THE MAGAZINE OF OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Spring 2016

OHIO’S #1 PROFESSOR Eco-Scientist Laurie Anderson Expands the Classroom PagePage 12 12

4 Moot Court 18 Conventioneers 26 Art and 30 Record Conquerers Since 1884 Artifice Championships Elliott Hall at sunrise. Photo by Larry Hamill. 12

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12 Breaking Boundaries Named the 2015 Ohio Professor of the Year, Laurie Anderson is on a quest to solve 21st-century problems. Her method? Engage students to be part of the solution.

18 Conventional Wisdom No doubt about it—presidential nominations raise spirited debate. A century-plus tradition, Ohio Wesleyan’s Mock Convention brings its own political fervor every four years to OWU’s Gray Chapel.

26 Art & Artifice Retiring theatre professor Bonnie Milne Gardner and her former student—Anne Flanagan— reunite to showcase one last play. This time, it’s Flanagan’s award-winning “Artifice” that takes center stage at the Studio Theatre.

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02 LEADER’S LETTER 10 COMFORT ZONES 36 CALENDAR 04 FROM THE JAYWALK 30 BISHOP BATTLES 37 FACULTY NOTES 07 OWU TIMESCAPES 32 ALUMNI PROFILE 38 CLASSNOTES 08 GIFTS AND GRATITUDE 34 ALUMNI HAPPENINGS 48 THE FINAL WORD

ON THE COVER: Professor of Botany-Microbiology Laurie Anderson in her element at the Moore Greenhouse. Cover photo: Mark Schmitter ‘12 2 | OWU Leader’s Letter

CIVIC – AND CIVIL – ENGAGEMENT Arneson Pledge needed more than ever

n February Ohio Wesleyan students, home state of Arkansas, where Melissa reasoned reflection. Students and faculty I faculty, and staff gathered in Gray and I were joined by OWU Trustee and deliberated with one another and shared Chapel to continue a tradition that Delaware County Commissioner Jeff the convention floor as equals. originated on this campus in 1884: Benton and a group of students. Ohio Wesleyan has a long history of Mock Convention. Consistent with past Delegates heard from Congressman educating citizens who are prepared to practice, Mock Convention replicates Pat Tiberi, who encouraged them to engage our civil society and advance the national convention of the party not engage with issues of interest and to the interests of our democracy. While currently occupying the White House. probe deeply to ensure that they are not Mock Convention dates from 1884, the

NOW MORE THAN EVER, OUR COUNTRY HUNGERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PREPARED TO ENGAGE IN A THOUGHTFUL AND CIVIL MANNER WITH THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR TIME. NOW MORE THAN EVER, OUR WORLD NEEDS LEADERS WHO HAVE MORE INTEREST IN BRIDGES OF UNITY THAN WALLS OF SEPARATION EVEN AS WE CONFRONT THE PROFOUND THREATS TO LIBERTY AND This year’s convention was a gathering of misled by loud voices that too often are HUMAN DIGNITY THAT ARE the Republican Party. It was a showcase misinformed and/or simply unwilling to of the robust civic engagement that has speak truthfully. Former Ohio Speaker SO PROMINENT. long been treasured at Ohio Wesleyan— Jo Ann Davidson, who will serve as co- and a clear reminder of the desperate chair of the Republican Party Convention commitment to preparation for public need in our society for deep but civil in Cleveland this summer, spoke to the service often is associated most clearly public debate and participation. delegates about the many issues that with Ben Arneson, who served on the The delegates to Mock Convention surround preparation for a national party Ohio Wesleyan faculty for 36 years and engaged in spirited debate about the convention. Commissioner Benton gave in 1947 founded the Institute for Practical rules that would govern their work, the a primer on the importance of local Politics and Public Affairs, which now policies that would drive their campaign, government in the lives of every citizen. bears his name. Arneson was fond of and the candidates who would represent Notably absent from the proceedings quoting Thomas Jefferson, who called on the Grand Old Party in the fall of 2016. were angry tirades, blistering personal “better minds for better politics.” They worked late into the night, and they attacks, stinging insults and polemics Ben challenged his students to were back early Saturday morning to irrelevant to the purpose of the gathering. prepare for lives of public service by complete their task. I had the pleasure The convention turned loud at times, but asking them to sign cards that became of chairing the delegation from my all in the spirit of informed debate and known as the Arneson Pledge. On the THE MAGAZINE OF OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

cards were written these words: “With a As I sat in Mock Convention I could view to serving the public interest and not help thinking about the values SPRING 2016 | Volume 94 Issue N0. 1 regardless of the nature of my future reflected in Arneson and Fleming and vocation I pledge that, upon leaving echoed again in Gray Chapel this winter college, I will devote a portion of my time and their contrast with the noise that www.owu.edu/alumni-and-friends/ to active and definite participation in characterizes the political process in Ohio Wesleyan Alumni Online Community public affairs.” our country today. Now more than ever, Vice President for University Advancement Among the many students of Ben our country hungers for individuals who Colleen Garland are prepared to engage in a thoughtful and civil manner with the most pressing Editor and Chief Communications Officer Will Kopp issues of our time. Now more than ever, our world needs leaders who have more Director of Alumni Relations interest in bridges of unity than walls Katie Webster of separation even as we confront the Managing Editor profound threats to liberty and human Lisa Lopez Snyder dignity that are so prominent. Now more than ever, our society needs individuals Class Notes Editor whose values are shaped and whose Amanda Zechiel-Keiber ’09 [email protected] intellects are honed by the successors of Ben Arneson who teach on campuses like Designer Ohio Wesleyan. Walker Design & Marketing This may be the most important Editorial Assistant contribution of liberal arts education as Abby Hanson ’16 we move toward the middle of the 21st century in a world that is increasingly Contributing Writers Ben Arneson, founder of the Institute divided and plagued with violence. Mark Beckenbach, Jeff Bell,Emily Feldmesser ’16, for Practical Politics and Public Affairs, We need thoughtful leaders who are Cole Hatcher, Julia Stone ’16 challenged students to prepare for lives prepared to engage in a civil society and of public service. Contributing Photographers to make the world a better place and who Sarah Blake, Lisa Di Giacomo, Larry Hamill, Arneson who made an impact on our are committed to “active and definite Spenser Hickey ’15, Mark Schmitter ’12, Paul larger world was Arthur Fleming. Arthur participation in public affairs.” Vernon Fleming graduated from Ohio Wesleyan Those of us on campus today have Office of University Communications in 1927 and returned to his alma mater the privilege of serving an institution (740) 368-3335 to serve as president before later with a heritage that is strong, a mission presidencies at the University of Oregon that is noble, and a future that is bright. Alumni Relations Office (740) 368-3325 and Macalester College. His work in That heritage is reflected in the likes of [email protected] academic life was complemented by Ben Arneson and Arthur Fleming and is a lifetime of public service. He served renewed among our faculty and students Website: www.owu.edu as secretary of health, education and every day. As you read about Mock OWU Magazine: http://magazine.owu.edu The Ohio Wesleyan Magazine welfare in the Eisenhower administration Convention and about other news from ISSN 0030-1221 and later as chairman of the Civil Rights campus, I welcome your thoughts on our Commission and chairman of the White work together and on its impact on our House Conference on Aging. He was the larger society. Printed on recycled paper second layman to be named president of the National Council of Churches. He received two Presidential Medals CORRECTIONS: We regret that in the Winter 2016 issue two people were misidentified in photographs. of Freedom. Arthur Fleming fulfilled the Rock Jones On page 8, in the story about Dr. Rolland Dickson, Arneson Pledge in extraordinary ways. President, Ohio Wesleyan University pictured are Susan Dickson and Rolland Dickson. At the bottom of page 32, Don Wagner ’62 was misidentified as Don Morgan. We apologize to these individuals and to our readers for these errors. 4 | OWU From the JAYwalk

National Moot Court award winners Katherine Berger (left) and Rhiannon Herbert discuss a case.

OWU earns top-5 finish in national moot court competition When the final verdict was handed down, smallest schools in the country to advance team you didn’t think you would beat,” seniors Katherine Berger and Rhiannon a team as far as the tournament’s round says Herbert, a resident of Mentor, Herbert earned an OWU-record-setting, of 16. OH, who hopes to become a state top-5 finish in the American Collegiate Berger, who has been participating prosecuting attorney. Moot Court Association’s national in Moot Court since her freshman year, In addition to Berger and Herbert, championship, held in January in Long called the annual competition “the defining Ohio Wesleyan junior Forest Dearing Beach, CA. experience of my college career.” of Louisville, KY, and sophomore Chloe Pre-law advisor Michael Esler, Ph.D., “The adrenaline that you feel when you Dyer of Guysville, OH, also advanced coach of OWU’s moot court team, notes are standing in front of established legal from regional competition to the national that Ohio Wesleyan was one of the two professionals and being battered with finals. questions, yet have the confidence that “Neither had competed prior to you know the answers and can hold your this year, so to reach the finals was own, is incredible,” says Berger, a resident remarkable,” Esler says. of Sunbury, OH, who will pursue a future The American Collegiate Moot career as litigator at the trial or appellate Court Association is the premier moot level. court competition for undergraduates, Herbert, who began competing as a Esler says, simulating an appellate junior, said the competition has significantly court hearing in which teams of two sharpened her public-speaking skills and “attorneys” argue constitutional issues her overall comfort in being in front of an before a panel of lawyers and judges Representing OWU at the national audience. who portray Supreme Court justices. This championship were (from left) Forest Dearing, “The most rewarding part of moot court year’s issues involved the free exercise Rhiannon Herbert, Katherine Berger, is seeing all of the hard work you have of religion and equal protection rights of Chloe Dyer, and advisor Michael Esler. poured into your outline and preparation undocumented persons in the country pay off when you win a round against a illegally. From the JAYwalk SPRING 2016 | 5

Ohio Wesleyan Education Department earns national honor Ohio Wesleyan University’s Department to “modernizing the teaching profession Amy McClure, Ph.D., chair of the of Education is one of 35 at colleges and based on the belief that all children OWU Department of Education, says the universities across the nation recently deserve effective teachers.” university is committed to “preparing recognized for “effectiveness in preparing NCTQ examined 800 schools and teachers who are ready to step into the future teachers for knowledge in their chose to recognize 35 with an “A” grade classroom and teach effectively from anticipated subject areas.” for meeting its “high school content day one. Our education majors spend The honor comes from the standard,” which involved a review more than 450 hours in local classrooms Washington, D.C.-based National Council of Ohio Wesleyan’s course content observing and assisting teachers and on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a nonpartisan offerings, degree plans, and admissions teaching lessons based on ideas they research and policy group committed selectivity. developed in methods courses.”

Building a ‘Learning Bridge’ Miranda Anthony ’18, an English major Promise of Delaware, a Miranda and education minor, created a program nonprofit organization that Anthony ’18 to connect OWU’s future teachers with works to help homeless (center) with Delaware children who lack stable families achieve lasting volunteers housing to encourage the children’s independence. Michael academic success. “Ever since this Mora-Brenes ’17 and Cynthia “I wanted to enrich these children’s summer, Delaware has Hastings ’17 lives holistically,” Anthony says, “by begun to feel like home and their creating a safe environment, both to me,” says Anthony, young learners. emotionally and physically, for them to who hails from nearby do homework and, therefore, succeed in Mansfield, OH, “so I don’t school.” feel like I’m serving, I Anthony created the Learning Bridge just feel like I’m growing after-school program after becoming further into the Delaware involved over the summer with Family community.”

Ohio Wesleyan faculty develop online summer courses Whether they are working in Washington, students take OWU courses from OWU the summer while they work, complete researching in Rome, or interning in professors,” says Smith. “Each class is off-campus internships, and continue to India, Ohio Wesleyan University students limited to 10 students, so the courses build successful futures,” he says. soon will have the opportunity to take will maintain the close student-faculty Thanks to Robert Bauman ’53, the online summer courses taught by OWU interaction that is a hallmark of OWU. It Bauman Family Foundation Endowment professors from anywhere in the world. will also open up the summer experience also provided support for the program, Ohio Wesleyan faculty will offer up to six to more of our students.” including enhancements that offer online courses in summer 2016 as part of Faculty selected to teach the courses affordability and access for students. a two-year pilot project supported by a in May and June will participate in spring President Rock Jones says the gift from David P. Miller’54, of Chagrin workshops funded by the Miller gift to University is committed to ensuring Falls, OH. help them prepare for the pedagogical that an Ohio Wesleyan education Kyle Smith, associate professor of shift. is accessible to the widest student psychology, said the hardware and Miller, an economics major who population possible and that students are software obtained to support these graduated with honors and is president able to graduate on time, or even early, classes also will be available for use in and CEO of Cleveland-based Columbia while still experiencing a top-notch liberal traditional classes, potentially benefiting National Group Inc., says he’s pleased arts education. “flipped classrooms” in which students to help students advance their Ohio “I commend our faculty and thank our watch lectures outside of class and use Wesleyan educations even while they are generous donors for supporting such class time for discussions, problem sets, away from campus. initiatives.” or other interactive activities. “I am confident this initiative will “Most importantly, it lets OWU enable students to keep learning during 6 | OWU From the JAYwalk

Ideas, insight, and imagination—in three minutes In February, a standing-room-only practical experience, which is the hallmark allowing several alumni to watch from crowd witnessed 10 professors deliver of The OWU Connection. across the country, and OWU students meaningful lectures with fascinating and “I really enjoyed the lectures,” says participating in field research at a nature important content in only three minutes. Julianne Zala ’17. “They allowed me preserve even tuned in. The lively mini-lectures—called I³ and the OWU community to learn about Videos of each of the lectures are (I-Cubed)—showcased great teaching topics across disciplines and gauge what being used in marketing to prospective and the breadth of expertise on the OWU professors research and teach. I think students and their families, giving them campus. Lecture topics ranged from the the event is helpful for freshmen who a taste of the great teaching they can flying rivers of Brazil and ancient conflicts are undecided because it might spark find on our campus. in the Middle East, to medieval Yodas their interest in a particular program or The videos of each lecture are and cutting-edge music composition. department.” available at owu.edu/academics/i- The lectures demonstrated the power of Video of the event was broadcast cubed-lectures. combining the traditional liberal arts with live on the social media site Periscope,

Melanie Henderson, assistant professor of psychology, delivers a quick lecture called “Interviewing 101: Who is that Chameleon in the Mirror?” OWU Timescapes SPRING 2016 | 7

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Shake with that Cheeseburger? The Hamburger Inn, established in 1932, is December 2013, in which the floors in the din- much more than a well-known burger joint— ing area and bathrooms were replaced and a it’s an Ohio Wesleyan student tradition that new patio and two new bathrooms were built. Ben Miller ’16 calls “the heart and soul of Kitchen equipment was added and updated, OWU.” Just as the Local Farmers Coffee the front windows were replaced, and new Club gathered to share a cup of brew in 1944 heating and cooling was installed. The front (above), groups of friends today still go there door and facade of the building were both to share coffee—and milkshakes! From left restored to original condition. Despite all the (below): Michael Durfee ’17, Miranda Ames spit and polish, however, these restorations ’16, Natalie Geer ’16, and Maha Shahid ’18. don’t take away from the diner’s atmosphere, The restaurant underwent renovations in a proud tradition that has lasted 84 years. Vintage photos courtesy of The Hamburger Inn 8 | OWU Gifts and Gratitude Gifts and Gratitude

GLOBAL LEARNING, FIRST-GEN EXPERIENCE SPARK GIVING hio Wesleyan Board Fred Pollock ’50, then O of Trustee member head of financial aid. Pollack Nicholas “Nick” E. Calio told the young man from ’75 recalls his first visit to the Cleveland that if he wanted campus as a senior in high to come to OWU, the school school when he was being would find a way. Calio recruited by Bishops football applied and was granted coach Jack Fouts ’48. “I fell academic scholarships and in love with the campus and on-campus jobs in a dining the people were so nice,” he hall and as a security guard says, but being the first in to help him through school. his family to attend college, “The man told me, financial aid was going to be ‘You can pay what you can deciding factor. afford, but when you’re here, Eighteen-year-old Calio we want you to feel like was crestfallen to learn any other student,’” Calio OWU did not offer athletic recalls. “Ohio Wesleyan did scholarships, but Fouts Nicholas “Nick” ’75 and Lydia ’77 Calio everything it could for me, sent Calio to speak with and I’ve never forgotten that.”

