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TIFFIN UNIVERSITY<br />
SPRING / SUMMER <strong>2012</strong><br />
TIFFIN UNIVERSITY FALL / WINTER 2010<br />
A Magazine for Alumni &<br />
Friends of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>
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t<br />
Lisa Williams<br />
Editor<br />
Dear Alumni and Friends of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
We enjoyed commencement <strong>2012</strong> in the Heminger Center (dedicated<br />
in May) in honor of Gary and Jane Heminger and their families<br />
(see story on page 15). This year’s commencement included<br />
a marriage proposal, which added to the celebration of a new<br />
beginning.<br />
Calling All Greeks!<br />
In this issue, I have invited you to share a memory or photo (or<br />
both) about Greek Life at TU. I have included a few scanned photos<br />
from the Tystenac and the Periodic Summary (photo quality is a<br />
little sketchy) as it is my intent to create an exchange from past to<br />
present in this issue as well as future issues. It all began with a call<br />
from a former Sig and DSK member (Class of 1961) who took the<br />
time to share some memories and send me a photo of the official<br />
DSK key he still proudly owns.<br />
In Closing<br />
As we prepare for a new year, we have made new and exciting<br />
friendships, said goodbye to employees who have been with us a<br />
long time and hello to new faces arriving in their place. Change is a<br />
constant theme on a college campus—especially at TU. You will see<br />
for yourself in the pages ahead.<br />
I look forward to hearing from you.<br />
Lisa Williams<br />
Editor of <strong>Challenge</strong> Magazine<br />
Executive Director of Media Relations & Publications<br />
Photographer<br />
Editor’sNote<br />
How to send news to <strong>Challenge</strong> Magazine:<br />
Mail: Print out the Tell Us About Yourself form<br />
from the website - www.tiffin.edu (Click “Alumni”),<br />
Click “Stay Connected” - and mail to:<br />
Lisa Williams, 155 Miami Street, <strong>Tiffin</strong>, Ohio 44883<br />
Call for interview appointment or story idea:<br />
Lisa Williams at 419.448.3444<br />
Email: lwilliam@tiffin.edu (send a photo!)<br />
Contributing Photographer: Zeng (Simon) Lei<br />
Contributing Writers: Geoff Schutt, Elaine Warnecke,<br />
Jessica Huffman<br />
Graphic Designer: Mary Ann Stearns<br />
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<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> is a place where<br />
we challenge our students<br />
to become all they are capable of becoming.<br />
Hence, the name of the magazine.<br />
4<br />
Commencement<br />
14<br />
CampusScene<br />
15<br />
Heminger Center Dedication<br />
18<br />
President’s Club<br />
26<br />
Tent City<br />
44<br />
AlumniScene<br />
51<br />
ClassScene<br />
55<br />
In Memoriam<br />
57<br />
SportsScene<br />
If this issue of <strong>Challenge</strong> Magazine is addressed to<br />
someone in your household who has moved, please notify<br />
the Alumni office by calling 419.448.3323<br />
or email KoehlerS@tiffin.edu.<br />
Contents<br />
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Graduates <strong>Challenge</strong>d:<br />
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams<br />
and live the life you have imagined!<br />
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<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> celebrated the<br />
he worked in the Pentagon as Aide to the<br />
opening of the new Heminger Center<br />
Chief of the Naval Reserve. He earned a<br />
on Saturday, May 5 with more than<br />
bachelor’s degree from the <strong>University</strong> of<br />
3,000 guests on hand to recognize<br />
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA<br />
700 plus graduates, representing both<br />
from Harvard <strong>University</strong>. The speaker is<br />
undergraduate and graduate students,<br />
also an author and a noted photographer.<br />
during its 124th Annual Commencement.<br />
His portfolio includes photographs from<br />
The Heminger Center, named for<br />
unusual locations like Antarctica, Everest,<br />
Gary and Jane Heminger, was the site of<br />
Papua New Guinea, and at the edge of<br />
an historic occasion for the university. Previously,<br />
the ceremonies were held in the<br />
During his speech, Michel encour-<br />
space (aboard a U-2 Spy Plane).<br />
Gillmor Student Center, but because of<br />
aged the new TU graduates to become<br />
TU’s extraordinary growth in recent years,<br />
risk-takers, and not to be afraid to fail<br />
the new facility with its expanded space<br />
along the way. “Fear is the silent enemy<br />
Christopher Michel<br />
offered the graduates, their families, and<br />
of the extraordinary. We live in a world where<br />
special guests a day to remember.<br />
people, especially the most brilliant among<br />
Entrepreneur and investor, Christopher Michel, delivered us, go to remarkable lengths not to fail,” he said. “We’re<br />
the keynote address. “I am absolutely thrilled to be here taught to mitigate disappointment by playing by the rules, lowering<br />
our expectations, and fitting in, and, the true cost of that<br />
today, at this great university in this fabulous new building,”<br />
Michel remarked. “It’s a moment I won’t ever forget.”<br />
‘highly reasonable’ approach is nothing short of breathtaking.”<br />
Michel’s message to the graduates was what he called<br />
Michel used his own background to demonstrate the<br />
the secret to great achievement.<br />
need for risk-taking and also the need to resist fear of failure.<br />
“Confidence and ethics are everything,” he said. “Not<br />
Near the end of his enlistment in the Navy, Michel was<br />
your resume, not who you know, not where you live – not encouraged by a shipmate to enroll in Harvard Business<br />
even your IQ. Sure, those things are important, but what is School. “I was a 29 year old Navy vet from rural Illinois. And<br />
more important is having the confidence to passionately pursue<br />
our highest calling. Probably no one articulated this idea The vast majority of my class was Ivy League graduates who<br />
from the moment I showed up, I knew I was in serious trouble.<br />
better than Henry David Thoreau. He encouraged each of us had worked on Wall Street. They had lived and breathed<br />
to ‘go confidently in the direction of our dreams – and to live business, and were on campus playing to win. If that wasn’t<br />
the life we have imagined.’”<br />
bad enough, the school had a forced bell grading curve. My<br />
Michel’s business acumen has been widely noted. He is classmates seemed so much smarter and more sophisticated<br />
one of three individuals featured in the book by Bill Murphy than me – and they probably were.”<br />
entitled The Intelligent Entrepreneur: How Three Harvard<br />
But one day, he said, a guest speaker changed his way of<br />
Business School Graduates Learned the 10 Rules of Successful<br />
Entrepreneurship (Henry Holt, 2010).<br />
was a bearded, shaggy-haired guy whose first words were,<br />
thinking, and indeed, his future. “Standing before us that day<br />
He currently heads Nautilus Ventures, a seed venture ‘I’m an entrepreneur.’”<br />
fund. Prior to Nautilus, he founded Military.com in 1999,<br />
The speaker was Dan Bricklin, who had been a student<br />
which is an online portal for service members, veterans and in the late 1970s at Harvard. During first-year accounting,<br />
their families. In 2007, he created Affinity Labs, which runs a he had an epiphany, imagining a better way to manipulate<br />
portfolio of online professional communities.<br />
numbers using digital rows and columns on a PC.<br />
Prior to his business career, Michel served as a naval<br />
“Dan literally created the spreadsheet, the predecessor<br />
flight officer in the U.S. Navy. While on active duty, he flew of today’s Excel,” Michel said. “Dan’s product, Visicalc, was<br />
as a navigator, tactical coordinator and mission commander one of the most important software applications in the history<br />
of personal computing. It was one if the main aboard the P-3C Orion aircraft. Following his operational tour,<br />
reasons
people bought PCs in the early 1980s. But unfortunately for<br />
Dan and Visicalc, Lotus created a superior product and put<br />
him out of business.”<br />
Bricklin’s theme for his talk was about the courage to<br />
take risks, Michel recalled. It was about taking chances in life.<br />
“And, in the fullness of time, that creating something that<br />
wouldn’t exist without your vision feeds the soul. Dan might<br />
not be the richest person in the world – but he changed the<br />
world. For him, it had been about meaning, not money. He<br />
had found success even in failure.”<br />
By 2001, Michel experienced his own taste of failure. He<br />
was the 31-year-old founder of his first company, Military.com,<br />
the social networking site for the military community that<br />
he described as Facebook meeting the Chicago Tribune for<br />
those who served our country.<br />
Military.com had grown by that time to nearly 100<br />
employees and raised almost $30 million in capital. “For an<br />
all-too brief period, we were dot-com darlings,” Michel said.<br />
“I had no idea what I was doing, but my experience at school<br />
had given me the confidence to go out there and try. I was<br />
flying high for the first six months but then it all fell apart.”<br />
When the Internet bubble burst in dramatic fashion, the<br />
company wasn’t able to raise more capital. Michel was forced<br />
to cut costs, and dramatically so. “We went from a hundred<br />
people down to 25. Military.com was losing a million dollars<br />
a month. Then things went from bad to worse. One of my<br />
board members called and asked me to resign so he could<br />
bring in ‘professional management.’ Within a few weeks, the<br />
new CEO showed up and basically asked me to stop coming<br />
to work. That hurt.”<br />
But the professional CEO the board hired didn’t succeed<br />
either. “After good advice from a friend, I proposed to the<br />
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board that I return as CEO and either shutter the company or<br />
sell it to someone who would at least allow the service to continue,”<br />
Michel said.<br />
The board brought him back on board. The company still<br />
cut more jobs and was down to a staff of 10, yet it generated<br />
enough advertising revenue to cover its costs. A year later,<br />
Michel was able to sell the company.<br />
He took the lessons he learned and started another<br />
company, Affinity Labs. “This time around, we made far fewer<br />
mistakes and were rewarded with a quick acquisition,” he said.<br />
From there, Michel created Nautilus Ventures, the successful<br />
seed venture fund he runs today.<br />
Through risk-taking and failure, Michel had found success.<br />
The most important thing, he said, was not giving up.<br />
Michel shared what he sees as the five simple rules that can<br />
lead to achieving one’s dreams. Collectively, he said, they address<br />
the areas of risk, failure, ethics, and success.<br />
Michel then challenged the <strong>2012</strong> graduates, and also reiterated<br />
the quote from Thoreau: “If an average Navy guy from<br />
Illinois can use these five rules to stumble his way to becoming<br />
an entrepreneur, what can you do I’m betting a whole lot<br />
more. So take a chance. Move to where the action is. Swing for<br />
the fences. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams and<br />
live the life you have imagined.”<br />
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Christopher Michel’s<br />
Five Simple Rules of Success<br />
1. We’re entrepreneurs of our own lives. “My<br />
friend, Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, deserves<br />
the credit for this important idea,” Michel noted.<br />
“Whether you are starting your own business or working<br />
in an existing organization or leading your own<br />
family, you have the choice to either play by someone<br />
else’s playbook or objectively consider your own path.<br />
We grow up being taught countless rules. Our brains<br />
have been programmed to keep us on the straight and<br />
narrow. But not all rules deserve to be followed blindly.<br />
There is almost always a better way to do something.<br />
And those that find it are disproportionately rewarded.”<br />
2. Confidence is a choice: life rewards those who<br />
believe in themselves and have high expectations. “A<br />
few years back, I was at<br />
an event with a wellknown<br />
entrepreneur in<br />
Silicon Valley,” Michel<br />
said. “He held degrees<br />
from Illinois and Stanford.<br />
He said something really<br />
profound – that there<br />
was little difference in the<br />
quality of education he<br />
received at both schools,<br />
but there was a world of<br />
difference in what expectations<br />
the graduates had<br />
for themselves.”<br />
3. Without risk, there is no gain. Michel smiled at<br />
the graduates. “Heck, I didn’t make that up,” he said.<br />
“It’s <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s own motto. If you hedge, take<br />
the well-traveled route, play it safe, you will miss out.<br />
You’ve got a great degree from a great school. Set<br />
your sights high and reject mediocrity in every form.”<br />
4. Most people overstate the risk of failure. “The<br />
amount of trouble you can get into for not paying your<br />
credit card bill is infinitely higher than failing as an entrepreneur.<br />
It’s part of the American spirit,” he remarked.<br />
“We love people who take big bets, regardless of the<br />
outcome. In the fullness of life, we almost never regret<br />
the things we did – only the things left untried.”<br />
5. Don’t embarrass your mother. Michel said:<br />
“Never, ever do anything that violates your principles<br />
of right and wrong. One of my heroes, former Secretary<br />
of the Navy Gordon England often says, ‘The gray<br />
zone is black, so stay on the white side.’ You can’t get<br />
better advice than that.”<br />
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TU Honors<br />
Academic Excellence<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Academic Honors Ceremony,<br />
held in April, honored 176 graduating seniors with the award<br />
of Academic Distinction for earning a grade point average<br />
of 3.5 or more.<br />
Nineteen undergraduate students were presented<br />
with the Excellence in the Field of Study Award (earning a<br />
grade point average of 3.5 or more) as chosen by the faculty<br />
both for their academic performance and their contributions<br />
to learning and life on campus.<br />
Thirteen graduate students were honored with the<br />
Excellence in the Field of Study Award. Recipients of this<br />
award were selected by full-time faculty in each academic<br />
school. The criteria for consideration of the award include a<br />
perfect 4.0 GPA and notable contribution to the field of study.
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She Said ‘YES’<br />
A TU graduate said she knew she<br />
and her boyfriend would get engaged, but she<br />
didn’t know it would be immediately after she<br />
received her management degree.<br />
Shanice Alexander, a volleyball player, was<br />
led to believe she and two teammates were<br />
going to receive gifts from a coach after the<br />
commencement ceremony. When a blindfold<br />
was removed after she got outside, she saw her<br />
boyfriend, Marquis Russell, a sophomore at Ohio<br />
Dominican <strong>University</strong>, kneeling in front of her.<br />
“Shanice Terrae’ Alexander, would you be my<br />
wife” he asked her. She said”Yes,” he stood up<br />
and they embraced as people clapped and cheered.<br />
Alexander said she thought she might have<br />
been about to receive balloons or flowers, and she was confused because she<br />
didn’t know why she was being taken outside. When the blindfold was removed,<br />
she saw the crowd but didn’t see Russell until she looked down.”I wanted to hit<br />
him because he tricked me,” she said.<br />
Russell, a sergeant in the U.S. Army’s 718th transportation battalion who returned in October from a deployment to<br />
Kuwait, said he and Alexander had talked about getting married, and he knew she was going to accept his marriage proposal.<br />
“The whole time during commencement, I was shaking,” he said.<br />
“This is the happiest day of my life so far,” Shanice said.<br />
This article appeared, in part, in The Advertiser-Tribune
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Heminger Center Dedication<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s newest building was named in honor of<br />
Gary and Jane Heminger in recognition of their generous<br />
gift for construction of the state-of-the-art facility and their<br />
many other positive contributions to the <strong>University</strong>. The public<br />
was invited to a dedication ceremony in May.<br />
Dr. Heminger was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws<br />
degree by <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> and has served on TU’s Board of<br />
Trustees since 1991 and as the Chairman of the Board since<br />
1996. A 1976 TU graduate, he is employed as President and<br />
CEO of Marathon Petroleum Corporation. The Hemingers<br />
designated the facility as a tribute to their parents, Glen and<br />
Doris Heminger and John and Virginia Alleman, their brothers<br />
and sisters, and the community of <strong>Tiffin</strong>, Ohio. This building<br />
will serve as a center for the pursuit of wellness, health, and<br />
friendship.<br />
About the Heminger Center<br />
The building includes an indoor track and four multi-purpose<br />
courts for basketball, volleyball, and tennis. The other large<br />
portion has artificial turf and will be used for practices by the<br />
TU football, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, and softball teams, in<br />
addition to intramurals, club sports and other recreational activities.<br />
The middle section of the facility has coaches’ offices,<br />
locker rooms, an athletic training room, two classrooms, and a<br />
food court.<br />
The opening of the Heminger Center is the final component<br />
of TU’s nine-year quest to transform the former Rosenblatt<br />
property into <strong>University</strong> use. TU partnered with federal,<br />
state, and local governments and agencies to bring more<br />
than $30 million in enhancements to the <strong>Tiffin</strong> community. The<br />
Heminger Center is the centerpiece of Share the Pride. Build<br />
on Tradition – A Campaign for <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>, a $12 million<br />
capital campaign.<br />
In addition to the benefits that the new building will provide<br />
for <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> students and employees, it will also<br />
be available for use by area schools and community groups<br />
and for conferences, trade shows, and other activities.<br />
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Left to right: Erin Hazelton,<br />
Ohio Department of Development;<br />
Mike Grandillo, <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>;<br />
Laura Rees, URS;<br />
Lenny Clouse, Clouse Construction;<br />
Gary & Jane Heminger (holding key);<br />
Mike McKim, URS;<br />
Paul Marion, <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>;<br />
Richard Kirk, Alvada Construction<br />
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Heminger Center by the numbers<br />
Heminger Center<br />
Dedication<br />
Gary Heminger<br />
• 2003: <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> begins working with the<br />
owners of the Rosenblatt Scrap Yard, the State of<br />
Ohio, and URS Corporation to begin clean-up of<br />
the Scrap Yard.<br />
• $300,000: The amount of the grant received by TU<br />
to fund an environmental study and clean-up efforts.<br />
• $750,000: The amount of the Clean Ohio Grant<br />
received by TU.<br />
• $1,000,000: The amount of the US EPA Grant<br />
received with the help of US Senator Sherrod Brown.<br />
• 2010: Construction begins.<br />
• 3.5: The number of acres under roof.<br />
• 235: The number of individual, 14” diameter<br />
concrete piles that extend more than 30’ below the<br />
level of the floor.<br />
• 25: The number of Olympic-sized swimming pools<br />
that could be filled with the concrete used for the<br />
Recreation Center.<br />
• 9,834: The number of tons of crushed limestone<br />
used as a base to pour concrete floors, sidewalks,<br />
and asphalt parking.<br />
• (More than) 60,000: The number of concrete<br />
blocks and bricks used on the exterior and interior<br />
walls of the building.<br />
• 1,420: Gallons of paint used.<br />
• 25+: The number of miles of wire installed.<br />
• 35,000+: The number of square feet of sheet<br />
metal used.<br />
• 6,000+: The number of linear feet of copper, steel,<br />
and ductile iron pipes used.<br />
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<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> named its tennis courts in memory of<br />
P.M. Gillmor, loyal friend and trustee of the university.<br />
Mr. Gillmor was an active tennis enthusiast and it is<br />
appropriate that the tennis courts are named in his<br />
memory.<br />
This recognition was made possible by The Old<br />
Fort Banking Company and the Gillmor Charitable<br />
Foundation in support of Share the Pride. Build on<br />
Tradition, A Campaign for <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> President Paul Marion presents the Gillmor<br />
Tennis Court photo to The Old Fort Banking Company in<br />
June. Left to right: Board Member Julie Gillmor, Board<br />
Chairman Diane Krumsee, TU President Paul Marion, Bank<br />
President Michael Spragg
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President’s Club <strong>2012</strong><br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s President’s Club dinner was held in April. Membership into the President’s<br />
Club is $1,000 to $4,999. This year’s club represented a total of 90 members. Each year,<br />
TU celebrates new members, 10-year, 15-year, 20-year and 30-year members.<br />
20-year member Tom Miller and<br />
26-year member Dr. John Milllar<br />
New members<br />
Julie & Lonny Allen<br />
12-year members<br />
Mary & Mike Baltzell<br />
19-year members Tom & Margaret Burns<br />
and 13-year member Laura Mays<br />
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2-year members Dr. Gene &<br />
Melissa Crutsinger<br />
New members<br />
Dr. Robert & Angie Dornauer
15-year member<br />
Blythe Friedley & President Marion<br />
16-year members<br />
Joe & Eloise Granata<br />
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New members<br />
Lori & Scott Hall<br />
6-year member<br />
Mary Lewis<br />
17-year members<br />
Bill & Jean Hertzer<br />
Development Staff Sandy Koehler<br />
& Lori Bentz<br />
6-year members<br />
Dr. Jim & Bernie Wilson<br />
New members<br />
Elise (Pfefferle) & Drew Harley<br />
Entertainment by<br />
TU musical group InBetween<br />
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Community<br />
Easter<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Student Government hosted<br />
the annual Christi Thomas Memorial Easter<br />
Egg Hunt in April. The hunt has been a popular<br />
offering of the student government for many<br />
years and, because of a generous donation by<br />
the Thomas family, it is named in honor of their<br />
daughter, Christi, who succumbed to neuroblastoma<br />
in 2006. Each year, <strong>Tiffin</strong>-area children and<br />
their families are invited to hunt for brightly colored<br />
surprise-filled eggs and to enjoy a special<br />
appearance of TU’s Dragon and Easter Bunny.<br />
International Dinner -<br />
A World of Dragons<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> held its annual International<br />
Dinner in March. This year’s theme<br />
was “A World of Dragons,” in honor<br />
of the Chinese year of the dragon, the<br />
