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On the cover: Wittenberg looks to reduce its energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020. See story page 20. ii WittenbergPhoto illustration Magazine by Erin Pence ’04 PHOTO BY Erin PEncE ’04 summer 2010 1 inin this this issue issue...... summer 2010 Vol. 13, No. 2

18 Distinguished Teacher Professor of Geography Olga Medvedkov wins top faculty prize.

22 Green Wittenberg University commits to long-range sustainability initiatives.

26 Discovering New Depths Speleological Society celebrates 30 years.

Departments 4 From the President 5 Around Myers Hollow 12 Campus Notes 14 Education 15 Witt World 16 Tiger Sports 26 Alumni World 47 Calendar of Events 48 Refl ections

PHOTO BY Erin PEncE ’04

summer 2010 3 Wittenberg University Preparing Global citizens Board of Directors An Educational Imperative Dr. William D. Adams am writing this column as i return from two days in chicago where i serve Waterville, Maine i on the Board of Directors of iES Abroad, one of our nation’s finest study- Mr. William H. Barton Jr. ’71 Bronxville, N.Y. abroad programs. Such meetings remind me of the importance of exposing

TT our students to the world beyond our national borders. i have seen firsthand

Mr. Wesley C. Bates ’70 An G

Marco Island, Fla. iE the transformative impact that study abroad can and does have on the

Mr. David L. Boyle ’69 rOBB lives of our students. it literally changes the lens with which they view the Greenwich, Conn. President the letterFrom world. i am also reminded of the powerful impact a student from Vietnam Ms. Jennette Bradley ’74 or Argentina can have on a class discussion in an economics or political science class. in my Columbus, Ohio inaugural address, you may recall that i encouraged us to “Bring the World to Wittenberg and Mr. Stephen R. Buchenroth ’70 Wittenberg to the World,” and i am more convinced than ever that this must be a major focus Worthington, Ohio for us through the remainder of the decade. Mr. Glenn W. Collier Springfield, Ohio When we completed our strategic plan, Distinctively Wittenberg: A Vision for Excellence, now four years ago, we included global citizenship as one of our 11 values. And since then we have Mrs. Jennifer Sauer Cooperider ’81 Sylvania, Ohio made some impressive progress including the establishment of an East Asian institute (with Dr. James Dove ’61 the help of federal support), which links our East Asian Studies program with our Business Springfileld, Ill. Department in the development of international internship opportunities across the Pacific The Rev. Jonathan L. Eilert ’93 rim. We have also instituted a new major in international relations, appointed our first faculty Loveland, Ohio member in international business, and developed a national model for language study with Dr. Mark H. Erickson our “Language Across the curriculum” program funded by the Mellon Foundation and the U.S. Springfield, Ohio Department of State. Additionally, we have developed an increasing number of international Mr. James J. Henson ’75 Columbus, Ohio connections with universities such as Fudan in Shanghai, china. Our annual service trip to Dr. Elizabeth A. Hunter ’69 Lesotho (a small country in South Africa) has literally transformed the lives of hundreds of Fairfield, Ohio Wittenberg graduates, including Andrew Steele ’10, who has since established BLOOM Africa, Mrs. Alicia Sweet Hupp ’82 a non-profit dedicated to helping Lesotho orphans, and Bettyc heney ’10, who is attending Springfield, Ohio medical school and plans to focus on pediatric AiDS research in hopes of working in Lesotho Mr. Douglas E. Kentfield ’78 post-graduation. This coming year we will also debut an exciting new study-abroad program Garden City, NY called “Wittenberg in Wittenberg,” providing our students with a home base in Wittenberg, The Rev. Dr. Marcus C. Lohrmann Sylvania, Ohio Germany, to study throughout Europe. While we have accomplished much, my thoughts focus on all that we have yet to do. Mr. John P. McDaniel ’64 Highland, Md. Despite our best intentions, we continue to fall short in our efforts to increase the number Mrs. Sarah Hagen McWilliams ’88 of international students who attend Wittenberg and to provide the opportunity to study Millboro, Va. abroad for all interested students. i firmly believe that we must redouble our efforts both to Ms. Deborah G. Miller ’71 bring more international students to Wittenberg, and to encourage all of our students to Palo Alto, Calif. “experience the world on its own terms” through a study-abroad program. My sincere hope Mrs. Joan C. Milsom ’47 is that we can increase our international student population to 10 percent and increase the Pittsburgh, Pa. percentage of our students who study abroad to 50 percent by 2020. Mr. Frederick B. Mitchell ’69 Chicago, Ill. Unfortunately, the biggest barrier to both attracting international students and sending our students abroad is financial.i f you are an alum or friend of Wittenberg who shares my Mr. Tom Murray Columbus, Ohio passion for international engagement and believes it must be a priority for Wittenberg’s Dr. Michael A. Senich ’74 future, i would encourage you to send me an e-mail [email protected], and tell Midland, Texas me what role you might be willing to play to move this critically important priority forward. Mr. Lewis W. Shaw II ’66 Financial support for international student scholarships or stipends to defray the cost of Dallas, Texas study abroad for our most financially strapped students would open the doors to a whole Mr. Rick Sterling ’71 new world. Lin and i have made a significant contribution to support these efforts and would Lafayette, Colo. ask you to consider doing the same. if you live or work abroad, we would love to engage you The Rev. Paul F. Swartz ’65 Indianapolis, Ind. as an active recruiter of international students. We have alumni in Japan and Hong Kong who Mr. Milton O. Thompson’76 have already made such a commitment, and we see it beginning to make a difference. Indianapolis, Ind. Our students will be the future leaders of this state, our nation and the larger globe. We Mr. Martin J. Uhle ’85 must prepare them well by ensuring they are global citizens in every sense. Rocky River, Ohio Warm regards, Mr. Charles D. Weller ’70 Stamford, Conn. Dr. Ronald C. Woods ’69 Ann Arbor, Mich. Mark H. Erickson, President

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Alumnus Gives $5.1 Million Estate Gift To inspire Others n recognition of the impact Wittenberg The gift, one of the largest in the ihad on shaping his moral compass and university’s history, will fund the R. success, Lamar Kilgore ’55 has given a Lamar Kilgore Endowed Chair in $5.1 million estate gift with the hope of Global Citizenship and the R. Lamar challenging others to follow his lead. Kilgore Endowed Chair in Peace Studies. “My family’s gift is grounded in the The gift will also provide the Kilgore desire to see the product of our lifetime Family Fellowship Toward Justice for of effort provide benefit beyond our Animals, as well as provide support for lifetime,” Kilgore said. “Certain that the golf team. others have been similarly enriched by The youngest of three sons, Kilgore their Wittenberg experiences but have was born in Springfield and attended yet to experience the joy which giving Springfield High School. After to our great university provides, I am graduating from high school, Kilgore hoping that our gift will challenge others went to Wittenberg where he majored to do the same.” in political science before entering the “What Lamar has set in motion with University of Pennsylvania’s School of his generous gift is both inspiring and Law. He then practiced law for 47 years, energizing.” said President Mark H. with the last decade spent with Kilgore Erickson. “His gift will not only shape and Lawson, P.C., in West Chester, Pa., our students’ understanding of peace, until his retirement in 2007. tolerance and global citizenship, but it The author of several published articles ’04

will allow us to recognize and attract in the legal field, Kilgore also penned E nc the absolute best and brightest faculty, a A Buckeye Boyhood: Tales, Messages, E longstanding strength of the university.” Memories, Ruminations. n Erin P

new collaboration With Springfield Museum of Art Announced

’04 Recognizing the powerful said Wittenberg President Mark H. Erickson. “Through E nc E difference the arts can make this collaboration, a renewed vision for the arts in Springfield

Erin P in a community, in the will unfold that engages the museum board and longtime classroom and in the lives museum patrons, as well as Wittenberg faculty and of young people, Wittenberg students.” University and The Springfield In addition to providing more gallery space in which Museum of Art have entered to exhibit students’ work in the community, the museum into an agreement enabling purchase also allows the university to consider programs Wittenberg to purchase the in arts management and museum studies, among others. museum facility located at Moreover, Wittenberg will now have a black box studio 107 Cliff Park Road. theatre again for performances and student-directed plays “Our decision to purchase the facility provides a win-win for thanks to the conversion of the museum’s Sycamore Room the community of Springfield, the museum and our students,” now underway. n

summer 2010 5 community Service Honored With U.S. Flag ollow h Wittenberg was awarded an American community service graduation flag previously flown outside the U.S. requirement at an out-of-state service yers yers

m Capitol as recognition for the hard work site. of 11 students during an alternative During the 2010 trip, titled “Mission spring break trip in Bay St. Louis, on the Bay,” volunteers from across the

Around Around Miss., earlier this spring. The flag flew nation aided in disaster relief five years outside of Wittenberg’s Benham-Pence after Hurricane Katrina. As a thank Student Center, April 12-20.For the you and recognition, Chris Lagarde, ’04

E past five years, Wittenberg students Wittenberg’s camp construction nc E have participated in alternative spring super visor, presented the group with the

Erin P break trips to fulfill the university’s flag on its last day in Mississippi.n

communication Earns national recognition The Undergraduate College and Matthew J. Smith, associate professor of University Section of the National communication and department chair. Communication Association (NCA) has “What’s even more meaningful is that the announced that Wittenberg’s Department process of applying for this recognition of Communication not only will receive was undertaken as a collaboration the organization’s top honor, the Rex Mix between faculty and students in the Program of Excellence Award, but it will Communications Leaders Program.” also be the sole department recognized at The NCA annually recognizes the NCA Convention in San Francisco, communication departments and Nov. 14-17. disciplines in the United States that are “This is an auspicious distinction, one providing quality, innovative, theoretical that comes from our peers across the and practical programs using superior country rec ognizing the quality program instruction, pioneering research and we have built on this campus,” said practical applications. n chief Academic Officer University Names New Provost

University’s rotaract club Enjoys Significant Expansion ick Fairbanks, provost, vice president of racademic affairs and dean of the college ’04 Established in 2007 with 11 charter members, E at Northland College in Ashland, Wis., has nc E Wittenberg’s Rotaract Club has more than tripled been named the new provost at Wittenberg.

Erin P in size in just three years while undertaking Fairbanks will begin his duties Aug. 1. ambitious community service projects and rapidly As Wittenberg’s second highest-ranking expanding an innovative mentoring program that official and its new chief academic officer, has successfully connected a wide variety of local Fairbanks will provide intellectual vision and professionals with Wittenberg students. leadership for the academic program and budget, Wittenberg’s Rotaract members have also immersed educational policies, academic appointments, themselves in the community, including landscaping and the stimulation of teaching and research. at Springfield High School, participating in Campus “Rick’s direct style, collaborative nature, Leadership Clark County, and raising money for the strategic thinking, desire to make a difference, underprivileged in Haiti and the African Kingdom and ability to create vibrant partnerships in of Lesotho. The organization’s international focus higher and secondary education impressed all has gained momentum since Springfield’s Rotary of us,” said President Mark H. Erickson. “I’m Club made Lesotho its international focus. confident that as our chief academic officer, he Rotaract, which aims to provide young men and women an opportunity to will successfully guide Wittenberg’s strategic enhance their knowledge and skills, to address the physical and social needs of vision and positively shape our collective their communities, and to promote better relations between all people worldwide future.” through a framework of friendship and service, has more than 7,000 clubs in about As provost and the vice president of academic 163 countries and geographic areas. n affairs at Northland College, Fairbanks led the

6 Wittenberg Magazine State Funding Provides new Boiler Plant The Ohio American Recovery and a 40-year-old steam plant attached to Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Energy the Health, Physical Education and Efficiency and Conservation Block Recreation (HPER) Center that provides Grant Program has awarded Wittenberg heat for more than 70 percent of the $569,000 to replace its existing boiler campus. The proposed high-efficiency, plant, which will simultaneously improve dual-fueled steam generation plant the efficiency of its campus heating will result in estimated annual energy system and maintain the historical savings of 19 percent and cost savings of integrity of one of Wittenberg’s most $105,479. The system also includes two ’04 E nc

cherished buildings. new HP Thermogenics steam boilers E The new boiler plant will replace with dual fuel (natural gas and oil). n Erin P KS n

BA Wittenberg Guild reaches Million-Dollar Milestone ir A F K

ic Founded June 1, 1940 by Wittenberg as alumnae or employees, all share a deep r OF President R. Edgar Tulloss, the desire to be advocates for the university TESY r Wittenberg Guild has raised significant in the community and to promote OU c funds for the university in the form Wittenberg to prospective students. OF

of scholarships, art work, the Ann “As members of the Wittenberg Guild, HOTO P Miller Gallery, pianos for Krieg Hall, we take pride in its affiliation with the campus landscaping and the Wally Witt university,” sa id Mary Lou Loftis, former sculpture. Guild president. “Wittenberg plays a Now, as the Guild prepares to celebrate vital role in the cultural, educational and its 70th anniversary, it will also celebrate economic well-being of our community, the millionth dollar raised to assist and we feel that we can best benefit area students in attending Wittenberg. both Witten berg and the community by Although many Guild member s have no providing funds for scholarships for our formal connection to Witten berg, ei ther qualified area students.”n

creation of an integrated, interdisciplinary Students Study Urbicide in Sarajevo rick Fairbanks general education curriculum, restructured As part of a summer course studying the historical character of Sarajevo, its academic programs and majors, supervised the multi-cultural heritage and its varied history during the Ottoman Empire, Austro- establishment of a coherent and integrated co- Hungarian Empire and Communist Yugoslavia, seven students joined Professor of curriculum, completed a successful diversity Sociology Keith Doubt and Keil Professor of Psychology Josephine Wilson on a trip plan for faculty hiring, and initiated and led to Sarajevo, May 20-28, to learn more about how people in the city survived a vicious, several successful grant proposals, including a sadistic siege from 1992-95. Title III proposal totaling nearly $2 million. As part the visit, the students followed two walking guidebooks, one written for Prior to his time at Northland, Fairbanks the Winter Olympics in 1984 and another after the war in 2005. They also engaged served as the associate dean for humanities, with students in Sarajevo and, upon their return, constructed a photojournal walking professor of philosophy and department tour of the city with iWeb, using digital photos with narratives. To learn more, visit chair at St. Olaf College, and previously www.wittenberg.edu/sarajevo. n taught philosophy at the University of Chicago, Augustana College, the University of Minnesota and Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. A native of Minot, N.D. and a 1976 graduate of OUBT Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., with a D TH Ei B.A. in philosophy and classics, Fairbanks went K OF on to earn his M.A. in religion at the University TESY r of Chicago, and his Ph.D. in philosophy from OU c the University of Minnesota. n PHOTO

summer 2010 7 Commencement

Joining the 419 members of the Class of 2010 in being recognized during wittenberg’s 165th Commencement exercises were international Aids activist and keynote speaker Zackie Achmat;

PHOTOS Erin BY PEncE ’04 Professor emeritus of english and general secretary emeritus of the university richard Veler ’58; and ho Pak Kong ’50, founder of the hong Kong-based lotus international ltd. Achmat and Kong both received an honorary doctor of humane letters, while Veler was presented with the wittenberg medal of honor (top center photo). Kong’s daughter, Vanessa Kong Kerzner, accepted the degree on her father’s behalf.

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summer 2010 9 Student receives national Theology Fellowship or the fourth time in less than Pastor, Elliott will receive $2,000 for Fa decade, a Wittenberg student tuition, other educational expenses has been awarded a prestigious Fund or a self-designed experience related for Theological Education (FTE) to ministry. Following notification of Undergraduate Fellowship. Natasha the award, she attended the 2010 FTE Elliott ’11 is the latest recipient of Leaders in Ministry Conference at this competitive scholarship, which Boston University School of Theology, recognizes students who have gifts June 16-20. for leadership and who are exploring Active in campus ministries and a ministry as a vocation. community volunteer, Elliott plans to Nominated by The Rev. Rachel S. use the award to further her interest in Tune, Matevia Endowed University interning in Wittenberg, Germany. n

Physics Program Secures nSF Grant Thanks to $264,699 National Science “This diagnostic will allow us to Foundation (NSF) grant received through make a number of new measurements, the Major Research Instrumentation including instantaneous volumetric (MRI) program, Assistant Professor of measurements of the morphological Physics Jeremiah Williams is introducing properties of weakly coupled dusty more students to plasma physics using plasma systems, more complete (and a cutting-edge diagnostic system that volumetric) measurements of transport allows for unique research opportunities. within these systems and the evolution of The grant allowed for the addition of a the thermal properties of these systems,” Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry Williams said. (PIV) system to Williams’ laboratory. Previously, Williams expanded the According to Williams, Wittenberg department’s research opportunities is the only undergraduate institution through a collaboration with the with a Tomographic PIV system, and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, a the university is one of a just a “handful” Collective National Center for plasma On Becoming An Artist of research institutions with this type of and fusion science funded by the Robert Kipniss ’52 Shares Personal Journey volumetric measurement capability. U.S. Department of Energy. Working During Witt Series Event The grant is the latest in a string of through the Princeton Plasma Physics successes for the Department of Physics, Laboratory’s university support program, ecognized as one of America’s foremost which is rated in the top 35 percent of Williams received ex perimental hardware, rlandscape artists, Robert Kipniss ’52 undergraduate institutions in the United including a vacuum system, two high started painting and drawing at age 3. By 16, States in terms of numbers of majors voltage supplies and an assortment of he had enrolled in a class at the Art Students graduated, and for Williams himself. smaller components. n League, where the teacher recognized his artistic eye and allowed him to draw on his Archeology Team Discovers Gold in Egypt own in the facility’s back gallery. Four years later, Kipniss placed second in a New York For more than a decade, Darlene Brooks settlements in the Middle East. In competition, which resulted in a one-man Hedstrom, associate professor of history, June, Brooks Hedstrom, who serves show. From there, his journey began, one has studied monastic archeology in as archeological director of the Yale filled with challenge, enlightenment and Egypt, taking students and alumni on Monastic Archaeology Project-North determination, and one that members of the digs in an attempt to bring international under the executive direction of Stephen Wittenberg and Springfield communities had attention to one of the largest Christian Davis (Yale), unearthed a rare treasure the opportunity to hear during his Witt Series- with the assistance of Jacquelyn Nair ’09, sponsored Visual Artist Residency and gallery

