Wittenberg Magazine-Spring 2005

Wittenberg Magazine is published three times a year by Wittenberg University, Office of University Communications.

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Editor Director of University Communications Karen Saatkamp Gerboth ’93

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Director of Publications Susan L. Crown

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Director of News Services and Sports Information Ryan Maurer Director of New Media and Webmaster Robert Rafferty ’02

Next President Named The board of directors has elected Mark H. Erickson, vice president foradministrativeandgovernment affairs at Lehigh University, as Wittenberg’s 13th leader.

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Director of Media Relations Rajean Blomquist

The Geiger House on Ferncliff Hill embodies early family life at Wittenberg and stands as a tribute to those who once called it home.

Coordinator of News Services Marjorie Newman Director of Alumni Relations Patricia Richmond Benne ’68

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Director of Advancement Services Anne Pence Mayer ’69

Articles are expressly the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent official university policy. We reserve the right to edit correspondence for length and accuracy.We appreciate photo submissions, but because of their large number, we cannot return them.

Wittenberg University does not discriminate against otherwise qualified persons on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability unrelated to the student’s course of study, in admission or access to the university’s academic programs, activities, and facilities that are generally available to students, or in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other colleg-administered

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Contributors Phyllis Eberts ’00 Courtney Galliger ’04 Robert Gantt Heather Maurer Kevin Rose ’03 Stephen Siek Clayton Simons ’08 Jeff Smith ’96

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Class Notes Editor Charyl Castillo

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sports highlight

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Dreaming Big Crew team member looks to compete in future Olympic Games.

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Letters Around Myers Hollow Education Reflections Witt World Tiger Sports The Forgotten House Alumni World Class Notes Calendar of Events

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LETTERS

Kudos to Fall Issue The fall Wittenberg Magazine is great!

The layout, pictures and stories about students in the East Asian Studies program is my particular favorite. Thank you, Bob Rafferty!

Mary Margaret Zink Springfield, Ohio

Valentine Memories Editor’s Note: The Office of Alumni Relations receivedthefollowinglettersinresponsetothe annual Valentine’s Day card mailed to alumni couples.Somesubmissionshavebeeneditedfor space considerations.

My husband Don and I would like to thank you for our annual Valentine greeting. Each and every year have been greatly enjoyed and appreciated….This year Don and I are enjoying our 50th year of marriage. I thought it would be an appropriate time to share our Wittenberg meeting.

In September of 1957, the tradition of the school was to require all obedient freshmen to wear in public the red little beanie, which sported a white W above the bill. After a week on campus, I wandered out one morning and realized that – to my absolute horror – I had forgotten my

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beanie. Being an obedient girl, I became immediately frantic. Who knew what horrors awaited a lovely freshman who had committed such a grevious misdemeanor?

Sort of like disregarding Nathanial Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter!

On the circle in front of Myers Hall a strawberry-blonde blue-jean clad fellow neophyte was leaning against the stone bench. I had noticed him previously on campus because of his unusual hair. He was wearing – miracle of miracles – a red beanie!

I rushed to him and pleaded to borrow his red crown, reasoning that punishment might be lighter for a fellow than a timid female. After several moments of hesitation and mental anguish, he relented, and after monumental thank yous, I hurried on my way to Psych I, ever grateful to the “Redheaded Stranger.”

After returning his hat to him, we saw one another at a frat pledge party (with other escorts). From that evening, we were an inseparable pair – and remain so to this day. Thank you for bearing witness to our Wittenberg love story. We have many happy memories of our lives there.

Ursula Wahl Svenson ’57 Avon Lake, Ohio

I graduated from high school on a Thursday night, and I won a Trades and Labor scholarship, which was sponsored by the local labor unions. On Monday, I registered at Wittenberg, and on Tuesday, I went to my first class, which was psychology. There I saw Bob, and I, who had thought there would never be anyone for me, knew right off that I liked him. He, too, was shy, a trait that I liked. … BUT he never noticed me – not then or in the days and weeks that followed. I usually had to work in the president’s office every hour I was not in class, so when I learned that some of the students in psychology class were meeting in the library before class to study together, I skipped work, and I, too, went to the library

just to be near Bob. Still, he didn’t notice me.

I even got so I would go to class early just to watch him walk in. No notice. Then one day he came in before the others, and I knew it was now or never. I reached up and broke a strand of pearl beads, which went rolling all over the room. Gentleman that he was, he crawled all over the room, picking each and every one of those beads up and bringing them to me. AND at least he noticed me. He would sometimes talk to me at the library, and you can be sure I took to heart the lesson I had learned in high school – I pretended not to know anything, I asked him questions, and I made sure he didn’t know I was in school on an academic scholarship. Then a sorority asked me to attend its spring dance, and I asked him to go, which he did. The rest is history – and now you know why pearls are my favorite beads.

In November of 1942, Dr. Remsberg, the school’s pastor, married us in the Hamma Divinity Chapel with many professors and students in attendance. Now, 62 years later with four sons and seven grandchildren, one of whom graduated from Wittenberg in 2001, we appreciate each additional day we are granted to be together.

We wonder what our lives would have been like if I hadn’t had those pearls around my neck.

Rose Bauer Lewis ’43 Columbus, Ohio

This is the love story of two students who met at Wittenberg almost 58 years ago and have been soul mates ever since. The story really begins in a tent in Okinawa one night in November 1945. I had a dream. I was going home soon, and I was going to attend a college, not large, but with vine-covered buildings, hills and vales, lots of trees and varsity athletics. Just like in the movies.

The next night I had the same dream, but now I was in school participating in numerous social and athletic activities. The

Bob ’50 and Rita Langenhan Hollis ’51 Plano, Texas

Our thanks for remembering Larry and me on Valentine’s Day. Here is our story.

I was an older student – 33 when I arrived from Detroit, Mich., in 1953 to begin my studies, and he, Lawrence Jackson

’49 was the Bookstore manager/asst. business manager working under Business Manager Lou Fitch. My good friends Ed ’55, ’58H and Emma Moeckel were trying to fix me up with a date, which wasn’t easy because of my age. The former Bookstore manager, Mrs. Lillian Dunmire, was trying to find bachelor Larry Jackson a date, so she had the four of us over for dinner one night, then put Larry and me in the kitchen to do the dishes.

There I learned that Larry had relatives in Detroit. We seemed to hit it off, and he walked me back to my dorm, and that was the last I heard of him!

Six months later there was a dance to which the women had to ask the men – turnabout it was called. I wanted to ask Larry, but under the circumstances wondered whether I should. So I asked Ed if he knew what happened to Larry. He asked Mrs. Dunmire, who spoke to Larry, and word got back to me that he would like to hear from me.

We attended that dance and many others and were married on April 14, 1957, in Hamma Chapel by Dr. Robert Remsberg ’31, a family friend, professor of religion and college chaplain at the time.

We left Springfield in 1963, lived and worked in New England and upstate New York for 31 years and returned in 1994 to spend the rest of our lives in retirement in Larry’s hometown.

Shirley Miller Jackson ’57 Springfield, Ohio

Probably my “romantic story” is not too exciting to be published, but the Valentine’s Day card did inspire me to submit a story of a wonderful and long-lasting romance between Mary Dickey and Glenn Wise.

In September 1936, I had just said goodbye to my date at the Alpha Xi house and was waiting for my fraternity brother Louie Frautschi to say his goodnight to his date when he hurried out into the reception hall to talk to a really cute girl who had just come in.

On our way back to the fraternity house, I inquired as to who that pretty girl was, and he informed me that it was Mary Dickey, a friend of his from Toledo. With no hesitation, I asked him if he could arrange a double date with he and his girlfriend.

No problem. The first date was probably a 10-cent movie downtown and from then on it was walks around the campus and

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next night was a continuation of the same dream but with the addition of a wonderful little lady in my life. She has been that for almost 58 years, and that’s no dream.

Upon getting out of the Air Corps, a friend and I toured some selected colleges in Ohio. When we arrived on the Wittenberg campus, I could hardly believe that I had found a campus from my dream in Okinawa six months earlier. I enrolled right then for the fall term of 1946.

The other star in the story is Rita Langenhan Hollis. She was the pretty little girl I met along the way. Rita enrolled for the fall term in 1947, and in less than a year, I would have to say that together, we were an “item” on the campus.

We were together constantly, except for summers, which we separately spent at summer school (two for her and one for me). I finished in January 1950 (class of ’50). Rita finished in August 1950 (class of ’51). We had our wedding planned for early September 1950, but I was recalled back to active duty. We decided instead on Aug. 23, 1950, during a delay-in-route I had obtained to change bases.

Rita graduated in June 1951. Our first born, Nancy, shared the stage with her, not on stage but there nonetheless. She was born in October 1951. Our other daughter, Sandy, was born in October 1954, and together they have given us two great sonsin-law and seven wonderful grandchildren.

We have moved a lot in our married life because of my jobs in sales and sales management, but we have lived in lovely places in the Midwest, Northeast, Southeast and Southwest and have made some wonderful friends along the way.

Texas has finally become our home. We have lived in Dallas twice, totaling almost 25 years. Our families are here, and we feel very fortunate to have them all very close.

That’s the way we want it.

So that’s our story. It started with a dream and continues with a bit of mirth, travel, friends, family and a lot of love everyday.

We met at Wittenberg, the beginning of an incredible life for both of us. I am now 80, and Rita is 75. Only God knows where he will take us from here.

town, an occasional nickel Coke at the Barn (the Student Union), a movie when I had some money, and the sorority and fraternity dances. This went on for two years until Mary graduated.

After both of us had graduated, the long-distance courtship continued, culminating in a wedding in 1941. So here it is 64 years later, parents of two fine sons, both Wittenberg graduates, two great daughters-in-law, one a Wittenberg graduate, and three fine grandchildren, all because our parents sacrificed to send us to Wittenberg, and I had a date at the Alpha Xi house.

Glenn D. Wise ’39 Sylvania, Ohio

I met Lecia Beck at Wittenberg on a cold day in November, and I knew I wanted to marry her. She was on the captive free team that came to lead worship for chapel.

She was cute and not like any other girl I had ever met. She also had a cold, and I convinced her that tea was the thing she needed, not the cold, musty old library (not that the library is any of those things). But I convinced her it was, and I won. I made her tea. She and her group who seemed to vanish stayed till the wee hours of the morning. I helped her on with her mittens and coat and said goodbye. I was to see her at chapel the next day but after that, it was up to me.

So I gave her all my information and told her to call me or write, and she did.

She came to visit me on her Christmas break, and we walked to the bridge where I gave her our first kiss. It was the push we needed because this coming January of 2006, we will be married where we met at Weaver Chapel and start our lives together all because of a wonderful cold, a cup of tea and a kiss on a bridge in Springfield Ohio.

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The Erickson Era Lehigh University Vice President to Lead Wittenberg University

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“Wittenberg is an extraordinary university that is beautifully poised for even greater success. From day one, I felt a resonance with Wittenberg’s mission to educate ‘the whole person,’ its commitment to the liberal arts, its focus on global education, diversity and community service as well as its connection to the Lutheran Church.

“In all honesty, though, it is the quality of the faculty, staff and students I met at Wittenberg University and the leaders I met in the Springfield community that convincedmethatthiswastherightplace

for me and my family.”

Asvicepresidentforadministrativeand government affairs at Lehigh, Erickson provides leadership and vision for the university’s government and community affairs operations, securing federal and state funding in excess of $30 million to support the university’s mission. He also acts as the primary representative to the Lehigh Valley, Pa., community.

In addition, Erickson serves as senior adviser to Lehigh’s president, traveling extensively throughout the world in this role to develop key partnerships

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As February concluded, a new chapter in Wittenberg’s 160-year history began with the naming of Mark H. Erickson as the university’s 13th president. The vice president for administrative and governmentaffairsatLehighUniversityin Bethlehem,Pa.,Ericksonwasunanimously elected by the Board of Directors during a special meeting Feb. 17. He will begin his service to the university on July 1.

“We are thrilled that he accepted our offer to be part of the Wittenberg community,” said Ingrid Stafford ’75, chair of the board of directors and chair of the search committee.

“Dr. Erickson’s strengths in strategic planning,enrollmentmanagement,global education, diversity and community engagement are particularly compelling and applicable to Wittenberg’s current strategic directions,” Stafford added.

“His experience at Lehigh University will benefit Wittenberg in many significant ways, and we are confident that Dr. Erickson can strengthen Wittenberg in its educational programs and its contributionsasanationallyrankedliberal arts college affiliated with the Lutheran Church.”

Erickson succeeds Baird Tipson, who served as president of Wittenberg from 1995-2004 before stepping down to accept the presidency at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., in June 2004. Attorney and business executive William H. Steinbrink ‘64, vice chair of theboard,hasservedasinterimpresident since July 2004.

“I am both honored and excited to be selected to leadWittenberg University as its next president,” Erickson said.

President-elect Mark H. Erickson shared many of the reasons why he felt a resonance with Wittenberg’s mission during a Feb. 28 press conference on campus. “We’re teaching students more than simply how to make a living,” he said. “We’re teaching them how to make a life in the fullest sense.”

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with international corporations and universities. Erickson also previously led theuniversity’sstrategicplanningprocess andhasspearheadeddiversityinitiativesto foster an inclusive campus environment.

Prior to serving as vice president for administrative and government affairs, Erickson served in numerous capacities at Lehigh, including as the associate vice president and executive assistant to the president from 1999-2001 and as the university’s dean of students from 19901999. As dean, Erickson enhanced the quality of student life for the campus, which now enrolls 4,577 undergraduates and 2,064 graduate students.

Before joining Lehigh, Erickson helped advance student development efforts at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., and at Framingham State College in Framingham, Mass.

In addition, he has taught a range of undergraduate and graduate courses on suchtopicsascommunication,policyand politics, and higher education in America throughout his 28-year career. He will hold faculty rank in the department of education at Wittenberg.

In 1997, Erickson was selected as one of 34 American Council on Education (A.C.E.) Fellows. As an A.C.E. Fellow, EricksonworkedcloselywiththenBucknell President and A.C.E. mentor William Adams,assistinghimindevelopingfederal lobbying strategies and participating in

weekly core planning meetings. He also traveledtoEnglandandScotlandtostudy the British system of higher education, and explored national higher education issuesthroughresearch,regionalmeetings and A.C.E. national seminars.

A frequent presenter at national and regional conferences and a member of numerous professional associations, Erickson earned his A.B. in American history from Princeton University, his Ed.M. from Harvard University and his Ed.D. in educational leadership from Lehigh University. He also completed additional study in world religions and pastoral care at Harvard Divinity School.

Erickson’s wife, Lin, currently serves as CEO and executive director of the Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology, a hands-on science center in Bethlehem, Pa. The center, which

is nearing completion of a $10 million capitalcampaign,isdedicatedtoadvancing world-class science education in schools throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.

Lin Erickson earned her A.B. from Smith College, M.S. from Lehigh University and Executive M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

The Ericksons have two teenage children, Sarah, 19, a student at Princeton University, and David, 15. They attend St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Blue Church in Coopersburg, Pa. Erickson’s election follows an eightmonth search process conducted by a 14-member search committee and coordinated by the nationally recognized executive search firm Witt/Kieffer and search facilitator Richard P. Veler ’58, professoremeritusofEnglish.Acoverstory ontheEricksonswillappearinthesummer issue of Wittenberg Magazine. n spring 2005 5

The Class of 2005 has selected awardwinning photojournalist Lois Raimondo ’81 to present the keynote address and receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Wittenberg’s 160th Commencement Exercises on May 14.

In their letter of recommendation to the Honors Committee, the senior class officers wrote, “We feel that Lois Raimondo is an excellent candidate for the 2005 Commencement speaker because she embodies the ideals of Wittenberg. She exemplifies our motto, ‘Having Light We Pass It On To Others,’ and now she would like to pass her experiences and wisdom on to future Wittenberg alumni.”

Raimondo,whoseworkhasappeared Lois Raimondo ’81 in national and international daily, weeklyandmonthlypublications,includingtheWashingtonPost,receivedtheWeintal Prize for Diplomatic and Foreign Reporting for her coverage in Afghanistan, and she was previously a Pulitzer Prize finalist for an investigative series exposing corruption in a housing project while she worked for New York Newsday. The White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA) honored her in 2000 with six awards.

In addition, National Geographic featured her images and words in a 28-page spread from her 10 weeks on the war front in Afghanistan.

A double major in English and East Asian Studies and exemplary athlete, Raimondo was honored as a Wittenberg Fellow in 2002 in recognition of her professional excellence. For more on Raimondo, log on to www.wittenberg.edu n

Unique Programming Defines Black History Month

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Photojournalist to Address Class of 2005

James W. Loewen discussed “Lies My Teacher Told Me” in his address.

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Concerned Black Students (CBS) and members of the Black History Month Planning Committee organized an exciting lineup of events throughout the month of February.

Activities included a Black Knowledge Conference with students from several universities, which celebrated and analyzed black culture via various discussion sessions on such topics as youth leadership, empowerment and “Our Debt to Africa: What Today’s Youth Owes Its Ancestors.”

An African Dance Workshop, the annual Black Quiz Bowl at Otterbein College, and a presentation by James W. Loewen, a former professor of race relations at the University of Vermont and the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me and Lies Across America – What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong also occurred. n

Residential Living New hall to reflect students’ needs

The Wittenberg Board of Directors has approvedconstructionofanewstate-of-the-art residence hall to be built on Alumni Way and completed in time for the start of the 2006-07 school year.

Groundbreaking on the as-yet-unnamed residence hall, which will include 157 rooms with 195 total beds in 49,249 square feet of living space, is scheduled for April. Rick Moniger of the Pittsburgh-based firm MacLachlan, Cornelius & Filoni, which designed Hollenbeck Hall, served as the project’s lead designer, and Beasley Architecture and Design provided the drawings and specifications for the project.

The new residence hall will include three fitness rooms and three laundry rooms, one each on each of the floors, and 13 lounge areas, spread throughout the building with highspeed Internet connections and comfortable furnishings that will create unique spaces for students to conduct study sessions, group meetings or to congregate with friends. Each roomwillhavehigh-speedInternetconnections and cable hook-ups as well.

Built by Thomas & Marker Construction Co., the hall will be adjacent to the BenhamPence Student Center at the corner of Alumni Way and Cassilly Street. It will be home to first-year students exclusively in an attempt to address some of the recommendations of a first-year experience committee that has been examining campus life and how students are

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Wittenberg Community Aids in Tsunami Relief Effort At the first meeting of theWittenberg Student Senate on Jan. 11, pscyhology major and International Senator Petal Morais ’05 brought several ideas to the table in hopes of raising money to send to Sri Lanka to help in the re-building efforts following the historic earthquake and tsunami in her homeland on Dec. 26, 2004. As a unit, Student Senate decided to call upon the Wittenberg community to get involved by encouraging the development of fund-raising strategies by campus organizations.

To date, the Wittenberg community has raised $2,400, all of which will be sent to an organization called Galle Doctors Project for Shelter Trust, headed by Morais’ uncle, Dehan Gunasekara, a physician with Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) in Galle, Sri Lanka, one of the hardest hit areas. Donations from Wittenberg will be used to help the organization build houses for families presently living in refugee camps in the area. The maximum amount given to one family would be $1,000, which translates into $100,000 Rupees, the Sri Lankan currency. n

Acting Company Performs The Wittenberg Series welcomed the internationally renowed performance group The Acting Company, Feb. 3.

The company, which has performed more than 100 plays for millions around the world and has provided education programstotensofthousandsofstudents, performedShakespeare’sclassiccomedy of disguise and deception The Two GentlemenofVeronaatKussAuditorium, Clark State Performing Arts Center.

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adjusting to Wittenberg.

