Marietta Magazine (Fall 2012)

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The Magazin e o f M a r i e t t a C o l l e g e

A momentous occasion

ALSO: Microbiology lab artwork goes viral College celebrates decade of DBRC

PHOTOS BY ROBERT CAPLIN

Transitions

Building a Life

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he hardhats are gone, as is the din of construction along the northeast corner of campus. In their place, a different kind of construction is underway. From laundry day and group study time to loft chats with friends after an 8 a.m. class, the denizens of Harrison Hall are busy building friendships and skills they’ll hold dear for the rest of their lives.

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f you are a regular visitor to the Marietta College website, and I hope you are, you know that we have just finished celebrating Homecoming and my Inauguration. I thought I would take this opportunity to provide some details for those unable to join us.

First, I must emphasize that, while I just used the phrase “my Inauguration,” I am ever mindful of the fact that this gathering was truly a Marietta College event and not simply the recognition of a personal milestone. An inauguration comes along rather infrequently in the life of a College, and it constitutes an opportunity to bring old friends to campus, to introduce the campus and College community to new friends, and to shine a spotlight on the College in various ways. With those goals in mind, we could not have been happier about the way the weekend unfolded. The weather was spectacular, the campus looked beautiful, the events were inspiring, and visitors enjoyed themselves and left with a new appreciation for Marietta College and the City of Marietta.

We were honored to have distinguished visitors participate in Inauguration, among them Judith Brown, Professor emerita from Wesleyan University and one of my mentors and dear friends, John Churchill, Secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, President Robert Huntington of Heidelberg University, Councilman Walt Brothers on behalf of Mayor Joe Matthews, and President Hui Liu of the University of International Relations, our cherished partner institution in Beijing.

Professor Brown gave a spirited address on the residential liberal arts college and our vital role in American higher education, Councilman Brothers affirmed the wonderful relationship the College enjoys with the beautiful city of Marietta, President Huntington gave a warm welcome on behalf of the Ohio higher education community, Secretary Churchill continued his ongoing message on the importance of the liberal arts, and President Liu attested to the strength of the relationship between our two fine institutions.

Diane and I were also delighted to receive such warm words of welcome from Connor Walters ’13 on behalf of the student body, from Professor Debbie Lazorik on behalf of the Marietta faculty, from Paula Pitasky ’96 on behalf of the Marietta alumni, and from Fred Smith on behalf of the College staff. Adding a personal touch, our daughter Lisa Bruno showed the results of her own liberal arts education and gave a warm introduction when it was time for my address. And I would be remiss if I didn’t highlight the spectacular contributions of the Marietta College Symphonic Band and Choir. Under the talented direction of Professors Marshall Kimball and Daniel Monek, these musicians made everyone proud of the students we enroll at Marietta College.

The title of my inaugural address was “Engaging our Resources” and I discussed the many areas of strength we enjoy. Our dedicated Marietta parents and our talented alumni body are surely among those, and I expressed my hope that Marietta parents and alumni would support the College and our students by providing and seeking internship opportunities, hosting students who intern in their area, and helping us find and recruit the next generation of Marietta students. Thank you in advance for your support.

The rest of the weekend was devoted to Homecoming, and it was a delight to see so many members of The Long Blue Line return to campus. I appreciated hearing of your experiences, of the inspirational faculty members you recall, and of the traditions you cherish. I was privileged to attend a wonderful MCAA event at which we honored Outstanding Alumni Barbara Garneau Kelley ’81 and Carte Goodwin ’96, Outstanding Young Alumni Heather Boomer ’09 and Seth Wolfson ’05 and the wildly successful spring sport student-athletes who represented Marietta College so well in the NCAA Track and Field Championships, the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships, and the NCAA Division III Baseball World Series. We also inducted alumnus and long-time Baseball Coach Don Schaly ’59 into the Hall of Honor.

If you were here you know what a wonderful weekend we enjoyed, and I hope you will continue to visit our beloved campus. And if you weren’t, your chance is coming, so begin making those travel plans! As I say frequently, it’s a great time to be at Marietta College. Please visit and let us prove it.

Diane and I look forward to seeing you soon.

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Inside this issue 12 Campus celebration

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As the trees began their autumnal transition into a blaze of yellow, orange and red foliage, the campus community — including students, faculty, staff, alumni, family members and dignitaries — also celebrated a very special transition that ushered in the leadership of Dr. Joseph W. Bruno as the 18th president.

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PRESIDENT Dr. Joseph W. Bruno

ART DIRECTOR Ryan Zundell

INTERIM PROVOST Dr. Gama Perruci

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Caitlin Jones, Alison Matas, Chelsey Scott

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Alumni and campus news

EDITORS Tom Perry and Gi Smith PHOTOGRAPHERS Robert Caplin, Mitch Casey, Peter Finger, Bill Hoepner, Tom Perry, Ryan Zundell

New and notable campus & alumni updates

INTERIM VP FOR ADVANCEMENT Hub Burton

CLASS NOTES Cheryl Canaday

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30 | DEVELOPMENTS News from our Advancement Office

33 | THE LONG B LUE LINE Alumni class notes

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M A R I E T TA The Magazine of Marietta College is published twice a year by the Office of Alumni and College Relations. The magazine serves its readers by providing information about the activities of Marietta College alumni, students, faculty and staff through the publication of accurate and balanced content that informs and stimulates intellectual discussion.

Text, photographs, and artwork may not be reprinted without written permission of the Associate Vice President for Alumni and College Relations at Marietta.

CON TA CT US Send address changes, letters to the editor, and class notes to Marietta Magazine, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, OH 45750-4004. Fax: 740-376-4509; Phone: 740-376-4709; 1-800-274-4704. Email: alumni@marietta.edu COVER BY AND OPPOSITE PAGE PHOTOS BY ROBERT CAPLIN

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With the hotly contested presidential election this fall, the Office of Civic Engagement teamed up with the College Democrats and Republicans in an effort called “MC Rocks the Vote.” Organizations worked to educate students on the campaign issues, as well as encourage students to register to vote.

Playing the Ghost of Hamlet’s father, Stephen Brakey ’13 rises through the smoke to confront his son during this fall performance. Under the direction of Assistant Professor Andy Felt, Marietta’s Theatre Department performed Hamlet six times outside between Andrews Hall and the Irvine Administration Building.

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hile the Marietta College community is saying hello to Dr. Joseph and Diane Bruno this fall, there is also a very special welcome mat out for the Class of 2016.

In August, this year’s incoming freshmen received a customized greeting BEFORE setting foot on campus and it came from their Alumni Association of all places! Scratching your head? Wondering how students who’ve yet to fidget in their secondary seats for the very first time are even on the radar screen of those who could be forgiven for HUB BURTON being more interested with seniors and graduates?

When you stop to think about it, it’s not all that surprising. For starters, Marietta College students qualify to become members of The Long Blue Line after completing a single semester, so look upon this aggressive, no … progressive approach as merely a good head start. In addition, your Office of Alumni Relations recognizes, as do forward-thinking operations across the country, the days of waiting for engaged alumni to magically materialize with the flip of a tassel are over.

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strong allegiance to alma mater begins the day future Pioneers arrive for start of school. The more they know about the history and tradition of their new college and how to become actively involved in its life and breadth, the greater the chances that they will remain so even after crossing the stage at Commencement.

That’s why each incoming freshman received a bounty of information designed to begin the process of growing their awareness of what’s available to them now and what will become available to them after they earn their Marietta College degree.

Those willing to read the material will discover a host of exciting opportunities. Besides such beneficial services as CashCourse and the brand new CareerShift, there is membership in the Student Alumni Association and the Young Pioneer Network. These organizations promise much to first-year students while creating the next generation of involved and invested members of the MCAA at the same time.

We’ll stop short of calling it a “cradle to grave” initiative, but it does represent a more inclusive and realistic approach to strengthening The Long Blue Line at the earliest possible opportunity!

To learn more, please visit www.marietta.edu/Alumni

> TOWERING ABOVE > CHILLING OUT Students received a special treat at the start of the fall semester when the Alumni Association, Student Alumni Association, The Marietta Fund and Career Center organized a Get the Scoop event on the Kremer Amphitheatre, which provided cool treats and information about special programming available to students and alumni.

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There is nothing more iconic on Marietta College’s campus than Erwin Tower. So when five students — Josh Askew ’13, Claire Lauderman ’13, Connor Walters ’13, Amy Kauffman ’14 and Ben Federici ’13 — were given a chance to climb into the tower, not a single one said no. “I think that getting to see the campus and city from the College’s most iconic building added to the importance of Erwin for me,” Walters says.

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DEAR EDITOR, Why was the new dorm in 1961 called Parsons Hall? Answer: in honor of Marietta President of the College Edward S. Parsons.

Nice trivia save that Edward S. Parsons was the biological father of Talcott Parsons who went to become the intellectual father of modern Sociology.

Parsons the son indeed led the visitors who celebrated the 100th anniversary of Marietta College as a graduate of Muskingum Academy, which was affiliated with the College and then at Harvard went on to define what the new field Sociology was.

If you fellow baby boomers studied Sociology, Talcott Parsons is familiar to you; for all fellow Marietta degree holders we all wish we could win the “Talcott Parsons” prize.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Because Marietta Magazine seeks to present a wide diversity of subject matter and content, some views presented in the publication may not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or those official policies maintained by Marietta College.

Letters commenting on the material or topics presented in the magazine are encouraged and are available for publication unless the author specifically asks that they do not appear in public print.

Published letters may be edited for style, length and clarity.

E-MAIL: mariettamagazine@marietta.edu FAX: 740-376-4509 MAIL: Editor, Marietta Magazine, Office of Alumni and College Relations, 215 Fifth Street, Marietta, Ohio 45750-4004

DOUGLAS GOMERY CLASS OF 1967 HONORARY DEGREE 2007 RESIDENT OF PARSONS HALL 1964-1965

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1. Describe your Marietta experience in just a few words.

2. What was your favorite meal at Gilman?

3. What advice would you give the Class of 2016?

4. Where was your favorite place to study?

5. What do you miss most about Marietta College?

Jazmyn Barrow Stover ’06 Major: International Leadership Studies Job: Attorney at Seeley, Savidge, Ebert & Gourash City: Cleveland, Ohio 1. Provides great opportunities.

