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EVERY GIFT COUNTS . . .
A Tribute to Case Fund® and Case School of Engineering Donors
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Engineering & Philanthropy
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2009-10 Annual Report & Financial Review
President’s Message
Dear Alumni & Friends: As I compose this letter it is the beginning of fall break on the Case Western Reserve University campus. This is a time for students and faculty to catch their breath after a flurry of midterm exams, and an exciting time for the Case Alumni Association as we finalize our move back to the Case Western Reserve University Campus. I anticipate by the time this issue of the Case Alumnus magazine reaches you, we will be occupying newly-renovated space in Tomlinson Hall, in the former home of the Faculty Dining Room. A few weeks ago we celebrated Reunion Weekend with the entire Case Western Reserve University community, and in October 2011 we will have a full venue of Alumni events and activities. Looking forward to welcoming you all back on campus for these festivities. U.S. News and World Report recently released their rankings for Best Colleges, and the Case School of Engineering climbed five positions to be ranked 40th this year. Rankings are based on student selectivity, faculty resources, and alumni outreach. One aspect of these rankings is based on alumni giving, with a focus on the proportion of graduates who contribute to the Case School of Engineering. In consultation with the Case School of Engineering, the following key areas for support have been have identified: Graduate Teaching Assistantships to assist with undergraduate courses; development and support of undergraduate laboratories; faculty hiring for undergraduate teaching and curriculum development; integrating design and “project-based learning” throughout the curriculum; scholarships. Please consider participating in the CAA Case Fund® and get involved with supporting the Case School of Engineering. Your continued support is greatly appreciated by all faculty, staff and students. In closing, I wanted to let you know that the Case Western Reserve University Board of Trustees recently approved an investment, totaling $15 million, to support strategic hiring in the Case School of Engineering in the areas of energy, healthcare technology and advanced materials. As the process gains momentum, we will keep you informed of this very important initiative. Sincerely,
Kenneth A. Loparo PhD’77 2010-2011 President Case Alumni Association
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On the cover: Representatives from the Case Alumni Association and the University in front of Tomlinson Hall, the future home of the CAA’s return to campus slated for later this year. Pictured, from left to right: Roger H. Cerne ’63, Chief Executive Officer, Case Alumni Association; Harry L. Farmer, Jr. ’55, 1st Vice President, Case Alumni Association; Norman C. Tien, Dean & Nord Professor of Engineering, Case School of Engineering; Kenneth A. Loparo PhD’77, President, Case Alumni Association; Barbara R. Snyder, President, Case Western Reserve University; Cyrus Taylor, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Case Western Reserve University; Edward P. McHenry ’67, 2nd Vice President, Case Alumni Association; Tom Conlon, Chief Financial Officer, Case Alumni Association.
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Correspondence Corner
This issue we share one very special letter received from an alumnus grateful for the financial assistance he received from the university and Case Alumni Association. I am from a strong Irish Catholic family of seven. I had a great childhood that only a large family can provide. In the summer, there were 12 bikes parked out front our house with a football game in the back, lots of laughter in the air and always something going on. When I was a high school junior, I made a number of trips to my guidance counselor’s office to seek help in looking for the right college. I was very good in math, had an interest in physics and thought that engineering was going to be my calling. My counselor suggested that I sit down with my parents to get an understanding of the family finances to help in my ultimate selection. After soccer practice and after dinner, I told my father that I was looking into colleges to be an engineer. After catching my breath, I asked “how much money will I have to work with?” My dad took a pause, looked me straight in the eye and replied, “Son, you ate it!” After a moment, the reality sunk in, and we both laughed (he laughed a little harder than I did). Undaunted, and recognizing the reality of my situation, I went back to school and added financial aid to my search criteria. After a couple of runs, I came across Case Western Reserve University. I looked a little further into the school and the number of engineering majors offered, the reputation and the student faculty ratio. Intrigued, I asked my mom to go out to Ohio with me to check out the school. She looked at the school brochure and the tuition. I think, deep down, she thought that it was a waste of time. But she did not discourage me, and we made the trip from Delaware to Cleveland in the summer of 1982.
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I spent the next day looking at the campus buildings, sports facilities, labs and other amenities. The last stop prior to our trip home was to the financial aid office. The financial aid officer sat with us to review what CWRU could offer as far as a package. My mom was blown away. Apparently, a family with five children attending college, a mother going back to college and no savings, qualifies for financial aid . . . with an endowment provided by Case Alumnus Association . . . A LOT of financial aid. I attended Case, worked hard, and did a number of work study jobs – from office work to running a Geiger counter. I met a number of great people, became a Phi Delt, co-oped for Caterpillar, and graduated. I learned a lot in those years, about materials, dynamics, statics, economics, people and more importantly, myself. I ultimately earned a Mechanical Engineering degree, something that I am very proud of and very grateful for. In 1988, I started working for Textron Lycoming, a defense contractor designing developmental turbine jet engines. After a couple of years, I decided to leave the defense industry and took another job – for St. Onge – in supply chain and industrial automation engineering consulting. I started as a project engineer, and now I am an owner of the company. I have worked with some of the best engineers and companies in locations all over the world. I have been blessed with a number of great opportunities and credit my Case education with providing me the ultimate ability to “attack any problem.” I would like to express my thanks to the Case Alumnus Association for giving the support to enable the opportunity. Sean O’Neill ’88 Vice President St. Onge Company Join the CAA's online network. Stay connected with other alumni and keep current with CAA news, job postings, and conversations. Let us know what you think, join this month's discussion on LinkedIn: Nationwide about 8% of college-bound seniors major in engineering. Do you remember what first attracted you to engineering? 2 | Case Alumnus
DAN CLANCY TO RETIRE Executive director of University Alumni Relations, Dan Clancy, will retire at the end of December. In recognition of his nearly 50 years of service to Case Western Reserve University, the University presented Clancy with the Newton D. Baker Award for exceptional meritorious service. It also established the Dan Clancy Alumni Service award for outstanding alumni volunteerism in his honor.
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Clancy is a Law graduate and has held several positions in that school, as well as in University Relations, and helped promote the award-winning renovation of the historic Alumni House. The Dan Clancy Alumni House Fund will be established to ensure continued support for the Alumni House for future generations.
NAMING OF KENT HALE SMITH PROFESSORS OF ENGINEERING Two Case School of Engineering professors received Kent Hale Smith Professorships this fall and were honored at a ceremony on September 7. The alumnus and former president of the Case Institute of Technology from 1958 to 1961, Kent Hale Smith Kent Hale Smith (CAS ‘17) (CAS ’17) is one of the founders of Lubrizol Corporation as well as several other businesses. He was a talented administrator and leader who urged high standards, a creative culture and integrity.
technology for energy generation, storage and conservation. Stuart Rowan is now the Kent Hale Smith Professor for Case School of Engineering in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering. His research focuses on the development of new polymeric systems with a particular focus on stimuli-responsive materials, gels, actuators, biomaterials and biomimetics.
TESLA ORCHESTA UPDATE Case’s own Tesla Orchestra is back safe and sound after a tour of Europe with its high-voltage musical Tesla Coils. The first show in Rijeka, Croatia (two hours from the childhood home of famous scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla), wowed a crowd of several thousand with musical sparks and high-voltage stunts. Besides performing, the group of undergrads, grad students, and alumni enjoyed swimming in the clear Adriatic Sea, dancing to music from around the world (did you know engineers can dance?) and being Croatian-famous. The tour also stopped in Amsterdam for an international Fab-Lab conference sponsored by MIT. The Case Alumni Association was one of several organizations able to help students afford travel costs. Currently the group is searching for a warehouse to rehearse in, tripling the power supply capabilities, and creating more props in preparation for a tentative show at the Cleveland Playhouse “Fusion Festival” this upcoming April. For more, visit www.teslaorchestra.com.
Named was Liming Dai, the Kent Hale Smith Professor for Case School of Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering. His research is in polymers and nanomaterials and focuses on nanoscale engineering as an enabling
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NOTES FROM NORD 500
Dear Alumni and Friends: Five new tenured and tenure-track faculty members joined our ranks at the start of this semester: Jeffrey Capadona and Nicole Steinmetz in biomedical engineering; Philip X.L. Feng in electrical engineering and computer science, Michael Pollino in civil engineering and finally, Roger French in materials science and engineering. All have outstanding credentials and will be great additions to our research and teaching teams. However, the hiring of Roger French marks the beginning of a new era for the school A prolific researcher in optical materials and nanoscale assembly, French is the first faculty member appointed under a new strategic hiring initiative at the Case School of Engineering. The initiative, a collaborative effort between the school and central university administration, seeks to enhance dramatically the school’s stature, diversity and research impact. New faculty, like French, will bring the current faculty–not only from the school of engineering but other schools–to clusters with common themes. In the clusters, they can all share their expertise in fields that are critical to the overall strategy of the university: human health, energy and advanced materials. French, the F. Alex Nason Professor, noted that he came to Case Western Reserve to join the expanding interdisciplinary research teams focused on new materials and energy. “During an informal visit earlier this year, I could see the interactive nature and the good collaborative environment and the low departmental barriers here,” he said. “And they were creating institutes, which further lowers the barriers.” He continued, “This is an opportunity to accomplish things that are bigger than just what I can accomplish myself.” This desire to work with others to achieve major research breakthroughs was one of the first qualities that moved leaders of the hiring effort to make French its first recruit. Under the hiring initiative, Case Western Reserve is seeking senior, mid-level and junior faculty who are proven leaders in interdisciplinary research. Diversity is also a priority in this effort to increase the proportion of women and underrepresented minorities among our faculty. French comes to the university after spending a quarter century at DuPont in positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as a Research Fellow. There he gained extensive experience commercializing discoveries. Since 1996, he also had served as an adjunct professor at University of Pennsylvania, where he’s mentored graduate and postdoctoral researchers. Please join me in welcoming Roger and his four other new colleagues to campus. To learn more about the hiring initiative or become a candidate, visit www.case.edu/president/strategichiring.
Norman C. Tien Dean & Nord Professor of Engineering Ohio Eminent Scholar, Physics
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A Message from the College of Arts and Sciences
Dear Friends, By the time these words appear in print, the Case Alumni Association will be settling into its new home in Tomlinson Hall. I am delighted to welcome the CAA back to the heart of the campus. I cannot imagine a neighbor I would value more highly. I look forward to greeting Roger Cerne and Tom Conlon on winter mornings when they stop by for coffee at SAGES Café in Crawford Hall. I am eager to visit the CAA’s exhibition of artifacts from Case School of Applied Science and Case Institute of Technology—reminders of the extraordinary scientific and technological advances that our predecessor institutions achieved. And I am confident that the move to Tomlinson Hall will strengthen the CAA’s connections to the entire university and prove to be a turning point in its history. CWRU’s continuing dedication to science and engineering education was on display in Washington, D.C., earlier this fall, when the university co-sponsored the inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. Thirty students from the School of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences participated in this event. In a single weekend, they engaged 5,000 visitors in science-related activities. From my perspective, the festival was a remarkable showcase for collaboration. Consider the project called “In the Beginnings: Evolution from the Big Bang to You.” This activity, presented by the Institute for the Study of Origins, brought together students from the Evolution Club, physics faculty and graduate students from the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics (CERCA), and faculty from the Center for Human Origins. Although the booth was on the National Mall, visitors practiced hunting for fossils as if they were in Ethiopia. In an especially intriguing partnership, student members of the chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma joined students from the campus group Education Theater for a rocket-building activity. Visitors learned to make rockets out of recycled film canisters, vinegar and baking soda and launched them in view of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The sky over the Mall was also filled with silver CWRU balloons, covered in tiny galaxies, that were sent aloft to illustrate the expansion of the universe. At ground level, hundreds of visitors took walks simulating a journey through human evolutionary time or a voyage across the visible universe. Circling back to campus, let me close by celebrating the arrival of several new faculty members in the College: Rebecca Benard (biology), Jesse Berezovsky (physics), Jean Burns (biology), John Duncan (mathematics), Anna Samia (chemistry) and Andrew Tolley (physics). Dr. Berezovsky’s appointment was funded in part by the Ohio Research Scholars Program, while Dr. Tolley’s was funded in part through the philanthropy of David Baldwin CIT ’49, who has made a series of important gifts to the College of Arts and Sciences through the Case Alumni Association. We are deeply grateful for Mr. Baldwin’s generosity and for the CAA’s unstinting support during the past 126 years.
Cyrus C. Taylor Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences & Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics
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Case Alumni Council In September, the Case Alumni Council held its kick-off meeting for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Council members, staff and guests joined host and president, Kenneth A. Loparo, PhD’77, and Roger H. Cerne ’63, chief executive officer of the Case Alumni Association, at Mayfield Sand Ridge Club for a reception and dinner. Case Aumni Council 40 Years of Past Presidents Roger H. Cerne ‘63 Philip V. DeSantis ‘64, G‘66, PhD’70 Michael H. Diamant ‘68 William R. Feth ‘68 Albert Gordon ‘42 Edward J. Gorenc ‘78 Phillip W. Gutmann ‘54, G‘58 George N. Havens ‘49 John E. Horner ‘52 William J. Kroenke ‘56 F. Thomas Krotine ‘63 Thomas C. Litzler ‘53, G‘62 John A. Massie ‘66 Harry W. Mergler ‘48 Jay F. Moldovanyi ‘71 John J. Murphy ‘55 Susie J. Nagorney ’76 6 | Case Alumnus
Special guests in attendance were Bruce Loessin, Senior Vice President, University Development and Relations; Cyrus Taylor, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Dan Clancy, retiring Executive Director of the Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University; W. A. “Bud” Baeslack III, CWRU Provost; and Daniel Ducoff, Associate Dean, Development and External Relations for Case School of Engineering. Loparo announced the key objectives for the year including the move back to campus and effective coordination with the Case School of Engineering, the math and sciences of the College of Arts and Sciences and University Development and Alumni Relations. He reiterated the significance of the move to Tomlinson and the opportunity to begin a “wonderful, renewed relationship” with the university and the school of engineering. “By positioning ourselves on campus and having people run into each other more often, given the short walk from Tomlinson to Nord Hall, I think the logistics will really show significant benefits as we move forward,” Loparo said. “It’s important to have the CAA development staff working with the CSE staff in a coordinated manner.”
Case Alumni Association Staff and Council Officers From left to right: Thomas Conlon, Chief Financial Officer; Edward P. McHenry ’67, 2nd Vice President; Harry L. Farmer, Jr. ’55, G’65, 1st Vice President; Kenneth A. Loparo, PhD’77, President; Roger H. Cerne ’63, Chief Executive Officer
In addition, CSE has entrusted the Case Alumni Association with responsibility for the Case Fund®, the annual fund giving program for CSE. The CAA wants to raise $1.3 million this year as a goal for the annual fund. Additionally, there is a particularly big push to increase giving in the Case Dean’s Society leadership range and overall alumni participation to help raise the giving profile of the university and the school of engineering. “It’s an opportunity for all council members to reach out to our classmates and friends to get that initiative moving,” Loparo stated. “The percentage of alumni giving is an important aspect of the rankings formula. We need to encourage alumni to become involved, both young and old, to contribute what they can, even if it’s $5 or $10.” Loparo touched briefly on the $15 million investment by the university as part of the strategic hiring initiative to boost the Case School of Engineering, which will also improve national rankings. It is a significant act and opportunity, as well as challenge, for all of us going forward, he said.
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Case Alumni Council of the Case Alumni Association Directors FY2010-2011 Three-Year Term Directors: 6/30/11 Jennifer N. Fakult ’96 6/30/11 David C. Marsh ’49 6/30/12 Thomas P. Kicher ’59, G’62, PhD’65 6/30/12 Herman W. Leggon ‘53 6/30/13 James D. Kilmer ‘00 6/30/13 Kevin N. Bracy ‘93 Two-Year Term Directors: 6/30/11 Richard G. Brothers ‘64 6/30/11 Brian D. Dykas ‘03 6/30/11 Benjamin Rosolowski ‘83 6/30/12 Carl F. Panek ‘68 6/30/12 Bruce W. Eckstein ‘60 6/30/12 Edward A. Steigerwald ‘52 One-Year Term Directors: 6/30/11 Nicholas A. Barendt ’95, G’98 6/30/11 Christopher D. Butler ‘83 6/30/11 Joseph P. Fakult ‘90 6/30/11 Matthew D. Farrell ‘84 6/30/11 Donald Feke ‘76 6/30/11 Jeffrey O. Herzog ‘79 6/30/11 David Hunt ‘63 6/30/11 Joseph A. Kovach ‘75 6/30/11 Heidi B. Martin ’93, G‘96 6/30/11 Frank Merat ’72 6/30/11 John L. Petric ’73 6/30/11 Lawrence M. Sears ’69 6/30/11 Marvin S. Schwartz ’68, PhD’73 Winter 2010 | 7
Leadership for the Case Alumni Association was also discussed as a key focus of the coming year. Developing leadership and active participation within the council is critical, Loparo said, as he encouraged current council members to join committees to help the cause. In addition, the council will begin the process of identifying a new CAA executive director this coming year to work
alongside and eventually take over the reins from Roger Cerne in less than two years. Finally, a push is being made to re-engage alumni by invigorating the Case Clubs across the country, working collaboratively with CSE and the university. Watch for strong programming and an extensive travel program lined up this fall and into next year.
Meet our newest council members Jeff Herzog ’79 Case School of Engineering (ME); MBA ’86 Weatherhead Jeff Herzog, a Case Alumni scholarship recipient, spent 12 years working for Standard Oil of Ohio/BP after graduating. He then went to work at Middough & Associates, a company started by alumnus William Middough ’39, who was still working there at the time. Seven years later, Herzog moved to Praxair, a manufacturer of industrial, process and specialty gases. In 2005 along with a partner, Herzog started his own engineering and technology firm, Nexus Engineering Group, located in Avon Lake, Ohio. His firm provides a full range of engineering and project services to the oil refining and energy related industries. Herzog agreed to join the Case Alumni Council for a one-year term when he was recently asked to get involved. He thought it would be a great way to return the favor of an Alumni Scholarship, connect with other local alumni and become more involved with the University. Herzog said he believes the CAA’s getting back to campus is a move in the right direction. “I’m interested in helping the CAA make the university stronger and improving Case’s national reputation as an engineering power house,” he said. “Personally, I’m interested in the conventional energy world – oil and gas, which is still big in Ohio and the U.S. I’d like to see Case take a lead on solving the technical challenges facing our industry.” Joe Kovach ’75, G’81, PhD’86 Mechanical Engineering A native Clevelander, Joe Kovach has spent his entire career working for some of the most renowned manufacturing companies in Northeast Ohio. After graduating from Case School of Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Kovach went to work for a division of Gould. After three and half years, he left for Brush Wellman and completed his master’s degree in mechanical engineering while working full time and going to school part time. Twelve years later, while working for another Cleveland-based company, TRW’s materials technology center, Kovach again attended school part-time while working toward his PhD. He completed the degree in five years’ time, eventually moving on to work for Eaton Corporation, where he stayed for another 12 years. Today, Kovach is the vice president of technology and innovation for Parker Hannifin Corporation. Most of his 35-year career was spent in advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, applications engineering, advanced product development, and research and development. He holds dozens of patents on advanced products and processes. “Some guys liked to golf; I took classes at Case. Many of my fellow employees at these companies were Case graduates as well,” said Kovach, who served on several industrial advisory boards at Case over the years. “I’ve helped shape some of the curriculum as well as the direction and objectives to address industry needs.”
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MAKING A CASE FOR STAYING IN TOUCH Bill Rabbitt works right around the corner from Case Western Reserve University, which makes it easy to stay in touch with his alma mater. His job as an engineering project manager at University Circle-based Nottingham Spirk means he is able to stay in contact with friends and professors still on campus. Since graduating from the Case School of Engineering with a bachelor’s degree in 2003 and a master’s degree in 2005, both in mechanical engineering, Rabbitt continues to participate in many university and alumni-sponsored projects. Most recently, he helped design and build the trebuchet featured at last year’s Oktoberfest on campus and still helps operate it at special events in the area. While still in school, Rabbitt was involved in several extracurricular activities that helped showcase his mechanical engineering skills. He and classmate Mike O’Toole ‘06 started the Case Mini Baja Club the year after Comron Moradi ’02 designed and built a car as part of his senior project. Rabbitt, along with other engineering majors, helped design and build the car for three subsequent competitions. “When I help out with the Baja club, it is rewarding just to be back on campus, seeing students doing the same things I used to do. It is cool to see the club is still around and students enjoy it,” said Rabbitt,who often still finds the time to help out with the club during “crunch” time as it prepares for upcoming competitions. Rabbitt also worked as a teacher’s assistant for five years in the student machine shop in Bingham for one of his favorite instructors, Jim Drake. There he learned more about machining processes while teaching machining, welding, Pro/Engineer and CNC programming to undergraduate students. “Hands-on training at Case gave me the skills I needed to think like a machinist. When you have to make a drawing for the machinist at your company, you better be thinking of ways to make it easy on him, have all the correct dimensions, and make sure the drawings make sense,” said Rabbitt, who helps his company take new product ideas from concept to production for the consumer, industrial and medical markets. In addition to Drake, other favorite faculty members include Joe Prahl and Ed White, Rabbitt said. He originally chose to study at Case so he could stay close to home in Cleveland. His father majored in aeronautical engineering at Kent State University, and Rabbitt hoped to major in engineering as well. Case was the only school to which he applied. What message does he have for other younger alumni about reconnecting with Case? You will not regret it, Rabbitt said, adding, “It feels good to give back to the school that gave you so much.” Bill Rabbitt ’03, G’05 poses with the trebuchet that the Case Alumni Association sponsored for the 2009 Oktoberfest. Rabbitt helped design and build it with help from Case instructors Jim Drake and Joe Prahl and fellow alumni Dave Loomis ’06, Jeff Taggart ’06, Tyler Casalone ’09, Chris Prengaman ’06, Arkady Polinkovsky ’08, Jon Taylor ’09, Jon Beno ’08, Jens Johnson ’07, Lia Majid ’08 and Dan Trivett ’07. Winter 2010 | 9
CREATING SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE IN NEED From problem-solving the needs of high-tech corporations in Silicon Valley to creating a program that helps our injured war veterans, David Mahler ’78 continues to find ways to put his background in electrical engineering to good use. By Terri Mrosko
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Dave Mahler knew with certainty that he wanted to pursue a career in electrical engineering. With one of the great technical institutions, Carnegie Mellon University, in his own backyard, Mahler instead chose to attend the engineering school at Case Western Reserve University. It had a “terrific reputation” with a lot of the same technical attributes and strengths as the hometown alternative. “My family recommended Case to me as a high school student. It was close enough to visit, with a great reputation for electrical engineering,” said the1978 Case graduate. It took only three and a half years for Mahler and his wife, Alette, to earn bachelor’s degrees. Graduating early and entering a robust mid-year hiring environment in January gave Mahler an advantage. The job offers he received spanned the coasts, but one offer stood out. “Hewlett Packard, to me, stood head to shoulders over all the other opportunities. It was a good match for me,” said Mahler, who started with the company a month after leaving Case. Moving across the country to Silicon Valley was probably a dream held by most young techies during that time. Mahler said his Case education clearly came into play on the job. His first assignment was to analyze a circuit board designed for a mini-computer, or server, as they are called today. The circuit board had signal transmission problems. Lucky for Mahler he had just finished a class in field effect theory a mere two months before graduating.
