The Magazine of Wittenberg University Fall 2009

Pure and Natural Alumni Family Returns to Farming Roots Wittenberg Magazine is published three times a year by Wittenberg University, Office of University Communications.

Editor Director of University Communications Karen Saatkamp Gerboth ’93

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On the cover: Becky ’04, Isaac ’99 and Jayne Gerber Barnes ’03, along with Isaac and Jayne’s two children, Mason and Maizy, spend time together on their organic farm in Williamsport, Ohio. See story page 26. Cover photo by Erin Pence ‘04 PHOTO BY Erin Pefallnce ’042009 1 Witt Series-sponsored Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas inin this this issue issue...... fall 2009 Vol. 12, No. 1

21 Education Innovation Collaborative effort boldly challenges how schools are measured on a national scale.

24 Leading Change Jennifer Vanica ’76 transforms conversation about community development.

28 Pure and Natural Becky ’04, Isaac ’99 and Jayne Gerber Barnes ’03 commit their lives to organic farming.

Departments 4 Letters 5 From the President 6 Around Myers Hollow 14 Campus Notes 16 Education 17 Witt World 18 Tiger Sports 30 Alumni World 47 Calendar of Events 48 Reflections

PHOTO BY Erin Pence ’04

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Alumnus to Snyder Park or the cemetery. Often those freshmen and can give you the following Recalls College walks would be topped off with an ice cream names for black students: Gary Callahan, cone at the Union since money was always George (Peter) Davis, Pearl Davis, Claud Days tight for many students as I am certain it is Dent, Bonnie Fletcher, David Poindexter, I felt compelled now. I always thought Snyder Park and the Alexander Sadighen, Kenneth Scott, Natalie to write after cemetery were beautiful and peaceful then, Settles, Karen Sheffield, Mary Spencer, reading my copy and I am certain that with the restoration John Thomas, Gail Willingham, James of the Spring good places will only become better. Worthington and Baboucar Mbowe (not 2009 Wittenberg Keep up the excellent work with your pictured from Gambia). Magazine. There magazine. With the strong support and continued was so much inside Sincerely, active participation of present day CBS that called for a response, but I will focus on members at Wittenberg, I would hope you R. Scott Ryder ’71 two of the many excellent articles. can give us a correction of this information in Kalamazoo, Mich. I was a student at Witt when the CBS a future issue. It means a great deal to those walked off campus. I personally was of who walked out and formed Concerned very moved by their courageous act and CBS Reunion Black Students to remember it rightly and well. attended all of the informational and Prompts educational events offered as a result. I Thank you for your consideration and came from an integrated high school in Clarification prompt response to this matter. With many good wishes for the success of Wittenberg Richmond, Ind., but it was only integrated Editor’s Note: and prayers for all persons concerned, I so that the sports teams would be top Our sincerest remain, notch. In almost every other way, socially, thanks to the culturally and recreationally, the white and following alumni Faithfully yours, black students did not associate. My friend, for correcting Gail Willingham ’72 Mike Robinson, and I were an exception to omissions in the Miami, Fla. that segregated atmosphere, and at the time news article on CBS’ 40th anniversary, which of the walk out, I asked myself, what would appeared on page 12 in the summer 2009 issue This was the 40th anniversary of CBS, and Mike expect me to do in that situation? I of Wittenberg Magazine. Please accept our there were two founding members omitted hope that at that time and since I have not apologies for the omissions. let Mike or the dedicated CBS students in the recent magazine on page 12, where down. In a very meaningful and concrete I received your most recent issue of the several members are pictured. We were very way, the CBS students gave meaning to the alumni magazine with the same anticipation involved in the walkout, the demands of the Wittenberg motto. Their acts shined a light and eagerness with which I have received all administration and subsequent success in on Wittenberg that has never gone out, the issues since I graduated from Wittenberg establishing the first Black House, later CBS. and their legacy has been passed on to the University. Most of the time, you have We stayed with students at Antioch College present day. intriguing articles and accurate information during the walkout, raised money with The second article that was especially on the school and its history. The way the fashion shows and dances to help furnish meaningful to me was the article on school contacted me for donations and fund the house, and we all wore dashikis on the restoring Buck Creek. I have many “fond” drives is a testament to its desire to remain opening day in April 1969. What a glorious memories of running along the creek to connected to all its alumni. day; how proud we all were! The omitted soccer practice as the soccer field, at that This time, in the small article with names are Carolyn Grant (me) and Deborah time, was located in Snyder Park. Running a picture about “CBS Celebrates 40th Riley (now Brown). We were just as much to practice was usually enjoyable; it was Anniversary,” I noticed a most obvious error a part of this wonderful activism as those running back to campus after a bad practice in the listing of the names and class years for pictured. Please note this in your next issue. or poor game that occasionally diminished the founders of Concerned Black Students. Thanks and God Bless all the students whom my appreciation of the creek itself! I do You left off the class of 1972, freshmen of CBS has benefitted. remember with great fondness having dates 1968-1969, the largest class then to date Carolyn Grant Applin ’71 that consisted of long walks along the creek at Wittenberg. I have consulted my 1968 Fairfield, Calif. freshmen brochure with pictures of entering

4 Wittenberg Magazine FROM THE PRESIDENT FROM THE The latest edition of the Getting It Right Princeton Review’s The Best 371 A Word On College Rankings Colleges places Wittenberg among the top 20 in three have been in higher education for more than 25 years now, and I am categories: Top Professors, I amazed at the growing number of magazines, Web sites and publications Campus Beauty and providing rankings on America’s colleges and universities. Today, rankings Involvement in Intramurals. can be found for almost any imaginable dimension of college life. While some of these listings clearly take a humorous look at the tt Professors Get High Marks n more frivolous aspects of the collegiate experience, others claim to offer 1. Davidson College G a 2. Wellesley College i e meaningful information for making college choices in the increasingly 3. Sweet Briar College Robb competitive world of undergraduate admissions. It is important to 4. Middlebury College remember nearly all are designed with one purpose in mind – to sell more magazines or increase 5. Reed College ad revenue (that is their business!). Unfortunately, most rankings do not take a meaningful look at 6. Kenyon College 7. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering the outcomes of the college experience or the students’ assessment of their own experience. 8. William & Mary With all this in mind, it was particularly gratifying to find our ranking among the top 20 9. Whitman College colleges in the nation in three categories in the Princeton Review’s The Best 371 Colleges based 10. New College of Florida on a national survey of students. The three categories in which Wittenberg placed in Princeton’s 11. Hampton-Sydney College 12. Sarah Lawrence College top 20 are “Professors Get High Marks,” “Most Beautiful Campus” and 13. Claremont McKenna “Everybody Plays Intramural Sports.” Within each of these categories, 14. Carleton College Wittenberg shares space with impressive company, including 15. Harvey Mudd College Wellesley, Swarthmore, Davidson and Notre Dame. But while the 16. Wabash College 17. Marlboro College national mention alongside these and many other well-known 18. Swarthmore College and outstanding institutions is nice, what impresses me most is the 19. Wittenberg University authenticity of the rankings and the categories relative to our mission, 20. Oglethorpe University values and the “feel” of Wittenberg as I experience it every day. Most Beautiful Campus While I can’t personally testify that “Everybody Plays Intramural 1. Colgate University Sports,” our data tell us that a high percentage of our students do. And 2. Sweet Briar College while this next observation is less than scientific, it certainly seems 3. Mount Holyoke College that many students are passing me pretty effortlessly as they climb 4. Scripps College the hills on campus! What’s important here is the degree to which 5. Sewanee–The University of the South 6. University of San Diego intramural sports fosters engagement across the campus community 7. Princeton University and a degree of commitment to personal health and fitness. 8. Wellesley College The “Most Beautiful Campus” category reminds me of the power 9. Lewis & Clark that our physical surroundings have to nurture and inspire. The natural features of Wittenberg’s 10. University of California–Santa Cruz 11. University of Notre Dame campus have served as the backdrop for the growth and development of our students for 12. St. Mary’s College of Maryland generations, and they continue to serve as the physical embodiment of the Wittenberg 13. Vassar College experience for our more than 26,000 alumni around the world. 14. Stonehill College Of course, the “Professors Get High Marks” category addresses the heart of the Wittenberg 15. Pepperdine University 16. Swarthmore College experience – our faculty’s effectiveness in the teaching/learning enterprise as evaluated by 17. Rollins College their students. And while many small colleges talk about the quality of their faculty, it takes 18. Wittenberg University much more than talk to have our students experience this effectiveness strongly enough to rate 19. Wagner College Wittenberg this highly against a national peer group. Faculty and staff at Wittenberg live out their 20. University of Richmond commitment to students in ways that make “above and beyond” the norm here. The fact that Everyone Plays Intramural Sports Wittenberg students have recognized and acknowledged our faculty’s expertise as educators is 1. University of Notre Dame gratifying beyond words. 2. Grove City College To validate our rankings by Princeton Review, we need only look to the outcomes-based 3. Wabash College data provided by the National Survey of Student Engagement, a survey given annually to first- 4. Whitman College 5. Clemson University year and senior students across the country. Wittenberg’s scores on “campus engagement” and 6. The Pennsylvania State University “relationships with their faculty” consistently outperform our peer set. 7. Stonehill College For most students and families, the emotional and financial commitment represented in the 8. Gonzaga University decision to attend a particular college or university is simply too important to be made based 9. Colorado College 10. University of Dayton on faulty or superfluous information. What the Princeton Review adds to the rankings mix is the 11. U.S. Air Force Academy critical, real-time voice of current students, and in this edition our students have spoken clearly, 12. Carleton College and I believe accurately. In a number of discussions and presentations since the publication of 13. St. John’s College (MD) this year’s Princeton list, many members of the Wittenberg family have asked me what I thought 14. U.S. Naval Academy 15. University of Florida about these rankings to which I have responded simply, “I think the folks at Princeton ‘got it right.’ ” 16. University of Nebraska 17. Wittenberg University 18. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 19. Providence College 20. Brigham Young University Mark H. Erickson President

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Princeton Review Recognizes Wittenberg On Three National Lists ittenberg’s award-winning Campus,” 18th in the category Wfaculty and picturesque “Everyone Plays Intramural Sports” campus were both recognized and 19th in the category “Professors nationally in the 2010 edition of Get High Marks.” The Princeton Review’s The Best The annual release of The Best 371 Colleges. The intramural 371 Colleges is based on continuous athletics program earned rave monitoring and annual collection reviews as well. of data on more than 2,000 schools After surveying more than across the United States. 122,000 college students, The Princeton Review representatives Princeton Review generates 62 visit schools and meet with or national rankings lists, both positive talk to hundreds of college and negative. Wittenberg made administrators in an effort to

three appearances on the positive present a comprehensive overview e ’04 nc side of the ledger, including 17th in of every facet of student life on e

the nation under “Most Beautiful college campuses. n Erin P

University Lives Its Mission By Going To The “Extreme” For Nearby Family Millions of people witnessed Wittenberg’s mission in action, waivers for four young children aired on ABC. Nov. 8, when the episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Reflecting its longstanding commitment to service and featuring Wittenberg’s half-million dollar gift of full-tuition tradition of giving back, Wittenberg changed the lives of Josselyn, 6, Jacob and Justin, 2, and Joshua Terpenning, 1, as part of the hit ABC TV show, which built the Terpenning family a brand-new home in nearby Beavercreek, Ohio. The family learned of Wittenberg’s “extreme” gift, which exceeds $540,000 based on today’s tuition rate, during the actual filming in August. The gift also surprised the producers as it is the largest educational gift by total value in the show’s seven-year history. “When we read about the family, it became clear that the children’s parents, James and Shannon, have lived lives of compassion, selflessness and service,” said President Mark H. Erickson. “These are the same values Wittenberg embraces in its own mission, so we knew we needed to help. It was the right thing to do.” A campus-wide viewing of the show took place that evening e ’04 nc

e in Wittenberg’s newest venue, Founders, and plans are underway to bring the Terpenning family to campus soon. n Erin P

6 Wittenberg Magazine A round Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Speaks

More than 2,000 people filled the Pam Evans Smith Arena, Oct. ,1 My

to hear humanitarian, best-selling author and Nobel Peace Prize ers nominee Greg Mortenson during the Witt Series-sponsored Fred H ollow R. Leventhal Endowed Family Lecture. Currently the co-founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute, Mortenson wrote about his life in the critically acclaimed Three Cups of Tea, which spent 82 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller List. He is also the founder of the non-profit organization Pennies for Peace. Because of his life’s work, more than 90 schools have been established in the remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which have educated more than 34,000 children, including 24,000 girls. Overcoming many obstacles, including an armed kidnapping in 1996, a firefight between Afghan fighters and investigations by the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency, Mortenson has received awards for his humanitarian efforts, including

e ’04 Pakistan’s highest civil award, Sitara-e-Pakistan (Star of nc e Pakistan). A video selection of his presentation can be viewed

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Service Trip To Lesotho Fiske Guide Gives Top Marks To Theatre Program Partners With Community For the fourth year in a row, Wittenberg University has been named one of only Two groups of Wittenberg students, faculty 23 institutions in the nation by the Fiske Guide to Colleges for “Small Colleges and and staff members made the long journey Universities Strong in Drama.” The elite ranking places Wittenberg alongside such to the impoverished African kingdom of schools as Julliard, Vassar, Oberlin, Otterbein and Princeton. Lesotho during two separate trips this past For generations, Wittenberg’s Department of Theatre and Dance has provided a July. The service trips, first initiated six foundation for success both on stage and off. From learning how “the performing years ago by Wittenberg Associate Professor arts mirror the values and practices of society” to helping students understand “that of History Scott Rosenberg, took travelers the human condition is the substance of the art experience for both practitioners to Lesotho to assist local communities and audience,” the program prides itself on being an integral part of Wittenberg’s through personal interaction and the liberal arts tradition. n expansion of community resources. Lin Erickson, director of corporate, foundation and government relations, and Wittenberg Board Member Emeritus Peter Noonan traveled with one group as part of this year’s collaboration with Springfield’s Rotary Chapter. Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students Sarah Kelly did the same. During their stay, participants engaged in a wide variety of activities, including assisting at the community center, constructing another playground, interacting with local children and residents, getting an insider’s view at a local textile factory, and enjoying the traditional foods, customs and scenery. They were also able to interact with children in an

HIV clinic and see firsthand the results of e ’04 nc the devastating disease that afflicts 24-30 e percent of the population in Lesotho. n Erin P

fall 2009 7 Around Myers Hollow Throughout his career, retired career, his Throughout Beginning this fall, Wittenberg students students Wittenberg fall, this Beginning respect the earned consistently District) Policy: How One Congressman Can Can How Policy: One Congressman Hobson discussed “Making Defense Defense “Making Hobson discussed Make A Difference.” Although future future ADifference.” Although Make Congressman Dave Hobson Dave (OH-7Congressman Hobson Shares Political Perspectives Guest As Lecturer will reap the benefits of Hobson’s benefits the reap will in Public Policy occurred on Nov. occurred 4 Policy Public in colleagues and his constituents for constituents his and colleagues during a Political Science Colloquium. Colloquium. Science aPolitical during aguest as he when serves expertise lecturer throughout the 2009-2010 the throughout lecturer his leadership, accomplishments and commitment to the 7th District. 7th District. to the commitment and Congressional of both support and academic year. academic of music of associate professor professor associate Christopher Christopher Durrenberger, The first Dave Hobson Lecture Hobson Dave Lecture first The “Top Five Classical Music iPhone “Top by Apps” New Five Classical York radio station WQXR – the country’s first first (and country’s York WQXR –the station radio A collaborative effort among students, music students, among effort A collaborative iPhone Application Makes N Makes Application iPhone numbers continue to rise. Wittenberg’s Composer Wittenberg’s Composer to continue rise. numbers iPod touch that was recently named one of the named recently was iPod that touch most listened to) classical music radio station. music radio to) listened classical most composers – one day, per composers composer’s on the of classical biographies one-sentence concise, commonly known as an “app,” an as for known iPhone and commonly of the Day app is a free download that offers offers that download afree app is Day of the birthday. birthday. faculty and alumni has produced an application, application, an produced has alumni and faculty apps are currently available to consumers, and the the and to consumers, available currently are apps More than 100,000 iPhone iPod touch and 100,000 More than th

Erin Pence ’04 When the Springfield Symphony Springfield the When Wittenberg on the first-ever “Wittenberg “Wittenberg first-ever on the Wittenberg The event included a pre-concert program program apre-concert included event The Hobson also was a strong advocate for advocate astrong was Hobson also Orchestra (SSO) kicked off its new its off (SSO) kicked Orchestra joined in the fun. the in joined jobs, improving access to quality health health to quality access improving jobs, First-Ever Symphony C with composer Lowell Liebermann, a Liebermann, Lowell composer with well as for area colleges and universities, universities, and colleges for area as well its 66th year of high-quality entertainment. entertainment. of high-quality year 66th its university more of the members introduce including Wittenberg. Wittenberg. including interest groups. interest events possible series, lecture new community to SSO, which is celebrating celebrating is to SSO, which community cultural institutions, collaborated with concert pianist and associate professor professor associate and pianist concert Durrenberger, Christopher with concert care and strengthening the nation’s the strengthening and care education, securing significant funding funding significant securing education, public office, in career his during defense, of creation the development, including local government, Congress, American American Congress, government, local conversations classroom and lectures participating in discussions on state and and on state discussions in participating being considered include Hobson include considered being for area primary and secondary schools as as schools secondary and primary for area and parties political policy,foreign and at the Symphony” event, designed to Symphony”at the designed event, are still in the planning stage for this for this stage planning the in still are season of music, Oct. 3, Wittenberg 3, Wittenberg Oct. of music, season n

