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Mission accomplished
ALUMNI AND FRIENDS PUSH MARIETTA PAST $50 MILLION MARK
With the end of 2009 came the close
of the Legacy Campaign, a threeyear
endeavor that brought out the
best of the Marietta College family.
“For an institution to be great, it requires
the support of its alumni and friends,” said
Lori Lewis, Vice President for Advancement.
“I believe the alumni and friends of Marietta
College have fully embraced President Scott’s
vision for Marietta College—this is reflected
in their tremendous generosity which is what
allowed us to exceed our $50 million goal for
the Legacy Campaign. We are deeply grateful
to the thousands of alumni and friends of
Marietta College who’ve enabled us to achieve
this milestone at a time when educational
fundraising saw a significant decline in giving.”
By the end of December, the Legacy
Campaign total reached $52,055,152.
In 2006, the College began the Campaign
when Rob Dyson ’68 and Laura Baudo
Sillerman ’68 each committed $5 million for
the construction of a new library.
Within a year, alumnus Dave Rickey ’78 and
his wife, Brenda, committed to the library project
but also put into motion the construction
of the Anderson Hancock Planetarium.
Leadership gifts also came from others,
including Eric ’64 and Barbara Berman Dobkin
’65, David ’66 and Beverly Worthington, the
Petunia Foundation, and the Chlapaty family.
“It’s tremendously more enjoyable to be
philanthropic while you’re alive and see what
physical changes you’ve made in your lifetime,”
said Joe Chlapaty, whose family contributed
to the library project as well as made the
donation that put Marietta past its $50 million
goal. The family’s most recent donation will
renovate Don Drumm Stadium.
Since the start of the Campaign, the College
has been able to build the new, 53,000-squarefoot
Legacy Library and the Anderson Hancock
Planetarium. Also, Marietta purchased the
former Moose Lodge building at the corner of
Third and Butler streets and renovated most
of the structure to contain the new Physician
Assistant Department as well as a practice area
for the instrumental band.
The College extends its thanks to the thousands
of supporters who also made contributions
that will continue to benefit Marietta’s
students for generations to come.
“The Legacy Campaign has infused the
College with greater resources, provided us
outstanding new facilities and enabled us to
showcase the quality and strength of our programs,”
said President Jean A. Scott. “The success
of the Campaign has defined a more ambitious
course for the future of Marietta College.
We are grateful to the many people who made
this such a resounding success.”—GS
More on the Campaign’s visible impact on faculty and students can be seen on pages 12 & 13.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dr. Jean A. Scott
One of my favorite quotations about leadership comes from “Leadership is an Art,” by
Max DuPree: “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say
thank you. In between, the leader must become a servant and a debtor.”
DuPree’s description of a leader’s responsibilities is compelling, although I disagree with
the sequential nature that he assigns to those responsibilities. I see them as intertwined.
When I arrived at Marietta College in 2000, a committee was writing a strategic plan that
would guide the College toward enrollment growth and set it on a firm economic foundation—defining
an urgent reality. Thanks to the work of faculty, staff, and trustees and the
generosity of alumni and friends, we achieved the goals of that plan, beginning the physical
transformation of the campus and deepening support of students and programs. Enrollment
increased and the financial position of the College improved.
Almost immediately, I was obligated and honored to say ‘thank you’ to many people—
major donors who made transformational gifts and others whose gifts, although smaller,
were essential to our work.
Now as we come to the successful conclusion of the Legacy Campaign, Marietta College
is experiencing the boost in quality to our students’ educational experience provided by
such facilities as the Legacy Library and the Anderson Hancock Planetarium, the increased
support of students through scholarship endowments, and the long-term commitment to
the College expressed in estate gifts.
We celebrate the prospect of a much improved Don Drumm Stadium made possible by
the Chlapaty family’s vision and philanthropy, which put the Legacy Campaign more than
a million dollars over its goal. I am overwhelmed again by the generosity of our alumni and
friends, and grateful every day for the difference you are making in the lives of students and
to the long-term success of Marietta College.
While the Strategic Planning Committee and I work to define the next reality, I am grateful
for the privilege of serving Marietta College and its students. I am indebted to each of our
donors for your generosity and your support. Once again, and not for the last time, I say
thank you for the investment you have made in the lives of our students and the faith you
continue to show in this great College.
Global perspectives
LEADERSHIP STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
Students, alumni and faculty traveled to the Czech Republic last fall to participate
in an international conference.
Seven students, two faculty and three alumni took part in the 11 th annual
Global Conference of the International Leadership Association. The four-day event,
themed “Leadership for Transformation,” was co-sponsored by Marietta College.
McDonough Center for Leadership and Business Dean, Dr. Gama Perruci, serves on
the board of directors of the ILA and attended the conference with fellow professors,
Dr. Rob McManus and Dr. Tanya Judd Pucella.
Students Jack Brossart ’10, Laura Aldrich ’10, Sarah Griffin ’12, Sarah Waitz ’10,
Emily McGinty ’10 and Lauren Yanko ’11 made presentations and Olivia Jackson ’11
assisted program directors with alumnus Ashley Wollam ’08.
“The EIRs presented a panel at the conference on our Executive-in-Residence
program,” McManus said. “Barbara Fitzgerald ’73, Henry Jelinek ’68, Gama Perruci
and Jack Brossart presented the panel. Jack was a student in Barbara’s class…Four
of our students— Laura Aldrich, Sarah Griffin, Sarah Waitz, and Emily McGinty—
presented papers on cultural differences in women in leadership between the United
States and Czech Republic. They also presented their research with a group of
students from a university in the Czech Republic. Lauren Yanko presented a poster
on Ann Hamilton and Emotional Intelligence as it relates to art and leadership.”
Brossart wrote a personal account of his experience in Prague as well as provided
a photo gallery of the visit for the Marietta College Web site.
“I was a presenter at the conference along with Dean Perruci, Mr. Jelinek and
Ms. Fitzgerald,” Brossart said. “As to why I attended the conference, Ms. Fitzgerald
believed in the value of having a student on the panel and was gracious enough to
provide me the opportunity to attend the conference.”—GS
> WEB SITE: Read Jack Brossart ’10’s
story at: http://news2.marietta.edu/
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Friends of
Education
Hub Burton, Associate Vice President,
Alumni & College Relations
Where in the world is
The Long Blue Line?
If you’re looking to reconnect with some of your classmates, the Alumni Association
has organized a series of events in Ohio and Pittsburgh. Visit www.
marietta.edu/alumni today to register or learn more about upcoming alumni
events.
Cleveland
April 8
6-8 p.m.
Cleveland Chop House
824 West St. Clair Ave.
175 th Anniversary Alumni
Community Service Day
Saturday, April 10
Various Locations
Pittsburgh
April 15
6-8 p.m.
Palomino
Four Gateway Center
Cincinnati
April 22
6-8 p.m.
Maggiano’s Little Italy
7875 Montgomery Road
Golden Reunion Weekend 2010
June 4-6
Marietta College
Columbus
June 27
Columbus Clippers Baseball Event
Huntington Park
3:30 p.m. Picnic
5:05 p.m. Baseball Game
Homecoming 2010
October 29-31
Marietta College
During this anniversary
year at Marietta College,
I’ve often been
prompted to take a plunge into
the rich pool of archival material
maintained at the Legacy
Library. It’s never just a quick
dip. There’s too much for the
former history major to ignore.
Here’s to Special Collections
and Linda Showalter’s patience
and understanding.
Recently, I discovered a photograph from 1960 that
seems especially appropriate to mention even as we
celebrate the successful completion of the Legacy
Campaign. The image’s background features a tote
board from the 125 th Anniversary fundraising drive. In
the foreground administrators and volunteers beam
their approval. While mercifully much has changed in
terms of eyewear, sideburns and sport coat lapels,
even more appears to remain the same.
Fifty years ago, the goal was a modest $1.3 million
to support new facilities and building the endowment…not
unfamiliar priorities. More than a comparison,
the image inspires at least some brief reflection
on the fundamental role alumni and friends have
always played in supporting Marietta College and
its mission of providing a contemporary liberal arts
education.
Even as the pioneer settlers of Marietta carved out
a community on the frontier in the late eighteenth
century, they cared deeply about education. Originally
called “subscriptions,” campaign pledges in the
amount of $1,162 were first obtained to aid in the
establishment of Muskingum Academy, the College’s
predecessor.
Over the ensuing two centuries, the need and work
have remained constant in meeting the challenge
of closing the gap between tuition and fees and the
true cost of providing what generations of alumni and
friends have come to treasure; their Marietta College
experience and degree.
Along the way, the names of the various appeals to
their generosity have varied slightly. The 85 th Anniversary
Campaign, Five-Year Forward Fund, Campaign
150, Campaign for Marietta and, most recently, the
Legacy Campaign have all rallied Pioneers to a common
purpose.
They’ve never failed to answer the call. Never. And
the successful completion of the Legacy Campaign
demonstrates yet again the unflagging loyalty and
dedication of those who unselfishly weave the enduring
fabric of The Long Blue Line.
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Jam Session
ALUMNUS REMINISCES ABOUT HOMECOMING ’09
The TEP Jam Band rocked a standing room only crowd at The Galley
during Marietta College’s 2009 Homecoming. The TJB was “formed” in
or around 1977 when assorted TEP Fraternity members began playing
impromptu jams in and around the TEP house. The band began informally
as a part of the fabric of the fraternity; background noise in the living room,
front yard and occasionally on the library steps. When a band member would
graduate, the next year’s fraternity rush would include a search to replace that
person/instrument. On occasion, we had to tap the musical resources of the
Indies and other fraternities when we couldn’t convince the really stellar musicians
to join our worthwhile organization.
In the late 1970s, the band had a fundamental shift in paradigm. We began
playing actual songs. With songs, came gigs—other Greek parties and formals,
school functions and ultimately, the local bar scene. The band disbanded
shortly before the fraternity ultimately folded in the late 1980s.
On Oct. 17, 2009, Steve Boker ’79, Mike Mullee ’84, Barry Forbes ’81 and I
“reunited” the band for Homecoming. Barry and Mike had never played with Steve,
and there were no rehearsals or even a sound check. Four acoustic sets of nearly 40
songs; guitars, mandolin, bass, piano, harmonica, percussion and three-part harmony.
