RETIREES ASSOCIATION OSURANews 2200 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210 January 2019 614-292-2281 • 1-800-762-5646 • [email protected] • osura.osu.edu Pro Sport in Columbus By Nancy Wardwell There are forces in Panhandles played their first game in front of a crowd of 400. Columbus who are The Columbus Dispatch determined that we reported “Manager Carr’s Panhandle football team opened will be a professional its season yesterday at Driving sports town. Park, defeating the opponent 38 to 0." Of course, the benchmark sports are football, baseball, By 1920 enough teams had and basketball. Ice hockey and developed to a point that the soccer are seen by some as, formation of a league was being frankly, second tier. Being promoted. Cities included in the bracketed by Cleveland and Cincinnati and league would be Columbus, Cleveland, centered on the mighty Ohio State athletic Canton, Akron, Dayton, Toledo, Massillon, program, we fall short of the power criteria Cincinnati, and Fort Wayne. When the to attract a franchise. American Professional Football Association (APFA) was formed in Canton, it also According to sport historian and OSU included the Buffalo All-Americans and professor Mel Adleman (A Sporting Time), the Chicago Tigers. The great Jim Thorpe after horse racing and boxing, baseball was the first president. When Thorpe was America’s first professional sport – stepped down, Joe Carr was asked to take but around 1900 in Columbus Ohio State the helm and he enthusiastically agreed, Journal assistant Sport Editor Joe Carr, with Green Bay and Louisville being added while continuing work as a machinist in the to the league. Pennsylvania Railroad Stations (PRR), organized a football team. Because most In 1922 the APFA changed its name – to of the players worked for PRR and were the National Football League, and Carr set called “panhandles” on the job, the team up the offices on the 11th floor of 16 East of burly players was called “The Columbus Broad Street, establishing Columbus as Panhandles - The Toughest Team in the National Football the first home of the NFL! League 1900-1922.” Joe Carr became the manager. So, enjoy the rich and varied sport opportunities of According to Chris Willis, head of the NFL Research Library Columbus, and the next time you hear someone whine, and Joe Carr’s biographer, ease of transportation was an “Yah, but we don’t have a REAL pro team,” just say “Been advantage for the railroad team! October 11, 1907 the there – done that!” From the New Calendar of Benefits In OSURA President—2 Retirees—3 Events—4 Committee—6 Memoriam—7 Spotlight—7 2018-2019 OSURA Executive Board Officers President FROM: The President Steven M. D’Ambrosio Vice President/President-Elect Happy New Year. There is much to look forward to in the new Margaret H. Teaford Secretary year. Maybe a new family member, new friendship, new hobby, Shirley M. Flowers new trip. Whatever the new year brings to you embrace it and Treasurer Daniel L. Jensen more importantly, enjoy it. I hope that OSURA can help you Immediate Past President Carl V. Leier make the new year the best year by enriching your life with Members at Large new friends, new activities, new trips, etc. We at OSURA are Mary J. Cull committed to providing you with the best possible activities to Betty J. Hriesik enrich your life. Beverly J. Maselli Steven M. D’Ambrosio Gemma B. McLuckie El Camino, the way - Recently I was on a trip in northern Spain, Gaibrelle M. Reissland Marjorie E. Ward an area that I was always interested in learning about the culture, architecture, history Committee Chairs and the people. What I discovered early on was the Franco El Camino, one of the Benefits many networks of paths that pilgrims have traveled since the 9th century. The Franco Hallan C. Noltimier El Camino starts in Roncesvalles in northern Spain near France, hence the name, and Budget/Finance Gerald H. Newsom ends at the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, a Bylaws journey of about 500 miles. The trip on foot can take up to six weeks, and last year Marie T. Taris Communications over 265,000 people of all ages (18% over 60) and nationalities (10% USA) completed Nancy S. Wardwell Conference the walk. Many others, like our group, walked sections of the trail. The route, which is Rachael L. Turner very well marked by scallop shells and painted arrows (photo), starts up in the Pyrenes, Event Planning Cultural Arts – Raimund L. Goerler and goes through forests, towns, and cites. We did our walks in Roncesvalles (the Social – Elenore R. Zeller and beginning), Pamplona (running of the bulls), through the cathedrals in Burgos and Leon, Phyllis J. Carroll Travel – Alabelle Zghoul the Templar fort in Ponferra and ended by walking through Santiago de Compostela Friendship to the Cathedral. Along the way