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“While I struggled with the class, the material was really fresh in my mind. I was able to address the problem, get a quick hit for HP and put my first circuit into production,” he stated. “My background at Case paid off within months.” After three years of building servers and managing design teams, Mahler moved into program management, coordinating the efforts of 1,000 developers as they redid the entire computer operating system for the HP brand. He eventually switched to the networking field and gained marketing experience along the way as well. Building on his engineering and management experience throughout his career, Mahler continued to find creative solutions to life’s
USA Together
technical problems. After 13 years at Hewlett Packard, a unique entrepreneurial opportunity arose. Mahler left and co-founded a start-up company. “The Silicon Valley tradition is that you go to work for one of the big companies, learn how to be a good engineer and perhaps a good manager. Then you take your shot in the start-up world,” Mahler said. The company, Remedy Corporation, was founded in 1990 and went public in 1997. Several years later and with 1,500 employees at the time, Remedy was sold to BMC after receiving a very attractive offer. From the ability to create something new, to the quality of people the company was able to attract, to product appreciation and the ability to deliver something that was revered, was a spectacular experience, Mahler raved. Being an entrepreneur was truly the highlight of his life, he said. After spending a year doing something “radically different” – teaching at an all-girls middle school that trains the women of Silicon Valley for tomorrow – Mahler spent the next five years with venture capital firm Accel Partners. There he spent time doing a combination of new deal analysis, looking at potential investments, and stepping in as interim CEO of acquired companies, fixing what was wrong before handing it off to a replacement management team. Mahler admits to always having a hand in community service. As a former Eagle Scout, it was ingrained in him from an early age. After leaving Accel and taking time off to think about what he wanted to do next, Mahler drove past the local Veteran’s Administration hospital. It was a building he had seen, but never actually thought about, for 25 years. “Driving past the VA hospital I thought, ‘I can’t imagine a better segment of society to try and help than those who have been injured because they stood up to serve,’” he said. After meeting with VA administrators, Mahler came up with an idea and put together a team to help create USA Together in 2008. The non-profit organization’s mission is straightforward: helping service men and women find the right resources for their needs. There are plenty of
USA Together uses the power of the Internet to help the men and women of the U.S. military who have suffered life-altering injuries while serving the country. By publishing specific needs for goods, financial assistance and services, USA Together connects injured service members and their families with those who are willing and able to assist them. How it works: Injured service members or someone acting on their behalf, such as a family member or caseworker, apply to USA Together. USA Together validates the service-connected injury and posts the most essential need on the site. Those who subscribe to the USA Together network get notified via email and will review the request and potentially offer to help. People can browse the site for requests and offers to help as well. To date, virtually every request posted has been met. For more information, visit www.usatogether.org.
organizations willing and able to help American veterans, Mahler pointed out. But one of the biggest challenges facing vets is connecting to the right resource in the right location at the right time. Likened to a “Craigslist for wounded warriors,” USA Together allows individuals and entities to register to receive a list of service members or their family members in need. It allows people to offer assistance in the form of money, goods or services (like legal assistance or home remodeling, for example) to a veteran anywhere across the country. “I happen to believe that taking care of our citizenship responsibilities including these men and women is an obligation that goes way beyond the standard concept of volunteering. You can go online and read the individual stories, which really resonate with people,” Mahler explained. “If people find one way to help one service member with one request, this problem is very solvable.” Whether it is creating a company that builds a product like his start-up Remedy Corporation, or creating a new activity that connects Americans with fellow Americans that need a hand, Mahler believes that engineering plays a part in it all. “I love that aspect of engineering, creating a new solution. It’s solving a puzzle, and in this case, it’s solving for the good of the community as opposed for the purpose of making money,” Mahler said. Dave Mahler ’78 is the founder and president of USA Together. He can be reached at dave@usatogether.org.
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Your Dollars at Work A Legacy of Caring Since 1885
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE RACE PROVES SUCCESSFUL FOR CWRU TEAM The Case Western Reserve University Baja Team finished second as the team traveled to the Podium One Racetrack outside of Louisville, Kentucky, to compete in a four-hour endurance race known as Midnight Mayhem. Case Alumni Association is a proud sponsor of the team. This regional competition is sponsored by the University of Louisville; 30 teams participated in the September 25th event. Race officials earlier announced that the governing speed for the Brigg’s and Stratton engine-based cars would be set to 4200rpm, which is 400rpm higher than the SAE standard. The vehicle used for the race was originally designed and manufactured by CWRU students to compete in the national Baja car race in Rochester, New York, last spring.
“A faster car demanded that drivers know the car’s handling characteristics on turns and jumps even better than before,” said Rodney Nelson, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering and captain of the Baja/SAE team. “A trip to the test track in Medina earlier in the semester allowed our drivers to learn the car’s capabilities.” Prior to the race, the team spent a lot of time in the shop repairing damages to the suspension linkages and a failed rear brake rotor mount that occurred during the Rochester event. The mount was replaced with high carbon steel instead of the low carbon used previously. After a few other quick fixes, the team and their crew of a dozen Baja rookies had high hopes for the race, Nelson said. “Car 48 had shed 100 pounds of flotation gear since the Rochester Wet World Challenge and the CVT tuning was tweaked to perfection,” he said. Thirty-four cars began the race, with senior driver Rob Daniels maneuvering the car into fifth place after the first few laps. Several Baja cars flew off the track, but the mayhem did not stop CWRU Car 48. Three pit stops and 58 laps later, the car thundered across the finish line for a second place finish. The University of Louisville finished first and perennial Baja powerhouse, Tennessee Tech, was third. “The race at Louisville proved that Case’s simple, durable design could win,” Nelson said. This win bested eight other top-20 finishing teams at Rochester, increasing Case’s stature among the best Baja competitors. This fall, the team began work on its 2011 vehicle, Car 62, which will be ready to compete next year in the national competition held in Pittsburg, Kansas.
The CWRU Baja/SAE Team at Louisville’s Midnight Mayhem event: Farzad Sidhva, Greg Woyczynski, Brad French, Nick Seifert, Thomas Glem, Andrew Smith, Tim Burns, Ethan Chaleff, Nick Badger, Jordan Cluts, Dane Pittock, Rodney Nelson, Ryan Miller, Rob Daniels, Tyler Casalone, Daniel Levy, Team Advisor James Drake, Austin Sting, Simone Michaels and Laura Palmer.
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2009-10 Case Alumni Association Annual Giving Program for The Case School of Engineering and math & sciences of Case Western Reserve University
Donor Recognition and Annual Report
A Legacy of Leadership Chief Executive Officer’s Message
Dear Alumni and Friends: The Case Alumni Association is completing its 125th year of continuous operation since the first five graduates of the Case School of Applied Science formed the organization on the eve of their graduation in 1885. We celebrated this milestone with all of our events throughout Fiscal 2009-10 including a special summer edition of the Case Alumnus magazine highlighting some of the history, past presidents and accomplishments. I now am writing this message from our new home in Tomlinson Hall, the highlight of the 125th celebration. The return to campus was accomplished on October 29th, and we were open for business on Monday, November 1st, right on schedule. The Case Alumni Association staff deserves a great deal of gratitude for the many days and weeks spent on packing boxes, files and supplies. Tom Conlon did a great job organizing the move and deserves special recognition for his effort. The University offices and construction crews deserve our Thank You as well for the completion of the work. And of course, to President Barbara Snyder who championed our return to campus. This Annual Report recognizes the many alumni and friends who made contributions to the Case Fund® and other gifts in support of the Case School of Engineering and the math and sciences of Case Western Reserve University during Fiscal 2009-10. Each and every one deserves our gratitude for helping move the Case School of Engineering to its deserved recognition among its peers. Thank you for all of the hours of volunteer leadership from members of the Case Alumni Council including our officers led by President Kenneth A. Loparo, PhD ’77. And thank you to all who participated in a Case Club event or class reunion. This has been a great celebration for the Case Alumni Association. We now start our 126th year with renewed energy, mission and purpose – to serve and promote the Case School of Engineering and celebrate the traditions of the Case School of Applied Science and Case Institute of Technology.
Roger H. Cerne ‘63 Chief Executive Officer Case Alumni Association Case Alumni Foundation
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A Legacy of Leadership Fiscal 2010 In Review 2009-10 In Review • T he Case Alumni Association received cash and will commitments totaling $4,496,138 during fiscal 2009-2010. • T he Case Fund®, Annual Giving Fund for the Case School of Engineering received $1,124,583 surpassing the goal of $1.1 million with an undergraduate donor participation rate of 19%. • T otal support to Case Western Reserve University was $2,409,173 including $1,007,570 in scholarships to outstanding Engineering and Science students. • T he Case Alumni Foundation Endowment and Trust Funds had a market value on June 30, 2010 of $44,747,478. The fiscal year investment performance for the Endowment Funds was 11.62%. • O ne of the major highlights of the year was the special 125th Anniversary Symposium “From Education to Innovation: The Case Entrepreneurial Experience” held on May 13-14 in conjunction with the All-Classes Reunion.
2010-11 Key Objectives for the Case Alumni Association • C ase Fund goal of $1.3 million for CSE and Alumni participation rate of 22% or more • C oordinate and plan for the Case Alumni Association’s All-Classes Reunion to be held October 13-16, 2011 in conjunction with Case Western Reserve University’s Alumni Weekend • C oordinate, plan and execute Case Club events in key cities to better communicate CSE and University strategic objectives and provide a forum for professional discussion and networking. • E ncourage all alumni to serve as ambassadors for The Case School of Engineering and Case Western Reserve University
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A Legacy of Leadership Case Alumni Association and Foundation Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Review Statement of Activities: Summary (with FY 2009 comparisons)
Revenues: Donations & Gifts Realized & Unrealized Gains (Losses) Investment Income Change in Life Income Agreements and Other Income Total Revenues Expenses: Collegiate Departmental Support Scholarships Alumnus Magazine Case Fund速 Reunions Student and Alumni Support
Total Program Expenses
Fund Raising Management
Total Fund Raising and Management
Total Expenditures
6/30/10 $ 1,503,196 3,610,539 1,026,570 333,596
6/30/09 $ 3,921,431 (11,408,702) 864,315
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(536,934)
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$ 6,473,901
($7,159,890)
6/30/10 $ 1,435,938 1,062,369 118,147 363,499 167,790 149,501
6/30/09 $ 5,063,895 1,220,335 150,244 371,461 166,220 169,535
3,297,244
7,141,690
169,617 260,804
157,695 263,891
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_______________ _______________
_______________
430,421
_____________
_____________ _____________
_____________
421,586
_______________
_____________
$ 3,727,665
$ 7,563,276
CAA Support to CWRU, Case School of Engineering and College of Arts & Sciences (Total transfers and expenditures from CAA, Case Fund and Case Alumni Foundation)
Equipment & Labs Case School of Engineering College of Arts & Sciences
6/30/09
$ 354,431 418,772
$ 3,801,486 489,926
$ 773,203
$ 4,291,413
Scholarships & Prizes $ 1,015,620 Fellowships 216,710 Faculty Development & Professorships 140,690 Student Support/Programs & Organizations 220,740 19,510 Case Fund速 Gifts direct to CWRU Other Support CWRU/CSE 22,700
$ 1,163,610 213,753 134,601 266,195 41,950 60,348
6/30/10
Total
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Total Support
$ 2,409,173
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_____________
$ 6,171,870
Note: Copies of the audited financial statements are available by contacting Tom Conlon at the Case Alumni Association office.
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A Legacy of Leadership Case Fund® Report
$7,000,000
Case Alumni Association Total Attainment
$6,000,000
10-Year History
$6.628,112
$5,000,000 $4,496,136
$4,000,000
$3,912,045 $3,107,585 $2,907,343
$3,000,000
$3,190,721
$2,192,217 $1,887,588 $1,885,775
$2,000,000
$1,477,382
$1,000,000 $0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Fiscal Year Includes Case Fund® annual, restricted, endowment, trusts, annuities, bequests and will commitments
Case Fund® Annual Giving Attainment
Fiscal Years 2007-2010
3500
$1,400,000
$1,350,000
3000
$1,260,000
$1,200,000
Number of Donors
4000
Fiscal Years 2007-2010
$1,600,000
$1,171,721 $1,100,000
$1,166,462
$1,156,619
$1,100,000
$1,124,583
$1,000,000
3500
3300 3000 3004
3000
2887
2723
2545
2500 2000
$800,000
1500
$600,000
1000
$400,000
500
$200,000
$88,814
$85,439
$80,501
$60,390
$0
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
106%
93%
86%
% Goal YTD ■ CSE Goal
■ CSE Actual Total Fiscal Year
2009-10
103%
■ CAS Actual
391
322
397
274
0 2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-2010
■ # CSE Donor Goal ■ # CSE Actual Donors Fiscal Year ■ # CAS Actual Donors
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A Legacy of Leadership Case Alumni Association and Foundation Support to Case Western Reserve University
6,500.0
10 year History
6,000.0
6,171,870
5,500.0 1,163,610 5,008,260
5,000.0 4,500.0
2,409,173
1,007,570 1,401,603
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Case Alumni Foundation Endowment Funds As of June 30, 2010 Scholarships & Prizes (157)
$23,554,114
Fellowship Funds (5)
$2,241,892
Labs & Buildings (16)
$6,668,769
Faculty Support (7)
$2,533,764
Case School of Engineering Priorities (7)
$624,975
Other Special Purposes (8)
$952,707
Case Fund Board Designated (3) TOTAL Endowments Charitable Trusts & Annuities (92) TOTAL CAF FUNDS (295)
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$4,317,610 $40,893,831 $3,853,647 $44,747,478
A Legacy of Leadership Case Alumni Association 21st Century Society® The 21st Century recognizes those who helped Case Western Reserve University prepare for the future by including the CAA and the CSE in their wills, estate plans and/or trusts. The gifts provided by these individuals help implement new initiatives, maintain and upgrade facilities, provide student scholarships, and invest in Case students and faculty. Richard Allchin ’47 Anonymous (11) William A. Apple ’48 George Baum ’54 Mrs. Jean H. Bolz (Ray E. Bolz ’40) Robert H. Bowerman ’49 Mrs. Leah K. Bradstock (Merel C. Bradstock ’36) Mrs. Ida Yoder Brenner (Russell D. Yoder ’39) Mrs. Martha Brewer (William M. Brewer ’41) Mrs. Jean B. Carson (John E. Carson ’36) Bettymae Carter (John N. Carter ’43) Mrs. Anna Chaney (Alex F. Chaney ’41) Catherine E. Conway Cloud L. Cray, Jr. ’43 Mrs. Lenora Graham Davidson (Wilson Davidson ’34) Donald A. Dick ’55 Karen L. & Alan J. Dudas ’74 Bruce W. Eckstein ’60 Robert B. Edgar, Jr. ’37 Mrs. Beryl Ehrhardt (Joseph I. Ehrhardt ’41) Wallace D. English ’49 Harry L. Farmer, Jr. ’55, G’65 Archibald E. Fletcher ’54 Neal R. Flickinger ’52 John M. Flynn ’51, G’53, PhD’56 Mrs. Gertrud Freliech (Robert A. Freliech ’58) Phillip A. Froehlich ’49 Mrs. Catherine Fuller (John L. Fuller ’36) Richard C. Gerhan ’47 Warren C. Gibson ’65 Roy L. Gilbert ’48 Wilbur T. Gloor ’40 Mrs. Laura Chesney Gockel (Gray L. Chesney ’19) Roger W. Grossenbacher ’61 Michael G. Gundzik ’59 Phillip W. Gutmann ’54, G’58
Elizabeth C. Guy (James R. Guy ’41) Don A. Halperin ’45 Earl F. Hawkins ’55 Joan M. Hawkins Elizabeth Hays (Willard C. Hays – December ’42) Hugh R. Henry ’54 John P. Hollingsworth ’73 John E. Horner ’52 Mrs. Gene C. Huntley (Harold W. Huntley ’41) James C. Kauer ’51 R. Douglas Kepp ’62 Glenn C. Kuebeler ’57 Jack A. Lane Arthur P. Leary ’44 John W. Lewis ’43 Harold W. Long ’47 David C. Marsh ’49 John A. Massie ’66 Dean C. Mathews ’42 Jack E. Maxwell ’49 John W. McCulloch ’82 Timothy McDonel ’55 Marguerite McLarty (John P. McLarty ’43) Gerald R. McNichols ’65 Paula A. McNichols ’65 James R. Meehan ’47 Mrs. Marie Melby (Arne Melby ’39) Paul C. Menster ’48 Mrs. Ruth B. Morgan (Paul R. Morgan ’25) William C. Motz ’48 Mrs. Marguerite H. Mueller Brown (James C. Hodge ’23) Rosamonde Naegele (Raymond S. Naegele ’48) Eugene L. Naegele ’49 Harold T. Nissley ’60 Anthony D. Oliverio ’55 Philip G. Osborn ’60 Raymond N. Outzs ’49 Hugh D. Pallister, Jr. ’35 Kenneth R. Parker ’42
Mrs. Doris Pearson (Donald S. Pearson ’29) Alan W. Peterson ’54 Mrs. Judith Petraitis (Delano J. Petraitis ’68) Edward M. Pflueger, M.D. ’59 John C. Ponstingl ’41 Oliver L. Poppenberg ’59 Roger W. Powell ’59 John R. Prysi ’56 Charles W. Rainger ’55 Dan S. Rasche ’49 Howard E. Roth ’45 Mrs. Virginia R. Rutledge (Bruce Richardson ’18) Adel S. Saada Edwin M. Salkeld, Jr. ’57 Bobby D. Scearce ’60 Walter E. Simon ’47 Donald F. Soula ’48 Paul Stephan ’64 Frances M. Stirgwolt Paul L. Stone ’41 Frances R. Thompson (Robert C. Ruth ’25) Russell E. Umbenhour ’43 Lois C. Urban (Robert A. Urban ’45) Richard A. Vanderhoof ’39 Manuel P. Vasilakes ’51 Genio R. Vitantonio ’43 Irene Vozar (James G. Bishop ’50) Clyde K. Walter ’64 James A. Warner, Jr. ’67 Robert A. Wilkens ’55 Harold E. Williamson P.E. ’51 Cathryn L. Wilson (Stephen A. Wilson ’36) Sylvia K. Yohalem (Martin J. Yohalem ’41) Samuel A. York, Jr. ’54
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A Legacy of Leadership Case Dean’s Society® The Case Dean’s Society® is the leadership giving society to recognize individual donors who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to the Case Fund® or the Case School of Engineering. The giving levels of the Case Dean’s Society recognize the founders and early presidents of Case since the school’s creation in 1880. The Case Alumni Association and the Case School of Engineering wish to thank all members of the Case Dean’s Society for their generous support. Leonard Case Society ($10,000.00 or more) Robert M. Aiken ’52 Anonymous (2) Dr. Carl F. Asseff and Family Thomas E. Baker ’64 L. David Baldwin ’49 James G. Bishop (Estate) ’50 Mrs. Sylvia Brooks John A. Brown G’59 James E. Buxton ’56 Christine & Bruce Clegg ’61 Cloud L. Cray, Jr. ’43 Walter J. Culver G’62 Lee DiGeronimo Bart A. DiLiddo G’60 Robert G. Friedman ’44 Mark Gelfand Warren C. Gibson ’65 Albert Gordon ’42 David Hartman ’58 Joseph P. Keithley Mrs. Elizabeth Koch Carl T. Jagatich ’70 Ji and Li Family Foundation David S. Labuda ’85 Gayle G. and Edward F. Labuda ’59 Frank N. Linsalata ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Milton S. Maltz Gheorghe D. Mateescu PhD’71 G. Mac R. McNichols ’65 Paula McNichols ’65 Mrs. Eleanora Meloun Stanley Michota ’56 Ms. Joanna Overbaugh Jack Phillips ’55 Carl Podwoski ’61 Donald J. Richards ’79, G’81 Adel S. Saada G. Saviers ’66