LIFELONG LEARNING THE HEART OF GIVING eeghly Library was a special libraries through this endowed fund, and ensure B place for Joellen Brown ’75 and her sister, she makes a lasting contribution to the library Janet Brown ’79. sciences.” “The library had a spirit,” Joellen recalls. “It Joellen says her sister, along with her brother, was the locus of the University, and even with the Stephen W. Brown ’72, who was a history major transition from card catalogs to computers, I suspect and who died in 2013, followed different paths that’s the same today. I spent a lot of time there, and but had meaningful OWU experiences. “We so did Janet.” were all drawn to the intimacy of the educational A Phi Beta Kappa student who earned the experience at Ohio Wesleyan, the personal Slocum Prize recognizing the outstanding graduate relationships between faculty and students, Joellen Brown ’75 in the humanities, Joellen went on to complete a and the room we each had to become our own master’s degree in English from the University of person,” she says. Pennsylvania and taught at several Philadelphia- “Janet loved Ohio In a successful career as a corporate area colleges. speechwriter and now as executive director Janet, who had set her sights on a career in Wesleyan. It was of communications for Verizon in Philadelphia, library sciences ever since she was a little girl, important to me Joellen says giving back to higher education is an earned a master’s in library science at Syracuse to help extend important part of her philanthropy. University. Joellen says her sister completed the Toward that end, she also has made a program despite complications from multiple her personal generous provision in her estate plan to establish sclerosis, diagnosed when she was still at OWU. investment in The Joellen Brown ’75 Endowed Scholarship Janet passed away in 2003, before she could realize Fund to provide student scholarships. her dream. libraries through “I have admired the work the University To honor her sister, Joellen established the Janet this endowed fund, has done to distinguish itself and to reinvent L. Brown ’79 Endowment in Support of Libraries. and ensure she that liberal arts experience,” she says. “But the The fund symbolizes Janet’s and Joellen’s lifelong future of liberal arts universities is by no means interest in and commitment to education and the makes a lasting guaranteed. I’m happy to do something that will important role libraries play in a student’s life. contribution to the offer this special experience to a new generation “Janet loved Ohio Wesleyan and her experiences of students and help strengthen Ohio Wesleyan there,” Joellen Brown says. “It was important to library sciences.” in the changing environment.” —Joellen Brown ’75 me to help extend her personal investment in Gifts and Gratitude Gifts and Gratitude SPRING 2016 | 9

“Ohio Wesleyan did everything it could for me, and I’ve never forgotten that.” —Nick Calio ’75

Today Calio and his wife, Lydia ‘77, serve on the Campaign semester in England. “It was one of the most meaningful Leadership Committee of Ohio Wesleyan’s Connect Today, Create experiences I had, and I realized just how much it can change Tomorrow Campaign and have committed a $600,000 gift to a student’s life,” Lydia says. fulfill that same dream for other students. The Calios’ commitment Nick went on to receive a law degree at Case Western is the first donation recorded in response to Ohio Wesleyan’s Reserve University, and was in private practice before major gift-match program, and benefits the annual fund, supports he worked at the White House, once as assistant to the the President’s Circle, and creates a new endowed student president for legislative affairs for President George H.W. scholarship. Bush, and later as President George W. Bush’s principal When describing their commitment to fellow trustees at a liaison to Congress. He is now president and CEO of Airlines board meeting, Nick gave an emotional testimony, saying, “This for America, an industry trade group. gift is one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever done in my life. It “We really believe in where the school is heading, really feels good.” especially under Rock’s leadership,” Lydia says, citing the Nick emphasizes that the theory-to-practice grants and The college’s global experience and “solid liberal arts education.” OWU Connection offer students, especially those “who were like “That’s why we gave the scholarship,” says Nick. “We me, a major opportunity for a solid grounding with their education believe in what the campaign leadership is doing, what the and the ability to apply it to their lives so they can go on to be school is doing, and we want to be a part of it. leaders and do good things.” “We’ve always been active in our giving because Ohio During their years at Ohio Wesleyan, Nick, an English major, Wesleyan gave us a lot.” and Lydia, an English and Fine Arts major, studied abroad for one

PARENTS FIND OWU WELCOMING auren Heaney ’18 and her father Steve “We recognize that tuition and fees don’t L first visited Ohio Wesleyan on an cover all the great liberal arts programs, orientation trip, flying in from their home in and it’s our way of helping the school offer Los Angeles in 2013. The trip was the start of opportunities to all students,” Steve says of Lauren’s journey. the Parents Fund. He and Hope feel their “There were a lot of things that immediately contributions can help create an affordable drew Lauren to Ohio Wesleyan,” Steve says, OWU to make a difference in meeting the full “the global learning opportunities such as The financial needs of admitted students, holding OWU Connection, the beautiful campus, friendly down student debt, and recruiting talented, students, and the genuine welcome people high-need applicants. gave her.” Hope appreciates OWU’s outreach to Lauren’s final decision wasn’t hard. “They parents through the Parents Leadership really made me feel at home,” she told her Council, including hearing from OWU parents, Steve and Hope. administrators about issues facing the Along the way, Steve and Hope were school. “OWU feels so accessible,” she says. transformed, too. The OWU welcome sparked Steve and Hope Heaney “It’s wonderful that they engage parents the Heaneys’ interest in becoming active with and exchange ideas. It’s clear our opinion the University through the Parents Leadership matters—they’re listening.” Council, a community of OWU ambassador “It’s wonderful that Lauren, an English and creative writing parents who participate in educational, social, they engage parents major who is the youngest of the Heaney’s and fundraising outreach programs to engage three children, plans to spend spring semester other new and prospective OWU parents. and exchange ideas. abroad in Ireland in Spring 2017. Council members visit campus twice a year It’s clear our opinion Hope and Steve encourage other parents to meet with students, faculty, other parents, to participate in the council and to support the and administrators. They also participate in gift matters—they’re Parents Fund. “It’s a great way to connect with giving through the Parents Fund. listening.” your child’s education,” says Steve. —Hope Heaney

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Mike Plantholt • Selby Stadium Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach Mike Plantholt has in the NCAA playoffs. And he has twice been named quickly made his mark at Ohio Wesleyan. In his NCAC Coach of the Year. first season (2011), the Battling Bishops won a Mike’s comfort zone is on the sideline in historic share of the NCAC championship and a berth in Selby Stadium. It’s no wonder. In four out of Mike’s the NCAA Division III playoffs. By 2015, his team first five seasons, the Bishops have lost no more than was setting school records, winning their first one home game. Last year they were a perfect 9-0 in 18 games, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Selby. NCAA tournament, and achieving a .947 winning With a degree in psychology from Gettysburg percentage, the best in OWU history. and an MBA from Mount St. Mary’s University, Mike He says, “I’ve focused my whole life the stresses the importance of academic success for his past five or six years to make this one of the top players. lacrosse programs in the country.” “My goal as a coach is to help our student-athletes He’s succeeding. In Coach Plantholt’s first five grow so that over the course of four years they seasons, his teams are 64-20 and have twice won become better students, better lacrosse players, and the NCAC tournament. They regularly compete better people. I want them to succeed everywhere.”

1 LAX Standout 5 Team Psychology Mike grew up playing in Baltimore, Maryland, Mike says he grew up wanting to be a where he says lacrosse is the unofficial state psychiatrist, and he majored in psychology sport. He learned the game from his father, and at Gettysburg. “Psychology made sense to when he reached Gettysburg College, he had me,” he says. Now, he puts his training in an outstanding career. He was a 2-time All- team psychology to use keeping his players American and 3-time all-conference selection. focused. He says early in his coaching career, In his senior season, 2001, he was named he’d always try to prepare a great pregame Division III Defenseman of the Year after leading speech, “something that would get the guys the Bullets to their first-ever appearance in the really fired up.” Now, he does that in practices, NCAA Division III national championship game. but not on game day. “I don’t want them to get too emotional. I want them to keep their eyes on the prize and stay focused.” 2 A Passion for Liberal Arts Mike attended a liberal arts college because, “I didn’t want to get lost in a big school. I wanted 6 Family Man to go to a college where I’d get the full student Coffee is an essential for the father of a experience and the full athletic experience. newborn boy (Michael Jr., born in February) And I wanted to go to a place where the alums and a 3-year-old daughter (Mary). cared about the students.” He says those same characteristics hold true for OWU. 7 All Points of the Compass Mike and his assistant coaches log long miles 3 East Coast Roots—Replanted in recruiting season. They focus heavily on the “Being an East Coast guy my whole life, I East Coast but span out across the continent. thought I’d never want to make a move to the The current roster includes players from Midwest. But when I came here, I fell in love with 18 states and provinces, from Cape Cod to the place. My wife (Dawn) and I both really love California, Ontario to North Carolina. the community here and the sense of family the department and alums provide.” 8 The Alumni Have Our Backs Mike says the support of alumni has been 4 Historic and Raucous Selby crucial in helping to provide assistant Mike says the great history and tradition—and coaches who can help in recruiting. “The the large seating capacity—make Selby one of OWU lacrosse alums have been very good to the most unique D-III stadiums. “On game day, the program. We wouldn’t be where we are when our stands are packed, you can feel the without their support.” energy. The atmosphere our students create in this stadium makes it a great venue. Our guys —Will Kopp love playing here.” 8

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BREAKINGBOUNDARIESBy Abby Hanson ’16 Biology Professor Laurie Anderson is on a quest to solve 21st-century problems, and her students are part of the solution.

hen I first got the actual letter,” field, goes beyond simply lecturing, “W Professor Laurel “Laurie” Anderson Anderson believes. It requires creating says about receiving her award an environment in which students notification, “I thought, ‘Why did they are scientists in the classroom. She bother to send the rejection letter Federal explained her approach in her award Express?’” essay as one in which she “didn’t Anderson, a professor of botany- see students, instead, I saw research microbiology at Ohio Wesleyan since partners.” Anderson embeds research 2001, may not have imagined that into her classes so students learn she would be selected the 2015 Ohio to practice ecology instead of just Professor of the Year, a prestigious award hearing about it. sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation President Rock Jones says for the Advancement of Teaching and the Anderson “sets the ultimate example Council for Advancement and Support of of structuring a research agenda that Education (CASE). But her students and advances her own work while also colleagues weren’t surprised. Anderson’s creating extraordinary opportunities with Anderson’s help as well. After talent for presenting class content clearly for undergraduate students to share a presentation he gave in her Plant to science majors and nonmajors alike, in that research and to develop their Communities and Ecosystems class, her belief in treating students as research own scholarly habits.” Anderson suggested Pekarcik pursue partners, and her dedication to research Several students can attest a research project based on the inside and outside the classroom created that Anderson helped them grow presentation. With Anderson’s help, a dynamic learning environment. significantly as scientists through Pekarcik was able to earn an OWU their collaborative research. Blake Student Individualized Project grant A SCIENTIST Fajack ’16 worked with Anderson in and help introductory botany students IN THE CLASSROOM an independent study project to make restore two plantings on OWU’s campus. Nathan Madonich ’16 says Anderson a documentary from footage he took He identified the local arthropod is the reason he became a botany major in the Galápagos. He says the most communities from three habitats on as a freshman. She opened his eyes to striking thing about working with campus, successfully defended his how “plants are helpful on an ecological Anderson is that he “very much felt research as an honor’s thesis project, and level and how humans are able to use that [he] was working with her and was awarded the Burns-Shirling Award their various attributes.” Since taking the not as her student.” Their work was for Outstanding Achievement in Botany Organisms in their Environment class symbiotic; he knew the necessary & Microbiology. with Anderson, Madonich has developed film-related parts to include, and Pekarcik says his time with Anderson a keen interest for a subject he hadn’t Anderson “knew the necessary also prepared him for his job with the considered before coming to OWU. research components.” National Park Service and for graduate Developing student interest in the Adrian Pekarcik ’14 succeeded school at Auburn University. 14 | OWU

Lauren Blyth ’06 completed a great scientific research tool but also about those things a lot.’ I said, ‘Well two-semester independent study with helps students think on broader scales. that’s great. What’s your major?’ And she Anderson that turned into a published For instance, instead of focusing on how said, ‘Finance.’ I was so pleased to think research paper. Blyth says Anderson is a forest ecosystem works at only one site, that somebody going into finance would “realistic and down-to-earth—and not students can compare data from different have some perspective on environmental just in the soil labs.” She says Anderson forest sites and see that forests can vary issues.” taught her the importance of setting in their responses to stresses such as The incident inspired Anderson to goals, but also of not being too hard pathogens and human disturbance based teach at a college like Ohio Wesleyan. on herself. Blyth says she considered on the climate, soil type, and surrounding “I find it really satisfying to teach Anderson an “equal collaborator” in their landscape the forest occurs in. at a liberal arts college and educate not study of deer-dispersed seeds. EREN also allows students to learn only the next scientist, but also the next Anderson stresses the importance to categorize and share data effectively. business person, artist, or writer about of not only treating students as research For example, Anderson says, what if one ecology.” partners to enhance their learning person places a species name in a column After 15 years, then, how does experience, but also of showing them that labeled “Species,” but someone else calls it Anderson develop diverse toolsets for faculty are people who are also always “Name of Plant”? “When you try to merge solving these wicked problems? She learning. One of her mottos is, “How those in a computer program or database, believes interdisciplinary studies are a can I learn more about the world and it doesn’t work,” she says. “Because communicate that to other people?” of this difficulty, professors in EREN try to teach students essential COLLABORATIVE techniques for sharing data among RESEARCH multiple sites and scientists.” With funding from the National Science Foundation, Anderson, along with other “WICKED” PROBLEM faculty from undergraduate colleges SOLVERS across the nation, founded the Ecological Anderson believes a liberal arts Research as Education Network (EREN). education is the key to solving The network’s mission is to create and “wicked problems,” a term first test models for collaborative, publishable coined in 1972 by social science ecological research involving faculty and theorists Horst Rittel and Melvin undergraduate students coordinating Webber. She defines these problems data collection in different sites from as “so complicated and multi- across the United States and the world. faceted that they appear almost “Ecologists at small colleges usually unsolvable,” such as poverty or collect data with their students, but global climate change. To solve rarely do they collaborate at this large these problems, she says, the next great starting point. This year Anderson scale,” says Anderson, who is the EREN generation needs a “diverse intellectual and Karen Poremski, associate professor coordinator. toolset.” of English, were selected to participate in EREN has grown from its start in Ohio Wesleyan, Anderson says, is the a multi-institution grant from the Great 2010 to include more than 300 faculty perfect place to foster this type of toolset. Lakes College Association focused on members from over 200 colleges Students here learn “cultural sensitivity, creating interdisciplinary courses. nationwide. According to a 2015 survey of quantitative skills, critical thinking, and Anderson and Poremski plan to EREN faculty, over 4,000 students have communication skills” — all essential to develop a course linking ecological been involved in EREN projects in some solving these 21st-century problems. science and literature at a grant-funded way. A graduate of Colby College in workshop this summer. The fundamental Anderson explains that many Maine, Anderson has been dedicated to idea, Anderson says, is to have students ecologists do fieldwork with students, but liberal arts from the start. She recalls an read both scientific papers and literature collecting a little bit of data at a single site early experience: “I was in a Mexican on the same topics taken from nature, often is not useful scientifically. However, restaurant, and a student came up and and compare and contrast different ways through the vast network created by said, ‘Dr. Anderson I just wanted to tell of knowing and exploring the natural EREN, collecting “a little bit of data” at you that I used to never pay attention to world. The course will be submitted for a lot of different sites can lead to new environmental articles that I read in the review by Ohio Wesleyan’s Academic discoveries in ecology. newspaper, but now after your class, I Policy Committee in Fall 2016, with plans Anderson says EREN is not only a do. I look at them all the time and I think to offer it to students in Spring 2017. SPRING 2016 | 15

Professor Anderson explores green spaces inside and outside the “I find it really satisfying to teach classroom with her students. at a liberal arts college and educate not only the next scientist, but also the next business person, artist, or writer about ecology.” —Laurie Anderson 16 | OWU

Anderson also develops problem Anderson not just as a professor, but also succeed on a certain set path,” Witkovsky toolsets through her travel-learning a fun and interesting peer. Madonich says says, “but Laurie has always simply listened courses. Even though it is a single class he was surprised to find out that along to my struggles and questions and has and subject, Anderson’s plant ecology with ecology, Anderson is interested in given me honest advice about everything— course in Brazil is multidisciplinary in music and is an “art aficionado.” But, most careers, life, etc. Of course she would love to its own way. While studying the ecology notably, he says, “she plays ukulele and see students do big, amazing things, but it of Brazil, students also learn about does a great rendition of Stairway means a lot to me that she says nothing I do other aspects of the country from local to Heaven.” will ever disappoint her.” guides, such as how poverty affects the After considering all of Anderson’s Abby Hanson ’16 is editorial assistant of OWU environment. Understanding tropical incredible teaching and research Magazine and is a creative writing major with forest ecology requires some perspective accomplishments, Marissa Witkovsky ’15 minors in French and comparative literature. She performs in Pitch Black, OWU’s all-women a on human interactions with the says she knows what makes her mentor cappella group. Her favorite place on campus is ecosystem, says Anderson. most deserving of the Ohio Professor of Peale Chapel, a room with a view of Delaware. Her students have fond memories of the Year award. “Sometimes professors Sometime in her life, she’d love to play the role of these travel-learning courses, considering put pressure on ‘exceptional’ students to Elphaba in Wicked—anytime, anywhere.

