Otterbein • College

Winter, 2008

What’s in a name? Is this the Ad Building?...Old Main Hall? TableC ofo n t e n t s VOLUME 81 • NUMBER 1 • Winter 2008 Features What’s in a Name? 11 Do you know how Howard House got its name? Mayne Hall? Engle Hall? Did you know that Towers Hall didn’t officially get its name until the 1950s? Here’s the rundown on building monikers both past and present. Science as a Way of Life 18 Whether it’s working on scientific discoveries at his position at Abbott Nutrition, or designing and racing hydroplanes, Chris Cordle ’69 loves science. Aces on High 22 Flying bombing missions over Germany, pursuing Japanese aircraft carrier, intercepting Nazi fighter planes--three alumni left their mark in the war-torn skies of WWII.

President of the College • Brent DeVore H’86 Regulars Vice President for Institutional Advancement • Rick Dorman Director of Alumni Relations • Becky Fickel Smith ’81 From the Readers 2 Executive Director of Mktg. & Communications • Jennifer Slager Pearce ’87 Editor/Designer • Roger Routson College News 4 Assistant Editor/Communications Coordinator • Jenny Hill ’05 • Green Efforts Take Root ~ 4 Photographer • Ed Syguda • Equine Center Update ~ 5 Email: Classnotes and Milestones: [email protected] • President DeVore to Retire ~ 6 Editor: [email protected] • Three Otterbein Professors Honored ~ 6 • New Science Committee Members ~ 7 Towers Magazine is produced in cooperation with the Alumni Council in the • Spotlight on Faculty: Professor Lyle Barkhymer ~ 8 interest of Otterbein alumni and friends. Published by the Office of Marketing & Communications, phone (614) 823-1600. • Third Annual Sleepout for the Homeless~ 10 Towers (USPS 413-720) is published quarterly by the Office of Marketing & Communications of Otterbein College, 141 W. Park St., Westerville, Ohio 43081. ClassNotes 27 Periodic postage paid at Westerville, Ohio 43081. POSTMASTER: Send address • Profile: Daughter Following in Dad’s Footsteps ~ 29 changes to Towers, Institutional Advancement, Howard House, Otterbein College, 131 W. Park St., Westerville, Ohio 43081. • Profile: ’00 Alumnus was Born into Horse Business ~ 31 Otterbein College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities regardless of sex, race, creed, gender, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, marital Milestones 36 or parental status, veteran status, national origin or disabling condition in the admission of students, educational policies, financial aid and scholarships, housing, athletics, Investing in Otterbein 40 employment and other activities. Inquiries regarding compliance may be directed to the vice president for Academic Affairs, chair of the Affirmative Action Committee, or the Alumni Notes 44 director of Human Resources/Sexual Harrassment investigation officer. Key Personnel inside back cover

1 FromReaders the In the summer 2007 issue of Towers, we asked that if you met your spouse here at Otterbein, to send us a photo, either past, present or both. Here are some of the submissions we received. We regret that all submissions could not be used due to quality and resolution of photos submitted.

Bill ’51 and Patricia

and Peterson Shanahan ’51 Denton ’37 were married a day after Louise Bowser. The graduation on June 9, 1951 Elliott ’37 at St. Louis Catholic Church Elliotts were married in Westerville. Bill is now in 1942. This deceased. Submitted by photo was taken Elaine Taylor, Pat’s daughter. during WWII when Denton’s ship was in port. Louise is still living and is 90. Denton passed away on 12/25/98.

Otterbein Lover s and Carole Cole Jim ’75 were married Minehart ’75 on February 14, 1976.

Banning, Mary Jean and Karla Courtright ’70 and My parents, Jon ’69 Jack ’62 . met and fell in love at Otterbein. They were married on Barnhard ’61 Pietila Sept. 4, 1971, at the Church of the Master. This past year they celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary. Aminda Banning Seymour ’98 and George “Jug” ’49 Miriam Wetzel ’51 had the photo Ridinger at far left taken on Miriam’s graduation day, June 11, 1951. Five days later, they were married and have been together for over 56 years.

2 Clifford Gebhart ’47 was the tenor who sat behind me in church choir and who was always making jokes. I took a chance and asked him to my sorority party, and to my amazement, he accepted. We went on a lot of walks, saw many movies and rode our bicycles, getting to know each other over the next three years. We were married after his first year in medical school. We have been blessed with four sons, five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren, and thoroughly enjoyed our 60th alumni reunion last June. We both have been so thankful that we had the Otterbein Experience and are sure that it has made all our success possible. ~ Wanda Boyles Gebhart ’47 Chris ’96 Krochmaluk and Smiley Tania ’96

Jerry ’83 and Laurie Brown Parsons ’85 were married in 1985. They have two children, Rebecca, 15, and Daniel, 12.

Dick ’65 and Ellen Trout Reynolds ’68. Otterbein Lover s

Dick ’48 and Dorothy Engle Florian ’48 . Dick is now deceased.

Harry ’65 Mary Ann Augspurger and Ann Clymer Peat In a quiet peaceful village something magical) fell in love. ’65 met at the freshman mixer happened in the fall of 1944. and I (Don McCualsky ’48 at Otterbein in the fall of 1961. McCualsky ’48 They dated for four years and From our first meeting we became inseparable. Some of our were married August 28, 1965. fondest memories were sharing meals and singing songs in King When Harry went off to college, Hall. We were married in 1950. Shortly before her death in 1991, his sister told him to date a girl Mary Ann commented, “It was a long love affair.” This not only is from Westerville for a cheap a true statement for the love we shared for one another, but also for . date, car, and refrigerator. They the love we shared for OUR DEAR OTTERBEIN. We both were so now own the Clymer family and Kim Roger McCualsky ’76 happy that we attended Otterbein and that two of ourand fourShannon children business, Clymer Overhead Sibyl McCualsky Carr ’74Sheridan Carr ’06 attended, Door Service and the Clymer Two grandchildren also attended, family home in Westerville. Carr ’08.

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NewsCompiled by Jenny Hill ’05

Green Efforts Take Root at Otterbein

Above: Otterbein students gather n the summer of 2004, Otterbein Recently, Plan-It Earth has been for the Center for Community College made the decision to actively involved with the Otterbein Engagement’s Fall Plunge, when they contract with Bon Appétit, a Lake Project (www.otterbeinlake. worked at Otterbein Lake. Many Ifood service company well-known for org), which plans to turn a neglected participants continue to volunteer its commitment to sustainable and eight-acre lake near campus into a throughout the year in CCE’s weekly socially-responsible practices. Bon scenic, environmental, educational programs. Appétit is considered a leader in the and recreational natural resource. “greening” of Otterbein, and the same Members have also volunteered can be said of Plan-It Earth, a student with the Friends of Alum Creek and group going strong in its second Tributaries (FACT). Activities during year of environmentally-focused fall quarter have included installing community service. water plants, erosion control efforts Founded in 2005 by Whitney and litter clean-up. Prose, a junior majoring in English, Whitney said, “The volunteers are Plan-It Earth has an ever-increasing learning about native plants, erosion membership of concerned students control, and most importantly how to and regularly draws volunteers turn a place into a community.” for their service projects from the Additionally, Plan-It Earth Departments of Life Science, English, volunteers have been learning how Economics and Sociology, among to write grants to support non-profit others. organizations.

4 Far left: A Plan-It Earth member gathers spearmint for the Campus Center to be used in cooking. Left: Cameron Conard strikes an “American Gothic” pose while working at Otterbein Lake. Above: Plan-It Earth members tour a Rumpke recycling facility.

Plan-It Earth also grows herbs and now find places to donate cell-phones, Recently a new Recycling donates them to the Campus Center books and ink cartridges for reuse. Coordinator position was created. kitchens to help students eat in a more And household and other items can Coordinator Paul Baldridge is sustainable manner. After their first be purchased at or donated to the planning on building upon a campus donation, Whitney said, “The cooks Otterbein Thrift Shop for reuse,” audit conducted by the Environmental were ecstatic, and complimented Plan-It Whitney said. Sociology class in winter 2007 to Earth on their amazing green thumb!” “Classes such as Dr. Terry help expanding campus recycling Other Plan-It Earth activities have Hermsen’s Environmental programs. Paper, metal and glass included a tour of a local recycling Writing, and Dr. Hal Lescinsky’s recycling is now available across most plant, involvement in conservation Environmental Studies are really of the campus. efforts with the organization expanding how far environmental In addition, as renovations move Sustainable Westerville, and working education is reaching. Let’s face it, forward on the recently acquired with campus contacts to incorporate there is nothing that the environment building at 25 W. Home St., which will recycling and conservation into doesn’t reach, from economics to open as a residence hall in Fall 2008, campus life. religion to daily life. If we’re aware of a variety of “green” features are being And the campus community is this, we can affect our environment to incorporated. l listening. “Around campus, one can positively effect us,” Whitney said.

Equine Center Update Plans for the development of a new home for riding arena capable of hosting regional and national Otterbein’s 25-year-old Equine Science program equestrian competitions, stable manager’s quarters, are moving forward after the Westerville Planning reception and spectator seating and stalls for 52 horses Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday, Nov. with future expansion capabilities to double stall capacity. 28, 2007, to approve the final development plans for the In addition, the land will be home to an outdoor riding Spring Road property. arena, three large pastures and a cross country course. A This approval, along with a recent lead gift of $1.5 natural-wood fence will enclose the pastures to enhance million from The McCuan Family Trust will allow the serene setting of the facility. Otterbein to break ground on the construction of The With the new facility, the Equine Science program Patrick and Jill McCuan Center for Equine Science will be able to expand its program offerings and to admit in spring 2008 once all the necessary funds have been more students, doubling enrollment in the program to secured. Throughout the winter, the College will continue 150 students over the next ten years. Current program to seek additional donors for the $4.9 million project. offerings include majors in Pre-veterinary Medicine/Pre- The new state-of-the-art facility will include graduate Studies, Equine Health Technology and Equine classrooms, faculty and staff office space, a large indoor Business and Facility Management.

5 President DeVore to Retire Otterbein President Brent Over the years, Brent has become academic facilities have been renovated DeVore has announced his plans for known as the “dean” of higher or constructed and land acquisition has retirement. He education in Central nearly doubled the size of the campus. will finish his 25th Ohio for his tenure Community Service among year in service at amongst his peers. He its students and staff has increased the conclusion is regularly tapped for to over 32,000 hours being donated of the 2008-09 comments about the annually and 57 service learning courses academic year and higher education industry offered. In recognition for his service officially leave his throughout the nation on the boards of 23 national and local post June 30, 2009. and serves on multiple non profit organizations totaling The timing of the boards and higher over 37 years, DeVore was presented announcement education associations in with the President’s Call to Service gives the College the United States. Award for Lifetime Achievement from ample time He has brought much the Corporation for National and to conduct a leadership and change Community Service in June, 2007 at comprehensive to the college since 1984 the Otterbein College commencement search for its next Brent DeVore including regionalizing ceremony. president, led by its Board of Trustees. admissions and improving retention rates; “Brent has led this college for over “Brent’s commitment, tenacity, introducing Continuing Studies for adults two decades and has left his mark on inclusiveness and empowerment have and graduate programs in Education, many programs, facilities and most shaped the college into what it is Nursing and Business. During his 25-year importantly, people,” said Tom Morrison. today,” said Tom Morrison, chairman tenure, enrollment has nearly doubled “We will take this time to conduct an of the Board. “He has set the stage for to 3,107, the endowment has increased exhaustive search for his successor who a new chapter in the life of the college from $6 million to $100 million, faculty will guide the college in the 21st century and we’re well positioned to take those with terminal degrees have increased from and help us fine tune and implement the next steps.” 45% to 93%, a dozen student support and strategic plan initiatives.” l

Three Otterbein Professors Honored

Otterbein College Noam degrees in clinical psychology professors Suzanne Ashworth, Shpancer, Ph.D., from Purdue University. Noam Shpancer and joined the Patti Wilson, M.S., Patricia Wilson have been Department of CHES, has been a member acknowledged as three of Psychology in 1999. of the Department of Ohio’s top college educators. In 2001, he won Health and Sport Sciences They were recognized in the the College’s New at Otterbein College for 15 December 2007 issue of Ohio Teacher of the Year years, where she teaches Magazine’s “Excellence in award. He teaches a undergraduate Health and Education” feature. Suzanne Ashworth variety of courses, Noam Shpancer Physical Education majors Suzanne Ashworth, including child and the pre-kindergarten Ph.D., has been a member of the development, psychology through grade three Department of English since 2003. of personality, abnormal classroom teachers health She teaches courses in literature, psychology, human sexuality, education course. Patti is composition, gender studies and and health psychology. He is active with and holds office sexuality studies and is the recipient a licensed, practicing clinical in many state-wide health of five teaching/advising awards. psychologist, specializing and physical education Suzanne earned her master’s and in the treatment of anxiety organizations. Patti received doctorate degrees from Pennsylvania disorders. Noam received his her bachelor’s degree from State University, and conducted bachelor’s degree from the Muskingum College and her her undergraduate work at Miami University of Houston and Patti Wilson master’s degree from Ohio University of Ohio. his master’s and doctorate University. l

6 Two Noted Men of Science on Committee

Featured in this issue are two During his career he participated prominent graduates who are serving in the world’s first bone marrow on the Science Building Campaign transplant. He has published over 200 Committee. scientific papers and textbooks and is Hugh D. Allen ’62, B.A., B.S., lead editor of the major textbook in M.D., Sc.D. (Hon. from Otterbein, pediatric cardiology. He is on multiple 1985), majored in chemistry and editorial boards and grant review biology. After graduating from committees. Otterbein, Hugh attended the He and his wife, Elizabeth Glor University of Cincinnati College of Allen ’64 have three sons, Clark (Jana), Medicine and completed a rotating Portland OR, Carl (Hillary), Houston internship at Hennepin County TX, and Lloyd, Baltimore MD. They have 2 grandchildren, Christopher (8 years) and Stella (18 months).

Wendell L. Foote ’60 was always Wendell Foote interested in science and has been involved in scientific endeavors his entire working career. He is very industries before co-founding Specialty concerned that our country is falling Polymers, Inc., in 1969. Specialty behind in the sciences. Polymers specializes in emulsion After serving four years in the polymerization and develops, U.S. Navy Hospital Corps during manufactures and markets polymers the Korean War, he transferred to used in formulating industrial coatings, Otterbein pursuing dual majors adhesives, inks and paints. He also co- in chemistry and biology. While at founded Roo Products, Inc. and Matrix Otterbein he also worked full-time Development Company, Inc. for several years in basic research at He has led and advised Hugh Allen Battelle Memorial Institute and met professional societies, environmental and married his wife, Judith Ann and regulatory agencies and been General Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Lovejoy ’58, who is recently deceased. involved in community projects. He completed his pediatric residency, He worked several years in Wendell has two children: Lauren pediatric and cardiology fellowship at the pharmaceutical and chemical and David. l the University of Minnesota. His fellowship was interrupted when he was called to serve as a major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, stationed at Darnall Army Hospital, Fort Hood, TX. Dr. Allen, is former chief of pediatric cardiology at the Heart Center, and physician-in-chief at Nationwide (previously Columbus) Children’s Hospital. He is professor of pediatrics and medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. He sees patients, teaches and does research on a full time basis. He served as executive vice chair for clinical affairs in the Department of Pediatrics and is now the vice chair for Academic Affairs. He was vice president of the national American Heart Association. Construction continues inside and out on Schear-McFadden Hall.