OM Whitney Yount ’10, Jacque Cooper ’10 talk, this spring. r and Ashley Klingelhoefer ’11. The team EDST Characterized by a natural setting, often H discovered a gold Umayyad coin during a simple structure and a few hills in an OOKS

Br an excavation at the Monastery of St. untouched silence, Kipniss’ paintings and nE LE John the Little in Wadi Natrun, Egypt. prints have been exhibited around the world Ar D The coin dates back to the year 103 of OF

n TESY Higra (721 AD). 10 Wittenberg Magazine r cOU Blair Hall readies For 2010-11 Academic Year With natural light entering on every level forum and dedication ceremony set for and top-notch technology throughout Oct. 8 during Homecoming Weekend. the restored facility, Blair Hall will Tours of the facility will be available as provide a state-of-the-art experience well as the opportunity to engage with for students in Wittenberg’s nationally Wittenberg faculty and leading education accredited teacher-training program. advocates, who are redefining how Preparations for the grand celebration students learn in urban environments of the education program, which seeks and classrooms across the country. Erin PEncE ’04 to establish educational leaders for For more information on Blair and constructive social change, and the how Wittenberg’s education program is restored Blair Hall are underway with a restoring the fi eld on a national scale, log planned day-long education innovation on to www.wittenberg.edu/blairhall. n Former President Dies Books G. Kenneth Andeen, who served as the

Erin PEncE ’04 The latest published books by

Erin PEncE ’04 th 10 president of Wittenberg University Wittenberg faculty include: from 1969 until 1974, died June 8. He Ohio’s Covered Bridges by Elma was 91. Lee Moore, dean of the School of During his fi ve-year tenure, Andeen Community Education, which re ects traveled extensively to share the her longtime interest in history as well Wittenberg story both at home and as the childhood stories her mother abroad including to Italy, Switzerland shared about southern Ohio’s Island and The Nether lands. His commitment Run Covered Bridge (Helmick Mill) in to international engagement also took Morgan County. him to Japan, where he met with offi cials Laboratory Safety for Chemistry at Japanese universities to discuss Students, co-authored by Dave Finster, professor of chemistry and opportunities for exchange programs Wittenberg’s chemical hygiene o‡ cer. in light of the university’s newly created The textbook uses a principles-based East Asian Studies Program. approach as it progressively teaches A graduate of Upsala College in students the skills and knowledge they East Orange, N.J., and Augustana need to learn their science and stay safe Theological Seminary, Andeen earned in any lab. with many in prestigious collections, including his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and University. Remembered in Torch British Museum. articles during his administration The Photo Store Looking back at his career, Kipniss recalled for how he “lauded student concern The university is pleased to announce how self-criticism led him to invent solutions and spirit,” Andeen previously served the new Wittenberg Photo Store for to the problems he found and thereby discover as a professor at Augustana College, the best in campus photography a style. Rock Island, Ill., president of Bethany available for purchase. Visit “I felt instead of learning how to paint, I College in Lindsborg, Kan., and dean www.wittenberg.edu/photostore. n had to look inside myself to focus intently on of William Rainey Harper what it was I wanted to paint, what it was I College in Palatine, Ill., before wanted to communicate and then teach myself being selected as president of how to do that because I felt I had something Wittenberg. He later served as worthwhile.” a pastor of several Lutheran His many awards, including the American congregations in New Jersey, Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Illinois and Wisconsin before Purchase Prize, and honorary doctorate retiring in 1986. from Wittenberg, refl ect his passion for his A memorial service was held work, some of which was inspired by “the on July 2 at St. John’s Lutheran unconscious echoes of his college days” at Church in Brookfi eld, Wis.n Wittenberg. n

summer 2010 11 campus notes ollow h yers yers m Parker Faber labrador Assistant Professor Professor of Music Head Volleyball Coach of Mathematics Around Around ulty Choy huffman millen Assoicate Professor Professor Emeritus Professor of Religion of Languages of History FAC

At the international Joint Statistics Meeting, Undergraduate Classroom” at the national Certificate for her article, “Voices of held in Vancouver in August, Doug meeting of the American Chemical Society American Teens Project Helps Young Andrews, professor of statistics, will present in San Francisco. He also co-authored a Adolescents Explore Cultural Diversity,” a paper for the statistical education section paper titled “New Approach for Teaching which appeared in the March 2009 issue of the American Statistical Association, Laboratory Safety: Four-Year Textbook of Middle School Journal. The article reviewing national efforts at incorporating for Undergraduate Chemistry” at the was selected for making a significant statistical consulting in undergraduate symposium. contribution to professional literature programs, and highlighting the statistical Jim Huffman, professor emeritus of history, concerning multicultural literacy consulting practicum that serves as a authored Japan in World History, part of experiences for youth. capstone experience for senior math majors Oxford University Press’ new, recently Thomas Martin, professor of health, on the new statistics track. published global history series. The book fitness and sport, recently published an Howard Choy, associate professor of surveys Japanese history from earliest times article titled “Acute Mountain Sickness languages, recently presented a paper to the present. Huffman also has two other (AMS),” in Highpointers Club Apex to Zenith titled “Linguistic Identity in Postcolonial works in production due out this summer, Newsletter. Hong Kong Films by Fruit Chan” at an extensively revised edition of Modern Kathryn McKee, university physician, the annual meeting of the American Japan: A History in Documents, and Japan and student health center nurses Martha Comparative Literature Association. He is and Imperialism, the latter for which Taylor Carroll and Sally Purnell attended the also conducting research on stories of breast Hafley ’10 provided the maps. American College Health Association cancer by Chinese women writers. Erick Kish, director of the East Asian Annual Conference in Philadelphia to learn Kent Dixon, professor of English, is Institute, organized and moderated the and discuss timely issues facing students and drifting back to his preferred form, the short plenary panel discussion titled “Ohio – health center staffs. short. Dixon previously co-edited the first Making Global Education a Priority” at In June, Rochelle L. Millen, professor of collection of short shorts to be published the annual Ohio gathering of NAFSA, the religion, was invited to join the Jewish Law in the United States in 1973, and he is now Association of International Educators. The Association, and she attended the 16th co-editing a new anthology of short shorts panel featured Deborah Scherer, director annual conference at Netanya Academic (mini-tales, snappers, prose poems) with of the Ohio Department of Development College in Netanya, Israel. She also Pam Casto, who oversees a website and blog Global Markets Division, and Noah Sudow, participated and presented at the Wroxton on the form. associate director of economic advancement Symposium on the Holocaust in the UK. with the Ohio Board of Regents. Trudy Faber, professor of music, will Adam Parker, assistant professor of travel to Monroe, N.C., Aug. 15, to present Francisco “Paco” Labrador, head volleyball mathematics, had two papers accepted for an organ recital at Central Methodist coach, recently learned that the textbook publication. The first, “By The Numbers,” Church. The recital is sponsored by the chapter he co-authored in graduate school was co-authored with Writing Center church as well as the Charlotte chapter has been reprinted in the sixth edition of Director Michael Mattison and will of the American Guild of Organists and Applied Sports Psychology: Personal Growth to appear in the Writing Across the Curriculum will include a performance of “A Sweet for Peak Performance. The chapter is titled “The (WAC) Journal. The second, “The Poincare Mother Goose” (2004) by George Ackerly, Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Theory: When polynomial of the pointed linear sigma narrated by J. Arthur Faber, professor Coaches’ Expectations Become Reality.” quotient,” will appear in Beiträge zur emeritus of English. Roberta Linder, assistant professor of Algebra und Geometrie (Contributions to Dave Finster, professor of chemistry, education, has been selected as a recipient Algebra and Geometry) this fall. hosted a symposium on “Safety in the of a 2010 Virginia Hamilton Essay Honor

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reinsel smith welch ollow Associate Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor of Biology of Communication of Biology ulty rambo smith stickney Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor of of English of English Mathematics

Gina Post, assistant professor of education, Kathy Reinsel, associate professor of biology, Reinterpreted: Origen’s Use of the Notion of was invited to give the keynote address at an and James Welch, associate professor of Participation” at the 2010 Annual Meeting annual Utah Conference on Collaborative biology, attended the 39th Benthic Ecology of the North American Patristics Society Partnerships in Mathematics Education, Meeting in Wilmington, N.C., March 10- in Chicago, Ill. where she discussed “Learning to Teach 13, along with Cassandra Childs ’11 and Eugene Swanger, professor emeritus and Teaching to Learn: Tools for Reflective Elizabeth McGuire ’10. Reinsel presented a of religion, was sponsored by the East Practitioners” based on her research and poster with Childs titled “Spiny brittle stars’ Asian Institute to present at the Honda work with two projects, Cultivating (Ophiocoma paucigranulata) movement Lean Network Annual Conference on Communities of Mathematics Learners and and directional behavior in relation to light “The Role of Relationships in East Asian Teachers, and Math Three Cs: Competence, and protection,” while Welch presented Business Culture.” Swanger’s presentation Community and Cases. As part of Math a poster with McGuire titled “Fiddler received the highest ratings by participants Three Cs, funded by Ohio Math Science crab larval settlement at Ward’s Creek in at the conference, which was facilitated Partnership Grants, project partners Beaufort, N.C.” by Brad Rechl ’78 at Honda of America Wittenberg, Tecumseh Local Schools and J. Fitzpatrick Smith, associate professor Manufacturing. Avetec have created a website for teachers in of English, had his book Anthony Caro: Colleen M. Herzog Walters ’05, SCE order to share best practices and resources Small Sculptures published in April by Lund in mathematics education. adjunct professor, presented “Was It Humphries. The book has received some Something I Said? Communication Jody Rambo, assistant professor of English, critical attention and appears under Smith’s Challenges between Physicians and Nurses” recently won the 2009 Wick Poetry Open collaborative name H. F. Westley Smith. for the Nursing Institute for Continuing Chapbook Competition for her manuscript Matthew J. Smith, associate professor Education in Walnut Creek and Plain City, of poems titled Tethering World. The of communication, chaired a roundtable Ohio, in June. chapbook, a small book of poetry, will be discussion at the Eastern Communication Brian Yontz, visiting instructor of education, published in spring 2011 by the Kent State Association’s annual conference in April University Press, and the honor also includes successfully defended his dissertation, 2010 titled “Charting a Course in Comics “Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions of the a reading at Kent State. Additionally, Art Studies: Communication Scholars’ Rambo’s poem, “Cousteau Unpacks the Emphasis on Stewardship in Their Initial Contributions to Understanding Graphic Teacher Licensure Programs” to earn a Ph.D. First Aqualung,” was a finalist for the Storytelling.” Smith was also elected to 2010 Gulf Coast Prize in Poetry and will be in Teacher Education Policy and Leadership serve a two-year term on the association’s from The Ohio State University. published in the Winter/Spring 2011 issue Executive Council. of the magazine. Bin Yu, professor of political science, has Al Stickney, professor of mathematics, published a paper titled “Putin Invited Don Reed, professor of philosophy, led a is currently serving a three-year term two-day seminar on moral development and Xi: Overture to 2012” in Comparative as governor of the Ohio Section of the Connections. He also attended two ethical functioning for the social sciences Mathematical Association of America until faculty of Bodø University College, Bodø, conferences, the 10th Fudan-Pacific Forum July 2012. As governor, Stickney represents dialogue on Sino-U.S. Relations and Norway, June 3-4. Attendees included all Ohio mathematicians as a member of social workers and psychiatrists who employ Regional Security at Fudan University, the national association’s board of directors. Shanghai, May 26-27, where he presented Aggression Replacement Training with He recently attended semi-annual meetings juveniles in Norway, a program based in “Taiwan in US-China Relations,” and of the board of governors in Portland, Ore., Chinese Foreign Policy at Its Cross-Road: A part on Lawrence Kohlberg’s account of and San Francisco, Calif. moral development. Grand Strategy in Call? at the University of Andy Tune, Matevia Endowed University Macau, Macau, where he presented a paper Pastor, presented a paper titled “Plato titled “China’s Strategy Toward Russia.”

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city Beat New Journalism Institute Studies In Chicago ittenberg’s journalism program Richards began thinking about a similar Wachman ’12, from Crystal Lake, Ill., Wmay still be in its infancy, but its program for journalism students. the task of handling all of the elements students are thinking big. In June, seven “We just thought how neat it would of interviewing was one of the most students participated in a four-week be if we did a journalism institute like important educational components of Journalism Institute to create a magazine the film institute,” Fallon said. “We the institute. about Chicago, doing everything from decided the magazine would be about “Being in Chicago we were able to interviewing city residents and business Chicago because we have a lot of alumni fully practice this as if it were our actual owners to writing stories and designing living there who have a profession in career,” Wachman said. “We had to set the pages for the magazine. the field of journalism. We figured they up the interviews ourselves, find our After witnessing the tremendous could help mentor the students with way to where we were actually doing the success of last year’s Summer Screen- their stories while they were there.” interviews, and then find our way back. writers Institute, Associate Professor of The students traveled to Chicago There was no one babying us.” English D’Arcy Fallon and Professor of for one week, where they set up their Fallon, who handled all of the English and Department Chair Cynthia own interviews. According to Alissa instruction for the institute, agreed. “One of the best things that happened was going to Chicago,” Fallon said. “Students r ’12 KE

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Live And Learn Student Engagement Program Creates Friendships, Memories “I loved teaching in the program,” said Professor Emeritus of History Behrman. “It was a wonderful experience – both academic and social. We made lifelong friends.” Carla Kaessinger Coupe ’78 thought the program would be much more interesting and a good way to get to know people. “We were quite different culturally, but knew we would sink or swim together,” Coupe said. “We actually had a standing date for 5 p.m. Sunday afternoons to meet in the TV room for reruns of Star Trek. We would hang out and study together, it was very much academic and social, There was always someone available if you wanted to take a walk at 2 a.m. – you nearly 30 years have passed since wittenberg’s firstl iving learning Program debuted, knew that no matter what, others had but the connections made still remain. your back.” Some members traveled to Texas and students shopping, to movies and/or to nfluenced by programs at Texas New Orleans for spring break in 1975. iChristian and Southern Methodist their homes. One major drawback the “We were a diverse group and that universities, Wittenberg joined the faculty noted was the lack of gender experience helped us to better understand national effort to establish the first dynamics and diversity of opinion, and civil rights and racial identity,” said Living Learning program on its campus by winter term, a Religion 181 class Tim Bennett ’78, associate professor from 1973-1981. Letters were mailed to sometimes met as a co-ed group. of languages. “We formed fast, firm all 1973-74 incoming freshmen inviting In the fall of 1974-75, Wittenberg friendships. The experience is the first them to participate in the inaugural opened its first co-ed dorm in Firestine thing I think about when remembering program. Seventy students accepted and Hall housing the 84 freshmen my college years.” were quickly divided into four sections participating in the Living-Learning By 1981 the program was discontinued with men housed in Myers and North Program. Thirty-eight women lived on because of a declining interest. No Hall and women in South Hall. During the second floor and 42 men on the third. group claimed responsibility for the fall term, freshman English classes, The faculty had offices on the first floor program, and it was overseen by an ad taught by professors Ron Cummings, as well as in their academic departments. hoc committee with members changing Art Faber, Paul Miller and Bob Parker, Students and their dorm-mates attended from year to year. were held in the residence halls. one class in the lounge with faculty While in existence, however, it had a Both academic and social, the program members Cynthia Behrman in history, positive effect on retention. increased faculty workload and required Conrad Balliett in English, or Herbert “They had us for life,” Bennett said.n more flexible teaching styles. Some took Wolf in religion. –Phyllis Eberts ’00

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Wittenberg Athletics Hall Of Honor Welcomes 2010 class Peacock’s gridiron career. Peacock, who also helped to establish the men’s lacrosse team in 1967, captained the team and earned All-Midwest honors in 1970. Robinson led Wittenberg’s men’s basketball team in assists and steals four straight years and the NCAC three straight years between 1992-96. A three- time All-NCAC honoree, Robinson taci Bertelli Radtke ’97, Bill Bibbee Peacock was a feared linebacker who owns school records for assists and steals S’71, Glenn Hendrix ’75, Larry served as a team captain and earned All- in a game, season and career after helping Peacock ’70 and Anthony Robinson ’96 OAC and team MVP honors as a senior the Tigers to three NCAC regular season will join 184 other Wittenberg greats in while helping the Tigers to a national titles, one NCAC Tournament crown the university’s Athletics Hall of Honor championship in 1969. The Tigers and a third-place finish in the 1994 during 2010 Homecoming Weekend posted a four-year record of 32-5 and NCAA Division III Tournament. n ceremonies, Oct. 8-10. won two OAC championships during – Ryan Maurer Bertelli Radtke is one of the most decorated swimmers in Wittenberg history, with a total of ei ght All-America University Earns Second ncAc All-Sports Trophy honors during her collegiate career. Six Showing tremendous balance across championships in field hockey, football, of her national finishes were good for its 23 varsity intercollegiate athletics volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s honorable mention All-Amer ica awards, teams and enjoying consistent success golf and men’s lacrosse to go along with in addition to All-America designations throughout the years, Wittenberg’s a total of 18 top-five finishes in the 22 in 1995 and 1997. athletics program emerged victorious NCAC championship sports. Bibbee was a standout defensive in the race for the 2009-10 North Wittenberg is the only one of the four tackle who helped the Tigers to a 33-4 Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schools to win the All-Sports trophy that overall record. Wittenberg was crowned All-Sports championship. Tiger teams was not a charter member of the NCAC, national champions after winning won or shared 2009-10 regular season which started competition in 1984. n the OAC championship in 1969. The ’04 following year, Bibbee earned first-team E nc all-conference honors as he helped the E Tigers to a 9-0 record. Erin P Hendrix is one of just 11 running backs in Tiger football history to top 2,000 career rushing yards. He earned two first-team All-OAC honors in his career, in addition to the Mike Gregory Award as the conference’s Offensive MVP in 1974. Hendrix was named team MVP in 1974, and he earned Lutheran All-America honors in 1973 and 1974.

