The Magazine of Wittenberg University Spring 2012

Keeping a Promise Creating a New Educational Model One Community at a Time Wittenberg Magazine is published three times a year by Wittenberg University, Office of University Communications.

Editor Director of University Communications Karen Saatkamp Gerboth ’93

Graphic Designer Deb Slater Bridge Communications

Director of News Services and Sports Information Ryan Maurer

Photo Editor Erin Pence ’04

Coordinator of University Communications Phyllis Eberts ’00

Class Notes Editor Charyl Castillo

Contributors Gabrielle Antoniadis Aaron Moore ’12

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On the cover: Students at Lincoln Elementary School in Springfield take pride in what they can achieve thanks to a collaborative educational initiative in which Wittenberg plays a prominent role. See story page 22. Photo by Erin Pence ’04

ii Wittenberg Magazine Wittenberg Battleships, the ultimate water contest, brought students together, March 21, as part of the university's Witt Wednesday event series sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement. Photo by Erin Pence ’04

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16 Distinguished Teacher Steve Reynolds, professor of theatre and dance, finds a glove-fit in his field as he inspires students and alumni.

18 Inside Out Students discover common ground behind barred windows thanks to national program and one philosophy professor.

22 Keeping a Promise New educational initiative unites Wittenberg, a community and the young minds at Lincoln Elementary.

Departments 4 From the President 5 Around Myers Hollow 10 Campus Notes 12 Education 13 Witt World 14 Tiger Sports 26 Alumni World 47 Calendar of Events 48 Reflections

spring 2012 3 Wittenberg University Board of Directors A Fond Farewell

esident fter seven wonderful years and more than 20 columns, it is Mr. William H. Barton Jr. ’71 Pr tougher than I had imagined to craft this, my final article for Bronxville, N.Y. e A h

t the alumni magazine. How do I condense all those wonderful Mr. Wesley C. Bates ’70 moments, the countless thank yous, and a few parting thoughts Marco Island, Fla. om Mr. David L. Boyle ’69 into my final words? Greenwich, Conn. Fr r Let me begin by saying how honored and humbled I am to

Mr. Stephen R. Buchenroth ’70 ette have been the president of Wittenberg for these past seven years. Worthington, Ohio l This is a great place, an extraordinary place, a place that changes Mr. Glenn C. Christenson ’71 lives. I see the transformative impact this place has on our students Henderson, Nev. every day. I greet them on their very first day, and I hand them their

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G diploma four years later as they cross the stage in Commencement Springfield, Ohio b Hollow. I can’t imagine a more privileged seat – working with Mrs. Jennifer Sauer Cooperider ’81 Ro BIE amazing students, an incredible faculty, great staff and committed Sylvania, Ohio alumni. It has truly been a “calling” for me, and I have loved every moment. The Rev. Jonathan L. Eilert ’93 Loveland, Ohio Every Commencement, I provide a “shout out” in my presidential comments to members of Dr. Mark H. Erickson the graduating class who have distinguished themselves. In this column, I thought I would repeat Springfield, Ohio that tradition by “shouting out” to a few members of this community who have been among the The Rev. Bradley A. Gee true stars of the last seven years. I think first of Bob ’63 and Lynn Ness ’64. They don’t come any Farmington, Mich. better than the Nesses. This couple quite simply embodies the values of Wittenberg, and their Mr. James J. Henson ’75 passion for this place is unmatched. Their philanthropy has been a model for others to emulate, Columbus, Ohio but so has their engagement. Their wise counsel and friendship has been a true blessing. Dr. Elizabeth A. Hunter ’69 I think also of Ann McGree, the ID checker at the CDR. Ann loves her work, and she knows Fairfield, Ohio virtually every student by name – and they love her! Ann teaches all of us a lesson about the Mrs. Alicia Sweet Hupp ’82 Springfield, Ohio importance of the “passion and attitude” we bring to our work. And then there is Kenny Lake, carpenter foreman, who hasn’t found a problem he can’t solve, Mr. Douglas E. Kentfield ’78 Garden City, NY and, like Ann, brings an energy and enthusiasm to his work that endears him to all. Kenny is also The Rev. Dr. Marcus C. Lohrmann a hugger. When I interviewed for president in 2004, I asked Kenny what he was looking for in a Sylvania, Ohio president, and his answer was “someone who would give him a hug.” So any time I see Kenny we Dr. Wendall Lutz ’66 make a point to hug, and those hugs have sustained me for the last seven years. Tucson, A riz. We also have a faculty I would put up against any faculty in the country when it comes to Mr. John P. McDaniel ’64 developing meaningful relationships that help our students reach their full potential. The number Highland, Md. of “stars” on this faculty is large, but I will name just one, Bob Davis, professor of English. Bob Mrs. Sarah Hagen McWilliams ’88 cares deeply about every student in his class, and it shows in the way he pushes his students Millboro, Va. beyond their own expectations to become not just extraordinary writers, but also deep thinkers. Mr. Frederick B. Mitchell ’69 Chicago, Ill. He models the unselfish commitment of our faculty to “go the extra mile” and develops lifelong Mr. Thomas Murray relationships with many of his students. Columbus, Ohio There are countless individuals I must thank for their support of me and their commitment Dr. Michael A. Senich ’74 to this place. When I began this column, I knew I was taking a risk by naming only five individuals. Midland, Texas But my goal was not to focus only on these five – as great as they are – but rather to use them Mr. Lewis W. Shaw II ’66 to provide the human faces for the tapestry that is the incredible “fabric” of Wittenberg, a place Dallas, Texas where values are central, caring is the norm, and students’ lives are changed every day. Bob, Lynn, Dr. Albert K.W. Siu Ann, Kenny and Bob represent the best of Wittenberg, but they are joined by many others. Carlisle, Mass. As I prepare to head back to the Lehigh Valley (my home for 22 years prior to Wittenberg) Mr. Rick Sterling ’69 to assume the presidency of Northampton Community College, a college of 36,000 students Lafayette, Colo. committed to community engagement and access, I am excited and ready for my next “calling.” The Rev. Paul F. Swartz ’65 Indianapolis, Ind. But it is also a bittersweet moment as I leave Wittenberg and all of you, my extended family. Mr. Martin J. Uhle ’85 Thank you for your friendship, your caring and your support. You have enriched my life and the Rocky River, Ohio life of my family in so many ways. There will always be a huge spot in our hearts for Wittenberg. Mr. Charles D. Weller ’70 So, please stay in touch, and remember my mantra, “Nothing but the best is good enough for Stamford, Conn. Wittenberg!” Dr. Ronald C. Woods ’69 Ann Arbor, Mich. Warm regards, Mr. James R. Wymer '77 Westlake, Ohio Mrs. Dona D. Young Cincinnati, Ohio Mark H. Erickson, President

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University Names Laurie Joyner As 14th President he Wittenberg University Board of enhance the common good.” TDirectors has unanimously elected As vice president for planning and Laurie M. Joyner as the university’s dean of the college at Rollins, Joyner is 14th president effective July 1. Joyner is a member of the President’s Cabinet and currently vice president for planning and provides leadership for campus-wide dean of the college at Rollins College in strategic planning and student success Winter Park, Fla. She will become the initiatives. She serves as senior student first female president of the 167-year-old affairs officer, overseeing all aspects of national liberal arts university in Ohio. student life, support services, high-impact “Dr. Joyner represents an ideal fit for educational practices and athletics at the the challenges and opportunities facing college, which currently enrolls more than Wittenberg,” said David L. Boyle ’69, 3,000 students. chair of the Board of Directors, chair of Prior to her current position, Joyner the presidential search committee. “Her served as interim vice president for exemplary qualifications along with her academic affairs and provost, overseeing student-centered, data-driven approach undergraduate and graduate education ’04 e to problem solving, and uncompromising and student affairs spanning three schools. P r commitment to the liberal arts clearly In this position, she initiated a campus- E innce resonated with the Wittenberg wide plan to improve student retention, oversaw college curricular initiatives, the community, and we are thrilled that she created the office of student success and administration of academic policies and has agreed to lead Wittenberg forward. assisted with the establishment of a new procedures, and the assessment of student The search committee and the Board College of Professional Studies. learning outcomes. Joyner also developed were also impressed with Dr. Joyner’s Joyner also served as dean of the faculty and implemented a comprehensive first- enthusiasm for Wittenberg’s mission and at Rollins from 2007-2010. During this year experience program and faculty appreciation for the quality of education time, she enhanced faculty development, development initiatives. provided to our students, both inside and supported the integration of curricular A native of New Orleans, Joyner outside the classroom.” and co-curricular efforts to strengthen graduated magna cum laude from “I am honored to be selected to student learning, and established the Loyola University New Orleans and lead Wittenberg University at this office of grants and contracts to assist earned master’s and doctoral degrees important time in its history,” Joyner faculty and staff seeking external in sociology from Tulane University. said. “Wittenberg was attractive to me funding. She also secured resources to Her election as president follows a for its commitment to the liberal arts support the development of a strategic seven-month search process conducted within the context of an inclusive, person- faculty compensation system and led by a 17-member search committee centered academic community. Educating implementation of a “Maymester” term comprised of current and emeritus students in the Lutheran tradition to meet student needs while generating directors, faculty and staff members, one of service emphasizes the intellectual, new resources. student and an alumni representative that social and ethical dimensions of student Before joining Rollins, Joyner served reviewed the candidacies of more than development. In this way, Wittenberg as associate dean in the College of 60 applicants. The search was led by the helps students discover their purpose and Arts and Sciences at Loyola University national executive search firm Isaacson, better understand their responsibility to New Orleans. In this capacity, she Miller. n

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My and singing abroad is an important component to a strong choral program ound at any university.” Ar Thirty-three members of the Wittenberg Choir participated in the tour, which included stops at the new Holocaust Memorial Museum in Berlin and the Buchenwald Concentration Work Camp. As part of the Martin Luther focus, Famed Choir Follows Luther’s Footsteps the choir also visited homes, churches and places of sanctuary where Luther lived With its long and illustrious history of the Luther 2017, 500 Years of Reformation, and worked. n passing its light on to others close to home 2012 Year of Music, part of a 10-year and on an international scale, the widely celebration of the 500th anniversary acclaimed Wittenberg Choir traced the of Martin Luther’s 95 theses and the path of Martin Luther by singing in the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. churches where he preached, May 13-May “Since this is a huge year in the 22. The special European tour marked celebration of Martin Luther, the the 50th anniversary of the choir’s first Reformation and the music of Luther, it European tour. seemed like the perfect fit for connecting Director Adam Con chose to tour to the historical roots of our university,” Germany in 2012 to coincide with said Con, who also directs choral activities

Alumni Remember Two Professors In an effort to ensure that future Busarow, director of the Wittenberg generations understand the powerful, Choir. inspiring teaching that takes place at Gerrard passed away after a long battle Wittenberg, alumni have joined to create with diabetes on April 21, 2010, and two scholarships for two late professors: Busarow passed away Oct. 24, 2011, Thomas Gerrard, professor emeritus after a battle with cancer. Alumni have In Service to Humanity of geology and the 1984 recipient of consistently contributed to the funds, Award-Winning Photojournalist the Alumni Association Award for which will be used to allow more students Shares Stories Distinguished Teaching, and Donald to attend Wittenberg in their memory. n ith a special focus on exposing human UN Invites Senior to Participate in Practicum Wrights violations, internationally renowned photojournalist Ron Haviv has Already actively engaged on campus, including serving as a covered conflict and other humanitarian crises sexual assault advocate and founding Women in Power, Hanna around the world since the end of the Cold Franck-Larsson ’12 was also one of only 20 women students War. He documented the aftermath of Sept. 11, selected from across the United States to participate in the the war in Afghanistan and the overthrow of United Nations-sponsored Practicum on the Commission Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Most recently, he has on the Status of Women in New York earlier this year. The documented wars in Darfur and the DR Congo. Practicum offered an opportunity to observe how the United From March 13-15, students had the Nations works to address issues requiring multilateral opportunity to learn from Haviv during the engagement and coordinated action. Wittenberg Series-sponsored Visual Artist “I believe that the knowledge and capacities of women are in Residency. Presented with support from often neglected in our world today, and that society is at a loss WDPR 88.1-FM and WYSO 91.3-FM, Haviv’s when cutting half of its human resources off,” she says. “To me, residency included a public lecture on campus

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Empty Bowls Helps Area Hungry The lines extended throughout the $36,000. Proceeds go to Second Harvest Benham-Pence Student Center well before Food Bank, which provides food supplies the doors opened for the 18th Empty to the poor and homeless throughout Bowls fundraiser on March 22, a testament Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties. to the beloved community tradition A total of 1,012 ceramic bowls were that the event has become. Hosted by thrown for the event using a pottery Wittenberg’s Department of Art and wheel and then trimmed, fired and Catholic Social Charities, with support glazed throughout the year by volunteers, from local sponsors and donors, Empty including students, university faculty Bowls raised more than $36,000 this year and staff members, and Springfield to feed the hungry in the local community. community members. Participants then It was the second straight year that paid $15 for a handcrafted bowl and Wittenberg’s Empty Bowls event exceeded access to a soup, salad and bread buffet. n

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World from 1989-2012” and “Haiti, January c rtesy 23, 2010.” to Wittenberg, Germany, to A co-founder of VII, whose work is published participate in a special tree planting, by Fortune, The NY Times Magazine, Time and photo at right, which is connected Vanity Fair, among others, Haviv has published to a larger “Luther Garden” project two critically acclaimed collections of his in Wittenberg, Germany, in which photography – Blood and Honey: A Balkan War 500 trees are being planted. A few Journal, and Afghanistan: On the Road to Kabul weeks later on May 23, Wittenberg, – and he has contributed his wide-ranging body as part of the project, sponsored a of work to several other books. similar tree planting on campus “In He has also earned awards from World Press witness to the communion within Photo, Pictures of the Year, Overseas Press Club, the Lutheran World Federation and the Leica Medal of Excellence. He regularly as a sign of the fellowship and lectures at universities and seminars, and reconciled diversity among the numerous museums and galleries have featured Christian Churches.” As of now, his work, including the United Nations, the Wittenberg may be the only U.S. institution sponsoring a tree as part Louvre and the Council on Foreign Relations. n of this international effort. n

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President Mark H. Erickson joins honored guests, from left, Peggy Fox '67 publishing executive, Virginia Ellis Franta '36, philanthropist, and keynote speaker Jennifer Vanica '76, community change advocate. nce e ’04 AND DAVID P nce e P in r S B O T O PH Y E

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Bladh Cline Dixon Professor Professor of Professor of English of Geology Chemistry FACU

Linda Arena, professor of health, fitness Kristin Cline, professor of chemistry In March, Trudy Faber, professor emerita and sport, is in the process of authoring and department chair, presented a poster of music, presented a lecture/recital on a book titled The History of Wittenberg at the national Pittcon conference in “Bach and the Dance” for the Winchester, Women’s Sports and Athletics, in which she Orlando, March 15, based on work Va., chapter of the American Guild of examines women’s sports from the 1920s with biochemistry/molecular biology Organists. The performance took place in to the modern day. majors Heepke Wendroth ’13 and Patrick the historic Grace Evangelical Lutheran Westmoreland ’13. The poster was titled Church of Winchester, where Wittenberg Ken Bladh, professor of geology, was “Spontaneous Grafting of Substituted MSM alumnus Daniel Hannemann serves invited to provide an expert analysis of Nitrophenyl Groups to Glassy Carbon as director of music. the significant mineral occurrences in Electrodes.” Arizona for an article in the Jan./Feb. Sarah Fortner, assistant professor in commemorative issue of Rocks & Minerals Adam J. Con, associate professor of geology/environmental science, has magazine celebrating the centennial of music, and director of choral activities published an article titled “Silicate Arizona statehood. The article, illustrated and vocal music education, has been weathering and CO2 consumption with color mineral photographs by an named the new artistic director of the within agricultural landscapes, the Ohio- internationally renowned photographer Dayton-based professional choir Musica! Tennessee River Basin, USA,” which and already received favorably by alumni in He also presented a choral conducting appeared in Biogeosciences. Fortner also the field, is titled “Arizona Mineral Classics” workshop at the Ohio Music Educators has published “Diel stream geochemistry, – those minerals for which the state is well, Conference, and two choral conducting Taylor Valley, Antarctica,” in Hydrological or best, known. Bladh also now serves workshops at the Canadian National Orff Processes. as editor of the Mineralogical Society Schulwerk Conference. In addition, Con Peggy Hanna, academic department of America’s online professional mineral accompanied two students, Benjamin assistant for sociology/geography, had her database, the Handbook of Mineralogy. Holbrook ’14 and Andrew Bowen ’14, screenplay, “Under ‘S’ for Sucker,” place to the Central Division of the American Howard Choy, associate professor of in the semifinals 2011 Scriptoid Writers’ Choral Directors Association conference, languages, recently returned from Toronto, Challenge, as well as in the quarterfinals and he led the choir to Germany this year Canada, where he organized and chaired of the 4th Annual StoryPros Awards as part of the 500th anniversary of the the panel “Cultural and Linguistic Screenplay Contest. Reformation. Translations: Chinese, Tibetan, and Ken Irwin, reference librarian and Japanese” and also presented his paper, A chapter of Professor of English Kent associate professor, has published an “Translating Scholarly Quotations: A Dixon’s collaboration with his son, Kevin, article titled “The Homegrown Mobile Case Study of Liu Zaifu’s Critical Essays on the graphic novel, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Catalog: A Quick, Inexpensive Approach in Exile,” at the annual meeting of the will debut in May in The Graphic Canon, to Expanding Access” in the December Association for Asian Studies. Choy also a three-volume collection of all classical 2011 issue of Technical Services Quarterly. was invited by the Global Education and literature, from Gilgamesh to modern Peace Network in Springfield to give a times, representing 50 famous graphic Roberta Linder, assistant professor lecture, “Food, Family and Festivals in artists. The cover of the first volume is his of education, presented at the annual Chinese Culture,” at the 10th Global son’s rendering of the Bull of Heaven. In conference of the Association of Literacy Education Speakers Series. addition, Dixon has also authored eight Educators and Researchers in Richmond, stories or essays, which are now out or Va., where she discussed “A Professional slated for publication this summer. Learning Community Implements

