Clear Water REVIVAL Research Lends Credence to Lake Erie “Dead Zone” Dangers

A publication for Alumni and Friends of Kent State University Spring 2006 Volume 5 — Issue 3

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Clear Water REVIVAL Research lends credence to Lake Erie “dead zone” dangers

HOPE Is Just a Click Away Technology helps veterans with disabilities earn degrees

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C4-C1_Covers.indd 2 1/5/06 9:10:10 AM Serving the Needs of Students and the World Beyond

Carol A. Cartwright, President

For the 12 million director of the university’s people who live in the Lake online Master of Public Erie watershed, the lake is Administration (M.P.A.), the a source of beauty, recre- only such degree program in ation, drinking water and the nation that exceeds the economic vitality. But the government’s standards for lake remains threatened disability access. by various forms of pol- At Kent State, we em- lution and invasive plants brace the public-service idea and microbial life-forms. that no one is an island. Our Kent State is involved in a own mission is to improve historic multiagency, inter- the quality of life of all those national investigation of the we serve. Sometimes that lake. Principal investigator involves regionwide research Dr. Robert Heath, Kent and development. Often it State professor of biologi- involves helping individu- cal sciences and head of the als ﬁnd their way, especially Gary Harwood, ‘83 Water Resources Research important groups such as Institute, is leading a team veterans, to whom so much of Kent State graduate and is owed. These veterans are Photograph by undergraduate students who not alone now. Kent State Kent State president Carol A. are pioneering microbial has a habit of changing lives. Cartwright poses with men’s golf ecology techniques to better coach Herb Page, ’74, M.A. ’76, at elcome to the spring understand and improve Scott Pettit, an employee of The White W Rubber Corporation, removes rubber the groundbreaking ceremony for 2006 issue of Kent State the entire lake ecosystem the new golf teaching and learning Magazine. — which is also the home from molds at the Ravenna facility. The center at the Kent State golf course A university has a dual of those of us who live in formed rubber will become industrial gloves. Find out how Kent State is help- in August 2005. Find out more about role both to improve the Northeast Ohio. ing this company; see story on page 17. this new facility on page 16. world we live in and to Another crucial resource, prepare individuals to suc- human talent, is the focus of ceed in that world. This a second Kent State initia- issue features two compel- tive, in partnership with ling examples of Kent State the Louis Stokes Cleveland meeting that high standard Department of Veteran Af- — engaging the world well fairs (VA) Medical Center. beyond our campuses. This collaborative program The ﬁrst shows the addresses the needs of On the cover: university’s leadership in thousands of veterans with Dr. Robert Heath, Kent State preserving a crucial regional disabilities, providing them professor of biological sciences, resource, Lake Erie, and by access to any online degree monitors readings broadcast extension protecting the offered in the United States, from the wheelhouse of the Great Lakes and freshwater and supporting them during R.V. Lake Guardian. Heath led a supplies worldwide. The the challenges of educa- team of scientists and students second partners Kent State tion and rehabilitation.

studying Lake Erie’s bacteria and with America’s Veteran Af- The program is directed Gary Harwood, ‘83 phosphorus dynamics. fairs to provide online degree by Dr. Joseph Drew, Kent

Photograph by Bob Christy, ‘95 programs — and hope — to State associate professor Photograph by Bob Christy, ‘95 Illustration by Nick Moore, ‘90 veterans with disabilities. of political science and Photograph by

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c o n t e n t s Kent state Features MAGAZINE Spring 2006 • Volume 5 • Issue 3

Board of Trustees R. Douglas Cowan, ’64, Chair Sandra W. Harbrecht, ’71, Vice Chair Andrew J. Banks George L. Jenkins, ’63 Erin E. Klemen, student Patrick S. Mullin, ’71 Kimberly L. Thompson, student Jane Murphy Timken Brian D. Tucker, ’75 Jacqueline F. Woods

Executive Officers Dr. Carol A. Cartwright, President Photograph by Bob Christy, ‘95 Dr. Paul L. Gaston, Provost Dr. Patricia A. Book Vice President, Regional Development Dr. David K. Creamer, M.S.A. ’86, Ph.D. ’90 Clear Water Revival... page 2 Vice President, Administration Research lends credence to Lake Erie "dead Issue to Issue Dr. Harold Goldsmith zone" dangers. Vice President, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs News Flash Carolyn Deasy Pizzuto Hope Is Just a Click Away... page 6 Vice President, Human Resources Technology helps veterans with disabilities page 22 Dr. Kathy L. Stafford, ’70 earn degrees. • Vice President, New poetry corner University Relations and Development • Heat and power project earns Edward G. Mahon Lights, Camera... Entertainment!... page 8 Vice President, Information Services, Technical skill and artistry take center stage. state award and Chief Information Officer • New field hockey field page 9 Magazine Editorial Committee A Touch of Winter in Spring... • Democracy symposium examines Thomas R. Neumann Guest director brings Shakespeare to Kent State. policy debate Associate Vice President, University Communications & Marketing page 10 Flo Cunningham, ’83, M.A. ’86 Beyond the Books... Director, University Communications NASA librarian typifies modern professional. Class Notes and Marketing Materials digital library speeds up research- Editor page 24 to-classroom process. For the complete list of committee • Distinguished Teaching Award members, follow the Contact link at www.kent.edu/magazine. Taking Care of Business... page 12 • Alumni Association offers new Innovation, anticipation and a solid foundation resort vacation benefits Comments and letters can be sent to: spell success. University Communications and Marketing, • MAC basketball tournament events Kent State University, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, Ohio 44242-0001 or [email protected]. Team Dreams Come True... page 16 • Class of '56 to celebrate reunion Golf program adds training and teaching facility. www.kent.edu • New annual membership category Published quarterly in conjunction with Besting Goliath... page 17 Great Lakes Publishing Co., 1422 Euclid Ave. Local business gains competitive edge with help Upcoming Events Suite 730, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 [email protected] from Kent State. Back cover Success Is No Secret... page 18 Upward Bound program attracts quality students. Correction: An article about Kent State's regional development Found in Translation... page 20 efforts (Kent State Magazine, Winter Student honored for translation of Russian 2005) incorrectly stated 80 million children's memoirs. adults in Ohio do not have a college degree. According to a 2004 report by the U.S. Census Bureau, 80 mil- Creating "New Literacy" Leaders... page 21 lion adults in the United States do Educator encourages nontraditional media not have a college degree. in the classroom.

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1_TOC 1 1/5/06 8:51:15 AM Research lends credence to Lake Erie “dead zone” dangers clear water REVIVAL

“It is even more necessary than ever for mankind as a whole

to have an intelligent knowledge of the environment

if our complex civilization is to survive, since the basic laws

of nature have not been repealed.”

— Dr. Eugene P. Odum, University of Georgia

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2-5_Lake Erie.indd 2 1/5/06 8:52:46 AM I sat in my grandmother’s kitchen, captivated by the natural phe- By Lisa Lambert, M.A. ’05 nomenon unfolding beyond her picture window: A resplendent sunset of Photographs by Bob Christy, '95 purples, pinks and oranges painted the sky in broad streaks, as the sun, a

ball of fire, slowly, and then quickly, disappeared behind the blue-gray veil

of rippling water.

As a child, I believed such a site was only possible in this very spe-

cial place. Even now, though I’ve witnessed picturesque sunsets in other

locales, the impact of a Lake Erie sunset is extraordinary.

For lake lovers, the shore is a sanctuary, the fish and wildlife sup- clear water REVIVAL ported by the lake a form of sustenance, sport and spectacle. For the budding geologist sifting through the rocks and sediment left by the tide,

or the amateur ornithologist, the lake is essential.

Lake Erie was an integral part of my grandparents’ lives, both

as a source of income and enjoyment. They judged the seasons by the

mood of the lake, just as scientists judge the health of the Great Lakes

ecosystem by the changes in its waters.

“Lake Erie is the bellwether,” says Dr. Robert Heath, Kent

State professor of biological sciences and head of the Water

Resources Research Institute. Because of its size, depth

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2-5_Lake Erie.indd 3 1/5/06 8:53:00 AM “Lake Erie Is Dead.” While the entire lake was not, in fact, dead, one area, known as a “dead zone,” expanded greatly during the heyday of phosphorus loading. Scientists have traced the existence of the dead zone, a shallow area in the lake’s central basin, to at least the 1930s. Like all living organisms, the prolific algae eventually died, dropped to the bottom of the lake and decayed. This process robs the bottom of the lake of oxygen, Heath explains. Dr. Robert Heath, Kent State professor of biological sciences (right), and other researchers take water As waters warm in the samples from a rosette on the deck of the R.V. Lake Guardian. The rosette pulls samples from different depths spring and summer months, and also sends back real-time information on oxygen levels and temperature. the situation worsens. — scientists who peer into Most importantly, the Oxygen-depleted water often were discharged into its waters glimpse the future Great Lakes, which formed became trapped on the bot- tributaries or lake waters. of the other Great Lakes. as glaciers scraped the Earth tom of the lake beneath a Though their use has been during the last ice age, now naturally occurring thermal banned, PCBs are hearty constitute the largest body barrier. Only the tiniest crea- Lakes offer organic chemicals that don’t of freshwater on the planet, tures, such as bacteria, can sustenance, sport degrade well — they remain The Laurentian Great providing 20 percent of the live in these conditions. Fish in the ecosystem, accumulat- Lakes, whose fingers extend total supply. and other animals that swim ed in sediment near harbors into eight states and across into the dead zone simply die and industrial sites. international borders to from lack of oxygen. Pollution threatens As invasive species of Canada, include lakes Erie, Despite the importance of As the central basin dead plants and microbial life- Huron, Superior, Ontario the lake as a source of drink- zone grew to its historically forms jockeyed for position and Michigan. They served ing water, water quality did largest area, Canadian and within the lake ecosystem, as the gateway to the inte- not become an express con- American regulatory agen- a similar battle played out rior of North America and cern to the public until the cies agreed that limiting on the lake’s shores, as the a necessary route for com- 1960s. At that time, the lake phosphorus loads was the fishing industry, shipping merce and trade. was “dying” — like a person key to controlling exces- industry, residents and Approximately 12 million with an undetected termi- sive algal growth and that a politicians campaigned for people live in the Lake Erie nal disease — as excessive broad, inclusive approach to lake management policies watershed; the lake provides phosphorus from agricul- lake management was neces- to satisfy their special inter- drinking water for about 11 tural runoff, detergent-laden sary. The approach included ests. Everyone would lose million of these inhabitants wastewater and insufficiently instituting clean water laws, if something wasn’t done to and boasts more fish pro- treated sewage entered the building sewage treatment stop the cycle of nature set duction than all of the other lake. Together, these posed plants and banning phos- in motion by human activity. lakes combined. a health threat to swimmers phorous from most deter- Sport fishing in Lake and wildlife and stimulated gents. Erie struggles For the first time, inter- Erie is a multimillion-dol- the growth of algae and to survive lar industry. Of the Great bacteria. The rapid growth national cooperation pro- By the late 1960s, sea- Lakes, Erie is second only of these organisms created duced environmental results. sonal algal blooms spread to Lake Michigan in sport oxygen-starved, or eutrophic, Phosphorus levels were over entire portions of two fishing, and its western basin conditions, Heath says. reduced to a third of what of the lake’s three basins. is known as the Walleye The Great Lakes share they had been. According to Environmental Capital of the World. their borders with states that Fast-forward two decades. Education for Ohio, a “It’s a huge economic relied heavily upon industry As any avid boater will statewide portal for environ- resource because of its com- for growth and prosperity. tell you, the phrase “fast and mental education resources, mercial appeal,” says Kent With industrial prosperity furious” accurately describes mats of algae washed ashore, State research assistant and came industrial pollution in a Lake Erie storm. One fouling beaches, and news- doctoral candidate the form of polychlorinated minute you’re enjoying the Tracey paper headlines announced, Meilander. biphenyls (PCBs), which vast expanse of blue sky, sun

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Find out more about Kent State’s efforts to preserve our ecosystem

at www.kent.edu/magazine.