TU mascot, and dragon legends from<br />
around the world.<br />
Featured were cuisines from across<br />
the globe with recipes submitted by the<br />
students and employees of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Entertainment included performances<br />
by TU international students and<br />
music by the Cleveland Chinese Music<br />
Ensemble.<br />
Today, there are more<br />
than 100 international<br />
students attending<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
representing 28<br />
countries. The countries<br />
represented include:<br />
Australia, Bangladesh,<br />
Belgium, Brazil,<br />
Cameroon, Canada,<br />
Central African Republic,<br />
China, Colombia,<br />
Estonia, France,<br />
Germany, Jamaica,<br />
Japan, Jordan, Mexico,<br />
Nepal, Nigeria, Norway,<br />
Pakistan, Russia, South<br />
Africa, Spain, Trinidad &<br />
Tobago, Uganda, United<br />
Arab Emirates, United<br />
Kingdom, and Venezuela.<br />
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School of Business<br />
TU Partners with<br />
Lima Central Catholic<br />
High School<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> and Lima Central<br />
Catholic High School will begin a College<br />
on Campus program (a partnership<br />
where students can earn both high<br />
school and college credit without leaving<br />
their school) beginning in the fall.<br />
The program is similar to <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s existing partnerships<br />
with <strong>Tiffin</strong> Calvert High School, <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
Columbian High School, Mohawk High<br />
School, Buckeye Central High School,<br />
and Clyde High School.<br />
High school options with colleges<br />
are growing more and more popular<br />
with students, and for good reason—it<br />
allows high school students the unique<br />
opportunity to understand the college<br />
experience with no cost to the student<br />
or their family.<br />
Unlike other post-secondary<br />
programs that require students to<br />
travel and attend classes on the college<br />
campus, the innovative partnerships<br />
with <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> have the<br />
advantage of keeping students at<br />
their own high school where they can<br />
remain active in the life of their school<br />
while earning both high school and<br />
college-level credit. It is also safer for<br />
the student as they are not required to<br />
travel to the <strong>Tiffin</strong> campus during the<br />
school day.<br />
Schumacher Appointed<br />
to Board of ECBE<br />
Dean of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s School of<br />
Business Dr. Lillian Schumacher was<br />
appointed to the European Council for<br />
Business Education (ECBE) Board of<br />
Directors.<br />
In 2005,<br />
TU was the<br />
first U.S.<br />
institution<br />
of higher<br />
education to<br />
receive accreditation<br />
from this<br />
Dr. Lillian Schumacher<br />
European<br />
agency. In<br />
2010, the ECBE re-accredited <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s (TU) School of Business<br />
for a five-year period, the maximum<br />
amount of time the ECBE offers its<br />
accreditation. TU’s School of Business<br />
is also accredited by the Accreditation<br />
Council for Business Schools and<br />
Programs (ACBSP).<br />
More information about the ECBE<br />
is available at www.ecbe.eu/.<br />
A Global Mindset<br />
A workshop at <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> exemplified<br />
the <strong>University</strong>’s continuing dedication<br />
to global education.<br />
Dr.<br />
Mansour<br />
Javidan,<br />
Garvin Distinguished<br />
Professor<br />
and Director<br />
of the<br />
Thunderbird<br />
Dr. Mansour Javidan<br />
Najai Global<br />
Mindset Institute<br />
in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted<br />
a workshop for TU professors interested<br />
in becoming certified to administer,<br />
interpret, and debrief the Global<br />
Mindset Inventory (GMI) that Javidan<br />
developed as part of his work for the<br />
Institute. Eight TU professors and two<br />
professors from Indiana Tech participated<br />
in the day-long training session<br />
that included an analysis of their own<br />
GMI’s prior to the workshop.<br />
“GMI is the ability to influence<br />
people who are different from you,”<br />
says Javidan. “It is a person’s attitude<br />
toward diversity of thought and action.”<br />
THE GMI emerged as a means to<br />
measure a person’s intellectual, social,<br />
and psychological capital in this regard.<br />
Javidan praised <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
increased commitment to its own<br />
globalization process by remarking on<br />
the number of international students<br />
on the <strong>Tiffin</strong> campus as well as the<br />
reach of TU’s MBA program in Eastern<br />
Europe and Asia.<br />
New Major in Global<br />
Leadership<br />
TU will offer a new Global Leadership<br />
major beginning fall semester.<br />
The purpose of the Bachelor of<br />
Business Administration Global Leadership<br />
Honors major is to offer students<br />
a unique, honors-based program in<br />
one of the critical management arenas<br />
of the 21st Century. The program will<br />
have a business base with an interdisciplinary<br />
core curriculum and a required<br />
minor program to insure that students<br />
have both leadership and discipline<br />
skill sets sought by employers and<br />
graduate schools.<br />
The Global Leadership Honors<br />
major is seen by the School of Business<br />
as its first program to<br />
distinguish <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> from<br />
the offerings<br />
of most<br />
other business<br />
programs. The<br />
emphasis on<br />
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School of Business<br />
interview admission to the program and<br />
a required study-abroad or other country<br />
internship experience will provide TU<br />
graduates a competitive advantage in<br />
both the workplace and graduate school<br />
admissions.<br />
More information about the application<br />
process is available through<br />
Dr. Teresa Shafer, Associate Dean of<br />
International Programs and Professor of<br />
Management, at TShafer@tiffin.edu.<br />
First Annual Business<br />
Summit<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’ School of Business<br />
held its first annual Diane and George<br />
Kidd, Jr. Lecture Series in Business in<br />
February.<br />
This speaker series was established<br />
in 2002 by the Trustees of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
Dr. Ellsworth Friedley, and alumni<br />
and friends of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> honoring<br />
the 21 years of service to the <strong>University</strong><br />
by George and Diane Kidd.<br />
Its purpose is to expose students,<br />
faculty and the general public to business<br />
practitioners who will excite them<br />
about business and its role in society. It<br />
is meant to expand the horizons of the<br />
participants.<br />
Summit to Success was a<br />
Triumph<br />
In addition to the Business Summit, TU’s<br />
Business Club held their first annual<br />
Summit to Success, an all-day event<br />
“preparing today’s business students for<br />
tomorrow.”<br />
The<br />
day kicked<br />
off with a<br />
keynote<br />
presentation<br />
from Dr. Robert<br />
Hisrich,<br />
Director of<br />
the Walker<br />
Dr. Robert Hisrich<br />
Center for<br />
Global Entrepreneurship<br />
at the Thunderbird School<br />
of Global Management. Hisrich is an<br />
expert and author on entrepreneurship<br />
because of his personal experience in<br />
the field. He has been involved in the<br />
founding of over a dozen companies<br />
and created academic and training programs<br />
in several countries and several<br />
top corporations.<br />
Summit Participants<br />
Hisrich outlined the four aspects of<br />
being a global entrepreneur. He talked<br />
about a business’s infrastructure, an entrepreneur’s<br />
idea, the capital necessary for a<br />
business endeavor and the person behind<br />
it all, the entrepreneur himself/herself.<br />
He pointed out that business<br />
starters have several key characteristics<br />
including; opportunity recognition and<br />
understanding of the business environment;<br />
a visionary mindset and flexibility;<br />
persistence and the ability to live with<br />
failure; and the capability to build strong<br />
relationships.<br />
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Dr. Robert Hisrich,<br />
Dr. George Kidd, Dr. Diane Kidd<br />
The inaugural keynote speaker was<br />
Dr. Robert D. Hisrich, The Garvin Professor<br />
of Global Entrepreneurship and<br />
Director of the Walker Center for Global<br />
Entrepreneurship at the Thunderbird<br />
School of Global Management.
ParticipatION in Local<br />
Coalition<br />
The <strong>Tiffin</strong> Charitable Foundation, Inc., in partnership<br />
with <strong>Tiffin</strong> Tomorrow, <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> and Heidelberg<br />
<strong>University</strong> kicked off a New Business Plan<br />
Competition in January at the National Theatre at<br />
the Ritz, in <strong>Tiffin</strong>.<br />
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Stir Crazy<br />
Applications were made available to anyone<br />
over the age of 18 with a serious business plan<br />
and a commitment to doing business in downtown<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong>. The competition had 12 applicants.<br />
Students from <strong>Tiffin</strong> and Heidelberg Universities<br />
evaluated applications and the chosen<br />
applicants were invited to attend a series of workshops<br />
addressing business planning, finance, legal<br />
structures, marketing, and communication.<br />
The winner, Stir Crazy Family Play Park, a children’s<br />
play area that is similar to a Chuck E. Cheese’s<br />
restaurant, was announced in April. Vanessa Cook,<br />
who is planning Stir Crazy, won first year’s lease payments<br />
of up to $10,000 for her business.<br />
Marketing Professors Present<br />
at Conference<br />
Members of the TU Marketing Program presented<br />
papers at the Association of Marketing Theory<br />
& Practice Conference in March in Myrtle Beach,<br />
SC. Assistant Professors Danielle Foster and Kellie<br />
McGilvray, and Matthew Rheinecker, Manager of<br />
Financial Aid for Ivy Bridge College presented<br />
“Technology and Social Media: Classroom Tools<br />
for Educators.” Drs. Perry Haan and Laura Mays,<br />
and <strong>Tiffin</strong> MBA Romania alum Michelle Dietrich<br />
presented “Student Perceptions of European Job<br />
Mobility and the MBA in Romania.” Haan also<br />
chaired a session on Sports Marketing and was a<br />
conference reviewer.<br />
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School of Criminal Justice &<br />
Social Sciences<br />
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Students Represent TU at Model NATO<br />
Conference<br />
By TU Student Katherine Fairhurst<br />
For the past four years, members of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Global<br />
Affairs Organization (GAO) have represented the university<br />
at the annual Model NATO Conference in Washington, D.C.<br />
Participation in Model NATO is one of the major highlights of<br />
the GAO’s activities.<br />
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is a<br />
military alliance of 28 nations with a<br />
number of partnerships with other<br />
nations, and it stands as a central international<br />
institution that continues<br />
to transform and address the needs<br />
of the current international scene.<br />
Model NATO offers students an<br />
exciting opportunity for experiential<br />
learning and professional development.<br />
The annual conference<br />
brings together not only students<br />
from many different U.S. collegiate<br />
institutions, but also from Canada<br />
and Europe.<br />
Each school represents a different NATO member nation<br />
at the conference. TU students represent Estonia, a small<br />
Eastern European country that borders Russia. In preparation<br />
for the conference, students visit the embassy of the country<br />
they represent. This affords students the opportunity to gain<br />
first-hand knowledge about the foreign policy interests of a<br />
country. This year’s visit to the Estonian embassy in Washington,<br />
D.C. was particularly beneficial to TU’s Model NATO<br />
team, as many important issues were raised, and the visit<br />
fostered a better understanding of the role we would play at<br />
Model NATO.<br />
Model NATO was hosted by Howard <strong>University</strong>, Kent<br />
State <strong>University</strong>, and Converse College. The conference<br />
began with opening remarks and a keynote address by Antonella<br />
Cerasino, Head of NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division,<br />
Countries Section. The North Atlantic Council successfully<br />
reached consensus and passed the final communique, which<br />
is the product of the hard work of every student involved in<br />
the simulation.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> is fortunate to offer students the opportunity<br />
to experience the NATO simulation, and Model NATO<br />
grants students exposure that not many schools enjoy.<br />
Participation offers students the chance to expand<br />
their leadership and public speaking skills, to learn about the<br />
inner workings of NATO as an organization and international<br />
alliance, and to practice diplomacy, decision-making, and<br />
negotiation. NATO is built around the concept of consensus,<br />
and the simulation pushes students to discuss current issues<br />
and to develop agreeable solutions. Model NATO also gives<br />
students exposure to individuals who might help shape their<br />
futures.<br />
The GAO has taken great strides since its establishment,<br />
and the student members welcome<br />
support as they seek to advance the<br />
organization’s interest in fostering<br />
an increased awareness of our role<br />
in the international context. The<br />
organization’s student members<br />
anticipate continued growth and participation<br />
in the annual International<br />
Model NATO conference, and they<br />
hope to pursue involvement in other<br />
conferences in the near future, such<br />
as Model United Nations. Those of<br />
Katherine Fairhurst us who participated in Model NATO<br />
this year are very proud of what we<br />
accomplished and believed we gained invaluable professional<br />
development by being a part of the experience.<br />
Editor’s Note: Katherine, class of <strong>2012</strong>, dreams of a job in<br />
hostage negotiation and wants to help people in the field<br />
of national security and criminal justice. Her hometown is<br />
Dayton, Ohio, and her major was Government & National<br />
Security.
National Criminal Justice Honorary<br />
The <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> Alpha Epsilon Kappa Chapter of Alpha<br />
Phi Sigma (APS) inducted 16 new members into the national<br />
criminal justice honorary society in December.<br />
APS recognizes academic<br />
excellence of both undergraduate<br />
and graduate students of<br />
criminal justice. Its goals are to<br />
honor and promote academic excellence, community service,<br />
educational leadership, and unity. APS is the only criminal<br />
justice honor society which is a certified member of The Association<br />
of College Honor Societies and affiliated with The<br />
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.<br />
“<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s local chapter of APS has set their<br />
expectations for excellence higher than the national standard.<br />
This was a conscious decision by TU’s criminal justice students--<br />
to bring attention to <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s outstanding criminal<br />
justice programs and its most scholarly students,” says Dr. Jeff<br />
Stockner, Professor of Criminal Justice and APS Advisor.<br />
Mock Crime Scene<br />
Two victims were on the ground, bullet casings were scattered<br />
around the yard, guns were nearby and yellow tape was<br />
stretched across the scene.<br />
It was another day in the life of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> students<br />
learning about various situations within the criminal justice field.<br />
Don Joseph, an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice<br />
and a Sergeant at the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, and<br />
Scott Blough, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and<br />
Security Studies, led students in a criminal investigations class<br />
through an exercise in drawing sketches of the mock crime<br />
scene in April.<br />
“Now they’re actually putting practice to the theory—our<br />
goal is to give students real experience and to have them turn<br />
in a crime scene sketch,” Joseph said.<br />
Students took measurements of the crime scene and<br />
made rough sketches while participating in the activity, and<br />
they were to draw nicer sketches later.<br />
“They’ll list out the measurements,”<br />
said Joseph.<br />
Additionally, TU students<br />
visited John’s Welding<br />
& Towing to learn how to<br />
process a vehicle involved<br />
in a crime or accident. The<br />
activity involved students dividing<br />
into teams to inspect<br />
a previously wrecked green<br />
four-door Saturn. The car had<br />
mud on its tires, deployed<br />
airbags, scratches and a bent<br />
rim. Students were asked to<br />
examine the car, do blood<br />
analysis and scrape some of<br />
the paint.<br />
TU Professor Michael<br />
Lewis, a retired police officer,<br />
said people assume the car had been involved in a crash<br />
but questioned whether there was more to the story. There<br />
are a lot of variables if there is no body or if there is no one<br />
to talk to, he said. “Sometimes, things aren’t always as they<br />
appear,” he said.<br />
Lewis told students a vehicle is mobile, and investigators<br />
need to see how it ended up at its current location. “We<br />
have to look beyond where this is at,” he said.<br />
This article appeared, in part, in The Advertiser-Tribune<br />
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The Operations Director for Franklin County Coroner’s<br />
Office, Timothy Fassette, spoke to students about forensic toxicology<br />
and its application in the field in March. Fassette had attendees identify<br />
the cause of death from several toxicology reports to demonstrate how one<br />
should not assume things and fully investigate every possibility.<br />
He recommended that students do four things to prepare themselves for<br />
a career in forensic toxicology. Fassette told those in attendance to, “always<br />
check out every possible situation” when investigating a death. He also<br />
advised them to learn as much about chemistry, pharmacology, investigations<br />
and pathology as possible. Finally, he told students to, “never stop learning”<br />
by going to conferences, seminars and training during their career.<br />
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One Week in May<br />
Graduate Students Study Different<br />
Cultures<br />
It was a cold night for early May. The temperature was already<br />
dropping when a group of TU graduate students gathered<br />
behind the Main Classroom Building at <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
and set about erecting a makeshift “tent city” in anticipation<br />
of experiencing the challenges of homelessness.<br />
A few of the students in Dr.<br />
Elizabeth Victor’s Cultural Competence<br />
class were lucky enough<br />
to shelter themselves from the<br />
elements in actual tents. Others<br />
scoured the city for the huge<br />
cardboard boxes that they called<br />
“home” for the night. There<br />
were no campfires to keep them<br />
warm, and no food from 3 p.m.<br />
Dr. Elizabeth Victor<br />
until the following morning.<br />
No one was complaining,<br />
though. In fact, these students in the Forensic Psychology<br />
Program seemed grateful. That Thursday night was the<br />
culmination of a trip earlier in the day when the students<br />
volunteered at Toledo’s three main homeless shelters, where<br />
they encountered the real faces of those who had fallen on<br />
hard times.<br />
It had been a long, whirlwind week. Each day, the class<br />
journeyed to a different area of Toledo to experience firsthand<br />
the cultures and religions that, in most cases, were far<br />
different from their own.<br />
“This week is what we call<br />
immersion experiences. They go<br />
places and learn by doing,” said Dr.<br />
Victor, who organizes the field trips<br />
annually. “The goal is to help them<br />
develop an awareness of other cultures<br />
and other types of people that<br />
they may never have been exposed<br />
to, whom they may be working with<br />
in the future. Every year it’s something<br />
different.”<br />
This year, the week began with the students<br />
visiting the Shared Life Studio in Toledo,<br />
where they met the artists — all of whom have<br />
developmental disabilities. They also attended a seminar<br />
about the effects of poverty and homelessness, presented<br />
by Bridges Out of Poverty.<br />
“All of this teaches them how to deal with people of<br />
different incomes, so that when the students get out and<br />
are working in the community, they know the kinds of things<br />
to look for and what to do,” Victor explained. In the afternoon,<br />
Dan Wilkins, an advocate for the disabled, spoke to<br />
the students about disabilities.<br />
After each session, the students were treated to a meal<br />
at an ethnic restaurant.<br />
Throughout the week, the students also experienced<br />
different forms of religions by attending an Islamic mosque,<br />
Jewish synagogue and Hindu temple. They also heard a<br />
presentation from Darlene Newburn, Director of the Ohio<br />
Civil Rights Commission, who talked about discrimination<br />
cases based on race, gender, and religion.<br />
The diversity training continued on Wednesday, when<br />
GLASS — the Gay/Lesbian and Straight Supporters from<br />
TU — spoke to the class. The students also heard from a<br />
woman from India, who explained the cultural differences<br />
between India and the U.S., and offered information about<br />
how to deal with people from East Asian cultures.<br />
On Friday, the students took a potluck-style meal to the<br />
Oaks, Toledo’s homeless shelter for women and children.<br />
They also volunteered at the Cherry Street Mission (the men’s<br />
shelter) and at the Sparrow’s Nest, the shelter for women.<br />
Many in the group seemed touched by the open-arms<br />
reception they received at the shelters.<br />
“They were very open with their stories. Many of those<br />
encountered had suffered from drug addiction and mental<br />
illness. There were different components that brought them<br />
to where they are at today,” said Lily Cardona, who plans to<br />
go to law school after she graduates<br />
in December. “It’s been a long week.<br />
We’ve had a lot of experiences that it<br />
would have taken a long time otherwise<br />
to have gotten.”<br />
Dr. Victor explained that,<br />
besides the hands-on work, the<br />
students are required to complete<br />
online assignments. Then on Friday,<br />
it was time to break camp and do<br />
presentations.<br />
“They have to create their<br />
own agency and make it culturally<br />
competent. This is one of the courses that are required for<br />
licensure,” Dr. Victor said. “We give them the tools, they<br />
build their house. We do this every year. I like it because it<br />
brings out the best in everyone.”<br />
Information on the value of the experience can be<br />
found at: www.carmelitereview.org/issues/v48n4/10.php<br />
For additional information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Victor,<br />
419.344.3804.
