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Spring, 2006 Weaving Together Spirituality and Learning From the Otterbein Galleries...

A Mboom helmet mask of the Kuba people, donated to Otterbein College by Professor Emeritus Albert Germanson. The Kuba kingdom is located in the central Congo. The Mboom mask is one of three “royal” masks and represents the “people.”

Otterbein College has a diverse collection of art with particular strengths in works from West Africa, New Guinea and Japan. The collection also includes contemporary American prints and drawings. Towers Magazine will regularly illustrate examples of works in the College collection. Donors to the collection include College alumni, faculty, administrators and friends. Features Spirituality on Campus 12 From the burgeoning membership in the ontents Otterbein Christian Fellowship group as C well as many other organizations, spirituality VOLUME 79 • NUMBER 2 is alive and well on Otterbein’s campus. Spring 2006 SYE Goes Global 16 Some students are using the Senior Year Experience to broaden their horizons by traveling abroad.

Suds Flow Uptown... 20 The city of Westerville is dry no more.

...But Otterbein’s History is with the Temperance Movement 21 Many affiliated with Otterbein in years past have been staunch prohibitionists. Regulars College News 2 • New Home for Art, Communication ~ 2 President of the College • Brent DeVore H’86 • Germanson Strengthens Art Exhibitions ~3 Vice President for Institutional Advancement • Rick Dorman • From the Chairman ~ 4 Director of Alumni Relations • Becky Fickel Smith ’81 • International Festival ~ 5 Executive Director of Mktg. & Communications • Jennifer Slager Pearce ’87 • Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation ~ 6 Executive Director of Planned Giving • Jack Pietila ’62 • Harlem Gospel Choir Performs ~ 7 Editor/Designer • Roger Routson • Students Launch New Magazine~ 8 Asst. Editor/Communications Coordinator • Jenny Hill ’05 • Hill Coordinates Dresden Exhibit ~ 8 Photographer • Ed Syguda • Ruhlin Inducted into OFIC Hall ~ 10

Email: Classnotes and Milestones, [email protected] Classnotes 24 Editor, [email protected] • Profile: Alumnus is Pro on the Field and in the Operating Room ~ 25 Towers Magazine is produced in cooperation with the Alumni Council in the interest of Otterbein alumni and friends. Published by the Office of Marketing & • Profile: Stepping into Roles Key for this Communications, phone (614) 823-1600. Multi-talented Alumna ~ 29 Towers (USPS 413-720) is published quarterly by the Office of Marketing & Communications of Otterbein College, 141 W. Park St., Westerville, Ohio 43081. Peri- Milestones 30 odic postage paid at Westerville, Ohio 43081. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Towers, Institutional Advancement, Howard House, Otterbein College, 131 W. Park Investing in Otterbein 34 St., Westerville, Ohio 43081. Otterbein College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities Alumni Notes 36 regardless of sex, race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, marital On the Cover: Devon Kuntzman, an Otterbein senior major- or parental status, veteran status, national origin or disabling condition in the admission ing in psychology, sits with Beate Nyirandikubwimana, a vil- of students, educational policies, financial aid and scholarships, housing, athletics, lage dressmaker in Kigali, Rwanda, in her workshop. The employment and other activities. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to the vice president for Academic Affairs, chair of the Affirmative Action Committee, or the sewing co-op the woman operates is sponsored by the United director of Human Resources/Sexual Harrassment investigation officer. Methodist Church. Beate is a widow of the 1994 genocide war. Photo by Glenna Jackson.

1 C OLLEGE N EWS compiled by Jenny Hill

New Home for Art, Communication

Otterbein College recently purchased a building west The new facility is 35,000 square feet and will, for the of Alum Creek as a new home for the Departments of Art first time, consolidate all the Department of Communica- and Communication. tion’s programs under one roof. It will also free space in The purchase of the property, located at 33 Col- their current locations for the expansion of other programs. legeview Rd., was in the planning stages for months before The new facility, which includes 185 parking spaces, it was purchased in November 2005 for $2.25 million. The is currently undergoing renovations and as yet has not Department of Art will move there by fall of 2006, while been named. the Department of Communication, including the Tan & Funding for renovations to the Communications por- Cardinal, WOCC-TV,WOBN-FM, classrooms and faculty tion of the building is being sought through private dona- offices, will move to the new building by fall of 2007. tions.

2 Germanson Strengthens College Art Exhibitions By Amy Feller ’07 on a lake in northern Indiana, and has Retired Otterbein Professor been enjoying sailing and jet skiing Albert Germanson stays in contact activities. Writing and sculpting are with the College and provides addi- two of his favorite hobbies along with tional forms of cultural learning for his passionate interest in collecting students. As curator of Otterbein’s African art, some of which he has Frank Museum since it opened in donated to Otterbein’s collection. 2004, he has coordinated all the Pieces from his personal collection are shows, including the current West now on display in the Frank Museum African Art exhibition. Germanson of Art (see inside cover). also gave an artistic talk on the West Africa is made up of many exhibit during this year’s Interna- diverse cultural entities or tribes. The tional Festival that took place in Feb- exhibition provides a few examples of ruary. art from each culture in West Africa. Born in the Columbus area, Taken from Germanson’s own collec- Germanson served in the Air Force tion of artifacts, the African half-ani- The Frank Museum of Art in Europe before earning his under- mal, half-human masks are said to graduate and graduate degrees from teach proper social behavior by doing that display the similarities in the The Ohio State University and join- what the civilized human shouldn’t do. overall form of tribal artwork. Artistic ing the faculty of Otterbein’s Art “The carver is not interested in form is a means of expression to Department in 1965. After retiring just realism, but for spiritual reasons manage the use of power according to in 1997, he lived in Columbus until creates an abstract [of a] non-visible the Bamana people of Mali as well as 2001 when he moved to northern world, a world of the spirits,”Ger- most African cultures. Indiana where he now resides. manson said. “Their art is usually quite com- Since he retired from teaching, Although there are many differ- plex, and in many ways much richer, Germanson has kept himself busy. He ences in the styles among the cultural more meaningful and more vital than just finished building his new house masks, there also are consistencies >>> to page 4

3 >>> from page 3 said. This lets students as well as the The Frank Museum of Art is so-called ‘Western Art,’ and certainly community get a feel for more located at 39 S. Vine St. in Westerville, serves a deep purpose,”Germanson abstract, spiritual art forms from and it is open to the public free of told The Westerville News and Public other cultures. charge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednes- Opinion. The Frank Museum of Art was day through Friday during Otterbein’s When the museum opened in originally the Salem Evangelical academic year. The West African exhib- 2004, Nicholas Hill, the current chair Church built in 1877. Lillian Frank, it will run through June 2. For more of the Department of Art of Otter- who taught art, theology and philoso- information on upcoming events and bein, invited Germanson to curate the phy at Otterbein, converted the church programs in Otterbein’s Art Depart- museum. to her home in 1956. After Frank’s ment, visit Otterbein’s web site at “The museum is dedicated to death in 1999, the building was given www.otterbein.edu/dept/art/index.html.
non-Western cultures,”Germanson to the College to be used as a museum.

From the Chairman’s Desk Consultants Find “The Otterbein Way”

Last August, I wrote to the Otter- have verified the amount of revenue forth in these two reports. This process bein community to advise of the Col- Otterbein received from the two Flori- will make us a stronger institution and lege’s unfortunate involvement in two da programs and they have also pro- will allow Otterbein to continue to south Florida distance learning pro- posed a series of recommendations grow and prosper. In the meantime, grams and the corrective measures the regarding how the Business we are moving ahead on var- Board of Trustees had undertaken in Office handles miscellaneous ious fronts. For example, we response to that matter. I want to take income. recently completed the pur- this opportunity to bring you up to The second report was chase of a building in a small date on developments since August. from our educational consul- business park located on Col- On the Florida front, William tants, Dr. Stanley Ikenberry legeview Road just west of McCoggle – the individual who operat- and Mr. Richard Fuller. Dr. Alum Creek (see page 2). ed the two Florida programs – was Ikenberry, the former Presi- After refurbishing, this build- prosecuted by local Florida authorities. dent of the University of Illi- ing will house our Art In November, McCoggle pled guilty to nois, is a highly-regarded Tom Morrison Department and our Com- fraud and was sentenced to two years in expert and consultant in the field of munications Department. These prison. The prosecutors have advised higher education. Their report makes a departments are extremely excited to us that they view Otterbein as a “vic- number of useful recommendations be moving into this wonderful new tim” of McCoggle’s fraud. Meanwhile, regarding the organization and struc- facility. This acquisition marks the in September, Otterbein revoked the ture of the Academic Affairs Depart- College’s first expansion west of Alum credits of all the “students” (largely ment. But the most striking note in the Creek, and has been well received by teachers in the Miami-Dade public report is the consultants’ confirmation the Westerville community. Other school system) involved in the pro- of Otterbein’s unique culture, which exciting opportunities involving land, gram. We are in the process of setting they label “The Otterbein Way.” As they buildings and programs are under up a meeting with Florida officials to observe in their report: “Otterbein Col- study by the Administration and the discuss how Otterbein might utilize the lege is a national treasure....On visiting Board and will be announced as they revenue it received from these pro- the Otterbein campus one is struck by a come to fruition. grams to assist in minority education sense of ‘academic authenticity,’a I can assure you that everyone efforts. coherent academic philosophy ground- connected with the College, including On the campus front, the faculty ed in the liberal arts.” the trustees, the faculty and the admin- pulled together wonderfully to help us Their report goes on to praise the istration, are deeply committed to move forward with the new academic Otterbein culture: “Humane, non-con- Otterbein’s continued growth and suc- year. In December, the Board received frontational, forgiving, supportive, cess. Although we regret this unfortu- reports from two sets of consultants compassionate, trusting, modest – the nate incident, we have taken action to who were asked to investigate the Col- Otterbein Way is the College’s most ensure that our excellent academic rep- lege’s administrative policies and pro- precious asset...” utation remains the hallmark of an cedures. The first report was from the The administration, the faculty Otterbein education. College’s new auditors, BKD LLP,an and the Board of Trustees are working Thomas C. Morrison ’63 Indianapolis accounting firm. They to address the recommendations set Chairman, Board of Trustees

4 Festival Highlights International Connections By Amy Feller ’07 Otterbein held its annual Inter- dinner to make the dishes more national Festival from Feb. 13-21. authentic. Presentations included topics and “There was wide participation of speakers from many different cultures students and faculty,”Vedder said. to reinforce student awareness of The Global Village Dinner and Show international programs on campus. alone had about 135 people in atten- This festival really “highlights the dance. international connections that Otter- In 2005-2006, approximately 45 bein College has,”said Chuck Vedder, international students representing director of the international student about 25 countries across the globe programs. are attending Otterbein. Some stu- Many students, faculty and guest dents who have studied abroad speakers were eager to educate the through Otterbein’s programs are: campus on their experiences abroad. Maria Finkeldei (Germany); Johan On Tuesday, Feb. 14, lecturer Gustafsson, Linda Sander and Camil- Thomas Ahrens talked about Frau la Kagarp (Sweden); Carla Haeler- Angela Merkel, the first female Ger- mans and Maret van der Wees man Chancellor. (Netherlands); Izabela Jundzill Professor Allen Prindle suggested (Poland); Deborah Moore (Northern that students interested in business Ireland); and Danushka Nanayakkara should consider the possibility of (Sri Lanka). Otterbein students who studying in Maastricht in the Nether- presented and recently returned from lands. This is the sixth year that studies abroad include: Stephanie Otterbein and Maastricht have Ahern, Ben Bradley, Adam Koehl, worked together through the Jayme Kondziela, Mike Kulig and exchange program. Michelle Yost. Professor Jeff Lehman gave an Vedder said that the speakers interesting lecture on his studies in must have stirred a lot of interest in Costa Rica on plants in the rainforest studying abroad, because quite a few and how the Bribri people live. The students had already come to talk to Reverend Samuel Dzobo from him about it. Senior theater major Mutare, Zimbabwe, gave presenta- Stephanie Ahern studied abroad in tions to three religion classes on Uganda and Rwanda during the fall Thursday, Feb. 16. An art exhibition of 2005. She said that after studying at Otterbein’s Frank Museum was fea- abroad, “You won’t be satisfied tured all week for its West African art. with just staying at On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Global home.” Village Dinner and Show was held in For more infor- the Campus Center. Co-sponsored mation on Otter- by International Studies Association, bein’s study abroad African American Student Union, programs, contact Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Sis- Director of Interna- ters United, the event included a din- tional Student Pro- ner as well as a talent and fashion grams Chuck Vedder show featuring many cultures around at (614) 823-1312 or cved- the world. International and Ameri- [email protected].
can students provided recipes for the

5 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation By Ryan Pederson. Reprinted with permission of the Tan & Cardinal from the Jan. 26, 2006, issue. Complete with various presenta- Acknowledgement. Parks died on the war if he were alive today. tions from students, the Otterbein Oct. 24, 2005, at the age of 92 and is The convocation continued with Gospel Choir and this year’s keynote the first woman to lie in state at the the presentation of the Martin Luther speaker, Dr. Kristal Brent Zook, Capitol, an honor usually reserved for King Jr. Awards for Peace and Justice. Otterbein College celebrated the life presidents. This year’s recipients were junior and accomplishments of Martin After the acknowledgement, Mark Haynes and Professor Denise Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19. reflections by sophomore Khalida Hatter-Fischer. In addition to students and fac- Sims and junior Richard Dwyer were Haynes was recognized for his ulty in attendance, students from given. involvement in the Big Brothers/Big Brice Christian Academy filled the Dwyer, a member of the Otter- Sisters Mentoring program at Indi- lower seating area of Cowan Hall. bein R.O.T.C. and Alpha Phi Alpha anola Elementary School. Hatter-Fis- The ceremony started off with Fraternity, Inc. (the same fraternity of cher, a psychology professor at Otter- Nick Kiger’s invocation followed by which King was a member) talked bein, received the award for her intro- Ohio Wesleyan University student about being a Caucasian in an duction of multicultural psychology and Delta Sigma Theta member African-American fraternity, stating to the school and her activity in vari- Qiana McNary’s singing of the “we have to not be afraid to step out- ous groups here at Otterbein and in National Black Anthem. side our comfort zones.” the psychology field. President DeVore then gave a Dwyer reflected on King’s overall The convocation concluded with short welcome speech and was fol- goal to defeat racism and said Ameri- a performance by the Otterbein lowed by sophomore Jordan Long, cans are fighting a quiet racism of Gospel Choir and students from Brice who shared with the audience the rea- cultural ignorance. Christian Academy. son for having the convocation. The theme of this year’s keynote The Martin Luther King Jr. Com- Long spoke about Martin Luther speech was Moving Beyond Self: mittee worked for a year to organize King Jr. saying, “Today does not have Revitalizing Activism in Today’s this event and will begin work (for to be like yesterday.” Otterbein Student. Zook touched on next year’s event) starting spring Sophomore Chris Wyse was the Iraq war and shared her opinion quarter of this year.
introduced to give the Rosa Parks regarding King’s possible stance on does like “Today NOT have to be yesterday.”