“The students in the focus groups stressed that they didn’t want a traditional residence hall with the long hallways and rooms on either side as far as the eye can see,” said Carolyn Perkins, associatevicepresidentforstudentdevelopment and dean of students.“They wanted a sense of community, and they wanted both technology and comfort.”

Students also wanted more parking and more green space. As such, the structure will be surrounded by 114 parking spaces, and once theresidencehallhasbeenconstructed,Hanley Hall, a residence hall located on the south end of campus facing Ward Street will be demolished and turned into green space.

Two houses were razed, and another was moved several blocks in 2003 to prepare the site for the residence hall. Also at that time, Woodlawn Avenue was blocked from the intersections of Cassilly Street to the north and Ward Street to the south in order to create Alumni Way, a brick path exclusively for pedestrian traffic.The brick path currently stops justnorthoftheBenham-PenceStudentCenter, but it will be completed in conjunction with the construction of the new residence hall.

“To continue to attract the best and brightest students and faculty to Wittenberg, we must renew our physical facilities,” said Darrell Kitchen,vicepresidentforbusinessandfinance, “and this is another step in that process.” n

George E. Hudson, professor of political science, department chair, and director of Russian area studies andtheWashingtonSemesterprogram,hasbeennamed the first Melvin Henry Laatsch Faculty Scholar thanks to an endowment established by alumni in memory of the beloved professor emeritus of political science (1905-1974).

Funded during the university’s Defining Moments Campaign by a group of Laatsch’s former students and friends, the award, given annually to a tenured member of thepoliticalsciencedepartment,recognizesLaatsch’s influence on hundreds of students during his 30-year Melvin H. Laatsch career at Wittenberg.

“While we learned political science from him, we learned as much about personal responsibility, professionalism and leadership from Dr. Laatsch,” said William Steinbrink ’64, interim president, whose lead gift initiated the effort a few years ago.

An internationally recognized expert on Soviet and Russian national security and domestic affairs and the recipient of numerous fellowships, Hudson received the 2002 Alumni Association Award for DistinguishedTeaching. As the Laatsch Faculty Scholar, Hudson will receive a professional development award of $2,500. n

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University Names First Laatsch Faculty Scholar

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Endowed Chair Created in Honor of Biology Professor The first woman in Wittenberg’s history to teach in the sciences and one of only a handful of women scientists in the nation in 1957, Elizabeth E. Powelson, professor emeritus of biology, inspired countless students during her 44-year career at the university. Now, three years after her retirement, an endowed chair has been created in Powelson’s name.

Spearheaded by G. David K. Hopper ’63, Ann Walchner Bellisari ’62 and Marlene Van Cleve Shaw ’64, the project to establish a Powelson chair generated numerous contributions from former students and friends of the esteemed biology professor.

Inadditiontoprovidingastipendandprogram/researchsupport,anendowedchair represents one of the most prestigious achievements for college faculty members at American universities. n

Grant Expands Community Service Experience Wittenberg University has received a $50,000 grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to expand upon the numerous community service experiences in which students participate during their four years on campus. The funds will be used to develop an innovative project titled“Sowing Seeds of Servant Leadership: A CampusWide Integration of Service-Learning, Social Justice and Spirituality” in the next two years.

The grant will engage Wittenberg faculty and students with the Springfield community in deeper and more meaningful ways, building upon the university’s long-standing tradition of community service and involvement. It will empower them to plan and implement their own diverse service-learning experiences as the university continues to emphasize community service as a key component in liberal arts education.

Led by Rachel Tune, campus pastor, and Kristen Scott Collier ’92, director of communityservice,theprojectoffersfacultyandstudentstheopportunitytoconnect spirituality and social justice in the context of service-learning initiatives. Service learning challenges participants to go beyond their normal volunteer or community service experience by taking the initiative to identify a need, formulate and carry out a plan, and conclude with reflection. n

Award-Winning Sculptor Serves as Artist-in-Residence Douglas P. Calisch, a professor of art at Wabash College, servedasthisyear’sWittenbergSeries-sponsoredArtist-inResidence, Feb. 27-March 2. During his time on campus, Calisch presented a slide lecture and discussed “Stored and Restored: Recent Work”during an evening address in Koch Hall, Feb. 28. He also worked with students in a scuplture class and a photography class.

Calisch, who recently received the McClain-McTurnanDouglas P. Calisch Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award in recognition of his extraordinary work in the classroom, has exhibited his work at universities and galleries across America and in Japan. In 1999 he was commissioned to produce a sculpture at Kotaki-Ji, a mountain temple outside the city of Kawachinagano in Japan.

Helen J. Ferrulli of Arts Indiana magazine wrote that Calisch’s art is “deceptively simple,”but his sculptures“serve to engage people at the deepest level to make them feel and think.”His work appears in more than 25 private, corporate and institutional collections, which will remain on display until April 15 in the Ann Miller Art Gallery inside Koch Hall. n 8 Wittenberg Magazine

Committed to Fitness

Athletic Facilities To Receive Multi-Million

TheWittenbergBoardofDirectorshasapproved more than $2 million worth of improvements totheuniversity’sathleticcomplex.Groundwas brokenonMarch14,andtheimprovementswill be completed by Aug. 1.

The centerpiece of the project is the $750,000 Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center to be built onto the existing HPER Center.

New strength training and cardiovascular exercise equipment will also be purchased for both the new fitness center and the existing facility, the Earl F. Morris Track will be resurfaced, Edwards-Maurer Field will get a new synthetic grass surface, and the lobby of the HPER Center will receive a variety of aesthetic improvements.

Rosencrans ’58, a three-year letterwinner on thefootballteam,enjoyedacareerasanassistant football coach, head golf coach and athletic director at Wittenberg from 1970-95. He was also a member of the Athletic Hall of Honor Class of 2000. He passed away in 2003 after suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

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In an effort to incorporate fresh ideas and implement practices that will better support students and recent graduates, Wittenberg’s Career Center has created an advisory council of alumni, faculty, staff members and area business leaders in both the private and not-for-profit sectors. Wittenberg students will also be invited to serve on the council.

Stephanie Ford, director of the Career Center, and Judith D. O’Connor, assistant provost for off-campus programs, spent a year in planning and adapted several“best practices”of advisory groups from other universities. O’Connor wrote the master plan and shared it with each potential member as she recruited the initial volunteers.

“Bringing together a balanced representation of both professional and regional areas was a priority,” O’Connor said. “It is a long-term building process.” n

Board Approves Increase Dollar Makeover

University Honors Photographer Herrington receives Fellow Award for professional achievements

(ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

“This is an honor to me and my family,” said Sharon Rosencrans, Bob’s widow. “This is something that our family will always have as a connection to Wittenberg.”

The fitness center will add 4,622 square feet of space to the front of the building, which will befilledwithstate-of-the-artfitnessequipment available for use by anyone in the Wittenberg community. A new “Wall of Honor,” which will include plaques for each of the 147 inductees in the university’s Athletic Hall of Honor, will be in an attractive display just outside of the fitness center. Renovations to the Earl F. Morris Track and Edwards-Maurer Field, including improvements to the Hoyt-Sullivan Pressbox and the staircase on the north end of the field, willcommenceassoonasthe2005springsports seasons conclude in early May. Ken Benne ’68, associate director of advancementandalumnirelations,isleadingthe fund-raising effort on behalf of the university’s Office of Advancement. n

The Board of Directors has approved a comprehensive 5.1 percent increase in tuition, room and board for 2005-06, bringing the total cost to $34,596.

Despite the increase, Wittenberg remains below the national average for tuition percentage increases among private, four-year colleges and four-year public universities.

According to Darrell Kitchen, vice president for business and finance, the increase will help the university maintain its coveted 14:1 student-faculty ratio, continuetoupgradetechnology,balance the needs of students and faculty, and help fullfill the university’s primary goal of educating students for a lifetime of satisfaction and success. n

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Career Center Establishes Advisory Council

Campus & Community Students in Wittenberg’s Weaver Chapel Association (WCA) raised $200 during a Feb. 18 dance fund-raiser to benefit the music and art programs in the Springfield City Schools. The organization previously raised $400 to assist in the relief efforts following Hurricane Ivan and close to $1,400 as sponsors of Wittenberg’s annual CROP walk, 25 percent of which directly benefited Second Harvest Food Bank in Springfield. n

Math Workshop Tutors Earn Recognition for Expertise Not only did the MathWorkshop increase the hours students can find help with math problems and homework, the students who work as tutors are now certified by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA), an international organization that certifies effective college and university tutor training programs. As of January, 36 Math Workshop tutors had achieved Level 1 certification from the CRLA. At Level 1, tutors are certified in basic tutor training, which means they have learned basic techniques, roles and responsibilities, how to initiate tutor groups and establish the right environment, and active listening and communications skills. Tutors must be confident they can meet the needs of students, and they must comply with the ethics and philosophy of the tutoring program. Six additional students are currently being trained at Level 1 to meet the goal of 40 peer tutors. Advanced levels of tutor training certification will be offered by the workshop through CRLA in the next three years.

Assistant Provost for Academic Services Lisa Rhine initiated the CRLA program on campus. Rhine and Assistant Director of the Math Workshop Kathy Johnson initially trained six students as head tutors, who in turn trained the others.

“I can’t say enough about the head tutors,” Rhine said. “Their excitement and enthusiasm is the reason for the tremendous success of the program.” n spring 2005 9

Society of Physics Students Garners National Attention For the first time in a decade, the Wittenberg chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been recognized as an Outstanding SPS Chapter. In 2003-04, more than 700 SPS chapters were active across the country, and less than 10 percent were so honored. According to the national organization,“selection is based on the depth and breadth of SPS activities … in such areas as physics research, public science outreach, physics tutoring programs, hosting and representation at physics meetings and providing social interaction for chapter members.”The SPS also welcomed the first-ever chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honorary, last year. n

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COURTESY OF KITTY WILDMAN

Seldomdoestheopportunitytocelebrate an important milestone in one person’s lifeandcelebrateanother’slifetimecome along at the same time. However, sisters Kitty Wildman of Springfield, Ohio, Sally Ocasek of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Patti Grim of Terre Haute, Ind., managed to do both with a gift to their mother, CorinneWetherbee, in celebration of her 90th birthday.

The plan to give a gift that would beautify Wittenberg’s campus in her honor took on a new dimension when Wetherbee requested the gift be made Corinne Ort Nolte, daughter of Samuel in memory of her mother, Corrine Ort Ort, Wittenberg president,1882-1900 Nolte, class of 1906, and daughter of Wittenberg’s fourth president, Samuel A. Ort (1882-1900). “She loved every inch of the Wittenberg campus,”Wetherbee said.“She gave me so many memories of her life in the closely knit Ort family.”

A memorial bench, placed amid a landscape of daffodils and a spring-flowering Snowdrift Crabapple tree, stands on the ground that was once the garden of the former president’s house on the hill by Weaver Chapel, where the home once stood.

The gardens were the site of Ort’s marriage to Allan Nolte, according to Wetherbee.

“I’m so happy we can perpetuate her love for Wittenberg with a place – the bench – where students and others will meet, rest and then go on their way with all that Wittenberg has to offer.” n

Wittenberg formally opened Post 95, a cuttingedge café-style eatery in the Benham-Pence Student Center, Jan. 24. Once home to the Grill Room, Tiger Café and The Commons, Post 95 brings the past to life in funky medieval fashion.

Its name refers to Martin Luther’s posting of the 95thesesonthecastlechurchdoorinWittenberg, Germany, on Oct. 31, 1517, an event that began the Reformation. Like that historic door, which served as a bulletin board for the posting of ideas and opinions, Post 95 reflects a space where theWittenberg community can gather for conversation, friendship and fun as well as the exchange of ideas.

The renovation is a product of a partnership betweenWittenbergUniversityandSodexho,the independentcontractorthatoperatesWittenberg’s dining services. Post 95 is the first phase of a threephasetransformationofthestudentcenterdining

University Celebrates Founders Day

ROBERT RAFFERTY ’02

AROUND MYERS HOLLOW

Family Honors Wittenberg History With Unique Gift

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In recognition of Wittenberg’s 160th birthday on March 11, Lehan Peters ’03, director of The Wittenberg Fund, led a campus-wide birthday celebration complete with cake and a festive screen saver on all university computers.

“We’re celebrating 160 years of excellence, and we wanted to include everyone,” Peters said. “This spring, we also have many activities planned for the campus community to come together to celebrate an institution that has given us so much.”

Peters has been promoting the landmark birthday for some time, making use of a“160 Years of Excellence”theme to encourage members of the Wittenberg community to make monetary contributions to its long-term financial security.

AWebsitewasalsocreatedtocommemoratetheuniversity’sfounding.

The site includes a timeline, background information on Wittenberg’s history and traditions and a Flash-designed presentation. Guests to the site can also hear the Alma Mater sung by the Wittenberg Choir. n

Eclectic Eatery New Café Kicks Off Renovations to Campus Dining Facilities

RAJEAN BLOMQUIST

Three organ music majors studying with Trudy Faber, professor of music, were invited to perform on the 1931 E.M. Skinner organ during one of the Dayton Art Museum’s signature events, Feb. 4.

The concert also served as the primary event for the Dayton Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

Those performing included Jessica Dennis ’05 of Toledo, Ohio, Neal Hayes ’06 of Cedarville, Ohio, and Springfield, Ohio, resident Brad Hall ’05, last year’s Brad Hall ’05 began studying with Trudy sole recipient of the national Ruth and Faber, professor of music, in high school.

Paul Manz Organ Scholarship for his mastery of the pipe organ. Hall joined previous winners from such schools as St. Olaf College, Yale Institute of Sacred Music and The Juilliard School. The award is intended to encourage organ students across the nation who are preparing for careers as church musicians. News of Hall’s selection appeared in the national magazine of the American Guild of Organists. n

areas. The next step will involve the Center Dining Room (CDR), the university’s residential dining area located on the second floor of the student center.

“The renovations will include the same kind of trendy styling as Post 95, but they will be more multi-functional, continuing to serve the Wittenberg and Springfield community for special programs, banquets and receptions,” said Donna Picklesimer ’80, director of business services.

Construction on the CDR will be completed in two stages during the next year, starting with updates to the serving area in summer 2005.

When finished, the renovations to the dining areas will become models for other universities across the country and serve as an example of opportunities available through strategic partnering and visioning. n

Students Connect with War-Torn Bosnia-Herzegovina It may be half a world away on the map, but Bosnia-Herzegovina recently served as the focus of a Wittenberg-sponsored conference titled “Preserving Goodwill In Multi-Cultural Societies: Lessons From Bosnia.”

The conference drew upon the honors class Bosnia-Herzegovina–An Interdisciplinary Study, which involved fiveWittenberg students majoring in English, psychology, math, sociology and political science, and matched them with five students from the war-torn nation via a private chat room to collaborate on projects.

Student presentations and discussions with Adnan Secic and Dragana Kaurin, two natives of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, highlighted the first part of the conference. A banquet followed featuring authentic Bosnian cuisine, music and a demonstration of the process of making Bosnian coffee.

Keith Doubt, professor of sociology, department chair and author of two books on Bosnia-Herzegovina and the sociology of the area during and after the wars of the 1990s, organized the conference and the class, which is studying the social history and cultural heritage of Bosnia-Herzegovina. n

Professor Reminds University of its Roots While studying in Leuven, Belgium, last fall as a Fulbright Scholar, Tammy Proctor, associate professor of history, spent time at the town’s library, which became the subject of worldwide attention in 1914.

At the outbreak of First World War, the German army burned the medieval library and much of the town. The new library was completedinthe1920swhenanAmericanfund-raisingcampaign commenced to rebuild the American-designed library.

Wittenberg joined with more than 200 other contributors in helping to fund the project. All donors were then recognized with carvedstones,eachinadifferentfont.Althoughdamagedagainby the Germans in World War II, the library and its donors’ stones remain today. n Tammy Proctor, associate professor of history, in Belgium spring 2005 11

AROUND MYERS HOLLOW

Music Students Perform at Dayton Art Institute

FACULTY

AROUND MYERS HOLLOW

Campus Notes Cline Associate Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair

Busarow Professor of Music

Brannan Instructor in Education

Sally Brannan, instructor in education, and Brenda Buckner, assistant professor of education, presented “Dr. Seuss, Dr. Dolittle, & Diversity: A Course Addressing the Needs of First-Year Students” at the annual conference of the First-Year Experience sponsored by the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, Feb. 4-8, in Phoeniz, Ariz.

Imogene Bolls, adjunct professor emeritus of English, has published a number of poems, including “Full Measure of Black Walnut” in Ceremony of Trees, her first anthology. She has also been invited to critique selected Ph.D. poems and present a poetry reading at Kansas State University in April, and she has been invited to serve as the teaching poet at the Antioch Writers’ Workshop in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in July. In addition, Bolls will serve as the poet at the Taos Writers’Workshop, sponsored by the University of New Mexico, in summer 2006.

Donald Busarow, professor of music, was the featured speaker and clinician at the 13th annual Schola Cantorum held at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Jan. 2123. During the event, the choral directors of35Lutheranchurcheswererepresented during a choral reading session featuring 25 of Busarow’s choral pieces. Busarow alsoconductedaday-longworkshopand worked with a choir of 180 singers and five instrumentalists in three rehearsals in preparationforaserviceofEveningPrayer.

Five of Busarow’s compositions were presented during the closing worship.

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Brooks-Hedstrom Assistant Professor of History

Doubt Professor of Sociology and Department Chair

Dooley Assistant Professor of Art

Darlene Brooks Hedstrom, assistant professor of history, presented two papers,“The Archaeological Evidence of Monastic Life in Egypt after the Islamic Conquest” at the American Society of Church History in Seattle, Wash., and “An Archaeological Mission for the White Monastery” at the 2004 annual meeting of the St. Shenouda Society for Coptic Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles. She also served as field director for the White Monastery Excavation in Sohag, Egypt, and for the Gammon House excavation in Springfield.

Dooley will present a slide lecture on his work at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne. The second exhibition will be in June at the Shirley Gallery in Columbus, Ohio.

Kristin Cline, associate professor of chemistryanddepartmentchair,attended the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry in March to present a poster titled“Electron Transfer of Aquated Iron Ions and Dopamine at Carbon Surfaces Modified with Aromatic Carboxylic Acid Groups” with Jerilyn Vrabel ’05 and Heather Griffith ’05.

The featured harpsichordist for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s (SSO) performance of all six Bach Brandenburg Concerti, Trudy Faber, professor of music and department chair, was also the featured organist for the SSO’s performance of “Mozart’s Requiem.”

Additionally,Faberrecentlyperformedan organ recital at First Immanuel Lutheran Church, Portland, Ore., as part of the 125thanniversarycelebration.Shehasalso been invited to perform for the Mt. Angel Abbey annual Bach Festival in July 2006 in Oregon, and she presented “Against All Odds: The Organ Works of Florence B. Price” for the University of Dayton’s 2005 Symposium: A Celebration of African American Women Composers and Arrangers in March.

Robert Davis, associate professor of English, has published an essay on Walt Whitman’s political writings titled “Democratic Vistas,” which will appear in the forthcoming book The Walt Whitman Companion. In April, Davis will present the“Last Lecture”for Mortar Board on campus.

The work of Scott Dooley, assistant professor of art, will be featured in two upcoming solo exhibitions. The first will be at Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, Fort Wayne, Ind., April 2-30.

In addition to the opening reception,

Keith Doubt, professor of sociology and department chair, published an essay titled “Evil and the Ritual of Shame: A Crime Against Humanity in BosniaHerzegovina” in the Winter 2004 issue of Janus Head, a refereed journal with a focus on continental philosophy, literature,phenomenologicalpsychology and art.

Mike Griest, residence coordinator, and Holly Reynolds, assistant dean and director of residential life, participated in the conference committee for the Ohio Student Personnel Association

Noyes Professor of Computer Science

in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 2-5. Angela Hopkins, residence coordinator; Alexandra Kimball, coordinator of residential life and multicultural programs; Randy Green, director of financial aid; and Carolyn Perkins, associate vice president for student development and dean of students also attended.

