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Former Golden Flash football player Boghos (Bo) Mooradian, BA ’50, Guildford, Conn., attended a tailgating party at the football home opener on September 9, 2017 at Dix Stadium, hosted by the Lake County Alumni Chapter. 

Pictured: kneeling (l to r) Sandy Disbro, BS ’75; Susan Peterson (friend); Bo Mooradian, BA ’50; Steve Bierfeldt, BS ’88; standing (l to r) Mindy Aleman (staff); Colin Maclean BS ’90; Mike Johann (friend); Robert Milliken, BS ’83; Glenn Peterson, BS ’84; and Larry Disbro, BA ’71, BS ’73, MEd ’78.

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Joseph Concheck, BBA ’60, Canal Fulton, Ohio, wrote: “My wife of 55 years, Fay Concheck, died May 26, 2016.” 

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Larry McDougle, MA ’65, Napoleon, Ohio, was awarded the 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who for his many years of service to higher education. Dr. McDougle, who earned a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Toledo, served as president of Northwest State Community College and Owens Community College. He served on the faculties of several universities, including the University of Toledo and Southern Illinois University, and he received honorary degrees from Owens Community College and the University of Findlay, where he was also the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award. He retired from higher education in 2011 and lives in Napoleon, Ohio, with his wife, Ruth.

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Anthony Greco, MFA ’66, Atlanta, Ga., explored minimalism during the decade of the 1970s, producing a series of large-scale minimalist paintings. Some paintings in the series were exhibited at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and elsewhere, but hadn’t been exhibited as a group since. In honor of Mr. Greco’s 80th birthday, an exhibit of his works from the 1970s, “Looking Forward/Looking Back, Anthony Greco Paintings from the 1970s” was on display from October 13 to November 11 at Thomas Deans Fine Art in Atlanta, Ga. Pictured: 314/Fourteen, oil on canvas, 68” x 76,” 1976

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Peter Foley, BS ’67, Framingham, Mass., was selected for induction into the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) Hall of Fame. He served as the swimming coach at Weston (MA) HS for 35 years and his team earned 18 state championships. The ceremony will take place at the 2018 NISCA Convention in Minneapolis on March 24, which is held in conjunction with the NCAA Men’s Swimming Championships.

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Richard Grimmett, BS ’68, MA ’70,
PhD ’73, Kensington, Md., is a contributing author for White House History, the quarterly journal of the White House Historical Association. He retired from the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress after a 38-year career, receiving the Library’s Distinguished Service Award, its highest honor, for “exceptional contributions to the United States Congress, the Congressional Research Service and the Library of Congress.”

Terrence O’Donnell, BA ’68, Rocky River, Ohio, Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, was awarded the St. Thomas More Award for his high ethical standards by the Lawyers Guild on October 20, 2017. 

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Don Rung, BBA ’70, Amelia Island, Fla., wrote: “In my retirement, my wife and I have formed Camp Angels, a nonprofit that helps financially challenged children with diabetes attend specialized summer camps across the United States (). Since 2003, we’ve helped more than 2,600 children attend diabetes camps where they learn how to manage their life-threatening disease and meet hundreds of other children facing the same daily challenges.”

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John Hayes, BA ’71, MA ’73, West Palm Beach, Fla., has been appointed the Titus Chair for Franchise Leadership and director of the Titus Center for Franchising at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach. He taught journalism at С��Ƭ��Ƶ Trumbull (1971–1974) and С��Ƭ��Ƶ Stark (1974–1976). After completing his doctorate in 1985 at Temple University, Dr. Hayes left academia to build a marketing and public relations business that specialized in franchising. Later he became the President & CEO of HomeVestors of America, Inc., the “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise. He is the author of more than 25 books, most about franchising. During the past seven years Dr. Hayes served on the faculty of Gulf University for Science & Technology in Kuwait, where he held a dual appointment in mass communications and business administration. His appointment in Florida includes dual assignments in the Rinker School of Business and the School of Communication and Media.