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Formative Assessment in Middle School Steve Reynolds, professor of theatre and Matthew J. Smith, professor of Language Arts Classes.” Linder also co- dance, visited the University of Illinois, communication, has published a new authored an article titled “Professional Iowa State and Weber State in Utah earlier book, Critical Approaches to Comics: Learning Communities: Practices this year to view and evaluate regional Theories and Methods, with Routledge, one for Successful Implementation” with student theatre production work in his of the most respected imprints in academic Wittenberg education colleagues for the capacity as a member of the national publishing. Smith served as co-editor on Spring 2012 issue of The Delta Kappa executive board of the Kennedy Center the 2012 volume with Randy Duncan of Gamma Bulletin International Journal American College Theatre Festival. In Henderson State University. Smith is also for Professional Educators. Additionally, Iowa and Utah, Reynolds gave workshops one of 21 contributors to the collection, she co-presented with Tracy Whitlock, on how to collectively create a documentary which introduces readers to methods for assistant professor of education, at the theatre piece with a Witt Sem class. In analyzing comics texts and comics culture. annual conference of the Ohio Council of addition, Reynolds joined Dan Fleisch, Smith’s contribution, “Auteur Criticism: Teachers of English Language Arts on “The professor of physics, in scripting the The Re-Visionary Works of Alan Moore,” 6+1 Traits and Supportive Mentor Texts.” dramatic readings used in the Springfield pulls on material prepared for a topics Symphony’s Planets concert in February. course he taught at Wittenberg in “The Thomas P. Martin, professor of health, Graphic Novels of Alan Moore.” Previously, fitness and sport, was invited by the Pamela Schindler, professor of Smith and Duncan co-authored “The Council for the International Exchange of management, is currently writing the 12th Power of Comics: History, Form and Scholars to serve as a Fulbright application edition of her Business Research Methods Culture,” published in 2009. reviewer in the field of exercise science. His text slated for classrooms in summer 2013. credentials were vetted by the National Bin Yu, professor of political science, Andrew Scholl, assistant professor of Academy of Sciences, and he began serving has published two articles: “Between geography, and Ralph Lenz, professor of on the committee in the fall of 2011. Martin Geo-Economics and Geo-Politics” in the geography, accompanied five geography was also invited and served as a reviewer January issue of Comparative Connections, majors, Emily Richard ’12, Matt Weber ’11, for the Ohio Department of Health, Ohio and “From Sovietology to Russianology: Samantha Heaston ’14, Bailey Dubois ’15, Afterschool Network 2011 publication The Agony of the Switch,” in the January and Courtney Van Dyke ’15, to the annual titled Ohio Kids on the Move: Physical issue of Russian Studies (Shanghai). He meeting of the Association of American Activity Guidelines for Afterschool Programs. also participated in two conferences, Geographers in New York City, Feb. 24-27, one on China’s foreign policy at the Olga Medvedkov, professor of geography, where Richard and Weber presented papers University of Macao where he presented presented at the annual meeting of the on their research. Scholl also presented a a paper titled “Russia: China’s Uncertain Association of American Geographers in paper titled “Using a Real World Issue in Strategic Partners,” and the other on New York City, Feb. 24-27, where she was Sustainability for a Course Project.” China’s military at the U.S. Marine Corps invited by the AAG office to lead a panel David Schubert, professor of music, had University, Quantico, Va. Additionally, Yu session at the conference titled “Internships his article titled “Roads Less Traveled: participated in two broadcast round-table and Work-Based Learning as Career Rediscovering the Baritone Song Sets of discussions, one on the BBC relating to Preparation” at the conference. Gerald Finzi” published in the March/ the Taiwan election, and one on Swedish Jody Rambo, adjunct instructor of April 2012 Journal of Singing. Schubert National Radio discussing China-Russian English, has been awarded a $5,000 will be performing several songs cited in Relations. Individual Excellence Award in Poetry the article in an upcoming recital during

(2012) from the Ohio Arts Council. the 2012-2013 academic year.

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Interdisciplinary Offerings New Majors and Minors Approved

illary Monnin ’12 enjoys getting to “Students are fascinated with imagery,” “We try to help students develop critical Hthe bottom line – of a balance sheet. said Matthew Smith, professor of thinking skills that are crucial no matter “I love to know if the income statement communication, regarding the new what field they go into after graduation,” or balance sheet has the correct amount,” cinema studies minor. “From the movie Aylsworth said. “The minor is designed she said. “It’s black and white, and there is theater to the flat panel to the iPad, the to encourage students to take courses from not much gray area.” ‘screen’ has become the dominant means the health, fitness and sport department, Beyond the balance sheet, Monnin for conveying information, and students but also business, economics, sociology, also sees a clear path to success, which are naturally curious about how those psychology, communications, etc. The Wittenberg helped to facilitate sports industry is extremely large and through its newly introduced major varied (sports teams, sporting goods, in accounting. leagues, college, pro, minor league, “There are so many things about non-profit, municipal parks and business that are in your day-to-day recreation, sports marketing agencies, life that many people don’t realize,” sports facilities, etc.), so it’s important said Monnin who will serve as a for students to be as well-rounded as financial analyst at Mettler Toledo’s possible.” Columbus office. “So knowing how As for the majors and minors in to handle them in the correct manner the physical sciences, John Ritter, is so important. ” professor of geology, Sarah Fortner, Monnin is one of 10 new graduates assistant professor of geology and who earned their bachelor of arts environmental sciences, and Cathy in accounting during Wittenberg’s Pederson, professor of biology, also 167th Commencement exercises, eight see the interdisciplinary approach as of whom, including Monnin, also vital to success. majored in business. For example, “the Health Science “Our placement rate for graduates who messages are made – and how they can minor is an interdisciplinary program are seeking employment or continuing their make them. Cinema studies pierces that is broad enough to serve students education is very close to 100 percent,” said through the magic of cinematic storytelling interested in medical school, dentistry, John Fenimore, adjunct professor of busi- so that viewers – and would-be producers nursing and physical therapy as well as ness, adding that what makes the account- – can better understand the meanings and those interested in careers in public health ing major unique is the “great flexibility it the means for communicating on screens. and hospital administration,” Pederson gives students so they can double major or This is truly an interdisciplinary program said. minor in areas of their interest.” with strong contributions from English, “We are concentrating our major Also recently introduced into the communication, foreign languages and on current areas of faculty expertise,” curriculum were new minors in cinema literature, history and other departments Ritter added, as it’s “what we consider studies, health science, neuroscience and across campus.” a benchmark characteristic of the best sport management, along with a dual Julie Aylsworth, assistant professor of programs nationally.” major and minor in environmental science, sport management, also welcomes the For more on all the new offerings, visit and a new dance major. interdisciplinary approach in her field. www.wittenberg.edu. n

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Trip of a Lifetime Three Alumni Recall Research Experience Near Arctic Circle three guns with him, a rifle, a shotgun and a pistol. They took the pistol away at n the summer of 1926, three Wittenberg equipment to photograph and study wild the border, and he picked it up on their Ijuniors participated in a “biological trip” animals and birds in their native habitats. return.” to the Northwest Territories in the Great Stallsmith kept a written record and At Edmonton, they boarded a train Slave Lake region and the Mackenzie photos from the expedition, which his for a 314-mile journey to the waterways River Basin near the Arctic Circle. daughter, Sara J. van Dyk, presented to where they bought two canoes, a 16- Erhardt “Duke” Kunde, Orville “Bud” the Alumni Association, all of which foot light and 18-foot freight, from the Hudson Bay Company. The students and nearly all the food and equipment traveled in the freight canoe, while Roth and his wife, who were reportedly on their honeymoon, traveled in the light canoe. Heading up the Athabasca River, the group “suffered many physical aches and pains from wielding the canoe paddles for the first few days.” As for the research, Stallsmith wrote the following: “Collections were made on each field trip and brought back to be placed in the plant press. Fungi was dried and labeled. Insects were either pinned to insect box or preserved in solution of formalin. Collecting of insects became one of the most interesting parts of the work.” From tar sands, muskeg, black flies and moose, Stallsmith also detailed Orville “Bud” Myers, Erhardt “Duke” Kunde, Harold “Stally” Stallsmith the history of the area, its people, forts, mounted police and dog teams. He Myers and Harold “Stally” Stallsmith described her late father’s and his friends’ missed nothing, and he reports hardships were chosen to accompany then Assistant adventures. in matter-of-fact tones. Professor of Biology Hugh M. Raup Driving from Springfield, Ohio, to “It was practically impossible to paddle and his wife on an excursion to obtain Edmonton, Canada, in a Model-T with a our heavy freight canoe, and in some specimens, and collect and file data of station wagon body, they reached Glacier places it was impossible to walk... every all the plant and animal life they found. National Park in one week. With four evening it was necessary to be in the tent The scope of research included botany, inches of June snowfall, they crossed the by eight o’clock because it was then that dendrology, zoology and geology with border into Canada near the small town the insects turned out in force.” the goal of gathering materials for Raup’s of Babb. To learn more about the group’s work on his Ph.D. The expedition was Kunde’s son Dave said, “The only wilderness ride, visit www.wittenberg. reportedly self-financing, with modern mention Dad ever made was that he took edu/arctictrip. n – Phyllis Eberts ’00

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Banjo Races To All-America Track Honors Victor Banjo ’14 didn’t even plan to run track for Wittenberg when he arrived on campus as a sophomore in August 2011. Seven months later, Banjo became Wittenberg’s second indoor track and field All-American after placing fourth in the 60-meter dash at the 2012 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships. ’04 Despite the fact that he had just joined Skip Ivery ’04 as the e

P only Tigers to earn indoor All-America honors in program r E innce history, Banjo expressed disappointment following the race wo months after reaching an NCAA Tournament Elite 8 for at Grinnell College (Iowa) on March 10. After winning every Tthe 10th time in program history, the men’s basketball team regular season race he entered, Banjo had designs on a national was honored by Ohio Governor John Kasich in a ceremony at title, coming into the race with the sixth-fastest time in NCAA his residence in Columbus. Division III. The event was held to recognize eight Ohio college “I’m disappointed, but I’m also really thankful for the basketball teams that reached the Sweet 16 round or better in experience and the opportunity to compete for the Tigers this March 2012 – men’s Division I teams representing Ohio State year,” he said. University, Xavier University, the University of Cincinnati and Banjo, who made 11 tackles for Ohio University; the women’s Division II team from Ashland the Tiger football team in 2011, University; the women’s Division III team from Mount Union improved his school record time in University; and men’s Division III teams from Wittenberg and the 60-meter dash to 6.86 seconds the College of Wooster. Student-athletes and coaches from each in the final race at the national of the eight teams were honored during the ceremony, which meet. After earning All-North included a reception and remarks by the governor about each of Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) the teams and their accomplishments. honors in three events at the indoor “We were really impressed with how knowledgeable Gov. championship meet, Banjo went on Kasich was about each of the programs in attendance,” said to add NCAC Outdoor Sprinter/ Head Coach Bill Brown. “The entire experience was even more Hurdler of the Year after winning personal that we had maybe anticipated. The governor was very both the 100-meter and 200-meter encouraging to all the student-athletes as to the difference they races at Allegheny in May. He then can potentially make in their respective worlds.” qualified for the NCAA Division th Wittenberg ended the season ranked 11 in the d3hoops.com III Outdoor Track and Field ’04 th national poll after making its NCAA Division III-record 26 Championships in the 200-meter e P r

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and cheered by its home fans as a banner was raised to the rafters r in Pam Evans Smith Arena. ts On Feb. 8, team members and coaches were presented with a resolution by State Representative Ross McGregor that saluted “a remarkable group of athletes” who “have combined talent and competitive spirit with the highest ideals of good sportsmanship to establish themselves as a truly exceptional squad.” Head Coach Paco Labrador also was given a commendation by McGregor that recognized his 2011 NCAA Division III Coach of the Year honor. Three days later, Wittenberg raised its first national championship banner since 1977 before a boisterous crowd assembled for the annual men’s basketball showdown between Wittenberg and Wooster. A championship isn’t won in one season, and Labrador pointed ’04

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r by a host of talented student-athletes. E “It was a great honor for those of us involved in the program in t was a victory tour that stretched from the post-championship 2011 to be the ones to complete the masterpiece,” said Labrador, Imatch frenzy in St. Louis on Nov. 20, 2011, to a salute at who has a nine-year record of 296-41 at Wittenberg. University of Dayton Arena during the NCAA Division I men’s The NCAA championship was Wittenberg’s first in a women’s basketball tournament on March 14, 2012. In between, the sport and the fifth overall for the university. The Tigers became national champion Wittenberg volleyball team was featured in the first women’s volleyball team from Ohio – regardless of a television show, honored by the Ohio House of Representatives division – to claim a national title. n – Ryan Maurer

Women’s Swimming Relay Earns All-America Honors For the first time in more than a decade, Wittenberg’s swimming and diving program was represented at the NCAA Division III National Championship meet by four team members swimming in a relay. Sarah Wilson ’14, Molly Gustafson ’14, Ward McNulty ’13 and Keaton Hannon ’12 made the most of their opportunity, earning honorable mention All-America honors in the 200-yard medley relay. After setting a school record in the event at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championship meet a month earlier, the quartet turned in a time of 1:47.36 in the prelim race at the national meet at IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. The time was good for 16th place, earning the Tigers a spot in the consolation final by a mere .08 over the team from Hamilton College. In the consolation final, Wilson, Gustafson, McNulty and Hannon improved their time by more than one-half second to move up to 13th place in the final standings. The four swimmers also competed together in three other relay events at the national meet, placing 26th in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 26th in the 400-yard ’04 nce

th e freestyle relay and 17 in the 400-yard medley relay. In the latter event, the Tigers P in r E finished just .07 out of a spot in the consolation final. s o t The All-America honor was a first for Wilson, Hannon and McNulty. Gustafson o ph

l also claimed All-America honors as a freshman after finishing seventh in the 100- A l yard breaststroke at the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship meet. Tiger swimmers clockwise from top left: Gustafson, “I am so proud of this accomplishment and all the hard work that went into it by Hannon, Wilson and McNulty. this group of swimmers,” said Head Coach Natalie Koukis. “It is so great for each of them individually, and it is a wonderful achievement for the team.” n – Ryan Maurer ’04 e P r Special Web Feature E innce Tiger Scholar-Athletes Train Local Special Olympians spring 2012 15 Read more at www.wittenberg.edu/athletics Read more at www.wittenberg.edu/athletics DistinguishedBy Karen Saatkamp Gerboth ’93 Portrait by Erin Pence ’04 Teacher

16 Wittenberg Magazine Getting to work collaboratively with students, alumni and colleagues across the country has also been an honor for Reynolds, who has guest-directed several productions with former students. “It’s a special experience to work with our alumni,” he says. “I actually think I became a director because I wanted to play all the parts,” he then adds with a smile as he begins to reflect on his final production at Wittenberg. To cap his 31-year career, Reynolds chose to direct Gilbert and Sullivan’s musical comedy The Pirates of Penzance, April 19-21, Distinguished Teacher which featured a 26-member cast. Reynolds also found some Tracking criminals through snow-covered special surprise guests in the audience during the shows as more than 30 alumni returned for his final production. Montana scenery may not have been Steve “It was so touching to find out how much they appreciated Reynolds’ specialty, but the Wild West the experience they had here in our department,” Reynolds stories shared by his father about his gun- says. “Students continue to want that one-on-one experience and the chance to start from scratch every day because of the toting sheriff grandpa may just have set the opportunities we offer in and outside of class. We are unmatched stage for his own lifelong pursuit. here in that everyone who wants to work can do so.” Through those opportunities, friendships form as do lifelong “My dad was a painter who became a commercial artist in New relationships between professors and students. To this day, he York City,” Reynolds said. “When he would come home every keeps in touch with numerous alumni across the country, and night, he wouldn’t eat right away. Instead he would find my he has plans to make the hike back to Ohio to guest direct brothers and me, and then tell stories about life in Montana Wittenberg’s 2013 spring performance. where he grew up.” “This year has been a great gift to me,” Reynolds says. “It’s been Conversations with his older brother, Bob, about books and magical in every way.” n literature also became a staple in the Reynolds home, as did an understanding of the human condition through his mother’s eyes as a social worker. L ife of Drama “I had great parents,” Reynolds says. “I was so lucky, no question about it.” Hometown: Weston, Conn. of the play development Yet it wasn’t luck that landed Reynolds the top faculty prize, Education: B.A., Tufts program at the Circle the Alumni Association Award for Distinguished Teaching, in University; M.A. and Ph.D., Repertory Theater in New May. It was his commitment to students, passionate, creative University of Michigan. York City teaching, and his unique ability to take literature and turn it Honors and Awards: Select Productions into a production. O micron Delta Kappa Award Directed: The Member Discovering his gifts, however, required an intense desire to for Excellence in Teaching, of the Wedding and the do more than sports during his college years at Tufts University. Matthies Research Award, Irish comedy, Stones in His “Tufts had this program in London, England,” Reynolds National Endowment for the Pockets, while serving on recalls. “I went to London as an English major, but there was Humanities Summer Seminar the Board of Trustees of a playwriting class in the program. My play was selected to be Grant, Kennedy Center Gold The Cape Cod Repertory directed by a professional guest director.” Medallion Award Theatre in Brewster, Mass.; National Student And then it happened. A light-bulb moment that Reynolds Guest Lecturer: University Playwriting Award-winning has never forgotten. of Michigan, The Ohio play it is no desert by Dan “I heard my words being spoken and discussed, and I just knew State University, Kent State Stroeh ’01, which was that I needed to be in this field.” University, Mira Costa performed at the Kennedy College After graduating from Tufts, Reynolds eventually found Center in 2001; Lloyd’s himself teaching high school drama while directing for a local Children: Two daughters, Prayer in Hollywood with community theatre in his hometown. He then headed a bit west Cory, an education projects theatre alumni; George himself to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. consultant for Kansas State Jolly’s Life of Martin Luther, “This field was a glove-fit from the beginning, and I’ve never University, and Liz, a clinical the winning production lost that passion,” Reynolds says, adding that his three decades psychologist on the faculty from Wittenberg’s national of teaching at Wittenberg affirms that passion daily. at Johns Hopkins University Martin Luther Playwriting “Playwrights try to uncover the great truths about the human Playwriting Mentor: The Contest, which Reynolds condition, and to watch our students start to own their characters late Milan Stitt, founder originated and coordinated. and create art themselves has been fantastic.” spring 2012 17 Unique Group of Students Finds Common Ground Behind Barred Windows By Gabrielle Antoniadis. The 30 or so students taking The Art of Living Ethically stream into class and take their seats in a circle. There are the usual quick glances around the room, the usual books, pencils and papers – but this class is anything but typical. What does it mean to live a good life? What forces affect how we view ourselves and others? These are the kinds of profound questions the students are debating – but not from a classroom in Hollenbeck Hall. Approximately 15 have filed in from their cells at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center. The other half has driven from the Wittenberg University campus to join them in their makeshift classroom, the gym at the Detention Center.