The Otterbein College Gospel Choir joins voices with students from Brice Christian Academy at this year’s MLK convocation.

6 Harlem Gospel Choir Performs Otterbein College had the plea- Coordinator of Ethnic Diversity Central Park, Nelson Mandela in Yan- sure of celebrating Black History Angela Harris described the perfor- kee Stadium and for Paul McCartney Month with a performance by the mance as “very energetic, soulful, at re-release of the album Yellow Sub- world-famous Harlem Gospel Choir spiritual, uplifting, motivating… A marine. The Choir had the honor of a on Feb. 11. Their performance was great Saturday night concert.” private audience with Pope John Paul part of the Enrichment Series offered “The Choir was very engaging, II at The Vatican. They have per- to the Otterbein Community. urging the audience to participate formed with Lyle Lovett, Diana Ross, With a core of 14 highly talented and even bringing them on stage,”she Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Cliff, and singers and musicians from the many added. many others, and performed and black churches of Harlem, the The Choir performed such toured with The Chieftains. Harlem Gospel Choir is one of the gospel songs as Oh Happy Day, I The Choir’s many tours have pre-eminent gospel choirs in the Believe I Can Fly and Amazing Grace, taken its members to Martinique, world. It travels the globe, sharing its among others. The audience nearly France, Italy, the United Kingdom, joy of faith through its music and filled The Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Ireland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, raising funds for children’s charities. Hall, with many members of the Portugal, the Channel Islands, Japan, The Choir was founded in 1986 by community in attendance. Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Thai- Allen Bailey, who got the idea for the In addition to performing with land, Malta, Canada, Brazil, Argenti- Choir while attending a celebration in U2 in the video Rattle and Hum and na, Chile, Mexico, the Balkans, honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at being christened the “Angels of Uruguay, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia the renowned Cotton Club in Harlem” by the band, the Choir has and Estonia.
Harlem. performed for Pope John Paul II in

7 Students Launch New Magazine Sharon Hayden ’07 Kate, Otterbein College’s first feminist ’zine created by students with support from the Women’s Studies Program, was released to the public on Monday, Jan. 30, at a party held in the Otter Bean Café. According to the publication, a ’zine is an alternative do-it- yourself publication, which since the 1970s has been used by femi- nists to explore women’s issues and to challenge mainstream infor- mation. Kate is the first such publication at Otterbein. Kate is named after Kate Winter Hanby, who became Otter- bein’s first female graduate in 1858. Otterbein is also known for being the first college to allow women to study at all levels, the first to hire women faculty and one of the first colleges to admit students of color. Jennifer Roberts, a junior majoring in creative writing and women’s studies, created Kate to add energy to the Women’s Studies Program. Kate includes stories, poems, articles and trivia by students and pro- fessors at Otterbein, as well as a calendar of upcoming events and informa- tion on how to get involved. “The goal is to print it once a quarter,”said Roberts. Her original goal was to publish once a year but she realized how much content there was and thought it would be better to publish it more often. According to Roberts, Kate is supposed to begin a “dialogue to get people to talk about feminist women in a positive light.” Roberts printed about 250 copies of the ‘zine that can be found in the vari- ous academic buildings on campus. Kate is currently accepting submissions about Take Back the Night, Earth Day, women’s issues, and writings of any kind. The next issue is due to come out in April.

Hill Coordinates Dresden Exhibition Department of Art Chair celebrates eight years of artistic col- that each participant gained during Nicholas Hill is coordi- laboration and cultural dialogue his or her residency. The artists have nating an exhibition between Zygote Press, Inc. in Cleve- served as ambassadors for the State of with the City of land and Die Grafikwerkstatt of Dres- Ohio and the City of Dresden and Dresden, Germany, den. The two organizations exchange have helped build bridges with other to celebrate the city’s and host two guest artists each year. cultures and communities. 800th anniversary. During their stay, the artists are The annual program, organized The exhibition, enti- expected to engage with the work- by the Ohio Arts Council, with addi- tled Foreign Affairs: the shop environment by creating a body tional funding from the United States Ohio and Dresden Resi- of work, exploring new techniques Department of Education and the dency Exchange, and interacting with their host col- Dresden Cultural Office, began in opened March 27, leagues. Each artist is required to 1998. 2006 in the Staen- donate one finished print to the Hill participated as an exchange dehaus in Dresden. archives of the Grafikwerkstatt, artist in 2003. He received his B.F.A It is a part of an Zygote Press and the Ohio Arts at Michigan State University and his ongoing cultural-artis- Council. This exhibition has largely M.A. and M.F.A. at the University of tic link between the sister been made possible through loans Iowa with an emphasis on drawing cities of Columbus and from these collections. and a minor in painting and print- Dresden. The images in the exhibition are making. Foreign Affairs is a retro- reflective of the spirit of the experi- Zygote Press was founded by a spective print exhibition that ences, locations and artistic growth group of artists in November 1995.

Nicholas Hill 8 The studio houses etching, relief and ters, schools and institutions possibilities of printmaking. The goal lithography presses and screen print- throughout the Cleveland area. is to make original prints of graphic ing and letterpress facilities. Zygote The Dresden Graphic Workshop art that have developed from the also provides technical expertise to was founded in 1958 to preserve orig- printing process. The facility has artists and apprentices who desire inal printing techniques and encour- equipment for letterpress printing, further skills in print production and age experimentation in printmaking. hand impression, etching, lithography, classes, exhibitions, lectures and Artists and typographers work hand- photography and bookbinding.
demonstrations to community cen- in-hand at the facility to explore the

Two images from the original print exhibition dis- played in the Fisher Gallery at Otterbein in 2004. Image at left is by Nicholas Hill; image at right is by Angela Hampel.

9 Peggy Ruhlin and President Brent DeVore at the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges’ induction ceremony on March 29. photo by Jeff Bates

Alumna and Trustee Inducted into OFIC Hall of Excellence The Ohio Foundation of Inde- “Excellence in Personal Finance secutive years (1997-2002) on Worth pendent Colleges inducted Peggy M. Reporting” award. magazine’s list of “Best Financial Advi- Ruhlin ’79 into their Hall of Excel- Peggy’s first national recognition sors in the U.S.,”Peggy was named one lence at a ceremony on March 29. came in 1988, when she was named of the “The Nation’s 100 Most Exclu- The induction honored the “Financial Planner of the Year” by the sive Wealth Advisors” by the Robb career of Peggy Ruhlin, a principal National Association of Personal Report in 2004. with Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Inc., a Financial Advisors. She was the fea- She has been a prominent speaker career appropriately deemed as tured money manager in the Dec. 28, at national conferences and has been “accomplished.” When Peggy 1992, edition of The Wall Street Tran- quoted in publications such as USA enrolled at Otterbein College in 1979 script. In 1996, she was elected presi- Today, The Wall Street Journal, The New as a continuing studies student, she dent of the International Association York Times, Money, Fortune and Forbes. was a single mom working in for Financial Planning, the largest Her company, now called Budros, accounting without her certification. association of financial planners in Ruhlin & Roe, Inc., manages nearly She graduated from Otterbein magna the world. She was instrumental in one billion dollars for its 350 clients, cum laude with her bachelor’s degree that organization’s merger with the employs 30 people, and is one of the in business administration in 1983 Institute of Certified Financial Plan- largest independent wealth manage- and became a certified public accoun- ners to form today’s Financial Plan- ment firms in the country. tant (accredited as a personal finan- ning Association. Today, Peggy con- Peggy has been a trustee of Otter- cial specialist) and a Certified Finan- tinues this professional work as a bein College since 2001 and currently cial Planner™ certificant. In 1987, trustee of the Foundation for Finan- chairs the Investment Committee and she joined her partner, Jim Budros, to cial Planning. serves on the Audit Committee. form the fee-only financial planning One of her greatest thrills was Otterbein President Brent DeVore, firm of Budros & Ruhlin. when she appeared as Peter Jennings’ at Peggy’s induction ceremony, said of It didn’t take long for her peers in featured guest on the ABC-TV News her,“She represents the very best of the financial planning community to special, Tremors on Wall Street,in Ohio independent higher education. recognize Peggy as a promising and October 1997. Under challenging circumstances she gifted advisor. Locally, Peggy appeared In 1998, 2000 and 2004, she was persevered to attain her degree, built a as a personal finance columnist in included as one of the “120 Best career which is now nationally visible, Business First of Columbus, and for two Financial Advisors for Doctors” on and embraced the value of service to years presented a regular weekly finan- Medical Economics’ exclusive list. She her profession, her community and her cial commentary program on National was also included as one of “100 Great Alma Mater. These accomplishments Public Radio affiliate WCBE-FM, for Financial Planners” by Mutual Funds reflect the very mission of Otterbein which she was twice nominated for the magazine in 2001. Following six con- College.”

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11 by Jenny Hill

From the burgeoning membership in the Otterbein Christian Fellowship group, to the new Jewish Cultural Club, the new Religion and Philosophy Club, the Spiritual Growth House, and the Otterbein Gospel Choir, spirituality is alive and well on today’s Otterbein campus.

12 Otterbein College was more atheists” are those students who, Another change Monty has seen once on their own, prefer to shun reli- in recent years is service taking a larg- founded in a Christian tra- gion. The “conservative religious” stu- er role in spiritual life on campus, dition over 150 years ago. dents practice a certain way whether or through College-sponsored activities Today, a growing number of stu- not there are campus groups that serve and organizations like Habitat for dents are finding faith at Otterbein, as outlets. These students are not often Humanity. part of a resurgence of spirituality open to questioning their own beliefs The Chaplain’s Office works with that is sweeping colleges across the or accepting the beliefs of others. The the Student Affairs Office and the stu- country. final group is the largest group, and the dent organization Leadership in Vol- According to campus Chaplain one that is experiencing a resurgence – unteer Experiences (L.I.V.E.) to pro- Monty Bradley, “spirituality” and “the religious/spiritual students.” vide a number of opportunities for “religion” are in a state of flux with These students put a lot of thought service to others. These opportunities this generation, perhaps becoming into spiritual questions that sometimes range from working a shift in a something new. “There is a liveliness have a connection to religion. A stu- Columbus soup kitchen to building that comes with this change,”he said, dent in this group might start with homes for low-income families. Thus, “but it’s not your mother’s or father’s pondering what his or her major the campus ministry offers students ‘religion.’” should be and eventually wonder what the chance to not only talk about Monty’s job is to serve the spiri- is his or her role in the world. faith, but to put that faith into prac- tual and personal counseling needs of Monty has been chaplain at tice through concern and service for students and offer many opportuni- Otterbein for 23 years, and is noticing others. ties to become involved with religious an upswing in spirituality on campus. The Religious Life Council (RLC) activities. Through the years, Monty In any given week, he said approxi- is the supervisory supporting and has taken more of an advisory role mately 200 students are involved in coordinating body for all religious with programming as student leader- campus ministry. “That growth could activities and programs at Otterbein. ship has grown. be from the recent classes being larg- It operates as a subcommittee under He categorized today’s college stu- er, but there is also strong student the Student Life Committee. RLC’s dents into three basic groups.“Sopho- leadership.” membership consists of representa-

The crew from this year’s Habitat for Humanity spring break Top Row: Abby Lansing, Michelle Elder, April O’Neill, trip pause in their work for a group photo. Bottom Row: Megan Smith, Lindsey Hirsch, Megan Kelley, Scott McCoy, Angela Gude, Melissa Janosek, Heather Gilbert, Andy Chow. Emily Combes, Ashley Ansley.