Tent City Participants<br />
Below are a few testimonials of those<br />
who participated in the Tent City<br />
Project<br />
Monica Rae<br />
Crimmins<br />
Fostoria, Ohio<br />
From taking this<br />
Cultural Competence<br />
class, Monica<br />
said, “This class taught me that it is<br />
not alright to fear a person based on<br />
what the media shows us. We see<br />
splashed all over the news the negative<br />
that makes us fear and misunderstand<br />
those that live in our country<br />
who are not originally from here. I<br />
learned that we are all the same...human<br />
beings no matter what. Extremists<br />
aside, we all need the same thing,<br />
want the same thing and live for the<br />
same thing, peace.”<br />
Monica chose TU because,<br />
“It was one of only three Forensic<br />
Psychology programs in the nation<br />
and had a great reputation…not to<br />
mention, close to home.”<br />
When asked what she will remember<br />
most about her TU education,<br />
Monica said, “I will remember<br />
my classmates and professors. If all<br />
the knowledge from the books were<br />
to seep out of my head, I would still<br />
remember them as the most positive<br />
experience I have had at TU. Without<br />
their guidance, support and the<br />
students acting as a cheering section<br />
for each other, this time would have<br />
been much more than the heart could<br />
bear.”<br />
Monica’s Ideal career goal:<br />
One of two things: State or Federal<br />
Prison Warden<br />
Monica Rich<br />
Clyde, Ohio<br />
According to<br />
Monica, “There<br />
were so many things<br />
I learned during this<br />
class and trying to limit it to one main<br />
thing is difficult. I guess I would have<br />
to say that the one that impressed me<br />
the most was the visit to the Mosque.<br />
I did not know how much their belief<br />
and my religious beliefs were similar.<br />
They believe in only one God but<br />
call him Allah. Our beliefs in regards<br />
to abortion are the same. I found<br />
our differences very interesting. The<br />
reason they separate the women<br />
and men is to avoid distraction from<br />
their prayers and devoted attention<br />
to God. They put their foreheads to<br />
the ground to acknowledge that they<br />
came from dirt and they will return to<br />
dirt when they die. The Imam gave<br />
each of us a Quran and when I have<br />
time I will be reading it to learn even<br />
more about their beliefs.”<br />
Monica chose TU because of the<br />
Forensic Psychology program and<br />
for the easy commute. “I took a tour<br />
of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> with my daughter<br />
when she was looking at colleges.<br />
She was looking at the Forensics<br />
Program and I found it very interesting<br />
and thought it would be great to do<br />
this kind of work.”<br />
When asked what she will remember<br />
most about her TU education,<br />
Monica said, “The thing I will<br />
remember the most about my <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> education is how helpful the<br />
professors are. I have found them to<br />
be very helpful, friendly and willing to<br />
help connect you with future employers.<br />
Although I like all my professors,<br />
my mentors are Dr. Liz Victor and Dr.<br />
Steven Hurwitz whom I will stay connected<br />
to after graduation. I was the<br />
oldest in my undergrad classes and<br />
now I am the oldest in my graduate<br />
classes and I find it great that my<br />
experiences and my opinions are welcome.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> was the best<br />
choice I made and has been a very<br />
rewarding experience.”<br />
Monica’s Ideal career goal:<br />
“Utilize my degree is to start a program<br />
for teen and pre-teen victims<br />
of crime to help them rebuild their<br />
self-esteem and self-confidence. I<br />
used to work for a juvenile detention<br />
facility and a young man that was<br />
incarcerated there told me his story of<br />
how he had been molested and then<br />
he in turn molested his own brother.<br />
I saw him on the Marshall’s most<br />
wanted list about 2 years ago and<br />
it was for molesting children. He is<br />
back in prison and his brother is now<br />
a sexual predator. I want to break the<br />
cycle so that victims don’t become the<br />
perpetrator.”<br />
Marisa Matas<br />
Newton Falls,<br />
Ohio<br />
From taking this<br />
Cultural Competence<br />
class, Marisa<br />
said, “I come from a<br />
small town where the race is predominately<br />
Caucasian, so, I did not have<br />
much exposure to other cultures. I<br />
am an avid reader, yet a book cannot<br />
compare to real life experience.<br />
What I think this class has taught me<br />
the most was to accept everyone for<br />
whom they are, and those stereotypes<br />
that exist are never true. There is<br />
always another side to the story, we<br />
all are more alike than we think, and<br />
if we could get people to realize this<br />
then the world would be a happier<br />
place. I also learned that sleeping in<br />
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a box when its forty degrees outside<br />
is awful! I wouldn’t wish that type of<br />
lifestyle on anyone.”<br />
Marisa chose TU because, “I had<br />
originally started off in the Forensic<br />
Psychology Program and it was the<br />
only <strong>University</strong> in Ohio to house this<br />
program. They also have an excellent<br />
School of Criminal Justice and Social<br />
Sciences.”<br />
When asked what she will<br />
remember most about her TU<br />
education, Marisa said, “Truthfully, I<br />
will remember specific professors--<br />
Elizabeth Victor and Steve Hurwitzprofessors<br />
who really care about you<br />
as an individual. I cannot begin to<br />
count the number of times Dr. Victor<br />
has gone to bat for me with classes<br />
and transfers. They care about you<br />
as the individual not about statistics<br />
of the school rates. This experience<br />
here is one of a kind they strive to<br />
make you your best and give you the<br />
resources to do it. I will truly miss <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>.”<br />
Marisa’s ideal career goal:<br />
“Upon graduation, I plan on entering<br />
the Ohio Investigative Unit and eventually<br />
transferring into the Federal<br />
Bureau of Investigation. I am intrigued<br />
by the criminal thought process and<br />
will truly be satisfied working where I<br />
can practice this.”<br />
Tammy R.<br />
Hardy<br />
Pemberville, Ohio<br />
Tammy said, “This<br />
class reinforced that<br />
ultimately, we are<br />
all alike. No matter what religion (or<br />
lack thereof); race, economic class or<br />
disability, our hopes and dreams are<br />
all alike…the desire to improve ourselves<br />
and live in peace. Just because<br />
a person may be dealt a harder life<br />
does not make them less of a person.<br />
I really learned that judgment is left to<br />
those who preside in court rooms not<br />
to people for people. Until you walk<br />
a mile in someone else’s shoes (or<br />
freeze in a tent for a night), you cannot<br />
possibly know how they feel and you<br />
will NEVER know what they thought or<br />
believe unless you ask them.”<br />
She chose TU because, “TU’s<br />
CJ Program is one of the few in the<br />
country and it is close to home.”<br />
When asked what she will remember<br />
most about her TU education,<br />
Tammy said, “I will definitely<br />
remember this Tent City experience<br />
and the Cultural Competence Class. I<br />
have completed a bachelor’s degree<br />
and a master’s degree and have never<br />
participated in anything like it. It was<br />
exhausting, but well worth it.”<br />
Tammy’s ideal career goal:<br />
“Complete assessments for any number<br />
of psychological requirements/<br />
entities.”<br />
Angelica<br />
Trumpower<br />
Republic, Ohio<br />
Angelica said that<br />
she learned that,<br />
“Everyone would<br />
just like to live in a world of kindness<br />
and mutual respect. This course<br />
was an eye-opener. The inequality<br />
that groups of individuals face daily<br />
is unacceptable. If we are to be the<br />
“melting pot” that we call ourselves,<br />
then we need to light the fire on the<br />
stove, because right now we are still<br />
distinctly separated components.”<br />
She chose TU because, “It is one<br />
of the only universities that provide<br />
a master’s-level program in criminal<br />
justice that is seated.”<br />
She said she will remember, “I am<br />
a seedling,” as Dr. Victor says.<br />
Angelica’s ideal career goal:<br />
“To apply to law school. I would like to<br />
do prosecutorial work and work with<br />
the District Attorney’s office. I would<br />
also like to teach coursework at the<br />
adjunct level, and possibly as a fulltime<br />
faculty later.”
Mackenzie<br />
Overmeyer<br />
Columbus Ohio<br />
Mackenzie said, “I<br />
learned so much<br />
from taking the<br />
cultural competence course and I<br />
honestly feel that everyone would<br />
benefit from taking a course like this.<br />
We were fortunate enough to meet<br />
many people from different backgrounds<br />
and walks of life. Our class<br />
met individuals from different religious<br />
affiliations such as: Hindu, Muslim,<br />
Jewish, and Wiccan. We talked to<br />
people from different backgrounds<br />
and groups, such as individuals<br />
from homeless shelters, Glass (Gay,<br />
Lesbian and Straight Supporters), an<br />
individual from The Disability Center,<br />
and a lady from India. This class was<br />
an enriching experience and I feel<br />
more open and welcoming of other<br />
cultures. I look forward to taking what<br />
I have learned and applying it to my<br />
everyday life. I will also help educate<br />
others on the wrongs of discriminating<br />
against groups of people and the hurt<br />
it causes. With open minds we all can<br />
get along better and learn from one<br />
another.”<br />
When asked why she chose TU,<br />
she said, “I honestly chose TU because<br />
it was close to home. I really like<br />
living in Columbus.”<br />
Mackenzie’s ideal career goal:<br />
“I change my mind weekly about<br />
what I want to do with my degree.<br />
Right now I am a behavioral aide for<br />
autistic children and I absolutely love<br />
it. I know I want to go on to get my<br />
Ph.D., and I am considering getting<br />
into mental health law--that would<br />
be a way for me to help families with<br />
mentally disabled kids.”<br />
Lillian<br />
Cardona<br />
State of<br />
Connecticut<br />
Lillian said, “The<br />
experience of this<br />
class was amazing! Words cannot<br />
truly do justice to the knowledge that<br />
I gained from the class. Dr. Victor is<br />
fantastic! Perhaps one of the most<br />
important elements of my entire experience<br />
is that we, as a society, continue<br />
to make the mistake of labeling<br />
individuals and with these labels, we<br />
try to define the essence of who they<br />
are instead of seeing the totality or<br />
the essence of who they are as a race,<br />
people, and culture. When all is said<br />
and done, we are more alike than we<br />
are different and we should embrace<br />
the differences in people and see it as<br />
strength and not as a weakness.”<br />
She chose TU because, “TU<br />
offers a master’s level program in the<br />
concentration of Forensic Psychology<br />
and, after researching, the program is<br />
considered a very good one. Also, the<br />
Saturday schedule worked very well<br />
with my schedule.”<br />
When asked what she will remember<br />
most about her TU education,<br />
Lillian said, “I will remember the<br />
knowledge gained, of course, and the<br />
wonderful individuals (i.e. classmates,<br />
professors) with whom I’ve had the<br />
privilege of crossing paths.”<br />
Lillian’s ideal career goal:<br />
“I plan on attending law school upon<br />
graduating from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
with my master’s degree in Forensic<br />
Psychology.”<br />
Tent City participant<br />
Matt Beham<br />
Tent City participant<br />
Steffany Stoeffler<br />
Tent City participant<br />
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TU Junior Wins Essay<br />
Contest<br />
Bryce<br />
Fredrick<br />
TU student Bryce Fredrick, Castalia,<br />
Ohio, won the <strong>2012</strong> International Association<br />
for Intelligence Education<br />
Essay Contest, Undergraduate Division.<br />
His essay, entitled “eIntelligence<strong>University</strong>”<br />
came about after researching<br />
virtual education for the intelligence<br />
field. After encountering some roadblocks<br />
because of changes in virtual<br />
education, Bryce found a program at<br />
Duke <strong>University</strong> that ties every virtual<br />
university into one community.<br />
“What I found was eye-opening<br />
to me, and made me wonder what the<br />
future holds for students in the intelligence<br />
field.” Bryce began to examine<br />
how future technology balances theory<br />
and practice and realized what he<br />
found in eIntelligence<strong>University</strong> was<br />
the way to go. He proceeded to dive<br />
into the virtual effect of becoming immersed<br />
into the game and then nothing<br />
else matters.<br />
Bryce compared and contrasted<br />
the successes and failures of virtual<br />
technology and highlighted the importance<br />
of using experts around the<br />
world. “As I noted in my paper, Bill<br />
Gates believes that expertise requires<br />
10,000 hours of deliberate practice to<br />
master a skill. He also states that you<br />
have to be open-minded and fanatical<br />
to keep going. What I found was the<br />
real-life training applied to Gates’s idea<br />
and the encouragement, challenge and<br />
support of the training by the students<br />
would be most beneficial.”<br />
Bryce was invited to present his<br />
paper in May, at the Association’s National<br />
Conference in Washington, D. C.<br />
Student Michael McVety<br />
is Honored<br />
The Ohio Correctional and Court Services<br />
Association (OCCSA) selected TU as the<br />
recipient of its Dr. Lamar Johnson Scholarship.<br />
The $500 scholarship award is traditionally<br />
given to recognize the outstanding<br />
achievements of a criminal justice<br />
program offered by an Ohio university.<br />
The OCCSA is the Ohio Chapter of the<br />
American Correctional Association.<br />
“During the discussions about<br />
which <strong>University</strong> to select for the scholarship,<br />
several OCCSA Board members<br />
mentioned<br />
that they had<br />
staff who<br />
graduated<br />
from <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>.<br />
The board<br />
felt that due<br />
to the positive<br />
experience<br />
we col-<br />
Mike McVety<br />
lectively had with students and faculty<br />
from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> that <strong>Tiffin</strong> would<br />
be a fine selection for the scholarship,”<br />
remarks Bernie Rochford, Executive Vice<br />
President of Oriana House.<br />
In particular, several OCCSA board<br />
members, who work in various positions<br />
throughout the Ohio Department of<br />
Rehabilitation and Corrections, spoke<br />
highly of TU because of the excellent<br />
work of the many department employees<br />
who are TU alumni from both the<br />
bachelor’s and master’s criminal justice<br />
programs, according to Rochford.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> nominated student<br />
Michael McVety to receive the $500<br />
scholarship. McVety, along with TU<br />
faculty members Dr. Gene Chintala and<br />
Professor Scott Blough, attended the<br />
OCCSA’s annual meeting in November<br />
where the scholarship was awarded.<br />
SAAB Members Attend<br />
Conference<br />
More than 200 Student African American<br />
Brotherhood (SAAB) members<br />
from Northwest Ohio and Michigan<br />
arrived on the <strong>University</strong> of Toledo’s<br />
campus to participate in a conference<br />
last fall.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s SAAB Chapter<br />
conducted an activity that allowed the<br />
brothers to understand the significance<br />
of the core values.<br />
SAAB is an organization committed<br />
to access for and success of at-risk<br />
males in high school and college, with<br />
a clear vision and a passion for delivering<br />
outstanding results. The organization<br />
assists men of color to realize<br />
and achieve their fullest potential by<br />
fostering a “spirit of caring” and providing<br />
positive leadership within their<br />
community.<br />
Students Attend Ohio<br />
Parks and Recreation<br />
Conference<br />
Over thirty sports and recreation<br />
management students participated in<br />
the Ohio Parks and Recreation <strong>2012</strong><br />
Conference and Trade Show at Kalahari<br />
Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, in February.<br />
The conference included educational<br />
programs focusing on leadership,<br />
planning, administration and career<br />
advice for a future career in Parks<br />
and Recreation. Recreation directors<br />
from around the state conducted mock<br />
interviews and mentoring sessions.<br />
Students were able to interact with<br />
over 100 industry vendors such as<br />
Turfgrass, Mid-West Golf, <strong>Challenge</strong>r<br />
Sports, and the Cincinnati Circus Company<br />
who participated as exhibitors.