“How can I learn more about the world and communicate that to other people?” —Laurie Anderson

Dr. Anderson develops and leads OWU Connection Travel-Learning courses to Brazil, where students study the human-environment interaction. design on this page not finished SPRING 2016 | 17

U.S. Professor of the Year Award Dr. Laurie Anderson is the second OWU professor to earn the prestigious Ohio Professor of the Year honor. Zoology Professor Edward H. “Jed” Burtt Jr., now retired, was named the 2011 Ohio Professor of the Year. The U.S. Professor of the Year Awards Program is the only national one of its type that celebrates the accomplishments of undergraduate teachers and “She plays ukulele and mentors. Sponsored by the Council for Advancement does a great rendition of and Support of Education, Stairway to Heaven.” which started the program President Rock Jones congratulates Laurie in 1981, and the Carnegie Anderson at a collegewide reception in —Nathan Madonich ’16 Foundation for the her honor at Merrick Hall. Advancement of Teaching, the program recognizes excellence in teaching and teachers’ positive influence on the lives and careers of students Using stringent criteria, the program each year awards winners at the national and state level. Applications are judged by three panels based on impact on and involvement with undergraduate students, scholarly approach to teaching and learning, contributions to undergraduate education in the institution, community, and profession, and support from colleagues and former undergraduate students.

—Abby Hanson ‘16

2011 Ohio Professor of the Year Edward H. “Jed” Burtt Jr., is Professor Emeritus of Zoology and an acclaimed ornithologist. 18 | OWU

OHIO WESLEYAN’S MOCK CONVENTION HAS BROUGHT REAL POLITICS AND DEBATE TO CAMPUS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY.

By Emily Feldmesser ’16 and magazine staff Photographs by Mark Schmitter ’12 SPRING 2016 | 19

uring a cold two days in February, Gray Chapel was a place of fiery political oratory and pageantry. D With colorful signs and speeches dominating the proceedings, some 400 student delegates and other participants at Ohio Wesleyan University’s Mock Convention gathered to choose the Republican nominee for U.S. president. The choices came down to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Neither candidate had enough delegates to handily win the nomination, which meant a second vote was needed. The winning candidate needed at least 139 delegates to be the nominee. In the final run-off, and to the applause of many in the crowd, Kasich pulled ahead with 173 delegates, overtaking Cruz’s 100 delegate count. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was nominated for vice president. 20 | OWU

Congressman Pat Tiberi addresses OWU’s 2016 Mock Convention from the stage of Gray Chapel. SPRING 2016 | 21

MOCK STATS

402 DELEGATES 2 DAYS 19 SPEAKERS 6 AWARDS 3 MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS 2 MEALS NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT: JOHN KASICH VICE PRESIDENT: NIKKI HALEY 22 | OWU

A SPIRITED TRADITION had great fun along the way.” One of the oldest and most beloved of OWU traditions, Mock Mock Convention Faculty Advisor Ashley Biser says Mock Convention is held during presidential election years, and Convention is a unique and practical learning experience for is limited to the current out-of-power political party. Since students across the academic spectrum, helping students not 1884, and except for some nominating cycles when the event only learn about the political process, but also learn about wasn’t held, Ohio Wesleyan students have run the mock making an argument to appeal to people with whom they conventions—bargaining and boasting, debating and dealing, might disagree. pounding the podium and championing their candidates. “I was particularly impressed by the students from Amy President Rock Jones, who participated along with Downing’s conservation biology class, who made some great students, faculty, and staff, says Mock Convention is “the arguments for environmental protection designed to appeal to ultimate example of opportunities for students to connect Republicans,” she says. theory to practice as they experience firsthand the dynamics Convention organizers also gain valuable experience, of a national political party convention, including adopting Biser adds. “The process provides an opportunity [for students] rules for the convention, debating and adopting a platform, to learn how to organize a big event, as well as to educate and and nominating candidates for president and vice president. mobilize their peers. The biggest organizational challenge is “This year’s convention included spirited and thoughtful figuring out how to appeal to students who don’t even know debate on many of the most pressing domestic and what conventions are.” international issues facing this year’s candidates,” he says. “I Biser says organizers had a few fun mishaps, such as was impressed by the participation of our students, and they initially ordering blue pens for a Republican convention.

Jon Peterson ’76, Treasurer of Delaware County, makes a call to order before nominations begin.

Senior Emma Drongowski ’16, co-executive director of the event.

Ana Borish ’19, Chris Dobeck ’18, and Taylor Golden ’16 during the Speed Dating the Candidates session. SPRING 2016 | 23

“On the whole the students organizing the convention did a “It was a really great way to learn more about the political tremendous job. I was particularly excited to have so many process,” says Lee LeBoeuf ’17 a psychology major. faculty from different disciplines participate.” William Louthan, OWU professor of politics and government, has participated in every convention since 1976. PROCEDURES AND PLATFORM He joined the faculty in June 1972, soon after that year’s OWU’s convention runs along the lines of a brokered convention. convention, with no candidate having the majority before the “I heard a lot about it because it was a big, gigantic thing nominating convention. Typically, the national conventions that people were interested in—just so many students and have set nominees, with the number of delegates already faculty were participating…But I had to wait four years to allocated during primaries. experience it.” The Mock Convention also addresses the party’s platform. Louthan, the parliamentarian since his first convention, Members of the executive committee draft the platform, and displayed his political expertise and years of experience at the delegates are encouraged to make changes. Delegates must 2016 convention when the Texas delegation motioned to secede learn to follow political procedure and work through red tape, from the Union. Louthan said he would allow it only if Texas completing a system of amendment forms and obtaining a understood that its delegates would lose all voting rights if the number of signatures. Any delegate who proposes changes to state succeeded. A laugh erupted in Gray Chapel as the Texas the platform advocates for the revisions, and the moderator state chair rescinded the motion. opens the floor to oppose or support the proposal. The Louthan believes students made the most impressive delegations then vote “up or down.” selection in the 1984 convention, when they nominated a

Left, the delegates put their rhetorical skills to work.

Michael Crum ’17, Shelli Reeves ’16, Dennique Corbett ’16, and Kaila Johnson ’16 discuss candidate Kasich.

Megan Hoffman ’12, community affairs coordinator at City of Upper Arlington, OH, returns to campus for the proceedings.

Corey Bottensek ’16, a state chair, takes the floor. Shannon Schlater ’17, majoring in zoology, confers with her fellow state delegates. 24 | OWU

Mondale/Ferraro ticket. proceedings outfitted in Jack Daniel’s hats, vests, and signs “We nominated Walter Mondale. Now that might not have obtained from the whisky retailer’s corporate headquarters. been surprising because he had been vice president previously. OWU’s Mock Convention always aligns with the political party But for our convention here, in the spring of 1984 to nominate not occupying the White House, making this year a Republican [Geraldine] Ferraro, the first and only woman to run on a Party event. major party ticket for president or vice president…and for it to Both Louthan and Ramsey say there is little difference in actually happen in the real world, that’s pretty impressive.” the number of students participating whether it is a Democratic Craig Ramsay, a former professor of politics and or Republican convention. government and former chair of the department, agrees with “We have always been able to get the students, no matter Louthan’s assessment of the Mondale/Ferraro ticket. what their personal partisan and ideological preferences may “We got that one exactly right. Every time I think of both be, to find a role they can play in that convention,” Louthan positions that have been correctly predicted by our Mock says. Convention, that’s what I think of.” Ramsay notes Ohio Wesleyan used to have a moderate Ramsey’s most memorable delegation, however, was 20 Republican student body, but thinks it’s changed to more years ago when the Kentucky delegation, headed by Marty Democrat-leaning. OWU students, he says, are “good at playing Kalb, now a professor emeritus of fine arts, arrived at the the role of the party that happens to be out of the White House.”

MOCK CONVENTION AND REAL HISTORY Who is James G. Blaine? Robert Todd Lincoln, the eldest son of Abraham Lincoln and the Today, that could be a secretary of war at the time. winning “answer” on Jeopardy. Mock Convention brings together Ohio Wesleyan But 132 years ago, James Blaine was big news. He was the students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the Delaware Republican presidential candidate in 1884, narrowly losing the community for a two-day educational and social experience. election to Grover Cleveland. It marked the first time since 1860 Participants learn about the upcoming election’s candidates, that a Republican did not win the White House. important national issues, and more about the political process. More significantly to Ohio Wesleyan, James Blaine was Previous political experience is not required. the first presidential candidate nominated at OWU’s Mock From the first Mock Convention through 1968, all but the Convention. His selection marked the first of nine times (so far) 1932 convention aligned with the Republican Party. Beginning that the OWU students’ selection matched the nominee chosen in 1972, OWU decided to hold conventions for the party not at the national convention. For vice president, OWU nominated currently in office. The 1980, 1996, 2012, and 2016 conventions

1988 - The political oratory has yet to begin as student delegates enter Gray Hall for the convention.

1976 - Ohio U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum commandeers the convention floor. WINTERSPRING 2016 | 2525

SPURRING AN INTEREST IN POLITICS it was a really fun way to portray something that is a part of Jai Chabria ’99, who studied politics and government and Americana and that you take part in it.” English at OWU, participated in the 1996 convention as a Chabria has attended three national Republican freshman in the Michigan delegation, and returned by conventions since he entered the world of politics. He notes request to the 2000 convention. that even though the Mock Convention is quite different from Now a senior advisor national conventions, the event is to Governor Kasich, Chabria a good introduction into real-life wasn’t sure about going politics. He considers OWU’s Mock into politics when he first Convention to be a “nod to what participated in the convention. conventions at one point were like,” He says the convention helped but adds, “Who knows, maybe [the spur his interest in politics, 2016 GOP] convention will be more and provided a good entry into like it [a brokered convention].” what life in politics is like. Left: Faculty convention advisor and Associate Professor of Emily Feldmesser ’16 is an international Politics and Government Ashley Biser and Robert Crum ’17, “It wasn’t the sole studies and journalism major and former associate director of the program, greet U.S. Congressman editor of The Transcript. driving force,” he says, “but Pat Tiberi (R-OH). Right: Crum, who interned in Tiberi’s district office, introduces the congressman.

MOCK CONVENTION AND REAL HISTORY were Republican, and the conventions in 1972, 1976, 1984, LaFollette, R-WI, left the convention, making it impossible 1988, 1992, 2004, and 2008 were Democratic. for any candidate to win the requisite number of votes. The The complete history of Mock Convention is detailed in 60 delegates banded together to form the ‘Liberal Party a paper, “Mock Presidential Nominating Conventions at Ohio of America,’ and nominated LaFollette. (At the Republican Wesleyan, 1884-2008,” by Professor Emeritus Earl Warner and National Convention held later that year in Cleveland, the updated by Craig Ramsay, professor emeritus of politics and nomination went to Calvin Coolidge, with 1,065 delegates to government. LaFollete’s 34 delegates.) Warner notes that the most contentious Mock Convention Only once did OWU students correctly predict both the may have occurred in 1924, when OWU failed to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates. This happened a candidate. He writes that the “convention was carefully in 1984, when OWU nominated former Vice President Walter planned under the auspices of the Republican, Social Science Mondale and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro. and Liberal clubs.” However, 60 delegates favoring Sen. Robert

1988 - Student delegates are fired up for Rev. Jesse Jackson and Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.

1980 - Student delegates chose George H. W. Bush for president and 1984 - U.S. Sen. Gary Hart (D-CO) won Howard Baker for vice-president at the the nomination in the mock Democratic mock Republican convention. convention. 26 | OWU

Two of Ohio Wesleyan’s theatre luminaries—professor and former student—take center stage as they reunite to bring the award-winning play “Artifice” to campus.

Photo: Spenser Hickey ’15

By Lisa Lopez Snyder SPRING 2016 | 27

n a balmy mid-February weekend this year, three wonderful professors who built our program in the mid laughter permeated the Studio Theatre of 1900s.” Chappelear Drama Center. The comedic Flanagan says, “Not only did I have the pleasure of play “Artifice” had the audience smiling watching my play performed incredibly well, but I was able throughout its four-performance sold-out run. to meet with the delightful theatre students and hold a Q&A O The story centers on East Coast elite wannabes who about my show biz experiences, which I hope was more attend a private art reception at the home of an art dealer’s informative than depressing,” she laughs. upstate New York home. When the eccentric characters are “It was wonderful to reconnect with Bonnie and the uber- snowed in, the guests—egotistical artists, conniving dealers, talented Glen Vanderbilt (OWU professor of theatre), plus the and vengeful wealthy patrons—become entangled in a tale performances were completely sold out. We were a hot ticket!” of mistaken identities, secret schemes, jealous lovers, and The students participating in the production were equally financial ruin. thrilled. Sarah Shulman, who played one of the leading roles, The scenario had all the makings of ploy and pretense, calls it “an incredible experience.” but for its director and writer, the performance had a very real “The rehearsal process was both fun and educational,” she and special behind-the-scenes significance: The play marked says. “Professor Gardner emphasized parts of the rehearsal that the reunion of its director and Ohio Wesleyan theatre professor brought both an inward character focus as well as an outward Bonnie Milne Gardner ’77 and her former student and theatre reaction toward the rest of the cast. I couldn’t be more grateful major Anne Flanagan ’87, who wrote the award-winning for the opportunity to act under Prof Gardner’s direction, and play. The occasion also celebrated the OWU theatre alumni and even more so for the opportunity to be a part of her last show!” faculty connection. AWARD-WINNING WORK CREATING ART AND CONNECTIONS Gardner has had more than 20 scripts produced by For Gardner, the George and Louise Peters Professor of Theatre professional, community, and educational theatres in Alaska, & Dance, and Flanagan, both award-winning playwrights, the California, Florida, New York, Ohio, and Virginia. A member opportunity to work together again after so many years was a of the Dramatists Guild, she has worked professionally as a fitting tribute. Gardner retires this year from the Department director and arts administrator. She also has been an active of Theatre and Dance after 31 years teaching playwriting, dramaturg, an arts advocate who creates links between artists American drama, and theatre education. “Artifice” marks her and institutions, and institutions and their communities. final production as an OWU faculty member. The play opened Among Gardner’s many accolades are two awards for on February 18, and Flanagan was brought back to campus as a Excellence in Playwriting from the Ohio Arts Council, and in guest artist. 2011 she was awarded the Welch Meritorious Teaching Award. “Having Anne here for the packed houses meant so much She was named a finalist at the Edward Albee Playwriting to the cast and crew,” Gardner says. “They loved hearing her Conference and at San Diego’s Human Rights Theatre Festival. stories of the journey from acting on the OWU stage to getting In 2001 she published The Playwright-Director in American her work performed on multiple continents. Theatre. “I’m so grateful that the department’s Hunter-Eyssen- The first connection between Gardner and Flanagan came Crosby Guest Fund for guest artists enabled us to make that in 1985, during Gardner’s first year as a professor at OWU, and happen. It is an endowment created by theatre alums to honor in her first production, “The Art of Dining,” a culinary comedy

