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VOLUME 67 NUMBER 1 WINTER 1994

PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE C. Brent DeVore

VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT David C. Joyce

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS E. Gregory Johnson

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE RELATIONS Patricia E. Kessler

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Jack D. Pietila ’62 FEATURES Teaching Kids to Take Part! 8 EDITOR Tuesday A. Trippier ’89 Lois Walker ’64 and husband Herb take Canadian children’s television by storm. Building Dreams One Nail at a Time 12 STAFF WRITER Patti Kennedy Follow the success of Otterbein’s own Habitat for Humanity chapter. Theory Goes to School 14 PHOTOGRAPHER Edward P. Syguda Assoc. Prof, of Education Patty Ryan discovers the challenges of inner-city teaching. DEPARTMENTS CLASS NOTES Carol A. Define Foreword 2 Otterbein employs community service to strengthen students’ college experience. In Brief 3 Towers magazine is produced in cooperation Sesquicentennial News 7 with the Alumni Council Class Notes 17 in the interest of Otter- bein alumni and friends. Milestones 25 Published by the Office Alumni Notes 58" of College Relations, phone (614) 823-1600. AfterWord 31 & 32 A Tribute to the Reunion Classes of 1993. Calendar of Events Inside Front & Back Covers

About the cover: Lois Walker ’64 (center) poses with The Old Cowpoke, husband Herb Walker, and Big and Little Marvin the Mailman from her successful children’s program Take Part for Kids! shown on Canada’s Youth Television (YTV). Photo by Terry Peters.

Towers (USPS 413-720) is published quarterly (January, April, July, October) by the Office of College Relations of Otterbein College, 141 W. Park St., Westerville, Ohio 43081. Second class postage paid at Westerville, Ohio 43081. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Towers, Department of Development, Howard House, Otterbein Col­ lege, 131 W. Park St., Westerville, Ohio 43081.

1 FOREWORD

Otterbein Embraces Community Service

“I, who have never really suffered or and community service organization adults, health care, environmental, sacrificed, pray that I may become on campus), contact local agencies for literacy, tutoring/mentoring, hunger/ painfully aware of my brother’s great need volunteer opportunities and assist homelessness, senior citizens, and and that 1 may ache until I have reached college organizations with community advocacy. We want to have student out with honest help.” service efforts. In addition to graduate leaders serving as community service — From the SCOPE creed studies, I am also the residence hall coordinators, furthering the number of An Otterbein service group from the 1970s director for Hanby Hall. programs and volunteers Otterbein has The College’s recent community in each area. service successes include the Urban We will also expand community Plunge experience—a service service through established student ommunity Service at experience for new students. Of the organizations and by working with the Otterbein College. incoming class, 150 students Greek system. participated, making it the largest As the College’s community service community service effort Otterbein program attempts to create more has seen in years. Due to the partnership programs with local As I reflect on these overwhelming response, the Urban schools and service agencies, it also words, it is C Plunge will be an annual event. supports and commends already well- interesting to note Otterbein students have assisted at established community service that “Otterbein 2000,” the the Child Diocesan Center, the Mid- programs at Otterbein such as Habitat institutional strategic plan adopted in Ohio Food Bank, Volunteers of for Humanity. Habitat has been 1988 for Otterbein College states, “We America, the CROP Walk for Hunger, involving students in meaningful will continue to offer a comprehensive Mann Nursing Home, Livingston service for nearly two years (see the liberal arts education that provides the Elementary, St. Ann’s Hospital and “Habitat” article inside this opportunity for self-enrichment, the Westerville Senior Citizen Center, magazine). Habitat is an excellent professional development and life-long just to name a few. model for other community service learning.” As a graduate of Loyola College in programs at the College because it This academic year, Otterbein has Baltimore, Maryland, I was involved in allows students to do hands-on work, decided to take large steps forward in service during my college years. I feel develop leadership skills in integrating community service and service is one of the most valuable coordinating events, and work as a service learning into the life of its parts of a liberal arts education. I team with others in their community. community. Why? Through learned more about myself, others, and Please join us in commending the community service and service how I wanted to live my life through efforts of the Habitat team as well as learning, Otterbein students can better service. My hope is that service can be all of the Otterbein students, faculty experience the College’s mission of as “transforming” for students at and staff who have taken great steps to life-long learning, professional Otterbein. improve our community, our country development and the ability to see Our goal with L.I.V.E. is to and our world — one project at a time. oneself in relationship to the larger restructure the organization so there world. are more opportunities for student —Kerry Ann O’Meara Now more than ever, leadership. Currently, L.I.V.E. is Coordinator of Community unprecedented numbers of college working to develop service Service/Hall Director students seem to care more about their opportunities in eight areas. These are fellow human beings and their quality special needs of children, youth and of life rather than just being a corporate success. So, what steps has Otterbein taken? I have filled a new part-time position on the Student Affairs staff this year — Coordinator of Community Service. In this role, I advise L.I.VE. (Leadership in Volunteer Experiences—the student leadership 2 IN BRIEF

New Sports Medicine ’23, John M. Freeman ’50, John C. and Center in Otterbein's Plans Ada Freeman. It has also been The Freeman family of Westerville designated in honor of Ida O. Freeman recently presented a $500,000 gift to and V. Releafa Freeman Bowell ’31. Otterbein College to partially fund a “We appreciate all that Dr. Sports Medicine Center in support of Freeman has done for athletics at its popular sports medicine program. Otterbein and especially the The Freeman family ties to the generosity of his family’s most recent College extend to the early 1900s, and gift,” said Men’s Athletic Director numerous members of the family have Dick Reynolds. been graduates of the College. “We are appreciative of the high College Enrollment quality of education, goals and Picture Takes Shape traditions which Otterbein represents. Otterbein continues to set record We hold the college in high esteem enrollment figures with a total Dr. Bill Freeman ’57, head team and believe it to be among the finest physician for Otterbein athletics. enrollment for the 1993-94 academic liberal arts colleges in this country,” year of 2,584- Dr. William Freeman ’57 said upon program directed by Head Athletic Otterbein’s admission staff announcing the gift to the College. Trainer Jacqueline Buell. exceeded its goal of recruiting 400 Dr. William Freeman has his The program, which offers a B.A. freshmen this year, with a total medical practice in Westerville and in Sports Medicine, a B.S. in Physical freshmen enrollment of 416. Overall, has been a long-time physician of the Medicine and a B.S. in Education in 515 new students arrived on the Otterbein athletic teams. Sports Medicine was endorsed by the Otterbein campus this fall including It is the family’s hope that a sports- American Medical Association in the 416 freshmen, 83 transfer students fitness center will be established for 1991. Its governing body is the and 16 former students who are use by athletes, the student body, National Athletic Trainers returning after taking time off. faculty, alumni and friends of Association. “We’re really where we want to be,” Otterbein. The Freeman donors also include said Vice President for Admission and The sports medicine minor was Ida O. Freeman, Gretchen Freeman Financial Aid Thomas Stein. “Our begun in 1982 as Otterbein saw a need Hargis ’77, David Freeman ’83, Cheryl enrollment for this year is on target to help train men and women in a Freeman Hill ’87, Karen Freeman with previous years. I think we growing, specialized field of medicine. Sewell ’79, Pam Freeman Chaffin, and continue to benefit from the College’s It achieved status as a major in 1987. Kathryn Freeman Clokey. The award location and the overall reputation of Currently, there are 65 majors in the is in memory of Harold N. Freeman the school helps tremendously in recruiting within Ohio.” In terms of quality for the incoming A reception was held Monday, Oct. class, the grade point average and the 18 to honor John E. Fisher and average standardized test scores dedicate the gallery in Roush Hall that remained steady. Indicative of the is named in his honor. Fisher is general quality of student Otterbein attracts, chairman of the Nationwide Insurance the incoming class included a National Companies and an honorary member Merit Scholar. of Otterbein’s Board of Trustees, after The success of Otterbein students serving actively on the board from as shown in the retention rate (or 1975 through 1982. Nationwide percentage of freshmen who go on to Insurance Companies, under Fisher’s graduate) also remains steady with a leadership, donated $600,000 to the 71 percent average. This compares construction of Roush Hall. Over the exceptionally well with the national years, Nationwide has contributed average of 48 percent. This fall 1,055 more than $1.3 million to the College upperclassmen returned to Otterbein for a variety of needs. which means 90 percent of

3 upperclassmen eligible to return to Otterbein did so. Fa€ulfy/SfaH News Head Women’s Basketball Coach CONNIE RICHARDSON was inducted into the Following a trend that began in Heidelberg Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 16 in recognition of her athletic contributions while a 1985, the College continues to increase student there. Richardson was the second woman in the college’s history to receive such an the diversity of its student population honor. Basketball record books still contain her name today, eight years after her 1986 and this year is no exception. This graduation. year’s freshman class includes a 7 Associate Professor of Business, Accounting and Economics DAVID DENNIS is the percent minority population and is one program director of the Ohio Regional American Accounting Association meeting held in of the most diverse in the College’s Columbus this May. Dennis has also been nominated to be the 1994 Associate Director of the history. As part of that diversity, Teaching and Curricula Section for the association. Otterbein has 32 international students Professor and Chemistry Department Chairperson JERRY JENKINS presented an invited paper entitled ’’Online Searching in the Context of Senior Seminar at the annual meeting of enrolled this year, including eight the American Chemical Society in Chicago on Aug. 23, 1993. freshmen. Executive Director of College Relations PATRICIA KESSLER last summer was awarded In the nontraditional population, the Carol Fisher Scholarship to attend the 1993 Midwest Writers Workshop held at Ball State Otterbein has 864 Continuing Studies University. students and 119 graduate students BARBARA PETTEGREW, associate professor of education, has been appointed to the enrolled. Proposal and Manuscript Review Board of the book publishing program of the International Reading Association (IRA). The IRA is a professional organization for leaders in reading and President DeVore Receives literacy education worldwide. Appointments Assistant Professor of Education PATTI ALBAUGH recently had an article published in the Journal of Instruction Delivery Systems entitled “Definitions of Interactive Learning. She President C. Brent DeVore has been was also awarded the 25th Anniversary Alumni Award from Mount Vernon Nazarene appointed to the Accreditation Review College’s Division of Education as part of the college’s Homecoming celebration. Council of the Commission on Otterbein College Theatre Director TOD WILSON was elected president of the Theatre Institutions of Higher Education of the Roundtable of Central Ohio. North Central Association of Colleges Former Theatre Department Chair CHARLES DODRILL was chosen to receive the and Schools. Golden Achievement Award for Arts from Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus. These annual The North Central Association of awards honor local citizens who have distinguished themselves in service to the community. Colleges and Schools, founded in 1895, Five Otterbein English professors joined writers across the country on Oct. 5 to raise money is a voluntary, organization of for the homeless. The second annual Share Our Strength (SOS) reading raised $220 at Otterbein. Those participating were Associate Professor BETH DAUGHERTY, Professor JIM elementary, secondary and post- BAILEY, Associate Professor JIM GORMAN, Associate Professor WAYNE RITTENHOUSE secondary institutions, devoted to the and DOUG GRAY, an adjunct lecturer. improvement of education through Assistant Professor of History and Political Science ANN BECK recently had her evaluation and accreditation. comments and review of two books on American race relations published as an article, “The Members of the Accreditation Road to Here,’’ in the Summer 1993 issue of Business and Society Review. Review Council serve on Review Professor MICHAEL HABERKORN presented the opening recital in a new concert series Committees to examine documents organized for the greater Westerville area by Grace Lutheran Church. resulting from on-site visits to Associate Professor of Nursing BARBARA SCHAFFNER attended the Ohio Nurses’ determine whether further review is Association Convention held in Dayton Oct. 10 through 13, as an elected delegate of the Mid- necessary before final action is taken by Ohio Nurses’ Association. She also attended the Pediatric Nursing Focus of Tomorrow, sponsored by Children’s Hospital, held Oct. 7 and 8 at the Columbus Convention Center. the Commission. Instructor of Speech Communication DENISE SHIVELY recently received her APR Locally, President DeVore has been designation (Accredited in Public Relations) from the Public Relations Society of America appointed to the board of the Private (PRSA). Industry Council by the Mayor of Associate Dean for Student Development and Orientation Coordinator BECKY SMITH and Columbus and the Franklin County Ohio University’s Richard Brackin co-authored an article, “Components of a Comprehensive Commissioners. Administered through Orientation Program,’’ which was recently published in the National Orientation Directors the Job Training Partnership Act, the Association monograph series. Private Industry Council provides job Instructors who created the three experimental Integrative Studies capstone courses training and employment for presented Otterbein’s work on interdisciplinary teaching at the Institute for Postsecondary Pedagogy held at SUNY-New Paltz. Presenting were Assistant Professor of Nursing individuals with barriers to SUZANNE STANEK, Associate Professor of Life Science THOMAS TEGENKAMP, employment. Associate Professor of Psychology LARRY COX, Associate Professor of Speech Also of note, DeVore has been Communication CHRIS REYNOLDS, Associate Professor of English BETH DAUGHERTY, appointed to the Riverside Methodist Associate Professor of English NANCY WOODSON and I.S. Chair ALISON PRINDLE. Hospital Board of Directors in Assistant Professor SIMON LAWRANCE along with Director of Grants and Special Columbus, OH. Projects ERIC LEWANDOWSKI attended a conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation entitled “Instrument and Laboratory Improvement.” Otterbein Helps Local THOMAS TEGENKAMP, associate professor of Life Sciences, attended the American Teachers "Dig Deep" Society of Human Genetics Conference held in New Orleans Oct. 4 through 10. The conference was entitled “Genetics—The Human Genome Project.” The Otterbein College Department Professor LYLE BARKHYMER was a panelist at the Second International Symposium on of Education has been awarded a Teaching World Music at the Musik-Akademie Basel, Switzerland in October. He discussed $95,172 grant by The Ohio Board of Otterbein’s efforts in teaching World Music in the general curriculum as well as in the curriculum for music majors. ■