Students also attended sessions<br />
and networked with recreation managers<br />
and directors from around the state<br />
and hosted educational sessions on<br />
fundraising, communication strategies,<br />
economic survival, skateboarding outreach,<br />
and<br />
background<br />
checks for<br />
recreation<br />
and park<br />
employees.<br />
Keynote<br />
presenters<br />
were Jack<br />
Hanna, host<br />
Jack Hanna<br />
of “Jack<br />
Hanna’s Animal Adventures,” and Joe<br />
Haas, CEO of Kalahari, who has resort<br />
experience spanning seven countries<br />
on three continents.<br />
instructors visited the Garden District,<br />
St. Louis Cemetery I, museums, a national<br />
park, the Lower Ninth Ward, and<br />
attended jazz and blues shows. They<br />
shopped at the French Market and ate<br />
local delicacies, including gumbo, fried<br />
chicken, jambalaya, beignets, muffelettas,<br />
po’boys, crawfish, alligator, and<br />
much more.<br />
Las Vegas<br />
Costa Rica<br />
Fifteen students and employees visited<br />
Costa Rica last summer. The trip<br />
was organized by Dr. Teresa Shafer,<br />
Professor of Management and Associate<br />
Dean of International Business<br />
Programs.<br />
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Students Going Places<br />
New Orleans<br />
During spring break, TU students visited<br />
New Orleans for a five-day culmination<br />
of the course, America’s Historic<br />
Cities: New Orleans, Tradition and<br />
Rebirth. They were able to gain handson<br />
knowledge of many aspects of New<br />
Orleans culture, history, entertainment,<br />
and fine dining. Professors Vincent<br />
Moore and Michael Herdlick provided<br />
their expertise.<br />
The 16 students and the two<br />
Students in front of one of the<br />
Mardi Gras displays at the<br />
Presbytere (Louisiana State Museum)<br />
Six Hospitality and Management majors<br />
and five faculty and staff members<br />
visited Las Vegas in March. Their trip<br />
began with a drive to Red Rock Canyon<br />
to hike and view the picturesque landscape<br />
prior to attending the convention’s<br />
“Welcome Kick-Off Party” at<br />
Caesars Palace Resort.<br />
The convention included keynote<br />
speaker Pauly Shore, who shared his<br />
40 year history with the world famous<br />
Comedy Store. After the speaker, the<br />
group was free to roam the Tradeshow<br />
Floor. Most of the attendees saw many<br />
celebrity appearances such as: Toby<br />
Keith, Andrew Dice Clay, Ne-Yo, Coolio,<br />
and Dennis Rodman.<br />
Carol McDannell, Director of<br />
Career Development, attended this<br />
year’s conference and said, “This conference<br />
was a wonderful networking<br />
opportunity for all the <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
students who attended. They were able<br />
to network with experienced professionals,<br />
learn about the hospitality<br />
management industry, and get a taste<br />
of a large-scale event.”<br />
Students<br />
who took the<br />
trip as a class<br />
were required<br />
to attend class<br />
prior to the<br />
trip, keep a<br />
journal about<br />
the trip, complete a PowerPoint presentation<br />
of the key highlights of the<br />
trip surrounding the goals of the class,<br />
and write a comparative analysis paper<br />
when they returned to earn the credits.<br />
The experience was designed to<br />
motivate students to become more informed<br />
global citizens. The adventurers<br />
participated in an East to West coast<br />
tour of the Central American nation.<br />
They visited San Jose, Braulio Carrilo<br />
National Park, a banana plantation,<br />
Tortuguero, a village school, canals,<br />
Sarapiqui, hot springs, Lake Arenal, La<br />
Fortuna Waterfall, volcanoes, Guanacaste<br />
and beaches on both the Caribbean<br />
and Pacific. They also got to<br />
know the Ticos (natives) in Tortuguero<br />
while visiting the village school. Group<br />
members attended class and played<br />
soccer with the children of Tortuguero.<br />
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Thailand, Cambodia &<br />
Vietnam in 2013<br />
TU is sponsoring an 11-day tour of<br />
Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam in<br />
May of 2013.<br />
The tour is being coordinated by<br />
Dr. Jonathan Appel, Associate Professor<br />
of Psychology and Criminal Justice. It<br />
is open to students, faculty, staff, family<br />
and members of the general community<br />
and can be used for college credit.<br />
Among the tour highlights are<br />
visits to Bangkok, where participants<br />
will enjoy a boat tour along the Chao<br />
Phraya River and Thonburi Klongs and<br />
visit the Grand Palace; an excursion<br />
to Ayutthaya, including the summer<br />
palace of King Rama IV; a visit to Siem<br />
Reap with special stops at Tonle Sap<br />
Lake and Ta Prohm and Preak Khan<br />
temples, as well as Angkor Wat and<br />
Angkor Thom; Ho Chi Minh City and<br />
the Reunification Palace and War<br />
Remnants Museum; the Cu Chi region;<br />
and Cai Be, where tour participants will<br />
experience a floating market.<br />
The cost (between $4,000 and<br />
$4,300) includes three meals daily,<br />
hotels with private bathrooms, tours,<br />
round-trip and internal flights, and land<br />
transportation. Payment plans are<br />
available through Education First (EF)<br />
College Study Tours.<br />
More information is available<br />
through Education First College Study<br />
Tours at its website, http://www.efcollegestudytours.com/preview-tour.<br />
aspxgt=1063348, or by contacting<br />
Dr. Appel at TU at 419.448.3285 or via<br />
email at appelj@tiffin.edu.<br />
Hisrich Elected to TU<br />
Board of Trustees<br />
Dr. Robert Hisrich, the Garvin Professor<br />
of Global Entrepreneurship and Director<br />
of the Walker Center for Global Entrepreneurship<br />
at the<br />
Thunderbird<br />
School of<br />
Global Management<br />
was elected<br />
to <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s<br />
Dr. Robert Hisrich<br />
Board of<br />
Trustees in<br />
May.<br />
Hisrich is a world-renowned expert<br />
and author on entrepreneurship, as<br />
well as a global entrepreneur who has<br />
been involved in the founding of more<br />
than a dozen companies including H&B<br />
Associates, a marketing and management<br />
consulting firm. He has authored<br />
or co-authored 26 books. He has<br />
also written more than 350 articles on<br />
entrepreneurship, international business<br />
management and venture capital,<br />
which have appeared in such journals<br />
as The Academy of Management Review,<br />
California Management Review,<br />
Columbia Journal of World Business,<br />
Journal of Business Venturing, Sloan<br />
Management Review and Small Business<br />
Economics.<br />
Grandillo Named President<br />
of Lakeland College<br />
Michael Grandillo, TU’s Vice President<br />
for Development and Public Affairs,<br />
was named the 15th president of Lakeland<br />
College in Wisconsin.<br />
His career in higher education<br />
has included working in admissions at<br />
Ohio Northern <strong>University</strong>, leadership<br />
roles in admissions and development<br />
at Heidelberg <strong>University</strong>, and the past<br />
17 years as Vice President for Development<br />
and Public Affairs and as an<br />
adjunct<br />
instructor at<br />
TU.<br />
He<br />
earned a<br />
Doctor of<br />
Philosophy<br />
in Higher<br />
Education<br />
Mike Grandillo<br />
and Italian<br />
Renaissance<br />
History from The <strong>University</strong> of Toledo,<br />
a Master of Science in Education from<br />
The <strong>University</strong> of Dayton, and a Bachelor<br />
of Arts in Political Science from<br />
Ohio Northern <strong>University</strong>.<br />
He spent 17 years on <strong>Tiffin</strong> City<br />
Council, including a year and a half as<br />
its president.<br />
Grandillo led the funding and<br />
development of <strong>Tiffin</strong>’s campus,<br />
including the completion of real estate<br />
acquisitions that added 110 acres and<br />
the construction of 11 new buildings, a<br />
nature preserve, an athletic complex, a<br />
retirement village and the expansion of<br />
three existing buildings.<br />
A published historian, Grandillo<br />
has special academic interest in the denominational<br />
movement in higher education,<br />
the Italian Renaissance and the<br />
American Presidency. He has authored<br />
numerous articles and presentations<br />
related primarily to student success,<br />
admissions<br />
policies and<br />
development.<br />
In<br />
2010, he<br />
published<br />
the definitive<br />
institutional<br />
history of<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>,<br />
“Onward to<br />
the Dawn.”<br />
President Paul Marion<br />
presents Mike and Nancy<br />
Grandillo with TU’s official<br />
chair at a reception in their<br />
honor in June.
New Deans<br />
Schumacher Named<br />
VP for Development &<br />
Public Affairs<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> announced Ron<br />
Schumacher as its new Vice President<br />
for Development & Public Affairs.<br />
Schumacher<br />
was<br />
named Vice<br />
President for<br />
Enrollment<br />
Management<br />
of <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> in<br />
2010 after<br />
serving<br />
Ron Schumacher<br />
seven<br />
years as Vice President for Enrollment<br />
Management at the <strong>University</strong> of Saint<br />
Francis in Indiana.<br />
Prior to his position at Saint<br />
Francis, Schumacher worked at <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> for eight years, including five<br />
years as Director of Undergraduate<br />
Admissions. He earned a bachelor’s<br />
degree from Allegheny College and an<br />
MBA from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>, and he is<br />
currently working on a doctoral degree<br />
from Bowling Green State <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Schumacher has been active in<br />
community service, as well as serving as<br />
a member of a number of professional<br />
organizations, including the National<br />
Association for College Admissions<br />
Counseling, the National Association of<br />
Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Ohio<br />
Association of Collegiate Registrars<br />
and Admissions Counselors.<br />
Hall Named VP for<br />
Human Resources and<br />
Campus Services<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> named Lori Hall as Vice<br />
President for Human Resources and<br />
Campus Services. Mrs. Hall has been<br />
with <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> since 2000 serving<br />
the <strong>University</strong> as Director of Human<br />
Resources, Equal Employment Opportunity<br />
Officer, and faculty member.<br />
In her<br />
new position,<br />
Lori will<br />
oversee<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
Office<br />
of Human<br />
Resources,<br />
Student<br />
Lori Hall<br />
Affairs, Food<br />
Service,<br />
Bookstore, and Mail Center. Prior to<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Lori served as Assistant<br />
Vice President and Banking Center<br />
Manager for Fifth Third Bank of <strong>Tiffin</strong>.<br />
Wyden Named<br />
VP for Finance and<br />
Administration<br />
Leon Wyden was named TU’s Vice<br />
President for Finance and Administration.<br />
Prior to his employment with <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>,<br />
Wyden<br />
served as Associate<br />
Vice<br />
President of<br />
Finance and<br />
Planning at<br />
Upper Iowa<br />
<strong>University</strong>.<br />
He is a Certified<br />
Public<br />
Leon Wyden<br />
Accountant and previously served as<br />
Deputy Controller at Howard <strong>University</strong><br />
in addition to 28 years in senior finance<br />
positions at several companies in Michigan.<br />
He earned his BBA in Accounting<br />
from the <strong>University</strong> of Detroit.<br />
At TU, his duties will include serving<br />
as the university’s chief fiscal officer<br />
and as a member of the President’s<br />
Cabinet. He will also supervise the positions<br />
of Director of Facilities, Executive<br />
Director of Information Technology<br />
Services, Controller, Director of Budgets<br />
and External Accounts, Financial<br />
Coordinator, and the Heminger Center<br />
Manager.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> has named Annette<br />
Staunton as Dean of Academic Support<br />
Programs and Chief Retention Officer,<br />
Jeremy Marinis as Dean of Admissions<br />
and Financial Aid, and Michael Herdlick<br />
as Dean of Students.<br />
Annette<br />
Staunton<br />
will oversee<br />
the Registration<br />
and Records<br />
Office,<br />
Academic<br />
Advising,<br />
Career<br />
Services,<br />
Annette Staunton<br />
the Student<br />
Success Center, Success Coaches, Disability<br />
Services and Retention. She has<br />
been with <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> since 1991<br />
serving in multiple director positions in<br />
the Graduate Office, Adult & Continuing<br />
Education Office, Operations,<br />
Financial Aid, Registration & Records<br />
and Retention. She earned a Bachelor<br />
of Business Administration and an MBA<br />
from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
“I am looking forward to this new<br />
and exciting opportunity as Dean of<br />
Academic Support Programs and Chief<br />
Retention Officer” said Annette. “<strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> has assisted me in pursuing<br />
my educational and career goals<br />
- Thank you!”<br />
Jeremy<br />
Marinis will<br />
oversee<br />
Undergraduate<br />
and<br />
Graduate<br />
Admissions,<br />
Student Services,<br />
Adult<br />
and Transfer<br />
Jeremy Marinis<br />
Admissions,<br />
Online Bachelor’s Degree Admissions<br />
and Student Services, Financial Aid,<br />
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New Deans<br />
International Admissions, International<br />
Student Services, Admissions Operations<br />
and the Call Center. He earned a<br />
Bachelor of Business Administration degree<br />
from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> and a Master<br />
of Arts in Education from the <strong>University</strong><br />
of Findlay. He is currently pursuing<br />
a Doctorate of Philosophy in Higher<br />
Education from the <strong>University</strong> of Toledo.<br />
Prior to joining TU’s admissions team,<br />
Marinis coached for TU’s football team.<br />
“I am extremely thankful to <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> for this new opportunity,”<br />
Marinis said. “It is my goal to build upon<br />
the positive momentum at <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />
and continue <strong>Tiffin</strong>’s innovative<br />
approach to enrollment management.”<br />
Michael<br />
Herdlick will<br />
supervise<br />
the daily<br />
operations<br />
of the Student<br />
Affairs<br />
Division and<br />
will continue<br />
to serve as<br />
Michael Herdlick<br />
Director<br />
of Institutional Research. He earned a<br />
Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from<br />
Malone <strong>University</strong> and a Master of Science<br />
in mathematics from New Mexico<br />
Tech. Prior to his employment at <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>, Herdlick served in various<br />
roles at a large commercial environmental<br />
laboratory as a Quality Assurance<br />
Manager and Vice President of<br />
Laboratory Operations. He has served<br />
TU as a faculty member since 2001<br />
and also served as the NCAA Faculty<br />
Athletic Representative.<br />
“I am honored and humbled to<br />
have been selected as the next Dean<br />
of Students of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>,” said<br />
Herdlick. “My family and I are very<br />
grateful for this wonderful opportunity<br />
and tremendously excited for the<br />
future.”<br />
Good Morning World<br />
Lawyer & Author David Stewart<br />
Lawyer and author David Stewart presented “American<br />
Emperor—Aaron Burr’s <strong>Challenge</strong> to Jefferson’s America”<br />
in February.<br />
After practicing law for more than 25 years, David<br />
Stewart turned to writing history (though he still practices<br />
law). Stewart’s latest work is American Emperor, Aaron<br />
Burr’s <strong>Challenge</strong> to Jefferson’s America, an examination<br />
of Burr’s remarkable Western expedition, an undertaking<br />
David Stewart<br />
that shook the nation’s foundation at a time when those<br />
foundations were none too solid.<br />
Stewart is President of the Washington Independent Review of Books, an online<br />
book review.<br />
Cardinal Stritch <strong>University</strong><br />
Dean Dr. Peter Holbrook<br />
Dr. Peter Holbrook, Cardinal Stritch <strong>University</strong>’s Dean, presented<br />
“In the Blink of an Eye: Why Leaders Make Foolish<br />
Ethical Choices & What Can We Learn from Them,” in<br />
April.<br />
Dr. Holbrook’s expertise includes board development,<br />
organizational leadership and change, program<br />
development and evaluation, service, strategic thinking<br />
Dr. Peter Holbrook<br />
and planning, succession planning, and teams. In the<br />
blink of an eye, leaders can find themselves compromised<br />
by making foolish ethical choices that forever change the course of their lives. While<br />
we never think it can happen to ourselves, how do we really know
Art, Music and Theatre<br />
The Diane Kidd Gallery<br />
Through the leadership of Diane Kidd, the original <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Art Gallery opened in Franks Hall in 1994. From her<br />
initial vision, the gallery has grown to become the spacious<br />
and light-filled Diane Kidd Art Gallery in the Hayes Center for<br />
the Arts. It is one of the finest exhibition spaces in the area,<br />
a drawing card for art lovers in northwest Ohio and beyond.<br />
More information about The Diane Kidd Gallery and upcoming<br />
shows can be obtained by contacting Marsha Pippenger,<br />
Gallery Director, at marsha.pippenger@gmail.com<br />
Calvert Student Show<br />
The gallery presented “Coordination of Creative Scenes,”<br />
featuring artworks by students from <strong>Tiffin</strong> Calvert High School<br />
in the first exhibition of the <strong>2012</strong> calendar year.<br />
The exhibition was a collection of 2-d works that vary<br />
in medium,” according to Marla Shultz, Calvert art instructor.<br />
“The media included photography, charcoal, paint and<br />
mixed-media. Included was a collection of drawings of the<br />
Seneca County Courthouse. The students preserved the<br />
courthouse in charcoal drawings that brought the beauty of<br />
the structure to life.”<br />
Burning the Maples<br />
Artist Holly Hey paid tribute to<br />
her father, Don, in “Burning the<br />
Maples,” at the gallery’s February<br />
exhibition. Don Hey spent<br />
time in the woods gathering<br />
wood to heat the family home<br />
and for carpentry and craft<br />
projects. Part of the installation<br />
recreated a scene from the artist’s<br />
childhood.<br />
action. Whether<br />
working with<br />
the surface of a<br />
painting or with a<br />
theatrical space,<br />
he integrates his<br />
vocabulary of images,<br />
texts, schematics,<br />
sounds,<br />
and objects into a<br />
variety of inventive<br />
compositions.<br />
Smith, Nelson & Smith Art<br />
Annual Student Exhibition &<br />
Senior Reception<br />
The April art show featured an exhibition<br />
by TU art students combined<br />
with a special reception recognizing<br />
this year’s graduating seniors.<br />
The student art show featured<br />
work from regular undergraduate<br />
courses in drawing, painting, and<br />
design, as well as a special exhibition<br />
of advanced undergraduate<br />
portfolio projects and creative<br />
thesis projects from TU’s Master of<br />
Humanities program. While the subject matter was eclectic,<br />
the work exhibited represented the best of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
art program.<br />
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Burning Maples<br />
Apparitions, Remixes, & Fault Lines<br />
The March exhibit, “Apparitions, Remixes, & Fault Lines,” was<br />
presented by nationally recognized artist Nelson Smith.<br />
Earning widespread recognition as a painter, designer,<br />
composer and theater artist, Nelson Smith is a recent Ballinglen<br />
Arts Foundation Fellow and Senior Artist-In-Residence<br />
in Painting and Drawing for the Oregon College of Art and<br />
Craft. His work reveals his ongoing exploration of relationships<br />
between diagrammatic language, objects/images, and<br />
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Music<br />
Hip Hop Producer to Serve as<br />
Artist-In-Residence<br />
TU’s Music Department<br />
announced<br />
that hip hop producer,<br />
J Rawls, will<br />
serve as Artist-In-<br />
Residence. Rawls<br />
will join the TU<br />
Music Department<br />
as it launches its<br />
first coursework<br />
J Rawls<br />
for the new major<br />
in Professional Music; the only commercial/popular music<br />
performance degree in Ohio.<br />
During the <strong>2012</strong>-13 academic year, he will present twelve<br />
convocations and workshops focusing on hip hop, music<br />
production, and music industry related topics. These free<br />
lecture-demonstrations will be open to all TU students and<br />
the general public.<br />
His Columbus-based production company and record<br />
label continues to make an impact in the national hip hop<br />
scene. He is in high demand as a DJ for top clubs and private<br />
functions around the country. Rawls holds a bachelor’s degree<br />
in business from the <strong>University</strong> of Cincinnati, a master’s<br />
degree in education from Ashland <strong>University</strong>, and is pursuing<br />
a doctorate in higher education administration from Ohio<br />
<strong>University</strong>.<br />
For more information about TU’s Music Department,<br />
please visit www.tiffinmusic.com or email gig@tiffin.edu.<br />
YouTube Sensation to Attend <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong><br />
A young singer whose performances<br />
have earned her YouTube channel<br />
more than two million views<br />
will attend <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> this fall<br />
to pursue a degree in Professional<br />
Music.<br />
Heather Traska, 18, has generated<br />
enormous internet buzz for<br />
her singing and her elaborate<br />
Heather Traska<br />
videos, which feature advanced<br />
multi-screen editing and Broadway-caliber<br />
costumes, makeup and hair design. All done with<br />
one microphone, camera and laptop, and produced from her<br />
tiny bedroom in a small Wisconsin town.<br />
She has enrolled in TU’s new bachelor’s degree program<br />
in Professional Music, which is one of just a handful of commercial<br />
music performance programs in the nation, and the<br />
only one of its kind in Ohio.<br />
TU’s ProMusic degree also uniquely allows students to<br />
combine music performance with media production as a primary<br />
area of study. Traska will study in both voice and video<br />
editing and design, as well as courses in music composition<br />
and arranging, recording studio production, and performance<br />
on guitar, bass, drums and keyboard.<br />
Self-taught as a singer, arranger, recording engineer and<br />
video editor, Traska’s viral YouTube creations includes an a<br />
cappella medley of Disney songs that got her noticed worldwide,<br />
and was featured in an article in The Huffington Post.<br />
In the eight-minute video, she sings lead and background<br />
vocals to 13 songs from animated Disney films, and recreates<br />
costumes and makeup of 30 different characters.<br />
Traska’s videos can be seen at www.youtube.com/<br />
heathertraska. Information about <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s ProMusic<br />
Degree can be found at www.tiffinmusic.com/majors/<br />
promusic/,or from the TU Music Department at gig@tiffin.<br />
eduor 419-448-3366.<br />
ProMusic Festival<br />
TU’s Music Department hosted its annual ProMusic Festival<br />
in April at the Ritz Theatre in <strong>Tiffin</strong>.<br />
More than 30 school bands,<br />
choirs, vocal jazz groups, and pop<br />
a cappella groups participated in<br />
this two day event and professional<br />
artists presented concerts<br />
each evening.<br />
Included was the Denverbased<br />
band, Euforquestra. This<br />
seven member group played<br />
“high intensity global dance music.”<br />
Euforquestra is a percussion<br />
and horn driven blend of modern<br />
music that fuses Afrobeat, reggae,<br />
dub, funk, rock, soca, and<br />
highlife with traditional sounds<br />
from Cuba, Brazil, West Africa,<br />
and beyond. Euforquestra was<br />
joined by TU’s groups, Sound<br />
& Silence, which blends rock,<br />
R&B, and hip hop styles, and,<br />
The InBetween, which plays a<br />
crowd-pleasing mix of rock, funk,<br />
and soul.