By Lisa Lopez Snyder 28 | OWU

by Tina Howe. The play starred moved to Los Angeles, where then-OWU junior Flanagan, who she found film and television played the role of Ellen, a chef work. She landed small parts whose husband eats almost all in several major films in 1994, the food before she can serve it including the thrillers The at their gourmet restaurant. Last Seduction, starring Linda In order to prepare Fiorentino and Bill Pullman; Flanagan and her “husband” Disclosure, featuring Michael Cal, played by Eric Winzenried Douglas and Demi Moore; and ’88, for the part of gourmet White Mile, with Alan Alda restaurant owners, Gardner and Peter Gallagher. arranged for chef Kent Rigsby After a few years the ’75, then a chef at Lindey’s Delaware native says she “got Restaurant & Bar in German stuck” at a certain level as an Village, to instruct the young actress. “I kept getting boring actors on culinary cues such “Having Anne here for the packed ‘girlfriend parts’ and there was as how to prepare a meal, pour a lot of just sitting around,” wine, and hold a knife. A famed houses meant so much to the cast she says, so she started writing chef, Rigsby went on to operate and crew. They loved hearing plays. the iconic Columbus restaurant She wrote monologues for Rigsby’s Kitchen for 29 years. her stories of the journey from herself and friends to perform, Flanagan, who also majored acting on the OWU stage to short plays, and eventually in journalism and minored in full-length scripts. Her work psychology, recalls the fun she getting her work performed on went on to win a number had with her “Dining” character. multiple continents.” of awards, including the “I love comedy that comes out Bloomington Playwrights of character,” she says. “As an —Bonnie Milne Gardner Project/Reva Shiner Comedy audience member, I find it really Award (for “Artifice”), the Julie enjoyable, and as an actor, it’s Harris/Janet and Maxwell incredibly fun to play.” Salter Playwrights Award, “The Art of Dining” the McLaren Memorial remains one of her favorite Comedy Award, the Mountain plays, she adds, because of the Playhouse Comedy Award, and food and the social issues and the Playwright’s Theater “Plays gender politics in it. Still, she for the 21st Century” Award, says, “For as much as I think among others. plays can and should challenge Her latest play, “Lineage,” is people, there is also room for a a finalist for the Strange Sun play that simply makes people Theatre’s Greenhouse Project laugh.” and was a finalist for the Henley-Rose Award in 2015. COAST-TO-COAST Gardner says Flanagan sent CAREER her an early draft of “Artifice” For Flanagan, who lives in Los Angeles, coming back to a number of years ago. Flanagan revised the draft several times Delaware to see Gardner direct her play was an exciting from 2006 to 2010, before it premiered at the Bloomington opportunity to celebrate and reconnect with her mentor. Playwright’s Theatre. The theatre sent the play to a publisher, “Bonnie brought a refreshing, positive energy to the which published it in 2012. “Artifice” has since been performed department,” she says. “She focused on female playwrights, throughout the United States, Canada, and as distant as New and she helped me find my voice. Plus, I was thrilled to have a Zealand. Inspired by her love of Agatha Christie, Flanagan female professor.” says she always saw “Artifice” as “an ensemble piece where Flanagan remembers Gardner’s guidance as she prepared everyone is a strong character.” her one-woman senior project production. “That project was Gardner came across “Artifice” in 2014 when she was a big leap for me,” she says. “Bonnie really helped me see it looking for her last play to direct as a faculty member—one through.” “with good roles for women.” Flanagan moved to New York City after graduation to “I got a copy of the published form and loved it.” pursue acting, primarily improvisational comedy. In 1992 she SPRING 2016 | 29

ALL IN THE “ART” FAMILY part time for the Los Angeles Unified School District, and “Artifice” also has reunited former “The Art of Dining” she is CEO of Health Education Advocates, LLC, a company castmates and theatre faculty, including theatre professor that teaches medical students patient care techniques. D. Glen Vanderbilt Jr., who created the set design in the 1985 For over 10 years, she worked as a freelance private production and assisted with the props and set dressing for the investigator, a job where she learned “a lot about public 2016 show. records, not-so-public records, and sneaking around LA’s Brad Sadler ’04, who teaches part-time in OWU’s theatre back alleys.” department, played the role of Mick and choreographed the As for Gardner’s future, she plans to spend more time fight scenes; Zoe Crankshaw ’15, writing. She adds that leaving who is technical director for theatre Ohio Wesleyan and moving at the Columbus School for Girls, out of state with her husband, designed the lights; and Emeritus Bruce, will be bittersweet, since Fine Arts faculty Marty Kalb three generations of her family provided original abstract art works have attended OWU, where she’s to be used on the set. Gardner says made lifelong friends. she took Kalb’s two-dimensional “I’ll definitely miss the fabulous design course in her first semester students,” she says. “They have as a student in fall 1973. taught me more than I can As if the OWU “theatre family” say, and served as inspiring link couldn’t go any further, collaborators over the years. Gardner in 1987 directed the There’s only one thing I love Anne Flanagan ’87 as Ellen in the 1985 production play “Volleys,” written by OWU “The Art of Dining”, matches culinary grit with humor more—writing—and I look Emeritus Professor of English Robert alongside Cal, played by Eric Wizenried ’88. forward to days filled with Flanagan, Anne’s father, in the same nothing but! black box theatre where she’s directing his daughter’s play. “Bruce and I plan to simply run away from home.” In between playwriting jobs, Flanagan teaches theatre Lisa Lopez Snyder is managing editor of OWU Magazine.

2015 Grad Takes One-Man Show to New York Stage Disability and sex. role on the Netflix series “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” He These themes may not appear to be related to most aims to challenge that preconception, as well as the lack people, but for Ryan Haddad ’15, a gay man with cerebral palsy, of representation in the media and the arts, of people with they are as real as the braces on his legs. disabilities living full lives. Haddad says he never The Parma, Ohio, native, who majored in theatre had to confront his cerebral palsy until he started and creative writing at Ohio Wesleyan, now lives in trying to date. “Ninety-five percent of men don’t New York City as an actor and writer, working as a look at me because of the braces and walker.” licensing representative for Samuel French, Inc., a At OWU, Professor of Theatre Edward Kahn major publisher of musicals and plays. His senior cast Haddad in “Ring Round the Moon” when capstone one-man production, “Hi, Are You Single?” Haddad was a freshman. One of his favorite roles which he continues to perform, explores his own was in “A Little Night Music,” where he played the take on the complicated intersection of romance and role of the grandmother. He wrote short plays, disability as a single gay man. including “Art Unfinished,” which became an His solo performance earned him Ohio American College Theater Festival regional finalist. Wesleyan’s 2015 Excellence in Performance Award, Haddad credits a weeklong OWU master and he has since gone on to perform the show at workshop with acclaimed Los Angeles-based New York’s Dixon Place and to sold-out performances performance artist Tim Miller as the springboard at the Hot! Festival, a prominent LGBT theatre festival. for his work. Miller’s mentorship led Haddad The Huffingtonost P has called the performance to develop a full-length piece about his own “a stirring work of theater, replete with both experience. “That was the really defining part of heartrending and deliberately hilarious moments.” my time at OWU,” he says. “I was on this new path “I feel so strongly that the media, and people to find my own voice as a writer and performer.” in general, have completely desexualized disability,” —LLS says Haddad, who recently had a small guest 3024 | OWU Bishop Battles BASKETBALL, TRACK & FIELD CAPTURE LEAGUE TITLES By Mark Beckenbach ’81 Three North Coast Athletic Conference championships, two national runner-up Benedictine. OWU finished the season with career coaching milestones, and a trio of All-America selections a 25-5 record, the second-highest season win total in school highlighted the winter sports season at Ohio Wesleyan. history. The men’s basketball team shared the NCAC championship Axelrod was named NCAC Player of the Year, the Bishops’ with a 15-3 record, repeating as conference champion for the fourth NCAC Player of the Year selection in the last five seasons. first time since the 1987-88 team won the last of four consecutive Clark and Simpson also were first-team all-conference selections, NCAC titles. and Gray was a second-team All-NCAC pick. Ohio Wesleyan received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division Axelrod was named Great Lakes Region Player of the Year III tournament, the Bishops’ fifth consecutive NCAA tournament by D3hoops.com and received second-team All-Americanlaurels appearance, and hosted the first and second rounds at Branch from D3hoops.com and third-team All-America honors from Rickey Arena. National Association of Basketball Coaches. He ranked fifth in the The Bishops defeated Pitt-Greensburg, 114-68, in the first NCAC in scoring with an average of 17.2 points per game and led round. For head coach Mike DeWitt ’87, the win was his 284th the league in assists with an average of 5.6 per game. He also at Ohio Wesleyan, giving him more wins at OWU than any other led the league in assist/turnover ratio (3.8). men’s basketball coach. The women’s track & field team won its 10th consecutive In the second round, OWU defeated Lynchburg 97-94. NCAC championship, outscoring Oberlin, 171-131½ in the Sophomore guards Nate Axelrod and Seth Clark, and junior conference championship meet. Individual honors included: post Ben Simpson scored 22 points apiece, and senior wing Senior Abbey Warth was named Most Outstanding Middle Claude Gray added 20 points, giving the Bishops their first ever Distance/Distance Performer after winning the 800-meter and quartet of 20-point scorers in a game. mile runs in respective times of 2:16.86 and 5:04.61. The Bishops advanced to the sectional semifinals (final 16 Junior Sarah Fowler won an NCAC title and set school and teams) for the first time since 2008, but lost 97-84 to eventual meet records, winning the 5000-meter run in 17:17.65 to break her

TRACK & FIELD COACH SETS NCAC CAREER RECORD By Zane Kieffer ’16 The Ohio Wesleyan men’s and women’s track & field teams have Boey says the teams’ spirit and culture set them above the given head coach Kris Boey a remarkable career milestone. competition. “I believe that we have created an outstanding team When the Battling Bishops swept the men’s and women’s indoor culture, but around the team concept. That can be a difficult thing to titles at the North Coast Athletic Conference championship meet accomplish in an individual-team sport.” in March, the two championships increased Boey’s career total to With so many celebrated athletes in his 14-year tenure, Boey 25 (both men and women’s indoor and outdoor), making him the says, “We look to recruit students with the best combination of all-time leader among NCAC track & field coaches. character, scholarship, and athletic ability. It’s important to consider Now in his 14th season at Ohio Wesleyan, Boey has helped the person first. Just because a person is talented doesn’t mean produce 161 NCAA qualifiers, 37 All-Americans, 37 NCAC that they will be a good fit in our program. We will take chances on Athlete of the Year selections, and 995 All-NCAC honorees. His developing athletes if they really want to be a part of the team and student-athletes have broken 157 school records. Boey’s peers University. Often times these student-athletes will grow to become have voted him NCAC Coach of the Year 25 times. He also has difference makers in our program and on our campus.” received Regional Coach of the Year honors 10 times since 2007. Boey says his most important mentor has been longtime OWU “This is an accomplishment that I take great pride as a coach (1960-97) Marv Frye. “Marv has reinforced the value in doing milestone in my career, but it really means that we have had things the right way, not just what will best serve us in the short exceptional student-athletes who dedicated themselves to being term. He’s become like family to me and I’ve learned more about part of something bigger than themselves and worked hard to the sport from him than anyone else.” win these team championships,” Boey says. He adds, “I’ve also learned a great deal from my coaching Bishop Battles Bishop Battles SPRING 2016 | 31

own school record of 17:46.27 and the NCAC record of 17:19.23. Freshman Alyssa Acevedo won an NCAC title and set a school record, winning the long jump with a leap of 18-2¾ to break the school record of 18-1 set by Emily Brown the previous week. Meanwhile, the men’s track & field team outscored Wabash, 223-183½, giving the Battling Bishops their first NCAC indoor title since 2010. Individual honors included: Seniors Ahmed Abdel Halim and Adam Turner were named Most Outstanding Performers. Abdel Halim was named Most Outstanding Field Events Performer after winning the triple jump (46-4½), finishing second in the long jump, and placing fifth in the high jump. Turner was named Most Outstanding Sprints/Hurdles Performer after winning the 200- and 400-meter dashes in respective times of 22.83 and 50.12. Five Bishops qualified for the NCAA Division III championship meet, with Abdel Halim and Fowler winning All-America honors. Abdel Halim finished sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 47-4½. Fowler finished eighth in the 5000-meter run in 17:13.13 to win her first All-America citation in track & field and continue her outstanding 2015-16 year. Fowler won All-America honors in cross country in November, finishing 24th to become Ohio Wesleyan’s third All-American in women’s cross country. Her time also broke the school record of 17:17.65 she set earlier in the season. Mark Beckenbach ’81 is associate director of media relations and sports information director at Ohio Wesleyan. OWU sophomore and Battling Bishops point guard Nate Axelrod was named to the All-Great Lakes District team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

colleagues in the department, as well as my coaching staff. They should get as much credit as the head coach.” Though his teams have 25 titles, Boey is a coach who doesn’t follow the “winning is everything” philosophy. Boey says his work ethic comes from his parents. “I learned from them that things may not always come easy, but they’re still worth it.” He’s also grateful to his wife, Leslie, and children, Abbie, Alex, and Avery, for their “support and understanding in allowing me to do what I need to do on behalf of our student-athletes. “Winning a team championship is always a goal, and an accomplishment that we all can enjoy together, but it is not the ultimate goal,” he says. “While our accomplishments have been fun and rewarding, it doesn’t mean we’ve failed if we don’t win. I cherish my first four years at OWU when we were chasing the championship title just as much as I’ve enjoyed the last 10 years. As long as our students are growing and preparing for the next chapter in their lives, we have been successful.” With the outdoor track & field season underway, the Bishops look to continue their success under their unquestioned leader, Coach Kris Boey. Track coach Kris Boey, talking strategy with All-America high Zane Kieffer ’16, a major in Health and Human Kinetics with a jumper Emily Amburgey ‘14. concentration in sport and exercise management, is a sports information intern with Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics. 32 | OWU Alumni Profile Alumni Profile

REIMAGINING HIS ROOTS, EAST AND WEST Salman Toor ’06 still remembers when his teenage passion for “envision the possibility of a new world that comingles the East art grew even stronger, during his first art history class at Ohio and the West and projects a third space of harmony.” Wesleyan with Carol Neuman de Vegvar, Frank L. & Eva L. Packard Toor is working on a new body of work for an exhibition in Professor of Fine Arts. Karachi, Pakistan. He is also illustrating a graphic novel entitled “I knew a terribly interesting new door was opening for me,” The Electrician with his friend, Alexandra Atiya, a writer. The novel, Toor says of the experience. “Western Art History began to ignite immersed in the supernatural, follows the inner lives of a middle- my imagination, and I fancied myself an apprentice to the masters class family in Lahore over the course of a week, displaying the of European painting such as Giovanni Bellini and Titian.” social conflict in contemporary Pakistani life. Toor graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OWU and “In the real world, to be an artist doesn’t just mean one can stay went on to receive his MFA in painting from New York’s Pratt in one’s garage, hidden away from the world, painting,” says Toor. Institute in 2009. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1983, he now lives in He believes that artists, despite their usual daydreaming nature, Brooklyn, creating art that explores the ambiguities of living in the must be able to plan their futures and engage with the world. East and West. Toor likes not knowing exactly what he is going to do next in He views himself as a wanderer, travelling between his work, so he makes decisions quickly during composition. In boundaries. Toor is inspired by the dissonance, understanding, his lively, colorful paintings that are both intimate and intensely and confusion of leaving his community of origin. relatable, Toor blends the meditative element of painting with the From October to December 2015, Toor displayed his second element of risk. solo show at the Aicon Gallery in New York City. This exhibition, “With every painting I feel like I finally have the hang of it, but I entitled “Resident Alien,” mostly comprises large-scale paintings. begin anew every single time,” Toor says. Hyperallergic, a forum for radical perspectives on —Julia Stone ’16 contemporary art and culture, noted the exhibit’s paintings

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DISCOVERING DON FAUSTO Not all Galápagos tortoises or “Deadly Hill.” This are the same. At least new species is uniquely that’s what zoologist named “Don Fausto” after Gregory Watkins-Colwell a 75-year-old park ranger ’91 recently discovered. who dedicated his life to Watkins-Colwell and helping the endangered a team of scientists tortoises. Watkins-Colwell identified a new species also helped identify a of Galápagos tortoise new species of leopard that previously went frog in 2014. under the radar because When not making scientists assumed that all impactful scientific of the Galápagos tortoises discoveries, he manages shared the same genetic the research specimen makeup. collection of amphibians, Watkins-Colwell says reptiles, and fishes. It’s a that it is always important career path that started not to make assumptions, at the Ohio Wesleyan which is a rule he learned University Museum of at Ohio Wesleyan. Zoology, he says. “[That] Watkins-Colwell is the was the first time I worked collections manager at the in an academic museum Yale Peabody Museum collection, and now I do it of Natural History, one every day!” of the world’s oldest and As part of his job, largest university natural Watkins-Colwell travels history museums. He the world to do field says when colleagues work. “A couple years in the lab across the hall ago I went to Brunei studied the Galápagos to participate in a tortoises using molecular rapid assessment of techniques, they quickly the biodiversity of a realized that the molecular mountain,” he says. makeup of the reptiles He participates in actually differs significantly. several professional Digging deeper, they found that the organizations, including differences lie mostly in the DNA the Society for the Study of sequences, and slightly in the shell Amphibians, previously known as morphology. the Ohio Herpetological Society. Watkins-Colwell, who majored Watkins-Colwell also serves in pre-professional zoology, was as an adjunct faculty member selected to examine the skull, at OWU. This usually involves describe its morphology, and hosting OWU interns and externs photograph it. He says that the skull at the Yale museum where he is now the “holotype” of the species, works. which means it is the specimen used Watkins-Colwell and his wife, as the basis for the description and Kellie, have two children who he name of the new species. says keep them busy, but he still According to scientists, the finds time to keep captive geckos new species of Galápagos tortoise and read science fiction. lives on the Santa Cruz island in Top: Gregory Watkins-Colwell ’91 at the Yale Peabody Museum of —Abby Hanson ’16 a lowland known as Cerro Fatal Natural History. Bottom: Gregory during a 1990 Island Biology class trip to Galápagos with Professor Emeritus of Zoology Jed Burtt. 34 | OWU Alumni Happenings OWU Alums Celebrate the Holidays Coast to Coast Alumni Happenings Alumni Happenings SPRING 2016 | 35

More than 760 alumni celebrated the holidays with their Ohio Wesleyan family at parties in 10 cities in December. 36 | OWU

CALENDARof EVENTS The following is a listing of OWU alumni events around the country. These events offer alumni, families and friends opportunities to network with fellow Bishops and to reconnect with OWU near your hometown. To RSVP for an event, please visit www.owu.edu/alumni or call (740) 368-3325.