4 Regents to promote mathematics and science education in central Ohio. According to the program director, Associate Professor of Education Karen Robinson, the grant makes it possible to expand and enhance an instructional program that promotes effective teaching of mathematics and science subjects in elementary and middle schools. The program, “Digging Deep and Flying High: Thematic Science and Math for Primary Teachers,” was created through the collaboration of educators from Otterbein, Columbus City Schools, Columbus Catholic Diocesan Schools, Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools and Westerville Public Schools. Professor Emeritus Charles Dodrill and Cabot Rea ’78, anchor for WCMH-TV in Primary (first, second and third Columbus, chat with Norm Coleman of Westerville’s Church of the Messiah at the “O” Club grade) teachers from four districts will Gala held Sept. 18 at Acorn Farms in Westerville. Sponsored by the Otterbein “O” Club participate in workshops during the Foundation, the event raised more than $15,000. With nearly 350 people attending, the gala summer of 1994 to learn strategies for featured live and silent auctions with proceeds supporting Otterbein athletics. Westerville teaching hands-on science and residents Robert “Moe” Agler ’48 and Elmer “Bud” Yoest ’53 served as chair and vice chair respectively for this event. mathematics. Using the themes of The top money raiser was a trip to Disney World that brought $1,400 in the auction. Other “Digging Deep” and “Flying High,” popular items included use of a Cape Cod beach condo for a week. New York theatre tickets, a teaching the earth, physical and life Toro lawnmower, and a golf outing for three at Double Eagle Golf Course. sciences will be emphasized along with the tools of mathematics, language arts and technology as well as the processes Forty players received varsity letters of problem solving. Otterbein Fraternities at the banquet held Nov. 21 at the The grant, sponsored nationally by Help Flood Victims Monte Carlo Restaurant in Columbus. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Otterbein’s Interfraternity Council, The Cardinals, 4-6 overall, finished Mathematics and Science Program, in conjunction with Ponderosa seventh in the Ohio Athletic utilizing federal funds, is administered Steakhouses, sponsored a “Feed the Conference (OAC) at 3-6. within the state by The Chio Board of Frat” promotion this past November to Smith, a senior from Cincinnati, Regents. Ctterbein College is providing aid flood victims in the Mississippi received the Harry Ewing Award, $52,313 in matching support. River Valley. presented by the Otterbein “O” Club Each fraternity collected as many to the most outstanding player. Smith, Library Automation Will canned goods and nonperishable food who led his team with 47 receptions Be a First items as possible for the Red Cross to for 658 yards and three touchdowns, The Courtright Memorial Library is take to those plagued by the flooding was picked by teammates as most in the process of automating library of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. valuable on offense. The 6-4, 230- records and resources through a Zeta Phi (Rats) won the contest, pound tight end finished seventh contract with General Automation, a collecting 846 food items. The frat among receivers in the OAC, California-based company. won two free All-You-Can-Eat Dinner averaging 4-7 receptions an outing. Otterbein is the first American Buffets from the Ponderosa Steakhouse Scheiber, a 5-11, 223-pound senior academic institution General in Westerville. from Tiffin, Ohio, was tabbed most Automation has undertaken such an A total of 1,826 food items were valuable on defense. He led his squad installation in. The company will install collected by all the fraternities. H with 111 tackles, including 33 the Zebra 2000 Library Management unassisted. Scheiber received the and Information System which can be coaches’ award, given to the player tailored to meet Otterbein’s specific SPORTS who best exemplifies the qualities— such as game performance, practice needs. It has proven successful in more Smith, Scheiber Named and attitude—a coach looks for in a than 500 libraries worldwide. Most Valuable in Football This new computer system is player. Otterbein football standouts Brant expected to enhance the library’s Smith, tight end, and Brad Scheiber, Mollick Named First academic quality, improve information inside linebacker, took home top retrieval, facilitate resource sharing and Team All-OAG honors at the 1993 football banquet. improve the library staffs efficiency. Don Mollick, a 6-0, 195-pound senior fullback from Columbus, was

5 named to the first team All-OAC by Connie Richardson, moves on the the league’s coaches. Mollick, the first upswing following two transitional Otterbein running back to rush for over seasons. 1,000 yards in a single season, finished “We have been building over the We want to hear from you! Please send second for the conference rushing title, last two years,” Richardson says, “and letters intended for publication to Letters averaging 107 yards a game. He also this year seems to be the year.” to the Editor, Towers, Otterbein College, finished in a tie for second place for the Richardson cites balance, quality Office of College Relations, Westerville, conference scoring title, averaging 6.6 incoming freshmen and experienced Ohio 43081. points an outing. upperclassmen as keys for success in Mollick, with 247 carries for 1,070 1993-94. Freshmen and sophomores Towers Lacks Right Focus yards and eleven touchdowns this should make major contributions while The following was excerpted from an season, set four school rushing records the upperclassmen provide leadership alumni letter addressed to Patricia in 1993: single-game yardage (246); and on-court experience. Kessler, Director of College Relations. single-season attempts (247) and Seven letterwinners, including five We feel it may be representative of yardage (1,070); and career yardage with 18 or more starts last season, some alumni concerns: (2,492). return. Senior forward Terri Hogg- Stamper (11.0 ppg., 5.8 rpg.), from We older Otterbein alums would Hanks Closes Out Waterville, OH, heads the list of enjoy seeing more articles of Brilliant Career returning starters, which includes interest to alumni and especially Four-year starter Luke Hanks, a 6-6, junior guards Amy Hubbard (13.2 ppg., more pictures of alumni and alumni 200-pound quarterback from Columbus, 3.1 rpg.), from Chandlersville, OH, and outings. Two years ago Otterbein closed out his Otterbein career with 12 Jill Bolander (3.9 ppg., 3.6 rpg.), from celebrated 100 years of football at school and three conference records for Marion, OH; junior forward Aimee the Fall Homecoming. I was told passing and total offense. Bonner (7.4 ppg-, 5.6 rpg.), from that there have never been any Over four seasons. Hanks threw the Tuscarawas, OH; and sophomore pictures of those events in Towers. ball 1,267 times, completing 715 for forward Jenny Clark (8.0 ppg., 3.7 There has never been a class 7,718 yards and 47 touchdowns, along rpg.), from Louisville, OH. picture of the 30th reunion of the with 62 interceptions, all Otterbein Class of ’60 although a picture was career marks. Men's Basketball Opens taken at Alumni Weekend ’90. With Guarded Optimism I do not believe class pictures from Men's Cross Country Take Otterbein, OAC champion in three other Alumni Weekends have been Fourth at Great Lakes of the last four seasons, heads into the published. These had sort of The Otterbein men’s cross country ’93-94 campaign ranked nationally in become a tradition in Towers and team, fresh off a second-place showing several pre-season polls. I know those who attended, and in the OAC Championship, placed The Cardinals, rated ninth by most who were not able to attend, fourth at the NCAA Division III Great College Sports magazine and 13 th by enjoyed seeing these pictures of Lakes Regional. Host Communication’s NCAA friends from college days. The Cardinals, under 24th-year Basketball Preview, return four starters, head coach Dave Lehman, scored 122 including All-America Nick Gutman, We’re listening and agree, his good to points, finishing behind Calvin (61), who led the conference with a 22.1 hear feedback about what you want in Wabash (78), and Case Western scoring average as a junior last season. your alumni publication. While we strive Reserve (112). Twenty-five schools Although optimism runs high to be diverse and interesting to all of our competed in the regional among some of the national alumni and friends, we always need your championship, which was hosted by publications, 22nd-year head coach invaluable opinions. We hope to take John Carroll University Nov. 13. Dick Reynolds (381-193) remains action on more alumni coverage in this Scoring for Otterbein were junior cautious, noting that several spots in and future issues of Towers. —Editor Rob Hagquist (9th, 26:50), from his rotation remain open. “We need to Twinsburg, OH; sophomore Ryan find four more players who can perform CORRECTIONS Borland (24th, 27:20), from Circleville, right away,” Reynolds says. OH; freshman John Riley (26th, Senior center Randy Linkous (12.4 Yes, your math is correct, but ours 27:23), from Portsmouth, OH; ppg., 7.3 rpg.), from Sparta, Ohio, joins sure wasn’t! Otterbein will celebrate its sophomore Gary Dille (29th, 27:28), Gutman, from Mount Vernon, OH, in bicentennial birthday in the year from Lancaster, OH; and sophomore the starting lineup. Both are two-year 2047—not 2027, as stated incorrectly Chad Myers (34th, 27:39), from starters. Sophomore guards Kelley in a headline in the last issue of Towers. Rushville, OH. McLure (8.2 ppg., 5.5 rpg.), from Columbus, and J.R. Shumate (9.6 ppg., Richard Cochran Albert ’68 was Women's Basketball Team 2.4 rpg-). from Dresden, OH, round out incorrectly identified as just Richard Plans a Move Up in '93-94 the group of returning starters. Cochran in the Class Notes section in The Otterbein women’s basketball Reynolds, 19 wins away from 400, the last issue of Towers. Our apologies program, under third-year head coach enters the season ranked 19th by wins for losing the last name! ■ among active Division III coaches.

6 PICTORIAL HISTORY Plans for Otterbein's 150th 76% would purchase the “coffee-table” book at a cost of $40-45 14% would buy if the cost was Anniversary Continue between $20-30 10% would buy if the cost was Otterbein is gearing up to celebrate its Roush Hall. Thank you to all who pro­ between $30-40 150th birthday in 1997. Events will in- vided feedback in selecting our new logo. volve alumni, students, friends, faculty, Look for this logo on all information per­ staff and the local community. taining to Otterbein’s 150th birthday. ORALA^IDEO HISTORY Plans are underway to publish a com­ (with conversations with faculty and plete pictorial history of the College, and The Survey Says ... alumni past and present) Alumni Relations is getting ready for cel­ Thank you to so many of you, 153 to be 61% would not be interested ebrations with alumni around the country. exact, who took the time to complete our 28% would be interested The first step in a large celebration is an Sesquicentennial Survey, included in the identity piece. We are proud to reveal the Winter 1993 issue of Towers. We thought CD/CASSETTE new Otterbein College Sesquicentennial you might be interested in the results. We 50% yes logo! Its design reflects our past and heri­ asked you questions about how you would 43% would not purchase tage as reflected by Towers Hall combined like to celebrate Otterbein’s 150th anni­ A compact disc & cassette is now for with our future and hopes as illustrated in versary. Here’s what you told us: sale featuring Otterbein’s music ensembles

REGIONAL EVENTS 74% would attend Introducing ... 11% wouldn’t care to attend CAMPUS EVENTS ... the new Sesquicentennial 60% said they would come 9% responded no to attending Otterbein's 150th Anniversary. Designed by SESQUI EVENTS Gayle Holton In order, the preferences were: 66% like the “heritage” party Design of Dublin, OH, the logo 45% like the commissioned play reflects our heri­ 44% like the big birthday bash 41% like the alumni academic lectures tage, as reflected 1% responded for the silent auction in Towers Hall, and combines it with our hopes VOLUNTEERS and dreams for In order, people would like to help: the future, as il­ 30% with regional event planning lustrated in Roush 20% with alumni class organizing Hall. 19% with campus events planning 7% with fundraising Look for the logo 1% with silent auction on all literature that pertains to RESPONDENT DEMOGRAPHICS 29% male 69% female Sesquicentennial celebrations. 8% from Classes of 1940s 13% from Classes of 1950s 18% from Classes of 1960s 14% from Classes of 1970s 12% from Classes of 1980s 20% from Classes of 1990s, including current students 7 ALUMNI

TEACHINC; KIDS TO TAKE PART!

Where do you begin with now 52), left Wellington Grissinger for encouraging “That’s where I met that Lois Gannett Walker ’64? H.S. in search of a college her during her Otterbein Canadian,” laughs Lois, She’s a talented writer, education. She tried years. She also credits her referring to her husband of educator, performer, Stephens College, an all-girls parents for their support. “I 25 years. Herb Walker. columnist and broadcaster. college in Columbia, Mo., on really can’t put into words “And when he said he was Just walk with her down the for size. Lois’ experience how much these wonderful, from British Columbia, I had streets of any Canadian city there was a good one, but loving supportive people no idea where that was!” and you will hear children of after receiving her two-year have done for me. 1 am a She sure knows now. A all ages exclaim “There goes associate of arts degree, she lucky gal to have such Canadian resident since Lois!” To these children, decided to transfer to The incredible parents,” she said. 1966, Lois said she had a Lois Walker is a star. Ohio State University. But, Her mother and father, at “period of adjustment” when So how did an Otterbein after one quarter of being a age 83, are retired and living she first moved to Canada. education major end up Buckeye, Lois realized OSU in Tavares, Florida. “British Columbia is an producing, appearing in and was “overwhelming and too In the summer of 1964, incredibly beautiful writing for children’s big” for her. Lois had the opportunity to province. But like any place television? As Lois herself Fortunately for travel with the Otterbein you are not used to, there encourages children to do, Otterbein, Ralph Bender ’59, College theatre production were differences,” explains let’s tell a story ... a teacher at Wellington H.S. of “The Boyfriend,” as they Lois. “The government and Lois Gannett, bom in at the time, said “You know toured the Northwest Area the whole political arena 1941 in Wellington, Ohio where you should go, Lois? Command. Sponsored by were different, and just (to save you Otterbein!” the USO, the students funny things, like the way time, And go she did. Her visited U.S. Air Force sites people spoke, took getting she’s mother (a busy high in Greenland, Nova Scotia used to.” school teacher at the and Iceland. Lois still retains her time) packed her into In addition to her busy United States citizenship, the car and drove theatre schedule, Lois was and says she always will. straight to Westerville also a member of Sigma “When I told my mother to have a look. Alpha Tau (Owls) sorority. that I’d be moving to As Lois remembers, Fresh with her bachelor Canada, she asked me to Otterbein was a dream of science degree in promise her one thing: never come true, in compar­ education, Lois tried give up my American ison to her experience at teaching for a year in the citizenship. I don’t think I Ohio State. Lois was able Cleveland area. ever could. It’s too final.” to completely immerse “But something was After ten years of herself in theatre—an area missing,” recalls Lois. “1 teaching theatre at Notre she called Doc and said, ‘I’m just Dame University in Nelson, desired not happy.’ He encouraged BC, and serving as head of me to attend graduate the theatre department she school and sent me a list of helped create, Lois found while attending schools he recommended. I herself in need of work. The Stephens. decided to attend Bowling university closed. So, she Theatre Green State University.” became her devotion. Besides earning her by Tuesday Trippier She worked in the master of arts degree in