13 cal, non-denominational, Christian Christian organization, the purpose organization whose purpose is to of Habitat’s campus chapters is to meet for fellowship, Bible enable and encourage students to study, prayer, and general help eliminate poverty housing. Stu- enrichment of the spiritual dents work with one another and in life of its members. It is partnership with local Habitat affili- open to anyone in the ates and homeowners, creating Otterbein community. rewarding opportunities for fellow- With 160 members, ship, empowerment and leadership. the organization outgrew Some functions of campus chapters its traditional meeting include construction participation, space in the Chapel and education outreach and raising funds. began holding meetings Two new organizations estab- in the Campus Center lished in 2005 are the Jewish Cultural Lounge winter quarter. Club and the Religion and Philosophy Each Thursday, OCF hosts Club. The Jewish Cultural Club is a a praise service that incor- small organization just starting out porates music from a student that provides support for those of the band, words and images pro- Jewish faith and education for those jected onto the walls and student of other faiths. This year, the club participation. celebrated a Passover Seder Dinner. Some members of OCF live in The Religion and Philosophy tives from each of the religious orga- the Spiritual Growth House, a theme Club was established in fall of 2005 nizations on campus and members- house that provides a unique living with the purpose of exploring West- at-large. RLC sponsors a variety of environment for students interested ern philosophical thought in a man- experiences and events throughout in learning more about themselves on ner that promoted rational debate, to the year including special worship a spiritual and more personal level. foster an appreciation for the entire services, weekend retreats, participa- The house hosts various events spectrum of religious beliefs and tion in the Franklin County Crop regarding prayer and religion that are practices and to create an environ- Walk, Campus Sharing Day, and sev- open to the campus community. Its ment of thought, knowledge and eral opportunities for discussion, goal is to promote spirituality, unity, expression. Bible study and spiritual enrichment. religious acceptance and spiritual As has been the tradition at RLC currently oversees and sup- relaxation on campus. Otterbein since its establishment, ports the following organizations: The Otterbein College Gospel there are many opportunities for Otterbein Christian Fellowship, the Choir provides an opportunity for faith-based activities and education Spiritual Growth House, Gospel students to express their spirituality inside the classroom, too. A wealth of Choir, Habitat for Humanity and new through music. The choir is a non- classes are offered through the Inte- groups, including the Religion and denominational, voluntary group grative Studies program, such as Philosophy Club and the Jewish Cul- open to all students, faculty, alumni Music and Human Nature, Theatre tural Club. In addition, RLC oversees and staff. Members do not need prior and Human Nature, Our Place in the church related vocations, Chapel ser- experience or the ability to read Universe, and Human Nature in vices, service projects, volunteer music. The choir performs annually World Religions and Philosophies, opportunities and social concerns. for the Martin Luther King Jr. Convo- among others. Many Senior Year Some of the more recent activi- cation, Family Appreciation Day and Experience courses also deal with ties sponsored by RLC and the groups Chapel services, as well as perfor- faith-based topics. it oversees include a Martin Luther mances at area churches, schools and But the most obvious source of King Jr. Candlelight Vigil, a spiritual other organizations. The choir sings a faith-based learning at Otterbein is the journaling workshop, a centering variety of Gospel music including Department of Religion and Philoso- prayer workshop, spiritual music con- standard, traditional and contempo- phy. With five full-time faculty and certs, an Ash Wednesday service, and rary. Director LaJoyce Cain calls it “an three part-time faculty members, the presentations on Judaism 101, Islam excellent release of tension in a com- department’s mission is “to uphold the and Mohammed, and spirituality and munity of praise, sharing and positive College’s historic and continuing com- sexuality. motivation.” mitment to liberal arts education by The largest student spirituality Habitat for Humanity Interna- introducing students to the academic group is the Otterbein Christian Fel- tional has a campus chapter at Otter- study of religion; acquainting students lowship (OCF). OCF is an evangeli- bein for spiritual-centered service. A with the fundamental texts, basic

14 tenets, development, cultural contexts, and diversity of beliefs and practices of key figures and movement of Western and non-Western religious and philo- sophical traditions; helping students learn about, and become more appre- ciative of and tolerant toward, the rich diversity of religious and philosophical perspectives in the world; enabling students to understand religious and philosophical viewpoints as bases upon which to make sound value judgments relating to personal, social, and global matters; and assisting stu- dents majoring or minoring in religion and philosophy toward a deeper and more consistent experience of the four purposes expressed above.” The department offers majors and minors in both religion and phi- losophy. Classes cover a wide variety of world religions, as well as philo- sophic thought on environment, sym- bolism, language, reality and many other topics. Two students have taken what they have learned—at Otterbein and through their churches—and preached the word of God them- selves. These students, sophomore Christopher Johns and senior Nick Kiger, epitomize the Christian roots of Otterbein. Christopher delivered a three-part sermon series on three consecutive Sundays at Heath United Methodist Top: Members of the Otter- Church in summer 2005. On each bein Christian Fellowship Sunday, he made his presentation at party at a rootbeer keg two services. A dean’s list student, party at the Spiritual Christopher has served as a delegate to Growth House. Above: the annual gathering of the West Ohio Otterbein students worship Conference of the United Methodist at Fall Retreat, a Campus Church. He has been delivering ser- Crusade for Christ weekend mons since high school. He plans to retreat in Bellefontaine, become a minister. OH. Right: The holiday Nick is a senior religion major event at the Spiritual who recently traveled to Rwanda with Growth house, where stu- his Senior Year Experience class. dents from various religions While there, he preached to the con- and cultural traditions gregation of a local United Methodist came to talk about how Church. they celebrate the holidays. Christopher, Nick and the many other students involved in spirituality and faith-based activities at Otterbein are carrying the tradition of the Col- lege to new heights.

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he Senior Year Experience (SYE) courses at Otterbein are Students use the Tdesigned to help students bring together the knowledge that they have gained during their college careers and apply it to Senior Year Experi- something new: a contemporary issue, a thorny problem, a pre- sent struggle affected by the past, a complicated situation. Stu- ence to broaden dents choose something in which theyare interested in, con- cerned about or curious about. Recently, more students have their horizons and taken the international options offered by the SYE program to broaden their horizons on a global level. During winter break, travel abroad. 66 students enrolled in four SYE courses and traveled abroad. In December, nine students explored Africa with Professors Glenna Jackson and Simon Lawrance. Glenna, a professor of religion and philosophy, and Simon, a professor of life and earth sciences who specializes in studying wild mountain gorilla DNA, led the three-week trip to Rwanda, which culminated in a visit Below: Two women in Rwanda discuss to the Karisoke Research Centre in the mountains of the Parc the day’s events together. Otterbein stu- National des Volcans. While in Rwanda, the Otterbein group was dents recently traveled there as part of hosted by a United Methodist Church in Kigali. Students major- an SYE course. ing in nursing, religion, business, communication and education participated in the journey. all photos by Glenna Jackson

Above: Jeff Hess at hot springs near Gisenyi with translator Juvenal Sinanga and children from the area. Right: An unskilled laborer gets the equivalent of $5 per day for carrying boulders at the Batsinda school construction site.

Africa, the birthplace of humani- orphans slept on mats on the floor, ty, is a continent rich with beauty and used a hole in the floor as their toilet resources but wracked with conflict and wanted nothing more than a hug and disaster. The course sought to from the Otterbein students. help students understand how the “It is now harder for me to com- various threads of culture, religion, plain about anything, because I have wildlife, politics, economics, war and food and a bed,”she said. disease fit or don’t fit together in With landscapes of flowers and Africa. Specific topics included the banana trees, the contrast of children country’s AIDS epidemic and its walking barefoot with loads of fruit in impact, the recent genocide between baskets carried on their heads was the Hutus and Tutsis that killed shocking to students, who according of the fallen Iron Curtain, Vienna is 800,000 people in 1994, animal con- to Glenna, could never be prepared again a magnet for bright, striving servation, women’s rights, poverty for what they were to see no matter young people from the new lands of and other issues. Ninety-four percent how long they studied it. the European Union, from Prague, of Rwanda’s 8.8 million citizens live With all the positive feedback Budapest and Warsaw. A resident in poverty. from the students’ experiences, Glen- might fear the city’s being overrun by While there, the students helped na and Simon have already decided to unwanted outsiders, or welcome it as build a school, met HIV and AIDS take their class to Egypt next year. a return to “normal times” when patients and genocide survivors, While those students were in Vienna was the empire’s capital, or viewed endangered mountain gorillas Africa, 17 others traveled to the Euro- both. and visited churches, orphanages, two pean continent with Professors Lyle In fact, not unlike our own coun- genocide museums and the Hotel Des Barkhymer and Thomas Ahrens, who try, Austria is engaged in an intense Mille Collines, where some students taught the SYE course 1900-Vienna- debate about multi-culturalism. This met former manager Paul Rusesabag- 2000: Culture and Conflict in Vienna course examined culture and conflict, ina, both made famous by the movie at the Turn of Two Centuries. An the contexts and consequences of Hotel Rwanda, which told their story imperial capital exploding with ener- being Viennese in these two remark- of the 1994 genocide. Prior to their gy, wealth, intellect and power, Vien- able historic moments, 1900 and trip, the class collected $700, clothes na’s streets in 1900 teemed with the 2005. and over the counter medications for intriguing sounds of languages from The students who spent two the orphans. The orphanages housed the far reaches of the multinational weeks there in December explored the children up to age 7, many of whom Habsburg Empire. Coffee house riches and poverty, the beauty and were orphaned by the country’s geno- patrons rubbed shoulders with such ugliness, the opportunities and the cide. Older children have to fend for giants as Freud, Mahler, Klimt, daunting challenges faced by Vienna themselves. Schnitzler and Wittgenstein. and its people. One student, Misty DeMichael, In 2005, recovered from the dev- Professors David Jones and Bruce told The Newark Advocate that the astation of war and the straightjacket Bailey led a class of 26 students to the

17 A view on the road enroute to see the gorillas near Ruhengeri.

United Kingdom for the SYE class and nursing education organized “It is now harder Then and Now: Culture and Conflict around a two-week tour of England. in the United Kingdom. The course Students examined the influence of for me to complain investigated the dynamics of the rela- British culture, values, and ethics on about anything, tionship among countries in the health care delivery and nursing edu- United Kingdom. The class met one cation in England. Students also com- because I have evening per week during autumn pared how recent changes in health quarter and then traveled to London, care delivery and nursing education food and a bed.” England, and Edinburgh, Scotland, have affected the culture, values and for nine days in early December. Liv- ethics of British society. Otterbein Student Misty ing and learning in one of the great While in the UK, the nursing stu- DeMichael who traveled cities of the world, students explored dents visited a London health care to Rwanda the riches, the beauty, the history, the facility, conducted patient home visits opportunities and the problems that with district nurses in Stratford, toured have faced London and its people health care facilities and the Royal over the centuries. A similar experi- Pavilion in Brighton and toured Flo- ence met students in Edinburgh. rence Nightingale’s childhood church, Nursing Professor Judy Pryor- home, and the Nightingale Museum. McCann took 17 nursing students on In addition to these SYE courses, the annual trip to the United King- 14 Spanish students traveled to Chile dom, where they had the opportunity and Argentina over Winter Break, and to experience different cultures and business students will be traveling to diverse health care systems. The Germany and the Czech Republic in course explored culture, health care, July.

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SYE Rwanda 1. Fishing boats and children on Lake Kivu. 2. Lily Denton at a seamstress’s workplace. 3. A tradi- tional dancer at the National Museum in Butare. 4. Nick Kiger 7 leaving his bandana with a new friend. 5. A lioness in the Masai Mara in Kenya. 6. Amanda Lindsay, carrying bricks at the Batsinda construction site. 7. Stephanie Delgado at the door of an outhouse. The facilities consisted of a hole in the floor. 8. Students, friends and family members gather together in front of the home of a translator and school administrator in Rwanda.

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19 Alcohol in Westerville (clockwise from top left): The Old Bag of Nails at State and Main, Michael’s Pizza on College Ave., the tap inside Old Bag of Nails, and Pasquale’s Pizza on State Street. Suds Flow Uptown... By Jenny Hill ’05 In the wake of that outcome, two responsible form of Christian love and Alumni who are not living in more uptown restaurants wanted to witness. The College believes that the Westerville might not have heard the level the playing field with their own consumption of alcoholic beverages latest news – Westerville is no longer liquor licenses. Both Michael’s Pizza enhances neither the educational a dry town. Voters in the former “dry and Pasquale’s Pizza and Pasta House process nor the quality of life. The capital of the world” have chosen to were granted liquor licenses by voters in Otterbein community functions on the allow alcohol to be served at three November 2005 and Michael’s became basis of mutual trust and responsibili- restaurants in the historic uptown the first uptown business to serve beer. ty, and the consumption of alcoholic district. Michael’s Pizza sold its first beer on Jan. beverages is potentially disruptive of Officially, the first license to sell 12 to a local businessman for $150, this educational environment. Otter- alcohol in Westerville was approved in which went to a local charity, Wester- bein recognizes the right of choice of 1998, but the only businesses licensed ville Area Resource Ministry. Pasquale’s individuals to use or refrain from the to sell alcohol were in the Delaware Pizza and Pasta House began serving use of alcoholic beverages, but believes County portion of the growing suburb. beer on Feb. 1, and Old Bag of Nails that the choice of use is properly exer- In 2004, Michael Purdum planned to Pub tapped its kegs on Feb. 21. cised elsewhere than on campus bring one of his popular Old Bag of But what is now legal in uptown grounds, in College buildings, and in Nails Pub restaurants to uptown West- Westerville still is prohibited on Otter- fraternity and sorority houses. Alco- erville, but only if the voters would bein’s dry campus. According to the holic beverages may not be served or allow him to serve alcohol. In Novem- Campus Life Handbook,“Otterbein, as consumed at social events held in ber of that year, voters in the precinct a United Methodist related College, buildings on campus, in fraternity or of the proposed restaurant did just that recognizes the merit of the United sorority houses, residence halls, theme with a 79 percent “yes” vote. Methodist position that abstinence is a houses, or campus apartments.”

