A New Generation

HIRAM THE MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF HIRAM COLLEGE • SPRING 2015

Educating A NEW GENERATION president'sletter DEAR FRIENDS, HIRAM As a newcomer to the Hiram MAGAZINE College community, I spent my first several months meeting with Hiram's most important constituents: students, faculty, staff and alumni. The stories they tell and the memories they share have moved and motivated me. Recently, I have taken to learning more about Hiram's history, so we can be both mission- driven and market-wise as we position ourselves MAGAZINE STAFF for the future. The more I CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: learn and the more I see, Karen Donley-Hayes ’86, ’06 the more convinced I am Megan Jennings ’16; Andrew Korba that the type of education CHIEF OF STAFF, CHIEF PUBLIC Hiram has long provided AND MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICER: is increasingly rare and Cristine Boyd, M.B.A., APR increasingly relevant. This is one of the many reasons VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT why I believe Hiram can become a prototype for bringing a 21st century AND ALUMNI RELATIONS: Patrick Roberts, Ph.D. liberal arts education to life. DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS: Hiram brings education to life by being a real place, with real people, real John Coyne ’95 opportunities and just enough real challenges to keep us on our toes. The education we provide in our small classrooms, and out in the “field” – via ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE RELATIONS: guided research projects or during trips abroad – is stronger and more Christina A. Russ meaningful than what I have seen in most other places. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF The strength and purpose of Hiram's programs are fueled by the tremen- ALUMNI RELATIONS dous efforts of the “whole.” Here, everyone rolls up their sleeves to work AND ANNUAL GIVING: Connie Skingel ’07 together, help each other, and form and strive for “a common good.” The interesting thing about the common good at Hiram is that it is shaped GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSISTANT: by vastly unique faculty, staff, students and alumni, who are finding and Yvonne Sherwood becoming their best selves while helping others do the same. There is real magic to a common good that grows out of individual uniqueness, rather ART DIRECTOR: Rebecca Smetak than one that is born of a conformist community. FOR MORE INFORMATION As we all go out to invite prospective students to visit campus and encour- Office of College Relations age our own sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and friends to consider this Teachout-Price Hall gem on the hill, let's work even harder to highlight how this part of our past Hiram, OH 44234 330.569.5286 | www.hiram.edu positions us to become the type of contemporary liberal arts college that others wish to emulate. Our original name, the “Western Reserve Eclectic THE HIRAM COLLEGE MAGAZINE Institute,” still aptly describes who we are today and what makes us so (ISSN 1042-0894) was founded as the strong. Let's honor that name by continuing to bring to life the characteris- Broadcaster in 1928 and is published by the tics and values associated with such a powerful moniker. Office of College Relations, Hiram College INQUIRIES TO CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS Dr. Lori E. Varlotta OR UNSUBSCRIBE CONTACT: President Office of Alumni Relations 800.705.5050, [email protected], or update your records at alumni.hiram.edu

2 SPRING2015 One Magical Game 4 From the Hill 6 Cover Story 8 Decade of Nursing 13 100 Years of Football 14 Terrier News 16 Building a Frohring Legacy 18 Friendly Bob's History 22 Alumni Notes 28

A Season to Remember Rallying around the mantra “We will,” the football team finished the Fall 2014 season 5-5, its best record since 1988. Women's Basketball Extends ‘Hiram Magic’ to Lauren Hill

BY MEGAN JENNINGS ’16

The women’s basketball team was The emotional story behind the game has become a nationally covered illustration of perseverance, collaboration originally scheduled to begin its season and sportsmanship. Mount St. Joseph University freshman on Nov. 15, 2014 against the Mount St. Lauren Hill dreamed of playing with her college team, but an aggressive brainstem cancer was rapidly incapacitating her. Joseph University Lions, a Cincinnati- It seemed that by the team’s first game, Hill would no longer area team the Hiram College Terriers had be physically able to take the court. So the National Collegiate never played. But even before the Terriers Athletic Association (NCAA) allowed the game to be moved up by almost two weeks to give Hill a chance at her dream. On gathered for their first practice of the year, Nov. 2, 2014, Lauren Hill stepped onto the court for “One Last that date had been pushed forward to Game.” Nov. 2, and the venue moved from Hiram’s “When they decided to move (the game), we realized it wasn’t home court to the Cintas Center at Xavier just for Lauren having one last game,” says Dana Perrotta ’17, who explained Hill’s hope was also to raise awareness about University, Cincinnati, Ohio. her cancer – diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) – a rare, inoperable pediatric brain tumor. “That’s when I realized how selfless she was.”

4 SPRING2015 Before the big game on Nov. 2, the Lions treated the Terriers to “I think for a second, we forgot that she was on the other dinner, where the two teams bonded over college memories team,” says Perrotta. “I felt like it was one of our teammates and basketball, and formed a relationship unknown between who just made that shot. It was like we couldn’t wait for it to teams in collegiate basketball. happen.”

“It was like sitting down with people you’ve known your The game ended with a win for the Lions at 66-55. But there whole life. It was effortless,” said Taylor Ratliff ’15. “We were no losers on that day. laughed and cried.” “When we think about it, it wasn’t a loss at all,” says Koskinen. The Terriers were not only moved by the overwhelming “We won because Lauren was out there and played the game. gratitude the Lions displayed during dinner, but by Lauren’s That’s all she wanted to do. Looking back, it was a blessing positivity in the face of her illness and the emotional inten- that we got to be a part of it.” sity of the situation. Even though the teams met only that one time on the court, “Just being in the same room as her ... you could feel her en- they gathered again a few weeks later. The Mount St. Joseph ergy,” says Perrotta. “She just lights up a room. You want to team, on its way home from playing against Baldwin Wallace smile.” University, made a stop in Hiram to cheer the Terriers on against Albion College (Michigan). The Lions also presented On Nov. 2, the game opened with Lauren Hill making her a gift of appreciation to the Terriers: a framed “Play for 22” first collegiate layup. Kelsey Koskinen ’15 remembers how shirt, signed by the entire team. the stadium erupted in cheers. “When people ask about that moment, I can give you every emotion, every sense that was Note: The national outpouring of support for Lauren Hill has been going on, and I could see the smile on her face,” she recalls. overwhelming. As of March 25, 2015, $1.4 million has been donated “It’s in my brain forever and it always will be. The smile she in Lauren Hill’s name to The Cure Starts Now Foundation. had on her face was priceless. It was the world for her to be ● there and shoot that layup.”

“It was like a movie,” says Ratliff. “You look up, and you see people, their hands moving, their mouths going, and you hear nothing. You just look up, and immediately everyone just waves, and you just stand there and smile and cry.”

READ MORE HIRAM NEWS AT NEWS.HIRAM.EDU. HIRAMMAGAZINE 5 Educational studies major Chelsey Christie ’15 was the first Hiram student to get involved with the program, running an after-school literacy program during the Fall 2014 12-Week. The inaugural program was part of her 120-hour internship requirement for the educational studies major. Christie planned a theme for each of the 12-week sessions, and she created and ran activities for the elementary students.

Honors Scholars Lead Book Discussions in Local High Schools

Four Hiram College honors students are visiting senior English classrooms at neighboring Crestwood and Streetsboro High Schools. The students have been leading discussions on diversity and racism through the literary lenses of two of 2014’s Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winners.

A collaborative effort between the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature and local high school teachers, the project challenges students to expand their education beyond classroom walls, to discuss how literature confronts racism and examines diversity, and to explore the issues with a broader audience. Hiram College and NOCHE During the fall 2014 3-Week session, John Enasko ’17 and Seiji Partners Receive $1 Million Prize Bessho ’18 visited students at Crestwood to examine Anthony Marra’s novel, “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena,” which Hiram College’s innovative degree completion and retention deals with radically differing lives intersecting in war-torn programs helped the Akron, Ohio, region secure a $1 million Chechnya. grand prize from CEOs for Cities for its growth in college degree attainment over the past four years. During the spring 2015 12-Week session, Robin Peshick ’17 and Maya Watkins ’17 will visit Streetsboro to examine CEOs for Cities announced in October 2014 that the Akron Adrian Matejka’s poetry collection, “The Big Smoke,” which Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had the biggest improve- explores the life of the first African-American heavyweight ment in degree attainment out of the 57 regions competing in world champion. the National Talent Dividend.

The program, led by John S. Kenyon Professor of English The Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) Kirsten Parkinson, Ph.D., represents a positive way to build accepted the award on behalf of the Akron MSA educational Hiram's connections and recognition within the community. community, which is comprised of Hiram College, Kent State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Stark State College and The University of Akron. These funds will make Hiram Students Run After- possible additional college attainment initiatives throughout School Program at Crestwood the region. Primary “This award helps to symbolize and actualize the collaborative partnerships that exist between Hiram College, other regional The Hiram College Education Department, under the direction universities and NOCHE,” said Lori Varlotta, Ph.D., president of Kathleen Maretka, M.A., director of student teaching and of Hiram College. “Hiram takes great pride in being a part of the field experience, recently teamed up with Crestwood Primary region’s efforts to improve degree attainment. I am especially School in Mantua, Ohio, to develop a new after-school pro- proud, however, of Hiram’s success in educating and graduat- gram. For Hiram students, it creates internships and hands-on ing – in very large proportions – first generation students, most experiences, while providing enrichment to the elementary of whom ultimately live, learn and earn in Northeast Ohio.” students’ classroom activities. Varlotta attended the award ceremony in Washington, D.C.

6 SPRING2015 alumninotes From the Hill

President Varlotta Welcomes Western earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and a Master of Arts degree in or- Three to Senior Cabinet ganizational and process management from the University of Phoenix. Cristine Boyd, M.B.A., APR, was named chief of staff/chief public and media relations officer in October 2014. Paul Whitacre, M.B.A., Joins Boyd serves as an advisor to the College Board of Trustees president on communication, organi- zational and policy issues and oversees Paul M. Whitacre, M.B.A. '78 was sworn the Office of College Relations, a team in as a member of the Hiram College of six individuals focused on elevat- Board of Trustees at its January 2015 ing the profile of the College through meeting. Whitacre recently served as community and media relations, the chair of the College Board of Visitors Hiram College website, social media, institutional branding where he was a member for more than and marketing. seven years. He is currently vice president of operations at OCI Solar Power, Boyd earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications LLC in San Antonio. In addition to a with a concentration in public relations from the University Bachelor of Arts degree from Hiram of Mount Union and a Master of Business Administration de- College, Whitacre also earned a Master gree from Lake Erie College. She also earned an accreditation of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Naval in public relations from the Universal Accreditation Board of Postgraduate School and a Master of Business Administration the Public Relations Society of America. degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati.

