarterback Jason Lutz to wide re-
ceiver Marcus Richardson.
Mount Union answered right away with
a 6-play, 49-yard drive capped by
Moore’s 3-yard touchdown run at the
12:18 mark of the first quarter.
Raider place kicker Rodney Chenos
converted on a 27-yard field goal at the
11:43 mark of the second quarter, giv-
ing Mount Union a 10-7 lead.
The Eagles responded with a 10-yard
touchdown pass from Lutz to wide re-
ceiver Brian Ratliff with 7:05 remain-
ing in the quarter. The PAT was blocked
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by Mount Union’s Mike Miller, giving
Bridgewater a 13-10 lead.
Mount Union would then score 20 un-
answered points to go up 30-13 late in
the third quarter.
Moore took a draw play 36 yards for a
score against a blitzing defense with
5:38 remaining in the second quarter.
The game’s biggest turnover followed
when Raider outside linebacker Jason
Perkins returned an interception 44
yards for a touchdown at the 3:39 mark
of the second stanza. Perkins’ pick was
set up when end Todd Braden pulled
down the Bridgewater quarterback as
he was releasing the football. The PAT
was blocked.
“We got excellent pressure on the quar-
terback from our end, Todd Braden,”
noted Perkins. “I just ended up in the
flats with a chance to make a play. The
goal line looked a mile away as I was
running toward it.”
Mount Union led 23-13 at the half.
The lone third quarter score came at the
5:50 mark when Moore broke off a
school-record 95-yard touchdown run,
giving the Raiders a 17-point lead.
The Eagles would mount a fourth-
quarter comeback, scoring twice in the
final stanza.
Lutz found Ratliff for the second time
on a 59-yard touchdown strike with
13:09 remaining, making it 30-20
Mount Union.
Bridgewater stopped Mount Union on
fourth-and-four from its 4-yard line
and followed it with a 6-play, 96-yard
drive capped by a Lutz 3-yard touch-
down run with 1:55 left in the game.
The ensuing onside kick was recovered
by Raider wide receiver Jason Richards.
Moore picked up the game’s final first
down to run out the clock en route to
an NCAA-best 28th consecutive victory
for Mount Union.
Moore set numerous Stagg Bowl
records, including the mark for rush-
ing yards (273) and attempts (34). His
95-yard run was also a championship
game best. Moore’s 998 total yards
rushing and 138 carries are all new
Division III playoff marks.
“You never expect to put numbers up
like that in a national championship
game,” said Moore. “That’s like a dream
come true. A lot of credit goes to a lot
of other people. I was fortunate to crack
the long run when we needed it, but the
line gave me a great hole to work with
and our receivers did an excellent job
of downfield blocking. As a senior at
Mount Union, to walk off the field as a
National Championship
Raider linebacker Jason Perkins returns aninterception 44 yards for a touchdown.
Mount Union’s offensive linemen celebrate with thetrophy in hand.
The Raider defense takes a well-earned breakduring the third quarter.
Defensive end Todd Braden comes up with anotherbig play in the Bridgewater backfield.
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champion is an unbelievable feeling.
This is the way you want to go out.”
Raider Head Coach Larry Kehres also
had high praise for his graduating All-
American.
“I hesitate to say that I may never have
the opportunity to coach another man
as fine as Chuck Moore, because I hope
I do,” said Kehres. “I’m going to work
real hard to try to recruit some young
men who are as outstanding as he is.
“I realize what he has meant to our pro-
gram is almost indescribable in many
ways other than just football. We’re
certainly going to miss him. As in all
cases, he set a standard that other young
men can work toward and try to sur-
pass.”
Raider quarterback Rob Adamson fin-
ished the day 11-of-19 for 180 yards.
His favorite target, wide receiver Jason
Candle, posted a team-best five grabs
for 120 yards.
Defensively, the Purple & White was
paced by Perkins’ eight hits and end
Matt Campbell’s seven tackles. Mount
Union totaled four interceptions in the
contest, including picks from defensive
backs Chris Kern, Matt Sotcan and
Mike Miller.
“It took us a while to adjust to their
overall team speed,” said Kehres. “They
spread the field and were able to get a
Jason Candle, Mount Union’s leading receiver during the season, had a team-best fivereceptions for 120 yards against the Eagles.
During the Stagg Bowl pre-game, the crowdhonored numerous “heroes” including fire fighters,police officers and other emergency personnel.
A large number of Mount Union students made thetrip to Virginia to witness the Raiders sixth StaggBowl win.
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number of big plays on us. However,
under the circumstances, I thought we
did a reasonably good job defensively.
You don’t totally shut down an offense
that potent.”
Lutz finished the day 14-of-32 for 374
yards and three scores for the Eagles.
Running back Davon Cruz had 71 yards
rushing on 18 carries while Ratliff had
a game-best seven catches for 161 yards
and two scores.
Defensively, Bridgewater was led by
linebacker Jermaine Taylor’s game-best
12 hits and one interception.
The Eagles totaled 516 yards of offense
compared to the Raiders’ 454 total yards
in the contest.
Mount Union, now 6-0 in Stagg Bowl
action, runs its Division III best playoff
record to 33-7. The Raiders, who have
won 82 of their last 83 games played,
are now tied with Georgia Southern of
Div. I-AA for most collegiate National
Championships among teams that play
with a football playoff format.
“There is no secret to our success,”
Kehres emphasized in the post-game
press conference when asked about the
Purple Raider winning tradition. “We
have had good teams recently because
we have very good football players that
are also fine young men. And those
outstanding players usually play well in
big games.”
Running back Chuck Moore set numerous playoff records, including a Stagg Bowl record 273yards rushing.
Mount Union alumni and friends joined at theMarriot Windham Hotel for a pre-game gathering inthe Charades Lounge.
Mount Union players celebrated their win on thefield in Salem, VA as head coach Larry Kehresaccepts the Raiders’ sixth trophy on his team’sbehalf. 7
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By Ivan Maisel of Sports IllustratedDecember 15, 2001
The play that won Mount Union (Ohio)College’s fifth Division III national cham-pionship in six years was quintessentialChuck Moore. On a simple guard trap inthe third quarter, the Purple Raiders’ seniortailback followed the block of left guardBrent Miller, burst through the middle ofthe line and ran unimpeded past theBridgewater (Va.) College defense for 95yards, the longest touchdown in DivisionIII playoff history. The score, Moore’s thirdof the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Salem,Va., gave the Purple Raiders a 30-13 cush-ion, and they needed nearly all of it in their30-27 victory. Moore, playing his final col-legiate game, rushed for 273 yards on 34carries and won his second consecutivemost outstanding player award in the na-tional championship game. In fourpostseason games this year he rushed for998 yards and scored 12 touchdowns, bothDivision III playoff records.
Against Bridgewater, Moore also scored ona draw of 36 yards behind a Miller block inthe second quarter. The two touchdownswere straightforward and unadorned, justlike Moore, a 6-foot, 207-pound ChipHilton for the 21st century. He has 4.5speed and rushed for 2,349 yards and 36touchdowns in 14 games this year. He’s atwo-time Academic All-American, playedcenterfield on the Mount Union baseballteam and still says “jeez” in conversation.“I realize that what he’s meant to our pro-gram is almost indescribable,” said MountUnion coach Larry Kehres after the title game.
At Mogadore (Ohio) High five years ago,Moore attracted scholarship offers from Ak-ron and Kent, but then he tore his right ACLin a state semifinal playoff. “Some people saythat the knee injury scared off Division Ischools,” Moore said last week. “I tell youwhat. The four years I’ve had at Mount havebeen tremendous. I would not change theway things turned out for anything.”
The Purple Raiders went 54-1 duringMoore’s four seasons of eligibility. Thanksto Kehres, whose teams are fundamentallysound and disciplined, they also won all 28games in the two seasons before Mooresuited up. “Notre Dame ought to take alook at Kehres,” legendary St. John’s (Minn.)coach John Gagliardi said after MountUnion cruised past his team, 35-14, in theplayoff semi-finals. “It would solve a lot ofproblems, theirs and ours. How do you win81 out of 82 games? Nobody does that, noteven Bud Wilkinson, who I thought was thegreatest of them all.”
Now Mount Union has won 82 of its last83 games, though Bridgewater made the fi-nal victory difficult. The Eagle’s northernVirginia campus may be only 100 milesnorth of Salem, but measured in footballmiles the team’s journey to the Stagg Bowlcould have circled the globe. Before coachMike Clark was hired in 1995, Bridgewaterhad won 94 games in 70 seasons. “When Icame here,” Clark says, “I asked, ‘Where arethe headsets?’ They had none, because theynever hired enough coaches to put some-one in the press box.”
Clark doubled the number of full- and part-timeassistants to six and got his headsets. The Eagles
went 0-9-1 in his first season, 2-8 in his second,5-5 in his third and winless in his fourth. “Thepresident, Dr. [Phillip] Stone, called me in andsaid, ‘I’m going to hang with you, but this needsto change,’” Clark says.
The Eagles’ speed presented problems forMount Union from the first play, whenquarterback Jason Lutz completed a 67-yard touchdown pass to MarcusRichardson. “It’s an honor even to playMount Union in the championship game,”Bridgewater tailback Davon Cruz, whojoined Moore in the Division III All-America backfield, said before the game.“At the same time it’s like any other team,with flaws and weaknesses.”
Although Lutz threw three touchdownpasses and ran for a fourth, he could haveused a healthy Cruz, who took a shot to hisrib cage in the first half and rushed onlyfour times, for eight yards, after halftime.He finished with 71 yards in 18 carries.
Moore, on the other hand, had run for 95yards by halftime. He hopes to be invitedto an all-star game to attract attention fromNFL scouts. If that opportunity at acareer in pro football doesn’t materialize,Moore will begin working at CapitalSecurities of America in Hartville, Ohio,in January. Though he didn’t graduateuntil this semester, Moore earned hislicense to sell stocks last summer. Finally,a stockbroker who had a good 2001.
Reprinted courtesy of Sports Illustrated:“The Moore the Merrier” by Ivan Maisel,SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s Year-End Issue,December 24-31, 2001. Copyright © 2001.Time Inc. All rights reserved.
The Moore the MerrierMount Union won yet another Division III title behind the running of Chuck Moore
By Erik Boland of the New York TimesDecember 15, 2001
ALLIANCE, Ohio, Dec. 14 — Larry Kehres,the coach with the highest winning percent-age in college football history, becomes no-
Mount Union Looks for AnotherDivision III Title
ticeably uncomfortable when asked to dis-cuss his accomplishments at Mount Union.
Kehres has won five Division III nationalchampionships in the last eight seasons, buthe fidgets and looks away when asked to
talk about Mount Union’s championshiprun, which began in 1993.
A natural storyteller, “he’s the funniest guyI know,” Alex Grinch, a senior safety, said,Kehres stutters when asked about his role
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National Championshipon a team that has won 81 of its last 82 regu-lar-season games and 99 of its last 100 inthe Ohio Athletic Conference. And forgetabout getting Kehres to discuss his part inthe Purple Raiders’ current 27-game win-ning streak or his astounding record – 177-17-3, a 90.5 winning percentage – since be-coming Mount Union’s coach in 1986.
Mount Union, a liberal arts college with anenrollment of 2,200, heads back to theAmos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the champion-ship game in Division III, Saturday in Sa-lem, Va., the first time the game will beplayed at night. The Purple Raiders (13-0)will play Bridgewater (Va.), which has wonall 12 of its games this season.
Kehres’s record suggests that the MountUnion campus, tucked in Ohio farm coun-try an hour southeast of Cleveland, mightbe decorated with tributes for the coach. Astreet named Kehres Avenue, or maybe astatue in front of Mount Union Stadium.At the very least, Kehres’s picture adorningthe cover of the football media guide.
But that is not his style. “Oh, we’d never puthim on the cover of the media guide,” saidMike De Matteis, Mount Union’s sportsinformation director. “He’d never go forthat. He likes to keep a low profile, so thekids get a ton of attention.”
John Gagliardi, whose record in 53 years asthe coach at St. John’s in Collegeville, Minn.,is 388-112-11, has brought his team into theDivision III playoffs the past two seasons,only to lose to Mount Union each time. Lastyear Mount Union defeated the Johnnies,10-7, in the Stagg Bowl. Last SaturdayMount Union beat St. John’s, 35-14, in thesemifinals here. Gagliardi joked after the
game about the Mount Union football ma-chine.
“I think Kehres should be outlawed,”Gagliardi said. “Once you have a certainnumber of wins, you should be outlawed.”
Kehres said there was no secret to MountUnion’s success. “If there’s one commonthread between the teams over the 16years, it’s that we’ve had good players,” hesaid. “I’ve had two men who have beenwith me the entire 16 years. One is the de-fensive coordinator, Don Montgomery,and the other is the recruiting coordina-tor, Jeff Wojtowicz. They are every bit asresponsible for our football team as I am.”
That is typical Kehres self-effacement, hisplayers said. Kehres was a Mount Unionquarterback from 1968 to 1971 and still hasthe team record for the longest touchdownpass, 95 yards. When players speak of theircoach, they do so respectfully.
“He knows so much about the game,” said run-ning back Chuck Moore, who won theGagliardi award this season, given to the topplayer in Division III. “I love going to scoutingreports on Mondays just to listen to him talk.”
Rob Adamson, a junior quarterback, saidKehres’s practices are one of the reasons histeams are so successful. The pressure ofgame day, even a national semifinal, palescompared with the pressure of practice.
“I don’t know how to explain it, you justdon’t want him mad at you,” Adamson said.“He’ll give you that look that he gives; youjust don’t want it. It’s silent intimidation.He puts so much pressure on you in prac-tice, you can handle it game day.”
Kehres conducts himself with similar sto-icism during games. He showed no emo-tion after each of Mount Union’s first threetouchdowns Saturday against St. John’s.Instead, lips pursed, he turned and walkedback toward midfield as if everything hadhappened exactly as he had planned.
“I take the same approach during games hedoes,” Grinch, the senior safety, said. “I seehow businesslike he is. That rubs off on therest of the team.”
Despite the victories and titles, Kehres saidhe had been offered only one Division Icoaching job; Kent State University, whichis less than an hour from Alliance, tried topry him from Mount Union before the 1998season. Kehres said he was tempted butturned down the offer. That season, a youngand inexperienced Purple Raiders teamwon the college’s fourth national title.Kehres said the coaching job that would lurehim from Mount Union does not exist.
“I don’t have that ultimate job in mind,” hesaid. “I feel like I have my ultimate job andI want to keep it.”
And if Mount Union wins a sixth DivisionIII title Saturday, expect Kehres to again de-flect attention elsewhere.
“You can’t let the past influence each day,except to learn from it,” he said. “So thereisn’t any real value in dealing with howmany games we have won or lost. If Ithought there was any value in talkingabout it, I would do it, but I really don’tthink there is any.”
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by Terry Pluto of the Akron Beacon Journal,November 21, 2001
During football season, Mike Miller hopesit doesn’t rain.
That’s because Mount Union’s star defen-sive back also has an on-campus job of do-ing the laundry, and the muddy practiceuniforms are a mess.
Awash in Wins, WonderIt’s that time of the year – again – when Mount Union cleans up
“Takes hours,” he said. “After road games,we get on the bus, ride a couple of hours,then come back here. About 11 p.m., acouple of us start washing the uniforms,then finish it Sunday morning.”
Then again, you have to see Miller, all 5-foot-7, 160 pounds of him.
When people do, he says the conversationusually is like this.
“Where do you go to school?” they ask.
“Mount Union,” he says.
“They have a pretty good football team,”they say.
“I know,” he says. “I’m on it.”
“You? You play football? No way!” they say.
Laundry, they’d believe that.
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National ChampionshipBut Miller not only is on the team, theCuyahoga Falls product is one of the fewpure freshmen ever to start at the small-college powerhouse.
“Mike Miller is everything you want in afootball player, except he’s not tall,” said hiscoach, Larry Kehres.
Welcome to Division III, where there issome great football being played – at leastin Alliance, on the Mount Union campus– and where there is room for small ath-letes like Mike Miller.
But there are no athletic scholarships.
It’s where All-American running backChuck Moore is completing his 100-pagepaper, a stockbroker’s detailed analysis of acompany called WorldCom, and its eco-nomic prospects for the future.
“Don’t ask me what Chuck is writing,”Kehres said. “It’s way beyond me.”
Moore has a 3.8 grade-point average. Hespent the past two summers working at Capi-tal Investments in Hartville. That companyhas a job awaiting Moore when he graduatesin December with a degree in finance.
Moore is the greatest running back inMount Union history and one of the bestever to play Division III football. But he alsospent a couple of years doing laundry duty.
“When it might rain, Chuck would wantus to wear our purple uniforms rather thanthe white because it was easier to clean,”Kehres said. “Smart kid, Chuck Moore.”
What do you expect? The Mogadore prod-uct is a Division III Academic All-American.
Then Kehres, the winningest percentagecoach in college football history, said, “Ibet we were the only team in the countrywhere the guys who do the laundry pickthe color of the uniforms we wear.”
Don’t you just love it?
There’s Matt Campbell, star defensive end,who spent the past two summers workingon a construction crew, “busting up bridgesand running a jackhammer, it was great.”
And there’s Rob Adamson, who has waitedthree long years to be the team’s quarter-back. For a time, he even left Mount, en-rolled at Malone, then came back.
“There is something special about thisplace,” he said. “You really don’t appreci-ate it until you go somewhere else.”
It starts with Kehres, who is coaching thetop-ranked team in Division III – again.
The Purple Raiders just finished their sev-enth consecutive undefeated regular season.Think about that. They haven’t lost a regu-lar-season game since 1994.
No matter how talented, how well-coached,how determined, you’d think that therewould have been one Saturday afternoonwhen the weather was lousy, the ballbounced funny, the breaks went the wrongway and the players just weren’t inspired.
They win all the games they should, and afew they shouldn’t.
They’ve won four national titles in the pastfive years. The only loss in that span was inthe 1999 tournament semifinals to Rowan,always a physically gifted team that isstocked with Division I transfers.
Mount has won 99 of its past 100 regular-season games, its coach has a 174-17-3record in 16 years and has turned down thechance to think about coaching at placeslike Kent State and Princeton. Mount Unionaverages about 5,000 fans for home games,and nearly all the players graduate, manybecoming high school teachers and coaches.
Now, it’s playoff time. Mount Union time.The Purple Raiders play host to Augustanaon Saturday at noon. They are aiming fortheir sixth national title since 1993.
Know how they celebrated last year’s 10-7 victory over St. John’s to win the nationaltitle in Salem, Va.? In the middle of theirseven-hour bus ride home, they pulledinto the Tamarack rest stop on the WestVirginia turnpike and had pizza.
The players tell you it’s something they’llalways remember.
When Matt Campbell was a star at PerryHigh, he didn’t think about bus rides andappearances in the Stagg Bowl, even thoughhis dad, North Canton principal RickCampbell, had played at Mount Union.
