Class Notes & King, a Boardman-based accounting firm. She has four years of accounting experience and has also provided auditing services to nonprofit organizations.
00s Julia Patrone, of New Waterford,’01, BSBA,’02, MBA, has been hired at Schroedel, Scullin & Bestic, in Canfield. She has eight years of ac- Julia Patrone, counting experi- ’01, ’02 ence with a local hospital, manufacturing company and business software provider. Lynette Rawlings, of Toronto, Ohio,’01, BSAS, has been named chair of the Criminal Justice studies department at Kent State East Liverpool. Rawlings is retired from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, where she was employed 24 years. Rawlings has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from KSU in public administration. Matthew Bender of Salem,’02, BSBA, has been promoted to supervisor at Schroedel, Scullin & Bestic, a Canfield accounting firm. Bender joined the firm in 2005. Deena DeVico, of Warren,’02, BA, recently graduated cum laude from Akron Law School and passed the Bar exam. She is currently employed at the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office in the criminal division, child assault prosecution. James White, of Virginia Beach, Va.,’02, BSAS, has been appearing on the “700 Club” television show as lead fitness and nutrition guru. Cheryl Ann Zebrasky, of Canfield,’02, BSA, successfully passed the Supreme Court of Ohio Bar Examination and was administered her oaths at the Ohio Theater in Columbus. Frank Marzullo, of Cincinnati,’03, AB, has accepted a job at WXIX-TV 19, the Fox affiliate in Cincinnati. He previously was a weather forecaster for WFMJ TV Channel 21 in Youngstown.
Andrew J. Deak, of Grafton, Ohio,’04, BS, graduated with honors from Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry. He is currently in a preliminary medicine residency at Summa Health System in Akron, prior to entering general practice in medical dentistry in 2008. Lori Hatcher, of Charleston, S.C., ’04, BS, has been named head coach of The Citadel Women’s Golf Team. As a golfer for YSU in 2003, Hatcher led the Penguins to their first conference championship and won the individual championship, a feat she repeated the following year. She also taught golf at Oglebay Resort for six years. Christine Bosela, CPA, of Struthers,’05, BSBA, has been hired at Schroedel, Scullin & Bestic, a Canfield accounting firm. She has 11 years of business experience with a regional power company.
William (“Billy”) J. Clapper, of Richland, Pa.,’05, BSE, has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at the University of Pittsburgh at William Clapper ’05 Johnstown. He had been an assistant coach at Indiana State and Penn StateAltoona. Clapper played three seasons for the Penguins, winning the Tony Vivo Hustle Award as a senior and being twice selected to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. He has instructed at more than 180 basketball camps, started his own company, developed a basketball training video, and directed his own basketball camps in Pennsylvania. Clapper earned a master’s degree in educational technology from Indiana State in 2007.
Douglas Wetherholt, of Jefferson, Ohio,’06, MSD, has been named principal of Conneaut High School. Christine Bosela ’05 Previously he was dean of students at the Ashtabula County JVS.
Don and Denise Hromyak of Howland are proud YSU Penguin parents – times three. The Hromyaks’ three eldest children – Darci, Dana and Dustin – are all YSU graduates and well on their way to successes in their own fields. Darci, who is married and lives in Howland, graduated from YSU in December 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in finance. She is now the administrative assistant for The Lippy Group for Ear, Nose and Throat in Warren. Dana, who lives in Cleveland, graduated from YSU in May 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in applied science with a major in respiratory care. She is a research respiratory therapist for Case Western Reserve University and works at MetroHealth Medical Center in Darci, Dana and Dustin Cleveland. And Dustin, who lives in Howland, graduated from YSU in May 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in engineering with a major in mechanical engineering. He is a design engineer for Parker Hannifin Mobile Cylinder Division in Youngstown. Younger sister DJ is a junior at Howland High School and also is planning to attend YSU. “My husband and I never even gave college a thought, just starting a family,” Mrs. Hromyak said. “For our children, their schooling and careers came first, and for that I am thankful for YSU.”
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