Nothing came easily to those who chose to get in the way of the seg-regated South in the mid-20th century. But nothing would have come at all had the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement chose to

stand on the sidelines.The voice of Civil Rights leader Dr. John Lewis thundered through the

Dyson Baudo Recreation Center during the 171st Commencement ceremo-ny in mid-May as he encouraged the newest Marietta College graduates to find issues that matter to them and to stand boldly against the stream of apathy deepening those problems.

Introduced by Board of Trustee President and friend Patricia Loreno Willis ’70, U.S. Congressman Lewis (D-Ga.) received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from President Jean Scott and Provost Rita Smith Kipp. Once the honorary hooding took place, Lewis delivered an electrifying speech that brought the thousands of people in the DBRC to their feet.

“The most pressing challenge in our society today is defined by the meth-ods we use to defend the dignity of humankind,” Lewis said. “Too often we are stuck in the trappings of a comfortable life. If you want a better society, you cannot wait for Marietta College to do it. You cannot wait for the gov-ernment to do it. You cannot wait for your friends or family to do it.”

Lewis spoke of his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and how during his childhood most young African Americans were encouraged to accept not being able to live in the same free country as their white counter-

parts. On more than one occasion, he had shed blood for the right to vote. He had seen the inside of a jail cell more than 40 times in order to peacefully gain the right to cast a ballot.

A defining moment for Lewis came when he was a 15-year-old boy in rural Alabama. He heard the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the radio speak of a woman who stood up for equal rights for African Americans by peacefully sitting in the wrong seat at the right time. “He was talking about the courage of one woman, who was filled with the discipline and philoso-phy of non-violence. He was talking about Rosa Parks.”

King’s message of gaining equality through non-violent means resonated with Lewis and inspired the young man to answer King’s call to action. Lew-is believed that change could happen without engaging segregationists in a physical battle, though he had many times “shed blood for the cause.”

Lewis told the graduating students that, because of their abilities and op-portunities in life, it is their responsibility to push further for change and to make tomorrow’s generations better by what they do today.

“You have the power to lead a non-violent revolution of values and ideas in America and around the globe,” Lewis said. “If you use that power, if you continue to pursue a standard of excellence in your daily lives, then a new and better world —a Beloved Community—is yours to build. — GS

GETTING IN THE WAYHistoric civil rights leader speaks to 2008 graduating class

Learn more about the latest donations made to the Anderson Hancock Planetarium on page 10.

Additional 2008 Commencement coverage can be found on page 6. A photo gallery of the day can be seen at www.marietta.edu/news/galleries/commencement_2008/

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President’s Message

Special Events for Long Blue Liners

For updates, please check the Marietta College Alumni Relations Event Calendar at: www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/MRO/eventcal/eventcal.cgi

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Liberal arts education—education befitting free people—has both an individual and a social purpose. It prepares individuals to pursue successful careers, to provide for their personal needs and

those of their families, and to experience the fulfillment that comes with the enjoyment of the arts, literature, travel and other areas of human knowledge. I confidently tell our students and their families that higher education is the best investment a family can make in its son or daughter.

But educated people also have a responsibility to others. We have an obligation to pay forward as a way of expressing gratitude to those who have helped us achieve success and to use our knowledge and skills to address the problems of society. The massive investment that federal and state governments make in higher education is predicated on an expecta-

tion that educated people will be leaders in their communities and that through their work, they will make life better for all.

Our Commencement speaker, the Honorable John R. Lewis, chal-lenged our graduates to live up to those principles on which liberal education is based, saying, “Through your own efforts, through your own creativity and vision, you have to do it. You must make our society a better place.” Each will make his or her mark in a different way, but I am confident that Marietta College has prepared its graduates to make a positive difference in the world.

Marietta College prepares citizen leaders and problem solvers through both its curriculum and its co-curriculum. All students take general education courses that help them understand the human condition, analyze social problems, and develop a framework for ethical leadership. The opportunities offered by the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business and the Division of Student Life encourage students to act on the knowledge they have gained in the classroom.

The evidence that our students are making a difference now is over-whelming. For two years in a row, Marietta College has received state-wide awards for the diverse volunteer activities of its students on Make

a Difference Day. Fraternities, sororities, athletic teams and individual students step forward throughout the year to make this a better com-munity. In 2007 Kayla Reiland ’08 received one of seventeen Charles J. Ping awards from the Ohio Campus Compact for her work raising global AIDS awareness. This year Lauren Yanko ’11 was selected for the Ping Award for her service to a variety of organizations from the Red Cross to the humane society to the Secret Santa Program. Individually and col-lectively, our students find impressive ways to serve.

The tradition of service extends through The Long Blue Line. John Poage Williamson, Class of 1857, served as a missionary to and advocate for the Dakota Sioux. Gertrude Brundage ’64

moved her pediatrics practice to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to serve children in great need. Having returned from two years’ service in the Peace Corps, Rebecca Diehl ’00, worked to establish a scholarship fund for deserving children in rural Nicaragua. These three recipients of alumni awards represent thousands of others who make a daily differ-ence in their communities, their professions, and the world.

Giving back comes full circle when Marietta College alumni provide generously of their time, talent, and treasure to support the College and its work. Whether they spend weeks as Executive in Residence in the McDonough Center, speak to classes about the expectations and ethics of their professions, or provide internships in their businesses, our alumni pave the way to successful lives and careers for our students. Through their generosity to the Marietta Fund and the Legacy Campaign, they ensure that the tradition of excellence in education at Marietta College extends to future generations. I am proud of the ways in which Marietta College people meet the challenge issued by Congressman Lewis and fulfill their obligations as liberally educated men and women.

“Giving back comes full circle when Marietta College alumni provide generously

of their time, talent, and treasure to support the College and its work.”

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In days gone by, alumni offices felt fortunate to capture the attention of young gradu-ates for a split-second after they crossed the

stage, flipped the tassel and just before they scat-tered to all points of the compass. Literature, a decal for the car and a quick handshake were bonuses before the newest constituents disap-peared into the hectic world of work and family.

Nowadays, many colleges and universities passionately pursue young graduates, usually defined as those less than ten years from final finals, offering them customized organizations packing career counseling, home-buying semi-nars, and even networking opportunities based upon demographics as much as zip codes.

What’s up with the youngest Pioneers? You may be interested to discover that Marietta College’s current approach calls for reaching its captive audience before caps and gowns ever come out of the plastic bag. The institution already has its traditional Senior Challenge during which would-be graduates discover what philanthropy means to their alma mater before it is officially their alma mater.

But, would you be surprised to learn that May’s graduating seniors received their personal identification numbers for registration in the online community even before hearing Con-gressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) deliver his keynote address?

What would you say if before putting the diploma in the case the youngest members of The Long Blue Line already had access to a new Web site featuring invaluable financial information to help with upcoming decisions involving leases, insurance and budgets? And, finally, what would you think if their first young graduate-alumni mixer, hosted by the Student Alumni Association, actually took place during Senior Week? Yes, that’s right…the Student Alumni Association!

At Marietta College, young alumni programs are underway well before it’s time to sing The Navy Blue and White. The bumper sticker is just the frosting on the cake!—HB

Providing more than a bumper sticker at Commencement

For three sunny and warm days in June, members of the 1957, 1958, and 1959 classes and current

Golden Pioneers had Marietta’s campus all to themselves.

About 50 Long Blue Liners returned to the College, many with their spouses and other family members, to celebrate the

Class of 1958’s Golden Reunion.“I haven’t been back to campus for

about ten years,” said Robert Peace ’59, who enjoyed the Golden Reunion Luncheon at The Betsey Mills Club with his wife, Helen. They traveled from their home in Moon Township, near Pittsburgh, Pa.

After the luncheon, guests were treated to an Alumni College, which included a discussion by Bird Watcher’s Digest pub-lisher Andrew Thompson and a presenta-tion by long-time Marietta College history professor, Dr. James O’Donnell. An Alpha Tau Omega reception was held at the Second Street home of Dan and Gil-lian Harrison, who live in the former ATO house. The first night rounded out with a reception at the historic Lafayette Hotel and a dinner cruise on the Mighty Ohio.

On Saturday, guests were treated to a continental breakfast, an afternoon tea on the portico of the Hermann Fine Arts Center, a reception at the President’s House, a group photo and a sumptu-ous dinner in the Andrews Hall Great Room. During the President’s Reception, the Class of 1958 presented Dr. Jean A. Scott a $35,210 gift to the Marietta Fund.

There were plenty of opportunities to tour the campus and the flower- and tree-lined streets of downtown Marietta during the weekend. The Office of Alumni Relations had plenty of transportation opportunities, including golf carts and the trolley, so Long Blue Liners could pack in all the sights during their visit.—GS

Good times at the 1958 Golden Reunion

> BACK IN MARIETTA Susan and Dave Smart ’51 enjoy a dinner cruise on the Ohio River during the Golden Reunion in June.

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When Julie Boyce ’10 decided to minor in geology, little did she expect that before her Marietta College career was through she’d help uncover dinosaur bones that haven’t been seen by a living thing for more than 150 million years.

But after intensive studies in geology, such was the case for Boyce, an accounting major from Beallsville, and 15 fellow students taking the Geology 306 field study course. The course culminated with a two-week field study to the Morrison Formation in east-central Utah, a rock quarry rich in Jurassic Age fossils. Five faculty chaperones taught the students desert ecology, as well as trained them through a hands-on archeological dig.

“It’s like a Magic School Bus trip, where you leave Marietta and end up in the Jurassic Age,” said faculty chaperone Veronica “Rocky” Freeman.

