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Mr. and Mrs. Corliss D. Babcock, New Smyrna Beach, FL, attended the 1975 Homecoming Brunch. It was the first Mr. Babcock attended since he studied music at BSU from 1910-1912. David Urbanski '70 Len Echols '67

ANGIE WILSON, associate professor JIM L. BANNON,aseniorpartnerof JOHN J. JOSEPH teaches in Cleveland, CAROLA. WHITLATCH is branch 2 5 emeritus of social science is now 62 Melnick, McKeown and Mickus, Inc., a 72 OH, ahd is working on his masters at 75 manager of art materials at Mead Cor­ confined to a nursing home in Portland, IN, and management consulting firm in St. Louis, MO, CSU ... PHILIP R. SHAFER was nominated for poration, division of Mead Products, Dayton, is not deceased as erroneously reported last also manages his 762-acre "Mark Twain Farms" best supporting actor in Fort Wayne's Chamber OH ... SUSAN L. MOORE teaches health/ spring. in MO. of Commerce Arena Theatre ... CANDICE A. recreation and biology at Ladywood-St. Agnes MESKA, MAE75, is a school psychometrist for School, Indianapolis ... Marriages: ELIZABETH Johnson County Schools, Whiteland ... KERRY E. RALSTON to GREG J. GEISEN; Indianapolis Deceased: ROBERT F. SMITH, April 11, THOMAS E. EVANS, MA66, is personnel A. MARVIN, is employed in the Childrens ... BETH A. WILSON to WILLIAM R. Tipton County. A retired schoolteacher GONSER; 30 64 director, Muncie Aviation Company ... Services Section, Northeast Kansas Mental July 12, Muncie ... JEANIE E. SIMS to GARRY and contractor, Mr. Smith was 83. He is survived ROBERT K. ELEY, MA67, is an education Health and Guidance Center, Leavenworth, KS S. PUGH, '73; Indianapolis ... PAMELA K. by his wife, Ruby and two daughters. instructor, Secondary Education Department, . .. Marriages: KENNETH K. KNEUBUHLER to ZOLLINGER to DOUGLAS K. ROLFS; July 12, U. of Akron, OH ... JOYCE (REESE) HART is CHERYL J. KNAUSS, '75; June 7, Fort Wayne Indianapolis ... PAMELA I. LEBOLD to DAVID director of nurses, Donna Nursing Home, Dr. RALPH E. HART has retired after 23 ... CYNTHIA K. BUCHANAN to Wesley A. Triff; R. THOMAS; August 23, Richmond ... RICHARD Cloverdale ... JAN W. PASSMORE services years as chairman of the Department Kalamazoo, Ml ... KRISTI L. ARMSTRONG to N. JOHNSTON, MA75, to Rebecca A. Butler; 3 3 national and international accounts, Sanders of Music, Central Missouri State U., Warrens­ John W. Clerkin; Indianapolis ... CHERYL A. August 16, Indianapolis ... CAROL J. WARREN and Sullivan Insurance Brokerage, San Jose, STRAHAN to Gerald L. Roberts; Richmond. to Jerry K. Collins; August 16, Muncie ... burg, MO. CA. KAREN S. RICKNER to Terry E. Bisher; June 7, Scherervi I le. GLENN A. BURGETTis in child account­ SALLY J. JONES received a third place 36 ing and pupil personnel, Lansing Public MICHAEL L. HALEY was one of two 7 3 award in the communications contest Schools, Lansing, Ml ... BETTY (MANN) RIVERS 6 5 coaches for the U.S. Volleyball Team sponsored by National Federation of Press is executive director of the YWCA, Muncie. which played the Russian National Volleyball Women, Sun Valley, ID ... KEITH E. HARTLEY YWCA, Muncie. Team in September. is marketing director for M.S. Management Rettenmund wears Associates, Indianapolis ... RICHARD A. SHUCK is a purchasing agent at DePauw U., HOWARD 0. ARMSTRONG, MA46, (Cincinnati) red ROBERT L. WILKESON teaches at Greencastle ... KAY L. HEINEY teaches girls retired from his position as Dean of 37 66 Young Junior H.S., Mishawaka ... physical education, coaches girls volleyball, Red is the color for Merv Rettenmund, Student Activities in the Chicago City Colleges DONALD G. STOHLER, special agent, North­ tennis and basketball teams at New Haven H.S., '66, former Card baseball player and after 18 years foot­ ... LYNN HOLSINGER and his western Mutual Life, Mount Prospect, IL, was and officiates boys and girls volleyball and wife, JOSEPHINE (GETTS), '61, both retired from awarded the Chartered Life Underwriter desig­ ball halfback. The pro is part of the Cin­ basketball teams for IHSAA ... Marriages: ANN cinnati Reds team. teaching in Auburn. nation in Boston, MA. B. BOWER, '74, to MICHAEL