As the evening progressed, it became obvious that The Galley was the place to be in
Marietta, with more than 100 people in attendance. Seventies staples such as Amie
and I Knew You Rider were melded with TJB originals, March of the Munchkins,
Nuclear Warhead Bullets, Waste Product and The Blob. We were joined on a few
songs by the lovely and talented Ginger Smith ’87 and guitar player Jerry Katz ’84. By
the end of the evening, most of the 100+ people were dancing and all were singing.
The floor in front of the band became a shrine of donated beer.
When I awoke on Sunday, reflecting on the evening before, my eyes filled with tears. For one
night, we weren’t at Marietta College. We (band and audience) were in Marietta College again.
I don’t know whether something like this will ever happen again. It may be one of those once in
a lifetime, one-off things. Or, if the College wants to appoint us as goodwill ambassadors and fly
us in next time around, just maybe… —Jeff Waldman, Class of ’81
> TEP JAM BAND Top photo from left to
right: Steven Boker ’79, Jeff Waldman ’81 and
Mike Mullee ’84; Bottom photo from left to right:
Steven Boker, Jeff Waldman, Mike Mullee, Barry
Forbes ’81 and Jerry Katz ’84.
> CHEER Alumni treated to fun
times during special weekend.
Alumni create new memories of Marietta
HUNDREDS OF LONG BLUE LINERS COME HOME
October is always a special month at Marietta College, as hundreds of graduates return to campus
to reminisce and share stories of their current lives with former classmates…and life-long friends.
From the Thursday night Lambda Chi Alpha Pig Roast to the Sunday All-Alumni Breakfast in
Andrews Hall, Homecoming 2009 was filled with opportunities for Long Blue Liners to catch up on old
times and have plenty of fun. With the weekend event themed, “Turning the Pages of Marietta,” the
many events planned surely added another chapter to each alum’s memory book.
Along with the many Greek mixers, the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994 and 1999
celebrated their anniversaries throughout Marietta.
During the Friday evening Alumni Awards Ceremony, Deborah Aiken Myers ’76 and John T. Komar
’57 were honored as Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus. David M. Faunce ’94 earned the Outstanding
Young Alumnus Award and Kelly Jo Zimmerman Lane ’96 earned the Outstanding Young Alumna Award.
Long-time friend of the College, Virginia B. McCoy, who also served as a trustee for a decade, was
given an honorary alumna status during the ceremony. Ross Lenhart ’66, C. Barton Gullong ’70 and
Christopher Cortez ’71 were inducted into the Hall of Honor during Homecoming.
After the parade on Saturday, the crowd gathered at Don Drumm Stadium to watch the Pioneers take
on the Ohio Northern Polar Bears. Megan McGrath ’10 (Chi Omega) and Greg Geisler ’10 (Alpha Xi Delta)
were crowned Homecoming royalty during halftime.
The weekend came to a close as alumni gathered in Andrews Hall for breakfast Sunday morning.—GS
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A grand movement
MARIETTA’S BAND FINDS A NEW HOME
The band program at Marietta College has a new home.
In October, the symphonic band, the wind ensemble,
the sax trio, the jazz ensemble and the jazz combo moved
their rehearsal spaces to the former Moose Lodge, which was
purchased by the College in August 2008 primarily to house the
Physician Assistant graduate program.
“It has solved a multitude of problems,” said Marshall
Kimball, assistant professor and director of bands and instrumental
activities.
Previously, the band program, which consists of approximately
150 people, shared a rehearsal space with the choirs in
the Hermann Fine Arts Center.
“When every member was in the band room in Hermann,
it was like we were sitting on top of each other,” said Leah
Mendenhall ’11.
Not only was the room in Hermann smaller, but the band also
had to set up and tear down equipment before and after each
rehearsal. Because the size of the room, the band was unable
to “set up properly because of traffic patterns,” Kimball said.
The sound quality was also poor. “Waves would bounce off
the walls and reverberate throughout the room,” band member
Christina Johns ’13 said.
The rehearsal space in Hermann was painted during the summer,
so the room was incredibly live. “It became an acoustical
nightmare,” Kimball said.
Consequently, the rehearsal space presented as much of a
health and safety issue as it did a space issue. When the band
was practicing, the decibel level in the room rose above safe
levels on the meter. “We could not allow students to risk their
hearing,” said Casey Mercer ’11, president of the symphonic
and wind ensembles.
In Kimball’s opinion, the acquisition of the building by the
College has been a blessing for the band program. Now, equipment
can remain in place and instruments can be securely
stored in extra rooms. In addition, the various ensembles are
free to schedule rehearsals anytime they choose, as opposed
to working around choir and class schedules. The flat floor and
low ceiling have also enabled each band to hear itself much
better than it could in when practicing in Hermann.
The new space has encouraged camaraderie among the
band members as they have taken the opportunity to make
the new space their own. Kimball and the students painted
the walls of the Lodge and hung 72 yards of felt tapestries to
enhance the acoustics and add color to the main room. There is
also both a bulletin board for band news and a dry erase board
where Kimball can write information. “Our goal was to create
a warm and welcoming environment for the students,” Mercer
said.
Kimball is hopeful the new space will help the band program
grow. “There’s flexibility for small ensemble development,” he
said.
Overall, students are pleased with their rehearsal space.
“Even though it takes longer to get there than Hermann, being
there is worth the extra time,” Johns said.
Mendenhall agrees. “I think that it will give us more of a sense
of importance and pride in what we do.”
For Kimball, a portion of the PA Building means even more.
“It’s home.”—AM
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Learning About Lincoln
RONALD C. WHITE JR. CHOSEN KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR 175 TH FOUNDERS DAY
While teaching history at UCLA,
Ronald C. White, Jr., began
taking students to the
Huntington Library in San Marino,
Calif., so they could use its extensive
collection of Abraham Lincoln holdings.
As his students listened to guest
speakers and conducted research,
White himself grew more interested in
the 16 th President of the United States.
“I began to read Lincoln’s words
and found myself more and more
enthralled, especially with his second inaugural address. I was
also drawn to the religious language that was used, especially
considering Lincoln was never really associated with any formal
religion,” White says.
White, who is now one of the nation’s leading Abraham
Lincoln scholars, hopes to share some of his insight and passion
for the president during a visit to Marietta College. White
is the keynote speaker for the College’s 175 th anniversary
Founders Day on Feb. 18. His talk is titled, “Abraham Lincoln
2010: Wisdom for Today.” The program begins at 7:30 p.m. in
the Alma McDonough Auditorium, and it is free and open to the
public.
“Dr. White is a person of extraordinary intellect and an outstanding
Lincoln scholar,” said Marietta President Dr. Jean A.
Scott. “It was one of my goals when we began the planning of
the 175 th anniversary that we include a signature intellectual
moment for everyone to enjoy and learn from. We very much
look forward to welcoming Dr. White to Marietta for our 175 th
Founders Day.”
White, who is the author of eight books including A. Lincoln: A
Biography, which was published by Random House in January
2009, hopes to “shine a number of lights upon Lincoln in this
bicentennial of his birth.”
“What are some of the new things we are learning about
Lincoln? How did a person with less than one year of formal
education become one of our most eloquent leaders? Why are
we still repeating Lincoln’s words in the 20 th century? These are
just some of things I plan to cover,” White said.
White is also the author of The Eloquent President: A Portrait
of Lincoln Through His Words (Random House, 2005) and
Lincoln’s Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural (Simon and
Schuster, 2002).
He is a Fellow at the Huntington Library, as well as a
Professor Emeritus of American Religious History at San
Francisco Theological Seminary and a Visiting Professor of
History at UCLA. He has taught at UCLA, Princeton Theological
Seminary, Whitworth University, Colorado College, Fuller
Seminary, and Rider University.
“Lincoln saved the nation and led it through a Civil War. He
signed the Emancipation Proclamation,” White says. “We are
repeating Lincoln’s words today. We don’t repeat the words of
Washington, Jefferson or Roosevelt. For some reason the words
of Lincoln still speak to us today. Even at the first anniversary of
the 9/11 attacks when officials were looking for what to say they
ended up repeating Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. His words
are transcendent.”
White says he enjoys learning how Lincoln defined himself,
even if that means reading the approximately 125 “fragments”
that the President left behind. The “fragments” are slips of
paper that Lincoln used to jot down problems he wanted to
think through. “There are a number of them on slavery. He might
write, ‘How is it one person can hold another person in slavery?’
Some led to speeches, but others were just a way for him
to figure out a meaning. He never thought anyone would see
them because he put these slips of paper in his top hat and in
his desk.”
White’s knowledge and understanding of Lincoln is so extensive
that he was asked by The Wilson Quarterly to write an
imaginary letter from Lincoln to President Barack Obama. “One
piece of advice was to take your time. Taking his time to contemplate
a decision is part of Lincoln’s greatness. Do we have
time today with email, Facebook, Twitter and 24-hour news
cycles to truly think through a decision? Most politicians don’t.
I think Lincoln would be hard-pressed today to take the time he
did then to make a decision.”—TP
Proud to join The Long Blue Line
DECEMBER GRADUATION GIVES STUDENTS CHANCE TO FOCUS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Jessica Tucker ’10 never gave up on
her dream to graduate from Marietta
College, even when times got tough.
Working as a waitress at the local Bob
Evans restaurant while taking 18 credit
hours took its toll. But when Tucker completed
her degree requirements in both
Marketing and Management the challenging
schedule proved to be worth it.
“Now that I have graduated, though, it
does feel like an accomplishment,” said
Tucker of Lowell, Ohio. “I feel good knowing
that I could juggle all of those things
while going to school and still graduate
early. I have also gained a lot of experience
while in school and can now put that on my
résumé and talk about it in interviews.”
Tucker was one of 41 students who
attended the December Graduation in a
packed Alma McDonough Auditorium on
Dec. 5. “Some of the December graduates
chose not to attend because they had either
walked in May 2009 or will walk in May
2010,” said Paula Lewis, Special Events
Coordinator.
The students don’t receive their diploma
during the informal ceremony, but it is an
opportunity for the graduates to speak directly
to family, friends and professors. The
students officially receive their diplomas
during the 173 rd Commencement Ceremony
on May 9.
“Overall, I have found my experience at
Marietta College rewarding and hopefully
this time next year I will have a successful
career to talk about,” Tucker said.—TP
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Adding some KICK to physical education
VISITING PROFESSOR BROUGHT MARTIAL ARTS TO MARIETTA
When Professor Minliang Liu came to Marietta College to
teach during the fall semester, he wanted to impact the
health of his students for their lifetime.