20 The Corbin Saloon in Westerville was bombed three times in the Westerville “Whiskey Wars” of the 1870’s.

...but Otterbein’s History is with the Temperance Movement By Bill Merriman imparts and the graduates it sends businessman A.B. Kohr, class of 1870, In 1897, Otterbein University’s forth, and expects therefore that all as vice president; and Otterbein Profes- 50th year, Professor Henry Garst greet- who enter its halls as students will lead sor Louis McFadden, class of 1874, as ed students with some very sobering lives of strict sobriety.” secretary. words about drying up America. Nineteenth century Otterbein Otterbein President Henry Adams Telling them the University’s indeed had sent forth many anti- Thompson (1872-1886) was nominat- mother church, the United Brethren liquor crusaders, and many more ed by the Prohibition Party, which first Church, first forbade parishioners back would follow. convened nationally in Columbus in in 1821 from making, selling or drink- When Westerville started a 1872, for a number of government ing liquor, and that Otterbein “bore an Women’s Christian Temperance Union positions including U.S. House of Rep- honorable and leading part” in Wester- only a month after its founding con- resentatives in 1872 and 1874; Ohio ville’s “Whiskey Wars” of the 1870s, vention in Cleveland in 1874, the first lieutenant governor in 1875; Ohio gov- Garst speculated that “if Otterbein president was Sylvia Carpenter Hay- ernor in 1877; and for vice president of University could do nothing for you wood, onetime head of Otterbein’s the United States in 1880. except qualify you for real effective ser- Ladies Department and wife of Profes- “I am in the fight for Prohibition,” vice in promoting the temperance sor John Haywood, dry Westerville’s Thompson told a friend,“because I reform, it would be well worth your first mayor. believe God calls me to plead the cause while to enter its halls and complete a Then the one-year-old Anti- of the down-trodden and broken- course of study in it.” Saloon League organized locally in hearted. The burden falls on me. I Otterbein, he said,“hopes to be a 1894, with retired Methodist minister have seldom been with the majority. A potent factor in the temperance Russell B. Bennett, an 1852 graduate man who does his own thinking must reform, through the teachings it of Otterbein’s prep school, as president; be content sometimes to go alone.”

21 ville councilman. Stoughton, a two- National League vice president for at term Westerville mayor in the 1890s least 13 years. and postmaster since 1902, went to William Zuck ’1878, later head of Washington to make Westerville’s final, the Otterbein English Department for winning pitch to the League. 18 years, was an officer in the Erie Dis- In February 1909, when the trict of the Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League prayed and paraded through League. Tom Bradrak ’1894, and Westerville and grandly broke ground Homer Kline ’15, were League field for its Lincoln Temperance Memorial men. Sunny Jim Cox ’11, ran the Building, former Otterbein President League’s Lincoln Legion office in Thomas Jefferson Sanders (1891-1901) Springfield, Ohio, for a time. was in charge of the celebration. But no Otterbein alumni would Presiding at one afternoon pro- serve the temperance movement gram was Otterbein President Lewis longer or more faithfully than the pre- Bookwalter (1904-1909). The mayor, World War I foursome of Vernon William Gantz ’1895, officially wel- Phillips ’17, Ila Grindell ’14, Lloyd comed the League. Mary Nease Keis- Mignerey ’17 and Ed Dailey ’15. ter, class of 1878, led the WCTU down Phillips was a native of Virginia, State Street to the groundbreaking. who captained the men’s debate team, As they moved to Westerville, played football and was Ohio secretary Professor and Rev. Henry Garst which at that time had a population of of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Asso- ’1861, and Otterbein President, 1,900, most of the League leaders set- ciation. tled around Otterbein. Purley Baker, an Grindell captained the women’s 1886-1889: “Otterbein hopes to be official with the league, built a house in debate team in 1914 to a big win over a potent factor in the temperance 1910 at the south edge of the campus, the men from the University of Pitts- reform, through the teachings it now known as Howard House, current burgh on the issue of women’s suf- imparts and the graduates it sends home of Otterbein’s Office of Institu- frage. Her team opposed the vote for forth, and expects therefore that all tional Advancement. League founder women. Howard Hyde Russell built a bigger one Mignerey was a student actor, who enter its halls as students will down Grove Street, now the Country speaker and writer. The student news- lead lives of strict sobriety.” Club fraternity house. paper said that hearing him swear in Three more houses went up on his senior class play was worth the the west side of South Grove Street, price of admission. built by Methodist ministers. Grove Dailey held an office in the Street duly became known as Temper- “Brewery” (what students called the In 1900, Otterbein was the very ance Row. The current Jonda fraterni- Anti-Saloon League), directed the first stop when young Harry Warner ty house was also occupied by temper- Southeast Ohio Christian Endeavor set out from Ohio Wesleyan to raise ance leaders, as well as a number of and attended college all at the same friends and funds for the Intercolle- other local houses. time. The yearbook stated that giate Prohibition Association, which As the Anti-Saloon League’s politi- “Cochran Hall (the women’s residence was organized in Cincinnati in 1892. cal stock rose nationally and the work hall) seems to have few charms for The Ohio IPA’s vice president in 1900 force grew in Westerville, many of him.” But a Westerville girl named was African missionary and minister Otterbein’s sons and daughters enlisted Verda Miles ’16 and daughter of an Clayton Judy, class of 1903. in the cause. One of the first and Ohio Anti-Saloon League official, did In 1909, as the Ohio-born Anti- flashiest was George Stoughton ’1892, charm him. They married in Wester- Saloon League of America looked for a a lawyer and former Westerville mayor. ville in 1918. place to consolidate its Washington Stoughton was secretary of the Phillips, Mignerey and Dailey all Office and Chicago print shop, Otter- league and a director of the American were Philophronean Literary Society bein’s Nolan Best and George Issue Publishing Company, the brothers. All became ordained minis- Stoughton, both class of 1892, cam- League’s holding company. He was a ters, as did Ila Grindell. Grindell and paigned hard to bring them to Wester- federal Prohibition agent in the Dailey worked for the League through ville. 1920s. college, and Mignerey and Phillips Best, the editor of a Presbyterian Another League mainstay was joined them after graduation in 1917, newspaper in Chicago, was on the George Mathews ’1870. A United the former as a field man, the latter as a Anti-Saloon League’s Board of Trustees Brethren bishop, Mathews chaired the fundraiser for the Intercollegiate Prohi- at the time and his father was a Wester- Illinois Anti-Saloon League and was a bition Association.

22 Temperance fervor perhaps what it does not want is un-American peaked at Otterbein during the 1915- and unethical and un-Christian. Let us 1916 school year. That fall, 20 Otter- stand by our own rights, preserve our bein students spoke or provided music own integrity and vote heartily and at rallies for a dry Ohio. (The state promptly the convictions of our hearts. stayed wet for three more years.) In By this means, we can keep Westerville December, Phillips and Mignerey went dry and protect the College stu- to the IPA National Convention in Lex- dents…from enticements of popular ington, KY, and in April 1916, Otter- drinking places.” bein hosted the state IPA convention Westerville opposed, by a 3-1 mar- and oratorical contest. gin, a repeal of federal and state Prohi- When the national Prohibition bition and for keeping the town dry by amendment was ratified in 1919, the local option. By then, the Anti-Saloon Tan and Cardinal was ecstatic: “Many League of America had gone back to Otterbein alumni have been active Washington. The first brick never was workers in the campaigns for the last laid for the Lincoln Temperance few years which have made such a Memorial. The office building and the notable and unprecedented victory printing plant were turned over to the possible. Westerville has the distinction Temperance Education Foundation. of being the center of the Prohibition Ed Dailey became president of the movement and all Otterbein students foundation and the publishing compa- and Westerville residents can take just ny in 1950. Ila Grindell devoted her pride in this achievement.” entire life to temperance work and still Professor and Rev. Walter Clip- Otterbein President Walter Clip- was on the job with Dailey in 1954 pinger, and Otterbein President, pinger wrote in 1926 when Prohibition when she died in a traffic accident. 1909-1939: “There is an indescrib- was still in full swing,“There is an Vernon Phillips married his Otter- able satisfaction in feeling that we indescribable satisfaction in feeling bein classmate Edna Miller, the grand- that we are rearing our children and daughter of Sylvia Carpenter Hay- are rearing our children and educat- educating hundreds of students at wood, Westerville’s first WCTU presi- ing hundreds of students at Otter- Otterbein College in a town where they dent. He went on to divinity and grad- bein College in a town where they never see a saloon, nor smell the fumes uate school at Yale, the congregational never see a saloon, nor smell the of drink, never have the temptation to ministry and a college presidency. He fumes of drink...” take the first glass, almost never see a remained an officer in the Collegiate drunken man.” Temperance Movement into the late The Tan and Cardinal thought the 1930s. Edna died in 1933, Vernon in country had gone “haywire” when the 1959. Their daughter is Sylvia Phillips 21st amendment ended Prohibition in Vance ’47. 1933, and the paper panned the idea of In 1955, Lloyd Mignerey rejoined lege archives he left 20 boxes of his pardoning liquor felons. his longtime friend Dailey in the old writings and records, including his per- That summer, when Charles Tay- Anti-Saloon League offices they first sonal journals, which he called Crumbs lor started selling beer from his pool shared almost 40 years before. Harry — From the Table of Life. hall on East Main Street, just two Warner moved his old Intercollegiate This “crumb” from Mignerey blocks from campus, Howard Hyde Prohibition Association in with them came from his senior year: “Went to Russell and Otterbein Professor Ray in the early 1960s. Mignerey gave up Friday night party with V.L. Phillips. Mendehall wasted no time paying him the cause in 1964. We had a glorious time. The other fel- a visit. And Clippinger, president of In 1973, Dailey, weary and ailing, lows brought two quarts — of ice both Otterbein and the Ohio Anti- the last of the Otterbein and Wester- cream. C.H. Merrill brought some — Saloon League, joined their local ville temperance crusaders, turned over cakes. And I brought three bottles — option campaign that autumn to put the old Anti-Saloon League property of ginger ale! We played “Rook,”an the local lid back on beer and whiskey. and its massive collection of books, lit- amusing interesting game, until 2 “Westerville is still dry in senti- erature and records to the Westerville o’clock in the morning! That was over- ment,”Clippinger wrote in an election- Public Library. He died in 1978. doing it, I must say. But after the ten- eve newspaper appeal. “The great Mignerey departed Westerville in sion of the last few weeks and days majority of people prefer absolute free- 1981 for the Lebanon Otterbein Home (end of semester), it did me a wonder- dom from alcoholic beverages in any near Cincinnati and died there in 1988 ful amount of good. The sociability of form. To foist upon our community at the age of 91. In the Otterbein Col- that crowd was at springtide.”

23 18 years as a library employee, she has been involved with many reading programs including the Take it Apart Workshop, lass otes Poetry Coffeehouse for C N Teens, Family Storytimes and BATS (Bringing Compiled by Mary Kay Riemenschneider Beougher ’85. Sub- Authors to the Schools). mit information for Class Notes and Milestones to Classnotes, Office of Advancement Resources, Otterbein College, Wester- 1973 ville, Ohio, 43081 or email: [email protected] Steven Traylor was induct- ed into Florida Atlantic University’s Baseball Hall of had a major influence on become a full colonel on Fame. In 2004, he was 1949 medical students. Last year, March 1, 2002. The Bronze inducted into the Wester- Carl Becker received the he received the Golden Star is among the many ville South High School Bjornson Award for Distin- Stethoscope Award from the medals she has earned. She Athletic Hall of Fame. He is guished Service to the Children’s Hospital medical and her husband, Joseph, the head baseball coach at Humanities. This is an staff. In 2003, he received also USAF retired, reside in Wofford College in Spartan- annual award of the Ohio the Faculty Teaching Award South Grand Forks, ND burg, SC. He currently Humanities Council. from the graduating med- where she currently teaches ranks as the 37th most suc- ical school class of 2003. He world history. They have cessful active coach in Divi- 1950 is also listed as one of the three sons that have fol- sion I baseball. “Best Doctors in America.” lowed their parents in edu- Robert Crosby just cation and military careers. authored his sixth book, Get 1974 Unstuck from Fundamental- 1964 Robert Cribbs has recently Reunion Year! ism: A Spiritual Journey. obtained ownership of Sue Drinkhouse Ward has ’71 Alumni Wkd. The book is available Jasper Cabinet Company retired from teaching high June 9-11, 2006 through the www.getun- school math. She and her where he had served as stuck.org website. husband, Ken, are spending 1971 president. The company is their time between Las a 100 year old U.S. furniture ’56 Reunion Year! Cruces, NM and northern Rev. Chuck Price has manufacturer located in Alumni Wkd. Michigan. retired after 35 years of ser- southern Indiana. He has June 9-11, 2006 vice with Campus Crusade been married for 12 years Reunion Year! for Christ. Prior to retire- and has two sons, ages 5 1960 ’66 Alumni Wkd. ment, he was the transition- and 9. June 9-11, 2006 al president in Canada. He John Lloyd had two com- and his wife, Arlene Jeff Teden earned his Certi- positions performed at the Woods Price ’71,have fied Toastmaster (CTM) and St. John’s Chamber Orches- 1969 returned to their home in is starting on his Advanced tra Festival in Stockton, CA, Gen. Lance Lord retired as Sidney, OH. Toastmaster (ATM) for Pio- on Jan. 29, 2006. commander of the Air neer Valley Toastmasters of Force Space Command on Cliff Purvis is the vice presi- Springfield, MA. ’61 Reunion Year! April 1, 2006. He was the dent of operations for Lin- Alumni Wkd. longest-serving Air Force coln Construction, Inc. in 1975 June 9-11, 2006 four-star general on active Columbus, OH. duty. Karl Niederer is the direc- tor of archives management 1962 1972 at the New Jersey Bureau of Hugh Allen received The 1970 Joanne Anderson Coker Archives and Records. Ohio State University Col- Col. Barbara Hoppes will be retiring at the end of lege of Medicine’s Distin- Chine has retired from the this year from the Mary L. Howard Opdyke has been guished Educator Award. It United States Air Force. She Cook Library in Way- appointed to the Delaware is peer nominated and is started her career as a train- nesville, OH, where she Valley Regional Board of given annually to two-four ing officer and rose steadily works as the children’s ser- Education in Holland, DE. Ohio State physicians who through the ranks to vices director. During her