Since the 1990s, students and faculty, under the guidance of Emeritus Professor Dr. Dwayne “Stoney” Stone, have journeyed to the excavation site to participate in the field study course that involves hammers, chisels, shovels and other tools. During this year’s trip, students unearthed a multitude of bone fragments and whole bone pieces, includ-ing a large shoulder bone and plenty of teeth. “Most of the teeth were from the Allo-saurus,” Boyce said. “My favorite part was the actual dig—finding dinosaur bones and being the first person to see them. I chose to minor in geology and to go on the Utah trip because it’s good to have a wide array of abilities.”

“It’s a great experience for our students because this puts them in the middle of what they’re studying in a traditional classroom,” said faculty chaperone and assistant professor of geology Dr. David Jeffery. “It brings the material to life.”

Half of the students were geology majors and familiar with what they would encounter in the field. The biology majors who weren’t familiar with this sort of fieldwork opted to take Freeman’s Geology 104 dinosaur before leaving for Utah. The course introduced the students to the various excavation tools and taught them how to properly cast a fossil in plaster. “I made them curate a bone (for a portion of their grade),” Freeman said. “They had to take it out of the cast and prepare it for the repository.”

The fossils found by the College are brought to Marietta’s lab for prepa-ration and then taken to the Cincinnati Museum Center for further study. “The most complete Apatosaurus skull ever found came from one of our Utah digs,” Jeffery said. It included the full skull and jawbone, as well as the dinosaur’s neck attachment. “General Electric is running it through a CAT scan machine to obtain 3-D images of its brain case.”

Biology professors Dr. David Brown, Dr. Dave McShaffrey and Dr. Ste-ven Spilatro led the desert ecology portion of the trip. “One of the things that I really liked about this particular course was that the disciplines of biology and geology were well-integrated,” Brown said. “There were times when the students learned about either desert ecology or paleontology, but there were also a lot of times when geology could be used to help explain what was happening on an ecological basis or biology could be used to help explain something about the fossils that were found.”—GS

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Marietta students spend two weeks in the Jurassic Age

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IN THE PIT (above) Students and faculty work side by side uncovering dinosaur bones; (below) Dr. David Jeffery examines a plant fossil during a lecture-trip with students in Utah in May.

A reunion of brothersDelta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi returning for Homecoming ’08

The list keeps growing and awareness is rising.It has been years, even decades since many of the Alpha

Sigma Phi brothers have seen each other on campus, but a handful of brothers have joined forces to make Marietta Col-lege’s 2008 Homecoming a reunion to remember.

So far, more than 130 Alpha Sigma Phi, Delta Chapter broth-ers have confirmed they will be attending the “Reliving Alpha Sigma Phi: Sig Bust 2008,” on Oct. 24 and 25. Part of their special gathering during Homecoming will take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, and from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Marietta Country Club. After last year’s Homecoming, a group of brothers, including Dean Haine ’62, Ross Lenhart ’66, Bob Monter ’62, Zeke Wallis ’61 and Dale Wartluft ’63, began planning a mass reunion of brothers for the 2008 Homecoming.

Wartluft, who serves on the Board of Trustees at Marietta, said during last year’s Homecoming, the brothers in attendance began talking about how much they missed seeing their fellow brothers. They began contacting all 600 living brothers of the second oldest chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi.

“It’s really easy to get involved while living in Marietta, espe-cially because I’m so close to the campus,” said Wallis, who retired from Airolite Co. “When someone mentioned the idea of having a Homecoming reunion, we just thought it was a great opportunity. We just felt it was right to get back together. There are so many people that are Alpha Sig brothers and still love Marietta College.”

Wartluft said the more the list gets shared with others, the more the list grows because people recognize names on the list, and they want to come back and see one another.

Wartluft, who visits the College frequently, wants his brothers to be able to see the development that he has seen over the years. “I just want the brothers to have a chance to see what I have, and to see what has happened to this campus,” he said. “It’s fabulous. There’s a tremendous advancement in the Col-lege since many have experienced it back in the ’60s.”

Other members of the Greek community will celebrate this fall. Delta Tau Delta will mark its 40th anniversary and Delta Upsilon will reunite at a cocktail reception on Friday, Oct. 24 from 8 until 11 p.m. at the Levee House Café.

“All of the Greek organizations on campus plan to par-ticipate in Homecoming this year. Specific information on special gatherings will be listed in the 2008 Homecoming brochure,” said Ann Foraker, assistant director of alumni events and services. —LS

SIG BUST Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (740) 376-4709 or visit the online event registration at www.marietta.edu/alumni

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Leah Bonazza ’08 won’t miss Mari-etta College for long.

“I’m definitely coming back for Homecoming,” she said.

As one of the 273 graduates who received diplomas during the 171st Commencement in mid May, Bonazza, a McDonough Leadership Scholar who graduated with a degree in advertis-ing and public relations, reflected on how much Marietta contributed to her maturation. “I knew that Marietta College was going to be the right fit for me and, looking back at these past four years, I see how invaluable the College has been for my development. The teachers here have had such an impact on my life, personally and professionally. They really want you to succeed.”

The whir of senior activities leading up to Commencement, including a special tour of the Legacy Library construction progress, the Strawberries & Crème luncheon and the President’s Family Graduation Reception added to Bonaz-za’s excitement in joining The Long Blue Line. Knowing that Civil Rights legend,

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, would be the honorary speaker at the ceremony made the day even more special to her.

“This is a really important time in American society and it’s also an impor-tant time in my life,” she said. “The timing for John Lewis to be here could not be better.”

During Commencement, the College bestowed 273 degrees, both graduate and undergraduate. Joel Howdyshell, of Marietta, was named the class Valedic-torian. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Childhood Education. Di Yang, of Beijing, China, was named the class Salutatorian. He received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Dave Marchetti, assistant professor of sports medicine, received the Outstanding Faculty Award.

After the ceremony, the crowd received frozen treats, compliments of Student Activities and Greek Life. Fenton Court and Hermann Fine Arts Center served as the backdrops for two recep-tions. — GS

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Jewett Orator ready to make a world of changeRosa Hanks ’08 earned the Milo P. Jewett Prize for Oration for the uplifting speech she delivered during this year’s Commencement ceremony. During the speech, she persuaded her fellow graduates that they were well prepared to make the positive changes in the world that are necessary. Nick Aylward took home the second-place prize for his speech about feeling at home at Marietta College.

“As a class, we have the great minds necessary to start thinking of solutions to global warming, high gas prices, and maybe even the mortgage crisis affecting our fellow Americans,” Hanks said. “I hope you don’t think I’m being too optimistic, and I pray that you hear my message because I can look at what we have each accomplished, the families and friends that got us here, the professors that pushed us to learn, and all I can see are possibilities.” — GS

The door-to-door solicitations, special themed dinners and online donation drives conducted during the past few months culminated in the 2008 senior class raising $1,537 for their first gift to Marietta College.

“The senior class gift supports the Marietta Fund, which bridges the gap between tuition paid and the actual cost of an education at Mari-etta College,” said Susan Allender, the assistant director of annual giving. “The amount that the seniors raised is matched dollar for dollar by the (Marietta College) Alumni Association Board of Directors.” The total gift was $3,074.

New Long Blue Liners Katie Spence and Kim-berly Hoff presented the Senior Challenge check to President Jean Scott during the 171st Com-mencement ceremony. Spence and Hoff, along with Victoria Caracciolo, DeAnna DeForest, Kristen Evans, Meg Foraker and Rosa Hanks, made up the Senior Challenge Committee.

Allender said the average gift was more than $30, which is a significant amount of money for students to give. “This year’s committee worked diligently throughout the year to educate their peers on the importance of giving back to what was soon to be their alma mater.” — GS

2008 seniors answer the challenge

For Drs. James and Mabry O’Donnell, news of a scholarship that was created in their names brought them to tears.

It wasn’t a group of traditional students who created the endowed fund. The donors had been learning from Jim, a history professor, and Mab-ry, a communication professor, their entire lives. The gift came from their grown children. “In a

world highlighted by remakes, copies, and group think, having a once in a lifetime gift from our children brought tears to our eyes,” Mabry said.

John and Susan O’Donnell Black, John and Brittney O’Donnell, and Anne O’Donnell created an endowed scholarship in their parents’ honor. The Drs. James and Mabry O’Donnell Scholar-ship will benefit freshmen or upperclassmen

majoring in history or communication who dem-onstrate a financial need and have a high grade point average. The Office of Student Financial Aid will select the recipients. The O’Donnell children and their spouses established the scholarship to honor their parents’ lifetime work and to ensure that the couple’s positive impact will be felt for many generations. Alumni wanting to bolster the effect of this gift with a donation can contact the Office for Advancement. “We are deeply honored by our children’s recognition in a manner that will continue to impact Marietta College students for generations to come,” Jim said.

Jim and Mabry O’Donnell have taught hundreds of students throughout their nearly 40-year careers at Marietta. And their work has not gone unnoticed.

In addition to both being McCoy Professors, Jim is also the Thomas Professor of History and the recipient of numerous teaching awards at Marietta. Mabry, the Hillyer Professor of English Literature, Rhetoric and Oratory, has won every teaching award at Marietta and has been a suc-cessful Forensics coach and devoted communica-tions professor since she arrived in 1969. Ohio Magazine recognized both as top educators in the state in 2003.—GS

For more information or to donate to the Drs. James and Mabry O’Donnell Scholarship, contact the Linda Stroh, director of Donor Relations, in Marietta’s Office for Advancement at 1-800-274-4704.