The visiting professor came from the University of International
Relations (UIR) in Peking, China, where he specializes in martial
arts and is the vice-secretary in the Beijing Xingyiquan Research
Institute.
At Marietta, he taught Chinese martial arts as a physical education
course.
“I hoped that this course helped students obtain basic knowledge
of Tai Chi theory and preliminary understanding of Chinese
Martial Arts culture through my systematic teaching,” Liu said.
Marietta College has a special partnership with UIR as it provides
our campus visiting professors as well as the majority of
our Chinese students.
Liu’s experience in martial arts covers many different styles and
types as his interest in the subject started at a young age.
“I was fond of Wushu in my childhood,” Liu said. “I learned
Xing Yi from my father, GuoLiang, who was strict with me while I
learned it. Under his rigorous teaching, I gained my stable base in
Wushu.”
In 1994, Liu was admitted by the Physical College of Beijing.
During that time, he learned Chenshi Taichi from Wushu masters
like Di Wang and XiangChi Shim, who are famous in China for
their martial arts skills. Liu also learned the arts of Jiji and Tuishou
while at school.
In college, Liu studied Chen Style T’ai Chi Quan from T’ai Chi
Quan Master Yang Wenhu, one of the major students of Chen
Zhaogui. And in 1997, he became a student of Di Guoyong, the
president of Beijing Xingyiquan Research Institute, and practiced
Xingyiquan.
With an in-depth background of the martial arts of T’ai Chi
Ch’uan, T’ai Chi Tui Shou, and Xingyiquan, Liu hoped to pass
along his knowledge to the students registered in his class.
“The practical training of Tai Chi can help the students grasp
attacking and defending techniques while improving their
strength, stamina, coordination, flexibility, and many other aspects
of their personal fitness,” Liu said. “This course can also
provide students with the chance to have better physical awareness
of their health, thus becoming healthy later in life.”—BP
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Church fills for 83 rd performance of holiday classic
On a crisp Sunday night in early December, the community packed the
newly renovated St. Mary’s Catholic Church to watch a local tradition
83 years in the making.
More than 1,000 people enjoyed the Oratorio Chorus’s performance of
George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” on Dec. 6. Unlike the four other choirs
at Marietta, the Oratorio Chorus is a “town and gown” group, comprised of
students, staff, faculty and community members.
“The community involvement fits well with the department’s mission to support
music throughout the Mid-Ohio Valley,” said Dr. Daniel Monek, Director of
the Oratorio Chorus, Associate Professor of Music, and Chair of the Edward E.
MacTaggart Music Department at Marietta. “We are an important artistic outlet
for a large number of local residents.”
The use of this type of choral group may be the reason the tradition of
performing “Messiah” every year developed. When Gerald Hamilton, Musical
Director of the College, arrived on campus in the fall of 1926, the singing of the
Christmas portion of the work was one of the first major events he organized.
That performance drew a crowd of more than 1,400 people. Monek believes
this lead to a performance again the following year, and, before anyone realized
it, the tradition had taken root.
“Since day one, it included faculty, staff, students and community members
not only in the chorus, but, up until recent decades, also in the orchestra. As
a result, the event has always been a joining of the College and the town,”
Monek said.
Mary Rizzardi ’11, who has been singing the “Messiah” with the chorus since
her freshman year, appreciated having the opportunity to meet community
members she normally wouldn’t through this performance. “You could call it
a type of networking, but it’s more of a way to feel a connection to the town
and surrounding areas of Marietta, instead of just the College,” she said.
Monek is drawn back to the “Messiah” each year in part because of his
favorite pieces in the work. The first song he looks forward to is the soprano
solo “I know that my Redeemer Liveth.”
“Interestingly, this is the song carved into
Handel’s tombstone at Westminster Abbey. I find it
to be a very simple, yet moving statement of faith
that never ceases to touch me,” Monek said. He
also particularly enjoys the final piece, “Worthy
is the Lamb.” “Its opening chorus ends the more
than three hours of music with terrific majesty and
power.”—AM
Rowing, Marietta College’s first organized sport, was
introduced to the campus during the 1870s. Nearly
three-quarters of the students were involved in the
activity, from building a boathouse on a coal barge
to participating in regattas on the Muskingum River.
Four crew members of 1878 are pictured standing in
front of the Marietta College Rowing Association banner
and identified as follows: John Mitchell, Harley
Steward, Charles Dyar and Albert Parsons.
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Marietta welcomes Saudi Aramco students
CHANGES MADE TO ACCOMMODATE NEED
In the fall of 2008, oil company, Saudi
Aramco, contacted the College to discuss
enrolling students to study petroleum
engineering and geology. In the fall,
a dozen students from the Saudi Arabia
began their freshmen year at Marietta.
“Living in the U.S. is the best chance
I have ever had,” said Mohammad Al
Gherairy ’13. “This will help me a lot in my
life and my career. I’m studying at one of
the oldest colleges that teaches petroleum
engineering—and it’s one of the best.”
Christy Burke, Director of International
Programs, said the company sponsors students
in Saudi Arabia to study petroleum
engineering and geology in the U.S. After
graduation, the students work for Aramco.
Mohammed Al Jurashi ’13’s hometown
of Al-Khobar has a different culture than
Marietta but the petro student has worked
hard to learn about his adoptive country.
“At Marietta College, small classes help
professors to know their students and get
in touch with them easily,” Al Jurashi said.
Similarly, Sattam Al Mutairi ’13, of Turaif,
plans to learn all he can about the community.
“I really love the U.S. and I am not
going to waste my time sleeping or doing
boring things, but I will discover as much
as I can from America’s culture,” he said.
Dr. Bob Chase, Chair of the Petroleum
Engineering and Geology Department,
remembers the first wave of Saudi Aramco
students. “I think we got our first group of
Saudi Aramco students back in 1984, and
had a group of about 12 come in to the
program over a two-year period,” Chase
said. “In 1986, the price of oil collapsed
from $35 per barrel to $9 per barrel and
Aramco announced that they were not going
to send any more students because of
the collapse in the price of oil and because
Saudi had developed their own petroleum
engineering program at King Fahd
University.”
Khalid Al Eid ’87 was Chase’s former students.
“I spent almost five years at Marietta
and it was excellent,” Al Eid said. “The
program was perfect, the teachers were
outstanding and the atmosphere was great.”
The College has been looking at ways
to make the latest international students’
stay at Marietta more compliant with their
culture and religion. As part of Make a
Difference Day, four American students
revitalized three areas for students to
meditate and practice their faiths.
“To embrace religious diversity, the
campus created three spaces in Mills Hall
for students, faculty and staff to use—the
Interfaith Room (open to all religions), a
Meditation room, and a Prayer room (for
Muslim students),” Burke said.—GS
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Model UN:
A lesson in
diplomacy
STUDENT EARNS ‘EXCELLENT’
RATING DURING CONFERENCE
It was an interest in politics that
brought Ben Reese ’13 to join Marietta
College’s Model UN club, but it was
his preparation and skill at diplomacy
that earned the management and political
science major an Excellent rating during a
conference last fall.
“I won the Excellent Delegate Award at
the Lake Erie International Model United
Nations (LEIMUN) Conference, where
I represented Uganda on the Security
Council,” Reese said. The conference ran
from Oct. 20-Nov. 1 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Emily Davis ’11, who is Marietta’s
Model UN club president, Jamie Kelley
’10, Alissa Bambarger ’11 and Donald
Keefe ’13 also participated in the conference,
as did 13 other colleges and
universities.
Students represented different countries
on certain committees of the UN.
Davis represented Vietnam on the
Security Council; Kelley represented
Turkey on the Organization of the Islamic
Conference; Bambarger represented
Japan on the Commission on the Status
of Women; and Keefe represented Turkey
for the World Health Organization. The
students were pre-assigned to these
posts so they had time to study their
country’s policies on various matters
before arriving at the conference.
Faculty advisors for Marietta’s extracurricular
club are Dr. Mark Schaefer,
Assistant Professor of Political Science,
and Dr. Mike Tager, Professor of Political
Science. Tager accompanied the students
to the LEIMUN Conference. The
group also plans to attend the Dayton
Model UN Conference in February.
“The goal is to write UN resolutions addressing
the problems under discussion
in their committee, and to ensure those
resolutions reflect or accommodate the
foreign policy goals of the country they’re
representing,” Tager said. “It’s a fun way
to learn about international politics as
they speak, bargain, negotiate, write,
amend, (and) vote on mock UN resolutions.”—GS
Making safety a priority
COLLEGE, STUDENTS WORKING TO MAKE CAMPUS MORE SECURE
With a light mist falling and the campus oddly quiet, about a half dozen students
join a few Marietta College administrators for one of the most important campus
tours of the semester.
“We get together once every semester to walk around campus and see if there are any
safety concerns that the students might have,” said David Valkinburg, Chief of Marietta
College Police. “I am really pleased that Student Senate takes a very proactive role in
safety and continually provides feedback that helps us determine what few safety areas
we need to address.”
The 75-minute walk around campus ended with everyone agreeing there were few concerns.
That’s good news for the College, which has spent more than $1 million upgrading
safety and security around campus. “It was really great to attend the campus safety
walk through and notice that the biggest safety issues around campus currently are just
burnt out light bulbs that can be easily replaced,” said Kyle Thauvette ’10, Student Senate
President. “Campus Police deserves credit for all they do to protect us.”
This is good news for everyone at Marietta College. A recent Noel-Levitz National
Student Satisfaction and Priorities Report showed safety and security is the third most
important concern for students at four-year private institutions. Only instructional effectiveness
and academic advising ranked higher on the survey that included 253,294
students from 368 institutions surveyed between the fall of 2006 and spring of 2009.
Noel-Levitz is recognized as a leader in higher education consulting.
“Student safety has been an issue, and will continue to be, not just for Marietta College
but for all colleges and universities. The issue of making sure colleges and universities
constantly do what they can to improve safety is what’s really important,” Thauvette said.
The safety steps taken by the College have been done on many fronts.
The most noticeable change is two emergency call phones with bright blue lights on top
that can be easily seen on campus at night. Fred Smith, Director of Physical Plant, said
they plan to install at least two more in the spring. Residence halls are also places where
the safety precautions are evident. Included in the safety enhancements are improved
ADA accessibility, swipe card system, window security screens, stair treads and the Insta-
Key system for rooms.