Campbell was heavily recruited and ac-cepted a football scholarship to Pittsburgh.He thought he was their only freshman
tight end, which was true. But there were afew transfers that no one mentioned to him.
When practice opened, he was one of sixtight ends. By the season opener, he hadworked his way up to third on the depthchart, then was told he would be redshirted.He was switched to defensive end, wherehe was playing at 225 pounds and most ofthe others were at 270.
“As time went on, I found it was more of ajob than football,” he said. “Guys were alwaystalking about going to the NFL. The coachwho recruited me was hired by the DenverBroncos. I was in a big city. I just didn’t havethat feeling of belonging to a team.”
He knew about Mount and Kehres from his fa-ther. He watched the Raiders win the 1998 na-tional title on ESPN, and thought, “Those guysare having so much fun, they seem like a family.”
He stopped at Mount a few times driving homefrom Pitt, just walking around the campus, star-ing at the empty football field, wondering ifmaybe this was the place he belonged.
He decided to transfer. Now, the junior defen-sive end has a 3.3 grade-point average and plansto teach history and be a high school coach.
“I’ve never regretted transferring for a second,”he said. “I got my love for the game back. Whenwe play here, we play for the right reasons.”
Adamson understands the pressure.
This is his first season as Mount’s startingquarterback, an exalted position that hasgenerated stars such as Jim Ballard, BillBorchert and Gary Smeck. Those are thelast three Purple Raider quarterbacks, andall led their teams to a national title.
“I’ve followed their program, I know aboutthose guys,” Adamson said. “I know thereare a lot of eyes on me.”
The Manchester product has respondedwith a strong season, completing 63 per-cent of his passes, throwing 20 TDs com-pared with only six interceptions.
With two minutes left this season in thegame against John Carroll and MountUnion trailing 30-26, he completed 6-of-7passes on the winning 68-yard TD drive.
“I remember Rob putting his hand on myshoulder and telling me, ‘Coach, don’tworry, we’re gonna score,’ ” Kehres said.“Then he went out there and did it.”
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National Championship
At Mount Union, Football Still GameBy Jon Saraceno of USA TodayNovember 26, 2001
ALLIANCE, Ohio - This isn’t Gainesville,Fla., or Ann Arbor, Mich., or Norman,Okla., or any other mercenary college foot-ball factory in America. The coach isn’t amillionaire. The players aren’t high schoolAll-Everythings lured by stealthy vows ofcash, cars and coeds. This is Mount UnionCollege, where players pay tuition, buy theirsocks, wash their uniforms.
Like with many Division III schools, the dubi-ous phrase “student-athlete” is not an oxymo-ron. Indeed, the star tailback is a finance ma-jor with a 3.85 grade-point average. In 16 sea-sons as head coach, Larry Kehres has had onlyone player who didn’t graduate after playingfour seasons. The players aren’t the strongestor the swiftest, but they look like real studentswho are playing for the right reasons.
Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, thenation’s finest college football program maybe nestled in the rolling farmland of south-eastern Ohio. Mount Union football is abona fide dynasty, winning more gamesthan any school since 1990 (145-7-1). ThePurple Raiders have won 99 of their last 100regular-season games. Their second-roundplayoff victory Saturday against Augustana(Ill.) leaves Mount Union a step closer toascending to its fifth national title in the lastsix years and sixth since 1993. Unlike Divi-
sion I-A, the champions are real, not mythi-cal. “We’re not trying to get the NFL, we’renot trying to earn millions. We’re here toplay football,” said Rob Adamson, whopassed for 326 yards and three TDs in a 32-7 triumph. “There is no more purer col-lege football than here. Look around,everyone’s with families and friends. Itdoesn’t get any better than this.”
Until the bill comes. Tuition is $18,000 a year.When Adamson’s father Paul, was discussingwith his wife their son’s options, she kept tellingher husband that it sounded too expensive. “Itold her, ‘Don’t worry, they’ll come up with more(financial aid) to get Rob.’ I went back, and theysaid, ‘No, that’s it.’ And it was.”
The private, liberal arts institution withenrollment of 2,200, is located an hour fromCleveland. Saturday’s atmosphere at MountUnion Stadium, the oldest NCAA footballfield in the state, was more high school-likethan big-time football. A pep band played;bedsheets with friendly warnings such as“Welcome To The Machine” hung every-where. There was a pre-game brunch foralumni and supporters in a school cafete-ria, where they served waffles and dough-nuts. It was a slice of Americana on an au-tumn day that folks such as Harold andAlyce Ann Hall, Mount Union class of ’48and ’47, wouldn’t miss for anything – in-cluding Ohio State football.
“I think there’s a difference in the climatehere because there are no athletic scholar-ships,” Harold said.
“I think the kids come because they’re stu-dents first.”
Running back Chuck Moore, who rushed for146 yards and two touchdowns, already hasa job waiting for him as a stockbroker afterhe graduates next month. “I wouldn’t tradewhat I’ve had here for anything,” he said.
Saturday night, long after the celebration hadended, three of his teammates, Mike Miller,Josh Liddell and Rourke Skelton, began theirdaily ritual: doing the team’s laundry. Try toimagine Miami quarterback Ken Dorseyrinsing out his center’s jock. Actually, laun-dry duty on this weekend (it’s work-study,so the players are paid) was rather easy. Mostdays, the trio washes 150 uniforms, but rulesallowed only 58 to dress Saturday.
“The only thing I buy ‘em is their uniform– anything else, they buy,” Kehres said.“Does that mean we’re cheap? No. Butwhen we travel on the road, we get back onthe bus, take out our turkey sandwiches andcelery sticks, eat and go home.”
Thank goodness for small-college football.
It is truly one of the last remnants of sanityin sports today.
Copyright 2001, USA TODAY. Reprintedwith Permission.
Adamson said, “I sit up at night and dreamabout games like that, where it’s up to meto lead the team. It’s why I waited threeyears to play quarterback here.”
In Mount Union’s 17-3 victory overBaldwin-Wallace, a streak of 136 gameswith a TD pass ended. Part of the reasonwas Kehres kept the ball in the hands ofbacks Dan Pugh and Moore, deciding it wastime for a streak “that creates needless pres-sure” to conclude.
“Rob was upset about that,” Moore said.“But I reminded him, the point is to win.We run the ball a lot more than those otherteams in the past. He’s in a tough spot andhas some big shoes to fill, but I like howhe’s playing right now. He likes the pres-sure. He has confidence.”
Finally, there is Moore.
No Mount Union player is more respected,be it by the coaches or players.
“I swear, I don’t think he’s ever done or saidanything wrong,” insisted Adamson. “Whenyou play on the same team as Chuck, youdon’t want to let him down.”
Moore has come back from reconstructivesurgeries on both knees to set countlessschool and Ohio Athletic Conferencerecords. He was nominated yesterday as oneof the 10 finalists for the National DivisionIII Player of the Year honors.
“I’m amazed at all that has happened tome at Mount,” he said. “It reminds me ofwhen I played at Mogadore, a small school
with a small town where everyone pullstogether.”
He talked about his freshman year, whenhe was in awe “and intimidated” by Kehres.He now finds himself having “adult-to-adult” conversations with his coach, andthat “really means a lot to me, he’s evenasked for my advice.”
Moore thought about how this week couldbe his last game, how his years at Mounthave gone by so fast.
“It has been a privilege to play footballhere,” he said. “A lot of us feel that way.”
And you know he means it.
Reprinted with the permission of theAkron Beacon Journal.
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RUNNERS KICK OFF
Homecoming 2001 kicked-off on the
Mount Union campus on Saturday,
September 29 with the 18th Annual
Run-A-MUC race, a 5 K race sponsored
and organized by the College’s sport
management program. The overall
winner of the race was Dave James.
Winning overall for the women was
Gretchen Mzyk.
The morning continued with numerous
alumni gatherings, including the National
Cabinet of Mount Union Women meet-
ing, an alumni swimming and diving
meet, and a Pre-Law Society Reception.
The more than 800 alumni, family
members and friends joining on cam-
pus were given the opportunity to tour
some of the College’s newer campus fa-
cilities, including the Dewald Chapel
and Kolenbrander-Harter Information
Center. Visitors were also invited to
watch the Homecoming Parade, featur-
ing floats sponsored by numerous stu-
dent organizations, and attend a
women’s soccer game vs. Wilmington
College.
Purple Raider football fans gathered for
a pre-game brunch in the Kresge Din-
ing Commons while those who gradu-
ated within the last 10 years joined at
bw-3 Grill and Pub in Alliance for a
Young Alumni Reception. A special gift
Homecoming 2001
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clubs reception for donors was also
held, with guests being the first to see a
portrait and bust of Dr. Harold M.
Kolenbrander, president of Mount
Union from 1986-2000. Kolenbrander
was on hand to accept the works of art.
All alumni came together for the Mount
Union vs. Ohio Northern University football
game, where the Purple Raiders clinched their
fourth win of the season with a 31-3 win.
A post-game reception, held on the
Campus Grounds patio, followed.
Other post-game events included the
Black Student Union open house and
fraternity and sorority open houses.
Homecoming activities concluded on
Sunday, September 30 with alumni soft-
ball and baseball games.
Student events during the week began
on Monday, September 24 and included
Wax Hands and Air Brush Tattoos, a
Gong Show, comedian Tommy Blaze,
the annual Mr. MUC pageant and a
Homecoming semi-formal dance.
Above: Alumni who graduatedwithin the last ten years were
invited to join at bw-3 Grill and Pubfor the annual Young Alumni
Gathering. Those who attendedenjoyed appetizers, giveaways and
reuniting with old friends.
Right: Dr. Harold M.Kolenbrander, president of theCollege from 1986-2000, was
honored at the Special Gift ClubsReception with a portrait and bust
of his likeness, which will joinsimilar artworks of all Mount
Union’s past presidents in theLibrary.
AT A GLANCE
Run-A-MUC overall winner Dave James
Run-A-MUC women’s winner Gretchen Mzyk
Pre-Law Society Reception
Black Student Union Open House
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Alison E.
Novicki has
been named
director of
college
advancement
for annual
giving programs at Mount
Union College. Novicki
earned her bachelor’s
degree from the University
of Pittsburgh.
Mount
Union
College has
received a
$100,000
grant from
Fifth Third Bank, trustee of
the Charles Schell Founda-
tion, to help qualified
students in need of emer-
gency financial aid assis-
tance.
Campus NewsCommunity Day
Mount Union College held its annual
Community Day on September 15. The
activities began with the dedication of
the Gulling Training Center, honoring
Paul Gulling of North Canton, OH,
who provided the lead gift for the Cen-
ter. Basil Strong of Atwater, OH and
Tony Lee of Alliance, OH were also rec-
ognized for their major gifts to the fa-
cility. A community day cookout was
held, where the Purple Raider Cheer-
leaders and MUCaw, the Mount Union
mascot made an appearance. The day
included two sporting events. The Purple Raider
football team took on Otterbein College, win-
ning 48-10 and the women’s soccer team played
Notre Dame College, winning by a score of 4–1.
M-Club Hall of Fame
On October 20, at halftime during the Mount
Union vs. Capital football game, five new
members were inducted into the M-Club Hall
of Fame. The new inductees included Vera
Byrd ’83, Mike Gillespie ’77, Rick Hairston ’85,
Troy Starr ’85 and Ed Trizzino ’84.
Byrd, the first woman to be inducted into the
M-Club Hall of Fame, was a two-time National
Qualifier in track, earning All-American sta-
tus in 1982 by placing fourth overall in the 400
meters. She also held the College’s record in
the 100 meters and 400 meters and was a two-
time conference champion as well.
Gillespie, a football First-Team All Ohio Ath-
letic Conference selection in 1975, is the single-
season record holder for yards per carry (6.9
ypc). His 225 yards rushing against Wooster
in 1975 is third on the all-time Raider single-
game rushing list.
Hairston was a member of the 1983 National
Championship 400 meter relay team. He was
also National runner-up that year in the 100
meters and 200 meters. Overall, he was a five-
time All-American and member of what was
arguably the best one-two sprint combination
in the history of Division III
(Hairston and Derrick Rippy).
Starr was a two-time First-Team All-
OAC selection and a two-time All-
American linebacker (1983 and
1984) for the Purple Raiders. He was
also named the Co-Defensive Player
of the Year in the OAC in 1984.
Trizzino, a 150-pounder who be-
came a three-time OAC champion in14
Campus News
Mount Union
College
welcomed a
near record-
breaking class
of 650 new
students to
campus in August, bringing
full-time enrollment of
traditional students up to
more than 2,050.
For the
eleventh
consecutive
year, Mount
Union has been
ranked among
the top
comprehensive colleges in the
Midwest region by the editors
of U.S. News and World
Report. Mount Union was
ranked fifteenth out of the
270 comprehensive colleges
located in the Midwest.
Mount Union was also ranked
seventh in the ”best values”
section of the rankings.
wrestling, earned All-American honors twice
during his collegiate career, finishing fifth over-
all at Nationals in 1983 and 1984.
Lloyd Davidson, retired food service director
at Mount Union, and Terry Taylor, retired dean
of students at Mount Union, received M-Club
Honorary Membership Awards. Pete Gligor
’62 earned the Award of Excellence.
Dewald Lecture
Lesra Martin, a crown attorney from
British Columbia who helped free
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and was
the inspiration for the 2001 release,
The Hurricane, was the keynote
speaker at the Dewald Honors Din-
ner and Lecture.
Martin grew up one of eight children
in a poor family
living in a danger-
ous section of
New York. Illiter-
ate as a teen, Mar-
tin was given the
chance to live with
a family in Canada
where he had ac-
cess to a better
education. Taking
full advantage of this opportunity, Martin
eventually graduated from high school as an
Ontario scholar and went on to get his law
degree from Dalhousie Law School. One of the
first books Martin read was the autobiogra-
phy of Carter, an account of his wrongful con-
viction and imprisonment for the 1966 mur-
ders of three New Jersey residents. Inspired by
the book, Martin later helped free Carter,
which resulted in the book, Lazarus and The
Hurricane. The book was the basis of the
movie, The Hurricane, which starred Denzel
Washington.
Schooler Lecture
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the
1984 Nobel Peace Prize, will present the
Schooler Lecture at Mount Union’s Timken
Physical Education Building on Tuesday,
March 19, 2002 at 8 p.m.
Tutu is chancellor
of the University
of the Western
Cape. Previously,
he has served as
the Bishop of
Jo h a n n e s b u r g
and Archbishop
of CapeTown. In
addition to the
Nobel Peace Prize,
Tutu has received many awards, and
in 1995, former president of South
Africa Nelson Mandela appointed
him to head the Truth and Reconcili-
ation Commission.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1961,
Tutu served in various positions in
South Africa. With South Africa in
turmoil in the wake of the 1976 Soweto upris-
ing, Tutu was persuaded to take up the post of
General Secretary of the South African Coun-
cil of Churches (SACC). It was in this posi-
tion, which he held from 1978-1985, that he
became an international figure.
Under Tutu’s leadership, the council provided
assistance to the victims of apartheid. Inevita-
bly, this placed the Archbishop deep within the
controversy as he spoke out against the injus-
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During
halftime of the
Mount Union
vs. Ohio
Northern
University
football game,
seniors Tyrone Jimmison of
Cleveland, OH and Nicole
Chapman of Painesville, OH
were crowned Homecoming
King and Queen.
The Mount
Union Players
presented two
plays during
the fall
semester.
“The Effect of
Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-
Moon Marigolds” was
presented in October, and in
November, “The Curate
Shakespeare, As You Like It”
was performed.
Campus Newstice of the system. In
1984, Tutu’s contri-
bution to the cause of
racial injustice in
South Africa was rec-
ognized when he re-
ceived the Nobel
Peace Prize.
Tutu retired from the
position of Arch-
bishop of Cape Town
in 1996, but was later
named Archbishop
Emeritus. He is the
author of four collections of sermons and ad-
dresses.
Greek Week ’01
Mount Union fraternities and sororities held
their annual Greek Week during October, cel-
ebrating the Greek spirit on campus. Various
contests were held, including the Greek God
and Goddess competition, a contest in which
members of fraternities and sororities pair up
to compete in talent, toga and interview cat-
egories. The popular lip sync contest, the
Greek Olympics, and a spirit banner contest
were held throughout the week. The annual
Greek Sing is a favorite of Greeks and non-
Greeks alike. The week’s activities also in-
cluded a community service day, where Greeks
volunteered at the Alliance Emergency Shel-
ter. Greek Week winners this year were Alpha
Delta Pi and Alpha Tau Omega.
International Dinner
The Association of International Students
(AIS) held the annual International Dinner
again this fall. This year’s theme was “It’s a
Small World, Cul-
tural Cuisine.” The
International Din-
ner is a popular
event for both stu-
dents and commu-
nity members. In
addition to inter-
national dishes
prepared by the
members of AIS,
the dinner featured
music, games and a
fashion show, with
the students modeling fashions from various
countries around the world.
OverseasEducational Advisers
Mount Union College was selected as a host
institution for a recent visit of two overseas
educational advisers spending three weeks in
the United States to gain a broader under-
standing of the U.S. educational system.
Mount Union was chosen for the campus resi-
dency component of the U.S. Based Training
Program, a cooperative venture of the Depart-
ment of State and NAFSA: The Association
of International Educators.
Cecile Imboua-Niava of the Ivory Coast and
Elena Lugovaya of Russia spent a week on
Mount Union’s campus meeting with admis-
sions representatives, the financial aid depart-
ment and those involved with study abroad
and international student affairs. The advis-
ers were also able to interact with international
students, attend classes with students and en-
joy a Mount Union football game.
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Sports
Raider women's
cross country
coach Deana
Fresenko was
named the
2001 Division
III Great Lakes
Region Coach of the Year.
This past fall, Fresenko led
the Purple Raiders to their
first ever appearance at the
Div. III Nationals.
Senior standout
Becky Blaser of
Alliance, OH, a
forward on the
Lady Raider
soccer team,
earned Second-
Team All-Great Lakes Region
honors in ’01. Blaser, who led
the Raiders in scoring (23
points) this past fall, finished
her collegiate career as a
four-time All-OAC performer
and second on the all-time
Raider scoring list (84
points).
Mount Union College senior golf
standout Meghann Glass of Chester,
WV is currently ranked #1 in all of
Division III following the 2001 fall
golf season.
Glass currently has the lowest 18-
hole average (77.3 strokes) among all
female Division III golfers heading
into the spring 2002 season.
According to Purple Raider head
coach Shawn Grimes, Glass should
carry a great deal of confidence
heading into the spring season.
“Meghann has worked very hard on
improving her game,” noted Grimes.
“She’s been an outstanding per-
former for us the past couple years.
But she’s really stepped it up to the next level
this year. There’s no question in my mind, she
has the ability to finish at or near the top at
Nationals this spring.”
