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Wright State University CORE Scholar AlumNews Alumni Relations Spring 1991 AlumNews, Spring 1991 Alumni Association, Wright State University Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/alumnews Part of the Mass Communication Commons Repository Citation Alumni Association, Wright State University (1991). AlumNews, Spring 1991. This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Alumni Relations at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in AlumNews by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ~lumnews Spring 1991 Volume 12, Number 4 Inside Alumnews Alumnl Association Board of Directors FYI President Douglas Boyd, 71 B.S.Ed. New directions ......................................................................... 2 K. Rockwell, Vice-president Bruce .................................... 3 79 B.S.B.; 81 M.B.A. Forum addresses higher ed budget cuts Secretary Peter DeDominici, 78 M.S.; 90 Ed.S. FEATURING ALUMNI B.S.B. TreasurerThomas Brookey, 84 FOCUS ON THE ARTS Kathleen (Fish) Arquilla, 73 B.A. Edith Lewis, 83 B.A. WSU Theatre Program takes center stage ............................. .4 James Mack, 70 B.S.B. Alum couple seizes the day and the spotlight ....................... 6 Vern Shoemaker, 72 B.S.B. Jerry Stump, 75 B.S.B. Marty Fahrer has designs on Broadway ................................. 8 H. Denise Tucker, 76 B.S.Ed.; 82 M.Ed. Al I the world's a stage, even Ohio ........................................ 9 Andrew Winchek, 69 B.A. Karen Wolf, 72 B.S.Ed.; 81 M.Ed. The toughest job [description] you'll ever love ....................... 10 Leslie Loper, one of Dayton's Top Ten Women ...................... 12 Office of Alumni Relations Joyce Hannah, one of Dayton's Top Ten Women ................... 13 Director Jim Dock, 78 B.S.Ed.; 83 M.Ed. National recognition for active alumna .................................. 14 Assistant Director Kay Blue, Ph.D. Secretary Lori Lewis Kettering alumna knows how to 'read' children ...................... 15 Data Entry/Membership Coordinator WSU grad directs winning program ...................................... 16 Donna Koopman Student Employees Cari Withrow, WSU HIGHLIGHTS Tina Kill, and Laura Shelby Editor epr-educational publishing Planner in Residence joins Finance Department.. ................... 17 resources Program Excellence, Academic Challenge Programs .............. 17 Photo credits Scarsbrook, Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Bonnie Bruce SPORTS publication of Alumnews is a quarterly Owner of Dayton Dynamo comes home to WSU ................... 1 8 the WSU Alumni Association. The Alumnews reserves the right to edit any Golf outing: Swing into action ................................................ 19 material submitted. Material may be sent to the Office of Alumni Relations, Alumni/ ASSOC/A TION NEWS Wright State Foundation Building, offer extended ............................................. 20 University, Dayton, Ohio 45435--0001. Life membership Telephone: 513/873-2620 FAX: 513/873-2736 ALUMNOTES ............................................................ 21 On the Cover CALENDAR OF EVENTS ........................................... 24 This is a photograph of Evelyn Carol Case (80 B.F.A.) and Bruce Cromer (82 B.F.A.) in the 1986 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery. Evelyn Carol has been a member of the ASF acting company since 1981. Bruce was member of ASF for seven years (1980-87). Evelyn Carol Case and her husband, Jim Volz (75 B.A.), the managing director of ASF. are featured in this issue which focuses on the Department of Theatre Arts. 1 Director's column New directions ..... by Jim Dock As we move into a new year with Doug Boyd will serve another new directions, it is a pleasure to term as your President. He has done introduce you to your Board of a fine job providing strong leader Directors. First, the two newly ship for the Association. elected directors, Peter DeDominici Bruce Rockwell was elected to the and Tom Brookey. vice-pr sidency and n w-comer Pet earned an M.S. in Personnel/ Pete DeDominici is your Secretary. R habilitation Counseling in 1978 The Treasurer position will be filled and an Ed.S. in Educational at the March Board meeting. Administration/Superintendency in The article on the facing page 1990. In 1990, he was also named the Jim Dock, describes the very troubled times Outstanding Student in the Director of Alumni Relations that lie ahead for higher education. Department of Educational Budget deficits and the recession Leadership. and the resultant budget cuts-will Currently the principal of Denver mean some very difficult days ahead Place Elementary School in for the University. However, this