MAY 2016 JULY 2016 October 7-8 | On-Campus Homecoming/Family Weekend; May 12 | On-Campus July 23 | Northern MI various affinity reunions Founders’ Circle Induction Luncheon, Walloon Lake Celebration of Endowments/ Country Club Scholarships May 13-15 | On-Campus Alumni Weekend DECEMBER 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016 DECEMBER HOLIDAY EVENTS JUNE 2016 September 16 | Sunbury, OH December 1 | Chicago, IL; Team OWU Golf Outing Denver, CO June 16 | Western, CT December 4 | San Francisco, CA Shakespeare on the Sound September 16-17 | On-Campus December 7 | Boston, MA; Women of Ohio Wesleyan (WOW) Philadelphia, PA June 18 | Cleveland, OH December 8 | New York, NY Summer on the Cuyahoga December 14 | Columbus and Opening Reception OCTOBER 2016 Cleveland, OH December 15 | Washington, DC October 6-7 | On-Campus Board of Trustees May 17-19, 2017 | On-Campus Alumni Weekend

Come Home for Alumni Weekend ’16! Join us on campus May 13-15 Weekend highlights include: for Alumni Weekend. Each year we Celebrating Ohio Wesleyan, an event that recognizes alumni with professional welcome back more than 800 alumni for a accomplishments, and/or outstanding service to humankind. Recipients include the following individuals: weekend of reminiscing and fun! While alumni Alumni Awards: Evan Corns ’59, Robert Gillespie ’66, Michael Long ’66 graduating in years ending in “1” and “6” will Distinguished Achievement Citations: Carol Jane Galante ’76, Randall Griffin ’66, celebrate reunions this year, we encourage Gregory Moore ’76, James Oberg ’66 all OWU alumni to attend. Visit owu.edu/ Honorary Alumni Status: Jed Burtt, Emeritus Professor of Zoology alumniweekend2016 to register, and to Young Alumni Award: Driss Sekkat ’06 and Meghan Feran Sexton ’06 see a full schedule and who is attending! 50th Reunion Welcome Luncheon for the Class of 1966 Blues & BBQ Kick-off Dinner and Reunion dinners

Don’t Be a Chicago Alumni/Parent Chapter - [email protected] SAVE THE DATES Stranger! New York City Alumni/Parent Chapter - [email protected] Alumni Weekend Rocky Mountain Alumni/Parent Chapter - [email protected] If you are interested Boston Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] 2016 May 13-15 in becoming Washington, DC, Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] involved in your Central Ohio Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] Homecoming/ regional chapters, Cincinnati Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] please contact us Northeast Ohio Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] Family Weekend at one of the San Francisco Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] October 7-9, following email FairChester (CT-NY) Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] addresses: 2016 Northern New Jersey Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] Philadelphia Alumni/Parent Chapter – [email protected] Faculty Notes SPRING 2016 | 37

CALENDARof EVENTS Lecturer in Theatre & Dance Jill Becker taught Delicious Musser Performs at Seoul Celebration to Honor Horace Allen Movement, a class combining the anatomical principles of Thomas Joseph Musser, Helen Whitelaw Jackson University Professor and Benjamin Myers with dance improvisation. F. & Margaret Cessna Professor Emeritus of English, and an organist, She also performed a solo dance performed his own composition, “Namdaemoon Celebration,” in Seoul, South contrasting private and public Korea, in June 2015, to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the Namdaemoon parts of oneself at the Body Presbyterian Church. Mind Centering Association The church traces its founding to a small service held by medical missionary Conference at Reed College in Dr. Horace Allen, Class of 1881, and his wife Frances Ann Messenger of Huron, Portland, OR, in June 2015. OH, in 1885 in their home in Korea. Allen’s contributions advanced Western medicine in the country and helped establish the first hospital and medical school Visiting Assistant Professor of in the Chosŏn region. Geography Nick Crane is part Rebuilt in 1904 with a major contribution from Louis H. Severance of of a research team that received Cleveland, the hospital became known as Severance Hospital and the medical support from the Institute for school as the Severance Medical School. Today the hospital is considered one of the top medical facilities Human Geography for a project in Asia, and Allen went on to serve the first American ambassador to Korea. called “Breaking Consent, To mark the anniversary, Musser incorporated into his composition American and Korean folk tunes to Making Space for Racial and symbolize both cultures’ confluence in Allen’s life and work, as well as the continuing relationship between Economic Justice.” the Namdaemoon Presbyterian Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Delaware. Louise Musser, emeritus professor of education and associate dean of academic affairs, read a Professor of Botany & congratulatory letter from President Rock Jones written on behalf of Ohio Wesleyan. Microbiology Jerry Goldstein published three research articles in 2015 co-authored authored by Robert Elder ’15, a Távora” in Mujeres directoras en forthcoming in May by Cornell by current and former OWU mathematics and physics double- el cine español de los orígenes al University Press. Scribner students: “Sodium “Fluoride major at OWU and current año 2000: la construcción de la explains how 1970s suburban Enhances T2 Bacteriophage graduate student studying propia Mirada; “(Re)apropiación conservatives used the legacy Yield,” co-authored by Jazmine nuclear physics at Michigan State de la novela detectivesca: la of the one-room schoolhouse Quinn ’15, was published in University. violencia de(l) género en Las to change educational law, Research & Reviews: A Journal of niñas perdidas de Cristina and shielded themselves from Biotechnology; “Garlic and Onion In November, the Quince Fallarás” in Tras la pista. Novela racial desegregation and tax Extracts Enhance the Yield of Contemporary Music Ensemble criminal escrita por mujeres; and equalization. He also explores T2 Bacteriophage in E. Coli,” co- premiered Assistant Professor “En busca de un pasado perdido: why conservatives have begun authored with Owen Kelling ’16, of Music Jennifer Jolley’s Pussy Sé quién eres y los nuevos to abandon local control as a Gregory Serpa ’15, Karli Sturgill Riot-inspired song cycle “Prisoner discursos de la memoria” in El political cause. ’15, and Madeline Vroom ’16, of Conscience” at Constellation género eterno: Estudios sobre also published in Research & Chicago. novela y cine negro. She also Professor of Physics and Reviews; and “Comparison of the published the peer-reviewed Astronomy Brad Trees ’86 will Keratinase Gene Sequences of Assistant Professor of Modern journal article “Pilar Miró y el be a named contributor in the Fast and Slow Feather Degrading Foreign Languages Glenda revival del noir en los noventa: first digital edition of the world’s Strains of Bacillus licheniformis, Y. Nieto-Cuebas received the Beltenebros y la femme fatale leading college physics textbook, co-authored by OWU graduates OWU Presidential Award for en proceso de de(con)strucción” originally authored by Halliday Patricia Celestino Soper ’05, Racial and Cultural Diversity. in Lectora. Revista de mujeres y and Resnick. The new work will Allison Morrell Bailey ’05, This year she taught a Theory- textualidad 21. be marketed as Fundamentals and Sara Fitzgerald-Butt ’00, to-Practice course in Spain of Physics (digital edition), by published in Research & Reviews: where students researched how Emeritus professor of zoology, Jearl Walker with Interactive A Journal of Microbiology and Spanish classical theater plays Wendell Patton, authored Simulations by Brad Trees. Virology. are adapted and produced for “On the Natural History and Publication is forthcoming in contemporary audiences. She Functional Morphology of January 2018. Professor of Physics & also co-authored an annotated the Clam Shrimp Lynceus Astronomy Robert Haring- edition of the Spanish early Brachyurus,” published in Journal Professor of Botany & Kaye published “Coexisting modern play Amazonas en las of Crustacean Biology. Patton Microbiology Chris Wolverton Single-Particle and Collective Indias, and co-translated the details the results of a long-term was elected to a three-year Excitations in 70As” in Physical Spanish comic play Interlude of study on the biology and life term on the governing board Review C, the premier domestic the Witches. cycle of a small crustacean that of the American Society journal for nuclear physics lives in temporary woodland for Gravitational and Space research. The article resolves Assistant Professor of Modern pools south of Delaware. Research at its annual meeting in several uncertainties surrounding Foreign Languages Eva Paris- November 2015. He continues to the underlying structure of a Huesca had several pieces Assistant Professor of work toward a 2017 launch of his particular isotope of arsenic that published in 2015, including three Education Campbell Scribner experiment on the International have remained a mystery since book chapters: “Intersección authored the book, The Fight for Space Station, and the project’s this nucleus was first studied in de miradas femeninas y voces Local Control: Schools, Suburbs, budget has been increased to the 1970s. The article was co- andaluzas en el cine de Pilar and American Democracy, support development for flight.

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was honored to have his two-act Who for exemplary achievements recognizing academic inventors 1940s play, “Grant’s Wish,” stage-read in the fields of health care and who demonstrate a prolific William Farragher ’49, creator of by actors in a performance at education. spirit of innovation in creating or the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center under facilitating outstanding inventions trademark, gave a presentation the auspices of the Cincinnati that have made a tangible impact called “Memories of a Lifetime” Playwrights Initiative and the 1960s on quality of life, economic for the William Holmes McGuffey Cincinnati Arts Association. A Gloria Fox Wendel ’60 was development, and the welfare of Historical Society of Youngstown, number of OWU grads attended featured by the Times Bulletin in society. Paul is a professor in the OH, in October 2015. the event. It was Ted’s first try at Van Wert, OH, for her 55-year Department of Cell and Molecular playwriting, and he hopes the tenure as the organist at First Biology at The Scripps Research work will be produced at the high United Methodist Church. Institute. 1950s school or college level. Richard Jackson ’53 published Sandra Walker Kelly ’61 received Flora Cunningham ’64, The Rules, a book of tips for John “Larry” Hill ’57, a semi- the Indiana Achievement Award director of the Oneonta’s City those beginning their careers. retired surgeon and professor for Distinction in Community of the Hills chapter of Sweet emeritus of surgery at the Leadership. Adelines International women’s Ted Pollard ’55, of Middletown, University of Maryland and Johns barbershop singing group, was OH, retired from the news Hopkins University, was named Paul Schimmel ’62 was elected selected as the group’s 2015 business (Cox Newspapers Ohio Professional of the Year by the to the National Academy “Sweet Adeline of the Year.” She and The Kansas City Star), and International Association of Who’s of Inventors, a distinction was awarded a certificate and pin in September at the 2015 Vocal Fest music education weekend in MORE THAN 90 YEARS OF ART HONORED Albany, NY. Carol Kane Simerly ’47 was the featured artist at the Payson Edward Miller Jr. ’64 was Art League ARToberFEST Fine Art & Fine Craft Show & Sale elected to the board of directors in October of 2015 in Payson, AZ. At the age of 91, Carol has for EnGeneIC Ltd., a clinical stage been an oil and sculpture artist for 35 years, often showing her biopharmaceutical company. work in galleries near her home in Payson. At ARToberFEST, Carol exhibited her Southwestern art collection, including Tonto Herbert Cady Jr. ’65 retired Apache portraits, Native American bronzes, and wall sculptures. in December 2015 from a 41- Carol is pictured here with her full-sized paper mâché saguaro year career as a pediatrician. He now plans to spend more time cactus. learning how to write fiction. “It was a wonderful experience at 91 years to be so hon- ored,” Carol says of her ARToberFEST feature. “I would like my Carl Good ’66 presented on the classmates to know there can be life after 90.” Rotary International’s drive for In addition to receiving her bachelor of fine arts degree from the total eradication of polio at OWU with honors, Carol studied at The Art Students League of the Wellesley Community Center New York. In 2006, she completed a children’s book started by in Wellesley, MA, in October her late aunt titled “The Insect Wonderland.” Carol assumes the 2015. Carl has participated in persona of “Lady Dragonfly” during book signings, appealing polio eradication missions in to children who have come to love the insects featured in the Bangladesh, Kenya, and Nigeria, and he is the Polio Project book. The book is in its third printing and will soon be sold at the chairman for his Rotary district. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Neal Bozentka ’81 Vicki DiLillo Bob Gordon ’88 Hillary Panas Pember ’85 Denise Sabo Brenner ’00 Faculty Representative Pat Huber ’62 Sheila Fagan Plecha ’84 Alumnae Panhellenic Chuck Nider ’07 Alumni “W” Association Vice President Council Representative Alumni Interfraternity Representative Dan Sharpe ’06 Joni Manos Brown ’78 Council Representative Martha Nunn Lewis ’83 Elizabeth Long Downey ’06 Samuel Smith ’96 Kristen Cemate ’06 David Livingston ’94 Mary Beth Sommer ’88 Peter Day ’85 Fred Evans ’68 President Erin Flynn Ann Muenster-Nuiry ’73 Sue Struna Subel ’69 Faculty Representative Jonathan Noble ’06 Thomas Tatham ’56