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Larry M. ’69 and Sally Z. ’72 Sears Thomas W. Seitz ’70 Claudia A. and Clinton E. Silverman ’69 Kurt W. Swogger ’72 Geoffrey B. Thrope ’79 Gene L. Tromblee ’56 Roderick J. Warren ’77 Harold E. Williamson ’51 Wayne E. Zahn ’49 Cady Staley Club – ($7,500.00 - $9,999.00) William M. James ’64 Bhaskar M. Patel James E. Wilson ’85 Charles S. Howe Club ($5,000.00 - $7,499.00) Robert T. Bond, Jr. ’66 Peter M. Galen ’76 Benedict A. Gomes ’90 Arthur A. Huckelbridge, Jr. Stewart A. Kelly ’86 James W. Kewley ’66 John R. Kovats ’61 Marie H. Lathers Jerry Liang G’57 Jeen-Long Liao G’84 Mrs. Sylvia F. Lissa John V. Martonchik ’64 Douglas W. Nock ’62 Sonya G. Oppenheimer, MD Walter E. ’56 and Barbara A. Pavlick Charitable Gift Fund A.C. Price ’54 David S. Simon ’63 Robert L.’65 and Anita L. Smialek
Wm. E. Wickenden Club ($2,500.00 - $4,999.99)
T. Keith Glennan Club ($1,000.00 - $2,499.99)
Christine A. Ash Rudolph A. Baker ’57 Jon L. Bartos ’65 Jack F. X. Daly ’89, G’91 Metka S. Daly ’91, G’98 Jeffrey L. Duerk G’87 Laura L. Dues G’97 Lawrence T. Dues ’93 John “Jack” Flynn ’51, G’53, PhD’56 John J. Fontanella G’69 Frank E. Gerace ’48 Robert A. Gingell, Jr. ’77 Michael G. Gundzik ’59 Phillip W. Gutmann ’54, G’58 Edward Hacker – December ’42 Siegfried S. Hecker ’65, G’67, PhD’68 David P. Hunt ’63 James T. Kelly ’67 William G. Kieffer ’63 John R. Kovats ’61 Eugene Lozyniak ’79 D. Scott Miller ’72 Babe Neville ’48 Kevin Pollari ’84 Stephen J. Ratcliff ’81 James A. Reilly ’39 J. David Roberts ’70, G’72, PhD’74 William A. Schimming ’64 Don H. Smith ’70 Robert E. Vidal ’51 Gerald L. Wasserman ’76 Russell J. Warren ’60 Donald A. Zito ’62
Sylvia Aarons Sachin K. Agrawal William A. Apple ’48 Robert M. Archer ’57 Bruce M. Bacik ’64 Robert B. Baden ’64 Donald M. Ballard ’78 Kenneth A. Barker ’70 Jeffrey K. Barkehanai ’90 David A. Bebko ’63 Louis J. Bellante ’64 James M. Biggar ’50 Robert C. Blanz ’54 Mrs. Barbara L. Blood R. William Breitzig, Jr. ’60 Thomas K. Brichford ’55 Joseph A. Buccilli ’79, G’83 James P. Buchwald ’54 Alan R. Burkart ’52 Bennett C. Burke ’98 Robert L. Callaghan, Jr. – December ’42 Dale A. Carson ’89 Ronald J. Cass ’84 Roger H. Cerne ’63 Tien L. Chia G’82 Richard A. Christ G’80 Leo L. Cifelli ’52 Mrs. Dorothy Conant Robert T. Craig G’53 Robert E. Criss ’73 Raymond D. Daniels ’50 Raymond A. Day ’51 J. Blair Dennison ’50 Philip V. DeSantis ’64, G’66, PhD’70 George R. DeVeny ’65 Amy B. and Michael H. Diamant ’68 Donald A. Dick ’55 Norman F. Diederich ’64, G’66, PhD’70
John R. Donnell, Jr. ’62 Myra C. Dria ’76 Daniel Ducoff Bruce W. Eckstein ’60 Larry L. Enterline ’74 Thomas C. Esselman ’68 Harry L. Farmer, Jr. ’55, G’65 Eugene M. Farrelly ’97 Robert M. Ferencz ’79 John R. Ferma ’75 John M. Fernbacher ’62 William R. Feth ’68 John F. Finch ’57 Allen H. Ford G’64 Stephen A. Fossi ’78 Michael R. Franzinger ’98 Raymond T. Garea ’71 Richard A. Gaspar ’62 Robert L. Gertler ’70 Francis A. “Skip” Giddings ’46 David A. Giltinan ’59 Jean E. Gubbins Allen H. Gutheim ’67 Mrs. Elizabeth C. Guy Roy G. Harley ’36 Stephen J. Hasbrouck ’62 Scott C. Hatfield ’91 Frederick P. Herke, Jr. ’54 Jeffrey O. Herzog ’79 Duane A. Heyman ’63 Erwin R. Hittel ’58 Edward J. Hodan ’50 John E. Horner ’52 Mrs. Ruth Horsburgh Ralph R. Huston ’50 Frank E. Ilcin ’61 Karl W. Irons ’72 Frederic H. Jacobs ’69 Ralph H. Jansen ’91 David ’76 and Judy Kaufman Philanthropic Fund Thomas P. Kicher ’59, G’62, PhD’65 James D. Kilmer ’00
Jochen E. Kindling ’65 Bruce F. Kinsel ’60 Kevin J. Kranzusch ’90 Cassie L. Laasch-Hand ’95 Harry H. Landon, Jr. ’44 James E. Lasch ’79 Kathleen M. Lasch ’80 Matthew K. Lashutka ’94 Arthur P. Leary ’44 Jar-Jueh Lee G’73 Konrad R. Lee ’01 Philip A. Legge ’43, Estate of John W. Lewis ’43 Donald W. Liechty ’56 Garland E. Likins, Jr. ’71 Mrs. Marjorie Lind Thomas C. Litzler ’53, G’62 Chung-Chiun Liu G’68 Kenneth A. Loparo PhD’77 Kenneth R. Lutchen G’80, PhD’83 Robert T. MacIntyre ’52 E. Ted Mann ’45 Robert R. Mantz ’59 David C. Marsh ’49 John A. Massie ’66 Lawrence B. Mattson ’57 Ronald A. McGimpsey ’66 Edward P. McHenry ’67 Frank Merat ’72 Harry W. Mergler ’48 Stephen M. Mihaly ’56 Frederick J. Milford ’49 Gregory C. Miller ’87 Ronald E. Miller ’69 J. Alan Mochnick ’69 John S. Mosser ’50 Jack K. Mowry ’54 James S. Murday ’64 Cindy Naegele Kent J. Nee ’88 Karl E. Newkirk ’63 Donald U. Noblett ’49 John M. Oblak ’62 Anthony D. Oliverio ’55
Philip G. Osborn ’60 Earl W. Overstreet II ’69 Gerald L. Palagallo ’65 Hugh D. Pallister, Jr. ’35 Carl F. Panek ’68 George E. Pekarek ’49 Robert Penovich ’48 Sally R. Petro PhD Robert W. Pfaff ’43 Edward M. Pflueger, M.D. ’59 Dale C. Phillip ’61 Charles H. Phipps ’49 Oliver L. Poppenberg ’59 Mr. and Mrs. Capers H. Poulnot J. Bradford Preston William E. Pritts II ’61 John R. Prysi ’56 Charles E. Radke ’55 Bruce and K.D. Raimy ’63 Fund of The Erie Community Foundation Charles W. Rainger ’55 Stephen J. Ratcliff ’81 Frank Rausche G’70 Donald T. Reilly, MD G’74 James H. Reiman ’71 Carl R. Reisacher Barry A. Romich III ’67 Thomas E. Rose ’69 Robert A. Roth – December ’42 John H. Rusch ’45 Yechezkel H. Rutenberg G’58 Robert P. Sabin, Sr. ’69 Laurence R. Saslaw ’63 Charles E. Sax ’54 Paul M. Schaible G’61 Mark A. Schmidt ’78 Jared A. Schnall ’78 William J. Schrenk, Jr. ’43 John E. Schurr ’57 James A. Sears ’55 William A. Shannon ’78 Aron L. Shapiro ’58
Robert C. Sidley ’55 Richard A. Skinner ’57 Sharon A. Soltesz ’87 Mrs. Constance H. Somers Jordan J. Spaulding ’83 Milton R. Spielman ’44 Stephen S. Stack ’56 Edward A. Steigerwald ’52 Paul Stephan ’64 Kenneth F. Stianche’68 Ralph V. Straubs ’76 Howard Sugiuchi ’60 John J. Tanis ’49 Tzu C. Teng G’72 James Theiling ’52 William A. Thornton G’64, G’67 Nicholas M. Trivisonno ’50 Peter J. Tsivitse ’52, G’59, PhD’63 John O. Tucker ’49 G. Keith Turnbull ’57 Todd Turnidge ’94 Robert W. Van Orsdel ’50 James R. Venner ’65 Joseph S. Viland ’59 Thomas E. Wallin ’69 Clyde K. Walter ’64 Russell J. Warren ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Roger K. West John B. Whitacre Jr. ’49 Carole T. and Robert G. Wilhelm, Jr. ’66 Charles S. Williams ’74 Myron F. Wilson ’47 Richard P. Woodard ’77 Michael D. Zoran ’98 Maureen Zuk
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A Legacy of Leadership 2010 CASE DEAN’S SOCIETY® / 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY ANNUAL RECOGNITION EVENT The Annual Case Dean’s Society® and 21st Century Society Recognition Dinner was held in the atrium of Nord Hall on September 21, 2010. Ken Loparo PhD’77, President of the Case Alumni Association, along with Deans Norman Tien and Cyrus Taylor, extended an invitation to all alumni who made a gift of $1,000 or more to the Case Fund® this past year, as well as those who made a future commitment in wills, estate funds or trusts. The Case Dean’s Society, now consisting of 286 members, was founded in 1992-93 to celebrate the establishment of the Case School of Engineering as a specialized school to carry on the traditions of the Case Institute of Technology.
History of CAA Giving Programs • T he Case Fund® was established as the annual giving program for all Case alumni in 1941. It raised $46,047 from 29% of alumni. • 1 948 – Case Associates established for alumni industrial contributions. • 1 964-65 – Case Fund and CIT raise $1.9 million from 42% of alumni during the 85th Anniversary of founding. • 1971 – CAA creates endowment fund in 1971 and receives new IRS 501©3 status as public charity • 1 998-99 – Case Fund records 34% participation rate. • 2 006-07 – Case Fund becomes the annual fund for CSE. • 2 010-11 – Case Fund goal set at $1.3 million with emphasis on increasing donor participation.
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A number of students were present at the event to share some of their research and project work and answer questions from alumni and guests.
The Case Dean’s Society® recognizes donors that make annual leadership gifts to the Case Fund®. The giving levels of the Case Dean’s Society recognize the founders and early presidents of Case since the school’s creation in 1880.
Charles Phipps ‘49, Gary Wnek, PhD and Kady Staley ‘12
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A Legacy of Leadership Alumni Donors by Class We wish to thank all alumni who generously gave to the Case Alumni Association and the Case School of Engineering this past fiscal year, July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010. Every effort was made to insure the accuracy of the information listed below.
1930s Top Three 1932 – 66% 1936 – 60% 1935 – 50%
1932 # in Class: 3 # of Gifts: 2 % Participation: 66% Paul J. Louzecky Roy H. Peck
1935 # in Class: 8 # of Gifts: 4 % Participation: 50% Paul R. Hinzmann Harris P. Moyer Ware Myers Hugh D. Pallister, Jr.
1938 # in Class: 20 # of Gifts: 6 % Participation: 30%
# in Class: 30 # of Gifts: 9 % Participation: 30%
Walter J. Amsbary Ivan C. Atkinson Harry N. Cotabish Herbert W. Holkesvig William D. Kuhlman William B. Seaver
Franklin L. Bird Robert C. Dorris Donald K. Gallup Roger R. Haag George M. Klein Myron Miller Cyril S. O’Neill Robert E. Schwary Paul L. Stone
1939 # in Class: 16 # of Gifts: 5 % Participation: 31% John A. DeFries James J. Hunt James A. Reilly A. Daniel Schwegler, Jr. Kimball D. Smith
1940s Top Three
1936 # in Class: 5 # of Gifts: 3 % Participation: 60% Walter K. Asbeck Roy G. Harley John M. Hauserman
1937 # in Class: 14 # of Gifts: 2 % Participation: 14% John W. Coltman Robert H. Gedney
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1941
1943 – 47% 1944 – 40% 1946 – 40% 1949 – 40%
1940 # in Class: 29 # of Gifts: 8 % Participation: 28% Leslie A. Andersen George W. Edick, Jr. James P. Gravenstreter Fred A. Heddleson Joseph C. Lash William C. Nilges Ernest H. Schanzlin James M. Taub
1942 # in Class: 80 # of Gifts: 24 % Participation: 30% Robert L. Callaghan, Jr. December William R. Frerich Richard F. Garman December Otto A. Gross Glen E. Guy Edward Hacker - December Herbert B. Harris December Leonard G. Hernecheck Clifton H. Hubbell December Arthur W. Krause December Henry J. Mastenbrook George E. Myers James Nassau - December Richard E. Panek December Kenneth R. Parker Joseph D. Ralston Nicholas Ronges
Robert A. Roth - December Donald J. Roy Louis J. Sanabor - December Charles B. Shortt December Charles J. Swartwout William F. Swift - December Clifton W. Woltz
1943 # in Class: 62 # of Gifts: 29 % Participation: 47% Paul G. Baer Albert H. Barnes David R. Bashaw, Jr. Frank A. Bauman Nelson M. Blachman Arthur L. Bletcher Cloud L. Cray, Jr. John D. Hopperton Barry Hyman Maynard C. Isheim Glenn M. Kastner M. Daniel Kilmer III John W. Lewis Kenneth G. Lusher Robert A. Mattoon Frank Miller Frank J. Modic Robert W. Pfaff John R. Reitz Richard A. Scherbarth William J. Schrenk, Jr. C. Allan Schurr Leonard Spira Ted F. Stirgwolt Robert F. Tuve Russell E. Umbenhour Theodore Ursu, Jr. Arthur L. Wittmer Glenn W. Yerdon
1944 # in Class: 55 # of Gifts: 22 % Participation: 40% Wayne E. Barrett, Jr. Bernard L. Cohen Louis J. Collister William H. Davis Robert G. Friedman Kenneth C. Garman Louis F. Jagucki William H. Kibbel, Jr. Irvin M. Krieger Thomas J. Lahiff, Jr. Harry H. Landon, Jr. Arthur P. Leary Nathan Oscar Donald A. Pecsok George H. Rankin Alexander Riff Eric J. Simon Milton R. Spielman William S. Stamp Leslie W. Steele Richard A. Thomas Milton F. Weise
John H. Rusch Kurt H. Schaffir Craig R. Smith Edward J. Stanko Charles F. Trivisonno Robert C. Tupa Robert N. Volk Ivan A. Wallach
1946 # in Class: 35 # of Gifts: 14 % Participation: 40% William N. Arduser Robert J. Belner Walter J. Berd Thomas A. Cleary Francis A. “Skip” Giddings Stanley E. Gifford Elmer L. Hunyor Alan Kennedy Henry L. Kurtz Frank V. Lantz Jack Rebman David E. Stutz Arthur H. Tousley Basil P. Wentworth
1945 # in Class: 52 # of Gifts: 18 % Participation: 35% Saul P. Baker Edmond H. Borneman Burton L. Frankel George H. Galloway, Jr. H. Norman Jelinek Stephen J. Koonce Rudolph W. Kugler E. Ted Mann Edward J. Reta Howard E. Roth
1947 # in Class: 41 # of Gifts: 13 % Participation: 32% Richard Allchin Donald R. Daykin Richard C. Gerhan Robert L. Hawkins, Jr. Harry S. Hoffman, Jr. Robert G. Johnson Harold W. Long Jerome L. Maggiore
Edwin Y. Mitoma Richard V. Prucha Walter E. Simon Marvin S. Teplitz Myron F. Wilson
1948 # in Class: 83 # of Gifts: 32 % Participation: 39% Peter W. Allen William A. Apple Carl S. Bacik Lester Back William R. Berndsen Hamilton F. Biggar, Jr. Frank E. Cockerham Joseph M. Curtis Robert G. Deissler/G Sherwood L. Fawcett/G Bruce J. Ferencz Frank E. Gerace Charles H. Grace Robert W. Graham Robert A. Kempe N. John Koda Frank J. Koinis Donald W. Krauter Morley G. Melden Paul C. Menster Harry W. Mergler Fred Nevar Francis W. “Babe” Neville Robert Penovich Lawrence C. Pringle Thomas A. Ring James T. Robson, Jr. Beryl S. Seegel Wallace M. Snow Donald F. Soula Glen R. Westenbarger
1949 # in Class: 153 # of Gifts: 61 % Participation: 40% Thorald C. Alexander L. David Baldwin Alan R. Berens/G Ted G. Berlincourt Stuart M. Blydenburgh Donald R. Butler Robert M. Campbell Robert W. Campbell William J. Collins Ralph E. Crockett David D. Fry William U. Funk Joseph M. Gehring Bruce F. Greek Paul E. Haas George N. Havens Eugene E. Holley Kenneth V. Keidel Parry Keller, Jr./G James D. King Kurt K. Klein Harold H. Koppel William J. Kundrat Chin F. Kwok Ernest B. Leach Louis A. Levar Curt A. Levis Donald H. Lewis Frank G. Likly Thomas J. Lisy William A. Markey David C. Marsh Donald W. McCune Frederick J. Milford Robert L. Nekola Donald U. Noblett Joseph B. Nusbaum Raymond N. Outzs George E. Pekarek
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Charles H. Phipps John B. Phipps Robert A. Reitz Domenic A. Romonto Irvin J. Rudick Anson H. Russell Rolf E. Rylander Richard G. Schuerger Matthew Siman John M. Spear Ross H. Supnik John J. Tanis George E. Terwilliger Kingsley P. Thompson W. Dean Trautman/G John O. Tucker Charles P. Welch Stanley E. Wertheim John B. Whitacre Jr. E. Harry Wirstrom Theodore J. Wrona Wayne E. Zahn
1950s Top Three 1953 – 38% 1951 – 37% 1952 – 35%
1950 # in Class: 244 # of Gifts: 76 % Participation: 31% Thomas Allchin Lawrence F. Arnold J. Norman Beidler James M. Biggar James G. Bishop (Estate) Hugo H. Borneman Franz R. Brotzen Bruce R. Burgan John M. Cazier
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Robert E. Chowanetz George F. Climo Raymond D. Daniels Ted G. Debreceni J. Blair Dennison Ned E. Desenberg Joseph M. Dieglio George I. Doering Martin F. Drlik Wesley J. Eastman David M. Ellis Richard D. Ellsworth William L. Fagley Craig S. Fenn Douglas M. Fisher Willard Frissell Joseph Gabrosek, Jr. Leonard Gelfand Sidney S. Goodkin Malcolm F. Groves Richard H. Hall Ronald L. Hamilton Walter R. Hees Kendall Herron Don B. Hill Edward J. Hodan Henry H. Homitz Ralph R. Huston George E. Jacques Robert R. Kallman Harold B. Kendall/G Donald W. Kern Allan Koeppel John Koinis John C. Lawrence Edwin H. Layer, Jr. Allen E. Lepley Arthur A. Longano Dwight J. McDonald Alfred C. Montag Kenneth W. Moorhead Peter R. Morris John S. Mosser Daniel M. Parobek John M. Polder
Keith Polmanteer/G Gilbert N. Rieger Ferdinand Rodriguez Robert J. Sacha Robert L. Schroeder Thomas R. Schuerger Fritz L. Schweitzer, Jr. Robert E. Selleck Reade W. Shook Robert Siegel Arch H. Stevenson Harold H. Stroebel John A. TePas Nicholas M. Trivisonno Robert A. Tschannen Bruce F. Turnbull Robert W. Van Orsdel Richard S. Varga Elmer S. Vegh James W. Wickert Richard S. Wissoker Richard A. Wolfe
1951 # in Class: 162 # of Gifts: 60 % Participation: 37% Robert E. Abell Judson M. Aspray Lester W. Bauman, Jr. Kenneth J. Bell George T. Braidich Lawrence C. Cerny Matthew A. Chionchio Bernard H. Coleman Raymond A. Day Parmely T. Ferrie Cornelius Fiocco John M. “Jack” Flynn Americo Forestieri Park French Robert J. Fryauff Lee E. Gallaher
Ivan S. Ganyard Robert D. Halverstadt Milton B. Hammond, Jr. Richard E. Hinkle LeVar C. Jensen Fred Karpoff, Jr. James C. Kauer James L. Kern William R. Kerslake William N. Leitch Jack G. Lenhart Martin A. Levitin Robert J. Lubick Edward N. MacAllister Artur Mager/G John P. Mann Richard J. Matt Frederic H. Megerth Robert L. Moss John N. Nelson George L. Pantages Robert C. Pardee Harold L. Reed Paul E. Renas William T. Rossiter David H. Rush James C. Ryan Earl B. Schibler A. Edwin Schreck Richard H. Shackson Richard B. and Rosanne I. Smith Donald L. Southam Philip J. Stelmashuk Richard H. Swiers Wayland A. Tenkku George F. Thomas Manuel P. Vasilakes Robert E. Vidal John W. Wallace Joseph C. Wellington, Jr. Bruce Wertheimer Harold E. Williamson Frank J. Yarsa Donald A. Zalimeni
1952 # in Class: 181 # of Gifts: 64 % Participation: 35% William H. Ahrens Robert M. Aiken Donald J. Anzells Charles T. Bingham, Jr. Gary M. Black James J. Bolzan, Jr. John H. Bromelmeier Richard K. Brugler Alan R. Burkart John W. Carson Elwood Chaney Emil Chirila Leo L. Cifelli George A. Coulman James D. Croniger Elmer E. Croushore, Jr. John C. Daeschner J. Frederick Doering Delmar W. Drier John H. Enders Charles W. Fetheroff George A. Fisher John W. Gallagher Marvin D. Girardeau, Jr. David F. Hahlen Edmund J. Halter Richard A. Hardy Robert E. Heaton William B. Horn John E. Horner Wallace J. Klein George M. Lance Charles E. Lindahl Carl A. Lindblom, Jr. Robert M. Linn William F. Long Robert T. MacIntyre Joaquim M. Marques Albert M. Marrer
Robert W. Glatte George A. Goerss Robert J. Gridley Donald L. Gross Thomas E. Hedge Henry C. Heintzelman Edward H. Hoecker, Jr. Frank R. Hondlik John G. Hruby Robert H. Johns Robert E. Kane Elmer A. Kitinoja James H. Krieger Donald Krueger Vincent R. Lalli Herman W. Leggon Edmund Lis Thomas C. Litzler Herbert C. Loewlein Kenneth J. Major Raymond W. Marshall Robert P. Meissner David J. Miller Myron J. Miller Richard C. Musall Richard P. Nemetz Alfred P. Nickley Arthur C. Norden 1953 Joseph C. Oppenlander # in Class: 150 George R. Ord # of Gifts: 57 Robert S. Packard % Participation: 38% Richard A. Pline Alan P. Amos Stanley R. Reas Martin L. Anderson, Jr. Jonathan F. Reichert Marvin R. Banton Richard R. Russell John W. Belser John W. Schwartzenberg Norman A. Berg Robert A. Sears Richard D. Bernhofer Edward Slagle Harry R. Calsing Richard E. Srail Stuart M. Campbell, Jr. Richard H. Thomas Gino J. Coviello E. Dwight Trout Norman R. Cox, Sr. Raymond T. Warner Robert T. Craig/G Thomas H. Wiggins Wilbur F. Dobson Andreas L. Zanow Willard F. Gillmore, Jr. Paul L. Mehr Robert A. Mendelson Richard P. Mott Stanley R. Nechvatal Raymond S. Ogrinc/G Walter R. Platte Allyn S. Polson George M. Prok Norman E. Protiva J. Allan Punkar Seymour Rothstein James E. Ruecke Theodore J. Sandy Max A. Schaffer Donald L. Shirer James L. Spetz Edward A. Steigerwald James Theiling William H. Thompson William A. Tomazic Peter J. Tsivitse Eugene B. Ulanowicz Miles O. Weaver Oswald L. Zappa William J. Zigli
1954 # in Class: 151 # of Gifts: 46 % Participation: 30% Richard A. Anderson George Baum George A. Beck Robert C. Blanz Walter K. Bonsack Ronald C. Brockway James P. Buchwald Paul L. Farley Joseph A. Fisher Archibald E. Fletcher Jack Grobman Phillip W. Gutmann Bernhard D. Hanhilammi Lowell L. Heinke Charles E. Henry Frederick P. Herke, Jr. Donald H. Hooper William R. Howard George T. Ikeda Dale A. Johnson Donald H. Jones Ronald R. Kaufman R. Dean Kaul Albert H. Khoury Robert M. Laczko Lieng-Huang Lee/G Walter E. Leser Richard H. Lyndes Frank A. Matter Michael J. McGinty Jack K. Mowry George L. Muller Perry R. Nuhn Alan W. Peterson C. Price Charles E. Sax Arthur W. Schroeder, Jr. Charles J. Scott Joseph M. Strouse, Jr.
