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echo across half a century D O Y T P E R R Y ’ S N AT I O N A L C H A M P I O N S C R O S S T H E 5 0 - YA R D L I N E
The icemen cometh
1984 National Championship hockey team still legendary
A soaring beacon. A bridge to arts synergy
Wolfe Center celebrates collaboration and creativity in the arts
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riends and alumni returned to campus in April to celebrate the monumental success of BGSU’s Building Dreams
Campaign. The $120 million goal, which was established in 2002, was shattered by $26 million when the campaign ended at the close of the 2008 calendar year. Above, student scholarship recipients were part of the ceremony that acknowledged the campaign’s success. Below honorary co-chairs Bob and Ellen Thompson, and co-chairs Kermit Stroh and Ronald Whitehouse enjoy the celebration; President Carol A. Cartwright acknowledges the support of the BGSU family, and Stroh reflects on the hard work that resulted in the largest private fund-raising effort in northwest Ohio history.
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campaign, which helped establish 540 new scholarships, 13 endowed professorships, two endowed chairs and two teachingexcellence coaching awards. The Sebo
Athletic Center was funded and built, and
funds were raised for the Wolfe Center for
the Arts, the Stroh Center and for numerous other projects and programs to enhance the University experience.
Editor: Amy Prigge Creative Director: Jeff Artz ’92 Assistant Editor: Julie Carle ’78 Photographers: Craig Bell Brad Phalin ’88 Alumni Editor: Joe Bellfy Contributors: Joe Bellfy Bonnie Blankinship Scott Borgelt ’85 Fred Connor Dave Kielmeyer ’88 Elaine Michalak Pat Pencheff Stacy Poca Kathleen Rarey ’76 Production Assistant: Amy West Chief Communications Officer: Kimberly McBroom University Advancement Interim Vice President: Marcia Latta ’83, ’93
Alumni Director: Montique Cotton Kelly ’94, ’04
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2 Cheers from 1959 season echo across half a century Doyt Perry’s national champions cross the 50-yard line 4 The icemen cometh upon 25-year anniversary 1984 National Championship hockey team still legendary 6 A soaring beacon. A bridge to arts synergy Wolfe Center celebrates collaboration and creativity in the arts 10 Living the good life aboard Great Lakes icon BGSU collection helps couple convert scrapped freighter to summer home 12 Life Lessons |
A call for essays
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14 Falcon Frenzy |
Athletic updates
16 The BGScoop |
Campus news and notes
24 Bravo BG |
News from the fine and performing arts
25 Building Dreams | 27 Alumni Links |
Making a difference: University Advancement news
Alumni news and accomplishments
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Cheers from 1959 season echo across D O Y T P E R R Y ’ S N AT I O N A L C H A M P I O N S C R O S S T H E 5 0 - YA R D L I N E As the team bus wound along the dark city streets, it initially appeared that things were relatively quiet on this Saturday night. The Bowling Green football team was completing a long ride home from playing a game at Ohio University, ending a long day and finishing a long season. “We were dead tired–physically and emotionally–and probably half asleep,” says Jack Harbaugh, a member of that 1959 Falcon team. Then the bus entered campus and pulled up in front of the union, and the players were instantly energized by what they saw, Harbaugh recalls. “It was wall-to-wall people–it was an unbelievable moment. It was students, faculty and the people from the town. All of our fans just swarmed us. We had a great season–a championship season–and they wanted to recognize that. With everything I have experienced in my professional life in the 50 years since then, that moment is right up there with the best of them.” Ron Blackledge also was a part of the 1959 Bowling Green team that was voted No. 1 in the final UPI poll of the year, and thus named the “small college” national champion. He says the Falcons had taken over the lead in the poll by defeating topranked Delaware the week before they beat Ohio to finish a perfect 9-0-0.
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“It’s a cliché, but we really did take it one week at a time, and before you knew it, it was late in the season and we were playing the No. 1 team,” Blackledge says. “Then we went to OU and won, and I remember that bus pulling into the union, and what a great feeling it was. It hadn’t really hit us that we were undefeated, and we were the national champs. It was a great ride.” Ed Phillips says that for him and his 1959 teammates, the sum was greater than the total of its parts, thanks to the leadership the Falcon football program received from legendary head coach Doyt Perry. “Doyt had that ability to take good to average athletes and turn them into a very good team,” Phillips says. “We were inspired to win by him and by his way of dealing with people. He made sure we were a team, and he worked hard to make sure nobody got a big head, no matter how many games we won.” Bob Colburn, a quarterback on that national title team, recalls how Perry kept his players grounded throughout the historic season and insulated from any hype. “We never thought we were super-great, and it wasn’t a rah-rah kind of atmosphere in our locker room,” Colburn says. “We said, let’s go do our job, and once we’d won them all, we said OK, we’re national champs. We didn’t have a bunch of great All-Americans, but the chemistry was exactly right.”
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Colburn was the team’s MVP, and running back Bernie Casey likely its best player, but the national crown belonged to everyone associated with Bowling Green football. “I think our success that season was just the combination of a great coaching staff and some outstanding football players who were guys that also just cared about each other, and enjoyed being around each other,” Harbaugh says. “Nobody had an agenda, and nobody had an ego–the coaches saw to that.” Perry’s staff at the time included several men who went on to become head coaches at universities around the country, and Dick Young, who served BGSU, Oklahoma State and Washington State as athletic director.
“We were all very good friends back then, and that’s what it takes,” Harbaugh says. “So few teams are able to accomplish a national championship–it epitomizes camaraderie. We got there because we were like brothers, and that championship connected us for life.” “Probably the greatest legacy my father left is the bond he had with his players and his ability to mold them into a tight unit,” Doyt’s son, Dave Perry, says. “That was the way he coached–a family approach–and in that 1959 season they just put it all together. I was a kid at the time, and those guys were my heroes, and they still are.”
half a century “It was just so many good people assembled there at the time, and that produced a championship environment,” Harbaugh says. “The coaches were high-character individuals. They molded my life, and when I left, I said ‘I want to be like those guys.’” A half-century after they brought the national title home to BGSU, many of the players remain close. Celebrate the 50th anniversary milestone with Dinner at the Doyt! BGSU’s national football championship marks its 50th anniversary in 2009 and we want you to join us. Celebrate with the 1959 national champions, former players, coaches, fans, alumni and community members in Falcon style on the football field. Friday, October 2 Doyt Perry Stadium 7 p.m. Reception with cash bar 7:30 p.m. Dinner Price per person: $60 Register by calling 419-372-2401 Rain site: Tent outside Doyt Perry Stadium Bernie Casey carries the ball.
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upon 25-year 1984 National Championship hockey team still legendary A quarter of a century has slipped by, but in many distant places on the North American continent, in towns like Guelph and Oak Lawn, Rexdale and Medicine Hat, Peterborough and Buffalo Grove, there is no hesitation–the recall is instantaneous. Mention Bowling Green, and you light the lamp–the 1984 hockey national championship is relived yet again. “You think 25 years is a long time ago, and people will just forget about it, but that game still comes up all of the time,” says former Falcon Gino Cavallini, who scored the winning goal in the fourth overtime as Bowling Green defeated the top-ranked University of MinnesotaDuluth 5-4 in the longest championship game in NCAA history. “I remember the pressure just building and building as the game went on, overtime after overtime, and then the incredible feeling of elation and relief
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when it was finally over, and we won. For all the players and coaches, the University, the Bowling Green community, and really for the hockey world as a whole, that is one of those rare moments that everyone seems to remember.” The Falcons felt they were deserving of an invitation to the tournament the year before, but it never came, so they entered the 1984 event on a collective mission. “We were ticked off over getting left out, so we decided there was something to prove,” says Wayne Wilson, a defenseman on the title team. Bowling Green had a 17-game winning streak in the 1983-84 season and posted a regular season record of 30-4-2. A couple of losses in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs damaged the Falcons’ standing, and they were forced to go on the road and face powerful Boston University in the first round of the NCAA.
It took an overtime in the second game of the two-game, total-goals series for BG to defeat Boston and advance to the national semifinals in Lake Placid, where four years earlier the USA Olympic hockey team had shocked the Soviet Union and the world with the “Miracle on Ice” victory. After beating CCHA rival Michigan State 2-1, the Falcons faced Duluth in the championship game and trailed 4-1 early in the third period. “At that point, a lot of people probably thought it was over since we were down three goals, but the season we’d been through prepared us to play under pressure,” says Mike Pikul. “We’d played from behind; we won overtime games, and so in our minds we expected something positive to happen.” Bowling Green got two goals to make it 4-3, then with just 1:47 left in regulation, senior center John Samanski
anniversary scored to tie it. There was no shortage of drama and breath-taking moments as the two teams sparred on through three 10-minute overtimes, and when the game was more than 97 minutes long and deep into the fourth overtime, Dan Kane passed the puck to Cavallini, whose backhand shot found the net and anchored Bowling Green’s place in hockey history. “The great thing about a championship is the way it bonds people together,” Cavallini says. “Over the years, people might forget about records or scores, but you never forget a championship. The brotherhood we formed as teammates at Bowling Green is still very solid. I played professionally for 17 years, but there’s no one in hockey I talk to more than my BG teammates. That team, that championship, that moment– it all just lives on for everyone around the program.”