Glass, who has three first and one second place
individual finish at tournaments this past fall,
placed 30th overall at the Division III Nation-
als in ’01 and 31st overall at Nationals in ’00.
“I was surprised to hear that I was ranked that
high,” said Glass. “I really never gave it much
thought. My main goal every time out is to
shoot under 80 and I was able to accomplish
that objective in the fall. Hopefully, I can keep
it up this coming spring.”
According to Glass, there are still parts of her
game that need work.
“I need to continue to work on my short game,”
she added. “Coach Grimes and I worked on it
in the fall. He knows my personality real well
and understands what buttons to push. Ob-
viously, he’s been a key reason why I’ve im-
proved over the course of my college career.”
And what’s left for the defending Ohio Ath-
letic Conference Champion to accomplish?
“We want to win the conference champion-
ship as a team this spring,” Glass said. “We’re
getting better as a team and closer to that goal.
I think it’s within reach. It would also be nice
to keep that #1 ranking all year. I’ve just got to
keep working hard and hopefully it will all
work out in the end.”
Mount Union Golf Standout MeghannGlass Ranked #1 in Division IIIFollowing Fall Season
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Dougle and Marcy (Carpenter) Hankins
said they are very fortunate their son,
Tristan, was diagnosed correctly with
juvenile diabetes the night that they
brought him to the hospital with what
they thought was the flu. When it hap-
pened, however, Dougle said that he was
sure there was some kind of mistake.
“The first thing I felt was anger at the
doctor,” recalled Dougle, a 2001 gradu-
ate of Mount Union. “It is strange how
you react when you hear something is
wrong with your child’s health.”
According to Marcy, “We were actually
very lucky that he was diagnosed correctly, because many times
children are misdiagnosed with the flu, and the diabetes is not
discovered until something worse happens.”
In a matter of minutes, the Hankinses’ entire life changed,
from that of a young couple with a healthy son to the parents
of a child who required 24-hour monitoring and four shots
of insulin a day.
“The scariest time for me is when he is sleeping,” admitted
Marcy, a 1993 graduate of Mount Union. “I sleep with him at
night because it is the only way I know to monitor him and
get some sleep myself. After his diagnosis, there were numer-
ous nights I didn’t sleep at all. I was just scared to death.”
Tristan, now four years old, has been in good health and lives
as normal a life as possible, thanks to the efforts of his par-
ents. After Tristan’s diagnosis, the Hankinses tried to learn as
much as possible about juvenile diabetes. They were required
to study and take a test before they could bring their son home
from the hospital. Marcy said it was like going back to school.
What they learned surprised them.
“Diabetes kills one American every three minutes,” said Marcy.
“Of the 30,000 Americans diagnosed each year with diabetes,
13,000 are children. Insulin is not a cure, it is life-support.”
Dougle and Marcy have sought, and found, some comfort in the
support they receive from the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Ju-
venile Diabetes Research Foundation International. And their
support of the Foundation has been phenomenal. Each year, the
Hankinses put together a team for the Walk to Cure Diabetes,
held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH. The group,
known as Team Tristan, consists of nearly 100 members.
“They take pictures of all the teams before the walk,” said
Dougle. “Most people walk in groups of 3 or 4. It is really
interesting at picture time when our group of 100 shows up.”
The team, mostly family members and friends of the
Hankinses, has raised more than $18,000 for the charity in
the last three years by gathering pledges for the walk. They
ask that each member of the team try to raise $25 in pledges.
Most members of Team Tristan raise over $100 in pledges
CHAMPIONSfor their son
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for the walk. Tristan participates with the family in the walks;
this year he rode his scooter.
The Hankinses’ cousin Jessica Miller, a junior at Mount
Union, helped with the walk this year. She has arranged for
the last two years for companies to sponsor the team by
providing shirts. Each team leader is responsible for pro-
viding shirts for their walkers, and the cost of providing
shirts for the 100-plus members of Team Tristan would be
very expensive. Jessica also organized other students to walk.
Jessica, who lives in a Mount Union “small house,” had ev-
eryone from her house participating in this year’s walk.
In addition to participating in the walk, the Hankinses at-
tend monthly meetings for the Association, where they dis-
cuss new advances toward a cure and many times guest
speakers talk about their personal experiences with juve-
nile diabetes.
“You know exactly what they are talking about,” said Marcy.
“It just brings tears to your eyes to know that someone else
is going through what you are.”
While the Hankinses draw some
strength from the relationships
formed through the Association,
they try to make their son’s life as
normal as possible.
“It is hard for us, because we both
had good childhoods, and we
want that for Tristan,” said
Dougle. “We do the best that we
can. He is used to getting the shots
every day and knows that if he
does not get them he will get sick.
He doesn’t like it, but he is very
good about it. He also knows that
he can’t eat candy or drink pop.
His Halloween treats consisted of
some sugar-free gum and a dol-
lar.
“We know it will be hard when he goes to school,” said Dougle.
“Right now we monitor everything he eats, but when he starts
school, he will be exposed to other children eating things that
he can’t have. He may be tempted to eat something he shouldn’t
and that worries me. He’s just a kid, and kids are going to test
their limits. We are also going to have to consider how he will
have his blood sugar levels checked and get his shots during
the day.”
In addition to Tristan, the Hankinses have an 18-month old
daughter, Deidra. Marcy describes their life with the two small
children as “chaotic,” but said that Tristan is very good about
accepting his condition.
“There is just something about Tristan,” said Dougle. “I can-
not explain it, but he is just phenomenal. I know he will be
able to do great things. Maybe it is because I want him to over-
come his setbacks so badly.”
In the meantime, the Hankinses are dedicated to helping raise
money for diabetes research.
“You feel helpless because there is no
cure,” said Dougle. “A few years ago, I
would never have imagined that I would
be raising money for diabetes research.
But I guess everything happens for a rea-
son. We want to stay involved because we
know there will be a cure someday. Maybe
next year we will be walking in celebra-
tion of the cure.”
Above: Tristan rides on hisfather’s shoulders at the Walk to
Cure Diabetes.
Right: Residents of one of MountUnion’s small houses joined Team
Tristan at the Walk to CureDiabetes.
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Being overseas is not something new to
Frank Triplett, professor of French and
chair of the foreign language department
at Mount Union College, who spent the fall
semester in Pau, France. However, with the
recent events of September 11, being an
American living abroad has been a new ex-
perience altogether.
“The unusual and interesting experiences
I have had overseas this semester would fill
a book,” said Triplett. “And maybe they will,
in fact, be a topic of my writing someday.
The attacks of September 11 created a very
different environment for myself and the
other American students in France.”
Triplett was at the Université de Pau on
an exchange leave. A professor from
Pau, Marie-Christine Bordes-Marechal,
taught two courses at Mount Union
while Triplett replaced the Resident
Director of the University Studies
Abroad Consortium’s Program for six
months while she was on maternity
leave. Triplett has been coming to Pau
nearly every year for over a dozen years
and to France for over thirty years.
Mount Union College is a member of
the Consortium, and Triplett has
worked with the consortium to provide
study abroad experiences for students
for more than 15 years, both with his
A CHAMPIONO v e r s e a s
previous employer, Muskingum Col-
lege, and since joining the faculty at
Mount Union in 1996.
On September 11, Triplett was at the
Université. He recalls gathering the 35
students from the study abroad pro-
gram together after the attacks to dis-
cuss their safety. An evacuation plan was
developed that included escape to other
countries, if necessary, and he was in
constant contact with the American
Embassy concerning security issues.
“I worked with some of the students
from the United States who felt nervous
about being an American overseas af-
ter the attack,” said Triplett. “I also
found myself being frequently called
upon to explain America’s role in the
world.”
According to Triplett, in the past, Ameri-
can students have integrated easily into
French student life. This year, however, he
felt that the students remained more apart
and obviously foreign.
“I am sure that this has been due to the
extraordinary events,” said Triplett. “Af-
ter all, the United States and its role in
eradicating terrorism in the world has
been a part of every news broadcast ev-
ery day in France on radio and TV since
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September 11. I think that, probably for
the first time in their lives, many of our
students think that being an American
carries special responsibilities.”
In addition to the unusual events of this
semester in France, Triplett was able to
have many more “normal” experiences in
France that are useful to him when he re-
turns to the classroom at Mount Union.
“There are many benefits to my travel
abroad, such as the development of a
current awareness of the French politi-
cal and social issues, an increased fa-
miliarity with new French authors, fa-
miliarity with French foreign language
teaching methods and improved lan-
guage skills” said Triplett. “I enjoy and
find helpful the increased familiarity
with everyday French life and with the
regions and peoples of France.”
Triplett has had contact with 35 Ameri-
can students from 23 different univer-
sities, which has helped him see how
they compare with Mount Union stu-
dents and our French curriculum.
The foreign language department at
Mount Union has grown dramatically
during the past ten years. When asked
what he thinks has prompted this
growth, Triplett points to the availabil-
ity of majors in four foreign languages,
up-to-date technology, an active study
abroad program and the dynamic
members of the foreign language de-
partment. He says that a supportive ad-
ministration and faculty as well as an
increasingly open-minded and sophis-
ticated student body have helped the
programs develop also.
Triplett keeps a book of information on
foreign language and careers. In the
book are clippings of various employ-
ers seeking foreign language majors.
“It is a good motivator for students to
study a foreign language,” said Dr.
Triplett. “They’re quite surprised to see
how many companies in Northeast
Ohio are looking for job candidates
with foreign language skills.”
Triplett himself can speak more than six
languages.
“I speak very good French. I can speak
Spanish, German and Vietnamese. I know
a tiny bit of Russian. I discovered that I
had a talent for foreign language learning
while I was in college. I can trace my de-
cision to become a French major to the
encouragement I received from a French
professor in college,” said Triplett.
In addition to working with the Université
de Pau, Triplett has worked to develop an
exchange program with the Kursk State
Pedagogical University in Kursk, Russia.
“Through the auspices of the East Ohio
Conference of the United Methodist
Church, I was the first Mount Union
professor, along with now-retired pro-
fessor of religion Dr. Donald Buckey, to
visit the Kursk University. For the past five
years, we have been developing exchanges
in both directions,” said Triplett. “Nearly
a dozen Mount Union professors and stu-
dents have traveled to Kursk for one-week
visits and Dr. Mark Himmelein is cur-
rently organizing a 3-week study program
in Kursk for May 2002. We have a stu-
dent from Kursk at Mount Union each
year, for a year-long stay.”
“Current events plainly tell us that
Americans need to know more about
the rest of the world,” said Triplett. “We
have worked hard to provide excellent
study abroad opportunities for our stu-
dents. For those students who choose
to stay at home, I hope they can have
contact with various places throughout
the world through the international ex-
change students that come to Mount to
study. My goal is to bring the world to
Mount students through study abroad.”
Left: Students studying abroadat Pau Université visitedVersailles Castle with Dr.Triplett.
Below: Dr. Triplett and his wife,Thu, visited the Pyrénées whileabroad.
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The Mount Union community was greatly affected by the
tragic events of September 11 and has made an effort to join
the nation to support the victims and their families through
monetary and emotional means.
One of the first efforts was made by the campus academic hon-
orary, Alpha Lambda Delta. On Tuesday, September 11, at
their Welcome Back dessert, members of the organization
began collecting donations for the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund.
After their initial collection, the members of the honorary
decided to set up tables outside of the cafeteria to collect
additional donations, and they accumulated $514.30. The
organization also matched the funds they raised through
donations with money from their budget, which, according to
their staff advisor, Sara Sherer, “is a good commitment because
we don’t usually do service activities with our budget.”
After their own contributions, the members of the honorary
decided to extend the helping baton to other campus organi-
zations, challenging them to match the money that they raised
or make donations, entitling their request “Help Us Help Oth-
ers.” They sent letters soliciting donations to the Association
of Women Students, Black Student Union, Student Activities
Council, Alpha Phi Omega, Association of International Stu-
dents and Student Senate. “We asked these organizations be-
cause they frequently co-sponsor things,” she said.
Donations began to trickle in, even from those that the hon-
orary did not actively ask for help. The Mount Union house-
keeping department, through their own program entitled
“Caring and Sharing,” has donated $200 and Mary Fisher,
manager of the Bookstore, has donated the funds of a 20 per-
cent off sale that the Bookstore sponsored, $245 in all, to this
cause. Keisuke Ida, this year’s winner of the Homecoming
competition Mr. MUC title, donated $25 of his $50 earnings
from the contest. “I thought that this $50 was extra money
for me and I wanted to do something for the people who
have been suffering in the event, so I used my prize money
for them,” he said.
Sherer and Ida share a sense of shock and fear about
the tragedy. Despite this, Sherer believes that the events
“brought a feeling of altruism [to our nation] and it’s
good to see the country pull together to help.”
Ida worries about those who
have been called to go to war.
Their feelings are very represen-
tative of those that many Ameri-
cans are experiencing in the wake
of September 11. However, Ida,
Sherer and other members of the
Mount Union community are
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part of a movement that is helping to give Americans a renewed
sense of security.
Alpha Lambda Delta, as a result, also received donations from
Student Senate and the Association of International Students,
in addition to the other contributions. They drafted all of
the money into a single check, $2,522.48 in all, and sent it off
to the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund in late November.
Other students showed their spirit of unity in a different way,
using a campus symbol as their forum. Although “painting
the rock” is usually looked upon as an opportunity for stu-
dents to have fun, spray paint advertisements for campus
events and promote fraternities and sororities, September 11
brought out the use of symbolism in Mount Union students.
First, freshmen Nathan Victor and Josh Coates covered the
campus rock in black paint, and sprayed “In Memory 9-11-
01” in white on the background. Another student painted an
American flag on the rock.
According to Victor, “the rock is a bulletin board for the cam-
pus, and what better way to express the way the campus felt
then there?” He had just attended the September 11 memo-
rial service on campus and felt that he needed to do some-
thing meaningful. The efforts of Mount Union students and
organizations reflect the renewed spirit of pulling together
that the entire country is experiencing in these troubled times,
and can help those who are suffering emotionally and finan-
cially rest a bit easier.
Mount Union College graduates Pete Gligor and Don
Lamoreaux, through a coincidence and job duties respectively,
were a part of the events on September 11.
Gligor is an Alliance, OH native
and a 1962 graduate of Mount
Union. He was on his way into
Manhattan for a modeling engage-
ment, riding on the bus coming
from Kennedy airport. The bus
was about to enter the Queens
Midtown tunnel, when he saw
American Airlines Flight 11 crash into the side of the North
Tower of the World Trade Center through the window.
Gligor is a retired airline pilot and noticed that the flight path
of the airplane was off. “It never tried to turn,” he said. He
happened to be the only one to see the plane make contact
and notified other bus passengers.
When he finally made it into Manhattan, Gligor wanted to
help in whatever way he could. He exited the bus and began
making his way on foot to the World Trade Center. He
thought that he could be helpful because of his experience as
an emergency medical technician when he lived in New Jer-
sey. “I was trying to be of assistance,” he said. His emotions
were greatly impacted. “[The disaster] shook my confidence
and ability to make decisions,” he said.
Lamoreaux, an air traffic control-
ler at the Cleveland Center in
Oberlin, OH and a 1997 graduate
of Mount Union, was no less af-
fected by the September 11 occur-
rences, just farther away. That
morning he was working his shift
when he heard news of the attacks.
His center had to shut down the airports, begin rerouting
and landing airplanes. Like many other Americans, he was
“pretty angry about what happened.” United Airlines Flight
93, which crashed into a field in Somerset County, PA is one
of the planes that Lamoreaux’s center tried to help reroute.
Gligor and Lamoreaux both had to show courage and a
willingness to help under pressure which makes their
experiences similar to others involved directly and indirectly
in the tragedies of
September 11.
ALUMS WITNESS EFFECTS OF SEPTEMBER 11
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Advancement Messages
Mount Union Dedicates Gulling Training CenterMount Union dedicated the Gulling
Training Center this fall as part of
the College’s 16th Annual Community
Day festivities.
The dedication honored Paul Gulling
of North Canton, OH, who provided
the lead gift to the $750,000 training
center. The late Basil Strong of
Atwater, OH and Tony Lee of Alli-
ance, OH also were recognized for
their major gifts to the facility.
Gulling is a 1980 graduate of Mount
Union, where he excelled as a receiver
for the Purple Raiders. He was an All-
American wide receiver and the only
receiver in College history to make
first team all-conference for three
consecutive years.
Gulling now serves as the receivers
coach at Mount Union. He is also ex-
ecutive vice president of SGF Man-
agement, Inc., a property manage-
ment company with offices in Ohio
and Indiana. He and his wife, Kelley,
have two children, Jared and Paula.
Strong, a member of the Mount Union
class of 1926, continued his studies by
attending night school at Carnegie Tech
in Pittsburgh, PA while working at a
manufacturing facility during the day.
A native of Atwater, OH, he developed
several inventions through the years,
and in 1949, he formed the Atwater
Strong Co. to manufacture his inven-
tions. He retired from business in 1967.
Lee, a 1950 graduate of Mount Union,
made the gift in honor of his late wife,
Beverly Jean
Bowden Lee, a
1951 Mount
Union gradu-
ate. In addi-
tion to his con-
tribution to the
Gulling Train-
ing Center, he
has been sup-
portive of the
College as a
Century Raider
and M-Club member.
He is the retired president of the T.A.
Lee Co., a sales corporation. He is the
father of three children: Michael, a 1977
Mount Union alumnus; Craig; and the late
Brian, a 1980 Mount Union alumnus.
Strong Estate Provides Fundsfor Mount UnionThrough the generosity of the late Basil
P. ’26 and Elizabeth “Betty” Strong of
Atwater, OH, Mount Union has received
a gift of $1 million from their estate.
Their estate will also provide an addi-
tional trust in five years.
Married for 71 years, Basil, 99, and Betty,
96, died on December 6, 2001 and De-
cember 7, 2001 respectively. The couple
met while attending Carnegie Tech in
Pittsburgh, PA.
A mechanical engineer, Basil worked at
Morgan Engineering before founding
the Atwater Strong Company, through
which he invented, patented and mar-
keted the Mulch-Vac and Lo-Blo.
He was an avid baseball and football fan
and a strong supporter of Mount Union
athletics. He was awarded the Alumni
Service Award during Alumni Weekend
1998.
Betty was an elementary school teacher
who enjoyed gardening, flowers and
birds. She shared an interest in antiques
with her husband.
Thanks to the gift of the Strongs, offi-
cials at Mount Union will be exploring
options about the installation of a new
playing surface at Mount Union Sta-
dium in the near future.
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Advancement Messages
Construction of Bracy Hall Moves Forward
Recognizing the advances Mount Union
is making in natural science education,
the U.S. House of Representatives has in-
cluded $1 million in a bill passed in early
November for Bracy Hall, the College’s
new natural sciences facility.