16 Wittenberg Magazine t iger sPorts Tiger Basketball Greats Honored Volleyball team Competes in spain. head Coach Paco labrador and the tiger volleyball team made the third trip in On May 22, Don Henderson ’54 and Frank Shannon ’40 the last seven years to spain, winning three of four matches became the fourth and fifth former Tiger standouts to gain during a 12-day trip that started may 24. Fourteen current entry into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum. tiger players, labrador, assistant coach laura Jensen and team manager lauren henry experienced different kinds of Henderson and Shannon joined 2009 inductee Eldon Miller food, customs and traditions, while enjoying sightseeing trips. ’62 and 2008 inductees Al Thrasher ’64 and Ray Mears, who to learn more, visit www.wittenberg.edu/spain2010. coached the Tigers from 1956-62. An all-state basketball player at Cadiz High School, Henderson taught and coached for 36 years in the Springfield City School District. That was after he earned eight letters in baseball, basketball and football at Wittenberg. A 1996 inductee into Wittenberg’s Athletics Hall of Honor, Henderson was elected to the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1991. Shannon set Wittenberg’s men’s basketball scoring record while helping the Tigers to their first Ohio Athletic Conference championship in 1939. He also posted a two-year record of 14-4 as a baseball pitcher while appearing in every game the team played over a two-year period. Shannon went on to a long and successful high school and college basketball coaching career, highlighted by 214 wins in 21 years at Ohio Wesleyan. Shannon was inducted into Wittenberg’s Athletics Hall of Honor in 1988. n

WnBA coach Brian Agler ’80 Enjoys Success Currently the head coach and director “I believe as a coach you apply what of player personnel for the Seattle Storm, you were taught and how you were Agler enjoyed numerous opportunities taught,” said Agler, who was inducted to hone his coaching methods and into the Wittenberg’s Athletics Hall of tactics in his career. After compiling an Honor in 1977. “My days and experiences outstanding 248-135 record in 15 years [at Wittenberg] both in the classroom as a college head coach, turning around and on the practice floor help build programs at Northeast Oklahoma A&M a strong foundation of teaching and Junior College, University of Missouri- coaching that I apply every day.” Kansas City and Kansas State, Agler Agler’s collegiate playing career took a job in the now-defunct American included 112 straight starting Basketball League. assignments for the men’s basketball Named coach of the year in 1997 while team. He led the Tigers to a four-year leading the Columbus Quest to an 82-22 record of 91-21, highlighted by a national record in four seasons. Agler then made championship in 1977 and still ranks Brian Agler always knew he would fo llow the move to the WNBA, first with the No. 2 on Wittenberg’s career assists list in his parents’ footsteps as an educator. expansion Minnesota Lynx in 2000 as head with 481. Unlike his parents, who educated in the coach and general manager. After assistant “In any career, to have success, classroom, Agler has spent his professional coaching stops with the Phoenix Mercury an individual needs to be confident, career educating women on the basketball and San Antonio Silver Stars, Agler has persistent and adaptable,” Agler said. court, first as a college coach and later made the most of his second WNBA head “Those are traits that I obtained at as a pioneering professional coach who coaching opportunity with the Storm, Wittenberg that have been very beneficial recently became just the seventh coach in which led the Western Conference with a to me throughout my career.” n WNBA history to win 100 games. 9-1 record as of June 16. – Trent Brunic ’10

Sports Football Ranked In Men’s Golf Places Men’s Lacrosse Wins Shorts Two Preseason Polls Sixth Nationally First NCAC Title summer 2010 17 Read more at www.wittenberg.edu/athletics Read more at www.wittenberg.edu/athletics Growing up in the former Soviet Union, Professor as one example of her forward-thinking attitude. In addition of Geography Olga Medvedkov routinely felt the fear to introducing students to the foundations of her discipline, around her associated with any challenge to mainstream thinking. Medvedkov trains students to use GIS tools to solve real-world The daughter of physician parents, she witnessed her mother’s and problems. Using Springfi eld’s own urban environment as a living father’s reluctance to question the regime, knowing full well that laboratory, Medvedkov’s students have mapped everything from other relatives had died earlier in Stalin’s purges. lead-painted houses in area neighborhoods and crime hot spots “The Soviet brainwashing machine was working from the school in Clark County to the most recent undertaking, a study of the on up,” Medvedkov says. “No critical thinking was allowed; foreclosure crisis in the city. everybody had to think alike, following the Communist Party “This last study brought the city a $6 million grant for line. Teachers were annoyed by my questions. It was dangerous neighborhood stabilization,” Medvedkov says. “These types of to think differently.” applied classes excite me and my students the most.”

DistinguishedWithin those dogmatic and propagandistic confi nes, by Karen Saatkamp Gerboth however, Medvedkov found her voice, one of dissidence and hope, and one that has inspired students across generations to While in Georgia, Medvedkov is continuing to “think “think differently” about the world and their role in it. differently,” seeking out more cutting-edge technology to enhance “I know that ‘critical thinking’ sounds like an overused term to her students’ understanding and expand her teaching repertoire. many people, but not to me,” Medvedkov says. “My generation and “I want to teach a WikiGIS course,” she explains. “It is an open the generations of my parents and grandparents were deprived of source GIS course that builds communities around it, and I am such a luxury – to think freely and critically. I hope that my prior experimenting with it in Georgia right now, where I am teaching a experience – life behind the Iron Curtain and the break away from GIS class for master’s degree students at Tbilisi State University. As it – allows me to stress to my students how important personal a class, we are collaborating with a newly developed NGO, called freedom is and that it comes with freedom of thought and speech Open Source Caucasus Map, where the volunteers are trained in without fear of reprisal.” mapping to contribute to a common geographical database where Looking at her students’ success in the fi eld of geography, information is currently lacking. It is Geo-Wikipedia.” Medvedkov clearly has accomplished all that and more, so much In the Springfi eld context, Medvedkov envisions this type of a so that her students recently nominated her for Wittenberg’s top project working in a specifi c neighborhood, where the residents faculty prize, the Alumni Association Award for Distinguished serve as active participants not only in sharing their ideas but Teaching. Medvedkov learned of the news while on a Fulbright applying them in a digital form, all while working together with Award at Tbilisi State University in the country of Georgia. students. “It was 2 a.m. in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, when I was “It is yet a higher level of interaction between Wittenberg and awakened by a Skype call from Wittenberg colleagues,” she recalls. the community,” she says. “Wittenberg students are smart and “At fi rst I did not comprehend it all, being only partly awake, and it motivated, but what distinguishes them most is their willingness took me a couple of minutes to understand what it was all about. I to be engaged, to be a part of something bigger than a regular class, felt overwhelmed and humbled. It is the biggest honor a professor to extend their skills and their hearts beyond the ‘borders’ of the may receive because it is coming from recommendations of present university.”The same can be said of Medvedkov whose love of and past students.” teaching and lifelong learning found a home at Wittenberg when Intent on helping students understand that geography means she joined the faculty full-time in 1989. more than maps, Medvedkov has embraced a strategic vision for “I think I am a very lucky person to teach at such a wonderful her fi eld, founded upon technological innovation and passionate school as Wittenberg, to express my ideas freely, to engage teaching. students in projects beyond their classrooms, to expose them to the “Geography is such a broad fi eld,” she says. “It is not about what is community and the world, and to collaborate with my colleagues where – that’s the concern of the postal service. It is about peoples many of whom have become my close friends. and environments, natural and man-made, and their interaction “In Russia, very few people dared to express opinions that in a constantly changing world. Geography is the common deviated from a prescribed line; those who did were the dissidents, denominator that organizes spatially our neighborhoods, societies, and their actions and ideas infl uenced my life just as my students and world. It is a very dynamic fi eld, particularly with the new infl uence me daily. That is why I always tell my students to think digital technology that has reshaped it dramatically.” critically and stay engaged, and it’s also why I fell in love with Her expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) serves Wittenberg.” n About Olga Hometown: Moscow, russia Education: B.A. and M.A., Moscow State University Ph.D., Soviet Academy of Sciences, institute of Geography Academic Honors: Fulbright Award Winner, 2009 Fulbright Senior Fellow, 2002 Current Research Understanding cities in transition and the changing urban landscape Teacher across post-Soviet space Professional Activity Soviet Urbanization (1990) “Turning Points and Trends in russia’s Urbanization” in Population Under Duress (1999) “russia’s Fragmented Space” in Fragmented Space in the Russian Federation (2001) “Moscow in Transition” in Globalization & Central and Eastern Europe (2006 with Y. Medvedkov) “Upscale Housing in Post-Soviet Moscow and its Environs” in The Post- Socialist City (2007 with Y. Medvedkov) numerous articles and presentations in the United States and abroad Inspirations “My most important mentor then and now is my husband, Yuri. He is a world-known geographer who infl uenced many minds in the Soviet Union. He is teaching at The Ohio State University, and we still work together on books and articles, fi nding new ways of teaching, constantly learning new “Geography is such a broad fi eld. It is not about technologies, arguing and what is where – that’s the concern of the postal creating.” Their two children, Mike service. It is about peoples and environments, and Masha natural and man-made, and their interaction in a constantly changing world.”

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WitteFrom a campus that had no now there is a realnb possibility that we can be seen erg as a leader and show others what small schools are recycling program four years ago capable of in terms of sustainability.” Two years ago, Hentges asked President Mark to the announcement during this Erickson to sign the American College and year’s Green PoWER Week that the University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), but he fi rst wanted to be sure that university would reduce campus-wide there was widespread student and campus support energy consumption by 20 percent by for such an effort. Hentges quickly mobilized with fellow students Elise Willer ’09, David 2020, Wittenberg’s student-initiated Donofrio ’09, Kelsey Swindler ’12 and other march toward sustainability has been members of the student-led club PoWER to gauge rapid and results-driven. Erin PEncE ’04 by Gabrielle Antoniadis

Megan Hentges ’10 recalls her amazement as a freshman when she realized there were no recycling bins on campus. It spurred her to action so much so that she, Ted Trautman ’07 and several other students started a petition to start a recycling program. The blue bins now found all over campus serve as proof of their success. She didn’t quit there, however. Instead, she went on to serve as president of the Conservation Club and STAND, as well as on the Sustainability Task Force, which generated many of the ideas and momentum for Wittenberg’s new energy policy A revolving loan fund will support energy- initiatives announced this spring. saving projects. The savings generated by “I am so excited to see how far Wittenberg can projects will pay back the loan, generating take this,” she says. “We started far behind, but future funds for more projects.

20 Wittenberg Magazine students’ interest, meet with administrators and Investing in Energy get the necessary support. In February 2009, the Sustainability Task Force, E‡ ciency What is the comprised of students, faculty and staff, was Signifi cant changes during the next year and American formed to explore energy policy and improvements in the years to come will be realized through a College and to the recycling program, along with ways to make new investment fund that creates a revolving University campus food service more environmentally sound. loan fund, an idea spearheaded by Ruth Hoff, After a year of meetings and research, the task Presidents’ associate professor of languages and a member Climate force presented a proposal to President Erickson. of the Sustainability Task Force. The revolving Those efforts paid off when he announced on loan fund will support energy-saving projects Commitment? April 21, 2010 that he would join nearly 700 that are integrated with course content. For When President college and university presidents in signing the example, students might analyze the effectiveness Erickson signs the Green American college and of a completed project or they might design University Presidents’ innovative real-world projects. In short, the fund climate commitment will help make sustainability an essential part (AcUPcc), scheduled of how Wittenberg teaches and works. And the to coincide with the fall dedication of the newly savings generated by projects will pay back the renovated Blair Hall loan, generating future funds for more projects. during Homecoming, The fi rst project, switching out the lights to Oct. 8-9, he will join compact fl uorescent lights (CFLs) in four campus 685 other college and university presidents in buildings (Firestine, Bayley Alumni House, the pledging to eliminate Climate Commitment. old gym and the physical plant) this summer, is their campuses’ WittenbergIt was one of four expected to save the school $31,000 in one year. net greenhouse announcements that The investment fund will also pay for the gas emissions in a unveiled Wittenberg’s long-range commitment reasonable period installation of electric meters on 13 buildings of time. Signatories to address global climate change. this summer. The meters will be placed in to the AcUPcc have “What changed my thinking about signing seven residence halls as well as academic and committed to take the Climate Commitment was seeing a unifi ed administrative buildings. By recording how much “actions to make community that had done the research and climate neutrality and energy specifi c buildings use, the meters will go sustainability a part made a commitment,” said Erickson at the a long way in helping the school reach its goal of the educational announcement. “What makes me most excited of reducing energy consumption by 20 percent. experience of all and proud today is that I think we have come What’s more, the meters will break down electric students.” For AcUPcc a very long way in four years. I am absolutely purposes, climate usage, allowing students to see how much they neutrality is defi ned convinced that this campus is up to the task.” use daily, monthly or hourly, and adjust their as having no net Wittenberg is not alone in ramping up its habits accordingly. continued commitment to environmental sustainability; “The meters will accurately monitor colleges and universities across the country are our energy usage, but an even bigger implementing innovative programs to reduce impact will be changing behavior consumption and incr ease energy effi ciency. Like across the campus,” says Andy Wittenberg, they recognize that colleges must play a leadership role in confronting this global issue. The practical benefi ts, such as reducing long-term energy costs, and attracting the best students and faculty, help Wittenberg make the most of its fi nancial resources. And there is a rising interest among students in attending colleges that practice, teach and support environmentally responsible choices. When the Princeton Review surveyed colleg e applicants and parents for its 2009 Colleg e Hopes & Worries Survey, 66 percent said they would value having information about a college’s commitment to the environment, and 24 percent of that group said such information would “very much” impact their decision to apply to or attend the school. greenhouse gas (GHG) Scholl, director of environmental studies and a emissions (achieved member of the Sustainability Task Force. by eliminating or So expect to see some competition this fall as minimizing net GHG emissions and students turn off lights and computers or don using carbon off sets sweaters while turning down thermostats. In or other measures addition to competitions between residence to mitigate the halls to see who can save the most energy, remaining emissions). in brief, AcUPcc Wittenberg has signed on to compete in the institutions have Campus Conservation Nationals, a three-week agreed to: competition in November that pits schools across ● complete a the country against each other. greenhouse gas emissions inventory. The one-time invest ment for both the metering ● Within two years, and the loan fund is $125,000, and if Wittenberg set a target date and is successful in reducing energy demands by 20 interim milestones percent, it may save about $300,000 each year. for becoming climate neutral. To further demonstrate its commitment to ● Take immediate steps sustainability, Wittenberg decided to pursue to reduce greenhouse LEED certifi cation for the restoration of Blair gas emissions by Hall (LEED is an internationally recognized choosing from a list of short-term actions. green building certifi cation system developed by “Thinking about our personal habits and ● integrate the U.S. Green Building Council). If successful, how they a ect the rest of the world – that sustainability into Blair Hall will likely be the fi rst LEED-certifi ed is what global citizenship is.” -Rick Incorvati the curriculum and building in Clark County. make it part of the educational experience. for change, talk about the green movement ● Make the action Grassroots EŠ orts on campus would not be complete without plan, inventory and mentioning Rick Incorvati, associate professor of progress reports P a y O Š publicly available. English. From the fi rst “brainstorming” pancake One of the benefi ts of Kelsey Swindler ’12, co-chair of the Sustainability breakfasts he helped organized years ago to joining the AcUPcc Task Force , sees changes both subtle and signifi cant serving on the Sustainability Task Force to being is that it provides within the broader campus community. Student- a faculty adviser to PoWER and the campus a framework and organized events such as the Battle of the Bins Sustainability Assistants to helping organize the support for institutions seeking to achieve (PoWER members weigh recycling from every Co-Op, Incorvati has helped to guide students these goals. Signatories dorm), PoWER hour (turning lights off for an and channel their enthusiasm into productive can share experiences, hour campus-wide) and the Clean Plate Award to efforts. knowledge and best discourage food waste have done much to increase “I know that Dr. Incorvati worked tirelessly practices. Perhaps most importantly, as student awareness of the impact of individual behind the scenes,” Swindler says. “And in one of AcUPcc schools, actions. Other “green” efforts on campus include meetings, he was always a steadfast and fi rm Wittenberg becomes the Wittenberg Co-Op, which is committed to moderator who could balance out the different part of a collective supplying the campus community with local, voices.” action that will have a ripple eff ect far beyond organic and sustainable food, the Springfi eld Incorvati would be the last person to take the campus. Farmer’s Market successful stint on campus, and credit for the success of the green movement, The AcUPcc originated the creation of “EcoHouse,” a campus residence and says only that it was a community effort. He from planning sessions that boasts CFLs, low-fl ow shower heads, Energy believes that becoming a more environmentally among a group of Star appliances and a compost bin. sustainable campus is directly connected to college and university presidents and their “I think the involvement of students has been Wittenberg’s mission to create responsible global representatives, crucial to creating the changes we are seeing now,” citizens. Second nature, Swindler says. “Serving on the task force, I was “Thinking about our personal habits and ecoAmerica and AASHE particularly inspired to see the ideas of students, how they affect the rest of the world – that is in October 2006. Twelve presidents faculty and staff come together and into reality. what global citizenship is,” he says. “Teaching agreed to become And to have it happen in a relatively short time and modeling that is the responsibility of an founding signatories. was really exciting for all of us.” educational institution like Wittenberg. If we are While a host of faculty and staff, such as not doing it, who will?” n reference librarian Ken Irwin and director to learn more about recycling, the energy of physical plant John Paulsen, have played policy and other green eff orts on campus, vital roles in working with students to push go to www.wittenberg.edu/green.