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Alan Price ’55 Alan Price is a graduate of the mechanical engineering program at the Case Institute of Technology. He spent the last 30 years of his career working for Ford Motor Company, in several positions including engineering manager of one of the battery plants and manager of electrical programs, energy efficiency and supply. Over the years, he survived several plant closings. The 10 years prior to starting at Ford, Price worked for what was originally Electric Storage Battery, since acquired by a Canadian company. Price has returned to Case for several all-class reunions beginning in 1994. He established a scholarship fund in his name, AC Price Scholarship Fund. Having had the opportunity in his career to “earn more than a marginal amount,” Price believes that it is time to give back to the university. “If somebody doesn’t support the college that provided their education, it’s not doing your part,” said Price, now retired and living in South Carolina. He started his career in Cleveland and then spent the years with Ford in Michigan. Price said that education provides something the graduate can offer to an employer. Case had, and still has, the reputation of turning out people who “know engineering.” It’s important to keep that support going, he said.
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Stephen J. Toth James E. Vamos John D. Venables Robert K. Warmeling James G. Watterson William T. Wickham/G Samuel A. York, Jr.
1955 # in Class: 136 # of Gifts: 42 % Participation: 31% F. Edward Bentley/G William F. Bozich Thomas K. Brichford Brice Carnahan David E. Crouse Peter M. Dawson Richard W. Detrick Donald A. Dick Alan C. Eckert, Jr./G William F. Emrich Harry L. Farmer, Jr. Joseph F. Garibotti David H. Green/G John E. Groth Leon D. Gschwind John C. Guiley Donald L. Haas/G Irving Lefkowitz/G Thomas A. Liederbach John R. Louis Timothy McDonel Anthony D. Oliverio S. Stephen Papell Roy G. Paston Edward M. Petrushka Jack Phillips Victor R. Piccoli Charles E. Radke Charles W. Rainger
John E. Schmidt, Jr. Franz W. Schneider James A. Sears George A. Sellnau George W. Sentell, Jr./G Robert C. Sidley Jerome H. Silverman James H. Simler Jerry E. Slee Joseph Smerglia Cyril Urbancic, Jr. Ralph M. Wilk Robert A. Wilkens
1956 # in Class: 184 # of Gifts: 63 % Participation: 34% Franklin P. Abbott/G Paul T. Arbuckle Robert C. Beach Raymond W. Bender John B. Beurket Stephen E. Biro Beryl D. Blickstein Ronald R. Bogolin Paul P. Buchynsky/G James E. Buxton James R. Dawson Dwight F. Decker Jack D. Dougherty Louis L. Drasler, Jr. Robert W. Feucht Gerald R. Frei John P. Frier Laurence N. Gold Karl N. Gutzke John P. Henderson Thomas P. Herbell Arnold Hershman John A. Jankowski
Donald S. Johnson John P. Kilbane Wen H. Ko/G William J. Kroenke John B. Lewis Donald W. Liechty James L. Marshall Gerald A. Marxman Gene P. Mathews Jerome Meisel Stanley V. Michota Stephen M. Mihaly Andrew T. Mulato Paul A. Niemi David W. Ohl William G. Ormiston Thomas J. Pavlik Walter E. and Barbara A. Pavlik John B. Porter Channing M. Preston John R. Prysi Paul J. Rondeau Elwin L. Rooy Charles R. Rowan David W. Samson Robert A. Seekely Jay S. Silhanek Melvyn B. Spira Raymond C. Srail Stephen S. Stack John D. Steadman Eugene A. Stecca James I. Taylor Thomas W. Thornton William C. Till Walter E. Tober Gene L. Tromblee Douglas H. Underwood Ralph E. Vollbrecht Howard A. Vormelker
1957
William T. Maloney Lawrence B. Mattson # in Class: 186 David R. McRitchie # of Gifts: 60 Edward J. Metzger, Jr. % Participation: 32% Charles W. Nezbeda James F. Allison Paul F. Olhoeft Robert M. Archer Richard J. Pazderak Allen P. Arnold/G Alfred C. Pinchak Rudolph A. Baker Daniel B. Raber William H. Balhorn Joseph M. Ross William H. Beall Edwin M. Salkeld, Jr. Thomas A. Blanchard Steven W. Schaefer Tom E. Butz John E. Schurr David O. Carlyle Donald R. Sherman Richard M. Chandler Richard A. Skinner William A. Compton/G Walter S. Smith Robert E. DeGraff Robert L. Snell John H. Detrick Thomas G. Spofford John F. Finch Richard A. Sundra Lester C. Frank Donald C. Theis William K. Fullerton G. Keith Turnbull John C. Gambrill Charles J. Wilson William B. Garrison David L. Wyatt William W. Gerberich David E. Glaser Andrew C. Gross 1958 Emil C. Hach # in Class: 195 Ross A. Hackel # of Gifts: 43 Ronald S. Halinski % Participation: 22% Roger N. Hasselbach Stuart S. Horwitz Henry H. Albers Gerald M. Ihnat Carl G. Andeen Frank S. Jaczkowski David L. Arnold Milton Kaplan William R. Burmeister John C. Chambers/G Richard I. Kermode Arthur H. Koeckert James B. Cline Stephen F. Kovacs Richard R. Cook, Jr. Kermit D. Kuhl Henry E. Frey, Jr. G. Norman Lauben Vladimir Hamza James W. Lazor Richard J. Henry Paul H. Liebenauer Erwin R. Hittel John R. Lillibridge, Jr. Alan J. Jankowski
Allan L. Karchner Edward J. Kersman John I. Koeper Kenneth L. Kutina Marvin L. Lader Jon A. Lash Leonard S. Lo Porto David A. Luce Gus H. Mautz, Jr. John J. McGorray John F. Mioduszeski Stanley E. Nagy Nobuyuki Nakajima/G Harry C. Nash/G Nils O. Pearson Glenn F. Pfleiderer Charles A. Ranney Richard F. Reinhart Yechezkel H. Rutenberg/G John H. Sattele Donald S. Schneider John R. Semancik Aron L. Shapiro Robert A. Stenzel Roger A. Svehla Thomas L. Sweeney Robert B. Tom John J. Varga Charles L. Wiley Donald E. Wilkowski Herbert N. Young, Jr.
1959 # in Class: 219 # of Gifts: 55 % Participation: 25% Joseph R. Asik Fred H. Beaumont Lawrence A. Brough John A. Brown/G Donald V. Buyansky James N. Cordea
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Leonard G. Feinstein John Ferrante Candido Font James J. Fox Bernard J. Gallagher Robert C. Garver Murray S. Gertner David A. Giltinan Ronald W. Grant Michael G. Gundzik Robert A. Hahn John A. Hrastar Dirk E. Huttenbach Ronald P. Kananen Glen B. Keller, Jr. Thomas P. Kicher Bruce A. Kirchhoff Carl C. Koch Philip L. Krug/G Edward F. and Gayle G. Labuda Arthur B. Larsen Paul A. Lidrbauch Leonard Ludwig Robert R. Mantz Charles J. McCarty Bruce L. McLaughlin Edward F. Miller Thomas N. Millhoff J. Andrew Morris Robert D. Morrison David E. Nelson William H. Ninke Donald R. Norris Joseph R. Nosse J. David O’Mahen Edward M. Pflueger Oliver L. Poppenberg M. William Sadock Lee F. Schiemann Ralph W. Seeh Ralph R. Sherman, Jr. James W. Thornhill III
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James F. Hahn, Jr. Wayne A. Hamilton/G Ramon B. Hazen Donald A. Hoecker Wallace D. Huskonen William F. Hutchings Burton M. Judson, Jr. John J. Kessler Bruce F. Kinsel James M. Kirkstadt 1960s Top Three Donald E. Knuth Richard J. Lebitz 1960 – 30% Bruce Lehtinen 1961 – 30% Saul H. Ludwig 1962 – 30% Irving Malkin/G 1963 – 30% Charles W. Marschall/G Franklin G. Miller James I. Morgan/G 1960 Robert J. Norris, Jr. # in Class: 240 Carl A. Olson # of Gifts: 72 Philip G. Osborn % Participation: 30% Carl E. Palmer John B. Peatman/G Jerome S. Berkowitz Leon W. Blazey, Jr. Thomas F. Piatak R. William Breitzig, Jr. Robert L. Randall Roger W. Brockett George W. Reichard, Jr. William G. Browne Charles I. Rosner James H. Burghart Charles E. Ryan, Jr. Eugene D. Salesin/G Harold I. Burrier, Jr. Michael A. Calabrese Robert W. Schwarz Harry E. Cook, Jr. Lawrence J. Scotchie Leonard C. Cosentino G. Michael Skerritt Robert A. Cowan/G Paulen A. Smith/G Charles D. DeGraff Lawrence Southwick, Jr. David D. Dennis Joseph P. Speroni William A. Dent Robert W. Stalder Bart A. DiLiddo/G Howard Sugiuchi Glen W. Dorow Rollin H. Teare Bruce W. Eckstein Arthur R. Thompson Wayne W. Fabian Lawrence I. Toriello Harold Farkas William E. Tosko Donald J. Gawlowicz Norman T. Triznadel William M. Grasser Hugh M. Van Horn Leonard K. Tower/G Joseph S. Viland Ellis M. Wellman Jack A. Williams Richard H. Wright Arthur Yelon/G Karl F. Zender
James K. Wagner Russell J. Warren Frederick G. Watts Peter M. Weiblen Norman C. Wenger, Jr. Paul J. Wolfe Martin E. Woods Warren M. Young
1961 # in Class: 211 # of Gifts: 64 % Participation: 30% Richard G. Beck Frederick K. Bogner James B. Breckinridge J. Alan Burnett Glen L. Buto Patrick J. Chambers, Jr. Dennis S. Chrobak Bruce and Christine Clegg Gus L. Constan/G Robert F. Craig Lawrence F. and Nancy A. Draper S. Peter Gary David M. Geehan/G David C. Grigsby Roger W. Grossenbacher John P. Gyekenyesi Peter E. Harbath Thomas R. Henry, Sr. Ralph A. Hewes Gerald L. Houze, Jr./G Gerald J. Hrastar Francis E. Ilcin Frederick W. Koch John R. Kovats George D. Kraft/G Robert A. Kropfli Norman R. Kuchar
Bruce T. Kujawski Melvin R. Lehr Robert A. Levine Nelson A. Macken David J. Marec Robert D. Melcher Peter L. Meleney Sheldon S. Miller Michael K. Moe/G Thomas L. Morgan Willford J. Morrison Raymond D. Mountain/G Duane A. Moyer Carl G. Opaskar, Jr. Gerald A. Otteni Donald R. Parmelee Steven F. Paul Richard A. Petelinkar Dale C. Phillip William E. Pritts II James A. Prutton Gordon E. Rutzen Barry J. Sands Robert J. Schafer/G Paul M. Schaible/G Robert N. Schlaug David A. Schrady Charles E. Stephan Richard F. Tozer John T. Trinter Joseph Trivisonno, Jr./G Joseph A. Vargo Raymond J. Votypka Stephen J. Wallace Ronald J. White William B. Woodring/G Ronald W. Zurilla
1962 # in Class: 251 # of Gifts: 75 % Participation: 30% Anonymous Reuben R. Aronovitz/G Dennis R. Atkins Ronald E. Birch John E. Bower Thomas E. Brightbill Leonard H. Burrows/G Christos C. Chamis/G Leland G. Courtney II Walter E. Cowan, Jr./G Walter J. Culver/G Eugene F. Desmond Richard E. Dimery, Jr. John R. Donnell, Jr. John M. Fernbacher Harry W. Fox, Jr. Alan I. Friedman Richard A. Gaspar Jonathan A. Gerbracht Karl Goering Byron S. Gottfried/G Michael A. Grozdanoff Charles P. Hagenbaugh, Jr. Robert J. Hanold/G Robert G. Hantman Stephen J. and Carole Hasbrouck Ezra D. Heitowit/G Frederick Hetzel Daniel M. Hill Gerald E. Hite Gary L. Holmberg Edward W. Hubbard James A. Hudak Fernand H. Juckler/G Raymond J. Knauss Richard A. Knazek
Gerald A. Koenig Roy A. Koskinen/G Richard J. Kotalik Andrew C. Krajec David J. Krus Raymond G. Kvaternik Daniel J. Lesco Ping Y. Liu/G Edwin H. Lutz Charles W. McNichols III Phillip D. Meeker Chester A. Meyer Michael A. Mezzacappa Eugene R. Moore/G James B. Moreno Douglas W. Nock John M. Oblak Kevin J. O’Leary/G Jon L. Olson Kamlesh A. Pai-Panandikar Robert F. Pierret Richard L. Pool III John M. Roblin/G William H. Schultz Daniel E. Schuster David E. Schwab Farrokh N. Screwvala John C. Simonis Kenneth J. Sleger Lloyd E. Stettler Robert M. Suhay John R. Szuch Donald R. Trask Roy C. Waas/G David L. Weigel John A. Wilson Ralph B. Wood John F. Zeis Donald A. Zito
1963 # in Class: 224 # of Gifts: 68 % Participation: 30% John J. Barni David A. Bebko Jack H. Bellack/G Dennis M. Bench John M. Bergin Jon A. Beyer Gabriel Biguria H. Dale Blythe/G Paul L. Bondor Ronald R. Bousek Bruce J. Bretschneider Nicholas A. Camino Roger H. Cerne Nathan L. Church/G Jerry C. Condren Richard J. Demchak Thomas A. Derkacs Adam A. Dreisziger Robert D. Follett James E. Glover Donald G. Golden Louis H. Goldish Robert M. Grguric John G. Haessly Duane A. Heyman David P. Hunt Victor A. Ilenda Robert W. Jenkins/G Porter W. Johnson William M. Johnson Larry A. Kaufer Walter J. Kelly Robert A. Kern William G. Kieffer Paul H. King Fred J. Kohl Kenneth F. Koral
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Thomas J. Kraynak William S. LaPay Frank N. Linsalata Pau-Chang Lu/G Thomas A. Lutke John N. McCarthy/G Frank D. Mendicino Gerald L. Mook Edward G. Morgan, Jr. Richard Muskat/G Karl E. Newkirk William A. Oran Dennis R. Paulin John S. Perz Harold G. Pohler Richard J. Prutow Kathleen D. and Bruce H. Raimy Donald E. Rauch Richard B. Robrock II Laurence R. Saslaw Thomas G. Scecina John R. Shadley Melvin P. Shaw/G L. Jack Smith Ajeet S. Sood/G William D. Spiegelberg Wayne W. Sukow/G Thomas E. Utterdyke Robert S. Vukosic Paul F. Weiss David A. Wilson
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1964 # in Class: 265 # of Gifts: 78 % Participation: 29% Malcolm J. Agnew/G Charles H. Applebaum Bruce M. Bacik Robert B. Baden Thomas E. Baker Thomas D. Barakat Donald F. Baxter Louis J. Bellante J. Dennis Bender Barry L. Berman Richard G. Brothers David H. Buchanan Raymond C. Chao/G Charles A. Chiaramonte Frank J. Costa/G Philip V. DeSantis Norman F. Diederich Perko Draskovic Michael A. Eck Roger W. Fenstermaker John D. Fisher Thomas L. Follett II Allen H. Ford/G Victor L. Genberg W. Allen Growdon David R. Hamlin Alfred A. Hanus David E. Hobbs Clive P. Hohberger Dennis D. Huffman William M. James J. Paul Jones Orron E. Kee/G Larry Kerschberg Robert M. Kostrubanic James F. Lavelle, Jr. Lawrence B. Levit
Richard T. Lewis Arnold E. Lipson/G Donald D. Mandalfino/G Vincent J. Marchionna John V. Martonchik William W. McDonald John A. Mihevic David M. Mog LeRoy D. Moyer James S. Murday David V. Neff R. Wayne Niles Robert W. Oliphant Kurt E. Olmosk Frank J. Olynyk Dorothy Pan Wong/G William T. Parker/G John A. Pavco A. G. Davis Philip/G Milo C. Rice Frederic L. Rieger, Jr. James Riesenfeld/G Robert E. Rottmayer Marvin F. Sawyer William A. Schimming Joel Schwartz Albert J. Starshak/G Paul Stephan William A. Thornton/G Stuart W. Thro C. Franklin Todaro Thomas F. Trost David L. Wagner Clyde K. Walter Robert K. Wehrle David A. Weitzenhof Leo C. Whalen William H. Wheater/G Homer G. Wolfe/G Robert R. Zappala R. Roger Zauel
1965 # in Class: 239 # of Gifts: 53 % Participation: 22% Howard P. Apple/G Jon L. Bartos Wiley S. Dennis George R. DeVeny Thomas B. Doyle Larry V. and Judith C. East/G Robert W. Fiellman/G James R. Fink Sanford Fleeter Robert J. Flower/G Fred L. Forman Warren C. Gibson Marc E. Goldfeder Richard A. Green Salvatore J. Grisaffe/G Dilip K. Guha/G Siegfried S. Hecker Bill Hemsath Kenneth E. Hickman/G John J. Hiller, Jr./G David A. Huettner Richard G. Kellner Jochen E. Kindling Jerry L. Kisner Jerome F. Lapham, Jr./G Curtiss O. Larson/G Martin T. Lawler/G Richard A. Leskovec John H. Loux III G. Mac R. and Paula A. McNichols Paul G. Miller/G James M. Moidel David L. Moore Samuel T. Morneweck/G
George W. Mulholland Arthur K. Nakashima/G Patrick S. Osmer Thomas D. Oxley Gerald L. Palagallo Stanley M. Parsons Harvey S. Price/G Gary D. Sandrock/G W G Sayre Lawrence P. Semersky, Jr. James K. Shetterly Richard F. Sigal
Robert L. and Anita L. Smialek Fund of The Cleveland Foundation Ralph W. Spice James R. Venner Virginia F. Walters/G Kenneth R. Waugh Daniel L. Whipple Jack W. Young, Jr.
David D. Collins Denis J. Connolly/G # in Class: 253 Gordon G. Cross/G # of Gifts: 64 Stuart F. Daniels/G % Participation: 25% Philip J. Erdelsky Howard E. Baybrook, Jr. H. Lee Flower, Jr. Lawrence D. Becker Peter J. Frank/G William A. Gislason Frank W. Bliss/G Arthur F. Boehm John W. Glaspey Robert T. Bond, Jr. Stephen W. Hager Thomas W. Burtnett/G Paul D. Hicks William T. Busch William S. Hill/G David H. Butler Donald G. Hlusak
1966
Jon L. (Jack) Bartos ’65 “I started donating to the Case Fund® many years ago in very modest amounts as a way of recognizing the great contributions Case had made to my life. My Case experience and the lifelong friends I made while attending were among the most significant influences on my life and subsequent engineering career. Then something happened that completely changed my attitude regarding the “annual ritual” of donating to the Case Fund. One of my fraternity brothers died unexpectedly in the prime of life, not long after graduating with a degree in chemical engineering. I wanted to do something to honor his memory, but wasn’t sure what action would be most suitable. Thinking of him, and the many people that helped me while at Case, I decided to start a scholarship fund in his name. I knew that he would have been proud to know that the George A Ganley ’65 Scholarship Fund was helping other Case students. After establishing this Fund, I realized that I could also recognize the most important people in my life, my parents, in
the same way. It seemed very appropriate and natural since they both felt very strongly about the importance of education, even though (or perhaps because) neither had attended college. Although my mother was no longer with us, I wanted to do something to express my gratitude to my father for his wonderful positive influence on my life and education. His tears of joy when learning of the establishment of the John C. and Genevieve M. Bartos Scholarship Fund was something I will never forget. My gifts to the Case Fund have become much more substantial since establishing the two scholarships. However, I now view these donations from a perspective that is very different than the one I had many years ago. Each contribution now gives me a great feeling of satisfaction and pleasure. Not only am I able to give something back to the University by providing a small token of assistance to Case students, but I can also honor the memory of three of the most influential people in my and my family’s lives. I feel privileged to be able to renew this honor each year. Thank you Case Alumni Association!”
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Robert Bond ’66 While his diploma says 1966, Bob Bond had originally planned to graduate from Case Institute of Technology in 1965. He took an extra year to complete his fouryear degree in computer engineering. One reason is that he worked full time while attending Case. Another reason is that he became part of a unique and groundbreaking program that allowed him to focus his studies on emerging technologies at the time: computer engineering, software and process control. “My education prepared me for the computer industry, which was in its infancy at the time. I did not have any financial aid and the school was relatively expensive, but I was able to land some great jobs, earning real-world experience and a salary, while I finished my degree,” said Bond, who today is chair of the Case School of Engineering
Robert G. Hodgins Ernest F. Jageler, Jr. James D. Johnson Madhukar V. Joshi/G John L. Kardos/G James W. Kewley Maurice G. Kitces Ronald L. Kolb Michael K. Korenko Gregory J. Kubas Lawrence W. Leyking/G Dale W. Lichtenberg Ralph E. Locher/G John A. Massie Ronald A. McGimpsey
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John W. McMahon Ronald J. Meetin Roy W. Miller/G Ronald A. Mischler Donald J. Moracz Barry E. Morgan Neil M. Moss Lawrence J. Munini/G Richard M. Myers Julius Z. Nadas David E. Owens/G Ralph M. Papa Richard E. Pokrywka James M. Reddy John A. Reinicke
Visiting Committee and serves on CSE’s campaign committee as well. Bond, a member of the Case Dean’s Society, believes that Case had a significant impact on his 40-year career in the computer industry. He worked nearly 17 years for Hewlett Packard beginning with the year it launched its computer business. He then spent 16 years with a start-up, Rational Software Company. Bond retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer right before the company was acquired by IBM. In retrospect, Bond recalls that although Case was known for its tough academic standards and perhaps prided itself on its drop-out rate at the time, the exposure he received to cutting-edge courses and innovative professors was tremendously valuable. It definitely toughened you up for the real world, he said. “I reconnected to the University probably about 10 or 15 years ago. If you value the education you received from Case and believe it had an impact on your career, which I do, then I think there is, in a sense, an obligation to return that,” Bond said. “If Case had not have had that type of flexibility in emerging technologies, who knows what I would have ended up doing.”