The SSO, one of Clark County’s premier premier SSO, County’s The one of Clark In addition to promoting economic economic to promoting addition In n ews ollaboration Hits High N by Liebermann, one by Liebermann, op. 36 No. 2, Concerto Durrenberger’s solo performance of Piano soloDurrenberger’s performance women’s performed. ensemble, a cappella reception where Just Eve, the university’s university’s Eve, Just where the reception intermission. intermission. of music at Wittenberg, and an evening evening an and of music atWittenberg, of America’s most frequently performed performed of America’s frequently most and recorded living composers, following following composers, living recorded and The highlight of the evening was evening of the highlight The F Oct. 23-24 during Homecoming weekend, weekend, Homecoming 23-24 during Oct. newly the Döppelgangers, from Lounge Senate in an effort to provide students with an an with to provide students effort an in Senate welcoming facility for casual gatherings and and gatherings for casual facility welcoming remodeled game room, inside the lower level lower level the room, inside game remodeled campus hot spot sits directly across the Geil Geil the across hot directly sits spot campus establishment began in April following the the following April in began establishment for took place Founders opening grand official Student Center. The Benham-Pence of the performances as well as an additional venue additional an as well as performances for meetings. Renamed Founders, the latest latest the Founders, Renamed for meetings. and entertainment, the renovation relied the entertainment, and for conversation on campus space additional tour enjoyed aspecial staff and faculty and students and the campus community a modern, a modern, community campus the and students success of Döppelgangers. Led by Student Led of Döppelgangers. success thereafter. shortly Former HangoutTransforms Into Founders Progressive Pub Progressive Planning for the latest student-centered latest for the Planning Pub, formerly “The Rat,” now offers Pub, “The formerly ollowing a full-scale renovation, Wally’s afull-scale ollowing n ote Biology Professor Earns National Award One of the nation’s top biospeleology Hobbs’ legacy to karst science is experts, Horton Hobbs III, professor evident not only in the scientists he has of biology, recently added another mentored, many of whom received the credential in his three-decade career. NSS’ James G. Mitchell Award, but also The National Speleological Society has in his prolific publication record, which awarded Hobbs its prestigious NSS includes more than 190 peer-reviewed Science Award for his commitment publications to date. Additionally, to students, passion for his work and Hobbs has described 33 new species and extensive contributions to the field. five new genera, and he has personally had six new species named after him in honor of his contributions to taxonomy. A 1999 NSS Honorary Member and the Progressive Pub recipient of the 2007 Ohio Department Former Hangout Transforms Into Founders of Natural Resources Cardinal Award for Outstanding Achievement, Hobbs, a limnologist, joined the Wittenberg

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Medvedkov Wins Second Fulbright Award For the second time in her 20-year State University and her Ph.D. from the Wittenberg teaching career, Olga Soviet Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medvedkov, professor of geography, has Geography in Moscow, teaches urban received a prestigious Fulbright Award and population geography, as well as for additional research in her field. A GIS, and team teaches a special course recognized expert in urbanization and titled “Moscow: Urban Development on integrating geographic information and Local Politics,” which is followed e ’04

nc systems (GIS) technology into the by an optional summer term in Russia. e classroom, Medvedkov will spend the 2010 Co-founder of Wittenberg’s 10-year-old Erin P spring semester teaching a course on GIS Russian immersion program, which allows and collaborating on urban development 10-13 students biannually to study Russian heavily on student input throughout the in the country of Georgia. Medvedkov politics, history, communications, and design process. will be working at Tbilisi State University Russian society and culture in-depth for Along with flat-screen televisions, intimate throughout the semester. four weeks following Commencement, conversation areas, a stage and a beverage station, Medvedkov, who earned her bachelor’s Medvedkov is widely published, including the venue includes fun directional signage, sepia- and master’s degrees from Moscow authoring the book Soviet Urbanization. n toned photos of historic Wittenberg, wireless technology and other IT conveniences. The total cost of the renovation was

Jackson Named International Delegate e ’04 nc about $120,000, which student fees helped Chicago resident Mae Helen Jackson ’12 has been involved in e to support. In addition to seeking student the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) since age Erin P insight throughout the process, the planning 4. Recently featured in ELCA publication The Lutheran for her committee of Sarah Kelly, vice president for service efforts, which include participating in Youth in Mission student development and dean of students, Serving Christ in the World, Jackson will now head to Stuggart, Donna Meglan Picklesimer ’80, director of Germany, as one of only three ELCA youth delegates to the business services, Bob Rafferty ’02, director Lutheran World Federation Assembly, July 20-27, 2010. Jackson of new media and webmaster, and Mark will join 12 other adult delegates at the event, which represents DeVilbiss, assistant dean of student activities, more than 64 million Lutherans from around the globe. also worked with 2008-2009 Student Senate Alerted to the possibility of participating by Robert White, director of church President Jon Duraj ’09 and its current relations at Wittenberg, Jackson quickly completed all the necessary paperwork president Bobby Ritzi ’10. n and secured the required recommendations, including one from President Mark H. Erickson, who nominated her for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. n

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Photos By Erin Pence ’04 Around Myers Hollow 10 Wittenberg Magazine Homecoming

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Homecoming 2009In keeping with tradition, hundreds of alumni headed back to campus, Oct. 22-24, to enjoy the annual Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. With campus venues decked out for reunions and the weekend packed with activities, alumni recalled the fun times on campus, the friendships they made and the influence Wittenberg has had on their lives. Among those reuniting were members of the 1959, 1979, 1984 and 1999 as well as the 20th cluster reunion for the classes of 1988, 1989, 1990. Additional activities included athletic competitions, the annual Homecoming Parade, Concerned Black Students’ barbecue, Hall of Honor banquet, book signings and a chapel service. Alumni also enjoyed hearing beloved Professor Emeritus of History Robert Hartje present as part of the 50th reunion celebration as well as President Emeritus William Kinnison ’54. Additionally, the university honored eight alumni with special awards. Helen “Copey” Copenhaver Hanes ’39, Scott ’76 and Carol Pfeifer Strawn ’75, Lauren Schmidt ’00, Caitlin Coleman ’05 and Ann Bixel ’05 each were recognized and are profiled in Class Notes. Fellow award-winner Jayne Gerber Barnes ’04 is part of this issue’s cover story, while Brenda Eagan Brown ’95 shares her story on page 48. Maureen Sanders Ruettgers ’67, who also was recognized, will be profiled in a forthcoming issue. For more photos of Homecoming, log on to www.wittenberg.edu.

fall 2009 11 Longtime English Professor Retires After Four Decades Of Teaching

H ollow a Tribute and Retirement Reception. to creativity, to significant production For 44 years, Jones touched many lives – yes, even to conventionally academic ers at Wittenberg, and the celebration excellence,” Jones once said. My provided an opportunity to reminisce, Jones plans to continue to write, share stories and express appreciation for including a memoir of her Fulbright

A round the lessons and knowledge shared, the year on the island of Corfu, Greece, friendships and laughter enjoyed, and which earned her a commendation from the love of literature she inspired. the United States Naval Attaché, U.S. Throughout her tenure, Jones regularly Embassy, Athens, Greece, and where she adhered to the philosophy that teaching lived as the only American at the time of e ’04

nc n e is a shared responsibility with the J.F.K.’s assassination.

Erin P students. “The most significant revelation, I Professor of English and Director of feel, is the recognition that we’re equals the American Studies Program Mary in a process, we teachers and students; Ellen Jones was honored, Oct. 8, during we all get a lot further along the road

National Research Affirms Educational Approach Every year, the National Survey of As NSSE only surveys first-year Student Engagement (NSSE) asks students and seniors, the research students at hundreds of colleges and assists in understanding the outcome universities to reflect on the time they of a Wittenberg education. In this case, devote to various learning activities. Wittenberg’s statistically significant Results from NSSE can provide mean scores clearly indicate that first-year prospective students with insights into students recognize Wittenberg’s high how they might learn and develop at a expectations for student performance given college. This year’s NSSE scores and work to meet them; that Wittenberg indicate that at Wittenberg, the level of professors, through their interaction with Expanding East Asian Studies academic challenge reported by first-year students, often become mentors and role New Institute Extends Program’s students, the student-faculty interaction models for lifelong learning for first-year International Reach reported by both first-year students and students and seniors; and that seniors seniors, and the enriching educational report learning more about themselves as experiences reported by seniors all a result of Wittenberg’s diverse experiences s Wittenberg looks to celebrate the 40th exceed the survey’s scores for hundreds and opportunities that integrate knowledge Aanniversary of its internationally renowned of colleges, both private and public. and its application. n East Asian Studies Program in 2010, a new initiative extends the breadth and depth of the program, which independent researchers have Urban Policy Expert Kicks Off Witt Series hailed as “the jewel in Wittenberg’s crown.” The East Asian Institute is a Small Business A year after introducing its groundbreaking Center for Civic & Administration grant-funded initiative that Urban Engagement, Wittenberg welcomed urban policy expert marries the historic strength of Wittenberg’s and acclaimed author David Rusk as the featured speaker East Asian Studies program with its business for the Witt Series-sponsored Opening Convocation of the and economics programs with a focus on university’s 165th academic year, Sept. 9. The event began international business in Asia. Under the two days of innovative educational opportunities centered on leadership of Erick Kish, the institute’s newly urban issues. hired first director, the East Asian Institute Rusk, an independent consultant on urban and suburban has established the East Asian Business Fellow policy who has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the program that provides more than $50,000 in “hottest urban expert in the nation today,” discussed the critical merit-based financial awards to assist students importance of hospitals and universities to communities. Not to study abroad and intern internationally, as coincidentally, Springfield is in the midst of a landscape-

e ’04 well as participate in the Washington Semester nc e altering downtown construction project that will merge the Program and work on international projects in city’s two hospitals into one regional medical campus. n Erin P

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Wittenberg Joins CLAC Consortium e ’04 nc e

Considered one of the most distinctive Consortium, which aims “to make My Erin P

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curriculum programs in the nation, and to create alliances among educators H ollow Wittenberg’s federally funded effort to share practices and find ways to to internationalize the curriculum incorporate an international dimension garnered more praise this fall. Following in curricula, and, more generally, to attendance by 11 Wittenberg faculty achieve internationalization goals.” In members at the meeting on Cultures addition to attending the meeting, six and Languages Across the Curriculum of the 11 faculty members presented on (CLAC), Wittenberg became an the Wittenberg CLAC model during a official charter member of the CLAC panel discussion. n

e ’04 Tigers Win Face-Off

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Erin P Best-selling author Dan Fleisch, associate professor of physics, recently learned that Wittenberg and The College of his popular book, A Student’s Guide Wooster battled online before the game to Maxwell’s Equations, published by between the two schools during the Cambridge University Press, will now first-ever Mascot Face-Off. Located be translated into Chinese and Korean. at www.mascotfaceoff.com, the The English-language edition of the fun, interactive Web site attracted book, now in its eighth printing, has a constant slew of fans, who were been a No. 1 bestseller in the areas of allowed to vote once a day for their waves and mechanics, electromagnetic favorite mascot. Polls closed at 1 p.m. theory and mathematical physics, while on game day, and by halftime of the it has also reached as high as No. 4 in Wittenberg-Wooster game, Nov. 14, the physics category on Amazon.com. one victor was crowned based on votes A Japanese version of the book was secured. With more than 70,000 total released in April. Filled with student- votes cast, the Wittenberg Tiger beat friendly features, the book also includes the Fighting Scot by nearly 3,000 Erick Kish podcasts and interactive solutions on its votes. n accompanying Web site. n

Ohio. The institute also sponsors campus events on Asian business topics and supports faculty New Artist-In-Residence Program Debuts curriculum development. As part of its first-ever Artist-In-Residence at-risk youth with Project Jericho and Kish, who holds a master’s degree in program, Wittenberg welcomed award- Forging Responsible Youth. During the economics and a bachelor’s degree in business winning spoken-word poet, prison week, Bain also visited with Springfield administration, brings six years of experience in activist and educator Bryonn Bain, High School students and helped the international higher education and international Nov. 15-21. Sponsored by the Office local Circles Campaign. n trade working in Taiwan and China. As director, of the First-Year Experience, Office of

Kish is leveraging his existing network of Community Service, Center for Civic & e ’04 nc contacts in East Asian industry, government and Urban Engagement and Office of Student e academia to further the institute’s mission. Development, the program reflects Erin P The institute also recently welcomed Kerry Wittenberg’s longstanding commitment Dumbaugh ’74 as its first Senior Fellow. A to community engagement. In addition specialist in Asian affairs for the Congressional to visiting classes, Bain helped to develop Research Service, a frequently invited presenter a module for arts-based activism and and a former visiting professor at Chuo University engagement. He also worked with the in Tokyo, Dumbaugh will use her broad Springfield community in several ways, perspective to advise and advance the institute, as including engaging with incarcerated well as connect students and faculty to the world youth at the Juvenile Detention Center, through her international network. n Bain engaged with students while and developing an arts experience for on campus.

fall 2009 13 Campus Notes H ollow ers Y My Chang Georges Martin Associate Professor of Professor of Theatre Professor of Health, Theatre and Dance and Dance Fitness and Sport A round

Busarow Dixon Hobbs Professor of Music Professor of English Professor of Biology FACULT

Don Busarow, professor of music, will Kent Dixon, professor of English, has George also chaired a panel session on complete a series of commissioned works published a short story titled “Wake” in “Curricular Roles for Advanced Labs” at this year, including a festive setting the current issue of The Antioch Review. the latter conference. of “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name” He also recently concluded his joint for St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in summer sabbatical in Greece with Mimi Corwin Georges, professor of theatre Hickory, N.C., and a third collection Dixon, professor of English, collecting and dance, is serving on the nominating of preludes for Concordia Publishing local color for his forthcoming screenplay committee for the Kennedy Center House. In addition, Augsburg-Fortress on Homer. Alliance for Arts Education Network. Publishers has included Busarow as one of 20 composers to participate in a large Trudy Faber, professor of music, Horton Hobbs III, professor of biology, publication of choral settings of inner performed a recital on Oct. 18 at has published three articles, including stanzas of the hymns of the church. Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary as part “The glaciated Central Lowlands: Ohio,” of its annual recital series. Half of the “An Overview of Cave Biology” and Shih-Ming L. Chang, associate program featured harpsichord selections “Distribution of Cave Life in the USA” professor of theatre and dance, provided on the seminary’s two manual Keith Hill in the 2009 National Speleological an entry on dance in China for the instruments, and the other half consisted Society’s Caves and Karst of the USA. Encyclopedia of Modern China, which of organ selections performed on its three The latter two were co-authored with was recently published. manual neo-Baroque Andover organs. David C. Culver.

Kristin Cline, associate professor of Elizabeth George, associate professor Thomas P. Martin, professor of chemistry, recently published an article of physics, Paul Voytas, associate health, fitness and sport, authored titled “Nonaqueous Synthesis and professor of physics, and Jeremiah an article titled “Physical Activity/ Reduction of Diazonium Ions (without Williams, assistant professor of physics, Exercise Guidelines – Walk the Walk” Isolation) to Modify Glassy Carbon attended the national American in Future Focus, the publication of the Electrodes Using Mild Electrografting Association of Physics Teachers meeting Ohio Association for Health, Physical Conditions,” in the Aug. 15 issue of in Ann Arbor, Mich., in July, where Education, Recreation and Dance. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry George and Voytas presented the paper, with Lauren Baxter ’09, Dawn “Investigating Tangential Acceleration in Michelle McWhorter, assistant professor Lockwood ’08, Rachel Saylor ’10 and the Laboratory with a Rotation Wheel.” of biology, presented two research th Alison Stalzer ’08. The three also attended the associated posters at the 68 Annual Society for Topical Conference on Advanced Developmental Biology Meeting in San Warren Copeland, professor of religion Laboratories, where they presented Francisco, Calif., July 23-24. The first and Springfield mayor, wrote Doing two papers on innovative advanced was titled “Assaying for goosecoid gene Justice In Our Cities, a groundbreaking lab experiments they have developed expression in LiCL-treated zebrafish new book described as “a lively and at Wittenberg. Voytas and George also embryos in an undergraduate laboratory,” authoritative look at how one public discussed “Determining the half-life of and the second was titled “The effect of servant honored his commitment to serve potassium-40 from the activity of salt carbaryl exposure in zebrafish embryos.” the 65,000 citizens of Springfield, Ohio, substitute,” while Williams presented on The Society of Developmental Biology without compromising his commitment “Measurement of the dispersion relation awarded McWhorter a travel grant to to serve God.” of a wave on a string.” In addition, attend the meeting.