James Huffman, H. Orth Hirt Professor of History, has been appointed to the Advisory Council of ASIANetwork, the nationalorganizationforundergraduate education on Asia. Huffman is the first faculty member from an undergraduate institution to be selected for the council.

After four years shepherding the Barbara Deer Kuss Science Center building process, Tim Lewis, professor of biology anddepartmentchair,wentonsabbatical.

During this time, Lewis completed four new manuscripts, published two scientific papers and wrote a nationally available ecology lab module using GIS. He also served as a science building projects consultant for a few schools and joined Wittenberg’s presidential search committee last summer. Lewis and the students with whom he is collaborating on research also had four publications accepted for upcoming conferences.

Paul Miller, professor emeritus of English, has published an article titled “In Theodore Roosevelt’s Footsteps: Midwestern Writers Hunt Lion in East Africa.” The article appeared in a

Schindler Professor of Management

special issue of Philological LX: Eighty Years of English Studies at the Faculty of Arts published in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

Jim Noyes, professor of computer science, recently attended the National Academy of Science Keck Futures Initiative Conference Frontiers of Bioinformatics: Unsolved Problems and Challenges with Margaret Goodman, associate professor of biology. He also presented“Computational Science with Mathematica 12 Easy Pieces: Essential Operations in Computational Science” at the Wolfram Technology Conference and was invited to present “A Prototype Nanoscience System” at the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Conference: Designing Nanostructures at the Interface between Biomedical and Physical Systems.

An essay on Arthur Miller published in 1999 by Terry Otten, professor emeritus of English, titled “Death of a Salesman at Fifty–Still Coming Home to Roost,” has been reprinted in the newly released anthology titled Will Loman in Harold Bloom’s Major Literary Characters series. It was also reprinted earlier last year in Volume 179 of the Gale Press’ ContemporaryLiteratureCriticismseries.

Additionally, Otten is currently under contract to write an essay on Miller for a collection to be published by Rodopi Press,andanothercommissionedessayof Otten’s is scheduled to appear later this year in a collection of essays on Miller to be published in India.

Tammy Proctor, associate professor of history, received a 2005 Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical SocietyforresearchattheHooverInstitution at Stanford University this spring.

Pamela Schindler, professor of management,wasonhandforthelaunch of her new textbook Marketing Research at the American Marketing Association Winter Educator’s Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, in February.

AndyTune,universitypastor,presenteda paper,“Augustine’sTheologicalUseofthe Books of the Platonists”at the November 2004 meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Antonio, Texas.

Molly Wood, assistant professor of history, has published “A Diplomat’s Wife in Mexico: Creating Professional, Political and National Identities in the Early Twentieth Century” in the Frontiers: A Journal of Women’s Studies.

On Jan. 8, she also presented a paper on a panel titled“In the Service of America: Foreign Service Officers, Diplomatic Wives and Military Families” at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wash.

Mike Zaleha, assistant professor of geology, recently had a paper published in the Journal of Sedimentary Research titled “Hyperconcentrated Flows and Gastroliths: Sedimentology of Diamictites and Wackes of the Upper Cloverly Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Wyoming, U.S.A.” n

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AROUND MYERS HOLLOW

Faber Professor of Music and Department Chair

Zaleha Assistant Professor of Geology

FACULTY

Proctor Associate Professor of History

Griest Residence Coordinator

EDUCATION

Rockin’ Good Time Faculty members take their talents outside the classroom

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Stafford said that he took private drum lessons as a youth from a member of the Detroit Symphony, participated in marching band and orchestra and was a drum major in high school. He currentlyplaysandsingswithalocalband performingarrangementsofoldR&Band rock numbers.

Incorvati,whosaidhequittakingguitar lessonsinjuniorhighschoolafterteaching himself a few Led Zeppelin songs, wowed the audience with several guitar rifts.“The main challenge for me was learning 20 Beatles’ songs,” he said.

A self-proclaimed “Beatlemaniac” who began playing guitar three years ago, Bennett said he has appreciated his students’support.“Theyhadfunandhave encouraged me. Professors desperately need student encouragement.”

Broidy has a background in choir and communitytheatrebutneverthoughthe would perform with a rock band. “My biggest challenges have been learning harmonies and keeping up with Lori and Ruth,” he explained.

Askeland described herself as “an incorrigible diva-wannabe.”Singing torch songs in nursing homes and soprano with theYellowSpringsCommunitychoruswere her major gigs before joining Witt Free.

“It was absolutely fun to have so many people from across the community,”Lewis saidaboutthosestudents,faculty,staffand Springfield residents who turned out for the show.

Witt FREE will perform again during Benjamin Prince Day, April 16, and during the annual WittFest later this spring. n — Phyllis Eberts ’00

JEFF SMITH ’96

ot quite certain what the evening held in store, throngs of curious spectators splashed across campus in the freezing rain for the first-ever “Welcome Back” concert, Jan. 13. Advanced publicity promised an interdepartmentaleventunlikeanyother in university history, and The Wittenberg Faculty Rock Ensemble & Entourage (Witt FREE) did not disappoint.

With silhouettes of John, Paul, George andRingo,designed,paintedandfinished in an hour by Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Jimmy Humphries and the theatre design shop workers, as thestagebackdrop,WittFreejammedthe night away.

Organized last summer by Thomas Taylor, professor of history, vocalist, guitarist and keyboard master, Witt FREE features Professor of Chemistry and guitarist Dave Finster, Assistant Professor of English and guitarist Rick Incorvati, Associate Professor of Languages and guitarist Tim Bennett ’78, and journalist and percussionist Tom Stafford ’76.

Associate Professor of English Lori Askeland, Biology Lab Coordinator Ruth LewisandAssistantProfessorofEducation Steve Broidy, all vocalists, put the words to music.

From the opening bars of“With a Little Help from My Friends,”the group, whose members hold a plethora of academic degrees(noneinmusic),provedthattalent was more than worthy of attention.

“When Tom Stafford joined us, it really started to gel,” Finster said. “We knew it was going to sound great.”

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WITT WORLD

A Time of Transition Myers Hall Undergoes Transformation Through the Years

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ne hundred and sixty years ago, oneman’svisionbecameareality on a hilltop in Springfield, Ohio, and a college was founded.

Instruction began in a nearby church as the forest on the hilltop was cleared, and the “first college building was erected with students and faculty contributing their labor,” according to A History of Wittenberg College (1845-1945) by Harold H. Lentz. On Sept. 1, 1846, the board of directors met for the first time on the college site.

The college catalog carried a picture of a large Greek revival structure, but when students arrived on campus they found“one wing of the college building

erectedbutunfinishedandpresentingan extremelybaldandungainlyappearance.”

Withtheexcavationofthesitecompleted and the walls just a few feet above the ground, funds were exhausted.

Work resumed in 1850, and both the stone and lime used in construction came from limestone rock quarried at the southwest corner of campus. At a cost of $28,000, the building, originally named Recitation Hall, housed the college by December of 1851. Clearing the trees in front of the imposing fivestory building made it visible from the village of Springfield. Three years later a fire destroyed the cupola and damaged the roof.

COURTESY OF WILLIAM A. KINNISON

A photo of this oil painting by A. Linaweaver of Enon, Ohio, a student of the Wittenberg Preparatory School from 1872-1874, was discovered during research for President Emeritus William A. Kinnison’s new book tentatively titled Wittenberg: An American College.

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The exterior was first painted in 1866, and a slate roof, stone steps and platform were added. The college continued to growbeyondtheboundsofthebuilding, and 20 years later a new Recitation Hall was built to the southwest. The first building,nowcalledWittenberg,became the men’s dormitory with a dining hall and kitchen.

Years of improvements began in the 1880s, including the building of a new cupola, the installation of a telephone, running water, sanitary equipment and shower baths. New window sashes, and two hallways with new floors and new stairwayswereaddedalongwithelectricity and steam heat. By 1902, the cost of the improvements totaled $3,134.57, which raised the room rent from $7.50 to $9 per year, andWittenberg became known as Old Wittenberg.

A gift from Francis E. and Philip A. MyersofAshland,Ohio,broughtchanges in 1916 that included fresh paint, inside and out, and new floors. Pillars and a portico added to the front façade completedtheGreekrevivalarchitectural design,andacafeteriaopenedonthefirst floor. The building was dedicated Myers Hall in their honor during the annual homecoming celebration that year.

The Student Union was added 30 years later asWittenberg moved into the modernera,andin1958thebuildingwas again completely remodeled. Another renovation is currently underway of Myers Hall thus beginning a new chapter in the building’s historic story for future generations to write. n — Phyllis Eberts ’00

TIGER SPORTS

Dreaming Big Crew Club Member Looks to Compete in Olympics

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antsy when I’m sitting in class, thinking about going to row, getting out onto the water. It’s been a great opportunity for me personally, and it’s been a lot of fun being a part of the team.”

After a couple of years commuting to a training location on the Scioto River owned by the Greater Columbus Rowing Association (GCRA), theWittenberg crew team found a home at Lake Lagonda in Buck Creek State Park in Springfield.

Davis trains two hours per day, six days per week, year-round, rowing for both the GCRA and Wittenberg, and this winter, he traveled to three indoor rowing competitions. In Cincinnati on Jan. 30, Davis finished 12th out of 30 rowers in the men’s open division in a competition for Ohio rowers only. Then on Feb. 13, Davis posted his best time ever to finish 101st out of 248 competitors

at the CRASH-B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships in Boston, Mass. CRASH-B stands for Charles River All-Star Has-Beens, an organization of former U.S. Olympic and World Team athletes. The 2005 championship event drewcompetitorsfromaroundtheworld, including current and former world champions and Olympians.

Although rowing is still in its infancy at Wittenberg, Brian Beckley ’98, assistant director of admission and crew club adviser, is proud of the 30-member team’s accomplishments to date.

“We’ve been extremely resourceful in being able to accomplish what we have in a short amount of time,” he said. “A lot of our success is because of a great collaborative effort by administrators, GCRA officials at Buck Creek and motivated students like Brian Davis.” n

CLAYTON SIMONS ‘08

spsychologymajorBrianDavis’05 watchedthe2004AthensSummer Olympicsontelevision,hehadthe same reaction as so many other viewers.

“I could do that,” he thought.

Unlike most people, however, Davis is doing something about it. A member of the Wittenberg crew team, a club sport organization on campus since 2001, Davis is training long hours, competing in national events and daring to dream of participating in the world’s biggest sports spectacle, held once every four years with representation from hundreds of nations.

Upon graduation, Davis plans to head east – possibly Philadelphia or Boston, where the sport of rowing is extremely popular – and join a crew club team focused on developing the skills of worldclass rowers. Several U.S. national team members competing in rowing in Athens followed a similar path.

Originally,theWadsworth,Ohio,native intended to pursue an intercollegiate footballcareerafterenjoyingsomesuccess on the high school gridiron before discovering the Wittenberg crew team – and the sport that would become his passion.

Founded in 2001 by former students Kim Jackson ’04 and Jen Lykens Schnacke ’04, the crew club began competing in regattas during the 2001-02 school year.

Thewomen’steamwasorganizedfirst,and themen’steam,includingthen-freshman Davis, started up in spring 2002.

“From the very first practice, I just kind of fell in love with it,” Davis said. “I get

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TIGER SPORTS

Athletes Earn NCAC Postseason Awards

ROBERT GANTT

Daniel Russ ’06 became Wittenberg’s first NCAC Player of the Y ear since Ryan Taylor in 2001.

The winter sports season reaped North Coast Athletic Conference postseason awards for 15 student-athletes. Men’s basketball post Daniel Russ ’06 was named Player of theYear, and men’s track standout Joe Rumschlag ’05 was named Indoor Field Events Athlete of the Year for the second time in his career.

Russ was the Tigers’ lone selection on the men’s basketball first-team all-conference list after leading Wittenberg to a 25-4 overall record and a mark of 14-2 in the NCAC regular season, good for second place. Wing Andy Bucheit ’05, the team’s top three-point shooter and third-leading scorer, and post Dane Borchers ’06, who led the Tigers in scoring and rebounding, earned second-team All-NCAC nods for the first collegiate postseason honors of their respective careers.

The Tiger women’s basketball team finished with a record of 17-10, including a mark of 12-4 in the NCAC regular season, good for a second-place tie. Post Kathy Hittle ’07, the team leader in scoring and rebounding, claimed second-team All-NCAC honors, and guard Emilie Schmid ’05, second in both categories, was placed on the honorable mention list.

In track and field, Rumschlag took All-NCAC honors with second-place finishes in the 200 meters and the triple jump and a first-place finish in the long jump for the third straight year. With a remarkable 23 All-NCAC honors between indoor and outdoor championships, Rumschlag was the only member of theTiger men’s team to earn an individual all-conference designation in the indoor meet. He was joined on All-NCAC relay events by Gregg Carter ’06, Sean Gouch ’08 and Lamarr Lewis ’05 in the 800-meter relay and Mike Echols ’08, Gouch and Lewis in the 1600-meter relay.

On the women’s side, Nicole Bailey ’08 was outstanding in her first conference championship event, taking first place in two events and second in another. Michelle Kyle ’08 also reached All-NCAC status with a third-place finish in the high jump.

In swimming and diving, the men were represented on the All-NCAC rolls by Cody Nicely ’07, who placed third in the 3-meter diving event. For the women, Becca Searcy ’06 and Betany Yeakley ’06 both took top three finishes for All-NCAC honors. Searcy went on to earn honorable mention All-America honors in the 1650-yard freestyle. n

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peers as a team captain two straight years.

Interestingly, Kuser earned her allregion designations at three different positions during her four years as a Buckeye.ShealsohelpedleadOhioState to the program’s first Big Ten regular seasonandtournamentchampionships in 2001 and its second appearance ever in the NCAA Division I Tournament.

The Buckeyes were ranked in the top five throughout the 2001 season before falling in the national tourney to perennial powerhouse Virginia.

Kuser’sfirstcoachingexperiencecame at Kenyon in the 2002-03 school year.

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Wittenberg University has hired Diana Kuser as its new field hockey head coach, replacing Kiki Chesterton, who resigned in December.

Kuser was an assistant coach in 2004 at Kenyon College, where she helped the Ladies to a second-place finish in the NCAC regular season standings and a 14-5 overall record, tying the school record for wins in a season. Her new team, three-time regular season and tournament championWittenberg, defeated her old team, Kenyon, in the 2004 NCAC Tournament title game.

Originally from Boyertown, Pa., Kuser earned a degree in English from The Ohio State University in 2002. She was a four-time Great Lakes Regional All-American, a three-time All-Big Ten selection and won the respect of her

TIGER SPORTS

Women’s Soccer Team Competes in Europe Division III every year,” said Riker, who will travel with 21 players to Amsterdam, MunichandVenice,andnumerouslocales in between, from Aug. 4-14.

“This trip is also a great opportunity to have all of our returning players really come together as a team both on and off the field.”

The Tigers will play three games, two against local club teams at the training facility adjacent to their hotel in Rosenhein, Germany, a suburb of Munich,andtheotheragainstasquadthat is part of the Bayern Munich Professional Soccer Club system. Bayern Munich is one of the most successful professional teams in all of Europe and a member of the German Bonus League, the highest division of German professional soccer.

Riker, a 1992 graduate of Springfield (Mass.) College, where he was a four-year letterwinnerinmen’slacrosse,saidheplans totakeatriplikethisonceeverythreeyears, the minimum number of years between trips allowed by the NCAA. The goal is to give every student-athlete who makes a four-year commitment to Wittenberg’s women’ssoccerprogramtheopportunity

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Wittenberg women’s soccer Head Coach Norm Riker isn’t in the construction business, but he’s clearly building something very impressive. He isn’t a travel agent, either, but he plans to play one every few years, starting in August 2005 when he leads his team on a 10-day trip through Europe.

“Thisisachancetoplaythesportwelove in a completely different environment,” said Riker, who has a three-year record of 25-26-6 at Wittenberg. “It’s a great opportunity for us to build off last year’s success and create an even tighter bond amongst our players.”

Wittenberg finished 11-4-5 overall in 2004 and 5-3 in the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season, good for third place behind two of the top 15 teams in the nation in the final rankings. The Tigers won the first NCAC Tournament game in school history, but lost 1-0 to perennial powerhouse OhioWesleyan in the tournament title game three nights later.

“This trip is part of bringing the program to another level and paving the way for our team to be one of the top in

Wittenberg’s women’s soccer player Lisa Rusch ‘08 (No. 21) “took off” in her freshman season, earning all-conference and all-region honors.

toexperiencethebestcultural,educational and athletic experiences possible during their collegiate careers. n

Student-Athletes Attend Regional Leadership Conference USA FOTO

Tristan Murray KOEHLER PHOTOGRAPHY

Brady Hively KOEHLER PHOTOGRAPHY

Kristyn Russell

Three Wittenberg University student-athletes and two athletic department administrators attended an NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Regional Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Jan. 21-23.

The student-athletes — Tristan Murray, a junior football player from New Carlisle, Ohio, Brady Hively, a junior men’s soccer player from Baltimore, Ohio, and Kristyn Russell, a junior women’s tennis player from Loveland, Ohio — are all active in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Wittenberg. They were invited to participate in the conference“to discuss opportunities and challenges specific to their division and to prepare student-athletes for leadership in a diverse and dynamic society,”according to the NCAA news release. Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell and Tooti Snider, assistant to the director of athletics and SAAC adviser, joined them at the conference, which exceeded the participants’ expectations.

“This was a great experience for me and our student-athletes,”said Snider, who was an all-conference women’s soccer player at the University of Findlay before graduating in 2001. “Any time we can help our student-athletes improve their leadership abilities and give them an opportunity to interact with student-athletes from other campuses is great.”

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very house has a narrative, a unique story separating it

from the brick, mortar, and wood next door. Waiting in dusty archives and old family letters, this narrative sits. When pieced together it tells a story as extraordinary as the people who lived within its walls. For the Geiger house on Ferncliff Hill, this narrative embodies early family life at Wittenberg College, the movement to free Southern slaves and the acceptance of educated women.

Strong but worn, its walls stand today as a tribute to the remarkable family once calling it home.

by Kevin R. Rose ’03

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Hezekiah

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y the 1850s, the hill overlooking Buck Creek was largely unsettled.

At the time, Springfield was confined wholly to the south of the creek. With the nearest navigable bridge on Limestone Street being two blocks away, the land newly acquired by Hezekiah Geiger was considered wooded countryside. In the rural Wittenberg College campus to the north, trees outnumbered students, and fences were required to keep wandering farm animals out of campus. It is in this wooded terrain overlooking an expanding village that this narrative begins. Hezekiah purchased the land in 1854, though it would be two years until he and his wife Nancy Hartford had the money to begin construction. Finances were always strained for the Geigers, though they embraced hardship for the causes of faith-based education. Graduating in 1846 from Gettysburg, the main Lutheran college in the United States, Hezekiah declined a better offer from his alma mater to help save a struggling Wittenberg College. That same year, after the close of Wittenberg’s first session, two professors abandoned Ezra Keller, the college’s founder and, later, first president, as they feared the struggling college would not survive. Hezekiah was willing to take the risk. At 26, he moved to the rapidly emerging village of Springfield, consenting to a low paying and uncertain future. Nancy’s life was following a similar course. The Xenia Female Academy elected her as its principal teacher in 1850 upon her graduation from the Female Seminary in Steubenville, Ohio. The school charter in Xenia had passed the General Assembly three days before Nancy’s graduation. Within four years, Nancy would move to Springfield and teach in the Presbyterian Female Seminary less than a mile from Wittenberg College.