22 Wittenberg Magazine Discovering New Depths by Gabrielle Antoniadis

In utter darkness, wearing only her Under Armour, Danielle “Dani” Carey ’10 squeezed herself through an unimaginably small cave passage. She had taken her helmet off to fit the space, and fellow cavers at each end were pushing and pulling to get her through. No, she wasn’t stuck; she was “pushing the connection” between two caves. Crawling on hands and knees through winding tunnels, doing handstands to record data points or rappelling down 200-foot drops, students in the Wittenberg University Speleological Society (WUSS) are more than thrill- seekers; they are explorers and often scientists fascinated by a diverse underground world most cannot imagine. That a liberal arts school the size of Wittenberg has one of the nation’s longest-running, student-led caving clubs is unique; that it celebrated 30 years on campus this year is remarkable. Current and or the uninitiated, they are to the sport of caving. It is it going to end or will it keep going? former members such experiences a unique and lasting connection And that is exciting.” of the Wittenberg sound crazy or even that keeps alumni coming back That sentiment is echoed University downright scary. when they can. by WUSS members past and Speleological But for Carey and “I feel like the people I met in present, including Kevin Kissell a Society (WUSS) Wittenberg student who, despite traveled to campus, the cavers with her, caving club I’ll be friends with for April 1, to celebrate discovering that connection was life,” Kellar says. “I’ve grown with transferring, couldn’t stay away Fa very big deal – it meant they had them, and they are like an extended from W USS. “From the first time I the organization’s 30th anniversary. found a cave system. It was also family.” squeezed into a hole that I probably a huge thrill, she recalls, and the WUSS became an official student should not have gone through, I highlight of her experiences as a “grotto” when it received its charter was hooked,” he says. “I see a dark “WUSS.” from the National Speleological hole, and I want to know what is “Once I got through, we all Society (NSS) in 1980. Since there.” joked and laughed because we then, WUSSes have surveyed Much more than hard work, were so excited,” she sa ys. “Get ting 30,260 meters (or nearly 19 miles caving is an adventure, complete through that hole really boosted my of cave) in Kentucky, Ohio and with elements of danger and confidence; I thought ‘If I can get Indiana. And many WUSSes have surprise. New and old members through that, I can do anything.’” explored caves all over the United are put through rigorous safety Conversations with cave States and around the world from training such as learning how to enthusiasts like Carey or Holly Europe to the Bahamas to Australia. rappel safely (they learn above Kellar ’10 (co-presidents of WUSS, Throughout the club’s 30 years, ground first) and learning how to 2009-10) abound with stories of membership has ranged from recognize a cave that might flood overcoming tough situations – nearly 40 to just a handful. Unlike (look for leaves and other debris some of them physically tough, most campus clubs, WUSS has on the ceiling). It’s not for the others mentally. Caving can be long, always included members of the faint-hearted. As a club T-shirt gr ueling and tiring work, especially Springfield community as well as proclaims: “You have to be brave when you are nose-to-the-cave floor alumni. to be a WUSS.” But once they do looking for life forms or spending a it, most never look back. whole day miles from an entrance “It is just an amazing experience, mapping a cave. Teamwork is Pushing the Limits and I hope to do it for the rest of my essential, and everyone depends But what is it about descending into life,” Kissell says. on each other. damp, cold, enclosed spaces that Hearing Kellar describe a The result is an extraordinarily keeps them coming back? Horton caving trip in Indiana, listeners strong bond between fellow cavers Hobbs, professor of biology and the can immediately feel the heady that lasts well beyond the four years club’s one and only faculty adviser, mix of fear and excitement. After spent at Wittenberg. From the sums it up this way: “People say descending farther and farther moment they become “WUSSes” they climb mountains because through honeycomb tunnels, she – their very own WUSS member ‘they are there.’ People cave because shot through a “rabbit hole” and number makes it official – they of what might be there. You never into a huge room with a stream feel as committed to each other as know what is around the corner – is below. “I wondered how in the

24 Wittenberg Magazine world I was going to get through paper. And it is not only science even cave poetry. Published entirely “More that hole to go back. It was scary,” majors that conduct research; by the students approximately she recalls. But, she adds, grinning caving attracts all types of people. twice a year, Pholeos goes out to than ear-to-ear, “It was so fun!” For the past three years, WUSSes alumni, researchers, libraries and anything, “There is no doubt we are all have been part of a state research caving clubs in 27 countries. adrenaline junkies,” Carey adds. project funded by the U.S. Fish Yet, words can’t truly express the caving In addition to having a great & Wildlife Service to inventory thrill of climbing, sliding, dropping gave me time underground, WUSSes have Ohio cave life. Many of them will or crawling deep in the dark recesses conducted an enviable amount of continue this work this summer, of a cave, or the camaraderie that a chance valuable research including cave logging up to 30-45 days in the comes from sitting together on to push surveying to map the length and/ field. a cave floor boiling water for tea; or depth of caves and inventorying For those who can’t, or won’t, it is something one has to do to my limits cave life – which includes much ever venture into a cave, there understand. and see more than bats – from cave crickets is Pholeos, WUSS’s journal, a Says Carey, “Caving is always to salamanders to crayfish. Many combination of research articles, fun, but more than anything, it amazing students have presented papers personal musings on caving and gave me a chance to push my limits things at NSS conventions, with four and see amazing things I never receiving the prestigious James dreamed I’d see in life.” n I never Mitchell Award for best student dreamed I’d see in life.” alumni alumniworld world alumniworld

Alumni college connects Past And Present Simon runs for Lt. Governor lumni and friends of the class of Priorities in the 21st Century” to talks Alumni Board member A1950 enjoyed a rare opportunity on politics, international relations Sheila J. Simon ’83 has been during their 60th reunion, June 10- and G.F. Handel, alumni participants named the Democratic 12, to engage with 11 recipients of had the opportunity to experience Party’s 2010 nominee for the Alumni Association Award for the liberal arts approach to education Lieutenant Governor of Distinguished just as they had during their years Illinois. A clinical associate Teaching, the on campus. Award-winning faculty professor of law at Southern top faculty prize participating included: Josephine Illinois University (SIU) at Wittenberg, as Wilson, Keil Professor of Psychology; School of Law, Simon, part of Alumni David Wishart, professor of economics; daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, College 2010. Charles Chatfi eld, professor emeritus will join Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on the The 19 class of history; George Hudson, professor Democratic ticket. members traveled of political science; Richard Flickinger, “I hope to meet with people across from around professor emeritus of political science; the state of Illinois and give them the the country to Cynthia Behrman, professor emeritus opportunity to get to know me on my celebrate their alma mater and its of history; William Buscemi, professor own ground – to know me as a lawyer, as a academic environment during the emeritus of political science; Scott former prosecutor, as a teacher, a wife and three-day event themed “These Are a Rosenberg, associate professor of history; a mother,” Simon explained on Chicago’s Few of My Favorite Things.” Claudia Cornett, professor emeritus of Breaking News’ website. “The famous From joint sessions on subjects Education; Virginia Hibbett Lucas ’53, name gets my foot in the door, and that’s such as “Psychology and Economics professor emeritus of education, and only the start. It shouldn’t be the end.” Intertwined” and “Educational Trudy Faber, professor of music. n Prior to joining the faculty as SIU where she brings a background in civil and criminal law, Simon was an assistant state’s attorney for four years, with two S AVE THE D ATE: of those years spent prosecuting domestic batterers. Her civil experience includes fi ve years as a staff attorney at Land of Homecoming, Oct. 8-10 Lincoln Legal Assistance and three years in private practice. n

the 2009-2010 Alumni Board

Beth Cavendish ’81 Secretary Eric Kovatch ’95 Scott Ness ’01 President-Elect Sheila Simon ’83 Johnstown, Ohio Laurie Heckler Louisville, KY St. clairsville, OH Stacy A. carbondale, iL Rastauskas ’98 Linda Weber Gri n ’79 Past-President Ashley Petersen ’07 Hank Sturges ’73 centerville, Ohio Falls church, VA Collins ’80 Megan P. McCann Denver, cO columbus, Ohio Dallas, Texas Vikki Hooper ’78 ’93 Maryrose Preisel ’83 Stephanie Backity Marc West ’87 Charles A. Gi n ’00 Woodstock, Ga. chicago, lll. White Plains, n.Y. Rodelander ’69 Berea, Ohio raleigh, n.c. new York, n.Y. Janet Thompson President Jackson ’84 John D. Morris ’83 Eric Rusnak ’00 Topeka, Kan. Dublin, Ohio Falls church, VA

26 Wittenberg Magazine Witt nation completes 9,100-Mile Service-Focused Alumni Tour Reflecting the university’s passion for service at every stop, the third annual Witt Nation alumni tour united generations and class years as it brought Wittenberg to the hometowns of many of its 26,000 living alumni. With the goal of conducting or assisting with a service project in all 21 cities on the 36-day, 9,100- mile cross-country trek, the Witt Nation road crew of Leslie Chasteen ’10, Joelle Ghanem ’10, Taylor Hafl ey ’10 and Sam Stough ’10 worked in soup kitchens, food pantries, children’s cancer centers, schools and animal shelters, among other opportunities. The crew also managed to check off several items on their collective bucket list, including running a marathon, camping out for a night, a group photo by the Atlantic and Pacifi c oceans, visiting every monument in D.C. and playing in a band. Additionally, this year’s tour provided a friendly competition between destinations to raise money for scholarships through The Wittenberg Fund. At the time of printing, Washington, D.C., and Wooster, Ohio, were ahead in the effort, the winner of which will receive free community service from Wittenberg students during spring break 2011. For more on the award-winning, nationally recognized Witt Nation, check out the dynamic, interactive website at www.wittenberg.edu/wittnation, which includes photos from the fi nal stop in Columbus, July 1.n

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’52 | ’65 | Janet Hart Heinicke, Mary Anne Benco Blazer of Indianola, Iowa, has been Yellow Springs, Ohio, has been notified that her painting, honored for her 50 years in Untended Grape Vines, has church music ministry. She has been accepted in the Arizona served Emmanuel Lutheran Aqueous 24 Exhibition, Church and Trinity Episcopal a national competition Church in New Philadelphia, sponsored by the Tubas Center Ohio, Story-Hypes Methodist for the Arts in Arizona. Church in Springfield, Ohio, The Pi Kappa Alpha reunion welcomed 25 brothers to Orlando Yellow Springs Presbyterian, Fla., last spring. ’55 | and for 38 years at St. Mark’s Charles A. and Susan Lutheran Church in Fairborn, Lemmen Brougher ’57 live Ohio. ’70 | ’72 | in Springfield, Ohio. Charles, Candis A. Coulter, Sonoma, David R. and Robin Burks former president and CEO ’66 | Calif., is the facilitator for Coleman ’74 live in Akron, of Eagle Tool and Machine Gail Swantko Lamont, improving performance in the Ohio, where David is a senior Co. Inc., received the Richard Chicago, Ill., raised $600 St. Joseph’s Health System. partner with Air Enterprises Inc. L. Kuss Lifetime Community to provide protein for food Carol Jones Haven retired Achievement Award from the pantries through the Courage from teaching music in 2008. Wendy L. Oesterling Greater Springfield Chamber Fund at Grace Lutheran She lives in Crescent City, Fla. is the music director at of Commerce. Church, Evanston, Ill., which Carol is the owner of Haven’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church, sponsored a play about the life Travel Adventures and Just Middleburg, Va. She founded ’58 | of Dorothy Day. Two Tailors. and conducts the Piedmont Marjorie Hooven Rauh, who Singers, the outreach choir Gregory A. and Pamela is involved with the Multiple ’68 | there. In August 2009, the Sutherland Park ’72 live in Sclerosis Society in Cincinnati, Jonathan K. Duff, Denver, choir was selected to be the Cincinnati, Ohio. Greg is the Ohio, traveled to Washington, Colo., is a lighting designer resident visiting choir for a associate athletic director for D.C., to lobby as a volunteer with Norcostco Inc., week at Canterbury Cathedral business at Xavier University. for MS health benefits. Minneapolis, Minn. in England. Wendy lives in Pam is the 2009-10 recipient Winchester, Va. of the “Outstanding ’64 | ’69 | Elementary School Counselor Harry L. and Lucie Parker David E. Meyer, a nationally Frederick B. Mitchell is a Award” presented by the Osborn ’71 live in Cheyenne, renowned expert on multi- longtime sports columnist Kentucky School Counselor Wyo. Lucie, a librarian tasking, is director of the with the Chicago Tribune in Association. with the Laramie County department of psychology’s Illinois. He has been named Library System, and her staff Brain Cognition and Action Sportswriter of the Year by the ’71 | were instrumental in the Laboratory at the University of Pitch and Hit Club of Chicago. Charles T. Saunders Jr. is a completion of the building Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. project that resulted in a new Jean Swanson Reed, Winter graduate teaching associate He has been elected a member library, which was chosen Haven, Fla., is a member of at The Ohio State University, of the National Academy of Library of the Year for 2008. the Polk County Commission, Columbus, Ohio. Sciences for his excellence in Bartow, Fla. original scientific research.

28 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Ohio. Robert is a graphic arts designer with PCI Central Region, Bellbrook, Ohio. Sandra L. Postel, founder of the Global Water Policy Project, is recognized as one of the world’s most respected authorities on freshwater issues. For more than 25 years, she has lectured, taught, and written prolifically on the geography of water stress and its implications. Sandra, who has been appointed the National Geographic Society’s Jean Reed ’69 with the Wittenberg baseball team during spring training in Winter Park, Fla. first Freshwater Fellow, will serve as lead water expert for ’74 | ’76 | As director of music ministries a multi-year Society-wide at Mercer Island Presbyterian Roger G. and Marlan Winter Mark S. Algren, associate initiative. Church in Washington, Cheryl Cotner live in Grand Haven, director of the Applied English Colantonio Story enjoys the Betsy J. Sherman is director Mich. Marlan was included in Center at the University of ministry of pastoral care, and of development with Keane, the invitational exhibition at Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., composing and arranging Boston, Mass. the Muskegon Museum of Art, represented the university at music for her congregation. featuring contemporary art. a ceremony in Baghdad to Cheryl lives in Kirkland, Wash. The inspiration for her entry launch the Iraq Education ’79 | was based on the folk tale, Initiative. Through this N. Douglas and Valerie Three Billy Goats Gruff. program, full scholarships ’78 | Chakeres Baker ’78 live funded by the Iraqi Susan L. Blackburn, Carlisle, in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Ann Ereline of Beaverton, government will be provided Pa., has retired as professional Valerie, vice president Ore., is with The Oregonian for up to 10,000 students development manager with of Chakeres Theatres in in Portland, Ore. each year for the next five International Business Springfield, Ohio, is director years to study in the United Machines Corp. of the Greek Orthodox ’75 | Cathedral Choir in Columbus. States, Canada, Australia, New Robert P. and Sara Shaw Scott R. Byrum is a Zealand, the United Kingdom, Mako live in Springfield, geoscience coordinator France and Germany. with Chesapeake Energy, Oklahoma City, Okla. James A. and Kristin Fippin Ries live in Horicon, Wis. Anne Zawisza Georges, Kristin has been named Springfield, Ohio, is director principal of St. Mary Catholic of leadership giving in School in Mayville, Wis. the advancement office at Wittenberg. Mary Lou Swager Sinzinger, Fredericktown, Ohio, is in student health services at Mount Vernon Nazarene Correction University. Jeffrey Pannebaker ’74 Michael R. Vandevander, has served as the director of Ramsey, N.J. is with music for 22 years at St. Luke Associated Fire Protection, Lutheran Church in Silver Paterson, N.J. Spring, Md. Last October, he presented on the topic ’77 | of Lutheran hymns at First Sue Robinson Schneider, a Lutheran Church in Johnstown, teacher with the Greece Central Pa., where he formerly served, School District in Rochester, not at Aglow International N.Y., serves as a keyboard player as previously reported in the at First Bible Baptist Church, magazine. Carol Rea Brown ’79 and daughter Samantha embark on a trip Hilton, N.Y. to Paris to visit Carol’s friend who has lived in Paris for 30 years.

summer 2010 29 Li’l Tigers ’83 | David J. LaRue is executive Aryanna, daughter of vice president and chief Charlisa Cooper Miller ’01 CLASS NOTES CLASS operating offi cer at Forest City and husband Desmond Enterprises Inc., Cleveland, Elaina Grace, daughter of Ohio. Deann Noland Neff ’98 and Sheila J. Simon, a Southern husband Matthew Illinois University law school professor and former Carbondale City Council member, is a candidate for the Aryanna Miller 11-24-09 Elaina Neff 20-20-09 offi ce of Illinois lieutenant governor. Emma, daughter of Mark Nedde ’82 and wife C. Brid ’84 | Nicholson James M. Cantrell is a senior Jack Xavier, son of Corey vice president and chief risk ’01 and Beth Doherty offi cer with MidWestOne Beilstein ’00 Bank, Iowa City, Iowa. Frank H. Eberhardt oversees protestant religious education in the schools of the District of Ravensburg, in the south of Germany. Emma Nedde 6-5-09 Jack Beilstein 6-24-09 David C. Estwick lives in Christ Church, Barbados. As Reilly, daughter of a member of the Parliament of Kimberly Cardone Smith Barbados, he serves as minister ’95 and husband John of economic affairs, trade, industry and commerce. Zachary Joseph, son of Bryan Lethcoe ’90 and Fritz R. and Valerie Serocka wife Mary Pioch live in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. Fritz has founded Lanco Tool Ltd. Valerie is employed in the athletic department at the University of Toledo while pursuing her master’s degree in middle school science and Reilly Smith 8-21-09 Zachary Lethcoe 7-1-09 history education there. ’85 | ’81 | board of the Friends of the ’82 | Library, and volunteers with Bethany Schmalenberger Deborah A. Manuel is with Thomas J. Atchison is the hospice and the Shady Oaks Allison, Des Moines, Iowa, is Highlands Regional Medical PGA head golf professional Care Center. an elementary teacher with the Center in Sebring, Fla. at the Congress Lake Club, Urbandale Community School Kelly McGinn Williams, Canton, Ohio. W. David and Beth Bowsher district. She also coaches Wu director of worship and Runk ’82 live in Harrod, Mark N. Nedde and his wife, Shu Kung Fu at the Waukee music at Redford Aldersgate Ohio. David, president of the Brid, announce the birth of Y.M.C.A. Bethany has been Methodist Church, attends CSS Publishing Co., is the Emma Catrina, June 5, 2009. named Cultural Ambassador Ecumenical Theological director of the adult choir at They live in Madison, N.J. of the Year by the Chinese Seminary in Detroit, Mich. English Lutheran Church, Mark is a principal consultant Association of Iowa for her She also teaches piano and Bluffton, Ohio. at Enterprise Solutions Group. positive impact on the Iowa organ, and writes children’s Chinese community cultural Sylvia Fogal Streufert, Lake musicals. Kelly lives in programs. City, Iowa, teaches piano, Northville, Mich. substitutes for area organists, Kristin E. Graef, Wyoming, serves as a member of the Mich., is an adjunct professor