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Long-time professors honored by their childrenDrs. James and Mabry O’Donnell Scholarship to benefit history, communication majors

College Bowl 1966

For three consecutive Sunday afternoons in March of 1966, a team of students from Marietta College impressed the na-tion with their knowledge when they appeared on television in the General Electric College Bowl. Defeating teams from Agnes Scott and Parsons colleges, they lost the third game to Williams, but returned in a police-escorted motorcade to cheering crowds on campus. Their efforts were rewarded with $7,000 in scholarship money for the College, a fund from which students still benefit.

From chicken nugget night at Gilman Dining Hall to Coach Gene Epley’s pre-game pep talks, Joe Chlapaty has a wealth of fond memo-ries of Marietta, though he never took at class at the historic college.

Introduced to the College in the early 1990s when former assistant football coach Bill Mosca approached his son Keith ’97 about attending Marietta and playing for the Pioneers, Joe Chlapaty has remained dedi-cated to keeping his son’s alma mater a special place where students can grow as contributors to society. “Keith had a great experience at Marietta, “ Joe Chlapaty said. “I have a great affinity for private higher education.”

For the past decade, Joe Chlapaty, who is the chairman and CEO of Advanced Drainage Systems, has served on the Board of Trustees. He has also contributed financially to the Legacy Library project and, more recently, he has remembered Marietta in his estate plan by making provisions for the College to receive $2.5 million. “I’ve enjoyed financial success—and I say that with a great deal of humility,” Joe Chlapaty said.

Growing up in a blue-collar family in the Chicago area allowed him to under-stand the importance of sharing one’s good fortune to help others. Recycling a quote he found funny but genuine about the obligation to use one’s gifts to benefit others, Chlapaty said, “Money is like manure, it should be spread around.”

He added that many small private schools are strapped financially but, as a Trustee member, Chlapaty hopes to help elevate Marietta to

the position where it no longer worries about finances from year-to-year. A step in the right direction is the $50 million, three-year Legacy Campaign, currently underway at Marietta.

Having played college football for the University of Dubuque, Joe Chlapaty enjoyed stories shared with him by his son about playing at Marietta and the special bonds he made. When Keith Chlapaty began applying to graduate schools, his former coach, who retired in 2002,

wrote numerous letters of recommenda-tion. “Once you became a member of the team, regardless of your ability, if you chose to stay with the team and do the work and commit, my philosophy was that I would be your mentor and your friend for the rest of my life,” Epley said. “You were as important to me as the kid who was All-Conference or the star.”

Epley’s dedication to his players is still fresh in Joe Chlapaty’s mind. “Gene is re-ally a very good person…he really went to bat for (Keith), writing all those letters of recommendation.” Academically and athletically, Joe Chlapaty believes the College benefited his son’s development and impacted his current success.

“I always tried to recruit good people who could play football, and not just focus on finding good football players because they don’t last at Marietta. You

have to look for good character,” Epley said. “Keith has so many good qualities. He sure had a work ethic—I think his dad’s work ethic. Every team needs a couple of Chlapatys on it.” —GS

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With his most recent gift to the College, Joe Chlapaty becomes a member of the Legacy Society.

“Membership in the Legacy Society is gained by documenting an estate or life income gift to benefit Marietta College,” said Linda Stroh, director of Donor Relations. “Individuals who had previously documented a planned gift with the College have automatically become members of the new society.” The Legacy Society has replaced the former Heritage Associates to honor alumni, parents, and friends who have included Marietta in their gift planning.

Planned gifts include bequests, charitable gift annuities, gifts of retirement plans, gifts of real estate, retained life estates, charitable remainder trusts and charitable lead trusts. Legacy Society members can

be recognized publicly or anonymously for their generosity. Members are recognized during an an-nual recognition event, in Marietta College publica-tions, in periodic Legacy Society mailings, and with a special Legacy Society memento.

Providing for Marietta College through your estate planning will impact generations of future Pioneers. Consider the gift made to Marietta by Milo Parker Jewett in his 1882 will. He left the College $1,500 “to be invested to establish a prize for excellence in elocution and composition,” according to the June 22, 1882 edition of The College Olio. Rosa Hanks ’08 benefited from that gift during this year’s Commence-ment ceremony after winning the Jewett Prize for Oratory. She is the 140th student to win the Jewett Prize since it was first created 126 years ago. — GS

Memories of MariettaAlumnus parent continues to show appreciation

About the Legacy Society

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From an outsider’s perspective, grant funding can seem sort of like play money.

Beth McNally, Marietta College’s grant of-ficer, doesn’t quite see it the same way. What clearly comes into focus for her is that the $1 million in grants awarded to Marietta College during the past year pro-vide faculty and staff with the means to do the “extras.”

“It allows us to do more community service programs and have specialty offerings that we wouldn’t be able to do without external funding,” she said. “The grants we have received this year and in the past allow Marietta College professors and students to get involved in more projects that make a real impact on the people of southeastern Ohio.”

Marietta obtained grants ranging from $500 to $425,000 during the 2007-08 academic year. The largest grant received was for the Core Support Program. Developed in 2007, the program helps develop teacher capacity in high school mathematics and the sciences. The Ohio Department of Education awarded the College a $425,000 grant last year to develop the program on campus. Tuition for participants in this program is paid by this grant.

“The program is designed for people who are looking to make a mid-career change of profession,” said Elaine O’Rourke, who is managing the grant at Marietta. “It

meets the needs of Ohio because they foresee that there will be a shortage of science and math teachers. We have seen success because the people we have selected that have taken the Praxis [test] have scored extremely high on the test.”

McNally is also pleased by the diversity of the grants. Some examples from this past year include $10,000 from the Marietta Community Foundation, important local support for the Anderson Hancock Planetarium; $57,000 from the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities to support the Youth Leadership Forum; and $196,000 from the Ohio Board of Regents to support the Academy for Excellence in Math & Sciences. “We are also making significant strides in developing col-laborative grant relationships. We received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to support a partnership research project with the University of Cincinnati, and we are partnering with The Ohio State University to provide external evaluation of our Ohio Board of Regents grant.”

“Marietta College is a vibrant, dynamic institution. Grant-supported projects help us broaden the circle of those who benefit from the educational vitality of Marietta College,” McNally said. “We hope the success of this year’s efforts serves as a springboard to future opportunities.” —TP

Campus is in a constant state of change. As the Legacy Library takes shape and the construc-tion of the Anderson Hancock Planetarium gets underway, you can keep tabs on all of the progress that is taking place at Marietta College by visiting our Web cams at http://webcams.marietta.edu

Grants allow College to impact student experienceLocal community also benefits from additional $1 million funding

The Marietta Community Foundation recently earmarked a $10,000 dona-tion to benefit the Anderson Hancock

Planetarium project, which got underway after a ceremonial groundbreaking in April.

“Marietta College is a vital part of this com-munity and our goal is to make Marietta a great place to live,” said Bill Thompson ’57, president and CEO of the corporation and executive direc-tor of the trust. He added that a planetarium would benefit the students at Marietta as well as the entire area.

MCF was established in the 1970s but was revitalized in the mid 1990s after Lillian St-recker Smith ’23, who played on Marietta’s first women’s basketball team, made a $2.4 million bequest to the foundation. Along with the gift, her will requested that the foundation focus on Marietta’s elderly population, its Roman Catholic population, and her alma mater. “The planetarium project, of course, was an ideal opportunity for us to show our support for the College,” Thompson said.

Debbie Lazorik, special assistant to the vice president for Advancement, said the fundrais-

ing portion for the planetarium and its endow-ment is well underway. A $100,000 gift has also been made honoring the George E. Lyons estate. “The planetarium project fits into the College’s strategic plan with its commitment to our students, and to the region—particularly to local school children and teachers. Building on that kind of community relationship was one of the expectations that Dave ’78 and Brenda Rickey had when they gave the initial gift to get this project started.”

The Rickeys announced in November 2007 that they were donating $2.7 million toward the $4.2 million project, planning to name the building after Dave Rickey’s former professors, Drs. Les Anderson and Whit Hancock. The 4,400-square foot planetarium will be annexed to the Rickey Science Center, near the Butler and Fourth streets corner. Dr. Ann Bragg was hired this year to teach astrophysics and to be the director of the planetarium, which will open in January 2009.

“We are actively looking for donors for naming opportunities, including endowing the professorship,” Lazorik said.—GS

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Jeff Filkovski is unfamiliar with failure.He’s been successful as a football

player and assistant coach. Now he’s ready to see if his good fortunes con-tinue as Marietta College’s new head football coach.

“I had been considering potential head coaching options and was ex-cited when Marietta opened,” Filkovski said. “I was very impressed with the commitment that the College has made to football and athletics. I only know one way to do things and I expect us to compete for championships in the near future.”

Before taking his first head coaching position for Marietta, Filkovski was an assistant at the college level with Holy Cross, Cincinnati and Thomas More, and in the pro ranks with the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe. Last season he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Heidelberg Col-lege, also a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference.

Despite limited exposure to Division III in recent years, Filkovski has previous success at the level going back to his playing days at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. During his senior season in 1990, he guided the Gators to the Division III national championship.

“That experience at Allegheny is why I know we can be successful here,” said Filkovski, who replaces Curt Wiese at Marietta. “Allegheny had only made the playoffs like one other time before that. But we had great coaches and dedicat-ed players who were willing to sacrifice to win. We can do that here. It won’t be easy, but it can be done.”

Following his playing days, Filkovski joined the coaching ranks with Holy Cross in 1992. He returned to Division III in 2006 as the quarterbacks coach for Thomas More in Kentucky.