glinting off of calm waters, dead zone growth. It involves before but have never been and the next minute dark state and local governments able to answer,” he says. clouds swirl overhead as and several universities, The aim of the wind and waves batter your including Kent State. The International Field Year tiny vessel. In the 1990s, International Field Year on on Lake Erie initiative is the emergence of nonpoint Lake Erie (IFYLE) initia- not only to understand the source pollution as a threat tive, through the National ecosystem, but ultimately to to the lake’s ecosystem came Oceanic and Atmospheric apply scientific understand- about in a similar fashion, Administration’s (NOAA) ing to develop tools and catching the scientific com- Great Lakes Environmental products useful to stewards munity off guard. Research Laboratory, is of the lake’s resources and, This hard-to-monitor billed as one of the most as National Oceanic and form of pollution can include comprehensive Lake Erie Atmospheric Administration oil washed off parking lots research field programs ever administrator Dr. Stephen by storms, or pesticides and conducted. Brandt states, “refocus fertilizers carried into water Dr. Robert Heath prepares water research capabilities for pre- supplies from farm fields or Dead zones samples in a lab on board the R.V. diction rather than explana- suburban and urban develop- threaten ecosystem Lake Guardian. tion.” The Kent State team ment. And it may be a culprit Heath is principal inves- plans to release a full report, in the growth of Lake Erie’s tigator on an International Lake Guardian, a research detailing its contributions to central basin dead zone, where Field Year grant, and vessel fully equipped with lab- the initiative, in May 2006. the concentration of nutrients Meilander is a co-investiga- oratory space. They collected Inasmuch as Lake Erie has increased steadily in recent tor. The Kent State team data from water samples at is a bellwether, so too is years, baffling scientists. focuses on microbial ecol- more than 50 research sta- the Great Lakes region, “In our desire to have ogy of Lake Erie and phos- tions and currently are com- with its history of leading many things, we are causing phorus dynamics. They are pleting the data analysis phase the nation in innovative the damage,” Heath says. among a cadre of scientists of their work. science and management “We want to have a strong examining various issues “We’re looking at bacte- strategies. Scientists and agricultural industry in our including: (1) the causes and rial activity in the specimens others in lake communi- state, but Lake Erie is the consequences of dead zones, we’ve collected,” Meilander ties hope the International only Great Lake where (2) the factors that lead to says, “including how many Field Year initiative will agriculture is the main harmful algal blooms and (3) there are, how big they are, represent another step for- watershed activity.” Heath how lake physics and food how much they’re growing, ward toward preserving and notes the other lakes are webs affect fish production. how much they’re using up improving the beauty and surrounded primarily by for- In 2005, the Kent State different nutrients, and how economic viability of one of est rather than farmland. team, comprised of under- much of those nutrients are the Earth’s most precious A multiagency, interna- graduate and graduate stu- contained in their cells.” natural resources. tional investigation is under dents, made five week-long The Kent State team is At the heart of this way to uncover the causes of Lake Erie cruises on the RV breaking new ground, using decades-long quest remains molecular methods only the ecosystem. Tracey Meilander, a doctoral candidate in biological sciences, assists recently available to scientists “The ecosystem is not an with Lake Erie dead zone research. to extract DNA from bacte- entity out there that we can ria in the hopes of identify- choose to protect or not,” ing what they are. “No one Heath says. “We are part has done molecular work like of the ecosystem and have this on bacteria in the Great a strong vested interest in Lakes,” Meilander says. protecting its efficient oper- Heath, a pioneer in these ation. We have a stronger techniques, explains that interest than our behavior microbial ecology is a field would often indicate.” in its infancy. “Now molecu- For more information, lar methods are available to visit www.kent.edu/ answer questions we’ve asked magazine.

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2-5_Lake Erie.indd 5 1/5/06 8:53:25 AM By Melissa Edler, ’00

Photographs by Jeff Glidden, '87

The silence is deafen- ing; tension and excitement hang in the air. Thousands of eyes watch the lone figure at the front of the group, waiting for a single motion. The signal is given, and hundreds of soldiers returning from Iraq rush toward their loved ones in a passionate display of hugs, kisses and tears. These are the men and women who return from HOPEis just a click away war unharmed. But for the thousands of soldiers who become physically disabled while serving their Technology helps veterans with country, the homecoming disabilities earn degrees reception is not quite the same. They are likely to face a long and difﬁcult recovery — both physical and emotional. They and their families will contend with their disability for the rest of their lives. Many will become discouraged and lose faith in the future. Kent State Univer- sity has partnered with the Louis Stokes Cleveland De- partment of Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center to offer disabled veterans the opportunity for a brighter outlook — through online access to college degrees and, with that, the possibil- ity of a successful career. “I want to provide hope for veterans with disabilities — hope they can rebuild their lives in a relatively short period of time,” says Dr. Joseph Drew, Kent State associate professor of political science and Dr. Joseph Drew (right), Kent State director of the program, associate professor of political the ﬁrst of its kind in the science, assists Todd Mix, a student nation at a VA hospital to in the distance learning program allow veterans with physical started by Drew at the Louis Stokes disabilities to acquire any Cleveland Department of Veteran online degree offered in the Affairs Medical Center. United States. He adds, “It is impor- p a g e 6

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6-7_Veterans.indd 6 1/5/06 2:45:02 PM tant to reach the soldiers Chester Ho, acting SCI chief, challenge for as soon as possible,” noting is responsible for identifying these veterans in worries about down time veterans with physical disabil- their pursuit of and patient frustration that ities that affect their learning. higher education. can occur in some rehabili- “For patients with spinal The treatments tation settings. cord injury, vocational and interrupt their Drew modeled this ini- educational rehab has always studies, and they tiative on a similar project he been a challenge, but this is can fall behind developed at Kent State us- a great opportunity to help quickly. But ing a successful combination our veterans achieve their with a com- of computer disability sta- goals,” he says. puter lab and a tions (speciﬁcally designed to Special software places distance-learn- accommodate persons who the students in a simulated ing coordinator are quadriplegic or blind) classroom where they can in- Cameras like this, mounted atop computers located right and the university’s only teract with their instructors at the VA Medical Center, can read a head- or in the hospital, entirely online degree pro- and other students online. tongue-driven electronic mouse sensor, allowing they are able to gram, a Master of Public Ad- The adaptive equipment for students who are quadriplegic to use a computer. keep up on their ministration (M.P.A.), which persons who are quadriplegic coursework. Drew directs. This M.P.A. is uses a small camera set on “With today’s the only such program in the top of the computer moni- Sowinski now has a full- advances in special technolo- nation that meets or exceeds tor that receives signals from time job with Tri-County gies available for persons the standards of the Ameri- an electronic mouse sensor, Independent Living Center with physical disabilities and Inc. She works to ensure cans with Disabilities Act driven by head or tongue the change in the nature of people with disabilities are and other legislation dealing movements. For people who work, from physical tasks to not discriminated against with electronic accessibility are visually impaired, special computer-information-based in their search for housing for persons with disabilities. software reads the text and work, this affords severely and says she is proud to be Although he created the descriptions of graphics on disabled veterans a chance part of the workforce. “The online M.P.A. to serve the screen out loud. The to rebuild their lives,” says program has helped me be persons with physical dis- text can then be printed in Cynthia L. Davis, VA-based more independent in my abilities, caregivers and those Braille using a unique voice- distance learning project work and academic endeav- swamped by instructed coordinator. ors,” she explains. workloads and “There is hesitancy printer. “There are a lot of peo- Veterans with disabilities family obliga- “There is ple like me with disabilities,” face several barriers in their tions, Drew for people with dis- hesitancy for says Todd Mix, a hopeful stu- efforts to earn a college realized the people with dent of the program. While degree. For example, get- potential to abilities to enroll in disabilities to a senior at the University ting to and from classes can apply the same enroll in col- of Akron, Todd joined the prove difﬁcult, especially for technology to college, because they lege, because those who have to contend Navy’s nuclear submarine help severely they feel they with winter weather in program and was sent to injured veter- feel they won’t have won’t have Northeast Ohio. To address Iraq. After an accident last ans returning the services this problem, Drew sends year, Todd had brain damage from Iraq and the services they need they need to home all adaptive equip- that left him paralyzed. previous wars. be successful,” ment needed by students “These people are Each year to be successful.” says Chrys- to take their classes online. trapped in their bodies, but approximately talyn Sowin- “For those who can’t get they still have a lot to con- 400 newly injured veterans ski, ’00, a 2004 graduate of out, the education comes to tribute to society,” says Betty and active duty members Kent State’s online M.P.A. them,” says student Leonard receive rehabilitation at VA program. While not all Hallbank, treasurer, Buckeye Mix, Todd’s mother. “We centers in the United States. online M.P.A. students have Chapter, Paralyzed Veterans need to give them the tools Some of the most critically disabilities — some take the of America. “If you have to get out.” injured are at the Spinal online course for the sake what you need right in your That’s what this program Cord Injury/Dysfunction of convenience — Sowinski home, you never have a is all about. (SCI) Unit at the Stokes has cerebral palsy. She adds, problem with transportation For more information, VA Medical Center, where “This program takes away or bad weather.” the new joint educational the barriers and excuses for Frequent and lengthy visit www.kent.edu/ program is located. Dr. not attending class.” hospital stays pose another magazine. p a g e 7

6-7_Veterans.indd 7 1/5/06 8:54:21 AM LIGHTS, CAMERA… ENTERTAINMENT!

Technical skill and artistry take center stage By Lisa Lambert, M.A. ’05

Melissa Hensler, a student in the magine the Broadway nies continue to search for sports entertainment, film entertainment arts and technolo- production The Lion educated, talented people to and video production, live gies program, prepares paint for King without the music hire,” he says. stage productions, indoor I scenery for a fall 2005 production. or the elaborate lighting that A new Entertainment and outdoor theme parks, Photograph by Bob Christy, ‘95 lends shadows and soft glows Arts and Technologies special events, the casino to transport audiences to Certificate Program at Kent entertainment industry and Gary Jurist, president, RCS distant lands. State was designed in cable or satellite television. Corporation, one of the Like a chemical reaction, response to industry needs Each certificate consists largest full-service event the elements of a perfor- and to give students hands- of six courses that include production companies in mance can be isolated and on experience in stage practical production experi- Northeast Ohio. examined apart from one scenery and lighting, sound ence and real-world intern- The certificate can be another, but the reaction, or design, event-based video ships, in addition to specially pursued as part of a bache- performance, would not be production and more. selected courses in theatre lor’s degree program or an complete without each of The certificate, offered and video technology. associate degree program, these parts. Modern technol- through the School of The- Industry partners of the such as at a Regional Cam- ogy has made human atre and Dance for the first program currently include pus, Zapytowski says. Stu- fantasy a reality best ex- time in fall 2005, is one of Vincent Lighting Systems, dents at Kent State Ashtabu- pressed through entertain- just a few such programs in RCS Corporation, Colortone la, for example, can enroll in ment. Concert goers, theatre the country. Audio Visual Staging and the entertainment arts and patrons and even conference Senior Monica Falatic is Rentals, and Cedar Point. technology classes without audiences understand the taking advantage of the op- Zapytowski explains being formally admitted subtle, and sometimes not- portunity. “It takes technical that certificate training has to a degree program. The so-subtle, cues that signal skill and artistry to be suc- become widely respected Ashtabula Campus was cho- beginnings, ends and all of cessful in this field,” she says. as employers strive to meet sen for the program because the emotional peaks and val- Falatic is working on sound safety standards and stay of its close relationship with leys in between during any design for a Kent State ahead of the curve in the the Ashtabula Arts Center, given event. musical and has completed constantly evolving enter- which offers classes and per- With great leaps in two internships at Porthouse tainment industry. formances in acting, dance technological ability comes Theatre in Cuyahoga Falls, “Employers have come and sculpture, and could the need for skilled human Ohio. She says the additional to understand they need to benefit from a program like intervention to orchestrate training will pay off when hire lifelong learners because this, Zapytowski says. and guide audiences through she starts her job search. the technology changes so “This provides a link be- entertainment experi- “With the certificate, you rapidly,” Zapytowski says. tween the students, the uni- ences. But 20 years of steady can do a diverse number of “Creating lifelong learners is versity and the community,” growth has led to a labor jobs,” she says. what we pride ourselves in.” he adds. “Students will gain shortage in the entertain- Some of the possibilities “The School of Theatre practical internal experience, ment industry, says Steve for qualified professionals in and Dance offers a solidly and the arts center could Zapytowski, Kent State this area include nationally structured curriculum and grow as a result.” professor of theatre. “As the touring rock concerts, sales plenty of hands-on experi- For more information, industry is becoming more and business meetings for ence for students seeking a visit www.kent.edu/maga- technical, more complex and corporations, trade shows, career in the entertainment zine. (Renee Freismuth, ’05, more innovative, compa- professional athletic venues, production industry,” says contributed to this article.) p a g e 8

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8-9_Entertainment Arts.indd 8 1/5/06 8:55:56 AM A Touch of Winter IN SPRING Guest director brings Shakespeare to Kent State By Lisa Lambert, M.A. ’05

orld-renowned says Dr. John R. Crawford, director and actor director of the School of W Vincent Dowling Theatre and Dance. “The will direct Shakespeare’s wealth of expertise and The Winter’s Tale this spring for Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance, as part of the Roe Green Visiting Director Series. Dowling is a lifetime Jeff Glidden, ’87 associate artistic director of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Locally, Photograph by Dowling is remembered for his contributions of nearly a decade (1976–84) as the producing director of the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Cleveland. In 1997 Dowl- ing presented Kent State with a collection of various materials from his years at the festival, including scripts, production notes and related items, such as video recordings of interviews with Dowling and sound recordings of plays performed World-renowned director and actor Vincent Dowling conducts auditions for the during his tenure. In 2003 he upcoming School of Theatre and Dance production of The Winter’s Tale this spring. received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university for “his lifelong ca- experience that Dowling reer in theatre and his global brings to the rehearsal studio contributions to the arts,” and the stage from his many according to the citation. years as a performer and Dowling has played more artistic and producing direc- than 100 major roles in his tor is invaluable. We extend 45-year professional career, much gratitude and appre- most of them in Dublin’s ciation to Roe Green, who has Abbey Theatre. He also has made this residency possible appeared at the Edinburgh through her generosity to the International Festival and School of Theatre and Dance.” in productions in Boston, Green, M.A. ’80, a local Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas arts patron and activist, estab- City, New York, Florence, lished the Visiting Director London and Paris. He is the Series through the Roe Green founding and artistic direc- Foundation. She serves on tor of the Miniature Theatre the School of Theatre and of Chester, Mass., as well. “We are thrilled to have a Dance and Porthouse Theatre director of such prominence advisory boards. and international renown as For more information, Vincent Dowling work with visit www.kent.edu/ our students at Kent State,” magazine. p a g e 9

