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autumn 2010 

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Convocation Lecture Series focuses on faith 

It is tradition for Franklin College to host an annual lecture series based on one of our five core values: 

Respect, honesty, responsibility, faith and the lifelong pursuit of learning. Our current series focuses on faith, 

which involves believing in more than ourselves and living out those beliefs in a life of purpose and meaning. 

Faith provides the basis for the lives of many of our students, faculty, staff and community members. The goal of this lecture series is 

to address all aspects of how we lead purposeful lives within our own belief system. Reflection and discussion of faith provide each of 

us better understanding of our values and of where we find purpose and meaning. Understanding helps us learn and grow. 

Our lecture series kicked off in September with guest speaker Byron Pitts, chief national correspondent for the “CBS Evening News,” 

and continued with Jeff Zeleny, national policital correspondent for The New York Times, in October. The November lecture presenter was 

Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core and a member of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and 

Neighborhood Partnerships. 

Four lectures remain in the series. Admission is free. Please join us for these teaching and learning opportunities: 

Growing up in the 

Selma Civil Rights Movement 

Monday, Jan. 17, 7 p.m. 

Branigin Room, Napolitan Student Center 

Sheyann Webb- 

Christburg grew 

up in Selma, 

Ala., home of 

Bloody Sunday. 

She was one of 

the first black 

students in her 

hometown to 

integrate into an 

all-white school. 

At age 9, Webb-Christburg got her first 

glimpse of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

She sneaked out of her house to attend 

his meetings and began leading the 

congregation in singing freedom songs. 

Telling the Story of Jesus Today 

Thursday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. 

Branigin Room, Napolitan Student Center 

Dr. Marcus 

Borg is canon 

theologian at 

Trinity Episcopal 

Cathedral in 

Portland, Ore. 

He is internationally 

known in 

both academic 

and church 

circles as a 

biblical and Jesus scholar. 

He has been national chair of the 

Historical Jesus Section of the Society of 

Biblical Literature. Borg has a doctorate 

from Oxford University. He has written 

19 books and co-written numerous other 

works, many of which have been translated 

into 11 languages. 

Religion and the Environment 

Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m. 

Richardson Chapel 

The Rev. 

Canon Sally G. 

Bingham is an 

Episcopal priest 

and canon for 

the environment 

in the Diocese of 

California. She 

has served the 

environmental 

community for 

more than 25 years. 

As founder and president of 

The Regeneration Project, Bingham is 

highlighting the link between faith and 

environmental issues. Her project is 

focused on the Interfaith Power & Light 

(IPL) campaign, a religious response to 

global warming. 

Bingham is a member of President 

Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based 

and Neighborhood Partnerships and is a 

member of the Forum on Children and 

Nature. She also serves on the board of 

directors of the Environmental Defense 

Fund, the Environmental Working Group 

and the U.S. Climate Action Network, as 

well as the national advisory board for the 

Union of Concerned Scientists. 

The Worth of a Man 

Wednesday, April 13, 7 p.m. 

Spurlock Center Gymnasium 

Dave Dravecky 

was one of 

Major League 

Baseball’s great 

pitchers; today 

he is a cancer 

survivor. 

In 1988, he 

was at a peak in 

his pitching 

career. But that 

fall, half of his deltoid muscle was 

removed from his arm due to cancer. 

He returned to the game in 1989. But just 

days after returning, he threw “the pitch 

that could be heard around the world.” 

Dravecky’s arm split in two. The cancer 

had returned. He eventually had his arm 

amputated and could not continue his 

childhood dream of playing baseball. After 

recovery, he began to minister to others 

battling cancer. 

He relates through his own experiences 

and he inspires through the faith and 

hope he discovered along his journey. 

His book, The Worth of a Man, will be 

available for purchase at the event, and 

he will be available for signings after the 

lecture. 

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6 Students in the Griz Den cheering section at 

Faught Stadium show their school spirit 

during the Homecoming football game. 

Check out our eight full pages of event coverage. 

44 At Franklin College, faculty do more than 

teach. They inspire. Get to know assistant 

professor of fine arts David Cunningham, 

who recently garnered a major award for 

excellence in art. 

contents 

Features 

6 Hundreds of alumni come back “home” for three days of events 

Catch up on the highlights through our Homecoming recap. Get a glimpse of class reunions, 

award winners, the golf outing, the football game and other traditional events. 

17 Annual Report 

Join the college in recognizing donors for their generous financial gifts and loyal support. 

45 Prof explores the old to make sense of the new 

Ralph Guentzel, director of the college’s Centre for Canadian Studies and associate professor 

of world history and European history, has published a new book on understanding 

“Old Europe.” Learn why he’s interested in sharing the book with two continents. 

46 Teammates exemplify excellence, leadership, service 

Kayli Schafer ’11 and Chelsy Gott ’11 prepare just as hard for the classroom as they do for 

the court. Read why the only thing stronger than the friendship between them might be 

their tennis serves. 

Departments 

4 Campus News • 44 Faculty/Staff News • 46 Sports • 48 Alumni News 

FRANKLIN COLLEGE 

R E P O R T E R 

Autumn 2010, Vol. LXXXV, No. 3. 

Published in spring, summer and autumn 

by Franklin College, 101 Branigin Boulevard, 

Franklin, Indiana 46131-2623. Printed in 

the USA. 

Send address changes to: 

Franklin College Reporter, 

Franklin College, 101 Branigin Boulevard, 

Franklin, Indiana 46131-2623. 

Reporter Staff 

Editor: 

Amy (Kean) VerSteeg ’96 

Director of Public Relations: 

Deidra Baumgardner 

Sports Information Director: 

Kevin Elixman 

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Churches USA, and the American 

Baptist Churches of Indiana/Kentucky and 

Greater Indianapolis. 

Contact Information 

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Franklin College is committed to a policy of 

nondiscrimination on the basis of color, 

disability, race, religion, sex, age, sexual 

orientation and national origin in any of its 

programs, offerings or employment practices 

in compliance with Title IX of the Federal 

Educational Amendments of 1972, of Executive 

Order 11246 and Revised Order No. 4 of the 

Civil Rights Acts of 1964 as amended in 1972 and 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

On the Cover: 

Britney Morrisey ’13 adds another brush 

stroke to her work in progress. Recent renovations 

to the Johnson Center for Fine Arts resulted in 

a new art studio on the second floor. The space 

features huge windows, providing ample natural 

lighting in which artists can work around the 

clock. 

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The Future 

Unfolds: 

A campaign 

update 

1.This exterior view of the art studio provides a 

glimpse of easels that hold student works in 

progress. The adjacent windows reflect the campus’ 

beautiful green space. 

2.This aerial view of Faught Stadium, taken during 

Homecoming in October, provides an expansive 

view of the new Elba L. and Gene Portteus 

Branigin Athletic Field. The area features artificial 

turf and outdoor lighting, which provide more 

flexibility in practice and game schedules for the men’s 

and women’s soccer teams and the football team. 

3. Branigin Foundation trustees John Chiarotti 

’67 and Gene Henderson ’50, an Honorary 

Franklin College Trustee, cut the ribbon during the 

Branigin Athletic Field dedication on Sept. 11. 

Several student-athletes, coaches and 

administrators also took part in the ceremony, held 

prior to kickoff at the first home football game. 

The exciting and ambitious Campus Master Plan approved by Franklin 

College Trustees in 2009 is making steady progress. While the plan is a 

10- to 15-year guide for campus improvements, our current work focuses 

on several priority areas. Thinking strategically, the college is committed 

to improving these areas that have immediate impact on students and 

are most cost-efficient during this difficult economy. 

Our five-phase capital campaign, The 

Future Unfolds, supports the Campus 

Master Plan. Phase One, currently under 

way, includes these campus improvements: 

1) A lighted artificial turf field for 

football and for men’s and women’s 

soccer in Faught Stadium; 

2) New tennis courts; 

3) A new softball field; 

4) A track and field facility; and 

5) An additional art studio. 

The art studio and the football/soccer 

field have been completed and are in use. 

The other projects will be completed by 

the year’s end, with the exception of the 

track surface, which will be completed 

this spring when the temperature is 

appropriate. Along with serving current 

students, these campus improvements are 

already helping to attract promising new 

students to Franklin College. With your 

help, this fall 1,060 full-time students — 

a record number — enrolled. Stable 

enrollment at a size that’s appropriate 

for delivery of the institution’s educational 

mission enables a Franklin College 

education to be genuinely interpersonal 

and powerful for students. 

This is an exciting time to be part of 

Franklin College. We’re not only moving 

Phase One forward but making a 

blueprint for the future, ensuring that 

the outlook for the young men and 

women whose lives are transformed at 

Franklin College will be bright. 

While the college is extremely proud of 

our recent achievements, there remains 

important work ahead. Reaching our 


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remaining fundraising goals is only 

possible with support from alumni and 

friends. Please remember that student 

tuition, room and board charges and 

activity fees are not used to construct 

facilities at Franklin College. Funding for 

academic buildings, residence halls and 

athletic fields comes from generous 

alumni and friends, who also contribute 

toward the Franklin Fund and endowed 

scholarships. We sincerely thank everyone 

who already made a gift this year; 

your personal commitment helps the 

college continue to do what it does 

best — prepare men and women for 

productive, satisfying lives as leaders, 

professionals and citizens. We encourage 

and would appreciate your continued 

partnership. 

There are several ways you can join 

us in supporting The Future Unfolds 

campaign, including funding naming 

opportunities and meeting gift-matching 

challenges. For detailed information 

about ways to give and specific options, 

please contact the Office of Institutional 

Advancement at (317) 738-8040. We 

would love to hear from you! 

This aerial view, taken in October, shows the future site of Grizzly Park, on the east side of campus. On the 

right are the existing baseball and softball fields. Opposite of the fields, the groundwork is in progress for 

new tennis courts, a softball field and a track and field facility. The track surface will be finalized in the 

spring, weather permitting. 

East side of campus taking shape 

thanks to two trustee gifts 

In July, Franklin College Trustee Margot Lacy Eccles made a major gift to 

The Future Unfolds campaign in memory of her late husband, Robert Stuart Eccles. 

In keeping with the wishes of Mrs. Eccles, the east side of campus and future site of the 

new softball field, tennis courts, practice fields and fitness trails will be named Grizzly 

Park. The park will connect the Franklin College Grizzlies with Robert’s life work as a 

teacher, coach and administrator. 

“From introducing soccer at the Park School (now Park Tudor) in Indianapolis 

to serving as headmaster of two preparatory schools in New England, Mr. Eccles led 

students, colleagues and institutions by exemplifying the virtues of the scholar-athlete. 

He would have been proud of the young men and women who will play for Franklin 

College in Grizzly Park,” said President Jay Moseley. 

Coincidentally, Robert had a special affinity for Teddy Bears and collected art and 

memorabilia about bears throughout his life. The aptly named Grizzly Park honors the 

college mascot and reflects his special interest. 

Following on the heels of Eccles’ gift, honorary trustee Robert “Bob” A. Johnson ’40 

also made a gift to Grizzly Park. Johnson directed his gift toward financing construction 

of a pavilion, in memory of his mother Inez Johnson, and four practice fields for 

athletics, in memory of his father, Ralph W. Johnson ’11. The couple had a longtime 

affiliation with Franklin College and shared mutual interest in education and athletics. 

Johnson said, "Funding these projects means to me creating another chapter in our 

family history at Franklin College. My parents have been gone a long time now, but 

they would be proud of being part of a place that will serve generations of students.” 

You, too, can be part of the Grizzly Park project through a gift-matching challenge to 

fund the tennis courts and a variety of naming opportunities available throughout the 

park. Please call the Office of Institutional Advancement at (317) 738-8040 to learn how. 

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1. Class of ’60 Old Gold luncheon attendees 

in row one are Ray Webster, Noel C. Baker, 

John S. Kenny, Donna J. (Myers) Minnick, 

Barb (Gamble) Anderson, Dale Gray, 

Sandra (Mock) Napolitan, Wanda (Parsley) 

Bunge, Revenna (Singleton) Richardson 

and Betty (Wonn) Chastain. In row two 

are James Newkirk, Jim Bailey, Marjorie 

(Cooper) Geho, Pat (Andrews) Cole, 

Linda (Vandivier) Cummings, Annette 

(Dellenkemp) Boyle, Marty (Adams) 

Sichting, Elizabeth (Bales) Templeton, 

Mary (Knox) Personett, Jane (Burns) 

Hoffmeister Repp and Marilou (Toborg) 

Harper. In row three are Joe Harlan, Allen 

Dillman, John A. Beard, Mo Harnish, Al 

Colgrove, Frank Haskett, Barbara (Brown) 

Martin and Ronald Harper. In row four are 

Don Tuttle, Tom Cummings and William 

Mellencamp. 

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Homecoming brought hundreds of alumni back to Franklin College, 

Oct. 7–10, for three days of special gatherings. The traditional recognition 

dinners, golf outing, football game and reunions were a bridge to the past 

while other activities provided the chance for alumni to experience Franklin 

in new ways. For many alumni, highlights included touring campus to revisit 

favorite places, seeing new facilities for the first time, catching up with 

favorite professors, hearing the men’s chorus sing the national anthem before 

kickoff and watching the Grizzlies defeat Rose-Hulman 56–17. Whether it was 

your first Homecoming or your 50th, we’re so glad you were “home” with 

your Franklin family. Here’s a glimpse of your activities . . . 

5. Honorary captains 

Jeff Craver ’74 and 

his wife, Rhonda 

(Robertson) ’74, are 

welcomed onto the 

field for the coin toss. 

They are joined by 

linebacker Nick 

Cochran '11, 

linebacker Teddy 

Henkle '11, offensive 

lineman Chad 

Schenkel '11 and 

linebacker David 

O'Rourke '12. 

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4. John Dame Society members are those celebrating 50 years or more since their 

college graduation. Those who attended Homecoming are Ray Webster ’60, Noel C. 

Baker ’60, John S. Kenny ’60, Donna J. (Myers) Minnick ’60, Barb (Gamble) 

Anderson ’60, Dale Gray ’60, Sandra (Mock) Napolitan ’60, Wanda (Parsley) 

Bunge ’60, Revenna (Singleton) Richardson ’60, Betty (Wonn) Chastain ’60 and 

Mary Alice (Wagner) Medlicott ’45. In row two are Gene White ’58, James 

Newkirk ’60, Jim Bailey ’60, Marjorie (Cooper) Geho ’60, Pat (Andrews) Cole ’60, 

Linda (Vandivier) Cummings ’60, Annette (Dellenkemp) Boyle ’60, Marty (Adams) 

Sichting ’60, Elizabeth (Bales) Templeton ’60, Mary (Knox) Personett ’60, Jane 

(Burns) Hoffmeister Repp ’60 and Marilou (Toborg) Harper ’60. In row three are Joe 

Harlan ’60, Allen Dillman ’60, John A. Beard ’60, Mo Harnish ’60, Al Colgrove ’60, 

Marilyn (Force) Bennett ’48, Joella (Boyer) Patterson ’59, Jack Chastain ’59, Ronald 

Harper ’60, George Anderson ’59, Eddy Teets ’58, Constance (Richardson) Van 

Valer ’59 and Joe Van Valer ’59. In row four are Don Tuttle ’60, Tom Cummings ’60, 

William Mellencamp ’60 and Barbara (Brown) Martin ’60.

2. Classes of ’58, ’59, ’60, ’61 and ’62 cluster reunion attendees in row one are Marjorie (Cooper) Geho ’60, Betty (Wonn) Chastain ’60, 

Marty (Adams) Sichting ’60, Jim Bailey ’60, Beulah (Deppert) Schrader ’60, Ray Webster Jr. ’60, Dale Gray ’60, Wanda (Parsley) Bunge 

’60, Revenna (Singleton) Richardson ’60 and Janice (Johnson) Spencer ’61. In row two are Marilou (Toborg) Harper ’60, Joyce Ann 

(Hayes) Runyan ’60, Jane (Burns) Hoffmeister Repp ’60, Barb (Gamble) Anderson ’60, Mary (Knox) Personett ’60, Donna J. (Myers) 

Minnick ’60, Elizabeth (Bales) Templeton ’60, Lynda (Freeman) Humphrey ’60 and Phyllis (Beaman) Baker ’60. In row three are Al 

Colgove ’60, Karen (Hibner) Colgrove ’61, Edward Runyan ’60, Sally (Thiesing) Earl ’62, Johnnie Marie (Graham) Foster ’61, Marilyn 

(Zellers) Williams ’57, Annette (Dellekamp) Boyle ’60, Sandra (Mock) Napolitan ’60, Frank Haskett ’60, Barbara (Brown) Martin ’60, 

Dick Foster ’60, Nancy (Kivett) Cassel ’62 and Joyce (Atkins) Utterback ’62. In row four are Ann (Martinez) Mahan ’58, Joanne 

(Schafer) Weddle ’58, Jerrie (Henry) Suckow ’59, Steve Suckow ’60, Jim Newkirk ’60, Tom Cummings ’60, Ron Harper ’60, George 

Anderson ’59, Joyce (Spencer) Gill ’61, Joanne (Strietelmeier) Daniel ’61, Jack Chastain ’59 and Dan Wonn ’59. 

3. Wingback Ryan Momberger ’11 runs the ball while center Chad Schenkel ’11 hits the ground in a tangle with Rose-Hulman. 


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1. The 2010 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are Dick Park, recently retired Grizzlies’ golf coach 

who during his 31-year career was five times named ICAC Coach of the Year and five times named 

the HCAC’s Top Coach; Lanett (Stephan) Stewart ’97, former women’s basketball player who 

was named the ICAC MVP in 1996 and also named to the NCAA Division III All-American Third 

Team in 1996, All-ICAC First Team in 1994 and 1995 and All-HCW First Team in 1993; and Joe F. 

McConnell ’62, veteran sportscaster for the NFL, NBA, MBA and Purdue University football. 

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2. Class of ’65 reunion attendees are Susan (Bright) Maguire, Linda (Drake) Kenny, Rob Schafstall, Amy (Hadley) Nance and 

Shirley (Vincent) Koepper. In row two are Mike Maguire, Bob Kirlin, Susan (Johnson) DeVoss, Candy (Poindexter) Treibic, 

Don Treibic, Mary Jane (Phillips) Trueblood and Larry Trueblood. 

3. Class of ’70 reunion attendees are Doug Tillman, Susan (Klein) Leonard, Stephen M. Tilden, Kathy (Kermes) Hibbs and 

Kathy (York) Marshall. 

4. The 2010 Alumni Council award winners are Cathy (Stonebraker) Caldwell ’95, global volunteer and co-founder of an organization 

for parents and children adopted from Cambodia, Thomas P. Cummings ’60, a veteran educator of nearly 50 years known for 

collaborative leadership, and Kathy Webster, wife of Ray Webster ’60 and a loyal Franklin College ambassador who previously worked 

in the Admissions Office and as the Elsey Hall switchboard operator. Ray was an assistant coach to legendary football coach Stewart 

“Red” Faught. 

5. Class of ’75 reunion attendees in row one are Marcia (Busenbark) Kinderman, Robert Butler, Don Hunton and Mary Jo 

McClelland. In row two are John Dickerson, David Abel, Bob Zerr, Jay Hunsucker and Jim Griggs. 

6. The Franklin College Men’s Chorus, directed by assistant professor of music Casey Hayes, performs “The Star Spangled Banner” prior 

to kickoff. A military color guard presented the flags. 


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1. The Griz mascot poses with the Homecoming court members before taking to the 

field for the halftime crowning ceremony. In row one are Amy Fox ’12, Kaitlin 

Harmon ’11, Jennifer Kelly ’11, Jade Hill ’12 and Stephanie Adams ’11. In row two 

are Trenten Rowlett ’12, Mat Taylor ’11, Thomas Taylor ’12, Kevin Martin ’11 and 

Kyle Dell ’12. Kelly and Dell were crowned queen and king, respectively. 

2. Class of ’80 reunion attendees are Rick Richmond, Kathy (Watt) Miller, Leda 

(Phenis) Hobbs, Cheryl (Rodgers) Robinson, Judi Warren, Kathy (Valentine) 

Farrington and Barth Fisher. In row two are Craig Timberlake, Sherri (Drew) Searcy, 

Terry Jobe, Pete Cangany, Tammy Schumm, Sandi (Robinson) Poyer, Beth 

(Vandivier) Stuckwisch, Gwen (Smith) Shutters and Larry Bradley. In row three are 

Marc Rucker, John Schoentrup, John Dixon, Cathy (Callon) Pieratt, Cindy Lester, 

Cindy Wright, Valeri (Brown) Marks, Greg Cataldi and Diana (Bordenkecher) 

Beagle. In row four are Keith Moenter, Mike Deffner, Phil Naparin, Kim (Gross) 

Schaffer, Randy Mason, Bill Dorulla, Denise (Marulic) Dorulla, Rodger Pelo and 

Tim Fuller. 

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3. Class of ’90 reunion attendees in row one are Lisa (Cummings) Hayes, Andy Roberts, Kimberly (Lovenshimer) Frericks, Melanie Norton, Dena 

(Mayes) Marietta, Jenny (Koenig) Morrison, Susan Canady and Paige Cox. In row two are Dave Baker, Amy (Hoeppner) Fox, Amy (Dailey) Johnson, 

Bob Belew, Greg Kirkland, Scott Nowling, Stephen Drew and Shannon Blount. 

4. Class of ’85 reunion attendees in row one are Dan Prestel, John Sanders and Tim Shuler. In row two are Rebecca (Smith) Jones, Kim (Stafford) 

Murphy, Deborah (Pilley) Messinger and Betsy Schmidt. 

5. Professional magician Caleb Wiles ’07 provides tableside entertainment in the reunion tent and earns applause for one of his mind-blowing card tricks. 

John E. Sanders ’85 and his son, Henry, are the spectators. The Sanders family traveled from Connecticut to be part of Homecoming festivities. John is 

married to Janet Carlson ’86. In addition to Henry, they have a daughter, Ellie. 

6. Students in the Griz Den cheering section of the bleachers include Chelsi Mobley ’11, Ali King ’12, Tess Gentile ’13, Terrell Parker ’11 and 

Rebeca Lehfeldt ’12. 


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1. Ray Webster Jr. ’60, a former Grizzlies 

football coach, and his grandson, Danny 

Abu-Shehab, show their Grizzly spirit with 

blue and gold beads. 

4. Class of ’95 reunion attendees in row one are Brad Coy, Brenda (Thom) Ferguson, Shannon (Baunach) Andrews, Erin (Raasch) Bollhurst, Angel Burch-Tarvin, 

Catherine (Stonebraker) Caldwell, Wendi (Wigh) Hendricks, Jennifer (Joefreda) Lippens, Kim (Minnick) Jeffers, Melanie (Padgett) Powers, Emily (Habel) 

Wood, Patti Campbell and Anne (Durham) Smith. In row two are Tony Gambaiani, Jason Ferguson, D.J. Sigler, Shelby (Green) Siurek, Kristy Meyer, Dana 

(Engleman) Kean, Stefanie Davis, Melissa (Roetker) Rouzer, Rachel (Peden) McCarty and Jenny “J.R.” (Vinson) Sherrill. The group posed in front of the tree 

dedicated in memory of Tonya Lee ’95, a classmate who died in October 1995. 

6. Rowdy fans gather in The Red Zone to root for the Grizzlies. The Red Zone is named in memory of legendary head football coach Stewart “Red” Faught. 


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2. Class of '00 reunion attendees Mark Lecher, Jessica (Mobley) Sinclair 

and Kevin Petty enjoy reconnecting. 

3. Jeff Lippens ’96 and his wife, Jennifer (Joefreda) ’95, traveled from 

South Carolina with their triplets, Tyler, Haley and Ellie, to take part in 

Homecoming festivities. Jennifer attended her class’ 15-year reunion. 

5. Class of ’05 reunion attendees in row one are Jill Delaney, Jenny (Piland) 

Cataldi, Coco (Black) Wolf, Laura (Ostermann) Wolf, Kara (Bower) 

Adams, Rachel Drolen, Stacey Fehr, Stephanie Wagner, Charla Speer, 

Amber (Hicks) Weatherford and Maggie (Nuttall) Bunch. In row two are 

Mary (Hirschy) Zier, Stacy Jones, Rebecca (Rominger) Roberts, Tara 

(Hettinger) Schmelz, Angela Mapes Turner, Ashlie Meadors, Amy 

Armbruster, Karen (Dunn) Biehle, Kristen Rissler, Amy (Thurston) Waltz 

and Kristin Kinnett. In row three are Kristin Owens, Kindra (Mergenthal) 

Moore, Clint Whitson, Terry L. Coy, Adam Wentzel, Darren Covington, 

Joshua Chastain and Jordan Waltz. 


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SUBMITTED PHOTO 

College Trustee James Napolitan gives the 

introduction for Dr. Steven Reiss, founder and 

executive director of the World Society of Motivation 

Scientists, and a featured conference presenter. 

World psychology conference 

convenes on campus 

Franklin College hosted the World Society of Motivation Scientists and Professionals’ 

(WSMSP) second annual conference, Sept. 15-16. Presenters included 14 renowned 

experts from Europe, Canada and the United States. 

One notable speaker was Dr. Steven Reiss, WSMSP founder and executive director. 

Reiss is best known for his research in developing a theory that shows how normal motives 

underlie many personality and relationship traits. The strength of each motivation 

collectively shapes the way an individual comes across to the world in their personality. 

The theory is the basis for a personal assessment tool named The Reiss Motivation Profile. 

According to Reiss, the profile can help individuals better understand themselves and 

thereby help improve their relationships, work, grades or athletic performances. 

Reiss is an emeritus professor of psychology and psychiatry at The Ohio State University. 

According to the Social Science Citation Index, Reiss is among the top 3 percent of 

psychology professors worldwide in terms of references and citations. His work has been 

recognized with five national awards, two for scientific research, two for national impact on 

clinical services, and one for national leadership. Reiss also has received two certificates of 

recognition for volunteer work. 

“Franklin College is honored to have hosted this exciting conference,” said Franklin 

College President Jay Moseley. “The professional relationship of our distinguished trustee, 

James Napolitan, with Dr. Reiss made the possibility of bringing this conference to the 

Franklin College campus a reality.” 

Napolitan holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Harvard College and a 

doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He had a 

long career in clinical psychology, working with programs that served people with 

developmental disabilities. He later transitioned to a career in the commodities market. 

WSMSP members, like Napolitan, share a commitment to discussing and exchanging 

professional applications and scientific approaches to human motivational issues. Members 

support the translation of motivation science for athletic pursuits, business consultation, 

business management; counseling, executive coaching, health care/wellness, human 

resources, intellectual disabilities and autism, leadership, media psychology, mental 

health (anxiety and stress), relationship counseling, school psychology, self-determination, 

spirituality, team building and vocational counseling. The group’s inaugural conference was 

held last year in Cologne, Germany. 

Sharing patriotic pride 

Franklin College is helping address 

issues important to military personnel, 

veterans and their families with a variety 

of special programming. 

Most recently, the college hosted its 

fifth annual Veterans Day luncheon and 

lecture series to honor those who have 

served or are currently serving. The 

campus community and public were 

Franklin College Trustee Maj. Gen. R. Martin 

Umbarger (right) and his wife, Rowana, greet 

campus guests during a summer program for 

families of fallen military heroes. 

invited to hear featured speaker Col. Todd 

Townsend, installation commander at 

Camp Atterbury in Johnson County. 

In November, the college also cosponsored 

a free training event for military 

personnel, their families and civilian 

personnel who may struggle with stress 

and issues of daily life during the current 

war. Licensed clinical providers provided 

information and resources on coping 

mechanisms. The college provided 

additional outreach by hosting a regional 

gathering of the Tragedy Assistance 

Program for Survivors (TAPS) this 

summer. Franklin College Trustee 


College launches Wellness Program 

In keeping with its strong liberal arts tradition of encouraging a balanced life through 

the development of a sound mind and body, Franklin College has launched a new yearlong 

Wellness Program. The program emphasizes that wellness is an active process and 

espouses the motto “be, go, do.” 

The program kicked off in September with a Wellness Fair in the Johnson Atrium of 

the Napolitan Student Center, providing a glimpse of wellness services available on campus 

and in the community. The fair also included a registration station where students and 

employees could sign up for Get Healthy Franklin, a citywide wellness initiative and 

collaborative effort among Franklin Community Schools, Franklin Mayor Fred Paris, 

Franklin College President Jay Moseley and Johnson Memorial Hospital. Many local 

businesses and restaurants offer discounts and incentives to those who show their 

Get Healthy Franklin membership card. The membership fee has been waived for college 

students and employees. 

The college’s Wellness Program was created as a way to help grow the Get Healthy 

Franklin initiative. Several college alumni and employees serve on supervisory teams 

for both. Keri Ellington, director of student activities and organizations, is among them. 

“We are hoping to empower students, faculty and staff to make responsible and positive 

choices while creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle,” said Ellington. 

Participation in the Wellness Program is free of cost to the campus community. The 

program features a series of Active Thursdays, during which individuals can try a variety 

of exercise classes, participate in fun, calorie-burning activities or attend a lecture series 

on ways to enhance physical, social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual and environmental 

wellness. The college’s food services provider, Sodexo, a program partner, has revised 

its menu to provide additional healthy menu options. Several new 500-calorie or under 

selections are available in the student dining hall. 

Upcoming Wellness Program events at the college are free and open to the public. 

Call (317) 738-8185 to request more details. 

Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, Adjutant 

General of Indiana, facilitated bringing 

the program to campus. 

TAPS is a resource for anyone who has 

suffered the loss of a military loved one. 

The program includes peer-based emotional 

support, case-work assistance, crisis intervention 

and grief and trauma resources. 

Franklin College continues outreach to 

military personnel and their families with 

the help of a $12,000 grant through 

Operation Diploma. The program is an 

initiative of the Military Family Research 

Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University, with 

funding from the Lilly Endowment. 

Operation Diploma is equipping 

Franklin College to better serve and 

support students serving in the military, 

veterans entering college for the first time, 

military members re-entering college 

after extended service or deployment and 

families of military members/veterans. 

Becky (Rominger) Roberts '05, a health 

services counselor at Franklin College, 

oversees the campus' Student Veteran 

Support Team (SVST). Several team 

members attended specialized training 

over the summer to aid in the development 

of Franklin's Operation Diploma 

program and policies. 

College studies 

service-learning impact, 

creates support team 

Franklin College recently was awarded an $8,000 grant 

to conduct a two-year study as part of the Bringing 

Theory to Practice Project, sponsored by the Charles 

Engelhard Foundation of New York City and developed 

in partnership with the Association of American Colleges 

and Universities. 

The project was developed to encourage colleges to 

reassert their core purposes, to not only advance 

learning but to advance the potential of each student 

and to advance education as sustenance for society. The 

project supports campus initiatives that demonstrate how 

engaged learning can directly contribute to cognitive, 

emotional and civic development. 

Franklin College will use its grant to study the impact 

of integrated service learning on the well-being, 

engagement, academic performance and retention of 

first-semester students, with a focus on first-generation 

scholars. Franklin uses service learning as a teaching 

method to link academic study and community service, 

strengthening each in the process. All students are 

required to participate in a minimum of two servicelearning 

courses, though many students go beyond the 

requirement. 

To build upon the meaningful learning opportunities 

that Franklin College has offered students for years, 

Brooke (Wagoner) Worland ’99 transitioned from her 

role as registrar to assistant dean of engaged 

learning/director of professional development this fall. 

She facilitates the college’s multidisciplinary Engaged 

Learning Team, which also includes Kirk Bixler, director 

of career services, Keri Ellington, director of student 

activities, Justin Gash, undergraduate research program 

committee chairman, Tim Garner ’79, associate dean 

and director of faculty development, Doug Grant, 

service-learning coordinator, Simone Pilon, director of 

study-abroad programs and the Intercultural Honors 

Experience, and Bonnie Pribush, director of leadership 

development. 

“The Engaged Learning Team is focused on improving 

efficiency among existing programs and networking to 

help our colleagues in every division use each other as 

resources to support engaged learning opportunities,” 

said Worland. 

By definition, engaged learning integrates more than 

one discipline and allows students to participate in reallife 

activities through collaboration, exploration and discovery 

with their peers. The Engaged Learning Team’s 

work aligns with the college’s Strategic Plan, adopted by 

the board of trustees in February 2010. Strategic Plan 

goals include ensuring that every student has the Franklin 

College experience of engaged learning, leadership and 

professional development. 


AROUND CAMPUS 

Cause to pause 

Travelers around the college campus 

have reason to pause and take a second 

look. Giant blue and gold Grizzly paws are 

painted on the streets surrounding most 

of the college’s perimeter. The paws lead 

to Spurlock Center and Faught Stadium, 

both “homes” of the athletics teams. 

After receiving approval from the 

Franklin City Council, the college contracted 

with KPS Lot Lines to complete the 

paw-painting project. One trail of painted 

paws begins at the corner of Branigin 

Boulevard and Grizzly Drive and continues 

to Faught Stadium. Another trail begins at 

the corner of Jefferson and Forsythe 

streets, continues to the Spurlock Center 

parking lot and extends through the 

B.F. Hamilton Library lot to the stadium. 

A third trail begins at the corner of 

Forsythe Street and Park Avenue and 

leads to the stadium. 

Vice President for Enrollment and 

Marketing Alan Hill headed up the 

initiative. 

“The painted paws are a new way of 

raising visibility for the college and 

publicly showing support for the athletics 

teams. It’s the start of a great project we 

can enhance in the future,” said Hill. 

The college distributed free Ben’s Den T-shirts during the opening of the new campus convenience store. 

Mariah Kinzie ’14, Destiny Esper ’12, Rachel Lemon ’12 and Zalika Thompson ’14 show their 

shirts. 

Campus changes bring new amenities 

Two new areas are aimed at providing students more convenience on campus. 

A commuter lounge and a convenience store are new additions in the basement of 

the Napolitan Student Center. 

The commuter lounge is a place where students can study, do homework or relax 

between classes. Students also can enjoy free use of several computers and a large-screen 

TV. A microwave, refrigerator, TV, couches, tables and chairs round out the cozy area. 

Although the need for the space was identified by commuters, the space is open to all 

students 24 hours a day. To accomodate the lounge, the college relocated the campus 

mailroom and business center to a nearby area in the basement. 

Commuter representative for Student Congress Jeff Murr ’13 used to spend his time 

between classes in limbo, without a designated place to study or relax. He estimates he 

uses the new lounge every day, for an hour or more. 

“Before, I’d hang out in the cafeteria or just go home between classes. It’s really nice 

to have a lounge where I can get some work done or relax; it’s homey. And since other 

commuters go there, I’ve met new people.” 

The convenience store is independent of the commuter lounge, but the two might be 

mutually beneficial. The convenience store carries food and beverages as well as sundries. 

Students enrolled in the college board plan can take advantage of a meal equivalency 

option in lieu of eating in the dining hall, as needed. Sodexo, the college’s food services 

provider, has hired a store manager, and student employees have been hired to help 

staff the store. 

As part of the grand-opening festivities, the college held a store naming contest, with 

Mariah Kinzie’s ’14 suggestion, “Ben’s Den,” selected as the winner. Kinzie and her 

friend, Zalika Thompson ’14, attended the grand opening and have returned to Ben’s 

Den several more times to shop and dine. 