“Jeff is a football man with great experi-ence. He has great plans, he can judge talent and he understands the OAC. We feel very fortunate to have him on our side, ” said Larry Hiser, director of

athletics. “He has flourished as a coach everywhere he has been. Even his one season at Heidelberg last season is a great example of the influence he has on a program.”

Heidelberg entered 2007 enduring a 36-game losing streak, but opened with a victory en route to a 4-6 sea-son. Filkovski was named the OAC’s co-Assistant Coach of the Year after leading the Student Princes to the third-best scoring offense (25.1 points per game) in the conference.

His one year in the OAC served as an eye-opening experience for Filkovski.

“When you’re on the outside and you hear people talk about it being a cut above other Division III leagues, you’re not sure how much to believe,” he said. “But now that I have coached in the OAC I realize there is some really good football being played by some great players and being coached by some great coaches. I think of the OAC as being a little SEC (Southeast-ern Conference). You face a challenge

in this league every week.”A challenge Filkovski is determined

he will succeed at leading the Pioneers through in the future.—TP

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Spirit of a champion Filkovski determined to build winning tradition

2008 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 at Thiel (Pa.) 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 20 at Wilmington 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 Baldwin-Wallace 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 4 at Capital 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 11 John Carroll 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Ohio Northern 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 25 Muskingum 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 1 at Otterbein 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 8 Heidelberg 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 15 Mount Union 1:30 p.m.

IN CHARGE Jeff Filkovski is excited about his first head coaching position as he takes over Marietta College’s program this fall from Curt Wiese.

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It’s alumni like Megan Henry ’86 who represent how consistently supported athletics can make a significant impact on

the successes that the student-athlete enjoys once the final quarter has been played, the final race has been run, and the final out has been counted.

An aggressive goal was set this year for Pioneer Club, which is the component of the Marietta Fund that provides unrestricted dollars to athlet-ics. As I reflect on the inaugural season of the Pioneer Club, I am reminded of my visit with Megan.

Earlier this year, I caught up with Megan in a

Starbucks in Worthington, Ohio. She returned to her hometown a few years earlier after having a successful teaching and coaching career in Florida. As many of you know, before taking on my role as special assistant to the vice president for Advancement, I was Marietta’s Athletic Director. And before that, I coached women’s basketball for a dozen years. Megan was a player on one of the earlier teams I coached.

In our conversation, we talked about her education at Marietta, as well as her time with the Pioneers. She said both experiences played pivotal roles in preparing her for a career in Florida and for her career change years later to

her parents’ real estate business.

Megan and I both agreed that alumni play an important role in the success of the College and that Pioneer Club support can prove to be crucial to the success of each of our 18 sports. Since the Pioneer Club has taken off, funds raised to date are 25 to 30 percent greater than what was raised in previous years. In addition, the gifts to individual teams have

increased with some of our programs, includ-ing cross country, tennis and track and field. Our alumni and friends have had a positive response to the Pioneer Club model and are supportive of our goals. Donors know their gift will support their selected sport, and also the entire athletic department.

As a result of the Pioneer Club’s success, teams are benefiting in ways that they were not able to in the past. In addition to raising funds, the Pioneer Club is a partner with Alumni Relations for Football Alumni Day, Winter Weekend/Hall of Fame, Dad Vail, Baseball Alumni Day and the Pioneer Club Golf Outing.

As we prepare for a new fiscal year, our goal will be to sustain the Pioneer Club’s momen-tum. We are just beginning to reach out to our alumni and friends and it will be important to us to communicate the message that we are 18 Sports, One Team. Visits with alumni such as Megan continue to be exciting, as we share our memories, stories and, regardless of sport or era, the wonderful thread in which we share in Division III athletics.

Listening to the passion that our alumni have for the time that was spent on the fields, courts, and water, and for their teammates and coaches only reinforces to me the importance of the Pioneer Club. Through our efforts, the Pioneer Club will help ensure a high quality intercollegiate experience for Marietta’s current and future student-athletes.

> ABOUT PIONEER CLUB

During the past year, Pioneer Club’s fundraising efforts have allowed the athletics department to purchase a Dartfish Digital Video Editing system and accompanying laptops for volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball. Your donations have also helped to offset travel expenses for the softball team and men’s and women’s crew. Larry Hiser, director of athletics, said the next necessary purchases are a Digital Sport Video editing system for the football program and new office furniture for the McCoy Athletic Center. Other needs include building a new triple jump runway, new pole vault take-off pits, buying five sets of portable tip-and-roll bleachers, a new engine for the crew launch, new javelins, shot puts and discuses, travel money, exer-cise equipment and funds to attract educational speakers to meet with student-ath-letes. To donate to the Pioneer Club, contact Debbie Lazorik at lazorikd@marietta.edu or by calling the Advancement Office at 1-800-274-4704.

Pioneer Club enjoying a successful first seasonDEBBIE LAZORIK | Special Assistant to the Vice President for Advancement

HIGH FIVE Pioneer Club makes an immediate impact on the Department of Athletics bottom line.

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Cross country standout Randi Robertson ’10 credits her high school friend with opening the door to distance running.

“I was actually a pole vaulter and a 100-meter hurdler my freshman year of high school,” Robertson said. “I made a new friend that year who suggested I run cross country in the fall. I decided that I would, even though I didn’t really know what cross country was. It turned out, I was good at it.”

Now entering her second season with the Pioneers, Robertson remains “good at it,” having led Marietta to a 16th place finish at the 2007 Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championship with the highest finish (43rd) and fastest time (23:30:35) ever for a Pioneer woman at the regional level. Robertson also earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) honors after finishing 11th at the 2007 OAC Cross Country Championship. Robertson also earned All-OAC honors at the 2008 OAC Indoor Track & Field Championship after finishing in the runner-up spot in the 3,000-meter run.

Robertson, who started her collegiate cross country career at Ohio University, credits another friend for swaying her to transfer to Marietta midway through her 2006-07 school year. “I wasn’t enjoying running and I would talk to my friend Kent (Reiber ’10) on the phone. We ran together in high school. He would say how he loved running for Marietta and how awesome it was,” she said. That’s when she decided to transfer.

Robertson, who is from Avon Lake, Ohio, is the College’s indoor record holder in the 1,000-meter, the mile run, and the 3,000-meter. She is also among the runners who captured the College’s indoor 4x800-meter relay and the indoor distance medley relay. Outdoors, she holds Marietta’s record in the 1,500-meter run, 3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter run—and she’s on the College’s record-holding 4x400-meter relay team.

Her drive to achieve is also seen in the classroom. The biology major was honored with the Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-OAC in 2008. Earlier this year, she became the first woman in Pioneer history to be named to the U.S. Track &

Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team.

Robertson, who attri-butes her love for biology to her high school AP biology teacher, admitted the challenges of balanc-ing academics while running competitively year round. “It is hard at times but I have a good work ethic,” Robertson said. “Sometimes things

get piled up, but they eventually get done. When we have a week off from running or there is no practice one day, I hardly know what to do with all my extra time.”

In Robertson’s spare time, she works at the rock wall inside the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center and enjoys participating in outdoor activities, especially playing Frisbee. Robertson, a member of Alpha Xi Delta, cherishes the time she spends with her sisters as well as her other friends.—DM

Robertson rediscovers rush of running

“I made a new friend that year who suggested I run cross country in the fall. I decided that I would, even though I didn’t really know what cross country was. It turned out, I was good at it.”

RANDI’S RUN Cross country star Randi Robertson ’10 is also making a name for herself in the classroom.

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On Tuesday, Oct. 7, Marietta College and Muskingum College volleyball, two long time Ohio Athletic Confer-

ence rivals, will go head-to-head on Fenton Court at 7 p.m. This fall, however, the Pio-neers and Fighting Muskies will also unite for a much more important battle, the fight against breast cancer, as they will Dig for the Cure.

For the second straight year, Marietta volleyball will partner with the Columbus Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Founda-tion in an effort to raise awareness and funds to help fight the cause of breast can-cer. The Pioneers raised more than $4,000 during their match with Capital University in 2007. Dig for the Cure began in 2003 and last year 102 collegiate and high school volleyball programs combined to raise more than $230,000 for their local Komen affiliates. Marietta has set a team

goal to raise more than $5,000 this fall.“It is also our goal to fill Fenton Court to

capacity for our Dig for the Cure match this year to show support for the cause and also help us reach our monetary goal,” said Ray Costa, Marietta’s volleyball coach. “I would really like to see the event become something that the school as a whole

embraces, so that we are continually able to raise more money and make a bigger impact for the cause.”

Parents, fans, businesses and co-workers may pledge amounts for every

dig Marietta and Muskingum combine to record. They can also make a flat dona-tion to the cause. For more information on how to get involved, contact Coach Costa at (740) 376-4902 or ray.costa@marietta.edu.—DM

Oct. 7, 2008 7 p.m. Fenton CourtMarietta vs. Muskingum College

Dig for the Cure

8/29-30 MARIETTA’S RIVER CITY TOURNAMENT 9/5-6 @ Washington & Lee (Va.) Invitational9/12-13 @ Case Western Reserve Tournament 9/16 BETHANY (W.VA.) 7 P.M. 9/19-20 MARIETTA’S PIONEER CLASSIC 9/23 @ Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 7 p.m.9/27 HEIDELBERG 1 P.M. URSULINE 5 P.M.10/4 @ Otterbein 1 p.m.