14 Wittenberg Magazine A round My FACULT ers H ollow Noyes White Yu Professor Emeritus of Director of Church Professor of Political Computer Science Relations Science

Millen Otten Wood Professor of Religion Professor Emeritus of Associate Professor of English History Y

Rochelle L. Millen, professor of religion, Terry Otten, professor emeritus of Professor of Communication Catherine has been invited to join the Jewish Law English, had a chapter from his book, Waggoner’s book Making Camp: Association and will participate in its The Temptation of Innocence in the Rhetorics of Transgression in U.S. Popular February 2010 meeting at Fordham Dramas of Arthur Miller, published Culture, with Helene Shugart, recently University. Her article, “Reflections on in a recently released book edited by earned two awards from the National Bystanders: A Pedagogic Paradox,” will Harold Bloom titled Arthur Miller’s The Communication Association. also be published in the forthcoming Crucible. This marks the 20th book that issue of Prism: An Interdisciplinary contains a commissioned or previously Robert White, director of church Journal for Holocaust Educators, while published essay of Otten’s. He has also relations, presented the keynote address her review essay on Yehudah Henkin’s been appointed a reader for the journal titled “Effective Youth Ministry: Four book, Understanding Tzniut: Modern Christianity and Literature, which is Things You Need to Know” at the Controversies in the Jewish Community, published at Pepperdine University. Northeastern Ohio Synod Youth will appear in the winter issue of Nashim: Ministry workshop. A Journal of Jewish Women’s Studies and Tammy Proctor, professor of history, Gender Issues. In addition, on Oct. 25, has just had her book Scouting for Girls: Molly Wood, associate professor of Millen served as the keynote speaker at A Century of Girl Guiding and Scouting history, is an invited “guest blogger” for the Annual Conference of the Interfaith published by Praeger/ABC-CLIO. The the Society of Historians of American Center for Peace in Columbus, Ohio. book examines the rise of and continued Foreign Relations this fall, writing development of the global Girl Scout entries on “U.S. foreign relations James Noyes, professor emeritus of movement as the organization prepares in historical perspective.” She also computer science, recently presented a to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its presented her most recent research at the paper at the 20th International Symposium formal founding in Britain in 2010. Midwest Conference on British Studies of Mathematical Programming in Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., Chicago. The paper, also available Don Reed, professor of philosophy, Oct. 8. as an 80-page document online, is published “A Multi-Level Model of titled “Mathematical Programming Moral Functioning Revisited,” in Bin Yu, professor of political science, has with Mathematica: Forming Models, the September edition of the Journal published an article titled “Summitry: Executing Methods, and Confirming of Moral Education. The article is a Between Symbolism and Substance Results.” This weeklong optimization response to three papers in the same in Russian-China Relations” in the conference, held only once every three volume published as critiques of the July Comparative Connections, as well years, was attended by upwards of 1,500 2008 specialissue of that journal, which as a chapter titled “Westernism and researchers, practitioners and educators Reed guest edited. The special issue, China’s International Environment from around the world. Optimization titled, “Toward an Integrated Model for the 21st Century,” in Independence, models and methods, involving both of Moral Functioning,” included an Understanding, and Cooperation: 60 linear and nonlinear programming, are article by Reed and an “overview” of the Years of Chinese Diplomacy. Yu also used in science, engineering, business papers in the issue by Reed and Riley M. attended the “Conference on China and and industry, and are key components Stoermer ’08. the World,” Aug. 29-31, sponsored by of computational science. Beijing University.

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Professionalizing Pre-Health New Clinical Internship Program Provides Rewarding Perspective

into both the business and patient sides the interns are allowed to observe surgeries of a physician’s office, and I was able to and other medical procedures. enjoy working with an amazing doctor in “I have developed great relationships with Springfield.” some amazing healthcare workers, sutured “I am using my internship experiences as a woman’s head wound closed, performed a tool to determine a career in the clinical emergency CPR on a coding patient and health field, and my mentors at each of gained more insight into medicine than my internship sites have been extremely I could ever have imagined,” said Jeremy helpful in inquiring about my interests and Baker ’11 of Bowling Green, Ohio. informing me of the education required “I have been able to participate in many for each profession and its pros and cons,” commonly used physical procedures such added Eshini A. Panditharatna ’12 of as listening to a healthy lung versus a e ’04 Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. sick lung, how to remove a wart, how to nc e Juniors and seniors are eligible to apply, recognize a disease from key symptoms and Erin P and their majors are generally chemistry, so much more,” added William McKelvey biology, biochemistry, physics, molecular ’10 of Gahanna, Ohio. escribed by participants as critical biology and psychology. Many of the In addition to working directly with Dto future success, Wittenberg’s applicants for the Clinical Internship their mentors and being evaluated at Clinical Internship Program has opened up Program have a strong interest in pursuing their internship sites, participants also significant avenues for students preparing careers in family medicine, surgery, must write a weekly journal for review to enter pre-health professions. oncology, pathology, dentistry, veterinary by WittPath Career Services and the Originally created by Cathy Pederson, medicine (large and small animal), program’s faculty advisers Matthew Collier, professor of biology, the program pharmacy, optometry, orthopedics, associate professor of biology, Kevin works annually with the Springfield cardiology and emergency medicine. Gribbins, associate professor of biology, healthcare community to develop a list of “We have been able to place students and Stephanie Little, associate professor of healthcare professionals who are willing with an anesthesiologist, MDs, DOs, psychology. Following the conclusion of and interested in mentoring pre-health nurse practitioners, physician assistants, the internship, the student must present a students. Responsibility for the program occupational therapists, physical therapists, 15-minute PowerPoint about the experience was transferred to WittPath Career optometrists, psychologists, nurses, dentists, to faculty, staff and other pre-health Services in 2007, and since then more than cardiologists, and at the Springfield Cancer students. Mentors also often attend. 60 students have taken advantage of this Center, and Springfield Regional Medical “This experience has been so important unique opportunity in the liberal arts. Center emergency room and pharmacy,” to me because it has really given me the Not only has the program allowed said Karen Reynolds, director of WittPath opportunity to see the possibilities of what students to explore various healthcare Career Services. I could be doing for the rest of my life,” said careers to determine the best fit for them, Students work a minimum of 60 hours Courtney Harris ’10 of Mount Vernon, it also has allowed them to develop lasting during the semester, which generally runs Ohio. “My internships have helped me to relationships with their mentors. for 15 weeks. As part of the program, know that I am making the right choices “This experience was fundamental in my interns typically shadow their assigned for my future because I have loved every learning experience,” said Bethany Rohr mentors weekly. For some participants, an moment – even the 12 hour shifts in the ’10 of Wooster, Ohio. “I gained insight immediate bond forms, so much so that ER.” n – Karen Gerboth ’93

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“Wittenberg, dear Wittenberg” Composer of Alma Mater Leaves Significant Mark

an “Alma Mater” penning the national song of Phi Kappa contest in 1921. Psi fraternity, “Noble Fraternity.” Yet, the “Alma He returned to New York in 1897 Mater” was not where he studied music, sang tenor in Hiller’s only mark church quartets, taught at Montclair on Wittenberg. Military Academy and Cutler School for Although his title Boys, and earned his A.M. at Columbia was professor University in 1910. of Greek, Hiller Returning to Wittenberg in 1911 to was also a prolific serve as a professor of Greek, Hiller composer, writer, married Florence E. Fellows in 1915. poet, artist, tenor In 1930, he received his Litt.D. at and musician Muhlenberg College for his 1925 a m o n g o t h e r translation of Homer’s Odyssey into achievements. English from the original Greek text. Hiller came from He also painted formal portraits of New York in 1886 Wittenberg Presidents Ort and Heckert. as a sophomore and Additionally, he wrote “The was in the first class Wittenberg Hymn” in 1935 for the 90th to use Recitation anniversary celebration and a book of i ves h Hall. The Phi his poetry, Along the Way and Other Arc

ty Kappa Psi member Poems, was published in 1940. Hiller i s r was also on the also translated the New Testament into ve Uni

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tte high-wheel bicycle. Wi dated April 1944, was a centennial ode For two years after for the March 1945 100th anniversary of ach year during New Student graduation, he taught Latin and English the college. EDays, Opening Convocation and at the Wittenberg Academy before Upon his retirement in 1943, he Commencement, those assembled going to Hartwick Seminary, where he and his wife moved to Otsego Lake, N.Y., stand for the singing of Wittenberg’s received his B.D. in 1894. where he died in June the next year. “Alma Mater.” Originally written in In 1896, Hiller returned to campus Following his death, a gift from Hiller 1913 for the glee club, “Wittenberg, and was named head of the art and his wife paid for the renovation dear Wittenberg” grew so quickly in department at age 31. Also a member of the chancel in the chapel of popularity that by 1923 the college had of a newly organized music department Recitation Hall. His final markon adopted it as its official song. and glee club, he taught vocal culture Wittenberg was dedicated in 1948 by Composed by Robert H. Hiller, an and sight reading. Hiller is credited Wittenberg President Rees Edgar Tulloss 1889 graduate, and the class salutatorian, with originating the crimson and cream as the Robert H. Hiller Memorial the song (music written in 1891, words college colors, the torch as the school’s Chancel. n in 1913) replaced another that won emblem, the first-ever Witt yell and – Phyllis Eberts ’00

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Kicking It Up A Notch National Award Named For Alumnus

orty years after earning second-team Mitchell, who previously served nine years FLutheran Brotherhood All-America on Wittenberg’s Alumni Board and has honors as a kicker at Wittenberg, Fred been a member of the university’s Board Mitchell ’69 has seen his athletic career of Directors since 2008. “Plus, this is come full circle. Currently a successful another opportunity for me to espouse the columnist with the Chicago Tribune many virtues of Wittenberg University on and a best-selling author, Mitchell has a national basis as both a superior athletic been honored with the creation of the and academic institution.” Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Mitchell has written nine books, Award. including Billy Williams: My Sweet- The annual award goes to the nation’s top Swinging Lifetime With The Cubs, an collegiate kicker among the approximately autobiography he helped Williams 150 NCAA Division II and 240 NCAA write, and Sayers: My Life And Times, an Division III football programs as selected autobiography of Hall of Fame Chicago by a blue-ribbon committee. The winner Bears running back Gale Sayers, after a e ’04 nc

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Football Foundation Chicago Metro Mitchell set an NCAA College Division Erin P Chapter Awards ceremony, and a college record for career points by scoring, in tuition scholarship will be presented to the addition to 12 school records and five Ohio to his university in a variety of ways. recipient’s university. Athletic Conference marks between 1965 In recent years, he has hosted “I am honored and humbled to have my and 1968. His school record of 106 career students involved with Wittenberg’s name associated with this new national extra points held up for 30 years, while Communication Leaders program when award, which annually will recognize his record of 166 career points by kicking they visit Chicago, providing a tour of excellence on the football field by kickers lasted for more than 20 years. the Chicago Tribune offices, taking time from non-BCS schools, as well as true A 1995 Wittenberg Athletics Hall of to answer their questions and sharing commitment to community service,” said Honor inductee, Mitchell has given back professional insight. n –Ryan Maurer

Hall Of Honor Inductees Recognized Bob Wagner ’69, Tom Young ’70, Sarah Newlin ’96, Sarah Jurewicz ’98, Joe Govern ’80 and the late longtime statistician Joe Clayton joined 178 others in Wittenberg’s Athletics Hall of Honor during Homecoming 2009. The six members of the Class of 2009 were inducted at a banquet on Friday, Oct. 23, during Homecoming, and were introduced to Wittenberg’s loyal fans during halftime of the football game against Carnegie Mellon, which the e ’04

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18 Wittenberg Magazinew T iger Pam Evans Smith Scholars Named For 2009-2010 Women’s Soccer Head S ports The legacy of the late Pam Evans Remington is a member of the Coach Wins 100th Game Smith ’82 continues through the university’s sports medicine staff, and scholarship founded in her name. In she is involved in numerous other campus e ’04 nc 2009-10, the Pam Evans Smith ’82 activities, including the Emerging Leaders e Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Program and several honor societies. Erin P Danielle Remington ’10 and Stephanie Boardman was a first-team All-NCAC Boardman ’10. honoree in basketball in 2008-09, is Given annually to deserving female an active volunteer and a member of seniors who have shown excellence in two honor societies. Both Remington leadership and academic achievement and Boardman are biology majors throughout their careers at Wittenberg, planning to pursue graduate degrees the scholarship honors Smith’s after Wittenberg. Remington plans dedicated service to Wittenberg – to pursue a career in optometry, while including a 21-year basketball coaching Boardman hopes for a career in the career in which she led the Tigers to medical field. eight NCAA Division III Tournament “I want to say thanks to everyone appearances and 11 North Coast who has supported the Pam Evans Athletic Conference regular season Smith ’82 Memorial Scholarship Fund, championships. A seven-time NCAC and I hope they will continue to make Coach of the Year, Smith was an contributions in the future,” said Pam’s inspiration to students, especially as husband, Roger Smith, who continues to she battled cancer for more than 15 raise money for the scholarships through years. Remington and Boardman various activities and events. “Every excel in different areas of athletics gift, no matter how small, honors Pam’s at Wittenberg, and the selection memory and makes a difference in the committee determined that both lives of Wittenberg students.” n Women’s Soccer Head Coach Norm Riker embody the spirit of the award. –Trent Brunic ’10 wasn’t sure what the most significant achievement was as he boarded the team bus on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Not only did e ’04 nc

e he guide the Tigers to the program’s first win at North Coast Athletic Conference Erin P rival Ohio Wesleyan in more than a decade, but he also reached a personal milestone with the 100th victory of his career. After leading the Tigers to a 12-5-5 overall record in 2009, Riker now has a personal record at 95-46-24 at Wittenberg and 106-53-25 overall, including one season at Vassar College. Riker’s teams have consistently been ranked in the top 10 in the region, and the Tigers have also been a frequent visitor to the national top 25 over the last three years. “For me, (100 wins) represents all the great players and people I have coached throughout my career, going all the way back to Vassar,” said Riker, whose team won its fourth straight NCAC Tournament title in 2009. “The years at Wittenberg have been a lot of hard work, which makes this such a great milestone to reach. I just can’t say thanks enough to all of the players Stephanie Boardman ’10, Roger Smith and and coaches who I have worked with over Danielle Remington ’10 the years.” n –Ryan Maurer

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S ports On Feb. 26, 1961, the iconic national news magazine Sports Illustrated ran a feature story on the late Wittenberg men’s basketball head coach Ray Mears. Titled “Mr. T iger Wonderful Of Wittenberg,” the story was recently posted to the SI.com Web site in a section called “SI Vault, Your Link To Sports History.” Ironically, the story was written just months before Mears left Wittenberg for the University of Tennessee, where he enjoyed a legendary career. His overall winning percentage of .747, which includes his 121-23 record at Wittenberg between 1956 and 1962, ranks 17th in NCAA history. Mears led the Tigers to three Ohio Athletic Conference regular season titles, three OAC Tournament titles and the 1961

e ’04 NCAA College Division championship. A link to the complete story is available on nc e Wittenberg’s athletics home page at www.wittenberg.edu/athletics. n Erin P

Star Athletes Motivate Maurer Campaign Raises Nearly $700,000 Football Team One of the most successful grassroots The Dave Maurer Honorary Scholarship, For several years, Head Football Coach fundraising efforts in Wittenberg history named for the legendary coach, athletics Joe Fincham has invited football recently culminated in an announcement administrator and professor, is awarded alumni to share their advice and inspire that the Committee to Honor Dave annually to a sophomore, junior or current players to perform at their best. Maurer had raised senior male student with

This year continued the tradition as a total of $672,690 to e ’04 financial need who has nc Fincham welcomed Scott Watters ’87 fund scholarships in the e demonstrated such

prior to the official start of the season. legendary coach’s name. Erin P qualities as self-discipline, Best known by his nickname “Muddy,” More than 100 donors teamwork, cooperation, Watters was a record-setting linebacker gave generously to the hard work, self-confidence, for the football team. A four-year scholarship fund, which pride in accomplishment, letterwinner, two-time team MVP and was celebrated on Dave competitive spirit and the 2004 Hall of Honor inductee, Watters Maurer Day, Nov. 1, ability to deal with adversity. holds the Wittenberg records for tackles 2008, with a banquet in It is a tuition scholarship in a season (164) and a career (472). He Maurer’s honor. At that Wes Bates ‘70 that may be renewable on earned All-OAC honors three times in time, the original goal of an annual basis or may be his career, capped by first-team honors $100,000 was announced. A successful rotated, per the committee’s discretion. in 1986. As the team captain that year, fundraising campaign was capped by Maurer remains one of the most Watters also earned the team’s Golden a gift of $336,345 from Wes Bates ’70, beloved Wittenberg leaders and mentors Helmet Award, first-team All-America a member of the Wittenberg Board of in the illustrious history of the university’s honors and the Lee Tressel Award as the Directors, and CEO and Chairman of the varsity athletics program, especially top player in the state of Ohio. n Board of Stanley Steemer International. among the student-athletes he guided on and off the field during his 40 years (1955-95). GameDay Central Debuts Those serving on The Committee to Honor Dave Maurer included Chairman Football fans enjoyed a new online tool in 2009, starting Steve Drongowski ’74, Co-Chairs Roy with the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Allen ’63, Ron Duncan ’66, Jack Henkle Championships. “GameDay Central,” a one-stop shop ’62 and Tom Prior ’62. The rest of the for the various multimedia elements, includes links to committee included Jim Donnellon ’79, pregame notes packages, postgame boxscores and game Bob Hamilton ’63, Bill Hauser ’78, Gene stories, audio previews and postgame highlights, photo Miller ’65, Doug Moore ’76, Jay Reis ’68, galleries and live audio and video offerings. Thousands Scott “Muddy” Watters ’87, Jim Logue of Tiger fans utilized GameDay Central at www.wittenberg.edu to follow the ’62, Paul Valente and Head Football team in its quest for a 2009 national championship. n Coach Joe Fincham. n –Ryan Maurer

Sports Wittenberg takes NCAC Join the club! Tiger Swimming, diving teams All-Sports lead after Athletics builds fan raise money for cancer Shorts stellar fall season base on Facebook. research again in 2009

Read more at www.wittenberg.edu/athletics Read more at www.wittenberg.edu/athletics EducationInnovatıon Across the country, in cities and towns large and small, the debate about the state of our nation’s schools and what to do about it rages on. Failing schools, dwindling school resources and teacher burnout point to what many call a national crisis. As a whole movement looks to test scores and student outcomes as the primary indicators of a school’s health, education professors Bob Welker and Lowell Monke, together with a small group of graduate students, have developed a brand new theory that boldly challenges the way we look at schools and how we measure their effectiveness on a national scale.

by Gabrielle Antoniadis

The scene is a classroom in Blair Hall, a new and innovative school concept At its center is the idea that teachers, spring 2009. Graduate students and reveal themselves. students, administrators and support two professors are discussing the crisis Called “restorative schools,” the concept staff do their best work when they come in education. As practicing teachers, the literally turns school change theory on its to their daily tasks with enthusiasm, graduate students bring their real-world head as it focuses on the quality of the purpose and joy. A restorative school then experiences to the table, and as the end of workplace rather than looking exclusively is such a place – a place that teachers want the semester nears, the core ideas behind at measures such as student test scores. continued next page....