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James Hammann ’67 performed Winona “Winnie” Wellman in an organ recital at St. John’s By Zimberlin ’75 moved her the Campus church in Ames, IA, law office to Manchester, CT, OWU ALUMNI notes in November 2015. from Hartford. She focuses on CELEBRATE CLASS disability and education law. Her 30 YEARS IN Nancy Peace ’67 was named to son Russ joined her practice, BUSINESS President Obama’s Presidential focusing on disability, criminal, Emergency Board No. 249, a and real estate law. TOGETHER group intended to help resolve Ken Schlinger ’78 (left) and Scott Bedson ’81 never an ongoing dispute between the Deborah Brautigam ’76 met during their time at OWU—but after connecting New Jersey Transit Rail and some published her latest book, Will post-graduation, they built a career together that would of its employees. Until 2014, Africa feed China? Deborah is last a lifetime. After each receiving their physical therapy Nancy was executive director a professor and director of the degrees, the duo opened ProFitness Physical Therapy in of the Massachusetts Education China Africa Research Initiative Partnership. in the School of Advanced 1986 and are now celebrating their 30th anniversary, with International Studies at Johns two locations in New York City and Brooklyn. Hopkins University. The business partners say compromise and willing- 1970s ness to listen openly to each other has been central to Jo Lynn Davidson Andrews ’70 Theresa Cropper ’76, chief their successful practice over the decades. “Respect for celebrated 41 years as a speech diversity officer at Perkins Coie each other and each other’s beliefs has facilitated our language pathologist in Sheridan, law firm in Chicago, has been long friendship, and that too plays a role in our successful WY. She retired from her position named to the Hall of Fame of the business,” Ken says. at the Child Development Center Black Entertainment and Sports Their milestone anniversary gives them a chance to in August 2015. Lawyers Association. pause and celebrate how far they have come together. Jan Witold Baran ’70 published Anne Kleindienst ’76, a “Helping people is at the root of what we do day to the sixth edition of his book shareholder with the national law day,” Scott says. “However, it is also rewarding to create The Election Law Primer for firm Polsinelli in its Phoenix office, something bigger than the two of us—the ProFitness Corporations in September 2015. was selected for inclusion in Best Physical Therapy brand. This brand now represents Lawyers in America 2016 in the quality healthcare in a world where quality keeps getting Geoffrey Greif ’71 published categories of Corporate Law and squandered for the bottom line. Keeping this focus for his newest book, Adult Sibling Franchise Law. Best Lawyers is almost one-third of a century means a lot to both of us.” Relationships, with Columbia regarded as the definitive guide University Press. This is his third to legal excellence. book focusing on horizontal relationships. Geoffrey is a Gregory Moore ’76, former own brokerage, Freeland Realty OH, office, has been named a professor at the University of editor of The Denver Post, was Group. Her “boutique” brokerage 2016 Ohio Super Lawyer in the Maryland School of Social Work. a speaker at the 23rd annual specializes in executive and field of Construction Litigation by Martin Luther King Jr. celebration luxury real estate. Jill has been Ohio Super Lawyers magazine. Ivan Owen Jr. ’71 was named breakfast in Delaware, OH, in a realtor for over 15 years in the Salesperson of the Year January. affluent suburbs surrounding Christina Smith ’77 joined by Consumers Interstate Columbus. She works with her the structural engineering firm Corporation of Norwich, CT. Jon Peterson ’76, county CPA husband, David, and one of Nishkian Monks as administrative treasurer of Delaware County, her three sons, Stephen. assistant in Bozeman, MT. Smith Paul Greve Jr. ’73 completed OH, and pastor of Zion United previously spent over 30 years six years of Anglican theology Church of Christ, leads a Tom Jolly ’77 was named working for Prugh & Lenon studies and was ordained as volunteer-run men’s shelter associate managing editor for Architects PC as a business a transitional deacon in the called A Place of Warmth in newsroom print operations manager. Episcopal Church in Fort Wayne, Delaware. Michael Newcomb for The New York Times. In IN, in July 2015. Classmate Rev. ’73 volunteers at the shelter; the announcing Jolly’s appointment, Gail Wendt Hutton ’79 was James M. Long was the homilist. two men have been friends since Dean Baquet, the executive appointed head of lower school He was ordained early this year meeting as fraternity brothers at editor of The Times, said: “As at Garrison Forest School in to the priesthood, serving as an OWU 40 years ago. night editor for four years, he was Owings Mills, MD. Garrison Forest assistant priest at Trinity Church instrumental in expanding the School is an independent K-12 in Fort Wayne. Jack Salerno ’76 is now news desk’s role beyond print. all-girls day and boarding school executive vice president of As sports editor, he began a run with a coed preschool, located Gael Bissell ’75 was named Triton Systems Inc., a business of creative sports coverage that outside Baltimore, MD. conservation manager at development company. continues unabated, including Vital Ground Foundation. She our landmark coverage of 1980s will lead the organization’s Ted Daniels ’77 was named concussions in sports. I’m excited land conservation efforts to editor of Mansfield News Journal. that Tom will now be a key player Morton Bouchard III ’80 protect and restore grizzly bear in the next step of our evolution.” received the honorary doctor of populations in Montana, Idaho, Jill Ewing Freeland ’77, lead science degree from the State and other parts of North America. real estate agent of Freeland Thomas Rosenberg ’77, a University of New York Maritime Marketing Group, opened her partner in Roetzel’s Columbus, College in January. 40 | OWU Class Notes

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1 | Making history in Centerville 2 | Sweeney-Cook wedding 3 | Caught on camera with Ohio Wesleyan friends gathered in May Meghan Lindsey Sweeney ’03 married “The Golden Jet” 2015 to celebrate Seth O’Loughlin’s ’12 John Michael Cook on May 31, 2014, at Jerry Lasky ’76 is pictured at a Chicago graduation from Michigan State College Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Cubs playoff game with Bobby Hull, of Law in Northville, MI. Pictured from Indian Land, SC. Alumnae in attendance “The Golden Jet,” who played with the left to right are: (front row) Ellen Platt were Sarah Miller Watkins ’02 and Chicago Black Hawks. ’12, Seth O’Loughlin ’12, (second Crystal Kay Meade ’02. The ceremony row) Paul O’Loughlin ’14, Samuel included a children’s sermon and was 4 | Hazratjee- Nomani wedding Meisterman ’12, Mackenzie Schroeder dubbed the most “fun” wedding ever OWU alumni (from left to right) Hannah ’15, Delaney Drew ’12, (third row) held at Pleasant Hill UMC. Meg is now Appelbaum ’14, John Rux ’12, Priyanka Dustin Green ’12, Rob Williams ’12, serving as a provisional elder in the Venkataraman ’14, Alex Kerensky Colin Moore ’15, and Conor Golden ’16. South Carolina Conference of the United ’14, and Kelsey Ullom ’14 gathered in Methodist Church where she is the pastor Houston, TX, on November 28, 2015, at Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia. to celebrate the marriage of Sanaa John is currently teaching physics at The Hazratjee ’14 and Ahmad Nomani. University of South Carolina.

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5 | Friendships that last a lifetime 6 | Villa-Bowman wedding In the fall of 1945, four sophomore roommates struck this playful pose in Bride Heather Villa (Bowman) ’12, groom Pablo Villa front of Austin Hall. On the left top, Rachel Yeck Diem ’48; left bottom, Pan ’13, and friends gather outside Merrick Hall to toast Stone Whitman ’48; on the right top, Jayne Bodenbender Dayer ’48; right the occasion. Pictured: Jake Kohr ’11, Michael Cartier bottom, Ruth Yeck Parks ’48. Ohio Wesleyan friendships last a lifetime. ’13, Wes Barnes ’13, Ryan Klein ’15, Jordan Grammer Seventy years later, in November 2015, the three living roommates joined to ’14, Eric Tifft ’13, Tori Schlaudt ’13, Justin Ernest ’13, celebrate Ruth and Rachel’s 90th birthdays. Jayne’s place in the photograph Adam Dettra ’13, Jess Brewer ’15, Derek Smith ’13, was taken by Rachel’s daughter, Ruth Diem ’72. Adrian Pekarcik ’14 Amy Siemon ’13, Rebecca Muhl ’13, Michaela Kim ’14, Michael Yontz ’13, Ali Maurice ’12, Katelyn Eilebeck ’12, Katilin Tiefenthal ’12, Shane Wepprich ’12, Blair Kisker ’12, Lena Knoffler ’12, and Kirsti Julian ’12. SPRING 2016 | 41

UPCOMING 3RD ANNUAL MAINE ALTZFEST & OWU REUNION The alumni enjoyed Alumni are pictured ready Friday night lobster to begin their bike ride at dinner in the rough. mile marker 1, reaching From left to right: the second of eight iconic David Hazard ’80, Maine lighthouses. From Greg Altznauer left to right: Steve “KJ” ’81, Jeff O’Sullivan Kjellman ’82, Gil Goetz ’81, Steve “KJ” ’80, Greg Altznauer ’81, Kjellman ’82, and Jeff O’Sullivan ’81, and a Gil Goetz ’80. non-alumni friend.

Sigma Chi David Hazard ’80 and Phi Psi Greg Altznauer ’81 wake-up call so all involved can participate in the annual came together two years ago to organize a reunion of OWU Maine Lighthouse Ride, an annual 25- to 100-plus-mile classmates from the late ’70s and early ’80s in the Portland, cycling event up and down the southern coast of Maine). A ME, area. The alumni invited classmates to the Cape Elizabeth party at Greg’s home caps off the weekend, followed by a area in late September for what became known as the First cycling awards dinner and a night out on the town. Annual Maine Alzfest & OWU Reunion. The event will be back The group has increased with each passing year, and this year for the third time, hosted September 9-11, 2016. David and Greg hope to welcome upwards of 50 people in “The gathering is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our the next few years. Interested alumni are invited to join in the friendships at OWU and relive and recount those glory days, all fun this year, whether for all or part of the weekend. Simply while creating some new and lasting memories,” David says. email David ([email protected]) or Greg (galtz@yahoo. The three-day weekend includes a Friday golf tournament, com) to get involved. dinner and cocktails on the coastline of Maine, and an early

Gregory Cielec ’80 published a high degree of peer recognition Jay Vidovich ’82 was named the John Milligan ’83 was named the novel A Poem on a Bar Room and professional achievement. new head men’s soccer coach at CEO of Gilead Sciences, Inc. Wall, which is available at http:// the University of Pittsburgh. gregcielec.com. Gregory Johnson ’81 was Steven Ulfelder ’83 appeared the featured artist at Salt Pond Thomas F. R. Clareson ’83 was in the author/celebrity series at Dan Dupee ’81, chairman of the Visitor’s Center in Cape Cod, MA, selected as the 2014 recipient Marlborough Public Library in Coalition for Christian Outreach in in February. of the George Cunha and Susan Marlborough, MA, in November Pittsburgh, PA, published It’s Not Swartzburg Award from the 2015. He is the author of four Too Late: The Essential Part You Byron Pitts ’82, co-anchor for American Library Association, mystery novels. Play in Shaping Your Teen’s Faith ABC’s “Nightline,” spoke to recognizing his career in (Baker Books). students at North Carolina State cooperative/collaborative Rocco Donnino ’84 is executive University about race in America preservation initiatives. Thomas vice president of corporate Howard Eberly ’80 will retire in January. is senior consultant for digital development at AppRiver, from his position as a coach and and preservation services at a leading provider of email teacher at Southeast High School Carson Reider ’82 was named LYRASIS, the largest U.S. cultural messaging and cloud security in Bradenton, FL, at the end of director of administration for the heritage network. He consults solutions, which has confirmed the 2015-16 school year. Neuroscience Research Institute nationally and internationally its first distributor agreement in at The Ohio State University. on preservation, disaster France. Professional software Bridget Donnell Newton ’80 Carson and his wife have three preparedness and recovery, distributor Watsoft has agreed was reelected mayor of Rockville, sons and reside in Upper digitization, special collections/ to add AppRiver’s entire security MD, in November 2015. Arlington, OH. archives, remote storage, suite to its portfolio. In addition, funding, and advocacy. the nonprofit Rocco founded, Wendy Weinheimer Graeb ’81 Alberto Schlageter ’82 was Cow Harbor Warriors, recently was named executive director at appointed to the board of John Doody ’83 is the founder donated $75,000 to Northport, The Connection for Women and directors for Canacol Energy Ltd., of Piada, a fast-casual Italian NY, area veterans’ charities for Families in Summit, NJ. an exploration and production food chain based in Columbus, the second year in a row. The company. OH. The company announced organization also provided a Robert Hanna ’81 was a new round of investment to service dog to a Marine Corps recognized as an Ohio Super Stephen Tull ’82 presented a fuel its growth from Greenwich, veteran through their partnership Lawyer for 2016. Super Lawyers lecture on the United Nations CT-based Catterton Partners, a with Paws of War. Veteran Frank is a rating service of outstanding as a part of the 2016 Great private equity firm. Giarmida was presented the dog lawyers from more than 70 Decisions Community Discussion at a Patriots-Giants NFL game in practice areas who have attained Series in Delaware, OH. November.