10/7 MUSKINGUM 7 P.M.10/11 @ Ohio Northern 1 p.m.10/14 MOUNT UNION 7 P.M.10/16 SHAWNEE STATE 7 P.M.10/18 BALDWIN-WALLACE 1 P.M.10/21 @ Capital 7 p.m.10/24-25 @ St. Mary’s (Md.) Seahawks Invitational10/28 @ Wilmington 7 p.m.10/31 @ John Carroll 7 p.m.

2008 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

For a list of athletic schedules, visit the Marietta College Athletics Department’s Web page at pioneers.marietta.edu and click on your sport of interest.

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Three inducted into the Geology and Petroleum Hall of FameSmith ’69, Schaible ’83 and Wilkes honored during ceremony

The professional contributions of three extraordinary men were celebrated in April as the Geology and Petroleum Engineering Hall of Fame recognized its newest members.

The late Robert Smith ’69, the late David F. Schaible ’83, and College benefactor James Wilkes were honored during the 2008 induction ceremony on campus. “Each of these men made substantial contributions to the energy industry and to Marietta College,” said Dr. Robert Chase, chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology. “Their lives embody what can be accomplished with a strong educational background and a lot of heart.”

For Smith, who passed away in 2000, Marietta College remained close to his heart. Though he rose through the ranks at Chevron, he never forgot his alma mater. Many of the talented new em-ployees he recruited for the company he found in The Long Blue Line. When the industry wasn’t so prosperous in the 1980s, Smith managed to maintain a Chevron mentorship presence at the College, benefiting students in the geology and petroleum engineering programs.

Schaible was a model student at Marietta College and a true leader in the energy field up to the time of his death in 2007. His academic success at the College led to his being named a Presidential Honor Scholar and his election as president to the Society of Petroleum Engineers. When he was only 28 years old, he and former Tenneco E & P chief Joe B. Foster launched the Newfield Exploration Company. Eventually he would serve as the company’s president and CEO and a member of its board of directors until the time of his death. The company established the David F. Schaible Petroleum Engineering and Geology Endowment with a $250,000 gift to the College in his memory.

Though Wilkes never attended Marietta, his ties to the College have been strong since the 1950s, when he met Al Baker ’54, who Wilkes calls one of his mentors. Two of his children, Rebecca ’80, and Ted ’85, and a son-in-law, John Stansfield ’80, graduated from Marietta; his grandson, Michael Stansfield ’10, is currently a student at the College. His professional career began with Halliburton. In 1980 he started Universal Well Services, which he later sold to UGI. He established Clearwater Inc., an international specialty chemical company, and Wilkes Venture. He retired in 2002 as the CEO, president and owner of Wilkes Energy, an oil and gas well drilling producing company.

In 2007, Wilkes and his wife Margaret gave $100,000 to Marietta to create the Wilkes Family Scholarship for petroleum engineering or geology students. “Jim has consistently been there for us by being a mentor and offering his financial support,” Chase said. “In my 30 years here at the College, Jim has probably been the biggest supporter of the department and we are grateful to him for that.”—GS

Marietta College boasts National Champion in ForensicsThe 88 awards that Marietta College’s Foren-sics Team brought home during the 2007-08 season is enough of an argument that the eight-member team is top notch.

Sealing the deal was the team’s final compe-tition in March as Scott Burnham ’11 earned a first-place win for Informative Speaking during the National Novice Forensics Tour-nament at the University of West Florida.

Burnham competed against more than 500 students from 43 schools across the country and his speech on prosthetics was deemed the best in the nation.

“The National Novice Forensics Tournament was an outstanding experience for me and the entire team,”

Burnham said. “The pinnacle of the tournament occurred when I received my first-place finish in informative speaking. When I started forensics, I had no idea about the doors that it would open for me. I’m so glad I joined the team.”

Burnham wasn’t the only Marietta College student at the competition. Other novice students representing the college were Carly Wesemeyer ’10, Megan Patsch ’11, Ryan Ellis ’11, and Celia Brockway ’11, along with Heath-er Boomer ’09, who went as team president and student judge.

“Coaching, researching, listening, laughing, and appreciating reflect the Marietta College experience at National Novice,” said Dr. Mabry O’Donnell, McCoy and Hillyer Professor and coach of the Forensics Team. “This group of students represents the Core Values of Marietta College and I am proud to be associated with them. We thank everyone who has supported us and cheered for us all season.”

Now that the season is over, there is a lot to reflect upon.

“The best part of this year by far was being part of a team that interacts as such a cohe-sive unit, a quality which showed throughout our trip,” Boomer said. “I am extremely proud of our team and their performance at Novice Nationals.”—BP

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Associate Professor Dr. Bill Bauer continues to show his dedication to and passion for people with

disabilities.During spring semester, Ohio Gov. Ted

Strickland appointed Bauer to the Reha-bilitation Services Commission, which is a state agency providing jobs and indepen-dence for people with disabilities. RSC appointees first apply for the position and, if they are appointed, serve for seven years working to improve the lives of Ohioans with disabilities.

“RSC is the prime organization in the state that has direct impact at the grass-

roots level,” Bauer said. “Its mission is so important as it paves the way to success for the future of people with disabilities across this great state.”

Bauer is an associate professor in Marietta College’s education depart-ment and is a certified rehabilitation counselor. In addition to his role with the RSC, he works with other organizations that focus on the needs of disabled people. He served as chairman of the Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities from 1998 to 2000. Last August, Strickland presented Bauer the council’s Maureen Fitzgerald Leadership Award. Bauer and Fitzgerald had co-founded the Ohio Youth Leadership Forum for students with disabilities. Bauer also recently served on the Ohio Legal Rights Commission.

“It is an honor to serve Ohio’s 3.5 million people with disabilities in a way that will impact their lives, whether it be employment, education, or community involvement,” Bauer said.—BP

Governor appoints Marietta College professor to commission

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When I began my role as director of the Career Center last September, one of the first meetings I had was with

a group of students interested in entering the health-care industry. Most of the students were on the brink of making their career deci-sions but needed additional and very specific information about their intended professions before making such a commitment.

What resulted was a six-panel discussion group during the spring semester made up of alumni and non-alumni health-care professionals—all of whom were willing to answer questions ranging from insurance to income to how much debt was incurred to enter into their fields. A dentist, family practitioner, two surgeons, a physician assis-tant and a pharmacist made up the panel. By the end of the evening, several of the students expressed how helpful the evening was for career planning.

Located in the heart of campus in Gil-man Hall, the Career Center provides career advising, access to experiential learning, advanced job search opportunities, graduate school resources, and the necessary tools to transition from Marietta College to the World of Work. When possible, we link current students with alumni mentors to give our future graduates the best possible chance to land the best job or get into the best graduate school.

A variety of career workshops are offered throughout the year, including the popular etiquette workshop “Wine, Dine & How to Act Fine,” and “Preparing for Graduate School.” Additionally, the Career Center participates in

networking and recruitment events such as the Teacher Recruitment Consortium, the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges’ Career-FEST, and the Muskingum & Marietta College

Interview Day.In addition to helping make career connec-

tions for students in larger settings, we also meet one-on-one with students who may have specific needs. Just before Commencement, a

chemistry major expressed that he wanted to find a job in the Marietta area in his field. I approached Ann Foraker, assistant director of alumni events and services, to see if she knew of any alumni who may be willing to talk about chemistry-related job opportunities in the area. After sending out a query on PioneerNet, two alums stepped forward to talk with the graduating senior.

As members of The Long Blue Line, you have a special opportunity to positively impact the lives of current students. And be-ing a member of the Marietta College family, you also have access to the Career Center’s free services. You made the choice to attend Marietta College, and we are committed to helping you navigate your careers for a lifetime.

Learn more about Marietta College’s Ca-reer Center at www.marietta.edu/student/ca-reer or contact us by calling (740) 376-4645 or email cc@marietta.edu.

Hilles Hughes is the Director of the Career Center at Marietta College.

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As summer comes into full view, the campus becomes infused with the sights and sounds of children chanting their ABCs, girls experi-menting in the science lab, young athletes hitting the hardwood

and high school physics teachers learning new approaches to teaching their students.

Soon after Marietta College students leave for their summer break, new students emerge and the campus teems with visitors. Many special camps and educational opportunities are held at Marietta, including the 4-H Space Camp, Women In The Sciences (WITS) Camp, the Rickey Summer Sci-ence Institute and the Summer Reading Camp.

“This summer we have a pretty full schedule,” said Laurie McKain, direc-tor of Conference Services. “We are hosting 16 camps and events that utilize much of the campus including the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center, five residence halls, Andrews Hall and many classrooms. It is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our campus to participants throughout the sum-mer while creating interest in Marietta College that may translate into future students.”

McKain said the College is attractive to groups needing space for meet-ings and special events because it’s beautiful, compact and full-service.

The LIFE (Learning Is For Everyone) Program, offered through the GMN Tri-County Community Action Commission, is designed to offer high school students from Guernsey, Monroe or Noble County (Ohio) who may come from financially disadvantaged backgrounds college preparatory experi-ences. Funded through the Monroe County Department of Job and Family Services, one of those experiences is a three-week residential camp at Marietta College for 20 high school students.

“This is a great opportunity for the students to experience college life. Some of them have never been on a college campus. They’ll have classes during the day, and even get to have a night lab,” said Jordan Blackstone ’07, who is spearheading the LIFE Program for GMN Tri-County. The students will take an etiquette class with the Career Center director Hilles Hughes and Chartwell’s chef Walter Miller, Blackstone said.