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“We want to change the dynamics of first to systematically examine the the conversation about schools and how school environment and how it affects we evaluate their effectiveness,” said teacher performance and overall school Associate Professor of Education Lowell operations. Monke. “Can we judge what is valuable Too often, they say, school about a school by criteria other than test environments drain teachers, resulting scores?” in turnover or burnout – nationally, 40- That means examining schools 50 percent of new teachers leave the field through a different lens. It demands after five years. The demands placed on that we put a value on our teachers and teachers by parents, administrators and staff by considering and improving the the rigors of constant testing are making e ’04 nc e environments in which they work. And, schools places of conflict and stress.

Erin P in the end, the benefits of a positive and Restorative schools would seek to change healthy working environment will surely that by creating healthy environments to come to, a place where all members of extend well beyond the personal well- that invigorate teachers and the entire the school are energized and supported, being of individuals, leading the broader school community. and a place that, in turn, helps everyone school community to blossom. Welker and Monke will continue to deliver his/her very best self. “The business world has recognized refine the concept and develop tools to What sets the restorative school theory the importance of a positive work assess schools with their students in a apart is its assertion that healthy school environment,” said Professor of Education series of classes that began last spring. environments are important ends in Bob Welker. “It is stunning that we don’t The initial class was born out of Monke’s themselves. A school is a workplace and look at schools that way.” and Welker’s belief that if anyone was to thus it should be healthy, supportive and This is especially surprising given make meaningful progress in solving the yes, productive – as that is a likely by- that in urban America, schools and problems of schools, they needed to listen product of a beneficial work environment. hospitals are the primary employers in to the teachers themselves and figure But schools should be healthy places a community, making schools one of out what serves their needs best. Their for people because teachers, staff and the most important work environments graduate students – practicing teachers especially children deserve to work in in the country. Welker and Monke, from the Springfield area – were so excited good environments. It is that simple. with their students, are one of the by the results of their investigation that they demanded a second class to continue their research and expand the restorative e ’04 nc

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Erin P Where the first class developed the concept, students in the second class worked over the summer to actually develop instruments to examine existing schools and where they stand. Now, perhaps not surprisingly, the students want more. Welker is teaching a third iteration of the class this fall in which students will take the concept out into the real world and apply their framework to evaluate the schools where they work. 22 Wittenberg Magazine A new building for new ideas Next fall, as students continue to develop and test their groundbreaking restorative schools concept, they will do so in a newly renovated Blair Hall. The $5 million renovation of the 100-year-old building began this summer and is expected to be completed by fall 2010. The building will be entirely gutted to create new windows, new access points, new elevators and new space for state-of-the-art technology. participating students to engage in more From academic The goal is to maintain the building’s historic focused inquiry on that topic. features while creating a learning space that exploration to “The purpose of the cohorts is to accommodates the needs of today’s students practical application encourage focused study within the and inspires creative thinking and innovation graduate program to lead to more unique The students’ enthusiasm for this class – the kind, for example, that produced the and developed work,” said Sally Brannan, thrills Welker and Monke not only restorative schools concept. associate professor of education and because it has produced a new concept, director of graduate studies. “We hope but also because it represents the kind of the cohorts will bring more attention to learning and professional development change literature, Welker and Monke are things that teachers can use out in the that they hope to implement across the challenging their students to reconsider field in their classrooms.” department. For example, the whole the meanings of these terms with the It is an important innovation for point of the class Welker and Monke restorative idea at the center. the department – one that encourages taught was to create information and So far, it has been no easy task to find heightened collaboration among tools that are helpful to actual teachers examples of an existing school teachers within schools or regions. After in the real world. And that is what they that the researchers deem evaluating the success of the pilot cohort did and continue to do. “restorative.” If they are unable this semester, they will explore the idea “This class is a model of what we hope to find any, they will study of new cohorts for math, science or our master’s program can evolve into effective schools to discover the literacy. – where students are doing real, on-the- features that are interfering with “Talking together with each other, ground work that makes a difference making the school a healthy place examining schools in practice – these in schools even as they are learning to to work. are powerful learning events for teachers,” enrich their own work,” Monke said. “It may be,” Welker said. “What’s more, teachers have “The work these students are doing has Monke explained, told us that courage to create real change consequences.” “that the whole idea, comes when people come together.” In this case, by developing the concept or portions of the of restorative schools, they actually look to idea need to be re- help schools improve working conditions The research thought because of the for students and teachers. This kind of conditions that exist out experiential learning – where students continues there in the world.” share knowledge, examine a real problem And it is real change that Welker and And so it seems greater and propose real solutions – prepares Monke hope to see as they apply the discoveries still await as students to think about best practices and restorative schools concept in the broader professors and students move gives them tools to face the challenges school community. As they examine into another year and test their they will surely tackle in their career. existing schools this fall and in the future, theory. For now, they are ready to That is the premise behind a pilot they will pay particular attention to four be challenged and excited about program launched this fall in the specific areas: workplace conditions, further exploring a concept that department’s graduate studies program. community/parent involvement, staffing promises to invigorate and The new program will bring together quality and discipline (defined as the enrich the national debate teachers from across districts in the area practice of teachers learning from each about our schools. n into “cohorts” organized around specific other). Though these are areas that have subjects. The subject of this fall’s pilot been well studied in existing school cohort is diverse learners, and it will allow

fall 2009 23 Leading Change

Jennifer Vanica ’76 has not forgotten the day her high school English teacher Jennifer Vanica ’76 tapped her on the shoulder, gave her $1,200 in cash and told her to go is transforming to college. The teacher asked her to commit to do what she thought was the equivalent for someone else later the national in life in the name of education. That $1,200, combined with a scholarship from Wittenberg, was enough to get her conversatıon to college. “Going to college at Wittenberg was a transformative experience I will appreciate about community forever,” Vanica says. “Receiving that gift from my teacher got me to college and made me think deeply about being a development. part of a cycle of giving back and passing opportunity onto others.” The principle became the foundation for her career. For more than 25 years, from by Gabrielle Antoniadis Ohio to California, she has raised millions of dollars to help change people’s lives. Her start in fundraising came in Wittenberg’s Office of Advancement, where she raised money for the Seth Thomas Hotchkiss clock that still sits atop Recitation Hall and where she participated in her first multi- million-dollar capital campaign. She also worked with some of her colleagues to start Project Woman in Springfield along with the area’s first rape-crisis line. e ’04

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24 Wittenberg Magazine the helping profession in some way,” she “Everyone knows the ownership of assets. It was a novel idea that says. took six years to accomplish, but Jennifer adage ‘Give a man a fish, Raised in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a self- and her team of residents and legal experts described “vagabond” with no aspirations and he’ll eat today, teach launched the country’s first Community for college, Vanica was looking for the a man to fish and he’ll Development Initial Public Offering fastest way out of her small town. At the (CD-IPO). The community is literally age of 15, she landed at a work camp on eat for a lifetime,’” she invested in itself. And that is the core of an Indian reservation in Wyoming; a year explains. “We simply what Vanica believes creates sustained, later she was working with Cesar Chavez, generational change. the Mexican-American farm worker and added ‘Help him own the Vanica has become a leader in bridging civil rights activist. These “eye-opening pond and stock it, and his disciplines – from philanthropy to smart and life-changing” experiences made her growth to social enterprise – and building children and grandchildren want to get an education. partnerships that advance innovative “I wanted to do something related will also eat.’” solutions for comprehensive, sustainable to improving the conditions of people community change. By sharing the around the country,” she says. in their community to make it meaningful Market Creek experience with others, she Today, she is president and CEO of the and sustainable. To some degree, this focus is helping residents, foundations, civic Jacobs Family Foundation and Jacobs was born out of Vanica’s and the Jacobs leaders and all community stakeholders Center for Neighborhood Innovation. family’s personal experiences observing find new roles to play in community She is the architect of an innovative, how traditional philanthropy did, or development. Last year, more than 2,000 resident-led transformation of a San often did not, address the underlying visitors – many from around the world Diego community, an area once known issues of poverty and disinvestment in – came to see what resident-led renewal as the “Four Corners of Death” – home communities. She recalls a visit to Cairo, looks like and how to be more supportive to 42 gangs, no major grocery store and Egypt, where they saw huge, abandoned of that model. a deserted, 20-acre brownfield. That site economic projects outside the city. When “It is really extraordinary to see residents is now known as Market Creek Plaza, they asked residents why they were shine and lead and tackle some of the an economic engine and a thriving abandoned, the residents replied that they country’s most entrenched issues,” she commercial and cultural plaza with 11 had never wanted them. Had someone says. “The residents here have taken businesses, more than 200 jobs, millions asked them, she says, they would have blight and turned it on its head, created of dollars reinvested in the community found out that beehives and goats would valuable assets and returned them to the and lower crime. have been much more useful. community.” And that is only the beginning – Market “Foundations often start out with a Her pioneering work recently earned her Creek Plaza is the first phase of a larger vision of what a community needs. They the James Irvine Foundation Leadership community redevelopment plan that design predetermined outcomes and Award this year, which recognizes will transform 45 blighted acres into The expect the results to coincide with their extraordinary leaders advancing Village at Market Creek. The Village ideas,” she notes. “We wondered what innovative and effective solutions to issues is a multi-cultural area connected by we could do to change that in our own in California. She feels honored by the pedestrian and bike paths and parks that philanthropic work.” recognition of her team and excited about will eventually attract $700 million in So they threw out the book of what how the model of Market Creek might be new investment to fund an additional foundations typically do, zeroed in on used to transform other communities. 350,000 square feet of retail space, 800 one community and got into a dialogue Inspired by the concept expressed in new jobs and 800 new homes. with the residents to figure out what Wittenberg’s motto of passing light onto The statistics Vanica is most proud of, they wanted. By becoming partners with others and the sacrifice of her teacher, however, relate to the involvement of the the community, Vanica and the Jacobs Vanica is now grounded in a strong sense original residents of this once devastated foundations supported the residents of duty to help others, a compassion for all neighborhood: Since 1997, more than in taking ownership of the process of and a belief in people’s innate abilities and 3,000 residents participated in teams rebuilding their community. It started creativity. She has learned to take risks and to plan, design, build and lease Market with community surveys and living to always stay in a “learning place.” As an Creek Plaza. Today, residents own and room meetings, and progressed to the English major, she surely never thought operate the Plaza, and 69 percent of those formation of resident “working teams” she would be managing a mission-related employed there are residents. responsible for specific areas of the Plaza’s network of 13 businesses or designing a It is all part of the Jacobs Center’s mission, development. new kind of CD-IPO, but as she says: “Resident Ownership of Neighborhood One of the partnership’s greatest “If you don’t know you can’t do Change,” which is based on the philosophy innovations took the idea of ownership something, you can very often shock that residents must own and drive change to the next level: actual community yourself by doing that and more.” n

fall 2009 25 Off a one-lane country road outside Williamsport, Ohio, a simple wooden farmer’s stand hints of a life re-prioritized. Not far from the stand sits an organic produce farm where passers-by often catch a glimpse of a lone woman planting or harvesting at all hours. For city folks, these scenes may seem surreal, but for Becky ’04, Isaac ’99 and Jayne Gerber Barnes ’03, Pureand they confirm that a dream has come true.

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26 Wittenberg WittenbergMagazine Magazine To see an extended video feature of this story, visit www.wittenberg.edu/magazine. by Karen Gerboth ’93 returned to his hometown for the summers to work but spent the winters out west in Colorado before going to Montana, where he eventually happened upon a trained beekeeper. f the buzzing of bees does not grab a visitor’s attention “Something just clicked, and I said I really like this,” recalls at Honeyrun Farm, then perhaps Becky, Jayne and Isaac, who previously viewed beekeeping as a hobby. “I just loved Isaac Barnes’ smiles will. The three come from working with the bees.” generational farming families and their positive, Meanwhile, back in Ohio, Becky was beginning her first year genuine personalities quickly reveal their friendly at Wittenberg, where Jayne was a sophomore. The two eventually small-town roots. Mere minutes after arriving at met in a German class, and subsequent conversations about their their Williamsport, Ohio-based farm, 30 miles respective lives yielded some interesting connections. Jayne, it south of Columbus, guests find themselves at peace turns out, had grown up on a dairy farm, while Becky’s family in their presence, surrounded by fields and family farm produced grain. Jayne’s parents’ farm was located in a small homesteads. Becky’s mud-caked pants and boots easily disclose northern Ohio Mennonite community, where Jayne’s high school her unrelenting commitment to organic produce farming, and graduating class consisted of only 70 students. For Jayne, coming Ithe fact the she is able to take time to chat proves to be a rarity in to Wittenberg offered unprecedented avenues and opportunities her normal 15-hour days. for personal growth. A few moments later, the trio gathers in a family dining room “I wanted to go to Wittenberg to make my own way,” she says. where the smell of old-fashioned homemade chicken and noodles “I knew Wittenberg would allow me to think about the world in cooking in the kitchen slowly fills the air. Now seated, Becky, so many ways.” Jayne and Isaac begin to share the story of how their joint farming Becky and Jayne also discovered that they shared an interest in venture evolved. sociology with both majoring in the same discipline. The place was Wittenberg. Isaac, Becky’s brother and Jayne’s “Sociology changed my perspective on life, and I found I was husband, was the first of the three Honeyrun Farm partners interested in everything and wanted to think deeper about things,” to attend what seemed like the family’s alma mater. Isaac’s and Becky says. Becky’s mother, Karla Krieger Barnes ’72, was the valedictorian of “I saw how I could use sociology to understand all other her class, and other relatives had followed the path to Wittenberg perspectives,” Jayne adds. “Sociology influenced how I see the as well. As Isaac considered his own college options, Wittenberg world as well as the way I understand my occupation and how easily topped the list. systems work.” He also knew something else about his life. To him, life was better As Becky and Jayne’s friendship grew, so did a dream – one that lived engaged with the environment and not in the traditional actually became more real during a trip to Germany their junior eight-to-five confines of corporate life. His early upbringing year. They began to wonder if they could find a way to start their certainly inspired his thinking. Growing up in the country on his family’s farm, Isaac would spend countless hours outside, and unlike other kids his age, he could easily decipher what maple trees had sap along with the location of every kind of arrowhead. His love of the outdoors eventually translated into pursuing geology as his major. After graduation, he ty ’02 r Raffe t r Robe

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own farm not using the traditional farming techniques passed down to them by their parents. Could they combine their interests in organic living and farming, and still be successful? Determined to find out, Becky and Jayne decided to seek out some actual experience with organic farming, so they headed to Big Sky country where Jayne entered graduate school at the University We’re establishing our soul. of Montana. Although both had tried the eight-to-five world for a Committed to serving its market with fresh, sustainably short time, Becky and Jayne could not deny their respective soul’s grown vegetables and flowers, raw honey, and handcrafted soap, work. Farming was their passion, and when an opportunity arose Honeyrun Farm strives to produce environmentally mindful to work on an organic farm in Montana, they took it. goods by taking a step back in time into small-scale farming “We had no clue what we were doing,” Becky remembers. with a focus on diversity, freshness and ecologically friendly Around this time, another interesting development occurred. practices. After dating for years, Jayne and Isaac, now a trained beekeeper Living their dream and adhering to the farm’s mission and himself, married, and the three decided to head back to Becky vision have proved rewarding and challenging. On any given day and Isaac’s home base of Williamsport. The circle in some and during all hours of the day, Becky, who handles the produce ways now complete, Becky and Jayne’s organic farming dream component of Honeyrun Farm, can be found planting, picking became even more enriched thanks to Isaac’s expertise in honey and transporting everything from Asian greens and Swiss chard production. By 2008, the three were ready to open for business, to sweet corn and scorzonera. Jayne focuses on growing flowers for and Honeyrun Farm was born. sale along with homemade soap production, while Isaac manages