2. Pizza.

3. Get involved in as many activities as possible and make the most of your experience at Marietta.

4. First floor of the old library.

5. Living in Elsie Newton Hall.

Milt Brown ’53 Major: Petroleum/Economics Job: Retired after 38 years in the Marketing Department of Mobil Oil Corp.

City: Portsmouth, Va. 1. Beautiful campus, good friends (ATO), great professors, fun.

2. Pizza.

3. Participate in group discussions in and out of class, ask questions, have fun.

4. Library, always nice and quiet.

5. Read 1-4.

Jodell Ascenzi Raymond ’84 Major: Radio-Television Job: Writer and Special Events Manager, The Cat Fanciers’ Association, Inc. City: Rochester, N.Y. 1. Picture perfect!

2. I loved the green goddess salad dressing and would put it on everything!

3. Don’t limit yourself, take as many classes in different disciplines as you can. You never know when you may need to reference what you learned at a later time. My favorite quote pertains to the mindset you need to be successful: How it is, is how you decide it is going to be!

4. The basement of the old Dawes Library was where I would go when I really had to concentrate.

5. I miss the city of Marietta and the College itself. You knew everyone and it was truly a home away from home and the perfect setting to begin your life and career.

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Christopher J. Cheng ’06 Major: Physics Job: Postdoctoral researcher at Yale University developing anti-cancer nanotherapeutics City: New Haven, Conn.

1. Where I met my wife.

2. Midnight breakfast — who doesn’t enjoy being served bacon from professors at midnight.

3. Develop relationships with the faculty. I ended up at Yale after one of my professors strongly encouraged me to pursue my Ph.D. 4. I spent more time in the Rickey Science Center than I would like to admit. I’m not sure I ever returned my key.

5. I regard my time at Marietta as a period of growth and accomplishment; there’s not much that I miss or regret.

Ellen Doolittle ’07 Major: Advertising and Public Relations Job: The Parklands of Floyds Fork Communications Coordinator City: Louisville, Ky. 1. An arena for personal growth.

2. I was more of an Izzy’s girl myself, I loved the BBQ chicken quesadillas! I actually replicate the recipe at home all the time.

3. My advice for the class of 2016 is to make the most of your four years. Get involved. Make friends with all kinds of people. Don’t specialize too much in one field. Stay up late and hang out with your friends. Travel abroad. Get an internship.

4. My favorite place to study was the front desk at the DBRC, although I never got much done because of all the people walking by and offering distractions. I probably got more actual studying accomplished while on duty in the RA office at Parsons.

5. I miss the people at Marietta the most. It’s a real luxury to live right down the hall from your best friends. To see them now I have to travel to the likes of Chicago, Columbus, Tampa, and France (but I won’t complain too much). I miss not having to walk far to get to the gym, for a meal, to the bar, to class or a study group. I think the small campus atmosphere allows for a unique experience that you will rarely find beyond college.

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Sharing service C O L L E GE TEAM S INTERNAT I ONAL AND AM E RI CAN STU D EN T S TO H EL P C O MMU N I T Y

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n Joshua Taylor’s first day volunteering at the Marietta Family YMCA, he and his volunteer partner, Cong “Simon” Liu ’16, chaperoned a trip to the Marietta Fire Department.

Taylor ’16 has participated in service projects before, but this was the first time he had volunteered with someone from a different country.

“It was fun to be with Simon while he experienced seeing an American fire department for what I believe was the first time in his life,” Taylor says. “Simon is such a fun, down-to-earth person, and he’s definitely opened my eyes to new ways of seeing things.”

Taylor and Liu are one of nine pairs of students involved with Pioneers of Culture and Service, a new service-learning program that was developed to engage students in cross-cultural interactions while they work with some of the college’s community partners. Through the program, international students are partnered with American students, and the pairs volunteer at a service site together for seven weeks. This year, only first-year McDonough scholars and first-year international students are eligible to participate, but the goal is to eventually open the program to all students on campus, Civic Engagement Coordinator Cristie Thomas says.

Students have the choice of volunteering at the Ely Chapman Education Foundation, the Marietta Family YMCA, the Boys and Girls Club of Washington County or Marietta Home Health and Hospice.

“These organizations have been partnered with Marietta College for quite some time now and have shown true dedication to our students, as well as their individual mission and vision for the impact they seek to have on our community,” Thomas says.

The program not only gives students experience acting as teachers and mentors, but it also fits in with one of the larger goals of Marietta College, which is to create a diverse and inclusive campus, Thomas said.

“Pioneers of Service and Culture develops skills in our students to efficiently engage across difference, while placing a focus on community service and the asset intercultural interactions have to community betterment and community health,” she says.

For Taylor, his volunteer experience has showed him that his culture and Liu’s share some similarities.

During one of their Mondays at the YMCA, Taylor and Liu watched a boy build a tower out of toys and then promptly knock it down.

“Simon looked over to me and said, ‘I think that young boys destroy things in every culture,’ ” Taylor says. “The more I get to know Simon and the more I get to work with him, the more I see that our cultures are not as different as most people might imagine.”

For the international students, the program provides them with an opportunity to become integrated into the Marietta College community because it helps foster friendships with American students, says Xiaotian Li, Coordinator for Diversity and Inclusion, who’s helping head up the service initiative.

Pioneers of Service and Culture also teaches international students about American culture and helps them experience life in Marietta, Li says. At the same time, the international students are able to share their cultures with the people who live in the city and help community members get to know them.

Liu says volunteering has taught him more about how to talk with children and how to befriend > FR I EN D S TH R OU GH S E RVIC E Cong Liu ’16, them — skills he began developing when he served as a teacher for primary- and middle-school left, and Joshua Taylor ’16 have built a friendship while aged children in China. volunteering in the Marietta community.

“I’m very glad that I can be in this project, and I hope I can become a good volunteer and a good teacher when I go back to China,” he says.

More and more, international students who attend Marietta College have experience volunteering in their home countries, Li says. Working with Pioneers of Service and Culture offers them the chance to continue serving in a more permanent way.

“No matter where they’re from, Li says, “they’re interested in doing something where they can make a difference.”

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N O T J U ST A PH AGE Students such as Mattie Stowell ’14, left, enjoy creating an artistic side to icosahedral viruses in Dr. Steve Spilatro’s microbiology class.

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ou can’t see them but if you’re unfortunate enough to catch one, you’ll agree that there’s nothing particularly beautiful about a virus.

But students in Dr. Steve Spilatro’s Microbiology 202 class have learned to appreciate the incredibly efficient design of viruses that come in the icosahedral form, which is a virus that has 20 sides.

“I started this about 10 years ago in my microbiology class to reinforce the fundamental shape of the viruses and to make it a little more fun,” he says. “I give them a sheet with a cutout design of a phage (virus) on it, they get to fold it and then add their artwork to it for extra credit. I joke with them that this is the arts and crafts portion of the course.”

Since 2003, Spilatro has collected these artistic specimens from his students and showcased them in his lab on the second floor of the Rickey Science Center. Dangling above students working the lab are phages that celebrate the New York Yankees (Spilatro’s favorite team — and possibly a ploy for extra, extra credit), the College’s 175th anniversary, flowers, a cat, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and even multiple shots of the professor’s profile photo.

He enjoys the fact that some of his former students who have already graduated return to the lab to see their creations.

Biochemistry major Mattie Stowell ’14 created one of Spilatro’s fa-

vorite phages last spring.

“I live in Ashtabula, Ohio, which is right on Lake Erie, so fishing was a big part of my life growing up. Dr. Spilatro asked us to create something special, so I thought of making mine a fish. Microbiology was a very difficult class but it was also very interesting. I know I’ll never forget the shape of a bacteriophage.”

Stowell plans to attend dentistry school after graduating from Marietta.

“I spent about an hour working on decorating my phage,” she says.

“I like that Dr. Spilatro adds something fun to every one of his classes.

He’s a really good professor. He’s tough but he also makes it enjoyable to learn and enjoyable to work in the lab.”

Though the images hovering above the students are interesting, artistic and fun, there’s nothing enjoyable about their real-life counterparts — polio, hepatitis, rhinovirus, herpes, and others.

“A few of my students created more elaborate phages for the class.

Viruses have receptors that allow them to attach to a suitable host.

When they attach themselves, they’re able to inject their DNA into the host and take it over,” Spilatro says. “There is an engineering beauty to the design of these viruses. They’re efficient and simplistic — but nasty.”

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t was the summer of 2010 and Sarah Mayo ’15 stepped onto the softball field only expecting her usual solid performance and a “W” for her team.

The Proctorville, Ohio, native didn’t know that Marietta College softball coach Jeanne Arbuckle was watching Mayo’s performance closely. Arbuckle had originally planned to scout the Chesapeake High School team for another player, but Mayo caught her attention. And after watching several of her games, Arbuckle made the pitch to Mayo that Marietta College was where the senior needed to be next year. “After finding out I had an interest in engineering, (Arbuckle) told me about Marietta’s petroleum program, too. This is initially what made me consider Marietta,” Mayo says.

She visited campus throughout her senior year, first for a campus visit, then for a science fair project, and finally for the Pioneer Scholarship competition. She also met with Dr. Robert Chase, who chairs the petro program.

“He sat down with me on my visit and explained everything, including all the great opportunities in the industry,” Mayo says. “He even allowed me to come to campus during my senior year and run viscosity tests for my science fair project.”

From the beautiful campus to the invested faculty to the strong departments and programs, Mayo was sold.

Now in her sophomore year, she’s found success academically, athletically and beyond. Mayo received a competitive field internship with Southwestern Energy this past summer. She was one of only four women working at the Fayetteville Shale natural gas site in Arkansas.

“I work with guys — lots of them. Petroleum Engineering is a male-dominated field for sure, but I’m working on changing that,” says Mayo, who is also the secretary of the Society of Petroleum Engineering and the vice president of the Society of Women in Engineering on campus.

“She presents herself well, has great communication skills, is loaded with self confidence, and her work ethic and determination shine through,” Chase says. “She will have no trouble holding her own in a petroleum engineering position with a major company.”