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t is the first day of class, and happens, we can progress and start to students have participated nationwide. the atmosphere is strained, do the hard work.” Taking a cue from her students, Iawkward – nobody is at ease. Certainly, The inspiration for the class came via McHugh met with Beth Dixon at no one knows what to expect. But McHugh’s discussions with students and Project Jericho and immediately saw fortunately, Nancy McHugh, professor from her knowledge of the international connections to the Inside-Out Program. of philosophy, is ready and knows Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Project Jericho is a collaboration just how to break the ice. At the end Founded in 1997 at Temple University between the Clark County Department of her “wagon wheel” exercise, where by Lori Pompa – at the suggestion of of Job and Family Services and the Wittenberg students sit on the inside of Paul, an inmate serving a life sentence – Clark State Performing Arts Center that a circle facing the detainees who sit on the Inside-Out Program brings college provides at-risk youth with a variety of the outside, each student on the outside students together with incarcerated arts programming. But she knew she has rotated around the circle and spent individuals to learn and study as peers. had a long way to go before she could one minute talking to a student on the The guiding principle of the program start such a program at Wittenberg. inside. The result is surprising for many: is to transform how people understand The extraordinary support of Judge the differences and similarities between crime, justice, freedom and other Joseph Monnin, the Juvenile Court each group’s responses are not what social issues by creating a partnership judge, and Joe Hunter, the director of anyone was expecting. And this is only between the college/university and the the Clark County Juvenile Detention the tip of the iceberg. correctional institution. The program Center, gave McHugh the motivation “By the end of this activity, you can went national in 2004 and since then, to undertake the 60-hour Inside-Out hear laughing and talking in the group, more than 150 instructors have taught a program training last summer at the and you can just feel the walls break class at more than 100 different colleges University of Michigan at Dearborn. down,” McHugh says. “Once that or universities. Approximately 10,000 continued on next page...

spring 2012 19 AsIn collaboration part of the experience... with Springfield's Project Jericho, students in the class took photos showing what each sees through their respective windows. The guiding principle of the nationally recognized Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is to transform how people understand crime, justice, freedom and other social issues by creating a partnership between the college/university and the correctional institution.

The training, it turned out, was itself a enjoyed her past experiences with Project “What I realized was that those of us model of the program’s core philosophy: Jericho – but even she admits to being on the “outside” were protected by our half of her training took place in a prison just the slightest bit skeptical about the privilege,” Adam Schuler ’13 remembers. and was taught primarily by incarcerated lofty aspirations of the course. In the “They weren’t bad kids; they had maybe had men or former “Inside-Out” participants. end, however, she was astounded by her one thing not go their way, and here they With her training completed, McHugh experience. were in a detention center. Given different obtained financial support from the “At first, it’s very awkward and everyone circumstances, that might have been me.” Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Civic & is wondering what everyone else is thinking Psychology and art double major Kate Urban Engagement, Wittenberg’s Office about each other. You start out believing Causbie ’14 echoes this sentiment: “We of the Provost and Project Jericho to there are huge differences in the way each make assumptions about certain groups launch the pilot course in fall 2011 with of you thinks,” she says. “But after a couple of people. But now I’m less prone to make 14 Wittenberg (“outside”) students and 15 of weeks, I looked at everyone in that group generalizations or oversimplify. I have a detainee (“inside”) students. This spring, as my classmate and that’s all – I had a hard better understanding of the human factors she had a waiting list for the course. time imagining any of them as anything that influence situations.” other than that.” These kinds of discoveries, McHugh Perhaps nothing illustrates this says, brought a new and deeper level of Not Community Service transformation more clearly than a look understanding to the texts the students The first step to understanding the at one of the group’s final art projects (see read. And as perceptions and assumptions Inside-Out program is realizing what it pages 18-19). It is a series of photographs fell away, so too did the line between clearly is not. It is not Wittenberg students of “inside” and “outside” students dressed “inside” and “outside” student. Several “studying” or “helping” juvenile detainee in the detention center orange jumpsuits. Wittenberg students even believed that students. The Inside-Out experience is Each student is holding their own written they had learned more from the “inside” about engagement and education – for statement of a regret or past mistake over kids. the benefit of both groups of students. It their faces. Looking at the photos, there “There was a 14 year-old there who had is a collaborative journey that assumes is no way to know who is a Wittenberg better observations on Plato than I did!” that each group has something to gain student and who is not – not by the picture Schuler exclaims. from the other. All students read the and not by the statements. McHugh was also impressed by the level same texts, write the same papers, discuss For Wittenberg students at least, of preparation, engagement and thought the same questions and work on a final realizing that they shared the same fears by the “inside” students. They brought project together. or regrets with “inside” students was a as much to the table, she says, as the Philosophy major Lacey Davidson profoundly moving and simultaneously Wittenberg students – one read the text five ’12 chose the course because she had “awesome” moment of discovery. times before class. But she also remarked

20 Wittenberg Magazine In collaboration with Springfield's Project Jericho, students in the class took photos showing what each sees through their respective windows. The guiding principle of the nationally recognized Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is to transform how people understand crime, justice, freedom and other social issues by creating a partnership between the college/university and the correctional institution.

on how the class seemed to bring out the to be mutual and quite strong. In fact, psychotherapy to include very best in the “outside” students as well. “inside” and “outside” students from the at-risk youth, until she Each group inspired the other and both fall semester were so committed to each took the class. pushed themselves in new ways. other and interested in continuing the McHugh is so pleased work of the course that they now meet with student reaction regularly under the guidance of faculty to the class that she has Bridging Communities to find solutions to the issue of youth already designed the fall For the “inside” students, the chance to crime. 2012 installment, which express themselves in a new way as equals For McHugh, this dedication to will focus on women with college students has to have given continuing what they started and to only. She is committed Nancy McHugh them the sense that even though they doing it together demonstrates how the to continuing to offer it, were in juvenile detention, the doors of course embodies Wittenberg’s mission but says the greatest challenge is finding opportunity have not closed on them. and core values. funding to pay for some of the course’s McHugh certainly saw the immense “Wittenberg’s mission is to provide a extra costs. potential in many and was thrilled to broad and deep education that encourages By the end of the semester, “inside” and hear reports from probation officers on students to be critical thinkers,” she “outside” students have spent countless how well several of the “inside” students says. “And it also places a high value on hours together discussing academic were doing after their release. One boy in citizenship – this course brought our two texts. But they have also laughed together, particular, was so focused and motivated communities together in a profound and played basketball together and shared that he had been transferred back to his meaningful way.” personal stories with each other. It is hard county school where teachers remark that It has also prompted several Wittenberg to imagine how these two groups might he is a changed student. students to consider social justice issues ever have been given the opportunity “I know they were proud to be keeping more prominently as they look to the to understand each other in such an up with college students and to be a part future. Lacey Davidson changed the focus intimate way – a fact that is clearly not of the Wittenberg community,” McHugh of her senior honors thesis to the juvenile lost on them: says. “And for my part, I feel great justice system and says the class was “To be able to challenge the stigma on knowing that the people at the detention one of many experiences at Wittenberg incarcerated people was one of the greatest center are part of my community.” that solidified her commitment to parts about this course,” Schuler says. “I For both groups of students, the empowering at-risk populations. And don’t think I would have ever been able connection between the Wittenberg Kate Causbie had never considered to get that experience in my life without and Springfield communities appears expanding her interest in equine-assisted this course.” n

spring 2012 21 “The reality is that we would not have Keeping a Promise accomplished what we've been able to achieve without the support of Wittenberg and its students. I deeply appreciate the legion of Wittenberg efforts on behalf of the children and youth in the Promise Neighborhood.”

Eric Smith Neighborhood Organizer Springfield Promise Neighborhood

22 Wittenberg Magazine Children’s Zone (HCZ) in New York City. Bob Welker, Wittenberg professor emeritus of education and Hagen Center for Civic Keeping a Promise & Urban Engagement Fellow, By Karen Saatkamp Gerboth ’93 | Photos by Erin Pence ’04 visited HCZ two years ago, after meeting with Canada during a special luncheon Surrounded by a A Brooklyn, N.Y.-native Hazarika, a bigger vision in Springfield. Canada has and Wittenberg sophomore, is revealed as the city of led a coordinated effort with sea of art-covered Hazarika sits near the center Springfield and the State of hundreds of individuals to walls, fifth-grade of the classroom in a school Ohio “look up” to Lincoln establish “a new method to that has special meaning for Elementary as the centerpiece end the cycle of generational students at Wittenberg students, for the of an innovative initiative poverty” in Harlem, wherein Springfield’s Lincoln community it serves and for the defined by one word: promise. the entire community works families who have entrusted Called the Springfield with the child from the “cradle Elementary take their children to it. Promise Neighborhood, the to college.” a moment to listen “This is really an important comprehensive, collaborative Featured on the heart- time for you,” Hazarika says. commitment to ensuring that breaking documentary Waiting to a young man “You are an important part of children succeed academically for Superman, Canada’s work named Sage this school, and all the other was inspired by New York- and those of others, caused a grades are looking up to you.” based social activist and “light-bulb” moment for Welker, Hazarika ’14. And in those few words, educator Geoffrey Canada, who along with colleagues in perhaps even unknown to who created the Harlem the Springfield community,

Sage Hazarika ’14 encourages Lincoln Elementary School students during a special parade.

spring 2012 23 becoming a community center. Effective, restorative schools create environments in which staff, administrators, faculty and students can do their best.” Just as a thriving school leads to thriving students, so does a thriving neighborhood, which “provides the stability, nurturance and out-of-school opportunities needed for the growth of children and youth,” Welker continued. “With community organizer First-Year Eric Smith, a group of residents and parents formed Signs of a Neighborhood Association," Success Welker said. "It guides efforts to form a stable, out-of-school Developed a environment for community neighborhood youth.” council and Among the many oppor- neighborhood tunities Welker sees with the work teams as Promise Neighborhood are an outcome of a (1) the alliance of internal and listening campaign. external resources to install Created an pride in a community that aspirational culture will actually create a new at Lincoln, with one community, which provides administrator calling social, cultural and economic the new culture one saw a need for this type of solemn promise: We will all opportunities for youth and “in which they write full-scale transformative come together as partners and families, (2) the creation of books about.” educational intervention to citizens in the unwavering a model school that will stay help the children most at-risk commitment to ensure that all open longer each day and each Established a in Wittenberg’s hometown. our children succeed and attain year as it develops effective school design Neighborhood meetings, their highest potential.” approaches for working with team and work conversations with the Spring- disadvantaged youth, and (3) teams focused on field City Schools Super- A Call to Action the establishment of a culture of conduct, academic intendent David Estrop, and With the coordinated effort achievement where all students climate and school discussions with parents, social now underway, Welker are expected to succeed. enrichment service agencies, community officially became the project “This is an aspirational Saw 28 students change agents, foundations director shortly after his environment, and in this place, participate in the and Wittenberg quickly retirement wherein he worked students are expected to ‘Be the summer school followed, and soon thereafter with Principal Mike Wilson Promise’,” Welker says. program, 60 the vision with the power and the Lincoln staff to oversee Motivated by the promise students in the to change young lives was the school design efforts. itself, Wittenberg students summer arts revealed: “The local school is one of quickly joined Welker in the program and 105 in “Children lie at the center the most important, and often effort, immersing themselves the planting of the of all that we do. We understand underutilized, institutions in various projects through Lincoln Garden that our truest vocation as in the lives of our children,” the Hagen Center for Civic & parents and caretakers, as Welker wrote in his project Urban Engagement, through Created volunteer educators and neighbors is outline. “For this reason, every their classes, or though programs through to nurture the growth and effort must be made to create community service with each Wittenberg and development of our children and support a thriving school, participant actively reflecting new literacy- – to help them discover and one that meets the needs of the Wittenberg mission “…to centered schedule share their greatness with the all its students and one that lead personal, professional, and world. And so we make this serves the neighborhood by civic lives of creativity, service, compassion, and integrity.” together and how Wittenberg helping educational equality Wittenberg students penned “Being a part of the supports this project by the and empowerment. notes – one for each student – Springfield Promise Neigh- involvement of Witt students, “We wanted the students and shared the meaning of the borhood during my time at faculty and staff.” of Lincoln to know that bracelet with the students. Wittenberg has been the most Wittenberg students believe “The bead bracelets have inspiring experience,” said Kali Bracelets and they can achieve,” Lawrence the acronym PRIDE on them Lawrence ’12. “It has helped Bonds said. “But, we also wanted which stands for Prepared, me develop a particular slant Wittenberg’s commitment Wittenberg students to realize Respect, Integrity, Determined as a future music educator in to the Springfield Promise how much the kids need their and Effort,” Lykens said. “This urban schools, along with skills Neighborhood has since support in order to believe in is the motto of Lincoln school.” to become a community leader.“ led to a bond, literally and themselves.” And it was that pride that Lawrence, who has been figuratively, with many of the Following the video, which filled the halls as the Lincoln exploring funding oppor- students at Lincoln as an April ran in each classroom at students then paraded through tunities for Promise’s long-term event affirmed. the newly renovated school, the corridors to cheers from vision as well as arts education On that day, April 20, just Hazarika and 20 other classmates and teachers, and opportunities for Lincoln days before the state’s required Wittenberg students fanned numerous signs of support. students, has now decided to assessment tests for grades 3-8, out throughout the school with One first-grade class proudly remain in Springfield after students at Lincoln viewed each one entering a classroom held a banner that read: “You graduation to serve as an a video produced by Clark to deliver a special message of can do it kids!” AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Goodman ’12, which featured support in their own words For Principal Wilson, with the initiative. Fellow him and fellow Wittenberg and something else – a bracelet who works directly with graduate Lacey Davidson will students encouraging the with a personalized note. the Springfield Promise do the same. Lincoln students to study hard “The bracelets are a reminder Neighborhood team as he “This effort [seeks to] and do their best. to students that someone on the oversees the current plans for revitalize the area and foster “The goal we were hoping track to success believes they school improvement under the a culture of success and care to achieve from this event was can one day be successful, too,” Ohio Improvement Process, so that the children in this to allow for a transformation Lykens said. “I never received the day was both meaningful neighborhood may thrive,” on both sides,” said Kimberly a letter of encouragement in and heartwarming. Lawrence said. “I am con- Lykens ’14, a biology major elementary school, but writing “The contributions made sistently amazed at how the and education minor who one made me realize that even a by Wittenberg students and community in the Springfield joined the initiative because simple statement of motivation faculty here at Lincoln are Promise Neighborhood comes of her passion and interest in means the world to these kids.” immeasurable,” Wilson said. “Their efforts to expose the students of Lincoln to the college environment has opened the eyes of many of our students. These personal experiences have made these children aware of the realistic opportunity that they too can attend college and earn a degree. “But the most exciting part of this partnership has been watching the individual relationships between the Lincoln students and the Wittenberg students as they grow and develop into meaningful life experiences for all. I would like to personally thank Wittenberg for all of the time and effort it has put into enhancing the lives of Students at Lincoln Elementary surround Clark Goodman ’12, one of the many the children that need us the Wittenberg students who are volunteering with the Springfield Promise Neighborhood. most.” n

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New Endurance Athletes Club Established hether a 5K is the preferred race The new site allows alumni and friends Wor the full-fledged marathon, the to submit any race in which they plan to Office of Alumni Relations has created compete. Those races are then posted to a one-stop source for connecting alumni inform other interested alumni and friends who enjoy athletic lifestyles. in case they, too, would like to compete. “After so much success with the first- Additionally, those planning to ever Homecoming Tiger-Tri, we wanted participate in any race throughout the to find a way to reach out more to country have the option of wearing a alumni who like endurance sports,” said Wittenberg Endurance Athletes’ T-shirt Stefan Diehm ’08, assistant director of by donating to The Wittenberg Fund. alumni relations. “Our solution was a Event photos and stories can also be website geared entirely around running submitted for posting to encourage even races, cycling events, triathlons, etc., more conversation with fellow alumni which have been recommended for and friends. the Wittenberg community by the For a complete look at Wittenberg- Wittenberg Community.” recommended races in your area or to learn more about Wittenberg’s Endurance Julie Ziegler '09 competed in the GO! St. Athletes, visit www.wittenberg.edu/ Louis Marathon on April 15. endurance. n

A Grand Excursion Planned for 2012 Travel Option Titled “Great Trains & Grand Canyons,” this year’s alumni travel opportunity will feature five nights in Sedona, Ariz., Oct. 21-26. Tour highlights will include two rail journeys with stops at the Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim, Oak Creek Canyon, Black Bart’s Steakhouse & Saloon, Sedona Trolley Tour, Chapel of the Holy Cross, Tlaquepaque & Uptown Sedona, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Jerome, Chuckwagon Supper & Stage Show and Old Town Scottsdale. For more information on this travel oppor- tunity, visit www.wittenberg.edu/travel, or call Linda Beals '87, director of alumni relations, at 937-327-6374, or email her at [email protected]. n

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The annual Sarasota, Fla., Dan Fleisch, best-selling author and award-winning professor. rl d alumni event, March 6, After being named Wittenberg’s Ohio Professor of the Year in welcomed many alumni to 2010, Fleisch quickly embarked on a series of projects, which, in the Sarasota Yacht Club. keeping with his expertise in electromagnetics and space physics, Many thanks to Chuck reflected his desire to make “energy visible.” Volkert, and Don ’61 and In addition to completely a new book, A Student’s Guide to Marty H. Hillerich ’95 Vectors and Tensors, and finalizing his unique Delivering Science for hosting the event. initiative aimed at encouraging high school students to pursue George Ramsay, science, Fleisch traveled to meet with alumni throughout Ohio professor emeritus of art and outside the state. He also collaborated on a special alumni and the 1985 recipient event titled “Out of the World.” The February event involved a of the Alumni musical journey in partnership with the Springfield Symphony, Association Award which took guests on a unique tour of the solar system using for Distinguished spectacular images and videos timed with the music of The R amsay's sculpture Planets composed by Gustav Holst Sailboat/Trees in Teaching, hosted an Whitehall, Mich. event in his community of Recipient of the highest teaching award at Wittenberg, Fleisch Phoenix, Ariz. More than received his B.S. in physics from Georgetown University in 1974 25 alumni joined Ramsay to and his M.S. and Ph.D. in space physics and astronomy from reconnect and reminisce. n Rice University in 1976 and 1980, respectively. He joined the Wittenberg faculty in 1998. n Save the Date H mecoming,o Oct. 4-7, 2012

Register online beginning July 1, 2012.

