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What experiences or advice, learned from an Otterbein professor, do you continue to use in your career?
Can you help us identify this photo? We think it’s a sock hop at the Student Union, and it is believed to be from 1947. Can you help us out here and tell us when this is and who’s in the picture?
Ladies...take aim This photo was plucked from a collection of slides from 1942. This apparently was a Phys. Ed. class, and probably held outside of the Alumni Gym (site of the current Battelle Fine Arts Center).
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| O t t e r be i n To w e r s | Summer 2011
by Becky Fickel Smith ’81, director of Alumni Relations
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The mace and the flambeau can be seen at commencement ceremonies carried by bearers leading the graduation procession. Both were commissioned by former president Lynn W. Turner (1959-1972). The mace, with the globe of the world, represents the educational authority of Otterbein. The flambeau, with its light, represents the light of learning bestowed by Otterbein.
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Top-quality professors have long been a standing tradition at Otterbein, going back to its founding. Professors like Price, Vance, Wray, Chase, Hancock, Day, Ludlum, Daugherty and many others open our minds to possibilities, opportunities and awakenings. We have all walked the brick pavers of Otterbein to encounter faculty who broadened our perspective and challenged us to stretch beyond our comfort zone. Still today, we live by their words of wisdom and use the learning experiences provided in the classroom in our career journey. I continue to live by my mentor’s advice and share with others each day: “You can deal with what you know.”– Joanne “Dean” Van Sant “People can steal your wallet, your purse and your car. The only thing they can’t take from you is “Dean Van” your integrity. You have to give that away.” – Marilyn Joanne Van Sant Day “Leave them wanting more.” – Bob Gatti Recently on the Otterbein Facebook page, alumni were asked ‘what experiences or advice do you continue to use in your career which you learned from an Otterbein professor?’ We are touched by words, actions and deeds of others for a reason, for a season and for a lifetime. At homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 24, members from the Otterbein Quarter Century Club (comprised of Otterbein professors and staff who have at least 25 years of service at Otterbein) look forward to welcoming you home.
Cardinal Footnote: Join the conversation at the Otterbein University Alumni Facebook page at Facebook.com/Otterbein. Watch for Tuesday Trivia each week and post your comments!
Frankie ’97 / PR Case Studies with Denise Shively – “Face-to-face contact is the most effective means of communication!” Michael ’08 / Business, Dr. Don Eskew “Leave your mind and heart open to all opportunities that come your way. Even if it does not make sense to you at the time, be open to the possibilities that lie ahead.” Terri ’58 / Dr. Harold Hancock – I took every class he taught, and he was the person who encouraged me to be a Washington Semester Student, a major turning point in my life. Holly ’93 / Capstone Culture Course with Dr. Chris Reynolds – It provided great real life lessons and memorable examples. During a four month assignment living in Shanghai, China, this initial base of learning was most useful. Ash ’91 / PR Ethics with Dr. John Ludlum – The debates were great and he really made us examine all sides of issues and define our positions. We also had to determine how those positions would impact various audiences and respond to them. It was a very thought-provoking class.
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