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richard Beall ’74 Brings Meditation to Young Students When Head of School Richard Beall ’74 looks at the faces of the students at the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment (MSAE), a pre-K-12 school in Fairfi eld, Iowa, he sees children who are “wide awake and ready to learn.” Many heads of school might say the same thing, but these students made an unusual stop between the school bus and the classroom: a meditation hall. There, in the morning and again in the afternoon, they meditate and practice yoga and breathing exercises. The result, Beall says, Grace, daughter of Karin Allmendinger ’89, at Homecoming 2009 is students who have prepared their brains for learning. The goal is to optimize consciousness, which Beall explains as “how Sherry Willer Krieger, awake we are to the world and to ourselves.” He says Transcendental Oregon, Ohio, has been Meditation (TM) is a way to raise that wakefulness. The ability to be promoted to administrator of alert and focused, especially given the amount of external stimuli most the Northwestern Ohio Synod, children are subjected to these days, is a critical need and one that is Findlay, Ohio. largely overlooked in education. Francisco J. Sanchez and “We are seeing that this practice impacts every aspect of the educational Elizabeth A. Rini ’87 live in process,” he notes. “People are rapidly recognizing that stress for students Ann Arbor, Mich. Francisco and teachers is at an epidemic level. Having the opportunity to download is a business management some of that stress twice a day is a very signifi cant contribution to analyst with the Ford Motor education.”But Beall says there is much more to TM than relieving Co. North America Product stress. Powerful research shows that brain coherence between the left Development Fusion/Milan/ and right hemispheres and frontal and posterior lobes increases during MKZ team. The Fusion was TM. In effect, the brain becomes more orderly and that carries into daily Kristin Graef ’85 named the 2010 Motor Trend “Car of the Year.” activity. MSAE’s outstanding achievements point to this fact: for several years, the school has been Iowa’s leader in an international creative of English and western problem-solving competition, and boasts the most champions in the humanities at Aquinas College ’87 | state in drama, science and tennis competitions. and Grand Valley State Ruthmarie L. Kelley, Silver “These kids are truly awake, and they apply that wakeful attention to University, Grand Rapids, Mich. Spring, Md., is a medical cataloger for Costabile whatever their interest might be,” he says. Associates, Bethesda, Md. She Beall discovered TM two weeks before graduating from Wittenberg. ’86 | also catalogs music in Braille In 1981 he helped establish MSAE’s secondary school and expanded its Tad E. Cromley, Bradenton, Fla., is self employed as an for the National Library programs over the next 10 years. He went on to be the National Director Service for the Blind and for Consciousness-Based Education and traveled around the country exclusive agent with All State, Sarasota, Fla. Physically Handicapped. bringing TM programs to schools. His interest in education also inspired him to open the Carolina International School, a public charter school Brian W. and Deborah ’88 | Firestone Henderson ’91 live in North Carolina that emphasizes global education and environmental Scott R. Johnson, Wellesley, in Loveland, Ohio. Brian is vice studies. But after four years, he felt the pull to go back to MSAE and Mass., is a member of Harvard president of North American returned to become its head of school. Medical Faculty Physicians at sales with Apex Industrial “It has been a powerful experience to be able to give this practice to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical students, and I wanted to invest the rest of my career in continuing to Technologies, Mason, Ohio. do that.” n – Gabrielle Antoniadis summer 2010 31 Li’l Tigers Center in Boston, Mass. ’92 | His specialties include liver George D. Bennett has Carter Fischer, Chloe Piquet transplantation, non-transplant been promoted to professor hepatobiliary surgery, kidney

CLASS NOTES CLASS and Cooper Lewis, triplets of of chemistry at Millikin Marvin Snyder III ’97 and and pancreas transplantation, University, Decatur, Ill. wife Denise dialysis access and laproscopic surgery. Andrew C. Kim is a director with MedImpact, San Diego, Carter, Chloe and Cooper ’90 | Calif. Snyder 10-14-09 David S. Gutheil is director Patricia F. May, Catonsville, of strategic accounts with Md., is a psychologist with Carrie Belle, daughter of NYK Logistics (Americas) Inc., Comprehensive Geriatric Robert ’02 and Melissa Secaucus, N.J. Services, Towson, Md. Lang Candage ’04 Bryan J. Lethcoe and his wife, Mary, announce the birth ’93 | of Zachary Joseph on July 1, Scott H. and Jennifer 2009. They live in Houston, Pranskevich O’Dee ’94 live Texas. In 2009, Bryan retired in Westerville, Ohio. Scott as a commander with the U.S. Carrie Candage 8-25-09 is the health surveillance Navy Reserve after 20 years coordinator with the Ohio of active and reserve service. Dept. of Health. Jen is the Alicia Ryan Andrew, son of He is director of integrity senior human resources Alicia Bowers Fruehling management with GL Noble manager at Discover Card. ’00 and husband Andy Denton. Laura E. Pentecost has James G. Jr. and Katherine married Steven Davies. They Swasko O’Brien live in live in Ada, Mich. Paradise Valley, Ariz. James is vice president of U.S. Anne Lindman Zerbe, an operations for Openlane attorney with the CGA and oversees all operations law firm in York, Pa., was Alicia and Ryan Fruehling chosen by the governor 5-20-09 functions at the company’s U.S. sales and operations of Pennsylvania as one of center in Mesa, AZ. the state’s Best 50 Women in Business in May 2008. Stephen S. and Heidi Koenig In March 2009, she was Shanor ’91 live in Roswell, chosen as Leadership York’s N.M. Stephen, a partner in Outstanding Alumnus of the the firm of Hinkle Hensley Year. Anne was also chosen by Shanor and Martin LLP, has Central Penn Business Journal been elected president of the as one of the “Forty Under 40” State Bar of New Mexico. in October 2009, honoring young professionals. ’91 | Bradley S. and Jennifer Croll ’94 | Bell live in Troy, Mich. Brad Javier Arguedas of Madrid, is a vice president with Stock Spain, is with Labortech Loan Services LLC, Raleigh, Waldner. N.C. Christopher W. Huffman, Stephen P. Gant is an Hershey, Pa., is lecturer of attorney practicing in Miami, history and professor of history Fla. at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md. R. Scott Russell, Waynesville, Ohio, is a physician practicing Julie Goodsell Marsiglio and with Gem City Urologists, her husband, Karl, welcomed Dayton, Ohio. the birth of Bennet Eloise on Nov. 15, 2009. They live in Francisco Sanchez ’86 Rochester, N.Y., where Julie

32 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES is director of development Ohio. In 2009, Kathleen at Our Lady of Mercy High received her master’s degree in School. management with an emphasis on entrepreneurialism and Sean M. Smith, Loveland, innovation from Ursuline Ohio, received his M.B.A. College, Pepper Pike, Ohio. from Ashland University in She has been promoted to December 2009. He is a senior global marketing director client service supervisor at at GOJO Industries, Akron, Bridge Worldwide Advertising Ohio. in Cincinnati, Ohio, managing ConAgra Foods, Kristen E. Michelson is Daisy Brands and Fifth Third assistant director of the office ’04

CE Bank accounts. of international education En at Marquette University,

Erin P Stephen M. Young, Milwaukee, Wis. Independence, Ky., is a Adrienne Conliffe James ’75 priest at St. Paul’s Episcopal Kimberly Cardone Smith Ensures Students’ Success Church in Newport, Ky. He and her husband, John, was the referee for the 2009 For Adrienne Conliffe James, Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” NCAA Division I football reflects her path in many ways. Following graduation with a bachelor’s championship subdivision in degree in secondary education and Spanish, James wanted to try a Chattanooga, Tenn. different course in life and began working in retail, training to become a buyer. ’95 | “Retailing wasn’t fulfilling to me causing me to wonder if I’d made the Dexter D. Davis, Eagan, wrong career choice,” James said. “I returned to my first love (education) Minn., is a strategic sourcing and substituted during the one day off I had each week in the retail manager with General Mills, business. Finding techniques to help students learn challenging concepts Minneapolis, Minn. helped me realize what I was meant to do.” Scott H. and Kathleen Leigh Georgia and Josephine Randels, daughters of Laura With her passion for teaching now affirmed, James returned to school Hooker ’93 live in Hudson, Pentecost Randels Davies ’93 for her elementary certification in 1976. But James didn’t stop there – she earned a master’s degree in elementary education from Xavier University and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Cincinnati while working full time and raising two sons with the help of her husband. Although the challenges were often overwhelming, she realized she was setting a good example for her sons. A classroom teacher for eight years, James was named assistant principal at Blue Ash Elementary. In 1992, she was promoted to principal and was later named assistant superintendent for the Sycamore Community Schools in 2003. Promoted to superintendent in 2006, James is proud of the district’s records, noting the school’s diverse population of 5,450 students and how for the 10th consecutive year, the district has earned the top rating of Excellent with Distinction on the state report card. Twenty-five students were also National Merit Scholars in 2009-10 – the largest number of students in the state of Ohio. For James and her district, the goal is to ensure every student, regardless of academic level and abilities, is challenged and prepared to thrive in an ever-changing world. Educators must also be diligent in teaching students how to critically analyze and problem-solve around relevant and complex issues, according to James. “I do miss the moments in the classroom when you see the light bulb come on, and you know the student ‘gets it,’” James said. “But as superintendent, I am in a position to impact a lot of students every day and to watch their progress from kindergarten through 12th grade. I love what I do and take great pride in knowing that we are shaping students who will not only dream of all of the possibilities before them but will Scott ’93 and Jen Pranskevich O’Dee ’94 with daughter Emily, 5, be equipped with the fundamental tools to get there.” n and son Jacob, 4 –Phyllis Eberts ’00

summer 2010 33 Wedding Album Marvin L. Snyder III and his wife, Denise, announce the birth of triplets, Carter Fischer, Ann Delaney ’06 married Chloe Piquet and Cooper CLASS NOTES CLASS David Fleenor ’05 on Nov. Lewis on Oct. 14, 2009. They 7, 2009. The couple lives in live in Winter Garden, Fla. Arlington Heights, Ill. Melissa Crane Tomar and her husband, Tolga, announce the birth of Baran Daniel, on Dec. 21, 2009. They live in Chicago, Ill., where Melissa is director of marketing for Loyola Press. ’98 | Stephen G. Fabyan, senior pastor with Hand of God Ministries in Columbus, Ohio, has founded The Oracles of God Bible College. In addition, Marianna Bracht ’01 and his third book, Access Granted, Juneer Kibria ’03 were has been released. married on Nov. 29, 2009, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Robert C. Lang II, Darien, couple lives in Chicago, Ill. Conn., is a partner and head of institutional marketing at Altrinsic Global Advisers, an investment management firm in Stamford, Conn. Chadwick M. Minnick is assistant director of admissions at Argosy University, Seattle, Wash. Jonathan S. Morgan, Lansing, Mich., married Valerie A. Moreno on May 30, 2009. Jonathan is a university enrichment fellow in the communications arts and sciences department at welcomed the birth of a biology from the University Kenny McCombs married Michigan State University, daughter, Reilly Mitchener, on of California-Davis. He is Melissa Dee on Dec. 18, East Lansing, Mich. He is Aug. 21, 2009. They live in beginning a post-doctoral 2009. They live in Norfolk, pursuing a doctorate in media Clifton Park, N.Y. Kimberly fellowship at the Lawrence Va. Kenny, a program and information studies, is a senior account manager at Berkeley National Laboratory. management analyst with focusing on community and SolutionSet in East Greenbush, Logistics Management citizen journalism. N.Y. Institute, is a member of the ’97 | Deanna Noland Neff and Anne O’Scannlain Barlow NASA systems program staff in Washington, D.C. her husband, Matthew, of ’96 | and her husband, Dan, Powell, Ohio, announce the Jill Pellior Fisher and her announce the birth of Agnes Jean E. Pretz has been birth of Elaina Grace on Oct. husband, William, announce Fortune, April 18, 2009. They advanced in tenure and 10, 2009. Deanna is a social the birth of Eleanor Jean live in Chicago, Ill. promoted to associate worker at Riverside Hospital. “Nora” on Oct. 23, 2009. They Joel W. Grams is a registered professor in the psychology live in Elon College, N.C. department at Illinois Kevin M. and Heidi Jones representative with the Rizzo live in Johnstown, Pa. Christopher S. Zalewski Brennan Financial Group, Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Ill. Kevin teaches general music received his Ph.D. in plant Tallmadge, Ohio. at Central Elementary School biology with a concentration with the Chestnut Ridge in cell and developmental

34 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES School District, Bedford Columbus, Ohio, was selected County, Pa. He is also a brass as an Ohio Rising Star in instructor for the Greater Ohio Super Lawyer magazine Johnstown School of Music. for 2010. ’99 | ’00 | Alicia Bowers Fruehling and Marsha M. Butto, Yardley, her husband, Andy, announce Pa., is a contact center manager the birth of Ryan Andrew with the NER region with on May 20, 2009. Alicia is a Univar USA Inc. graphic design consultant with Rachel L. Edmunds is the Bath and Body Works. ward coordinator in the Keighley area office of the David R. Morrison is Bradford Metropolitan assistant to the director of District Council in England. Arlington County in Virginia. Emily Brown Seyler teaches Jeremy Hunter ’94 Michael H. Oliver, at Cherry Orchard Primary Creates Unique Self-Management Approach Aquebogue, N.Y., is a vice School, Great Britain president/senior complex Northern Ireland. Ten years ago Jeremy Hunter ’94 piloted an innovative class called service manager with Morgan “The Management of Experience” at the Peter F. Drucker School of Stanley, Garden City. ’01 | Management in California. There was no course like it at the school (or Corey D. and Elizabeth at any business school), and Hunter was sure only a handful of students Kenneth R. and Apryl Walker Pope ’01 announce Doherty Beilstein ’00 would sign up. Instead, the class filled to capacity and became one of the the birth of Kenneth Charles, announce the birth of Jack highest-rated classes, which spurred him to create two “sequel” classes. Aug. 17, 2009. They live in Xavier on June 24, 2009. “That experience changed my life,” he says. “I found I had a passion Silver Spring, Md. They live in Cincinnati, Ohio. for teaching and for watching people transform in a relatively short Corey is a consumer behavior period of time.” John C. Porter, managing strategist at Seed Strategy Inc. To this day, Hunter’s courses in the practice of self-management are attorney in the credit union Beth is a child psychologist at still unique; they are among the first to introduce mindfulness practice, department of Weltman, Child Focus Inc. Weinberg & Reis Co. L.P.A., a rigorous form of mental discipline, attention training and emotional management, in a management context. The classes teach a systematic set of practices to develop the skills and tools to make professionals more productive, less stressed and more fulfilled. “I developed the first class because I looked around and saw that most management education is focused on managing things outside of you. There was no practice to help people manage themselves,” he recalls. Hunter’s work in mindfulness was born both out of his work interviewing high-achieving professionals who were mindfulness practitioners and out of his own experience with the power of meditation. When he was diagnosed as a sophomore at Wittenberg with a supposedly terminal disease, he turned to meditation. He thrived for 17 years before requiring life-saving surgery to replace his kidneys. It is a testament to Hunter’s impact as a teacher that 13 of his former students came forward for organ donation. He received a new kidney from one of them in 2008, a gesture he calls “overwhelming.” He says he never would have discovered mindfulness if it hadn’t been for the East Asian Studies (EAS) program and Eugene Swanger who handed him The Three Pillars of Zen, the book he used to begin his meditation practice. “In East Asia, you start with cultivating focused attention to build character and internal stability. Meditation trains attention.” he says. Clearly, he has succeeded in translating this esoteric idea to aspiring and current management professionals. What’s more, Hunter was named Professor of the Year in both the Executive Management and MBA Green Huber, son of Tallee Walker Huber ’97 and husband programs, proving once again that he really loves what he does. Charles, Agnes Barlow, daughter of Anne O’Scannlain Barlow ’97 and husband Dan, and Sienna Besser, daughter of Warren ’97 “Around week four, one-third of the class becomes 10 years younger,” and Renee LaVista Besser ’97 he says. “The students become aware of the stress they are holding and let it go. It is thrilling to see!” n – Gabrielle Antoniadis summer 2010 35 Wedding Album Ohio Music Education Assoc., criminal justice at St. Joseph’s Music Educators National University. Conference, Mid-States Band Krista Gersic Vasile is Assoc., and the Central States CLASS NOTES CLASS Elizabeth Eshelman with the New York State Judges Assoc. ’06 married Nathaniel Department of Corrections, Moes ’04 on Oct. Aryanna was born Nov. 24, Albany, N.Y. 17, 2009, in Weaver 2009, to Charlisa Cooper Chapel. The couple Miller and her husband, lives in Fairfax, Va. ’02 | Desmond. They live in Nassau, Michelle C. Bolin is new Bahamas. business analyst with Jones Michelle L. Miller, a Day, Cleveland, Ohio. psychologist, is serving as an Robert D. and Melissa Lang active duty captain with the Candage ’04 announce U.S. Army. the birth of Carrie Belle on Shannon J. O’Keefe is Aug. 25, 2008. They live in with Barney & Affronti LLP, Broadview Heights, Ohio. Rochester, N.Y. Robert is a branch manager of J.P. Morgan Chase in Seven Andrew J. Rathfon and his Hills, Ohio. Melissa, who Laura Pentecost ’93 wife, Maureen, announce received her master’s degree married Steven Davies. the birth of Kane Lee on in education from Indiana They live in Ada, Oct. 13, 2009. They live in Wesleyan University in 2008, Mich. Ambler, Pa. Andrew serves is a teacher at All God’s as a detective with the Upper Children Preschool. Merion Township Police Dept. and as a captain with Matthew C. and Erin Athy the Fort Washington Fire Hazelton ’00 live in Newark, Company No. 1, a volunteer Ohio. Erin is a brownfields fire company. He is also and sustainability specialist pursuing his master’s degree in in the urban development division with the Ohio Dept.

