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Grove City College
Congratulations Alumni
Award winners
The Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni
Achievement Awards recognize
alumni who have made significant
contributions to their fields and to society.
The annual awards, now in their 48th
year, have honored 174 accomplished
alumni. This Homecoming, the awards,
named in honor of Jack Kennedy ’37,
accounting professor, alumni secretary
and placement officer, were presented to
Katherine D. Brandt, Esq. ’82 and James D.
George ’82. John R. Werren, Esq. ’58 and
the late Arthur G. Mitchell ’64 received
the Distinguished Service Awards.
Brandt’s legal career has flourished
at Thompson Hine LLP where she
currently serves as firm-wide chair of
the Commercial and Public Finance
Practice Group and managing partner
of the firm’s New York office. She also
was instrumental in the development
and implementation of Thompson Hine’s
Women’s Initiative.
She resides with Jim Bennett in Manhattan.
George has made significant
contributions to community
outreach, corporate philanthropy and
environmental stewardship as part of the
Hershey Company, which he joined in
1984. He has since risen to the position
of vice president of corporate social
responsibility. George shares his personal
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Award winners left to right: James D. George ’82, Katherine D. Brandt ’82, President Richard G. Jewell ’67,
Carol Mitchell (wife of the late Arthur G. Mitchell ’64) and John R. Werren ’58.
passion for service in the community by
supporting local charitable events and
organizations. He and his wife, Susan,
have two children and live in Hershey, Pa.
A leader in both law and business,
Werren is former managing partner and
now counsel at Day Ketterer Ltd. Werren
served as a member of the Alumni
Council and the Board of Trustees. He
was instrumental as a member of the
Change & Commitment campaign’s
steering committee. He and his wife,
Joan, reside in Canton, Ohio.
Mitchell actively served Grove City
College and his community for nearly
50 years. He was part of the Alumni
Council (president), the Board of
Trustees, the Awards Committee and
the Epsilon Pi Alumni Association. He
opened his home for events and student
housing, and frequently visited the
campus as a guest speaker. Mitchell
lived in Mercer, Pa., with his wife,
Carol. He passed away on Sept. 12. His
daughter, Kelly (Mitchell ’92) Konkle
accepted the award in his memory.
Want to nominate someone for an award
in 2013? Visit alumni.gcc.edu/awards.
Alumni Council shares excitement
for future
The Grove City College Alumni Council
engages alumni in dynamic and positive
relationships to build an even greater Grove City
College family.
The seven new members added to the Grove
City College Alumni Council include:
Nancy Buckman ’81, John Calhoun ’90, Jean
Eckert ’66, Andrew McIndoe ’10, Darryle Owens
’89, Dr. Andy Sems ’95 and Lindsay Sera ’11.