For the seventh year, the Rickey Summer Science Institute will draw high school physics teachers to campus for a five-day residential camp that helps them develop new approaches to teaching their students. Through a generous endowment, the high school teachers attend the free camp, which includes room and board, and receive hardware and software that they can readily implement in their classrooms for the upcoming academic year, said Dr. Dennis Kuhl, who is the chair of Marietta’s Physics Depart-ment. The teachers receive free continuing education credit and can purchase graduate credits if they complete the course successfully. “It also helps us build relationships with teachers in the region,” Kuhl said.

Another science-based camp, the 4-H Space Camp, will draw young students to campus. “Almost all of the instruction is done by faculty volun-teers,” Kuhl said. “And it attracts a different type of student to our campus, ones who may not have spent much time on a college campus. The space angle is a way to get them interested in science.” —GS

Summer lifeThe Marietta College campus hosts over 16 camps and events

ROCKET GIRL A young girl reacts as her bottle rocket lifts off during this summer’s 4-H Space Adventure Camp.

Seven- and eight-year-old children living in the Marietta area will be the focus of a five-year study that examines how exposure to manganese and other metals affects a child’s neurological and cognitive development.

Marietta College will host the data collection portion of the $2.6 million study, which is spear-headed by environmental health researcher Dr. Erin Haynes from the University of Cincinnati. The Marietta Community Actively Researching Exposure Study (CARES), funded through a grant by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is receiving input from Neighbors for Clean Air, members of the local health department, Marietta faculty and residents. Drs. Mary Barnas and David Brown will collect data for the study and Dr. Eric Fitch will serve on the community advisory board.

This fall, researchers working at the Center for Families and Children will collect hair and blood

samples as well as shed teeth to measure the amount of manganese present in their bodies. The 200 participating children will also be given cognitive tests and their parents will be interviewed. A control community will be established to study children who are not likely to have increased levels of exposure to manganese. Barnas, a Marietta psychology professor, will coordinate the recruitment of the children for the study and supervise two Marietta graduate students—Allison Paytosh ’08 and Philip Lemaster ’08—who will assist a full-time researcher with data collection. “We will be subcontracting for the Uni-versity of Cincinnati. There will be two to three years worth of data collection and the remaining two or more years will be spent analyzing what’s been collected,” Barnas said. “This is definitely good training for our students and it’s going to be nice to see how well our local kids are developing.”

Lemaster and Paytosh underwent two weeks of training in Cincinnati for the study. “I know we will be assisting with the cognitive testing and interviewing the families,” Paytosh said. “I also think we will be helping during the pre- and post-testing of the children.”

Brown, an environmental toxicologist at Marietta, and his students will conduct a second research project that will focus on determining the distribution of manganese in the area by measuring metal levels in lichens, a type of plant. “My side of the project will primarily be to collect lichen samples from the area, analyze them for metals and compare the results to the computer models that were generated by the ATSDR,” Brown said. “The results will be shared with the UC as well as the ATSDR and will be used to adjust and improve the computer models for deposition. I am also planning on either having students or myself present the data at a conference and hopefully we will get a paper out of the study as well.”—GS

Elevating brotherly love1927 grad makes Thomas Hall lift a reality

The impact that Marietta College had on William R. Hill, of Westlake, Ohio, was made through wonderful stories told to him by his mother and his grandfather, and by seeing the profes-sional success of his brother, Ralph R. Hill ’27, who died in 1988.

Earlier this year, William Hill shared his own blessings with Marietta Col-lege by donating $50,000 toward a $200,000 project that would install a limited use, limited access eleva-tor inside Thomas Hall which houses the EMA, history, religion, philosophy, modern languages, and international programs departments. The gift was made in honor of his brother, William, who earned two mechanical engineer-ing degrees and worked for 13 differ-ent companies throughout his career.

William Hill said his special memo-ries of Marietta came from his mother, Lucinda Schimmel, who was born and reared in Marietta at 529 Fourth St., and her father, Jacob. His grandfather owned a local shoe repair shop where he made boots for local workers in the oil fields.

“William Hill’s gift is a wonder-ful tribute to his brother,” said Vice President for Advancement Lori Lewis. “It also provided Marietta College with the seed money to complete a project that has been atop many to-do lists on campus. His decision to donate $50,000 toward the Thomas Hall el-evator project will make a huge impact on one of our campus’ most used buildings.”—TP

Faculty and students to measure local youth’s brain developmentMarietta hosting $2.6 million study for UC researcher

“We will be subcontracting for the University of Cincinnati. There will be two to three years worth of data collection and the remaining two or more years will be spent analyzing what’s been collected.”— Dr. Mary Barnas

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As Amelia Schroeder ’08 prepared to take her place in The Long Blue Line, she thought of all the things that would be left behind by her graduating class, particularly

what they would leave in the Dumpster by McCoy Hall.“I’m a Dumpster diver,” she said. “I furnished my apartment

with things I found in the Dumpster last year. I even have a vacuum cleaner.”

Schroeder, who revitalized the recycling program on campus, knew that most students during the spring exodus tossed out their furnishings, household items and unopened food because taking it home for the summer was not fea-sible. “At the end of the school year, students usually fill the Dumpsters with furniture and all the things they’ve accumu-lated throughout the year.”

During the final weeks of spring semester, she urged stu-dents to gather their furniture, linens, school supplies, un-opened food, cleaning supplies, appliances and other items that were still functional and place them in a donated storage unit that she secured through local company, Ron’s Porta Johns.

Student volunteers guided their peers to the storage unit rather than the trash bin. Furniture and household items were taken to EVE Inc., the local shelter for battered women and children. School and office supplies were taken to St. John’s Elementary, a rural parochial school. Unwanted textbooks that were collected will be sent overseas to impoverished schools. Uneaten food was taken to the local food pantry

“The success of this event will have a positive impact on the environment, as we will reduce the quantity of refuse placed in the landfills, and it will affect the lives of people living in this community who are in need of these items,” said Fred Smith, director of Physical Plant.

The oldest of six children, Schroeder grew up on a small farm in Sarahsville and learned from her parents the impor-tance of recycling and being conservative with her resources. “We were always mindful of the natural cycles of life and how things are supposed to work and I think that’s what really af-fected the way I live today.”—GS

It was a chilly Saturday spring morning, perfect for sleeping in. Instead, nearly 300 Marietta College students decided they were more suited to chipping in.

The 13th annual Marietta Community Service Day resulted in 18 campus groups donating 873 service hours to the community—a dona-tion worth $16,300. Courtney Malone ’11 organized a group of volunteers representing the Charles Sumner Harrison Organization to prime and paint fencing and metal soccer goals at the Washington Community Playground, the prime stomping grounds for hundreds of recess-goers at Washington Elementary School.

“It really wasn’t hard to get people to come here,” she said. “Everyone seemed like they wanted to help.”

Other groups that participated were from Circle K, Psychology Club, In-

terVarsity Christian Fellowship, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Omicron Chi Theta, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Sigma Kappa, Volleyball, Student Alumni Association, Heath Professionals Club, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Women’s Basketball.

Marietta Mayor Michael Mullen ’82 helped with the playground resto-ration and spoke with some of the students painting the perimeter fence. “Marietta College always comes through with volunteers when there is a need,” he said.

Since Renee Steffen, campus and community collaboration leader with Ohio Campus Compact, came to Marietta in fall 2007 to serve as the Ame-riCorps VISTA, she has recorded slightly more than 5,925 service hours donated to the community by the College.—GS

Furnishing the needyStudents donate dorm items to local shelter and school

> RECYCLED IDEA Amelia Schroeder was actively involved in recycling efforts during her four years at Marietta College.

Hundreds of students pitch in during Community Service Day ’08

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Daniel M. Kaplan ’71 (Tau Epsi-lon Phi) is expanding his private practice in psychotherapy, focus-ing on hypnosis and cognitive therapy. He continues to stay in contact with his classmates, Dino DiDonato ’69 (Tau Epsilon Phi) and Paul W. Nannis ’72.

Judith Corner Piersall ’71 received the Howard Dredge Award presented by the Ohio Val-ley Tennis Association in recogni-tion of her dedication to junior tennis. Judy currently is serving on the Board of Trustees for the Betsey Mills Club in Marietta.

Dana F. Rhoads ’71 (Alpha Tau Omega) has recently been

promoted to the position of operating industrial engineer for the U.S. Postal Service in Providence, R.I., where he has been working on the design of the facility expansion project.

Elizabeth Thompson Miller ’73, after 34 years of teaching middle and high school science, retired last summer. Beth is en-

joying volunteering and simply relaxing.

Virginia “Ginger” Hobba O’Connor ’73 (Sigma Kappa) was presented the 35th Elizabeth L. Hadler Woman of the Year Award by Zonta, an international orga-nization dedicated to improving the legal, political and profes-sional status of women. Ginger

is the director of early childhood services and speech-language pathology at Ewing School in Marietta. She also volunteers her services internationally as the chief language and speech pathologist for Operation Smile.

David E. ’71 and Pamela Peplin Richardson ’73 are living in the heart of white water rafting coun-

Paul M. Epstein ’65 (Tau Kappa Epsilon) lost his wife, Harriet, last year after a two-year battle with leukemia. Paul enjoys his two beautiful grandsons, one who lives in Austin and one in San Francisco.

William J. Edwards ’66 (Alpha Sigma Phi) was named, effective March 1, 2008, acting United States Attorney of the Northern District of Ohio. Bill has been with the U.S. Attorney’s office since 1973.

Michael C. McCullough ’67 (Alpha Sigma Phi) has been pro-moted to vice president of acqui-sitions and divestitures at Mariner Energy, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Mike joined Mariner in 2004.

Esther Gravenkemper Stowe ’44 is still actively involved in learning and continues to regularly take educational courses. She also enjoys her trips to Europe each year, and particularly loves the river cruises.