Considering the demographics and culture of Wittenberg in the 1850s, it is probable that students helped Hezekiah and Nancy build their house, with assistance in craftsmanship work (e.g. windows, stairs and woodwork)

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from area companies. Early layout sketches support, although do not prove, the possibility that Hezekiah designed the house himself utilizing his background in mathematics.

Either way, it was not the work of an architect. Designed in the early Italianate fashion, which is more cubic in massing than later examples, the house resembled other area homes. Hezekiah, then professor of mathematics, had a fascination with geometric designs.

His brother, Andrew, wrote a letter in 1858 congratulating him on the house’s completion and expressing his concerns. “You have such a mathematical taste as to make me fear that you would not be satisfied until [your yard] was laid out in large and small precise squares and circles, ellipses, etc.” He pleads with him to “gratify your taste” in only one small corner “for the sake of your less gifted friends.”

Whatever the layout, the yard was the most cherished aspect of the property. It was here that Nancy and Hezekiah’s seven children would spend their time throughout the warm months. Elizabeth Geiger Hosterman, commonly called Lizzie, depicted the yard as “covered with large oak, walnut and maple trees,” and bordered by a tall white picket fence built by her father. Within the perimeter of the fence, the Geiger’s yard had many distinguishing features. There was a formal garden, which “even the smallest child had an interest and pride because of the aid he gave to form and care for it.” To the north

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of the house was a small apple orchard and produce garden.

Much of the Geiger family’s food grew on the property. They canned about 40 gallons of apple butter each summer, enough to last through winter with remaining jars given as gifts to the neighbors. The entire family helped in the paring and coring of the apples as well as polishing the brass kettle and cleaning the canning jars. The yard provided entertainment as well.

A croquet ground sat to the west of the house “beside two oak trees giving shade and a pear tree.”Wittenberg students, professors and other area children regularly played games of croquet in the Geigers’ yard. “The greatest excitement was when a game was played by well-matched teams, usually students from the college. Such cheering could not be equaled any other place and often too many noisy arguments, sometimes ending in hot words, afterwards changing to laughter.” The Geiger children would also create their own games. Prisoner’s Base, one such game, involved the large trees covering the yard. Each of the children had a tree as their home base, and one massive tree played the role of the prison.

The object was to ‘steal’ others away from their tree and put them into the jail. In the years before radio, activities like these occupied much of the children’s time.

When forced inside during the winter months, the Geiger children would put on charades for the family’s amusement.

The “assembled crowd”on these fun-filled evenings consisted

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of the Geigers and other area children. They would select leaders, divide into teams, and dress in old clothes stored in the Geiger’s attic. Their dress, “shown to no one until they walked across the stage covering or revealing the beauty of the star of the evening,” was a major part of the show.

Parents gathered at the house for the “always original”play, although they were charged a fee for admission.

The Geiger budget stretched as the family grew. As students left for the Civil War, the college’s financial situation worsened, and the Geigers felt the impact. At the end of 1863, the family was forced to sell off three-fourths of an acre to the west of the property as it relied solely on Hezekiah’s income. Supporting five children, Hezekiah’s sister, and father – all living in the house – the family’s means of living was sensible and personal. Nancy birthed two more children by 1868, and the family was forced to build. A northern addition was completed in 1870, moving the kitchen out of the original structure and adding two additional bedrooms on the second floor. The new addition was smaller, eight-foot ceilings rather than 11 foot, and lacked the

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Lizzie 1880 adorning woodwork.Wood shingles covered the roof, rather than slate, and windows were considerably smaller in size, sacrificing light for heat in the winter.

The new addition also moved the house closer to the water well, which was positioned between the residence and barn. Hezekiah built the latter along an alley to the east of the property (now Woodlawn Avenue) before 1859. It would play an important role in the house’s narrative. The barn, a one-story wood structure, was built to accommodate a horse, carriage and sleigh, although its uncharacteristic roles are most significant. As an external structure contained within the Geiger estate, it served as a central recreational area for the Geiger and neighborhood children to play. As the girls were maturing in the 1870s, they transformed the barn into a small kindergarten. Lizzie recounts the experience years later: Of course there were many things to do to get readyfor,weplannedtodecoratethebarewalls.

Such fun we had making these improvements with glue and bright, unusual paper and little pain. All the older children had a hand in these preparations. Chairs had to be found and placed,tableandblackboards,boxesforpencils, dullpointedscissors,hangersforcoatsandhats and other things too numerous to mention. It wastwofullweeksbeforetheschoolbellrangfor thechildrentoassemble.Suchahappylotcould be found no other place. The little girls were dressed in starched dresses with their hair in bright ribbons -­ - the boys looking in at the door as if they were too big to play and yet wanting tocomeinsomuchtheydidn’thavethecourage to leave.

Young children like these were not alone in finding refuge in the barn. Years prior, Nancy Geiger hid runaway slaves in the barn after their lengthy journey from Xenia. Although it is unknown when Nancy started to involve herself with the movement to free southern slaves, one of two beginnings is likely. She may have started working with the

Underground Railroad in Steubenville, Ohio, where she graduated from seminary.

Steubenville, on the Ohio River, was then just across from the pro-slave state of Virginia and active in the movement. If not Steubenville, Nancy became involved with the Railroad in Xenia. Lizzie recalls that Nancy first taught at the “Presbyterian seminary in Xenia, Ohio, which had an underground railroad.”

Xenia and Greene County were known for their involvement in the Railroad and the anti-slavery supporters utilized Nancy’s new northern home to the Railroad’s advantage.

This was very late in the movement, which presumably reached its height for the Geigers during the Civil War as large groups of slaves escaped to the north.

A strong sentiment in opposition to slavery existed at Wittenberg, and even more so within the Geiger family. Hezekiah’s brother Andrew, writing to him three weeks after the first major battle of the Civil War, states this sentiment:

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Perhapsinourpresentformasanationweareto bedestroyed.GodseemstohavegiventheSouth over to strong delusions. No honest and sane man could endorse and fight for the principles of secession.We have long been perplexed as a nation as to the best thing to do with slavery.

We have shunned the issue and compromised.

We have all made ourselves guilty. Now God is showinguswhatistobedonewithit.Wecannot avoid it now.We cannot by questioning excuse ourselves–thecaptivesmustgofreeandperhaps die for our sins – or the South at least shall be engulphed [sic] in a sea redder than the ancient sea of Egypt – a sea of blood.

Although we are unable to hear Hezekiah’s pain about this issue, it speaks through the words of his closest brother. He too felt guilty for shunning the issue. “The captives must go free,” and Nancy and Hezekiah would help those attempting to escape.

During the Civil War, the aiding of fugitive slaves was still dangerous. Severe penalties, supported in the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, were imposed upon any person assisting in a slave’s escape. Nevertheless, there is no evidence the Geigers were overly guarded in their involvement. Lizzie recounts that a woman from Xenia would visit her mother,“accompanied by flocks of negroes, whom mother fed in the yard and often kept overnight in the barn, for which kindness they would fall down and worship her.”

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Nancy’s compassion is apparent.

She boarded and provided for the slaves by making sacrifices in her own household.“If mother’s children sometimes had to go hungry to bed, it was all right, the poor slaves had to have a good supper.” In one instance, Hezekiah did not agree with the concessions his wife was making. Nancy provided a cold slave with one of Hezekiah’s coats without his approval. The slave is said to have accepted the coat, “with many bows, smiles and ‘God bless yous’.”

Hezekiah and Nancy disagreed on her decision as Hezekiah said the coat was his finest. Lizzie recalls that the “incident almost caused a break in our peaceful family… there being no truce in hostilities until old uncle was found and the coat returned.” Nancy disputed Hezekiah “until the last” that the escaping slave was in greater deprivation and could better utilize his coat.

Nancy made similar choices in the management of her household.

When the Wittenberg College Board met in Springfield twice a year, its members would eat at the Geiger House. The children remember the board visits as “lean times” as they would be forced to eat less as a result of the family’s lack of expendable

income. Nancy believed in the causes of religion and supported her husband and Wittenberg by making sacrifices in her own household.

However, she was not a stern woman. During one board visit, Manda, the Geiger’s black paid servant, allowed the children to have some rolls with homemade apple butter. As Lizzie was hiding her roll under the table during prayer, butter spilled out unto Lizzie’s dress and the Geiger’s “rag carpeted floor.” Nancy was compassionate for her children’s sacrifices and did not punish her. “I never remember her voice raised, or a punishment given.”She was a woman of strong spirit and dedication, both of which would be inherited by her children.

Of their seven children, six would graduate from Wittenberg College, including all four girls.

This would have seemed improbable before 1874, as Wittenberg had not made it policy to accept women into the institution. The basis for this change came in two parts, though both hinged on harsh economic conditions. The first involved Wittenberg’s financial situation. In

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June 1874, the faculty reported, “the number of students is much smaller than we had anticipated,” and “proved to be smaller than in previous years.”

The college – always plagued with economic troubles – decided mixed education could diminish its financial plight. “It is certain that the Institution would gain largely in financial support and in the number of students if it were thrown open to women as well as men.” The second part hinged on the financial troubles of the Geiger family. Although Hezekiah was away in June 1874 on a research trip to the Hawaiian Islands, he was key in the proposal. Not only was he the informal head of finance for the college, he was paying for three girls to attend the local female seminary. Alice, the eldest child, was 17 when the board resolved to accept women. It is unlikely that Hezekiah and Nancy could have afforded to graduate all four girls from seminary, thus the need for Wittenberg to accept women.

There was great excitement in the Geiger house on that warm June day. Lizzie recalled, “It was a subject much debated, most bitterly, before the vote was finally taken in the affirmative. When the news reached our home it meant much excitement as the four girls could now have a college education.” Alice entered in the first year with nine other young ladies from the community. In the second year, Lizzie – 15 years old – entered Wittenberg, followed a couple years later by her younger sister Anna. Living at home, the

Geigers worked together at their studies with the help of their parents. After the evening prayer, the children would “all assemble around a round colonial table to prepare lessons for the next day.” They were studying subjects like Latin, Greek, trigonometry, physiology, physics and law.

Most of the females entering in the first few years of open enrollment would not graduate. Of nna the 10 ladies to enter in 1874, only Alice graduated in four years, the first female graduate and first to earn a bachelor of science degree from the institution. In a review of the 1879 graduation ceremony, the class historian noted, “Whether women female graduates in the first decade is [sic] mentally inferior to man we do not know, but we are certain that of open enrollment, the trial of Miss [Alice] Geiger’s recitations were co-education at Wittenberg would have seemed a failure. prepared fully as well as those of From early college board the members of the Class.”

Lizzie challenged this notion of meetings and aiding fugitive slaves inferiority by studying and excelling to Wittenberg’s acceptance of women, it was an exciting 20 years in advanced mathematics when it was the general understanding that at the Geiger House. Now, close the woman’s mind was not capable to 160 years later, the home finds of such. She loved algebra and claims itself at another exciting time in to have helped tutor male students its unique history. After sitting empty for seven forlorn years on the with their studies. As the daughter threshold of demolition, the Geiger of Wittenberg’s first mathematics professor – regarded in one account House, and narrative, are being as the finest mathematician in Ohio revived. Soon this story will begin a – her claim is not only possible, it is new chapter, though the scratches convincing. Lizzie graduated second in the woodwork and worn paths on the floor will embody a story in 1880, followed by Anna in 1883.

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ALUMNI WORLD

Rocky Mountain Alumni Chapter Continues To Impress Since the Rocky Mountain Alumni Chapter (RMAC as local alumni call it) organized an inaugural event in February 2003, local chapter leaders John Ameen ’02, Randy DeMont ’74, Beth White Hester ’92 and Trina Lange Lambert ’84 have hosted some of the most organizedWittenberg alumni activity in the nation.

Spearheaded by DeMont, the chapter has developed annual programming as well as innovative ways to stay connected to their alma mater all the way from Colorado. A game with the Colorado Rockies in 2004 and a family picnic scheduled for the summer of 2005 are among the events sponsored by the RMAC. During the RMAC’s third annual winter celebration in January, the chapter held a silent auction of variousWittenberg items with proceeds benefiting local chapter programming as well as a sizeable contribution to the new fitness center project on Wittenberg’s campus. The newest RMAC leader, John Ameen ’02, said, “One thing I do enjoy about this club

Hosts of the Rocky Mountain Winter Celebration were Bob Kucks ’73, left, Beth White Hester ’92, Trina Lange Lambert ’94 and John Ameen ’02.

Special Alumni Events

April 7

Explore the Skies at the Cleveland Planetarium

April 9

Rocky Mountain Alumni enjoy a Denver Nuggets game

April 13

Cincinnati All-Alumni Happy Hour at Claddagh Irish Pub

April 16

Benjamin Prince Day

May 14

Commencement

June 12

Tokyo Alumni Brunch -Contact: Konomi Yamane, konomi_k.kuchi@hotmail.com

July 9 Rocky Mountain Alumni Picnic at the Park

Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Parents Weekend Oct. 28-30

Homecoming & Reunion Weekend

The Office of Alumni Relations is in the process of organizing events in the followingcities:Boston,PhiladelphiaandSeattle. Formoreinformationorto helpwiththeplanning,contactthealumniofficeatalumni@wittenberg.eduor Mike Wesbecher ’04, assistant director of alumni relations, (937) 327-7428.

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is meeting and spending time with peoplethatreallyhavethesamevalues as me because of their experience at Wittenberg.”

Third generation Wittenberg alumna and chapter leader Beth White Hester ’92 agreed. “Getting to k now alumni from other decades reinforces how solid a place Wittenberg is; consistently, folks have shared experiences and wonderful memories of our magical time [at Wittenberg].”

With its next event, a basketball outing with the Denver Nuggets slated for April 9, the RMAC looks to remain one ofWittenberg’s leading alumnichaptersthankstooutstanding chapter leaders and Rocky Mountain area alumni. n

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Seniors celebrated 100 Days ’til Graduation, hosted by The Office of Alumni Relations and members of the Alumni Association on Feb. 3.Those attending included: Katie Seay ’05 and Mike Budney ’05, far left; Carl Poole ’05, Anne Rogowski ’05 and Taryn Stanton ’05, left; and Johnny Pryor ’94 and Vanessa Denis ’05, above.

Members of the class of 2005 also came out to celebrate Mardi Gras at a Casino Night organized by the senior class officers and the Alumni Office. Natalie Muir ’05, Alwyn Albu ’05, Natalie Metz ’05 and Lauren Metz ’04, left, joined Cornelia Wilson ’05, Kia Armstrong ’05 and Travette Harper ’05, right, at the event.

In less than two hours, the Alumni Board raised more than $32,000 during its annual phonathon for The Wittenberg Fund.

This coming year the Board hopes to focus its time and energy on improving alumni and student connections. Hank Sturges ’73, Randy DeMont ’74 and Chuck Dominick, left, were on hand as were Stacy Rastauskas ’98 and Megan McCann ’93, right.

Rocky Mountain alumni Todd Kilgore ’98, and Brad ’99 and Angela Appleby, left, reunited with friends, including Britt Pearson and son Owen, far right, along with Cheryl Henderson, Randy DeMont ’74 and Jim Henderson ’69, right.

Hostess Georgianna Sterns Albright ’40 and Alumni Relations Director Pat Richmond Benne ’68, left, joined with more than 95 fellow alumni and friends, right, at the annual Seafood Buffet in Sarasota, Fla., March 8.

While in Sarasota, Ken Benne ’68, associate director of advancement and alumni relations, visited with Larry Borst ’26. At age 101, Larry is one of the oldest living “Tigers”having played football under legendary coach Ernie Godfrey in 1922. Larry, who as a student helped to build the original stadium, recently gave a generous gift in support of new Tiger athletic projects, which include the Robert Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness Center, a strength center and a new track and field. If you are interested in more information about these projects, contact Benne via e-mail at kbenne@wittenberg.edu or by phone at (937) 327-6366. n

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CLASS NOTES

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George Hopper, a retired attorney, lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

’34

Fred E. Shelton Jr. is retired and living in Centerville, Ohio.

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David L. Reeves has moved to a new home in Pittsboro, N.C. Martha Peiffer Winkhart, a retired teacher and school counselor, has moved to Eaglewood Village, Springfield, Ohio.

’49

August W. and Carol Wagner Mueller are retired and living in Brooklyn, Mich.

Robert C. Vonachen has moved to Framingham, Mass.

Bob is retired from the Kendall Division of Colgate Palmolive.

’50

Frank E. Parker is the author of the poem, “The Wings of Kitty Hawk,” recently published in the Press Journal, Vero Beach, Fla.

’53

Thomas M. and Mary Louise Neumann BeMiller ’55 live in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tom, a Lutheran pastor, served Lutheran Church of our Risen Lord in Burton, Mich., before becoming senior pastor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jeffersontown from where he retired. He also served on the Synod Council, as secretary of the Synod, and as interim pastor at four parishes.

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James R. Arthur has moved to Lewisville, Texas.

Thomas F. and Barbara Kane Kurth ’59 live in Elkhart, Ind. Tom was recently inducted into the Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame for his 36-year

’54

Nancy McDill Hashim is retired and living in Rockville, Md.

’55

Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 Edwin C. and Nancy White Lewis live in Ames, Iowa.

Edwin has retired from Iowa State University.

’56

Robert A. Houy was an educator in Phoenix, Ariz., before retiring to Sun City, Ariz.

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Lawrence E. and Carole Holmes McCoy ’58 live in 34 Wittenberg Magazine

Springfield, Ohio. Larry has retired from his position as national accounts manager with Inland Paperboard and Packaging. He serves as president of the Clark County Mental Health Foundation and the Springfield Kiwanis Club.

Carole is also retired.

William E. Bill Norman’55 received the Lt. Henry Addison Beckley Award for distinguished service to community, state and nation with an emphasis on military- and aviation-related activities.

Norman played a leading role in establishing and supporting the Marine Corps Junior R.O.T.C. detachment at South High School in Springfield, Ohio, volunteering more than 4,000 hours of classroom time, assisting financially and serving as mentor to many in the 96-student strong unit.

J. Peter and Nancy Sprinkle Pelkonen ’63 have moved to Dayton, Ohio. Peter is a retired Lutheran pastor, and Nancy is a retired nurse.

’59 Janice Wilburn Townsley, Westerville, Ohio, has retired as a first-grade teacher with the Plain Local School District.

’60 Judith Becker Kemp, Tunnel Hill, Ga., is a publisher’s assistant with the Daily Citizen, Dalton, Ga. J. William and Helene Ettlinger Pearch ’61 take interim ministry positions while traveling around the country in their fifth-wheel trailer. They are currently serving St. Paul Lutheran Church in Kodiak, Alaska.

’61 Sandra Anderson Kight, Columbus, Ohio, is an artist with a studio in German Village. She recently participated in Bexley’s Winter Market, an open house organized by the Bexley Area Chamber of Commerce and hosted by the Main Street merchants.

’62 Former member of the Ohio House of Representatives and Greenville, Ohio, businessman G. Jim Buchy will oversee

CLASS NOTES

service as a football coach and 19 years as head track coach at Elkhart and Elkhart Central High Schools. His many honors include being inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Indiana Track Hall of Fame in 2001.

lobbying efforts and member activism programs in a ninestate midwest region as public policy director for the National Federation of Independent Business.

As acting president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, William C. Martin led the organization through a historic governance transition process structured to improve the movement of the USOC through the 21st century. Bill’s picture and story were featured in the August issue of NWA World Traveler, Northwest Airlines’ magazine.

’64 Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 After 32 years with the Central Intelligence Agency, John E. McLaughlin has retired.

An analyst for European and Russian issues before rising to deputy director of central intelligence, he headed the agency during a critical period while a permanent replacement for the retiring former director was found.

’65 Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 Barbara Kettering Neiner, Brook Park, Ohio, has retired from her third-gradeteachingpositionwith the Berea City Schools.

Julie Schauman, an awardwinning gardener, is a deep grief and trauma therapist in Lexington, Mass.