Thompson said, “I like that it stays open so late because when it gets close to midnight, 

and I need something I don’t have to drive all the way to the store. I think it’s really 

beneficial for students who don’t have a car on campus. It has the little necessities that 

we all need, without the hassle.” 

Thompson especially likes being able to use her prepaid student meal plan to purchase 

food at Ben’s Den. 

“I really like the fact that we can use our One Card (student ID), so I can spend 

however much I want, without actually spending anything; it’s fantastic!” 


PHOTO BY RENEE KEAN ’06

“AN INVESTMENT IN 

KNOWLEDGE PAYS THE 

BEST INTEREST.” 

Ben Franklin 

FRANKLIN COLLEGE ANNUAL REPORT 2009–10

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR 

OUR COLLEGE NAMESAKE, BEN FRANKLIN, WOULD 

INDEED BE PROUD OF THIS INSTITUTION. BESIDES 

SHARING A NAME,THE COLLEGE AND BEN HAVE QUITE 

A BIT IN COMMON. Ben recognized the importance of having a 

passion for life and learning, and that pursuit took him around the 

globe, broadening his perspective and his influence. A leader by 

example,Ben made significant contributions over his lifetime to the 

field of science, the area of civic service and the art of diplomacy. 

He not only built a distinguished reputation, he created a legacy. 

With its mission of employing the liberal arts to prepare men 

and women for productive, satisfying lives as leaders, professionals 

and engaged citizens, Franklin College would surely have Ben’s 

endorsement. Since its founding 176 years ago, Franklin College has 

inspired thousands of graduates to go on to make a difference in the 

world.And together with our alumni, faculty, staff and students, this 

small, dynamic college continues to achieve big-time results. This 

past fiscal year is no exception. 

Among other activities, the Franklin College Board of Trustees 

approved a three-year strategic plan, with three goals: Expand student 

opportunities for engaged learning, leadership and professional 

development, operate with and maintain fiscal integrity and make 

improvements to campus facilities and services. With these goals in 

mind, the board approved a Campus Master Plan, which involves five 

phases that we believe will enhance student learning and services as 

well as ensure steady enrollment and financial stability. 

The capital campaign The Future Unfolds was launched to help 

support the college’s vision. We are proud of the progress 

made during Phase One, including the renovation of the existing 

athletic field and facilities and the addition of an art studio. 

With more than one-third of students involved in the college’s 

Division III athletics programs, we are proud that the recently 

dedicated Branigin Field at Faught Stadium will serve our Grizzlies 

for many years to come. Work 

remains in progress east of campus, 

where the new Grizzly Park athletics 

complex is taking shape with tennis 

courts, a track and field facility, a 

softball field, practice fields for 

football and soccer and walking 

trails. Work also was completed on 

the new art studio.With the college’s 

art major recently reinstituted and a 

growing number of current and 

prospective students voicing interest in fine arts, the studio is a 

valuable addition to campus. 

The construction of all the new facilities has been made possible by 

the generous donations of so very many caring alumni and friends 

of the college. Your generosity enables the college to continue 

providing a powerful educational experience. Continuing support 

of student scholarships through the Franklin Fund and direct 

scholarship gifts also remain vitally important to Franklin to attract 

and retain the outstanding students who come to our school 

for their college education. 

On behalf of the entire Franklin College Board of Trustees, I thank 

each and every one of you who gave your support during the 

fiscal year. The trustees continue to take very seriously their 

responsibility to support and provide the oversight required to 

ensure that Ben Franklin’s namesake institution continues with its 

mission in perpetuity.We are grateful to have you as our partner. 

Sincerely, 

Susan Johnson DeVoss ’69 

Board of Trustees Chair 

franklincollege.edu/about FRANKLIN COLLEGE 

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BEN FRANKLIN’S SKILLFUL, 

PRACTICAL MIND 

KNEW THAT PEOPLE ACCOMPLISH MORE TOGETHER 

THAN ALONE, AND HE DEVOTED HIS LIFE 

TO SERVING OTHERS BY BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS 

AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THE COMMON GOOD. 

For the past 176 years, Franklin College has done everything in its power to live up to Ben’s name. 

BEN FRANKLIN WAS A REMARKABLE MAN. HIS OBSERVA- 

TIONS ABOUT HIMSELF AND OTHERS ARE AS CLEAR AND 

INSIGHTFUL AS HIS INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE NATURAL 

WORLD. His skillful, practical mind knew that people accomplish 

more together than alone, and he devoted his life to serving others 

by building associations and institutions for the common good. For 

the past 176 years, Franklin College has done everything in its 

power to live up to Ben’s name. 

We must be doing something right. Once again our academic year 

opened with very full enrollment . . . 1,060 full-time students, to be 

exact. In a challenging economy, students and their families have 

high expectations and make college commitments very carefully. 

They see something they like at Franklin College. 

Record numbers of prospective students are applying and record 

numbers of current students are graduating because Franklin 

College has great teachers in small classes that prepare young men 

and women for significant careers through the liberal arts. Because 

we combine engaged learning with leadership and professional 

development, our graduates gain admission to graduate and 

professional schools and secure meaningful, rewarding jobs. Real 

education is not easy; our students and their teachers work hard. 

Ben Franklin would be delighted with these young Americans and 

proud of the college that shares his name. 

There are some interesting parallels between Ben Franklin and 

Franklin College. Ben became the pre-eminent scientist and statesman 

of his age by using his mind to unlock the secrets of nature, 

applying his knowledge to improve the lives of others, and building 

institutions to serve the common good.Students at Franklin College 

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 

explore the natural world, social 

institutions, mathematics and the 

arts.They learn to speak in public, to 

accept responsibility for themselves 

and others and to lead when it is 

their time to act. From their first days 

on campus, they work together to 

improve the lives of people in our 

community. It seems natural for them 

to sit on a bench beside Ben for a 

final photo after commencement. 

Alumni and friends can be confident that Franklin College is preparing 

graduates today with the habits of mind, readiness to act 

and eagerness to serve others that made Ben Franklin a leader in 

the difficult times that faced his generation and his nation. Our 

future depends on these promising young people, and they depend 

on your willingness to invest in them. 

The great majority of our students have scholarships that your 

annual giving makes possible. They attend classes in buildings, 

live in residence halls and compete on playing fields that your 

contributions build. They recognize and appreciate your support, 

and they will make you proud. Thank you for helping them 

experience Franklin College. 

Sincerely, 

Jay Moseley 

President 

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franklincollege.edu/about

ASSETS 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $900,158 

Accounts receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,546,288 

Pledges receivable, net of allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $815,806 

Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,350,485 

Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $777,369 

Investments in plant, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,659,958 

Bond issue costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,606 

Cash surrender value of life insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $364,836 

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,575,506 

LIABILITIES 

Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,252,328 

Accrued payroll and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $521,985 

Borrowings under lines of credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,684,647 

Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,573,895 

Advances from federal agency for student loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,838,363 

Liabilities under charitable annuity unitrust agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $854,557 

Capital lease obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $335,477 

Deferred tuition; fees and deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $333,760 

Funds held for campus organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,969 

Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,544,981 

NET ASSETS 

Unrestricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $62,154,276 

Temporarily restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,389,900 

Permanently restricted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,486,349 

TOTAL NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,030,525 

TOTAL LIABILITES AND NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,575,506 

REVENUES 

Investment income 10.9% 

Tuition and fees 64.3% 

Auxiliaries 15.2% 

Miscellaneous 0.5% 

Contributions 

(including pledges) 9.1% 

EXPENDITURES 

Endowment Investment 

June 30, 2010 

The Franklin College Endowment is invested according 

to the policy adopted by the board of trustees. 

An investment committee directs and reviews the 

endowment fund policies and performance. 

The market value of the endowment investments totals 

$73,976,925, as of June 30, 2010.The majority of the 

funds are maintained in the endowment pool; others are 

invested individually due to donor restrictions.Fourteen 

investment firms are retained to manage the endowment 

pool funds.The endowment pool, which has a balance of 

$72,237,331, is invested as follows: 

Cash and cash equivalents 4.7% . . . . . . . . . . $3,424,643 

Bond funds 17.2% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,431,644 

Stock funds and ETF’s 33.7% . . . . . . . . . . . $24,360,455 

Funds of funds 9.4% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,752,728 

Alternative investments 27.3% . . . . . . . . . . $19,687,861 

Real extate 7.7% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,580,000 

Other endowment funds are separately invested per 

instructions of the donor.These funds total $1,739,594. 

The endowment also includes life income and annuity 

funds with a market value of $1,096,243. 

Instruction 23.1% 

Student aid 29.6% 

Auxiliary enterprises 12.0% 

Student services 15.9% 

Fundraising 3.9% 

Academic 

support 8.4% 

Institutional 

support 7.1% 


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ALUMNI PARTICIPATION 

While colleges and universities across the country are experiencing 

a decline in the number of alumni donors, Franklin College alumni 

continue to support their alma mater in increasing numbers above 

the national average for private institutions. 


franklincollege.edu/about 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

19.09% 

23.01% 

26.33% 

27.09% 27.80% 28.50% 

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

LEADERS FOR LIFE 

Recognizes alumni and 

friends with cumulative 

giving to Franklin College 

of $1 million. 

† Drs. Otto and Effie Behrens 

Dr. and Mrs.V.Von Boll 

Drs. Clifford and Paula Dietz 

Dr. Margot Lacy Eccles 

† Carolyn Thurston Holden 

Dr. and †Mrs. Robert A. 

Johnson 

† Ruth Lilly 

Harry F. McNaught, Jr. — 

Franklin Tech Park 

Drs. James T. and Sandra 

Mock Napolitan 

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE 

Recognizes alumni and friends 

with cumulative giving to 

Franklin College of $500,000 

or more.The Circle also 

honors those who have made 

arrangements through their 

bequests to remember the 

college with a gift of more 

than $750,000. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregg W. Happe 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hoover 

† Mr. Frank and †Dr. Joyce Tull 

Hutcheon 

Dr. and Mrs.Wil B. Nelp 

† Mr. Denzil and Dr. Mary 

Margaret Webb 

Dr. and Mrs.Thorp L.Wolford 

AMBASSADORS CIRCLE 









than $500,000. 

Christine S. Fields and Jack 

Borgerding 

† Mr. and Mrs.William S. 

Hamilton 

Gene and Mary Lou 

Henderson 

Mark and Carmen Holeman 

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Peterson 

Rod J. Ratcliff 

† Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. 

Van Nuys 

Dr. and Mrs.Thomas G. 

Vandivier 

BEN FRANKLIN WAS A STATESMAN, 

THINKER, PHILANTHROPIST, PRINTER, 

SCIENTIST, REVOLUTIONARY AND INVENTOR. 

We share Ben’s belief that a drive for 

self-improvement, commitment to service and passion 

for learning can take students anywhere they want to go. 

FOUNDERS CIRCLE 









than $250,000. 

† Dr. and Mrs. Hugh K.Andrews 

† Mr. and Mrs. John W.Auld 

Mrs. Evelyn H. Blanford 

Mr. and Mrs.William R. Brown 

Marian D. Callon 

Mrs. Pauline DeVore Crump 

† Dr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Curnutt 

Jay M. and Susan J. DeVoss 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Dickinson 

† H. Dean and Vera Evans 

Mr. and Mrs. Irvin L. French 

Mr. and Mrs. James Frische 

Mr. and Mrs. John Grimmer 

Stephen D. & Susan Klein 

Leonard 

Elaine and Ted Marston 

Patsy Hughes McKee 

Alexander R. Mehran 

Mr. Bohdan Mysko 

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Potter 

Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Powell 

William J. and Vicki Receveur 

† Ruth A. Schwieger 

Dr. and Mrs. John M. Spears 

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Spicer 

Ms. Jennifer D. St. Martin 

† Mr.Tom St. Martin 

Dr. and Mrs. Donald W.Tharp 

† Dr. and Mrs. John D.Tharp 

Mr. Dan K.Thomasson 

Mr. Douglas L.Tillman 

Mr. Frank D.Tull 

Mr. Joe N. and Dr. Constance 

Richardson Van Valer 

M. Max Wesemann 

Arch and †Charlotte West 

R.W. and Jean Peterson 

Winkler 

SCHOLARS CIRCLE 

Recognizes alumni and 

friends with cumulative giving 

to Franklin College of $50,000 






than $100,000. 

Dean J.Abplanalp 

John and Beth Auld 

† James R. and Lou Taylor 

Axelberg 

Drs. Leonard and Teresa 

Bissonnette 

Mr. and Mrs. Reinhard 

Bockstette 

Jack M. Byrum 

Pete and Ann Cangany 

Daniel and Gloria 

Castro-Hearn 

John M. Chiarotti 

Mary Ann Collier 

Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Coverdale 

Carol R. Dennis 

Robert A. and Susan K. 

DeVoss 

Lloyd L. and Susan O. 

Douglas 

Mr. Kenneth O. Dunn 

Mr. and Mrs.W. Richard 

Fisher 

Kathy M. Giovanini 

Dr. and Mrs. Boyd E. Haley 

† Dr. David A. and Pam Hicks 

Helen and Lee Hodgen 

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. 

Huddleston 

Randall O. Kahn 

Myrna M. Killey 

Nolan R. Lackey 

Eunice Killen Lyman 

Lucille Dodgson Mayo 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pauszek 

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. 

Pigman 

Harve and †Joyce Rawson 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rea 

Lorelei and Pete Redding 

Jane Hoffmeister Repp 

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson 

Ruben 

Robert D. and Janet E. 

Schafstall 

Mr. & Mrs.William R. 

Scherer, Jr. 

Bud and Ruby Schooler 

Miss Edith E. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. 

Spencer 

Mr. and †Mrs. Randall Tucker 

Nancy (Zellar) Weber 

† Dr. and Mrs. Dallas J.West 

† Dr. Robert R.Williams 

Mr.Alson and Dr.Theressa 

Wright 

OLD MAIN SOCIETY 




or more.The Society also 





than $50,000. 

Joyce K.Allen 

Joni M.Anderson 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. 

Andrews 

Tom and Susan Armor 

J.R. and Janet Bishop 

Jerry A. and Linda A. Brown 

Dr. and Mrs. John C. Buhner 

Ruth Doub Callon 

Dr. and Mrs. Marshall 

Colburn 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick A. Collier 

Dr. and Mrs. Forest 

Daugherty 

Dr. and Mrs. Marvin E. 

DeBoer 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. 

Denslaw 

Mr. and Mrs. John R. 

Dickerson 

C.W. and Constance Eggers 

Dr. and Mrs. Keith Ernst 

Max R. Fitzpatrick 

Mary Jane (Lilly) Flaningam 

Betty (White) Freeborn 

† Mr. & Mrs. Howard R. 

Giddens, Sr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Robyn Goshorn 

Betty Mitchell Goss 

Mr. and Mrs.Ted R. 

Grossnickle 

Mary Lu Bergdoll Hanson 

Dr. and Mrs. Carroll 

Hasewinkel 

† Mr. and Mrs.Thomas D. 

Hathaway 

John R. Hauser 

Randall K. Hindman 

† Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 

Hinnefeld 

Susan Stum Hott 

Dr. J.Thomas Howald 

Mr. and Mrs. Needham S. 

Hurst 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. 

Inskeep 

K&F Industries, Greg Kroot, 

Barbara Lee 

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Kenny 

Joe and Marilyn Lain 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold K. Lawson 

Dr.William F. Lincoln 

Ann Martinez Mahan 

Chancellor and Mrs.William 

Bryan Martin 

Donald and Vicki Fulmer 

McComb 

† Dr. and Mrs. John M. McKain 

Larry and Carole McKinney 

Dr. and Mrs. James G. Moseley 

Martha May Newsom 

Richard and Joan Norman 

Dr. Donald Orlosky 

James L. Oxley 

Dr. and Mrs. Leon Pacala 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert O. 

Peckinpaugh 

George W. Pendygraft 

Mr. and Mrs.William L. 

Percifield 

Ms.Anna Lou Pickett 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ogden 

Powell; † Hubert Hunter 

Ogden 

† Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. 

Raymond 

Mrs. George Wm. Ritteman 

Linda Gates Sabo 

June and Karl Schubert 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Smith 

Jane (Dungan) and John Sohn 

David W.Tharp 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald A.Treibic 

† J. David and Jane Vandivier 

Mike and Janet Wadsworth 

Mr. and Mrs. David K. 

Wilkinson 

Mike and Dawn Zolnierek 

PRESIDENT’S CLUB 




or more.The Club also 





than $25,000. 

Gil and Rita Abplanalp 

Sharon C.Ackerson 

Carol L.Allen 

George and Barbara Gamble 

Anderson 

† Jack V. and H. Louise Austin 

Kevin M. and Ann Kutch 

Barton 

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. 

Beardsley 

Bryan A. and Linda Sue 

Beeler 

† Worth and Marilyn Bennett 

Mrs. Barbara R. Bernard 


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Diana S. Black 

Mr. and Mrs.William Black 

Joel Blanton 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blizzard 

Gregory M. and Susan Boll 

† Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe Boyer 

Mr.Thomas W. Boyer 

Donald P. Bozell 

William J. and Nora E. Brems 

Dr. and Mrs. Steven K. 

Browder 

Kristy K. Brown 

Donna Calvin Browne 

Robert K. Bultman 

Earl and Nancy Burkholder 

Samuel D. and Alaine M. Bush 

Dr. Hollace D. Chastain II 

Mr. and Mrs.Todd P. Check 

† Mr. and †Mrs. Robert F. 

Chupp 

Dr. David R. Coffin 

Nolan and Marian Cooper 

William E. and Karen L. Cox 

Dr. Brad N. Crawford 

Brad and Julie Davis 

Dr. Calvin D. Davis 

Mr. and Mrs. Morris W. Davis 

Mr. Brian J. Deppe 

Robert Desatnick and Margo 

Bennett 

David and Lori DeWitt 

Raymond J. Dorulla 

Mr. and Mrs. James V. Due 

Mr. Robert E. Dunlap 

† Mr. and Mrs.William E. Earl 

Mr. and †Mrs. Jack V. Early 

Mr.William H. Elett 

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Fairfield 

Mr. and Mrs.Alvin George 

Fisher, Jr. 

Ms. Lora L. Fitch 

Mr. Richard W. Fitch 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Flaks 

Prof. Emerita Susan Fleck 

and Dr. David Wantz 

Mr. Richard L. Flecker 

† Lt. Col. Robert I. Foist 

Mr. Randolph L. Foxworthy 

Mel and Gyneth Fredbeck 

Ruth E. Freese 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Furnish 

Dr. and Mrs. H. Posey Gaines 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garton 

Marjorie J. Gilkey 

Dr. Kenneth Goldberg and 

Maryka Matthews-Goldberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Hal J. Goodwin 

Gerald and Hetty Gray 

Dr. Karin M. Gray 

E. Lynn Grayson and Joseph 

Madonia 

Mr. Larry and Dr. Susan 

Griffith 

Dr. and Mrs. Cary M. Guse 

† Mr. and Mrs.Arthur T. 

Hamilton 

Mr. Jason Harris 

Mrs.Tom Harris 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Harrison 

Dr. John V. Hasewinkel 

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight P. Heath 

Mr. and †Mrs. Richard E. 

Heiney 

Chris and Tana Henry 

Don and Carol Hicks 

Denny High 

Mr. and Mrs.Alan P. Hill 

Mr. and Mrs.Terry Hogan 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hover 

Jay E. Hunsucker 

Betty Hyatt 

Mr. Rocco F. Iacobelli 

† Dr. and Mrs. Harvey C. Jacobs 

Mike and Sandy Jarvis 

Merrill L. Johnson 

† Mr. and Mrs.William P. 

Jones, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Judy 

Mrs. M.J. Jurgenson 

Dr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Justus 

† Mr. and Mrs. Howard Keller 

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Kelly 

Marilyn Beaman Kerner 

Mrs. Martha Keucher 

Dr. and Mrs.Thomas R. 

Keucher 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Koenes 

Mr. and Mrs. Neil M. Krevda 

John Krull and Jenny 

Labalme 

Mrs. Helen J. Kwiatkowski 

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Laflin 

Dr. and Mrs. George V. Launey 

Dr. and Mrs. R.S. Lehman 

Dr. and Mrs.Yu-long Ling 

Lincoln H. Linscott 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Loomis 

G. Michael Loveall 

Dr. Jay C. Lumsdon 

Christopher A. Lynch 

Mr. and Mrs. B.R. Mace 

Mike and Susan Maguire 

Noel and Rosemary Marquis 

Donald E. Martin 

Mr. Byron K. Mason 

Charles W. Maxwell 

Arthur K. Mayfield 

Eugene C. Mayfield 

Mr. and Mrs. Rolla McAdams 

Dr. and Mrs. G. Howard 

McCain 

Dr. F.Timm and Marty 

McCarty 

† Maurice & Georgie McCarty 

† John and Ann McClain 

Joseph F. and Susan 

McConnell 

Dr. Jean E. McGrady 

Dr. and Mrs.W. Jones 

McQuinn 

Dr.Thomas P. Mengelt 

Dr. and Mrs. Dean 

Mesologites 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Barton Meyer 

Charlotte H. Meyers 

Dave and Patty Mickel 

KaAnne Morris 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Moser 

Mr. Herman O. Mullikin 

John and Cheryl Mullin 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. Myers 

Phillip B. Nason 

Rev. and Mrs. Louis G. Nelson 

Mr. and Mrs. John Norton 

Melanie J. Norton 

Drs. Paul and Helen Jean M. 

Nugent 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Obergfell 

Michael W. O’Dell, M.D. 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Park 

Robert M. and Kelli DeMott 

Park 

Mr. and Mrs. David 

Partenheimer 

Dr. and Mrs.Thomas R. 

Pauszek 

Dr. James L. Pease 

Dr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Penn 

Nancy Peters 

Mr. Gary A. Peterson 

Mr. Douglas L. Pett 

Eleanor Greer Phillips 

Kerry and Cindy Prather 

Bob and Bonnie Pribush 

Dr. and Mrs.Thomas Ramey 

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory B. 

Raymond 

Steve and Linda Richards 

Jack and Jackie Richmond 

Judith Fowler Robbins 

Ken and Karen Robideau 

James S. Rodway 

Mrs. Patricia Montgomery 

Rohleder 

Wade A. Roth 

Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Russell 

Marjorie L. Salmassy 

Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Sanchez 

† Helen Sargent 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schnepf 

Ron and Kathleen Schutz 

Todd and Denise Shuck 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shymkus 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. 

Skillman 

John and Barbara Snepp 

Mr. and Mrs. Lyman A. Snyder 

Christina M. Sokolek 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. 

Spencer 

T.H. and Doreen W. St. Clair 

Mr. and Mrs.William Stamper 

Earl L. Stanfield 

Jean Balfour Stevenson 

Mr. Robert N. Stewart 

Dr. and Mrs.Willis W. 

Stogsdill 

Clifford and Lavonne 

Strachman 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. 

Stumpf, Jr. 

Dr. Edwin E. Stumpf 

Mrs. Samuel Sutphin 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. 

Swindle 

Donald J.Tingle 

Dr. and Mrs. L. Eugene Ton 

Rev. and Mrs. George Tooze, Jr. 

Carol and Dale Tumey 

Robert and Catherine Turner 

Pat K.Van Valer 

Elizabeth Vandivier and 

David Dreyer 

Louise Vandivier 

Victoria A.Vandivier 

Ann J.Weber 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weiss 

Terry Tull Wells 

Doug and Patti West 

Daniel Wheeler and Susan 

Wakefield 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene A.White 

Jay Dee and Kelly Bowen 

Wickliff 

B.C.Williams 

Roger J.Wolford 

Stephen T.Wolford 

Mr. and Mrs. John W.Wynne 

Samuel L.Yount 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. 

Zabaronick 

Horizon Society List 

The Horizon Society recognizes 

those individuals who have 

included the college in their 

estate plans. 

Gil and Rita Abplanalp 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas W.Armor 

Mr. and Mrs. John W.Auld, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Noel C. Baker 

Dr. Effie Behrens 

Mr. and Mrs.A.Todd Bemis 

Mrs. Marilyn Bennett 

Mrs. Barbara R. Bernard 

Ms. E. Jane Betts 

Miss Mary E. Bland 

Mr. and Mrs.William J. Brems 

Ms. Kristy K. Brown 

Mrs. Donna Calvin Browne 

Dr. and Mrs. John C. Buhner 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Butt 

Mr. Jack M. Byrum 

Mr.William Carson 

Mr. and Mrs.Todd P. Check 

Mr. John C. Clancy 

Ms. Lillian S. Cook 

Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. 

Coverdale 

Mrs. Pauline DeVore Crump 

Mrs. Beverly E. Curnutt 

Mr. Loushon C. Curtsinger 

Dr. and Mrs. Forest Daugherty 

Rev. Fred M. Daugherty 

Mr. Brad M. Davis 

Dr. Calvin D. Davis 

Drs. Clifford and Paul Dietz 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Douglas 

Mr.Alan R. Doyle 

Mr. Kenneth O. Dunn 

Mrs. Martha R. Eberhardt 

Mrs. Betsy Ellis 

Rev. and Mrs. Dewey R. 

Findley 

Mr. and Mrs.W. Richard Fisher 

Mrs. Mary Jane Flaningam 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Furnish 

Mrs. Kathy M. Giovanini 

Ms. E. Lynn Grayson 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. 

Grimmer 

With more than 

30 majors and 

36 minors, and nine 

pre-professional 

programs to choose 

from, Franklin College 

students can follow in 

Ben’s footsteps and 

explore limitless career 

possibilities. Franklin 

also offers a Professional 

Development Program 

and an Intercultural 

Honors Experience, and 

is one of the few U.S. 

colleges with Leadership 

Studies built into the 

curriculum. 



Mr. and Mrs.Ted R. 

Grossnickle 

Mr. Gregg W. Happe 

Mr. John R. Hauser 

Dr. and Mrs. Eugene L. 

Henderson 

Ms.Terri C. Hiers 

† Mrs. Carolyn Holden 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holeman 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hoover 

Dr. Robert A. Johnson 

Mrs. Sarah Jeffress Jolly 

Mr. Charles A. Jones 

Dr. Richard B. Judy 

Dr. Jerry T. Justus 

Ms. Myrna M. Killey 

John L. Krull and Jennifer R. 

Labalme 

Mr. and Mrs.Walter 

Krumwiede 

Mr.William C. Legan 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen 

Leonard 

Dr. and Mrs.Arthur L. Lutes 

Mr.Arthur Lyday 

Ms. Shirley A. Lyster 

Dr. and Mrs. G. Howard 

McCain 

Dr. Edwin S. McClain 

Ms. Patsy A. McKee 

Mrs. Charlotte H. Meyers 

Mr. Herman O. Mullikin 

Dr. Michael E. Myers 

Dr.Wil B. Nelp 

Ms. Martha May Newsom 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. 

Norman 

Ms. Melanie J. Norton 

Mrs. Marjorie D. Pauszek 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael E. 

Pauszek 

Dr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Penn 


Percifield 

Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. 

Pigman 

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Potter 

Mr. Phillip O. Powell 

Mr. and Mrs. Kerry N. Prather 

Dr. Harve E. Rawson 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Rea 

Capt L. Michael Ream 

Mrs.Anne T. Ritteman 

Mr. James S. Rodway 

Dr. Phillip J. Ruffalo 

Mrs. Marjorie L. Salmassy 

Mr. Irvin C. Schooler 

† Mrs. Ruth A. Schweiger 

Mr. and Mrs.Todd A. Shuck 

Miss Edith E. Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Lyman A. Snyder 

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. 

Spencer 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Spiker 

Ms. Jean B. Stevenson 

Mrs. Kathryn Stewart 

Mr.William H. Stewart 

Mr.Andrew E. Stoner 

Mrs. Marilyn K. Strebe 

Mr. James D. Strietelmeier 

Mrs. Charlotte H.Taylor 

Dr. Donald W.Tharp 

Mr. John F.Thurston 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald A.Treibic 

Dr. Bryan J.Van Deun 

Mrs. Kathleen Van Nuys 

Joe N. and Constance 

Richardson Van Valer 

Dr. and Mrs.Thomas G. 

Vandivier 

Mrs.Wallis G.Wake 

Dr. Mary Margaret Webb 

Dr. Merrill M.Wesemann 

Mr. and Mrs. Gene A.White 

Mr.Arthur C.White 

Mrs. Jean P.Winkler 

Dr. and Mrs.Thorp L.Wolford 

Mrs. Karen Ann Wolter 

Trustees, Past and 

Present 

Dean J.Abplanalp 

John W.Auld Jr. 

Effie Behrens 

Reinhard W. Bockstette 

V.Von Boll 

William R. Brown 

Peter T. Cangany Jr. 


Glen E. Coverdale 

Deborah Hill Davis 

David A. Denslaw 

Robert A. DeVoss 

Susan Johnson DeVoss 

Mr. John R. Dickerson 

Robert E. Dickinson 

Clifford H. Dietz 

James V. Due 

Kenneth O. Dunn 

Margot Lacy Eccles 

Constance Andrews Eggers 

Christine S. Fields 

W. Richard Fisher 

Irvin L. French 

James M. Frische 

Alice Gill Goshorn 

John E. Grimmer 

Boyd E. Haley 

Eugene L. Henderson 

Pamela Herring Hicks 

Worthe S. Holt Jr. 

James E. Hoover 

Stephen L. Huddleston 

Needham S. Hurst 


Robert A. Johnson 

Ted L. Marston 

Byron K. Mason 

Larry Mason 

Donald R. McComb 

James T. Napolitan 

Wil B. Nelp 

Michael W. O’Dell 

John D. Peterson 

Herbert A. Pigman 

James R. Potter 

Philip L. Powell 

Jane Hartley Pratt 

William J. Receveur III 

Jane Burns Repp 

Rafael S. Sánchez Jr. 

William F. Schafenacker 

Robert D. Schafstall 

William R. Scherer Jr. 

Robert C. Shook 

Robert G. Smith 

Robert N. Stewart 

Patricia Tomlinson 

Stogsdill 

James D. Strietelmeier 

Dan K.Thomasson 

Douglas L.Tillman 

Dr. George Tooze Jr. 

Randall Tucker 

R. Martin Umbarger 

Constance Richardson 

Van Valer 

Robert M.Weiss 

Arch C.West 

Susan Wohlmuth Williams 

Thorp L.Wolford 

Theressa Ellis Wright 

Donors by Class 

Franklin College annually 

recognizes donors who 

make gifts to the college. 

Membership at these levels 

must be renewed annually 

for recognition. Corporate 

matching gifts and gifts made 

through a donor’s company 

are also counted toward the 

giving society. 

Gold Key 

Gifts of $10,000 or more 

1834 Circle 

Gifts between $5,000 

and $9,999 

Ben Franklin Circle 


and $4,999 

President’s Circle 


and $2,499 

Belltower Society 

Gifts between $500 and $999 

Wellhouse Society 


Blue and Gold Club 


1932 


Louise Kelch Vandivier 


Vivian Dickson Stout 

Grizzly Club 

Bernice Heller Kenny 

1936 

1834 Circle 

Arch C.West 


Elizabeth Dewar McClain 


T. E.Veale 

1937 


Edwin L. McClain 


Beatrice Bradley Ferrell 

Grizzly Club 

Beulah Butz Baker 

1938 


Pauline DeVore Crump 

Richard R. Rea 


† Margaret Wise Skomp 

1939 


† Robert L. Foist 


Rupert T. Ferrell 

William F. Schafenacker 

Grizzly Club 

Martha Carlock Green 

Virginia Patterson Nutting 

1940 

Gold Key 



John C. Snyder 


† Hermann R. Henry 


Elizabeth Wagner Fritz 

Grizzly Club 

Rosemary Chappell Winters 

1941 

Gold Key 

† Carolyn Thurston Holden 


Myron C. Knauff 


Mildred Korte Roese 

Annabelle McAlpin Spencer 

Edwin E. Stumpf 

Grizzly Club 

Miriam Williams Fox 

† Hugh F. Miller 

Herbert A.Wise Jr. 

1942 


† Robert R.Williams 


Jackson W. Bosley 


Mary Jane Lilly Flaningam 

Kathleen Lisman Raymond 

Beulah McGee Roegge 

Grizzly Club 

Marjorie Padgett Houghton 

John W.Townsend 

1943 


Martha Lewis Keucher 

Edwin S. McClain 


Betty Lambert Schrepferman 

Grizzly Club 

† Herbert M. Kinnear 

1944 


Margaret Dillard Boyer 

Robert O. Peckinpaugh 


Florence Culver Hesser 

Grizzly Club 

David M. Browne 

Ila Dunn Olson 

Jean Frellick Roberts 

Charles L.Wolff 

1945 

Gold Key 

† Eleanore Green Clement 


Constance Andrews Eggers 


Mary Breeding Barnett 

William A. Fisher 

Patricia Montgomery Rohleder 


Edith Clouse Keller 

Mary Alice Wagner Medlicott 


Mary Pruitt Mozingo 

Marilyn Anders Shull 

Grizzly Club 

Norma Mitchell Dougherty 

Robert C. Hathaway 

Dorothy L. Larson 

Doris Smitha Silver 

1946 


Barbara Browne Bernard 

Donald W.Tharp 


Wendell D. Keller 


Mary E. Bland 

Kenneth V. Dodgson 

Gene McCurry Kneeburg 

Grizzly Club 

Carol Larson Browne 

Betty Breunig Dukes 

John E. Hasel 

Doris McCullough Loomis 

Helen Deming Thomas 

Jean Browne Turner 

1947 

Gold Key 

John M. Spears 


Theodore D. Bean 

Katherine Huffman Ditmars 

Grizzly Club 

Billy L.Abel 

Janet McKinney McCain 

Maxine Smith Rich 

Bettie Wright Sewell 

1948 


Mary Lu Bergdoll Hanson 


Marilyn Force Bennett 


Raymond L. King 

John E. Ogden 


Russell L.Abel 

Mildred Jones Rosenberg 

Grizzly Club 

Barbara Randall Coltman 

Charles H. Green 

Betty Kahl Hennon 

Joan Minner Melloan 

Martha Smith Miller 

Annis Lambert Poland 

Marjorie McKinney Reynolds 

Ruth Yoshino Uyeno 

1949 

1834 Circle 

Jean Peterson Winkler 


Calvin D. Davis 

Betty Mitchell Goss 



Rosejane Pruitt Smith 


Wayne Schrepferman 

C. Jack Scott 


William G.Andrews 

† Robert M. Byers 

Marian D. Callon 

Barbara Frellick Campbell 

Dallas W. Campbell 


24

LuAnne Quigley Farkas 

Gyneth Wilson Fredbeck 

Virginia Joyce Rouse 

Joanne England Spears 

James R.Vandivier 

Milton H. Zoschke 

Grizzly Club 

Ruth Riggs Brasaemle 

Patricia Miller Gillett 

Hallie J. Hamilton 

R. Lillian Parmelee Hollis 

C. Edward Jones 

Charles W. Kitchen 

Virginia Johnson Lewis 

G. Howard McCain 

Florence Stolberg Paine 

Constance Kakavecos Riggs 

Margery McCullough Secrest 

A.Arlene Montgomery 

Spencer 

1950 

1834 Circle 

Marvin E. DeBoer 




Joan Roler Norman 

Richard D. Norman 

Phillip O. Powell 

Charlotte Heath Taylor 

David W.Tharp 


Robert G. Smith 

M. Jane Dungan Sohn 


Richard P. Morrison 

M. Maxine Church Wheeler 


Phyllis Taylor Abel 

Carl Blessing Jr. 

