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Thomas J. Grady, BA ’64, is a judge with Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals and was elected to serve a three-year term as a representative to the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association. J o h n L o n s a k , B A ’6 8, retire d as dire c tor of the Rocky River Public Library. Before that, he served as executive director of the Cuyahoga Count y Public Librar y System. He is also past president of the Cleveland Area Metropolitan Library System.
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Sandra Stranscak, BA ’71, retired after 36 years with the Cleveland Clinic in three distinct roles. The Lyndhurst resident ser ved as a nurse recruiter, referring physician liaison, and senior director of alumni relations representing nearly 10,000 Clinic -trained physicians and scientists in every state and 70 countries. Dennis Congos, BA ’72, is a learning skills specialist at the University of Central Florida and has written a book, Starting Out in C ollege: Proven Str ategie s for Ac ademic Success. Michael Steirer, MEd ’72, teaches English at Lorain County Community College as an adjunct faculty member. The Medina resident recently visited New Zealand. Thomas Garvey, BBA ’73 and MBA ’78, was named director of the accounting MBA program at Baldwin-Wallace College. He lives in Westlake. Maghan Keita, MA ’75, was elected vice chair of the board of trustees of The College Board, whose programs include the SAT and Advanced Placement. Dr. Keita has been a faculty member at Villanova University since 1988, and is a professor of history and director of the Institute for Global Interdisciplinary Studies. William Reniff, BS ’76, was named vice president for finance and administration at Baldwin-Wallace College. He lives in Mentor. Tom Szabo, BSMET ’77, was appointed to the state’s Coastal Resources Advisory Board. The Lake County photographer runs his own business, A Thomas Image. Patrick Perotti, BA ’77 and JD ’82, was named one of the top 75 plaintiff trial lawyers in the countr y in a sur vey of defense attorneys. He is a par tner with Dworken & Bernstein Co. L.P.A.
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1980s Patrick Rice, BBA ’81, was elected president of the Society of Nor thern Ohio Professional Photographers. He lives in North Olmsted. Carter Strang, JD ’84, was named vice president of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and Justice for All Volunteer of the Year for his work with the association’s award -winning 3Rs program as chair and coauthor of its curriculum. He was also honored for creating and coordinating the association’s Green Initiative and for initiating and overseeing his law firm’s par tnership with John Hay High School’s Early College Program. Strang is a partner at Tucker Ellis & West LLP, and president of the Federal Bar Association, Nor thern District of Ohio Chapter. Jeffrey Guzi, BBA ’86, was promoted to human resources specialist–retirement benefits for the Idaho National Guard at Gowen Field. He lives in Boise. Charles “Chip” Hautala, BS ’86, lives in Mantua and is the chief information officer and chief financial of ficer for FD Johnson Company in Solon. Dario Muzina, BA ’87, is the director of advancement for the College of Business Ad minis t r at io n an d G r a d u ate S c ho ol of Management at Kent State University. Jane Manderscheid, MS ’8 8, moved to San Diego and works for the Naval Air Systems Command in Nor th Island, Calif. While in Cleveland, she worked for the NASA Glenn Research Center for 26 years.
1990s Steve Vargo, JD ’90, placed third in his age group in cycling in the 2010 Colavita-Zipp nine-race time trial series held in Ohio and Indiana. He is retired and lives in Columbus. Patrick Reynolds, BA ’90, is vice president of the board for the May Dugan Multi-Service Center in Cleveland. Kenneth Mather, BA ’91, is assistant commissioner of media and public relations for the Mid-American Conference. Dave Petro, MBA ’91, is senior vice president and national sales manager for First American Equit y Loan Ser vices. A mem ber of the CSU Alumni Association board of directors and proud Viking, he recently visited the Viking Museum in Norway. Elaine Richardson, BA ’91 and MA ’93, released a jazz CD titled Elevated. A fac ulty member at The Ohio State University and recipient of CSU’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007, she performs under the name Dr. E. Kristin Cardinale, BA ’92 and MEd ’94, has written the book The 9-to-5 Cure: Work on Your Own Terms and Reinvent Your Life. Sherry Sefcik Ellis, B.Music ’93, was named 2010 VIP by the Cambridge, Ohio Who’s Who. The Loveland resident serves on the board of directors for the Ohio String Teachers Association, is co-writing music for a movie called Gold Score, and recently published her second book, That Mama is a Grouch. Arthur Elkins Jr., JD ’93, is the inspector general for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He was nominated for the post by President Barack Obama. Karyn Niedetzki Newton, BA ’93, is the manager of development operations at Case Western Reserve University.