Additionally, Marietta has invested in a quick response communication system called
Pioneer Alert. This two-part system includes an immediate radio notification system. John
Davis, Marietta’s Chief Information Officer, said his staff installed more than 280 desktop
and wall mounted radios in residence halls and other locations on campus. In the case of
an emergency, a member of the Incident Management Team can activate a warning within
minutes of learning about the situation.
“We are constantly reviewing our emergency communications procedures to protect
the safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors,” said Becky Cutlip, Campus Safety
Officer. Marietta officials have also worked hard to provide training in fire safety, emergency
preparedness and workplace safety.
Valkinburg said College Police is always open to other suggested improvements.
“These relationships of listening to students, staff and faculty and promptly responding to
address these areas shows that we really care about safety on the campus.”—TP
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Ability to challenge, mentor students leads to McCoy honor
DR. JANET BLAND EARNS COLLEGE’S HIGHEST HONOR FOR FACULTY MEMBERS
When you sign up for one of Dr. Janet Bland’s English
courses you expect to be challenged like never before.
For Mike Cress ’10 that challenge came in a FYSE 101
class the first semester of his freshman year. Bland presented
the class with an impressive reading list that included Jeffrey
Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides, Rebecca Walker’s Black, White &
Jewish, and Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner.
“(The course) was perhaps one of the most definitive of my
college experience. ‘Tell Me a Story,’ it was called, and we read
signature stories from a colorful array of authors, experiencing
many different flavors of culture, lifestyle, and life experience,”
Cress said. “What I most loved about this class, aside from the
exquisite reading list, was Dr. Bland’s emphasis on self-expression,
on how we tell our own experiences. Her focus on the value
of versatility showed our entire class, a group of very intimidated
and overwhelmed incoming freshmen, that we would all experience
life: its apexes, its heartbreaks, and its conflicts—but that
we would all have a different shape and color when crafting our
own life stories.”
That is exactly what Bland likes to hear from her students.
“I think learning is enjoyable, and the progression through
a field of study should be expanding and transforming,” she
said. “There is nothing interesting about being bored; I believe
College community reviewed her portfolio and observed two of
her classes.
“I am honored to receive this award. The McCoy family has
a history of supporting our faculty, and Marietta College puts a
real emphasis upon the quality of instruction—so I find it very
meaningful to be recognized for my teaching in a context where
good teaching is at the center of our efforts,” Bland says. “I also
want to mention that the other two McCoy finalists this year are
dedicated, talented teachers—both are very strong examples of
what we are doing right here at Marietta.”
Bland, Associate Professor of English at Marietta and fiction
writer, published a book of short fiction, A Fish Full of River, in
2006. Fish is a collection of nine character-driven stories that take
place in the first half of the 20th century. It was nominated for a
Colorado Book Award in the category of Fiction. She has also
co-written The Civil Mind with Margaret Whitt, published in the
summer of 2006.
Bland says she is almost
finished with On the Roof, a
novel about the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina, and she isn’t
done. “I plan to begin working
on a novel that takes place
“There is nothing interesting about being bored; I believe students want a sense of
gaining something from a course, be it knowledge, insight, mastery of material, or
improvement of specific skills. I think academic rigor is at the heart of what we do—
there has to be purpose and meaning to each course, a reason for coming to class.”
students want a sense of gaining something from a course, be
it knowledge, insight, mastery of material, or improvement of
specific skills. I think academic rigor is at the heart of what we
do—there has to be purpose and meaning to each course, a
reason for coming to class. Higher education is about being challenged—in
terms of your skills, your knowledge, your beliefs, and
your judgments.”
It is this passion she gets from teaching and the connection
she has made with her students that led to Bland being named
the McCoy Professor for 2010. The honor is the most prestigious
award presented to faculty at Marietta College.
“Janet is challenging and stimulating in the classroom and provides
tough critiques of students’ writing. On the other hand, the
comments on course evaluations often mention her humor, and I
have known her to take time on a weekend to mentor a student
who was facing some personal difficulties,” says Dr. Rita Smith
Kipp, provost. “It is this combination of intellectual rigor with
humor, warmth, and support that makes Janet one of our most
effective teachers.”
John G. ’35 and Jeanne McCoy established the four-year recognition
plus stipend in 1993 as part of the McCoy Endowment
for Teaching Excellence. After peers nominated Bland, a group
of nationally recognized teachers working outside of the Marietta
in Marietta,” she says. “I just
learned that I’ll be on a sabbatical
to begin researching/writing in summer and fall of 2010.
Appalachian art (specifically glassblowing) plays an important role
in the plot, so I am very interested in learning more about it.”
She isn’t finished developing new courses and taking on new
challenges on campus. “I want to continue to build upon our
Creative Writing concentration within the English major. And I
am introducing a new Honors Literature course in the spring: the
Literature and Film of post-war Japan and China,” Bland said.”
Amanda Griesser ’09 said she took a course from Bland in the
fall based on her reputation.
“Dr. Bland challenges me to think about my writing in ways I
never considered; her suggestions and critique have benefited
me greatly in my creative process, and I feel that my writing has
improved substantially even in the short amount of time I have
had class with her,” Griesser said. “ In addition to challenging me
as a writer, Dr. Bland has such an approachable demeanor—she’s
known for her sense of humor and I certainly appreciate a professor
who I can banter with. She genuinely cares about her students’
well being in and out of the classroom, and although her
classes are work-intensive, she goes out of her way to provide
counsel and timely responses to our work.”—TP
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The impact
of the Legacy Campaign
ALUMNI, FRIENDS SPUR A BUILDING BOOM AT MARIETTA
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The success of the three-year, $50 million Legacy Campaign
will help support the quality of Marietta’s education
for generations to come—but it only took months into the
endeavor for the campus to be physically changed.
As the first leadership commitments were
announced, the College began a physical transformation.
By May 2007, the first of the work
crews converged onto campus. Come summer’s
end, the footprint of Legacy Library and Kremer
Amphitheatre were being carved out. Before the
official dedication ceremony in May 2009, the
Marietta College community put the new areas to
good use.
“Legacy Library continues to enjoy great success
with students, faculty, staff and the community,”
said Dr. Douglas Anderson, Director of
Legacy Library. “The group study areas throughout
the library are popular spaces for students
to gather. The faculty often use the classrooms,
particularly for courses that are enhanced by close
proximity to our library resources. And I’ve been
very impressed with how popular Special Collections
has become with our community members.”
Though the Campaign was initiated with major
gifts supporting the construction of a new library,
more changes were in store for the College.
Within a year of the Campaign’s start, another
major gift brought news to campus and the community
that a new state-of-the-art planetarium
would be built by the end of 2008 and dedicated
to emeritus physics professors, Dr. Les Anderson
’55 and Dr. Whit Hancock. Opening for the 2009
spring semester, the Anderson Hancock Planetarium
provides a unique educational experience
for Marietta College students and for community
members as well. Since the grand opening, there
have been 38 free public shows, not counting the
many presentations for local school children.
“I frequently receive feedback from community
members who seem to greatly enjoy the public
programs,” said Assistant Professor and Director
of Anderson Hancock Planetarium, Dr. Ann
Bragg. “Furthermore, we have many ‘regulars’
who attend a program most months. I believe that
the existence of these regular attendees is a good
indication that we are doing something right.”
Also during the Campaign, the College added
an elevator to Thomas Hall, renovated classrooms
in McDonough, and expanded campus to the
corner of Third and Butler streets when the former
Moose Lodge was purchased so the Physician
Assistant Graduate Program could grow.
“The Physician Assistant Program is really
pleased to be in the newly renovated building,”
said program director, Dr. Gloria Stewart. “The
structure has provided the program with a positive
learning environment and helps the program to
expand from 22 students to 36 students per class.
The technology and learning space will enable our
students to stay up to date on the latest medical
knowledge and skills.”—GS
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McDonough completes study
of non-profits potential
> OPEN MIC Coffee House series at Izzy’s has provided a
stage for students like Nate DiRuzza ’10 of Alliance, Ohio.
Coffee house series
calming for students
Claire Murphy ’13 once ran from the First
Congregational Church in Marietta to Andrews Hall
just to be on time for an Izzy’s Coffee House series
event.
The relaxed setting at the coffee house events is just what
Murphy needs after a long day of classes, and it’s just what
David Travis had in mind when he began the series.
Travis, Director of Student Activities and Greek Life at
Marietta College, began the Izzy’s Coffee House series two
years ago to give students a one-hour break in their evenings
by providing them with food, a comfortable environment and
live music.
The series, which occurs at 9 p.m. on alternating Tuesdays,
features mainly jazz, blues and folk musicians.
It’s difficult for Travis to select his favorite singer from the
series, but some of the musical acts he remembers best have
been Marietta College students. Another reason he started
the Coffee House Series was to give aspiring musicians the
chance to open for the main performers.
Nate DiRuzza ’10, who plays primarily acoustic folk rock
and country music on the guitar, took advantage of this opportunity.
For him, the atmosphere at the venue was more
tranquil than at some of his other gigs.
“I love being able to sit and play for a crowd in a laid-back
setting because I am a laid-back guy,” DiRuzza said. “It’s also
a cool little café setting, so even if you only get 50 people to
show up, it looks packed.”
Currently, there’s no end in sight for the coffee house
series. Travis’s main plans for future events are related to
snacks. During a typical evening, those in attendance munch
on stuffed cookies, iced mocha lattes and hot chocolate.
During spring semester, Travis hopes to satiate students’
hunger with waffles.
Similarly, Travis wants to increase student involvement by
encouraging campus clubs to co-sponsor a series event.
Each group would help select the artist and the food and
would aid in promoting the performance.
Above all, the coffee house series epitomizes what Travis
appreciates about his job. “I enjoy it because I haven’t noticed
any limits in order to do programming. The Student Life
Office is here to support student interests and needs.”—AM
Researching and executing a
report about non-profit capacity
in the Mid-Ohio Valley was
a major accomplishment for Marietta
College’s McDonough Center for
Leadership and Business.
While the report offers a better
understanding of the challenges and
even provides suggestions, what is
even more exciting for those involved
with the project is that the work is not
done.