Anna Norman Byers 

Janice Miller Cooper 

David B. Ditmars 

Sally Lewis Dodgson 

Willis Dunker 

Richard L. Dunn 

Charles E. Farkas 

Phyllis Smith Hale 

Wendell G. Mason 

Harold J. Shymkus 

O.William Tutorow Jr. 

Grizzly Club 

Edwin E. Campbell 

Joan Comstock Field 

John Honeay 

Elisabeth Braker Mann 

D. David Smith 

Rachel Maddux Smith 

Martha Dimke Winters 

1951 

Gold Key 

Wil B. Nelp 

1834 Circle 

Carolyn Scudder DeBoer 

Kenneth O. Dunn 


Glen E. Coverdale 


Shirley A. Lyster 



Anndora Boyer Laflin 

Paul B. Powell 

Robert N. Stewart 

Doris Townsend Wilkinson 


Edward E. Glowski 


Elizabeth Shuck Bush 

† Mary-Margaret Quinn 

Chellberg 

Barbara Doell Dunker 

Carol Lambert Haynes 

Constance Munro Kiser 

Bonita McCracken Mart 

J. Kenneth Mart 

Gareth B. Matthews 

Donald Orlosky 

Loyd G. Smith 

Grizzly Club 

Owen M. Field Jr. 

Helen C. Harrell 

Gerald E. Martin 

John E. McGinness 

Paul W. Ruth Jr. 

Mary Wilson Webster 

1952 

Gold Key 

V.Von Boll 

Lucille Dodgson Mayo 

1834 Circle 



Mary Lou Beatty Henderson 


Elaine Harrison Marston 



George L. Laflin 

Jane Hartley Pratt 

James H. Scott 

Helen Carr Slemons 

Martha Campbell Teets 

David K.Wilkinson 

Chester L.York 


Jean Kelham Ferguson 

Marilyn Beaman Kerner 


Lillian Pomeroy Bridenhager 

Susan Foulk English 

Jack L. Hocker 

Frank H. Knight Jr. 

Martha Thurston Lallathin 

Patricia Kelly O’Brien 

Jeanne Fee Parks 

R.Thomas Parks 

Lenna Smith Ransburg 

Barbara Davis Smith 

Barbara McKinney Welch 

James L.Wickey 

Grizzly Club 

Frank L. Braman Jr. 

William J. Bush Jr. 

C. Cameron Calvert 

Edward F. Clark 

Gordon Daugherty 

Joan Mendell Gates 

George P. Gray 

George B. Kimsey 

Frank K. Martin 

Joan Rose Martin 

Beverly McClintick Mills 

Dean L.Thomas 

Marjorie Beck Waters 

Martha Hanes Ziegler 

1953 

Gold Key 

Nancy White Auld 


Lou Taylor Axelberg 

Randall Tucker 


Forest Daugherty 


† Melba Harlan King 


Doris Brown Alexander 

Dorothy Churchill Allen 

William A.Anderson 

Philip L. Hawkins 

Roger A. MacDonald 

James T. Murphy 

Audrey Beecher Rostal 

Mary Beth Newsom 

Shymkus 

Sarah Asher Smith 

Edgar A. Speer 

Betty Pavy Walker 

Grizzly Club 

William H. Baker 

Burl W. Clark 

G. Kenneth Gates 

Paul W. Gilmore 

Marilyn Webb Hoch 

Frances Foxworthy Karst 

Sarah Martin McGinness 

Phillip Nason 

Robert N. Switzer 

1954 

Gold Key 

† Mary E. Scott Sheldon 


Jane Teeters Vandivier 


Veronica Pacala Evans 


Alvin George Fisher Jr. 


Tom G. Seward Jr. 

Barbara Tapp Snepp 

John A. Snepp 


Charles A. Bridenhager 

Robert R. Brown 

Betty Jo Hinant Hocker 

Leah McCombs Hooker 

Paula Wengel MacDonald 

Kathryn Forrester Stewart 

William R. Suckow II 

Anne Cooley Wilkerson 

Grizzly Club 

Mary Hungerford Brooks 

Dorothy Varney Cunningham 

Lois Hanes Deputy 

Dewey R. Findley 

Marilyn Hibbs Gray 

Mary Wood Lareau 

Willu Wise Martin 

J. C. Moffett 

Alfred L. Pike 

Sarah Allen Walters 

1955 

Gold Key 

Sue VanAntwerp Spencer 


Betty Schmidt Pigman 



Maxine Meyers Fisher 

Richard E. Heiney 

Thomas D. Mitchell Sr. 

Charles E. Rowan 

BEN FRANKLIN TAUGHT 

HIMSELF ALGEBRA, GEOMETRY, 

NAVIGATION, LOGIC, HISTORY, 

SCIENCE, ENGLISH GRAMMAR 

AND A WORKING KNOWLEDGE 

OF FIVE LANGUAGES. 

Thankfully, we have 

professors for that. 


Margaret Noble Cislak 

W. Richard Fisher 

David G. Handy 

Walter L. Howard 

Joyce Gordanier Knight 

Carolyn Gitzen Schluck 

Nancy Conklin Uriarte 

Grizzly Club 

J. Paul Barnett 

Marjorie Cragen Crews 

Jerry Friddle 

Martha Trunnell Kelley 

Frank H. King Jr. 

Billie Snowball Lebrock 

Martha Cole Sabo 

John H. Schooler 

Lois L. Spellman 

Beverly Hendrickson Sterling 

Susan Archibald Stone 

Nellie Mann Trobaugh 

Patti Spahr Wellman 

1956 

Gold Key 

Elizabeth Richardson Ruben 


Pamela Herring Hicks 


Raymond C.Andrew 


Marsha Neal Daugherty 

Sue Miller Davis 

† Sally Henry Heiney 

A.Thomas Quindlen 


Sandra Scott Grant 

Bonnie Thompson Miles 

Helen Jean McClelland 

Nugent 


Lohman Atwood 

James R. Carey 

Barbara Schaefer Doles 

George L. Douglass 

Wayne E. Dunbar 

Max R. Fitzpatrick 

Helen Risley Lee 

Frederic E. Oyler 

James E. Pender 

Of our 71 full-time 

professors, more than 

83 percent hold a Ph.D. 

or equivalent degree. 

With an average class 

size of 16, and a student 

to faculty ratio of 16:1, 

students receive the 

individualized attention 

that distinguishes 

Franklin’s liberal arts 

experience. 



F. E. Roberts 

June Stewart Roberts 

Martha Garner Sass 

William W. Scheeley 

Marilyn Major Strebe 

Grizzly Club 

L. R. Deputy 

Raymond A. DeTournay 

Ioleen Claibourn Erdman 

Lawrence Kellogg 

Gordon E. McCracken 

M.Virginia Spaulding Pagel 

Richard B. Sharpe 

Barbara Shuler Shaver 

Ralph L. Sterling 

Trevor Max Wolfe 

1957 

Gold Key 

Lloyd R. Spencer 


Joe A. Lain 

Marilyn Wertz Lain 


Arthur H.Turner 

Merrill M.Wesemann 


Morris W. Davis 

Richard A. Harrison 

Jerry T. Justus 


Alfred M. Gibbens 

Loretta Kellams Gibbens 

† Shirley Dine Mendenhall 

Paul T. Nugent 

Raymond F. Spencer 

John R.Tresslar 


Carol Carlson Allen 

Donna Mohr Brown 

Robert S. Coble 

Dexter H. Cooley 

Carol Bristow Cornell 

Donald G. Cornell 

Robert T. Doles 

Jeanette Williams Douglass 

A. Raymond Featherngill 

Beatrice Wilson Fisher 

Betty Reid Grubb 

Richard L. Grubb 

Frank P. Johnson 

E. Sue McKinney LaMastus 

Donald W. Lambert 

Esther Ramsey McElheny 

Richard K. McElheny 

Carmelita Essex Moore 

Janet Cartwright Moran 

Betty Jo Powell 

Mary Boyer Rexroat 

Phillip J. Ruffalo 

Melvin L. Smith 

Einar M. Syvertsen 

David W.Taber 

T. Marilyn Bicknell Trout 

James G.Volk 

Marilyn Zellers Williams 

Edward A.Wilson 

Grizzly Club 

Larry K. Clark 

Ron Hamm 

L. Marlene Mitchell Jackson 

William C. Legan 

Ronald L. Pardieck 

Judith Babcock Roland 

Norma Gold Smith 

Scottie J. Smith 

Elmer D. Strautman 

Patricia Jones Wesemann 

BEN FRANKLIN WAS THE ONLY PERSON 

TO HAVE SIGNED ALL FOUR DOCUMENTS 

THAT HELPED CREATE THE UNITED STATES — 

AND HE WASN’T EVEN PRESIDENT. 

That is the beauty of a liberal arts education at 

Franklin College. Students will have experiences 

far beyond their major. We prepare students for 

meaningful careers and lives, so that they can go on 

to make a difference in the world. 

1958 




Irvin C. Schooler 

Gene A.White 


Roger A. Schroder 

Eddy M.Teets 


Janice Deputy Kelly 

Michael R. Matsey 

Donal L. Mendenhall 


Bernard E.Admire 

Morris L. Beck 

Eleanor Voss Brinkman 

Judith Mull Clark 

Rosemary Thompson Cooley 

Virginia Voss Craft 

Dana P. Deer 

Ann Grahame DeVore 

Roger E. DeVore 

James E. Hall 

Judy Wilhelm Hall 

Frank Hiday 

Max E. Kelley 

Richard Kendall 

Frances Edgar Lambert 

James W. Miller 

Linda Kern Moore 

Louis H. Osterman 

C. Norman Pash 

Janet Stewart Pash 

Robert L. Pierce 

Theodore L. Schuck 

James R.Templeton 

Thomas T.Thomas 

John F.Thurston 

Sarah McClain Unzicker 

Grizzly Club 

John D. Baker 

Pat Black Benge 

Jane Essex Clark 

Carolyn McCloughan Combs 

Joe Richard Combs 

James C. Cooley Jr. 

Fred M. Daugherty 

Richard T. Depp 

† James J. Gabbard 

Wheeler T. Harden 

Lyndal McCullough Hartwell 

Robert K. Hartwell 

Harry E. Horn Jr. 

Betty Smith Lower 

Gerald L. Mihay 

Betty Sanderson Mills 

Mary Unger Mosson 

Marjorie Lansing Salmassy 

Kenneth W.Tull 

Joyce Thomas Verhagen 

Margaret Taylor Walden 

1959 

1834 Circle 

Constance Richardson 

Van Valer 

Joe N.Van Valer 


George F.Anderson 

Janet Golba Keller 

Mary Margaret Partenheimer 

Webb 


Elmo B. Carver 

Jack E. Chastain 

Jerrie Henry Suckow 


Roger Furnish 

Lauralee Solomon Matsey 

James D. Strietelmeier 

Henry F.Volk 

James W.Wright 


F. Stephen Bryant 

Marjorie Reasoner Coble 

Joretta Webb Grass 

R. K. Greathouse 

Donald L. Jones 

Joseph C. Lee 

† Lawrence D. McCory 

Norville P. Osting 

Joella Boyer Patterson 

Martha Gardner Pierce 

Sandra Jones Stephenson 

Marilyn Shelton Thomas 

Carole Esserman Thurston 

Lynda Webb Vogler 

Robert L.Webb 

Barbara Hipple Wilson 

Grizzly Club 

James R.Allen 

Martin J. Carr Jr. 

Charles L. Cragen 

Marjorie Claytor Daugherty 

Donna J. Gregg 

Leo R. Jonas 

Lee B. McFerrin 

William W. Noblitt 

Charlotte Shepard Sharpe 

David Schearer 

Don E. Sichting 

Frank Skinner 

Archie R. Snyder 

Wanda Keck Stanley 

Vicco H.VonStralendorff 

Betty Reed Voris 

Leslie Edward Walden Jr. 

1960 

1834 Circle 

John S. Kenny 

Sandra Mock Napolitan 

Charley F. Robertson 


Barbara Gamble Anderson 

Charles E. Benson 

Gail Smith Benson 

Thomas P. Cummings 

Don P. Hicks 

Jane Burns Repp 


John A. Beard 

Betty Wonn Chastain 

Linda Vandivier Cummings 

Paul F. Gray 

Sue Ferguson Schroder 

Patricia Tomlinson Stogsdill 

Stephen W. Suckow 


James R. Bailey 

Richard N. Foster 

Billie Doades Furnish 

Marjorie Cooper Geho 

Beulah Deppert Schrader 

Raymond E.Webster Jr. 


Noel C. Baker 

Wanda Parsley Bunge 

Roy L. Dickinson 

Loren T. Hendricks 

William L. Mellencamp 

Donna Myers Minnick 

James Newkirk 

Revenna Singleton 

Richardson 

Ronald P. Smith 

Elizabeth Bales Templeton 

Samuel L.Yount 

Grizzly Club 

Phyllis Beaman Baker 

Annette Dellekamp Boyle 

Arthur H. Brebberman 

Patricia Andrews Cole 

Mary Evans Collier 

Annette Templeton Everling 

Melinda Simon Frazier 

Curtis D. Furnish 

Annette Goldman Harden 

Joe E. Harlan 

Marilou Toborg Harper 

Ronald T. Harper 

Frank W. Haskett 

Samuel G. Hicks 

Coralie Nickell Martin 

Sandra Harper McFerrin 

Edward L. Runyan 

Joyce Hayes Runyan 

Martha Adams Sichting 

1961 

1834 Circle 

J. R. Bishop 

Janet Patton Bishop 


Dan S. Maddock 


† William E. Earl 


Willis F. Cheesman 

Larry L. Garrett 


Johnnie Marie Graham 

Foster 

Janice Johnson Spencer 


Marilyn McMillan Bryant 

William Carson 

L.Wayne Daugherty 

Kenneth C. Fallis 

Joyce Spencer Gill 

† Leo J. Hine 

Carol Buffenbarger Hover 

Gerald C. Lindsey 

William K. Slayback 

Richard L. Switzer 

Grizzly Club 

Rexford J. Carpenter 

Paul M. Clancy 

Wayne S. Crisman 

Joanne Strietelmeier 

Daniel 

Kay Smithey Findley 

C. Diane Distel Fouch 

Gordon Y. Harnack 

Arthur L. Lutes 

Eugenia Harney Lutes 

Robert M. Malinka 

Jerry B. McGinnis 

Gene Smock 

Claudia Danson Taylor 

Wallis Meredith Wake 

1962 


Jerry N. Barlow 

E. Jane Betts 

Leonard L. Bissonnette 

Sally Thiesing Earl 


Sue Handy Beard 


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Joan Morris Gray 

Joan Lawson Wills 


Nancy Kivett Cassel 


Deanna Tanselle Baker 

Jerry H. Cook 

Marilyn Brackman Dunn 

Max E. Gill 

Michael J. Hover 

Ernest R. Keucher 

Sharlene Chowning 

Mellencamp 

Marjorie Smith Pauszek 

Joe R. Peden 

Stephan G. Sever 

Kenneth L. Sherfick 

Peri Irish Switzer 

Joyce Atkins Utterback 

Grizzly Club 

Gary Admire 

Charles L. Basil 

Mary V. Cummings 

Sandra Ingle Dickinson 

Gerald R. Durham 

Miriam Miller Durham 

Wayne T. Dye 

Susan Seward Fogle 

Karen Cutler Hollingsworth 

Jerrell F. McCullough 

Beatrice Meade Miller 

Jerry W. Miller 

J. Dennis Mock II 

JoAnn Watt Mock 

C. Edmund Mulholland 

Linda Suhre O’Connor 

James D. Richards 

Virginia Neese Rickles 

Ray E.Vaughn 

Dorothy Wright Zavodsky 

1963 

Gold Key 

Betty White Freeborn 

1834 Circle 

Nancy Zellar Weber 


Carol Summers Tumey 


F.Timm McCarty 


Boyd E. Haley 

Charles E. Herriman 

Betty Delay Hyatt 

C. Donald Miles 

Margaret Parker Riddle 


David R. Dobbins 

Khalaf E. Khalaf 

Paul E. Sturgell 


Sara Abbott Crippen 

Carolyn A. Cunningham 

Raul de la Rosa 

Edward M. DeLong 

Patricia Amour Embling 

Russell H. Ferrill 

Daniel L. Foldenauer 

Alice Gill Goshorn 

Sandra Coning Harants 

Joyce Thompson Heckman 

Rebecca Redmon Irvin 

Roberta Wickens McGinnis 

L. Gene Perry 

David L. Porter 

James F. Quimby 

John S. Robey 

Douglas D. Rohrer 

Lee C. Ryker 

Judith L. Schaefer 

Thomas C. Schuemann 

James R. Stewart 

Grizzly Club 

Joseph R. Beeler 

Udo Blum 

Jerry M. Bridges 

James R. Cornelison Jr. 

Jon C. Dalton 

Nancy Stout DeHart 

Patricia Hendricks DeLawter 

Janice Greene Durham 

Max W. Ernest 

Stephen B. Fisher 

Ann Davison Garbett 

Larry V. Gividen 

Suellen Fitzgerald Hartley 

Charles E. Herndon 

Anne Tranter Malinka 

Janet Wheeler McDuffey 

Richard D. Powell 

Myrna Miller Sausser 

Karl M.Taylor 

Victor L.Toloday 

Roland A.Vasconcellos 

1964 

1834 Circle 

Jay M. DeVoss 

Irvin L. French 

Richard D. Kloepfer 


Marty Mohr McCarty 


Johnny Suchovsky Herriman 

J.Thomas Howald 

David A. Redmond 


Sam P.Alford 

C.Thomas Billings 

Linda Slinkard Dobbins 

William F. Lincoln 

Marilyn Ruffalo Ross 

Sally McNeely Sturgell 

Richard E.Veleta 

Ronald L.Wilson 


Robert E. Baldwin 

Al A. Harants 

Janet Jones Harrington 

Ronald L. Harrington 

Bonnie K. Johnson 

David Keech 

Donna Palmer Keech 

Sue Brown Lockmiller 

Rosemary Herndon Marquis 

Ann Runyan McKinney 

Peter C. McKinney 

Patricia Moorman 

John F. Orr 

Bonnie Glardon Rutherford 

Shirley McCalla Stewart 

Susan Mills Stretchberry 

Sue Kinnaird Taylor 

Betty Brunauer Updike 

Graham Updike 

Andrew R. Zajac 

Sue Thompson Zajac 

Grizzly Club 

Connie Schirm Barnes 

Nolan Cooper 

William W. Cummings 

Julia Garfield Curtis 

Beverly Exley Dalton 

Lois Blankenbeker Deskewies 

Richard F. Ennis 

Marsha Brown Forbes 

Jon C. Geuder 

E.William Hallett Jr. 

Patricia Rissler Hallett 

Paul R. Hayes 

Linda Hicks Leone 

Gordon C. Lewis 

Kathie J. Meredith 

Philip A. Milner 

Janet Cox Payne 

Sara Chorley Saunders 

Linda Daniels Schlagenhauf 

Frederick W. Schmitz 

Jack L. Snyder 

Janice Brown Vasconcellos 

Carol Romine Wertz 

Margaret Lewis Wohler 

James A.Younkin 

1965 

1834 Circle 

Susan Johnson DeVoss 

Linda Drake Kenny 


Robert D. Schafstall 


John C. Clancy 

Harold K. Lawson 

Candace Poindexter Treibic 

Donald A.Treibic 


Kathryn Miller Britton 

C. Randall Riddle 

Larry M.Trueblood 

Mary Jane Phillips Trueblood 


Gordon A. Bardos 

Tamara Hickson Bardos 

Karen Dunlap Berman 

Lora Wolf Fitch 

Gary N. Kemp 

Mike A. Maguire 

Susan Bright Maguire 

Larry E. Ross 

Robert A. Strong 


Ann Childs Beatty 

James R. Beatty 

Janet Wysong Gough 

Barbara L. Litterer 

Noel E. Marquis 

Richard J. McCloskey 

Sarah Voorhis McMath 

Amy Hadley Nance 

Carol Mellencamp Rohrer 

Grizzly Club 

Ellen Anderson Beeler 

Daniel Benitez 

Susan Christianson Bradford 

C. Jane Delaney Cragen 

Christina Johnson Hilkert 

Rosalie Henderson Hooton 

Shirley Vincent Koepper 

Norman J. Layton 

Gerald R. Lusk 

Sharon Hicks Lusk 

Linda Allen Myers 

Diane Klepper Olkusz 

Hal D. Sampson 

William G. Straus 

Merry Ann Thompson Wright 

1966 

1834 Circle 

Beverly Parker Curnutt 


Janet Edmondson Schafstall 


Charles W. Baker 

Elmer Britton 

Susan Owens Douglas 

Ann Gresley Weber 

Stephen M.Wroblewski 


Charles R. Bentz 

† Richard K. Clore 

Jack R. Scherer 


Karen Jameson Ferrill 

Wilma Dewar Foster 

Douglas D. Fulmer 

Judith Kinder-Smith 

J. Stephen McIntyre 

Charles J. Myers 

Donald M. Potter 

Virginia Green Poyner 

Deborah Brooke Schuemann 

G. Edward Smith Jr. 

C. Dayton Titsworth 

Patricia McCoy Vest 

Kenneth W.Young 

Grizzly Club 

Laurel Kastine Banta 

Walter Carroll 

Delbert R. Cragen 

James H. Forester 

Marcia Smith Graves 

Sharon Smith Gray 

Patricia Jones Lybrook 

Meredith W. Price 

Mary Maurer Reichert 

Fred T. Swift 

Margaret Mailath Wilson 

1967 


John M. Chiarotti 

Susan Wohlmuth Williams 


Richard L. Flecker 

Charles T. Stumpf Jr. 


James A. Dykhuizen 

Robert D. Epstein 

Keaney L. Sloop 

Susan Dunn Sloop 


Ronald L. Cole 


Alan B.Appleton 

Ninety-five percent of 

students complete at 

least one internship 

before graduation, 

and many times those 

opportunities lead to 

full-time employment. 

Seventy-six percent of 

graduates in the class 

of 2009 secured full-time 

jobs within six months 

of graduation. Fourteen 

percent continued to 

graduate school. 



Franklin has more than 

1,000 full-time students, 

representing 16 states 

and three nations.The 

student body is almost 

perfectly balanced with 

49 percent male and 

51 percent female. 

For the last 20 years, 

at least one-third of 

our entering freshman 

students have been the 

first in their families to 

pursue a college degree. 

Donald P. Bozell 

Thomas A. Clere 

R. Stephen Gookins 

Carol Lee Gucluyildiz 

George E. Klinger 

Paul R. Perry 

Jerry D. Petro 

Beth Sadler Robey 

Grizzly Club 

D. Eileen Foist Bennett 

Betty McKinley Bourquein 

Richard J. Edwards 

G. M. Fulkerson 

Frederick S. Ghanayem 

Maxine Coon Harden 

Ann Phillips Hershman 

Juanita Hadler Israel 

Ronald W. Nichols 

Francis D. Schill 

Robert J.Weiss 

1968 


Reinhard W. Bockstette 


David R. Coffin 

Charles W. Maxwell 

Thomas P. Mengelt 


G. Michael Loveall 


Lynda Clendenning 

Margaret Knight Ehringer 

Edeltraud Steiniger Fisher 

Richard W. Fitch 

John B. Hachman 

J. David Hollingsworth 

Alennea Mathis Landis 

Sarah Killen May 

John W. Spiker 

Neal W.Welch 

William J.Williams 

Grizzly Club 

Margaret Dillard Bunnell 

Virginia Triassi Capostagno 

Scott N. Fitkin 

Sharon Chatham Marean 

Karen J. McCray 

Keith E. Miles 

Philip D. North 

Cheryl Barnard Weseman 

1969 

Gold Key 


Susan Staab DeVoss 


David A. Denslaw 

M. Jo Eck Jurgensen 

Dean Mesologites 

William R. Scherer Jr. 


Linda Hicks Beeler 

Nancy Peters 

Janice Bursie Ruszkowski 

Michael A. Ruszkowski 

Christine Raleigh Wroblewski 


M. Jane Cragen 

Robert R. Nichols Jr. 

W. Steve Witty 


Brenda Harmon Aldorisio 

Walter Aldorisio 

Evelyn Schueller Brunner 

John E. Crews 

Michael A. Ehringer 

Jane Totten Galin 

Wayne H. Galin 

Ellen R. Jacoby 

Victor A. Kiplinger 

Robert L. O’Neill 

Linda Perry Philpott 

Candace Barnes Pierce 

Nancy Drake Spiker 

George Michael Thibodeau 

Bryan J.Van Deun 

Grizzly Club 

John M.Allbritten 

J. Steven Brackney 

Katie Jones Brown 

John R. Buerger 

David B. Dick 

Marilyn Douglas Ferguson 

Beverly Velleco Goldschmidt 

Raymond F. Goldschmidt 

Michael L. Hall 

J. Robert Hynds 

Cynthia Winters Nowka 


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Ann Miller Smith 

Ronald Lee Smith 

Stephen A. Smith 

1970 


Douglas L.Tillman 


S. Jeffrey Burt 


Katherine J. Hibbs 


Edward W. Bentz 

Lynda Esposito Cole 


Mary Hodel Bankos 

Jerry W. Dunn 

Susan J. Egloff 

Susan Klein Leonard 

Kathleen York Marshall 

Samuel T. Ogle 

David E. Overmyer 

Peter G. Phelps 

Robert S. Rogers Jr. 

Janet Rosenfeld Schoentrup 

Lyn S.Thorsen 

Richard D.Towsley 

David L.Vaughn 

Grizzly Club 

Dorthy Humble Antle 

Susan Miles Atkinson 

Patrick M. Brown 

Linda Dornburg Burch 

Mary Quinnell Holeman 

John W. Holt Jr. 

Joyce C. Lindstrom 

Louise Gibbard Loffredo 

Frederick B. May 

William F. McCarthy 

Stephen M.Tilden 

William A.Wiedenhaupt 

Sharon L. Zuber 

1971 


Earl L. Stanfield Jr. 


Lincoln H. Linscott 


Judith Orahood Royal 

Joyce Byer Shook 


Stephen T.Wolford 


David P. Shaw 

Daniel J. Sigler 


Warren Russell Ashworth Jr. 

Philip K. Brown 

James A. Emerich 

David B. Hall 

Philip N. Heller 

Mark B. Kevitt 

Lloyd E. Long Jr. 

James T. Marshall 

Donald R. McComb 

Vicki Fulmer McComb 

David L. Musgrave 

Michael F. Petti 

Janet Butcher 

Rose-Young 

Deborah Ridinger Smith 

Wayne D. Superczynski 

BEN FRANKLIN SAID, 

“AN INVESTMENT IN KNOWLEDGE 

ALWAYS PAYS THE BEST INTEREST.” 

We agree; nearly 98 percent 

of our students receive some 

form of financial aid. 

In 2009, the institution 

awarded over $10.6 million in 

college-funded scholarships. 



Linda Barteck Unsworth 

William R. Unsworth 

Grizzly Club 

William J. Callahan 

David A. Cooper 

Glenn H. Deming 

Sharon Robarts Deming 

Lois Smith Engebretson 

James A. Menser 

Jennifer Buck Menser 

Daniel P. Miller 

Ernest L. Richmann III 

Peter J. Rinaldi 

Rita Jan Shirley 

Nancy Martin Sigler 

Jan Slusmon 

Stephen L. Smith 

Robert L.Yarnall 

Jeannette Wulfhorst Zets 

1972 


William J. Receveur III 


Paul E. Levett 


James R. Potter 

Theressa Ellis Wright 


James L. Pease 


Anita Gonzalez Clem 

Rodney A. King 

Sharon Wilson Owens- 

Hoffman 


William A.Anderson 

David Caleb Bashore 

Geoffrey H. Doughty 

Robert P. Englander Jr. 

Virginia Johnson-Kappes 

Jacqueline Seward McHarry 

Beulah Tally Porter 

Charles F. Rengier 

Shelley Sewell Rogers 

Michael A.Taylor 

Michael G.Webb 

Grizzly Club 

William J. Friedrich 

Sara Spillman Hankins 

Stephen D. Hougland 

S. Jean Nash 

Stephen E. Ricks 

Ronald A. Rzepnicki 

1973 

1834 Circle 

Gregg W. Happe 

Philip L. Powell 


Thomas W. Boyer 


Jane T. Jakoubek 


Jean Kirsnes Jones 


Lyman L. Benner Jr. 

James W. Cooper 

Michael J. Fiorini 

James H. Graham 

Joel S. Rodkin 

Adam R. Smith 

Terry R. Smith 

Robert T.Thomas 

Grizzly Club 

Dan P. Fell 

Margaret Zinz Jantzen 

Deborah Miller Kane 

BEN FRANKLIN WAS AWARDED 

HONORARY DEGREES FROM SCHOOLS 

LIKE HARVARD,YALE AND OXFORD UNIVERSITIES. 

Our alumni are gaining honors of their own. 

Stephen C. Kane 

Barbara Dolan Kindel 

Mark C. Klene 

Francis Knue 

Molly Chapman Kresler 

Barbara S. Otte 

Larry C. Powell 

Gregory B. Raymond 

Barbara Wells Schuster 

Michael E.Thompson 

Peggy Bond Thompson 

Dong T.Tran 

Gail Atchison Tucker 

Jean Campbell Waltner 

Robert L.Ward 

Laurel Cannon Woebbeking 

David J. Zawisha 

1974 

Gold Key 

Christine S. Fields 


Doris Arnette Dickerson 


Mark H. Murray 

Jacqueline Funke Richmond 


Steven A. Cohen 

Brian C. Dorris 

Kevin E. Kane 

Linda Schiesser Kane 

Jeff M. O’Brien 

Robert M.Weiss 

Thomas H.Wilson 


Christen Watts Anderson 

Max Bassler 

Charles R. Hadley 

Randy R. Racine 

Rebecca Smith Redman 

Connie Baker Searcy 

Douglas M. Sheets 

William M.Thompson 

Kathleen Krieger Westerfeld 

Jay D.Wickliff 

Sandra Jones Wright 

Grizzly Club 

Barbara Hughes Bender 

Jeffrey R. Craver 

Rhonda Robertson Craver 

Janis Latella Fiedler 

Keith A. Fiedler 

Keith R. Fleming 

Walter J. Jones Jr. 

J. David Lett 

Donna Beeler Manley 

Raymond J. Manley 

Ellen Bailey Miller 

Annette Atkinson Moore 

Peggyann Moore 

Kenton L.Tresslar 

James H.Wedding 

Stephen A.Welchans 

Donald W.Woebbeking 

Ann E.Wolf 

Karen Sturdy Yarnall 

1975 


John R. Dickerson 



David R.Abel 

Kathleen Hodgen Schutz 


Donald L. Hunton 

Robert L. Murphy 

Gary B. Pate 


Derrick Anderson 

Victoria Ford Haley 

Rebecca J. Heck 

Thomas E. Martin 

Dennis A. Merk 

Bruce L. Records 

Penny Nail Records 

Paula J.Wood 

Victor L. Zacharie III 

Robert M. Zerr 

Grizzly Club 

Robert B. Butler 

James R. Combs 

Robert J. Feemster 

Jody Fitzgibbon 

W. David Lyon 

Larry J. Martin 

Barry A. Maxwell 

Mary Jo McClelland 

Steven J. Plummer 

Richard W. Ranlet 

1976 


Marcella Shanks Abel 

John W.Auld Jr. 

Robert D. Heuchan 


Sue Alexander Krukemeier 

Beverly Fuller Murphy 


Andrew E. Henderson 

Stuart A. Mathis 

Stephen A.Teets 


Karen Esposito Greenslade 

Ralph L. Greenslade 

Dedra K. Montgomery 

Jamie Speas Shuel 

Ronald L.Wininger 

Grizzly Club 

Mark P.Axelberg 

Debbie Jones Derrico 

Thomas A. Derrico 

Larry A. Hackett 

Debra Tait Knue 

Ellen M. Somers 

Daniel B.Wheeler 

R.Thomas Wilson 

1977 


Becky Tames Rosenberger 

Scott J. Rosenberger 

Patricia Branstetter West 


Linda Mullendore Krevda 


Chris D. Gronning 

Daniel J. Lavalli 

Gerald C. Maguire 

Judith Claycombe Mathis 

Charles E. Ray 


Tom Andress 

Cathelen Cutler Batuello 

Dennie D. Cooke 

Nancy Allin Cooke 

Thomas H. Deer 

Brad C. Emons 

Linda M. James 

Grizzly Club 

Kim Johnson Bereman-Hinz 

Jim E. Connell 

Debra Waltz Cummins 

Paul S. Fedorchak 

Deborah S. Fraley 

Julie Dygert Frey 

Cindy Story Huffman 

Deborah Moore Pinnick 

Mark S. Scheumann 

Nancy Yoder Scheumann 

Mark E.Toppe 

Susan L.Wakefield 

1978 


Raymond J. Dorulla 

Mark Harrison 


John V. Hasewinkel 

Neil M. Krevda 

Mary Jo Lane 


Laura Hudson Loveall 


Rebecca Albano-Miller 

† Mark E. Hagans 

Thomas G. Harmeyer 

Darrell R. Heuchan 

Kimberly Murray Hunter 

Stephen C. Hunter 

Dan B. James 

Randall T. Lewis 

Paul M. Patmore 

Judy Johnson Ray 

Brian D. Smith 

J. Grant Tucker 

Nancy Boarman Turner 

Robert K.Volland 

Roger J.Wolford 

Patricia Auld Zachidny 

Grizzly Club 

J. Scott Armacost 

Joie Wildman Curtis 

Keith A. Keim 

Debra Henkle Miller 

Nancy Nichols Moredock 

David M. Ozbun 

Jeff Pinnick 

Rhett W.Tharp 

Chata Donahue Toppe 

1979 


Kenneth H. Inskeep 


K. Mark Loyd 

Douglas B.West 


Mark Bolinger 

Debra L. Denslaw 

Jean McErlane McGrady 


Nancy Glover Carr 


Timothy L. Garner 

Debra Kuhns Harmeyer 

Steven H. Rogers 

Gregg C. Sciarra 

Christina M. Sokolek 

Janeen Byrd Sprague 

Terrance J.Vick 

Karen Brown Walsh 

Kevin R.Widdison 

Grizzly Club 

Nancy A. Busenbark 

Debora Hommel Craig 

Marsha Brooks Guerard 

Sandra J. Heath 

Susan Rider James 

K. Dan LeClerc 

Russell A. Lindner 

Paula L. Mitchell 

Rebecca Barker Morrison 

Gay Valentine Pizarek 

Lisa K. Rosenberger 

Sherry Inlow Rumble 

Kathryn M.Tucker 

1980 

Gold Key 

Peter T. Cangany Jr. 