The vocal group, M-PACT also returned to <strong>Tiffin</strong> to<br />
showcase its new lineup and music. The six-member all-star<br />
a cappella ensemble is comprised of some of the most successful<br />
professional singers in Los Angeles. The group has<br />
the smooth soul of Stevie Wonder, the percussive power of<br />
Stomp, the funk and drive of Earth Wind and Fire, the hip<br />
licks of Take 6, and the brass bite of big band; all created by<br />
the human voice alone. M-PACT was joined by TU’s a cappella<br />
groups, Up in the Air and Higher Ground.<br />
Rock Shock<br />
The Concert Production Team hosted its annual Rock Shock<br />
Concert in April during <strong>Spring</strong> Fest weekend. Featured<br />
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<strong>Spring</strong> Concert<br />
TU’s annual choir and band spring concert was held in April.<br />
Comprised of 100 students, The <strong>University</strong> Choirs performed<br />
traditional choral and contemporary popular music for mixed<br />
choir, women’s choir and men’s choir. McKayela Collins conducts<br />
the women’s choir selections and Brad Rees conducts<br />
the mixed and men’s choir pieces.<br />
bands included Ebins Flow, The Farther I Fall, and Let It Happen.<br />
Also featured was <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Sound & Silence, The<br />
InBetween, Higher Ground, and Up in the Air. The event also<br />
included games and raffles as well as a cornhole tournament.<br />
The Gospel Choir, directed<br />
by TU Alum Nellene Arnett,<br />
performed several contemporary<br />
gospel selections and the Chamber<br />
Arts Ensemble (a modified<br />
concert band instrumentation)<br />
performed selections from the<br />
silver screen.<br />
The TU Kids Choir, directed<br />
by Ali Rees, performed a variety of popular songs and the<br />
TU Crew Dance Team performed dance pieces in a variety<br />
of styles, including modern, jazz, hip-hop and lyrical. The TU<br />
Crew is directed by Erika Handru and Sarah Raber.<br />
Theatre<br />
Get Witch Quick<br />
The TU Dragons Den Players presented Get Witch Quick by<br />
David Rogers in March in<br />
the Osceola Theatre. The<br />
play is about Craft College,<br />
a finishing school for<br />
witches. Although it looked<br />
normal, draperies opened<br />
and closed mysteriously,<br />
books flew through the air<br />
unaided, and a student is<br />
believed to have turned<br />
into a dog on the eve of<br />
graduation! The only nonwitch<br />
in the school is Steve,<br />
a substitute teacher who<br />
did not even know that it<br />
was a school for witches.<br />
In the play, he started to<br />
fall in love with a talented<br />
young scholarship student,<br />
but another student (the<br />
kind that gives witchcraft a<br />
bad name) put a spell on<br />
him to make him fall in love with her. The scholarship student,<br />
however, learned some witchcraft of her own!<br />
“Replete with crystal balls, wands, and cauldrons, the<br />
play delights the growing number of people who enjoy mystique<br />
and magic in their entertainment,” remarked Dr. Mary V.<br />
Grennen, Director of Theatre Arts.<br />
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Technology<br />
Virtual Student Orientation Program<br />
TU deployed a virtual student orientation program that,<br />
starting with the school’s distance learning population, will<br />
allow the <strong>Tiffin</strong> staff to be more efficient and effective and to<br />
provide more convenience to it students.<br />
The university partnered with technology and marketing<br />
solutions provider Hobsons to customize the program with<br />
school-specific needs and answers to provide student online<br />
orientation with 24/7 availability. Hobsons’ online system<br />
allows students to walk through customized and school- specific<br />
orientation steps for such procedures as registration,<br />
scheduling, financial services, advisors’ meetings, health care,<br />
and campus familiarity.<br />
The program will help staff members as well as students<br />
in providing convenience in addressing questions that<br />
specifically concern TU, such as attendance policy, resources,<br />
programs, and services.<br />
TU Mobile App Launched<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> launched TU Mobile, a free application to<br />
help iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, and Blackberry devices<br />
connect with the <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> campus from anywhere<br />
in the world.<br />
The app is currently available for<br />
download at the Apple iTunes App<br />
Store , the Android Market, and is<br />
available to view through a mobile<br />
browser at http://www.tiffin.edu/m.<br />
TU Mobile allows students, parents,<br />
alumni, employees, and friends<br />
to access:<br />
• News, including official<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> media releases and<br />
athletic news.<br />
• Events, featuring access to TU’s academic calendar<br />
and current list of public lectures, performances, student<br />
activities, and many more campus events.<br />
• Directory, including contact information for all <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> campus departments.<br />
• Campus Map, featuring a list of buildings and places<br />
of interest.<br />
• Athletics, including access to game schedules and<br />
scoring results for TU Dragon sports.<br />
• Admissions, information for future students including<br />
tuition, TU FAQs, and campus visit schedule form.<br />
• Photo Gallery, featuring photographs of the TU campus.<br />
• Giving to TU, providing access to TU’s secure, online<br />
giving form.<br />
• Weather, providing access to up to date weather forecasts<br />
for <strong>Tiffin</strong>, Ohio.<br />
To learn more about TU mobile visit www.tiffin.edu/mobile.<br />
Faculty<br />
Hurwitz Named Liaison of the Year<br />
Award<br />
Dr. Steven Hurwitz, TU’s Professor<br />
of Psychology and Criminal Justice,<br />
was selected by The Washington<br />
Center for Internships and Academic<br />
Seminars to receive the <strong>2012</strong><br />
Liaison of the Year Award in recognition<br />
of his dedication and support<br />
of The Washington Center on <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s campus.<br />
The Liaison of the Year Award Dr. Steven Hurwitz<br />
recognized Dr. Hurwitz’s efforts to<br />
recruit, screen, monitor, and debrief students who participate<br />
in the Center’s internship programs as well as demonstrate his<br />
wholehearted commitment to ensure qualified students have<br />
access to The Washington Center’s significant life-changing<br />
opportunity.<br />
“Steve, you have been a model in so many ways,” said<br />
The Washington Center’s Senior Vice President Dr. Eugene<br />
Alpert, “as an energetic, creative, and dedicated liaison at<br />
your institution, you have made the most out of the financial<br />
support for your students and utilized the aid to enhance<br />
the national visibility of your students. Washington Center<br />
recruiters who visit your campus are always energized by your<br />
enthusiasm and concern for your students. “<br />
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic<br />
Seminars is an independent, nonprofit organization serving<br />
hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States<br />
and other countries by providing selected students challenging<br />
opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C., for<br />
academic credit.<br />
Student Testimonial on Dr. Steven Hurwitz<br />
Sean Szpak, a Homeland Security and Law Enforcement<br />
major said, “Dr. Hurwitz deserves this honor. I have had the<br />
great fortune to have him as a professor and as my liaison for<br />
the The Washington Center (TWC) program. Dr. Hurwitz has<br />
a very approachable personality and will do whatever he can<br />
to help students succeed in and out of the classroom.<br />
Since my freshmen year, Dr. Hurwitz has mentored and<br />
prepped me for TWC. Each time I would go to his office, he<br />
would give me any advice, paperwork or any other items I<br />
need to help me gain admittance to the program. Going to<br />
Washington was a major goal of mine and Dr. Hurwitz helped<br />
me make that a reality.<br />
I was the first student from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> to do an internship<br />
with the U.S House of Representatives: Office of the<br />
Sergeant At Arms/ The United States Capitol Police. When<br />
Dr. Hurwitz contacted me with the news, I could tell he was
just as excited as I was for such an accomplishment. I am so<br />
lucky I was able to have such a strong supporter to help me.<br />
Thank you and congratulations Dr. Hurwitz. You deserve such<br />
a great honor.<br />
Editor’s Note: Sean’s long-term goal is to end up in<br />
Washington D.C or New York City with a counter terrorism or<br />
intelligence division within the Federal Bureau of Investigations.<br />
“There is no doubt that <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> has prepared<br />
me with practical skills and knowledge that will help me have<br />
successful career in this field.<br />
Grennen Presents Paper<br />
Dr. Mary Grennen, Assistant Professor of English and Director<br />
of Theatre Arts presented a paper titled “The Nature/Nurture<br />
Dichotomy of Ibsen’s Nora Helmer” at the Mid-Atlantic Popular<br />
and American Culture Association’s conference in Philadelphia.<br />
The paper brings to light the intersection of Nora Helmer’s<br />
character with a decidedly destructive environment--the<br />
male-dominated Victorian society and its chauvinistic attitudes<br />
that spawned a ubiquitous self-effacement of females.<br />
Dr. Grennen cross-referenced Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s<br />
story “The Yellow Wallpaper” as a commentary on<br />
the Victorian notion of the frailty of the female mind, as well<br />
as Carl Jung’s theories of the psyche and the structures of<br />
personality, in which he pointed to an “irresistible compulsion<br />
to become what one is, just as every organism is driven<br />
to assume the form that is characteristic of its nature.” Nora’s<br />
choice to abandon both husband and children is the only one<br />
she has to achieve what Jung called life’s main goal.<br />
She earned a doctorate in Dramatic Literature, Theory,<br />
and Criticism and has been a member of TU’s English department<br />
since 2006.<br />
Six Faculty Members Promoted<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> promoted Scott Blough, Mary Grennen, Laura<br />
Ketter, and Nancy Sullivan to Associate Professor and Kevin<br />
Cashen and Rhonda Gilreath to Assistant Professor.<br />
Scott Blough has been promoted to Associate Professor<br />
of Criminal Justice & Security Studies. He earned a MCJ from<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> and a BBA from Mount Vernon Nazarene<br />
College. His areas of expertise<br />
include: Computer Law Enforcement,<br />
Grant Writing, Corrections,<br />
Criminal Justice and the Mentally<br />
Ill, Prison Standards, National<br />
Security, and Terrorism.<br />
Mary Grennen was promoted<br />
to Associate Professor of English.<br />
She is also TU’s Director of Theatre<br />
Arts. She earned a Ph.D. from<br />
Scott Blough<br />
Union Institute & <strong>University</strong>, an MA<br />
from Washington College, and a<br />
BA from Fordham <strong>University</strong>. Her<br />
areas of expertise include Dramatic<br />
Literature and Theatre.<br />
Laura Ketter has been<br />
promoted to Associate Professor<br />
of Computer Information Systems<br />
and Management. She earned an<br />
MBA from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> and a BA<br />
from Bowling Green State <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Her areas of expertise include:<br />
Ethics, Business Information<br />
Systems, Cross Cultural Communication,<br />
Digital Divide, Knowledge<br />
Management Systems, Information<br />
Systems, Management, and Freshman<br />
Year Experience.<br />
Nancy Sullivan was promoted<br />
to Associate Professor of Marketing.<br />
She earned both her MBA<br />
and BBA from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
and her AAB from Lorain County<br />
Community College. Her areas<br />
of expertise include: Accelerated<br />
Learning, Adult Students, Marketing,<br />
Organizational Behavior, Organizational<br />
Communication, and<br />
Organizational Management.<br />
Kevin Cashen has been<br />
promoted to Assistant Professor<br />
of Criminal Justice & Security<br />
Studies. He earned an MA from<br />
Naval Postgraduate School, a MCJ<br />
from <strong>University</strong> of Alabama, and<br />
a BA from Ohio State <strong>University</strong>.<br />
His areas of expertise include Law<br />
Enforcement Management and<br />
Writing/Reviewing Law Enforcement<br />
Policy and Procedure.<br />
Rhonda Gilreath has been<br />
promoted to Assistant Professor of<br />
Accounting. She earned her BBA<br />
and MBA from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Her areas of expertise include:<br />
Accounting Information Systems,<br />
Individual and Corporate Taxation,<br />
and Accounting Analysis. She is<br />
also the Director of Outcomes Assessment<br />
for <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Dr. Mary Grennen<br />
Laura Ketter<br />
Nancy Sullivan<br />
Kevin Cashen<br />
Rhonda Gilreath<br />
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Faculty<br />
Bowlus Elected to WGTE-TV Advisory<br />
Board<br />
Faculty member Dr. Bruce Bowlus<br />
will be lending his expertise to<br />
WGTE-TV for a new documentary,<br />
set to air this fall. Professor of History<br />
for <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Bowlus is<br />
serving on the advisory board for<br />
the production of a documentary<br />
history of the War of 1812. “Often<br />
referred to as the Forgotten War,<br />
Dr. Bruce Bowlus<br />
the War of 1812 finally resolved<br />
territorial issues with Native Americans<br />
and the British dating back to the 1783 Treaty of Paris,<br />
which ended the American Revolution,” Bowlus remarks.<br />
“Many of the important engagements in the war took place<br />
on and around the southern Great Lakes – an important<br />
oversight that the producers hope to bring to the attention of<br />
viewers around the country.”<br />
In addition to his advisory work with WGTE, Bowlus<br />
shared other research on the Great Lakes when he presented<br />
a paper at the annual meeting of the Association of Great<br />
Lakes Maritime History in Toledo. The paper was based on<br />
his recently published book, Ore Transport on the Great<br />
Lakes: the Development of a Delivery System to Feed American<br />
Industry.<br />
He recently had a book review essay published in this<br />
spring’s issue of Business History Review.<br />
Introduction to Criminal Justice – 7th<br />
Edition<br />
McGraw-Hill Higher Education has published the seventh<br />
edition of TU Professor of Criminal Justice Keith Haley’s<br />
textbook, Introduction to Criminal Justice. The book is coauthored<br />
with Robert M. Bohm.<br />
According to Leslie Oberhuber, Executive Marketing<br />
Manager-Criminal Justice for<br />
McGraw-Hill Higher Education, “Introduction to Criminal<br />
Justice is the perfect text for students who are interested in<br />
pursuing a career in criminal justice and for those who simply<br />
want to learn more about the criminal justice system.”<br />
Dr. Law Presented Two Papers<br />
TU faculty member Dr. Fang-Mei Law presented two research<br />
papers at the Academy of Criminal Justice Science Annual<br />
Meeting this year. Law is an Associate Professor in TU’s<br />
School of Criminal Justice & Social Sciences.<br />
The first paper, “Validating<br />
the Index of Sense of Self-Control<br />
in Recovery for Drug Offenders,”<br />
introduced the framework and<br />
application of this research in drug<br />
treatment program evaluation.<br />
The second paper, “Who is<br />
in Charge of Your Recovery The<br />
Effectiveness of Reality Therapy<br />
for Female Drug Offenders in Taiwan,”<br />
had a two-fold implementa-<br />
Dr. Fang-Mei Law<br />
tion. The first was the development of a 12-week reality drug<br />
treatment program. The second included an evaluation that<br />
was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the program for<br />
female drug offenders in Taiwan. For both articles, Dr. Law’s<br />
co-author was Dr. Gwo-Jen Guo of the National Changhua<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Education in Taiwan.<br />
Shafer Presented at Conference<br />
Dr. Teresa Shafer, Professor of<br />
Management and Associate Dean<br />
of International Business Programs,<br />
co-presented “What Don’t You<br />
Know about Your Adult and Online<br />
Programs--A Case for Higher<br />
Education Analytics,” at the 117th<br />
Annual Higher Learning Commission’s<br />
Conference on Quality in<br />
Higher Education.<br />
Dr. Teresa Shafer<br />
The presentation focused on<br />
the need for institutions to know and measure activities related<br />
to their adult and online programs. Many colleges and<br />
universities only think they know what is happening, when<br />
in fact, most know very little and can prove even less. Given<br />
the current environmental drive for accountability, institutions<br />
must find ways to track and measure every facet of their<br />
operations, from recruitment and lead generation activities,<br />
through retention and graduation rates. This presentation<br />
reviewed data as well as best practice standards in using that<br />
data to improve programming.
Bereza Presents Research<br />
Dr. Matt Bereza, Assistant Professor<br />
of Psychology and Counseling<br />
at TU, presented his research,<br />
“Direct to Vendor Relationships:<br />
Strengthening Communities<br />
through Local Foods” at a conference<br />
in June at New York <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The research was presented<br />
with the assistance of TU undergraduate<br />
students Chase Barnes,<br />
Dr. Matt Bereza<br />
Kevin Collins, Gabriel McConn,<br />
Jaclyn Meyer, and Selina Rumschlag.<br />
During the 2010-2011 academic year, Bereza and his research<br />
group conducted interviews with local growers of food<br />
and those who sell local foods to the public.<br />
“The focus of the interviews was to explore and describe<br />
how the local growers and sellers come together to<br />
create what is called Direct to Vendor routes,” said Bereza.<br />
“These routes are important to the local food community<br />
because they avoid<br />
the for-profit,<br />
and often times,<br />
inefficient largepurveyor<br />
model.<br />
The research<br />
demonstrated that<br />
those involved in<br />
growing and selling<br />
local produce noticed<br />
an increase in customer satisfaction when Direct to Vendor<br />
routes were used,” he said.<br />
Bereza plans to continue this line of research in the<br />
future by looking at how local food organizations have been<br />
reclaiming urban space to better community nutrition.<br />
Collins and Chiara Present<br />
Dr. Teresa Collins and adjunct instructor Nancy Chiara<br />
presented a session entitled “Collaborative Teaching in the<br />
Online Environment” at this year’s Annual Conference of the<br />
Kentucky Society<br />
for Technology in<br />
Education (KySTE).<br />
Arguing for greater<br />
use of team-teaching,<br />
the Partnership<br />
for 21st Century<br />
Skills states that<br />
“successful professional<br />
development<br />
initiatives for education include fundamental characteristics<br />
that are widely accepted including tapping teacher expertise<br />
through co-teaching.”<br />
As team-teachers, Collins and Chiara documented<br />
their experiences teaching several online graduate research<br />
courses for <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s Master of Humanities and<br />
Master of Education programs. The KySTE session presented<br />
best practice strategies illustrating how pairing well-matched<br />
instructors in online courses provides students with an enriched<br />
learning experience.<br />
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TU’s Hospitality Club and Career<br />
Development Office host a Business<br />
Etiquette Seminar each spring. The seminar is<br />
an educational and entertaining evening, where<br />
Mrs. Susan Marion provides an informative presentation,<br />
featuring dining etiquette and professional interview<br />
topics. Students enjoy a fine dining meal and earn<br />
co-curricular credit.<br />
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TU Alums Making a Difference<br />
At a Christmas party two years ago, four friends opened their gifts and saw an<br />
opportunity to make a difference in their community.<br />
“After we opened the gifts, we looked at each other, and said ‘This is really<br />
nice, but we can do something else,’” said Nancy Sullivan, a faculty member at<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>. “We all knew we each gave in different ways to different charitable<br />
causes, and we said it would be nice if we could do something together.”<br />
Nancy Sullivan, Marcia Miller, Libby Thuning, and Susan Bowers met ten<br />
years ago, having a forged a friendship while each was pursuing a master’s<br />
degree at TU. Their busy lives have led them to strive to raise money for Lorain<br />
County charitable organizations.<br />
The foursome founded 100 Women Who Care About Lorain County, an<br />
organization that hosts meetings five times per year for the benefit of local<br />
charitable organizations. At each meeting, the women who attend nominate<br />
different charitable organizations from Lorain County. The attendees then vote,<br />
and then sign checks to deliver to the organization with the most votes.<br />
Bowers said that in combining many different individual donations for one<br />
large donation, it makes the women feel they are making a greater impact.<br />
This article appeared, in part, in The Morning Journal<br />
From top to bottom,<br />
Susan Bowers, Nancy Sullivan and Libby<br />
Thuning, along with their friend Marcia Miller,<br />
founded 100 Women Who Care About Lorain<br />
County two years ago. The group meets five<br />
times a year to decide on a local charitable<br />
organization to which to contribute.<br />
Photo by Anna Norris<br />
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Commencement 50 Class Year<br />
Point. Click. Give.<br />
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their graduation from TU, the<br />
Class of 1962 was invited to be our guests at the commencement<br />
luncheon and join the graduation procession with the Class of <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Affectionately referred to as our “Golden Grads,” Harry Burd and<br />
Ted Weaver, (pictured with TU Alumni Director, Celinda Scherger)<br />
represented the Class of 1962 at the commencement ceremonies.<br />
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Let the Games Begin<br />
Both Men’s and Women’s Soccer Alumni took the field in April and then filled the bleachers to cheer on the home team.<br />
A reception capped off the day’s festivities.<br />
Women Basketball Alumnae gathered for a<br />
mini-reception in January.<br />
Men’s Basketball Alumni suited up for a<br />
fun-filled game in February.<br />
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Football Alumni made good use of the indoor turf in the Heminger Center with a game of flag football. Following the game,<br />
the group enjoyed a luncheon and tour of the new Heminger Center.