New Greek Gathering, Oct. 4 -7, 2012

After receiving considerable positive feedback from Greek alumni, Wittenberg has decided to move the first-ever Greek gathering to Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 4-7. Opportunities to tour Greek houses and an all-Greek reception will be available during Homecoming to allow members of our Greek family to reconnect and reminisce. For more information, contact Linda

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’36 | president emeritus of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois. LSSI Virginia Ellis Franta, has presented the 30th annual Wilmington, Del., celebrated Amicus Certus (True Friend) her 96th birthday with a award to him for his significant trip to Minneapolis where contributions to the human she attended “Science and WWII Reconnects community. Technology Day” at the Alumni Minnesota State Fair. ’66 | A fortuitous encounter between two tourists at Omaha Beach in James S. Bennett is a ’51 | Normandy, France, resulted in managing partner with National Press Women has an impromptu reunion of two GreenHouse Ventures, a real alumni. awarded first place in the The Rev. G. Frederick estate firm in Washington, nation for a non-fiction Aigner ’64 D.C. On Sept. 18, 2011, WWII army book published in 2010 to veteran Bill Heath ’50 was Grace Adolphsen Brame for S. Cyril and Christina showing his family where he landed on the day after D-Day The Cross: Payment or Gift? Kaiser Hurnyak ’72 live in in 1944. Several yards away, Rethinking the Death of Jesus. Murrysville, Pa. Christina is Suzie Schwan Blackwood ’71 an attorney with Rudberg Law was visiting the spot where her Offices LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa. father, Sergeant Charlie Schwan, ’52 | was photographed that same Robert I. Kipniss is a painter day while climbing the bluff and printmaker living in ’67 | behind the beach. Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y. His David A. and Janet Plaisted Overhearing Heath recount biography, Robert Kipniss: A Buehler live in North his experiences there on June Working Artist’s Life, has been Dartmouth, Mass. David 7, 1944, Blackwood could not published by the University is a hospice/palliative care resist joining the conversation Press of New England. spiritual coordinator with the to tell him that her father had Charles V. Painter ’69 also landed there that same Southcoast Hospitals Group, day. As they talked, Heath ’62 | Fairhaven, Mass. mentioned that after returning John W. Cleveland is a sensor, un-manned undersea home to Ohio, he had attended Wittenberg College on the G.I. manufacturing representative vehicles and communication ’68 | programs conducted at the Bill. Blackwood was astounded with CMH & Associates Inc., Susan Sykes Moreno is upon hearing the word New Castle, Ind. Naval Undersea Warfare president of OASIS@MAAP, “Wittenberg” so far from home, Center, Newportdon, R.I. He MAAP Services for Autism and an immediate friendship began. received the Decibel Award and Asperger Syndrome, ’63 | for his distinction in the field Crown Point, Ind. She is the Behind them in the photo above Katherine McCready of transducers and arrays, Gulliver is a principal with author of The Partner’s Guide that they snapped was the especially in the area of active to Asperger Syndrome. destroyed German bunker that Kate Gulliver Consulting, transduction. both Heath and Blackwood’s Austerlitz, N.Y. father had walked by, as well ’69 | as the trail on the bluff behind Jan F. Lindberg, Norwich, ’64 | Gregory J. Groeber, Enon, the beach, which both men had Conn., is the primary Navy climbed on the same day. Heath G. Frederick Aigner, Ohio, married Carole J. Grady sonar consultant in a variety of Arlington Heights, Ill., is now lives in Sumner, Wash., and on April 30, 2011. Blackwood in Pismo Beach, Calif.

28 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Wedding Album J. Michael Saxton is principal at St. John Lutheran School, Defiance, Ohio. ’70 | Robert U. Miller of Dublin, Ohio, is a broker and owner of RE/MAX Premier Choice with offices in Dublin, Powell, Worthington, Upper Arlington and Granville. In January 2012, Bob was installed as president of the Ohio Association of Realtors. Carl H. Ostermann is the senior institutional research analyst in the office of institutional research at Brown University, Providence, R.I. Karen Forsberg Trombly, Amy A. Apidone ’08 and Shane M. Price ’09 were married on June 11, 2011. The couple lives in Portsmouth, R.I., is store Aurora, Ill. manager of the Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, R.I. ’71 | Hal R. Good, Fairview, Texas, is a component engineer with Luminator Technology Group, Plano, Texas. Charles T. Saunders Jr. has successfully defended his dissertation and passed the final oral examination for the degree doctor of philosophy at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is accounting lead faculty at Franklin University. Elizabeth B. Bradley ’02 and Christopher L. Silliman ’02 were married on July 3, 2011. The couple lives in Arlington, Va. ’72 | Mark S. Shaffer, Fairfax, Va., is an associate at Brown, Eva Reitenbach Haeberle, Association and the Florida Bar Matilda Fultz Jamison is Williams, Moorehead & Westlake, Ohio, is president Association, he was a member manager of Mainegetaway, Quinn, an energy consulting of Reitenbach Properties Inc., of the Ohio State Bar Criminal New Carlisle, Ohio. firm in Washington, D.C. a real estate firm in Fairview Justice Committee and its Charles V. Painter, Dayton, Park, Ohio. probate section. He also served Ohio, is the head boys and girls as deputy director and director ’73 | On May 27, 2011, Stanley N. tennis coach at Beavercreek of the Board of Elections of Martha S. Croft has retired Husted II retired from the High School. He was inducted Clark County, Ohio, and from her position as an law practice he maintained in into the Dublin City Schools was the administrative, inclusion specialist with the Springfield, Ohio. In addition Hall of Fame for his high financial and legal officer of Spencer-Owen Community to his memberships in the school athletic career there the Springfield Conservancy Schools in Indiana and has American Bar Association, the as well as his distinguished District. moved to St. Paris, Ohio. Ohio State Bar Association, coaching career. the Clark County Bar

spring 2012 29 Wedding Album Robert L. and Jeanie Kott Culler ’75 live in Columbia, Ill. Robert is a staff officer with the National Geospatial CLASS NOTES CLASS Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, Md. Jeanie is with Columbia Unit 4. Jennifer M. Stacy ’03 married Bryce Bradley. ’74 | The couple lives in Nashville, Tenn. Bruce B. Wertz, Pittsburgh, Pa., is a talent acquisition specialist with ANSYS Inc., Canonsburg, Pa. Dr. H. Philip Stahl ’79

’76 | Landers D. Gaines, Joann Boelens Johns, North Brentwood, Tenn., is director Canton, Ohio, is an IT of business development services technical lead with the and government sales with University of Akron. Bridgestone-Firestone Inc., Nashville, Tenn. Michael P. Summers, president of Summers Rubber Jeffery G. Orner of Arlington, Co., Cleveland, Ohio, is also Va., works at Coast Guard serving as mayor and public Headquarters where he safety director of Lakewood, manages the programs and Anna C. Hanke ’05 married Brett McClurg. The couple lives Ohio. those who provide engineering in Huntertown, Ind. and logistics in support of all ’77 | Coast Guard operations. He Wendelyn Harris Inman is is also the lead negotiator a professor at Tennessee State with the employee unions on University, Nashville, Tenn. transformation issues and the chief efficiency officer. Jeffery Elizabeth “Betsy” Church has received the Presidential Mitchell, who is an antiques Rank of Distinguished dealer in Hereford, Md., has Executive, the nation’s highest moved from suburbia to a civil service award. 225-year-old farmhouse in Parkton, Md. H. Philip Stahl, Brownsboro, Ala., is a senior optical physicist at NASA’s Marshall Space ’78 | Flight Center in Huntsville, Robert C. and Beverly Ashley B. Allen ’05 married Manny Sanchez on June 16, Ala. He has been elected vice 2011. The couple lives in Orlando, Fla. Edwing Goldie ’79 president for 2012 of SPIE, the live in Dublin, Ohio. international society for optics Robert has retired from and photonics. PriceWaterhouseCoopers. ’79 | ’80 | Glenn and Rina VanCleve In May 2009, Patti L. Reed live in Towson, Md. Rina Briner completed a four- is an account manager with year education for ministry TRG Networking Inc. degree from The University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Terry A. and Ann Powers She writes book and movie Tabler live in Finksburg, Md. reviews, scripture reading Terry is a general manager with introductions and sermons Chemspec, Baltimore, Md. for the congregation of Ashley N. Sodders ’07 married David Kell on June 25, 2011. Christ Episcopal Church in The couples lives in Springfield, Ohio. Dayton, Ohio. Patti lives in Miamisburg, Ohio.

30 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES ’81 | Kim M. Folta is a director with ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb. Anthony J. Locastro, an ophthalmologist trained in pediatric ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery, practices at Pediatric Eye and Oculoplastic Surgeons, Akron, Ohio. Voted by his peers as one of the “Best Doctors in America” for the past 10 years, he is also an assistant Lt. Col. Paul D. Sutter ’87 professor of ophthalmology at the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. ’84 | Loraine Ringhiser Carlson Albert F. Schultheis ‘60 is executive director of the Embraces Lifelong Learning ’82 | Licking County Humane Lisa Adler Kuhn is a staff Society, Newark, Ohio. Building a life around his passions has served Albert F. Schultheis accountant with Whalen & Co. both professionally and personally. A lifelong learner, Schultheis CPAs, Worthington, Ohio. George J. III and Judith studied piano at age 6 and considered Juilliard, only to choose Musil Huntley ’82 live Wittenberg instead for its political science major. The chance to ’83 | in Carmel, Ind. Judith is study organ once he arrived proved to be a bonus. Bradley S. Mullins is co- chief operating officer with “I remember very fondly taking lessons with L. David Miller on founder/chief operating officer at BrightStar Healthcare- Indianapolis. the wonderful organ in the chapel that came into being while I was NexGoal, Avon, Ohio. there,” he said. Marc A. Polster is a project Fritz R. and Valerie Serocka Schultheis then pursued his J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, manager in the investment Pioch live in Ottawa Hills, and from there headed to the University of California at Berkley for and governance division Ohio. Valerie received her an M.A. in international economics. Combining his knowledge of with the Ohio Department master of education in middle banking law and economics, Schultheis was named general counsel of Administrative Services, school science and social for the Swiss Bank Corporation, New York Branch, and he embraced Columbus, Ohio. studies from the University of the world of international banking. Toledo in December 2011. Brian J. Timm, New Albany, In 1999, he began his most exciting work to date. Ohio, is director of corporate M. Elizabeth Schwallie, “I became general counsel for the CLS Bank International,” partnerships with the Greater Rock Hill, S.C., is a school Schultheis said. “It’s an institution created at the insistence of the Columbus Sports Commission. psychologist II with the Federal Reserve and the central banks of developed countries. We Lancaster County School started from scratch and built a complex structure that has been District. extremely successful.” Twelve years ago, Schultheis also addressed another passion, this time at Juilliard. “I began to study the theoretical basis of music, learning harmony, counterpoint and studying the history of the development of music,” he said. “A group of us formed a seminar program and are pursuing a course of study we call ‘The Language of Music.’” They hired a Julliard faculty member to meet with them. “We looked at the references to music beginning with Greek literature. After nine years, we have reached the Baroque period. We discuss musical forms that developed, and we study and analyze these pieces….Our group joke is ‘we’re getting disinvited from dinner parties.’” Add gardening to his passions, and Schultheis clearly reflects the well-rounded individuals Wittenberg consistently sends out into the world. Bob Miller '70, second from left, and colleagues with the Ohio “It’s a fascinating experience,” he says, and “very interesting.” n Association of Realtors, join Ohio Gov. John Kasich, second – Phyllis Eberts ’00 from right.

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’87 | Thomas W. Journell Jr. is the facilities director, associate lecturer and football defensive coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Paul D. Sutter has been Courtney M. Dancer ’07 and Dale R. Coburn III ’07 were married on Oct. 2, 2010. The couple lives in promoted to lieutenant colonel Marathon, Fla. with the U.S. Air Force. He serves as the wing chaplain at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Dwight A. Weaver, Liberty Township, Ohio, is a programmer/analyst with the Cincinnati Financial Corp., Fairfield, Ohio. ’88 | Mary Jane Taylor, Wilmington, Del., is with the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pa. Waydell D. Walker is a production scheduler with Answers Media LLC, Chicago, Ill. ’89 | Jeffery D. and Elizabeth Amy E. Prugh ’10 and Mark L. Lintern ’08 were married on Feb. 26, 2011. The couple lives in Indianapolis, Ind. Turner Janney ’92 live in Kansas City, Mo., where Elizabeth is a human resource ’85 | Counsel. AADC represents the manager with the Isle of Capri interests of all civil defense trial ’86 | Casino. Christopher M. and Patricia attorneys in Arizona. Michael J. and Leslie Schreiber Hanlon ’87 live Lukens Dameron ’89 live in ’90 | in Scottsdale, Ariz. Chris, a John B. and Jodi Baker Uncasville, Conn. Michael is a David S. Gutheil, Avon, partner with the law firm of McKinney ’87 live in Geneva, technology manager with the Ohio, is vice president of Carnahan, Perry, Hanlon & Ill. John is president of IC Bus, business process management maritime and logistics with the Hudson, Phoenix, Ariz., has LLC, an affiliate of Navistar in group at the GTECH Corp., Cleveland-Cuyahoga County been elected president of the Warrenville, Ill. Providence, R.I. Port Authority. Arizona Association of Defense

32 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Tracey W. McMillin, Ballwin, Peter R. Tyksinski, Yokohama, Mo., is vice president of Japan, is a foreign attorney with competitive intelligence/wealth Momo-0, Matsuo & Namba, brokerage and retirement with Tokyo, Japan. Wells Fargo & Co., St. Louis, Katherine W. Westgate Mo. has married James G. Vargo. Paula Johnson Voltz, O’Fallon, They live in Scottsdale, Mo., teaches at St. Simon the Ariz. Katherine, a certified Apostle School, St. Louis, Mo. electrophysiology specialist, is a clinical support specialist with ’91 | Biosense Webster, a Johnson & Karen M. Heil married Johnson company. Ronald Traikovich on Oct. 30, 2010. They live in Bridgton, ’92 | Maine. Karen is a senior Zachary A. Allison, Warhaw, editor with Forrester Research, N.C., is a project manager Dr. Louis A. Cannon ’80 Cambridge, Mass. with Norman Technologies, Leads With Heart Davidson, N.C. Todd D. Korab, Dayton, If the word “visionary” had a face, Louis A. Cannon might be it. Ohio, is a marketing Ronald H. and Chanin Heid From serving as an interventional cardiologist to developing medical consultant with ReachLocal. Birkhahn live in Dublin, devices, which were awarded U.S. Patents and then licensed to com, Independence, Ohio. Calif. Ron is with Bridgelux, Boston Scientific and to Medtronic, Cannon has pursued innovation Livermore, Calif. Christopher A. Lasso, from the get-go. Today, he is the founder and president of one of Westerville, Ohio, is a regional Brent S. and Colleen the most successful privately owned research centers in the country, vice president with RelaDyne, McInerney Hillerich ’90 live The Cardiac & Vascular Research Center of Northern Michigan. Cincinnati, Ohio. in Sarasota, Fla., where Brent is Because funding for innovation and cardiovascular research with Ameriprise Financial. was so sparse and difficult for physician entrepreneurs’ to obtain, Katherine A. Mathis and Cannon also founded and became president of BioStar Ventures, a her husband, Oliver Foote, Steven J. Shook, Beachwood, venture capital company focused upon cardiovascular, orthopedic, announce the birth of Owen Ohio, is a medical doctor neuroscience and gastroenterology clinical specialties and early stage Mathis-Foote on Nov. 1, 2010. specializing in neuromuscular medical devices. They live in Scotland. medicine. He is on the staff of the Neuromuscular Center at “Our last fund was approximately $40 million, and the R. Scott Russell, Waynesville, the Cleveland Clinic. opportunities support frugal innovation that enhances patient safety Ohio, is with Dayton and improves outcomes,” Cannon said. “There is no other venture Physicians, Centerville, Ohio. Victoria Ulintz Woodard is a group in the world dedicated to this focused task, which includes the paralegal with the Fleming Law marriage of world-class MBAs, CEOs and physicians.” Firm, Springfield, Tenn. Constantly motivated to make a difference with each endeavor he pursues, Cannon also takes time daily to remind himself of his blessings. “Probably the most important event in my life occurred at Wittenberg, which is where I met a lovely Kappa Delta named Sally McMahon,” Cannon said. Together since 1979, Cannon says that she has been with him every step of his journey. “She taught me the benefits of focus and study while at Wittenberg,” he says, adding that she and their children continue to keep him humbled and grounded every day. “Perhaps the most difficult challenge I have faced and still face is the critical balance between family, my wonderful three children, and my wife, yet an unbridled dedication to the field of medicine and the pursuit of saving lives,” Cannon says. That desire for balance has become his personal mantra on some level as he encourages others to let their hearts lead them. “Follow whatever is your passion in life. Don’t believe it is too big or too small. Make a difference. Don’t fall into bad habits. Enjoy life. Katherine Westgate Vargo ’91 honeymooned in Switzerland with her husband James. Enjoy family. Keep your direction. Take time to smell the roses!” n – Karen Gerboth ’93 spring 2012 33 Associates, Plymouth Meeting, Wedding Album Pa. Hal G. Ostrow is with the

CLASS NOTES CLASS Ostrow Law Firm PLC, Grand Rapids, Mich. ’97 | Stefanie J. Atwater is director of grief care services with Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service, Columbus, Ohio. Kristin D. Westermann, Burgaw, N.C., is with Godparents for Tanzania.