Leonard Rizzolla/G A. David Rossin/G William J. Saas Neal V. Sangree G. Saviers Michael R. Smith/G Grant M. Stern Timothy C. Stevens Joseph W. Sullivan/G Marvin L. Union Harold L. Wade/G Victor Waluch Carole T. and Robert G. Wilhelm, Jr.
1967 # in Class: 245 # of Gifts: 55 % Participation: 22% Thomas A. Auten/G Robert T. Bair, Jr. Robert A. Bartolini/G Franklin R. Borkat/G Caroline K. Boyer/G Richard A. Carlstedt Stephen H. Carr/G Martin P. Charns Tattamangalam S. Chidambaram/G
Joseph S. Churchman Lawrence A. Clark John P. Crain Thomas S. Davis/G Lawrence E. Dean Thomas K. Ehni Adolf A. Eppich Louis J. Goldman/G Allen H. Gutheim James E. Hanafee/G Louis A. Hartley II Zelek S. Herman Charles R. Hollis Walter M. Holloway, Jr. Arve B. Holt/G Rodney J. Jesseman Robert H. Josselson Theodore Katsanis/G James T. Kelly Edward J. Kownacki David A. Krohn/G Nicholas J. Lanni/G Jerry Liang/G Patrick J. Lyons/G Ian Mackay Stuart H. Mann/G Edward P. McHenry William P. Nebel Bruce R. Nicholson James E. Palmer/G John G. Papp David L. Parham Sam H. Parker Victor D. Roberts/G W. Stephen Rochlis W. Leslie Rogers/G Barry A Romich, III A. Eric Rydgren, Jr. Roger D. Schultz Chloe J. Singleton James J. Svoboda
Marianne B. Szabo O. Manuel Uy/G Christopher W. Uzelmeier/G William P. Wiemels Chuen Wong/G
1968 # in Class: 302 # of Gifts: 69 % Participation: 23% William W. Agresti Robert J. Antinone Arthur T. Balcerzak Timothy W. Baldwin Robert H. Beckley David G. Belanger/G Robert B. Bellman Linda M. Churchman Charles W. Clendening, Jr. William C. Colket William A. Daigneau Robert E. Daniel, Jr. William W. Davis II Carl I. Delaune Michael H. and Amy B. Diamant Richard C. Dietz Rick C. Dilsizian Jimmie R. Eason David Elmore Thomas C. Esselman David Fahrland/G William R. Feth Robert J. Folino David A. Foster Mark D. Frishberg Pascal J. Gambardella Jack S. Gips Charles A. Green Eugene Greenstein Raymond J. Halicki William L. Hallerberg/G David C. Halley
Richard A. Hansen Edward J. Haugland/G Frederic A. Hooper, Jr. Jeffrey C. Jones John G. Kern Robert A. Kilgore Barbara J. Kinzig/G Raymond P. Koenig Konrad J. A. Kundig/G John W. Langner Chung-Chiun Liu/G Anthony R. Lubinsky Raymond F. Mallinak, Jr. Richard C. Masek Alfred R. Michenzi/G Walter F. Nemcek Philip E. Nielsen/G Thomas N. Packard Carl F. Panek Lyle A. Pauer/G Leo R. Piotrowski Alan M. Riegler Cosimo G. Sciotto Terrence J. Sejnowski Carl A. Singer James L. Smialek Donald J. Snider John D. Stevenson/G Kenneth F. Stianche Thomas G. Szymanski Kenneth R. Thompson/G Julian M. Tishkoff/G Gary W. Towsley George J. Ursick, Jr. Henry L. Vernon, Jr. Robert J. Zinn Thomas G. Zogakis/G
1969 # in Class: 293 # of Gifts: 67 % Participation: 23% David F. Adams John E. Allers Kenneth R. Barrett Janina B. Blonski Jonathan L. Brockwell Philip T. Chen/G William F. Clancey Mark A. Coblitz Dominic D. Cordiano Andrew F. Daughety Thomas F. Dohnal Russell L. Domski Ronald H. Drees Francis M. Dunlevey Keith R. Eberhardt Joseph D. Feko/G Michael B. Feldman John J. Fontanella/G Robert C. Fuehr Robert W. Gerlach Arnold Greenland Robert E. Hartsock Donald W. Havas/G Michael S. Hyrnick Frederic H. Jacobs Richard A. and Julie A. Jerdonek John E. Kapitzky Paul R. Kimmel John P. Linhart Jeffrey W. Lund Charles L. Maierson Richard C. Marquard Robert C. McCune, Jr. Richard P. Merrill, Jr. Margaret B. Miller/G Ronald E. Miller J. Alan Mochnick Arthur C. Nagel
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David H. Nichols Joseph F. Orichella Earl W. Overstreet II John F. Paul David C. Pheanis Thomas W. Pietrocini/G Richard A. Proeschel Richard C. Riccardi Joseph D. Romano/G Thomas E. Rose Robert P. Sabin, Sr. Charles J. Schubert, Jr. Lawrence M. Sears Zef Shanfield Clinton E. and Claudia A. Silverman Kenneth R. Spikowski Edward L. Stanton/G Lionel J. D. Sully/G Donald D. Tong/G James B. Treleaven Andrew F. Turk William A. Verdini Thomas E. Wallin Eric S. Wentz Kenneth H. Wetmore Roger A. Wing Hai Wu/G Dana B. Zahuranec Martin A. Zofko
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Michael A. McManis Charles P. Mueller Eugene C. Muratore 1976 – 24% William J. Mutryn II 1979 – 24% Robert C. Olmstead 1971 – 22% Byron L. Olson/G 1973 – 22% Philip E. Orbanes Peter E. Packard Daniel L. Pierce 1970 Frank Rausche/G # in Class: 272 J. David Roberts # of Gifts: 54 Carl R. Sadler % Participation: 20% Thomas W. Seitz Thomas R. Andrews Robert L. Shambaugh Edward J. Baldzicki John Sigmond III Kenneth A. Barker Arun K. Singhania/G Dipak K. Basu/G James H. Skjervem Francis J. Bonk Don H. Smith William H. Campbell James F. Stevenson/G Gregory P. Catrambone James H. Swift Peter W. Chehayl Irland L. Tashima Dallas R. Christian Richard A. Treveloni George R. Cserbak Karl Tubalkain Reuben A. DeBolt Feliks Wolanin Robert J. Dompe/G Vincent W. Ferraro Robert A. Field 1971 Robert A. Gertler # in Class: 282 H. Steven Gilbert # of Gifts: 63 Peter S. Gilmour % Participation: 22% Bernard Gross/G Donald E. Hankins Richard C. Beercheck Robert M. Hurley Robert J. Bomberowitz Duane J. Jarc Donald C. Braun Wayne D. Johnson/G Peter W. Carpenter Francis W. Kearney Edmund M. Choy/G Edward A. Kenik Dean I. Clay John R. Kinstler Perry W. Cockerham John M. Kuhlman Eric C. Cohen Christian N. Lambrecht William D. Drotning Joel M. Levine Mark W. Estes Elena S. Lobl Edward S. Mallinak, Jr.
1970s Top Three
David A. Fink Michael K. Fukuda George C. Galster Raymond T. Garea Richard T. Gedney/G Richard R. Gehring Dennis E. Griffin Wesley A. Hansen III Frederick Hemker David E. Henderson Jeffrey H. Hoel/G Thomas R. Horner Richard M. Jackson Charles H. Jaeger William H. Jones Michael P. Keenan Gary M. Klauber Ronald D. Koncal William N. Krueger David P. Kurrent Laimonis A. Laimins Clem J. Larson Garland E. Likins, Jr. Gerald E. Lucak Kenneth L. Mantey Gheorghe D. Mateescu/G David L. Matthews James H. Miller R. Allen Miller/G Jay F. Moldovanyi Stephan D. Murphy G. R. K. Murti/G Robert C. Nerbun, Jr./G Neal T. Nomiyama Joan M. Oravec John G. Rako James H. Reiman D. Glenn Ricart Craig A. Richmond Steven J. Ring/G Steven B. Rubin Peter F. Salamon, Jr.
John W. Seferian Ralph W. Siskind James W. Summers/G Theodore D. Swanson Leslie E. Szakallas Edward J. Tatman Martin G. Trembly Charles E. Vail Thomas F. Van Denberg II William Wachsman Ede R. Weiner/G
1972 # in Class: 236 # of Gifts: 50 % Participation: 21% Jerry T. Adamic Harry J. Alferink, Jr. John M. Bendfeldt Scott F. Boettcher Frederick P. Boyle Robert P. Brentin Edward A. Bruss Steven R. Buerkel Robert J. Contolini Paul Cooper/G Joseph S. Demidovich, Jr. Robert Duke Jeffrey K. Farmer James H. Flora Alfred E. Frey, Jr. Robert A. Gelman/G Lee W. Hartmann Donald G. Hunt Karl W. Irons Wayne D. Jennings Gary A. Johnston James A. Jurczyk Jeffrey A. Karson Donald W. Kastner
S. Daniel Day II Paul W. Deichmann James A. Ellowitz Dante Frabotta Walley G. Francis Thomas A. Glassman/G Donald C. Grant Robert R. Gruetzmacher/G Steven J. Halasz Paul I. Hicock David R. Jones David A. Kalina John E. Katilius Stuart W. Katzke/G Richard W. Kelly Robert H. Lacombe/G Jar-Jueh Lee/G Chien-Hua Lin/G Paul D. Markey Casimir J. Matuszewski Robert F. Millar Shirley A. Murray/G Martin J. Nemcek Mark I. Ostler/G John L. Petric Gregory C. Riffle Harry N. Rosen Rosalyn J. Rufer William N. Saks 1973 Gary G. Schupska # in Class: 237 Joseph E. Sedlak # of Gifts: 52 Mark F. Sejnowski % Participation: 22% Satish C. Sharma/G Michael S. Albert Thomas J. Shutt Patrick J. Banchy Martin D. Smalc Charles E. Brandman John T. Strukely Lee R. Bronner/G Daniel H. Suchora/G Timothy T. Calvey Stephen E. Sunderland/G Douglas R. Camp Robert J. Tabernik Robert E. Criss Kevin L. Twigg Stephen G. Dale Arthur M. Unger Kenneth L. King Philip A. King William H. Koo/G Robert B. Kromer Kwang-Soo Lee/G Denis A. Lynch, Jr./G Stephen A. MacDonald/G Robert S. McMillan Frank Merat D. Scott Miller David C. Miller Michael H. Morris Thomas Operchal Frank J. Pikovsky Paul E. Plank Michael J. Puhala, Jr. Dennis A. Risen Robert N. Rodriguez Jack L. Smith Eric R. Snyder James F. Soeder Andrew D. Staursky, Jr. Kurt W. Swogger Tzu C. Teng/G Allan W. Vogele Andrew C. Woodson/G
Steven W. Weissner Robert C. Weppler E. Carlo White
1974 # in Class: 222 # of Gifts: 47 % Participation: 21% Michael H. Babiak Benico Barzilai Roger W. Baugher Peter N. Blount/G Mark A. Brody Satish Chandra/G Harvey C. Clough V. John Comanita Elizabeth M. Dabrowski/G Lawrence T. Drzal G Alan J. Dudas Richard J. Ebert/G Katherine B. Emrich David L. Ergun Scott D. Gorsuch Clifford L. Greenblatt William M. Grossman John H. Habbert III Jill B. Henes/G Thomas W. Herman Kuan-Yuan Hsu/G Mark A. Humphrey James D. Isner Thomas R. Keske Joseph B. King Francis J. Kolpak/G Wayne H. Kuenzli Jerome P. Lang Michael W. Matthew Gregory A. Michnay Stephen P. Mosier Anne M. Nolan
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Robert C. Price Lawrence W. Pruneski Robert M. Queenan Donald T. Reilly/G Anton J. Rovito David F. Sholle Terry M. Stephenson/G Jeffrey A. Tanchon Steven G. Todd Dean D. Trilling Bruce A. Twarog Douglas E. Weir Alan R. Whitney Charles S. Williams Allan L. Zaebst
Earl J. Kirkland Mark A. Knepper/G Stephan A. Letts/G Mark A. Little Carl J. Lock, Jr. Gary M. Michal Richard E. Millar Vincent J. Perricelli Gary F. Ruff/G Barry A. Satz Robert R. Sepsi Peter J. Shempp Theodore Z. Takacs Michael W. Timko Ronald J. Zab
1975
1976
# in Class: 200 # of Gifts: 29 % Participation: 15%
# in Class: 190 # of Gifts: 45 % Participation: 24%
Kishore C. Acharya/G Thomas P. Bejger James J. Blike Dwain L. Carver Wade C. Driscoll/G John B. Enns/G Steven M. Ferguson John R. Ferma Daniel C. Finkel Robert B. Finucane Rita and Yousef Ghodsizadeh/G Margaret J. Gorensek Peter S. Homann Kimberly N. King
David L. Abt David W. Bakke Albert L. Barnes Edward M. Braun Michael J. Deloye Myra C. Dria Donald L. Feke John B. Fisher/G Peter M. Galen David A. Gianfagna John M. Gilligan/G Donald A. Gudaitis Philip N. Hartong Alan Hirsch
Timothy L. Hottel/G David and Judy L. Kaufman Martin A. Keely Erik P. Kristoffersen Yin-Chang Liu/G Young-In Moon/G Andrew M. Muskus/G Susan Nagorney Louise A. Palmer John V. Pietras Stephen B. Rice Bruce G. Richards Roy P. Sambuchino Lee A. Schechtman John P. Schweitzer Paul Segall/G Ralph V. Straubs Hillary M. Sullivan Grace E. Svilar Mark Svilar Gordon Y. Tanaka David W. Tank Richard W. Vesel/G Gerald L. Wasserman James K. Weddell Alan A. Weiss Evelyn Weiss Richard L. Weiss Martha S. Wetherholt Jimmy Y. Yeung/G Cary H. Yuan
1977 # in Class: 165 # of Gifts: 25 % Participation: 15% Stephen J. Alexander Mark C. Aras Mary L. Armstrong/G Bruce K. Asamoto Michael J. Covitch/G Robert A. Gingell, Jr. Maximilian B. Gorensek Stephen J. Gottron James S. Holton/G Daniel N. Kosareo Curtis I. Kunihiro Kenneth A. Loparo/G Robert W. Molitors Carl R. Nehls Lawrence L. Perletz/G David T. Seitman/G Brent C. Sisler/G Oliver J. Smith/G Pravin L. Soni/G Joseph J. Sulc Robert S. Tamaru Roderick J. Warren Raymond G. Wentz Richard P. Woodard Dennis H. Wright
1978 # in Class: 172 # of Gifts: 35 % Participation: 20% Todd W. Arnold Emanuel M. Balale Donald M. Ballard Anthony T. Bonina Gail A. Bonner Christopher J. Cherrie
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Jeffrey I. Clyman John T. Durkin Stephen A. Fossi Robert J. Frohman Jeffrey B. Glover Michael M. Grabowski Thomas D. Gregory Diane E. Herr James P. Hrusovsky Kevin P. Johnson Steven A. Joliat David P. Kovarik Elizabeth K. Mann Steven R. McCrillis Joseph M. Miller Michael J. Molnar Stephen C. Olenik/G Timothy M. Peglow/G Christine H. Poggianti Jeffrey E. Purdy Michael W. Quinn Scott A. Raybuck Carl R. Schaub Mark A. Schmidt Jared A. Schnall Reinhard A. Schumacher William A. Shannon David B. Skursha William M. Tarlton
1979 # in Class: 187 # of Gifts: 45 % Participation: 24% Barbara B. Brown Joseph A. Buccilli Peter M. Burk F. Steven Chalmers III Hoo Y. Chung/G Richard M. Cotman Craig V. Darragh/G
Lawrence A. Deck William H. Emling Robert M. Ferencz Paul R. Fishel, Jr. David A. Fotland Ann George Dennis L. Harvey Edmund M. Herrold/G Jeffrey O. Herzog William J. Hinkle Daiva M. Kinnavy Daniel N. Kinnavy Jagadisan Krishnamurthy/G Gregory J. Kuebler James E. Lasch Laurel K. Lawrence Raghavendra R. Loka/G Eugene Lozyniak David J. Magee Theodore N. Matsko George T. Matthews/G Martha L. Mecartney John P. Menniti George E. Miller/G John Nadai Mary Nash Carl Polisena Alan R. Priebe Jay K. Roberts/G Herbert W. Schilling Gary S. Seldner J. Andy Sinclair Jonathan S. Super Geoffrey B. Thrope James A. Torma/G George J. Valco Robert B. Webster Stephen A. Wood
1980s Top Three 1983 – 15% 1980 – 14% 1981 – 14%
1981 # in Class: 243 # of Gifts: 34 % Participation: 14%
Gregory S. Ammar Duane C. Basch 1980 Jay S. Bensusan # in Class: 246 Carter J. Bidwell # of Gifts: 34 Bradley A. Boytim % Participation: 14% Michael T. Carey Lawrence A. Bergman/G Steven M. Cochoff Douglas M. Blakeley/G Robert J. Cox Richard A. Christ/G Serge M. De La Porte Neal G. Christoph Des Vaux/G George E. Flax Joseph Doychak Dermot J. Gosser Steven R. Duckro David R. Gross Herbert J. Erhardt Mary Jane K. Hornung Paul C. Gillette/G Mark A. Imbriani Ramon A. Gomez Joseph A. Landers James R. Gunderman Anthony J. Lelli/G William K. Hart/G Donald E. Lewis Saad E. Hebboul Kenneth R. Lutchen/G Michael J. Herceg Donald M. Markuson David Jones Anthony R. Matlak Mark J. Karol Kathleen M. McCarthy H. Robert Kenna Michael E. McHenry Anthony J. Lang III Annamarie D. Mercurio/G Karl J. Lieberman John A. Mozier, Jr. John D. Murray/G Kelvin H. Okumura/G James S. Papanu Anthony E. Palmer Bruce A. Phillips Marina R. Pascucci/G Aleksandar Prole/G Diana R. Petrauskas Stephen J. Ratcliff Steven P. Ruden Kevin G. Robertson Richard B. Salmon/G Earl T. Robinson/G Sheldon I. Schaffer/G Robert A. Soltis Timothy A. Taubert Joseph T. Snodgrass III Lauie Swansyer-Herceg Timothy Tucker Darryl L. Vaci Matthew B. Zimmt Robert L. Vanderwall Mark L. Vonder Haar Thomas G. Wildman Samuel R. Williams/G Mark A. Wollen
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Ron Cass ’84 Ron Cass pursued a career in software development after majoring in Systems Analysis and Control Engineering at Case. He worked for two start-up companies, one of which was owned by a professor from Case. While there, Cass served as the company’s representative on a review board for the Center for Automation and Intelligent Systems Research established at Case in 1984. After the latter company was acquired, he worked in the enterprise software industry as a vice president for a little over a decade. “I’ve been connected to Case over the past 25 years on a pretty steady basis,” said Cass, who also serves as president of his fraternity’s alumni association and as the fundraising director at the campus radio station, WRUW-FM. Most recently Cass launched his own software start-up company, Data Agents based in Cleveland Heights. He also serves on the Case Advisory Board and is a Case Dean’s Society leadership givinglevel donor. Giving is a personal matter, Cass said. As a former full-tuition scholarship recipient, he feels he has benefited greatly from past alumni who have generously donated through the Case Alumni Association to put in place a foundation for educational support. Now Cass is making estate plans as another way to give back to the institution. “It’s always been in the back of my mind that I was given something, and that I owe someone an education in return. My education at Case had a lot of value in terms of the preparation it gave me for the real world,” Cass said. “I appreciate the exposure to high technology and social connects I have made over the years as well.”