Chizuko Kudo Bolinger 

Thomas W. Hasewinkel 

Faizul Huq 

Robert M. Park 


Gregory R. Cataldi 

Keith J. Moenter 

Richard C. Richmond III 

Cheryl A. Rodgers 

Diana Wilhite Urban 


Larry E. Bradley 

W. Scott Brown 

Michael D. Deffner 


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Kathryn Valentine Farrington 

Timothy E. Fuller 

Page Townsend James 

Karen Melvin Kolodzej 

Valeri Brown Marks 

Cynthia Heflin Pelo 

Rodger L. Pelo 

Michael J. Schaefer 

Grizzly Club 

Richard C. Braessler 

Pamela F. Dorsey 

Gary L. Kiesel 

Vickie S. Kirby 

Timothy K. Leonard 

Cynthia J. Lester 

Daniel A. Masariu 

Kathy Watt Miller 

Steven E. Pizarek 

Tammy R. Schumm 

Kevin M. Stephenson 

Beth Vandivier Stuckwisch 

Gayla Burton Thompson 

Judi A.Warren 

1981 


William E. Cox 

John L. Krull 

Michael W. O’Dell 


Kelli DeMott Park 


Amy Taylor Carlton 

Timothy M. Dant 

Thomas H. Mueller Jr. 

Randall K. Reece 


Patricia Wroblewski 

Abbott 

Jeffery C.Atwood 

H.William Avery 

William D. Farrington 

C. Mikel Hudson 

Joseph P. Lesko 

Allison Queener Polchek 

Darrell W. Proctor 

Kevin L.Yoas 

Grizzly Club 

Bradley A.Angle 

Dennis D. Carey 

Gordon X. Clemens 

Stacie Fisch Crozier 

Judy Culver Fedorchak 

Rebecca Horstman-May 

Carmen Collier Madsen 

Jeffrey E. Madsen 

Cheryl Clay Mullin 

Mary Burnett Pratt 

Beth Berry Reilly 

M. Ferris Sperduti 

Kevin A. Stevens 

Diane K.Timbrook 

1982 


Joni M.Anderson 

Gordon W. Cox 


James V. Due 

Illene Jaynes Roggensack 


Bradley K. Burpo 

Kimberle Smith Menz 

Lisa E. Sellers 

David R. Such 

Michael J. Urban 


Vincent V. Burpo 

Elizabeth Lynn Malatestinic 

David H. Muth 

Grizzly Club 

Brian Beckham 

Michael A. Birge 

M. Ellen Richert Huddleston 

Nancy G. Liston 

Elizabeth McDonald Lyon 

Cynthia Chambers Rice 

Robert G. Smith II 

Cathy Newport Wood 

Dean R.Wood Jr. 

1983 


Christina Chastain 

Goldsberry 

Brian R. Nanavaty 

Steve Wray 


Brian S.Adams 

Lee Ann Hadley Baldridge 

Carolyn Mittermaier DiPaolo 

Matthew L. Galbraith 

Stephen R. Gregorios 

Maureen Hoffman-Wehmeier 

Diane E. Horvath 

Kim Adams Lesko 

D. Kirt Verhagen 

Sharon Park Wilson 

Thomas R.Wilson 

Grizzly Club 

Lori Hellweg Euper 

Jerry A. Garau 

Denise Rendant Leonard 

Cheryl Hoffman Miles 

Mark Murdock 

Michael Patterson 

Phillip J. Schneider Jr. 

P. Rugger Smith III 

1984 


A.Todd Bemis 

Kimberly Lafary Bemis 

Patrick A. Collier 


Pamela Anderson Burpo 

Dean A. Hicks 

Juli K. Shields 


Patricia Ison Foreman 

Michael B. Pinnick 

David A.Wehmeier 

Melanie Parris Zeiner 

Grizzly Club 

Kathleen Park Bubb 

Christopher Clark 

Debra L. Deeter 

Rita Williams Gearhart 

Jeffrey G. Giesting 

Lee Ann Nay Hoy 

Rita Rich Kuhlman 

Jode Rothhaas Patterson 

David K. Records 

Amy Breedlove Walker 

Timothy J.Williams 

J. Michael Willis 

1985 


Richard Mousty 


Carla S. Holt 


Patrick J. Brennan 

Jeffrey L. Kent 

Betsy J. Schmidt 


Brian J. Lenahan 

Daniel L. Prestel 

John E. Sanders 

Drew L.Wildman 

Grizzly Club 

Kevin D. Elmore 

Rebecca Smith Jones 

Deborah Pilley 

Messinger 

Lori Hadley Robinson 

Mark J. Schmutte 

Denise Zeyen Shuck 

Todd A. Shuck 

Timothy S. Shuler 

Daniel A. Sichting 

1986 


Robert Karl Bultman 


Devin D.Anderson 

Hollace D. Chastain II 



Wendy Shuler Hagn 

Kristine Bertram Wood 

Simon Kwok-Wai Wu 



Andrew E. Stoner 


Janet Carlson 

Todd B. Davis 

Barry J. Ehle 

Dawn M. Hurlbert 

Dorene Jackson-Philpot 

Tenna Boone Pershing 

Robert H. Satnan 

Denise Stauffer Wildman 

Grizzly Club 

David W. Bridges 

Susan Irwin Brown 

Elizabeth Rich Coogan 

Gloria L. Crowell 

Susan Lagle Cummings 

Christina Smith Harmeyer 

Gary L. Hutchins 

Timothy R. Jones II 

Thomas E. McCord 

William Russell Morris 

Betsy R. Reason 

Erin Hinkle Records 

1987 


Nora Lowe Brems 

William J. Brems 


James Wesley Cunningham 

Paul R. Fischer 


Stephen M. Gardner 


Brad J. Fishel 

Michael K. Murphy 

Rita Baldwin Priddy 

Joseph G. Schifano 


Thomas K. Bumgardner 

Thomas R. Curren 

Melissa Porter Fast 

Bruce W. Foreman 

Rodney J. Graham 

Larry P. Johns Jr. 

David R. Poling Jr. 

Susan Crooks Poling 

Jill Fleming Prestel 

Suzanne Nekvasil Robinson 

Timothy A. Stearns 

Grizzly Club 

Sally K. Brown 

Sara Ballard Earles 

Leslie Bokelman Fernung 

Michael D. Hackett 

Andrea Evans McCord 

James K. McDonald 

Richard W. Morris 

Susan Salapski-Guzek 

Amanda Wells Schmutte 

Donald E. Stricker 

1988 


Teresa Boone Smith 

Valarie Andrews Zufall 


Julianne Butler 

Angela Rodgers Conoley 

Cheryl Brown Garner 

Bradley D. Jones 

Lisa E. Mahan 

Grizzly Club 

Michael R. Becht 

Ann Chester Endres 

Jean Buis Everage 

Kimberly Jaeger Fithen 

Sheila Pope Haugen 

Suzann Yount Maher 

Kevin T. Murphy 

Frank L. Muzzillo 

Lucien M. Perras 

Kenneth L. Sandel 

Nicholas S. Schoening 

Larry D. Simpson 

Thomas S. Solomon 

Jennifer Morlan Stricker 

Robert F. Susemichel 

Angelina Hughes Walls 

Claudia Zook-Senne 

1989 


Lisa Combs Fears 

William S. Gourley 


Brian K. Lawson 

Valeri Liby Lawson 

Brian F. McManus 

Franklin College 

has a network of 

approximately 9,000 

alumni residing and 

working worldwide. 

They’re educators 

and entrepreneurs, 

sportscasters and 

screen writers, 

attorneys and 

administrators. 

But mostly, they’re 

passionate about 

making a difference 

in their respective fields 

and out in the world. 




Lisa Wilson Arnold 

M. Elizabeth Bemis 

Bumgardner 

Jeffrey L. Moore 

William T. Utterback 

Bob A.Witham 

Grizzly Club 

Rex H. Brattain 

J.Andrew Broyles 

Stacy Wilson Bruns 

David L. Childres 

Amy Sebree Crawford 

Amy Anderson Godby 

Jane Breedlove Kaiser 

Lora Paul Manion 

Randy D. Meyer 

Rachel Sheeley Muzzillo 

Julia Alberts Puckett 

Lori Allison Vaughn 

Troy L.Vaughn 

1990 


Kelley C. Lasek 

Melanie J. Norton 


Jenny Koenig Morrison 

M. Elizabeth Montgomery 

Moser 


Scott D. Nowling 


Christopher J. Conoley 

I. Lorie Bear Lux 

John D. Lux 

Paula Cook Wales 

Grizzly Club 

Wendy L.Alder 

David J. Baker 

Larry D. Jenkins 

Gregory A. Kirkland 

Christina Wilson Lucas 

Bradley J. Monts 

Kathy Bennett Murphy 

Steve A. Nelson 

Kimberly Seals Parks 

John D. Prohaska 

Andrea Taylor Reed 

Kelly Guilfoyle Schoening 

Sonya Powers Tickel 

1991 

1834 Circle 

Dawn Calhoun Holt 

Jeffrey W. Holt 


Paul D. Sargent 


David B. Glass 


William F. Brinkman 

J. Chris Colvin 

Jeffery A. Griman 

Timothy A. O’Shea 

Marshall E. Royalty 

Rebecca Wey-Tsy Sun 

Grizzly Club 

Cynthia Connelly Baxter 

Debra Billings-Mastrian 

Donald J. Burgener Jr. 

Yolanda Hattabaugh 

Burgener 

Juliana Liggett Crist 

Carla Ogle Hammer 

Mary Laura Malinka 

Cheryl Gaschk Miller 

Karen Lineberry Monts 

Trish Cornett Nelson 

Eric S. Powell 

Jennifer Hogue Steenbergen 

1992 


James S. Rodway 


Michael A. Marston 

Elizabeth Baker Sánchez 

Rafael S. Sánchez Jr. 

E. Nicole Ingram Sargent 


Jon S.Almeras 

Susan Dankanich Fero 

Sharon Todd Hollowell 


Nicole Bumgarner Barrett 

Tina Leigh Coachys 

Brad M. Davis 

Amy Moulden Griman 

John J. Holden 

Laura Hannah Holden 

Melissa Myers Jones 

Melissa J. McIntosh 

Susan Schnepf O’Shea 

Kelly Wells Schneider 

Grizzly Club 

William D. Belew 

Chris A. Cherry 

Timothy J. Clary 

Steven T. Confer 

Tonya McCullough Davis 

Heather Woods Downey 

Aaron L. Franks 

Stacey Dawson Guard 

P. Edward Hensley 

Susan Vaught Kirkland 

Kristine Keith Raney 

Charley A. Scarber 

Michael A. Schug 

Mark R. Susemichel 

Franki L. Zile 

1993 


Kristina King Guse 


Patrick Walsh Orr 


Ronald J. Moser Jr. 

Martha Dorrel Schrock 


Kristen Chiarotti Prusiecki 


John Aaron Howald 

Ginger Hudson Liemohn 

Christian Andrew Morlock 

J. Edward Westmeyer 

Rowdy Williams 

Grizzly Club 

Jennifer Weales Bostic 

Robert L. Braman 

Douglas T. Burker 

Kimberly Benich Burzynski 

Cristi Richards Cherry 

S. Chris Coulston 

Julie Ann Eckerle 

Robbi Lambert Gray 

Melissa Kaiser Henderson 

Molly Snively Jenkins 

Jennifer Martin Kwiatek 

Stefanie Paulus Lowrey 

Jennifer Geil Maupin 

Ruth McClelland-Nugent 

Merri Moore Smullen 

Sariah Coons Morgan 

Timothy B. Nierste 

Jennifer Miller Pratt 

Michelle Alexander Scarber 

Marcus Schloemer 

Matthew Brent Schnepf 

Andrea Butler Tian 

Cherilyn Worm Williams 

Paula S.Winkler 

1994 

1834 Circle 

Christopher A. Lynch 


Cary M. Guse 


Bradley D. Bolinger 


Ellen Prohaska Brunner 

David Hake Dunkle 

Patricia Cobo Kurek 

Mark R. Rosenthall 

Chad R. Sievers 


J.T. Crawford 

Ronald E. Rogers 

Jenny Persinger Sego 

Andrew Charles Shultz 

Grizzly Club 

Erik Vonn Arkenberg 

Stephanie Beck Borden 

Phillip Curtis Borden 

Claudia Heritier Braman 

Jennifer Whitis DeArmitt 

Michael P. DeArmitt 

Kara Barber Edie 

Jane Ellynn Edwards 

J. Brent Etzel 

Suzanne Crowe Hahn 

Sheila Dougherty Harmon 

John David Henderson 

Amy Rasmussen Hensley 

Tiffany Hoge-Mills 

Michelle Miller Hoggard 

Cynthia Bluhm Ingle 

Jennifer Lowery Jacks 

Tyler G. Knight 

Windy Lee Lawson 

Yolanda Evette McBride 

Lora Peavey Peters 

Cindy Ennis Placek 

Jenny Vinson Rozzi 

Allison Butler Spegal 

Angela Morris Stevens 

Kurt Michael Terrell 

1995 


Bradley E. Coy 

Brenda Thom Ferguson 

Jason L. Ferguson 

Anthony M. Gambaiani 

Daniel J. Sigler Jr. 


Catherine Stonebraker 

Caldwell 

Brian W. Davis 

Natalie Ryan Davis 

Angel Bates Fischer 

Brenda Remley Hawksworth 

Diana Meer Jacob 

Matthew H. Jacob 

Dana Engleman Kean 

Jennifer Joefreda Lippens 

Kristine E. Meyer 

Emily Habel Wood 

Grizzly Club 

Amy Heavner Bastin 

Brett A. Bastin 

Erin Raasch Bollhorst 

Stefanie L. Davis 

Jeffrey D. Durst 

Mary T. Goebel 

Melinda Leisure Griffin 

Deborah Lacy Guckenberger 

Kirk R. Guckenberger 

Emily Arnold McKeon 

Daniel J. Paul 

Melissa Roetker Rouzer 

Jenny Vinson Sherrill 

Eric J. Stevens 

Kristie L. Sweeney 

Jason C. Swift 

Shelley Caudill Swift 

Christopher S.Vance 

1996 


Marina Dobrosavljevic 

Marich 


Thurman V.Alvey III 

Jessica Lillpop Mahoney 

Chad A. McCullough 


Dennis L. Myers 

Rebecca Rude Ogle 


Nancy Powers Crimmins 

Betsy Means Davis 

Misty Livengood Horsley 

Jeffrey R. Lippens 

Brady J. Lory 

Rachel Peden McCarty 

Patricia Bushorn Rather 

Maleta Fisher Schmidt 

Christopher P. Shaff 

Daniel L. Siewers 

Scott C. Starkey 

James M.Tish 

Lori Jones Tish 

Amy Kean VerSteeg 

Grizzly Club 

Kevin J. Bley 

Suzannah Watson Brouwer 

Jennifer Marshall Donovan 

Craig A. Fischer 

Gary L. Griner Jr. 

Heather L. Judah 

Joshua J. Kinnick 

Pamela Grube Leach 

Kimberly S. Linkel 

Todd A. Lucas 

Jennifer Lynn Martin 

Amy Kline Miller 

Ellen Poe Rasor 

Jenifer Collier Schloemer 

Tracy L. Stephenson 

Ariana Cole Stevens 

Kevin L. Summers 

Christopher E.Tanner 

Deborah Martin Tanner 

Brandi Pearcy Terrell 

Lisa Megel Vogel 

Jennifer Schornick Williams 

1997 


Sonya Baker-Hallett 

Shaun J. Mahoney 


Angela Brown Coy 

Adam R. Decker 

Kendra Gardner Decker 

Christine Treibic Holcroft 


Shawn J.Taylor 

Grizzly Club 

Timothy J.Ayler 

Heather Hammons- 

Landwerke Blank 

Chad E. Bobb 

Michael A. Brouwer 

Angela Hopkins Fischer 

Kristen Gratzer Hass 

Carla Lucas Marion 

Heather L. McAlister 

Heather Willis Neal 

Daniel J. Noah 

Mary Helton Phillips 

Daniel B. Schuetz 

Richard J. Shagley II 

Lillie Michelle Shugars 

Jesse D.Woodson 

1998 


Amy L. Belisle 


William Curt Holcroft 


Robert Winters Ater 

Casey Smith DeArmitt 

Joshua C. DeArmitt 

Matthew Lee Goff 

Bradford Dylan Henry 

Shannon Williams Logsdon 

Clark A. Schroeder 

Grizzly Club 

Stephanie Ayers Abisi 

Brandon Lane Bollhorst 

Jarrod Hadley Brett 

Kimberly Emmert-O’Dell 

Kathleen M. Hossom 

Mary Tucker Magner 

Brian D. Murray 

Leslie Lux Myrick 

Stephanie Brown Paul 

Shelly Dawn Perry 

Kelly Scribner Piercy 

Liberty Patton Roberts 

Sarah Baker Stephenson 

Pilar Flores Taylor 

Amy Powers Telscher 

Josiah Samuel Temples 

Jill Hacker Waskom 

Andrea Cardinali Woodson 

Kelli Terrell Woodward 

Wynita M.Worley 

1999 


Derrick Etienne 


Michelle Singer Bloomer 

Deana Baker Haworth 

Cameron D. Savage 

Matthew J. Simpson 

Brooke Wagoner Worland 


Aimee Black Alyea 

Kory Todd Bell 

Dan Hulea 

James Johnson 

Wendy Myers Preilis 

Rachel Sharp Ramey 

Wendy Greengoss Robinson 

Allyson Heminger Sever 

Michael Sever 

Andrea G. Shirley 

Carrie Johnson Sorensen 

William C. Stafford 

Kelly L.Valentine 

James K.Whitehouse II 


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Grizzly Club 

Tracey Coulston Bledsoe 

Shelly Anders Foley 

Joseph A. Fox 

Derek D. Lautenbach 

Donna Lagler Lounsbery 

Jamie Martin 

Megan Hansen Matis 

Jennifer Norton Mowrey 

Elisabet Somer Murray 

Gina Simon Orlando 

Erin Beikman Pipkin 

Mandy Gallion Prenger 

Kari Vaal Prifogle 

Kevin I. Sholl 

Margaret Tucker Sullivan 

Tara Taylor 

Gavin Hamilton Teevan 

LouAnna Engle Tolliver 

Dawn Wesseler 

2000 


Karenna Anne Dickerson 


Brett Michael Haworth 

Haley Glover Matson 


Paul D. Buening 

Katherine McCarthy 

Evenbeck 

Andrew Kennard Foster 

Barton James Hunter 

Mark A. Lecher 

Jaclyn Lee Linkmeyer 

Dana R. Navarro 

James Wine Sigler 

Grizzly Club 

Cara Peterson Adams 

Casey J.Adams 

Sarah Hadley Allen 

Daniel Lee Bonham 

Susan Lester Carey 

Jennifer Gaesser Ebert 

Jason C. Hogan 

Megan Spaulding Laker 

Joseph Edward McGuinness 

Tracy Legge McMahen 

Karen Roark Richey 

William Bradley Rumple 

Zachary A. Shroyer 

Brian P. Sullivan 

2001 


Brad M. Callen 


Susan Buerger Buening 

Brandi Renae Foster 

Jeffrey P. Goedeker 

Ryan P. Hinds 

Adam J. Long 

Heather R. Meek 

Carrie Helmich Schroeder 

David Michael Stonehouse II 

Grizzly Club 

Kristin Black Beck 

Laura Farner Bridges 

Wade M. Coggeshall 

Brent Lynn Glasgow 

David M. Hallgarth 

Susannah Bridges Hallgarth 

Jill Kirchner Harms 

Russell C. Harms 

Emily Gibson Hill 

Lisa Harmon Hogan 

Tiffany Stuckey Johnson 

Shawn M. Kaiser 

Kurt V. Laker 

Travis James McMahen 

Holly Klotzsche Miller 

Jeffrey M. Pipkin 

Lisa Humpert Schwering 

Patrick L. Senn 

Jennifer Smith Setser 

Sarah Willis Shroyer 

Jennifer Weyer Skura 

Jeremy D. Skura 

LeAnn Gerkin Stidham 

Christina Miller Summers 

Anne Heile Suttmann 

Andrea Lippens Teevan 

Jack A.Waggoner Jr. 

Rebecca Meyer Walter 

Sam L.Waterson 

2002 


Amanda Withem Callen 


Kevin A.Allen 

Sarah Cummings Faulkner 

Matthew C. Faulkner 

Marissa Knecht Goedeker 

Joseph D. Hougland 

Bradley A. Rateike 

Elizabeth Jukes Sappenfield 

Jacob W. Sappenfield 

Mathew D.Worland 


Heath D. Ewing 

Kristin Dane Ewing 

Tiffany Barton Hendrix 

Megan Sarah Marrinan 

Grizzly Club 

Christopher David Allen 

Brian K.Alsip 

Leah Pickerell Coggeshall 

Adam D. Dollarhide 

Nicholas Peter Felus 

Marc C. Harnist 

Natalie Sponsel Hopkins 

Ryan C. Huffine 

Andrew C. Hyman 

Amanda Hart Kaiser 

Elizabeth Voors Moore 

Sarah D. Pace 

Erin Ponder Ponder 

Amanda Dawne Teltow 

Yoko Ueno 

April Van Epps 

Laura Johnson Waterson 

2003 


Janet Mitchell Schantz 


Craig J. Bland 

Bradley J. Goedeker 

Rebecca McCaslin Iten 


David Andrew Miretti 

William Wayne Norton 

Neil Anthony Rauh 

Rose Marie Stafford 

Suzanne Thompson Stafford 

Kendra Brynne Stinson 

Grizzly Club 

Erica Bishop Alsip 

David Lewis Bedwell 

Lori Holtsclaw Burch 

Megan Engle Ciaccio 

Jill Rateike Curry 

Matthew R. Dorsett 

Allison O. Huffman 

Steven Thomas Kermode 

Kevin Thomas Lackman 

Abigail Ann Larrison 

Tara Kitchen Layne 

Nichole Helton Moore 

Kelly Gettinger Morgan 

Justin W. Paris 

Brendan R. Perkins 

Kevin Wayne Smith 

Catherine Conradt Waggoner 

Amy Miller Wilmer 

Nicholas Andrew Woodring 

2004 


Jennifer E. Bennett 


Audra Ferguson-Allen 

Daniel J. Frische 

Molly Crone Frische 

Ryan D.Withem 


Justin H.T. Castelli 

Erika Thomas Peggs 

Kimberly Dawn Schurmeier 

Brett A.Widner 

Keith D.Witty 

Grizzly Club 

Thomas David Baird 

Maureen S. Burkardt 

Julia Milligan Callen 

Matthew T. Callen 

David S. Cataldi 

A. McClain Clotfelter 

Jessica Renee Dunham 

Dustin Howard Faulstick 

Howen F. Hernandez 

Shanon G. Layne 

Nicole Stutler Luhman 

Matthew L. McCutcheon 

Sarah M. Miller 

Ryan T. Moore 

Shannon Land Osborne 

Kimberly Anne Pauszek 

Danielle M. Peterson 

Amber Leigh Powers 

Brooke Shouse Shoup 

Trisha J.Taylor 

Emily Marie Thacker 

Craig A.Thompson 

Marita L.Thurman 

Joseph L.Tooley 

Ryan A.Vest 

Amanda N.Waltz 

Adam M. Zborowski 

2005 


Betsy Hummel Loeks 

Clinton L.Whitson 

Amy Coleman Withem 


Justin Buck Brown 

Kevin James Clark 

Alan C. Hensell 

Matthew D. Jarrard 

Rebecca Rominger Roberts 

Tiffany Amrhein Stenger 

Casey E.Taylor 

Stephanie Lynn Wagner 

Sheena Thompson Widner 

Grizzly Club 

Kara Bower Adams 

Katherine Sheehan 

Alexander 

Karen Dunn Biehle 

Jennifer Piland Cataldi 

Joshua D. Chastain 

Derek W. Combs 

ACCORDING TO BEN FRANKLIN, 

“ALL MANKIND IS DIVIDED 

INTO THREE CLASSES: 

THOSE THAT ARE IMMOVABLE, 

THOSE THAT ARE MOVABLE AND 

THOSE THAT MOVE.” 

Our students tend to be 

the last group. 

Terry L. Coy 

Tracie Marie Davis 

Jillian L. Delaney 

Derek W. Doddridge 

Andrea Merkt Fullbeck 

Matthew P. Goodpaster 

Timothy W. Gray 

Stacy L. Jones 

Terry R. Kinnett 

Matthew Jennings Love 

Angela Mapes Turner 

Joseph Michael Neeley 

Kristin Shayln Owens 

Tristan Wethington Ross 

Jared J. Sabelhaus 

Ashley Sherwood-Heller 

Ashley J. Skene 

Charla Rae Speer 

Aaron Bradley Sweet 

William Jacob Weber 

Kylie A.Weichman 

Sarah Kathleen Whitfield 

Rorie N.Wolf 

Mary Hirschy Zier 

2006 


Adam C. Isenburg 


Jennifer Nebesny Whitson 


Thomas James Davis 

Kathryn E. Fledderman 

Abby Undercoffer Jarrard 

Whitney Faith Niswander 

Nathan C. Roberts 

Heather S.Watson 

Robyn Burns Witty 

Grizzly Club 

James Robert Alexander 

Jodi Rodriguez Alexander 

Landon Johnathan Brothers 

Angela Rayphole Chastain 

Heather Dawn Coddington 

Katherine Swart Coy 

Bryston W. Cutter 

Annamaria Pappano 

Doddridge 

Christy Ramsey Goen 

Kimberly Mislan Gray 

Jill Coy Hamilton 

From AmeriCorps to 

Habitat for Humanity 

to Best Buddies, 


students are active 

in service-learning 

programs.The college 

combines real-life 

experiences 

with classroom 

learning to help 

students gain a clearer 

understanding of the 

curriculum, while 

learning the value of 

helping others. For 

three years running, 

the college has been 

named to the President’s 

Higher Education 

Community Service 

Honor Roll — one of 

the highest federal 

recognitions a school 

can achieve. 



Kristen Nichole Hewett 

Nicholas David Kane 

Renee N. Kean 

Danielle Gibbs Kinnett 

Anne Wantz Mack 

Mitchell Thomas Manley 

Brandon Scott McWhorter 

Lynsie Renee Morgan 

Sara L. Papas 

Heather N. Peters 

Katherine Ann Reynolds 

Sarah Shipley Richardson 

Stacy Michelle Roe 

Elizabeth Anne Shipley 

Jessica R. Smith 

Mallory Street Sparks 

Justin F.VanHorn 

Jeremy Scott Votaw 

Holly N.Wehr 

Jacob S.White 

2007 


Lindsey Kelly Estep 


Ryan Mitchell East 

Timothy Andrew Fish 

Michelle Elizabeth Lilly 

Dominique Nicole Miller 

Amanda Personett Shelley 

Grizzly Club 

Dustin W.Adams 

Austin E.Andrick 

Lance Eugene Brown 

Timothy W. Bush 

Casandra Danielle Butler 

Rachel Lawson Coats 

Sarah L. Coffey 

Carly Mikulsky Cory 

Ryan Thomas Cummins 

Katherine Marie Douglas 

Tiffany Henderson Franklin 

Erika Hanaway Fritz 

Ty E. Fritz 

Matthew N. Goen 

Amy Lynne Hamilton 

Megan K. Knoll 

Heather Lovelace Lower 

Laura K. Marcou 

Emily McBride Martin 

Sarah Louise McCann 

K. Elaine Morris 

Matthew Joseph Rauch 

Hilary Nicole Rebber 

Megan Dykes Rector 

Rachel Turner Sabelhaus 

Jason M. Sims 

Shannon McMurray Sims 

Nicole Yahne Van Horn 

Dustin Todd Vaught 

Joshua Alan Wagner 

2008 


Andrew M. Mapes 


Luke Andrew Bosso 

Michael L. Estep 


John Christian Postel 

Patrick A.Yokovich 

Grizzly Club 

John Douglas Andrews 

Elizabeth N. Bassler 

John Robert Cunningham 

Ondrea Renee Elkins 

Elizabeth Anne Gray 

Phillip A. Guest 

THE YOUNGEST OF 17 CHILDREN, 

BEN FRANKLIN’S SCHOOLING WAS 

LIMITED TO JUST A FEW YEARS. 

Somehow, that didnít limit him at all. 

We teach students to have a passion for 

learning and life like Ben had. 

Joshua Philip Hatton 

Nicole Ann Hensley 

Grace Surface Howell 

Matthew James Hoyt 

Benjamin Andrew Jarvis 

Amanda Marie Langferman 

Shannon N. Leitgabel 

Jamie E. Mathews 

Brittany Schaefer Meek 

Ashley M. Morog 

Bethany Ann Odom 

Alycyn Elizabeth Pratt 

Christopher John Pribush 

Travis Ray Reber 

Rochelle Revor 

Heather Wright Reynolds 

Dana Lynn Sease 

Kelly Ann Snider 

Leonard Andrew Snyder 

Wayne M. Stanley 

Lissa Nicole Talbert 

Marci Cathleen White 

Jennifer Zinser Winget 

Matthew G.Winget 

Marty Glenn Young 

2009 

Grizzly Club 

Jennifer D.Andrick 

Amanda Faye Bailey 

Sara Ann Banta 

Rachel Pollert Blish 

Lauren Joy Bobbitt 

Eric Michael Bradner 

Jared Taylor Catron 

Joel Stephen Chrobak 

Neil Joseph Craig 

James Adam Dunigan 

Amanda R. Fletcher 

Kailee Michelle Fouch 

Alicia Christine Friedrich 

Paul Michael Galbraith 

Jeremy Michael Gale 

Kayla Lucille Golden 

Kurtis Levi Hamilton 

Nathaniel L. Hampton 

Chelsea Marie Harwood 

Michael B. Harwood 

Karle M. Schaefer Hougland 

Gary Alan King Sr. 

Raye-Lynn D. Kreiger 

Marcus John Larson III 

Catherine M. Lewinski 

Olivia M. Lower 

Elizabeth Anne Mahoney 

Dustin Christopher Marshall 

Jon Harrison Parrish 

Stephanie Radtke 

Stephanie Elizabeth Rhoades 

Joseph Clyde Riley 

Chad Allen Rupp 

Benjamin Jacob Schuetz 

Samantha Ann Stubbs 

Caroline Ann Thielking 

Elaine Nicole Threlkel 

Katie Rose Tolley 

Jennifer Lynne 

Wadsworth 

Ryan Lee Wadsworth 

Jeffrey Scott Wagerman 

Jenna Christine Yarnell 

John Robert Yochum 

Sarah Rene Zeigler 

2010 

Pledge to Stay Connected is a 

fundraising program of the 

Student Foundation.The 

program encourages seniors 

to keep in contact after they 

graduate and to make a 

four-year financial 

commitment to the college. 

Grace Emilee Adams 

Joshua D.Allison 

Kira Marie Angle 

Kristina Appelhans 

Ryan Alan Austerman 

Christopher Bodigon 

Joseph Bonomini 

Danielle Marie Boulais 

Coty Robert Bragdon 

Lindsey Marie Brand 

Travis Victor Braun 

Jessica J. Brewer 

Kristi Dawn Brown 

Elizabeth Claire Burpo 

Bertha Georgina Butler 

Dalene Nicole Byrum 

Paul Michael Coffey 

Robin Bev Connelly 

Isaac Harper Daniel 

Natalie Ann Daugherty 

Ashlyn Brooke DeWitt 

Stephen Dickerson 

Sarah Jean Dudley 

George Patrick Duffey 

James Durchholz 

Daniel Edward Dzurison 

Julie E. Evans 

Jesse Andrew Fisher 

James Richard Fowler 

Troy Lee Fritz 

Brandee KayAnn Gable 

Melody C. Garrette 

Laurel Marie Goeringer 

Ashley Lynn Gomez 

Richard F. Gootee 

Maria Hackman 

Jessica Elaine Hall 

Andrew Duane Hampton 

Heather Lynn Harper 

Andrew Helms 

Hannah Nicole Hickey 

Shawn M. Hines 

Kristin Nicole Howard 

Anna Nicole Iacobazzi 

Tiffany Lynn Johnson 

Michael W. Jones 

Tiffany Roxann Jones 

Andrew Carl Keinsley 

Barbara Ashley Kelly 

Abigail Brianne Kempf 

Hyder Khatri 

Jenna Nicole Kiess 

Renee Karen King 

Melissa Ann Kinne 

Brittney Nicole Lafferty 

Helen Cecelia Lahrman 

Whitney Jo Lee 

Lauren McCombs 

Amanda K. McIntosh 

Luke Mehringer 

Adam Glenn Mellencamp 

Amber Louise Moon 

Edisa Mrkaljevic 

Mathew Joseph Muncy 

Blake Z. Nevins 

Kendall Mae Paris 

Caitlin Briel Purkhiser 

Sarah Raderstorf 

Melissa Richardson 

Dustin Paul Robertson 

Tyler Owen Roell 

Emily Diane Rothkopf 

Daniel Micah Schumerth 

Michael Ryan Sealy 

Evan Michael Shields 

Shaylynn Skene 

Aaron Michael Sparks 

Kathleen Marie Spencer 

Corey Holland Stark 

Katherine Stephens 

Scotch Edward Swango 

Megan M. Sweany 

Calvin Ray Tinsley 

Jonathan Allen Trietsch 

Amanda Kaye Trommater 

Carrie Trommater 

Evan Lee Umphress 

Martha Jean Vance 

Amber Nicole Waggoner 

Brett James Waller 

Kimberly Nicole Warner 

Elisheva Lee Weber 

Trent Lee Whaley 

Rachel Whipker 

Stevie Danielle Woodall 

Jessica Rene Workman 

Brendan Kyle Zellers 

Randall Cole Zook 

Associate Alumni 

Effie Behrens 



Clifford and Paula Dietz 


John and Barbara Grimmer 

Ted and Marcia Grossnickle 

Helen and Lee Hodgen 

James E. Hoover 


Lloyd A. Hunter 


† Frank Hutcheon 

Stephen Leonard 

Bill and Margo Martin 

Carole L. McKinney 

James T. Napolitan 

Richard M. Park 


Kerry N. Prather 

Doreen W. St. Clair 

Dan K.Thomasson 

George Tooze Jr. 

Karen Wade 

Elna N.West 

R. G.Wirey 


Honorary Degree 

V.Von Boll 


Clifford H. Dietz 

Paula Dietz 

Kenneth V. Dodgson 

Sally Lewis Dodgson 


H. Posey Gaines 

Boyd E. Haley 

Robert H. Hammond 

William Helm 




Nolan R. Lackey 

William F. Lincoln 


William B. Martin 

Gareth B. Matthews 

Larry J. McKinney 

Mary Alice Wagner 

Medlicott 


William Ted Murphy 

Wil B. Nelp 



Frank E. Russell 

Donald Shuler 

Connie Sutton 


Alumni Council 

Doris Brown Alexander 

Sam P.Alford 

Amy L. Belisle 

Patrick A. Collier 


Adam R. Decker 


John R. Dickerson 

Veronica Pacala Evans 


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Sarah Cummings Faulkner 

Anthony M. Gambaiani 

Kristina King Guse 

Michael L. Hall 

Robert D. Heuchan 


Kurt V. Laker 

Susan Klein Leonard 


Janet Wheeler McDuffey 

Kristine E. Meyer 

Keith J. Moenter 


Joella Boyer Patterson 

Becky Tames Rosenberger 

Daniel J. Sigler Jr. 