7 yle Barkhymer came to Otterbein Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra; LCollege to receive a quality education and finally, while there were many and ended up staying to pass that high memorable nights with the Columbus standard of education on to students Symphony Orchestra, Lyle thinks the for four decades. Carnegie Hall Concert with Siciliani Lyle graduated from Otterbein conducting tops them all. in 1964 and went on to earn his At Otterbein, perhaps Lyle’s most master’s and doctorate degrees from memorable evening was the “Thanks Indiana University in 1967 and 1970, for Thirty” gala concert that the respectively. He also conducted Department of Music organized for post-graduate studies in Vienna and his thirtieth year at Otterbein, which London. He joined the Otterbein brought back many of his clarinet College Department of Music in 1967. students of the past. In his 40 years at Otterbein, he Lyle has given a lot to the College, has taught a large variety of courses, but he also received a most important including music history, conducting, gift in return — his wife, Margarette clarinet and woodwind methods. He (Meg) Barkhymer ’81. Meg and Lyle has also been assistant band director, were both working for the College and has conducted many musicals and when they met and became friends. operas. Eventually they began dating and four Besides his duties in the years later, the two were married in Professor of Music Education Department of Music, Lyle served 1988 in St. Leonard’s Church in Basel, Lyle Barkhymer as the chair of the Department of Switzerland, with a wedding party Integrative Studies from 2000 to 2007, later at Mrs. Frank’s Church House and has taught Aspects of World Music (now the Frank Museum of Art). Name: Lyle Barkhymer and Approaching Japan Through Its Lyle will retire from full-time Title: Professor of Music Arts. He also teaches a Senior Year teaching in June. He and Meg plan to Education: B.A. in German, Otterbein Experience course that travels to spend his retirement traveling. Their ’64; B.Mus. in Clarinet, Otterbein Vienna, Austria, during the December family and grandchildren are spread ’64; M.Mus. in Woodwinds, Indiana interterm. far and wide: Florida, Philadelphia, University Bloomington ’65; D.Mus. Lyle has been honored with Manhattan, Wiesbaden and Munich, in Woodwinds, Indiana University several National Endowment for Germany. Lyle plans to revisit Japan, Bloomington, ’70. Additional study of the Humanities awards, as well as a as well, whether as a professor or in clarinet, Universitaet fuer Musik und Fulbright Teaching Exchange Award. some other capacity. He plans to teach Darstellende Kunst, Vienna, Austria. He was a longtime member of the part-time for a couple of years, most Hometown: Johnstown, PA Columbus Symphony Orchestra, importantly to continue his Vienna (Westmont Hilltop H.S. ’60) where he continues to play on an SYE course. He is also considering Current city of residence: Westerville occasional basis. developing a new student opportunity Highlights of his career include in Japan. Finally, while Meg is still What particular topic do you most performing on the stage of the famous working full-time, he is looking enjoy teaching? This is a hard Vienna Musikverein (where the forward to developing his own interest question. In music history I think well-known New Year’s Concert is in cooking and “have something it is Mozart, his life and music. In broadcast from) with the orchestra decent ready when she gets home Japanese culture it is Kabuki of the University for Music and from the office.” theater. In Austrian culture, it is the Dramatic Art; playing a number of “fin-de-siecle,” or around 1900. concerts as bass clarinetist with the

8 Why should every person you meet of those are highly qualified. Most We have a vacation and rental want to know more about your have to accept the fact that they place at Chautauqua Institution in area of expertise? Because music will play in lesser orchestras and/or western New York State that I was and culture that address the deepest “cobble together” a professional lucky to acquire some time ago human feelings and experiences make life in part-time teaching, possibly before “the bubble,” and it gives life richer and that much more worth arts organization management, and me a lot of pleasure to care for the living. auxiliary arts activities. house, built in 1895, and to meet the interesting guests that we have in the What is your favorite aspect of What is the ONE THING you want summer. It’s also fun to share the teaching? Those times when a your students to take away from your unusual “Chautauqua experience” “spark” catches and students get really class or from knowing you? Curiosity with colleagues, friends and students, excited about what they’re learning. and self-confidence. A student in our and we generally have a group of Vienna course wrote in her journal, international students up for a Why do you teach at Otterbein? It’s “I learned that it’s a big, messy, lively Niagara Fall trip each spring. Faculty a cliche to say “personal contact world out there — and I can handle have been coming for a seminar on with students,” but that’s number it!” That about sums it up. “The Meaning of the Liberal Arts” one. Also, I have been very fortunate led by Dr. Andrew Mills in June to find a home at Otterbein where the What research are you currently after commencement for a couple institution supported my wish to be a conducting/projects are you currently of years. In retirement we expect to performing musician in the Columbus working on? I just wrote a chapter spend more time at Chautauqua, but Symphony Orchestra and was flexible for a book called Illness, Madness, it seems a little too remote to live there enough to make that possible. And and Criminality in Austrian Culture year round. finally, I have been fortunate to find and Literature. My chapter was about in Otterbein a college that is truly Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck. I’m still I guess I never grew up, because I’m dedicated to faculty development, waiting to hear how the publication still fascinated by trains. One of the and through sabbaticals and outside plans are coming along. As I write great things about being a visiting stipends I have been able to develop this, Dr. Thomas Ahrens and I have professor in Japan and taking students my interests in Japan and Austria into just finished leading the fifth annual to Austria is that both countries have new teaching areas. Senior Year Experience Course a highly developed rail and public “1900—Vienna—2000, Culture transportation infrastructure, and What are the best qualities you see and Conflict at the Turn of Two there are lots of interesting rail trips to in Otterbein students? At their best, Centuries.” We study together during take. Having grown up in a steel town Otterbein students have a desire to fall quarter on campus then spend where my dad was a maintenance be all that they can be, and they don’t two weeks together in Vienna at the mechanic at the mill, I’m interested in have a sense of “entitlement.” They’re historic “Schottenstift” monastery, all sorts of industrial and mechanical motivated, because few come from including a weekend excursion to things. (Before they made it too hard highly privileged backgrounds, to Budapest. to get at, I used to like to change achieve a lot in life. For the same my own oil!) Recently, with a group reason, many of them see that as If you were not an educator, what of students in our course who are financial success, but as they mature, would be your dream job? Being a doing a project on the environment, they develop more altruistic goals college professor and musician is my I visited the “Fernwaerme Wien,” and leave us with a desire for life-long dream job. But, if you hold a gun to which is Vienna’s trash-burning learning. my head, I guess I would say “travel plant that produces electricity and writer.” district heating for many homes and What question are you most often businesses in the city. We put on asked by students? “Will this be What are your hobbies outside hard-hats and could tour the whole on the test?” Just kidding. In the the classroom? Meg and I read a complex and see every aspect of the music field, many ask about how to lot. We’re also trying to get more process. It was fascinating because it get performing positions. There’s exercise, and I swim at the Westerville offers such a great model of care for no easy answer, because the old joke Community Center, as well as walk the environment for other cities. l “practice, practice, practice” only about 30 minutes a day with Meg. The lays the groundwork. It also takes an problem is that the end goal of our incredible belief in oneself, incredible walk, Graeter’s Ice Cream, kind of persistence, and — for an orchestra cancels out the exercise. player — incredible luck. Hundreds audition for the same chair, and most

9 Third Annual Sleepout for the Homeless Boxes Become Beds at Sleep Out By Stefanie Campbell Coen said speaking with a former More than 40 Otterbein students, homeless man from Columbus gave faculty, staff and administrators her a new and very different view of joined the hundreds of thousands of “High Street” as more than just a social American citizens who are homeless destination for college students. l by sleeping out in the cold in box shelters on Towers lawn for the third Right: Paige Malick, a freshman, annual Sleep Out for the Homeless on finds the early morning brisk. Below: Nov. 7, 2007. Otterbein students huddled in make- Sleep Out for the Homeless shift “homes” built out of cardboard encourages participants to be in boxes to fend off the cold. solidarity with homeless persons in Columbus, across the United States and around the world. Many people have the perception that homeless individuals are somehow not like us, and therefore not deserving of the same respect and dignity. Otterbein’s annual Sleep Out presents homelessness as a problem for, and a responsibility of, the entire community. A student who participated in a previous Sleep Out said, “We experienced first-hand what the homeless put up with every night as most of us are warm in our beds.” Besides an educational Come and help celebrate the 150th experience, the event serves as a Anniversary of Choirs at Otterbein during fundraiser for the education program at the Columbus Coalition for the Homecoming weekend, October 17-18, 2008! Homeless. Participants collected blankets, sleeping bags, tents and All alumni who sang in a choir during their clothing during the event to donate to time at Otterbein are invited to participate the Coalition. Sleep Out for the Homeless tied There will be a rehearsal and social into Otterbein’s Integrative Study event on Friday evening the 17th, and course, “Growing Up in America.” a gala concert on Saturday evening Throughout the quarter, the students the 18th, allowing alumni choristers were educated through a homeless to take full advantage of the many awareness and education program and varied Homecoming activities called Unsheltered Life, created planned during the day on Saturday. by Zach Reat ’05, the education This year, this event will replace the coordinator at the Columbus Alumni Choir activities that occur Coalition for the Homeless. annually during Alumni Weekend in Ashley Coen, a freshman student June. Full details will follow in the enrolled in the course said the class months to come, but save the dates and program opened her eyes to on your calendar, and start warming homelessness in Columbus. “I never up your beautiful voices now–it is saw a problem, and now I do,” she truly an event not to be missed! said.

10 What’s in a Name? by Jenny Hill ’05 with Stephen Grinch ’98

ost Otterbein alumni and students know Mthat the College was named “Otterbein University” after Philip William Otterbein (1726-1813), the founder of the United Brethren Church. But how many alumni know the histories of the names of the many buildings on campus?

Otterbein College was established on eight acres of land purchased from the Blendon Seminary in 1847, which included two buildings that would serve as classrooms and housing for male students. Female students boarded with professors or local residents. When the main campus building (which was called Old Main then) was destroyed by a suspicious fire on Jan. 26, 1870, the College immediately moved classes to professors’ houses and raised the $29,335 necessary to build a new structure in 1871, which is now the beloved Towers Hall. Some bricks from the burned building were used in the construction of Towers Hall to save money on building costs. Those charred bricks could be seen until they were painted over in the 1970s. The Victorian Gothic building designed by R.T. Brooks featured striking towers, but the building would not be named Towers Hall until the mid-1950s. Originally, it was known as the Administration Building, or It was known by some as the “Ad Building” (because it housed administration “Ad Building” for the administration offices) but the Administrative Council officially made it Towers Hall in 1954.

11 offices that were housed on the first floor of the building until 1954, when the offices were moved into Clippinger Hall. At that time, the Administrative Council decided the building needed an official name. One administrator was adament in holding out for “Old Main Hall.” But the students of the era already commonly referred to the building as Towers Hall, and the Council made it official. Towers was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 4, 1971, and in 1973, two of the famous towers were dismantled due to deteriorating conditions and replaced, along with other renovations. The building received a well-deserved Clippinger Hall, named after Walter G. Clippinger, president of Otterbein from makeover in the late 1990s and was 1909-1939, was originally a Carnegie Library. rededicated on April 26, 1999. Over 700 people attended. In 1908, Otterbein dedicated one college built a new facility. Courtright his death in 1976. A plaque honoring of over 2,500 public and university Memorial Library was built for $2.1 Monroe and his parents hangs inside libraries funded by Scottish-American million and dedicated in 1972, simply the doorway to the main floor of the steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie as “The Library.” The building was library. between 1881 and 1917. The libraries even labeled as such with the etched Like the original library, the were built all over the world from word Library placed above the main administrative offices outgrew the United Kingdom and Ireland to entrance, prompting students to label Clippinger Hall and offices relocated Australia and New Zealand and from everything — rock, tree, sidewalk, etc. to other parts of campus, leaving South Africa to Fiji. The United States Luckily, the joke ended in 1979, only the Offices of Admission and was home to 1,681 Carnegie libraries. when “Courtright Memorial” was Financial Aid in Clippinger. Several Otterbein’s Carnegie Library etched along with “Library” as the administrative offices eventually housed the College’s volumes until building was named in honor of found a home in Barlow Hall, which 1954, when expansion became Robert and Ada Courtright, the was originally built in 1948. It was necessary and part of Towers Hall was parents of local newspaper owner A. named after Shauk E. Barlow, who renovated into the Centennial Library. Monroe Courtright ’40. left $240,000 to Otterbein in his will. The Carnegie Corporation released Monroe came to Otterbein in 1937. It was nicknamed “Barlow Beach” for claim to the building, allowing it to He played football, ran track, wrote the flat roof that served as a popular be used for new purposes suited to for the Tan and Cardinal and Sibyl and relatively secluded place for Otterbein’s needs. yearbook, and was a member of the female students to sunbathe. Dr. Jacob S. Gruver ’1898, an debate team, the YMCA and the Men’s Today, Barlow Hall houses the alumnus and board member for Glee Club. He also played accordion Business Office, the Career Center nearly 25 years, made a generous for the Banjo-Mandolin Orchestra and and the Otterbein Chapel. Other gift to the College in 1947 to be was president of Sigma Delta Phi. With offices moved to the quaint houses used in remodeling the Carnegie such an impressive student résumé, it that border Otterbein’s campus and Library when the time came, with is no wonder Monroe would become a preserve a close-knit, residential feel the stipulation that it be named after leading figure in Westerville. on campus. One such office house is Dr. Walter G. Clippinger, president He began his journalism career Howard House. of Otterbein from 1909-1939. The as a photographer for the Columbus When the Anti-Saloon League of new administration building was Citizen and a columnist for the America moved its headquarters to named Clippinger Hall and dedicated Westerville Public Opinion, which Westerville in 1909, its leaders built by Bishop Arthur R. Clippinger, the he purchased in 1946 and ran for homes along Grove Street between former president’s brother. approximately three decades. Park and Walnut Streets. These five After Otterbein’s collection It was his wish that the library be houses made up “Temperance Row.” outgrew both Clippinger Hall and named in honor of his parents, but the One of these houses, now Howard Centennial Library in Towers Hall, the request was not carried out until after House, was home to Purley Baker,

12 superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League. When Baker died in 1924, Howard House became home to the editorial offices of the six-volume Standard Encyclopedia of Alcoholism. From 1930-1933, the first floor of the house served as the Westerville community library. The College acquired the house in August 1947. Otterbein used this as the president’s home from 1948 to 1971. The name Howard House comes from its first occupant, J. Gordon Howard, president of Otterbein from 1945-1957. He left Otterbein to become Bishop of the United Howard House was acquired in 1947 by the College and was used for the president’s Methodist Church. home until 1971. It was named after its first occupant, J. Gordon Howard, At one time, the house featured president of Otterbein from 1945-1957. a large, decorative sunken garden in the front. Legend has it that one night, President Howard had the pleasure of watching a group of Otterbein students chase a group of Capital vandals straight over the edge of the garden. The president said he heard many screams from the Capital students. The yard was later raised. In 1972, Howard House became home to the Alumni Relations and Development Offices. Today, the house is home to the Office of Development, while Alumni Relations is located in the nearby Hancock House. Dr. Harold Hancock was a beloved history professor who came to Otterbein in 1944 and stayed for 43 years. He donated his home to the College upon his passing in 1987, at which time the College named it Hancock House. It was originally Hancock House was donated to Otterbein by History Professor Harold the home of the Communications Hancock, who served Otterbein from 1944-1987. Department. The arts came alive at Otterbein The gift was to be anonymous Cowan underwent renovation when Cowan Hall was built across the until his death. Unfortunately, he died in 2004-05. Major improvements street from Professor Hancock’s house shortly after the details of his $400,000 were made to the acoustics, the scene in 1951. gift were finalized. His widow, Alice shop, the lobby and The Fritsche Dr. Clyde E. Cowan ’1904, was a Fickling Cowan gave permission to the Theatre. The improved Cowan Hall leading figure in the coal industry. He College to dedicate Cowan Hall in his was dedicated on May 19, 2005, with made a donation to the College for the honor. Alice was named an honorary a ribbon cutting by Nevalyn Fritsche construction of a “chapel-auditorium” alumnus at the dedication ceremony, Nevil ’71, a lead donor and president in honor of his former professors, which was held on Oct. 28, 1951. of the Theatre Advisory Board. whom he considered “scholarly The first performance in Cowan Located across the street from men of great vision, with broad Hall was by the Westminster Choir Cowan is Otterbein’s newest general understanding and a high degree of under the direction of Dr. John Finley classroom building, Roush Hall. Made tolerance.” ’1911. possible by a gift of $2 million from