Patricia Divoky, MBA ’88, was named director of the Summit County Department of Job and Family Services after serving as interim director for 10 months. The former CSU adjunct faculty member has worked for Summit County since 2002.
Terrence Deis, BBA ’93, is the president a n d C EO o f P a r m a C o m m u n i t y G e n e r a l Hospital.
Stacey Vaselaney, BA ’89, has opened her own firm, SLV Public Relations. She is a member of the CSU Alumni Association’s board of directors.
Michelle A. Miller, MA ’95, graduated with her Ph.D. in education from The University of Akron.
Todd Canter, MBA ’95, lives in Hong Kong and is the CEO of LaSalle Investment Management Securities for the Asia Pacific region.
Kenneth Renfro, BBA ’96, joined the Pepper Pike office of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as a financial advisor. He lives in Chardon.
Kathleen Morris Bakshi, BA ’96, is a local ar tist who was recently commissioned by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to paint a guitar for its Cleveland Rocks auction. Her Moondog guitar graced the cover of the auction catalog and sold for more than $1,500. Gwendolyn L. Davis Jackson, BSEE ’97, is president and CEO of Handmaiden by Gwen J., which designs specialty handbags. Her collection has been featured in Savoir-Faire and BFLY. She lives in Cleveland. Dana Rae Cooper, BBA 98, is the general manager at Fairmount Water Solutions. William Guentzler, BA ’99, is the artistic director for the Cleveland International Film Festival. Heather Clayton Terry, BA ’99 and MPA ’06, joined Case Western Reserve University as the project manager for the Self-Management Advancement through Research and Translation Center funded by the National Institutes of Health. She lives in Cleveland Heights.
2000s Andy Curtiss, MBA ’01, was named director of customer ser vice for the Swagelok Company in Solon. Helen Curak, BA ’01, is the marketing coordinator at the Cleveland Clinic Euclid Hospital. B e n j a m i n T . B y k o w s k i , B A ’02, is t he director of technolog y for Optiem LLC, a digital marketing agency. Carla Jenkins, MBA ’02, was a 2010 Who’s Who in Black Washington, D.C. honoree. She lives in the nation’s capital and is an economist with the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Amelia Bacic Tulevski, BA ’02 and MACTM ’04, is the founder of Saint Gregor y Palamas Outreach and the author of two books, The Way Everlasting and Virtual Predators. Pamela Kurt, MPA/JD ’03, opened her own law firm, Kur t & Vermilya Law Inc. in Willoughby, and was inducted into Lakeland Community College’s Hall of Fame. J. Brandon Davis, BA ’03, is a sponsor and advisor for STEMout, a nonprofit organization that encourages students to consider science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) career paths.
Frank Branstrom, BSME ’34, in October 2010; William Mohr, BSIE ’40, in October 2010; Edmond Sobey, BSCE ’40 and BSME ’43, in July 2010; Irwin Haiman, JD ’41, in April 2010; Leonard Grasser, BS ’41, in October 2009; Ernest Farkas Sr., BSEE ’42, in July 20 09; Robert McGranahan, BBA ’43, in June 2010; David Sokoloff, BSME ’43, in February 2010; John Marker, BBA ’47, in July 2010; George Felty, BSCE ’48, in July 2010; Edward Haddad, BSCE ’48, in November 2010; Dor Hesselgrave, BSME ’48, in September 2009; Robert LePage, BSCE ’48, in September 2010; Albert Schaefer, BSEE ’48, in September 2009; Elmer Jeske, BBA ’49, in July 2010; Theodore Patrick, BBA ’49, in July 2009; Kimiko Shiozawa, BBA ’49, in Januar y 2010; Max Luehrs, BSME ’50, in June 2010; Clyde Maurer, BS ’50, in August 2009; Joan Schmidt, BA ’50, in July 2010; Robert Stevens, BBA ’50, in April 