“They’ve offered a number of recommendations,
and I’m excited that
many of those were creative suggestions
like finding volunteers and
interns instead of saying you need more employees,” said Sister
Jane Harrington, Executive Director of the Sisters of St. Joseph
Charitable Fund in Parkersburg, W.Va. “I am also excited that we
are going to regroup soon, take a look at those recommendations
and develop a response.”
As part of a comprehensive study conducted under a grant from
The Sisters of St. Joseph Charitable Fund, McDonough recently issued
the report, entitled “An Analysis of Nonprofit Capacity Building
in the Mid-Ohio Valley.” In the report, Dr. Tanya Judd Pucella,
Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and McDonough’s
Director of Civic Engagement, examines the capacity-building challenges
and technical assistance needs of nonprofit organizations
in an 11-county region in southeastern Ohio and west central West
Virginia.
Based on survey responses and focus groups, seven of the top
10 most pervasive needs identified in the study relate to financial
resources and the need for effective fundraising—obtaining funding,
expanding the donor base, developing capital campaigns,
building endowments, securing corporate or foundation support,
acquiring government grants and writing proposals.
“Funders hold tremendous sway over their current and potential
grantees, who are always looking for ways to make themselves attractive,
and therefore worthy of funding,” Judd Pucella says in the
report. “With such influence, the funding community has the ability
to convey the importance of focusing on organizational development
in a variety of ways, many of which may cost very little in
terms of money or time.”
McDonough Dean Dr. Gama Perruci said the purpose of the
research project was to help develop a common understanding of
the capacity-building challenges faced by nonprofit organizations
in the region. The research results should help interested members
of the funding community in developing systematic approaches to
support the organizational health of local nonprofits in addition to
their programmatic requests.
“The report will help the nonprofit community have a substantive
conversation about their needs and priorities,” Perruci said. “The
sector now has meaningful data that they can draw from in order
to shape their future. This study fits really well with one of the Core
Values of the College to serve the region and be a participant in
the life of the community—it is a wonderful demonstration of civic
engagement.”—TP
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Returning to Africa
COLLEGE SUPPORTS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT IN GHANA
One day after the 2010 Commencement ceremony, a convoy
from Marietta College will travel thousands of miles
to a remote village in West Africa—a trip that many in the
group made in 2008.
Ten students, along with Dr. Ena Vulor, Dr. Janie Rees-Miller,
professor and Director of the ESL program, and IT’s User Analyst
Tech Gary Bosworth, will participate in a major community service
project in Ghana from May 10-27. Similar to the trip during
the summer of 2008, the group will be renovating schools and
installing refurbished computers, which were donated by the
Cincinnati Country Day School.
“Both the trip and the service project are expected to have a
positive impact on Marietta College students,” said Vulor, who is
the McCoy Associate Professor of French Language and Literature
and Director of European Studies. “The trip provides, among other
things, a rich cultural experience for students, opportunities for
intercultural communication, a first-hand glimpse into the lifestyles
of people very different from themselves, while promoting a culture
of service to economically disadvantaged kids.”
In addition to his full-time job in IT, Bosworth will spend six
weeks building new computers from components of the used
ones for the students of Kpoeta Elementary School. He’s also
researching educational programs in math, science, astronomy
and writing skills.
“We’re loading software that’s age-appropriate for students
6- to 12-years old,”
Bosworth said.
“Anything kids here
are learning in school,
we’re trying to provide
to them, but we have
to make sure the
software is free and be
careful with licensing
and exporting rights.”
Bosworth is grateful
to the Cincinnati
school for the
computers and also
> TRANSCONTINENTAL CARE Marietta
College community to conduct second Ghana
service project in May.
appreciates the support of his boss, John Davis, who is the Chief
Information Officer at Marietta.
Once in Ghana, Marietta College representatives will be busy
teaching the teachers and students how to use the software. The
group will also tour different regions of Ghana.
“It is rewarding to note that a few of the students going on the
trip are returnees; they were part of the team that went on the
2008 service trip,” Vulor said. “They are looking forward to reconnecting
with the kids they worked with the last time they were
there. It is an opportunity for us to reevaluate the impact of our
first visit to the school.”—GS
Alumni asked to help during Community Service Day
Last year, Marietta students, staff and faculty devoted more
than 17,000 hours to volunteering locally.
As one of its Nine Core Values, the College encourages
the campus community to recognize the importance of providing
service to the region. On April 10, Marietta College is reaching
out to alumni to join in the 2010 Community Service Day effort
around the globe.
“This year, for Community Service Day, we are looking for
groups of alumni to participate and to be engaged in their communities
through volunteerism. Right now, we’re trying to identify
target cities and finding contact people in those cities who can
organize a group of volunteers,” said Amanda Dever, Marietta’s
AmeriCorps VISTA.
So far, the Alumni Association is gathering work groups in
Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Denver, Houston, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh,
and Marietta. Alumni in other communities who want to start their
own service group for a particular site can register online at www.
marietta.edu/alumni_serice_day/. MCAA will provide refreshments
to each registered group.
The idea for involving alumni in CSD stemmed from a conversation
that Career Center Director Hilles Hughes had with former
VISTA Renee Steffen last year.
“When I worked at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., our
alumni office had a similar event which focused on alums serving the
community around the U.S. and the world,” Hughes said. “It offered
a wonderful PR opportunity as well as a way to engage alumni and
reinforce our mission to provide service to the community.”
Steffen and Dr. Tanya Judd Pucella, who is the Director of
Civic Engagement in the McDonough Center for Leadership and
Business, applied for a 175 th Anniversary Grant and received
$1,000. The money will pay for special banners, water bottles and
postcards that will be sent to each group.
“We’re hoping that all of the groups will be photographed with
their banners at whatever work site they will be on,” Dever said.
Judd Pucella said last year Marietta College had 236 participants—students,
staff and faculty—who contributed nearly 600
hours of service on CSD.
“Renee and I decided that this was an excellent opportunity
to highlight not just what our students currently do, but what our
alumni do every day in their own communities,” Judd Pucella
says. “We thought this was a good way to celebrate the 175 th and
connect our current students with the alumni. There certainly is a
culture of giving back that starts here at Marietta College and, for
many members of The Long Blue Line, extends to their new communities
once they graduate.”—GS
> FOR MORE INFORMATION about Marietta’s
Community Service Day/Alumni Association
effort, please visit: http://www.marietta.edu/
Academics/resources/volunteer_service_program/
alumni_service_day.html To register for one of
the existing service projects or to register a new
work site, please visit: http://www.marietta.edu/
alumni_service_day/
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Hot Dogs,
home runs
and 132 tickets
Hall family visits 30 MLB stadiums in one summer
It wasn’t a well thought-out plan.
Ashley Hall ’07 was making an observation and quick
suggestion while home in Marysville, Ohio, during
Christmas break a few years ago.
However, her parents listened and liked the concept.
So they took it another step.
ASHLEY HALL, ’07
“I told my dad that I wanted to see all of
the Major League ballparks, but I thought
we could do this over a couple of years,”
Hall said. “He thought I meant go see
them all in one summer. When he told
me we could go to all of them in one
summer I thought that sounded pretty
cool.”
So when she went home for spring
break in 2006 the Hall family began to
map out a strategy.
“I kept thinking they were both
nuts,” said Ashley’s mother, Merri
Hall. “We sat down and started to
see that we could really pull this off
in one summer.”
What started in Cincinnati on
May 13 and culminated more than
three months later in Atlanta on Aug. 27
was a 28,000-mile adventure that included
49 home runs, two grand slams, 26 errors,
and six extra-inning games.
“You can probably tell from this information
the baseball fan in us came out in
keeping stats on everything,” Merri said.
“We tried to account for every hot dog we
bought, every gallon of gas, every program,
hotel room, etc. So, we took about
six years of vacations in one summer.”
Before the 29-state voyage began—it
also included Washington, D.C., and
Ontario, Canada—Merri purchased a new
Chevy Trailblazer. “Thankfully it had a DVD
player in it,” Ashley said.
The miles quickly added up for the Trailblazer
as Ashley, Merri and father, Jon ’78,
amassed 14,640 miles over the highways
in 264 hours. Gas prices ranged that summer
from $2.67 to $3.42 per gallon.
The family also flew an additional 13,445
miles to see games in Texas, Florida, Colorado
and on the West Coast.
“We started in Phoenix and that is the
only game that we didn’t see every inning
because our flight out of Columbus was
late,” Merri said. “We were upset, but we
couldn’t get to another game there.”
Other family members accompanied the
threesome to a few of the games, including
Merri’s mother, who went out west.
In total, the Halls purchased 132 game
tickets—including seats for nine sold-out
contests.
“Some of the tickets we had were nose
bleed seats, but there were a couple of
games that we were able to get some
good seats, like Oakland and Cincinnati
were great seats,” Ashley said.
The most expensive ticket was $112 in
Boston (face value $45) on the secondary
market, followed by $97 for a Cubs game
(face value $32). The least expensive ticket
was $9 in Toronto. They all agreed that
San Francisco’s AT&T Park was one of
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their favorite stops, particularly because of
the unique variety of foods at the concession
stands. The Halls also appreciated the history
of both Wrigley Field and Fenway Park.
“We were pretty lucky because we didn’t
get any rained out games. It could have been
difficult to do this if we got rained out of even
one game because of our schedule,” Ashley
said. “We did this mostly on the weekends,
and we would try to do two games in a
weekend. Most of it was really great. Seeing
all of the games and stadium were awesome.
Worst part was all of the driving.”
Ashley, who earned a Bachelor of Arts and
Master of Arts in Psychology at Marietta, is
teaching at Owens Community College in
Toledo, while working on a Master of Arts in
Forensic Psychology at Tiffin University.
Her schedule may be too busy to attend
many games these days, she said she’d like
to replicate the adventure again to include
the new parks in New York and Minnesota.
“I’d definitely like to do it again. It was a
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great adventure to do it all in one summer.
It may be more practical to do it over a few
summers, but we could do it again,” she
said.
Ashley may want to start saving now,
though.
“I’m not sure I want to admit this, but I
think we spent about $30,000 for everything,”
Merri said. “When we started planning
this trip it was overwhelming at first, but
when we arrived in Atlanta for our last game
we were all kind of sad it was over.”
For Jon, the experience was priceless.