According to U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula, a
1948 graduate of Mount Union, the
commitment was made to “reaffirm
Construction is underway on Mount
Union’s newest planned facility, Bracy
Hall. Construction crews began exca-
vating the parking lot north of the
Mount Union Theatre and completion
is expected by Fall of 2003. Bracy Hall,
which will house the departments of
biology, chemistry, geology, physics and
astronomy, is the result of intensive
planning by members of the Board of
Trustees, the campus community and
representatives from the planning
group Performa/RFD combined with
the largest single gift in the history of
the college.
The new science facility was considered a
long-range project for the college until Sep-
tember 2000, when it became an immedi-
ate opportunity thanks to the generosity of
James and Vanita (Bauknight ’63)
Oelschlager of
Akron, OH.
College officials
accelerated the
pace of the plan-
ning when the
Oelschlagers an-
nounced a
multi-million-
dollar commit-
ment to a new
science facility
on campus.
The new
building will contain about 86,000 gross
and 51,000 net square feet at the cost
of over $20 million. At the request of
the Oelschlagers, the Board of Trustees
have named the facility in honor of Dr.
Carl C. Bracy, the sixth president of
Mount Union, who made a significant
impact on Mrs. Oelschlager’s life when
she was a student at the College.
After researching a number of options,
college officials decided the new facil-
ity would be located at the southwest
corner of College and Union avenues.
Since the new site will displace Mount
Union Theatre parking, more parking
will be provided elsewhere on or near
campus. According to Dr. John L.
Ewing, Jr., president of the College, the
location chosen proved to be in the best
interests of the college after various op-
tions were considered.
The new facility will give the College
greater flexibility by being able to reno-
vate the existing facilities to better suit
the needs of other departments. All of
the departments that will be housed in
Bracy Hall are currently located in Wil-
son Science Hall and Tolerton and
Hood Hall of Science.
House Bill Includes $1 Million for Mount UnionMount Union’s objective of providing a
quality comprehensive liberal arts edu-
cation.” The commitment is part of a
bill that provides funding for environ-
mental protection and the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. The
bill is expected to pass in the Senate.
Bracy Hall is scheduled for completion
in the Fall of 2003.
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ALUMNI CALENDARFebruary 25-27
5th annual “Education on the Run” at The INN at Honey Run,Millersburg, OH. Special presentations by President John L. Ewing, Jr.,Dr. Donald Hobson, Dr. Faye Hollaway, Dr. Lewis Phelps, and Dr.Robert Wiese
March 6Tucson Luncheon - Arizona InnPhoenix Dessert Reception, Host: David Brown ’54
March 16Canton/Massillon Chapter of Mount Union WomenChrist United Methodist Church, 3500 Cleveland Ave. N.W., CantonProgram: “Fitness & Fun”- Jody Hall from the Fitness Center
March 27Alliance Chapter of Mount Union WomenHoover-Price Campus CenterSpeaker: Sue Gobeli DeHoff ’68 “Lighten Your Load with Laughter”
early AprilCleveland area event - details to be announced
April 20Cleveland Chapter of Mount Union Women Spring Scholarship LuncheonChurch of the Saviour, 2537 Lee Rd., Cleveland HeightsSpeaker: Cynthia Ewing
April 23Chicago Area Alumni Event - home of Ed Kolesar ’84, Burr Ridge, IL
May 13Houston eventSpeaker Dom Capers ’72, head coach of the Houston TexansHost Steve ’84 and Suzanne (Spisak ’84) Harter
June 7-9Alumni Weekend 2002
July 20Mount Union College Day at Cedar Point(with 2001 discount admission prices)
July 31Mount Union College Lakeside Luncheon - Hotel Lakeside, Lakeside, OH
For additional information or to confirm specific events, please call theOffice of Alumni and College Activities (800) 992-6682, ext. 2030,
(330) 823-2030 or e-mail [email protected].
ALUMNI UPDATE
Fall Dessert Receptions
In late October, alumni and friends gathered for two dessert
receptions in the greater Washington, D.C. area. On October
23, Bob ’78 and Nancy (Miller ’80) Morrow hosted the Mount
Union gathering in their Ellicott City, MD home and on Oc-
tober 24, Bob and Shirley (Schwartz ’77) Klocek opened their
home in Fairfax Station, VA for our Mount Union event. For
each event President John L. Ewing, Jr. gave a campus update
which included current activities and programs as well as plans
for the coming years. There was much informal conversation
as representatives from various years shared Mount Union
experiences.
Legacy Luncheon
The traditional Legacy Luncheon was held during Parents’ Day
festivities on November 3, with more than 100 people in at-
tendance. It is fun for college classmates to reunite with the
additional common interest of having children currently en-
rolled at “the grand old college.” Adam Anderson, a senior at
Mount Union, and his father Jim Anderson ’69 shared some
insights on common college experiences and opportunities.
Photos from the Luncheon are found on pages 38-39.
Pre-Game Brunches
Throughout the home football season many alumni and friends
enjoyed the Pre-Game Brunch in the Kresge Dining Commons
and then returned to the Campus Grounds for a Post-Game
Reception. Purple was the color of choice and everyone is a
football friend while enjoying Purple Raider football.
Akron Basketball Gathering
Despite being four days before Christmas, about 50 parents,
alumni and friends participated in a pre-game gathering prior
to the Mount Union-University of Akron men’s basketball
game.
Class Notes
Term Expiring 2003Nancy Ashcom ’69
Jane Mackey Barrett ’55Lynn Ermlich Francis ’82
Alan Harold ’98Pat McFarland Kovach ’71Susan LaVeglia Martin ’68William M. McDevitt ’71Jennifer Hardy Parker ’87
Term Expiring 2004Robert L. Buchs ’54Tim Barnhouse ’64
Jill Connor ’87Connie Snode Flynn ’69
Douglas Hubert ’73Norma Rowe Kitzmiller ’65
Brittney Matejka ’99C. Reggie Thomas ’87
2001-2002 Alumni CouncilPresident
Robert L. Buchs ’54
Vice President
Nancy Ashcom ’69
Treasurer
C. Reggie Thomas ’88
Term Expiring 2002Ann Weals DeLo ’53
William H. Fiegenschuh ’44Kay Norton Hettler ’70
Richard A. Jones ’42Dwight S. Jordan ’71
Susan Dugle March ’68Richard E. Ross ’66
Vanquilla Sanders Wilks ’90
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Class NotesClass Notes to be included in Issue I,2002 of Mount Union Magazine mustbe received before February 28, 2002.
Material for Class Notes is obtainedfrom the “Update” form at the end ofMount Union Magazine or online;news passed along from alumni to theAlumni Office, Advancement Officeand Annual Giving Office; andnewspaper articles. Notices sent by thePost Office are not printed in Class Notes.
1937GET READY FOR YOUR
CLASS REUNION
Alumni Weekend
2002John Saffell resides at 7-314 CopelandOaks, 800 S. 15th St., Sebring, OH 44672.
1938Martha (Schweinsberger) and JohnChaney reside at 415 S. Vista Del Rio,Green Valley, AZ 85614-2415.
Eleanor (Iman) Dewald resides at TheWaterford, #259, 1296 S. Trimble Rd.,Mansfield, OH 44907.
Jessie (Brenet) Porterfield resides at 1206Glendale Cir. W., Sarasota, FL 34232.
1940Olen Sheperd was honored for 59 yearsof service in the Air Force and AAF serviceat a ceremony recognizing his retirementfrom the HQ USAF Air Staff.
1944Sara M. Halliburton resides at 6251Old Dominion Dr., Apt. 001, McLean,VA 22101-4824.
1948Patricia H. (Henry) Felgar resides at77 Silver Sky Pl., P.O. Box 1208, GreenValley, AZ 85622.
Irene (Rowan) Koval resides at 5352Ruth Amy Ave., Westerville, OH 43081.
1949Virgil and Jodi Pfeifer reside at 1810195th E., Long Beach, WA 98631.
1950John C. Cronin resides at 830 N. ShoreDr. N.E., #510, St Petersburg, FL 33701.
1951Donald P. Smith resides at 24 John St.,Tuckerton, NJ 08087.
1953Bill and Jeanne Cracknell reside at2856 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH44601. Bill is a retired U.S. Navycaptain and Jeanne is the owner ofJeanne’s Graphic and Typesetting Ltd.
R. Bruce Markham resides at 2315Brayton Ave., Apt. Q2, Alliance, OH44601.
1955Annette (Albers) and Charles McCoyreside at 5155 N. High St., #407,Columbus, OH 43214-1525.
1957GET READY FOR YOUR
CLASS REUNION
Alumni Weekend
2002Sam Ditch’s e-mail: [email protected].
Carl and Carol Johnson reside at 568Surfside Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15239.Carl retired in March from the Courtof Common Pleas Criminal Divisionin Allegheny County, PA. Their e-mail: [email protected].
1958Joyce (Sharp) and Dr. Jon Freshwaterreside at 27 Cranberry Way, Box 311,South Chatham, MA 02659. Joyce is aretired coordinator of gifted/talentedstudents for Parma City Schools andJon is a retired United Methodistminister for the East Ohio Conferenceof the United Methodist Church. Theire-mail: [email protected].
John Piper was recently honored withmembership in the Bowling GreenUniversity Athletic Hall of Fame. Heserved as the golf coach for 13 years atthe university.
1960Blair Slutz can be reached at Box #315,208 S. Taylor, Holmesville, OH 44633. Hewas recently awarded the DistinguishedService Award from the Ohio Associationof Secondary School Administrators andcurrently serves as the organization’sliaison with Ashland University. His e-mail: [email protected].
1961Bill and Joanne Davis reside at 23175Shady Oak Ln., Estero, FL 33928.
Judy (Tinkham) and Norman Layreside at 4200 S.E. Cove Lake Cir.,#207, Stuart, FL 34997.
1963Carol Ann (Stoetzer) and Dennis ’64Detlef reside at 1335 Chetworth Ct.,Alexandria, VA 22314.
Edith (DeLong) Taylor can be reachedat PMB 113, P.O. Box 223300,Princeville, HI 96722-3300 fromJanuary to May and 2691 Ravenna Rd.,Hudson, OH 44236 from June toDecember.
Judy (Rennels) and J. Terry Tolertonresides at 27 Long Brow Rd., HiltonHead, SC 29928.
1964William “Ed” and Martha (Horne ’67)Hoag reside at 713 Hampton RoadsDr., Knoxville, TN 37922. Their e-mail: [email protected].
1965Rev. Marvin I. Lare has been electedchair of the Greater ColumbiaCommunity Relations Council Boardof Directors. He is director of GrantResearch and Development with theSouth Carolina Department of SocialServices, treasurer of the PalmettoDevelopment Group, a statewidecommunity economic developmentinstitution and a board member of theSouth Carolina Low Income HousingCoalition. He resides at 604 Allen’sWay, Columbia, SC 29205.
1968John and Cindy Bovyer reside at 2156Aurora St., Hudson, OH 44236. Johnis president and Cindy is the controller,both of J.R. Bovyer Electrical Sales ofOhio, Inc. They are the parents ofBrian, 10 and John III, 19. Their e-mail: [email protected].
Jim Chadwick resides at 345 E. 81 St.,14E, New York, NY 10028.
Joan (Harmony) and RichardErickson reside at 2220 Lizmar Ln.,Montgomery, AL 36106. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Richard Kekic resides at 302 Sea HorseDr., Colonial Beach, VA 22443.
1969Kimberly (Pierce) Gillenwater’s e-mail: [email protected].
Rick Stradley resides at 6914 KeeseeCir., New Albany, OH 43054.
Nancy Strauch resides at 107 NoranCir., Bedford, OH 44146. Her e-mail:[email protected].
1970Sara Holbrook resides at 7326 PresleyAve., Mentor, OH 44060. She is a poet.Her e-mail: [email protected].
George Ziga resides at 2166 DelawareDr., Cleveland Heights, OH 44106.
1972GET READY FOR YOUR
CLASS REUNION
Alumni Weekend
2002Mike and Deborah Borgos reside at990 Brookpoint Dr., Macedonia, OH44056. Mike is a teacher for GarfieldHeights School District. His e-mail:[email protected].
Nancy (Miller) Brasure resides at 1120Heath Ave., Lynchburg, VA 24502. Sheis a Spanish teacher for Jefferson ForestHigh School. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Scott E. Coleridge is president andCEO of Synthon Chiragenics Corp., aleading carbohydrate-based drugdiscovery company which received theaward for Private Company of the Yearfrom the New Jersey TechnologyCouncil. Scott resides in New Jerseywith his family.
David Murdoch and MarleneLaCamera were married on July 21,2001. They reside at 131 Distillery Rd.,Newmanstown, PA 17073. David isthe executive vice president-corporatecounsel for the Caron Foundation.Marlene is a registered nurse for SharonRegional Health Care System. His e-mail:[email protected].
Donald Watt is dean of the School ofLiberal and Performing Arts atSouthern Arkansas University. His e-mail: [email protected].
1973Gary Loar and Chow-Meng Chinreside at 303 Bayview Dr., Avon Lake,OH 44012. They are the parents ofAlexander, 3 and Samantha, 1. Garyis global manager, aviation forMcGean. Their e-mail: [email protected]. His e-mail:[email protected].
Doreen (Adams) and Michael Smithreside at 18 Buckeye Blvd., Pataskala,OH 43062. Doreen is a homemakerand Michael is vice president andgeneral manager of Lamar OutdoorAdvertising of Columbus, OH.
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Class Notes1978
LTC (Ret.) Neil A. Garra resides at5040 Foothills Dr., Sierra Vista, AZ85635.
Susan Tiffany resides at 2235 EldredAve., Lakewood, OH 44107. She is aterritory sales manager for WilburChocolate Company. Her e-mail:[email protected].
1979Kevin M. and Jean (Butch ’82)Edwards announce the birth of a son,Gabriel Vincent, on January 10, 2001,who joins sibling Hannah, 6. Kevin isan educational consultant for the OhioDepartment of Education and Jean isvice president and treasurer ofPerpetual Savings Bank. They resideat 1323 Valley Dr., Wellsville, OH43968. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Harold Hanna resides at 1111 KnoxSchool Rd., Beloit, OH 44609.
Hallie (Brian) and Mike Moore resideat 17712 Chagrin Blvd., ShakerHeights, OH 44122. She is theregistrar of preparatory andcontinuing education at the ClevelandInstitute of Music.
Lori (Zaytzeff ) Shirley has beenappointed to the Patuxent RiverCommission/Tributary Strategy Teamby the governor of the State of
Maryland, Parris Glendening. Theappointment fulfills a municipal sloton the Commission. She willrepresent the city of Bowie.
Amy (Blount) Sigler resides at 157Gnau Ave. S.W., Massillon, OH 44646.
1980Lisa (Ebert) Carroll resides at 1530Locust St., Apt. 2F, Philadelphia, PA19102. She is director of operationsat The Reliable Companies. Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Dr. Parmie (Andaloro) and Dr. GeorgeHerman reside at 903 W. Auglaize St.,Wapokenta, OH 45895. Both are self-employed physicians. Parmie wasawarded the Golden Paradigm Awardpresented by Appleseed Ridge, whichhonors the outstanding woman ofnorthwest Ohio.
Martha Tsipis and John Merritt weremarried on October 6, 2001. Theyreside at 19945 Spurrier Ave.,Poolesville, MD 20837. She is themother of Teresa, 18, Nicholas, 17,Geoffrey, 15 and Lindsay, 13.
1981Dennis and Stacey Benner reside at609 Fulla Ln., Heath, OH 43056.Dennis is a teacher, coach and athleticdirector for Heath City Schools and
1974Steven and Nancy Cohen reside at 7721Baughman Dr., Amarillo, TX 79121. Theyare the parents of Sarah, 20 and Jeremy,16. Steven is a risk control manager forAnderson Merchandisers. Their e-mail:[email protected].
James and Pauline Mortimer reside at15602 E. El Lago Blvd., Fountain Hills,AZ 85268. James is a national businessdevelopment manager for VersatermCorporation. His e-mail:[email protected].
Alecia Schroedel resides at 1810Harvard Blvd., Dayton, OH 45406.She is pursuing a master of divinitydegree at the United TheologicalSeminary.
Sonie (Gingery) and Lonnie Snowreside at 5240 State Rt. 44 E., Liberty,IN 47353. Sonie is a speechpathologist for Edgewood CitySchools and was recently awarded theACE Award from the American SpeechHearing Association.
1976JoAnn (Warren) and Todd Jonesreside at 535 Hillsdale Dr., Sebring,OH 44672. JoAnn is a teacher atSebring Local Schools and earned amaster of fine arts degree injournalism and mass communication
in May 2001 from Kent StateUniversity. Todd is a pipefitter forAmerican Steel Foundries. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Richard and Deborah Reeves reside at10146 Newton Falls Rd., Ravenna, OH44266. Richard is a blood bank managerfor Trumbull Memorial Hospital. His e-mail: [email protected].
1977GET READY FOR YOUR
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Alumni Weekend
2002Ralph and Barbara Jentes reside at1871 Hampshire Cir. N.W.,Uniontown, OH 44685, along withtheir daughter, Laura, 1. Ralph is ateacher at Louisville High School andwas named American History Teacherof the Year in Stark County for 2001by the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution. Barbara is a homemaker.
Barbara Smith resides at 210 E.Prospect St., Girard, OH 44420. Sheis executive director of Camp FireU.S.A. Northeast Ohio Council andhas been elected president of theYoungstown Downtown Kiwanis Cluband secretary of the NationalAssociation of Camp Fire Councils.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Swimming & DivingRow 1 (l-r): Sam Stephens ’00, Cathy Girard ’98, Jill Panek ’01, CandiceCarouse ’01, Elizabeth Markwick ’01, Jen Pease’00, Dan Morris ’94.Row 2 (l-r): William Mackin ’96, Dan Trieff ’96, Dan Diaz ’97, Dan Cone’98, Ryan Miller ’97, Mike McDonald ’01, David Kaufmann ’00, JonCooper ’98. Row 3 (l-r): Mike Cook ’99, Tyler Sutton ’99, Jason Walter’99, Dustin Richardson ’99, Jon Small ’95, Isaac Smurr ’98, Rob LIas’00, Kevin Hopkins ’92.
Men’s SoccerRow 1 (l-r): Jay Hartland ’89, Mark Vance ’95, Jon Jones ’00, Guillermo“Chio” Porrass ’00, Ryan Calcei ’01, Terry Thompson ’71, Doug Nelson’91. Row 2 (l-r): Kevin Rowles ’00, Mike Holdford ’01, Jason Durell ’98,Aaron Schmidt ’00, Brian Holdford ’01, Kevin Stockdale ’97, DevinUscilowski ’98, Amado Sandoval ’93. Row 3 (l-r): Jeff Birkner ’98, MarkRigsby ’93, Jay Holby ’93, Dick Herriott ’67, Mike Sprenger ’95, JoshMazanetz ’01, Water Luke ’01, Stanley Jackson ’95, Steve Shields ’94,Jamie Schwarz ’94. Not pictured: Phil Francis ’80.