Father’s bonds passed on More than 25 years ago, there started a bond so strong that it has been passed on to the next generation. One of Falcon athletics’ magical eras linked a group of athletes and coaches whose athletic careers at BGSU overlapped in the early 1980s. Today the connection continues, but the bond is extended to their seven daughters, who all are currently students at BGSU. The close ties between BGSU hockey players Gary Galley, Mike Pikul and Wayne Wilson; hockey assistant coaches Buddy Powers and Terry Flanagan, and soccer coach Gary Palmisano, are the foundation for the incredible “sisterhood” of their daughters. Melissa and Jennifer Pikul, Shaylynn Galley, Stephanie Wilson, Barbara Powers, Katie Flanagan and Caroline Palmisano have known or known of one another their entire lives, but have discovered their friendships transcend their fathers’ relationships. “In the last two years, we have truly become a sisterhood and have been brought together in a way that only the seven of us will ever know,” says Wilson. Choosing BGSU was part of a pact for some of the women. Wilson, Palmisano, Powers and Flanagan were the four who actually shared BG childhood memories with one another. “I wanted to go back ‘home’ for school,” said Palmisano. In addition to following in her father’s footsteps, Jennifer Pikul came to BGSU to be with her older sister, Melissa. “It was a comfortable transition for me,” says Jennifer, who also is close with her dad’s host family The majority of the daughters find “home” in the Ice Arena and hockey rink. “When I’m there I feel like I’m a part of my dad’s legacy,” says Galley. For Flanagan the rink is comforting, but it also holds fond memories. “I can remember as a child going to all the hockey games with my mom and sister and sitting on the top row,” she recalls. Powers says some of her favorite memories at BGSU “have come from my teammates and spending time with the other ‘alumni daughters.’” According to Melissa Pikul, a unifying experience occurred this spring when some of them brainstormed ways to support the hockey program. They designed a T-shirt with the 1984 championship hockey team’s logo, “Never Give Up, Never Surrender,” with proceeds benefiting the hockey program. The $10 T-shirts ($15 if the shirt needs to be shipped) are available by emailing save_falcon_ hockey@hotmail.com. Find more online at magazine.bgsu.edu. BGSU MAGAZINE 5
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As gusty spring breezes blasted through the Bowling Green campus in May, the forces of nature inspired the creators’ vision of the new Wolfe Center for the Arts. “The powerful elements that formed this region–the vast powers of shifting ice and undulating winds–will reflect their beauty and power as the Wolfe Center for the Arts emerges from the landscape,” noted architect Craig Dykers from Snøhetta. Not only was Snøhetta charged with designing a building to house classes in theatre, music, film, digital arts and graphic design, but also to create a socially engaging facility where lively interaction and collaboration thrive. The resulting $40 million, 93,000 square-foot Wolfe Center for the Arts will feature an abundance of natural light and open, welcoming public areas as well as functional work spaces for students and faculty. Gently angled walls will be countered by a tall, vertical tower that will serve as a visual symbol of the collaborative arts on campus. The building will be the first to be completed in the USA by the renowned Norwegian architectural firm. Snøhetta is the recipient of the Mies van der Rohe Prize, Europe’s highest architectural honor, second only to the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Just as the building is uniquely designed to embrace creativity and encourage collaboration across campus, the ceremony to launch the center eschewed traditional shovel-and-hard-hat
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groundbreaking for an immersive “groundbuilding” ceremony where the Saddlemire Student Services Building used to stand. Guests were treated to soaring music from the 60-piece BGSU Wind Symphony, walked among life-size plaster body casts constructed by Arts Village students, and were invited to sing the alma mater along with a 75-member choral ensemble before Dr. Katerina Rüedi Ray, director of the School of Art, said, “Today, you will see no shovels, no foundation stone and no mortar. Instead, we will build new ground, symbolically and literally. Students from the ceramics program have molded old ground–clay–into new ground–the Wolfe Center. Fired and glazed in our ceramic kilns, this new ground will be constructed in front of you.” As students seamlessly combined their individual ceramic pieces to build a likeness of the center, Ray concluded, “The many hands that built this artwork symbolize the true purpose of the building–to serve our students and the collaboration among them.” The facility will be located between the Moore Musical Arts Center and the Fine Arts Center, creating an arts neighborhood on the campus. It will also become the new home of the Department of Theatre and Film and offer the community an exceptional venue in which to see a wide range of performances. “This building has been designed not just to build a bridge
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between disciplines, students and faculty, but to also serve as a bridge from BGSU to the community,” explained Dr. Ronald Shields, chair of the Department of Theatre and Film. “This is a dream come true,” said Mary Wolfe as she and her husband, Frederic, were invited to place the final nameplate piece onto the ceramic model. The Wolfe family provided a $1.5 million leadership gift in support of their belief in the power of the arts and Bowling Green State University. Another major gift, $750,000 from Thomas and Kathleen Donnell, will support the construction of the main theater. The interior amenities will be integrated with the architectural design to provide maximum usability and flexibility, while ensuring the technical needs of a 21st-century performance space. The facility will include a traditional performance stage, black box stage, editing bays, computer labs, classrooms and choral rehearsal room. It is expected to position the University as a leader in the arts. “The Wolfe Center for the Arts will shine a spotlight on the arts–one of BGSU’s centers of excellence,” said Dr. Simon Morgan-Russell, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “The center will embody a sense of energy and creativity.” In his opening remarks, Morgan-Russell noted, “The center will reach far beyond students majoring in theatre, film, art
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Erik Zohn, a junior studying ceramics, agreed with Pipkin, “Right now, arts students are scattered across campus. Not only will this building bring us together into one space, the design of the building is very student-focused–giving us the space, resources and encouragement to work creatively and collaboratively.” “The Wolfe Center for the Arts will serve as a beacon for everyone who visits BGSU, not just our arts students,” explained Dr. Richard Kennell, dean of the College of Musical Arts. “With its distinctive architecture, people will see the building and ask, ‘What is it, what is going on in there?’ and ‘How can I be part of it?’ This curiosity will lead everyone
in our community to engage with the arts. On a deeper level, our students will be inspired to collaborate and find individual and collective expressions of creativity.” “Our communities need a creative and educated population. Access to the arts is an important part of that objective,” said BGSU President Carol A. Cartwright. “Bowling Green State University has been a longtime leader in the arts. This is the next step in BGSU achieving prominence on an international stage.” Terri Carroll ’88
Ribeau makes encore appearance for arts center groundbuilding Bowling Green State University honored former president Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau by naming the outdoor plaza of the Wolfe Center for the Arts for the man who led the institution for 13 years. “If you believe, you can achieve anything,” Ribeau proclaimed as he celebrated the launch of the center. “It is extremely gratifying to be back to see the dream of a new arts center become
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a reality. It is more than I even imagined to also have a plaza with my name included.” As the ninth president of BGSU, serving from 1995 to 2008, Ribeau led the Building Dreams campaign that exceeded its $120 million goal, with about $3 million helping to fund the arts center. Ribeau was known for his commitment to the arts and as “more an artist than
a boss” himself in his leadership style, longtime BGSU Trustee Mike Marsh said. Ribeau’s closing remarks captured his passion as he said, “By working together collaboratively and valuing each individual, we can make extraordinary differences at Bowling Green State University, the region, the state and the world.”
Seattle arts advocate promotes poetry as catalyst for enlightened government Coffeehouses are a common venue for poetry readings. City halls? Not so much. So when Brendan Regan ’98 was invited to read one of his poems at a Seattle city council meeting in 2007, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Neither was the audience. They had come with their own agendas, ready to debate and discuss city issues. “The audience was fired up and anxious to speak about issues on the docket,” says Regan, a Seattle online marketing consultant. “They were totally surprised to hear the meeting open with a poem.” Equally surprising to Regan was the fortuitous meeting of the creator of the council’s poetry program, Nick Licata ’69, Seattle City Council member. It was the first time the two BGSU alumni, both Seattle transplants, had met. For Licata, poetry and city council–and government for that matter–go hand in hand. A longtime supporter of the arts, Licata created the Words’ Worth Poetry Readings when he was elected to city council, believing that “the personal insight of poetry has the power to enlighten the routine of government.” In the past seven years, more than 140 area poets have read original works at Seattle’s city council meetings. A guest poetry curator chooses the poets, keeping the selections impartial.
The Words’ Worth Poetry Readings are just one of many arts-related projects Licata is involved with. He initiated an arts community group in the 1970s and created Seattle’s Poet Populist program, in which the general population votes by Internet for a Poet Populist each year. Licata’s support of the arts extends beyond a personal penchant for things creative. “The impact of the arts on the community and government is definitely measurable,” according to Licata. “The arts are an economic generator,” he says. “Art begets art. Everything about art is real, and to appreciate it, you have to open your mind and look at things differently. It helps to make a community more tolerant.” Even Licata’s idea for opening Seattle City Council meetings with a poem had its origins at BGSU. When he was student body president at BGSU in 1968, Licata decided to open the meetings with poetry. Every artistic effort leads to a positive impact on a community, according to Licata. “The arts overall lead to a greater tolerance among people,” he says. “That leads to an expansion of accepting new ideas. That, in turn, leads to the revitalization of a democratic community.”
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How We Embezzle Moments How pay rent & stay in our bodies if we don’t sell our minds to Samsara? –Allen Ginsberg i. We shove and struggle: to be healthy against the world, to know our place and work, to see growth and direction, get silent long enough to think what we want of God, get convinced by wind to forgive ourselves or anyone, pay the biosphere back for supporting our functions, decide if cats are kids enough, listen to that thrum of life, replace our topsoil or habits. ii. We sit in meetings with Samsara, Incorporated to eat and feed the young, but steal moments like this: We duck into janitor closets, under desks, in empty cubicles, in the parking lot, out on the loading dock. We plunder the many corporations’ assets of time and define the next history. iii. The geese migrate to watch us snatch advantage. Weeds break concrete.
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Arts are vital to Ohio’s economy Study shows ”business” of the arts generates more than $25 billion The arts are big business in Ohio, a comprehensive economic impact study of arts and culture industries in the state has found. Those industries generate more than $25 billion in economic activity in Ohio per year, according to the study by Dr. Michael Carroll, an economist and director of Bowling Green State University’s Center for Regional Development (CRD). They also help produce nearly $2.84 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue, and support more than 231,000 jobs. The results of the study, titled “Ohio’s Arts: A Foundation of Innovation, Creativity and Economic Strength,” are relevant, Carroll said, “because there is a growing body of research that shows a thriving arts community is crucial for the health and vitality of a region. The quality of life within a region, of which the arts are an essential component, is inextricably linked to a firm’s decision about location. If Ohio hopes to secure a vibrant economic future, a quantifiable measure of arts activities is needed to retain and recruit companies within the state.” The project partners agree that the study will raise awareness and increase recognition of the value of the arts in Ohio, and provide positive recognition for the state as a whole, emphasizing Ohio as a vibrant center of art, design, culture and entertainment– in short, a creative state. BGSU MAGAZINE 9
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The moment Marc and Jill Vander Meulen laid eyes on the battered old Great Lakes cement-carrier–back in the fall of 2003–they knew they wanted to make the rusting, 80-year-old steamship freighter part of their lives. And they did. Moving swiftly, they bought the forward decks of the 350-foot-long vessel for scrap value from the scrappers who were about to cut her to pieces…and then they had the structure loaded onto a barge and towed to the rocky beachfront that flanks their summer cottage on the edge of Michigan’s mighty Lake Huron. Soon, if all goes well, this remarkable husband-and-wife ship-salvaging team will be living part time in the “forward house” of the venerable Lewis G. Harriman–a hard-working, boiler-driven freight-hauler that spent more than 70 years lugging tons of cement back and forth across the Great Lakes.
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The Vander Meulens say they can hardly wait. “Jill and I love everything having to do with Great Lakes shipping,” says Marc, a geologist who lives most of the year in Holland, Mich., where he works for a local surveying and engineering company. “We’ve spent the past summer chipping paint and rust off the hull of the Harriman, and we’re both very excited about the idea of eventually moving into our own personal museum of the Great Lakes. “For us, there’s just something very thrilling about knowing you’ll be eating breakfast in the pilothouse of an antique Great Lakes freighter. Once we get all the electrical, water and sewer hooked up, we’ll be living on four different decks, in a 5,000-square-foot summer home and guest house that will look out over one of the busiest shipping channels in the Great Lakes.”
Located at De Tour Village near the confluence of the St. Marys River and Lake Huron on the eastern edge of Michigan’s remote Upper Peninsula, the future Vander Meulen summer house may soon become a candidate for the Guinness Book of World Records–as the only Great Lakes cement-hauler ever to be converted into a beachfront cottage. For the boat-loving couple, however, living aboard a junked and landlocked freighter doesn’t seem at all odd or eccentric. “We knew the Harriman was headed for the scrapper’s yard,” says Marc, whose maternal grandfather and great-grandfather were both Great Lakes railroad carferry captains, “and we just couldn’t bear the thought of seeing this wonderful old work-boat destroyed forever. “So we asked ourselves: How can we save her, or at least a part of her? We explored various possibilities for a while…and then one day we hit on an exciting idea: why not buy a piece of the boat and convert it into a guest home next to our summer cottage?”