Andrew E. Stoner 

Stephen A.Teets 

Donald A.Treibic 

Michael J. Urban 

Douglas B.West 

Gene A.White 

W. Steve Witty 


Parents 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian 

Andrzejewski 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher 

Appelhans 

Mr. and Mrs.Anthony Arion 

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Bachek 

Mr. and Mrs. Leland Bachman 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Bales 

Ms.Tana Beckman 

Mr. and Mrs.A.Todd Bemis 

Mr. and Mrs. David Bense 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Blair 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 

Bonomini 

Mr. and Mrs. David Boone 

Mr. and Mrs. David Borgman 

Mr. and Mrs. David Bowers 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brand 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael 

Brannon 

Mr. Michael Brazel 

Mr. and Mrs.William J. Brems 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brown 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bryant Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bunnell 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Buresh 

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burns 

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley K. 

Burpo 

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Bush 

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Byrdwell 

Ms.Angela Chalfant 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Chastain 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert 

Chauvette 

Ms. Kathy Child 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Cochran 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael W 

Coffey 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. 

Conoley 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Cook 

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Cox 

Ms. Melynda Coy 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Cragen 

Mr. and Mrs. David Crawley 

Ms. Jodi Criswell 

Mr. and Mrs.Todd A. Croy 

Mr. Robert Cunningham 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Darland 

Ms. Kris Davenport 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Davis 

Mr. Donald Day 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. 

Deffner 

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Denslaw 

Mr. Richard DePlanty 

Mr. and Mrs.Anthony Dever 

Mrs.Vickie L. Dowden 

Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Dunn 

Ms. Cathy Dunn 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Eades 

Mr. and Mrs. Danny R. Ellis 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Ellis 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Elsbury 

Mr. and Mrs. John Entwistle 

Mr. and Mrs.Tony Fannin 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Figgins 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Floyd 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. 

Foreman 

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Freeland 

Mr. and Mrs.Adam Fulper 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew L. 

Galbraith 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Geary 

Mr. and Mrs.William Gerkin 

Ms. Kathy Gibson 

Mr. and Mrs. John Gillaspy 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Gomez 

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Gott 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Graman 

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Grayson 

Ms.Teresa Grayson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Greer 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Griffin 

Mr. and Mrs.Tony Griffith 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hamlin 

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harold 

Harmon 

Ms. Sally Harth 

Ms. Dina Hayyim 

Dr. and Mrs. Philip N. Heller 

Mr.W. Scot Heller 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Helmsing 

Mrs. Christine J Hendershot 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J Henkle 

Ms. Susan Hodges 

Mr. and Mrs. John Holden III 

Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Hole 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Holland 

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Holscher 

Mr. Martin W. Hon 

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Howard 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Huls 

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hurst 

Mr. and Mrs. John Huter 

Ms. Joan Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs. James Jones 

Mr. John Jones 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kaylor 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg L. Keinsley 

Ms. Catherine Kelly 

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Kenny 

Dr. and Mrs. Nazir A. Khatri 

Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kingseed 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Kirk 

Mr. and Mrs. Neil M. Krevda 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kuka Jr. 

Mrs. Mary Lainhart 

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lamping 

Mr. and Mrs.A. Scott Land 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Larkey 

Mr. and Mrs. Ray LaRosa 

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Lazzell 

Mr. and Mrs.Todd Lehfeldt 

Mr. and Mrs.Timothy K. 

Leonard 

Mr. and Mrs. John Letner 

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lewis 

Mr. and Mrs.Todd Linville 

Mr. and Mrs. James Lippold 

Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Lyons 

Mr. and Mrs.Todd Martin 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward 

Massaro 

Mr. and Mrs. James Mattingly 

Mr. and Mrs. Patric 

McClarnon 

Mr. and Mrs.Alan Mehringer 

Ms. Shelley Meiners 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Miller 

Ms. Gretchen Miller 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas M. 

Montague 

Mr. and Mrs. Garry D. Moore 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Moran 

Mrs. Gena Ann Morris 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas H. 

Mueller Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. David L. 

Musgrave 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Nine 

Mr. and Mrs. James O’Gara 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. 

O’Rourke 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Orr 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Osowski 

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Paden 

Mr. and Mrs. David Parker 

Mr. and Mrs. James Passereni 

Mr. and Mrs. Dana Payne 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pearson 

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pease 

Mrs.Tina Pennington 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Phillips 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. 

Pinnick 

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Planalp 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard 

Plummer 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Powe 


Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Raderstorf 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas 

Rainesolo 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ramey 

Mr. and Mrs. James Ratliff 

Mrs. Karen Ray 

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Redding 

Ms.Angela Reinbold 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Reuter 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael 

Robertson 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. 

Robinson 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles 

Rodenhuis 

Mr. and Mrs. John Ross 

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Roth 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Rowles 

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall E. 

Royalty 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Ruark 

Ms. Karla Sanders 

Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Salazar 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Schenkel Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Schroeder 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Schultz 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. 

Schumerth 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. 

Shields 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. 

Sichting 

Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith 

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Smuts 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sparks 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth 

Spellman 

Drs. Patrick and Susan Stack 

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie R. Stanton 

Ms. Shelli Steiner 

Mr.Todd Steiner 

Mr. and Mrs. David Stephens 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Strack 

Ms. Kimberly S. Stucker 

Mr. and Mrs.William Sullivan 

Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Swango 

Mr. and Mrs. H.Wm. Swigart 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tabor 

Mr. John Tarkington 

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel 

Thompson 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Tichenor 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tierney 

Ms. Kimberly Townsend 

Mr. and Mrs. Bart D.Trester 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Tucker 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Urban 

Mr. and Mrs.Tracy Vianco 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack G. 

Waldroup 

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Walls 

Mr. and Mrs. John Waterman 

Mr. and Mrs.Troy Weaver 

Mr. and Mrs. John Werbe Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. James Wheat 

Ms. Jennifer L.Whitaker 

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Whitson 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Whitten 

Ms. Susan Wilkerson 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams 

Ms. Sandra Williamson 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. 

Wilson 

Mr. and Mrs.Anthony Wise 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. 

Wood 

Mr. Max Woodbury 

Mr. and Mrs.William R. 

Worley 


runs on a 4-1-4 

calendar. Four-month 

fall and spring 

semesters, with a 

one-month stint in 

between. During the 

month, better known 

as Winter Term, 

students take intensive 

classes on campus or 

intern and tap into 

professional resources 

that benefit them 

long after graduation. 

Or, they can take part 

in domestic and 

international travel 

opportunities, studying 

areas such as art, 

culture or religion 

before experiencing 

them firsthand. 




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Mr. and Mrs. Robert 

Wright Sr. 

Mr. Phil Zmich 

Faculty and Staff 

Linda J.Airey 

James Robert Alexander 

J. Scott Armacost 

Thomas W.Armor 

John Axe 

Denise Baird 

William W. Barrett 

Ann Kutch Barton 

Deidra Baumgardner 

Robert E. Beasley 

Paul Beczkiewicz 

Ray S. Begovich 

Kirk Bixler 

Diane Norton Black 

Amanda Boyers 

Raymond M. Bragiel 

David G. Brailow 

Nora Lowe Brems 

Jarrod Hadley Brett 

Larry Bridges 

Sharon Kay Bridges 

Mark S. Britner 

Steven K. Browder 


Kevin R. Burke 

Douglas T. Burker 


David C. Carlson 

Kathleen D. Carlson 

Gregory R. Cataldi 

Barbara J. Chambers 

David H. Chandler 

Robert L Cheek 

Karen Cole 

Dennis Alan Cripe 

Carol M. Davis 

Ruth E. Dorrel 

Janet Dowty 

James Adam Dunigan 

Ondrea Renee Elkins 

Lisa Combs Fears 

Brenda Thom Ferguson 

Susan B. Fleck 

Daniel J. Frische 

Timothy L. Garner 

Douglas G. Grant 

Marcia Grossnickle 

Wendy Shuler Hagn 

Ellis F. Hall III 

Sherri Hall 

Kurt L Hass 

Alice Long Heikens 

Cynthia A Helmich 

Joanie Hemrick 

Christine J Hendershot 

Tiffany Barton Hendrix 

Nicole Ann Hensley 

Alan P. Hill 


J.Thomas Howald 

Brian Howey 



Lloyd A. Hunter 

Jason B. Jimerson 

Janice F. Johnson 

Virginia Johnson-Kappes 

Bradley D. Jones 

Renee N. Kean 

Nazir A. Khatri 

Gary L. Kiesel 

John L. Krull 

Anne Kuka 

Susan Leach-Murray 

Mark A. Lecher 

Yu-long Ling 

Donna Lagler Lounsbery 

Christina Wilson Lucas 

Lisa E. Mahan 

Shaun J. Mahoney 

Carole L. McKinney 

J. Barton Meyer 

Beth A Moore 

Jay Moseley 

Robin Murphey 

Helen Jean McClelland 

Nugent 

Paul T. Nugent 

Christopher A Nunn 

Joanne Parish 


Thomas E. Patz 

Simone Pilon 

Maureen Pinnick 

Cynthia E. Prather 

Kerry N. Prather 

Wendy Myers Preilis 

Bonita L. Pribush 

Travis R. Reber 

Cindy Hash Reese 

Samuel B. Rhodes 

Lora F. Roberts 

Rebecca Rominger Roberts 

Terri Green Roddie 

Shelia Ann Rosario 

Carmelita Rosengarten 

Elizabeth Jukes 

Sappenfield 

Paul D. Sargent 

Janet Mitchell Schantz 

Betsy J. Schmidt 

Martha Dorrel Schrock 

Ronald L. Schuetz 

John R. Shafer 

Christopher P. Shaff 


Tandy L. Shuck 

Bryan Spetter 

Doreen W. St. Clair 

Margee M Stamper 

Emily A. Stauffer 

John Nelson Stevens 

Gordon Strain 

Shawn J.Taylor 

Matthew B.Theobald 

Roger L.Thomas 

LouAnna Engle Tolliver 

Carol Summers Tumey 

Amy Kean VerSteeg 

Vicco H.VonStralendorff 

Angelina Hughes Walls 

Heather S.Watson 

Katherine M.Wehner 

Gene A.White 

Dedaimia Storrs Whitney 

Jennifer Nebesny Whitson 

Emily Habel Wood 

Kristine Bertram Wood 


Judy Yarnell 

Friends 

Gold Key 

Mr. Jack Borgerding 

Ms. Carol R Dennis 

Mrs. Carroll B. Hoover 

Mrs. Saundra Huddleston 

Mrs. Nancy B. Peterson 

Mrs.Anne T. Ritteman 

Mrs. Evelyn Wolford 

† Mr. Myron Yoder 

1834 Circle 

Mrs. Sue Ann Brown 

Dr. & Mrs. Marshall Colburn 

Mrs. Dorcas A. Frische 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Loomis 

Ms. Eunice Killen Lyman 

Mrs. Nancy Jo Powell 

Mr. Michael L. Sears 


Mrs. Joyce K.Allen 

Mrs. Sue Armor 

Mrs. Linda I. Coverdale 

Mr.Warren Dorrel 

Mrs. Candace Moseley 

Mr. & Mrs.William L. 

Percifield 

Mr. David Rimstidt 

Mr. Pat K.Van Valer 

Presidents Circle 

Mrs. Lynette Elizabeth 

Andrews 

Mrs. Elizabeth Auld 

Mr.William Black 

Mr. Michael R. Davis 

Mr. Brian J. Deppe 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Eiler 

Dr. & Mrs. Keith Ernst 

Ms. Joan R. Ewing 

Ms. Susan B. Fleck 

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Heiden 

Dr. & Mrs.Thomas R. 

Keucher 

Ms. Jennifer R. Labalme 

Dr. Dana Giles Lasek 

Mrs. Carolyn Davis Mehran 

Mrs.Thalia Mesologites 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Orlosky 

Dr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Penn 

Mrs. Elaine H. Potter 

Dr. Robert Pribush 

Mrs.Vicki M. Receveur 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. 

Schubert 

Mr. Ron Schutz 

Mr.Talmadge H. St. Clair 

Mr.William Stamper 

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Wadsworth 

Dr. David Wantz 

Mr.Wendell M.Waskom 

Mrs. Grace Anita White 

Mr.Alson Wright 


Mr. and Michael J.Aldrich 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas B. 

Andrews 

Mrs. Martha Arnett 

Dr. Joseph Beardsley 

Mr. Bryan Beeler 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Conger 

Ms. Linda R. Costello 

Ms. Evelyn Crawford 

Mr. Lloyd Douglas 

Mr. & Mrs. James P. Fairfield 

Mr. & Mrs. Eric R. Feathers 

Mr. & Mrs. Jay R. Goad 

Mr. Marc A. Hagn 

Mr. John R. Hauser 

Mr. & Mrs.Terry Hogan 

Mrs. Mary Louise Hurst 

Rev. & Mrs. Louis G. Nelson 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Nelson 

Mr. James M. Pinnick 

BEN FRANKLIN ADVISED 

“EITHER TO WRITE SOMETHING 

WORTH READING OR DO 

SOMETHING WORTH WRITING.” 

We are proud that many 


graduates do both. 

Dr. George F. Rapp 

Ms. Bertha F. Richardson 

Mr. Charles E. Ryker 

† Mrs. Helen Sargent 

Mr. & Mrs. Gustav Schroeder 

Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Slusser 

Mr. Eron L. Smith 

Mr. John Peter Sohn 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. 

Swindle 

Mr. Michael W.Waddick 

Mr. Gerald Yarnell II 


Mr. Chet Aubin 

Mr. & Mrs. David L. Bates 

Mrs. Jill Heminger Bland 

Rev. Joel Blanton Sr. 

Ms. Jill M. Bode 

Mrs. Lynnette Browder 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Brown 

Mrs. Jennifer Bryant 

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas K. 

Bullington 

Mr. Michael D. Carter 

Mr. Phil Cook 

Col. Mark S. Davis 

Mr. & Mrs. John B. Ditmars 

Mr. & Mrs. Louis C. Duncan 

Ms. Leanna Ellis 

Ms. Kathryn Foellinger 

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Foster 

Mrs. Diana Brobst Gambaiani 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Goerner 

Mr. Jeff Gore 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas D. 

Grimmer 

Rev. & Mrs.William Helm 

Mr. Stephen Helmich 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hise 

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. 

Jarosinski 

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kelly 

Mr. & Mrs. Jason A. Key 

Ms.Anne L. Knapp 

Mr. Joseph C. Kurek 

Mr. B. R. Mace 

Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson 

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Malmgren 

Mr. & Mrs. Karl J. Meyer 

Mr. Jason Orlosky 

When they leave 

Franklin College, 

our alumni maintain 

strong ties to the 

campus community. 

They cheer on the 

Grizzlies at athletic 

events, volunteer with 

college programs, 

attend cultural events 

and generously give 

their financial support. 

To us, there are no 

better signs of loyalty — 

once a Grizzly, 

always a Grizzly! 



Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Palmer 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Plummer 

Mr. & Mrs. Barry L Richmond 

Mr. & Mrs. Russell R. Rude 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Sappenfield 

Mrs. Lynne Schuetz 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Sharpe 

Mr. & Mrs Brian Talbert 

Mr. Jon D.Tressler 

Mr. Joseph P.Waltermann 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L.Wertz 

Mr. & Mrs. David Scott 

Wilbur 


Gil & Rita Abplanalp 

Mr. James R.Admire 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Scott 

Alspach 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. 

Andrzejewski 

Ms. Edna Appel 

Mr. Michael Arnett 

Ms. Earleen M.Ashbrook 

The Hon. Kevin M. Barton 

Ms. Lois Bauer 

Mr. Byron C. Bayne 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bechman 

Ms.Tricia E. Bechman 

Mrs. Norma Bellman-Jones 

Mr.Alan G. Bennett 

Ms.Antoinette Biddle 

Mr. Mike Boling 

Ms. Mary Boone 

Mr. James Brock 

Mr. & Mrs. Ivan D. Brooks 

Mr. & Mrs. Curtis B. Brough 

Dr. & Mrs. John W. Brown 

Mr. James H. Bryant 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Burt 

Ms.Angela Bush 

Mr. & Mrs. Devin Bush 

Mr. Jerry Carlson 

Mr. Rusty Cauffman 

Ms.Ann M. Chaplin 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Chester 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Clemons 

Mr. J.Todd Cline 

Hon. James K. Coachys 

Mr.Tony L. Cockerham 

Ms. Marian L. Colvin 

Mrs. Nancy A. Conoley 

Mr. Harlan G. Copeland 

Mrs. Hester Coward 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve R. Cox 

Mr. & Mrs. James Craig 

Mr. & Mrs.Tom E. Crandall 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. 

Daniels 

Ms. Catherine Daprile 

Ms.Vickie E. Daulton 

Mr. Mitch Davis 

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Deffner 

† Rev. and Mrs. Stanley M. 

Dodgson 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Doherty 

Mr. Jeffrey A. Dollens 

Ms. Linda Dollens 

Ms. Esther F. Dolson 

Ms. Jimpsie Doyel 

Rev. George R. Duncan 

Mr. & Mrs. Jay A. Duncan 

Ms. Paula J. Duncan 

Mrs.Vanessa Dunkley 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Dwire 

Mr. Jerry Eads 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Eiler 

Mr. Harold E. Elliott 

BEN FRANKLIN SAID,“ENERGY AND 

PERSISTENCE CONQUER ALL THINGS.” 

We couldnít have said it better. Thatís because every athlete 

at Franklin is a student first. Students condition for 

academics as fiercely as their athletics. 

Ms. Evelyn Jean Ellis 

Ms. Carole Jolene Endicott 

Ms. Nancy Engelbert 

Dr. Scott J. Findley 

† Mrs. Lois Hamilton 

Fitzpatrick 

Ms. Kristy Flowers 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Foster 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Franey 

Mr. Eric W. Fredbeck 

Mr. Melvin N. Fredbeck 

Mr. & Mrs.Tyler B. Fredenburg 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gearhart 

Dr. & Mrs. Philip George 

Dr. Robyn K. Goshorn 

Mr. & Mrs. John Greengoss 

Rahe Jean Griffin 

Mr. & Mrs. David Russell Hall 

Ms. Cathy J. Hamm 

Mr. Brad Hansen 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Harmon 

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond G. 

Harrier 

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hartman 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Hass 

Ms.Yvette Hauser 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack B. Haworth 

Mr. & Mrs.Timothy Hedrick 

Mr. & Mrs. C. Eugene 

Hendricks 

Ms. Frances A. Hessler 

Mrs. Henrietta Heuchan 

Mr. & Mrs. James C. Higdon 

Ms.Angela Hill 

Ms. Carolyn O. Hood 

Mr. & Mrs. Ned Hoover 

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Horvath 

Mr. & Mrs.Arthur Hotchkiss 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Hughes 

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt D. Hunt 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hutchens 

Ms. Delores Jamski 

Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Jarvis 

Ms. Carole J. Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. L. David Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jones 

Mr. Phillip S. Jones 

Mr. & Mrs. Ray A. Jones 

Mr. Rex Joseph Jr. 

Ms. Pamela Jursik 

Mr.Tim Kappes 

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Kauffman 

Mr. James H. King 

Mrs. Judith Davis Kirkland 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Knobel 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Krebs 

Mr. & Mrs. Jed E. Lange 

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lange 

Mr. Geoffrey S. Lapin 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Larkey 

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Leck 

Mr. Bradley D Lewis 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas K. Lobdell 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Lombard 

Mr. & Mrs. David Lucas 

Senator Richard G. Lugar 

Mr. & Mrs.William M. Lynch 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe D. Manis 

Ms. Susan A. Mann Hitchcock 

Ms. Jane M. Mattingly 

Mrs. Nancy McCay 

Mr. & Mrs. R. J. McConnell 

Mr. & Mrs. James T. McCoy 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael 

McFetridge 

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip McKay 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas D. 

McKinney 

Mr. John McLachlan 

Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. 

McNeelan 

Mr. Michael B. Meiners 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald 

Mellencamp 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Merkley 

Mr. & Mrs. Brent A. 

Mewhinney 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Miller 

Ms. Suzanne Miller 

Mr. John Richard Mohr 

Mr. Mike Momberger 

Mr.William N. Montgomery 

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Nicholson 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack E. Nies 

Mrs. Nancy O’Dell 

Ms. Jean Ann O’Rourke 

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Otto 

Mr. Russel Parke 

Mr. Kurt Patterson 

Mr.Arthur Perkinson 

Mrs. Jama Pryor 

Mr. Joseph S. Purichia 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Purichia 

Dr. & Mrs. Jefferson M. 

Qualls 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Qualters 

Mr. & Mrs.William A. Ray 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Revor 

Ms. Gail Richards 

Mr.William Robbins 

Mr. Earl E. Robertson 

Mr. & Mrs. Elmer L. 

Rohrbacher 

Mr. & Mrs. Kurt R Schletzer 

Mr. John Searcy 

Mr. & Mrs. Duane E. Sears 

Mr. Steve D. Shaul 

Ms. Jodie Shelley 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Siewers 

Ms. Jennifer S. Smith 

Mr. Brian W. Smuts 

Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. 

Snellenbarger 

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Stafford 

Ms. Zonda A. Stead 

Mr. & Mrs.Arthur H. 

Stegemann 

Mr. Jim Steiner 

Mr. & Mrs. Russell 

Stinebaugh 

Mr. Bill Sumansky 

Mr. & Mrs. George Sutton 

Ms. Priscilla A. Sutton 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Taylor 

Mr. Joe Theobald 

Judge John Daniel Tinder 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Tucker 

Mr. & Mrs.William R.Van 

Deman 

Mr.Walter A.Vanderbush 

Mr. & Mrs. Danny D.Vaught 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Robert 

Wade 

Mr. Gary M.Wade 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wagoner 

Mr. & Mrs. John Wm.Walker 

Mr. Doug Waltz 

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Waterson 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry White 

Mr. & Mrs. James L.Widner 

Ms. Brenda L.Wilkerson 

Mr. & Mrs. J. David Williams 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Winger 

Mr. & Mrs.Arthur Winkler 

Ms. Carol Witty 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Allen Young 

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Zellers 

Mr. David J. Zwiesler 

Grizzly Club 

Ms.Vicky Able 

Mr. & Mrs. Lance Adams 

Ms. K. Jane Adcock 

Ms.Ann M.Alexander 

Mrs. Janet P.Alexander 

Mrs.April Allen 

Mr. Robert Andrews 

Mr. & Mrs.William H. 

Andrews III 

Mr. & Mrs. Mark L.Appleton 

Mr. Richard Ardaiolo 

Mr. Richard Arkanoff 

Mrs. Karen Goen Armacost 

Mrs. Gayle Arnold 

Mrs. Marthetta J. Baker 

Mr. & Mrs. David Ballard 

Mr. & Mrs.Walter Bannister 

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Banta 

Ms. Kandy Barker 

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Barton 

Mr. & Mrs.Victor Bascom 

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Bates 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Bates 

Ms. Cheryl Beard-Fricke 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Beebe 

Mr. & Mrs. David Bennett 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Bessler 

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas M. Biltz 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Raye 

Black 

Mrs.Teresa Blankenbeckler 

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley G. Boler 

Mrs. Julie Ann Bonham 

Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan A. Bont 

Mr. & Mrs. David B. Boodt 

Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Bowen 

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Boyd 

Mr. Lee Boyd 

Mr. & Mrs.William U. Brems 

Ms.Amberly S. Brewer 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Brezko 

Mr.Walter C. Bridgewater 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bright 

Mr. Larry Brokering 

Ms. Barbara J. Brown 

Mr. & Mrs. David Brown 

Mr. M Alan Brown 

Mrs.Willis A. Brown 

Ms. Laverne Bullock 

Mr.William David Bunnell 

Mr. James Burrell 

Mr. & Mrs. David Burress 

Mrs. Julie Ann Burton 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Caldwell 

Mr. Kevin Campbell 

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Carlson 

Ms. Sarah B. Carlson 

Ms. Betty J. Carpenter 

Mr. & Mrs. James D. 

Chadwick 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Chalfant 

Mr. & Mrs. Kelvin D. 

Christian 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. 

Christopher 

Ms. Glenda J. Clark 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Clark 

Ms. Sharon L. Cockersham 

Mr. David C. Coffman 

Ms.Wilma Fae Cole 

Mrs. Carol Collier 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Collins 

Ms. Rita Conley 

Mrs. Margie Connell 

Mr. & Mrs. E. Neil Cooper 

Ms. Joretta S. Cosby 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas P. Cotton 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary L. Couch 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul N. Coutz 

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Crago 

Mr. Raymond A. Craig 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Crane 

Ms. Sonia Croucher 

Mr. & Mrs. Brad Cunningham 

Mr. & Mrs. Glen L. 

Cunningham 

Ms. Mary L. Daprile 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. David 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Davis 

Ms. Jean Davis 

Ms. Susan Davis 

Ms. Sylvia Davis 

Mrs. Elizabeth C. Dean 

Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Delaney 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald DeLong 

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Dotzlaf 

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Dowd 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Drake 


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Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Drake 

Ms. Marlene Ducharme 

Ms. Melissa Duke 

Ms. Mary Dyrstad 

Mr. & Mrs.Todd Eck 

Mr. Daryl K. Eggers 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Eggers 

Mr. Jeffrey C. Eggers 

Mr. & Mrs. Glant M. Elliott 

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Engle 

Ms. Gina Ericksen 

Mr. & Mrs. E.Wayne 

Esserman 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Farmer 

Mr. & Mrs. John Farner 

Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Fielder 

Mr. & Mrs. Jess Findley 

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Findley 

Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Fines 

Ms. Kim R. Finke 

Mr. & Mrs.A. Charles Foster 

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Foster II 

Mr. & Mrs. Jason A. Frantz 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Freeman 

Mrs. Penny Friend 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Fultz 

Mr. & Mrs. Robin Gahimer 

Mr. & Mrs.William R. Gale 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Gambaiani 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Garner 

Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Gasser 

Mrs. Mary Ann Geiger 

Ms. Shirley Geraci 

Dr. & Mrs John E. Gilliland 

Mr. & Mrs. David B. Glunt 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Goedeker 

Mr. & Mrs. David Golden 

Ms.Ann Gordon 

Mr. & Mrs. Kent Graham 

Mr. & Mrs.Vaino D. Grayam 

Ms.Teresa Grayson 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas E. Gunn 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Guzek 

Mrs. Sharon P. Hahn 

Ms. Susan Haines 

Ms. Brenda Hale 

Ms. Cynthia Hall 

Judge David F. Hamilton 

Mr. & Mrs. Dick Harmening 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Harris 

Kurt L Hass 

Ms. Lynne L. Haste 

Mr. Scott Havener 

Mrs.Anneliese Height 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. 

Henderson 

Mrs.Tammi Fearin Hickman 

Mr. & Mrs. David Hinds 

Mr. Bill Hisirich 

Ms. Loretta R. Holscher 

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth 

Housefield 

Mr. & Mrs. Cleo Huggins 

Ms. Marlene M. Hughes 

Mr. Richard B. Hughes 

Judge William G. Hussmann Jr. 

Ms. Sheila Hutcheon 

Mrs. Kathy Hynds 

Mr. & Mrs. David Inabnitt 

Mr.Tim Janis 

Ms. Dee Johnson 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Johnson 

Ms. Cathy Jones 

Mr. & Mrs. Rex L. Journay 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis E. Judy 

Dr. Richard D. Kahoe 

Mrs. Carolyn Keith 

Mr. Robert A. Kelsey 

Mr. & Mrs.W. Ronald 

Kenreich 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Keyes 

Mr. & Mrs. James D. 

Kimerling 

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Knight 

Ms. Kristyn J. Krohse 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas K. Kutch 

Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Land 

Mr. James E. Lang 

Mr. & Mrs. Edman R. Lash 

Ms. Jennifer Lawson 

Mrs. Nancy Bennett Leffler 

Ms. Sandra L. Lewis 

Mr.William E. Limeberry 

Mr. Jerry R. Limp 

Mr. John D. Lind 

Mrs.Yuriko Ling 

Mrs. Betty Link 

Mr. Mike Linville 

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Loucks 

Mrs.Wanda Lyon 

Mr. & Mrs. John Mahoney 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Mahoney 

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Marion 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael K. Martin 

Rev. & Mrs. Richard Martin 

Mr. & Mrs. Ron Martin 

Mr. & Mrs.Tony A. Martin 

Mr. & Mrs.William Martin 

Mrs. Dorothy F. Maurer 

Mr. & Mrs.Wesley Maxie 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald McCaslin 

Mrs. Jeanine McCullers 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward McKinney 

Mr. & Mrs. James F. 

McKinney III 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas G. 

McMahan 

Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick P. McNeil 

Mr. R.T. McWilliams 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger P. Melcher 

Mr. George Melloan 

Miss Frances Melton 

Mr. Stacy Meyer 

Mr. Kyle Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. Miller 

Mrs. Francis Moore 

Mrs. Ladonna Moore 

Mrs. Sally Morris-Bryan 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Mosier 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Mulinaro 

Mrs. Jack Mullendore 

Mr. Brian M. Murphy 

Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy 

Mr. & Mrs. Filemon Navarro 

Ms. Blanch Need 

Dr. David J. Need 

Mr. & Mrs.Thomas H. Nelson 

Mr. & Mrs. Holbert Nickerson 

Mr. & Mrs. David Niederhaus 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Nimmo 

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Nolan 

Mrs. Dorothy Northern 

Mrs. Emily Oakley 

Mr. Dean F. O’Connor 

Mrs. Barbara Ogle 

Mr. Robert Osborne 

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Owen 

Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Owens 

Mr. & Mrs. Rex Padget 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Palamara 

Mr. John R. Park 

Mr. & Mrs. Kent Parker 

Ms. Jean A. Patterson 

Mr. Jerry Lee Patterson 

Ms. Brenda Patterson-Mauricio 

Mr. & Mrs.William D. Pelley 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Perkins 

Mr. & Mrs.Warren Perney 

Mr. & Mrs. Harlann Peters 

Mr. & Mrs. L.W. Petty 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Phillips 

Mrs. Dorothy T. Pilley 

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Scott 

Poore 

Mr. Craig Powell 

Mr.Timothy Byron Pratt 

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip M. Rainey 

Ms. Jill Ramsey 

Ms. Rebecca Jo Ramsey 

Darrell Ray 

Mr. Justin Ray 

Mr. James Reese 

Mr. & Mrs. Skip Reese 

Ms. Nancy Remke 

Mr. Larry C. Remley 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Rensing 

Mr. Maynard Rich 

Mr. & Mrs. B. Stephen 

Richards 

Mr. & Mrs. Chris D. 

Richardson 

Mr. & Mrs. Duane Richardson 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. 

Richmond 

Mr. & Mrs. James Roberson 

Mrs.Winniferd W. Roberts 

Mr. John D. Robson 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Roetker 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Rolfes 

Mr. & Mrs. Norman T. Root 

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Rose 

Ms. Faith Ruark 

Mrs. Paula Rudolph 

Mr. & Mrs. Pete Rupp 

Ms. Sharon Rust 

Ms. Laurie Salzberg 

Mr. & Mrs.Timothy Sanders 

Ms. Rosella C. Schaab 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. 

Schalliol 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Scheele 

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Schindler 

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel 

Schnaitman 

Mr. Robert Schwartz 

Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Scott 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Screeton 

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Scribner 

Ms. Donnabelle See 

Mr. & Mrs.Todd B. See 

Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick A. Server 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Shanks 

Ms. Sara J. Shields 

Mr. & Mrs. Matt A. Shockley 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Shoemaker 

Ms. Marguerite Shreiner 

Mr. & Mrs. Lowell A. Shroyer 

Mr. & Mrs. Jay E. Shumaker 

Mr. & Mrs. H.Wesley Shupert 

Mrs. Lucinda Sichting 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sigler 

Ms. Grace E. Sikes Scering 

Mr. & Mrs. John N. Simpson 

Ms. Martha Small-Stum 

Ms. Eileen Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Smith 

Dr. Mark W Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Smith 

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Smith 

Ms.Tina Snow 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. 

Soendlin 

Mr. & Mrs.Wayne F. Solomon 

Mr. & Mrs.William C. Stafford 

Mr. Dean Stahly 

Ms. Evelyn M. Stanley 

Mr. & Mrs. Jessie Stearns 

Ms. Ruth M. Stewart 

Ms. Mary Jean Stroh 

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Stubbe 

Mr. & Mrs. Guy E. Stuby 

Mr. & Mrs.Alan Stuckey 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Stutler 

Ms. Barbara Swinford 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Taylor 

Mr. Matthew B.Theobald 

Mr. & Mrs.Wesley H. 

Thompson 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. 

Travelsted 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Vaal 

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Valentine 

Mr. Bruce Vanderporten 

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.Vinson 

Mr. George G.Vollmer 

Mrs. Lilo VonStralendorff 

Mr. & Mrs. Craig Walters 

Mr. & Mrs. Layne Warren 

Mrs. E. Louise Webb 

Mr. H. Kenneth Webb 

Mr. & Mrs. Hank C.Weedin 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wells 

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Welti 

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Werich 

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Wesseler 

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Whalen 

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Whipker 

Mrs. Ruth E.Whitbeck 

Mr. & Mrs.Terry Whittington 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wilde 

Mr. Michael Wildman 

Mr. Ronald D.Wildman 

Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Williams 

Dr. Mark D.Williams 

Mr. Carey Willis 

Mr. & Mrs. David T.Wilson III 

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Wilson 

Mr. & Mrs. John F Wilson 

Mr. John E.Wolfarth 

Mr. & Mrs. James Wong 

Ms. Geraldine M. Zehr 


is part of the 

NCAA’s Division III. 

With 38 percent of 

students involved in 

our 20 intercollegiate 

athletic programs, 

there’s a lot of 

Grizzly pride on 

campus. Between our 

men’s and women’s 

programs, we reigned 

as the All-Sports 

conference champions 

six years in a row, 

from 2002–08. 


athletes are repeatedly 

named Academic 

All-Americans and 

Scholar-Athletes. 



Planned and 

Memorial Gifts 

Bequests 

Eleanore Green Clement 

Carolyn Thurston Holden 

Mary Elizabeth Scott Sheldon 

Sylvan W.Tackitt 

Elmon M.Williams 

Myron Yoder 

Memorials 

Kathleen Andrews 

Mr. and Mrs.William H. 

Andrews, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. 

Carlson 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dotzlaf 

† LTC (Ret). Robert L. Foist 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Henry 

Ms. Carolyn O. Hood 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. 

Schalliol 

Gardner Ashley 

Mrs. Betty C. Freeborn 


Mellencamp 

Mrs. Peri A. Switzer 

Alberta Chupp 

Mrs. Doris J.Alexander 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Bates 

Ms. Cheryl Beard-Fricke 

Ms. Glenda J. Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. DeVoss 

Ms. Nancy Engelbert 

LTC (Ret). Robert L. Foist 

Mr. and Mrs.W. Ronald 

Kenreich 

Mr. Jerry R. Limp 

Neal & Summers 

Mortuary, Inc. 

Rev. Dr. Paul T. Nugent and 

Dr. Helen Jean McClelland 

Nugent 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. 

Palamara 

Professor Bonita L. and 

Dr. Robert Pribush 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. 

Schubert 

Ms. Mary Jean Stroh 

Mr. and Mrs. John Wm. 

Walker 

Mrs. Sarah M.Walters 

Ms. Geraldine M. Zehr 

Ann Mullendore Copeland 

Mr. Harlan G. Copeland 

William Earl 

Mr. and Mrs.William R. 