Theatre Department as Dr. speech/theatre from BGSU, PHOTOS AND GRAPHICS Charles Dodrill’s secretary Lois also gained a lifetime COURTESY OF LOIS and credits “Doc,” Dr. Fred friend. WALKER AND TAKE PART Thayer and Dr. Jim PRODUCTIONS, LTD. and Herb (who was an very busy, performing all just snowballed from there. even wrote the show’s English instructor at the over the province. It really Her own 15-minute program theme song! university) and their three took off.” called Puppcom Place was “I didn’t even know I boys (Joey, Danny and After one engagement at aimed at preschoolers. (The could write music,” Jamie) all moved to Ottawa a library outside of Ottawa, Puppcorns were Lois’ remembered Lois. “The (Ontario). Fortunately, Lois got a surprise “break”— homemade puppets) She director said we needed a Herb’s skill as a tennis two representatives from the and Herb, whom she song, asked if I could write professional landed him a local television station asked convinced to join her in the one and I said ‘sure!’ So, I position in Ottawa at a her to be a guest on a new business, produced 300 went out into the parking tennis camp and then as children’s show. And it all shows over five years. Lois lot, sat on a parking stone director of tennis at the and wrote it.” Ottawa Athletic Club. Lois, She’s been writing the on the other hand, couldn’t show’s music since then. find a job—teaching This same initiative and positions were hard to come little fear of failing have by. propelled Lois into a That didn’t stop this whirlwind of success. creative, inventive woman. Following the introduction With inspiration from her of the Puppcorns, and after children, all under age 10 at several Puppcom television the time, she made puppets specials (Puppcom Family and performed her first “gig” Fun and Invite a Puppcom to at her youngest son’s Christmas Dinner), Lois and preschool. These puppets Herb decided to take a weren’t just ordinary puppets different approach to either. They were made from children’s programming. things you and I would toss “Our goal is to motivate in the garbage can. So Lois, boys and girls to get up and armed with props and masks, do something,” explains told stories to children at Lois. “Too many people schools, libraries, and were referring to me and our anywhere else she could get a shows as puppeteering and performance date. Before we wanted to change the long she was scheduled at focus to be more interactive embassy parties and the and motivating, rather than birthdays of foreign just straight entertainment.” dignitaries’ children. Hence the birth of the “At the time, I didn’t Take Part! concept and a realize what I was doing was broadcasting and publishing storytelling,” said Lois. “That Lois Walker '64 displays her crafts from recyclables.These "pop can enterprise that is on the term wasn’t in vogue then. windmills" are from the Mudworks Factory segment of her children's move. The husband and wife But, as a storyteller, I was television program Take Part for Kids! on Canada's YTV. team formed Take Part

9 Productions Ltd., an independent storytelling. This series, which in a colorful artist’s smock and hat, production company with the mission premiered in the fall of 1992 and is Lois leads viewers through six different of producing quality educational shown on Global Television, a large settings in each half-hour program: television programs for children—and Eastern TV network in Canada, The Paper Place, The Recycle Farm, the publication of creative language encourages kids to learn storytelling. Pop Art Patio, Card and Gift Shoppe, resources for teachers (an excellent The Book Nook and The Paint combination of Lois’ theatre/ Studio, all encouraging education background and Herb’s imagination. English expertise.) “Hands Up! Hands On! is the only The new children’s series Take educational children’s program Part for Kids! was practically an lOIS WALKER based on the concept of process instant success. Herb and Lois co­ art,” said Lois. “We try to give produced the program which has children a range of outlets for their aired daily on Canada’s national creativity, and encourage them to Youth Television (similar to our enjoy the process instead of Nickelodeon or Disney Channel) focusing only on the finished since 1988. Take Part! is also seen product. All of our puppets are on Ontario-based CHRO-TV and made from throwaways—so kids MCTV and has been syndicated in realize that ‘Hey, I can make that!”’ five local markets across Canada, Take Part Productions, Ltd. has as well as in Saudi Arabia and received several awards from Singapore. Lois is the on-camera CanPro, an organization for private host and also plans and works with TV station managers, producers her fellow hosts in the magazine- and the and programmers. The awards, for style program. For a target excellence in Canadian TV audience of children aged five to production, were given to Invite a ten. Take Part for Kids! segments ?lip?C0gNs Puppcom to Christmas Dinner, are interactive, such as tongue Puppcom Place, Puppcom Family twisters and original songs which Fun, Hands Up! Hands On! and Lois began her career with the introduction of the kids can join in on. Others present Take Part for Kids! Puppcorns—homemade puppets crafted from a menu of activities kids can try on Their success is even evident just household throwaways. their own, from arts and crafts to by looking at the mail. As part of music, magic, recipes, recycling, the interactive concept in their puppet-making, and letter writing. “We want to get the message programs, the Walkers have Children participate in Pam’s Kitchen, across to children that no matter what encouraged viewers to write in. And The Waste Line (featuring Les Waste your age, you can tell a story, not just the viewers have responded—with and Redusa Waste), Royal’s Roost, listen to one,” said Lois. “We’re very more than 100,000 letters from Take Part Sing-along, and Mister proud of this series. We go to different children, parents, grandparents, Twister’s Tongue Twisters. Viewers locations during segments and involve teachers, and other professionals who even get a glimpse of Herb as the a professional storyteller, a teen teller work with youngsters. mailman in the Mail Comer segment. and a child teller. We even tell stories “The mail is phenomenal,” “We want to tell kids to quit in song.” exclaims Lois. “I never would have watching TV and get up and do A huge success story for Take Part imagined! We used to save everything. something,” said Lois. “But, of course, Productions, Ltd. has been the series But, as you can imagine, we ran out of I can’t say that on air. I did once and Hand Up! Hands On! It’s been airing room. We save some suggestions and all I heard was ‘Cut! Cut! Cut!”’ for three years in northern Canada and try to use them on future shows. But For Canadian children, the fun features open-ended art projects for through the Take Part Fan Club, I doesn’t stop there. Lois is also “mayor” children. The program utilizes the regularly swap creative ideas with kids ofTell'A'Tale Town, a children’s talents of art teachers and children from all across Canada through the program which features the art of live from the Sauk St. Marie area. Dressed mail.” And if that’s not enough, the Walkers produce Take Part Read'Aloud Story Scripts, which are marketed to The Otterbein Alumni and Friends schools across North America. Take Walkway Continues ... Part Productions, Ltd. is now Canada’s leading publisher of original scripted Because of the overwhelming interest in the Alumni and Friends read-aloud materials for the elementary classroom. (“TTiat’s no walkway, Otterbein will continue to offer engraved brick pavers surprise,” says Lois. “We’re the only and extend the walkway. Our plan is to dedicate a new section at Canadian publisher specializing in this Homecoming for the next few type of resource.”) The Take Part years. Marketplace offers special activity books for kids based on the series, and You may take advantage of this the Take Part for Kids! program has extension and honor a loved one: spun off Lois Walker’s Take Part for a student, a parent, grandparent, Kids Newspaper Page, an activity page spouse or friend . . or perhaps aimed at kids available for syndication say thank you to an esteemed which, until recently, ran weekly in the Vancouver Province newspaper. mentor, a former professor or She and Herb also still perform live for staff member. Some bricks have schools and family audiences. They been engraved with favorite even have a new cassette recording quotes or words of wisdom and entitled Lois Walker’s Take Part for wit. Kids: Songs from the TV Series. And the future? The Walkers have You now have the opportunity to several ideas brewing—one of which is purchase a $250, $450 or $650 a cooking show for kids. The proposal, brick (4" X 8"; 8" x 8"; or 12" x which they hope will go to pilot this 12" brick sizes, respectively). So, year, is for a program Hey Kids! What’s carve your name in stone. Simply complete the form below and Cooking? Another idea is for a children’s music education show make your engraving upon Otterbein's history. featuring Canadian children’s singer Paul Hann. Your contribution will provide a lasting and visible mark on the So how does she do it? Lois claims College's campus and will also help reaffirm Otterbein's educa­ it’s the way of a freelancer. “We never tional mission by supporting the College's endowment. say no and try anything once. Besides, most of our work is just plain fun!” Engraved brick order form n Lois says it best in a letter she Brick sizes and costs. Please indicate the number of bricks ordered. wrote to Otterbein in 1991: _____12" X 12" brick @ $650 per brick (5 lines with 18 spaces per line) “My husband says we’ll never _____8 " X 8" brick @ $450 per brick (5 lines with 13 spaces per line) retire! And yet, 1 dream of cruises. _____4" X 8" brick @ $250 per brick (3 lines with 13 spaces per line) Even more these days, 1 dream of the days of my youth, Ohio, the U.S., I/we would like to engrave my/our name(s) in Otterbein history. Enclosed is Otterbein, the wonderful times. 1 am a check made payable to Otterbein College or I/we will pay our pledge in: incredibly grateful for the education I □ 1 0 2 0 3 years. Pledge reminders will be sent annually. Please received there and then. 1 don’t know specify number of years for pledge. whether I’ve been ‘successful’ Please print: (whatever that really means) but I Name______have survived, raised three relatively Address ______happy-almost-educated children, City/State/Zip _ support a healthy (but neurotic) dog Daytime phone Evening phone_ and cat, stayed married to the same man (with whom 1 still help run a Is This a Gift? Please let us know by completing the information below. An business, love and respect), and acknowledgement card will be sent to the recipients. continue to have interesting work and Recipient's name______experiences. I still believe in God and Address______I still have HOPE. Goes without City/State/Zip______saying, 1 guess, but I do owe a lot of Please attach a sheet including your engraving information and mail to: that to Otterbein.” ■ Otterbein College, Office of Development, Westerville, OH 43081-2006. L J CAMPUS Building

What do This same conviction that painting, labitat succeed can also be found at carpentry, Dreams Otterbein College—in the faculty, staff, masonry , and landscaping have and students. to do with Otterbein students? The first Habitat work day was in Plenty! February 1991. Chaplain Monty Bradley, At least, for the members of One Nail Associate Dean of Students Becky Smith Otterbein’s one-year-old chapter and a core of six to of Habitat for Humanity. ten students par­ In case you haven’t heard. Habitat ticipated, hanging for Humanity International is a not-for- drywall in a bone- profit ecumenical group started by the at a Time chilling 9°F. After self-made ex-millionaire, Millard Fuller. such dismal wea­ Fuller, who grew up in Alabama and That was in the late 1960s. ther, Bradley was afraid further interest attended the University of Alabama law Now, in 1993, Habitat for Humanity would be abandoned. school, needed a change. With his has gone international, with its home But, as he recalls, “the next project marriage on the verge of collapse. Fuller base in Americas, Georgia. And, there were the same people and same decided to give up his workaholic lifestyle according to Fuller, if things go as kind of turnout.” for a simpler and far more satisfying one. planned. Habitat will be operating in How did Otterbein get involved with According to a June 1988 Reader’s Digest 2000 U.S. cities and 60 countries by Habitat for Humanity? article, the Fullers sold their home, 1996. “The students and I basically heard vacation retreat, two speedboats, the about Habitat at the same point in time Lincoln Continental, and shares in three and learned about the opportunities that cattle ranches and gave the money to were available in the Columbus chapter, “churches, colleges and charities.” The Otterhein Students which is very, very active and very, very belongings that he had taken so much strong,” remembers Bradley. “They put pride in no longer meant anything to and Faculty Realize you on a work list, you come down on a him, when faced with losing his family to the Importance of Saturday and they show you what to do.” divorce. In addition. Fuller’s declining Helping Amy Hensley, a 1993 history physical health was due primarily to the education graduate from Massillon, stress of amassing monetary wealth. After the Less Fortunate Ohio, remembers how she became donating his fortunes, he and his wife involved. “My roommate talked and stayed a month with a community leader, talked and talked about it and I finally who believed in simple living, sharing decided to go down, and got hooked,” and good works. byValerieLcrkard she said.

12 Vice President and Dean for Student a half dozen homes around the Third can make a difference. Affairs Bob Gatti recalled that a former Avenue/I-71 area, doing such things as Another memorable moment of the Otterbein staff member and member on landscaping, painting, trimming. Otterbein chapter was the October 1991 the board for Habitat, Chris “framing party,” which took Amy, came to Chaplain place over a three-day weekend. Bradley, Becky Smith, and him Hensley said it reminded her of about forming a Habitat We've built an old-fashioned Amish house chapter. raising. Zenia Dacio and Hensley Bradley explained, “That were co-coordinators for all aspects Friday there was only a Habitat in 1992-93. The co­ foundation with a plate on top. coordinators in 1993-94 are By Monday, it had walls and a Dacio and Jennifer Noll, both of a house roof. There was also another juniors. Dacio, an environ­ larger group at the framing party, mental science major from — you name it, OSU’s chapter.” Dover, Ohio, says she had never Gatti went to several work heard of Habitat until she came we've done itl^^ days, including the framing to Otterbein. Dacio first party. heard of Habitat at L.I.V.E. “I’m not very good with my Becky Smith, associate meetings (Leadership in hands, but they help teach you dean of students Volunteer Experiences). the particular task that needs to L.I.V.E. was organized in 1989- be done that day. There are not 90 to support the contemporary moral drywalling, roofing, and HVAC only amateurs, but professional and education missions of Otterbein. (heating, venting, and air conditioning). carpenters (as well as other professionals) And, in 1992, the volunteers saw a movie “We’ve built all aspects of a house— who donate their time to Habitat. And Habitat sent and “bugged Bradley to you name it, we’ve done it,” says Smith. the confidence that one builds is start a chapter,” says Dacio. In addition. The group hopes this year’s funds rewarding—on a number of fronts,” said Bill Gomall and Sara Steiner, both 1992 will go towards a 1994 Spring Break Gatti. graduates, worked with the Otterbein “work camp.” In order to go on a work The learning that takes place on Senate to get a Habitat for Humanity camp, the group has to make a list of the work days is not always so apparent. chapter started on campus. top three choices of where they want to Becky Smith said that the few hours Since Habitat is not-for-profit, volunteer. The home base in Georgia spent on Habitat fit in with some of the students have to raise money for what then assigns the spot. Selection of the I.S. classes at Otterbein. they need. At this year’s first campus work camp depends upon how far away it “The work days are an environmental Unity Day, Habitat had a fundraiser is from the group and the need of the lab to experience what you’ve been called “No More Shacks,” the idea area. For example, Hensley thinks that, learning,” she said. “It’s service learning borrowed from the Columbus chapter. with luck. Habitat will go to Appalachia. and really is higher learning for students Students and faculty took shifts sitting The states hit by Hurricane Andrew also to volunteer.” in the little plywood “house.” This still need volunteers, but the cost of the One thing that sets Habitat for representation of a shack helped trip alone would funnel away the Humanity apart from other not-for-profit onlookers visualize the housing problem, chapter’s funds. groups is that instead of blindly giving, instead of just having to throw money Last year’s Spring Break was exciting the students have to work, which helps into a hat. Past donations have gone for the Otterbein chapter. Otterbein, build homes, and pride for students as toward defraying costs of transportation along with the Church of the Master, well. People are part of the process. and food for the volunteers. The group hosted Ohio’s Habitat for Humanity And, as Dacio said, we’re all in this also bought their first power drill with Conference. Founder Millard Fuller together. ■ the contributions. spoke. Says Hensley, “He was very The Otterbein group has had inspirational and he believes in what he Valerie Lockard is a 1993 graduate of approximately twenty work days since is doing.” She also said she loved his Otterbein from Chillicothe, OH. She its inception. They have worked on about excitement and conviction that anyone majored in English literature.