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Class Notesearned his master’s degree ineducation in August 2001. Stacey isan office manager/accountant forQuality Residential Alternatives. Theire-mail: [email protected].
Dean Brumbaugh’s e-mail:[email protected].
Karen (Mackey) and Tom Hortonannounce the birth of a daughter,Caroline Geneva, on April 30, 2001,who joins siblings Allison, 15,Elizabeth, 12 and Bobby, 11. Tom is apartner at Orrick, Herrington &Sutcliffe. The family resides at 6608Oakwood Ct., Falls Church, VA 22041.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Ken and Renee Kolke announce thebirth of a son, Nathan Richard, onMarch 18, 2001, who joins siblingsMegan, 7, K.C., 6, and Erin, 4. Ken isan area sales manager for Ameritechand Renee is a systems programmerfor Ferro Corp. The family resides at3161 Evelynton Pl., Stow, OH 44224.
Cindy (Pelo) and Tim Magargle resideat 4810 Heycross Dr., Grove City, Oh43123. Cindy is a project analyst forThe Huntington InvestmentCompany. Their e-mail:[email protected].
James Manello resides at 259 E.Mohawk Dr., Malvern, OH 44644.
Swen Nielsen resides at 490 CherryValley Dr., Amherst, OH 44001. He isa financial systems manager for Squire,Sanders & Dempsey LLP. His e-mail:[email protected].
Cameron H. Speck was awarded theNational Safety Council’sDistinguished Service to Safety Award,the highest honor bestowed by thecouncil in recognition of outstandingservice to the field of safety. Speck, aresident of Massillon, OH, is presidentand CEO of the Safety ResourceCompany of Ohio, Inc.
Marty and Kathy Willis reside at 1125Morningside Dr., Minerva, OH 44657.They are the parents of Tara, 22, Kylee,11 and Dane, 1. Marty is the humanresource manager for Metaldyne andearned his master of businessadministration degree from AshlandUniversity in 2001. Their e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail:[email protected].
1982GET READY FOR YOUR
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Alumni Weekend
2002Susan (Dailey) and Patric Bradleyreside at 8455 Offenhauser Dr., Apt.1827, Reno, NV 89511. Susan is an
assistant controller for EmpireSpecialty Steel Inc. and Patric is abenefits administrator for Trinet. Here-mail: [email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected].
Dara Wegman-Geedey and C. KevinGeedey announce the birth of adaughter, Aislinn, on August 7, 2001.
Mike and Traci (Gasser ’84) Pelfreyreside at 6721 Stonecreek St., WestPalm Beach, FL 33413. Mike ownsPelfrey Brothers, a remodelingbusiness and Traci is an office managerat Schenkel Shultz Architecture. Theire-mail: [email protected].
1983Dr. Vera Byrd resides at 28 ReynoldsSt., Albany, NY 12205.
Jim and Tammy Karmie reside at 161Arthur Ave., Clarksburg, WV 26301.Jim is the financial services managerfor Toothman Ford Sales and Tammyis an operator/supervisor for Verizon.They are the parents of Victoria, 11and Alexis, 2. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Eileen (Allen) and Rex Lane reside at1011 Goodsell St., Otsego, MI 49078.They are the parents of Lindsay, 6 andAshley, 3. Eileen is a homemaker andRex is the assistant supervisor for thedepartment of environmental qualityfor the State of Michigan.
Elizabeth (Rayburn) Mills resides at28108 Knickerbocker Rd., Bay Village,OH 44140-2155. She is a kindergartenteacher for Westlake City Schools. Sheis the mother of Ryan, 10 and Andrew,7. Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
John and Cindy (Kaiser) Pollockreside at 3779 Troon Dr., Uniontown,OH 44685. John is an informationtechnology server support managerfor Diebold, Inc. They are the parentsof Nathan, 13, Benjamin, 11, Zachary,8, and Daniel, 6. Their e-mail:[email protected].
John Pawlikowski resides at 7274Players Club Dr., Concord, OH 44077.
Kathi (Zenuch) and Paul ’82 Senitareside at 919 Southview Dr., Ionia, MI48846. Kathi is a principal for BathCommunity Schools and Paul ispresident of PaSen Builders. They arethe parents of Jennifer, 13, Andrew, 11,Alex, 8, and Sarah, 5.
Stephen and Elizabeth Wellsannounce the birth of a son, NateGeorge, on March 28, 2001, who joinssiblings Adam, 16, and Kyle 13.Stephen is president of FairfieldNational Bank and Elizabeth is a self-employed graphic designer. Theyreside at 1230 Fogg Dr., Lancaster, OH43130. His e-mail:[email protected].
BaseballRow 1 (l-r): Paul Dunleavy ’90, Rick Mulinix ’01, Jim Lindell ’98, Patrick(Kiko) Martija ’97, Beau Hendericks ’97, Rick D’Amico ’98. Row 2 (l-r):Conley Marcum ’91, Rick Oyster ’00, Chris Tucker ’00, Bill Sanders ’00,Joe McIntyre ’01, Josh White ’97, Pat Corcoran ’87, Andy Jackson ’87.Row 3 (l-r): Paul Hesse, Vince Obmann ’55, Dave Poe ’91, JeremyRosenbeck ’98, Pete Tannish ’97, Doug Jeffries ’93, Chris Paul ’00, MikeForce ’91, John Cola ’90, Bob Buchs ’54.
SoftballRow 1 (l-r): Becky Shreffler ’02, Julie Gajtka ’01, Cara Grisola ’00. Row 3(l-r): Michelle (Blough ’97) Minnick, Kelly (Fogle ’90) Bonk, MichelleManning ’00.
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Class Notes1984
Richard and Joy (Kunkel) Banishreside at 7880 Sugarbush Ln., GatesMills, OH 44040. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Joseph Graziosi resides at 203 CaminoSt., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952.
Edward Kolesar resides at 20 AshtonDr., Burr Ridge, IL 60527.
Tina (Seiter) and Jim Simon reside at834 S. Christopher Dr., Bowling Green,OH 43402. Tina is a business managerat WBGU-PBS, Bowling Green StateUniversity and Jim is an engineer forColumbia Gas of Ohio. They are theparents of Bryan, 14, and Blake,¡ 12.Their e-mail: [email protected]. Here-mail: [email protected].
Peter and Deborah Wills reside at 6378Bryson Dr., Mentor, OH 44060. Peteris a project manager and Deborah isan administrative assistant, both atBevcorp Industries, Inc. They are theparents of Victoria, 1. Their e-mail:[email protected].
1985Shelly Edwards resides at 56 PrescottSt., Framingham, MA 01702. She is atechnical services marketingconsultant for NELINET, Inc. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Suzanne (Gross) and Mark Hatchreside at 4189 Rowanne Rd.,Columbus, OH 43214. Suzanne is anelementary school teacher forColumbus Public Schools and Markis director of public policy and publicaffairs for the Ohio Association ofPublic School Employees. They are theparents of Jane, 11, Truman, 9, andSamuel, 7. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Suzanne (Gilpatrick) and Rev. Doug’84 Lewis announce the birth of a son,Jonathan, on October 15, 2001, whojoins siblings Jennifer, 12 and Ben, 6.The family resides at 180 W. AiglerBlvd., Bellevue, OH 44811. Their e-mail: [email protected].
Rob Newbold has been selected toparticipate in the 2001-2002Leadership Canton Class. He is ashareholder with the law firm ofBuckingham, Doolittle andBurroughs, LLP, serving in theBusiness Law Practice Group. Heresides in Canton, OH with his wife,Pam, director of human resources atMount Union, and their son, Preston.
Thomas and Kimberly Parrineannounce the birth of a son, AndrewThomas, on June 12, 2001. The familyresides at 2435 Lindsay Ct., WestChicago, IL 60185. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Jon “Roz” and Cheryl Rovniak residesat 7165 Buchanan Ct., Mentor, OH44060. Jon is vice president of salesfor Herman Miller WorkplaceResource. He and Cheryl are theparents of Rachael, 9, Alec, 7 and Ryan, 5.Their e-mail: [email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected].
Brian Stoll resides at 515 W. 3rd St.,Elmira, NY 14901. He works in APD/AMP for WLVY-FM. His e-mail:[email protected].
1986Kathleen Butera is an account executivefor Definity Health. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Keith Gray’s e-mail: [email protected].
Jerome Patrick’s e-mail: [email protected].
Glen Sheay earned the prestigiousChartered Financial Analystdesignation, administered by theAssociation for InvestmentManagement and Research.
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Alumni Weekend
2002Kate Barrett resides at 3748 Rook Dr.,Akron, OH 44319.
Rob and Caroline Bishop announcethe birth of a son, Colin Pierce, on May9, 2001. Rob is director of purchasingfor North Coast Container Corp. andCaroline is a health inspector for theSummit County Health Department.They reside at 4305 Smokerise Dr.,Stow, OH 44224. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Beth Brown resides at Route 1, Box51B, Fleming, OH 45729. She is a localdistrict coordinator of specialeducation for Fort Frye Local SchoolDistrict and earned her master ofeducation administration from OhioUniversity in 1999. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Vince L. Crenshaw resides at 2193 S.Overlook Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH44106.
Lisa (McCarty) and Darren Ewaskaannounce the birth of a son, MitchellAnderson, on October 1, 2001, whojoins sibling Zachary, 5. They resideat 746 E. 305th St., Willowick, OH44095.
Greg and Janice (Williams ’85)Flasco’s e-mail: [email protected].
Kurt and Julie (Rance) Jenningsannounce the adoption of a son,Matthew Thomas, born on June 23,2001, who joins sibling Lauren, 4. Kurtis a supervisor, quality focus team forDelphi Packard Electric Systems andwas recently inducted into the DelphiAutomotive Systems Innovators Hallof Fame after receiving 11 patents andearning the President’s Award. Julie isan indirect account executive forSprint PCS Corporation. The familyresides at 7145 St. Ursula Dr., Canfield,OH 44406. Their e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail:[email protected]. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Bob and Cindy Klinar reside at 19921Fairmount Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH44118. Bob is the principal of CardinalMiddle School in the Cardinal LocalSchool District. Their e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail:[email protected].
Jeanine McGuire and Rich Ware reside at9543 Beauclerc Terrace, Jacksonville, FL 32257.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Lois (Godley) and Jim Scott announcethe birth of a son, Zachary James, onJune 8, 2001, who joins siblingsBrittany, 5, and Austin, 3. Lois is a self-employed Creative Memoriesconsultant and Jim is the lead storemanager for Goodyear Tire andRubber. The family resides at 105Morgan Dr., Richmond, KY 40475.Their e-mail: [email protected]. Here-mail: [email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected].
Reggie and Karyn Thomas reside at1294 Pershing Dr., Columbus, OH43224-1179. Reggie is vice presidentof Huntington National Bank. Theire-mail: [email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected]
1988Michelle Cline resides at 7701 TrevinoLn., Falls Church, VA 22043. She is themother of Jordan, 5. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Cinda (Oliver) and Michael Decordovaannounce the birth of a daughter,Anneliese Ireland, on February 17,
2001. Cinda is a homemaker andMichael is an implementation managerfor Wireless Resources Inc. The familyresides at 2410 Gates Ave., RedondoBeach, CA 90278.
David Petty and Raynae Ladensackwere married on July 21, 2001. Davidis a social studies teacher andbasketball coach at Cardinal MooneyHigh School. The couple resides at 474Melbourne Ave, Boardman, OH44512.
Kenneth and Kathy Luther announcethe birth of a daughter, MelodyJoanne, on September 28, 2001.Kenneth is an assistant professor ofmathematics at Valparaiso Universityand Kathy is an environmentalmanager for the Indiana Departmentof Environmental Management. Theyreside at 308 Green Acres Dr.,Valparaiso, IN 46383. His e-mail:[email protected].
Matthew and Catherine Smithannounce the birth of a daughter,Hannah Catherine, on July 31, 2001,who joins siblings Michael, 6 andJacob, 4. Matthew is director of theKentucky Regional Office of AcordiaEmployers Service. The family residesat 121 Blue Fields Rd., Louisville, KY40223. Their e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected].
Janice (Brewster) and Carl Weiserannounce the birth of a daughter, LilaGrace, on August 6, 2001, who joinssibling Samuel, 2. Janice is a freelancewriter and editor and her latest book,“Cabin Style,” has recently beenpublished. Carl is a Washingtoncorrespondent for Gannett NewsService. They reside at 5101 N. 23rd
Rd., Arlington, VA 22207. Her e-mail:[email protected].
1989John and Kelly (Curtis ’91) Craig resideat 6290 Harborview Ave. N.W., Canton,OH 44718. They are the parents ofJacqueline, 6 and Rachel, 4. Craig isCFO of McCann Holdings, Inc. Theire-mail: [email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected].
Jon and Dawn (Lazear ’90) Grandstaffreside at 344 Woodbridge Glen,Richmond Heights, OH 44143. Jon isa principal for CGI HealthcareSolutions and Dawn is a medicaltechnologist for University Hospitalsof Cleveland. They are the parents ofJacob, 6, Jack, 1, and Ben, 1. Their e-mail: [email protected].
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Class NotesSusan (Pech) and Brian Grazianoannounce the birth of a son, Sam, onJune 26, 2001. Susan is a homemakerand Brian is a sales representative forWJW-FOX 8 Television. The familyresides at 19411 Trotwood Park Dr.,Strongsville, OH 44149.
Kyle Harrop resides at 917 N.Alabama, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Heis a programs assistant in thedepartment of student activities for theIndiana Association of School Principals.His e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Ed Hogya is the offensive coordinatorfor the football team at Kenyon College.
Scott and Sheryl (Ames ’90) Masonreside at 3640 S. Union Ave., Alliance,OH 44601. Scott is an associateprofessor of chemistry and Sheryl isan adjunct assistant professor ofchemistry, both at Mount Union. Hise-mail: [email protected]. Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Melanie Samay resides at 6747Stoneloch Ct., Middleburg Heights,OH 44103. She is a seniormanagement accountant for Centerfor Families and Children. Her e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Richard Miller and Catherine Smithwere married on August 4, 2001.Richard is vice president andcontroller of Savings Bank and Trustand was named Employee of the Yearfor 2001. Catherine is a seventh gradelanguage arts specialist at CrestonMiddle School. The couple resides at305 Lake St., Orrville, OH 44667. Theire-mail: [email protected]. Hise-mail: [email protected]. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Gary Sabath resides at 693 St. Clair,Grosse Pointe, MI 48230. His e-mail:[email protected].
Allan and Deborah Stutz reside at2990 Ravineview Cir., Stow, OH44224. Allan is in sales and marketingfor PTC Alliance. They are the parentsof Allison, 5 and Bradley, 1. Their e-mail: [email protected].
Nancy (Chiacchiero) and David Whittannounce the birth of a son, AnthonyEdward, on April 17, 2001, who joinssibling Jonathan, 2. Nancy is acommunications manager forNationwide Financial and David is ateacher for Hilliard City Schools. Theire-mail: [email protected].
K. Scott Wolf resides at 156 EldridgeRd., Aurora, OH 44202. His e-mail:[email protected].
1990William Beach has been named anassociate with Hull & Associates, Inc.
Joel Beard resides at 1012 Erin Dr.,Kent, OH 44240. He is an informationservices specialist for The GoodyearTire & Rubber Company. His e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Kim (Uhl) and Joel ’89 Carterannounce the birth of a daughter,Tierney Moore, on April 29, 2001.Kim is an English teacher for Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schoolsand Joel is a social worker for theLicking County Sheriff ’s Department.They reside at 233 Purvis Ave.,Bremen, OH 43107. Their e-mail:[email protected]. Her e-mail:[email protected]. Hise-mail: [email protected].
Elizabeth (Baker) and Peter Colburnreside at 4656 N. 4th St., Columbus, OH43224. She is an administrativeassistant/legal assistant for Leon D. Bass.Their e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected].
Maria (Wells) and Chris Daull ’91reside at 256 Meadowcreek Dr.,Wadsworth, OH 44281. Maria is ateacher for Wadsworth City Schoolsand Chris is a district claims manager/structured settlement coordinator forWestfield Group. They are the parentsof Jonna, 7, and Luke, 4. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Mark Fetzer resides at 308 EastburyAve. N.E., North Canton, OH 44702. Hise-mail: [email protected].
Kirsten Handler resides at 2181Waterbury Rd., Lakewood, OH 44107.
Rachele (Dunn) and Karl ’89Kauffmann announce the birth of adaughter, Faith Olivia, on August 3,2001, who joins siblings Noah, 3 and
Nathan, 1. They reside at 3596Silverado Dr., Columbus, OH 43228. Theire-mail: [email protected].
Lori McClamroch and James Karasekwere married on April 9, 2001. Lori isa resource development manager forthe Battered Women’s Shelter ofSummit and Medina Counties andJames is vice president of finance andadministration for GoodwillIndustries of Akron. They are theparents of Rowen, 7, Leah, 6, andNicole, 5. They reside at 209 S.Prospect St., Hartville, OH 44632.Their e-mail: [email protected]. Here-mail: [email protected]. Hise-mail: [email protected].
Dawn (Bracken) and Timothy Scottannounce the birth of a daughter,Mackenzie Danielle, on July 4, 2001,who joins sibling Steven, 5. Dawn is ateacher for Louisville City Schools andTimothy is a technician for WJW-FOX8. The family resides at 2824 ChadwickSt. N.W., Massillon, OH 44646. Theire-mail: [email protected].
Anita Tucker resides at 11843 LakeAve., #11, Lakewood, OH 44107. Here-mail: [email protected].
1991Dr. Laura Kim Cole and YancyBodenstein were married onSeptember 8, 2001. She is a sciencepolicy analyst for the NationalInstitutes of Health/National Instituteon Diabetes and Digestive Kidney
Diseases. He is a protein chemist inthe High Throughput BiologicalScreening at Human GenomeSciences, Inc. They reside at 18005Cottage Garden Dr., #202,Germantown, MD 20874. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Mike and Laura (Wilson ’92)Daulbaugh reside at 1065Morningside, Minerva, OH 44657.Mike is director of curriculum andinstruction for Minerva Local Schoolsand Laura is a fourth grade teacher atSouth Lincoln Elementary for AllianceCity Schools. They are the parents ofAlexa, 3 and Jenna, 1. His e-mail:[email protected]. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Lisa Reneé (Dunlap) and MichaelMurphy announce the birth of a son,Lucas Nash, on April 25, 2001. Lisa isa programmer analyst for AultCare.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Maureen (Tirella) and Peter Karlakreside at 263 Robertson Way, LincolnPark, NJ 07035. Maureen is a multi-line claims examiner for One BeaconInsurance Group and earned hermaster of business administrationdegree from St. Peter’s College in 1999.Peter is a router bench engineer forDatatec Systems Inc. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Emily (Clark) Ludgate is a taxmanager for Deloitte & Touche LLP.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Alums Cruise Chesapeake Bay
Len Bernauer ’61 joined Robert ’61 and Ann (Mackey ’63) Koch on theirboat Carefree II for a cruise of the Chesapeake Bay. They visited a fewvillages on their trip and Ann took this picture of Len and Robert standingon the foredeck of the boat, showing their Mount Union pride.