The traits exhibited by Mayo in class are the same ones Arbuckle saw in her as a high school athlete. “She plays with a lot of passion and enthusiasm, and we expect her to play a leading role in our future success,” Arbuckle says. “In a nutshell, Sarah is the personification of the term student-athlete.”

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SO L I D P ER F O R MER Sarah Mayo ’15 thrives in the oil and gas fields as well as on the softball field.

victories, believing she would not have found this success if it hadn’t been for the school she chose and the faculty who got her here.

“This past year was everything I could have dreamed of and more. The school work was challenging and forced me to study more to retain all that I could; I was able to land an internship for this summer through the petro program; I maintained good grades and kept my scholarship, made a ton of friends, did well and enjoyed softball more than I can explain,” she says. “I couldn’t imagine attending any other university.

Marietta has become my new home.”

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oe Webb ’07 spent the first 18 years of his life in search of home.

Growing up in Donora, Pa., in the foster care system, Webb bounced between foster and group homes, living in 16 total by the time he graduated high school, tainting his adolescence with a lack of stability and optimism.

His saving grace came on the football field, allotting him a scholarship to play at Edinboro University, but after a short time there, Webb still did not feel like he had discovered his proper path.

Then he found Marietta College.

Having been recruited by then head football coach Todd Glaser, Webb made the transfer, and his search for home was over.

“Before coming to Marietta I had been in a lot of trouble and had a lot of hatred built up in me. The experience I had at Marietta changed my life around,” Webb says. “Unlike other students, Marietta was my home literally; after leaving foster care at age 18, I was on my own.”

Regardless of what he expected to find when he stepped on campus, Marietta gave Webb everything his childhood was missing: guidance and support, a family and a home.

Bob Springer ’64 and his wife, Jan, along with Glaser, were the individuals who impacted Webb most profoundly, providing him the life he craved and constantly searched for.

“Bob and Jan Springer always believed in me, from the first time I met them; they are like the mother and father I never had,” Webb says. “Coach Glaser and Bob built confidence in me as a student, that just because I grew up in the environment I did does not mean I don’t have the ability to be successful. They always told me, ‘Success happens not by chance, but because you were given a chance and took advantage of it.’ Marietta College gave me a chance and I took advantage if it and did the best that I could.”

With Glaser in particular, the direction he provided on and off the field has allowed Webb to since know him as a “father figure” and a “mentor.” Glaser knew early on that Webb was exceptional, as a player and as a person, and confesses that the respect between them is reciprocal.

“He’s a kid who had to, for a lot of his successes, had to persevere. It demanded a lot of effort from him and a lot of patience,” Glaser says. “He was always all in, doing everything full blast. He’s taken advantage of all he’s had.”

For Webb, Marietta provided opportunity and a chance to redeem the 18 years behind him. From athletics to work study to extracurricular involvement, Webb embraced year round all that Marietta had to offer.

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“I tried to be involved in everything. I was a senior interviewer, tour guide, football and track participant, member of the Charles Sumner Harrison Organization, student mentor, worker for the physical plant in the summer, sports broadcaster for WMOA, and a server at the Brewery and Applebee’s. ... I stayed on campus all year round so I was able to get involved in a lot of things.”

And this was only the beginning of Webb’s personal success and growth.

After graduating from Marietta in 2007 with a degree in Organizational Communication, Webb was offered a graduate assistant position at the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, where Glaser serves as head football coach. Webb also earned his master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from UW Eau-Claire, where he served as an assistant coach under Glaser and became actively involved with the multicultural office on campus.

Today, Webb serves as the Director of Multicultural Affairs at Thiel College in Greenville, Pa. His duties include working with campus organizations to promote diversity, while also fostering student retention.

His passion for working with students in higher education stems directly from his time at Marietta.

“I chose the field I am in today so I can help other students succeed despite where they come from. I use my experience growing up and what I went through to help other students not make the same mistakes and to lead them onto the right path for success. I look at it as ‘paying it forward,’ ” Webb says.

Glaser, who says they maintain their close relationship by talking weekly, echoes this same sentiment. The pride in his voice resonates clearly.

“I think a lot of people at Marietta helped Joe be successful, but he’s helped himself, which is probably the biggest thing,” Glaser says. “He’s now paying it forward. He’s helped kids be successful and will continue to do that. We’re all proud of him.”

And for Joe … he’s finally home.

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n late September, I attended the Out For Work’s LGBT Career Conference. As you may know, LGBT stands for a community of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered.

The three-day conference, which took place in Chicago, covered many topics related to the career development of LGBT students and the challenges they may face as they prepare to enter the workforce. The reality is these students have various concerns related to their careers that differ from their peers.

By attending this conference, I was exposed to ways that could help guide LGBT students on topics such as “coming out” on a résumé or in an interview.

Students who have been involved with LGBT-related organizations or causes have developed leadership and other skills that employers look for in potential employees. However, these students have to consider that the person reading their résumé or interviewing them may negatively judge them based on their association with these causes. I spoke with one student — an International Business major set to graduate in the spring — who said “being able to include LGBT information on my résumé depends on the company I’m applying to and how accepting they are.”

Beyond the application process, LGBT students must consider the culture of the companies they’re applying to and if or how they will choose to come out to their fellow employees. I recently spoke with a Marietta student who is majoring in Psychology who said, “LGBT people worry about coming out in the workplace because it affects building and maintaining relationships with coworkers.”

I have worked with many LGBT students in the Career Center, and many of them believe it’s important to work for a company that is

LGBT-friendly because they want to be able to embrace who they are at work. At this recent conference, I’ve learned how to assess the culture of a company, investigate the existence of LGBT Employee Resource Groups and learn how to use the Corporate Equality Index and other national resources to evaluate the level of acceptance and benefits afforded to LGBT employees within a company. This information has better equipped the Career Center staff to assist our LGBT students in the job search process.

“The fact that the Career Center is looking to assist students in finding LGBT-friendly jobs is really important,” says one of our clients, who is a sophomore Graphic Design major.

The Career Center is also participating in Out For Work’s Career Center Certification Program. Marietta College will join hundreds of other institutions nationwide that have had their career services evaluated based on the needs of LGBT students.

A ranking is assigned to show current and prospective students and parents that the Career Center is a safe space with resources to assist in the career development of these students. This certification also provides the Career Center access to other services through Out For Work, such as access to their extensive resource library, résumé reviews by LGBT friendly HR professionals, and webinars covering various topics related to this demographic of student.

When discussing this certification and the services being offered, many students agreed this certification is an open symbol of acceptance that furthers the level of support students feel from staff on Marietta’s campus. The Career Center is committed to assisting all students with their career-related needs, and these opportunities have allowed us to enhance the services offered to students.

Caitlin Jones is the Coordinator of Career Services in Marietta College’s Career Center.

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y charge to you, Dr. Bruno, on behalf of the Board of Trustees is to meet all challenges with confidence in yourself and the support of your faculty, administrators, students, board and alumni; that we are resilient no matter what the unknown brings. We ask you to work diligently to ensure that a Marietta College education remains distinct and relevant; ensure that the student experience here is differentiated and designed to enable us to compete effectively in the educational marketplace and prepare our graduates for their entry into the next phase of their lives; allocate your time to engage more alumni and friends in helping support and endow this college for today and tomorrow; and challenge us to be better than we are, to do more than we think we can do and to never stop learning from each other and the world around us.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BARBARA PERRY FITZGERALD â&#x20AC;&#x2122;73 CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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he man sitting on stage next to Board of Trustees Chair Barbara Perry Fitzgerald ’73 represented many different things to the hundreds of people watching from their seats in the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center and countless others who watched it live — streamed on the Internet.

It was mid-afternoon on a Friday in October and the start of Homecoming Weekend 2012. The normal business of the College had shut down for this special event: the Inauguration of Dr. Joseph W. Bruno — the father, the husband, the son, the brother, the colleague, the teacher, and now, the leader.

Though he’d been in the position since July 1, this was the formal ceremony that included a charge by Fitzgerald, who also presented President Bruno with the official Charter of Marietta College.

For months, he has worked to dovetail his life with the life of the College. After settling into the President’s house, he and his wife, Diane, began building relationships with students, staff and faculty on campus, the people in the Marietta community, and with alumni and donors.

With scores of Long Blue Liners returning to campus for Homecoming, it was the perfect time to celebrate the new leadership at the College and to welcome the Brunos into the Marietta family. His daughter, Lisa, mother, Betty, siblings, sister-in-law, childhood friends, former colleagues and a former student traveled from various parts of the country to share in this moment and see the special place that Joe and Diane now call home.

As Fitzgerald took the stage to officially engage Bruno as President, she discussed how the search committee determined he would be the best fit as leader for the College. She also articulated that every Marietta College student must be equipped with the types of experiences that will make their life’s work effective and relevant. His role in preserving that for future generations is crucial.

“As a member of The Long Blue Line, I cherish the history that is so much a part of who we are,” Fitzgerald says. “But I know that the greatest stories of our College and its graduates are yet to be written. It is my great pleasure to deliver to Dr. Joseph Bruno the Charter of Marietta College. Keep it safe, guide us well as the years unfold and set us on a path to the future that is worthy of our founders.”

In a matter of minutes, with the Charter in hand, President Bruno began his Inaugural Address. And in that moment, the DBRC contained a new, blended Marietta College family that became stronger than ever.

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n his Inaugural Address, Engaging our Resources, President Bruno

and I mention that in virtually every address I give,” President Bruno

acknowledged the tremendous amount of work that his predeces-

says. “Why am I so confident? Well, for one, we have always been fortu-

sor, Dr. Jean Scott, the Board of Trustees, the Alumni Association,

nate to have a talented, creative and engaged faculty, and that is surely

donors, faculty and staff put into rebuilding a College that was, in 2000,

the key to success in any institution of higher learning. Marietta profes-

on shaky ground.

sors work hard, they challenge their students in the classroom, and they

He applauded the efforts, particularly of President Scott’s, to stabilize the College, make the necessary changes to allow for its growth, and

Marietta College for the entirety of its existence, and I can think of no

then follow through with strategic planning to make the idea of a thriv-

better foundation.”

ing Marietta a reality.

Rather than focus on the challenges that plague nearly every institution of higher learning today, President Bruno’s message is more reaffirming. He recognizes the talents of those who work on campus,

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As Chair of Faculty council, Debbie Lazorik addressed Bruno during the ceremony, formally welcoming him, offering his support and reaffirming the commitment of Marietta’s professors to support the College.