8-9_Entertainment Arts.indd 9 1/5/06 8:56:11 AM Beyond the Books NASA librarian typiﬁes modern professional By Jim Szatkowski, ’80, M.A. ’94

or career and then added a Master of Science degree in decide to change information architecture and knowl- careers after be- edge management (IAKM), graduating ing out in the work in May 2005. world for a while. She considers many of her classes They look around — in both the library science and infor- for things that they mation architecture programs — to have found interesting been great preparation for what she does and see libraries as a today and hopes to do in the future. place of intellectual “There will still be brick and mortar stimulation.” libraries, but a lot of what will be done Lucas-Stannard will involve electronic resources,” that fits that descrip- can be delivered to a desktop, she says. tion to a T. She got “Information systems are becoming into the field after more complex, and librarians will have considering other to help people learn how to use them.” careers, and now That’s exactly what she does: Lucas- spends most of her Stannard helps NASA researchers time working with comb through the galaxy of informa- Web sites and other tion available to them, trying to find the digital products as a best and most appropriate resources. librarian and techni- “There are so many resources out cal information there; how do you know which one is specialist. the best? Also, some of the research Jeff Glidden, ’87 Although she (information) products are complicated started out wanting to use, and a researcher may spend all a career in science day just learning how to search it. Photograph by — she has an under- “As a librarian, I guide on how to Paige Lucas-Stannard, M.L.S. ’04, M.S. ’05, is a librarian graduate degree in search for the information and help and technical information specialist at the NASA Glenn physics and geology determine what resources would be Research Center in Cleveland. from The University the best for their needs,” she says, of Akron — Lucas- adding that the scientists are generally Stannard says she soon realized that appreciative of librarians’ ability to A s a librarian at the NASA Glenn climbing the ladder in the science deliver information. Research Center in Cleveland, Paige field meant she’d have to specialize, She is also trying to dispel the Lucas-Stannard, ’04, says she gets a but she wanted a broader experience. stereotype of librarians. “bird’s-eye view” of the space program She added a degree in education, but “I don’t have a bun (in my hair) and trips to Mars and beyond. decided that classroom teaching was or wear sensible shoes and ‘shush’ Lucas-Stannard may be the poster not her forte. people in the library,” she says. “I use child for the next wave of librarians, “Then it hit me — I was a biblio- information technology abilities to as described by Dr. Richard Rubin, phile. My favorite place was the educate people. M.L.S. ’76, director of the School library. As a librarian in the science “And I get to work with rocket of Library and Information Science field, I can experience all of it,” she says. scientists — how cool is that?” (SLIS) at Kent State, Ohio’s only She received her Master of Library For more information about the American Library Association-accred- and Information Science degree in public areas of the NASA Glenn library ited program. 2004 from Kent State University, and Web site and about the changing roles “It is a late-decider career,” he says. took a job at NASA following a practi- of librarians, follow the links at “People typically start out in a major cum there. While working full time, she www.kent.edu/magazine.

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10-11_NASA.indd 10 1/5/06 2:45:33 PM Beyond the Books NASA librarian typiﬁes modern professional Materials digital library speeds up research-to-classroom process By Rachel Wenger, ’00

development efforts K ent State University was awarded have resulted in a $1.5 million of a $2.7 million four-year project with long- National Science Foundation grant that range potential for places the university at the helm of a strengthening the collaboration supporting materials sci- sharing of scientiﬁc ence research, education and informa- research to advance tion dissemination. American society,” As part of the NSF’s National Feezel says. Science Digital Library, the Materials Materials science Digital Library Pathway has Kent State is the study of char- leading a partnership with the National acteristics and uses Institute of Standards and Technology, of various materials Massachusetts Institute of Technology, — such as metals, University of Michigan, Purdue Uni- metals, ceramics and Bob Christy, ‘95 versity and Iowa State University. plastics — that are Laura Bartolo, professor, employed in science materials informatics lab, and the and technology. Kent

project’s principal investigator, says State’s contributions Photograph by one of the reasons NSF supported the to the Materials program is because of its multi-institu- Digital Library will Research Associate Cathy Lowe (left) and Professor Laura Bartolo tional and multidisciplinary nature. include providing are project manager and principal investigator, respectively, for “With information science and tools to describe, the Materials Digital Library Pathway. materials science coming together, this archive and dis- is not a typical collaboration,” Bartolo seminate data among Bartolo says the project’s research says. “The way the partnership was national and international government- mission will help to realize the National organized made it especially appealing funded materials teams and centers; Science Foundation’s aspirations for the because it is such a vibrant cross-mix.” supporting open access development of National Science Digital Library. The NSF award recognizes the leader- modeling and simulation tools; devel- “It has been invigorating to ship position of Kent State and its College oping services and content for virtual envision new ways of communicat- of Arts and Sciences in the materials sci- labs in large undergraduate introducing, collaborating and disseminating ence and informatics arena, says Dr. Jerry tory science courses; and creating an knowledge in materials science,” Feezel, interim dean of the college. online workspace for collaborative Bartolo says. “I am very pleased that Professor development of core undergraduate For more information, visit Bartolo’s prior research and grant materials science teaching materials. www.kent.edu/magazine.

Online exclusive: David Jennings, ’77, M.L.S. ’81, is director of the Akron/Summit County Public Library, which recently completed construction of a new building. Public libraries like this one are becoming increasingly important in communities and for area businesses. For the complete story on the changing role of libraries and librarians, visit “Knowledge Is Power,” an online exclusive at www.kent.edu/magazine.

Photograph by Gary Harwood, '83

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10-11_NASA.indd 11 1/5/06 2:45:53 PM Innovation, anticipation and a solid foundation spell success Gary Harwood, '83

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Taking care of Business By Jim Szatkowski, ’80, M.A. ’94

Every business student Leaders in Kent State board business education, of Research, Planning and learns this basic lesson: Orga- University’s College of the college has identified Institutional Effectiveness. nizations that refuse to adapt Business Administration and three centers of excellence to the ebb and flow of the cur- Graduate School of Manage- — entrepreneurship, finan- Entrepreneurship: rents in the world of business ment have taken that lesson cial engineering and global Creating opportunities are often doomed to become to heart, and in recent years business — after consulta- for students, owners stuck in the muddy shallows have set in motion several tion with college faculty and One emerging center of the economy. Change is an changes that position the staff, external advisers who of excellence might be unsettling proposition to some college to remain a leader in have a keen sense of com- described by the slogan, people and some organiza- business education. ing needs and trends in the “Think globally, act locally.” tions. But change is sometimes With a reputation for business community, and the Entrepreneurs and small the only sign of growth. providing a solid across-the- university’s internal office businesses represent the

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12-15_Business.indd 12 1/5/06 2:43:54 PM fastest growing segment of entrepreneurial lab that The lab serves as a kind problems for multiple listen- the economy and an impor- serves small businesses. For of safety net for businesses. ers. He built his career in tant tool for job creation a fee, an entrepreneur can The entrepreneur may the information technology and economic development. work with the lab to solve have a good idea, but may industry and helped to cre- Kent State’s College of Busi- problems related to his or not know a lot about run- ate the desktop publishing ness Administration has a her business. ning a business. The lab industry in the late 1980s, number of centers and oper- “Students get to work on can provide help along the while serving as vice presi- ations in place to serve small real-life problems under the whole spectrum of business dent of sales and marketing businesses, including the direction of expert faculty operations — accounting, at Aldus Corporation, the Center for Executive Educa- who understand the situa- taxation, marketing and publishers of PageMaker tion and Development, Ohio tions that may come up, and inventory — everything the software in Seattle. Partnership for Excellence, the business owner gets the students will encounter in “In all of our lecture the Kent Regional Business benefit of that expertise at a their textbooks. programs, which also include Alliance and its Small Busi- reasonable cost,” Messing says. Another alumnus who the Pilliod and Biggar series, ness Development Center. Lee McMannis, ’70, a supports the program is we are looking to add value In addition to offering College of Business Admin- Michael Solomon, ’74, cur- to the traditional curriculum an academic program that istration alumnus, brings rently a member of the Kent by introducing students to teaches students about run- his business expertise to the State University Foundation people who are leaders in ning a small business, the program by volunteering as Board of Directors. In 2000 their respective fields,” says college also provides support the first Entrepreneur-in- he established an endowed George Stevens, D.B.A. ’79, for entrepreneurs who, in Residence. McMannis, for- fund for a speakers’ series dean of the college. turn, share their experiences merly the owner of Mickey bearing his name to bring Students who want to with students. Thompson Performance in leaders in the entrepre- work for large companies “Entrepreneurial centers Tires and Wheels, learned neurial community who can can also benefit from the across the country contribute about the program through offer vision and fresh ideas. program because organiza- greatly to the development his involvement on the Solomon is an entrepreneur, tions value the entrepreneur- of their regional economies college’s Business Advisory serving as CEO of Audyssey ial spirit. “Too many (large) and also prepare students Council. He guides students Labs, maker of MultEQTM, companies march along in for careers as entrepreneurs. in projects they handle in the only technology that lock step. They need bright It’s a win-win situation,” says the lab. can correct room acoustics people who can put things Julie Messing, who serves as a marketing instructor and head of the proposed Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Currently, students from any major in the university can take classes on entrepreneurial principles and work toward a minor in entrepreneurship. “They might be scientists, artists, writers or anyone with a good idea for a business who is willing to work hard and take the risks necessary to start a business,” says Messing. “We provide the background to help them

avoid the mistakes that come Bob Christy, ‘95

when people unfamiliar with business practices start their own ventures.” A large part of the cur- Photograph by riculum involves experiential Dr. Mark Holder, director of the ﬁnancial engineering program, points out features of the Olga A. Mural learning, with opportuni- Financial Engineering Trading Floor, a $2.2 million state-of-the-art facility with direct connections to the ties provided through an futures exchanges.

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12-15_Business.indd 13 1/5/06 8:59:26 AM together in new ways. That’s a value-added situation for any of our students who take the entrepreneurial courses,” he adds. Financial engineering: Merging math and business An entrepreneurial spirit contributes to the success of Kent State’s unique graduate program in financial engineering, which — after just more than three years in operation — is ranked 13th in North America by www.global-derivatives.com, a site aimed at promoting the education and expansion Gary Harwood, '83 of all things related to financial engineering, derivatives and quantitative finance.

The “entrepreneur” in Photograph by this case is Mark Holder, The financial engineering trading floor is named in honor of Olga A. Mural, who has generously Ph.D. ’92, creator and head supported the program. of the Master of Science in Financial Engineer- ing (M.S.F.E.) program taught by faculty in business A keystone of the pro- operating expenses, her gift and chair of the college’s and in the Department of gram is the Olga A. Mural established the Master of Department of Finance. He Mathematical Science. Financial Engineering Science in Financial Engi- previously worked for the Financial engineers cre- Trading Floor, a $2.2 million neering Leadership Fund for Chicago Board of Trade, ate pricing algorithms and state-of-the-art facility that program faculty who dem- where he managed a group risk curves, spurred by global rivals facilities in any profes- onstrate outstanding leader- that designed new futures trading and rapid advances sional firm in the world. ship, and endowed the Olga contracts. in technology. The field Using the same technol- A. Mural Associate Professo- In a discipline that merg- demands individuals who ogy and data feeds that are riate in Finance, the position es theory and practice, stu- can quantify, assess, price used in live trading, the floor that Holder occupies. dents must attain proficiency and forecast increasingly allows students to receive The M.S.F.E. class that in both high-level math skills complex financial outcomes. hands-on experience in started in fall 2005, with 20 and the analytical skills used The college has targeted derivatives trading and risk students, is the largest of by traders. The year-long professionals who engage in management. It is the only the program’s three classes program includes courses trading derivative products. derivatives-oriented trading so far. Students come from floor in an academic institu- many disciplines, institutions tion in the country with and countries. direct connections to the “There are only about 60 futures exchanges. other schools in the world A very generous gift that offer programs like ONLINE EXCLUSIVES: from Olga A. Mural, whose this,” Holder says. “It’s a big Visit www.kent.edu/magazine to read about these husband, Walter V. Mural, investment for the university, initiatives in the College of Business Administration: ’41, received his Bachelor but it can pay big dividends.” of Business Administra- Holder, who worked in • College of Business Colleagues learning community tion at Kent State, will help Asian markets for the Chi- • Changes in the curriculum for the marketing program to sustain state-of-the-art cago Board of Trade, was • Accreditation of the Department of Accounting instruction and facilities for able to land the Asia Pacific the M.S.F.E. program. In Futures Research Sym- addition to providing assis- posium for Kent State, tance for the trading floor’s previously organized by the