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Bill Truby, BS ’72, MEd ’84, PhD ’92, Valdosta, Ga., professor at Valdosta State University in the Graduate School of Education, wrote: “Fraternity brother and Hall of Fame Coach Lou Holtz, BS ’59, Orlando, Fla., and I met in Valdosta recently, when Coach Holtz was in town to speak at the annual banquet sponsored by Georgia Christian School. (In the 10-year history of the banquet, other notable speakers have included George and Laura Bush, quarterback Terry Bradshaw, and Governor Mike Huckabee, among others.) Hopefully, golf is on the agenda for future visits!” Pictured (l to r) Bill Truby and Lou Holtz.

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William Gordon, BGS ’73, Los Angeles, Calif., is releasing an updated e-book version of his book The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book to celebrate the 25th anniversary of what has been called the bible of L.A.’s sightseeing industry. Including new entries and color photographs, the book covers homes to the stars, filming locations of movies and TV shows, sites that inspired songs, as well as sites of scandals, murders and suicides. 

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Susan (Weisenbach) Johnson, BS ’74, Avon Lake, Ohio, wrote “I’ve worked for NASA for four decades, currently as an engineer project manager at NASA’s John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland. In August, I received NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal for sustained performance of NASA’s Aeronautics missions and goals. The NASA Administrator approves a small number to be awarded each year. This is another highlight in my career!”

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Marcy Albert, BS ’75, Tucson, Ariz., wrote: “I met my two college roommates our first year at С��Ƭ��Ƶ in Fletcher Hall, and they continue to be my closest friends. Doesn’t get better than that! This photo was taken at Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park this summer.” Pictured (l to r): Loren Cuppy-Combs (Smith), BS ’76, Bozeman, Mont.; Marcy Albert, and Joanne Schneider, BS ’76, Tucson, Ariz.

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Peter Demyan, PhD ’76, Sparks, Nev., retired in July 2016 after 48 years in education. Dr. Demyan served on graduate faculty in curriculum, instruction, administration and supervision at Johns Hopkins University, taught high school chemistry, forensics, philosophy and physics in Delaware and Ohio, served as district superintendent in California and Washington and in district administration in California, Delaware and Ohio. He created interest-driven magnet schools and early college high school programs, high school forensic science and philosophy courses, and curriculum masters at Hopkins and Ashland University in Ohio. 

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Mathew McIntosh, MA ’77, Hagerstown, Md., headmaster of Grace Academy in Hagerstown, has written Faith’s Fortune–The Trilogy, which was nominated by Xulon Press for the 2017 Historical Fiction Book of the Year. Dr. McIntosh recently served as dean of Academic Affairs at С��Ƭ��Ƶ–Geauga, and his daughter, Laura McIntosh, is a 2014 graduate of С��Ƭ��Ƶ.

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Ruth Ava Lyons, BFA ’78, Charlotte, N.C., wrote: “This past summer, I showed 30 of my Organism series at The Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y.; a selection of my Oceanic Alchemies series at Expo 216, a gallerium in Wilmington, N.C.; and a selection of my Changelings at Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, N.C.” Pictured: Organism #55, mixed media/gold leaf on paper, 15” x 18”

Alanna Welling-Arnold, BA ’78, MA ’80, Medina, Ohio, is serving as the president of the Medina County, Ohio Bar Association.

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Bill Ayars, BArch ’79, Bay Village, Ohio, principal of Perspectus Architecture in Cleveland, republished his 2015 memoir, The Big Muddy, with a new foreword and ending, after his daughter, Jennifer, died at age 28 from a drug overdose soon after its original publication. Ten dollars from each sale of his book () will go to the Emerald Jenny Foundation, which Ayars launched to help find people struggling with drug addiction find treatment in Ohio.

Bruce Kirk, BGS ’79, Lynchburg, Va., was named founding dean of the School of Communication & Digital Content at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Dr. Kirk joined the Liberty faculty in 2009 after more than three decades in broadcast media. He is the winner of five Emmy Awards, including one for a 1980 documentary on the 10th anniversary of the С��Ƭ��Ƶ shootings. He is the son of the late KSU administrator, Dr. Charles Kirk.