we met many pilgrims who were walking for a variety Sally E. Dellinger Membership of reasons, some because of religious devotions, many to honor a loved one who Diane M. Selby and was ill or recently died. Others like me were connecting with ourselves, immersing in Gemma B. McLuckie different cultures, tasting new flavors and expanding our horizons. What I discovered Representatives Bucks for Charity Drive from interacting with these walkers, the El Camino is like the journey through life. In David Crawford life we journey down many paths which take many twists and turns. We discover new Campus Campaign Thomas L. Sweeney paths. Along the way, we make new Faculty Compensation and friendships, maybe start a family, Benefits Committee Harold J. Moellering career, lose family members and Ohio Council of Higher friends. This is all part of our El Education Retirees Nancy Wardwell and Camino, our self-discovery. I like to Gerald H. Newsom think that we have many more paths Ohio Public Employees Retirement System to discover and that retirement is but Michele B. Hobbs State Teachers one of those paths. For the New Year Retirement System I hope that you discover new paths Gerald H. Newsom through your El Camino and that Historians these bring you much happiness. Thomas L. Sweeney Emeritus Academy Steven D’Ambrosio Paul A. Beck President of OSURA Newsletter Editor Nancy S. Wardwell OSU Foundation OSURA Endowment Fund Number 605419 osura.osu.edu OSURA News 3 Welcome New Retirees Robyn Elizabeth Deal Danesh Karamian Mary E. Nash University Hospitals Grad & Prof Admissions Shared Services Edward L. Gardner Charlene Frances Kuehnle Dwight Alden Powell Trans & Traffic Mgmt University Hospitals Internal Medicine Jimmy D. Garrett Jo Ellen Lambert Catherine Jane Ruther Dining Services Cancer Hosp & Research Instit OSUE County Operations Rita E. Gottesman Lynn Renee Mande Teresa A. Shiverdecker University Hospitals Food, Agric & Env Sci Admin EHE Educational Studies Deborah A. Hanes Joseph Gerald Marino Gaylynn Jane Speas College of Nursing University Libraries FGP-Anesthesiology Richard T. Hart Thomas Frederick Mauger Patricia Su Stull Biomedical Engineering FGP-Ophthalmology Wooster Campus Facilities David Kevin Hepler Jeri L. McMichael Judy Ann Varhola SL Bldg & Mech Services Electrical & Computer Engr. Advancement Services Cindy Lou James Vicki Rose Morrison Chemical Instrumentation Ctr Shared Services Campus Campaign Tom Sweeney The Fall Conference Planning Committee is The Campus Campaign is a two-month period held in the spring during which special emphasis is placed on gifts to OSU from already at work. current and retired faculty and staff. In practice, any such gift made during the fiscal year is counted toward the goal of the Campaign. As a group, retired faculty and staff, either through lifetime gifts or as bequest designations, have been generous donors. We hope that this tradition continues. This year, OSURA itself is in need of donations. When the OSU contact point for OSURA was changed from Human Resources to the Alumni Association, we lost an annual cash subsidy, a half- time office manager, and easy access to office space, student help, and office supplies. (The funding amount for these items was retained by Human Resources and not transferred to the Alumni Association.) We need to build our endowment so as to be able to assure a sound financial future for OSURA. Thus, we hope that part of your OSU donation or bequest designation will be directed toward the OSURA endowment fund (OSU endowment fund 605419). If you have a traditional IRA and are at an age where you must k make annual Required Minimum Distributions (RMD), you can Save the Date: avoid paying income tax on any part of the RMD that you donate to a charity such as an OSU endowment fund. There is no need Wednesday, September 11, 2019 to itemize to obtain this tax benefit. A call to your IRA custodian will make the process very easy. 4 OSURA News Calendar of Events COMMITTEE MEETINGS January 16 (Wednesday) Book Club January 3 (Thursday) A Single Spy by William Christie. Alexsi Benefits Committee Smirnov, an orphan surviving by thieving, is caught and trained by the Russian Time/Place: 9:15 a.m., Longaberger NKVD, and then inserted as a spy into Nazi Germany. He remains true to his personal January 16 (Wednesday) motto – “Survive.” In the end, a single spy Membership Committee may change the course of history. Time/Place: 10 a.m., Longaberger Time/Place: 1:30 p.m., Carriage Hill of Arlington Party House, Lafayette Drive. Call Lee Hill (614-459-4743) for directions. January Arranger: Lee Hill (Book Club SIG) Board Meeting January 17 (Thursday) No meeting this month – we’ll meet again February 12th Lunch Bunch Come learn more about The American Red MONTHLY ACTIVITIES Cross and how you may become involved.