Brown 

Col. and Mrs. Mark S. Davis 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. DeVore 

Rev. Kenneth L. Sherfick 

Elsie Helman 

Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae 

Luella Hopkins 

Dr. Carolyn A. Cunningham 

Jane Hougham 

Mrs. Rosemary C.Winters 

Frank Hutcheon 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Chastain 

Mr. and Mrs. Glant M. Elliott 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W.Tull 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.Vinson 

Melinda Kendall 



Nugent 

Melba King 

Mr. and Mrs. George F. 

Anderson 

Ms.Wilma Fae Cole 

Mr. Charles E. Herndon 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas G. 

McMahan 

Joseph Kurek 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kurek 

C. Robert Lawson 

Mr. and Mrs. David Russell 

Hall 

Ms. Jennifer Lawson 

John McClain 


Mr. Herbert M. Kinnear 

Mrs. Mary J. Mosson 

Ms. Laurie Salzberg 

Dr. and Mrs.Arthur H.Turner 

Mrs. Sarah M. Unzicker 

Lawrence E. McKinney 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan A. Bont 

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Boodt 

The Hon. and Mrs. James K. 

Coachys 

Mr. and Mrs. Glen L. 

Cunningham 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald DeLong 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Dowd 

Ms. Cynthia Hall 

Judge David F. Hamilton 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Harris 

Judge William G. 

Hussmann, Jr. 

Jewell-Rittman Family 

Funeral Home, Inc. 

Ms. Cathy Jones 

Ms. Kristyn J. Krohse 

Mr. John D. Lind 

Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson 

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas D. 

McKinney 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. 

McKinney, III 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward 

McKinney 

Mr. and Mrs. J. Barton Meyer 

Mr. John Richard Mohr 


The Hon. and Mrs. Robert D. 

Schafstall 

Ms. Betsy J. Schmidt 

Schuckitt & Associates, P.C. 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Scott 

Ms. Marguerite Shreiner 

Mr. and Mrs. John N. Simpson 

Dr. Mark W Smith 

Prof. Doreen W. St. Clair 

Judge John Daniel Tinder 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L.Wertz 

Roger Mock 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. DeVoss 

Mr. Bruce Vanderporten 

Robert Montgomery 


Alicia Pianca 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kurek 

Tim Robison 



Nugent 

Barb Rutan 

Mrs. Debra W. Cummins 

Mr. and Mrs.Tim Kappes 

Ms. Cynthia J. Lester 

Mrs. Debra L. Miller 

Ms.Tammy R. Schumm 

Ms. Kathryn M.Tucker 

Ms. Judi A.Warren 

Mildred & Richard Suckow 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. 

Suckow 

In Honor Of 


Mr. Rex Joseph, Jr. 

Clifford Cain 

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Coogan 

Mr. Robert D. Epstein 

Mrs. Deborah L. Messinger 

Kathy Carlson 

Mrs.Amanda Marie 

Langferman 

John Chiarotti 

Mr. Paul E. Levett 

Ruth Callon 



Nugent 

Eunice Fraker 

Mr. David A. Denslaw 

Troy Fritz 

Mr. and Mrs.Ty E. Fritz 

Tiffany Johnson 

Mr. and Mrs.Alan Stuckey 

Bart Meyer and Family 

Miss Dana Lynn Sease 

Joyce Park 

Miss K. Elaine Morris 

Phi Alpha Chapter of 

Delta Gamma 

Miss Elizabeth Anne Gray 

Miss Jennifer Lynne Wadsworth 

Mary Jane Pratt 

Miss Alycyn Elizabeth Pratt 

Avert Roy 

Mr. David A. Denslaw 

Addison Zinser 

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. 

Winget 

Churches 

American Baptist Womenís 

Ministries Flat Rook 

Association 

American Baptist Churches 

of Greater Indianapolis 

Amity Baptist Church 

(Cloverdale) 

Anderson First Baptist 

Church 

Avoca Baptist Church 

Bedford First Baptist Church 

Bethlehem Baptist Church 

Big Walnut Baptist Church 

Bluffton First Baptist Church 

Church of the Master 

Columbus First Baptist 

Church 

Covenant Baptist Church 

Dorothy Lane Baptist Church 

Elizaville Baptist Church 

Faith Baptist Church 

Federated Baptist Church 

First Missionary Church 

First Presbyterian Church - 

Franklin 

Fredonia Baptist Church 

Freedom Baptist Church 

(Waveland) 

Greenwood First Baptist 

Church 

Judson Baptist Church 

Judson Baptist Women’s 

Missions Society 

Lafayette First Baptist 

Church 

Lebanon First Baptist Church 

Liberty Baptist Church of 

Tipton 

Little Blue River Baptist 

Church 

Madison First Baptist Church 

Marshall Baptist Church 

Miami Baptist Church 

Michigan City First Baptist 

Church 

National Ministries ñ 

American Baptist Churches 

New Bethel Baptist Church 

Plainfield First Baptist 

Church 

Richmond First Baptist 

Church 

Rushville First Baptist 

Church 

Shelbyville First Baptist 

Church 

Southport Baptist Church 

The Baptist Temple 

Vincennes First Baptist 

Church 

Washington First Baptist 

Church 

Foundations, 

Corporations and Other 

Organizations 

(M) denotes companies that 

matched gifts from alumni 

and friends 

Abbott Laboratories 

Fund (M) 

Agri-tech Seed Service, Inc. 

Albemarle Corporation (M) 

Allied Technologies Food 

Equipment 

Almost Home 

Amco Elevators 

Andrew S. Roesener Attorney 

at Law 

Anthem Blue Cross Blue 

Shield 

E.Thomas Arington Family 

Foundation 

AT & T Services, Inc. 

AT&T Foundation (M) 

Atlas Copco 

Auto-Addicts, LLC 

Aviva Charitable Foundation 

Ball Brothers Foundation 

Bank of America (M) 

Bloomfield State Bank 

Blue River Foundation 

Boone County Chiropractic 

Office, PC 

Bose McKinney & Evans LLP 

B.P.O. Elks Lodge #1818 

Elba L. & Gene Portteus 

Branigin Foundation 

Brashier Equipment 

Repair, Inc. 

Broadridge Foundation (M) 

Browning Day Mullins 

Dierdorf 

Bryant Ventures Too Inc. 

Bungee North America 

Cama Enterprises, Inc. 

C & T Design & Equipment 

Company 

Charles D. Paul, D.D.S. 

Charles E. Schell Foundation 

Chevron USA 

Incorporated (M) 

Christian Help, Inc. 

Chubb & Son (M) 

Circle Distributing, Inc. 

City of Franklin 

City Securities Corporation 

Clancy Furniture 

Brokers Inc. 

Clawson Communications 

Allen Whitehill Clowes 

Charitable Foundation 

Coca Cola Bottling 

Company (M) 

Community Foundation of 

Louisville 

Conrad & Scherer, LLP 

Contractors Floor 

Covering, Inc. 

Cooper Tire & Rubber 

Company (M) 

Cragg Family Endowment 

Fund 

Cramer Products, Inc. 

Crowe Chizek and Company, 

LLP (M) 

Crowe Horwath LLP 

Crystal Springs Grain, LLC 

Custom Embroidery 

Cut-N-Up 

Cutsinger and Schafstall 

Davis Electric, Inc. 

Deutsche Bank Securities 

Inc. (M) 

D.J.Angus Scientech 

Educational Foundation 

Doyenne Constructors, LLC 

Duke Energy 

Dunn & Associates Benefit 

Administrators Inc. 

E. F.Transit, Inc. 

Edward Jones 

Eggers Woods Attorneys at 

Law 


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Eli Lilly and Company 

Foundation (M) 

Encore Carpet Cleaning, Inc. 

Endress and Hauser Inc. 

Ernst & Young LLP (M) 

Exxon Education 


Farm Bureau Insurance 

Company 

Figgins Trees and Turf, Inc. 

Fiorini Sales Unlimited, Inc. 

First Financial Bank, 

Hamilton, Ohio 

First Financial Bank, 

Terre Haute 

First Merchants Corporation 

First National Bank, Franklin 

Susan Fleck Photography 

LLC 

Flinn & Maguire Funeral 

Home 

Franklin Boys & Girls Club 

Franklin Community School 

Corporation 

Franklin Insurance Agency 

Franklin Muffler and 

Brakes, Inc. 

Franklin Printing Service 

Gene Beltz Shadeland Dodge 

Geupel DeMars Hagerman, 

LLC 

Gibraltar Design 

Girls Incorporated of 

Franklin 

Goodrich Corporation 

Partners in Giving (M) 

Gordon Cox Design 

Greenwood Chamber of 

Commerce 

Habitat for Humanity of 

Johnson County 

Harmon Family 

Chiropractic PC 

Hass,Vandivier & Norris 

Heartland Community Bank 

Heron Printing Co. Inc 

Hilliard-Lyons Co. 

Home News Enterprises 

HomeTown Television 

Hoosier Jewelry, 

Incorporated 

Hoover Family Foundation 

Hope Star-Journal 

Huddleston and Huddleston 

IBM International 


Indiana Masonic Home 

Indianapolis Electric Co., Inc. 

Independent Colleges of 

Indiana Foundation 

Indy Family Farms 

Innovative Casting 

Technologies 

J Enterprises, Inc. 

J. D. Lux,Attorney at Law 

J. P. Morgan Chase 


Jacks and Jacks Motor 

Company 

Jackson County Bank Trust 

Jefferson Street, Inc. 

Jeffery T. Harmon D.M.D., 

Inc. 

Jewell-Rittman Family 

Funeral Home, Inc. 

Jim Bertch Agency 

Joe’s Rod & Kustom 

Johnson & Johnson (M) 

Johnson County Child Abuse 

Prevention 

Johnson County Community 

Foundation 

Johnson County 

Development Corporation 

Johnson County Juvenile 

Detention Center 

Johnson County REMC 

Johnson County Treasurer’s 

Office 

Johnson County Youth 

Services Bureau, Inc. 

Johnson Memorial Hospital 

Jones,Auger & Compton 

Joseph A. Beardsley, M.D. 

Julie K Realty LLC 

JVG & Associates, 

Incorporated 

K and B Distributors, Inc. 

Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc. 

Zeta Chapter 

Kelsay Farms 

Kesslers Team Sports, Inc. 

Floyd Kresge Trust 

LabCorp (M) 

Lancer Realty and 

Development 

Lantis Insurance Services 

LDI, Ltd. 

Lilly Endowment 


Long’s Furniture World 

Lumberjack Medical Inc. 

Mach 1 Marketing 

Main Source Bank 

Main Source Financial 

Group 

Marathon Ashland Petroleum 

Mark F. Jochum Insurance 

Matlock Ford 

Matlock Plumbing, Inc. 

Maurer Family Foundation, 

Inc. 

McCarty Farms 

McGraw Hill Companies (M) 

Menefee Realty LLC 

Merrill Lynch & Co. 

Foundation Inc (M) 

Messer Construction Co. 

Metropolitan Life 


Midway Services, Inc. 

Morgan Stanley 

Mueller Auto Sales 

Mutual Savings Bank 

Neal & Summers 

Mortuary, Inc. 

Neurology and Sleep 

Sciences, P.C. 

Office of Faith-Based 

Community Initiatives 

Old National Bank 

Oliver Wine Company, Inc. 

One America (M) 

Onspot Foundation, Inc. 

Oracle Consulting Group 

Ovar’coming Together 

Overlook Masonic Health 

Center 

Owen & Associates 

Patterson Trucking 

Carl Payne Trust 

Peabody Energy (M) 

Pepsico Foundation (M) 

Pershing Sanders Morris 

Harris 

Peter G. DePrez 

Petro`s Culligan of Johnson 

County 

Pfizer Foundation (M) 

Pharmacia Pfizer 


Willard G. Pierce and Jessie 

M. Pierce Foundation (M) 

Dale Planalp Farms Inc. 

Neil Planalp Farms Inc. 

Potter Color and Supply 

Pritchett Orthodontics, Inc. 

Pro Industries 

Quizno’s Franklin 

Random Trucking LLC 

Ranger Enterprises 

Raymond James & 

Associates, Inc. 

Raytheon Company (M) 

Red Line Graphics Inc 

Redfred, Inc. 

Reed Manufacturing 

Services 

Rosenthall Orthodontics, 

P. C. 

Russell & Costello Family 

Foundation 

S & R Resources, Inc. 

Sappenfield Properties, LLC 

Schuckitt & Associates, P.C. 

Scottee Cleaners, Inc. 

Scripps Howard 


Sensient Technologies 

Foundation, Inc. (M) 

Sherman Armbruster, LLP 

Shiel Sexton Company 

Shirley Engraving Co., Inc. 

Shuck’s Financial 

Services, Inc. 

Clemens J. Smith Charitable 

Foundation, Inc. 

Sony Corporation of 

America (M) 

Spectrum Group 

State Employees’ Community 

Campaign 

State Farm Companies 


State Farm Insurance 

Companies 

Swiss Labs Machine & 

Engineering, Inc. 

Templeton Coal Company, 

Inc. 

The Benefit Team LLC 

The Corporate Accountant, 

Inc. 

The Fifth Third Bank (M) 

The Kroot Corporation 

The Village Grind Coffee & 

Tea, Inc. 

Thermo King of Indiana, Inc. 

Third Sector Innovations, 

Inc. 

Thompson Printing 

Service, Inc. 

Titsworth & Company 

Townhouse 

Toyota USA Foundation (M) 

Triple Impact 

Turning Point Columbus 

Regional Shelter 

Unilock Chicago, Inc. 

United Way of Johnson 

County, Inc. 

UPS Foundation 


USA Funds, Inc. (M) 

BEN FRANKLIN SAID,“ALL WHO 

THINK CANNOT BUT SEE THERE 

IS A SANCTION LIKE THAT OF 

RELIGION WHICH BINDS US IN 

PARTNERSHIP IN THE SERIOUS 

WORK OF THE WORLD.” 

We share 

Benís respect for all religions. 

Van Valer Law Firm 

Vectren Foundation, Inc. 

Verizon Foundation (M) 

Walker Farms 

Wal-Mart Distribution Center 

#6017 

WellPoint Foundation (M) 

Wells Fargo Bank (M) 

Wiley & Sons, Inc. (M) 

Williams Barrett & 

Wilkowski, LLP 

WindRose Health Network 

Wolf Wholesale, Inc. 

Wolfe Diversified Industries, 

LLC 

Woodbury & Company 

Xcel Energy Foundation (M) 

Yard Signs, Inc. 

Yarnell Electric Inc. 

Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae 

Pioneering Baptists 

founded Franklin 

College in 1834. 

Today, we maintain a 

voluntary association 

with American Baptist 

Churches USA while 

valuing people of good 

will within all faiths. 

Among other activities, 

the college holds an 

annual Religious 

Emphasis Week, 

offering interfaith, 

nondenominational 

faith-based activities 

designed to 

uplift the entire 

campus community. 




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2009–10 Franklin College Executive Staff 

Dr. James G. Moseley President 

Dr. David G. Brailow Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College 

Bryan Spetter Vice President for Finance 

J. Barton Meyer Vice President for Institutional Advancement 

Alan P. Hill Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing 

Lisa R. Fears ’89 Vice President for Planning, Plant and Technology 

Ellis F. Hall, III Dean of Students 

Kerry N. Prather Director of Athletics 

Franklin College Board of Trustees 

Executive Committee: 

Susan Johnson DeVoss ’65 Chair of the Board 

Dr. Stephen L. Huddleston (’06) Immediate Past Chair 

Dr. Clifford H. Dietz (’86) Secretary 

The Hon. Robert D. Schafstall ’66 Treasurer, Vice Chair and Chair, Finance Committee 

Dr. Theressa Wright ’72 Vice Chair and Chair, Academic Affairs Committee 

Mary Ann Collier Vice Chair and Chair, Student Affairs Committee 

Philip L. Powell ’73 Vice Chair and Chair, Physical Facilities Committee 

Dr. V. Von Boll ’52 (’03) Vice Chair and Chair, Development/Public Affairs Committee 

Christine S. Fields ’74 Vice Chair and Chair, Trusteeship Committee 

John W. Auld ’76 Vice Chair and Chair, Enrollment Management Committee 

Dr. James T. Napolitan Vice Chair and Chair, Investment Committee 

James V. Due ’82 Vice Chair and Chair, Audit Committee 

William R. Brown ’61 Vice Chair and Chair, President’s Committee 

Trustees: 

Dean J. Abplanalp Franklin, Indiana, senior vice president, Investments, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. 

John W. Auld Jr. ’76 Franklin, Indiana; president, Franklin Insurance Agency 

Reinhard W. Bockstette ’68 Berlin, Germany; director, pcSOFT GmbH, Senftenberg, Germany; programme executive, Executive Conversation, Inc., Seattle, Wash. 

Dr. V. Von Boll ’52 (’03) New Hudson, Michigan; retired chairman and chief executive officer; Cummins Bridgeway, LLC 

William R. Brown ’61 Indianapolis, Indiana; retired general counsel and secretary, American United Life Insurance/One America Financial Partners, Inc. 

Peter T. Cangany Jr. ’80 San Antonio, Texas; partner, Ernst & Young, LLP 

Mary Ann Collier San Francisco, California; director, Cisco Systems, Inc. 

Deborah Hill Davis ’86 Fishers, Indiana; principal, Triad Public Relations, Inc. 

Robert A. DeVoss ’69 Carmel, Indiana; retired partner/president, Retirement Management, Inc. 

Susan Johnson DeVoss ’65 Fort Wayne, Indiana; retired vice president of human resources, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York 

John R. Dickerson ’75 Indianapolis, Indiana; director, Indianapolis Facility Center, U.S. Homeland Security-Customs & Border 

Dr. Clifford H. Dietz (’86) Franklin, Indiana; retired chairman of the board, Engineered Models Corp. 

James V. Due ’82 Chicago, Illinois; senior vice president, Northern Trust Co. 

Dr. Margot Lacy Eccles (’02) Indianapolis, Indiana, vice president, LDI, Ltd. 

Christine S. Fields ’74 Indianapolis, Indiana; retired general counsel, international operations, Eli Lilly and Co. 

James M. Frische Trafalgar, Indiana; retired chairman and chief executive officer, Digital Audio Disc Corp. 

John E. Grimmer Trafalgar, Indiana; chairman, Grimmer Industries 

Pamela Herring Hicks ’56 Greenwood, Indiana; civic/community leader 

Dr. Worthe S. Holt Jr. Fishers, Indiana; vice president and chief medical officer, Humana, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri 

James E. Hoover Indianapolis, Indiana; president, Hoover Family Foundation 

Dr. Stephen L. Huddleston (’06) Franklin, Indiana; attorney 

Byron K. Mason Indianapolis, Indiana; attorney, Taft Settinius and Hollister 

The Rev. Dr. Larry D. Mason Indianapolis, Indiana; executive minister, American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky 

Dr. James T. Napolitan Chicago, Illinois; commodity trader, Chicago Mercantile Exchange 

Dr. Wil B. Nelp ’51 (’67) Seattle, Washington; professor emeritus of medicine and radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine 

Dr. Michael W. O’Dell ’81 New York, NY, Chief of Clinical Services and Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center 

Philip L. Powell ’73 Greenwood, Indiana; president and owner, Allied Technologies Food Equipment, Inc. 

William J. Receveur III ’72 Louisville, Kentucky; president, Realm Construction Co., Inc. 

Jane Hoffmeister Repp ’60 Naples, Florida; civic/community leader 

Rafael S. Sánchez Jr. ’92 Franklin, Indiana; general assignment reporter, WRTV Channel 6 

The Hon. Robert D. Schafstall ’66 Franklin, Indiana; Franklin City Court judge, Cutsinger & Schafstall 

Dan King Thomasson Washington, D.C.; retired vice president, Scripps Howard Newspapers 

Douglas L. Tillman ’70 Indianapolis, Indiana; retired associate general counsel, Eli Lilly and Co. 

Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger Bargersville, Indiana; adjutant general of Indiana, Indiana Army and National Guard 

Dr. Constance Richardson Van Valer ’59 Greenwood, Indiana; retired physician 

Susan Williams ’67 Indianapolis, Indiana; president, Indiana Sports Corp. 

Dr. Theressa Wright ’72 Indianapolis, Indiana; senior director — Medical, Global Patient Safety — Early Phase Medicine, Eli Lilly and Co. 

Honorary Trustees: 

Dr. Effie J. Behrens (’05) 

Dr. Robert E. Dickinson (’88) 

Dr. Eugene L. Henderson ’50 (’74) 


Dr. Robert A. Johnson ’40 (’84) 

Dr. Ted L. Marston ’51 (’92) 


Robert G. Smith ’50 

The Rev. Dr. George H. Tooze, Jr. 

T. Randall Tucker ’53 

Dr. Thomas G. Vandivier ’50 

Dr. Thorp L. Wolford (’98) 

Franklin College alumni have class year following name. Franklin College honorary degree recipients have award year in parentheses following name. 

BEN FRANKLIN SAID, 

“WITHOUT CONTINUAL GROWTH AND 

PROGRESS, SUCH WORDS AS IMPROVEMENT, 

ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS HAVE NO MEANING.” 

The trustees share a commitment to 

thinking and acting strategically on behalf 

of the college while carrying out the 

mission of preparing young men and 

women for productive, satisfying lives as 

leaders, professionals and engaged citizens. 




faculty notes 

Prof shares glimpse of life canvas 

By Cathleen Nine ’11 

Pulliam Fellow 

Educator, artist, mentor, parent and 

philosopher are a few of the adjectives one 

might use to describe David Cunningham, 

assistant professor of fine arts. But that’s 

only a glimpse at the canvas of his life; he’s 

also an award winner. Recently, one of his 

oil paintings earned top honors during 

the Fort Wayne Museum of Art’s 

Contemporary Realism Biennial. 

Cunningham was one of 113 juried artists 

selected from among 400 to show their 

work. And he was one of only three artists 

to win top honors. His award-winning 

Upon Meditation of the Infinite, 2010, and a 

second painting, The Resting Place, 2008, 

remained on exhibit through early 

November. 

Cunningham, who has been teaching at 

Franklin College since 2003, received his 

bachelor's degree in fine arts from the 

University of Evansville and his master's 

degree in fine arts from Indiana 

University. His works have been included 

in solo and group exhibitions in galleries 

David Cunningham, assistant professor of fine arts, is the 

recipient of numerous awards and honors for his paintings. 

and museums throughout the United 

States. In 2003, he received the Eli Lilly 

Award of Distinction in a show juried by 

curator Lawrence Rinder of the Whitney 

Museum. In addition to teaching painting 

and drawing courses, Cunningham offers 

college courses in ceramics and in color 

and design. 

In the interview that follows, 

Cunningham shares his perspective on 

being part of the Franklin College 

community. 

Q: What inspired you to pursue your 

career path? 

A: “I am a kinetic learner that loves the 

challenge inherent in the creative process. 

Both as an artist and educator, I am 

intellectually stimulated by the complex 

problems that are constantly changing. 

Along the way, I have experienced great 

teachers and, more importantly, teachers 

who were willing to mentor me. They had a 

profound effect on my life. Consequently, 

I get great pleasure paying forward in little 

ways what was given to me.” 

Q: How did you decide on Franklin 

College? 

A: “Location, opportunity and challenge. 

With my family firmly rooted in Indiana, 

I was looking for teaching opportunities 

in this area. I was initially hired to teach 

Painting I for one semester, seven years 

ago. At the same time, I was teaching at 

Herron, IU and DePauw. Student demand 

for the class continued to grow at Franklin 

until my position became fulltime. I stayed 

here because I love the freedom and 

support I have that I didn’t find elsewhere. 

Also, this is a place where there is a 

culture of caring for each other. Students, 

faculty and staff all genuinely care and 

invest in meaningful relationships 

with each other. It really is a pretty 

special place.” 

Q: What three adjectives best describe 

being a professor? 

A: “Rewarding, rhythmic and ridiculously 

fun.” 

Q: What accomplishment makes you most 

proud? 

A: “As an educator, I relish the Facebook 

messages and e-mails that I get from 

former students telling me how much 

our time together meant to them.” 

Q: What’s something few people know 

about you? 

A: “I have been doing martial arts since 

I started college as a freshman in 1993. 

I have extensively studied taekwondo, 

kali, thai kickboxing, sambo, judo and 

for the last 13 years, primarily focused on 

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, including spending a 

total of six months in Rio de Janeiro, 

Brazil, studying at the Gracie Academy. 

I enjoy helping out with the college’s 

jiu-jitsu class.” 

Q: When you’re not in the classroom, what 

are you likely to be doing? 

A: “Usually, painting and enjoying the 

company of my kids.” 

Q: What is the greatest benefit of the new 

art studio to your students? 

A: “Space, obviously. This is going to allow 

students to work on assignments of a 

complexity and scale that would have been 

impossible before.” (Editor’s Note: The college 

currently is conducting The Future Unfolds, a 

five-phase capital campaign. Phase One, which 

is still under way, includes several renovations to 

campus grounds and facilities. One of the projects 

completed at the start of the academic year included 

converting an existing balcony in the Johnson 

Center for Fine Arts into a new art studio.) 

Q: What’s the number one thing you wish 

more students knew? 

A: “I wish they knew what a huge waste 

of their time, money and energy it is to 

make getting a certain grade their primary 

goal. Learning, too often, becomes of little 

consequence. I see students squeezing so 

much stuff into their lives that there is 

little choice but to skim-read, cram and 

Wikipedia their way through college. 

As a result, their education is only a 

shadow of what it could be.” 


Prof explores 

the old to make 

sense of the new 



With his cultural ties to countries on 

both sides of the Atlantic, history department 

chair Ralph Guentzel, a native of 

Kassel, Germany, offers his students a 

unique perspective on European and 

American life. Now Guentzel is sharing 

that point of view and his years of 

academic research with a broader 

audience through a new book, 

Understanding ‘Old Europe’: An Introduction 

to the Culture, Politics and History of France, 

Germany and Austria. Guentzel has studied 

in Germany at the Georgia-Augusta 

University in Goettingen and the Free 

University in Berlin. In addition, he holds 

master's and doctoral degrees in history 

from McGill University in Montreal, 

Canada. At Franklin, Guentzel is director 

of the college’s Centre for Canadian 

Studies. He also teaches courses in world 

history and European history. 

In the interview that follows, Guentzel 

shares a glimpse of his career, interests 

and accomplishments. 

Q: What inspired you to pursue your 

career path? 

A: “I became inspired to be both a 

historian and a teacher initially by my 

curiosity about the events that produced 

present-day society. Subsequently, I was 

moved by a desire to share my insights on 

the connection between past and present. 

Eventually, I came to an understanding 

that sharing insights is a dialectical process 

that has a marvelous potential to enrich all 

participants.” 

Q: How did you decide on Franklin 

College? 

A: “While living in Montréal during the 

1990s, I had several American friends. 

One of them was the daughter of a couple 

of professors at Beloit College, Wisconsin. 

History department chair Ralph Guentzel takes in the panoramic view from a mountain top in Salzburg, 

Austria, one of his favorite vacation destinations. 

I visited Beloit several times and greatly 

enjoyed the life of the college community 

there. This experience fostered in me a 

wish to become a member of such a 

Midwestern college community. In 1998, 

I came to Indianapolis to present a paper 

at an academic conference. The chair of 

my panel was Dr. Lloyd Hunter (history 

professor emeritus). On the occasion, 

he told me that he was chairing a search 

committee in history and Canadian 

Studies at Franklin College and 

encouraged me to apply. The rest, as 

they say, is history.” 

Q: What’s the number one thing you wish 

more students knew? 

A: “I would wish all my students to be 

aware of the need to know about and 

learn from the rest of the world. 

Globalization is a process that affects 

all of us and one that we need to shape 

ourselves because otherwise others will 

do it for us.” 

Q: What accomplishment makes you 

most proud? 

A: “Philosophically, I object to the 

notion of pride because it is tied to 

‘self-aggrandizement.’ However, recently 

I have derived a degree of contentedness 

from the publication of my new book. 

The book surveys major customs and 

institutions of contemporary society in 

France, Germany and Austria and 

explains their historical roots. It aims 

to help Americans make sense of 

‘Old Europe’ and Austrians, French and 

Germans understand better their common 

identity and its historical roots.” 

Q: What’s something few people know 

about you? 

A: “Few people know that my first 

impressions of America were formed by 

reading Kenneth Roberts’ novels when 

I was 12 years old. I also would add that 

I was 16 years old when I first visited the 

U.S., and on that occasion as well as 

subsequent ones learned that few 

Americans seem to know Roberts. I would 

really like to encourage the readers of 

these lines to find out about him. Read 

one of his books. But, only after you’ve 

finished Understanding ‘Old Europe.’” 

Q: When you’re not in the classroom, what 

are you likely to be doing? 

A: “Planning my next trips to 

St. Petersburg, Russia, for the winter 

holidays, and Bad Ischl, Austria, for the 

summer holidays.” 

Q: What three adjectives best describe 

being a professor? 

A: “Curious. Investigative. Optimistic.” 


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PHOTO BY KERRI KINKER ’13 

sports 

Lucky number links 

father and son’s 

football careers 

By Aaron Hommell ’11 


Quarterbacks in collegiate football 

usually wear numbers one through 19. 

Doug Flutie, one notable exception, 

wore 22 at Boston College. Grizzlies’ 

quarterback Kyle Ray ’11, another 

remarkable example, can be seen sporting 

a sharp number 26. 

It isn’t the large number that makes 

the story of this quarterback interesting. 

It’s the fact that Ray is having the best 

season of his college career after deciding 

to switch numbers to honor his father’s 

memory. 

After losing his father to a four-year 

battle with cancer last year, Ray just 

wanted to get back to school. Playing 

football with his team called to him. 

Ray spent the year sharing time under 

center with fellow quarterback Nick 

Purichia ’11, helping the Grizzlies achieve 

a 7-3 season, but unlike the previous 

two seasons there was no conference 

championship to celebrate. 

After the season, Ray received his 

fair share of advice from armchair 

quarterbacks, but his brother made a 

Kayli Schafer ’11 and Chelsy Gott ’11 prepare just as hard for the classroom as they do for the court, 

exemplifying what it means to be a student-athlete. 

recommendation that really caught his 

attention. He thought Ray should take the 

same number his father wore at Franklin 

College, 26. Ray thought the idea needed 

some more thought. For starters, Kelly 

Snellenbarger ’11 had worn the number 

as a running back for the previous three 

seasons. 

After some careful consideration, 

Ray called Snellenbarger with the idea. 

With Snellenbarger on board, Ray next 

went to head football coach Mike 

Leonard. With a yes from Leonard, Ray 

had the nod to don the largest number 

worn by a quarterback at Franklin in the 

modern era. 

Ray’s father, Robert “Rob” Ray ’80, 

played for former head coach Stewart 

“Red” Faught in the late 1970s and 

garnered NAIA All-America honors 

during his senior season as a standout 

wide receiver. 

“I just feel as if I can honor him. I 

picked the number for him. It’s my senior 

season, and I am playing as hard as I can,” 

Ray said. 

So far, Ray’s hard work — coupled with 

his new number — is producing great 

results. At the halfway point of the regular 

Teammates 

exemplify excellence, 

leadership, service 

By Peter Ellio 

Vype High School Sports Magazine 

(Reprinted with permission) 

The only thing stronger than the 

friendship between Kayli Schafer ’11 and 

Chelsy Gott ’11 might be their tennis 

serves. 

The two have been best friends 

since first grade, but their mutual 

interest in tennis took longer to develop. 

While Schafer started playing tennis in 

preschool, Gott didn’t get into the swing 

of the sport until eighth grade. At 

Mooresville High School, Schafer 

frequently played No. 1 singles, and 

Gott slotted at No. 2 for the Pioneers; 

competing for the same spot wasn’t an 


season schedule, the Grizzlies were 

undefeated in conference play and, as of 

November, had advanced to the first 

round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. 

“Maybe it’s luck. Maybe it’s just a better 

feeling to be able to be like him. I don’t 

know. But I know it makes my mother 

happy. My family is proud. It’s a great 

season so far,” Ray said. 

Ray is working hard to make his senior 

football season significant in tribute to his 

father. 

“He (Rob) used to talk about playing at 

Franklin. Now I get that same opportunity. 

How cool?” 

Yes, it’s pretty cool. Ray is playing for 

a division championship with the 

understanding that taking his father with 

him on every play is not just in his choice 

of jersey, but with the man he has become. 

“I hope our season honors him,” 

Ray said. 

Quarterback Kyle Ray ’11 began wearing 

number 26 on his jersey this year to honor the 

memory of his late father Robert “Rob” Ray ’80, 

a former Grizzlies’ wide receiver who 

sported the same number. 

issue. The same was true for doubles 

tennis, with both women paired with 

other partners during their prep and 

collegiate careers. Then and now, advice 

is dispensed freely and friendly between 

the pair. 

“She (Schafer) has helped me a lot with 

my serving,” Gott said. “She hits the ball 

very hard, and she’s always giving me 

pointers. We encourage each other and 

cheer for each other a lot.” 

There has been plenty to cheer about 

during the past three years at Franklin 

College. 

Gott was 10-1 in singles and doubles in 

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Association 

play as a freshman and 13-6 in league 

action as a sophomore. Last season she 

teamed with Heather Pasek ’13 to win 

No. 2 doubles at the HCAC Tournament. 

Schafer was second in No. 2 doubles 

and No. 3 doubles in the HCAC as a 

freshman and has been named to the 

all-conference teams her sophomore and 

junior years. 

Both women prepare just as hard for 

the classroom as they do for the court. 

Schafer is pursuing a degree in applied 

mathematics with a psychology minor 

and planning to attend graduate school, 

which she hopes will help her land a 

sports-related career. Gott also has 

graduate work in mind and currently is 

working toward a degree in chemistry 

coupled with biology and biochemistry 

minors. 

“Since I enjoy tennis so much, I’ve 

worked hard to keep up in my class work,” 

Gott said. “Playing tennis has helped me 

manage my priorities.” 

After Schafer and Gott graduate in the 

spring, head coach Rusty Hughes knows 

the team will have some major leadership 

roles to fill. 

“They’re very supportive of each other; 

they talk to each other in a way that they 

don’t get offended,” Hughes said. “If one 

of them wants to get on the other a little 

bit, they always know they have each 

other’s best interests at heart. They’re 

both really talented. When they graduate, 

it won’t just be a loss to Franklin College 

and the women’s tennis team; Kayli and 

Chelsy have both been of great service to 

the community.” 

This past summer, for example, Kayli 

helped instruct some of the children’s 

tennis clinics the college hosted. 

“She is a great role model. The 

parents liked her, and the kids loved 

her,” Hughes said. 


PHOTO BY AARON HOMMELL ’11

SUBMITTED PHOTOS 

class notes 

Geoffrey Doughty ’72 recently published his 22nd book about trains. The Edinburgh High School football team has three alumni on staff, Cole 

Zook ’10, assistant coach, Bill Unsworth ’71, head coach, and 

Tim Leonard ’80, defensive coordinator. 

The ’70s 

J.D. Dillon ’71 has published two 

Western novels, Hard Trails and 

Tall Tales and Some Folks Just Need 

Killin’. He also recently retired 

after serving 31 years as the 

chaplain of a Baltimore, Md., 

hospital. He and his wife, Emily, 

married for 33 years, reside in 

Brentwood, Md. 