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John Hollabaugh, BS ’81, Mentor, Ohio, wrote: “I retired from electronic media advertising sales in Cleveland after a 35-year career at: WWWE/WDOK, WGCL, WJW TV, WOIO TV, WEWS TV, Time Warner Cable/ Sportstime Ohio, WKYC TV. Could have never done it without С��Ƭ��Ƶ!”

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Steve Machovina, BBA ’85, Elyria, Ohio, was promoted to assistant vice president of technology infrastructure and cloud services for Cleveland–based Safeguard Properties, a mortgage field services industry leader preserving vacant and foreclosed properties across the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam.

Earl Miller, BA ’85, Somerville, Mass., a professor of neuroscience at MIT, was elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. The academy is also a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to academy publications, as well as studies of science and technology policy, energy and global security, social policy and American institutions, the humanities and culture, and education.

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Bertice Berry, MA ’86, PhD ’88, Savannah, Ga., was invited by members of the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) to join as a special guest advisor to its board of directors. A past NACA Campus Entertainer of the Year, as well as recipient of NACA’s Comedy and Lecture awards, she has published 11 best-selling books in fiction and nonfiction and has won numerous awards and accolades for her writing and presentations. After completing her doctorate, Dr. Berry taught sociology at С��Ƭ��Ƶ before leaving academia in the early 1990s to work as an entertainer, lecturer and comedian. She is the mother of five adopted children, her most fulfilling achievement and role in life.

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Laurette Payette, MA ’87, was inducted into both the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the Ohio Athletic Association Hall of Fame in October, in honor of her dedication to advancing opportunities for women in sports. She retired in 2007 from Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, after 32 years of serving as a teacher, coach, physical education department chair and athletic director. 

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Julie (Cirkelis) Locke, BA ’88, Cleveland, Ohio, says: “I was on the nearly undefeated С��Ƭ��Ƶ women’s lacrosse team of 1979, and I want to thank all the women on the team for doing a great job. We were an outstanding team, and we had a lot of fun!” 

Bob Miller, BA ’88, Beltsville, Md., has been appointed associate dean for graduate studies in the School of Theology & Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

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Hobson Hamilton, Jr., MEd ’93, Akron, Ohio, wrote: “I retired from С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s Career Exploration and Development as of July 1, 2017. С��Ƭ��Ƶ has been very good to me, and I loved my time there.”

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Linda Ozan, BA ’94, Edmond, Okla., is now the deputy state historic preservation officer for the State of Oklahoma. Previously, she served as the architectural historian and National Register coordinator for Oklahoma, since 2008.

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Stephanie Rubino, BS ’95, Naples, Fla., has been a realtor licensed with the state of Florida for the past four years. She is with Amerivest Realty in Naples.

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Jonathan Katz, PhD ’97, Takoma Park, Md., had his first book of poems, Love Undefined, accepted for publication by C&R Press.

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Jamy Bechler, MA ’98, published The Leadership Playbook: Become Your Team’s Most Valuable Leader in July and it was a #1 New Release for basketball coaching books on Amazon.com. He is a John Maxwell certified leadership coach and former college basketball coach. He works with various teams and businesses to maximize their success by developing leadership skills and creating a championship culture (). 

Rebecca Lewis, BA ’98, Mount Holly, N.J., studied desert and marine landscapes through ecological and social field methods in Baja in summer 2017. A lower school science teacher at Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pa., she took the graduate course in pursuit of her master’s degree from Miami University’s Global Field Program.

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Beth Graham, BArch ’99, Akron, Ohio, is the newest addition to the team at Braun & Steidl Architects based in Akron, Ohio.

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Lisa Shafto-Lehachi, BA ’00, Palm City, Fla., received a doctorate degree in organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Education on June 16, 2017.

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Sarah (Payne) Mueller, BA ’01, Stow, Ohio, has been promoted to director of human resources at United Way of Greater Cleveland.

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Matthew Busser, BGS ’02, Upper Arlington, Ohio, was promoted to the human resources officer position for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, Department of Human Resources.