13 FACULTY

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Theory moving in and out of the school during the school year cause a constant interruption. “I came to Starling for four Goes to reasons: to see if I could still teach in this environment, to learn about the children and their culture, to learn about the School teachers and their culture and to see what changes I could make with my role and responsibility as a teacher educator,” said Ryan ^______^ in a speech to Starling teachers on her last day at the school. hat is it like to teach in a System with approximately 800 stu­ “And what I came away with are more “tough” urban school? dents. Located in a white urban Appa­ questions than answers.” How does education sur­ lachian neighborhood on Central “It wasn’t easy,” Ryan frankly ad­ vive amidst the sometimes cruel reali­ Avenue on Columbus’ near west side, mits. “I think I need another year.” ties of inner city life? Associate Pro­ Starling is a place of struggle and a During her 12 weeks at the school, fessor of Education and Director of place of hope. While 75 percent of Ryan taught 7th grade social studies Graduate Education Programs Patty Starling’s students walk to school, 25 (Ohio history) for half the day and Ryan found out first hand. This fall percent are bused from two spent the other half assisting the guid­ she returned to the “real world” and discontiguous African American ance counselor. She also had the op­ faced a public school classroom after a neighborhoods. Starling’s students do portunity to shadow other administra­ 20-year lull to see if she “still had it.” not come from the “typical” family tors. She didn’t take on just any school (only 15 percent live with both par­ What Ryan discovered, and rather either—she wanted to share in the ents). Discipline problems are constant quickly, was that she had to adjust her challenge of an urban school right (18-24 percent per day need an expectations and immerse herself in here in the Columbus area. For her administrator’s intervention) and understanding the culture. sabbatical leave from Otterbein, Ryan absenteeism is a fact of life (with daily “You don’t tell a twelve-year-old taught at Starling, the largest middle absence rates averaging 20 percent). girl who’s been up half the night with school in the Columbus Public School Transiency is another hurdle. Students a baby and her 20-year-old live-in

BYTUESDAYTRIPPIER ■ PHOTOS COURTESY OF PATTY RYAN

14 boyfriend to take this book Ryan feels she was able to home, read the assignment make a difference to the chil­ and bring it back tomor­ dren. Through a portfolio row,” explained Ryan. “I assessment, the students were had to adjust. And that is able to show some of their part of understanding these own creativity. The portfolios children and their environ­ contained artwork, journal for the realities of the situation and ment.” entries, maps and tests. Not knowing pull together as one to make a differ­ That environment wasn’t always whether they found the exercise mean­ ence,” remembers Ryan. “The princi­ easy to understand. “I saw some deplor­ ingful or not, Ryan trudged on. pal was really a role model as he was able situations. Many of the parents of “Come to find out, they liked it!” always searching for and implement­ these children really cared and wanted she said. “I had no clue! But they ing ways to have school be a positive for these kids, but their hands were tied would show the other teachers their experience for these children.” in a sense, as many were poor, single journals and were proud of them. That Ryan attended first-year teacher mothers.” felt good.” meetings once a week which helped Violence is a daily reality for these While it was hard to determine her keep things in perspective. De­ kids—whether they react to it, create it what reward really meant to these kids, spite her 15 years of teacher education or simply try to avoid it. According to Ryan did her best to keep her experience, Ryan says she was truly a Ryan, the common denominator for classtimes interesting, informative, “newborn” on this occasion. These many of these children is finances— interactive and stimulating. She meetings were indicative of the sup­ nobody can boast of being wealthy and quickly found out that nothing worked port network built into the school. the term “middle class” isn’t even spo­ all of the time, so being resourceful was “These meetings kept you going. ken here. Understanding this context, a necessity. She persisted in keeping in You could share your perceptions of says Ryan, the administrators, faculty touch with parents—writing notes success and failure and find out that and staff aspire for educational compe­ home and calling (even though on any you were really doing okay,” said tence with visionary, caring leadership given day about 30 to 50 percent of the Ryan. “I was so overstimulated at and persistence. homes did not have functioning tele­ times, that my only solace was a “In the face of all of this, the teach­ phones). Ryan also kept in constant restroom on the first floor with a door ers at Starling do an outstanding job. touch with the students. She attended that locked. It was my only two min­ Everyone involved there, from the soccer games, open houses and even utes of peace during the day.” cooks to the janitors, are strugglers— the annual Halloween Dance. It was survivors. They have a real acceptance

15 here she got to test her skill graders, threw a farewell at quick thinking. party for her. The party was “Everything was going complete with play acting— well,” remembers Ryan. about her of course. “The students were swarm­ “The kids imitated ing around like bees. Of me and some of my class­ course, no one was dancing. room mannerisms like my Then, all of the sudden, a fight broke efforts. “That respect from other saying ‘That was a good job’ all the out. It was about five feet away from teachers has been gratifying. I guess I time,” laughed Ryan. “It was really me. My first reaction as a professor was didn’t realize how important it was to hard to leave because I felt like I just to think about the situation. But I saw them that I share their challenge,” she got started. I would really like to go another teacher literally ‘swimming’ said. back again, especially knowing to her way through the students to get In addition to presenting papers at lower my expectations, knowing the there and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess I two national conferences, for the As­ culture of the students and knowing need to do that, too.’ So I ‘swam’ over sociation of Teacher Educators and the the culture of the teachers.” and got right in there and started pull­ American Association of Colleges for Ryan says her experience at Star­ ing kids apart.” Teacher Education, Ryan will use her ling was meaningful and positive. She One of the most important lessons research and experience in her own now believes that, in teacher educa­ Ryan learned from her experience was classroom—teaching teachers. tion, it is more critical than ever to to make small successes mountainous. “My plans for the Master of Teach­ combine theory with practice. She also became more focused on her ing students is to really encourage “Our students need to get their view of who should be an urban school them to assess their motivation for hands dirty and get their hearts dirty,” teacher. becoming a teacher,” she said. “I see she says. “I really think the successful urban now how important it is for teachers to And who can argue with someone teacher cannot be so concerned with put 99 percent of their energy into who practices what they preach? ■ what happens on a day-to-day basis, culture interaction. And for Master of but needs to see the big picture,” she Education students, I will probably said. reduce the stress as much as possible. I Ryan even got a few things she was exhausted!” didn’t expect. Like teachers from area On her last day, her support team schools complimenting her on her and the students, some 90 seventh

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Compiled by Carol Define

Center for Corrosion 1933 Technology. t unharmonic Zeller Henry placed first during the Regional Senior Keeps Music Alive Olympics (80-85 age ,195"" The Otterbein-Lebanon bracket) in a golf chipping Carlos Marrero retired after Retirement Community contest held at the University 27 years as an assistant enjoys the beat of its own of Dayton. professor in library services at drummers — those of the 36 Southern Illinois University piece Otterbein-Lebanon ^Q4P of Carbondale. Funharmonic Orchestra. And this is an orchestra for everyone, with members aged Ferd Wagner accepted an 40-something to 93. interim call to serve the Mount 1956 According to conductor Bill Jefferis '47(pictured above), Pleasant United Methodist Duane Hopkins was chosen most of the members are residents, but some are interested Church in Chatham, VA, to be a member of Omicron community members. until July 1994- Delta Kappa, the nation’s top “It’s been a wonderful thing for the residents,” said Bill. collegiate honor society, “They are very proud of it. It has also grown considerably as 1 944 during Florida Southern we have participants from Dayton, Wilmington, Monroe and College’s opening convo­ Middletown. Some of our regulars are members of the Dayton J. Hutchison Williams and cation. He was also named Philharmonic Orchestra.” wife Helen Knight Williams chairman of the department Jefferis, who earned a degree in music education while at '43 of Irvine, CA, celebrated of business and economics. Otterbein, conducted many school bands, orchestras and their 50th wedding anniver­ Wife Carol Jaynes Hopkins choral groups. Now retired and an Otterbein Home resident, sary on Sept. 4 with a reception is a full-time volunteer and he also plays vibraharp, giving recitals for the residents and at Otterbein College. chairman of the Lakeland visiting groups, and plays guitar in a duo with his neighbor Lupus Support group, which who plays the banjo. Their repertoire consists primarily of 1947 she co-founded eight years ago. country music. The Hopkinses also enjoy Lydia Takacs Maley retired Alums Howard Longmire '55 and wife Virginia '55 are their six grandchildren. active in music at Lebanon. Howard, director of church and from teaching in the Dayton community relations at Otterbein-Lebanon, doubles as the Public Schools. David Warner has joined church choir director. His wife, Virginia, director of the staff of Datasphere admissions for the community, is the church organist and also » 0 4 (4 Corporation, a Columbus directs the Bell Ringers. As if that is not enough, the based comprehensive source Loren Giblin is president of Longmires are also active in the men’s quartet. Virginia plays of customized computer the Licking County AARP piano and Howard sings. ■ Source; Lebanon City News, hardware, software and Chapter 3494- He is also a August 2, 1993. support services as director of member of the Licking County sales and marketing. in Coupeville, Washington Aging Program that was (on Whidbey Island in the awarded housing grants for Donald Storer retired as the Puget Sound). All of their seniors in Utica and Pataskala, executive vice president of Otterbein friends are welcome OH. Craig Gifford, executive di­ Sodexho for U.S. Operations. at the Inn. rector of the Ohio School During his career, he worked ■ 1)5 Boards Association, was cho­ for IBM, CBS, and ARA sen as the recipient of the Services. In 1990 he Richard McKinniss retired George Washington Honor completed his master’s degree William Schneider retired after serving 39 years in public Medal presented by the Free­ and the A.M.P. program at after a 3 2 -year teaching career. school education. He lives in doms Foundation at Valley the European Institute for The past 17 years were spent Bethel, OH. Forge. The award was given Business Administration in teaching social studies at in the category of Public Fountainbleau, France. He Licking Heights H.S. He also and wife Joanne are currently coached basketball, track and ! 954 Communications for his the proud owners of “The baseball teams throughout his Wilber Kirk of Ivanhoe, NC, August 1992 OSBA Journal Anchorage Inn,” a 5,000 career and served a stint as the retired after 30 years of article entitled, “Help square foot Victorian replica athletic director at Licking employment with LaQue Wanted...Parents.”

17 Valley. He and wife Sandra plan Marietta Memorial Hospital. to go out West and visit their Music: A Labor of Love for Alum He is also on the staff of son and his family. Bethesda and Good Samaritan Paul Shartle '42 of Kettering literally had to beg new recruits at Patterson Field to strike up a band. hospitals in Zanesville. 1963 That was over 50 years ago. James Marcum Jr. retired after Today, the band has evolved into one of the most 1972 well-known in the area, the Air Force Band of Flight. 30 years of teaching seventh Sara Lord Foster has com­ grade English/Language Arts in Shartle was the first band leader for that band. He pleted her fifth year teaching the Milton-Union School even went on to organize the Kettering Civic Band, a credential requirement for the System in West Milton, OH. group that celebrated its 35 th anniversary this year. State of California. She A music major while at Otterbein, Shartle enlisted at teaches in a bilingual class­ Patterson Field shortly after graduation. room in Oxnard, CA. The military band, which was to play for recruit de­ Rosemary Snyder Harper tachment parades on the flight line, promised its volun­ Claudia Yeakel McIntyre opened a retail plant nursery teers they would not be shipped to other bases or overseas completed her first marathon. called “The Picket Fence once the group was formed. She ran the Marine Corps Garden,” in Wilmington, NC. Now the band, known as the U.S. Air Force Materiel Marathon in Washington, She and her husband moved to Command Band of Flight, supports all military functions DC, in 4:13. Claudia is Wilmington after he was and assists in Air Force recruiting efforts. director of computer labs in transferred. “1 had no idea it would be such a success,” remebers the department of computer Paul. “1 know it has been a big factor in recruiting as they science at Southern Illinois play in big schools around the country. When 1 was there, University. i ^66 we were raising funds for the war effort.” Tom Casey graduated from He attributes some of the band’s success to the excep­ Debbie Arn Segner was Ashbury Theological Seminary tionally talented musicians it attracts. chosen principal of Highland in Wilmore, KY, with a master Shartle’s love of music throughout his life has in­ East Elementary School. Her of divinity degree. In June he cluded 35 years in music and education with Kettering most recent teaching was ordained a deacon in the schools. Now retired, Paul’s primary interest is working experience came from the Big West Ohio Conference of the with the Kettering Civic Band. He also loves travel and Walnut Local School District United Methodist Church and enjoys photography. ■ where she worked as a teacher/ was appointed pastor of the Source: Dayton Daily News, September 23, 1992. assistant principal for an Locust Corner United Thank you to Dorothy Allsup Harbach ’38 for sending us elementary school. Debbie Methodist Church outside of the newspaper clipping. and her family live in Cincinnati, OH. Westerville. Jack Whalen is senior vice serves as coordinator for the France, where she has lived for Christine Hart Silvis and her president/resident manager of writing program at Hood the past three years. Valbonne sister Susan Hart Harrell '75 Shearson Lehman Brothers in Theological Seminary in is located in the hills opened a school supply store addition to his community Salisbury, NC. Carol directs overlooking the Riviera. named “One Stop Education service roles in the Cincinnati her own consulting company, Stop.” Christine lives in area. Professional Advancement Gordon Griffiths is executive Systems, Inc. She and vice president of media and Seneca, PA. James Miskimen was named daughter Abby live in client services forGeoghegan/ Deborah Gunter Snively and director of Chapter Services Salisbury. “Cal” wants to Griffiths Inc. He joined family moved to Wyckoff, NJ. for Chi Phi Fraternity. He is hear from other alums. Geoghegan & Associates in She is active in various PTAs responsible for administrative 1988 after spending 13 years and women’s clubs. Husband affairs for 63 colonies and David Reynolds has returned with Young & Rubicam in New Dean is business manager for chapters throughout the to Ohio after an eleven year York. He and wife Anne have Radiology Associates in country. stay in Anaheim, CA. He has two children. been successfully fighting a Walwick, NY. They have brain tumor since 1968. To Rhonda Warner was named three children, Jennifer, 1967 keep busy, he sells solar- manager of the commercial Allison, and Erin, and really Carol Ixincaster Meeks started powered products for Tom products/underwriting enjoy their life in northern her 9th year (the last three as a Lesch Inc. support unit by the Ohio Bergen County. full-time associate professor) Casualty Group of Insurance in the department of English Companies. Marianne Turner Wright was and Foreign Languages at 1968 promoted to cost accounting Winston-Salem State Univer­ Mary Jo Hutchings Beswick's manager at the Dover-based sity in NC, where she teaches exhibition of her water- 1969 Zimmer Patient Care Divi­ English, speech, and foreign colors featuring the south of Jack Booth, otolaryngologist, sion. language education. She also France was held in Valbonne, has extended his practice to

18 Nancy Ballog Carr moved Services as a manager of Alum's Success from Arizona to Keller, TX. systems planning and admin­ She teaches math at Keller istration. They live in Lies in a Green H.S. Prospect, KY.