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While pointing out they’ve “never been afraid of a little hard work,” the enterprising Vander Meulens say they also received some vitally important help on the project from the nationally recognized Bowling Green State University Historical Collections of the Great Lakes–a vast compendium of photos, drawings, shipping documents, shipbuilding plans and other memorabilia housed in BGSU’s Jerome Library. “Soon after we got started, we called on Bob Graham at the collections,” recalls Marc, “and he soon found the original building plans for the Harriman. That was enormously helpful, because it told us where we could most easily cut through the vessel in order to remove her forward house for eventual transport to our summer cottage beachfront.”
The transfer of the Harriman’s 28-foot-high bow section was achieved by placing it aboard highcapacity house moving rollers in a Sault Ste. Marie scrapyard and then loading it onto a barge which hauled it to the Vander Meulens’ front yard. “We’ve still got a couple of summers’ worth of hard work in front of us,” says the tireless Marc Vander Meulen, “but we know it won’t be long before we’re sitting in the converted pilothouse and watching the freighters steam past Drummond Island, right outside our living room windows. “For people like us–people with a passion for everything related to the Great Lakes and Great Lakes shipping–living aboard our own personal freighter is going to be a dream come true!” Tom Nugent
Photo credits: Michaelyn Broussard; Abby Photo LLC and Marc Vander Meulen
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Jay Martin, today the executive director of one of America’s best-known maritime museums, learned his professional skills at BGSU, while studying under the legendary archivist Dr. Richard J. Wright, founder of the University’s world-renowned Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Martin says he will never forget the moment when the famous archivist pulled open the desk drawer and removed a meticulously detailed architect’s drawing that had been executed on pale blue linen. “He looked at me for a moment,” recalls Martin ’88, “and then he asked me if I could identify the drawing. I stepped in closer … and all at once I came to a stop. Dr. Wright was holding up the original building plans for the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Great Lakes freighter that went down in 1975 and was then immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot’s folk song. For Martin, who leads the highly regarded Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum near New Orleans, that moment 22 years ago on the BGSU campus speaks volumes about the great scholar and archivist–Dr. Richard J. Wright– who almost single-handedly built the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes from scratch, beginning in 1969. “Along with his successor, Dr. Stuart Givens, Dr. Wright was a visionary scholar who understood that it was vitally important to maintain a repository for these tens of thousands of photos, documents and drawings that contain the history of Great Lakes shipping and commerce during the past two centuries.” Described by Martin as “an extraordinarily valuable storehouse of cultural memorabilia,” the 40-year-old collections contain nearly 150,000 photos of ships, ports and sailors along with manuscripts, maps and charts. These artifacts are freely available to the public, and the library’s team of skilled archivists is always on hand to help. According to current archivist Robert Graham, who’s been managing the collections since 1989, “There’s no doubt that people all around the world are eager to learn more about the Great Lakes and Great Lakes shipping. In recent years, we’ve been getting more than 50,000 hits a month on our Web site database for vessels, for example. Our databases are easy to use, and they’re a great way to look up material on some of the great ships and ports that have played such a major role in Great Lakes shipping. “This September we’ll be celebrating our 40th anniversary, and our holdings are used daily by BGSU students and faculty along with authors and scholars from all around the world. In recent years, we’ve also contributed materials to the Smithsonian Institution and other museums–and even to the British Broadcasting Corporation, which recently drew on some of our materials for a radio program on the Great Lakes.” Adds Martin, “For anyone interested in the Great Lakes, the BGSU collections are a hugely valuable asset. Like the Edmund Fitzgerald drawing Dr. Wright showed me that day, they’re a priceless treasure trove that shouldn’t be missed!”
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LIFE LESSONS ESSAYS A CALL FOR
Now Boarding The essays we received for this issue explore the transformational nature of travel. They focus, each from a uniquely individual perspective, on the true value of travel. And the consensus is–the journey is far more important than the destination. Wanderlust is delicious. Discovery is exhilarating. And each of us returns a bit wiser. Next issue’s theme: Once in a Blue Moon The theme for our next issue is Once in a Blue Moon. The expression, which means very rarely, is derived from the infrequency of a blue moon–or second full moon in a single calendar month. We’re asking our readers to share with us their blue moon moments–those “what are the chances?” events that can present everything from an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to a great story. Please keep the length of your submission to 500 words or less. The submission deadline is Sept. 25.
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W O N The Next Frontier “Now boarding for…” Anticipation of a journey is half of the thrill. My experience of packing for numerous family beach vacations leads me to ask, “What do we take? What’s the weather on those sandy beaches edged by azure water? What will we see? Whom will we meet along the way?” The globe offers countless opportunities for adventure seekers. But I am packing for another kind of journey. My life’s suitcase, crammed full of family and schedules and doing and going and doing and going, prompts me to explore a quieter corner. In my pre-golden years, my expedition along the path of yoga has led me to an unexpected destination. As a beginning yoga student, I enjoyed the physical poses, thinking that these asanas were that destination. Bending and stretching, twisting and balancing, and inhaling and exhaling were all necessary to achieve some symmetrical goal. In a room heated to the temperature of Antigua in summer, I sweat as if climbing 100-foot sand dunes. This fast-paced yoga path is indeed challenging, a wonderful workout and place to meet interesting trekkers along the way. Another path runs parallel, however, a path whose travelers move more slowly, noticing each footfall along the way. Although some days I still hop onto the express path, I increasingly find myself gravitating toward a cooler, slower pace. I notice the curve of my fingers in Warrior II. I feel the shape of my bare foot planted in tree pose as my arms and hands meander
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like palm fronds in the breeze. I take the time to appreciate the marvels along this quiet path–details that blur when traveling at a racer’s pace. These two seemingly divergent paths, however, both generate energy to pack for a journey, a journey that leads inward. The final pose in a yoga practice, “savasana,” or total relaxation, allows me to unpack my knapsack, leaving behind worries, physical tension and thoughts. I travel on alone. My only companions now are my breath and the vibration of created energy. At first, as a beginning yoga student, the 20 minutes spent in savasana crawled by. The relaxation time was nice, but my “to do” list kept invading, like pebbles in my sandals. But over time, similar to gentle waves on a far-off beach, the rhythm of inhaling… exhaling … inhaling … exhaling … beckons me to explore the edges of my inner frontier. Sometimes my golden energy pulses like a sunset on the water. Other times, I ride a violet wave. Now, 20 minutes of savasana is too short of a trip. An unexpected souvenir is that I have learned to tote my peaceful destination with me, accessing it whenever I choose to use my breath as my ticket to ride. I think that I have only just begun a real journey, and I don’t know what waits around the corner. With anticipation, I board for an adventure, one that has no timetable or need for flip-flops. Carol Gentzel Bowman ’69 | Biology Aurora, Ohio
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Now Boarding for the Love of Learning Ohio’s landscape in the 1960s revealed a veritable garden of small towns that popped above the farming soil and cultivated students who would root themselves in BGSU. My world before college was mostly confined to the bedrock institutions found in most small towns–the public library, the bowling alley, the skating rink and the Dairy Queen. Quiet farm fields were visible in every direction. I had flown in an airplane exactly once before I left for college. Flying was something I thought only important businessmen and Hollywood actors did, not someone like me. Being a naturally curious person, I was drawn to studies that buoyed my hopes of seeing lands beyond the U.S. borders. During my junior year on campus, my roommate and I hatched a plan that would take us 4,000 miles and light years away from the flat terrain of northwest Ohio. We boarded a plane to Europe to work as chambermaids in an Amsterdam hotel. That summer of 1970 was everything a college student could hope for. On our days off we boarded trains and visited cities in Belgium, Germany and Holland. At the end of the summer we had saved enough from our meager hotel wages to travel even farther into Europe. By the time we boarded the plane to return to Ohio, I had seen Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the English Gardens of Munich, the Swiss Alps and the beaches of Barcelona. A candle of curiosity had been lit and I wanted to see more.
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OARDI NG After graduation I joined my new husband, a naval officer, in California and soon was exploring the magnificent Pacific Coast Highway as it winds its way along the ocean. On vacation days we would travel to Yosemite, Yellowstone and other national parks. We ignored people’s warnings and crossed Death Valley at high noon in a car with no air conditioning. We couldn’t get enough of seeing new places and searching through books to learn more about each of our tourist stops. We settled back into Ohio after those Navy days, found jobs and raised our family. We taught our children to appreciate the wonders of traveling and to enjoy each trip no matter where it took us. We have seen the majesty of mountains, the beauty of beaches and the stoic solitude of lighthouses. I feel so incredibly lucky that I have been able to partake of the pleasures of travel. I’ve been able to ride a horse on a beach in Antigua, breathe sea air on the west coast of Ireland, consume rum on Barbados and scan the view from the heights of Quebec City. But no matter where I go, I always come home to Ohio, and no matter what I do, my thoughts are pulled back to BGSU. Where else could a kid from a small agricultural town find what her heart desires–a love of travel and a love of learning? It’s a beautiful combination.
Now Boarding: Destination…Camping The Desert Uhm! The desert! How I miss it. Thank God I ran away (actually motor homed away) to the desert. So beautiful, quiet, varied, dangerous, mesmerizing, wondrous, beyond-vast, ethereal, spiritual, etc., etc., ad infinitum. But first, a bit of background. I lost my beloved second husband in December 1994, and my beloved job of 26 years January 1995. To say the least, I was crushed and depressed. I existed for two years in a fog of loneliness, self-pity, self-denial and nothingness. Happy times spent motor-homing in my past life kept flashing briefly through my brain. I bought a pop-up tent camper and went camping with my daughter and her family. Then joined a group of older retirees, “Loners on Wheels.” I loved it. Laughing, having fun, just what I needed. I joined an Internet-based retired singles group. A blast. Soon, 1999, I was in a fourth rig and decided to take a fling at extended camping and just drove away in my motor home. Met several of the Internet-based groups in the desert near Quartzsite, Ariz. Intending to stay a month, I stayed all winter. While there, I joined another retired singles group, the “Dingbats,” which has met in Quartzsite for many years. Its members have a very strict set of rules to be followed…“there are no rules.” An outstanding group of human beings, members were a quality control inspector, tire businessman, teacher, auto salesman, Playboy Bunny, pilot, nurse, musician, college professor, electrician, housewife, railroader, etc. One of my most fantastic experiences ever was the first night in the desert. Totally dark, except for a small campfire, in the most infinite of cathedrals–the universe. The clear sky was jet black with billions of stars, horizon to horizon, 360 degrees around. Goosebumps, chills, awesome! How fantastic! Every night, every day, awesome. For five years I lived motor-homing back and forth across this fine, beautiful country, wintering in Quartzsite with the Dingbats. This ended with a four-wheeler accident from which I have been trying to recover. Hopefully soon I will be able to hobble/drive away again. The important thing is I was out there. I did it and it was wonderful. Do it, go for it! I do not regret anything except that it ended way too soon. I met such wonderful and amazing people, saw such unbelievable sights, beauty beyond belief. Inspired by the campers’ attitude for life that brought life back to me, perhaps saved my life. Travel. Travel but do it camping for the experience of a lifetime. I miss it so very much, and, oh, yes, I have a million stories … Patricia Behner-Kerns ’67 | Biology Sioux Falls, S.D. This essay is dedicated to the memory of the long-time leader of the Dingbats, Tom McDevitt, who recently traveled to the great campout in the sky. “May the road go on forever and the party never end.”–ancient Dingbat saying.