Wilmington, OH, Pete previously should not be a time of finger spent 12 years in the Fairborn school pointing or hand-wringing; it is a system. time for constructive communication. Tom Brookey earned a B.S.B. in Now more than ever is a time to Finance in 1984. An active member of muster our collective positive voices the Business Alumni Associates, he is and be heard. We are proud of the currently the recording secretary, and education we received and of our formerly served as the treasurer. insti tu ti on. As the administrative coordinator Our University has grown signifi in the Dean's Office of the College of cantly in both its size and reputation, "I have grown to have a deep respect Business and Administration, Tom and its public image has changed for the University. Its phenomenal assists the Dean in all aspects of bud dramatically in the last few years. growth and ranking has encouraged gets, capital requests, merit raises, The accomplishments of alumni have me to get involved. I hope to lead faculty contracts and year-end had a tremendous, positive impact others into involvement as well." reports. Before coming to Wright on these positive changes. - Peter DeDominici State, he worked eight years for Society Bank. The Alumni Association wants to report your continuing successes in Denise Tucker and Edith Lewis, Alumnews. We also like to let your two current members, were re dean, chair, and faculty know of elected to new three-year terms. your latest accomplishment. Denise chaired the 1990 Teaching Excellence Award Committee and What better support for the hopes to involve more alumni from difficult days ahead than to demon Springfield, her place of residence. strate our institution's success in ful filling its mission by communicating A long-time Board member, Edith your accomplishments? has been involved through the years in both Teaching Excellence and Please let us hear from you so we Outstanding Alumni Achievement can report this important aspect of "I hope to bring new, fresh ideas to committees. Her new term will see the Wright State story. And consider the Alumni Association. As my wife, her working more closely with deans, becoming more involved in your Angie, and I both work at WSU, I am directors, and chairs to help ascertain Association. Academics, athletics, committed to the progress of this fine their needs from their respective awards, public relations, publications University through the growing alumni. A Beavercreek resident, and finance are just a few of the Alumni Association." Edith is active in the new Fairborn available committee assignments. - Tom Brookey Senior Citizens Center and the Please help us help you support Fairborn Zoning Commission. Wright State University. 2 WSU Forum addresses higher ed budget cuts A strategic planning forum was state officials to "spend down" that it should do a better job than the held February 1 to inform the univer surpluses of state revenues during K-12 sector had done. He praised sity community about significant the "good years"; lower sales tax rev WSU' s strategic planning process as external issues facing Wright State- enues than expected; and higher one way universities could illustrate just hours before major higher ed mandatory spending for areas such accountability to the Legislature. budget cuts were announced in as Medicaid and prisons, where costs DOING MORE WITH LESS Columbus. The forum was the first of go up as economic times get harder. Dr. Filipic, reflecting the concerns several to be held by WSU' s planning CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS of the Ohio Board of Regents, not d council. This first forum focused on that Ohio is already below the nation the growing pr ssure for control of Rep. Czarcinski sparked the most al averages in adults with four- year public high r education coming from controversy of the morning when h college degr es as well as per capita bodies such as the legislature and stated, "Start controlling your costs or expenditures on research and creat statewide coordinating boards. we (the Legislature) will." ing new knowledge. This means that Rep. Czarcinski, who has a Ph.D. Panelists were Rep. Donald P. the budget shortfalls lead to the ten in mathematics, serves on the follow Czarcinski, 46th District/Toledo; Jack sion of trying to do more with less. Jackson, senior budget analyst from ing General Assembly committees: Dr. Filipic said that the OBR the Governor's Office of Budget and the Human Resources Subcommittee believes in local management of high Management; and Dr. Matthew of Finance and Appropriations; er education institutions. He also Filipic, vice chancellor for adminis Education, including the College and noted that incentive programs such tration, Ohio Board of Regents