28 Wittenberg Magazine 75 hives with about 50,000 bees each in his quest to provide the finest honey. The hours all three commit to their separate crafts and to Honeyrun Farm as a whole may seem unimaginable to those pursuing non-agricultural careers. Even more inspiring is just how focused they are not only on their work, but also on their work as it relates to life. While office politics at times bog down corporate efficiency, the Barnes’ family produces on pure adrenalin. While modern technology advances their business, Becky, Isaac and Jayne leave the texting and e-mail to non-work times, preferring instead to create memories of home-cooked meals and meaningful conversation around a family table. “Our dream is to be farmers who can make enough for the kids,” Jayne says, holding her 3-month-old girl, Maizy, in her arms with 2-year-old big brother Mason standing near Isaac. “I want our kids to grow up on a farm and eat the produce right out of the ground. Kids should see the connection with nature.” They also want to teach them the definition of hard work and responsibility. “Digging 100 feet of potatoes is hard, but I do it because I believe it’s a better product and something you just can’t get from the store,” Jayne says. “No matter how much work it takes, it’s the product that matters most to me.” “I’m inspired by the customers,” Becky adds. “I know them, so I’ll go pick tomatoes at 11 p.m. because I know my customers appreciate it.” Columbus-based restaurants desiring organically grown produce, honey and flowers, along with a range of local farmers’ markets provide the majority of income for Honeyrun Farm. As the full-time organic produce farmer, Becky ensures that her customers receive what they request – no matter what. Just this evening, as a light autumn rain shower blankets her plantings and the air turns a crisp 45 degrees, Becky ventures outside to continue picking the best vegetables for her loyal customers and then prepares them for personal delivery. “Becky works incredibly hard,” Jayne explains. “It’s amazing. She does it because she believes in it.” We’re establishing our soul. “I was raised around grain farms, and I often hear advice from neighbors on organic farming,” says Becky, who has carved out a section of her family’s farm for her organic produce operation. “Some think it is silly or not the best way. Sometimes I also have to help people see that I am the farmer, and that I’m doing this work by myself. But I know my product, and I know where it came from.” “It’s never a normal day,” Isaac adds. “The bees, for me, are a wild animal, and sometimes I feel like we put in so many hours without always knowing the result. But it’s then that I realize that this is who we are. We’re establishing our soul.” n Be sure to view the 10-minute video feature on the Barnes family at www.wittenberg.edu/magazine. alumni alumniworld world alumniworld

Witt Nation 2009 Concludes Cross-Country Summer Road Trip Unites Alumni

or 33 days this past summer, Ashley Manson ’09 and Ben FMcCombs ’09 traveled 8,000 miles across the country’s highways and byways to engage with more than 1,000 alumni during the second annual Witt Nation, June 19-July 31. The 27- city tour allowed Manson and McCombs, and their occasional guest riders from Wittenberg’s faculty and staff, to bring Wittenberg to the hometowns of its alumni. “I’m continually amazed by how our alumni pass on their light in such meaningful ways,” said Alumni Relations Director Linda Prain Beals ’87. “From the Witt Nation crew, thank you!” n

Alumni Relations Welcomes New Assistant Director Throughout his college career and full responsibility of a 10th-grade American History class through

leading up to it, Stefan Diehm ’08 has ence ’04 the Wittenberg Teacher Education Program. n P i r

lived his alma mater’s motto of “Having E From 2003 to 2008, Diehm worked with Lutheran Outdoor light we pass it on to others.” He will now Ministries, where he served as the program director and program continue that tradition as the university’s counselor for the Conneaut, Ohio-based Camp Luther. As a new assistant alumni relations director. member of a college-age camp staff, he helped to develop group and Diehm replaces Ashley Peterson ’07 who individual faith-based programs for children, teenagers and adults. recently left to attend graduate school. While on campus, Diehm, a history major and education As assistant director, Diehm will help minor, also shared his gifts as a member of the all-male to coordinate regional alumni events, Homecoming, alumni travel a capella group, Wittmen Crew, serving as its vice president of opportunities and communication materials. Prior to this position, operations and regularly performing with the group at numerous Diehm interned with Springfield High School where he assumed events. n

30 Wittenberg Magazine New Initiative Enhances Alumni Wittenberg Choir Heads East For 2010 Tour Engagement Efforts Communication to and between alumni and the university will grow even more thanks to a new initiative led by the Office of University Advancement. As part of the effort, a new online community will be established, which will create greater opportunities for alumni to connect with each other. A complete directory of all alumni will be available in the new site, along with improved access to register for alumni events, make a gift and stay connected with the university. Members will have the ability to manage their own pages, as well as connect that information with the popular social networking site, Facebook. Alumni should expect more detailed communication about the official launch to the community after Jan. 31. Keep an eye on ence ’04 n P i r your e-mail inbox in 2010 to get connected. n E

Thursday, March 4 Wednesday, March 10 Final Volume of Sermons Published Zion Lutheran Church Emmanuel Lutheran 11609 Frankstown Road Church For 18 years, The Rev. Dr. Michael D. Wuchter ’68 served as Pittsburgh, Pa. 24 Berwick Street pastor to his alma mater. In 2000, while on a mission trip to Norwood, Mass. Africa, Wuchter passed away, but his words live on through a Friday, March 5 St. James Lutheran Church Thursday, March 11 compilation of his sermons published by his wife Shirley Dyer 109 York Street Lutheran Church of Our Wuchter ’68. Gettysburg, Pa. Savior With Walking with Christ: Sermons for the Summer Season, Saturday, March 6 2415 Chili Avenue Shirley Wuchter has completed the series of four volumes of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Rochester, N.Y. sermons written by her late husband. She recently signed copies 415 East Athens Avenue Friday, March 12 of the fourth and final volume during Homecoming 2009. The Ardmore, Pa. Good Shepherd Lutheran three previous books include sermons for the spring, winter and Sunday, March 7 Church autumn seasons. n St. John’s Lutheran Church 2669 Sheridan Drive 587 Springfield Avenue North Tonawanda, N.Y. Summit, N.J. Saturday, March 13 Sunday, March 7 Luther Memorial Church th King of Kings Lutheran 225 West 10 Street Church Erie, Pa. 145 U.S. Hwy. 46 Sunday, March 14 Mountain Lakes, N.J. Trinity Lutheran Church Monday, March 8 508 Center Street Grace Lutheran Church Ashland, Ohio 1200 River Road Wednesday, March 17 Teaneck, N.J. Epiphany Lutheran Church Tuesday, March 9 Far Hills, Ohio Zion Lutheran Church Friday, March 19 531 Woodruff Street Weaver Chapel Southington, Conn. Wittenberg University

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’60 | and Testing Materials ’66 | new president of Lutheran International committee. Social Services of Illinois, Class Reunion, Homecoming/ A. Dale Truscott is a In 2008, he was named in Des Plaines, Ill. Reunion Weekend 2010 visiting instructor in the the top 25 in the aquatic philosophy department at the Paul W. Heine is pastor of industry. As an attorney with University of Central Florida Martin Luther Lutheran ’62 | the Foundation for Aquatic in Orlando. He teaches Church, Youngstown, Ohio. Gilbert Belles recently Injury, he has litigated more humanities, religion and received the 2009 than 300 aquatic cases in the Pamela Neely Tomkins, philosophy. Distinguished Friend of the last 25 years. Ron also has six Yuma, Ariz., is an artist with College of Fine Arts and publications in the Library of 37 years experience at the Communication Award from Congress. ’67 | potter’s wheel. She has been Western Illinois University R. Michael and Mary nominated for a Governor’s and the Distinguished ’65 | Hartman Huffman ’69 live Art Award. Service Award from The John A. Meister, Dayton, in Accokeek, Md. Mary is a McDonough County Ohio, has retired as manager training specialist with the ’71 | Historical Society for his of duplicating and materials United States Investigations Richard E. Harker, Silver contributions to the cemetery management at Sinclair Services, Arlington, Va. Spring, Md., is a corporate sign marking project and his database manager with Community College. James P. Osborne, who efforts to preserve the history MedStar Health, Lutherville, spent 40 years as the head of McDonough County. Md. basketball coach at Gallia Bonnie G. Berger delivered Academy High School John G. Himelfarb, Dallas, the keynote address on in Gallipolis, Ohio, was Texas, is president of exercise at the inaugural honored by the Ohio High Homemade Gourmet. conference of the British School Basketball Coaches Psychological Society’s Association as the recipient Division of Sport and ’72 | of the Paul Walker Award Exercise Psychology in James A. Gundy III is the for his many significant London. She spoke on “Roles assistant head of school contributions to high school of Exercise in Quality of for advancement with the basketball. Life: Exploring Integral Western Reserve Academy, Relationships,” which Gil Belles ’62 Hudson, Ohio. is among her research ’69 | specializations at Bowling David W. Chilson of ’73 | Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, Ronald F. and Margot Ohio. has been inducted into Morris Klawitter live in the Brush High School Colbert, Wash. Ron has ’64 | Alumni Association Wall of been inducted into the Ohio Achievement in Lyndhurst, Ronald R. Gilbert, a Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Ohio. member of Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the ’74 | World and Who’s Who in ’70 | Jennette Bradley is serving American Law, serves on Denver W. Bitner, Rockford, as chief executive officer of the American Standards The Rev. Denver Bitner ’70 Ill., has been installed as the the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin-

32 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Badgerland Council Inc., ’75 | LaCrosse, Wis. Barbara Mulhern Fowler, John A. Hrivnak, St. who is with Prudential Charles, Ill., is providing Insurance in Newark, N.J., architectural and facility served as an executive-in- consulting services as residence at Wittenberg. She Hrivnak Associates Ltd. conducted a WittPath Career Chat, made presentations to David E. and Catherine organizational behavior and Koch Schildknecht live in human resource management Cincinnati, Ohio. David, classes before giving the who writes for several keynote presentation, publications including “Leadership Lessons Learned The Wine Advocate and the Hard Way,” at a Vineria, has also contributed management department to several books on wine. colloquium. Last spring, he gave the ence ’04 n P i commencement address at Hugh E. Thurlow is r E the University of Delaware, director of the library/ speaking on the value of resource center at the Rocky Helen “Copey” Copenhaver Hanes ’39 a liberal arts education. Mountain College of Art Lives Life For Others Catherine continues to teach and Design, Denver, Colo. history at the junior high and Wittenberg values education, passion and commitment to community. high school level at Mount ’76 | Helen “Copey” Copenhaver Hanes has spent a lifetime sharing those Notre Dame High School. values in extraordinary measure, so much so that her alma mater recently Carol E. Clokey, Apex, She has been selected by the N.C., is an attorney with the bestowed on her an Alumni Citation Award for exceptional personal College Board in Littleton, Embarq Corp., Wake Forest, or professional accomplishment that has brought honor to Wittenberg. Colo., to read AP European N.C. Her journey to Wittenberg began in Virginia, where her father, The exams. She has traveled Rev. Eldridge Copenhaver, served as interim president of then-Marion to London, England, and Bonnie Morris Miller, College, a Lutheran women’s junior college, during the Depression. The Wahnseer, The Netherlands, Chester, Va., is an family lived on campus, and Hanes completed two years there before to participate in an NEH associate warden with the coming to Wittenberg, where her father had earlier received an honorary seminar, “The Dutch Federal Bureau of Prisons, doctorate of divinity. Republic and Britain: The Petersburg, Va. After graduation, Copenhaver traveled to North Carolina where she Making of Modern Society Robert R. Perkoski is the studied drama at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and later and a European World chair of the undergraduate taught music and dramatic arts. Her love for the arts came naturally, and Economy.” program in information she grew up in an environment that nurtured her interest. science at the University of “It seems I always studied piano and voice,” Hanes said. “My mother Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. was musical, and we loved dramatics.” Her passion found multiple outlets, both as a philanthropist and as a volunteer, in Winston-Salem. With its long history as a community of artisans, Winston-Salem is also home to several educational institutions, including Salem Academy, where Hanes once taught, and Salem College. “Salem College was established in 1752 and hasn’t closed its doors one day in all these years,” Hanes said. “It was founded by the Moravians, who have been wonderful custodians and neighbors.” Hanes and her late husband, James Gordon Hanes Jr., president and CEO of the Hanes Corporation, established the North Carolina School of the Arts and provided financial support for the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University. Hanes supports other area schools, colleges, churches, galleries, museums and libraries. She also established “Vintage” Alpha Nu alumnae of Kappa Delta returned to campus, the Centenary Scholarship Endowment Fund at Duke Divinity July 31-Aug. 2, 2009. Seated from left are Marilyn Westfall Becky ’49, Betty Lou Jones Yeager ’47, Katie Clifford Westfall ’47 School, and scholarships to The Outdoor Academy of the Southern and Carol Holman Van Deman ’49; standing from left are Leigh Appalachians. Her commitments have been recognized with a variety Peterson Bressoud ’56, Caroline Nigh Stickford ’51, Marti Mahlie ’50, Phyllis Adams Gray ’51, Jean White Robinson ’50, Betty of honorary degrees and community awards. Klauenberg Francis ’50, Mary Ellen Ramsey Bryden ’51, Ruth “It’s a lovely place to live – a cultural center,” Hanes said of her much Herman ’51, Jackie Nulsen Thompson ’51, Betty Reck Lada ’52 and Vivian Hehl Carter ’52. loved Winston-Salem. “They’re always accusing me of working for the Chamber of Commerce. n –Phyllis Eberts ’00 summer 2009 33 Li’l Tigers

Olivie Joie, daughter of CLASS NOTES CLASS Jennifer Washburn Klenke ’94 and husband Brian Addison Wheeler, daughter of Brandon ’95 and Anna Frank Lambert ’00 Wesley Joseph, son of Jill Turner McKenzie ’94 and Olivia Klenke, 9-15-08 Addison Lambert, 8-6-08 Wesley McKenzie, 10-19-08 husband Christopher Samara Kalyani, daughter of Marvin Mackey ’95 and wife Lisa Rebecca Catherine, daughter of Gregory D. ’90 and Dianna Ford Smith ’91 Justin Daniel, son of Kelly McMullen Vogel ’01 and husband Dan

Samara Mackey, 12-28-08 Rebecca Smith, 2-7-09 Justin Vogel, 8-19-08

’77 | transportation/safety director St. Albert the Great parish ’81 | for Arc of Onondaga. She in North Royalton, Ohio, Gary E. Mills, New York, David A. and Jill Hutto was chosen as employee of on Aug. 9, 2009. Ed, who N.Y., is serving as assistant Kunde ’82 live in Burnsville, the year for 2007. has celebrated the 25th to the bishop for global and Minn. David is SVP/GM of anniversary of his ordination, multicultural mission in ILEC operations with Integra regularly plays golf with his the Metropolitan New York ’80 | Telecom, Prior Lake, Minn. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity Synod/E.L.C.A. Edward T. Estok Jr., a Roman Catholic priest, was brothers. Robyn L. Zimmann, ’78 | installed as the pastor of Dayton, Ohio, is director Virginia Cargile Golden, Streetsboro, Ohio, is the principal at Heskett Middle School in Bedford, Ohio. She is a specialized foster parent who has cared for 19 children over a 16-year period. ’79 | Tina Kus Barnauskas, Concord, Ohio, is a professor at Lakeland Community College, Willoughby, Ohio. David W. Herrick is creative director with DH Art Direction Design, Montclair, N.J.

Sandra K. Mueller, Jonathan Page ’96 recently arranged a get together at Barley’s Smokehouse in Columbus, Ohio, for Liverpool, N.Y., is the fellow Delta Sigma Phi brothers, who graduated between 1993 and 1999.