Effective July 1, 2014, Liz Okuma, M.A., was promoted to vice president and Hiram Centers Transform in 2015 dean of students after more than 16 years of service to the College in various For years, Hiram College’s Centers of Distinction have offered roles within the Department of Student students a means to connect education to work. The Centers Life. In her current position, she super- themselves are not academic departments, but instead offer vises athletics, campus safety, career programming opportunities (speaker series, learning com- and academic development, citizen- munities, internships, service learning, scholarships) that are ship education, campus involvement, open to Hiram students from all majors. With dozens of events diversity and inclusion, health, coun- and activities every semester, the Centers fuel critical thinking seling and disability services, international and commuter and interdisciplinary study. student services, and residential education. The Centers collaborate continually with resource councils Okuma earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary and and the Offices of Career and Academic Development and secondary education from Bowling Green State University, Alumni Relations to establish new funnels for experiential a Master of Education degree in higher education from the learning – not only on campus, but in partnership with ex- University of Georgia, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of ternal organizations. The Centers have continued to evolve to Philosophy degree in education leadership and human re- best reflect their purpose. sources from Colorado State University. Effective for the 2014-2015 academic year, the former Center Lindajean Heller Western, M.A., for the Study of Science and Nature and the Center for brings a new enrollment management Deciphering Life’s Languages combined to form the the Center perspective to Hiram College after for Scientific Engagement, and the Garfield Center for Public more than 34 years of leadership in the Leadership has expanded to include the study of the American admissions, marketing and public in- presidency. formation fields. As vice president for enrollment at Hiram, she plans to in- Hiram’s other four Centers of Distinction include: vigorate the admissions experience to • Center for Global Interaction raise enrollment figures and diversify • Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship the pool of candidates to better meet • Center for Literature and Medicine the growing needs of campus. • Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature ●

READ MORE HIRAM NEWS AT NEWS.HIRAM.EDU. HIRAMMAGAZINE 7 New Generation,

Timelessby Christina A. Russ Education

the early 2000s, the genera- These skills are ever more important in For students born tion known as millennials a world where professionals not only first took colleges by storm. change “jobs” but also careers mul- and bred in the age tiple times throughout their lives. This of technology and Millennials, individuals born between phenomenon is a real one that differen- 1982 and 2005, are described as “special, tiates present from past. constant connection, sheltered, confident, team-oriented, achieving, pressured and conventional” “Despite this differentiation, I think it a hands-on liberal arts by Neil Howe and William Strauss in is very difficult to categorize an entire their book, “Millennials Go To College” generation of students with a single education – Hiram (2003). As society has wrestled with swoop of the brush,” Dr. Varlotta ac- College’s specialty for defining this tech-savvy group, col- knowledges. “But what I have seen in lege faculty and administrators have many of the students I have come to more than 160 years watched, listened and adapted as they know in my first months at Hiram is uncover how millennials best learn and this: students here seem to be ‘passion- – is becoming more endeavor to shape them into tomor- ate learners’ rather than purist learners. row’s leaders. So many of them have a strong interest relevant than ever. in various fields of study and inquiry. Now, much of the generation has come They are willing to branch out, explore of age, and one thing is clear - when and take intellectual risks during their it comes to learning, today’s college educational journey.” students need exactly what Hiram College has been successfully providing Isabella Williams ’17 agrees that Hiram and innovating for almost 165 years: a is the ideal place for millennials like hands-on liberal arts education. herself, who don’t want to be pigeonholed. “The type of education that Hiram provides is increasingly rare and in- “A liberal arts education is perfect for creasingly relevant,” says President my generation,” she says. “I came in Lori Varlotta, Ph.D. “No matter what knowing that I wanted to study science; field of study a Hiram student pursues, I like the subject and I’m good at it. But he or she will be expected to think to this day, I’m not necessarily sold that across multiple perspectives, write I want to go into a traditional career in well, formulate cogent arguments, science.” work in teams, develop viable solu- tions, listen to and learn from points of In less than two years, Williams has views different from their own, and carried three campus jobs, been on be respectful.” two study away trips and conducted research in the Chemistry Department.

8 SPRING2015 New Generation, Timeless Education

She calls herself “borderline over-en- says, adding that she quells that fear by gaged,” but for her, that’s been a good facilitating “reflective learning.” Chris Sissom, Class of 2018 thing. Like many of her peers, she has a strong desire to synthesize her many “We’re so pressured to respond and Major: Chemistry interests into meaningful work. make decisions quickly because we’re My learning style: always connected,” Dr. Madar says. Discovering new things Hiram students of generations past know this opportunity to juggle “Reflective learning is designed to and learning in classwork, leadership, athletics and get them to stop and systemize their everything I do internships is nothing new. And that’s decision-making: to do a self-analysis, I am: Tolerant, creative, why, for millennials, a generation understand what they’re motivated by, philanthropic, pressured brought up to have many interests, but what they’re good at. What are their pressured to find their niche, a Hiram long and short-term goals?” My aspirations: To work in education seems tailor-made. a hospital as a pharmacist “These are not typically conversa- Sandy Madar, Ph.D., director of strate- tions college students may have, but gic academic initiatives and professor of in Hiram’s small environment, there’s took office in July 2014 to build upon the biology, has seen that both as an admin- room to talk about that.” things Hiram already does well. Hiram istrator and faculty member. Connect will help students identify the type of internship, study away or re- “Their biggest strength is that they’re Connecting the Dots search project that can introduce them energetic, and they’re engaged,” Dr. to a possible career, professional net- Madar said of the current student body. Studies from the American Psychological work or experience that will help them “College isn’t just an entitlement for Association reveal that millennials pre- better understand the direction they them; it’s something they’re eager to do. fer learning through hands-on methods want to take in life. They’re effervescent, and there’s a sense and by connecting classroom concepts of optimism and hope.” to real life scenarios. Hiram Connect will prompt students to reflect on the fundamental issues But with that optimism and hope, comes Hiram College has long succeeded in of identity and purpose: Why am I at a struggle to focus. Dr. Madar believes this regard. Dr. Madar estimates about Hiram? What do I want to do after grad- there’s much Hiram can do to help. For 80 percent of students currently engage uation? Why type of person do I aspire example, when she assigns her freshmen in experiential learning for their ma- to become or be? Honors students to write an internship jors, through internships, research and cover letter as their first assignment, study abroad. A second program, which will comple- they are eager, but overwhelmed. ment Hiram Connect, is called Hiram Under a new initiative called Hiram Collaborative. This new program will “Information is so easy for them to access; Connect, Dr. Varlotta would like to see connect Hiram College to the business they’re almost spooked by how many op- that number rise closer to 100 percent. community in an effort to fuel econom- tions are laid out in front of them,” she She introduced this initiative when she ic development in Northeast Ohio.

HIRAMMAGAZINE 9 “What I learned is that it takes them longer to connect with their new environment in college because they are so connected to family and friends at home. That has real consequences, and it’s why a small setting is advantageous. It forces them to not be anonymous and to engage with a new set of people and experiences that they’ve not encountered before.” – Sandy Madar, Ph.D.

Through Hiram Collaborative, College To fulfill the internship requirement for representatives will work with area her educational studies major, Christie Jory Gomes, Class of 2018 businesses to identify the hard and soft ran a 12-week after-school literacy skill sets their specific industry looks program at Crestwood Primary School Major: Undeclared for when hiring employees. Hiram will in nearby Mantua. This experience af- My learning style: Visual, then consider curriculum adjustments to firmed her desire to work with young meet those needs. children in her future career, while forc- out-of-the-box ing her outside her comfort zone. I am: Involved, motivated, “More than 40 precent of jobs in a difference-maker Northeast Ohio require a bachelor's “The opportunity to do an internship My aspirations: To reform degree, yet 16 percent of the unem- and more hands-on work helps you ployed population possess one,” says Dr. figure out what you want and be more health care Varlotta. “This means there is a 24 per- self-confident,” Christie says. “You learn cent gap in degreed candidates. Hiram what you can do, reach new limitations wants to help close that gap by graduat- and go where you’ve never been before.” ing students who are immediately ready “Hiram does a really good job at making to enter the local workforce.” students understand that we do have a The Personal Touch say in what goes on in the world around In return for Hiram’s responsiveness us,” he says. “Students have been told to the needs of companies, Hiram As she looks back on her internship, their whole lives that their opinions don’t Collaborative asks companies to provide Christie says feedback played an impor- matter, that they’re still children. But ev- scholarships, to mentor and train stu- tant role in her personal growth. Raised ery single time I interact with a Hiram dents, and to offer valuable internships in an age of instant gratification, she, professor, I don’t feel like a little kid.” that can lead to jobs within their com- like many millennials, craves a constant panies. All of this will keep more college exchange about what she does well and Gomes says he can already see the ad- graduates in the region. what she could do differently. Standard vantage he has over his peers because of rubric grading and end-of-the-semester his relationships with professors. An internship was just what Chelsey assessments aren’t enough. Christie ’15 needed in order to start “My generation has a fear of failure,” seeing connections between what she Jory Gomes ’18 agrees, adding that feed- he said, “and so a lot of people struggle learned in the classroom and how she back from faculty was instrumental in with connecting to professors and up- might apply it to her post-graduation assessing his strengths, weaknesses and perclassmen. I have friends from other endeavors. interests during his first semester, Fall colleges who are afraid to talk to their 2014. professors, so they’ll email them a ques- tion while they’re sitting in class, instead of just asking it.” 10 SPRING2015 Gen Z is coming!

There is some debate about when neurial and more eager to make the millennial generation ends a difference in the world, than and when the next generation – millennials. They are also more generation Z – begins. realistic, in contrast to millennials’ optimism. Some have defined generation Z as children born starting as early But it is still early; half the genera- as the mid-to-late ’90s. That theory tion is yet to be born. would place Hiram’s freshman class, born from 1995-1996, in the Fortunately, Hiram College is new cohort. But it is more widely doing all it can to be ready for accepted that generation Z begins them. And Hiram Connect and with those born in the early to mid Hiram Collaborative are two ways 2000s; they will be the generation to maximize the College’s heritage that did not know a world before and leverage its traditions of 9/11, and the generation who grew academic, experiential and reflec- up using five to eight screens at tive learning. At the very core, the a time, as opposed to millennials, two initiatives will strengthen who grew up using one or two. the College’s ability to educate the next generation of leaders with a There isn’t – and probably never hands-on liberal arts education. will be – a solid start or end date when it comes to generations. As generation Z matures, the But no matter how you look at world will continue to learn more it, a new generation will soon (or about their views, habits, learning perhaps already has!) set foot on style and motivation. And Hiram Hiram’s campus. Experts have College will be ready for them. called them even more entrepre-

Dr. Madar says one of Hiram’s biggest home,” Dr. Madar says. “That has real very structured and organized. Children advantages to this generation is that it consequences, and it’s why a small set- often have a game, a team practice, a forces them to connect with people. ting is advantageous. It forces them to music lesson and a gymnastics or dance not be anonymous and to engage with class on their calendars each and every “For all their connectedness, they’re a new set of people and experiences that afternoon. When people my age were not very connected,” she says. “That they’ve not encountered before.” growing up, we didn’t have a calendar,” screams to me why a college experience Varlotta says. “I have found that many that has some intimacy built into it is so At Hiram College, the introduction to col- new students are surprised by the level important today.” lege life has never ended with Institute of freedom they encounter in college. I Week. Instead, the entire first year at think it is our role as educators to talk Her “aha moment” came during Institute Hiram is marked with experiences and with them about this ‘freedom’ and to Week 2011 (the three to four days of pro- courses that help ease the transition. introduce them to the choices they have gramming set aside for freshmen before to fill their day in meaningful ways. I do returning students arrive) when a few Hiram Start, another of Dr. Varlotta’s not think it is our place to fill their days freshmen told her they had spent their leading initiatives, seeks to find new for them by prescribing what they do entire first night on campus texting their ways and to grow existing initiatives during each waking hour.” friends from back home, instead of meet- that help first-year students find their ing new friends or exploring campus. niches and connect to advisors, friends What the College can do, Varlotta says, and faculty. is create and build upon traditions like “What I learned is that it takes them Campus Day (the annual day of commu- longer to connect with their new en- “Many K-12 students today have a nity service in mid-September) that help vironment in college because they are multitude of after-school and weekend students build relationships and connect so connected to family and friends at activities that make their young lives with each other and the community.