Amanda K. Stillwell ’02 and Nicholas A. Pierson ’08 Cari L. Gronowski ’07 and ’98 | Matthew J. Frederick ’97 were married Elizabeth Siegel on Stephen D. Morris ’07 were married on Sept. 25, 2002. The July 23, 2011. The couple married Dec. 19, 2009. The Jeffrey J. Huffman is an couple lives in Atlanta, Ga. lives in Bloomington, Ind. couple lives in Pinetops, N.C. assistant professor of English at St. Luke’s College of Nursing ’93 | Hackett, Springfield, Ohio, was ’95 | and an adjunct professor of elected to the executive board English at Waseda University Stephen W. Hoedt, Cleveland, Sonya Smith Caruso, San of the Ohio Society of CPAs. School of Political Science and Ohio, is vice president/senior Diego, Calif., is a realtor with Economics in Tokyo, Japan. investment analyst with Prudential California Realty in KeyBank N.A. ’94 | the Rancho Santa Fe office. Kevin M. and Brittnee Julie Goodsell Marsiglio, Finnearty Lydy ’99 live in Megan P. McCann is director of development at Our Joshua D. Dean of Brooklyn, Yellow Springs, Ohio. They president of McCann Partners, Lady of Mercy High School N.Y., married Gillian Telling teach at the Wright State Chicago, Ill. in Rochester, N.Y., serves as on Aug. 7, 2010. They University-Dayton Regional announce the birth of Charles Kent D. Pummell, a principal president of the Junior League STEM School. Kevin teaches David on May 5, 2010. accountant at Clark Schaefer of Rochester. history. Brittnee teaches R. Elliot Halsey, Wheaton, science. Ill., married Rebecca Dayton Amy Sonnanstine ’01 on June 3, 2011. ’99 | Jonathan E. and Lisa Kimberly Cardone Smith and Schingledecker Baltes ’00 her husband, John, announce announce the birth of William the birth of Reeve Schroeder Edward Baltes II on Nov. 30, on June 15, 2011. They live in 2010. They live in Brookfield, Wyomissing, Pa. Kimberly is a Wis. senior account manager with solutionset, East Greenbush, Bryan G. Bumgarner married N.Y. Michelle Shaffer on June 11, 2011. They live in Boise, Idaho. ’96 | Amanda Stevens Priefer, New Margaret F. “Molly” Clowes Lebanon, Ohio, teaches sixth married Marc J. Woerlein on grade with the Bevercreek City Sept. 25, 2011. They live in Schools. Columbus, Ohio. Molly is a customer relations supervisor Carrie E. Vonderhaar, with Restoration Hardware in Carmel, Calif., is the chief West Jefferson, Ohio. expedition photographer for Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Kent C. Miller, Wayne, Pa., is Futures Society and a key on- director of revenue assurance camera character for the PBS with Expert Technology television series “Jean-Michel

34 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Cousteau: Ocean Adventures.” Amy K. Sonnanstine A former resident of Cincinnati, is a massage therapist in Ohio, she was inducted into Cambridge, Mass. She finished the Ohio Women’s Hall of her first full Ironman triathlon, Fame. with a time of 12 hours 59 minutes at the Lake Placid ’00 | Ironman, which includes a 2.4- Rachel L. Edmunds, Keighley, mile swim, 112-mile bike and Northern Ireland, is a service 26.2-mile run. improvement manager with Danielle Wiley Turner the Durham County Council. and her husband, William, Sven J.K. Huldt is a director announce the births of Nadiya with Baldur GmbH, Zurich, on Feb. 2, 2009, and Quaid Switzerland. on June 15, 2011. They live in Canton, Ohio. Ericka Glass Johnson is an Jacqueline Askew Johnson ’80 orthopaedic trauma surgeon Kelly McMullen Vogel and Defends With Determination with Spectrum Orthopaedics, her husband, Dan, announce Canton, Ohio. the birth of Colin Neal on As early as fifth grade, Jacqueline Askew Johnson knew she wanted April 23, 2011. They live in to be an attorney. Jeannette Messich Loretitsch Getzville, N.Y. and her husband, Adam, “I was drawn in by the drama of litigation in the courtroom,” Bethany A. Williams, St. Johnson says. announce the birth of Adam Robert on Sept. 28, 2010. Charles, Mo., married Robert The daughter of Alabama-born parents with strong farming roots, They live in Cuyahoga Falls, Benn on June 4, 2011. Bethany Johnson learned to love learning at a young age along with her sisters. Ohio. is a workforce management “Our parents taught us that education was the great equalizer,” consultant with ADP Total Johnson says, adding that her mother, a voracious reader herself, Kerry Lee Pedraza has been Source, St. Louis, Mo. actually created a small library in family’s living room to ensure access appointed assistant director of to reference books and a range of reading material. the Clark County Department ’02 | of Job and Family Services, Now a leading federal criminal defense lawyer, Johnson credits Susan Welker Benne is Springfield, Ohio. her upbringing and her time at Wittenberg with preparing her for director of the study abroad life’s work. Jason R. Starr and Jennifer program at Montana State “The relationships I developed with professors and administrative M. Brzoski ’05 live in Canal University, Bozeman, Mont. staff were so key to my success at Wittenberg and beyond,” she Winchester, Ohio. Jason is a Trevor A. Block and Gwen C. says. “My opening statements or arguments in sentencing hearings financial services professional Roemer ’01 live in Cincinnati, sometimes harken back to the poetry of John Keats and plays of with First Investors Corp. Ohio. Trevor is employed by William Shakespeare I first explored at Wittenberg.” Amanda N. Terrell married Bishop Fenwick High School, She also has brought her Wittenberg-honed critical thinking and Adom M. Asadourian on Oct. Franklin, Ohio. problem-solving skills to her 28-year career in civil and criminal 17, 2009. They live in Chicago, Elizabeth B. Bradley and litigation, the last four of which have been with the Federal Public Ill. Defender for the Northern District of Ohio as the office’s first assistant. Christopher L. Silliman were “I have represented clients facing life imprisonment, one who married on July 3, 2011. They ’01 | reside in Arlington, Va. was convicted and another who was acquitted after trial,” she says. Heather M. Anderson, “I sometimes remain in contact with those incarcerated and their Alexandria, Va., is an associate Erin Thomas Brodine is fiscal families even after our office has exhausted all legal remedies...Our with KPMG, Washington, supervisor at Job and Family office is known for zealous and passionate representation, and I’m D.C. Services of Clark County, proud to be a part of the defense bar.” Springfield, Ohio. Married to Robert Johnson for 32 years and the mother of two Scott M. and Deanna Carlson Ness ’99 announce David F. Hyde is an associate sons, Johnson is a regular presenter at national federal defense- the birth of Ella Ryan on Sept. with Murphy & Hourihane, a related conferences. She was also asked to speak as part of a panel 6, 2011. They live in Grove law firm in Chicago, Ill. during a U.S. Congressional regional public hearing on the City, Ohio. Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 in light of its 25th anniversary. Geoffrey R. McGovern is an associate behavioral and social “I have taken the Wittenberg creed to heart – having light I try Jonathan W. Partsch, scientist with the Rand Corp., to pass it on to others. My law practice has become something of Lafayette, Calif., is a project Pittsburgh, Pa. my ministry, and I recognize how fortunate I am to have found my geologist/GIS analyst with passion and been able to live it in my professional life. For that I am Innovative Technical Solutions Justin M. Peters and Amy Inc., Walnut Creek, Calif. grateful to Wittenberg and its greatest asset, the people.” n Barrett were married on July – Karen Gerboth ’93 spring 2012 35 Li’l Tigers Anita M. Fete is director of state assistance with Enroll Reeve Schroeder, daughter America, Washington, D.C.

CLASS NOTES CLASS of Kimberly Cardone Harold E. “Skip” Ivery Jr. Smith ’95 and husband married Heather M. Bradford John on Dec. 31, 2009. They live Adam Robert, son of in Blacklick, Ohio. Skip is Jeannette Messich a branch manager with JP Loretitsch ’00 and husband Morgan Chase, Pickerington, Adam Ohio. Colin Neal, son of Kelly Elizabeth C. Magsig, McMullen Vogel ’01 and Arlington, Va., is a public Reeve Smith, 6-15-11 Adam Loretitsch, 9-28-10 husband Dan information officer with the American Medical Assoc., Emilia Obee, daughter Washington, D.C. of Jeffrey ’06 and Karen Obee Klukas ’06 Jaclyn M. Maxwell, Dayton, Ohio, announces the birth of Jeremiah M. Puckett on Oct. 1, 2010. Jaclyn is an office assistant with the Beavertown Clinic Inc., Kettering, Ohio. In 2009, Ryan L. Spray, Farmington, Mass., received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Justin and Colin Vogel, 4-23-11 Emilia Klukas, 2-23-11 Ind. He is a consulting scientist with Exponenet Inc., Natick, Mass. Ryan specializes 3, 2010. They live in Coventry, the Credit Union Executives associate with The Buffkin in surface chemistry and R.I., from where they operate a Society “Next Top Credit Group, Franklin, Tenn. stucture-function property wedding photography business. Union Exec” challenge. Joseph M. and Carrie relationships of thin film and Justin is also a middle and upper Funderburg Ullmer live in porous materials with emphasis school choral director at Lincoln ’03 | South Bend, Ind. In 2009, on applications to lithiumion School in Providence, R.I. Kathryn Bringman Baxter, Joseph received an AAS degree battery electrodes and solar Kelly A. Riedinger, McLean, Merrillville, Ind., is assistant to in veterinary technology from energy conversion. Va., is a faculty research the dean of Christ College at Columbus State Community Amber L. Stinebiser, New assistant with the University Valparaiso University. College in Ohio. He is with the Stanton, Pa., is an insurance of Maryland, Project Nexus, Spencer D. Dunning married Potawatomi Zoo. coordinator with the College Park, Md. Chrissy Uchtman on Oct. 2, Jessie G. Zawacki married Aluminum Company of Matthew E. Stewart, 2010. They live in Cincinnati, Myles D. VanCura on July 16, America, Pittsburgh, Pa. Watertown, Mass., has joined Ohio, where Spencer is a sales 2011. They live in Winterville, Brian N. Walter, Morrow, Diagnostics for All, a company manager with Minelco Inc. N.C. Ohio, is an investor accountant in Cambridge, Mass., which Holly C. Gersbacher, Dayton, with Union Savings Bank, makes diagnostic devices that Ohio, is a development ’04 | Cincinnati, Ohio. are distributed to those in less coordinator with The LAM Nicholas P. Azar and his developed countries. Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio. wife, Jill, announce the birth ’05 | of Adelaide Grace on Feb. 25, Amanda L. Thomas, Hilliard, James A. Manecke received Ashley B. Allen married 2010, and Jane Elizabeth on Ohio, is marketing and his M.B.A. in 2010 from the Manny Sanchez on June 16, April 7, 2011. They live in St. business development manager University of Michigan, Ann 2011. They live in Orlando, Fla. at Members First Credit Union, Louis, Mo. Arbor, Mich. He lives in Brett A. and Lesley Baker Columbus, Ohio. She has been Granville, Ohio. Aaron W. Copley is co- Bowen ’04 live in Toledo, selected as a “Trailblazer 40 teaching at Shalom High Jennifer M. Stacy has married Ohio, where Lesley is an Below” by Credit Union Times School, Milwaukee, Wis., as Bryce Bradley. They live in OTR/L with Concept Rehab Magazine. Amanda is also a part of the Lutheran Volunteer Nashville, Tenn. Jen is a senior Inc. national regional finalist for Corps.

36 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Bridget A. Casey is serving her residency in psychiatry at SUNY Buffalo. Christina Dierkes lives in Gescher, Germany, where she is a freelance science writer. Jennifer M. Fleming married Scott Fletcher on Sept. 4, 2010. They live in Atlanta, Ga., where Jennifer is with the Structured Life Group LLC. Anna C. Hanke has married Brett McClurg. They live in Amanda L. Thomas ’02 Huntertown, Ind. Julia Wickham Camp is Andrew Genszler ’91 Natalie A. Muir graduated a sales representative with Finds Calling in Advocacy from Indiana University Young’s Market, Salt Lake City, School of Dentistry in Utah. Sitting in his first political science class, Andrew Genszler was Bloomington, Ind., before startled when Professor Gerry Hudson told the students that they serving a one-year internship in Ashley N. Huffman and could throw away their comparative political system textbooks – oral and maxillofacial surgery Jason M. Alonso ’08 were the world was changing. Genszler, too, started to change as his at The Ohio State University, married July 16, 2011. They friends Jonathon Eilert ’93, Mike Elrod ’91, Steve Tanner ’91, Dave Columbus, Ohio. She has live in Delaware, Ohio. Ashley is a senior training specialist Burnham ’92, Kevin Simon ’91 and Bruce Hager ’92 attest. begun OMFS training in with Exel Logistics, Westerville, “Wittenberg’s approach to a liberal arts education taught me to Indianapolis, Ind. Ohio. think critically across a variety of subjects without an immediate Brett A. and Emily agenda. My friends also taught me many life lessons. I’m still Rottenborn Rudy announce Jeffrey E. and Karen Obee benefiting from what I learned at Wittenberg,” Genzsler says, adding the birth of Claire Allison Klukas of Madison, Wis., that public service started to tug at him. “I tell many people that on Jan. 8, 2011. They live in welcomed the birth of Emilia Wittenberg was a pioneer in student community service.” Springfield, Ohio, where Emily on Feb. 23, 2011. Seeing his own life as a work in progress, Genszler graduated is employed by the Springfield Sean A. and Joyce Dindo and began a career in business, but he always felt something was City Schools. McKinniss live in the missing in his life. The “missing” component eventually led him to Jerilyn Vrabel Schmidt is an Columbus, Ohio, area where Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, where he earned a R&D chemist in the catalyst Sean is pursuing his Ph.D. in master of divinity followed by a master’s degree in Christian ethics division at Sud-Chemie, higher education at The Ohio from the University of Oxford, England, as well as spending a thesis Louisville, Ky. State University. Joyce is an year at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa. In attorney with Jones Day. Joyce McGovern Strancar, between, he served as a domestic policy intern at the Lutheran Office Mason, Ohio, is an Danielle M. Newman and for Governmental Affairs, which is now the ELCA’s Washington intervention specialist with the Roderick P. Emmons ’04 office. Additionally, he joined the Navy Reserve. Mason City Schools. were married on June 5, 2009. “I hope this position and our office contribute to the common They live in Charlotte, N.C., good in a society that promotes individualism as a predominant Jacob R. Thomas is in client where Roderick is director of value,” he says. services with DO Media, suite sales with the Charlotte Ordained in 2009 as a Navy chaplain, Genszler says his advocacy Columbus, Ohio. Bobcats. work and his Navy experience are as much about public and In 2011, Nicole Ream community service for him as they are ministry. Today Genszler ’06 | Sotomayer received her serves as the director of the ELCA Advocacy Office in Washington, In 2009, Martha C. Boatright received her master’s degree M.S. degree in library and D.C., where he lives with his wife Alycia Ashburn. information science from the “Lutherans don’t care if government is big or small; we care about in religious studies from the University of Iowa in Iowa City. University of Illinois. She how it works for people – both in the United States and around the is an assistant librarian for world. Much of our advocacy is around economic opportunity, She currently teaches English in Kitami, Japan. instructional services at Knox environmental issues, development and human rights,” Genszler says. College, Galesburg, Ill. “As Lutherans we have two major assets – our faith language Alexa K. Bourquin, Ladys which includes government as part of the solution and the Island, S.C., teaches at Tabitha M. Thompson, Freemansburg, Pa., is an SEM volunteering, relief, development and civic engagement of Beaufort High School. technician with Cordis Corp. ELCA members – it is an honor to work with all of these dedicated people.” n – Phyllis Eberts ’00 spring 2012 37 Wedding Album ’07 | where Ashley is a human resource officer with Job Courtney M. Dancer and and Family Services of Clark Dale R. Coburn III were County. CLASS NOTES CLASS married on Oct. 2, 2010. They live in Marathon, Fla. ’08 | Alexandra M. Edwards, Amy A. Apidone and Shane Cleveland, Ohio, is an M. Price ’09 were married admissions and residential life on June 11, 2011. They live in coordinator with Boys Hope Aurora, Ill. Amy is employed Girls Hope of Northeastern by Aldi Inc. Shane is a sales Ohio. representative with Matrix Cari L. Gronowski and Direct in Schamburg, Ill. Stephen D. Morris were Gregory A. Harris received married Dec. 19, 2009. They his master’s degree in student live in Pinetops, N.C. affairs and higher education Tamara L. Kasper, from Indiana State University, Lauren M. Hough ’09 and David J. Stokley ’08 were married on Parma, Ohio, is manager, Terre Haute, Ind. He is a Sept. 3, 2011. The couple lives in Columbus, Ohio. interactive SEO marketing residence life coordinator in the marketing and and oversees two apartment communications department complexes at Butler University, at Cuyahoga Community Indianapolis, Ind. College, Cleveland, Ohio. Claire E. Johnson married Halle M. McGuire is in the Jeffrey James on Dec. 18, 2010. office of housing accounting They live in Dayton, Ohio. with National Church Michelle M. Kyle and Lance Residences, Columbus, Ohio. A. Frank were married Aug. 14, Kyle E. Noble is employed 2010. They live in Cincinnati, by the Ralto Restaurant, Ohio. Michelle is a registered Cambridge, Mass. nurse. Zachary S. Raines teaches Robert J. Loeffler, San social studies at Springfield Francisco, Calif., is a High School in Ohio. He is consultant with Siemens AG. also an assistant football coach Matthew W. Lynch, Harriet Kamakill ’10, Dayton, Ohio, married Omari Brown on and varsity baseball coach at Springfield, Ohio, is June 26, 2010. Wittenberg Pastor Rachel Tune officiated the Catholic Central High School. development associate/ on-campus ceremony. Kristen Ricchetti married membership coordinator at Seth M. Masterson in the U.S. Air Force Museum October 2010. Kristen is in her Foundation, Dayton, Ohio. third year of a Ph.D. program Nicholas A. Pierson in epidemiology at the married Elizabeth Siegel on University of North Carolina, July 23, 2011. They live in Chapel Hill. She will also Bloomington, Ind., where receive her master’s degree in Nick is pursuing a Ph.D. in public health. analytical chemistry at Indiana Bradley A. Ross has received University. He is also the his master of divinity degree co-author of a JACS article from Trinity Lutheran titled “Multiple Bradykinin Seminary, Columbus, Ohio. States Revealed,” which is He is pastor of St. John’s featured in a recent Chemical & Evangelical Lutheran Church, Engineering News. Baroda, Mich. Angela Dattilo Reagan, Justin M. Peters ’02 married Amy Barrett on July 3, 2010. The couple, who reside in Coventry, R.I., are pictured here with Ashley N. Sodders married Jamestown, Ohio, is pursuing members of The WittMen Crew. David Kell on June 25, 2011. her M.S.A. in public They live in Springfield, Ohio, administration at Central