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12-15_Business.indd 14 1/5/06 9:00:25 AM in 2003. The latter position “I want to focus on was established through gifts raising awareness in our from the BorgWarner Cor- learning community of the poration and its former chief interconnectedness of busi- executive ofﬁcer, alumnus ness, the challenges as well John F. Fiedler, ’60. as the opportunities of the Barnes, who has more forces of globalization. And I than 25 years of interna- want to help build bridges of tional business experience, substance between regional lived abroad and worked companies and the College for multinational institu- of Business Administration,” tions, including the World says Barnes. Bank, the Union Bank of Barnes serves as ex- Switzerland and the Indus- ecutive director of the Bob Christy, ‘95 trial Bank of Japan. Most college’s Global Manage- recently he served as as- ment Center, which brings sistant dean and director of practitioners and academics

Photograph by the full-time M.B.A. pro- to campus to address timely issues. The inaugural global management lecture was presented in October 2005 by Clyde V. Prestowitz, Dr. Michael Barnes joined Kent president of the Economic State in 2003 as the John F. Strategy Institute. Fiedler-Borg Warner Endowed In addition to learning Chair in Global Business Studies. from global business experts who come to Kent State, Chicago Board of Trade students beneﬁt from study Educational Foundation. abroad to increase their In a great victory over understanding of current prestigious competition, issues. The college has re- Kent State received $1.2 lationships with institutions million from the founda- in Canada, France, Mexico tion to support the sym- and Switzerland and is posium. selectively looking for other Bob Christy, ‘95 While interest in the opportunities. To address M.S.F.E. program is high in the cost of international Asia, individuals and ﬁrms study, the college has cre-

in Europe, Australia and Ja- Photograph by ated specific international pan also have taken notice, travel scholarships. bringing Kent State to the George Stevens, D.B.A. ’79, is dean of Kent State’s College of attention of many global Business Administration and Graduate School of Management. * * * financial markets. The three areas of Global business: Experts in this area today gram at the Carlson School excellence build on exist- Growing ideas from include Dr. Michael Hu, of Management at the ing strengths, meet the solid roots faculty member since 1981 University of Minnesota. needs of the modern busi- Choosing global business and holder of the Bridge- Previously he held several ness world and break into as the third center of excel- stone Endowed Chair in administrative positions new and exciting areas. lence allowed the college International Business since at Case Western Reserve Together, these programs to build on another tradi- 1994, and Dr. Michael J. University’s Weatherhead are positioned to take the tion of strength that dates Barnes, the first corporate School of Management college to a higher level of back to the 1970s, with such executive to hold the John (where he earned an Execu- prestige and to provide an respected faculty members as F. Fiedler-BorgWarner tive Doctor of Management outstanding education to Drs. Anant Negandhi, John Endowed Chair in Global while commuting every the 4,200 business majors Ryans and Jim Baker. Business Studies, beginning three weeks from London). at the university.

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By Pamela R. Anderson, A.A. ’89, M.A. ’94 Director of Communications, 89.7 WKSU

When the 2006-07 academic year begins, there will be no need for Kent

State student golfers to retire Gary Harwood, ‘83 their clubs for the lengthy Ohio winter. Thanks to

generous gifts from several Photograph by individuals, student-athletes Current and former members of the Kent State men’s and women’s golf teams tee off at the groundbreaking will have access to a new ceremony for the new golf teaching and learning center at the Kent State University Golf Course. $1.4 million teaching and learning facility — a facility Kent’s 75-year-old golf gear and carried umbrellas Page speaks of the stan- that Herb Page, ’74, M.A. program clearly have suc- just so they could squeeze in dard of excellence inherent ’76, says will be “one of the ceeded without the benefit a few more hours of practice. in Kent State programs. finest indoor/outdoor teach- of a special facility, Page is A year from now, weather He notes that this standard ing, learning and practice convinced that this new fa- will be no hindrance as play- mirrors the philosophy em- facilities in the nation.” cility will be a huge asset. He ers practice from the com- braced by his mentor, friend Page is highly qualified explains that golf has a “split fort of the indoor facility, and lead project contributor, to make that statement, hav- season.” His teams play five which will be located behind Dr. Emilio Ferrara, ’59, and ing led the men’s program tournaments in the fall and the Kent State University his wife, Margaret. Theirs for the past 28 years and another seven or eight in Golf Course. having taken his teams all was the first charitable lead the spring. During the late Throughout the plan- trust ever made to the Kent around the country to play. fall and winter months, Kent ning stages for the facility, State Foundation in the Under his direction, the men State players have limited top consideration was always history of the university, and have produced 63 all-MAC practice space at the univer- given to providing young it made possible the comple- golfers, 19 All-Americans sity’s field house. When the men and women with the tion of the first phase of and British Open Cham- teams head south for tourna- best possible opportunities construction on the facility. pion Ben Curtis, ’03. When ments in February, they do to succeed — both on and Curtis took home the British not play as well as golfers off the golf course. That’s Page says he is well aware Open Claret Jug in 2003, he who have practiced every why key phrases used to de- that individual gifts have became the first player since day. Despite these barriers, scribe the new golf teaching made all the difference in 1913 to capture a major golf both the men’s and women’s and learning facility include the realization of his dream. championship on his first golf teams from Kent State “year-round functionality” “In our community, we can try. Page says, “Truthfully, I have been very competitive and “emphasis on learning.” be very proud of this facility, was not surprised when Ben and rank in the top-25 golf One highlight of the facility which is being funded entire- won. He was an outstanding programs in the nation. will be the entryway, where a ly with private gifts,” he says. player when he came to Kent One blustery day near “Gallery of Champions” will “You get one chance, one op- State, and he just got better. the end of October was recognize all championship portunity to build something That’s the way it’s been for a perfect example of bad teams, academic All-Ameri- that will be here forever for many of our players.” weather affecting student cans and other Kent State future student-athletes. This Although athletes in golfers, who dressed in rain golf greats. facility is for them.”

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16-17_Rubber&Athletic.indd 16 1/5/06 9:01:07 AM BESTING GOLIATH Local business gains competitive edge with help from Kent State By Melissa Edler, ’00

Wearing thick pro- are made to an industry tective gloves, you pull a standard, but White Rub- wrench from your tool belt ber Corporation wanted to tighten a bolt. As you turn to know if one was better the wrench, it slips from than the other. “We’re your hand and falls to the known to have the best ground with a clang. For gloves because they’re the most people, a dropped tool most ﬂexible,” explains is not a big deal. But what James Sabo, White Rub- if you’re 75 feet in the air ber Corporation’s director working with more than of operations. “We wanted 20,000 volts of electricity? to prove this scientiﬁcally.” Across the country, a He called on Tom workforce of more than Southards, outreach 268,000 line workers installs program manager and and maintains electrical, director of the Manu- cable and telecommunica- facturing Small Business tions lines, according to the Development Center at U.S. Department of Labor. Kent State. Without these almost-invis- “We help connect ible workers, we wouldn’t small businesses with spe- have the electricity, cable cialty resources for their

television, Internet and field,” says Southards, who Gary Harwood, ‘83 telephone services we rely referred White Rubber on every day. representatives to Darwin A major issue for these line Boyd, ’82, Ph.D. ’91, as- Photograph by workers is safety. Besides work- sistant professor, School ing with lethal amounts of of Technology, who had James R. Sabo is director of operations for The White Rubber Corporation, electricity, they often are mak- worked as an independent which partnered with Kent State on research to prove the superiority of its ing emergency repairs in ad- contractor at NASA Glenn rubber-insulating gloves for electrical workers. verse weather conditions. Key Research Center. to their protection are special “I knew NASA had done on all five tests. involved,” says Boyd. rubber-insulating gloves, made lots of research on astronaut “This is something a It was indeed: A small primarily by two companies in gloves,” says Boyd. With small company like ours company gained a com- the United States. access to NASA’s testing could not have done by petitive edge over its goliath Recently Kent State Uni- procedures, Boyd and a itself,” says Mark Royle, chief competitor; a university versity researchers partnered team of Kent State students operating officer, The White provided hands-on experi- with one of those companies, used similar tests to com- Rubber Corporation. “By ence for its students and the White Rubber Corpora- pare White Rubber’s gloves partnering with Kent State, helped local business; and a tion in Ravenna, Ohio, to with its competitors’ in grip we were able to do something quarter-million U.S. workers conduct an independent strength, dexterity, inte- that’s usually only affordable know more about a product study comparing perfor- grated hand performance, for large corporations.” that makes their dangerous mance between the two fatigue and comfort. “Although it didn’t in- jobs safer. companies’ rubber-insulat- The results? White Rub- volve a million-dollar grant, For more information ing gloves. ber gloves outperformed the this project was important visit www.kent.edu/ Line worker gloves leading competitive brand and worthwhile for everyone magazine.

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16-17_Rubber&Athletic.indd 17 1/5/06 9:01:21 AM SUCCESS is no secret

Upward Bound attracts quality students to Kent State

By Elaine Laps, Kent State Public Relations Student

A lthough the odds college life, and then we were against them, Josh Ryder address, one by one, the and Tocina Tarver succeeded expectations they need to and are proud to call them- meet to reach that goal,” selves Kent State Univer- says Dana Lawless-Andric, sity students. They made it M.Ed. ’01, associate direc- into college because they tor, Pre-College Programs persevered and took on new at Kent State. “By the time Gary Harwood, ‘83 challenges that no one else our students reach Kent in their families had. State, they are ready and ap-

Ryder is studying math preciate the preparation and Photographs by and was accepted into the work they put in to get here.” High school student Donna Thomas attends an Upward Bound class on Honors College during the The preparation for anatomy and physiology. fall 2005 semester. Tarver is college served Ryder well, pursuing a degree in pre-med he says, as he proudly touts During an early Saturday ’81, associate dean, Under- biology. Both are freshmen, a 4.0 GPA for post-second- morning Upward Bound ses- graduate Studies. “The stu- and both credit Upward ary classes he took at Stark sion for high school students, dents we bring in through Bound for the success of their State College in Canton, Tarver showed up to volun- Upward Bound are a credit academic careers. Ohio, and 3.75 GPA for his teer for a program in which to our success.” A federally funded ﬁrst semester at Kent State. she thoroughly believes. More students are on their program that was created by “I came to Kent State “If your kid stumbles in way to Kent State because the Higher Education Act of with 23 college credits college, it’ll be okay because of the program’s reach and 1965, Upward Bound targets because of Upward Bound,” they’ll have Dean Nelson representation in the high students who will be the ﬁrst Ryder says. “The workshops and Ms. Lawless-Andric schools of surrounding coun- in their household to gradu- and programs helped me there to help them,” Tarver ties. For example, Hector ate from college, as well as reach my goals by support- told a room full of parents. Sanchez, a junior at McKinley students from families with ing me emotionally — we And Ryder agrees, say- High School in Canton, Ohio, limited incomes. It provides are like one big family.” ing that even if he had the is considering studying both the foundation for these The connection and chance to go to college computer science and linguis- students to succeed in col- support provided by the anywhere else, he wouldn’t tics at Kent State. lege and also aims to remove Upward Bound team at have, because of the support “I think this combination the barriers they may face Kent State wins favor with he has received from Kent will give me a good base for through the application pro- students who graduate from State’s Upward Bound team. a job that can take me any- cess and in preparation for the program and encour- “It’s our aim to bring a where in the world,” Sanchez college entrance exams. ages them to pursue their higher caliber of students says. “I eventually want to “To help students reach degrees here. to Kent State and to help get a Ph.D. in linguistics, their goal of attending col- Some go a step further with the university’s overall and I really want to travel.” lege, we bring them to the by giving back to the retention,” says Geraldine At the moment though, university to experience program. Hayes Nelson, ’78, M.Ed. he’s concentrating on getting

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18-19_Upward Bound.indd 18 1/5/06 9:02:00 AM own barriers and beat the able leadership skills that help odds, including, for example, them persevere,” Lawless- the program’s own Nelson Andric says. “As a result, the and Annalisa Williams, a success rate is high, and the 1977 Kent State graduate stories of what these students who is currently a judge on have overcome are plentiful.” the Akron Municipal Court. Kent State’s involvement “Our programs teach with Upward Bound has students the importance of expanded since the program education while infusing valu- started here in 1971. Today the university is the only one in the country hosting three programs: Upward Bound Classic Program, which focuses on general college preparation; Upward Bound Math/Science Center, for math and science preparation; and Upward Bound PREP Academy, for general college preparation with a compo- nent for teen parents. The classic program has served more than 2,000 students since its inception at Kent State; the math/science and into college and complet- “prep” programs have served ing the steps of the Upward more than 400 students each Annalisa Stubbs Williams, ’77, a graduate of the Upward Bound program Bound program by attend- since their start in 1998. and Kent State, is currently a judge on the Akron Municipal Court. ing the extra workshops and The data certainly sup- Saturday sessions hosted by port claims of success for Kent State. Upward Bound programs: “While I’m here, I’m • Nearly 85 percent of sure most of my friends students who participate are sleeping,” Sanchez in the Kent State says. “But by being here, Upward Bound programs I’m getting direction on have gone on to attend wherever I want to go in Kent State; the world.” • 91 percent of students Both current and future who participate in the students connected with Kent State Upward Kent State through their Bound programs enroll involvement with Upward in college (somewhere, Bound are slated for great not necessarily at Kent things, Lawless-Andric State), compared with 63 says, because these students percent of all Ohio recent care about their education graduates, according and future. Charles Cantale, ’74, M.Ed. ‘77, talks with students in an Upward Bound to the Ohio Board of For times when students class at Kent State while Geraldine Hayes Nelson, ’78, M.Ed. ’81, associate Regents (2002). do stumble and need help dean, Undergraduate Studies, and director of Upward Bound Programs at along the way, they can look Kent State, listens. Cantale is now a professor and the director for College For more information, up to alumni of the pro- Access Programs and special assistant to the dean for development at visit www.kent.edu/ gram who overcame their Minnesota State University. magazine.