Janet Seese Shailer ’71 | Speech (Radio/TV/Film) and Journalism Grove City, Ohio
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g in k a e r b d n u o r G r e t n Stroh Ce 9.3.09 A SPECIAL INVITATION TO THE
Bowling Green State University President Carol A. Cartwright invites you to join the Board of Trustees and honored guests at the Stroh Center Groundbreaking prior to the football home opener with Troy. The new $36 million facility will be a stateof-the-art venue for concerts, commencement, lectures, and numerous campus and community events, and serve as the home for Falcon men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs.
Thursday, September 3 | 4-4:45 p.m.
The groundbreaking will be held on site of the new Stroh Center on BGSU’s campus along Alumni Drive, west of the Visitor Information Center and east of Mileti Alumni Center.
Sports preview Falcon sports kickoff event, Aug. 29 Football season opener with Troy, Sept. 3 Hockey Face-off Reception, Oct. 1 Basketball Tip-off Dinner, Oct. 22 Women’s basketball hosting Chicago State in WNIT, Nov. 13 Men’s basketball at Xavier, Nov. 17 Doyt Perry Florida Classic in Naples, Fla., Feb. 21-22
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Falcons ranked fifth in nation on WBCA academic honor roll
Former hockey forward coaches Pittsburgh Penguins to Stanley Cup victory Former BGSU Falcon hockey player Dan Bylsma helped take the Pittsburgh Penguins to the final game of the 2009 National Hockey League’s playoffs and return home with the Stanley Cup. Previously he was head coach of the Penguins’ American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and on Feb. 15 he was asked to replace former Penguins head coach Michel Therrien. Bylsma, a native of Grand Haven, Mich., played in 157 games at Bowling Green State University from 1988-92, recording 37 goals and 50 assists. His senior year, he was named to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association’s all-academic team. After BGSU, he played 10 seasons in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.
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Schmitz hits home run as MAC top coach Bowling Green baseball coach Danny Schmitz has been named the MidAmerican Conference coach of the year. The Falcons baseball team won its second consecutive MAC East Division regularseason title and was the top seed in the MAC tournament. Falcons right-hander Brennan Smith was named MAC pitcher of the year and to the All-MAC first team. Teammates Logan Meister, Ryan Shay and Matt Malewitz joined him on the first team. Derek Spencer and Tyler Elkins also were named to the All-MAC second team.
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The Falcon women’s basketball team had one of the most successful seasons in program history on the court in 2008-09. Head coach Curt Miller’s program had one of the most successful campaigns in the classroom as well. The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced its Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, and BGSU is ranked fifth in the entire nation on the NCAA Division I list. The awards recognized teams throughout the country that have the highest grade point averages (GPA) for the season based upon nominations submitted by WBCAmember coaches. “It is a tremendous accomplishment for our student-athletes to finish the year among the top-five schools in the nation academically,” said Miller. “It speaks to the commitment and hard work of our players to excel, not only on the court, but also in the classroom.” Miller’s Falcons had a team GPA of 3.470. BGSU is the only Mid-American Conference program on the list, and the Falcons are the only program from the state of Ohio in the Division-I Top 25.
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BGScoop BGSU biology major wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship Eavesdropping isn’t the most admirable trait in the human realm, but in a crayfish’s watery world, it may just help the offender survive. That’s what Jennifer Chaffin is trying to find out in her research as a biology major at BGSU. As a senior, she’ll do it with the help of a Goldwater Scholarship. “This scholarship is given to those undergraduates who show significant promise as a future scientist and is considered the premier scholarship for those students in the sciences,” said Dr. Paul Moore, biological sciences, who nominated Chaffin for the award and has overseen her research. With a specialization in ecology and conservation biology, Chaffin described that research as working “with agonistic (aggressive and defensive) interactions” between crayfish, which are naturally aggressive.
The crustaceans release chemicals as they fight as a form of posturing to others, the Cincinnati resident explained. In her work with Moore, two crayfish fight in a tank where a third is unable to see them but may be able to sense what’s happening through its ability to smell the released chemicals in the water– eavesdropping, in this usage. Because crayfish are nocturnal, and not necessarily able to see because of the darkness, the research is aimed at learning if they can “eavesdrop” even if they can’t see and can glean information that could enhance their survival, she said. The effect is tested by pairing the third crustacean with yet another crayfish and trying to determine if its earlier eavesdropping makes that crayfish more likely to win or lose the subsequent fight, or to escalate it more quickly, added Chaffin. Before beginning her senior year at BGSU, Chaffin is serving a summer
internship at the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge near Wells, Maine, just south of Kennebunkport at the state’s southern tip. There, she is removing invasive species–mostly plant species in this case–in a coastal salt marsh and restoring habitat for the New England cottontail rabbit, which is approaching endangered status due to its declining numbers. Chaffin is planting native species in an effort to help restore the ecosystem.
Student pilots heighten skills A group of 18 pilots from BGSU’s Alpha Eta Rho aviation fraternity and the flight training program made arrangements with Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va., to take part in high altitude physiological training in January. During the course of the training, student pilots encountered physiological phenomena in the aviation environment and became better prepared to deal with in-flight events such as loss of cabin pressure and spatial disorientation. “Going to Langley was an unforgettable experience. We learned a lot about ourselves and applied the knowledge in our coursework firsthand. It also was a milestone for our fraternity and we hope to offer more learning opportunities like this,” said Angela Kovaleski of Old Fort, Ohio, who is a junior double major in flight technology and operations and aviation management and president of Alpha Eta Rho.
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New York gallery showcases painter’s exploration of nature Underlying Bowling Green State University alumnus Luke Ahern’s colorful paintings of bright shapes and forms is an awareness and reflection of the structures of nature. And underneath that is an exploration of the dichotomy between Western science and Eastern philosophy. Gallery-goers in New York City got the chance to see Ahern’s work this summer at the Hollis-Taggart Gallery on Madison Avenue. Ahern won honorable mention in the art competition sponsored by the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation and was included in the winners’ exhibit. The cash award enabled the senior from Marysville, Ohio, to go to New York for the show in June. “This is a juried national competition and the judges are all prominent artists. We’re very happy on his behalf. His hard work has paid off,” said his faculty mentor, Mille Guldbeck, an associate professor of art. Majoring in two-dimensional studies, he has been winning awards for his artwork since coming to Bowling Green. “We have almost 800 majors, and he has been consistently singled out,” Guldbeck said. Ahern’s earliest artistic influence was perhaps his grandmother, who was also a painter. “Our home was filled with her art,” he recalls. But he came to BGSU as a photography major. “I tested the waters but came back to acrylics” as his preferred medium, he said. He plans to continue in this vein of thought next year in graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, but anticipates new directions as well. “It’ll be interesting to see what will stay and what will go,” he said. “I could imagine painting like this for a while if I find new avenues to explore.”
Board of Trustees honors Michael Marsh BGSU Trustee Michael Marsh concluded his term this spring. He served as chair of the Board of Trustees in 2007-08. He is a partner with the law firm of Marsh & Marsh Attorneys in Bowling Green and Grand Rapids and serves as attorney for the city of Bowling Green and the villages of Pemberville and Grand Rapids. Marsh received his bachelor’s degree in 1976 from Bowling Green State University and his law degree from Ohio State University in 1978. Active in the community, he was named 1999 Citizen of the Year in Bowling Green. He is past president of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and president and cofounder of the Bowling Green Community Development Foundation. Marsh was instrumental in the development of the BGSU Research Enterprise Park and is a member of the Presidents and Falcon clubs. Marsh and his wife, Terri, reside in Bowling Green. He was appointed to the board in 1995.
Healthy outlook Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, known as the “Category 5 General” for his work during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, was one of the presenters at the 10th annual Ned E. Baker Lecture in Public Health earlier this spring. He was joined by Dr. J. Nick Baird, chief executive officer of the Alliance to Make US Healthiest, and Dr. Stephanie Bailey, chief of Public Health Practice of the Centers for Disease Control in the discussion about “Building a Healthier America.” BGSU MAGAZINE 17
New leadership at BGSU Firelands Dr. William Balzer was named dean of BGSU Firelands. Balzer has held a number of leadership positions for the University over the years–most recently as associate vice president and dean of Continuing and Extended Education. He also served as interim dean of Firelands from 1999-2001. Balzer began his career at BGSU in 1983 as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. He became a full professor in 1992 and served as chair of the department from 1993-99. An expert in industrial/ organizational psychology, he received his doctoral degree from New York University, his master’s from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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BGSU biomechanical research aimed at aiding military personnel “Oh, my aching back!” is not something you will hear from members of our military, says Dr. Brian Campbell of Bowling Green State University. Even though the highly trained soldiers often carry up to 150 pounds in gear, “they are the non-complainers. They would not want to be reassigned to something like desk duty.” What does happen, however, is that these valuable men and women wind up having to retire prematurely due to the physical damage they suffer, said Campbell, an assistant professor of kinesiology. In an effort to ward off these injuries, he is using the kinesiology department’s high-speed, high-resolution motion-capture system to analyze the gait and posture of people carrying heavy loads on their upper torso. “The goal is to see if there are consistent changes among individuals in the way they move, if those changes are harmful, and how we might improve the distribution of the load to make it more mechanically safe.” Biomechanics is the study of the physics of human movement, Campbell explained. The BGSU motion-capture system, with its six cameras, can identify movement to within a millimeter’s accuracy and take 200 pictures per second. It senses movement using retro-flective markers placed on subjects’ arms, legs and torso, and produces a sort of three-dimensional stick figure to produce “true-life movement.” Campbell and his student assistant, Aaron Misiak, a senior from Strongsville, Ohio, majoring in applied health science, recorded movements related to subjects’ gait and trunk movement patterns to compile a database of information. Misiak said the study was enlightening. “I have several friends in the military, and I know how tedious and tiring it can be to carry the heavy loads they do. If we can find how to distribute it better so it doesn’t do damage to their joints, it will help keep them safer and healthier.” Supported by an internal grant from the College of Education and Human Development’s Research Development Council, Campbell is partnering with Dr. Adam Fullenkamp, a postdoctoral researcher in the biomechanical branch at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Campbell plans to apply for a further grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to continue the work. Campbell has other plans for the specialized equipment. He would like to start a “clinical gait lab,” to study gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy and advise local pediatric orthopedic surgeons in planning their treatment.