38 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES Michigan University. She is Robert D. Ciucki is an a special event and corporate account manager with sales representative with Translation.com, New York, Columbus Hospitality, N.Y. Wilmington, Ohio. Amanda A. Delagrange is a long-term substitute with the ’09 | Akron Public Schools in Ohio. Lauren N. Baxter, Cleveland, Ohio, is a technician with Karen J. Girard, Columbus, Boehringer Ingelheim Gmbh. Ohio, is a compliance assistant with Maxim Healthcare Emily E. Daniels, Pittsburgh, Services, Grove City, Ohio. Pa., was among thousands of extras participating in a chaotic Courtney L. Harris is crowd scene at Heinz Field for pursuing her master’s degree in the new Batman movie. allied health at Salus University, Philadelphia, Pa. Amy Fickert ’08 Lauren M. Hough married Cruises to Success David J. Stokley ’08 on Gregory L. Harvey, a Sept. 3, 2011. They live in compliance analyst with For someone who had never seen a cruise ship, Amy Fickert has Columbus, Ohio. Progressive Medical Inc., certainly mastered the seas in her world-traveling position with Westerville, Ohio, is pursuing Lilianne L. Pate married Royal Caribbean. his M.B.A. at Mount Vernon Mark J. Howard on Oct. 9, The cruise director for the company’s newest ship, Oasis of Nazarene University Jetter 2010. They live in Gahanna, the Seas, Fickert has taken her love of communication, honed School of Business, Gahanna, Ohio. Lily is a teacher with the Ohio. at Wittenberg, and turned it into a career overseeing a staff of Goddard School, Reynoldsburg/ 200 entertainment personnel on the seagoing vessel. She is also Blacklick campus. Katie M. Johnson, Springfield, responsible for the entertainment and activities for 6,000 guests Ohio, is an emergency Mackenzie M. Yamamoto, each week. department nurse at Miami Warsaw, Ind., married Jeff “The most challenging part of my job is time management,” Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio Ticknor on June 27, 2009. Fickert says. “The cruise ship is in operation seven days a week so They announce the birth of Harriet Kamakill, Dayton, there is no concept of ‘weekends.’ The turnaround time between Wesley in 2011. Mackenzie is a Ohio, married Omari Brown cruises is only a few hours, and this time is used to prepare for nutrition consultant who owns on June 26, 2010. the next cruise, so the ship really never stops moving and neither Web-Nutritionist. Mark C. King is pursuing his does a cruise director. My day begins around 9 a.m. and doesn’t M.B.A. at Miami University, end until after midnight most nights. It is a very busy schedule, ’10 | Oxford, Ohio. but the job is a lot of fun!” Caitlin C. Baker is serving as Jennifer B. Knapp is From cruising through the Caribbean and around Western a volunteer with AmeriCorps pursuing graduate studies at Europe, as well as to the Pacific and other ports in between, in Wenatchee, Wash. the University of Wisconsin- Fickert is consistently “blown away” by the chance to travel to Kara L. Blakley, a former Madison. She was awarded exotic destinations and make friends around the world, all while instructor of English at a three-year National providing a first-rate experience for those aboard. Jiaxing University in China, is Science Foundation graduate “The most rewarding part of the job is the satisfaction that I pursuing her master’s degree in fellowship. feel at the end of every cruise knowing that we did everything humanities at Jacobs University Joshua L. Lanzer is pursuing possible to ensure that all 6,000-plus guests had an incredible Bremen in Germany. his master’s degree in allied vacation experience on the Oasis of the Seas,” she says. Kathryn I. Brunton, who is health/nursing at Xavier Fickert also finds satisfaction in knowing that her Wittenberg a pharmacy technician trainee University, Cincinnati, Ohio. education played a significant role in her success. with Medicap Pharmacy, Liaoliao Liang is pursuing “The Communication Leaders program at Wittenberg Safford, Ariz., will soon pursue her M.B.A. at the Hult helped me develop the confidence and professionalism needed graduate studies in psychology International Business School to pursue an ‘out-of-the-box’ experience upon graduating,” says at the Universite Pierre Mendes in London. Fickert, who first served as an employee activities coordinator France, Grenoble. Craig S. Lods is an office for Aramark in Alaska’s Denali National Park. “I wasn’t afraid Ryan M. Carris is pursuing technician at the Summit to try something different. You never know how an internship, his Ph.D. in life sciences and Dental Group in Fort Wayne, volunteering experience or job can help set you apart.” n serving as a research assistant Ind. – Karen Gerboth ’93 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

spring 2012 39 Wedding Album CLASS NOTES CLASS

Bryan G. Bumgarner ’99 Claire E. Johnson ’08 married Jessie G. Zawacki ’03 married Margaret F. “Molly” Clowes ’96 married Michelle Shaffer on Jeffrey James on Dec. 18, 2010. Myles D. Van Cura on July married Marc J. Woerlein on June 11, 2011. The couple lives The couple lives in Dayton, 16, 2011. The couples lives in Sept. 25, 2011. The couple lives in Boise, Idaho. Ohio. Winterville, N.C. in Columbus, Ohio.

Brian R. Mann is pursuing Kathleen B. Snead is pursuing management at Indiana David D. To, Springfield, his Ph.D. in life sciences at the her Ph.D. in social sciences University, Bloomington, Ohio, is attending Wright University of Texas Medical at Virginia Polytechnic Ind., also serves as a graduate State University’s Boonshoft Branch, Galveston, Texas. Institute and State University, assistant with the women’s School of Medicine, Fairborn, Blacksburg, Va. basketball team. Ohio. Zachary D. Miller is pursuing graduate studies at the Nicole A. Spoerl is pursuing Alexander A. Griffith, Ryan M. Uhle, Westerville, University of Michigan, Ann her master’s degree in allied Columbia, Md., is a systems Ohio, is a shareholder services Arbor, Mich., where he was health/nursing at Mercy engineer with Northrop associate with J.P. Morgan accepted into the Mongomery College of Northwest Ohio, Grumman. Asset Management. Lab. Toledo. Benjamin T. Hanf is a Kendall C. Obreza is Lauren K. Stets, Westerville, clinical research assistant in pursuing her law degree at the Ohio, is an assistant merchant the biospecimen core resource Correction University of Florida, Levin with Limited Brands, lab at Nationwide Children’s On page 64 of "Reflections" College of Law, Gainesville, Columbus, Ohio. Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. in the Fall 2011 issue, the Fla. Nam T. Vu is pursuing Sheila P. Herlihy, North incorrect survival rate for Amy E. Prugh and Mark her Ph.D. in social sciences Royalton, Ohio, is associated children battling cancer was L. Lintern ’08 were married at Vanderbilt University, with the Franciscan Volunteer given. “Thanks to significant Feb. 26, 2011. They live in Nashville, Tenn. Ministries, Philadelphia, Pa. advances in treatment, data Indianapolis, Ind. from the National Cancer Caitlin M. Welsh teaches at Michael D. Merz is pursuing Institute indicates that the Danielle N. Remington the Seoul Education Centre in a master’s degree in physiology survival rate is now 79.6% is enrolled in The Ohio South Korea. and biophysics at Georgetown (1996-2003 study)” as per an State University College of University, Washington, D.C. email from Timothy Knilans, Optometry, Columbus, Ohio. ’11 | Christa M. Snyder is M.D., Director, Clinical Laura K. Schumaker is Colin M. Barlow, Poway, pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry Cardiac Electrophysiology pursuing her medical degree at Calif., is an account manager at Indiana University, and Pacing, Cincinnati Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. with West Coast Group Bloomington, Ind. Children's Hospital Medical Benefits LLC, San Diego, Calif. Center. Christine Baehren Mittra “Tara” Sharif, Stephanie A. Springer Barabasz '67, with the Newport Beach, Calif., is a Meredith E. Berzins is married Matthew P. Ison Nemours Fund for Children's process analyst at Alere Inc., co-executive director with ’10 on Jan. 1, 2011. They live Health, also wrote that San Diego, Calif. the Children’s Rescue Center, in Springfield, Ohio, where "80-85% of all pediatric Springfield, Ohio. Stephanie is a retail specialist Cory M. Shoemaker is cancer patients survive their II at Security National Bank. pursuing his master’s degree in James E. Colloton III, who disease and go on to live Matthew is employed by life sciences at Mississippi State is enrolled in a two-year healthy lives." Urbana University. University, Starkville, Miss. graduate program for sports

40 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES In Memoriam Ruth Kaler Varga, Crestline, Ohio. In 1968, she began serving Propeller Division of the Curtis Ohio, died Nov. 7, 2011. In 1973, as national administrative Wright Co., Beaver, Pa., U.S. ’31 | she retired after 36 years as a director of Alpha Xi Delta, Steel, Pittsburgh, Pa., and an health and physical education retiring in 1982. electrical construction company, Edith “Jane” Gephart Springer teacher in the Crestline, Galion also in Pittsburgh, Pa. of Dayton, Ohio, died Dec. 11, and Mansfield School Systems. 2007. She was a teacher with ’40 | Her memberships included the Dayton Public Schools. Her Nynphiadora “Boots” Funke ’44 | First English Lutheran Church, memberships included North Leighton, Toledo, Ohio, died Trinity Lutheran Church, the Geraldine Dickey Conn, Riverdale Lutheran Church, Aug. 18, 2011. A homemaker, she National Education Association, Portland, Ore., died June 10, Alpha Delta Pi sorority and studied ceramics and served as a the Ohio Education Association, 2006. A retired teacher, she College Women’s Club. tutor. She was a member of Alpha the Crestline Library Board, Xi Delta sorority. co-owned and operated Shady Mary Mumma Wolf, formerly Harmony Chapter #43 of the Rest Mobile Home Park. She of Springfield, Ohio, passed away Eastern Star, American Legion ’42 | was a member of Damascus Community Church. July 30, 2011, in Centerville, Auxiliary, Crestline Women’s Lois Bell Cole, Bell, Calif., died Ohio. She retired as an Club and Crawford County Aug. 20, 2009. A member of Janice Bowen Fisher, formerly elementary school teacher from Genealogical Society. Chi Omega sorority, she lived of Tuscumbia, Ala., passed away the Springfield City Schools. in Arizona and California as the Nov. 4, 2011, in Newark, Ohio. Her memberships included ’36 | wife of a Presbyterian clergyman. She worked at Wright-Patterson Covenant Presbyterian Church, Martha Sites Rinehart, Shelby, She retired as director of patient Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, Southminster Presbyterian Ohio, died Oct. 2, 2011. She services with the California before moving to Alabama, where Church, Delta Kappa Gamma worked in her husband’s doctor’s Division of the American Cancer she was an active member of Society, the Norris Chapter of office, taught piano lessons, and Society. First United Methodist Church Eastern Star and the CH chapter enjoyed cooking and baking. and the Mountain View Garden of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Her memberships included the Milton R. “Pete” Lauver, Club. Before her retirement, she First Christian Church of Shelby, formerly of North Olmsted, was an office manager for Paxton- ’32 | the First Christian Church in Ohio, passed away Dec. 28, Alexander Engineers. Evelyn Tufts Tracy Froelich, Mansfield, Chi Omega sorority, 2003, in Centerville, Ohio. He Canton, Ohio, died Feb. 13, the 97 Club and LaSertoma. served with the U.S. Navy during ’45 | 1997. A member of the Methodist World War II. A loyal member of Kiwanis, he retired in 1982 Annabel Dilsavor Ervin, Church, she retired as a first- ’37 | Columbus, Ohio, passed grade teacher with the Canton Mary Catherine Stewart, from his position as a chemical engineer/research physicist with away on Dec. 2, 2011. A Local School District. Dayton, Ohio, died Aug. 9, former homemaker and high 2011. A teacher for 22 years and the Lewis Research Center of N.A.S.A. school teacher, she retired as ’35 an administrator for 20 years a secretary with a CPA firm. Formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Dayton Public Schools, Stanley M. Taylor, formerly Her memberships included Charles H. Benner died Sept. she retired in 1969 as principal of Mishawaka and Elkhart, Hilltop Lutheran Church, Hoge 13, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. of Cornell Heights Elementary Ind., died Aug. 20, 2011, in Memorial Presbyterian Church During World War II, he School. Following her retirement, Hendersonville, N.C. He was and Delta Zeta sorority. served as a lt. j.g. with the U.S. she volunteered at Kettering associated with Bethel College in Coast Guard in the Pacific. At Medical Center and the YWCA. Mishawaka from its inception in Martin E. Lehmann, Sperry, the time of his death, he was Her memberships included the 1947. He served as dean, registrar, Iowa, died Aug. 18, 2011. He professor emeritus at the College Dayton Women’s College Club, director of teacher education was ordained into the ministry Conservatory of Music at the Soroptimists and the Pi chapter and as a faculty member. After on June 2, 1940, and served University of Cincinnati and of Delta Kappa Gamma. retiring, he continued part- Lutheran congregations in at the School of Music at The time as curator of the Dr. Otis Detroit, Mich., Walsh, Ill. Ohio State University. An active ’39 | Bowen Museum on the Bethel and Sperry, Iowa. In 1960, he member of St. Paul United Ethel Hetherington Burt, campus, and as one of the became professor of church Methodist Church, he was a past Youngstown, Ohio, died April founders and board chair of history at Central Lutheran president of OMEA and MENC. 22, 2010. A member of Chi the Hubbard Hill Retirement Seminary, Fremont, Neb., then Following his retirement, he Omega sorority, she retired as Community in Elkhart. He served in the same capacity volunteered with Radio Reading an elementary school principal was a devout evangelical and as dean of students for 18 Services and the Sycamore Senior with the Boardman Board of Christian, an ordained minister years at Luther Northwestern Center. Education. in the Missionary Church and a Seminary in St. Paul, Minn. supporter of numerous Christian He retired in 1985. Following Dorothy Cowden Culp of Betty Robertson Wert, organizations. He was a member his retirement, he served several Dayton, Ohio, passed away Nov. Indianapolis, Ind., passed away of First Baptist Church and interims and as a supply pastor 4, 2011. She was an English Jan. 23, 2009. Her memberships Cedar Road Missionary Church. for many years, authored three teacher at Fairview High School included St. Luke’s United books, was a translator, an editor and also served as its club advisor. Methodist Church and Alpha ’43 | and traveled around the world. A member of Westminster Xi Delta sorority. In the 1940s, His memberships included Presbyterian Church and PEO she taught music with the Miami Henry D. Slevin, Columbus, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Chapter BC, she was named County Public Schools in Ohio Ohio, passed away Sept. 27, 2011. the Southeastern Iowa Synod one of the “Top Ten Women of and supervised public school He was a member of Phi Kappa of the ELCA and the Lutheran Dayton.” music in Montgomery County, Psi fraternity. His early career Historical Conference. included associations with the