“Getting to spend this time with the family
was real special. I realized I had a 21-yearold
daughter who still likes spending time
with her parents so I wanted to do this,” he
said. “I can still remember having my arm
around Ashley at every game as we sang
‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame,’ during every
seventh-inning stretch. That’s an awesome
experience.”—TP
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Halls’ 2006
Baseball Odyssey
1. May 13 Phillies at Cincinnati
2. May 20 Cincinnati at Detroit
3. May 21 Pittsburgh at Cleveland
4. May 27 Kansas City at NY Yankees
5. May 28 Tampa Bay at Boston
6. May 29 Cooperstown
Baseball Hall of Fame
7. June 3 NY Yankees at Baltimore
8. June 4 San Francisco at NY Mets
9. June 17 Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
10. June 18 NY Yankees at Washington
11. June 24 Houston at Chicago White Sox
12. June 25 Chicago Cubs at Minnesota
13. June 28 Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh
14. July 7 St Louis at Houston
15. July 8 Minnesota at Texas
16. July 15 Seattle at Toronto
17. July 17 LA Dodgers at Arizona
18. July 18 Philadelphia at San Diego
19. July 19 Cleveland at LA Angels
20. July 21 St Louis at LA Dodgers
21. July 23 San Diego at San Francisco
22. July 24 Boston at Oakland
23. July 26 Toronto at Seattle
24. July 29 Cincinnati at Milwaukee
25. July 30 St Louis at Chicago Cubs
26. Aug. 4 Boston at Tampa Bay
27. Aug. 5 LA Dodgers at Florida
28. Aug. 11 Chicago Cubs at Colorado
29. Aug. 17 Cincinnati at St Louis
30. Aug. 18 Oakland at Kansas City
31. Aug. 27 Washington at Atlanta
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Career transitioning with the help of
Marietta College’s Career Center
Standing in McDonough auditorium speaking in front of
prospective students and their families, I always emphasize:
“By choosing Marietta College, you are granted a
lifetime membership in our community, including free and confidential
access to Career Services.” Many of the 18-year-olds
aren’t impressed…but I see the depth of understanding in the
parents’ eyes.
Former students are taking advantage of this offer more than
ever. Let’s meet several alumni who have contacted the Career
Center during the past year to take advantage of the services
offered not just to students, but to alumni as well.
One woman from Southeastern Ohio who stayed home with
her children for several years was confronted with working full
time again and felt that her previous career would not be easy to
balance with the demands of motherhood. On the brink of a big
decision to change her direction, she emailed the Career Center
to help her brainstorm other options where she could utilize her
skills and interests but work from home with a flexible schedule.
After discussing her goals, I was able to email her suggestions
and appropriate contacts and resources. Several months later,
she sent me an email with the exciting news that she had been
working from home and earning more money than she had
thought possible while maintaining control over her schedule.
Another woman from Pittsburgh with two master’s degrees
and a 20-year career with a Fortune 500 company was suddenly
laid off. She contacted one of her favorite undergraduate professors
from Marietta who led her to my office. Her situation was
very complex as there were children, a house, and a husband’s
career, all enmeshed in her career context. We discussed her job
search methods and the importance of using Marietta College’s
PioneerNet as a valuable social networking tool. I don’t know the
outcome of this situation yet, but do know that she commented
to me that it was comforting to know that she wasn’t alone and
that she was still a part of the Marietta College community.
One morning I came into work and an alumnus from California
had uploaded his résumé into College Central, our online résumé
and job database. When I saw his résumé, I emailed him to set
up a phone consultation to offer a résumé critique and career
advising. Even though his career had involved television production
of some popular shows, he was considering a change in
order to provide more stability for his growing family. We talked
about utilizing some of the Marietta College online resources,
including the employer and job database housed in College
Central. We also discussed targeting his search by using professional
associations and specific job sites tailored to his industries
of interest. Additionally, we developed a list of companies
that he thought could use his skills and instigated a marketing
plan designed to “get his foot in the door.”
Hopefully, those 18-year-olds sitting in McDonough Auditorium
facing their transition to college will take advantage of the
services offered by the Marietta College Career Center while
they are students. But even if they don’t, knowing that the door
to the Career Center is always open, even if it’s just a virtual one,
should provide them with confidence and hope during times
that are fraught with anxiety and unpredictability.— HILLES
HUGHES, MARIETTA COLLEGE DIRECTOR OF CAREER SER-
VICES
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C L A S S N O T E S
1940s & 1950s
Dolly Cannamela McCall ’41
reminisces that her days spent
at Marietta are among her best
memories of friends and faculty.
Among the many she fondly
recalls are Dorothy Hupp Ward
’41, R. Jeffrey MacLeod ’42,
and Professor Harla Ray Eggleston.
Jean Johnson Shaw ’44 (Chi
Omega) is still actively producing
woodcuts and paintings. Her
latest woodcut depicts the biblical
image of Daniel in the lion’s
den. Jean keeps in touch with
her Chi-O roommate from her
Marietta College days, Margaret
Amrhein Lawrence ’44.
Daniel J. DeMar ’47 (Lambda
Chi Alpha) noted with tremendous
gratification this past
Homecoming that much growth
and change has taken place at
his alma mater over the many
decades since his student days
on campus. As with many of his
classmates, graduation would
have come sooner for him were
it not for the call for duty of
World War II.
Alice Press Gold ’52 (Alpha
Gamma Delta) enjoyed five great
days of fun shooting Sex in the
City 2 (Warner Brothers Pictures,
May 2010). Look for her acting
appearance in the wedding
scene.
Bernard H. Strasser ’52 has
celebrated his 50 th year as
a lawyer and member of the
Florida Bar Association. Bernard
continued after Marietta to finish
his bachelor’s degree from
Arizona State, and graduate degrees
from Penn State and Duke
University. Married for 50 years
in 2008 with three children and
four grandchildren, he is grateful
to still be reasonably healthy and
enjoying life.
Judith Backus Becker ’53
(Sigma Kappa) is working on
the second book in The Armageddon
Trilogy, a fictional
series based upon her previous
published exposition, Rightly
Dividing the Book of Revelations.
Book one in the trilogy, The
Beginning of the End: The Armageddon
Trilogy, was published in
October 2008.
Alice Glattstein Ahart ’54 (Alpha
Xi Delta) is still enjoying retirement
in the Memphis, Tenn., area
and continuing many community
volunteer activities. Thanksgiving
was a time of family reunion
spent with daughter, Shoshanna
M. Ahart ’84, and her husband,
Andreas Karlstetter, and daughter,
Ariel C. Ahart ’86, and her
husband, Don Lu, and children,
Kip and Aliya.
Donald E. ’54 and Virginia
Welling Eros ’55 celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary
on Aug. 15, 2009, with a dinner
party hosted by their three sons,
David, John and Mark.
Harvey J. Krauser ’56 was
named the chairman of the
board of the Boca West Country
Club in Boca Raton, Fla. Boca
West has been voted the No. 1
rated residential country club in
the nation and the No. 1 rated
country club in Florida.
Anne Crawford Andrews ’58
(Sigma Kappa) is pleased to
report that her grandson, Caleb
Ellis ’13, is a student at Marietta
College. Caleb is running on the
cross country team and plans to
participate in track and field in
the spring.
Richard O. Davies ’59 (Alpha
Sigma Phi) has been named
the 2009 Distinguished Faculty
Award winner by the University
of Nevada. Dick’s excellence
as a history professor and his
authorship accomplishments
in the areas of the history of
American small towns and the
role of sports in American social
and cultural history has earned
him many previous awards and
honors: the Reno Foundation
Distinguished Professor (1999),
the Minnesota Humanities
Council Book of the Year Award
(2004), and Northern Arizona
University’s Teacher of the Year
Award (1970). Dick has shared
his historical insights on various
broadcasts of HBO, National
Public Radio, and in an ESPN
documentary about Jimmy “the
Greek” Snyder.
Edwin D. Michael ’59, with major
editorial assistance from his
wife, Jane Callander Michael
’60 (Alpha Xi Delta), has recently
published a historical novel,
Shadow of the Alleghenies. This
historical fiction portrays a realistic
view of surviving the rugged
Appalachian frontier of the
1750s, and ends with the first
battle of the French and Indian
War at Fort Necessity, Pa., with
George Washington surrendering
for the only time in his career.
1960s
G. Kirk Strong ’61 (Delta Upsilon)
and his wife, Trish, welcome
any fellow Marietta College
alumni or students who happen
to be near Anacortes, Wash., to
stop by and visit them in their
retirement location.
Arthur Brodsky ’63 (Delta
Upsilon) is looking forward to
spending several weeks in Aruba
this winter with his wife, Leslie,
and their grandchildren. He
would love to hear from his “old”
College classmates.
Ann Strickland Merritt ’63 and
her husband of 46 years, Ron,
are enjoying a quieter, simpler
time in life since her retirement
from being a reading consultant
with the Springfield (Mass.)
Public Schools in 2002. Their
two sons, Randy and Brett,
are grown and they have four
grandchildren, Jourdan, (19),
Christopher (17), Chelsea (15),
and Jake (13).
Peter D. Gwyn ’65 (Alpha Tau
Omega) retired from the practice
of law in the Toledo, Ohio, area
in May of 2008, and is keeping
busy traveling and building
a lakeside cottage in Ontario,
Canada.
John E. Hopkins ’65 (Tau Kappa
Epsilon) has continued to stay
in touch with Marietta College
McDonough Leadership scholar,
Brendan M. George ’11. First
connecting last summer with
Jack’s invitation for Brendan to
accompany him to the Kalamazoo
(Mich.) Rotary lunch, they’ve
remained in contact by virtue of
their mutual interest in humanitarian
services.
Carol Thomas Hewitt ’67 has
retired from Great American
Insurance, Crop Division after
18 ½ years as an application
programmer.
Laurence Kramer ’67 (Tau Epsilon
Phi) and his wife, Ellen, are
the proud new grandparents of
Chace Alexander Suresky, born
July 26, 2009, to their daughter
and son-in-law, Leigh Alison and
Joshua Todd Suresky. Laurence
is the senior partner of the Law
Offices of Laurence Kramer,
PLLC, located in Armonk, N.Y.,
and celebrating the firm’s 35 th
anniversary.
Patricia Hinckley Reese ’67
(Sigma Sigma Sigma) became a
first-time grandmother on Sept.
29, 2009. Finley Miller Reese
began her journey early at three
and a half pounds, but is making
rapid gains. Patricia’s professional
life is full with being the
business manager of the board
of the Town Players of Newtown,
Conn., and producing last summer
The Merry Wives of Windsor.