Marianna O. Bracht and Gymnastics, Cuyahoga Falls, Juneer Kibria ’03 were Ohio. married Nov. 29, 2009. They Sean P. Kelley is pursuing live in Chicago, Ill. a master’s degree in music Brianne Veit Brown is staff education with an emphasis in attorney for Judge Julie Lynch composition at the University with the Franklin County of Cincinnati College- Court of Common Pleas, Conservatory of Music. Columbus, Ohio. He teaches brass methods classes and serves as assistant Michael P. and Jane Curtis conductor of the Cincinnati Falcone live in West Caldwell, Junior Youth Wind Ensemble. N.J., where Mike is the Sean, an active composer secretary of Keeping it Real. and arranger, writes for Jennifer M. Huryn is team concert and marching bands, director and head coach of percussion ensembles, indoor Anna Finkelstein Michael ’06 and son John at Formaggio, a pizza compulsory team programs drum lines and choral groups. shop she and husband Fadi ’08 recently bought on The Ohio with FLYTZusa/Kids-Fly His memberships include the State University campus

36 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES of Development, Columbus, Historical Society of America Ohio. in East Providence, R.I. Amanda L. Thomas, Hilliard, Ohio, is a marketing and ’05 | business development manager Jessica Beaulieu Crawley, San with Members First Credit Francisco, Calif., graduated Union in Columbus, Ohio. with highest honors from She has been named president Golden Gate University School of the Central Ohio Chapter of Law in December 2009. of the Ohio Credit Union Bradley D. Hall, director League. Amanda will be of music and the organist involved in social outreach, at Trinity Lutheran Church, political advocacy and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, assists other initiatives on behalf with the music program and of affiliated credit unions in teaches a music appreciation central Ohio. Keely Jackson Boomhower ’98 course at the church elementary school. Applies Montessori Principles Beyond The Classroom ’03 | Lindsey A. Mikal is an Kathleen Gorman Ezell A career in education was the last thing art major Keely Jackson account executive with received her Ph.D. in social Boomhower had in mind while she was at Wittenberg. To fulfill her Communications Strategy work from The Ohio State service requirement, she volunteered at Nightingale Montessori in Group, Denver, Colo. Springfield, not because she was interested in teaching, but because she University, Columbus, Ohio, in December 2009. She is Joseph H. and Sarah Weide was intrigued by the Montessori method (she herself had once attended a therapist at Nationwide Rumschlag ’02 live in a Montessori school). What began as a curiosity blossomed into a deep Children’s Hospital. Hilliard, Ohio. Joseph is a interest that helped shape the direction of her career. geologist with Arcadis, Dublin, Jason P. Larsen is associate “The more I worked at Nightingale, the more fascinated I became Ohio. with the process of human development. Through the Montessori lens, media counsel with NASCAR I saw a way to understand not just children, but adults as well,” she says. Media Group, Charlotte, N.C. Ana K. Steinbaugh has married Ryan Bennett. They “I also discovered I enjoyed it and was good at it.” Fiona H. Neale-May is live in Bonita Springs, Fla. Her experience led her to get her Montessori certification after coordinator of admission with graduating from Wittenberg. Throughout the years, she has taught Temple University, Boyer pre-school and middle school children in two different Montessori College of Music and Dance, ’06 | schools. She says that Montessori’s simple, holistic approach to presenting Philadelphia, Pa. Martin J. Bremer is an environmental education information resonates with her as does its central belief that children Rebecca E. Russ married learn from experience. program manager with Camp Scott Spencer Oct. 17, 2009. Fire USA, Vashon Island, “We can present information to the child and guide him or her through They live in Cincinnati, Ohio. Wash. the process, but the real learning happens when they work with and explore it,” she says. “In a Montessori classroom, the child is learning Steven P. Spittle is a Ashley J. Buroff and Ryan sales director of business both from the teacher and the environment.” P. Teeter ’05 were married development at The Middleby Boomhower sees how some of the fundamental principles of Oct. 10, 2008. They live in Corp., Elgin, Ill. Montessori have guided and informed her somewhat varied career, which Rochester, N.Y. Ashley is a has also included a stint as a librarian at Princeton University. This year, Brent D. Yekisa is a financial seventh-grade reading teacher and writing instructor at she became the director of the Academic Enrichment Center at Western adviser with Edward Jones, Rochester Prep, a local charter Reserve Academy in Ohio where she works one-on-one tutoring high Reynoldsburg, Ohio. school. Ryan is a school school students. ’04 | counselor at Rush-Henrietta “My Montessori training, particularly the skills of observation High School. I developed, informs how I interact with students now. I have an Charles A. Steed, Franklin, opportunity to help individual children who might be struggling with Ohio, is with Warren County On Nov. 7, 2009, Ann a particular subject find new ways of understanding that information. I TASC, Lebanon, Ohio. Delaney married David L. Fleenor ’05. They live in have learned to pay attention to what the child needs,” she says. Rebecca A. Torsell, Arlington Heights, Ill. Boomhower believes she wouldn’t have discovered her strengths and Pawtucket, R.I., is an assistant interests without the liberal arts education that allowed her to explore director with the Steamship Joyce E. Dindo and Sean A. so many diverse areas of study – from Professor Emeritus of Religion McKinniss were married Aug. Eugene Swanger’s Myth and Symbol course to classes in science and 8, 2009. They live in Akron, developmental psychology. Ohio. “I had so many interests, and I was allowed to explore them all so I could discern what direction to follow.” n – Gabrielle Antoniadis

summer 2010 37 Wedding Album Elizabeth A. Eshelman and Nathaniel K. Moes ’04 were Rebecca Russ ’03 married married Oct. 17, 2009. They Scott Spencer on Oct. 17, live in Fairfax, Va. CLASS NOTES CLASS 2009. The couple lives in David D. and Megan O’Neil Cincinnati, Ohio. Fleck live in South Charleston, Ohio. David is with Clark County Community Development, Springfield, Ohio. David M. Herzog is pursuing a career in acting. He has taken a one-man musical titled George M. Cohan Tonight! to a west-end venue in London, England, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, La., and the Palais Royale in South Bend, Ind.

Nina Kuhar ’04 married Sarah M. Nichols married Thomas Fox on Aug. 22, Matthew DeBrock on June 28, 2009. The couple lives in 2008. They live in Brunswick, Fort Mill, S.C. Ohio. Rajeevee C. Panditharatna, Greenbelt, Md., is an analyst with HIS Global Insight, Washington, D.C. Nicole E. Ream, Urbana, Ill., married Antonio Sotomayor July 11, 2009. Joseph P. Schmees, Indianapolis, Ind., is an environmental scientist with the State of Indiana, IDEM. ’07 | Meredith B. Deitsch, Alpharetta, Ga., has married Ana Steinbaugh ’05 Patrick Higgins. married Ryan Bennett on Oct. 24, 2009, at Jonathon B. Felter is a digital Westminster Presbyterian media strategist with OMD, Church in Dayton, Ohio. Chicago, Ill. The couple lives in Bonita Alison Maye Hale is pursuing Springs, Fla. graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Megan M. Jackson and Brent Shroy were united in marriage Sept. 6, 2009. They live in Columbus, Ohio, where Megan is director of public affairs with the Longaberger Co. and a staff writer with Edible Columbus.

38 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Emily N. List and Steven R. Dennett were married Aug. 9, 2008. They live in Enfield, Conn. Karin L. Thue lives in Springfield, Ohio, where she is a photographer and works in stained glass. She also sells art supplies through an eBay store, The Artist’s Hand.

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Erin P is an independent sales Joseph C. Fritchman is representative with Baekgaard pursuing graduate studies in Hannah Powell ’03 Ltd., Dayton, Ohio. physics at the University of Looks To Level The Educational Playing Field For All Kids Jocelin A. Baker is an Arizona in Tucson. account manager with Cox As a senior majoring in communications, Hannah Powell had some Nicholas P. Gladman is Radio Dayton in Ohio. pursuing graduate studies at good ideas about what path she might take after college. Her experience the University of Wisconsin in helping homeless children with their homework at Springfield’s Jessica A. Baldridge is Madison. Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) as part of her community service serving with the Peace Corps in Ecuador. requirement at Wittenberg, however, changed her direction. Struck by Jennifer Graff is pursuing their struggles and with the apparent inequities in the education system, Carolyn S. Boggs is a graduate studies at Wright she applied to Teach for America. By the summer, she was working for supervisor with Harry and State University, Dayton, Teach for America in south central Los Angeles followed by two years David, Hebron, Ohio. Ohio. in Philadelphia teaching in one of the most underperforming schools As deputy finance director William H. Haltom III is in the city. with the Indiana Republican teaching English with JoyTalk “The more I learned, the more insatiable my hunger got for trying to Party, Zachary D. Bozic in Tokyo, Japan. find a solution to this gap that exists in our country between low-income meets with community Gregory A. Harris is pursuing kids and kids from a higher socio-economic status,” she says. “I became officials, donors and the graduate studies at Indiana angry by the inequities that I saw with my students and their families, governor to raise support for University. but I also was inspired by what was possible when kids were given what the State of Indiana. Leigh E. Hendrix is they needed to be successful.” Ryan D. Charles, Cincinnati, A mere seven years after graduating, Powell has a master of education, pursuing graduate studies at Ohio, is a project manager Johns Hopkins University - several years of teaching and education administration experience, and of facilities management International Studies. is now the school director for the KIPP Journey Academy in Columbus, solutions with Turner Ohio. While teaching in Philadelphia, she was named “Staff Member of Construction. Christina E. Irwin is the Month” twice by faculty peers, and her students achieved the school’s pursuing graduate studies at Dillon E. Charney is an the University of Dayton. highest rate of proficiency on the state test in reading and writing. She employment specialist with takes as inspiration the children she has taught and continues to work the Clark County Department Christine M. Jackson is with, many of whom face unimaginable struggles. of Job and Family Services, pursuing graduate studies “I saw their drive to learn once they were given the opportunity. And I Springfield, Ohio. in the School of Nursing at saw that you can harness their grit and resiliency to empower them and Johns Hopkins University in help them become engaged in school and in their community.” Sean D. Fields is a financial Maryland. analyst with JCPenney Inc., Driven by an almost moral sense of responsibility, Powell is most Plano, Texas. Claire E. Johnson is a interested in getting down to business. For her, that means learning from business communication others and, together, figuring out what makes good schools work. Allyson E. Finn is a consultant with Cincinnati “We need to stop talking about the problems and start doing something marketing associate with Bell in Dayton, Ohio. about it yesterday,” she says. Rosetta, Beachwood, Ohio. While she notes that the outstanding results of KIPP schools across the John C. Flaherty is a district country speak for themselves, she stresses that pitting one educational executive with the Simon method against another is counter-productive – every child is different. Kenton Council Boy Scouts, What is important is moving from rhetoric to real change. Columbus, Ohio. “I have seen change, and it starts with teaching and learning,” Powell says. “When given the space and education they so deserve, almost without fail, children will rise to the highest expectations.” n – Gabrielle Antoniadis summer 2010 39 Wedding Album Zachary J. Karl is pursuing graduate studies at the University of Florida.

CLASS NOTES CLASS Joyce Dindo ’06 married Joelle E. Kluck is pursuing Sean McKinniss ’06 on graduate studies at Cleveland Aug. 8, 2009 at St. Hilary State University in Ohio. Catholic Church in Akron, Ohio. The couple lives in Karen Phelan Kozlowski, Akron. Fishers, Ind., is an AmeriCorps VISTA Burmese refugee outreach coordinator with the Neighborhood Sarah Simpson ’04 Christian Legal Clinic in married Christopher Indianapolis, Ind. Pelfry ’06 on June 13, 2009. The couple lives in Alexander C. Kramer is Cincinnati, Ohio. pursuing graduate studies in language at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Kimberly Reid Lain, Springfield, Ohio, is an intervention specialist with the Tecumseh Local School District, Medway, Ohio. Jocelyn R. LaRoche is pursuing graduate studies at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Alicia L. Lewis, Batavia, Ohio, is a co-manager with the Kroger Co., Clermont Emily List ’07 and Steven County. Dennett ’07 married on Rayna B. Long is a resident Aug. 9, 2008. The couple director at Hiram College in lives in Enfield, Conn. Ohio. Sarah E. Matesich, Fairborn, Ohio, is an admission counselor at Wittenberg, while pursuing graduate studies at the University of Dayton. Meredith Deitsch ’07, Fadi M. and Anna Alpharetta, Ga., married Finkelstein Michael ’06, Patrick Higgins. who live in Hilliard, Ohio, have bought Formaggio, a restaurant featuring Steuvenville-style pizza on The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio. Sarah A. Norman, Independence, Ohio, is an assistant lab manager at the F.T. Stone Laboratory at The Ohio State University, Put-in- Bay, Ohio.

40 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Kelly A. Parsons, Loveland, Hearing Care, Springfield, in Memoriam Air Corps as a pilot in the Ohio, is a clinical trial Ohio. United States and the western assistant with Medpace, Pacific, attaining the rank of Ryan M. Weiss is pursuing Cincinnati, Ohio. ’29 | captain. He retired in 1985 graduate studies at the Marie Quelle Utesch died as a senior inspector with Nicholas A. Pierson is University of Pittsburgh in July 31, 2006, in Rockford, Quickway Stampings of Texas. pursuing graduate studies Pennsylvania. Ill. A former teacher at Pierce His interests included reading, at Indiana University- Emily E. Wendel is pursuing Elementary School in Chicago, music, dancing, bridge and Bloomington. her J.D. at the University of Ill., she was a devoted wife, wordworking. Christine W. Rathman is Toledo in Ohio. mother and grandmother. Ruth Stough Hessenflow, pursuing graduate studies Jessica L. Wenig teaches with Lakeland, Fla., died Feb. 4, at Washington University in the Dayton Public Schools in ’33 | 2010. A member of Alpha Xi Missouri. Ohio. Marion A. Cline, formerly Delta sorority, she retired as a Justin L. Rheubert is of Old Greenwich, Conn., teacher from the Santa Clara Kara R. Whitacre, pursuing graduate studies died Feb. 1, 2010, in Hanover, Unified School District in Hilliard, Ohio, is a in biology at Southeastern Pa. He retired as a chemical California. behavior intervention aide engineer after more than 35 Louisiana University. Florence Belleman Linville, at Nationwide Children’s years with Joseph E. Seagram formerly of Miamisburg, Ohio, Tiffany M. Rich, Springfield, Hospital, Westerville, Ohio. and Sons Inc. A member of St. passed away Nov. 7, 2007, in Ohio, is a high school John’s Lutheran Church and Janelle A. White teaches Plantation, Fla. A member of intervention specialist with the Civil War Roundtable in with the Cobb County School Chi Omega sorority, she taught the Northwestern Local Stamford, Conn., he was also a District, Kennesaw, Ga. at the Auditorium School in School District. Kentucky Colonel. Dale E. Williams III is Miamisburg, Ohio, and the Adam J. Rose is a register an assurance associate with Public Schools of Broward representative with the PricewaterhouseCoopers, ’34 | County, Fla. Western-Southern Financial Charlotte, N.C. Erna Scheiderer Cosgray, Group, Bellefontaine, Ohio. formerly of Plain City, Ohio, ’38 | Bradley M. Wilson, a passed away Nov. 10, 2009, in Lindsey A. Short is pursuing Olan W. Aughbaugh ’41S, program analyst with the U.S. Marysville, Ohio. She taught graduate studies in psychology Miamisburg, Ohio, died Dec. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, is in the local elementary schools at Brock University in Canada. 17, 2003. A member of Dorm music director and organist at surrounding Plain City, both as League, he was an ordained Kristin L. Sims teaches at St. Joseph Catholic Church, a substitute and as a full-time Lutheran minister. He served West Ashley Middle School, Dayton, Ohio. teacher for more than 50 years. St. John’s Church, Melbourne, Charleston, S.C. Her memberships included St. Ky., First English Church, John’s Lutheran Church, Plain Alison G. Stalzer is pursuing ’09 | Mansfield, Ohio, Emanuel City Book Club, the VFW graduate studies at the Mary L. Dollinger is Church, Coshocton, Ohio, Ladies Auxiliary Post 3268, and West Virginia School of pursuing her master’s degree Divinity Church, Oregon, the Ivory Chandler Circle of Osteopathic. in Spanish at the University Ohio, and Salem Ellerton Kings Daughters and Sons of of Southern California at Church, Miamisburg, Ohio, Jennifer L. Storer is pursuing Plain City. Sacramento. from where he retired in 1980. graduate studies in psychology He then served as visitation at Ohio University, Athens, Kelly A. Eggers is the ’35 | personal assistant to Jean pastor at First Lutheran Church Ohio. Lillian Gentis Brookhart, Chatzky at the TODAY Show, in Dayton, Ohio, until 1990. Halley A. Studer-Sweetman formerly of Piqua, Ohio, died New York, N.Y. Frank L. Nevius of Springfield, is pursuing graduate studies in Feb. 4, 2010, in New Carlisle, Ohio, died Sept. 1, 2009. A art at the Springfield College Cody J. Grindle, who Ohio. An active member member of St. Teresa Catholic in Massachusetts. joined the Teach for America of Grace United Methodist program, has a summer Church, she taught first grade at Church and Delta Sigma Kantaro Suzuki is pursuing position as an operations Springcreek Elementary School Phi fraternity, he served as a graduate studies in journalism director at Rice University, for 23 years. lieutenant with the U.S. Navy at Waseda University in Japan. Houston, Texas, building in the American and North Atlantic Theaters during World John M. Tiggelaar is a systems for new TFA corps ’37 | members. War II. He was the recipient of seasonal aquatic biolgist Herbert W. Eakins of North numerous awards, including with Kentucky State Nature Christopher O. Kopp, Bexley, Richland Hills, Texas, died the meritorious civilian service Preserves, Frankfort, Ky. Ohio, teaches at the Haugland Dec. 22, 2009. A member of award. In 1986, he retired from Catie J. Washburn is a Learning Center, Columbus, Peace Lutheran Church and Wright Patterson Air Force Base hearing instrument specialist Ohio. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, after 43 years as chief of the with Avada Audiology and he served with the U.S. Army technical service division.