HIRAMMAGAZINE 11 “Philanthropy has become sort of a the Ravenna Urban Revitalization standard here, and I like it,” she says. Project, a venture designed to grow the city of Ravenna, Ohio, through student In addition to participating in struc- entrepreneurship. Hiram students and tured programs (which Hiram has no alumni own and operate Monza Studios, shortage of), millennials are making a full service analog recording studio philanthropy go high-tech. They’re on North Chestnut Street, and a fashion among the biggest supporters of crowd business involving two current students funding websites like Kickstarter is in the works. and GoFundMe, built on the idea that change is possible by donating $5-$10 to Dr. Thompson believes that as Northeast individual projects. And they’re known Ohio continues to grow, Hiram graduates for making causes go viral through will be the ones leading the way as busi- sensations like the ALS Ice Bucket ness owners, CEOs and public leaders. Challenge, which, during the summer of 2014, raised more than $50 million for “Entrepreneurs need to combine a ALS charities. range of disciplines – policy, arts, technology, communication and economics But it’s clear their desire to do good – and Hiram students are able to do that deeds goes well beyond social media because they’re not pigeonholed and and technology. The Millennial Impact trained to do one task,” he says. “They’re also revealed in its 2014 report that a liberally educated.” company’s dedication to causes ranks third most important when millennials Alumnus Justin Lonis ’14, who placed in are considering a job. This is a genera- several idea competitions through the tion that values the chance to make a Center for Integrated Entrepreneurship Chelsey Christie, Class of 2015 difference and do meaningful work during his time as a student, has spent over earning the highest paycheck. much of his time post-graduation Major: Educational studies working with local hospitals and or- My learning style: Hands-on, That rings true to Dutton. Her Hiram ganizations to get his product, the experience has been defined by her op- Advanced Balance Board, to market. He active portunities to impact the lives of her says he believes it’s up to his generation I am: Caring, philanthropic, peers, through her work as a teaching to bring the world into the 21st century. creative assistant, resident assistant and writing My aspirations: To work tutor. And as she looks toward gradua- “There comes a point where you have tion, she is hoping for more of the same; to improve upon or change something with kids and own my she is considering spending a year teach- that’s already existing,” he says. “This own summer camp ing English in Thailand or completing a generation is taking what was new 20 fellowship at a boarding school. or 30 years ago and bringing it into this millennium, making it easier and more “I’ve found that I almost can’t tolerate accessible to use. We need this innova- Making a Difference jobs where I don’t feel like I’m doing tive generation right now to keep up something meaningful,” she says. “I’ve with technology, and it’s only getting Hiram’s millennials have embraced the always gravitated toward a job where I better from here.” opportunity to take part in not just a can have tangible results of the impact single day of service, but also an overall that I’ve had.” His optimism for the future is spoken commitment to civic engagement and as a true millennial. And Hiram, as an giving back. A study by The Millennial institution of higher learning, has every Impact (a partnership with the Case Leading the Way reason to exude that same optimism Foundation), revealed that today’s col- as it looks to educate generations to lege students and young adults value The desire to do meaningful work has come. After all, as students change, and philanthropy, with more than 87 per- led many millennials to choose the path generations come and go, a liberal arts cent donating to a nonprofit in 2013. of entrepreneurship. education has been, and always will be, timeless. Alys Dutton ’15, who will graduate with ● James Thompson, Ph.D., associate pro- a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative fessor of political science, believes a writing in May, says she is proud to call Hiram education is the perfect prepara- herself a member of both a generation tion for 21st century entrepreneurs. He – millennials – and of a community – has already guided several students on Hiram – where things like empathy and the path to entrepreneurship through giving back are the norm. 12 SPRING2015 NURSING AT HIRAM Liberal arts meets real world

he second floor of Teachout- skills I learned in presenting, col- Price Hall is home to a laborating and researching at relatively young degree Hiram are helping me now.” program at Hiram: the Bachelor of Science in nurs- “I wouldn’t have attended any ing. The program supports other college for my nursing edu- Hiram’s liberal arts curricu- cation, mostly because I knew I lum by educating students to become needed the one-on-one attention health professionals as well as critical and intimate learning,” said Orosz. thinkers, competent providers of care “I treasure that while learning, I and leaders of professional nursing. was building relationships with professors and with my class- Professor of Nursing and Program mates. Those relationships made Director Connie Stopper, Ph.D., ex- all the difference to me, helping plains that the program’s humanities me achieve the knowledge level, focus helps students understand the grades, advice and job I wanted.” relationship between the liberal arts and nursing, a discipline Dr. Stopper Other graduates have gone on to describes as part art and part sci- work in clinical areas such as pe- ence. She believes that, in addition to diatric intensive care, orthopedics, Hiram’s very strong integration of the adult intensive care, bone marrow humanities throughout the program, transplant and labor and delivery. the biomedical humanities minor Some, like Javonne Woodland provides a strong ethical component ’11 have even gone outside of the (nearly all nursing students minor traditional nursing workforce in biomedical humanities). And the to work for the Peace Corps. students’ participation in extracur- Woodland served the Peace Corps ricular activities helps develop strong in Bluefields, R.A.A.S., Nicaragua, leadership skills. as a community health educator during 2013. She lived with a host Megan Orosz ’13 is working as a family in a small, under-developed clinical nurse on a post-surgical te- part of the country and worked as lemetry and surgical step-down unit a community health educator to at University Hospitals Case Medical give short talks on maternal-child Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She fondly health, HIV/AIDS and sexual re- remembers her time at Hiram and productive health. the leadership opportunities that Megan Orosz ’13 proudly wears her contributed to her career skills and Hiram Nursing pin every day to work. The Bachelor of Science degree personal growth. in nursing at Hiram College is accredited by the Commission on “There was an overall message, through our assignments, Collegiate Nursing Education (www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-ac- discussions and through the example of our professors, to creditation) and is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing. ● constantly learn and look for ways to improve our field. The

May 2006 Fall 2007 2008-09 October 2010 May 2011

Board of Trustees approves First B.S.N. students Hiram Student Nurses Program receives initial full First B.S.N. majors B.S.N. program. matriculate in program. Association established. approval for five years by the graduate. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

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by Andrew Korba

1946 1972 The Hiram College football program has the distinction of the 1934 season, with the most successful season coming in being one of the oldest and most historical football programs 1923, finishing 5-2. Hiram continued to remain competitive in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). throughout the 1930s and 1940s. The program did not field During the program’s lifetime, the team has racked up more a team from 1943-1945, due to World War II. After the end than 250 wins and doesn’t intend to stop. The program also of the war, Hiram was coached by Steve Belichick, father of has recorded victories over more than 47 different colleges, current New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Belichick a list that includes The University of Akron, Bowling Green coached Hiram from 1946-1948, guiding the Terriers to an State University, Kent State University and Youngstown 8-12-1 record. State University. After finishing the 1951 season with a 2-4-2 record, Hiram Hiram men began playing football in 1892. The Terriers rejoined the OAC and posted a 5-3 overall record and 3-3 con- won the school’s first ever game over Farmington, 18-6. ference record under head coach Al Pesek. In 1956, Hiram Hiram finished its inaugural season with a 1-1 record and went 5-3 on the season, posting a 4-1 record in the OAC – a later clinched its first winning season in 1895, going 2-1 that second place finish. year. After playing just one game in 1901, Hiram was forced to cancel the rest of its season, as the faculty at the College Hiram again left the OAC in 1970 and played independently deemed football “too dangerous” and requested the sport to in 1971. The 1972 season saw the Terriers join the Presidents’ be stopped. But the program returned in 1902 and also saw its Athletic Conference (PAC), where they went 3-6 overall and first head coach in Coach Young, who led the team to its best 2-5 in conference play during the first season. season, with a 4-3 record. The 1912 season saw Head Coach L.H. Johnson lead the Terriers to six wins, but that record While Hiram saw success from the 1950s to 1970s, the Terriers was short lived, as the 1916 squad, under Head Coach Barton had to share their facilities with another team – a profession- J. Haggard, went 7-2 and posted five shutouts in the process. al team, at that. For 23 years, from 1952-1974, Hiram hosted the Cleveland Browns’ training camp. The 23-year run is the In 1920, the program joined the Ohio Athletic Conference longest tenured site for training camp in Browns history. (OAC). The Terriers would remain in the conference through 14 SPRING2015 terriernews Over 100 years of competition, the Hiram College football team has evolved from a program that wasn’t allowed to play due to the dangerous nature of the sport to a main staple of school pride on campus. Each fall, students and fans flock to Henry Field to cheer the Terriers on to victory.

1986 2014 The Terriers finished 6-2 in the PAC in 1981 under Head The following week, the Hiram defense forced eight turn- Coach Joe Malmisur. The following season, the team went overs in a 37-26 victory over Denison University in their home 6-3 overall and 6-2 in the PAC, finishing second in the confer- opener at Charles A. Henry Field. This marked the Terriers ence. The 1981 season was just a preview of the success the first-ever win against Denison. The Terriers also posted a program would see in the 1980s. In 1982, Hiram won its first 31-8 home win over Kenyon College and a 35-28 back-and- league title in conference history, going 6-1 in the PAC. forth victory at Ohio Wesleyan University. Heading into the final game of the season with a 4-5 record, Hiram hoped to The Terriers continued the winning in the 1980s, and in 1987 finish strong. Behind a dominant first half performance, the went 8-2 overall and 6-2 in the PAC. The 6-1 mark was second Terriers defeated Oberlin College 35-13 to secure the team's in the PAC, and the 8-2 overall record gave the program its first non-losing season in 26 years. first and only appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs. During the 1988 season, the Terriers went 5-5 and posted a 4-5 Throughout the program’s history, Hiram has had 14 All- mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference. It was the be- Americans (honors given to the best American college ginning of a long drought, marking the last year, until 2014, football players in their respective positions). Gregg Gorcica that Hiram won five games in a season. ’87 is Hiram’s lone two-time All-American, earning the honor in 1985 and 1986. Hiram had high hopes entering the 2014 season. The Terriers returned a wealth of talent and experience from the 2013 Over 100 years of competition, the Hiram College football team. The season appeared to get off to a rough start against team has evolved from a program that wasn’t allowed to play Westminster College, with the Terriers trailing 24-3 at the due to the dangerous nature of the sport to a main staple of half and 27-3 midway through the third quarter. However, school pride on campus. Week in and week out in the fall, they rallied and scored the final 27 points of the game for a students and fans flock to Henry Field to cheer their Terriers thrilling 30-27 win. on to victory. ●

HIRAMMAGAZINE 15 terriernews by Andrew Korba PARTRIDGE Leader for TERRIERS – On and Off the Field

hen Robert Partridge ’15 arrived at Hiram College in 2013, he had hopes of bringing success to the football program. He will graduate in May knowing that he fulfilled this dream, W although it did not come easily. The 2013 football season was going to be different. The Terriers were fielding one of the strongest teams in recent memory, which was highlighted by a season opening 23-19 win over Westminster College. Partridge threw for 292 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for another. The season looked bright.

Then disaster struck. Not only did the Terriers fall 17-12 in a closely contested game to Denison University, but Partridge broke his foot, ending the game – and his hopes of playing that season. Unfortunately, numerous players suffered in- juries over the course of the season, and Hiram finished 2-8. The record was not what Partridge had in mind.

Partridge returned to Hiram fully healthy for 2014. He had the exact same mindset as 2013. Head Coach Randy Moore knew how driven he was and knew this season was going to be different.

“Rob was going to do whatever he could to make 2014 a season to remember,” said Moore. “He emerged as a true leader for us. The most important thing to him was to make the program successful this season and in the years to come.”

But, when the 2014 season began, it seemed like the recent struggles would continue. The Terriers found themselves down 24-3 at halftime and 27-3 midway through the third quarter in their season opener at Westminster. Partridge led a second half comeback for the ages. He threw for three scores, including the game-winner with 19 seconds left, to give Hiram a 30-27 victory. He followed that performance the next week with 259 yards passing and two touchdowns, giving the Terriers a 36-27 win over Denison. And so the season continued. terriernews

Meet the New Faces in Athletics EMILY HAYS Head Coach - Women’s Basketball

Emily Hays is a graduate of Washington & Jefferson TERRIERS College where, as a student-athlete, she was named the – On and Off the Field Presidents’ Athletic Conference Player of the Year and led the women’s basketball team to four post-season appearances, including two appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs. A year after graduating, she became assistant coach and helped lead the women’s basketball team to back-to-back 20-win seasons, in 2013 and 2014. CHRIS KIBLER Head Coach - Men’s Basketball

Chris Kibler returned to Hiram this year, having pre- When the season ended, Partridge had viously served as an assistant coach for three seasons etched his name into the record books. (2010-13). He spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant He threw for a school record 2,167 yards, coach at NCAA Division II University of Charleston and breaking the school record of 1,990 set helped the Golden Eagles claim the inaugural Mount in 1985. He accumulated 2,317 yards of East Tournament Championship and make a third ap- total offense – also a new school record pearance in nine seasons in the Division II playoffs after – and was named Honorable Mention posting a 21-9 overall record. He also has coached previ- All-NCAC after the record breaking ously at Baldwin Wallace University, Gannon University season. In November, he represented and Lakeland Community College. Hiram and Team USA in the Aztec Bowl in Chihuahua, Mexico; he was one of just 42 players selected to play for Team JACKIE MANGOLA USA. He threw two touchdowns to Head Coach - Softball lead Team USA to a 24-21 win over the Organizacíon Nacional Estudiantil de Jackie Mangola comes to Hiram after a one-year stay at Futbol Americano All-Stars in front of Muskingum University, where she served as a gradu- more than 25,000 spectators. ate assistant. She helped the Fighting Muskies post a 28-18 record in 2014 and finish as the Ohio Athletic What Partridge does on the football field Conference (OAC) regular season co-champions and is only part of who he is, and like many OAC Tournament champs, leading to an appearance in of Hiram’s student-athletes, he has im- the NCAA tournament. She previously worked at John pressive academic accomplishments. Carroll University as an assistant. In addition to her suc- The political science major is one of the cess as a coach, Mangola was a standout softball player most active members of the football as a student-athlete at Ohio Northern University, where team in community service events. He is she earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical also a scholar of the Garfield Center for education. Public Leadership – a demanding, rigor- ous and highly competitive program BRIAN O’NEILL that selects only 24 students to partici- Head Coach - Swimming and Diving pate actively in the Garfield Seminars, engage with public leaders on and off Brian O’Neill comes to Hiram following six years at campus and demonstrate scholarship. Drew University, where he served as an assistant coach for the Rangers. During his tenure, he helped coach 20 Although Partridge’s college athletic swimmers who earned All-Eastern College Athletic career may be over, it certainly won’t be Conference honors and set numerous school records. forgotten. He has left a legacy at Hiram He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Fordham College – both on and off the football University and a master’s degree from Drew University. field. He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist. ●

HIRAMMAGAZINE 17 Building by Karen Donley-Hayes ’86, ’06 A Frohring Legacy

18 SPRING2015 May 1962: groundbreaking of Frohring Music Hall. you’re talking about Hiram Left to Right: John Q.T. Ford, Gertrude Frohring and If President Paul Sharp. families – families woven into Hiram’s history – you can hardly have a conversation without hearing or saying the name, “Frohring.” Most individuals in Hiram associate the name with Hiram College Building campus buildings – the Paul R. & Maxine Frohring Performing Arts Hall and Frohring Music Hall. Frohring Many in the community don’t realize that the structures represent just the metaphorical tip of the iceberg as to what the Frohrings Legacy mean to Hiram College. It doesn’t occur to them when they hear music

ringing from the windows and see June 6, 1970: dedication of Frohring Performing Arts Hall.

artwork decking the halls, that the Left to Right: Paul Frohring, Gertrude Frohring, Maxine Frohrings were not just brick and Frohring and President Elmer Jagow. mortar structures, but real people, a family with eclectic interests.