New members enter Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame The Dallas-Hamilton Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame has inducted four new members who forged highly successful business careers after graduating from BGSU. Housed in the College of Business Administration, the hall of fame recognizes graduates and honorary-degree holders who have achieved distinction for founding, leading or building a new business enterprise for five years or more. The center is named for Olympic gold-medal figure skater and Bowling Green native Scott Hamilton and his wife, Tracie, along with their former California neighbor and BGSU graduate Bill Dallas and his wife, Beverly. Hamilton and Dallas were also among the inaugural hall of fame inductees who selected this year’s class. Edson “Ted” Arneault of Chester, W.Va., a 1969 BGSU graduate, was a Certified Public Accountant and a partner in a major national accounting firm before launching his entrepreneurial career as CEO of a growing oil and gas company, Century Well Service. In the early 1990s, he took the reins of the Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort. His company was named one of the nation’s best small companies by Forbes magazine in 2001 and, that same year, Arneault was named Entrepreneur of the Year in West Virginia. Otara Chandiram Gunewardane of Colombo, Sri Lanka, grew her business from the trunk of her car to become the leading fashion and retail force in Sri Lanka, and one of the leaders in Asia. Her company, Odel, now has a staff of 430, nearly 500 indirect employees, more than 1,000 suppliers and 200-plus factories staffing and supplying her chain of retail and online businesses. The 1985 BGSU graduate was named Sri Lankan Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002 and was recently featured on CNBC-Asia as a leading Asian entrepreneur. Michael Hoskins of Austin, Texas, a 1977 BGSU graduate, has started and contributed to several software companies, beginning in the 1980s with SaudiSoft in the Middle East. After selling that company, he returned to the United States to form Data Junction Co., which was acquired by Pervasive Software in 2003. Hoskins is an industry leader in the field of data management and integration, traveling worldwide to guide teams in the evolution of their data software products and services. Michael Wilcox of Toledo owns a financial services business that has grown steadily through several market cycles to include a list of clients from around the world and recently launched a sports management company. In addition, the 1975 BGSU graduate has applied his entrepreneurial skills to community and national organizations such as BGSU, the American Football Coaches Foundation, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Toledo Hospital Foundation and the Culver Educational Foundation. Wilcox is also the current chair and director of the U.S. Lacrosse Foundation.
BGSU students provided spring-break hurricane aid A group of 51 Bowling Green State University students spent spring break in Texas–helping clean up after unwelcome past visitors to the Galveston area. The BGSU students made the roughly 20-hour trip to work in San Leon, removing debris and doing demolition work necessitated first by Hurricane Rita, which struck the area in September 2005, and then exacerbated last September by Hurricane Ike. Joining them in Texas were peers from other colleges in an effort coordinated by the National Relief Network.
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President Carol A. Cartwright and Dr. Milt Hakel welcome Chancellor Eric Fingerhut to campus
BGSU identifies centers of excellence Areas of strength at Bowling Green State University that play important roles in the state’s vitality have been identified and approved by the BGSU Board of Trustees as centers of excellence. As part of the governor’s 10-Year Plan for Higher Education, Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut has instructed that each state university identify and build on its programs that have national and international ranking and can serve as magnets to attract talent and investment. All recommendations must be submitted to the regents for approval by December. 21ST CENTURY EDUCATOR PREPARATION
BGSU has for many years been the primary producer of education professionals in the state and among the largest in the region. It also produces specialists in such areas as school counselors, intervention specialists, administrators, speech pathologists and other professionals serving children and parents. THE ARTS
The University has strong, collaborative programs in visual arts, creative writing, music, dance, theatre and film that prepare students for careers. The arts also have an impact beyond BGSU: A 2007 study by the Center for Regional Development showed that the arts and arts-led industries contribute more than $2 billion per year to northwest Ohio. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS
A strong, competitive economy requires the development of effective organizations in the private sector as well as in the nonprofit, health care, social service and educational arenas. Developing talent and fostering innovation have been identified by the state as important factors in making Ohio competitive–and these necessarily involve the human side of organizational performance. HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
The University’s distinctive approach centers not on the medical aspect of curing disease but on the promotion of wellness and improved quality of life. A recent study showed that if $10 per Ohioan had been spent on health promotion every year for the past three years, it would have yielded a 6-to-1 return on investment by now. SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
BGSU has numerous research areas directly related to sustainability, several of which fall under the scope of the Ohio Third Frontier Project. Partners in the proposed center come from across the University, from photochemical sciences and the Hybrid Vehicle Institute to physics and astronomy and the Department of the Environment and Sustainability.
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Book examines French efforts to force assimilation France is notoriously protective of its culture. It has sometimes been viewed humorously by the rest of the world for what is seen as its overzealous attempts to fend off the encroachment of English words into la belle langue and American foods into its cuisine. In the area of cultural assimilation, however, France’s attempt to impose “Frenchness” on all its people–particularly its Muslims–is no laughing matter. It has had serious, negative social consequences, according to Dr. Stephen Croucher, an assistant professor of interpersonal communication. Croucher has written a book called Looking Beyond the Hijab, in which he demonstrates that the effort to create, through legislation, a homogenous culture among all groups–native and immigrant–has been a dismal failure. Part of Hampton Press’ Communication, “Comparative Cultures and Civilizations” series, the book is based upon face-to-face interviews Croucher conducted over several years with Muslim and French citizens of all ages and socioeconomic groups in all regions of the country. The portrait that emerges is of a country more polarized than ever. Croucher took as the impetus for his study a 2004 law banning the wearing or display of religious symbols in public schools or government buildings. These can include large crosses, yarmulkes and, in the case of Muslim women, the head scarf, or hijab. The Muslims Croucher interviewed tended to feel particularly singled out by the law and suspicious of the social engineering motives behind it. Despite the fact that the ban makes laws attempting to unify French culture, it is perhaps revealing about France that it does not actually track religion or ethnicity among the population, in keeping with its “we’re all French” stance. Estimates of Muslim immigrants in the country range from 4 percent to as high as 10 percent in some areas, Croucher said. Around Paris, the great majority of North Africans live in dismal suburbs of crumbling housing developments. For those who did want to assimilate, however, the road was not easy, either. Many reported being made fun of for their accent or appearance. They also receive condemnation from their Muslim community for “pretending to be French,” and felt they could never win. In his interviews of non-Muslim French citizens, Croucher reported finding more fear than hatred toward the Muslims. “People are very protective of French culture and very afraid of cultural change. They want to decide what it means to be French.”
Delta Electronics Fellow named at BGSU A BGSU researcher working on the next generation of solar cells has been named the first Delta Electronics Fellow in BGSU’s Center for Photochemical Sciences. Dr. Xichen Cai, a postdoctoral fellow, is a team member in the laboratory of Dr. Douglas Neckers, the center’s founder and recently retired executive director. The fellowship is funded by the Delta Electronics Foundation, which was created in 1990 by Bruce C.H. Cheng, founder of the world’s leading switching power supply manufacturer. The foundation’s mission is to “foster the sustainable development of human society by supporting efforts in environmental protection, scientific advancement and education.” “Dr. Cai is an outstanding young scientist,” Neckers said. “He is developing new nanocatalyst systems for solar energy applications. With the Delta funding, the center will be able to pursue the photochemistry component of alternative energy sources, power efficiency and medical devices.” Delta has committed $50,000 a year for five years to the center for the fellowship program. Its purpose is to lay the groundwork for breakthrough discoveries and new technologies to provide innovative solutions to today’s technological challenges, and to promote equal access to education in Chinese communities.
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State honors BGSU biologist as Faculty Innovator Creating a free, online textbook used by students in his animal behavior class has earned Dr. Robert Huber, a professor of biology, one of the inaugural 10 Faculty Innovator Awards from the University System of Ohio (USO). Huber and his fellow recipients were honored for using technological innovation to reduce the cost of textbooks to students. They were recognized by Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio House and Senate, as well as by Eric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. In addition to the textbook posted at Wikibooks, Huber “provides additional course material at no cost to students, including online media and lecture-note archives,” the USO points out in its commendation. “The material in an animal behavior class is highly visual by its very nature and loses much of its student appeal when it gets reduced to simple lines in a printed textbook,” Huber noted. “A couple of years ago, I began to assemble additional digital media of video samples, sound clips and flash animations on a class Web site. “I have long been a member of the open-source programming community and thought that the public-domain, open-source idea should apply to textbooks as well,” Huber added. “When the Wikimedia community then initiated its Wikibooks project, things quickly fell into place. I started a text in animal behavior and, with the help of other contributors, it has grown into a project that gives students free, online course material.”
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Travelocity, TOMS founders headlined Sebo Series
Terry Jones and Blake Mycoskie
Internationally recognized entrepreneurs Terry Jones, founder and former CEO of Travelocity.com, and Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS: Shoes for a Better Tomorrow, were the featured speakers at the sixth annual Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship. Under the umbrella of this year’s theme “Creating Your Market in a Changing World,” conference concurrent session speakers and their topics were: William Luse of IBM, “The World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smarter”; Michael Hoskins of Pervasive Data Management and Integration Products, “Cloud Computing and the Digital Data Revolution,” and Greg Knudson of Rocket Ventures, “Financing Your Start-Up Company.” Jones, the keynote speaker, expanded Travelocity, his dot-com business, from a department of 10 to the world’s most successful travel site, with over 40 million members and $5 billion in bookings. He is a go-to expert for e-commerce strategies, brand creation, and building and growing a digital customer base. Mycoskie is a young entrepreneur who had created five successful businesses before he was 30. TOMS resulted from a 2006 vacation in Argentina, where he saw young children who had no shoes. His dream became to create a socially responsible footwear company that combines philanthropy and business. For every pair of shoes TOMS sells, Mycoskie donates a pair to a child in need. TOMS has now given away more than 140,000 pairs of shoes worldwide.
(Seated) Ferkany, Wickerham, Ridge, Oberlin and Stretchbery; (standing) Stearns, McGrady, Guy, Box, Grass, McAleese, White, Doerr, Orchard, Porter, (inset, Wellman). Not present: Ojjeh and Cote.
Movers and shakers recognized for accomplishments Awards banquet toasts accomplished graduates representing each college Bowling Green State University honored 18 accomplished graduates during the BGSU Alumni Association’s awards banquet in March. The accomplished graduates represent each of the colleges and are recognized for outstanding contributions to their profession and involvement in the community. Listed by their respective BGSU colleges, the honorees include: College of Arts and Sciences Anthony Doerr ’99 of Boise, Idaho, author of three award-winning books and instructor in the MFA program at Warren Wilson College; Bassel Yassine Ojjeh ’90 of Palo Alto, Calif., vice president of Yahoo Inc.’s Strategic Data Solutions group and former chief operating officer of DMX Group and digiMine Inc. (now Revenue Science Inc.); Thomas A. Orchard ’75 of Westerville, Ohio, senior vice president, investments, for UBS Financial Services Inc. and senior portfolio manager and wealth advisor for UBS Wealth Management.
College of Business Administration Debra L. Box ’86 of Charlotte, N.C., senior vice president and transportation management executive for Bank of America; Keith B. Grass ’78 of Cincinnati, president and CEO of The Joseph Company and executive vice president of the parent company, Nucor Corporation; Joseph J. McAleese ’81, ’83 of Avon Lake, Ohio, president and CEO of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC. College of Education and Human Development Edward A. Ferkany ’59, ’60 of Powell, Ohio, retired president of Worthington Steel; Ronald D. Wellman ’70, ’71 of Winston-Salem, N.C., director of athletics at Wake Forest University; Deborah L. Wickerham ’76 of Findlay, Ohio, a fifth grade, hearing-impaired, inclusion teacher at Findlay City Schools and 2008 Ohio Teacher of the Year. Firelands College Daniel J. White ’73, ’74 of Norwalk, president of Norwalk Furniture Company and former president and CEO of Geotrac.