13 Edwin “Dubbs” ’47 and Marilou ’45 Roush and with a total cost of $6.5 million, Roush Hall was dedicated on June 12, 1993. In addition to classrooms, it also houses a two-floor art gallery, the president’s office, Academic Affairs, Graduate Programs and the Departments of Education and Business, Accounting and Economics. Dubbs came to Otterbein in 1940 and spent three years at Otterbein before serving three years in the United States Navy. He returned to finish his education and was quarterback and captain of the 1946 OAC Championship Cardinal football team. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions and led their club team to the American Division Championship before returning to Westerville. Dubbs and Marilou met as students and were married in 1946. They settled in Westerville where they raised their five children. Their daughters, Wendy ’71 and Cynthia ’80, and son, Larry ’76, also graduated from Otterbein. Dubbs opened Roush Hardware in 1951. His business grew steadily The new Alumni Gymnasium was dedicated in 1929 (above) but later was over the decades, and the Roush family renovated and transformed into Battelle Fine Arts Center (below). of stores now includes RousHonda, opened in 1956, and Roush Sporting the north end of campus and new Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, Goods, opened in 1971. plans were made for the Alumni starring Kent Bixler ’79 and Fontaine Major gifts begin building Gymnasium. Follansbee Sheridan ’81. projects, but the smaller gifts from The building was renovated Before renovations turned the many alumni complete them. In for $1.4 million, with the lead gift Alumni Gymnasium into the Battelle the mid-1920s, there was a strong of $200,000 given by the Battelle Fine Arts Center, Otterbein athletics consensus among alumni that the Memorial Institute, which was moved to the Rike Center, which was College should have a sports and established from the estate of built in 1975 for $1.5 million with a recreation facility. E.S. Barnard ’1895, industrialist Gordon Battelle, who lead gift of $300,000 from the Rike the president of the American Baseball died in 1923. family of Dayton, Ohio. League, and others campaigned to Battelle Fine Arts Center was David L. Rike served on raise the $150,000 it would take dedicated in 1979, 50 years after the the Otterbein College Board of to build a gymnasium. Frank O. original Alumni Gymnasium was Trustees from 1879-1895. His son, Clements ’1896 was the major completed. It was designated as the Frederick H. Rike ’1888, held the project donor, but chose to give the new home of the Departments of same position from 1906 to 1947. naming rights to the alumni who Music and Art. In 2006, Art moved Susanne Rike MacDonald ’1890, had rallied for the building. Thus, it into a new facility, but the Battelle taught music at Otterbein from 1894- was named the Alumni Gymnasium. Fine Arts Center remains the home of 1895. Generations continued their It was dedicated at Homecoming in the Department of Music today. relationship with Otterbein through November 1929. The first performance held in the establishment of the Rike Family As was common through the the Battelle Fine Arts Center was a Foundation. years at Otterbein, the College production featuring two one-act Fondly called “The Otterdome” eventually outgrew the space. A operas: Henry Purcell’s Dido and by students and alumni, the Rike larger sports facility was erected on Aeneas, starring Kent Stuckey ’79, and Center was considered the envy of the

14 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) at the time of its dedication. The Rike Center was built next to Memorial Stadium, the home of Otterbein football. Memorial Stadium was dedicated in 1948 as a memorial to those Otterbein students and alumni who were killed in World War II. The field itself is named Ballenger Field, in honor of long time Otterbein Athletics supporter Dwight “Smokey” Ballenger ’39. Encircling the field is the McVay Track, which was dedicated in 1988. It was named in honor of Lawrence and Dorothy McVay, who gave the College a $100,000 gift to refurbish the stadium and resurface the track. With funds raised by the Otterbein “O” Club and a generous The Suites residence hall is one of the many buildings on campus that have not yet gift from the Clements Foundation, been officially named. Memorial Stadium was replaced in 2005. The new $3.2 million Memorial of General Motors in 1916. Frank was original science building, McFadden Stadium grandstand, built on the granted an honorary doctorate of Hall, and the addition, Schear Hall. original site, was dedicated on Sept. science degree from Otterbein in 1930 McFadden Hall became the new home 17, 2005, shortly before Otterbein and was chair of the Otterbein Board of the sciences at Otterbein in 1920. defeated cross-town rival Capital, of Trustees from 1925-1936. Vida It was named for Professor Thomas 17-14, by scoring twice on its last two joined the Board in 1945 and served McFadden, Otterbein’s first science possessions of the game. until her death in 1968. professor and a surgeon in the Civil Rounding out Otterbein’s sports Their renowned philanthropic War. McFadden Hall was renovated complex is Clements Recreation nature lives on through the Vida beginning in 1969, and an addition Center, a fitness and recreation center S. Clements Foundation, which built onto the west end of the building added to campus to keep up with the continues to support Otterbein today. was completed in 1970. The addition, growth of the health and wellness Two other buildings on campus are christened Schear Hall, was named and athletics programs and of general named after the Clements: Clements in memory of Otterbein science fitness among the students. Clements House and Clements Hall. professor Dr. E. W. E. Schear, who Recreation Center was dedicated on Clements House has been chaired the Life Sciences Department Oct. 18, 2002. With a $3.5 million home to Otterbein presidents since from 1912 to 1951. donation from the Vida S. Clements Thomas J. Kerr IV, president from Now undergoing major Foundation and a core gift of 1971-1984. The Clements built the renovations, the Science Building $500,000 from the Freeman family in house as a personal residence in 1939. will reopen as a new, state-of-the-art honor and memory of Ida and Harold It was designed to his specifications facility. A name for the building has Freeman and John and Margaret by architects and engineers Harley not yet been determined. Freeman, the Recreation Center took & Ellington in Detroit. It cost over Naming opportunities also 17 months to build at a cost of $9.5 $25,000 to build, a substantial sum at exist for the newly renovated Art million. that time, and the Westerville Public and Communications Building and Westerville native Frank Orville Opinion called it “one of the grandest the recently acquired building that Clements ’1896 and his wife, Vida (houses) built in the history of the currently serves as a temporary home Shauck Clements ’1901, were city” in a Nov. 4, 1973, article. to the sciences. Both of these buildings generous benefactors to the College Clements Hall also owes its name are located on Collegeview Road, and community, even helping students to the couple. Built in 1956, Clements expanding the campus west of Alum through the Great Depression. Hall is a women’s residence hall. Creek. Frank worked as a chemist for For decades, the sciences have Other buildings without formal the railroad industry before joining been taught in the Schear-McFadden names include both The Commons the Dayton Engineering Laboratory Science Building. There are two apartment complexes and The Suites Company (Delco), which became part parts to the Science Building: The residence hall.

15 Residence Halls and ethics from 1869-1900, who wrote Kate Winter Hanby ’1857, a member of Davis Hall, named for Rev. Lewis the first history of Otterbein College. Otterbein’s first graduating class and wife Davis, Otterbein’s third (and sixth) Scott Hall was built in 1959 as a of composer Benjamin Hanby ’1858. president, was built as a men’s residence men’s residence hall and is named for Dunlap-King Hall was originally hall in 1961. In 1965, Davis Annex was Dr. George Scott, professor of classical called King Hall and built as a built as an addition to Davis Hall, but language and literature and twelfth freshman and sophomore men’s in 1978 it became a separate women’s president of Otterbein (1901-1904). residence hall and dining room in residence hall. Sanders Hall was also built in 1926 with a gift of $40,000 from John Mayne Hall was dedicated 1959 and was named for President T.J. R. King ’1894. While it was a men’s in 1964 as a women’s residence Sanders ’1878, who served as president residence hall in the 1940s, the students hall through a gift of Westerville of the College from 1891-1901. who worked in the hall’s dining room automobile and real estate broker Engle Hall was built as a residence founded Kings Fraternity. In 1948, the Horace Lambert Mayne ’13, and hall for men in 1961. Its namesake is building became a residence hall for named in memory of his mother, Prof. Jesse Engle, who taught bible and women. Renovations were made in Hannah Lambert Mayne, class of 1890. religion from 1923-1956. 1988, funded by Nationwide Insurance Mayne Hall became a men’s residence Hanby Hall is a women’s residence in honor of former CEO and long hall in 1980. hall and home of the Office of Student time member of the Otterbein Board Garst Hall was built in 1960 as a Affairs. At one time, it held Otterbein’s of Trustees, George Dunlap. Today residence hall for men. It was named for pre-school program. Hanby Hall was Dunlap-King Hall serves as a women’s Henry Garst, professor of Latin, English dedicated in November 1961 in honor of residence hall. Gone...but not Forgotten

The parking lot that serves guests visiting Cowan Hall marks honor of his late wife. There is an Otterbein myth that says the the former location of Lambert Hall. In 1909 Lambert Hall architect of Lambert Hall went insane shortly after the building was built on this site, furnishing Otterbein with its first music was complete, and based upon the interior design most music and arts facility. Money to build the structure was donated by and art alumni believe it. (The archives hold no evidence to George A. Lambert of Indiana and the building was named in substantiate these rumors.) The building was razed in 1979.

16 To the east of Courtright Memorial Library is a perfectly Where Roush Hall now stands was the Association Building, manicured green that was the site of Saum Hall from which was unique for two reasons. It was the first Christian 1854-1970. Named for Jacob Saum, who pledged $1,600 Association building west of the Allegheny Mountains, and towards its construction, Saum Hall served first as a men’s students of the YMCA and YWCA led the drive to raise funds for residence hall, later a women’s dormitory, then in 1898 it was it. It held religion classes, the campus health center and athletices converted into a science building, and finally it was returned for both men and women until 1929. In 1975 it was determined to being a women’s dorm in 1920 when McFadden Hall was it would be too costly to renovate the structure, and it was razed. completed. When Roush Hall was built, the architect was careful to include certain design similarities to the much beloved “Old Sosh.”

Just across Home Street, southeast of the Campus Center, is a fire and was damaged beyond salvage in 1976. It now serves lovely green knoll, which is where Cochran Hall once stood. as the perfect setting for a recent campus tradition, the Cochran Hall was a women’s residence hall, where all the graffiti rock. The photo at top left show students engaging in sororities had club rooms . It was first occupied in January a serenade. At bottom left is the hall after the fire in 1976. 1907 and served as a women’s residence hall until it caught

17 Science as a way of life

Fascination with Science is Chris Cordle’s Job and Avocation

by Jan Madak O’Daniel ’86 scientist’s work is never done. in Raleigh, NC, and putting it back And Christopher T. Cordle ’69 together with boat owner and racing Awouldn’t have it any other way. partner John Shewbrooks, Chris (who This highly respected scientist, has a background in aviation and is a adjunct professor, speaker and commercial pilot), decided they needed “Science is a series inventor has spent the past 38 years a wing that would help control airflow conducting lab experiments, noodling under the 125 mph boat. of judgments, ideas, testing theories and otherwise Working with the Aeronautical immersing himself in scientific Engineering Department at The Ohio revised without discoveries. State University, Chris designed a 9” His fascination with science, wide wing that sits on the front of ceasing.” — Pierre which began with the Watch Mr. the boat and is controlled by a foot Wizard television show of the pedal. It took four months to design, Emile Duclaux, 1950s, grew into a full-fledged construct, and install, but the wing’s French biochemist passion that not only defined his performance knocked the socks off career, but benefited his avocation its inventor and allowed the racing and bacteriologist — championship speedboat racing. team to safely win three consecutive In fact, it was the race boat that national championships. gave Chris his most extraordinary “I drove first (on the test run) moment of scientific discovery to date. and the boat started to rock,” says After wrecking the Sho Nuff hydroplane Chris, “I pushed on the pedal and the

18 With science, you’re never done...There are so many opportunities in the scientific world. For every question answered at least three more questions usually present themselves. “ ~ Chris Cordle boat stabilized and accelerated. As the campus for a Battelle-sponsored time here more meaningful, too. We boat picked up more speed, more wing science fair. Soon after, Chris accepted helped each other. Plus, I consider it a deflection kept it stable. At the end of an academic scholarship to Otterbein, great advantage to have had a liberal the straightaway, the tachometer read his mother’s alma mater. At Otterbein, arts education. I know the difference 11,500 — past the red line . The boat Chris studied under physical chemistry between” Neo-classical and Rococo was literally flying, probably 130+ mph teacher Dr. Bob Place, made lifelong art and architecture. Having a liberal but still stable. I was grinning from ear friends with the likes of Karl Kempf ’69, arts education has also helped me to ear.” and met the love of his life, wife Susan in business. It’s given me a broader Making discoveries has been a Palmer ’70. spectrum.” lifelong pursuit for Chris that started “Naturally, I have great affection After graduating from Otterbein under the tutelage of his high school for Otterbein. There were so many and marrying, Chris and Palmer went football coach and science mentor, great people and it is where I really got to graduate school at Johns Hopkins Fred Newman, who encouraged Chris’s serious about science,” he says. “Roy in Baltimore before relocating to explorations and experimentations. Turley (former chemistry department Miami, where Chris worked for world- “Like John (Shewbrooks), Fred chair) was a great guy. Bob Place renowned immuno-reproduction Newman let me experiment and make became an institution. My student expert, Dr. Charles B. Metz. my own mistakes,” says C . “He let us colleagues at Otterbein made my This was during the 1970s when play in the lab — and this was back the National Institutes of Health in the days when we had access to budgets were severely cut. The birth of concentrated acids.” his son and uncertain opportunities Besides giving students freedom for academic research funding left to experiment and learn, Coach Chris rethinking the lifestyle of a Newman fostered student interest grant-seeking scientist, so he left in science by making it fun and the university environment and interesting. Chris recalls that returned home to work with his Newman would order new lab father at the family feed and grain equipment which was delivered business. over summer break. Fred waited “I went into business with dad until school started to open the for five years,” says Chris. “It was boxes during study halls in front an extremely valuable experience of the students so he could create because I learned about a Christmas Day-like excitement customers, 18-wheelers, meeting around unwrapping the goods. payrolls and sales. It taught me It was Newman who arranged many good lessons, but we were for Chris to visit Otterbein’s both relatively opinionated. After

19 Chris Cordle designed the wing part of this hydroplane, so he got to be the first to test drive it. Sho Nuff’s racing team, of which Chris is part, went on to win three national championships. Below is some promotional material from Sho Nuff.

five years I was tired of arguing with achievement is not a single event. my boss and wanted my dad back, and There’s a lot of research, data analysis I missed science.” and thoughtful experimental design. After leaving the family business But we’re getting there.” in 1980, Chris joined Ross Labs Now 60, Chris lives in the in Columbus, Ohio, starting with Centerburg, Ohio home once the company’s then brand-new owned by his grandparents. Other immunology program. Chris is still than spending more time with his at Ross (now Abbott Nutrition) as cherished 2-year-old granddaughter, a research fellow working on food he shows no signs of moving toward allergies and immunonutrition, the retirement. “Why should I retire? I study of the relationship between enjoy my work and I’ve always done nutrition and immune status. the things outside work that I wanted “We’re making progress” is to do,” he says. “We won our last hydro all he’ll say about his food allergy championship when I was 57,” he says. prevention work. “Modern scientific “I never want to put off anything until retirement. I try to enjoy every day.” But when asked if the major scientific discoveries have already been made, Chris lights up with the excitement of a kid riding a bike without training wheels for the first time or, more realistically, like a scientist on the brink of discovery. “With science, you’re never done. Just look at human genome screening,” he says. “Nobody yet really understands how to use the information strategically to benefit human health. There are so many opportunities in the scientific world. For every question answered at least three more questions usually present themselves.” Indeed. More questions. And that’s utopia for a scientist like Chris Cordle. l

20 And Science Runs in the Family...

Susan Palmer ’69 has taken what may seem to be an a behind-the-scenes look at operations. “When I was on unusual career path, from science to higher education the faculty, the classroom was the main focus and I never administration. But for Susan, it was a natural progression. saw all the different aspects of colleges and how they Her philosophy is, “Science is helpful operate.” in any career. It helps you see the While Susan now serves the world as it is and become a critical Five Colleges of Ohio, her heart thinker.” remains at Otterbein. “Otterbein is After graduating from Otterbein a wonderful school and I appreciate with a major in chemistry and a having the opportunity to be there,” minor in mathematics, Susan earned she said. “That old saying about the her master’s degree in teaching quiet, peaceful village was true.” from Johns Hopkins University in A native of Dayton, Susan Baltimore, MD, in 1970. She taught came to Otterbein because “it was a science in the Baltimore public good match in terms of the liberal schools for five years until her son arts, and it felt like a comfortable, yet was born. While raising her son, she continued to work challenging, place to be. from home consulting and editing science textbooks for a “I can’t quantify why—maybe the size, the location, the publishing company. people I met early on—but it was a good match,” she said. Eventually, Susan decided to earn her Ph.D. in Susan had been interested in science since high school educational studies. While studying at The Ohio State and one of her very first courses was in the chemistry University, she taught at Otterbein, Ohio State and Kenyon department. It was there that the young chemistry student College. After completing her degree in 1990, she joined found another good match in her husband Chris Cordle ’69. the faculty at Kenyon. “Professor Rex Ogle had a gathering of chemistry While there, she became the executive director of The students to welcome the incoming freshmen. I was a Carolinas and Ohio Science Education Network (COSEN), sophomore at the time,” she recalls. “He told me that Chris a collaboration of eight colleges, including Kenyon. Cordle would be there, but I didn’t know who he was.” COSEN was one of eight nationwide clusters of institutions Later, at a social event in the Campus Center, Susan of higher education collaborating to improve science was in line when the man in front of her turned around education. COSEN encouraged women and students of with “Chris Cordle” written on his nametag. “I thought, color to pursue careers in science and mathematics. ‘So that’s who he is!’ We talked at Professor Ogle’s party When the funding for COSEN ended, the Five and the friendship grew from there. Eventually he started Colleges of Ohio consortium was beginning. In 1996, working in the chemistry lab, because that’s where I was.” she became the executive director. The Five Colleges of Chris and Professor Ogle were not the only people Ohio consortium “was founded to coordinate operating at Otterbein who made an impression on Susan. “When functions and develop collaborative academic programs, I think about the significance of my time at Otterbein, while reducing costs.” Member colleges include Kenyon, about the lasting memories, I think that the faculty, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Oberlin administration and staff all seemed to truly care about the College and Ohio Wesleyan University. students and held us all to high standards academically and Susan’s duties include coordinating grants, overseeing through involvement in the life of the College.” the budgets and bringing college officials together to plan Chris and Susan have one son, Andrew, who is and implement programs to serve all member institutions. currently interning at the Cleveland Clinic, and a 2-year- According to Susan, her favorite aspect of the job is getting old granddaughter. l

21 Flying bombing missions over Germany, pursuing Japanese aircraft carriers, intercepting German fighter planes at night—these three aces left an unmistakable trail across the war-torn skies of WWII.