HIRAMMAGAZINE 19 The Frohrings’ Hiram History Paul R. Frohring moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, to establish a biochemical factory in the 1930s, and in 1941 he married Maxine Prince. A chemical engineer, he gradu- ated from Case Western Reserve University before working with his brother, William Frohring, and others on the commercial development of simulated milk adapted (SMA), the first ready-prepared artificial infant formula. Inspired by the discovery of penicillin, Paul later invited Alexander Fleming, Ph.D. to his Chagrin Falls factory where the two men collaborated to create the first com- mercially viable production of this new pharmaceutical. Sold by his company, General Biochemicals, Inc., allied soldiers fighting in the Pacific during World War II benefited from their efforts.

Paul was a long-term Hiram College Board of Trustees member from 1956 until his death in 1998, and is also credited with the founding and development of John Cabot University in Rome in partnership with then November 1962: dedication of Frohring Music Hall. President Elmer Jagow. Hiram College sponsored John Left to Right: Lloyd Frohring, Marjorie Frohring, Cabot University's initial accreditation. Glenn Frohring, Joretta Frohring, Gertrude Frohring, Wendell Falsgraf and President Paul Sharp. Paul’s other family members were also dedicated supporters of Hiram College. His sister-in-law, Gertrude (Lewis) Frohring, served on the Board of Trustees, and the William & Gertrude Frohring Foundation recently granted funds to renovate Frohring Music Hall, in addition to its generous annual gift to the Hiram Fund.

Paul and Maxine’s daughter Paula Frohring continued the family legacy of service to the Hiram College Board of Trustees. An environmental philanthropist based in Annapolis, Md., Paula credits her Hiram College experience as being a critical component of shaping her future.

Paula is most passionate about biology and the James. H. Barrow Field Station, a property that her father purchased in the late 1960s and augmented with the Frohring Laboratory Building. She says that her connection with the Field Station really started with her father.

“He always had a great love for Hiram and for its uniqueness,” she says. “He and Elmer Jagow, former Hiram College president, were great friends, and my dad just really embraced Hiram, became actively involved and continued to support the College until his death at age 94 in 1998.” Frohring Music Hall, 2014 In the summer of her sophomore year at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, Paula took a field biology course at Hiram.

20 SPRING2015 FOUNDATIONS, FUNDS AND PHYSICAL SPACES The Frohring family and Frohring founda- “I really appreciated Dr. (James) Barrow’s approach to tions have been, and continue to be, some of education and the unique learning environment,” she recalls. “It was my first exposure to a different way of learning.” the most generous donors to Hiram College. Individually, Paul R. Frohring, holds the rank Paula later served as the Field Station’s first assistant of the top donor in Hiram College history. His director beginning in the summer of 1972. personal gifts, in combination with those of the other family members and the two family “She was in charge of the station’s first K-12 outreach foundations, total more than $11 million. program which back in the 1970s reached out to over 3,000 students per year,” said Denny Taylor, Ph.D. ’73, professor of biology. “The program was way ahead of its time in bringing SPACES students from East Cleveland and Warren to experiential- • Frohring Music Hall based programs using animals.” • Paul R. & Maxine Frohring Performing Arts Hall Paula maintained the close relationship with Hiram that • The Centennial Lounge began during her summers at the Field Station, and she doesn’t want students’ learning experiences to end there. • The James H. Barrow Biology Field Her vision is that those experiences are just the beginning, a Station, including the state-of-the-art foundation upon which students will build their academic Frohring Laboratory Building and professional futures. FUNDS Seeing the Forest – and the Trees • Paul R. & Maxine Frohring Fund - for the support and enhancement of Over the years, Paul and Maxine Frohring – and generations of Frohrings – supported the College’s arts and sciences they the physical facilities of Hiram College loved through a number of generous gifts, both monetary • The Gertrude L. Frohring Scholarships, and material, from building projects to endowed funds for Women’s Council for Hiram College general use and for international education. The name, • William O. & Gertrude L. Frohring and influence, is woven into Hiram’s fabric in perpetuity, Foundation, Inc. through bricks and mortar, through funds and scholarships, • Gertrude Frohring Award, Music through service. It makes for a beautiful tapestry. Department ● • The Paula Frohring Scholarship, Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation, Inc. • Annual operation support for the James H. Barrow Field Station.

“My dream for the Field Station is that it will be a springboard for undergraduates to get a huge leap on any higher education aspirations they have. I would also like for Hiram to be known as a special place Frohring Music Hall, 2014 with a very unique type of educational opportunity.” – Paula Frohring James H. Barrow Field Station, 2014

HIRAMMAGAZINE 21 Friendly BOB'S A Piece of Hiram’s History by Karen Donley-Hayes ’86, ’06

We had a rapport with the students, obviously, but also the professors and people living in the area. There’d be students in the store, then (faculty/staff) would come in, and (everyone would greet each other). That’s what’s nice about a small college; everyone knew each other. 22 SPRING“2015 ” “Some of the seniors would come in on a Saturday and sit in the cooler and drink beers. They’d pile ’em up and pay for them when they left. They’d sit in there all afternoon.” - Bob Schnell Jr.

nyone who has spent time in the Hiram lives on the family farm in Hiram, and he fondly remem- community over the last 50 years prob- bers the small-town atmosphere, the local history and ably knows "Friendly Bob's". For many, the gregarious nature of the community. familiarity is born of personal experience; for others – especially in the last couple de- “We sold beer and wine,” he says. “It was the only place cades – the familiarity is handed down, passed on as part around, unless someone wanted to drive farther away. So of Hiram lore and community legacy, a colorful history we kind of had a lock on it there for a while, locally at weaving together Hiram, beer, Garrettsville Beverage least … That was our advantage, I guess.” and the store’s “friendly” father and son proprietors, Bob Schnell Sr. and Bob Schnell Jr. The addition of a walk-in cooler also provided something not available elsewhere. With the size of the business and Garrettsville Beverage opened in 1958 and was the local relatively small volume of customers, “we’d never get purveyor of beer, wine and liquor until the shop was rich doing this,” Schnell says, “and to stay in business, sold in 1988. During those 30 years, the store welcomed you had to do something.” There was only so much cold and employed Hiram students, staff and community beer available, and Schnell saw a great opportunity to members, generating strong connections. Those con- put in a walk-in cooler right next door. nections – not only the individual friendships, but also the Schnells’ connection to the College – didn’t dissipate The addition was well-received – and well-visited. “It when the shop closed. made a really big difference for us; it was always packed [with people]. It was always about 40 degrees in there.” The friendship and personal connections transcended the business name – even the local colloquiality – and The cooler was a prime illustration of a critical aspect both Bobs knew friendship and camaraderie beyond the of the small community relationships: trust. “That was store walls. Although Bob Sr. died in 1996, Bob Jr. still a big issue. Inventory control then isn’t what it is now ” HIRAMMAGAZINE 23 Bob Schnell, Sr., opened 1958Garrettsville Beverage.

The store moved from Elm Street 1960to 8135 Windham Street.

Bob Schnell, Jr., joined his father run- 1970ning the store, eventually taking over. 1988Business sold to Bob Andrews.

with bar codes and everything. That cooler was always really thought about back then, was receipts and ac- open, people were always going in and out of there,” he counting. “People would come in and buy things, bring says. “Maybe some people did pilfer stuff, but very, very it up and set it on the counter,” he says. We’d just write it seldom. One time, I got a letter from a couple of former out on the bag, and that was it. No one ever questioned college kids – I don’t remember who they were – but they it. Nobody questioned our math or anything. That would sent me some money with a letter that said, ‘We went in never happen now, but back then it was just how it was. there and we took some beer and here’s the money for No one ever asked us to double-check our math.” that.’ They sent me money a year or two later.” Hiram faculty and staff, not just students, were regular “Some of the seniors would come in on a Saturday and sit patrons. Schnell recounts fond memories and relays in the cooler and drink beers. They’d pile ’em up and pay amusing anecdotes. “They would come in, and we’d sit for them when they left. They’d sit in there all afternoon.” around in the afternoon and have a beer; I remember Hale Chatfield, John Koritansky, Yuksel Ismail…” and Bob Sr., was the original “Friendly Bob,” a moniker con- the times when “Thom Worden ’76 and Rich Pejeau ’66 veniently interchangeable with Bob Jr. Schnell says after and I would go down to the basement and play ping- his father bought the store in 1958, “he ran it, but he liked pong. Then if someone came in, we’d run back upstairs his time off. I got out of the service in 1969 and I started and wait on them … It’s not quite the same way anymore. working in 1970. I worked more, and he worked less.” It was trusting, like I said. About me adding up the pric- es, about [leaving the store open while they were down- The store placed ads in Hiram yearbooks and other pub- stairs].” lications, congratulating the graduating classes. The tag- lines changed very little over the years: “Home of ‘Friend- The current business – Randall’s – has changed the look ly Bob.’” “Let Bob help you adjust to college life.” and feel of the building, including putting in outside seating and an open oven between the bridge and the One of the things Bob Jr. thinks about now that he never building. Schnell notes, Randall’s “always doing things in

24 SPRING2015 there. He’s got steps now going down to the creek. I re- of Ohio’s only remaining cold-water streams. This adds member real early on, we’d take all the cardboard boxes more of the rare waterway to the Field Station; in 2010, down to the creek and burn them.” the stream’s headwaters were donated to the College through the gift of 37 acres, creating the Masters-Beal So what is Friendly Bob's connection with Hiram – then Wetland Research Preserve. and continuing now and in the future? The name is part of the Hiram culture; even folks who came af- The stream changes course itself all the ter the store closed have heard of “Friend- time, Schnell says. “I’ve seen big chang- ly Bob’s”. Silver Creek is also a thread es, ox-bows and whatever, in the that runs through the history of 60 years or so I’ve walked this Hiram, the Schnells and Friendly Bob property. Probably the biggest Bob’s store, literally and figura- Schnell Jr., change starting in 1954.” And tively. The creek’s headwaters because there’s not much are just north of the Village “Friendly Bob,” development adjacent to of Hiram, and flow through his land, he says he sees the Schnell family property, welcomes friends to wildlife all the time, in- then through sections of the contact him via U.S. cluding coyotes, big blue Field Station property, then herons, king fishers, owl into Garrettsville and past mail at P.O. Box 126, and deer. the back door of the bever- Garrettsville, Ohio age store. Schnell has made “My grandfather bought the land and these resources 44231. this piece of property in available to current students 1926,” he says. “My grandfa- and Field Station staff for proj- ther’s wish was always that if ects and hands-on research. And something happened [to him], he he’s arranged that when he’s gone, his wanted the college to have [the prop- land becomes part of the Field Station. It’s a erty]; and my dad had those wishes, and valuable opportunity because Silver Creek is one I do too.” ●

