Challenge - Winter 2007/2008 - Tiffin University

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Michael Spragg
TU Names Two
New Trustees
Tiffin University has elected Michael Spragg and Larry Adelsperger to its Board
of Trustees according to Gary Heminger, Chair.
According to Tiffin University President Paul Marion, “Mike Spragg and Larry
Adelsperger are wonderful additions to our Board of Trustees. In addition to
their career achievements, they have made many positive contributions to their
communities.”
Larry Adelsperger is Executive Vice President of P.T. Services Rehabilitation,
Inc., a Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy and Athletic Training service
provider in northern and central Ohio. He is also President of an agricultural
operation in Seneca County.
“I hope to be able to help enhance the impressive growth of Tiffin University
through my responsibilities as a trustee,” said Adelsperger. “TU is in the fast
lane, and I am proud to be a part of it.”
Michael Spragg was named President and CEO of The Old Fort Banking Company
this year. He has also been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors
for The Old Fort Banking Company and its holding company, Gillmor Financial
Services, Inc. He was most recently employed as the District President, Northern
District and Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending of Sky Bank, where
he had been employed since 1998. Prior to Sky Bank, Mike Spragg was employed
as the President and CEO of Peoples Banking Company, Findlay, Ohio.
“TU has done a tremendous job as a smaller University in achieving the
comparable educational accomplishments of larger schools,” says Michael
Spragg. “I hope to be able to help enhance this impressive growth through my
responsibilities as a trustee.”
Larry Adelsperger
“Before the Music Dies”
In November, TU’s Arts & Angles series featured
Brad Rees, Director of Performing Arts, who
moderated an event that offered an insider’s
look at the music business, and featured special
guest Adam McInnis, a noted singer/songwriter.
The program included
a screening
of the award-winning
documentary,
“Before the Music
Dies,” at the Ritz
Theatre.
As part
of the screening,
singer-songwriter
McInnis was on
hand to discuss
his experience in
the music industry
with the audience. An Austin, Texas native,
McInnis was featured in the ABC television show,
“The One: The Making of a Music Star,” and is
currently touring the country in conjunction with
“Before the Music Dies.” He also gave a free
concert on the TU campus in The Gillmor Student
Center which offered a mixture of alternative,
rock, pop & soul, showcasing timeless
songwriting and his captivating voice. McInnis’
music can be heard at
http://www.myspace.com/adammcinnis1.
Dragon’s Den Players
Love Letters
Adam McInnis
The Dragon’s Den Players Theatre Group
presented the work of A.R. Gurney’s, Love Letters, in
November. The play chronicles the relationship of
two lifelong friends through letters they have written
to each other since childhood, according to Dr. Mary
Grennen, Assistant Professor of English. “The
letters unravel the details of their intimate but
often acrimonious friendship, their contrasting
personalities, and their individual journeys through
life,” she says.
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