J. HOLMES; Muncie ... M. JEAN KAMBACK to Glenn H. However Merv didn't trade his Cardinal CHARLES C. BUSHONG was named LEONARD W. ECHOLS, MA69, is direc­ Bartlett; August 23, Muncie ... CAROLL. red for the Cincinnati Reds until he PEACOCK to Thomas 47 director of financial aid, Kalamazoo (Ml) 6 7tor of the Trumbull County Children J. Stahl; Plainfield. played as a starting outfielder for the College. Services Board Treatment Center for emotion­ Baltimore Orioles. The BSU graduate was ally DlsturOed Children, Youngotown, OH ... traded to the Reds at the end of 1973 JUDSON BETTS is director of admis­ FRANCIS J. DAVIS is retail counselor at Han­ naford Brothers Co., Portland, season and has played utility outflelder 49 sions, Lake Erie College, Paynesville, ME ... SUE RICHARD B. GIRARD is an actuary for OH. (JANNEY) LIFSON joined the Cornell College, 74 Lincoln National Life Insurance, Fort for the National League champions. Mount Vernon, IA, library staff as cataloguer Wayne ... JANICE A. VRLIK teaches third In his second season with the Reds, HELEN (HARVEY) BAUMER, MA55, ... Dr. DALE FLESHER, MA68, and his wife, graders at Western Avenue School, Flossmoor, the Montgomery, 50· coordinator of the Madison County TONYA (MALONEY), '71, are assistant professor IL ... DON C. LOCK, EdD74, is assistant pro­ OH, resident finished American Revolution Bicentennial for 1975-76, and instructor, respectively, of accounting, fessor of guidance and personnel services at with a .239 batting average with 45 hits in was elected president of the Madison County Appalachian State U., Boone, NC. North Carolina State U., Raleigh, NC ... 188 times at bat. In the substitute role he Historical Society, Inc., Anderson. MICHAEL J. WAGGONER is a social worker for blasted six doubles, one triple, two home Indiana United Methodist Children's Home, and RICHARDT. HECKMAN is a graduate his wife, NANCY (SKELTON), '75, is a nurse at runs and 19 runs batted in. He stole five WALTER M. THOMPSON received a 69 assistant in the BSU Department of St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis ... Marriages: bases and played errorless ball. June and 51 master of education degree, La Verne Business Education and Office Administration BARBARA A. MORGAN to John L. Roark; July July appeared to be his best months as College, La Verne, CA. . .. JON R. HARRIS, '69, joined Jerry Shorter, 12, New Brunswick ... SHERRY A. COLLINS to the top fielder raised his batting average KAREN K. WHALEY, '73, and David Sachuster, Gary D. Howell; Indianapolis ... JANICE C. 80 points. KENNETH D. NEFF, who operated C. to write a musical revue produced off-Broadway SCHAFER to JAY R. BRILL; June 14, South 52 D. Neff and Son Ford Dealership in in New York. The show's title is "In Search." Bend ... PAMELA WRIGHTtoJames·Miksch; In an interview with a local reporter, Montpelier, recently sold dealership to John Authorship is listed as Eicnum Anaidni (Muncie, Bellefontaine, OH ... JOHN C. PRAST to Rettenmund expressed disappointment Siela. Last year Neff was commended by Henry Indiana, spelled backwards) ... JEAN Joycelyn M. Ball; July 12, Muncie ... with his batting performance this sea­ Ford II for the 60 years of service his family gave (NICHOLSEN) FOSSUM, MAE69, teaches at CATHERINE S. BOWDEN to Robert C. Kellog; the agency. Neff's son, DAVID K., '75, married Indiana-Purdue, Indianapolis ... IRIS(LUGO) August 2, Indianapolis ... BECKY J. DeSHONE, son, although he produced two game­ Denise Vollmer in August and manages Radio POWERS, MA75, is a secretary for Columbus '75, to DON K. DAUGHERTY; March 8, South winning hits during the Red's summer Shack at Southway Shopping Plaza in Muncie (OH) Bar Association, and is married to JAMES Bend ... SHIRLEY J. SPRINGER to JOHN W. drive. L. POWERS, '70 ... DENNIS W. STEPHEN, ... Dr. WELDON L. WITTERS, MS56, was MILLER; Bluffton ... ROBERT D. HAMMAN to Before Rettenmund's exposure to this awarded an NSF Faculty Fellowship for $17,000 MA75, teaches social studies at Centerville­ Sherrill L. Richey; August 17, Eden. to study biomedical ethics at Hastings Institute Abington Schools and coaches cross country