College of Health and Human Services Dr. Harold J. McGrady Jr. ’54 of Scottsdale, Ariz., retired after 45 years teaching communication disorders and learning disabilities, and served as executive director of the Division for Learning Disabilities; Arlene E. Stearns ’47 of Hilton Head, S.C., retired from Wayne State University’s Kresge Eye Institute where she developed and directed the Orthoptic Training School; Melanie Stretchbery ’81 of Bowling Green, superintendent of Wood County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. College of Musical Arts Dr. Nancy A. Guy ’84 of San Diego, ethnomusicologist and associate professor of music at the University of California, San Diego; Martin D. Porter ’81 of Bowling Green, founding director of the Toledo School for the Arts. College of Technology Donald J. Oberlin ’69 of Payne, Ohio, a founding shareholder of National Solarcrete Inc.; Bruce Cote ’80 of Prospect, Ky., senior vice president of human resources and Total Rewards at Brown-Forman; Ronald Ridge ’75 of Durham, N.C., vice president and chief information officer for BÖWE-BELL + HOWELL. BGSU MAGAZINE 23
bravoBG 2009-10 Rising Stars Concert | Sphinx Chamber Orchestra September 13 “First-rate in every way”–The New York Times Enjoy the rising stars of the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of top alumni of the national Sphinx Competition for young black and Latino string players, in the first concert of its inaugural national tour.
NEXUS | Premiere Percussion October 8 “NEXUS remains one of the great percussion groups in the world” –American Record Guide The first, entirely improvised NEXUS concert in 1971 marked the formation of a group that would touch and entertain people of all levels of musical learning, in all genres of percussion music.
Holiday Concert | Handel’s Messiah December 2 Celebrate the holiday season with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, University Choral Society and soloists in Handel’s beloved oratorio, Messiah.
Celebrate the Piano | Barry Douglas, piano January 26 The Lois M. Nitschke Memorial Concert “Full-blooded, edgy Rachmaninoff…remarkable performances” –Gramophone Magazine Barry Douglas enjoys a major international solo career, which has developed since winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow.
Vocal Stars | Chanticleer March 3 “They are, to put it directly, one of the world’s best.” –San Francisco Chronicle Hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker magazine and named the 2008 Ensemble of the Year by Musical America, Chanticleer returns by popular demand for a third performance in the Festival Series. Tickets can be ordered by calling the Moore Musical Arts Center box office, 419-372-8171.
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Poet joins ranks of Auden and Welty To the roll of Guggenheim Fellows that includes poets and writers such as W.H. Auden, Derek Walcott and Eudora Welty, add Larissa Szporluk of Bowling Green State University. Appointed for poetry, Szporluk is among the 180 Fellows chosen this year from almost 3,000 applicants in the 85th annual competition for the U.S. and Canada. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows include artists, scientists and scholars. Szporluk plans to use the award to complete her fifth book of poetry, tentatively titled Rogue’s March. “I have long been attracted to the histories of writers in exile–Dante, Machiavelli, Pushkin, to name a few. So I combined those interests and developed characters who have been forced to leave society and must reinvent themselves in solitude. The ‘march’ is the trail of shame and confusion they leave in their wake, self-imposed as well as socially. The poems are primarily dramatic monologues about identity and nonhuman forms of attachment.”
Building Dreams
A building given to Bowling Green State University by Huntington Bank will have an impact on the campus, students and programs for decades to come. Huntington Bank recently donated to the University a building located within the BGSU Research Enterprise Park east of campus and Interstate 75. “We are on the cusp of what will be a plan for 15 to 20 years of physical improvements on campus,” said Steven Krakoff, associate vice president for capital planning and design. “The Huntington building will help the University provide high-quality space that supports the academic vision of the institution.” The 35,000-square-foot building, valued at $1.5 million, previously housed the operations center for the former Sky Bank, which was part of Huntington Bank’s acquisition when it purchased Sky in 2007. The University will assess the best use for the building as part of its ongoing expansion and development plans. Bowling Green State University will act quickly to determine the best use for the donated building as part of its ongoing expansion and development plans. “Huntington continues to be a strong community partner,” said BGSU President Carol A. Cartwright. “We appreciate Huntington’s commitment to BGSU; for several decades the bank has been a good partner with the University. This most recent gift demonstrates the bank’s support of BGSU and higher education.” “At Huntington, we ‘invest forward’ to support the communities in which we live and work. Our success as a business depends upon the success of our communities, and we are proud to partner with BGSU to help strengthen programs and services,” said Sharon Speyer, regional president for Huntington’s Northwest Ohio Region. “As the ‘Local Bank with National Resources,’ this gift represents our ability to make decisions that impact the overall good of a community in northwest Ohio,” Speyer said. “Huntington believes that by giving back, we are investing in our business, and the business of Bowling Green and Bowling Green State University.”
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University House featured on Wood County Hospital Guild home tour
Presidents Club expands James ’63 & Constance Enyart Argo-Hytos Inc.–Rep. Larry Gerken A. James & Janet Meerpohl ’73
The University House, the official residence of BGSU President Carol Cartwright, was a stop on the Wood County Hospital Guild’s home tour in May. The tour featured five homes from various neighborhoods in Bowling Green. More than $10,000 was generated from this year’s event with proceeds to support the Women’s Diagnostic Center located in the new addition to the hospital. A winding cobblestone drive leads to the warm and welcoming home with large rooms and lovely grounds, providing an exceptional setting for many University functions. The home was purchased in 2005 by the BGSU Foundation Inc., and then gifted to the University. BGSU MAGAZINE 25
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alumniaccomplishments 1940s Eunice F. Griswold ’49, Toledo, is
retired from Toledo Public Schools. 1950s Jack Jadel ’52, Wilmette, Ill.,
received scouting’s highest volunteer award, the Silver Buffalo, at the San Diego Annual Meeting of Scouting. Mary Pollock ’55, San Luis
Obispo, Calif., was nominated for the Distinguished Service Award to Women’s Public Links Golf Association – Southern California, for extraordinary service to the club, its members, its activities and its origin. 1960s Charles Frank Smith Jr. ’60,
Newton Center, Mass., is an education professor emeritus at Boston College, where he has taught for 35 years. He started his career in 1960 at Boone Elementary School, Lorain, Ohio. He also has served as academic director to the Peace Corps, assistant director of elementary education in Flint Public Schools and education instructor at Michigan State University from 1966-68. Frank P. Vazzano ’64, Canton,
Ohio, won the Ohio Genealogical Society’s 2009 Governor Thomas Worthington Award for his book, Political Extraordinaire: The Tempestuous Life and Times of Martin L. Davey. Norman Sunderman ’64, San
Angelo, Texas, is a professor of accounting at Angelo State University, where he was named Professor of the Year in the College of Business for 2007-08. He also earned the 2007-08 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award for small colleges and universities from the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Thomas W. Rettig ’67, Tipp City,
Ohio, was inducted into the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame. He coached basketball for 41 years– seven as a boys’ assistant, eight as a boys’ varsity coach and 26 as a girls’ varsity coach with two appearances in the Girls’ State Tournament. He retired with 400 wins as a high school varsity basketball coach. Barbara (Turner) Yager ’68,
Rochester, Mich., earned a doctoral degree in humanistic and clinical psychology from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology in July 2007.
Bonnie (Mansfield) Eddy
’68, Napoleon, Ohio, a retired educator, was inducted into the Ada High School Alumni Hall of Honor. Kathy Haueisen-Cashen ’68,
Houston, co-authored A Ready Hope: Effective Disaster Ministry for Congregations, a book on disaster preparedness and response. Rex Bishop ’68, King George,
Va., received the 2009 Region 2 Association of Business Schools and Programs’ Teaching Excellence Award for teaching excellence in the classroom. Robert Walton Jr. ’69, Columbia,
Md., retired as vice president of McKesson Corporation and also is retired from the United States Marine Corps. Marcia Pomeroy ’69, Port
Matilda, Pa., has been elected to the College of Education’s Alumni Society Board at Penn State. 1970s Gerald P. Sigler ’70, Onsted,
Mich., is the girls’ varsity baseball coach at Sylvania Northview High School. Barbara Klein ’71, Oklahoma
City, retired as a contracting officer at Tinker Air Force Base after almost 37 years as a civilian with the United States Air Force. Bonnie (McKay) Glasbrenner
’72, Lorain, Ohio, retired in June 2008 after 35 years in education. She spent the last 32 years at Lorain County Joint Vocational School teaching American history and English. Rich Arbinger ’73, Toledo, one
of the most successful high school baseball coaches in Ohio, resigned after 34 years. Arbinger retired with a 759-214 record, ranking him fourth on the state’s all-time victory list. Mary (Fox) Humbel ’73,
Columbus, Ohio, is the director of curriculum instruction at Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools. Paul C. Paese ’73, Trumbull,
Conn., is the dean of education at the University of Bridgeport. Thomas Sweigard ’73, Xenia,
Ohio, received tenure and was promoted to associate professor of education at Cedarville University, where he has taught since 2003.
Douglas W. Balogh ’74, Carmel,
Ind., retired from Eli Lilly and Co. after a 27-year career in research and development management. He has joined The Anson Group, a consulting firm providing services to the pharmaceutical/medical device industries. Mary B. Pohlmeyer ’74,
Perrysburg, Ohio, retired after 35 years of teaching second grade at Benton-Carroll-Salem Schools in Oak Harbor. Darlene (Peelman) Merry ’76,
Gaithersburg, Md., has been named chief academic officer at New Leaders for New Schools. J. Scott Gillespie ’77, Bowling
Green, retired from teaching at Powell Elementary School in North Baltimore. Rob Zellers ’77, Pittsfield, Pa.,
Timothy Brown ’82, Lewisville,
Texas, is a fine arts specialist for the Dallas Public Schools and serves on the advisory board of the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. J. Michael McGuire ’82,
Charlotte, N.C., was elected to the Partnership Board of Directors of Grant Thornton LLP. David John Smarelli ’82,
Cincinnati, is the assistant concertmaster in the Springfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra. He performed the Bach Double Violin Concerto with the orchestra’s concertmaster Suejean Kim. The Ohio String Teachers Association named Smarelli the 2007 Public School Orchestra Teacher of the Year.
won an Edgerton Foundation 2008 New American Plays award for his play, Harry’s Friendly Service, which pays tribute to Youngstown and its people, who stood tough in the face of declining fortunes.
Edward John Janoch ’83,
DeBorah Thigpen ’78, Houston,
Brian Case ’84, Fairview Park,
owns and operates Thigpen & Associates, a public relations and marketing communications firm that was named one of the top businesses in the United States by DiversityBusiness.com. 1980s Ruta (Zemaitis) Bloomfield
’80, Saugus, Calif., released her first CD recording, Music from Versailles, featuring the four harpsichord suites by Bernard deBury that she edited for her doctoral thesis. A concert at the Master’s College in Santa Clarita marked the first time the music was performed outside of France since the 18th century. Wid C. Hesselbart ’80, Woodville,
Ohio, is a security officer with Davis Besse in Oak Harbor.