HIRAMMAGAZINE 25 Beloved Faculty Making an Impact NOW AND IN THE FUTURE by Karen Donley-Hayes ’86, ’06

of the enduring facets that sets a Hiram siasm and his knowledge. Anyone who has ever been in College education apart is the impact the field, either at Hiram or on a study abroad trip with One individual faculty members have, not Matt, has benefitted from his generosity and knowledge just on a few students, but on potentially every Hiram in those circumstances.” student. Hiram’s historically small class sizes and focus on engaging students in and beyond the classroom have Professor of Biology Denny Taylor, Ph.D. ’73, said helped establish a community where individual faculty Dr. Hils’s legacy shines through in the thousands of members can, and do, change lives. students he inspired to learn about and love the earth under their feet. Hiram has long been known as a college where students “In the field, he was a veri- and faculty work together Hiram has long been table living encyclopedia on research and scholarship, bringing dull facts to life providing experiential educa- known as a college where through his ability to con- tion many campuses would nect students with their be proud to offer. But there’s students and faculty work green environment,” Dr. more to it than just outstand- together on research and Taylor said. ing scholarship. Individual faculty members engage scholarship, providing To remember Dr. Hils, and and empower students; they experiential education to ensure his legacy will bring passion to their fields continue to benefit Hiram and share that passion. They many campuses would be students, friends and fam- shape students’ lives beyond proud to offer. ily have collaborated to the classroom walls and be- establish the Professor Matt come mentors and friends. Hils, Ph.D. Endowment for Student Research. This new While every alumnus, stu- endowment, still partially dent, faculty, staff and community member has his or funded at this time, will fund student research experi- her own story involving the beloved professor, almost ences at the James H. Barrow Field Station. every one of those stories involves that personal touch embodied by Matt Hils, Ph.D., professor of biology and Hiram’s legacy is its faculty who provide such extraor- director of the James H. Barrow Field Station. During dinary education and experiences. Named endowments his three decades at Hiram College, he proved to be a are as unique and eclectic as those they honor, and stellar educator. He was passionate about the world of ensure their legacies continue to thrive in perpetuity. plants and botany, and he brought that passion to life Many named endowments keep alive and vibrant the for scores of students. His enthusiasm and eagerness to influence of faculty members decades gone; and some investigate, learn and share research, scholarship and named endowments recognize and support current, wonder made him a mentor and friend to thousands. active faculty, building on living legacies now and en- His death in June 2014 left a mark on all. suring they thrive in the decades to come.

Prudy Hall, Ph.D., professor emerita of biology said, “He was generous with his time, his energy, his enthu-

26 SPRING2015 BELOVED HIRAM FACULTY AND THE ENDOWMENTS HONORING THEM

JAMES H. BARROW, PH.D. professional meetings and bring visiting EDWARD J. SMEREK, PH.D. Funded by family and friends, The James scholars to campus. Funded by friends and former students H. Barrow Scholarship in biology is ROLAND V. LAYTON, PH.D. of Ed Smerek, Ph.D., the Edward J. awarded annually to a junior or senior Created by alumni to remember and Smerek Chair in Mathematics, the majoring in field biology or education. honor Dr. Roland Layton, the Roland V. Sciences and Technology recognizes JOSEPH M. DENHAM, PH.D. Layton, Ph.D. Memorial Fund provides Dr. Smerek’s distinguished career as a Funded by Joyce ’69 and Larry resources to fund programs and oppor- professor, scholar, mentor and leader. DeYoung ’69, the endowment provides tunities that perpetuate the memory and resources for use at the discretion of the ideals embodied by Dr. Layton. Many other named endowed funds and chair of the Chemistry Department to CHARLES MCKINLEY, PH.D. scholarships exist to honor these faculty enrich the chemistry program through Funded by family and friends, the and staff members. They will forever programs and opportunities that will Charles McKinley Scholarship helps influence the Hiram educational experience. benefit students and faculty. juniors and seniors pay for extra costs, CAROL DONLEY, PH.D. such as travel and lodging, associated Dwight H. Berg, Ph.D., and Trudy R. Berg Funded by family and friends, the Carol with international travel and study. Erma Bouts Donley Endowed Scholarship in JODY MODARELLI, PH.D. Paul H. Fall, Ph.D. Biomedical Humanities is awarded to Funded by David Modarelli, Lisa Charles A. Henry students who have an interest in biomed- Orlandi, Michael Orlandi and friends, Mary E. Hinsdale ical humanities, medicine and literature. the Jody Modarelli Memorial Yuksel Ismail, Ph.D. KATHERINE FEATHER, D.A. Scholarship Fund is awarded to an Elmer Jagow, M.B.A., and Ellen Jagow Funded by family and friends, the excelling senior biochemistry major who Stephen Love, M.A., and Jacquelyn Love Katherine Feather Fellowship is has demonstrated financial need. John McDowell awarded to faculty members to facilitate Eugene H. Peters, Ph.D. CRAIG L. MOSER, PH.D. G. Benjamin Oliver, Ph.D., and Paula Oliver on-campus professional development, Funded by Douglas Grimm ’84 and and teaching and learning initiatives Eric R. Riedel, C.A.G.S. several alumni, the Craig L. Moser Robert Sawyer, Ph.D. for the interdisciplinary Teaching and Endowed Scholarship is awarded to Assessment Center at Hiram (I-TEACH). John Shaw, Ph.D. students majoring in economics with Albert R. and Mary Beattie Teachout WILSON J. HOFFMAN JR., PH.D. financial need and a maintained grade Vencl Carr Funded by Wilson Hoffman and friends, point average of 3.0 or higher. the Wilson J. Hoffman/Friends of the DAMARIS PETERS PIKE, M.M. Hiram College Library Endowment Funded by family and friends, the MARY LOUISE VINCENT, PH.D. Fund supports the Hiram College Library. endowment is to be used to enhance Funded by friends and family, the en- Funded by the estate of Wilson Hoffman, vocal music. dowment provides support of the Hiram the Wilson J. Hoffman, Jr. Study College Library. LINDA L. REA, PH.D. Abroad Endowed Fund provides fi- THOMAS O. WEIR, A.M. nancial support for study abroad trips for Funded by Linda Rea and friends, the endowment provides funds for one The Professor Thomas O. Weir students majoring or minoring in history; Memorial Endowed Scholarship is the Wilson J. Hoffman Jr. Pendleton student to travel to Central America or China with the study abroad program. funded by Larry DeYoung ’69, Joyce House Gardens Endowed Fund sup- Lewis DeYoung ’69 and friends and ports the upkeep of the Pendleton House JANE PRESTON ROSE, M.B.A. is awarded to one student majoring in Gardens; and the Wilson J. Hoffman Jr. Funded by Joan Jagow, the endowment economics, accounting or management. History Department Endowed Fund provides for the Jane Rose Adjunct ● enables department faculty to attend Faculty Award.

If you are interested in contributing to the Professor Matt Hils, Ph.D. Endowment for Student Research or another existing endowment, or creating a new named endowed fund, please contact Jennifer N. Schuller, associate vice president of development, at 800.705.5050, or email [email protected].

HIRAMMAGAZINE 27 alumninotes

NOTE: This listing includes all notes reported in 2014, including those 1940s published in the online magazine. Nancy (Ackerman) Hillyard ’47 is living in Emeritus at Creekside Lodge, an as- Alumni Executive sisted living home. She keeps herself busy Board Officers with walking, drawing and studying.

Chris Schmitt ’04 Joan (Lehman) Bland ’49 moved to a President retirement community just one mile down Barb (Boso) Bragiel ’91 the road from her home of 60 years. She Vice President feels she has made a wonderful decision! Summer in the Woods: Karen (Thompson) Scher ’89 Shirley (Berlin) Wilhjelm ’49 recently An Adventure at Northwoods Secretary moved into a larger home with her daughter, Kim, complete with a pool and hot tub. AEB Members July 17-26, 2015 Joan Arrington ’86 Thomas Bacher ’78 Bring the family, and join friends to 1950s discover one of Hiram’s greatest treasures, Kelly (Heinbaugh) Barthel ’91 the Northwoods Hiawatha Campus. Evie (Hagstrom) Bowers ’51 recently Keith Barton ’90 Hiram College has reserved 10 days this moved from her stand-alone house of 14 Margie (Ticknor) Berkey ’62 summer for alumni to enjoy a vacation at years to an apartment in the same retire- Evelyn (Robinson) Boeson ’67 ment community. She remains active with the beautiful Northwoods Field Station in Barbara (Boso) Bragiel ’91 gardening and at church. She continues to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Come for a Keri Butler ’02 get together a couple times each year with day, or stay for all 10! Amy (Saito) Calapa ’07 Beth (Reed) Cupp ’51. They have enjoyed The options for enjoyment are endless: Robert Coppedge ’01* traveling and visits with Marilyn (Miller) Taylor ’51 in Forest, Va., and Marian hiking, canoeing, fishing, swimming, Brad Cromes ’06 Solleder in Colfax, N.C. nature watching, stargazing, biking, but Jared Drummer ’08 most of all, lots of relaxing and enjoying Tonia (Bell) Ferrell ’97 Noel Holland ’51 is enjoying retirement the company of friends. Jeff Fram ’74 and travel, including a three-week trip Dennis Getz ’82 to his wife’s hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden. His second son, a commander in VISIT Monica (Wilcox) Grebb ’91 the United States Navy, got married. Rachel Jones ’95 alumni.hiram.edu Lynne (Shier) Lemley ’01 Eileen (Tubough) Simpson ’51 moved from FOR DETAILS Leo Lewis ’00 Cincinnati to Hamlet Village in Chagrin Asad Lodhi ’03 Falls, Ohio, a retirement community. Daniel Maxson ’79 American Legion Auxiliary. She travels Richard Hoeh ’52 and Lorrie (Bencina) Matt Miller ’94/’11* to California often to visit her sons and Hoeh ’55 keep busy by keeping up with six grandchildren. Michael Moore ’83 grandchildren and their various activities. Michelle (Hazlett) Mullaly ’94 Richard continues fishing and is active Margaret (Baker) Wente ’55 downsized to Karen (Thompson) Scher ’89 in a local land trust. Lorrie works two a pleasant apartment close to her home of afternoons a week at a local library and is 40-plus years. She is in a retirement center Chris Schmitt ’04 active in drama through Senior College. Seku Shabazz ’00 and busier than ever with friends and activities. Her son and his family live close Marilyn (Natoli) Shaftic ’83* Betty (Smith) Green ’53 continues to by as well. Fred Thompson ’65 play the organ and direct the vocal and Kevin Tolbert ’09 hand bell choirs at church, teaches piano Eleanor (Bowe) Wood ’55 is still work- lessons and leads the Madison chorale and Anne (Najeway) Vainer ’80 ing in the same law firm she has been a small recorder ensemble. She has seven employed by for the last 33 years. She still Susan Widmar ’98 grandchildren. goes dancing every Friday night, even Thom Worden ’76 though she has had a hip replacement and David Zeigler ’93* Anne Pennock ’53 has six grandchildren, a partial ankle fusion. She says that it just two great-grandchildren and still loves to Hal Zug ’54 goes to show you how important it is to visit the Hill. stay physically and mentally engaged. *Denotes Weekend College Ellen Wolfe ’53 is active at First Baptist Church Winnemucca and Red Hat Society 28 SPRING2015 alumninotes Alison Hubbard-Miller ’56 reports Olive (Osbourn) Powell ’60 is a retired she and her brother, David Heym ’53, teacher with three daughters and 13 I'm feeling out attended his 60th class reunion, enjoying grandchildren. of the loop. the refreshing and exciting approach to higher education. Karl Livengood ’61 and his wife Betty have started a volunteer-led fine arts David Keymer ’58 has directed a play program at the Country Boy’s Ranch (“Three Days of Rain”) and staged two in Byron, Calif., where they work with play readings for the Prospect Theater incarcerated young men ages 14-18. Project in Modesto, Calif., where he lives, and has posted hundreds of book, music Russ Burgess ’61 and Ruth (Huey) CD and play reviews. He traveled to Burgess ’62 are enjoying time with Cleveland, Ohio, and visited with Mary granddaughter Abby and hope to see old Follow Hiram. Ann (Gander) Perry ’60. friends in California or Ohio.