Thumb Kate Herrick Tyrrell was Jeffrey Myers of Canal Gardening isn’t just a promoted to vice president of Winchester, OH, has been re­ pastime for this alum—it’s a finance at Parametric Tech­ elected to a one-year term as passion. Tim Morehouse ’62, nology Corp., a publicly-traded trustee of the Ohio Optome- a composition teacher at the software company. Kate and tric Association. Jeff is a University of Cincinnati, is husband Joe live in Wayland, clinical instructor at The Ohio an avid gardener and free­ MA. State University and an lance writer whose work has appeared in Pacific optometry consultant for the Horticulture, Garden Design, Horticulture, Green Scene, and 1979 Chillicothe Veterans Admin­ Victorian Homes, to name a few. His interest in gardens and istration Center. garden design occupies most of his time outside of the Cynthia Day has returned to classroom. Tim’s horticultural passions include growing Ohio, and was admitted to the rare hardy ferns from spore and cultivating antique roses. Ohio Bar. She is employed as 1981 His first book, Basic Projects and Plantings for the Garden, an attorney in the Chief Jane Haywood Blank owns was published last spring by Stackpole Books. He’s now at Hearing Office of the Industrial her own telecommunica­ work on a second book: Gardening Tips for the Beginner. Commission of Ohio. tions consulting firm in Tim practices what he preaches, too. His garden was Westerville. She is a frequent featured in “Down the Garden Path” — a column in the Gregg McDonald was speaker and has had many magazine Victoria this past June. ■ promoted to senior business articles published on tele­ information engineer by the communications. Unisys Corp. In his new position he will be involved in Charles Cave, a Cleveland 1973 1977 the company’s international resident, has been named Alan Shaffer has been assigned Cynthia Snodgrass Niemann and domestic affairs. He and director of financial account­ to the United States Military moved from Cleveland to wife Diane and their daughters, ing for Deaconess Hospital. Academy, West Point, as an Greenville, PA, after shs Jessica and Alexa, live inNorth exchange officer in the became a widow. She spends Wales, PA. Shirley Graham of Dublin, Department of Chemistry. her spare time on her farm. OH, was promoted to vice He is a Lt. Col. in the United She serves as board president Gregg Steger has been named president at the Huntington States Air Force. of the American Heart Associ­ Newark’s division manager for National Bank. ation of Mercer County and the Ohio Power Company. He was presented with their and wife Jacki and their Michele (Mikki) Walker '975 “Outstanding Leadership” daughters, Katie and Kim, live Hughes and husband Scott Mary-Jane Stewart-Griffin award last year. Cynthia is in Newark. live in the Baltimore, MD, received her Kodaly Certificate employed as coordinator of area. She is employed with from the Kodaly Center at volunteer resources for the PHH FleetAmerica as an Capital University. She Northern Ohio American Red 1980 account manager. teaches music full-time at Cross of the Mahoning Jill Britton teaches French at Harrison Street Elementary in District. In the past year she Fort Hayes Arts and Academic Jeff Jones is the general Sunbury, OH. completed her master of arts H.S. in Columbus. Jill runs an manager of Central Parking degree and wrote a comedv, exchange program in which of Cincinnati. He oversees the 1976 “Unusual Business,” which she Fort Hayes is partnered with 16 garages that Central is now marketing. Lycee Arthur Rimbaud in the operates in the downtown C. William D'Aiuto of south of France. She recently area. Orlando, FL, was honored by returned from her fifteenth the Florida Dental Associ­ 978 long-term stay there. Jill has Dan Pohl is director of ation as its 1993 dentist of the David and Miriam (Miir) her master’s degree in foreign alumni(ae) and public year. He is the youngest Goehring Bridgman '77 and language education. She lives relations for the Methodist recipient of the FDA’s highest their two children moved to in German Village in Theological School in honor. His contributions to Maumee, OH, where David :s Columbus. Delaware, OH. Florida legislation on health the pastor for Maumee United care reform along with his Methodist Church. He John Horn works for the involvement with national previously served the Indian Robert H. Clarkson Insurance 1982 commissions and councils, Run United Methodist Agency. His wife Melissa Randy Bressler is chief contributed to his selection. Church in Dublin, OH. McCoy Horn '84 works for resident physician in Obste­ Jewish Hospital Healthcare trics and Gynecologyat River­ side Methodist Hospital.

19 Christopher Ciampa received David Lowry is an internal as actuary/manager. Bruce has Tod Wilson, managing his diplomas from the medicine physician at the Air been with Nationwide since director of Ctterbein College Methodist Theological Force Academy in Colorado his graduation. He and wife Theatre, was elected presi­ Seminary in Delaware, OH. Springs, CC. Mary Moler Gifford '86 and dent of the Theatre Round­ He earned a master of divinity children Erica, 3, and Ben­ table of Central Chio for degree and a master of arts Teresa Ackerman Williams jamin, 1, live in Worthington, 1993-94. degree in alcoholism and drug accepted the position of CH. addiction ministry. He will horsemanship director at 1987 be moving to Butler Con­ YMCA Camp Tippecanoe in Tami Lange was promoted to ference located in western CH. She and daughter Sarah, business editor for “The Daily John Fisher was duly Pennsylvania for his second 19 months, live at the camp. Record” in Wooster, CH. appointed and sworn in as a two-year appointment. Chris court translator and inter­ is currently serving as the James Wilcher completed his Selena Swisher Whittaker preter for the District Court associate pastor at Wesley residency in family practice lives in Newport Beach, CA. of Goettingen, Germany, United Methodist Church. and is practicing medicine in She is store manager for Toys where he manages his own Dayton, CH. Wife Lora ’R Us in Anaheim. Selena translation agency. Thomas Wilcher '85 enjoys living at the beach. 1983 completed her master’s in Scott Rush is a tax analyst for Wanda Dillard of Gahanna nursing administration and Michael Olin-Hitt was named Cardinal Distribution, Inc., in was named director of works part-time as a manager an instructor in the English Dublin, CH. minority health initiatives by at Children’s Medical Center department at Mount Union Riverside Methodist Hospi­ in Dayton. College in Alliance, CH. Erin Workman Tschanen tals. She has worked at joined the Business Banking Riverside for 12 years, most 1985 Deborah Ketner Ward is a Group as an assistant vice recently as an administrative passenger service represen­ president in the Bank Gne, fellow. Melinda (Mindy) Phinney tative with AmericaWest Newark office. completed her residency in Airlines. She continues to j Janet Hawkins is in private internal medicine and is work with Burnside Com­ 1988 practice as a family physician doing a fellowship in neph­ munications on a free-lance Scott Barrett was hired by the in the Cleveland area. She is rology at University Hospitals basis and is enrolled in Johnstown-Monroe school also the department head of of Cleveland/Case Western Ctterbein’s graduate program board as head football coach. family practice at Community Reserve University. pursuing her master of arts in Scott recently completed Hospital of Bedford, CH. teaching degree.

Krisree Kandler Mason has i 986 moved to Bethlehem, PA, to Lynn Rigg Book relocated to Alumnus Leader accept a promotion with Rochester, NY. She is a media Carbonic Cylinder Products. librarian at New York Chiro­ in Environmental Her title is regional admin­ practic College. Husband istrative manager. She also Roger is a grad student at Health Rochester Institute of Tech­ completed a master’s degree William Rea ’58, M.D., has nology. They have a son, in finance at The Chio State been appointed by the Jeremy, 1. University. University of Cklahoma Health Science Center Linda Cole graduated from Shari Pack Klaassen is a College of Public Health to Capital Law School in May missionary for the Southern the position of adjunct professor. and passed the July 1993 Bar Baptist Foreign Mission Board Rea is a practicing thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Exam. in Spain. with an added interest in the environmental aspects of health and disease. He is founder and director of the Jennifer Elledge recently Environmental Health Center (EHC), which opened in i 984 moved to Knoxville, TNI. She 1976 to address the environmental aspects of health and Gloria Zide Absi was honored has accepted the position of disease processes in the human body. The Center is as one of two distinguished retail manager for the headquartered in Dallas, TX, and also has clinics in alumni by the Chio Knoxville Museum of Art. Texarkana, TX; Chicago; and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dominican College Alumni Canada. Association. Gloria, a 1958 Bruce Gifford has successfully In 1988, Rea was named to the world’s first professorial graduate from GDC, works completed his ten actuarial chair of environmental medicine at the Robens Institute of with her husband Phillip at exams to obtain his fellowship Toxicology at the University of Surrey in Guildford, their business, Phillip E. Absi in the Casualty Actuarial England. He has won several awards, wrote a medical & Associates Consulting Society. Bruce is with Nation­ textbook and serves on several professional boards. ■ Engineers, in the Clintonville, wide Insurance in Columbus CH, area.

20 Brad Krevzer was promoted English and Bible for middle Emergency Loan Fund in Honor of Mercedes to account executive for grades at the Marion Chris­ Blum Grober '63 Westinghouse Electric Supply tian School in Marion, OH. Mercedes Blum Graber ^63 died in July of 1992. Her Co. family and friends have established an emergency loan Bryan Knicely has been fund in her memory. Contributions may be made through Mitzi Crimmel is teaching first accepted by the Art Education the Development Office at Otterbein College. grade at Hudson Elementary Department of The Ohio The Mercedes (Cede) Blum Graber emergency loan school in Columbus. State University to pursue a fund will be administered by the Business Office of master’s degree in arts Otterbein College. Recommendations for short-term loans Michelle Fama teaches administration. shall be made through the Student Affairs Office with the French l-IIl at Western H.S. approval of the Vice President of Student Affairs. ■ in Las Vegas, NV. Sally Kammer was promoted to senior consultant with Deborah Merriman King Andersen Consulting. Sally work for his master’s degree at been employed at Berwanger teaches English and is the has been with Andersen for Ashland College. Overmeyer for the past three track coach at Booker T. two years. She lives in years. Washington H.S. in Norfolk, Columbus, OH. Debra Lamp is director of VA. student activities for Coastal Kimberly Hathaway grad­ Lee Lord teaches computers Carolina University in uated from the Ohio College Julie Miller was added to the to the 7 th and 8th grade Conway, SC. She lives in of Podiatric Medicine in staff of the Mid-East Ohio students at Bloom Middle Surfside Beach with her two Cleveland. She is doing a two- Vocational School District School in South Webster, cats, Bonnie & Clyde. Deb is year surgical residency at the as a small business manage­ OH. He is also the head varsity anxious to meet alumni in Mountain Home Veterans ment instructor. She assists soccer coach. Wife Cathy the area. Administration Medical Guernsey and Noble County McCormick Lord continues Center in Mountain Home, business owners with the to work at the Walnut Hills Dan Gifford was promoted to TN. retention or expansion of their Veterinary Clinic, while manager in the Ohio Valley operations. studying to further her degree area’s financial services Neil Richard received a med­ in art to graphic design. practice by the international ical degree from The Ohio Don Paullo has been promoted accounting firm KPMG Peat State University School of to staff accountant by DNV Steven Rose is an athletic Marwick. A certified public Medicine. Technica, Inc., a subsidiary of trainer for the Columbus City accountant, Dan has exten­ DetNorski Veritas of Norway. Schools. sive experience in serving Douglas Terry and wife He relocated to Houston, TX. insurance and manufacturing Tracey Paxson '90 have Kristin Russell received a clients. moved to Lenoir, NC. Doug is Keith Riddle was promoted to master’s degree from the a dentist. vice president of business University of Pittsburgh in development at Corporate social work. She does out­ 1989 One Credit Union in patient counseling for Six Aaron Connell works for 1990 Columbus. Keith lives in County, Inc. in Cambridge, the Social Security Admin­ Volkan "Turk" Berksoy is Hilliard. OH. istration in downtown working on a second degree in Columbus. Wife Beth Herring hotel and casino manage­ Jennifer Schrock teaches Connell '90 teaches 4th and ment at the University of general music (grades 1-2), 1 5th grade at Brentnell Nevada Las Vegas. Cathy Caldwell teaches instrumental music (grades 5- Montessori School in the Columbus Public School Deborah Buckles has only district. She is finishing her been a teacher for three years, Mark Your Calendars! master’s degree in education but has already received at Xavier University. national recognition for her excellence in the classroom. Theatre Alumni Benefit i Shana Flavin works for Enron Deborah teaches at Hilliard Performance Access as an account analyst. Station and was honored as a She received her master’s in 1993 Golden Apple Achiever business administration from Award winner by Ashland Oil. June 10,1994 Capital University in May. Scott Carter works for A.W. Villa Milano, Columbus Ric Moore is president of the Fenton Company of Colum­ Dinner, entertainment and auction Upper Arlington Jaycees and bus as an import specialist. More details to come later a member of Dublin’s Diamond Jubilee Commission. He has

21 12) and choral music (grades 7-12) for Gorham-Fayette An American in Ukraine local schools. John P. Deever '90 has been accepted as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Last June, he began training to become an English teacher in Ukraine, a former republic of the Soviet Union that is now an Synda Sparks is an admis­ independent country. His group is one of the first to be assigned to this country. We will periodically sions officer for the University publish excerpts from his letters home to share this exciting venture with fellow alums. of Cincinnati. Sept. 15, 1993 ripnBet (Greetings) from YKpai'Ha (Ukraine)! I’m finally here, working, a full-fledged Peace Corps Volunteer Kathy Bowers has moved to teaching English in the former Soviet Union. I live in a Tuscaloosa, AL, and is dormitory in the city of Zhytomyr, two-and-a-half hours working as a graduate assist­ bus ride West of Kiev, Ukraine’s capital. You cannot ant while pursuing her master’s imagine how different it is here. degree in health education at My apartment has one large room with two beds and the University of Alabama. spacious closets—by Ukrainian standards, luxurious. It is on the third floor overlooking some shacks, houses, and Jerry Dennis is the head many, many fruit trees; two or three typical Soviet high basketball coach for DeSales rises are under repair. The construction cranes are H.S. in Columbus, OH. everywhere, but none ever move. Some “new” buildings, begun ten years ago, are not completed yet. I did see the Bobbilyn Kasson is teaching blue sparks of welders coming from the top floor, which I 7 th grade language arts and take as a sign of hope. home economics at Indian Hope is in somewhat short supply, as independence for Ukraine has meant “Baha’to (many) Lake Middle School in Problema.” Right now. I’m listening to fervent shouting on the radio — speeches in Parliament Lewistown, OH. are broadcast regularly. I teach five classes a day (sometimes six, sometimes three) and preparing for four different Ray Niemeyer works for groups of students will take awhile. I taught today for the first time. It was exhausting but McCormick Equipment in interesting — the ninth graders, actually, will be the easiest because they already understand Louisville, KY. English. With the third and fourth graders I have to speak a lot of Ukrainian, gesture, sing and dance — whatever I can do. Tiffany Valentino is the new Classes are 45 minutes long, with 10-minute breaks in between, I long for a copy machine or grants and community ditto maker, a typewriter or even paper and crayons, which I’ll probably buy. Most useful, services fund raising coordi­ actually, would be a genuine blackboard — the Soviet fake slate is like thick wax paper —chalk nator for the Ohio Presby­ is unreadable and at the same time doesn’t erase. I do have a tape recorder and headphones terian Retirement Services which students may use (when the short-circuit in the mike crackles off). The curriculum is Foundation. She raises funds often outdated (as expected) or just ridiculous—covering International Peace Day or the lack of for eight retirement commun­ a housing problem in the Soviet Union. ities throughout the state. But all of these drawbacks really are outweighed by the kindness everyone has shown me. Everyone brings me fruit, flowers, sugar, potatoes—even laundry soap! The children wear Michael Verne works for uniforms—the girls with ribbons in their braids and lace collars, the boys in little tiny blue suits. W orthington Cylinder Corp., The students are like children everywhere — sometimes loud, usually curious, and with a subsidiary of Worthington delightful smiles. They are eager to learn English; some, so they can understand Michael Industries. Jackson, Guns & Roses, Metallica and Queen — the most popular groups except the Beatles. I laughed at how often the books teach English proverbs — my host knows so many they Gloria White Wandle teaches cloud our conversations. At least one, however, struck me as useful: “All things are difficult second grade at Brown before they are easy.” Elementary for the Hillard And, for the people here, life is very difficult. They depend on their kitchen gardens and City Schools. ■ relatives in nearby villages for produce. The stores aren’t empty but prices shot through the roof this month when the dollar went from 3000 koupons to 8 or 9 thousand. Sugar and cooking oil are rationed; gasoline is getting beyond reach. Mostly it’s sad to see good people working hard for nothing. It looks like no elections and no real currency this fall; everyone is aware things will get worse before they get better. But people can vegetables furiously and plan for winter, still ready to make do with what comes. People in the Ukraine have suffered often — from invasions from Poland and Lithuania; from totalitarian communism, planned famines that killed 30 million people; from the Second World War, still fresh in so many minds. They seem uncertain what to do with independence. In general people are tough, patient, and very hard working, and I’m safe in the hands of many people — people who have never spoken with an American, but who give me what they have in spite of the difficulty of obtaining even basic goods. ■