However, she is eager to get
back to acting.
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C L A S S N O T E S
Allen B. Horn ’68 is a consultant
for DENTSPLY International in
Tulsa, Okla., providing clinical expertise
to dentists on endodontic
care. Allen’s son, David, is a resident
at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham in endodontics,
and son, Jay, is the new dad of
granddaughter, Sarah.
Sylvia Harby Hutton ’69 and
her husband, David, announce
the birth of their fifth grandson,
Landon Thomas Hutton, on Oct.
8, 2009, to their son, Tom, and his
wife, Jennifer.
Sandra Lashley Tanis ’69 (Chi
Omega) completed her master’s
degree in nursing from the
University of New Hampshire
in 2008. Her registered nursing
license specializes in palliative
care. Sandy is the hospice liaison
between the Rockingham County
Visiting Nurses Association and
local southern New Hampshire
hospitals.
1970s
H. Earl “Doc” Holliday ’70 has
published his second book, Boys:
Transitioning from Athletic Aggression
to Academic Affirmation,
which addresses the challenge of
reversing the steep decline of the
intellectual performance of many
adolescent and teenage boys
within America’s public schools.
The text outlines strategies to
assist this group in negotiating
the impactful academic, physical,
emotional and psychological challenges
during these transitional
years.
Dianne Van Ness Hart ’70 is
thoroughly enjoying her retirement
from her New York State auditor/
accountant career, relaxing with
her husband, two children and
four toddler grandsons, and still
having some time to continue
her personal tax and accounting
business.
Paul E. ’70 (Delta Upsilon) and
Mary Stetson Lingerfeldt ’69
(Sigma Kappa) on Sept. 16, 2009,
welcomed Aly Jane, their sixth
grandchild. Paul and Mary are
lucky to be able to visit all six frequently
(ages 12, 10, 8, 5, almost
1 and Aly). Mary has retired after
practicing law for 22 years. Paul
still operates his environmental
construction and petroleum engineering
firm.
Gary J. Harpold ’71 finds himself
only growing busier as he grows
older. In addition to being the
chief of neuroscience at the
Salem (Va.) Veterans Hospital
and on the faculty of two medical
schools, Gary has been studying
acupuncture to assist in the care
of his patients. On the lighter side,
he has also joined a classic rock
’n’ roll band. A recent trip back to
campus prompted Gary to realize
just how wonderful it had been to
be a student at Marietta.
Thomas P. Taggart ’71 has been
appointed by the Ohio State Bar
Association to chair the association’s
Family Law Committee for
2009-10. The standing law committee
will inform Ohio lawyers
about the latest court decisions
and regulatory changes in this
particular area of law. Tom, who
has previously served in the Athens
(Ohio) County Prosecutor’s
Office, the Athens County Child
Support Enforcement Agency, and
the 4 th District Court of Appeals, is
now part owner of Seven Ranges
Radio Company, which operates
several radio stations in Ohio and
West Virginia.
Ellen Swartz Reeder ’74 is working
as an environmental consultant
and living in The Woodlands,
Texas. She recently traveled with
her husband to Kenya, Tanzania
and the Galapagos Islands.
Robert B. Graham ’75 (Delta
Upsilon) became a professional
healthcare representative for
Pfizer, Inc. in October 2009 when
his previous employer, Wyeth
Pharmaceutical, was acquired by
Pfizer. Bob has consistently been
ranked in the top 15 percent of
the industry’s sales force throughout
his 22-year career in pharmaceutical
sales.
Cynthia Agnew Rau ’75 (Sigma
Kappa) has been an instructor in
the visual art department at the
Aquinas Institute of Rochester,
N.Y., for 13 years. The Aquinas Institute
is a parochial high school.
Stacey Hayford Hamaker ’76
(Chi Omega), in her position of
overseeing the integrity of the
computer operations for Mary
Kay, Inc. in 30 countries, values
the opportunity to work with the
many diverse cultures, and to be
able to see firsthand how comput-
Carl F. ’76 and Marjorie Rittenberg Schulz ’75 celebrated their
son Andrew’s marriage to Tina Fino in New York City on Sept.
11, 2009, together with several Marietta College alumni and
friends: (front row) Lois R. Garrison, Paula J. Jordan ’75 (Alpha
Xi Delta), David L. Garrison ’77 (Delta Tau Delta), David W.
Charles ’76; (back row) Deborah Schiff Robinson ’75 (Alpha Xi
Delta), Margie, Carl.
Henry E. Stevenson ’77 (Tau Epsilon Phi), as a member of the
Lexington Minutemen, and with a delegation of towns people from
Lexington, Mass., recently visited Antony, the town’s sister city in
France. They also visited the American Cemetery in Normandy,
the site of the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944. Henry
was deeply honored to be allowed with the Minutemen to place a
wreath at the Veterans Memorial.
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ers have changed the world since
Marietta College launched her
career in the computer industry.
Bernard W. “Red” ’76 and his
wife, Ruth Martin Spence ’56, still
love their retirement. Red gives fly
fishing lessons and finds various
audiences for reciting Robert W.
Service’s poetry, and Ruth enjoys
piecing quilts and participating in
her church’s activities.
Kathy M. Strauss ’78’s (Sigma Sigma
Sigma) communications design
studio, ImageWerks, 1c, earned the
Home Based Business of the Year
award by the Prince William County
(Va.) Regional Chamber of Commerce.
The business, located in
Woodbridge, Va., started 10 years
ago with one project—to design a
logo and brochure for a small local
business. The company now provides
design services for many local and
international corporations.
> ALUMNI NOTE
Debra K. Roberts-Crum ’78 has
been employed at the Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base near
Dayton, Ohio, for nearly 29 years.
In June she was presented with
a framed letter of appreciation in
recognition for her many years of
dedicated service to the base.
Alumnus receives 2009
Spirit of Life Award
John B. Langel ’70 was recognized last September by a
leading cancer hospital and research center for the breadth of
his professional and personal achievements.
The City of Hope awarded Langel the 2009 Spirit of Life
Award in September 2009.
Langel, who is a partner in charge of the Labor, Employment
and Immigration group at Ballard Spahr LLP, currently serves
on Marietta’s Board of Trustees. He is married to Jackie Pinotti
Langel ’70, has two married sons and two grandchildren. All
live in the Philadelphia area.
> ALUMNI NOTE
Metcalf ’79 Honored
Jim Metcalf ’79 appreciated being
recognized by two national organizations
at the Society of Petroleum Engineers
Annual Technical Conference and
Exhibition in New Orleans in October.
But what made the night extra special
for the Vice President of Drilling at
Newfield Exploration Co. in Houston,
Texas, was the fact he got to share
the evening with Dr. Robert Chase,
Professor of Petroleum Engineering and
Geology at Marietta, who was also being
recognized.
Metcalf received The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical,
and Petroleum Engineers Robert Earll McConnell Award. The
award was established in 1968 to recognize beneficial service to
mankind by engineers through significant contributions that tend
to advance a nation’s standard of living or replenish its natural
resources. Metcalf was recognized for his commitment for
conducting safe, environmentally sound global drilling operations
and for his service to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organizations of
Greater Houston.
“I was honored to receive the 2009 AIME Robert Earll McConnell
Award for my contribution to our industry and community
on behalf of all those I’ve had such good fortune to work with
throughout my career and the dedicated individuals I have served
with over the years at Big Brothers/Big Sisters,” Metcalf said. “It
was a great evening shared with Bob and Carol Chase, Ben and
Connie Thomas, Dave Freeman and Ming Dong. We also got to
see Bob receive the SPE Distinguished Service Award, which was
so long overdue for all he has done for SPE, Marietta College and
the energy industry.”
Metcalf has been employed at Newfield since 1995. Prior to
joining Newfield, he worked for Tenneco Oil E&P and two Gulf
Coast independents as vice president of operations.
“Each year, SPE honors an elite group of individuals who have
extended the boundaries of the profession and of SPE,” said Leo
Roodhart, 2009 SPE President.
“Future generations of exploration and production professionals
will be measured against their contributions and accomplishments.
We congratulate James Metcalf for receiving this prestigious
international award.”—TP
1980s
Ronald B. Warren ’80, the longtime
gallery directory and partner
of the Mary Boone Gallery in
Chelsea, N.Y., was honored this
past October with “A Tribute to
Ron Warren,” a 30-artist exhibition
that filled the entire gallery
with pieces that were inspired by,
favored by, or created in Ron Warren’s
honor. Over the last three
decades the Mary Boone Gallery
has represented many notable
artists, including Julian Schnabel,
David Salle, Brice Marden,
Eric Fischl, Barbara Kruger, Ross
Bleckner, and Jean-Michel Basquiat,
all of whom contributed to
the exhibit.
Mary McCoy Rochotte ’81
enjoys living again in Southeast
Ohio with her family and working
as a senior project manager with
Kemron Environmental Services.
Mary Lou was very proud to
attend her niece’s recent White
Coat Ceremony at Marietta College,
which marks the students’
transition from classroom to the
clinic, and to tour the new PA
facility with her special tour guide,
Sarah R. Zumbro ’08, sporting
her new PA coat.
Shoshanna M. Ahart ’84 continues
her art career in Eichstaett,
Germany. The limited edition of
her 2010 calendar of reproductions
of her pastels, “Eichstaett in
Bloom,” is currently in production.
James E. Beerman, Jr. ’84, after
14 years in managed health care,
has left his COO position with
WellCare HealthPlans of Florida to
become the CFO of the Behavioral
Health Division of BayCare
Health Systems in Tampa, Fla.
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C L A S S N O T E S
Emily Greenslade Gielink ’88 (Sigma Kappa) enjoyed reuniting
with her very special Marietta College family at Homecoming
this year: Susan Greenslade Dippel ’84, Emily, Ernestine
Jackson Greenslade ’79 (Alpha Xi Delta), and Richard M.
Greenslade ’78.
Marsha E. Rohe ’83 (Alpha Xi Delta) and David Cernera, after 23
years of dating, were married on Oct. 17, 2009, in Staten Island,
N.Y. Her AZD sisters could not have been happier. (front row:
Diane Keenan Spreitzer ’83, Marcia Winslow Schnicker ’81,
Maggie Rohe, Marsha, Helen Tobin Moore ’81, and Donna
C. Bitzelberger ’82; back row: Guion Alworth Valle ’83 and
Kathleen Sutphin ’83)
David ’84 and Marilyn Marr San
Clemente ’82 (Sigma Sigma Sigma)
enjoy their summers on the
Cape. Their son, John, is studying
engineering at Clarkson University
after graduating from Lawrence
Academy and daughter, Emily,
is a freshman at Notre Dame
Academy where she is competing
in swimming and tennis.