Paul ’59 and Carol (Johnson) DuBois Elinor (Tobey) Abdulla ’62 retired from ’58 look forward to celebrating 54 years teaching and lives in McAllen, Texas, and news.hiram.edu of marriage in August. They recently took all her grandchildren live within a 10-mile a train trip to Wisconsin and Minnesota, radius. She teaches piano lessons, loves to facebook.com/hiramcollege where they visited son Christopher. Mary travel and attended language workshops (Olds) Foote ’58 and Jerry Foote ’58 in Latin and Arabic during the summer. also spent several days visiting at twitter.com/hiramcollege Christopher’s home in Stockholm, Wis. Wil Perrin ’62 and Gretchen (Ralph) The four celebrated a mini reunion just Perrin ’62, now retired dentists, report they about the time of the 2013 class reunion. have been married over 51 years. They credit youtube.com/hiramcollege They have also recently spent time on their excellent education to the great profes- Nantucket Island visiting daughter sors and small class sizes at Hiram College. Megan and her family. flickr.com/photos/hiramcollege Sharon Raphael ’63 is co-editing a journal Judith (Hollenbank) Miller ’58 issue for the Journal of Lesbian Studies on continues her 35 years in the real estate aging lesbians, to be published in 2015. She business selling Alexandria, Va., one loves living in Southern California with house at a time. her spouse of 42 years, Mina Meyer. John Rosenman ’63 is happy to announce HIRAM COLLEGE that he has had several books published: 1960s “Inspector of the Cross” and “Kingdom of the Jax,” both of which are part of a science Gary Barnard ’60 participated in a fiction series. Visit his website, www. two-week mission trip to the Ukraine with johnrosenman.com. BOOKSTORE VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity). They provide eye care to Rod Thompson ’63 was thinking about re- people of the world who cannot afford tiring, but agreed to go to Greenville, N.C., such a service, and take as many as 6,000 to be the interim minister of the Unitarian pairs of glasses and ocular medication Universalist Congregation for 18 months. with them. In Honduras last year, they served 3,400 people. Gary has traveled to Nick Lederer ’64 had a terrific time at the Mexico, Honduras and Peru. 50th class reunion. He hopes to see more classmates at the 55th. Irene (Worthington) Baron ’60 won the first place gold medal in the Illumination Carol (Strickland) Storm ’64 and her Book Awards for the 2013 Exemplary husband have retired to Sunriver, Ore., live Christian Education Book for her nonfic- on a migration corridor for elk and deer Do you tion book, “Unraveling the Christmas Star and run a “B & R” – a “bed and refrigerator” Mystery.” For more information, go to – on 15 acres. have your www.irenebaron.com. Marilyn (Knepp) Gwyn ’65 and her hus- Terrier Gear? Bob Mottice ’60 is planning the 55th year band have built a home outside Sault Ste. reunion. Classmates can get more informa- Marie, Mich. They performed a lot of work tion by emailing [email protected]. themselves including the wiring and the SHOP AT plumbing, and are enjoying themselves hiramterriersgear.com now that work is done.

Add your voice to the class notes at alumni.hiram.edu. HIRAMMAGAZINE 29 alumninotes Sue (Kingston) Florio ’67 and her rescue cats and kittens in Alabama and husband Charles are enjoying their grand- then work to find them homes from their daughter, Mila Quinn Florio, born to their Adoption Center. Search Facebook for older son Kyle and his wife Sarah. Project Purr Adoptable Cats and Kittens to 1967 learn more about what they do. R. Charles Larlham Katherine Moray Loring ’68 retired in ‘67 recently published 2013 as vice president for administration Deborah (White) Kramarz ’71 has retired his first book, “The and special assistant to the president at from teaching in Cleveland public schools Old Man and Me,” a Virginia Wesleyan College. and remains active through many different memoir of his child- organizations in her retirement. hood, told in 53 short stories. Available Jonathan Estrin ’69 has stopped full- time from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and work and now lives part-time in upstate David L. Martin ’71 continues practicing in e-book form, the book is the first in New York, spending the rest in southern law in Newark, Ohio. After graduating a projected trilogy. Book two is titled California. Hiram, he attended law school at Ohio “Stories I Didn’t Get to Tell You the Northern University, despite being blind First Time.” Visit http://rclarlham.com/. Annie (Olson) Hilton’69 and Ken Hilton from age eight (he types notes in braille ’70 are enjoying retirement in the Catskills and takes dictations on a voice recorder). Mountains of New York. Annie is busy with He taught business law at Central Ohio her gardens and grandchildren, and is also Technical College for several years but president of her library’s board of trustees. spent most of his time focused on domestic cases, misdemeanors and traffic violations. Laura Lynch ’69 retired from her ware- He enjoys golf and visiting his grandchil- house job at Boise Cascade in 1989 to join dren, and wants to keep working with her second husband Hans Peters. She lives clients as long as he can. in an in intentionally cooperative community called Bryn Gweled Homesteads. Debbie (Andrick) Stout ’71 and her husband David became grandparents in 2012. Mike Tschappat ’69 is semi-retired from They also enjoyed their third trip to France newspapers but still does some freelance together in May 2014. 1972 writing. He is also a volunteer photogra- Nadia Lahutsky ’73 is completing her Reverend Doctor Bonita S. (Bonita) pher for the High Line, a park built on an second year as the chair of the Department Penfold ’72 received the Angus elevated train line in New York City. of Religion at Texas Christian University in MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education from the Unitarian Fort Worth, Texas. Universalist Association (UUA). The Unitarian Universalist Association 1970s Norman Paskowsky ’73 has been a team presents the Angus H. MacLean award member for Target Store #085 for two years. each year to someone who has made Noel Johnston ’70 retired after 37 years He also performs supply preaching for the outstanding contributions to religious teaching public school English and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America education. theatre. He now acts and directs for the (ELCA) in his area where he is occasionally Stampede troupe in Greeley Colo., and acts the organist. He is also a member of the for the University of Northern Colorado Minot Chamber Chorale. theatre department. He also serves as an adjunct theatre professor. Keith Blackmore ’74 continues working part time doing veterinary work for cats in a house call business. He resides in Katherine J. Millard ’70 and her partner Clinton, N.Y. Paul Churchill recently relocated from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands to Jacou in Don Brunetti ’74 was enshrined into Languedoc, France. the sports figures hall of fame at the 47th Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Banquet Peggy (Goe) Barnes ’70 was promoted on May 4, 2014. to development director at Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Rev. Robert Doak ’74 received the 1975 Association. degree of Doctor of Ministry (science and Harmony Bentosino (formerly theology) at the 217th commencement of Susan Markley ’75) earned a Master Greg Webb ’70 retired from Guardian the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary on of Science degree in counseling Protection Products in November 2013, May 31, 2013. He serves as senior pastor of psychology with a specialization and is enjoying retirement with his wife the Christian Church in Carrollton, Ohio, in mental health counseling from Deborah and several grandchildren. and is an adjunct professor of arts and Chaminade University in Hawaii. humanities at Stark State College. Rev. Jane Butler ’71 is director of Project Purr Doak is the father of Dr. Megan (Doak) Animal Rescue, Inc. in Mobile, Ala. They Gerbracht ’00 and Ben Doak ’15. 30 SPRING2015 alumninotes

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1969 Peter Mitchell ’69, Roger Cooper ’70, Bob Benedict ’71, Paul Ward ’71 and John Bennett ’72 spent two weeks “adventuring” in the Philippines, where they discovered the rich shared World War Hiram Family Day at Boston Mills/Brandywine Polar II history of the U.S. and the Philippines. Ward says since the Blast Snow tubing was Hiram's largest ever off-campus Philippines (with over 7000 islands) is a “land” best enjoyed from alumni event. Thank you to the 235 past, present and the sea, the “Fantastic Five” meandered among a number of future Terriers who joined us. islands in the Palawan chain, dove in clear and invitingly warm sapphire waters, where they were regularly stung by jellyfish and Learn about upcoming scraped by coral. alumni events at alumni.hiram.edu!

James Malseed ’74 and wife Mary William Horne ’79 says that he is primarily in the insurance industry for 20 welcome a new granddaughter, born to thoroughly enjoying being a grandfather years, Kohl is excited about the change. daughter Sarah. She joins older brother to two granddaughters. Nico at home in Elmira, N.Y. Todd McKenney ’86, a former probate judge and state representative, has been Leslie (Wolfberg) Jacobs ’75 is a happy appointed to serve as judge in Barberton grandmother of two little girls: Ivy born 1980s Municipal Court. He is an attorney with 2013 and Cassidy born 2014. the firm of Leiby, Hanna, Rasnick, Towne, Wilfredo Rivera ’80 was inducted into the Evanchan, Palmisano & Hobson, LLC. Scott Lax ’76 has a new novel, “Vengeance Hiram College Hall of Fame in September Follows” released nationally on Feb. 3, 2014. While at Hiram, he earned four letters Susan (Grapatin) Paolo ’86 has been 2014. Find out more at www.scottlax.com. each in football and baseball and was a first named branch manager of the Chardon, team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Ohio, office of Wells Fargo Advisors. Johnnie Lynetter Hilliard ’76 recently honoree in baseball in 1977 and 1978. He She earned her Master of Business published a book, “Lessons by Ripley.” has been a teacher in the Las Vegas, area Administration degree from Lake Erie for 23 years, and is also a soccer and College and has more than 25 years of David W. Ewing ’79 has been named vice baseball coach. financial industry experience. president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Bethany College in Bethany, Andrea Anelli ’83 is general director for Jack Warren ’86 and the Warren W.Va. He holds a doctorate in physical Opera Per Tutti, a company she founded family-run Comfort Keepers franchise in chemistry from Ohio University, and in 2006 to keep the art of opera alive and Ashtabula have been recognized by Home prior to this appointment, served as the accessible in Northeast Ohio. Cleveland Care Pulse, a leading industry analyst, as Dean of College of Arts and Sciences at Business Connects featured her story in the “Best of Homecare” in America, a distinc- Canisus College in New York, Dean of the April 2014 issue. tion held by only the top 10 percent of College of Natural and Social Sciences at home care agencies across the country. State University of New York, Fredonia, Patrick J. Cusick ’86 was sworn in as Home Care Pulse also recognizes their and held academic appointments in deputy environmental commissioner agency as being the “Employer of Choice” chemistry at John Carroll University and on June 30, 2014, by Cleveland Mayor based on ratings from the Warrens’ Ohio State University. Frank Jackson. In addition to a bachelor’s employees. degree in biology from Hiram, he earned Cynthia (Hoeh) Stancioff ’79 has lived a Master of Public Health degree from Barb (Eaken) Cymanski ’87 was in Maine for more than 30 years, the Walden University. He has worked for the recognized in August 2014, for 20 years past 27 in Chesterville, where she raised City of Cleveland for 17 years. of service to Chagrin Falls Exempted two daughters, now 20 and 24, with her Village Schools, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She husband Paul who is a professor of phys- Mike Kohl ’86 has taken on a new role earned a master’s degree from Kent State ics. Cynthia works as a substitute teacher, as advertising representative for Record University and taught math at Chagrin hunts wild mushrooms and does other Publishing Co. He will primarily focus on Falls Middle School before being assigned fun things. the Aurora, Ohio, area. Having worked to the high school.