Anne Hart Swenson ’51 (Sigma Kappa) recently enjoyed visiting Egypt and touring the sights of its amazing ancient civilization.

Barbara Susan Hooper Cushman ’52 and her husband love the woods of Montana where April often brings 10 inches of snow and their home is warmed by their wood stove during the winter months. Elizabeth Torreson Jones ’59

(Alpha Xi Delta) is taking a trip to Alaska with her family in June.

This year, Betsy and her hus-band, Sherfy, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

David B. Smart ’51’s (Alpha Tau Omega) grandson, James Gray Freiburger, is getting an early start for college with the assistance of his mother, Dave’s daughter, Karen.

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1960John J. Hadley ’68 (Alpha Sigma Phi) became Potentate of Nemesis Shriners of Parkersburg, W.Va., in January 2008. John is the owner of Hadley Funeral Homes in Marietta, and is on the board of directors for Settlers Bank in Marietta and for the Embalmers and Funeral Directors of the State of Ohio.

Class Notes

For the past five years, Lambda Chi Alpha broth-ers Jon Wendell ’70, Ralph Snyder ’68 and Bruce Thomas ’69 have ventured to the Sebring Interna-tional Raceway in Florida to watch their classmate and Lambda Chi brother Rob Dyson ’68’s team, Dyson Racing, compete in the Moble 1 Twelve Hours at Sebring race. This year, the group had a chance meeting with current Pioneer running back George Davis ’10, who was working at Michelin’s tire changing facility during the race. “It was terrific

running into George...We spent quite a bit of time talking to him,” Wendell said. “We told him that we expect to see great things from him this season.”

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Robert A. Dye ’82 recently ac-cepted a position at PNC Finan-cial Services Group in Pitts-burgh, Pa., as senior economist.

George “Lee” Boveroux ’83 (Delta Tau Delta) had a very eventful second half of 2007. In July he married Margie Brenner on a

river cruise around Lower Man-hattan, with his 15-year-old son as best man. Then in December, after 13 years with the Bank of New York, he accepted a posi-tion at JP Morgan Chase to help

expand the company’s business serving large endowments and foundations. Lee currently lives in Hoboken, N.J., and is hoping to see a lot of his friends and classmates at Homecoming.

Brian C. Dempster ’83 was elected as a family court judge for Wood and Pleasant coun-ties for the 3rd Family Court Circuit, 1st Division, in the May 13, 2008 West Virginia primary election.

Daniel T. Leonard ’85 (Lambda Chi Alpha) recently accepted the position of president of the National Pharmaceutical Council located in Reston, Va.

Jacob “Jack” P. Yeamans ’82 (Alpha Tau Omega) proudly announces the birth of his first child, Dylan Robert Thomas, on April 14, 2007.

try, a few miles from the New River Gorge Bridge. Dave is a full-time American Baptist pastor and is completing the Doctorate of Divinity program with Palmer Theological Seminary in Philadel-phia, Pa. Dave and Pam became happy grandparents last Septem-ber to Henry Richardson.

Norman R. Rose ’73 (Lambda Chi Alpha) retired in January from a career in corrections.

Julenne Deitrick Barshop ’74 (Sigma Kappa) has accepted the position of executive director for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

John W. Fantuzzo ’74 has been appointed the fourth Albert M. Greenfield Professor of Human Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. John has devoted his career to helping low-income children in high-risk urban set-tings, working closely with Head Start for more than 20 years and conducting landmark studies on the impact of violence and social/emotional adjustment problems has on early school success.

A. James and Victoria Schoeppner Sheridan, both ’74, are enjoy-ing the scenic community of Prescott, Ariz., where Jim is the associate director of Housing and Residence Life at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Vickie manages the Framers

Market and Gallery. Hiking and old English country dancing give them a break from work.

David R. Walker ’74 is still very much enjoying his law career and continues practicing after 25 years, with no plans to retire soon. He and his wife Janis love spending time with their families, friends and their dogs. David plans to be back in Marietta for Homecoming 2008 and would love to hear from anyone who remembers the college good times of the 70s.

Robert B. Graham ’75 (Delta Upsilon) will celebrate his 20th year with Wyeth Pharmaceuti-cals this year. Bob has won four consecutive President’s Leader-ship awards with the company for placing in the top 5 percent of the sales force.

Marsha Joy Sullivan ’75 has been named president of Nardin Academy in Buffalo, N.Y. Previously Marsha served as vice president for Institutional Advancement and was on the Academy’s board. Marsha is the first non-alumna to lead the Academy since its founding as a private Catholic school in 1857.

Marta Sterrett Weston ’76 (Chi Omega) is working for Verizon in Piscataway, N.J., as a customer data provisioning coordinator. Marta has been able to reunite

with her Marietta College classmates, Nancy Carr Salt ’76 and Brenda Wienko Donovan ’76 (Sigma Kappa), and with several of her Chi Omega sisters over the past few years.

Lucinda A. Brown ’78 is the direc-tor of the Boone County Library system in Florence, Ky. Lucinda was able to participate in the completion of a new $11 million main library, which opened its doors on Jan. 5, 2008.

Richard H. Ennis ’78 is the managing director of natural resources for ING Capital. Rich-ard’s wife, Julieanne Bender Ennis ’79 (Sigma Kappa), is a volun-teer tour guide at Seeing Eye in Morristown, N.J., and is kept very busy with their two children and with renovating a home in Lake Mohawk, N.J.

Kathy M. Strauss ’78 (Sigma Sig-ma Sigma) and her husband are busy managing their business, Image Works, a communications studio that provides creative design and technical services for print, photography and interac-tive communications. In 2007, Image Works was awarded the business partner of the year for the non-profit community of the Woodbridge, Va., area. Kathy also shows and sells her own photography.

Jean Renshaw Webster ’78 returned to public accounting last year with PKS & Co., P.A. in the company’s small business group. Two of her children, Caro-lyn and Joseph, are studying at Salisbury University and the University of Maryland, respec-tively, and Daniel and Elizabeth are doing well in high school.

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Mary “Peg” M. O’Connell ’77 recently joined the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention as the director of external affairs. An attorney by profession, Peg has spent most of her career in government affairs. She lives in Raleigh, N.C., with her husband, Jim Long, the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner.

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William J. Viccari ’90 (Alpha Tau Omega) and his wife, Maggie, are proud to announce the birth of daughter AnnaSophia Rose on March 23, 2008.

Thomas J. Lakatos ’91 (Delta Upsilon) recently relocated with his wife, Eden, daughter Natalie (4), and son, Thomas (9 months), from Columbus, Ohio, to Phoenix, Ariz., to accept a pro-motion to field vice president at Ameriprise Financial.

Vandy Dutton Colman ’92 (Sigma Kappa) and Phillip Colman are happy to announce their marriage on March 29, 2008 in Wauchula, Fla. They currently reside in Sebring, Fla.

L. Kenneth Hanson ’92 (Delta Upsilon) ) received the National Rifle Association’s Grass Roots Advocate of the Year award in May at the National Firearms Law Seminar, held in conjunction with the NRA’s Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky.

Norman C. Sommers ’92 and his wife, Tracey, recently moved into a new home in Norwalk, Ohio. Norm and Tracey have three children, Mitchell (6), Nancy (5) and Bryan (3).

Susan McCoy Anderson ’93 and her husband, David, welcomed a daughter, Lily Aurora, on March 24, 2008. Lily joins her big brother, Benjamin David (3).

Andrew A. Schob ’93 has been named the head football coach at Marietta High School. Andy also owns a sporting goods business, Schob Team Sports, in Marietta.

Jennifer J. Ventosa ’93 was mar-ried in July 2007 and is now Jennifer Sivak. Jenn is marketing manager at Melink Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sean C. Brake ’95 has taken a position with Rex Energy, Inc. to manage the company’s well completion activities in the Ap-palachian Basin.

Frank L. Ciminelli, II ’96 has been named senior vice president of LPCiminelli, a construction group in upstate New York and will be the leading project executive for the company’s portfolio of gaming and hospital-ity projects.

Stacy Spring Brandt ’97 and her husband, Matt, recently adopted a child from St. Petersburg, Rus-sia. Matthew Joseph was born on July 11, 2006 and was ad-opted on Feb. 12, 2008. Stacy is currently working part-time as a certified physician assistant for Ohio Valley Dermatology in Wheeling, W.Va.

Ashley Williams Cade ’98 and her husband, Todd, are proud to an-nounce the birth of their baby girl, Lucia Elizabeth, on Nov. 27, 2007.

Amy Phelps Mendenhall ’98 is going to have her first novel published this November. Phe-nomenal Girl 5 will be pub-lished under the pen name A.J. Menden.

Chad A. Ross ’98 has been named the head football coach at Water-ford High School (Ohio).

Megan A. Staley ’99 (Chi Omega) moved to London in April to as-sume the position of portfolio man-ager for SUEZ Global LNG, Ltd.

Eric S. Phillips ’86 has earned his Certified Financial Plan-ner certification. Eric serves as client service manager for Canby Financial Advisors, LLC in Framingham, Mass.

Michael C. LaBossiere ’87 just had his latest book published, What Don’t You Know? (promised by the author to be a non-boring philosophy book). Mike is a

philosophy professor at Florida A&M University. He has contin-ued his running from his Marietta College track and cross country days, now accompanied by his Siberian husky, and competes regularly in races.

Edward J. Menis ’87 continues to coach high school cross country. Ed and his wife, Laurie G. Hoyt ’88, and their two children all

participate in this life-long sport, with Ed and Laurie running races at distances of a mile to the marathon.

