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MARIETTA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
> PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE | Dr. Joseph W. Bruno
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raveling to meet our alumni is one of the most rewarding parts of being Marietta College’s President. These special visits make me feel energized about returning home to campus, especially after alumni share stories from their time as students and how their experiences here helped lead them to the successful lives they enjoy today. Recently, I had the opportunity to visit with Marietta alumni in Houston. Jason ’96 and Erin Conroy Rebrook ’99 generously offered to host this event at a local country club. The gathering was in early June, so the Texas weather was perfect for the more than 50 alumni and friends who joined us for the evening. In what has become part of a recurring pattern, the conversation and reminiscing began soon after the first few guests arrived, and continued until the last diehards left a little after 10 p.m. That’s 10 o’clock for an event scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Though I playfully teased the Advancement team for poor events-management, they knew immediately how delighted I was with the enthusiasm we saw among our alumni in Houston. Amid all of the revelry and reminiscing, I managed to break in with some updates about the College. First and foremost among these, of course, are the many instances in which our students achieve great things in the classroom, the laboratory, the studio, the community, the field, the court, or on the water. I announced the receipt of a generous grant ($200,000) from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation to support a new program in Entrepreneurship, through which we will help our students prepare for life after college by building a bridge from their academic work to their career. Stay tuned for details regarding this exciting program. I also reported the results of an important study done by Hilles Hughes, Director of the Career Center, from which we learned that 99 percent of the Marietta College graduates of the past year we succeeded in locating were in a full-time position or academic program! And, as always, I took the opportunity to thank all present for their support of their alma mater. I was particularly pleased and grateful to announce that, earlier that day, Matthew ’06 and Stephanie Esparza Peloquin ’06, who were in attendance at the reception, made a generous gift to endow a new student scholarship. What a wonderful and timely way to make a point about the ongoing and generous support of our alumni. As I reflect on the news I share and receive, it is no wonder I look forward to visits like this one. I have already drafted my travel schedule for the coming academic year; if I make it to your area, I hope we have the opportunity to meet. Thank you for your commitment to, and support of, Marietta College.
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Chair Barbara A. Perry Fitzgerald ’73 Vice Chair George W. Fenton Secretary William H. Donnelly ’70 Treasurer Dan Bryant Roger D. Anderson ’79 Anna (Ann) Bowser Bailey ’87 Robert M. (Bob) Brucken ’56 Joseph W. Bruno T. Grant Callery ’68 Christopher Cortez ’71 Patricia G. (Pat) Curtin ’69 Harry H. (Hap) Esbenshade III John B. Langel ’70 Matthew J. Macatol ’97 C. Brent McCurdy ’68 Michael Moffitt ’91 Michael Milone Kathleen Mitchell Murphy ’82 Cathy A. Percival Leonard M. (Randy) Randolph Jr. ’65 Jason C. Rebrook ’96 Ronald E. (Ron) Rinard ’72 Toni M. Robinson-Smith Michael J. Salvino ’87 Edgar L. Smith Jr. Charles (Chuck) W. Sulerzyski Elliott Thrasher ’62 James J. Tracy ’79 Dale L. Wartluft ’63 Jo Ellen Diehl Yeary ’76 Patricia (Patti) Kral Zecchi ’71 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Matthew B. Weekley ’81 Vice Chair Andrew D. Ferguson ’95 Alumni Trustees Timothy J. Bennett ’85 James P. Brady ’92 Brooke A. Exley ’11 Frank D. Fleischer ’71 S. Jason Gromelski ’98 John E. Hopkins ’65 Robert S. Johnson ’05 Tia Knowlton Lane ’98 Matthew J. Macatol ’97 Kathleen Mitchell Murphy ’82 Jennifer Roach Offenberger ’86 Paula King Pitasky ’96 Jazmyn Barrow Stover ’06 Elliott L. Thrasher ’62 James J. Tracy ’79 Mark J. Vizza ’98 Tracy L. Zuckett ’96