Les Mokry ’47

story by Bob Arledge ’55 (Col. USAF, Ret.) T hey have been called the greatest generation, though surely as young men they knew nothing of that lofty title. They showed great courage and resolve, though at the time they most likely were just doing their jobs. And for those who took to the skies, they were testing the young wings of a just-coming-of-age technology at the time: aviation. They flew B17 bombers at 30,000 feet. They flew night flights at 500 feet. They flew with the likes of former president George H. Bush, and some were shot down, more than once. We take a look back at three Otterbein flying heroes who faced a multitude of dangers in hostile skies, risking their young lives for their country and the free world.

22 Harold Augspurger ’41 Bill LeMay ’47

Harold Augspurger ’41 Molly Mollett, had returned home to Van Nuys, California, Dr. Harold Augspurger graduated from Middletown following her graduation from Otterbein. Augie recalls he High School in 1937 and began his notable career at would take pilot friends to Molly’s home during weekend Otterbein where he was an outstanding student athlete. furlough. They were always welcomed by Molly and “Augie” received 12 varsity letters playing football, her parents. Sixty-five years later, Augie and Molly, both basketball, baseball and track. Freshmen were prohibited widowed, married and now reside at Augie’s long-time from varsity competition until 1951. home in Dayton. Dr. Augspurger graduated from The Ohio State Following flight school, Augie flew submarine patrol University School of Dentistry in 1952 following his WWII in the Pacific until he was selected for special training with experience. He practiced in Dayton, Ohio, for 50 years. a small elite group of night fighter pilots. Augie was drafted into the Army immediately In 1943, Augie was shipped to Scotland where he following graduation in 1941. He was sent to California for trained with Royal Air Force pilots to learn to fly the Army Air Corps Cadet training. An Otterbein classmate, British-made “Beau fighter.” Flying only at night, the

23 fighters intercepted German planes German Focke Wolfe 200 transport that came nightly to bomb American plane with several high ranking troops on the ground. German officers, critical intelligence Augie was soon transferred to records and huge amounts of cash Biserta, a captured German Navy was heading to Spain, the last Axis Base on the Mediterranean. As the stronghold. Germans retreated, Augie moved to Major Augspurger made contact Corsica where he was promoted to with the German plane at 8,500 feet major and commander of the night over France. He identified the plane fighters. He and his pilots flew nightly and fired one three-second burst over Italy and Naples and gradually which hit the starboard wing. The gained air superiority over the enemy. engine burst into flames and the plane Augie shot down two German planes crashed. during this campaign. French and American intelligence The German retreat escalated personnel quickly cleaned up the and Major Augspurger’s night fighters crash site and recovered many top- followed them into France. Their secret German documents. The mission in France was low level flying intelligence gathered was viewed as a at 500 feet to destroy German troop valuable coup and significantly aided convoys that were now forced to in the German defeat. travel at night due to American air Major Augspurger received the superiority during the day. Distinguished Flying Cross from his Augie was shot down twice by government and the Croix de Guerre ground fire during these dangerous from the French government. low level flights. He avoided capture Augie served as an Otterbein both times. He was able to salvage the trustee for many years. He is a parachute he used and sent it home. founding member of the “O” Club His first wife, Gracie Burdge ’39, had and was a long time president of the the silk chute made into her wedding Country Club Fraternity Alumni gown. Organization. Augie has served his On Sept. 27, 1944, at the country and his college admirably. Dijon Airdrome in France, Major He has four children who have Augspurger was given a special graduated from Otterbein, Richard mission. French and American ’69, James ’71, Betsy Lou Duncan ’76 intelligence had learned that a and Jayne McKewen ’74.

Above Right: Kilts were a part of the attire while training to fly the British made “Beau fighter” in Scotland. The “night fighters” were trained to fly only at night and played a significant role in defeating the Germans. Right: Dr. Augspurger’s British made “Beau fighter” is on display in the WWII wing of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. A plaque bearing his name lists his achievements as a “night fighter” pilot. Augie was shot down twice and received the Distinguished Flying Cross from the American government and the Croix de Guerre from the French government.

24 Bill Lemay ’47 Bill LeMay was born June 5, 1924 in Poosey Ridge, Kentucky. His family moved to Dayton, Ohio in 1927 where he graduated from Kiser High School in 1942. He entered the Department of Engineering at the University of Dayton. In January, 1943, Bill joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and was eventually assigned to the Aviation Cadet Corps and received his navigator wings at Ellington AFB, Houston, TX. Bill soon joined the 401st Bomb Group stationed in Deenthorpe, England where he flew missions over Germany in the B-17. Casualities were as high as 85 percent early on but gradually dropped to 20 percent as America gained air superiority. Twelve Bill LeMay’s B-17 flew at 25,000 to 30,000 feet on bomb runs over Germany. thousand aviators lost their lives flying Wool flying suits and oxygen masks were required in the unheated, unpressurized combat missions over Germany. Crews aircraft. Casuality rates for American crews were 85 percent early in the war. Bill who made it back celebrated their served as a navigator with the 401st Bomb group during WWII. His missions were mission. all over Germany where 12,000 American aviators lost their lives. Following the Following the war, Bill’s crew flew war, Bill flew food drops over Belgium and Holland to alleviate starvation there. French prisoners of war out of Lutz, Austria, to their homeland. They also flew many food drops over Belgium Les Mokry ’47 Mediterranean where he participated and Holland. The Germans blew up Leslie Mokry was born December in the air cover for the invasion of dams and dikes to flood the farm land 14, 1921, in Middletown, Ohio. He Southern France. and to slow the American infantry. and Harold Augspurger grew up in Flying from either the Kassan This tactic resulted in severe food Middletown one block from one Bay or the Tripoli aircraft carriers, the shortages and the American food drops another and were boyhood friends. Navy fighters, working in conjunction prevented massive starvation. Les graduated from Middltown with aircraft from two British escort Bill returned to the United States High School in 1939 and was carriers, attacked enemy targets on the in June 1945 and married Helen Hilt encouraged to attend Otterbein in ground in the area around Marseilles, ’47, a student at Otterbein College. He the fall by members of his Evangelical Cryriste, Post Cross Island, LaBullane was discharged in 1946 and joined United Brethern Church. Les received and other cities in Southern France. Helen at Otterbein and finished his a draft notice his junior year at Les recalls losing five of their 25 pilots bachelor’s degree in the summer of Otterbein and immediately enlisted in to intense anti-aircraft fire. Les had 1947. Bill fired the furnace while at the Naval Air Corps. a close call when his tail hook pulled Otterbein, cleaned dorms and mowed Following flight training, out on landing after it had engaged grass to supplement his G.I. Bill Les received his wings and was and he crashed into the arresting income. He was able to find time for commissioned an Ensign. He and barrier which prevented him from fraternity life and joined Country Club. former President George H. Bush dropping into the ocean. Bill and Helen have two trained together and received their Les was transferred to the Pacific daughters, Helen ’73 and Connie wings together. They have remained in 1945 and joined the carrier Bon ’76. Bill and Helen reside on their in contact over these many years. Les Homme Richard for night operations farm in Waynesville where they and President Bush trained together against targets of opportunity in host the annual Otterbein June Bug in the “Avenger” torpedo bomber in Japan. He recalls his unit lost two Jamboree. They are both active in the Ft. Lauderdale. Les described him as a crews over the Inland Sea while community and in the Waynesville regular guy. pursuing a Japanese aircraft carrier. Methodist Church. Bill has served as a Ensigns Mokry and Bush both One of his squadron mates, Ensign trustee for Otterbein for several years completed training to become McDonald, became the last ace of and was chairman of the Board from carrier pilots. Les transitioned into the war, shooting down five Japanese 1988 to 1995. the F6F Hellcat with duty in the aircraft in one night. He remembers

25 that his carrier, the Bon Homme Les returned to Otterbein for Reserve. He was recalled for the Richard, was attacked by kamikaze his final year and graduated in Korean Conflict and retired from the aircraft. The shoot down and rescue 1947. While there he met his future Naval Reserve in 1976 with the rank at sea of fellow pilot Ensign George H. wife, Mickey Stiner ’49. They were of Captain. Les and Mickey have two Bush has been well documented. married in 1948. Les began a career children and two grandchildren and in banking and remained in the Naval reside in Lebanon, Ohio. l

Bob Corbin ’49 is a Survivor Alumnus makes it home after harrowing WWII P.O.W. experience Robert Corbin ’49 was born in Appleton, Wisconsin kilometers. During the march Bob contracted dysentery in 1922. His family moved to Dayton in 1929 where he and lost 25 pounds. He felt he was going to die until graduated from Fairview High School in 1940. He worked he happened upon a Red Cross package that contained at Rikes until 1942 when he joined American Kraft cheese. Bob is sure the army. the Kraft cheese saved his life. Following basic training at Fort Following the march, the Sill, Oklahoma, he was selected for P.O.W.s were placed on a train and officer training in artillery. He was sent to Hammellburg, Germany, of in the 84th Division that deployed Hogan’s Heroes fame. Only 500 of to England in 1944 when he was the 1,500 who were on the march assigned to General Patton’s “Red Ball survived. Gen. Patton sent a task Express.” force to free the prisoners on March Bob landed on Omaha Beach 27, 1945. in October 1944. He was captured The General Patton rescue by the Germans in November along attempt allowed the prisoners to the German Seigfield line, the large escape but they were still surrounded German defense line. Bob was by Germans. Bob and three buddies attempting to destroy a “pill box.” escaped into a forest where they During the battle a bullet ripped could only move at night to avoid through his jacket without wounding capture. They covered 54 miles in him. Although taken prisoner, he felt nine days before safely reaching very fortunate to be alive. American lines. He learned only 25 Following his capture he was of the 500 had survived. placed in a dungeon along the Bob sincerely believes that God Rhine River near Aachen, Germany, was with him during his escape, and then moved to a P.O.W. camp near Hamburg. He allowing him to be one of the 25 survivors. “I would not was sent to Hamburg for refusing to cooperate with his take a million dollars for what I learned during my ordeal interrogators. They expected him to be killed by the and I would not give a nickel to do it again,” he said. American bombers who were pounding the city. Bob later Following the war, Bob came to Otterbein to be with learned that Otterbein classmate Bill LeMay was one of the an old girlfriend. The relationship did not work out but airmen bombing Hamburg at the time. he did meet Edie Peters ’49. He and Edie married in His Hamburg P.O.W. Camp, however, was not bombed 1948. Bob, a member of Country Club fraternity, recalls and he was transferred to Szaben, Poland, OSFLAG 64 their fraternity sweetheart serenade was featured in the prison camp with 1500 American P.O.W.s. Bob and fellow Columbus Dispatch. P.O.W.s arrived on Christmas eve. He described the peace Bob attended Otterbein on the G.I. Bill and graduated of Christmas taking over the transport train. The German in three years by attending summer school. guards and the American P.O.W.s sang Christmas carols Bob and Edie currently reside in Bethany Village together and the German guards allowed them to open Red in Centerville, Ohio. They have been members of the Cross parcels which contained American food. Normandy Methodist Church for 50 years. Their two On January 18, 1945, the Russians were rapidly daughters, Lynn Corbin ’75 and Carol Corbin Wilcox ’79 are approaching the Szaben P.O.W. camp. The Germans Otterbein graduates. marched Bob and his fellow P.O.W.s 60 kilometers to Bob served 24 years as a State Representative (R) and Stteen, Poland, on the Oder River. The Russians caught up was president of the Otterbein Alumni Association in the with them again and they were forced to march another 500 early 1970s.

26 ClassNo t e s Compiled by Laurie Draper. Submit information for Class Notes and Milestones to Classnotes, Office of Advancement Resources, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 43081 or email: [email protected]

to community colleges since 1991, primarily in the areas 1972 of strategic and master James Fox was presented planning. Pat is married with the Honorary Alumni to Terry, an attorney and Award by the General Alumni 1959 mayor of Victorville where Association of Penn State’s Neil Leighton is currently they live, and has two Dickinson School of Law. a visiting professor in the daughters, Carrie Bershee, The award is in recognition African Studies Center at a school counselor, and of “exemplary loyalty and Michigan State University, Christie, a doctoral student devotion to the school and East Lansing, MI. and community college the association.” He has instructor. served as a professor of law at the school for 31years. Sharon Allaman Hoover participated in a roundtable discussion on race relations 1966 piano lessons in her home studio. She is proud of her after reading the book To Betty Fitch Gibson’s three outstanding children: Kill A Mockingbird. The husband, David, retired 1964 Michelle Pomeroy Roettger discussion was held on Oct. from teaching in the Pat Smith Caldwell has ’01, currently finishing her 10, 2007, at the Knoxville Geomatics department accepted a one-year Ph.D. in biochemistry at News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN. (surveying), at the interim appointment as The Ohio State University; University of Florida. Two superintendent/president Melody Pomeroy, who will of three children have of Copper Mountain 1965 graduate from Otterbein in graduated from UF, with the Community College in Porter Miller was inducted 2008 and do summer research third nearing graduation. Joshua Tree, CA. She has into the Earlham College, in neuroscience at OSU; and 20 years experience in the Richmond, IN, Athletic Hall Sean Pomeroy, who will enter California Community of Fame on Oct. 19, 2007. 1967 Otterbein or OSU in 2008 College system, most Porter was the director of David Hogg and spouse, and study computer science recently as vice president/ athletics at Earlham from Paulette, celebrated 40 years or athletic training. assistant superintendent of 1985-2002 and has 31 of marriage in June 2007. El Camino College. She has years of college coaching, also served as a consultant teaching and administrative Marcia Sanders Pomeroy experience. After graduation currently resides in Westerville he coached Otterbein Track with husband, Geoffrey. and Field until 1985. Marcia teaches private 1971 1968 Jed Morison was re-elected Judi Garratt was recently named Outstanding Theatre to serve on the Bexley, OH Educator by the California Educational Theatre city council in the Nov. 6, Association. The award is given to an educator “whose 2007 election. continued service has been distinguished by leadership, contribution, and support.” A mime, Dianne Bye, was her presenter to honor Judi’s long-time career in the art form. Judi continues to teach for the Los Angeles Unified School District and performs as a professional mime.