34 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES of operations and education for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. ’82 | Charles M. Diez, Sewickley, Pa., is a senior workplace strategist with Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. Colleen Foegle married Bruce Allen on Oct. 27, 2007. They live in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Colleen has been awarded a graduate Fr. Edward Estok ’80 assistantship at Xavier University. Rapids, Mich. His poems ence ’04 n P i have been published in r

E J. Ronald and Jenny Grooms Menning live in North many literary magazines, Scott ’76 and Carol Pfeifer Strawn ’75 Sutton, N.H. Ron is president including the Colorado of the aerospace, defense and Review, Boston Review, New Call Wittenberg Their Second Home positioning control division Orleans Review and Verse. His book, Interloper:Poems, If Scott and Carol Strawn could relive a time in their lives, they would of the bearings and power published by the University certainly consider their Wittenberg years. Ardent supporters of their transmission group at The of Massachusetts Press, is the alma mater with their time, talent and treasure, Scott and Carol look Timken Co., Lebanon, N.H. winner of the Juniper Prize back at their college days as providing a foundation not only for their for Poetry. professional success but their personal lives as well. ’83 | “Wittenberg provided an opportunity to grow, learn and develop John R. Nave, Dublin, Ohio, Jay W. Rush, Concord, before stepping into the ‘real’ world,” said Carol, who majored in is a senior sales executive Mass., is a regional sales business administration at Wittenberg. “It also afforded a foundation for with Huntington Insurance, director for Sanofi-Advantis thinking, exploring and decision-making as one moves along through Westerville, Ohio. U.S. Inc., Cambridge, Mass. the trials of life.” “Family members, including our son John ’07 and more than 20 who ’84 | ’85 | have attended Wittenberg, have had the greatest impact on my life,” Lewis S. Klatt teaches in Class Reunion, Homecoming/ added Scott, a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and also a business the English department Reunion Weekend 2010 administration major. “Influences that started in college and continue at Calvin College, Grand today are the relationships I have developed at Wittenberg.” Their love of the place is evident in their actions. In addition to volunteering at various college fairs in and around Cleveland to assist with university recruitment efforts, Scott and Carol are also founding members of the Parents Leadership Circle as well as members of the Benjamin Prince Society and Parents Executive Committee. Scott is also active with Beta Theta Pi. Their dedicated service recently made them the clear choice for the university’s most prestigious alumni prize, The Class of 1914 Award, given to individuals from the university community who have served Wittenberg above and beyond what might be expected of any contributor to the college’s welfare. As a self-employed CPA, formerly with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. and Reliance Electric, and active member of the Greater Cleveland Boy Scouts, Scott provides advisory services for small businesses and individuals. Carol is a daycare teacher and kindergarten aide following a 10-year career in the mortgage lending industry. Together, they never pass up an opportunity to share the Wittenberg story with others. “It’s important to emphasize the importance of passing on knowledge Chi Omega alumnae from the class of 1971 enjoyed the “Fab and the traditions of Wittenberg to young alumni,” Scott says. “In so Four Reunion” on Dewees Island, S.C. Those attending included doing, the torch will burn brightly for generations.” n Cosy Spittler Mitchell, Pam Carlson Kurtz, Karen Kusel Strough and Susan Yoder Sterling. –Karen Gerboth ’93

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Chris McCutcheon Byrne ’72, Bob Byrne ’72, Miho Yasukawa ’97, Yasuko Nakayama ’70 MSW and Shuichi Kaku ’66S reunited at a Amy Humrichouser ’05 and Sarah Spaid Ishida ’03 caught up in St. Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church’s ordination service in Tokyo Augustine, Fla., earlier this year. on March 8, 2009.

the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama for outstanding contributions to the field of psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy and psychodrama. Michael F. and Cheryl Klein Sternasty live in Akron, Ohio. Michael is senior vice president of marketing with Willis of Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio. Sally J. Utley and John P. “Jay” Burns Jr. ’88 were married May 23, 2008. They live in Chicago, Ill. Timothy J. and Michelle Norman Watson ’92 live in Waterford, Conn. Tim, Alumnae gathered on campus in June 2009 for the P.E.O. Sisterhood’s 82nd Annual Convention. Those attending included: Martha Hopkins Cornett ’85, Irma Hanneman Studer ’49, Linda Sharp Snowberger an associate research fellow ’61, Christine Pezoldt Bayless-Williams ’63, Carolyn Dale Dunkin ’79 Janet Hedrick Haberman ’62, in chemical research and Linda Mowrey Everhart ’59, Joanne Valaska Spratt ’73, Ruth Decker Price ’62, Adriane Henderson Wagner ’95, Margaret Morrow Robinson ’68, Carol Houghton Lawton ’77, Beth Breneman Taylor ’72, development at Pfizer in Barbara Carr Taylor ’63, Gail Gilbert Manbeck Haverdill ’68, Penny Collins Sitler ’80, Bobbi Maxwell Groton, Conn., is a volunteer Young ’72, Mary Landgrebe Phillips ’70, Vicki Horning ’98 and Elizabeth Maddocks Beattie ’76. scuba diver and underwater photographer at Mystic appointed chief of the civil Aquarium and Institute for ’86 | ’87 | Exploration. He used his Douglas A. Jr. and Jill rights section in the office of Sarah Love Ireland unique hobbies and extensive Sebest Welch ’87 live in the Ohio Attorney General. is assistant director of experience to author the Lititz, Pa. Doug is teaching admissions at Skidmore book, Howard’s Search for with Kaplan Inc. and ’89 | College, Saratoga Springs, a Home: An Underwater making music with his band. Adam M. Barcroft, Ashfield, N.Y. Adventure of a Moray Eel. Jill is a partner in the law Mass., is co-director of firm of Barley Snyder LLC, ’88 | the Moreno Institute Susan M. Zidek is a Lancaster, Pa. East, Amherst, Mass. He corporate counsel with Lori A. Anthony of has received the Zerka T. Mission Essential Personnel, Cleveland, Ohio, has been Moreno Award, given by Columbus, Ohio.

36 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES ’90 | service, he is a company commander assigned to Jerry R. Campbell, Olathe, the 38th military police Kan., is manager of sourcing company, Danville, Ind. He and contracting with Sprint lives in Carmel, Ind. Nextel, Overland Park, Kan. Gregory D. and Dianna Paula Mefford Lawson, Ford Smith ’91 announce chair of the special education the birth of Rebecca department at Northwestern Catherine on Feb. 7, High School, Springfield, 2009. They live in Liberty Ohio, received her master’s Township, Ohio. degree in education from Wittenberg in December 2008. ’91 | Kimberly Stickney Cynthia Wetzel Lentol Ambrose, Pittsford, N.Y., of Canton, Mass., has five received her M.E. in inclusive ence ’04 major-film credits and was n P

i childhood education in May r E a recent double winner at 2009 from Nazareth College the Chlotrudis Film Festival. of Rochester. Caitlin Coleman ’05 She was the lead actress Embraces Passion for Service in Well-Founded Concerns, which won first place for ’92 | Just four years after graduating from Wittenberg, Caitlin Coleman Best Short Film and was Darrell R. Pisarra, Westfield, N.J., is with already has a reputation among her friends for going out of her way to a featured actress in Mind Prudential. help others. In fact, they lightheartedly tease her about it sometimes. the Gap, which won second Like many alumni and students, Coleman is passionate about the well- place for Audience Favorite. known Wittenberg motto “Having light we pass it on to others.” From In addition, Well-Founded ’93 | her days in high school volunteering to working at Wittenberg in the Concerns won first place Brian J. Murphy, Penfield, Office of Community Service to her job today as a volunteer coordinator at the Sci-Fi London Film N.Y., is the assistant vice Festival. president, manager of at LifeSource Blood Services, the largest blood bank in Illinois, she is a research and operations with living example of dedication to service. Army National Guard Pittsford-AM&M Financial captain William A. McGray “Volunteering and nonprofit work is truly where my heart is,” she said. Services. “And it was at Wittenberg that I discovered that I could actually make a has returned to the United career out of that passion.” States after participating in Lara Peirce Rude, Kamas, She said that some of the community service work she did at Operation Iraqi Freedom. Utah, and her husband, Peter, Wittenberg put her in situations that she was not always comfortable in, With 20 years of military announce the birth of Casey but in the end, those experiences were eye-opening and educational. She eventually found herself seeking out new opportunities and, in the process, developed a stronger sense of self and of her ambitions. Her experiences at Wittenberg solidified her deep sense of civic engagement, and she fully intends to continue to make a career in the nonprofit world. “I have to feel the passion of the organization, and I really get that in my job now,” she said. “For one, I am continually inspired by the generosity of those who give. But it is also a great feeling to know that the work I do directly benefits people in life-threatening situations.” When she is not working, she is volunteering for organizations such as the Make-A-Wish Foundation or the Ronald McDonald House. This summer she helped organize a service event at a local elementary school for the Witt Nation participants passing through her area. Her enthusiasm for service and commitment to Wittenberg also earned her Wittenberg’s G.O.L.D Award this year, given to graduates of the last Twenty-five Pi Kappa Alpha brothers attended a reunion in Orlando, Fla. They included Bob Agnew ’65, Roy Allen ’63, Tom decade “who have shared time and talent with the university.” Bailey ’65, Doug Battenberg ’65, Frank Beaty ’69, Holmes Coleman said the people at Wittenberg had the greatest impact on Collins ’65, Bob Enscoe ’65, Joe Ertl ’64, Larry Firestine ’63, Dick Franta ’67, Ron Gilbert ’64, Ed Hrbek ’66, Fred Kaufmann ’65, her – from professors and advisers who challenged her to sorority sisters David Krogmann ’67, Jim Kvetko ’66, Ron Lauback ’63, Pete and friends who supported her. Coleman’s belief in Wittenberg’s motto Mann ’66, Frank Meeks ’66, Don Noll ’67, Charlie Rhyan ’65, Sam Simmerman ’66, Jack Spohn ’63, Chuck Swinghammer ’67, Glen also holds steady: “I feel lucky to have found a career that allows me to Troyer ’67 and Erv Zitlow ’64. pass on that light.” n – Gabrielle Antoniadis

summer 2009 37 Waylon on Aug. 9, 2008. Lara is a middle school Be sure to check out the magazine online Wedding Album special education teacher at www.wittenberg.edu/magazine with the Park City School Sally Utley ’89 and CLASS NOTES CLASS District. John Burns Jr. ’88 were married on May 23, 2008, Matthew D. Soraci, in Costa Rica. The couple Chicago, Ill., is director of lives in Chicago, Ill. national sales with the Great Lakes Wine Import Co., Bensenville, Ill. ’94 | Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend 2010 Jennifer Washburn Klenke, Fairfield Township, Ohio, and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of Olivia Joie on Sept. 15, 2008. Jennifer is the senior manager of business services with Nielsen Online, Jennifer Burns ’05 and Covington, Ky. Robert Page ’05 were married in Weaver Chapel John P. and Molly Lambert on June 13, 2009. The Loftis ’99 welcomed the couple resides in Mason, birth of their third child, Ohio. Padraig River, June 8, 2009. They live in Springfield, Ohio. Jill McKenzie Turner and her husband, Christopher, announce the birth of Wesley Joseph on Oct. 19, 2008. They live in Romeo, Mich. ’95 | Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend 2010 Gayla Schill Jackson lives in Manassas, Va. 2008. They live in Sparta, at Bucknell University, ’98 | Mitchell A. Kittlaus N.J. Lewisburg, Pa. of Chicago, Ill., is an Stephen G. Fabyan, administrative specialist at Michael A. Sanders, Eaton, Jeri Dietz Reddert, Columbus, Ohio, is senior Northwestern Memorial Ohio, is a site manager of Hamilton, Ohio, is a Title pastor at Hand of God Hospital. flavor systems with Cargill I math teacher with the Ministries. His second Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. Winton Woods City School book, The Tabernacle: The Arianne Fitzpatrick Podojil District, Cincinnati, Ohio. Manifestation of His Glory, is a consultant with State has been released. Farm Insurance Companies, ’97 | Carla R. Sarratt, Charlotte, Louisville, Ky. David D. Hann, Fairborn, N.C., has published Just James A. and Melinda Ohio, is an assistant principal Be, the second book in her Slangen McCoy live in ’96 | at Bellbrook High School. Carter G. Woodson High Columbus, Ohio, where School series. James is director of Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Scott R. and Lynda Bowers strategic sponsorships with Reunion Weekend 2010 Meinke ’98 live in Camp Hill, Pa. Scott is an associate Nationwide Insurance. Jennifer A. Repetti married professor of political science Joseph Watkins on Oct. 4,

38 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Jonathan Morgan, Grosse Olentangy High School, Pointe Woods, Mich., is a Lewis Center, Ohio. multiplatform editor with Wade F. and Georgina . The Detroit News Klinzing VanHorn ’02 Katharine Herman Nider, announce the birth of their Annandale, Va., is with The son, Louis, on Sept. 11, 2007. Motley Fool in Alexandria, They live in Madison, Wis. Va., which provides investing advice and market stock ’01 | research. Jason M. and Ashley Schomberg Hill ’98 live ’99 | in Springfield, Ohio. Jason Deborah J. Cassell is the is with the National Air executive editor of Candy Intelligence Center at Wright Industry Magazine, BNP Patterson Air Force Base. Media, Deerfield, Ill. She Ashley, a music teacher at ence ’04 n P

i also serves as secretary for Reid Elementary School in r E the Chicago chapter of the the Clark-Shawnee School American Society of Business District, is the recipient of a Lauren Schmidt ’00 Publication Editors and Crystal Apple award given by Shines in Unexpected Hollywood Career was elected PR/marketing the Springfield Rotary Club. chair for the Woman’s Club Lauren Schmidt is living proof that a small liberal arts college can earn Benjamin J. and Kathryn of Evanston, Ill, where she Grossman Matthews live you a big-time Hollywood career. Although that is not what she planned resides. when she came to Wittenberg, Schmidt has enjoyed an immensely in Alexandria, Va. Katy is successful career as a television writer and producer. Immediately after Karen M. Montgomery is an office administrator with graduation, she worked for six years on NBC’s award-winning West a sales specialist in Helena, the American Academy of Wing, earning a Writers Guild of America nomination in 2003 for an Ala. Pediatrics in Washington, D.C. episode she co-wrote and having her first solo episode air in 2004. After writing and co-producing for ABC’s hit show Private Practice, she is now ’00 | Shannon J. O’Keefe, an a writer and producer for a new NBC drama, Parenthood, which will Class Reunion, Homecoming/ attorney in Rochester, N.Y., debut in spring 2010. Reunion Weekend 2010 and a member of the Board Schmidt is the first to admit this was not a career path she’d ever Adam B. and Cassie Hogan of the Town of Greece, has considered. In fact, she had envisioned a less high-profile path teaching Eskew live in Smyrna, Ga. been inducted into the creative writing. For four weeks this past summer, she got the chance Adam is a finance manager Greece Rotary Club. She to fulfill that wish as one of the instructors at Wittenberg’s first-ever with the Home Depot, also teaches dance and Summer Screenwriter’s Institute. She worked with the Department of Atlanta, Ga. performance plus. English, her husband, producer Michael Hissrich, and award-winning Allison E. Shaffer, Justin Daniel, son of Kelly playwright Dan Stroeh ’01, to offer this innovative course in which Columbus, Ohio, has McMullen Vogel and her students collaborated and wrote a pilot script. married Cory Shape. Allison husband, Daniel, was born “To be welcomed back to my university to pursue my original plan – teaches mathematics at on Aug. 19, 2008. They live and to be able to teach the type of writing I love the most – was such an in Getzville, N.Y. amazing opportunity,” she said. “I adored working with the students and I loved creating and working with a community of writers in a university setting.” It was not the first time the English major had been back; she had shared her talent and experiences with the Wittenberg community in 2008 during a series of speaking engagements and a colloquium. More recently, Wittenberg honored her with its Outstanding Young Alumna Award, given to a graduate of the last decade who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in her profession. “I tell students that I apply lessons that I learned at Witt – in classrooms, in my time at the Writing Center and even in my social life – everyday in television writer’s rooms. So no matter what a student wants to pursue, I encourage them to soak up all of the lessons, educational and otherwise, Scott Roller ’86, Jill Yerkey Johnson ’87, Janice Glowski ’87 and that they learn at Wittenberg.” n – Gabrielle Antoniadis Jude Cleary ’86 enjoyed the closing reception of Roller’s 66 SHOTS photography exhibit at IMAGEBOX gallery in Pittsburgh, Pa.

summer 2009 39 Pa., in May 2009. She is Li’l Tigers currently a senior enrollment manager there. Sydney, Jonathan and CLASS NOTES CLASS Steven P. Weldon, a second Kaelyn, children of lieutenant with the U.S. Air Bethany Bell Louis ’92 Force, has graduated from and husband Paul combat systems officer Spencer, NaElle, NiElle advanced navigator training and Nasario, sons of at Randolph Air Force Base. Marvin Mackey ’95 and He is stationed at RAF wife Lisa Mildenhall, UK.

Sydney, 4, Jonathan, 7 and Spencer, 13, NaElle and NiElle, ’04 | Kaelyn Louis, 22 months 8, and Nasario Mackey, 5 Elisebeth Vanhoose Adams is in management with ’02 | Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts neighborhoods in Columbus, Assurant Specialty Property, in Dhanmondi, Bangladesh. Ohio. Springfield, Ohio. Erin Moore Henshaw His work was the subject of received her Ph.D. in clinical Jennifer M. Stacy, Nashville, Winter L. Baker, a teacher an article titled “Stimulated psychology from Eastern Tenn., is an executive with the Wilmington City Luminescence,” which Michigan University in recruiter for the marketing Schools in Ohio, received appeared in The New Nation. Ypsilanti, Mich. She is services, healthcare, her master of science degree an assistant professor of Christopher J. Kothe is a technology and publishing in curriculum, instruction psychology at Denison staff accountant on the tax verticals with The Buffkin and assessment from Walden University, Granville, Ohio. team with Somerset CPAs in Group, Franklin, Tenn. She University, an online Indianapolis, Ind. remains active running university. Kurtis G. Lindamood is an marathons, participating in executive recruiter with The Jason P. Larsen married Courtney C. Galliger sand volleyball tournaments Staffing Cure, Columbus, Kimberly Chase on Aug. 30, and James P. Kelley were and volunteering with the Ohio. 2008. They live in Charlotte, married June 27, 2009. They Leukemia and Lymphoma N.C. live in University Heights, Society. Ohio. ’03 | Hannah D. Powell is the Ashley J. Tipple received Juneer Kibria, a freelance school leader/principal of a Alexandra P. Horwitz her M.S. degree from Robert artist living in Chicago, Ill., KIPP school serving fifth is assistant director of Morris University, Pittsburgh, exhibited his artwork at the graders in one of the neediest AIABaltimore in Maryland.