22 James Ashford, c/o Florida CLASS OF Accountants in Dublin, OH. Studio Theatre, 1241 N.Palm Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236. J im Cheryl Headlee, 119 E. is an actor & teacher with Lincoln Ave., Columbus Florida Studio Theatre. 43214- Cheryl is a staff accountant at Mt. Carmel Gary Boggs, 8193 Cox Rd., 1993 Health. West Chester, OH 45069. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Gary works for the Fairfield Monika Hempel, P.O. Box Center as a resident specialist. 1336-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica. Monika is an account Elizabeth Brandon, 2780 B. executive for Gamier I Pinellas Ct., Columbus 43 231. Director advertising agency. j Liz works for Center of j Vocational Alternatives Nathan Hodges Jr., P.O. (COVA) as an accountant. Box 685, Westerville 43081. Nat is self-employed as a Craig Burre, 3503 Hunting- professional investor. brook, Apt. 201, Columbus 43231. Craig is an executive Cindy Johnson, 4041 management trainee for the Huffman Rd., Medina, OH Value City Department 44256. Cindy is a substitute Stores/Schottensteins Stores teacher for the Medina City, Corp. Buckeye Local and Highland 1993 graduate Steve Stobart proudly displays his diploma! The class of 1993 had 413 graduates. Local schools. James Byers, 5240 Wallbury Ct., Apt. #C, Columbus Kevin Johnson, 6549 Dobson Melissa DeVore, 63092 Melissa Farley, 7133 Dutch 43228. Jim works for Battelle Sq. W., Columbus 43229. Hickory Ln., Cambridge, OH Ln., Johnstown, OH 43031. Memorial Institute as a Kevin is an accounts 43725. Melissa was named Melissa is a systems analyst technician in animal research- receivable clerk for Borden. pathology. executive director for the working for Drug Emporium Ohio Hills Area Chapter of Corp. in Powell, OH. Pamela Jones, 3933 Sexton The American Red Cross in Kristi Clark, 4620 Barringt on Dr., Columbus 43228. Pamela Cambridge. Chris George, 5123 Cedar Club Dr., Columbus 43221. works in the office of Jeffrey Dr., Apt. M, Columbus 43232. Kristi is attending The Ohio R. Yocca Builder, Inc. State College of Law, pursuing David Dove, 504 FoxtrailCir. Chris works with the Ohio W., Westerville 43081. Dave Republican Party. a juris doctorate degree. Amy Kaiser, 5652 Hibernia attends The Ohio State Dr., Apt. A, Columbus, OH University College of Joei Newland Gill, 4368 Main Kim Clay, G4-220 Elizabeth 43232. Amy is a 7th grade Dentistry. St., South Salem, OH 45681. St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514. science teacher at Eastmoor Joei attends Ohio University Kim attends the University of Middle School in the Janet Drabousky, 1454 pursuing a master’s degree. North Carolina, pursuing a Columbus Public Schools. master’s in Fine Arts. Pinebluff Ln., Cincinnati 45255. Janet works as a Kim Grossi, 11403 Mountain Cynthia Harbin Kelsey, 1286 latchkey administrator for the Valley Bend, Nashville, TN Keven Clouse, 223 Highblufifs S. Galena Rd., Galena, OH YMCA and as a substitute 37209. Kim, a registered nurse, Blvd., Columbus 43235. 43021. Cindy is a project teacher in the Forest Hills works for Baptist Hospital in Keven works as an emergency manager for Ameritech. management field coordinator School District. Nashville. for the State of Ohio. Craig Kisner,6001 Skillman, Cathy Downey Erickson, Darren Gunlock, 60 Apt. 170, Dallas, TX 75231. 5473 Asherbrand Ln. #D, Cotterrew, #103, Blacklick, Mandy Coorveau, 93 Craig is a district manager Dublin, OH 43017. Cathy is OH 43004. Darren is a Crossing Place, Johnstown, trainee with Healthcare a sales representative/ campaign staffer for OH 43031. Mandy teaches 6th Services Group, Inc. grade for the Newark City commercial account manager Voinovich for Governor. for Kinko’s Copies. Schools. Kathleen Miner Kisner, 6001 Megan Harrington, 1259B Skillman, Apt. 170, Dallas, Elizabeth Ewing, 8182 W. Hideaway Woods Dr., Laura Demyan, 1072 TX 75231. Kathleen is Ohio State Ln., Lancaster, OH Westerville 43081. Megan is Landings Loop, Worthington pursuing her master of divinity 43130. Liz works for WHOK- the chapter newsletter 43085. Laura works as an degree at Perkins School of FM (K-95.5) radio as a coordinator for the Ohio accountant for Affiliated Aud­ Theology, Southern Metho­ promotions assistant. Society of Certified Public iology and Speech Pathology, dist University. Inc.

23 Timothy Kirk, 65 Applegate United Telephone of Ohio. Folly Farm Stables as the head Ct., Howard, OH 43028. Tim of the riding school. Steven Stobart, 3680 Cedar is a group manager for Wenco Michael Morgan, 80 Ante­ Hill Rd., Canal Winchester, of Ohio, a window and patio lope Way, Apt. lA, W. Amanda Rapp, 15018 U.S. OH 43110. Steve works as a door manufacturer. Worthington, OH 43235. Hwy 52, Portsmouth, OH graduate assistant while Mike is a product/market 45663. Mandy is pursuing her attending The Ohio State Stephanie Lee, 19 N. research specialist for Sterling master’s degree in social University. Otterbein Ave., Westerville Software in Dublin, OH. work at the University of 43081. Stephanie is an athletic Cincinnati. Kevin Troyer, 11937 Hidden trainer and works for Regina Taylor Morgan, 35 Lake Dr., Marshallville, OH TheraCare Physcial Therapy W. Duncan St., Apt. 15, Mollie Ratliff, 3057 Lyndon 44645. Kevin is a cost anaylst and New Albany High School. Columbus 43202. Regina Rd., Greenfield, OH 45123. for Quality Castings Co. teaches eighth grade math in Mollie is a customer service Jennifer Lyle, 306 Crosswind Perry Middle School in representative for Abbott Cynthia Tucker, 2497 Loggers Dr., Westerville 43081. Worthington. Foods. Run Ct., Columbus 43235. Jennifer works for J. Thomas Cynthia is an accountant for Meeks & Associates, Inc. as a Kirt Moritz, 1413 Winghaven Othello Repuyan "Chico", Navistar International. public accountant. Dr., Lima, OH 45805. Kirt 891 Southeast Ct., Zanesville, works for Bank One, OH. Chico works for Kessler Nicole Tuller, 4959 W oodbriar Kerry Lynch, 2000 F. Street, Columbus, NA., and attends Sign Co. in Zanesville as a PI., Columbus 43229. Nicole Apt. 716, Washington, D.C. Capital University pursuing a marketing/sales assistant. works for Chemical Abstracts 20006. Kerry works for master’s degree. Service as a chemist/structure Senator Harris W offord of PA. Eliazabeth Rufener, 37 W. analyst in the biochemistry Dwight Newell, 14380 Plum St., Westerville 43081. department. Cheryl Mann, 5568 Caple- Downing Rd., Croton, OH Liz is a life specialist for stone Ln., Dublin, OH 43017. 43013. Dwight is a marketing Midland Mutual Life Susan Vargo, 15437 representative for Hans S. Insurance. Plantation Oaks Dr., Apt. 7, Chris Maesky, 799 Marian Wee, M.D., Inc. Tampa, FL 33647. Susan Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH Terry Sandridge, 454 Colony teaches 4th grade at 43068. Chris works for Gwendolyn Swigart Nichols, Place, Gahanna, OH 43230. Lacoochee Elementary school. Prudential Buckeye Agency 6329 Wellfleet Dr., Columbus Terry is attending the in Columbus as a financial 43231. Gwen is an auditor for University of Dayton pursuing Tina Lilly Villanveva teaches planner. The Limited (Express). a master’s degree in business Spanish at Groveport- administration. Madison H.S. and freshman Kevin Marinov, 446 Lytton Jim Nichols, 5569 Everest school. Way, Gahanna, OH 43230. Way, Columbus 43231. Jim is Jennifer Shanta, 1060-C Kevin works for Digital a marketing assistant at Intek, Covington Rd., Columbus MaryRose Walsworth, 4647 Equipment Corporation as the Inc. 43229. Jennifer is substitute Bridle-Path Ln., Dublin, OH service business manager. teaching for South-Western 43017. Christina SHtzlein Nicol, 8196 City and Pickerington Local Jason McGuire, 1324'D Rochester Way, Westerville Schools while working at Lisa Wickerham, 235 Pawnee Hideaway Woods Dr., 43081. Chris is pursuing a Kohl’s Department Store as Dr., Circleville, OH 43113. Westerville 43081. Jason is a master’s degree in molecular an assistant supervisor. Lisa is substitute teaching for purchasing assistant for the genetics at The Ohio State Pickaway County Schools and Mt. Carmel Medical Center. University. Robert Smith, 731 Hamlet St., works for the Citizens Land Columbus 43215. Robert Title. Juliana McGuire teaches Chawn Oakley, 5882 works for National City Bank sixth grade math and language Broomes Is. Rd., Port as a consumer credit analyst Jeffrey Wuerth, 224 Ingleside arts at Hilliard Station Republic, MD 20676. Chawn and is working on his MBA at Terrace, Kalamazoo, MI Elementary for the Hilliard is a customer service/ Captial University. 49006. Jeff is an intern City Schools. marketing rep for Cable & assistant to the sports Wireless Inc. Kariann Sneary, 6374 Busch information director at Mark McNichols was hired Blvd., #350, Columbus 43229. Western Michigan University by Northridge Local Schools Lisa Postiy, 5984 Weathered Keri works for National City and is pursuing a master’s in to teach mathematics at the Oak Ct., Westerville 43081. Bank. athletic administration. middle and high school. Lisa teaches high school math for the Marion City Schools. Christopher Snyder, 7000 Pam Powell Zigmund, 1839 Ga ry Miller, 3130ToubyRd., Malabar Ct., Dayton 45459. Schrock Rd. Apt G, Columbus Mansfield, OH 44903. Gary Stephanie Randles, 71 C Chris works for Bill Reber and 43229. Pam is an auditor with is the general manager/ Hartford Rd., Simsbury, CT Associates as a professional Coopers &. Lybrand. ■ network maintenance for 06070. Stephanie works for recruiter.

24 MILE S T O N E S MARRIAGES Frances Shonkwiler to Rachel Nicole, bom Nov. 21, 1984 James Hazlett on Oct. 9, 1992. David Lowry and wife Dana, 1993. twins, a son and daughter, 1948 1980 Benjamin David and Sarah Don McCualsky to Nancy 1992 John Schmeling and wife Lynn Elizabeth, bom July 22,1993. Ducro on Feb. 14, 1993. Jessica Howdysheil to Fichner Schmeling '81, a Robert Nagel on June 26, daughter, Paige Nicole, born Dawn Hobgood McLoughlin 1973 1993. June 9,1993. She joins sister, and husband Bill, a son, Dane Linda Yohn to William Kailey Lynn, 3 1/2. Patrick, born June 21, 1993. Labedzki on Oct. 23, 1993. 1993 He joins sister Maggie, 4. Mary Lucas to William Susan Rush Schultz and 1974 Yarbrough on Sept. 25, husband Lynn, a daughter, Carol Bennett Waldo and Merry Lynn Sigrist to 1993. Lindsey Anne, born March husband Michael, a daughter, Steven Straits on July 3, 29, 1993. Mara Anne, born May 24, 1993. Craig Kisner to Kathleen 1993. She joins sisters Andrea, Miner on June 19, 1993. 1981 8, Caitlin, 2, and brothers 1978 Michele (Mikki) Walker Patrick, 7, Sean, 6, and Aaron, Lynn Davis to Kevin Joei Newland to Doug Gill Hughes and husband Scott, a 4. Pietrucha May 1993. on July 4, 1993. daughter, Kaitlyn Alexandra, bom Dec. 21, 1992. James Wilcher and wife Lora 1983 Pam Pawell to Kevin Thomas Wilcher '85 , a son, Linda Brown to Jonn Zigmund on Aug. 21, 1993. Thomas James, bom April 20, Glascock on June 12, 1993. Susan Kaufman Alexander 1993. Amanda Reynolds to and husband Forrest, a 1986 Steven Rammelsberg on July daughter, Chloe Lynn, bom 1985 Kristen Holm to Randy 31, 1993. July6,1993. She joins brother Martha Trudeau and husband Arendt on Oct. 9, 1993. Jake, 9. Hugh, a daughter, Rose Christina Stitzlein to Keith Gwendolyn, born March 25, Susan Hammer to Thomas Nicol on June 26, 1993. Lorrie Stone Hicks and 1993. She joins brother Andy, Stewart on April 24, 1993. husband Tom, a son, Justin 2 1/2. Gwendolyn Swigart to Thomas, bom May 6, 1992. 1987 Brian Nichols on Oct. 9, Fie joins sister Laura, 5. 1986 Scott Rush to Anne Sharda 1993. Ronald Baker and wife Joy, a on Aug. 28, 1993. Lynn Maurer and husband daughter, Hannah Joy, bom Regina Taylor to Scott, Mark Weikle, a daughter, May 18, 1993. 1988 Morgan on Aug. 7, 1993. ■ Salena Weikle Maurer, bom Steven Fricke to Eileen i Aug. 12, 1993. Dan Bravard and wife 1 Lehmann on July 3, 1993. Garol, a daughter, Jacqueline Tim Potts and wife Lisa Meacci Danielle, bom June 28,1993. 1989 Potts '83, a daughter, Anne She joins sister Amy Gale, 3. Heidi Youngen to Edward Birth in the Family? Marie Lynn, born April 9, Yates on April 17, 1993. If there is a birth in your family, 1993. She joins sister Emily Jane Hassenpflug Johnson please let us know. Not only will the Rose, 4- and husband Jeffrey, a son, 1990 announcement be included in Class Sean Robert, born June 2, Jean Childers to Richard Notes, but the Otterbein Alumni Alan Watershouse and wife 1993. He joins sister Rachel, Arnold on Sept. 11, 1993. Relations Office will send your son or daughter a complimentary bib Tracie, a son, David Alan, 2. bom Sept. 16, 1992. He joins Stacey Gleine to Gregory making him or her an official “Little Cardinal from Otterbein. ” sister Kelsey, 4, and brother Heidi Matzke Kellett and Bergmann on Dec. 5, 1992. Kasey, 2. husband Andy, a son, David Walter, bom Oct. 17, 1993. 1974 1 no 7> Jay Hone and wife Heather, a He joins brothers Tommy, 3, Kimberly Bauer to Jason son, Joshua Paul, born Oct. Sandra Martin Kageorge and Joe, 20 months. McGuire '93. 12, 1993. He joins brother and husband David, a Scott, 23. daughter, Laura Anne, bom Alecia Jones Tanner and Amy Prather to Matthew I July 23, 1993. She joins husband David, a son, Andrew Smith on Sept. 4, 1993. 1979 brother Daniel, 6, and sister David, born Sept. 5, 1993. Beth McVay McMullen and Sarah, 2. husband Dan, a daughter.