“We come from many different places in the world to this place,

alumni who have made significant contributions in their professions and

Marietta College,” Lazorik says. “We are scholars who are committed

their communities, and students who are willing to be active participants

first and foremost to teaching and bringing out the best in our students.

in their own education. He also unveiled a program that will actively en-

We love to share our knowledge and our love of learning with them,

gage the parents of students to become involved with various programs

and challenge them each day to see the world with new eyes. We chal-

that will support student development.

lenge each other and ourselves as well. We are a faculty committed to

“I have become fond of saying that it is a great time to be at Marietta,

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this institution that was founded in 1835 as an institution charged with

educating youth in the various branches of the liberal arts and sciences.”

Emeritus Professor Dr. Lester Anderson ’55 and Geology instructor

“One of the first things that happened was the upper-class boys initiated freshmen boys by doing panty raids on Russell and Mary Beach Hall,”

Wendy Bartlett ’74 have the unique perspective into how much of an

she says. “I remember calling home and saying, ‘You had better pick me

impact faculty can have on the lives of students. Both were on hand dur-

up because I think I just got time-warped into the 1950s. I wondered if

ing the Inauguration and Homecoming festivities to interact with former

that was also going to be applied to my education. I didn’t want to be at

students and reunite with classmates.

a place that still had panty raids and where everyone was wild about 3.2

Anderson, who taught physics for many decades at the College, benefitted first as a Marietta student under talented professors such as Dr.

Stroh’s beer.”

Sticking it out her freshman year, she realized what was happening. She

Theodore Bennett in the mathematics department. Bartlett, who worked

was a part of campus life; she was making friends; she was receiving a ter-

for nearly two decades in the oil and gas industry and in engineering geol-

rific education; and people knew her name.

ogy before opting to return to her alma mater to teach, benefitted from

“Turns out, the President of the College (Frank Duddy), knew my

involved faculty members such as Drs. Jim and Mabry O’Donnell, who

name,” Bartlett says. “The Dean of Women knew my name. The College

are now Professors Emeriti.

editor, Shep (William Shepherd), knew my name. When I did well on my

“Dr. (Jim) O’Donnell was my advisor when I was a student here,” she says. “When I first came to Marietta, I had no intention of staying.”

In 1970, Bartlett arrived at Marietta from her Massachusetts home. She

grades, my advisor sent me a congratulatory letter. There were more than 600 students in my freshman class. What I learned that year was Marietta had a caring administration and faculty. What I needed from my college

had high expectations for her education and for a sophisticated life she

was structure and feedback. I got that here and so much more. I got a

would lead on campus.

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n the rush of energy that burst through campus during Inauguration, Student Senate President Connor Walters ’13 took a few moments to take in the experiences he was having.

“I just called my parents and told them I was having the most amazing day,” Walters says. “From the people I’ve gotten to meet, to Dr. Bruno calling me out in his speech, I wish more students could experience days like this.”

Walters gave an impressive speech during Inauguration that included a reference to poet Walt Whitman’s Pioneers! O Pioneers!

He compared the passage to the passion that President Bruno has shown about becoming a part of the Marietta College family and helping the community progress even further.

“We as students have enjoyed the comforts of your home, shared meals with you and the First Lady, had effective discussions about how to improve our campus, and been spurred on by your support at various artistic, dramatic and athletic events,” Walters says. “…Our students care about their alma mater…But what I believe characterizes Marietta College students is passion, and much of that passion is geared toward the betterment and positive recognition of our institution. The student body sees that passionate, pioneer spirit within you and is eager to work with you to drive this college westward — figuratively, of course.”

While the faculty and staff must create an environment that both challenges and comforts their charges, it’s the students who must have enough faith in the tenets of the College to live the life of a Marietta student — striving for the academic excellence that is required of them in the classroom and being productive members of a responsible society that is expected to make a difference in their community on a regular basis.

During his address, President Bruno spoke of Walters’ leadership on campus and his tireless efforts to improving the lives of others on campus. He also noted that, historically, the College attracts the type of students who are devoted to learning and willing to give more of themselves to various causes for the sake of improving the lives of others.

Though the College has created curriculum to help first-year students become acclimated to life as successful undergraduates, he acknowledged that more attention must be paid to preparing students for the next step — living independently. The new Senior Year in Transition program will aid graduating seniors much like the First Year Experience curriculum benefits new students.

“Our faculty will mentor students as they approach the conclusion of their academic work and complete a senior capstone project allowing them to apply the entirety of their college experiences in the completion of an original academic exercise,” Bruno says.

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Graduating seniors will be able to lean heavily on the services aspect of the College to prepare their résumés, complete co-curricular transcripts that detail the activities and skills they’ve developed outside of the traditional classroom, hone their interviewing skills, utilize the Career Center to aid in their employment search, and take advantage of programming offered to teach life skills that will be important as they being their lives independent from the College and their parents.

“And finally, they’ll be reminded of the rich traditions of Marietta College and of their responsibilities to this College family,” President Bruno says.

Heather Doyle ’13 attended the ceremony and the reception that followed with her friend, Claire Murphy ’13, who performed with the Concert Choir.

“I have been impressed with how willing Dr. and Mrs. Bruno are to meet with students and interact with them at a personal level,” Doyle says. “I liked what he said about getting people already connected to campus to be more involved. From what I’ve seen so far, his values are in line with ours (the students).”

One of the ways the Brunos are engaging students is through a new “course” called Cooking 301: Dinner with the Brunos. The first graduating class consisted of Brett Notarius ’14, Cole Turner ’14, Natasha Harrington ’14, Clay Ellenwood ’14 and Luke Badaczewski ’14. Students email Diane to set a date to cook a meal at the President’s house, which is located at 301 Fifth St. The students are given a $50 budget, must coordinate a menu and then cook it. Though the course offers no academic credits, it allows students to sit down with President and Mrs. Bruno in an informal setting.

“I think it’s great that the president of our college really wants to meet the students in a personal setting like this,” Cole says. “I think it really shows he has an interest to get to know each and every student here.”

Diane says the goal of the program was to allow her and Joe to get to know the students in small groups, help the “chefs” develop some important life skills and experience foods that may be new to the students (and possibly even the Brunos). “(The first Cooking 301) was a fun and enjoyable evening. There was a lot of energy, fun interactions and anticipation in the kitchen,” Diane says. “The conversation in the dining room included discussing academic focus, family/background, aspirations after college, community gardens and composting (which we do).”

After about 90 minutes of cooking and other preparations, the dinner party of seven were able to enjoy the fruits of their labor: sesame tofu, “mostly” mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, salad and brownies.

“I did not expect to be here. Brett and the others, are pretty good friends, they invited me to come along with them. I was happy too because I like to cook and all that stuff,” Harrington says. “I don’t know, you think president and you’re not sure what it will be like. They’re really nice people and I’m enjoying it.” > PHOTOS BY MITCH CASEY

SH A R I N G MEA L S A N D MEMO R I ES Joe and Diane Bruno enjoy breaking bread with students at their home.

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art of having a successful Homecoming Weekend is creating a home environment that beckons loved ones back to visit, despite the distance of the trip or the duration of separation.

For Lisa Bruno, the trip to Marietta was an opportunity to put faces to names she’s heard her parents speak of for months. It was also a place to visit, for the first time, the place where her mom and dad call home.

Preparing for the visit wasn’t as simple as packing a bag, as Lisa was asked by her father to introduce him at his Inauguration. Her speech provided the most endearing moments of the ceremony.

“You are the type of role model every child hopes to have in a parent, and the students, faculty and staff at Marietta College are very, very fortunate to have you and mom as stellar additions to their illustrious institution,” Lisa says. “Congratulations and I love you.”

For the rest of the Bruno contingent, which included his and Diane’s family members, long-time friends and former colleagues, the visit was a way to celebrate something that their loved one had worked for a long time to accomplish.

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With all four of her children under one roof, President Bruno’s mother, Betty, beamed with pride that her family was together and that they all could share in this celebration.

“When he was going through his education, I remember thinking he was going to be eligible for Social Security by the time he was finished with school,” Betty says. “(This presidency) is something he has wanted for a long time — and we’ve all been holding our breath about it. To have your child accomplish this…it’s something you hear about but it’s not really something that actually ever happens to you. But for Joe, it did and we couldn’t be happier for him.”

Betty says her uncle was a chemist in Peoria and he would sometimes show her son some of his work. That interaction and her son’s natural curiosity may have led him to pursue a career in chemistry.

“He’s such a good person and both he and Diane really care about others,” Betty says. “They melt into any situation and make it better.”

His siblings, Dom, Bill and Donna also wished him well and expressed their pride in his hard work.

“I am so happy for him,” says his brother, Bill Bruno. “Growing up, he was just a regular kid, but he was so much smarter. As smart as he was, he was also very driven.

Whatever Marietta saw in Joe, the real benefit will be five to eight years from now when his work for the College is well underway. He’s accomplished a great many things in his life already and he’s clearly not done.”

Throughout the day of the Inauguration, different vehicles pulled up to the house, family and friends from across the country began arriving to celebrate the momentous occasion for the Bruno family, and for the Marietta College family as well. By early afternoon, a din of laughter coming from various rooms filled the President’s house.

Terry Vecchio, Diane’s sister, has known her brother-in-law since she was a teenager.

“Diane and Joe were high school sweethearts,” Vecchio says. “They both worked at Burger King. He was actually my boss when I worked at Arby’s. Of course the family is here (to celebrate) but also coming are friends they’ve kept for many, many years.”

Two friends who have known President Bruno since the fifth grade came to watch him be officially welcomed to the College.

They also spent time with the Brunos in the Steinhagen Suite at Don Drumm Stadium to watch the Pioneers take on the Polar Bears. Though Ohio Northern bested Marietta, the game provided ample time for friends to catch up on what’s happening in their lives and reminisce about their past.

Also in the skybox was Dr. Andrea Roberts, who was a post-doctoral student of Dr. Bruno’s at Wesleyan and later cotaught with her mentor, and John Shaw, a friend from their Middletown community.

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“You guys are really lucky to have Joe and Diane here,” Roberts says. “I’m teaching that class alone now. It’s still bittersweet but I know this is exactly where he needs to be.”