24 P rofile Alumnus is Pro on the Field and in the Operating Room By Sarah Ozello ’06 Dr. Michael Leadbetter ’69 has a passion for two In 1989, years into his practice, things in life: plastic surgery and baseball. A nationally- Michael decided to attend the Cincin- renowned plastic surgeon with The Plastic Surgery Group, nati Reds Dream Week, a week long based out of Cincinnati, Michael loves to indulge in his first baseball league comprised of all skill passion, baseball, as a player and levels. It was there he rekindled his pas- owner of the Cincinnati Astros. In sion for the sport. While there, he also 2001, Michael and the Astros were got the attention of Dave Parker, coach the subject of the book Coming for the Cincinnati Cobras, an over-30 Back to Baseball by Mike Shannon. baseball league and former major The book was the second best base- league baseball coach. For the next ball seller that year. three years, he played for the Cobras Michael grew up in a small and made it to the Dream Week World town outside of Dayton, where Series. baseball was a pick-up sport. “As a In 1992, when Parker returned to major league coach- kid, my summers consisted of me ing, Michael decided to form his own 30-and-older team, getting up early, putting my glove the Cincinnati Astros. As the players got older, they devel- on my bike and riding 11 miles to oped new leagues to fit their age range. These additions have my sandlot-style little league dia- led the Astros to become a multiple team organization. Cur- mond,”says Michael. “Back then, there were only two rently, the Astros manage over seven different leagues from leagues, so you played with everyone in the neighbor- little leagues to 55 and older. hood. It created a sense of camaraderie Michael’s growing organization got I think kids miss out on today.” noticed by Mike Shannon, co-founder In high school, he went on to play and current editor-in-chief of Spitball with the Lee Miller Pontiac national magazine and several baseball books. championship team. He still holds Shannon wanted to make Michael and records in the Ohio High School Athletic his Astros the subject for his book, Com- Association (OHSAA) and here at Otter- ing Back to Baseball, which follows the bein College. After graduating in 1969, Astros through their 2001 season all the Michael had a short run in the minor way to the Roy Hobbs World Series. The leagues. Then he focused his attention on book also features many memorable his medical career at The Ohio State Uni- moments and stories from the players versity Medical School. about their love for the sport then and His interest in plastic surgery sur- now. faced while accepting a rehabilitation fel- Michael seems to have no trouble bal- lowship at Stanford in their burn unit. ancing his passions for baseball and plas- After working among the burn victims tic surgery. His patients ask about his for six months, Michael knew what he team and he often passes out his baseball wanted to do. Upon graduation from cards and Astros hats to the kids that OSU in 1974, he did his surgical intern- come through his office. Coming Back to ship in Dayton and his training at New Baseball is also available for sale in his Mexico University. He returned to Ohio office. The proceeds mainly go to organi- and has been in practice for the past 25 zations such as Operation Smiles, the Zeta years. He specializes in hand and reconstructive surgery Phi fraternity at Otterbein and others. and loves working with his patients. Michael lives with his wife in Cincinnati. He has two “I try to keep things in perspective for them,”says daughters and five grandchildren. As a nationally competi- Michael. “Our goal is to educate them on what is possible tive golfer, Michael’s wife, Debbie, is not as much of a base- with realistic goals versus what they see on television ball enthusiast as he is. However, if she ever needs to find shows.” him, she knows he is somewhere between first and home.

25 second grade teacher at Gene Paul was honored by Reunion Year! 1980 Clearcreek Elementary the Ohio Art Education ’86 Homecoming Robert Jacoby is the foot- School. Association with the Oct. 7, 2006 statewide honor of Distin- ball coach for St. Francis guished Educator for Art DeSales High School in Christopher Wagner has Education. In June, he Columbus, OH. been appointed senior V.P. 1986 retired as principal from of sales and marketing for Garth Walker is the gener- Demmitt Elementary ’81 Reunion Year! MDS Nordion, a leading al manager of the Bayou School in Vandalia, OH. Alumni Wkd. supplier of radioisotopes, Club in Largo, FL. June 9-11, 2006 radiation and related tech- Reunion Year! nologies. Susan Wright Whittaker ’76 Alumni Wkd. 1981 has retired from public June 9-11, 2006 Kim Grossl Kessler is the 1984 accounting but still prepares director of marketing and taxes and does tax planning recruitment for the Ameri- Karen Kirsop Beck took a for friends and family. She 1976 medical mission trip to Haiti David Mead has been can Red Cross. and her husband, Todd, live in the spring of 2005. She in Westerville with their two elected to the Board of taught physical activity to Directors of Peoples Bank, 1982 children, Rebekah, 5 and the children as their parents Nathaniel, 3. She is also a N.A. The bank is headquar- opened Bench- Jeff Kessler were being medically treat- district manager with tered in Marietta, OH and mark Bank in Gahanna, ed. She is a physical educa- Arbonne International. She has 50 locations in Ohio, OH where he serves as pres- tion teacher at a special edu- and her husband are very Kentucky and West Vir- ident and COO of the new cation school in North active in their church and ginia. He is currently in his community bank. He Charleston, SC. She has a lead home bible studies. second year as an associate resides in Gahanna with his son, John, 17 and a daughter, professor of finance at wife, Kim Grossl Kessler Chris, 12. Marietta College. Previous- ’81, and their three chil- 1988 ly, he was chief financial dren; Lindsay, 20; Matt, 18; John “Giovanni” Karen Dickinson Blair has officer for two publicly and Drew, 13. Moscardino was the guest been elected to a four-year traded banking companies. speaker at his former ele- term to the Johnstown-Mon- John Wentzell has been mentary school, Trinity roe Local Board of Educa- 1979 named interim president of Catholic Elementary in tion in Johnstown, OH. Col. Terrence Farrell TD Banknorth Garden in Grandview Heights, OH. retired from the U.S. Air Boston, MA. The company He is an actor and musician Stephanie Tischer relocat- Force Feb. 2006. He has is a global leader in hospi- living in Los Angeles, CA. ed from Scottsdale, AZ, to been in the Air Force since tality and entertainment. He also co-owns a produc- Redmond, WA. She is a 1983 and prior to retire- tion company that has writ- contract business analyst at ment, he was the civil law Bill Zourdos has been pro- ten and recorded music for Boeing. division chief with the moted to medical center animation series and a Headquarters Air Combat sales executive with The number of movie trailers. 1990 Sanofi-Aventis Group Command at Langley Air Christopher Carey resides which is a global pharma- Force Base in Virginia. He 1985 in Charlotte, NC, with his ceutical company with over is a member of the state wife, Dorie, and two daugh- 96,000 employees world- Wendy Miller Engel and bars in Ohio and Florida. her husband, Steve, have ters, Zoey, 2, and Haley, 5. He and his wife, Denise, wide. He is responsible for managing several key teach- relocated to New Albany, have six children. Eric Ekis is an economics ing hospital accounts as well OH. Their son, Skyler, is a teacher at Central High as training new cardiovas- sophomore who plays bas- Kent Stuckey recently School in Westerville, OH. cular/thrombosis hospital ketball and tennis. Daugh- received the Upper Arling- Until recently, he was the sales representatives in the ter, Sage, is an 8th grader on ton Rotary Club’s Service girls’ soccer team coach at Michigan marketplace. the golf and tennis teams. Above Self Award. The the school. award recognizes exceptional James Fippin was recog- community service. He is 1983 nized by the Akron Arts Reunion Year! the CEO and board chair- Donna Glosser Miller was Alliance as 2005’s Outstand- ’91 Homecoming man of Internet Transition profiled as “Teacher of the ing Theatre Artist at the Oct. 7, 2006 Solutions in Columbus, OH. Week” in the Star Press in 2005 Arts Alive awards cere- Springboro, OH. She is a mony in Akron, OH.

26 Maj. Doug Peterson is a versity. She will be earning 1991 Reunion Year! U.S. Marine Corps heli- her masters of education in ’96 Homecoming Jeffrey Hill is a human copter pilot who serves the curriculum and instruction Oct. 7, 2006 resources IT consultant for Office of the President of design. She is currently self- CedarCrestone. He travels the United States. employed as an applied around the country and cur- 1996 behavior analysis therapist rently lives in Atlanta, GA. Kevin Troyer is working in Ingrid Heinrich Gallegos for children on the autism Beachwood, OH, at Penske has been living in Costa spectrum. 1992 Logistics. He and his family Rica since graduating from Todd Cordisco has been reside in Medina, OH. Otterbein. She has been Paul Smith earned his named operations manager married for six years and ‘Wings of Gold’ and distinc- for Jaguar Data Systems in Dina Reminick Turner is has a 4-year-old daughter, tion as a Naval Aviator. He Ft. Myers, FL. The company working as a therapist doing Nicole. Ingrid is currently will be flying the HH-65 is a full-service marketing psychiatric evaluations at working at Intensa (which Dolphin helicopter for the and direct mail company Montgomery General Hos- is an English teaching U.S. Coast Guard at Air Sta- serving businesses in south- pital in Olney, MD. She and school) as a teacher and tion Traverse City in Michi- west Florida. her family are living in supervisor. gan. His primary missions Washington, DC. will be focusing on search Judy Sands Richardson is Anthony Rose is the mort- and rescue for the Great a 7th grade math teacher at 1994 gage regional sales manager Lakes, ice patrols, environ- Madison Junior High in for Fifth Third Bank in mental response and assis- Travis Eby has been elected Columbus, OH. tance to law enforcement. Mansfield, OH. association secretary/trea- surer to the National Asso- Julie North Welch has 1997 Diana Frederick White ciation of Trailer Manufac- was named community started her own company in Mike Rosser has joined turers (NATM). He is the relations director for the Westerville, OH, specializ- First Banc Insurors Agency V.P.of manufacturing oper- Ohio Hospital for Psychia- ing in small business mar- as an Insurance Agent in ations at M.H. Eby, Inc. in try in Columbus, OH. keting services. Blue Ball, PA. Chicago, IL. He is also a vol- unteer for the Lake Shore 1993 Shauna Taylor Suder lives Animal Shelter and the 1999 Erin Meinberg Barrett in Charleston, SC with her Financial Planners Associa- Rebecca Mott is a real received her master’s degree husband, Sam, and chil- tion in Chicago. estate agent and attorney in education from The dren; Kearney, 7 and Sam, 2. who was recently hired by Ohio State University in She works out of her home. Julia Copley Schwende- the Robert Weiler Co. in 2004. She is a third grade man completed her masters Columbus, OH. She will be teacher at Ridgewood Ele- Chris Troyer is an assistant degree and licensure for ele- providing commercial real mentary in the Hilliard athletic trainer at Dublin mentary school counseling estate sales, leasing assis- School District in OH. Scioto High School in from Kent State University tance, and legal services to Dublin, OH. He has been a in Ohio. She is an elemen- the company’s president Christian Mattingly has mentor for the Otterbein tary school counselor for along with his clients. been appointed parks and College athletic training pro- Medina City Schools in recreation director for the gram for the past two years. Ohio. Paul Mucciarone is moving City of West Carrollton, He also serves as an advisor to the Ukraine with the OH. for the OC athletic training Tim Schwendeman is the Peace Corps to volunteer student club and is a guest director of operations for for two years as a business Kevin Pate has been named lecturer for their monthly Affinity Consultants in educator. a McCoy Professor at Mari- education meetings. Canal Fulton, OH. The etta College, in Ohio, where company specializes in 2000 environmental health and he is an associate professor is a pro- 1995 safety. Kerri Davidson of chemistry. This is the Traci Brown-Leopold has duction editor at Practising most prestigious teaching been named account execu- Law Institute in New York award given by Marietta tive of GSW Worldwide, a 1998 City, NY. College. health care advertising Rebekah Wolf Doak has agency located in Wester- been accepted by the Amer- Geoffrey Martin played ville, OH. ican Intercontinental Uni- “Scrooge” in the Park Play-