Greek Life at TU:<br />
From Beginning to Now<br />
BEGINNING<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> was founded in 1888<br />
and the first Greek organizations were<br />
established in 1922.<br />
The Athenian and Delta were<br />
literary societies that included both students<br />
and faculty. Their main contribution<br />
to the university was their function<br />
as social clubs. They held events similar<br />
to today’s Greek organizations at <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> such as dances, speakers,<br />
and debates.<br />
In 1936, two more literary societies<br />
were introduced: Alpha and<br />
Epsilon Nu Omicron. In 1939, the four<br />
were combined into Delta-Alpha and<br />
Athenian-Ep Nu.<br />
The first official fraternity at <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> was Sigma Omega Sigma<br />
established in 1924 and the first sorority<br />
was Theta Sigma Chi established a<br />
year later. In the 1930s, two more sororities<br />
were added: Kappa Delta Phi<br />
and Alpha Iota. These first societies<br />
established the pledging traditions that<br />
persist today.<br />
Delta Sigma Kappa was organized<br />
in the year 1935 as a secret<br />
co-educational honorary fraternity. Requirements<br />
for membership in DSK in<br />
1935, as well as today, are scholarship,<br />
leadership, personality, and the ability<br />
to serve. Its purpose is to work for the<br />
betterment of educational facilities at<br />
TU and to help students become<br />
an active part in many of the school<br />
sigma delta sigma<br />
organizations and activities, helping to<br />
promote better cooperation. Members<br />
were given a key and revealed during<br />
their senior year.<br />
Through the decades, fraternities<br />
and sororities have come and gone.<br />
Each one has left an impact on those<br />
who found acceptance, family, purpose,<br />
guidance, and fun while involved<br />
in a Greek organization.<br />
Now<br />
Today, on <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s campus,<br />
there are seven Greek organizations,<br />
four sororities and three fraternities.<br />
Men can join Phi Theta Pi, Omega Psi<br />
Rho, or Theta Eta Omicron. Women<br />
can join Alpha Iota, Gamma Chi<br />
Alpha, Sigma Delta Sigma, or Zeta Pi<br />
Beta. Phi Theta Pi has been a part of<br />
TU since 1950 and is the oldest fraternity<br />
on campus.<br />
The Delta Beta Chapter of the Phi<br />
Theta Pi fraternity is a group of men<br />
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ZETA’S<br />
ALPHA’S<br />
THETA ETA OMICRON<br />
OMEGA PSI RHO<br />
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Greek Life at TU<br />
concerned with international business<br />
and commerce, as well as encouraging<br />
scholarship, loyalty, and cooperation<br />
among the members. Each year, the fraternity<br />
hosts the OSU vs. Michigan party,<br />
the Super Bowl party, and an annual<br />
Halloween and Black and Red party. The<br />
fraternity provides plenty of opportunity<br />
for TU students to socialize and have<br />
some fun. They believe that “fraternity<br />
life is not the enjoyment of special privileges,<br />
but an opportunity to prepare for<br />
wide and wise human service.”<br />
“Being a Phi has helped me develop<br />
confidence, maturity, commitment,<br />
leadership, and the determination to<br />
succeed,” said fraternity President Gabriel<br />
Burke. “I wanted to be president<br />
because I want to keep this fraternity<br />
moving forward and be a role model to<br />
younger brothers, and help cement my<br />
legacy.”<br />
Omega Psi Rho was founded in<br />
2005 at TU. Members believe that life is<br />
not only about free spirit, but also about<br />
leadership, discipline, maturity and<br />
camaraderie among peers, school, and<br />
community. With its spirit and camaraderie,<br />
they have instituted several signature<br />
events including the Wing Eating<br />
Contest, 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament<br />
and Slam Dunk Contest, Rho Dinners,<br />
and support for Aids Awareness.<br />
The newest fraternity on campus<br />
is Theta Eta Omicron. They were<br />
founded in 2009 and based on the<br />
motto, “Equality through Diversity.”<br />
“We are accepting of everyone and<br />
their differences,” said President Jacob<br />
Simon. “We see diversity as strength<br />
and use it to our advantage.” Each<br />
year, this group hosts a Call of Duty<br />
Tournament and Raffle. They also help<br />
with a few local charities.<br />
“Being an Omicron means that<br />
you have another system of support for<br />
all your endeavors,” said Simon. “It has<br />
helped me become more flexible and I<br />
have learned that even though something<br />
may not go as you planned, the<br />
result could still be an amazing product.”<br />
Alpha Iota is an international business<br />
sorority that has chapters affiliated<br />
with leading schools and colleges<br />
across the United States. The Delta<br />
Beta chapter at TU was established<br />
in the 1930’s. The sorority stresses the<br />
importance of scholarship, loyalty, and<br />
cooperation among all members. They<br />
are very focused on community service<br />
and have partnered with the American<br />
Red Cross to hold two blood drives<br />
during the academic year. Along with<br />
these blood drives, other signature<br />
events are Bingo Nights and support<br />
for Autism Awareness.<br />
Gamma Chi Alpha sorority was<br />
founded in 2001 and its core principles<br />
are education, public service, and<br />
leadership development. Signature<br />
Gamma events are the “Think Pink”<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness Gala, suicide<br />
prevention/awareness vigil, and Adopt-<br />
A-Soldier.<br />
“Being a part of this group means<br />
I will have sisters forever and friends<br />
until the end,” said President Brittany<br />
Wills. “At any time I can call one of my<br />
sisters and they will be there for me no<br />
matter what.”<br />
Originally founded in 1987, Sigma<br />
Delta Sigma sorority has strong ties<br />
to the community. They encourage<br />
individuality while still coming together<br />
as one unified sisterhood. Their annual<br />
event is Take Back the Night that promotes<br />
an end to domestic violence and<br />
aids those who are struggling with it.<br />
Members also visit the Children’s Hospital<br />
and nursing homes on holidays to<br />
give out cards.<br />
President Kelly Graham said, “Being<br />
a Delta has allowed me to let people<br />
in my life. These women are some<br />
of the most caring and respectable that<br />
I have met. No matter what, no matter<br />
the disagreements, we bounce back to<br />
be there for each other and that has to<br />
LIVING IT UP<br />
PHI THETA PI<br />
KAPPA DELTA PHI<br />
KAPA DELTA PHI
SIGMA OMEGA SIGMA<br />
STAG LINE<br />
ALPHA IOTA<br />
HAROLD’S CLUB<br />
GREEK NIGHT 1975<br />
be the best feeling there is.”<br />
Zeta Pi Beta, the newest sorority,<br />
was established in 2010 and focuses<br />
on acceptance, true sisterhood, female<br />
empowerment, and giving back. The Zetas<br />
host the Amazing Dragon Race and<br />
work with the Salvation Army. They also<br />
host the popular Jell-O Wrestling tournament<br />
to raise money for St. Jude’s.<br />
“Being a member of Zeta Pi Beta<br />
has helped expand my horizons because<br />
I was never really a social person,<br />
but now I get out more,” said President<br />
Kelli Neubauer.<br />
Fraternities and sororities also<br />
work together on campus. Phi Theta Pi<br />
partners with their sister Greek organization,<br />
Alpha Iota, for events each year.<br />
Omega Psi Rho and Gamma Chi Alpha<br />
also complete on-campus events on an<br />
annual basis.<br />
Delta Sigma Kappa (DSK) is an<br />
honorary co-educational fraternity that<br />
still works toward the betterment of<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> by secretly initiating<br />
creative and constructive projects for the<br />
advancement of the <strong>University</strong>’s interests<br />
and students. No one was available for<br />
interview because it is a secret.<br />
The young men and women of<br />
each fraternity and sorority strive to<br />
make a difference on a personal, local,<br />
and national level. Their experiences<br />
together shape who they are and the<br />
atmosphere of the TU campus.<br />
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ClassScene<br />
Calling All Greeks<br />
If you were a member of a Greek<br />
organization at TU, we would love to<br />
publish your story, memory or photo<br />
with caption in the next issue(s) of<br />
<strong>Challenge</strong> Magazine.<br />
Email Lisa Williams at<br />
lwilliam@tiffin.edu, and in the<br />
meantime, enjoy some of the past…<br />
photos scanned from earlier issues<br />
of The Periodic Summary and The<br />
Tystenac!<br />
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7 Day Hawaii Cruise<br />
tiffin university’s alumni & friends<br />
February 23, 2013<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> is pleased to announce that our next cruise will<br />
be aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America and will be<br />
a 7 day Hawaii cruise, round-trip from Honolulu.<br />
Cruise America’s paradise in style, with 14 restaurants and<br />
9 bars and lounges, excellent family accommodations, spacious<br />
suites and plenty of balconies – perfect for whale watching,<br />
witnessing Kilauea Volcano or taking in the dramatic views of<br />
the Napali Coast. From the moment you step into the Capitol<br />
Atrium, with its soaring Tiffany-glass dome and grand staircase,<br />
you’ll know this is a spectacular cruise ship providing the best<br />
way to island hop Hawaii.<br />
The ship will depart from Honolulu and include ports of<br />
call in Honolulu, Maui (Kahului), Hilo (includes an evening sail by<br />
Kilaueu Volcano), Kona, and Kauai (with an afternoon cruise of<br />
the Napali Coast).<br />
Cruise pricing starts at $1,299 (USD) per person excluding<br />
taxes, fees and fuel supplement charges.<br />
President and Mrs. Paul Marion will be your hosts for this<br />
voyage, and <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> will sponsor other special events<br />
and private parties making this a truly unique experience.<br />
For reservations or further details, please contact Lauren at<br />
Norwegian Cruise Lines toll free at 877-416-9722, ext. 4373 or by<br />
direct call to 954-514-4373 or by e-mail at ladiaz@ncl.com.<br />
Be sure to mention the <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> special offer!<br />
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1940’s<br />
Lucian Huss, Class of 1949, <strong>Tiffin</strong>,<br />
Ohio, and his wife, Lucy, celebrated<br />
their 60th wedding anniversary in<br />
February. Lucian served in the Army<br />
during World War II. He retired in<br />
1989 from Philips ECG as a supervisor<br />
of cost control. Lucy retired from<br />
Meridian Bank in 1996. They are the<br />
parents of two daughters, Veronica and<br />
Christine, and three sons, Stephen,<br />
Michael, and Jay. Additionally, they<br />
have eight grandchildren and one<br />
great-grandchild.<br />
1970’s<br />
Phil Harris, Class of 1971, has been<br />
elected chairman of the board of directors<br />
of the Community Investors Bancorp,<br />
Inc. and the First Federal Community<br />
Bank. He has served on the<br />
bank’s board of directors since 1992.<br />
He retired from Timken in 2008 as<br />
general manager of logistics services.<br />
In addition to his service on the bank<br />
board, he is active in the Crawford<br />
County community. He is a member<br />
and past president of Bucyrus Rotary,<br />
a member of the board of directors of<br />
the Crawford County Crippled Children<br />
and Adults organization, a member<br />
and past president of the Y Men’s Club,<br />
a member of the board of directors of<br />
Bucyrus Community Hospital, a member<br />
and past president of the Junior<br />
Achievement Board, a member and<br />
chairman of the trustee committee of<br />
the Bucyrus United Methodist Church,<br />
a member of the Elks, and a member<br />
of the United in Harmony. Harris and<br />
his wife, Marilyn, have three married<br />
children and eight grandchildren.<br />
Steve Micheli, Class of 1979, Alpharetta,<br />
Georgia, was promoted to<br />
vice president, fabrication, of ACG Flat<br />
Glass North America Inc.<br />
1980’s<br />
Larry E. Hoffman, Class of 1986,<br />
Bluffton, Ohio, has been named senior<br />
vice president of the First National<br />
Bank of Pandora and will maintain his<br />
current role as chief financial officer.<br />
Hoffman joined the bank as CFO in<br />
2011. He has been a certified public<br />
accountant for more than 24 years.<br />
Hoffman is a member of the American<br />
Institute of Certified Public Accountants<br />
and the Ohio Society of CPAs.<br />
He and his wife, Marcy, have three<br />
children.<br />
1990’s<br />
Paul K. Smith, MBA 1995, was<br />
recently named president of Hafele<br />
America Co. He will oversee all of<br />
the Hafele Group’s operations in the<br />
United States. Paul joined the company<br />
in 2011 after a successful career<br />
at Haworth, Inc. where he served as<br />
vice president. Prior to Haworth, he<br />
served in management positions with<br />
General Electric Company and Whirlpool<br />
Corporation.<br />
Jeff Beard, Class of 1999, Pickerington,<br />
Ohio, and his wife, Michelle,<br />
welcomed twin sons, Elijah Quinn and<br />
Tucker Lee, in 2011.<br />
Clara Ramirez Kassner, Class of<br />
1999, and her husband, Brent, are the<br />
parents of a son, Paxton Mateo.<br />
2000’s<br />
Chris Barbuto, Class of 2001, and<br />
Hilary French Barbuto, Class of 2002,<br />
Heath, Ohio, welcomed a baby boy,<br />
Dominic Thomas, born in 2011. He<br />
writes, “Our daughter Talia is very<br />
excited to have a baby brother”.<br />
Ryan Henry Brookes, Class of 2001,<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong>, Ohio, was married in 2011. He is<br />
a project manager for <strong>Tiffin</strong> Scenic Studios.<br />
His wife, Christine, is employed<br />
in the sales department at Lace and<br />
Elegance, <strong>Tiffin</strong>, and as an administrative<br />
assistant for Advanced Limo, <strong>Tiffin</strong>.<br />
Kipp Huntsberger, Class of 2002,<br />
Troy, Ohio, and his wife, Erica, welcomed<br />
a baby girl, Karli Mae, in 2011.<br />
Carol Folkman, MBA 2002, has been<br />
appointed Vice President of Client<br />
Services for Care to Care; a URAC<br />
accredited Radiology Benefit Management<br />
Company. She has spent the<br />
past 20 years developing and successfully<br />
managing client relationships,<br />
national sales and marketing programs,<br />
contracting, product, and clinical<br />
programs. She has served in executive<br />
leadership roles at EvergreenRx, Walgreens<br />
Company, Caremark CVS, DMI<br />
Transitions, and the Cleveland Clinic<br />
Health System.<br />
Monica Welch Gerhart, Class of<br />
2003, married Shawn Gerhart in<br />
February.<br />
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Scott M. Langenderfer, MBA 2003,<br />
Bucyrus, Ohio, completed his certification<br />
as an enrolled agent to represent<br />
taxpayers before the Internal Revenue<br />
Service. He has been an associate<br />
of Mizick, Miller & Company since<br />
2000. He is a<br />
member of the<br />
Ohio Society of<br />
Certified Public<br />
Accountants,<br />
the National<br />
Association of<br />
Enrolled Agents,<br />
and the Ohio<br />
State Society of<br />
Enrolled Agents.<br />
Scott is a<br />
Scott<br />
Langenderfer<br />
member and treasurer of the Lincoln<br />
Avenue Church of Christ, treasurer of<br />
the Wynford Education Foundation,<br />
Inc., treasurer/secretary of the John Q.<br />
Shunk Association, serves as a board<br />
member of the Bucyrus Area Chamber<br />
of Commerce, and a member of the<br />
Bucyrus Kiwanis Club. He and his wife,<br />
Amber, have three sons.<br />
Sarah McGraw Greenberg, Class<br />
of 2003, was recently appointed as<br />
Director of the development division<br />
for NeighborWorks America. She<br />
joined the company in 2007 from the<br />
National Trust for Historic Preservation<br />
where she helped create the nation’s<br />
first certified Community Development<br />
Financial Institution focused on the<br />
revitalization of historic properties and<br />
neighborhoods. After graduating from<br />
TU, Sarah earned a master’s degree in<br />
community planning from the <strong>University</strong><br />
of Maryland. She also completed<br />
the Rutgers <strong>University</strong> fellowship<br />
program for mid-career leaders in community<br />
development.<br />
Leslie Waechter, Class of 2004,<br />
Wheeling, Ohio, was hired as the Human<br />
Resources<br />
Director for<br />
the city of<br />
Wheeling. The<br />
position entails<br />
handling benefits<br />
and pension<br />
information,<br />
and resolving<br />
any personnel<br />
issues that<br />
may arise. In<br />
Leslie<br />
Waechter<br />
addition to her new position, she is the<br />
head volleyball coach at Wheeling Park<br />
High School. She has been married<br />
for five years to, Kris Waechter, Class<br />
of 2003. He is a deputy with the Ohio<br />
County Sheriff’s Department.<br />
Rodney Biggert, MBA 2005, Oak<br />
Harbor, Ohio, was recently appointed<br />
as the new Adult Services Director of<br />
the Opportunity Center.<br />
Betina Nicklas, Class of 2005,<br />
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, was appointed<br />
by the Clearfield County Commissioners<br />