27 1974 1982 Robert Cornette is Kathryn Paugh is the new executive director of the completing his Doctor of Worthington Chamber of Commerce, Worthington, OH. Nursing Practice (DNP) She officially began her duties on Jan. 1, 2008. A small degree at The University business owner, Kathryn has been involved in the Chamber of Kentucky during the in a variety of leadership roles since her marketing 2007-2008 school year. His communications firm, KRP Communications, joined the dissertation project is using Chamber in 1995. She has served on the board of trustees a transtheoretical model to since January 2000, chairing the board in 2003. assess readiness to change unhealthy lifestyle behaviors 1973 Nana Knows at the Free Cabot Rea performed in in fourth and fifth grade Press’s website and is also the season-opening concert students. Pat Martin is the president a proud grandmother of a at the Palace Theatre, and chief executive officer three year-old grandson. Columbus, on Oct. 1, 2007. Susan Ridinger Reeves is for Fisher-Titus Medical The concert also included proud of her children, Jason Center in Norwalk, OH, a Tina Williams Shepeck the newly formed Columbus and Amy, who are super position he’s held for almost graduated from University Music Theatre, a light opera soccer players and great with 10 years. He first started of Florida. group in which Cabot sings drama and acting in plays. working at the hospital in baritone. 1972 as an administrative Randall Rogers, his assistant but left two years wife, Lisa, and their later. He said his dream was 1979 four daughters reside in always to return to Fisher- Gary Hoyle is the chief Pataskala, OH. Randall Titus. executive officer of Rise suffered an illness in 2004 1978 & Dine Restaurants. The which put him into a coma 1976 company, less than two years and life support for two Doug MacCallum was old, has six locations in three Randy Adams is a founding months. With a one percent recently hired as president states and commitments partner with Junkyard chance of survival, he beat of One Systems USA, from franchisees to open 110 Dog Productions in New the odds. Randall now Inc., Nashville, TN. One stores in Ohio, Missouri and York which develops and owns two companies with Systems is a manufacturer Texas over the next decade. produces new musicals. of high-quality, high-output approximately 15 employees Prior to starting JYD loudspeaker systems that and runs most of his Productions in 2006 with are engineered primarily for 1980 business from home. partner Sue Frost, he served outdoor and indoor sports Chris Carlisle is teaching at as the managing director of and entertainment venues. Johnstown-Monroe High TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, He joined One Systems after School in Johnstown, OH, CA, from 1984-2006. serving nearly eleven years and is the assistant varsity as VP/General Manager boys basketball coach at Susan Hall-Balduf has been of AKG Acoustics, U.S., Dublin Jerome High School named editor-publisher of Nashville location. in Dublin, OH. Camaraderie, the triennal journal of the Western Front Association U.S. Branch. 1976 The WFA is an international Col. Kenneth Jewett has written a book just published organization dedicated to entitled To the Valley. The historical fiction book, taking the study of the First World place in the 1750s, began as a family project and ended War in Europe and to the up a published work. After taking his nephew, Philip, on a memory of those who gave trip to Williamsburg, Ken began sending letters to Philip their lives in that conflict. each time he visited the city without him. The letters were Susan has taken two tours written as if Uncle Ken were visiting the historic city during of battlefields in Belgium the Revolutionary period. The letters were such a hit with and France. She is still a Philip that his father, Greg ’78, had the idea for a book that copy editor at the Detroit placed family members, capturing their personalities, in the Free Press. She blogs as What Revolutionary period.

28 AlumniPr o f i l e Like Father Like Daughter for this Alumna by Jenny Hill ’05 As a child, Karen Fishbaugh Linder ’80 walked from Karen was hired to coach and teach at Kent State her grade school to the Otterbein College baseball fields University in 1996. Her first softball season was in 1997. to watch her father, Dick Fishbaugh, coach the Cardinals. “I was used to smaller schools and was always leery of Today, her own children watch from the stands as she Division I with its competitive nature and recruiting,” she coaches softball at Kent State University. said. “But when I interviewed at Kent State, I could see that When Karen became it had a strong sense of values about what athletics should a member of the first be. And I was up for a new challenge.” graduating class of While Karen is very accomplished as a softball coach, Westerville South High she is not one to brag. “I don’t really keep up with my School in 1976, the next step statistics.” was to enroll at Otterbein. But the statistics speak for themselves. In over two The choice was an easy one. decades of coaching, she has earned a 526-440-1 career “I was in third grade when record. In 2004, Karen was named MAC Coach of the my dad started coaching, so Year. She has six 30-win seasons to her name. In 2006, Otterbein was my entire life. she took her Kent State team Growing up at Otterbein, to its first Mid-American I was comfortable with the Conference (MAC) Softball campus and knew I would Tournament championship have many opportunities in school history. That same as an athlete and in my year, she won her 500th education, so it met my game as a fast-pitch softball needs.” coach, making her and her At Otterbein she played father the only father and volleyball, basketball and softball. She was also a daughter in NCAA history member of EKT sorority, serving as president her to each win 500 games senior year, held many jobs on campus, and studied as head coaches. Dick abroad in Segovia, Spain, during her sophomore Fishbaugh coached baseball year. She also worked as a student assistant for at Otterbein for 33 years, men’s basketball her senior year to learn more winning 617 games. about coaching. For Karen, the Karen earned her bachelor’s degree in human aspect of the game education from Otterbein in 1980 and her master’s degree outweighs the statistics. “I really enjoy the interaction with in physical education from Eastern Kentucky University in the college athletes. I perceive my job as helping them grow 1982. into adulthood,” she said. After earning her master’s degree, she was hired as Karen believes student-athletes learn many life skills head softball and basketball coach for Union College in through participation. “They learn to balance priorities, Kentucky, where she also taught physical education. At age values, communication skills, teamwork, overcoming 23, this was a major accomplishment for Karen. adversity and how to be mentally tough,” she said. “They Karen coached at Union College until 1985. During have to deal with stress and maintaining balance in their her time there, both her softball and basketball teams won lives. College athletics helps them understand these skills the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and take them into the ‘real’ world.” state championships. She attributes her success in sports to the support She then coached at Ashland College from 1985-1996. of her mother and her husband, Tom. She met Tom at She was hired by Fred Martinelli ’51 as the head women’s Ashland, where he coached wrestling. He is now a radio basketball coach and requested the job of coaching softball, commentator for football and women’s basketball at Kent as well. She eventually left basketball to coach softball State. Their sons Thomas, 16, and Tucker, 14, play football, exclusively, while also teaching physical education courses. basketball and baseball.

29 1983 1988 Jerry Parsons has taught for Jean-Marc O’Connor has relocated to Mesa, AZ to become 25 years and is the music the director of athletics at Mesa Preparatory Academy. and choral director for In addition to building a junior high and high school Thomas Worthington High athletic program from the ground up for this brand new School in Worthington, OH. public charter school, he is also teaching seventh grade For the past nine years, he composition and literature, and helping to organize a new has also traveled the country athletic conference operated by the Great Hearts Academies. as the bass player in an On Sept. 28, Jean-Marc was inducted into the Rutherford Italian band, Ray Massan’s B. Hayes High School Athletic Hall of Fame, becoming the Euro Rhythms. His wife, first soccer player and gymnast in the school’s history to be Laurie Brown Parsons elected to the Hall. Friends Scott Martin ’87, Andrew Hall ’85, has taught for 23 years ’89, Kelly Patrick ’89 and Michael Smith ’90 attended the and is currently teaching induction ceremony in Delaware, OH. at Wellington Schools, Columbus, OH, music whom they brought home after taking Florida State to Pennsylvania Historical and education to Pre-K through from Guatemala when she the Final Four. Museum Commission, as 4th grade. They have a was 10 months old. Kevin is a well as a chapter on place- daughter, Rebecca, 15, and a restaurant manager and Susan Martina Miller Walters perception for the book son, Daniel, 12. stays busy with Erin, now 4 currently is a project Genealogy and Geography: years old, and raises Texas manager for IBM working Locating Personal Pasts. Bill, 1985 longhorn cattle on their 22- on the NiSource Columbia Krista DeVore Hunter ’91, acre farm in North Texas. Gas account. Martina and son, Eamonn, 5, live Jeffrey Gale was elected to has either worked for or in Huntingdon, PA, where the Westerville City School on the Columbia Gas IT Krista is a Le Leche League Board in the Nov. 6, 2007, team since graduation. leader and partner in The election. Martina received her MBA Friends Farm, a community from Otterbein in 2003. supported agricultural 1987 She and her husband, Les, cooperative. Bob Kennedy is news and 1989 just celebrated their 20th traffic anchor for Metro Patrick Baker is the head wedding anniversary in Barbara Roubanes has been Networks, a division women’s soccer coach at the September. They have one selected to join the Ohio of Westwood One. He University of Georgia. The daughter, Mackenzie, 13. State Bar Foundation’s 2007 reports for Kiss Country student newspaper, Red and Fellows Class. Membership 101.7 FM in Springfield, Black, highlighted his career 1991 in the Foundation is an OH, and 104.9 The River honor extended only to in their October, 2007, issue Bill Hunter is a lecturer and Wink 107.1 FM in lawyers whose careers saying that “Patrick has a at Juniata College and Columbus between 5 and have demonstrated their knack for creating winning principal investigator 9 a.m. every morning, and dedication to the highest programs.” Over 19 years for Heberling Associates, T-100 in Newark, OH, 95.5 ideals of the legal profession he has compiled a 209-120- a cultural resource The Hawk and QFM96 in and the welfare of their 23 record. In 2003, he was management firm. Columbus between 3:30 and community. Barbara has her named the Soccer America Hunter recently wrote 5:50 p.m. every afternoon. National Coach of the Year own law firm with offices in (with a co-author) On Columbus and Marysville, the Road, Highways and Kimberly Murphy is working OH. History, published by the as a women’s health nurse practitioner at Marysville OB/GYN, Marysville, OH. 1991 She received her MSN at Aysu Basaran has accepted a position as assistant news director The Ohio State University at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC. She previously worked as the in 2003. executive producer of Special Projects at WBNS 10TV in Columbus. She has won five regional Emmy Awards over the Susan Shelly and her course of her career and been named Best Producer for four husband, Kevin Murray, consecutive years by the Ohio Associated Press. She is pictured adopted a daughter, Erin, with her middle daughter, Olivia Kaczmarek.

30 AlumniPr o f i l e Alumnus was Born into the Horse Business by Jenny Hill ’05 Rob Burk ’00 made his way across the country pursuing a Affair and Little Brown Jug call the area home. job in the “family business,” in his case the horse industry. He While at Otterbein, Rob “rode on every equestrian team started in California, where he was born and raised to work offered” while majoring in pre-veterinary equine science. with horses; came to Otterbein College to study in the Equine “I knew that I wanted to be involved with horses but Science program and ride on the College’s competition teams; didn’t know how to make that into a career, or even if I could and continued on to Maryland, where he is now the executive make it into a career,” Rob said. “Ironically, I knew that I didn’t director of the Maryland Horse Industry want to be a veterinarian, unlike the other pre- Board. vet students. But I did learn more about the In his job, Rob uses his broad based horse industry and got direction at Otterbein.” education and experiences to perform a Outside his classes, Rob’s competitive broad base of tasks. “I serve as advisor to the riding at Otterbein earned him the IHSA secretary of agriculture and the governor of Regional Open Over Fences and Flat Maryland,” he said, adding that Maryland Championship, and he was ranked fourth boasts a $1.6 billion horse industry that in the nation in Western Reigning and employs 28,000 people. Horsemanship Riding. “I distribute grants to non-profit After college, Rob went to Virginia Tech to and not-for-profit equine organizations. earn his master’s degree. His research focused I regulate stables and license facilities for on equine nutrition horse boarding, sales and training,” Rob and outside of said. And if those tasks aren’t enough, he is school, he ran a also responsible for marketing the Maryland thoroughbred horse industry to the rest of the nation. auction. His favorite part of his job is working with youth After he programs, therapeutic riding programs and educational earned his master’s institutions. “It gives me a chance to give something degree, Rob was back,” he said. deciding if he Horses have always been part of Rob’s life. He was should continue on born into a family that was involved with horses “in to earn his doctorate one way or another” for generations. “I was born into it. Rob is top left with members of the horse degree when the I really had no choice, I was put to work cleaning stalls,” industry, at the signing of a bill sponsored opportunity to work he said with a laugh. by the Maryland Horse Industry Board and for the Maryland In his youth, he earned an H-A rating with the which Rob took the lead in drafting. On the Horse Industry U.S. Pony Club and studied under the Irish Olympian bottom row, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Board arose. Captain David Foster. In competition, he was Junior Brown, Maryland Senate President Mike “They were looking Novice Combined Training Champion of California Miller, Governor Martin O’Malley, and for someone and Young Rider Open Preliminary Combined Training Maryland Speaker of the House of Delegates with broad based Champion of California. Michael Busch. understanding of the When it came time for Rob to explore his options horse industry and for college, he decided that Otterbein’s Department of Equine an educational background to back it up,” he said. “There are Science “stood far and above the rest because of its faculty.” only six jobs like this in the country, so I took it.” “I looked at programs with bigger, more impressive While Rob is busy with a blossoming career, he is also facilities, but students who have been involved in the horse busy with a blossoming family. He and his wife Amy, whom industry like I was can see past that,” he said. “The faculty was he met in graduate school, welcomed their daughter, Emma, really welcoming and the quality of the program and faculty into their family in September 2006. Amy is a professor of impressed me.” equine studies at the University of Maryland. In addition, Rob was attracted by the location. As for Rob’s career, he said, “I genuinely like the job I’m “Columbus is up and coming in the equine industry,” he said, in. Maybe someday I will move into a national organization. noting that events like the Quarter Horse Congress, Equine That is something I am working toward.”

31 1992 Indiana, Ohio, Georgia and 1993 Florida. She will direct all Elaine Gonya recently marketing efforts for their accepted a position with Jeffrey Goins has been Ohio locations. the Aurora Sports Medicine promoted to customer Institute in Milwaukee, WI operations supervisor at the as a licensed athletic trainer CheckFree Corporation in 1996 Dublin, OH. He began his working with the Aurora Julie Laureano Jester is career with the company in Sinai Medical Center and currently the assistant music May, 1998. CheckFree is the Whitefish Bay High School. director at Saint Paul the nation’s largest provider of Apostle Church in Gurnee, e-bill services and online bill Theresa Henricks Lombardo IL, where she also founded payment products. was promoted to unit and currently directs Saint director of the Special Care Paul’s Recorder Ensemble. Nursery at Mt. Carmel East She recently finished her Hospital, Columbus, OH. across all content areas. edition and CD of her sixth season as a member Their daughter, Marissa, 5, children’s book, Take a Trip of the Street Cast at the Christine Lorello-Brandt will be starting kindergarten to Diverse City, with national Bristol Renaissance Faire in continues to work in concert and son, Dimitri, will be 2 in music group B5, which was Bristol, WI, having served as marketing with Live Nation September. scheduled to be released this an assistant director for the in Phoenix, AZ. She and past December. 2007 Street Ensemble. She husband, Darryl, recently 1995 performs regularly in dinner opened a second barber shop Robert Medary has accepted theatre, interactive murder Melissa Crohen is currently called “Snip.” Their son, the position of director in the mystery theatre and children’s working for Franklin Xander, is 3 1/2 years old. Project Management Office theatre at Apple Holler University and is the Student at Cardinal Health, located in Showplace in Sturtevant, WI. Services Associate for their Dublin, OH. Prior to joining new Delaware, OH, location. Cardinal Health, Rob spent Brett Stertzbach has joined She and fellow alumnae, 15 years in IT and nine years Denison University, Granville, Holly McFarland ’78, started in project management. Rob OH, as manager of their working at Franklin on the initally accepted a position at endowment fund. same day! 1994 Cardinal Health as a program Gary Baker was elected manager and within two years Shawna Goebel recently 1997 to the Columbus, OH, he was promoted to director. Tami Davis earned her MBA School Board in the Nov. founded Rhythm Ray Inc, publishing music, books and from Capella University, 6, 2007 election. Gary is a Cheri Smith Miller has been art that presents movement Minneapolis, MN, in 2005 neighborhood leader who hired as regional marketing (rhythm) and light (ray). and earned Microsoft wants to make school safety manager for The Little Clinic, Known as Shawna Ray, Certification as a Microsoft a top priority. a chain of health care centers her first project is a special Certified Business Solutions with locations in Kentucky, Specialist in 2007. Yesenia Jimenez Captain and her husband, Jim, relocated to Chicago, IL, in 1996 July 2007. Jim was promoted Michael Vollette is the by Nestle Waters, North executive director of America. Yesenia is now Underground Zone employed as an assistive Ministries. This Christian technology educational non-profit organization consultant with the Special reaches young people with the Education District of Lake love of Jesus through media County. This position entails and entertainment. Michael assessing individual students and his wife, Regan, are the for assistive (AAC) devices, parents of four sons, Brandon, integrating technology into 8; Geoffrey, 6; Nathan, 5; and daily lessons, and writing Benjamin, 2. special education curricula