spring 2012 41 Eileen Stinnett Brane Riddle, Club, Ohio Archeology Club, Island, Fla. A member of Phi San Diego Chargers, to head formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa., English Speaking Club and the Gamma Delta fraternity, he coach and general manager of passed away July 23, 2011, Toledo Museum of Art. He was served with the U.S. Army the Raiders, to commissioner of in Bastrop, Texas. She was also a trustee of the Boys and during World War II and with the American Football League CLASS NOTES CLASS a member of Alpha Delta Pi Girls Club of Toledo. the U.S. Army Air Corps during and to principal owner and chief sorority and worked at U.S. Steel. the Korean Conflict. He was executive officer of the Raiders. ’48 | employed by Babcock and He was the first recipient of the Formerly of Columbus, Ohio, Wilcox in Ohio for five years NFL Players Association’s Retired Marian Wharton Wallace died Marion D. “Ace” Hall, Largo, before becoming an engineer at Players Award of Excellence July 13, 2009, in Bonita Springs, Fla., died May 27, 2007. During various IBM assignments for 29 and was inducted into the Pro Fla. She devoted her professional World War II and the Korean years. Following his retirement, Football Hall of Fame in 1992. career to the insurance industry, War, he rose to the rank of lieutenant while serving with the he became an adjunct professor retiring in 1991 as office manager Robert W. Kline, Westfield, U.S. Marine Corps. Owner of at Florida Institute of Technology of the American Agency Inc. Mass., died March 22, 1995. the Asian Garden Restaurant, in the chemical engineering Her memberships included During World War II, he served he retired as a math teacher at department in Melbourne for 10 Alpha Delta Pi sorority and the with the U.S. Army Air Force Seminole High School with the years. Insurance Women of Columbus. in Europe. He retired as a Pinellas County School District. Charles R. Sutermaster, division manager with Standex His memberships included Phi Pittsburgh, Pa., died July 26, International. ’47 | Kappa Psi fraternity, American 2011. He worked as a civilian Naomi Linsenmayer Buchholtz, Legion Post 273 and VFW Post with the U.S. Army Air Force Irene Peters Mowen, San Springfield, Ohio, passed away 10094. before serving with its corps Antonio, Texas, died April 20, Sept. 3, 2011. A member of Grace 2011. A member of Alpha Delta David C. Smith, formerly of of engineers as a staff sergeant Evangelical Lutheran Church Pi sorority, she retired as an Sandusky, Ohio, died March in England during World and Delta Zeta sorority, she was art teacher from Travis Middle 31, 2010, in Southern Pines, War II. He retired as manager a pastor’s wife who was active School in Port Lavaca, Texas. in the various churches where N.C. A member of the Lutheran of technical services quality her husband served. She was a Church and Lambda Chi Alpha assurance of the glass division of James H. Ripple, Oahu, Hawaii, registered nurse at Community fraternity, he served with the the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. passed away Nov. 18, 2011. A Hospital as well as a nurse U.S. Army Air Force during after more than 39 years with member of the Church of the educator at Community Hospital World War II. In 1983, he retired the company. During this time, Crossroads UCC and Phi Kappa School of Nursing. An active as commercial manager from he taught courses in statistical Psi fraternity, he served with the member of the community, she Ameritech (Ohio Bell Telephone quality control and advanced U.S. Navy during World War served on the board of trustees Co.). From 1984-87, he served as statistics in PPG plants in the II. He began his career as an for Osterlen Services for Youth executive director of United Way United States, Canada and engineer with Republic Steel, and Young Women’s Mission. She of Erie County. Italy, and with other companies developing titanium metal. In the was one of the original trustees in England and Belgium. He late ’60s, he worked for a candy Colleen Smith Thor of of the Johnson-St. Paris EMS was a member of Phi Mu Delta company in Farmington, N.M., Plainwell, Mich., passed away on and volunteered for Hospice, fraternity. developing a new process for Oct. 11, 2011. A member of Delta the Literacy Center and Clark making licorice candy known as Zeta sorority, she retired from William O. Yeazell, Springfield, County Elderly United. “Twizzlers.” His work with local Kalamazoo College as fine arts Ohio, passed away Aug. 2, native Americans led to a career secretary in 1987. For 15 years 2011. He was a project engineer Douglas C. Cook passed away in economic development with after her retirement, she operated of mechanical systems with in Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2011. the United States Department Junk ’n Stuff ’n Things, a second- Kelsey Hayes SPECO Division. A member of Collingwood of Commerce in the western hand shop. She enjoyed painting, His memberships included Presbyterian Church and U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Saipan drawing, sewing, crafts, playing Dorm League, Masonic Lodge, Dorm League, he served as and other Pacific islands. From bridge and gardening. In her later Ohio and National Societies of a corporal in the U.S. Army 1984-90, he served as special years, she compiled her memoirs Professional Engineers, Society during World War II. He was assistant for planning and budget president of the UpRite Hook from her lifelong journals. of Automotive Engineers and the Photographic Society. in the governor’s office. In 1998, Co. and Cook Industries, both he retired and moved to the manufacturers of drapery hooks ’49 | island of Oahu in Hawaii. His and other wire products. As a Freda Holland Horgan of ’50 | many honors included receiving horseback rider, he competed Toledo, Ohio, died June 3, 2009. Allen Davis, Alameda, Calif., an Alumni Citation from in equitation, show jumping In 1949, she opened her first died Oct. 8, 2011. His life’s work Wittenberg in 1992. and cross country events. His store, From Heaven to Eleven, has been the Raiders football interests included sports of all specializing in infant, children’s team, for whom he was the Carl L. Rolston, Worthington, kinds, boating, singing and and women’s clothing. In 1967 dominant figure for nearly 50 Ohio, passed away Oct. 22, 2011. photography. He served three until the late 1980s, she owned years. His early coaching jobs During World War II, he served terms as Ohio lieutenant governor and operated Laomi’s Dress Shop were at Adelphi College, a U.S. with the U.S. Army Corps of of the Kiwanis Club. His other in the Colony. She was an active Army team at Ft. Belvoir, Va., Engineers in Japan. A member of associations included the Toledo member of Bethany Lutheran The Citadel and the University Worthington United Methodist Opera Chorus, the Sam Szor Church and enjoyed spending of Southern California. In 1954, Church, he had a long and Society, American Legion #335, winters in St. Petersburg, Fla. he worked in the personnel successful career at Ohio Bell, the Maumee Elks, the Toledo Ski department of the Baltimore retiring after 34 years of service. Club, Inverness Club, Catawba Michael R. Shaffer died March Colts. He went from assistant Ned W. Schall, Mount Pleasant, Island Club, Gravel Bar Yacht 2, 2011, at his home on Merritt coach of the Los Angeles, the S.C., passed away, Nov. 15,

42 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES 2011. A member of Holy Cross ’52 | Caroline “Lyn” Hartshorn Episcopal Church and Pi Kappa Vlaskamp, formerly of Brooklyn, F. Kenneth Alpha fraternity, he served with Ronald F. Fuller of Bay City, N.Y., died Jan. 6, 2010, in Dickerson Jr. ’51 the U.S. Army during the Korean Mich., died Sept. 24, 2011. An Alexandria, Va. A member of Leaves Legacy Conflict. He retired as a sales ordained Lutheran minister, he Alpha Xi Delta sorority, she representative with SmithKline worked in mission development, retired as a teacher from Friends Beecham, Isle of Palms, S.C. organizing congregations in Seminary, New York, N.Y. Birmingham and Adrian, Mich. Gordon A. Thor, Plainwell, He served as pastor of Advent ’54 | Mich., passed away May 10, Lutheran Church, Detroit, Chester J. Vierling Jr., Roanoke 2010. A member of Delta Sigma Mich., and Messiah Lutheran Rapids, N.C., died Nov. 6, 2005. Phi fraternity, he served as a Church (now Good Shepherd He retired as a mechanic engineer sergeant with the U.S. Army Lutheran Church) in Manistee from Siemens-Allis Inc., Tucker, during World War II. His career before going to Messiah Lutheran Ga. He was an active member of included working as a music Church in Bay City, Mich., First Pentecostal Holiness Church supervisor in Hillsboro, Ohio, where he served until retirement and had a nursing home ministry and as a purchasing agent with in 1993. Following retirement, from 1997 until his latest illness. Valley Metal Products Co. and he served as an interim pastor in F. Kenneth Dickerson died Hammond Machinery Builders, Roscommon, Midland, Saginaw, ’55 | Jan. 26, 2012. He was 81. Otsego, Mich. Unionville, and Reese, Mich. He was a member of Messiah Charles A. Brougher of A resident of Springfield, Samuel D. Wang of Fort Smith, Lutheran Church, the Rotary Springfield, Ohio, died Aug. 24, Ohio, Dickerson served as a Ark., passed away Oct. 21, Club of Bay City and was a Paul 2011. A member of High Street Wittenberg administrator 2011. A U.S. Army Korean War Harris Fellow. He was also active United Methodist Church and from 1958 to 1992. He began veteran, he was a labor lawyer/ in his community and served on Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, as university editor, and he professional manager who retired numerous committees. he served with the U.S. Army was later named director of in 1991 as vice president of Corps of Engineers during the alumni and parents relations, production with Hiram Walker Richard H. Petrocelli, Wilton, Korean War. He was retired and director of special & Sons. Following his retirement, Conn., died Oct. 12, 2011. A chair of the board and CEO of events, where he also edited he worked as an arbitration member of Dorm League, he Eagle Tool and Machine Co. the Wittenberger. judge. His memberships included served with the U.S. Army during Inc. His commitment to the An historian and Korean War St. Luke Lutheran Church, the Korean War. He later worked community was apparent in veteran, who was released Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, for more than 20 years as an art the area boards on which he from active duty in 1957 the Ohio and Sebastian County teacher with the Norwalk Public served as chair and president, with the rank of lieutenant, Bar Associations, the American School System. He was passionate including Springfield-Clark Dickerson completed the Legion, Noon Civics League and about tennis and golf. He was County Chamber of Commerce, picture research for the Friends of the Library. A past an artist, an avid reader and Community Hospital, United book Springfield & Clark president of Old Fort Museum, an active volunteer with FISH Way Campaign, Springfield County: An Illustrated he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and Volunteer Drivers of Norwalk. Country Club, Springfield Rotary History by Wittenberg researching the Civil War and Club, Springfield Foundation Stewart F. Powell aka Robert President Emeritus William Custer’s Last Stand. and Wittenberg. He was inducted F. Weiskotten Jr. of Cedar Key, A. Kinnison ’54. Following into the Springfield/Clark his retirement in 1992, he Fla., died Oct. 26, 2011. After ’51 | County Junior Achievement served as director of the working as an engineer in several Hall of Fame in 1997. He was University Sesquicentennial Allen J. Hansen died Nov. 30, states, he was transferred to presented the Class of 1914 Observance. 2006, in Boynton Beach, Fla. Sweden in 1962 as an engineering Award from Wittenberg in 2005 During World War II, he served consultant, ultimately living Active in the community, and the Richard L. Kuss Lifetime with the U.S. Army Air Force in London. After his return to Dickerson served as Community Achievement Award as a B24 pilot flying 23 missions the United States, he owned a president of the Springfield in 2010. in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. 1,300-acre farm in Wytheville, Civic Theater Board and His career included working as Va., where he raised Black Angus Joe R. Manning, New Carlisle, operational chief of Box 27 an advisor in the creation of the cattle, grew corn and enjoyed Ohio, died Dec. 4, 2011. He Associates of the Springfield Afghan Institute of Technology Tennessee walking horses. worked for the G.H. Herman Fire Division, as well as on in Kabul, teaching at Newark other boards. Dickerson’s He then served as president Funeral Home, Indianapolis, State College in New Jersey other memberships included of Pulaski Furniture and as a Ind., before working as an and in 1964, joining the Peace Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Pi chief consultant with Broyhill electrical engineer with Corps to establish school systems Delta Epsilon journalism Furniture. In 1982 he purchased Honeywell for more than 30 in the Philippines. Returning society, Clark County Alexander Answering Service years. A U.S. Army veteran, he to the United States, he was Historical Society, National in Evanston, Wyo. An active served more than 22 years as superintendent of various school Rifle Association, Ohio Gun member of his community, he a captain in the Air National systems including Williamstown, Collectors Association, the served on the City Planning & Guard. He was also an active Mass, Schoharie, N.Y., and Fort International Society of Zoning Commission, Crime member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Covington, N.Y. In 1979, he Shifters and an honorary Stoppers Board of Directors, ran Church. life member of International moved to Florida to work in real for City Council and performed Migratory Workers Union- estate while enjoying travel and in the annual Nutcracker play as a Hoboes of America. tennis. Russian soldier.

spring 2012 43 the U.S. Air Force. He taught Rosaleen Drumell Meyer of Ralph R. Carskadden, Seattle, ’56 | art with the Springfield City Columbus, Ohio, died Aug. Wash., died Sept. 13, 2011. A James S. Cantrell, Surf City, Schools and at Wittenberg for 29, 2011. A member of Upper gifted craftsman in textiles, clay N.C., passed away Aug. 5, 2011. many years. He also worked at Arlington Lutheran Church and and iconography, he worked as CLASS NOTES CLASS During the years of 1955-57, the Springfield News-Sun and Alpha Delta Pi sorority, she had a case worker for the New York he served with the U.S. Army at the A&P Grocery Store. His a career in public relations as a City Welfare Dept., before being in Korea. He retired in 1998 memberships included First speaker with Columbia Gas of ordained as a deacon and a priest as CEO from Community Lutheran Church, United Senior Ohio. in the Episcopal Church. He Financial Services in Plymouth Services, Miami Valley Bridge served on staff at Christ Church, Mich. His memberships included Club and the Senior Center ’61 | Tacoma, Wash., Christ Church, Faith Harbor United Methodist Bridge Club in Yellow Springs. Mary Groeber Bumstead, San Grosse Pointe, Mich., St. Paul’s Church, Surf City, N.C., River He enjoyed the Springfield Antonio, Texas, died May 6, Cathedral, Detroit, Mich., Hills Community Church, Symphony, Springfield Choral, 2010. A former Catholic nun, All Souls’ Episcopal Church, Lake Wylie, S.C., Phi Gamma volunteering at the Kuss she was a member of the Sisters San Diego, Calif., St. Mark’s Delta fraternity, Rotary and the Auditorium, Wittenberg football of Charity Community and Cathedral, Seattle, Wash., and American Legion. He enjoyed and basketball, and traveling. Daughters of the King. She led St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, reading, working crossword a satellite group for Threads Seattle, Wash. puzzles, fishing, golfing, sports Helen Downey Story, formerly of Love and worked in the and volunteering at the Clover of Urbana, Ohio, and Madison, Carol Allison Lebold of mountains of Lima, Peru, for four Area Assistance Center. N.J., died May 25, 2003, in Seabrook, N.H., died Dec. 4, Bradenton, Fla. She was a reading years with the Almari Indians. 2010. A member of Chi Omega specialist for 30 years with the Most recently, she was a member sorority, she was a receptionist/ ’57 | of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Norman P. Brom, Xenia, Ohio, public school system in Madison. dental assistant for several years. passed away on Nov. 29, 2011. Her memberships included Joseph J. Horner, formerly of Finding her calling in helping Ordained in 1958, he served Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, West Liberty, Ohio, died Sept. the hearing impaired, she was a as pastor at Alexandria United PEO and Sweet Adelines in 16, 2011, in Kokomo, Ind. He certified sign language interpreter Methodist Church before Bradenton, and the Order of the was an administrator at the Adriel until her retirement in 2002. Eastern Star in Urbana. going to Brazil for 11 years as a School in West Liberty, Ohio, Joy Thompson McDonald, missionary. Upon returning to before becoming a teacher and Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Sept. the United States, he served at ’58 | principal at Town and Country 24, 2011. An elementary school Summerside UMC and Montfort Ann VanMeter Chamberlain Day School in Springfield, Ohio. teacher with the Lakeview and Heights UMC in Cincinnati, passed away Sept. 27, 2011 in He was a longtime member of Bellefontaine City Schools, Ohio, and Parkview UMC in Brentwood, N.H. A certified Bethel Mennonite Church in she retired from Pine Avenue Miamisburg, Ohio. clinical social worker for 45 years, West Liberty, Ohio. Elementary School in 1985. she counseled thousands of clients Following her retirement, she Clinton Morse III of London, at the Rockingham Counseling Paul E. Nitchman died July 8, Ohio, died Nov. 2, 2011. He 2004, in Tucson, Ariz. He was a enjoyed spending winters in Center (Rockingham Child and Ft. Myers Beach, Fla. Her taught mathematics at St. Family Services) before going U.S. Army veteran. Patrick School and the London memberships included First into private practice in 1991. She Robert E. Webb died May Public Schools before serving United Methodist Church, was a member of Pilgrim United 21, 2010, in Cincinnati, Ohio. as principal at the Deercreek the Bellefontaine Education Church of Christ and Alpha He was a retired clergyman of and Summerford Schools, Association and the Ohio Delta Pi sorority. the West Ohio Conference of and as curriculum director Education Association. the United Methodist Church, for the London City Schools. ’60 | who served congregations in R. Stephen VanCline, Franklin Following his retirement in Louise Mason Hutchison died Dayton, Springfield, Waynesfield, Lakes, N.J., died March 7, 1993, he tutored math privately Dec. 4, 2011, in Lititz, Pa. A Johnstown, Cincinnati and 2010. Owner of Franklin Lakes and at St. Patrick’s School. He homemaker, she was an active Toledo. Before being ordained Galleries, he was an artist, art was also involved with Habitat volunteer and member of St. into the ministry, he was a conservator, restorer and art for Humanity and volunteered Peter’s Evangelical Church, teacher and administrator. His investment consultant. He served for the Madison County Free the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, military service including serving on the national executive board Clinic. A lifelong professional American Red Cross, Republican as a corporal in the Philippines of the American Association musician, he was choir director Committee, Luther Acres, and Japan from 1944-46, in the of Conservators and Restorers at the First Presbyterian Church Daughters of the American U.S. Air Force Reserves from and on the board of directors and was involved with many Revolution, Lancaster Forest Fire 1946-52, and as a lieutenant of the Friends of the Franklin musical events in London and Crew, White Shrine and Eastern colonel with the Civil Air Patrol Lakes Library. He participated Columbus. He traveled on tour Star. from 1967-88. annually in a lecture series on art with the Lawrence Welk Band. at Fairleigh Dickinson University. His memberships included Carolyn Koehring Kunde, ’62 | In 1999, he purchased a farm First Presbyterian Church, the Mahomet, Ill., passed away Nancy Schuck Baer of in Ashland, N.Y., and began a Central Ohio Emmaus Walk and March 11, 2011. A member of farming operation of organic the Madison County Retired St. John’s Lutheran Church Waukesha County, Wis., died Aug. 23, 2011. A member of the chickens, eggs and grass-fed Teachers Association. and Alpha Xi Delta sorority, beef. He continued with both she retired from the University Lutheran Church, she retired as Donald E. Ryman, Springfield, businesses until his death. of Illinois chancellor’s office in a health and physical education Ohio, died Nov. 29, 2011. During 1998. teacher from the Merton School Carole Presser Young, the Korean War, he served with in Wisconsin. Anderson, Ind., died Aug. 6,