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Dean Hood ’86 was named William Day ’93 was featured in Eric Weldele ’00 is now a partner benign brain tumors become assistant head coach and tight ARTCHASER Magazine’s second at Capitol Partners, LLC, in malignant and presented his ends coach for the Charlotte volume. Cleveland, OH. research at an international 49ers. conference in Canada in Victoria Hawes Gearity ’93 Greg Mack ’02 was named to February. Bob Fernandez ’87 published was featured in River Journal the “2015 Top 10 Stylish Male The Chocolate Trust: Deception, Online for her work as mayor of Scientists” list by future-ish.com. Meredith Dargusch ’11 had Indenture and Secrets at the $12 Ossining, NY. an exhibit of her art displayed Billion Milton Hershey School, a Ramon Pitter ’03 is now vice at Kendal in Granville, OH, in book about the troubled history Jessica Battle ’94, who recently president of corporate and January and February. and questionable care at one stepped down as Coronado High business development for of the world’s richest child care girls’ lacrosse coach in California, Seacorp Holdings, a shipping Kristen Lear ’11 received a 2016 philanthropies, financed by the was named one of 22 coaches and logistics group based in Fort Ecological Society of America profits of Hershey chocolate and of the year by the National Lauderdale, FL. Graduate Student Policy Award. Reese’s peanut butter cups. He is Federation of State High School a long-time business writer with Associations. Rachel Choto ’04 is now director Emily Yaksic ’11 made her the Philadelphia Inquirer and lives for student support services at directorial debut as director of in Yardley, PA, with wife, Mae, and Kevin Manzel ’95 is the director the University of Chicago, where “Charlotte’s Web,” which ran at three sons, Zack, Luke, and Seth. of innovation at The Teaching she helps undocumented, first- the Marion Palace Theatre in Company (Chantilly, VA), generation, and low-income Marion, OH, in February. Anne Flanagan ’87 is the author where he leads the market and students. of “Artifice,” a play that OWU’s customer research efforts for Jillian Ristau ’12 joined the Kind Department of Theatre and audio- and video-learning series Jada Hamilton ’04 was named Mind Center in Hibbing, MN, as a Dance performed in February. The Great Courses. to Stony Brook University’s 2015 therapist. Anne participated in an audience “40 Under Forty” list. Jada is an discussion at OWU following one Thomas Hughes ’96, lead assistant attending psychologist Michael McLean ’13 is now of the performances. pastor of Christian Assembly in the department of psychiatry senior legislative assistant for Church in Los Angeles, CA, has and behavioral sciences at congressman Pat Tiberi. Darrel Gibson ’87 is now senior published a book titled Curious: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer director of development at The Unexpected Power of a Center. Andrew Rossi ’13, a theater Georgetown University Medical Question-Led Life. and geology major at OWU, Center. John Schlegel ’05 joined real was hired by the Wyoming Ad Mindy Alexander McCall ’96 estate firm Transwestern as Council and has partnered for an Tracie Winbigler ’87 is now chief was hired as vice principal of executive vice president of advertisement for the latest Pixar financial officer of REI, an outdoor Lincoln Elementary School in Tenant Advisory Services. film. specialty retailer in Seattle. New Brunswick, NJ. Brian Small ’05 was named Andrew Winters ’13 is now Terri Bigio Fraser ’89 displayed Adam Rosen ’97 is now Dartmouth assistant men’s interim head coach of Capital her work at the Art Space at the executive vice president of lacrosse coach. He worked as University’s men’s basketball Somerset County, NJ, Warren Casamigos Spirits Company, a an assistant coach at OWU from team. Township library branch in new importing company from the 2008 to 2009. January. The exhibit was titled team behind Casamigos Tequila. Jason Bogdany ’14 was “The Light from Behind.” Kristen Cemate ’06 is now promoted to development Joy Twesigye ’98 joined an associate attorney at the associate at Cleveland Baltimore Healthy Start as Segal McCambridge Singer and Play House, America’s first 1990s executive director. Baltimore Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago office. professional regional theatre and Alaska Black Hults ’90 Healthy Start is committed to recipient of the 2015 Regional defended her dissertation reducing infant mortality by Salman Toor ’06 was featured Theatre Tony Award. Jason in June 2015 and graduated improving the health and well- on artnet.com for his work as a completed a summer internship from Pennsylvania State being of women and their contemporary painter. His recent at CPH as his senior capstone University in August. She then families through the provision exhibition, “Resident Alien,” was experience at OWU and is a joined the faculty of Brigham of comprehensive, supportive displayed at Aicon Gallery in New former marketing apprentice and Young University as assistant services offered in the York. operations assistant with the professor of teacher education communities where they live. company. in the TESOL K-12 program. Pooja Dutt ’09 was interviewed Her dissertation is titled “The Mark Wade ’99 was featured by Be Your Own Muse, a website Sophie Crispin ’14 was featured Dialogic Construction of in The Newark Advocate on dedicated to telling stories of in The Gargoyle, the magazine of Bilingual Literacies, Disability, December 13, 2015, for his many inspiring women, in October 2015. the University of Wisconsin Law and Inclusion by Content-Area affiliations as a musician. School, as the recipient of the Teachers.” 2010s Stearns-Shaw Scholarship. Todd Showalter ’91 was named 2000s Hanwen Bai ’11 completed Ph.D. Jamie Richardson ’14 is now a managing director at Wells Joseph Bishara ’00 directed research that was published head cheer and dance coach at Fargo Advisors in Chicago, IL. Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting in Nature Genetics, the most Coffeyville Community College for Godot” at The Ohio State prestigious research journal in in Coffeyville, KS. Jamie was a University Mansfield campus in genetics. 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health and human kinetics major Stephen Loppnow ’00 and In Memoriam Rosemary Cook Norrick ’43, and an OWU cheerleader for four his wife Erica Wernsmann of Indianapolis, IN, December 1, years. welcomed a daughter, Wren 1930s 2015, at the age of 92. Elizabeth Loppnow, on January Rachel Lindley Jameson ’38, of Ryan Haddad ’15 was the star 31. Also celebrating is aunt Sara Elizabeth Dreisbach Vogt ’43, of Hendersonville, NC, October 27, actor in a solo show called “Hi, Loppnow Bellisario ’97. Marblehead, OH, November 30, 2015, at the age of 99. Are You Single?” at Dixon Place in 2015, at the age of 93. She was New York City in November 2015. Nicole Farrell ’03 and her preceded in death by husband Gordon Hill ’39, of Ashtabula, The show explores the issues of husband Chris Tsitouris Carl Vogt ’43, mother Ara Frazer OH, January 15 at the age of 98. sex, love, and disability in the gay welcomed daughter Grace Dreisbach 1911, and cousin He was preceded in death by community. Sloane Tsitouris, on October Dorotha Diehlman Keene ’34. his wife, Marilyn Peavey Hill ’41, 3, 2015. Also celebrating are She was a member of Alpha Xi brother Robert Hill ’37, sister Victoria “Buzzy” Biddinger aunt Whitney Deel Farrell ’10, Delta sorority. Catherine Hill Townsend ’31, ’15, former cheerleading captain uncle Drew Farrell ’10, and aunt and three cousins, Raymond at OWU, is now a cheerleader Wendy Farrell Yoder ’07. Dale Walrath ’43, of Manhattan, Harley ’35, Rowland Harley ’31, for the Cleveland Cavaliers NY, December 31, 2015, at the and Alfred Hill ’32. Gordon was basketball team. Jamie Laudenslager ’04 and age of 94. He was a member of a member of Phi Gamma Delta her husband Greg Leimbeck Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. fraternity. welcomed a son, Drew Leimbeck, Marriages on January 3. Howard Dawson ’44, of 1940s Cincinnati, OH, December 14, 1970s 2015, at the age of 93. He was Dae Won Goldenbaum- Josephine Townsend Herron Debbie Force ’75 was married to preceded in death by his wife, Yang ’05 and his wife Laura ’41, of Centreville, MD, January Gilles Morin on August 14, 2015, Margaret Bell Dawson ’44, and Goldenbaum-Yang welcomed a 8 at the age of 96. She was in New York City. son Daniel Dawson ’75. He son, Drew Goldenbaum-Yang, on preceded in death by her was a member Delta Tau Delta December 15, 2015. husband, Don Herron ’42, and fraternity and The OWU Tower was a member of Kappa Kappa 2000s Society. Lindsay Hansen Jones ’05 and Gamma sorority. Tory Lee ’09 was married to her husband Luke welcomed a Hugh Churchill II on November 14, Marion Kramer Hatfield ’44, of son, Caleb Benjamin Jones, on Frances Fearheiley Johnson 2015, in Worthington, OH. Naples, FL, December 7, 2015, at December 29, 2015. ’41, of Rancho Santa Fe, CA, the age of 93. She was preceded November 16, 2015, at the age of in death by her husband, Lyman Brooke Coale Krapf ’05 and her 95. She was preceded in death Births Hatfield ’44, and was a member husband John Krapf welcomed a by sister Elizabeth Fearheiley of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. 1990s son, Freddie Krapf, on November Jacobson ’44, and was a 26, 2015. Also celebrating are member of Kappa Kappa Gamma David Martz ’95 welcomed a Lucile Hatton Gregg ’45, of grandmother Sharon Smithey sorority. son, Oscar Guerrero Martz, on Coale ’72, aunt Brittany Coale Columbus, OH, November 7, January 26, 2016. 2015. She was preceded in death ’07, uncle William Coale ’02, Mabel Bersuder Monguillot ’41, by her husband, Richard Gregg great-aunt Deborah Smithey of New Orleans, LA, December 5, Eimile Tansey ’98 and Michael ’47, and cousin Rachel McCarty Durham ’74, and cousin 2014, at the age of 95. Nagro ’96 welcomed a son, Dodd ’35. She was a member of Courtney Durham ’12. Hawk Tansey Nagro, on January Alpha Xi Delta sorority. 4, 2016. Virginia Todd Kneeland ’42, of Blaire Hayden Bartish ’07 Crosby, MN, January 23 at the Martha Henry Lowery ’45, of and her husband Dave Bartish age of 96. She was a member of Jennifer Walker-Feheley ’99 Missoula, MT, January 1 at the welcomed a son, Louis “Louie” Alpha Xi Delta sorority. and her husband Brendan Edward Bartish, on December 1, age of 92. She was a member of welcomed Teagan Allette 2015. Delta Delta Delta sorority. Feheley on December 29, 2015. Emagene Forsyth Neasse ’43, of Scottsdale, AZ, October Marjorie McFeely Miller ’46, of Amanda Brumenschenkel ’07 7, 2015, at the age of 93. She Cypress, TX, October 25, 2015, at 2000s welcomed a son, Taylor Allen was preceded in death by her the age of 91. She was a member Cabana, on November 26, 2015. father, Harry Forsyth ’21. She Courtney Fry Camillus ’00 and of Delta Gamma sorority. John Camillus ’98 welcomed is survived her husband of 71 years, Robert Neasse ’43. She a daughter, Lucy Madeleine 2010s Janet Smith Cederquist ’47, of also is survived by daughters Camillus, on January 6. Also Jason Mojzer ’11 and his wife Wheaton, IL, January 31 at the Angela Neasse Layton ’67 of celebrating is aunt Heather Fry Jamie Mojzer welcomed a age of 91. She was a member of New River, AZ, Christine Pytlarz ’99. son, Hank Michael Mojzer, Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. of Scottsdale, AZ, and Tamora on December 24, 2015. Also Clay Bauserman of Marysville, Mollie McCready Holleran celebrating are aunts Heidi Martha “Mickey” Dowler OH. She was the grandmother of ’00 and her husband Michael Griffith Romero ’97 and Lisa Diem ’47, of Bay Village, OH, four and was to become a great- welcomed twin boys, Alexander Lublin Foster ’95. February 13 at the age of 91. grandmother in March. Emagene and Cooper, on December 4, She was preceded in death by was a member of Alpha Gamma 2015. Mollie and Michael also Kale Booher ’12 and his wife her husband, William Diem Delta sorority. Please see a have a 2-year-old daughter, Morgan Booher welcomed a ’45, mother Aveline Dowler longer version of this obituary Madison. son, Cade Michael Booher, on ’21, brother Hugh Diem ’44, online at http://blogs.owu.edu/ January 7. magazine. 44 | OWU Class Notes

uncle Kirk Thomas ’21, and of 89. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Hazelwood Hamlin ’52, cousin Harlan Kirk ’28. She was Rachel Mills Gherlein ’47 and 1950s and was a member of Sigma Chi survived by three sons, James daughter Ann Gherlein Vaughn Arden Duwe Parrish ’50, of fraternity. Diem ’74, John Diem ’70, and ’74. John was a member of Phi Rocky River, OH, January 23 at Bill Diem ’69; daughter Priscilla Gamma Delta fraternity. the age of 87. She was a member Walter Johnson ’51, of Palm Diem ’78; granddaughter Jenny of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Harbor, FL, December 29, Kirsop ’08; grandson John Ezra Luessen ’48, of Wyoming, 2015, at the age of 92. He was Kirsop ’10; and niece Ruth Diem OH, January 31 at the age of 93. Milton Robinson ’50, of preceded in death by brother ’72. Proud of her Ohio Wesleyan He was preceded in death by Ashtabula, OH, January 16 at William Johnson ’55. He is affiliation, Mickey was the fourth sister Evelyn Luessen Sargent the age of 88. He is survived by survived by daughter Gloria generation of women in her ’39. He was a member of Delta three daughters, Erica Robinson Johnson ’71. Walter was a family to graduate from OWU; her Tau Delta fraternity. Mitchell ’78, Mary Robinson member of Tau Kappa Epsilon daughter Priscilla became the Pera ’80, and Amy Robinson fraternity. fifth, her granddaughter Jennifer Richard Mead ’48, of Brookside, ’83; son-in-law Richard Pera ’77; the sixth. She was elected to NJ, December 19, 2015, at the two granddaughters, Whitney John McConnell ’51, of several terms as alumni trustee age of 91. He is survived by his Mitchell ’08 and Anne Mitchell Minneapolis, MN, December 12, of the university and named a wife, Lois Hawley Mead ’50. ’12; and niece Paige Robinson 2015, at the age of 86. He was life trustee in 2000. Please see ’02. Milton was a member of Phi preceded in death by his wife, a longer version of this obituary Paul Taylor Jr. ’48, of Surprise, Gamma Delta fraternity. Margaret Murphy McConnell online at http://blogs.owu.edu/ AZ, August 9, 2015, at the age of ’51, and is survived by a sister, magazine. 89. He was preceded in death by Ned Speasmaker ’50, of Barbara McConnell Hull ’42. brother Edwin Taylor ’38, and is London, OH, January 25 at the John was a member of Phi Delta Elizabeth Sidner Timmons ’47, survived by sister Miriam Taylor age of 89. He is survived by Theta fraternity. of Huntsville, OH, October 30, Hyde ’41. He was a member of cousin Mary Jo Jones Kennedy 2015, at the age of 89. Phi Delta Theta fraternity. ’50. He was a member of Beta Alice Backman Westfall ’51, of Theta Pi fraternity. North Lewisburg, OH, November Mary Jo Buvinger Wolters ’47, Homer Timson ’48, of Richmond, 1, 2015, at the age of 85. She is of Columbus, OH, November IN, January 6 at the age of 89. Jean Branscomb Williams ’50, survived by her husband, John 20, 2015, at the age of 90. She of Winston Salem, NC, January Westfall ’51, and was a member is survived by daughter-in-law Patricia Clarke Braun ’49, of 14 at the age of 87. Jean was of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Carol Dittrick Wolters ’73 and Bolivar, OH, October 5, 2015, a member of the OWU Tower by Carol’s mother, Catherine at the age of 87. She preceded Society and Zeta Tau Alpha Forrest Brower ’52, of Skillman, “Kitty” Urton Dittrick ’42, with in death by her husband Alan sorority. NJ, October 1, 2015, at the age of whom she shared lunch and Braun ’50, and is survived by 84. He was preceded in death by dinner for several years in their cousin Martha Clarke Lindberg James Edwin Wyant ’50, of his wife, Mary Coulter Brower Columbus retirement home. She ’52. She was a member of Alpha Lancaster, OH, July 16, 2015, at ’52. He is survived by daughter was a member of Kappa Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. the age of 88. He was preceded Catherine Brower Zettler ’78 Theta sorority. Mary Jo was a in death by brother Robert and nephew Nathaniel Barber lifelong resident of Dayton, OH, Virginia Colbeth ’49, of Wyant ’50 and is survived by ’12. Forrest was a member of until moving to Columbus in 2012. Ridgewood, NJ, November son Daniel Wyant ’89. Jim Kappa Sigma fraternity. She was an elementary school 25, 2015, at the age of 88. She was a member of Beta Theta Pi teacher in the Dayton Public is survived by sister Evelyn fraternity. He served in the U.S. Kermit Darkey ’52, of Schools for 22 years. Mary Jo Colbeth Plunkett ’52 and niece Army during the Korean conflict Westminster, CO, December is survived by her sons, John Susan Plunkett Fasano ’78. She and was a banker for over 40 29, 2015, at the age of 85. and Scott Wolters, Scott’s wife was a member of Alpha Xi Delta years. Jim was an avid golfer; he He was preceded in death by Beth, a daughter, Martha Patton, sorority. grew roses, did woodworking, brother Robert Darkey ’51, Martha’s husband Michael, eight collected antiques, and loved and is survived by sister Louise grandchildren, and seven great- Mary Jo Miller Cox ’49, of chocolate. Darkey Walbridge ’54. He grandchildren. Cridersville, OH, November 11, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi 2015, at the age of 89. She is Eleanor Henderson Doelling fraternity. Sally Rickey Copp ’48, of survived by her husband, Jack ’51, of Greenville, SC, January Lebanon, OH, October 17, Cox ’48. She was a member of 14 at the age of 87. She was Edward Evans ’52, of Marysville, 2015, at the age of 89. She Delta Gamma sorority. preceded in death by mother OH, December 25, 2015, at the was preceded in death by her Marion Beetham Henderson age of 85. He was a member of husband, Carl Copp ’47, brother Robert Hall ’49, of Hayesville, ’24 and sister M. Carol Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Frank Rickey ’42, brother-in- OH, December 17, 2015, at the Henderson Barrows ’62. She law Ralph Copp ’43, and three age of 92. He was preceded in is survived by sister Helen Lou Barbara Wright Fisher ’52, of sisters, Frances Rickey Griffin death by his wife, Marie Bruce Henderson Amos ’55. Eleanor Charlottesville, VA, October 8, ’33, Julia Rickey Peebles ’35, Hall ’49. He was a member of was a member of Delta Gamma 2015, at the age of 85. and Josephine Rickey Copp Beta Theta Pi fraternity. sorority. ’44. She is survived by nephew Lois Lindsay Gerken ’52, of Charles Hurth ’58. Martha Tuttle ’49, of Urbana, Harlin “Tom” Hamlin ’51, of McCandless Township, PA, OH, November 23, 2015, at the Kettering, OH, October 29, November 7, 2015, at the age of John Gherlein ’48, of Pepper age of 88. 2015, at the age of 88. He was 85. She was a member of Gamma Pike, OH, January 7 at the age preceded in death by his wife, Phi Beta sorority. 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Richard Logan ’52, of Galion, Linda Rodee Recker ’53, of Hunter ’90, cousin David Huit Andrew Peacock ’62 and Alan OH, January 18 at the age of 87. Mount Pleasant, SC, December ’58, and sister-in-law Judith Peacock ’72, and sister Sheila 23, 2015, at the age of 84. She Bridge Hunter ’58. Phyllis was Peacock Allen ’65. Grant was Helen Simester Long ’52, of was a member of Delta Delta a member of Delta Delta Delta a member of Phi Kappa Psi Saint Simons Island, GA, on Delta sorority. sorority. fraternity. November 20, 2015, at the age of 85. She was preceded in death Robert Wood ’53, of Marco Charles Irish ’57, of Medina, OH, by father Ralph Simester ’23 Island, FL, November 7, 2015, at October 12, 2015. 1960s and two aunts, Elsie Simester the age of 84. He was preceded Joseph Banks ’60, of Columbus, Garden ’23 and Edith Simester in death by his mother, Orne William Morris ’57, of Gallatin, OH, October 25, 2015, at the age Roeder ’24. She is survived by Erwin Wood ’18, and was a TN, January 14 at the age of 79. of 77. He was a member of Phi her husband, Thomas Long ’51; member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was a member of Beta Sigma Gamma Delta fraternity. two sons, Ross Long ’78 and Tau fraternity. James Long ’81; daughter Lucy Virginia Buddie Harchol ’54, of Benjamin DeGraff Jr. ’60, of Long ’79; and granddaughter Irvine, CA, December 5, 2015, Jon Weingart ’57, of Akron, Rockingham, VA, December Alicia Long ’07. Helen was a at the age of 83. She is survived OH, December 11, 2015, at the 18, 2015, at the age of 76. He is former member of the OWU by her husband, Richard age of 80. He was preceded in survived by his wife, Elizabeth Board of Trustees and Alumni Harchol ’54, and sister Dolores death by his mother, Frances Frey DeGraff ’60, and was a Board of Directors, as well as a Buddie Smolan ’58. Virginia Ledman Weingart ’29. He is member of Alpha Sigma Phi member of Kappa Alpha Theta was a member of Alpha Xi Delta survived by his wife, Jane Hlavin fraternity. sorority. sorority. Weingart ’57, and two brothers, Ned Weingart ’60 and David Richard “Dick” DeHaven ’60, Jane Lindenmeyer McGinnis Geraldine Strother Wade ’54, Weingart ’62. Jon was a member of Escondido, CA, October 26, ’52, of La Jolla, CA, November of Ft. Thomas, KY, October 18, of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. 2015, at the age of 77. He is 6, 2015, at the age of 85. She 2015, at the age of 83. She was a survived by his wife, Bette Viall is survived by her husband, member of Delta Gamma sorority. Ramon Jordan ’58, of DeHaven ’61, and was a member Robert McGinnis ’52, son David Jamestown, NY, September of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. McGinnis, and daughter Sharon William Barnett ’55, of 25, 2015, at the age of 82. He Dick was a member of the OWU McGinnis DaSilva. Zanesville, OH, January 11 at the was preceded in death by aunt Athletic Hall of Fame. age of 83. He was preceded in Maretta Jordan Rice ’21. He Marilyn Newman ’52, of death by his mother, Edith Brush is survived by sister Marianne William Nelson ’60, of Murrells Wolcottville, IN, January 9 at the Barnett ’26, and was a member Jordan Harrington ’66 and son Inlet, SC, December 12, 2015, at age of 86. She was a member of of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Thomas Jordan ’81. Ramon was the age of 78. He was preceded Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon in death by two brothers, Robert Milton Irvin ’55, of Easton, MD, fraternity. Nelson ’61 and James Nelson Richard Paxton ’52, of November 25, 2015, at the age ’61. Valparaiso, IN, December 16, of 82. He was a member of Beta Katherine Van Brimmer Stock 2015, at the age of 87. He was Theta Pi fraternity. ’58, of Miami Township, OH, Henry “Hank” Cramer ’62, of a member of Phi Kappa Psi January 21 at the age of 79. She New Salem, MA, October 16, fraternity. Judith Judge ’55, of Sonoma, was a member of Delta Gamma 2015, at the age of 77. Henry was CA, November 27, 2015, at the sorority. preceded in death by mother Charles Wagner ’52, of age of 81. She was a member of Helen Madden Cramer ’23 and Arlington, MA, January 11 at the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Judith “Judy” Davis Whitacre brother H. Leslie Cramer ’52. He age of 86. ’58, of Arlington Heights, IL, is survived by two brothers, Earl J. “Blair” Webster ’55, of October 29, 2015, at the age of H. Cramer ’50 and Chester D. Jack Young ’52, of Portsmouth, Maumee, OH, October 28, 2015. 78. She was a member of Pi Beta Cramer ’63. He was a member of OH, January 31 at the age of 85. He was a member of Phi Delta Phi sorority. Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. Psi fraternity. James “Jim” Wight ’58, of George Nichols ’62, of Colorado James Gest ’56, of Bellevue, Bluffton, SC, October 31, 2015, at Springs, CO, January 3 at the age Benjamin Kistler ’53, of WA, November 21, 2015, at the the age of 79. He is survived by of 75. He was a member of Sigma Fredericksburg, VA, November age of 82. He is survived by a his wife, Barbara Baltzly Wight Alpha Epsilon fraternity. 11, 2015, at the age of 84. He was brother, Neil Gest ’57, and was a ’58, and daughter Lisa Wight a member of Beta Sigma Tau member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Dobinson ’87. He was a member Thomas Nims ’62, of Westerville, fraternity. Please see a longer version of of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. OH, November 8, 2015, at the this obituary at http://blogs.owu. age of 75. He was a member of Mary Booth Murray ’53, of edu/magazine. John Gutknecht ’59, of Beaufort, Sigma Chi fraternity. Frankfort, MI, November 30, NC, November 3, 2015, at the 2015, at the age of 84. She Phyllis Hunter ’56, of Chandler, age of 78. He was a member of George Speese ’62, of Delaware, is survived by her husband, AZ, December 26, 2015, at the Sigma Chi fraternity and the OWU OH, January 9 at the age of 80. James Murray ’55; son, Robert age of 81. She was preceded Athletic Hall of Fame. He was preceded in death by Murray ’82; two nephews, Glenn in death by mother Mildred mother Ruth Hamilton Speese McCaslin ’82 and Ian McCaslin Hunter, Class of 1916, father Dundas Grant Peacock ’59, ’27 and son George Speese ’79. ’14; and niece Nora McCaslin Robert Miller Hunter, 1917, and of Greenville, SC, December George was a member of Sigma Alastra ’94. She was a member brother Robert Hunter ’46. She 21, 2015, at the age of 77. He Phi Epsilon fraternity. of Chi Omega sorority. is survived by nephew Burtch is survived by two brothers, 46 | OWU Class Notes