as the director of Veteran Affairs.<br />
She currently<br />
serves in the<br />
Army National<br />
Guard and is<br />
assigned as a<br />
motor transport<br />
operator<br />
and carries a<br />
paralegal specialist<br />
military<br />
Betina Nicklas<br />
occupational<br />
skill. She was<br />
deployed to Iraq in 2009. Betina’s husband,<br />
Lawrence, served in the United<br />
States Marine Corps. He was stationed<br />
at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and<br />
deployed to Iraq twice. He currently<br />
works for SAIC as a small arms technician<br />
and ammunition supervisor for a<br />
CENSECFOR learning site at Camp<br />
Lejeune.<br />
April Hall, Class of 2006, was hired<br />
by Western Illinois as head volleyball<br />
coach. Last year, she served as assistant<br />
coach at Northern Kentucky<br />
<strong>University</strong>. She is currently working<br />
toward her master’s degree in general<br />
mental health counseling.<br />
Rachel Ann Garofolo, MBA 2007,<br />
Cleveland, Ohio, is the Coordinator of<br />
Marketing Services for the Cleveland<br />
Browns.<br />
Elise Pfefferle Hanley, Class of 2007,<br />
married Drew Hanley in 2011. Elise is a<br />
Product Scheduler for Marathon Petroleum<br />
Company. Her husband, Drew,<br />
is a teacher for Fostoria City Schools.<br />
They live in Findlay.<br />
Aaron Kissling, Class of 2007,<br />
Fremont, Ohio, has been hired as an<br />
Ottawa County Sheriff’s detective. Previously,<br />
he worked as a police officer in<br />
Put-in-Bay and as a private investigator<br />
in Mechanicsburg. He joined the Oak<br />
Harbor department in 2009.<br />
Jaclyn Burton Pessell and Ryan Pessell,<br />
Class of 2007, Findlay, Ohio, were<br />
married in 2011. Jaclyn is a teacher<br />
for Arcadia Elementary. Ryan is an<br />
insurance agent for Hitchings Insurance<br />
Agency.<br />
Benjamin Steyer, Class of 2007, <strong>Tiffin</strong>,<br />
Ohio, was married in 2011. He is<br />
employed at Steyer Seeds LLC, <strong>Tiffin</strong>.<br />
His wife, Whitney, is currently pursuing<br />
her master’s degree in occupational<br />
therapy from the <strong>University</strong> of Findlay.<br />
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TU Alumni News at<br />
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Tell Us About Yourself<br />
Kathy<br />
Durflinger,<br />
Class of<br />
2008,<br />
Huron, Ohio,<br />
was appointed<br />
by<br />
Magruder<br />
Hospital as<br />
vice president<br />
Kathy Durflinger<br />
of nursing.<br />
She and her husband,<br />
Richard, have four adult children and<br />
three grandchildren.<br />
Terry Grice,<br />
Class of<br />
2008, Montville,<br />
Ohio,<br />
was promoted<br />
from<br />
sergeant to<br />
chief of the<br />
Montville<br />
Township Police<br />
Depart-<br />
Terry Grice<br />
ment. He<br />
joined the department in 2003 and has<br />
supervised some high profile cases.<br />
Grice has developed an innovative<br />
traffic diversion program for juveniles<br />
and serves as director of the Medina<br />
County Police Athletic League. He is a<br />
member of the advisory board for the<br />
Medina County Juvenile Court, and is<br />
a member of task forces on youth violence<br />
and domestic violence. He and<br />
his wife, Cindy, have two young sons.<br />
She is the principal at Waite Elementary<br />
School.<br />
Tiniel Pinion, Class of 2009, married<br />
DeWayne Nickler in 2011.<br />
Sonia Troche, MBA 2009, Rocky<br />
River, Ohio, has been named executive<br />
director of the Hispanic Alliance,<br />
a non-profit organization working with<br />
Cleveland’s Latino community. Before<br />
taking on her new position, she worked<br />
in marketing and public relations for a<br />
business consulting firm in Texas.<br />
Anthony Wise, Class of 2009, <strong>Tiffin</strong>,<br />
Ohio, was married in 2011. Anthony<br />
is an accountant for Capitol Aluminum<br />
and Glass Corp in Bellevue and<br />
his wife, Jessica, is a registered nurse<br />
at Elmwood at the <strong>Spring</strong>s in Green<br />
<strong>Spring</strong>s.<br />
Gary Gerard, MH 2010, Michigan<br />
City, Indiana, works in sales for Rich<br />
Products Corp in Buffalo, New York.<br />
Lindsey Hafley, Class of 2010,<br />
Strongsville, Ohio, was married in 2011.<br />
She is an auditor with Amtrust Financial<br />
in Independence. Her husband, Michael,<br />
is a project designer with Richard<br />
Fleischman + Partners Architects in<br />
Cleveland.<br />
Nanci Kosanka, Class of 2010, Fremont,<br />
Ohio, was appointed as interim<br />
director of human resources at Terra<br />
Community College. She has worked<br />
at Terra for five years.<br />
Jordan Miller, Class of 2010, Fredericktown,<br />
Ohio, was married in 2011.<br />
He is an agronomist at Central Ohio<br />
Farmers Co-op in Mount Vernon. His<br />
wife, Heather, is a pharmacist at Med-<br />
Central Health Systems in Mansfield.<br />
Kaitlin Kalb, Class of 2011, Warner<br />
Robins, Georgia, married David<br />
Schindler in 2011.<br />
Krista Plummer, MBA 2011, joined<br />
the staff of Northwood <strong>University</strong><br />
as an assistant athletic director and<br />
senior woman administrator. Her<br />
main job will be focusing on compliance<br />
rules for athletes. “I do a lot with<br />
the academic officers, making sure<br />
that students have an opportunity for<br />
study tables,” she said. “I’ll watch the<br />
grades and alert coaches if we need<br />
to try and get someone into tutoring<br />
and pick out problems before they<br />
happen.” A major portion of her job<br />
is making sure that all athletes are eligible<br />
in accordance with NCAA rules.<br />
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TU Specialty License Plate Program<br />
If you are an Ohio resident, you can show pride in <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
through the Collegiate License Plate Program sponsored by the State of Ohio.<br />
The cost to participate in the program (in addition to any normal renewal fees)<br />
is $35 annually. Of this $35 fee, $25 is directed to <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> in the form<br />
of a charitable donation to the General Scholarship Fund in your name.<br />
Due to a change in the Drivers Privacy Protection Act, Ohio Revised Code 4501.27,<br />
the release of personal information will not be provided without written consent by the individual. Therefore,<br />
you must provide proof of your participation in the collegiate license plate program in order for <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> to<br />
recognize your contribution to the TU General Scholarship Fund.<br />
If you have questions regarding the Collegiate Plate Program, contact TU’s Alumni Relations Office at 419-448-3313 or your<br />
local Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
InMemoriam<br />
1920’s<br />
Kenneth G. Wetzel, Class of 1938, Virginia Beach, Virginia,<br />
passed away in February. He was a chemist for research and<br />
development at Basic Inc. for 37 years; retiring in 1977.<br />
Paul Seitz<br />
Paul Seitz, Class of<br />
1929, passed away in<br />
2011, in Vero Beach,<br />
Florida. Born in<br />
Republic, Ohio in<br />
1909, Paul was a<br />
resident of Fort<br />
Pierce for the past<br />
21 years, formerly<br />
of Fort Wayne, Indiana.<br />
Prior to retirement, he was<br />
the CEO of May Stone and Sand Co.<br />
in Ft. Wayne for many years retiring<br />
in 1984. He spent his working career in the limestone/sand/<br />
gravel industry. Paul gave freely of his time, money and<br />
expertise in supporting <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> (Seitz Hall is named<br />
in his honor), Indiana Institute of Technology, Trinity English<br />
Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and<br />
Lakewood Park United Methodist Church.<br />
Seitz Hall<br />
1930’s<br />
Elmer L. Warnement, attended TU in 1931, <strong>Tiffin</strong>, Ohio,<br />
passed away in January. He was a mail carrier in <strong>Tiffin</strong> for 27<br />
years. After that, he sold real estate for Jim Wilson Realty for<br />
17 years. Elmer, an avid bowler, enjoyed competitive bowling<br />
until his 90th birthday.<br />
Robert Flack, Class of 1937, formerly of Fostoria, residing in<br />
Greenville, S.C., passed away in January. He retired in 1981<br />
from Union Carbide Corporation in Fostoria with 38 years<br />
of service. He was a 1935 graduate of Jackson Liberty High<br />
School, and 1937 graduate of <strong>Tiffin</strong> Business College. He was<br />
a U.S. Navy Veteran during WWII.<br />
Carl “Manfred” Harlett, Class of 1938, <strong>Tiffin</strong>, Ohio, passed<br />
away in 2011 He retired in 1981 after working as the general<br />
manager at <strong>Tiffin</strong> Metal and at Pettibone. Manfred enjoyed<br />
hunting and fishing. He was a collector of Zane Gray novels<br />
and was a well-known winemaker.<br />
1940’s<br />
Doris Honsberger Everhart, Class of 1941, Chesterfield,<br />
Missouri, formerly of Sycamore, died in 2011.<br />
Dale Walcutt, Class of 1941,<br />
Ft. Myers, Florida, passed away<br />
after a brief illness. Dale graduated<br />
from <strong>Tiffin</strong> Columbian High<br />
School in 1938 and from <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
Business <strong>University</strong> in 1941. He<br />
had a 39-year career in sales and<br />
service of hot and cold forging<br />
equipment with National Machinery<br />
Company in <strong>Tiffin</strong>.<br />
Christena Preston-Sertell Johnson,<br />
Class of 1948, Findlay, Ohio, passed away in January.<br />
1970’s<br />
Duane W. Bauman, Class of 1973, Williamsport, Pennsylvania,<br />
passed away in April. He served in the Vietnam War<br />
and U.S. Army. Duane was employed by United Concordia of<br />
Williamsport.<br />
1980’s<br />
Robert Fisher, Class of 1981, Green <strong>Spring</strong>s, Ohio, passed<br />
away in March. He was employed by Taiho Corporation and<br />
worked up until the day before his death.<br />
1990’s<br />
Christopher Peck, Class of<br />
1991, <strong>Tiffin</strong>, Ohio, passed away in<br />
May. Chris worked at the Seneca<br />
County Youth Center. He enjoyed<br />
playing baseball and bowling,<br />
and was an avid Cleveland sports<br />
fan. Chris was a 1978 graduate of<br />
Calvert High School and earned<br />
a bachelor’s degree in Criminal<br />
Justice from TU.<br />
Dale Walcutt<br />
Christopher Peck<br />
David W. Hamilton, Class of<br />
1996, Tucson, Arizona, passed away in 2011. He was a<br />
former employee of Hayes Albion in <strong>Tiffin</strong> and Sherwood<br />
Plastics in Fostoria. David was a passionate Ohio State and<br />
Cleveland Indians fan and he loved to travel.<br />
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InMemoriam<br />
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Student<br />
Taylor Funk, a Student who Left an Impact<br />
Taylor Funk, a 22-year-old <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> senior, passed<br />
away in January--just about a month after being diagnosed<br />
with leukemia.<br />
“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s<br />
about learning how to dance in the rain,” is a quote displayed<br />
on Funk’s Facebook profile.<br />
It’s safe to say that Funk lived by that quote each day<br />
and made the people around her see how they could too.<br />
Those who knew Taylor described her as compassionate,<br />
optimistic, selfless, genuine, kind, and giving.<br />
Throughout her time at<br />
TU, Funk studied Hospitality<br />
and Tourism, was an officer or<br />
active member of Circle K, a<br />
community service organization,<br />
Business Club, and the<br />
Hospitality Club. She continuously<br />
volunteered at Kiwanis<br />
Manor, a local assisted living facility.<br />
She also held on-campus<br />
Taylor Funk<br />
jobs including a student worker position in the School of<br />
Arts and Sciences and a peer leader position for a freshmen<br />
seminar class.<br />
“While working on the Operation Evergreen Project<br />
that sent 2,500 Christmas ornaments to troops overseas,<br />
her humor and cheerful attitude made the day fun,” said<br />
Dr. Gene Chintala, faculty advisor of Circle K. “She reiterated<br />
the idea that if you work hard and enjoy what you do,<br />
others will follow you.”<br />
Jeanie Fisher, Administrative Assistant for the School<br />
of Arts & Sciences said, “Some of my fondest memories<br />
were when we would share baking and decorating ideas<br />
with each other,” Fisher said. “The way that Taylor impacted<br />
my life personally was her positive attitude, beautiful<br />
smile, and the way she enjoyed people and loved life.”<br />
She is fondly remembered by many of her peers at<br />
TU. Seniors Sharlene Anderson, Jessica Milligan, and<br />
Matthew Taylor recalled what it was like to live with Funk.<br />
“We always played pranks, had water fights, played<br />
in the snow, and played the piano in the Performing Arts<br />
house,” said Anderson.<br />
Anderson smiled as she spoke about the rare occasions<br />
when Funk would be angry or upset about something<br />
and they would seclude themselves in a closet and<br />
talk things over.<br />
“We’d pick random weekends where we’d just listen<br />
to a bunch of fun dance songs, play games, run around<br />
the house, and just have a blast,” said Matthew Taylor.<br />
It was common knowledge to all who knew her that<br />
she was very carefree, lighthearted, and always in search of<br />
some fun.<br />
“My fondest memory of Taylor was when we thought<br />
we were the only people home so we loudly played music<br />
from the 70’s and danced around like fools. And then we<br />
realized one of our downstairs roommates was home, so<br />
we went to his room and started messing with him,” said<br />
Milligan. “In this whole process, we decided to take a road<br />
trip at 11 p.m. to his mom’s house and Taylor refused to<br />
get out of the car in her pajamas.”<br />
Junior Emma Sipes fondly remembered Funk’s ability<br />
to always make people laugh.<br />
“She was always smiling. I don’t know that I ever saw<br />
her in a bad mood. Her happiness was intoxicating. Being<br />
around her made you want to smile and be in a better<br />
mood too,” said Sipes.<br />
The impact Funk left on many people’s lives will last a<br />
lifetime.<br />
“She helped me to learn to not care about what people<br />
think of you, taught me to keep an upbeat personality,<br />
and to look for the good in each day,” said Anderson.<br />
Matthew Taylor said,“She was an absolutely wonderful<br />
person and she will be terribly missed.” He believes he<br />
was made into a better person because of Funk’s presence<br />
in his life.<br />
“She was the most positive influence in my life and I<br />
will never forget that,” said Milligan.<br />
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Baseball<br />
An incredible stretch run put the Dragons in the GLIAC Tournament<br />
for the first time. Sitting in ninth with three weeks left,<br />
TU won 14 of its last 16 games to finish tied for fourth. <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
went 20-16 in the GLIAC and was 25-26 overall. It was the final<br />
season for head coach Lonny Allen who won 444 games in 21<br />
years at the helm.<br />
Senior Pat Curtin<br />
was Second Team<br />
All-Region and GLIAC<br />
Co-Player of the Year,<br />
leading the GLIAC in<br />
triples and second in<br />
batting average with<br />
.392. He also became<br />
the third Dragon to<br />
have 200 hits in a<br />
career.<br />
Helldobler, who was second team in 2009 and honorable<br />
mention in 2011, started 43 of the 44 games in which he<br />
played. He had five doubles and two triples, scored 21 runs,<br />
drove in a team-high 29 runs and batted .338. Helldobler became<br />
the fourth Dragon to have 200 hits in a career. He also<br />
holds the career record for assists<br />
Curtin and Helldobler earned regional honors as well.<br />
Helldobler was the only GLIAC player named to the ABCA All-<br />
Midwest Golden Glove team. Curtin was named to the ABCA<br />
and NCBWA All-Midwest Region first teams and the ABCA<br />
All-Midwest Region second team.<br />
Softball<br />
It was a season of tough losses as the Dragons finished 17-15<br />
in the GLIAC and 27-25 overall. <strong>Tiffin</strong> came out of the gates<br />
firing, winning nine of the first 11 games. TU lost 10 games by<br />
two or less runs.<br />
Freshman Payton Denman was named to the All-GLIAC<br />
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Senior Pat Curtin earned first team honors at outfield,<br />
was second team at starting pitcher and was the Co-GLIAC<br />
Player of the Year. He was joined on the first team by senior<br />
Val Helldobler (3B). Joining Curtin on second team was<br />
senior Jordan Chiero (1B) and junior Ryan Williams (Outfield).<br />
Honorable mention went to senior Jordan Liette (Pitcher) and<br />
junior KC Weber (Catcher).<br />
Curtin is the first four-time All-GLIAC selection for TU,<br />
earning honorable mention in 2009, second team in 2010<br />
and first team the last two seasons. At the plate, he had four<br />
triples, scored 29 runs, drove in 18 runs, stole 11 bases and<br />
batted .404. Curtin led the league in triples and was second<br />
in batting average. He also became the third Dragon to have<br />
200 hits in a career. On the mound, Curtin was 5-1 with two<br />
complete games and two saves, struck out 31 batters for a<br />
team leading 3.49 ERA in 38.7 innings.<br />
Senior Amanda Temple<br />
completed her softball<br />
career with a strong<br />
.392 average, 56 hits,<br />
and 34 RBI, all team<br />
highs. She earned her<br />
third consecutive All-<br />
GLIAC citation.