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Class NotesPamela (Weaver) and Terin Mitterlingreside at 322 Heritage Ave., CanalFulton, OH 44614. Pamela is a Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) Programsupervisor for Crisis InterventionCenter of Stark County, Inc. The MSTteam she supervised was recentlyselected as the site for a documentaryfilm on MST’s model of therapy. Shewas also chosen to participate in theproduction of a training video for theOhio Department of Mental Health.Terin is a self-employed lumber brokerfor Mitterling Enterprises, Inc. Theyare the parents of Mikayla, 2. Their e-mail: [email protected]. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Doug and Megan (Sprang) Nelsonannounced the birth of twin sons, TyGrant and Simon Etienne, onSeptember 29, 2001, who join siblingsKailah, 6 and Rieley, 4. Doug is aglobal manager of finance andeconomics for The Timken Company.They reside at 8489 Yorkshire St. N.W.,Massillon, OH 44646. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Laurie Pate and Scott Spangler weremarried on July 7, 2001. Laurie is alibrary media specialist for Plain LocalSchools and Scott is a systemscoordinator for Avalon Foods. Thecouple resides at 7394 Klingston St.N.W., Massillon, OH 44646.
Scott and Heather (Condley ’95)Rainone announce the birth of a son,Nicholas, on January 27, 2001. Scottis the public relations coordinator forthe Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Medicine and Heather is themanaging editor of the Kent Record-Courier. The family resides at 450Myrtle St., Ravenna, OH 44266. Theire-mail: [email protected].
Kelly (Wright) and Fredrick Shafferannounce the birth of a son, AnthonyJerome, on May 7, 2001. Kelly is ahuman resources specialist for AstroShapes, Inc. and is a certifiedprofessional in human resources.Fredrick is a firefighter for the city ofCampbell. The family resides at 301Porter Ave., Campbell, OH 44405.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Lisa (Gano) and Chris Weaverannounce the birth of a daughter,Maggie Lynn, on August 28, 2001, whojoins siblings Emma, 6, and Luke, 4.Lisa is a self-employed early childhoodeducation consultant and trainer andChris is the chief operating officer forWeaver Leather, Inc. The familyresides at 2022 Scenic View Rd. S.W.,New Philadelphia, OH 44663. Her e-mail: [email protected].
James Wojcik and Dunya Siegel-Wojcik reside at 524 Hillview Dr.,Boise, ID 83712. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Betsy (Kline) and Maurice Zuverannounce the birth of a son, CalebMatthew, on July 3, 2001, who joinssibling Delaney, 3. Betsy is an Englishteacher for Bryan City Schools andMaurice is a history teacher for StrykerLocal Schools. The family resides at500 Pioneer Ave., P.O. Box 821,
Pioneer, OH 43554. Their e-mail:[email protected]. Her e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail:[email protected].
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Alumni Weekend
2002Shari (Sanor) and Frank Armstrong,IV announce the birth of a daughter,Eileen Kay, on June 18, 2001. Shari isa nanny and Frank is a carpenter forAllied Construction. The familyresides at 2689 Noble Rd., Apt. 14,Cleveland, OH 44121. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Jen Cantwell resides at 122 Hoyt St.,3H, Stamford, CT 06905. She is asenior account executive forSoftWatch, Inc. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Theresa (Doyle) and Dennis Gregoryannounce the birth of a son, JustinRaymond, on March 15, 2001, who joinssibling Derren, 4. Theresa is a fifth gradeteacher at Marlington High School andearned a master of education degree fromWalsh University. Dennis is the assistantvice president of construction for WayneHomes, LLC. The family resides at 2406Old Elm St. N.E., North Canton, OH44721. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Steve and Megan (Gallagher) Jacobsannounce the birth of a daughter,Shannon Rose, on June 5, 2001, whojoins sibling Ryan, 2. Steve is a clinicalspecialist/sales for Medtronic, Inc.,Megan is a physical therapy assistant.The family resides at 1718 Maywood,South Euclid, OH 44121. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Wanda (Offill) and Anthony Landannounce the birth of a son, IsaacAnthony, on July 26, 2001, who joinssibling Noah, 2. Wanda is a SLDteacher for Liberty Local Schools andAnthony is a service manager forFedEx Ground. The family resides at5636 London Dr., Austintown, OH44515.
Kevin and Christine (Hofus ’93)Lohse announce the birth of adaughter, Caitlin Elizabeth, on July 10,2001, who joins sibling Ryan, 3. Kevinis a police officer for The City ofCuyahoga Falls and Christine is anaccount manager training consultantfor Lab Support and On Assignment,
Inc. The family resides at 496 SeamanAve., Akron, OH 44305. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Lori (Pafford) and Dave Kohleannounce the birth of a son, PeterLouis, on August 17, 2001, who joinssibling Andrew, 2. Lori is a registerednurse at Jefferson Hospital and Daveworks for the Port Authority Transitin Pittsburgh. The family resides at3053 Amy Dr., South Park, PA 15129.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Gunananthan Nithyanantham andYen ChooiYin Leong reside at UnitB8.01 Cameron Tower, No. 11, Jalan,5/58B, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia 46000.Gunananthan is chairman and CEOand Yen is senior vice president,technology, both of SmartTransact.Their e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected].
Phillip and Karen (Girvan ’93)Nussdorfer reside at 14 Fireside Rd.,Oakland, MD 21550. Phillip isdirector of technical services forFinancial Computer Support, Inc. andKaren is a sixth grade language artsteacher for Southern Middle School.Phillip became a member of theNational Ski Patrol for Wisp Ski Resortin Deep Creek, MD in March 2001.They are the parents of Will, 2.
Amy (Grisham) and John Pattersonannounce the birth of a daughter, Jessa Leeon August 30, 2001, who joins siblingZane, 2. Amy is a school psychologist forTwinsburg City Schools and John is anexecutive manager of business analysis forJoAnne Stores Inc. They reside at 244Brookview Dr., Cuyahoga Falls, OH44223. Their e-mail: [email protected].
Kelly Pfund and Jonathan Stalls weremarried on October 12, 2001. Kelly isa business manager and Jonathan isdirector of marketing, both for CapitalOne Financial. They reside at 3207Grove Ave., Richmond, VA 23221. Here-mail: [email protected].
Jamie and Shelly Schaeffer announcethe birth of a son, Brady Vaun, onNovember 10, 2001, who joins siblingsSarah, 4 and Ethan, 1.
Robert Wilson resides at 2028Summertown Dr., Norcross, GA 30071.
1993Lisa Cargill and Jeff Kuehn weremarried on June 16, 2001. The coupleresides at 1005 Hazel Ave. N.E.,Louisville, OH 44641. Lisa is the chair
Classmates Join for Canoeing Trip
Carolyn (Koppel ’68) Pitman and Karen (Corbett ’68) Spangler joinedtogether in June 2001 to canoe the Missouri River in Montana with sixother women.
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Class Notesof the mathematics department atMinerva High School and Jeff is aclaims adjuster for ProgressiveInsurance. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Melanie (Linder) and Shawn Davisreside at 1266 Wingding Ridge,Louisville, OH 44641. She is a principalof East Canton Elementary School inthe Osnaburg Local School District.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Jeffrey and Laura (McAllister) Kurtzreside at 504 Burg St., Granville, OH43023. He is an assistant professor ofcommunication at Denison University.His e-mail: [email protected].
Rick and Dawn Landon announce thebirth of a daughter, Lauren Dawn, onJuly 5, 2001. Rick is a biology/anatomyteacher for Osnaburg Local Schoolsand Dawn is a third grade teacher forSpringfield Local Schools. The familyresides at 14880 McCallum Ave.,Alliance, OH 44601.
Brent and Christianne Lehmanannounce the birth of a son Rece Paul,on May 14, 2001. The family residesat 2626 Gloria Ct., Toledo, OH 43614.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Mike Kimmel resides at 2073 CarlileDr., Uniontown, OH 44685. His e-mail: [email protected].
Barret Ries resides at 2017 E. CarsonSt. #6, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. He is aself-employed personal fitness trainer.His e-mail: [email protected].
Heather Platz-Rosenow and MichaelRosenow ’94 reside at 1456 EastonAve., Madison, OH 44057. Heather isan independent beauty consultant forMary Kay Cosmetics. Michael is aliscensed massage therapist/owner ofU-Knead-Me Massage Services. Theyare the parents of Faith, 1. His e-mai:[email protected]. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Alex and Tamara Russin announce thebirth of a daughter, Zoe Alexis, onFebruary 23, 2001. They can bereached at P.O. Box 4, Nunam Iqua, AK99666. Alex is a high school generalistfor Lower Yukon School District.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Puluna (Thakkar) and ChandreshShelat reside at 10851 Sherwood HillRd., Owings Mills, MD 21117.
Kendra (Grahl) and Rod Smithannounce the birth of a son, DaneHalvar, on May 1, 2001. Kendra is a
fifth grade for Clyde-Green SpringsSchools and Rod is a high schoolhistory teacher for Sandusky CitySchools. The family resides at 511Main St., Box 563, Castalia, OH 44824.Their e-mail: [email protected]. Her e-mail: [email protected].
David Waite resides at 2671 WyndgateCt., Westlake, OH 44145. He is a retailplanning manager and assistant vicepresident for Retail BankingAdministration.
April (Blackwelder) and RobertWojtkiewicz reside at 93-C HilltopManor, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Theire-mail: [email protected].
1994Michelle (Pauli) and ChristopherBade announce the birth of a son,Michael Christopher, on September23, 2001, who joins sibling Sarah, 3.
Cristine (Hackney) and Brian Boydreside at 6720 Newton Falls Rd.,Ravenna, OH 44266. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Charles and Sherry Froehlichannounce the birth of a daughter,Abbegail Paige, on June 30, 2001, whojoins sibling Tanner, 2. Charles is anemotional support teacher, headvarsity wrestling coach and assistantvarsity football coach for PlumBorough School District. Sherry is adental assistant. The family resides at957 Mallisee Rd., Plum, PA 15239.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Megan Gustaevel resides at 2059Glamorgan St., Apt. 24, Alliance, OH44601. She is an athletic trainer/orthopedic assistant for Carnation Clinic,Inc. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Marnie (Wright) and Arick ’95Hammar reside at 168 High St.,Ashland, MA 01721. Marnie isassistant director of communications,alumni affairs and development forHarvard University and Arick isdirector, records management servicesfor Fidelity Investments. Their e-mail:[email protected]. Her e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected].
Tricia (Edwards) and Mark Johnsonannounce the birth of a son, DylanCharles, on July 29, 2001, who joinssibling Miles, 3. Mark is a registerednurse for Tuomey Health CareSystems. They family resides at 4770Old Stone Rd., Sumter, SC 29150. Here-mail: [email protected].
Patti Katronick and Michael Cosswere married on April 21, 2001. Pattiis a Title I tutor for Hope Academcyand Michael works for Press of Ohio.They reside at 3360 Elmwood St.,Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221.
Amy (Lavy) and Jim Kohmann ’00announce the birth of a daughter,Amanda, on March 28, 2001. Thefamily resides at 209 Cheyenne Tr.,Malvern, Oh 44644. Amy is thementor program coordinator forQuest Recovery Services and Jim is asales manager for Kohmann Ford.
Manaen Schlabach resides at 344Krukowski Rd., #A, Honolulu, HI 96819.
James and Jill (Faulkner ’96) Schwarzannounce the birth of a daughter,Haley Smith, on September 1, 2001.James is an international salesmanager for Chick WorkholdingSolutions, Inc. and Jill works for theYMCA. They reside at 6019 LinwoodDr., Valencia, PA 16059. Their e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail:[email protected].
Justin and Kelli Sly announce the birthof a daughter, Meagan Elisabeth, onMay 3, 2001, who joins siblingKaileigh, 1. The family resides at 8841St. Rt. 534, P.O. Box 45, Mesopotamia,OH 44439. Justin is an accountmanager for ITW Polymer Castings.Their e-mail: [email protected]. His e-mail: [email protected].
Heather Tucke and Charles Lawrencewere married on October 21, 2001.Heather is a manager of offsite laboratoryservices for Columbus Children’s Hospitaland earned a master of businessadministration degree from FranklinUniversity. They reside at 11692 BrunoRd., Thornville, OH 43076. Their e-mail:[email protected].
1995Fendrich and Cenell (Munford ’93) Clarkannounce the birth of a son, Fendrich, Jr.,on May 24, 2001. Fendrich and Cenellare both professors at Mount Union. Theycan be reached at 1972 Clark Ave., Box1278, Alliance, OH 44601. His e-mail:[email protected]. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Jennifer Gaertner and CharlesJohnson were married on November16, 2001. Jennifer is a kindergartenteacher for the Painesville TownshipLocal School District and Charles is afuneral director for Johnson FuneralHome. The couple resides at 120 S.Doan Ave., Painesville, OH 44077.
Kyle Garner’s e-mail: [email protected].
John and Maria Grimm reside at 6790Hickman Cemetery Rd., Radford, VA24141. John is pastor of Morgan’sChapel and Rockford UnitedMethodist churches and Maria ispastor of Belspring and Parrott UnitedMethodist churches. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Megan (Draudt) and Jerad Harperannounce the birth of a son, JustinBruce, on March 17, 2001, who joinssibling Ryan, 2. The family resides at604 Red Cloud Dr., Harker Heights,TX 76548. Jerad is a captain-armorfor the United States Army. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Ellen (Nolan) and Chris ’94 Hessannounce the birth of a son, PatrickJoseph, on September 9, 2001. Ellenis manager-employee programs forWestfield Group and Chris ismanager-government relations forGreater Cleveland GrowthAssociation. They reside at 13815Webster Rd., Strongsville, OH 44136.
Nikki (Kukla) and John Kelly reside at3006 Lancelot Dr., Murfreesboro, TN37127. Nikki is an senior EDIspecialist for MDC Health andrecently completed an MCSEcertification. John is a lead testengineer for Pratt & Whitney, adivision of UTC. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Juan and Heather Llanes-Portal resideat C / Chile, 10-3, Valencia, 46021,Spain. His e-mail: [email protected].
Melanie Maruschak resides at 1330Presidential Dr., Apt. 207, Columbus,OH 43212. She is a second gradeteacher at Gladstone ElementarySchool for Columbus Public Schools.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Angela Mesaros resides at 5548 N.Winthrop, #2, Chicago, IL 60640.
Rebecca Millikin and Jon Parkhurstwere married on August 25, 2001.Patricia (Russell) Vargas was matronof honor and Angela Bonicky andJolene (Johnson) Maynard werebridesmaids. Jeffrey Crossman was aceremony reader. Rebecca and Jon areboth audit managers for Ernst &Young LLP. They reside at 2615 JackieLn., Westlake, OH 44145. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Michael and Amy Roden reside at 177Jessica Dr., Dover, OH 44622. Michaelis a police officer for the City of Doverand Amy is a registered nurse at
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Aultman Hospital/Medflight of Ohio.They are the parents of Ethan, 1. Hise-mail: [email protected].
1996Ella Chiu resides at Flat E, 20/F, HongPak Mansion, Park Vale, Quarry Bay,Hong Kong. She is a systems analystfor UBS Warburg. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Wendy (Palagyi) and Eric Eland reside at3254 Callender Rd., Rock Creek, OH44084. Wendy is a toxicology team leaderat Ricerca LLC and Eric is self-employed,owning a business, Reflections. Her e-mail: [email protected].
T. J. Hankins resides at 403T MananaiPl., Honolulu, HI 96818. He is a sixthgrade teacher for Ma’ili ElementarySchool. His e-mail: [email protected].
Matt Keller and Vanessa Young weremarried on July 21, 2001. BryanSprang, Bill Eagle ’97, Scott O’Halek’97, John Reid ’97 and Matthew Zeppwere all members of the weddingparty. Matt is a teacher and track andcross country coach for UniversityCity School District and Vanessa is adentistry student. The couple residesat 1700 Lincoln St., Alton, IL 62002.Their e-mail: [email protected].
William and Ann Marie Mackin weremarried on June 9, 2001. Wendy (May’98) Semelka served as matron of honorand groomsmen included Danny Trieff,Matt Green ’94, Dean Petersen and JohnCola ’90. Daniel Diaz ’97 was a readerduring the ceremony. William is a physicaleducation teacher, swimming instructorand head swimming and diving coach forNorth East School District. Ann Marie isa physical therapy assistant for KeystoneRehabilitation Systems. The couple residesat 27 N. Mill St., North East, PA 16428.His e-mail: [email protected].
Amy McDevitt and Jason Cannonwere married on August 28, 2001.Amy is a sales representative forSebring Container Corp. and Jason isa CNC Programmer at AllianceMachine Co. The couple resides at1078 Roseland Rd., Alliance, Oh 44601.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Mark and Jennifer Mucci announcethe birth of a daughter, Addison Anne,on September 20, 2001. Marc is acorporate controller for FlightOptions and Jennifer works for CutlerRealty. They reside at 2654 DaffodilN.E., Canton, OH 44705.
Tammie (Davis) and Chad ’97 Oslerreside at 1329 Woodrow St. N.W.,
North Canton, OH 44720. Tammie isa legal intern with the Canton CityProsecutor’s Office and Chad is a staffaccountant for Arner & Co. Their e-mail: [email protected].
Lisa (Patrick) and Christopher ’97Parker announce the birth of adaughter, Emilee Rae, on July 20, 2001.The family resides at 2468 E. HanleyRd., Lucas, OH 44843. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Beth Sanderbeck resides at 10101 ParkPlaza Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15229. Sheis a certified athletic trainer for UPMCSports Medicine. Her e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
John Smith resides at 10500 Carrie Dr.,New Middletown, OH 44442. He is ateacher and head football coach atSpringfield Local High School. His e-mail: [email protected].
Keith Waggoner resides at 907 23rd St.N.W., Canton, OH 44709. He is ayouth development worker for YourHuman Resource Center. His e-mail:[email protected].
Michelle Walker resides at 2513 WaldoLn., Richmond, VA 23228. She is theassistant women’s basketball and headwomen’s tennis coach for Randolph-Macon College. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Lara West and Michael Shiplett weremarried on July 28, 2001. Lara is asecond grade teacher for NordoniaHills School District and Michael isvice president of Fleet Capital. Theyreside at 1397 Apple Valley Ct.,Broadview Heights, OH 44147. Here-mail: [email protected].
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2002Stacy Benson resides at 8808 Fazio Dr.,Wilmington, NC 28411. She is ateacher for Pender County Schools.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Jeffrey Bierer resides at 272 PrincetonAve., Pittsburgh, PA 15202. He is aconsultant for Navigont Consulting.His e-mail: [email protected].