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18-19_Upward Bound.indd 19 1/5/06 9:02:23 AM Student Success Found in Translation Student honored for translation of Russian children’s memoirs Jeff Glidden, '87 By Melissa Edler, ’00 Photograph by Deborah Hoffman, a graduate student in the foreign language “It surprises me people the children of these families. translation program, received a 2005 PEN Translation Award for her don’t know about or remem- Looking for the answer to that English translation of Children of the Gulag. ber the Gulag. It affected so question led her to Children many people,” says Deborah of the Gulag. Sent to an orphanage where Russian was my first love, I Hoffman, a graduate student “I was so moved by this they changed his name, he has decided to be practical and in the foreign language story that I wanted to make no idea who he really is or who went to law school,” says translation program at Kent people aware of what these his parents are. “I really feel a Hoffman. As a lawyer, she State University. children had been through,” personal responsibility to these represented abused children Hoffman received a 2005 says Hoffman. kids,” says Hoffman. in the juvenile court system. PEN Translation Award Hoffman’s interest in the However, law was a time- for her English translation “Hungry and tired from Russian language and culture consuming career, and Hoff- of Children of the Gulag, a walking several miles on foot, began in college when she man wanted more time with collection of letters, diary took her first Russian lan- her family. She decided to go we arrived at a squat, dark entries and reminiscences guage class. “It just resonated back to school for her first of Russian children whose building, which turned out to be with me,” says Hoffman. love, Russian. lives were affected by the the dining hall. ... Every bowl “There’s a depth in Russian Next year, Hoffman plans Gulag, a Soviet system literature, because it’s one of to visit Russia and meet of forced-labor prison had more than a dozen flies the few modes of expression some of the Gulag survi- camps. Given by the floating in it. At that time none the people had.” vors whose stories she has PEN American Center, In 1991 Hoffman par- translated. With recognition of us could eat that soup. ... We the PEN Translation ticipated in a study abroad from the PEN grant, she also Fund Grant promotes the constantly went hungry there.” program to the Soviet hopes to publish her version publication of translated — Testimony of Al’dona Volynskaia, Union; she lived there for of Children of the Gulag, the world literature in English who lived in a Soviet orphanage for four months and loved it de- first English translation. by American translators. four years after the arrest of her spite the difficulties. For ex- For more informa- From the 1920s parents in 1938. She now lives in ample, even making a phone tion, visit www.kent.edu/ through the 1980s in the Moscow. From Children of the Gulag, call could be an ordeal. “I magazine. Soviet Union, between trans. Deborah Hoffman. stood in line for eight hours 18 and 20 million people at the telegraph office to call were placed in camps, either By translating these Rus- home,” says Hoffman. “Once Online as common criminals or sian memoirs, Hoffman hopes you were finally at the front political prisoners. Millions to give the children — now of the line, you were told Exclusives: died from overwork, starva- adults — the opportunity to be which booth to use.” Do you enjoy reading tion and maltreatment. While remembered by having their On the day she flew about Kent State students reading about the Gulag and life stories heard by future home, the Soviet Union and their interesting and the arrests of women whose generations. One boy, for ex- dissolved. As the Cold War exciting activities? husbands had fallen out of ample, was taken away from his ended, Russian-language Visit www.kent.edu/ political favor, Hoffman mother who was arrested when study became less relevant in magazine to read more! wondered what happened to he was only three years old. the United States. “Though

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20-21_SSuccess&NewsFlash 20 1/5/06 9:03:03 AM Creating “NEW LITERACY” Leaders Educator encourages nontraditional media in the classroom By Melissa Edler, ’00

Imagine sinking into a researcher in the multime- soft, oversized chair, kicking dia literacy field. He says he off your shoes and rest- believes we need to broaden ing your feet on the otto- our definition of literacy be- man. A steaming mug of yond print, a concept often hot coffee and flickering defined as “new literacy.” vanilla-scented candle are At home, kids are using on the end table next to you. the Internet, downloading The family pet lies on a rug MP3 files, participating in beside a roaring fire. You online games and instant open a book to a dog-eared messaging. “Kids are using page that holds your place alternative literacies outside and slowly lose yourself in school, so we need to make a tale of fantasy, intrigue sure we allow them to work Bob Christy, ‘95 or true-life drama. Do you with these new media in remember the last time you school as well,” he adds. had such an experience? Many educators agree

Neither do I. with Kist’s philosophy, and Photograph by “Most of us spend more some have already leapt out- William Kist, Ph.D. ’99, assistant professor, Teaching, Leadership and time reading a screen these side the boundaries of print. Curriculum Studies, promotes the importance of “new literacy” in his days instead of a page,” says In his recent book, New recently published book. William Kist, Ph.D. ’99, Literacies in Action: Teach- an assistant professor in the ing and Learning in Multiple “There was a real sophis- them at the National Coun- Department of Teaching, Media, Kist, who received tication and eloquence to cil of Teachers of English Leadership and Curricu- a grant from Kent State’s what they were composing, Conference in Pittsburgh in lum Studies at Kent State Research Center for Educa- even though print was only November. University’s Stark Campus. tional Technology to com- a small part of the process,” In a world dominated by The average adult reads plete his research, highlights says Kist. “Somebody ﬁnally technology, Kist says stu- a screen, whether it’s a tele- several of these teachers and was reaching these kids after dents need to be competitive vision or computer, for more their methods. years of being marginalized in new literacies, as well as by traditional schooling.” than six hours a day, as com- For example, Kist visited in traditional methods. Kist puts his theory pared to a half hour spent a school in Montreal that’s “The goal is to help our reading printed materials, considered a last stop- into practice, requiring his students become not just according to a recent study ping point for at-risk kids students to create projects literate citizens,” he says, by Ball State University’s before they drop out. What that use elements of new Center for Media Design. he saw was inspiring. Two literacy along with tradi- “but leaders in literacy.” “This is transforming teenage boys were work- tional media. Students with For more information, our notion of what reading ing on complex animations the most innovative ideas visit www.kent.edu/ is,” says Kist, a leading of interacting characters. accompanied Kist to present magazine.

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The Gaston collection was created in the memory of Tyler Lee Gaston, son of University Provost Paul Gaston and his wife, Eileen. Tyler Lee Gaston (1980-2004) was a senior English major at Kent State University at the time of his death. He participated in the Wick Poetry Center Outreach Program, teach- Tyler Lee Gaston (1980-2004), ing poetry to students at a senior English major at Kent Miller South School for the Gary Harwood, ‘83 State at the time of his death. Visual and Performing Arts The new Wick Poetry Corner in Akron and at Maplewood features a collection of 20th- Career Center in Ravenna.

and 21st-century poetry, named Tyler was a gifted poet, as Photograph by in his memory. well as an artist and musi- The combined heat and power project within the Kent State power plant cian. He also worked at the relies on this natural gas-ﬁred turbine. University Library and had Poetry finds a home planned to pursue a master’s a program that honors charged heat from the degree in library science individuals, businesses, turbines. This heat, which The second floor of the after graduation. industries and organizations is normally released to the Kent State University For more information, library is now home to the that have improved Ohio’s atmosphere, is instead being visit www.kent.edu/ economic competitiveness Wick Poetry Corner, a place magazine. utilized in the production of for students, faculty and and its environment through steam. the effective, efficient and community members to Heat and power project The turbines operate read, write and gather for innovative use of energy. In daily to meet the university’s small group discussions. The earns state award November 2005, Kent State fluctuating power demands. Poetry Corner also features University was a recipient of In addition, a base load of the Tyler Lee Gaston Poetry The Ohio Department an award for its combined power is purchased from heat and power project. Collection, a circulating of Development describes a local utility or another The project began in collection of 20th- and 21st- the Governor’s Award for supplier. Since purchasing May 2002 with the instal- century poetry. Excellence in Energy as power from the local utility lation of new natural is substantially less expensive gas-fired electric genera- during off-peak periods, the tors (turbines), with heat turbines will typically not recovery steam generator units. A second generator, be used to produce power at powered by natural gas or night and on weekends. No. 2 low sulfur fuel oil, In the event of a was also installed. These power failure due to the turbines have the ability to local utility, Kent State’s produce almost 90 percent power system has the abil- of the Kent Campus’ need ity to isolate itself from for electric power in the the utility and continue to winter months, and 60 per- produce a majority of the cent of its need for electric power requirements for the university, enabling

Gary Harwood, ‘83 in the summer months. With 60,000 pounds the institution to remain of steam per hour from open and functional. This the steam recovery units, additional functionality Photograph by almost 55 percent of the improves the university’s Kent State Provost Paul Gaston, Robert Wick, ’57, and Chris Wick university’s steam needs ability to deliver electric- celebrate the dedication of the Wick Poetry Corner and the Tyler Lee ity to its students, faculty Gaston Poetry Collection at the Kent State Library. are provided by the dis-

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22-23 News Flash.indd 22 1/5/06 9:04:18 AM Debates,” will be held May 1 and 2 on the Kent Campus. The Symposium on Democracy is held annually to commemorate the events of May 4, 1970. These symposia provide ongoing opportunities to learn important lessons from the past about the meaning and expression of democracy in a pluralistic society. Jeff Glidden Dr. James L. Gaudino, dean of the College of Communication and Photograph by Information, and Dr. John On hand for the October 2005 dedication of the Murphy Mellis Field for Kent State women’ ﬁeld hockey L. West, vice president were (left to right): Dr. Susan Murphy; Mel B. Mellis, ’68; ﬁeld hockey coach and 2005 MAC Coach of the and dean, Division of Year Kerry DeVries; and Kent State President Carol A. Cartwright. Research and Graduate Studies, are co-chairs of the symposium planning and staff in their quest for with construction of a field Democracy symposium committee. knowledge through teaching designed specifically for to examine policy debate Symposium activities and research. This reliability the sport. The team had are free and open to also ensures power for the previously played at Dix ent State’s seventh the public. Advance almost 7,000 students who Stadium. Long-range plans K annual Symposium on reservations are not live in the residence halls. called for the team to get Democracy, “Irreconcilable necessary. For more information, its own facility after non- Differences? Science, For more information, visit www.kent.edu/ regulation Astroturf was Religion and Politics follow the link at www. magazine. installed at Dix Stadium to in Democratic Policy kent.edu/magazine. improve the playing surface New field hockey field for football games. named in honor of The Murphy Mellis donors Field, which will serve as Biosafety Facility to Prepare First-Responders the home playing field for In a world of terrorist alerts and threats, the need for a stronger defense against biological attacks is paramount. el B. Mellis, ’68, has a the team, is located behind M Kent State opened its state-of-the-art Biosafety Training special connection to the Dix Stadium on the Kent Lab in October 2005 as part of a national effort to teach women’s field hockey pro- Campus. The facility not procedures and protocols to those working with and only will benefit today’s gram at Kent State. Over responding to attacks involving harmful biological agents. the last several years, he players, but also will The laboratory features state-of-the-art equipment for has been watching the team help the Department of microbial DNA detection, real-time microbe counting and mature and has quietly made Intercollegiate Athletics Web cameras, so advanced training activities can be taught sure that its needs were recruit future student-ath- in the new laboratory and viewed over the Internet. It also met by providing funds to letes to play varsity field provides a simulated environment for training, where stu- pay summer school tuition, hockey while pursuing dents follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cover travel expenses and Kent State degrees. (CDC) protocol and are trained to detect bioterrorism purchase new footwear. Mellis is chair of the without manipulating the actual biological agents. The Recently, the team had Kent State University laboratory will not house select agents. a much larger need: a new Foundation Board, as well The Northeast Ohio Consortium for Biopreparedness playing field. Mel and his as the National Athletic (NEOCB), headquartered at the Kent Campus, is one of wife, Dr. Susan Murphy, Development Council. only two CDC biosafety laboratory training facilities in made a leadership gift For more information, the United States. of $300,000 that made it visit www.kent.edu/ For more information, visit www.kent.edu/magazine. possible to move forward magazine.