27 house Teen Theatre and He is a professional librari- Matthew D’Oyly is a resi- 2005 Children’s Drama Compa- an for the Westerville Public dential life coordinator for ny’s production of Scrooge. Library and resides in student development at Mark Brumenschenkel has He also was the artistic Columbus, OH. Hope College in Holland, been appointed by Colum- director of the youth pro- MI. In addition, he is the bus Mayor Michael Cole- gram. The production was Annett Jurkutat Swartz is new DeVos Fieldhouse pro- man as adminstrator for the performed at the Columbus working at the American duction manager. Matthew Building Services Division Performing Arts Center in Consulate in Frankfurt, recently produced an alum- of the Department of Columbus, OH. Germany. ni fundraiser involving Development for the City of alumni from around the Columbus, OH. Reunion Year! 2003 world, an effort that estab- ’01 Homecoming lished an endowment for Reta Hamilton is a staff Michael Cassara has Oct. 7, 2006 his high school choir pro- educator at Clinton Memo- opened his own casting gram of over $20,000. He rial Hospital in Wilming- office, Michael Cassara 2002 also serves as the assistant ton, OH. She is a member Casting/Productions in producing director for of the Kappa Lamda chap- Tara Brinkman received her New York, NY. masters degree in psycholo- Hope Summer Repertory ter of the Sigma Theta Tau gy with honors from East Theatre and is finishing his International Honor Society David Elsner is serving masters of education in col- in Nursing. Carolina University. She with the 101st Airborne lege student affairs leader- completed an internship at Division-Air Assault unit in ship at Grand Valley State Ashlee Kavander is the Edgecombe School District Iraq. This is his second University in Michigan. assistant art director at in North Carolina in July combat tour there. 2005. In Sept. 2005, she TenUnited Advertising began the doctorate pro- Allyson Jones appeared as Agency in Columbus, OH. Meredith Drexler Fraysure “Luisa” in the Hilliard Arts gram in psychology at is the new softball coach for Council’s production of The Tom Loschiavo made his Michigan State University the Mason County Lady Fantastics. The play was New York stage debut in where she is a graduate Royal softball team in Mays- performed at the Tripleforce Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Love assistant. ville, KY. She is also a teacher Artistic Center in Hilliard, at Au Bar. He has also at Straub Elementary. Heather McLeish Finnell is OH. appeared on As the World teaching first grade at Turns and in the new Bon Stephanie Miller Hunt Joseph Justice is currently Jovi music video. French Run Elementary in played “Eliza Doolittle” in working on his second the Reynoldsburg City the Zane Trace Players pro- screenplay about Army Justin Milam is pursuing School district. She and her duction of My Fair Lady in recruiters in rural commu- his masters degree in city husband, Joe, reside in Zanesville, OH. Pataskala, OH. nities. Upon completion, he and regional planning from will be working on a televi- The Ohio State University Clinton Irvin received his sion project about ‘super’ and is a planning intern Michelle Fraley has been masters of science degree in heroes dealing with very with Franklin County. inducted into Kappa Delta experimental psychology Pi, an international society real, everyday problems. from the College of Arts Casey Chapman Parsons for educators. She is cur- and Sciences at Ohio Uni- Katie Crabtree Thomas is has joined Cam Taylor Co., rently teaching first grade at versity. J.W. Reason Elementary in the director of communica- Realtors in Columbus, OH. Hilliard, OH. tions and education at the Jennifer Vitek Waller is an Ohio Psychological Associa- Josephine Roberts is play- accounting associate at Becky Yocom Roehm lives tion in Columbus, OH. ing the character “Rum- Clear Channel Communi- pleteaser” in the national in Newport Beach, CA, with cations in Columbus, OH. her husband, Victor. She is Matt Wolfe is student touring company of Cats. teaching at Hilliard Darby She recently completed her an assistant manager and
regional point manager of 2004 High School in Hilliard, 150th performance. training for Red Robin Amanda Bruno has been OH. He is working with the Gourmet Burgers. nominated for a Daytime drama department and Emmy Award for her role as directing the school’s first Evan Struble received his Marina Cooper on the CBS children’s show, Snow White masters degree of library show, Guiding Light. and the Seven Dwarfs. and information sciences from Kent State University.

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Stepping into Roles Key to Success for this Multi-Talented Alumna By Jenny Hill From studying theatre at Otterbein to becoming Fourteen years ago, she joined NBC News. She senior vice president for programming and development became a news producer for the weekend edition of The for NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, Today Show before becoming senior producer for The Linda Finnell ’80 sees stepping into roles as an impor- Today Show. tant key to success. “Producing is about telling the story through guests “Whether you step into a role on stage or to tell a or tape, in 45 seconds or longer, depending on the show,” story on a show or to pitch an idea to a client, it’s very Linda said. “It’s about answering the questions ‘What’s important to have that skill set,”said Linda. the story?’ and ‘How do I tell the story in the most effec- A modest woman, Linda tive way?’ It’s like theatre in doesn’t see her job as anything that way.” extraordinary, although she Linda said that news pro- loves her work and says she duction is more of a lifestyle “understands from the out- than a job. She spent nearly a side” how people might find decade with The Today Show her job interesting. before assuming her current Specifically, from her job, which is more conducive office on the 32nd floor of the to a healthy family life, which NBC/Universal Headquarters Linda enjoys with her 5-year- in Burbank, CA, Linda over- old daughter, Lydia, and her sees all current production husband, José Pretlow. and development for first run “I have a great husband programming, which is pro- who is supportive, caring and duced for the purpose of syn- does his share. I also have dication, such as Access Holly- great bosses who let me off to wood, Blind Date and Starting do things such as drive to my Over. daughter’s school to serve hot A native of Cincinnati, meals, which I will be doing where her parents still live, right after this interview,” Linda came to Otterbein for Linda said with a laugh. its renowned theatre program. Outside of work, Linda’s After graduating, she did din- favorite activities include ner theatre and summer stock, “anything with my 5-year-old earning her equity card. But or husband.” She makes the Linda Finnell from the 1980 Sibyl. thanks to the advice of a “very best of the mountains and wise mother,”Linda began graduate school at Xavier scenery of Los Angeles, although she preferred the feeling University, hoping to be an on-air personality, but even- of community and closeness that Manhattan allowed tually fell in love with the behind-the-scenes work. when she was working for The Today Show. “In Manhat- “I got an internship at the local NBC affiliate in tan, you could walk across the street and feel as if you are Cincinnati, but it turned into a full-time job and I decid- in a different neighborhood, if not country,”she said. ed to just go for it. I’m still 12 hours short of earning my “And in Los Angeles everyone drives. We walked every- master’s,”she said. where in Manhattan. It’s hard to get a sense of commu- She worked for years at the affiliate producing day- nity when people are in their cars constantly.” time programming before producing the Sally Jessy As for her days at Otterbein. Linda has fond memo- Raphael and Montel Williams shows in the late 1980s and ries of the people she met here. “I don’t remember what early 1990s. class I had at 11 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, but I cer- tainly remember the friends I had there.”

29 M ilestones Compiled by Mary Kay Riemenschneider Beougher ’85

2000 Becky Yocom to Victor M arriages Roehm, July 17, 2004. A dditions Kyle Barcroft to Katlyn McGinnis ’02,Feb.15, Annett Jurkutat to Stephen 1948 2006. 1989 Leokadia Cummings to Swartz, June 4, 2005 in Cheryl Wall Frost and hus- Altenburg, Germany. Stanley Jensen, Feb. 1, Allison Levin to Thomas band, Jack, a son, Jacob 2006. Broadwater, July 17, 2004. Hamilton, Nov. 4, 2005. He Amanda Westfall to joins big sister Carolyn, 3. Lance White, Dec. 30, 2005. 1985 Matthew Rogers to Melis- Susan Bowman to Vincent sa Yonek, Feb. 26, 2005. 2003 1991 Guido, June 7, 2003. Aysu Basaran and hus- Amy Melvin to Richard Kellie Lamar to Floyd band, David Kaczmarek, a 1992 Roush, Dec. 3, 2005. Reevey, July 23, 2005. daughter, Ella Grace, Oct. 28, 2005. She joins big sis- Judy Sands to Trent Karen Piatt to Michael Jennifer Vitek to Adam ters Isabel and Olivia. Richardson, Oct. 1, 2005. Warling, Sept. 17, 2005. Waller, Apr. 17, 2004. Tricia Davis Conner and 1993 2001 2004 husband, Tim, a daughter, James T. Jones, Jr. to Brianne Stewart to Wes Brooke Dodson to Rich Celia Lyn, Feb. 21, 2006. Deanna Lauderback, Dec. Harman ’02, Apr. 24, Buzzard, June 12, 2004. 2005. 2004. 1992 Aleisha Morris to David Michael Lynch and wife, 1995 Bethany Whittington to Radford, Aug. 19, 2005. Celeste, a son, David, June Nichole Powell to Jaime Bennett Thayer ’02,Sept. 22, 2005. Katie Crabtree to Brandon Northcraft, Aug. 27, 2005. 24, 2005. Thomas, Oct. 2004. 1993 2002 1997 2005 Erin Meinberg Barrett and Alisha Rudisill to Cory Michelle Mackenzie to husband, Dean, a daughter, Sarah Boehm to Brent Meacham, May 2004. Shawn Foster, Dec. 17, Ella Mullane, Sept. 12, 2005. Taylor, Sept. 24, 2005. 2005.

1999 Julie Seacrist to Andrew Amanda Iler to Jacob Mark McNichols and wife, Robert Fleming to Court- Gaboric, Aug. 6, 2005. Thornsberry, June 18, Lori, a baby boy, Alexander ney Cruse ’02,Oct.9, 2005. James, May 18, 2005. He 2004. Natalie Nelson to Brian joins big brother Ethan Riesbeck ’03, June 26, Brooke Pearse to Adam Gregory, 2 1/2. Carlye Grissinger to John- 2004. Wojcik, Oct. 1, 2005. ny Smith, June 11, 2005.

30 Kevin Troyer and wife, daughter, Samantha, May was a teacher and principal Karen, a daughter, Kaitlyn, 4, 2005. She joins big sister D eaths in the Cincinnati, OH area. Nov. 8, 2005. Erin, 2. Proud relatives He then joined Miami Uni- include aunt, Leanne 1930 versity of Ohio as coordina- Dina Reminick Turner and Zablocki Hill ’01 and tor of student affairs. Wilma Sproull Chitwood husband, Kyle, a daughter, uncle, Daniel Zablocki who passed away Dec. 11, 2005. Lila Camille, Jan. 10, 2006. is a freshman at Otterbein. 1941 Lewis Carlock has passed Amy Ritchie Titus and 1933 1995 away. husband, Brian, a daughter, Roy Bowen passed away Lisa Chapman Allen and Alexa Jean, Nov. 1, 2005. Jan. 2, 2006. He is survived husband, Randy, a son, Rev. Paul Jefferis passed by his daughter, Ann Bowen Travis Cole, Sept. 11, 2005. away Jan. 1, 2006. He is sur- Paulle; grandson Bowen He joins older sister 1999 vived by his brother, Paulle; and two great- Rachel, 5. Andrew Hagan and wife, William Jefferis ’47. In his Erika, a son, Richard Isaac, grandchildren. He was ministerial career, he served known as “Mr. Theater” in Wendy Peterson Brad- Sept. 7, 2005. many churches in Kentucky, Columbus, OH. He led shaw and husband, John, a Ohio and Indiana. Players Theatre Columbus daughter, Madeline Daley, Janine Wiley Robinson and The Ohio State Univer- Jan. 21, 2006. and husband, Scot, twin 1942 girls, Elizabeth and Claire, sity’s theater program. In 1997, the Central Ohio The- Charles Bridwell passed Lynn Dowell Myers and Jan. 4, 2006. They join an atre Critics Circle named its away Dec. 9, 2005. He was husband, Anthony, a excited big brother, Lifetime Achievement preceded in death by his daughter, Brooks, Sept. 14, Samuel. Award after him. In 1999, wife, Joanna Bridwell. He is 2005. She joins big brothers OSU renamed Drake survived by daughter, Betsy Garrett, 9, and Henry, 4. Angel Stewart Valerio Bridwell ’70; stepson Brian and husband, Matt, a son, Union’s Stadium II Theatre Lewie, five grandchildren, Henry Matthew, Nov. 30, the “Roy Bowen Theatre.” 1997 and 11 great grandchildren. 2005. He joins older sister He was a member of Sigma Julia Copley Schwende- Maecy Alexandra, 3. 1936 man and husband, Tim Delta Phi fraternity. He was Grace Euverard Carnes ’97, a son, Jack Timothy, a WWII Navy veteran and passed away May 3, 2005. Nov. 12, 2005. 2000 worked in labors relations Jennifer Minter Judd and for Martin Marietta Corp. Jennifer Neiman Smith husband, Adam ’98,a 1937 before retiring in 1981. and husband, Paul ’98,a daughter, Rosalie Elizabeth, Mary Moomaw Wells daughter, Kailey Elizabeth, Dec. 8, 2005. She joins big passed away Dec. 29, 2005. 1943 Jan. 5, 2005. brother Andrew. She was preceded in death Frances Coulter passed by her sisters, Oma away in Feb. 2004. 1998 Matthew Rogers and wife, Moomaw Bradley ’26 and Melissa, a son, Andrew Doris Moomaw Fox ’45. Michele Hite Kovacs and Louise Ditzler Skinner Louis, Apr. 3, 2005. Her sister, Josephine husband, Jaron, a daughter, passed away Sept. 19, 2005. Moomaw Lahey ’39 was McKenna Rose, Oct. 4, at her side. 2005. She joins big broth- 2001 1946 er, Jonas, 3. Proud aunt is Heidi Bardall Scillia and Mary Rauch Esch passed Amanda Hite Davis ’03. husband, Samuel, a daugh- 1940 away Dec. 11, 2005. She was ter, Serena May, Jan. 13, Joseph Ayer passed away preceded in death by her Aminda Banning Sey- 2006. She joins big brother Dec. 2, 2005. He was pre- husband, Byron Esch ’47;a mour and husband, Alex, a Santo. ceded in death by his wife, granddaughter; and a great- son, Brantley Meyer, Jan. Laura Ayer, and half sister, grandson. She is survived by 10, 2005. He joins big 2002 Harriet Ayer Whitmore. He her daughter, Carol Crowell; brother Monroe. Anne Clark Abbott and was in the Army during son, Robert Esch; daughter, husband, Matthew, a son, World War II and was Marion Esch; daughter, Jennifer Zablocki Stacey Rylen Matthew Brent, Nov. awarded the Purple Heart, Shirley Blarr; 10 grandchil- and husband, Dustin ’00,a 27, 2005. Combat Infantry Medal and dren; 11 great-grandchil- the Bronze Star. Later, he dren; and many extended