summer 2010 41 During World War II, he served he was a volunteer and vice ’39 | ’41 | with the U.S. Army Air Corps president of the Kettering Clara Schultz Ball, formerly J. Douglas James, formerly in Europe. He was the business Beautification Commission. of Mansfield, Ohio, died May of Springfield, Ohio, died manager for the Toledo Mud CLASS NOTES CLASS Betty Jane Mount White 18, 2009, in Westerville, Ohio. Feb. 7, 2010, in Redmond, Hens baseball team and Harold, New Carlisle, Ohio, Before operating a private Ore. During World War president of Hall-Toledo before died Nov. 7, 2009. A member kindergarten for 14 years, she II, he served as a medic in founding Special Automotive of Chi Omega sorority, she taught with the Urbana Schools. the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Marketing, an automotive was the first woman from New She retired from education after He founded James Lumber service tool sales, marketing Carlisle to obtain her airplane 12 years with the Crestview Co., before building and and consulting firm. He retired pilot’s license. She owned and Local Schools. An active managing New Horizons and in 2004. His memberships managed Graphic Engineering member of Grace Episcopal Ethan Allen Manor Nursing included the Toledo Y.M.C.A., Service. She held positions with Church, she was a participant Homes in Springfield, Ohio. A the Society of Automotive the Colonial Dames of America, and supporter of area musicians, member of Christ Episcopal Engineers and the Mobile Air the Daughters of the American choruses and the symphony. Church, he volunteered at the Conditioning Society. Clark County Library after Revolution, First Families Doris A. Carey of Springfield, his retirement. He moved to Fay L. Schmacker of Fort of Clark County, the Clark Ohio, died Jan. 5, 2010. A Redmond, Ore., in 1990, where Lauderdale, Fla., passed away County Genealogy Society, the former piano teacher and he was an active member of Dec. 19, 2009. A member of Dayton Antique Study Club realtor, she retired after 30 years St. Albans Episcopal Church Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she was and the Mad River Antique of teaching and counseling and volunteered at Hospice of a bookkeeper and a flutist with Study Club. students in the Springfield, the Miami and Fort Lauderdale Redmond-Sisters. Mary Lou Blair Walshe, Columbus, Cincinnati and Symphony Orchestras. After White Plains, N.Y., passed Cleveland school districts. She Raymond R. Runser, formerly retiring, she taught flute lessons away Feb. 15, 2010. A member was a member of High Street of Lima, Ohio, died Dec. 12, to local children. United Methodist Church, 2009, in Lakeland, Fla. During of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Order of the Eastern Star and World War II, he served as a she had a lengthy career as a the American Association of first lieutenant and pilot with ’43 | flight attendant with Eastern University Women. the U.S. Army Air Corps. Ted F. Howell, Oakwood, Airlines. She was based in all Before retiring, he was an Ohio, passed away Dec. 6, their key cities and flew all their ’40 | industrial relations manager 2009. During World War II, he routes. An active volunteer in served with the U.S. Army. He her community, she served James W. Stevens, Fort with Baldwin Lima Hamilton was the founder and president as president of the Scarsdale Lauderdale, Fla., died March Corp. and manager of the engineering test lab at Clark of the Howell Equipment Co. Woman’s Club for several years. 19, 2010. During World War II, until his retirement in 1979. he served in the U.S. Army as a Equipment Co. Crane Division. His memberships included St. His broad civic interests led ’45 | captain with the 77th infantry him to numerous activities and Matthew Lutheran Church, Barbara Chatlain Scott division, quartermaster section, leadership posts. He was active Lima, Ohio, St. Paul Lutheran of Mansfield, Ohio, passed in Manila and Japan. His with the Dayton Shriners, was Church, Lakeland, Fla., Phi away Feb. 12, 2010. A former family owned and operated the a member and past chief of Kappa Psi fraternity and the employee of Westinghouse five Stevens Bakery locations Box 21 Rescue Squad, served American Legion. He also Electric Corp., she volunteered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. His on the board of directors of was president of the Fraternal with the Mansfield Schools, political career included being the Dayton chapter of the Order of Police Associates and the election board, as well as a member and mayor of the American Heart Association, commodore of the Indian Lake numerous other community Oakland Park City Council, a Oakwood Board of Health and Yacht Club. organizations throughout her member of the Broward County Oakwood Finance Committee. life. Her memberships included Commission and a Florida Francis K. Wagschal, He was the director of the First Congregational Church State senator. He served as an Burlington, N.C., died Feb. Dayton Area Civil Defense and Alpha Xi Delta sorority. officer of numerous professional 4, 2010. His memberships and had been appointed to organizations, and he was the included St. Paul’s Lutheran Gov. James Rhodes’ advisory recipient of many awards for Church and Dorm League. A commission on Emergency ’46 | his service to Broward County retired minister, he had served Medical Services. Marjorie Krayer Dolbeer, and the Republican Party. parishes in New Jersey, New formerly of Springfield, Other memberships included York and Ontario, Canada, and ’44 | Ohio, died Oct. 24, 2009, in the Anglican Church of the as secretary for social concerns Indialantic, Fla. A member of Robert D. Haber passed Resurrection, Delta Sigma Phi with the Lutheran Church in St. John’s Lutheran Church and away Feb. 9, 2010, in Dayton, fraternity, J.D. Hawkins Lodge America, New York, N.Y. Kappa Delta sorority, she was Ohio. His career was spent as a and 33rd Scottish Rite. a teacher and principal at St. chemical engineer at National John’s Preschool. She was also ’42 | Cash Register Co. A member an organist there and at Hope Charles W. Boesel, Toledo, of First Lutheran Church and Lutheran Church. She retired Ohio, died Jan. 6, 2010. Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, in 1984.

42 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES ’47 | 1970, he became chief financial ’50 | Carolyn Kuhls Taylor, officer at Tiffin Mercy Hospital formerly of Carmel, Ind., died David T.S. Halkola, Marcella Grau Frank, and held that position until Jan. 19, 2010, in Oklahoma Houghton, Mich., passed away Mansfield, Ohio, died Dec. his retirement in 1990. His City, Okla. A retired Dec. 8, 2009. During World 20, 2009. A member of Holy memberships included St. teacher, she was a volunteer War II, he served with the U.S. Trinity Lutheran Church and Joseph Catholic Church, Delta in her church’s nursery and Army in the European Theater Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she Sigma Phi fraternity, the as a Republican precinct and was held briefly as a P.O.W. served as a secretary on the American Cancer Society, committeewoman. Her Professionally, he served as a Mohican Sailing Club board for American Legion Post #169, memberships included Delta history professor and president many years. A homemaker, she Tiffin Moose Lodge #846, K Zeta sorority, the Doers Club at Suomi College. He then worked at the Marion Avenue of C #608, Tiffin Rotary Club, and the Family Support Center. joined the faculty at Michigan Market as a young woman. She Elks Lodge #94 and F.A.C.T. Technological University, loved bowling, playing bridge ultimately retiring in 1988 as Paul F. Martin, a member of and cooking. ’51 | a professor of history and was Delta Sigma Phi fraternity died Virginia Redden Aldstat, Robert N. Harter ’53S, of conferred the rank of professor April 20, 2009, in Columbus, formerly of York, Pa., died Sept. Northfield, Minn., died Feb. emeritus. He made countless Ohio. 13, 2006, in Pensacola, Fla. A 25, 2010. During World War II, public appearances on television former secretary with the Gulf David J. Morgan, Merced, he served with the U.S. Army and radio dealing with local Refining Co., she founded Calif., died Sept. 14, 2009. A Medical Corps on hospital history. A member of Gloria Hospital Account Receivable member of Alpha Tau Omega ships traveling to Australia. An Dei Lutheran Church, Phi Management Services Inc., fraternity, he served with the ordained Lutheran minister, he Gamma Delta fraternity and Pompano Beach, Fla. U.S. Army in the Panama served his first congregation in various professional and civic Canal and the Philippines Tipton, Iowa, before founding John T. Doering, San Diego, organizations, he was the author during World War II. He Hope Lutheran Church in Calif., died Jan 2, 2010. A of numerous publications in his received the Silver Star for Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He also member of St. Peter’s By the field. His commitment to state gallantry in action. His career pastored at Good Shepherd Sea Lutheran Church and Phi and local history was honored in education began with a Lutheran Church, Somerville, Kappa Psi fraternity, he served by many. teaching/coaching position in N.J., Epiphany Lutheran as a signalman aboard the U.S. Sebring, Ohio. After moving Church, Pleasantville, N.J., Navy destroyer Hopewell and ’48 | to California, he taught and and at a two-church parish atop San Diego’s Naval Supply Alice Bodiker Childers of coached basketball at schools in Kensington and Lowry, Center during the Korean War. Kettering, Ohio, passed away in the Los Gatos/San Jose area Minn. In 1982, he retired He retired after 33 years as a Nov. 29, 2009. She had retired and the Atwater/Merced area. to Northfield, Minn., where math teacher at Marston and as an elementary teacher with Following his retirement in he served as chaplain at the Dana Junior High Schools. the Bethel School District and 2000, he was inducted into the Northfield Retirement Center. Nancy Corwin Knudson, was an antique dealer at the California Basketball Hall of In later years, he was a member Visalia, Calif., passed away Springfield Flea Market. Fame. of Bethel Lutheran Church. Dec. 2, 2009. A member of Janet Krider Daugherty, Lester E. Slagle, Toledo, Edward C. Makowski died Exeter Presbyterian Church and Warren, Ohio, died May 18, Ohio, passed away, Nov. 17, Oct. 9, 2009, in Sunnyvale, Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she 2009. A member of First United 2009. A member of Beta Calif. A member of the supervised student teachers at Methodist Church and Chi Theta Pi fraternity, he was a Lutheran Church and Lambda Fresno Pacific College. Omega sorority, she retired as Lutheran minister. He served Chi Alpha fraternity, he served Helen Kohle Lehmenkuler a teacher with the Warren City as a chaplain to United States as a corporal with the U.S. of Springfield, Ohio, passed Schools. military personnel at Travis Army during World War II. away March 12, 2010. An avid Air Force Base in California, He taught social studies and gardener, she was a member of ’49 | in Pang Yang Do and Seoul, special education, and coached St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Jean Hart Fritts, Tacoma, Korea, at Richards-Gebaun athletics at Fremont Union Church and Alpha Delta Pi Wash., died Feb. 1, 2010. A Air Force Base in Missouri, High School from where he sorority. teacher and homemaker, she and with the 179th Combat retired in 1988. Support Group Unit at Paul K. Swackhamer passed owned an apple orchard. Her Betty Cole Stemple, formerly Mansfield Air Force Base in away at his home in Santa memberships included Trinity of Springfield, Ohio, died Ohio. Additional places of Barbara, Calif., Nov. 11, 2009. Lutheran Church and Chi Jan. 30, 2010, in Pickerington, ministry included Divinity, A member of Phi Kappa Psi Omega sorority. Ohio. She taught music to Martin Luther and Glenwood fraternity, he served with the special-needs students at Town Walter E. Hammond, formerly Lutheran Churches in Toledo, U.S. Army in Japan during and Country Day School for of Tiffin, Ohio, and Chandler, Ohio, Baltic Lutheran Parishes, World War II. He was awarded 20 years. Her memberships Ariz., died Jan. 23, 2010, in East Union Lutheran Church, the WWII Victory Medal and included First Baptist Church, Piqua, Ohio. During World Wooster, Ohio, and Trinity Army of Occupation Medal. Alpha Delta Pi sorority and War II, he served with the Lutheran Church, Wauseon, He lived in Ohio, Michigan, Elderly United. U.S. Army in the Pacific. In Ohio. Wisconsin and Texas before

summer 2010 43 settling in Santa Barbara H. Joseph Slusser, formerly of Wellness Center, counseling the honorary title of Pastor in 1974, where he was sales North Fort Meyers and Venice, individuals with lung cancer. Emeritus at St. Thomas Church manager for Delco Electronics. Fla., died Nov. 16, 2009, in in Bloomington. He was an While working in Houston, Nazareth, Pa. A member of active supporter of many social CLASS NOTES CLASS ’54 | Texas, he became involved with Dorm League, he served as a Virginia “Ginny” Dixon and environmental causes, and the aerospace program which yeoman third class with the Carlisle, Springfield, Ohio, a champion for the civil rights made him a significant and U.S. Navy from 1945-47. As a died Dec. 23, 2009. A member of marginalized populations. influential part of the Mercury, Lutheran minister, he served of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, He was the recipient of the first Gemini and Apollo space Trinity Evangelical Lutheran she worked as a nurse at annual distinguished service missions. Church, Hecktown, Pa., Community Hospital and award given by the National Zion Stone Union and Good taught nursing, religion and Lutheran Church Campus ’52 | Shepherd Lutheran Churches, career counseling at Clark Ministry, which included a Richard G. Eisemann died Kreidersville, Pa., and three State Community College. She grant for a study sabbatical in Feb. 7, 2010, at his home in small congregations in the also served as associate pastor Italy, Switzerland and England. Dushore, Pa., area. Morehead City, N.C. During at Northminster Presbyterian John S. Pflueger Jr., Akron, World War II, he served with Robert V. Ward of Church, was active in campus Ohio, passed away March the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Poughkeepsie, N.Y., died Oct. ministry at Clark State 22, 2010. During the Korean Randolph and Houston. As a 23, 2009. A member of Delta Community College and served War, he served with the U.S. Lutheran minister, he served Sigma Phi fraternity, he served in several capacities in the Navy. Before his retirement, Lucas Lutheran Parish and as a quartermaster with the Miami Presbytery. he was vice president of sales Trinity Lutheran Church of U.S. Navy in the Pacific during David R. Collins, a longtime and advertising with Pflueger Ashland, Ohio. In 1961, he World War II. After teaching Clark County resident, recently Fishing Tackle. Following entered the U.S. Air Force as at public schools, he began of Cable, Ohio, died Jan. 6, his retirement, he continued a military chaplain at seven serving as a guidance counselor 2010, in Urbana, Ohio. A his business career at Ken- state-side bases, two European and taught history, psychology, former prosecuting attorney Ed Cabinet Co. Inc. His assignments and two bases in sociology and reading at the with the City of Springfield, memberships included Phi the Orient. In 1988, he retired New York Military Academy. he was a well known amateur Kappa Psi fraternity, many with the rank of lieutenant archaeologist who made several fishing organizations, the colonel. During his post- ’53 | important discoveries during U.S. Power Squadron, the Les military years, he remained Cleva Koch Foerster of his years in the field. Also Cheneaux Club, Pine Valley involved in community service Algonac, Mich., died Jan. an expert on early American Trout Club and Hill & Dale. and as a chaplain for various 12, 2009. A member of the antiques, he resided for many organizations. He received the Lutheran Church and Gamma years at the historic Hunt ’55 | Governor’s Medallion Award Phi Beta sorority, she was a family home. He was a member Margaret Jud Davis, Erie, Pa., for volunteer service. After child development advisor and of the Urbana Swedenborgian died Jan. 6, 2010. She had been moving back to North Carolina, teacher most recently with the Church. a physical education teacher he served four parishes as Bethany Learning Center. with the Erie School District interim pastor and was honored Walter F. Johnson passed for 23 years before retiring as “Pastor Emeritus” at Shirley Landon Lantz, away Dec. 15, 2009, in in 1979. Her memberships Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Columbus, Ohio, died Jan. Bloomington, Ind. He served included first United Methodist Church in Atlantic Beach. 19, 2010. A former fashion many communities as pastor, Church, Gridley Chapter #324 model, she worked as an including Trinity Lutheran Joseph J. Piteo, Wyandotte, OES, Daughter of the Nile, insurance rater at Northwestern Church, Canton, Ohio, Our Mich., died Jan. 31, 2010. An Ladies Oriental Shrine and the National Insurance and at Ohio Savior’s Lutheran Church, Tyler, excellent draftsman, he was American Red Cross. Wesleyan University. She was Texas, First English Lutheran a tool and die designer and a member of Alpha Delta Pi Church, Cleveland, Ohio, Roger L. Schneider ’67 M.Ed., cost estimator at Dana Corp. sorority. Christ Church and Lutheran Springfield, Ohio, passed away and the Ford Motor Co. Over Campus Ministry, Athens, Dec. 13, 2009. After serving the years, he owned several Marion “Kitty” Leedom Ohio, the Lutheran Campus as a specialist 4 with the U.S. businesses and rental properties, Driehorst Simpson, formerly Center, Champaign, Ill., and Army in Italy from 1955-57, he including the Allen Park of Columbus, Ohio, and St. Thomas Lutheran Church, entered the field of education. Laundromat, Brighton Nursery Sarasota, Fla., passed away Feb. Bloomington, Ind. Following He taught science in the Boone and Garden Center, and the 4, 2010, in Gahanna, Ohio. an early retirement for health County School District in Rockery Bar and Grill. He She taught business education reasons in 1995, he was a Kentucky before coming to was a member of St. Stanislaus at Worthington and Upper part-time mission director in the Tecumseh School District Kostka Church and Delta Arlington High Schools and Indiana and Kentucky for the in New Carlisle, Ohio. He Sigma Phi fraternity. was past president of the Ohio Evangelical Lutheran Church taught 7th grade science and Business Teachers Association. in America. He retired again was principal of Medway, A member of Kappa Delta in 1998. In 2005, he was given McAdams and Donnelsville sorority, she volunteered at the