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1987, Mike Mills and wife Norma, a mission of our embassy in and East Sparta and supervised John Fisher and wife son, Devin Michael, bom Jan. Saigon but was forced to leave music in the Plain Local Angelika, a daughter, Maria 28, 1993. the service because of health Schools for 33 years. She Rose, born May 9, 1993. problems. From 1953-1956, taught piano and for 32 Ruth VanHorn Nicholson and he served as consultant to the yearswas the organist for her Becky Barnes Harris and husband Michael, a son, W oodrow W ilson Foundation church, the United Brethren husband Dan '88, twin sons, Anthony Michael, bom June and to the Council of Foreign Church which later became Timothy Andrew and Phillip 20, 1993. Relations. From 1956 to 1972, the Westbrook Park United Alexander, bom Aug. 2,1993. he was vice president of John Methodist Church. She then They join brother Adam, 3 1/ 1990 Price Jones Company in New served as organist at the 2. Proud grandfather is Phil Mary Blanchard Neels and York. Laukhuffwas the author Westminster Presbyterian Barnes '64 and uncle Tim husband Theodore, a daugh­ of numerous articles and Church for 15 years, until Harris '86. ter, Katherine Louise, born brochures on foreign affairs, stricken with Guillain-Barre July 29,1993.She joins brother Woodrow Wilson and Disease, which curtailed her I Lisa Hurst Schuller and Theodore John “T.J.,” 2. religion. He authored the active partici-pation in music i husband John, a son, Zachary book “Immanuel: Outrageous activities. She was a charter Joseph, born Sept. 24, 1993. 199! Myth or God’s Truth?” member of the Canton He joins sisters Marlena, 6, Amy Staub Griest and published in 1991. In 1972, American Guild of Organists, and Megan, 2. husband Tad '92, a son, he founded and edited a the College Club of Canton, Zachary Addison, bom Sept. conservative traditionalist and the Music Teachers 19,88, 8, 1993. ■ Episcopal newsletter, “The National Associa-tion. She David Bricker and wife Shari Certain Trumpet.” He was preceded in death by Kuhiman Bricker, a son, presided at the St. Louis husband Stuart Phillip. Benj amin J ennings, bom Aug. IS Church Congress of 197 7, and 24, 1993. He joins brothers gave the keynote address at Ross, 5, and Andrew, 3. the founding Dallas Synod of 1937 1921 the Anglican Catholic Roy Shoaf, 80, Oct. 29,1993, Shari Warner Pennington We have received word on Church in 1978. He received Chautauqua, NY. Roy was and husband Brian, a son, the death of Elizabeth the Keble Award of the the director of released time Connor Courtright, born Fontanelle Cornetet. American Church Union in for religious education from Sept. 3, 1994. He joins sister 1974 as Episcopal churchman 1937 to 1939. In 1942, he Cassie, 21 months.Proud of the year and later served as graduated from Princeton grandparents are David '56 1927 president of the Standing Seminary. His first church and Joyce Shannon Warner Doris Drum Hampshire, Sept. Committee of the Diocese of was in Pocomoke City, MD., '58. 9, 1993, Delaware, OH. the Mid-Atlantic States of the where he served until 1948. Anglican Catholic Church. He then went on to serve Celesia Prather Snyder and Perry Laukhuff, 87, Aug. 28, Subsequently affiliated with churches in Luiney, Mass., husband Scott, twins, a son 1993, Amherst, VA. Perry the American Episcopal Lansing, Mich., Indianapolis, and daughter, Erik Walter, and was a writer, prominent Church, Laukhuff was named and Coitsville, OH. In 1979, Kalasha Marie, bom Sept. 16, Anglican churchman, former Companion of the Fellowship he returned to Chautauqua. 1993. professor, diplomat, business of St. George by the Primus of He served several interim executive and editor. He that Church. He is survived pastorates in Union City, M ill 1989 , taught government at Sweet by his wife Jessie Laukhuff, Valley and Waterford, PA. He David Blevins and wife Paula Briar College from 1930 to and daughter Louise Argyle served as chaplain for Park Prather Blevins '90, a 1936. He then entered the Laukhuff. Vista Presbyterian Retirement daughter, Jennifer Ann, bom U.S. Foreign Service where Home in Youngstown, OH. Aug. 24, 1993. he rose to the rank of counselor He was preceded in death by and served until 1953. His 1930 son Roy and is survived by Shana Flavin, a daughter, service included Berlin and We have received word on wife June Scherer Shoaf, Kathryn Lee, born May 9, he was interned with the U.S. the death of Carl Conrad, whom he married in 1945; 1993. Embassy staff there in 1941- Sept. 16, 1993. daughter Jean Gentry; sons 1942. He was director of the Philip and Randall; and five Eric Giddings and wife Lora, Office of German Political Grace Senff Phillips, 87, Aug. grandchildren. a son. Gale Matthew, bom Affairs in the Department of 23, 1993, Canton, OH. A Sept. 1, 1993. State from 1949 to 1952. Late lifelong Canton resident, in 1952 he was named Grace taught public school counselor and deputy chief of music in Navarre. East Canton

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Sunbury, OH. Judy was a daughter Carrie Bobst, step­ Friend of the College retired teacher with 32 years daughters Penny and Tara of teaching experience. She Bush, and sister Carrie Smith. J. Vaughn Barnhard, 83, Oct. 12, 1993, Westerville. taught at Harrison Street Founder and former owner of Indian Run Golf Club, East Elementary School in the Big James Hansen, August 30, and West Courses of Westerville. Vaughn was manager of Walnut school system and at 1993, Dayton, OH. Jim is Cellar Lumber Co. for 23 years and co- founder of the Lakes Whittier, Emerson and Robert survived by wife Betty, son Golf and Country Club. He was a member of the Messiah Frost elementary schools in James, and daughters Jill and United Methodist Church, Calendonia Lodge #416 Westerville. During her career Jodie. F&A.M, New Albany Scottish Rite, Westerville Rotary she received recognition as a Club (33 years of perfect attendance) and the Otterbein Martha Holden Jennings “O” Club. Vaughn was preceded in death by son James V. Scholar and the Ohio and 1972 Barnhard 11. He is survived by wife Margaret Huhn National Outstanding James Share, 42, Oct. 11, Barnhard, daughter Janet Hergatt, and sons Thomas and Elementary School Social 1993, Pataskala, OH. James Gary. Studies Teacher of the Year. died from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s She was the recipient of Pi disease). He is survived by 1938 perilous first and second Lambda Theta Citation wife Diane and sons Jordan Roderick Eley, 87, Aug. 15, Schweinfurt and Regensburg Award, and a Keizai Koho and Jarrod. 1993, Springboro, OH. A penetrations. He later joined travel-study fellowship to retired manufacturers the Air Force Reserve and Japan. In 1989 she was selected representative. Rod was past retired as a lieutenant colonel for the Special Achievement 1974 president of the Walnut in 1976. He served as the Award by the Alumni Gary Stahl, 41, June 19,1993, Grove Country Club. He was business manager-treasurer of Association of Otterbein Vallejo, CA. Gary died as the a member of the Springboro the Florida Entomological College. She was a member of result of an automobile First United Methodist Society. He was a member of the Sunbury United accident. He was a self- Church, the Riverview Lodge the Lincoln Masonic Lodge, Methodist Church, Sunbury employed contractor, and a ■^717 F&AM, the Scottish Scottish Rite orders, and Pi Community Library Friends, member of the First Christian Rite and the Antioch Temple Kappa Phi fraternity. He is Searchlight Club and Phi Church. He was preceded in Shrine. He is survived by wife survived by his daughter Delta Kappa. She is survived death by his mother, Martha Lorena Kundert Eley '37; Gretchen Wood and by her husband of 49 years, Mock Stahl, and son, Elijah, sons and daughters-in-law stepdaughter Glo Page, and Robert; son and daughter-in- 8, who also died in the Donald and Allene, Jack and sister and brother-in-law, law David and Rebecca; accident. He is survived by his Lois, and Douglas; brother- Helen and Ralph Hall. father, Robert Thomas; and father Donald and stepmother in-law and sister-in-law, John granddaughters, Sara and Thelma Stahl of Zanesville. '38 and Pat Kundert; and five Haley Morris. grandchildren. 1948 Robert Wertz, July 8, 1993, 1980 Johnstown, PA. 1968 Christopher Large, 35, Sept. 1941 George Bobst, Jr., 46, 27,1993, Columbus. Chris was Robert Waites, 77, Oct. 23, Newark, OH. Owner and employed by The Ohio State 1993, Gainesville, FL. A 195- operator of Bobst Enterprises I University’s Department of Gainesville resident since Elvin Covonagh, Jr., Nov. in Newark, he served in the Linguistics. He is survived by 1951, Robert retired after 35 11, 1992, Wilmington, DE. United States Air Force during parents, Robert and Wanda years as an associate professor He was a member of Phi Kappa the Viet Nam era. He was a Large, and brother and sister- of entomology at the Pi Fraternity. He is survived member of Teamsters Local in-law William and Darlene University of Florida. He by his mother. Aline Moyne #413. He is survived by wife Large. ■ received his doctorate from Covonogh '23. Lynn Bobst, son Scott, The Ohio State University in 1950, an achievement foreshadowed by a daring 1955 career as a bombardier during James V. Beardsley, June 2, World War 11. He flew combat 1993, Trempealeau, WI. With Sympathy during the war on early Our sincere sympathies to: bombing missions that went out from England with the I960 Celesia Prather Snyder '88 and husband Scott on the death Eighth Air Force. His R. Julia "Judy" Thomas of their son, Erik Walter, Sept 17, 1993. experiences included the Morris, 69, Oct. 18, 1993,

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Rhine River Revisited More than 130 Otterbein and Heidelberg alumni and fans gathered on the Otterbein campus on Sept. 18 for the first Stateside Rhine River Classic Tailgate Party. This pre-game party continued the sportsmanship and fun of last year’s Rhine River Classic held in Germany. OAC Commissioner Tim Gleason was a special guest at this event. The 1992 football game in Germany ended in a tie bringing a special sense of competition to this year s game. Although Heidelberg took home the Rhine River trophy after defeating Otterbein 21 to 14, Otterbein alumni and fans look forward to next year’s Rhine River Tailgate Party at Heidelberg and the chance to bring the trophy home to the ’Bein. (See photo on next page.) A large number of Dayton alumni, family and friends gathered for an old-fashioned Otterbein picnic at the home of the Augspurgers. Student Alumni Council Happenings The Student Alumni Council (SAC) enjoyed a back-to- Dayton Alumni Gather school picnic at the home of Director of Alumni Relations Greg More tharr 50 Day ton-area alumni and friends enjoyed a Johnson and his wife, Mary, on Sept. 19. The twelve students played games, pigged out and planned pleasant summer day and old-fashioned picnic at the home of Harold ’41 and Grade SAC events for the 1993-94 year. ’39 Augspurger on Aug. 8. Everyone enjoyed a day of camaraderie and old-fashioned fun Women's Club Gathers in including a spirited game of horseshoes. Dayton Grade Augspurger ’39 hosted a Executive Director of Development Jack meeting of the Dayton Otterbein Pietila ’62, Vice President of Institutional Advancement David Joyce and Director of Women’s Club on Sept. 21 with more than 25 people in attendance. Special Alumni Relations Greg Johnson were on Consultant for Institutional Advance­ hand to represent the College. ment Joanne VanSant ’H70, Jane Horn ’50 and Director of Alumni Relations Schooner Mary Day Greg Johnson made the trip from Takes Alumni on Westerville for the meeting. Dean Van High-Sea Adventure presented a speech reflecting on her 45 Alice Schear Yohn '32 is seen here years at Otterbein. (See photo next page.) Thirty alumni took to the sea this summer helping the captain pilot the Mary when the Schooner Mary Day sailed the Day. Yohn celebrated her 85th birth­ coast of Maine from Aug. 15 through 21. day during the five-day cruise. They boarded the ship in Camden, Maine on Aug. 15 and docked back at the same port after a week’s adventure on the Atlantic. This was a working cruise for the Otterbein crew who had a chance to try their hands at every aspect of the ship’s operation including cooking on a wood-burning stove. The group enjoyed the simplicity of traveling with only the wind for power. No televisions, telephones, schedules or deadlines intruded on this special week. Fortunately no one reported any sea sickness and the weather remained favorable throughout the trip. The itinerary included three stops to visit quaint harbor towns which provided the group with a chance to savor a taste of sea life on the east coast. Special thanks go to David and Sara Deever ’61 who served as alumni hosts on this trip. With everyone offering only accolades about this alumni event, another schooner tour is already being planned for 1995. The Otterbein crew gather on a beach in Maine for a group photo during the cruise of the Schooner Mary Day.

