Principal’s Letter Cover Story SpotlightStudentsDonna Jean Meyer Truster ’67received the <strong>2011</strong> Bill Gorsuch Awardfor Volunteer of the Year for her demonstrationof the core values at MercyFranciscan at Schroder. She alsoreceived the Caregiver Award from theCatholic Charities of SouthwesternOhio as well as the Order of Malta forher outstanding efforts representingthe mission of Mercy Franciscan atSchroder.Raymond Schrichte ’86 is currentlyan Aviation Electricians Mate ChiefPetty Officer in the United StatesNavy, stationed at the Naval AirFacility in Atsugi, Japan. He has beenstationed there since 2006 and willremain until 2012. He maintains F/A-18 E and F aircraft and is currently inthe Safety Department. He can bereached at Raymond.schrichte@cvw5.navy.milChris Vornheder ’89 had an all too“up-close and personal” view of themassive earthquake that struck Japanon March 11. He was an assistant languageteacher in Watari Town, MiyagiPrefecture, which was one of the hardesthit areas by the ensuing tsunami.He evacuated safely to an emergencyshelter.Brian Connaughton ’90 continuesto make the Flub’s ice cream name abig success in the Hamilton-Fairfieldarea. Flub’s is now selling four of its40 flavors in the Fairfield Kroger onWessel Drive. The ice cream is availablein three sizes. “We’re kind of afamily tradition,’’ Connaughton toldthe Hamilton JournalNews. “That, intoken with using the best qualityingredients I can, keeps people comingback.”Kim Kraft Richter ’90 has beennamed the girls head basketball coachat Talawanda <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in Oxford.She had previously been the headcoach at Cincinnati Christian <strong>High</strong>.John Lanni ‘99 was featured in aCincinnati Enquirer article regardingthe Currito’s chain of restaurants thatfeature “burritos without borders.” Heand his brother, Joe, founded the restaurantchain. They have two locationsin Greater Cincinnati, one inCleveland, and 11 more across thecountry – with plans to open more.Graham Crain ’02 is the coordinatorof Student Recreational Life atCalifornia Lutheran 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.Heather Huesing ’03 earned herdoctorate in Physical Therapy fromthe University of Dayton. A 2008graduate of Wright State University,Heather is continuing her studies atthe University of Tennessee, as aresident in the Orthopedic Specialtyprogram.Abby Leisge ’04 lives in Abilene,Texas, and is a practicing physicaltherapist with the Hendricks Hospitalnetwork there. She graduated cumlaude from the University of Dayton in2008 with a degree in ExerciseScience and Pre-Physical Therapy. Shethen went on to the MedicalUniversity of South Carolina inCharleston, where she earned herdoctorate in Physical Therapy andearned a Presidential Scholarshipaward.Aaron Chapin ’05 is a petty officeraboard the USS Carl Vinson, the Navalaircraft carrier from which Osama binLaden’s body was buried at sea onMonday, May 2. Aaron is attached toan air squadron aboard the carrier,which was due back in U.S. port inJuly <strong>2011</strong> after an extensive deployment.He has been in the Navy sinceMay 2006.Andy Flick ’05 is the 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 theHospice of Dayton (Ohio). Her degreeis in Communication Arts fromWilmington College.The <strong>2011</strong> GCL Alumni Golf Tournament at Wetherington was another 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 the event startedand to celebrate the 2010 first place <strong>Badin</strong> team!Suzanne Fuhrman ’05 graduatedfrom the <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 <strong>2011</strong>, as a monitoringand evaluation intern withWellShare International, working onprojects related to nutrition, familyplanning and HIV prevention. She wasthen 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 the Hispanic market. She isa graduate of Clemson University.Katie Lintner ’05 has started graduateschool at the 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 the 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, the 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 the midstof his sixth deployment on the USSHenry Jackson, a nuclear-poweredsubmarine. David is a nuclear-powerengineer in the Navy. He was marriedto the former Sandra Finnigan, ofWashington state, in August of 2010.Dan Swormstedt ’06 is working onhis master’s degree in SportsManagement at the University ofAlabama in Tuscaloosa. He is interningwith the IMG sports marketingorganization at their 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 the Dean’s List.Justin Williams ’07 graduated fromHiram College with a bachelor’sdegree in economics. He will work forU.S. Bank in the Greater Cincinnatiarea.Mary Cochran ‘09 has been namedto the Dean’s List at the University ofMichigan. She is pursuing a bachelorof science degree in nursing.Lindsey Donges ’09 was named tothe Dean’s List all three quarters ofher sophomore year at the Universityof Cincinnati. A nursing major,Lindsey has been named to theNational Society of Collegiate Scholars.Ben Motley ’09 is in his first year asa medical student in the BS/MDprogram at Northeast Ohio MedicalUniversity. He graduated from KentState University in two full years aspart of the accelerated medicalprogram.Allie Pickerill ’10 spent sevenweeks in China this summer on aChinese language immersion programat the 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 atthe College of Wooster (Ohio). He wasa member of the men’s basketballteam, which finished as the DivisionIII national runner-up.Maria Salerno ’10 was named to thedean’s list at the University ofNorthern Kentucky College ofBusiness for both semesters of herfreshman year there.Thank you to the family of the lateJim Mitrione ’51 for their generosity to<strong>Badin</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. They held the firstJim Mitrione Memorial GolfTournament on May 14 and donated$1,400 in proceeds to the <strong>Badin</strong> golfprograms. “We hope that this tournamentwill be an annual event and thatwe will be able to support the <strong>Badin</strong>golf teams,’’ said the family in a noteto <strong>Badin</strong>.Eric Fuhrman ’07 has earned anassociate degree from the 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 the Class of 1951 were recognized at <strong>Badin</strong>’s annualgraduation ceremony at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church.21