31 family members. She was an (Deborah) Bennett; 20 worked for Hamilton Caster integral part of her hus- grandchildren; and 14 & Mfg. Co. in Hamilton, 1967 band’s ministry and was great-grandchildren. OH for 30 years. Ronald Gerhardt passed very active in church and away Nov. 14, 2005. mission work. Robert Packard passed 1961 away Dec. 3, 2004. Andrew Raver passed away Rebecca Rucker Berry Harriet Gilbert Slagle Mar. 29, 2005. passed away Sept. 23, 2005. passed away Jan. 4, 2006. 1952 She is survived by her hus- Robert Berkey passed away 1981 band, Bob Slagle; brothers, 1962 Dec. 23, 2005. He is sur- Rosida Porter passed away Charles Gilbert ’50 and Tim Morehouse passed vived by his wife, Carolyn Aug. 29, 2005. She is sur- John Gilbert ’50; sister, away May 4, 2004. Berkey; son, Jonathan vived by her husband, Janet Gilbert ’50; and Berkey; son, Mark Berkey; William To ’81; daughter, other extended family sister, Betty Berkey 1963 Sharon, 14; and son, Aaron, members. Woodall ’50; and many Herbert Wood passed away 11. She was the state water- extended family members. Nov. 18, 2005. shed coordinator with the 1948 He was a pastor in addition Ohio Department of Natur- Jeanette McKee Wizba to being a college professor 1964 al Resources, Division of passed away Jan. 28, 2005. of religion. During sabbati- Soil and Water. cal leaves, he often lived and Sarah Kathryn Shuck studied overseas. Demchak passed away Dec. Friends 1950 23, 2005. She was preceded Ellis Legg passed away Dec. Eileen Thomas Barnes Phyllis Brockett Smarto in death by her parents, 1, 2005. passed away March 2005. passed away May 12, 2005. Emerson Shuck ’38 and Sarah Beidleman Shuck She had once been the 1951 ’38. She is survived by her housemother of Mayne Hall 1955 son, Eric Demchak; four at Otterbein College. June Chester Bennett Lois Waldron Grube granddaughters; and many passed away Jan. 30, 2006. passed away Oct. 23, 2005. extended family members. Rev. Arnold Ettenhofer She was preceded in death For 28 years, she taught passed away Nov. 8, 2005. by her parents, Elmer and English and speech at He is survived by his wife, Beulah Chester; her hus- 1957 Marysville schools in Ohio. Carol Ettenhofer; daugh- band, Donald Bennett; and John “Jack” Coate passed She was a very active mem- ters, Vicki Ettenhofer ’75, two brothers, Norland and away Jan. 11, 2006. He is ber of the First Presbyterian Cara Ettenhofer ’91 and Howard Chester. She is sur- survived by his wife, Penny Church of Marysville, OH. Jannell (Jim) Coffman; vived by children, Brent Coate; son, Scott Coate; sons, Arnold (Sherrie) (Carol) Bennett, Gwyn son, Chad Coate; daughter, Ettenhofer ’78, Mark (Lee (Charlie) Price, Todd Ben- Kristin Wilson; daughter, 1965 Ann) Ettenhofer ’95,Roger nett, Bruce (Sarah) Bennett, Amy Hunt; sister, Judy Stephen Ellis passed away (Tina) Ettenhofer and John Leslie (Joseph) Bennett Lehman; and four grand- May 11, 2005. (Lee) Ettenhofer; along with Barbacci ’79, Jonathan children. He served in the many extended family (Lynda) Bennett, Tim U.S. Air Force during the members. He was a minister (Rose) Bennett, Kevin Cuban Missile Crisis. He for over 40 years.
Pi Beta Sigma Centennial Celebration Coming Up Pi Beta Sigma Fraternity, founded in the spring of address, phone number and email address) to our webmas- 1908, is making preparations for its Centennial Celebration ter at [email protected], or mail it to the to be held during Homecoming in 2008. attention of William L. Mason III, 7081 Donahnue Ct., Pi Beta Sigma Inc., the alumni organization, is asking Columbus, OH 43235. that all members contact us to confirm and update their Please visit our site (www.pibetasigma.org) and register current address. to join over 200 brothers already registered. You can contact Pi Beta Sigma Inc. publishes a bi-annual newsletter, long lost brothers, view meeting notes, previous Annexer the Annexer. If you have not received one recently, your issues, pictures, and everything Pi Sig. Besides planning the contact information is not on file with the alumni organi- Centennial event, there are many other projects we have zation. Please email your contact information (name, undertaken, including the renovation or our house.

32 Rebecca Bowman 1949 - Bert Horn Professor of English Albert V. “Bert” Horn ’49 of Westerville passed away Feb. 2 at age 78 after a brief illness. Rebecca S. Bowman ended her valiant nine-month Although born in West Palm Beach, FL, Bert graduat- struggle with lung cancer on March 15 at her home in ed from Miamisburg High Clintonville, OH. Rebecca was born in Wauseon, OH, in School in Ohio. He arrived 1949, and attended school in Swanton, OH. She earned on Otterbein’s campus in the her bachelor’s in 1977, her master’s in 1981 and her doc- fall of 1944. torate in 1988, all from The Ohio State University. She was While a student, he a Professor of English, and had been at Otterbein since worked in the dining hall, 1993. served on the Student Coun- Rebecca loved reading cil and was named the Jump and teaching, and her special Week King his freshman year. academic enthusiasms includ- After a brief stint in the Navy ed detective fiction by women during World War II, Bert writers, the writings of Henry graduated from Otterbein in James and doing research on 1949. He married his college forgotten American women sweetheart, Jane Morrison Horn ’50 in 1950. writers. Rebecca was an ani- Bert worked for Allied Building Credits in Cincinnati mal lover and her pets gave from 1949-1952 before returning to Otterbein in 1953 to her comfort during her ill- serve as assistant treasurer and then treasurer a few ness. months later. He remained in that position until 1989 She is survived by her parents, Harold and Mary Bow- when he retired with emeritus status. During his long man, Sun City West, AZ, and her brother, Robert, Glen- career at Otterbein, he served under five College presi- dale, AZ, and by a wide circle of family and friends. dents. Memorial contributions may be made to Homereach Hos- He was a member of the Church of the Master United pice and to the Capital Area Humane Society. Methodist for over 50 years and a member of the Wester- ville Historical Society. Apart from the facts of his life at Otterbein, those who 2000 - Jared Jensen were close to him will remember him as a kind man and a Jared Jensen ’00 was killed in the line of duty in storyteller always eager to laugh at his own jokes. He was Colorado Springs, CO where he was a plain clothes detec- well known for his basket-weaving skills, as well as the tive with the city’s Vice, Narcoticss and Intelligent unit. He infamous assault on him by an attack squirrel. He was a had been on the police force for three and a half years. regular fixture at Otterbein events, including Cardinal There were at least 5,000 people in the funeral proces- Migrations, Alumni Weekends and sporting events. sion, including 2,500 police officers, 1,500 police and He is survived by his wife, Jane; three sons, Thomas, emergency vehicles, and two helicopters. Thousands more John and William; and eight grandchildren. lined the roadsides as the procession passed, waving signs Donations may be made in his memory to the Bert and flags, giving salutes, and mouthing thank yous. The and Jane Horn Endowed Fund, One Otterbein College, procession was 18 miles long. Westerville, Ohio 43081. Jared was active in Otterbein Theatre and loved to act. It was reported that he and wife Natalie Padula Jensen ’01 were considering moving to Chicago for his return to Professor Emeritus Young Koo acting. He considered his time on the police force as a Professor emeritus Young Koo of New Albany, OH, “great sabbatical” for an actor. He received two comman- passed away Oct. 17, 2005. Koo was a professor in the der commendations in his short time on the force. Department of Business, Accounting and Economics Colorado Springs Police Lt. Alan Scott called Jared a from 1963-1992, serving as chair of the department for 15 “go-getter, a team player, a young guy with a good heart years. and a sharp mind. He gave 110 percent. He had, for his A native of Seoul, Korea, he earned his bachelor’s time on the job, a much more mature perspective than degree at the University of Georgia, his master’s degree at many officers with his tenure. He was always on the go. He the University of Alabama and his doctorate degree at The didn’t wait for things to happen—he looked for things. He Ohio State University. always wanted to be involved.” He is survived by his wife, Chung, and two children.

33 I nvesting in Otterbein

compiled by Lori E. Green

Endowed Funds Help Sustain College Endowed funds are an investment in the future of Recently Created Endowed Funds Otterbein College. With an endowed fund benefactors help Tatsuo Tsuda ’55 has created The Tatsuo Tsuda ensure that Otterbein will remain competitive with other Japanese Education Fund to help provide financial support institutions as we attract the best students and the best facul- for Otterbein undergraduate students wishing to study an ty. An endowment provides the College with financial flexi- aspect of Japanese life or culture in Japan. Students may bility and preserves our financial strength. Endowed funds apply funds to their travel expenses, tuition or Japanese are created with scholarships, awards and programs. educational materials that help to fulfill program require- The Otterbein endowment program began in 1898 with ments. Implementation: 2007 one endowed scholarship. The number of endowed scholar- The Austin E. Knowlton Scholarship was created by ships today totals over 200, and are used by the College to The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation to help students from help defray tuition expenses for those students identified as Delaware County. Mr. Knowlton, known as “Dutch,”was “endowed scholars,”a designation determined at matricula- originally from central Ohio and lived in Delaware, Cincin- tion and based on academic merit. Scholarships typically are nati and, until his death in 2003, Florida. He was deeply awarded to incoming freshmen, and each is a renewable committed to education, which is the focus of his founda- award for up to four years at Otterbein. tion. Implementation: 2007 Program endowed funds are established in an effort to The Vernon L. Pack Fellowship was established provide enduring financial support for a particular academic through a gift from Vernon Pack ’50 in order to help pro- department, research effort, or student opportunity. Current vide funding to students who are engaged in a public ser- programs include funds for the Common Book, student vice program or project and are working in collaboration health and wellness, visiting lecturers, and specific depart- with the mission of the Center for Community Engage- mental programming or needs. ment (CCE) at Otterbein College. Students will be selected The endowed award program, started in 1907, currently by committee through an application process. The fund has more than 100 active awards that are conferred in recogni- may provide a stipend or support to meet project expenses. tion of outstanding achievement or talent. Award recipients Implementation: 2006 typically are recognized during the annual Hon- The Alumnae Chapter ors Convocation (held this year on May 31). of Epsilon Kappa Tau has To learn more about establishing an voted to change the name of endowed fund, please contact one of our their endowed award to the Development Officers by calling toll-free Epsilon Kappa Tau Alum- 1-888-614-2600.
nae Memorial Award in Honor of Dr. Marilyn E. Day. Recipients are selected Vernon Pack '50 (seated) is joined by by the chapter’s executive students Katie Starling (far left) and Joe board from nominations McDaniels and The Center for Com- made based upon service to munity Engagement Director Melissa the sorority, grade point Gilbert as he reviews information about average and service to The Vernon L. Pack Fellowship. Otterbein College.

34 Winter Annual Fund Phonathon Recent Grant Awards Investments in Otterbein College through the Annual A grant of $114,621 was awarded from the Ohio Fund support a wide variety of programs that touch nearly Board of Regents for the CGI Infusion in CPS Project. every facet of a student’s life. It allows the administration to In its second year, Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) renovate buildings, finance student activities, upgrade tech- is a mathematics program that integrates research find- nology, and ensures that the professors are the best in their ings on how children think about numbers with findings fields. on how teachers use this knowledge to make instructional The following individuals made a donation of $100 or decisions. more to the Otterbein College Annual Fund during the win- The National Science Foundation awarded ter term phoning. Student callers contacted alumni, parents $113,522 for the Increasing Scientific Literacy for Non- and friends of the College from January 17 through March 2, Science Majors through Team Taught Interdisciplinary 2006. Lab Based Courses. This project will reform the science For additional information on how your investment can component of Otterbein College’s general education Inte- help, please contact Jennifer Westbrook, Director of Annual grative Studies to create sophomore-level science courses Giving, at (614) 823-1948 or [email protected]. to: 1) enhance our students’ awareness of the principles of scientific inquiry as well as their ability to think scientifi- Robert E. II & Judy Buckle Airhart Diane Daugherty Layman cally; 2) increase interdisciplinary learning through team- Kent & Deborah A. Amey Fern Griffith Long teaching in which we model how scientific disciplines Ellen J. Andrews Kathleen Dietz Lowery approach related problems from different perspectives; 3) Diane Augustus Bradley B. Manier increase active, inquiry-based learning by developing lab- Robert E. Bartholomew Deborah S. Martin oratory components to familiarize students with science Deborah Lord Bennett Lynette Liebert Martin in action; and 4) to alleviate science anxiety by building Emese Blankenship Mervyn & Martha Deever Matteson J. Trent & Lynne M. Browne John G. Matthews courses around topics both students and faculty will find Susan Diol Cadiff Richard K. Mavis intriguing and relevant. Robert & Cheryl Cappello Janet Morris McClusky The Ohio Arts Council awarded $20,000 for the Carol Carlson William J. & Dawn Hobgood Ohio and Dresden Exchange Project. The Ohio Arts Thomas A. Chandler McLoughlin Council, Otterbein College and Zygote Press of Cleveland Lora A. Chappelear-Pearson Donald A. & Jeanne G. McPherson coordinated an exhibition of prints by German and Terry L. & Karen Dalrymple Curtin George W. & Donna Lust Miles American artists who have participated in the interna- Daniel E. Detrich Ray D. Miner tional printmaking residency exchange in Dresden, Ger- Richard A. Dilgard Pat Sliver Moore many and Cleveland Ohio. The exhibition builds upon an James E. Dooley Amy C. McVay Robert W. Ebert David P. & Kathleen Morris Orbin earlier exhibition entitled “Foreign Affairs” held in the Alyce Douce Elbert Robert & Donna Papps Fisher Gallery at Otterbein and at Cleveland State Univer- Mary Bowlus Elder Grant T. Paullo sity. The exhibition includes an updated illustrated cata- Deborah Thorn Frame M. Kathleen Peace logue printed in English and German. It was presented as Keith E. Froggatt Nancy Binzel Pierce a gift from the Ohio Arts Council to the city of Dresden Mildred Forwood Garling Todd W. Plattenburg in celebration of the city’s 800-year jubilee. The prints are Glen & Jeanette Hale Emil M. & Elaine M. Pollak exhibited in a gallery in the “Standehaus,”an historic gov- Barbara Billings Hazelbaker Linda Eddy Randazzo ernment building in the center of the city’s Baroque Joe L. Helmer Wendy L. Roush architectural monuments. The exhibition runs from Victor A. Hood Susan Sain-Sammataro Myra Ross Hozdic Gary A. & Cathy Skillings March 31 to May 31, 2006. Scott Hubbard Paul E. & Margaret Stuckey For a second year, Otterbein College was awarded Robert A. Hunter Jack W. Tucker $10,000 from the Ohio Department of Education. This Gregory & Lynn Hyatt W. Christopher Wagner project will enable Otterbein to review and streamline the James & Susan Ignelzi Edward & Renee Walker “Teacher Candidate Assessment System” through the Ronald W. & Suzanne Shelley James & Laurel Ward purchase of a new server, software, staff assistance and Jones Philip & Sandra Warner training . Theodore L. Jones William & Susan Westbrook Ohio Campus Compact awarded $2,500 for the Sarah M. Jurak Jodi West Woerner Hawthorne Mustang Muscle Mania Project.Otterbein Jacqueline Love Katzin Gary R. Wolf Warren E. & Betty Latimer James C. & Laura Tuck Wood College Health and Physical Education majors will be attending Hawthorne Elementary to work with 3rd grade students on various projects related to math concepts and For additional information and to see pictures of our callers, health and movement activities with a focus on the obesi- please visit: www.otterbein.edu/giving/annual_fund.asp ty epidemic.

