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HIRAM THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF HIRAM COLLEGE • SPRING 2016 Connect and Health: Hiram’s building blocks president'sletter DEAR FRIENDS, HIRAM The older I get, the more MAGAZINE I come to appreciate the seasons that mark human and institutional life alike. I have been honored to work with many of you, ushering in the seasonal change at Hiram College. One of the biggest changes afoot right now is an increasingly robust shared governance process that is helping us launch academic dif- ferentiators such as Hiram Connect and Hiram Health MAGAZINE STAFF that set us apart from peer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: institutions. Jackie Moats ’09 Alaina Seguin ’17 Jessica Scheve Hiram Connect takes expe- Megan Jennings ’17 riential learning to the next Christina Russ level in a “Hiram-über” type Andrew Korba of way. At Hiram we not only hope that students will participate in an internship, study abroad or CHIEF PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER: guided research experience, but we guarantee that they will undertake Cristine Boyd, M.B.A., APR a meaningful experiential activity and connect it to classroom learning. These connections are strengthened as students are taught how to CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER: purposely reflect on what they are thinking and doing at that very instance. Jennifer Schuller, M.Ed. Being more “mindful” in their college journey not only helps students learn DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS: more deeply in the classroom, it helps them imagine and chart a future John Coyne ’95 where careers are aligned with callings. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF Another initiative – Hiram Health – similarly promotes reflection, encour- ALUMNI RELATIONS aging students to think about how living a healthy lifestyle and/or pursuing AND ANNUAL GIVING: Aimee Bell health-related majors impacts their career and life. The academic majors associated with Hiram Health, such as nursing, biomedical humanities, psy- GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSISTANT: chology, and our newest program in integrative exercise science, are rooted Yvonne Sherwood in both a liberal arts core and scientific and technical offerings. Aspiring health care providers from all of these fields are educated to become com- DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND CREATIVE SERVICES: passionate caregivers who promote and deliver holistic care. Rebecca Smetak Hiram Connect and Hiram Health are just two of many programs that FOR MORE INFORMATION simultaneously address the academic interests of today’s students and the Office of College Relations growing workforce needs of our nation. Years from now, I am sure future Teachout-Price Hall Hiram, OH 44234 presidents will hear (just as I do now when I meet with alumni and friends 330.569.5286 | www.hiram.edu throughout the country) story after story about how stellar programs like these shaped the lives of our graduates. Hiram College graduates live and THE HIRAM COLLEGE MAGAZINE embody the liberal arts. It feels great to be part of a tradition whose roots (ISSN 1042-0894) was founded as the get stronger and longer with each generation. Broadcaster in 1928 and is published by the Office of College Relations, Hiram College Dr. Lori E. Varlotta INQUIRIES TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS OR UNSUBSCRIBE CONTACT: President Office of Alumni Relations 800.705.5050, [email protected], or update your records at alumni.hiram.edu 2 SPRING2016 From the Hill 4 Hiram Legacies 22 Making Connections 8 Lasting Connections 24 Student Profile: The Art of Reflection 14 In Honor of A Coach They Loved 26 Hiram Health 16 Alumni Did You Know? 28 Garfield Legacy 21 Alumni Notes 30 The Hiram College campus enjoys the beauty of all four distinct seasons. alumninotes From the Hill Hiram College Ranks Nationally Washington Monthly, for the third year in a row, named Hiram a “Best Bang for the Buck,” recognizing the College’s success in gradu- ating students who go on to earn enough to pay off their student loans, high graduation rates and good value for “net” price. The publication also named Hiram one the best liberal arts colleges in the nation based on social mobility (graduating low income students), research and service. Princeton Review named Hiram among the “Best in the Midwest,” praising the inclusive campus culture, small class sizes and mentoring relationships with faculty. Forbes, which ranks colleges based on student satisfaction, post- graduate success, student debt and graduation rates, named Hiram Bill Belichick donation one of America’s Top Colleges 2015. honors parents’ U.S. News & World Report named Hiram one of the top national legacies at Hiram College liberal arts colleges, based on undergraduate academic reputation, retention, faculty resources, selectivity, financial resources, gradu- ation rate performance and alumni giving rate. A familiar family name to football fans lives on at Hiram College through gifts from New England Hiram was selected to be a member of Phi Theta Kappa