year's world series, he appeared in eight of Bioethics. Dr. Witters, who resides in Athens, and track there ... Marriages: BEYERL Y L. world series games for Baltimore. OH, will study population problems in India and NILES to Robert Allen Conrad; August 18, Nepal. Indianapolis ... CHARLOTTE N. ELLISON, Former ace linksman MA74, to Tom Gordon; May 24, Rushville ... Jo Ellen Kluth to ROBERT J. SAUTER; Noblesville Officers and members of the Executive Committee: Paula Carter CATHERINE J. GOWIN, MA56, is asso­ ... JOY J. GARRISON, MAE74, to James C. at BSU becomes '64, president; Richard Hutson '60, president-elect; Charles Hefley '56, vice-president; Mike Cox '70, treasurer; Edward 55 ciate professor of nursing at Case Wasson; August 8, Muncie. American Academy of Nursing ... JOHN R. L.angas '47, past-president; Sharon Pierce '70, at-large representa­ golf pro in Richmond tive. At-large representatives: Sam Abram McANALLY, MA64, is product manager of '60, Lisbeth Cochran '74, Mary Lou Conrad '57, John Egger '56, Judith Griffith '64, Motorola, Western Springs, ALBERT BIANCO IL ... WILLIAM H. teaches Spanish and Paul Bessler, '69MA70, the number James Hatcher '65, William Lehr '50, Jack Stanton '61 . Alumni AST is director of personnel at Monsanto Italian, Ardsley H.S., Ardsley, NY ... 70 one golfer at BSU in the late 1960's, will Club Representatives: Elmer Franzman '49, Northeast Indiana; Agricultural Products Co., St. Louis, MO. SABRA (JOHNSON) JORDAN directs sales and Bruce Carter '67, Howard County; Robert Vician '53, Northwest promotion, Holiday Inns, Sacramento, CA ... begin as head golf professional at Forest Indiana; Ron Herzig '66, Chicago; Robert Manor '63, Grant LARRY W. CAMPBELL is a drafting PAUL G. DAVIDSON, MS70, is assistant profes­ Hills Country Club in Richmond, when he County, Tom Epply '61 , Madison County; Phil Mendenhall '62, Indianapolis; Ron Menges '55, Michiana; Richard Powell '69, supervisor for Westinghouse Electric sor, Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, takes over for retiring Andy Bandura. 58 NY ... LANA J. PAUL is an elementary educa­ Washington, D.C.; Robert Schooler '52, Southern Cal ifornia; Corp., Muncie; his wife, NANCY (JUETT), Bessler played the Forest Hills course Ken Wiseman '66, Southwest Ohio; Norman Crum '52, Wayne tion teacher, New South Wales, Australia . . . '59MA74, teaches home economics at Cowan County. Professional Society Representatives: Suellen Sanders JALINE SPURGEON is language arts from 1962-67 in State Amateur qualifying Jr.-Sr. H.S. depart­ '62, Nursing; Fred Powel l ' 53, Business; Lee Pursley '48, ment head, Dunbar Middle School, Fort Myers, rounds and made the field each time. Journalism; John Reed '52, Education; Richard Reedy, '64, FL . .. WAYNE A. TAUBKEN is a sales repre­ One of his first jobs there will be to hire Lettermen's Club. JAMES W. SINES is vice-president and sentative, Eli Lilly's Elanco division, Greenwood an assistant pro. 59 treasurer of the Browning Company, .. . DAVID L. URBANSKI was named general Morgan, UT. manager of Empire Petroleum, Inc., Toledo, OH. Bessler earned a master's degree in student personnel administration and Please help us. If the person for whom JOHN W. SPAETH is responsible for JULIA H. LINDSEY, MAE71, is an served two years as director of admis­ this ALUMNUS is intended has moved, 60 personnel activities for the international 71 instructor in art education, Wright State sions at Evansville's branch of Indiana will you please send us the new address. feed division of Chemurgy Division, Soybean U. , Dayton, OH. State University. He left the college ad­ Ours is on page 2. Meal and Oil Sales Operations, Central Soya, Fort Wayne ... MARCIA (ODELL) BYRUM, MA62, ministration field in 1973 to assist Don is president of the Indianapolis chapter of the Padgett, pro at Green Hills Country Club American Society of Personnel Administrators. in Muncie. In 1975 he moved to "The Golf Club of Indiana," a new course near Zionsville, where he has been assistant pro under Mickey Powel I and Drex Newson. He is married to Electa (Lacey), '70, and the couple has a five-year-old son, Ian. 7 I