2010; Charles Trautman, BSCE ’50, in January 2009; Elias Friedman, BBA ’51, in August 2010; Oren Powell, BSME ’51, in August 2010; Robert Sterk, BS ’51, in April 2009; Frank Tepley, BBA ’51, in January 2010; Stanley Tolliver, JD ’51, in January 2011; Oliver Thompson, JD ’52, in May 2010; Joseph Zingales, JD ’52, in June 2010; Alfred Baumeister, BS ’53, in May 2010; Gordon Canning Jr., JD ’53, in August 2010; William Dorer Sr., JD ’53, in August 2010; Maynard Malamed, JD ’53, in June 2010; Robert Wachsman, BBA ’53, in July 2010; John Webb, BSCE ’53, in February 2010; Richard Wills, BS ’53, in July 2010; Richard Berndt, BBA ’54, in January 2010; Hyman Goldberg, JD ’54, in September 2010; Richard Winn, BSME ’54, in August 2010; Edward McCormack, BS ’55, in April 2010; Ronald Blaha, BS ’57, in January 2010; Gregory Moldovan, B BA ’57, in N ovem b er 2010; James Conway, JD ’58, in September 2010; Charles Dahlberg, BS ’58, in September 2009; Arthur Molzan, BSME ’58, in April 2010; Miriam Kline, BS ’58 and BA ’79, in May 2010; Anthony Rahija, BBA ’59, in January 2010; David Beach, BBA ’61, in January 2009; Raymond Palascak, BBA ’62, in October 2010; Dominic Delsander, JD ’64, in August 2010; Edward Vizdos, BBA ’66, in April 2009; Emma Huff, BS ’68, in December 2009; John J. Oster,
BBA ’68, in November 2010; Clark Riedel, BBA ’68, in June 2010; Robert Zashin, JD ’68, in October 2010; Ronald Davis, BBA ’69 and MBA ’75, in October 2010; Stephen Bisadek, BA ’70, in September 2010; Darrell Markijohn, BS ’70, in July 2010; Roy Kaufman, JD ’71, in August 2010; Debra Klimczak Connors-Gogel, BSEd ’74, in May 2010; Joseph Andry, BBA ’74 and BS ’98, in July 2010; Jerry Mitchell, MSEd ’75, in September 2010; Teresa Nelson, BA ’75, in September 2010; Merle Rhodes, MA ’75, in June 2010; Charles Schaffer, BBA ’75, in June 2010; James Terry, JD ’75, in August 2009; Harrell Colvin, BS ’76, in May 2010; John Graham, BS ’76, in May 2010; E.Z. Niedziejko, BBA ’76, in April 2010; Joseph Slisz, BSEd ’76, in August 2010; Fredrick Hutchison, MBA ’77, in August 2010; Donna Joseph, MSEd ’77, in January 2009; Peter Weihsmann, MSME ’77, in October 2010; Lois Gilkey, MSEd ’78, in July 2010; James Handelman, JD ’78, in November 2009; Ursula Huebner Wachholz, BSEd ’79, in September 2010; William Wallis, MSUS ’79 and MBA ’84, in January 2010; Joan Jackson Burkett, MS ’80, in May 2010; James King, MSEd ’80, in June 2010; Ruth Persch, BA ’80, in October 2010; Margaret Jane Miller Call, BSEd ’81, in May 2010; Annette Hofstetter, MSUS ’81, in September 2010; Mark Anderson, BS ’82, in June 2010; Lynda Scheer Burke, MS ’84, in September 2010; Albert Dorenkott, BBA ’84, in January 2009; Gary Jablonski, BSME ’ 84, in July 2010; Jimmy Lamar Davis, BS ’84 and MSUS ’94, in July 2010; Jennifer Johnson, BA ’85 and JD ’92, in Januar y 2010; Margaret Wilt, MSEd ’86, in October 2010; Sheree Rochie, BBA ’89, in September 2009; Jodie Ann Moroco, BA ’91 and MA ’92, in July 2009; Noemi Pagan, BS ’97, in June 2010; Blanche Stewart Ryder, JD ’98, in August 2010; Mark Savage, JD ’98, in June 2010; Frank Barnett, BA ’99, in October 2010; Clara Rudolph, MSEd ’01, in November 2010; Blair Richards, JD ’04, in July 2010; Pauline Bunkley McCadden, BA ’05, in August 2010; Chad Earl, BA ’05 and MS ’07, in September 2010; Margaret Berkopec, MSEd ’06 and MSEd ’09, in September 2010.
Michael Marks, BBA ’03, lives in Lakewood and works for American Greetings.
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Benjamin Gleisser, BA ’77 and MA ’90, is the author of Compassionate Messenger: True Stories from a Psychic Medium. The Toronto resident taught English at CSU from 20002007.