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arietta College is a community that has never been contained to the 90-acre plot of ground near downtown Marietta.

Though that area — replete with charming buildings and picturesque green space — is home base for the students, staff, faculty and alumni, most of what Marietta College represents is evident in the way its graduates conduct their lives once joining The Long Blue Line.

The roster of dignitaries who attended Inauguration — Dr. John Churchill, National Secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, President Liu Hui from the University of International Relations in China, President Robert Huntington of Heidelberg University, and Dr. Judith Brown, Professor Emerita of History from Wesleyan University — brought good tidings to Marietta and shared in the celebration of a new president.

“I’d like to say thanks to the gracious hospitality that you have pro-

’14, who are still undergraduates at Marietta.

“Being away from Marietta, you really see how strong this community really is,” Liz Wilson says. “When I was a student here, I knew everyone on campus. I felt very comfortable and I felt like an active partner at the College. It feels good to be back and it still feels like my second home.”

Trustee Grant Callery ’68 believes the Bruno Administration will further improve the quality of the education students receive at Marietta and the relationships they forge during their time as undergraduates here.

“Dr. Bruno is the perfect person to take the Marietta College experience to the next level,” Callery says. “I have every confidence that he will be able to take the College to the ideal next step.”

President Bruno closed his Inaugural Address by hearkening back to one of his 17 predecessors. President Sherrill Cleland predicted in

vided me, which made me feel like I am at home again,” says Dr. Liu. “In particular, I’d like to thank the everlasting support from all the faculty members of Marietta College, who have been dedicated to the friendly cooperation and academic development between our two institutions.”

And as alumni began gathering on campus to begin a joint celebration of their Homecoming, they also took the time to recognize the new leadership of their beloved alma mater.

“The president talked about his first visit to campus and how the people here made him feel at home,” says Rochelle Goodwin ’96, whose husband, Carte ’96, was honored by the Alumni Association with the Distinguished Alumnus Award that weekend. “The people in the Marietta College community are warm and welcoming no matter how long you’ve been away. That is what makes it so easy to come back to.”

Though just a few years have passed since friends Hailee Stender ’09 and Ashley Weiss ’10 were students at Marietta, they made sure to return to campus for the Homecoming celebration.

“I haven’t missed a Homecoming yet,” Stender says. “I love coming back, seeing what’s changed and seeing my friends and former professors. The Brunos seem to be a good fit for Marietta, so that’s also exciting for me because I care about this place.”

Liz Wilson ’12 took a break from graduate school near Pittsburgh to return to campus and spend time with friends, such as Erin Wilson

1985 during the College’s 150th Anniversary celebration that if the graduates of that year’s class were to return for their 50th reunion and Marietta’s bicentennial in 2035, they would find that the same core values the institution clung to in 1935 and 1985 would still ring true.

President Bruno reflected that as the College nears closer to that milestone, the validity of the prediction remains intact.

“We have a faculty committed to challenging our students, a student body ready to excel in the classroom and in the community, a staff ready to ensure the success of our enterprise, and alumni and friends prepared to support all we do,” President Bruno says. “In her charge, Barbara Fitzgerald set a high standard, and I am obliged to respond directly. We have much to do and time is short. It is a daunting task for one person, but it is easily within the reach of this great Marietta family. If we engage our resources, if we welcome everyone’s contributions, if we commit to the common good, nothing is beyond our reach. I ask all of you to join me in advancing the mission of this outstanding institution. If you will do that, there is not doubt that our best days and years are indeed ahead of us.” >

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had Spence ’01 is a proud basketball alumnus.

He almost never misses a home basketball game, and even makes a few road games to cheer on Jon VanderWal’s team.

But Spence admits to being somewhat envious of what today’s basketball players have compared to what he experienced while playing for the Pioneers in the old Ban Johnson Fieldhouse.

“It’s really unbelievable what they have now,” says Spence, who is now the associate general counsel for Artex Oil in Marietta. “Everybody I played with who comes back to games is blown away by the facility and the crowds. When we played it would get so cold in the building that we would wear long sleeve T-shirts and leaves would blow in from outside onto the court. What they have now with the facility has helped Jon attract some great talent and has helped create a wonderful atmosphere.”

In January, Marietta College’s Dyson Baudo Recreation Center will celebrate its 10th anniversary. In that decade, the DBRC has hosted concerts, political rallies and OAC championships. Naturally it also became — and remains — a central location for recreational opportunities, including a rock climbing wall, fitness center and racquetball courts. After taking a look back, there is almost universal agreement the impact of the recreation center on campus has been monumental.

That is exactly what Rob Dyson ’68 and Laura Baudo Sillerman ’68 were hoping for when they agreed to provide the seed money ($5 million each) to build the $19 million facility, kick-starting a revitalization of campus that continues today with the opening of Harrison Hall, a new residence hall, this fall. In total, more than $100 million has been invested in Marietta’s infrastructure, including the Rickey Science Center, which also opened in 2003.

Debbie Lazorik, who was the Director of Athletics when Dyson Baudo was constructed, says not everyone believed investing millions in a recreation center was the best use of the money. But it didn’t take long to convince the doubters once it opened officially in January 2003.

“What I am most proud of is that we remained true to the wishes of the lead donors, Rob Dyson and Laura Baudo, to build a multi-use recreation center that would become the hub of the campus. A place where all members of the college community would find a welcoming environment and a facility to meet the various needs of faculty, staff, students and the local community,” Lazorik says. “Today the DBRC serves everything from local walkers, athletic competition, intramurals, wellness/fitness classes, concerts, graduations, community events or just play and casual recreation. Our commitment remains strong today, 10 years later.”

Current Director of Athletics Larry Hiser says the facility remains one of the campus jewels.

“When you walk up the Mall and see the Phi Beta Kappa clock, the Kremer Amphitheatre and Legacy Library you can just sense something special about Marietta College,” he says. “Then you turn toward Dyson Baudo and you are just blown away. Students and their families can’t help but be inspired by the beauty of this campus.”

For some, it’s hard to believe the Recreation Center has been open for 10 years — especially for project-advocate Gary Craig, who was the Dean of Enrollment from 1995 to 2006. Craig says he championed the DBRC project even though there were a number of projects — science building, library and recreation center — competing for the top spot on the College’s priority list.

“I argued for the rec center on what I thought were logical grounds.

It crossed all disciplines; it appealed to all incoming and returning students. In effect, most bang for the buck,” he says. “Folks were interested in what would have the most enrollment potential. And the nice extra we got from it was how it brought the whole community together by staff, faculty, students, everyone using it.”

While enrollment was fluctuating around 1,000 to 1,100 students for most of the 1990s, College officials and Trustees finally agreed the recreation center was the best investment, at the time, in Marietta’s future. Since it opened in 2003, the College’s enrollment has steadily increased to where it is today (1,430 full-time students).

To say the recreation center is solely responsible for Marietta’s improved enrollment picture is too simplistic. But Craig believes without it the College would have had a much tougher job recruiting new students.

“Many of our competitors had far nicer rec centers and others were planning them. We needed it to stay competitive. If prospective students saw Ban Johnson set against what they were seeing elsewhere we would look like a pretty old, underfunded place,” Craig says. “A library can get away looking old; so can science to some extent. But the rec center had all the latest things students wanted. I told (former President) Jean (Scott) after we had the rec center, the science expansion, the new dorm (McCoy), that for the first time I felt the College itself was doing the recruiting. It wasn’t all on the shoulders of Admission.”

VanderWal says he uses the DBRC as a recruiting tactic, but he also recognizes when the Pioneers travel around the Ohio Athletic Conference and to other schools in the region he notices almost everyone has caught up to or has exceeded what Marietta has in amenities.

“We have a beautiful facility, and we have one of the best atmospheres of any program in our conference,” VanderWal says. “Our team is proud to call Fenton Court home.”

Jason Turley, Marietta’s Director of Admission, believes the Recreation Center is still a major attraction for perspective students and their parents.

“As families look at colleges one of their priorities is health and wellness,” he says. “Dyson Baudo remains a selling point for us with students visiting campus and we have heard the families tell us how impressed they are with the facility. There is no question that the DBRC helps us close the deal with some of our students every year.”

Whatever aging Dyson Baudo has endured over the past decade in no way impacts Spence’s impression of the place — whether he’s watching the Pioneers or playing in the annual alumni game.

“The way Marietta built a top-notch facility but maintained some of the historic features of the old Ban Johnson was a nice touch,” Spence says. “I can still relate to the place and so can all of the other former players. Maybe I am a bit envious, but I’m also very proud.”

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hen you go undrafted and start your professional baseball career in an independent league, you accept that nothing is guaranteed.

It may be your last inning, your last game or the last time you put on a uniform.

Mike DeMark ’06 approaches every day this way.

“I may be 29 but I still play like I’m a kid,” he says. “I have taken a different career path to get where I am today, but I can honestly say I’ve made the most of it.”

That was never more evident than this past season when DeMark picked up the victory in the Class AAA championship game for the Reno Aces. Throwing 11/3 innings of relief in a 10-3 win over Pawtucket earned him the championship nod.

“No matter where you win a championship it is still a championship. It’s like being a little kid again and getting the No. 1 gift you asked Santa for on Christmas Day. You play such a long season and you get down to the end and you’re the team on top.”

DeMark, who was part of Marietta’s 2006 NCAA Division III National Championship team, says his Reno experience mirrored what the Etta Express accomplished his senior season.

“Both teams struggled at time, but we rolled right into the playoffs and just kept winning,” he says. “I’ve played with a lot of guys over the years, but it’s funny that baseball players never really change.”

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DeMark was one of four former Pioneers — Mark Williams ’11, Austin Blaski ’12 and Tim Saunders ’12 — playing professional baseball this summer. All four had standout seasons, including a role in a no-hitter and an organizational player of the year honor.

Williams, who helped the Etta Express win the 2011 championship, was a pitcher for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. While there he helped combined on a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Clinton LumberKings in May. He also picked up his second championship as the Milwaukee Brewers Class A team went 78-61 and defeated Fort Wayne 4-2 in the title game to win the Midwest League crown.