Timothy F. and Janet Albert Waltonen live in Fredericksburg, Va. Tim has received a Ph.D. in modern American literature from George Washington

During a tour of western Ireland, Stan Yoder ’53, right, and wife Maryan met Blair B. Ufer ’05 who was painting a street scene in Ballyvaughan. Ufer was among a group of Wittenberg art students participating in a summer field experience in Ireland last year.

University, Washington, D.C. Jan is assistant dean of admissions, adult programs, with the University of Mary Washington.

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Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30

Mitchell E. and Katherine Hein Ayer live in Katy, Texas. Mitchell, an attorney with Thompson & Knight, Houston, Texas, has been named “Texas Super Lawyer”

by Texas Monthly. Mitchell also serves as chair-elect for the Houston Bar Association Oil, Gas and Mineral law section.

Katy trains Newfoundlands.

Jacqueline McClaran, who lives in Wytham Village, Oxford, United Kingdom, has been appointed director of the faculty development programme at Oxford University Medical School and associate medical director of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust.

’67 The National Bank of Arizona in Phoenix has promoted Cheryl Winkhart Holdraker to senior vice president. Cheryl lives in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Barbara E. Irvine, Ingram, Texas, is president of Driftwood Music Services Co.

WorkForce Software Inc., a provider of enterprise Webbased time management solutions in Livonia, Mich., has announced the appointment of Stanley R. Starkey to the position of vice president of sales. He also serves on the board of advisors for spring 2005 35

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Human Asset Technologies, a leading supplier of employee performance management software.

Elizabeth H. McCann, a deputy attorney general for litigation with the Colorado Attorney General’s Office in Denver, Colo., was a candidate for district attorney – District 2.

’72 Linda J. Buch, a certified personal trainer and co-author of The Commercial Break Workout, has a weekly column featured in The Denver Post and The Alameda Times-Star. She lives in Aurora, Colo.

Jeff Tarbert ’69

Northern Virginia Community College has re-elected Jeffrey J. Tarbert as vice-chair of the N.V.C.C. Board. He represents the City of Falls Church and is senior vice president of American Public Power Association. He is the former mayor of Falls Church and two-term Falls Church School Board chair.

’70 John F. Scheirer, Kensington, Md., has retired from the U.S. Navy after 32 years of combined active and civilian duty in the intelligence arena. He is now serving as a consultant with Northrup Grummann at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

Clarice Engleman Snyder teaches music and serves as a minister of music in Silver Spring, Md.

’71 After 27 years with the Morrow County School District Robert B. Deeter, Hermiston, Ore., retired in June 2004 from his teaching career.

’73 Patricia Sims Hoover is a baccalaureate nursing coordinator with the School of Nursing at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo.

’74 Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 Barton J. Beebe, Eastpointe, Mich., has been installed as the senior pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Sterling Heights. Bart, a voting member of the 2003 assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, held in Milwaukee, Wis., has been elected to serve as a voting member of the 2005 assembly in Orlando, Fla. He also serves as the clergy caucus chair and on the executive board of Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength, a coalition of churches.

B. Jodie Bowman, Ewing, N.J., is a national account executive for the northeast region with Marriott ExecuStay, the corporate housing division of Marriott International Inc. Roger G. and Marian Winter Cotner live in Grand Haven,

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Myldred Jones ’29 Opens Her Heart and Home to Troubled Youth Tucked away amid the hills of southern California sits the small community of Los Alamitos and a small home with not such a small family. Since 1978, Casa Youth Shelter has served as a safe haven for thousands of troubled youth, homeless teenagers and other children in desperate need of help and love thanks to its 95year-old founder Myldred Jones.

“I started Casa Youth Shelter because I had worked a lot with teenagers, and I knew there were many of them out on the street with no place to go,” she said. “Terrible things can happen to a child who’s out on the street for only a few days.”

Prior to founding the shelter, Jones served as a consultant to then California Governor Ronald Reagan, following an illustrious 17year career in the U.S. Navy where she retired as Lt. Commander.

As a consultant, Jones embarked on an 18-month state study of the problems plaguing U.S. youth, and, in 1968, she founded the first adolescent hotline, which has since become a model throughout the United States and internationally.

Despite the success, Jones was still not satisfied, so she sold her home and purchased two lots nearby in order to create Casa Youth Shelter. Jones recalled that the shelter had only one paid staff member and managed to survive that first year thanks in part to her bountiful zucchini garden.

Since then, more than 9,500 youths have spent more than 80,000 nights at the temporary refuge, and 750,000 meals have been served. Counseling services, drug education and art therapy are among Casa’s many services. Jones has also helped more than 35,000 family members through her compassion and commitment.

“Some of the children who have been at Casa and who have gone on to other things have written back to me and told me about their accomplishments,”Jones said.“They really are making a difference.” n —Courtney Galliger ’04

Colby Michael, son of Michelle White Bost ’89 and husband John Stephen Daniel and Michael Alan, twin sons of Robert ’91 Colby Michael Bost and Lisa Cornelius

Colby Bost, 6-11-02

Stephen and Michael Cornelius, 6-10-04

Alexandra Elizabeth, daughter of Valerie Casanova Fletcher ’91 and husband John Zona Rae Evans, daughter of Cristin and John Evans ’92 Anne Adams, daughter of Mark ’92 and Jane Steeves Wainwright ’91

Alexandra Fletcher, 8-13-02

Mich. An attorney for 22 years, Roger is the president of the Loutit District Library Board of Trustees and a member of the Grand Haven Planning Commission, the Grand Haven Board of Review, the Ottawa County Tax Allocation Board, and the Port Sheldon Township Board of Zoning Appeals. He is competing to fill a new Ottawa County 20th Circuit Court judge seat.

Jennifer L. Hoffman, Moorestown, N.J., married Peter J. Gambol, March 20, 2004. Jennifer is a senior information specialist with Nationwide Life Insurance Co. of America.

’75 Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 Dwight M. “Kip” Palmer, Victor, N.Y., is president and

Zona Evans, 5-21-04

the fifth-generation family member to operate Palmer Food Services. He was recently featured in an article in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

’76 Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fort Mill, N.C., recently presented Daniel P. Hanneman in an organ recital as part of a series celebrating the church’s new pipe organ. Daniel, director of music ministry at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lincolnton, N.C., is past dean of the Charlotte chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

’78 Mary Winsley Opanasets, Framingham, Mass., is director

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of development with Lutheran Social Services of New England.

Robin L. Rausch, Silver Spring, Md., is a music librarian with the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Donald R. Rollins and Jenny Deer Lyons were married June 19, 2004. They live in Springfield, Ohio. Donald is employed by Montgomery County, Dayton, Ohio.

Chesterfield, Mo. Jonathan is the vice president of sales with ADA-ES Inc., Littleton, Colo.

Stephen H. and Linda Keck Cordle live in Imperial, Pa. Steve, the pastor of Crossroads United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa., is the author of The Church in Many Houses.

Linda teaches piano privately.

’79 Andrew A. Brandt, Westwood, Mass., and his wife, Angela, announce the birth of Sophia, June 17, 2003.

’80 Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 Jonathan S. and Holly Gobrecht Barr ’81 live in

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Cleveland, Ohio. As a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Ed meets some of his Fiji brothers for golf several times each season.

Karen J. Fish and Andrew J. Schurder exchanged wedding vows Oct. 11, 2003. They live in Vernon Hills, Ill. Carol A. Hertler, Port Royal, Pa., has begun a new call as pastor of Port Royal Lutheran Church and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Nook, Pa. Janet G. Pierce, Bay Village, Ohio, is a principal with Marketing 101 Inc., a full service advertising agency in Cleveland, Ohio. She is also a member of the marketing committee of the Playhouse Square Foundation Board.

’81 G. Charles Dix II, Hartville, Ohio, and his wife, Susan, became the parents of Phoebe Stevens, on June 18, 2004.

Paul A. Hastaba, Brentwood, Tenn., is general sales manager

with WTVF-TV, Nashville, Tenn.

As president of SRO Entertainment, Jeffrey A. Mannies coordinates fundraising events for Cleveland nonprofits, handling everything from invitations and public relations to booking. Jeff, who lives with six cocker spaniels in Lakewood, Ohio, has a vast collection of clothing, jewelry and autographs from Hollywood glitterati.

’82 Merrill Lynch has announced the appointment of David P. Akellian as head of the investment manager client channel within its securities services division. David lives in Wyckoff, N.J. Frederick E. Becker, Watertown, Mass., is with the Cambridge School of Weston.

An associate professor of marketing, Barbara A. Bickart has been named director of the master of business administration program offered

Kappa Delta sisters from the class of 1983 reunited in Conneaut Lake, Pa., last year. They included Allison Rath Garvey, Trish Felker Wade, Jennifer Henfling Parker ‘84, Lisa Sklar Payne, Anne McAnelly Henson, Nancy Mosbrook Gecking, Katie Clark Bishop, Allison Doyle and Lori Laughlin.

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Cheryl DeWyer Lindeman ’71 Encourages High School Students to Think Outside the Box Cheryl DeWyer Lindeman does not just teach science, she revels in it.

“I was probably the geekiest mom around,” Lindeman said. “I walked around with Scientific American magazine.”

That commitment to continuous learning has resulted in an award-winning 33-year career in biology. After graduating from Wittenberg with a degree in biology, Lindeman earned her master’s degree in biology from the University of Akron in 1973, married her husband, Dean, and taught biology classes at community colleges.

While her daughters, Sarah, Kristen ’03 and Allison were young, Lindeman earned her doctorate in higher education administration, environmental science and instructional design from the University of Virginia in 1984.

A year later, Lindeman joined the staff of Central Virginia Governor’s School for Science andTechnology (CVGS) in Lynchburg, Va., where she teaches college biology and research, manages three of the school’s labs and works as the partnership coordinator. She is also involved in the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology, and served as the managing editor and a chapter author for its newly released book, Guiding Student Research: Making Research Happen inYour School.

But it’s Lindeman’s students who continue to inspire her. In all of her classes, she regularly discusses current trends and questions in science with her students, encouraging them to think“out of the box.”Whether it be extracting DNA from strawberries or analyzing micrographs, student-conducted research with the best equipment consistentlydefinesherclassroomexperience.OneofherWittenberg mentors, David Mason, professor of biology, assisted Lindeman in securing her school’s first transmission electron microscope. Her lab also has a scanning electron microscope.

Such dedication to empowering young minds recently earned her the 2004 Virginia Outstanding Biology Teacher Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers.

“I want my students to keep questioning and design good research projects,” Lindeman said. “I’ll be there in Stockholm when they receive their Nobel Prizes.” n —Heather Maurer

Wedding Album Alumni gathered for the wedding of Janet Frye ’70 and Spencer R. Benedict on July 20, 2003. The couple resides in Columbus, Ohio.

Alumni celebrated the wedding of Mark Chubb ’95 and Catherine Brannon on July 12, 2003 in Memphis, Tenn. The couple lives in Memphis.

Colleen Holman ’99 and John Bodin ’00 were married

by Colleen’s roommate, Amy Thompson-Sevimili ’99, on Dec. 20, 2003 in LaFayette, Ohio. The couple lives in Kettering, Ohio.

Jennifer Crumley ’01 married Joseph L. Vito ’01 on Sept. 20, 2003 surrounded by alumni and friends. The couple lives in Springfield.

Alumni gathered for the wedding of Beth Hiner ’01 and Scott Maeder on Nov. 6, 2004 in Lisle, Ill.

Alumni celebrated the wedding of Abby Perin ’01 and Christopher Boyd on Oct. 30, 2004 in Texas.

by the Rutgers University School of Business at Camden in New Jersey. An expert on consumer behavior issues, she is the author of numerous articles in her field. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Consumer Research and the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing. Barbara, who resides in Bryn Mawr, Pa., is the past recipient of the RutgersCamden Provost’s Teaching Excellence Award and the Rutgers University School of Business at Camden Research Award.

Kathleen Vaughn Breitenstein is a leadership coordinator with Financial Service Solutions, Louisville, Ky. Michael E. Carter, director of the Sinclair Community College Fast Forward Center in Dayton, Ohio, assists young people who were unsuccessful in traditional schools to access programs that allow them to gain a high school diploma.

Michael lives in Vandalia, Ohio.

Colleen K. Foegle, Cincinnati, Ohio, was recently promoted to account executive with Thomson Gale’s Public Library, a worldwide provider of print and electronic reference materials.

The Junior League of Akron, Ohio, has announced that Janis Rhea Worley is the recipient of the 2003-04 “Rookie of the Year Award” for her initiative and commitment to volunteerism and the community. Janis, from Hudson, Ohio, is a key volunteer at Old Trail School, public relations chair of the Designer Show House, and organizer of the Junior League cookbook, Beginnings, which was named official cookbook spring 2005 39

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of the City of Akron. She is president of Worleybird Productions.

’83 Liane Gray Starner, an assistant professor of organizational communication, teaches fundamentals of oral communication, integrated marketing communication, organizational communication, instructional training and development, and first year freshmen seminar at Marietta College in Ohio.

’84 Janet Thompson Jackson is an associate professor at the Washburn University of Topeka School of Law in Kansas.

Dow Jones & Co., New York, N.Y., has named Amy L. Wolfcale vice president of corporate communications.

Amy is responsible for all areas of external communications with all business units and departments.

’85 David J. DiPietro, owner of Amherst Cleaning Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., has been elected to his second term as mayor of East Aurora, N.Y.

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Thomas K. Hilgartner, an assistant professor of developmental education at West Virginia State Community and Technical College in Institute, W.Va., was named “Educator of the Year” by the West Virginia Association of Developmental Educators. He resides in Huntington, W.Va., where he raises, shows and breeds pedigreed Maine coon cats.

Alpha Tau Omega brothers from the class of 1985 enjoyed their third annual golf outing in Callaway Gardens in Georgia last year.

They included Andy Shay, Brad Batton, Shaun Roberts, John Morris, Brad Kennan, Bruce Fennis, Jeff Skaff, Scott Collins, Greg Engler, Rob Lear and Tom Speros.

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David G. De Marco ’78 Answers God’s Call David De Marco believes that God can be found in all things.

“All of our choices have a spiritual dimension,”said De Marco ’78, a biology and philosophy major at Wittenberg. “The awareness of God in all things can be cultivated to the point where all of us can become aware of the spiritual dimension of all of our actions.”

De Marco’s career choices reflect this awareness. After graduating from Wittenberg, he earned his medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM) in Toledo.

He then served as an internal medicine resident at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, becoming the internal medicine chief resident in 1987.

In 1988, he became a clinician-educator at Western Reserve Care System in Cleveland. De Marco was also an assistant professor of medicine at NEOUCOM from 1988 to 1991, a clinical-educator at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton and an assistant professor of medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine from 1991-93.

Seeking to combine spirituality and medicine, he became a missionary physician in Latin America on several Indian reservations.

In August 1995, he entered the Society of Jesus, the Jesuit order.

He lived in a Jesuit community in Chicago for two years, exploring the depth of his calling to religious life. He made public vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. De Marco recently earned his master’s degree in medical ethics from Loyola University in 2000.

He also spent two years practicing inner city medicine in Cincinnati and giving retreats to doctors interested in how their faith influences their medical practice. After three years as a full-time divinity student at Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass, De Marco will be ordained as a Jesuit priest in Chicago in June.

“I decided to cooperate with what I felt was God calling me to this life,” said De Marco, who hopes to practice and teach internal medicine in Cincinnati while also offering retreats and spiritual direction to physicians and others. “I sensed that physicians were and are at risk in this country. They are beset by falling morale and —Heather Maurer burnout.” n

Bryan and Emma, son and daughter of Kristin Spiegelberg LaGuardia ’93 Ethan John, son of Allison Kessler Kroft ’95 and husband Brandon

Bryan and Emma LaGuardia

Ethan Kroft, 2-4-04

Anna Kopf, 2-11-04

Anna Patricia, daughter of Erin Fast Kopf ’96 and husband John Andrew Jamilton, adopted son of Erik ’98 and Shelli Turner Clark ’97 Morgan Lily, daughter of Eric Schaefer ’98 and wife Courtney Samuel Charles, son of Maria Rambo Lauricella ’90 and husband Tom

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’86 Steven R. and Heather Rollins Laughman ’87, live in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Steve has been named U.S. automotive industry sector leader for Deloitte & Touche accounting firm. He will oversee all financial advisory work for automotive clients across the country as well as continuing as deputy leader of the global manufacturing practice.

Linda McCabe Silich, owner of Groundworks Landscaping Inc. in East Hampton, N.Y., is a personal trainer who teaches kickboxing and spin.

’87 Richard J. and Kathryn Davis Littler ’88, Downington, Pa., are the parents of a daughter, Alicia Claire, born June 10, 2004.

Morgan Schaefer, 10-5-04

Bartlett S.H. Michel, a member of the technical staff at the Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of California in June 2004. Bartlett also serves as a lieutenant with the U.S. Navy Reserve.

Martha Durham Schweitz, Tigard, Ore., and her husband, Eric, had their third daughter, Diana Kathryn, Dec. 2, 2003.

’88 Kenji Hashiguchi, Ann Arbor, Mich., and his wife, Rebecca, welcomed the birth of Spencer Kane, Feb. 14, 2004. Kenji is a senior parts budget analyst in the lifetime vehicle management division at Nissan North America Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich.

Jeffrey A. and Lisa Rodenburg Totten ’91 live in Bridgewater, N.J. Jeff is a business development manager with

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Allsteel Inc. Lisa has begun a tenure track appointment as assistant professor in the environmental sciences department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

’89 Erin Tyler Aitken, Beverly, Mass., and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of Thomas, April 20, 2002. Erin is a senior account manager with Overseas Adventure Travel, Boston, Mass.

Colby Michael was born to Michelle White Bost and her husband, John, June 11, 2004.

They live in Newmarket, N.H. Anne C. Hutchinson teaches at the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Sharon Kwan Speiser, a homemaker, has moved to Switzerland.

Steven M. Stucky, Springfield, Ohio, wed Deborah L. Brown, Aug. 14, 2004. Steven is a certified public accountant with Arnold, Stuckey and Co. Edward A. Woods, Cincinnati, Ohio, has joined Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel as a vice president and portfolio manager.

’90 Mark C. and Lisa Knepshield Hauser ’92 live in Villa Park, Ill. Mark is a naturalist with Spring Brook Nature Center, Itasca, Ill. Lisa is an assistant director of international services at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Christi Wallace Kilroy coordinates special projects for the City of Vicksburg in Mississippi.

C. Douglas McBride III, Chicago, Ill., and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed the birth of spring 2005 41

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Jackson Noble in 2003. Doug owns Gravity Studios, which produces and engineers rock records.

Cheryl Janson O’Connor, Monclova, Ohio, and her husband, Kevin, celebrated the births of John Eamonn, Jan. 11, 2002, and Abigail Bay, Aug. 2, 2003. Cheryl is a legal counsel with Developers Diversified Realty Corp., Beachwood, Ohio.

David P. Parlato is employed

by Midwest Ultrasound Inc., where he is technical director of the vascular laboratory at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been named chair of the new membership committee with the Society for Vascular Ultrasound.

Eric P. Vendel, Lewis Center, Ohio, is a staff attorney with the Legislative Service Commission, Columbus, Ohio.

’91 Katherine Westgate Blackstock has moved to Fishkill, N.Y., where she is the northeast sales account manager with Stereotaxis Inc., a medical device company in St. Louis, Mo.

Radio Shack Corp. has presented a 2004 National Teacher Award for demonstrating a commitment to academic excellence to Ann I. Brokaw, a science teacher at Rocky River High School in Ohio.

Holly Pratt ’81 Inspires Young and Old with Music Ann J. Brokaw ‘91

Robert D. Cornelius, Rockaway, N.J., and his wife, Lisa, announce the birth of twins, Stephen Daniel and Michael Alan, June 10, 2004.