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Bryan Bedford, BA ’04, MEd ’06, Eds ’13, Streetsboro, Ohio, member of the С��Ƭ��Ƶ 2001-02 men’s basketball team that reached the NCAA Division 1 tournament’s Elite Eight, has been named athletic director of Hudson City School District. 

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Anne (Wiater) Johnson, BSN ’09, Stow, Ohio, wrote, “Bill Johnson and I were united in marriage on July 15, 2017. The wedding was held at Holy Family Parish in Stow, and the reception took place at Emidio & Sons.”

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Albert J. (A.J.) King, BS ’11, Millbury, Ohio, has been promoted to virtual design and construction (VDC) team leader for GEM Inc., a Toledo-based company that offers design, renovation, upgrade, consolidation and relocation services for process manufacturing and industrial customers. He has worked with GEM Inc. since 2013 as VDC designer/laser scan technician. His added responsibilities include supervising and training designers in computer-aided design systems and laser scanning.

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Dave Herrington, BS ’13, BSN ’15, St. Augustine, Fla., was engaged to Kristy Kurowski of St. Augustine in early 2017 on a cruise, and the couple celebrated their marriage on October 28, 2017, at Serenata Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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Joe Yusko, BBA ’13, and Lindsay (Ludlow) Yusko, BA ’13, Broadview Heights, Ohio, were married on June 24, 2017. The couple met at a local Kent bar, the Zephyr, their junior year, and got engaged at the same bar in 2015. They took engagement photos around the campus and town. All photos by J & J Photography and Design (Jeff Florentine, BA ’11, and Jen Florentine). 

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Michael Daugherty, BS ’14, Owings Mills, Md., was recently promoted as site lead and subject matter expert for Amazon Robotics and Robotics Service Platform at the third largest AR Sortable Amazon site, BW12 in Baltimore, Md. 

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Chris Baum, BA ’16, Atwater, Ohio, wrote: “I am happily married to Melannie, my wife of 16 years, whom I met at KSU. We have two young, active boys, Michael and Alex. I majored in English, and my poetry has been published in Poetic Realm and Canto. I’m happy to report that my first novel, Surrender—a religious fairy-tale satire—was recently published by Covenant Books.”

Amanda Maxwell, BS ’16, New York City, N.Y., senior account executive at Hubb House Public Relations, shared her insight as an industry leader in an article on “What does business casual mean in 2017?” for fitsmallbusiness.com.

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Prashanth Shanmuganathan, PhD ’16, Colombo, Sri Lanka, was selected as one of two winners of the prestigious Thesis Award at the Annual Users’ Meeting at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Brookhaven, New York. The award recognizes the most outstanding thesis related to research conducted at the laboratory. Dr. Shanmuganathan, now a post-doctoral research associate at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, presented his thesis to 200 scientists and received an award of $3,000. His award-winning doctoral project findings unveiled the clearest and sharpest indication to date of a transition effect as the energy of nuclear collisions is scanned across the range that is available for study at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven. Pictured: Brookhaven National Laboratory Director Doon Gibbs presented Prashanth Shanmuganathan with the Thesis Award on June 22, 2017. 

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Lauren Rathmell, BS ’17, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, wrote: “I was recently hired as assistant editor for Lawn & Landscape Magazine, a publication of GIE Media, located in Valley View, Ohio. My first few months have been full of opportunities, like a trip to Green Bay, Wisc., where I was able to tour Lambeau Field [see above] and cover new equipment and product launches.”