35 A lumni N otes compiled by Becky Smith and Bonnie Robinson

Otterbein Alumni Clubs Taking Shape

Alumni know that Otterbein College has that “some- thing special” that sets it apart from other colleges. From the first moment you stepped on campus you were wel- comed as part of the Otterbein family. Did you leave the family when you graduated? No! You are still part of the family and it extends worldwide. Development of Otterbein Clubs is underway. Once established, Otterbein Alumni Clubs will connect alumni with each other and will keep those Otterbein family ties alive. Otterbein clubs will provide social, educational and community service opportunities. Additionally, they will support and advance Otterbein so that it remains an acade- mic leader for generations to come. In 2006, the Club development focus will be on Ohio – Cleveland, Akron/Canton, Central Ohio, Westerville, Dayton and Cincinnati. If you are interested in participating in the development of an Otterbein Alumni Club in your area, go to The Club development focus will be on Ohio – www.otterbein.edu/alumni “Get Involved” and fill out the Cleveland, Akron/Canton, Central Ohio, Westerville, online form. Or call the Office of Alumni Relations at Dayton and Cincinnati in 2006. 1-888-614-2600.

Dayton area alumni are currently planning the 10th annual June Bug Jamboree for June 24th at 4 p.m. at the home of Bill ’48 and Helen ’47 LeMay and will be hosting the seventh annual Summer Send-Off for new students.

36 Career Development Assistance Available to Alumni The Career Development Center and the Office of Alumni Relations are collaborating on a new benefit for alumni. Accessible via the alumni website or the Career Development Center’s website, alumni at any stage in their career will find the information useful. Self-assessment tools are available. Alumni can learn how to develop a career success plan. The site includes numerous tips on networking, résumé writing, and interviewing, as well as a long list of niche job sites on the internet. Do you need to request a transcript? You can download the request form directly from the website. “We want to provide resources and services that are responsive to the career management needs of Otterbein alumni and serve as a point of access for those wanting to be a career resource to others,”said Meg Barkhymer, direc- tor of the Career Development Center. For alumni interested in assisting current Otterbein students with their career plans, an online registration form was added so alumni can become part of the Cardi- nal Career Network. The Cardinal Career Network pro- vides an avenue for students to get first-hand information about career options and internship information, and it provides a useful database for the annual Cardinal Net- work Luncheon. For over 20 years, the Cardinal Network Luncheon has provided a forum for students to learn more about their intended careers through an informal discus- sion over lunch with a professional in that field. Evalua- tions show that the event is a win-win for everyone. Stu- dents gain insight on desired occupations and alumni appreciate the chance to share their knowledge and pro- vide advice and encouragement. At the Cardinal Network Luncheon, students receive career Take a moment to check out the information on the advice from alumni and alumni reconnect with the College. website. The Otterbein Career Center is your lifelong con- Top: Ashley Ansley, an accounting major, with Brenna Terrell nection to career services, www.otterbein.eud/resources Bergman ’94. Above: Jason Fletcher, Wendy Pietila Watson “Career Development Center.” ’92, Stacey Royer, Janna Wells Stanford ’00 and Katie Leggett. Career Corner by Meg Barkhymer ’68 Director of Career Development Services Résumé Tips for the Current Job Market • Make sure your design and layout details are consis- • Include a “qualifications summary,”or “summary of tent: same style headings, bullets, entries. accomplishments,”noting three to five accomplish- ments that make you the right candidate for the job. • Avoid narrow margins—they should be wide enough for thumbs to hold on to and not cover any content. • As you describe your work experience, focus on accomplishments, key words, and action verbs. • Use some flair in your design. Use (but don’t Whenever possible, quantify your accomplishments. overuse) highlighting effects (boldface, italics, under- lines) consistently. Vary type size (and perhaps font) • Your resume should be as long as it needs to be based on for name and major headings. your experience. Make sure it is focused on your qualifi- cations that are most relevant to the job in question.

37 Alumni enjoyed an evening of music at the Strathmore Music Center in Maryland on Sept. 24, 2005. Pictured are Louise Bowser Elliott ’37, Ann Mills Williams ’65, J. Mills Williams ’65, Westerville alumni gathered for pizza and fun on March 18, Caleb Bell ’04, and Erica Hlavin ’05. 2006. Pictured are Mary Cay Wells ’47, John Wells ’48, John Cole ’88, and Suzi Jones ’62.

Food and fun was had at the MBA Organization gathering at Max and Erma’s on January 20, 2006. Pictured are Peter Alumni and friends met for an African American Alumni Net- O’Neill ’04, Andrew Franks, Kelly Coates ’06, Samuel Savari- work reception on Feb. 11, 2006. Pictured are Professor Mary rayan, and Ben Ferrell ’06. McKelvey, Barbara Haigler White ’74, and Ruth Carey ’60.

Tampa Bay area alumni gathered for a luncheon on March 5, Otterbein alumni met for the annual Ft. Myers luncheon on 2006 at the Bayou Club in Largo, FL. March 4, 2006 at the Cypress Club in Ft. Myers, FL.

38 Homecoming, October 7, 2006

Help us reconnect your friends and fellow classmates at Homecoming, Oct. 7! It can be as easy as an e-mail, phone call or postcard. Join us to design the Homecoming schedule, recruit alumni in Greeks, band, athletics, etc. and to get the word out to all our friends! We want to hear from you. You can help strengthen Otterbein Alumni connections through Homecoming ’06. To join us, email Becky Smith ’81, director of Alumni Relations, at [email protected].

Ciao!! Let’s Go to Italy!

Treasures of Italy Trip Oct. 13-21, 2006 Join your fellow alumni on an amazing trip of a lifetime through the enchanting landscapes of Tuscany Picnic with the Pops... and some of Italy’s greatest cities. From the and Otterbein Alumni! charming spa towns of Chianciano, situated in Sunday, July 15 the colorful Tuscan hills 6 p.m. Gates open for picnics (look for the Otterbein banner) and to Fiuggi, just 40 miles from Rome, discover some of 8:15 p.m. Concert begins Italy’s historic treasures. Visit Florence, birthplace of the Cost: $17 per person Renaissance and Rome, a living museum that includes the Register by June 30 at www.otterbein.edu/alumni Colosseum, Roman Forum and Vatican City. Savor the or call 1-888-614-2600 atmosphere of rural Italy as you explore the quaint hillside towns of Assisi and San Gimignano, or explore the ancient Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and really fun Otterbein alumni ruins of Pompeii. will be the highlights on July 15 at the Columbus Sympho- ny Orchestra & Fifth Third Bank’s Picnic with the Pops. Registration is filling fast! Register today at Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has introduced zoot suits, saucy www.otterbein.edu/alumni or call The Office of Alumni horns and groovin’ beats to a whole new generation! Grab Relations at 1-888-614-2600 or 614-823-1650 or email your dancin’ shoes, a picnic dinner, and some friends and Becky at [email protected] get ready to jump, jive, and boogie!

39 Get Your Otterbein Visa!

Otterbein, in conjunction with MBNA America® Bank, is offering alumni and members of the Otterbein Community the opportunity to apply for the MBNA Platinum Plus Visa® credit card. Each time an account is opened, and each time a purchase is made, MBNA America will make a contribution to Otterbein to help support the College’s activities. For further information about the terms associated with the Otterbein College Visa Card, call Alumni Relations at 614-823-1650.

Save the Date for AlumMatters Register online for these events at www.otterbein.edu/alumni/ “Events Registration”

May 18 Otterbein- Mastricht Exchange Reunion Dinner, Otterbein Campus Center, 6 p.m. May 21 Sunday Brunch and musical theatre perfor- mance, 42nd Street, pre-registration required June 5 Zero Year Reunion for the Class of ’06, Otterbein Rike Center June 9-11 Alumni Weekend ’06 with reunions for the classses of ’56, ’61, ’66, ’71, ’76 and ’81 June 24 June Bug Jamboree, Waynesville, OH for Dayton area alumni, 4 p.m. July 13 Composing Your Life Career Workshop for Central Ohio area alumni, Roush Hall, 6:30 p.m. July 15 Picnic and Akron Aeros game for Akron/Canton area alumni, 6 p.m. July 15 Picnic at the Pops, Big Bag Voodoo Daddy, for Central Ohio area alumni, 6 p.m. Aug. 7 (week of) Summer Send-Offs in Akron-Canton, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Westerville Aug. 26 Atlanta area alumni gathering, home of Chuck and Lisa Castle ’83, 6 p.m. Sept. 2 Cow to Cone: Tour of Hatfield Dairy and Velvet Ice Cream(family fun!) in Utica, OH Oct. 7 Homecoming ’06, reunion classes of ’86, ’91, ’96, ’01 Oct. 13-21 Treasures of Italy/Tuscany Tour

40 WESTERVILLE,OHIO FOUNDED IN 1847

Board of Trustees Alumni Council Sadie Bartholomew [email protected] Thomas R. Bromeley ’51 Michael H. Cochran ’66 John Bullis ’56 C. Brent DeVore H’86 Janet Tressler Davis ’82 Michael E. Ducey ’70 David Gault ’69 William L. Evans ’56 Annie Gaunt ’86 Judith Gebhart ’61 Eddie Harrell ’94 Mary F. Hall ’64 James Heinisch ’53 John T. Huston ’57 Gary Hoyle ’79 Erwin K. Kerr H’02 Michael Huston ’86 John E. King ’68 Steven Johnston ’82 Douglas R. Knight ’63 Jane Leiby ’73 David E. Lehman ’70 Colette Masterson ’05 Jeffrey S. Lehman Jean Weixel Reynolds ’77 William E. LeMay ’48 Marsha Rice Scanlin ’74 Connie Leonard ’63 Tamara Staley ’96 Angela D. Lewis Margaret Lloyd Trent ’65 John W. Magaw ’57 Kent Witt ’75 Thomas C. Morrison ’63 Jane Melhorn Witt ’75 Jane W. Oman H’96 Alison Prindle Becky Fickel Smith ’81, Director of Alumni Relations, Paul Reiner ’68 [email protected] Peggy M. Ruhlin ’81 Bonnie L. Robinson, Assistant Director of Alumni Wolfgang R. Schmitt ’66 Relations, [email protected] Mark R. Thresher ’78 Laurie Draper, Secretary, [email protected] Brent Wolfe 614-823-1650 1-888-614-2600

Executive Committee Chairman of the Board: Thomas C. Morrison Institutional Mission Vice Chairman: Mark R. Thresher The mission of Otterbein College is to educate the whole Vice Chairman: Wolfgang R. Schmitt person in a context that fosters the development of Secretary: Michael H. Cochran humane values. Otterbein College is a private, church- Assistant Secretary: John E. King related, four-year coeducational college that sponsors tra- President of the College: C. Brent DeVore ditional and continuing education programs of liberal arts and professional education at Baccalaureate and Master’s levels. Our commitment is to the liberal arts as the broad base of all learning.

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Tales of Otterbein Traditions

Share tales with classmates of the Tug-O-War-Scrap Day-Beanies-Maypole Dance- Serenades Songs-Bonfire-Snake Dance-Chapel-Freshmen Talent Show and many other Otterbein Traditions Register Now! Celebrate the Golden Reunion for the Class of ‘56 • Honor the 2006 Alumni Award winners at the annual Alumni Luncheon • Chapel Tales and Reminis- cences • Alumni Choir Concert • Friday dinner around the Maypole • Class Reunion Gatherings • All-Class Saturday Dinner at Embassy Suites • Share your Otterbein Memories and hear a few from Dean Joanne Van Sant • Connect with past faculty and staff members • Campus and Westerville Van Tours • Tour the Frank Museum of Art • Photographic Retrospective of Otterbein Traditions • Creative Talents of Class of 1956 on Display

For registration and a schedule of events, visit the Otterbein College website at www.otterbein.edu/alumni or call 1-888-614-2600

Alumni Weekend 2006 ~ Save the Date! June 9, 10, 11