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CLASS NOTES ’42  Bob Pirtle, Bellingham, Dorothy (Kime) Currier, Fort Wash., is employed at Myers, Fla., retired in 1983 Thomson in Belmont, Calif., as From the President from Jefferson Area Local a publisher.  Glenn Schultz, Schools, Jefferson, Ohio, M.A. ’70, Pittsburgh, Pa., of the Kent State where she taught music was promoted to vice presi- for 36 years. Dorothy and dent for WTW Architects. her husband, Cliff, formerly *  Barbara (Hille) Sposet, University Alumni employed as coordinator Ph.D. ’97, Cleveland, Ohio, of Continuing Studies at has recently joined the Association the Kent State Ashtabula Baldwin Wallace College Campus, recently celebrated faculty. Sposet resigned their 60th wedding anniver- from her position at Notre sary. Dame College to become Gary Brahler, ’89 an associate professor of ’45 middle childhood education Luella (Heupel) Cordier, at Baldwin Wallace. Akron, Ohio, published a For many students and book called Out of Their ’70 alumni, it will be difficult to Silence: A Memoir of Philip Richard Kearney, Bristol, imagine Kent State without and Julia, which recounts Conn., is employed by the Dr. Carol A. Cartwright as being raised by her deaf city of Middleton, Conn., president. While the univer- mother and father. as an economic develop- *  sity is losing a dynamic leader, ment specialist. Donald it has never been in a better ’56 McKale, Ph.D., Clemson, position to address the needs Nicholas T. Giorgianni, S.C., Class of 1941 Memorial of students, alumni and the Novelty, Ohio, has received Professor of Humanities at community. Kent State has a the Founders Medal from Clemson University, received bright future and is ready to Delta Upsilon fraternity. * the Choice: Current Reviews continue on a path of success for Academic Libraries as it moves toward its centen- ’62 Outstanding Academic Title nial in 2010. Bill Schmidt, Spotsylvania, award for his book Hitler’s As this milestone in the Va., is the general counsel Shadow War: The Holocaust university’s history approaches, now is a great time to become at Universities Research and World War II. McKale more involved with Kent State. The nominating committee Association in Washington, also has published two books for the National Alumni Board of Directors is seeking alumni D.C. * on Nazi diplomat Curt Prüfer leaders to serve on our board. If you are interested in serving with Kent State University  or would like to submit a nomination on behalf of a fellow ’66 Press. Bob Van Bergen, alumna or alumnus, please e-mail me at [email protected] or Peter El-Gindi, New York, N.Y., Windermere, Fla., is general send your nomination to: has been appointed director manager of Reunion Resort  Nominating Committee of the Bureau of Construction and Club in Reunion, Fla. Kent State University Alumni Association Management in the Office Bob Wernly, Parker, Colo., is P.O. Box 5190 of Design and Construction the owner of BobKat Inc. Kent OH 44242-0001 at the Human Resources Names for nomination should be sent to the board’s Administration in New York ’72  Nominating Committee by April 4, 2006. City. * Rick McDonald, Vicki A. Hendricks , B.A., As president of the Alumni Association’s National Board M.A., Roswell, Ga., senior M.A. (both in 1972), North of Directors, I am pleased to serve as a member of the search vice president of program- Plainfield, N.J., is a research committee to find Dr. Cartwright’s successor. I look forward ming for Susquehanna Radio, information specialist with to representing the interests of Kent State’s 170,000 alumni as retired after 33 years with the NPS Pharmaceuticals in  we look for an individual to lead our alma mater. company. Parsippany. Ed Mills, On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to extend Dunedin, Fla., is a consultant  congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Cartwright for a well- ’68 with Fujitsu Consulting. * deserved retirement. Her contributions to Kent State have William P. Buchanan, M.P.A., Howard Sanders, Charlotte, created a legacy that will not be forgotten. Wichita, Kan., has been N.C., is a commercial field the manager of Sedgwick underwriter for Nationwide County since 1991, and in Insurance. *  Philip Weck, June 2005 was elected to Kennett Square, Pa., was serve as president-elect for recently appointed to senior the International City/County director, project and portfolio Management Association. * management in research Annual Member Life Member p a g e 24 * *

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and development at Centocor ’76 in Matsuyama, Japan. *  ’82 Inc. He has more than 25 years Judith Barnes-Lancaster, Patrick Keating, Hudson, Ohio, Michael Pagan, M.A. ’85, Lees experience in the pharmaceutical Massillon, Ohio, an attorney is employed by Buckingham, Summit, Mo., is a pianist and industry. He holds a Ph.D. from serving as special counsel to Doolittle and Burroughs LLP in composer. Capri Records has Northwestern University and the Ohio Attorney General, bankruptcy and creditor-debtor released his fifth CD, Pag’s has authored multiple papers, joined Mercy Medical Center’s rights law, and was listed in the Groove. abstracts and review articles. * Board of Directors. She prac- 2006 edition of Best Lawyers in tices privately in Canton and America. *  Yvonne (Devon) ’83 is principal and president of Trotter, Ph.D. ’02, East Liverpool, ’73 Mari Ann (Cecelones) Global Management Group Inc., Ohio, accepted a full-time Mark Cramer, Toledo, Ohio, Hathaway, Prosperity, Pa., a sports entertainment com- faculty position as an assistant has been elected president is employed as a teacher  Michael A. Cesa, pany. * professor of special education of the Washington County in Toledo Public Schools. Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was select-  at Geneva College in Beaver Bar Association. Hathaway is Chris (Eldridge) Salton, ed by the Kent State Alumni * Falls, Pa. active in the Pennsylvania Bar Murrysville, Pa., is employed by Association and the Greek * Association as a member of the Massaro Corp. in Pittsburgh. Alumni Chapter to receive the * ’79 Pennsylvania Bar Association Greek Alumni Chapter’s 2005 Phyllis (Allen) Harper, M.L.S., House of Delegates. She is in Distinguished Alumni Award. Shaker Heights, Ohio, is private practice in Washington, ’74 The presentation was made in employed as the head librarian Pa.  Joseph Milczewski, Dick Dickerson, E. Northport, April.  Stephen Colecchi, * at Hathaway Brown School. Leesville, S.C., is the engineer- N.Y., is employed as an internal Ravenna, Ohio, is the president  David Lewis, Hudson, Ohio, ing manager at Shakespeare IT manager at Pricewaterhouse and chief executive officer of is employed by Buckingham, Company in Columbia. Coopers in Jersey City, N.Y.  Robinson Memorial Hospital. Doolittle and Burroughs LLP in Joyce Glowacki, M.Ed. ’80,  Joseph P. Opatz, Saint tax law and was listed in the North Bloomfield, Ohio, is * Cloud, Minn., has been named 2006 edition of Best Lawyers ’84 retired.  Sherrie Graham, interim president of Central in America.  Bruce Miller, Thomas E. Mageros, Mobile, Ala., is president/edi-  Lakes College in Brainerd. Alliance, Ohio, is employed Henderson, Nev., is employed tor of LAWoman magazine Dan Slanco, Arlington, Texas, is as an environmental special- as an executive casino host online.  Julie Anne (Myers)  * employed as a financial analyst ist at the Ohio Environmental at MGM-Mirage Corp. Geoff Guffey, M.A. ’78, Stow, Ohio,  at General Motors. David Protection Agency in Stephenson, Bowling Green, has retired following 30 years * Steinhauer, Portsmouth, Va., Twinsburg.  Mark Moyer, Ohio, is an instructor of voice teaching in public schools, is a professor at Tidewater Zanesville, Ohio, is a financial performance and music at 28 of which were with the Community College. adviser for Merrill Lynch.  Bowling Green State University. Kent City Schools.  Kathy * Al Stahl, Loveland, Ohio, is (Moore) Heine, M.A. ’75, Avon ’77 employed as a consultant at Lake, Ohio, is employed by ’85 Richard Buday, Houston, Texas, Xperianz.  Daniel Watkins Cuyahoga County as the deputy * Jim Nash, Aurora, Ohio, the man- is president of Archimage and Jr., Buffalo, N.Y., is employed as public defender. aging partner of Marcus Thomas * was elected AIA (American a police officer with the Buffalo LLC, was appointed to the board Institute of Architects) Fellow Police Department. of directors of the MAGNET in February 2005.  Larry Griffin, ’75 Marketing Global Network. He Wadsworth, Ohio, recently Peggy (Flack) Ake, Howard, ’80 joins the board as the vice presi- completed his term as 89th Ohio, is employed as a parent John Leipzig, Ph.D., Pigeon, dent of finance. president of the Kiwanis Club * educator with the Knox County Mich., is retired. He was the of Akron, Ohio, and as an Akron Department of Jobs and Family dean of the College of Liberal Roundtable board member. ’86 Services in Mount Vernon, Arts at the University of Griffin is vice president and  Mark Oleksiak, Ladera Ranch, Ohio.  Nancy Cottle, Alaska Fairbanks. Hassan * COO of the Akron Area YMCA. * Calif., is employed in the U.S. Mesa, Ariz., is the owner of Shirtavani, M.Ed., Mountain  Bruce Vernyi, Akron, Ohio, Army as a product manager, an advertising specialty and * View, Calif., is corporate finan- was named editor-in-chief for FCS, BCT.  Paul Sciullo, promotional product company cial controller with Cavium * Penton Media Inc.’s American  South Yarmouth, Mass., called The Branded Image. Networks. Judie Zimomra, * Machinist Group publications. is employed as a pilot for  Joe Kocian, M.A. ’78, Kent, Sanibel Island, Fla., is employed USAirways.  Eleni Siatra, Ohio, is department chair of by the City of Sanibel as the M.L.I.S., West College Corner, technology with the Shaker ’78 city manager. * Ind., is employed by Indiana Heights Board of Education.  Thomas Haren, M.A. ’87, Canton, University East, Richmond, as a Nancy (Hribar) Matz, Richmond Ohio, was selected by the ’81 reading lab coordinator. Heights, Ohio, is owner/pho- Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund David Jaspers, Aiken, S.C., is a tographer of Zena Photography as a master teacher to repre- senior instructor of mathemat- in Cleveland.  Joan (Knaack) sent the United States in Japan ics at the University of South ’87 Williams, M.Ed. ’82, has retired during the summer of 2005. Carolina Aiken, where he has Charlotte (Baker) Sievert, Akron, from teaching. * He taught biology and English taught for 19 years. * Ohio, is a medical librarian at

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the Barberton Citizens Hospital in Akron-Summit Public Library.  Davida (Hoppenstand) Frick, ’98 Barberton.  Peggy (Dickerhoff) Coyne, Westerville, Ohio, is employed Anne Marie Chicorelli, Severn, Ravenna, Ohio, is employed as a as the director of The Paragon Md., was among 239 physi-  ’88 Web designer with Progressive Group in Columbus. * Nicole cians awarded the Doctor of John Gray, Westfield, N.J., is Insurance in Highland Heights. Kotlan, M.Ed., Gahanna, Ohio, is Osteopathic Medicine Degree  * the vice president of architec- Cynthia (Maxwell) Spellman, employed as a relationship ser- from Philadelphia College of tural services at K. Havnanian M.Ed. ’97, Stow, Ohio, is vices manager at Alliance Data Osteopathic Medicine in June   Co. LLC in Edison.  Susan employed as a teacher at Systems. Peter McAllister, 2005. Michael DiFranco, (Kramer) Jensen, Concord, N.C., Nordonia City Schools in Ph.D., Tucson, Ariz., is the Twinsburg, Ohio, is employed is executive producer at News Northfield. director of the school of music as associate publisher with GIE 14 Carolina for Time Warner for the University of Arizona. Media in Cleveland.  in Charlotte.  Thomas Saxer, ’92 Kathleen (Henning) O’Neill, Mark Fink, Toledo, Ohio, is Hudson, Ohio, has been named Valerie (Cessna) Campbell, Macedon, N.Y., is employed as assistant director for course a rising star in the 2005 edition Warren, Ohio, recently became a project manager with Xerox. development at the University   of Ohio Super Lawyers. Saxer is a Certified Management Kerri (Kutz) Salvino, M.B.A., of Toledo. Elizabeth (Murch) a partner in the law firm of Amer Accountant and is employed Massillon, Ohio, is a senior Hooper, Loveland, Ohio, is a Cunningham Co. LPA in Akron. with TCP Inc. in Aurora, where human resources representa- copy editor/copy writer for   Janice (Obert) Sudia, Norton, she was promoted to chief tive with Diebold in Uniontown. RGI Design in Cincinnati.  Ohio, is employed as an applica- financial officer. *  Malissa Michael Stuhler, Greensboro, Chad Mayle, Canton, Ohio, tion development consultant at (Babe) Grimm, M.Ed. ’05, Dover, N.C., was promoted to cur- is employed by Rea and Goodyear in Akron. Ohio, is employed by the Indian riculum designer for business Associates Inc., Medina, Ohio, Valley Schools in Dover.  Jack customer services training at as a client service specialist. Cingular Wireless.  Matthew Stotz, Westerville, ’89 Grdic, Canfield, Ohio, is the Ohio, has recently been Sister Ellen Beebe, Parma, Ohio, sales manager at television sta- assigned to the Ohio State is a teacher at St. Columbkille tion WFMJ in Youngstown. ’96 * Highway Patrol’s Governor School.  Preston A. Postle, Carlo Burns, Columbus, Ohio, is Security Detail. Bay Village, Ohio, was one of ’93 employed as a project manager * Janine (Herstine) Garber, for Lusk and Harkin Architects. the teachers participating in the  workshop, “Why Mark Twain Bolivar, Ohio, was hired as Dawn Kearns, Stow, Ohio, ’99 Matters: Strategies for Teaching senior tax manager at Rea & is employed by Kent State Rabon Allen, Cleveland, Ohio, Twain in the 21st Century,” held Associates in New Philadelphia. University as a teaching fellow. is a pediatric epilepsy coordinator for University Hospitals in July at The Mark Twain House  and Museum in Hartford, Conn. ’94 ’97 of Cleveland. Wanda Folger, Postle teaches language arts and Kenneth Clemons, Cleveland, Aaron Bueno, Annapolis, Salem, Ohio, is employed as drama at Avon High School, Avon. Ohio, is an educator at Md., is employed by MCI in an accountant at Midcap and    Scott Reid, M.A. ’91, Ph.D. ’99, Cleveland Municipal Schools. Beltsville. Justin Litz, Company CPAs in Akron.  * * Harlingen, Texas, was promoted Ben Danals, Ostrander, Ohio, Pottstown, Pa., is employed by Pat Gannon, Wilmington, N.C., is to associate professor of sociolo- is an intervention specialist for CEC Associates Inc. as a proof- employed as a city hall reporter   gy/criminology at the University of Dublin City Schools. Jeffrey reader/front office coordinator for Star-News. Toni Hare,  Texas, Brownsville. Reid was also Syroney, Cincinnati, Ohio, is the in Valley Forge. Shannon M. Columbus, Ohio, is program recently awarded the University executive director of InkTank. McCormick, Columbus, Ohio, manager at Ross Heart Hospital  Brenda (Duffield) Vogley, is a reporter for NewsCenter at Ohio State University Medical Apple Teaching Award.  A.A., B.S. ’97, Akron, Ohio, is on ABC-6 and FOX-28 in Center. * Valerie Nome, ’90 employed as a marketing and Columbus. She was selected Rutherford, N.J., is a staff writer special events manager with by the Ohio Academy of Family for OK! Magazine in New York Edythe Dean, Fort Jennings,  Ohio, is a substitute teacher and Junior Achievement of East Physicians as the 2005 recipient City. Craig Steinbrink, Gates authored the book Over the Top Central Ohio. of its Friend of Family Medicine Mills, Ohio, is the vice president award, which is given annually for McDonald Financial Group and Back — They Answered  Their Countries’ Call. *  ’95 to recognize either an elected in Cleveland. Helen (Mason) Michelle (Hildebrandt) Dolensky, Pamela Baird, Atwood, official or member of the media Suchy, M.Ed., Mayfield Heights, Mantua, Ohio, is a habilitation Madison, Wis., was recently who has worked or reported on Ohio, is a third grade teacher at manager with Children Services promoted to health care recruit- issues related to family medi- Pinnacle Academy in Euclid.  * Board–MRDD in Akron. er with Absolute Solutions, cine in Ohio. Traci O’Brian, * Boston, Mass.  Travis Bautz, Boardman, Ohio, is employed ’00 ’91 Beavercreek, Ohio, is employed as a teacher for Boardman Tony Clemens, West Grove, Pa.,  Holly Barnes, Fort Lauderdale, at Dayton Metro Library as the Schools. Monica Whaley, is employed as a fitness special-  Fla., is employed as a realtor for manager of adult services. Plain City, Ohio, is employed by ist at AstraZeneca in Wilmington,  Prudential Florida WCI Realty. Nathan Cramer, Canton, Ohio, is Jonathan Alder School District Del. Nan Garrison, Kent, Ohio,  Edward Bizjak, M.L.S. ’91, a computer technician at Kent as an English as a Second is a special projects cataloger Akron, Ohio, is a librarian at State University Stark Campus. Language teacher. at Bluffton University in Bluffton. Annual Member Life Member p a g e 26 * *

