Principal’s Letter Cover Story SpotlightStudentsDonna Jean Meyer Truster ’67received <strong>the</strong> 2011 Bill Gorsuch Awardfor Volunteer of <strong>the</strong> Year for her demonstrationof <strong>the</strong> core values at MercyFranciscan at Schroder. She alsoreceived <strong>the</strong> Caregiver Award from <strong>the</strong>Catholic Charities of SouthwesternOhio as well as <strong>the</strong> Order of Malta forher outstanding efforts representing<strong>the</strong> mission of Mercy Franciscan atSchroder.Raymond Schrichte ’86 is currentlyan Aviation Electricians Mate ChiefPetty Officer in <strong>the</strong> United StatesNavy, stationed at <strong>the</strong> Naval AirFacility in Atsugi, Japan. He has beenstationed <strong>the</strong>re since 2006 and willremain until 2012. He maintains F/A-18 E and F aircraft and is currently in<strong>the</strong> Safety Department. He can bereached at Raymond.schrichte@cvw5.navy.milChris Vornheder ’89 had an all too“up-close and personal” view of <strong>the</strong>massive earthquake that struck Japanon March 11. He was an assistant languageteacher in Watari Town, MiyagiPrefecture, which was one of <strong>the</strong> hardesthit areas by <strong>the</strong> ensuing tsunami.He evacuated safely to an emergencyshelter.Brian Connaughton ’90 continuesto make <strong>the</strong> Flub’s ice cream name abig success in <strong>the</strong> Hamilton-Fairfieldarea. Flub’s is now selling four of its40 flavors in <strong>the</strong> Fairfield Kroger onWessel Drive. The ice cream is availablein three sizes. “We’re kind of afamily tradition,’’ Connaughton told<strong>the</strong> Hamilton JournalNews. “That, intoken with using <strong>the</strong> best qualityingredients I can, keeps people comingback.”Kim Kraft Richter ’90 has beennamed <strong>the</strong> girls head basketball coachat Talawanda <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in Oxford.She had previously been <strong>the</strong> headcoach at Cincinnati Christian <strong>High</strong>.John Lanni ‘99 was featured in aCincinnati Enquirer article regarding<strong>the</strong> Currito’s chain of restaurants thatfeature “burritos without borders.” Heand his bro<strong>the</strong>r, Joe, founded <strong>the</strong> restaurantchain. They have two locationsin Greater Cincinnati, one inCleveland, and 11 more across <strong>the</strong>country – with plans to open more.Graham Crain ’02 is <strong>the</strong> coordinatorof Student Recreational Life atCalifornia Lu<strong>the</strong>ran University inThousand Oaks, Calif. He overseesintramurals, facilities and fitness toenhance student life on campus. Heand his wife, Jenna, live in VenturaCounty.Chris Giuliano ‘02 is a professor ofpharmacy at Wayne State Universityin Detroit. He and his wife have twochildren, a boy and a girl.Hea<strong>the</strong>r Huesing ’03 earned herdoctorate in Physical Therapy from<strong>the</strong> University of Dayton. A 2008graduate of Wright State University,Hea<strong>the</strong>r is continuing her studies at<strong>the</strong> University of Tennessee, as aresident in <strong>the</strong> Orthopedic Specialtyprogram.Abby Leisge ’04 lives in Abilene,Texas, and is a practicing physical<strong>the</strong>rapist with <strong>the</strong> Hendricks Hospitalnetwork <strong>the</strong>re. She graduated cumlaude from <strong>the</strong> University of Dayton in2008 with a degree in ExerciseScience and Pre-Physical Therapy. She<strong>the</strong>n went on to <strong>the</strong> MedicalUniversity of South Carolina inCharleston, where she earned herdoctorate in Physical Therapy andearned a Presidential Scholarshipaward.Aaron Chapin ’05 is a petty officeraboard <strong>the</strong> USS Carl Vinson, <strong>the</strong> Navalaircraft carrier from which Osama binLaden’s body was buried at sea onMonday, May 2. Aaron is attached toan air squadron aboard <strong>the</strong> carrier,which was due back in U.S. port inJuly 2011 after an extensive deployment.He has been in <strong>the</strong> Navy sinceMay 2006.Andy Flick ’05 is <strong>the</strong> press secretaryand a legislative aide for U.S. Rep. JimCosta, a Democrat who representsFresno, Calif., in California’s 20 thDistrict. Andy lives and works inWashington, D.C.Betsy Fox ‘05 is employed at <strong>the</strong>Hospice of Dayton (Ohio). Her degreeis in Communication Arts fromWilmington College.The 2011 GCL Alumni Golf Tournament at We<strong>the</strong>rington was ano<strong>the</strong>r greatevent. The <strong>Badin</strong> team came in 2nd place with an average net team scoreof 76.0. <strong>Badin</strong> players were Doug Lutz, Steve Lutz, Don Crain, John Maloneand Tim Staarmann. The <strong>Badin</strong> Ram appeared to help get <strong>the</strong> event startedand to celebrate <strong>the</strong> 2010 first place <strong>Badin</strong> team!Suzanne Fuhrman ’05 graduatedfrom <strong>the</strong> <strong>School</strong> of Public Health andTropical Medicine at Tulane Universityin New Orleans. She received aMaster’s of Public Health, majoring inInternational Health. She spent timein Uganda in early 2011, as a monitoringand evaluation intern withWellShare International, working onprojects related to nutrition, familyplanning and HIV prevention. She was<strong>the</strong>n set to work with ConcernWorldwide in Ethiopia on researchrelated to community-based managementof acute malnutrition.20