Add your voice to the class notes at alumni.hiram.edu. HIRAMMAGAZINE 31 alumninotes John Krajnik ’88 owns his own financial services firm, Normandy Financial Services LLC, in Beachwood, Ohio. 2000s Wilda Rainsburg-Leek ’89 sends greet- Shawn Brown ’00 has been promoted ings from the California desert and wishes to vice president of the Northeast Ohio the best to all Hiram alumni. Council on Higher Education (NOCHE), where he has served as associate direc- Karen (Thompson) Scher ’89 was tor since 2010. He holds a doctorate in appointed by the Trumbull County, Ohio, education from Northeastern University commissioners to fill an unexpired term in Boston. on the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library board of trustees. Scher is the Amber Kempthorn ’00 had her first solo president of OMBEA USA, an educational show at 1point618 Gallery in Cleveland 1985 technology company. in July 2014. “Scenes from daydreams” is Julie Barnes M.Ed., L.S.W. ’85, interwoven with fragments of songs by serves as executive director of Summit Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen and County Children Services. 1990s Blur in “Was It a Dream? Was I In It?” Jason Evans ’01 and his family are taking Mike Bell ’90, a teacher in the South steps – literally – to draw attention to the Willoughby-Eastlake, Ohio, School genetic disorder known as Huntington’s District, is head football coach at North disease, and to raise funds for research High School in Eastlake. He teaches gov- efforts to develop effective treatments and ernment and social studies job at South a cure. In May 2014, the family set out and will move into a similar position at on a hike: trekking the entire 2,650-mile North starting next school year. length of the Pacific Crest Trail to promote their cause. Jennifer (Amick) Clevinger ’93 was promoted to professor of biology at Walsh 1986 Tom Hicks ’01 is dean of students at Coe University in North Canton, Ohio, where College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Karen Donley-Hayes ’86, ’06 published she also serves as associate chair of the short stories and original artwork in The division of math and science. Jennifer and Kate (Eddy) Larose ’02 is consulting Saturday Evening Post online. Her essay, Curtis reside in Hartville, Ohio, with their branch director for Global Learning “What You Learn in College,” was a three boys. finalist out of more than 800 entries for Partners, an organization that helps Creative Nonfiction’s mistakes-themed clients create profound and lasting Katarzyna (Kruzel) Zarish ’93 is director issue. It is printed in fall 2014 issue of change in the world through meaningful of department operations in global medi- Creative Nonfiction. personal, professional and organiza- cal affairs communications at AbbVie. tional development. She and her husband recently celebrated the birth of their son Beth (Galrin) Gillman ’95 was appointed Jaxon. by the Ottawa (Ohio) County Democratic Party to serve on Port Clinton’s city coun- Daniel Jackson ’03 is principal for cil. She has lived in the area for 20 years, Pymatuning Valley High School. is mother of three Port Clinton City school He earned a master’s degree from children, has run an online business for Youngstown State University and previ- the last 13 years and is a beekeeper. ously coached football at Pymatuning Valley for four years. Carla Jenkins ’99 has been chosen as a Small Business Book Awards judge. She Mike Brickner ’04, senior policy director also has been quoted and received an for the Ohio chapter of the American Civil acknowledgement for proofreading Chaz Liberties Union, was the keynote speaker 1988 Kyser’s “Careeranista: The Woman’s Guide at Van Wert (Ohio) County Democrats’ an- to Success After College” book. Ann Myers-Abraham, Ph.D. ’88 nual fall banquet on Oct. 7, 2014. In 2013 received a Kent State University Alumni he co-authored two reports that focused Julie Schafer ’99 was elected Akron Association Distinguished Teaching on the connection between poverty and Municipal Court judge and took office Jan. Award – presented to those who the criminal justice system, and he is na- demonstrate extraordinary teaching in 2, 2014; she subsequently won the Nov. tionally recognized for his work on prison the classroom and a commitment to 4, 2014, general election for 9th District privatization. In 2014, he was part of a having a positive impact on the lives Court of Appeals. of students. Ann is a chemistry faculty core team that is fighting the Republican member at Kent State Ashtabula. Party’s efforts to restrict voting rights in Ohio. 32 SPRING2015 Rori (Preston) Leath ’04 is STEM director at The Works Museum in Newark, Ohio. The Works is an official affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and a HIRAM WEDDINGS member of the Association of Science- Technology Centers (ASTC). As director, Sandra (Ritchie) Sharrone ’02 married Leath focuses on teaching young students Dennis Sharrone, Jr. in October 2013. – and teaching teachers how to teach – Brendan Cartwright ’03 married about science, technology, engineering Emily McCullough from Maryland over and mathematics (STEM). Labor Day 2013. He works for National Geographic Society in Washington D.C. Daniel Buttaccio ’07 was inducted into the Midlakes Athletic Hall of Fame in Clifton Springs, N.Y.

Will Dahlberg ’07 has recently finished his first radio documentary, something that he has spent the past year working on. He says that it required multiple trips from Alabama to Vermont and lots of time and energy, and was a labor of love and a learning experience. His project was funded in part through a grant by Transom.org. Heidi Emhoff ’97 married Craig Wood on July 13, 2013 in a beautiful outdoor Melissa L. Maskulka ’07 is stationed at ceremony at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron, Ohio. The ceremony Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. was officiated byJennifer (Bocchicchio) She was named the 2013 93rd Intelligence Kalmanson ’96. Diane Homza Dacek Richard A. Behling II ’02 recently mar- Squadron Airman of the Year. In addition ’97 was the matron of honor. Other ried Heather Diane Frazier, in Pittsburgh. to work activities, she’s found time to run alumni in attendance were Grace Alumni in attendance included: Greg multiple half marathons and recently Vibbert ’96 and Joanna Schroeder ’99. McCoy ’01, Bruce Alexander ’01, played in the Women’s South Texas Cup Brian Babb ’01, Kelly Moss ’01, soccer tournament. She also added an Brandon Clay ’01, Dave Lengyel associate’s degree in intelligence stud- ’02, Adam Garcia ’02, Nate Vaill ’03, ies and technology and a certificate in James Adkins ’02 (not pictured), Kelsey intelligence analysis to her educational Resnick ’09 and Nate Rausch ’10. background. Christopher McVicker ’06 mar- William Scott Niehus ’05 has become ried Aimee Ray on May 3, 2014, at Chardon, Ohio’s eighth chief of police. Thorncreek Winery in Aurora, Ohio. He He has been with the Geauga County works in the banking industry with Fifth Sheriff’s Office since 1987, most recently Third Bank in Bainbridge, Ohio. The as law enforcement division commander couple resides in Southington, Ohio. with the rank of lieutenant. Derreck Haynes ’10 and Taylor Summerfield ’12 were married in John Mark Schulenburg ’06 and Sarah Schoenhagen ’09 has assumed Youngstown, Ohio, on Aug. 9, 2014. Angela Damore were married October The bridal party included Brock Cosic 3, 2014. He works as a quality assurance the role of head volleyball coach at ’09, Wiley Runnestrand ’10, Alyssa analyst at TurboSquid in New Orleans. Beachwood High School in Beachwood, Bewley (Coundourides) ’11, Sean Ohio. A behavior specialist at Beachwood Gerin ’12 and Ariel Pund ’12. The new Paul Watler ’06 married Tracie Tungate Middle School, Schoenhagen had coached couple currently resides in Warren, Ohio. on March 22, 2014, in the Cayman the middle school program for the prior Derreck works at the Middlefield Banking Islands. two seasons. Company as a systems training/development specialist and Taylor is in her final Rachel (Floriano) Smith ’09 married year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Matthew Smith in a beautiful ceremony program at Youngstown State University. at Patterson Fruit Farm in Chesterland, Ohio, on June 1, 2014. Wixon Greenwood ’00 married Sibyl Fenwick on Oct. 12, 2013. Wixon is a Greg Fuhrmann ’12 and Kelly (Blon) freelance film and television editor in Los Fuhrmann ’11 were married Aug. 3, Angeles, and Sibyl is marketing special- 2013, and currently reside in Jefferson, ist for a Whole Foods Market in West Ohio. Hollywood, Calif.

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Future Terriers Brian Shick ’99 and Amy (Robinson) Shick ’01 wel- Jacquelyn R. (White) Michelle A. Cragel-Thomas comed their first child, Cody Cappuzzello ’98 and hus- ’03 and her husband, Jonathan Jaxon Shick, on Oct. 9, 2013. band Jason ’97 welcomed Thomas, welcomed their first their fourth child, Eleanor son, Colin Thomas, on April 1, Jonathan Weaver ’07 and Ruth Cappuzzello, on June 2014. Julie (Kocka) Weaver ’07 30, 2014. welcomed a baby boy, James Ryan Weaver in May 2013.

Angela Savinda ’11 is coaching the Southeast Pirates girls’ tennis team in 1990 Ravenna, Ohio. This is a brand new team Lois Anne Zook-Gerdau ’90 that just recently achieved varsity status was named Conservation with a great winning season. Educator of the Year by the Muskingum (Ohio) Soil Aireka Wright ’11 has been hired to and Water Conservation coach the volleyball team at Norton District. She is a member of Schools in Norton, Ohio. Previously, she the faculty at Muskingum worked for the East Akron YMCA in the University. youth department as the teen and sports 2014 director, managing the volleyball pro- Carly Kidner ’14 was gram. Wright also previously served as an 2004 crowned the 2014 All- assistant coach at Firestone High School. American Quarter Horse Marjorie Ulyan ’04 partici- Congress (AQHC) queen on Cara Battaglia ’12 was cast as Dani pated in Miami University’s Oct. 19, 2014, in Columbus. Hoo in the Geauga Lyric Theater Guild’s Earth Expeditions global field She will travel to AQHC production of “The Westing Game.” The course in Baja over shows across the country show ran March 14-30, 2014. the summer of 2014 representing the congress and (www.earthexpeditions.org). the quarter horse industry, Melissa (Schiller) DeWater ’13 is a free- including the Dixie National lance writer for Northeast Ohio Media Quarter Horse show and oth- Group and has her own column about ers. She is preparing to attend news in the Solon Community Blog online law school. and in the Sun News.

Julie Thompson ’13 used her capstone research project – the story of the Great Train Robbery in Garrettsville – to secure two major grants and a state historical 2010s marker. Ann Katherine Dombroski ’10 is pursuing a medical degree at Ohio University Kaylie Titus ’14 is women’s athletic Heritage College of Osteopathic director and head volleyball coach at Fuchs Mizrachi School in Beachwood, Medicine. Ohio. Kaylie, who also teaches physical

education at Fuchs Mizrachi, was assis- Colin Kelly ’11 is the new Aurora High 2014 tant softball coach the past three years at School swimming coach. He was previ- Hiram College. Maneet Mahal ’14 was crowned ously an assistant coach at Parma Valley Miss Solon U.S. International Forge High School, where Kyle Kiffer ● 2015 and will be competing ’10 was the head coach. Now, Kiffer will in the statewide Miss Ohio U.S be Kellys’s assistant coach in Aurora. International 2015 pageant. Both swam at Hiram. Kelly also teaches To win her Solon title, Maneet James H. Barrow Field Station submitted essays and interviewed American government at the high school to celebrate 50 years in 2017 with representatives from Miss level at Connections Academy, a down- Ohio U.S. International. town Cleveland charter school serving Hiram College is preparing for 50 years grades K-12. at the Field Station. Share your memories and photos of your time spent there! Email [email protected]. 34 SPRING2015

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Dwight Berg, Ph.D. Frank A. Fisher ’43, Professor Emeritus of Biology Dwight Berg, Ph. D., died April 20, M.B.A. Frank Fisher ,M.B.A., ’43, long time 2014. He was 98. He taught biology Board of Trustees member, died on Dec. at Hiram for 30 years and is remem- 9, 2013. Frank served on the Board from bered as an enthusiastic educator. 1968 to 1998 and as the chairman from 1985 to 1990. He was granted Emeritus status in 1999 and remained a deeply Linda Bergmann, Ph.D. committed member of the community. Linda Bergmann, Ph.D., died Jan. 11, Frank was inducted in the Garfield 2014. Dr. Bergmann was assistant Society in 1969 and received Hiram’s professor of English and writing Distinguished Service Award in 1990. director at Hiram before moving He and his wife, Norma (Larsen) Fisher on to writing director at Purdue ’45, were passionate in their support of University in Lafayette, Ind. She is the College and provided funding for survived by her husband, Dr. Bernard the All-Faith Chapel. Bergmann III, and their son, Bernard “Bernie” Bergmann IV. Alan J. Friedman, Ph.D. Former Assistant Professor of Physics Michael Broyles Alan J. Friedman, Ph.D., died May 4, Michael Broyles, a maintenance 2014 following a brief illness. He was mechanic HVAC with Sodexo at 71. Dr. Friedman, who taught at Hiram Hiram College, died Nov. 24, 2013, College from 1969 to 1974, nurtured a several days after sustaining a head generation of science educators who injury while at work. He was 40. revered him. He was admired inter- Mike’s positive demeanor and nationally in the world of informal dedication made him popular with science education; he directed the New Hiram’s students and staff. York Hall of Science for more than two decades, guiding it to international Martha Derthick ’54 prominence. Martha Derthick, Ph.D. ’54, nationally-renowned political scientist and Matt Hils, Ph.D. Emerita Trustee, died Jan. 15, 2015. Matt Hils, Ph.D., professor of biology She served on the Hiram Board of and director of the James H. Barrow Trustees from 1979-2009 and was Field Station died June 10, 2014, after a valued member of the Garfield a battle with cancer. Dr. Hils’ love Institute. of nature, particularly plants, was contagious. He was generous, both in Martha worked at some of the most spreading his knowledge and in taking prestigious universities and organi- an interest in others’ lives. zations in the country. She served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; was a member of the faculty Jody M. Modarelli, Ph.D. Jody M. Modarelli, Ph.D., associate at Boston College, Dartmouth, Stanford and Harvard; and professor of biochemistry at Hiram, completed research at M.I.T. and Harvard. She also completed died Oct. 26, 2013, after a long battle a Fellowship at The Brookings Institute before dedicating the with pancreatic cancer. She was an last 18 years of her academic career as the Julia Allen Cooper inspirational teacher, loved by her Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University students and colleagues. of Virginia. An authority on social services policy, she also authored numerous papers and books and received many honors. Orson Ott, Ph.D. Orson Ott, Ph.D., former associate professor of education, passed away Dec. 28, 2013. Dr. Ott taught in the Education Department for more than a decade and was respected and admired for his work as a teacher, administrator and mentor to many Hiram students and faculty members. 36 SPRING2015

