Dennis M. Rose 303 Wildflower Drive Galion, OH 44833 419-462-2843/419-688-2166 (cell) drose10182@aol.com
Spouse:
Sharon, married June 10, 1967
Children:
Stephanie, Michael, Scott
Grandchildren:
Nicole Winbigler, Morgan Rose, Derek Rose, Myah Rose
I left Otterbein in 1964 somewhat disappointed because I had not been able to receive my Air Force commission due to a lack of depth perception in my eyes. But my Otterbein training had prepared me for a career in teaching and that is where I needed to begin. I had always harbored a dream that I could coach, but not having been a stellar athlete in high school, and not participating in college athletics, I did not see that the possibility would be there. However, through the assistance of Professor Yoest of the Otterbein faculty, I was able to do my student teaching in mathematics and coaching with the cross country and track teams at North High School in Columbus. I have always been grateful for his assistance. My first full time teaching and coaching experience began at Perry High School in Lake County, OH, approximately 25 miles east of Cleveland. During my three years at Perry, I began and finished a master’s degree in guidance and counseling and met and married my wife, Sharon. From 1964 to 1984, I worked in several school districts in Ohio, serving at various times as math teacher, athletic coach, guidance counselor, athletic director and building administrator. In August 1984, my professional career took an interesting turn. I was hired by the Pioneer Career and Technology Center in Shelby, OH, to create mathematics curriculum for career and technology areas. I served Pioneer for ten years, eventually becoming the schools’s assistant vocational director and I “retired” for the first time in December 1994. Beginning in 1975, I began a part-time secondary career as a life insurance salesman, which over the years has evolved into a financial services business. I hold a Series 7 securities license and have earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations from the American College in Bryn Mawr, PA. As a sole proprietor, I own my own office in Lexington, OH> Since my “first” retirement from public education, I have filled several interim roles. My final stop was the Galion City School District, where in a strange series of events, I became assistant high school principal, assistant superintendent, and finally, superintendent. I served six years as superintendent and “retired” for the second time in June 2007. Sharon and I currently live in a beautiful home that we built in Galion in 2002. In 1999, Sharon and I experienced a very traumatic time when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. We were fortunate that it was benign. The only residual effect from her surgery was that she has no feeling in her right