Lee A. Robinson ’87 has been appointed to the board of direc-tors of Capital Energy Group, Inc. Lee has previously held senior operations positions for Columbia Natural Resources, Columbia Gas Transmission Re-

sources, Dowell Schlumberger, Conoco and Tenneco.

Steve F. Densa ’88 has been pro-moted to director of media rela-tions for Minor League Baseball. Steve and his wife, Jill, live in St. Petersburg, Fla., with their two boys, Jake (4) and Drew (1).

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Andrew A. Eidson ’91 (Lambda Chi Alpha) and his wife, Connie, welcomed Rob-ert James Kirby on Jan. 10, 2008. Andrew is posing with an autographed Matthew T. DeSalvo ’03 baseball.

Kathryn M. Anderson ’97 was married to Jason Knapp on July 21, 2007. Katie is currently a Ph.D. student and instructor at Kent State University and Jason is a physical therapist. Katie and Jason live in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.

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Stephanie Cooper Johnson ’00 and her husband, Shawn, would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Kendyl Reagan Johnson, on Sept. 18, 2007. She joins her big brother, Alec Cooper Johnson. Stephanie continues her career as a marketing specialist for Marietta Memorial Hospital.

Frank J. and Amy Baker Newton, both ’00, welcomed their first

child, Hayden Joseph Newton, on April 25, 2008

Nicholas A. Roll ’01 and his wife, Jennifer, are proud new parents of Allison Joy Roll. Allison was adopted on May 2, 2008.

Elisha R. Lawhorn ’02 and Evan B. Bevins were married March 29, 2008. Elisha is currently employed with Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield in Park-ersburg, W.Va. She and Evan live in Marietta.

Ron K. Patterson ’02 was named assistant dean for student affairs

of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing. In this position, Ron will be responsible for student ser-vices, admissions and recruitment.

Kathryn Gemmill Shirley ’06 mar-ried Justin Shirley in July 2007.

Allison M. Rhea ’07 recently returned to the Marietta area to join WTAP’s news team as the Marietta bureau chief.

2000Thomas D. Perry ’05 and his wife, Traci, announce the birth of their son, William Thomas Perry, on Dec. 4, 2007. He joins big sister, Taylor Danielle. Tom and Traci are both employed at Marietta College and reside in Belpre, Ohio.

IN MEMORIAM> 1920s

Miriam L. Dickinson ’29 of Webster Springs, W.Va. (5/2/2008).

> 1930s

Homer J. Hall ’31 of Exeter, N.H. (4/26/2008).

Denver J. Davis ’37 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Roanoke, Va. (1/12/2008).

Mary Blair Marsh ’37 of Reyn-oldsburg, Ohio (4/23/2008).

Victor E. Lucas ’39 (Lambda Chi Alpha) of Clover, S.C. (12/24/2007).

> 1940s

Robert L. Croasmun ’40 of Leawood, Kan. (1/12/2008).

Kenneth H. Coffman ’43 of Marietta (4/16/2008).

Barbara Richardson Brunton ’47 (Chi Omega) of Marietta (3/23/2008). Her survivors include her granddaughter, Elizabeth A. Brunton ’05, and daughter-in-law, Nanette Mc-Closkey Brunton ’76.

Francis W. Herdman ’47 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Hilton Head, S.C. (4/6/2008).

Jack F. Poe ’49 of Parkersburg, W. Va. (3/2/2008). His survi-vors include his niece, Mary Sue Edgar Lemasters ’64.

Ronald L. Shimer ’49 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Warren, Ohio (5/7/2008).

> 1950s

Earl W. Gault ’51 of Pikeville, Ky. (10/22/2007).

George D. Malcolm ’51 (Delta Upsilon) of Greenville, S.C. (5/15/2008).

Lois McNeil Patchett ’53 (Sigma Kappa) of Westfield, N.J. (4/21/2008).

Phillip E. Butler ’56 of Camp Hill, Pa. (4/6/2008).

William M. Mallett ’57 of Ocala, Fla. (3/17/2008).

G. Ray Fritsche ’58 (Alpha Tau Omega) of Woodstock,

Ga (3/16/2008). Survivors include his wife, Norma DeOtto Fritsche ’60.

> 1960s

Richard W. Boggs ’62 (Alpha Sigma Phi) of Ft. Pierce, Fla. (5/7/2008).

Sally Dysert Hooper ’65 of Marietta (3/11/2008).

> 1970s

L. David Cunningham ’74 of Wal-nut Creek, Cal. (4/18/2008).

> Friends of the College

Augustin “Gus” W. Schatzel (5/2/2008). Former crew coach.

Frank Schossler ’86 was elected to serve as an alumni member of the Board of Trustees. He graduated from Marietta with a degree in accounting/management and earned an MBA from The Ohio State University. A certified public accountant, Schossler has been the chief financial officer for Intalled Building Products since 2005. He lives in Hilliard, Ohio, with his wife, Amy, and their children, A.J. and Emma.

Schossler, who also serves on the MCAA Board and EMA Advisory Council, was the December 2007 Graduation Commencement speaker and co-sponsored an alumni event in Columbus this year.

College welcomes new alumni trustee board member

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Professor closes the books on 37 yearsNow retired, Ed Osborne to serve as emeritus professor

When Ed Osborne has time to reflect on his 37 years at Marietta College, his thoughts will at some point bring him back to Izzy’s.

It was there, during his many lunches with colleagues from an array of fields, where they hashed out solutions for the College’s dilemmas and solved many of the world’s problems. “Look at the world today—you can see what a good job we did,” said Osborne in his best deadpan delivery.

But don’t be fooled, as those hour-long discussions over Diet Pepsi and free popcorn (and sometimes a cookie) netted more than just a number of hare-brained ideas. During one round of talks with former English professor Dan Born, biology professor Steve Spilatro and psychology professor Mark Sibicky, the highly successful Investigative Studies Program was developed.

“I really enjoyed those lunches at Izzy’s. They were very stimulating intellectually. I enjoyed having conversations with people from different disciplines and discussing world issues with someone from mathemat-ics, psychology and theater,” Osborne said. “There is a real family atmo-sphere at Marietta College that I’m going to miss.”

Osborne’s retirement as a McCoy Professor of Accounting in the Marcus and Mindel Vershok Brachman Department of Economics, Management and Accounting marks a true end of an era. Osborne, who joined the faculty in the fall of 1971, is one of the final links to the highly regarded leadership trio of Frank Cheng, Bert Glaze and Jack Prince.

“I’m honored to be included in that group,” he said. Osborne, who already has a scholarship named after him, will join another group dur-ing the College’s Homecoming celebration in October. At that time he will be named an “honorary alumnus” with the Class of 2008.

Prior to arriving in Marietta, Osborne was a senior auditor with the Chicago office of Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1965-71. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (1964) and a Master of Business Administration (1965), both from Indiana University.

Two other retiring employees join him. Dr. David Mader, who started in 1985, was a professor in computer science, and David Lane, who joined the College in 1993, was the associate director of physical plant.—TP

ChairT. Grant Callery ’68

Vice ChairGeorge W. Fenton

SecretaryWilliam H. Donnelly ’70

Penelope (Penny) Adams ’72Mark F. BradleyRobert (Bob) Brucken ’56Dr. Christine (Chris) Fry Burns ’66Joseph (Joe) ChlapatyFrank ChristyPatricia G. Curtin ’69Barbara A. Perry Fitzgerald ’73Douglas (Doug) Griebel ’74Robert (Bob) Hauser ’71Nancy Putnam Hollister

Daniel (Dan) Jones ’65John B. Langel ’70C. Brent McCoyC. Brent McCurdy ’68Anna (Ann) Bowser Nichols ’87William (Bill) O’Grady, Jr. ’70J. Roger Porter ’66Dr. Leonard M. (Randy) Randolph, Jr. ’65Cynthia (Cindy) Reece ’78Donald (Don) Ritter ’81Dr. David H. Rosenbloom ’64, ’94Charlene Samples ’77Frank M. Schossler ’86David (Dave) Smart ’51Donald (Don) Strickland ’66Dale L. Wartluft ’63Kean A. Weaver ’84Patricia (Pat) Willis ’70

MARIETTA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ChairElizabeth Munch Mard ’71

Vice Chair Mark S. Fazzina ’83

Alumni TrusteesDaniel J. Jones ’65Timothy J. Maroney ’68C. Brent McCurdy ’68

J. Roger Porter ’66Frank M. Schossler ’86David B. Smart ’51

David S. Feldmann ’53David E. Harmon ’54Timothy D. Maddox ’86Robert P. Monter ’62Todd R. Myers ’91Teresa Gilliam Petras ’88

Jodell Ascenzi Raymond ’84Jason C. Rebrook ’96Leslie Straub Ritter ’85Brian P. Rothenberg ’88Reginald E. Sims ’75Jeffrey J. Stafford ’83Sharon Bayless Thomas ’78Jonathan D. Wendell ’70Mary Ellen Zeppuhar ’71

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MARIETTA COLLEGE CONTACTS

PresidentDr. Jean A. Scott | 740-376-4701

ProvostDr. Rita Smith Kipp | 740-376-4741

Vice President for AdvancementLori Lewis | 740-376-4711

Assistant VP, AdvancementEvan Bohnen | 740-376-4446

Assoc, VP, Alumni & College RelationsHub Burton | 740-376-4709

Director of Donor RelationsLinda Stroh | 740-376-4451

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Contributing WritersDan May, Brenda Puckett, Linda Showalter, Leah Smith

Class NotesCheryl Canaday

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