“Playing 140 games in a season takes its toll on a player so to finish the season in a winning fashion was an amazing feeling, but also a relief because you know the season had come to and end and you could relax and take time to think about all the accomplishments the team had made over the course of the season,” Williams says.

He played his home games in the same location — Fox Cities Stadium — that Marietta won its Division III titles in 2006, 2011 and 2012.

“This title has great meaning to me as well because I had won my second title virtually at the same place that I won my first,” Williams says.

“The fans were great in Appleton. They loved me to death because they remembered me from the D3 World Series. They were some of the best baseball fans that I have been around, everyone knew you by name and

“It is great to see these guys continue to be a part of something successful. I feel confident that these alumni are not only helping these organizations on the field, but representing them very well off it.”

— Brian Brewer, Head Coach

would always be telling you good job whether you did well or not. It is a great baseball community.”

While it’s tough to rank them, Williams feels the title he won in college remains the most special.

“It’s because of the time and sacrifice that the senior class had put into it with the underclassmen,” he says. “Spending three and four years with the same guys you form a brotherhood or a family, and winning it together was the best feeling I could have ever asked for.”

Williams believes his time playing for Marietta’s Brian Brewer ’93 and the postseason action he saw at Marietta was a major boost for him personally during the playoffs this year. He threw an inning of relief in the first playoff game, but his eight-inning, two-run performance against the Clinton LumberKings secured Wisconsin’s spot in the championship series.

“I was always a very solid pitcher in the postseason at Marietta College, and that’s when I really turn it on and it’s time to forget about everything that happened in the past good or bad, and move forward,” says Williams, who hopes to start the 2013 season in high Class A Brevard County. “That’s something Coach Brewer always told us in school, ‘It’s not how you start it’s how you finish.’ That’s something I always keep in the back of my mind for situations like the postseason.”

Just weeks after Blaski and Saunders led the Etta Express to back-to-

back NCAA titles, both were beginning their professional careers playing rookie ball in Arizona. Blaski was drafted in the 21st round by the Brewers, while Saunders was selected by the Cubs in the 32nd round.

Blaski says the Brewers used him mainly as a reliever to limit the number of innings he pitched after the long college season, while Saunders tore it up in Arizona by hitting .493 with three homers and 17 RBI in just 17 games. He was promoted to Class A Daytona and preceded to hit .310 in 12 games before ending the season with Class A Peoria.

One of the biggest fans of each player is Brewer.

“It is great to see these guys continue to be a part of something successful. I feel confident that these alumni are not only helping these organizations on the field, but representing them very well off it,” Brewer says.

DeMark believes he has done that for every organization he has played for since 2006. Now he waits patiently for that elusive call up to the major leagues.

“I feel I am ready to be in the big leagues and that the ability to pitch in the show has been in me for sometime now,” he says. “I’m just waiting for my opportunity and know that if given that shot I will make sure I make the best of it.”

AUSTIN BLASKI Pitcher AZL Brewers (Rookie) 0 wins 0 losses 3.93 ERA 1 save

TIM SAUNDERS Shortstop Peoria Chiefs (Class A) .381 batting average 5 HR 33 RBI 17 stolen bases

MIKE DEMARK Pitcher Reno Aces (Class AAA) 5 wins 5 losses 4.19 ERA 0 saves

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MARK WILLIAMS Pitcher Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Class A) 7 wins 10 losses 3.88 ERA 2 saves

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fter working a long day and getting a late start on making dinner, the sound of the

phone ringing is the last thing you want to hear. But before you let the machine pick it up, you notice on the Caller ID that it’s someone from Marietta College — that other

home you left so many years ago. And that “someone” on the other end of the line has a great deal in common with you. Shaylyn Allen ’14, an Environmental Science and Economics major from Logan, Ohio, has been making those kinds of calls to alumni for The Marietta Fund’s Phonathon fund raiser since the fall of her freshman year. She jumped at the opportunity to share her story about working for the Phonathon and express her gratitude to those who take a moment to share their Marietta College stories with her when she calls.

The Marietta Fund is the College’s annual giving drive.

The 2012-13 fiscal year goal of $1.7 million will support every aspect of the College, from student aid to building maintenance. To learn more about The Marietta Fund or to make a donation, please visit www.marietta.edu/Give

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It’s not out of the ordinary for me to call more than 100 people a night and actually speak to 60 of them. That’s a pretty typical night for me working the Phonathon.

As the phone rings, I glance quickly from one line to the next on my computer screen, trying to absorb as much detail and information as possible before someone picks up. I’m always hoping that whoever answers will want to talk; it definitely makes my job more enjoyable. The first lesson I learned while working the Phonathon was to never let anything said upset me.

As soon as someone answers, the first thing I do is smile, then start talking. I know sometimes you can have a long day, so I try to be as cheery as I can. And, if nothing else, brighten up someone’s day a little bit. I try to use all the information I have to personalize every call I make. Whether it is where the prospect lives, what sports they played, where they worked or their major, I try to make a connection with them. I usually connect most with people who have similar majors as me. I’m one of those strange people who love school and can easily connect with anyone who has studied a similar major to my own, which are environmental science and economics.

As a first generation college student, it’s still a huge deal for my family and me that I’m going to school, and at such a fantastic college! I’m a junior and I couldn’t have found a better way to spend my last three years than here at Marietta. I’ve learned so much about the world and myself. My learning

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CALLING AHEAD When Shaylyn Allen ’14 takes her place in The Long Blue Line, she’ll look forward to her call from the Student Phoneathon team.

hasn’t been constricted to the classroom, either, and that is all thanks to alumni and other generous donors to our school. For me, each call is a chance to personally thank them. I receive financial aid, and without it there would be absolutely no way that I could attend Marietta. Marietta has been my dream school for as long as I can remember.

When I was in the eighth grade, I attended a 4-H Space Camp hosted on campus and just fell in love with how beautiful campus was. I never went back until the summer before my senior year of high school. It was my first and only college visit. As soon as I started speaking with professors, seeing all there is on campus and just dipping my toes into what Marietta could offer me, I knew this was where I belonged. As I said earlier, I couldn’t be happier about this opportunity — or more grateful. With the help of Marietta College, I lived in Costa Rica for three months, taking (and acing) classes in both of my majors.

It feels like my options are completely unlimited because of Marietta, especially now as I start the long, intimidating process of selecting a graduate school. I know that with the support of the campus community and all of our alumni, I can continue my education and be the first in my family to not only attend college, but hopefully earn doctorate degrees as well.

None of the things I’m even dreaming of could be accomplished without our alumni, and that is what touches me every time I make a phone call. Even as a student supervisor of the Phonathon now, when I train new callers, I make it a priority that the students realize how much our alumni do for us. Once I graduate, I look forward to the Phonathon call. I want to be the call that a student is always surprised to get. I want to give them crazy advice that they will truly take to heart, and I want to see them see their own potential, just like I saw mine, in the eyes of donors and my own.

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DEFINING MEMORIES OF COLLEGE LIFE

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Dan Jones ’65 S OM E T HI NG ABOUT M AR I ETTA J U ST FI TS WITH F ORM E R S T UDE NT, E M PLOY EE A N D T R U STEE B I O GR A PHY Dan Jones ’65 is a broker for Old Colony Realtors in Marietta, and he’s known around the region as an outdoors enthusiast.

If Dan Jones had not moved as a teenager from Albuquerque to Peoria Heights, Ill., we wouldn’t be talking about him today.

At the urging of a neighbor, Jones agreed to give Marietta College a chance. More than 50 years ago, Jones traveled a few country roads to make it to campus. Once he was here, his connection with Marietta College took hold and started a long-standing streak of service for his alma mater.

With three separate and distinct interactions — student, employee and Trustee — with the College, Jones says this makes him one of the luckiest members of The Long Blue Line.

“I believe only Ross Lenhart ’66 has enjoyed the opportunity of being a student at Marietta, working for Marietta and then serving as a Trustee,” Jones says. “I am honored to say I have been able to experience these three areas of Marietta College.”

After graduating in 1965, Jones returned to his alma mater as the Alumni Director for five years in the mid-1970s, and then another 10 years as the

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Director of Admission. Near the end of this 15-year run, Jones decided he needed to do something outside of the Marietta College world and landed at Maine Maritime Academy as its Director of Admission.

So when he was looking for a place to live following his retirement after 33 years in the world of higher education something just drew him back to Marietta.

“It’s just a wonderful, beautiful town,” he says. “I did a lot of research before I came back this time … Marietta just always came out on top.”

That’s right, Jones is calling Marietta his home for a third time since he first arrived in the fall of 1961. His retirement didn’t last long either, as he is one of Marietta’s most active real estate brokers.

His passion for the College and the region also prompted him to participate Good Life Marietta (http://goodlifemarietta.com/), a program and website aimed at attracting people and businesses to the Mid-Ohio Valley.

Jones is also proud to have been a part of two of the most robust times in the College’s history — as a student and as a trustee.

“Marietta College had a vibrant learning environment and vibrant social environment when I was here in the early 1960s,” he says. “Returning to the Board was very special to me, especially to be a part of an engaged group who cared deeply about this institution and through their leadership helped get Marietta College back to the lofty status that it once again holds today.”

TOM PERRY

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TH E L O N G BL U E L I N E > C L ASS NOTES

Alfred J. Lodovico ’67 (Delta Upsilon), after retiring as superintendent of Mount Pleasant Central School District in Thornwood, N.Y., is teaching at the College of New Rochelle (New York).

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Alumnus recognized by national Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity For more than a half century, Clive “Zeke” Wallis ’58 has been a positive force for the Delta chapter of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

In August, the national fraternity recognized his commitment during the 52nd Grand Chapter meeting in Chicago by presenting him with the Delta Beta Xi award. Nominated by fellow brother and Long Blue Liner Dean Haine ’62, Wallis is now among 22 brothers from Marietta’s Delta Chapter to earn the Delta Beta Xi distinction.

“I didn’t know I was receiving the award, so it came as a surprise,” Wallis says. “I hadn’t planned on going to Chicago but I kept being prompted to go, so I figured something was up. I am humbled and honored to have been given this award, especially knowing that Dean was the driving force behind me getting it.”

The fraternity was chartered at Marietta College in 1860, making it the oldest fraternity on campus. The brothers of the Delta Chapter have an alumni chapter that has steadily grown in force. In 2008, a handful of them coordinated a Sig Bust reunion during that fall’s Homecoming Weekend.