32 Chad Edgar received his Doctor of Pharmacy in 2005 1998 from Nova Southeastern Jason Gilham has been named director of media relations for University in Ft. Lauderdale, the major league soccer team, Colorado Rapids. Throughout his FL. After graduating, ten years in professional sports media relations, he has worked he pursued a specialty in the National Basketball Association, National Football League, residency in Pharmacy Arena Football League and Major League Soccer. Gilham enters Practice Management from his first season in MLS having spent the previous six years in the the University of Kansas same capacity in the AFL, including the past two seasons with Hospital in Kansas City, KS. the Colorado Crush. Prior to his work with the Crush, Gilham At the same time, he earned a was the director of communications with the Georgia Force from master of science in hospital the team’s inaugural season in 2002 to its National Conference pharmacy administration. championship in 2005. He began his career in professional sports Currently, Chad is working at with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 1997-98 campaign and has Memorial Regional Hospital also worked in the media relations departments for the Cleveland in Hollywood, FL, as the Browns (1999) and Atlanta Falcons (2000-2001). Clinical Coordinator of Infectious Diseases. Stacie Oliver is now serving wedding in Topsfield, MA. Previously, Brian was a long- as legislative assistant for Sen. Both currently reside in term substitute for the Canal Kristopher Foster is Bob Corker (TN) defense, Washington, D.C. Winchester school district, employed by Wells Fargo veterans, and foreign policy. Canal Winchester, OH. Bank as a central region In her role, Stacie will oversee Sara Steel Lahman manager in Louisville, KY. the issues that fall under graduated from Capital Alice Harold Brannigan the jurisdiction of Sen. Bob University Law School, received her MAE in new Jennifer Funk Polanz is now Corker’s assignments on the Columbus, OH, in May 2007 professional studies from working from home as a Armed Services and Foreign and successfully passed the George Mason University in freelance writer. Relations Committee. bar exam. Sara is employed 2007. by JPMorgan Chase as a vice Shelley Rice Thompson 1999 president trust officer. Travis Budd received his received her DDS in education degree from Dentistry from The Ohio Suzu Igarashi published Daniel Largent is currently Bowling Green in 2004 and State University in 2001. her senior thesis with Dr. teaching seventh grade and is now teaching K-6 science J. Lehman entitled “Host coaching high school football at Great Western Academy, Jennifer Wagner Woods was Resistance to Monilinia and baseball for the Olmsted Columbus, OH. named to the Editorial Board Vaccinii-Corymbosi in Falls City School district in of the Journal of Neuroscience Flowers and Fruits of the Olmsted Falls, OH. Martina Fissette Easley was Nursing. Highbush Blueberry” in the promoted to captain in the journal Plant Disease. Suzu 2001 United States Air Force in is working as a laboratory February 2007. manager and research Brianna Elsmore graduated specialist in nephrology at the from Capital University Law Jennifer Etheridge completed University of Arizona. School in May 2007 and a master’s of science degree passed the bar exam in July. with a designation as a 1998 Robert Randall is employed neonatal nurse practitioner at Maggie Fishell completed by the Ohio State Highway April Bowyer Largent is The Ohio State University in her masters in public Patrol as a photographer. currently a registered nurse June of 2007. administration in May 2006 for Parma Community from Levin College of Urban 2000 General Hospital, Cleveland, Pamela Goodfellow received Affairs in Cleveland, OH, OH, in the CCU step-down her MBA from Capital Tara Beth Johnson is unit. and her juris doctorate from currently working on a University, Columbus, OH, Cleveland-Marshall College master’s degree in nursing in August 2007. She is also of Law, also in Cleveland the at Georgetown University. 2002 engaged to be married to same month. She recently Tara is engaged to Kyle Beach Brian Baker has joined Eric Thomas, a controller returned to the Columbus from Salem, NH. They the teaching staff of Etna with Huntington National area and has been admitted are planning a May 2008 Elementary, Pataskala, OH, Bank. They are planning a to the Ohio State Bar. as a first grade teacher. September 2008 wedding.

33 Anthony Healy started technology from Ashland his own business, Zoros University, Ashland, OH, in 2004 Chain, in Grove City, 2005. He is a teacher Andrew Yeager has OH. The company sells for Southwest Licking relocated to Birmingham, emergency equipment to Schools, Pataskala, OH. AL, to become the fire departments throughout afternoon announcer for the Midwest. Anthony also Shanon Potts graduated the public radio station, works with city hall to raise cum laude from Capital WBHM. money for inner city youth University Law School in programs. May 2005. She is a civil Carolina State University in litigation attorney in 2006. She is currently the Mandy Burns Huffman Dayton, OH. athletic trainer for the track graduated with a master and field teams at The Ohio of library and information Kevin Shay will be stationed State University where she science degree (MLIS) in Iraq with his military unit also teaches athletic training from Kent State University through 2008. at J.P. Morgan Chase in classes. She is also serving on Aug. 18, 2007 and is Columbus, OH. as an alumni advisor for currently employed at the Evan Struble recently Sigma Alpha Tau (Owls) at Westerville Public Library as accepted the position of Tia Jean graduated from Otterbein. a Youth Librarian. continuing education The Ohio State University coordinator at OHIONET— School of Dentistry in June Brooke Burton Valot has Kristen Porter Jarzecki a non-profit library 2007. accepted a position as a graduated from Capital membership organization in school counselor at Point University in December Columbus, OH. Previously, Neelima Sharma received Loma High School in San 2006 with her masters Evan was employed by the her M.A. in Bioethics from Diego, CA. in music education with Westerville Public Library Case Western. a kodaly emphasis. She for over six years. teaches elementary music Leslie Tuttle graduated from 2005 in the Marysville School Heidi Solt Walker received Ohio University College of Gary Cooper completed District, Marysville, OH. her master’s degree in Osteopathic Medicine in his master’s degree in plant occupational therapy from Athens in June 2007. pathology at the University David Knox is vice president The Ohio State University and of Florida. of Sogeti USA L.L.C. and is working as an cccupational 2004 will be moving to North therapist at Heinzerling Amy Griffith and Katie Carolina to open a new Memorial Foundation in Libby Hultberg is pursuing Hendren ’05 are using their office. Sogeti’s team of Columbus, OH. a creative nonfiction MFA education degree and their experienced IT professionals degree from the University entrepeneurial skills to start works closely with clients to of Pittsburgh. a new concept: drop-in child design, develop and deploy care with flexible hours. adaptable solutions that Susan McGregor-Monahan Their business, Kids Zone address the unique needs of has been named business Flexible Childcare, is located their business and industry. development manager in Westerville and offers 2003 for the Chicago office of drop-in service with flexible PlumRhino Consulting Heather McLeish recently Nicole Grooms Clark hours, only charging for the L.L.C. She specializes in accepted a position with is currently employed childcare hours needed. consulting engagements American Electric Power by Idear Media Corp., in the financial services (AEP) as an information Westerville, OH, as a Kristen Moxley received her area. Susan has been living technology training district sales manager. master’s degree in genetic and working in downtown specialist. The position is Idear sells advertising and counseling from Case Chicago since graduating located in Columbus, OH publishes the Verizon Yellow Western Reserve University. from Otterbein. and includes travel to AEP Pages, Superpages.com, locations throughout the commercials, direct mail Ashika Nanayakkara is Courtney Dolphin Siegel United States. and more. in her first year of a Ph.D. received her master’s degree program in epidemiology at in health and community Kyle Oyster received Jason Fletcher is employed Johns Hopkins University. education from North his MED in education as an investment analyst

34 Katelyn Tilley Willyerd is attending Penn State 2007 University in State College, Christina Christian has joined the firm Roop and Co. PA, working on her Ph.D. in as an assistant account executive and will help support plant pathology. and service the firm’s growing client roster. She has held positions with Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations, the Scott Willyerd is working at U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and Total Image Specialists. WHP-TV in Harrisburg, PA, She recently returned from studying in Australia and as a television producer. while there worked for Pulse Communications, an Ogilvy PR Worldwide Company, in Sydney. 2006 Adam Brandt is serving as professor of life and earth Alex Mack entered The Ohio and reporters is known a part-time firefighter in sciences at Otterbein, State University School of by which of these terms?” Blacklick, OH, and started entitled “Ips pini is a vector Dentistry this past fall. Laughlin knew the answer paramedic school in January of the fungal pathogen, was “gaggle” from watching 2008. He played three Sphaeropsis sapinea, to Megan McLain is a sales The West Wing. Megan took seasons as a pitcher for the Austrian pines, Pinus nigra representative in the central his advice to win the $25,000 Seattle Mariners minor (Pinaceae)” under the Ohio area for Athlon question. She missed the next league organization. population ecology section of Pharmaceuticals. question, good for $50,000, environmental entomology. ending her Millionaire Courtney Cook is an Currently, Justin is a Ph.D. Amber Robertson is an experience. assignment editor with student in plant pathology Account Manager for WTOP Radio in Washington, at The Ohio State University the American Whistle Brandt Weininger entered D.C. WTOP is the most working on the emerging Corporation, Columbus, OH. The Ohio State University listened to station in the threat of the Emerald Ash School of Dentistry this fall. Washington, DC region Borer. Megan Schlingman is and follows a 24-hour news, $25,000 richer after her stint Ashley Wolfe began her traffic and weather format. on the Dec. 6 installment teaching career at Pataskala 2007 of Who Wants To Be a Elementary, Pataskala, OH, Dave Kimberly and Ben Kirsten Ebert is employed Millionaire. Schlingman on Aug. 22, 2007. Ashley Van Allen ’06 , along with as an intervention specialist called Otterbein Religion graduated from Watkins Michael Hoggarth, professor for Cardington Lincoln High Professor Paul Laughlin Memorial High School in of life and earth sciences School in Cardington, OH. when she got stuck on the Pataskala in 2003, and was at Otterbein, have had question “An informal press glad to be returning to work their paper, “A Study of the Mallory Gray is a pediatric conference between the with some of her former Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: nurse at Emerald Pediatrics in White House press secretary teachers. l Unionidae) of Symmes Dublin, OH. Creek and Tributaries in 100th Anniversaries for Fraternities! Jackson, Gallia and Lawrence Nicole Harrison is currently Counties, Ohio” accepted enrolled in the Capital All Pi Kappa Phi Members: Please join us for the Pi Kappa for publication in the Ohio University Law School. Phi 100th Anniversary Celebration on Homecoming Weekend, Journal of Science. Dave is Saturday, October 18 featuring a dinner banquet in the currently in graduate school Andrea Boggs Johnson evening. More details will be announced in the spring. For at the University of Texas at began her first full-time more information, contact Jim Augspurger ’71at jaugspur@ Tyler and Ben is currently in teaching position this past gracebrethren.org, (614) 891-6707 or Bill Cole ’54 at graduate school at Virginia fall as an English teacher at [email protected], (740) 548-5571. Commonwealth University. Miami Trace High School in Brothers of Pi Beta Sigma: Please join us for the Pi Beta Sigma Washington Court House, 100th Anniversary Celebration on Homecoming Weekend, Amber Murphy is in her OH. Saturday, October 18. We have a full day planned with our second year of medical school annual meeting, tours of the over $100,000 of renovations at The Ohio State University. Alexandrea Kontos has to 72 West Plum and a dinner banquet and celebration at relocated to Lakeside, OH, the Easton Hilton. Watch for more details in your Annexer, Justin Whitehill recently and is a marketing manager or contact Alumni President Anthony J. Cisco at president@ published his senior thesis at the Lakeside Association. pibetasigma.org, (216) 990-1899 or Alumni Secretary Jeff with Jeff Lehman, associate Rutter at [email protected], (614) 209-4296. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime event!”

35 MileSt o n e s Compiled by Laurie Draper. Submit information for Class Notes and Milestones to Classnotes, Office of Advancement Resources, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 43081 or email: [email protected]

Katherine Helgeson to Marriages Adam Cramer, June 16, 2007.

Courtney Dolphin to Ryan 1977 Siegel, June 16, 2007. Beth Kreider to Wayne Marchant, Dec. 29, 2006.

1986 Regina Anderson to Robert Stevenson, Aug. 25, 2007. Rebecca Snow DeHart with John Walters with wife, April husband, Aaron Jennifer Hampson to Jay 1998 Wversig, July 7, 2007. Marianne Timmons to Christopher Cromley, Oct. 2003 27, 2007. Nicole Grooms to Drew Courtney Dolphin Siegel Clark, July 28, 2007. with husband, Ryan 1999 Jason Fletcher to Shannon 2005 Robert Randall to Karie Willison, Sept. 22, 2007. Scott Howard to Wendy Adelsberger, Sept. 8, 2007. Bailey, July 28, 2007. Heather Martin to Steve 2001 Hysell, Oct. 20, 2007. Amanda Evans to Daniel Regina Anderson Stevenson McGuire, June 9, 2007. with husband, Robert Rob Hetler to Stacey Bussell, May 25, 2007. 1987 Douglas Griffith to Deena 2002 Bartholomew, Sept. 15, Alice Harold to Michael 2007. Brannigan, June 30, 2007.

Timothy O’Neal to Tessa Amanda Burns to Shane O’Neal, Aug. 19, 2006. Hoffman, Nov. 4, 2006.

1996 Kristen Porter to Tomasz Julie Laureano to Carl Jarzecki, July 21, 2007. Heather Martin Hysell with Jester, Feb. 3, 2007. husband, Steve John “Wally” Walters to April Hudson, July 21, 2007. Valerie (Angie) Atkinson 1997 to Gordon Shaffer, Oct. 20, Rebecca Snow to Aaron 2007. DeHart, April 7, 2007.

2004 Amanda Evans McGuire Matthew Carpenter to Betsy with husband, Daniel Stewart, Sept. 1, 2007.

36 Erica Patton to Trevor Rey Christina Hodges to Elliot Christine Zecher McDonel Laurie Kennedy Niehaus ’06, Sept. 8, 2007. France ’05, Sept. 14, 2007. and husband, Gregory ’02, and husband, Andrew, a a son, Liam Matthew, Nov. daughter, Hannah Grace, Jessica Hall to Adam 12, 2006. on Aug. 25, 2007. Porsch, Sept. 15, 2007. 1994 1997 Additions Gary “Chip” Betz and wife, Laura Quinn Barber and Mia, a daughter Ava Sophia, husband, James, a son, James, 1986 Oct. 5, 2007. May 18, 2007. James joins big Sean McConnell and wife, brother Michael, age 2. Rebecca, a son, Aidan Patrick, Aug. 27, 2007.

1987 Stephanie Haney Gerckens and husband, Timothy ’88, a son, Ross, Sept. 14, 2006. Erica Patton Rey with husband, Trevor ’06 1992 Katelyn Tilley to Scott Emily Osborn Cunningham Jimmy Barber Willyerd ’05, July 14, 2007. and husband, Chad, a son, Catherine Brown Dimes Several Otterbein alumni William Frederick, June 3, and husband, Robert, twins, served in the wedding party. 2006. Annabel Marie Kathaleen Adam Willyerd ’07, brother Ava Sophia Betz and Townsend William, of the groom, served as Sean Dusek and wife, Oct. 17, 2006. best man; Sarah House Jennifer, a daughter, Elyse 1996 Wiltrout ’05 was the matron Christine, Oct. 4, 2007. She Kristen Thomas Harvey of honor; Angela Congrove joins big sister Elena, 3. and husband, Kevin, a ’04 and Kathryn Rainsburg daughter, Lauren Kathryn, ’05 were bridesmaids. Katie Connie Kester Ketler and July 3, 2007. Lauren joins big Harrah ’05 also shared her husband, Gregg, a daughter, brother Andrew, 3. She is also musical talents during the Elise, July 27, 2006. welcomed by grandfather ceremony. Robert Thomas ’63 and aunt Laurie Thomas ’98. Alyson Blazey to Kristopher 1993 Vigneron ’05, Sept. 30, 2007. Heather Fess Knapp and Stacey Crowley Moore and husband, Kent, a daughter, husband, Bryan, a daughter, Caris Anne, Sept. 17, 2007. Townsend William and Annabel Mara Evelyn on Sept. 4, Marie Kathaleen Dimes Caris joins siblings, Isaac, 2007. Levi, Asa, Elijah and Lydia. Anne Thompson Fickel and husband, Danny, an adopted son, Isaiah Mark, Oct. 30, 2007. Isaiah was born Oct. 29, 2007.