transfer Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick that honor his honor roll, recognizing excellence in the creation of community parents, Jeannette Munn Belichick ’42 and Steve college transfer pathways. Belichick. Steve and Jeannette, both Northeast Ohio natives, met at Hiram College during the 1940s, while he was head football, basketball and track coach, and she taught Spanish and French. The gift, in three parts, honors the areas of campus life upon which the couple made a lasting impact, establishing: • the Coach Steve Belichick Olympic Training Center, naming the facility in the Les and Kathy Coleman Sports, Recreation and Fitness Center. • the Jeannette Munn Belichick ’42 Reading Room, naming the space on the first floor of the Hiram College Library. • the Jeannette Munn Belichick ’42 Endowed Field Station Lands Protected Fund, which will provide support for the Hiram College Library in purchasing books and other More than 220 acres at the James H. Barrow Field Station were resources related to foreign languages. recently protected by a conservation easement from the Ohio EPA Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance Water In addition to providing support to library resources, Resource Restoration Sponsorship Program as initiated by the the endowed fund supports the curricular needs of Western Reserve Land Conservancy. This easement will protect the Center for Global Interaction, one of Hiram’s a significant stretch of Silver Creek that runs on the property, Centers of Distinction, and study away programs. one of only four cold water streams within the Mahoning River Watershed. Located just three miles from campus, the 545-acre field station has been described as one of Ohio’s most spectacular classrooms, enriching and inspiring students of all majors as well as members of the public. 4 SPRING2015 alumninotes From the Hill Season of Giving Continues Hiram Community Giving can be contagious and Hiram College is pleased to announce Celebrates Hayden recent gifts of more than $3 million to support scholarships and new Renovations campus programs. $2 Million Endowed Gift Hiram College’s Warren S. Hayden Auditorium A generous gift of $2 million to Hiram College will help both current and received a fresh set of renovations for the 2015-16 future Hiram students turn their dreams into degrees. academic year. The endowed funds, granted by an anonymous donor and earmarked Built in 1935 and last renovated in 1975, the for student scholarships, were given in honor of Galen J. Roush, a 1915 80-year-old auditorium located in Bates Hall alumnus of Hiram College and founder of Roadway Express, formerly began undergoing a transformation in spring headquartered in Akron, Ohio. The gift will allow Hiram College to offer 2015. Renovations included new seating for 511, scholarships to students who need financial assistance in rounding out including wheelchair-accessible seating, a new their overall financial aid package. thrust stage and extensive repairs to the roof of Bates Hall including new gutters. $1 Millon Unrestricted Gift A generous gift from Dean Scarborough ‘77 and Janice Bini of Pasadena, California will be used to fund a variety of projects specifically related to Hiram Health. The Hiram Health initiative is focused on expanding health-related majors and minors as part of its academic offerings and promoting the physical and psychological well-being of all student as part of an enhanced co-curricular program. Through Hiram Health, the College hopes to be seen as a destination campus for aspiring health profession- als—the place to go for students who sense a calling to be a special kind of health care professional—one who challenges the status quo and seeks to serve and lead within a gentler, kinder, but highly skilled health care industry. Projects to be supported by this new gift include: the creation of a new major in integrative exercise science; the launch of men’s volleyball as an intercollegiate sport; and additional faculty support for the College’s In 2014, the College secured a competitive grant Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. for $260,854 from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission to renovate the Auditorium. The A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Scarborough serves as chairman and chief College matched 50 percent of these funds, and executive officer of Avery Dennison Corporation and has been with the the Harley C. and Mary Hoover Price Foundation company since 1983. Scarborough graduated from Hiram College in provided an additional $21,000 for the renova- 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and earned a Master of Business tions. Metis Construction Services, LCC, of Kent, Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of performed the work. Business in 1979. He is a member of the Hiram College Board of Trustees and is a member of the Board of Directors of Mattel, Inc. Ohio Sen. John Eklund (R, District 18), who cham- pioned the project by promoting it among state Why Giving Matters legislators, attended the grand opening in early “Hiram College has been providing a top-notch liberal arts education for September 2015.