Ariel C. Ahart ’86 and her family
are in Baku, Azerbaijan, until the
summer of 2010 where her husband
is Acting Ambassador at the
American Embassy.
Jennifer Riley Faler ’89 (Chi
Omega) was awarded the Outstanding
Alumnae Award by the
Pi Alpha Chapter of Chi Omega at
the University of Cincinnati. This
award is based on dedication and
service to the organization at the
local and national levels. Jennifer
has been an advisor to the
chapter for more than 10 years
and is serving on the National
Advisor Training Team. She is also
the president of the Pattison Elementary
School PTO and serves
as “cheer mom” for her daughter
Mallory’s, squad. Jennifer and her
husband, Randy, Mallory (10), and
Michael (7) live in Milford, Ohio.
John C. Matthews ’89 (Alpha
Sigma Phi) has safely returned
from military service in Afghanistan
and in now working in the
Pentagon and living in Derwood,
Md.
1990s & 2000s
Scott D. Lewis ’90 was married July
3, 2009. Scott and his wife, Michelle,
live in Waterford, Mich. Scott has
been teaching science for 10 years
at Our Lady of the Lakes Parrish
Schools and is also the track and
field and the cross country coach.
Aaron M. ’97 and Lynn Stoyak
Haid ’96 (Chi Omega) welcomed
their first child, William Henry, on
Dec. 22, 2008, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
S. Jason Gromelski ’98 (Delta
Upsilon) and his wife, Gina,
welcomed their first child, Adriana
Rose, to their family on July 6,
2009. Jason opened his own
private physical therapy practice,
Nola Physical Therapy, in New
York City on Aug. 27, 2008.
Heather J. Macnaughtan
’93 was married to Stephen
Dudek on Oct. 31, 2009, in
Old Lyme, Conn. Marietta
alumni attending were Valerie
S. Petty ’94, Heather,
Scott R. Piotrowski ’94,
Kara Johnson Pearson ’94,
Beth Kreber Black ’93, and
Maureen E. Morgan ’93.
Heather and Stephen are
living in Livonia, Mich.
Patrick O. Hunter ’01 and
Angela Styers were married April
18, 2009, and honeymooned in
Mexico. They are enjoying being
new homeowners in Centerburg,
Ohio. Angie is an athletic trainer in
Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Brian K. ’03 (Alpha Tau Omega)
and Kelly Kermode Jett ’02 welcomed
Jillian Anne on Sept. 19,
2009. The family resides in Columbus,
Ohio. Kelly just finished
her master’s degree in gifted
education from Ashland University
and Brian is a manager for United
Rentals.
Adam M. Pearl ’05 and Kelly A.
Kiger ’05 were married Nov. 15,
2008, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Sharing
in the celebration were: Marjory
“Cate” Weber ’06 (Chi Omega),
Kristine A. Boyd ’06 (Sigma
Kappa), Kelly, Adam, Jason W.
Malley ’05, Samantha D. Armacost
’07, ’09; Cullen D. Hencke
’05, Sarah McClintock, Daniel J.
May ’07 (Delta Tau Delta), Richard
A. Miyajima ’05, Bridget K.
Kilcourse ’06, Harris E. Mason
’04; Patrick J. Wilson ’04, Jason
R. Ellis ’05, Kate M. Paullin ’06.
Harris E. Mason ’04 and his
bride, Lisa, celebrated their
wedding on Long Island,
N.Y., in July with several of
his Marietta College classmates
from 2004-06 joining
in the fun.
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> ALUMNI NOTE
Christina Biedenbach Ullman ’93
ALUMNAE’S CREATIVE STUDIO RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Christina Biedenbach Ullman ’93 and Alix Northrup ’05 of Ullman Design—a
graphic design, illustration, and interactive media studio located in Marietta, Ohio—were
recognized with multiple awards for creative work in 2009.
The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recognized the
studio’s work in its annual competitions. In the Pride of CASE V competition, Ullman
Design was awarded a Silver Award in the category Best Alumni/Institutional Magazine
(2,999 FTE or fewer) for Wooster, the alumni magazine published by The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio.
Ullman Design was also recognized in the 2009 CASE III Award Program with an Award of Excellence in the category of Alumni
Magazines for Arts & Sciences, a biannual magazine produced for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami in Coral
Gables, Florida. All Award of Excellence winners are finalists for the Grand Award in each category, which will be announced at the
Awards Event on Feb. 23 at the CASE III Conference.
The studio also received a Gold Award for superior craftsmanship from by the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen
for the invitational and event materials produced for Hanover College’s inauguration of Dr. Sue DeWine, Marietta’s former provost.
The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine presented Ullman Design with three first-place awards for its
redesign of the Centers of Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) identity and related promotions. The awards were for Best
Marketing or Public Relations Campaign, Best Logo and Best Specialty Item. CORE is administered by the Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
IN > MEMORIAM
> 1930s
Randall A. Fordham ’38
(Lambda Chi Alpha) of Shelby,
Ohio (12/6/2009).
> 1940s
Isabel Pollock Mellinger ’41 of
Canfield, Ohio (6/24/2009).
Frank E. Hock ’42 of Marietta,
Ohio (3/27/2009).
Earl P. Stephens ’42 (Alpha
Sigma Phi) of Hernando, Miss.
(10/4/2009). Survivors include
his wife, Blanche Herndon
Stephens ’43.
Clifford M. Bach ’43 (Lambda
Chi Alpha) of Vineland, N.J.
(1/22/2009).
Mary Aler Smith ’43 of Omena,
Mich. (10/8/2009).
Florence Brown Toomey
’43 (Chi Omega) of New
Philadelphia, Ohio (10/31/2009).
William P. Schneider ’44 of
Anderson, S.C. (4/18/2009).
David R. Williams ’45 of
Mahomet, Ill. (10/13/2009).
Jack E. McFarland, Sr. ’49
of Waverly, Ohio (9/15/2009).
Survivors include his son, Jack
E. McFarland, Jr. ’78, and
daughter, Elizabeth McFarland
O’Nale ’76.
Larry R. Shingleton ’49 of
Newport, Ohio (11/20/2009).
> 1950s
Miriam Hirchert Hull ’50 (Sigma
Kappa) of Canonsburg, Pa.
(9/4/2009).
Joseph A. Mailander ’50 of
Euclid, Ohio (10/14/2009).
G. Mary Wainwright
Weckbacher ’50 (Chi Omega)
of Canton, Ohio (11/28/2009).
Survivors include her husband,
Henry L. Weckbacher ’50.
Lee R. Prunty ’51 of Lowell,
Ohio (10/11/2009). Survivors
include his wife, Dion Hock
Prunty ’93.
Edith Bohrer Scott ’51 of
Annandale, Va. (9/10/2009).
C. Neale Williams ’51 of
Parkersburg, W.Va. (11/16/2009).
Richard L. Waddle ’53 of
Ellensburg, Wash. (10/2/2009).
Survivors include his wife, Helen
Carlsen Waddle ’53.
Stanley C. Huffman ’55 of
Hampton, Va. (8/24/2009).
John D. Schmidt ’55 (Delta
Upsilon) of Bluffton, S.C.
(8/28/2009). Survivors include his
brothers, Thomas E. Schmidt
’59 and Charles D. Schmidt ’53.
Daniel L. McCarthy ’56 (Alpha
Tau Omega) of Bridgeport,
W.Va. (11/25/2009). Survivors
include his wife, Janet Woodruff
McCarthy ’56 (Alpha Xi Delta).
Mary Himmler White ’56 (Chi
Omega) of Cherry Hill, N.J.
(9/26/2009).
> 1960s
David A. Yerian ’62 (Alpha
Sigma Phi) of Navarre, Fla.
(5/24/2009).
William D. Goulet ’63 (Tau
Epsilon Phi) of Sausalito, Calif.
(11/22/2009).
Thomas A. Knappe ’63 (Tau
Kappa Epsilon) of Broomfield,
Colo. (9/10/2009).
Judith McEvoy Repke ’63
(Chi Omega) of Alexandria, Va.
(6/17/2009). Survivors include
her husband, Arthur E. Repke
’62 (Alpha Sigma Phi).
Thomas W. Schmidt ’63 of
Palmetto Bay, Fla. (9/16/2009).
> 1970s
Randall E. Hastings ’77 of
Washington, W.Va (11/11/2009).
Phillip I. Kenney ’79 of Brewster,
Mass. (9/7/2009).
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Marietta welcomes new Dean, VP
DR. ROBERT PASTOOR OFFERS WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE
TO COLLEGE
After visiting Marietta College’s campus
last fall, Dr. Robert Pastoor felt at
home in the historic pioneer city.
“Marietta College has an outstanding
reputation among other educational
institutions so I just felt good about this
opportunity,” he said.
On Jan. 18, Pastoor began his role as the
Vice President of Student Life and Dean of
Students at Marietta College, replacing Dr. Lon Vickers, who
announced his retirement last year.
“This is a significant moment for Marietta College,” said
Marietta College President Jean A. Scott. “Dr. Pastoor brings a
wealth of experience in student life, including the development
of first-year seminar programs, campus housing, judicial
systems, academic warning programs, and a four-year learning
model for student affairs integrated with academic learning
outcomes.”
Pastoor, who was most recently the President of St. John’s
Catholic Prep in Frederick, Md., will focus on campus life,
residential life, student well-being and health and other areas
that impact student success and overall experience.
Pastoor
joins Marietta after more than 25 years of student affairs
experience in higher education. He has also served as a vice
president for 17 years at three institutions, including at the
University of San Diego, Carroll College in Helena, Mont., and at
Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md.
“The size of the school, and the fact it’s a liberal arts
school were appealing to me,” Pastoor said. “I’m also very
excited about the relationship between Student Life and the
McDonough Leadership Program. Everyone I met at Marietta
was very impressive, and I’m looking forward to being part of
the community.”
Pastoor is married to Ann Marie Lynch, and they have three
children, Thomas, 18, Tully, 14, and Marijka, 11.—TP
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