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L o s s e s in the ksu family *  Anita (Davis) Higy, M.Ed., Bloxom, Va., is employed as a teacher at Accomac County ’30 ’53 ’70 Public Schools in Accomac. Edna M. Barrett, Santa Cruz, Edward Core, Pittsburgh, Pa., Daniel R. O’Connell, Dallas, Calif., passed away. has passed away. He was Texas, passed away in ’01 president of Window Systems December 2004. In addition Mark Campana, Cincinnati, ’36 Inc. in Pittsburgh. During his to his career with the Heart Ohio, is employed by Marquis Catherine J. (Few) Brainard, time at Kent State, he was Association, Sprint, GTE and Healthcare Canton, Ohio, as Millersport, Ohio, passed business manager for the other organizations, he was   the DME coordinator/site away. Gerald H. Read, Chestnut Burr. Jessie actively involved in peace and manager.  Torre Delap, Kent, Charlotte, N.C., passed away June (Stuart) Gulbranson, social justice issues and the Ohio, is employed as a case in September 2005. A distin- M.Ed. ’61, Anna Maria, Fla., Maria Kannon Zen Center in manager R.N. for Summa Health guished emeritus professor formerly of Kent, Ohio, passed Dallas. Systems, Akron.  Janelle in education at Kent State, away in May 2005. She was a (Hall) Ellis, Oil City, Pa., is a Read established the Gerald H. retired educator of the hear- ’73 television news reporter and Read Center for International ing impaired and handicapped Mary L. (King) Wood, New fill-in anchor at the ABC affili- and Intercultural Education in Ohio and Florida. Among London, Ohio, passed away ate, WTAE-TV, in Pittsburgh. as a resource for students other survivors are her son in March 2005. Wood was a and faculty of the College and and daughter-in-law, Adelbert teacher for 18 years and owner ’02 Graduate School of Education, (Bert) and Suzanne Stuart, who of Back Door Florist. James Crandall III, New Health and Human Services are employed at Kent State, Philadelphia, Ohio, was recently and for the greater Kent and and two of her grandchildren, ’04 hired as a staff accountant world community. Jacquelyn and Michael Stuart, Brenda Anderson, M.S.A. ’05, at Rea and Associates.  who are currently students at Zanesville, Ohio, passed away Scott Diehl, New York, N.Y., is ’41 the university. in August 2005. employed by Merrill Lynch and Roy E. Boyle, Dublin, Ohio, Co. Inc. as a credit derivatives passed away in August 2005. ’55 FRIENDS  analyst. Andrew L. Hostetler, Boyle was regional manager Robert B. Ashby, M.Ed., North James R. Schubert, Kent State Louisville, Ohio, is a social stud- at B.F. Goodrich in New York Canton, Ohio, passed away in University trustee, passed ies teacher with the Louisville City until his retirement in 1985. July 2005. away. Schubert was appointed City School District. He served in the U.S. Air Force to the Board of Trustees in during World War II. ’57 1998. He served as the Kent ’03 Bruce A. Humphries, Marion, State board’s representative Elizabeth (Warstler) Combs, ’42 Ohio, passed away in July 2005. to the NEOUCOM Board of M.E.D., Medina, Ohio, received Dr. Joseph S. Blair, Columbus, Trustees since 1999, including Ohio, passed away in March his 2005-06 service as chair her Ed.S. degree in school ’58 2005. He is survived by his wife, of the NEOUCOM board. He psychology from Kent State Donald W. Peters, Dover, Ohio,  Marjorie Jacob Blair, also a ’42 also has served as chair of the University. Erika Dabrowski, passed away in February 2005. Kent State graduate.  June Kent State board’s institutional Phoenix, Ariz., is employed as a  Gerald J. Petrofes, M.Ed. (Arnold) Rice, Chester, Va., advancement and finance buyer with Desert Mountain in ’62, Palmyra, Pa., passed away passed away in June 2005. She committees, was secretary of Scottsdale. in June 2005. had retired following a career the board for two years and

as a home economics and was an active member of the ’04 speech teacher. ’68 President’s Council and the Brian Blystone, B.Arch. ’05, Richard Dickerhoof, M.A. ’73, Blue and Gold Club. Apollo, Pa., is employed by ’44 Massillon, Ohio, passed away Radelet McCarthy Inc. in Susan J. Kenash, Youngstown, in September 2005. Dickerhoof Pittsburgh.  Jason Bouck, * Ohio, passed away in June worked as an audiologist for 27 Greenville, N.C., is the associ- 2005. years in Canton. ate director of annual giving at East Carolina University. ’48 ’69 Barbara A. Ashby, North Stephen F. Beckenholdt, ’05 Canton, Ohio, passed away in Baltimore, Md., passed away William Bartolini, Ph.D., December 2003. in July 2005. He was an associ- Boston, Mass., is the vice ate professor at The College  president for development for '51 of Notre Dame of Maryland.  Northeastern University. * Lt. Col. Melvin S. Frank, M.A., Dr. William A. Pakan, Ph.D ’74, Jennifer Doles, Kent, Ohio, is Niles, Ohio, passed away in Akron, Ohio, passed away. He a teacher for Portage County August 2005. He was a retired is survived by his wife, Patricia  Educational Services Center. teacher. Pakan, Ph. D. ’75.

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24-27_Classnotes.nf.indd 27 1/5/06 2:47:20 PM Alumni Association Honoring EXCELLENCE Alumni Association names distinguished teachers By Beth Baldwin, ‘05

sionate about teaching the Tuscarawas Campus his students, says Marian Most Popular Professor Maxfield, a graduate student Award four times. who has been in a number “Dr. Jewell went out of

Gary Harwood, ‘83 of Dalton’s classes. his way to help students,” “Dr. Dalton is always says student Amanda Inverso, learning,” she says. “He who was in two of Jewell’s actively pursues new knowl- English classes. “You could Photograph by edge and skills inside and come to him at any time, outside his ﬁeld, and he and he’d explain what you passes this knowledge on were doing right and wrong, to his students. He used his without making you feel like personal time to create ‘Fo- a failure.” lioweb,’ a system that allows Sponsored by the Kent students to showcase their State Alumni Association, the work in an online portfolio.” Distinguished Teaching Awards Jewell, M.A. ’79, Ph.D. honor the university’s ten- Winners of the 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award are (from left): Dr. ’85, an associate profes- ure-track faculty. Finalists are John Jewell, M.A. ’79, Ph.D. ’85, associate professor of English, Kent State sor of English at Kent nominated by students, alumni, Tuscarawas; Dr. Carolyn Brodie, professor, School of Library and Informa- State’s Tuscarawas Cam- faculty and staff. To nominate tion Science; and Dr. David Dalton, professor of instructional technology, pus, utilizes technology to a tenure-track faculty member College of Education, Health, and Human Services. reach students throughout for the 2006 awards, visit Kent State’s eight-campus www.kent.edu/alumni/Get 1989. She created a dis- network. Jewell has received Involved/DTA.cfm. tance learning program Three Kent State faculty for School Library Media members can now add the Specialists. word “distinguished” to “Dr. Brodie understood their long list of accom- the challenges I faced as a plishments. The Alumni long-distance, nontradi- Association awarded the tional student,” says Eileen Distinguished Teaching Bosch, a student who was in Award (DTA) to some of the Brodie’s Library Materials university’s most dedicated and Services for School-Age tenure-track educators. Children class. “She was Dr. Carolyn Brodie, always prepared for classes; Dr. David Dalton and Dr. showed tremendous respect John Jewell received one of for her students; and always Kent State’s highest faculty

made sure that all her Gary Harwood, ‘83 honors at the Celebrating students understood the College Teaching confer- material.” ence in October. Brodie was also the prin- Photograph by Each received a crystal cipal investigator and co- apple, $1,500 and the satis- designer of the Reinberger Outstanding Teachers Named faction for being honored Children’s Library Center. for a job well done. Posing with Kent State president Dr. Carol A Cartwright (second from the Dalton, an associate left) are the winners of the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award (from left): Brodie, a professor in professor of instructional the School of Library and Sheri Leafgren, ’84, M.Ed. ’87, Thomas Rutledge and Juliann Dorff, M.A.T. ‘98. technology in the College The awards for non-tenure track faculty were announced by the University Information Science, has of Education, Health, and Teaching Council at its annual conference. Read more about these outstand- taught at Kent State since Human Services, is pas- ing educators at www.kent.edu/magazine.

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28_honoring excellence.indd 28 1/5/06 9:07:54 AM Alumni Association Sun? Ski? You Choose! Alumni Association offers new resort vacations beneﬁts

By Jahel J. Guerra, Kent State Journalism Student

The Alumni Association Travel Benefits program, has teamed up with Univer- which began in 2004 and sity Alumni Travel Benefits now serves more than 100 (UATB) to offer association universities, offers everything members a new benefit that from studio apartments and adds value to their member- condos to full-size homes and ships. Lori Randorf, M.B.A. villas in some of the world’s ’99, associate director of most beautiful destinations. alumni relations, says the Whether Alumni Associa- Alumni Association members can take advantage of new travel benefits relationship with the travel tion members are planning a and vacation deals. benefits firm offers members family vacation or a relaxing munities are available for opportunities, follow the exclusive vacation deals. trip for two, they can choose those who prefer to be in the links under “Member Ben- “Members interested in from vacation rentals at more center of the action or enjoy efits” at www.ksualumni.org. travel can take advantage of a than 3,500 resort locations in the off-season tranquility To book vacation rental, vacation value that would be more than 80 countries. in popular locations. Even car rental and hotel dis- difficult to find somewhere Randorf says members if a last-minute plan comes counts offered through this else,” she says. “Through this can pick from a variety of up, members can travel on program, members must program, members can enjoy resort vacation rentals for as 14 days notice or less under contact the Alumni As- the conveniences and ameni- low as $349 per week, includ- the “Off-Season and Short sociation at 888-320-5368 ties of a vacation rental at an ing beachfront properties, Notice” rentals. or 330-672-5368 to receive unbelievable discount.” country homes and ski cabins. For more information the special code required to The University Alumni Also, resort-style com- about packages and vacation access this benefit.