Sara Jo Sherick ’80, Fremont,
Ohio, is magistrate for Judge Brad Smith at the Sandusky Country Juvenile/Probate Court. H. Roger Fulk ’81, Sidney, Ohio,
was promoted to full professor at Wright State University. He also was certified as a professional etiquette trainer. Janice Melana ’81, Los Gatos,
Calif., is the corporate director of contract and purchasing for Sybase.
Cleveland, is the parochial vicar at Saint Patrick Church in the West Park area of Cleveland. He celebrated his ninth anniversary as an ordained priest for the Diocese of Cleveland. Ohio, is a board member for InterAct Cleveland.
Matthew Balensuela ’85, Terra
Haute, Ind., co-authored a book titled Music Theory from Boethius to Zarlino, which won the Music Library Association’s Duckles Award. Linda Frost ’85, Mogadore,
Ohio, wrote a book titled Conjoined Twins in Black and White: The Lives of MillieChristine McKoy and Daisy and Violet Hilton. Ross Koenig ’85, Rochester,
N.Y., is the assistant vice president for budget and financial planning services at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Eric Krepps ’85, Brownsburg,
Beth Macy ’86, Roanoke, Va.,
will spend an academic year at Harvard University as one of 24 Nieman Foundation for Journalism Fellows. During her fellowship, Macy will take classes, attend seminars and participate in other special events. Denis Collins ’87, Madison, Wis.,
has written a book titled Essentials of Business Ethics: Creating an Organization of High Integrity and Superior Performance, which provides best practices on managing organizational ethics. Ray Dunlap ’87, Mooresville,
N.C., has served as a pit road reporter on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Speed Channel for the past seven seasons. He also contributes to the NASCAR Performance and Wind Tunnel programs. Dunlap participated in the Crash-ARama, where he met and greeted local motorsports fans and strapped himself into a school bus for a 15-lap figure eight event. Kelly (Fritz) Garrow ’88,
Wauseon, Ohio, is director of communications for the Toledo Museum of Art. She graduated in May with a master’s of business management degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. Steve Martenet ’88, Waukesha,
Wis., is president and general manager of WellPoint’s specialty products division, overseeing dental, vision, life/disability and workers’ compensation.
Chris Redfern ’88, Port Clinton,
Ohio, was recognized by Terra Community College and received the Friend of Community Colleges Award from the Ohio Association of Community Colleges. Andrew J. Dorman ’89,
Cleveland, is an attorney with Reminger Co. LPA. Bryon R. Osborne ’89, Stow,
Ind., is chief operations officer with CMW Inc.
Ohio, is vice president of sales and marketing for Venture Plastics Inc. in Newton Falls.
Ryan H. Fisher ’86, Chagrin
Tom Wylie ’89, Fremont,
Falls, Ohio, is a partner with Lowe, Eklund, Wakefield & Mulvhill Co. CPA in Cleveland. Deanna McLaughlin ’86,
Philadelphia, Pa., is a part-time high school art teacher and an advanced yoga therapist. She teaches stress management to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and she exhibits her artwork.
Ohio, was recognized by Terra Community College and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Ohio Association of Community Colleges. Wylie is vice president of work-force development at Northwest State Community College in Archbold.
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1990s Gordon Moore ’91, Northwood,
Ohio, is the principal for Bellevue High School. Previously he served for three years as assistant high school principal and 14 years as a math teacher for Lake High School in Millbury. Gene Powell ’91, Toledo, launched
SPOKE, a Toledo-based interactive agency focused on Web and emerging media development and online branding. Carmen Castro-Rivera ’91,
Strongsville, Ohio, is director of career services at BaldwinWallace College. Troy D. VanAken ’91, Hillsdale,
Mich., has been named the 19th president of Thiel College, Greenville, Pa. Previously, he was the executive vice president of Albion College in Albion, Mich. Beth Quigley ’92, Reynoldsburg,
Ohio, a social worker at Heritage Day Health Centers, was named the HealthCare Employee of the Year by the National Church Residences in Columbus.
Anthony E. Snyder ’92, Appleton,
Wis., is the manager of member engagement and community relationships for Wisconsin and upper Michigan for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Derek Wolfgram ’93, Paradise,
Calif., is deputy county librarian for community libraries and human resources for the Santa Clara County Library. Angela Connor ’94, Holly Springs,
N.C., released a book titled 18 Rules of Community Engagement: A Guide to Building Relationships and Connecting with Customers Online. Kimberly Gerber ’94, Austin,
Texas, who has led a successful choir program at Hill Country Middle School for 10 years, was named Middle School Teacher of the Year in Austin. Jason VanBuskirk ’94, Livonia,
Mich., is assistant director of operations for Oakland University’s student union, the Oakland Center. Norm Van Ness ’95, Toledo, is
Rebekah Smith ’96, Dublin,
Ohio, director of dispute and advisory forensic services at GBQ Consulting LLC, was elected as the 2009-10 chair of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts Litigation and Forensics’ Board. Dave Kreienkamp ’97, Wayne,
Ohio, has received his Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) professional accreditation in new construction. Sharon E. Strand ’97, Duluth,
Minn., retired as an emeritus professor from Black Hills State University in June 2006. She now teaches one composition class each semester for the University of Minnesota-Duluth and volunteers for the American Lung Association and the United Way. Jack Durnbaugh ’99, Centerville,
Ohio, has been named east unit principal at Centerville High School. Sean Morse ’99, Powell, Ohio,
has passed the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional exam and is able to build LEED-Certified Green Buildings. 2000s
Beverly J. Hogue ’00, Beverly,
Ohio, is director of the Worthington Center for Teaching Excellence at Marietta College, where she has taught English for nine years. She will continue teaching courses, but will also provide leadership for the center, which offers activities designed to help faculty members improve their teaching. Kelly Ternasky ’00, Columbus,
Ohio, was named project manager at Mills James, where she will oversee a variety of interactive media projects. Sara (Grigsby) Engelman ’01,
Los Angeles, a pediatric intensive care registered nurse, is on a medical mission to Guayaquil, Ecuador, for the second consecutive year to help perform heart surgery and interventional cardiac procedures for children in need.
the chief meteorologist at NBC24. He is a member of the National Weather Association and an associate member of the American Meteorological Society.
Christopher Ryan ’01, Chagrin
Ronald S. Knopf Sr. ’95, Findlay,
Ohio, is president-elect of the Women Lawyers of Franklin County after serving as the organization’s treasurer for one year and as chair of the Political Campaign Committee for two years.
Ohio, retired from Bowling Green State University, where he was an instructor and reading specialist.
Falls, Ohio, was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of art at Hiram College. Julie B. Smith ’01, Hilliard,
Andrew C.M. Mizsak ’02,
Bedford, Ohio, is president of the Bedford High School Alumni Association, a member of the Ohio School Boards Association’s Legislative Platform Committee, the Executive Committee of the Northeast Ohio School Boards Association and the Ohio Delegation of the National School Boards Association Federal Relations Network, and a recipient of the Ohio School Boards Association Award of Achievement. Emily Jo Campbell ’03,
Richmond, Ky., is associate director of residence life at Eastern Kentucky University. Michelle Sharpe ’03, Malden,
Mass., earned a master’s degree in music therapy and mental health counseling and was hired as a therapist for the Cambridge and Somerville early intervention program. Kimberly Adams ’05, Tampa,
Fla., received a master’s degree in painting and drawing from the University of South Florida. Abigail Anderson ’05, Pittsburgh,
has earned the National Council of Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).
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Calif., launched a public affairs company, Amplifico, with Ed Patru. The firm’s primary clientele will include corporations, trade associations and business coalitions facing specific public policy challenges. Julio Appling ’07, Tacoma, Wash.,
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Mark Gerolami ’07, Portland,
Ore., is a member of The Student Loan, a bluegrass band comprised of BGSU alumni. They toured Fiji as a part of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad, produced by the Jazz at Lincoln Center program in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State. Eric West ’07, Houston, is
the assistant director of choral activities at Cinco Ranch High School. Sean Bruecken ’08, Winston
Salem, N.C., is a project engineer for Western Summit Constructors Inc. Jianshen Cai ’08, Columbus,
Ohio, is an architectural technician with Karlsberger.
Liz Chibucos ’08, Portland, Ore.,
is a member of The Student Loan, a bluegrass band comprised of BGSU alumni. They toured Fiji as a part of The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad, produced by the Jazz at Lincoln Center program in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State. Jason Hamen ’08, Dayton,
Ohio, is a teacher at Waynesville High School and received the 2009 Project Excellence Innovative Teacher Award for Wayne Local Schools.
Honorary alumnus and notable alumni receive series of awards Honorary Alumnus Award
David Bryan of Perrysburg, Ohio, is an attorney with Wasserman, Bryan, Landry & Honold LLP, based in Toledo, and has been practicing law for over 30 years in northwest Ohio. He has followed the path of his parents, Ashel G. and the late Dorothy Uber Bryan, to serve the University over more than two decades. He is a past chair of the Board of Trustees and a current member of the BGSU Foundation, Inc. From 2004-08, Bryan became even more involved with the University as a College of Arts and Sciences Advocate. He and his wife, Myrna, regularly open their home for fund-raising events on behalf of the University and the school.
Recent Graduate Award
Michael Young ’04 of Los Angeles owns and operates Third Cousin, an interactive new-media production company. Through Third Cousin, Young has worked on Web sites, banners and flash games for companies such as Disney, Warner Brothers, Verizon Wireless and Nestlé. The visual communication technology graduate is active with BGSU’s southern California alumni chapter. Young is also the co-founder and co-owner of Shamplade, which produces humorous, vintage-style T-shirts sold at Urban Outfitters retail stores and online. The company is now located in Los Angeles, but was begun in 2003 when Young and Andrew Lyon were seniors at BGSU and formally launched Shamplade.com.
Alumni Community Award
Ohio, is a graphic designer for Central Ohio Graphics Inc., Columbus.
Margarita De León ’79 of Toledo is regional director for The Kaleidoscope Group, a full-service diversity consulting firm based in Chicago. She has worked with the company for 10 years securing and managing clients, conducting assessments and facilitating diversity training throughout the United States. She is the former publisher of BRAVO Magazine, Ohio’s first Hispanic magazine. Some of her current volunteer activities include serving on the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority Board of Trustees, as a committee member for the 20th annual regional Diamante Latino Recognition and Scholarship Banquet, and as a consultant and fundraiser for the ninth annual LatinoFest, which she helped found.
Giancarlo D. Mastracci ’08,
Alumni Service Award
Michael Hoffmeister ’08,
Indianapolis, is a recreation program coordinator for the parks and recreation department of Fishers. Kristin Koleno ’08, Springfield,
Bethel Park, Pa., is a construction administration specialist with Burt, Hill Architects. Brian Richardson ’08, Rockford,
Mich., has been named head varsity wrestling coach at Rockford High School, where he had been an assistant wrestling coach for 12 years. Scott Richter ’08, Massillon,
Ohio, is a flight instructor at the Premier Flight Academy in Akron.