Franklin “Del Stumbo” Carl Schroeter ’73, of New Faculty/Staff father, November 13, 2015, in Stambaugh ’62, of Kettering, York, NY, January 25. He was a Toledo, OH. OH, January 4 at the age of 77. member of Sigma Chi fraternity. Sydney Kay Durfey, of Delaware, He was a member of Sigma Phi OH, January 4 at the age of 74. Celeste DeBold Cherol ’73 for Epsilon fraternity. Dennison “Denny” Griffith ’74, She worked as secretary to the the loss of her son, Johnathan of Columbus, OH, January 18 at athletic director for 30 years. Conrad Cherol, October 28, 2015. Daniel Ellison ’64, of Steamboat the age of 63. He was preceded Springs, CO, October 3, 2015, at in death by father Floyd Griffith Evelyn Hardesty Fisher, of Hilliard, Beth Wittman ’74 for the loss the age of 73. He was a member ’50. He was survived by mother OH, December 24, 2015, at the of her father, Howard Wittman, of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Sally Kreidler Griffith ’50 and age of 80. She worked for Phi October 13, 2015, at the age of sister Anne Griffith Barrus ’80. Gamma Delta fraternity. 89. Barbara Gibson Bates Smullen Denny was a member of The ’65, of Rochester, NY, December OWU Tower Society and Phi Chloe Hedges, of Springfield, OH, Cheryl Daniels Medley ’76 for 29, 2015, at the age of 72. She Delta Theta fraternity. November 2, 2015, at the age of the loss of her husband, Charles was preceded in death by her 80. She worked for 23 years as a Medley, January 19 at the age of husband, David Bates ’63, and Philip Valenziano ’75, of Colts cook. 65. was a member of Alpha Chi Neck, NJ, December 12, 2015, at Omega sorority. the age of 63. He was a member Paul “Tate” Holt, of Delaware, OH, Betsy Drew Dunn ’78 and Andy of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. November 11, 2015, at the age of Dunn ’79 for the loss of Andy’s Paula Thomas Livingston ’67, of 89. He was the manager of the mother and Betsy’s mother-in- Towanda, KS, January 27 at the Jeffrey Foerster ’76,of West OWU bowling lanes for several law, Sylvia Guild Dunn, October age of 69. She was preceded in Stockholm, NY, November 23, years. 31, 2015. death by father Paul Thomas ’27 2015, at the age of 61. He was and uncle Harold Thomas ’25. a member of the OWU Athletic Monique Lemaitre Leon, of Jane Gumley Janiak ’78 and Paula was a member of Alpha Hall of Fame and Phi Kappa Psi Pittsburgh, PA, November 5, 2015, her sons Brian Janiak ’12 and Delta Pi sorority. fraternity. at the age of 81. She was a former Christopher Janiak ’08 for professor. the loss of Jane’s father, Irwin Carol Graham Schellenger ’67, Marilyn Miller ’76, of Ashland, Gumley, January 27, at the age of Bradenton, FL, January 20 at OH, December 3, 2015, at the Peggy Lusk, of Clarendon Hills, IL, of 88. the age of 70. She was a member age of 61. She is survived by April 27, 2015. She was a faculty of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. sister Maryjane Miller Hotaling member and a resident counselor Ellen Defenderfer ’13 for the loss ’83, brother-in-law Clark in Austin Hall during the 1950s. of her sister, Sarah Defenderfer, Gary White ’67, of Waxhaw, NC, Hotaling ’83, and nephew February 6. November 20, 2015, at the age of Jackson Hotaling ’17. Marilyn Peter Manicas, of Honolulu, HI, 70. He was a member of Chi Phi was a teacher with Ashland City December 27, 2015. He was a fraternity. Schools for 35 years. She was a former professor. member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Martha Jean Wilson, of Radnor, 1970s OH, December 11, 2015, at the age WE WANT Martha Hart ’70, of Aurora, OH, 1980s of 96. She was retired from food TO HEAR on January 18 at the age of 67. Erik McWilliams ’81, of Marina service. FROM YOU! She was preceded in death by Del Rey, Santa Monica, and Please email your news father James Hart ’37. 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BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY OFFICERS OF THE BOARD Thomas R. Tritton ’69 | Chairperson John Milligan ’83 | Vice Chairperson Dan Hitchell | Treasurer

EX-OFFICIO Rock Jones | President, Ohio Wesleyan University John Hopkins Bishop, Ohio East Conference of the United Methodist Church, North Canton, Ohio Bishop Gregory V. Palmer Bishop, Ohio West Conference of the United Methodist Church, Worthington, Ohio

TRUSTEES AT LARGE LIFE TRUSTEES Richard B. Alexander ’82 William E. Blaine Jr. HON ’89 Leonard “Len” N. Russell, of Nicholas E. Calio ’75 Jean Fitzwater Bussell ’69 Coldwater, MI, October 17, at the age of 93. During his Doreen DeLaney Crawley ’91 George H. Conrades ’61 31-year tenure with OWU, Belinda Brown Fouts ’73 Patricia Belt Conrades ’63 Len was a professor in the Daniel S. Glaser ’82 Evan Corns ’59 Department of Physics and Edward Haddock ’69 Clyde A. Cox ’59 Astronomy. Since 1957 Carol Hilkirk Latham ’61 Martha Lou Dowler Diem ’47 he directed the Summer Jack Luikart ’71 Douglas H. Dittrick ’55 Institutes of the National Todd D. Luttinger P’10 Andres Duarte ’65 Science Foundation. He Kevin J. McGinty ’70 William E. Farragher ’49 served many years as faculty Cynthia Halliday Mitchell ’61 Hal A. Fausnaugh ’48 marshal and as secretary Colleen Nissl ’72 Robert W. Gillespie ’66 of the faculty. A devoted C. Paul Palmer IV ’96 Maribeth Amrhein Graham ’55 teacher and scholar, Len received the Adam Poe Thomas Palmer ’69 Michael Long ’66 Medal at his retirement in Frank Quinn ’78 Jack McKinnie ’54 1985 as professor emeritus. George L. Romine Jr. ’67 Phillip J. Meek ’59 Len was a long-time active Timothy Sloan P’13, P’16 Carleton P. Palmer III ’64 member of William Street Katherine Boles Smith ’71 Kathleen Law Rhinesmith ’64 United Methodist Church, Thomas R. Tritton ’69 Helen Crider Smith ’56 serving in numerous Kara Trott ’83 James D. Timmons Sr. ’61, P’92 capacities, including as a member of Bill’s Bells, a TRUSTEES FROM hand-bell choir. At a 2015 THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FROM THE OHIO EAST lecture at OWU, William Jan Baran ‘70 CONFERENCE Hsiao ’59, a preeminent Cathleen Butt ’91 Jeffrey Benton economist at Harvard Jason Downey ’02 Rob Hickson ’78 University, remembered how Dr. Russell mentored Peter Eastwood ’91 and advised him when Kamila Goldin ’13 From the Other he was a student. Others Aaron Lewis Granger ’93 United Methodists recall how Len lived a life Sally Christiansen Harris ’76 Conferences based on the principles Craig Luke ’85 Myron F. McCoy ’77 of humility, honesty, Mike L. McCluggage ’69 integrity, and compassion. John F. Milligan ’83 He and his wife Lavon, Jacob Miller ‘14 who passed in 2009, are Greg Moore ’76 survived by two daughters, Cindy O’Neill ’81 Linda Russell Kuivinen and C. Paul Palmer IV ’96 Janet R. Messaros; three grandchildren; and five Anand T. Philip ’00 great-grandchildren. Please Ibrahim Saeed ’15 see a longer version of this obituary at http://blogs.owu. edu/magazine. 48 | OWU The Final Word The MUSIC of Our OWU TIMES By Paula M. Kalamaras ’76 hen I arrived at Ohio listening to the album. We were all W Wesleyan, I absorbed just talking and eating brownies as much literature, history, when we discovered we’d all science, languages, been involved in productions of mythology, philosophy, “Oklahoma!” in high school. Just and the arts as possible. hearing the sound of the cash Even music. In a recent register in “Money” summons an Huffington Post article, image of the four of us sitting on I recollected how Bruce my top bunk, legs dangling, and Springsteen’s “Born to Run” belting out “O-k-l-a-h-o-m-a” as album, especially “Jungleland,” neighbors stood changed my relationship with in our doorway my distant grandmother. I also and looked at us as recalled how my classical music- if we were crazy. fixated mother established a Once during finals, one of formula that required me to the fraternity houses put speakers listen to two classical music in their windows and blasted “Layla” selections for every rock from Derrick and the Dominoes loud song I heard—down to the enough to be heard all the way to Gray minute. Most of the time, it Chapel. I recall dropping books, standing was just easier not to listen close to my boyfriend, and slowly swaying to music, rather than do all to Nicky Hopkins’ piano solo. It was a the math. magical moment that lives in me always. By the time I got to OWU, Ilustration by Catie Beach ’16 I even grew to appreciate all those I was like a palimpsest, ready to write a new chapter hours of classical music and opera. In one of my over the old ones and punctuated by the music of my own era. humanities classes, we studied Wagner’s Ring der Nebelungen. Music has been part of the human experience since the dawn One evening at our professor’s house, we discussed how the of time. Archaeologists have discovered primitive bone and ivory leitmotifs (recurring themes in the piece) gave the characters more flutes from 43,000-year-old Neanderthal graves and even musical depth and connected them within the entire cycle. I wasn’t shy notations on a 4,000-year-old Sumerian clay tablet. Apollo and the about contributing my own analysis of the musical connections Muses—from whom the word derives—glorified music during the throughout the cycle. classical world. Music is found in every country. It binds us to each As Shakespeare wrote, “If music be the food of love, play on/ other and gives us context no matter what our differences. Give me excess of it.” Other days and nights provide that excess While I came late to the party, I lost no time catching up. Music in my memories. Whether it was arguing the nuances of guitar became one of my primary ways of communicating. I was not solos, or if music from previous decades was better than what we particularly adept at expressing myself verbally (I’m still not), and were hearing, music became the foundation of so many vibrant song lyrics helped me express my feelings. Gordon Lightfoot’s old experiences. Even now, when I hear certain songs by Bruce standby “If You Could Read My Mind” actually Springsteen, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, got me through a nasty breakup. It may have The Moody Blues, The Clash, or The Eagles, been the coward’s way out, but I didn’t have the “Even now, when I I want to go through the looking glass and option of texting a breakup or even doing it via return to those halcyon days at OWU where voicemail. In fact, Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to hear certain songs… I was young, and music surrounded and Want Me” still resonates as one of my favorite I want to go through defined me. ways to express myself. On a less cringe-worthy note, whenever I the looking glass Based in Cleveland Heights, Paula co-owns hear Pink Floyd’s “Money” track from “The Dark Scribes Unlimited, LLC. She has published eight and return to those books, seven of them nonfiction, and is currently Side of the Moon”, I vividly recall how during my writing a book series and short stories as “Paola K. first year, my roommate and I were hanging out halcyon days at OWU.” Amaras.” She contributes to The Huffington Post at in our room in Stuyvesant with our boyfriends —Paula M. Kalamaras ’76 www.huffingtonpost.com/paola-k-amaras/.

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SPRING BREAK SERVICE Jess Choate ’17 (left) and Doug Gibson ’16 were among 56 OWU students who spent spring break volunteering as part of mission teams across the country and in Cuba. Jess and Doug’s team spent the week working in New Orleans with the Saint Bernard Project, a disaster- recovery foundation led by Zack Rosenburg ’95.