MAC basketball tournament events scheduled GO FLASHES! By Jahel J. Guerra, Kent State Journalism Student

As s the Mid-American Conference The Kent State Alumni Association (MAC) tournament approaches in a few and Intercollegiate Athletics will once weeks, it’s time to get ready to show your again host pre-game celebrations at spirit and support the Golden Flashes men’s Flannery’s in Cleveland two hours before and women’s basketball teams. The 2006 each tournament game the Golden MAC tournament is scheduled as follows: Flashes play. Flannery’s is located at 323 Prospect Ave., just a short walk from the Women’s Schedule Quicken Loans Arena. March 4 First Round — Campus Sites If you are planning to attend any of March 8 Quarterfinals — Cleveland the games at the Quicken Loans Arena in Jeff Glidden, ‘87 March 10 Semifinals — Cleveland Cleveland, please order your tickets from the March 11 Championship — Cleveland Kent State athletic ticket office at 330-672-

2244. For more information about tickets, Photograph by Men’s Schedule pre-game celebrations being organized by Senior forward Kevin Warzynski puts up March 6 First Round — Campus Sites the Alumni Association and other details, a shot during the 2005 MAC Tournament March 9 Quarterﬁnals — Cleveland please go to the Alumni Association’s Web game against the Ohio Bobcats. Visit March 10 Semiﬁnals — Cleveland site at www.ksualumni.org., or call 330-672- www.ksualumni.org for details on this March 11 Championship — Cleveland KENT or 1-888-320-KENT. year’s tournament action. p a g e 29

29_vacation.alumniplans.indd 29 1/5/06 9:08:30 AM Alumni Association Life Members of the Kent State University Alumni Association

he Kent State University Alumni Association strives to support the mission of Kent State University and provide T its members with benefits and services. As space permits, Kent State Magazine will acknowledge new and current life members of the association. A partial list has appeared in each issue since spring 2004; additional names will appear in future issues. A complete list of life members can be found at www.ksualumni.org. For information on becoming a life member of the alumni association, call 330-672-KENT or toll free at 1-888-320-KENT.

Suzanne Adams, Aurora, Ohio Craig Latham, Cleveland, Ohio Carolyn Mehl, Clinton, Ohio Bruce Alexander, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Kristen Latham, Cleveland, Ohio Rebecca Meland, Naples, Fla. Kathleen Alexander, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Maria Latona, Westlake, Ohio Wayne Meland, Naples, Fla. John Arnsby, Toledo, Ohio John Masline, Santa Barbara, Calif. Mel Mellis, Bratenahl, Ohio Leah Babb, Streetsboro, Ohio Allen Maurer, Akron, Ohio Kjera Melton, Kent, Ohio Sherry Bacon-Graves, Leavittsburg, Ohio Terri Maurer, Akron, Ohio Fred Mendiola, Kent, Ohio James Bailey, North Olmsted, Ohio John McCarthy Esq., Naples, Fla. Edward Menger, North Olmsted, Ohio James Bailey, Ravenna, Ohio Arlene McClain, Painesville, Ohio Louis Mertic, Clinton, Ohio Kelly Bailey, North Olmsted, Ohio Margaret McClusky, North Canton, Ohio Mary Mertic, Clinton, Ohio Philip Belzunce Ph.D., Rocky River, Ohio Daniel McCombs, Kent, Ohio James Merz, Hilliard, Ohio Constance Brent, North Ridgeville, Ohio Joyce McCombs, Kent, Ohio Sharri Merz, Hilliard, Ohio Richard Brent, North Ridgeville, Ohio Kathleen McDowell, Collegeville, Pa. Barbara Mesek, Fairlawn, Ohio Thomas Browne, Chagrin Falls, Ohio Robert McFarland, Vonore, Tenn Frank Mesek, Fairlawn, Ohio Burwell Buchanan, Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Albert McGoogan, Placerville, Calif. Adolphus Messenger, Massillon, Ohio Sara Burky, Uniontown, Ohio John McGreevey, Rocky River, Ohio Carol Messenger, Massillon, Ohio Sandra Busler, Carrollton, Ohio James McCarthy, Monument, Colo. Jaime Messenic, North Canton, Ohio Elsie Butts, Hampton, Va. Ann McConnell, Denver, Colo. James Messerly, Stow, Ohio Valarie Campbell CPA, Warren, Ohio Kay McCord, Denver, Colo. Mary Messerly, Stow, Ohio Lori Cantor, Ravenna, Ohio Linda McCowen, Middleburg Heights, Ohio Lorree Meyer, Cleveland, Ohio Carol Chamberlain, Hudson, Ohio Robert McCullagh III, New Philadelphia, Ohio William Meyer, Cleveland, Ohio Gail Cheslock, Akron, Ohio Susan McCullagh, New Philadelphia, Ohio Youssef Mhemedi, Cleveland, Ohio Leonard Cheslock, Akron, Ohio Margaret McCullough, Amsterdam, N.Y. Xiang-Dong Mi, Rochester, N.Y. Linda Christopher R.N., Lake Milton, Ohio John McElroy CPA, Phoenix, Ariz. Timothy Michel, New Philadelphia, Ohio Marya Cline, Kent, Ohio Wendell McElwee, Cincinnati, Ohio Donna Middaugh, East Canton, Ohio Robert Cohen, Dover, Ohio Norene McEowen, Louisville, Ohio Raymond Mihalacki, Chardon, Ohio Nancy Cottle, Mesa, Ariz. John McGinley, Belle Vernon, Pa. Walter Mika Jr., Springfield, V.A. Lynne Crawford, Stow, Ohio Kathy McGovern, Houston, Texas June Mikkila, Mesa, Ariz. Ilona Daw-Krizman, Chardon, Ohio Lisa McGreal, Strongsville, Ohio Patricia Miles, Lynchburg, V.A. Jodi Dearth, Benton Ridge, Ohio Charles McGuinness, Warren, Ohio Kenneth Millard, Uniontown, Ohio Kellee Disbro, North Hollywood, Calif. Henry McGuire, Columbus, Ohio Albert Miller, Pittsburgh, Pa. John Elliot, Charleston, W.Va. M. Joelle McIlroy, Alliance, Ohio Angela Miller, Marysville, Ohio David Evans, Kent, Ohio John McKay, Cornelius, N.C. Beverly Miller, Kent, Ohio Raymond Falcione, Rockville, Md. Ruth McKay, Kent, Ohio Denise Miller, Chagrin Falls, Ohio Jay Firzlaff, Kent, Ohio Barbara McKee, Stow, Ohio Donald Miller, Kent, Ohio James Flynn Sr., Maumee, Ohio Michael McKee, Seattle, Wash. Eugene Miller, King George, Va. Carol Freeman, Baltimore, Md. Judy McKinstry, Canton, Ohio Gwendolyn Miller, North Ridgeville, Ohio Amil Garcia, Louisville, Ohio Larry McKinstry, Canton, Ohio James Miller, Niceville, Fla. Eric Gardner, Berea, Ohio James McKirahan Jr., The Villages, Fla. John Miller, Pompano Beach, Fla. Kenneth Gozur, Davie, Fla. Lee McMannis, Hudson, Ohio Kenneth Miller GRI, Parma Heights, Ohio Lalei Gutierrez Ph.D., Rocky River, Ohio Nancy McManus, Hudson, Ohio Marc Miller, La Mirada, Calif. Laurence Hallewell, Reynoldsburg, Ohio Becky McNeil, Kent, Ohio Margaret Miller, Orrville, Ohio Douglas Hanzel, Savannah, Ga. Richard McNeil, Kent, Ohio Margaret Miller, Kent, Ohio Nancy Hanzel, Savannah, Ga. Deborah McNutt, Whitehouse, Ohio Mercedes Miller, Pompano Beach, Fla. Julia Harber, Ravenna, Ohio Bea McPherson, Hartville, Ohio Nancy Miller, Bloomington, Ind. Robert Hyde, Ravenna, Ohio Daniel McVey, Parma, Ohio Paul Miller, Big Flats, N.Y. Mary Jaeger, Corpus Christi, Texas Helen Medley, Kent, Ohio Sara Miller, Kent, Ohio Eula Keaton, Elizabethtown, Pa. Anita Meeker, Akron, Ohio Susan Miller, Sagamore Hills, Ohio John Kennelly, Norfolk, Va. David Meeker, Akron, Ohio Thelma Miller, Farmdale, Ohio E. Sallie Kilgore, Stow, Ohio Michael Meenan Sr., Wooster, Ohio Thomas Miller, Columbus, Ohio

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Major Sarah Deal, ’92, Marine Corps’ ﬁrst female pilot

Three years after graduating from Kent What Kent State means to you State University, Major Sarah Deal My college experience opened my eyes. It was liberating. became the first female Marine Corps I was raised in Pemberville, Ohio, a small farming town, and aviator. Following 12 years of active duty, Kent State was so different, so diverse. Deal transferred to reserve status and is now the static display coordinator for the Greatest lesson learned at Kent State Miramar Air Show. She is a resident of Don’t pretend you’re something you’re not. Our student San Diego, Calif., and enjoys participat- flight team was scolded for wearing Navy aviator wings ing in triathlons. Deal holds a degree in with our uniforms. “You haven’t earned the right to wear aerospace flight technology. those wings,” we were told. Three years later I put them back on, having earned them. That day meant a lot to me.

Favorite residence hall memory When I lived in Beall Hall, we collected our blue slips and used them as wallpaper.

Kent State person who inﬂuenced you most Ruth Sitler. Ruth was a senior ﬂight instructor. She was 100 percent dedicated to the students, opening her house to me when the dorms closed over winter break.

Why I joined the Alumni Association To stay connected to Kent State. Without my ﬂight experience and degree, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

Members support programs that: • Build and sustain lifelong relationships; • Encourage learning and professional growth; • Celebrate the successes of alumni, faculty and students; • Share the excitement of university accomplishments.

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memad05-new.inddKSU Alumni ad 2.06 1 12/19/051/5/06 9:26:004:31:16 AMPM Alumni Association Class of ’56 to Celebrate Reunion Volunteers needed for planning committee Homecoming 2006 marks State archway, which was a the 50th Reunion for the gift from the Class of 1956, Class of 1956. To ensure that will be rededicated and given this special occasion is appro- a new home on campus. It priately celebrated, volunteers will be viewable from Janik for a reunion planning com- Drive off Summit Street mittee are needed. and will be part of the new Rae Mandel, ’56, a life Esplanade, a scenic walkway member of the Alumni that leads through the center Association, has already of campus. agreed to help. “The Esplanade is just “I appreciate everything one of the campus improve- that has happened in my ments that will greet you life since graduation,” says upon your return to cam- Mandel. “Kent State’s campus for the reunion,” says pus is beautiful, and I had Elizabeth Slanina, assistant such a wonderful experience director of alumni relations. there. When my husband and “Homecoming is a great time from the Class of 1956.” spring. To volunteer for I go back to Kent, it’s like we to reunite with friends and All class members are the planning committee, are in a different world.” come back to the place that invited to participate in please contact Slanina at As part of the class shaped your adult life. We committee planning mee- [email protected] or at reunion festivities, the Kent hope to have a great turnout tins beginning in early 1-888-320-5368. New Annual Membership Category OFFERS CONVENIENCE, COST SAVINGS As the Kent State University year regular annual rate State Alumni Association. also offers half-price senior Alumni Association contin- for individuals is $35, for In addition, Randorf life membership rates for ues to expand, attract and couples, $50. says alumni should con- alumni 62 and older: $250 retain members, the National “We are continuing sider what is becoming for individuals and $300 for Alumni Board of Directors to listen to current and an increasingly popular couples. has approved an enhanced prospective members to option: a life membership For more information, annual membership category: find ways to make it as to the Alumni Association. call the Alumni Association a three-year dues option that convenient and attrac- Current life membership at 330-672-KENT (5368) offers both convenience and tive as possible for alumni rates are $500 for individu- or 888-320-KENT. to join and then continue als (one payment of $500 cost savings. Information about mem- The new annual their involvement with or five payments of $100 a ber services and benefits membership provides a the Alumni Association year), or $600 for couples three-year discounted rate and Kent State,” says Lori (one payment of $600 or six is available on the Alumni of $95 for individuals and Randorf, M.B.A. ’99, asso- payments of $100 a year). Association Web site at $135 for couples. The one- ciate director of the Kent The Alumni Association www.ksualumni.org.

Online Exclusives: Visit www.kent.edu/magazine for the Homecoming 2005 wrap-up as well as these alumni proﬁles: • Mike Giancola, M.Ed. ’95, aids tsunami survivors • Disney Teachers of the Year Brian McCombs, ’90, M.Ed. ’98, and Guy Frangipane, ’76, M.Ed. ’80 • Ole Gilbo, ’66, goes global

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32_new annual.56reunion.indd 32 1/5/06 9:09:00 AM Remembering a loved one.

It can be as simple as stating in your will that certain assets will go to a charitable cause that is meaningful and will honor the person whose memory you cherish.

Alumni Jim, ‘69, M.A. ‘77, and Judy, ‘68, Lefﬁngwell made a substantial will bequest to create a scholarship in memory of their daughter, Julie Lynn Lefﬁngwell, ’98, who passed away shortly after earning her Kent State degree. Julie’s grandmother, Josephine Koelwyn, also joined in this bequest. To commemorate Julie’s life, the university planted a red maple tree on campus near the Department of Residence Services, where she had worked as a student. Through this endowed scholarship, Julie will forever be a part of the campus she loved.

To learn more about including a charity in your will, visit the Center for Gift and Estate Planning at www.kentstate.plannedgifts.org.

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