Valerie Casanova Fletcher, Richmond, Va., and her husband, John, celebrated the birth of Alexandra Elizabeth, Aug. 13, 2002. Valerie is a senior commercial lines underwriter with National Grange Mutual Insurance Co.

Ann Skiver Weld ’86, Diane Mitchell Hefford ’85 and Nancy Olsen King ’85 reunited in Newburyport, Mass., in September 2004.

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When Holly Pratt discovered her mother’s Irish harp in her native Liverpool, N.Y., her parents realized she had experienced love at first sight.

“You can’t keep something like that out of the way of a very young child, so instead of trying, they just gave me lessons,”Pratt recalled.

Since then, she has never stopped studying and performing on the instrument she loves, and she has built a successful career centered around harp performance and teaching.

Following graduation, Pratt earned her master’s in composition at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, where she met two other musicians—a fluist and a cellist. The trio then formed an ensemble known as Lyrica, which quickly found a ready market in the Cincinnati area.

“Our concert repertoire soon expanded to include commissioned worksfromfellowgraduatestudents/composers,andwebroadened our programming to meet needs in the community,”said Pratt, who went on to earn her Ph.D. in musicology from the University of London.

Lyrica, which recently released The Crystal Spring CD, is now a non-profit organization that provides a range of programs.

“We have concerts for churches interested in their history, library andmuseumprograms,seniorsessions,hands-onprogramsforpeople withdisabilities,andschoolprogramsthatgivehands-oninstrumental experience to kids — even in districts where music has been cut from the budget,” Pratt said.

Pratt, herself, also founded Holly’s Harps 14 years ago in response to cuts in school arts education. She travels with her large harp and 30 small ones for kids to use.

“I started formulating all these ideas in my head about using harp to teach basic musical concepts in the regular school classroom. It soon expanded into math and science, history and language arts,” she said.

“For me, it’s all connected, and I try to get those connections into the experience of as many kids (and adults) as possible.” n — Stephen Siek

Wedding Album With alumni all around, Laura Wright ’01 married Keith Coutant ’02 on July 31, 2004. They live in Greenwich, Conn.

Alumni celebrated the wedding of Nicole Atkisson ’02 who married Tyler W. Robarge on May 22, 2004.

The couple lives West Lafayette, Ind.

Amanda Thomas ’02 married Thomas Callicoat on Sept.

25, 2004 in Weaver Chapel at Wittenberg. They reside in Hilliard, Ohio.

Myken Fogt ’00 married Mitchell Edwards on July 17, 2004 in Kansas City, Kan. The couple lives in Eden Prairie, Minn.

Alumni celebrated with Brian Kleinsmith ’92 and Kitty Shao at their wedding on June 5, 2004. They live in Adrian, Mich.

Debbie Lenarz ’02 married Pete Lalli ’02 on June 26, 2004 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Strongsville, Ohio. The couple lives in Parma.

Sue Paxson Garcia, Tacoma, Wash., and her husband, Ramon, are the parents of Ramon Padraig born June 1, 2004. Sue is a freelance court reporter in the Pacific Northwest.

Deborah Wylie Goggins, Downingtown, Pa., is associate director of development at Delaware Valley Friends School, Paoli, Pa. Ellen Shumaker Murphy, Columbus, Ohio, and her husband, Craig, welcomed the birth of Kate, Jan. 26, 2004.

Joel M. and Jennifer Phelps Reimer ’90, live in Dublin, Ohio. Jennifer is director of marketing with the Ross Heart Hospital at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

Joianne Shortz Smith, Mt. Prospect, Ill., is the new vice president of student affairs at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Ill. Beth A. Snowberger, Tanshui Town, Taipei, Taiwan, and Eric Lo Te-hsiu celebrated their marriage Aug. 7, 2004. Beth is an instructor of English at Ming Chuan University.

’92 Sean P. Burke, Arlington, Va., coaches the W.T. Woodson High School girls’ soccer team, which won the Virginia AAA state championship.

Jennifer Fenn Doherty, Fairfield, Conn., and her husband, James, announce the birth of Sean Richard “Jack,” Feb. 6, 2004.

On May 15, 2004, Emily A. Eberhart and Keith D. McCormick were united in

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marriage. They live in South Lyon, Mich.

John H. Evans, Chicago, Ill., and his wife, Cristin, celebrated the birth of Zona Rae, May 21, 2004.

Kimberly Hazel Henderson, Aurora, Ohio, and her husband, Rob, welcomed the birth of Aiden Robert, May 11, 2004.

Kim teaches fourth through sixth grades with the Aurora City Schools.

David W. Iglehart, West Warwick, R.I., is a territory manager with Surgi-Care Inc., Waltham, Mass.

Sarah Rives Johnson, Louisville, Ky., and her husband, Vince, are the parents of Ryan, born April 15, 2004.

Brian D. Kleinsmith and Kitty Shao exchanged wedding vows June 5, 2004. They live in Adrian, Mich.

Jennifer Earnst Simpson, Medway, Mass., and her husband, Jeffrey, had a son, Bennett Coleman, Oct. 15, 2003.

Christopher A. Thompson and Tricia Strong were married June 6, 2004. Chris is a special

education teacher with the Buncombe County Schools, Asheville, N.C.

Texas, is president of Dynamic Infusion Therapy, McKinney, Texas.

Mark H. III and Jane Steeves Wainwright ’91, Seattle, Wash., announce the arrival of Anne Adams, June 17, 2004. Mark is a marketing manager with GGLO, an architecture firm.

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Lara S. Peirce, Park City, Utah, and Peter S. Rude were married April 3, 2004. Laura, who received her M.Ed. in 2002 from Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah, is a special education teacher at Ecker Hill Middle School with the Park City School District.

Michael P. Auerbach, Marblehead, Mass., and Tonia J. Truax were united in marriage Aug. 21, 2004.

Michael is the chief of staff of the committee on taxation with the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Boston, Mass.

Dean E. Smith, Owatonna, Minn., and his wife, Bridget, welcomed the births of Cheryl Katherine, Feb. 19, 2003, and David Joseph, Sept. 6, 2004. Dean is pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Justin B. DeSalvo, Englewood, N.J., teaches shukokai martial artsandcompetesinternationally.

J. Bradley Ewald, Arlinton, Mass., is a systems analyst with the John Hancock Companies, Boston, Mass.

Kristin Spiegelberg LaGuardia, Strongsville, Ohio, and her husband, Greg, celebrated the birth of Bryan Thomas, March 4, 2004. Kristin teaches mathematics at Cuyahoga Community College.

Scott E. Lawson, Dallas,

Delta Gamma sisters from the class of 1994 gathered for their own 10-year runion in Louisville, Ky., in July 2004. They included Amy Wiley Vig, Sara Chesher Hirka, Maggie Gilliam Hoffman, Diane Kelly Wetherton, Heather Owen Brame, JJ Westervelt Perrine, Jenni Jones Leonard and Heidi Rudolph Bickman.

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’94 Michele Holdash Birgy, Boardman, Ohio, and her husband, Greg, celebrated the adoption of Celia Lee, Jan. 29, 2003.

Sheryl Matthews Crowell, Rockford, Ill., and her husband, David, are the parents of Alexander David, born Sept.

16, 2004. Sheryl is a senior vice president with the Mount Morris Savings and Loan.

David H. and Anne Lingwall Harnett ’95, Greenwood Village, Colo., had a daughter, Brynn Margaret, March 21, 2003. Dave is senior systems manager with MCI. Anne is director of marketing with Colorado One Mortgage.

Michael K. Hollar, Washington, D.C., and his wife, Ivanna, announce the birth of twins, Vasco and Justine, July 15, 2004. Mike, who is an economist for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, received his Ph.D. in economics from

George Washington University in August 2004.

S. Matthew Young serves as vicar of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newport, Ky.

’95 Class Reunion, Homecoming/ Reunion Weekend, Oct. 28-30 Mark S. Chubb and Catherine Brannon exchanged wedding vows July 12, 2003. They live in Memphis, Tenn.

Jackson Barclay was born July 16, 2003 to Kristen Neubauer Coyle, Columbia, Mo., and her husband, Rob. Rita Vance Franchi, Summerville, S.C., and her husband, Brad, announce the arrival of Brian, Feb. 11, 2004.

Rita is an elementary teacher.

The West Michigan Whitecaps Professional Baseball Corp. has promoted Michael K. “Mickey” Graham to marketing manager for the Whitecaps and Berlin Raceway.

He will oversee promotions as well as develop and implement marketing plans for both venues. He lives in Marne, Mich.

Scott H. and Kathleen Leigh Hooker ’93 announce the birth of Charlotte, Aug. 1, 2004.

They live in Hudson, Ohio.

Allison Kessler Kroft, Chestertown, Ind., and her husband, Brandon, celebrated the birth of Ethan John, Feb. 4, 2004.

Kimberly Slinde Lemme, Denver, Colo, and her husband, Matt, welcomed the birth of Lillian Lucille, March 1, 2004.

Kimberly, who received her

Ashley E. Patterson, Palm Desert, Calif., and Geoff Hayball celebrated their marriage April 3, 2004. Ashley teaches second grade.

Ryan James was born April 28, 2004 to Rebecca Murphy O’Connor and her husband, Jim. They live in Mystic, Conn.

Rebecca is a senior research associate with Pfizer.

Matt Kull ’02 Educates Through Service When Matt Kull ’02 was a student, a professor laid the groundwork for the beginning of Kull’s career.

“Dr. Jim Huffman sparked my interest in social justice issues,”said Kull, a history major. “I realized that I could make a positive change in the world around me.”

At the end of his senior year, he applied to Teach for America, an organization that works to eliminate educational inequity in the United States.

“Where a child is born too often determines his or her educational and, in turn, life prospects,” said Kull, who spoke to Wittenberg students and faculty in late January.

“Teach for America is building the movement to address this injusticebycallinguponrecentcollegegraduatestocommittwoyears to teach in urban and rural public schools and to become lifelong advocates for change.”

Kull taught fourth and fifth grades at Ruleville Central Elementary School in the Mississippi Delta. Some of his students moved ahead 1-1/2 grade levels.

“My school was a low-performing school,” Kull said. “At first, we did not have access to up-to-date textbooks or chapter books. As we gained access, we saw an increase in the students’desire to read more of those books.”

By June 2004, Kull was named the program director for Teach for America in South Dakota, where he oversees 17 corps members serving students in public and tribal schools on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Indian Reservations in southwestern South Dakota.

“I still have a collective impact on the education system as a whole,” said Kull, who is currently conducting a book drive for the schools in his area.“I provide on-going professional development to our corps members,recruitrecentcollegegraduatesandselectincomingcorps members.”

Kull plans to study fund-raising or education policy in graduate school upon completion of his time with Teach For America. n —Heather Maurer

Emily Simenson Stow is an assistant professor of Spanish in the modern and classical languages and cultures at Georgetown College in Kentucky.

Daniel W. Weed has moved to Indianapolis, Ind., where he is a radiation oncologist with the Cancer Care Group.

’96 Christopher A. Aretz, Jeannette, Pa., is an analyst of finance and performance management with Allegheny Energy, Greensburg, Pa. Michael J. Callaghan, New York, N.Y., wed Tiffany A. Duques, Aug. 7, 2004.

Michael is a sales executive with RemitPro Corp., a financial software and services business.

Kristen Marquard Dial, Indianapolis, Ind., and her husband, Greg, welcomed the birth of Andrew Joseph, July 1, 2004. Kristen is a medical information associate with Eli Lilly Co. BrettAnitra Gilbert is an assistant professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Erin Fast Kopf, New Albany, Ohio, and her husband, John, announce the birth of Anna Patricia, Feb. 11, 2004.

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Clay M. and Stacie Rivard Pedigo ’98 announce the arrival of Mia Grace, Nov. 9, 2003. Clay is the assistant superintendent at Brooklawn Country Club, Fairfield, Conn. Stacie received her master’s degree in education from the University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, in December 2003. She teaches third grade with the Norwalk Public Schools. Clay and Stacie live in Huntington, Conn.

Tracy Monegan Rice is a geologist/ecologist with Terraqueous Management & Research Group, Robesonia, Pa. On June 26, 2004, David H. Thomas married Lauren Bowden. David is a criminal defense attorney with the R. William Meeks Co., LPA, in Columbus, Ohio.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has named Lisa White Thomas as a recipient of the 2004 A.A.C.A.P. Presidential Scholars Award. Lisa, a PGY-IV fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, spring 2005 45

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M.A. in international political economy and development in June 2004, is an international business consultant with the Manhattan Strategy Group.

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Pa., received the award in recognition of specialized competence in the area of research.

University in August 2002, is a psychologist at The Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents.

The marriage of Kerith E. Wilson to Joseph C. Lijewski took place June 26, 2004. They reside in Hudson, Wis. Keri is a family practice physician with the Medical Clinic of River Falls in Wisconsin.

Bethany Heeg Gray, Dublin, Ohio, is a co-manager/ education consultant/writer with Site-Master Internet systems LLC. She is pursuing her master’s degree in American studies.

Jeremiah B. Windle, Springfield, Ohio, and his wife, Melissa, are the parents of Keegan Thomas, born in 2002. Jeremiah, a paint quality engineer at International Truck and Engine Corp., serves as an assistant football coach at Catholic Central High School.

Horton H. Hobbs IV is the executive director for the Center City Association in Springfield, Ohio.

’97 David A. Brown, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, is an assistant vice president/district manager with Fifth Third Bank, Columbus, Ohio.

Meghan M. Eberle, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Matthew Galluzzo were united in marriage June 30, 2004. Meghan, who received her Psy.D. in clinical psychology from Xavier

Malissa Mackey, Southfield, Mich., was invited by the Campus Crusade for Christ to participate in the first Global Women’s Leadership Forum in March 2004 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Jean E. Pretz and Joel C. Janisewski were married Sept. 27, 2003. They live in Bloomington, Ill., where Jean is an assistant professor of psychology at Illinois Wesleyan University. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University on May 24, 2004 in New Haven, Conn.

The families of Kevin and Kris Nelson Ellis ’88, Earl ’87 and Laura Davidson Saito ’88, Rich ’87 and Nancy Cleary Tarapchak ’88, Stephanie Rath DiGena, ’88 and Kelli McCormick ’88 reunited in Corolla, N.C.

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Sarah E. Schmidt, Littleton, Colo., and Jon R. Jacquin exchanged wedding vows June 28, 2003. Sarah is a senior financial analyst with the Moen Corp.

Derek C. Hansen, Delray Beach, Fla., is a national sales manager with BarCharts Inc. Erin Williamson Longaberger, Worthington, Ohio, graduated from The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine in the spring of 2004.

Rachel Deehr Malone, Elk Grove, Calif., is a community support facilitator with Creative Living Options, Sacramento, Calif.

Sarah E. Schmidt ’97

’98 Erik J. and Shelli Turner Clark ’97 celebrated the adoption of Andrew Jamilton born on Jan. 10, 2004. They live in Columbus, Ohio. Erik is a law clerk to Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Shelli is an attorney with Taft, Stettinius, Hollister LLP. Amy Tuttle Fent, Springfield, Ohio, and her husband, Roger, welcomed the birth of Jordan Roger, May 19, 2004. Amy is a fiscal administrator with OIC of Clark County.

Dominick James was born Jan. 11, 2004 to Dennis J. and Kelly Walter Frost of Tokyo, Japan. Dennis was awarded a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to complete his dissertation in Tokyo, Japan. Kelly received her master’s degree in library and information science in August 2003 from Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, N.Y.

Robert F. Manning is a fixed income portfolio manager with Banc One Investment, Columbus, Ohio.

Matthew M. McKinnon, Fairlawn, Ohio, is a tax manager with Cohen & Co. Ltd., Akron, Ohio.

Eric S. Schaefer, Winston-Salem, N.C., and his wife, Courtney, are the parents of Morgan Lily, born Oct. 5, 2004. Eric is serving his second year of an internal medicineresidencyatWakeForest Baptist Medical Center.

’99 Matthew A. and Elizabeth Hagen Beversdorf ’01, have moved to Mesa, Ariz. Matthew received his master’s degree in environmental science from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in May 2004.

He is a hydrologist with the Arizona Department of Water Resources, Phoenix, Ariz. Also in May 2004, Beth received her master’s degree in biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in riparian ecology.

Shawn P. Burton, who in May 2004 received his J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law in Ohio, is

David L. Annett, Cincinnati, Ohio, is director of the youth and young adult ministry at Knox Presbyterian Church.

Sara T. Bornick is a graphic designer with Central Ohio Graphics, Columbus, Ohio.

Shuly Cawood ’91, left, and Jenny Robb ’91 reunited in San Francisco, Calif., last year.

associated with Dinsmore & Shohl, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sidney Reagan, Aug. 27, 2004.

They live in Columbus, Ohio.

Charles J. Carlise Jr., who received his master’s degree in poetry in 2003, is a core lecturer in cultural studies and writing at the Porter College of the University of California in Santa Cruz.

John A. Shumate, Altamonte Springs, Fla., is pursuing his M.B.A. with a specialization in sports management at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla. He is corporate account coordinator with the Orlando Magic.

Nicole Kunkle Elliott, Columbus, Ohio, and her husband, Cory, announce the birth of Gabriel James, July 9, 2003. Nicole has received her teaching licensure from Ashland University.

Yuriy R. Fedkiw serves as a science, technology and health affairs officer at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

Megan M. Goderre is a senior advertising manager with Cincinnati Bell in Ohio.

Carrie E. Jones and Eli Caudill exchanged wedding vows Aug. 14, 2004. They live in Portland, Ore. Jennifer Lietz Rauch, Columbus, Ohio, is a planner with the City of Dublin.

Brock C. and Heather Dahlberg Schmaltz welcomed the birth of

Carrie E. VonDerhaar, Santa Barbara, Calif., who studied at the Brooks Institute of Photography, is the head photographer with Jean-Michel Cousteau and Ocean Futures Society. She does all underwater and topside photography for all of Cousteau’s expeditions around the world. Look for her beautiful images featured in the 2006 PBS series, Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Adventures.

Craig S. Westphal, Arlington, Va., married Jenny M. Walton, Aug. 7, 2004. Craig, who received his Ph.D. in chemistry from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., in May 2004, is a research chemist with DuPont.

Ryan C. Wilkins is a musician in Berea, Ohio.

Shannon P. Casey, an English teacher and cross country coach at The Bellarmine Preparatory School, is pursuing her M.Ed. at the University of Puget Sound.

She lives in Bellevue, Wash.

D. Christopher Fike, Mesa, Ariz., is a case manager with the U.S. Veterans Initiative, Phoenix, Ariz.

Rebecca L. Richards, Seattle, Wash., is a product manager in the life sciences division with Applied Precision, LLC, a biotechnology company in Issaquah, Wash.

Kara M. Schlegel, who earned her doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla., is serving her residency in Springfield, Mo. Cory J. Winfield and Lindsey M. Schoenfeld were married Sept. 27, 2003. In 2002, Cory received his master’s degree in forensic psychology from Tiffin University in Ohio and is now serving as a police officer with the Marion City Police Dept.

Sarah E. Gibson, North Ridgeville, Ohio, is a workforce manager with Staffing Solutions Enterprises, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Nicole R. Herd is director of guidanceandcollegecounseling at the Munich International School in Starnberg, Germany.

Leigh A. Houston teaches first grade at Saigon South International School in Vietnam.

Cory J. Winfield ’00

’01 Elizabeth J. Barnett, who received her master’s degree in education June 13, 2003 from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, has accepted a position as a resident director there.

Andrea B. Milas ’00

Andrea B. Milas, Columbus, Ohio, wed Michael Mikes, Aug. 7, 2004.

Jennifer E. Crumley and Joseph L. Vito celebrated their marriage Sept. 20, 2003. They live in Springfield, Ohio.