Danielle (Strainer) and CurtisDanburg reside at 4578 W. 214th St.,Fairview Park, OH 44126. Danielle isa sales manager for Hyatt RegencyCleveland at The Arcade and Curtis is
media relations manager for theCleveland Indians. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Meredith (Frick) and Joshua Gillilandreside at 8726 Rosebud Pl., Parker, CO80134. Meredith is a product managerfor Alternative Technology and Joshuais a network planner for Metro MediaFiber Networks. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Noah Harner resides at 1401 S.Palmetto Ave., Daytona Beach, FL32114. He is a sports complex/facilities manager for Embry-RiddleAeronautical University. His e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Tanya Homan and Steve Hoeting weremarried on July 28, 2001. Tanya is ateacher at Woodland ElementarySchool for Lakota Local Schools andSteve is a mechanical engineer forSetco. They reside at 5633 Sheed Rd.,Cincinnati, OH 45247. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Denise (Jenkins) and Tyler Hudakreside at 1061A Portage Line Rd.,Akron, OH 44312.
Todd Hurst resides at 2885 HastingsRd., Silver Lake, OH 44224. He ismanager of the corporate andcommercial sales divisions of TheStep2 Company. His e-mail:[email protected].
Ryan Imhoff and Monica Kinsey weremarried on June 9, 2001. Ryan is acertified athletic trainer for PreventionServices, Inc. They reside at 4230Americana Dr., Apt. 201, CuyahogaFalls, OH 44224. His e-mail:[email protected].
Stephen Putinski and Jamie Batemanwere married on July 7, 2001. Stephenis a financial consultant for SalomonSmith Barney and Jamie is a teacherfor Mayfield City Schools. They resideat 6014 Jane Dr., Mentor, OH 44060.His e-mail: [email protected].
Audrey (Perkins) and Derek Rileyreside at 2852 N. Park Ave. Ext.,Warren, OH 44481. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Eric Sasavicz’s e-mail: [email protected].
Margaret (Rock) and ChadSchauwecker announce the birth of adaughter Elena Renae, on April 12,2001. The family resides at 6817Traymore Ave., Brooklyn, OH 44144.
Cheri Spieker and Scott Knoebel weremarried on July 14, 2001. Cheri is a second
grade teacher and Scott is a first gradeteacher, both at Kissimmee Elementary.They reside at 14307 Island Cove Dr.,Orlando, FL 32824. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Kimberly (Helwig) and Anthony Stanisloreside at 3342 W. 155th St., Cleveland, OH44111. Kimberly earned a master ofscience degree in nursing from CaseWestern Reserve University and she is acertified pediatric nurse practitioner forthe Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology,Hepatology and Nutrition at RainbowBabies & Children’s Hospital – UHHS ofCleveland. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Amy Thompson and Derrick Copewere married on October 13, 2001.Amy is a collections manager andDerrick is a credit analyst, both forMBNA America. They reside at 5919Deering Ave., Parma Heights, OH44130. Their e-mail: [email protected].
Dan and Ellen (Kreager ’98) VanDussen reside at 8 Rosecrans Pl., Apt.TB, Baltimore, MD 21236. Dan is agraduate research assistant pursuing aPh.D. in gerontology at the Universityof Maryland – Baltimore and Ellen is acredentialing coordinator at Vision 21.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Kristen Vazzano resides at 305Mississippi St S.E., Apt. 2W, NorthCanton, OH 44720. She earned amaster’s degree in counseling andhuman development from WalshUniversity and is an admissionsrepresentative at Mount Union. Here-mail: [email protected].
1998Beth Adrian resides at 8356Canterbury Ct., Chagrin Falls, OH44023. She is a PC client servicerepresentative for ManagementReports International. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Eric Bortmas resides at 4218Rickenbacker Ave., Apt. 23, Columbus,OH 43213. He is a certified athletictrainer for SportsMedicine GRANT.
Barbara Carpenter and Chad Danhoffwere married on June 2, 2001. AmyZuercher ’96 was a member of thewedding party, Christi Mitchell ’01served as a special singer and JanineHampu ’00 was the weddingcoordinator. Barbara is a projectaccountant for Advanced Energy andChad is a plant manager for UniversalForest Products. The couple residesat 5225 White Willow Dr., J120, Fort
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Collins, CO 80528. Her e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Dawnya Dougherty and MichaelLaMantia were married on July 14,2001. Dawnya is an assistant for theResearch Center for EducationalTechnology at Kent State Universityand Michael is an IT specialist for IBM.The couple resides at 224 PinehurstRd., Munroe Falls, OH 44262. Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Todd Dunmire and Amanda Gilak ’00were married on July 14, 2001. JamieMcComas and Alfred Melillo servedas bestmen and groomsmen includedBrent Barr, Sean Delfavero and MikeMilford ’00. Bridesmaids includedSara Jurjevic ’00 and Kelly Bauman’00. Todd is a supervisor forMcMaster-Carr Supply Co. andAmanda is a fifth grade teacher forAscension School. The couple residesat 9299 Shady Lake Dr., #205N,Streetsboro, OH 44241. Their e-mail:[email protected]. His e-mail:[email protected]. Here-mail: [email protected].
Sarah (McFadden) Edie resides at 610 E.High Ave., New Philadelphia, OH 44663,along with her daughter, Katie. Sarah is amiddle school physical education teacherfor Dover City Schools. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Ann and Jeffrey Egli reside at 3635Baldwin Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.Ann earned a master’s degree inhuman development and counseling/mental health counseling from WalshUniversity and received licensure as aprofessional counselor. She is a childand adolescent therapist at Child andAdolescent Service Center. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Jim Eismon resides at 7353 AmandaPl., Concord, OH 44077.
Mandy Geddis resides at 1300 BobbyLn., #308, Westlake, OH 44145. She isa kingergarten teacher for Sheffield
Lake City Schools. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Alan Harold resides at 741 MohawkSt., Columbus, OH 43206. He ispursuing a master of businessadministration degree at the FisherCollege of Business at The Ohio StateUniversity. His e-mail:[email protected].
Deanna Hettick and Daniel ’97 Eshlerwere married on June 16, 2001 atMount Union’s Dewald Chapel. MeganCern and Jaime (Triplett) Endsley werebridesmaids and Eric Brock ’97 servedas best man. Deanna is a case managerfor Portage Children’s Center andDaniel is a banker at Bank One. Theyreside at 4890 Westchester Dr.,Austintown, OH 44515. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Shannon (Souza) and Scott Jermainreside at 1746 12th St., Cuyahoga Falls,OH 44223. Shannon is an internationalaccount administrator for Little TikesCo. and Scott is a constructionsuperintendent for Whitlatch & Co.
James and Janet Lindell reside at 959Hunt Rd., Lakewood, NY 14750. Hise-mail: [email protected].
Silvana Marinkovic and Juan ManuelPeña reside at Calle Miriam Blasco 32,Valladolid-Spain 47014. Juan Manuelis a professional soccer player for RealValladolid S.A.D. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Karen (Barnhart) Miller is a databasemarketing manager for Barbour Publishing.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Carrie (Albee) and Jonathan Mitchnerreside at 4501 Rollingview Dr., SevenHills, OH 44131. She is a fifth gradeteacher for Nordonia Hills City SchoolDistrict and he is a technician forGeneral Motors Corp. Their e-mail:[email protected]. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Tyler and Susan Nicholson reside at40 Howard St., Columbiana, Oh44408. Tyler is a general manager for
Affordable Business Furniture and Susanis master stylist at Casal’s Despa and Salon.Their e-mail: [email protected].
Amy Nogay resides at 1101 Tall GrassCir., Stow, OH 44224.
Jeannie Robinson resides at 840 FoxworthBlvd., Apt. 215, Lombard, IL 60148.
Matthew and Danielle Scandrol resideat 1176 Hannah Dr., Florence, SC29505. Matthew is a seventh gradelanguage arts teacher for FlorencePublic School District 1. His e-mail:[email protected].
Michael and Penelope(Beachy ’01)Snider reside at 1931-A E. HudsonBlvd., Gastonia, NC 28054.
Guy Trinetti, Jr. resides at 1628 DouglasRd., Wickliffe, OH 44092. He is aphysical education and health teacherfor Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools.His e-mail: [email protected].
Kevin Uscilowski resides at 12001 9th
St. N., #4306, St. Petersburg, FL 33716.His e-mail: [email protected].
1999Ryan Armstrong resides at 320 S.E. 3rd St.,Apt. B12, Gainesville, FL 32601. He ispursuing a master of science in financedegree at Warrington College of Businessat the University of Florida. His e-mail:[email protected].
Ryan Arnold resides at 2917 Austin St.,#1, Davis, CA 95616. His e-mail:[email protected].
Stefanie Boehm and Adam Albright weremarried on October 6, 2001. The weddingparty included Brittney Matejka, Cara(Olsen) Robson, Darcy Thorn, MissyJohnson ’98, Sam Schleman ’98, RogerNikiforow ’98, Jason Rock and DanGrimminger ’98. Stefanie is a first gradeteacher for Parma City School District andAdam is a middle school choir andorchestra teacher for Brunswick CitySchool District.
Douglas and Julia (Kuhns ’00) Brownreside at 2146 Tanglewood, Apt. B,Alliance, OH 44601. Douglas earneda graduate degree from WesternCarolina University and is an assistanttrack coach for Mount Union.
Ryan Cernansky resides at 8729Schubert Ave., Alliance, OH 44601. Heis a science teacher and football,baseball and basketball coach atMalvern High School.
Cassie Galida resides at 1807 Pelton ParkDr., Sandusky, OH 44870. She is a third
year medical student at the Ohio UniversityCollege of Osteopathic Medicine. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Corey Hannah resides at 70 BuckheadRd., #304, Lynchburg, VA 24502. Heis an assistant athletic trainer/instructor for Lynchburg College. Hise-mail: [email protected].
Charles Harkness and Chatné Gauldenwere married on July 21, 2001. Charlesis the director of minority studentservices/judicial affairs at AshlandUniversity. They reside at 83 WhitehallDr., Tallmadge, OH 44278. His e-mail:[email protected].
Linda (Spangler) and Frederick Hayes IIIreside at 39 Glenbrook Rd., Apt. 1B,Stamford, CT 06902. Linda is a EProcurement Digitization Leader forGeneral Electric Capital and recently earneda master of business administration degreefrom The University of St. Francis. Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Johnna (Schrock) and Brandon Keckreside at 165D S. Towne Ln., Delaware,OH 43015. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Deborah Lecker and Leo Reed weremarried on July 6, 2001. Deborah is aseventh grade language arts and socialstudies teacher and Leo is a sixth gradelanguage arts and social studiesteacher, both for Paradise EducationCenter. They reside at 5027 W. WaitePl., Apt. B, Glendale, AZ 85301. Here-mail: [email protected].
Jared Lindell resides at 40 Quint Ave., Apt.B, Boston, MA 02134. He is anadministrative coordinator for BostonUniversity. His e-mail: [email protected].
Megan Malinoski and ChristopherScott were married on September 29,2001. Megan is employed by theAdvanced Pain Relief and WellnessCenter and Christopher is anorthopedic technician for CrystalClinic, Inc. They reside at 2587Pinebrook Tr., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223.Her e-mail: [email protected].
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Stephanie Moss resides at 13815Clifton Blvd., Lakewood, OH 44107.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Dustin Richardson resides at 458 E.College Ave., Apt. 609, State College,PA 16801. He is a web developer/computer programmer for Penn State.His e-mail: [email protected].
Beth Sacksteder resides at 2236 PalmPlace Dr. N.E., Palm Bay, FL 32905.She earned a master of arts degree inhigher education administration fromThe University of Akron and isassistant director for student activitiesat The Florida Institute of Technology.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Melissa Smith and Aaron Gelm weremarried on August 20, 2001. Theyreside at 7632 Parkford St. N.W.,Massillon, OH 44646. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Neily Stouffer resides at 13815 CliftonBlvd., Lakewood, OH 44107.
Andrea (Hahn) and Paul ’96 Sullivanannounce the birth of a daughter,Jacklyn Victoria, on March 10, 2001.Paul is a computer consultant forPathlight Consulting. The familyresides at 26532 E. Oviatt Rd., BayVillage, OH 44140.
Yashika Upadhya resides at 100 OceanView Dr., Apt. #709, Boston, MA02125. She is a systems associate forFidelity Investments. Her e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Kimberly Wervey resides at 29581 RobertSt., Wickliffe, OH 44092. She is a graduatestudent and teaching assistant at CaseWestern Reserve University, where she ispursuing a master’s degree in social scienceadministration. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Justin and Jennifer (Weaver) Whitereside at 311 Metta Crest Cir., Waverly,WV 26184. Their e-mail:[email protected].
Keith Yonally resides at 13871 Oak BrookDr., Apt. 311, North Royalton, OH 44133.He is a division inventory analyst for TheSherwin-Williams Company. His e-mail:[email protected].
Kathy (Megyesi) and James Zargesreside at 172 Hawthorne Ave., Apt21H, New London, CT 06320. Kathyearned a master of education degreein student personnel and highereducation administration from KentState University and is an academic/career advisor for Mitchell College.
James is a theatre technician forGoodspeed Opera House. Their e-mail: [email protected].
Tricia (DeVeny) and Josh ’97 Zeedrichreside at 27600 Chardon Rd., Apt.1071, Willoughby Hills, OH 44092.Their e-mail: [email protected].
2000Jennifer Alder and Robert Morgan weremarried on September 15, 2001. Jenniferis a high school French teacher forNordonia Hills City Schools and Robertis a financial representative for AmericanGeneral Finance. They reside at 1009Concord Dr., Medina, Oh 44256. Theire-mail: [email protected].
Deana Allen and Michael Milfordwere married on August 24, 2001.Members of the wedding partyincluded Dusty Wilson, Cara Grisola,Lance Green, Bethany Peel, MichaelAndric, Jason Peterson and JoshuaTimmons. The couple resides at 100627th St. N.E., Canton, OH 44714.
Theresa Bellett resides at 3668 Kent Rd.,#E2, Stow, OH 44224. She is a firstgrade teacher for Ravenna City Schools.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Jeffrey Buckshaw resides at 1328Weathervane Ln., Apt. 2D, Akron, OH44313. He is a staff accountant forBruner-Cox LLP.
Tonia (White) and Paul Burford reside at663 French Dr., Columbus, OH 43228.Tonia is a graduate research assistantpursuing a master of science degree in soilmicrobial ecology at The Ohio StateUniversity. Paul is an inside sales specialistfor Pella Windows and Doors. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Brian Burkhart resides at 1682 AshCt., Apt. #182, Kent, OH 44240.
Stacia Coleman and Tony Losh weremarried on September 1, 2001.Attendants included Tami (Baker)Neidert and Kelly Chapman. Staciais a claims representative for StateFarm Insurance and Tony is a financial
consultant for National CityInvestments. The couple resides at 622Winesap Cir., Howard, OH 43028.
Courtney Crooks resides at 5520Pacific Blvd., Apt. #213, Boca Raton,FL 33433. She is an accounts executivefor Logo Express, Inc. Her e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Jerry Davidson can be reached at PSC47, Box 375, APO, AE 09470-0375. Heis an intelligence analyst for the UnitedStates Air Force. His e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Andrew Dunlap resides at 430 E.Market St., Blairsville, PA 15717. Heis a pharmaceutical sales specialist forPharmacia Corporation. His e-mail:[email protected].
Alisha Eberhard resides at 15665Miami Lakeway N., #308-A, MiamiLakes, FL 33014. She is an assistantdirector/program coordinator of theYWCA of Greater Miami. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Brian Fadale resides at 1727Massachusetts Ave., 103, Washington,DC 20036. He is a technical recruiterfor Apex Systems Incorporated. Hise-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Meredith Garman and Kevin Brown’99 were married on May 26, 2001.Meredith is an art teacher forOlentangy School District and Kevinis a teaching assistant pursuing amaster’s degree in economics at TheOhio State University. The coupleresides at 1009 Syracuse Ln.,Westerville, OH 43081.
Gregory George resides at 855 CornellRd., Blairsville, PA 15717. He is a salesand marketing coordinator for PRSPharmacy Services. His e-mail:[email protected].
Jerod Haddad resides at 1306 StratfordAve. N.W., Massillon, OH 44646.
Melissa (Shultz) and Mike Huzyakannounce the birth of a son, JacobMichael, on October 30, 2001. Theyreside at 5842 Fairfax St. N.W., NorthCanton, OH 44720. She is a teacher forPlain Local Schools and he is a chemicalengineer for Babcock & Wilcox.
Dave Kaufmann resides at 420 MunroeFalls Ave., Apt. #8, Cuyahoga Falls, OH44221. He is a high school swim coachand permanent substitute teacher forCuyahoga Falls City School District.
His e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Jennifer March resides at 1701 Park Rd.N.W., Apt. 211, Washington, DC 20010.She is a program associate for The Academyfor Educational Development. Her e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
Ana Matkovic resides at 721 N.W. 9th Ave.,Gainesville, FL 32601. She is a graduatestudent at the University of Florida. Here-mail: [email protected].
Martha Powers resides at 522 W.Maple, Apt. #5, Fayetteville, AK 72701.She is a graduate student and teachingassistant at the University of Arkansasat Fayetteville. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Kevin Rowles resides at 8808 JeffriesAve., Cleveland, OH 44105. He is asoftware developer programmer forNoteworthy Medical.
Kelly (Strainer) Sommer resides at4172 Arbor Rd. N.E., Mechanicstown,OH 44651.
Patrick and Colleen Tannish weremarried on June 16, 2001. They resideat 4033 Main St., Perry, OH 44081.Patrick is a septic service specialist forTanushka Honey Dipper and wasrecognized as the Sewage Cleaner ofthe Year. Colleen is a special educationteacher for Chardon Area Schools. Hise-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Michelle Trapp resides at 10706 ClubChase, Fishers, IN 46038. She is aprogramming analyst for GuideCorporation. Her e-mail:[email protected] [email protected].
April Vasbinder resides at 6800 AlphaDr., Apt. #189, Kent, OH 44240. Sheis pursuing a bachelor’s degree inarchitecture at Kent State Universityand is employeed at Ricciuti Balog &Partners Architects. Her e-mail:[email protected].
John Vogt resides at 1111 DeerfieldRd., #605, Lebanon, OH 45036. Heearned his master of accountingscience degree from the University ofIllinois and is an associate forassurance and business advisoryservices for PriceWaterhouseCoopersLLP. His e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Jason Whitacre resides at 2050Fairview Ave., Apt. 8, Cleveland, OH44106. His e-mail: [email protected].
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Josiette White resides at 1256C NewarkRd., Granville, OH 43023. She is a VISTALeader for Ohio Campus Compact/Americorps VISTA. Her e-mail:[email protected] or [email protected].