> MI N I R EU N I O N Joyce Henninger Wise, Marilyn Ekas Van Niel and Mary Alice Painter Peterson, all class of 1955 and Alpha Xi Delta sisters, had a mini-Marietta College reunion this past September in Panama City Beach, Fla. The long-standing tradition of these good friends and their husbands reuniting began on a less-regular basis when all were younger with families, and has since become a much-anticipated annual occasion.

Valerie Wabrek Chittim ’69 (Chi Omega) has enjoyed being in Florida since fall 2011, when she and her husband moved there for her husband’s job. They still travel back to New England often to visit their two sons in Massachusetts and family in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Susan R. Amari ’73 is the marketing and communications editorial director for Hawken School in northeast Ohio.

Hawken is an independent co-educational college preparatory day school in Gates Mills, Ohio.

Paul G. Cobb ’78 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) is the general manager for Toray Industries in Virginia. Paul and his wife, Lisa Mainiero Cobb ’78, have three children and one grandchild.

“We had more than 140 brothers return to campus that weekend,” Wallis says. “The ultimate goal is to get the chapter re-chartered, active and back on campus.”

Robert M. Gerhold ’53 (Alpha Tau Omega) and his wife, Virginia, both in their 80s, are thriving in retirement.

Robert is reading lots of American history, researching and writing about some of his ancestors, and doing his part to keep dentists, urologists, otolaryngologists, physical therapists, blood labs, sleep labs and orthopedic surgeons in golf money.

C. Paul Brennan ’54 (Lambda Chi Alpha) continues to serve on the board of directors for the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Houston, Texas. He and his wife, Dee, have three grandchildren, two of whom are married, and one is a junior at Texas A&M.

Valentine Dimitrijevs Hoover ’62 is proud of her granddaughter, Gisselle Gabrielle Hoover, who has received an academic excellence scholarship from the University of Texas at Dallas where she is majoring in engineering.

R. Kenneth Altreuter Jr. ’65 had the pleasure of visiting his wife’s relatives in Italy this past summer, and was also able to tour Croatia in September.

Kathy Dixon Mulvaney ’66 (Sigma Sigma Sigma) will be moving to the Laguna Beach area of Southern California in the spring of 2013 so that she and her husband, Frank, can be near their children and grandchildren.

It’s a move that will take them across the country from New Jersey.

> H I KI N G T O U R David L. Pierce ’73 (Alpha Sigma Phi) and his wife, Pam, organized a group of Marietta College alumni and celebrated some of them turning 60 with a guided hiking tour through the mountains of Sicily. It was a once in a lifetime trip for David and Pam, E. Clyde ’70 (Alpha Sigma Phi) and Carol “Buff” Langbacher Crouch ’70 (Chi Omega), James B. ’73 (Alpha Sigma Phi) and Wendy Keck Fryfogle ’75 (Sigma Kappa), Patty and William P. Kenney ’73, Vickie and Jeffery L. Koerber ’73 (Alpha Sigma Phi), Denise and William F. Maher ’73 (Alpha Sigma Phi), Debbie and George K. Miller ’73 (Alpha Sigma Phi), and Vickie and Jeffrey B. Sherrick ’77. The flag of Marietta College accompanied them throughout their climbs, including the Madonie Mountains and nearly to the top of Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe.

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> R OCKY M OUNTAIN Michael P. Duggan ’80 (Delta Upsilon), Jill Edwards, Joanne Edwards Duggan ’81 (Sigma Kappa), Paul “Fritts” Rosenberger ’79 (Delta Upsilon) and Kathleen Edwards Rosenberger took a family trip to Aspen, Colo., this past July and visited Independence Pass, elevation 12,095 ft.

David San Clemente ’84 has been promoted to Chief Information Officer for REIT Management & Research, LLC, on behalf of Sonesta International Hotel Corporation and Five Star Quality Care, Inc. RMR is a large real estate management company, which was founded in 1986 to manage public investments in real estate. David and his wife, Marilyn Marr San Clemente ’82, (Sigma Sigma Sigma) live in Tewksbury, Mass.

Dena Simmons Alleman ’85 recently finished her training to become a certified life coach and is launching her own business to provide seminars and corporate, one-on-one and group coaching.

Katharine Gardner Kelly ’88 (Chi Omega) and her mother, Lee Berg Reed ’64 (Chi Omega) love to share fond recollections of their Marietta College days. Katie is vice president with Suddenlink in Parkersburg, W.Va., and would love to hear from her classmates and friends.

Shawn G. Stern ’91 (Lambda Chi Alpha) and Aimee Morgan Stern ’93 (Alpha Xi Delta) happened to encounter another member of The Long Blue Line in White Sulfur Springs, W.Va., while attending the 40th anniversary gala of Shawn’s medical school, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic

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Medicine. Also at the Greenbrier and a graduate of WVSOM was John P. Hibler ’74. Shawn, Aimee and John traded stories about their wonderful experiences at Marietta and all agreed that Drs. Jim and Mabry O’Donnell were among their favorite professors.

John shared great memories of the Beach Boys playing at Marietta when he was a student.

Jan E. Loney ’92 has combined her skills and creativity as a metal artist with those of glass artist, Heather Joy Puskarich, to create a large-scale metal and glass art installation for Allegheny College’s renovated Carr Hall on the college’s Meadville, Pa., campus. The impressive 8-foot-by-32foot installation is constructed from recycled metal and various types of glass in shades of green, blue, gray and bronze shaped into concentric circles. The piece’s design was inspired by concepts combining physics and environmental science.

Jenny L. Hershberger ’01 has authored and published a book titled: Single and Content, A Journey from Despair to Delight, which offers Biblically-based emotional remedies for single women. Jenny is a free-lance photographer and graphic designer who enjoys traveling widely throughout the United States and several foreign countries.

> R O MA N TI C R EU N I O N Heather G. Haynes ’02 and Nathanael T. Long ’01 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) were married June 30, 2012, at the Darby House in Galloway, Ohio, surrounded by more than two dozen Marietta College alumni spanning the 1970s to the present. A true success story of lasting Marietta College relationships, Nate and Heather dated during their college days, and then met back again nine years later in the Washington, D.C., area. They now live in Falls Church, Va.

> P I O N EER N U P TI A L S Mary Margaret Daubenmire Creasap ’10 (Sigma Kappa) and Isaiah J. Creasap ’09 were married June 2, 2012, in the First Congregational Church of Marietta, Ohio. Maggie, who played varsity softball, and Isaiah, who played varsity basketball at Marietta, now live in Pataskala, Ohio, where Isaiah is a manager at Sledge Enterprises and Maggie is the professional relations coordinator at Pickerington Manor Jaw & Facial Surgery.

For Maggie, Marietta was a special place to fall in love, the perfect spot for a surprise engagement and a most memorable place to get married.

Marietta College gave Maggie and Isaiah many fond memories that will last forever as Pioneers.

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> ALUM NI NO T E

Homecoming: ATO brothers converge on campus

T > N EW DEGREE Christopher J. Cheng ’06 (Delta Upsilon) graduated from Yale University with a distinguished Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry in May 2012. Chris is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher, engineering safe, gene-based nanotechnologies to treat diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis.

Christopher is the grandson of the late Dr. Wen-Yu (Frank) Cheng, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Honorary Alumnus 1986. Chris and his wife, Rachel Heldman Cheng ’05, currently live in New Haven, Conn. Rachel works as the Regional Recruitment Director for the Office of Admission at Miami (Ohio) University.

Michael B. Daugherty ’09 has left Starcom Worldwide in Chicago for a position as account planner with Electronic Arts, Inc. Based in Redwood City, Calif., EA is most widely known for developing and franchising Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, The Sims, Need for Speed and other console gaming titles. Mike will be working from the Midwest office, integrating emerging mobile technology, apps and social gaming platforms.

Paul M. Paslay ’10 recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Master of Science in Energy and Mineral Engineering, with a petroleum and natural gas option. Paul is currently employed by Zane State College in Zanesville, Ohio, as an instructor for oil and gas technology.

he Alpha Tau Omega Class of 1962 had a very successful 50th anniversary Homecoming weekend.

About 40 ATO brothers and their spouses enjoyed a special reunion, many of who had not been back to campus since their graduation.

Fred Baran ’62 was chairman of the reunion, which consumed 10 months of planning and an ever-expanding committee.

It started out as just the Class of ’62 but it was quickly decided to invite brothers from over-lapping Classes of 1956 to 1965. This was very beneficial as Big and Little Brothers, roommates, and many memories — pledge nights, Greek Sing, Greek Skits and float building — made for some lively discussions. The many close friendships that were maintained over the years, despite considerable geographic separation, drew so many brothers back to Marietta for the reunion.

Many of the wives attending were also Marietta graduates. The Alumni Office was very helpful in locating some of the brothers, while Linda Showalter of the College’s Special Collections was an invaluable aid in providing information on deceased ATO brothers.

The Friday evening dinner at the Lafayette Hotel was one of the many highlights of the weekend.

Six Brothers spoke during the program. Bob Brucken ’56, a member of the College’s Board of Trustees, gave a very positive update on the College. Included in the 30-page program was a memorial tribute prepared

by Fred Baran with short obits and photos of 26 Brothers from the 1956 to 1965 classes.

Jay Hart ’62 prepared a slideshow featuring the many accomplishments of the ATOs over the 10-year span, winning many campus Greek events, including past Homecoming floats that helped to build strong bonds and memories for all. Also included was the singing of several fraternity songs that helped to win Greek Sings in the 1960s. Jay acted as the official photographer. Fred Gorell ’65 and Charlie Yonker ’65 will send 24 photos to each of the brothers to fill a memento album they received at the dinner.

This was followed by a very humorous skit performed

by Les Harris ’65, Fred Gorell, and Charlie Yonker. Also attending were three active brothers who, along with Roger Patterson ’62, gave a very positive update on the fundraising and brotherhood activities of the Beta Rho Chapter.

The evening ended with a surprise performance by the Rivermen at Marietta College, who also celebrated their 50th anniversary — “A Reunion within a Reunion.”