44 Wittenberg Magazine CLASS NOTES 2011. She began her career in grade students at Favorite Hill, education coordinator at the hospitals, working in various Washington and High Street Mansfield Arts Center. Her ’72 | capacities at Community Schools before her retirement in memberships included Grace Preston P. Mountz, Dayton, Hospital. A registered nurse, she July 2005. Following retirement, Episcopal Church, Alpha Ohio, died May 15, 1993. retired as a staff nurse in 1970. she was an assistant manager Delta Pi sorority, the Mansfield Eugene C. Root, Levittown, She earned a National Surgical at the Dublin Coldwater Creek Cancer Foundation, the Ohio Pa., died Oct. 15, 2011. He was Certificate. Store. She enjoyed reading, Arts Education Association, ordained into the American knitting and making crafts. Leadership Unlimited, Mansfield Lutheran Church in 1973 and ’64 | Garden Club, Nomads and was called to serve at Faith Talivaldis Gulbis of Columbus, Philomathians. A member of Delta Gamma Ohio, died July 19, 2011. He was Memorial Lutheran Church, sorority, Wendy Sillitoe Miller, a history teacher and football Detroit, Mich. He traveled to Pittsford, N.Y., died July 30, coach in many Ohio school ’69 | Malawi, Africa, as a missionary 2011. She served on the board districts including Westland Donald P. Corfman, Elmwood for the Volunteer Missionary of directors of S.C. Parker and High School. An avid golfer, his Park, Ill., died Sept. 23, 2011. Movement. In 1990, he was Co. Inc. and as chair of the memberships included Lambda He was a member of Alpha called to serve at Holy Cross board of directors of E.F. Miller Chi Alpha fraternity and West Tau Omega fraternity and in Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, Municipals in Rochester, N.Y. Side Browns Backers. 1979 received the Outstanding Pa. Later, he served other She was an elder, deacon and Young Man of America award. Lutheran churches in the trustee at Brighton Presbyterian Anthony M. Sawyer, Springfield, His career included teaching at Philadelphia area as an interim Church and engaged in 30 years Ohio, died July 28, 2010. North High School, Springfield, pastor for several years. He was of youth ministry at Punky Ohio, serving as district technical an accomplished organist and Hollow Farm, East Springwater, ’67 | manager and manager of internal an active member of Men of N.Y. Charlotte Young McStallworth, training at Comshare Inc., Des All Colors Together and the formerly of Wilberforce, Ohio, Plaines, Ill., and most recently Democratic Party. ’65 | passed away Aug. 4, 2011, in was associated with Krumm and R. Larry Gaier, Springfield, Las Vegas, Nev. She taught at Associates, Oak Park, Ill. He also ’73 | Ohio, passed away Aug. 1, Lucinda Cook Elementary School volunteered as a basketball coach Thomas C.P. Lai died April 19, 2011. A member of St. John on the Central State University at Chicago Hope Academy. 2007, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He Lutheran Church, he retired from campus and at Simon Kenton Robert H. Shackleford, New was an entrepreneur. International Harvester Co. School in Xenia, Ohio, before Philadelphia, Ohio, died Aug. Grace Dauberman McKinney, retiring. Her memberships 26, 2011. He began his career Linda Heizer Wilson of included St. Margaret’s Episcopal Newcomerstown, Ohio, passed Indianapolis, Ind., died May with the Sears Roebuck Co. away Aug. 4, 2011. During her Church, Trotwood, Ohio, Christ and held numerous managerial 14, 2010. She was a member Episcopal Church in Xenia, 20-year career, she taught fourth of the Presbyterian Church. A positions in Ohio. In 1977, he grade at West Elementary School, Ohio, and First Baptist Church of purchased the franchising rights registered nurse, she served as the Lake in Las Vegas. adult basic literacy education for nursing supervisor at Woodland to the Big Red Q Quickprint the Buckeye Career Center and at Nursing Center, Mt. Zion, Ill. Linda M. Miller, Ardmore, Pa., Center and also established The a Christian pre-school. A member She published a book on cemetery passed away June 18, 2011. A Typesetters at New Philadelphia. of Newcomerstown Church inscriptions and conducted member of the Lutheran Church, His memberships included of God, she enjoyed reading, genealogical research on 490 she had many interests and a Emmanuel Lutheran Church, traveling, grading math papers families of Brown County, Ohio. positive outlook on life. Phi Mu Delta fraternity, New and cooking. Philadelphia Lions Club, New ’66 | John W. Williams, formerly of Philadelphia Quaker Club, Rebecca Weeks Murashige, Springfield, Ohio, passed away Severna Park, Md., died Nov. George T. Bones ’68S, San Jose, Elks Lodge BPOE 510, New Nov. 28, 2011, in Decorah, Iowa. 18, 2011. She embraced her life Calif., died Nov. 21, 2008. He Philadelphia Downtown He is best known for inspiring as a Navy wife, moving six times served two years with the U.S. Merchants Association, the thousands of singers to glorify along the mid-Atlantic coast, as Navy on the U.S.S. Midway in Tuscarawas County YMCA, the God through music. He began well as abroad in Italy. Always the Mediterranean and worked Tuscarawas County Chamber of his career at Shawnee High active in her community, she was for the West Penn Power Co., Commerce, the New Philadelphia School in 1960. From 1970- a member of the Naval Academy before becoming an ordained Planning Commission and the 82, he directed the Wittenberg Chapel, Delta Zeta sorority, the Lutheran pastor. In 1979, he Zoning Board. University Choir, which became Naval Academy Women’s Club, retired from the ministry and world famous by touring North ’70 | the Naval Academy Garden Club moved to Texas, Nevada and America, Europe and the former David J. Chakeres, Westerville, and the Presbyterian Women of California. He was a member of Soviet Union. He also conducted Ohio, died Sept. 12, 2011. An Woods. Christ Lutheran Church. the Indianapolis Symphonic attorney, he owned a private Chorale and the Waldorf College Formerly of Piqua, Ohio, Lynn practice in Columbus, Ohio. ’75 | Choir in Forest City, Iowa. Schneider Gastineau died Aug. His memberships included the Antone L. Strothers, Pittsburgh, 10, 2010, in Marysville, Ohio. Vineyard Columbus Church, the Pa., died June 6, 2009. A member She began her teaching career ’68 | Columbus Bar Association and of Morning Star Baptist Church, with the Urbana School District Lois Clark Flinn died July 14, Mourning Glory Band, which he was a professor at CCAC before being hired by the Piqua 2006, at her home in Mansfield, originated at Wittenberg in North Side campus. City School District in 1972. She Ohio. An art teacher at John 1968 and continued performing taught second, fourth and fifth Simpson Junior High School annually at university functions. from 1968-77, she was the

spring 2012 45 included residential appraisal and He also served in the U.S. ’76 | sales in the real estate industry. Army during the Korean War. ’88 | Jane Marsac Hunt, Pfafftown, She was a member of the Church In 1963-64, he was a Fulbright Sean P. Elerick, St. Clairsville, N.C., died Feb. 12, 2011. Her of the Holy Spirit and Chi lecturer in American literature Ohio, died Oct. 10, 2011. A CLASS NOTES CLASS career included teaching special Omega sorority. at the University of Karachi, former investment officer with education students in Clayton Pakistan. For most of his career, WesBanco, Belmont National County, Ga., and serving as a Brian R. Lawter, Millersburg, he taught in the department of Bank, Sky Bank and Huntington manager with the Craft Showcase Ohio, passed away Sept. 26, American thought and language Bank, he was vice president and the Piece Goods Shop, both 2011. He was a member of Faith at Michigan State University, and portfolio manager of in Winston-Salem, N.C. Lutheran Church and Lambda from which he retired in 1994 as Premier Bank and Trust Co. Chi Alpha fraternity. At the time university distinguished professor His memberships included St. ’78 | of his death, he was serving as a emeritus. An active member of Mary’s Catholic Church, Knights Kimberlee Heichel Coolbaugh, chief warrant office four with the his community, he was an author, of Columbus Council #4243 Madison, Ohio, passed away U.S. Army, stationed in Misawa, editor and biographer. His many and the Ohio Valley Christian Nov. 9, 2011. A middle school Japan. During his 25-year career awards included an honorary Soldiers. science teacher with the Mentor with the U.S. Army, he also had doctorate from Wittenberg Schools, she was named Lubrizol served in Germany when the wall University in 1986. ’90 | 2006 Teacher of the Year and came down and in Afghanistan, Dorothy D. Brennan, Cuyahoga Lake County Council PTA Iraq and Korea. Clayton J. Degenhardt, Palo Falls, Ohio, died Nov. 8, 2006. Alto, Calif., died Aug. 10, 2011. Teacher of the Year. As a geologist Anne Marie Rice, Reynoldsburg, In 1991, she retired from Sprint she worked in gold, silver and oil A member of First Presbyterian (United Telephone) after 35 years Ohio, passed away Nov. 22, Church and Sigma Nu fraternity, explorations. She was a member 2011. She was fluent in German, of service. An active member of and pianist at Beautiful Savior he was the founder of inCore, the First United Presbyterian Spanish and French, which Mountain View, Calif. Lutheran Church, and enjoyed helped her excel in her customer Church, she was an officer in the gardening and traveling. service profession. A member of Raul E. Tramontana Jr., Independent Telephone Pioneers Messiah Lutheran Church, she Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away Association and volunteered for ’79 | enjoyed needlepoint and cross Nov. 20, 2011. A member of Life Connections of Ohio. Lynnette S. Guttmann, stitch. Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Lakewood, Ohio, died Aug. 26, he practiced optometry in the ’04 | 2011. A singer, actress, voice ’84 | greater Cincinnati area for the Mark E. Conley died Aug. 3, coach and education director at Francis R. Barnes, Columbus, last 20 years. 2011 at his home in Ada, Ohio. A the Beck Center for the Arts, she Ohio, died Aug. 28, 1991. member of Good Hope Lutheran performed extensively in opera, ’87 | Church in Arlington, he worked musical theatre and improv/ ’85 | David S. Chillinsky of for Cardinal Bus Sales of Lima. He coached midget football and comedy in the Cleveland area. Michael R. Henry, Rocky Centerville, Ohio, passed enjoyed all outdoor activities, She taught at Playhouse Square River, Ohio, died July 31, 2011. away Nov. 14, 2011. His career bowling and golf. Center, and her voice studio He co-founded and served as included serving as a senior was artistic home to more than chief executive officer of Equitec account representative with 50 singers, with graduates Ltd., an operating subsidiary Protective Treatments Inc. and a ’09 | performing on Broadway, New of Acxiom Corp., in Westlake, western sales manager with Essex Stephanie N. Baker, formerly of York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Ohio. He also served as a partner A.R.G., Dayton, Ohio. He was South Bend, Ind., and Toyohoshi, with vistrio, a travel marketing a member of the Church of the Japan, died Dec. 6, 2011. She ’82 | firm. His memberships included Incarnation. was a Japanese culture enthusiast Jeffrey A. Simpson, Las Vegas, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox and loved teaching English with Nev., died Dec. 3, 2011. A former Daniel R. Scott, Springfield, the Toyohoshi School System. Church and Phi Gamma Delta Ohio, died Dec. 4, 2011. business editor at the Las Vegas fraternity. She was a member of St. Joseph Sun and In Business Las Vegas, During his career, he taught Catholic Church in Elwood, Ind. he wrote for the “Two Way Bryant K. Lemon of Canton, at Wright State University, Meagan L. Toothman, Hard Three” blog on the casino Ohio, died April 12, 2011. He Clark State University, The Cincinnati, Ohio, died Aug. 22, industry. He was a member of was a member of St. James Ohio State University and 2011. She received her master’s the “Vegas Gang,” a podcast that A.M.E. Zion Church in Urbana University. In 2001, he degree in education from the discusses gaming topics. All are Massillon, Ohio. His career was instrumental in forming University of Cincinnati in 2010. affiliated with ratevegas.com, included serving as a scoring the chemistry and biology She was pursuing additional which he joined in June 2010. supervisor for NCS Pearson in curriculum, and establishing the studies in school psychology He won awards for his reporting Lansing, Mich., and as a press biology laboratory at Emmanuel while serving as cheerleading and writing, and made regular operator for CEP Products in Christian Academy. He also coach at Turpin High School in appearances on “Nevada Week Canton. Most recently, he was served as the assistant basketball the Forest Hills School District. in Review,” a public broadcast Canton’s Equal Employment coach and team statistician there, television show and KNPR’s Opportunity compliance officer. retiring in 2009. A member of “State of Nevada” radio show. the First Church of the Nazarene ’86 | and a genealogist, he was an ’83 | David D. Anderson ’86H died avid Ohio State Buckeye fan who worked as an usher at the Kimberly Rhoads Hite of Dec. 3, 2011, in Lansing, Mich. During World War II, he served “Horseshoe” for more than 30 Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, Ill., years. died Oct. 28, 2011. Her career with the U.S. Navy, earning a Silver Star and a Purple Heart.

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June 16 Boys’ Basketball Varsity Team Shootout 18-19 Junior High/Freshman Boys Basketball Team Camps 18-21 Softball Commuter Skills Camp 21-22 Varsity/Junior Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team Camps 22-24 Greek Reunion 23 Junior Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team Shootout 24-27 Boys’ Basketball Individual Skills Camps 25-29 Tiger Girls’ Soccer Day Camp ’04 e 28-29 Big Man/Point Guard Specialty Camp c n e P n i r E July 2 Summer Term III Begins 7-11 Field Hockey Camp 9-13 Boys’ Soccer Camp 14 Boys’ Basketball Varsity Team Shootout 15-18 Boys’ Basketball Individual Skills Camps 15-19 Nike Girls’ Advanced Soccer Academy 22-27 Volleyball Camps August 16-19 New Student Days 20 Fall Semester Begins 23 Student Involvement Fair September 7 Inauguration of Dr. Laurie M. Joyner, Wittenberg Series Opening Convocation, 3 p.m. ’04

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Flames of Faith Senior Discovers Passion Through Perserverance considered a hero throughout my life, “As my brothers escaped my Mom. When she answered all I could say was: “It’s not good; it’s just not good.” from the wreckage, the I had third- and fourth-degree burns on my legs, and I was told I had a 50 percent chance of survival. Multiple van caught on fire and surgeries, skin graphs, and vigorous occupational and physical therapy engulfed my legs in flames.” immediately followed. My life seemed to have turned upside down. Doctors had students, ultimately being surrounded doubts, but I had faith and determination. by “family,” where nothing is impossible. James 1 tells us that we should be With this outlook and mentality, we have joyful when we face “trials of many the opportunity to dream the impossible, kinds,” because the testing of our faith and accomplish far more than we perhaps builds endurance. I understand that now ever imagined. more than ever. I fought to regain my Thanks to Wittenberg, I also life and get back to Wittenberg as soon discovered something else about myself. as possible. Despite having to learn how I realized that although I had a love for to walk all over again, I continued to psychology, my passion was in the very fight. As I returned to Witt, I came back field that I was immersed in – college with the mentality that nothing could life. I now want to be a part of an stop me. I took on Wittenberg, wanting environment that allows young people to to do everything as if the accident never grow and conquer more than ever before. occurred. Having had the opportunity Therefore, I am going to the Ohio State ’04

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n I began to see that I was changing. It’s as master’s degree in higher education and r E i P e if with every step I took with my little student affairs. remember the day my life changed. walker, I was figuring out who I was and Looking back, I wasn’t sure what IThe year was 2010. I was traveling in wanted to be. would happen after the accident, but a Wittenberg van with my fellow Beta During my time here, the total I always stayed positive and worked Theta Pi fraternity brothers to a Greek Wittenberg experience has inspired hard to ensure life didn’t pass me by. Life conference in Indiana when the me – the faculty, my fraternity brothers, Life is unpredictable, and it sure took unthinkable occurred – a collision with the role models in student affairs, and me by surprise, but in the words of the a semi-truck. The impact from the crash all the wonderful people who make songwriter Aaron Niequirst: “I have caused our van’s dashboard and front Wittenberg a family atmosphere. We been blessed, now I wanna be a blessing; end to cave in, trapping me inside. As my are immersed in an environment here I have been loved, now I wanna bring brothers escaped from the wreckage, the that fosters independence, challenges love; I’ve been invited, I wanna share the van caught on fire and engulfed my legs us, and encourages us to go above and invitation; I have been changed, to bring in flames. When I was finally extracted, beyond. No matter what road awaits, we change, to bring change.” n I called the one person whom I had become close with the faculty, staff and – Aaron Moore ’12

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