Bill Unsworth ’71 is head football 

coach at Edinburgh (Ind.) High 

School. His previous experience 

includes serving as head football 

coach at Franklin College from 

1998–2002. He also coached the 

Grizzlies’ offensive line, the 

wrestling team and track/field 

events from 1978–82. 

Geoffrey Doughty ’72 has published 

his 22nd book Burlington 

Route: Through Passenger Service. 

The book focuses on the Chicago, 

Burlington and Quincy Railroad’s 

postwar passenger service, known 

collectively as Zephyrs. The book 

can be purchased through major 

chain retailers. Geoffrey serves as 

director of safety and loss control 

for the New Hampshire Motor 

Transport Association. He also is 

in his 36th season as the radio 

announcer for Maine’s Portland 

Symphony Orchestra. 

Ray Dorulla ’78 has been recognized 

as Area Developer of the 

Year for his work overseeing the 

development of 17 Sport Clips 

franchises in Indiana and four 

in Kentucky. He and his wife, 

Georgia, have two grown daughters 

and reside in Greenwood, Ind. 

Mark Elliott ’79 has accepted a 

position as high school principal 

with Millcreek West Unity Local 

School District in northwest Ohio. 

The ’80s 

Tim Leonard ’80 is a defensive 

coordinator on the football 

coaching staff at Edinburgh 

(Ind.) High School. 

Richard L. Mousty ’85 was named 

Indiana’s Small Business Person 

of the Year for 2010 by the U.S. 

Small Business Administration 

(SBA). He was honored in a 

ceremony at the White House 

and later visited with Congressman 

Mike Pence. Mousty is president 

and CEO of Unified Group 

Services, a privately held 

third-party administrator for 

self-funded group health plans. 

Dan Hanlon ’86 works for ING 

Insurance U.S. and serves as 

president of the investor channel 

within individual retirement 

businesses. He joined the 

company in 2008 and previously 

served as senior vice president 

for public market sales in the 

retirement services division. 

Andrew E. Stoner ’86 has 

published a new book, Those ’70s 

Shows: TV Trivia & Puzzles. The 

book is aimed at helping readers 

relive socially relevant comedy 

shows and reminisce about the 

golden age for TV’s champions 

of justice. Andrew has relocated 

to Fort Collins, Colo., and begun 

working as a graduate teaching 

assistant in the Department of 

Journalism and Technical 

Communications at Colorado 

State University. He plans to 

complete his doctorate by 2013. 

Ron Podell ’88, for the second 

year in a row, won the Best Short 

Script Award at the 2010 Action 

on Film International Film 

Festival, which took place 

July 23–30 in Pasadena, Calif. 

His script “Blood Trigger” also was 

named runner-up in the category 

of Best Action Sequence—Short 

and was nominated for Best Short 

Script—Drama. 

The ’90s 

Marlin Back ’91 has accepted a 

position with Dorel Juvenile 

Group. He’s working in the crash 

test research lab, helping test and 

develop child restraint systems. 

He leads the anthropomorphic 

test device portion of the lab. He 

resides in Columbus, Ind., with 

his wife, Kim, and two sons. 

Sue Lafferty ’93, Ph.D., has 

joined the Humanities, Liberal 

Arts Department at the College 

of Dupage as an adjunct faculty 

member. She also serves as faculty 

for Walden University’s doctoral 

education program, Savannah 

College of Art & Design’s 

master’s program in arts 

administration and Strayer 

University’s Humanities 

Department. She and her 

daughter reside in the greater 

Chicago area. 

Marc Schloemer ’94 has a new 

position as area sales manager 

with Allison Transmission, 

covering Michigan and Northern 

Ohio. 

Travis Burton ’95 and his 

14-year-old son, Culley, paired 

with another father and son six 

years ago to form the Generation 

Gap band. They play a mix of 

rock covers and original songs 

augmented by aspects of punk, 

alternative and pop music. 

Generation Gap plays at weekend 

shows and festivals throughout 

the Midwest. 

Sara (Croucher) Fisk ’95 and 

her husband, Jeremy ’97, are the 

parents of a daughter, Celia 

Claire, born on Aug. 6, 2010. 

She joins a sister, Malena, and a 

brother, Gavin. The family resides 

in Franklin, Ind. 


Matt Bessler ’96 and his wife, 

Lori, are the parents of a son, 

Caden Andrew, born on Sept 23, 

2010. The family resides in San 

Diego, Calif. 

Marc Bradford ’96 and Lisa 

Dickey married on June 5, 2010, 

at Westwood Golf Club in New 

Castle, Ind. They spent their 

honeymoon in the Turks and 

Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. 

The couple reside in Fishers, Ind. 

Cary Chandler ’97 is the new 

boys’ varsity basketball coach at 

Bethesda Christian School in 

Indianapolis. He previously was 

the varsity coach at Heritage 

Christian High School, where he 

led the team to three sectional 

victories and one regional victory 

over the course of his eight-year 

tenure. He was also named 

Metro Coach of the Year in 2006 

by The Indianapolis Star. He has 

coached at the high school level 

for 13 years. 

Chad Killinger ’97 recently 

accepted a position as assistant 

women’s basketball coach at 

Marshall University in 

Huntington, W.Va. This past season 

he led the Lincoln Trail (Ill.) 

Cross Country to a 28–5 record 

and the program’s first trip to the 

NJCAA National Tournament. 

During his four years at Lincoln 

Trail, his teams posted an overall 

record of 91–36. Chad and his 

wife, Rachael, also welcomed the 

birth of their fourth child, a girl, 

Noah Alexandra, on March 31, 

2010. She joins brothers Isaiah, 

11, and Elijah, 3, and a sister 

Josiah, 5. 

Michele McNeil ’97 and her 

husband, John, are the parents 

of a daughter, Elena Quinn, born 

on Aug. 18, 2010. The family 

resides in Baltimore, Md. 

Shannon (Spears) Crouch ’98 is 

teaching social studies at 

Whiteland Community High 

School. She previously taught 

special education at both 

Whiteland and Southwestern 

Shelby high schools. 

Erin (Housand) McCrory ’98 

and her husband, Matt, are the 

parents of a daughter, Abigail 

Marie, born on July 30, 2010. 

She joins a brother, Jack, 4. 

The family resides in 

Morgantown, Ind. 

Stephen Black ’99 and his wife, 

Meredith, are the parents of a 

daughter, Norah Elizabeth, born 

on July 24, 2010. 

Michelle (Singer) Bloomer ’99 

and her husband, Chris, are the 

parents of a son, Quade Charles, 

born on June 4, 2010. He joins 

sisters Audra, 4, and Heidi, 2. 

The family resides in 

Indianapolis. 

Kari (Vaal) Prifogle ’99 is the 

executive director of Family 

Services and Prevention 

Programs in Shelbyville, Ind. 

The ’00s 

Marcus Baeder ’01, his wife, Jen, 

and their 16-month-old son, Silas, 

are planning to return to Burkina 

Faso, Africa. Marcus and Jen will 

resume mission work. 

Jill (Kirchner) Harms ’01 and her 

husband, Rusty, are the parents 

of a son, William Russell, born on 

Aug. 25, 2009. The family resides 

in Avon, Ind. 

Mike Hutsell ’01 has accepted a 

new position in media sales 

with The Evening News and 

The Tribune in Jeffersonville, Ind. 

He previously was sports editor. 

Tiffany (Stuckey) Johnson ’01 

and her husband, Mark, are the 

parents of a daughter, Alexis 

June. The family resides in 

Chesterfield, Mo. 

Amanda (Baker) Noah ’01 and 

her husband, David, are the 

parents of a son, Brennan Parker, 

born on Feb. 1, 2010. The family 

resides in Greensburg, Ind. 

Jack Waggoner ’01 and his wife, 

Cate (Conradt) ’03, are the 

parents of a daughter, Elsey, born 

on Oct. 5, 2010. The family 

resides in Indianapolis. 

Tanya (Jefferies) Brown ’02 has 

joined the University of 

Tennessee’s College of Law as 

director of communications. In 

addition to her marketing and 

communications duties, she also 

serves as managing editor of 

Tennessee Law, the college’s 

alumni magazine. She and her 

husband, Ben, and their four 

children, reside in Maryville, 

Tenn. 

Heath Ewing ’02 and his wife, 

Kristin (Dane) ’02, are the 

parents of a son, Asher Dane, 

born on July 3, 2010. The family 

resides in Lynchburg, Va. 

Elizabeth (Voors) Moore ’02 and 

her husband, Joe, are the parents 

of a son, Nathaniel Geoffrey, 

born on June 8, 2010. The family 

resides in Noblesville, Ind. 

Jenna Porter ’02 and Chris Jacek 

married on May 29, 2010. She is 

director of the Indy Foreign 

Language Academy. He is a 

professor of media arts at Butler 

University. The couple reside in 

Indianapolis. 

Andra Burnett ’03 is in her ninth 

year as a middle school English 

teacher in Versailles, Ind. She 

also is working to complete a 

master’s degree in school 

counseling. 

Bill Johnson ’03 has accepted a 

faculty appointment as assistant 

clinical professor of hospital 

dentistry at Indiana University 

Medical Center in Indianapolis. 

He resides in Greenwood, Ind. 

Heath Ewing ’02, and his wife, Kristin (Dane) ’02, 

pose with their son, Asher Dane. 

Joanna Miller ’03 has accepted 

a position as public relations 

account executive with Stephan & 

Brady, a marketing and 

communications agency in 

Madison, Wis. 

Jenny (Runnebohm) 

Cragen ’04 and her husband, 

Matt, are the parents of a 

daughter, Grace Elizabeth, born 

on March 22, 2010. The family 

resides in Baton Rouge, La. 

Tracy (Szerencse) Davis ’04 and 

Jason Davis ’05 married on the 

beach in Charleston, S.C. on 

Sept. 10, 2010. Alumni in 

attendance included Will 

Norton ’03, Craig Bland ’03, 

Molly (Crone) Frische ’04 and 

Daniel Frische ’04. 

Miranda (Banks) Kinter ’04 and 

her husband, Paul, are the 

parents of a son, William 

Michael, born on Aug. 19, 2010. 

William joins a sister, Amelia. 

The family resides in Suffolk, Va. 

Natalie (Coers) Mathes ’04 and 

her husband, Scott, are the 

parents of a daughter, Norah 

Ann, born on July 21, 2010. The 

family resides in Noblesville, Ind. 


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Will Norton ’03, Craig Bland ’03, Tracy 

(Szerencse) Davis ’04, Jason Davis ’05, 

Molly (Crone) Frische ’04 and Daniel 

Frische ’04 join for a photo following Tracy 

and Jason’s wedding on the beach in 

Charleston, S.C. 

Wilson Mack ’06 and Annie Wantz ’06 

married on May 29, 2010. 

Rachael Niehaus ’06 and Josh Cullins 

married on April 17, 2010. 

Aly Pinnick ’04 and Ben 

Werner ’06 married on Nov. 21, 

2009. Aly is in her seventh year 

of teaching kindergarten at 

Creekside Elementary in 

Franklin. Ben is the marketing 

manager at Mike Watkins Real 

Estate Group in Greenwood. The 

couple reside in Indianapolis. 

Kat (Lippie) Wheeler ’04 and her 

husband, Jay, are the parents of a 

son, Owen Lee, born on April 6, 

2010. Kat works as creative 

services designer/color 

correction specialist at Norwood 

Promotional Products in 

Indianapolis, and Jay is employed 

with Industrial Controls & 

Automation in Franklin. The 

family resides in Nineveh, Ind. 

Kara (Bower) Adams ’05 and 

her husband, Dustin ’07, are the 

parents of a daughter, Jocelyn, 

born on Oct. 10, 2010. 

Josh Deckard ’05 and his wife, 

Brett, are the parents of a 

daughter, Riley Marie, born on 

Aug. 19. 2010. The family resides 

in Franklin, Ind. 

Kristin Owens ’05 has joined 

Easter Seals Crossroads in 

Indianapolis as an employment 

services representative. She helps 

individuals with disabilities in 

their job searches. 

Chelsea (Hendon) Reed ’05 

has joined the Franklin College 

Office of Admissions as senior 

admissions counselor. She 

coordinates transfer student 

recruitment, international 

student recruitment and 

community partnerships in 

Hancock, Shelby and 

Bartholomew counties. 

Kristin (Hagy) Ross ’05 and her 

husband, Kevin, are the parents 

of a daughter, Riley, born on 

July 9, 2010. Kristin is in her sixth 

year teaching kindergarten at 

Elizabeth Starr Academy, and 


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Kevin teaches and coaches 

football at Richmond High 

School. The family resides in 

Richmond, Ind. 

Amber (Hicks) Weatherford ’05 

and her husband, Tyler, 

are the parents of a daughter, 

Addison Renee, born on April 30, 

2010. The family resides in 

Indianapolis. 

Stefanie Davis ’06 has been 

accepted into the masters of 

library science degree program 

at Indiana University-Purdue 

University Indianapolis. 

Wilson Mack ’06 and Annie 

Wantz ’06 married on May 29, 

2010, in Plainfield, Ind. 

Wilson is a graphic designer 

for International Medical 

Group, and also a freelance 

photographer. Annie is a 

graphic designer for Cummins. 

The couple resides in 

Greenwood, Ind. 

Rachael Niehaus ’06 and Josh 

Cullins married on April 17, 

2010. Noelle Steele ’06 served 

as maid of honor. Rachael is 

working as manager of media 

relations and congressional 

events for the American 

Association for Cancer Research 

in Washington, D.C. Josh is a 

mechanical engineer. The couple, 

along with their four-legged 

canine children, Greta and Perry, 

have relocated from Indianapolis 

to Alexandria, Va. 

Meagan Terlep ’06 is a mental 

health therapist with 

Centerstone, a provider of 

community-based behavioral 

health care. She resides in 

Richmond, Ind. 

Sarah Coffey ’07 recently was 

awarded an Emerging Leaders 

Award from the Indiana 

CPA Society. The organization 

presents only five of these awards 

per year, to CPAs who have served 

their profession or communities 

in a commendable manner. 

Sarah is a current participant in 

the Central Indiana United Way 

Leadership United program. 

She resides in Zionsville, Ind. 

Josh Friend ’07 is teaching 

English in Oyama-shi, Japan, 

for the second year. He plans to 

continue teaching at least one 

more year. He teaches classes to a 

range of ages, from children to 

senior citizens. 

Charlee (Beasor) Mitchell ’07 

recently accepted a position 

with the Indiana Chamber of 

Commerce as a communications 

and public relations specialist. 

She previously worked for 

The Hendricks County Flyer 

newspaper. She and her husband 

reside in Indianapolis. 

Caleb Wiles ’07 has made a 

career switch from teacher to 

full-time performer. He 

specializes in performing card 

magic at corporate events. 

He has published a how-to book 

for magicians; High Spots is a 

collection of 11 original card 

tricks. Caleb also lectures to other 

magicians around the country 

about how to improve their 

magic. He resides in Indianapolis. 

Bobby Adams ’08 and Christi 

Law ’09 married on June 13, 

2009, in an outdoor ceremony 

overlooking the Ohio River in 

Madison, Ind. Alumni in the 

wedding party included Amanda 

Bailey ’09, Megan Sweany ’10, 

Marty Young ’08, Scott 

Niederhaus ’08, Paul Galbraith 

’09 and Brett Miller ’08. The 

couple reside in Crothersville, 

Ind. 

Liz Bassler ’08 recently 

completed an internship with the 

Invisible Children organization in 

Uganda, Africa. The organization 

is involved in raising awareness 

about the ongoing rebel war in 

northern Uganda as a means of 

helping prevent the abduction of 

Kristin (Hagy) Ross ’05 and her husband, Kevin, are the parents of a daughter, 

Riley, born on July 9, 2010. 

children who are forced into 

training to become soldiers. In 

January 2012, Franklin College 

will, for the second time, offer 

students a Winter Term trip to 

Uganda, where they will be 

involved in numerous service 

projects. Prior to departure, 

students will watch the film 

“Invisible Children” to learn 

more about the area’s political 

strife. 

Mariah (Moon) Blalock ’08 and 

her husband, Kevin, are the 

parents of a son, Daniel, born 

on June 26, 2010. 

. 

Lance Mayfield ’08 is teaching 

fourth grade at Needham 

Elementary School in Franklin, 

Ind. He previously worked at 

Franklin Community Middle 

School as a special-education 

teacher. 

Ryan Meyer ’08 has been named 

head women’s tennis coach at 

Thomas More College. He 

previously was a volunteer 

assistant coach at the University 

of Cincinnati and before that an 

assistant men’s and women’s 

tennis coach at Franklin College. 

He played tennis during his four 

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class notes 

Austin Gorrell ’09 recently won a BMW for hitting a hole-in-one at a charity 

golf event. 

years as a Franklin undergraduate, 

serving as captain 

in 2007 and was conference 

champion in 2005. 

Jennifer Redicker ’08 and 

Donald Shoemaker married on 

July 3, 2010. After a honeymoon 

to Whistler, British Columbia, 

and Vancouver Island, the couple 

are residing in Brownstown, Ind. 

Jennifer is a math teacher at 

Salem High School. Donald is a 

self-employed farmer and also 

works for Beck Ag Marketing. 

Sara Banta ’09 and Jonathan 

Galbraith ’10 married on 

July 11, 2010 in Franklin’s 

Province Park rose garden. Sara 

is a teacher at Central Middle 

School in Columbus, Ind., and 

Jonathan is a teacher at Hauser 

High School in Hope, Ind. 

Austin Gorrell ’09 made 

central Indiana news when he 

achieved a hole-in-one at the 

Humane Society of Johnson 

County’s Critter Classic golf event 

at the Legends of Indiana in 

August. His prize: A 2011 BMW 

135 convertible. According to 

news reports, he was using a set 

of clubs borrowed from a friend 

and used an 8-iron for his drive 

on the 161-yard, par 3 hole. 

Jacob Keeton ’09 joined the 

Franklin College AmeriCorps 

program during his senior year 

in college and was placed with 

the Johnson County Community 

Organizations Active in Disaster 

group. Jacob helped the 

group with flood recovery and 

reconstruction, often helping 

lead volunteer groups. After 

graduation, Jacob decided to 

continue in the AmeriCorps 

program full time at JCCOAD. 

More recently, he joined the 

AmeriCorps Vista program, 

making a one-year commitment 

to assist the state of Louisiana 

with the aftermath of the oil spill. 

Samantha Macy ’09 and David 

Stubbs married on Dec. 31, 2009. 

The couple reside in 

Indianapolis. 

Dan Schumerth ’10 is working as 

a sports writer for The Union 

County Advocate newspaper in 

Morganfield, Ky. 

Cole Zook ’10 is an assistant 

football coach at Edinburgh 

(Ind.) High School. 

The ’30s 

Elizabeth “Betty” (Myers) 

Edwards ’33 died July 21, 2010. 

She was a member of Second 

Presbyterian Church, where 

she held numerous volunteer 

positions, ranging from bazaar 

chairwoman, president of the 

women’s club, Sunday school 

teacher and children’s music 

director. She also sang in the 

adult choir in addition to playing 

the piano and organ. She 

volunteered with the Indiana 

Women’s Prison and received a 

recognition award for her 

service. She was preceded in 

death by her husband, Albert. 

Survivors include a son. She was 

a resident of Indianapolis. 

Naoma P. (Cowan) Hefner ’37 

died Oct. 5, 2010. She was a 

graduate of Arsenal Technical 

High School in Indianapolis and 

attended Franklin College. She 

was a manager for UNEK Craft 

& Gift Store and had been a 

hostess at Holiday Inn, both in 

Macomb, Ill. She retired in 1980. 

She was a member of First 

Baptist Church. She was an avid 

fan of the Chicago Cubs, Purdue 

University basketball and the 

Indianapolis Colts. She was preceded 

in death by her husband, 

Charles. She was a resident of 

Lafayette, Ind. 

Margaret (Wise) Skomp ’38 

died June 16, 2010. She was a 

homemaker and a member 

of Tri Delta and Tri Kappa 

sororities. She was preceded in 

death by her husband, William. 

Survivors include two sons. She 

was a resident of Franklin, Ind. 

Robert “Bob” I. Foist ’39 died 

Sept, 10, 2010. Prior to retiring 

as a U.S. Army lieutenant 

colonel, he served in World 

War II, the Korean War and 

the Vietnam War. He also 

served as an Army and Air Force 

recruiting supervisor. His 

military awards included the 

Legion of Merit, Bronze Star 

with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal 

with three oak leaf clusters and 

Vietnam Service Medal with 

four battle stars. He was active 

in the Franklin community as a 

member of First Baptist Church, 

American Legion Post 205, 

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 

7119, Elks Lodge 1818, Moose 

Lodge 17 and the Audubon 

Society Bluebird Project at 

Smock Golf Course. He was a 

past secretary of Hillview 

Country Club and the Indiana 

State Seniors Golf Association. 

Bob also was past varsity golf 

coach at Franklin College, from 

1974 to 1979. Survivors include 

a son, a daughter, four grandchildren 

and 11 great-grandchildren. 

He was a resident of 

Franklin, Ind. 

Albert A. McLean ’39 died 

Aug. 30, 2010, after a brief 

illness. After his high school 

graduation, Albert worked for a 

bank in Kentucky, where he 

became acquainted with Roger 

D. Branigin ’23, then an attorney 

and later Indiana governor. 

Roger encouraged him to go to 

college and was responsible for 

his enrolling in Franklin 

College. After earning his 

bachelor’s degree, Albert 

entered the University of 

Tennessee Dental School in 

Memphis. When the United 

States entered World War II, 

the Army took over the dental 

school, and upon graduation 

Albert was commissioned an 

officer in the U. S. Army Air 

Corps, in which he served as a 

dentist in the Dental Corps 

until the end of the war. He was 

discharged honorably with the 

rank of captain and served for 

some years in the reserves. He 

operated a private practice in 

dentistry for 40 years and was a 

member of the Memphis and 

Tennessee dental societies. 

For over 60 years he served 

Evergreen Presbyterian Church 

faithfully as deacon, then elder 


and trustee. He was an avid 

quail hunter and golfer. He was 

preceded in death by his wife, 

Harriet, and then by his friend 

and companion of 10 years, 

Marijane Kitchen. Survivors 

include five children, 15 grandchildren 

and seven great-grandchildren. 


Memphis, Tenn. Memorials can 

be sent to Evergreen Presbyterian 

Church or Franklin College, 

Office of Institutional 

Advancement, 101 Branigin 

Boulevard, Franklin, Indiana, 

46131. 

Helen J. (Means) Threlkeld ’39 

died Aug. 5, 2010. She was a 

member of Southport 

Presbyterian Church as well as 

Tri Kappa and Pi Beta Phi 

sororities. She was preceded in 

death by her husband, W. Edwin. 

Survivors include a son, four 

grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. 

She was a resident 

of Greenwood, Ind. 

The ’40s 

Rev. Hugh F. Miller ’41 died 

April 11, 2010. After graduating 

from Franklin College, he 

continued his education at 

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity 

School. He served as a Navy 

chaplain during World War II. 

After his discharge, he served 

with numerous churches in 

California, Colorado, Minnesota 

and New York. He continued to 

pastor even after his retirement 

in 1988. Survivors include his 

wife, Martha (Smith) Miller ’48, 

three children and two grandchildren. 


Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 

John L. W. Duncan ’43 died 

July 10, 2010, after a battle with 

cancer. During his time at 

Franklin College, John played 

basketball for the Grizzlies, was a 

captain on the baseball team and 

was a member of Kappa Delta 

Rho fraternity. He was a member 

of the U.S. Navy during World War 

II, serving on the USS Enterprise, 

and was on board in 1945 when a 

kamikaze attack took the ship out 

of commission. After the war, he 

built a career with the Studebaker 

Corp., where he worked for 20 

years and rose to the position of 

national fleet manager. After 

Studebaker closed, he was a 

self- employed farmer and, then 

in 1972, went to work for Avanti 

Parts Corp. as vice president and 

general manager, retiring in 1990. 

John was an active member of the 

National and Lake Region 

Audubon Society, where he took 

part in the annual Florida bird 

count and enjoyed bird watching. 

John’s first wife, Marianna, 

preceded him in death. John later 

remarried Rosemary Whitaker, 

who also preceded him in death. 

His third wife, Ella McElhany, 

preceded him in death as well. 

John’s survivors include four 

children, four grandchildren, t 

wo great-grandchildren, 18 step 

grandchildren and 22 step greatgrandchildren. 

John was a resident 

of Lakeland, Fla. 

Rosemary (Coon) Hammond ’43 

died June 8, 2010. She was 

preceded in death by her 

husband, William. Survivors 

include a daughter, a son, five 

grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren. 


of Peru, Ind. 

Herbert M. Kinnear ’43 died 

June 18, 2010. After graduating 


continued his education, 

receiving a master’s degree in 

journalism from the University 

of Wisconsin. He served in the 

armed forces in Europe during 

World War II. He had a 40-year 

career as an agricultural 

journalist, retiring at Indiana 

Farm Bureau. He was a member 

of Greenwood Presbyterian 

Church. He is survived by his 

wife, three sons, a daughter and 

nine grandchildren. He was a 

resident of Greenwood, Ind. 

June (Crockett) Adair ’48 died 

Jan. 20, 2008. She was a lifetime 

member of the Order of the 

Eastern Star, a past matron of 

Queen Esther Chapter and a 

past queen of the Daughters of 

the Nile. Survivors include a 

daughter, three sons, seven 

grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. 


of Chattanooga, Tenn. 

The ’50s 

E. Joye (Porter) Tabeling ’51 

died Aug. 12, 2010. After her 

Franklin College graduation, 

she continued her education at 

Butler University, where she 

earned a master’s degree. She 

was a guidance counselor and 

teacher at Clark-Pleasant 

Community School Corp., 

retiring in 1987. She was a 

member of St. Rose of Lima 

Catholic Church and Hillview 

Country Club. She was preceded 

in death by her husband, Jerry. 

Survivors include a son and two 

grandchildren. She was a longtime 

resident of Franklin, Ind. 

Charles F. Snyder ’52 died May 5, 

2010. He had owned and 

operated Snyder Grain Elevators 

in Elizabethtown and New Albany, 

Ind. He was a U.S. Army veteran 

and served during the Korean 

War. He enjoyed history and 

genealogy and contributed 

information to the Columbus 

(Ind.) Historical Society. He also 

enjoyed playing his favorite 1940s 

music on the piano and having 

political discussions. He was 

fascinated with classic cars. 

Surivors include his wife, Janette. 

Milton E. Alexander ’56 died 

Oct. 7. 2010. He was a graduate 

of Franklin High School and 

attended Franklin College. 

He served in the U.S. Army as a 

chauffeur for the regimental 

commander, 8th Infantry, from 

1954-56 in Germany. He went on 

to become a pressman at 

OBITUARIES 

Kokomo Lithograph and 

Humphrey Printing, retiring in 

1991 after 34 years of service. He 

was a member of the American 

Legion and the Boy Scouts of 

America. He was a driver for the 

American Red Cross mobile 

blood donation vehicle. Survivors 

include his wife, Lorraine, three 

sons, three daughters and eight 

grandchildren. He was a resident 

of Kokomo, Ind. 

Jerry V. Higgins ’57 died March 

24, 2010. He earned degrees in 

mathematics, government and 

American history from Franklin 

College and Indiana University. 

He began his teaching career at 

Triton Central High School in 

1959. After four years, he moved 

to Shelbyville Junior High 

School, now Shelbyville Middle 

School, where he taught until 

1996. He also served four terms 

on the Shelbyville City Council 

and four years as mayor. His 

numerous awards included 

Educator of the Year from Shelby 

County Chamber of Commerce 

and Indiana’s Sagamore of the 

Wabash. Survivors include his 

wife, six children and 10 grandchildren. 


Shelbyville, Ind. 

Harold D. Newkirk ’57 died 

Sept. 23, 2010. Before attending 

Franklin College, he served in 

the U.S. Army from 1943–46. 

He also was a veteran of the 

Korean War, serving from 

1951–52. He owned Newkirk 

Grocery in Brownstown, Ind. 

He also worked for the Postal 

Transportation Service, Alaska 

Pipeline and Social Security 

Administration. He co-owned 

Newkirk’s Fashion Shop in 

Franklin, Ind., for several years. 

He was a member of Tabernacle 

Christian Church. Survivors 

include a daughter and 12 


of Franklin. 


OBITUARIES 

Benjamin A. Moore ’59 died 

July 31, 2010. He worked as a 

chemical technician at Rome 

Hospital in New York and later as 

a physical scientist at Rome 

Laboratory at Griffiss Air Force 

Base. He retired in 1999. He 

received many career awards, 

including one in 1973 for 

distinguished contributions to 

the research and development 

program of the Air Force and 

an accommodation in 1992 for 

outstanding support to the 

Air Force and the nation in 

Operation Desert Shield/Desert 

Storm. He was a member of First 

Baptist Church. Survivors include 

his wife, two sons, a daughter 

and two grandchildren. He was a 

resident of Rome, N.Y. 

The ’60s 

James D. “Jim” Burgett ’62 died 

Sept. 1, 2010. He retired from 

Cummins Engine Co. in 

Columbus in 1985 and from the 

National Guard in 1993. He was a 

U.S. Air Force veteran, serving 

during the Korean War. He was a 

member of Fair Haven Christian 

Church, a 50-year member of 

Nineveh Masonic Lodge and a 

member of the Murat Shrine and 

Indianapolis Valley of Scottish 

Rite. Survivors include his wife of 

57 years, Pat, four children, a 

granddaughter, six grandchildren 

and a great-grandchild. 

He was a resident of Nineveh, 

Ind. 

Karen (Hill) Lamb ’63 died 

May 28, 2007. She attended 

Franklin College and the 

University of Cincinnati. Her 

career included working as a 

medical transcriber for 

Neurology Associates and the 

Koala Center. She attended 

St. Bartholomew Catholic 

Church. Survivors include a 

brother and several nieces and 

nephews. She was a resident of 

Indianapolis. 

Rex E. Richards ’64 died 

Sept. 15, 2009. After attending 

Franklin College, he worked on 

his family’s farm in White River 

Township (Ind.) until 1996. He 

then moved to Illinois and began 

his own farm, where he worked 

until his death. He was a member 

of First Christian Church in 

Beardstown, Ill., and a former 

member of Mount Pleasant 

Christian Church in Greenwood, 

Ind., where he served as a deacon 

and trustee. He served on the 

White River Township Advisory 

Board and White River Township 

Fire Department Board. 

Survivors include his wife, Sheila, 

a son, a daughter and seven 


of Plymouth, Ill. 

Tamara S. (Hickson) Bardos ’65 

died Sept. 30, 2010. She was a 

graduate of Castleton State 

College of Vermont and 

Franklin College, where she was 

a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. 

She completed graduate work in 

gerontology at the University of 

Vermont. Prior to retirement in 

2006, she was a registered nurse 

for the psychiatric ward at 

Rutland Regional Medical 

Center, where she served as a 

nursing instructor and discharge 

planner. Survivors include her 

husband, Gordon ’65, a son, a 

daughter and six grandchildren. 

She was a resident of Goodyear, 

Ariz. 

Richard “Kelly” Clore ’66 died 

July 15, 2010. After graduating 


continued his education at 

Purdue University. He was a 

teacher and a coach at Perry 

Meridian High School in 

Indianapolis for 28 years. 

He retired in 2001. Survivors 

include his wife, Sharon, two 

sons, a stepdaughter and nine 


of New Castle, Ind. 

Sandra (Sells) Jones Myers ’67 

died Jan. 9, 2010. After her 

college graduation, she served 

14 years as children’s librarian at 

Stark County (Ind.) District 

Library. She also volunteered 

with Habitat for Humanity. She 

was a member of the Celebration 

Worship Center in Hartville and 

St. John’s Methodist Church in 

Florida. Survivors include her 

companion, Bill Myers Jr, 

four children and three grandchildren. 

She was a resident of 

Hartville, Ind. 

Richard A. Hill ’68 died Oct. 17, 

2010, after a courageous battle 

with cancer. Rick was a manager 

with Century 21 Camelot Realty. 

He also worked for several years 

with Ron Jon Surf Shop. He was a 

member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon 

fraternity. Survivors include his 

wife, Susan, a daughter, three 

stepchildren and eight grandchildren. 


Cocoa Beach, Fla. 

Cole G. Banks ’69 died Dec. 16, 

2008. He was a defense attorney 

and public defender who served 

as an adjunct faculty member at 

the University of Southern 

Indiana. He also had served as 

a political strategist and a 

consultant to several candidates. 

He offered his legal and political 

insights in frequent newspaper 

and TV interviews, analyzing 

Supreme Court decisions and 

state elections. He was a resident 

of Evansville, Ind. 

The ’70s 

David B. Elliott ’72 died June 12, 

2010. He held a bachelor’s 

degree in biology. He worked as a 

safety engineer. His interests 

included horses and fishing. 

Survivors include a daughter. He 

was a resident of Eufaula, Ala. 

Kathleen L. (Hawisher) Morrow 

’72 died June 29, 2010, after a 

seven-month battle with cancer. 

She taught Spanish, English 

and ESL classes at Triton Central 

and Shelbyville (Ind.) High 

School for more than 30 years 

before retiring in 2007. She 

loved traveling and prior to 

retirement took student 

groups to Spain eight times. 

At Shelbyville High School, she 

also served eight years as the 

girls’ golf coach, taking her teams 

to four state championships and 

receiving District Coach of the 

Year honors twice. She was past 

president and treasurer of 

Tri Kappa and a member of 

Shelbyville Retired Teachers 

Association. Survivors include her 

husband, Dale, a daughter, a son 

and four grandchildren. She was 

a resident of Shelbyville, Ind. 

Amy T. (Bennett) Goodpaster ’77 

died Aug. 8, 2010. After her 

graduation from Franklin 

College, she continued her 

education at Indiana State 

University, where she earned 

her master’s degree. She was a 

full-time wife and mom for many 

years and a talented homemaker. 

For the last five years, she taught 

kindergarten at Prairie View 

Elementary in Rhome. Survivors 

include her husband, Rob, and 

two sons. She was a resident of 

Trophy Club, Texas. 


The ’80s 

Lawrence E. McKinney ’87 died 

June 12, 2010. He held degrees 

in education from Indiana State 

University and Indiana University 

and earned an endorsement in 

Canadian studies from Franklin 

College in 1987. He worked many 

years as a South Bend Schools 

administrator and after retirement 

became a field supervisor 

for the education program at 

Franklin College. His memberships 

included the Retired 

Teachers Association, the 

Exchange Club and Phi Delta 

Kappa. He was a Branigin 

Scholar. Several years ago, Carole 

McKinney, associate adjunct 

professor of education at 

Franklin College, along with her 

husband, Larry, and friend Mary 

Ann Collier, a Franklin College 

Trustee, established the Collier- 

McKinney Endowed Scholarship 

for students majoring in education. 

The scholarship honors 

Lawrence and his wife, Helen, as 

well as the parents of Carole and 

Mary Ann. Lawrence’s survivors 

include Helen, three sons and 

nine grandchildren. He was a 

resident of Columbus, Ind. 

The ’90s 

Jennifer L. (Carr) Merchant ’99 

died June 20, 2010. She was a 

kindergarten teacher at Stephen 

Foster Elementary School in 

Indianapolis. She also was a 

member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. 

Survivors include her husband, 

Jeffrey, and a son. She was a 

resident of Brownsburg, Ind. 