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Alumni College Comes to Otterbein-Lebanon On Oct. 2, the Lifelong Education Committee of the Alumni Association held the first Alumni College at the Otterbein- Lebanon Retirement Center in Lebanon, Ohio. About 34 retirement community residents, mostly Otterbein alumni, enjoyed two presentations. Professor and Chair of the Otterbein Department of Religion and Philosophy Paul Laughlin spoke on “Making Sense of American Christianity: Defining the Denominations and Sorting the Sects.” Terry Barnhart, Curator of History from the Ohio Historical Society, presented a lesson on “Ohio’s Native American Heritage.” Always eager for new learning opportunities, the residents 39 ’ expressed great appreciation for the two courses. In fact, the Otterbein-Lebanon Retirement Center resident Howard Longmire LORD program was so well received, another Alumni College has already '55, Professor and Chairperson Paul Laughlin, Vice President of been planned for Oct. 1, 1994 at the Otterbein-Lebanon the National Alumni Association Edward Mentzer '58, History

Retirement Center. Curator Terry Barnhart and Director of Alumni Relations Greg CLARK Johnson at the first Otterbein-Lebanon Alumni College.

Also on Oct. 9, 21 alumni attended the Former Alumni Association Presidents meeting. This provided an opportunity for individuals who have held leadership positions to hear updates on alumni activities across the United States and to give their input on a variety of subjects. The group discussed nominees for the 1994 alumni awards, reviewed the calendar of alumni events from 1993 through 1995, heard a report from the Student Alumni Council, discussed the College license plate program, reviewed the content of Toilers and evaluated Alumni College ’93. The alumni strongly suggested Alumni College continue the trend of offering a wide variety of subjects that highlight different aspects of the liberal arts education. The classes of 1978,1983 and 1988 ended the weekend with a special dinner and gathering at Schmidt’s restaurant in Grade Augspurger '39, Betsy Augspurger Duncan '76, Westerville on Saturday evening. About 31 alumni got together Joanne VanSant H'70 and Shirley Griesmeyer Omietanski to renew friendships and share memories. '56 share a smile at the Sept. 21 Dayton Otterbein Women's Club meeting.

Many Alumni "Experienced the Magic" Homecoming ’93 was another success for Otterbein with many, many alumni returning for the weekend’s events. Nearly 40 alumni attended the National Alumni Council meeting which featured reports from 12 individuals on alumni events around the country. There were also reports from representatives of the faculty, administration, Greek organizations and other standing alumni committees. The weekend was highlighted by the Oct. 9 dedication of the JOHNSON

Alumni and Friends Walkway between Roush and Towers halls — signifying the link between Otterbein’s historic past and promising future. More than 700 engraved bricks were purchased for this GREG walkway as part of the Cornerstone for the Future campaign, Helen Hilt LeMay '47, Records Supervisor Mary Bivins and Bill which raised funds for Roush Hall construction. LeMoy '48 admire the Rhine River Classic trophy before the game.

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Barnhard Golf Outing a Success The James V. Barnhard II Golf Outing this year raised $4,000 for the Barnhard Endowed Scholarship. More than 50 individuals participated in this annual golfing event which continues to grow in success. Special thanks go to Jack Groseclose ’49 and Jim Barnhard III for helping the Office of Alumni Relations plan and hold this event.

Alumni Explore State Resort Park Nineteen alumni and friends joined Alumni Host Tammy Lane ’80 at Carters Cave State Resort Park in northeastern Kentucky during the weekend of Oct. 22 through 24. The weekend began with a Friday evening astronomy lesson from Otterbein’s Professor Philip Barnhart H’90. This lifelong education program also featured a lecture by Dr. John Tierney, park naturalist for the state of Kentucky, who spoke about the three varieties of indigenous bats. A d.S-mile Elmer "Bud" Yoest '53 and Edwin "Dubbs" Roush '47 fake to the off'trail nature walk with Tierney offering a personalized tour of links at the annual James V. Barnhard II Golf Outing. the area enhanced the weekend for all. ■

Otters Frolick in Alaska Jack Pietila '62, Executive Director for Development and his wife Mary Jean '61 dine in Anchorage with Otterbein alumni and friends on August 18. Jock updated the group on Otterbein today, shared the vision of our upcoming Sesquicentennial celebration and showed a video of the College. Those attending from the Great White North included: Front row, left to right: Mary Jean Pietila '61, Chuck Neilson '53, Pat Packer Neilson '54, Dick Gantz '43, Carol Indorf Boyd '87, Jack Pietila '62. Top row, left to right: Tom Packer '60, Gloria Selburg and George Boyd.

UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS

• Feb. 7 — National Alumni Executive Committee • March 18-20 — WEST COAST ALUMNI COLLEGE Meeting at Otterbein Discover the Treasures of Monterey!

• Feb. 11-13 — Annual Student Alumni Council ski trip Combine the values of lifelong education with the wonders to Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville, NY of the northern California coast as Alumni College travels to onterey Bay. All alumni and friends are welcome to this • Feb. 15 — Dayton Otterbein Women’s Club me^n, ^nderful educational and recreational opportunity.

• Feb. 18 — Orlando Alumni Gathering hostecjpy urse Topics mil include: Native Flora and Fauna of Northern Joe Humphreys ’74 hastal California, Nature Photography, Enology: A World Taste, and Steinbeck. The weekend will include a visit to • Feb. 20 — Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Alumni Gatheriri) dje Monterey Bay Aquarium with a special lecture and tour hosted by Bob Schmidt ’46 and Dick ’64 and Che a marine biologist. Also, there will be two field trips for participants use their new-found knowledge of nature photography and the • Feb. 26 — Clearwater/Tampa/St. Petersburg AIu ea’s flora and fauna.Sites will incluxie Big Sur and John Gathering hosted by Donna ’55 and Eugene Sl£t< . JiSnheck’s home. and Dick ’53 and Mary ’55 Dilgard cA gig^ffe-cjjn/erence registration $ 35 • Feb. 27 — Fort Myers Alumni Gathering hosted '^^^ermceJRegistration $150 Edwin “Dubbs” ’47 and Mary Louise ’45 Rous lat Rate $ 75 -=2 ^ _ . _ , • March 4-6 — Alumni trip to New York to •«=^Registration Deadline: February 18 a Broadway show Call Alumni Relations at (614) 823-1601

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CLASS OF 19431 strow, I. to r.:ErnestineAlthoff Myers, A. Virginia Burgoyne, Mary E. (Betsy) Howe '24, Jewell Turner Grove, James Grabill. 2nd row: Miriam Struble Gilson, Dorothy ArmpriesterMericle, Beatrice Blatter Crawford, Erma L. Mehaffey Johnson, Blanche Baker Dohn, Evelyn McFeeley Crow, Patricia Orndorff Ernsberger, Louise Ditzler Skinner, Ruth Wolfe Hogan, Bette Lou Baker Grabill. 3rd row: Charles M. Williams, Harry Bean, Frances Garver, Margaret Wheelbarger Lindee, EmmaJane Hilliard Cover, Jean Unger Chase, Louise Carmen Anderegg, Mary Louise Bates Miller, Beverly EMERITI OF 1925-35 1 st row, 1. to r.: Roy Bowen '31, Edna Smith Zech '33, Gertrude Billmon Waters '30, Judith Whitney '27. 2nd row: Robert Myers Loesch Blakeley, Helen Boyer Jennings, Muriel Winegardner Mitchell, Janet '31, John Bielstein '32, J. Robert Knight '28, Marianne Norris Temple '33, Hoizworth Henton, Helen Knight Williams. 4th row: Warren Ernsberger, Elsie Bennert Short '35, Mary Barnes Smith '35, Harold Boda '25, Trudy Norman H. Dohn, Francis S. Bailey, Wayne E. Barr, Harry M. Rhoads, Vansickle Clapper '35. 3rd row: Franklin Puderbraugh '30, J. Ted Seaman Howard R. James, Malcom M. Clippinger, George H. Garrison, Margaret '28, Dick Sanders'29, Robert Vansickle'35, Don Henry'33, BobSnavely'27. Biehn Turner, Anna Brooks Benjamin, Gladys R. Beachley, Betty Orr Wells. 5th row: Chalmers P. Wylie, Roy E. Metz, Raymond L. Jennings, F. William Holford, James Eby, Leslie E. Mokry, William T. Buckingham, J. Richard Ziegler, Bernard W. Duckwall, Joseph L. Dixon, Weyland F. Bale, Chester R. Turner, Keith T. Henton.

CLASS OF 1948 (second sitting) 1 st row, I. to r.:Lois Bachtel Sommer, Mary Jo Wood Brown, Bobbie Armstrong Wrassmann, Jeanette Elliott Boughan, Millie Cox Schafer, Miriam Ziegler Beams, Polly Kerns Thomas, Rachel Walter Fetzer. 2nd row: Doris Forney Cunningham, Beverley Hancock Corcoran, Mary Rose Schaffner Longley, Alice Mae Guest Orr, Fern Fourman, Grace EMERITI OF 1936-42 1 st row, I. to r.: Dorothy Rupp Wagner '37, Virginia Rohrer Rymer, Helen Swisher Beachler. 3rd row: Jim Brown, Wendell King, Hetzler Weaston '37, Katherine Newton Martin '37. 2nd row: Lloyd Houser John Hammond, Juanita Gardis Foltz, Jack Marks, Ray Graft. Not pictured 39, Fred Wagner'40, Donn Love Ford '39, Don Williams '41, Grace Burdge here, but appeared in first setting photo: William LeMay, Victor G. Ritter, Lloyd Augspurger '39, Thelma Denbrook Houser '39, Marguerite Lightle Ziegler C. Savage, and Tom Moon. '42, Fred Anderegg '40.3rd row: Laurence Boor'36, Clark Lord '39, Joe Ayer '40, Granville Hammond '40, Harold Augspurger '41, Donald Martin '37.

31 AFTERWORD A Tribute to the Reunion Classes of 1993, continued

CLASS OF 1953 (first sitting) 1 st row, I. to r.iMorty Colland Gidich, Lenore Rosselot Masselos, Jeon Reed Burris, Wilma Reed Browning, Ann Yost Ickes, Carolyn Brown Sherrick, Marilyn Day, Marilyn MacDonald Friend. 2nd row: Duane Prayer, Dick Borg, Myron Williams, Stanley Czerwinski, Stan Ickes, Lowell Bassett, Bob Myers, Bill Lehman, Dick Dilgard. Not pictured here, but appeared in second sitting photo: Betty Wolfe Bailey, Lois Fisher Young, Carolyn Hooper Hovik, Janet Painter Kemp, Miriam Wise Keller, Eldoris McFarland, Bob Myers, Shirlie Dennis Drenten, Robert G. Callihan, Gene Riblet, and Sue Blauch Denzer. CLASS OF 19581 st row, I. to r.:Joanne Hickok Budd, Donna Griffith Hale. 2nd row: Edward Mentzer, Richard Runkle.

CLASS OF 1963 1 st row, I. to r.: Tony Hugli, Marie Fast Baughman, Virginia Ruth Tyson, Carol Simmons Shackson, Darlene Staffer Mellick, Christine Fetter Greene. 2nd row: Judy Furay Hugli, Lois Augenstein Harris, Imodale Caulker- Burnett, Jean Davidson Berry, Richard Berry, Lewis Rose.

CLASS OF 1968 (second sitting) 1 st row, I. to r.:Karen Summers Jayne, Norma Worley Zimmerman, Sue Garrett Nagy, Pat Emrick Kennedy, Tom James. 2nd row: Kristy Courtright, Alice Hoskins Takase, Bonnie Baker Hildebrand, Carol Staudt Steele, Charlie Walcutt. 3rd row: Frank Jayne, Rick Pinson, Bev Putterbaugh Larson, Emily Talbott Holdenried, Carol Cook Woodhill, Cheryl White Kirner, Ellen Cochran Litt. 4th row: Dick Klenk, Rich Rothwell, Ron Anslinger, Jack Stone, Larry Ganger, Jennifer Lind Lautanen, Bob Buttermore. Not pictured here, but appeared in first setting photo: Renate Leffel Miller, Patricia Wolfe Simon, Meg Clark Barkhymer, Pat Ellis, Shirley Gill Close, and Jerri Scott Wood.

CLASS OF 1973 1 st row, I. to r.: Linda Newlun Bright, Diane Sanford, Nancy Garrison Howley. 2nd row: Frank Bright, Lynette Freshour Vargyas, Steve ALL PHOTOS BY RALPHOTO STUDIOS, WESTERVILLE, OHIO Dearth, Deb Scott Vedder.

32 CALENDAR

March 2 Opus One, BFAC, 8 p.m. 3 NCAA Basketball Tournament, 1 st Round 3- 12 Department of Theatre and Dance presents King Lear, Cowan Hall, times vary 4 Faculty Recital Series: Pamela Beaty, guitar, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. 4- 5 Indoor Track (M and W), OAC at Baldwin-Wallace 4-6 New York, Annual Alumni Theatre Outing 5 NCAA Basketball Tournament, 2nd Round 6 Concert Choir & Otterbein Chorale, BFAC, 8 p.m. 10 Artist Series: Jillon Stopples Dupree, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. 11-12 NCAA Basketball Sectionals 11-12 Indoor Track (M and W), NCAA Championship 12 Faculty Recital Series: Amy Chivington, Eileen Huston and Laurie Loper, pianos, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. 13 Baseball, Mt. Union, 3:30 p.m. 13 Women's Chamber Singers, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 3 p.m. 16-25 Golf, Spring trip, Kiawah Island, South Carolina 16- 25 Softball, Spring trip to Florida 17- 26 Baseball, Spring Trip to Panama City, Florida 17- 28 Otterbein College Spring Break 18- 19 NCAA Basketball Finals at Buffalo State 18-19 Golf, Citadel Invitational, Charleston, SC 18-19 Outdoor Track (W), at Florida State Relays 18- 20 West Coast Alumni College, Monterey, California 21 National Alumni Advisory Council Meeting, Monterey, California 19- 26 Outdoor Track (M), Spring Trip to Florida 25-27 District V Student Alumni Association Conference, Michigan Hung-Yan Law/Mixed-media on Paper, Dunlap Gallery

29 Softball, Mt. Vernon, 3:30 p.m. 30 Tennis (M&W), Ohio Wesleyan, 3:30 p.m. 31 Tennis (W), at Heidelberg, 3:30 p.m. 31 Tennis (M), Heidelberg, 3:30 p.m. 31 Softball, at Ohio Dominican, 3:30 p.m. Towers Westerville, OH 43081

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I # 4 All alumni and friends are welcome to join Otterbein for the first off-campus Alumni College. Combine lifelong education with the natural beauty of California's northern ^ coast. See inside (pg. 30) for details or simply call your Alumni Relations Office at (614) 823-1400. See you there!