44 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Elementary Schools. He also with Workers Compensation. ’60 | Church and her community, was director of personnel in A volunteer floor manager at she was a volunteer at Wayne E. Thompson, Murray, the district and retired from the Kuss Auditorium, he was Community Hospital for many Ky., died Jan. 3, 2010. A former the Clark County Board of a member of First Lutheran years. employee of North American Education as a director with a Church and the Noon Optimist Aviation, Columbus, Ohio, he Hannah Long Dixon of total of 33 years in education. Club. retired as a tool designer. Springfield, Ohio, died His memberships included Pi Jan. 13, 2010. She taught in Kappa Alpha fraternity, ORTA, ’58 | the Springfield City School the Clark County Retired ’61 | Kathleen Gaver Levin, District for 35 years and Teachers Assoc., the Medway Donald W. Beatty of Estero, formerly of Wyckoff, N.J., served on the Springfield City Area Historical Society and the Fla., passed away Nov. 25, 2009. and Naples, Fla., died in School Board for nine years. Stein Club of Dayton. A member of St. Andrews 1984. A member of Delta Her memberships included Presbyterian Church and Beta Zeta sorority, she was a former Plattsburg United Church of Theta Pi fraternity, he was ’56 | home economics teacher and a Christ and Kappa Delta sorority. the executive director of the Harold G. Otley, Bentleyville, homemaker. Government Finance Officers Pa., died May 31, 2009. He was Richard A. Shank, formerly Association, Chicago, Ill. He ’64 | a member of Dorm League. of Springfield, Ohio, died Jan. then worked in the government E. Christopher Wallingford, Lillian Fisher Schnabel, 16, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. public funds department with Honesdale, Pa., died Feb. formerly of Troy, Ohio, died A member of Upper Arlington the Northern Trust Bank. He 13, 2010. Professionally he Feb. 17, 2010, in North Fort Lutheran Church, he served as moved to Newport Beach, had been a carpenter, realtor, Myers, Fla. She spent her an electronic technician with Calif., where he was with the supervisor and secretary for career as a case manager at the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Irving Trust Bank. He retired Mansfield Township, art the Miami County Board Henley during the Korean War. in 2004. director of Gray Advertising of Mental Retardation and He was a teacher and basketball in Manhattan, and had served Developmental Disabilities coach at Shawnee High School ’62 | the fire companies of Rockville (Riverside of Miami County.) and the principal at Hustead Centre and Equinunk. Clifford J. McRae, Golden, She served on many boards Elementary School. Before his An active member of his Colo., died Dec. 1, 2009. A and committees and was a final retirement, he had a career community, he was a member member of Phi Mu Delta member of many organizations, in sales. of Equinunk United Methodist fraternity, he began his including St. Luke Lutheran Church and the Pike-Wayne career at Proctor and Gamble, Church, Gamma Phi Beta Pennsylvania Board of Realtors. ’59 | Cincinnati, Ohio. He then sorority, the Troy Music Club, John T. Keister III of Mira held leadership positions at the Association for Retarded Loma, Calif., died Feb. 11, Monroe Auto Equipment Co., ’65 | Citizens, RT Industries and 2010. After serving with the Monroe, Mich., Skil Tools, Susan Wenninger Green, University Women. She U.S. Navy, he worked with the Skokie, Ill., and Snap-On Tools, Lexington, Ky., passed away received many awards and California Youth Authority and Kenosha, Wis. He founded IT Dec. 19, 2009. A member of honors including being named the California Highway Patrol. Strategies, a consulting firm in St. Michael’s Episcopal Church “Miss Springfield” in 1956 He retired from the Highway Evergreen, Colo., from where he and Chi Omega sorority, she and the Ohio Department of Patrol in 1987 with 20 years retired. He loved building and was a teacher at Charter Ridge. Mental Retardation’s “Mother of service. His memberships remodeling, which led to his of the Year.” included the Lutheran Church, volunteer work with Habitat for ’66 | the Boy Scouts of America and Humanity. Mary Blue Eichelberger, ’57 | Lions Club International. Springfield, Ohio, died Jan. Gayle Henderson Ernst of Louis A. Vogelsang of ’63 | 20, 2010. She was employed Scotsdale, Ariz., passed away Largo, Fla., passed away Garnet Rice Sharp Brubaker, by General Materials before on Nov. 17, 2009. A member March 27, 2010. In the early Springfield, Ohio, passed away beginning her teaching career of La Casa de Cristo Lutheran 1960s, he served with the U.S. Feb. 1, 2010. An educator with at Pitchin Elementary School. Church and Gamma Phi Beta Army National Guard. His the Springfield City Schools, She retired after 25 years from sorority, she enjoyed gardening, memberships included Anona she taught for 14 years at Possum Elementary School. mystery novels and quantum United Methodist Church and Fulton Elementary School Her memberships include physics. Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He before transferring to Grayhill Pitchin United Methodist Jon E. Fish died Jan. 31, 2010, retired as a sales representative Elementary School. She was Church, Rising Star Council in Springfield, Ohio. He served with Cromer Co.-Hanes, instrumental in starting the of the Daughters of America, with the U.S. Army during the Miami, Fla. Chapter 1 preschool programs Farm Bureau, Ohio Reading years 1951-53 and was also a for both schools, which won Association, Champaign veteran of the Ohio National state and national awards while County Quilting Guild, local Guard. At one time he was she was facilitator. An active garden clubs and numerous supervisor of underwriting member of First Christian educational associations.

summer 2010 45 Joyce Bradow Juergens, she was a highly regarded for developing a jump rope ’80 | Springfield, Ohio, passed away educator in Ohio for 30 years routine that enhanced students’ Peggy Beach Pell, Columbus, Feb. 21, 2010. She taught at as a teacher, reading specialist, coordination skills. In 1978, Ohio, died Feb. 6, 2010. She Fairmoor Elementary School, she received the Ohio Special CLASS NOTES CLASS curriculum coordinator and was employed in the radiology Columbus, Ohio, and Snowhill a regional director of teacher Education Teacher Award, and department at Riverside Elementary School, Springfield, development for the State of in 1980 she received the Ohio Memorial Hospital. Her Ohio. Also a counselor at South Ohio. During this time, she Mother of the Year Award from memberships included Grove High School, Roosevelt Middle was president of the Ohio Gov. James Rhodes. She was City Church of the Nazarene School and Ridgewood School chapter of the International later inducted into the Ohio and the Columbus All-Breed in Springfield, she owned Reading Association. Most Women’s Hall of Fame in 1985 Training Club. Joy’s Western Wear, Bridal recently, she was the lead by Gov. Richard Celeste. In Joy and Joy’s Tux Shop. Her coordinator in the office 1955, she was selected Mrs. memberships included First of clinical experiences for Champaign County, and in ’84 | Lutheran Church, Lutheran the college of education at 1997 she received an Alumni L’Dean W. Radloff, Community Services and Law East Carolina University Citation from Wittenberg. Springfield, Ohio, passed away Wives. in Greenville, N.C. Her July 25, 2009. A member of memberships included First ’74 | Trinity Lutheran Church, he ’67 | Presbyterian Church and Delta joined the U.S. Air Force in Dessie Danielson Bursh of 1952, retiring after 26 years of Clifford R. “Kip” Baldon died Gamma sorority. West Chester, Ohio, died Feb. service. Following his military Nov. 18, 2006, at his home in Judith A. Peters, Mountain 3, 2010. A member of Kappa career, he worked at Wright Kalamazoo, Mich. An inventor View, Calif., died Oct. 9, 1998. Delta sorority, she was the Patterson Air Force Base. and a creator, he was the author A member of Kappa Delta former restaurant manager of of numerous songs, stories and Angelique Stover Tilford, sorority, she had been a legal the Jefferson Hill Tea Room in poems. Springfield, Ohio, died Feb. 11, secretary with Wilson, Sonsini, Naperville, Ill. 2010. A second grade teacher Charles E. Voit Jr., Noblesville, Goodrich and Rosati in Palo at Horace Mann Elementary Ind., passed away Nov. 20, Alto, Calif. ’76 | School for 25 years, she was a 2009. An ordained Lutheran Joanne L. Kuebler, Cleveland, member of Alpha Delta Kappa minister, he served several ’70 | Ohio, passed away Feb. 18, sorority and served as secretary churches in Indiana during his Roger F. Nicodemus, 2007. A member of Brecksville of the Springfield Education career. A member of Mystic Tie Frederick, Md., died Feb. 22, United Church of Christ and Assoc. She had her HAM radio Masonic Lodge and the Scottish 1999. A former senior EDP Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she license, and she was a member Rite in Indianapolis, Ind., he audit officer with the Farmers was a teacher and coach at of the Independent Radio Assoc. had a passion for woodworking. and Mechanics National Pleasant Valley School in Parma, and the Dayton Amateur Radio Bank, he served as a member Ohio. Assoc. ’68 | of the board of directors of the Roger A. Mahan died Sept. Fredericktowne Players Inc. ’79 | ’85 | 28, 2009, at his home in Lower Raymond W. Vikander, Clarence J. Schueler Jr. of Bradley D. Youse passed Saucon Township, Pa. He was Arlington, Va., died Dec. 27, Tullahoma, Tenn., died Feb. 4, away Nov. 30, 2009, in the former owner/operator of 2009. A member of Phi Mu 2010. During World War II, Shelby, Ohio. An orthopedic the Hellertown McDonalds for Delta fraternity, he served he served with the U.S. Army surgeon specializing in sports many years. with the U.S. Air Force specialized training program medicine, he practiced with Barbara McIntire Wilt, in communications at the before enlisting with the U.S. Richland Orthopedic Surgery Springfield, Ohio, died March White House during the Ford Air Force. A sergeant, he was a Inc. He also served as team 6, 2010. She spent her career administration. As a senior cryptographer technician and physician with the Shelby City teaching students in the software engineer with VGS teletype operator in Tokyo, Schools sports teams and as an Greenon Local School district, Inc., Fairfax, Va., he was Japan. He spent most of his assistant team physician with retiring in 1995 from Enon involved with many projects for career involved in wind tunnel the Lexington Local Schools. Elementary School. Active the Department of Defense. testing, retiring in 1990 as As a member of the American with the family dairy farm, she vice president of Sverdrup Medical Association, he held enjoyed boating, learning and ’73 | Technology. He held positions numerous specialty medical and reading. Lucille Gregg Middleton with many professional professional affiliations, both of Cable, Ohio, died July organizations and was a locally and nationwide. He had ’69 | 29, 2009. She taught and member of Faith Lutheran a love of outdoor activities and Nancy Miller Houston passed coached special education Church, Habitat for Humanity extreme sports. students for a total of 34 years. and Rotary Club. away Dec. 31, 2009 at her home in Chocowinity, N.C. Before In 1976, she was awarded moving to North Carolina, a Special Olympics Award from Eunice Kennedy Shriver

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calendarevents calendar of calendarevents events

August

19-21 New Student Days 22 Fall Semester Begins 31 Opening Convocation – New Wittenberg Provost Rick Fairbanks, 11 a.m., Weaver Chapel

September ’04

CE 2 Student Activities Fair and Picnic – 5 p.m., Chapel Lawn En 17-19 Family Weekend Erin P New Student Days, Aug. 19-21 22 Witt Series – The Fred R. Leventhal Family Endowed Lecture – Jonathan Safran Foer, author, 7:30 p.m., HPER Center

October 7-10 Mainstage Production – 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday, Chakeres Memorial Theatre 8-10 Homecoming Weekend 8 Wittenberg Symphonic Band Concert – 7:30 p.m., Weaver Chapel 12 Witt Series – Diavolo Dance Troupe – 7:30 p.m., Kuss Auditorium, ’04

CE Clark State Performing Arts Center En 18-19 Fall Break Erin P

Opening Convocation, Aug. 31 29 Wittenberg Chamber Concert – 7:30 p.m., Krieg Hall 30 Faculty Artist Recital – Jessica McCormack, soprano, 4 p.m., Krieg Hall 31 Witt Series – Festival Choral Eucharist for the Reformation – 7:30 p.m., Weaver Chapel

november

TBD Witt Series – The Kenneth H. Sauer Luther Symposium – 7:30 p.m 19 Opera Studio – Cabaret, 7:30 p.m., Krieg Hall 21 Wittenberg Chamber Orchestra Concert – 3 p.m., Weaver Chapel 22 Wittenberg Flute Choir Concert – 7:30 p.m., Krieg Hall TT An G

iE 24-26 Thanksgiving Break

rOBB 30 Witt Series – The William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture – Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 8-10 Claudia Koonz, Duke University, historian, 7:30 p.m.

summer 2010 47 ONS EFLECT i R reflectionsreflections reflections

A Wittenberg Moment Mark Ehlers ’81 Credits University For Life’s Success emotion, struck by the beauty splendor sometimes fails to acknowledge and power of the moment. the simple and gentle confines of places I left Wittenberg nearly 30 like Wittenberg. years ago, though in many I have few regrets over the paths I have ways it never left me and chosen and choices I have made, and continues to occupy a warm I realize that, in some respects, I may

place in my heart. Perhaps I have outgrown Wittenberg – when I

so appreciated the Wittenberg graduated in 1981, I was ready to move Choir on Saturday night because on – but part of me never left. When I I have often considered my time spotted the Wittenberg banner upon at Wittenberg as among the entering the church narthex on Saturday best four years of my life. At night and set my eyes on the bright red Wittenberg, life was fun and and white gowns of the Wittenberg fulfilling, the days vivid and Choir, I felt a rush of pride about where fresh, friendships came easy, and my Wittenbe rg journey has led me in life I never felt alone. On the night and my connection to this grand place. I very few years, the Wittenberg of graduation, while others celebrated, I felt at home. EUniversity Choir passes through quietly cried, anguished by the thought To this day, when I think of Wittenberg, town as part of a tour through the that life would never be as free and easy I feel an occasional twinge of sadness, a northeastern United States. Andrea again. I loved Wittenberg and knew even longing for the days of my youth, when and I saw them perform Saturday night, then that it was an experience never to be my whole life stood before me, my dreams March 6, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church replicated in life’s subsequent stages. Yet, unlimited, and my ideals untainted. in Ardmore, Pa. I have seen the choir as I sat in the pews of St. Paul’s church, There is very little I would change about

“if my children can experience in their college years even half of the joy, the fun, the learning, and the sense of fulfillment thati found during my four years at Wittenberg, i will sleep soundly.”

perform several times over the years, I could not remember once having seen Wittenberg and my experiences there. I and every time I leave feeling blessed, the choir perform during my years at know that I am blessed with a family, spiritually uplifted and culturally Wittenberg. Sometimes we appreciate faith and career, and that is due in no enriched. The collective sounds of these only later in life the things we so often small part to my days at Wittenberg. young people’s voices are beautiful, overlooked in the past. If my children can experience in their a mosaic of harmony and acoustic In reality, there has been so much college years even half of the joy, the fun, perfection. And while they always sound more to life since I left college. I headed the learning, and the sense of fulfillment glorious, on Saturday they were really to Washington, D.C., and later to that I found during my four years at quite spectacular. During the singing Philadelphia, places full of history and Wittenberg, I will sleep soundly knowing of “When I Survey the Wondrous Cr oss” culture and excitement. I became an they are on the right path, journeying (arranged by Gilbert Martin), I turned accomplished lawyer and prosecutor. I forward to a life complete. n and noticed Andrea overcome with embraced a larger world, which in its – Mark Ehlers ’81

48 Wittenberg Magazine Finding Hope Through The Fund

“Without fi nancial and scholarship support, i, along with hundreds of students like me, would never have the opportunity to know and enjoy the wonderful academic opportunity Wittenberg provides to all its students. Perhaps i can appreciate those opportunities better than most. i grew up in the former Soviet state of Uzbekistan where i was among a religious and ethnic minority that makes up only 7 percent of the population. in addition to that disadvantage, being a woman meant that, for me, there was no hope of furthering my education.

Wittenberg off ered me the chance to become all iever dreamed – to study molecular biology and help develop the great medicines of the future. My mother and brother had a hard time accepting my decision to leave and come to America, but the yearning for education was burning within me. Because of generous gifts like yours, i am the fi rst in my family to ever attend college. One doesn’t have to be from far away to have such dreams and ambitions or to feel the desire to grow and learn. nor do students have to be from far away countries to share the great concern about how to pay for their education. These dreams and worries are present everywhere. The need for support – and the promise that support off ers – are very real, very great and very urgent. The Wittenberg Fund makes an education here possible. Wittenberg has literally given me my freedom. For others, the journey may not be as dramatic or adventurous, but the value of your gifts make no less an impact on hundreds of lives. Thank you for what you have done, and please give generously to The Wittenberg Fund.” Anjelika Gasilina ’10, biochemistry/molecular biology major, Russian and Central Eurasian Studies minor THE WITTENBERG FUND Wittenberg University • P.O. Box 720 • Springfi eld, OH 45501-0720 • (937) 327-7419 • [email protected] summer 2010 49 non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAiD Columbus, OH Wittenberg University Permit no. 4416 Ward Street at North Wittenberg Avenue Post Office Box 720 Springfield, Ohio 45501-0720

Fulbright-rich Faculty George Hudson, professor of political science, and Heather Wright, assistant professor of political science, are the latest in a long line of Fulbright Award winners at Wittenberg.

See story online at www.wittenberg.edu/fulbright. ’04 CE En Erin P