Alyson Blazey Vigneron with husband, Kristopher ’05 2006 Adam Brandt to Sarah Riggenbach, Nov. 26, 2005. Caris Ann Knapp Mara Evelyn Moore Isaiah Mark Fickel

37 Kristopher Foster and wife, 2001 Amelia, a son, Knox, June 28, Brianne Stewart Harman 2006. and spouse, Wes ’02, a son, Mason Wesley, Sept. 19, 2007. Peggy Barnes Keefer and husband, Michael ’97, twin April Bowyer Largent and girls, Genevieve Lucy and husband, Daniel ’00, a Beatrice Eliza, Nov. 20, 2006. daughter, Brooke Lucille, Sept. 11, 2007. Aaron Martin and wife, Tameko, a son, Isaiah Ausar, Sept. 24, 2007.

Caroline Bobo Stephanie Rhodes McCully Larkin Danielle Kleine and husband, Brian, a Jessica Iamele Stetzbach John Duey and wife, Tricia, daughter, Megan Marie, June and husband, Brett ’96, a a daughter, Avery, May 13, 27, 2007. daughter, Reese Gabriella, 2006. May 29, 2007. Reese joins Jennifer Funk Polanz and Martina Fissette Easley big brother, Cortland. Brooke Lucille Largent husband, Brian, a daughter, and husband, Jamie, a son, Katherine Elizabeth, July 21, Crystal Edwards Wolford Connor Anderson, April 24, 2007. 2000 and husband, Chris ’01, a 2007. Andrea Russell Barlow and daughter, Addison Jane, Julia Copley Schwendeman husband, Jason, a son, Evan Sept. 4, 2007. Jamie Machosky Foley and and husband, Tim ’97, a Joseph, July 13, 2007. Evan husband, Justin, a daughter, daughter, Kate, Oct. 10, 2007. joins big sister, Paige, 2. Julia Lauren, Aug. 1, 2007. She joins big brother, Jack. Celeste Grone and Shelley Rice Thompson and husband, Tony, a daughter, husband, Jacob ’98, a son, Willow, Nov. 20, 2006. Trent Rice, Aug. 24, 2007. Amy Johnson McKibben Christopher Titler and wife, and husband, Benjamin, a Amy, a son, Matthew, Sept. Addison Jane Wolford daughter, Eleanor, Feb. 24, 3, 2006. Evan Joseph Barlow 2007. 2002 Jennifer Wagner Woods and Molly Bowen Harr and Elisabeth Reay Alfman Kyle Oyster and wife, Julie, a husband, Mike, a daughter, husband, Chris ’99, a son, and husband, Nick ’01, a daughter, Kylie, Mar. 5, 2007. Clara, Nov. 20, 2006. Alan Quinn Harr, Oct. 3, daughter, Avery Reay, Nov. 2007. 5, 2007. Beth McDannell Parr and Jennifer Koonce Zalewski husband, Kurt, a son, Noah, and husband, Robert, a son, Amy Melvin Roush and May 30, 2007. Nicholas, Aug. 4, 2007. He husband, Richard, a joins big brother, Joseph. daughter, Kailyn Rae, May April Wilson Ricciardo and 19, 2007. husband, David ’02, a son, 1998 Casey Allen, Oct. 25, 2007. Sonya Lowmiller Higginbotham and husband, Carl, a daughter, Eileen Luree, Avery Reay Alfman Nov. 29, 2007. Lauren Brandt Bobo Amy Dearden Kleine and and husband, Judson, a husband, Bryan, a daughter, daughter, Caroline, Aug. 28, Larkin Danielle, July 18, 2007. Kailyn Rae Roush 2007. Casey Allen Ricciardo

38 Erin Range Watson and of the handicapped. Ken on the Pioneer Wheelchair husband, Seth ’02, a son, Deaths helped manage sports teams Softball Team. Survived by Carter Steven, Sept. 8, 2007. while in high school in his wife of 33 years, Linda; Also welcomed by uncle 1949 Westerville and in college. daughter, Heather (Teral) Ryan Range ’05. He held several positions McConnell; son, Michael Raymond “Dick” Pope and/or was a consultant to Campbell; grandchildren, passed away on Sunday, the last four mayors of the Mia and Devon McConnell; Sept. 23, 2007. He city of Columbus and was parents, Don and Yvonne is survived by three executive director of the Campbell; sister, Jeanie children, Brian Pope, Developmental Disabilities (Richard) Jones. Nancy Pope-Barrett and Council, director of Chris Alexander; three Disability Policy Studies for 1983 grandchildren and one The Ohio State University sister. Dick founded Nissonger Center and Joe Shoopman passed away Lambda Gamma Epsilon served on the boards of on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007. “Kings” at Otterbein and He is survived by his wife, Carter Steven Watson numerous organizations received his master’s degree which represented the Audrey, and two sons, Greg 2003 from The Ohio State rights of the handicapped and Doug Shoopman. He University. Dick ministered was preceded in death by Meghann Schneider Green in the area. Ken was an in several United Methodist enthusiastic participant his parents James and Inez, and husband, Lance’ 01, a churches in Ohio, and was and a brother, Gary. l son, Logan Anthony, June instrumental in forming the 16, 2007. Inter-Faith Council after the tornado that devastated 1957 Xenia in 1974. He also Elaine Ellis Comegys passed away on Nov. 22, 2007. She planned and organized the had fallen asleep after reading the latest Harry Potter building of the John Sale book. After graduating from Otterbein with a degree Manor retirement facility in in biology/chemistry, she Xenia. Dick is remembered went on to pursue graduate for his sense of humor and studies at Columbia, the his service to others. Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Salzburg in Logan Anthony Green Marlene Weyandt Teal Germany. She held many passed away on Oct. 24, positions at Antioch College 2004 2007. in Yellow Springs from 1973 Andrea Wilson Kegley and until she retired in 1998, husband, Kyle, a son, Wilson 1962 including dean of students. David, June 18, 2007. At Otterbein she was very Robert Zepfel passed away active in campus life and on May 22, 2007. He is very popular with her 2005 survived by his wife, Ida classmates. She participated Bethany Barrick Mullett Freeman Zepfel ’61 and in theatre productions, and husband, David, a five children, Christine, including Brigadoon, in daughter, Rachel Elaine, Barbara, Susan, William, which she had a solo dance Sept. 20, 2007. Rachel joins and Robert, Jr. number, and was elected by her peers as May Queen. At her twin big sisters, Daphne the 50th class reunion this past summer, she often seemed and Naomi, 2. 1972 the center of attention. A memorial service was held Kenneth Campbell passed for Elaine at Yellow Springs in December 2007, and in away Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. February 2008 the first annual Elaine Comegys Black Film Ken was retired from the FestivalNOTE: at Antioch I ishave taking placea photo throughout for the month. State of Ohio. He was born RecentlyElaine she was activeComegys in the newly-formed and her Otterbein with a major handicap College African American Alumni Network (OCAAAN) which he treated as a minor and attendedobit theis Africanto be American expanded. Alumni Reunion at disability, but it led him to Homecoming 2007. She is survived by her daughter, Rachel Elaine Mullett devote his professional life Danielle Comegys-Pelligrino, and her son, Marco to promoting the causes Solomon Comegys.

39 InvestingOt tin e r b e i n compiled by Lori Green

Investor Spotlight: Director of Library Lois Szudy What is your role here at Otterbein? other with respect, kindness and compassion. We can learn I have been the library director since July 1990. As so much from each other. library director I am responsible for managing the overall library operations. When I came in 1990, I established a You are actively involved in the community, helping to liaison program between the librarians and the departments. raise funds, particularly, for United Way. Why does our Each librarian serves as a liaison to their assigned community matter? departments, helping those students and faculty make the We are all members of a global community. A quote I best use of library services, collection and resources. like is “Think Globally, Act Locally” and in fact had a t-shirt with this written on it that I wore until it no I am very involved on campus and serve in a longer was possible. Being involved in a wide variety of ways: variety of activities is important to me. • Faculty advisor to the Equestrian teams Recently the library has begun looking • Co-advisor to the Western Equestrian Club beyond the local community and is developing • Co-advisor to Alpha Lambda Delta relationships with librarians in China. In Honorary Society 2006, Jane Wu (systems and government • Secretary/Treasurer of Torch & Key publications librarian) and I spent two weeks Honorary Society in China visiting four cities and five academic • Member of the Curriculum Committee institutions. We did three presentations on • Member of the Faculty Executive library consortia and resource sharing while Committee in China. This visit was the catalyst for the • Member of Senate planning and testing phases of an exchange • Member of Faculty Council program with the library at Shanghai Jiao • Member of Administrative Assembly Tong University. As part of this process, we hosted one of their reference librarians, who worked at the What do you like about being a librarian and/or working in Courtright Memorial Library during July and August, 2007. a library? The visit was highly successful and we hope in the future to The field of library and information science has have many other Shanghai librarians visit our library and have changed a great deal in the 31 years since I earned my Otterbein College librarians spend extended time in China. master’s in library science. The advent of the personal computer, the reliance on the Internet and the explosion You lead Friends of the Library, an active group of alumni, of information has totally changed the way research is friends and students. How does this group reinforce the done. Keeping up with technology makes being a librarian College’s mission? an exciting adventure. There is always something new to The Friends of the Library was formed in 1996 and learn and interesting topics to explore. I enjoy assisting the has been a very successful group. I am the treasurer and students and faculty members locate the information they supervise the editing of the newsletter and website. The need to be successful. Friends of the Library has approximately 200 members. I truly believe the book is not dead and, of course, love Members work together to support the library through to read. My favorite genre is mysteries. Being able to assist their donations, volunteer activities and programming, in building a strong collection of all types of materials is and receive borrowing privileges from the Courtright enjoyable and invigorating. Memorial Library and from other members of our statewide consortium, OhioLINK. What about Otterbein’s mission appeals to you? The Friends of the Library supports the College’s mission Lifelong learning is extremely important to me, both in several ways. We offer programs that enhance the learning personally and professionally. I earned a master’s degree in and development of those who attend (as well as provide education at Otterbein in 1999 to further my knowledge of enjoyment) and we raise money that supports the library. teaching and learning. The development of humane values Money raised by members of the Friends of the Library is also important – we must be global citizens and treat each has allowed the library to do many things that would have

Gary Tirey 40 been impossible without the additional funds, including the project between Otterbein College and Westerville City ability to reupholster chairs, purchase new furniture, upgrade Schools will continue its four objectives of providing a the library security system, acquire expensive electronic professional development program for teachers, service- resources, and improve the housing of archival photographs. learning project for Otterbein students, mentoring and The Friends are currently conducting a fund raising literacy skill-building program for middle school students, campaign, “Preserving our Heritage, Participating in the and annual literacy-through-the-arts festival at Genoa Present, Preparing for the Future” to support the renovation Middle School. and relocation of the College Archives. Money raised for Dr. Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, director of Otterbein’s the archives will be used for such purposes as the purchase Center for Teaching and Learning, and Tammy Birk, from of new display cases, shelving, furniture, the restoration of Otterbein’s Department of English, were awarded $3,000 oil paintings, the purchase of archival materials, digitizing by the Association of American Colleges and Universities of archival materials, and the restoration of stained glass for their project, Shared Futures: General Education for windows from the Philophronean Room. Global Learning. With the goal of bringing global learning into the center of campus life and learning, this project What is the most important lesson you have learned during will initiate a thorough program review of the general your time here at Otterbein? education curriculum, adapt existing courses to the goals Otterbein College is its people. The students, faculty, of global learning, design new courses to better highlight a administrators and staff members who work together to commitment to cosmopolitan education and pilot courses make Otterbein a wonderful caring place, are its backbone. launched during the 2006-2007 academic year. Curriculum I appreciate the love, compassion and concern that people development activities will focus on general education have for each other. I value the friendships I have developed science courses with significant global learning outcomes. at Otterbein. I am very proud of the students, both past and present, who are making such a difference in their New Endowed Funds communities and the world. A generous grant from The Nationwide Foundation, created the The Nationwide Foundation George H. Dunlap Why do you think philanthropy is important? Scholarship Fund, an endowed scholarship. Each year, Philanthropy is our way to give back to organizations or students pursuing a business administration or social science groups that support the programs we care the most about. major will receive scholarship support. This fund was Therefore, I am happy to support Otterbein College both named in honor of George H. Dunlap, past Chairman of the monetarily and through my work. I am pleased that the money Nationwide Corporation who served 15 years as president I provide has helped in some small way to continue making of the Otterbein College Board of Trustees. Mr. Dunlap Otterbein College a successful institution of higher education. received an honorary degree from Otterbein in 1991. Robert E. Woodruff ’67 has created The Robert E. What advice would you give to others who are considering Woodruff Endowed Student Teacher Enrichment Fund. This an investment in Otterbein? fund will provide financial support for students wishing Otterbein College is a wonderful investment – the to pursue a student teaching experience. Mr. Woodruff, a difference we make in student lives and in the community teacher retired from the Westerville Public School System, is invaluable. With your help we can continue to provide a continues to devote a lot of his time to education. high quality education into the 21st century and beyond. I hope everyone will assist with the current campaigns Annual Fund Investments for the science building and the equine facility – both Otterbein College Annual Fund student callers are projects very dear to my heart and which I gladly support. contacting alumni, parents and friends to share with you The need for both of these projects is great, but together we what is happening on campus and to ask you to support the can successfully provide state of the art facilities that will Annual Fund. We hope that you enjoy your time connecting make a significant difference in the future of these programs. with a current student. With your support, we can increase Of course, the library can always use your support. No financial aid, improve the quality of each student’s academic matter what your major was in college, I am sure that you experience and ensure continued success in building and interacted in some way with the library during your time as shaping Otterbein. l a student. To learn more about giving to the Annual Fund, please visit Recent Grant Awards our website at www.otterbein.edu/giving/annual_fund.asp or The JPMorgan Chase Foundation awarded $39,000 contact Jennifer Westbrook Waddell ’01, Director of Annual to Dr. Melissa Gilbert, director of Otterbein’s Center for Giving at (614) 823-1948 or [email protected]. Community Engagement, and Dr. Terry Hermsen, from Otterbein’s English Department, for the Genoa Otterbein We appreciate your continued support! Creative Literacy Alliance. Now in year 3, this collaborative

41 October 19, 2007

Board of Trustees Dr. Mary F. Hall ’64 (left) and Connie Hellwarth Leonard ’63 (far right) and Ken Leonard (middle).

Assistant Dean of Students Kate Porubcansky (left) and 2007 Common Book author Helena Maria Viramontes.

Mary Bivins H’85 (far right) shares a laugh with Ollie McCoy Yohn ’51 (left) and Jane Morrison Horn ’50 (middle).

Otterbein students express their appreciation to the 2007 LGS dinner guests. From left, Bob Keep ’08, Polly Wilbur ’08, Professor John Tansey, Sandi Thouvenin ’08, Garey Berry ’10, Nicholas Wood ’10, Cindy Boyden Vernon L. Pack ’50 (left) chats with Dick Dilgard ’53. Waid ’08, Chris Wyse ’08 and Sadie Bartholomew ’07. Signs Vance ’47 is in the background (center). were created by the Starving Artists organization. 42 The Otterbein Big Band, under the direction of Jay Miglia, provided music for listening and dancing, which followed the evening’s program.

Retired professor Roger Neff and his wife Betty were elegant on the dance floor. They also are parents of two Otterbein graduates.

Valerie Harrell and Board of Trustees member Eddie Harrell ’94 speak with Garey Berry ’10.

For more photos of the Recognition Dinner, go to www.otterbein.edu/LGSdinner Sonya Stauffer Evans ’56, Sadie Bartholomew ’07 and Jane Morrison Horn ’50 enjoy the evening.