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Norfolk State University. She is a predoctoral intern with Butler University/BehaviorCorp, Indianapolis, Ind. Kathryn D. Grossman and Benjamin J. Matthews were united in marriage April 24, 2004. They live in Arlington, Va. Katy is employed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Ben teaches at the Phillips School for Contemporary Education, a special education school in Annandale, Va., that serves students with severe physical, emotional and learning disabilities.

Kathryn C. Heinmiller serves as a graduate assistant: student leadership training course coordinator while pursuing her Ph.D. in higher, adult and lifelong education at the Michigan State University College of Education, East Lansing, Mich.

The marriage of Jennifer M. Johnson and William R. Wilkinson took place Sept. 4, 2004. They live in Attica, N.Y.

management, insurance coverage, and general liability defense and litigation groups.

Larisa M. Kruze received her master’s degree in student affairs administration from Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., in July 2004. Her research on the impact of study abroad on Indiana University business students’ career goals was published in Frontiers: The International Journal of Study Abroad. Larisa now coordinates study abroad programs in Scotland for the Institute for Study Abroad at Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind. Michelle L. Miller is a child/adolescent therapist and program administrator for an outpatient clinic in Baltimore, Md., while pursuing her Ph.D. in clinical/forensic psychology.

Abigail C. Perin, Sugarland, Texas, married Christopher Boyd, Oct. 30, 2004.

Kelly L. Schneider is a manager with Grizzly Peak Brewing Co., Ann Arbor, Mich.

Jessica Shue, Plain City, Ohio, is a business administrator with Histo Techniques Ltd., Powell, Ohio.

Dana M. Traver and Chad J. Richardson are married and living in Loveland, Ohio.

Ryan P. Kennedy ’01

Ryan P. Kennedy earned a juris doctorate degree from the University of Akron School of Law in Ohio, where he was a member of the Akron Law Review. An associate with Roetzel & Andress, he is a member of the risk

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Laura J. Wright and Keith M. Coutant ’02, were married July 31, 2004. They live in Greenwich, Conn. Laura is an immigration coordinator with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Stamford, Conn. Keith is a financial adviser with Merrill Lynch.

Alexa Petersen ’02 Fights Crime She doesn’t wear a uniform, and she doesn’t patrol the streets, but Alexa Petersen is helping to prevent crime one day at a time.

As a membership associate for the non-profit, bipartisan organization Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Petersen regularly partners with sheriffs, prosecutors, police chiefs and survivors of violent crimes in educating the public and policymakers about the importance of investing in children as a means for preventing crime.

“We keep our members informed on what works to keep kids from becoming criminals, and we release various reports on these researchfindingsandtheirpolicyimplications,”Petersensaid.Shealso coordinates member participation in press events and congressional meetings, and she briefs them on any and all related legislation.

“I am constantly impressed with our members’ commitment to speaking out on the prevention side of law enforcement,” said Petersen, who majored in psychology.“We can stop people from ever turning to crime if we give them adequate support and education when they are young.”

Motivated to work for Fight Crime as a result of Wittenberg’s commitment to community service, and her own interest in public policy and politics, Petersen said she has found the fast pace, the travelingandtheopportunitytomeetleadersfromacrossthecountry to be highly rewarding.

“I have learned so much about children’s policy,” she said. “The research out there is so compelling; one study showed that children not in high-quality pre-kindergarten were 70 percent more likely to commit violent crimes.”

Now in her second year with the Washington, D.C.-based organization, Petersen, who previously worked as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer and interned with Habitat for Humanity, said she plans to continue to work for the betterment of others.

“I love working for an organization whose mission inspires me and where I can make a difference.” n — Karen Gerboth ’93

Elizabeth B. Bradley, Arlington, Va., is an analyst with the Department of Justice, F.B.I., Washington, D.C. Megan L. Buchholtz, Columbus, Ohio, is a student at Capital University School of Nursing.

Christopher J. Connor, Delaware, Ohio, is a study analyst with WIL Research Laboratories Inc., Ashland, Ohio.

Nicole A. Dennis and Andrew J. Hayes exchanged wedding vows Oct. 16, 2004. They live in Springfield, Ohio.

Tricia E. Hendricks is a development associate with Crossroads Fund, a public foundation that gives grants and provides programs for grassrootsorganizationsfighting for social and economic justice in and around Chicago, Ill. Chad S. Mossing, Troy, Ohio, teaches English with the Sidney City Schools.

In May 2004, Karamagi Rujumba received his master’s degree in print journalism from the Columbia University School of Journalism, New

York, N.Y. He is a staff writer with The Toledo Blade in Ohio.

Lisa M. Severino, St. Louis, Mo., is an associate director of site-based programs with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri.

Scott F. Snider, Zanesville, Ohio, received his M.A. from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, in August, 2004. He is a GIS technician II with the Knox County Ohio Map Department in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Jennifer A. Stephenson provides therapy treatment for adult clients with general and severe mental disorders at the Eastway Corp., Dayton, Ohio.

Gillian H. Taylor, Yellow Springs, Ohio, is a development assistant at the Dayton Art Institute.

Amanda L. Thomas, Hilliard, Ohio, and Troy A. Callicoat celebrated their marriage Sept.

25, 2003. Mandie is employed

by International Harvester Employee Credit Union, Springfield, Ohio.

’03 Kristen C. Bailey, Miamisburg, Ohio, is a branch co-manager with the U.S. Bank, Englewood, Ohio.

Kathryn Bringman Baxter is a graduate assistant with the Center for International Programs at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Katie E. Joseph, a statistician with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C., is pursuing graduate studies at George Washington University.

She lives in Arlington, Va. Melissa S. Koenig, Cincinnati, Ohio, teaches at St. Vincent DePaul School in Riverside.

Audra K. Rice is employed by the U.S. Postal Service, London, Ohio.

Matthew W. Steele, who lives in Tokyo, is employed by Honda.

Rebecca L. Wilson and Mike Hellenthal were married Aug. 20, 2004. They live in The Plains, Ohio.

’04 Carter P. Allgood, Colorado Springs, Colo., was a member of the Cody Racing/Pro Cycling bronze medal pursuit team at the Elite National Track Cycling Championships held in Dallas, Texas.

International University, Miami, Fla. Julie M. Berschback, Alexandria, Va., teaches at St. Stephens & St. Agnes Schools.

Jennifer C. Biehl, Des Plaines, Ill., is a resource management aide with the Cook County Forest Preserve.

Erin J. Bonner is with Corporate Research International, Findlay, Ohio.

Erin Beaver Coate is employed in the Dean of Students Office at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. Laura L. Drinkwine, Kettering, Ohio, is employed by the Tecumseh Local School District, New Carlisle, Ohio.

Michelle M. Fritz, Des Plaines, Ill., is associated with Peace Lutheran Church, Lake Zurich, Ill. The marriage of Erin E. Gallager and Brian C. Kuhn took place July 10, 2004. They live in Springfield, Ohio. Erin is employed by the Northeastern Local Schools. Brian is with Starbase, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Fairborn, Ohio.

Brianne L. Barclay is pursuing graduate studies at Florida

Join the Fun! All Alumni Welcome!

HOMECOMING & REUNION WEEKEND

October 28-30, 2005

SPECIAL REUNIONS: 10th - 1995 25th - 1980 30th - 1974/75/76 40th - 1964/65/66 50th - 1955

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Whitney B. Lehman, Aurora, Ill., is associated with Sourcebooks Inc., Naperville, Ill.

Jaime H. Palumbo, Dublin, Ohio, works at Progressive Medical Inc., Westerville, Ohio.

technology services and outsourcing company. He lives in Arlington, Va.

Jennifer L. Lundregan, Columbus, Ohio, is employed by the Hamilton Local Schools, Lockbourne, Ohio.

Kelly L. Riedel, Springfield, Ohio, is at Saville Elementary with the Mad River Local School District in Riverside, Ohio.

Matthew D. Sharp works at Nationwide Insurance, Columbus, Ohio.

Alaina M. Miller is associated with Project Woman, Springfield, Ohio.

Laura D. Russell has begun her duties as assistant director of the Oral Communication Center at Wittenberg.

Alexis M. Miller is with ExecuTrain, Columbus, Ohio.

J. Paul Miller is employed by the Y.M.C.A. of the Suncoast, Palm Harbor, Fla.

Nathaniel J. and Rebekah Hackett Schipper live in Holland, Mich., where Nathaniel is employed by Third Reformed Church.

Corey A. Myers, Dayton, Ohio, is with Enterprise RentA-Truck.

Jason E. Seegert is an analyst with Accenture, a global management consulting,

Elisabeth L. VanHoose and Lucian R. Adams II were married June 12, 2004. They live in Springfield, Ohio, where Elizabeth is employed by Things Remembered.

Peter R. Walker plays forward for the Kentucky Colonels professional basketball team in Louisville, Ky. Haley J. Warden is with Stuff Magazine, New York, N.Y.

Wittenberg offers first alumni tour of italy Stay on the spectacular Italian Riviera in the seaside resort of San Remo. The I talian Riviera renowned for its warm climate and equally warm waters, provides the perfect

Italian Riviera

Optional Excursions available: Monte Carlo, Monaco; Nice, St. Paul De Vence and Grasse, France; A Taste of Ancient Italy; Florence; The Splendor of Tuscany, and more!

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Jeanne Mumma Zigler of Harland, Ind., died April 4, 2004, at her winter residence in Tucson, Ariz. A former teacher and nurse, she served as a medical missionary in India with her husband for nearly 40 years before her retirement.

A member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, she was named in 1999 by the city of Harland, Ind., as “Honorary Citizen of the Year.” Surviving are four daughters, including Carol Zigler Kusserow ’59, a son-in-law, Ralph F. Kusserow ’61S, 12 grandchildren, including Timothy D. Kusserow ’86, and 18 greatgrandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband, Virgil E. Zigler ’22, her father, Aaron K. Mumma 1893, and two brothers, Levi B. Mumma ’20 and David R. Mumma ’31.

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environment for a memorable visit.

From there, enjoy the splendor of Tuscany and the famous spa town of Montecatini. Immerse yourself amid the unspoiled beauty of Tuscany with its shaded olive groves punctuated by tall cypresses, parasol pines and bright green rows of vineyards.

Tuscany

In Memoriam

For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (937) 327-7414.

Mary Hersh Baechler, formerly of Lima, Ohio, and Aiken, S.C., passed away Sept. 18, 2002, in Willoughby, Ohio. In 1966 after 25 years with the Lima Schools, she retired from her first-grade teaching position.

An active member of the Ohio Teachers Retirement Association and Advent Lutheran Church in Mentor, Ohio, she is survived by a daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

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Former resident of South Bend, Ind., Walter D. Oberholtzer died April 14, 2000. A member of Dorm League, he served as a chaplain in North Africa and Italy during World War II. He pastored Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, was a Scottish Rite 32nd degree Mason, and was prominent in the earliest ecumenical dialogues between Catholics and Protestants. He is survived by two sons, W.

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Roxanna Hutchings Altman, Louisville, Ky., passed away Feb. 7, 2004. A homemaker, she is survivedbytwogranddaughters, a grandson and three greatgrandchildren. Preceding her in death was a member of her family, Richard S. Hutchings ’29.

Barclay M. Brandmiller, formerly of Youngstown, Ohio, died June 19, 2004 in Indianapolis, Ind. During World War II, he served as a major with the U.S. Army Medical Corps in New Guinea, the Philippine Islands and Japan. Until his retirement in 1988, he practiced pediatrics in Youngstown, Ohio. He received the Boy Scout’s Silver Beaver Award and was an active member of the community and First Presbyterian Church.

In 1968, the Wittenberg Alumni Association awarded him an Alumni Citation. He is survived by a daughter, Ann Brandmiller Hyer ’63, a son, Barclay Brandmiller ’68, three grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and a sister, Janet Brandmiller Bates ’35.

Preceding him in death was a sister-in-law, Elsie Parsons Brandmiller ’26.

Violette Pflaumer Kline, St. Joe, Ind., died Sept. 13, 2003. An active member of her community, she retired as a school teacher from Riverside School and was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.

Surviving are a daughter, two sons, four grandchildren, a brother, and a niece, Mary Pflaumer Dillon ’67. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Lawrence A. Pflaumer ’26 and Ernest E. Pflaumer ’30, and a sister-in-law, Irene Wente Pflaumer ’29.

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Virginia Rhodes Keck, Hickory, N.C., died May 28, 2004. A member of Chi Omega sorority, she was a homemaker who was an active member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church, a volunteer with numerous community programs, an officer with the Lenoir Rhyne Woman’s Club, and an award-winning gardener. Survivors include her husband, Albert H. Keck Jr. ’31, two daughters, two sons, eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, a brotherin-law, Robert L. Keck ’38, a sister-in-law, Katherine Gehr Jordan ’45, and several nieces and nephews, including John S. Keck ’70 and Kenneth W. ’68 and Nancy Keck Barth ’68. She was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Albert H. Keck Sr. ’41, two sisters-inlaw, Nancy Tulloss Keck 1905 and Charlotte Keck Siewert ’35, two brothers-in-law, Floyd T. Siewert ’32 and Paul E. Keck ’42, and a cousin, Jane Gunderman King ’30.

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Fontelle Pettet Baty, Chardon, Ohio, died Oct. 13, 2003. A member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she was also active as a Sunday School teacher and member of the book club at the Church of the Western Reserve.

She was an elementary school teacher with the Wickliffe and West Geauga School Systems for 35 years, retiring in 1972.

Survivors include a son, two grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren and a sister.

Mae Hartman Cully, Lancaster, Pa., died June 24, 2004. For 10 years she worked as a licensed practical nurse in the nursery at Lancaster General Hospital.

An active member of Grace Lutheran Church for 75 years, she knitted hats, mittens and scarves for needy children through the American Red Cross. Surviving are a son, two daughters, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two brothers.

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Ann Lange Davidson Davis, Ironton, Ohio, passed away March 4, 2002. A former teacher with the Ironton City Schools, she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, First United Methodist Church and the Child Welfare Club. A daughter and two grandchildren survive.

Doris Long Dilworth, formerly of Elyria, Ohio, and Sanford, N.C., died May 24, 2004, in Martinsville, Va. A member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, she was a teacher and high school guidance counselor with the Lorain School District in Ohio before her retirement to North Carolina in 1978. In addition to playing golf and bridge, she enjoyed her service with a number of civic groups and singing in various church choirs throughout the years. Surviving are three children, including Lynn L. Dilworth ’72, eight grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.

Marie Wurtenberger Gourley, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, died July 9, 2004, in Clearwater, Fla. A homemaker, she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, the Presbyterian Church, the Top of the World Chorus, and various other civic and academic organizations.

Two sons, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive. Her husband, Gaylord A. Gourley ’39, predeceased her.

Charles R. Wilke, one of the founders of the department of chemical engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, and a pioneer in the field of biochemical engineering, died Oct. 2, 2003 at his home in El Cerrito, Calif.

The author of more than 150 scholarly papers, he served as a faculty investigator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and as a member of

several advisory and editorial boards. His work was recognized with the highest awards in his profession. A sister survives.

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Robert W. Bohlander, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind. and Nashville, Ind., died March 1, 2004, in Wildwood, Mo. A member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, he served in Australia and New Guinea as a warrant officer with the U.S. Air Force during World War II. The recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Award from Gov. Evan Bayh, he had retired as an agent with TransAmerica Life Insurance Co. His memberships included Bethlehem Lutheran Church, the Quincy Masonic Lodge of Elwood, Ind., the Scottish Rite of Indianapolis and the Chamber of Commerce.

Surviving are a son, four grandchildren, including Jennifer Strattner Wright ’01, a grandson-in-law, Lloyd T. Wright ’01, four sisters, including Frances Bohlander Grieves ’59, and a brother-inlaw, Richard G. Grieves ’60.

Betty Steinbarger Cherry, formerly of Bradenton, Fla., died June 16, 2004 in Garland, Texas. She retired after 34 years from the Manatee County School System as a supervisor of exceptional child education.

Her various memberships included Chi Omega sorority, Christ Episcopal Church, Osceloa Chapter of Daughters of American Revolution, and many civic and professional organizations. Her daughter and two grandchildren survive.

Muriel Lawson Ott, Copiague, N.Y., died July 10, 2004. A dietitian, she served as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Army at various hospitals in the United States, England, France, and Germany during World War II. In 1984, she retired from Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, N.Y., where her concentration was in special diets. Surviving are a spring 2005 51

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daughter, M. Jeanne Ott ’73, two sons, four grandchildren, a sister, and a niece, Deborah R. Allen ’75.

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Audria Pfanner Heeter, a native of Dayton, Ohio, died March 31, 2004, in St. Petersburg, Fla. A kindergarten teacher at St. John’s Lutheran Church Christian Day School in Vandalia, Ohio, before retiring to Florida in 1980, she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and Pass-a-Grille Community Church. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Harriet Heeter Dresher ’67, a son-in-law, Alan R. Dresher ’65, and numerous grandchildren. Preceding her in death were a brother, Luther F. Pfanner ’38, and cousins, Grace Kurtz Schiewetz ’15 and Phillip S. ’32 and Alice Kurtz Schneider ’34.

Henry R. Malowney, San Diego, Calif., died April 16, 2001. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the World War II era, he was a member of the American Bar Association for 50 years. His wife, a daughter, three sons, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive.

Norma Mitchell Marks Seubel, formerly of Mansfield and Wooster, Ohio, died Dec. 23, 2003, in Naples, Fla. A member of Chi Omega sorority, she enjoyed traveling, golfing and playing bridge. While a resident of Bentley Village, she volunteered at the library and the care center. Surviving are a daughter, Barbara Marks Bogner ’68, a son, and five granddaughters. Her first husband, Robert C. Marks ’41, preceded her in death.

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Janet Traub Burhans, Maumee, Ohio, died Aug. 29, 2003.

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Burhans ’76, two grandchildren and a sister. Preceding her in death were a brother, Stanley A. Traub ’54, a sister, Ruth Traub Dunkel ’48, and a niece, Mary A. Bloomhuff ’77.

Henry D. Cook, Toledo, Ohio, died May 12, 2003. Before his retirement in 1991, he was a board certified specialist in internal medicine, practicing in Toledo and serving as director of the department of medicine at the Toledo Hospital from where he received a 50-year award for his dedicated service.

He was a lifetime member of the American College of Physicians, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, the Rotary Club and Hope Lutheran Church. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Pabst Cook ’43, four children, including Gregory D. Cook ’70, Paul S. Cook ’71 and Cathy L. Cook ’75, 12 grandchildren, a brother, a nephew, Howard C. Cook Jr. ’70, and a niece, Susan Cook Thompson ’66.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Cook Maloney ’38, and a brother and sisterin-law, Howard C. Sr. ’39 and Elizabeth Ruch Cook ’41.

Helen Conrad DeHart, Solvang, Calif., died Oct. 12, 2004. An actress, she did radio work, summer stock, played leads in theatres in Hollywood, did many programs for service clubs and appeared in television commercials and on Alfred HitchcockPresents.Shealsohada career in property management.