Joanna Sears ’95, Lorey Danielson Sunosky ’94, Stephanie Jeff and Karen Obee Klukas ’06, Jan Baden and Jack Finney ’61, Lochhead Fields ’94, Catherine Fulton Bensman ’95 and Rachelle Debbie Finney Peterson ’88 and Steve Sletten ’85 gathered for a Moore Ragan ’94 caught up in Nashville, Tenn., in June 2009. backyard barbeque in Stoughton, Wis., Aug. 1, 2009.

40 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Lindsay Nelson Hose Ohio. Both teach social received her master’s degree studies and coach in the in school counseling from Mason City School District. Malone University in Jen is a varsity lacrosse coach, Canton, Ohio. She is with and Rob is a varsity football the Massillon City Schools. coach. Erin L. Roberson and Aria Dayani graduated from Ryan B. Hathaway ’97 were St. George University School married June 16, 2007. They of Medicine, New York, live in Evanston, Ill. N.Y., on April 24, 2009. She is serving her residency in Amber L. Stinebiser is a internal medicine at Drexel personal line underwriter University Hospital in with Nationwide Insurance, Philadelphia, Pa. Harrisburg, Pa. David J. Wilson is an accounting technician ence ’04 ’05 | n P

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E Nathan S. Bennett, London, and Accounting Services, Ohio, is director of sales with Indianapolis, Ind. Ann Bixel ’05 Tailored Management Inc., Columbus, Ohio. Advances Recruitment Efforts ’06 | Jennifer M. Burns and Alexa K. Bourquin, As Wittenberg’s senior assistant director of admission and coordinator Robert B. Page were Blacklick, Ohio, is an of New England recruitment, Ann Bixel spends her days traveling married June 13, 2009. They intervention specialist with throughout the Northeast and having face-to-face conversations live in Liberty Township, with prospective students in hopes of persuading them to consider her alma mater. Based in Boston, Mass. Bixel cannot imagine a better job as she gets to tell the Wittenberg story on a daily basis. A leader in recruiting high school students using social media and a personalized communication plan, Bixel, who majored in studio art, coordinates Web-based communication with prospective students, their families, guidance counselors and university administrators, while integrating new media tools into recruitment practices. Her one- on-one time with students and families, and the social media efforts Bixel spearheads have translated into a significant increase in students enrolling at Wittenberg from New England. Her dedication and commitment to ensuring that other young people experience Wittenberg for themselves recently earned Bixel the 2009 G.O.L.D. Service Award, given to a graduate of the last decade who has shared his or her time and talent with the university. “Having the opportunity to get to know high school students and then to work with them through one of the most important decisions in their lives is amazing,” Bixel said. “But being able to tell them about Wittenberg is simply incredible. This is a place that changes lives. I know it did mine, and I’m grateful to play a role in its future through my work with young people.” In addition to developing relationships with students and their families, Bixel also continues to reflect Wittenberg’s commitment to developing the whole person in her work in life. An artist who volunteers with nonprofit art organizations in her free time, Bixel often finds herself using art in her work when she paints the picture for prospective students of what college would be like at Wittenberg. “The students I meet are adventurous, compassionate and engaged learners,” Bixel said. “I’m absolutely thrilled when they decide they want Three generations came together during Commencement 2009. to come to Wittenberg because it’s here where they know they can make Ruth Eggert Wiseman ’40, Lauryn MacFarland ’09 and Kathryn Wiseman MacFarland ’69 all traveled to Wittenberg for Luaryn’s a difference in the world.” n – Karen Gerboth ’93 graduation.

summer 2009 41 Mark J. Mandrich, Iron Be sure to check out the magazine online Wedding Album River, Mich., is with Connor at www.wittenberg.edu/magazine Sports Flooring, Amasa, Erin Roberson ’04 and

CLASS NOTES CLASS Mich. Ryan Hathaway ’97 were Michael A. Reese, New married on June 16, 2007, York, N.Y., is an associate in Cleveland Heights, with the Opus Advisory Ohio. The couple lives in Group LLC, Purchase, N.Y. Evanston, Ill. Erin K. Robinson teaches at Billingsville Elementary School with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina. Molly M. Thompson, Ft. Jason Larsen ’03 married Thomas, Ky., married Kyle Kimberly Chase on Aug. Hardin on Nov. 15, 2008. 30, 2008, in Chesterton, Ind. The couple lives in ’08 | Charlotte, N.C. Anthony J. Cook is a central transportation representative with Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Lesley K. Levy is a legal assistant with David Martin Co. L.P.A., Springfield, Ohio. Mark L. Lintern is a Molly Thompson ’07 support desk analyst I with married Kyle Hardin Qbase, Springfield, Ohio. on Nov. 15, 2008, in Covington, Ky. The Julie F. Moran is a nature couple lives in Fort instructor in Brinkhaven, Thomas, Ky. Ohio. Kara B. Neike is coordinator of sanctions and outreach, community standards and civility at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Patricia A. Wendt, Wayne, the South-Western City School in Ohio. He is also executive with GolinHarris, Dallas, Texas. Pa., is a client relationship Schools, Grove City, Ohio. the varsity football coach associate with The Vanguard at Bellbrook High School. Julie A. Hoeksema and Thomas J. Hart Jr., Miami, Group, Valley Forge, Pa. Charlie lives in Dayton, Jarrod A. Call ’05 were Fla., is a student at the Ohio. Bradley M. Wilson, New married on Oct. 4, 2008. University of Miami School of Law, Fellow Center for Carlisle, Ohio, is a program They live in Minneapolis, Dana M. White and Grant analyst with the U.S. Dept. Minn. Jarrod is pursuing his A. Rogers recently married Ethics and Public Service. He was awarded a summer of Veterans Affairs, Dayton, Ph.D. at the University of and live in Washington Ohio. Minnesota and working as a Court House, Ohio. law clerkship with the graduate research assistant. Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation in Window ’09 | Ann C. Lutz is a Spanish ’07 | Rock, Ariz. David J. Donofrio of educator with the Hilliard Susan J. Feuer is with Dublin, Ohio, is participating Tamara L. Kasper, Parma, City Schools in Ohio. Chapman and Cutler LLP, in the Ohio Legislative Ohio, is the lead instructor/ Chicago, Ill. Service Commission Charles R. O’Dell teaches grade school program Internship Program in social studies and coaches Jeniece L. Gibbs, Plano, director at The Little Gym of Columbus, Ohio. track at Bellbrook Middle Texas, is an account Shaker Heights.

42 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES In Memoriam worker at the University of he was also a member of the career as a home builder and Pennsylvania Medical School. Presbyterian Church. developed, owned and operated two mobile-home parks. During Paulette Cavagnet Spassoff ’33 | ’41 | his retirement years, he began a died April 2, 2009, in West Rachel Jones Lane, formerly of Robert C. Turney died woodworking business. Palm Beach, Fla. A former Xenia, Ohio, died July 4, 2009, Feb. 19, 2007 in Indianapolis, French teacher, she was a in Lebanon, Ohio. A member Ind. He was employed as a ’44 | member of the Unitarian of the Xenia Church of Christ, chemist and purchasing agent Regina Kalos Prueter, Akron, Church. she was a school teacher and at Lilly Industrial Coatings Ohio, died Sept. 2, 2008. basketball coach for many years. Martha J. Wickham, Muncie, Co. Following his retirement in An active member of the She also owned and operated Ohio, passed away April 1984, he spent winters in Fort Unitarian-Universalist Church Orchard Lane. 20, 2009. She taught home Myers Beach, Fla. An avid golfer, of Akron, she was also involved Robert T. Powell died May 1, economics at schools in Leipsic, his memberships included as a 4-H leader for many years. 2009, in Lima, Ohio. During Ohio, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and Sunnyside Road Baptist Church She retired as a teacher from World War II, he served with Detroit, Mich., before being and several choral groups. Lakemore Elementary School. the U.S. Army in Australia, recruited to be director of the the Philippines and Nagoya, Home Management House at ’42 | ’45 | Japan. In 1946, he founded the Ball State University. During Mary Smith Wilcox of Dublin, Robert E. Bornemann died Powell Co., retiring in 1988. He her 31-year tenure there, she Ohio, died June 3, 2009. A May 3, 2009, in Philadelphia, held various positions in the held positions as director of retired school teacher, she was Pa. A member of Dorm League, International Sanitary Supply women’s activities, assistant a member of Holy Trinity he had served as parish pastor Association, was a 32nd degree dean of women, assistant dean Lutheran Church, Chi Omega at Atonement Lutheran Church Mason and was a member of St. of students and associate dean of sorority and Northwestern in Asbury Park, N.J., before Peter’s Lutheran Church, Phi students, from which she retired Women’s Club. becoming professor of Hebrew Gamma Delta fraternity and the in 1976. Her memberships and Old Testament for 41 years Delphos American Legion. included High Street Methodist ’43 | at the Lutheran Theological Church, Chi Omega sorority, Donald L. George, Columbus, Seminary at Philadelphia. He ’35 | the Y.W.C.A., Altrusa and Ohio, passed away on May was also the director of the Robert L. Klausmeier the Riley Jones Club. She 10, 2009. A member of Upper seminary choir from 1955 to passed away June 11, 2009, in also served as an officer of Arlington Lutheran Church 1990. A gifted musician who Springfield, Ohio. In his early the American Association of and Phi Mu Delta fraternity, he played the piano, recorder, years, he was a civil engineer, University Women and the served as a first lieutenant with organ and harpsichord, he welfare counselor and teacher Indiana Association of Women the U.S. Army Air Corps during was an active member of at Parker High School in Deans and Counselors. World War II and the U.S. Air Trinity Lutheran Church in Dayton, Ohio. Later he served Force during the Korean War. Germantown. numerous churches as a minister ’40 | He was the recipient of the throughout Indiana and Ohio, Ruth Yake Ermel of Carmel, Distinguished Flying Cross ’46 | as well as serving as a professor Ind., died June 14, 2009. A Air Medal with two oak leaf Formerly of Findlay, Ohio, of psychology and religion at member of Hazel Dell Christian clusters and the Korean Medal. Rosemary Rakestraw Pratt Dakota Wesleyan University Church and Kappa Delta A manager with the General died July 4, 2009, in Missouri in Mitchell, S.D. He was the sorority, she enjoyed golf, cards, Motors Insurance Corp. and a City, Texas. She taught minister at numerous churches gardening and winters in realtor with King Thompson, kindergarten with the Findlay in Springfield, retiring as Florida. he was also a member of dance Schools for more than 20 years clubs, senior centers, the and was a member of the First minister emeritus of High Street Frances Repp Klesa, Stow, Northwest Lions Club and the Lutheran Church and Alpha United Methodist Church. Ohio, died April 2, 2009. A National Leadership Honor Xi Delta sorority. In her earlier In retirement, he taught and member of Alpha Xi Delta Society. years, she was a Campfire leader, counseled with the Springfield sorority, she was a Girl Scout and an avid knitter and sailor. Public Schools. A 32nd degree leader for many years. She Robert M. Lewis, Upper Her greatest joy was spending Mason, he was chaplain with retired as a teacher from the Arlington, Ohio, died March summers at her cottage on Lake the Ohio Masonic Home for Stow Schools in 1971. 25, 2009. During World War Erie. several years. In addition, he II, he served as an officer with William S. Rothe of Apple published numerous articles in the U.S. Navy in the South Valley, Calif., passed away Jan. ’48 | Methodist religious publications. Pacific. He worked as the 16, 2009. A member of Phi Joann Tarbutton Minnick of assistant men’s physical director Gamma Delta fraternity, he Springfield, Ohio, died April 11, ’36 | at the Central Y.M.C.A. before served in the U.S. Army medical 2009. A member of Kappa Delta Mary G. Sipes, Plymouth becoming a member of the corps in the Pacific during sorority, she taught at Olive Meeting, Pa., died Nov. 17, faculty at Columbus South World War II. A physician in Branch and Tecumseh High 2006. She worked at several High School, where he taught general and family practice Schools, and the Springfield mental hospitals and psychiatric physical education and history, for 45 years in Bowling Green, City Schools G.E.D. program. clinics for children before and coached track and field and Ohio, and Pomana, Calif., She also worked as a bookkeeper becoming a psychiatric social football. In 1955, he began a

summer 2009 43 for Young’s Jersey Dairy and as frequent soloist with the Luther U.S. Army during the Korean fraternity, an accomplished a sales representative with V.I.P. Memorial Concert Series. She War. He began his career at pilot, a scuba diving instructor, Resorts/Beaver Valley. was active in the Arts Council New York Telephone (now a long-time volunteer with the of Erie and was honored with its NYNEX) in 1953, retiring as Boy Scouts of America and a CLASS NOTES CLASS ’49 | Lifetime Achievement Award. A director in 1992. swimming instructor at the Margaret Borst Braumiller, founder of the Luther Memorial Y.M.C.A. Formerly of Washington, Springfield, Ohio, died May Learning Center, she was also D.C., David B. Orr died 10, 2009. A member of the First a member of Luther Memorial ’55 | July 7, 2009, at his home in United Church of Christ and Church and the Tuesday Joseph H. Beaver Jr. of Fredericksburg, Va. A member Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she Morning Music Club. Westminster, Md., died May of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, once taught elementary school 8, 2009. He taught English Laddie E. Farish of Portland, he was a highly regarded in Columbus, Ohio, for several and coached soccer in the Ore., died Feb. 11, 2009. A research psychologist, who years. Carroll County School System member of Pi Kappa Alpha had an outstanding career in from 1956 to 1962. He then Clifford H. Fox of Laguna fraternity, he served with the the private sector and with joined Union National Bank Niguel, Calif., passed away U.S. Navy during World War II. the U.S. Dept. of Education. as a branch manager and later April 29, 2009. During World He was president and owner of He specialized in education, became a vice president and War II, he served with the first Pacific Consolidated. social science research and board member. He served as division of the U.S. Marines in evaluation projects. A nationally Richard G. Stolzenbach of the bank’s president from 1971 the Pacific where he participated recognized expert in time- Andover, Conn., and formerly to 1996. His memberships in the Guadacanal campaign. compressed speech as a learning of Wethersfield, Conn., passed included St. John Catholic He later joined the presidential tool, he taught extensively at away June 13, 2009. A member Church, Phi Mu Delta fraternity, guard protecting President several Washington, D.C., area of First Congregational Church the Greater Westminster Roosevelt at what is now Camp universities, and authored and Lambda Chi Alpha Development Corp., Carroll David. He began working at several books and numerous fraternity, he served with the County General Hospital, Calvert Fire Insurance Co. in articles in professional journals. U.S. Army during the Korean the Carroll Community 1949 and was transferred to He traveled widely, cultivated War. He was a partner with College Foundation Board California in 1952. He later a lifelong interest in music and Stolzenbach Inc. and was active and the county’s Economic became a claims supervisor with supported the performing arts with the American Legion, the Development Commission. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. in Fredericksburg, Washington, Andover Senior Citizens and the where he spent the remainder of D.C., and Chautauqua, N.Y. Jack T. Lawrence of Canal Newington Ski Club. his career. Fulton, Ohio, died May 31, 2009. A member of the Nancy Schmidt Furay of ’51 | ’53 | Ludwig E. Becker of Punta Barberton Church of Christ and Springfield, Ohio, died July Don E. Moore Jr. of Upper Gorda, Fla., and Greenport, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, 12, 2009. Her memberships Marlboro, Md., died April 12, N.Y., died May 6, 2009. He he served with the U.S. Army. included Covenant Presbyterian 2009. A member of Phi Mu served as a communications He retired from Diamonite in Church and Gamma Phi Beta Delta fraternity, he served with yeoman with the U.S. Navy Shreve. His interests included sorority. She also served as past the U.S. Navy in the Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Little Rock roller skating, sailing, biking treasurer of the Clark Memorial during World War II. He began and the U.S.S. Coral Sea in and golf. Home. his career at Wright Patterson 1946-48. He then joined his Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, family’s business, F.W. Engels ’56 | ’50 | before going to Health and Inc., and worked there for more John W. Hayes III passed away Richard K. Byerman of Human Services from where he than four decades. He was a June 1, 2009, at his home in Springfield, Ohio, died July retired in 1986. South Easton, Mass. He retired 10, 2009. During World War member of Our Savior Lutheran Joseph W. Pival, Lexington, as a vice president of the North II, he served with the U.S. Church. Ky., died April 17, 2009. He Easton Savings Bank in 1986 Navy Seabees in the Philippine taught in the Fayette County and continued as incorporator Islands. He retired from SPECO ’54 | Schools for 29 years before his Fred D. Potts, Nancy, Ky., until his death. He loved to golf, as a quality control engineer retirement. A founding member passed away March 21, 2009. and was a member of Christ with 28 years service. An avid of the Lexington Philharmonic, During World War II, he Congregational Church and golfer, he was also accomplished he was a conductor of the served as a staff sergeant in the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. at bowling, archery and bridge. Lexington Youth Orchestra that paymaster’s department with Leslie Kennedy Jr. of Medina, Charlotte Meyn Chaffee, Erie, played for President Kennedy. the U.S. Marines. His career Ohio, passed away May 13, Pa., died April 5, 2009. Her included teaching at the high 2009. A member of Phi Gamma family operated five Holiday ’52 | school level in Springfield, Ohio, Delta fraternity, he retired from Inn Hotels in Jamestown, N.Y., Robert N. Anderson Jr. of and retiring after 34 years as Ameritech with 38 years of and Erie, Edinboro and Oil City, Congers, N.Y., passed away on a computer programmer with service. He was an avid hunter Pa. She was an accomplished May 5, 2009. A member of All Wright Patterson Air Force and golfer. and gifted vocalist and vocal Saints Church in Valley Cottage, Base. He was a foster parent, a coach who served in the Luther N.Y., and Lambda Chi Alpha member of Delta Sigma Phi Donald L. Kyle, Akron, Ohio, Memorial Choir and was a fraternity, he served with the died June 13, 2009. A member