second team while sophomore Caitlin Houk and senior<br />
Amanda Temple earned honorable mention. Denman had<br />
seven doubles and two home runs, scored 11 runs, drove in 13<br />
and batted .292.<br />
Houk had eight doubles, one triple and three home<br />
runs, scored 13 runs, drove in 30 and hit .298. Temple had<br />
10 doubles, four triples and two home runs, scored 25 runs,<br />
drove in 35 runs and batted .407.<br />
Women’s Lacrosse<br />
Freshman Jessica Bombard and junior Alexandria Quast led<br />
NCAA Division II in four categories during the <strong>2012</strong> season.<br />
The Dragons finished the season at 3-14, with six losses by<br />
less than five goals.<br />
Quast scored 82 goals with 22 assists for 104 points in 17<br />
games. She led the country in goals per game (4.82) and total<br />
goals. This is the second straight year that Quast led in gpg<br />
and both numbers rank among the top 10 in NCAA DII history.<br />
As a team, the Dragons had a school record 370 ground<br />
balls which equated to 21.76 per game, among the top 25 in<br />
the country. TU set the single game record for ground balls<br />
with 52 against Alma College. <strong>Tiffin</strong> also broke the singleseason<br />
record for saves with 245.<br />
Men’s Tennis<br />
Junior Luiz Carvalho<br />
earned his third<br />
consecutive All-Conference<br />
tennis selection,<br />
competing primarily<br />
at first singles and first<br />
doubles. He had 8<br />
singles victories and 11<br />
doubles wins.<br />
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Junior Alexandria<br />
Quast was named the<br />
Division II Independent<br />
Women’s Lacrosse<br />
Player of the Year,<br />
finishing the season as<br />
the nation’s leader in<br />
goals scored with 82<br />
and goals per game<br />
with 4.82. This is the<br />
second straight year<br />
she has led the nation<br />
in goals per game.<br />
In addition, she was second in ground balls per game (4.18)<br />
and third in points per game (6.12) and total points (104).<br />
Bombard finished with a record of 3-13 with 237 saves<br />
(school record, top 15 in NCAA DII history) and a 15.44 GAA<br />
average in over 928 minutes. She led the country in saves per<br />
game (14.81) and total saves. Bombard set the school record<br />
for saves in a game with 21 against Notre Dame College and<br />
#14 Gannon.<br />
Quast was named the NCAA Division II Independent<br />
Player of the Year, one of four players to be honored. Quast<br />
was joined on the first team by Bombard. Earning second<br />
team honors was sophomore Elyse Braun (33 goals) and allfreshmen<br />
honors went to Bombard and Alexis MacMillan (29<br />
goals, 25 assists).<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> reached new heights during the 2011-12 season. The<br />
Dragons won a school record 14 matches, twice as many as<br />
they had won the season before. In addition, they qualified<br />
for the GLIAC Tournament for the first time ever.<br />
Luis Carvalho and Leonid Vladimirov earned All-GLIAC<br />
honors. Carvalho, a third-time selection, won 8 singles<br />
matches along with 11 doubles matches. Vladimirov finished<br />
13-8 at doubles, the second highest wins on the squad. He<br />
was also 8-4 in singles for TU.<br />
Brian Coffman led the squad in single wins as he went<br />
14-7 on the season. Andres Torres was right behind him at 12-<br />
7. In doubles, Torres led the team with 14 victories.<br />
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Outdoor Track & Field<br />
Five athletes competed at the NCAA Division II National<br />
Championships. Overall, TU had five national qualifiers, broke<br />
13 school records and had 93 additions to the top 10 list.<br />
For the men, Travis LeFlore was seeded fifth in the high<br />
jump, one of two automatic qualifiers. His school record jump<br />
of seven feet, one inch was done at the Hilltopper Relays.<br />
LeFlore was second at the GLIAC Championships, his fourth<br />
straight top four finish.<br />
Sophomore Lynzi Daughenbaugh scored a school record<br />
3587 points to place eighth at indoor nationals, becoming<br />
just the second NCAA DII all-american in school history.<br />
Senior John Pemberton<br />
qualified for<br />
the NCAA Division II<br />
National Championships<br />
in the shot put<br />
after finishing third at<br />
the GLIAC Championships.<br />
Lynzi Daughenbaugh was seeded 13th in the pentathlon.<br />
Her school record score of 4900 points was done at the<br />
Larry Ellis Invitational. Daughenbaugh was third at the GLIAC<br />
Championships.<br />
At the GLIAC Championships, <strong>Tiffin</strong>’s women scored 74<br />
points to place third. Kayla Ellks had a strong meet as she<br />
was second in the triple jump and third in the long jump.<br />
D’Wanda Ford was runner-up in the long jump. Third place<br />
performances also came from Daughenbaugh (heptathlon)<br />
and Gerhardt (discus).<br />
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John Pemberton was seeded seventh in the shot put. His<br />
best put this season is 57 feet, 7.50 inches at the Shamrock Invitational.<br />
Pemberton was third at the GLIAC Championships.<br />
Emmanual Grembo was seeded 12th in the 100-meter<br />
dash. His school record time of 10.47 was done at the GVSU<br />
Last Chance Meet. He won the 100m dash at the GLIAC<br />
Championships. Grembo qualified as part of the 400m relay<br />
team last year.<br />
At the GLIAC Championships, the TU men’s team scored<br />
99 points to place fourth. Grembo became the first Dragon to<br />
win the 100m dash at the league met. He was also third in the<br />
long jump. Runner-up performances came from Zach Cernansky<br />
in the 110m hurdles and LeFlore in the high jump.<br />
For the women, Katie Gerhardt was seeded sixth in the<br />
discus. Her school record toss of 167 feet, four inches was<br />
done at the GVSU Last Chance Meet. She was third at the<br />
GLIAC Championships. Gerhardt was also seeded 16th in the<br />
shot put. Her school record put of 47 feet, 6.25 inches was<br />
done at the Hilltopper Relays. Gerhardt was among the top<br />
eight at the GLIAC Championships.<br />
Men’s & Women’s Golf<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s men’s golf team hit another memorable<br />
milestone with their selection to the NCAA Midwest/South<br />
Regional at Jefferson City, Missouri. <strong>Tiffin</strong> finished the regular<br />
season as the sixth seed in the Midwest Region. Only Ferris<br />
State (2nd) and Grand Valley State (4th) were ranked higher<br />
amongst GLIAC schools in the region.<br />
The men’s golf team enjoyed one of their best seasons<br />
ever in 2011-12, placing fourth or higher in six different tournaments.<br />
They won the Great Lakes Regional, while also winning<br />
the Kyle Ryman Memorial. They finished second at the GLIAC<br />
Championships and also took second at the Findlay Invitational.<br />
A trio of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> golfers, including Head Coach<br />
Darby Roggow, was named to the <strong>2012</strong> All-GLIAC squad.<br />
Senior Dillon Klein earned his third consecutive Second<br />
Team All-GLIAC citation, while junior Blake DeBruyn also<br />
earned his second consecutive conference honor. DeBruyn<br />
jumped from Honorable Mention in 2011 to a Second Team<br />
pick this year. Klein led the team with a 74.07 average while
Junior Blake DeBruyn<br />
earned his second<br />
consecutive All-Conference<br />
honor in men’s<br />
golf, jumping from<br />
Honorable Mention in<br />
2011 to a Second Team<br />
pick this year.<br />
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DeBruyn was next at 74.71.<br />
Freshman Tyler Maranville also was named Honorable<br />
Mention All-GLIAC, finishing his first season with TU with a<br />
75.21 average.<br />
After helping guide the Dragons to one of the best years<br />
in school history, Roggow was named GLIAC Coach of the Year.<br />
He coached three All-GLIAC performers this season, helped<br />
lead TU to the NCAA Midwest/South Regional, while also finishing<br />
second at the GLIAC Championships.<br />
In women’s golf action, the team finished 8th at the GLIAC<br />
Championships held at Midland, Michigan.<br />
Deborah Landis was the top finisher for the Dragons,<br />
shooting 82-94-84 for 260. Jaycee Garrow was next with 280<br />
while Allison Soviak had 285. Abby Martin followed Soviak<br />
closely with 287, while Lauren Harris was fifth with 329.<br />
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Men’s Basketball<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> finished the 2011-12 season at 7-12 in the GLIAC and 15-<br />
14 overall, its first winning season since 2005-06. The Dragons<br />
went on a tear, winning 10 of their last 14 games. Among the<br />
victims were Findlay and #23 Hillsdale, the first win over each<br />
team in at least 20 years.<br />
Sophomore Joe<br />
Graessle earned All-<br />
GLIAC Second Team<br />
honors. He averaged<br />
17.9 points, 3.5 assists<br />
and 1.3 steals a game<br />
while hitting 3.1 triples<br />
a game, setting new<br />
school records with 91<br />
3-pointers made and<br />
252 treys attempted.<br />
Over the last two years, <strong>Tiffin</strong> is the third most improved<br />
program in NCAA Division II.<br />
Senior Karl Finley became the first Dragon to earn All-<br />
GLIAC first team honors. He averaged 19.9 points and 3.1 assists<br />
per game while hitting 51 3-pointers. Finley was second<br />
in the GLIAC and 24th in the country in scoring. For his career<br />
he was seventh in three-point percentage (.381) and ninth in<br />
scoring average (17.4).<br />
Sophomore Joe Graessle earned All-GLIAC second team<br />
honors. He averaged 17.9 points, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals a<br />
game while hitting 3.1 triples a game. Graessle set the school<br />
records with 91 3-pointers made and 252 treys attempted and<br />
was 12th in the country in three’s made per game.<br />
Iman Johnson became the second straight TU player<br />
to be named Freshman of the Year. He joins Graessle who<br />
won the award last year. Johnson averaged 7.1 points, 6.3<br />
rebounds, 1.6 steals and blocked 1.5 shots a game. He was<br />
fourth in the GLIAC and 69th in the country for blocked shots<br />
and his 43 blocks is a new school freshman record.<br />
Women’s Basketball<br />
It was the Year of the Dragons as <strong>Tiffin</strong> finished third in the<br />
GLIAC (14-5) and was 21-7 overall. In addition to setting<br />
the school record for wins, TU finished ranked eighth in the<br />
Midwest Region, just missing a trip to nationals. In the GLIAC<br />
tournament, <strong>Tiffin</strong> beat Hillsdale 68-58 before losing in the<br />
semifinals, 53-39 to Ferris State.<br />
Senior Mandy Jaeb earned her third consecutive First<br />
Team All-South honor as well as her third selection to the All-<br />
Defensive Team. Jaeb’s senior season had numerous milestones,<br />
including eclipsing the 1500 point barrier. Jaeb is only<br />
the second player in TU history to accomplish the feat. Jaeb<br />
Mandy Jaeb earned<br />
her third consecutive<br />
First Team All-GLIAC<br />
honor and her third All-<br />
GLIAC Defensive team<br />
honor this season as<br />
she helped lead <strong>Tiffin</strong>’s<br />
women’s basketball<br />
team to a new school<br />
record with 21 wins.<br />
Jaeb finished her<br />
sensational career with<br />
1,585 career points.<br />
also set a new career free throws record and maintained her<br />
school record for best free throw percentage.<br />
Junior Jessica Harris earned her second consecutive Second<br />
Team selection. She led the Dragons in rebounding with<br />
9.2 per game and was third on the team in scoring. She also<br />
led the team in blocks.
Indoor Track & Field<br />
Lynzi Daughenbaugh (pentathlon) and John Pemberton (shot<br />
put) earned NCAA Division II All-American honors for the<br />
Dragons. Overall, TU had six national qualifiers, broke 18<br />
school records and had 86 additions to the top 10 list.<br />
For the men, Pemberton placed third with a school record<br />
put of 57 feet, 7.75 inches. He was the highest individual<br />
finisher in school history. Travis LeFlore cleared six feet, 9.50<br />
inches to tie for eighth place. The tie breaking system moved<br />
him to ninth, just missing All-American honors.<br />
At the GLIAC Championships, the Dragons finished<br />
fourth with 83.50 points. Justin Ware won the 60-meter dash<br />
to lead a 1-2-3 finish for TU. Just behind Ware were Deven<br />
Keene and Emmanual Grembo. Additional top three performances<br />
came from Antonio Combs in the triple jump (2nd),<br />
Colin Fisher in the 3000 (2nd) and Grembo in the long jump<br />
(3rd).<br />
For the women, Daughenbaugh scored a school record<br />
3587 points to place eighth. During the competition, she<br />
broke the school high jump record by clearing five feet, eight<br />
inches. Daughenbaugh is just the second NCAA DII All-American<br />
in school history.<br />
Ashley DeWitt just missed All-American honors, placing<br />
ninth in the 20-LB weight. Additional competitors were Katie<br />
Gerhardt (shot put) and Marielle Segbor (triple jump).<br />
At the GLIAC Championships, <strong>Tiffin</strong> scored 53.75 points<br />
to place sixth. The Dragons received runner-up performances<br />
from Kayla Ellks in the long jump and Segbor in the triple<br />
jump. Third place finished came from Daughenbaugh in the<br />
pentathlon, D’Wanda Ford in the long jump and Meghan Gill<br />
in the high jump.<br />
Wrestling<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> made tremendous strides in its second season of intercollegiate<br />
competition. The Dragons placed fourth at the<br />
GLIAC Championships. At the Super Regional II meet, TU had<br />
two wrestlers qualify for nationals.<br />
Steven Pastor – 133 LBS<br />
In his opening match, Pastor had a dramatic 5-3 win<br />
over the number two seed, Eric Mateo (Central Missouri). He<br />
scored a takedown in the final ten seconds to gain the win. In<br />
the quarterfinals, Pastor needed just 1:05 to pin Daniel Karlskin<br />
(Truman).<br />
Freshmen Steven Pastor joined teammate Jake Cramer in<br />
placing among the top four in Super Regional competition<br />
to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships.<br />
This is the first time the Dragons have qualified<br />
for nationals.<br />
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In the semi-finals, Pastor pinned Cullen King (King College,<br />
the number 6 seed) 24 seconds into the third round. In<br />
the final, he put up a tough battle falling 14-9 to the number<br />
one seed, Michael Magaha (Limestone College). Magaha was<br />
ranked eighth in the country.<br />
Jake Cramer – 174 LBS<br />
After losing his opening match, Cramer beat William<br />
Ressel (Central Missouri) 8-2. In his next wrestleback match,<br />
against Ryan Gregory (Belmont Abbey), Cramer was dominating<br />
the match. Eventually, Gregory was disqualified giving<br />
Cramer the win.<br />
On the second day, Cramer beat Bryce Sopko (Limestone<br />
College) 7-2. In the third place match, he beat GLIAC foe<br />
Bryson Hall (Ashland) 8-3.<br />
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Equestrian<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s equestrian program had two of its alumni<br />
excel at the Western Semi-Finals at the <strong>University</strong> of Findlay.<br />
Alison Dittman placed 2nd and advanced to National<br />
competition in Raleigh, North Carolina, and TU’s other competitor,<br />
Elizabeth Buskey, placed 7th.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s equestrian squad had five Regional<br />
qualifiers. To qualify for Regionals, riders had to accumulate<br />
36 points over the season. The Dragons posted two riders in<br />
Hunt Seat and three in Western.<br />
In Hunt Seat, Lauren Burdin (Sophomore) placed first in<br />
her class, beginner walk trot, advancing her to Zone competition<br />
in Morehead, Kentucky. Kelly Dobbs (Junior) placed 3rd in<br />
her class, Walk/Trot/Canter.<br />
In Western competition, Abby Russell (freshman) placed<br />
4th in Open Reining. Francesca Moody (Junior) placed 4th in<br />
Intermediate Horsemanship, while Lindsey McKibben (Junior)<br />
also competed in Novice horsemanship.<br />
The Dragons also had two alumni competing in regional<br />
competition--Alison Dittman and Liz Buskey. Alison placed 1st<br />
and Liz placed 2nd, advancing them to semi-final competition.<br />
Lonny Allen Steps Down as Head<br />
Baseball Coach; Joe Wilkins<br />
Takes Over<br />
Lonny Allen stepped down as <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> Head Baseball<br />
Coach, with assistant coach Joe Wilkins taking over as the new<br />
Head Baseball Coach. Allen will continue to serve as <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>’s Athletic Director.<br />
Allen recently finished his 21st<br />
season at the helm of the program.<br />
Counting his days as a student-athlete<br />
for the Dragons, he has been<br />
associated with the program for 24<br />
years. After taking over in 1992, Allen<br />
helped the team post a winning<br />
record in just his second season,<br />
going 17-15 in 1993. One staple<br />
of Allen’s teams was heavy hitting,<br />
as the offensive record books<br />
Lonny Allen<br />
were rewritten numerous times during his tenure. With 444<br />
career victories, no other Dragons baseball manager has won<br />
more games. The Dragons have been remarkably consistent,<br />
posting 20 or more victories in 14 of his seasons. In <strong>2012</strong>, the<br />
Dragons also qualified for the GLIAC Tournament for the first<br />
time in school history.<br />
“It is with mixed emotions that I give up coaching baseball,”<br />
said Allen. “This move will help me focus more on being<br />
Athletic Director. Being a head coach is very time-consuming,<br />
and I never could have done it without the help of (assistant<br />
coaches) Joe Wilkins and Kurt Rammel. I also could not have<br />
performed all my duties as Athletic Director without the help<br />
of my staff in the athletic department. With the development<br />
of the Heminger Center and other projects, this allows me to<br />
have a more hands-on role. Most importantly, I would like to<br />
thank President Marion for allowing me to serve in both capacities<br />
and also for giving me this opportunity to focus<br />
more specifically on my duties as Athletic Director.”<br />
“This is a great opportunity for me,” said<br />
Wilkins. “Coaching here at <strong>Tiffin</strong> was my first taste<br />
of coaching and I have been able to coach at different<br />
institutions around the country. I have learned<br />
a lot from all the different coaches I have worked<br />
with and look to put that knowledge to use with<br />
the Dragons.”<br />
Joe Wilkins recently completed his fourth<br />
season as an assistant coach for the Dragons.<br />
He has an extensive background in baseball. Joe<br />
spent the 2010 season as an Assistant at Pepperdine<br />
<strong>University</strong> in Malibu, CA.Wilkins’ responsibilities included<br />
training the catchers, helping to develop the offense and
coaching first base. Prior to that<br />
he spent the 2009 season as the<br />
Catching Coach at Wake Forest<br />
<strong>University</strong>. Prior to his hiring at<br />
Wake Forest, Wilkins spent more<br />
than a year working at the Floridabased<br />
IMG Academies where he<br />
worked under former Cleveland<br />
Indians bench coach Ken Bolek as<br />
Joe Wilkins<br />
the full-time catching instructor.<br />
He also has coaching experience<br />
with the Delaware Cows and the Stark County Terriers of the<br />
Great Lakes <strong>Summer</strong> Collegiate League.<br />
Wilkins played professionally for three years, spending<br />
time in the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks’<br />
farm systems. He led the Northwest League’s Yakima Bears in<br />
hitting in 2002.<br />
A four-year letterwinner at Ohio State, Wilkins was<br />
named second team All-Big Ten during the 2002 season and<br />
also earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2002 Big<br />
Ten Tournament after hitting a walkoff home run vs. Indiana.<br />
The Buckeyes won two Big Ten regular season championships<br />
and advanced to three NCAA Tournaments, including a<br />
Super Regional appearance in 1999, during Wilkins’ collegiate<br />
career.<br />
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Wilkins graduated from<br />
Ohio State in 2005 with a degree in human ecology and a<br />
specialization in consumer affairs. He earned his master of<br />
business administration in 2007 from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>. Wilkins<br />
was a two-sport student-athlete at Dublin Scioto High<br />
School, where he was an all-state selection in both baseball<br />
and football.<br />
“Our immediate goal is to get back to the GLIAC<br />
tournament,” said Wilkins. “Just getting a taste of that this<br />
spring gives us motivation for next year. We also want to start<br />
making a mark in the region, trying to take the program to<br />
the next level. We also look to get even more involved with<br />
the community.”<br />
“I am confident the program will be in good hands<br />
under Joe’s direction,” said Allen. “He is ready to take the<br />
program to a new level.”<br />
Written by Shane O’Donnell, Director of Sports Information<br />
Olympic Academic Experience<br />
Twenty-one students and scholars from across 13 states<br />
will board planes and trains for the transcontinental trip<br />
to London as part of the <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> Olympic<br />
Academic Experience.<br />
While at the <strong>2012</strong> Games, the TU contingency will<br />
participate as official volunteers for two of the Olympic<br />
Reunion Centers and will engage in a special program<br />
with Olympians and underprivileged children from one<br />
of the poorest boroughs in London. Two-time Olympic<br />
sprinter Francis Dove-Edwin of Sierra Leone (Africa) who<br />
resides in London is the catalyst to create special opportunities<br />
for participants of the TU Olympic Academic<br />
Experience.<br />
The group connected via a Facebook page, which<br />
includes members of the TU contingency who traveled<br />
to China and Greece for their Olympic excursion.<br />
Graduate student, Beth Clark, is making her second<br />
trip, proving that the allure of the Olympics and success<br />
of the TU program are valuable experiences. The<br />
general advice from former participants is to be open<br />
to random, unexpected opportunities that make the TU<br />
Olympic Academic Experience an adventure like none<br />
other.<br />
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ONWARD to the DAWN<br />
A History of tiffin <strong>University</strong><br />
By MiCHAEl ANtHONy GRANDillO<br />
“Michael Grandillo has done a<br />
masterful job in bringing this history to<br />
life. His work adds greatly to the history<br />
of Ohio and higher education and<br />
reminds us how important independent<br />
colleges and universities, such as <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>, are to our state and country.“<br />
—Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator for Ohio<br />
“In the years between the Civil War and<br />
World War II, the for-profit business college<br />
that would become <strong>Tiffin</strong> extended access<br />
to first-generation-in-college students who<br />
were previously shut out by more traditional<br />
liberal arts colleges. The story of local boosters<br />
banding together to ‘bootstrap’ educational<br />
opportunities to lift up their sons and<br />
daughters is one told admirably by Michael A.<br />
Grandillo in this well-illustrated volume.”<br />
—Stephen G. Katsinas, Professor of Higher<br />
Education, Director of Education Policy<br />
Center, <strong>University</strong> of Alabama<br />
“Michael Grandillo’s definitive history of <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> is a delight to read. For historians<br />
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liberal arts and sciences. I trust this book will one day serve as a plumb-line for future generations<br />
who want to understand this transformative experience in higher education in the United States.”<br />
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Conscience: Ohio’s Independent Colleges and Universities<br />
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