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1982
1983
# in Class: 256 # of Gifts: 31 % Participation: 12%
# in Class: 253 # of Gifts: 39 % Participation: 15%
David A. Butler Alice Chang/G Kimberly B. Cohen William E. Conaway Scott R. Culler/G Robert M. Dickerson Stacy R. Feldman Kirsten E. Fleischmann James E. Gentry, Jr. Elizabeth J. Greenberg Donald M. Hanigan, Jr. Richard H. Hardy Eric Holcomb Laurie A. Kopec Brian E. Kretch Jinho Lee/G Martin F. Lipman Maria Litt Randolph M. Mares/G William G. Messenger Diane M. Mieskowski/G John R. Parrish/G Nicholas K. Petek Michael A. Petrik Lynne Shapiro Brotman Michael J. Stone Annie P. Wang/G Sally A. Waxman Robert I. Wenig Richard H. Williams, Jr. Joseph A. Zolyak
Jefferson Z. Amacker III Laura J. Bartling Shmuel Ben-Shmuel/G H. Charles Benz II Ira G. Bibbero Victor C. Chen/G Michael L. Ciancone Raymond E. Clark William J. Eich Kimberly S. Fischer Albin J. Gasiewski III Jeffrey T. Igel George M. Irwin Troy P. Klingler Ann Klodor Joseph C. Krauskopf Richard G. Lee Barbara P. Lin Joseph G. Matuscak Ronald A. May Robert J. Merat John E. Monahan/G David J. Muzilla Stephen G. Naculich Ramon Nadira/G Michael S. Newell Jeffrey R. Quay/G James C. Rasbold Paul W. Roder IV Benjamin Rosolowski Gary A. Rozak Mark E. Sadock Srinivasan Sivashankaran/G Donald R. Smith/G Jordan J. Spaulding Susan G. Staples Bruce M. Steinetz Vivian H. Tjan/G Michael J. Zappia
1984 # in Class: 294 # of Gifts: 35 % Participation: 12% Matthew P. Blischak Michael F. Caputo Ronald J. Cass Christopher M. Chorey Michael A. Civiello Natalie G. Cooper Mark H. Costin/G Andrew S. Dewa Donald A. Ehlert Matthew D. Farrell Daniel A. Field James M. Galm Keith M. Ganzer Lynn W. Hanigan Ming-Chih D. Ho/G Paul G. Kelly Paul J. Kolodzy/G Caryn K. Lasser/G Lisa F. Lefkovitz Jeen-Long Liao/G Dung M. Luong Stephen D. A. McCarthy Christine E. McNamara Wright J. Nee Robert A. Oster Kaumudi I. Pandya/G Klaus-Markus Peters Helga C. Praprost Margaret P. Proctor/G Kelynne E. Reed Arch D. Robison Susan D. Strothers Douglas H. Wachter/G Daniel J. Wasser Ellen M. Zinni
1985
Stephen J. Szczecinski Peter Q. Tran # in Class: 386 Lisa P. Vervena # of Gifts: 37 Joseph J. Vontorcik, Jr. % Participation: 10% Lyle F. Weaver Micki E. Acks James E. Wilson Keith A. Bancroft/G Kurt A. Biery Donald F. Bittner/G 1986 Shelley D. Burns/G # in Class: 351 Brian C. Dawson # of Gifts: 29 Jeffrey I. Eldridge/G % Participation: 8% Stewart Ferguson/G Vera J. Fosnot Donald D. Anthony Stuart M. Freedman Anne Z. Banks Mark S. Friske Kurt M. Berger George F. Gianelos I. Norman Chang Jeffrey R. Guerber Patrick E. Coplen Jennifer M. Hall Kenneth J. Farrell James K. House/G Robert A. Gustaferro/G Steven M. Howard Christopher C. Hagen Aric D. Kaiser Stephen J. Hussell Christine M. Keller Vincent G. Karasack Prasad S. Khadkikar/G Stewart A. Kelly David S. Labuda Mark A. Kryah Oscar Lanzi III/G Kathryn E. Lewis Peter C. Litwinowicz Mei Li/G Tien M. Luong Kathleen M. Marshall Martin D. Marsic Vera M. Marsic Donald D. McFall/G John E. Murray George L. Perlic Barbara J. MessingerJulia J. Pet-Armacost/G Rapport/G David P. Miller Barton C. Rasmussen Rajendra A. Morey Joseph A. Reed Don Ng Donald A. Schurr Piero M. Puccini/G Christina L. Semkow Michael J. Skoch Charles A. Southard Glenn V. Southard Douglas C. A. Taylor Patricia A. Vrobel Kimberly M. Wiefling/G Shaolin Xu/G
1987 # in Class: 350 # of Gifts: 25 % Participation: 7% Elizabeth S. Biegelsen Terri R. Carvagno Alan S. Chu Denise C. Dannels Jeffrey L. Duerk/G Frank E. Espohl Darrick W. Gargiulo Robert J. Kerczewski/G Kenneth G. Kozak Michael R. Krejsa Robert N. Lipcsik Douglas A. Longworth Steven J. Marshall Donald F. Martin, Jr. Brian T. Milas Gregory B. Miller John D. Niedermeier Nokuleswar Panigrahi/G David J. Schultz Michael R. Seifert/G Sharon A. Soltesz Steven D. Ward Brian K. White Charles S. Whitman Christine M. Wolak
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1988 # in Class: 279 # of Gifts: 26 % Participation: 9% John P. Barry Andrew S. Bean James R. Caplinger Casper W. Chiang/G Caroline L. Claspy Daniel L. Connell/G Todd A. Digiacinto Joseph P. Discenza W. Crawford ElliottG Timothy P. Gabb/G Paula M. Hidalgo/G Eric D. Johnston Andrew R. Kuchar/G Bohdan G. Liszniansky Hang K. Loi Carol E. Marchetti Robert M. Martinko Dieter Moeller Kent J. Nee Shelly M. Peet Richard Rayford/G Keith S. Shih/G Thomas A. Stiadle Robert J. Tinsley Mark D. Warrick Stanley J. Woszczynski/G
Don Fong Michael T. Gallagher/G Patrick T. Greller Robert T. Honious Ellen M. Horn John A. Huffman George Klinich III Runping Li/G Vince A. Lichtinger Jeffrey J. Mason Hung T. Nguyen Jay W. Radke Matthew R. Rejmaniak John N. Sanders-Reed/G Jon L. Schindler Jih-Jong Wang/G
Robert C. Knauerhase Kevin J. Kranzusch Mario Laiseca/G Richard B. Lazarus/G Jie Li/G Linda C. Rae/G Mark S. Romano/G Kirk H. Young
1991 # in Class: 238 # of Gifts: 17 % Participation: 7%
Eric A. Angyal Keren Deng/G Edward R. Dobos Scott C. Hatfield 1990s Top Three Robert J. M. Henderson 1993 – 9% Steven W. Horwatt/G 1992 – 8% Ralph H. Jansen 1994 – 8% Shu-Fen Jen/G Ronald F. Lamb Elizabeth S. Pease 1990 Kirk A. Rodgers # in Class: 266 David J. Smith # of Gifts: 18 Cheng Q. Song/G % Participation: 7% Shri D. Varadarajulu Jeffrey K. Barkehanai Scott A. Waters Anthony A. Buop Robert M. Yantosca Jing-Jy Cheng/G Christian A. Zorman/G Timothy J. Clancy Joseph P. and 1989 Sandra M. Fakult 1992 # in Class: 275 Laura J. Flanagan # in Class: 205 # of Gifts: 21 Benedict A. Gomes # of Gifts: 17 % Participation: 8% Anne E. Hines/G % Participation: 8% Dale A. Carson Michael D. James Alan B. Chaput, Jr. Kathleen D. Klinich Alan M. Allgeier Brian D. Culler John F. X. Daly Gerald E. Duffy/G Thomas S. Derevjanik Jennifer N. Farrell
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Theodore L. Gebacz James E. Hamm Christine S. Heim Thomas L. Hemminger/G Jeremy F. Jacobsohn/G Scot E. Jaynes/G Jeffrey J. Kellam Maria A. Kuczmarski/G Ellen Lee George A. Metzenthin Robert R. Smith, Jr./G Toshio Takahashi/G Boddu N. Venkatesh/G Christopher A. Winslow
1993 # in Class: 228 # of Gifts: 20 % Participation: 9% Kevin N. Bracy Louis S. Chestney/G Glenn A. Crocker Anthony B. DiFiore Lawrence T. Dues Jay R. Gindin Roshanak Hakimzaheh/G John J. Hetzer, Jr. David A. Igel/G Denise M. Katona John D. Martens Heidi B. Martin George M. Scott Rajagopal Srinivasan Mahendra K. Sunkara/G Wynee W. Tsao-Igel/G John T. Whittington Carolyn E. Wilson Jinwei Yang/G Kay Ann C. Zienta-Smith
1994
1996
1998
# in Class: 214 # of Gifts: 17 % Participation: 8%
# in Class: 256 # of Gifts: 18 % Participation: 7%
# in Class: 256 # of Gifts: 15 % Participation: 6%
Frank J. Corrado Allison J. Esenwine Alison R. Graves-Calhoun/G James V. Heidelberg Julie A. Jacono Lisa M. Jeran Zhihong Jin/G Michael S. Koralewski Matthew Krumholz Matthew K. Lashutka Kevin Luu/G Eric J. Matyac Ramin A. Meshginpoosh Jason L. Mitchell Robert P. Stalder Nancy M. Tofil Todd Turnidge
Matthew D. Barb Joseph J. Beno Peter L. Castro John B. Coppedge Jennifer N. Fakult John J. Higgs/G Edward M. Jolin Jerry W. Jordak Serge M. Kaddoura Michael J. Kane Margaret T. Kasner Gregory W. Kelley Steven J. Kuhlman W. Todd Martin Tiffany L. Petroc Geoffrey C. Schmit Jiangtao Wang/G Dacong Weng/G
Peter J. Bonacuse/G Danielle M. Brodecki Bennett C. Burke Christopher M. Dreher Rachel M. Eixenberger Benjamin C. Eloff Julie N. Fleischer Michael R. Franzinger David S. Hausen Daniel R. Keiser Jacob K. Matthews Kevin E. Roach Thuan D. Truong Terence E. Wei Michael D. Zoran
1995 # in Class: 222 # of Gifts: 13% Participation: 6% Sammeh M. Alihassan Bhaswati Bandyopadhyay/G Nicholas A. Barendt Brian S. Casselberry Scott M. Cooper Patrick H. Dunlap, Jr. Anthony Ezell Leslie A. Kindling Cassie L. Laasch-Hand Surajkumar G. Mhatre/G Amy L. Raab Russell Anand V. Samant/G Nicholas F. Urbanski
1997 # in Class: 292 # of Gifts: 16 % Participation: 5% James Bodner Lynn E. Bush II/G David D. Coe, III Chrysanthie D. Chamis/G Judd R. Cheatwood Edward Cordiano Eugene M. Farrelly David J. Henning/G Jonathan H. Hogg Paul A. Kuebler Alysia K. Lorincz Douglas A. Rathburn Stacie I. Ringleb Carolyn E. Schmit Steven D. Shabino Timothy J. Streit
1999 # in Class: 242 # of Gifts: 11 % Participation: 5% Mark C. Brighton Mark L. Bubnick/G Patricia Dickerson/G Todd D. Gilbert Fehmidakhatun A. Mesania/G Irina B. M. Neagu/G Douglas J. Nienaber Jennifer K. Nienaber Alfred C. Schnabel Andrew C. Slocum Kurtis A. Swinehart
2000s Top Three 2001 – 6% 2008 – 6% 2002 – 5% 2007 – 5%
2000 # in Class: 264 # of Gifts: 11 % Participation: 4% Jeffrey B. Armstrong Frank J. Berarducci/G Michael A. Dumesh Brian A. Giovanni Benjamin A. Haskell Rachel L. Heberling Adam T. Hill James D. Kilmer Julie M. Morahan Daniel M. Morris Antonio L. Scinicariello
2001 # in Class: 278 # of Gifts: 17 % Participation: 6% Raymond Chan John A. DiBella II David A. Hanneke Lei Hu Anthony M. Ina Andrew J. Katronick Meghan A. Kerner John A. Landis/G Konrad R. Lee Mary Ann M. McClure Julie S. Melzak/G
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A Legacy of Leadership Alumni Donors by Class
Rajeev Raghavan Travis B. Ribar Brian H. Schriver Megan L. Smith Avi A. Tevet Kevin D. Tolejko
Colleen M. Kalczynski John J. Mayer Stuart B. Morgan J. Ben Schaeffer Sarah B. Warren Sara L. Wolfgang
2002
2004
# in Class: 286 # of Gifts: 15 % Participation: 5%
# in Class: 285 # of Gifts: 7 % Participation: 2%
Peter G. Adamczyk Thomas J. Allen Yi-Min Chen/G Christine M. Daniels Bayard V. B. Gennert Julia C. Gevrenov Amanda L. Grace Evan J. Halprin Fulter M. Hong Kathryn R. Kamp Michael T. Kamprath Joel C. Mathewson William G. Sherwin Allison M. Stawarz/G Matthew R. Wolf/G
Amy S. Chan Jenny Chan Di Cross Stephen J. Gage Benjamin J. Hothem Jonathan A. Karas Scott J. Volchko
2003 # in Class: 281 # of Gifts: 12 % Participation: 4% Michael A. Brescilli Jamie S. Collier Brian D. Dykas Glenn A. Emelko/G David D. Grace George W. Hancsak/G
2005 # in Class: 306 # of Gifts: 13 % Participation: 4% Thomas J. Andersen Megan S. Browdie Brian K. Corson-Marquess Matthew Cross Christine L. Gosen Daniel S. Howe Lee E. Hyson Richard Y. Liu/G Vinay Majjigi Josiah C. Miller Rocco J. Parro III Alan H. Vormelker Jared J. Wolff
2006
2008
# in Class: 398 # of Gifts: 9 % Participation: 2%
# in Class: 250 # of Gifts: 14 % Participation: 6%
Anonymous Damon R. Bosetti Olumide B. Gboyega/G Nitin S. Kolluru Lindsay M. Miller James R. Olliver Kathleen M. Rollick Nathan D. Young Mark D. Zimmerman
Christopher A. Carach Timothy J. Franke Kathryn N. Gabet Henry Hsu Trevor J. Ilse Natalie A. Jackson Bernard Jacobson Ryan J. Kurtanich Laurent J. Majerus Steven J. Majerus James Organ David L. Poerschke Arkady Polinkovsky Jennifer Rischar
2007 # in Class: 329 # of Gifts: 15 % Participation: 5% John C. Bear Benjamin Chodroff Stuart M. Cohen Adam J. Derewecki Philip A. Dunker Hillary C. Emer John J. Erickson Bradley C. Gill Kathleen M. Jagodnik/G Aaron C. Johnston-Peck Sarah Rovito Nathan A. Schatt Gregory J. Strnad Jonathan G. Virgi Christopher E. Weigold
2009 # in Class: 313 # of Gifts: 8 % Participation: 3% Tyler Casalone Eric Chen Daniel E. Dennhardt Brian D. Holt Kenneth B. Hornfeck Michael C. Petro Alexander L. Rivera Paul D. Rockwell
2010 # in Class: 250 # of Gifts: 1 % Participation: 1% Elaine S. Leung
/G = graduate degree BOLD first time donors
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A Legacy of Leadership FRIENDS, CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS The following friends, corporations and family foundations have provided support to the Case School of Engineering and the Case Alumni Association during the past fiscal year. Thank you for your continued generosity.
3M Sylvia Aarons Accenture Foundation, Inc. Sachin K. Agrawal Reverend and Mrs. Jonathan C. Ahnquist Alcoa, Inc. American Heart Association Analog Devices, Inc. Anonymous (8) AO Foundation Arkema Inc. Christine A. Ash ASM International Dr. Carl F. Asseff and Family AT&T Labs, Inc. Atotech USA Inc. Harold Babbitt A. Judson Babcock William D. Bartlett Fund Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bastian Mala Basu Ms. Sylvia Bauer Baxter Healthcare Corporation Bayer USA Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beatie Becton-Dickinson Company John S. Beechler Thomas W. Bell-Games Biomec, Inc. Biomedical Engineering Career Alliance Ms. Barbara L. Blood Louis C. Bodnar Paul Bodner Boston Scientific Corporation Patrica L. Brandt Kathy Briancon Bricker & Eckler LLP Bridgestone Firestone North Americas Mrs. Mary Louise Broggini Mrs. Sylvia Brooks Charles L. Budde Calvert Social Investment Foundation Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Antonio Candau ChevronTexaco Lisa A. Chiu The Cleveland Foundation Cleveland Medical Devices Mrs. Dorothy Conant Continental Business Enterprises, Inc. ControlSoft, Inc. Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Mary Crowl Anne Cunningham Custom Rubber Corporation Daeyang Electric Co., LTD De Nora Tech Defense Metals Technology Center June S. Demmerle Peggy L. Determeyer Jennifer Dodson Dominion Foundation Thalia Dorwick Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Doutt Dow Chemical Foundation James R. Drake Daniel Ducoff Gayle Duncan
Eaton Corporation Economic Growth Foundation Marian A. Emr Energizer Enterline Foundation Adrienne B. Eppell Estate of William Kaple Jeff, Laverne & Michael Fallon Donald A. Fedorchak Mrs. Alice W. Ferry Jean M. Feyock Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mrs. Dorothy E. Fike First Solar FirstEnergy Foundation Gretchen K. Fisher Jane F. Fisher David Fleshler Fluid Line Products, Inc. Allene D. Fodor Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freitage Jr. Nancy G. Fulton JT Garabrant Carolyn Gardner Gas Tran Systems CA Program General Electric Martha Gibbons The Glaucoma Foundation, Inc. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Deena Y. Gordon Sanchit Goyal The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Mary C. Grimm Dorothy M. Grosz Jean E. Gubbins Kenneth Gustafson Mrs. Elizabeth C. Guy Lee W. Haas James C. Hardie Estate Patsy A. Harris Hartman Foundation, Inc. Judith K. Harvey Anne Helmreich Laura Hengehold Mrs. Geraldine Herwald Arthur H. Heuer Albert M. Higley Jr. Pauline Y. Ho Honeywell Hometown Solutions Ruth Horsburgh Arthur A. Huckelbridge, Jr. Mike, Kate and Karen Hughes Harry W. Huning Elizabeth Indriolo Institute of Electrical and Electronics Intel Corpotation The Ji and Li Family Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Cos. William Johnston and Cynthia Peck Vivek Kanakia Keithley Instruments, Inc. Mr. Joseph P. Keithley Elmer Kless Dorothy R. Kobara Mrs. Elizabeth R. Koch Charles Kolligian Evan Komito Martin P. Kress Geraldine J. Kweram Lakewood High School Vincent Lam
Vera S. Lasch Marie H. Lathers Kathryn C. Lavelle Estate of Philip A. Legge Dorothy B. Leibensberger Miriam R. Levin Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Levin Marion C. Lillie Lincoln Electric Foundation Mrs. Marjorie Lind Mrs. Sylvia F. Lissa Lockheed Martin Corporation Bruce Loessin Longview Foundation Lubrizol Foundation Kathleen R. MacEwan Maltz Family Foundation Ica C. Manas-Zloczower Mandel Foundation Joseph M. Mansour, Ph.D. MAR Systems LLC Marathon Oil Company Foundation William H. Marling Edward A. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDonald Mrs. Denise A. McNaughton Medtronic Foundation Mrudula H. Mehta Nilesh Mehta Mrs. Eleanora Meloun MEMS Touch LLC Melinda M. Mendelson Momentive Performance Materials Mrs. Carol A. Monarchi Douglas E. Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Moore Patricia A. Morrison Dr. and Mrs. Donald D. Moskovitz MTD Products, Inc. Murch Foundation Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Cynthia Naegele Edwina D. Nakashima Ravi Natarajan Nestle R & D Center, Inc. Network For Good Nortech Alternative Energy Oakland University Gail O’Brien Ohio Cancer Research Association OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. Sonya G. Oppenheimer Optoelectronics Industry Development Joanna Overbaugh Parker Hannifin Corporation Bhaskar M. Patel Harry Patterson Sally R. Petro, Ph.D. Johanna Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pillari Robert Plonsey Mr. and Mrs. Capers H. Poulnot PPG Industries, Inc. J Bradford Preston Procter & Gamble Company Progressive Casualty Insurance Foundation Angela Puertas Putnam Foundation Mrs. Beverly Ragborg
Sujatha Raghu Mrs. Alice Ramsauer Claiborne R. Rankin Deepak Raval Ruth Rayle Ann S. Reilley Carl R. Reisacher Clare Rimnac Dr. and Mrs. Apollo Rivera Cheryl L. Roberto Herbert E. Robeznieks Mildred Robinson Rockwell International Corporation Ann C. Rogers Mary Margaret Ryan Adel S. Saada Richard Samuhel Himanshu A. Sanghavi Ajanta M. Sanyal Grant and Dorrit Saviers Foundation George Schultz Jr. John J. Salengo Sheppard-Holt Family Trust Sherwin-Williams Foundation Nancy W. Sikorski Silver Square Hair Shop Eleanore M. Simon Lynn Singer Barbara R. Snyder Constance H. Somers Kristina K. Sully Howard E. Sorber, Jr. Trust Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Summers Christine M. Sutter Mrs. Elizabeth Swenson Swiger Coil Systems, Inc. The Family of Lillian Roshni Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Thompson Timken Company Educational Fund, Inc. Timken Foundation of Canton Jodi L. Tims Total Body Development Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Unger Dr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Uyeki Antonie Van Den Bogert Thomas C. Vanik and Alisa C. Butscher Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Visich John F. Wallace Trust Anne M. Wasserstrom Wayne County Community Foundation Mrs. Ruth L. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Weihe Phililp D. Weihe and Mary Jane Finan Mark Weis Gillian L. Weiss John H. Weitz Wells Fargo Insurance Services Investment Advisors, Inc. Nancy Wernikoff Mr. and Mrs. Roger K. West Edgar F. Wyrwas John M. Yatko Barbara K. Youel Xiangwu Zeng Qiang Zheng, Ph.D. Lawrence W. Ziniel Zircoa, Inc. Maureen Zuk
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A Legacy of Leadership CAA Endowed funds The generosity of alumni and friends has created the following endowed funds held and administered by the Case Alumni Association/Foundation. These endowed funds provide annual support to scholarships, fellowships, professorships, faculty support, labs and equipment and other uses at the Case School of Engineering and the applied math and sciences at Case Western Reserve University. The Robert J. Adler Memorial Fund The Brenda A. and Robert M. Aiken ’52 Scholarship Fund The J. Lawrence Amos ’30 Scholarship Fund The Grant Anderson Scholarship Fund The James S. Anderson ’32 Scholarship Fund The John H. Anderson ’03 and John F. Anderson ’33 Scholarship Fund The George and May Margaret Angell Memorial Scholarship Fund * The Elsie D. and Peter A. Asseff, Sr. Scholarship Fund * The John and Eleanor Baird Scholarship Fund The L. David Baldwin ’49 Endowment Fund for Facility Development and Equipment The L. David Baldwin ’49 Physics Laboratories Endowment Fund The L. David Baldwin ’49 Scholarship Endowment Fund The John C. and Genevieve M. Bartos Scholarship Fund The Arthur H. Benade Fund for Physics The Benich ’65 Endowment Fund for Chemical Engineering The Carl F. Benner ’16 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Albert P. Beutel ’14 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Blanz Family Scholarship Fund The George B. Bodwell ’35 Fund The George B. and Virginia Bodwell ’35 Fund The Ann and Alfred “Bud” Body ’37 Scholarship Endowment Fund The William and Amelia Bolz Scholarship Fund in Honor of Ray E. Bolz ’40 The Betty and Wilbert S. Brewer ’15 Scholarship Fund * The Wilbert and Betty Brewer Scholarship Fund The Carol and Edward Breznyak G’64 Co-op Student of the Year Award The Edward J. Buell ’17 Family Scholarship Fund The Paul L. Carll ’49 Scholarship Fund The Case Alumni Association 21st Century Fund The Case Alumni Association Endowment Fund The Case Alumni Association Memorial Scholarship Fund * The Case Alumni Association Sustaining Fund The Case Science and Engineering Development Fund The Gordon E. Carson ’31 - Midland Case Club Scholarship Fund The Roger H. Cerne ’63 Scholarship and Fellowship Fund The Charles F. Chapman Memorial Scholarship Fund * The Chi Corporation Fund The Harry D. Churchill ’15 Memorial Award * The Churchill Family Scholarship Fund * The Roger M. Clapp Memorial Scholarship Fund * The Class of ’23 Scholarship Fund The Class of ’25 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Class of ’26 Scholarship Fund The G. Brooks and Mary Earnest Class of ’27 - 60th Reunion Fund The Class of ’31 - Robert S. Shankland Scholarship Fund The Class of ’36 Scholarship Fund The Class of ’37 “Heart of Case” 50th Reunion Fund The Class of ’38 - 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund The Class of ’39 - 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund The Class of ’40 - 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund The Class of ’41 - 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund The Class of ’42 - 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund The Class of ’43 - 50th Reunion Fund 46 | Case Alumnus