Amie Winzenreid and Ray Cope weremarried on July 7, 2001. Amie isdirector of the communicationsdepartment and a teacher for LouisvilleHigh School. Ray is owner of PremierCattle Services – East. They reside at38431 St. Rt. 558, Leetonia, OH 44431.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Nicole Yaconis resides at 73 Haddam Pl.E., Westerville, OH 43081. She is a servicesupport representative for Mettler-Toldeo.Her e-mail: [email protected].
2001Andalyn Adrian resides at 1670Woods Rd., Apt. F, Winston-Salem,NC 27106. She is a research technicianat Wake Forest University. Her e-mail:[email protected].
Elizabeth Allen resides at 1208Muirwood Dr., Zanesville, OH 43701.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Nicole C. Bartlett resides at 495Sullivan Ave., Akron, OH 44305.
Zachary Brazis resides at 29523 FairwayBlvd., Willowick, OH 44095. He is atechnical analyst for Bristol West Insurance.His e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Jay Brock resides at 616 S. College St.,Apt. 63, Oxford, OH 45056.
Jay Peter Burkardt resides at 3001 DuvalSt., Apt. #203, Austin, TX 78705. He is astudent in the master of divinity degreeprogram at the Episcopal TheologicalSeminary of the Southwest. His e-mail:[email protected].
Tami Cindea resides at 1179 Tall GrassCir., Apt. 310, Stow, OH 44224. She isa marketing coordinator for ThingsRemembered, Inc. (Cole National).Her e-mail: [email protected].
Stephen Clark resides at 4171Woodhollow Dr., Mantua, OH 44255.His e-mail: [email protected].
Brian Condit resides at 550 S. Court St.,#2B, Medina, OH 44256. He is a thirdgrade teacher for Medina City Schools.His e-mail: [email protected].
Emily Gadd resides at 6425-1E CameronForest Ln., Charlotte, NC 28210. She is aflight attendant for U.S. Airways. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Erin Gibson resides at 13621 OakBrook Dr., #311, North Royalton, OH44133. She is an process analyst forNational City Corporation. Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Karie Greathouse resides at 505 W. 7th
St., Apt. 1315, Charlotte, NC 28202.Her e-mail: [email protected].
Loire Johnson and Steve Fox weremarried on July 28, 2001. Steve is apacker for Rohrer Corporation. Theyreside at 2665 Mull Ave., Copley, OH44321. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Lark Keeler resides at 759 N.Northlake Dr., Hollywood, FL 33019.She is an art educator for NovaSoutheastern University.
Gretchen Knight resides at 11145Prairie Wind Pl., Roscoe, IL 61073. Sheis an educational leadership consultantfor Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Rhonda Kropinak resides at 595 S. Square Dr.,Apt. #38, Winterville, NC 28590. She is pursuinga master’s degree in industrial organizationalpsychology at East Carolina University. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Heather Lewis resides at 1818 E. CapitolAve., Apt. 110, Bismarck, ND 58501.She is a reporter for KFYR-TV-NBC.Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Michael McDonald resides at 232817th St., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223. Heis a teacher at St. Sebastian School. Hise-mail: [email protected].
Stephen Mihalek resides at 5824 AgnesBlvd., Brook Park, OH 44142. He is afinancial advisor for Morgan Stanley. Hise-mail: [email protected].
Christi Mitchell resides at 416Superior St., Bellefontaine, OH 43311.She is a first grade teacher forBellefontaine City Schools. Her e-mail: [email protected].
Tory Peterson resides at 123 FranklinSt., Lakewood, NY 14750.
Deidre Philpott resides at 11800Edgewater Dr., Apt. #803, Lakewood,OH 44107. She is a graduate studentin the experimental psychologyprogram at Cleveland State University.Her e-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
Correen Schall resides at 7949Shawnee Tr., Garrettsville, OH 44231.She is a fourth grade teacher for JamesA. Garfield School District. Her e-mail: [email protected].
John Michael Simpson resides at 7545Diane Ave., North Huntington, PA 15642.
Sarah (Mellinger) and Carey ’00 Smithreside at 12141 Sycamore Terrace Dr.,Apt. C, Cincinnati, OH 45249.
Danielle Thompson resides at 800Vineyard Dr., #204, Broadview Heights,OH 44147. She is a commercial
underwriter for Chubb Insurance. Here-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
James Williams resides at 2460Brayton Ave., Apt. L-5, Alliance, OH44601. He is an insurance agent withWilliams & Case Insurance Agency,Inc. His e-mail: [email protected].
Erica D. Williamson resides at 847Basswood Ave., Canal Fulton, OH44614.
FriendsGreg Ellis resides at 5030 BrightBaldwin Rd., Newton Falls, OH 44444.
Deanne Knoblauch resides at 202Briarwood Ct., Westerville, OH 43081.
Dr. William D. Paulus can be reached at1604 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.
Allen and Mary Withers reside at Rt.2, Box 64-2, Philippi, WV 26416. Hise-mail: [email protected] [email protected].
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Kathryn (Cole) Bantz of Lexington,KY died on June 23, 2001.
1925Helen (Miller) Delzell has died.
1926Florence (Atkinson) Mason, 98, ofEllwood City, PA died on May 31, 2001.
1927Michael Ross, 97, of Canton, OH diedon October 16, 2001. After graduatingfrom Mount Union, he earned a lawdegree from Ohio Northern Universityand retired from his law firm of Ross &Ross after 50 years as an attorney.
1929Dr. William R. Riester has died.
1930F. Mansel Dunn died on June 26, 2001.
Mildred (Unkefer) Ulrich, 92, died onSeptember 12, 2001.
1931Earl J. Schwab, 93, of Canton, OH diedOctober 9, 2001. After graduatingfrom Mount Union, he earned amaster of science degree in educationfrom The University of Akron. He was
Alums Join to Celebrate the Holidays
During the 2000 Holiday Season, a group of Mount Union alums, who meeteach year during the summer and at Christmas, joined at the WaterlooRestaurant in Akron, OH. Row 1 (l-r): Jane (Huffman ’78) Herbst, Sue (Neff’79) Sykes, Ronda (Ryan ’76) Topper. Row 2 (l-r): Dave Topper ’82, Sue(Woerner ’78) Barr, Jeanne (Voytko ’78) Rydzak, Dorothy (Voytko ’78)Stanley, Linda (Adams ’76) Debula. Row 3 (l-r): Ed Barr ’78, Marie (Patterson’77) Leach, Mark Sykes ’76. Row 4 (l-r): Roger Herbst ’74, James “Pepper”Rydzak ’76, Bob Herbst ’78, Keith Stanley ’74, Debbie (Brumbaugh ’77)Rutledge. Not pictured: Dennis Brumbaugh ’76.
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a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternityand retired from Canton City Schoolsas a school psychologist in 1968.
Myron Sturgeon of Athens, OH has died.
1932Barbara (Finney) Allen of RedondoBeach, CA has died.
1933William C. Ailes, 90, died on October17, 2001. After graduating fromMount Union, he earned a law degreefrom Case Western Reserve University.
Warren G. Smith died in March, 2001.
1934Marjory (Robbins) De Christofaro, 90,of Sebring, OH died on August 22,2001. She was a member of Delta DeltaDelta sorority. She is survived by asister, Martha (Robbins ’34) Black.
1935Luella (Siegrist) Swope of NorthCanton, OH has died.
1937Charles J. O’Brien, 85, of Canton, OH diedOctober 14, 2001. After graduating fromMount Union, he earned a law degreefrom the University of Notre Dame andpracticed law in Alliance. He was precededin death by his wife, Grace (Bieri ’38).
Harry W. Schmuck, 86, of East Canton,Oh died August 22, 2001. He practicedlaw for 59 years, retiring in 1997. Hewas preceded in death by his wife, Ruth(Blum ’37); a son, Harold, Jr.; and abrother, Harold ’24. He is survived bythree daughters, Mary Kandel,Elizabeth Bainter and Pamela and threesons, Daniel, Harry, Jr. and David.
1938John Gabor of Vermillion, OH diedOctober 23, 2001.
Paul S. La Follette, M.D., 85, diedNovember 5, 2001. After graduatingfrom Mount Union, he earned amedical degree from Temple University.He specialized in radiology andpracticed in the Sandusky, OH area. Heis survived by his wife, June; a son, Paul;a daughter, Susan (La Follette ’74)Shlaes; and three grandchildren.
Elinor (Pickens) Schaich, 84, ofEaston, OH died August 26, 2001. Shewas a member of Delta Delta Deltasorority. A retired biology and scienceteacher, she was a leading advocate forteachers’ rights and was instrumentalin forming two strong teachers’associations.
William Troutman died on July 22, 2001.
1940Dorothy J. (Stutzman) Marconi, 82, ofStow, OH, died November 2, 2001. Shewas the former owner of Stuzman’s Bi-Rite Supermarket and was a memberof Delta Delta Delta sorority. She issurvived by a son, David ’66; threedaughters, Jean Tusko, Karen Huth,and Beth Lewis; and six grandchildren.
1941Mary (Jones) Erb of Dowling Park, FL diedon September 13, 2001. She is survived byher husband, Kenneth J. Erb ’40.
1942Alice K. (Williams) Stimmel, 81, ofHarville, OH died on September 17,2001. She served as secretary at
Hartville Elementary School until herretirement in 1982. She is survived byher husband, Edgar; and two sons,Mark and Bill.
Clyde V. Vanaman, 83, of Beloit, OHdied October 1, 2001. He was a formercoach and teacher for North CantonHigh School, superintendent of manyschool districts and retired from theYoungstown State University School ofEducation in 1986. He was a memberof the Mount Union College Board ofTrustees. He is survived by his wife,Sarah Elizabeth (Cattell ’41); threedaughters, Valeri Rader, Jane(Vanaman ’68) Firestone, and MarthaLivingston; a son, David; a brother,Earl; and eight grandchildren.
Jean M. (Markel) Withee, 81, formerlyof Cleveland, OH died September 12,2001. She was a member of Alpha XiDelta sorority. She is survived by herhusband, Robert; a son, John ’70; anda daughter, Barbara.
1943Phillip M. Runyon, 80, of Sebring, OHdied August 23, 2001. After graduatingfrom Mount Union, he earned a
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LegacyLuncheon
Row 1 (l-r): Amy Kuceyeski ’04, Daniel Hisey, Kristen Hisey ’03, MichelleFergason ’05, Brandon Fergason. Row 2 (l-r): Jerry Kuceyeski ’72, Joanie(Ferris ’72) Kuceyeski, Lanny Hisey, Diane (Smith ’76) Hisey, Linda(Ameser ’79) Fergason, R. Bruce Fergason ’66.
Row 1 (l-r): Kristin Ward ’04, Kortney Meadows, Kristen Meadows ’05,Jacob Briar, Adam Anderson ’02. Row 1 (l-r): Regina (Ridgeway ’77)Ward, Karen (Hanson ’80) Meadows, Kevin Meadows ’79, Jim Anderson’69, Betsy Anderson, Janet (Anderson ’84) Rock.
Row 1 (l-r): Sean Thomas ’03, Laurie (Henderson ’74) Thomas, EmilyGriffith ’01, Mark Hubert ’04, Kathryn Biscotti ’04, Jeff Thornberry ’73,Adriann Zizes Thornberry ’73. Row 2 (l-r): Paul Thomas, Larry Griffith’74, Doug Hubert ’73, Cindy (Thorn ’75) Hubert, Patty (Matney ’75)Biscotti, Matt Biscotti ’72, Drew Thornberry ’04.
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Row 1 (l-r): Kathy (Parks ’68) Young, Steven Young ’04, Phillip Hicks ’05,Trey Muffet ’02, Jake Reyher ’03, Andrew Lattanner ’04, Leah Lattanner.Row 2 (l-r): Allison Young ’01, Christopher Young, Elizabeth (Kirk ’71)Hicks, Janet (Brown ’67) Muffet, Mickey Muffet ’67, Betsy (Fredericks’83) Lattanner, Eric Lattanner ’77.
Row 1 (l-r): Kristen Domino, Greg Domino ’05, Ryan Brown ’05, BetsyWelch Brown ’79, Sarah Nussdorfer ’04, Erica Painting ’03, TrudyPainting. Row 2 (l-r): Patti (Sosnick ’80) Domino, John Domino ’78,Dustin Brown, Lee Brown ’79, Gus Nussdorfer ’65, DonnaNussdorfer, Rick Painting ’67.
Row 1 (l-r): Christopher Edwards, Sarah Edwards ’02, Paul Moore ’04,Jennifer Mosier ’02, Sean Whitlock, Joni Whitlock ’03, Barbara (Korosy’75) Giordano. Row 2 (l-r): Roy Edwards, Susan (Sinsabaugh ’73) Edwards,Paul Moore, Susan (Beutler ’77) Moore, Susan (Horne ’73) Mosier,Debbie Matney Whitlock, Todd Whitlock ’74, Jim Giordano.
Row 1 (l-r): Drew Kocher ’05, Jordan Kocher, Cory Kocher, ElizabethHopkins ’04, Kristi McCamon ’04, Ryan McCamon ’02. Row 2 (l-r): JoanKocher, David Kocher ’70, Marcia (Burr ’76) Hopkins, Kirk Hopkins, Nancy(Orwick ’ 76) McCamon, Gary McCamon ’75.
master’s degree from the University ofPittsburgh. He was a teacher atIrdonale High School, principal atHillcrest Elementary School andJefferson Union High School, and for21 years, principal of WestwoodElementary School. He is survived byhis wife, Burness; four daughters,Sharon, Allyn Sue Carlson, LoisRawson and Leah Jacobs; a brother,Charles; and four grandchildren.
1944Mary (Church) Ellsworth died inJune, 2001.
1945Dr. Betty Gibbins, 78, of Painesville,OH died August 21, 2001. She servedas head of the chemistry departmentat Lake Erie College until herretirement in 1984.
1947Jayne (Stirling) Westphal, 74, ofLaPorte, IN died July 2, 2001. She wasa member of Delta Delta Delta andtaught at numerous elementary schoolsin Indiana. She was preceded in deathby her husband, Arlo. She is survived
by a daughter, Greta Friedman.
1949Andrew Buettell died on December21, 2000.
1952Dr. Albert K. Smith died on March 9, 2001.
1953Sally (Worthington) Edwards, 69, ofPinehurst, NC died August 11, 2001.She is survived by her husband, Richard’53; and two sons, Richard and David.
1955Kenneth F. Toney, 81, of Homeworth,OH died August 3, 2001. Aftergraduating from Mount Union, heearned a graduate degree from TheUniversity of Akron. He was a retirededucator in the Alliance City Schools.
1957Donna (Lowman) Folk died onSeptember 27, 2001.
1964Joan L. (Gams) Ellis died June 23, 2001.
Lynn W. King, 59, of Columbiana, OHdied September 28, 2001. Aftergraduating from Mount Union, heearned a mster’s degree in educationfrom Kent State University andcompleted post-graduate work atYouongstown State University. He wasa teacher at Alliance High School andan administrator for West BranchLocal Schools. He then went on toserve as superintendent for HarrisonHill City Schools and retired assuperintendent of Leetonia ExemptedVillage Schools in 1999.
1969Ronald Stuckey died in September,2001. He is survived by his wife, Linda(Webb ’69); a daughter, TriciaGardner; and a son, Todd.
1975Gary Andreani, 47, of Alliance diedSeptember 17, 2001. After graduatingfrom Mount Union, he earned amaster’s degree in educationaladministration from YoungstownState University. He was associateprincipal at West Branch High Schooland an assistant varsity football coach.
He was a member of Alpha TauOmega fraternity and M Club. He issurvived by his wife, Paula (Cope ’75);a daughter, Erin; and a son, Eric.
2000Fred Barbee died September 31, 2001.
FriendsRobert Ketterer died on May 13, 2001.
Lee J. Malloy, 78, of Independence, OHdied August 2, 2001. He held severalpositions with Dunlop & JohnstonInc. over a 46-year career, includingvice president, president, chiefexecutive officer, chairman of theboard and owner. He was preceded indeath by his wife, Betty Jayne. He issurvived by a son, William; threedaughters, Joan, Patricia ’67, andPamela Blair; one sister; and threegrandchildren.
Seth Miller died on June 4, 2001. Heis survived by his wife, Pauline.
Elbert Van Ornum of Edgeley, ND,died on May 21, 2001. He is survivedby his wife, Dorothy (Littrick ’46); twodaughters, Marilyn and Joanne Lerud;a son, Barry; and five grandchildren.
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MilestonesGreat TeachersGreat TeachersGreat TeachersGreat TeachersGreat TeachersThe BeginningThe BeginningThe BeginningThe BeginningThe BeginningThe year 1962 brought a new trend to Mount Union College when the Great Teacher
Award was established by the Alumni Association. This award recognizes faculty mem-
bers that demonstrate excellence in teaching.
Dr. Jerry Blount was the first recipient of the Great Teacher Award. Blount, a profes-
sor of biology, was known for his sly humor and the fun and excitement he brought
to important committee meetings.
Throughout the YearsThroughout the YearsThroughout the YearsThroughout the YearsThroughout the YearsIn addition to Blount, numerous professors have received the Great Teacher Award.
They include Dr. R. H. Sales, Dr. Paul Chapman, Dr. John Saffell, Dr. W. Glenn Clark, Lyle Crist, Dr. George Montagno, Dr.
George Thomas, Dr. Mary Ellen Gilpatric Nurmi, Hubert Pinney, Dr. Truman Turnquist, Dr. Wesley Vesey, Marjorie Cooke,
David Ragosin, Dr. James Rodman, Dr. Leonard Epp, Dr. Robert Wiese, Dr. Steve Kramer, Dr. William Markley, Jr., Dr. Patricia
Matthews, Richard Holtz, Dr. Paul Shaker, Dr. William Coleman, Dr. Kathleen Piker King, Dr. W. James Dillon, Dr. Lee Gray,
Dr. James Walton, Dr. Donald Hobson, Dr. Martin Horning, Dr. Charles Brueske, Dr. Charles McClaugherty, Dr. James Smith,
Dr. Jack DeSario, Dr. Richard Doyle, Dr. William Davis, Dr. Thomas Botzman, Dr. Lewis Phelps, and Dr. Michael Olin-Hitt.
Among this list, all but three professors have retired from or continue to educate
students at Mount Union.
TodayTodayTodayTodayTodayThe 2001 Great Teacher Award was given to Dr. Rebecca Stevens ’80, associate pro-
fessor of sociology. Today, Mount Union encourages seniors to submit nomina-
tions for the Great Teacher Award. To be eligible for the Great Teacher Award, a
faculty member must have the rank of instructor or above, must have taught at least
one course during the academic year and must not have been a recipient of the
award within the past five years. A selection committee makes the final decision of
the Great Teacher Award.
Champions of the Classroom
Written by Lyndsie Henderson, a junior mass media major from Carrollton, OH
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