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Jean Marie Altman-Liston ’48 died Sept. 9, 2014. Stanley M. Proctor Keylon Williams Clarke ’48 died June 28, 2014. Friend and longtime Hiram trustee Stanley M. Proctor died May 7, 2014. Edwin W. Durschlag ’48 died Sept. 15, 2014. He was 93. Stan was an advocate, James F. Farrell ’48 died Dec. 31, 2012. confidant and friend to six Hiram Phyllis (Garver) Marangoni ’48 died Sept. 26, 2014. College presidents. He joined the board Emory B. Michel ’48 died Nov. 6, 2013. in 1974 and was a relentless ambassa- Shirley (Rinal) Musil ’48 died June 2, 2012. dor for the College. Stan gave freely of Nancy (Braden) Scheyhing ’48 died July 19, 2013. his time and treasure, serving as chair Frank K. Truby ’48 died Jan. 6, 2014. of the Finance Committee for many Shirley (Mills) Blagdon-Bailey ’49 died Oct. 6, 2014. years and vice-chair of the Board from 1989-1992. Stan ran a successful busi- Shirley Ann (Blumel) Crease ’49 died Aug. 9, 2013. ness, the Stanley M. Proctor Company, William H. Hamrick Jr. ’49 died April 19, 2014. that specialized in the distribution of electronic, hydraulic and Lois (Miltner) Hyatt ’49 died March 15, 2013. electric hydraulic automation products. He was recognized as a Gerald D. Lancaster ’49 died Nov. 6, 2012. business leader and provided leadership and support to many Lois (Woodruff) Leamon ’49 died Sept. 18, 2011. organizations including the Cleveland Orchestra and Cleveland Daniel Howard Phearson ’49 died Dec. 19, 2011. Institute of Music. RoseAnne “Vinnie” (Venetta) Ptaszek ’49 died Sept. 21, 2014.

Mary (Bunn) Stauf ’49 has died. Marie (Mahn) Klinger Presher ’30 died July 1, 2014. Robert P. Weber ’49 died Aug. 1, 2012. John T. Reid, Sr. ’31 died Aug. 13, 2013. Dr. Warren Calvin, Jr. ’50 died April 27, 2014. Stephen Alton Yarian ’32 died Jan. 1, 2013. David J. Fall ’50 died April 22, 2014. Adelaide (Holton) Vine ’37 died Feb. 6, 2013. Herbert M. Matthews ’50 died June 6, 2013. Phyllis (Jenkins) Francis ’38 died April 6, 2014. John I. Orosz ’50 died Aug. 22, 2013. Louise H. Gilbert ’39 died Oct. 25, 2014. Robert A. Orosz ’50 died Feb. 16, 2013. Rosemary (Smith) Houser ’39 has died. William A. Pardee ’50 died Oct. 28, 2014. David P. Wainwright ’39 died April 17, 2013. Joan (Hayner) Strouse ’50 died Sept. 20, 2014. Doris Evelyn (Fey) Slater ’40 died Dec. 31, 2013. Rae (Willey) Stuart ’50 died May 16, 2014. William H. Kelly ’40 died September 2013. Douglas E. Sturm ’50 died April 27, 2014. Lester L. Krause ’40 died April 10, 2014. Betsy (Kirby) Truby ’50 died June 11, 2013. Wendell C. Milz ’40 died March 24, 2013. Jean (Hann) Lawton ’51 died June 29, 2013. Agnes (Monroe) Smith ’40 died November 2013. Robert B. Lewis ’51 died Aug. 29, 2013. Miriam (Evans) Davis ’41 died Oct. 8, 2014. Phyllis (McCollum) Lipaj ’51 died Dec. 9, 2013. S. Elizabeth (Jones) Frey ’41 died November 2013. Muriel (Hurd) Moore ’51 died Nov. 16, 2012. Rudolph J. Kouba ’41 died Oct.2, 2013. George Simpson ’51 died Nov. 27, 2014. Leonard E. Falconer ’42 died Aug. 26, 2014. Aristithis Christ Charnas ’52 died Aug. 13, 2013. Helen (Hand) Gordon ’42 died Sept. 29, 2013. Nancy A. (Shaweker) Conoley ’52 died July 21, 2013. Charles V. Heisa ’43 died December 2013. Jay Edward Alexander ’53 died May 15, 2013. Eleanor (Albertson) Murphey ’43 died Dec. 16, 2012. Lee Carlson Bright ’53 died May 1, 2013. Carol T. Tisdel ’43 died Jan. 6, 2014. Donna J. (Unger) French ’53 died Jan. 21, 2013. Mary E. Banks ’44 died July 27, 2014. Joan M. Haner ’54 died March 5, 2013. Elizabeth A. (Mayer) LaBrash ’44 died Sept. 25, 2012. Garth E. McAdoo ’54 died Jan. 11, 2014. Helen (Van Dervort) McCulloch ’44 died June 15, 2013. Lois (Bauder) Lutes ’54 died Jan. 28, 2013. Doris (Slabey) Phipps ’44 died June 16, 2013. Mary (Fox) Reynard ’54 died Nov. 11, 2013. Delphine (Turnbull) Schneider ’44 died Aug. 17, 2014. Margaret (Slivenick) Kooken ’55 died Nov. 14, 2013. Arthur Wesemeyer ’44 died July 21, 2012. Gordon Edward Bennett ’56 died May 20, 2014. Roy A. Duffus, Jr. ’45 died March 7, 2014. John W. Galvin ’56 died April 5, 2014. Evalyn (Ortelt) Hornig ’45 died Jan. 14, 2014. Donald L. “Buzzy” Guarnieri ’56 died Aug. 2, 2014. Evelyn (Starner) Rutherford ’45 died Aug. 22, 2012. John Bowman Hurst ’56 died Feb. 22, 2014. Flora L. (Rosic) Simay ’45 died Feb. 16, 2011. Forrest H. Diehl ’57 died Sept. 5, 2013. Robert Louis Peterka ’46 died Jan. 27, 2013. Carolyn Sue (Bates) Lau ’57 died Feb. 8, 2014. Mary Louise (Jones) Rutledge ’46 died Aug. 22, 2013. Donna (Daniels) Paullin ’57 died Sept. 10, 2014. Cynthia (Robson) Burden ’47 died Oct. 15, 2014. David McClelland Phillips ’57 died in October 2014. Violet Virginia (Brucoli) DeCapita ’47 died March 6, 2013. Marilyn P. (Bunker) Pratt ’57 died March 8, 2013. Ruth (Swartz) Miller ’47 died June 11, 2011. Susan (Boyle) Sanders ’57 died April 6, 2014. Elizabeth (Gahagan) Zingler ’47 died Oct. 4, 2014. HIRAMMAGAZINE 37

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Robert J. Stochl ’57 died April 22, 2014. Peggy B. Parker ’84 died Aug. 26, 2013. Judith (Jamison) Tutton ’57 died May 28, 2014. Carolyn Hodges (Curtiss) Sharp ’85 died Oct. 7, 2014. Dolores Witzler ’57 died June 15, 2014. Stephen E. Forrest ’87 died Jan. 14, 2014. Donald A. Cash ’58 died Oct. 16, 2013. Holly Traub ’89 died May 25, 2013. Alice (Hull) Cowan-Wahl ’58 died July 13, 2010. Diana Booth Henn ’90 died Nov. 2013. Richard Perkins ’58 died March 30, 2012. Matthew S. Bunnell ’93 died May 27, 2013. Cynthia (Smyth) DeMooy ’60 died Feb. 16, 2014. Becky (Snyder) Johnson ’94 died April 26, 2013. Alfred R. Horning ’60 died July 22, 2014. Stephen J. Szalma ’97 died January 2014. Nancy (Watters) Wickham ’60 died Jan. 17, 2014. Wade Hamilton, III ’99 died Sept. 2013. David M. Anderson ’61 died in October 2013. Bryan N. Maschgan ’99 died Oct. 16, 2014. James E. Blackwood ’61 died April 26, 2014. Paul S. Minton ’00 died Aug. 12, 2014. Roberta (Widgren) Lineweaver ’61 died Dec. 25, 2013. Annatisha Jeamiko Barker ’02 died August 2013. Frank E. Samuel Jr. ’61 died Oct. 20, 2014. Donna (Cottrill) McPeek ’10 died December 2013. Sandra Werden ’61 died Feb. 2, 2013. Juanita (Jackson) Bowe ’13 died Aug. 27, 2014. ● Joseph J. Galco Jr. ’62 died Oct. 30, 2013. Eric Shipman ’63 died Nov. 26, 2013. David C. Annala ’64 died April 16, 2012. The Alumni Relations Office received Jeremy R. Horst ’64 died Sept. 18, 2012. the listed obituaries between Linda (Towne) Wright ’64 died Oct. 1, 2005. December 2013 and January 2015. Rena (Odell) Hansen ’66 died Aug. 2, 2014. Timothy Wayne Schell ’66 died Oct. 14, 2014. Andrew F. Sikula, Sr. ’66 died June 4, 2013. James Darrow ’67 died Sept. 11, 2013. Karen Ann (Zukauckas) Mease ’68 died Sept. 27, 2014. STAY Thomas Anthony Troy ’68 died July 31, 2014. William V. Bowen, Jr. ’69 died April 9, 2014. CONNECTED Gerald B. Braverman ’69 died Feb. 5, 2013. Juanita J. (Konold) McIntosh ’69 died March 9, 2013. with your classmates! Craig C. Zurick ’69 died Nov. 25, 2013. Heather (Park) Howard ’70 has died. Chariessa (Malacky) Stichick ’70 died Sept. 15, 2012. Want to reconnect with your Hiram Jay R. Williams ’70 died Dec. 30, 2012. College classmates? John R. Altdoerffer ’72 died Feb. 10, 2013. Allan J. Bobey ’72 died in October 2013. The 2015 Hiram Alumni Directory can Sally Joy Remington ’72 died Aug. 25, 2013. help you do just that! William J. Greiwe ’73 died Aug. 31, 2013. Patricia Vanderlaan Post ’73 died Jan. 1, 2014. Watch for postcards and emails from PCI: Hiram’s Michael M. Tracy ’73 died March 13, 2013. trusted partner for the project. PCI will provide James E. Friendly ’75 died Nov. 11, 2014. instructions on how to update your information, John D. Wilder ’75 died May 12, 2012. so you can stay connected. Albert David Slutzker ’76 died Aug. 14, 2014. Nelson Y. Foss ’78 died Dec. 19, 2008. Amy J. Horowitz ’78 died April 27, 2012. Robert R. Melnick ’78 died Oct. 19, 2014. Hannah Dorca Stern ’78 died Dec. 25, 2013. James M. Holowatch ’79 died Dec. 23, 2012. Glenna (Hynes) Neilsen ’79 died July 6, 2014. Nicholas P. Manolukas ’80 died Dec. 24, 2013. Melvina (Scott) Symons ’80 died Oct. 13, 2013. Glenn A. Bruce ’81 died March 17, 2014. Brenda Ann Ellis ’81 died June 8, 2014. Elizabeth A. Dohar ’82 died April 8, 2013. Robert K. “Bob” Hart ’83 died Jan. 10, 2014. Douglas P. Hoffmann ’83 died Oct. 10, 2013. 2015 Hiram College Alumni Directory 38 SPRING2015

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