43 The “O”l u b Ccompiled by Rebekah Medaugh Carlisle ’81

News and Information from the “O” Club Otterbein “O” Club Board of Rings Available Directors Athletic rings, watches and other commemorative items David E. Lehman ’70 – President & Executive Committee may be purchased through “O” Club Foundation Member, David L. Widder ’68 – Vice President Bill Davis, of Cambridge, Ohio. His company, Davis William J. McLoughlin ’83 – Secretary Enterprises, supplies several Ohio colleges with their Gary D. Condit ’76 – Treasurer championship rings. For more information contact: Linda Spicer Beckner ’69 – Director John W. Campbell ’61 – Director Davis Enterprises Christopher J Carlisle ’80 – Director 1-800-879-4058 Amy M. Davin ’05 – Director [email protected] E. Gregory Johnson H’04 – Director Ronald W. Jones ’61 – Director & Executive Committee The “O” Club Room Terri C. Jones ’84 – Director The “O” Club furnished a comfortable room inside Richard M. Seils – Director Memorial Stadium to be used for small group meetings Willam W. Woodruff II ’81 – Director and social events. It is equipped with a full complement of E. J. “Sonny” D’Andrea ’73 – Executive Committee latest technology and adjustable lighting, and is beind used Don A. Carlos, Sr. ’67 – Executive Committee increasingly on campus as a meeting room. Use of the Paul S. Reiner ’68 – Executive Committee room is scheduled through the Athletic Department. Edwin L. “Dubbs” Roush ’47 – Executive Committee & Founder E. W. “Bud” Yoest ’53 – Executive Committee

Rebekah Medaugh Carlisle ’81 – Executive Director “O” Club Contact Information Mailing Address: Rike Center 160 Center Street Westerville, Ohio 43081-1405

Office Telephone: 614/823-3555 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.otterbeinoclub.com “O” Club Information Old Sibyls? The “O” Club is to aid and assist the College to maintain Looking for a home for some old Sibyls? The “O” Club a respectable and competitive athletic program and would be happy to receive them. The “O” Club maintains encourage good worthy student athletes to attend a collection of Sibyl yearbooks in the “O” Club room Otterbein College. – from the October 22, 1955 minutes in Memorial Stadium. Duplicate copies are sent to the Officially the “O” Club is an “unincorporated nonprofit Otterbein College archives. association” operated by a volunteer board of directors. The “O” Club is separate from the College but exists to Scheduled “O” Club Events for 2008 assist the College in supporting its athletic program by Monday, October 13, 2008 – 34th Fall Golf Classic at The providing funding for facilities and equipment over and Lakes Golf & Country Club above what is provided for in the athletic budget. Saturday, October 18, 2008 – Homecoming

44 Alumnio t e s Ncompiled by Becky Fickel Smith ’81 and Bonnie Robinson Where you are in Ohio...Alumni by County

Lake Ashtabula 00 Lucas Williams Fulton 138 12 Ottawa Geauga 12 20 0 Cuyahoga Trumbull Erie 530 Henry Wood Sandusky 22 Defiance 37 Lorain 11 8 7 22 0 Portage Huron Summit 5 Paulding Seneca Medina 36 304 Mahoning 5 64 32 Putnam Hancock 38 4 48 Wyandot Crawford Ashland Wayne Van Wert Stark Columbiana 31 62 Richland 50 83 215 12 Allen 36 33 62 Hardin Carroll 17 Marion Holmes Mercer Auglaize 8 91 Morrow 18 20 Jefferson 7 82 Tuscarawas Logan Knox 98 20 262 57 Union Coshocton Harrison Shelby Delaware 12 31 146 44 1,249 Darke Champaign Licking 14 Guernsey Belmont 25 Miami 653 Muskingum 21 21 84 Franklin 119 Clark 6,384 190 Madison 81 Noble Fairfield Monroe Preble Montgomery Perry 6 412 5 4 542 Green 48 0 Pickaway Morgan Fayette 147 6 38 Hocking Washington Butler Warren Clinton 24 59 263 0 30 Athens Ross 33 75 Vinton 7 Hamilton Highland 394 26 Meigs Clermont Pike 5 Over 1,000 Jackson 6 20 30 500-999 Brown Gallia Over 14,000 alumni live 8 Adams Scioto 100-499 14 7 in Ohio and over 5,000 38 50-99 live in the Central Ohio area. 25-49 Lawrence How can you find out who lives 14 0-24 near you? Locate classmates in the Alumni Directory – online! The Otterbein Alumni Online Directory is a free benefit for alumni to find old friends, search for your 3. Once you have logged in for the first time, you will be teammates, Greek sisters/brothers, update your personal prompted to change your password to something easy to information and post happenings in your life for classnotes. remember.

Using the Alumni Online Directory is as easy as 1-2-3: You can search by city, state, last name, or occupation. Easy, 1. Go to www.otterbein.edu/alumni and select “Online Directory” in the menu bar. or further assistance, contact the Office of Alumni Relations 2. Log-in for the first time using the username and password at 614-823-1650 or 1-888-614-2600 or email alumniinfo@ printed above your address label of Towers. otterbein.edu.

45 Save the Date for AlumMatters Got Cardinal Pride...? Register online for these events at www.otterbein.edu/alumni click “Events/Registration” Feb 29, 6:30 p.m. - African American Alumni Inaugural Kickoff, Columbus Urban League March 1, 10 a.m. - Ft. Myers Annual Brunch, sponsored by the Alumni Club of SW Florida March TBA - Alumni Club of SW Florida - Otterbein Baseball Gathering April 5 - Wine Tasting Social sponsored by the Alumni Club of Atlanta April 24 - 26 - Cardinal Migration to Salt Lake City, Utah - Opening Reception at 5 pm at Sheraton Hotel May 25 - Spring Brunch and Musical - Peter Pan June 9 - Zero Year Reunion for the Class of ’08, 4:30 p.m. June 10 - Master’s Grad Reception for the Class of ’08 June 13 - 15- Alumni Weekend 2008 June 28 - June Bug Jamboree, Waynesville, OH Week of August 3 - Summer Send-Offs around the state Aug 2 - 9 Alaskan Cruise Katie Hendren ’05 (left) and Amy Griffith ’05 have Cardinal Aug 29 - Alumni Cross Country meet Pride and they show it by flying the Otterbein pennant Sept 11- Luncheon of Otterbein Alumni with New Students in the lobby of their new business: Kids Zone Flexible Sept 19 - 27 - Otterbein travels to Swiss Alps Childcare. The child care service features a new concept: Oct 18 - Homecoming 2008 drop-in child care with flexible hours. Parents only pay for the childcare hours needed. The business is located at 6065 Chandler Ct. in Westerville, 614-899-6325.

Spring Musical with Sunday The Otterbein College African Brunch, May 25, 2008 American Alumni Network Enjoy a Sunday Pancake Brunch Inaugural Kickoff in the Otterbein Cardinal’s Nest, prepared by Bon Appetit. After the The newly formed Otterbein College African American meal, children will create a “Peter Alumni Network will hold its inaugural kickoff on Feb. Pan” craft. Then make your way 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Columbus Urban League, 788 to Cowan Hall where children and Mt. Vernon Ave. in Columbus. The network is looking adults will fall under the spell of to create a strong foundation of African American Neverland, a place where children Alumni who are willing to participate in the following can fly and adventures happen opportunities: every single day. Following the • Cardinal Career performance, pick up your craft Network in Roush Hall and enjoy cookies, • panel discussions punch, and a photo session with characters from the show. • career/networking/ Children and adults alike will enjoy Peter Pan, a tale which mentoring never ages. • community service • providing • $30 for adult brunch and theatre ticket scholarships • $18 for age 6-11 brunch and theatre ticket • supporting AASU • $16 for age 5 and under brunch and theatre ticket and students of the College Reservations by May 1, 2008 at Go to www.otterbein. www.otterbein.edu/alumni click Events/Registration edu/alumni for more or call 614-823-1650 or 1-888-614-2600. information and to register by Feb. 20 for the kickoff event.

46 Recent Alumni Gatherings

Otterbein Alumni Club Contacts Cardinal Network Luncheon If you live in these areas and are interested in being involved in the Alumni Club, contact: Thanks to all Alumni Club of Akron-Canton, Connie Hellwarth Leonard ’63 the alumni who [email protected] (330) 699-5382 participated in Alumni Club of Central Ohio, LeAnn Unverzagt ’80 the 24th annual [email protected], (614) 818-2563 Cardinal Network Alumni Club of Dayton – Bonnie Robinson Luncheon on Jan. [email protected], 1-888-614-2600 25. Presented Alumni Club of Southwest Florida - Jim Wagner ’56 each year by the [email protected], (239)543-5065 Center for Career Alumni Club of Atlanta - Alicia Caudill Colburn ’96 Planning, the [email protected], (770) 962-5620 luncheon provides Alumni Club of Washington, D.C. - Tracy Young Babcock ’93 a chance for students to meet alumni who have their dream [email protected], (301) 891-1095 job, discuss career related issues, and gain insight on desired occupations. The alumni appreciate the chance to share their Interested alumni are needed for the development of alumni knowledge and provide advice and encouragement. Pictured are clubs in the areas of Cincinnati and Cleveland. If you are Holly Ross ’93, Judy Ketner-Dollison ’88, and Gary L. Baker ’94. interested in how to develop an alumni club in your area, contact Bonnie Robinson at [email protected].

Cardinals at Cardinal Health Otterbein alumni employed with Cardinal Health in Dublin, OH, gathered for a networking reception on Jan. 17. The event hosted by Danelle Entenman-Bardos ’94, MBA ’00 and the Office of Alumni Relations, was also attended by several faculty members who enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with former students. Far left: Amy Walter Hooper ’96 and Danelle Entenman-Bardos ’94. Left: Dr. Allen Prindle, Tom Diley ’00 and Greg Ewing ’97.

Intracoastal Waterway Cruise Ahoy! The Otterbein Alumni Club of Southwest Florida kicked off their 2008 activities with a day cruise on the intracoastal waterway from Ft. Myers. The club’s next event is a brunch on March 1 at the Colonial Country Club in Ft. Myers. For more information, go to www.otterbein.edu/ alumni. Far left: Joan ’57 and Art Heslet. Left: Phyllis and Gordon Morris ’67.

47 Cardinal Migration 2008 Cardinals in Flight...

Thursday, April 24-Saturday, April 26, 2008 with pre- and post-migration activities on Thursday and Sunday Utah

Jane Stolzenburg ’65 and Joaline Mathias ’65 have made sev- eral trips together. This past July they took a two week driv- • Dynamic • Diverse • Different ing trip to the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec, Canada to visit the Salt Lake City and Mormon History Tour • Mormon Tabernacle Rocher Percé (Percé Rock). Joaline’s three years of French at Choir Rehearsal • Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine • Otterbein came in handy in French-speaking Quebec. Gardner Village • Park City • Heber Valley Railroad • Utah Olympic Park Tour • A Day at Sundance Resort Details and registration at www.otterbein.edu/alumni Edie Walters Cole or call 1-888-614-2600. Registration Deadline: Friday, ’60 shows off her March 14. Hotel Reservations Deadline: Friday, March Otterbein duds in 14 at the Sheraton City Centre Hotel; Call 1-888-627- 8152 or 1-801-401-2000 Dessau, Germany this past summer.

SPECTACULAR SWISS ALPS & SALZBURG September 19-27, 2008 $ 1,369 LAND PRICE (plus airfare), price is per person, double occupancy Switzerland and Austria offer a kaleidoscope of inspiring delights to discover, encompassing everything from sublime natural splendors to grandiose monuments. Stay in Davos, a lively Swiss town nestled in a picture-perfect mountain landscape and in Mozart's home city, Salzburg, Austria, a lovely town known for its beautiful Baroque buildings. Embark on an exciting rail journey through the Swiss Alps,s, visitvisit charmingcharming Lucerne and chic St. Moritz, and see the castle called the “Bavarian Versailles,” Herrenchiemsee. BOOK NOW. CALL: 1-800-842-9023

48 We s t e r v i l l e , Oh i o Fo u n d e d 1847

Board of Trustees Alumni Council Emmanuel Brown ’08 Alicia Caudill Colburn ’95 Ramsey Coates Janet Tressler Davis ’82 C. Brent DeVore H’86 Annie Upper ’86 Michael E. Ducey ’70 Eddie Harrell ’94 William L. Evans ’56 James Heinisch ’53 Judith Gebhart ’61 Gary Hoyle ’79 Mary F. Hall ’64 Michael Huston ’86 William E. Harrell, Jr. ’94 Steven Johnston ’82 James Heinisch ’53 Stephen D. Jones ’77 Nicholas Hill K. Chris Kaiser ’77 John T. Huston ’57 Jane Leiby ’73 Joseph Ignat ’65 Robert Eric Lloyd ’02 Robert Keep ’08 Colette Masterson ’05 Erwin K. Kerr H’02 Tiffany Compan McCallen ’00 John E. King ’68 Susan Gaskell Merryman ’88 Angela D. Lewis Jean Weixel Reynolds ’77 John W. Magaw ’57 Marsha Rice Scanlin ’74 Thomas C. Morrison ’63 Tamara Staley ’96 Jane W. Oman H’96 Jolene Thompson ’88 Alison Prindle Margaret Lloyd Trent ’65 Peggy M. Ruhlin ’79 Kent Witt ’75 Wolfgang R. Schmitt ’66 Jane Melhorn Witt ’75 Kent Stuckey ’79 Mark R. Thresher ’78 Becky Fickel Smith ’81, Director of Alumni Relations Alan Waterhouse ’82 [email protected] Bonnie L. Robinson, Asst. Director of Alumni Relations Executive Committee [email protected] Chairman of the Board: Thomas C. Morrison Laurie Draper, Administrative Assistant Vice Chairman: Mark R. Thresher [email protected] Vice Chairman: John E. King 614-823-1650 Secretary: Jane W. Oman 1-888-614-2600 Assistant Secretary: William L. Evans President of the College: C. Brent DeVore Institutional Mission The mission of Otterbein College is to educate the whole Cabinet person in a context that fosters the development of President of the College: C. Brent DeVore humane values. Otterbein College is a private, church- V.P. for Institutional Advancement: Richard H. Dorman related, four-year coeducational college that sponsors V.P. for Student Affairs: Robert M. Gatti H’02 traditional and continuing education programs of liberal V.P. for Academic Affairs: Abíódún Gòkè-Paríolá arts and professional education at Baccalaureate and V.P. for Business Affairs: David L. Mead ’76 Master’s levels. Our commitment is to the liberal arts as V.P. for Enrollment: Thomas H. Stein the broad base of all learning.

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49 SAVE THE DATES Otte rbein College ALUMNI WEEKEND 2008

June 13 - 15 Reunion years for the classes of ’48, ’53, ’58, ’63, ’68, ’73, ’78

Post the date on your refrigerator and plan on returning Class Reunions back to the ’Bein for Alumni Weekend 2008. The program is Class Reunions on Saturday, June 14, 2008, 6:00 p.m. unless designed for you to show your family where you experienced otherwise noted. the “Time of Your Life” creating memories which changed you forever. Events are open to all class years from 1978 to 1948 and 60th Reunion Class of 1948 beyond. Contact Vic Ritter; 2:30 p.m. Campus Center Lounge 55th Reunion Class of 1953 Contact Dick Borg; Borg Residence Weekend Highlights: 50th Reunion Class of 1958 • “Students Share Their Life Changing Experience in Rwanda” Contact Ed Mentzer ([email protected]), Joyce Warner, Edmund Cox - GOLDEN REUNION CELEBRATION; • “Go Green—What You Can Do Right Now” Holiday Inn, Worthington • History of Otterbein College 45th Reunion Class of 1963 • City of Westerville Pictorial Display of 150 years Contact Doug Knight ([email protected]); Holiday Inn, Worthington • Stories of the 50s by Dean Joanne Van Sant and Marion Chase 40th Reunion Class of 1968 • Recognition of the Annual Alumni Award Winners Contact Rachel Stinson Turner ([email protected]) • Campus Tours - walking and golf carts *35th Reunion of the Class of 1973 Contact Cheryn Alten Houston ([email protected]); • Visit the Renovated McFadden Science Building Old Bag of Nails, Westerville • Open House at the Hanby House *30th Reunion of the Class of 1978 Contact Becky May Hill ([email protected]); Old Bag of Nails, Westerville Questions: Call 1-888-614-2600 or 614-823-1650 or email [email protected] * The Classes of ’73 and ’78 cordially invite the Classes of ’72, ’74, www.otterbein.edu/alumni ’77 and ’79 to join them at their reunion.

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