Three children and eight grandchildren survive. Her parents, R. Dean ’14 and Abbie Keith Conrad ’11, preceded her in death Matthew H. Portz, a veteran aerospace executive who provided a public voice for U.S. defense and space exploration efforts during the Cold War, died March 21, 2004, at his

home in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Following a career that spanned 40 years, he retired in 1986 as director of public affairs for the Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, Calif. A retired U.S. Naval Reserve captain, he was a ship’s officer and naval aviator during World War II and was assigned to the admiral’s staff during the Korean War. A member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he is survived by his wife, three sons, a stepson, a stepdaughter, seven grandchildren, a brother and sister-in-law, Henry G. ’49 and Judith Grube Portz ’50, and numerous cousins, including Phyllis Faris Thomas ’51, Susan Oaklief Mandator ’65, Holly Portz Koiro ’67, Ann Strawn Stafford ’70, James R. ’73 and Barbara Wasson Strawn ’73, Scott G. ’76 and Carol Pfeifer Strawn ’75, Janet Thomas Coringrato ’80, Alison Portz Conrad ’81, and John L. Strawn 2007.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Harvey O. ’13 and Hallie Wright Portz ’35, an aunt and uncle, Clarence A. ’13 and Elizabeth Motschman Portz ’18, and cousins, Francis M. ’09 and Helen Greer Portz ’09, Lorin H. Oaklief ’29, Arthur G. ’38 and Betty Hollinger Portz ’40, Lois Portz Strawn ’42, and R. Greer ’49 and Nancy Alexander Portz ’52.

Kenneth A. Snyder, Sunnyvale, Calif., died June 22, 2004. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, he served with the U.S. Army’s 461st Amphibian Truck Co. in Europe during World War II, landing in Normandy in June 1944. He taught French at several high schools in Minnesota and Illinois before moving to Gunn High School in Palo Alto, Calif., retiring in 1986. Following his retirement, he served as a part-time library technician with NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Surviving are his wife, five children, and a sister and brother-in-law, Albert

E. ’46 and Dorothy Snyder Widner ’44.

Lois Siegel Spielman, formerly of Irwin, Pa., died Jan. 2, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. A former teacher, she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Irwin, Pa., and All Saints Lutheran Church, Worthington, Ohio.

A daughter and a grandson survive. Her husband, John B. Spielman ’41, predeceased her.

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Gladys F. Sherwood passed away Aug. 23, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. She taught in several Ohio school districts before ending her teaching career with the Bexley Public Schools. A member of Phi Delta Gamma, Delta Kappa Gamma, A.A.U.W., and The English Speaking Union, she is survived by two brothers, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews.

Marjorie A. Toothaker, Akron, Ohio, died Aug. 24, 2004.

A member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, the Women’s Board at Akron General Medical Center and Trinity Lutheran Church, she was a long-time employee of Ohio Bell. She was also a maker of professional quality knitting and clothing. There are no known survivors. Her mother, Doris Avery Toothaker ’19, predeceased her.

Jane Smith Wortman Yeager, Largo, Fla., died April 8, 2002.

A former employee of Rike’s Department Store and Dayton Power and Light, she was a homemaker who lived in New York and Ohio before retiring to Florida in 1973. An active member of High Point United Methodist Church and her community, she is survived by two sons, a daughter and a grandson.

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Paul E. Klett, Webster, N.Y., died Jan. 13, 2004. A member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity,

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Herbert E. “Jack” Distelhorst, Springfield, Ohio, died June 21, 2004. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he resigned from the military as a captain with the U.S. Marine Corps following tours of duty on Guam during World War II and the Korean War. He was a teacher and a coach at New Carlisle High School, Hayward Junior High School, and principal at Lagonda Elementary. He served as president of the Springfield Federation of Teachers and Mercy Medical Center Redcoats Auxiliary. Surviving are two daughters, including Nikki Distelhorst Ulliman ’86, a sonin-law, Gerald L. Dickerhoof ’77, four grandchildren, and a sister, Laura Distelhorst Siegfried ’36. His wife, Constance Mantis Distelhorst ’55, preceded him in death.

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Richard O. Kiser, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, died Sept. 27, 2004 in Tucson, Ariz. For his service as a first lieutenant/combat platoon commander with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre of Operation during World War II, he received many awards, including the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart Medal and three major battle stars. He was a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. He became president and general manager of Kiser Glass Co., Springfield, Ohio, a

business he sold when he moved to Tucson. After many years with the golf division of the City of Tucson’s Park and Recreation Dept., he retired in 1985. An active volunteer, he was involved in many veterans’organizations, Trinity Presbyterian Church and the Masons. A nephew, Edward A. Eyhusen ’73, survives. His father, Orville E. Kiser ’20, preceded him in death.

Forest E. Ripley, Marysville, Ohio, died Oct. 4, 2004. He owned and operated Ripley Chevy-Olds from 1959 until his retirement in 1975. A member of the Springfield Masonic Lodge, he loved flying and traveling. Survivors include four sons, six grandchildren, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.

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George B. Hayden, Springfield, Ohio, died Oct. 17, 2004. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and was a retired teacher. He was also a dispatcher at Steel Products Engineering Co. He is survived by his wife, six sons, a daughter, 13 grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.

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George M. Billman ’53S, of Mansfield, Ohio, died Oct. 23, 2004. An ordained minister, he served as pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Lexington, Ohio, for 18 years before retiring in 1981. He also worked as a substitute teacher, a case manager with the Richland County Department of Human Services, an interim pastor for several local churches and as a photographer of sporting events for the Tribune Courier. His memberships included Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and numerous fraternal organizations. He leaves his wife, two sons, including Paul F. Billman ’82, four grandchildren, a sister,

a sister-in-law, Jean Brown Billman ’59, and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death was a brother, Milo M. Billman ’54.

years. Surviving are his wife, Charlotte Olds Hughes ’49, two daughters, two sons, seven grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters.

Donald W. Bowman, Peoria, Ill., died July 21, 2004. A member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. After serving as a manager and vice president with American Standard, Elyria, Ohio, and vice president of the technicare division of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical in Solon, Ohio, he retired in 1993 as the comptroller at Argonaut Great Central Insurance. Following his retirement, he volunteered at the Lakeview Museum and for Habitat for Humanity. He was an active member of Forrest Hill United Methodist Church and his community. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, a son, four grandchildren, and a niece, Elizabeth Bowman Bishop ’85.

A brother, Robert H. Bowman ’56, predeceased him.

Robert N. Kolesar, Blue Ash, Ohio, died Aug. 17, 2004. A member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was a retired vice president and consultant with Kolesar, Kramer, and Myers Agency and was an active member of his community. Survivors include his wife, a son, a daughter, two grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, two sisters and a brother.

Barbara Haid Byerman, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, passed away June 19, 2004, in Palm Harbor, Fla. A member of Kappa Delta sorority, she was an active volunteer in her church and community. She is survived by a daughter, a son, three grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, and a sister-inlaw, Nancy Byerman Faillo ’50.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Joseph F. Byerman ’50, and a brother, Harry F. Haid ’50.

George M. Hughes, Fort Worth, Texas, passed away Sept. 6, 2004. A member of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, he served with the U.S. Navy during World War II and as a lieutenant junior grade in Korea.

An appliance salesman for most of his life with numerous companies, including Philco Ford, Maytag and Rheem Manufacturing, he owned and operated the Book Swap in Richland Hills for the last 27

Blaise E. Kretzschmar ’52 STM, Macomb, Ill., died Sept. 24, 2004. A native of Switzerland, he was an assistant professor of religion at Upsala College, East Orange, N.J., before moving to Macomb, Ill., to serve as a professor of philosophy at Western Illinois University. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Four daughters, a son, a grandchild, two brothers and three sisters survive.

Thomas J. Lindner, Columbus, Ohio, died Oct. 7, 2004. A member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the Catholic Church, he served as a staff sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He worked as an electrical engineer for several major construction companies during his lifetime. He is survived by his wife, Mary Corbin Lindner ’50, a daughter, two grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. A brotherin-law, Donald J. Fasick ’49, preceded him in death.

Anna Taylor Might, Canfield, Ohio, died Sept. 2, 2004. A member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, she was a registered medical technologist in Ohio spring 2005 53

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he retired in 1971 from the U.S. Army after more than 21 years of active service with numerous awards, including the Bronze Star. An ordained Lutheran minister, he served many congregations in Ohio, Virginia and New York before semi-retiringtoserveas associate pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Webster, N.Y. He leaves his wife, two sons, including Thomas E. Klett ’74, a daughter, three grandchildren and a brother.

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for 50 years. An active member of Zion Lutheran Church, she served on the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross of Mahoning Valley, as past president of John W. Davis Elementary School P.T.A., as a troop leader with the Girl Scouts, and was recently installed as president of the Mahoning County Medical Society Alliance. She is survived by her husband, James E. Might ’49, two daughters, including Linda Might Murphy ’79, a son, a brother and a niece, Jodi N. Stooksberry 2005.

Robert G. Taylor, formerly of Beloit, Ohio, passed away June 15, 2003 in Bradenton, Fla. A member of Trinity Baptist Church and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he served in the southwest Pacific with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was the former mayor of Beloit and retired as a supervisor from American Steel Foundries, Alliance, Ohio.

Surviving are his wife, four daughters, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, a sister and a brother.

Formerly from Jesup, Ga., Walter L. Morgan died April 9, 2004 in Seminole, Fla. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific. He was a teacher with the Pinellas County Schools and a member of Anona United Methodist Church and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a sister.

Sigrid K. Warschauer a.k.a.

Knud M. Warschauer, Houston, Texas, died Sept. 21, 2000. During World War II, he served in engineering and antiaircraft battalions with the U.S. Army. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Two brothers, and several nieces and nephews survive.

Russell E. Rakestraw, a respected, longtime attorney who practiced law in Findlay, Ohio, before moving to Port Clinton, Ohio, died July 31, 2004. He held many memberships in his community in addition to local, state and national bar associations. He was also the former city law director for Findlay and a former attorney for the Selective Service System in northwest Ohio. During World War II, he served as a combat infantryman in Europe. A member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, he is survived by his wife, a son, Gregory A. Rakestraw ’71, two daughters, Ann Rakestraw Wydman ’73, and Tamara Rakestraw Lee ’90, a son-in-law, Brian D. Lee ’91, five grandchildren, including Adam E. Rakestraw ’97, a great-granddaughterandasister, Rosemary Rakestraw Pratt ’46.

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fraternity, he served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War. He practiced law for several years in Waynesboro, Va., before becoming a claims specialist with State Farm Insurance Co. He retired in 1999 after 39 years with the company. An avid bridge player and musician, he was an active member of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Surviving are his wife, two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren and a brother.

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Milton S. Hunt Jr., Bend, Ore., died Oct. 12, 2004. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. A minister, he served Lutheran congregations in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana and California, before retiring to Bend, Ore. in 1996 following 39 years of ministry in six congregations. He was an active participant in synod and ministry in the communities in which he served. In his retirement, he initiated the Bethlehem Inn project, a ministry for the homeless and poor of the community. For this work, he received several community recognitions, including the “Distinguished Ministry Award of Parish Pastor” by the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, Calif. His wife, a son and a daughter survive.

Gerald W. Smiley, formerly of Manassas, Va., passed away Sept. 1, 2003, in Woodstock, Va. A member of Phi Mu Delta

John A. Shuttleworth, Palmyra, Va., died June 21, 2003. A member of Dorm League and Grace Episcopal Church, he taught science at Harborfields High School, Greenlawn, N.Y., was an astronomy instructor at Suffolk Community College, and was past division captain, Division 8 W.S.C.G. Auxillary District 5 South Region. His wife, two daughters and two grandchildren survive.

Thomas C. Stephenson ’55B.S. Ed., passed away Aug. 19, 2004 in Fairborn, Ohio. A lifelong educator, teacher and coach, he served at several schools in Ohio before retiring in 1986 from the Fairborn School System. He developed many physical education programs, managed Xenia’s Pinecrest Swim Club, and was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church and several community organizations. Surviving are his wife, three daughters and seven grandchildren.

Glendale H. Zell, Bellefontaine, Ohio, died July 30, 2003. A member of First Lutheran Church and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, he was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was associated with Edward M. McCall Architecture and was active with the Tecumseh Council of Boy Scouts and the Rotary Club. His wife, a son, two daughters, two grandchildren, three brothers and a sister survive.

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James E. Minnoch, Manchester, N.H., died July 13, 2004. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, he served with the intelligence unit of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was an assistant city planner in St. Paul, Minn., a director with a consulting firm in Philadelphia, Pa., a planning director in Manchester, N.H., and was an executive administrator of the Lowell City development authority in Massachusetts. A professor of government at St. Anselm College before becoming New Hampshire state planning director, he was appointed deputy director of the Office of Emergency Management, retiring in 1992. An avid sailor and World War I history buff, he authored two books and numerous articles on these subjects. His wife, a daughter, three grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers survive.

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Donald V. Loverde, ’63S, formerly of New York, N.Y., died Sept. 16, 2004, in Urbana, Ohio. A member of Messiah Lutheran Church, he served as a first lieutenant with the U.S. Air Force. He taught school in Ohio and New York for several years and, after a 25-year career with the HSBC Bank in New York, retired to his hometown of Urbana where he was employed

by Kroger. Several cousins, and numerous nieces and nephews survive.

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Sara A. Martin passed away July 3, 2004 in Springfield, Ohio. She was a member of Theta Gamma Alpha sorority.

A teacher with the Springfield School System at Perrin Woods Elementary School for 34 years, she was named an “Exemplary Employee” by the district in 1992. There are no known survivors.

Carol Shemenske Finlin, Granville, Ohio, died Sept.

2, 2004. A member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and Our Savior Lutheran Church, she was a teacher and a paralegal.

Surviving are her husband, two sons, two daughters, six grandchildren and a brother.

Gordon P. Glink, Fairborn, Ohio, passed away June 6, 2004.

He was an infantry machine gunner in Korea. As a Lutheran pastor, he served three churches during his 34 years of ministry before retiring in 1996 from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.

He held many memberships in church-related organizations and did extensive studies on the Turin Shroud. In his retirement years, he became an adult education teacher in the area of stained glass making at Fairborn High School and Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Survivors include his wife, two sons, a grandson and a brother.

Jerry G. Hockman, Springfield, Ohio, died Sept. 8, 2004. A member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and High Street United Methodist Church, he was an educator at North High School before moving to the Springfield Local Schools where he taught health and physical education, served as cross country and basketball coach, and as athletic director for 19 years until his retirement.

He was also the “Voice of the Tigers” at Wittenberg for many years. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, a son, two grandsons, a brother, two uncles, an aunt, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Allan L. “Duffy” Johnston Jr., Dayton, Ohio, died Aug. 7, 2004. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and served as an officer with the Dayton Rotary Club, Comus, Ye Buz Fuz Club and

the Dayton Boys Choir. During the Vietnam War, he was a staff sergeant with the U.S. Air Force. A principal with The Gem Real Estate Group Inc., he is survived by his wife, his mother, a daughter, a son and two granddaughters.

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Mary Ellen Hart Reeves of Beavercreek, Ohio, passed away July 27, 2004. Her career began in Massachusetts before she moved to Ohio where she taught at Parkwood Elementary School, Beavercreek High School, Miami-Jacobs College, and Sinclair Community College, before retiring from Dunbar High School. She served as treasurer of the local chapter of A.A.R.P. Her husband, a stepdaughter, a step-son and two step-grandchildren survive.

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Marianna Clayton Holm, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, died June 21, 2004, in Bradenton, Fla. She worked as a hairdresser at Wrens Department Store before becoming a teacher in the Springfield School System for 11 years and in Sarasota, Fla., for 15 years. She is survived by her husband, two sons, five grandchildren, two sisters and numerous cousins, including Martha Sendelbach Harris ’45, Walter E. ’45S and Norma Sendelbach Wittman ’46, Richard E. ’50 and Wilma Maurer Werstler ’49, and Jeffrey L. Werstler ’79.

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Hugh B. Nickel, Oakwood, Ohio, passed away Sept. 11, 2004. A member of Peace Lutheran Church and the American Legion, he served with the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was national dealer development manager with the Kubota Tractor Co. Survivors include his wife, two sons, a daughter, two grandchildren, a brother

and a sister. Preceding him in death was an uncle, Raymond L. Nickel ’43.

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Edwin C. Breeze, Atlanta, Ga., died Aug. 31, 2004. After 20 years of service, he retired in 1971 as a chaplain services superintendent with the U.S. Air Force. A member of First United Methodist Church in Conway, S.C., he retired in 1995 as diaconal minister of music after serving for more than 23 years. He was appointed organist emeritus and continued to serve as organist at Trinity United Methodist Church. A member and an officer with many professional and civic organizations, he is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter and three grandchildren.

Richard A. Martzolf, Livonia, Mich., passed away March 20, 2001. An ordained Lutheran minister for 26 years, he served as pastor of Christ Lutheran Church in Detroit and Christ the King Lutheran Church before his retirement in August 2000. He enjoyed computers, traveling, and playing guitar and banjo. Surviving are his wife, his mother, a daughter, two stepsons, two grandchildren and a brother.

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H. Zipp Lang III, who juggled his time to sell gourmet wine and run marathons, died Aug. 15, 2004, in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He was a musical therapist with special needs children in Buffalo, N.Y., before moving to Chicago, Ill., where he worked with a music publisher. He also worked in real estate management before becoming a wine salesman and concentrating on running.

He completed his most recent Boston Marathon in April 2004.

A member of Phi Mu Alpha fraternity, he is survived by his wife, two daughters, his parents and a brother.

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Daniel J. Boorstin, Washington, D.C., passed away Feb. 28, 2004. An honorary member of the Class of 1982, he served as Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987 and was the author of political, cultural and creative history. In 1974, he won the Pulitzer Prize for history for The Americans: the Democratic Experience. He was also the director of the National Museum of History and Technology, senior historian of the Smithsonian Institution and a history professor at the University of Chicago for 25 years. His wife and three sons survive.

John M. Gloxner Jr., Springfield, Ohio, died June 23, 2004. A member of Fellowship Christian Church, he served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. An employee of Wheel Constructors, he formerly acted as controller at Gantner Screw Products Co. Inc. and as an accountant with Cooper Energy ServicesSuperior. His wife, a son, a daughter, five grandchildren, a sister, a sister-in-law and two nephews survive.

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Ida-Mae Conn Fitch, Springfield, Ohio, died July 29, 2004. A licensed social worker, she worked as director of the Union Settlement House, of activities, programs, and volunteers with the Ohio Masonic Home, and of St. John’s Special Needs Programs.

A long-time community activist, she was the recipient of the Springfield Volunteer of the Year Award in 2001. She is survived by her husband, Jaye C. Fitch ’53, five children and numerous foster children.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 13 Unity March

Sponsored by Concerned Black Students

13-17

Mainstage Theatre Production - Picnic

Chakeres Theatre, 8 p.m. Thurs-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun., admission $4

16 Wittenberg Handbell Choir and Wittenberg Singers

Weaver Chapel, 4 p.m.

18 Empty Bowls

105 Shouvlin Center, 4-8 p.m.

17 Faculty Memorial Concert — The Wittenberg Choir

Weaver Chapel, 3 p.m.

18 Wittenberg Flute Choir and Chamber Ensembles

Krieg Hall 300, 8 p.m.

23 Faculty Artist Concert, Chamber Trio plus Trio

Krieg Hall 300, 3 p.m.

24 Gabriele Festival XXIV — Wittenberg Brass Choir Invitational

Weaver Chapel, 3 p.m.

29-30

Senior Dance Concert

Chakeres Theatre, 8 p.m.

30 Witt Fest

May

1 Senior Dance Concert

1 Wittenberg Symphonic Band “Pops” Concert

Wittenberg Opera Studio, May 1

Krieg Hall 300, 8 p.m.

13 Baccalaureate

Krieg Hall, 3 p.m.

1 Wittenberg Opera Studio Scene Performance

Class of 2007

Chakeres Theatre, 2 p.m.

Weaver Chapel, 2:15 p.m.

14 Commencement

Commencement Hollow, 2 p.m.

June

11 Football Golf Outing

Reid Memorial Golf Course, 1 p.m.

KEN RICE

12-14 Volleyball Camp

16-29 Girls’ Soccer Camp

12-17 WISE Academic Camp

Senior Dance Concert, April 29-30

Residential program for high-achieving middle school students; applications due April 15

19-23 Boys’ Basketball Camp

Witt Fest, April 30

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