Philip Ridolfi ’77 of Brecksville, Ohio, is a founding member of SPS Partners LLC, a real estate investment company headquartered in Mayfield Village. Ridolfi was previously president of America’s Body Company Inc. and chief financial officer for American Environmental Group. He served on the BGSU Alumni Association Board of Directors from 1999-2003, was chair from 2001-02 and was on the executive committee from 2000-03. He is a past leader of the Summit/Medina chapter of the alumni association and has been involved in numerous stewardship events in the years since his graduation. He is also a member of BGSU’s Presidents Club and Heritage Society.
Geoffrey Rinehart ’08, Galena,
Ohio, is a general contractor for Kokosing Construction Company Inc.
Todd Ritenour ’08, Alexandria,
Va., is s a general contractor for Ulliman Schutte Construction LLC.
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Alumni Association welcomes incoming board members Nicole Harris ’02 of Mooresville, N.C., is a medical
sales representative for Johnson & Johnson. She has provided extensive work with the BGSU Young Alumni Task Force and has served as a mentor for the journalism department, where she also established a scholarship in her name. Daniel R. Mordarski ’91 of Columbus, Ohio, is the
founder and primary practitioner for the law offices of Daniel R. Mordarski LLC. At BGSU, he is involved with the Pre-Law Mentoring Program, the Steven Ludd Scholarship and the DeCrane Leadership Foundation.
Dorothy M. Tucker ’58 of Los Angeles is a licensed
psychologist, a police psychologist and a consulting professor with Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center. She has received numerous awards including BGSU’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998. Anthony D. Weis ’96 of Columbus, Ohio, is a
partner with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, where he is a member of the corporate and finance practice group. Weis is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association and Columbus Bar Association.
In memoriam BGSU Magazine has received notices of the following deaths. For additional information or to make a memorial gift, please contact the Office of Alumni and Development at 419-372-2424. Alumni Ruth Studer Manor ’29 Mae Belle Weis Tornow ’32 Marvel Patton Troutner ’34 Robert McKee ’35 Maxine Ferguson Borland ’38 Frank Huber ’38 Stanley Bortel ’39 Rheba Hanna Angle ’41 Ruth Ketzenbarger Matheny ’41 Phyllis Bollinger ’42 William McCann ’43 Col. Albert Schindler ’47 Imogene Newman Morrison ’48 Jack McMeen ’48 John Payak Jr. ’49 John Sheldon Jr. ’49 Royce Davis ’49 Edith Steffenhagen Biechele ’51 Richard Haas ’51 Paul Hower ’51 Gerald Jacoby ’52 Edward Homze ’52 Robert Sturdevant ’53 Lane Powell ’54 Freda Tschanz Bales ’54 Bennett Litherland ’55 Richard Wilson ’55 Patricia Ransom Meyers ’56 Evelyn Welshhimer Reiser ’56 Edna Arn Miller ’60 Charles Tolerton ’60 Marjorie Mohr Boyer ’60 Mary Bauders Brown ’62 Bonnie Hammock Davis ’62 Joyce Alexander Windnagle ’62 Richard Kymer ’63 Nancy Horvath Atamanec ’64 Howard “Butch” Komives ’64 Edward Barker ’65 Andrew Murany ’65 Jay Spreng ’66
Dorothy Konopka ’67 Michael L. Watkins ’67 Leo Stiger ’69 Doris Harman Augustine ’69 Gregory Hendel ’69 William Weldon ’70 Michael Carmean ’71 Harry J. Wilcox ’71 Pamela Staib Short ’74 Dennis Scheibel ’74 Marianne Belleville-Haddara ’75 Kenneth Merrell ’75 Sgt. Maj. Robert Shovar ’75 Raymond Conti Jr. ’77 Barbara Arnold ’78 Mark Emmert ’78 Thomas Wolf ’78 Candyce Moore Callander ’80 Carole Kriston-DePew ’82 Allan Kraft ’83 Ret. Lt. Col. Patrick Reiter ’84 Jacqueline Barteck ’84 Marilyn Lampy Lentz ’84 Carole Ridenour Schultz ’85 Julie Hoover Hafer ’89 Mary Ann Gough Rossi ’90 Joshua Calderonello ’98 Melissa Medlin Emerson ’98 Carol Dorsey Wrencher ’98 Kyle Steffan ’02 Shannon Walther ’03 Michael Medders ’05 Roger Dudley ’06 Faculty/staff Craig Bedra, chemistry Rosella Bentley Bloomfield, student union Florence Solt Cook ’60, associate professor emerita, libraries and learning resources McDonna “Micki” Doolittle, dining services William Hann, associate professor emeritus, biological sciences Phyllis Johnston, post office Joseph Mancuso, professor emeritus, geology June Shrider ’42, secretary, president’s office Veronica Molner Vincze, dining services
2009 BGSU Homecoming Tailgates and Tailfeathers 9.28 –10.4 » Arts and cultural events throughout campus » Reunion events for classes of 1959 and 1969 » Homecoming Pep Rally and Parade » Annual Freddie & Frieda 5K Fun Run/Walk » Campus tours » Greek and other student organization events » B!G Alumni BBQ at Mileti Alumni Center » Falcon Football vs. Ohio Bobcats » Black Alumni Reunion » Young Alumni Celebration
Homecoming highlights reunions for ’59, ’69 grads The classes of 1959 and 1969 will reunite during Homecoming 2009. Each reunion class will feature exclusive events organized by a committee of their peers. To learn more about reunion events, visit bgsualumni.com/1959, bgsualumni.com/1969 or call 888-839-2586.
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SAVE THE DATE: CENTENNIAL CELEBRATES ALUMNI AND FRIENDS WEEKEND
JUNE 25-26, 2010
& G AT H E R F L O C K O F F O R M E R FA L C O N S
CLASS OF ’09!
So many things are simpler in the age of the Internet, and connecting with other Falcons is no exception. The BGSU alumni page on Facebook is a great way to reconnect with old friends or get the latest campus news, photos and video; for career resources, visit us on LinkedIn to network with professional alumni, search job postings and more. First things first: check out bgsualumni.com/network to learn more about these Web sites and get started. While anyone can view the BGSU pages of these Web sites, accounts on Facebook or LinkedIn are free, easy to use and also required to take advantage of the full networking opportunities the sites have to offer.
Graduate to B!G benefits of Alumni Association You might be surprised to know that the benefits of belonging to the BGSU Alumni Association are free and automatic upon graduation: stay connected with friends, keep tabs on the latest trends in your career field and enjoy discounted rates on events and services, all at no cost to you. With more than 157,000 alumni around the world–including 2,000 on Facebook and 3,000 on LinkedIn–you’ve already got a huge network of fellow Falcons to tap into, no matter where life takes you. Get information about special service discounts, upcoming events, local alumni chapters, career networking resources and more at bgsualumni.com/welcome, and congratulations on receiving your diploma!
Following a successful debut in 2008, the next Alumni and Friends Weekend will be a part of the BGSU Centennial festivities in summer 2010. The weekend will include reunion events for classes and student organizations, featured guest speakers and fun for the entire family with special programming for all ages. Keep watching BGSU Magazine for details as the event approaches, visit bgsualumni.com or call 888-839-2586 for further details.
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The BGSU Alumni Association has partnered with a variety of organizations that offer competitive benefits and special services for our members, including the state of Ohio’s Falcon license plate, with all proceeds funding the BGSU Alumni Laureate Scholarship Program. Hundreds of Falcon alumni are also taking advantage of the Alumni Association credit card, offered by Bank of America, which contributes 1.5 percent of every purchase toward BGSU alumni programs. Learn more about these and other programs, including life, home and auto insurance at bgsualumni.com/spirit.
Keep in *Touch* and
win a new Apple iPod Have you moved recently, or are you unsure whether BGSU has your latest address? Let us know how you’re doing–fill out the brief information at bgsualumni.com/update between now and Sept. 30 to be entered in a random drawing for a 16GB Apple iPod touch. We’d love to hear from you. Offer ends Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at 11:59:59 p.m. EST. One prize: 16GB Apple iPod touch with retail value of $299. Must be a graduate of Bowling Green State University to qualify. Winner will be selected and announced no later than Oct. 30.
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Be part of the Bowling Green State University 100th Anniversary digital scrapbook project — .
Centennial Memories
http://memories.bgsu.edu Centennial Memories is a collection of past and present stories, images and other digital artifacts representing the 100 years of Bowling Green State University. Anyone can add* a BGSU story, scanned or digital photo, video or audio file to the collection: Visit the Web site (http://memories. bgsu.edu), click on “Add Item,” fill out the form and upload your story, photo, audio or video file. Additional information and instructions for uploading are available when you click on “About” and “FAQ.” After the Centennial year, the scrapbook will be transferred to the OhioLINK Digital Resource Collection as part of the BGSU Digital Repository.
Centennial Memories is a joint project of the BGSU University Libraries’ Emerging Technologies unit and Center for Archival Collections and supported by BGSU’s Information Technology Services and Office of the CIO.
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looking ahead Orientation leaders provided incoming students and their families with an enthusiastic welcome to BGSU.
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS Aug. 22
Oct. 10–14
Nontraditional Student Orientation Continuing & Extended Education, 419-372-8181, 877-650-8165
Fall State Fire School Continuing & Extended Education, 419-372-8181, 877-650-8165
Aug. 22-23
Oct. 19
Move-in 2009 Aug. 24–27; Sept. 14-17
Washington Township Fire Training Continuing & Extended Education, 419-372-8181, 877-650-8165 Aug. 27
Music Discovery Day College of Musical Arts, 419-372-8577 Oct. 22-24
30th Annual New Music Festival MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, 419-372-2685
Dorothy E. and DuWayne H. Hansen Musical Arts Series: An Evening with Nancy Giles Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. Free and open to the public
Oct. 22-25
Sept. 3
October 23-25
Campus Fest
Falcon Family Weekend
Sept. 13
Nov. 6
Festival Series: Sphinx Chamber Orchestra with violinist Elena Urioste and the Harlem String Quartet The Louise F. Rees Memorial Concert. Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, 419-372-8171, 800-589-2224
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Continuing & Extended Education, 419-372-8181, 877-650-8165
Oct. 1-4
Burning Patience by Antonio Skarmeta, translated by Marion Peter Holt Joe E. Brown Theatre, University Hall, 419-372-2719 Oct. 3-4
Homecoming Oct. 6
Festival Series: NEXUS Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, 419-372-8171, 800-589-2224 Oct. 6
Cine-Posium, BGSU student work Department of Theatre and Film. 419-372-2719
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, with book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner Eva Marie Saint Theatre, University Hall, 419-372-2719
Nov. 6 & 8
Bowling Green Opera Theater: Don Quixote, by Telemann, and Master Peter’s Puppet Show, by de Falla Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, 419-372-8171, 800-589-2224 Nov. 8-14
Dance Marathon Miracle Week Nov. 14
Early Childhood Conference Continuing & Extended Education, 419-372-8181, 877-650-8165 Nov. 15
Sounds of the Stadium featuring the Falcon Marching Band Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center, 419-372-8171, 800-589-2224