class notes 1950s-1960s Richard Scholem ’53,
Huntington, N.Y., recently received the Long Island Dining Alliance’s Golden Fork Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a restaurant critic. Marvin Stoll ’57, Wauseon,
Ohio, was inducted into the Wauseon High School Athletic Hall of Fame in December 2011. Linda (Welshimer) WagnerMartin ’57, ’59, ’63, Chapel
Hill, N.C., recently received the Jay B. Hubbell medal for lifetime achievement in American literature. 1970s Ruth A. (Eier) Crates ’71,
Kenton, Ohio, retired in 2011 from Kenton City Schools after 35 years as an elementary and high school intervention teacher. Robert Herbst ’71, Chester
Springs, Pa., was appointed director of professional and corporate education in the College of Professional and Continuing Studies at La Salle University. George Zumbano ’71, West
Chester, Pa., was named one of Philadelphia’s Top Rated Lawyers in the area of Civil Litigation, according to legal resource and directory Martindale-Hubbell. Janet Schaffer Alderman ’72,
’83, Elyria, Ohio, is the state of Ohio coordinator for Home of the Brave, a group of volunteers that makes quilts for families of Ohio soldiers killed in action. Alan Carey ’73, ’81, Gilbert,
Ariz., published Migrate, Adjust, Celebrate. Wayne D. Chester ’73,
Westerville, Ohio, received the 2011 DeGelleke Award, given annually to the person who has made significant contributions to the interior construction industry.
Deborah Ellis Chiodo ’73,
Joplin, Mo., is chief human resources officer at Freeman Health System. Regina (Lemaster) Kostyu
’73, Delaware, Ohio, is a human resources assistant for Oberfields LLC. Patrick M. Pratt ’73, Palm
Desert, Calif., retired after 33 years with the city of Rancho Mirage, Calif., having served the last 21 years as city manager.
L. Jay Burlingame ’82, ’84,
Altoona, Pa., was honored with the Silver Beaver Award at the final Penn’s Woods Council Boy Scouts of America dinner in June 2011. Jean Dimeo ’84 , Silver Spring,
Md., serves as vice president for content and media at Griffin & Company, Inc., a national public relations and marketing communications firm. Joanne Holbert ’84, Rittman,
Ga., is director of fund development for the National Dental Association.
Ohio, received a doctorate in counselor education and supervision with a specialty in marriage and family therapy from the University of Akron in December 2011.
Darlene Merry ’76,
Elizabeth Long ’84, Franklin,
William Woods ’75, Dallas,
Gaithersburg, Md., was named chief academic officer for the Urban Schools Human Capital Academy, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Ohio, joined Kettering Health Network as manager of media and government relations. Matthew Balensuela ’85,
Munster, Ind., has returned to Northwestern University as a senior high performance computing engineer.
Terre Haute, Ind., presented the paper Conflicting Strategies of Management and Memory at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in the Early 1930s at the American Musicological Society annual meeting in November 2011.
1980s
Sonny Hamizadeh ’86,
William E. Mihalo ’77,
Col. David Alexander ’81,
Richmond, Ky., retired from the U.S. Army after 28 years. He had recently served as a senior army instructor at Clark County Public Schools. Dr. Thomas Knapke ’81,
Celina, Ohio, is development officer for the Western Ohio Educational Foundation and recently had a building named in his honor at the Lake Campus of Wright State University. Paul Kostyu ’81, ’90,
Delaware, Ohio, is statehouse reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Tracy A. (Currier) Spane
’81, Holly Springs, N.C., released Life through the Eyes of a Hurricane, Doggie Dog, available through national booksellers.
Maumee, Ohio, is now a senior account executive for SSOE Group, an international engineering, procurement and construction management firm. Jennifer Higdon ’86,
Philadelphia, received a rare Koussevitzky Commission from the Library of Congress to compose a work for string quartet and soprano, for the Cypress String Quartet and soprano Christine Brandes. Mike Schneider ’86, ’98,
Whitehouse, Ohio, was inducted into the Wauseon High School Athletic Hall of Fame in December 2011. Mark Seymour ’86, Bellevue,
Ohio, obtained the state of Ohio Professional Clinical Counselor licensure in November 2011.
Darlene Zangara ’87,
Brandon, S.D., senior vice president for the Centers of Excellence Communication Service for the Deaf, was awarded a doctorate in leadership and change from Antioch University. 1990s Jamie Oxendine ’90, Toledo,
Ohio, has been appointed as a board of trustee member for the Ohio Humanities Council. It is a three-year term appointed by the governor. Jason L. Finke ’91, Nixa, Mo.,
is the 2012 president of the Missouri Association of Public Purchasing (MAPP), a chapter of the National Institute of Government Purchasing. Anthony Edward Snyder ’92,
Appleton, Wis., has received the Cubmaster Award from the Bay-Lakes Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
2000s Steve Wenzlick ’01, ’03,
Cloverdale, Ohio, has joined Mills James as controller in the creative media firm’s accounting department. Chavar Oglesby ’04, Toledo,
Ohio (performing as Chavar Dontae), recently released a short film and music video titled “On My Way.” Brian McCrodden ’06,
Brecksville, Ohio, was recently named recruitment and programming coordinator for the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland. Jessica M. Mocilnikar ’06,
Mentor, Ohio, recently received certification from the National Council for Interior Design Qualification. Emily Pieracini (Draper) Beckley ’08, Carey, Ohio,
James Walters ’94, Massillon,
Ohio, was re-elected Jackson Township trustee (Stark County) with 71% of the vote.
graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in May 2011 with a concentration in litigation and successfully passed the Ohio Bar Examination in July 2011.
Gail Gudehus Savidge
Kathryn Bobel ’08, Hickory,
’95, ’98, Tucson, Ariz., was promoted to corporate program manager of the Engineering Leadership Development Program for the Raytheon Engineering, Technology & Mission Assurance organization. Jessica A. Mager ’96,
Westerville, Ohio, was named among the “Ohio Rising Stars 2012” by Super Lawyers, the leading attorney ratings system for consumers. Dan Smeltzer ’96, Maumee,
Ohio, was among the 2011 recipients of Northwest Ohio’s 20 under 40 award, presented by the Toledo Business Journal. Daniel Kiscoe ’97, Waterville,
Ohio, earned a master of business administration degree from Baker University, Overland Park, Kan.
N.C., is director of group sales for the Hickory Crawdads, the Single A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Amanda (Skilliter) Kinison
’08, Genoa, Ohio, completed an M.S in education specializing in integrating technology in the classroom. Nicholas Paul Rusnak ’08,
Medina, Ohio, received a juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School in December 2011. He will be joining the law firm Ulmer & Berne LLP as an associate in the Cleveland office. Chad Bronowski ’09, College
Station, Texas, was recently accepted into St. George’s University School of Medicine.
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