44 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Don M. Dunifon, professor ’57 23, 2009. His memberships emeritus of art, died May 23, | included Little Washington Jean Matsumoto Baird, 2009. He was 71. Congregational Church, Alpha Wooster, Ohio, passed away An award-winning Tau Omega fraternity, the April 19, 2009. Before beginning ceramist, and an expert in Ohio Genealogy Society, First her career with the City of architectural restoration Families of Ohio and the Wooster, she taught English and Society of Civil War Families and interior design, Dunifon speech at Shawnee Local High of Ohio. A teacher and coach at dedicated his life to inspiring School. In Wooster, she was the Troy High School and with the young people to love the community services division Mansfield City School System, arts during his nearly four- manager, director of service, he retired in 1989. He was a decade teaching career at his director of service/development United States Tennis Association alma mater. and director of administration, professional and was inducted A longtime arts advocate, retiring in 2001. She was into the Lakewood Racket Club Dunifon earned his B.F.A. known for her tireless volunteer Tennis Hall of Fame. Other Don M. Dunifon ’60 from Wittenberg followed activities to improve the interests included boating, Remembered by an M.F.A. from Columbia quality of life for everyone. Her motorcycles, camping, traveling University, where he focused memberships included Gamma and golf. He was a master singer on fine and industrial arts. In addition to teaching at Wittenberg, Phi Beta sorority and numerous and was accomplished in both Dunifon participated in numerous arts organizations, including the community organizations. guitar and piano. American Ceramic Society, American Craft Council, Ohio Arts Council, She was the recipient of many Springfield Art Association, Historic Preservation Committee and awards and honors: the Women James L. Wallace of Grand Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. He also held leadership roles with of Achievement Award, the Rapids, Mich., died April 11, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, serving as its president and on its board of Main Street Wooster Award, 2009. A member of Dorm directors, as well as representing the state of Ohio for the American the Chamber of Commerce League, he co-founded Big Bear Craft Council. Wall of Fame, an international Land Management Inc. in 1975. In the late 1980s, Dunifon embarked on a research project to learn the Athena award, Quotarian of the He served as its president until art and skill of neon tube bending and all the technical aspects of this Year and a Heroes award by the he sold the business in 1993, work. The resulting art was titled “Plentiful Plantation,” and it allowed Wayne County Chapter of the but he continued to work for Dunifon to challenge himself to make glass tubing do what his hands American Red Cross. the firm until his retirement in 2003. could with clay. Formerly of Detroit, Mich., ”As department chair and ceramics area head, Don Dunifon was Judith A. Perry died April 11, ’59 | instrumental in transforming the Wittenberg Art Department during 2009, in Sebring, Fla. She was Arnold L. Tiemeyer died its transition from the Crabill House to Koch Hall,” said Scott Dooley, an office clerk for Wicks, Brown May 31, 2009, in Norristown, associate professor of art. “His impact on countless students during and Williams at the time of her Pa. A member of Lambda Chi his 39 years of teaching helped to forge a strong and vibrant visual retirement. Her memberships Alpha fraternity, he began his arts program within our liberal arts curriculum. His commitment to included First United Methodist career with the Evangelical Wittenberg and his passion for teaching have left a permanent mark on Church, the Business and Lutheran Church in America the university.” Professional Women’s Club, and as a parish pastor in Waterloo, A memorial fund for Don Dunifon has been established through Sebring Lakes Poets. Iowa, and Chicago, Ill. For the Office of University Advancement for scholarships and kiln 17 years, he worked at the reconstruction. Memorial gifts should be sent to the advancement ’58 | national office, rising to John P. “Jack” Agle, office, attn: Art Department, Don Dunifon Memorial, PO Box 720, assistant executive director for Columbus, Ohio, passed Springfield, OH 45501-0720. Contact Richard Stenberg at (937) 327-7460 the Division for Missions in away April 30, 2009. He or [email protected] with questions. North America. From 1985-95, worked as a civil engineer for he was president of Lutheran several consulting firms before Home at Germantown, a social retiring as vice president of of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, the Dial Corp. His memberships services agency in Northwest facilities with Equitable Federal he was a veteran of the U.S. included St. Patrick Church, Philadelphia. In 1989, he Savings, Lancaster, Ohio. Army. He spent the majority American Legion Post 105, the proposed opening Betak, an His memberships included of his career in the insurance London Jaycees and the London AIDS facility, which closed in Columbia Heights Methodist business. City Council. 1997. From 1995 - 2000, he Church, Beta Theta Pi fraternity, was vice president for senior George C. Shoemaker of Elizabeth Leffler Szabo, Clark Lodge #101, Grand Lodge health at the Jefferson Health London, Ohio, passed away Youngstown, Ohio, died Nov. of Ohio, F&AM, Yorkrite System before becoming interim March 21, 2009. He served in 8, 2008. At one time she was Bodies, Scottish Rite, FFA, 4H director for Lutheran Advocacy the U.S. Navy 1948-49 and as the executive director at the and served as a scout master Ministry in Pennsylvania. In a sergeant first class in the U.S. International Institute. with the Boy Scouts of America. Army during the Korean War. June 2008, he resigned after After 35 years of employment, Gerald R. “Jerry” Lorentz nine years on the board of the he retired as fleet manager from of Bellville, Ohio, died June Philadelphia Senior Center.

summer 2009 45 His many awards included an at the Molly Hollar Wildscape She was a devoted member of honorary doctorate of divinity in Veterans Park in Arlington. ’66 | Calvary Non-Denominational Kathleen A. Hogan of in 1985. Church where she was involved Catherine Kayuha Marcia Springfield, Ohio, died Feb. in the youth program and prison CLASS NOTES CLASS Natalie Howard Wheeler died of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, passed 18, 2009. She was a nurse for ministry fellowship. in Columbus, Ohio, on April away April 4, 2009. She taught the Junior Vocational School 29, 2009. She worked at Ohio art with the Lewiston Porter for 21 years, retiring in 1988. ’75 | Bell and wrote for the Columbus School System in New York, Her memberships included Terry A. Kesler, Lima, Ohio, Dispatch before moving to the the Park School of Buffalo and St. Bernard Catholic Church died May 14, 2009. A charter Troy Daily News where she the Aurora and Chagrin Falls and the Catholic Ladies of member of the Lima Astronomy co-authored two popular weekly School Systems in Ohio. She Columbia. Club, he had a love for dogs and columns. She was also a teacher was also a skilled weaver, painter, for all things of nature. with the Troy Public Schools illustrator and potter. ’67 | and a member of Trinity Phi Kappa Psi fraternity member, David L. Grabowski of Ft. ’76 | Episcopal Church. An avid Ted Morford of Bozeman, Lauderdale, Fla., passed away Charlotte Weatherspoon golfer and tennis player, she won Mont., passed away July 12, May 20, 2009. A member of Harris, Alliance, Ohio, died many championships. 2009. He worked with the Kirby the Christian Church and Delta May 12, 2009. A licensed social ’60 Co. and R.R. Donnelley and Sigma Phi fraternity, he won worker at Aultman Hospital in | Sons Co., before becoming the numerous awards and owned Canton, Ohio, she was involved James E. Kunde, a member of owner and president of Big Sky several business including in many charitable causes and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, died Racks, a business that makes Caribbean Hotel Services and attended St. Luke Church. Feb. 10, 2009, in Arlington, specialized vehicular gun racks Regency Software. He was Texas. A proud father with for law enforcement and the also prominent in the business ’77 | extensive family ties to sportsman. association dedicated to Steven R. Allen passed away Wittenberg, James began his renovating Ft. Lauderdale beach on May 2, 2009, in Chicago, public service career with an Berle J. Nash of Pendleton, and volunteered with many Ill. He began his career at internship in the city manager’s Ore., died May 11, 2009. A local charities. newspapers in Bucyrus and office of Dayton, Ohio, where member of the Catholic Church, James T. Holcomb, Hamilton, Xenia before working at the he eventually became the he served as a clerk in the U.S. Ohio, died March 11, 2007. He law firm of Berger, Newmark city manager. He was the Army at Ford Ord in California. had retired as an industrial arts and Fenchel for 25 years. He first administrator of Jackson He began his career as a county instructor from New Miami was a member of Grace United County, Mo., development assessor in Linn County High School. Following his Methodist Church and Beta director for Kansas City, before teaching high school art retirement, he was a sales Theta Pi fraternity. program director for the Charles and history, and serving as a representative with Coldwell F. Kettering Foundation, counselor in the Athena-Weston ’78 | Schools for 28 years. After his Banker Realty. director of the Public Service Carl P. Berwaldt, Lexington, retirement in 1995, he taught for Institute of North Central ’70 | S.C., died May 12, 2007. At Ohio and executive director four years at the Eastern Oregon Craig Edwards, Bluffton, Ohio, one time he was a vice president of the Coalition to Improve Correctional Institution and was died June 14, 2009. He was with the Thomas Somerville Management in State and a manager at Inland Northwest ordained into the Lutheran Co., Washington, D.C. He Local Government. He taught Musicians. Church in America in July was a member of the Lutheran strategic planning, conflict 1971 and served churches in Church and Phi Kappa Psi management and other courses ’63 | Mansfield, McClure, McZenna fraternity. for the School of Urban and Edward G. Lowry Sr., Sidney, and Lakeville, Ohio, prior to Public Affairs at the University Ohio, passed away April 22, his retirement in 2003. He also ’79 | of Texas at Arlington. He 2009. He began his teaching served on the Ohio Council of Stephen P. Forsberg died served as a trainer/consultant on career at Fort Loramie High Churches for six years during March 2, 2009, in Washington, overseas assignments for SUPA School before becoming a math, his career. He was a member of D.C., where he had lived and in the Ukraine, Serbia and science and history teacher the English Lutheran Church in worked at many of its businesses Montenegro. Also a consultant and the principal at Fairlawn Bluffton. and organizations for more than High School. Following his with countless city and county 20 years. He was a member of retirement from education in governments, he was a fellow Augustana Lutheran Church. 1987, he worked for the Ohio ’72 | of the National Academy for Kathryn Deaner Perkins, Department of Transportation Public Administration. During Benton Harbor, Mich., passed ’96 | until 1999. He was a life his retirement, he taught in away July 14, 2009. A member Rebecca L. Miller died April member of the Ohio Education the ELS program at Northwest of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, she 28, 2009, in Springfield, Ohio. Association, Antioch NSF and Christian Church that was taught mathematics for 27 years For many years she served as the Republican Party. founded and administrated at various levels and served as a a soccer coach with the CYO by his wife of 48 years, Diana school counselor for 20 years at League. Hudson Kunde ’63. A Texas Forest Hills Central Woodlands master naturalist, he volunteered and Central Middle School.

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December

6 Wittenberg Symphonic Band Concert – 3 p.m. Weaver Chapel 7 28th Annual Community Messiah Sing – 7:30 p.m. Weaver Chapel 7 Karl Miller ’01, “One-Man Show” – 7:30 p.m. Chakeres Memorial Theatre 11 Witt Series – Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas – 7:30 p.m. Weaver Chapel, special music by university music ensembles at 7 p.m. 29-30 2009 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic – Pam Evans Smith Arena nther

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Elizabeth Alexander, Jan. 18 10 German Language Epiphany Service – 7:30 p.m. Weaver Chapel 18 Witt Series – Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Convocation – Elizabeth Alexander, poet – 11 a.m. Weaver Chapel wen Ko

c February tt M o c 2 Eve of Candlemas Service – 7:30 p.m. Weaver Chapel – pre-service music y S at 7:15 p.m. n b io 4 Witt Series – The IBM Endowed Lecture in the Sciences strat

u Keith Devlin, mathematician – 7:30 p.m. Bayley Auditorium ll 16 Witt Series – The Acting Company, Romeo and Juliet – 7:30 p.m. ster i o

p Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Performing Arts Center The Acting Company, Feb. 16 17 Ash Wednesday Worship Service – 7:30 p.m. Weaver Chapel 25-28 Mainstage Production The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – 7:30 p.m. Chakeres Memorial Theatre

March

2 Witt Series – Chanticleer A Cappella Ensemble – 7:30 p.m. Weaver Chapel 18 Witt Series – The William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture

cleer William C. Jordan, medieval studies expert – 7:30 p.m. Bayley Auditorium i

hant 19 Wittenberg Choir Home Concert – 8 p.m. Weaver Chapel f C y o rtes Cou

Chanticleer A Cappella Ensemble , March 2

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Beacon of Hope Alumna Discovers Passion In Helping Children With Traumatic Brain Injuries

n July 1987 when my brother Eric was “TBI” was added to the IDEA Special Ialmost 13 and I was 14, he was struck by Education Law in 1990 as a specific a car while riding his bike. It started to rain, disability category needing specialized my mom was cooking dinner. A stranger instruction under the law. I knew at pulled into our driveway and ran up to our that precise moment that I needed to front door yelling, “Do you have a child on pursue this route. I went on to the only a bike?” I remember every single little detail master’s training program in the world, at about that day – it’s interesting how our George Washington University, specifically brains work when our basic “fight-or-flight” devoted to training educators on how to response is elevated. create optimal educational programs for Eric sustained a compound fracture students with TBI. of his femur, multiple fractured bones Parents of children who survive TBI throughout his body, and two basal skull have lived through every parent’s worst fractures resulting in a severe traumatic nightmare. For these parents to have to brain injury (TBI). He was in a coma for battle schools for appropriate services following brain injury. Pennsylvania is several days at a Pittsburgh hospital, more was unfathomable. I watched what my over 85 percent covered with BrainSTEPS than an hour from our home, where he own parents went through and knew teams, consisting of more than 250 team remained for over a month. He then went something had to change. Twenty years members. The gap between the medical to a rehabilitation facility for several more ago, these children would have suffered and educational models is being bridged. months before re-entering school. More tremendously from TBIs, but they are BrainSTEPS is now available to all 500+ than 20 years later, I can talk about what now living longer and returning to school districts in Pennsylvania, and every happened that day, I just can’t “think” school with severe disabilities due to state pediatric hospital and rehabilitation about it, because if I stop and actually think medical advances. Educators, however, facility is involved. about it, I cry. aren’t adequately prepared nationally to I believe I have a responsibility to That is the quick version of one of the work with students who need cognitive families of children who have suffered most difficult times of my life. Watching remediation for attention, memory, a TBI. I want them to know that I my brother re-enter the school, and having processing speed, etc. completely understand, have been no one understand TBI and its impact on I needed to find a solution, so I assisted there, and WILL find a way to help education proved very challenging for my in the creation and development of them regardless of what families have parents. Eric looked and appeared to act the Pennsylvania Brain Injury School gone through to the point of finding completely normal. The doctors even said Re-Entry Program called BrainSTEPS BrainSTEPS. We each have responses he would be “fine.” But, in the medical (Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, to experiences and challenges that are world, that simply meant, “He was going and Students) under a federal grant from encountered in life. Every experience to live.” Hence the TBI terms, “the silent the Pennsylvania Department of Health in life teaches us something. It is our disability” or the “walking wounded.” The with full implementation from the state’s individual response to those experiences brain is in charge of every single aspect of Department of Education. The response to that is critical. The BrainSTEPS Program who we are. TBI impacts one’s soul. BrainSTEPS has been overwhelming! Our is my way of passing light on to parents It wasn’t until an introductory course teams assist districts in education, training, and educators to ensure that an otherwise with education professor Charles Novak resource dissemination, parent support, dim outlook can be illuminated with at Wittenberg that I learned that the term and educational programming for students hope. n – Brenda Eagan Brown ’95

48 Wittenberg Magazine “I chose to spend the bulk of my career at Wittenberg. Today, standing on the front steps of Zimmerman Hall, I can see and feel the campus around me. I know that the generosity of Wittenberg donors and the Making a hard work of staff members has, through dozens of annual funds and several major capital projects, made possible such campus enhancements as Hollenbeck Hall, the HPER Center and the Barbara Difference Deer Kuss Science Center. Generous gifts to Wittenberg have also established Anne Pence Mayer ’69 scholarships and helped increase the size Retired Director of Advancement Services of our endowment.

Although it was unlikely that I would become a major donor through a single large gift, I realized that it was possible, especially with help from my husband Albert’s Xerox matching funds, and through continuous, if fairly modest, gifts over a 40-year period to amass a giving total that is worthy of the term ‘major.’

So this is my own personal challenge to my fellow alumni. At least once a year, look back on your college days, remember the places and people that are at the heart of your Wittenberg, and then get out your checkbook or, as I have done for the past several years, go online and make a gift to Wittenberg. In a few years, you’ll have the satisfaction that comes from making a difference in the future of your alma mater and in the lives of young people who benefit from a Wittenberg education. Major donors are often defined as those who make a single large donation, but, given enough time, we can all give at a significant level.”

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