In Memory

1930s 

Pauline Franks ’39, May 30, 2017

1940s 

Sue Snyder Hinton ’41, January 18, 2017

Joseph Stevens ’41, November 14, 2016

M. Wands ’42, December 26, 2016

Rose Oberholtz ’43, March 22, 2016

Louis Cosentino ’46, May 21, 2016

George Sewall ’48, November 18, 2015

Jordan Truthan ’49, February 5, 2016

1950s 

Rosalia Caperna ’50, November 25, 2016 

Gordon Goldsmith ’50, January 16, 2017

William Browne ’52, September 30, 2017

Clayton Hine ’52, March 16, 2017

Mary Brown ’53, May 8, 2017

John Hulan ’55, November 21, 2015 

Kenneth Cooley ’57, March 19, 2017

Carol Pedid ’59, February 13, 2014

Joan Pettibone ’59, May 5, 2017 

Zane Saunders ’59, July 27, 2017

1960s 

S. Arbit ’60, October 1, 2015

Daniel Jessup ’60, December 28, 2016

William Bolilantz ’61, February 2, 2017

Donald Hale ’61, August 8, 2016

Wayne Shumaker ’61, January 28, 2017

Robert Ahrens ’62, January 19, 2016

Vange Firestone ’63, January 11, 2016

Jeffrey Kmetzko ’64, March 1, 2015

Delores Pope ’64, February 15, 2017

Frank Bokausek ’65, May 4, 2016

Frederic Freede ’65, October 20, 2016

Albert Nye ’66, May 18, 2017

Janice Alexander ’67, April 13, 2017

Ellen Deutsch ’67, February 22, 2016

Patricia Smouse ’67, May 3, 2017

Frank Brady ’69, July 16, 2016

Barry Gilbert ’69, September 16, 2016

Frederick Johnson ’69, February 4, 2017

Judith Robinson ’69, February 9, 2016

Ruth Wells ’69, April 18, 2016

1970s 

John Hauser ’70, April 28, 2017

James Cody ’71, MA ’78, July 16, 2017

Christine Worona ’72, October 28, 2016

David Pherson ’72, July 3, 2017

John Awarski ’73, July 13, 2016

John Carlin ’73, June 20, 2016

Marjorie Steiner ’73, August 19, 2016

Joanna Robbins ’74, February 3, 2017

Alden Peterson ’75, April 25, 2017

Toby Kupka ’76, January 30, 2017

Donald White ’77, November 30, 2016

Thomas Hadala ’78, September 24, 2016

Ronald Skalsky ’79, July 5, 2015

1980s 

Catherine Cornell-White ’80, December 13, 2015

Mary Alice (Washam) Corley ’83, November 28, 2015

David Kraatz ’83, January 25, 2017

Catherine Purdy ’83, March 19, 2015

Terry Sickels ’83, April 25, 2017

Raymond Swenton ’83, September 21, 2016

Dennis Bindel ’84, January 13, 2015

Craig Getty ’84, February 14, 2017

Denise Kane ’85, December 5, 2016

Tammy Arbogast ’89, September 8, 2016

1990s 

Robert Peden ’90, January 19, 2016

Charles Derek Roberts ’90, November 24, 2016

Alan Murin ’91, January 12, 2017

Adella (Dell) Zatroch ’91, February 27, 2017

Leonore Szymanski ’92, September 29, 2016

Beverly Stamp ’94, February 27, 2017

Ene Oro ’95, September 28, 2016

Fred Starheim ’97, March 26, 2017

2000s 

Kaye Paterson ’03, April 10, 2017

Elisabeth Waybright ’04, July 19, 2017 

Colin Huber ’05, December 12, 2016

Erick Walker ’05, December 2, 2016

Rachael Grover ’11, April 29, 2017

FACULTY/STAFF

Alan Charles Coe PhD ’79, former dean of С��Ƭ��Ƶ–Trumbull, emeritus dean for Academic Affairs for С��Ƭ��Ƶ’s regional campuses, September 21, 2017

Halim El-Dabh, university professor emeritus of music, September 2, 2017

Marjory Tyler Rounds, adjunct music faculty, September 2, 2017

Ruth Sitler, BS ’90, MEd ’93, PhD ’98, former director of С��Ƭ��Ƶ's Flight School, September 11, 2017

Correction: The “In Memory” listing for Harry Filkorn ’88 in the fall 2017 issue was a mistake; Harry Filkorn Sr. passed away on April 28, 2016, but Harry Filkorn Jr. ’88, is still among the living. We regret the error.