The Class of ’51 Scholarship Endowment Fund The Class of ’52 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Class of ’55 - 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund The Joseph B. Clough ’31 Endowment Fund The Coaches Fund The Kirsch L. Conant ’17 and James A. Conant ’46 Memorial Scholarship Fund The John Renault Courtney (Case ’31) and Cordelia Rupp Courtney (WRU ’31) Memorial Scholarship Fund The Henry and Elizabeth Cowles Scholarship Fund The Donald A. Crouse ’37 Endowment Fund The Evelyn and Frederic M. Darner ’22 Scholarship Fund The Clarence A. (Jake) Dauber ’26 Memorial Scholarship Fund The William and Mayme DeGrace Endowment Fund The John B. deHamel, Jr. ’48 Memorial Prize Fund The Robert and Dorothy Denton Scholarship Fund The Guido E. Di Geronimo ’45 Family Scholarship Fund The Stanton D. Dornbirer ’21 Endowment Fund The Jack E. Duff ’39 Scholarship Fund The Lynn J. Ebert ’41 Memorial Fund The William A. Eisenhauer ’49 Scholarship Fund The Eltech Systems Lectureship Fund The A. Earl Field ’25 Endowed Scholarship Fund The John M. Flynn Family Scholarship Fund The Gertrud and Robert A. Freliech ’58 Endowment Fund The Sam and Ester Friedman Scholarship Fund The Richard P. Frohmberg Endowed Scholarship Fund The Milton C. Fruehauf ’28 Scholarship Fund The John L. Fuller ’36 Prize Fund The George A. Ganley ’66 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Peter J. ’29 and Ada L. Gurklis Scholarship Fund The John Browning Gibson ’49 Scholarship Fund The Givelber Scholarship Fund The Walter Tell and Hedwig Walther Gloor Scholarship Fund The M and J Goodman Family Endowment Fund The George J. Goudreau ’25 Scholarship Fund The Kenneth W. Grader ’37 Memorial Scholarship Fund The George C. Graf ’23 Scholarship Fund The Clinton T. Greenleaf, Jr. ’42 Endowment Fund The Robert W. Grimble ’41 Scholarship Fund The Thomas Griswold Jr. ‘96 and Nelson D. Griswold ’23 Scholarship Fund The Phillip Wilson Gutmann ’54 Scholarship Fund The Harvey Family Scholarship Fund The Gertrude Bicknell Harvey Memorial Scholarship Fund The Robert F. Hehemann G’49 Memorial Fund The Allan H. Heidenreich ’05 and Robert D. Heidenreich ’38 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Philip K. (Nip) Heim Scholarship Fund The Bert M. Higley ’17 Endowment Fund The Higley-Harley Scholarship Fund The Howard F. Hinst ’35 Endowment Fund for Case School of Engineering The James C. Hodge ’23 Scholarship Fund The Richard W. Hoffman ’47 Memorial Fund
The Arthur S. Holden, Jr. ’35 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Horsburgh Family Scholarship Endowment Fund The Elaine N. and Donald F. Horsburgh ’40 Scholarship Fund The Ernest C. Huge ’30 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Robert Irwin ’32/Painton Scholarship Fund The Carl T. Jagatich ’70 Endowment Fund The George E. Johnson ’41 and Robert M. Ward ’41 Merit Scholarship Fund The Walter D. Johnson ’30 Student Loan Fund The A. Stoddard Jones ’38 Scholarship Endowed Fund The John M. Kaufholz ’43 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Lester J. Kern ’39 Memorial Laboratory Endowment Fund The Walter I. Kisner ’34 Fund The Wilbert L. Kleiber ’34 Scholarship Fund The Charles J. and Elizabeth R. Koch ’41 Fund The Professor Jack L. Koenig Endowed Spectroscopy Fund The Krumhansl Fund for Women in Science The Ned I. Kuenhold ’40 Endowment Fund The Labuda Family Endowed Scholarship Fund The Pauline and Harry Lasch ’26 Scholarship Fund The Irving F. Laucks ’04 Scholarship Fund The Robert H. Lee ’05 Scholarship Fund The Philip A. Legge ’43 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Scholarship Fund The Patrick G. Lind Memorial Fund The Edward H. Lindeman ’17 Scholarship Fund The Sylvia Metcalf Lissa Scholarship Fund The Margaret H. and Charles W. Lytton ’31 Scholarship Fund The Samuel H. Maron ’31 Memorial Fund The Carolyn J. and John A. Massie ’66 Endowment Fund The John P. McLarty Scholarship Fund for the Department of Mechanical Engineering The Madonna G. McElhany Memorial Endowment Fund The John S. McKeighan ’33 and Gertrude A. McKeighan Scholarship Endowment Fund The Paula ’65 and Gerald ’65 McNichols Scholarship Fund The McPherson and Rowell Fund The Patricia and James R. Meehan ’47 Endowment Fund The Charles J. Meloun ’42 Scholarship Fund The Arthur I. Mendolia ’41 Scholarship Fund The Paul C. Mehnert ’28 Endowment Fund The Harry E. Metcalf ’06 Scholarship Fund The Stanley A. Midnight ’29 Scholarship Fund The Joseph J. Moore ’34 Scholarship Fund The Dao-Yunn and Jac-kee Nee Memorial Scholarship Fund The Frank H. Neff Professorship The Domenic Nero Memorial Scholarship Fund The C. Richard Newpher ’37 Endowment Fund The Paul W. Oligny Class of ’54 Scholarship Fund The Arnold and Jessie Ohlsen Endowment Fund The Helen M. (Billie) and Edward N. (Eddie) Painton Scholarship Fund * The Pampel Family Scholarship Fund The Kathryn and Owen B. Patton ’41 Scholarship Fund The John P. Pearce ’66 Scholarship Fund The Wallace R. Persons ’31 Memorial Fund The W. R. “Buck” Persons ’31, G ’32 Fellowship Fund The Alvin C. Peterjohn ’15 Endowment Fund for Chemical Engineering The Robert F. Peterjohn ’50 Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund The A.E.R. (Gus) Peterka ’22 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Delano J. Petraitis ’68 Memorial Fund The Phi Kappa Tau Scholarship Fund
The Jack Phillips ’55 Endowment for the Masters in Engineering Management Program The Jack Phillips ’55 Endowment Fund The Charles E. Radke ’55 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Helen and Neil J. Ranney Scholarship Fund The Alan C. Price ’54 Family Scholarship Fund The Charles E. Reed ’34 Endowment Fund for Matching Research The Charles E. Reed ’34 Polymer Research Fund The Reliance Mechanical Contractors Scholarship Fund The Bruce N. Richardson ’18 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Russell M. Richardson ’35 Laboratory fund The Ray A. Ride Scholarship Fund The Jeanne E. and Webster C. Roberts ’40 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Thomas H. Rogers ’49 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Frank Roodman ’31 Scholarship Fund The Sol A. Ross ’43 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Clayton L. Sandel ’28 Laboratory Fund The F. Grant Saviers, Jr. ’66 Scholarship Fund The Robert L. Schaefer Prize Fund The Cornelius G. (Cornie) Scheid Scholarship Fund The Ralph C. Schiring ’31 Memorial Scholarship Fund The Bernard B. Schramm ’11 Scholarship Fund The Donald E. Schuele G’63 Endowment Fund The Max Y. Seaton ’12 Scholarship Fund The Robert F. Seedlock ’35 Scholarship Fund The Sethi Scholarship Fund The Anish Shah ’91 Memorial Fund The Robert S. Shankland ’29 Memorial Fund for Physics The Claude B. Sharer Scholarship Fund The Robert L. Shurter Scholarship The Robert M. Skidmore ’35 Endowment Fund The Richard F. Smail ’42 Scholarship Fund The Henry W. Spreitzer ’62 Scholarship Fund The Florence Finley and Theron D. Stay ’14 Scholarship Fund The Stephan Family Scholarship Fund The I. Harold Stutz ’49 Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund The William C. Sudeck Memorial Fund The William F. Szabo ’30 Scholarship Fund The Martha and Carl R. Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund The Gene L. Tromblee ’56 Scholarship Fund The Thomas Uhrig Scholarship Endowment Fund The Vance Van Doren ’82 Scholarship Fund The Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof ’39 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Robert E. ’51 and Carol Vidal Scholarship Fund The Fred Hale Vose Prize and Scholarship Fund * The William J. Voss ’43 Endowed Memorial Fund The Tom Walker ’36 Memorial Fund The Professor John F. Wallace Fund The Robert M. Ward ’41 and George E. Johnson ’41 Endowment Fund The Leonard Weitz ’15 Scholarship Fund * The Paul E. Westlake Engineering Scholarship Fund The Charles J. Windsor ’33 Scholarship Fund The Isabel & John Wirts ’31 Scholarship Fund The Ray H. Witt ’51 and Gary F. Ruff G’75 Foundry Development Fund The Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Zahn ’49 Academic Scholarship Fund The Brian C. Nalven ’87 Zeta Psi Scholarship Fund The Anthony D. (Tony) Ziherl ’51 Memorial Scholarship Fund * Funds held at CWRU for CAA Allocation
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A Legacy of Leadership CSE Endowed funds The generosity of alumni and friends has created the following endowed funds held and administered by Case Western Reserve University to benefit the Case School of Engineering. The endowment provides perpetual annual support for students and faculty by funding professorships, scholarships, research, equipment, and much more.
The Harry F. Affelder Scholarship Fund The George I. Alden Scholarship Fund The Andersen Family Endowment Fund The Clifford L. Anthony Endowment Fund The Arthur P. Armington Professorship in Engineering The James B. Arnold Memorial Scholarship Fund The Elsie D. and Peter A. Asseff, Sr. Scholarship Fund The Peter A. Asseff, Ph.D. Professorship in Organic Chemistry The Wilbert J. Austin Memorial Scholarship Fund The Wilbert J. Austin Professorship Fund The Monroe J. Bahnsen Memorial Fund The John H. and Eleanor R. Baird Endowment Fund The Jean and William G. Bares Endowment Fund The Edwin O. Barstow Endowment Fund The Ormond E. Barstow Memorial Scholarship Fund The John and Mary Bates Endowment Fund The Frank A. Baumgartel Endowment Fund The Bayer Corporation Graduate Fellowship in Macromolecular Science The Harold Simmons Booth Fund The Raymond Boyer Endowment Fund The C. Benson Branch Professorship in Chemical Engineering The Edwin A. Brezina Endowment Fund The Leonard Ronis-Parsons, Brinckerhoff Scholarship Fund The Rubin and Kate Brooks Endowment Fund The Frank R. Carvell Endowment Fund The Churchill Family Scholarship Fund The Harry D. Churchill ’15 Memorial Award Fund The CIBER, INC. Scholarship and Fellowship Program The M. Roger Clapp Memorial Scholarship Fund The Justus Martin Clinthorne Scholarship Fund The Carl J. Conti Endowment Fund The Walt amd Sylvia Culver Engineering Fellowship for Sustainable Infrastructure The Cloud L. Cray Equipment Fund The David B. Deioma Endowment Fund The Lester E. Demler Endowment Fund The George S. Dively Distinguished Professorship The Donley Endowment Fund The Donnell Institute Professorship The Robert Edwards Endowment Fund The Max E. and Jean C. Elder Endowment Fund Margaret R. and Edward M. Esber, Jr. Endowment Fund The Russell and Thyra Fellows Endowment Fund The Albert E. Field Endowment Fund The Allen H. Ford Distinguished Visiting Professorship Program
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The Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professorship in Biomedical Engineering The Martha C. Ford Endowment Fund The Foulke Endowment Fund The Matthew J. and Anne J. Franzen Endowment Fund The Paul and Maxine Frohring Merit Scholarship Fund The Carl F. Geltz Endowment Fund The Ralph W. Geltz Endowment Fund The T. Keith and Ruth Glennan Endowment Fund for the Case School of Engineering The Dr. Ramon and Sandra Gomez Endowed Scholarship for Hispanic Engineers The Goodrich Professorship for Engineering Innovation The Howard F. and Geraldine L. Graff Endowment Fund The Robert W. Grimble ’41 Endowment Fund The Srinivasa (Vasu) Gutti Chairman’s Award Endowment The Gordon and Lois Hann Endowment Fund The Gordon E. and Lois W. Hann Research Award Fund The David A. and Claudette Hartman Endowment Fund The Robert John Herbold Professorship in Information Technology The H. B. Herron Scholarship Fund The Albert M. Higley Fund The Albert Higley Memorial Scholarship Fund The Alexander J. and Pauline Y. Ho Endowment Fund The Edward Holasek Endowment Fund The Arthur S. Holden Endowment Fund The Dr. Jennie S. Hwang Endowment Fund The Connie R. Ilcin Endowment Fund The Carl T. Jagatich Endowment Fund The William M. and Michael D. James Family Endowment Fund The J. and R. Scholarship Fund The Andrew R. Jennings Professorship of Computing Sciences The Donald Junglas Endowment Fund The Robert C. Kauffield Endowment Fund The Max A. Key Memorial Fund The Joseph and Nancy Keithley Fellowship Endowment Fund The Max A Key Endowment Fund The Joyce and Elmer Kitinoja Endowment Fund The Neil H. Knowlton Endowment Fund The Kyocera Professorship in Ceramics Stephen and Hazel Lawson Endowment Fund for Engineering The Michael and Gizella Lina Endowment Fund The Elmer L. Lindseth Endowment for Mechanical Engineering The Elmer Lindseth Professorship in Biomedical Engineering The Elmer L. Lindseth Scholarship Fund
The Frank N. and Jocelyne K. Linsalata Initiative Fund The Lubin Family Scholarship Fund The Charles W. and Margaret H. Lytton Endowment Fund The Walter A. Madej Endowment Fund The Milton and Tamar Maltz Professorship in Energy Innovation at the Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation The Edmund T. Mann Department Fund The James S. Marpe Endowment Fund The Gheorghe and Claudia Mateescu Endowment Fund The Karl B. McEachron, Jr., Ph.D. Endowment Fund in remembrance of T. Keith Glennan The Marion M. McGrew Endowment Fund The Gurney E. and Olive McLaughlin Scholarship Fund The Duncan J. Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund The Mario M. Morino Fund The Sally S. and John C. Morley Initiative Fund The Philip W. Morrison, Jr. Memorial Fund The J. Thomas Mortimer Prize Fund The F. Alex Nason Professorships The Nord Distinguished Assistant Professorship The Nord Professorships in Engineering The Eric T. Nord Endowed Fund for Faculty Development The Ohio Eminent Scholars Endowment Fund The Kevin Olmstead Endowment Fund for International Educational Experiences The Omnova Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund The Philip Guion Osborn Endowment Fund The Paul Ostergard Endowment Fund The Elizabeth J. Parsson Fellowship Fund The Walter E. and Barbara A. Pavlick Endowment Fund The Persons Endowment Fund for Graduate Fellowships The Wallace R. Persons Initiative Fund The Wallace R. Persons Professorship in Sensor Technology and Control The Myron Phipps Dean’s Discretionary Fund for the Case School of Engineering The Edward B. Pilcher, CIT’35 Endowment Fund The Carl e. Podwoski Scholarship Fund The Edwin M. Prentke Endowment Fund The Procter & Gamble Chemical Engineering Endowment Fund The Irvin J. and Alice Rand Scholarship Fund The Donald J. Richards Fellowship Endowment Fund The Charles and Marjorie Ritchie Endowment Fund The Julius G. Rosswog Endowment Fund The M. Frank and Margaret Domiter Rudy Professorship of Biomedical Engineering The Warren E. Rupp Professorship The Merritt B. Sampson Scholarship Fund The Sagar Sanghavi Endowed Scholarship Fund The Charles and Shirley Sax Endowment Fund The Robert A. Schmuck Endowment Fund The Theodore L. and Dana J. Schroeder Professorship in Computer Engineering and Networking
The Timothy E. and Allison L. Schroeder Professorship in Computer Engineering and Networking The Joel Schwartz Dean’s Initiative Fund The Richard T. and Marcy L. Schwarz Initiative Fund The Larry Sears CIT’69 and Sally Zlotnick Sears FSM’72, LYS’74 Endowment Fund for Staff Support The Larry Sears CIT’69 and Sally Zlotnick Sears FSM’72, LYS’74 Endowment Fund for Lab Support The George Selden Endowment Fund The Albert P. and Enid A. Sharpe III Endowment Fund The Robert L. Shurter English Prize and Scholarship Fund John and Ruth Sigler Scholarship Endowment Fund The Robert L. and Anita L. Smialek Dean’s Initiative Fund The Albert W. and Mary W. Smith Endowment Fund The Kent H. Smith Professorship The Howard E. Sorber, Jr., CIT’41 Endowment Fund The Charles E. Spahr Endowment Fund The Spurney Family Initiative Fund The Michael H. Stern Memorial Fund C. Clark Street CIT’53 Endowment Fund The Edward and Marjorie Stonebrook Endowment Fund The Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials Endowment Fund The Kurt W. Swogger Endowed Fund for the Case School of Engineering The Geoffrey and Jan Thrope Commercialization Associates Endowment Fund The Timken Foundation Fellowship Fund The Timken Honors Fellowship Fund The Joseph F. Toot, Jr. Engineering Professorship The Arthur Townhill Endowment Fund The Gene and Donna Tromblee Endowment Fund The George L. Tuve Family Endowment Fund The Fred W. Uhlman Scholarship Fund The Samuel H. and Bessie Shaw Urdang Memorial Scholarship Fund The Richard and Opal Vanderhoof Endowment Fund The Van Horn Memorial Library Fund The Kent Van Horn Lecture Fund in Materials Science and Engineering The William and Cordelia von Fischer Endowment Fund The David G. and Jane V.G. Watterson Endowment Fund The John C. Weaver Endowment Fund The Stanley E. Wertheim Prize Fund The Joseph Wertheimer Endowment Fund The Janice (Nan) and Harold (Hal) Williamson, P.E.’51 Endowed Scholarship Fund The Kenneth Underwood Wirtz Scholarship Fund The Michael L. Wolf Endowment Fund for Fellowships The Ernest B. Yeager Endowment Fund The W. Leroy Zesiger Visiting Professorship
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A Legacy of Leadership Matching Gift ComPanies The following corporations have generously provided support to the Case School of Engineering and the Case Alumni Association through their matching gift programs. Individuals are encouraged to ask their employers if their gifts to the CSE or CAA are eligible for this important program.
3M Accenture Foundation Inc. Aetna Life & Casualty Co. Air Products Foundation Albemarle Corporation Alcoa Foundation ALSTOM Power Inc. Environmental American Electric Power System Ameriprise Financial Analog Devices, Inc. AT&T Foundation Attachmate Corporation Avaya, Inc. B&W Y-12, LLC Ball Corporation BASF Corporation Bank One, NA Baxter Healthcare Corporation Bechtel Foundation Becton Dickinson Boeing Company BP Foundation, Inc. Bridgestone Firestone Trust Fund Brush Engineering Materials, Inc. CA, Inc. Capital One Caterpillar Foundation Chevron Petroleum Technology ChevronTexaco CITGO Petroleum Corporation Combustion Controls, Inc. ComEd Computer Associates International Inc. Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Crane Foundation, Inc. Cytec Industries Inc. Deloitte Dominion Foundation Dow Chemical Company Foundation Dow Corning Corporation Eaton Corporation Eli Lilly and Company Emerson Electric Company Foundation Energizer Entergy Corporation Exelon Matching Gifts for Education ExxonMobil Foundation FirstEnergy Foundation 50 | Case Alumnus
Fluor Foundation FM Global GE Foundation General Mills Foundation Givaudan Corporation Goodrich Foundation Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Google Halliburton Harvey Hubbell Foundation Home Depot Foundation Hughes Network Systems IBM Corporation Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Company Intel Foundation Invensys Systems Inc. J. P. Morgan Chase Foundation John Deere Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Johnson Controls Foundation Key Foundation Lockheed Martin Corporation Lubrizol Foundation Lucius Pitkin, Inc. LyondellBasell Marathon Oil Company Foundation Maytag Corporation Foundation McData Corporation Medtronic Foundation Merck Partnership For Giving Metso Automation Microsoft Corporation Mobil Oil Corporation Motorola Foundation National Instruments Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation Nestle R&D Center, Inc. Nordson Corporation Norfolk Southern Foundation Northrop Grumman Foundation Northwestern Mutual Insurance Foundation Occidental Petroleum Charitable Foundation Ohio Edison Company OMNOVA Solutions Foundation
Parker Hannifin Foundation Pfizer Inc. Philips Philips Electronics North America Corporation Philips Medical Systems PPG Industries Foundation Praxair Matching Grants for Education Program Preformed Line Products Company Procter & Gamble Fund Progressive Casualty Insurance Foundation Quest Diagnostics Raytheon Company Rockwell International Corporation Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation SBC Foundation Science Applications International Corporation Shell Oil Company Foundation Sherwin-Williams Foundation Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. Siemens Medical Systems St. Jude Medical, Inc. Sun Microsystems, Inc. Synopsys, Inc. Texas Instruments Foundation Vanguard Group, Inc. Varian Medical Systems Verizon Foundation Wells Fargo Community Support Whirlpool Corporation William Wrigley, Jr. Company Foundation Xcel Energy Foundation Xerox Foundation
A Legacy of Leadership CaSE G.O.L.D. SOCIETY The following members of the Case School of Engineering Graduates of the Last Decade became Charter Members of the CASE G.O.L.D. SOCIETY for making a new or increased gift of $25.00 or more to the 2009-10 Case Fund®.
