Announcing Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients

Rick P. Good, Class of 1969
Artistic Director, Composer, and Musician: Rick & his wife formed the group Rhythm in Shoes in 1987. A
founding member of The Hotmud Family, he also worked as full-time actor with Mad River Theater Works of
Ohio & was the recipient of meet-the-composer grants from both New York Council on the Arts and Arts
Midwest. Rick was musical director for the Dayton Stories Project, celebrating the city’s bicentennial in 1996,
and helped create Dr. Goodfellow’s Traveling Vaudeville for Dayton’s Centennial of Flight Celebration in
2003. His first recorded collection of original songs, Nova Town, was released in 1997, followed in 2000 by
an evening’s length theatrical production with his original script. Rick also plays banjo with the North
Carolina band, Red Clay Ramblers.
David M. Seiter, Class of 1970
National excellence in education: David has taught for 34 years. Awards include National Teacher of Year in
Social Studies; National Disney American Teacher of Year; fellowships from National Endowment for
Humanities as Columbian Exchange Fellow & James Madison Foundation for work in constitutional studies;
National Council for Social Studies Program of Year (only time by unanimous vote); and Utah Humanities
Governor’s Award of Merit for Programs. He also developed several of Utah’s social studies curricula; led
the development of California’s Cesar E. Chavez K-12 electronic curriculum; served as Director of US Dept.
of Education’s Utah History Academy; was selected as one of 25 US teachers to go to Saudi Arabia to
explore schools/culture; wrote over 40 articles in various educational publications; wrote grants totaling over
$2 million for various schools; and is currently involved in 5 state national grants concerning the Japanese-
American experience in WWII.
Robert Brewster, MD, Class of 1970
Dr. Brewster was a local practicing family physician for 17 years. He was active in his church and community
and was a long-time volunteer for Reach Out Montgomery County, a program that provides free medical
services to the homeless and indigent populations. Awards include Outstanding Faculty Award from St.
Elizabeth Medical Center FP Residency Program (1993) and Family Physician of Year (posthumously 2002).
He used his faith, optimism and sense of humor to comfort his family, friends and patients through his 21-
month struggle with brain cancer and died November 26, 2001. A Carroll scholarship was established in his
name to provide tuition support to financially needy students showing a commitment to academics and service
in their community, raising over $82,000 so far.
Greg Notestine, DDS, Class of 1971
Dr. Notestine is one of only 200 dentists worldwide accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic
Dentistry (1 of 4 in Ohio; only in Miami Valley). He is also an expert, author, lecturer, and practitioner on
the importance of evaluating & treating tongue-tied issues in infants in order to help nursing mothers. He
consistently serves the community, participates on numerous boards, gives human growth and development
lectures to local Catholic elementary schools, and donates dental care at the Good Neighbor House, a Dayton
health clinic for the working poor. He is also a consistent contributor & volunteer at Carroll, provides athletic
mouth guards for Carroll athletes, judges science fair projects, and is truly dedicated to its alumni and
students. He is a local practicing family dentist, member of Miami Valley Hospital’s dental staff, and current
President of Carroll’s Alumni Association.
Jim Volz, PhD, Class of 1971
Dr. Volz is a national arts consultant with over 100 companies; author/editor of 8 books; producer of over 100
professional productions; and publisher of over 100 articles and books on management, arts criticism,
Shakespeare & theater. He is currently President of Consultants for the Arts & Professor of Theatre
Management at California State University (Fullerton); board member of Institute of Outdoor Drama at
University of NC (Chapel Hill); critic/columnist for New York’s Back Stage/Hollywood’s Drama-Logue;
voting member for Tony Award’s Regional Theatre Award; editor of Shakespeare Theatre Association of
Americas quarto; member of American Theatre Critics Association; conducts seminars for REN 665 Careers
in Professional Theatre; past president of National Theatre Conference; and former managing director/CEO of
Alabama Shakespeare Festival. He has also received many grants/awards.