Friends of 


Alice A. Carr died June 23, 2010. 

She was employed as a librarian 

at Franklin College for 15 years, 

retiring in 1978. She enjoyed 

knitting, reading, gardening, 

traveling and Bible study. She 

was a member of Community 

Congregational Church and 

taught Sunday School. Survivors 

include a son, William, his wife, 

Barbara (McKinney) Carr ’68, a 

daughter, Marjorie (Carr) Ridley 

’71 and three grandchildren. She 

was a resident of Franklin, Ind. 

Charles C. Cash died July 16, 

2010. He remembered Franklin 

College in his estate plans. While 

he had no known family ties to 

the college, Charles indicated he 

supported Franklin because it 

“is a good business college.” 

In 1980, he started Mr.’s 

Minimanykey Barn after taking 

the Foley-Belsaw locksmithing 

correspondence course. Charles 

owned and operated the business 

in Crothersville until moving to 

Shelbyville in 2006. He was always 

intrigued with furthering his 

knowledge, and he earned 

numerous certificates for courses 

completed in subjects that 

ranged from effective speech 

salesmanship and business 

accounting to beekeeping and 

computer technology. He was 

preceded in death by his wife, 

Zelma. Survivors include several 

nieces and nephews. He was a 

resident of Shelbyville, Ind. 

Carol Bush Hunt died June 30, 

2010. She was a friend of 

Franklin College through the 

American Baptist Association. 

She was an elementary school 

teacher for more than 40 years 

and taught in the Franklin (Ind.) 

Community School Corp. at 

Needham Elementary School for 

27 years. She was preceded in 

death by her first husband, the 

Rev. Stanley G. Bush, who was 

active in the American Baptist 

Churches USA and pastor of 

Second Mount Pleasant Baptist 

Church in Johnson County, 

Ind., for 26 years. To honor the 

couple’s passion for education 

and the greater Franklin 

community, their son, Sam Bush, 

and his wife, Alaine, established 

the Stanley G. and Carol D. 

Bush Endowed Scholarship 

for students at Franklin College 

several years ago. Survivors 

include her husband, Thurston, 

three sons and seven grandchildren. 

She was a resident of 

Indianapolis. 

Gordon L. McClure Sr. died 

Oct. 12, 2010. Gordon was the 

head of campus security at 

Franklin College for several years, 

and after retirement he worked 

for the Johnson County Sheriff’s 

office. He also was retired from 

the U.S. Marine Corps and the 

U.S. Army. He served two tours in 

Vietnam and was a Purple Heart 

recipient. Survivors include his 

wife, Cathy, a daughter, a son 

and four grandchildren. He was 

a resident of Greenwood, Ind. 

Charlotte West died July 8, 2010. 

She was married to former 

trustee Arch West ’36, inventor 

of Doritos® chips; he survives. 

Charlotte was active in several 

civic organizations, including the 

Farmer’s Branch Women’s 

League and North Dallas Shared 

Ministries. She was a founder and 

active member of Ridgeview 

Presbyterian Church. For many 

years, Charlotte and Arch served 

as FEMA reservists, traveling 

widely to assist people stricken by 

disasters. The couple also were 

faithful supporters of the college’s 

Franklin Fund for 

Scholarships. In addition to 

Arch, other survivors include 

three sons, a daughter, 12 grandchildren 

and six great-grandchildren. 

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PHOTO BY RENEE KEAN ’06 

Donor profile: Meet Kathleen Van Nuys 

Kathleen Van Nuys is a loyal and generous friend of Franklin College. 

Former journalist 

reflects on 

the best of times 

By Amy (Kean) VerSteeg ’96 

Editor 

She no longer collects a paycheck for 

telling stories, but interact with Kathleen 

Van Nuys for a few minutes and you may 

think she should. Ink still runs through the 

veins of this former newspaper journalist 

and engaging storyteller. 

Van Nuys, the eldest of four children, 

was raised in Tipton, Ind., where her 

grandfather co-founded the daily 

newspaper in 1896. As far back as Van 

Nuys can recall, her parents and siblings 

were involved in the family business; her 

father eventually served as publisher. 

By the time she reached junior high, 

Van Nuys was writing and editing 

notices — detailed accounts of the social 

activities across the county. Later she 

learned how to set type, sell ads and lay 

out pages. When it was time for college, 

choosing a major was black and white; 

she chose two, journalism and history. 

“Journalism was important because I 

knew I’d go home to work on the paper 

after college,” Van Nuys said. “And 

history was just fascinating. It was the 

explanation — the why. History was a look 

at life beyond Tipton; it’s what got me 

interested in writing about people.” 

The Indiana University graduate’s knack 

for writing shined at the family’s Tipton 

Daily Tribune, where she was the only 

female reporter for many years. Her most 

memorable assignment was born from a 

sorority sister’s invitation to take part in 

a post-World War II European travel 

seminar. Van Nuys’ father asked her to 

document the two-month experience for 

the newspaper, which she did by traveling 

with a manual typewriter. 

“My sister, Mary Jane, and I wrote 60 

stories,” Van Nuys recalled. 

From traveling overseas on the Queen 

Elizabeth ocean liner and hearing Winston 

Churchill give a public address at a rugby 

field in England to seeing bodies exhumed 

after the Battle of the Bulge and shaking 

hands with Pope Pius XII, the entire trip is 

reminiscent of an adventure novel. 

“We had some remarkable experiences 

during that trip, but the Statue of Liberty 

looked pretty good after some rough seas 

that caused us to arrive a day late; it was 

bedlam.” 

Things got better. After coming home, 

Van Nuys’ long courtship with her sweetheart, 

Charles, evolved into marriage. 

She left the family business to reside with 

Charles in the Johnson County farming 

community known as Hopewell. At a time 

when few women worked outside the 

home, Van Nuys balanced motherhood 

and career, opting to work after the birth 

of her only child. 

“I’ve always felt it isn’t how much time 

you spend with your child, it’s the quality,” 

Van Nuys said. She said she was fortunate 

to have a loving mother-in-law and a friend 

who helped provide her son’s care. 

While her husband worked in downtown 

Indianapolis as director of the Indiana 

Retail Council and was active in the 

legislature, Van Nuys kept her finger on 

the pulse of the city as a journalist for 

The Indianapolis Times. One of six journalists 

in the Women’s Department, Van Nuys had 

the distinction of lead writer. Her column 

“So They Tell Me” provided a glimpse of 

activities involving the city’s most influential 

movers and shakers. 

“I wrote about the work women’s groups 

were doing to raise money to promote 

projects city leaders thought would be 

good for Indianapolis. I attended lunches, 

galas and charitable events and sometimes 

went to private homes to interview city 

leaders.” 

Among those leaders were the Hulmans, 

owners of the Indianapolis Motor 

Speedway since 1945, and the Clowes, 

descendents of Dr. George H.A. Clowes, 

director of research at Eli Lilly and Co. in 

the early 1900s. After insulin was created, 

he mobilized Lilly resources to mass produce 

and market a treatment for diabetics. 

Van Nuys said, “I felt really lucky to 

have a column; I could have been 

assigned to something mundane like 

the police blotter!” 

Van Nuys wrote for The Indianapolis 

Times for nine years, ending her column in 

1965, when the paper closed operations. 

Eventually, the editor at a competing 

publication, The Indianapolis News, 


succeeded in getting Van Nuys to join the 

women’s department, where she resumed 

writing a social column, this time called 

“Lightly Speaking.” She continued the 

column and other stories until retiring 

in 1997. 

“All told, I had a least a 45-year career 

in journalism,” Van Nuys said. But she’s 

especially nostalgic about her early career. 

“The Times was a special place. People 

who worked there were like family,” she 

explained. 

Beyond the friendships, the newspaper 

gave Van Nuys another gift. Her last 

assignment was to join the members of a 

classic car club on their trip to a Mercedes 

plant in Germany. 

“My husband and son, then 10, came 

along,” said Van Nuys. “Charles had been 

immersed in Indiana business for so many 

years that when he saw the bounty of 

history and culture in Europe he was 

fascinated. Our family made a trip 

overseas every year thereafter.” 

In total, Van Nuys has visited 47 

foreign countries, but one of her favorite 

destinations is Alaska, where she has gone 

17 times. She often travels with her son 

and grandson. 

“Travel is very enlightening,” she said. 

It’s important to Van Nuys to help 

provide enlightening and uplifting 

experiences for Franklin College students 

because, as she sees it, “You can either 

choose to help build up society or tear it 

down. Supporting the college is good for 

the students, which in turn is good for the 

city, the county, the state and so on.” 

With the funding she gave for an 

endowed professorship in the religious 

studies department, a needs-based student 

scholarship and beautiful gardens at the 

Napolitan Alumni House, Van Nuys 

honors the memory of her late husband, 

his parents, Watson Morton Van Nuys 1900 

and Daisy (Branigin) 1901, and his first 

cousins, including Roger D. Branigin ’23, 

former Indiana governor, and his brother, 

Elba Branigin, both of whom served on 

the Franklin College Board of Trustees. 

You’ll love Paris in the springtime! 

ALUMNI NEWS 

You’re invited to join alumni and friends for a Springtime Walk Through Paris in 

2012. Faculty representatives Richard Erable and Kristin Wasielewski, husband and 

wife, will co-lead our trip to the renowned City of Lights, May 22–29. Both know 

the city intimately and will do their best to provide you a truly personal Parisian 

experience. 

Erable, an associate professor of English, is a first-generation American born to 

French parents, who as children both emigrated to New York City with their parents. 

He has relatives in France and returns almost every year. He previously has led three 

Franklin College Winter Term travel-study trips to France. Wasielewski, an adjunct 

assistant professor of French, has traveled to France more than a dozen times, 

including co-leading three Winter Term classes. 

For approximately $2,500*, your trip will include roundtrip airfare from 

Indianapolis, five-nights at a Paris hotel, four dinners, entrance fees to four museums, 

six metro tickets per day and airport shuttle service in Paris. Beyond Paris, a group 

day-trip and lunch in the countryside is included in the baseline price. 

While the trip leaders will organize daily sight-seeing adventures, you may customize 

the trip, opting out of excursions for independent exploration, as you would like. 

Erable and Wasielewski will provide sight-seeing recommendations, upon request. 

Group sight-seeing options will include the Louvre Museum, Musée D’Orsay, Sainte 

Chapelle, and walks through landmark neighborhoods such as the Latin Quarter and 

the Marais. Other top attractions you may want to see include the Eiffel Tower, Notre 

Dame, Arc De Triomphe and Centre Pompidou. 

Space for this trip is limited to approximately 12 guests to ensure a truly personal 

experience, so make your reservation now! Reservations received prior to March 1, 

2011, will receive priority. Travelers are responsible for getting themselves to and from 

the airport and should be physically fit to carry their own luggage and walk several 

miles per day while in Paris. 

For additional details, e-mail rerable@franklincollege.edu or call (317) 738-8239. 

*Trip costs are based on current exchange rate and are subject to change, coinciding with 

fluctuations in airfare, hotel rates, and economic factors. 


Trustee profile: Meet Mary Ann Collier 

This is the second in our profile series featuring the 

institution’s trustees. In this and subsequent profiles, 

the trustees will share — in their own words — perspectives 

on excellence, leadership and service. Learn more about 

Mary Ann Collier now . . . 

Collier became a board member in 

2001; she chairs the student affairs 

committee and serves on the academic 

affairs, trusteeship and investment 

committees. She holds a bachelor’s 

degree in mathematics from Lindenwood 

College, a master’s degree in mathematics 

and education from Indiana University 

and a master’s degree in business 

administration from the University of 

Notre Dame. In addition, Collier has 

attended the Harvard Program for 

Management Development and the 

Sloan Institute for Finance. 

Her career experience includes four 

years at Franklin College, where she was 

a member of the Student Affairs Division 

and an instructor in math. She later served 

23 years with AT&T, where she retired as a 

vice president and was nominated for the 

Catherine B. Cleary Woman of the Year 

Award, named for the first woman to serve 

on AT&T’s board. She went on to teach 

at San Francisco State University in the 

schools of engineering and business. Since 

fall 2005, she has been employed with 

Cisco Systems. 

Collier, along with her friends, Larry 

McKinney and his wife, Carole, a Franklin 

College adjunct associate professor of 

education, established an endowed student 

scholarship at Franklin in 2006 to 

assist elementary education majors. The 

scholarship honors members of the 

Collier and McKinney families, who 

worked in education and recognized that 

a good start during the elementary years 

was essential. Franklin College made 

Collier an Associate Alumna in 2005 in 

recognition of her loyal friendship and 

service on behalf of the institution. 

Given that you completed an undergraduate 

degree elsewhere, how did you become 

associated with Franklin College? 

“Well, I grew up in Muncie (Ind.), and I 

considered Franklin as a prospective student, 

but ultimately I chose an all-women’s 

college. I became reacquainted with 

Franklin while getting my master’s degree 

at Indiana University. The college needed 

a residence hall coordinator, and the 

location fit conveniently with my commute 

to Bloomington, so it worked out well. 

After I finished my master’s degree, 

Dick Park (currently a mathematics 

professor emeritus) found out I had a 

math background, and he needed another 

instructor in the department. The rest 

became history.” 

After teaching, you went into the 

technology field, where you’ve built a long 

and successful career. Why is technology 

the field for you? 

“Because it’s always changing, and I’m 

always learning. New technology doesn’t 

roll out clean; it always has a few bugs. It’s a 

problem-solving environment, and it really 

makes me think about how to fix things. 

It’s an interesting experience every day.” 

You’re a senior director with Cisco 

Systems. What does your job entail? 

“Cisco has five major locations, San Jose 

being one of them. I have the support 

center for San Jose, so, if you have a 

problem with your router, your phone 

or whatever, and you call in, you get an 

engineer, one of the approximately 200 

employees I manage.” 

How did you, a Midwesterner, end up 

living and working on the West Coast? 

“AT&T transferred me out there on a 

rotational assignment to run the Western 

region. After my two years, as was 

Franklin College Trustee Mary Ann Collier 

required, I went back to the main office 

in New Jersey, but I kept my home in 

San Franciso. If you had said to me 14 

years ago, ‘You will go out there and stay, I 

would have laughed at you, but I really 

enjoy it there. I like the area’s arts, the 

weather, the mass transit, the restaurants 

and the really good friends I’ve made.’” 

Based on your personal experiences, 

what are the benefits of having a liberal 

arts education? 

“Having a liberal arts perspective means 

being well-rounded. If you don’t have an 

appreciation for a variety of interests and 

experiences, then you really are leading a 

very myopic life. You’re missing the 

dynamics essential to other areas, 

especially in the business world. For 

example, when I meet with customers or 

vendors, I understand that we have a 

business relationship, but to help build 

that relationship we may go to lunch or 

dinner. If we can’t talk about the opera, 

or the arts, or current events, things other 

than business, it’s a problem.” 



“I think what Franklin’s doing in 

requiring students to attend campus 

events such as plays and lectures as part of 

the new liberal arts curriculum is great. I 

think it’s so important to encourage that 

behavior because you will never know what 

you like if you don’t try new experiences; a 

liberal arts environment helps expand your 

mind in that way.” 

If you had a class of students, what pearl 

of wisdom would you share? 

“Get outside your comfort zone. Go 

abroad. Learn a second language. The 

world is shrinking, and, if you’re willing to 

go other places and try new things, there 

are great jobs and opportunities out there. 

If you’re focused on being comfortable, 

you’re going to miss a lot.” 

Where have you lived and traveled abroad? 

“London, where I attended finance 

school, is the only place I’ve lived abroad. 

But, I have traveled extensively — every 

continent but Australia. I’ve canoed the 

Amazon River, sailed the Galapagos 

Islands, and snorkeled in Belize. I will get 

to Australia!” 

What makes you proud to be a trustee? 

“One reason is the college’s genuine care 

for its students. A positive example, I think, 

is the number of first-generation scholars 

the college serves (approximately 30 

percent). I think the college sees that they 

get a good foundation. Another reason is 

the people. In large part, it’s the Jay 

Moseleys (college president), Carole 

McKinneys (associate adjunct professor of 

education), Dick Parks (professor emeritus 

of mathematics), Tom Howalds (class of ’64 

and professor of philosophy and religion) 

and Steve Huddlestons (former board 

chair); they’re people who help the college 

make a difference and who make me want 

to be a part of Franklin.” 

Any FC family ties? 

“Yes, my cousin David’s daughter, 

Jenifer (Collier) Schloemer ’96, and 

another connection through my extended 

family, Don ’46 and Joanne Tharp, whom 

my family lived next door to in Muncie. 

Their four children grew up with my 

brother and me.” 

Franklin, a fine place to start 



Football fields and science labs are both 

familiar turf to Dr. Hollace Chastain ’86, 

but these days the hands that once grasped 

a football are more likely to be found 

holding medical instruments. 

Chastain serves as a clinical instructor 

in cardiology and the vascular lab medical 

director for Fort Wayne Cardiology in 

northern Indiana. Beyond that, he’s known 

throughout the health care industry as one 

of the nation’s foremost experts on carotid 

stenting, a nonsurgical technique used to 

widen blocked arteries in the neck to 

dislodge plaque that can cause strokes and 

heart attacks. His career foundation began 

at Franklin College, where he majored in 

biology. 

“I think the broad-based experience 

I had at Franklin with athletics and leadership 

through student organizations helped 

prepare me for down the road in my 

professional and private life,” said Chastain. 

Chastain formerly played football for the 

Grizzlies under legendary head coach 

Stewart “Red” Faught and assistant coach 

Terry Hoeppner ’69, both now deceased. 

Chastain also honed his leadership skills 

through membership in Kappa Delta Rho 

fraternity, which he served as president 

twice, Student Entertainment Board and 

Student Foundation. 

In addition to activities, academics 

were important. Some of Chastain’s 

best memories are of experiences that 

combined experiential learning with 

classroom instruction. He fondly recalls 

spending one spring break working side 

by side with biology professor Bill Pohley 

on his farm in Franklin. Another vivid 

memory is of a Winter Term travel-study 

trip to Florida with Pohley and classmates. 

The group camped, canoed and hiked 

their way through the ecosystem, even 

encountering some unexpected visitors. 

“We went into the Everglades and saw a 

cloud of mosquitoes rising up,” Chastain 

said. “Then a wind came up and all the sudden 

the mosquitoes were just gone.” It was 

a magical moment he has never forgotten. 

After Franklin, Chastain was accepted 

into the Indiana University (IU) School of 

Medicine 

graduate 

program. He 

also joined the 

U.S. Navy to 

serve his country 

and help finance 

his education. 

The Naval 

Medical Center 

in San Diego is 

where Chastain 

completed his internship and residency in 

internal medicine as well as his cardiology 

training. He then completed advanced 

interventional cardiology training and 

research at The University of Alabama, 

Birmingham, where he began involvement 

in the emerging field of carotid stenting. 

Today, Chastain is helping lead national 

research efforts to improve stenting 

processes and, thereby, improve blood flow 

in patients. He is currently participating in 

three active trials and is involved in five 

additional trials in various stages, but 

research is not his only interest. 

“I like interaction with patients,” said 

Chastain. “The human aspect can be 

difficult but fulfilling.” 

Reminiscent of his college days, Chastain 

maintains an active daily schedule that is 

well rounded, with leadership and service 

components. In addition to being a 

physician, he is head of instruction for 

peripheral artery disease at the IU School 

of Medicine’s Fort Wayne campus. He helps 

teach hands-on intervention procedures for 

peripheral vascular disease. He also shares 

his expertise with the community as guest 

speaker at a variety of events during 

National Heart Attack Prevention Month. 

One Fort Wayne-area TV station produces 

an annual public service program called 

“Heart Matters,” in which Chastain offers 

heart health advice. 

When he’s not working, Chastain 

volunteers at a faith-based health and 

dental clinic. He also greatly enjoys outdoor 

activities with his wife and two children. 

He remains appreciative of the liberal 

arts foundation that prepared him to take 

on any turf. 

“Franklin helped get me started,” he said. 


PHOTO BY RENEE KEAN ’06 

ALUMNI NEWS 

Always on top of the game 



Flip the TV station to USA Network 

and you might see the byproduct of 

Ellen Jacoby’s ’69 work as a casting 

director. 

Oozing Hollywood glamour during our 

phone interview, Jacoby talked casually 

about Monte Carlo, Lucille Ball — “I miss 

her” — and Jim Carrey — “He called me 

up and wanted to go to tour NASA with 

me.” The path from Jacoby’s childhood in 

New York City to Franklin College to a 

career as a professional backgammon 

player to her current status as a casting 

director familiar with big Hollywood 

names has not been linear. 

Jacoby first heard of Franklin College 

through her parents, who were friends 

with a professor at the school. Knowing 

their daughter wanted to attend school 

away from home, the parents suggested 

Franklin. They were impressed by the 

9 p.m. curfew imposed by the school at 

the time. The curfew did not last long. 

“We did away with that!” Jacoby said. 

Franklin was the first place city girl 

Jacoby had seen cornfields. She made 

the most of her time in the new setting, 

living a “full life” as she pursued a degree 

in education. Her college activities 

included archery, theater and card games 

in her free time. According to Jacoby, 

there is not a card game she doesn’t know 

how to play. 

During college, Jacoby and her friends, 

many of them also from the East Coast, 

attended the Kentucky Derby and the 

Indianapolis 500 — experiences not 

available back East. 

“I also was a cheerleader, actually 

co-captain, which was a lot of fun,” said 

Jacoby. “One of the pictures of me 

cheerleading at Franklin is in the National 

Cheerleading Hall of Fame.” 

While her degree was in education, 

after graduation Jacoby had a different 

route in mind. A singer and dancer 

since childhood, Jacoby took a job singing 

and dancing for the Holiday Inn hotel 

chain. However, an accident forced her 



Find work you love doing, and you 

might end up with a 40-year career. 

That’s how it happened for Martha May 

Newsom ’49, retired director for Girls 

Clubs of America, now named Girls Inc. 

“I just loved it,” Newsom said. “I believed 

in the programs and the philosophy and 

thought we did good work for girls and 

young women.” 

The work Newsom did nationwide, 

overseeing chapter operations and 

helping supervise programs for girls and 

young women, particularly those who were 

economically disadvantaged, helped lay a 

off the stage and into a wheelchair. 

During recuperation, she found an 

alternate career: Professional 

backgammon player. 

Through backgammon, the game of 

the Hollywood stars at the time, Jacoby 

was introduced to a glamorous lifestyle. 

She traveled the tournament circuit in 

Europe, spending every summer in 

Monte Carlo, France. Plus, hotels in 

Miami, where Jacoby was based, would 

ask her to make appearances. Through 

one of these appearances, Jacoby met 

actress Lucille Ball. 

“Lucy and I became friends, and we 

would play backgammon day and night,” 

said Jacoby. 

“We vowed to stay in touch, and we did. 

We would meet at the tournaments in 

Vegas and LA.” 

Ultimately, the backgammon 

tournaments took her far from home, 

and Jacoby’s family was worried that she 

needed to “get her feet back on the 

ground.” Her next role was that of a 

casting director at the urging of a 

Empowering girls and young women through service 

Martha May Newsom ’49 owns several sentimental 

treasures from the various states where she worked 

and lived during 40 years of service with Girls Clubs 

of America. 

foundation for the important work 

Girls Inc. continues today. With its mission 

of “inspiring all girls to be strong, smart 

and bold,” the organization remains 

focused on preparing girls to be the 

leaders of tomorrow. 

Girls Clubs was a great career fit for 

Newsom, whose well-rounded liberal arts 

education included a major in sociology 

and a minor in physical education. She 

also was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority 

and the Women’s Athletic Association, 

having participated in basketball, 

volleyball and archery. She recalls 

getting the keys to the gym from her 

favorite professor to shoot hoops or 

practice archery with her friends between 

classes. 

After graduation, she became director 

of the Girls Clubs chapter in Columbus, 

Ind. From there, Newsom went to 


friend and, in 1986, she opened her 

own casting office — Ellen Jacoby 

Casting International. 

Jacoby has cast iconic films such as 

The Truman Show, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 

and Dream Girls. One of Jacoby’s more 

recent projects is “Burn Notice,” an 

Emmy-nominated TV series about a spy 

on the run. Jacoby also was involved in 

casting for “Miami Vice,” “Nip/Tuck,” 

“Passions” and “CSI: Miami.” 

Being a casting director means 

narrowing down the field of talent for 

the director. For each job, Jacoby must 

familiarize herself with the script of the 

movie, film or commercial. 

“I audition people and read the part 

with the actors,” said Jacoby. “I bring my 

own creativity to the process. My high is 

discovering great actors. It is a tough 

business as there are many more aspiring 

actors than roles available.” 

Auditions are filmed, and the best are 

sent to the director who makes the final 

selection. While the job means working 

with famous directors like James Cameron, 

Martin Scorsese, Michael Bay and Ron 

Howard, it is not an industry for the faint 

of heart. 

Wilmington, Del., to help establish a new 

chapter. Getting the club off the ground 

was a challenge, but it was a launching 

pad for Newsom’s career. She went on to 

serve as a chapter director in Pittsfield, 

Mass., then on to the national staff in 

Los Angeles and New York City before 

returning to the Midwest and heading up 

Indianapolis. 

Newsom retired in 1990 and returned 

to Columbus, Ind., where she has 

continued supporting causes with an 

educational component, including the 

Senior Center Services and the 

Foundation for Youth in Columbus. 

Both organizations provide educational 

programs for different segments of the 

community, and Newsom enjoyed 

membership on both boards. 

She also is a loyal alumna, having 

volunteered in several capacities over the 

years to assist Franklin College. Newsom 

served two separate terms on the Alumni 

“This is a very tough business,” Jacoby 

said. “There is very little loyalty; you are 

only as good as your last film. You really 

have to stay on top of your game.” 

One way Jacoby overcomes the stress of 

work is through service. She’s involved 

frequently in charitable work on behalf of 

the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and YWCA. 

One of the best moments was when 

the foundation asked me if I could 

get a celebrity to do a piece of artwork 

for their silent auction, Jacoby said. 

“The foundation offered to provide a 

pizza box-sized canvas plus whatever 

medium the actor wanted, watercolors, 

oil paints, etc.” 

“Joe Pesci said he would do it for me 

but not to send him the materials, that he 

would get his own. He ended up sending 

me an 8-foot oil painting on canvas of a 

priest. He wrote ‘God is a Goodfella’ 

across the painting and signed it. It was 

the biggest success of the event.” 

As for succeeding in the fast-paced 

entertainment industry, well, it helps to 

have a liberal arts education, said Jacoby. 

“Be well-rounded, creative and know how 

to relate to people, and always stay on top 

of your game.” 

Council, acted as a class agent and is 

currently volunteering her time as a 

member of the softball complex 

fundraising committee as part of 

The Future Unfolds capital campaign. 

“I think the stuff women (athletes) do 

up there is great,” Newsom said. 

“I am on the committee for raising 

money for the women’s softball complex 

because it is the first time Franklin has 

specifically planned a space for women’s 

athletics. It seems fitting since we were the 

first college in Indiana to admit women.” 

Newsom is impressed with the way 

opportunities for women in sports have 

developed at Franklin College since her 

own time as a student. 

“In the last few years there are so many 

more opportunities for girls since Title 

IX,” said Newsom. “It has encouraged girls 

and young women everywhere.” 

Newsom believes sports can be an 

important factor in helping young people 

Casting director Ellen Jacoby ’69 meets many 

celebrities through her work. Here, she poses 

with client Danny Glover on a movie set. 

Learn more about her clients at 

w w w.ellenjacobycasting.com. 

build self-confidence and in teaching 

lifelong lessons about teamwork, discipline 

and perseverance. Over her lifetime, she’s 

personified all three. 

In 1983, Newsom was awarded Indiana’s 

honorary Sagamore of the Wabash and, 

in 1970, an Alumni Citation from the 

Franklin College Alumni Council for 

her significant work with Girls Club. 

While Newsom is appreciative of the 

awards, she views service as a responsibility 

rather than an option. 

“This country is dependent on volunteers,” 

Newsom said. 

She is grateful that Franklin College is 

committed to preparing young men and 

women for lives of excellence, leadership 

and service so that they can go on to make 

a difference in the world. 


Frustrated by low CD rates? 

Charitable gift annuities offer prudent alternative 

By Tom Armor 

Director of Advancement and Leadership Giving 

Secure and stable payments, income tax deductions, partial bypass of capital gains tax, 

possible reduction of estate taxes — these and other benefits may make a Franklin 

College gift annuity a prudent option for you right now. 

You may want to compare your current CD rate with a more favorable financial option, 

the charitable gift annuity. The national average rate for a one-year CD is currently at 

approximately .80 percent. With a Franklin College gift annuity, you not only receive the 

satisfaction of helping to further the mission of the college, you receive annuity payments 

for the rest of your life at rates that are considerably higher than current CD rates. 

For example, Mary is 80 years old and would qualify for a 7.2 percent rate on a charitable gift 

annuity. This is over 6 percent more than the rate she would receive with a CD. In addition, when 

one considers the income tax-savings and the tax-free payout from the gift annuity, the effective rate 

may be 9 or 10 percent. 

Age 1-year CD rate Gift Annuity rate Difference 

65 .80% 5.5% +4.7% 

70 .80% 5.8% +5% 

75 .80% 6.4% +5.6% 

80 .80% 7.2% +6.4% 

85 .80% 8.1% +7.3% 

*Rates given are current as of printing and are subject to change. 

Market volatility of recent years has generated concern over rapid changes in equitiy 

values. A second factor you may want to take into consideration is the fixed payout and 

the security of the charitable gift annuity. The gift annuity is a contract with Franklin 

College, and is secured by the annuity reserve fund, the unrestricted endowment and 

generally all of the assets of the college. With this level of security and stability, those 

who are tired of market volatility and market risk may be very interested in charitable 

gift annuities. 

There’s something else our gift annuity donors receive - membership in the Franklin 

College Horizon Society. This special group of forward thinking people partner with us 

in planning for the future. Their gift annuities and other planned gifts let us know that 

vital resources will be available to help Franklin College fulfill its mission and serve the 

next generation. 

Would you like to learn more about Franklin College’s gift annuity program? 

Tom Armor, Director of Advancement and Leadership Giving, can provide a 

personalized illustration to show how a gift annuity can work for you. There is no 

cost or obligation for this service. You can reach Tom at (317)738-8045 or via e-mail 

at tarmor@franklincollege.edu. 


On the move, 

from FC to DC 

Since graduating from college only 

two years ago, Wayne Stanley ’08 has 

made impressive progress in his climb up 

the career ladder. As a student, Stanley 

coupled his major in journalism/public 

relations with a minor in leadership 

studies, and he took full advantage of the 

college’s engaged-learning opportunities. 

In addition to participating in a children’s 

mentoring program and volunteering 

at a homeless shelter, Stanley invested 

significant time in serving as an officer of 

several student organizations. 

He also interned, living for a semester 

in Washington, D.C., while he completed 

the U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar/Franklin 

College Media Internship. Today, Stanley’s 

back in the nation’s capital, working as 

Indiana press secretary for Lugar’s 

office and managing the very internship 

program in which he once participated. 

Stanley’s Franklin College experience has 

come full circle yet continues to broaden. 

In the information that follows, Stanley 

shares a glimpse of his life then and now. 

Campus activities: “Student Congress, 

Kappa Delta Rho fraternity, Inter-Fraternity 

Council, College Mentors for Kids, Engaged 

Learning and Leadership Roundtable, FC 

Singers, The Franklin (student newspaper) 

and The Wellhouse (journalism magazine).” 

Benefits of the Franklin experience: 

“There were so many life-changing 

opportunities. Some of the things I’ll 

never forget are attending the cultural 

celebrations, hearing Holocaust survivor 

Eva Kor speak, working closely with 

Senator Lugar’s press team, taking a 

Winter Term travel course to the South 

to learn about the civil rights movement 

and having a variety of courses outside 

my journalism major, everything from 

anthropology and accounting to modern 

art. Those experiences, among many 

others, helped broaden my perspective 

and some of my beliefs and allowed me 

the opportunity to grow in ways that 

benefit me daily at work and home today.” 

U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar initially hired Wayne Stanley ’08 as a college intern. After his graduation, Stanley 

received a full-time job offer with Lugar’s Fort Wayne, Ind., office. More recently, Stanley was promoted to 

press secretary. 

Most influential professor and why: 

“Many Franklin College professors are 

influential in their own way, but if I had 

to choose, it would likely be a tie between 

Keri Ellington (director of student 

activities/organizations) and Bonnie 

Pribush (director of leadership 

development). They embody the Franklin 

College values and teach by example, 

inside and outside the classroom. From 

humility to leadership to humor, I learned 

many valuable lessons from both women. 

I am better in life because of tools they 

gave me.” 

Favorite college hangout: “Wherever my 

friends were at the time! In all honesty, 

however, the place you could almost 

always find our group was the Student 

Activities Center (SAC). The SAC was 

always open and so useful to students. 

Whether working on projects, cramming 

for exams or shooting the breeze and 

goofing off, we always had a great time in 

that space. I think that secretly the staff 

enjoyed us being there, too.” 

Best part of the Franklin experience: 

“Making lifelong friends. I also remain 

thankful for the service-learning, 

leadership and internship opportunities. 

I wouldn’t be who I am, or where I am, 

today without those opportunities.” 

Five-year plan: “Five years? How about 

tomorrow?! I would hope to have 

continued building my portfolio and 

diversifying the experiences in both my 

professional and personal life. I would 

hope to continue working in the 

political arena and maintaining my 

interests in public relations and 

community outreach.” 

I support the Franklin Fund for 

Scholarships because: “The Franklin Fund 

enables more students to have the same 

life-changing opportunities once given to 

me. My college experience was amazing, 

and the best way I can show appreciation 

is to give my support and encourage 

others to do so as well.” 



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Kayli Schafer ’11 and Chelsy Gott ’11 are two of the many student-athletes who exemplify Franklin College’s liberal arts tradition of operating 

with a sound mind in a sound body. Read more about their academic and athletic achievements in this magazine on pg. 46. 

Schafer and Gott are in good company. At the start of this academic year, two-thirds of new students indicated having an interest in athletics, 

and over one-third currently are participating in our Division III athletics programs through the Heartland College Athletic Conference. With 

your help, the college can continue supporting these promising student-athletes and instilling the lifelong lessons of teamwork, discipline and 

perseverance. Please consider joining our efforts to build a new tennis complex as part of The Future Unfolds campaign. 

The new tennis complex will be located in the heart of Grizzly Park, on the east side of campus. Its 10 composition courts will allow both the 

men’s and women’s teams to 

practice simultaneously and the 

four lighted courts will provide 

more flexibility in practice 

schedules with nighttime 

opportunities. The additional 

courts also enable the college to 

host NCAA conference matches 

and offer tennis camps, private 

lessons and community 

tournaments, which could help 

generate additional revenues for 

the program. 

Trustees Jim Hoover and John 

Grimmer have issued a special 

challenge to alumni and friends 

who are supporters of the proposed 

facility. During The Future Unfolds 

campaign, they will match dollar 

for dollar all gifts and pledges 

designated to the tennis project 

up to a total of $200,000. 

Commitments from tennis 

boosters are payable over a 

five-year period. Please call 

(317) 738-8040 to speak with the 

Office of Institutional Advancement 

about making your personal pledge.

Reporter autumn2010 -a - Franklin Alumni Network - Franklin College

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