Alumni Achievements Milestones EventsElizabeth Gadaleta ’05 lives inAtlanta and works for MoxyInternational. She plans on-line marketingthrough Verizon and is incharge of <strong>the</strong> Hispanic market. She isa graduate of Clemson University.Katie Lintner ’05 has started graduateschool at <strong>the</strong> Ohio State Universityon a full scholarship in Molecular,Cellular and Developmental Biology.She will be working on her doctorateand ultimately hopes to be a collegeprofessor. A graduate of WalshUniversity in North Canton, Ohio, shepreviously worked in <strong>the</strong> research labat Nationwide Children’s Hospital inColumbus.Bill Roach ‘05 has graduated fromplumbing school and is now a journeymanplumber certified in Ohio,Indiana and Kentucky. He and hiswife, <strong>the</strong> former Kelly Baker ‘05, livein Fairfield.Eric Bown ‘06 has graduated fromShawnee State University with adegree in chemistry and a minor inmath.David Giuliano ‘06 is in <strong>the</strong> midstof his sixth deployment on <strong>the</strong> USSHenry Jackson, a nuclear-poweredsubmarine. David is a nuclear-powerengineer in <strong>the</strong> Navy. He was marriedto <strong>the</strong> former Sandra Finnigan, ofWashington state, in August of 2010.Dan Swormstedt ’06 is working onhis master’s degree in SportsManagement at <strong>the</strong> University ofAlabama in Tuscaloosa. He is interningwith <strong>the</strong> IMG sports marketingorganization at <strong>the</strong>ir SEC headquartersin Birmingham.Leah Ferdelman ‘07 graduatedsumma cum laude from CapitalUniversity with a bachelor of artsdegree in psychology. She will workon her graduate degree in psychologicalstudies at Adelphi University.Nathan Patrick ’07 graduated cumlaude from Ohio DominicanUniversity in Columbus. He earned abachelor’s degree in biology with aminor in chemistry, and was a memberof <strong>the</strong> Dean’s List.Justin Williams ’07 graduated fromHiram College with a bachelor’sdegree in economics. He will work forU.S. Bank in <strong>the</strong> Greater Cincinnatiarea.Mary Cochran ‘09 has been namedto <strong>the</strong> Dean’s List at <strong>the</strong> University ofMichigan. She is pursuing a bachelorof science degree in nursing.Lindsey Donges ’09 was named to<strong>the</strong> Dean’s List all three quarters ofher sophomore year at <strong>the</strong> Universityof Cincinnati. A nursing major,Lindsey has been named to <strong>the</strong>National Society of Collegiate Scholars.Ben Motley ’09 is in his first year asa medical student in <strong>the</strong> BS/MDprogram at Nor<strong>the</strong>ast Ohio MedicalUniversity. He graduated from KentState University in two full years aspart of <strong>the</strong> accelerated medicalprogram.Allie Pickerill ’10 spent sevenweeks in China this summer on aChinese language immersion programat <strong>the</strong> University of Tianjin. She is asophomore at Miami University,majoring in marketing and businesslaw, with a minor in Chinese. She’sinvolved in Mock Trial at Miami andplans to attend law school.Scott Purcell ’10 is a sophomore at<strong>the</strong> College of Wooster (Ohio). He wasa member of <strong>the</strong> men’s basketballteam, which finished as <strong>the</strong> DivisionIII national runner-up.Maria Salerno ’10 was named to <strong>the</strong>dean’s list at <strong>the</strong> University ofNor<strong>the</strong>rn Kentucky College ofBusiness for both semesters of herfreshman year <strong>the</strong>re.Thank you to <strong>the</strong> family of <strong>the</strong> lateJim Mitrione ’51 for <strong>the</strong>ir generosity to<strong>Badin</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. They held <strong>the</strong> firstJim Mitrione Memorial GolfTournament on May 14 and donated$1,400 in proceeds to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Badin</strong> golfprograms. “We hope that this tournamentwill be an annual event and thatwe will be able to support <strong>the</strong> <strong>Badin</strong>golf teams,’’ said <strong>the</strong> family in a noteto <strong>Badin</strong>.Eric Fuhrman ’07 has earned anassociate degree from <strong>the</strong> Universityof Cincinnati, majoring in electricalengineering technology. Eric has beena co-op work-study student for threeyears with Duke Energy. He will continuework on his bachelor’s degree.Golden Grads from <strong>the</strong> Class of 1951 were recognized at <strong>Badin</strong>’s annualgraduation ceremony at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church.21