Peter G. Adamczyk ’02 Thomas J. Allen ’02 Thomas J. Andersen ’05 Jeffrey B. Armstrong ’00 John C. Bear ’07 Damon R. Bosetti ’06 Michael A. Brescilli ’03 Megan S. Browdie ’05 Christopher A. Carach ’08 Tyler Casalone ’09 Amy S. Chan ’04 Jenny Chan ’04 Raymond Chan ’01 Eric Chen ’09 Benjamin Chodroff ’07 Stuart M. Cohen ’07 Jamie S. Collier ’03 Brian K. Corson-Marquess ’05 Di Cross ’04 Matthew Cross ’05 Daniel E. Dennhardt ’09 Adam J. Derewecki ’07 John A. DiBella II ’01, G’04 Michael A. Dumesh ’00 Philip A. Dunker ’07 Brian D. Dykas ’03 Hillary C. Emer ’07, G’08 Timothy J. Franke ’08 Kathryn N. Gabet ’08 Bayard V. B. Gennert ’02 Julia C. Gevrenov ’02 Bradley C. Gill ’07 Brian A. Giovanni ’00 Christine L. Gosen ’05 Amanda L. Grace ’02 David D. Grace ’03 Evan J. Halprin ’02
Benjamin A. Haskell ’00 Rachel L. Heberling ’00 Adam T. Hill ’00 Brian D. Holt ’09 Fulter M. Hong ’02 Kenneth B. Hornfeck ’09 Benjamin J. Hothem ’04 Daniel S. Howe ’05, G’09 Henry Hsu ’08 Lei Hu ’01 Lee E. Hyson ’05 Trevor J. Ilse ’08 Anthony M. Ina ’01 Natalie A. Jackson ’08 Bernard Jacobson ’08 Aaron C. Johnston-Peck ’07 Colleen M. Kalczynski ’03 Kathryn R. Kamp ’02 Michael T. Kamprath ’02 Jonathan A. Karas ’04 Andrew J. Katronick ’01 Meghan A. Kerner ’01 James D. Kilmer ’00 Nitin S. Kolluru ’06 Ryan J. Kurtanich ’08, G’09 Konrad R. Lee ’01 Laurent J. Majerus ’08, G’09 Steven J. Majerus ’08 Vinay Majjigi ’05 Joel C. Mathewson ’02 John J. Mayer ’03 Mary Ann M. McClure ’01 Josiah C. Miller ’05 Lindsay M. Miller ’06 Julie M. Morahan ’00 Stuart B. Morgan ’03 Daniel M. Morris ’00
James R. Olliver ’06 James Organ ’08 Michael C. Petro ’09 David L. Poerschke ’08, G’09 Arkady Polinkovsky ’08, G’10 Rajeev Raghavan ’01 Travis B. Ribar ’01 Jennifer Rischar ’08 Alexander L. Rivera ’09 Paul D. Rockwell ’09 Kathleen M. Rollick ’06 Sarah Rovito ’07 J. Ben Schaeffer ’03 Nathan A. Schatt ’07 Brian H. Schriver ’01 Antonio L. Scinicariello ’00 Gregory J. Strnad ’07 Avi A. Tevet ’01 Kevin D. Tolejko ’01 Jonathan G. Virgi ’07 Scott J. Volchko ’04 Alan H. Vormelker ’05 Sarah B. Warren ’03 Christopher E. Weigold ’07 Jared J. Wolff ’05 Sara L. Wolfgang ’03 Nathan D. Young ’06 Mark D. Zimmerman ’06
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FAVORITE FACULTY
By Tom Litzler ’53, G’62
taken from his industrial clients, most specifically Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co., later known as Gould Engine Parts Division.
R.R. Slaymaker Professor of Machine Design Case Institute of Technology In appearance, Professor Robert R. Slaymaker was an impeccable dresser, and a precise individual in everything that he did. His sports coat, pants, shirt and tie always matched, and the lower end of the tie always touched his belt, never too long or too short. He said that his belt served as the go/no-go gauge for tie length!
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The professor taught everything as if we were in an industrial/professional setting; the concluding bell for the class was referred to as the “quitting whistle.” Many of his classroom examples were
Professor Slaymaker was rigorous in his analysis of machine design problems and passed this methodology on to his students. For his courses, each student was required to create a notebook of the course, which would be graded at the end of the semester. This was to include all notes taken, homework problems, and laboratory projects. In 1979, Professor Slaymaker was awarded the A.S.M.E. Machine Design Award. He wrote “Bearing Lubrication Analysis” in 1955 and “Mechanical Design and Analysis” in 1959. I first met Professor Slaymaker when I enrolled in his seniorlevel course, Machine Analysis, and then developed a closer relationship with him when he hired me as an Instructor of Mechanical Engineering in the Machine Design Group in 1957. He left a lasting impression on me, especially in the manner in which I organized and addressed complex machinery problems and their solutions. It was a pleasure and a great learning experience to be associated with the Machine Design Group of that era.
Around the Case Clubs
CASE CLUB OF WASHINGTON D.C. – OCTOBER 28 CLYDE’S OF TYSONS CORNER Hosted by Mac ’65 and Paula ’65 McNichols Twenty alumni and friends of the Case School of Engineering and the Case Alumni Association braved the traffic and congestion of Tyson’s Corner, VA, for the Case Club of Washington DC on October 28, 2010. Hosts Mac ’65 and Paula ’65 McNichols, as well as chief executive officer Roger Cerne ’63, welcomed all our guests during the reception prior to dinner. After dinner, Larry Sears ’69 presented the newest initiative of the Case School of Engineering, think[box]. Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Activities will establish think[box] on campus, a physical and cultural focal point that will: (1) P rovide an educational environment that fosters collaboration, creativity and invention. (2) Provide comprehensive resources for the commercialization of innovation. (3) Create an engine for entrepreneurial growth within our community by exploiting talents and expertise of the CWRU students, faculty and staff, as well as those of the surrounding community.
Pictured, from left to right: Jay Huie ‘00, Larry Sears ’69 and Steve Struebling ’00 The newest initiative of the Case School of Engineering is called think[box].
Larry received a positive response from the gathered alumni and friends and all are excited to learn more about the new initiative. For more information about think[box], contact Larry Sears, adjunct lecturer and alumnus at lms57@case.edu.
CASE CLUB OF CLEVELAND – AUGUST 14 SQUIRE VALLEEVUE FARM The Case Club of Cleveland hosted the 2nd annual day on the farm in mid-August. Alumni and friends of all ages enjoyed the activities and presentations of experiments and projects housed on the farm. Norman Tien, dean of the Case School of Engineering, updated 150-plus alumni and friends in attendance of the new initiatives and progress of the school, including the new hiring initiative. Dean Tien introduced the first new hire joining the faculty this fall, Roger French. Professor French, a longtime scientist at DuPont chose to come to CWRU because of the interdisciplinary collaboration he sees on campus. The day also served as an opportunity for Roger Cerne ’63 to mingle with old friends as he returned to the Case Alumni Association as Chief Executive Officer.
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Around the Case Clubs
CASE CLUB OF BOSTON – NOVEMBER 3 THE CHARLES HOTEL Hosted by Joel Schwartz ’64, G’66
Joel Schwartz ’64, G’66 addressing the crowd in attendance
Thirty alumni gathered for a presentation from Gary Wnek, PhD, about the newest initiative of the Case School of Engineering, think[box]. Our host, Joel Schwartz ’64, G’66, welcomed the alumni and special guests for the evening, 10 prospective students of CWRU and their parents. Joel highlighted all the positive aspects of attending Case Western Reserve University including: easy two hour flight, urban campus and a top 50 university in the most recent US News and World Report. Collaboration is a pillar of think[box] and the Case Alumni Association is proud to have collaborated with campus partners, Case School of Engineering, Alumni Relations of CWRU and undergraduate admissions to make this event a success. Look for future events bringing together alumni and prospective students of CWRU in other cities around the country. For more information about Professor Wnek’s presentation about think[box], please contact him at gary.wnek@case.edu.
Geoff Peyton ’09 and prospective student of CWRU
Case Club of Boston David Hinkle, MD ‘96 and prospective student of CWRU
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CASE CLUB OF NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 4 GRAND HYATT NEW YORK AT GRAND CENTRAL Hosted by Jack ’89, G’91 and Metka ’90, G’98 Daly After a short train ride from Boston, Gary Wnek, PhD, and Roger Cerne ’63, chief executive officer, welcomed alumni for a gathering highlighting again the new initiative, think[box]. Our evening in New York was hosted by Jack ’89, G’91 and Metka ’90, G’98 Daly. Professor Wnek presented the outline for think[box] including the Prentke-Romich Collaboratory, which will be the first space built out in the new facility. The 50,000 sq. ft. Lincoln storage building on the south side of the Case Quad will be the home of think[box] and will provide a central space for the education, design and entrepreneurial activities of think[box]. Alumni response to the program was positive and each are excited to receive updates in the coming months and years.
Josiah Miller ’05, G’06, Victoria Miller, Dara Berger ’01 and Andrew Impastato ’06
For more information about Professor Wnek’s presentation, contact him at gary.wnek@case.edu.
Andrew Impastato ’06, Peter Otto ’69 and Gene Zwolinski ’72
Gary Wnek, PhD and former student Josiah Miller ’05, G’06
Mary Cowman ‘76 and Gary Wnek, PhD
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1950s Eugene A. Cook, Jr. ’50, Newnan, GA, a World War II veteran, has published a collection of poems and essays, titled “Remembrance.” Cook began writing more than 15 years ago as a way to capture his wartime memories and thoughts about life lessons he learned in the service and during a long business career. He was featured among those signing books at Scott’s Book Store in Newnan, GA, during the October 16 Veteran’s Appreciation Muster celebration. Cook has been active in local veterans groups and is a regular lecturer at classes about World War II taught at Newnan High School. His first book, “Across Europe,” covers his experiences from Normandy to Berchtesgaden, including a paper on psychological effects, sermons and patriotic essays.
Walter Evans ’66
Lieng-Huang Lee, Ph.D. G’54, Webster, NY, is a fellow of the Division of Polymer Science and Technology, American Chemical Society. He is also a fellow of the Adhesion Society of America. Joseph R. Konecsni ’59, Niceville, FL, and his wife, Eileen, celebrated both their 50th wedding anniversary and their granddaughter’s second birthday on May 28, 2010. He graduated from Case Institute of Technology and worked for multiple companies over the years, retiring from Jacobs Sverdrup in 2005. Konecsni is currently the vice chairman of the Institute for Senior Professionals at Northwest Florida State College.
1960s
Joe Konecsni ’59 and wife, Eileen
Robert L. Bauman ’62, Cleveland, OH, held a celebration earlier this year commemorating 100 years in business for Hickok Incorporated, a leader in fuel injection technology diagnostics and provider of products and services for the automotive, locomotive and aircraft industries. Bauman, who holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Case Institute of Technology and an MBA from Weatherhead, is president and chief executive officer of the company.
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Roger W. Fenstermaker ’64, Bartlesville, OK, retired from Petrolite soon after Baker Hughes acquired the company and moved the operation to Houston. Roger volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and has helped construct more than 25 homes. Michael J. Sweeney ’64, Saint Louis, MO, currently works as a consultant. Walter F. Evans ’66, Rockledge, FL, was elected by the Cornell University Board of Trustees to a four-year term on the Cornell University Council, which supports the university in strategic planning initiatives. Evans holds an MBA from Cornell, as well as an MS in Operations Research from the University of North Carolina. Michael H. Diamant ’68, Cleveland, OH, is one of six new Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Board Trustees, serving a three-year term ending in 2013.
1970s Robert M. Tomasko ’71, Washington, DC, is an author, management consultant and frequent speaker at management conferences throughout the world. He holds two faculty appointments at American University, teaching graduate courses in effective activism, management and social entrepreneurship. Tomasko has sold over 100,000 copies of his books, which have been translated into eight languages. He has had articles printed in Newsweek, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. His experience as a management consultant includes 20 years with Arthur D. Little, Inc., where he has advised such clients as Coca-Cola, Exxon, US Navy, and UNICEF. Robert holds a master’s degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a BS from Case Institute of Technology.
1980s Rohita Doshi ’81, G’85, co-founded Soulkurry.com (India) Pvt. Ltd. in 2000, which launched India’s first women’s internet portal/website with over 50,000 registered members. She is currently the promoter of Art Point Pvt. Ltd. that consults and deals in contemporary Indian art, promoting artists, holding exhibitions and sales. Doshi speaks at conferences such as TIE on IT, chaired the IT committee of IMC Ladies’ Wing and has been Chairperson of Continuing Education Committee IMC Ladies’ Wing. She was featured as an entrepreneur in International Business Week magazine and Asia Week magazine and has appeared on TV shows like Movers & Shakers. Timothy Tucker ’81, Westerville, OH, is in his 28th year with Alcatel-Lucent (formerly Lucent, formerly AT&T Bell Labs). He is an active participant in Case alumni activities in the Columbus area. He also attends community college studying auto mechanics.
1990s James M. Bollinger ’90, Brunswick, OH, has been a project engineer for Verantis Corporation for three years. Jim and his wife Karen will soon be celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary. They have two children. Paul T. Buchheit ’98, Los Altos, CA, a Case Western Reserve University alumni rower, has teamed up with the Spartan Alumni Rowing Association to present a $100,000 donation to the Cleveland Rowing Foundation in the university’s name. The donation supports the Rivergate Project and will go toward building a permanent boathouse in Cleveland. Hiroyuki Fujita G’98, PhD’98, Cleveland, OH, was named the 2010 Recent Alumni Award Winner at the Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University All Alumni Luncheon, held October 1. His company, Quality Electrodynamics (QED) was named the 193rd on the 2010 Inc. 500/5000 Annual ranking of America’s fastest growing private companies, and #4 in Top 10 Asian Entrepreneurs in America. Edward C. Sproull ’99, Bellevue, WA, along with wife, Linda, train and compete in bike rides and triathlons. This year, they rode in the STP (Seattle to Portland) for the second time and plan to compete in the upcoming Lake Stevens Half Ironman competition.
Tim Tucker ’81
Peter D. van der Steur ’86, moved to Kiev, the Ukraine, to join staff with the International House of Prayer, a 24/7 prayer ministry.
Peter van der Steur ’86
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2000s David E. Bell, Jr. G’00, Richmond, KY, recently passed the Principles & Practices exam for Controls Systems and is now a licensed Professional Engineer in Kentucky. Anu Garg ’02, Seattle, WA, founded the online community Wordsmith.org in 1994 as well as the world’s biggest online school, A Word a Day (AWAD), which recently enrolled its millionth student. Garg sends free e-mails to word lovers in 200 countries and has received recognition from The New York Times and Smithsonian magazine for his efforts. Di Cross ’04, Wheaton, MD, moved to Maryland with husband, Matthew Cross ’05. She recently started a job at Discovery Logic (a Thomson Reuters company) in Rockville, MD. Matthew Cross ’05, Wheaton, MD, recently started a job at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, MD.
Elizabeth A. Sparks ’07, McLean, VA, graduated from the University of New Orleans in 2009 and moved to Washington, D.C. for her job with the U.S. Navy. She spent four weeks in January and February doing at-sea testing in the Gulf of Mexico, living on a ship, and taking data for the Vehicle Transfer at Sea Test program. She is currently working in the Navy Yard as part of the Ship Readiness Office but will spend two to three months at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard starting in March. David Carlin ’09, Twentynine Palms, CA, experimented with several engineering majors from 1997 to 2003, but eventually received an undergraduate degree in Management from Weatherhead in 2009. He works remotely for IT Services at Case Western Reserve University. Michael C. Petro ’09, Columbus, OH, interned at Accenture, a technology consulting firm where, according to Petro, nearly half the new hires hold engineering degrees. Leanne M. (Austin) Vaughn ’10 and Michael Vaughn ’10, Cleveland Hts., OH, were married on July 31, 2010. They reside in Cleveland Heights.
David L. Young ’05, G’09, Ithaca NY, moved to New York at the end of August. He currently continues to consult with Tremont Electric in Cleveland.
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CaseSpace Alumni in the news Stephen A. Becker G’74 was made a Laboratory Fellow at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2009, an honor bestowed on the top two percent of the active technical staff. The official induction ceremony took place earlier this year. Becker has worked at LANL for 27 years in the theoretical design division where he conducts research in astrophysics, weapons design and intelligence assessment. His work has received nearly 1,200 citations. Becker participated in several nuclear tests, leading the design effort on four. His understanding of thermonuclear weapons design and interpretation of radiochemical diagnostics is recognized by colleagues nationally and internationally. Becker has made major contributions to the Stockpile Stewardship program, resulting in a major impact on his scientific field through analysis of nuclear deterrence. Stephen A. Becker G’74 (left) with the Los Alamos National Laboratory director, Michael R. Anastasio
Other notable alumni in the news . . . As reported by The Economic Times online, Heidi Martin ’93, a professor of chemical engineering and her colleague, Christian Zorman ’91, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, have been working together to develop implants made of diamond and flexible polymer. Martin is a 1993 chemical engineering graduate of Case School of Engineering and Zorman is a 1991 electrical engineering and computer science graduate. Read more online at www.casealum.org/community.
A video, titled the Electronic Coach, is a short film made by IBM describing how computer science legend Don Knuth ’60, then a student at the Case Institute of Technology, acquired and analyzed reams of basketball statistics with the help of the IBM 650 computer. For all four of his undergraduate years at Case (1956-60), Knuth was manager of the basketball team and sought ways to improve his team’s play by analyzing a series of special statistics he captured during games. His knowledge of computers combined with his insights into basketball proved vital in helping turn Case into a winning team. View the video online at www.casealum.org/news.
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IN MEMORIAM
Ben A. Kornhauser ’34, Baltimore, MD, May 20, 2010 Ross B. Hopkins ’38, Syracuse, NY, July 29, 2010 Robert E. Schwary ’41, East Lansing, MI, October 19, 2010 Robert E. Johnson ’43, Greenville, SC, August 7, 2010 Milton F. Weise ’44, Canton, OH, June 11, 2010 C. Paul Blicher ’46, Warren, OH, October 21, 2010 James E. Larson ’48, Chardon, OH, Date Unknown Robert W. Miller ’48, Fairfax, VA, May 26, 2010 Don A. Berlincourt ’49, Chagrin Falls, OH, August 9, 2010 Donald H. Lewis ’49, Cleveland, OH, August 20, 2010 Murray C. Goddard ’50, Anacortes, WA, September 3, 2010 William T. Rossiter, Jr. ’51, Naples, FL, September 22, 2010 Donald F. Abe ’53, Corona, CA, August 30, 2010 Alan P. Amos ’53, Avon, OH, August 27, 2010 Thomas Holding ’53, Cincinnati, OH, September 11, 2010 William R. Miller G’55, Meadville, PA, May 22, 2010
Thomas A. Romanowski ’55, Santa Fe, NM, September 19, 2010 Gene L. Tromblee ’56, Seabrook, TX, October 21, 2010 George D. Freestone ’57, Camp Hill, PA, September 15, 2010 Paul R. Strickland ’57, Manassas, VA, July 8, 2010 Gordon E. Van Campen ’57, Peterborough, NH, September 10, 2010 James B. Cline ’58, Mentor, OH, September 23, 2010 Gus H. Mautz, Jr. ’58, Westlake, OH, October 18, 2010 Barry L. Laidman ’66, Highland Hts., OH August 19, 2010 Charles R. Hollis ’67, Nashotah, WI, October 5, 2010 James B. Poje ’69, Kingwood, TX, August 22, 2010 Joel F. Hazlett ’82, Redmond, WV, Date Unknown Mark T. Fondrk ’83, Seattle, WA, April 20, 2010
OTHER NOTABLE DEATHS JAMES CONWAY Jim Conway was a dedicated fundraiser for Case Western Reserve University and was named the school’s fifth honorary alumnus. He passed away on September 10 at age 86. Jim grew up in East Cleveland and played sports at St. Ignatius High School. He attended John Carroll University and enlisted in the army in 1942. He spent 25 years in the Army Reserves and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Before joining the development efforts at CWRU in 1972, Jim helped raise funds for other schools including John Carroll, Ursuline College and the Beaumont School for Girls. At Case, he helped raise more than $300 million and boosted the endowment from $78 million to $1.5 billion. He was named the Ohio Council of Fundraising Executives’ professional fundraiser of the year. Jim received a Meritorious Service Award from Case Alumni Association in 1991.
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ANNE HILTNER Anne Hiltner was the first female professor of engineering at Case Western Reserve University. The internationallyrecognized scientist and engineer passed away on September 6 at age 69 after a courageous battle with illness. Professor Hiltner began her career at Case in 1967, after earning a doctorate in physical chemistry from Oregon State University. She collaborated with long-time professor and department chair Eric Baer, whom she married in 1999. In 2004, CWRU named her the Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering Over her career, Professor Hiltner published nearly 400 articles, received multiple honors from professional scientific organizations and was a Fellow of the American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymeric Materials, the American Institute for medical Biological Engineering and the High Polymer Physics Division of the American Physical Society. She also received outstanding achievement awards from the Society of Plastics Engineers’ Thermoplastic Materials and Foam Division and the American Chemical Society’s Award in Applied Polymer Science.
EVERY GIFT COUNTS . . . The rankings of Case Western Reserve University’s Case School of Engineering in the most popular magazine, U.S. News & World Report (Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs) are based in part on how many alumni support their school through the annual fund. Here are some of the rankings from the 2011 Edition: Ranking
School
2009 Alumni Giving Rate
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
36%
2
Stanford University
34%
4
California Institute of Technology
28%
4
Georgia Institute of Technology
28%
8
Cornell University
31%
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Case Western Reserve University 20% Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2011 Edition
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Special Case Fund giving opportunities: • T he Case Dean’s Society - Leadership gifts of $1000 or more • Reunion Challenge Gifts - Classes ending in 1’s and 6’s - Increase your gift in honor of your anniversary year • CASE G.O.L.D. Society- Gifts of $25 or more from CSE Graduates of the Last Decade (Classes of 2001-2010) YEAR END REMINDER: If you are 70 1/2 or older, you can contribute up to $100,000 from your Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA’s with no tax consequences before December 31, 2010. Could be your last opportunity! Consult your tax advisor.
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A NEW TRADITION BEGINS THE CASE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ALL-CLASSES REUNION October 13-16, 2011 The Case Alumni Association All-Classes Reunion moves to October 2011 as part of Case Western Reserve University’s Alumni Weekend. Look for more information soon on the All-Classes Reunion Banquet, Friday, October 14 and individual reunion class events, Saturday, October 15, as well as all of the University Alumni Weekend events including the Spartan Homecoming football game!
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