Challenge - Spring/Summer 2012 - Tiffin University

Tell Us About Yourself
Kathy
Durflinger,
Class of
2008,
Huron, Ohio,
was appointed
by
Magruder
Hospital as
vice president
Kathy Durflinger
of nursing.
She and her husband,
Richard, have four adult children and
three grandchildren.
Terry Grice,
Class of
2008, Montville,
Ohio,
was promoted
from
sergeant to
chief of the
Montville
Township Police
Depart-
Terry Grice
ment. He
joined the department in 2003 and has
supervised some high profile cases.
Grice has developed an innovative
traffic diversion program for juveniles
and serves as director of the Medina
County Police Athletic League. He is a
member of the advisory board for the
Medina County Juvenile Court, and is
a member of task forces on youth violence
and domestic violence. He and
his wife, Cindy, have two young sons.
She is the principal at Waite Elementary
School.
Tiniel Pinion, Class of 2009, married
DeWayne Nickler in 2011.
Sonia Troche, MBA 2009, Rocky
River, Ohio, has been named executive
director of the Hispanic Alliance,
a non-profit organization working with
Cleveland’s Latino community. Before
taking on her new position, she worked
in marketing and public relations for a
business consulting firm in Texas.
Anthony Wise, Class of 2009, Tiffin,
Ohio, was married in 2011. Anthony
is an accountant for Capitol Aluminum
and Glass Corp in Bellevue and
his wife, Jessica, is a registered nurse
at Elmwood at the Springs in Green
Springs.
Gary Gerard, MH 2010, Michigan
City, Indiana, works in sales for Rich
Products Corp in Buffalo, New York.
Lindsey Hafley, Class of 2010,
Strongsville, Ohio, was married in 2011.
She is an auditor with Amtrust Financial
in Independence. Her husband, Michael,
is a project designer with Richard
Fleischman + Partners Architects in
Cleveland.
Nanci Kosanka, Class of 2010, Fremont,
Ohio, was appointed as interim
director of human resources at Terra
Community College. She has worked
at Terra for five years.
Jordan Miller, Class of 2010, Fredericktown,
Ohio, was married in 2011.
He is an agronomist at Central Ohio
Farmers Co-op in Mount Vernon. His
wife, Heather, is a pharmacist at Med-
Central Health Systems in Mansfield.
Kaitlin Kalb, Class of 2011, Warner
Robins, Georgia, married David
Schindler in 2011.
Krista Plummer, MBA 2011, joined
the staff of Northwood University
as an assistant athletic director and
senior woman administrator. Her
main job will be focusing on compliance
rules for athletes. “I do a lot with
the academic officers, making sure
that students have an opportunity for
study tables,” she said. “I’ll watch the
grades and alert coaches if we need
to try and get someone into tutoring
and pick out problems before they
happen.” A major portion of her job
is making sure that all athletes are eligible
in accordance with NCAA rules.
54 | SPRING / SUMMER 2012 | CHALLENGE
TU Specialty License Plate Program
If you are an Ohio resident, you can show pride in Tiffin University
through the Collegiate License Plate Program sponsored by the State of Ohio.
The cost to participate in the program (in addition to any normal renewal fees)
is $35 annually. Of this $35 fee, $25 is directed to Tiffin University in the form
of a charitable donation to the General Scholarship Fund in your name.
Due to a change in the Drivers Privacy Protection Act, Ohio Revised Code 4501.27,
the release of personal information will not be provided without written consent by the individual. Therefore,
you must provide proof of your participation in the collegiate license plate program in order for Tiffin University to
recognize your contribution to the TU General Scholarship Fund.
If you have questions regarding the Collegiate Plate Program, contact TU’s Alumni Relations Office at 419-448-3313 or your
local Bureau of Motor Vehicles.