Bruce Hawthorne ’64 and Bob Fulton ’64 committed early to attend, as well as George Painter ’65 and Chris Schmidt ’65. On Friday afternoon four of the five original Rivermen met for the first time in more than 47 years and had a 30-minute practice session. The missing member was Bill Wahl ’64, the group’s leader, friend and brother, who passed away in June 2006.

The Rivermen performed five songs from their 1964 album, which they dedicated to Bill Wahl. The standing ovation was very much appreciated, but the four members felt honored to perform for so many of their brothers and their spouses.

Saturday morning found all the alumni brothers at the ATO House to meet the active brothers and watch the Homecoming parade. This was followed by a tailgate lunch provided by the College and then they joined everyone at Don Drumm Field to watch the Pioneers take on Ohio Northern.

On Saturday night the Rivermen did an encore performance at a dinner with their Class of 1965 brothers and spouses. All had a good time as they sang four additional songs, with no advance practice. ATO sweethearts and Chi Omega sisters Patty Pazur Fulton ’64 and Carol Schmidt Hawthorne ’66 wrote Drunkard’s Lament, an original song on the album.

Also on Saturday night, the remaining brothers met at Austyn’s, a fine Marietta restaurant, for a great meal and then retired to the hospitality room for more 1960’s stories — house parties on Front Street, Dean Patterson, Pinkerton’s, POP’s, Moving the Dawes Library, campus elections, meals at the Gillman Pit, Dean Sandt, spring floods, and the infamous Ice House.

On Sunday morning it was time to pack and head home after a memorable weekend with close friends. The Rivermen met at the College entrance at the corner of Fourth and Putman streets to recreate the photo used for their album cover taken 48 years ago. There is a website (rivermenatmariettacollege.com) that includes a brief video of their Friday night performance.

The Class of 1964 and 1965 are already talking about another large ATO reunion as they plan their 50th anniversaries.

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> 1950s

Elizabeth Watkins Driscoll ’37 (Sigma Kappa) of Chicago, Ill. (7/22/2011).

Charles W. Munch ’50 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Sherman, Conn.

(9/13/2012). Survivors include his daughter, Elizabeth Munch Mard ’71 (Chi Omega), and grandson, Kenneth C. Mard ’03 (Delta Tau Delta).

John E. Starr ’37 of Charleston, W.Va. (8/4/2012).

> 1940s Irene Neu Jones ’44 of Marietta, Ohio (10/5/2012).

Joan Sutton Pritchard ’47 (Chi Omega) of Marietta, Ohio (8/12/2012).

Patricia Reid West ’48 of Tucson, Ariz. (9/14/2012).

Paul S. Ociepka ’49 of South Boston, Mass. (9/12/2012).

Dixon L. Riggs ’49 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Waterloo, Iowa (4/11/2012).

John D. Van Fossen ’49 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Lafayette, La. (9/29/2012).

Raymond E. Shaffer ’50 of Huntington, W.Va. (7/9/2012).

Robert A. Clark ’51 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Northfield, N.J. (10/3/2012).

Frank R. Gregory ’51 (Delta Upsilon) of Southern Pines, N.C. (8/17/2012).

Survivors include his wife, Betty Yount Gregory ’51.

Roger J. Kotsaqis ’56 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Crystal Lake, Ill. (9/27/2012).

Barbara Graybeal Ring ’57 (Alpha Xi Delta) of Winston Salem, N.C. (10/14/2012).

Don. K. King ’59 of Sistersville, W.Va. (9/19/2012).

Barbara Corner McCarthy ’59 of Marietta, Ohio (9/14/2012).

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> 1970s Suzanne Ellington Slivinsky ’72 of Marlborough, Conn. (10/4/2012).

Charles W. Davis ’60 of Northville, Mich. (7/22/2012).

Drew Loder ’77 (Delta Upsilon) of Philadelphia, Pa. (8/11/2012).

Jerry W. Robertson ’60 of Williamstown, W.Va. (8/26/2012).

Stuart W. Cunningham ’77 of Portland, Conn. (7/31/2012).

Paul L. Kehl ’61 of Kettering, Ohio (10/6/2012).

> 1990s

James M. Lacey ’61 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) of Dumfries, Va. (9/30/2012).

Eugene Aldrighetti ’64 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Santa Maria, Calif.

(8/4/2012).

Christian H. Clemente ’95 of Philadelphia, Pa. (6/21/2012).

> FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE Glenna Davis, wife of William H. Davis, Professor of Physics, 1954-83, of Mount Desert, Maine (9/25/2012).

Edgar N. Kightlinger Jr. ’65 of New Orleans, La. (10/14/2012).

D. Arthur Fordham Jr. ’67 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Marietta, Ohio (8/11/2012). Survivors include his wife, Denyse Morris Fordham ’93.

> KAREN LEA MITCHELL

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ith a welcoming smile and more than a few words of reassurance, Karen Mitchell endeared herself to the students living in Elsie Newton Hall during the 1980s, 90s and most of the 2000s.

Known for bringing special treats from home for “her girls,” as she called them, Mitchell truly cared for the students she served on a daily basis.

Sadly, the College recently learned that Mitchell passed away on Aug. 27, 2012, at her home in Marietta. She was 66.

She joined the Marietta College family on Aug. 13, 1984, working in the Physical Plant. In 1998, she was promoted to supervisor of building services.

“She was the supervisor for freshman housing and she worked in the administration building on the third floor and half of the second floor,” says her former coworker, Bonita Lowe.

On Jan. 5, 2007, she retired from the College. Before Mitchell retired, she was the recipient of an honor

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few staff members have ever received — the Marietta College Alumni Association Service Award. Before the MCAA Board Chair presented her with the award, a brief speech was delivered praising her work at the College.

“Educators like to use the term ‘student centered’ …Karen delivers that approach every day providing a safe, secure, clean and inspiring environment for our students in their residence halls. Perhaps more than responding, she has the ability to anticipate their concerns and their needs and she is her own rolling public relations enterprise as well! Recently, a parent wrote of her extraordinary efforts at the open of the semester and, let me assure you, you can’t buy or script it any better than Karen cared for them on a very exciting and stressful day.”

Mitchell is survived by her husband Raymond Dean; her two children, Kelley Ann Kazemi and Jeffrey Douglas Mitchell; a granddaughter; brother; and nephew.

Ready for a new adventure DIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAM SET FOR RETIREMENT

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or more than a decade, Dr. Gloria Stewart has worked to create, strengthen and grow the graduate Physician Assistant Program at Marietta College.

If that wasn’t enough, Stewart has also become an endeared and wellrespected member of the College through her involvement on campus, her work in the community and her impact on health care in the region.

“I’ve seen it (the PA program) grow and develop into an excellent program with excellent faculty,” Stewart says. “Now I’m ready to venture on and allow someone else to direct the program. I’ve enjoyed my work here at Marietta and the administration has been great to both the program and myself. But it’s time for me to enjoy other challenges and adventures.”

Stewart will retire from the program at the end of June 2013. A search for her replacement is already underway.

“Dr. Stewart’s leadership has been critical in our development of a top-quality PA Program,” says Interim Provost Dr. Gama Perruci. “She brought vision and energy, as we responded to the demands of a growing market in healthcare. We were very fortunate to have her passion for education and the health field. She is a very engaging teacher and thoughtful mentor to our faculty.”

She arrived at Marietta in 2001, though began discussing the future program with members of the College in the late 1990s. Since 2002, there have been 207 graduates trained at Marietta.

The program began with 15 students being trained in the Bartlett Building.

Today, the program accepts 36 new students each year. Those students are taught primarily in the new PA building, which is located at the corner of Third and Butler streets. In addition to pursuing grant money that allowed for the renovation of the program’s facilities, Stewart also pushed for an increase in faculty and staff, continued to improve the curriculum, and obtained funds that enabled the College to oversee a free health clinic to uninsured residents.

“We’ve providing opportunities for our students to assist local health care providers in providing the community with the free clinic and providing better health

care access to rural areas that traditionally have been underserved,” she says. “I think the last figures I’ve seen showed that 68 percent of our graduates work within the region. The figures might be even higher now.”

After retiring, Stewart plans to move to her condominium in Naples, Fla., and further pursue her love of photography. She also plans to remain involved in the PA profession, whether it’s through consulting work, education or working with patients.

“We’ve worked hard to create a quality program and have the best faculty,” she says. “I am leaving the program in good hands.”

GI SMITH

MA R IE TTA COLLEGE BO ARD OF T RUS T E E S Chair Vice Chair Barbara A. Perry Fitzgerald ’73 Cynthia A. (Cindy) Reece ’78 Roger D. Anderson ’79 Anna Bowser Bailey ’87 Robert M. Brucken ’56 Joseph W. Bruno T. Grant Callery ’68 Christopher Cortez ’71 Patricia G. Curtin ’69 George W. Fenton Nancy P. Hollister John B. Langel ’70 Matthew J. Macatol ’97 C. Brent McCurdy ’68 Marilyn L. Moon John R. Murphy ’63 Kathleen Mitchell Murphy ’82

A L U MN I A SSO C I ATION B OAR D OF D IR E C TOR S Secretary William H. Donnelly ’70

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T h e P r o g r e ss ive Pioneer

Dr. Dan Ruggles ’99 PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON TENDS TO HEARTS, BROKEN BONES OF POOREST OF THE POOR

> “Whether working in the U.S. or the Dominican Republic, sharing experiences with friends and colleagues devoted to helping others continues to inspire me. A friend once shared with me this quote by Forest E. Witcraft: ‘A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove; however, the world will be different because I was important in the life of a child.’ ”

B I O G R A P H Y: As a young pediatric orthopedic surgeon practicing in

California, Dan Ruggles had a wealth of opportunities before him. After earning a degree in Sports Medicine at Marietta and a degree in Osteopathic Medicine from Ohio University, he successfully completed an internship in Ohio, and a residency and fellowship in California. In 2009, he chose a career path that would enrich his life to the fullest — he decided to serve as the International Medical Director for CURE, a Christianbased medical non-profit, in the Dominican Republic. But as he prepared to leave for his new post, a devastating earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti, killing and crippling hundreds of thousands of people. He was among the first medical responders on scene. Today, he is back in the Dominican Republic, practicing pediatric orthopedic procedures on children whose families often pay him with local produce and gracious words of thanks.